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The above is a screenshot from Professor's Douglas O. Linder's work which provides many of the same resources used by Espy but in one accessible place. Highly recommended because the website provides 100 famous trials that are similarly well-documented.
Espy's work was replete with resources. Even the most difficult cases to track down received documentation from various newspaper and official government document sources. He recorded names as they were listed in official records but often commented about the executions in his personal notes and correspondence.
Espy's work was replete with resources. Even the most difficult cases to track down received documentation from various newspaper and official government document sources. He recorded names as they were listed in official records but often commented about the executions in his personal notes and correspondence.
Example to the left Babb, MD, 1729 June 17, series 3 Card File 7, M. Watt Espy Papers, 1730-2008. M.E. Grenander Department of Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University at Albany, State University of New York (hereafter referred to as the Espy Papers).
Nesley Teeters's (Hang by the Neck) was a recurring relied-upon source
Nesley Teeters's (Hang by the Neck) was a recurring relied-upon source
But often supplemented by others (see left)
Rebecca Chamblitt, MA, 1733 September 27, series 3, Card File 7, M. Watt Espy Papers, 1730-2008.
Copies of his cards were also sent to colleagues (e.g., Victor Streib) and copies of publications were also shared with him (e.g., Michael Radelet).
In many cases, paper copies of articles and other source material were contained in the collection
In many cases, paper copies of articles and other source material were contained in the collection
See example to the left and the two examples provided directly below
Young, W. (1910). Young’s history of Lafayette County, Missouri (Vol. 1). B.F. Bowen.
https://mdh.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/mocohist/id/4471 for information about Mary Andrews
Meacham, Charles Mayfield, and Accessible Archives. A History of Christian County, Kentucky, from Oxcart to Airplane. S.l: [s.n.]. Print. https://discovered.ed.ac.uk/permalink/44UOE_INST/iatqhp/alma9922961293502466
Ward, W. D. (1991). Early History of Covington County, Alabama, 1821-1871. Reprint Company.
Dwight, T., Fisher, G. Park., Kingsley, W. Lathrop., Tyler, E. R. (Edward Royall)., Making of America Project. New Englander and Yale review. New Haven [etc.]: W.L. Kingsley [etc.].
Graham, J. S. (2000). Puritan family life: The diary of Samuel Sewall. UPNE.
Examples of the types of resources he had to track down via mailed requests
Examples of the types of resources he had to track down via mailed requests
Another useful research tool that now exists online that I have access to but Espy did not: https://www.casemine.com/
(ca. 1909) Statue of Liberty, New York, illuminated at night. , ca. 1909. [Photograph] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2022633975
National Archives (Website: archives.gov)
and by state
Alabama
• Alabama Department of Archives and History
• Address: 624 Washington Avenue, Montgomery, AL 36130
• Phone: (334) 242-4435
• Website: archives.alabama.gov
District of Columbia
• Historical Society of Washington, D.C.
• Address: 801 K Street NW, Washington, DC 20001
• Phone: (202) 393-1610
• Website: dchistory.org
Kentucky
• Kentucky Historical Society
• Address: 100 W Broadway St, Frankfort, KY 40601
• Phone: (502) 564-1792
• Website: history.ky.gov
Maryland
• Maryland State Archives
• Address: 350 Rowe Blvd, Annapolis, MD 21401
• Phone: (410) 260-6400
• Website: msa.maryland.gov
Missouri
• Missouri State Archives
• Address: 600 W Main St, Jefferson City, MO 65101
• Phone: (573) 751-3280
• Website: sos.mo.gov/archives
Virginia
• Library of Virginia
• Address: 800 E Broad St, Richmond, VA 23219
• Phone: (804) 692-3500
• Website: lva.virginia.gov
North Carolina
• North Carolina State Archives
• Address: 4614 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-4614
• Phone: (919) 814-6840
• Website: archives.ncdcr.gov
Georgia
• Georgia Archives
• Address: 5800 Jonesboro Rd, Morrow, GA 30260
• Phone: (678) 364-3710
• Website: georgiaarchives.org
Mississippi
• Mississippi Department of Archives and History
• Address: 200 North St, Jackson, MS 39201
• Phone: (601) 576-6850
• Website: mdah.ms.gov
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