Jean Baptiste Contencinau, Prisoner In Detroit

Early land transfers, Detroit and Wayne County, Michigan ...(also Film # 008188502):

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Contencinau, Jean Bapte., prisoner and former hired man in the service of Abbott and Finchelay of Detroit, and Chas. Landry, both confessed, Oct. 11, 1774, having stolen goods, money, furs, etc. during the fire. Vol. A, P. 275

Contencinau, Jean, prisoner, confessed...Nov. 12, 1774, having set fire to the store with lighted cartridge given him by Ann Wyley (colored) and that during the blaze he stole the cash-box... . Vol. A, p. 294

More about the case here (he was hung).

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