1To John Jay from Benjamin Rush, 9 July 1796 (Jay Papers)
...(1758–1827), a fellow Quaker merchant and philanthropist residing in New York City. Working closely with state senators Philip Schuyler and Ambrose Spencer, Eddy helped to craft the bill passed in March 1796 that diminished the use of capital punishment and established Newgate Prison. He then served as the first agent, or warden, for the institution.