Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1890-10-24
)RO, FRIDAY, OCTOBER "a, 1890.

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lands" where Simon Brooks's house now
stands. Land fifty rods square at the bank
of the river was taken and cleared for the
fort, which was built Of hewed logs 1880 feet
| square, with five houses within it against
the walls. 1t was garrisoned at first by
Captain Timothy Dwight's company, CON
ssting of himself lieutenant three ser
geants, a corporal thirty seven privates
and twelve friendly Indians None of these
men appear to have become settlers Of
Brattleboro. Robert Cooper, third sergeant,
afterwards settled at Coopers Point, in
Hinsdale.
Peace was declared in 1120 and lasted
till l7l4 Meanwhile Fort Dummer was
maintained as post for trading with the
Indians, having a small garrison under
the charge of Joseph Kellogg, captain and
truck master. June 10, l12S the general
court Of Massachusetts, Bay voted "333e {
Gs Sd, sterling for the purchasing gools t.
be lodged at the Truck house above North
field to supply the Indians withal." This
was the truck house. The truck master
was ordered to advance 30 per cent on rum,
sugar and molasses and 2j per cent on Eu-
ropean goods.
Mortified came to Ash swamp brook on
the east side of the river. In 1733 town
ship named Darlington was chartered and
laid out, which lay north and east Of North
field and came to the Connecticut river, OPP
posite Fort Dummer IL extended on the
river three miles and twenty three rods to
the "upper end Of two small islands in the
Connecticut river" These are the islands
opposite Brattleboro village. The + was
soon dropped and it became Arlington, and
was changed to " Winchester in 1873 In
1916 four towns were granted by numbers
above Darlington, on the east side of the
river, aud two above the Equivalent lands
on the west side No / on the east side
became Chesterfield No. ,, Westmoreand,
Ne. Walpole and No 4 Charlestown. No
| on the west side became Westminster, and
No. Rockingham. No was settled be
fore it had name, and was known by its
number as well as by its name long after that
new line was established between the
provinces Of New Hampshire and Massa
chusetts Bay in al where the north line
Of Massachusetts, now is This left the
north part Of Northfeld, Winchester, the
Equivalent lands and the towns north, in
New Hampshire. That part of Winchester
which came to the river, the part of North
field cut off, and the land between that and
the Equivalent lands were made into the
township Of Hinsdale lying on both sides
of the river
War was again declared between Eng
land and France in l743 and 1744 which
brought on another French and Indian war
in New England In consequence of this
Fort Dummer was again strengthened, and
Captain Josiah Willard placed in command,
with John Sergeant lieutenant; Nathan Viii
lard and William Willard, sergeants Oliver
Willard, clerk Andrew Gardner, chap
lain Joseph Kellogg, interpreter, and 2l
privates The fort itself was not attack ed
and never appears to have been. A
scout was maintained between there and a
fort at Coleraine, and had path leading from
Fort Dummer that way, about where the
old road goes now up through the woods
south of the cascade 10 the old Guilford
road party of five went out the scout path
March 30, l74S, to get timber for paddles,
were ambushed by Indians and three were
killed and one was taken prisoner.
Marlboro was chartered April 10, 1851, ,
leaving gore between it and the Equiva-
lent lands which were chartered to these
owners and others into Brattleborough.
Fullum now DummerstOn, and Putney. De
cember 26, 1853 William Brattle, then
Col. Brattle, acted as agent for the other
owners and for himself in taking out the
charters. He took his shares for himself
and those he chose in Brattleburo, and his
name was given TO the town. The shares
Of Gov. Dummer and Anthony Stoddard
were located in Fullum, and those of the
heirs of John White in Putney. The bounds
Of Brattleborough in this first charter were
Beginning at the mouth of Venter's Brook
50 called where it empties itself into Con
necticut River and runs from thence six
miles or thereabouts to the South East cor
ner of Marlborough, thence five miles
4''' VI NSh uV6iSco ASaob ny MdIlDOTOuBn
aforesaid to a stake and stones in said Line
Thence East ten degrees South to Connect
icut River aforesaid, then down said River
TO the bounds first mentioned at Venter's
Brook This brook is the small one form
ing the cascade and running through the
meadow into the river north of Broad
brook. Brattleboro contained about | 9. 800
acres and the shares of the grantees were
$50 acres each, except that of Oliver Viii
lard, who had then cleared Fort Dummer
meadow, containing POO acres, which was
granted TO him for his share. The rest of
the town was dense forest and none of the
other grantees ever became settlers in it,
Their names are given in Mr.. Henry Burn
hams very interesting history of Brattle-
boro.
William Dummer had been appointed
lieutenant governor of the province of
Massachusetts, Bay in the reign of George
l. and was held in high esteem both by the
people of the provinces and the home gov
ernment He died October 10, l76l at Bos-
ton His funeral was most impressive and
imposing; the Rev. Mr.. Byles preached from
Ecclesiastes XII, rs
William Brattle was baptized April 21 -,
1905. He became a devoted loyalist in
revolutionary times, and sailed away with
the British army when it evacuated Boston