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Beach, Dan, ensign, 278: Edmund,
inspector, 22, 245: - - Jacob, 149, 448:
Joseph, ensign, 15: Lazarus, 163, 171: - Miles, 244, 312, 378; en- sign, 486; captain, 547: Samuel, deputy for Wallingford, 2, 61, 90, 220; justice, 224: . Timothy, 490:
Zerah, ensign, 16.
Bean, John, lieutenant, 320, 520, 577.
Beard, James, deputy for Derby, 220; captain, 164; justice, 224; committee, 221, 378: Jeremiah E., ensign, 15. Beardsley, Abraham, 20: Gideon, lieutenant, 268: - Nehemiah, deputy for N. Fairfield, 220; justice, 225; com- mittee, 261, 283, 296, 298, 428; major, 29; lieut. colonel, 264; colonel, 547: Phineas, 192, 304; captain, 13. Beck, Joseph and Margaret, 571.
Beckley, Elias, 40, 281: John, 40, 281.
Beckwith, Benjamin, 311: - George, 259: Jedidiah, 311: Jonathan, 311: - Joseph, 493.
Bedlock, James, lieutenant, 271; captain, 432, 486.
Beebe, Asahel, deputy for Canaan, 3, 62, 90, 411, 470, 523; inspector, 20: - Bezaleel, 257, 399; captain, 14; recruit- ing officer, 400; major, 376, 542: David, lieutenant, 67; captain, 115 : Ira, 488: - Jabez, captain, 136: James, ensign, 15 :
master of Defence, 156.
Beecher, Caleb, justice, 224: - David,
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captain, 30, 36: -- Eliphalet, 45: Joseph, ensign, 31: Reuben, 297. Beedle, John, 57, 211.
Beers, Isaac, 355: - Josialı, ensign,
432: - Nathan, ensign, 113:
Samuel and William, 436.
Belcher, John, lieutenant, 118: - Wil- liam, captain, 13.
Belden, Benjamin, 143: - Ezekiel P., lieutenant, 14: John, lieutenant,
113; major, 484 : Samuel, 427 : -- Simeon, ensign, 15: - Thomas, 196; deputy for Wethersfield, 2, 61, 89; colonel, 74, 196; justice, 223; commit- tee, 36, 140, 199.
Bell, Jesse, 346; captain, 67, 256.
Ben, John, lieutenant, 320, 520, 577.
Benedict, Ezra, lieutenant, 256 :
John, 344; deputy for Ridgfield, 411; justice, 225 ; lieutenant, 275 : Lemuel, lieutenant, 14, 275: Nathaniel, justice, 225 : - Noble,
captain, 13, 257: Thaddeus, 299; justice, 225: Thomas, probate judge, 33.
Benham, James, 382: - - John, ensign, 274: - Silas, lieutenant, 323.
Benjamin, Daniel, 258.
Bennet, Andrew, 251: Joseph, en-
sign, 137; lieutenant, 485: - Najah, captain. 432: , postrider, 199. Benson, Robert, 610.
Benton, Selah, lieutenant, 171.
Berry, Richard, 539.
Betsey, J., 258.
Betsey, sloop, 54.
Betts, Daniel, 378; deputy for Norwalk, 220; justice, 225: - Ephraim, 345: - James, lieutenant, 14, 177: Jolın, 161-2: - Stephen, deputy for Reading, 261; ensign, 15; captain, 323: Thaddeus, 155, 195, 473; deputy for Norwalk, 61, 90; justice, 225; com- mittee, 551: , prisoner, 152. Bevin, Ezra, 148.
Bibbins, Timothy, ensign, 69.
Biddle, Bidwell, Isaac, 457:
Ozias,
434: Thomas, 41, 172, 326, 383; lieutenant, 31; captain, 269: - Zebu- lon, captain, 74.
Bigelow, John, major, 13, 167, 430; superintendent of clothing, 576, 583. Bill, Beriah, lieutenant, 14: - David, ensign, 16: - Ephraim, 73, 83-5, 161, 189, 218, 317, 340, 360, 364, 583: -Jonathan, 557: - Solomon, 495: - Thomas, 295.
Billings, Daniel, ensign, 16: - Henry, lieutenant, 156, 169: Jesse, ensign, 345: Sanford, lieutenant, 69.
Bills of credit, issued, 105, 122, 428, 531; form of loan office certificates, 111;
committee to sign, 429, 538; circulation restricted, 231, 531; counterfeiting of, 6; legal tender, 5, 535; act de, to be published, 28; letter to Congress on, 418, 618; borrowed, 110; Providence convention on, 590 ; Springfield con- vention on, 603; Connecticut issues outstanding, 606; sinking fund, 105, 122, 535.
Bingham, Ebenezer, ensign, 69, 364:
Elijah, 144: - Ithamar, commissary, 319: - Melatiah, captain, 279: Nathaniel, lieutenant, 395 : Ste- phen, ensign, 74: - Thomas, 214, 217; lieutenant, 69: - William, cor- net, 379.
Bird, Samuel, 56: - Setlı, 24.
Birdsey, John, 316.
Birge, Joseph, lieutenant, 15.
Birkley, John, 157.
Bishop, Daniel, lieut. fire-worker, 119; justice, 225: - Nathaniel, lieutenant, 15: Samuel, 293, 339, 355, 379, 381, 473, 474; deputy for New Haven, 2, 61, 89, 219, 408, 410, 469, 522; jus- tice, 224; committee, 33, 128, 383, 424, 429, 565: Timothy, 289.
Bissell, Aaron, 472: John, 27: Josiah, 34, 78, 145; deputy for Wind- sor, 2: Hezekiah, 538; ensign, 273; captain, 380: - Ozias, 258, 563: Temperance, 563.
Blackleach, John, lieutenant, 15, 258.
Blackman, Elijah, lieutenant, 68: Elisha, ensign, 271: James, 157; lieutenant, 114: Nathaniel, lieu- tenant, 67.
Black rock, defence of, 40, 117.
Blakeney, -, lieutenant fire-worker, 176.
Blakesley, John, 443: - Josiah, ensign,
15 :-- Olive, 443: - Seth, ensign, ' 33.
Blanchard, Jeremiah, captain, 270: Jonathan, 177; delegate, New Haven convention, 607, 610.
Blankets, 71, 72. See military supplies. Bliss, Abraham, ensign, 402: - Elias, captain, 138 : - Neziah, 379, 472; deputy for Hebron, 1, 60, 89, 219, 410, 469, 522; justice, 224.
Blodget, Paul, 147, 546 :- Silas, lieu- tenant, 14, 207. Blood, Oliver, 166.
Boardman, Sherman, deputy for New Milford, 3, 62, 90.
Boats, sailing in, restricted, 102; aet for securing, 102.
Boland, William, lieutenant, 32; captain, 115.
Bolton, powder for, 215; jurors in, 471. Bontacu, Peter, 155.
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INDEX.
Booth, John, lieutenant, 431 :- Joseph, lieutenant, 14 : - Samuel, ensign, 273: - Solomon, lieutenant, 256, 265. Boss, Benjamin, 179.
Bostwick, Bushnell, justice, 226:
Elisha, lieutenant, 14, 267: ---- Isaac, captain, 14 :- Reuben, captain, 255-6, 344-5: - Samuel, justice, 226.
Bosworth, Ichabod, ensign, 15; lieuten- ant, 171, 331.
Botsford, Clement, ensign, 15: - Jabez, 186; captain, 13; justice, 225.
Bottom, Joshua, lieutenant, 15, 256-7, 269, 351.
Boughton, Bouton, Benjamin, ensign, 278 :- Daniel, 258 :- David, lieuten- ant, 275 :- James and Elizabeth, 299. Bounty to the militia when in service, 106; for inlistment in army, 181, 183, 425; on saltpetre, 11, 258; wolves, 149, 448.
Bourn, Roswell, 213.
Bow, Anne and Seth, 497.
Bowen, Jabez, lieutenant, 32; delegate to New Haven convention, 608, 610.
Bowland, William, lieutenant, 32; cap- tain, 115.
Bowman, Adam and Jacob, 539.
Brace, Abel, deputy for Hartland, 411. Bradford, Anthony, 258: James, 553; deputy for Plainfield, 220, 409, 411, 470, 523; justice, 225: - Robert, ensign, 68, 258: - William, delegate to Providence convention, 585, 588, to Springfield convention, 600, 602.
Bradley. Abner, Aner, lieutenant, 255-6: Abraham, 339, 344, 435; captain, 14, 255-6: - Daniel, ensign, 215: - David, ensign, 215: - Increase, justice, 225: James, 358: Jared, lieutenant, 280: - Joel, lieu- tenant, 113, 577 : - Philip B., colonel, 13, 29, 193; justice, 225; lis regiment, 168, 191, 203, 204, 205, 207, 215, 281, 313, 319, 348, 498: - Phin- eas, lieutenant, 119, 547, 577: Seth, ensign, 67.
Brainard, Daniel, deputy for East Had- dam, 2, 61, 89: probate judge, 139: Elijah, lieutenant, 136 : Enoch, ensign, 270: - Ezra, 378; deputy for Haddam, 219, 408, 410, 469, 522: Hezekiah, 373; deputy for Haddam, 1, 60, 89: Jabez, 45; justice, 224: - Joshua, 68, 258:
Josiah, ensign, 135: Nehemiah, deputy for Haddam, 410, 469, 522; justice, 378; captain, 403 :- Stephen, ensign, 137; captain, 432: - William, ensign, 432.
Branch, Amaziah, surveyor, 262.
Brandy, not to be distilled from cider, 365.
Bray, Asa, captain, 67.
Breed, David, lieutenant, 69; commis- sary, 319.
Brenner, Jacob, 539.
Brewer, Samuel, 468.
Brewster, Benjamin, 258: -- - Ebenezer,
captain, 13: - Elisha, ensign, 15: Jonathan, 55-6, 59.
Bridgham, Elnathan, 302.
Brigades of militia established, 91. Briggs, Zephaniah, lieutenant, 277.
Brigham, Paul, lieutenant, 15; captain, 137, 174: - Stephen, 402.
Brinsmaid, Abraham, 379; deputy for Stratford, 220, 411, 470, 523; justice, 225: - John, 39.
Bristol, Bezaleel, captain, 135.
Brooklyn parish, matross company in, 311.
Brooks, David, deputy for Wallingford, 410, 470, 523: - Jabez, captain, 136:
- John, 429, 473: - Joseph, 378; deputy for Haddam, 1, 60, 89, 219; justice, 224: - William, 462.
Broom, Samuel, 56.
Brown, Amos, 556: - Benjamin, 186; ensign, 581: - Bryant, justice, 225: Christopher, captain, 403: Cinthia, 347: - Daniel, 37, 506: David, lieutenant, 380: -- Ebenezer, 502: Hannah, 347: - Jacob, 347: Jesse, post-rider, 169, 191, 217, 325, 349, 517: John, 79: Josiah, ensign, 68: - Nathaniel, major, 30, 84, 196; committee, 109, 110; inspector, 22, 245: - Nicholas and Ruth, 347: - Samuel, 473, 505; justice, 224: Silvanus, captain, 13: - Stephen, captain, 14: Thomas, 378; deputy for Coventry, 220; lieutenant-colonel, 430, 542: - William, 311: - uncertain, 59, 155, 169.
Brownson, Brunson, Asa, ensign, 16, 171: Bela, 36: - Benjamin, lieutenant, 67; captain, 114: - Ezra, 378, 473, 551: deputy for Waterbury, 2, 61, 89, 219, 408, 410, 469, 523; committee, 538: Isaac, lieutenant, 67: - · Mich-
ael, lieutenant, 14: -- Samuel, cap- tain, 277: - Seba, 36.
Bruce, Capt., 84.
Brush, Benjamin, lieutenant, 267: Daniel, 339, 364: - Thomas, justice, 225.
Bryan, Jehiel, captain, 265, 558.
Buchanan, (a prisoner,) 398.
Buck, Aholiab, lieutenant, 432: -- Jus-
tus, lieutenant, 279; captain, 69; com- mittee, 109; justice, 225: Philip, 539.
Buck's Hill, in Waterbury, 36.
Buckingham, Gideon, 378, 473; deputy
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for Milford, 220, 410, 469, 522; justice, 224.
Buell, Abel and Aletta, 381: - Elias, deputy for Coventry. 220; major, 255- 6, 340: - Elijah, 135: - Hiel, 147: Jedidiah, ileutenant, 278: Jesse, ensign, 66: - John, ensign, 15: Peter, lieutenant, 279: - Solo- mon, 496: William, ensign, 135:
- Mr., 53.
Bulkley, Edward, lieutenant, 14:
Jolın, lieutenant, 137: Nathan, 473; justice, 225: Peter, 358; jus- tice, 224.
Bull, David, 259, 288: Epaphras, commissary, 23, 249: James, 387- 8, 426-7, 503: - Jonathan, lieuten- ant, 32; captain, 274, 309: - Joseph, 326: - Samuel, lieutenant, 136:
Thomas, major, 135, 545: - - William, 387-9, 394, 459; lieutenant, 112, 379. Bullets, distribution of, 129.
Bunker, Nathaniel, 350.
Bunnell, Jacob, lieutenant, 114:
Nathan, captain, 13: Nathaniel, cap- tain, 255-6, 274: - Titus, ensign, 15; lieutenant, 402.
Burchard, Isaiah, lieutenant, 275.
Burgess, John, deputy for Guilford, 408, 410, 469, 523; justice, 224: - Joseplı, lieutenant, 163.
Burnap, Abraham, deputy for Coventry, 2, 61, 90; justice, 225.
Burnham, Elizur, 400: - Josiah, mas- ter of ship, 156, 206.
Burgoyne, Gen., 436.
Burque. John J., 39.
Burr, Abel, 163, 171: - Adonijah, cap- tain, 274: Amos and Anne, 282, 305: - George, lieutenant, 67, 119, 162; justice, 225: - Isaac, lieuten- ant, 162: - Thaddeus, 59, 162, 165, 172, 200, 334, 345, 358; deputy for Fairfield, 2, 61; of council of safety, 253, present, 329-31; justice, 225; com- mittee, 26, 109, 244.
Burrall, Charles, 320, 450; justice, 226; his regiment, 196, 295: James, 502: - Samuel, 359.
Burritt, Abel, captain, 547: - Charles, ensign, 32, 68: - Israel, 549.
Burroughs, Stephen, justice, 225.
Burting, -, a prisoner, 152. Bushnell, Alexander, 77: - David, his machine, 212, 580, 584: - Ebenezer, 392.
Butler, Aaron, ensign, 192: · Jere- miah, 579: --- Moses, 309: - Sam- uel S., lieutenant, 15: - - Sarah, 309: Zebulon, 264; deputy for West- moreland, 3; justice, 37, 226; inspector, 20.
Butt, Samuel, ensign, 394; lieutenant, 581.
Buttolph, Benoni and Jonathan, 298. Button, Matthew, 556.
Cady, David, 348.
Calder, John, 467.
Calhoun, David, ensign, 274.
Caldwell, Charles, 360.
Calkins, Elijah, 294: - Jonathan, cap- tain, 69: - Reuben, lieutenant, 15. Calls for troops, 108-9, 193, 207.
Camp, Abiather, 34-5, 189, 467, 491: Abiel, 379; deputy for Salisbury, 3, 62, 221, 409, 411, 470, 523: Abra-
ham, ensign, 271: Elnathan, 160, 300, 378, 426, 473; deputy for Durham, 220, 408, 410, 469, 522: - Israel, 160: Luke, ensign, 271: - - Samuel,
258, 501, 549; captain, 32.
Campbell, Alexander, 58: - Margaret, 555: Moses, captain, 269: Samuel, lieutenant, 15, 402.
Canady, Samuel, cornet, 31. Cande, Noah, lieutenant, 32: - Sam-
uel, lieutenant, 484.
Canfield, Jolın, 160, 312, 378; deputy for Sharon, 220; justice, 226; commit- tee, 109, 221, 322, 384: Samuel, 347, 504; deputy for New Milford, 411; lieutenant colonel, 29, 66; justice, 226; committee, 428.
Cannon, models for, 204; sold N. Shaw, 467; to be worked into bar iron, 128. See also under Salisbury.
Capes, Isaac, 458.
Carew, Joseph, lieutenant, 163; captain, 269.
Carpenter, Ephraim, captain, 69: Gardner, 176.
Carrington, Elias, 24: - Riverius, 259. - Lemuel, 259: Carter, John, captain, 267, 548:
Joseph, deputy for Kent, 411, 470, 523. Carver, Samuel, lieutenant, 14.
Cary, Ezekiel, ensign, 276: - Phineas, 199.
Case, Elijah, 272, 546: - - Job, captain, 268 :- Richard, lieutenant, 269. Casey, John, 345.
Catlin, Abijahı, justice, 226: - Alex- ander, 457, 463: - Daniel, 473; dep- uty for Harwinton, 411, 470, 523; jus- tice, 226: - Eli, 215; captain, 188: George, 562: - - Theodore, lieu- tenant, 66.
Chadague, prisoner, 398.
Chadick, William, 459.
Chaffee, David, ensign, 266: - Eben-
ezer, 46.
Chamberlain, Edmund, ensign, 267:
Eliphalet, lieutenant, 14, 254, 257:
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Ephraim, lieutenant, 14:
James, 215: - Joel, 293 :- Samuel, 136: - William, 291.
Champion, Henry, 84, 88, 185-6, 321, 459, 464, 516, 518, 571, 580, 582-4; deputy for Colchester, 1, 60, 89, 219, 410, 469, 522; justice, 224; colonel, 265; commissary, 511: Henry, jun., lieutenant, 14.
Chandler, Charles C., justice, 225:
John, 170, 173-4, 264 ; lieutenant colonel, 13, 29; justice, 225; his regi- ment, 168, 173, 177, 186, 192, 313-4, 331: Joseph, ensign, 267: Joshua, 76, 282.
Chapell, Amos, captain, 67.
Chapin, Noah, cornet, 271.
Chapman, Albert, 192, 215; captain, 13: Alpheus, lieutenant, 402:
Elijah, deputy for Tolland, 2, 61, 89; lieutenant, 14, 215: - Elisha, 496: - Jabez, 199, 378; deputy for East Haddam, 219, 408, 410, 469, 522; jus- tice, 224; lieutenant colonel, 265: - John, 280; lieutenant, 206, 464; justice, 224; ensign, 270: - Joseph, lieuten- ant, 255, 257, 352: - Lebbeus, en- sign, 55, 278; lieutenant, 402:
Richard, 579; lieutenant, 255, 257, 519: - - Samuel, 147, 379, 546; deputy for Tolland, 219, 408, 410, 465, 522; justice, 224: - Uriah, justice, 37, 226.
Charter of Charles II to continue in force, 3.
Chase, George, 391: - Shubal, 350. Chatfield, Daniel, lieutenant, 164.
Chauncey, Elihu, 166; deputy for Dur- ham, 2, 61, 89; justice, 224; judge county court, 222: Nathaniel, justice, 224.
Cheeseborough, Nathaniel, ensign, 69: - Peleg, 473.
Cheevers, Ezekiel, 568.
Chenevard, John, 36, 139, 319; commit- tee of pay-table, 258.
Cheney, Timothy, 143.
Chester, Jonathan, 202, 392: - John, 263, 312, 500, 538, 570; deputy for Wethersfield, 219, 408, 410, 469, 522; justice, 223; colonel, 13, 74; commit- tee, 246, 260, 383, 429, 480: Thomas, 205. Chew, Joseph, 357: - Samuel, 385. Chick, John, ensign, 339.
Child, Cromel, 588: - Elias, ensign, 215: - Elisha, 244: - Josiah, 215, 348; lieutenant, 14; captain, 168: Nathan, 169: - Obadiah, ensign, 15. Childs, Samuel, justice, 225.
Chipman, Nathan, lieutenant, 203. Chittenden, Jared, ensign, 276.
Christophers, Peter, 153, 181.
Church, Asa, 571: - Caleb, lieutenant, 256: - & Hakes, 201: Han- nah, 571: James, 325, 360, 386; committee of pay-table, 258 : Joseph, 515.
Churchill, Nathaniel, ensign, 67; lieu- tenant, 254, 256.
Cider not to be distilled, 366.
Claghorn, Eleazer, lieutenant, 14.
Clapp, Ann, 282: - Elijah, 76, 282: Supply, delegate to Providence convention, 585, 587.
Clarendon, prize ship, 87. Clark, Abel, 303: Alexander, 345,
348: Asahel, ensign, 313:
Benjamin, deputy for Ashford,
3, 61, 220; major, 69: - Daniel, cap-
tain, 138, 269: - Elihu, inspector,
22, 245: - Jabez, ensign, 256; com- missary, 330: -- James, 258, 285, 444; captain, 13, 142, 432; lieutenant, 402; major, 135: Jared, 496:
Jerusha, 296: - John, 153, 473, 24; deputy for Lebanon, 2, 61, 90, 220; justice, 225; ensign, 33, 112:
Joseph, justice, 224: - -- Josiah, en- sign, 547: - Lemuel, lieutenant, 137: Nathan, lieutenant, 265: Othniel, ensign, 215: - Reuben, en- sign, 16: - Samuel, 296, 498:
Stephen, ensign, 269: Thomas, 360, 459; deputy for Derby, .408, 410, 469, 522; justice, 224: Timothy,
ensign, 486; captain, 272: - Wil-
liam, lieutenant, 15, 273; captain, 114. Cleaveland, Josiah, lieutenant, 256-7: Timothy, lieutenant, 167:
William, 258: - Zebadiah, 350: Mr., of Tisbury, 466.
Clemens, William, 77.
Clerks of courts, fees, 101.
Clift, Cleft, Lemuel, ensign, 15: Waterman, major, 13, 460: - - Wells, captain, 13.
Clinton, Gen. Henry, 510: - Law- rence, ensign, 30.
Close, Odle, captain, 75.
Clothing for army, orders as to, 82, 168, 170, 172, 175-6, 188, 351, 396, 424-5, 457, 462, 465-6, 475, 482, 510, 514, 537, 576, 583.
Cobb, Samuel, justice, 224.
Coburn, George and Samuel, 177.
Cochran, John, captain at Saybrook, 156, 344, 353, 388, 394, 463, 583.
Codwise, Mary, 330.
Coe, Ebenezer, 381; lieutenant, 42; cap- tain, 74: - Jonathan, 43: - Na- than, 497: - Oliver, 43. Coffin, George, 155: - Thomas, 462. Cogswell, James, 24, 333: - Peleg,
459: - William, justice, 226.
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INDEX.
Coit, Benjamin, 58; justice, 224 :
Nathaniel, lieutenant, 118; capt. lieu- tenant, 176: - Oliver, 460; captain, 118: Roger, 59: - - Samuel, colonel, 29; justice, 224: - - Thomas, 204, 320: - William, 53-4, 58, 164, 179, 194, 200, 206, 212, 323-5, 341, 343, 349, 397, 405.
Cole, Eunice, 561: - Marcus, lieuten- ant, 14: Thomas, 561.
Colebrook, road through, 483.
Coleman, Charles, 459: - John, 518: - Noah, surgeon, 333.
Collins, Augustus, 313; captain, 67, 255, 257, 388: Cyprian, 109: - - Dan, ensign, 67; lieutenant, 266; captain, 273, 215: - Daniel, lieutenant, 15: Edward, deputy for Enfield, 1, 60, 89; justice, 224.
Colt, Peter, 184, 322; commissary, 512, 518, 569.
Colton, Benjamin, justice, 223.
Combs, - - master of whale boat, 565. Commissaries, orders respecting, 27, 116, 314, 317-8, 329, 414, 426.
Commissary of prisoners, 419, 453, 482. Commissions, forms of, 38, 75.
Compo, action at, 446.
Comstock, Aaron, 331: - Abigail, 290: - - Eliphalet, 473: - Ichabod, 290: - Jesse, 290: - John, ensign, 432: -
- Moses, deputy for Norwalk, 220, 378: - Samuel, 378; deputy for New Milford, 220, 409, 411, 470, 523; cap- tain, 67.
Conant, Shubael, 306.
Cone, Abner, ensign, 548: - Barnabas, 39: - Hugh, ensign, 67: - Jared, captain, 137: - William, captain, 81. Confederation, articles of, 467, 521, 532. Confiscation of real estate of aliens and tories, 412.
Congress, delegates appointed, 10, 417; to ratify articles of confederation, 533; memorial to, de Maj. Backus, 134; reference to resolutions of, 175, 217, 239, 246, 477, 539, 578; tax recom- mended by, 530; letter from, to J. Wadsworth, 569; letter to, from Spring- field convention, 605; from N. Haven convention, 618; letters written to, 16, 23, 39, 92, 110, 123, 167-9, 191, 204, 214, 217, 249, 371, 391, 461, 481, 510, 579.
Conklin, Benjamin, ensign, 31.
Connecticut River lottery, 36, 139. Conner, Owen, 58.
Conspiracies referred to, 251; act to pre- vent, 227.
Constables fees, 102.
Continental army, bounty for inlisting in, 181, 183, 425; clothing for, 425, 475, 537, 576, see Clothing ; families of
soldiers provided for, 419, 480; inlist- ment of substitutes, 531; pay of soldiers, 246; pension for disabled, 246; recruiting for, 371, 374, 423; supplies for, 17, 420-1; teams for, 539; towns to complete battalions, 474; to procure clothing for, 475; soldiers exempt from arrest, 252.
Continental bills, act for supporting cur- rency of, 5; in treasury to be paid out, 122.
Continental loan office established, 418; resolution of congress to be printed, 539.
Convention, at N. Haven, delegates ap- pointed, 477, journal of, 607; at Provi- dence, 123, 515, delegates appointed, 120, journal of, 585; at Springfield, 360-1, delegates appointed, 355, jour- nal of, 599.
Converse, Benjamin, ensign, 215, 256: - Israel, deputy for Stafford, 219; captain, 402: - Josiah, captain, 271: Payne, captain, 69, 271 : Thomas, lieutenant, 14.
Cook, Aaron, lieutenant, 379: - Caleb, lieutenant, 272: Jesse, 258; lieu- tenant, 14 : - John, justice, 226; lieutenant, 277; captain, 484; deputy for Torrington, 411: -- Joseph P., 428, 473, 547; deputy for Danbury, 411, 523; probate judge, 33, 223; jus- tice, 225: ---- Gov. Nicholas, 86, 608:
Thaddeus, 46, 388, 400, 508, 576-7; colonel, 29, 67, 541; his regiment, 196, 498, 576.
Cooley, Asahel, lieutenant, 33: - Dan- iel, justice, 225; ensign, 275.
Cooper, Lamberton, ensign, 272: Samuel, 507: - Thomas, 174, 507. Coppin, Samuel, 51.
Cornwill, John, 332.
Corsey -, prisoner, 152.
Cotton, Eliezer, lieutenant, 274 :
John, 55, 177, 359, 387, 511, 518, 568-9. Couch, John, 258.
Council, members exempt from military duty, 92.
Council of safety, appointed, 253; ac- counts, 578; orders drawu by, 482; pay of members, 250; power over naval affairs, 11, 175; general powers of, 16, 24, 26, 35, 37, 40, 51, 63, 70, 72-3, 76, 78, 116, 118-9, 121, 129-33, 242, 253, 367, 371-3, 413, 418, 478, 535, 537, 545, 575-6.
Couney, Michael, 51.
Counterfeiting bills of credit, 6, 429.
Courtland's regiment, 446.
Courts : fees of officers, 101; absent judge, county court, how supplied, 229.
Coventry, powder for, 85.
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INDEX.
Cowdrey, Sarah, 452.
Cox, James, 157.
Coy, Joseph, lieutenant, 364, 402.
Craft, Moses, 324; - Samuel, 378; dep- uty for Pomfret, 220; justice, 225.
Craigg, Andrew, 403.
Crandall, Joseph, 351.
Crane, Ebenezer, 442; surveyor, 262: Elihu, 166, 205: - Elisha, 146:
Samuel, 146-7: - Sarah, 442.
Crane, row-galley, 86, 171.
Crary, Benjamin, lieutenant, 69: Robert, 584; justice, 224.
Crawford, Daniel, 87.
Crimes: counterfeiting, 6; conspiracy, 227; destroying military magazines, 416; high treason, 4, 365, 493.
Crissy, Samuel, 182.
Crosby, Hannah and Stephen, 301.
Crowell, Hezekiah, 461, 517.
Crowley, James, ensign, 273.
Cunningham, James, delegate N. Haven convention, 611.
Curlier, Samuel, ensign, 272.
Currency: emissions restricted, 231, 418, 590; Springfield convention on, 603, 605. See Bills of credit, Loan office.
Curry, John, 345, 348.
Curtenius, Peter T., delegate to N. Haven convention, 609, 612.
Curtiss, Agur, captain, 265:
Elea-
zer, major, 541: Eliphalet, 546; captain, 269: Eunice, 47: John, cornet, 547; justice, 224; lieu- tenant, 33: - Jonathan, captain, 55: - Martin, ensign, 267: - Mat- thew, 88: - Nathan, 47: - Peter, 344, 501; captain, 32, 68, 254, 256, 265. Cushing, Thomas, delegate to Provi- dence convention, 585-6, to Spring- field convention, 600-1. to N. Haven convention, 608, 610, 619; committee, 612, 619; president N. H. convention, 607.
Cushman, Ephraim, ensign, 69. Cutler, Benoni, captain, 13, 168.
Dabol, John, 442, 507. Dady, Samuel, ensign, 266.
Daggett, Henry, 355; secretary N. H. convention, 607, 620.
Dalton, Tristram, delegate Providence convention, 585-6.
Dana, James, captain, 13, 255-6.
Danbury, defence of, 591; committee on losses at, 283, on loss of records, 479; references to raid on, 214, 217, 296, 373, 428, 446. Danforth, Thomas, 342.
Danielson, William, 199, 380; deputy for Killingly, 220; justice, 225; colonel, 135. Darbee, John, 559.
Darrow, Christopher, captain, 13. Dart, -, 583.
Dauchee, Nathan, lieutenant, 271.
Davenport, Abraham, 162, 200, 222, 378; in nomination, 40, 447; chosen assistant, 221; in court, 1, 60, 219, 365, 408, 469, 521; appointed to council of safety, 253; in council, 320, 323-7, 384-93, 450-6, 510-1, 513-9, 566, 571; probate judge, 223; judge county court, 222; commit- tec, 26-7, 424: James, commissary, 319: John, 25, 312; deputy for Stamford, 2, 61, 90, 220; justice, 225; committee, 26, 109; major, 256, 263.
Davidson, Douglass, surveyor, 33.
John, justice, Davis, James, 518: - 224: Samuel, deputy for Stafford, 2, 61,89.
Day, Aaron, 306: - Isaac, surgeon's mate, 341: - James, 468; captain of marines, 511, 519: - Stephen, 562; lieutenant, 138; captain, 269.
Dayton, Charles and Mehitable, 293: Michael, 37, 293: - Nathan, 503.
Dealing, Samuel, 468.
Dean, Joseph, delegate to N. Haven con- vention, 611: Silas, 36, 292; in nomination, 40, 447; justice, 223.
Dearing, Sylvester, commissary, 322, 336: - Thomas, 340.
Declaration of Independence, approved, 3, 243; recorded, 367.
De Capelle, -, 199.
Dee, Daniel, 579; lieut. fireworker, 118; lieutenant, 176, 519.
Defence, ship, 54, 85, 156, 162, 168-9, 193, 204, 213, 314, 320, 343, 399, 456, 460, 464, 511, 515, 566, 578.
Delancey, Col., 503, 510, 568.
Delano, Gideon, 385: - Timothy, 561. Delaware, letter of N. Haven convention to, 619.
Delegates to congress, appointed, 10, 417; instructed, 533.
Demick, Eliphalet, Lot, Oliver, 302.
Deming, Hannalı, 44, 302: - Jonathan, 426, 473: -- John, 351: - - Lemuel, 549: - - Pownal, Powning, ensign, 15: Seth, captain, 484: - Waitstill,
44, 302.
Denison, Henry, lieutenant, 581: Joseph, 346; ensign, 69: - Nathan, 48; deputy for Westmoreland, 3; jus- tice, 37, 226; probate judge, 34, 223; colonel, 264: -, of Stonington, 155.
Deniston, James and John, 87.
Denning, William, delegate New Haven convention, 609, 611; committee, 612. Dennis, John, 359. Denton, Preston, 39.
Derby, volunteers at, 164.
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INDEX.
Deserters, 251; pardon for, 254; procla- mation to, 25.
Deshon, Daniel, 384: -- John, 58, 73,
127, 153, 155, 189, 190, 205, 212, 313, 324, 333, 341, 343-4, 351-2, 355, 361, 384, 397, 454-6, 467, 574; commissary, 83: - Richard, captain, 13, 202.
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