The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1847-03-25
TYPOGRAPHICAL.

JONATHAN torn Harwnton, Conny Nov ~, 75l
roion Oliver Ellsworth ESQ., tergals chief justice the supreme
p09on ' W.T. GnS Ho Cine members Yale College having
been dispersed by the war; and deprived of the means OF pursuing then
par Of his time during his college preparation for his
of which he was enabled sustain an
practice the law in Pawlet removed in april 1872 to Anche
soaly attended courts in the oabou five years during
part which period he held the Office Of States Attorney for the copn
Council of Ccnso revise the Constitution OF the state IN JAN
appointed States Attorney for the county OF a5ora IN So ptEnGd
Hartford 1909 when he resigned the Office states Attorney
gnod nd the a er Office und 1871 when he reppo
ent lie was elected representative from this ConneccuD in
p 1915 Mayor of the city of Hartford and that
paty presiding Judge Of the city court held that Office until 1924
he resigned having become legally disqualified by " lie died at
The foregoing verbatim from the Appendix the 18th vol of
collected by Thomas Day may be said in addition that Judge Brace
tied in Rutland and the incorporation of the county
the only in except Nathaniel Chapman He was cor of the eou9
while Mr. was for the plaintiffs in the eleven eases |ch conu
extensive practice during the few he remained IN the county
Bennington year settlement 7Gl this being oldest
wholly neglected. having of the nlsence his parents
his exerons put forth after this time In 1853 he
ed Salisbury and located himself the residence Of John Munro
from Now York; and who by 6ehfo government
was source trouble very obnoxious New Iam
grantees dispute arising this Squire Mr.
B the former prevailed in consequence Of his presumed legal knowledge
that he might least know and understand thoroughly his
& There were at this time no attorneys Iha the territory com
(aow Lansngbugh " Ther Mr. and procured Black
atentvey studied during his leisure time
became fmay acquainted with them and began to pitt know
compiler "que pe03yler for hose times ami ns0 co lie re
sided until During this time he member the
Constitution lie of the committee who draugh
8nD 0 "r a on 3 3
a Assembly Legislature of the State During the revolutionary
I sale of confseatei estates
His connection execution Relng perhaps the
ais transaction is as follows Reding had been convicted of chemical
be- 4h U.s. Uon the APPOINTED y and after vast mu
nde had assembled witness execution, Mr. disclosed
@ ~ NJ % so 1o pr as
,scmbc witness his execution apeasc Ethan Alien mount
stumPan exclaimed attention the whole informed them That
nd executed There is tradition that r b. acted ~ at 5
scuon trial. but this does not appear to be we'll Funded " 'nS
Upon separation from New York, established and Mr.
and he appeared for them several cases tried the county
ben Bradley and Clpman then ofdeso legal ability
@Grwar @ @ among the "T3 nq statesmen Of Vermont
ney OATH and become lawful practitioner which their solicitation
did, lie removed to lleown in this counn 785 and here
ar IL was fourth attorney county, About l795 he
largely into the business Of farming and also became
ged in the manufacturing Of on and in consequence
oeson and never after pccci cxceptin his which he
took the whole control AMI management Drahanln his
upon Vermont published in London in 1884, thus speaks him
M Burnam of Mdlcown possesses large iron ounec lorg
gentleman the practising lawyers of late
has wholly declined the profession. He abilities
great scientific Knowledge Mr. B. died Addetown, August h
D. 1929, a5ed87
NATHANIEL CmP0fAN was born at Salisbury 1872
received nothing than ordinary school
his twentieth when he classics
red Yale College, and in l77 the of % he graduated
nssion the American Army which he accepted Immediately
upon its duties The succeeding winter that 1777-78 he was
army Valley Forge, endured those harsp and
nngs which tested the yaor and proved the patriotism our sodery
conncngy than thing that during revo
struggle In the campa Of the present at
battle of Mnmoutand took active part station would
ow.
He after left the army and commenced the that profess
Of which he afterwards distinguished
3D. his native stale, and there admitted to the bar
wing studied but five months, He Immediately in
where his father had previously settled For complete
ranlng Of Mr. Chpman relation the bar of Rutland
this state, it is consider the state of the law, and of those
this time engaged in its administration and practice.
government the State of had been operation but
its Supreme Court which had been organized shorter
had held its first only the December previous were
authorized attorneys the parties actions
tried appeared personally The Supreme Court
lief Justice four assistant judges legally
uad Like most the early settlers of Vermont they
intcs uncuvatcd by cucaon emnene
by to