Colonial Cases
R. v. Sullivan [1752]
counterfeit - branding
October 1752
Source: Halifax Gazette, 21 October 1762
[2] We hear from Providence, in the Colony of Rhode-Island that --- Sullivan, a well known Engraver, has lately had both his Ears crop'd, and been branded in both his Cheeks with the Letter C, for counterfeiting the Bills of Credit of that Colony.