 Reward notice for escaped convicts
Collection DescriptionHistorical NoteJohn 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. Scope and ContentThis 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. Administrative InformationPreferred CitationReward notice for escaped convicts, ms4365, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries. Related Materials and SubjectsSubject Terms | ||||||||||||||||||