The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1864-11-18

HliHSlolielo h''" PultiliScu Tor them II
America. All the coloniSts convovcd hin
to Col. Baileys in Newburv, and one o
them went with him to Newburvport
Mass. In the mean time Gen. Whitelav
had some LOG houses and one frame hons,
II X 80 feet built to accommodate tn,
colonists till they improved the lots they
drew and built houses on them. In til,
first part of October eleven coloni,ts. som,
OF whom were accompanied 10y their fam
lies, arrived in Rycgate from Scotland
Before the Sth of December the samc
year all the colonistS had built houses Oh
the lots of land they had taken. They
were generally we'll pleased with their sit.
uation.
( About the beginning of January, 171715.
Gen. Whitelaw purchased a part of lot
of land in Newbury, lying between Well.
River and Ryegatc, and containing the
half of that river with the Great falls on
it, for the purpose Of erecting grist and
saw mills for the use of the coIoniStS.
About the middle of August the same
year lie raised house for himself on the
lots he had taken. This was the first
frame dwelling house erected in Rvegate.
a part of which Is now standing. 1t was
i'll this house that the first school in Rye
gate was kept About the same time the
frames of the griSt mill was raised. In
the beginning Of Oct. 171775, the saw mill
was raised and on the 2Sth day of the
same month the gri>t mill was set agoing
and the saw mill in the end of July next
Year llaN inc received an alarming rc-
port that ST. Johns had been taken by the
british regulars and that Indians would
be sent through the country TO lay it
waste. all the inhabitants OF Rvc";ttc.
july |, l11G, fled TO Newbury for safety.
After waiting ten days. and no Indians
appearing, they all returned TO their own
houses in Rycgatc.
When Gen. Whitclaw came to Ryrmalc
To >cIIlc he had travelled 200 miles on
horseback IN This country IN the service oi
the Scot>-Amcrican company of farmers.
The colony hc had planted i'll Rvc@atc
was checked hy the Revolutionary war.
but after that irving period il increased
and tiomi>hrd In 1874. being SURVEYORS
General OF this State. and otherwise en-
"a@cd. lac resigned his office of agent for
the company which hc held for nearly ~
wears. About this time he opened Il land
office in which he continued to do business
till his death in 1920 He WIS early
chosen 10 different offices bv the town OF
Ryegatc. and waS the town clerk AND
treasurer for about 10 wears
Ii appears from his accounts against ih,
State that he wa> engaged in surveying
a> early rs l7So In 1888. the vral
the independence of the United State.
was acknowledged by Great Britain, h,
WIS appointed Il Surveyor Deputy hy Ir;
Allen. the Survcvor-Gcncral of the STATE
He and Mc>>r~ Colt and Savage present
petition TO the Legislature. Oct. , |!
l7S1, in which they state that they hat
been deputy Surveyors for four years. il
which time they had surveyed many town
in the northern part of the State and tina
they had received no remuneration. hu
We're willing TO receive Il grant ot land a
compensation. The Legislature granite,
them Oct. 26. l7SS. lands in three differ
ent parts of the State, to the amount o
23.Ol0 acres. Gen. Whitclaw was cho-
en- Surycvor-Gcncral of Vermont. the sec
ond person who filled that office. Oct.
: 11S7, and was annually elected 10y tn
LEGISLATURE Survcvor-Gcmcral till Nov
, 1903. Il pcriol of more than IS years
t The Legislature cave him Il grant of 81
5 Andrews. now PIainticld, consisting ,
/ 10000 acres. He surveyed Il con>iderabI
t number Of towns in the northern part ,
the State. some OF which he allotted
e appears from his accounts a> Survcvo
\ General a@ain>t the State that in Octobe
+ l1S1. he was engaged several DAYS i
= making plan of the State In 1896 |
n drew Il small map of the State which W;
. finally delincatcd. From this beautiii
# manuscript map. which Is preserv,
4 among his papers, he published the san
+ year map of the State of Vernon
|. which he afterwards improved and repu
d li,hed in 1910. These maps are of
h large size-30 II inches. He secur
il the copyright, which is dated Nov
|, 1896. In 1913 he published a map
n the northern part of the United Stat
l. and the southern part Of the Canadas.
,e X - inches. designed to show the seat
the war between the United States a
= Great Britain in 1S12-l5.