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Document Name: Warrant of contempt against John Rosher

Author: Ebenezer Brenton
Date: April 22, 1719
Place: Bristol, Massachusetts
Endorsement(s): John Barney; Jonathan Thayer

Abstract: A document written and signed by Ebenezer Brenton, clerk, directing the sheriff to arrest John Rosher, of Taunton, and bring him before the Bristol County Court of General Sessions to answer for his contempt of a summons. Rosher had been previously summoned by the court to answer a charge of failing to attend public worship. The endorsements of John Barney, deputy sheriff, and Jonathan Thayer, constable of Taunton, appear on the reverse. Thayer reports being refused entrance to the house at which he suspects Rosher was staying.

Physical Description: Ink on paper; 1 page (21 x 17 cm.) on 1 sheet. Red wax seal upper left. Docketing and endorsements on verso.

Number: MSN/COL 2717-30

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