Died in jail or a lockup
George Washington
George Washington, a Black man, was held in the Dover jail in Tennessee. According to a private letter from Dover, reprinted in the Nashville American, six masked men took him from the jail on a Thursday night in July 1880, hanged him and shot him. The account appeared in the Milan Exchange on July 29, 1880. The letter describes his death as the work of a mob.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A private letter from Dover, reprinted in the Nashville American, says six masked men took him from the jail, hanged him and shot him.
Reported by: private letter from Dover, reprinted in the Nashville American (reporters).