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Northey, E.W., fl. 1702 Authorization to charge Nicholas Bayard with high treason

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03107.04936 Author/Creator: Northey, E.W., fl. 1702 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph manuscript signed Date: 1702 Pagination: 1p. + docket 33.6 x 20.9 Order a Copy

The attorney general, E.W. Northey, states that he has looked at all of the available evidence and warrants, and believes it sufficient to charge Nicholas Bayard with high treason.

Northey, E.W., fl. 1702
Bayard, Nicholas fl. 1692-1755

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