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Putnam County
Photographer: J. Fletch Woodward
Taken: March 27, 1878
Caption: Putnam County's Only Public Execution
Additional Description: The hangings of brothers Joseph Lewis Brassell and George Andrew Brassell for the murders of brothers Russell M. Allison and John J. Allison drew thousands of spectators.
Submitted: October 6, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
Database Locator Identification Number: p542132
File Size: 0.330 Megabytes

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