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CONTENTS.
COLONY OF NEW HAVEN.
Introductory remarks,
Voyages of the Cabots,
Other early voyages to New England,
The London and Plymouth Companies,
Early settlements in Massachusetts,
First settlements made in Connecticut,
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14
Puritans: Mr. Robinson and congregation-Plymouth colony, 15
Proclamation to restrain emigration,
Setttlement of Saybrook-Progress of settlements in Conn.,
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25
Orders of the General Court for the public defense,
The Mosaic law adopted for the government of the colony,
Union of the colonies of New Haven and Connecticut,
General officers of the colony,
Committee of Safety appointed, (extract from records,)
Quo Warranto's against the charter of Connecticut,
French and Indian wars,
General Court of Connecticut first held at New Haven,
First paper money issued in Connecticut,
Territory of Connecticut west of Pennsylvania,
Remarks on Connecticut,
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NEW HAVEN.
Situation of New Haven,
Quinnipiack Indians-Arrival of the colonists at Boston, Mr. Eaton's Letter to the General Court of Massachusetts, Arrival of the colony at New Haven,
First sermon preached-Plantation covenant,
Quinnipiack purchased of the Indians,
Second purchase,
Fundamental articles,
Churches organized,
Millinarians,
Organization of civil government,
New Haven laid out-Gov. Eaton's house, &c.,
Order concerning the house lots,
First meeting-house,
Order concerning the military,
Order concerning common fields,
List of Planters,
Settlement of Greenwich,
New Haven purchase on the Delaware,
Southold purchased by New Haven,
Ship built at Rhode Island,
New Haven Phantom Ship,
Treaty for Galloway, in Ireland,
Account of the Regicides,
Project of establishing a College,
Hopkins' Grammar School,
Remonstrance of Mass. against a college in New Haven,
Account of Yale College,
History of the first church and beginning of the second,
Episcopal society,
Churches of other denominations,
MILFORD.
Situation and first purchase of Milford,
Manner of transacting the Business After purchases,
Indian Neck,
Quit claim from the Indians,
Purchase above Derby and New Haven road,
Two Bit Purchase-One Bit purchase,
Settlement of the town,
List of first Planters,
Number of first planters,
List of the principal after planters,
Removal of fourteen of the first settlers,
The planters led to Milford by Thomas Tibbals,
Formation of their civil polity-Five judges chosen,
Planters located on Mill river and West End brook,
Location and quantity of land in house lots,
Houses of settlers-First mill in the colony,
Town named,
Meeting-house and bridge built,
Common fields and divisions of land-Sequestered lands,
Regulations of common fields and gates-Town flock of sheep,
Lands sequestered for the church,
Lands to be recorded-List of town clerks Roads,
Foot paths-Bridges-Ferries,
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Hog Rock legend,
100
First church organized,
Covenant-Record of Mr. Prudden's ordination,
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Succeeding pastors,
102
Provisions for the support of ministers-Salaries,
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Description of the first meeting-house,
104
Second and third meeting-houses of first society,
Ministers prosecuted for preaching,
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108
Society released from taxes to first society,
Settled ministers of the society,
Salary of ministers of second society,
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Episcopal society-Church erected,
Baptist Society,
110
Burying Grounds,
Hearse Fevers and small pox-Inoculation house,
111
Mineral physicians-Botanical physicians,
Schools First receipt of money from the school fund,
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Old patent of the town-New patent,
Leading men of the first planters,
Battle between the Wepowages and Mohawks,
Land appropriated for the Indians at Turkey Hill,
Potatuck Indians-Visit of Champlain Indians,
Fate of the Indians,
Military companies, and orders concerning,
Services rendered by the town in the early wars,
Proceedings of the town in the revolutionary war,
Landing of British soldiers at Pond Point,
Tories banished,
Soldiers landed from a prison ship,
Guard kept in the late war,
Notice of Govenor Treat,
Lands owned in various places by planters,
Planters' estates in England unsold,
Indian villages-Indian burying places,
Indian implements, &c.-Indian wampum-Indian counting, 127
Measures for security against the Indians,
Indians attempt to burn the town,
Houses fortified,
Indian fort destroyed,
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Fishing places-Poconoc Point-Oyster acts, &c.,
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Division of lands-Order for clearing land,
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Plan of organizing their church-Notice of Mr. Whitefield,
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Succeeding ministers-Other congregational societies,
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Episcopal churches-Public officers and courts,
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Early military discipline, &c.—Notice Mr. Desborough,
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Notice of Gov. Leete,
Notice of Mr. Andrew Leete,
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Mr. Whitefield's residence,
Mr. Whitefield's estate-Soil of the township,
Rivers and harbor-Borough of Guilford,
Watering places-Character of inhabitants,
Patent of Guilford,
MADISON,
Granted to Samuel Eaton-Sold to Wethersfield people,
Planter's displeased with the union of New Haven with Con-
necticut-Remove to Newark, N. J.,
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Town re-settled and re-invested with town privileges,
174
Patent of Branford-Soil and surface of the land,
Rivers and islands-Public square, churches, &c.,
NORTII BRANFORD,
STAMFORD,
Situation-First purchase by New Haven people,
Subsequent agreement,
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First planters-Cause of their removal from Wethersfield,
Bought of New Haven-Principal settlers,
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Notice of Mr. Denton,
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Subsequent ministers-Magistrates and other officers,
Danger from the Indians-Parts of the town fortified,
Dutch and Indians at war-Notice of Capt. Underhill,
Indians design a general massacre-Mr. Whitmore killed,
Town on the point of revolt from New Haven,
Patent of Stamford-Size of the township, surface, and soil,
Borough-Churches and other buildings,
Sloop canal, harbor, &c.-Southfield and 'Shipan Point,
DARIEN,
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