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Subject:	Virginia Executions
From:	Byron Grizzle <[log in to unmask]>
Reply To:	Discussion of research and writing about Virginia history <[log in to unmask]>
Date:	Sun, 17 Dec 2000 23:15:54 -0500
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I'm a graduate student, researching capital punishment in Tennessee from
1877 to 1941.  I'm ran across a newspaper article from October 1895 that
creates a problem.  The Nashville Semi-Weekly American of October 14, 1895
describes the execution of Kit Leftwich, a black man, at Bristol.  While
the article does a fine job of describing the circumstances of the
execution, it omits a basic fact:  Bristol, TN or Bristol VA?

I've checked the resources available to me (Watt Espy's execution database,
as well as the web-enabled sources on Virginia executions).  Could anyone
tell me if this execution occurred under Virginia or Tennessee statute?

I appreciate any assistance.

Byron Grizzle
MA Candidate
Middle Tennessee State University

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