Boston 1775

In January I broke off a series of postings about the first years of Connecticut ’s New-Gate Prison because of the press of other matters. ...

Three months and a day after he first reported a convict escaped from Connecticut ’s New-Gate Prison , keeper John Viets wrote out a second...

Exactly one month after a New Haven court sentenced John Ensign to ten years inside Connecticut ’s new prison at Simsbury, as reported yes...

Last month I broke off a series of postings about three men Gen. George Washington sent to Simsbury, Connecticut , to be locked up in the ...