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In 1766, she brought a complaint of non- fulfillment of this bond, and a petition, to the assembly, to authorize the collection of the money inasmuch as he had paid only five pounds and three shillings in the four years. The legislature ordered that the specified sums should be paid to her and that Mr. John Whiting should prosecute to obtain said sums if they were not paid ; the arrearages amounting at that time to over fourteen pounds.
In 1767, another petition was prepared by Epaphras Sheldon in her behalf, a copy of which, being sent to John Whiting, according to
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law, is preserved, and which shows that only four pounds had been paid during the previous year ; and asking that some other man be appointed in the place of John Whiting as he wholly neglected the matter. In this matter Dea. John Cook and Epaphras Sheldon were witnesses before the assembly, and among other things Mrs. Marshall testified : " A nice little sum I brought him when I was married."
When Mr. Marshall found that the matter was likely to go into other hands for collection than Mr. Whiting's he changed his course entirely, and certified to the legislature that he would not pay the money only on condition that his wife should return to her home and duty ; and upon his manifesting a willingness to have her return, the legislature rescinded their former decree, and let the woman do whichever she might choose, go home or starve in old age.
Here, this woman was, really, sent out of her home, and kept out, by the husband, who enjoyed all the comforts of that home, much of which had been secured by her money, and during five years or mere she worked in various ways to obtain a living, she being nearly seventy years of age, and then was left by the legislature to go back to the place where she proved she had been most shamefully treated.
But what could she do, the laws then, and they are but little better now, protected the husband in most arbitrary assumptions and tyrannical rule in the home, and the public sense was against any claims of a wife except submission to the rule of her husband. Un- der such circumstances it is not surprising that many women of the finest and best mental qualities rejected the relations of married life and thereby retained their money and independency.
GOVERNMENT IN THE FAMILY.
It is customary to make invidious comparisons between the gov- ernment of the family in the olden time and at the present day, and conclude that the world is growing worse, at least in this respect, instead of better. The manners taught children in the public schools are frequently repeated as testimony to the superior training of those days over the present. Now, it was a very proper thing, and for- tunate that those who received no training at home, but "sit in the corner and keep still," and "be seen and not heard" and whose " wills had been broken," so they were mere mummies, and who had been taught to " keep their mouth shut" except when they said, "what ? yes ! no ! Mam ! Dad ! old man ! old woman !" besides
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the nick-names all round, should be taught so much as to take their hats off when meeting people on the highway.
It is well known that a large proportion of the men were so timid and bashful, for want of a little training in manners, and how to be- have in good society that they sought to keep out of such society, and to find a lower kind, where they would not be laughed at, and where oddities and doggerel words and language brought a premium.
One of the great lawyers of this nation, tells the story that he was taught when a boy in the yankee part of the nation, that he wasn't any body ; he should be " seen and not heard," and sit in the chim- ney corner ; that when through college and his law studies, he was so diffident from the effects of this teaching that he could scarcely muster courage to commence his professional business, and that he had suffered untold distress, thousands of times, even through all his life from this same cause ; and yet his name hasgone all through the land, in honor, as a lawyer.
One of the Christian laymen, who became celebrated in New Haven county, from 1800 to 1830, wrote in his journal, that he " had been kept under so at home that when twenty-one years of age, he did not dare to speak to any body of his very great desire to obtain a liberal education," that if he could have done so, some way would probably have opened for that end, and he should not have suffered as he did all his life, the mortification of the want of such education.
Much of the civilities between young women and young men (they did not have young ladies and young gentlemen, but " gals and boys"), were of the rudest kind, and such as they picked up of them- selves, and as a whole were rather demoralizing than elevating, as the consequences fully reveal, much of which is far beyond the delicacy to be retained in a book. A young man in Torringford, about the time of the Revolution, invited a young lady to go with him to a party ; she declined the invitation, and some years passed until she and the same young man met at an evening party, and at the close of the entertainment the young lady had no way to return home, and the young man offered to take her home on his horse, which offer she accepted. When they had journeyed about half the distance, the young man dropped his riding whip, and proposed to alight and get it, the young lady said she could obtain it with less trouble than he, and jumped from the horse with much politeness to pick it up and remount, but as soon as she was safely landed, the
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young man threw the pillion she rode on to her, and putting his horse on a run left her to travel home in the snow, some mile or two, thus settling the account of the mitten some years before.
It might be that this transaction occurred before the young people were taught such excellent manners in public schools.
We have heard so much about the well trained and well governed young men of seventy years ago that we are poorly prepared to learn that it was some forty or more of those same model young men who crept in the window at Ezekiel Appley's wedding, and stole all the provisions prepared for the occasion, and took all into the woods and ate it ; having, to be sure, the very great politeness of returning the dishes the next day ; and the family were thankful. that they did no further damage. And it was some thirty of these model fellows in Torringford, who stole Asa Loomis's bride and attempted to escape from the town with her but failed, and went to the tavern, and had a grand supper and liquors and refused to give up the bride until the bridegroom should pay the bill. How is it now ? On the third day of October 1877, a marriage occurred in Wolcottville, and was held in the church, and by voluntary good will an elegant audience was in waiting ; the organ played its sweet music (instead of horsefiddles, old muskets and the like, of olden time) ; the house was decorated in magnificent style with the flowers of numberless gardens and conservatories from far and near, making the occasion one of beauty, joy and happiness. On the eleventh day of the same month another wedding occurred in the Episcopal church, the first being in the Congregational, and the house was decorated in most beautiful style, by the voluntary good will of a score of young people, and the presents to the bride were such as to make the occasion a joy as long as her remembrance continues. And these are not isolated cases, but the like of which occurs frequently in very humble cottages, in the most rural parts of the country, only on a less extensive scale.
But it is said the children do not conduct as they used to do. Indeed they do not.
There lived a family in this town about sixty years ago, that was a family of good standing, of considerable property and energy of character, and the children have performed very honorable parts in life since. The story is told as a real fact that on a certain morning, while the father was on his knees praying, the old bunting ram came to the door, which was standing open, and the boys seeing him, made certain motions to him which always provoked his fury, and the animal
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made for the old man and hit him a solid bunt. This took the old gentle- man rather by surprise, and he sprang from his knees as if electrified, and remarked, "damn that ram," then kneeling again, finished his morning prayers. It would be no risk to venture a thousand dollars that no family could now be found in the town, that would treat a father, and religion, with such disrespect.
At Torrington center, or green, fifty years ago, some of these model boys who could take off their hats in the highway, and keep still in the house in the presence of company, used to exhibit some of the perfection of those days around the old academy (new then) during singing school nights, where year after year it was almost impossible to conduct the school. During one season, after a variety of enterprising, ingenious tricks for disturbance, they one evening arranged to give the singers pretty thorough attention. Hence during the day the windows were all nailed down with a purpose. When the audience was well in the exercises of the evening some very long goosequills filled with wet and dry powder for the purpose, were placed under the door and set afire. They went into the house, and around the house, everywhere filling the house with powder smoke and perfumes ; and they kept coming, one after another, as if intelligent and yet knowing nothing, but to dash on, here and there and everywhere, and at the same time red pepper was thrown down the stove pipe hole on the stove, which created much suffering in the effort to breathe. A rush was made, for the door, but it was braced shut by great benches and logs outside, which it was impossible to remove from the inside. Then gasping for breath they flew to the windows only to find them nailed down, and no refuge was left but to smash the window glass and get breath.
In Goshen the same thing was done in the presence of the select- men of the town, the society's committee, the constables and justices of the peace, who were all assembled to protect the singing school, and yet it was broken up and no body could be found who did it.
If anything half so annoying were to take place to-day, the state militia would be called out at once if needed to put an end to it.
The difference between the past and the present methods of family government seems to be, less, much less of the rod ; more love for children and parents, and hence, more respectful and heartfelt obe- dience, instead of slavish dread of the lash, and hence many more young people now become devoted to religious life, benevolent en- terprises, and moral culture. The oft repeated complaint about the
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degeneracy of family government in the present age is a scare-crow humbug of the stupidest kind.
Deacon Guy Wolcott's sons were among the most intelligent, enterprising, and industrious in the town, but were celebrated for being the most sedate and quiet at home, while abroad, or out in company, they were as full of sport and enjoyment as any body. At home they were not allowed to have such enjoyment, being trained in the strictest manner, and therefore they made up lost time when they escaped the watch of the parental eye, and where was there a family of any snap in them, but that did the same under like circum- stances. And there was another deacon's family still more unfortu- nate than Guy Wolcott's.
In early times when there were few carts in the town Priest Mills went to Dea. Gaylord's to borrow a cart, and making his request known, the deacon said, he would consent if Miah [his son Nehe- miah] would, but he guessed it wanted a band. Nehemiah said he would consent, if Jo would, but he guessed it wanted a gripe, and Joseph said he would consent if his father would, but he guessed it wanted a spike. Mr. Mills went home without the cart, and meet- ing a neighbor said : " I've been to Deacon Band's, Miah Gripe's, and Jo Spike's to get a cart, but I could not get one." Ever after that the deacon and his sons were called Deacon Band, Miah Gripe and Jo Spike. But it is hazardous to enter upon the list of nick- names, for they are so many, and some of them of such a character as to ruin the reputation of any book, to say nothing about the re- putation of the town, that the most discreet part of the battle is to retire from the field of observation, and suffer oblivion, if the old fellow would but do it, to hide forever, the stars of speech, that have been the sport of generations, now all gone.
In nothing was the people of this town peculiar, so far as is known, for they followed in the spirit of education, customs, manners, speeches, and the various uses of language and citizenship in a free country, as the people of other parts of the state, and New England ; and as city fashions and manners and customs are the style at the present time, the next historian of the town may have the pleasure of recording the peculiarities of city life for the amusement and know- ledge of country people.
CHAPTER XX.
LISTS OF NAMES.
REPRESENTATIVES IN THE STATE LEGISLATURE.
1762, May. Mr. John Cook. One vacancy.
Oct. Mr. Jonathan Coe. One vacancy. Mr. John Cook. Mr. Epaphras Sheldon.
Oct. Mr. John Cook. Mr. Epaphras Sheldon.
1763, May.
1774, Jan. Mr. John Cook.
Mr. Epaphras Sheldon. Mr. John Cook.
Oct. None from Torrington rec.
May.
One vacancy.
1764, May. Mr. John Cook. Mr. Jonathan Coe.
Oct. Mr. Epaphras Sheldon. Mr. Noah Marshall.
Oct. Mr. Jonathan Coe. One vacancy.
1775, March. Mr. Epaphras Sheldon. Mr. Noah Marshall.
1765, May. Mr. John Cook. Mr. Jonathan Coe.
Oct. Mr. John Cook. One vacancy.
May. Mr. Epaphras Sheldon. Mr. Noah Marshall.
1766, May. Mr. John Cook. Mr. Noah Wilson.
Oct. Mr. John Cook.
One vacancy.
Oct. Mr. John Cook. One vacancy.
May. Mr. John Cook. Mr. Noah Wilson.
1776, May.
Mr. Ephraim Bancroft. Capt. Shubael Griswold.
Oct. Mr. John Cook. One vacancy.
June. No representatives recorded.
Oct. Capt. Shubael Griswold.
Mr. Ephraim Bancroft.
Nov. Mr. Ephraim Bancroft.
Oct. Mr. John Cook. One vacancy.
Dec.
Capt. Shubael Griswold. Mr. Ephraim Bancroft.
1769, Jan. Mr. John Cook. One vacancy.
1777, May.
Capt. Shubael Griswold. Col. Epaphras Sheldon. Capt. Shubael Griswold.
May. Mr. John Cook. Mr. Noah Wilson.
Aug. Col. Epaphras Sheldon. Capt. Shubael Griswold.
Oct. Mr. John Cook.
Oct. Mr. Abner Marshall.
1770, May. Mr. John Cook. Mr. Noah Wilson.
1778, Jan.
Mr. Abner Marshall.
Oct. Mr. John Cook. One vacancy.
Feb. Mr. Abner Marshall.
1771, May. Mr. John Cook. One vacancy.
May. Mr. Abner Marshall.
Oct. Mr. John Cook.
Mr. Aaron Austin.
Mr. Noah Marshall.
Oct. Capt. Shubael Griswold.
Mr. Aaron Austin :.
1772, May. Mr Ephraim Bancroft. Capt. Amos Wilson.
Dec. Capt. Shubael Griswold.
Oct. Mr. John Cook. Mr. Ephraim Bancroft.
Mr. Aaron Austin.
1779, Apr. None given from Torrington.
July. Mr. Epaphras Sheldon.
One vacancy.
1767, Jan. Mr. John Cook. One vacancy.
Dec. None from Torrington.
1768, May. Mr. John Cook. Mr. Noah Wilson.
One vacancy.
Mr. John Cook.
One vacancy.
One vacancy.
1773, May. Mr. Epaphras Sheldon. Mr. John Cook.
April. Mr. Epaphras Sheldon. Mr. Noah Marshall.
LISTS OF NAMES.
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1779, May. Mr. Noah North. Mr. Abner Marshall.
Oct. Col. Epaphras Sheldon. Mr. Noah North. Col. Epaphras Sheldon. Mr. Noah North.
Oct. Mr. Epaphras Sheldon. Mr. Eliphalet Eno.
Apl. Col. Eliphaz Sheldon. Mr. Noah North.
1792, May. Doct. Elkanah Hodges. Mr. Eliphalet Eno. Oct. Mr. Elisha Smith. Mr. William Battle.
May. Capt. Shubael Griswold.
Mr. Noah North.
1793, May. Mr. Elisha Smith.
Mr. Shubael Griswold.
Nov.
Oct. Mr. Noah North. Capt. Shubael Griswold. Capt. Shubael Griswold. One vacancy.
Oct. Mr. Elisha Smith. Mr. Shubael Griswold.
1781, Feb. Mr. Noah North.
Capt. Shubael Griswold.
May. No representatives recorded.
Oct. Col. Epaphras Sheldon. One vacancy.
1795, May.
Mr. William Battle.
1782, Jan. Col. Epaphras Sheldon. Mr. Abner Marshall.
Oct. Mr. Elisha Smith. Mr. William Battle.
May. Mr. Abner Marshall.
Mr. Aaron Austin.
Mr. Jabez Gillett.
Oct.
Mr. David Grant. Mr. Eliphalet Eno.
Oct. Mr. Epaphras Sheldon. Mr. Jabez Gillett.
1783, Jan. No representatives recorded.
1797, May.
Mr. Elisha Smith. Mr. Jabez Gillett.
May. Mr. Noah North.
Mr. Eliphalet Eno.
Oct. Mr. Elisha Smith. Mr. Jabez Gillett.
Oct. Col. Epaphras Sheldon.
Doct. Samuel Woodward.
1784, Jan.
Col. Epaphras Sheldon.
1798, May. Mr. Elisha Smith. Mr. Jabez Gillett.
Doct. Samuel Woodward.
Oct. Mr. Wait Beach. Mr. Ebenezer Miller.
May. Oct. Mr Noah North.
Capt. Jabez Gillett.
1785, May.
Mr. Daniel Grant. Mr. David Soper.
Mr. Jabez Gillett. Oct. Mr. Elisha Smith. Mr. Nathaniel Austin.
Oct. Gen. Epaphras Sheldon. Mr. Samuel Woodward.
1800, May. Mr. Wait Beach. Mr. John Gillett.
1786, May. Capt. Amos Wilson.
Doct. Samuel Woodward.
1801, May, Mr. Elisha Smith.
Oct. Mr. Elisha Smith. Doct. Samuel Woodward.
Mr. William Battell.
1787, May. Mr. Noah North. Mr. Eliphalet Eno.
Mr. William Battell.
Oct. Capt. Amos Wilson.
Capt. Shubael Griswold.
1788, May. Gen'l Epaphras Sheldon. Mr. Eliphalet Eno.
Oct. Mr. Elisha Smith.
Mr. Eliphalet Eno.
1789, Jan.
Mr. Elisha Smith. Mr. Eliphalet Eno.
May. Mr Elisha Smith. Capt. Shubael Griswold.
1790, May.
Oct. Mr. Elisha Smith. Doct. Samuel Woodward. Mr. Elisha Smith. Doct. Samuel Woodward.
1805, May.
Mr. William Battell, Jr. Oct. Mr. Elisha Smith. Mr. William Battell, Jr. Phineas North. William Battell.
Oct. Elisha Hinsdale. William Battell.
1806, May. Elisha Hinsdale.
Oct. Mr. Elisha Smith. Mr. Eliphalet Eno. Dec. Mr. Elisha Smith. 34
1802, May. Mr. Elisha Smith.
Mr. William Battell. Oct. Mr. Phineas North. Mr. Jabez Gillett.
1803, May. Mr. Elisha Smith.
Mr. Jabez Gillett. Oct. Mr. Elisha Smith. Mr. Jabez Gillett.
1804, May. Mr. Phineas North.
1780, Jan.
1790, Dec. 1791, May. Mr. Epaphras Sheldon. Mr. Shubael Griswold.
Mr. Eliphalet Eno.
1794, May. Mr. Seth Wetmore. Mr. William Battle.
Oct. Mr. Seth Wetmore. One vacancy. Mr. Elisha Smith.
1796, May. Mr. Elisha Smith.
Mr. Eliphalet Eno.
1899, May. Mr. Elisha Smith.
Oct. Mr. Phineas North. Mr. William Battle.
Oct. Mr. Elisha Smith.
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1806, May. William Battell, Jr. Oct. Elisha Hinsdale. William Battell, Jr.
1822. Samuel Woodward.
1823. Levi Munsell. John Gillett, Jr.
1807, May. Elisha Smith. Norman Griswold.
1824. Levi Munsell. Isaac H. Dibble.
Oct. Elisha Smith.
William Battell.
1808, May. Elisha Smith.
William Battell.
Oct. Elisha Smith.
William Battell.
1 809, May. Elisha Smith.
William Battell.
Oct. Lyman Wetmore. John Gillett, Jun.
1810, May. Lyman Wetmore. John Gillett, Jr.
1830. Noah Drake, Jr. Horace Gillett.
Oct. Lyman Wetmore. Thaddeus Griswold.
1831. Asaph Gillett. Griswold Woodward.
1811, May. Elisha Smith.
Norman Griswold.
Oct. Elisha Smith. William Batell.
1833. Martin Webster. Levi Munsell.
1812, May. Elisha Smith. Thaddeus Griswold.
1834. Noah Drake. Cicero Hayden.
Aug. Elisha Smith.
Thaddeus Griswold.
Oct. Lyman Wetmore. Thaddeus Griswold.
1836. Zaccheus W. Bissell. Giles Whiting.
1813, May. Erastus Hodges. Thaddeus Griswold.
Oct. Erastus Hodges. John Gillett, Jr.
1814, May. Lyman Wetmore. Wm. Battell.
Oct. Lyman Wetmore. John Gillett, Jr.
1815, Jan. Lyman Wetmore. John Gillett, Jr.
1841. Uri Taylor. Luman Munsell.
May. Abel Hinsdale. Uriel Tuttle.
1842 Uri Taylor. No other recorded.
Oct. Russell C. Abernethy. William Battell.
1816, May. Russell C. Abernethy. Thaddeus Griswold.
1844. Asaph Gillett. Griswold Woodward.
1845. Lyman W. Coe. Dennis Coe.
1846. Lorrain Hindsale. Nelson Roberts.
1847. Lorrain Hindsale. Nelson Roberts.
1848. Jannah B. Phelps. Frederick P. Whiting.
1849. Jannah B. Phelps. Homer F. Thrall.
1850. Albert Bradley. Henry S. Barbour.
1851. Lewis Whiting. John W. Cooke.
1821. John Gillett, Jr.
Abel Hinsdale.
1822. Matthew Grant.
1838. Lorrain Thrall. Israel Holmes.
1839. Elkanah H. Hodges. Anson Colt, Jr.
1840. Luman Munsell. Anson Colt, Jr.
1843. Griswold Woodward. Asaph Gillett.
Oct. Russell C. Abernethy. Thaddeus Griswold.
1817, May. Lyman Wetmore. William Battell.
1818, May.
Oct.
Oct. Lyman Wetmore. John Gillett, Jr. Lyman Wetmore. John Gillett, Jr. Abel Kinsdale. William Battell. Elihu Cook. John Gillett, Jr.
1819.
1820. Elihu Cook.
John Gillett, Jr.
1852. Edmund A. Wooding. Leverett Tuttle.
1853. Noah Drake.
1825. Russell C. Abernethy. Isaac H. Dibble.
1826. Erastus Hodges. Uriel Tuttle.
1827. Erastus Hodges. William Battell.
1828. Russell C. Abernethy. William Battell.
1829. Noah Drake, Jr. Horace Gillett.
1832. Erastus Hodges. William Battell.
1835. Ralph Deming. Noah Drake, Jr.
1837. Giles Whiting. John Gillett.
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LISTS OF NAMES.
1853. L. Thompson.
1854. Noah Drake. Henry Hopkins.
1867. Roger C. Barber. Elisha Turner.
1855. N. Roberts. C. A. Winship.
1868. Joseph F. Calhoun. Thomas A. Starks.
1856. George P. Bissell. Lewis A. Thrall.
1869. Charles Hotchkiss. Edward B. Birge.
1857. George P. Bissell. Lewis A. Thrall.
1870. J. W. Phelps. Luther Bronson.
1858. Thomas A. Miller. Samuel J. Stocking.
1871. E. C. Hotchkiss. John M. Burr.
1859. Thomas A. Miller. Andrew Roberts.
1872. F. J. Seymour. Wait B. Wilson.
1860. Harlow Fyler. Francis N. Holley.
1873. Charles McNeil. James Alldis.
1861. Harvey L. Rood. George L. Whiting.
1874. Charles McNeil. Charles F. Church.
1862. B. R. Agard. Roderick Bissell.
1875. Charles F. Brooker. Edward C. Hotchkiss.
1863. Alonzo Whiting. Henry G. Colt.
1876. Charles McNeil.
John W. Gamwell.
1877. Levi Hodges.
Achille F. Migeon.
TOWN CLERKS.
Dea. John Cook, 1740 to 1779, 38 yrs. Gen. Epaph. Sheldon, 1779 to 1795, 15 " Esqr. Elisha Smith, 1795 to 1813, 18 "
John Gillett, 1813 to 1823, 10 " Russell C. Abernethy, 1823 to 1827, 4 "
Henry S. Barbour, 1851 to 1870, 19 "
John Gillett, 1827 to 1831, 4 ' Russell C. Abernethy, 1831 to 1835, 4 " John Gillett, 1835 to 1837, 2 66
Gideon H. Welch, Fred, F. Fuessenich, 1870 to 1877, 7 " 1877.
SELECTMEN.I
1777. Epaphras Sheldon. Amos Wilson. Ephraim Bancroft. Shubael Griswold. Elijah Gaylord. 1778. Noah Wilson. Shubael Griswold. Abner Loomis. Noah North. Jabez Gillett. 1779. Ephraim Bancroft. John Strong. Noah North. 1780. Epaphras Sheldon. Abner Loomis. Daniel Hudson. Noah North. David Soper.
1781. Epaphras Sheldon. Abner Loomis. Amos Wilson. Jesse Cook. Jabez Gillett.
1782. Amos Wilson. Jabez Gillett. Abner Loomis. Shubael Griswold. Daniel Grant.
1783. Amos Wilson. David Soper. Noah North. Jabez Gillett. Abner Loomis.
1784. Elisha Smith. David Soper. Daniel Grant.
FLI In consequence of the loss of the First Book of Records of the town meetings, the list before 1777, could not be given. The record of town clerks before that date was ob- tained from the town treasurer's book.
Russell C. Abernethy, 1837 to 1838, 1 yrs.
John Gillett, 1838 to 1844, 6 "
Francis N. Holley, 1844 to 1850, 6 "
Giles A. Gaylord, 1850 to 1851, I "
1864. Lauren Wetmore. James Ashborn.
1865. Henry S. Barbour. Elijah Woodward.
1866. O. R. Fyler. W. H. Barber.
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1784. Austin Haydon. Abijah Wilson.
1785. Amos Wilson. Austin Haydon. Elisha Smith.
David Soper. Thomas Marshall.
1786. Elisha Smith. David Soper. Austin Haydon. Thomas Marshall. Elkanah Hodges.
1787. Elkanah Hodges.
Zachariah Mather.
Abijah Wilson. Samuel Austin. Stephen Fyler.
1802. Elisha Smith. John Gillett. Phineas North.
1803. Elisha Smith. John Gillett. Phineas North.
1804. Elisha Smith. John Gillett. Phineas North.
1805. Elisha Smith. John Gillett. Phineas North.
1806. Elisha Smith. John Gillett. Phineas North.
1807. Elisha Smith. John Gillett. Phineas North.
1808. Elisha Smith. Phineas North. Thaddeus Griswold.
1809. Phineas North. Thaddeus Griswold. Lyman Wetmore.
1810. Lyman Wetmore. Thaddeus Griswold. William Whiting.
18II. Lyman Wetmore. Thaddeus Griswold. William Whiting.
1812. Lyman Wetmore. Thaddeus Griswold. William Whiting.
1813. Matthew Grant. Norman Griswold. Elihu Cook.
1814. Matthew Grant. Norman Griswold. Elihu Cook.
1815. Matthew Grant. Norman Griswold. Elihu Cook.
1816. Elihu Cook. Norman Griswold. Matthew Grant.
1817. Elihu Cook. Daniel G. Humphrey.
1788. Abijah Wilson. Zachariah Mather. Caleb Lyman. David Soper. Stephen Fyler.
1789. Wait Beach. Jabez Gillett. Asahel Miller.
1790. Wait Beach. Daniel Dibble. George Miller.
1791. Elkanah Hodges. William Battell. Seth Wetmore. John Gillett. Ebenezer Lyman.
1792. Elkanah Hodges. William Battell. Seth Wetmore. John Gillett. Ebenezer Lyman.
1793. Elkanah Hodges. William Battell. Seth Wetmore. John Gillett. Ebenezer Lyman. 1794. Elisha Smith. Nathaniel Austin. Seth Wetmore. Joseph Gaylord. Phineas North.
1795. Seth Wetmore. Joseph Gaylord. Nathaniel Austin. Elisha Smith. Phineas North.
1796. Elisha Smith. Daniel Dibble. Phineas North. Joseph Gaylord. Stephen Fyler. 1797. Elisha Smith. Daniel Dibble. Stephen Fyler. Jabez Gillett.
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