Reward notice for escaped convicts, 1905

Summary

Creator:

Wier, John Walker, 1848-1907

Date:

1905

Extent:

1 folder(s)

Language:

English

Preferred citation:

Reward notice for escaped convicts, ms4365, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection contains a postcard from Sheriff John W. Wier of Athens, Georgia advertising a reward for the capture of two escaped convicts, William Henderson and Joe Haney, as well as a physical description of them.

Biographical / historical:

John Wier was a Confederate soldier, farmer, and sheriff of Clarke County for twenty years.

William Henderson was a convict working as a miner at the Durham Coal Mine on Lookout Mountain.

Indexed terms

Subjects:

Convict labor -- Georgia.
African American prisoners -- Georgia
Postcards.

Names:

Haney, Joe
Henderson, William, active 1875

Preferred citation:

Reward notice for escaped convicts, ms4365, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.