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Agreable to a resolution of the Court of Confiscation, you are here- by commanded to dispossess the persons who are in possession of the farm formerly the property of the Reverend -, who has joined the enemy, and whose estate has been confiscated to the use of this State ; which farm lies in Pownal, and was sold by Jolm Burnham, Jun. com-
* Here follow the names of sixteen persons which we have omitted, for the reason suggested in note, page 355.
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COL. ETHAN ALLEN'S COMPLAINT.
missioner for sale of lands, to Daniel Story ; and you are, if need be, to take to your assistance the posse commitatus, to put said Story in posses- sion of said farm. Of this writ and your doings hereon make due return. Given under my hand, per order of the Court.
M. LYON, Clerk of the Court of Confiscation.
On the foregoing writ, appears the following endorsement.
Bennington, June 21, 1780.
Then personally served the within writ by dispossessing Withrel Wit- tuin and Mallaca Wittum, and put Daniel Story in possession, according as the within writ directs, and left a trew attested coppy with the said Wittums.
Per, BENJAMIN FAY, Sheriff.
ETHAN ALLEN'S COMPLAINT .*
BENNINGTON COUNTY, SS .- Arlington, 9th of January, 1779.
To the Honorable the Court of Confiscation, comes Col. Ethan Allen, in the name of the freemen of this State, and complaint makes that Levi Allen,t late of Salisbury, in Connecticut, is of Torey principles, and holds in fee, sundry tracts and parcells of land in this State. The said Levi has been detected in endeavouring to supply the enemy on Long Island, and in attempting to circulate counterfeit continential currency, and is guilty of holding treasonable corrispondence with the enemy, under cover of doing favours to me, when a prisoner at New-York, and Long Island ;--- and in talking, and useing influence in favour of the enemy, associateing with inimical persons to this country, and with them monopolizing the necessaries of life, in endeavoring to lessen the credit of the continential currency, and in particular, hath exerted himself in the most falacious manner, to injure the property and character of some of the most zealous friends to the independency of the United States, and of this State like- wise ; all which inimical conduct is against the peace and dignity of the freemen of this State : I therefore pray the Honorable Court to take the matter under their consideration, and make confiscation of the estate of said Levi before mentioned, according to the laws and customs of this State in such case made and provided.
ETHAN ALLEN.
* A literal copy of the original, in the hand writing of Ethan Allen.
+ Levi Allen was a brother of the complainan! !
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LISTS OF GOVERNORS, AND JUDGES
LIST OF GOVERNORS OF VERMONT,
FROM THE YEAR 1778, TO THE YEAR 1822.
Names of Governors.
Commencement of Service.
Expiration of Service. October, 1789,
MOSES ROBINSON,
October, 1789,
1790,
THOMAS CHITTENDEN,
66
1790, (died) August, 1797,
ISAAC TICHENOR,
66
1797,
October, 1807,
ISRAEL SMITH,
"
1807,
66
1808,
ISAAC TICHENOR,
66
1809,
1813,
MARTI CHITTENDEN,
1813,
1815,
JONAS GALUSHA,
1815,
S
1820,
RICHARD SKINNER,
1820,
LIST OF JUDGES OF THE SUPREME COURT',
FROM THE YEAR 1778 TO THE YEAR 1822.
Elected October, 1778. MOSES ROBINSON, John Shepardson, John Fassett, jun. Thomas Chandler, John Throop. October, 1779. MOSES ROBINSON, John Shepardson, John Fassett, jun. John Throop, Faul Spooner. October, 1780. MOSES ROBINSON, Paul Spooner, John Fassett, jun. Increase Moseley, John Throop.
October, 1781. ELISHA PAYNE, Moses Robinson, John Fassett, jun. Bezaleel Woodward, Joseph Caldwell.
October, 1782 MOSES ROBINSON, Paul Spooner, Jonas Fay, John Fassett, Peter Olcutt. · October, 1783. MOSES ROBINSON,
Paul Spooner,
John Fassett,
Peter Olcutt, Thomas Porter. October, 1784. PAUL SPOONER, John Fassett,
Nathaniel Niles,
Thomas Porter, Peter Olcutt. October, 1785. MOSES ROBINSON, Paul Spooner, Nathaniel Niles, John l'assett, Thomas Porter,
October, 1786. MOSES ROBINSON, Paul Spooner, Nathaniel Niles, Nathaniel Chipman, Luke Knowlton. October, 1787. MOSES ROBINSON, Nathaniel Niles, Paul Spooner. October, 1788.
MOSES ROBINSON,
Paul Spooner, Stephen R. Bradley. Oct. 1789 & 1790.
NATHANIEL CHIPMAN, Neah Smith, Samuel Knight.
Oct. 1791, 92, & 93.
SAMUEL KNIGHT,
Elijah Paine, Isaac Tichenor. Oct. 1794 & 95. ISAAC TICHENOR,
THOMAS CHITTENDEN,
February, 1778,
1808,
1809,
JONAS GALUSHA,
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OF THE SUPREME COURT.
Lot Hall, Enoch Woodbridge. October, 1796. NATHANIEL CHIPMAN, Lot Hall, Enoch Woodbridge. October, 1797. ISRAEL SMITH. *
Oct. 1803, 4, 5, & 6. Richard Skinner, JONATHAN ROBINSON, James Fisk. Royal Tyler, October, 1816.
Theophilus Herrington. RICHARD SKINNER, October, 1807 & 8. James Fisk,
ROYAL TYLER, i William A. Palmer.
Theophilus Herrington, Oct. 1817, 18, 19 & 20.
Enoch Woodbridge, Lot Hall.
Jonas Galusha. DUDLEY CHACE, Oct. 1809, 10, 11 & 12. Joel Doolittle, ROYAL TYLER, į William Brayton.
Oct. 1798, 99 & 1800. ENOCH WOODBRIDGE, Lot Hall,
Theophilus Herrington! David F'ay.
October, 1821.
C. P. VAN NESS,
Noah Smith.
October, 1801 & 2. JONATHAN ROBINSON, Royal Tyler,
Jonathan H. Hubbard .!
C. P VAN NESS,
October, 1815. Joel Doolittle,
Stephen Jacob.
ASA ALDIS,
Charles K. Williams.
From the foregoing, it appears that forty-five elections of a Supreme Court in Vermont, have placed upon the bench forty different individuals ! Of these,
Royal Tyler has received - 12 Elections.
Moses Robinson and Theophilus Herrington, cach,
10
John Fassett, jun. and Paul Spooner, each,
8
Lot Hall and Enoch Woodbridge, each, -
7 - Nathaniel Chipman and Jonathan Robinson, each, 6
Noah Smith, Isaac Tichenor, Joel Doolittle and Wm. Brayton, each, - - - -
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5
Nathaniel Niles, Samuel Knight, David Fay and Dudley Chace, each, -
4
John Throop, Peter Olcutt, Thomas Porter and Elijah Payne, earlı,
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3
2
-
John Shepardson, Stephen Jacob, Jonas Galusha, Daniel Farrand, Jonathan H. Hubbard, Richard Skinner, James Fisk and C. P. Van Ness, each, Thomas Chandler, Increase Mosely, Elijah Paine, Be- zaleel Woodward, Joseph Caldwell, Luke Knowl- ton, Steplien R. Bradley, Israel Smith, Asa Aldis, William A. Palmer and Charles K. Williams, each, 1
Of the forty-four elections of a supreme court which have taken place since the lapse of the first year, twenty-five have resulted in a change of some of its members ; and the longest period that the court has remained withont such change, has been four years!
October, 1813 & 14.
Joel Doolittle,
William Brayton.
NATHANIEL CHIPMAN, Daniel Farrand, October, 1822.
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LISTS OF SENATORS AND REPRESENTATIVES.
LIST OF SENATORS,
IN THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES, FROM THE STATE OF VERMONT.
MOSES ROBINSON,
Elected October, 1791
ISAAC TICHENOR,
Moses Robinson, resigned, S
1797
ISRAEL SMITH,
66
1803
JONA. ROBINSON,
I. Smith, resigned,
JONA. ROBINSON, for six years,
1808
ISAAC TICHENOR,
66
1814
HORATIO SEYMOUR,
1820
STEPHEN R. BRADLEY,
1791
ELIJAH PAINE,
1794
ELIJAH PAINE,
1800
STEPHEN R. BRADLEY,
E. Paine, resigned,
66
1806
DUDLEY CHACE,
1819
JAMES FISK, S for the unexpired term of ? -
1817
D. Chace, resigned, 5
S for the unexpired term
1818
WVM. A. PALMER, for six years, -
1818
LIST OF REPRESENTATIVES,
IN THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES, FROM THE STATE OF VERMONT.
Names of Representatives
Commencement of Service.
Expiration of Service.
Nathaniel Niles,
December, 1791*
March 3,
1795*
Israel Smith,
1791
1797
Daniel Buck,
December 7, 1795
1797
Matthew Lyon,
May 15, 1797
March 3,
1801
Lewis R. Morris,
1797
66
1803
Israel Smith,
December 7, 1801
66 1803
-
S for the unexpired term of 2
1801
STEPHEN R. BRADLEY, for six years,
'S
WM. A. PALMER, 2 of J. Fisk, resigned, $
-
" The dates in the 2d and 3d columns indicate the commencement and close of the gresions in which the several members commenced and closed their services.
S for the unexpired term of ?
1796
NATHANIEL CHIPMAN, .
S for the unexpired term of
1807
567
LIST OF REPRESENTATIVES.
William Chamberlin,
October 17, 1803
March 3, 1805
Martin Chittenden,
66 1803
1813
James Elliot,
66
1803
1807
James Fisk,
December 2, 1805
April 25,
1808
. Samuel Shaw,
November 7, 1808
March 3,
1813
William Chamberlin, -
May 22,
1809
May 1,
1810
Jonathan HI. Hubbard, James Fisk,
December 3,
1810
March 3,
1815
William Strong,
May 24,
1813
"
1815
Ezra Butler,
66
1813
66
1815
Charles Rich,
66
1813
1815
Daniel Chipman,
December 4,
1815
1817
Luther Jewett,
1815
6
1817
Asa Lyon,
Charles Marsh,
1815
1817
John Noyes,
1815
1817
Heman Allen,
December 1,
1817
March 3,
1819
Samuel C. Crafts,
66
1817
March 3,
1819
Orsamus C. Merrill,*
66
1817
January 13,
1820
Charles Rich,
1817
March 3,
1821
Rollin C. Mallary,
January 13,
1820
William Strong,
December 6,
1819
March 3,
1821
Ezra Meech,
Elias Keyes,
December 3,
1821
March 3,
1823
John Mattocks,
1821
1823
William C. Bradley,
Incumbent after
D. Azro A. Buck,
March 3d,
1823.
66
1809
Gideon Olin,
1809
James Witherill,
October 26, 1807
1810
1815
William C. Bradley,
66
1813
1815
Richard Skinner,
1815
1817
Chauncey Langdon,
1815
1817
William Hunter,
1817
Mark Richards,
1817
1819
1821
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* Mr. Merrill was returned a member of the 16th Congress, and took his seat at the commencement of the session ; but his election was successfully contested by Mr. Mallary, who took his seat January 13th, 1820.
1803
1809
1810
EPITAPH.
In Memory of William French
Son to M' Natha.hel French Who
Was Shot at Westminster March y 19 th 1775 by the hands of Cruel Ministereal tools of Georg y 3 in the Corthouse at d
a 11 a Clock at Night in the 22 year of his Agem
Here William French his Body lies For Murder his blood for Vengance cries King Georg the third his Tory crew tha with a bawl his head Shot threw For Liberty and his Countrys Good he Lost his Life his Dearest blood
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* This epitaph is copied, literally, from the original inscription found I a monument in Westminster, and furnished to the compiler by the Hon. Win. . Bradley. It is preserved in this collection, both as a literary curiosity and exhibiting an unequivocal indication of the spirit of the times. The history the transaction which it commemorates, may be found 'in this collection, ge 55-9.
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