Connecticut. Superior Court (Litchfield County)
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Scope and Contents
A writ issued by William Pelham, Clerk of the Court, for the punishment of John Thomas, a transient in the Litchfield Jail. He was convicted of burning 2 houses and a mill in Sharon, Conn. The sentence to be carried out by the County Sheriff, is for Thomas to be set upon the gallows with a rope around his neck for one hour, and then to be whipped on his naked body. Lynde Lord, Sheriff, attested on the back of the writ that the punishment had been carried out.
Dates
- created: 1776 Feb 18
Creator
- Pelham, William, active 1776 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Extent
1.00 items
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
A writ issued by William Pelham, Clerk of the Court, for the punishment of John Thomas, a transient in the Litchfield Jail
Source of Acquisition
Donor unknown.
Method of Acquisition
Found in collection.
Other Descriptive Information
This collection was processed with support from the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR).
Genre / Form
Topical
- Title
- Connecticut. Superior Court (Litchfield County)
- Author
- Lee S. Cook
- Date
- 06/04/2012
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Litchfield Historical Society Repository
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P.O. Box 385
Litchfield CT 06759
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archivist@litchfieldhistoricalsociety.org