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Seaborn Smith

Newton County, Georgia

Seaborn Smith, a Black man, was hanged at Covington, Georgia. The Abbeville Press and Banner reported the hanging on June 8, 1892. The execution is recorded as a judicial one carried out in state custody.

Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state

Reported by: brief news report.

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