The History of Connecticut From the First Settlement of the Colony to the Adop
The History of Connecticut From the First Settlement of the Colony to the Adop
G H Gideon Hiram Hollister
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That this was so under- stood by the pursuivants themselves, is evinced by their applying to the governors of Connecticut and New Haven for powers to enable them to prosecute the object of their mission in those colonies. [1661. ] PUKSUIVANTS ARKIVE AT GUILFORD. 239 and they were obliged to interrupt him, and let him know that "it was convenient to be more private in such concern- ments as that was. " He delayed to furnish them with horses in season, so that they could pursue their journey that... night. The next day was the Sabbath, and they were obliged to wait in Guilford until Monday morning, the 13th, at daybreak, * If the account that they afterwards gave of the matter is true, (and they gave it under oath, ) an Indian was sent to New Haven in the night, and no difficulty was found in procuring a horse for one John Meigs, who set out for New Haven long before day, and heralded their approach w^ith most untimely haste. Governor Leete positively refused to issue any warrant or send men to assist in making the arrest, until he had consulted the magistrates.
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