In his correspondence Brown mentioned several times how well he was treated by Avis, who was also in charge of Brown's execution and the one who put the noose around his neck. Avis was described by a visitor to the jail as Brown's friend. Brown's wife had arrived on November 30, and the couple had their last dinner with Avis's family in their apartment at the jail. That is where they last saw each other. According to Andrew Hunter,
