Died in jail or a lockup
Henry Nelson
Henry Nelson was one of the men a mob killed after breaking into the Baltimore jail in July 1812, according to a letter from a friend in Baltimore printed in the Kentucky Gazette. The letter says the men had given themselves up to civil authority before the mob attacked them. The account is second-hand and does not give further detail about his death.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A letter from a friend in Baltimore, printed in the Kentucky Gazette, says a mob broke into the Baltimore jail and killed him after he and others had given themselves up to civil authority.
Reported by: a letter from a friend in Baltimore printed in the Kentucky Gazette (reporters).