Memoirs of the Rev. Ammi Rogers, A. M., a clergyman of the Episcopal church, educated at Yale College in Connecticut, ordained in Trinity Church in the city of New-York

ROGERS, AMMI

Publication Date: 1826

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[Title continues:] "Persecuted in the state of Connecticut, on account of religion and politics, for almost twenty years: And finally, falsely accused and imprisoned in Norwich Jail, for years, on the charge of crimes said to have been committed in the town of Griswold, in the county of New London, when he was not within about one hundred miles of the place, and of which he was absolutely as innocent as the judge who pronounced the sentence, or as any other person in the world. Composed, compiled, and written by the said Ammi Rogers, late rector of St. Peter's Church in Hebron, Tolland Co. Conn . Second edition." Schenectady: Printed by G. Ritchie, Jun., 1826. 6 1/4 x 4 1/2". 272pp. Original(?) boards worn, later calf back. Closed tear in one leaf, ink blots on three pages but the text can still be read, some light foxing. Good, sound copy. Collated and complete. Sabin 72608. Former owner's name on preliminary blank. In his crowded-with-incident life, Rogers spent two years in prison for rape and was accused of falsifying his clerical credentials. Seller Inventory # 002208

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Title: Memoirs of the Rev. Ammi Rogers, A. M., a ...

Publication Date: 1826

Binding: Contemporary boards, later cal

Condition: Good