Litchfield enquirer., 1846-12-17
HTyTURICIL CLEANfVGS,
FROM THE LETcETrE1D TOWN RECORD.

FROM THE LtZcAFlELD TOWN RECORDS.
 MEETING HoUsRs-The first House O Worship built by the town was agreed apOI in town meeting. Dec. 26, l722, and JOsePl KilbOrn, JohA StOddard, and NAthanie HOrsfOrd were chosen Committee to man age the affair of buildiAg." Subsequently the following dimensions were assigned thu edifce, viz. "45 foot in length and 8 fool in breadth and 20 foot between Joints,"- "te be finished within three years ensuing the date hereof" The location of this house has been given in previous article. Au the winter of l76O-l, seven years from the date. of MT. Champions, settlement the Town. voted to build new Meeting House the dimensions of which as ultimately set tied, were-Length 6S feet, width 4S feet. Also, Voted to build a sseepls to the new Meeting House.: The former Church had none. The new House was located by vote "about 10 feet ;northward and about 5 feet westward" of the old one.
 Alex. McNiel, Dea. Peter Buell., Jacob Woodruff, Esq, and Capt. Solomon Bue', were chosen Building Committee.
 In November l762, the new sanctuary began to be occupied, and on the last Thurs day in that month the materials of the old building were sold by Vendne; MT. Asa
 
 hopkins officiating as Auetioneer.
 This House stood until ls29;in that yearthe present Church Edi6ce ot the Congregational Society was opened Tor public worship .and the materials of the old House were disposed of:
 Of the present House, Frederick Wolcott' Stephen Deming, Wm. Buel, Salmon Buell. and Leonard Goodwin, were the Building Com lnittee.
 Dsc. l6, l763.-" Voted that the town stock of Powder be deposited in the meeting House during the pleasure of the Town.
 Dec. l76s.-Voted to pay the Town Rate in species, at the following
 Pv;ces.-Wheat at shilling per bushel. h. dian Corn at 2s. 6d. Rye B. Oats ls. 3d Flax at t6d per pound. ....r..
 Aug. S1, l770.-Jedediah Strong, and Capt. John Osborn were chosen Committee to at. tend " The general meeting of the mercantile and landed interest of this Colony at New Haven on the 1sy next after the Commence. lnent next"
 In August 1774. the Town, at a meeting le. gally warned-Oliver Wolcctt being Modera- tor, took " into consideration the distresses to which the poor of the Town of Boston may likely be reduced by the operation of an Act of the British Parliament for blocking up their Port, and deeply commisserating the un- happiness of brave and loya! people who are thus eminently suffering in general cause" Ac., Voted a contribution toward the relief of their fellow patriots, and Reuben Smith, Capt. Lynde Lord and MT. William Stanton were ap. pointed to receive and forward to the Select men of Boston the amt. oI said subscription.
 At this same meeting a vote of thanks was rendered the Connecticut House of Represen- ta,ves for thci: "patrio,ic and loyal resoln' lions passed and published in the last Assem- bly," and those resolutions were ordered to be copied in full upon the records of the town" The style and sentiment of the preamble and of .he votes is glowing. eloquent, manly and ful, of inflexible courage. The document has however been given at large in Mr. Woodruffs History of Li;ch6eld and need not be farther quoted here.
 Sundry votes were passed during the years l776, to l7s3 raising. equipping and providing for the payment of troops and for aid to their families, the insertion of which in these extracts would fill to great space.
 Dee. lOfh l777-The select men were em. pr pr*..si and desired to distribute {" to the fam. lilies of Non. Commissioned officers and soldiers fin the continental army belonging to this town. and to the poor of the town. and to the fam'i's' of sussaas have died in service whether conti. mental or militia, or in captiv,ty-forty two Bushsls of salt belonging to this town lately brought frsu Boston at the rate of 10 shillings uer Bushel, to said soldiers families, and the re.idue to such as are able to purchase the same at prime cost"
 | l77s-At town meeting legally warned to consider the articles of ofcoAfsderatioh ana per- pe,ual union then propoundsd between the old thirteen states-it was voted undn'nosssiy that tho said articles of confederation be approved. Sc.
 Dee. 2Oth l779-M . town meeting legally warned. &e-Cen. Oliver Wolcott moderator. "Aiter reading of the laws &c., in coasidesa- ,ioh sf the severity sf the weather the meeting adjourned till the 27th inst. at lO A. M Jan. lsah, l7sl-veted that the tax of one shilling on the pound last granted, may be paid in produce as follows: r g. c. d. l. Best fresh pork g.
 " Beef '.
 Good merehsntable wdsat.
 per bushsl. IF.
 Rye, 9.
 " Indian Corn. c. t" Oats, g.