Title:
Letter from William Brenton discussing illegal seizure of Narragansett indian by Thomas Stanton
Date:
November 15, 1666
Scope & Content:
Mimeographed transcription of a letter written by William Brenton complaining that Thomas Stanton illegally seized a Narragansett indian and took him to trial in Connecticut. The indian was ordered to pay 27 pounds or be sold. Brenton states that this seizure was against royal charter.
Pequot
Pequot
Object ID:
DOC.1666–11–15B
Object Name:
Letter
Collection:
Tribes – Pequot Chronology to 1700
People:
Brenton, William
Stanton, Thomas
Cartwright
Maverick, Samuel
Carre, Robert
Stanton, Thomas
Cartwright
Maverick, Samuel
Carre, Robert
Search Terms:
Narragansett
Pequot
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