The public records of the state of Connecticut, for the years 1783-1784, Part 60

Author: Connecticut. cn; Hoadly, Charles Jeremy, 1828-1900; Morgan, Forrest, 1852-; Labaree, Leonard Woods, 1897- cn; Connecticut. General Assembly; Connecticut. Council of Safety; Providence. Convention (1776-1777); New Haven. Convention (1778); Hartford. Convention (1779); Philadelphia. Convention (1780); Springfield (Mass.). Convention (1777)
Publication date: 1894
Publisher: Hartford : Press of the Case, Lockwood & Brainard
Number of Pages: 588


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Kimbal(1). John, appt. capt., 167 Kimball, Richard, allowed to travel, 93


Kimberly, Azel, appt. capt., 217


Kimberly, Ephraim, appt. capt., 281


Kimberly, John, owns land in New Ha- ven, 295


Kimberly, Nathaniel, released from cus- tody, 88


Kimberly, Robert, injured in battle, 159


Kimberly, Sarah, land of, 295


King, Abigail, permitted to travel, 100 King, Alexander, appt. J.P., 135, 112, 321; deputy for Suffield, 315


King, Ashbel, appt. capt., 141; election to captaincy questioned, 160


King. Benjamin, permitted to travel, 99- 100


King, Capt. Benj., Jr., widow of, per- mitted to travel, 100


King, Dan, appt. ens., 214


King, Gideon, payment to, 36


King, Joshua, promoted, 281


King, Josiah, to regulate election of mili- tia officers, 160


King. Lemuel, bounty for wounds, 74, 252


King, Major Nathaniel, permitted to travel, 115, 97, 327


King. Oliver, appt. ens., 388; appt. lieut .. 443


King, Samuel, I, appt. lieut., 190


King, Samuel, II, released from jail, 153 King, Thaddeus, petition of, 410; appt. lieut., 443


King, of Great Britain, adherent of, 424 King Street, Greenwich, petition for land in, 96


King Street, Kent, rendezvous for sup- ply teams, 71, 81


Kingman, Joseph, buys army commis- sion, 220, 287-8


Kingsbury, Ebenezer, petition of, 396


Kingsbury, Ephraim, deputy for Coven-


try, 2, 131, 108, 316; appt. J.P., 137, 114, 323


Kingsbury, Joseph, deputy for Enfield,


130, 202, 252, 315, 430 ; report on ferry, 232; petition of, 304


Kingsbury, Capt. Lemuel, deputy for Canaan, 316, 431


Kingsbury, Thomas, appt. ens., 214


Kinnè, Jacob, assessed incorrectly, 26 Kinnè, Samuel, appt. ens., 168, 185; re- signs, 261


Kirkland, Rev. Samuel, payment to, 154 Kirtland, Martin, death of, 203


Knapp, Eben, appt. ens., 214


Knap, James, petitions of, 158, 243


Knap, Silvanus, petition of, 222


Knowles, Samuel, land of, 48


Knox, Samuel, witness to deed, 50


Knox, Sarah, witness to deed, 50


Lace, import duty, 432


Lacey, Capt. Daniel, given commission, 119


Lacey, Ebenezer, petition of, 61-2


Lacey, Josiah, payment to, 65-6


Ladd, Abner, appt. capt., 185


Lafayette, George Washington, made cit- izen of Conn., 439


Lafayette, Marquis de, man commanded by, wounded, 301; detachment serving, 77; made citizen of Conn., 439


Lamb, Col., regiment of, 269, 270, 72-3, 226


Lamb, Rufus, appt. lieut., 31


Landers, Joseph, deputy for Sharon, 132 Landon, Nathaniel, appt. J.P., 138


Lane, Gad, petition of, 160


Lane, Hezekiah, deputy for Killing- worth, 2, 431 ; appt. J.P., 136, 113, 322 Lane, John, Jr., payment to, 69


Lane, Joseph, Jr., army pay, 397


Lankton, Joseph, appt. lieut., 187 Larabee, Timothy, deputy for Windham, 286, 7


Lard, taken to Long Island, 83


Larrence, Capt. Isaac, house of, 95


Latham, Capt., serves in Fort Griswold, 175-6


319


INDEX TO VOLUMES IV AND V


Latham, Edward, petition of, 402 Latham, Giles, theft from, 215


Latham, Capt. William, pay roll of, 20- 21; losses by enemy, 41; provisions for, 108; new note for, 58


Lathrop, Abner, permitted to travel, 341 Lathrop, Benjamin, petition of, 341 Lathrop, Ebenezer, appt. capt., 138, 142 Lathrop, Capt. Elisha, appt. probate judge, 134, 111, 320; appt. J.P., 136, 113, 321; deputy for Norwich, 286, 5, 108, 203, 253, 316, 431; on committees, 323, 317, 473


Lathrop, Capt. Hope, deputy for Tol- land, 2; petition of, 46


Lathrop, John, petition of, 213


Lathrop, Rufus, to investigate cruelties of enemy, 15; to report losses, 16; to inspect goods for, 87; appt. J.P., 136, 113, 321 ; taxes for New London and Groton, 176, 236, 238, 293, 128, 379 Lathrop, Zebadiah, appt. quartermaster, 137


Latimer, Samuel, payment to, 189


Latimer, Samuel, & Co., account of, 194 Latin, Ross's grammar, 245


Lattimer, Jonathan, appt. J.P., 136, 113, 321


Lattimore, Hezekiah, appt. capt., 36 Lauzun, Duc de, commands French le- gion, 49


Law, Richard, nominated assistant, 61, 80, 313; nominated for Congress, 61. 80; elected assistant, 132, 109, 317, 471; elected to Congress, 133, 110; takes oath, 133, 110, 318; appt. county court judge, 134, 111; accounts of, 331; at general assembly, 13, 107, 202, 252, 430 ; to count votes, 108; to revise laws, 122, 219, 282; resigns from Congress, 207; to sell property, 243; appt. superior court judge, 319; on committee, 416


Lawn, import duty, 432


Lawrence, Ariel, appt. lieut., 136


Lawrence, John, to turn over old bills. 117; elected treasurer, 132, 109, 317 : takes oath, 133, 110, 318; appt. J.P., 135, 112, 320; claims overcharge in interest, 238; salary, 239, 187, 428; to receive orders, 255; pay of clerks of, 322; issues order, 105; to report on tax, 209; notes signed or issued by, 163, 175, 176


See also Treasurer, state


Lawrence, Jonas, appt. lieut., 218


Laws of Nations, act to prevent infrac- tions of, 156


Laws, state, repeal of, 115-6; revision of, 122, 219, 281-2


Laws, book of, to be printed, 282; to be distributed, 374


Lawson, Robert, appt. surveyor, 451


Lawson, Capt. Thomas, deputy for Union, 2, 131


Lay, Asa, appt. capt., 388


Lay (Say), John 2nd, appt. J.P., 136, 113, 322


Leach, David, appt. lieut., 32


Leach, Ichabod, petition of, 244-5


Leach, James, sells property, 244-5


Leach, John, property of, 244-5


Leach, Lieut. Joseph, petition of, 44


Leach, Manasseh, appt. capt., 34


Lead, furnished to state, 419


Leads, Gideon, money due to, 182


of Norwalk, land Leaming, Rev. - deeded to, 157-8


Leaming, David, receives property, 289 Leaming, Jeremiah, claim of, 288-9


Leaming, Judah, receives property, 289 Leaming, Mathias, claim to confiscated property, 157-8, 288-9


Learned, Amasa, lighthouse money to be paid to, 206, 280


Learned, Daniel, deputy for Killingley, 2, 131; appt. capt., 137


Learned, Simon, appt. J.P., 323


Learned, Thaddeus, appt. quartermaster, 136


Leather, tanned, import duty, 432; seal- ers of, 434


Leavenworth, Asa, judgment against, 233


Leavensworth, Maj. Eli, commission to cruise, 327


Leavenworth, Jesse, ferry of, 42, 23 Leavins (Leavens), Benjamin, appt. J.P., 137, 114, 323


Leavins, Roland, appt. ens., 444


Leavitt, John, appt. J.P., 135, 112, 321


Leavitt, Thaddeus, appt. lieut., 141; election questioned, 160


Lebanon, army quota, 14; barracks, 49; assessment, 60, 60, 79, 312; ref. to inhabs. of, 70, 167, 200, 226, 254, 316. 28, 35, 174(2), 195. 222, 302, 422-3; selectmen of. 107, 407; claims of class at, dismissed, 121; military companies of, 139; veteran military company of, 44: travellers to, 88, 189 LeBaron, Mary, petition of, 152


Lechmere (Leachmere), Nicholas, joins enemy, 270; estate confiscated, 73, 85 Ledyard, Anne, petition of, 62, 223, 235 Ledyard, Austin, estate of, 322 Ledyard, Eben, petition of. 102


Ledyard Ebenezer, to examine mortgage,


45; to estimate damages, 47; ordered care of sick prisoners, 121; to conduct


320


INDEX TO VOLUMES IV AND V


exchange of prisoners, 122, 126; letter to, 125; deputy for Groton, 131, 108, 203, 253, 317 ; appt. J.P., 136, 113, 322; appt. to Council of Safety, 174; peti- tions for new notes, 198; at Council of Safety, 239-285, 340, 82-106, 189-201 passim; accompanies person from New York, 274; to take care of guardhouse, 197; account of, 200; wages of, 201; to sell supplies, 281 ; to make report, 402-3


Ledyard, Col. William, money due, 62, 223, 235; in command at Fort Gris- wold, 181-2


Lee, Lieut. resigns, 281


Lee, Ashbel, claims estate, 196


Lee, Col. Isaac, appt. J.P., 135, 112, 321 ; deputy for Farmington, 107; on com- mittee, 158; land of, 169


Lee, James, appt. lieut., 296; appt. capt., 391


Lee, Samuel, appt. capt., 218


Lee, Capt. Samuel (of Guilford), dep- uty for Guilford, 316


Lee, Samuel, Jr., appt. capt., 32; to give evidence, 88; expenses of, 90


Lee, Sarah, heir to estate, 196


Lee, Stephen (of Farmington), land of, 169


Lee, Capt. Stephen (of Lyme), commis- sion suspended, 127


Leeds, Elisha, account of, 99


Leeds, Gideon, petition of, 80-1


Leet, Daniel, payment to, 167


Leet, Solomon, taxes abated, 157, 380; house burned, 227-8


Leet, Solomon, Jr .. taxes abated, 227-8 Leffingwell, Major Benajah, to give pro- visions, 109; appt. lieut. col., 384


Leffingwell, Christopher, appt. J.P., 136,


113, 321; and Norwich lottery, 182, 407-8; petitions of, 64-5, 180-1, 416; paid for use of sloop, 166; deputy for Norwich, 203, 253, 431; appt. lieut. col., 211


Leffingwell, Samuel, Jr., appt. J.P., 136, 113, 321


Legion of France, barracks for, 49


Lemons, excise tax on, 16


Letters of marque & reprisal,


See Marque, letters of; Reprisal, let- ters of


Leverett, John, widow of, 42


Leverett. Mary, petition of, 42


Lewis(s). Abel, appt. ens., 218; appt. lieut., 391


Lewis(s), Caleb, petition of, 53-4


Lewis(s), Enoch, appt. capt., 216


Lewis(s), John, appt. capt., 186 Lewis(s), Nathan, appt. ens,, 133


Lewis(s), Nehemiah, appt. ens., 135 Lewis (s), Ozias, appt. ens., 214


Lewis(s), Samuel, appt. J.P., 136, 113, 321; appt. quartermaster, 297; deputy for Waterbury, 5


Lewis (s), Simeon, appt. ens., 36


Lewis, Zachariah, appt. capt., 442 Lewis (s), Zebulon, appt. ens., 284


Libel, of confiscated cargoes, 330-2 License, of retailers, 338-9; to carry passengers, 452


Lieutenant governor, choice of, 317; oath of, administered to, 318; cannot be judge of Superior Court, 323; presi- dent of Supreme Court of Errors, 324 See also Deputy governor; Griswold, Matthew; Huntington, Samuel


Light Dragoons. See Dragoons, Light; Regiment (s), Continental


Lighthouse, at New London, 205, 206, 257, 280


Lighting, in cities, 265, 275, 352, 362, 371


Linares, John, objects to raising soldiers, 110; asks military exemption, 213


Linens, import duty on, 432


Lines. Ebenezer, pav of, 270; to receive confiscated land, 73


Lintot, Bernard, property confiscated, 289


Liquors, restrictions on sale, 17; import duty on, 327, 328, 432; malt, excise on, 339


Listers, acts relating to, 154-6, 340, 438; on state land, 125; to make returns, 206, 283, 403, 451; requests from, 374, 471


Lists, assessment. reported, 59-60, 59-61, 78-80, 186-7, 310-12; form prescribed, 156; revisions of. 127, 340, 396, 403, 447-8, 477; of Windsor, 341: of E. Windsor, 422; swine exempted from, 438 ; to be considered, 445; for Litch- field, 451


Litchfield, county, state supplies in. 22, 257, 96; refs., to inhabs. of 61-2. 70-1, 77-8. 81, 83. 195. 225. 323-24, 63, 67, 68, 69-70, 143, 152, 287, 293; jail, 78, 40: sheriff of, 79, 262, 320; court, judge appointed for, 134, 111, 319; J.P., appointed for, 137-8, 114, 323; surveyor of lands for, 190, 383 ; county court of, 196, 232, 281; refs. to towns in, 220, 242, 438-9; petition for resi- dence in. 58; warrant issued by J.P., for, 147; land purchased in, 150; Superior Court in, 238, 281. 293


Litchfield, probate court and district, to direct real estate sales, 39. 223; judge appointed for, 135, 112, 320


321


INDEX TO VOLUMES IV AND V


Litchfield, town of, army quota, 15; refs. to inhabs. of, 41, 54, 202, 203, 223, 248, 331-2, 143-4, 177-8, 217; as- sessment, 60, 25-6, 61, 79, 187, 312, 403, 451; military companies of, 140; pris- oner in, 221; collector of 1/2 crown tax in, 240 ; lieut. sent to, 194; gunpowder at, 240; fined, 283


Literature, act to encourage, 13-15, 245-6 Little, David, appt. lieut., 33


Little, Gamaliel, appt. capt., 215


Little River (Middletown), as boun- dary, 354


Livingstone, Col. Henry, service of, 265-267 ; regiment of, 297 ; ore bed, 425-6 Lloyd, John, taxation of, 163


Lloyd, John, Jr., commissary to army, 83; permitted to travel, 126, 50


Lloyd, Joseph, estate of, 182


Lloyds neck, party from, 249 ; post at, 312 Loan Office, Continental, to receive


Bills, 27, 117, 172; to issue certificate, 433; pay for officer of, 455 Loan, state, authorized, 122


Lockwood, Abraham, release of, 243 Lockwood, Ebenezer, taxes abated, 181-2 Lockwood, Capt. Eliphalet, deputy for Norwalk, 2; appt. J.P., 137, 114, 322; taxes abated, 181, 184, 414; to sell real estate, 220; petition of, 313


Lockwood, Henry, payment to, 70-1


Lockwood, Hezekiah, taxes abated, 181, 414


Lockwood, Isaac, appt. J.P., 114


Lockwood, James, appt. quartermaster, 140; appt. cornet, 385


Lockwood, Jared, bond of, 78


Lockwood, John, Jr., taxes abated, 181, 414; petition of, 313


Lockwood, John, 3rd, taxes abated, 181, 414


Lockwood, Samuel, suit of, 209-10


Lockwood, Samuel, Jr., pay of, 197 Lockwood, Samuel, 3rd, gives evidence, 77 Lockwood, Stephen, gives evidence, 77 London, debt to merchants in, 233


Long Island, enemy incursions from, 40. 199, 400; refs. to inhabs. of, 75, 84, 88, 115, 299-300, 316, 144, 163, 196, 479 ; illegal travel to, 76, 77-8, 208-9, 153, 223, 234, 294; goods taken to and from, 86, 120, 280, 99, 103, 156; per- sons permitted to go to, 93(2), 94, 100, 102, 104, 106, 111, 115, 119, 122, 125(2), 239, 282(2), 304, 325, 326, 328, 329, 330, 337, 340, 47, 50, 52-3, 57-8, 62, 63, 64, 82, 82-3, 84(2), 86, 96, 97(2), 97-8, 98, 99(2), 99-100, 100(6) ; intercourse with, restricted. 161, 274 ; trade at, 275 ; person allowed


to return from, 341, 84, 103; schooner taken to, 457


Long Island Sound, cruising on, 87-8, 90-1, 92-3, 94


Loomiss, Abner, appt. capt., 33


Loomiss, Isaiah, appt. ens., 211


Loomiss, John, appt. cornet, 297; appt. lieut., 215


Loomis(s), Luther, appt. ens., 141


Loomiss, Capt. Nathaniel, deputy for Windsor, 202, 252


Loomis, Watson, payment to, 118


Lord, Elisha, deputy for Pomfret, 2


Lord, Epaphras, appt. J.P., 135


Lord, Lynde, to sell gunpowder, 250; payment to, 476


Lord, Capt. Martin, deputy for Killing- worth, 108


Lord, Samuel P., fails to pay tax, 471 Lord, Theodore, appt. ens., 136; appt. lieut., 391


Lord, William, appt. lieut., 111


Lotteries, at Canterbury, 317 ; at Derby, 45-6, 419; at New Milford, 51-2; at


Norwich, 182, 407-8 ; at Middletown, 304 Lounsborough, Gideon, money due, 182 Lounsbury, Nathan M., pay for, 270; to receive lands, 73


Lovel, Levy, estate of, 211


Loveland, Jonathan, note of, 240


Loveland. Sarah, petition of, 240


Lovett (Loveit, Lovit), Capt. Samuel, . deputy for Norwich, 131; appt. J.P., 136, 113


Lownsberry, Michael, release of, 40 Loyalists. See Confiscated estates


Lucas, Abner, bond of, 38


Ludlum, George, permitted to travel, 282 Lum, Reuben, petition of, 420


Lumber, taken to Long Island, 83, 99; from Newgate Prison, 378; expecta- tion of, 433-4


Lyman, Aaron, appt. J.P., 136, 113, 321 Lyman, Daniel, appt. J.P., 210, 321


Lyman, David, to sell real estate, 38


Lyman, Moses, appt. capt., 217


Lyman, Phineas, property of, 70


Lyman, Samuel, appt. J.P., 136, 113, 320; to adjust accounts, 119; to ex- amine abatements, 130; declines ap- pointment as auditor, 286


Lyman, Samuel, Jr., widow of, 70


Lyme, coast guard of, 11; ref. to inhabs. of, 31. 167. 168. 208, 224. 331. 334, 59, 251, 289-90, 399 (see also Burnham. Capt. Josiah) ; assessment, 60, 60, 79, 187, 311 ; selectmen of, to supply pro- visions, 108: flying guard at, 127, 247, 92, 192; military companies of, 139; freeholders of, to appraise debt, 28;


322


INDEX TO VOLUMES IV AND V


confiscated land in, 56; fine of, 309; state collector, 334; ferry at, 399 Lynde, William, appt. J.P., 446 Lyndes Cove, as boundary, 118


Lyon, Aaron, appt. lieut., 37


Lyon, Abigail, taxes abated, 208-9


Lyon, Asa, deputy for Woodstock, 286, 8, 108; pay of, 52


Lyon, Augustus, goes to enemy lines, 233-4


Lyon, Elijah, beef delivered to, 193


Lyon, Capt. Ephraim, appt. surveyor of lands, 451


Lyon, Henry, sells land, 233-4


Lyon, Joseph, forfeited estate of, 99, 233-4


Lyon, Lois, inherits estate, 233-4


Lyon, Lucy, petition of, 233-4


for


Lyon, Capt. Nehemiah, deputy Woodstock, 203, 253, 316, 431


Lyon, Peter, taxes abated, 208-9


Lyon, William, account of, 193; appt. ens., 218


Mackay, John, to appraise confiscated land, 96


Madeira Wine, import duty on, 327


Magoffin, John, to sell goods, 120


Malbone, Godfrey, gives bond, 55-7


Malbone, John, gives bond, 55-7


Mallery, Aaron, 3d, loses note, 67 Mallery, John, appt. ens., 387, 391


Mallery, Matthew, taxes abated, 181, 182 Mallery, Nathan, taxes abated, 181, 414 Mallery, Walter, appt. lieut., 386


Malleson (Mallerson), Thomas, appt. lieut., 32; appt. capt., 216


Mallet, Capt. Lewis, deputy for Milford, 2, 286, 5; to inspect goods, 93


Mallet, Lewis(s), Jr., appt. J.P., 136. 113, 321


Maltbie, Benjamin, to appraise estate, 201-2, 314


Malthrop, Timothy, appt. lieut., 35


Man, Joseph, execution against, 126


Manning, Calvin. appt. ens., 185


Manning, Hezekiah, appt. J.P., 137, 114, 322


Mansfield, Elisha, pardon for, 41


Mansfield, Thomas, appt. J.P., 136, 113, 321


Mansfield, town of, army quota for state regt., 14; assessment, 60, 61, 79, 312, 409; selectmen of, 107; ref. to inhab., 116, 167, 229, 303, 316, 322, 384; mili- tary companies of, 139; property in, 239-40


Manufacturing, of glass, 57; in Conn. not subject to excise, 116; of snuff, 400; of loaf sugar, 477


Manwaring, , permitted to travel, 84 Manwaring, Christopher, to deliver


notes, 400


Marcy, Matthew, appt. ens., 133


Mardenbrough, Christopher, account of, 453-4


Mardenbrough, Mary, petition of, 453-4 Marine Department, governor as super- intendent of, 254


Marines, hospitalization of, 3-4


Markets, city, jurisdiction over, in New Haven, 265, in New London, 274; in Hartford, 351; in Middletown, 361; in Norwich, 371


Markham, Jehiel, tax collector, 26 Marks, David, appt. lieut., 218


Marlborough, military company in, 139, 140


Marque, letters of, governor to issue, 254


Marriage, act for regulating, 116


Marsh, Abel, note of, 106; payment by, 201


Marsh, Ebenezer, deputy for Litchfield, 316, 431


Marsh, Ensign George, tax collector, 25 Marsh, Lemuel, fails to pay tax, 471


Marsh, Thankfull, to sell real estate, 195


Marsh, William, estate of, 195


Marshall, Abner, deputy for Torrington, 3,132


Marshall, Capt. Eliakim, deputy for Windsor, 2, 286, 4, 107


Marshall, Elisha, payment to, 74


Marshall, Rev. John R., permitted to travel, 40


Marshall, Mary, payment to, 74


Marston, Nathaniel, land mortgaged to, 44


Martin, George, 3rd, appt. lieut., 214 Martin, John, steals pork, 53


Marvin, Benjamin, appt. ens., 34 Marvin, Elihu, deputy for Hebron, 107, 202, 252, 315; petitions of, 182, 416; appt. capt., 212; appt. J.P., 321; appt. maj., 439


Marvin, Isaiah, taxes abated, 181 Marvin, John, permitted to travel, 325 Marvin, Matthew, appt. lieut., 34 Marvin, Capt. Ozias, detains persons, 249 Marvin, Samuel, taxes abated, 181, 414 Marvin, Timothy, appt. ens., 183


Mason, David, appt. lieut., 189; appt. capt., 137


Mason, Ebenezer, Jr., appt. capt., 133


Mason, Col. Jeremiah, on committees, 5, 10; payment to, 219 ; appt. J.P., 323; deputy for Lebanon, 431


Mason, Peter, appt. ens., 212


323


INDEX TO VOLUMES IV AND V


Massachusetts, enemy expelled from, 17 ;


troops stationed in, 18; refs., to inhab., 57, 126, 205, 43, 129; cattle taken to, 100; goods not liable to seizure in,


64-5 ; assembly of, asks conference, 101 Masters of vessels, duties of, 257, 329, 336


Mather, Eleazer, appt. J.P., 136, 113, 322


Mather, Joseph, appt. ens., 168


Mather, Oliver, appt. lieut., 142


Mather, Samuel, Jr., deputy for Lyme, 2; to sell real estate, 224


Mather, Zechariah, appt. lieut., 390


Matross companies, of Fort Trumbull, 20 ; lieut. appt., 107 ; to parade, 166; to provide ammunition wagon, 174; in New Haven, 177; reference to, 21; to have charge of cannon, 448


Matson, Nathaniel, deputy for Lyme, 131, 286, 5, 203, 253; taxes abated, 208; land appraised by, 339


Matson, William, to receive salt, 251


Matthews, Mayor of N.Y., money from, 102


Mat(t) hews, Stephen, payment to, 323-4 Mat (t) hews, Thomas, appt. J.P., 138, 115, 323


Matthias, Stephen, payment to, 235


Mattoon, Eleazer, property to be sold, 185-6


Mattoon, Isaac, petition of, 185-6 May, John, appt. ens., 388


Mayor, election of, in New Haven, 258; in New London, 268; in Hartford. 345; in Middletown, 355-6; in Nor- wich, 365


Mayor, oath of, in New Haven, 264: in New London, 273-4; in Hartford. 350; in Middletown, 360; in Norwich, 370


Mayor, to be moderator of city meeting and common council, 267, 276, 352, 362, 372


McAuley, Auley, taxes abated, 181, 182 McBreed, John, petition of, 416


McCall, Hobart, appt. ens., 441


McClellan, John, appt. ens., 389


McClellan, Col. Samuel, to examine ac- counts, 62; to receive supplies, 86, 128, 274; to supervise travellers, 92, 94, 102, 106-7, 114. 116, 119, 125, 239, 276, 326, 328, 336, 338, 340, 86, 97(4), 98, 99, 100(2), 102, 103 ; men under com- mand of, 107, 123, 258 ; gives warrants, 114; to investigate officer's conduct, 251-2; to appoint prison ship com- mander, 252; reports expiration date of militia, 258; to receive bounty money, 267 ; attends Council of Safety. 267; to ship damaged muskets, 267:


detains prisoners, 274; letter from, 275; petition of, 98; pay of, 105; appt. brig. gen., 384


McCliver, David, appt. lieut., 185 McCluer, David, appt. capt., 33


McCune, Robert, deputy for Winchester, 3; appt. ens., 443


McEvers, Charles, confiscated land sold, 198, 414; estate to accept state securi- ties, 177-8; sum owed to estate of, 310; asks restoration of property, 479 McFarren, Thomas, to obtain supplies, 86-7


Mckay, John, to sell real estate, 218; appt. J.P., 322


Mckinstry, Col., to command state guards, 21


Mckinstry, Ezekiel, appt. capt., 188 McLane, John, petition of, 405 McLean, . British prisoner, 461 McLean, Alexander, appt. ens., 443 Mead, Amos, deputy for Greenwich, 2;


appt. J.P., 137, 114, 322; payment to, 166


Mead, Ens. Andrew, account of, 195


Mead, Benjamin, Jr., appt. J.P., 137, 114, 322


Mead, Edmund, appt. lieut., 214


Mead, Epinetus, released, 243


Mead, Brig. Gen. John, deputy for Greenwich, 2, 286, 6, 108, 203, 253, 316; petitions of, 79, 99, 39, 153-4; to appraise confiscated land, 96; to supply munitions, 116, 341; ammuni- tion delivered to, 106; appt. J.P., 137, 114, 322; order drawn for, 264; back pay for troops of, 305; to sell state property, 104, 129; to await decision on raising company, 104-5; resigns command, 210


Mead, Jonathan, to receive confiscated lands, 73


Mead, Col. Matthew, sued, 152-3


Mead, Matthew, appt. J.P., 137, 114, 322


Mead, Nathaniel, petition of, 66-7


Mead, Seth, seeks pardon, 312


Mecom, Nehemiah, release of, 63


Medicine, for hospital at Horseneck. 129, 84 ; given to Liba Woodward, 85; man trained in, 462


Meeker, David, appt. lieut., 139 Meetings, of land owners, 438


Meigs, Col. Return Jonathan, to inquire about coast guards, 28; contracted for leather caps, 119; promoted, 266: property of, bounds Middletown city line, 354


Merchandise, importation prohibited. 161, 162; excise on, 279-80, 338;


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duty on, 328, 435-6; on vessels, to be declared, 435-6


Merchant, Elizabeth, to sell real estate, 306 Merchants, to pay excise tax, 279-80; in New London and New Haven, exemp- tion from assessment, 325-6; in N.Y. and Europe, money owed to, 450; en- couragement to, 454


Meriam, Marshall, to sell real estate, 80 Meriam, Mary, to sell real estate, 80


Meriden, land in, 68-9


Merriam, Samuel, appt. capt., 443 Merrill, Charles, permitted to travel, 106 Merrill ( Merrils), George, payment to, 87 Merrill(s), Moses, petition of, 396


Merrill ( Merre11), Noah, in army quota, 220


Merrill (Merrell, Merrils), Zebulon, appt. J.P., 138, 115, 323


Merriman, Samuel, appt. lieut., 285


Merriman, Theophilus, dispute with Whittlesey, 307


Merwin, John, appt. lieut., 141


Middlebrook, Silvanus, appt. lieut., 297


Middlebrook, Stephen, deputy for Strat- ford, 286, 7


Middletown, city of, incorporation, 354- 64; seal, 354, 362; city meeting, 355-6 ; election of officers, 355-6, 362, 363; taxes in, 355-6; sheriffs of, 356; city court, 356-9 ; streets, etc., 359, 361 ; oaths of officers, 360-61; court of common council, 361-2; bye-laws 361-2; first city meeting, 362-3; freedom of city, 373 Middletown, probate court and district, to direct sale of real estate, 79, 80, 194, 315, 320, 38, 148, 149; judge appt. for, 134, 111, 319


Middletown, town of, army quota, 14; innoculation at, 28, 308; refs. to in- habs., 40, 50, 58, 68-9, 77, 79, 80, 182, 192, 204, 230, 237, 250. 269, 280, 294, 315, 320, 327, 328, 34, 38, 38-9, 42, 63, 77-8, 81, 148-9, 180, 227, 241, 291-2, 475, 477; assessment, 60, 59, 78, 311; to provide supplies, 92, 93, 124; pro- visions transferred to, 108; military companies from, 140; prisoners to go to, 279: lottery in, 3; petitions about roads, 80, 168; petition of inhabitants of, 160: sale of property in, 238: naval officer at, 254; listers of, 283; incorporated as city, 354-64


Miel, Capt. Charles, appt. capt., 24; to receive supplies, 118, 121, 122 ; allowed money. 240


Mikels, Capt., company of, 334


Milally (Michael), petition of, 197


Miles, Daniel, deputy for Goshen, 286, 9, 108, 203, 253, 316, 431; to count


votes, 110


Miles, Isaac, appt. ens., 442 Miles, John, asks for deed, 319 Miles, Jonathan, goes over to enemy, 232-3


Miles, Joshua, appt. 2nd lieut., 384 Miles, Samuel, asks for confiscated property, 95


Miles, Theophilus, released from bond, 232-3


Miles, Thomas, appt. 1st lieut., 384 Milford, coast guard of, 11; assessment. 60, 60, 78, 311; refs. to inhabs .. 93. 116, 229, 241, 47, 149, 312, 400, 463; military companies of, 139; to receive supplies, 241, 261; fort at, 241; garri- son at. 30, 162, 464; Woodbridge to cooperate with, 305 ; state collector, 334 Military service, act to prevent evasion of, repealed, 115


Militia, for defense of frontier, 10, 102;




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