Cellar at Guilford, Conn., in which Governor Wm. Leete, Concealed the Regicides, Goffe and Whalley, in 1661

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Title

Cellar at Guilford, Conn., in which Governor Wm. Leete, Concealed the Regicides, Goffe and Whalley, in 1661

Description

A door in the side of what appears to be a barn. It is believed that Governor William Leete hid Whalley and Goffe, two signers of the death warrant of King Charles I of England, here in June, 1661.

Creator

Dudley and Beckwith

Source

New Haven Free Public Library, Local History Room, Postcard Collection, barcode number 35000096226450, postcard; 3 3/8 in. X 5 3/8 in.

Publisher

New Haven Free Public Library

Date

circa 1911
2015

Contributor

New Haven Free Public Library

Rights


Digital Image © New Haven Free Public Library. All rights reserved. Image may be used for personal research or educational use without prior permission. For request to publish or exhibit, contact New Haven Free Public Library.

Identifier

35000096226450

Coverage

Guilford, Conn.

Citation

Dudley and Beckwith, “Cellar at Guilford, Conn., in which Governor Wm. Leete, Concealed the Regicides, Goffe and Whalley, in 1661,” New Haven Free Public Library Digital Collections, accessed May 3, 2024, https://nhfpl.omeka.net/items/show/440.