Benjamin APPERT (1797–1873), philanthropist. L.A.S., Paris, March 12, 1828; 1½ pages, in-4. As a “member of the Royal Society for Prisons, presided over by His Royal Highness the Dauphin,” he sends copies of the journal he publishes “in the hope of contributing to the improvement of the lot and morals of convicts,” hoping that it will be eligible for the “prize established by Mr. de Montyon for the work most beneficial to morals”…