The name of the Secretary of State is Sam Reed. You can find some information on his web site. I'd try these before I'd bother writing. The Institutional Records contain a listing of Inmates serving time at Seatco Prison from 1877-1888 and Walla Walla State Penitentiary from 1887-1914. http://www.secstate.wa.gov/history/search.aspx or the digital records: http://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/ Happy hunting, Carol