Jame McLendon

Jame McLendon, a Black man, was hanged at Bastrop, Louisiana, on December 4, 1877. The Milan Exchange published a brief item about his death on December 20, 1877. That item is the only source for his death, and it gives no official account of who carried out the hanging or the circumstances around it.

Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined. The account reports he was hanged at Bastrop, Louisiana, but does not say who carried it out or under what authority.

Source

• The Milan Exchange, December 20, 1877, page 2 The Milan Exchange, December 20, 1877