Charleston County Public Library

Records of the Charleston House of Correction, 1868-1885, edited by Nicholas Michael Butler ; transcribed by Gillian Coté

"It is important ... to understand that the data included in the original ledger itself represents an imperfect transcription of information transmitted orally by the inmates to a scribe or clerk. Several variables affected the spelling of the data ..."--Introd

vii, 270 p., col. facsim., 22 x 36 cm.