Nelson, Arden A., Jr.

Biographical Description

Arden A. Nelson Jr. was born around 1855 in Washington County, North Carolina. In his youth, he was enslaved by William Grimes. He was convicted of murder in 1877 in Washington County and wrote to Governor Zebulon B. Vance asking for a pardon. He was sentenced to death and hanged on January 21, 1878.

As Sender

Arden A. Nelson Jr. to ZBV December 6 1877 page 1

6 December 1877

Letter from Arden A. Nelson to Zebulon B. Vance, 6 December 1877

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