Samuel Johnson was accused of the murder of John Sharpless and sat in the Media Jail awaiting death by hanging for several years before his sentence was commuted to life in prison. Appleton probably photographed this 1886 document several years after it was executed.
Used in Soldiers’ and Sailors' Monument composites, AP-8248 and AP-8249, which were used in commemorative booklet for dedication of the monument in 1903
According to Media Cemetery records, Sarah is probably granddaughter of Charles S. Jack and Mary M. L. Lewis, the parents of the "Mrs. Jack", who is probably her mother.
