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1862. Sylvanus Putnam, H. C. Mascroft, Sylvester Sibley.
1871. I. A. Dodge, H. B. Bullard, D. T. Dudley. 1872. I. A. Dodge, M. E. Crossman, C. H. Searles.
1863. M. E. Crossman, Sylvanus Putnam, Francis G. Searles.
1873. M. E. Crossman, C. H. Searles, Asa P. Dodge.
1864. M. E. Crossman, A. W. Putnam, Amos B. Stockwell.
1865. M. E. Crossman, A. W. Putnam, Amos B. Stockwell.
1866. Solomon Severy, William R. Hill, Stephen B. Holbrook.
1867. Solomon Severy, William R. Hill, Stephen B. Holbrook.
1876. Charles H. Chase, Amos Batcheller, John R. Humes.
TOWN CLERKS.
Dec. 3, 1718-Mar. 9, 1729,
Elisha Johnson. William King. Elisha Johnson. Lieut. Benj. Marsh. Timothy Holton.
Mar. 1796-1823,
1823-'30,
Mar. 1720-'24,
1724-'29,
" 1729-'30,
" 1730-'38,
" 1738-Sept. '45, Elisha Putnam.
1855-'56,
€6 1856-'60,
1860-'61,
1778-'85,
66 1861-'67,
1867-'71,
1787-'89,
1871-'72,
1789-'95,
1872-'76,
1795-'96,
66 1876,
Joseph Hall. Jonas L. Sibley. Edmund J. Mills. Leonard Pierce. Daniel Tenney. Oliver Hall. Edwin A. Dudley. Salem Chamberlain. George H. Miller. S. Dexter King. Wilder S. Holbrook. William C. Chase. David T. Thurston. . Israel A. Dodge,
1833-'36,
1836-'40,
1840-'55,
Sept. 1745-Mar. '69, Mar. 1769-'78,
1785-'87,
Benj. Morse. Benj. Morse, jr. Follansbee Chase. Joseph Hall. Follansbee Chase. Nathaniel Stockwell. Aaron Pierce,
1874. C. H. Searles, Asa P. Dodge, Charles H. Chase.
1875. C. H. Chase, Asa P. Dodge, Amos Batcheller.
1830-'33,
808
STATISTIOS OF THE
TREASURERS.
Mar. 1724-'25,
1725-'27,
1727-'29,
1729-'44,
Dea. Elisha Putnam.
66
1828-'32,
66
1744-'70, Dea. Benj. Woodbury.
Barthol. Woodbury.
1834-'36,
1776-'90,
Jonathan Woodbury.
1836-'39,
1790-'91,
Col. B. Woodbury. Gardner Waters.
1840-'41,
1793-'97, Capt. Jona. Woodbury.
1841-'42,
66
1797-1806,
.€
1842-'47,
1806-'16,
1847-'50.
1816-'20,
1850-'51,
1820-'21,
1851-'55,
1821-'22,
Artemas Bullard.
1855-'76,
Jonathan Leland. Artemas Bullard. Jonathan Leland. Reuben Waters, jr. Nehemiah Chase. Abraham Chase. Daniel Tenney. Paris Tourtellott. Jonathan Leland. Paris Tourtellott. Jonathan Leland. Veranus C. Hooker. William C. Chase. Simeon Keith. George Hastings.
SCHOOL COMMITTEE.
1826. Jonathan Leland,
Jonas L. Sibley, Moses Harrington, Abraham Chase, David March.
1
1827. Rev. John Maltby, Rev. Moses Harrington, Rev. Daniel L. B. Goodwin. 1828. Rev. John Maltby, Rev. Moses Harrington, Rev. Daniel L. B. Goodwin, Edmund J. Mills, Jonas L. Sibley. 1829. Rev. John Maltby, Rev. Moses Harrington, Thomas Harback, Welcome Whipple, Paris Tourtellott.
1830. Rev. John Maltby, Rev. Moses Harrington, Rev. Job B. Boomer,
Rev. Daniel L. B. Goodwin, Jonathan Leland, Esq. Welcome Whipple, Esq. Edmund J. Mills. Esq.
1831. Edmund J. Mills, Dr. Leonard Pierce, Rev. Moses Harrington.
1832. Rev. John Maltby, Rev. John Walker, Rev. Moses Harrington, Rev. D. L. B. Goodwin, Rev. Job B. Boomer.
1833. Welcome Whipple, David S. C. H. Smith, Dr. Leonard Pierce.
1834. David S. C. H. Smith, Leonard Pierce, Henry Rising, who, having re- moved from town, Rev. John Walker was appointed to fill his place.
John Sibley. Samuel Barton. No record.
Mar. 1822-'26,
1826-'27,
1827-'28,
1832-'34,
1770-'76,
1839-'40,
1791-'93,
Capt. Ezra Russell. Jonas Sibley, Esq. Darius Russell, Esq. Stephen Stockwell.
TOWN OF SUTTON. 809
1835. Rev. H. A. Tracy,
Rev. D. L. B. Goodwin, E. J. Mills, Paris Tourtellott, Nehemiah Sibley, Timothy Burnap, Salmon Burdon, Nathaniel Woodbury.
1836. Rev. Hiram A. Tracy, Rev. D. L. B. Goodwin, E. J. Mills.
1837. Rev. H. A. Tracy, Rev. D. L. B. Goodwin, Rev. C. H. Peabody.
1838. Rev. H. A. Tracy, E. J. Mills, Rev. C. H. Peabody,
1839. Rev. H. A. Tracy,
Rev. C. H. Peabody, Rev. D. L. B. Goodwin.
J. H. Higgins were chosen to fill vacancies.
1840. Welcome Whipple, Paris Tourtellott, Pliny Slocomb.
1841. David S. C. H. Smith, Welcome Whipple, Paris Tourtellott.
1842. Welcome Whipple, Pliny Slocomb, S. D. King.
1843. S. D. King, Stephen Marble, Milton E. Crossman.
1844. Rev. H. A. Tracy,
Rev. D. L. B. Goodwin, · Rev. George Dayland.
1845. Rev. H. A. Tracy,
Rev. D. L. B. Goodwin, Rev. George Dayland.
1846. Rev. H. A. Tracy, Rev. D. L. B. Goodwin, Rev. George Dayland.
1847. Rev. Job B. Boomer, Nehemiah B. Chase, Rufus K. Merriam.
1848. Rufus K. Merriam, N. B. Chase, Joseph Thayer.
1863. M. E. Crossman, 1 year, I. B. Hartwell, 3 years.
1864. M. E. Crossman, 3 years.
1865. A. W. Putnam, 3 years.
1866. A. L. Stickney, 3 years. 1867. P. D. King, 3 years.
Rev. D. L. B. Goodwin. Nov. 26, 1849, Dr. Wm. Terry 1868. F. N. Knapp, 3 years. was chosen to fill the vacancy 1869. A. L. Stickney, 3 years,
caused by the resignation of Mr. Streeter.
1850. Joseph Thayer, Amos Burdon, Wm. R. Hill.
1851. Joseph Thayer, William Terrey, Rufus K. Merriam.
1852. William Terrey, Rev. Geo. Lyman, John G. Johnson.
1853. Foster Freeland, W. H. Woodbury, John G. Johnson.
1854. Foster Freeland, Wm. H. Woodbury, Joseph Whiting.
Dec. 9, John G. Johnson and
1855. J. G. Johnson, Horatio Slocomb, Simeon Stockwell (declined).
1856. Wm. Terrey, Benjamin H. Chase, Rufus K. Merriam.
1857. Geo. P. Stockwell, Rev. Geo. Lyman, Benjamin H. Chase.
1858. Foster Freeland, 3 years, William Terrey, 2 years, Newell Wedge, 1 year.
1859. Dr. Terrey resigned, and Rev. John S. Haradon was elected to fill his place. Wm. R. Hill, 3 years.
1860. Rev. John S. Haradon, 3 years.
1861. Dr. J. M. Newell, 3 years, Newell Wedge, 1 year.
1862. Newell Wedge, 3 years. Dec. 49, the committee chose M. E. Crossman to fill the va- cancy caused by the death of Dr. J. M. Newell.
1849. John McClellan, Leonard Streeter,
102
810
STATISTICS OF THE
C. L. Thompson, 1 year. 1870. Jason Waters, 3 years, Foster Freeland, 3 years.
1871. Leander Putnam, 1 year, John R. Humes, 2 years, H. W. Chamberlain, 3 years, R. R. Dodge, 3 years, Horace Leland, 3 years, Fred. T. Stockwell, 3 years, Joel Houghton, 3 years.
1872. Rev. H. A. Tracy, 3 years, E. P. Gardner, 2 years, Dr. Herbert Shurtliff, 1 year.
1873. I. B. Hartwell, 3 years, J. W. Stockwell, 2 years, H. B. Bullard, 1 year. 1874. Rev. Philip Berry, 3 years. 1875. M. E. Crossman, 3 years.
1876. Rev. W. A. Benedict, 3 years, Rev. C. L. Thompson, 1 year.
REPRESENTATIVES.
1726. Voted not to send.
1730. Lieut. Samuel Dudley.
1731. Lieut. Samuel Dudley.
1732. Voted not to send.
1733. Voted not to send.
1735. Dea. Percival Hall. The town records do not show that any representatives were chosen from 1735 to 1763.
1763. Henry King.
1764. Henry King.
1765. Henry King.
1768. Henry King.
1773. Capt. Henry King.
1774. Voted to send Edward Putnam a delegate to meet the General Congress when and where they shall meet.
1774. Capt. Henry King.
1775. Jan. 5, Capt. Henry King and Elder Amos Singletary were chosen delegates to attend the Provincial Congress at Cam- bridge, Feb. 1st next.
1775. May. Henry King. Amos Singletary.
1777. Dea. Willis Hall, Amos Singletary.
1778. Amos Singletary.
1780. Amos Singletary, Esq.
1781. Amos Singletary, Esq.
1785. Capt. March Chase.
1786. Col. Timothy Sibley.
1787. Amos Singletary, Dea. David Harwood, Dr. James Freeland.
1788. Capt. Jonathan Woodbury.
1789. Capt. Jonathan Woodbury.
1790. Capt. Jonathan Woodbury.
1791. Capt. Jonathan Woodbury.
1792. Solomon Leland, Esq. 1793. Col. Timothy Sibley. 1794. Voted not to send.
1795. Dr. James Freeland.
1796. Major Samuel Waters. 1797. Major Samuel Waters.
1798. Capt. Jonathan Woodbury.
1799. Capt. Jonathan Woodbury.
1800. Capt. Jonathan Woodbury.
1801. Dr. Stephen Monroe. 1802. Dr. Stephen Monroe.
1803. Dr. Stephen Monroe.
1804. Dr. Stephen Monroe.
1805. Dr. Stephen Monroe.
1806. Jonas Sibley, Josiah Stiles.
1807. Jonas Sibley, Josiah Stiles. 1
1808. Jonas Sibley, Josiah Stiles.
1809. Josiah Stiles, Jonas Sibley, Esq. Estes Howe, Esq.
1810. Josiah Stiles,
811
TOWN OF SUTTON.
Jonas Sibley, Esq., Estes Howe, Esq., Darius Russell. 1811. Josiah Stiles. Jonas Sibley, Esq., Estes Howe, Esq., Darius Russell.
1837. Joshua Armsby.
1838. Welcome Whipple, Peter Putnam. 1839. Welcome Whipple, Benjamin Woodbury.
1840. Sylvanus Putnam.
1841. Sylvanus Putnam.
1842. Zelek Darling, jr.
1843. Zelek Darling, jr.
1844. Zadock Woodbury.
1845. No choice.
1846. No choice.
1847. Zadock Woodbury.
1848. Zadock Woodbury.
1849. No choice.
1850. Salem Chamberlain.
1815. Josiah Wheelock.
1851. Timothy Burnap.
1852. No choice.
1817. Jonas Sibley.
1853. Sumner Cole.
1818. Jonas Sibley.
1854. A. A. Lombard.
1819. Jonas Sibley.
1855. Sumner Cole.
1820. Jonas Sibley.
1821. Jonas Sibley.
1822. Jonas Sibley.
1823. Elisha Hale,
Abner Chase.
1824. Elisha Hale, Jonas L. Sibley.
1825. Voted not to send.
1826. Jonas Sibley.
1827. Jonas Sibley.
1828. Jonas Sibley.
1829. Jonas Sibley,
Daniel Tourtellott.
1863. Jason Waters.
1864. None from Sutton.
Jonas L. Sibley.
1865. S. Dexter King.
1866. S. Dexter King.
1867. None from Sutton.
1868. James M. Cunliff.
1869. None from Sutton.
1833. Samuel Taylor, Sumner Cole.
1834. Samuel Taylor,
Sumner Cole.
1835. Darius Putnam,
Asa Woodbury. 1836. Darius Putnam, Asa Woodbury.
1872. None from Sutton. 1873. William Abbott.
1874. Marius M. Hovey.
1875. None from Sutton.
1876. None from Sutton.
1858. None sent from Sutton. A new apportionment of representa- tives was made in 1857, and Sut- ton was united with Millbury and Oxford as the 25th repre- sentative district.
1859. None from Sutton.
1860. William R. Hill.
1861. None from Sutton.
1862. Jason Waters.
1830. Joshua Armsby,
1831. Joshua Armsby, Jonas L. Sibley.
1832. Joshua Armsby, Edmund J. Mills.
1870. Edwin H. Hutchinson.
1871 .. None from Sutton.
1812. Josiah Stiles,
Jonas Sibley, Esq., Abijah Burbank, Darius Russell.
1813. Darius Russell, Jonas Sibley, Abijah Burbank.
1814. Jonas Sibley, Darius Russell.
1816. None sent.
1856. Benjamin L. Batcheller.
1857. Simon J. Woodbury.
812
STATISTICS OF THE
TOWN TAX.
1723,
£16
1779,
£1000
1829,
$2000
1725,
3
1780,
6000
1830,
1700
1726,
12
1781, old tenor,
42,000
1831,
800
1731,
60
1781, silver,
2500
1832,
3800
1732,
10
1782,
300
1833,
3000
1733,
40
1783,
200
1834,
2000
1734,
.
15
1784,
200
1835,
3800
1735,
20
1785,
200
1836,
1600
1736,
20
1786,
50
1837,
3400
1738,
20
1787,
120
1838,
4500
1739,
20
1788,
20
1839,
3300
1740,
100
1789, artiele passed over
1840,
3300
1741,
120
1790,
200
1841,
2500
1742,
120
1791.
150
1842,
2800
1743, old tenor,
150
1792,
150
1843,
2800
1744,
140
1793,
175
1844,
2800
1745,
100
1794,
200
1845,
2800
1746,
100
1795,
200
1846,
6500
1747,
80
1796,
200
1847,
700
1748,
80
1797,
$900
1848,
1000
1749, old tenor,
130
1798,
200
1849,
3500
1750,
40
1799,
700
1850,
2500
1751, lawful money,
30
1800,
700
1851,
3000
1752,
40
1801,
600
1852,
2000
1753,
50
1802,
600
1853,
2500
1754,
60
1803,
700
1854,
4000
1755,
70
1804,
700
1855,
6000
1756,
70
1805,
1100
1856,
6000
1757,
60
1806,
1200
1857,
6000
1758,
60
1807,
1000
1858,
4500
1759,
60
1809,
800
1859,
4500
1760,
60
1810,
1000
1860,
2500
1761,
60
1811,
1000
1861,
4000
1762,
60
1812,
1700
1862,
3000
1763,
70
1813,
1800
1863,
4500
1764,
80
1814,
1200
1864,
4800
1765,
65
1815,
1600
1865,
9500
1966,
80
1816,
1300
1866,
5600
1767,
90
1817,
1600
1867,
5000
1768,
100
1818,
1400
1868,
7500
1769,
120
1819,
1400
1869,
7000
1770,
10
1820,
400
1870,
10,000
1771,
£43, 6s, 8d
1821,
1700
1871,
7000
1772,
80
1822,
1400
1872,
2000
1773,
70
1823,
1200
1873,
4000
1774,
80
1824,
1500
1874,
4500
1775,
100
1825, 1826,
3300
1875,
800 0
1776,
40
3300
1876,
5000
1777,
135
1827,
2000
1778,
300
1828,
2400
1
TOWN OF SUTTON.
813
HIGHWAY TAX.
1732,
£30
1777,
£150
1827,
$1200
1733,
40
1778,
300
1828,
1200
1734,
150
1779,
1800
1829,
1200
1735,
200
1780,
6500
1830,
1200
1736,
200
1781, silver money,
225
1831,
1200
1737,
100
1782,
225
1832,
3800
1738,
200
1783,
225
1833,
1200
1739,
300
1784, silver money,
225
1834,
1200
1740,
300
1785,
66
300
1835,
1200
1741,
300
1786,
300
1836,
1200
1742, old tenor,
300
1787,
300
1837,
1400
1743,
..
300
1788,
300
1838,
1400
1744,
300
1789,
200
1839,
1400
1745,
66
300
1791,
200
1841,
1400
1747,
66
150
1792,
200
1842,
1400
1748,
"
300
1793,
250
1843,
1500
1749,
66
400
1794,
200
1844,
1500
1751,
60
1796,
300
1846,
1200
1752,
66
80
1797,
$200
1848,
1400
1754,
80
1798,
£300
1849,
1500
1755,
100
1799,
$1000
1850,
1500
1756,
66
100
1800,
1500
1851,
1000
1757,
66
120
1801,
1500
1852,
1500
1758,
60
1802,
1500
1853,
1500
1759,
80
1803,
1600
1854,
2500
1760,
100
1804,
1500
1855,
2250
1761,
150
1805,
1600
1856,
2250
1762,
66
100
1806,
3700
1857,
2250
1763,
100
1807,
2300
1858,
1500
1764,
150
1808,
1500
1859,
1600
1765,
66
150
1809,
1800
1860,
2250
1766,
130
1810,
2000
1861,
2250
1767,
150
1811,
2000
1862,
1500
1768,
66
200
1813,
2000
1864,
2500
1770,
66
200
1814,
1200
1865,
2500
1771,
300
1815,
1000
1866,
2000
1772,
300
1816,
1000
1867,
2000
1773,
200
1817,
1000
1868,
2500
1774,
200
1818,
800
1869,
2500
1775, "Every able bodied
1819,
1000
1870,
2500
person from sixteen
1820,
1000
1871,
3000
to seventy years of
1821,
1000
1872,
2500
age required to work
1822,
1000
1873,
3000
one day under the di-
1823,
1000
1874,
3000
1824,
1300
1875,
3000
rection of the survey- ors."
1825,
1000
1876,
2800
1776,
150
1826,
1000
.
1750, lawful money,
80
1795,
200
1845,
1500
1753,
300
1790,
.
200
1840,
1400
1746,
100
1797,
250
1847,
1400
150
1812,
2000
1863,
1500
1769,
814
STATISTICS OF THE
-
SCHOOL TAX.
1732,
£15
1798,
£250
1838,
$1200
1733,
£28,12s
1799,
$833
1839,
1200
1734,
£20
1800,
833
1840,
1200
1735,
20
1801,
£250
1841,
1200
1736,
40
1802,
$833
1842,
1200
1737,
30
1803,
833
1843,
1200
1738,
50
1804, 1805,
833
1845,
1500
From 1740 to 1769 in-
1806,
1000
1846,
1200
clusive, see town tax,
1807,
1000
1847,
1500
which embraced the school tax.
1809,
1000
1849,
1500
1770,
50
1810,
1000
1850,
2000
1771,
50
1811,
1000
1851,
1500
1772,
60
1812,
1000
1852,
1500
1773,
65
1813,
1000
1853,
1500
1774,
65
1814,
700
1854,
1500
1775,
0
1815,
712
1855,
1800
1776,
70
1816,
712
1856,
1500
1777,
70
1817,
712
1857,
1800
1778,
200
1818,
730
1858,
2000
1779,
600
1819,
730
1859,
2350
1780,
6500
1820,
750
1860,
2000
1781, silver,
100
1821,
750
1861,
2000
1782,
100
1822,
750
1862,
1500
1783,
100
1823,
800
1863, 1864,
2000
1785,
120
1825,
800
1865,
2000
1786,
100
1826,
800
1866,
2500
1787,
100
1827,
800
1867,
2500
1788,
100
1828,
800
1868,
3000
1789,
200
1829,
1000
1869,
3200
1790,
120
1830,
1000
1870,
3500
1791,
150
1831,
1000
1871,
3500
1792,
150
1832,
1200
1872,
3500
1793,
200
1833,
1200
1873,
3500
1794,
200
1834,
1200
1874,
3500
1795,
200
1835,
1200
1875,
3500
1796,
200
1836,
1200
1876,
3800
1797,
250
1837,
1200
833
1844,
1200
1739,
50
1808,
1000
1848,
1000
1500
1784,
100
1824,
800
815
TOWN OF SUTTON.
TOWN AGENTS.
1776. Dea. Tarrant Putnam.
1777. Lieut. Samuel Dagget.
1778. Dea. Ebenezer Pierce, Capt. Elisha Goddard, Col. Jonathan Holman.
1780. Major Joshua Hathaway.
1787. Capt. Jonathan Woodbury.
1788. Ensign Nathaniel Carriel, Capt. James Greenwood, Lieut. John Elliot, Capt. Jonathan Woodbury.
1790. Capt. John Woodbury.
1791. Capt. March Chase.
1792. Capt. March Chase.
1793. Capt. March Chase.
1794. Capt. March Chase.
1796. Lieut. Asa Goodale.
1797. Ebenezer Waters.
1798. Ebenezer Waters.
1801. Capt. Jonathan Woodbury.
1802. Capt. March Chase.
1803. Capt. March Chase. 1804. Capt. March Chase, John Hall.
1805. Capt. March Chase, Estes Howe, Esq.
1806. Estes Howe, Esq.
1816. Jonas Sibley, Esq.
1831. Samuel Taylor.
1834. Edward Clark.
1838. Samuel Taylor.
1839. Samuel Taylor.
1840. Zelek Darling, jr.
1841. Zelek Darling, jr.
1842. Zelek Darling, jr.
1846. Samuel Taylor.
1854. B. L. Batcheller, declined. Sylvester Sibley, declined.
1854. Nov. 13, B. L. Batcheller.
MINISTERIAL AND SCHOOL MONEY.
In 1775 the Ministerial Fund was reported as being £419, 2s, 11d, Interest, 25, 2, 11,
Of this interest Dr. Hall received, Elder Marsh received, 1, 11,
7,
North Parish received,
4, 13,
9,
2 far.
The town received, 11, 18, 1, 2, The School Fund was 144, 17.
It is not known what became of this fund. It was probably lost by bad investment.
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SKETCH OF COMMITTEE.
WE close our history by giving brief sketches of the members of the Committee of Publication.
BENJAMIN L. BATCHELLER,
Son of Lewis and Sophia Batcheller, was born in Sutton, Aug. 27, 1826. He received his education in the common schools of the town, has been a farmer, manufacturer of boots and shoes-has held the town offices of overseer of the poor, selectman, and is now town clerk. He has like- wise been several times the agent of the town. His last and most efficient service as such was in the year 1854, when, upon the petition of Joshua Leland and others, a most persistent attempt was made in the legislature for the forma- tion of a new township from the castern part of Sutton and the western part of Grafton.
Through his skillful management of the matter the bill failed, and no efforts for a dismemberment of the town have since been made.
He also represented his native town in the legislature of 1856-57.
CHARLES H. CHACE,
Son of Caleb and Julia A. Chace, was born in Fall River, Nov. 14, 1836 ; received his education in the public schools of the place ; left the high school in the fourteenth year of his age for a clerkship in the office of David Anthony, treasurer of the Fall River railroad company, and the Bay State line of steamers to New York, in which capacity he remained a year, and then accepted the responsible position of freight clerk upon the same line, which position he filled for several years with such success that not an. article of freight passing over the line from Boston to New York, was, during that time, lost.
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TOWN OF SUTTON.
In the twentieth year of his age he engaged in the mer- cantile business in Providence, R. I., and lost everything in the financial crash of 1857. In 1860 he engaged as book- keeper in a large wholesale and retail store in Pennsylvania, in which position he was when the war broke out in 1861. Speaking of the excitement attendant upon this time, he says : "One day, about eleven o'clock A. M., I shut up my books, and without saying a word went to the stable, took a horse and carriage, and at six o'clock P. M. the same day had one hundred and twenty men at the depot and started for Harrisburg." He was mustered in, and served in the infantry or artillery branch of the service, in most of the battles of the army of the Potomac.
In the fall of 1862 he passed an examination before a board of regular army officers for a position in the regular army, was approved, commissioned captain, and assigned to duty in the eighth (afterwards the eleventh) United States artillery, which was ordered to New Orleans and did effective service in the Teche country.
He was appointed an "inspector general " and an "ord- nance officer " on General Sherman's staff.
As inspector general he was complimented on the charac- ter of his reports, as.being "most complete."
The position of ordnance officer he held for eighteen months, during all which time he was responsible for more than two million dollars' worth of stores. He was brev- etted Major for meritorious conduct, and detailed to notify the notorious guerrilla chieftain, "Bailey Vincent," of the surrender of Lee, and to receive his surrender and that of his command, which was done. When mustered out, Nov. 5, 1865 - nine months after the close of the war - though it was the practice to stop.the pay of officers for any slight mistake in their accounts, so accurate were his accounts that he was at once paid in full after landing from the steamer at Providence.
Mr. Chace, after his return, accepted an appointment in the Providence custom house, where he remained three
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years. He has been for the past six years the efficient book-keeper, paymaster and engineer of the Manchaug company.
He is at present one of the assessors, and chairman of the board.
EDWIN H. HUTCHINSON,
Son of Simon and Vandalinda Hutchinson, was born in Sutton, Aug. 22, 1821. He was educated in the schools of the town, has always been a farmer and lived on the old homestead.
He has been selectman, a deacon in the first Congrega- tional church, and representative from the fifteenth district in the legislatures of 1870-71. -
AMOS BATCHELLER,
Son of Elhanan and Lucinda Batcheller, was born in Sutton, Dec. 24, 1834.
He, like all the others comprising the committee, received his education in the schools of his native town. He is a farmer and insurance agent, assessor, and a deacon in the first Congregational church.
SOLOMON D. KING,
Son of Solomon and Ruth King, was born in Sutton, Dec. 15, 1813. He was educated in the public schools of the town, and the private school of Rev. George A. Willard ; has been a school-teacher and farmer; has held the offices of school committee, overseer of the poor, and town clerk for six years, from 1861 to 1867.
He also represented the fifteenth district in the legisla- tures of 1865-66 and 1866-67. .
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INDEX.
PAGE.
Abbott, Alvan, Rev.
186
Armsby, Amos
255
66
Charles
312
Enos
367, 583
John
341
Fayette
370
66 William
208
George F.
690
Adams, Abner
583
66
James H.
3GS, 360
Augustus
3S5
Jolın
372, 3S4
Israel
583
Joshua
370, 584, 690
James
582, 583
Joshua W.
690
Oliver
377
66
Lewis
696
Samuel
5S2
'Thic Misses
407
Arnold, Emmett
Nathan
239
Advertisement, with reference
to saving paper rags,
112
Agents, Town SS, 129, 815
Aid to families of soldiers,
116, 159, 160
Aldrich, Amos
379
William
341
Bacon, Jonathan 5S4
Rufus
193, 213
Robert
241
Sardins.
422
66 Welcome
395, 397
Allen, Daniel,
583
66
Elijah
583
Baldwin, Charles P. 422
Ball, John E. 323
383
Jonas 583
Bancroft, Benjamin 5S4
584
Ambler, Ch: rles C. 66 Christopher,
219, 225
Moses
584, 677
Baptists,
58, 71
Barber, Hymen
419
Barnard, Isaac
5S4
66
Jolın
5S5
Jonathan
5S5
.€
413
Joshua
585
Barnes, Benjamin 231
J. W.
300
Barrett, Wm. M., Dr
Bartlett, Jehu 304
Annals, 9-170
John
580
Armories, depletion of
163
· Jolın IT. 146, 580
Arms, deficiency of good
103
Richard 585, 580
Roger
5SO
agent sent to Europe to procure,
103
Barton, Bezalecl 5SO
State appropriation for 104
Charles Henry
66
Anna, Mrs.
204
Daniel
275
William 5S-4
Baker, Smitlı
24L
George C.
363, 304
Johını
364, 583
Ballon, F.
Allowance to Baptist society, 69
333
Joseph
370, 584
Ammunition, town
00, 95, 106, 110
Anderson, Daniel G., Rev. 3S1
Edward
381, 410
James
3S1
John
419
Andrew, John A., Gov. 103. 165, 160 Anecdote of lost lamb, 170-179 66 revolutionary, 101
Angell, -
365
place,
239
Assessors, names of
803
to whom to make returns, 95
Authority, parental to be enforced, 94 Axtell, Thomas 365
Silas 367, 583
Welcome 3S5
PAOE.
Jacob
1
820
INDEX.
PAGE.
Barton, Edmund
586
Boomer, James
697
66 Edmund Mills
602
Job B., Rev.
347
Elisha
587
Lucius B.
696
George Edward
603
William
398
Bond, Alvan, Rev., D. D. 323, 324
Jedediah
587
Jonas
591
Reuben
587
Josiah
591
Samuel
239, 586
Oliver
591
Wm., Dea.
323, 324, 325, 590, 591
Boundary of training field and burying-ground,
49
Bounty to soldiers,
105, 132, 166
Boutell, Samuel 591
381
Boyce, Andrew
382
Benjamin
327
Ebenezer
334
B. F.
249, 588
David
588
Boyd, -
420
Brigham, Elijah, Rev.
370
Henry M.
195, 325, 383
Henry 186, 188, 271, 588
66
Horace
357, 590
66
John, M. D.
370, 378
Horace W.
590
John
588
Brown, Abraham
181
Jonas
349, 358, 365, 589
A. F.
353
Joseph
587
Daniel
376
Josiah
589
Felix
379
Jeremiah
231
Jonas
419, 420
Silas,
183
Moses
386, 416
66
Simeon, jr.
379
Isaiah
592
66
Jeremiah
591
Warren
357, 590
William, Rev.
589
Bates, Erastus
242
Battle, early Indian
231
Beasley, Joseph
404
Beecher, H. W., Rev.
200, 608, 609
200, 595, 600, 603, 604
Asa
595
66 Asa, Rev.
605
Benjamin
593, 594, 595
Nathan
213
E. W., Rev. A. M.
607
Elijah
292
Jason
195
Henry, Rev.
603
66
Henry B.
190, 200, 606
Harry Fletcher
609
Ira Barton
605
66
Jesse Mason, M. D.
609
66
Joseph 200, 605, 606
Oliver Crosby 184, 610
66 Robert
593
¥ Talbut, M. D.
609
John
592
Joseph
592
Samuel
592
66
Stephen
592
Thomas
572, 758-769
Bliss, Harrison
271
Elijah.
611
Bolster, Ransom C.
225, 226
66 Joseph P., Rev.
347
Boomer, Geo. B., Gen.
590
Blanchard, -
260
Wm. Mason, M. D.
609
Wm. Reed 605
66
Wm. Sumner 610
Burbank, Abijah
611
Caleb
611
Daniel
611
Jedediah
590
Liberty
194
Moses
381
66 Samuel, Capt.
382, 383
Births and deathis to be trans- cribed, 129
Bixbee, Samuel 590
Simon
419
Bennett, George
227
John
220
Joseplı
591
Russell
291, 592
Stephen
591
Bugbee, Daniel Bullard, Artemas
234
Lewis
588
Mark
588, 589, 614
Messrs.
351
Buckman, Danlel
591
"
Stephen, Rev.
587
Lucius
333
Elhanan
378, 381, 589
Ezra
375, 379, 589
Amos
376, 589
Benjamin
377, 588
B. L. 249, 306, 377, 588, 816
194
Wm. Sumner, A. M.
601
354
Bashaw, T.
412
Bastow, Sumner, Esq.
187, 194
Batcheller, Abner,
385, 386, 588
Abraham
377, 378, 588
Bowker, -
Mr.
415
Jacob,
370
Ira Moore, Judge
600, 601
Sumner
Barrows,
PAGE.
Bigelow, Amnos
194
Belknap,
347 Burdon, Amos 340, 361, 362, 612
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821
INDEX.
PAGE.
PAGE.
Burdon, Isaac 321 Carter, Samuel, Rev. 619
66
John, 209, 210, 250, 364, 611,
Thomas, Rev.
617, 618
612, 613
Timothy, Dr.
291
Case, George
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