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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03002.05 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1765-1774 |
| Title | Order to sheriffs, deputies & constables to arrest Asten for murdering Indians |
| Date | 10 September 1767 |
| Author | Hutchinson, Thomas (1711-1780) |
| Document Type | Legal document |
| Content Description | Signed as Chief Justice of Massachusetts, with the last paragraph in his hand. Orders to find and arrest Daniel Asten and Francis Douglass as "the Perpetrators of the murder and robbery," against certain Indians. In the document Asten's name is spelled Austin. |
| Subjects | American Indian History Law Judiciary Crime Criminals and Outlaws Death |
| People | Hutchinson, Thomas (1711-1780) Asten, Daniel (fl. 1767) Douglass, Francis (fl. 1767) |
| Place written | Boston, Massachusetts |
| 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 | Legal documents relating to the arrest of Ruth, an Indian Woman |