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pointed Samuel Fowler judge of probate, and on the 23d like- wise appointed Jonathan Smith, jun., sheriff of the county. This action at once awoke great commotion in political circles in Springfield, and resulted in quo warranto proceedings that called for the best efforts of "Master" George Bliss, representing the solicitor-general, and the learned George Ashmun, for the ap- pointees. This proceeding, however, was mere political by-play, for at the time the democrats and the federalists were arrayed in bitter political strife. Sheriff Smith was continued in office un- til 1814, but in 1813 Judge Fowler was enjoined from further service in official capacity. This was the first local victory of the federalists over the democrats of Hampden county.
In 1812, the year in which Hampden county was created, Hampshire county was represented in the state senate by Abner Brown, Ezra Starkweather, Jonathan Leavitt and Joshua Green. The towns comprising the region set off to form the new county were represented in the house as follows : Springfield, by Moses Chapin, Jacob Bliss, Oliver B. Morris, Edmund Dwight; Long- meadow, Ethan Ely; Wilbraham, Walter Stebbins, Abel Bliss, jun .; Monson, Edy Whittaker, Stephen Warriner; Holland, represented jointly with South Brimfield; Brimfield, Stephen Pynchon, Philemon Warren; South Brimfield, Royal Wales; Palmer, Jesse King; Ludlow, Sherwood Beebe ; West Springfield, Jonathan Smith, Charles Ball, Timothy Horton, Elias Leonard; Westfield, Jedediah Taylor, Benjamin Hastings; Montgomery, Aaron Parks; Russell, not represented; Blandford, Samuel Knox; Granville, Israel Parsons, John Phelps; Southwick, Reu- ben Clark, Shubel Stiles ; Tolland, not represented ; Chester, Syl- vester Emmons.
While the act of the legislature made necessary provision for the administration of affairs of the county, it remained for the people to settle their accounts with the mother territory, and also to provide a suitable place for holding courts and offices for county officials, for now Hampden county was a jurisdiction of considerable importance, having more than 25,000 population, whereas at the time of the removal of the seat of justice to North- ampton the towns comprising the county had barely 20,000 inhab-
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itants. In 1790 Springfield's population was 1,574, and in 1810 had increased to 2,767, then being larger than Northampton.
On the organization of the county no definite provision was made for a building in which to hold courts or to transact county business, and it is believed that for a time the old court house again was brought into service, and that on occasion the town house was occupied for that purpose. However, in the course of a few years the court of sessions, the power of the county at the time, determined to build a new court house, but the ques- tion of location provoked so much discussion that nothing was done for a year or two. Public sentiment was divided on the question, and tradition has it that the church society also divided over the subject.
The matter was agitated as early as 1818, and that is all that was accomplished during that and the next year. One strong element of the townsfolk advocated the "Dwight" loca- tion on State street, while another equally strong contingent favored a location on Main street, on "Meeting-house square." This location finally was selected. But it appears that action was taken none too soon, for in 1820 the court of sessions re- tained Samuel Lathrop to appear before the Supreme judicial court to answer an information filed against the court of sessions for neglect of duty, in delaying the erection of the court house and other county buildings. Just what became of this matter is not discussed on the records, but it is probable that the ener- getic action of the court of sessions about that time satisfied the attorney-general that the body was disposed to act in good faith. At the same sitting (March, 1820) the court (Heman Day, of West Springfield, Amos Hamilton, of Palmer, and Stephen Pyn- chon, of Brimfield) appointed John Phelps, Enos Foot, Samuel Lathrop, Jonathan Dwight, jun., Joel Norcross, Amos Hamilton and Daniel Collins a commission to consider the propriety of erecting county buildings.
The important matter to be considered was the location of the building, whether on State street or on Meeting-house square. The latter site was favored by many of the prominent men of the town, who agreed among themselves to purchase a considerable
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tract of land and donate to the county a sufficient area for the buildings and also for a public square. The remaining part of the purchase they proposed to sell for business purposes, hop- ing the increased value of the lots would more than compensate them for the parcels donated; and in the light of subsequent events connected with the rapid growth of the immediate locality it is probable that the proprietors made a good investment.
The subscribers1 to the purchasing fund (with the sum in- vested by each ) were as follows : Edward Pynchon, $800; Dan- iel Bontecou, $800; Eleazer Williams, $400; Elijah Blake, $250; Justice Willard, $100; Thomas Dickman, $100; James Wells, $200; John Ingersoll, $100; Henry Brewer, $50; David Ames, $600; Solomon Warriner, $200; Sylvester Clark, $50; Elisha Ed- wards, $50; Samuel Ostrander, $100; Japhet Chapin, $100; Dan- jel C. Brewer, $150; Dr. John Stone, $100; Moses Howe, $100; Alex. Bliss, $200; John Hooker, $700; Thomas Sargent, $100; F. A. Packard, $50; Elisha Curtis, $100; Ebenezer Russell, $100; John Hooker, Jr., $50; Joseph Pease, $50; Quartus Chapin, $25; Lewis Ferre, Jr., $25; Pliny Chapin, $50; Charles Stearns, $100; Simon Sanborn, $100; Joseph Carver, $100; Israel E. Trask, $300.
The committee charged with the selection of a site evidently acted promptly, for in December, 1820, the court ordered that the court house be erected and completed with reasonable dis- patch, on the "Parsons or Sheldon lot, near to and fronting and ranging with the Rev. Mr. Osgood's meeting house, so-called." It was also ordered that the ground in front of the proposed site be cleared of its buildings and be made a public common, agree- able to the plan made by Mr. Damon, and that the proprietors convey to the county the "square," the court house lot, and a strip on the east side of the latter four rods wide to be used as a
1In addition to those who participated in the speculative investment, a num- ber of other worthy citizens offered to donate toward the court house building and site fund on Main street without the expectation of returns from the sale of adjoining lots. These proposed donors were Dr. Joshua Frost, $250; Jonas Coolidge, $100; Edward Bliss, $20; A. G. Tannatt, $20; Francis Bliss, $20; Daniel Lombard, $100; Robert W. Bowhill, $20; Jacob Bliss, $20; Roswell Lom- bard, $20; James Chapin, $20; Roger Adams, $20; Ebenezer Tucker, $75 ; Oliver B. Morris, $30; George Blake, $20.
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public street. George Bliss and John Ingersoll were appointed to see that these provisions were carried into effect as the pro- prietors had promised.
The first Hampden county court house was built in 1821, under the supervision of Jonathan Dwight, jun., John Phelps and Daniel Bontecou, and cost $8,375. It was-and is-of brick, 48 by 62 feet on the ground and two stories high "31 feet to the eaves." It was the house of justice of the county more than half a century, and was in all respects a substantial and suitable structure until the business of the shire became too large for its
The Second Court House, built 1821
further occupancy. In 1851 it was enlarged by the addition of a rear extension-temporary improvement -- but in less than twenty years more there came a strong demand for a new, modern and more commodious court house, a structure which in a measure should reflect something of the growth and importance of the county among the civil divisions of the commonwealth ; and when at last this consummation was reached, the old building1 was sold
1The old bell which hung in the belfry, and which assembled the court, and also in early days alarmed the people in case of fire, was "tumbled" from its
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and put to other uses, first as a business institute and later as a home for Oddfellowship in Springfield. It still stands and is an enduring monument to the memory of the old Hampden bar.
The third-the present-Hampden county court house was authorized by an act of the legislature passed March 3, 1871, and was erected between that time and 1874, during the term of office of county commissioners William M. Lewis of Blandford, George R. Townsley of Springfield, and James S. Loomis of Palmer. For the purposes of the building a site on the south side of Elm street was purchased at a total cost of $75,716.37. The structure itself cost $214,068.93, and the interior furnishings the additional sum of $14,757.99. The building in size is 90 feet by 160 feet on its foundations, and is constructed of native stone from the Monson quarries, sometimes called "Monson granite." The court house is one of the largest and most pretentious public buildings in Western Massachusetts. In appearance and architectural de- sign it is attractive to the eye and symmetrical in its proportions.
In 1813 the county purchased an acre and a half of land on State street for the purpose of erecting thereon a "gaol and house of correction," and Jonathan Smith, jr., Jonathan Dwight, jr., and Daniel Lombard were appointed a committee to procure plans and make a contract for the erection of the build- ing, "subject to the further order of the court." This commit- tee reported in favor of a stone building, 18 by 30 feet in size, and two stories high, at an estimated cost of about $3,633. Appa- rently something was wrong with the proceedings, for soon after- ward Jonathan Dwight, jr., Oliver B. Morris and John Phelps were called on by the court to estimate the cost of a jail build- ing. This committee reported the probable cost at $5,283, and the report was accepted ; and having performed its duty the com- mittee was discharged, and another like body, comprising Jona- than Dwight, jr., William Sheldon and Heman Day, was chosen
hangings in September, 1879. Tradition says the bell was once in use on a British man-of-war and was captured by the Americans during the revolution. An inscription on the bell read, "Thomas Lester of London, made 1742." It was purchased for $100 in 1821 by John C. Phelps, Jonathan Dwight and Dan- iel Bonteceau, and replaced the bell bought for $30 in 1815 by George Bliss and Oliver B. Morris.
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to procure plans and make a contract for the work. It was through the efforts of this committee that the land on State street was purchased, at a cost of $500. Then, still another committee -George Blake, William Sheldon and John Phelps-super- intended the work of construction; and when the building was finally completed in 1814 (cost, $14,164) Heman Day, William Ely and George Bliss were asked to establish the jail limits.
Thus Hampden county, after much needless trouble and detail, was provided with a reasonably secure jail and house of correction. But in later years, beginning about 1830, the build- ing was the occasion of much discussion and the frequent outlay of money in extensions, repairs and modifications, until the county, as a means of economy, security and public benefit, determined to abandon the old structure and erect a new jail and house of correction.
The first "gaoler" in the old building on State street was Col. Ebenezer Russell, who served in that capacity until 1825, when he became proprietor of the "Old Hampden Coffee House," which stood where the Smith & Murray store is now. Col. Har- vey Chapin was the next jailer, and was followed, in succession, by Maj. William H. Foster and Noah H. Clark, the latter taking office in 1840.
The extreme penalty of the law was inflicted on three pris- oners in the old county jail; first, Alexander Desmarteau, who was hanged April 26, 1861, for the outrage and murder of an eight year old girl; second, Albert H. Smith, June 27, 1873, for the murder of Charles D. Sackett; and third, Joseph B. Loomis, who was hanged March 8, 1883, for the murder of David Levett while riding with him through the Agawam covered bridge.
The old jail was abandoned February 17, 1887. The prop- erty was sold by the county to the city, and the site is now in part occupied by the splendid new high school building on State street.
The act authorizing the construction of the present jail and house of correction on York street, in Springfield, was passed by the legislature in 1884. The county commissioners purchased several parcels of land on the street mentioned, at a cost of $15,100. The contract for construction was awarded to Creesey
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& Noyes, of Boston, who erected the buildings after the plans of D. H. & A. B. Tower, at a total cost of $178,000. The entire cost of land, buildings, interior construction and furnishings was $266,953.94.
The buildings are of native stone, quarried in the county, and are as complete as modern architecture and sanitary methods can devise. In all their appointments the jail and house of cor- rection are a credit to the county and also to the commissioners (Leonard Clark, of Springfield, Lewis E. Root, of Westfield, and Henry A. Chase, of Holyoke), who were charged with the respon- sibility of the work.
CHAPTER XI
HAMPDEN COUNTY CIVIL LIST
Having in the preceding chapter devoted considerable atten- tion to the organization of the county and to a descriptive history of its several public buildings and properties, it is proper in the present connection to furnish a record of the men who have been entrusted with the administrative affairs of the county and also of those who have represented the county in the state government.
Governor-George Dexter Robinson, 1884-87.
Lieutenant-Governors-Eliphalet Trask, 1858-61; William H. Haile, 1890-93.
Secretary of the Commonwealth-William B. Calhoun, 1848-51.
Treasurer and Receiver-General-Henry M. Phillips, 1894- 95, resigned April 12, 1895; Edward S. Bradford, 1900- -.
Auditor of Accounts-Charles R. Ladd, 1879-91.
Senator in Congress-Isaac C. Bates, 1840-45.
Representatives in Congress-Elijah Hunt Mills, 1815-19 (14th and 15th congresses) ; Samuel Lathrop, 1821-27 (16th, 17th, 18th and 19th congresses) ; Isaac C. Bates, 1827-35 (20th,
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21st, 22d and 23d congresses) ; William B. Calhoun, 1835-43 24th, 25th, 26th and 27th congresses) ; Osmyn Baker, 1843-45 (28th congress) ; George Ashmun, 1845-51 (29th, 30th and 31st congresses ) ; Henry Morris, 1855-57 (34th congress) ; Calvin C. Chaffee, 1857-59 (35th congress) ; Charles Delano, 1859-63 (36th and 37th congresses) ; Chester W. Chapin, 1875-77 (44th con- gress ) ; George D. Robinson, 1877-83, resigned in 1883 to be gov- ernor (45th, 46th and 47th congresses) ; William Whiting, 1883- 89 (48th, 49th and 50th congresses) ; Frederick H. Gillett, 1893- 1901 (53d, 54th, 55th and 56th congresses, and re-elected for another term).
Elijah Hunt Mills was not directly a Hampden representa- tive, but was so closely identified with the civil and political history of the county that his name is worthy of mention here.
Presidents of the Senate-Samuel Lathrop, 1829-30, resigned 1830; George Bliss, 1835, to fill vacancy ; William B. Calhoun, 1846-47.
Senators-Jonathan Smith, jr., 1813; Thomas Dwight, 1814; Samuel Lathrop, S. C. Allen, Elijah Hunt Mills (representing the Hampden district, Hampden, Hampshire and Franklin coun- ties), 1815; Ezra Starweather, Samuel Lathrop, Elijah Paine, 1816; Ezra Starkweather, Samuel Lathrop, Elijah Paine, Ephraim Williams, 1817; Samuel Lathrop, Samuel Porter, Elihu Hoyt, Peter Bryant, 1818; Samuel Lathrop, Elihu Hoyt, Jona- than H. Lyman, Jonathan Dwight, jr., 1819; Elihu Hoyt, Jona- than H. Lyman, Jonathan Dwight, jr., Thomas Longly, 1820; Jonathan H. Lyman, Jonathan Dwight, jr., Thomas Longly, Mark Doolittle, 1821; Elihu Hoyt, Jonathan Dwight, jr., Mark Doolittle, Alanson Knox, 1822; Jonathan Dwight, jr., James Fowler, 1823; James Fowler, John Mills, 1824; James Fowler, John Mills, 1825; John Mills, Justice Willard, 1826; John Mills, Joshua Frost, 1827; John Mills, Jonathan Dwight, jr., 1828; James Fowler, Samuel Lathrop, 1829, 1830 and 1831 ; Enos Foot, John Wiles, 1832; Patrick Boise, James Byers, 1833 and 1834 ; George Bliss, Abel Bliss, 1835; Orren Sage, Harvey Chapin, 1836 and 1837; George Ashmun, Reuben Boies, jr., 1838 and 1839; Asa Lincoln, Matthew Ives, jr., 1840; William G. Bates, William
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Child, 1841; John Mills, Reuben Champion, 1842; Asa Lincoln, Reuben Champion, 1843; Joseph M. Forward, Jehiel Abbott, 1844 ; Jehiel Abbott, Charles Stearns, 1845; William B. Calhoun, Forbes Kyle, 1846 and 1847; Edward Parsons, Willis Phelps, 1848; Edward Parsons, Aaron King, 1849; Aaron King, James Cooley, 1850; Erasmus D. Beach, David Mosely, 1851; Calvin Torrey, Amasa Holcomb, 1852; George Dwight, Edward B. Gil- lett, 1853; James Holland, Joseph L. Reynolds, 1854; William O. Fletcher, Gilbert Pillsbury, 1855; Hiram C. Brown, Benning Leavitt, 1856; Gad O. Bliss, Matthew D. Field, 1857; Aaron Bagg, George Walker, 1858 and 1859; Timothy W. Carter, Gor- don M. Fisk, 1860 and 1861; Milton B. Whitney, James M. Thompson, 1862; Milton B. Whitney, George Dwight, 1863; William B. C. Pearsons, Thomas L. Chapman, 1864; Thomas Kneil, Henry Alexander, jr., 1865 and 1866; Henry Alexander, Hinsdale Smith, 1867; Henry Alexander, Henry Fuller, 1868; Charles R. Ladd, George S. Taylor, 1869; Charles R. Ladd, W. W. Jenness, 1870; Timothy A. Packard, George M. Stearns, 1871 ; William L. Smith, Reuben Noble, 1872; Timothy F. Packard, William Whiting, 1873; E. Howard Lathrop, Henry Fuller, 1874; Henry S. Hyde, Henry Fuller, 1875; Tilley Haynes, George D. Robinson, 1876; Tilley Haynes, Henry C. Ewing, 1877; Charles L. Gardner, Henry C. Ewing, 1878; Charles L. Gardner, A. C. Woodworth, 1879; Marcus P. Knowlton, Emerson Gaylord, 1880 and 1881; William H. Haile, Charles A. Corser, 1882; William H. Haile, Dexter B. Hitchcock, 1883; William R. Ses- sions, Albert C. Woodworth, 1884; William R. Sessions, James R. Dunbar, 1885; Henry M. Phillips, James R. Dunbar, 1886; Henry M. Phillips, Levi Perkins, 1887; Charles C. Spellman, Levi Perkins, 1888; Edwin D. Metcalf, George W. Gibson, 1889; Edwin D. Metcalf, Oscar Ely, 1890; Frank E. Carpenter, Will- iam Provin, 1891; Charles C. Merritt, William Provin, 1892; Solomon F. Cushman, William P. Buckley, 1893; Edwin F. Ly- ford, William P. Buckley, 1894; Edward S. Bradford, Marciene H. Whitcomb, 1895; Edward S. Bradford, William A. Chase, 1896; Edward S. Bradford, Dwight H. Ives, 1897; William W. Leach, William B. Mahoney, 1898; Thomas W. Kenefick, George
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N. Tyner, 1899; Thomas W. Kenefick, William B. Mahoney, 1900; John F. Marsh, Charles A. Corser, 1901.
Members of House of Representatives-1813-Springfield, Moses Chapin, Edmund Dwight, William Sheldon; Westfield, Benjamin Hastings, Frederick Fowler, Azariah Mosely; Brim- field, Stephen Pynchon, Philomel Warren; Blandford, Alanson Knox, Solomon Noble; Palmer, Jesse King; Granville, John Phelps, Asa Seymour ; Monson, Abner Brown, Stephen Warri- ner; South Brimfield, William Putnam; Wilbraham, not repre- sented; Chester, Sylvester Emmons, John N. Parmenter; South- wick, Reuben Clark, Shubael Stiles; West Springfield, Charles Ball, James Kent, John Porter, Horace Flower; Ludlow, Ely Fuller; Montgomery, Aaron Parks; Longmeadow, Ethan Ely ; Russell, none ; Tolland, Thomas Hamilton ; Holland, unites with South Brimfield.
1814-Springfield, Moses Chapin, Oliver B. Morris, Edmund Dwight; Westfield, Benjamin Hastings, Frederick Fowler, Azariah Mosely; Brimfield, Stephen Pynchon, Alexander Ses- sions ; Blandford, Alanson Knox, Alexander Wilson ; Palmer, Al- pheus Converse; Granville, David Curtis, Israel Parsons; Mon- son, Abner Brown, Jesse Ives; South Brimfield, Royal Wales ; Wilbraham, Joseph Lathrop, William Clark; Chester, Sylvester Emmons ; Southwick, Enos Foot, Shubael Stiles; West Spring- field, Elias Leonard, James Kent, John Porter, Luke Parsons ; Ludlow, Ely Fuller; Montgomery, none; Longmeadow, Calvin Burt; Russell, none ; Tolland, Thomas Hamilton ; Holland, unites with South Brimfield.
1815-Springfield, Joseph Pease, Samuel Orne, Edmund Bliss ; Westfield, Benjamin Hastings, Frederick Fowler, Azariah Mosely ; Brimfield, Stephen Pynchon, Alexander Sessions; Blandford, Alanson Knox, Andrew Wilson; Palmer, Alpheus Converse ; Granville, David Curtis, James Barlow ; Monson, Ab- ner Brown, Jesse Ives; South Brimfield, John Weaver; Wilbra- ham, Joseph Lathrop, Robert Sessions ; Chester, Asahel Wright; Southwick, Doras Stiles; West Springfield, Jonathan Smith, jr., David Morley, Luke Parsons, Gad Warriner; Ludlow, Ely Ful- ler ; Montgomery, none; Longmeadow, Calvin Burt; Russell,
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none; Tolland, Perez Marshall; Holland, unites with South Brimfield.
1816-Springfield, Edmund Dwight, Joseph Pease, Edmund Bliss; Westfield, Benjamin Hastings, Azariah Mosely, William Blair; Brimfield, Stephen Pynchon, Israel E. Trask; Blandford, Alanson Knox, Isaac Lloyd; Palmer, Jesse King; Granville, David Curtis, James Cooley ; Monson, Abner Brown; South Brimfield, James L. Wales; Wilbraham, Joseph Lathrop, Robert Sessions ; Chester, Sylvester Emmons; Southwick, Doras Stiles; West Springfield, Jonathan Smith, Charles Ball, Gad Warriner, Alfred Flower; Ludlow, Eli Fuller; Montgomery, none; Long- meadow, Alexander Field; Russell, none; Tolland, Perez Mar- shall; Holland unites with South Brimfield.
1817-Springfield, William Ely, Moses Chapin, Jonathan Dwight, Justin Lombard; Westfield, Benj. Hastings, William Blair, James Fowler; Brimfield, Alexander Sessions, Solomon Hoar; Blandford, Isaac Lloyd, David Boies 2d; Palmer, Amos Hamilton ; Granville, James Cooley, Perry Babcock; Monson, Abner Brown, William Clark; South Brimfield, James L. Wales; Wilbraham, Robert Sessions, Moses Burt; Chester, John Ellis; Southwick, Enos Foote; West Springfield, Jonathan Smith, Charles Ball, Alfred Flower, David Hastings ; Ludlow, Ely Ful- ler ; Montgomery, none ; Longmeadow, Alexander Field; Russell, none ; Tolland, none; Holland unites with South Brimfield.
1818-Springfield, Jacob Bliss; Westfield, Azariah Mosely ; Brimfield, Alexander Sessions ; Blandford, Abner Gibbs ; Palmer, Amos Hamilton ; Granville, James Cooley, Perry Babcock ; Mon- son, Stephen Warriner; South Brimfield, John Weaver ; Wilbra- ham, Robert Sessions; Chester, none; Southwick, Enos Foote; West Springfield, Jonathan Smith; Ludlow, none; Montgomery, none ; Longmeadow, none ; Russell, none ; Tolland, none ; Holland unites with South Brimfield.
1819-Springfield, Jacob Bliss ; Westfield, David King, Wil- liam Blair; Brimfield, Stephen Pynchon; Blandford, Abner Gibbs; Palmer, James Stebbins; Granville, James Cooley, Reu- ben Hills; Monson, Deodatus Dutton; South Brimfield, none ; Wilbraham, none; Chester, Daniel Collins; Southwick, Gideon
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Stiles ; West Springfield, Jonathan Smith; Ludlow, none; Mont- gomery, none; Longmeadow, Joseph W. Cooley ; Russell, none, Tolland, none, Holland, none.
1820-Springfield, Jacob Bliss ; Westfield, none; Brimfield, Stephen Pynchon; Blandford, Abner Gibbs; Palmer, none; Granville, James Cooley, Reuben Hills ; Monson, Deodatus Dut- ton ; South Brimfield and Holland, Timothy Fenton ; Wilbraham, none ; Chester, none ; Southwick, Gideon Stiles ; West Springfield, Jonathan Smith; Ludlow, none; Montgomery, none; Long- meadow, Joseph W. Cooley ; Russell, none ; Tolland, none.
1821-Springfield, Daniel Bonteceau; Westfield, William Atwater; Brimfield, Stephen Pynchon ; Blandford, none ; Palmer, James Stebbins; Granville, Francis Stebbins, James Barlow; Monson, Abraham Haskell; South Brimfield and Holland, none ; Wilbraham, Abel Bliss, jr .; Chester, William Wade; Southwick, Joseph Forward ; West Springfield, Charles Ball; Ludlow, none ; Montgomery, none; Longmeadow, none; Russell, none; Tolland, none.
1822-Springfield, George Bliss; Westfield, James Fowler ; Brimfield, Stephen Pynchon; Blandford, David Blair, jr .; Palmer, none; Granville, Joel Root; Monson, Abijah Newell ; South Brimfield, Samuel Webber; Wilbraham, none; Chester, Horace Smith; Southwick, Joseph Forward; West Springfield, Caleb Rice ; Ludlow, none; Montgomery, none; Longmeadow, Oliver Bliss ; Russell, none ; Holland, none ; Tolland, Henry Ham- ilton.
1823-Springfield, Thomas Dickman; Westfield, none; Brimfield, Stephen Pynchon; Blandford, none; Palmer, Clark McMaster ; Granville, Francis Stebbins; Monson, none; South Brimfield, Alfred Needham; Wilbraham, none; Chester, none: Southwick, Joseph Forward; West Springfield, Luke Parsons ; Ludlow, none; Montgomery, none; Longmeadow, none ; Russell, none ; Holland, none; Tolland, Henry Hamilton.
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