Quite right -- I misread that in the initial posting. On Wed, Sep 15, 2010 at 8:04 PM, Roger Christman < [log in to unmask]> wrote: > Prior to 1908 executions in the Commonwealth of Virginia were carried out > by > localities, in localities. In 1908 the General Assembly transferred that > authority from localities to the Commonwealth of Virginia and centralized > executions at the Virginia State Penitentiary in Richmond. > > My post did not claim Virginia Christian was the first woman executed IN > Virginia; I stated that she was the first person executed BY the > Commonwealth of Virginia. > > ______________________________________ > To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe please see the instructions at > http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html > ______________________________________ To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html