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[Letter from D. M. Ormond to H. W. Cooper] re – Piers Island penitentiary, conduct of convicts

Part of Piers Island “Sons of Freedom” Doukhobor Imprisonment collection

Item is a letter regarding the construction of a wooden fence between two compounds; fire-fighting equipment; conditional correspondence and visits for prisoners.

[Letter from D. M. Ormond to H. W. Cooper] re – Piers Island Penitentiary, conduct of convicts

Part of Piers Island “Sons of Freedom” Doukhobor Imprisonment collection

[Letter from H. W. Cooper to Superintendent of Penitentiaries in Ottawa] re – Piers Island Penitentiary, eligible list 31,533, prison guard 39 c-70.1, Charles Henry Gould

Part of Piers Island “Sons of Freedom” Doukhobor Imprisonment collection

[Secret letter from H. W. Cooper to Superintendent of Penitentiaries in Ottawa] re – Piers Island Penitentiary, eligible list for guards

Part of Piers Island “Sons of Freedom” Doukhobor Imprisonment collection

[Letter from H. W. Cooper to Superintendent of Penitentiaries in Ottawa] re – Piers Island Penitentiary, conduct of convicts

Part of Piers Island “Sons of Freedom” Doukhobor Imprisonment collection

[Letter from H. C. Fatt, Inspector to H. W. Cooper] re – Piers Island Penitentiary, eligible list 31,533, prison guard 39 c-70.1 Charles Henry Gould

Part of Piers Island “Sons of Freedom” Doukhobor Imprisonment collection

Memo [F. B. Emery, Accountant] re – construction costs, Piers Island Penitentiary

Part of Piers Island “Sons of Freedom” Doukhobor Imprisonment collection

Piers Island construction approximate cost of improvements

Part of Piers Island “Sons of Freedom” Doukhobor Imprisonment collection

[Letter form D. M. Ormond to H. W. Cooper] re – 793, Slorah [regarding an enquiry from Seattle concerning this convict]

Part of Piers Island “Sons of Freedom” Doukhobor Imprisonment collection

[Letter from D. M. Ormond to H. W. Cooper] re – Piers Island Penitentiary, temporary ticket-of-leave licenses for convicts while ill

Part of Piers Island “Sons of Freedom” Doukhobor Imprisonment collection

[Letter from H. W. Cooper to Superintendent of Penitentiaries in Ottawa] re – annual report, British Columbia Penitentiary, 1932-33

Part of Piers Island “Sons of Freedom” Doukhobor Imprisonment collection

[Letter from H. W. Cooper to Superintendent of Penitentiaries in Ottawa] re – Piers Island Penitentiary, temporary ticket-of-leave licenses for convicts while ill

Part of Piers Island “Sons of Freedom” Doukhobor Imprisonment collection

Memorandum [H. W. Cooper re – Doukhobors, two matrons at Duncan Hospital]

Part of Piers Island “Sons of Freedom” Doukhobor Imprisonment collection

[Copy of letter addressed to convict Alex Sherstobetoff from his sister Molly Osachoff re – convict’s children]

Part of Piers Island “Sons of Freedom” Doukhobor Imprisonment collection

[Letter from W. H. Craig, Inspector to H. W. Cooper] re – transfer of convicts, Piers Island to New Westminster

Part of Piers Island “Sons of Freedom” Doukhobor Imprisonment collection

[Letter from H. W. Cooper to Superintendent of Penitentiaries in Ottawa] re – Piers Island Penitentiary, absence from prison, Acting Deputy Warden

Part of Piers Island “Sons of Freedom” Doukhobor Imprisonment collection

Memorandum [H. W. Cooper] re – absence from Piers Island Penitentiary of Acting Deputy Warden, while in charge of the penitentiary

Part of Piers Island “Sons of Freedom” Doukhobor Imprisonment collection

[Letter from D. M. Ormond to H. W. Cooper] re – Piers Island Penitentiary, PF-470, Molly Shlahoff [requesting a full report regarding her potential release]

Part of Piers Island “Sons of Freedom” Doukhobor Imprisonment collection

[Letter from D. M. Ormond to Major I. A. Poirier] re – Temporary Deputy Wardenship, Piers Island Penitentiary

Part of Piers Island “Sons of Freedom” Doukhobor Imprisonment collection

[Letter from D. M. Ormond to H. W. Cooper] re – Piers Island Penitentiary Temporary Deputy Wardenship, Piers Island Penitentiary Major I. A. Poirier

Part of Piers Island “Sons of Freedom” Doukhobor Imprisonment collection

[Letter from W. H. Craig, Inspector to H. W. Cooper] re- 4166, Wilhelmson [convict’s transfer to the Royal Columbian Hospital]

Part of Piers Island “Sons of Freedom” Doukhobor Imprisonment collection

[Letter from H. W. Cooper to Superintendent of Penitentiaries in Ottawa] re – Piers Island Penitentiary, female convict Shlahoff, Molly, #PF-470, male convict Shlahoff, Alex, #P-209

Part of Piers Island “Sons of Freedom” Doukhobor Imprisonment collection

[1933]

Part of Piers Island “Sons of Freedom” Doukhobor Imprisonment collection

File consists of correspondence to and from H. W. Cooper regarding prison guards; conduct of convicts; matrons; absence of acting deputy warden; and the appointment of Major Poirier to Temporary Deputy Wardenship. Other correspondence includes a letter from Superintendent D. M. Ormond to Major I. A. Poirier regarding his transfer to the Deputy Wardenship of Piers Island Penitentiary; and a letter to a prisoner from his sister regarding the well-being of his children and lack of sufficient funds for their care. File also contains three memos; one telegram regarding the purchase of water tanks; as well as a list of construction costs.

[Letter from H. W. Cooper to Superintendent of Penitentiaries in Ottawa] re - Piers Island Penitentiary [release of Doukhobor convicts]

Part of Piers Island “Sons of Freedom” Doukhobor Imprisonment collection

[Letter from D. M. Ormond to H. W. Cooper] re – Piers Island Penitentiary, conditional release of Doukhobor convicts

Part of Piers Island “Sons of Freedom” Doukhobor Imprisonment collection

[Letter from G. Sloan to Hugh Guthrie Minister of Justice] re – Doukhobors [policy towards Sons of Freedom]

Part of Piers Island “Sons of Freedom” Doukhobor Imprisonment collection

[Letter from D. M. Ormond to H. W. Cooper] re – Piers Island Penitentiary, Doukhobors

Part of Piers Island “Sons of Freedom” Doukhobor Imprisonment collection

[Letter from H.W. Cooper to Superintendent of Penitentiaries in Ottawa] re – Piers Island Penitentiary, Doukhobors [release suggestions]

Part of Piers Island “Sons of Freedom” Doukhobor Imprisonment collection

[Confidential letter from H.W. Cooper to Colonel J. H. McMullin, Commissioner of B.C. Provincial Police in Victoria re – release of prisoners]

Part of Piers Island “Sons of Freedom” Doukhobor Imprisonment collection