Impaired condition of the widow of James Rogers, and 170-182
difficulties arising from this cause. John Rogers
imprisoned for entertaining Quakers at his house. John
Rogers continues to secure converts from the
Congregational Church and to attract the attention of
certain prominent citizens. The sole case of disagreement
on the part of any child of James Rogers regarding
division of the estate; Joseph finds that boundaries,
drawn by the men appointed by the court to make division
of the estate, give a house and lands which have been
considered his own to his brother Jonathan. Plot of Gurdon
Saltonstall to secure John Rogers in prison at a distance
from New London. Unexpected countermove by John Rogers.
His sister Bathsheba in the stocks. His imprisonment in
New London jail. He hangs a Proclamation out at his prison
window. Sent to Hartford jail, pending trial for
“blasphemy”