History of the Connecticut Valley in Massachusetts, with illustrations and biographical sketches of some of its prominent men and pioneers, Vol. I, Part 169

Author: L.H. Everts & Co
Publication date: 1879
Publisher: Philadelphia : Louis H. Everts
Number of Pages: 700

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March 22, 1770, Isaac Mixer was chosen one of the two con- stables; JJames Clark and James Fairman two of the three tythingmen ; William Fobes, Ebenezer Meacham, and James Clark, three of the nine surveyors of highways ; Caleb Fobos, Fence-Viewer ; Isaac Mixer, Scaler of Leather ; John Crow, Jr., Ebenezer King, Hog-Reeves. It was voted that warrants for meetings should be posted at " Landlord Mixer's," at " Landlord Henry's," and at Wait's grist-mill.

April 2, 1770, Isaac Mixer and Caleb Fobes were two of a committee of seven to see the work done that was promised in settlement of Mr. Bascom.

Jan. 21, 1771, it was voted that John Kirkland apply to Mr. Hawley, of Northampton, and Mr. Strong, of Amherst, for advice respecting getting the unimproved lands taxed for roads and bridges. This was, however, reconsidered on the 28th. March 4, 1771, Lieut. James Clark was chosen one of the constables ; Samuel Knight, Warden ; Surveyors of Iligh-

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ways, Caleb Fobes, Ebenezer King, James Clark, David Scott, Daniel Kirkland.

March 4, 1771, Daniel Kirkland and David Crow were chosen Deer-Reeves ; Isaae Mixer, Jr., Hog-Reeve and Sur- veyor of Lumber. April 22, 1771, it was put to vote to see if the town would build a boat to carry men and horses over the river at Landlord Mixer's; negatived. Aug. 19, 1771, it was voted in the negative not to grant any money toward helping Mr. Isaac Mixer in carrying on a lawsuit with Mr. Ebenezer Meacham, for said Isaac taking said Meacham's cart for taxes. It was voted not to do anything toward hindering the river wearing against the bank on Mr. David Scott's land, and Mr. Meacham's.

At the town-meeting held in March, 1772, John Kirkland was chosen one of the Selectmen ; David Scott, a Constable ; John Griswold, a Tythingman; Asa Carter and Caleb Fobes, Wardens; Daniel Kirkland and Isaac Mixer, Sealers of Leather ; Capt. Ebenezer Geer, a Deer-Reeve; Lieut. James Clark, a Ilog-Reeve; the latter and Samuel Knight, Fence- Viewers; Isaac Mixer, Jr., Surveyor of Lumber. The meet- ing adjourned to Isaac Mixer's for March 6th, and then to the 25th. David Seott was on a committee to see why the consta- bles have not collected the taxes.

July 21, 1772, it was voted that Mr. Bascom should not preach any more at the river at Mr. Mixer's. Sept. 18, 1772, it was voted not to raise any money for preaching at the east end of the town. Voted to have no part of the town-meetings ut the river any more. Dec. 14, 1772, it was voted not to raise any money for preaching at the east end of the town.

With all these negatives, they voted to agree to a division, and appointed a committee to examine the matter, and named John Kirkland as a member of it.

ORGANIZATION.

The town of Murrayfield was incorporated Oct. 31, 1765, and included the territory of what afterward constituted Nor- wich. A few settlers soon located upon the eastern part, and in a few years they were numerous enough to ask for a sepa- rate organization. They were successful in their plan, and were incorporated as a district by the following act of the General Court, approved June 29, 1778.

John Kirkland and his neighbors, who had settled in the rastern part of Murrayfield about 1769, were from the town of Norwich, Conn., and very naturally they desired to have the old ancestral name transplanted with their families to this new plantation, so the district was called Norwich. The " Dis- trict" became a town by the operation of the law of March 23, 1786.

ACT OF INCORPORATION.

" Anno Regni Regis Tertii et Decimo Tertio.

" AIn Acr for erecting the eust part of Murrayfieldl, in the County of Hampshire, iuto a separate District by the name of Norwich : Whereas, the inhabitants of the cast- erly part of the town of Murrayfieldl, in the County of Hampshire, have made it appear to this court that they labor under great difficulties by reason of their not being a separate District ; therefore, be it enacted by the Governor, Council, and House of Representatives, that the tract of land lying in the easterly part of the town of Murrayfield, described as follows, to wit : beginning at the south- west corner of Ingers all's graut, so called, and thence extending ou the west line of said giant until it comes to lot No. 1, in the second division of lots owned by John Chadler; from theuce, a straight line to the southeast corner of lot No. 16; and from theuce, running on the east line of sail lot, and on the east lines of lots Number 15, 28, and 29, until it comes to the southwest corner of Chesterfield, be, and hereby is, erected iuto a separate District by the name of Norwich."

The aet then further conveys all the rights, privileges, and immunities of a town, excepting the right of representation in the Legislature; this last is to be enjoyed in connection with the town of Murrayfield ; also that

"The said District shall pay their proportion of all the town, County, and Proy- ince taxes already set on or grauted to be raised, assessed, levied, and collected in said town as if this act had not been made; provided, nevertheless, that the inhabitants of said District shall retain and enjoy the same right and share to all the ministerial lands in said town, and the improvements and profits thereof as they would have had if this act had not been made."

Joseph Hawley, Esq., was empowered to issue his warrant to some principal inhabitant requiring him to warn the first town-meeting.

The town of Murrayfield was required to allow Norwich their proper share of all moneys already levied and collected, and Norwich was to continue to pay its fair share toward the support of all poor persons already a town charge. Further, until a new valuation should be made Norwich was to pay one-third of the province tax levied upon the united territory of Murrayfield and Norwich.

Holland's history states that the boundary lines given in the act are unintelligible. But change the word southwest to southeast before " corner of lot No. 16" (as we have done), and then suppose the act to give only the line of separation from old Murrayfield, and the difficulty seems to disappear.

FIRST TOWN-MEETING, JULY 14, 1773.

Mr. David Scott, Moderator; John Kirkland, District Clerk ; John Kirkland, Caleb Fubes, David Scott, Selectmen and Assessors; Miles Washburn, Consta- ble; David Scott, District Treasurer; William Miller, Caleb Fobes, Tythingmen; David Palmer, William Carter, Wardens ; Elijah Fobes, Daniel Kirkland, Hog- Reeves ; Miles Washburn, Daniel Kirkland, Peter Williams, John Rude, Sur- veyors of Highways ; Ebenezer Meacham, William Fobes, Deer-Reeves; Sanmel Fairmao, William Fobes, Feuce-Viewers; Isanc Miner, Jr., Surveyor of Timber and Lumber: Peter Williams, Scaler of Weights and Measures; Jonathan Ware, Sealer of Leather.

NORWICH, Aug. 12, 1773 .- At a meeting of the freeholders aud other inhabi- tants of Norwich regularly assembled, chose Mr. Ebenezer Meacham Moderator, David Scott, John Kirkland, Ebenezer Meacham, Samuel Fajiman, Samuel Knight, committee to examine the estate of the town, and our right by incorpo- ration, Voted 30 pounds for the charge of the district the present year. Voted 10 pounds of the above sum for the support of the gospel; 10 pounds for the schools in the district ; voted 15 pounds of the above sum to be paid into the treasury by the first of January next, and the other 15 pounds to be paid in by the first of May next. Voted Isaac Mixer committee-man to examine Ebenezer Meacham and Samuel Fairman's charge in going to court, and make report to the next meeting. Voted Capt. Geer, David Scott, Caleb Fohes, Samuel Fairman, Miles Washburn, committee to examine into the highway that the river dam- ages against Mr. Meacham, and make report. Voted district meetings to be held at Mr. Fobey'; the constable to warn the meetings by setting up a copy of the warrant at Mr. Isaac Mixer's grist-mill. Voted to build a pound by John Kirk- land's, provided the inhabitants build it on their own cost ; Caleb Fobes and John Kirkland to be pound-keepers.

Oct. 26, 1773 .- Heard the report of the committee to aljust matters with the town of Murrayfield, audl voted not to comply with the report of the committee of Murrayfield, Voted further on said report, if said town of Murrayfield will pay to Norwich what they paid toward Mr. Bascom's settlement, and what we paid toward the repair of the meeting-house, or the treasurer of said town to give obligation on interest to the treasurer of Norwich, till it is paid, for the sums of the proportions above mentioned, the district consents to refer the jus- tice of our demand respecting what was paid toward MIr. Pascom's salary from July 4, 1772, to the 20th of December following to indifferent men chosen by a committee from said town and district, Voted, in case Murrayfield don't com- ply with the above proposal, that a course of law shall be taken ; John Kirkland, Samuel Fuirman, David Scott to make this report to Murrayfield and carry the matter through according to the best advice they can obtain.

Voted to fortify the bank against Mr. Meacham's laud according to the con- missioners' report, Capt. Geer and Mr. Caleb Foles to be a committee to attend to it. Voted Johu Kirkland £14 Ils. 6d., charges going to Bostou to procure the act of incorporation.

March 31, 1774 .- Voted to lay out a highway for Mr. Griswold.

At the regular meeting, two weeks before, they voted three days' work on the poles for the highways, two days to be worked in May and June and one day in October. Voted £30 upon the estates, one-half to be worked out in May and June, the other half in October, the former to be estimated at 3s. per day, and the latter at 2s. per day.

Voted the district meetings to be held at Landlord Mixer's the present year. and that the constable warn the meetings by posting a copy of the warrant at Mr. Isaac Mixer's grist-mill. Voted, swine to be shut up from the first of May to the first of October. Voted the highway according to the survey taken by the selectmen from the Northampton live.

June 19, 1774 .- Voted 7 shilling; 6 penre for a " treasury and Clerk book." Voted that the selectmen lay a road from the hill south of Landlord Mixer's by the river through Norwich bounds.

March 20, 1775 .- Voted the road laid for Mr. John Griswold to the county road that goes by Mr. Caleb Forbes' to Northampton, with recourse to the survey bill, and also the highway by the east bank of Westfieldl River from the county road below Mr. Isaac Mixer's to Glass Line with reserve of Isaac Mixer to keep gates or bars, two pair only across his land, with recourse to the survey bill.

In 1776 there were several petitions for a change of town-

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lines. Norwich voted " to be willing to receive John Smith and others of Westhampton." "Not willing to receive a portion of Blandford." " Willing to receive Abel Partridge and others from Murrayfield."

The town of Norwich thus organized continued with nearly or quite the same territory for about eighty years. A radical change then took place. The movement began at Chester village, so called, a thriving business place, which had grown up on the line of the Boston and Albany Railroad. The people of that village were in a very peculiar condition as to town and county lines. The line between Blandford and Chester passed through one meeting-house and through a dwelling- house, so that a tenant who lived in a corner room went to Chester to vote, and the others in the house went several miles the other way, and there were other cases nearly as ludicrous and inconvenient. Local jurisdiction was badly mixed. It was pretty easy to change one's location from town to town, and even from county to county. Officers were sadly perplexed to find their " precepts" sometimes just failing, while the expected prisoner stood only a few rods or feet away. The people first endeavored to secure the erection of an entire new town. When this movement failed they then looked around for the next best thing to be attempted, and they asked to be annexed to Norwich. This was successful, receiving the assent of the people of Norwich and the authority of the Legislature.

When the annexation was effected the town became so much of a new affair that there was some reason in desiring a new name, and there was very soon a movement for that purpose. It was not immediately accomplished. There was either no great activity in the matter or considerable opposition was felt. The following notes from the town records show the steps taken both in the annexation and the change of name. The new name was finally adopted in honor of C. P. Huntington, Esq., of Northampton, the well-known and distinguished attorney, who had assisted in the preliminary movements and before the Legislature. It will be seen that he gracefully acknowledged the compliment.

RECONSTRUCTION-INCREASE OF TERRITORY.

In the warrant for a town-meeting Dec. 13, 1852, there was inserted the following clause:

" To see if the town will concur in the effort now being made by the inhabi- tants of Chester village residing in the towns of Chester and Blandford, to be set off from their respective towns and annexed to the town of Norwich, and pass any vote ou the same."

At this meeting Aaron B. Dimock was chosen moderator. and the project received an ample consideration, and the mo- tion to concur was passed by a large majority.

The territory was annexed, and the old town of Norwich was thus enlarged by a handsome addition upon the south, in- «Inding the thriving place then known as Chester village.

The old name, Norwich, was not entirely satisfactory to the people of the annexed territory, and a movement to secure a new name commenced not long after the reconstruction of the town-lines.

In the warrant for a meeting Nov. 14, 1853, there was the following clause :

"To see if the town will petition the Legislature for a change of name, or take any action in relation to the matter, and pass any vote on the same."

On that day a committee of seven was appointed to consider the matter,-Wm. Taylor, W. Stevens, E. B. Tinker, Joseph Stanton, G. S. Lewis, Wm. Lindsey, J. B. Williams. The committee reported Nov. 22, 1853. The town first voted not to accept the report, but a motion to reconsider was carried. The question was then divided, and it was voted " to accept so inneh of the report as relates to the petitioning of the Legisla- ture for a change of name." Voted to strike out the word Stanley and accept the remainder of the report. Voted to choose a committee of three to draft and forward a petition to the Legislature for a change of name, -Melvin Copeland,

Wm. Taylor, A. B. Dimock. Voted that the committee he instructed to fill the blank caused by striking ont the name Stanley with the name Iluron.

In the warrant for the March meeting of 1854 there was the clause : " To see if the town will pay to certain individuals any portion of money expended by them in procuring the an - nexation of a portion of Blandford and Chester;" but it does not appear from the record to have been acted upon.

In the warrant for the March meeting of 1855 there was inserted the clause, " To see if the town will accept the name of Huntington," and " To see if the town will reimburse the inhabitants of Chester village for their expenses incurred in bringing about the annexation." At the meeting it was voted not to accept the name IIuntington, and to pass over the article in relation to reimbursing the inhabitants of Chester village.

At the adjourned annual meeting held March 26, 1855, MI. Copeland reported the following act of the Legislature :

" COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS:

" An ACT to authorize the town of Norwich to change its name.

" Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:

" SEC. Ist. The town of Norwich, in the County of Hampshire, shall take the name of Huntington.

"SEC. 2d. This art shall take effect from and after its passage.

" HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, March 2, 1855.

" Passed to be enacted.

" DANIEL C. EDDY, Speaker .

" In SENATE, March 6, 185%.

" Passed to be enarted.

" HENRY W. BENCHLY, President.

" March 9, 1>55.

" Approved : HENRY J. GARDNER.

" A true copy. " Attest : E. W. WRIGHT, Secretary of the Commonwealth."

And the town seems to have received the report rather in silence, for the sole entry below is:

" Voted tu adjourn.

LYMAN DIMOCK, Town Clerk."

The following letter from C. P. Iluntington is entered in the town records:

" NORTHAMPTON, Oct. 23, 1855.

" DEAR SIR,-The multiplicity of my engagements has prevented my saying what I wished to say several days ago; and before you call your town-meeting for November I wish to offer to my namesake-town one hundred dollars, as the foundation for a public town library under the statute of 1851, if they will vote as much more as they please; or to any voluntary association of your citizens or young men, if they will associate for a library or institute, and raise as much more, with a provision for an annual subscription of a dollar or two on a share. I was hoping I might have seen you some leisure moment, and inquire whether you had anything of the kind. I can think of nothing else by which a couple of hundred dollars can so much benefit your people (especially the young), and afford so much permanent enjoyment and instruction as a library, started and kept up under good auspices and efficient management. I should be glad to render any aid ] van in the selection of books, or otherwise, if the suggestion strikes favorably those interested.

" Yonrs, truly,

('. P. Il(\TINGTON."

Upon this proposition a committee was appointed,-G. Mun- son, W. Stevens, Elkanah Ring, Ir., James Jones, William Henry. The committee reported favorably at the annual meeting, March 10, 1856, and in accordance therewith the town voted to accept Mr. Huntington's proposition, and ap- pointed a committee to take the necessary steps to carry out the same,-Garry Munson, W. Stevens, E. Ring, Jr., James Jones, Wm. Henry.

At the April meeting of the same year the following votes were passed, completing in due form the establishment of the library :

Voted to establish and maintain a publi . Library within the town for the use of the inhabitants thereof.

Voted to appropriate for the foundation and commencement of said Library the sum of one hundred dollars.

Voted to appropriate annually for the maintenance and increase of said Library the sum of fifteen cents for each ratable poll of sail town.

Voted to accept of the donation of one hundred dollars made by Charles Hunt- ington, late of Northampton, according to the terms mentioned in his offer.

The appointment of a librarian was given to the school cominittec of the town, and further regulations were adopted for the safety of the books and the care of the library.

The school committee for the time being were also made

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virtual trustees of the library, with control in the purchase of books, their care and loaning, and the location of the library.

It was kept in a store, on the site of the present store of Myron L. Church. The store was burned about 1859, and the library was burned with it, and the valuable public insti- tution thus came to a sudden disastrous and final end.

The first town officers chosen after the reconstruction, March 11, 1834, were A. B. Dimock, Moderator; Ly man Dimock, Town Clerk; K. B. Tinker, Edward Williams, Jabez Stanton, Selectmen ; Whitman Knight, Treasurer; Rev. Town- send Walker, Dr. N. S. Bartlett, Charles M. Kirkland, School Committee; John Parks, Constable; Washington Stevens, E. B. Tinker, Edward Williams, Over- seers of the Poor; G. S. Lewis, Collector (at 95 cents on the $100); Salmon Thomas, F. II. Axtell, Homer Clark, Horace Taylor, Elias Rude, C. H. Stickney, Field-Drivers; Garry Munson, II. B. Dimock, Wm. T. Miller, Fenre-Viewers; Daniel Granger, Esq., Jabez Stanton, G. S. Lewis, Whitman Knight, A. S. Rollins, Surveyors of Lumber; Seth Porter, Sealer of Leather ; C. H. Stickney, E. S Ellis, Wm. T. Miller, Joseph Stanton, Sextons; Garry Munson, II. B. L'imock, Pound- Keepers; Daniel Granger, James Jones, Jabez Stanton, George Merritt, Whitman Knight, Measurers of Wood and Bark.

The new territory received the town clerk's office, and it has ever since been kept at Chester village, or Huntington as since known.

There was something of a struggle over the location of the town-meetings. It was decided by a sharply-contested vote- 115 to 70-at the March meeting of 1861 to move them to the village. To some in the northern part of the town it no doubt seemed as if Chester village had annexed the town of Norwich and captured its records and its meetings; but as the railroad village is really the business place of the town, it no doubt accommodated a large majority of the people better than before.

PLACE OF TOWN-MEETINGS.

Town-meetings have been held as follows: the place of the first one is not given. After that they were held "at the house of Mr. Caleb Fobes" and "at the dwelling-house of Mr. Isaac Mixer, innholder," and perhaps at one or two other places during the first eight years. The town-meetings were held " at the meeting-house" from April 2, 1781, to April 19, 1841, inclusive, a period of sixty years. A meeting for Ang. 9, 1841, was held " at the centre school-house." The meeting of March 1, 1842, seems to have been the first one held "at the town-house."

This house had been built pursuant to votes passed at the annual March meeting of 1841, as follows : Voted to build a town-house near Knightville. Voted that said house be 24 feet wide by 34 feet long, 12-feet posts, to be finished in a good, plain, workmanlike manner inside and out, and painted on the outside white. Voted a building committee,-A. B. Dimock, Horace Taylor, Ashley Lyman. The house cost $347.93, and the sum was taken from the United States surplus revenue belonging to the town.

A proposition was made before the house was built to change the location from the site first chosen, but does not appear to have been acted upon at any town-meeting. This "town- house" began to be called the " town-hall" in a few months.

In 1852 an effort was made to sell the town-house and build another " near Norwich Bridge," or " within two hundred rods of the meeting-house," but the town-meetings voted to " pass over" all such clauses in the warrant, or adjourned " without day."

Soon after the annexation of Chester village the meetings were changed to a hall in that place. This was hired by the town. It was burned in 1862. The present town-hall (so called) in Huntington village was built at an expense of $1500. An association of individuals paid $1000. The town appropriated $500 toward the building, and in consideration therefor have the free use of it for all town business.

SELECTMEN FROM THE ORGANIZATION OF THE TOWN.

1773 .- John Kirkland, Caleb Fobes. David Scott.

1774 .- David Scott, Samuel Knight, Samuel Fairman.

1773 .- Samuel Knight, Aga Carter, James Fairman.

1776 .- Jonathan Ware, Wm. Miller, Wm. Carter.

1777-79,-Records appear to be lost from the old book. 1780 .- Samnel Knight, Daniel Kirkland, David Scott. 1781 .- John Kirkland, Esq., David Scott, Daniel Kirkland. 1782 .- Samuel Fairman, Wm. Fohes, James Convers. 1783 .- Sammel Knight, Josiah Willard, Parins Webb. 17+4 .- Stunnel Knight, Darins Webb, Win. Foles. 1785-86 .- Samuel Knight, Wm. Fobes, Jabez Bill. 1787 .- Samuel Knight, Win. Fobes, Darius Webb. 1788 .- Joseph Wight, Wm. Fobes, Silas Pomeroy. 1789,-Moses Montagne, Win. Foles, Joseph Wight. 1790-91 .- Jahez Bill, Samuel Knight, Jesse Joy. 1792 .- Samuel Knight, Samuel Kirkland, Walter Fobes.

1793 .- Jonathan Ware, Walter Fobes, Samuel Fairman, Samuel Kirkland, Jesse Joy.

1794 .- Jonathan Ware, David Scott, Jesse Joy. I795 .- Aaron Hall, Samuel Kirkland, Lemuel Foles. 1796 .- Aaron Hall, Lemnel Fobes, Samuel Knight.

1797 .- Aaron Hall, Zonas Clark, Levi Dewey. 1798,-Zenas Clark, Win. Fobes, Samuel Kirkland. 1799 .- Aaron Hall, Giles Lyman, Eliakim Sylvester. 1800 .- Aaron Hall, Wm. Fobes, Samuel Warner. 1801 .- Aaron Hall, Walter Foles, Samuel Knight. 1802 .- Stephen Tracy, John Ellis, Zacheus Darrow. 1803 .- Aaron Hall, Wm. Fobes, Elizur Talcott.

1804 .- Aaron Hall, Jesse Joy, Jonathan Pitcher. 1805 .- Aaron Hall, Jesse Joy, Levi Park. 1806-8 .- Aaron Hall, Samnel Kirkland, Levi Park. 1809 .- Aaron Hall, Stephen Munson, Sylvester Knight.

1810 .- Aaron Hall, Sammel Kirkland, Jesse Joy. 1811 .- Aaron Hall, Samuel Kirkland, Levi Park. 1812 .- Aaron Hall, Levi Park, Martin Kirkland.

1813 .- Samnel Kirkland, Samuel Knight, Titus Doolittle.

1814,-Samuel Kirkland, Samuel Knight, John W. Stanton.

1815-16 .- Samuel Kirkland, Samuel Knight, Levi Park. 1817 .- Martin Kirkland, Aaron Hall, Jesse Joy. 1818,-Martin Kirkland, Aaron Hall, Jabez B. Sackett. 1819-20 .- Martin Kirkland, Levi Park, Joseph Stanton. 1821 .- Samuel Kirkland, Joseph Stanton, Azariah Lyman. 1822 .- Samuel Kirkland, Joseph Stanton, Levi Park. 1823 .- Samuel Kirkland, Erastus Knight, J. B. Sackett. 1824 .- Sammel Kirkland, Joseph Stanton, Silas Warner. 1825-26 .- Joseph Stanton, Samuel Knight, Oliver Clark. 1827 .- Samuel Knight, Francis Harwood, Daniel Axtell. 1828-29. - Francis Harwood, Daniel Munson, Amzi Allen. 1830 .- Francis Darwoud, Daniel Munson, Augustus Clapp. 1831-32 .- Augustus Clapp, Abner Sampson, Elisha Leffingwell. 1833 .- Joseph Stanton, Horace Taylor, Horace B. Dimock. 1834,-Horace Taylor, Francis Harwood, Silas Warner. 1×35 .- Horace Taylor, Almer Sampson, Samuel M. Kirkland. 1836 .- Horace Taylor, Aaron B. Dimock, Harmon Stantoll. 1837 .- Aaron B. Dimock, Harmon Stanton, Washington Stephens. 1838 .- Aaron B. Dimock, Daniel Sanford, Lyman Dimock. 1830 .- Abner Sampson, Washington Stephens, Salmon Thomas, Jr. 1840 .- Washington Stephens, Seth Porter, Dearborn Randall. 1841 .- Daniel Sanford, Seth Porter, Joseph Kirkland.

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History of the Connecticut Valley in Massachusetts, with illustrations and biographical sketches of some of its prominent men and pioneers, Vol. I, Part 169

Author: L.H. Everts & Co Publication date: 1879 Publisher: Philadelphia : Louis H. Everts Number of Pages: 700

Author: L.H. Everts & Co
Publication date: 1879
Publisher: Philadelphia : Louis H. Everts
Number of Pages: 700