Archives of Maryland
(Biographical Series)
Wright Smith (c. 1842-1898)
MSA SC 3520-13748
Sources:
Newspaper articles -
"The Third District Assault Case." The
Annapolis Advertiser, 8 September 1898.
"Attacked By A Negro." The Baltimore
Weekly Sun, 10 September 1898.
"Wright Smith Lynched." The
Annapolis Advertiser, 6 October 1898.
"Annapolis Lynchers: Coroner's
Jury And The Governor Active In Hunting For The Ringleaders." The
Baltimore Sun, 6 October 1989.
"State Capital: Sheriff Revell,
Of Anne Arundel County On The Recent Lynching." The Baltimore
Sun, 7 October 1898.
"Annapolis Lynchers." The Baltimore
Weekly Sun, 8 October 1898.
"Resolution Rejected." The
Annapolis Advertiser, 13 October 1898.
"Testimony in the Lynching Case." The
Annapolis Advertiser, 13 October 1898.
"The Recent Lynching." The Annapolis
Advertiser, 13 October 1898.
"The Lynching of Smith." The
Annapolis Advertiser, 13 October 1898.
"As to Lynching." The Annapolis Advertiser,
20 October 1898.
Archival sources -
Maryland State Archives SPECIAL COLLECTIONS
(Topic File) Lynching, SC 1457-1633 - Death Certificate
Maryland State Archives ANNAPOLIS MAYOR AND ALDERMEN (Proceedings) 1898-1901,
MSA M49-15, 1/22/1/67.
Proposed resolution on p. 27.
Maryland State Archives GOVERNOR (General File) Letters dated [1] October 7, 1898, from T.J. Hardesty, regarding lynching investigation of Wright Smith; and [2] January 31, 1899, following up on request to be hired to take on Wright Smith Annapolis lynching. [MSA S1041-9, 2/29/01/08]
Maryland State Archives GOVERNOR (General File) Five letters with the Pinkerton Agency dated: June 1, June 15, June 16, August 6, and November 4, 1898. All but the first indicate relation to Garfield King lynching and lynching investigation. The last one regarding a bill could also pertain to Wright Smith lynching due to its date. [MSA S1041-14, 2/29/01/13]
Maryland State Archives GOVERNOR (General File) Letter from R.R. Wright, president of Georgia State Institutional College, date January 14, 1899, seeking governor's "latest message" on lynchings. [MSA S1041-19, 2/29/01/18]
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