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Reward notice for escaped convicts
Descriptive Summary | |
| Title: Reward notice for escaped convicts | |
| Creator: Wier, John Walker, 1848-1907 | |
| Inclusive Dates: 1905 | |
| Language(s): English | |
| Extent: 1 folder(s) | |
| Collection Number: ms4365 | |
| Repository: Hargrett Library | |
Collection Description
Historical Note
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.
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.
Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Reward notice for escaped convicts, ms4365, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.