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Domestic News
August 6, 1838
Lynchburg Virginian
Lynchburg, Virginia
What is this article about?
The Knoxville Register reports on the recent suicide of P. W. Grayson, Esq., of Texas, who left a letter in Mr. Mays' house citing fear of recurring mental derangement as his reason for ending his life.
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In reference to the late suicide of P. W. Grayson, Esq. of Texas, the Knoxville Register remarks: "A letter was found in his room, addressed to Mr. Mays, (in whose house the bloody tragedy was enacted,) in which Col. Grayson gives, as his reason for perpetrating the suicide, that he had once labored under a temporary mental derangement, during which time he had been confined—that he felt symptoms of a return of the malady, and rather than endure its miseries again, he preferred to put an end to his existence."
What sub-type of article is it?
Death Or Funeral
What keywords are associated?
Suicide
Grayson
Mental Derangement
Texas
Knoxville Register
What entities or persons were involved?
P. W. Grayson
Col. Grayson
Mr. Mays
Where did it happen?
Texas
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
Texas
Event Date
Late
Key Persons
P. W. Grayson
Col. Grayson
Mr. Mays
Outcome
suicide by p. w. grayson due to fear of recurring mental derangement
Event Details
A letter found in his room addressed to Mr. Mays explained that Grayson had previously suffered temporary mental derangement, been confined, and now felt symptoms returning, preferring death over enduring it again. The suicide occurred in Mr. Mays' house.