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In 1803, John Sterry and Epaphras Porter issued the " True Republican," of which Consider Sterry was editor, and continued the same for about four years.
In January, 1829, the "Norwich Republican," by Boardman & Faulkner, made its appearance. It soon passed into the possession of Adams & Faulkner ; they retiring, it was published till April, 1835, by Melzar Gardner. At that time it was purchased by Marcus B. Young, its political character was changed, and L. F. S. Foster assumed the editorial charge. The Republican was discontinued in 1838.
In May, 1835, James Holbrook issued the first number of "The Norwich Aurora." He continued its publication till June, 1838, when Gad S. Gilbert purchased it and conducted it till March 24, 1841. From that time till it passed into its present proprietorship, August 8, 1844, it was successively conducted by William Trench and Trench & Conklin.
From 1843 till 1848, "The Norwich News" was published by William Faulk- ner.
Of the other newspapers which have had an ephemeral existence in Norwich, the following may be mentioned :-
"The Canal of Intelligence," by Levi Huntington Young, commenced in 1826.
" The Norwich Spectator," by Park Benjamin and M. B. Young, commenced in Nov., 1829. Revived in 1842 by John G. Cooley, and continued for a short time.
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"The Norwich Free Press," by M. B. Young, Feb., 1830.
"The Norwich Gleaner," by B. F. Taylor, in 1845.
"The American Patriot," by the friends of general Taylor, 1848.
"The Norwich Tribune," by Charles B. Platt and Edmund C. Stedman, in 1852.
" The Norwich Examiner," by Andrew Stark, in 1853.
" The State Guard," by the same publisher, in 1855.
At the present writing, in August, 1859, the press of Norwich is as follows :- "The Norwich Courier," published by the trustee of the estate of George B. Smith.
"The Norwich Aurora," by John W. Stedman.
" The Morning Bulletin," by Manning, Perry & Co., established in Dec. 1858.
"The Weekly Reveille," by Walter S. Robinson. (Since suspended.)
" The Free Academy Journal," published by the students of the free academy.
POSTAL AFFAIRS IN NORWICH.
In reply to inquiries regarding the postal history of the town, the following interesting letter was received from Horatio King, First Assistant Postmaster General of the United States.
POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT, Appointment Office, ¿ September 21st, 1859.
SIR :- Your letter of the 12th instant has been received.
In reply, I have to inform you that, from the loss of three of the oldest record books of this office by the fire which consumed the building in 1836, it is not within the means of the department to furnish the exact date of establishments, or the appointment of the first postmasters; but, on referring to the records of the auditor's office, which are more perfect, it is believed the time at which they commenced making quarterly returns, is ascertained. In view, also, of there being two offices by the name of Norwich and Norwich Town, and as these have heretofore borne different names, it is thought advisable to begin with the first office, and note the changes as they occurred, each postmaster holding the office up to the rendering of accounts by his successor. Under this arrange- ment, the office of Norwich makes returns as far back as 1st April, 1782, and Dudley Woodbridge was the postmaster, probably the first postmaster, and this is about the date of the establishment of the office. The information required, therefore, may be given as follows :-
Norwich, (Ct.,) probably established during the winter of. 1782
Dudley Woodbridge appointed postmaster during the winter of. 1782 William Leffingwell appointed postmaster during the month of Jan. 1790 Christopher Leffingwell appointed postmaster during the month of Aug .. . 1793 Christopher Leffingwell, Jr., appointed P. M. during the month of July. .. 1797
Gardner Carpenter appointed postmaster on the 19th Jan. 1799
John Hyde appointed postmaster on the 1st July . 1815 Who held the office up to the change of name to Norwich Town, which order was made by the postmaster general on the 21st April, 1836.
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Norwich Town, (late Norwich,) established 1st April,
1836 John Hyde appointed postmaster 1st April, 1836
Henry Harland appointed postmaster 5th Oct., . 1836
John T. Wait
3d Oct., .
1840
Henry B. Tracy
18th Jan.,
1844
Elisha F. Rogers 66
22d July,
1853
Henry B. Tracy
1st July, 18544
Who is the present incumbent.
This appears to be all the information that can be given relative to these offices. The present office of Norwich, also, formerly had other names, and preserving the same arrangement as to changes, it is thought best to commence with the first, to wit :-
Chelsea Landing, probably established during the fall of 1803
Jacob DeWitt appointed postmaster during the fall of. 1803
John De Witt
13th December,
1809
Charles Kinney
66
3d June,
1823
Who continued as postmaster till the change of name to Norwich City, which was made on the 6th of November, 1827.
Norwich City, (late Chelsea Landing,) established 6th November, 1827
Charles Kinney appointed postmaster 6th Nov., . 1827
Wm. L'Hommedieu appointed postmaster 25th Aug. 1829 Who continued to act till the change of name to Norwich, which was ordered on the 21st April, 1836.
Norwich, (late Norwich City,) established on the 21st April, 1836
Wm. L'Hommedieu appointed postmaster 21st April. 1836
Samuel M. Downer
4th Feb., .
1842
Enoch C. Chapman
11th April,
1843
John H. Townsend
15th June,
1844
Wm. L'Hommedieu
2d June,
1845
John Dunham
66
21st June,
1849
John W. Stedman
66
25th April,
1853
Who is the present incumbent.
It will be seen, therefore, that the original Norwich is now Norwich Town ; and the present Norwich was first Chelsea Landing, then Norwich City, and last Norwich.
As to the inquiry relative to the net revenue of these offices from time to- time, it is also difficult to furnish any accurate information, and in view of the several changes in the rates of postage, no definite statement could well be made of the growth of an office; but I may add that the proceeds of Norwich in 1782, was about $75; and that of Chelsea Landing in 1803, about $90.
Trusting that the foregoing information may prove to be of some advantage in the work you are engaged upon, I remain, respectfully.
JOHN W. STEDMAN.
HORATIO KING.
.
John Hyde
28th June,
1841
Henry McNelly =
12th April,
1850
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A MODEL LOVE LETTER.
The following is a copy of the original letter among the collections in the Connecticut historical society, written by the Rev. Edward Taylor, of Westfield, Massachusetts, July, 1674, to Miss Elizabeth Fitch, daughter of the Rev. James Fitch, one of the original proprietors, and first clergyinan settled in the town of Norwich.
This letter was written by the Rev. Mr. Taylor to Miss Fitch-reputed to have been a beautiful and accomplished lady-during his courtship, and was to have been read, if opportunity offered, at the bi-centennial dinner, by colonel George L. Perkins, a great great grandson of the Rev. Mr. Fitch.
WESTFIELD, Mass., 8th day of the 7th month, 1674.
MY DOVE :- I send you not my heart, for that I hope is sent to Heaven long since, and unless it has awfully deceived me it hath not taken up its lodgings in any one's bosom on this side the royal city of the Great King; but yet the most of it that is allowed to be layed out upon any creature doth safely and singly fall to your share. So much my post pigeon presents you with here in these lines. Look not (I entreat you) on it as one of love's hyperboles. If I borrow the beams of some sparkling metaphor to illustrate my respects unto thyself by, for you having made my breast the cabinet of your affections as I yours mine, I know not how to offer a fitter comparison to set out my love by, than to compare it unto a golden ball of pure fire rolling up and down my breast, from which there flies now and then a spark like a glorious beam from the body of the flaming sun. But alas! striving to catch these sparks into a love letter unto yourself, and to gild it with them as with a sun beam, find, that by what time they have fallen through my pen upon my paper, they have lost their shine and fall only like a little smoke thereon instead of gilding them. Wherefore, finding myself so much deceived, I am ready to begrudge my instruments, for though my love within my breast is so large that my heart is not sufficient to contain it, yet they can make it no more room to ride into, than to squeeze it up betwixt my black ink and white paper. But know that it is the coarsest part that is couchant there, for the finest is too fine to clothe in any linguist and huswifry, or to be expressed in words, and though this letter bears but the coarsest part to you, yet the purest is improved for you. But now, my dear love, lest my letter should be judged the lavish language of a lover's pen, I shall endeavor to show that conjugal love ought to exceed all other love. 1st, appears from that which it represents, viz : The respect there is betwixt Christ and his church, Eph. 5th, 25th, although it differs from that in kind; for that is spiritual and this human, and in degree, that is boundless and transcendent, this limited and subordinate; yet it holds out that this should be cordial and with respect to all other transcendent. 2d, Because conjugal love is the ground of conjugal union, or conjugal sharing the effects of this love, is also a ground of this union. 3d, From those Christian duties which are incumbent on persons in this state as not only a serving God together, a praying together, a joining in the ruling and instructing their family together, which could not be carried on as it should be without a great degree of true love, and also a mutual giving each other to each other, a mutual succoring each other in
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all states, ails, grievances ; and how can this be when there is not a love exceed- ing all other love to any creature ? And hereby if persons in this state have not love exceeding all love, it's with them for the most part as with the strings of an instrument not tuned up, when struck upon makes but a jarring, harsh sound But when we get the wires of an instrument equally drawn up, and rightly struck upon, sound together, make sweet music whose harmony doth enravish the ear; so when the golden strings of true affection are struck up into a right conjugal love, thus sweetly doth this state then harmonize to the comfort of each other and to the glory of God when sanctified. But yet, the conjugal love must exceed all other, yet it must be kept within bounds, for it must be sub- ordinate to God's glory ; the which that mine may be so, it having got you in its heart, doth offer my heart with you in it as a more rich sacrifice into God through Christ, and so it subscribeth me,
Your true love till deatlı,
EDWARD TAYLOR.
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This for my friend and only beloved
Miss ELIZABETH FITCH,
at her father's house in Norwich.
THE TRADE AND MANUFACTURES OF NORWICH ABOUT 1800.
BY GEORGE S. HOWLAND, ESQ., OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.
Norwich early enjoyed the advantages of commerce, being situated at the head of navigation on the Thames, whence the agricultural region adjacent found cheap and easy transport for its productions.
The trade was chiefly with the West India islands, and received an important impulse during the maritime war between England and France, in 1801-2, when their respective fleets had each their rendezvous at one of the islands, and sought supplies from the United States. The English commissioners under lord Bolingbroke, visited Boston for this purpose, and were advised to proceed to Norwich and negotiate with Joseph Howland & Co., which was done, and a satisfactory arrangement made. Soon thereafter the French commissioners arrived at Boston on a similar errand, and in like manner were advised to seek supplies at Norwich; obeying which, they too, resorted to J. Howland & Co., and thus, this enterprising town supplied the two hostile fleets, and gathered to itself much incidental trade, employed scores of vessels, entered largely into ship building, and took rank as one of the most flourishing commercial towns
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in New England. The spur to ship building gave rise to collateral branches of manufacture, and a second cordage manufactory was originated by Messrs. Howland.
At this period an intelligent mechanic from Scotland came to this country, for the purpose of introducing the spinning of hemp and weaving of duck by machinery, which had not been attempted this side of the Atlantic.
Attracted by report of the valuable water power, and the enterprise of the place, he visited Norwich, and being favorably impressed, sought the co-oper- ation of the Messrs. Howland, who, after being made acquainted with his plans, consented to entertain the proposition.
Knowledge of the contemplated enterprise reached the government at Washington, and much interest was manifested in its success, it being regarded as a work of national importance. Correspondence with Messrs. Howland was opened by the secretary of the treasury; the fostering aid of the government promised in every mode that it could be conveniently rendered; contracts for the supply of the navy were proffered; cash advances to a large stipulated amount; and a bounty for each bolt of duck of a given weight. It also awakened much local interest, and the citizens of Norwich encouraged it by their liveliest sympathy. These combined influences, added to its being allied to the legitimate business of the firm, induced Nathaniel Howland to embark in the undertaking. A mill site was purchased at " The Falls," the erection of a building commenced, and arrangements made for the construction of machinery, when an event occurred, which, for a time, arrested the enterprise, and came near changing the whole design, and with it the fortunes of all concerned. Led by the same influences which drew Mr. Baxter, the hemp spinner, to Nor- wich, Mr. Slater, the pioneer cotton spinner in this country, was also attracted thither, and introducing himself to Mr. Howland, he presented such estimates in respect to the more profitable results of cotton spinning, as to induce Mr. H. to pause and seriously consider whether he would not change his plan, and adapt cotton machinery to the mill already commenced. But then, cotton spinning in this country was an untried experiment, and in no way connected with his established business. Norwich was essentially a commercial town, and favored only such manufactures as related to this primary interest; friends dissuaded from the change; Mr. Baxter took alarm, and acquainted the de- partment at Washington with the threatened peril to their favorite enterprise ; a vigorous correspondence was carried on between the secretary and Mr. How- land, tending to discourage the cotton, and urging adherence to the hempen fabric. These counsels finally prevailed. Mr. H. decided to persevere in the original design. Mr. Slater, failing to interest others, turned away in discourage- ment, to renew his efforts under more favorable auspices, at Pautuxet, Rhode Island-where the history of his prosperous career enters into the annals of the state.
Thus Norwich lost the proffered honor of first domiciling this great element of wealth on this side the Atlantic.
The hemp and duck enterprise went into successful operation after absorbing a large capital, enjoyed a brief prosperity, soon became involved in the general
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disasters which befel commerce and its collateral branches, and finally sunk into irreparable ruin under the ill-starred embargo of 1807. For a series of years, Norwich continued to languish under the loss of her commerce and ship build- ing, until undergoing a gradual transition, slowly emerged into a prosperous manufacturing town, based upon the very fabric which she had previously so unwisely rejected-and the mill where it first sought a residence was afterward made to resound with the hum of the cotton spindle.
DEPUTIES FROM NORWICH TO THE GENERAL COURT, AND REPRESENTA- TIVES IN THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
COLLECTED BY J. HAMMOND TRUMBULL.
MAY SESSION.
1662
1663 Hugh Caulkin, Thomas Tracy.
1664
1665 Francis Griswold.
1666
1667 Thomas Tracy, abs.
1668 Francis Griswold, Benj. Brewster.
1669 Hugh Caulkin.
1670 Thos. Tracy, abs., Thos. Leffingwell.
1671 Francis Griswold,
1672 Thos. Tracy,
1673
1674 Thos. Leffingwell, Simon Huntington. 1675 John Mason, Thos. Tracy.
1676 Thos. Tracy, Thos. Leffingwell.
1677 1678
James Fitch, jr.
1679 James Fitch, Thos. Leffingwell.
1680 Wm. Backus.
1681 Benj. Brewster,
1682 Thos. Leffingwell, Benj. Brewster.
1683 Thos. Tracy.
1684 Thos. Tracy, Wm. Backus.
1685 Thos. Leffingwell, Simon Huntington. 1686 Benj. Brewster, Thos. Leffingwell.
66 Thomas Waterman. Benj. Brewster. 66
66
1687 66 [Charter government suspended, Oct., 1687, to May, 1689.]
1689 Benj. Brewster, Thos. Leffingwell. 1690
1691 Thos. Leffingwell, Rich. Bushnell.
1692 Benj. Brewster,
1693 Thos. Leffingwell,
1694 Benj. Brewster,
1695 Benj. Brewster, Wm. Bushnell .* 1696 Thos. Leffingwell, Rich. Bushnell, abs. 1697 Benj. Brewster, 1698 Richard Bushnell, John Tracy.
1699 -
1700 Thos. Leffingwell, Solomon Tracy. 1701 John Tracy, 1702 Richard Bushnell
1704
1703 Thomas Leffingwell. Solomon Tracy.
OCTOBER SESSION. Thos. Leffingwell, Thomas Tracy.
Francis Griswold,
Thos. Leffingwell, Francis Griswold. Hugh Caulkin, Francis Griswold, Thomas Tracy.
abs. Thos. Leflingwell.
Hugh Caulkin, abs.
Thomas Tracy, Hugh Caulkin, 66
John Mason, 66
Thomas Tracy,
John Mason, Thomas Leffingwell.
Thomas Tracy, Thomas Leffingwell.
Simon Huntington.
66
James Fitch.
James Fitch, Benj. Brewster. William Backus. Thos. Leffingwell.
Thomas Tracy,
Thos. Leffingwell, Wm. Backus.
Benj. Brewster, William Backus.
Thos. Leffingwell. Thos. Leffingwell, John Birchard. Benj. Brewster, Richard Bushnell. Thos. Leffingwell. John Tracy.
Benj. Brewster, Thos. Leffingwell. Richard Bushnell.
John Tracy, Solomon Tracy.
Rich. Bushnell, Thos. Leffingwell, Solomon Tracy. John Tracy, Solomon Tracy,
Richard Bushnell, Joseph Backus.
So in the record, for Richard Bushnell, probably.
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MAY SESSION.
1705 Richard Bushnell, Solomon Tracy.
1706 1707 Richard Bushnell, (clerk)
1708
1709
1710 Christopher Huntington.
1711
(clerk) Solomon Tracy.
1712 Joseph Backus.
1713
(speaker)
Rich. Bushnell, Joseph Backus. ..
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1716
1717
(speaker) Solomon Tracy. Joseph Backus.
1719
(speaker)
Daniel Tracy, Benajah Bushnell, Jabez Perkins.
66
1720
Jabez Hyde.
1721 Joseph Backus,
1722
Jabez Perkins.
1723
Benajah Bushnell. Jabez H de.
1726
1727
James Huntington. Jabez Hyde.
1729 Jabez Hyde, Joseph Tracy.
1730 Joseph Backus, Benajah Bushnell. 1731 Isaac Huntington.
1732 Jabez Hyde, Simon Lothrop. 1733 Joseph Backus, Jabez Hyde.
1738
Joseph Kingsbury.
1739
1740
Joshua Huntington.
1741 Josh. Huntington, Isaac Huntington. 1742
1743
Simon Lathrop.
1744
Hez. Huntington.
1745
1746 Hez. Huntington, Eben. Backus. 1747 Eben. Backus, Dan'l Huntington. 1748 Hez. Huntington, Eben. Backus.
1749 Eben. Backus, Isaac Tracy.
1750
Jabez Huntington.
1751 Joseph Tracy, jr., Eben. Hartshorn. 1752 Philip Turner, Isaac Tracy.
1753 Isaac Tracy, 1754
Elisha Tracy. Joseph Tracy.
1755
1756
Elisha Tracy. Joseph Tracy.
1757 Jabez Huntington (clerk.) 1758 Jabez Huntington (clerk,) I. Tracy. 1759
1760
(speaker) 66
1761
1762
Eben. Backus.
1763 66 Isaac Tracy.
1764 Daniel Lothrop,
1765
Sam'l Huntington.
OCTOBER SESSION. Solomon Tracy, Joseph Backus.
Rich. Bushnell.
Samuel Griswold,
66
Rich. Bushnell (clerk), Joseph Backus. Solomon Tracy,
66 Rich. Bushnell (clk.)
1714
1715
(speaker)
Thomas Leffingwell, Richard Bushnell,
Thomas Adgate. Joseph Backus, Jabez Perkins. Thomas Adgate.
Christopher Huntington, " Joseph Backus, Jabez Hyde. Thomas Adgate, William Hyde.
Jabez Hyde, Jabez Perkins. Benajah Bushnell, Joseph Backus. Joseph Backus, Jabez Hyde. Joseph Kingsbury, jr., Isaac Huntington. Jabez Huntington, John Edgerton. Jabez Hyde, Joseph Tracy. Benajah Bushnell, Jabez Hyde. Simon Lothrop, Hez. Huntington. Joseph Tracy, Isaac Huntington. Hez. Huntington, Joseph Tracy. Samuel Backus.
Joshua Huntington, 66
Isaac Tracy. Joseph Kingsbury, Simon Lothrop. Hez. Huntington, Joshua Huntington. 66 Ebenezer Backus.
66
Ebenezer Backus, Isaac Tracy.
Ebenezer Hartshorn, Wm. Whiting. Wm. Whiting, Joseph Tracy. Isaac Tracy, Elisha Tracy. Jabez Huntington, Simon Tracy, jr. . " Daniel Lothrop.
Isaac Tracy, Elisha Fitch. Jabez Huntington. Jabez Huntington (clerk,) John Perkins. (clerk,) 66
Daniel Lothrop. (speaker) Isaac Tracy. 66 Ebenezer Hartshorn.
Daniel Lothrop.
Daniel Lothrop, Ebenezer Backus. Isaac Tracy, Wm. Morgan.
1718
1724
1725
1728
1734 Hez. Huntington, Jos. Kingsbury, jr. 1735 Benajah Bushnell, Joseph Tracy. 1736 Hez. Huntington. 1737 Hez. Huntington, Joseph Tracy. , 66
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MAY SESSION.
1766 Isaac Tracy, John Durkee.
1767 Isaac Tracy, Joseph Tracy.
1768 Joseph Tracy, Elisha Lothrop. 1769 Elisha Fitch, Elijah Backus.
1770 Chris. Leffingwell. 1771 Sam'l Tracy, Benj. Huntington.
1772 Rufus Lathrop, 1773
1774 Isaac Tracy 1775 Benj. Huntington, Sam'l Huntington.
1776 Rufus Lathrop.
1777
(clerk)
1778 (speaker) Jabez Perkins.
1779 Nath'l Niles, Aaron Cleveland.
1780 Jabez Perkins.
1781 Benj. Huntington.
1782 Barnabas Huntington, Sam'l Lovert. 1783 Elisha Lathrop, John Backus.
1784
1785 1786
Chris. Leffingwell. Barnabas Huntington.
1787 Jed. Huntington, Jared Tracy.
1788 John M. Breed.
1789 Elisha Hydc, Elijah Backus.
1790 Chris. Leffingwell.
1791 Benj. Huntington, Elisha Hyde. 1792 Elisha Hyde, Joseph Williams. 1793 Joseph Williams, John Backus.
1794 Elisha Hydc, Roger Griswold. 1795 Asa Spalding. 1796 Joseph Williams, John Backus. "
1797 1798 John Backus, Eben. Huntington. . 1799 Elisha Hyde, John Turner.
1800 "John Backus.
1801 Jacob De Witt. 1802 Elisha Tracy, Jacob De Witt.
1803 Elisha Hyde, Nath'l Shipman, jr. 1804 Asa Spalding, Benjamin Coit. 1805 Nath'l Shipman, Benj. Snow. 1806
1807 Cushing Eells, Newcomb Kinney. 1808 Simeon Thomas, Peter Lanman. 1809 Thos. L. Thomas, John Fanning. 1810 Cushing Eells, Daniel L. Coit. 1811 .Moses Benjamin, Jabez Huntington. 1812 Benj. Snow, Nath'l Shipman.
1813 Ezra Lathrop,
1814 Nath'l Shipman, Joseph Williams. 1815 Newcomb Kinney.
1816 Chas. Thomas, Roger Huntington. 1817 Ezra Lathrop, =
1818 Cushing Eells, Newcomb Kinney.
OCTOBER SESSION. Isaac Tracy, Joseph Tracy. 66
Joseph Tracy, Elisha Fitch. Elisha Fitch, Elijah Backus.
Benj. Huntington, Samnel Tracy. Isaac Tracy, Rufus Lathrop. Benj. Huntington, Isaac Tracy.
"
(clerk) Rufus Lathrop.
Elijah Backus, Elisha Latlırop. Benj. Huntington (speaker,) Jab. Perkins. 66
Elisha Lathrop, 66
Joshua Huntington, John Backns. John Backus, Elisha Latlırop. Chris. Leffingwell, 66
Elisha Lathrop, Barnabas Huntington. Jed. Huntington, Nath'l Backus. Backus, Tracy. Jed. Huntington, Elisha Hyde. Elisha Hyde, Chris. Leffingwell.
Joseph Williams. 66
Joseph Williams, Roger Griswold (clerk.) John Backus.
Elisha Hyde, Asa Spalding. John Turner.
John Backus, Ebenezer Huntington.
Elisha Hyde, Jona. Frisbic. Jacob De Witt.
Elisha Hyde, Nathaniel Shipman, jr.
Nathaniel Shipman, jr., John Backus. Nathanel Shipman, Benjamin Snow. Cushing Eells, Jona. Devotion. Simcon Thomas, Cushing Eells. 66 Peter Lanman.
Thomas L. Thomas, John Fanning. Moses Benjamin, Ezra Lathrop.
Daniel L. Coit, Jabez Huntington.
John Hyde, Moses Benjamin. Nathaniel Shipman, Joseph Williams. 66
Newcomb Kinney, Charles Thomas. Roger Huntington, Elisha Tracy. = James Lanman (clerk)
Charles Thomas, Erastus Coit.
Under the new constition, only one session a year has been held, in May.
1819 Calvin Goddard, Newcomb Kinney. 1826 Chas. P. Huntington, Cushing Eells. 1820 Roger Huntington, Erastus Coit. 1827 Frank T. Lathrop, George Hill. 1828 Chas. P. Huntington, Ichabod Ward. 1829 Epaphras Porter. 1821 Elisha Tracy, Asa Roath. 1822 Charles Rockwell, Elisha Tracy. 1823 Elisha Tracy, George Hill. 1830 John De Witt,(clerk) Chas. F. Lester.
1831 Chas. P. Huntington, (clerk) Jona. G.
1824 David Tracy. 1825 .Rog. Huntington, Newcomb Kinney. W. Trumbull.
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1832 Win. H. Law, Chas. P. Huntington. 1815 Henry Strong, Chas. W. Rockwell. 1833 Chas. P. Huntington, Jas. Lanman. 1846 L. F. S. Foster, Gardiner Thurston. . 1834 Chas. W. Rockwell, Roger Hunting- 1847 L. F. S. Foster (speaker,) Chas. Bliss. ton (speaker.)
1848 " Thos. L. Stedman.
1835 Chas. P. Huntington, Samuel Tyler. 1849 Henry McNelly, Alba F. Smith. 1836 Chas. W. Rockwell, Lewis Hyde. 1850 James Stedman, Edmund D. Roath.
1837 Lewis Hyde (clerk,) Enoch C. Chap- 1851 Philo M. Judson, Benj. Durfey. man.
1852 Jeremiah Halsey, Samuel Case.
1838 Gurdon Chapman, James Stedman. 1853 Oliver Woodworth.
1839 Roger Huntington, L. F. S. Foster.
1854 L. F. S. Foster (speaker) Moses Pierce.
1840 La Fayette S. Foster, Charles Bliss. 1841 Benj. W. Tompkins, John Dunham. 1856 Stephen W. Meech, Henry H. Stark- weather
1842 (no choice.)
1843 (no choice.)
1857 S. W. Meech, Samuel H. Grosvenor.
1844 Zebulon R. Robbins, Roger Hunt- 1858 George W. Gould, Chas. N. Farnam. ington. 1859 Jeremiah Halsey, James A. Hovey.
REPRESENTATIVES FROM FRANKLIN.
MAY SESSION.
OCTOBER SESSION.
I786
Barnabas Huntington.
1787 John Barker.
John Barker.
1788 Eli Hyde.
Eli Hyde.
1789 John Gager.
John Gager.
1790 Eli Hyde.
Eli Hyde.
1791 Nathan Lord.
Nathan Lord.
1792 Eli Hyde.
Eli Hyde.
1793 Thomas Hyde.
Thomas Hyde.
1794 Eli Hyde.
Eli Hyde.
1795 Silas Hartshorn.
Silas Hartshorn.
1796
David Mason.
1797 David Mason.
Thomas Hyde.
1798 Thomas Hyde.
1799 Nathan Lord.
Nathan Lord.
1800 John Gager.
Eleazer Tracy.
1801 Eleazer Tracy.
1802 Nathan Lord.
Nathan Lord.
1803 Elisha Edgerton.
Elisha Edgerton.
1804 Eleazer Tracy.
Eleazer Tracy.
1805 Nathan Lord.
Nathan Lord.
1806 Oliver Johnson.
Oliver Johnson.
1807 Eleazer Tracy.
Eleazer Tracy.
1808 1809
1810 Nathan Lord.
Nathan Lord.
1811 Benjamin Hyde.
Joshua Hyde.
1812 Joshua Hyde.
Eleazer Tracy.
1813 Eleazer Tracy.
Dudley Tracy.
1814 Dudley Tracy (seat vacated.)
Dan Hastings.
1816 Eleazer Tracy.
Eli Hartshorn. Joshua Tracy. Andrew Hyde.
Under the new constitution, only one session a year has been held, in May.
1819 Ira Abel. 1827 Dyer McCall. 1835 Burrell Woodworth.
1820 Alvin Abel. 1828 John Armstrong. 1836 Henry Hazen.
1821 Burrell Woodworth. 1829 Alvin Abel. 1837 Gilbert Lamb.
1822 Henry Hazen.
1830 Henry Hazen.
1838 Alvin Abel.
1823 Alvin Abel.
1831 Gilbert Lamb. 1839 Joshua Tracy.
1824 Simon Loomis.
1832 Burrell Woodworth. 1840 Oliver Johnson, jr.
1825 Burrell Woodworth.
1833 Comfort D. Fillmore. 1841 Charles Dunlap.
1826 Alvin Abel.
1834 Oliver Tracy, jr.
1842 Elihu M. Kingsley.
1815 Dan Hastings.
1817 Eli Hartshorn.
1818 Joshua Tracy.
1855 Edmund Perkins, John D. Park.
303 .
APPENDIX.
1843 Darius Frink.
1849 Dwiglit Bailey.
1855 Solomon A. Frink.
1844 Joshua Tracy.
1850 Aaron Bailey.
1856 Herman H. Willes.
1845
1851 Elihu M. Kingsley.
1857 Dan Hastings.
1846 Backus Smith.
1852 Tommy Hyde.
1847 Asa B. Tracy.
1853 Jolin P. Smith.
1859 Thomas G. Kingsley.
REPRESENTATIVES FROM BOZRAH.
MAY SESSION.
OCTOBER SESSION.
1786
Capt. Isaac Huntington.
1787 Nehemiah Waterman, jr.
1788 Nehemiah Waterman.
1789
1790 John McCall.
1791 Elijah Huntington.
1792 Nehemiah Waterman.
1793 William Throop.
1794 Zerubbabel Wightman.
1795 Nehemiah Waterman, jr.
1796 Elias West.
1797 Nehemiah Waterman.
1798 Elias West.
1799 Asa Woodworth.
1800 1801 1802 Joshua Stark. 1803 Elias West. 1804
Joshua Stark. Roswell Fox.
Elias West.
1805 Roswell Fox.
Zerubbabel Wightman.
Jesse Abel.
Elihu Hyde.
1808
Asa Fitclı.
John Houglı.
1810 John Hough.
1811 Elias West.
1812 Dyer McCall.
1813
Asa Fitch.
1814 John Hough.
1815 Asa Fitch.
Gardner Avery.
1816 Joshua Stark.
1817 Gardner Avery.
1818 William Whiting.
Under the new constitution, only one session a year has been held, in May ..
1819 Perez Chesebrough. 1820 Gardner Avery. 1821 Ezra Lathrop.
1837 Daniel Herrick. 1838 Jehiel Johnson.
1822 William Whiting.
1840 Albert G. Avery.
1823 Elijah Abel.
1841
1824 Samuel Gager.
1842 David A. Fox.
1825 James Lamb.
1843 Joshua Maples.
1826 Samuel Gager. 1827 Gardner Avery.
1845 William Hough.
1828 William Kelly.
1846 Patrick H. L. Chesebrough.
1829 William Whiting.
1847 Christopher B. Rogers. 1848 Andrew Leffingwell.
1830 William Kelly.
1831 Gurdon Gifford.
1849 George Latlırop.
1832 Gardner Avery. 1833 =
1850 Stephen Fitch. 1851 Giles Herskell.
1834 William Kelly. 1835 1836 David A. Fox.
1852 Albert Waterman.
1853 Daniel Herrick.
1854 Albert G. Avery.
1858 Henry W. Kingsley.
1848 Charles T. Hazen.
1854 George S. Hartshorn.
Nehemiah Waterman, jr. Jolın McCall. Nehemiah Waterman.
William Throop.
Nehemiah Waterman, jr. Elias West. Nehemiah Waterman, jr.
Asa Woodwortlı.
1806 Elias West. 1807 Asa Fitch.
1809 Elias West.
Elias West. Dyer McCall.
John Hough.
Joshua Stark. Gardner Avery. William Whiting.
1839 Samuel A. Gager.
1844 David H. Waterman.
304
THE NORWICH JUBILEE.
1855 Jedediah S. Hough. 1856 Samuel Johnson. 1857 Aaron Cook.
1858 Ulysses S. Gardner. 1859 Aaron Cook.
REPRESENTATIVES FROM LISBON.
MAY SESSION.
OCTOBER SESSION.
1786
Captain Elisha Lathrop.
1787 Capt. Elisha Lathrop.
John Perkins.
1788 John Perkins.
Jacob Perkins.
1789 Jacob Perkins.
Joshua Perkins.
1790 Ezra Bishop.
Ezra Bishop.
1791 John Perkins.
1792 Samuel Lovett.
Samuel Lovett.
1793 1794
1795
Elisha Morgan. Levi Perkins,
1796 Levi Perkins.
1797
John Kinsman. Luther Manning.
1799
1800 Luther Manning.
Samuel Leavitt. Joshua Perkins.
1801 Joshua Perkins. 1802 Ezra Bishop. 1803 David Hale.
1804 Joshua Perkins.
1805 Daniel Braman.
1806 Barnabas Huntington.
Barnabas Huntington.
1807 Daniel Braman. 1808 Levi Perkins.
1809 William Adams.
1810 Levi Perkins.
Levi Perkins. William Adams.
1812 Levi Perkins.
Levi Perkins.
1813 Freeman Tracy.
Freeman Tracy.
1814 Levi Perkins.
Levi Perkins.
1815 Freeman Tracy.
Freeman Tracy.
1816 Levi Perkins.
Levi Perkins.
1817 Freeman Tracy.
1818 Frederick Perkins.
Frederick Perkins. Joseph L. Lyon.
Under the new constitution, only one session a year has been held, in May.
1819 Thomas Kinsman. 1820 Joseph Jewett.
1840 Thomas G. Read. 1841 Thomas A. Clark.
1821 Tyler Brown.
1842 Pearly B. Fuller.
1822
1843 Vine Smith.
1823 Joseph L. Lyon.
1844 Henry R. Robbins.
1824 Andrew Clark.
1845 Thomas M. Jewett.
1825 Samuel Peckham.
1846 Wm. C. Cutler.
1826 Barzillai Bishop.
1847 Edwin Kimball.
1827 Elisha Morgan.
1848 Elijah Rathbun, jr.
1828 Roswell Adams.
1849 Ebenezer Lyon. .
1830 1831 Jared Farnham.
1852 Wm. C. Cutler.
1832 Bucklin Matthewson.
1853 Ezekiel Bromley.
1833
1854 Sanford Bromley.
1834 Ebenezer Allen.
1855 Edwin Fitch.
1835 James Stetson.
1856 Asher P. Brown.
1836 Nathan Brewster.
1837 Thomas A. Clark.
1838 Russel Rose.
1839 Daniel F. Butler.
1857 Norman Smith. 1858 Thomas A. Clark.
1859 Jacob B. Bachelder.
1829 John Gray.
1850 Asher P. Brown.
1851 Daniel M. Brown.
Daniel Braman.
Levi Perkins.
1811 William Adams.
Septimus Lathrop. Joshua Perkins. Daniel Braman.
1798 John Kinsman.
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