Money Buried Above & Below Williamsport (confession of Nelson Wade 1873)

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Wilmington daily gazette. (Wilmington, Del.), 07 Aug. 1873.




Wilmington daily gazette. (Wilmington, Del.) 1872-1874, August 07, 1873, Image 1 « Chronicling America « Library of Congress

 

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Williamsport 1872



Map of Williamsport, Pennsylvania In 1872 :: Lycoming County Women's History Collection

 

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[h=2]Pennsylvania[/h]
[h=1]Lycoming County 1873[/h]
A. Pomeroy & Co., 1873


Lycoming County 1873 Pennsylvania Historical Atlas

 

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I do not have Full access to this Article, But what I can Find so far was this article on early Hangings:

October 17, 1969 The Express from Lock Haven, Pennsylvania · Page 14


Publication:
The Express i
Location:
Lock Haven, Pennsylvania
Issue Date:
Friday, October 17, 1969Page: Page 14


Nelson E. Wade, a British hired hand on the next farm, killed them for the money they were said to have hidden away and found a great deal of it Gold pieces got to the bawdy house in Williamsport and were the cause of his conviction. Judge Greevy said the house later became the property of the Greevy family, and he spent many hours as a boy looking for the rest of the gold. Before Wade was hanged in 1873 an iron collar and chain to hold him had to be forged by Frank Trump,

https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/5730640/

 

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a much more detailed Part of the Story

Juniata sentinel. (Mifflintown, Pa.), 30 July 1873.









Juniata sentinel. (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, July 30, 1873, Image 2 « Chronicling America « Library of Congress

 

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The Centre reporter. (Centre Hall, Pa.), 31 July 1873.

The Centre reporter. (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, July 31, 1873, Image 3 « Chronicling America « Library of Congress

 

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The Jeffersonian. (Stroudsburg, Pa.), 13 Nov. 1873.







The Jeffersonian. (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, November 13, 1873, Image 2 « Chronicling America « Library of Congress

 

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Juniata sentinel and Republican. (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.), 12 Nov. 1873.

Juniata sentinel and Republican. (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, November 12, 1873, Image 2 « Chronicling America « Library of Congress

The post. (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.), 13 Nov. 1873.

The post. (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, November 13, 1873, Image 3 « Chronicling America « Library of Congress

The Cambria freeman. (Ebensburg, Pa.), 31 Oct. 1873.



The Cambria freeman. (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, October 31, 1873, Image 2 « Chronicling America « Library of Congress

• The Fulton County news. (McConnellsburg, Pa.), 14 Feb. 1901

The Fulton County news. (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, February 14, 1901, Image 2 « Chronicling America « Library of Congress

The Cambria freeman. (Ebensburg, Pa.), 01 Aug. 1873.


The Cambria freeman. (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, August 01, 1873, Image 2 « Chronicling America « Library of Congress

Sunbury American. (Sunbury, Pa.), 01 Aug. 1873.

Sunbury American. (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, August 01, 1873, Image 2 « Chronicling America « Library of Congress

Clearfield Republican. (Clearfield, Pa.), 30 July 1873.

Clearfield Republican. (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, July 30, 1873, Image 2 « Chronicling America « Library of Congress

Clearfield Republican. (Clearfield, Pa.), 29 Oct. 1873.



Clearfield Republican. (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, October 29, 1873, Image 1 « Chronicling America « Library of Congress

 

[Gears]

Thank you for posting all this research. I am up in the Poconos so this is relevant to me. Thanks.

 

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Thanks for all the interesting information!