NEW HAVEN / HAMDEN, Ct. – A 2pp. manuscript copy of an application by Horace Potter and Abial Leonard, Selectmen of Hamden, requesting that the court recognize that Giles C. Dunbar of Hamden “is an idiot utterly unable to take care of himself or to manage his affairs” and to therefore allow them to assume control of his affairs. 5 Nov. 1844. Folio, 2pp. (toned, splits).
