Executed

John Phillips

died August 15, 1890 · Mecklenburg County, Virginia

John Phillips, a Black man, was hanged at Boydton, Virginia, on Friday, August 15, 1890, in an execution carried out by the state. The Yorkville Enquirer reported the hanging in a brief item published August 20, 1890. The report gives no account of his life or of the proceedings, and it records no objection to the execution.

Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state

Reported by: Brief newspaper report of the hanging at Boydton, Virginia (reporters).

Source

Yorkville Enquirer, August 20, 1890, page 2 Yorkville Enquirer, August 20, 1890

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