Oral history states that my great-grandfather P.G. (Patillo Golightly) MAHAFFEE, I am sad to admit, did time in the federal prison in Atlanta after the Civil War. The charge, my Dad told me years ago, was lynching. What I would like to get my hands on are the records of the federal prison, which I would hope had the ancestors and other useful information....Anyone have any idea. My great-grandfather was born in South Carolina in 1945 and died in Rutherford County, NC in 1935. I posted a photo of him and a photo of his grave and that of his wife Rose A. (Brown) MAHAFFEE on the website www.findagrave.com Max G. Mahaffee Charleston, SC

In addition to prison records, you might want to look for records of his trial. I'm not intimately familiar with federal (or state) criminal law, but I would think if he was in a federal prison, he was tried in a federal court. If you know anyone with access to LEXIS, a search on the name of your ancestor might find something if they have the appropriate records computerized. If you live near a law school, it's possible a law librarian would be willing to help you out. ----- Original Message ----- From: <MaxLaw@aol.com> To: <NCRUTHER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, June 02, 2003 10:54 AM Subject: [NCRUTHER-L] Federal prison records in late 1800s > Oral history states that my great-grandfather P.G. (Patillo Golightly) > MAHAFFEE, I am sad to admit, did time in the federal prison in Atlanta after the > Civil War. The charge, my Dad told me years ago, was lynching. What I would > like to get my hands on are the records of the federal prison, which I would hope > had the ancestors and other useful information....Anyone have any idea. > > My great-grandfather was born in South Carolina in 1945 and died in > Rutherford County, NC in 1935. I posted a photo of him and a photo of his grave and > that of his wife Rose A. (Brown) MAHAFFEE on the website www.findagrave.com > > Max G. Mahaffee > Charleston, SC > > > ==== NCRUTHER Mailing List ==== > > Subscribing: Clicking on one of the shortcut links below should work, but if your browser doesn't understand them, try these manual instructions: to join NCRUTHER-L, send mail to NCRUTHER-L-request@rootsweb.com with the single word subscribe in the message subject and body. To join NCRUTHER-D, do the same thing with NCRUTHER-D-request@rootsweb.com. > Unsubscribing: To leave NCRUTHER-L, send mail to NCRUTHER-L-request@rootsweb.com with the single word unsubscribe in the message subject and body. To leave NCRUTHER-D, do the same thing with NCRUTHER-D-request@rootsweb.com. > For questions about this list, contact the list administrator at NCRUTHER-admin@rootsweb.com > >