Connecticut. Superior Court (Litchfield County)
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: 00-2010-66-0
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
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Extent
1.00 items
0.00 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Source of Acquisition
Donor unknown.
Method of Acquisition
Found in collection.
Existence and Location of Originals
http://www.litchfieldhistoricalsociety.org
Other Descriptive Information
This collection was processed with support from the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR).
- 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
Contact:
7 South Street
P.O. Box 385
Litchfield CT 06759 US
860-567-4501
860-567-3565 (Fax)
archivist@litchfieldhistoricalsociety.org
7 South Street
P.O. Box 385
Litchfield CT 06759 US
860-567-4501
860-567-3565 (Fax)
archivist@litchfieldhistoricalsociety.org