Litchfield enquirer., 1846-11-26

ister, 1Ed building meeting house one
half o. the rights, and the other on heads
and sock"
Dee. n. l722-" Voted that the major
part of he select men, with twelve Of the
inhdbltanis at q town meeting legally
warned, shalt have power to begin. and
carry en the work Of the me sting although
Ell ciIers be wanting"
Alfke same meeting, (" Voted that no
act a. acts Of the town should stand 10
force that are passed after day-lise ta'Ies
toFecord it,"
EVGfed, tina. any person offering 20
gSUsak ,cithout Leave shall forfeit one sh'I-
'jib9 Is The public treasury of the town."
M. 96. l722-" Voted that the Meet
innss house shall DO set northward Of VIM;
laoodIich's, Enow the Mansion House
corner, ! toward. Mr.. Collins his house."
.asNsa. q. 1893" Voted, and agreed
,aisat four forts or garrisons should be
made in the town, viz: one at the south
end al the town, which fort to be built by
Is IL the proprieto or hoSsehOlders Of
= die l,ome.lots belonging TO the south end
4 efshe town."
snaLiEewise Is lots. or the proprietors Of
,hem, ut the west end Of the town. to
build fort or garrison; also Is ut the
hor,h end to build fort &c ;and l2 rights
St the proprietors of ;hem''to build fort
\ on the east side Of the town, called the
Nhestnut Hill.
B Ilee. 10, l723-After sundry votes rel
ativeaa building the Meeting House, it
was Voted, that Whosoever shall sell,
or transport any pine boards out of town,
shall forfei, 10 shillings per thousand. and
ia the same proportion for less or bigger
quantities one half to the complainer,
the other half to the town treasury.
April Isl, l724.-Voted that the Commit
+ tee of Hartford and Windsor choose inhab'
itants in case any are brought into town,
and if the town judge them not wholesome,
then to be judged by indifferent men and 90
by them judged good inhabitants, the cost
10 be paid by Litch6eld-if not, the cost to
be paid by the Committee that made choice
of said Inhabitants.
Al the same meeting John Marsh was
chosen Agent to represent the Stale Of the
settlement at Litchfield to the General AS.
sembly, particularly with respect to their
condition " in times of war and danger" In
October Of the same year Memorial on
the same subject was addressed to the Gerer
al Assembly, and ordered to be "signed
by John Marsh, in the name of the rest, and
sent to New Haven by the hand Of Mr.
Timothy Collins or some other meet person,
to be delivered to the Cereal Court" 1t
was upon the reception Of this memorial
the Legislature passed the Act for the secu-
.ity and protection of the Town which is
given ia full by Mt. WoolIuf on page 18th
of his History of Litchfeld.
Jan. 18Th. l724.-A Committee was cho.
sen consisting of Rev. Mr.. Collins, Ii.
John Bucl, John Marsh and four others,
"to make application 10 the Com mitsee or
Council of War" I" for what they should
Judge needful for the peace and safety of the
town, in this time (oO trouble and dagger"
Whether the vote following refers to the
holding Of Town Mee.ings,or Of meetings for
public worship is not stated
March 22d, l725.-" Voted that the Rev
erend Mr.. Timothy Collins shall receive
out CT the town treasury the sum of fifty
shillings for the use of his house to meet in
for the time past"
John Marsh was Clerk of the Town from
itssettlement until 1928. His spelling was
peculiar. An instance thereof occurs under
the date of this meeting, in the record of the
ensuing vote.
"Voted, that Abraham Goodwin be i'm
powered to geather the Remainder of the
Town Rats Rates that were committed to
Joseph Harris, Collector, deceased" &C.
One paragraph more Of similar style may be
added from an earlier date.
"Voted that the Commity may view the
Wido Aliens 20 acer devotion and ad What
they think Resnable to the rear ther Of or in
cay other place in the Comen land provided
it be not pregdishanill to the town."
Joseph Harris, whose death is noticed in
the foregoing Vote, was killed BY the Indi.
ans. Morris account Of him, and the epi-
. taph ON his monument in the West burying
ground-both Of which rely upon tradition
err in regard to the year of his death.
The epitaph gives 1921 as the year; Nor.
ris gives August 1922. But from the rec
ord it appears that On the 18th Of December,
l722, he was appointed Collector of the
Town Rate. 1t is probable his massacre
ecurned in August 1923. Then at the end
fiS months afterward, the town appointed
btaham Goodwin, as the records show,
somPlete that business which Harris left
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