1. CGS, People v. Robinson , 19 April 1836, contains the inventory of Jewett correspondence held by police as evidence. [BACK]

2. Robinson worked on Maiden Lane, which crossed Pearl Street. The [BACK]

3. CGS, People v. Robinson , 19 April 1836, Grand Jury Report, 18 April 1836. [BACK]

4. Herald , 12 April 1836. [BACK]

5. Herald , 13 April 1836. Of these three names, only Frank Rivers is listed in the official inventory, but letters from Wandering Willie are found in the copies of correspondence. A copy of one of Wandering Willie's letters was printed in the Herald on 13 April 1836. It is accompanied by an explanation that he was a writer for a rival publication (the Transcript ), who met Jewett in 1834 at the Police Office. The Transcript's 1834 article on the police case is reprinted with the letter. [BACK]

6. Sun , 6-9 June 1836. [BACK]

7. Brooklyn Daily Advertiser , reprinted in the Police Gazette , 5 May 1849. The letters appeared in the following issues of the Police Gazette : 28 April; 5, 12, 26 May; 2, 9 June 1849. [BACK]

8. "Anne Farmer to Helen Jewett," and other letters, Police Gazette , 5 May 1849. A number of the letters are reprinted in Chapters 6, 8, and 9. See personal profile in Chapter 1 and accompanying notes for biographical references on Helen Jewett and further interpretation of the correspondence.

9. Ibid., "Charles C. to Helen," 2 June 1849.

10. Ibid., "Helen to Richard," 26 May, 28 April 1849. [BACK]

8. "Anne Farmer to Helen Jewett," and other letters, Police Gazette , 5 May 1849. A number of the letters are reprinted in Chapters 6, 8, and 9. See personal profile in Chapter 1 and accompanying notes for biographical references on Helen Jewett and further interpretation of the correspondence.

9. Ibid., "Charles C. to Helen," 2 June 1849.

10. Ibid., "Helen to Richard," 26 May, 28 April 1849. [BACK]

8. "Anne Farmer to Helen Jewett," and other letters, Police Gazette , 5 May 1849. A number of the letters are reprinted in Chapters 6, 8, and 9. See personal profile in Chapter 1 and accompanying notes for biographical references on Helen Jewett and further interpretation of the correspondence.

9. Ibid., "Charles C. to Helen," 2 June 1849.

10. Ibid., "Helen to Richard," 26 May, 28 April 1849. [BACK]