Dave Gridley
Dave Gridly, a Black man, was held under guard near Brandon, Mississippi, in September 1843. According to a letter from Brandon reprinted in the Southern Farmer, a mob took him from the guard at night, dragged him into the woods and hanged him. The mob then threw his body into an old house and set it on fire. The Southern Farmer called it an outrageous lynching and urged that those responsible be found and brought to justice.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A letter from Brandon, reprinted in the Southern Farmer, says a mob took Dave Gridly from the guard at night, hanged him in the woods and threw his body into a burning house.
Reported by: letter from Brandon, reprinted in the Southern Farmer (reporters); Southwestern Farmer (Raymond, Miss.), as reprinted in the New-Hampshire Baptist Register (reporters); Alexandria Gazette (reporters).