Persecution of an elector / John H. Jacocks, Esq.; by false imprisonment in the Retreat at Hartford, and by depriving him of his constitutional right of suffrage, three weeks previous to the election, on first April, 1844, and so confining him from the sight of his children and associates, and his own choice of a physician, for nearly three months, with the hope of concealing his false imprisonment, by Roger S. Baldwin, and his tools, of this city, and John S. Butler, M. D., Superintendent of said mad house.

  • Jacocks, John H.
Date:
1847
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Credit: Persecution of an elector / John H. Jacocks, Esq.; by false imprisonment in the Retreat at Hartford, and by depriving him of his constitutional right of suffrage, three weeks previous to the election, on first April, 1844, and so confining him from the sight of his children and associates, and his own choice of a physician, for nearly three months, with the hope of concealing his false imprisonment, by Roger S. Baldwin, and his tools, of this city, and John S. Butler, M. D., Superintendent of said mad house. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the Harvey Cushing/John Hay Whitney Medical Library at Yale University, through the Medical Heritage Library. The original may be consulted at the Harvey Cushing/John Hay Whitney Medical Library at Yale University.

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    PERSECUTION OF AN ELECTOR, JOHN H. JACOCKS, ESQ., BY FALSE IMPRISONMENT IN THE RETREAT AT HARTFORD, AND BY DEPRIVING HIM OF HIS CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT OF SUFFRAGE, THREE WEEKS PREVIOUS TO THE ELECTION, ON FIRST APRIL, 1844, AND SO CONFINING HIM FROM THE SIGHT OF HIS CHILDREN AND ASSOCIATES, AND HIS OWN CHOICE OF A PHYSICIAN, FOR NEARLY THREE MONTHS, WITH THE HOPE OF CONCEALING HIS FALSE IMPRISONMENT, BY ROGER S. BALDWIN, AND HIS TOOLS, i OF THIS CITY, AND JOHN S. BUTLER, M. D., SUPERINTENDENT OF SAID MAD HOUSE. NEW HAVEN: PRINTED FOR THE PUBLISHER. 1847.