21From George Washington to Colonel Lewis Nicola, 5 February 1780 (Washington Papers)
...on account of the frequency of capital punishments and from General Woodford’s representation...
22Cash Accounts, December 1773 (Washington Papers)
...with intent to poison were to receive capital punishment “without benefit of clergy.” Those...
23To Thomas Jefferson from James Wood, 3 March 1797 (Jefferson Papers)
...which specified prison terms rather than capital punishment for crimes other than first-...
24Crime and Punishment in Federalist New York: Editorial Note (Jay Papers)
Jay reviewed recent capital punishment cases in the months prior to the passage of the...