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But the "Brattleboro Light Infantry" had just got a "Royal Kent Bugle," new tents and new uniforms; therefore they made a fine show. "Clothes make the man," had long been an adage; why not clothes make the soldier? Carlyle said, the gown and wig had so much to do in making an English judge, that, if he was deprived of them, and a wood-sawer's garb substituted, no one would call him a judge, or respect his authority as such.
The Brattleboro Infantry took the right
wing, and old Guilford, once the indepen- dent republic and empire town, was ordered upon the left wing.
Capt. Martin refused to obey the Colonel of the regiment, and did not appear with his company on the field, but marched his soldiers in by ways and all ways about the village, where they kept up a constant firing of muskets, and, by their indepen- dent action, attracted much observation. The Guilford troops unitedly sustained their Commander, it was said, on the fol- lowing ground: "By military law, or precedent, the company having the senior captain could claim position on the right."
After a conflict of arms came a conflict of opinions and some unpleasantness from the action of Capt. Martin in showing dis- respect to his superior officer and giving so flagrant an example of insubordination. But the most serious affair of the day was the death, by accident, of an old soldier of the Revolution, known as Grandpa Thompson.
GRANDPA LEMUEL THOMPSON
Was a native of Connecticut and came to Brattleboro in 1816, and lived with his son, Isaac Thompson, the remainder of his days. He never held rank or position, but was a private in the army of Washington, in 1777. He was truthful, honest, and far from being pretentious, vain or boastful of his service in the cause of liberty.
Respecting his career in the army, lie related to us the following incident, which we give as nearly as possible in his own language:
" The commanding officer ordered us all into a ditch. Every man was told to keep there until further orders. We stayed there several days and got so dry and hun- gry life didn't seem worth having. One fellow vowed he wouldn't stand it any longer, and jumped out of the ditch, but he didn't more than get out when he fell down dead, his body completely riddled with bullets. I then thought it was best to stand it a little longer."
After Grandpa Thompson told this story he seated himself with us at our dinner table and partook of his last dinner, and then with hands crossed behind him, he slowly moved towards the muster ground,
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where is now Forest Square. On his re- turn, near the close of the day, the high- way crowded with people, many of them from other towns in a hurry to get home, there was a test of speed in horses by the efforts of drivers to pass by teams ahead of them. During this rush of wheels, an- imals and men, poor old Grandpa Thomnp- son was run over on High street. A vio- lent blow upon his head, from the foot of a horse, destroyed all consciousness im- mediately and forever.
Not a long time elapsed after this event- ful day, when a tribunal assembled at the old Stage house, in Main street, before which Capt. Martin appeared on a charge of playing "Grouchy."
" Not a drum was heard," nor a drum stick seen, but the tap, tap, tap, of the toddy stick kept time to the movements of gay uniforms, as they passed in and out of the house. There was a thorough trial of the spirits in the house, however it may have been with the veteran captain. Military laws and precedents were expati- ated or commented upon, by opposing ad- vocates, and it was finally decided that Capt. Martin had done nothing worthy of death or any other punishment.
The regiment at this time was under the command of Col. Nathan Miller, of Dum- merston, in this county. His command- ing appearance when on duty, good taste and decided military proclivities, made his appointment to this office seem to us eminently proper.
With generous, noble impulses, he had great veneration for the old soldiers of the Revolution.
Whenever he served as a marshal, or on a committee of arrangements for any cel- ebration, or public gathering, his first and greatest solicitude was for the honor and comfort of these old men. There was to him a peculiar charm in the number 76. He lived to that age, passing the last 40 years of his life in Brattleboro. When he could find no more living veterans of "76, his work on earth was ended and he fol- lowed on after them.
THE LAST MUSTER
In this place, by legal authority, we think occurred in 1837, and was considered by all a feeble affair. It was on grounds now known as Forest Square, on Western Avenue.
A volunteer muster came off in a short time thereafter, attended by invited com- panies from New Hampshire. The Ash- uelot Guards, from Hinsdale, and the Chesterfield Rifles, from Chesterfield, helped greatly to improve the military as- pect. The Vernon troops gave a poetical touch to the occasion as they moved past our dwellings before daylight in the morn- ing, keeping step to that grand old tune or march, "The Banks of Ayr." Making some complimentary remarks respecting this company, to a venerable citizen of Vernon : " By zounds," replied uncle Bob, "I marched after that tune 40 years ago."
This military gathering was called Chapin's muster, as that gentleman was the highest officer on parade. How much he had to do in bringing about this event, we are not informed, but he was very ac- tive in the movement, and much interested in this military revival, as was evident from the address he delivered near the close of the day, to the assembled troops. He was sorry to see a decline in the military spirit of our people, as was manifested by late events, for the following reasons: "The rapid increase of our population from peo- ple unfitted for the duties of freemen. Our institutions and privileges for self- government have been obtained by the bayonet and by the bayonet they must be maintained.
The law is force. The last argument to which kings resort, is the only effectual one we can use, when tyranny or ignorance shall obstinately try to impede or defeat our progress. The time is not far off when there will be needful occasion to use this argument."
In 24 years the events of 1861, proved that the volunteer general was not a false prophet.
The good order, harmonious action, very appropriate speech and a fine day, made this a pleasant affair: but in permanent benefits to this institution, this military re- vival did but little.
In the summer of 1840, an attempt was made to enforce the military laws. Some 40 or 50 delinquents were summoned to appear before a court martial in the hall of the old Vermont house, which was burned down in February, 1852.
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Col. Taft in bright military attire pre- sided at this court. Other regimental of- ficers in official costume appeared upon the scene, and dignified, learned mouth- pieces of the law came to expound pon- derous russet-colored volumes of statutes. Shivering culprits stood before this impos- ing array of Mars and Minerva awaiting impending doom.
After the day was nearly spent in hear- ing cases and imposing fines, it was ascer- tained by J. Dorr Bradley, Esq., that all the citations had been served upon the de- fendants before the 12 days grace had ex- pired, which was by law granted the sold- ier, in which to make his excuse for non- appearance on military duty. In conse- quence of this revelation not a fine was collected, but there were loud cheers for J. D. Bradley.
The result was quite unsatisfactory to some military officials who, it was said, had declared it their intention to devote a portion of the cash obtained from defend- ants, to some festive purpose.
In some towns where the Col. held his court, he met with unpleasant receptions and suffered some personal indignities, while in the discharge of his duty. His clothing was, in some towns, spattered with objectionable matter, and other things were done to show disrespect to military law.
Though the mission of Col. Taft was unwelcome to the delinquents in this place, he suffered no violence or illegal interrup- tion in the discharge of his duty.
People respected military law about the same as they do temperance laws, and very little training, from fear of the law, was done here after this trial in 1840,
The veterans of the old flint lock and log cabin days, had departed, and witlı them went the inspiration of grand marches, martial music and powder ex- plosions against imaginary enemies.
During 20 years after the war of 1813, the universal cry was, "In peace prepare for war." The cost of uniforms, equip- ments, gunpowder, rum punch and time spent in these preparations, made an ex- pense or tax upon the people great enough to carry on quite extensive hostilities. There was, however, this difference, blank charges exploded from their guns, and the
deadly charges came from their canteens. Finally it was generally believed we were preparing for what would never come again, and the work of heroism, at least on the battle-field, was considered done forever.
The people of this community, as over all sections of the North, were "gazing on the armour suits of buried giants as if no brave acts could now be done," until aroused to action by the guns of the rebel- lion, in 1861.
ANCIENT ROLL OF HONOR.
Soldiers of 1776, who have lived in Brattleboro :
Oliver Chapin, Reuben Church, Obadialı Gill, Wm. Harris, James Dennis, Dan'l Harris, Isaac Pratt, Oliver Jones, Ichabod King, Dan'l Stearns, David Wells, Thomas Akely, Sam'l Bennet, Joel Bolster, Win. Butterfield, John Bemis, Jabez Clark, Benjamin Chamberlain, Benajah Dudley, Warren Esterbrooks, Salathiel Harris, Elihue Hotchkiss, Income Jones, Bromer Jenks, Joseph Joy, Elias Jones, Israel Jones, Thaddeus Miller, John Kelsey, Hezekiah Salisbury, Levi Shumway, Syl- vanus Sartwell, Reuben Stearns, Thomas Simpson, Nathaniel Sampson, Sam'l Wil- lington, Lemuel Thompson, Wm. King, Cushing King, Royall Tyler, Jolin Alex- ander.
National gratitude to the old soldiers of the Revolution very much increased about 1826, or soon after the last visit of Lafay- ette to this country. Previous to that time, pensions were paid only to the poor de- pendent soldiers; but after 1832, no dis- crimination was made as to pecuniary cir- cumstances, and the widow of a soldier received the same pension as was paid lier husband.
Our list of their names is probably far from complete, as some of the soldiers never received a pension, therefore their names are not on the list.
All of the adventures or personal remi- niscences of those who have died in this town, would, if recorded, be without doubt, entertaining and instructive.
We can give but few events of this character,
" For sealed is now the lips that could have told." During the life of these old heroes among us, the most popular gatherings of
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the people were of a military character, and the most joyful day of the year, the 4th of July.
From 1816 to 1845, there was rarely, if any newspapers issued not containing obit- uary notices of soldiers of the Revolution. Since 1850, or very near that time, the oc- casion for such notices ceased, and the military spirit of the people almost entirely passed away, or slumbered, until awak- ened by the guns of Sumpter.
At the beginning of the Revolutionary war, Mr. King and his twin sons, William and Cushing King, were living on what has long been known as the Rufus Clark place. On the 19th of June, two days after the battle of Bunker Hill, they learned of that event as they were hoeing corn. They immediately stopped work and prepared for war, first placing their hoes against a stump in the woods. Mr. Chandler, then a store keeper in this town, furnished the three men with guns and ammunition. The next morning, three days after the battle, they were on their way to Boston, where they enlisted. They participated in the important actions of the war, they passed the long dark night of liberty, with Wash- ington at Valley Forge, and not until the morning came, when their services were no longer needed, did they return to their home, in Brattleboro, where they found their hoes beside the stump, exactly where they placed them seven years before. In all this long service not one of them was wounded or received, as we were told, "one single scratch."
Oliver Chapin was a member of Wash- ington's body guard. The most interest- ing event to him during the service was when his bridle was rendered of no use in managing his horse, by a musket ball from the enemy. He came from Orange, Mass., to make his home in Brattleboro, near the beginning of the present century. He be- came one of our county judges and held other offices with credit to himself and honor to his constituents. Eminently capable, enterprising and persevering, he proved tlie right man for the time and place.
Not only did lie erect several buildings in Main street, destroyed by fire in 1869, but he was chiefly instrumental in build- ing the first bridge connecting this villlage
with New Hampshire. Application for the charter was made in 1801, and the bridge and Hinsdale turnpike was com- pleted in 1806. As he died in 1811, at the age of 51 years, he must have been active and energetic to accomplish so much in so short a time. His venerable widow died in 1849, at the age of 84 years, universally respected.
SOLDIERS, 1861, '65. BY K. HASKINS, ESQ.
The town of Brattleboro furnished of- ficers and soldiers in the late civil war, as follows:
OFFICERS.
Brig. Gen'l Jno. W. Phelps, U. S. Vols. Col. John S. Tyler, 2d Vt. Vols.
Col. Wm. C. Holbrook, 7th Vt. Vols. Lt. Col. Addison Brown, jr., 5th Vt. Vols. Lt. Col. Chas. Cummings, 16th & 17th do. Lt. Col. Geo. B. Kellogg, 1st Vt. Cavalry. Bt. Lt. Col.N.C.Sawyer, Ad'1 P.M., U.S. Vol Maj. J. C. Tyler, 4th Vt. Vols. Maj. Rob't Schofield, 1st Vt. Cavalry.
Bt. Maj. Elijah Wales, 2d Vt. Vols.
Bt. Maj. R. W. Clarke, A. Q. M., U. S. V. Surg. Geo. F. Gale, 8th Vt. Vols.
Surg. Henry Spohn, 17th Vt. Vols. Chap. Francis C. Williams, 8th Vt. Vols. Adjt. Chas. F. Leonard, 5th Vt. Vols. Adjt. Geo. W. Gould, 9th Vt. Vols.
Lieut. M. H. Wooster, R. C., 1st Vt. Cav. Lieut. Samuel H. Price, R.Q.M., out of State Lieut. J. Warren Hyde, out of State. Capt. Charles F. Rockwell, U. S. A. Capt. Henry H. Prouty, 2d Vt. Vols. Capt. Edward A. Todd, 2d Vt. Vols. Capt. Dennie W. Farr, 4th Vt. Vols. Capt. Edward W. Carter, 4th Vt. Vols. Capt. David W. Lewis, 9th Vt. Vols. Capt. A. E. Leavenworth, 9th Vt. Vols. Capt. Rob't B. Arms, 16th Vt. Vols. Capt. Charles D. Merriam, Vt. S. Shooters. Capt. Clark P. Stone, 1st Vt. Cavalry. Lieut. Jas. G. Howard, 2d Vt. Vols. Lieut. H. L. Franklin, 2d Vt. Vols. Lieut. F. A. Gleason, 2d Vt. Vols. Lieut. Rufus Emerson, 2d Vt. Vols. Lieut. Geo. E. Selleck, 8th Vt. Vols. Lieut. Henry H. Rice, 9th Vt. Vols. Lieut. John F. Vinton, 16th Vt. Vols. Lieut. Clias. A. Norcross, 16th Vt. Vols. Lieut. Chas. F. Simonds, 16th Vt. Vols. Lieut. Fred Spaulding, Vt. S. Shooters. Lieut. N. E. Haywood, 1st Vt. Cavalry.
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SOLDIERS FOR THE SECOND REGT. VT. VOLS.
Adams, Edgar E. Holman, Fred'k B. Baldwin, Eri G. Hopkins, Henry W.
Barclay, Walter S.
Keables, Elisha L.
Barrett, John W. Kendall, Albert D.
Bennett, James W. Knight, Levi E.
Benjamin, Russell H. Ladd, Frank V. Bradley, Robert Lamphere, John M. Lord, Robert P.
Briggs, Charles R. Brown, Charles W. Paddleford, F. G.
Butterfield, Geo. P. Pierce, Geo. W. Butterfield, Joel P. Prouty, Geo. B. Clark, William W. Cole, Nelson S. Colt, Geo. M. Cook, Madison
Cooley, Henry L.
Rand, Kirk L. Rice, Chas. B. Richardson, H. A. Ripley, John P. Ripley, James C. Russell, Waldo D. Simonds, Fred W. Simonds. L. W.
Donavan, Timothy Emerson, Elbridge Foster, William Franklin, Daniel S. Smith, Timothy J. Stearns, Edward A. Stockwell, Chas. J. Thomas, Wm. B. Tyler, Rufus C.
Franklin, Geo. A. ' Griffin, James
Gilson, Edward P. Gore, William
Gould, Charles S.
Webber, Joshua C. Hescock, Rinaldo N. Wheeler, Joseph R. Hill, George Wood, William Holbrook, James E.
FOR THE THIRD REGT. VT. VOLS.
Alexander, Caleb H. Herney, John
Barry, Geo. W. Manning, John
Britton, Geo. F. Mason, Almond
Brockway, John R. Newall, Lucien D. Carter, Wright C. Ober, Henry Carpenter, Fred. A. Ober, Joseph R. Davis, Noyes J. Peabody, Ariel
Elmer, Edward S.
Putnam, William E.
Fairfield, Alvin D. Smith, Charles Ferriter, Luke Witt, Lucien A.
FOR THE FOURTH REGT. VT. VOLS. Alden. James E. Harris, Charles H.
Allen, Isaac K. Hosley, Wayland N. Arms, Edwin H. Houghton, James S. Bradley, Samuel, jr. Kendall, Luke W. Blake, John Klinger, Ferdinand Keplinger, Edward Cassey, Daniel Carter, Albert A. Mahoney, Dennis Chamberlin, C. H. Cummings, C. W. Fisher, Roscoe Fisher, Ezra F. Gibbs, Elijah G. Gould, Chas. L. Mills, Daniel B. Powers, Oscar N. Parker, Alvin J. Rodgers, Geo. M. Russell, Will. R. Ryther, D. Jewett
Graves, Albert A. Slate, Charles S.
Graves, Henry D. Stearns, Geo. A.
Graves Willard R. Turner, Theodore J.
Haley, Charles O. Weatherbee, A. R. Haley, John H. Wheeler, John
Hall, Charles E.
FOR THE FIFTH REGT. VT. VOLS.
Collins, Eli Huntley, Henry H.
FOR THE SIXTH REGT. VT. VOLS.
Elmer, Lorenzo Wilder, Soloman W.
Simonds, Erastus
FOR THE SEVENTH REGT. VT. VOLS. Emerson, Frank H. Matto, Frank Jenkins, John
FOR THE EIGHTH REGT. VT. VOLS.
Akley, Clark B. Moynehein, Humph.
Akley, Willard H. Prouty, Emerson F.
Bartlett, C. A. Plummer, Geo. F. Bingham, Albert H. Richardson, O. W.
Connelly, Michael Ward, Austin H.
Davis, Benjamin F. Wheeler, Edward L.
Haynes, Edw. D. Wheeler, Allen M.
Howard, Ariel Wood, Chester N.
Howard, James W. Wood, Lewis A.
Howard, Wm. E. Woodman, John P.
Howe, John C.
Fletcher, Joseph W.
Martin, Daniel
FOR THE NINTH REGT. VT. VOLS.
Baker, Chas. E. Powers, Martin K.
Burt, Geo. E. Potter, John C.
Butler, Chas. P. Randall, Jas. P. B.
Butler, Wm. P. Sears, Michael
Butterfield, Wn. H. Smith, George Hardie, Robt. G. Stygles, Minard
Jones, Robt. G. Wandell, Nelson,
Marcy, Thos. E. Ward, Gilbert M.
Martin, Wm. H. Wright, Edwin S.
FOR THE TENTH REGT. VT. VOLS. Morse, Thomas B.
FOR THE ELEVENTH REGT. VT. VOLS.
Chamberlin, D. J. Holding, Frank H. Colburn, Warren Kelley, Michael
Crandall, John J. Kellogg, Aaron
Eels, Henry Nichols, Geo. W.
Ferry, Chas. N.
Pellett, John C.
Herney, James M.
FOR THE TWELFTH REGT. VT. VOLS. Ladd, Edward N. Reynolds, Henry A. FOR THE SIXTEENTH REGT. VT. VOLS. Allen, Alexander G. Newman, John L. Baker, Chandler A. Pratt, Barney F. Clark, Chas. A. Putnam, Edwin H.
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Clark, Eugene
Ranney, Peter
FOR OTHER STATE ORGANIZATIONS.
Clark, John Moore, Patrick Estey, James R. Robinson, Daniel S. Long, Job Warner, Henry
Manning, Michael
Substitutes furnished not named above. 55 Citizens paying commutation $300, each, 22 RECAPITULATION OF MEN ACTUALLY FURN-
ISHED.
Officers, 40 Sixteenth Vt. Regt. 43
Second Vt. Reg. 55 Seventeenth " 2
Third
66
20 Vt. S. Shooters, 8
Fourth
66
37 First Vt. Cavalry. 25
Fifth 2 U. S. Col'd Vols. 3
Sixth 60
3 Twelfth U. S.
Seventh 60
3 Infantry, 2
Eighth
66
23 U. S. Navy, 10
Ninth
66
18 Other State Or-
Tenth
1 ganizations, 7
Eleventh
66
11
Substitutes furn'd, 55
Twelfthi 2
Total, 370
CASUALTIES.
Col. Jolın S. Tyler, died May 23, 1864,. from wounds received in battle of the Wilderness, Va., May 5, 1864.
Lt. Col. Addison Brown, jr., died March 3, 1865, from disease contracted in service. Lt. Col. Charles Cummings, killed in battle before Petersburgh, Va., Sept. 30, 1864.
Capt. Dennie W. Farr, killed in battle of the Wilderness, Va., May 5, 1864.
Lieut. Francis A. Gleason, died May 30, 1863, from wounds received in battle of Salem Heights, May 4, 1863.
Lieut. Samuel H. Price, jr., died April 8, 1863, from disease contracted in service. Lieut. J. Warren Hyde, died July 25, 1863, from disease contracted in service.
Capt. Charles F. Rockwell, died Nov. 13, 1868.
Benjamin, Russell H., killed at Bull Run, July 21, 1861.
Clark, Wm. W., killed at Savage Sta- tion, June 29, 1862.
Cook, Madison, killed at Bank's Ford, May 4, 1863.
Cooley, Henry L., died in service, from disease, Jan. 11, 1863.
Gilson, Edward P., died at Richmond, Va., Aug. 6, 1861. Keables, Elisha L., died at Richmond, Va., Sept. 6, 1861. .
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Loney, Benjamin
FOR THE TWELFTH REGT. U. S. INFANTRY.
Smith, Charles
Stone Levi
FOR THE U. S. NAVY.
Brineck, Clias: McGrath, James
Buckley, Addison® Meyers, John
Connor, Harvey Richardson, William
Duncan, Adam Simonds, Chas. H.
Flynn, Patrick Sullivan, John
Remington, Chas. H. Rice, -Wm. K.
Covey, Clark S.
Davis, John
Richardson, L. S.
Edwards, Horace B. Rood, Nathan G.
Elliot, Wm. H. Ellis, Wm. T.
Root, Frederick E. Sargent, Rodney B.
Fisher, Ezra E.
Fisher, Oscar A.
Fisher, Stanford M.
Gray, James F.
Gray, John H. Gray, Fred S.
· Stedman, D. Bissell Stockwell, Geo. S. Stockwell, Fred. Stowe, Alonzo T. Thomas, Chester W. Walker, Geo. A.
Hescock, Warren A. Weatherhead, Drury Howard, Albert M. Wheeler, Geo. B.
Joy, John M. White, Albert S.
Lawrence, Richard White, Abner G.
Miller, Henry H. Yeaw, Fred J.
Miller, Thomas J.
FOR THE SEVENTEENTH REGT. VT. VOLS.
Connell, Jerry Kelley, John
FOR THE VT. SHARP SHOOTERS.
Cooper, Abraham C. Sprague, Watson N.
Hammond, N. B. Streeter, Fred. F.
Knowlton, F. N. Walton, David S.
Priest, Milo C. Worden, Elisha A.
FOR THE FIRST REGT. VT. CAVALRY.
Aldrich, James D. Howe, Nathan B.
Bartleff, Thos. E. Keyes, Lorenzo D.
Church, Benj. O. Prouty, Forester A.
Crosby. Geo. R. Remington, F. E.
Dinsmore, Chas. A. Ellis, James W.
Saunders, James Smith, Hervey
Farr, Chas. R.
Fisher, Wm. H.
Strong, Calvin D. Whipple, John E.
Forbush, Chas. W. Wallen, Harrison
Forbush; Geo. H. Wellman, Samuel F. Cune, Dexter
Gevaris, Henry
Gibbs, Almond B. Hildreth, Austin O.
Gale, Chas.
FOR THE U. S. COLORED VOLS.
Green, Daniel S.
Matthews, H.
Cole, Harrison A.
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Lamphere, John M., killed at Bank's Ford, May 4, 1863.
Lord, Robert P., killed at Fredericks- burg, May 3, 1863.
Paddleford, Frank G., died Jan. 1, 1867, of disease contracted in service.
Kendall, Luke W., killed at Wilderness, Va., May 5, 1864.
Ryther, D. Jewett, died - of disease contracted in service.
Slate, Charles S., died Nov. 5, 1862, of disease, while in service.
Howard, James W., died June 24, 1863, of wounds received in battle.
Wood, Lewis A. died Aug. 17, 1863,. of disease, while in service.
Colburn, Warren, died at Andersonville, Ga., Oct. 4, 1864.
Kelley, Michael, died March 29, 1863, of disease, while in service.
Covey, Clark S., died Oct. 8, 1864, of disease contracted in service.
Cooper, Abraham C., killed at Gettys- burgh, Pa., July 2, 1863.
Bartleff, Thomas E., died of wounds received in battle, June 1, 1864.
Forbush, Geo. H., died at Richmond, Va., Oct. 11, 1863.
Manning, John, died Dec. 11, 1862, while in service.
Estey, Jas. R., died Jan. 1, 1863, at Newbern, N. C.
Clark, John, died Sept. 15, 1864, while in service.
Sullivan, John, died March 14, 1866, while in service.
Franklin, Geo. A., died Dec. 2, 1862, while in service.
BRATTLEBORO REPRESENTATIVES, 1780 to 1878.
Samuel Wells, 1780; Samuel Knight and John Sargent,* 1781; Benjamin Butter- field and Sam'l Knight, 1782 '83; Sam'l Knight, 1784 '85; Israel Smith, 1786 '87; Sam'l Knight, 1789; Gardner Chandler, 1790 '91; Josiah Arms, 1792 '94; Sam'l Warner, 1795; Josiah Arms, 1796; Sam'l Knight, 1797; John W. Blake, 1798 '99; Joseph Clark, 1800 '01; John W. Blake, 1802; Lemuel Whitney, 1803 '07; John Noyes, 1808; Jonas Mann, 1809; John Noyes, 1810 '12; Sam'l Elliot, 1813 '15; Jonathan Hunt, Jr., 1816 '17; James Elliot, 1818 '19; Sam'l Clark, 1820 '21; Sam'l
*First Anglo-Saxon child born in the State.
Elliot, 1822 '23; Jonathan Hunt, Jr., 1824; Sam'l Clark, 1825 '26; Lemuel Whitney, 1827; Sam'l Elliot, 1828 '30; Lemuel Whitney, 1831 '32; Chas. Chapin. 1833; Lemuel Whitney, 1834; Asa Keyes, 1835; Lemuel Whitney, 1836: Calvin Townsley, 1837 '38; Ebenezer Wells, 1839 '40: Cyril Martin, 1841; Lafayette Clark, 1842 '43; Jolın R. Blake, 1844; Gardner C. Hall, 1845; Royall Tyler, 1846; John R. Blake, 1847; George Newman, 1848 '49; Sam'l Earl, Jr., 1850 '51; Roswell Hunt, 1852 53; Edward Kirkland, 1854; Joseph Clark, 1855; Jonathan D. Bradley, 1856 '57; Geo. B. Kellogg, 1858 '59; Darwin H. Ranney, 1860 '61; David Goodell, 1862 '63: Silas M. Waite, 1864 '65; Seth N. Herrick. 1866 '67; Jacob Estey, 1868 '69: Edward Crosby, 1870; Kittridge Haskins, 1872; John S. Cutting, 1874; Julius J. Estey, 1876; Dr. Wm. H. Rockwell, 1878.
Samuel Root was, we have heard, a rep- resentative from this town, but we do not find the date or year he served the town in that capacity.
In 1781, 1782 and 1783, it will be seen in the above list, there were two Representa- tives chosen, one for the spring and the other for the fall session.
TOWN CLERKS.
Dr. Henry Wells, 1768 '73: Samuel Knight, 1773 '74; Elisha Pierce, 1774 76; Stephen Greenleaf (the first merchant in Vermont), 1776 '83; Samuel Knight (first Justice of Windham county), 1783 '87; Simpson Ellas, 1787 '99; Stephen Green- leaf, Jr., (son of the first merchant) 1799 to 1844; Lafayette Clark, 1844 '62; H. A. Wilson, 1862'63; Wm. S. Newton. pres- ent clerk, 1863 '79.
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