Letter to Alex. Hamilton, Sheriff, from Capt. Walsh, Niagara Gaol, 2 November 1835

Letter to Alex. Hamilton, Sheriff, from Capt. Walsh, Niagara Gaol. The letter concerns a complaint by the writer about his treatment in the prison. He asks for interference by Hamilton, but does not want to register a complaint against the Gaoler or Deputy Sheriff. He notes that he is confined as a debtor and is entitled to consideration beyond a criminal. His child and her attendant have been denied visits with him during the prescribed hours permitted by regulations, and he asks that Hamilton provide an order to permit these visits, November 2, 1835