Appeal of John Rogers

Appeal of John Rogers

Title

Appeal of John Rogers

Subject

Imprisonment; Prisoners -- Legal status, laws, etc.; Rogers, John; Hartford (Conn.)

Description

John Rogers asks the Court of Assistants in Hartford for the name(s) of those who complained against him and supplied the information that led to his being confined in jail. He also asks the court to grant him an appeal.

Creator

Connecticut. Court of Assistants (Hartford County)

Source

Connecticut State Library, State Archives, RG 000, Classified Archives, Samuel Wyllys papers, call no. 974.6 fW97

Publisher

Connecticut State Library

Date

1675-05-26

Contributor

Rogers, John, 1648-1721

Rights

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Relation

Samuel Wyllys papers. Document No. 72-73; http://cslib.cdmhost.com/u?/p128501coll7,334

Format

Image/jpeg

Language

en

Type

text

Identifier

b2980580~S1

Coverage

Hartford; New London
17th century

Original Format

digital image

Text

I John Rogers doe humbley Request this Wor[shipfu]ll Court of Assistants
to Lett mee know the name or names of those persons or that person

that hath accused mee or informed aganst mee to Authorrity uppon

which accusation or information I was Apprehended and Committed

to Prison. As allso that a Coppie of the Said Accusations or ~

informations may bee grannted mee. and that the Recognizances

of the Said Informens or Accusers one or more bee Safely preserved

and a Coppie there of allowed mee John Rogers

Hartford May 26th 1675