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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03002.03 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1754-1764 |
| Title | James Clark's deposition concerning the murder of two Indians |
| Date | 1 March 1754 |
| Author | Clark, James (fl. 1751-1754) |
| Document Type | Legal document |
| Content Description | Clark signed with his mark "J." Clark was servant to Ebenezer Hall at Montinicus Island and saw Hall and his son shoot two Indians in the Summer in 1751 and bury them in his garden. The deposition says "The Examinant afterwards saw Hall cut the Indians Canoe in Peices [sic] and burn it, saying, Now we have killed the Devils, we shall burn their damn'd Canoe; The Indians Cloaths were buried with their Bodies, Their Guns Hall put into his Chest, & afterwards carried them to Small Point. About a Week after the Indians were killed, Hall & his Son said that they would go to Virginia." With attestation by the court secretary, J. Willard. |
| Subjects | American Indian History Law Crime Criminals and Outlaws Weaponry Servant Death |
| People | Clark, James (fl. 1751-1754) Hall, Ebenezer (fl. 1751-1754) Willard, J. (fl. 1754) |
| Theme | Native Americans; Law |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
| Related documents | Letter from James Flagg to Francis Bernard regarding an individual linked to the murder of two Indians |