Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1843-03-31

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OF War, making appropriations for military
services and expenditures. / have written
to sixty town clerks, residing in towns
which, by the law of this State, passed at
Westminster, March Sth, A. ID. 1850. were
authorized to tax themselves for the purpose
OF carrying on the war, and for supplying
a town stock of ammunition,-requestinr
each town clerk TO copy all warnings aud
proceedings of his town connected with the
same.
considered II necessary to procure and
arrange as far as possible, the documentary
history Immediately connected with the
military operations of this State during the
Revolutionary War. i therefore, on the
first day of June last, proceeded to Concord.
N. III. AT the Secretary of States Office |
found the manuscript papers, before and
during the war, well arranged, according
to dates, and neatly bound into proper sized
volumes. On making my business known.
| was kindly received and every facility
gratuitously rendered, by which means. in
nine days examined said manuscript pa
pers, and completed an index of such doc
uments as had an immediate reference 10
this State. ! spent one day at Dunbarton.
with Major Caleb Stark, grandson of Cen
eral Stark, examining one bound volume
oil manuscript letters, written and received
by Gen Stark during the war, particular
ly such letters as were written and received
during the time he was on his way 10
Bennington, August, A. ID. I777, as well
as during the time he had command in the
northern department.
From Concord | proceeded to Boston,
At the State department | found the docu-
ments well arranged, with All index TO each
volume. The Rev. Mr.. Felt has for seye-
raj years been employed in arranging and
binding the manuscript papers in the State
department. Mr.. Felt kindly aided me in
selecting the necessary documents in rela-
ton to the military operations in the north
ern department, so far as Vermont was con-
cerned. AT this Office | completed an in
dex Of the documents in relation TO taking
Tlconderoga and st. Johns, amount of prop
erty taken, surrender of Ticonderoga, bat
ties at Hubbardton and Bennington. sur
render of Burgoyne, and all doings there
with connected. called upon the Rev. Ja-
red Sparks at Cambridge, who arranged and
bound the letters addressed TO Gen. WASH
ington, before and during the Revolutionary
War. The Rev. gentleman had in his pos
session an index, giving the date, volume and
page, and by whom written, of all the letters
addressed TO Gen, Washington, contained in
one hundred and seventeen volumes. He
kindly rendered me every aid and assistance
IN making such extracts from this index
as was thought would be necessary in pros
ecuiing my further inquiry. He informed
me, that while he was in England making
his researches for official documents and
historical facts in relation to the American
Revolution, he discovered, in a private gem
leman's library the original manuscript pa
pers OF letters received and answers sent by
Gen. Haldemand, while he had the COM
mand in Canada. The public and private
correspondence with gentlemen in the
Grants, and other portions of this Govern
ment, are here to be found. ! also called
on the Hon. George Bancroft of Boston,
the American historian, who kindly furnish
ed me with many historical facts which he
had discovered, in relation TO the military
operations of the northern department.
From Boston | proceeded TO Worcester,
where l spent two days in examining files
OF newspapers, books aud pamphlets, belong
ing 10 the American Historical and Anti
quarian Society. | here found proceedings
OF several early conventions, held by the
people in this State, published in the papers
also several communications, and one pamph-
let, directed TO be published by the Cover
nor and Council of this State, A. ID. 1873
and A. ID 1850.
AT Hartford, Conn, I spent a few days
examining the bound manuscript papers in
the State department. | here procured a
late publication, entitled "A historical COL
lection from official records and files, of the
part sustained by Connecticut during the
Wa of the Revolution, with m appendix
containing important letters and dispositions,
written during the war;" compiled by Roy
al Human, Secretary of State. | also OK
amined files Of papers in the office of the
Connecticut Historical Society, and noted
many important historical facts.
From Hartford | proceeded to Washing
ton, and on the 9th of June | made ap-
plication to the Chief Clerk in the State
department, the Secretary of State being
absent. i was here permitted TO make such
examination Of the manuscript documents
as ! considered necessary. | here found
one hundred and seventeen volumes of let
tiers addressed to General w Washington also
many volumes of Westinghouse letters, in
answe | commenced April, A. ID. 1875,
and turned over each leaf of each volume
from that date up to and including A. ID.
1852, noted such communications as in any
manner related to the New Hampshire
Grants, the date, by whom written, and con-
tents. | examined letters of Gov. Thomas
Chittenden, Ethan Allen, Levi Allen, Moses
Robinson, Roger Enos, Ira Allen, Stephen
r. Bradley, Joseph Marsh, Peter Olcott,
fTtpaofhu DaaAla D.o..Io,t VN,ro Tob. !