☞ 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.
Creator(s): Rush, Benjamin, 1745-1813 (Author)
Related APS Member(s):
Benjamin Rush
Publication: Philadelphia: Printed by Joseph James, in Chesnut-Street, [1787]
Record Source:
References:
Sabin 67712 | Sabin 74215 | Sabin 74223 | Evans 20689
Editions: 4x 1787 (2x Philadelphia, 1x London), 1x 1792 (Leipzig,) 1x 1816 (New York)
Editions Note: Five editions: three in 1787 (two in Philadelphia, one in New York), one in 1792 in Leipzig, and one in 1816 in New York.
Holding Note:
APS holds three copies. One copy contains the inscription: "For William Barton esquire counsellor at law, Philadelphia." The second copy differs from both issues described by Edwin Wolf 2nd in Papers Bib. Soc. Amer., v. 63, 1969, p. 276. The third contains the autograph of John Mason. The essay was included in the author's Essays, literary, moral & philosophical, Philadelphia, 1798 [second and third copies].
BibNumber: 114.017