in Highland County, Vae,y was hung at Monterey. There
were about 3,000 persons present as spectators of the
execution," ENQUIRER, October 8, 1856 (2-5).
See-Virginia, not written up, letter files,
William Wilson received compensation in August, 1857, for
Syave S.m, executed in Highland County, Va, for the mr-
der of a white man. This is undoubetedly the same, Pro=
vided by Shwartz, 7-6-1985, sourcing: Virginia T,easury
~O fice, Cash Disbursement Journals, Virginia State Library
and Virginia Executive Papers, Letters R,ceived, Sate
Library of Virginia,
VA = BOOK AND MAG EXCERPTS
tT Be an Wane Ont a n
a Highland County, Vae, was hung at Montereye There
were about 3,000 persons present as spectators of the
execution," ENQUIRER, October 8, 1856 (2-5).
See-Virginia, not written up, letter files.
William Wilson received compensation in August, 1857, for
Syave S,m, executed in Highland County, Va. for the mr-
der of a white man. This is undoubetedly the same, Pro-
vided by Shwartz, 7-6-1985, sourcing: Virginia T,easury
O,fice, Cash Disbursement Journals, Virginia State Library]
and Virginia Executive Papers, Letters R,ceived, Sate
Library of Virginia,
Ms
VA = BOOK AND MAG EXCERPTS
s hung at Monterey. There
“in Highland County, Vas, wai
Se ae vursone present as qpectators of the
were about 3,000 persons
execution,
pres pects
"ENQUIRER, October 8, 1856 (2-5).
See-Virginia, not written up, letter files.
William Wilson received compensation in August, 1857, for
Sjave S.m, executed in Highland County, Va. for the mr=
der of a white ran, This is undoubetedly the same, Pro-
vided by S,hwartz, 7-6-1985, sourcing: Virginia Tyeasury
0,fice, Cash Disbursement Journals, Virginia State Library
and Virginia Executive Papers, Letters Raceived, State
Library of Virginia.
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Soe yar Beton 85 388 Cea
Sueticeniay ot eitte ty otter fies
Bande Soden,
SAM Aebfls WORKSHEET « Virginia - not written up = bound,
Slave, hanged Monterey, Va., on 9-26~1856,
"The Greenbrier ERA publishes an account of a recent mr
der in Highland Countyy..4 widow Wiley, who was. married
lastfall to an Irishman named Sheridan, finding that they
could not live together in harmony, employed two negroes
to kill him, The negroes who were subsequently arrested,
confessed their guilty.They state that they were offered
$150 by Mrs. Sheridan to kill her husband," RICHMOND
ENQUIRER, Richmond, Vase, 8-21-1856 (2-5), ‘We understand
that the negro man who killed Francis ‘Sheridan in Highland
County was setenced on August 25th to behung on Sept] 26,
1856, No evidence apparing against the woman who had been
ged an accomplice in the murder of Sheridan, she
aaa " ENQUIRER, 9-16-1856 (2-5)5 "The negro
many Sam, convicted of the murder of Francis W, Sheridan
SAM Vf: 1g WORKSHEET = Virginia = not written up - bound.
siav Hes Monterey, Vas, on 9-26-1856,
"The Greenbrier ERA publishes an account of a recent mr-
der in Highland County,..4 widow Wiley, who was. married
lastfall to an Irishman named Sheridan, finding that they
could not live together in harmony, employed two negroes
to kill him, The negroes who were subsequently arrested,
confessed their guilty.They state that they were offered
$150 by Mrs. Sheridan to kill her husband," RICHMOND
ENQUIRER, Richmond, Vaey 8-21-1856 (2-5). ‘We understand
that the negro man who killed Francis ‘Sheridan in Highland
County was sebenced on August 25th to behung on Sept} 26,
1856. No evidence apparing against the woman who had been
ge é ccomplice in the murder of Sheridan, she
Gee sierra INGUERER, 9-16-1856 (2-5); "The negro
man, Sam, convicted of the murder of Francis We Sheridan
san WORKSHEET = Virginia - not written up - bound,
Sav RLS Monterey, Va. on 9=26-1856.
‘The Greenbrier ERA publishes an account of a recent mr-
der in Highland County,,,4 widow Wiley, who was. married
lastPall to an Irishman named Sheridan, finding that they
could not live together in harmony, employed two negroes
to kill him, The negroes who were subsequently arrested,
confessed their guiltysThey state that they were offered
$150 by Mrs, Sheridan to kill her husband,’
ENQUIRER, Richmond, Vas, 8-21-1856 (2-5), ‘We understand
that the negro man who killed Francis ‘Sheridan in Highland
County was sebtenced on August 25th to behung on Sept] 26,
1856, No evidence apparing against the woman who had been
charged as an accomlice in the murder of Sheridan she
was discharged," ENQUIRER, 9-16-1856 { ie "The negro
man, Sam, convicted of the mrder of ale MWe Sheridan
$e (sete
