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Browse CollectionLC Subject Heading › 1 record found where LC Subject Heading is Lynchburg (Va.) -- History -- 19th century

Letter from A. T. Powell to Richard Harvey Wright, January 18, 1889
A. T. Powell, secretary and treasurer of the Lone Jack Cigarette Company in Lynchburg, Virginia writes his general manager, Richard H. Wright that he has conducted an inquiry into the events that led to the death of Russell Candler, a child laborer. Powell reports further that the Coroner believes the accident could be attributed solely to the "carelessness" of the child.

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