The public records of the State of Connecticut, from October 1776 to Ferbruary 1778, inclusive, Part 73

Author: Connecticut; Council of Safety (Conn.); Connecticut. General Assembly; Providence (R.I.). Convention (1776-1777); Springfield (Mass.). Convention (1777); Hartford (Conn.). Convention. (1779); Philadelphia. Convention (1780); Boston. Convention (1780); Hartford (Conn.). Convention (1780); Morgan, Forrest, 1852-; Labaree, Leonard Woods, 1897-; Hoadly, Charles J. (Charles Jeremy), 1828-1900
Publication date: 1894-<1997 >
Publisher: Hartford : Press of the Case, Lockwood & Brainard Co.
Number of Pages: 674


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Devotion, Ebenezer, 217-8; justice, 225: John, preached election sermon, 222.


Dewer (Duer), Col., 251.


Dewey, Daniel, 357: - Jacob, captain, 356: John, 357: Josiah, en- sign, 136.


De Witt, Jacob, 578; lieutenant, 14; captain, 406. Dexter, John, 588.


Dibble, Frederick, 182: - John, jus- tice, 224.


Diekerman, Samuel, 553.


Dickinson, John, 19, 140, 153; deputy for Middletown, 2, 61, 89; committee, 22, 24, 36: - Noah, lieutenant, 136, 254, 256: - Richard, 389, 580.


Dimmock, Timothy, 306. See Demick. Dimon, David, major, 13: - Jonathan, major, 29; lieutenant colonel, 193, 263. Distilling liquors forbidden, 104, 366, 416.


Discourse upon Extortion, a pamphlet, suppressed, 377.


Dixon, Robert, justice, 225.


Dodge, George and Israel, 289: Stephen, ensign, 67; lieutenant, 255-6. Dolphin, a prize ship, 404, 450, 454, 460, 582, 583.


Doolittle, Isaac, 56, 156, 513; inspector, 22, 245; and company, 187, 190, 200, 205, 211, 314, 454, 568: - - Jesse, en- sign, 269: - Samuel, 561.


Dorcy, Nathan, ensign, 115.


Dormer, Ezra, 259.


Dorrance, David, ensign, 15 :- George, major, 265; lieutenant colonel, 430: - Lemuel, 310.


Doud, Jacob, 37: - - John, ensign, 115. Dougalls, Hezekiah, ensign, 432.


Douglass, Benjamin, 382 :-


- Ebenezer,


lieutenant, 270: Elizabeth, 382:


Hannah, 558: - John, 342, 354, 356, 403, 404, 406-7, 468, 509; colonel, 13; brigadier-general, 262, 264:


Richard, ensign, 16: - William, 174, 400, 558; colonel, 13, 28; his regiment, 193, 206, 314, 382.


Dow, Benjamin, ensign, 269.


Down, Moses, ensign, 277.


Downer, Elisha, lieutenant, 401.


Downing, Daniel, ensign, 31.


Drake, Dudley, 506: - Joseph, 350, 355: - Joshua, 448.


Drakely, Samuel, ensign, 485.


Dresser, Jacob, justice, 225; ensign, 271; lientenant, 402.


Drinkwater, William, 39.


Drummond, William, 501.


Duane, James, 518.


Dudley, David, ensign, 15: - Gilbert, lieutenant, 14: George, 553:


Jared, captain, 276: - - John, ensign,


272, 600: - Moses, lieutenant, 15:


Oliver, justice, 224.


Duer (Dewer), Col., 251.


Dunbar, Capt., 87.


Duncan, Daniel, lieutenant, 136.


Dunham, Cornelius, 193: - Daniel, lieutenant, 138: - Joseph and Han- nah, 556: - Seth, ensign, 431.


Dunlap, Joshua, deputy for Plainfield, 2, 61, 90; captain, 431.


Dupuy, Nicholas, delegate to New Haven convention, 611.


Durkee, Andrew, ensign, 68: --- Benja-


min, lieutenant, 15: John, 165, 174, 203, 355; colonel, 13; his regiment, 178, 188, 202, 205-6, 395, 579-80: John, jun., ensign, 16: - Nathaniel, quartermaster, 203-4.


Dutcher, Ruluff, captain, 32.


Duzenbury, John, 58.


Dwight, Seth, justice, 224.


Dyer, Benjamin, 387: - Eliphalet, 206, 211, 569; in nomination, 40, 447; chosen assistant, 221; in court, 1, 60, 89, 219; in council, 53-8, 80-7, 152, 155, 157, 162-6, 168, 170, 172-84, 186, 191-3, 195-6, 199-202, 205-6, 210-4, 216-7, 313-6; judge superior court, 222; delegate to congress, 10, 417, to Providence convention, 120, 123, 585, 587; brigadier-general, 134, 262: John, ensign, 485: - Thomas, 184, 210.


Eastford, ecclesiastical society estab- lished, 445.


East Haddam, militia company at, 81. Eaton, Asa, ensign, 266 : - Capt. Joseph, 342.


Ecclesiastical: separatists exempted from certain taxation, 232; Eastford society made, 445; Kingston society made, 48; societies in Milford, 449, 492; Winsted society made, 559.


Edgerton, Asa, 185: - - David, ensign,


269 : - Hezekiah, lieutenant, 279 : Nathan, 500.


Edmond, Andrew, lieutenant, 269.


Edwards, Daniel, 23 : Nathaniel, lieutenant, 15, 258: - Pierpont, 56, 379, 538; deputy for New Haven, 219, 411, 522.


Eells, Edward, 83 ; captain, 13 : --- Jeremiah B., 258: - Samuel, cap- , tain, 114.


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INDEX.


Elberson, Jemima, 515.


Elderkin, Bela, lieut. of marines, 206: John, quartermaster, 205: Joshua, 58, 116, 203, 215, 317, 386, 394: - Jedidiah, 58-9, 83-4, 87, 165, 179, 193, 201-2, 204, 215, 218, 326, 352, 356, 361, 387, 400, 403, 430, 451, 454, 456, 568; in council, 57-8, 87, 158-66, 168- 70, 172-5, 177, 179-80, 182-4, 186-9, 191-2, 200-3, 211-4, 216-7; justice, 225: Vine, 168, 192, 214; captain, 13. Eldridge, Charles, 473: - Daniel, lieu- tenant, 69, 171: - John, ensign, 548. Election sermon, by Rev. John Devotion, 222.


Eliott, Aaron, 55; justice, 225; probate judge, 223: - Benjamin, lieutenant, 68: George, justice, 225: John, 505: - Joseph, 448, 462: Josiah, 461, 509, 510, 515: - Nathan, justice, 226: - Samuel, 212, 214, 320, 322, 330-1, 343, 387, 392, 399, 418, 425, 454, 460, 463, 466, 515, 566-7; ap- pointed agent at Boston, 418, 452; accounts, 581: - William, 346: -, surgeon's mate, 405.


Elmore, Elijah, 498: -- Joseph, lieu- tenant, 274.


Ellsworth, Daniel, justice, 224 :


Oliver, 109, 183; justice, 223; delegate to congress, 417.


Ely, Christopher, captain, 13: - Jacob, 144: John, 83, 120, 187-8, 255-6, 336, 351-2, 357, 359, 361, 388, 401, 406, 455, 458, 510; colonel, 69; his regiment, 123, 200, 331, 339, 342, 351, 392-3, 395, 401, 404-5, 483, 496, 511, 539, 578: Samuel, deputy for Lyme, 220, 409, 411, 470, 523; justice, 225.


Emancipation of slaves regulated, 415. Embargo, laid, 12, 63, 71; discontinued, 72; proclamation of, 64; Providence con- vention recommends, 597; on leather and shoes, 124, shipping, 123, swine, 10, West India goods, 71; transporta- tion through state not affected by, 414, 605.


Emerson, James and Hannah, 291.


Emery, Noah, 600.


Emmons, Sarah, 258.


Enfield, prison at, 456; jurors in, 471. English, Hudson, 399.


Engrossing, acts to prevent, 62, 65, 97, 413; Springfield convention on, 603.


Enos, Roger, 254, 256, 342-4, 349, 541; colonel, 68; his regiment, 200, 339, 341, 345-6, 362-3, 392, 394, 418, 441, 483, 496, 539, 546, 564, 577.


Ensign, Eleazer, 146; deputy for Hart- land, 220.


Ensworth, Jabez, lieutenant, 485.


Erkelens, Gustavus, 199, 453.


Evans, Mark, lieutenant, 69.


Evants, Ambrose, ensign, 32. Everett, Daniel, 109; justice, 226.


Everts, Jehiel, 146: - Nathaniel, cap- tain, 548.


Extortion, in West India goods, 184; acts to prevent, 62, 65, 97, 413.


Faculties assessed for taxation, 471. Fagan, John, 325.


Fair dealing, act to encourage, 413. Fairchild, Andrew, 163, 171: Daniel,


justice, 225 : Robert, 22, 244; deputy for Stratford, 2, 61, 90; jus- tice, 225.


Fairfield, orders for defence of, 117, 162, 190-1, 478, 545; jurors in, 471; error in list, 435; small pox in, 261; relief for sufferers at, 214, 551; repair of high- ways in, 560; supplies for, 200.


Fairfield county superior court con- tinued, 541.


Fairman, Henry, lieutenant, 67. Fairweather, Hanford, 446.


Fancher, Thomas, ensign, 278 ..


Fanning, Charles, ensign, 16: - Roger, 201: - Thomas, 258, 278.


Fanny, sloop, 249, 305, 329, 578.


Farley, John, deputy for Willington, 219, 408, 410. Farmer, sloop, 155.


Farmingbury, some annexed to military company in, 36.


Farmington, continental troops at, 481, 537, 570; tories in, 259; Indian lands in, 41, 261, 286.


Farnham, Benjamin, lieutenant, 268. Farrington, -, 56.


Fast day appointed, 535-6; Providence convention recommends, 598.


Fay, Jedidiah, deputy for Ashford, 409, 411, 470, 523.


Feasch, Elizabeth, 452.


Fees of courts, etc., 101.


Felch, John, surveyor, 226; commissary, 322, 395, 473: - Samuel, commis- sary, 395, 579.


Fellows, Abiel, 473: Amos, 562:


General, 320.


Felt, Samuel, lieutenant, 14, 68; captain, 136.


Fenn, Benjamin, ensign, 67; lieutenant colonel, 28: - Thomas, 294; cap- tain, 32.


Fenton, Elijah, major, 30.


Ferrand, Jonathan, captain, 267. Ferries: Parkers, or Packer's, fare of, 121. Ferris, Jabez, 281.


Field, Samuel, 348, 473, 565; deputy for Saybrook, 2, 61, 90; justice, 225.


Fire-arms, 170, 174, 403; accounts for, 258; inspection of, 244-6; report on


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distribution ordered, 125; premium for, 244; test of, 72, 377.


Fish, Daniel, deputy for Stonington, 2, 61, 90: - Joseph, lieutenant, 188: - Stephen, 384, 459.


Fishers Island, 186.


Fishing in Paucatuck river, 416.


Fitch, Abraham, lieutenant, 138:


Andrew, 214; lieutenant, 14; captain, 178: - Augustus, quartermaster,


265; cornet, 485: Eleazer, sheriff,


153: - Elisha, 440; justice, 224: Hezekiah, 130-1, 157, 424, 473; justice, 226: - Jabez, 59, 258; dep- uty for Canterbury, 220; justice, 225; probate judge, 223; paymaster, 567: Jonathan, 457; deputy for New Haven, 2, 61; colonel, 28; commissary, 17, 27, 55-6, 116, 172, 189, 201, 203-4, 213, 244, 317, 341, 343-4, 386, 393, 537, 580: - Jonathan, sheriff of West- moreland, 81: Nathan, 161-2: Thomas, 27, 34, 261, 551; justice, 225: - William, 188.


Flags of truce, 333, 335-7, 347; orders restricting, 129.


Flax, secured for public use, 165; ex- ported, 151, 170-1, 177, 179, 193, 201, 207.


Flin, captain of Weymouth, 450.


Flint, Daviss, quartermaster, 380: Royal, commissary, 318, 327, 348, 396, 421.


Flowers, Ithuriel, 39.


Floyd, William, delegate N. Haven con- vention, 609-10.


Flymarket, in New York, 495. Folliot, George, 329.


Folsom, Nathaniel, delegate Providence convention, 585, 587.


Foot, Daniel, 438; justice, 224: David, ensign, 267: - - Edwin and Elihu, 438.


Foquet, Mark and Nicholas, powder in- spectors, 584.


Forbs, Moses, 290; captain, 280:


Samuel, 545; deputy for Canaan, 409, 411, 470, 523; justice, 226.


Ford, Moses, ensign, 484.


Forrester, William, deputy for Ridgfield, 220; quartermaster, 279.


Fort Stanwix, 390.


Fort Trumbull, 88, 212, 315, 340, 352, 357, 361, 404.


Fosborough, Martin, 397.


Fosdick, Thomas U., 258; ensign, 16; lieutenant, 190.


Foster, Daniel, ensign, 276: - Isaac, 481, 570: Josiah, captain, 275: William, ensign, 485.


Fowler, Amos, lieutenant, 14, 272:


Ebenezer, lieutenant, 15: - John, justice, 224: - William, 315, 342.


Fox, Amos, ensign, 547: - David, 447: Elisha, 390: - Elkanalı, 447: - Jacob, lieutenant, 206: Reuben, 548.


Francis, Asa, deputy for Goshen, 220; captain, 33: - Elijalı, lieutenant, 135: -- Jacob, 40: -- John, en- sign, 255-6, 486.


Frank, Frederick, 539.


Franklin, Gov. William, 21, 154, 217, 398, 511: -- John, ensign, 31: Roswell, lieutenant, 270.


Freeman, Cæsar, 51: - Edmund, 378; deputy for Mansfield, 2, 61, 90, 220, 409, 411, 470: - Hezekiah, 364: Nathaniel, justiec, 224.


Freemen to take oath of fidelity, 5, 63, 100, 226, 412; form of oath, 227.


French, Charles, justice, 224: - Levi, 258.


Frink, Andrew, lieutenant, 69: - Na- than, 22, 244, 568; deputy for Pom- fret, 2, 61, 90, 221; justice, 225.


Frisbee, Abel, 259:


Amos, lieuten-


ant, 278: Hezekiah, lieutenant,


115: - Levi, 259.


Frizel, William, lieutenant, 14.


Fuller, Aaron, captain, 394:


Abi-


jah, ensign, 402: - Josiah, lieuten- ant, 15: - Samuel, deputy for Staf- ford, 219.


Furman, Moore, delegate, N. Haven convention, 610.


Furniviar, Alexander, 339.


Gains, Simon, ensign, 15, 277. Gale, Benjamin, 24: Joseph, en- sign, 69: -- Samuel, 21, 221; deputy for Killingworth, 2, 61, 90, 220; lieu- tenant colonel, 68.


Gallop, Benadam, 185, 379; deputy for Groton, 220; justice, 225; lieutenant colonel, 68: George, ensign, 402: Isaac, 355; captain, 402 :-- Na- than, 205; deputy for Groton, 409, 411, 470, 523; major, 29, 189; lieuten- ant colonel, 263, 541.


Galpin, Benjamin and Samuel, 79. Gardinier, Samuel S., 58.


Gardner, Prince, 459: - Zechariah, 465.


Garret, John, captain, 31; major, 430. Garrick, William, 359. Gaspe, sloop, 157. Gates, Daniel, 492: - Jonathan, en- sign, 254, 257; lieutenant, 268: Nathan, 492: Gen. Thomas, 19, 213-4, 388, 436, 481.


Gay, Ebenezer, 19, 473; deputy for Sharon, 3, 62, 90, for Stafford, 408, 410, 469, 522: . - Fisher, 29, 436. Gaylord, Aaron, lieutenant, 270: Levi, ensign, 255-6.


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INDEX.


Geer, Isaac, lieutenant, 69: - Robert,


justice, 225.


General Assembly, at Hartford, 60, 219, 365, 410, 469, 521, at New Haven, 1, 408, at Middletown, 89; style of records, 52; members to take oath of fidelity, 5, 226, 377-9; private peti- tions continued, 52, 312, 449, 564; members exempt from militia duty, 92.


Geneva may be distilled, 367, 466.


Gibbs, Eliakim and Ruth, 292: Warham, lieutenant, 68.


Giddings, William, ensign, 277


Gilbert, Isaiah, quartermaster, 265:


John, lieutenant, 113: Moses, lieutenant, 484: Nathan, captain, 272: Samuel, justice, 224.


Giles, Reuben, 341.


Gill, Samuel, 332.


Gillett, Abraham, 143: - Jonathan,


258: Joel, 206; lieutenant, 174:


John, 571: - - Matthew, deputy for New Hartford, 3, 62, 90; justice, 226; inspector, 22, 245.


Givens, John, lieutenant, 67.


Glastonbury, a military company in, divided, 140-1; error in list, 291; re- pair of highways in, 149.


Gleason, Phineas, 170.


Glin, Mrs., 455.


Godfrey, Daniel, captain, 74.


Goff, David, ensign, 16.


Gold, Abel, 56: Daniel and Ste- phen, 45. Goldthwait, John, 289.


Gale, Henry, 148.


Goodell, Thomas, lieutenant, 394.


Goodrich, Elizur, 54; deputy for Wetli- ersfield, 2, 61, 89: - Isaac, lieuten- ant, 68: Peter, 344: - Wait, inspector, 20, 258.


Goodsell, Lewis, lieutenant, 266.


Goodwin, Charles, ensign, 16; lieuten- ant, 339: Ebenezer, ensign, 31; lieutenant, 269: Jonathan, lieu- tenant, 268: Nathaniel, captain, 112, 323: Ozias, ensign, 113. Goodyear, Jesse, captain, 380: - Ste- phen, 553.


Gordon, James, 473; deputy for Volun- town, 3, 61, 220, 411, 470, 553; justice, 225; lieutenant colonel, 264: - - Sam- uel, surveyor, 139.


Gore, Asa, ensign, 432: Obadiah, lieutenant, 14; justice, 226. Gorham, Ezekiel, 517: en- sign, 215.


Gorton, Collins, lieutenant, 432. Goss, David, 39.


Gould, Abraham, 217, 263; lieutenant colonel, 29.


Gove, Nathaniel, 59, 258.


Governor, may lay embargo, 63; mes- sage of, 521, 537; salary, 52, 312, 449; style of, 229.


Governor's Guards, 170.


Granger, Abner, lieutenant, 68, 254, 256: - Abraham, deputy for Suffield, 2, 61, 89, 410, 469, 522: - Bildad, en- sign, 15; lieutenant, 174: - Oliver, ensign, 265: Samuel, lieutenant, 14; captain, 179.


Grant, Chapman, 82, 173: --- Ebene- zer, 385: - Ephraim, captain, 31: Jesse, lieutenant, 15, 258: Josiah, 397: Matthew, 488:


Oliver, captain, 69: Roswell, cap- tain, 431, 509.


Grave, Joseph, quartermaster, 135. Graves, Benjamin and Mary, 493: Silvanus, lieutenant colonel, 263. Gray, Daniel, 317: Ebenezer, ma-


jor, 193, 206: - John, 39; captain, 486: - Nathaniel, ensign, 432:


Samuel, 87, 170. 175-6, 200, 203-6, 210, 214-5, 426, 473; justice, 225: Simeon, 190, 204: Thomas, 210;


surgeon's mate, 200: William, 39.


Green, Amos, 39: Benjamin, en-


sign, 32; captain, 380:


Elisha,


437: Elliot, 162: - Hezekiah, deputy for Killingly, 409, 411, 470: Jolin M., 283: - Josiah, 437:


Gen. Nathaniel, 164, 169: Samuel, 497: - William, 588; lieu- tenant, 14; delegate New Haven con- vention, 608, 610: - Timothy, 462, 467.


Greenell, John, captain, 191.


Greenleaf, Stephen, 78. Greenman, Benjamin, 58.


Greenough, William, 55, 154; justice, 224.


Greenwich, defence of, 42, 76, 124, 260, 478; supplies for, 331, 506.


Green Woods, road through, 76.


Gridley, Elnathan, 41: Hezekiah, captain, 74: - Timothy, ensign, 32. Griffen, Abner, lieutenant, 69: - Ebe- nezer, 390: Jacob, 191: - Peter, captain, 391.


Griffith, -, 186, 572.


Griggs, Ichabod, deputy for Tolland, 2, 61, 89, 408, 410, 469, 522: - Stephen, lieutenant, 267.


Grilleps, Hugh, 36.


Griswold, Azariah, ensign, 115: Daniel, justice, 226: - Edward, deputy for Windsor, 408, 410, 469, 522; captain, 68: - - George, 215; lieuten- ant, 14: - John, 168, 336; ensign, 119, 255, 257: -- Matthew, 378; nomi- nated, 39, 447; chosen deputy gover-


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INDEX.


nor, 221; in court, 1, 60, 89, 219, 365, 408, 410, 469, 521; of council of safety, 253; in council, 53-7, 80-2, 152-7, 166, 168, 212-4, 216, 313-6, 318-9, 321-7, 329-31, 336, 338-9, 341-3, 345-7, 349- 55, 357-62, 364, 384-6, 397, 450, 456, 509-11, 513-8, 566-71, 573; chief judge, 222; salary, 52, 312, 449: - - Nathan, 473: - Shubael, deputy for Torring- ton, 3, 62, 90, 220; captain, 66: Thomas, cornet, 271: -- William, 572.


Grog, a prize ship, 213-4.


Grosvenor, John, justice, 225; ensign, 15; lieutenant, 256: - Seth, captain, 401: - - Thomas, captain, 13; major, 167-8 :- Lieut., 69.


Groton, collection of taxes in, 507; de- fence of, 117, 119, 174-5, 189, 218, 352, 404, 458, 477, 520, 536, 584; land for fort at, 343; supplies for, 582; pay of troops at, 157; troops withdrawn, 320. Grover, Phineas, ensign, 15; lieutenant, 168.


Guilford, defence of, ,548, 582.


Guinea Man, prize ship, 53.


Gunlocks, premium for making, 79.


Gurley, Israel and Phineas, 302.


Hagerman, John, ensign, 432.


Hait, David, 427: - Jesse, ensign, 244: - John, justice, 225: - Joseph, captain, 13.


Hakes, -, 201.


Hale, Aaron, lieutenant, 14: - Adino, 215; ensign, 192: - David, 140: - Gideon, 140: John, ensign, 276: - Jonathan, 140: - Joseph, en- sign, 15; lieutenant, 256: - Josiah, 291: - Timothy, lieutenant, 138. Halifax, prisoners with Col. Allen at, 39. Hall, Abel, captain, 136 : - Asaph, deputy for Goshen, 409, 411, 470, 523; captain, 68: - Brinton, ensign, 273: Caleb, 473; probate judge, 223; justice, 224; captain, 272: - Daniel, 160, 339, 579; ensign, 136; justice, 378: Ebenezer, 158: - -- Eliakim, 109, 126, 332; deputy for Wallingford, 2, 61, 90: - Giles, 580: -- Isaac, 434: James, 516: - Joash, 304: - - Miles, captain, 267: Philemon, ensign, 215: Samuel, ensign, 379:


Seth, 171: - Stephen, 174, 177, 215; captain, 13: Street, 172, 378, 577; deputy for Wallingford, 220, 410, 470, 523: - Timothy, 46.


Hallam, Edward, lieutenant, 14; com- missary, 351. 353-5, 357, 393, 406, 454, 458, 573, 583-4.


Hallock, Henry, 350.


Halsey, Jeremiah, deputy for Prestou,


409, 411, 470, 523; captain, 69; justice, 225; recruiting officer, 400; committee, 428, 440.


Halsted, Phebe, 452. Hamlin, Ebenezer, 288: - - Jabez, 79, 361, 378, 451; in nomination, 39, 447; chosen assistant, 221; in court, 1, 60, 89, 219, 365, 408, 469, 521; in council, 81, 153; judge, county and probate courts, 222; lieutenant, 31; committee, 221, 384, 428, 538: - John, lieuten- ant, 32.


Hammond, Josiah, captain, 68.


Hanchett, Oliver, 133


Hancock, John, 159, 172, 181, 349, 398; letter from Springfield convention to, 606.


Hancock, a war vessel, 430.


Hand, Abraham, 156.


Hanford, John, lieutenant, 67.


Hannah and Elizabeth, prize vessel, 84, 161.


Harding, Seth, 53-4, 85, 168, 181, 193, 387, 401, 407, 450, 457, 578; captain, 206.


Harmon, John, captain, 13; justice, 224. Harper, Capt , 345.


Harrington, Benjamin, 554.


Harris, Ebenezer, lieutenant, 69 : Jeremiah, 441: - John, lieutenant, 184: - Joseph, major, 28, 573: Thomas, 335: Mr., at Saybrook, 564.


Harrison, Asael, ensign, 68.


Hart, Hawkins, licutenant, 484: John, 610; lieutenant, 113: - Jona- than, 296; lieutenant, 14: -- Reuben, ensign, 380: -- Samuel, lieutenant, 32: Simeon, 288: - William, 515. See Heart.


Hartford, county court, 37, 480; prisoners at, 132, 428; guard for jail, 132.


Hartshorn, Ebenezer, justice, 224. Harvey, Ithamar, lieutenant, 118: John and Joseph, 494.


Hatch, Jethro, 358; deputy for Kent, 3, 62, 90, 409, 411, 470, 523; major, 29, 196; justice, 226.


Havens, Jonathan, 564.


Hawley, Aaron, 142, 200, 393, 545: Enos, lieutenant, 55, 278: - Ezra, 142: - Samuel, 508: - William, 426, 463; lieutenant, 14; justice, 225: Capt. - of Schuyler, 322. Haydon, Samuel, 498: Thomas,


lieutenant, 14: Uriah, builder of Oliver Cromwell, 54, 202.


Hayes, Asahel, 545: Thomas, 473, 504, 538.


Hazard, Samuel, lieutenant, 14. Hazleton, Arnold, lieutenant, 279. Hazzen, Elijah, lieutenant, 274.


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INDEX.


Heart, Selah, 257; colonel, 29; his regi- ment, 363, 568; justice, 224. See Hart.


Heath, Ebenezer, lieutenant, 14, 325, 472: Peleg, lieutenant, 14: - Gen. William, 169.


Hebbard, Hibbard, Nathaniel, 398, 457. Hecock, Hickox, Abraham, 36:


Benjamin, ensign, 15; lieutenant, 279: Daniel, 501; captain, 67:


Nathan, 109.


Helm, Anselm, 395 : Rowse J., clerk Providence convention, 589.


Hemingway, Samuel, justice, 224.


Hemsted, John, justice, 224; captain, 270.


Hendee, Eliphalet, ensign, 270.


Hender, Thomas, 258.


Henderson, Walter, 517.


Hendrick, Elizabeth and William, 306. Henery, Pegey, 455.


Henshaw, Benjamin, 130-1, 154-5. 157, 210, 214, 259, 316, 389, 399, 403, 406-7, 467, 574-5; ensign, 15: William, ensign, 215.


Herpin, Mr., 172.


Heusted, Abraham, lieutenant, 138.


Hewitt, Dethick, ensign, 31; captain,


432 : Gershom, lieutenant, 267: Reuben, lieutenant, 402.


Hicks, Edward, 539.


Hide. See Hyde.


Higgins, Cornelius, lieutenant, 215, 555. High treason and other atrocious crimes, acts for punishment of, 4, 227, 365. Highways: laid out through Barkham- sted, Colebrook, and New Hartford, 483; repairs of, in Fairfield, 560, Glas- tonbury, 149, Kent, 48, Litchfield, 150, New Fairfield, 505, Plainfield, 553. Higley, Joel, lieutenant, 67. Hill, Hills, Daniel, 427: - Ebenezer, lieutenant, 15; captain, 266 : Henry, lieutenant, 15, 174: - Jabez, major, 263: - Jared, lieutenant, 30; ensign, 114: - Medad, major, 29, 115; captain, 114; lieutenant colonel, 264: - Squire, lieutenant, 69: Timothy, justice, 224.


Hillhouse, James, lieutenant, 113, 278: - William, 33, 204, 207, 343, 357, 378, 424, 513, 570; deputy for New London, 2, 61, 90, 220, 408, 410, 470, 523; of council of safety, 253; in council, 53-8, 80-6, 152-4, 156-66, 173- 4, 176-7, 179-80, 187, 199-203, 205-6, 209-14, 216, 313-6, 318-25, 330-3, 336, 338-9, 341-2, 346-52, 355, 357, 359-62, 364, 384-9, 391-4, 396-404, 406-7, 450- 5, 459, 461-7, 509-10, 518-9, 566-70, 572-4, 576-9, 581-3 ; delegate, New Haven convention, 477, 609-10; major, 24; justice, 224.


Hilliard, Isaac, lieutenant, 67, 207: Joseph, lieutenant, 69; captain, 326. Hinckley, Ichabod, lieutenant, 14; cap- tain, 167; his company, 173, 177, 201. Hine, Abel, 116, 317, 429; deputy for New Milford, 3, 62, 90; justice, 226: Ambrose, lieutenant, 15; captain, 274: Benjamin, ensign, 54; lieu- tenant, 68, 403, 519, 577: · Heze- kiah, ensign, 274: Isaac, captain, 275: - Noble, captain, 267. Hinman, Asa, lieutenant, 277: - Ben- jamin, deputy for Woodbury, 411, 470, 523; colonel, 29, 57; justice, 226: David, captain, 32, 67: - Edward, 51, 553; justice, 226: James, 549:


John, 423: - - Noble, 41: -- Titus, ensign, 270.


Hinsdale, Barnabas, 550; ensign, 112; lieutenant, 272: - Daniel, 337, 448: - Jacob, lieutenant, 68.


Hiscox, Simeon, 346.


Hitchcock, Amasa, lieutenant, 67; en- sign, 274: - - Caleb, 548: - - David, ensign, 15; lieutenant, 274: Elia- kim, 565: Jacob, 548: Lem- uel, lieutenant, 314: - Samuel, 251, 548.


Hobart, John S., delegate Springfield convention, 600, 602.


Hobby, John, captain, 276: - Thomas, 258, 268; ensign, 15; lieutenant colo- nel, 13.


Hobson, Ebenezer, 505.


Hodge, Asahel, lieutenant, 14.


Hoit, Hoyt, Benjamin, 200: Com- fort, 207, 215; deputy for Danbury, 3, 61; captain, 275: David, lieu-


tenant, 275: - Gold, 162: - - Isaac,


299: John, deputy for Stamford, 220, 378: Joseph, 200: - Mary, 299: - Munson, 174: Samuel, lieutenant, 15.


Holbrook, Ebenezer, 83; captain, 69:


John, deputy for Danbury, 3, 61, 89: Thomas, 199.


Holcomb, Asahel, justice, 224; commit- tee, 22, 244: - Benajah, captain, 280: Benjamin, 339; ensign, 15, 254, 256; lieutenant, 179, 402: -- Judah, justice, 224: Obed, ensign, 380: Silas, lieutenant, 67.


Holdridge, Hezekiah, major, 13, 188, 400. Holenbeck, John, lieutenant, 15.


Hollister, Elijah, deputy for Glaston- bury, 2, 61, 89: - Thomas, lieuten- ant, 14.


Holly, Ebenezer, 162.


Holmes, David, surgeon, 331-2: --- Eli- phalet, 190; captain, 13: - Moses, deputy for Willington, 1, 60, 89; jus- tice, 224: - Uriel, 145; deputy for Hartland, 411, 470, 523.


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INDEX.


Holstead, John, 174.


Holt, Abiel, deputy for Willington, 408, 410, 469, 522.


Honor, a prize ship, 387, 401.


Hooker, Asahel, ensign, 32: - Horace, 570: - James, 379, 570; deputy for Windsor, 219: - Noadiah, 110, 291; captain, 113; lieutenant colonel, 29; colonel, 115, 196, 542; his regiment, 196, 501, 577; justice, 224: - Roger, 463; lieutenant, 14.


Hopkins, Elijah, 548: - - Elisha, 160:


Commodore Ezeck, 81, 195:


Joseph, 378, 551; deputy for Water- bury, 2, 61, 89, 219, 408, 410, 469, 523; inspector, 22, 245; justice, 224; com- mittee, 128, 221, 244, 429: - Stephen, lieutenant, 273; delegate, Providence convention, 585, 588-9, Springfield convention, 600, 602.


Horse Neck, in Greenwich, 124.


Obadiah, Horsford, Gideon, 46, 511: - lieutenant colonel, 29.


Horton, Aaron, deputy for Somers, 2, 61, 89 :- - Benjamin, 360.


Hosmer, Prentice, ensign, 178:


Titus, 82, 201, 217, 355, 378, 386, 451, 457; deputy for Middletown, 2, 61, 89, 219, 408, 410, 469, 522; speaker, 3, 62, 90, 221, 409, 411, 470, 523; in nomina- tion, 40, 447; member of council of safety, 253; in council, 53-7, 81-2, 152, 154, 156-62. 176-86, 189, 200, 212-4, 216, 313-6, 318-9, 321-3, 325-7, 329-34, 336, 338-9, 341, 384-9, 397-403, 450-4; resigns from council, 537; delegate to congress, 417, to Providence conven- tion, 120, 585, 587, to Springfield con- vention, 355, 600-1; justice, 224; com- mittee, 120, 123, 424, 483, 538; inspec- tor, 22.


Hospital ordered, 21, 26, stores at Wind- sor, 570.


Hotchkiss, Abraham, 499: - Elijah, 47: - Eliphalet, 211, 878; deputy for Derby, 2, 61, 89, 220, 408, 410, 469, 522; justice, 224: - Joel, ensign, 30: Lemuel, 301; ensign, 135: Lent, ensign, 548: - Phebe, 499: --- Ste- phen, justice, 224.


Hough, James, lieutenant, 273: John, lieutenant, 68.


Housatonic river, bridge at Salisbury, 210, 316, 575.


House, Jonathan, 504: - Simon, en- sign, 15.


Hover, Henry and John, 539.




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