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PIC ID: 1817

John H. Melrose

American, born 1872

Male

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Melrose was convicted of mail fraud in 1899. He appears in the 1900 census as a prisoner of Blackwells Island. Additionally, the New York Times, on October 1, 1900, reports than an ex-convict named John Melrose was arrested for passing counterfeit money for elevated train tickets.

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John H. Melrose has 3 locations.

Birth (1872)

Unknown

Studio or Business (1897-1899, 1901-1902)

142 West 23rd Street
New York, NY
USA

Studio or Business (1900)

Blackwell's Island Prison
New York, NY
USA