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Boston Probation Officer

 

(BOSTON BAIL BONDSMAN). [ANON.]. Letter Concerning  the Labors of Mr. John Augustus, the Well-Known Philanthropist. From One Who Knows Him. Boston: Published for Private Circulation, December, 1858. 1st ed. 8vo. 11 pp. Sewn, as issued. $350.00

 

Sabin 2385. See DAB for this incredible story of philanthropy. Augustus, not a wealthy man, became a "self-appointed pioneer probation officer" and bail bondsman, who between 1842 and 1858 spent $243, 235.00 to bail out 1946 persons (of whom 794 were women or girls). An extended biography waspublished as well as this privately printed pamphlet.