Virginia Lomax was born in Baltimore, Maryland in 1831. Her work, The Old Capitol and its Inmates (1867), contains her memories of a Washington, D. C. prison, w
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Excerpt from The Old Capitol and Its Inmates Allowed to visit my cousin - Return at nine with supplies Disappointment - Rainy day in prison - Another arrival Mr