An enquiry into the effects of public punishments upon criminals and upon society. Read in the Society for Promoting Political Enquiries, convened at the house of His Excellency Benjamin Franklin, Esquire, in Philadelphia, March 9th, 1787. : [Seven lines of quotations]
- Title
- An enquiry into the effects of public punishments upon criminals and upon society. Read in the Society for Promoting Political Enquiries, convened at the house of His Excellency Benjamin Franklin, Esquire, in Philadelphia, March 9th, 1787. : [Seven lines of quotations]
- Author
- Rush, Benjamin, 1746-1813.
- Publication
- Philadelphia: :: Printed by Joseph James, in Chesnut-Street.,
- M.DCC.LXXXVII. [1787]
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- Subject terms
- Capital punishment.
- Punishment.
- Crime.
- Link to this Item
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https://name.umdl.umich.edu/N16141.0001.001
- Cite this Item
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"An enquiry into the effects of public punishments upon criminals and upon society. Read in the Society for Promoting Political Enquiries, convened at the house of His Excellency Benjamin Franklin, Esquire, in Philadelphia, March 9th, 1787. : [Seven lines of quotations]." In the digital collection Evans Early American Imprint Collection. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/N16141.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 3, 2025.