A Guide to the Correspondence of the Secretary of the Commonwealth, 1932 January-February Secretary of the Commonwealth, Correspondence, 1932 January-February 39200

A Guide to the Correspondence of the Secretary of the Commonwealth, 1932 January-February

A Collection in
the Library of Virginia
Accession Number 39200

Library of Virginia

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Processed by: Renee M. Savits

Repository

The Library of Virginia

Accession Number

39200

Title

Secretary of the Commonwealth, Correspondence, 1932 January-February

Extent

.45 cu. ft. (1 box and 1 oversize folder)

Creator

Virginia. Secretary of the Commonwealth.

Language

English

Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

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Use Restrictions

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Preferred Citation

Virginia Secretary of the Commonwealth. Correspondence, 1932. Accession 39200, State government records collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Acquisition Information

Transferred at an unknown date.

Correspondence, 1932 January-February, gathered by B.G. Brown regarding the parole of Linwood H. Bottom and sent to the Virginia Secretary of the Commonwealth. Linwood Bottom had been convicted of murdering Howard D. Brown, an ex-State Prohibition Agent, on 23 December 1924 in Richmond, Virginia, and was sentenced to 20 years in prison. In December 1931 Governor John G. Pollard released Linwood Bottom on parole, which caused widespread protest in Virginia. B.G. Brown, the brother of Howard D. Brown, gathered letters and petitions to protest against the parole of Linwood Bottom and sent them to Governor John G. Pollard. On 25 November 1932 Bottom was reincarcerated after threatening to kill a woman in Chesterfield County, Virginia, and sent back to prison to serve his remaining years.

Arrangement

This collection is arranged chronologically.

Contents List

Box 1 Folder 1

Correspondence, 1932 January 18-20

Box 1 Folder 2

Correspondence, 1932 January 21-23

Box 1 Folder 3

Correspondence, 1932 January 25-31

Box 1 Folder 4

Correspondence, 1932 February 1-3

Folder Oversize folder 1

Correspondence from B.G. Brown (Oversize), ca. 1932