Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1861-12-19
TIE MEN OF VERMONr.
!. THOMAS CuITrExDEx.

ry OH, lf0U. lie Etoored on the farm Jf
his father, having only the benefit Of a
common school education, till in lis eigh- /
tecnth year, when he started on voyage |
to the West Indies; England, a. this time |
being at war with France. the vessel on /
which he had embarked. vas captured by !!
French man-ef-war, and he taken priS- |
oner and landed IN destitute conditicn, |
on one Of the West India Islands, from |
which he escaped. and after enduring
many l.ardshipe, reached his fathers farm,
where he remained till October 4th, i749.
About this time, he married Miss Eliz-
abeth BIeigs, and removed 10 Salisbury,
Conn. OF this town he soen became
prominent aud Leading citizen ,ss is cvidenc-
cd from the fact, that be represented the
town in the Legislature Of Connecticut
during the years 1865, 66. 81, GO, 90, and
~, and was also Colonel Of regiment OF
militia, and Justice Of the Peace.
In May IVA. be removed his family 10
Williston, in this State, then known "a
. The Nev Hawpahre Grants" where
he and Jonathan Spaford, his neishbor,
had purchased large tract of land. IL
remained at Williston all the retreat of
the American Army from Canada, in the
epring OF l776, when on account of The
exposed situation OF the frontier and the
neglect of Congress 10 provide Tor It's de-
fence, he, With his family. women and
children, went on foot. by marked trees.
through biiddlebury 70 Cassletoa. and
from thence to Dandy, where he procured
a farm IN the south part Of the town, near
the foot of the Mountain. lie resided on
this farm until the evacuation of Ii" in
July II, when ne removed 10 PownaI
and soon after to WilIiamtown. Mas.
Tie also resided for time. At Arlington.
an perhaps in other parts OF the State,
ana at the close Of the war returned to his
farm in NVilliston.
tic represented Willi,ton n The Con
ventlon holden at Dorset, September 25th,
1913 for the purpose OF dec'd'ng upon the
| eKPediency OF declaring Vermont ,ree
and independent State.' and IA, mem
Der OF the committee who reported The
| compact which VA. unanimously adopted
! by the convention At de. next meeting
Of the Convention which vas holden At
! Westminster, January 18th. IVY, he was
! a member Of the committee who drafted
! the Declaration Of Independence. and.
| also, OF the committee 10 petition Con
gres7 for recognition. lie was also
/ leading member OF he convention AT
Windsor July %, l777, which formed our
first constitution President OF the 'Cour4
/ OF Conhscation during the greater If not
the entire period of it, existence and
was President OF the Council Of Safety
/ {" which was vested with all the power, of
overnment-executive. legislative and
Judicial-to BE- exercised until the govern
ment should Be organized under the consti-
tuition from it, organization 10 18th
March, 1776, when he assumed the office
of Governor 10 which he was, a. is record
I'd in the Journal of the General Assembly.
elected BY great majority of vote ''
tie was nTneteen times -lecr-d Governor
by the people, and held the officr from
March rs till his death, with the keep
tioa of the year 1889, when there bsing
no choice by the people. the Hon Moses
Robinson was elected by the Legislature.
and held the Office for only one YEAR
Governor Chntenden died at his residence
in Williston, on the 18th day of August
1897. in the 69th year of his age
RTRead tby Prospectus OF the NKw YORK
LEDGER, in another column Ii shows how
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See what Mr.. Bonner says in bis own sdver-
tisemept.
NorIcB.-The officers of the Soldiers
Relief Society, desire all who may have
taken yarn for socks, or mittens for the
Soldiers, and who have them finished, or
can get them finished, to send them this
week to Mrs. James B. Porter. Mrs.
Jacob Edgertoa, or to the Secretary. as
they wish to send them nexs week.
Mrs. NJ. G EvERTs. Secy.