1814 Early Am Doc> NATHAN BUCK OF EASTON WILLFULY MURDERED CHARLES GILBERT !

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1814 Early American Document On Hand Laid Paper in Super Condition. Bristol To The Sheriff of The County of Bristol Or Either of His Deputy's Or Any Constables of The Town of New Bedford In sd County & To The Keeper of The Goal in sd County. Greeting Whereas Nathan Buck of Easton in sd County Hath This Day Been Brought Before Me The Subscriber One Of The Justice Of The Peace For The County of Bristol By Virtue of A Warrant Issued On The Day of Date Hereof Day On The Information & Complaint Of William Kempton of New Bedford One Of The Coroners Of The County Of Bristol Who Therein Saith That He Has Probable Cause To Suspect & Doth Suspect NATHON BUCKOF EASTON IN SAID  COUNTY AT SAID NEW BEDFORD ON THE EVENING OF THE 12 th DAY OF AUGUST INSTANT HATH WILLFULLY & OF MALICE AFORETHOUGHT MURDERED CHARLES GILBERT OF sd NEW BEDFORD AGAINST THE PEACE & LAWS OF THE COMMONWEALTH These Are In The Name of The Commonwealth Of Massachusetts To Require & Command You To Take The Body Of Nathan Buck & Him Forthwith Convey To The Common Goal In Taunton In sd County & Him Deliver To The Keeper Thereof & You The sd Keeper Are Required To Receive The sd Nathan Buck Into Your Custody in sd Goal & Him There Safely Keep Until The Next Supreme Judicial Court Which is To Be Holden at Taunton Within Our sd County of Bristol On The 3rd Tuesday of October Next & Until He Be Then Delivered By Due Course Of Law Given Under My Hand & Seal This 15th day Of August In The Year Of our Lord 1814LEM Williams A True Copy Attest Ab Dean Goaler On Verso It
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tates Bristol: August 15th 1814 By Virtue of This Precept I have taken The Within
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heriff' + Costs. Copy Mittimus  Nathan Buck Aug 15 1814. 7 1/2 X 11 1/4" $ 3.20 For 1st Class Mail Satisfaction Always Guaranteed.