Research materials on John and Lavinia Fisher, 1819-2010.

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Research materials on John and Lavinia Fisher, 1819-2010.

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Photocopies of primary source material held in multiple repositories. Material arranged chronologically and according to repository in which originals are housed. Consists of items pertaining to the trial and conviction of John and Lavinia Fisher such as newspaper articles, affidavits, and miscellaneous information on Four Mile and Six Mile Houses, Lavinia Fisher and Nathaniel G. Cleary's controversial campaign for the office of Sherriff in Charleston.

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South Carolina Historical Society

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SNAC Resource ID: 7997798

South Carolina Historical Society

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Six Mile House (Charleston, S.C.)

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Fisher, John, 1771-1823

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Lawyer and judge, Kent County, Del.; in 1816 was appointed U.S. District Court judge for Delaware, a post he held until his death; first wife was Lavinia Rodney, sister of Caesar A. Rodney. From the description of John Fisher papers, 1793-1822. (Historical Society of Delaware). WorldCat record id: 70979558 ...

Fisher, Lavinia, -1820

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Orr, Bruce

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Innkeepers John and Lavinia Fisher were convicted and hanged for the crime of highway robbery in 1820. The circumstances of the crime which they supposedly committed are controversial. Lavinia Fisher is notorious for being the first female serial killer in the history of the United States. From the description of Research materials on John and Lavinia Fisher, 1819-2010. (The South Carolina Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 696160089 ...