Pilsbury, Moses C. (Moses Cross) 1778-1848 creator mixed material monographic eng 26 Chiefly correspondence relating to family affairs and to concerns of Amos Pilsbury as warden (1830-1845) of the Connecticut State Prison, Wethersfield, Conn., and as superintendent (1845-1855) of the Albany Penitentiary, Albany County, N.Y., and of Galen C. Walker as deputy warden (1850-1856) of the Massachusetts State Prison, Boston, Mass. Also includes a contract (9 Aug. 1833) for the hire of convict labor signed by Amos Pilsbury while warden of the Connecticut State Prison, condolences following the 1856 murder of Walker by a prison inmate, a letter (27 Mar. 1864) to Lois Cleveland Walker from a son during his Civil War service, and genealogical material pertaining to the Pilsbury family. Open to research. Pilsbury (Pillsbury) family members represented include Moses C. Pilsbury, his son Amos, Moses's daughter Lois Cleveland (Pilsbury) Walker, and her husband Galen C. Walker. Collection material in English. Forms part of: Miscellaneous Manuscripts collection. Pillsbury family Pillsbury family Correspondence Albany Penitentiary (Albany County, N.Y.) Connecticut State Prison (Wethersfield, Conn.) Massachusetts State Prison. Convict labor Prison homicide Massachusetts Prisons Connecticut Wethersfield Prisons Massachusetts Boston Prisons New York (State) Albany County United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Prison wardens Pilsbury, Amos, 1805-1873 Walker, Galen C., -1856 Walker, Lois Cleveland. mm 79005507 Open to research. DLC 791026 20260227111651.0 mm 79005507