Catalogue of the principal officers of Vermont, as connected with its political history, from 1778 to 1851, with some biographical notices, &c., by Leonard Deming.

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tlers, Enos Bishop, April 1824, and John Polly Stewart, April 4, 1787. She is
Stevens, in 1826. Organized March 31, the wife of.JTehiel Saxton, and resides in
1832. First town clerk, William Me- Ohio. Organizod March 2, 1789. First
lindy. Firstconstable, TimvothY Corey, town clerk, Henry MoLaughlin. First
First selectmen, John Bishop, WillfiaCz, constable, Justin Allen. First selectWashbrn,, andc John Stevens. First men, Cyprian Eastman, Sanmuel Stewborn, Ezekiel Foste'. No town clerk art and Robert Dunshee. H-Ienry Sohas served 12 years. First Justice, Free- per was town clerk 12 years. Amnos
land Roosebrook 1829, and died Febru- Eastmzan town clerk in 1792-95. Alnary 13, 1852. Elicas Alcrh'ich was jus- thony Field selectman in 1797, are now
tice of the peace 8 years, and longer living. First Justice, Jonathan Eastthan any other. man, 1792, 17 years. Others, Horatio
First Rep. Tibothy Corcy, 1832. Neecdhamn 28; R obert Hnolley 28; SAAUL I-. HOLLEY, 24; Rufus H. Barnard
BRISTOL, Lies in the North-east 24; WTinter _'l. Hiolley 23; HAIlVEY
quarter of Addison County, has one post MixUNSILL 23; Danziel JE. Par'mzalce 23;
office, and 23,600 acres, by charter from Amnos Ecastmzcan 22; Amnos Edcldy 20;
N. IH, 70 shares, dated June 26, 1762, HENRY C. SoPErr 16; Joseph C. Bradlcy
to Samuel Averill and 63 others, by the 17; Trumcan,GCanze 1'7; J.oohn Howname of Pocock, and altered to Bristol, den, 14, and Ncathan Rider 12 years.
October 21, 1789. November 18, 1824. First Rep. Jonathan Eastman, 1792.
a part of this town was annexed to Lincoln. First inhabitant, John Broadt BROMLEY, See Perz.
who resided here twelve years previous BROOKFIELD, A central town on
to 1785, without seeing the face of any the west side of Orange county, has two
other human being. First Settlers, post offices, East Brookfield and BrookSamuel Stewart and Eden Johnson, in field. Granted Nov. 6, 1780. CharJune 1786. Justin Allen soon after, tered August 5, 1781, by Vermont, to
and Benjamin Griswold in 1787. Cal- Phineas Lyman and 65 others, containingf
vin, Amos, Cyprian andcl::.Jonathan East- 23,040 acres. Organized March 18,
man, in 1789, or soo0 after, and the two 1785. First town clerk. Timothy Cowles.
first are yet living,'::Calvin is now 91, First Constable, Amasa Hyde. First
and Amnos some -:nger. First born, selectmen, William Wakefieldl, Nathaniel
* In the year:- 1785, John Willard, formerly he reached Skeensboro,now Whitehall. Here
Marshall of the State, of Middlebury, Jona- he replenished his pack, and laid in well for
than Hoit, of St. Albhans, Judge of Probate, powder and lead, fish-hooks and lines, not forand Capt. Miles Bradley, who in 1792 & 94 getting that a number of garden seeds might
represented New Haven, were living in Sun- be wanted about the habitation he had conderland, and were appointed a Proprietor's temp]ated upon. This committee, ontheirreCommittee to run out the town of Pocock. turn to Sunderland,took such measures as gave
While they were in the performance of that to the friends of Mr. Broadt, a knowledge of
duty, about a mile south-westerly of Bristol his whereabouts. Capt. Bradley lad thatseavillage, they came across a rude habitation and son cleared off 4 or 5 acres and sowed it to
found a Dutchman there by the name of John wheat, 4 or 5 miles below Broadt's settlement,
Broadt, as he stated. He had made that place with a ca lculation to move his numerous family
his home, and with no other company but a on to it the next season, and gave him an invidog, for twelve years, not seeing in the time tation to pay him a long visit whenever he
any other human ftie till met by the committee should discover that his family had arrived,
aforesaid. He came from Unadilla, N. Y;, a and that Mrs. Bradley was a Dutch woman,
fugitive from justice. He and his neighbor and they could understand each other, and
hadl a serious dispute concerning the line be- learn more fully his history. Capt. Bradley
tween their lands, and finding his neighbor had spent the summner of 1786 on his new place
trespassing upon what he, Bioadt, considered till September, when he returned to Sunderhis, and having a gun with him, and in the heat land for his family and arrived with them in.
of passion shot him dea-d on the spot. Ile October. I will now give my informant's own
then ishouldeired his gUn, and with his cldog fol- story. " About two weeks after our arrival,
lowed in the- i'lde!rics.s to the 1iorth-east, till one Avery ple-asant day. Nwhile myself with eight