Re: Records for Prisoner in Philadelphia in 1914 #general
L. Altman <familysearch@...>
Prison records are public records. They can be found in several places:
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1) the local court where the paperwork went through - there may or may not have been a trial. Could be city or county court most likely although it could have been state as well. 2) PA archives. I bet they have records on microfilm somewhere. Their digital archives can be found at http://www.digitalarchives.state.pa.us/ 3) Local newspapers - I bet even in a large city like Philadelphia, bigamy will make the news. Try http://www.newspaperarchive.com LDS may have some too. Possibly ProQuest. 4) Local law libraries, you have to know the court and session. If you are nice to the librarian they will usually help you. Linda Altman
My great-great-uncle spent 6 months in prison for bigamy. At the time
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