Frank H. Walworth collection, 1873-1874
4 items
This collection contains 4 letters that New York politician Thurlow Weed received about Frank H. Walworth, who was sentenced to life in prison for murdering his father, Mansfield Tracy Walworth, in June 1873. The writers appealed to Weed to speak to Governor John A. Dix on Walworth's behalf and raised the possibility of an executive pardon.
This collection contains 4 letters that New York politician Thurlow Weed received about Frank H. Walworth, who was sentenced to life in prison for murdering his father, Mansfield Tracy Walworth, in June 1873. Charles O'Conor, Mary W. Putnam, John M. Barbour, and Ellen H. Walworth discussed Walworth's sentence and encouraged Weed to discuss the case with the governor, who could issue an executive pardon. Ellen H. Walworth, who refused to present a formal petition on her son's behalf, mentioned physicians' reports that she believed would persuade Governor John A. Dix to release her son (December 15, 1874).