Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1899-04-20
Ancient Documents Relating to the

Ancient Documents Relating 10 the
County Seat Of Orange County.
The readers Of the HERALD will remem-
I Der that, in 1886, exercises were held at
/ Chelsea5 TO commemorate the one hun
( dfedth year Of that towns existence as the
/ shire town Of Orange county. The papers
/ read upon that occasion contained mucb
/ historical Information respecting the his
/ tory OF Chelsea as the county seat, and
form valuable addition to the literature
/ OF the count. There are many interest.
ing facts cpnnecled with the inside histo-
~ OF the location and retention OF the
! shire at Chelsea and il is to be hoped
/ thst some person with a taste for local
/ historical research, aud the means for
pursuing II, will eventually prepare an
authentic history OF the matters relating
TO the administration Of justice 10 Orange
county, which shall deal July with the
persons, places and things connected
Herewith. No doubt the Orange County
Bar ASSOCIATION, now in process Of forma-
ton, Will see to 10 that the fields OF legal
history aud tradition are not left unculti-
waited.
The writer recently came across two
documents OF an early date, which con-
Germ the original location of the county
seat at Chelsea. He found them iu an old
box ln an unused portion OF th present
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tenor
Chelsea, June 3rd, 1896.
To the Honorl Come
Wh7 are appointed To stuck q stake or
stakes for ihe County buildings, I'D the
g T.. OBJ orange, state 20 Vermont
DIS may ". ,.Ll5lf ,U .t. lHe bearer D3.l
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ny ln1 iuna g'' 7N.s o' 3d. A9L7sa us assi
I'D "aIl oh so. lo.n 'e I'D give mem Ahe
necessary pL1P'se's Oh So, Io" d ne
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u 81 ear 'u.'I pTt'su ,lous Ioi So. cummings
10 10 pe SET 'H 'ns OeulsI Oh sd Town Oh
NheI-ta.
Altssl hgu'eh laleu, j. S.efh'
ING otnei document REFERRED 10 IL ua'eu
nv. daNs .aier, ana ina Gates mat ths al.
let'iou itl' LOT 1heI7H7 10y the cilINs's Oh
hahdoi Phrhhd tutlT ueslFe thdN the county
buildings De located mere We're TO say
lue ltHatf quite ta prom" uCeu one nun
arrd years ago as now ana even sh9aIu
lhtre os among lne soou people VI M tI..
uoIph any VINO SIRE uot III usatt ldNoI"oly
disposed toward Nhelses as the county
zahs OF that to"h put nlih7eH on paper
as being strongly IN lh'of OF OaeI7ea
ought ID prevent Ihe expression OF any
adverse feeling py eueh cItl1ens on our
day ana generation. But mere Us the pa
per;
Inc honorable Commute App'in'eu pN
{ ne leg IslaluFe OF the 9lats OF vermont
10 October last TOT app2lntIhg plaGS or
places IN the county OF orange 10 Erect
HuHIIT
Present The Honorable
Jonathan Hunt
Samuel Cutler
EsQrs.
Gentlemen
The Important trust committed TO your
care & charge in this county is OF that
Nature that every individual will locke
for 81 expect cquu privileges and as one
Of that number it appears to be my duty
tu whatever movement make that have
ina greatest good in view * Gentlemen As
a private member OF the bodye % the
aforesaid county I must give 10 as my
rniuf1n there ought to be but one place
In the C0untysot Orange for county build (
ing- as there canno: be that union be
.Weeu places that there msy be IN a place
Il ] conceive that no place has so many
lust reasons TO expect il s@ Chelsea as 10
Is one OF the central towns and 1t appears
In me- hat the nearest convenient center
n place must Give the county the most
a will give aIl parts OF the
county the most equal privileges. ne
reason vyby Pitch on Chelsea in Prefer .
~ '.. ~ ~ ho ,,n,nf,, il mu,b the Greatest
Dsrr OF Inhabitants also for a Great mum I
5sr NJ wears the people have transited 10 /
.be Northeast nart OF the County TO at /
.end All Public Courts which bath been a
treat burthen * lastly J conceive the ac-
f,r mill PRIVILEGES are much
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