The Public Records of the Colony of Connecticut [1636-1776] ...Press of the Case, 1885 - Connecticut |
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12th regiment Abraham Davenport aforesaid appointed a committee Assem Assembly do appoint Assembly do establish Assembly in October Benjamin Capt Captain Colo Colony company or trainband county court county of Hartford court of probate Daniel debts and charges deceas'd the sum deceased deed Ebenezer Eliphalet Dyer Elisha Elisha Williams Ensign ensuing Esqrs execution expended Fairfield Farmington Governor Hadam Hartford county hath Haven hereby appointed hereby granted hereby ordered Hezekiah incident charges arising Isaac Jabez Huntington John Ledyard Jonathan Jonathan Trumbull Joseph Joseph Talcott land late lawful money liberty to sell Lieutenant Litchfield memorial on file memorialist have liberty Midletown moveable estate Nathaniel Newhaven Norwich opinion thereon payment petition on file petitioner pounds praying for liberty raise said sum real estate Resolved Samuel Samuel Bishop selectmen sessions shewing society sufficient to pay surmount the moveable Symsbury taking the direction Thomas town troop of horse Weathersfield William Pitkin Windham Wolcott
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Page 84 - An act for granting certain duties in the British colonies and plantations in America; for allowing a drawback of the duties of customs upon the exportation from this kingdom, of coffee and...
Page 265 - Executors nothing doubting but at the general Resurrection I shall receive the same again by the mighty power of God and as touching such worldly estate wherewith it hath pleased God to bless me...
Page 265 - God therefore calling unto mind the mortality of my body and knowing that it is appointed for all men once to dye do make and ordain this my Last Will and...
Page 85 - ... that all and every of the subjects of us, our heirs and successors which shall go to and inhabit within the said land and premises hereby mentioned to be granted, and every of their children which shall happen to be born there, or on the seas in going thither, or returning from thence, shall have and enjoy all liberties and immunities of free and natural subjects, within any of the dominions of us, our heirs or successors, to all intents, constructions and purposes whatsoever, as if they and...
Page 267 - Named, Willed and bequeathed, Ratifying and Confirming this and no other to be my last will and Testament. In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my Hand and Seal the day and Year above written.
Page 84 - ... the Governor and Company of the English Colony of Connecticut, in New England, in America; and that, by the same name, they and their successors should have perpetual succession.
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Page 1 - At a general Assembly of the Governor and Company of His Majesty's English Colony of Connecticut in New England in America holden at Hartford in said Colony on the 2d.
Page 87 - PAPERS. principal of which is that of being Taxed only by Representatives of their own free Election, which our Fellow Subjects within the Realm have ever held a most Sacred Right. That in Consequence thereof the Representatives of your people in the General Assembly have on all Occasions granted and levied proportionable and reasonable Assessments, Rates and Taxes and disposed of the same for your Majesty's Service in the necessary Support and Defence of your Government here ; And your Majesty,...