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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC05549 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1789 |
| Title | Summons for Elijah Newton sent to the sheriff of Worcester County |
| Date | 14 July 1789 |
| Author | Ward, Artemas (1727-1800) |
| Document Type | Legal document |
| Content Description | Accuses Elijah Newton of swearing, "Damn the Authority I swear by God I will kill any man that touchette me." Requests that the sheriff apprehends Newton and bring him before Ward so he may be dealt with. |
| Subjects | Law Judiciary Prisoner |
| People | Ward, Artemas (1727-1800) Newton, Elijah (fl. 1789) |
| Place written | Shrewsbury, Massachusetts |
| Theme | Law |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | Ward was a Justice of the Peace in Worcester County, Massachusetts. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |