Charlotte Christian to Governor William Hodges Mann
Charlotte Christian.
Virginia Secretary of the Commonwealth, Executive Papers, Virginia Christian Clemency File, Box 386, Folder 5, Accession 35196. State Government Records Collection. Library of Virginia.
7/12/1912
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Governor William Hodges Mann to J. Thomas Newsome
Governor William Hodges Mann.
Virginia Secretary of the Commonwealth, Executive Papers, Virginia Christian Clemency File, Box 386, Folder 5, Accession 35196. State Government Records Collection. Library of Virginia.
7/11/1912
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J. Thomas Newsome to Governor William Hodges Mann
J. Thomas Newsome.
Virginia Secretary of the Commonwealth, Executive Papers, Virginia Christian Clemency File, Box 386, Folder 5, Accession 35196. State Government Records Collection. Library of Virginia.
7/9/1912
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Elizabeth City County Commonwealth's Attorney E.E. Montague to Governor William Hodges Mann
E.E. Montague.
Virginia Secretary of the Commonwealth, Executive Papers, Virginia Christian Clemency File, Box 386, Folder 5, Accession 35196. State Government Records Collection. Library of Virginia.
7/9/1912
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Governor William Hodges Mann to Elizabeth City County Commonwealth's Attorney E.E. Montague
Governor William Hodges Mann.
Virginia Secretary of the Commonwealth, Executive Papers, Virginia Christian Clemency File, Box 386, Folder 5, Accession 35196. State Government Records Collection. Library of Virginia.
7/8/1912
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Virginia Christian Petition for Commutation of Death Sentence to Life Imprisonment
Clemency petition of Virginia Christian, submitted in her behalf by her attorneys George W.Fields and J. Thomas Newsome.
Virginia Christian.
Virginia Secretary of the Commonwealth, Executive Papers, Virginia Christian Clemency File, Box 386, Folder 5, Accession 35196. State Government Records Collection. Library of Virginia.
7/12/1916
George W. Fields, J. Thomas Newsome
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George W. Fields to Governor William Hodges Mann
Virginia Christian was represented by two attorneys: George W. Fields and J. Thomas Newsome. This letter probably accompanied Christian's Petition for Commutation.
George W. Fields.
Virginia Secretary of the Commonwealth, Executive Papers, Virginia Christian Clemency File, Box 386, Folder 5, Accession 35196. State Government Records Collection. Library of Virginia.
Undated
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Commonwealth vs. Virginia Christian, Judgement
Copy of April 9, 1912, Elizabeth City County Circuit Court Judgement sentencing Virginia Christian to death by electrocution at the Virginia Penitentiary on June 21, 1912.
Virginia Secretary of the Commonwealth.
Virginia Secretary of the Commonwealth, Executive Papers, Virginia Christian Clemency File, Box 386, Folder 5, Accession 35196. State Government Records Collection. Library of Virginia.
4/9/1912
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Docket for Application for Commutation of Sentence, Virginia Christian
Virginia Secretary of the Commonwealth.
Virginia Secretary of the Commonwealth, Executive Papers, Virginia Christian Clemency File, Box 386, Folder 5, Accession 35196. State Government Records Collection. Library of Virginia.
7/18/1912
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Respite of Virginia Christian granted on July 26, 1912
Respite of Virginia Christian granted on July 26, 1912 by Governor William Mann, delaying execution until August 16, 1912. The Newport News Daily Press reported on July 25, 1912, that Governor Mann granted the respite after meeting with a committee from the National Federation of Colored Women.
Virginia Penitentiary.
Virginia Dept. of Corrections, State Penitentiary, Series II. Prisoner Records, Subseries E. Execution Files, Box 373, Folder 3, Accession 41558. State Government Records Collection. Library of Virginia.
7/26/1912
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