Name not reported

A man committed to the jail in Norfolk, Virginia, on the order of an alderman, Dr. J. K. Read, died while held there. A letter from Richard E. Lee to Governor James Monroe, printed in the National Intelligencer in January 1801, says the jailor reported the death. The letter gives no name, cause or date of death, and was written to raise concerns about the alderman's conduct in the case.

Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined

Reported by: jailor, as reported in a letter from Richard E. Lee to Governor James Monroe (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.

News report

• The National Intelligencer And Washington Advertiser, January 9, 1801, page 3 The National Intelligencer And Washington Advertiser, January 9, 1801