Copy letters to Alexander Maconochie from Sydney Turner and Joseph Hume regarding prisons and penal reform, letters to Walter from George Combe regarding Maconochie and from [G Green?] regarding Mary Maconochie's application for a pension.

Regarding prisons and penal reform at Norfolk Island and in Birmingham, including an account of a prison at Valencia. Also includes reference to American trade, specifically the Central American Company. 26 undated

Cuttings and printed letters by Maconochie and others including Howard Luckock with reference to transportation as a form of punishment and Maconochie's dismissal from Birmingham. Also includes a manuscript report on the treatment of juvenile prisoners in the Gaol of Birmingham.