OFFICE ARCHITECT & WARDEN,
North Carolina State Penitentiary,
W. J. HICKS.
Architect & Warden.
Raleigh, N.C., June 16, 1877.
His Excellency Z. B. Vance
Governor of North Carolina
Dear Sir,-
In answer to your inquiry of this date relative to the number of convicts that have made their escape from the Spartanburg and Ashville Railroad since Oct. 31, 1876, also the number furnished since that time, I have the honor to report, that 2 have made their escape, and 26 have been furnished the said Road.
Yours Very Respect.
W. J. Hicks
Archt and Warden
GC.
