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.

APPENDIX TO DEMING'S VERMONT OFFICERS. 139
summer opened a road from Cabot, 18 charters for the town. The charter is
miles, cleared ten or twelve acres of land, dated August 27, 1761, by New Hampbuilt a house and sawmill, and made shire, containing 24,960 acres. First
quite a preparation for a Grist-mill. In settlers, Joseph Soper, Joseph Earl,
the spring of 1789, Nathan Cutler and Crispin Bull, Luther Calvin, and Micah
Robert Trumb'ull, came as settlers, and Vail, in 1765. Organized March 14,
their nearest neighbors were Ashbel 1769. First town clerk, Thomas RowShepherd's family, in Greensborough, 6 ley,*(who was the first in Shorehamalso.)
miles. Col. Crafts and Trumbull did
not winter in the town that year. Those * An invitation to the poor tenants that live
two families then made the whole popu- under their patroons in the province of
lation of the county, and in 1791, 18 in New York, to come and settle on our good
lands under the New Hampshire Grants.
Craftsbury, and 19 in Greensborough, Composed at the time when the land jobcomposed the entire population. In bers of New York, served their writs of
February 1791, Col. Crafts having fin- ejectment on a number of our settlers, the
ished his grist-mill, and John Corey, executionofwhich we opposed by force,
Daniel Mason, Benj. Jennings, Mills bruntil we could have the matter fairly laid
before the King, and Board of Trade and
Mslerrifield and John Babcock, settled in Plantations, for their directions.
the town with their families, from Stur- BY TiOMAS dOetEY.
bridge, Mlass. Organized March 15, 1
1792. First town clerk, Samuel C. Come all you laboring hands that toil below,
Crafts, a son of Col. E. Crafts. First Among the rocks & sands that plow and sow;
constable, Joseph Scott. ~F~irst select- Upon your hiredlands, let out bycruel hands,
men, Ebenezer pCrafts, Nathan Cutler,'Twill make you large amends to Rutland go.
and Nehemiah Lyon. First born, Bet- Your patroon
sey Cutler, August 2.2,;1791. Samuel Is slaves of you to make whileyou live there,
C. Crafts was town clerk from 1792 to Come quit their barren lands, and leave them
4i829, 37 years. Joseph Scottjr?., from in their hands,
I829-52, 23 years, but no Jr., since'Twill ease you of your bands to Rutland go.
1842, having but two town clerks for 60 3
years, and both now living in the town. For who would be a slave that may be free?
yDaniel Davison, a selectman, and ti- Here you can have good land, just come & see;
The soil is deep and good, here in this pleasram Mason a constable, in 1797 are the ant wood,
only ancient officers living, except S. C. Where you may raise your food, & happy be.
Crafts. First justice, Samuel C. Crafts 4
1792, 15 years. Others, Royal Corbin, West of the Mountain Green lies Rutland fair,
35; -William Scott 25; JAMES A. PAD- The best that e'er was seen for soil and air,
OCK 22; ATHAN SL 20; saacind zephyr's pleasant breeze whispers among
DOCK 22; NATHAN S. HILL 20; Isaac the trees,
Ilovey 17; Alvah R. French 16; Where you may live at ease with prudent care.
GEORGE F. SPRAGUE 16; Joseph, Scott 5
14; NOAH SPAULDING 13, and SILAS Here cows give milk to eat, by nature fed;
GROW 13 years. Our fields afford good wheat & corn for bread;
First Rep. Ebenezer Crafts, 1 792. Here sugar trees they stand, which sweeten
all our land,
We have them at our hand, be not afraid.
DANBY, Is in the centre of the south 6
end of Rutland county, has two post Here's roots of every kind to aid long lives,
offices, Danby Four Corners, and Danby. The best of anodynes and rich costives;
Theo first meeting on record in relation The balsam of the tree supplies our chirgury,
No safer can we be in any land.
to the town, was holden at Great Nine. 7
Partners, Duchess county, N. Y., Sept. Here stands the lofty pine and makes a show,
24, 1760, when Samuel Rase was chosen As straight as gunters line their bodies grow;
to go to Albany, and Jonathan Willard Their lofty heads they rear amid the atmosto go to New Hampshire, to obtain phere, LsingWhere the wing'd tribes repair and sweetly