Allegheny County PA Archives History - Letters .....Committal Of John Balchen To Reform School July 27, 1859 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/allegheny/ ************************************************ http://files.usgwarchives.net/pa/allegheny/xmisc/balchen-john.txt File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Barbara W. Brown buwbrown@comcast.net June 11, 2008, 6:43 am Complaint of W.A. Passavant, Orphans Farm School, Zelienople, Butler Co., Pa.: John Balchen, an infant under the age of fourteen, is beyond control by reason of vicious conduct and recommend that he be placed in the House of Refuge. Complaint also sworn to by J.C. Holls, principal teacher at the farm (signature looks like G.C. Holls). Additional Comments: Notation on reverse: Aug. 8, 1859, judged fit subject for House of Refuge at Morganza This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/pafiles/ File size: 1.0 Kb