The memorial history of Hartford County, Connecticut, 1633-1884; . , so that they cannot possibly maketheir escape. The charges of their imprisonment will be at the Continental expense. I am, etc., George Washington. EAST GRANBY. 81 was rebuilt, and the prisoners were set at other work than they had mined ore, which was sold by order of the legis-lature. There was another sweeping fire in 1782, and the place wasthen abandoned until 1790. A new prison was completed in October,1790, and ]\Iajor Peter Curtiss was appointed keeper. Tiie heavy wallabout the premises was built in 1
The memorial history of Hartford County, Connecticut, 1633-1884; . , so that they cannot possibly maketheir escape. The charges of their imprisonment will be at the Continental expense. I am, etc., George Washington. EAST GRANBY. 81 was rebuilt, and the prisoners were set at other work than they had mined ore, which was sold by order of the legis-lature. There was another sweeping fire in 1782, and the place wasthen abandoned until 1790. A new prison was completed in October,1790, and ]\Iajor Peter Curtiss was appointed keeper. Tiie heavy wallabout the premises was built in 1802. The prisoners were confined. NEWGATE PRISON IN 1802. below ground ; many of them wore iron fetters, and tradition has itthat some were chained to rings in the wall. There was a treadmillunder one of the buildings, which the convicts operated. All the prisoners were finally removed to Wcthersfield, on the 1stof October, 1827, and the prison buildings and land were sold shortlyafterward to persons interested in mining operations. The historyof Newgate has been written out with great detail by Noah A. the abandonment of the property by the State for prison pur-poses several efforts were made, without success, to carry on the min-ing of copper. No considerable amount of ore was reduced, and theexperiments were abandoned in 1859. Since then the mines haveserved only to afford a curious interest to those who visit the placeon account of its associations as the former prison of the State. Itsbuildings are now far gone to decay, and soon nothing but crumblingwalls of stone will mark the place, once famous al
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