Execution Warrant for Timothy Malankuss Collection
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Description
Execution Warrant for Timothy Malankuss Collection
Overview
The Execution Warrant for Timothy Malankuss Collection is a small archival set held by the Connecticut State Library. It comprises a single 18th‑century legal document issued by the New Haven County Superior Court, accompanied by high‑resolution digital copies (JPEG and TIFF) and associated metadata. The warrant, dated 1 September 1770, orders the execution of a sentence against Timothy Malankuss, an Indigenous man convicted of murder.Background
In colonial Connecticut, criminal proceedings against Native Americans were recorded in the same court system that served the colonial population. The New Haven County Superior Court issued the warrant under the authority of the colony’s legal framework. The document reflects contemporary punitive practices—whipping, branding, and forfeiture of property—used to enforce colonial law. The warrant is part of the library’s “NHSC BAAI Cases Papers Subject” index, which catalogs court files involving Black, African American, and Indigenous individuals.Contents
- Original warrant (paper): A handwritten, formal order addressed to the Sheriff of New Haven County, detailing the sentence of 39 stripes of whipping, branding of the hand with the letter “M,” and forfeiture of all goods to the public treasury.
- Digital facsimiles: - RG003NHSCBAAIPSExecutionsRexvsMalankuss001.jpg – a JPEG scan with OCR text extracted from the warrant. - RG003NHSCBAAIPSExecutionsRexvsMalankuss001.tif – a high‑resolution TIFF scan preserving the original layout and marginalia.
- Metadata: JSON records describing the document’s provenance, subject headings, and relationships to other archival entities (e.g., the clerk Geo Bathen, the sheriff, and the victim Joseph Charles).
Scope
The collection covers a single legal event in colonial Connecticut: the sentencing of Timothy Malankuss for the murder of Joseph Charles in August 1770. It is geographically bound to New Haven County, Connecticut, and temporally confined to the early colonial period (1770). The materials focus on criminal justice, Indigenous‑colonial relations, and punitive law, and they exclude broader court proceedings or unrelated documents. The collection is in the public domain, reflecting its age and the nature of the source material.Entities
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Raw Cheimarros Data
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OCR Text
To the Sheriff of the County of New Haven or his Deputy Greetings. Whereas one Timothy Malankuf an Indian man of New Haven in County, Before the said Court Holden at New Haven on the last Friday of August 1770 was Legally convicted of Murr Sloughter for Wounding on Joseph Charles an Indian Man of which wound he 3d Fourth Died and was by the Consideration of the Judges of said Superior Court adjudged and Sentenced to be whipped on the naked Body to the number of Thirty Nine stripes and also branded on the hand with the Letter M on a hot iron and also Dighted all his goods & chattels to be forfeit to ourd for the use of the publick Treasury of this Colony and that he pay the Cost of his prosecution and also Stand committed till this Judgment be fully complied with all which of the files and records of said Court Appears and Execution thereof Still Remain to be Done These are therefore in his Majesty's Name to Will and command that as soon as May be you have him forth of the Common Goal unto some open and convenient place for Execution and there cause him to be Whipt on his naked body Thirty Nine Stripes and his hand to be branded on the hand with the Letter M on a hot Iron, and also you Seize and Seize all his goods and Chattels of him Timothy to ourd for the use of the Treasury of this Colony and that you hold him D. Timothy in safe custody until this judgment be fulfilled So Which purpose this Shall be your sufficient Warrant Whereof you may in no wise fail and Make Return with such your doings therein God speed Dated at New Haven Sept: 1st 1770 Geo Bathen Clerk
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