In 1800, Peter Mason, “a Negro Man belonging to ...
Waterbury,” traveled to Salem (Naugatuck) from Waterbury
and disrupted the service being held in the Meeting House.
He was found guilty of “Rude and Indecent behaviour”
and was fined $1.25.
The 1810 census shows Mason was living in Salem with four
other African Americans, presumably his family.
Case Against Peter Mason, 1800
The first of two pages. Collection of the Mattatuck Museum.
Case Against Peter Mason, 1800
The second of two pages. Collection of the Mattatuck Museum.
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