| Index Entry | Drummed through town, punishment for stealing in Connecticut |
| Location | Connecticut |
| Citation | BNL.770.086 4 Oct 1770:11 (3495 Supplement) [In essay on severity of punishment of crimes] It is the same in Connecticut in New-England, which contains about half as many inhabitants as this vast metropolis, but in which no person every yet lost his life by the law; for murder was never yet committed in it, though it has been settled above 130 years; for stealing, the offender is condemned to be drummed and whipped about the town, with part of the stolen goods fastened on him. . . |
| Generic Title | Boston News Letter |
| Date | 1770.10.04 |
| Publisher | Draper, Richard |
| City, State | Boston, MA |
| Year | 1770 |
| Bibliography | B0010240 |