Charges of murder against Elisha Witter
1781
Coll. 003 Fold. 051 Doc. 009 Charges of murder against Elisha Witter
One lined note paper. Appears to be a copy from the Norwich Packet, April 1781, that was taken from Rev. War Archives of Conn., Vol. 23, pp. 123-124, 1781. Describes the Memorial of Wm Witter of Preston and that on April 12, 1781, his son, Elisha, in a fit of Distraction killed his sister and her Infant child and his own child. And the outcome of this trial.
One lined note paper. Appears to be a copy from the Norwich Packet, April 1781, that was taken from Rev. War Archives of Conn., Vol. 23, pp. 123-124, 1781. Describes the Memorial of Wm Witter of Preston and that on April 12, 1781, his son, Elisha, in a fit of Distraction killed his sister and her Infant child and his own child. And the outcome of this trial.
Coll. 003 Fold. 051 Doc. 009