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Circuit preachers (Methodist), list of, 295.
Circulating Library Association, list of officers, 327.
Civil Lists, 310.
Civil War (Chap. xxi), 217; honor roll of, 287; memorials, 269.
Clark Bros., Kansas City, buy Northfield Knife factory (1919), I88.
Clark, Oliver, cabinet maker, 130. Clark, William, carriage-maker, 130.
Clayton, John M., at Litchfield Law School, 107.
"Clergy of Litchfield County," quoted, 37.
Clergymen, lists of, 292.
Clerks of the Superior Court, list, 305.
Climate of Litchfield, 264.
Clothiers in Litchfield, 133.
Clubs in Litchfield, 243.
Cocksure, Indian grantor, 16.
Coit, Charles H., chairman Liberty Loan committee (portrait), 249; elms near his house, 170.
Coit, Mrs. Charles H., chairman Red Cross Production Committee, 1916-19, 246, 250.
Coit, Elizabeth K., assists in com- piling appendix, 277; aid ac- knowledged, ix.
Coit, Henry R., promoter of Shepaug Railroad, 210; assists to revive Litchfield Institute, 237.
Coit, Mrs. Henry R., horses described, 266.
Cold Harbor, Litchfield reg't at, 222; charge at (illus), 224.
Cole, Samuel, at Fort Washington, 77.
Colgate, William, donor to library, 27; a donor of Conn. Jr. Republic buildings, 273.
Collier, Thomas, publisher, 133; issues Monitor, 138; his printing office, post repository, 94.
Collins, Benj., on 1720 map, ii. Collins, John, first grand juror, 38; builder of Phelps House, 96.
Collins, Loraine or Laura, wife of Oliver Wolcott, 143. See also WOLCOTT.
Collins, Rev. Timothy, on 1720 map, ii; messenger to carry memorial to Assembly, 22; first pastor in town, 27; withdraws from office (1751), 28; surgeon in French war (1755), 28, 48; unpopularity aids Episcopal Church, 28, 196.
Collins, Mrs. Timothy, visit to Goshen in storm, 207.
Colonial Days (chapter), 38. Colonial Hall, formerly Con- gregational Church, 195, 268. Columbia Camp, I, 273.
Colvocoresses, Admiral Geo. P., at Manila Bay, 273; presides at Wel- come Home Day, 261; his own welcome, 273; (portrait), 272. Colvocoresses Day, 1899, (illus.), 273.
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Colvocoresses, Harold and George, in Spanish war, 273.
Colvocoresses house, trees planted by G. H. Hollister, 170.
Committee of inspection (revolution- ary), 70.
Committee to raise contributions for blockaded Boston, 70.
Common pleas court instituted, 46. Communion service given by Col.
Tallmadge and Julius Deming, 37. Community Centre, 273.
Company formed to settle Litchfield, 14.
Compo, near Norwalk, Conn., British landing at, 83.
Confederation, Articles of, con - firmed by town of Litchfield, 87. Congregational Church, organized in Litchfield, 27; old customs in, 36; strongly Federalist, 162; dis- establishment of in Connecti- cut, 167; welcomes Methodist itinerant, 199; Centennial of, 212; societies in, 336; first church building, 28; second building, 28; described by Mrs. Stowe, 29; illus., 32; third building, .. 37; illus., 194; fourth building (illus.,) 195; first building in South Farms, 178; second in South Farms (1785), 178; in Northfield, organized 1794, 186.
Congregational clergymen, list of, 292.
Connecticut Academy, vii.
Connecticut Electric Co., 192.
Connecticut Electric Manufacturing Co., 343.
Connecticut Geological Survey,
quoted, 3.
Connecticut Mining Co., 215.
Connecticut Quarterly, article on John Marsh, II.
"Connecticut" tree still standing, I69.
Conscription, see DRAFT. Consociations, centennial of, 212
Constitution of Connecticut, first, 7; of 1818, Oliver Wolcott, Jr., author of, 167.
Constitutional Conventions, delc- gates to, from Litchfield, 300. Contents, Table of, xi; of appendix, 279.
Continental Congress, First, 70.
Convention on non-importation, 69; to raise regiment (1862), 219.
Cook, Jesse, lieut. in Beebe's com- pany, 75.
Cooke, Capt., acknowledges CE deeds, 10.
Cooke, Sally Washington, second wife of Frederick Wolcott, .149. Cooper, Ruth, dyer, 132.
Copper deposits in the Pitch, 214; northeast of village, 215. Corkscrew, Indian grantor, 12.
Cornwall, mission school in, 184; pastor turns Episcopalian, 197; rivalry with Litchfield, 46; turn- pike to, 95.
Cornwell, Roy E., died on ship- board, 256.
Cothren's history of Woodbury, quoted, 16. Cotton mill in Litchfield, 133.
Country Club, 332; as a hospital, 272.
County Centennial, 212; its records, viii.
County Commissioners from Litch- field, 306.
County Historical Society, 212.
County Mission Society, semi-cen - tennial, 213.
County Post, The, newspaper, (1825-'29), 139,
County Regiment, histories of, 219; presentation of colors (illus)., 221.
County University Club, pubs. his- tory of The County Regiment, 219. See also UNIVERSITY CLUB. Court House, first, 15; in centre park, 96; second (illus.,) 96; on site of depot for Military Stores, 79; as an educational factor, 238. Courts, scated in Litchfield, 46; re- moved, 46.
Cowles, Julia pupil at Pierce school; diary quoted, 113.
Cradle Roll, Cong. Church, 337. Craigie, Mrs. author, grand- daughter of Rev. James Richards Litchfield, 236. Crampton, Lieut., companion of Ethan Allen, 71.
Crampton, Jas., in Beebe's com- pany, 74.
Cranberry Pond, fish in, 176. "Crazy Caroline," negro woman, 234.
"Crowbar justice," newspaper nick - name for Julius Deming, 164. Crown Point surrenders, 71.
Crutch, Irene, yeowoman, 259.
Crutch, Marion, army nurse, 259. Culver, Daniel, first hayward, 38.
Culver, E., on 1720 map, i.
Culver, H., on 1720 map, i.
Culver, Samuel, builds "mount," 20; on committee to lay out East cemetery, 202.
Cunningham, Cecil, auxiliary nurse in France, 259.
Currency, depreciation of (1777), 83; Elisha Mason's experience, 91. Cutler, George F., student at law school, diary quoted, 114, 148, 209.
Cutler, Nancy, pupil at Pierce school, death of, 113. Cycling in Litchfield, 267.
Daggett, Judge David, tries Wol- cott lawsuit, 137; chief justice, 204.
Daisy Chain, Congregational Church Society, 336. Dale, Porter H., gives Fourth of July address (1918), 253. Danbury, Conn., burned by British, 83; stage line to, 95. Dancing in Litchfield, 269. Darius Chapter, officers, 319.
Daughters of the American Revo- lution, 272, 322; Tallmadge Chapter, "County Honor Roll," viii; work of, 213; co-operation of in war work (1917), 248.
Davenport, Barnet, executed in
Gallows Lane, 40.
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Davies Hollow settled, 197; assigned to town of Washington, 45.
Davies, David, joins British, 84.
Davies, John, of Kington, Eng., founder of St. Michael's, 196. Davies, John Jr., comes from Herefordshire, 197.
Day, Mrs. Harry G., owner of Oliver Wolcott. house, 147.
Deacon, Evelyn, yeowoman, 259.
Debating Society in South Farms 1842-'48, 178.
Declarations adopted Feb. 10,
Deed of Litchfield, 12.
Deeds from Indians, condemned,
17.
Deer in Litchfield (1760-'70),
175; return of, 176.
Deming, Adelaide, organizes do- mestic science classes, 272.
Deming, Clarence, anecdotes of
Beecher family, 34, 36.
Deming, Clarisse, aid acknowl- edged, ix.
Deming, Emma, Catholic convert, 201.
Deming, Frederick, aid ac- knowledged, ix; stables de- scribed, 267; portrait, 266; his house on North St., 231; trees near planted by G. H. Hollister, 170.
Deming, Julius, part donor of Communion service, 37 ; on school committee, 97; com- missary officer, 91; builds The Lindens, 91; builds second court- house, 96; portrait, 136; his store on North St., 130; establishes paper mill, 133; wrecked on re- turn voyage, 137; signs pledge (1789), 158; lampooned in The Witness, 164; sues it for libel, 164; supporter of missions, 185. Deming, Julius (Jr)., as a musician, 236.
Deming, Lucretia, miniature hy Anson Dickinson, 117; plants lin- den trees, 170.
Deming, Dr. Nelson Lloyd, medical officer in Great War, 253.
Deming, Dr. William as a musician, 236.
Deming, Dr. Wm. Champion, medi- cal officer in Great War, 253.
Democrat, The, newspaper (1833-'34), 138.
Democratic Watchman, The, news- paper (1844), 139.
Democrats, methods of (1801), 162; hold political "festivals," 163; win on toleration issue, 166. Desertions due to bounties (1861). 218.
Devines, Clayton A., dies in camp, 256.
Dewey, George, wood-carver, 130.
Dewey, John and Daniel, cart pow- der from Lebanon, 86.
Dickinson, Anson, Miniature of Lucy Sheldon, 116; of Lucretia Dem- ing, 117.
Dickinson, Edith L., contributor for Milton, ix.
Dickinson, Michael, 41.
Dickinson, Reuben and Edwin P., Milton centenarians, 205.
Dillon, Sydney, stables described, 265.
Dilworth's Spelling Book, 143. Dinosaurs, 5.
Disestablishment of the Con - gregational Church, 167.
District, judicial, formed, 46.
District Nursing Association, 329.
272, 1776, 67.
Domestic Science Classes, 272.
Donohue, Joseph, killed in action (1918), 256.
Doolittle, Benjamin, joins British, 84; owns oil mill, 133.
Doster, Alexis, aviator, 252.
Doster, Mrs. Alexis, auxiliary nurse in France, 259. Douté, Charles Nicholas, West Indian negro, 233.
Dove, Mrs, John, supervisor Red Cross hospital garments, 250.
Draft evaded (1777), 83; recruits raised by (1782), 90; of 1863, 218; of 1917, 253.
Drumlins, occurrence of, 6.
Duffie, Archibald B., horses de- scribed, 266.
Duffie, Cornelius R., Jr., aid ac- knowledged, ix; edits The En- quirer (1891-'4), 140.
Dutch and Indian troubles, 7.
Dutton, Deacon, plans meeting house, Northfield, 186.
Dutton, Lieut. Henry M., Camp Dutton named for, 220.
Dwight, Rev. Edwin Welles, first principal of South Farms mis- sion school, 184.
Dwight, H. W., writes life of Obookiah, 185; life of by grand- son, 185.
Dwight, R. H. W., aid ac- knowledged, ix; his life of his grandfather Rev. HI. W., 185. Dyeing in Litchfield, 132.
Dykes, Mrs. Wm. J., leader Junior Red Cross, 251.
East cemetery laid out (1755), 202. Cemetery Co. incorporated, 334. East Litchfield, II. East Park, its trees, 171. East St., 15; houses on, 352.
East and West Streets, line of, 39. Eastern Star, order of, 319. Ecclesiastical Societies, 31. Echo Farm, 264. Echo Farm Co., 265.
Edgeworth's "Unknown Friend" dramatized by Catherine Bee- cher, 123.
Edison, Thomas A., inspects old Copper mines, 214. Electric Light and Power Co., 342.
Eles, Maj., sends men to Litch- field, 22.
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Elevation of Litchfield, I.
Eliot, John, grantee, 12.
Elliot, Jack, Virginia negro, 234.
Ellsworth, W. W., address quoted, 74. Elm Park Institute; old Pierce Academy building, 112.
Elm Ridge, how named, 170; third choice in home lots, 15; milestone at, 93; silk worms raised at, 134. Elms, used to replace original buttonwoods. 169; planted by Cal- houn, 160, 170; by others, 170.
Elton, John P., householder, 96; owner of Sheldon House, 101.
Emma Deming Council, Catholic Women's Benevolent Legion, 321. Enlistments, short, in Revolution, 74. Ennis, Florence Elizabeth, aid ac- knowledged, viii; on history com., vii; author of Chapter on World War, 245; co-author of appendix, 277.
Enquirer, The, newspaper (1829-), 139, 235; P. K. Kilbourne editor of. 2II; Red Cross Souvenir edition, 245.
Ensign, Samuel Morris, principal of Morris Academv. 185.
Ensign, William, drowned in Great Pond, 126.
Ephraim Kirby Chapter, Order of the Eastern Star, 319.
Episcopalians, oppose Revolution, 67; complain of exclusion from office, 166.
Episcopal Church, account of 196; regarded as Tory, 163; in the Revolution, 197; first building (1749), illus .. 58; in Bantam. 193; in Milton, 189; pioneer church in Northfield, 186; legacy of S. P. Beers, 213.
Episcopal churches, see also ST. MICHAEL'S, ST. PAUL'S, TRINITY. Episcopal Church Societies, 339.
Episcopal Clergymen, list of, 293.
Episcopal ecclesiastical society founded, 28, 196; second, 198.
Epworth League, 338; in Bantam, 339.
Equal Franchise League, 331.
Ericsson, John, experiments with iron-clad vessels, 190.
Established church in Connecticut, 163.
European War, honor roll of, 291. Evening votes invalid, 40.
Exchange of prisoners, delay scored by Dr. Smith, 83.
Expense account of John Marsh, 10. Factories, 128, 134; in Bantam, 191, 269; in Milton, 190.
Falls Village, district courts at, 46. Farm Bureau, 248, 272, 332. Farmington tribe, 8.
Farnham, John, builds Sabbath Day house, 30. Farnham, John R., edits The Sentinel (1869-'75), 139. Faults in strata, 5.
Federalist preponderance (1801) 162; said to have plotted disunion, 107.
Female Academy, built for Miss Pierce, 112.
Fence-viewers, duties of, 173.
Fences, regulation of, 173; influence of on snow, 239.
Festivals (Democratic rallies), 163; elaborate one at Litchfield, 164. Finch, Prof. Jas. K., topographical contributor, ix.
Fire Department, 270, 334; parade of (illus.,) 334. Fire of 1886, (illus.,) 267; of 1886-'88, 270.
Firewood for minister, 27.
First Episcopal Society, 196.
First National Bank, organized, 166; illus., 166; lists of officers, 341. Fischer, S. Carl, aid acknowledged, ix.
Fish Commission, stock lake with trout, 177.
Fish in Litchfield. 176.
Fisher's Hill, Litchfield reg't at, 224.
Fitch, Mr., charge for writing 20 deeds, 10.
Flax in Litchfield, 133.
Flood in Bantam (1797), 129.
Flute-players, 119.
Flynn and Doyle, Bantam carriage makers, 191.
Folly, The, site of inoculation hospi- tal, 41.
Food Conservation (1917), 248.
Foot, S., on 1720 map, il.
Footville cemetery. 178.
Foreigners in Litchfield, 233, 269.
Forfeiture of lands by absentee settlers, 24.
Fort George, attacked by Col. Tall- madge, 89.
Fort Lee, Beebe's company at, 75; capture of, 76.
Forts built near Litchfield, 20. Forward, Samuel, on 1720 map, ii.
Foster, Abbott, donor to library, 272. Foster, Herman, contributor for Bantam, ix., 190.
Fox Brook, source of water supply, 341.
Franklin, Benjamin, quoted, 67.
Franklin, Gov. William, prisoner of war at Litchfield, 79.
Freemasons, lists of officers, 318.
French (Acadians) take refuge in Litchfield, 201.
French, J., on 1720 map, i.
"French Markets" in connection with food-conservation work, 248.
French teachers in Litchfield, 237. French Wars, 48; honor roll of, 281.
Fulling mills in Litchfield, 132.
Gallows Lane, 15; widest street, 40. Ganung, Travis F., aid acknowl- edged, ix.
Garden Club, 272, 333; its conser- vation work, 248.
Gardner, Melzar, publishes The Democrat, 138. Garnets, occurrence of, 4, 215.
Garnsey, Noah, contributes gun, 74. Garrett, Joshua, publishes The County Post, 139.
Garretson, Rev. Freeborn, apostle of Methodism, visit of, 199.
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Garrisons for defence, 21.
Garritt, Joshua, on 1720 map, ii.
on committee to lay out East cemetery, 202.
Gasless Sundays, 249.
Gates, Dr. Howard E., as a musi- cian, 236.
Gatta, John, Hessian soldier, settler in Litchfield, 90.
Gay, Col. Ebenczer, 69.
Gay, Col. Fisher, commissioned, 71.
Gay, J., on map, 1720, i.
Gazette, The, newspaper (1808-'09), 138.
Gazetteer of Connecticut, quoted on Litchfield Industries, 128.
Geese, to be impounded, 173.
General training, account of Eliza Ogden, 125; of Younglove Cutler, 126.
Geology of Litchfield, 2.
George III., statue melted, 79.
German, John, dismissed from
army, 75.
Gibbs, Benjamin, early settler, 43; first surveyor, 38.
Gibbs, George (Jr)., quoted, 84; "Federal Administration," quoted, 148.
Gibbs, George, (Sr)., letter from Oliver Wolcott, Jr., 166.
Gibbs, Gershom, first male child born, 43; dies on prison ship, 76. Gibbs, Isaac, died in Sugar House prison, 77. Gibbs, J., on 1720 map, i.
Gibbs, Justice, builds first church in South Farms, 179.
Gibbs, Tabitha, receives money, 75. Gibbs, Ensign Zebulon, in French war, 48; dies at 92, 43.
Gilbert, Cass, plans Conn. Jr. Re- public buildings, 273.
Gilbert, William L., gives parsonage and library to Northfield, 186.
Giles, Josiah, publishes The Mercury also The Democratic Watchman, I39.
Gillett, Jos., on 1720 map, ii.
Gillick, Rev. Philip, early Catholic priest, 201.
Girl Scouts, 324. Glaciers, 6.
Gleason, Samuel, dies in service, 75. Glebe, The, residence, 32.
Goddard, J. Warren, stables de- scribed, 266.
Golden Age of Litchfield, 92.
Golden Weddings in Litchfield, 274. Goldsmiths in Litchfield, 134. Goodenough, Arthur, quoted, 37. Goodrich, Chauncey, marries Mari- ann Wolcott, 149.
Goodrich, Mariann, tells anecdote of James Gould, 148; letter on tem- perance, 157. Goodrich, W., on 1720 map, i.
Goodrich, William, first constable, 38.
Goodwin, printer, issues The Gazette, 138.
Goodwin, Edw. C., publishes The Enquirer, 139 .
Goodwin, Rev. Frank J., sermon on Judah Champion quoted, 72; ad- dress for first Liberty Loan cam- paign, 249.
Goodwin, Henry L., his interest in East Park, 171.
Goodwin, Nath., on 1720 map, ii.
Goodwin, Capt. Nathaniel, com- niands company (1776), 81.
Goodwin, Ozias, ensign in Nathaniel Goodwin's company, 81; wounded at Wilton, 84; on committee to regulate hogs, 173.
Goodwin, Phineas, contributes gun, 74; dies in North Church prison, 77.
Goshen, comprised in Indian "Ban- tam," II; formerly called "New Bantam," 190; organized as a town, 45; rivalry with Latchfield, 46.
Gould, James, biog. sketch of, 103; portrait, 104; law school lecturer, 98; Uriah Tracy's son-in-law, 101; lampooned in The Witness, 164; counsel against Oliver Wolcott, Jr., 137; anecdote of, 148.
Gould, James K., plants elms, 170. Gould house, illus., 109.
Gould law school building, 109.
Governors trom Litchfield, 297. Grand Army of the Republic, 322. Grange, Beacon (Northfield), 320.
Grange, Litchfield, Patrons of Hus- bandry, 320; founded, 264; holds rally, 251; in Welcome Home pa- rade, 261.
Grant, Lieut. Jesse, in captivity, 83. Graves, Henry B., lawyer, 238.
Green, Albert G., R. I., senator, writes poem "Old Grimes," 154. Green, trial of, for murder, 238. Green, Litchfield, denuded of build- ings, 175; about 1860 (illus)., 350; about 1912, 351.
Greenwoods, The, 2.
Greenwoods turnpike, 2.
Grimes, William, runaway slave, 153; original of "Old Grimes," 154.
Grist mills in Litchfield, 133.
Griswold, Daniel, grantec, 12.
Griswold, Daniel, enlists men for British army, 84; hanged, 84.
Griswold, Ennice, first white child born, 43.
Griswold, Capt. Jacob, early settler, 15; on 1720 map, i;
builds "mount," 20; captured by Indians, 18; St. Michael's church organized in his house, 196.
Griswold, John, of Milton, invents iron-clad vessel, 190.
Griswold, T., on 1720 map, i.
Griswold Street, 15.
Guinchi, August, killed in France, 256.
Guion, Hobart and George, organize Litchfield Rifles, 1916, 247.
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Hadley, Mass., birthplace of John Marsh, II.
Hall, David, dies on "Grosvenor," 76. Hampden, John, 7.
Handel, John, killed at Cold Har- bor, 224.
Hanks, Benjamin, builder of Parks Hotel, 96; goldsmith, 134.
Hannah, Hugh, buys indented ser- vant, 154.
Harris, Joseph, excepted from for- feiture act, 24; killed by Indians, 19.
Harris Plain, geology of, 6; origin of name, 19; Bissell's wheel factory on, 132; elms on, 170.
Harrison, Elihu, in Beebe's com- pany, 74.
Harrison, Ensign Gideon, in French war, 48.
Harrison, Roswell, owns pest house, 42.
Harrison, Capt. Thomas, first meet - ing of South Farms church in his
house, 178; marries Acadian, 201. Harrisons, negro family, 234.
Hart, J., on 1720 map, i.
Hart, Rev. Mr., of Plymouth, Lyman Beecher's account of his ordi- nation, 160.
Hartford, Courant, quoted, 29.
Hartford, settlement of, 7; granted Western Lands, 8; jail delivery in, 8; post connection with, 94; daily stage line to, 05; parks de- veloped by Horace Bushnell, 188. Hartland schist, 30.
Harvard Law School founded, 108. Harvest Festivals, 264.
Harwinton, possible site of Matta- tuck, 9; turnpike to, 94.
Haskins, Abraham, receives mileage, 75. Ilat factories in Litchfield, 132.
Hatcher's Run, Litchfield reg't at, 225.
Hatters' Brook, The
first St. Michael's Church on hill near, 196. Hawaiian missions, 184.
Hawthorne, Nathaniel, account of Litchfield, quoted. 153.
Hayes, S. G., publishes The Sun, 138.
Hayward, duties of, 173.
Heath, Edward P., aviator, 253.
"Heathen school" (mission), 184.
Hibbard, Rev. A. G., Hist. of Goshen. 45.
Hickok, Rev. Laurens P., installed pastor of Congregational Church, 195.
Hickox, Frances E., canteen worker in France, 259.
Hickox, George A., edits The En - quirer (1866-'91), 140; anecdotes of, 235.
Hickox, Mrs. George A., first librar- ian Circulating Library, 326.
High School Alumni Association, 329.
High St., houses on, 349.
Highways, early, 40.
Hillhouse, James, inspires trce- planting, 168
Hinchcliff, opens shear shop in Mil- ton, 129.
Hine, Daniel, in war with Spain, 273. "Historic Litchfield." viii.
Historical Society, Litchfield, ix, 325; files used, viii; first home, illus.,
I; building, 272; collection of arrowheads, 17.
Historical Societies, 212.
Histories, earlier, vii.
Hobbes, John Oliver, pseud. of Mrs. Craigie of Litchfield descent, 236. Hockey, 268.
Holdich, Prof., preaches Methodist dedication sermon, 1827, 199.
Hollister, Gideon H., History of Connecticut, viii; introductory ad- dresses at County Historical So- ciety, 212; account of Judge Gould, 103; of Sarah Pierce, 115; as a tree-lover, 170; and "Aunt Lucy," anecdote, 234.
Home Economics Committee of Farm Bureau, 248.
Home Guard formed, 247; in armis- tice parade, 260.
Home-lots, choice of, 15.
Homespun fabrics in Litchfield, 51.
Honor Flag awarded to Litchfield for Third Liberty Loan, 250. Honor Rolls, 281.
Honor Roll of Litchfield County, ix.
Hooker, Rev. Thomas, 7.
Hopkins, Lieut. Asa, in French war, 48.
Hopkins, Asa, Northfield Manu- facturer, 186.
Hopkins, Margaret, Pierce school pupil, 117.
Hopkinson, Joseph, description of Oliver Wolcott, Jr., 146.
Hoppin, Prof. James M., owner of Sheldon House, 101.
Hoppin, J. Mason, stables described, 265; polo-player, 267.
Horse-boat on Bantam Lake (1826), 127. Horse Shows, 264.
Horses in Litchfield, 265; regulated by vote, 173.
Horsford, John, on committee to regulate hogs, 173.
Horton, Elisha, paper-mill foreman, 133. .
Hosford, Benj., on 1720 map, ii.
Hosford, Isaac, builds Sabbath Day house, 300.
Hosford, Nathaniel, 24; early select - man, 38.
Hosmer, Charles, issues The Gazette, 138.
Hospital, Country Club as, 272.
Hospitals, 41; rules governing, 42. Housatonic railroad, opening of, 209.
Hubbard, Elizabeth, wife of James Morris, 181.
Hubbard, John H., civil war Con- gressman, 225. Hubbard, Mrs. John H., stables de- scribed, 266.
Hubbard, John T., lecture on early mines, 214. Hubbard, Miriam, service in influ- enza epidemic, 273.
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Hubbard, Philip P. and John T., (portraits), 301.
Hubbard, Mrs. Philip P., chairman Home Economics committee of Farm Bureau, 248; organizes do- mestic science classes, 272.
Hudson, Rev. Henry N., Shakes- peare scholar, rector of St. Michael's 1858-'60, 198.
Hull, Franklin, edits The Republi- can, 139.
Hull, Capt. William, overseer of pest houses, 42.
Humaston, John, settler of North- field, 186.
Humiston, Mrs. Bennett, gives Trinity Rectory, Northfield, 186.
Humiston, John Pierpont, invents first duplex telegraph, 188.
Humiston, Rev. Wallace, Northfield librarian, 186.
Humphrey, James, Jr., publishes The Enquirer, 139.
Humphrey's regiment ordered to Peekskill, 87.
Hunt, Geo. H., aid acknowledged ix; town clerk, 258; appoints 19- cal food committees, 248; portrait, 308.
Hunt, Russell and Bros., iron-foun- dry, 129.
Huntington, Betsey, marries Frederick Wolcott, 149.
Huntington. Rev. Dan, 32; his ac- count of Litchfield, 92; rudely treated at Democratic festival, 165
Huntington, Jabez W., lawyer, 214; lecturer in Litchfield Law School, 108; a donor of first organ, 195.
Hutchins, Rev. John, pastor Con- gregational Church (1894-1915), 196; aids in establishing Junior Republic, 330.
Hutchins, Mary A., aid acknowl- edged. ix.
Hyatt, H. W., publishes The En- quirer, 139.
Ice age in Litchfield, 5.
Ice industry on Bantam Lake, 191. Ice-storms, 208; of 1898 (illus), 206.
Iffland, John, killed at Cold Har- bor, 224.
Illustrations, list of, xii.
Image, Indian, reported found, 17. Indented servants in Litchfield. 154. Indian Association, Litchfield Branch, 325. Indians, account of, 16; annual visits of, 175; depredations by, 18, 19; in Cornwall mission school, 185; rights purchased, 8; war of 1722, 20; weapons, 17.
Industries of early times, 60; of Litchfield (Chap. XII), 128; sum- mary of, 134; of Litchfield County, paper by E. C. B. Buel. 128. Influenza epidemic of 1918, 272.
Inoculation for small pox, 42, 43. Intemperance at an ordination, 160. Introductory chapter, I. Irish in Litchfield, 234, 269; Catholics, 201.
Iron foundries in Litchfield, 129. Italians in Litchfield, 269.
Ives, Geo. C., warden of borough, 260.
Jackson of N. Y., makes first organ 1827, 195.
Jackson, Lieut. Robert F., trains Litchfield Rifles, 247; marshal of Welcome Home procession (as Major), 261.
Jackson, Lucy and Caroline, de- scendants of 234. Litchfield slaves, Jackson, Tom, slave of Col. Tall- madge, 154.
Jacobs, John, Indian, murderer, 19. Jail at Litchfield, houses British prisoners of war, 79; illus., 171. Jail lot, 33rd choice, 15.
James II., accession of, 7.
Jamus, Caesar, freed slave of Oliver Wolcott, 152.
Jefferson, Thomas, partisans of in Litchfield, 162; Rev. Judah Champion's prayer for, 163. Jeffries, Robert P., dies at Camp Gordon, 253.
Jeffries (R. P.,) Post, American Legion, Bantam, 323.
Jephthah's Daughter, play by Sarah Pierce, 123.
Jericho Ford, Litchfield reg't at, 222. "Jimmy Dross," newspaper nick - name for Judge Gould, 164.
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