that publicly revealed the purpose of their visit. After first claiming that he could not permit a search in New Haven without first consulting with the colony's magistrates, Leete then agreed to furnish fresh horses to the men to resume their travels immediately. However, he delayed the production of the horses until it was too late in the afternoon for the pursuers to depart that day. With the Sabbath beginning at sundown, the pursuers were unable to leave Guilford until the following Monday. Meanwhile, advance notice of the pursuers' intentions were sent ahead to New Haven and the judges went into hiding on Saturday and evaded capture. Death and legacy Leete moved from Guilford to Hartford, Connecticut where he died in April 1683. He is interred there in Hartford's Ancient Burying Ground. His third wife survived him for several months, dying on 13 December 1683. Leete's Island in Guilford/Branford, Connecticut is named for him. References External links http://www.cslib.org/gov/leetew.htm Frederick Calvin Norton,The Governors of Connecticut, Connecticut Magazine Co., 1905. http://the-eversdens.co.uk/leetefamily/leetesofeversden.html See also 1683 deaths People from Diddington History of New Haven, Connecticut New England Puritanism English emigrants American Puritans Colonial governors of Connecticut Year of birth uncertain Burials in Connecticut