Norwich bulletin., 1910-01-21

l | eral court the company proceeded to | the choice after a sermon by the Rev. | Moses Moves. Some were in favor of | Joseph Peck for the office, but Abra- two men stated that Brownson and Peck had an equality of votes. Mat l thew Griswold was on a journey into | the bay'' at the time of the election | and was deprived of his vote. On re- l turning home the men urged him to state, under his hand, how he would have voted if he had been present. He | informed them that he should have voted for his brother -in-law; Abraham l Brownson. Walter Davis, who was also on a journey at the same time with Matthew Griswold, made an affi- | davit that he would have voted for MT election. The affidavit of Davis is signed by his mark. The Rev. MT. l Moves testified that Brownson was elected.
 l Captain Bishops Removal l In 1716 Captain Bishop of the East | Guilford trainband removed from that place to the town of Coventry, leaving l a vacancy in the company. By virtue of l an order from Governor Saltonstall and | the, major of the New Haven county regiment, bearing date of May 25, 1716 the vacancy was filled. Lieut., Meigs was made captain Thomas Cruttendon was elected lieutenant and John Scran- | ton ensign. Benjamin Strong was clerk | of the trainband and reported the pro ceedings to the general court. which confirmed the nominations.
 James Wadsworth of Durham was captain Of the trainband in that town I in 1716- He became clerk of the house of representatives in May, TIT On the last of May, 1716, he led the ed in the choice of Henry Crane as ! captain. It fell to the lot of Clerk Wadsworth of the house to report the l election of Captain Crane, which was confirmed by the general court. The general court of 1714 was in- formed officially of the election of Dr. John Sabin as captain of the Pomfret traeinband. Philemon Chandler was elected lieutenant and Leicester Gros- venor ensign. Chandler was clerk of the trainband in 171O and became cap- tain May 1, 172S.
 Govrnor TaIcott ReviIed.
 The second company or trainband of Stonington was carried to high sive and objectionable language against Governor Joseph Talcott,w was used May 22, 1726. Goyernr Trum bull was elected in 1725 and held the governorsf1ip 25 years. The offensive language was used by Captain Eph- raim Minor of the trainband and was reprehenSible from every military point of view. On July 20, 1727, Will Chesebrough, justice of the peace, that he had heard Captain Ephraim Minor use the language that was alleged Eb- enezer Billings also swore that he had heard the language used against Gov ernor Talcott. There is nothing in the records showing that Captain Minor was dismissed from the service. In 1729 Sergeant William Avery was elected lieutenant of the traipband and Thomas Minor was made ensign
 Not Always Plain Sailing.
 It was not always plain sailing in the general court, which had a way of re- fusing combinations of trainbaud nominations that was surprising. One Saybrook trainband in 1716. Captain Samuel Willard of this company died January 19, 1716. The election of successor was called for October A. On that date William Pratt was chosen captain and Nathaniel Pratt lieuten- ant. Samuel Pratt was clerk of the company and notified Governor Salton- stall, who was at the session of the ing the proceeding. "Negatived in the lower house. was the endorsement. ''Negatived" was a frost.
 New Haven "Trained' Band.
 October g, 1853, Thomas Kimberly notified the general court, then in ses- of the "trained' band of New Haven elected on the 9th of that month Moses Mansfield captain and Sergeant Abra- ham Dickerman lieutenant. May II, 1856, the band elected Daniel Sherman ensign.
 The Lebanon trainband elected John Mason captain, May 12, 1702. Jeremiah Fitch was elected lieutenant and Jo- seph Bradford ensign. These selections were confirmed by the general court.
 Nearby Elections.
 Thomas Holconnb was elected captain of the Simsbury trainband November 6. 1713, and was confirmed by both houses. John Ellsworth was elected lieutenant of the trainband on the east side of the great river in Windsor, May IS 1713. The clerk of the company was ''WiI" Woolcott. The election receiv- ed the endorsement of the general court.
 The Newington trainband was led to an election of officers by Captain ThoIn as Wells of Wethersf1eld, October 12, 1726. John Camp was elected captain Ephraim Deming lieutenant and. Rich ard Boardman ensign. This election was ordered July 12, 1726, and the off cers were confirmed at the October ses- sion.
 Charges of Powder and Ball.
 Corporals Nathan Loomis and Re turn Strong were ordered September 4, 1703, to warn the troopers in their town to appear in Hartford Friday morning next at 8 o'clock with long and short arms completely fitted and appointed with three charges of powder and ball to each f1relock to attend the trains of g. dropping day.
 Guard Mount the Lords Day.
 At the May session in 1714 law was passed that no town or officers therein shall be obliged to mount any guard of soldiers on the Lords day or other days of public worship, except only in time of war, any law, usage or custom to the contrary notwithstanding. Commission of David Goodrich. The commission of David Goodrich as captain of the north company or trainband in WethersfeId issued by Governor SaltonstalI in TIP, tn elev- Lady Anne "is comprised in the mili- ta.ry archives in the state capitol" Lii brarian Goddard has had these manu- script documents catalogued and the index. which has been made by Miss F. M. Pickett of the state library is in the hands of the printer
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