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].

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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].