Quinn

Quinn, a Black man, was held in the custody of the sheriff in Harford County, Maryland, when a mob took him and lynched him on October 2, 1869, according to a short item in the Middletown Transcript. The paper gives no first name, age, or other details about him.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The Middletown Transcript reports that a mob took Quinn from the sheriff in Harford County, Maryland, and lynched him.

Reported by: Middletown Transcript (reporters).

News report

• Middletown Transcript, October 9, 1869, page 2 Middletown Transcript, October 9, 1869