Susquehannah settlers second series, 1771-1797, western lands second series 1783-1819 : one volume and index : index.

              CO} DCTICUT ARCHIVES

SUSQUEHANNAH SETTLERS

SEC0} SERIES, 1771- 1797

WESTERN LANDS

SECOND SERIES, 1783- 1819

ONE VOLUME AND INDEX

Hartford

Connecticut State Library

1944

Note

Among the Connecticut Archives are files of the General Assembly up to

1820. About 1845 Sylvester Judd, author of the History of Hadley, Massa-chusetts,

selected and arranged documents from these files up to the year

1790 in one hundred and twenty- two volumes. The documents from 170 through

180 were transferred from the office of the Secretary of State when our new

State Library and Supreme Court building was occupied.

It is principally from the last mentioned documents that the material

on Susquehannah Settlers and Western Lands, Second Seri, was taken, with

the addition of a few documents of the earlier period, omitted by Mr. Judd

from the First Series. The earliest date in the material on Susquehannah

Settlers is May 1771, on a resolve which concerns the collecting of evidence

in regard to Connecticut’s title to lands west of the Delaware River; and

the latest date is October 1797, on a resolve authorizing the comptroller to

draw an order in favor of commissioners for- receiving the college grant. The

earliest date in the material on Western Lands is January i785, on a resolve

concerning cession of this state’s rights to the Western Lands to the United

States; and the latest date is May 1819, on an act relative to the books,

records and papers of the late Connecticut Land Company. There are one hun-dred

and sixty- ne documents in the Second Series of Susquehannah Settlers

and Western Lands.

The table of contents not only furnishes a convenient calendar of legis-lation

on Susquehannah Settlers and Western Lands for the period covered, but

gives a digest of the subject atter.

The work on the arrangements of manuscripts for this volume and on the

Index was done by Jessie A. Parsons. The same compilation of the spelling

of surnames was followed as in previous volumes, usinE the spelling which is

found most often, with reference made from unusual spellings. Full names of

members of the General Assembly have been filled out from authentic rolls of

the Senate and House in possession of the State Library.

The typing of the Index was done by Jessie A. Parsons and was completed

January 18, I44.

Connecticut

State Library,

Hartford, Conn.

March 5, 1944. State Librarian.

Abbreviations.

( A)

capt.

CO1.

COm,

con.

d.

ens.

gen.

gov.

gr.

Jr.

- s- d

neg.

sec’y

seas.

treas.

autograph.

captain.

colonel.

committee.

continued.

pence ( English money)

esign.

general.

governor.

granted.

Junior.

Pounds, shillings, pence ( English money)

negatived.

shilling ( English money)

secretary.

session.

treasurer.

- 1-

Abbe, Shubael, com. on Conn. land company petition, 1800 , . " Western Reserve bond, 1797

Abel, Elijah ( A) Fire lands grantee, petition, 1795 48c

Adams, John, president of U. S. mentioned, 1801

Aliens.

Resolve empowering com. on sale of Western lands to sell these lands

to foreigners if they cnnsider it expedient,

0ct. 1795

Alleghany ountains.

Mentioned, 1794 44b

Allen, Henry, com. on sale of Western lands

" John, " " Gore land, 1805 154c

Austen, see Austin.

Austin, Austen.

Aaron, co. m. on private petition, 1797- 99 72d, 94d . " sale of Western lands, 1795- 95 55a, 56a, 50a ( A) " . " 1794- 95 41b, 54h

,’ Elijah ( A) New Haven, letter to Thomas Seymour, speaker lower

house, offering to purchase the whole of the

lands owned by Conn. lying west of Penn.

0ct. 16,1791

" ( A) New Haven, letter to com. on sale of Western lands

in regard to purchasing these lands, Nor. l, 1791--

( A) New Haven, letter for himself & his associates to

. com. on sale of Western lands, 0ct. 24,1792 " offer to purchase Western lands, mentioned, 1792

II6L

74a

128a

Backus, Syl. vanus ( A) clerk lower house 144149,152- 154,1S8,158 com. on Gore land, 1805 155b, 156c

Bankruptcy.

Ogden, Jacob, Hartford, made no payments on his bond for purchase

of land in Western Reserve, 1801

15lab, 140a, 141,142,144a, 145a

Williams, Joseph, Norwich, insolvent estate mentioned, 1808 I57ab

Barnes, Barns.

" Jonathan, com. on Corm. land company petitions, 1799- 1800 96a, llSL

Barns, see Barnes.

Barstow, John, co. m. on private petition, 1800 lOld " Western Reserve bonds, 1800 102a

Bellamy, David, " " Corm. land company petition, 1800 ll6L

" " sale of Western lands, 1797 74b

Benedict, Thaddeus, com. on sale of Western lands, 1795 55bd

Bis. sell, Hezekiah ( A) clerk lower house S, 47,48,55 " ( A) Gore land agent petitions, 1800 107a, ll4c, 120a

Boardman, W. W. ( A) clerk upper house 160

Bonds.

Phelps, Oliver, 8uffield, bond ( copy) with others given to the

state for the Western Reserve, 1795 64

Bonds, see also material under Western Reserve.

Brace, Jonathan, appraiser of Western lands, mentioned, 1800 104a . com. on Gore land, 1805 156c

. " " sale of Western lands, 1791- 95 18a, 54b " ( A) Corm. land company trustee, petitions, 1798,1799

1800 65c, 9c, 95j , l16k

" ( A) Corm. land company trustee, representation, 1799 91d

Brewster, Jonathan, bond mentioned, 1806 157a

Brlnsmade, Daniel N. ( A) clerk lower house 119,125- 125 . . . com. on Conn. land company petition, 17% 9 96a . . . . " Gore land, 1802 152p

Bristol, Simeon com. on Corm. land company petition, 1799 96a

British raids, see D__ bury. British raid; Ea_ st Haven. British raid;

Fai___ rfield. British raid; Fi_ re lands; Gr___ geen-wich.

Britis raid; Gr__. gton. British raid; Ne__ w

Haven. British raid; Ne__ w Uondon. British

raid; No___ alk. British raid; Ridgefield. Brit-ish

raid.

Bronson, Mr. N. Y. mortgage mentioned, 1800 104a

Brown, Daniel, com. on Gore land, 1804

. Elias, Conn. land company, 1799 " Nestern Reserve bonds, 1800

John] U. S. enator from Ky. mentioned, 1798

Buddington, Walter ( A) Fire lands grantee, petition, 1795

" William ( A) " " " " 1795

Bull, Caleb, Hartford, decease mentioned, 1806

George ( A) " petition showing that he is in an embarrassing

situation because he became security for Gen. Jo-seph

Williams, since deceased, for payment on

lands in the Western Reserve & praying that the

state may relinquish to him the remainder of his

debt. May 1806 No action

" Michael bond mentioned, 1804

Thomas, Gore land agent, petitions, 180,804,1805

( A) " " "

Burr, David,

" Gershom,

" Thaddeus

96a

102a

86a

48c

48c

iSTa

157

147a

156a, 1 9a, 146a, 154a, 156a

" 1805,1804,1805

107a, i14c, 120a, iS5a, lTa, lSSb, iSgc, 146b, 148c, 154b

( A) " agent, proposal for discharge of their claim,

1804 145a

( A) agent, statement, 1801 iSOd

( A) petition showing that the state treasurer held a bond,

executed by Michael & Thomas Bull, for $ i, 000,

for which they gave collateral & that afore-said

partnership has been dissolved & praying

for cancellation of the bond when the state

takes over sufficient property for satisfac-tion

or that the school fund com. stay execu-tion

until the claim on the state by the Pro-prietors

of the Gore is adjusted. Neg. Oct.

1804 147

Fire lands grantee, decease mentioned, 1795 48b

jr. ( A) petition with other grantees of the 500,000 acres of

land lying at the western end of lands reserved

by this state in their cession to the U. S. show-ing

that, as their numbers are large & their mem-bers

widely scattered, it would be to their ad-vantage,

in ascertaining the boundaries of lands

granted to them, to be incorporated & praying

for relief. Petition admitted, Apr- June ( May

sess.) 1795 48

( A) Fire lands grantee, decease mentioned, 1795 48b

administrator on estate of Gershom Burr, Fire lands

grantee, petition, 1795 48b

Fire lands grantee, mentioned, 179S Sa

( A) " petition, 1795 48b

Cable, George,

Caldwell, John,

Carson, Walter ( A) Fire lands grantee, petition, 1795

Cession of Jurisdiction, see Ne York ( state Jurisdiction in Gore land;

Un___ ited States. Jurisdiction in Western lands;

Un__ ited States. Jurisdiction in Western Re-serve.

Cession of jurisdiction, see also S_ in.

Champion, Epaphroditus, com. on Gore land, 1805 1S4d

" Henry, jr. or d. ( A) Colchester, Corm. land company director,

. petitions, 1797,1798,1799 65c, 95c, 95j " " " ( A) Colchester Corm. land company director,

. . . representation, 1799 91d " Colchester, Western eserve bond, men-.

, " " ctoimo. nedo, n G1o8r0e0 land, 1804 ll1a8b9cc

Chapman, Aas, lieut, appointment, 1780

( A) Fire lands grantee, petition, 1795 48c

com. on Gore land, 1804 159c

( A) Gonn. land company trustee, petitions, 1797,1798,

1799,1800 65c, 95c, 95j, l16k

( A) Corm. land company trustee, representation, 1799 91d

48c

" 5-

Chapman, Zachariah, Lebanon, purchaser of bond for Western Reserveland,

mentioned, 1804 140a, 141,142,144a, 145a

" " purchaser of bond for Western Heserve land,

petition, 1801 15lab

Charles If, charter mentioned, 1771- 1802 1,10d, 44a, Sla

SSa, 55a, S6a, 60a, 61a, 62a, 79a, 85a, 8? a, 9e, l14a, 15a

Charter, see Charles II, charter.

Chester, John, com. on sale of Western lands, 1791 19a

" " " to search titles to land granted by the Crown, l? T1-- 1

Clark, Asahel, Lebanon, purchaser of bond for Western Reserve land,

mentioned, 1804 140a, 141,142,144a, 145a

" " purchaser of bond for Western Reserve land,

petition, 1801 --- 151ab

" James ( A) Fire lands grantee, petition, 1795 47a

. Cleaveland, Cleveland.

" Moses com. on sale of Western lands, 1795 56a

" ( A) Conn. land company director, motion for hearing on

their petition, 1800 llSa

" " ( A) land company director, petitions, 1797,1799,

1800 65c, gSj, l16k

" " ( A) land " " representation, 1799 91d

proposal to purchase the Western Reserve, 1795 54e

Cleveland, see Cleaveland.

Clothing.

Petition of Eliphalet

Colt, Joseph,

" Joshua ( A)

" Wheeler,

Colefax, George,

Collins, Augustus,

Concange, Jan ( A)

Cone, Jared, jr.

Dyer of WinOham showing that he agreed with oth-ers

to pay for certain tracts of land near Penn.

which had been purchased by Samuel Holden Parsons

& that he made payment in state bills & other se-curities

& expected to have the interest discount-ed

& that he was disappointed not only in this

particular but by the omission of the state to re-imburse

him for money loaned to buy clothing for

the troops during the Revolutionary war & praying

for relief. Special grant recommending payment to

petitioner of the sum which he loaned for pur-chase

of aforesaid clothing. Neg. Appointment

of com. Report of com. Accepted, lower house.

Petition neg. May 1791 4- 7

Norwich, purchaser of bond for Western Reserve land,

mentioned, 1804 140a, 141,142,144a, 145a

" purchaser of bond for Western Reserve land,

petition, 1801 15lab

clerk lower house 52- 55

Preston, decease mentioned, 1806 157a

com. on private petition, 180 149c, 12a

" " Conn. land company, 1800 ll6L

" " expense account, 1800

" Gore land, 1805

" repurchase of Gore land, 1799

" Western Reserve bonds, 1800

a free negro, petition, 1796

com. on Western Reserve bonds, 1800

Connecticut Gore, see_ e land.

Connecticut land company, see W. tern Reserve.

Connecticut Reserve, see No, tern Reserve.

Cook, Joseph P. com. on Conn. land company petition, 1799

" " A) " " " " " " 1797

" " " " sale of Western lands, 1791

Couch, Simon ( A) Fire lands grantee, petition, 1795

Crocker, Daniel, com. on private petition, 1797

Cuyahoga River.

Mentioned, 1791- 1807

lSb

155b, 156c

89a

102a

57a

lOa

96a

67a

18a

48b

72d

7a, 20ab, 158a, 159a

Daggett, Davld,

Dana, Anderson,

com. on Gore land, A805

private petition, 1797

sake of Western lends, 1791

Westmorelsnd representative, 1779

Ib4d

79d

55a, 36a, 74b

2a

Dana, Samuel W. ( A) clerk lower house

Danbury. British raid.

Grant of Fire lands to inhabitits suffering losses during

during the British raids, 1796 S8b

Davenport, John com. on sale of Western lance, 179 56a

" jr. agent to settle claims of N. Y. state oer Gore

land, 1797 85a

Delaware Iadians, see Indian reservation.

Delaware River.

Mentioned, 1771- 1802 1,8a, 55,80a79a, 8a, l2d

Denison, Nathan, Westmoreland representative, 1779 2a

Devotion, Ebenezer, com. on private petition, 1791 6

" ( A) " " 1791 7c

DeW, itt, A. V" . H". " Cporninv. atelanpdetictoimopna, ny17p9e7tition, 1799 796da

Dyar, see Dyer.

Dyer, Dyar.

" Ellphalet ( A) Windham, petition showing that he agreed with ethers

to pay for certain tracts of land near Penn.

which had been purchased by Samuel Holden Parsons

& that he made payment in state bills & ether se-curities,

expecting to have the interest discount-ed

& was disappointed in this & by omission of

the state to reimburse him for money loaned to

buy clothing for troops during the Revolutionary

war & praying for relief. Special grant recom-mending

payment to petitioner of the sum loaned

for purchase of clothing. Meg. Appointment of

com. Report of com. Accepted, lower house.

Petition neg. May 1791 4- 7

" " ( A) Windham, petition showing that he was a member of the

Susquehannah company & as such labored diligent-ly

with others to pay for certain tracts of

land near Penn. & that he made payment in state

bills & other securities & expected to have the

interest discounted & that he was disappointed

& praying that his labors in behalf of the state

may be considered & that he may be granted re-lief.

Neg. lower house. Petition supplemented.

Neg. May 1796 8,9

" " ( A) Windham, petition showing that he stands indebted to

the state by virtue of a judgment rendered a-

88- 41,44- 46,49- 55,58,59,61

gainst him by the Superior court at their New

London session & praying for a delay in payment

of this demand. Special grant uspending

judgment until March 1st. Resolve in accord-ance

with the special grant, 0ct. 1796 lO, 11

Windham, payment for land made to Benjamin Hunting-ton

instead of to commissioners for receiving

the college grant, mentioned, 1797 ............ i

East Hartford. Individuals.

Pitkin, Elisha, jr. petition with Elisha Hale showing

that a strip of land, east of Lake Erie & next

to a strip of land sold to Andrew Ward & Jere-miah

Halsey is called Presque Isle & is en-croached

upon by strangers & is likely to be

lost to the state & praying that when petition-ers

secure payment to the state of $ 8,000 that

they & their associatas may have title to this

land. Con. 0ct. 179S

East Haven. British raid.

Grant of Fire lands to inhabitants e, er. n- losses dur. ng

the British raiOs, i796

Ecclesiastical fund, see Sch__ ool fund.

Eddy, Waterman, N. Y. state, mentioned, A806

Edmond, William ( A) clerk lower house

S8bf

Edmond, William, com. on sale of Western lands, 1795- 95

" CA) " " " " " " 1794- 95

Edwards, Pierpont; ( A) agent for James Wiison, petition, 1795

Elderkin, Joshua, Windham, mentioned, 1791

Eliot, Andrew ( A) Fire lands grantee, petition, 1795

Ellsworth, Ollver, com. on Gore land, 1802

( A) " 1805

Erie, see Er__! le County; La___ kke Erie.

Erie County.

Act ( draft) erecting & constituting the town & county of Erie.

c0ct. 1797

Erie County, see also Gor____ e land; Pr___ esque Isle; We__ stern Reserve.

55a, Oa

41b, S4h

58

4d, 5,7bc

48c

156c

71

Fairfield. British raid.

Grant of Fire lands to inhabitants suffering losses dur-ing

the British raids, 1796 58b

Fire 1ends.

Petition of Comfort Hoyt, jr. with other grantees of the SO0,000 acres

of land lying at the western end of land reserv-ed

by this state in their cession to the U. S.

showing that, as their numbers are large & their

members widely scattered, it would be to their

advantage, in ascertaining the boundaries of

lands granted to them, to be incorporated & pray-ing

for relief. Petition admitted. Apt- June

( May ses.) 179 47

Petition of David Burr, jr. with other grantees of the S00,000 acres

of land lying at the western end of land reserv-ed

by this state in their cession to the U. S.

showing that, as their numbers are large & their

members widely scattered, it would be to their

advantage, in ascertaining the boundaries of

lands granted to them, to be incorporated & pray-ing

for relief. Petition admitted. Apr- June

( May seas.) 1795 48

Act for recording conveyances of certain lands lying on Lake Erie,

stating that all deeds conveying any of afore-said

lands shou+/- d be recorded in town clerk’s

office where the damage of the original grantee

was sustained & giving procedure. June ( May

sess. 1795 52

Act for incorporating the Proprietors of the half million acres of

land lying south of Lake Eri, granting them

aforesaid land as compensation for their losses

in the British raids. Differing votes. Re-ferred

to com. Con. Passed, with additions,

Oct. 1795- Nov. ( Oct. sess.) 1796 58

Grant of lands to fire sufferers mentioned, 1796 8c

Petition of Andrew Rowland & others, agents of the Proprietors of the

half million acres of land lying south of Lake

Erie, showing that the lest paragraph of act in-corporating

petitioners deprives them in a great

measure from deriving benefits intended by this

act & praying that this paragraph may be repeal-ed.

Bill repealing aforesaid proviso. Neg.

Act in addition to & altera% ion of act for in-corporating

said Proprietors, repealing provi-so

contained in last paragraph of the act.

May 1797 68- 70

Petition of Edward Jeffrey of Groton, with copy of resolve passed in

1792 & petitioner’s account, showing that he

was a sufferer in the British maid & . that a mis-take

was made in value of Western lands granted

to him & praying to be recompensed for this er-ror.

Differing otes. Referred to com.

Grant of $ 114.90 to petitioner. Resolve in ac-cordance

with the grant, May 1805 149- i5

- 6-

Fire lands, see also 9_ h_! o; Western lands; Wes__ tern Reserve.

Flint, Royal ( A) New Haven, letter to com. on sale of the Western lands

in regard to purchasing these lands, Nov. l, 1791-- 22

( A) New Haven, proposals for purchase of the Western lands

c1791 25

Foreigners, see Ali____ s.

Fort Mclntosh.

Mentioned, 1791 20a

France. Foreign relations.

Deliberations in the U. S. Congres concerning conduct of the

French government toward the U. S. mentioned,

1798 88a

Franklin, John, capt. appointment, 1780

Franklin. 1st society.

Statement of school money raised by sale of the seven town-ships

in the Western lands, belonging to West

society in Norwich, now 1st society in Franklin,

Apr. 1791 l

Frost, Daniel, com. on Conn. land company petition, 1800 IIaL

Gil,. bert, Sil. vester, co" m. on" psralievatoef Wpeesttietironn, lan1d7s9,7 179- 9 5a, 5702ad " ( A) " " " " " " 1794- 95 41b, S4h

Glastonbury. Individuals.

Hale, Elisha petition with Elisha Pitkin, jr. showing

that a strip of land, east of Lake Erie & next

to a strip of land sold to Andrew Ward & Jere-miah

Halsey is called Presque Isle & is in-croached

upon by strangers & is likely to be

lost to the state & praying that when peti-tioners

secure payment to the state of $ S, 000

that they & their associates may have title

to this land. Con. 0ct. 179S S

Goddard, Calvi ( A) clerk lower house 89,105,104,107,11S, i18,120,122

Gold, see Gould.

Goodrich, Elihu Chauncey ( A) N. Y. state, offer to purchase the Western

lands, 1792 27,28

" " " N. Y. state " " " " "

lands, mentioned, 1792 26a

" Elizur ( A) clerk lower house

65,72,74,76- 78,82,84,95,96,99,129,151,152,154

Gore land.

Petition Qf Andrew Ward & Jeremiah Halsey showing that a tract of land

lying north of Penn. the property of this state,

is claimed by N. Y. state & by Mass. & has been sold

to various individuals & is in danger of being

lost to the state & that its recovery becomes more

uncertain every year & praying that petitioners

may be granted all right & title to this land on

condition that they survey the land & determine

the northwest corner of Penn. & convey half of

these lands to Conn. or pay to the last mentioned

state 5,000, 0ct. 1794 42

Report of com. on tract of land north of Penn. & south of Mass. stat-ing

tRat this laud is two & one- third miles in

width & two hundred twenty miles in length &

that part of this land is supposed to be cover-ed

by the waters of Lake Erie & that part is

claime by N. Y. state, by Mass. & by various in-dividuals

& that aforesaid land crosses the

Alleghany mountains. Powers of com. con.

0ct. 1794 44

Report of com. oa tract of land lying north of state of Penn. & south

of the south line of the commonwealth of Mass.

Read & ordered to be lodged on file. June

( May seas.) 1795 51

Petition of Jeremiah Halsey with other proprietors of the Gore show-

ing that N. Y. state is claiming jurisdiction over

a tract of land, commonly called the Gore, & pray-ing

that agents may be appointed to meet agents

from N. Y. state to settle rights of petitioners

over aforesaid lands. Referred to com. Report

of com. Bill, with draft, in accordance with the

report. Petition neg. Sov.( Oct. ess.) 1796

Gore land. ( con.)

Petition of purchasers of a tract of land west of the Delaware River,

commonly called the Corm. Gore, by their agent,

James Hillhouse, with notes on boundaries of

land, showing that the Assembly, in May 1795,

sanctioned the sale to Andrew Ward & Jeremiah

Halsey of a tract of land near Presque Isle &

that petitioners are prevented from enjoying

the settlement of their lands by certain claims

under authority of N. Y. state & praying that

agents may be appointed to meet agents from N. Y.

state to settle aforesaid claims. Differing

votes. Referred to com. Grant stating that

when proprietors of aforesaid land shall have

settled their disputes with N. Y. state a release

of the judicial right of this state over afore-said

territory shall be made under certain con-ditions.

Differing votes. Resolve in accord-ance

with the grant. Bill appointing agents

to meet agents from N. Y. state to settle afore-said

claims & giving directions for their pro-cedure.

Passed, upper house, Oct. l? 9? 79- 85

Appointment of com. to consider expediency of repurchasing a tract

of land lately released by the state to Andrew

Ward & Jeremiah Halsey, May

Report of com. stating that, on account of its magnitude, they wish

to be discharged from further consideration of

this subject, May 1799 90

Resolve appointing commissioners from Conn. to meet commissioners from

N. Y. state respecting jurisdiction over territory

called the Gore, 0ct. 1799 92

Petition of Proprietors of the land called the Gore, by their agents,

& with draft for the petition, shoing that they

are interested in report of com. on the Western

Reserve & praing that they may have a hearing

before both houses of the Assembly, ay 1800

Hearing assigned, ay 16 107,108

Petition of Proprietors of the land called the Gore, by their agents,

reviewing petition & resolve on petition of

essrs. ard & Halsey of October 1794 & showing

the trouble of petitioners in giving titles to

their purchasers & their suits with N. Y. state

& praying that they may be compensated from

avails of the Western Reserve. Neg. Oct. 1800 ll4

emorlal of Proprietors of the Corm. Gore, by their agents, showing that

they have prepared a petition of importance to

the state as well as to themselves & praying for

an early assignment of a hearing. Hearing assign-ed

October 21. Appointment of Stephen Titus Hos-mer

agent & attorney to investigate. Resolve

appointing aforesaid Hosmer counsel for the state

on the hearing. Expense account of said Hosmer

for attendance upon hearing. Differing votes.

Referred to com. Accepted & approved. Resolve

directing the treasurer to pay to Stephen Titus

Hosmer $ 54 for his services as counsel for the

state, Oct. 1800 120- 124

Resolve directing the secretary to record in the published records

of the state the report of jont Com. made in

October 1799 on subject of lands released by

the state to essrs. Wrd & Halsey. Oct.

1800 125

Gore land. ( con.)

Report of com. appointed to- make inquiry for certain papers relative to

contract with the grantees of the Gore lana, said

to have been lost, & into claim which Proprietors

of this land may have on the state. Recommitted,

Oct. 1801 129

Statement by agents for Proprietors of the Corm. Gore of their griev-ances

concerning cession of jurisdiction over

this territory to N. Y. state & their objections to

acceptance of com. report, Oct. 1801 130

Additional report of com. appointed to make inquiry for certain papers

relative to contract with grantees of the Gore

land, said to have been lost, & into the claims

which Proprietors of this land may have on the

state. Differing votes. Referred to com. Re-port

read & ordered to be lodged on file, Oct.

i801- June ( May seas.) 1802 132

Draft for objections b3 agents for Proprietors of3 the Gore to the

second or additional report of com. appointed

by the Assembly cMay 1803 13

Expense account of Stephen Titus Hosmer for attendance upon & adocat-in

the com. report relative to the Gore, June

180 134

Petition by agents of Proprietors of % he Corm. Gore showing that they

have had trouble over cession of jurisdiction of

this territory to N. Y. tate & praying for relief.

Differing votes. Referred to com. Report of

com. Differing votes. Referred to com. Peti-tion

nag. Petition renewed. Nag. Petition

renewed. Nag. May- Oct. 1803 IS5- 138

Petition by agents of Proprietors of the Corm. Gore showing tt in

May 1795 the Assembly sold to Andrew Ward &

Jeremiah Ealsey land in this territory on con-dition

that aforesaid Ward & Halsey should com-plete

the State house & that jurisdiction over

the Gore has been ceded to N. Y. state causing

petitioners many grievances & praying for re-lief.

Differing votes. Referred to com.

Hearing assigned. Petition nag. May 1804 139

Proposals made by agents of the Gore company to discharge their

claims on the state for a grant of $ 40,000,

with interest, May 1804 143

Petition by agents of Froprietors of the Conn. Gore showing that they

had expended $ 38,000 in completing the State

house & that jurisdiction over lands in the Gore

has been ceded to N. Y. state & that they wish to

sell the whole of their title to these lands for

$ 1SO, O00 & praying that justice may be granted

them by the state. Neg. Oct. 1804 148

Petition by Thomas Bull showing that the tate treasurer held a bond,

executed by Michael & Thomas Bull, for $ 1,000,

for which they gave collateral & that this part-nership

has been dissolved & praying for can-cellation

of the bond when the state takes over

sufficient property for satisfaction or that the

school fund com. stay execution until the claim

on the state by Proprietors of the Gore is ad-justed.

Neg. Oct. 1804 147

Petition by agents of Proprietors of the Corm. Gore with offer to re-lease

to the state all their right to this ter-rltory,

showing that they expended over $ 0,000

for their territory & in addition completed the

State house & that jurisdiction over this terri-tory

has been ceded to N. Y. state & praying for

relief as soon as they release all right, title

& interest to aforesaid territory. Resolve

authorizing the treasurer to pay to petitioners

$ 40,000, without interest, on giving a deed of

release to the state for the property. May

1805 154- 156

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Greenwich.

Gore land, see also Presque Isle; Western lands; Western Reserve.

Goreham, see Gorham.

Gorham, Nathaniel, claim to Western lands, mentioned, 1794 44b

" " decease mentioned, 1799- 1800 98b, lOlb

" " note for Western Reserve lana, mentioned, 1799 98a

" Western Reserve land, mentionem, 1800 ll4a

Gould, Gold.

" Abraham, Fire lands grantee, decease mentioned, 1795 48c

Elizabeth, administratrix on estate of Abraham Goul@, Fire

lands grantee, petition, 1795 48c

Governor. Letters.

Gov. Jonathan Trumbull from James Hillhouse, U. S. senator,

reporting progress made in the U. S. senate

concerning cession of jurisdiction to the

U. S. over territory belonging to this state,

lying west of the western line of Penn.

0ct. 4,1798 85

Gov. Jonathan Trumbull from Uriah Tracy, U. S. senator,

in regard to negotiations for cession to the

U. S. of jurisdiction over the Western Reserve,

0ct. 24,1798 86

Gov. Jonathan Trumbull from Asa Spaulding, resigning as mem-ber

of com. on petition of Oliver Phelps,

May 17,1800 109

Granger, Gideon, jr. ( A) clerk lower house 15,69,70,79,81

" " " Suffield, bond for purchase of Western Reserve

lands, mentioned, 1799- 1800 98ab, lO9a

" " " Suffield, bond ( copy) given to the state with

others for Western Reserve lands, 1795 64

" " " ( A) Suffield, proposal to purchase the Western Re-serve,

1792 29

" " " Suffield, proposal to purchase the Western Re-serve,

mentioned, 1795 54eg

" " " ( A) Suffield representative, letter to Heman Swift

in regard to security taken by Oliver Fhelps,

May 1S, 1800 106

British raid.

Grant of Fire lands to inhabitants suffering losses during

the British raids, 1796 58b

com. on Conn. land company petition, 1800 II6L

" private petition, 1805 152b

( A) clerk lower house 45

com. on private petition, 1797 72d

( A) " " " 1797 7a

" sale of Western lands, 195- 9S 5Sa, SOa

( A) " " " " " " 1794- 95 41b, S4h

British raid.

Grant of Fire lands to inhabitants suffering losses during

the British raids, 1796 58b

Petition of Edward Jeffery, with copy of resolve passed in

1792 & petitioner’s account, showing that he

was a sufferer in the British raid & that a

mistake was made in value of the Western lands

granted to him & praying to be recompensed

for this error. Differing votes. Referred

to com. Grant of $ 114.90 to petitioner. e-solve

in accordance with the grant. May

1805 149- I5

Individuals.

Ward, Andrew, petition with Jeremiah Halsey of Prestons

showing that a tract of land lying north of

Penn. the property of this state, is claimed

by N. Y. state & by Mass. & has been sold to

various individmals & is in danger of being

lost to the state & that its recovery be-comes

more uncertain every year & praying

that petitioners may be granted all right &

title to this land on conaition that they

Griswold, Matthew,

" Roger

Grosvenor, Thomas

Groton.

Guilford.

survey the land to aetermine the northwest corner

of Penn. & convey half of these lands to Conn. or

pay the last named state 5,000, 0ct. l? 94 42

Hale, Elisha ( A) Glastonbury, petition with Ellsha Pitkin, jr. showing that

a strip of land, east of Lake Erie & next to a

strip sold to Andrew Ward & Jeremiah Haley is

called Fresque Isle & is encroached upon by stran-gers

& is likely to be lost to the state & praying

that when petitioners secure payment to the state

of $ 5,000 that they & their associates may have

title to this land. Con. 0ct. i795 55

Hall, Joel, surety for Western Reserve bond, 1800 . l12a

Halsey, Jeremiah cFreston petition with Andrew Ward showing that a tract

of land lying north of Penn. the property of this

state is claimed by N. Y. state & by Mass. & has

been sold to various individuals & is in danger

of being lost to the state & that its recovery

becomes more uncertain every year & praying that

petitioners may be granted all right & title to

this land on condition that they survey the land

& determine the northwest corner of Penn. & con-vey

half of . these lands to Conn. or pay to the

last named state 5,000, 0ct. i794 42 , . " petition with Jeremiah Van Rensselaer of Albany,

N. Y. for themselves & associates showing that

the boundary of Conn. according to the charter

granted by King Charles II, in 1882, extended

from the Atlantic Ocean on the east to the South

Seas on the west & that land west of the Missis-sippi

River was ceded to Spain in 1765 & praying

that rights to land west of aforesaid river may

be released to petitioners & that they may nego-tiate

with the king of Spain for aforesaid terri-toN

& praying for the privilege of releasing to

Conn. one- eighth part of land so obtained. Neg.

June ( May sess.) 1796 56 , " " petition with other proprietors of the Gore show-ing

that N. Y. state is claiming jurisdiction

over a tract of land, commonly called the Gore,

& praying that agents may be appointed by this

state to meet agents from N. Y. state to settle

rights of petitioners over aforesaid lands. Re-ferred

to com. Report of com. Bill, with draft,

in accordance with the report. Petition neg.

. Nov. ( Oct. sess.) 1796 59- 6 " purchase of Goze land mentioned, 1795- 1804

55a, ? 9a, 85a, 89a, l14ab, l5a, 129a, 15egh, 159a

Hanford, Hannah, Fire lands grantee, decease mentioned,. 1795 48b

Harper, Robert L. sale of Western lands, mentioned, 1794 42a, l14a

Hart, Jonathan, surveyor, mentioned, 1791 20b

Selah com. on Conn. land company petition, 1800 ll6L

" William " private petition, 1791 6

." .. ( A) "" "" rep" urchase" of Gore1l7a9n1d, 1799 89? ac proposal to purchase the Western Reserve, 1795 54e

Hartford. Individuals.

Bull, George, petition showing that he is in an embarrassing

situation because he became security for Gen.

Joseph Williams, since deceased, for payment on

lands in the Western Reserve & praying that the

state may relinquish to him the remainder of his

debt, ay 1806 No action 157

Hartford stat bolas, see State house at Hartford.

Harvard college.

Assistance in surveying Conn. Gore mentioned, 1800 - i14c

Hazen, Elijah, com. on private petition, 1800 fold , " Western Reserve bonds, 1800 102a

Hide, see Hyde.

Hill, Thomas ( A) Fire lands grantee, petition, 1795 48

Hillhouse, James, Gore land agent, mentioned, 1797 79a, 81a

" petition, 1797 79d

" " ( A) U. S. senator, letter to Gov. Jonathan Trumbull, reporting

progress made in U. S. senate concerning cession of

jurisdiction to the U. S. over territory belonging

to this state lying west of western line of Penn.

0ct. 4,1798 85

" " U.. senator, mentioned, 1798 86a

Hillyer, Pliny, com. on private petition, 1799 94d

" Western Reserve bonds, 1799 100b

Holmes, Eliphalet, com. on Conn. land company petitions, 1799- 1800 96a, l16L

" " private petitions, 1797- 1800 7d, lOld

" Western Reserve bonds, 1800 10a

Hosmer, Stephen Titus, agent & attorney for state in hearing of peti-tion

of Proprietors of the Gore, 1800 lla, lZa, 124a

( A) agent & attorney for state in hearing of peti-tion

of Froprietors of the Gore, expense

accounts, 1800- 02 l5a, 154a

" ( A) clerk lower house lOl, 102,104,10S, 109- 111

Howland, Joseph, witness to bond, 1798 64b

Hoyt, Comfort, jr. ( A) petition with other grantees of the SO0, O00 acres

of land lying at western lands reserved by this

state in their cession to the U. S. showing that,

as their numbers are large & their members wide-ly

scattered, it would be to their advantage, in

acertaining boundaries of lanms granted them, to

be incorporated & praying for relief. Petition ad-mitted,

Apr- June ( ay sess.) 1795 47

Hubbard, Elijah, com. on Conn. land company petition, 1797 65a

" ( A) " " " " " 1797 66a

" " sale of Western lands, 179- 95 SSa, SOa

( A) " 1795 54h

Nehemiah, Middletown, petition mentioned, 1800 lOa

" " " Western Reserve bond mentioned, 1800 llSa

" WiLliam, ens. appointment, 1780 S

Hull, Latham, com. on private petition, 1800 1Old

" " " " Western Reserve bonds, 1800 lOa

com. on sale of Western lamds, 1791 19a

( A) " 1791 20c

mentioned, 1791- 97 4bcd, S, 7a, Scdef, ga, 10a, 12

proposal to purchase the Western Reserve, 1795 S4e

witness to bond, 1795 64b

gov. mentioned, 1791- 1800 16b, l14b

" message mentioned, 1798 46a

Huntington, Benjamin,

" Ebenezer,

" Hezekiah,

" Samuel,

Hyde, Hide.

Eli

Elisha,

( A) Franklin ist society clerk, 1791 15

com. on expense account, 1800 12b

Norwich, proposal to purchase the Western Reserve, 175 54e

" purchaser of bond for Western Reserve land,

mentioned, 1804 140a, 141,14a, 144a, 145a

purchaser of bond for Western Reserve land,

petition, 1801 iSlab

representation for himself & his associates how-ing

that they are desirous to purchasing s tract

of land lying in latitude of Corm. east of Penn.

& praying that a com. ma be appointed to treat

with petitioners. Appointment of com. Reap-pointment

of com. Con. May- Oct. 1795

Indian reservation.

Allotment of hunting grounds to Delaware, Wyandotte & Ottawa Indians

mentioned, 1791 20a Mention made of Indian reservation, 1791 7a

Indian reservation, see also Indians.

Indians.

Titles & claims to Western lands mentioned, 1791- 99

4a, ZOa, 22a, a, 24a, 8a, 40a, 4b, S8b, 71a, 95a

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Indians, see also Indian reservation.

! ngersol, see Ingersoll.

Ingersoll, Ingersol.

" Jonathan, com. on private petition, 1791

" ( A) " " " 1791

" " ( A) president upper house

6

7c

161

Jacobs, Bristo ( A) a free negro, petition, 1796 57a

Jeffery, Edward ( A) Groton, petltion, with copy of resolve passed in 1792

& petitioner’s account, showing that he was a

sufferer in the British raid & that a mistake was

made in valuation of the Western lands granted to

him& praying to be recompensed for this error.

Differing votes. Referred to com Grant of

$ 114.90 to petitioner. Resolve in accordance

with the grant, May 180S - 149- 155

Jenkins, John, Westmoreland tax- collector, capture by savages, men-tioned,

1779 2a

Jennings, David, Fire lands grantee, decease mentioned, 1795 48c " Isaac ( A) " " petition, 1795 48c Jesup, Ebenezer ( A) " 1795 48b Johnson, Robert Charles ( A) N. Y. city, petition showing that he is indebt-ed

to the state of Conn. ss purchaser of part of

the Western Reserve & that he sold this land &

kept lend which he had already purchased in N. Y.

state & that the financial condition of the times

has rendered it difficult for him to keep up his

property except by covering it with a mortgage &

praying for appointment of com. to examine. Dif-fering

votes. Referred to com. Neg. Petition

renewed. Referred to com. Appointment of com. Report of com. Accepted & approved. Petition

"" Samuel Wil" liam, Scptoomrs. attpfooonnredds,, aleOscutor. fe1tW7ye9s9ft- oeMrraWnyesl1ta8en0dr0sn, Re1s7e9r1v- e9Sbon- d9,4a1,9ia0,1S- Sib05 d

+/- 799 " William Samuel, com. to search titles to land granted by - 94a, lOla

" " NC. rYo. wn, cit1y7,71surety for Wastern Reserve bond, 1

Judd, William, com. on s1al7e99of Western lands, 1791- 95 18a, 19a9,45a5,, l5O6laa Jurisdiction, see Ne__ EwYork ( state) Jurisdiction in Gore land;

Un__ ited States. Jurisdiction in Western

lands; United States. Jurisdiction in West-ern

Reserve.

Jurisdiction, see also S__ pim.

King, Alexander, com. on Western Reserve bonds, 1799 ............. lOOb " Ebenezer, jr. Suffield, bond for purchase of Western Reserve lands, Suffiemledn, tiohnaeudd, ( 1co7p8y5)- 89given to the state with oth- 54g, 98a

ers for Western Reserve lands, 1798 84 " Joshua, com. on Corm. land company petitions, 1799- 1800 96a, l16L Kingsbury, Andrew ( A) treas, certificate, 1797 64b KKiirr" bkyl, andE, phrGaeiomr, ge W. comP. ariosn", Ns. aYl. meenootffifoWenreesdtt, eornp1u7rl9ca8hndass, e 1th7e91Western lands, 1684aa

mentioned, 1794 4lab

Lake Erie.

entioned, 1791- 97

Lake Ontario.

Mentioned, 1794

Larabee, see Larrabee.

Larrabe, see Larrabee.

7a, 8c, 20b, 24e, 40a, 44ab, 52a, 55a, 58a, 68a, 69a, 70a, Tla

40a

Larrabee, Larabee, Larrabe.

." Tim. othy, com. on Conn. land company petition, 1799 96a " " Gore land, 1796 59b

" " ( A) " " " " 1796 60b

" repurchase of Gore land, 1799 89a

" " " " sale of Western lands, 1795 55bd

Law, Lyman ( A) clerk lower house .155,156,149,154,159

Lay, Jonathan, com. on Conn. land company petition, 1800 II6L

Leavitt, Thaddeus, Suffield, bond for purchase of Western Reserve lands,

mentioned, 1795- 99 54g, 98a

" " " bond ( copy) given to the state with others for

Western Reserve lamds, 1795 64

com. on Western Reserve bonds, 1800 102a

New Haven, to Thomas Se> our, speaker lower house, of-fering

to purchase the whole of the lands owned by

Conn. lying west of Penn. 0ct. 16,1791

" " New Haven, to com. on sale of the Western lands in

regard to purchase of these lands, ov. i, 1791 24

" " New Haven, for himself & associates to com. on sale

of the Western lands, 0ct. 24,1792

Flint, Royal, New Haven, to com. on sale of the Western lands in

regard to purchase of these lands, Nov. l, 1791 22

Granger, Gideon, Jr. Suffield representative, to Heman Swift in regard

to security taken by Oliver Phelps, May 15,1800-- 106

Hillhouse, James, U. S. senator, to Gov. Jonathan Trumbull, reporting

progress madein the U. S. senate concerning ces-sion

of jurisdiction to the U. S. over territory

belonging to this state lying west of the western

line of Penn. 0ct. 4,1798 85

Tracy, Uriah, U. S. senator, to Gov. Jonathan Trumbull in regard

to negotiations for cession to the U. S. of juris-diction

over the Western Reserve, 0ct. 24,1798

Lewis, Jonathan, Fire lands grantee, decease mentioned, 1795 48c

" Lathrop ( A) " " petition, 1795 48c

" Sturges, " " decease mentioned, 1795 48c

Litchfield County.

Town of Westmoreland, annexation to aforesaid county mentioned, 1801---- 152d

Livingston, John ( A) N. Y. state, offer to purchase the Western lands

1792 27,8

Lloyd, James, U. S. senator from Md. mentioned, 1798 86a

Loomis, [. uther, Suffield, bond for purchase of Western Reserve lands,

mentioned, 1795- 99 54g, 98a

" " " bond ( copy) given to the state with others for

Western Reserve lands, 1795 64

" " " witness, 1795 64b

Lotteries.

Ohio. Petition of Board of commissioners appointed by Legislature of

aforesaid state, by their agent, showing that they

wish to hold a lottery to raise a sum, not exceed-ing

$ 12,000, o improve portage between the Cuya-hogs

& Muskingum Rivers which will benefit inhab-itants

of New Gonnecticut & praying for liberty

to dispose of tickets in Conn. Resolve granting

petition, Oct. 1807 158,159

Louisiana purchase.

Petition of Jeremiah Van Rensselaer & Jeremiah Halsey for themselves &

associates showing that the boundary of Conn. ac-cording

to the charter granted by King Charles If,

in 1682, extende@ from the Atlantic Ocean on the

east to the South Seas on the west & that land

west of the Mississippi River was ceded to Spain

in 1765 & praying that rights to land west . of

aforesaid river may be released to petitioners &

that they may negotiate with the king of Spain

for this territory & praying for the privilege

of releasing to Conn. one- eighth part of land

so obtained. Ne.. June ( May sees.) 1796

Lyron, Jeffery ( A) a free negro, petition, 1796 57a

Lee, Samuel,

Letters.

Austin, Elijah,

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McClellan, John, com. on Gore land, 1805 154d

McIntosh, Fort

Mentioned, 1791 20a

Mackay, John, com. on sale of Western lands, 1791 19a

Massachusetts claims.

Dispute over title to Gore land, mentioned, 1794 42a, 44b, l14a, 152f

Hather, Samuel, jr. ( A) Conn. land company director, petitions,

, . 1797,1798,1799,1800 65C, 9c, 95j , l16k proposal to purchase the Western Reserve, 1795 54e

Miami River.

Mentioned, 1791 20a

Middletown. Individuals.

Hiller, Asher, petition showing that he is indebted to the

state on a bond as purchaser of part of the Western

Reserve & that he is unable to sell his lands &

praying for a com. to inquire. Postponed, May

1800 ii

Storrs, Lemuel, petition showing that he is indebted to the

state on a bond as purchaser of part of the West-ern

Reserve & that he is unable to sell his lands

& praying for a com. to inquire. Postponed.

May 1800 ll5

Militia.

Act in addition to act appropriating the monies which shall arise on

sale of the Western lands belonging to this state,

allowing payment 0f interest to the several school

societies, including in list of each society all

ratable polls of noncommissioned officers & sol-diers

in the militia who have furnished their own

uniforms, arms & equipment May 1801 i7

Militia, see also We_ stmoreland. ilitary affairs.

Mil., ler, Ash, er, ( A) Mciodm". dleotnowsna, lepeotf" iWteissohtnoewrmiennngtliatonhndaestd,, he11789i01s0indebted to the state 11082aa

on a bond as purchaser of part of the Western Re-serve

& that he is unable to sell his lands & pray-ing

for a com. to inquire. Postponed. May 1800 ll

Mississippi River.

Mentioned, 1796- 98 56a, 87a, 95e

Mitchell, Stephen Mix, com. on sale of Western lands, 1791 18a

" " " ( A) " " " " " 1791

Mix, John, com. on Western Reserve bonds, 1800 102a

Morehouse, Ebenezer ( A) Fire lands grantee, petition, 1795 48b

" Gideon ( A) " " " " 1795 48b

." Grumman ( A) " " " " 1795 48b John ( A) " " " 1795 48b

Morgan, John ( A) Conn. land company trustee, petitions, 1797,1798,

1799,1800 65c, 95c, 95j , l16k

" " ( A) " land company trustee, representation, 1799 91d

Morris, James, com. on Conn. land company petition, 1800 II6L

" Robert, claim of Western lands, mentioned, 1794- 1800 4a, 44b, l14a

Moseley, Jonathan O. ( A) clerk lower house 127,128,155,17,141

Musklngum River.

Mentioned, 1791- 1807 7a, 20b, iS8a, 159a

Mygatt, Eli ( A) Fire lands grantee, petition, 1795 47a

Wash, Thomas ( A) Fire lands grantee, petition, 1795 48b

Negro free state.

Petition of Reuben Stevens with other free negroes showing that they wish

to ove from Conn. to the unsettled parts of anoth-er

state & form a settlement for themselves, fami-lies

& brethren now living in slavery as fast as

they are emancipated & praying that the Assembly

will purchase a ownhiF for them for which they

will repay the state in about 10 years. Con.

June ( May sess.) 1796 7

New Connecticut, see We_ stern Reserve.

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N ew Haven.

New London.

New York ( state)

British raid.

Grant of Fire lands to inhabitants suffering losses during

the British raids, 1796

British raid.

Grant of Fire lands to inhabitants suffering losses during

the Brltih raids, 1796 58b

Jurisdiction in Gore land.

Petition of the purchasers of a tract of land west of

the Delaware River, commonly called the Corm. Gore,

by their agent, with notes on boundaries of land,

showing that the Assembly, in May 1795, sanction-ed

the sale to Andrew Ward & Jeremiah Halsey of a

tract of land near Presque Isle & that petitioners

are prevented from enjoying the settlement of their

lands by certain claims under authority of N. Y.

state & praying that agents may be appointed to

meet sgents from the latter state to settle these

claims. Differing votes. Referred to com.

Grant stating that when proprietors of aforesaid

land shall have settled their disputes with the

state of N. Y. a release of the judicial right of

this state over the territory shall be made under

certain conditions. Dffering votes. Resolve

in accordance with the grant. Bill appointing

agents to meet agents from N. Y. state to settle

aforesaid claims & giving directions for their

procedure. Passed, upper house, 0ct. 1797 79- 85

Resolve appointing commissioners from Conn. to meet

commissioners appointed in N. Y. state respect-ing

jurisdiction over the territory called the

Gore, 0ct. 1799 92

Statement by agents for Proprietors of the Conn. Gore

of their grievances concerning cession of juris-diction

over aforesaid territory to N. Y. state

& their objections to acceptance of com. report,

Oct. 1801 150

Additional report of com. appointed to make inquiry

for certain papers relative to contract with

grantees of the Gore land, said to have been

lost, & into the claims which Proprietors of

aforesaid land may have on the state. Differ-ing

votes. Referred to com. Report rend &

ordered to be lodged on file, Oct. 18Oi- June

( May sess.) 1802 152

Petition by agents of Proprietors of Germ. Gore show-ing

that they have had trouble over cession of

jurisdiction of this territory to N. Y. state &

praying for relief. Dlffering votes. Referred

to com. Report of com. Differiag " votes. Re-ferred

to com. Petition neg. Petition renew-ed.

Neg. Petition renewed. Neg. May- Oct.

1805 155- 158

Petition by agents of Proprietors of the Conn. Gore

showing that in May 1795 the Assembly sold to

Andrew Ward & Jeremiah Halsey land in this ter-ritory

on condition that aforesaid Ward & Halsey

should complete the State house & that jurisdic-tion

over the Gore has been ceded to N. Y. state

causing petitioners many grievances & praying

for relief. Differing vote. Referred to com.

Hearing assigned. Petition neg. May 180. 159

Petition by agents of Proprietors of the Conn. Gore,

wihh offer to release to the state all their

right to aforesaid territory, showing that they

have expended over $ 2S0,000 for their territory

& in addition have completed the State house &

that jurisdiction over this territory has been

ceded to N. Y. state & praying for relief as soon

as they release all their right, title & interest

& Bbf

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of the school fund. Passed, with addition.

cOct. 1800

Mention made of the Northwest territory, 1799

Norwalk. British raid.

to aforesaid territory. Resolve authorizing the

treasurer to pay to petitioners $ 40,000, without

interest on giving a deed of release to the

state for aforesaid property, May 180S 154- 1S6

New York ( state). Jurisdiction in Gore land, see also Ne__ wYork ( state)

claims.

New York ( state) claims.

Dispute over title to Gore land mentioned, 1794- 1801

42a, 44a, Sga, 60ab, 62a, 79c, Sla, 8a, glb, l14bc, 130b, lS2ef

New York ( state) claims, see also Ne__ EYork ( state) Jurisdiction in Gore land.

Newberry, Gen. appraiser of Western lanes, mentioned, 1800 104a " Roger, com. on sale of Western lands, 1791- 92 18a, 2Sa, 27c " " ( A) " " " " " 1792 26s, la " " ( A) Conn. land company director, petition, 1800 ll6k

Niagara River.

Mentioned, 1798 87b

Nichols, Nicoll.

" Hezekiah ( A) Fire lands grantee, petition, 1795 48c " Matthew, proposal to purchase the Western Reserve, 1795 4e " Richard p.( a) Fire lands, grantee, petition, 1795 48c

Nicoll, see Nichols.

Northwest territory.

Resolve desiring the governor to write to the governor of the Northwest

territory in regard to authenticating acknowledge-ments

to deeds in aforesaid territory on account

of possible claims which might be made in cases

of lands sold in the Western Reserve by managers

Norwich.

126

9Sb

Grant of Fire lands to inhabitants suffering losses during

the British raids, 1796 58b

Individuals.

Tracy, Elisha, petition showing. that he with Jacob Ogden &

others entered into a bond for payment of

$$ 7,400 for land in the Western Reserve & that

petitioner has been sued for the proportion of

aforesaid Ogden- who is now bankrupt & paid no

part of this bond & praying that no execution

be levied against petitioner until riing of

the Assembly in October next. Resolve, with

copy, staying execution of aforesaid judgment

as desired, May 1804 140- 142 " " petition reviewing facts stated in previous pe-tition

& praying for a stay in judgment until

after a decree can be obtained from the Super-ior

court in determining proportion of loss

to be borne by petitioner. Resolve granting

petition, Oct. 1804 144,14 " Uriah petition with others showing that they enter-ed

into a bond with Jacob Ogden of Hartford

for purchase of lands in the Western Reserve

& that aforesaid Ogden became bankrupt &

made no payment of his proportion of the

bond & praying that some part of aforesaid

obligation may be remitted to petitioners.

Neg. Oct. 1801

72d

Norwich. West society, see Frain. ist society.

Noyes, John com. on private petition, 1797

Olsn, Jacob, Hartford, purchaser of bond for Western Reserve land, bank-ruptcy

mentioned, 180- 04

181ab, 140a, 141,14,144ab, 14Sa

Ohio.

Petition of Board of commissioners appointed by the Ohio Legislature,

by their agent, showing that they wish to raise

a sum, not exceeding $ 12,000, to improve portage

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between the Cuyahoga & Muskingum Rivers which

will benefit inhabitants of New Connecticut &

praying for liberty to dispose of tickets in

Conn. ResoLve granting petition, Oct. 1807 1S8,1S9

Ohio, see also F__ e lands; We_ stern lands; We__ stern Reserve.

Ohio River.

Mentioned, 1807 iSSb

Ontario, see Lake Ontario.

Osborn, Daniel ( A) Fire lands grantee, petition, 1795 48c

Ottawa Indians, see In_ ddian reservation.

Overton, Seth, com. on Conn. land company petition, 1799 96a

Painter, Thomas, corn,, on Conn. land company petition, 1800 II6L

Parsons, Samuel Holden, iddletown, decease mentioned, 1791- 96

4ab, 7a, acdf, 20ab

Payne, Benjamin ( A) clerk lower house

Penfield, Peter, Fire lands grantee, decease mentioned, 1795 48b

" Samuel ( A) " " " petition, 1795 48b

Penn, William, grant of land by Charles II, mentioned, 1795 55a

Pennsylvania claims.

Dispute over title to Gore land mentioned, 1794- 1801 44b, 91b, l14a, 15d

" " " " Susquehannah lands mentioned,

1771- 96 1,8b, lOa, lllb

Pepoon, Silas, Stockbridge, Mass. offer to purchase the Western Re-serve,

mentioned, 1796 54b

Perkins, Elias ( A) clerk lower house 6,65- 67

" " commissioner on jurisdiction in Gore land, 1799 9a

" " com. on Conn. land company petition, 1800 - ll6L

Phelps, Oliver, Suffield, bond for purchase of Western Reserve lands,

mentioned, 1799- 1800 98ab, lla, llSa

" " bond ( copy) given to the state with others

for Western Reserve lands, 1795 64

" " claim to Western lands mentioned, 1794 44a

" " " Conn. land company director, mentioned, 1800

104ab, lOSa, 106a, 109a, llOa, l14a

" " " " petitions, 1797,

1799,1800 - 6a, 98a, 106a

" " ( A) " Conn. land company director, petitions, 1797,

1798,1799 6c, 9c, 98j

" " ( A) " Conn. land company director, representation, 1799--- 91d

" " ( A) " petition showing that he is a member of the company

which purchased the Conn. Western Reserve & pray-ing

for appointment of com. to make inquiry re-specting

obligations, credit & responsibility of

of the several obligors of bond executed by peti-tioner

& others. Referred to com. Report of com.

recommending appointment of desired com. Bill

appointing com. Differing votes. Referred to

com. Neg. 0ct. 1797 7- 74

" proposal to purchase the Western Reserve, 1795--- 4aeg

com. on private petition, 1797

jr. ( A) East Hartford, petition with Elisha Hale showing

that a strip of land, east of Lake Erie & next

to a strip sold to Andrew Ward & Jeremiah Halsey

is cslled Presque Isle & is being encroached

upon by strangers & is likely to be lost to the

state & praying that when petitioners secure

payment to the state of $ S, 000 that they & their

associates may have title to this land. Con.

0ct. 179S

Timothy, jr. ( A) clerk lower house ll4,116,1l, l6,18,1

" com. on private petitions, 1797- 99 79d, 94d

" repurchase of the Gore land, 1799 89a

16l

96a, ll6L

9a

ff f!

Pitkin, Elisha,

Plant, Davia ( A) speaker lower house

Pomgroy Eleazer, com. on Conn. land company petitions, 1799- 1800

Porter, John( A) comptroller, certificate, 1797

Joshua, com. on Conn. land company petition, i799

Porter, Jos. hua, com. on Fire lands, 1795 58k " " Gore land, 1798 59b

" " ( A) " " 1796 60b

Presque Isle.

Penn. claim to Presque Isle in description of Gore land, 1794 44b

Representation by Elisha Hyde for himself & his associates showing

that they are desirous of purchasing a tract

of land lying in the latitude of Conn. east of

Penn. & praying that a com. may be appointed to

treat with petitioners. Appointment of com.

Reappointment of com. Con. ay- Oct. 1805

Petition of Elisha Hale of Glastonbury & Elisha Pitkin, jr. of East

Hartford showing that a strip Of land, east of

Lake Erie & next to a strip sold to Andrew Ward

& Jeremiah Halsey is called Presque Isle & is

encroached upon by strangers & in likely to be

lost to the tate & praying that when petitioners

secure payment to the state of $ 5,000 that they.&

their associates may have title to thin land.

Con. 0ct. 1795 55

Presque Isle, see alo Er__ ie County; Go___ Ere land; We__ stern Reserve.

Preston. Individuals.

Halsey, Jeremiah, petition with Andrew Ward cof Guilford show-ing

that a tract of land lying north of Penn. the

property of this state is claimed by N. Y. state &

by Mass. & has been solu to various individuals

is in danger of being lost to the state & that its

recovery becomes more uncertain every year & pray-ing

that petitioners may be granted all right &

title to this land on condition that they survey

the land & determine the northwest corner of Penn.

& convey half of these lands to Conn. or pay to

the last named state 5,000, 0ct. 1794 42

" petition with Jeremiah Van Ranaselaer of Albany,

. Y. for themselves & associates showing that the

boundary of Conn. according to the charter. grant-ed

by King Charles If, in 1662, extended from the

Atlantic Ocean on the east to the South Seas on

the west & that land west of the Mississippi Riv-er

was ceded ta Spain in 1765 & praying tat

rights west of aforesaid river may be released

to petitioners & that they may negotiate with the

king of Spain for aforesaid territory & praying

for the privilege of releasing to Conn. oe-eighth

part of land so obtained. eg. June

( May es.) 1796 ,56

" " petition with other proprles of the Gore show-ing

that N. X state is claiming jurisdiction over

a tract of land, commonly called the Gore, & pray-

Ing that agents may be appointed to meet agents

from N. Y. state to settle rights of petitioners

over these lands. Referred to com. Report of

com. Bill with draft, in accordance with the

report. Petition neg. Nov. ( Oct. sess.

1796

Printing. Examples.

Petition of Proprietors of the land called the Gore, by

their agents, reviewing petition & resolve on

petition of Messrs. Ward & Halsey of October

1794 & showing the trouble of petitioners in

giving titles to their purchasers & their suits

with N. Y. state & praying that they may be com-pensated

ith avails of the Western Reserve.

Neg. Oct. I00 114

Private claims & petitions.

Bull, George, Hartfora, petition snowing that he is in an embarrassing

situation because he became security for Gen.

Josep Williams, since aeceaed, for payment on

59- 6

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lands in the Western Reserve & praing that the

state may relinquish to him the remainder of his

debt, May 1806 o action 157

Private claims & petitions. ( con.)

Bull, Thomas, petition showing that the state treasurer held a bond, ex-ecuted

by ichael & Thomas Bull, for $ 12,000, for

which they gave collateral & that their partner-ship

has been dissolved & praying for cancellation

of the bond when the state takes over sufficient

property for satisfaction or that the School fund

com. stay execution until the claim on the state

by Proprietors of the Gore is adjusted. Neg.

0ct. 1804 147

Dyer, Eliphalet, Windham, petition showing that he agreed with others

to pay for certain tracts of land near Penn.

which had bean purchased by Samuel Holden Parsons

& that he made payment in state bills & other se-curities

& expected to have the interest discount-ed

& that he was disappointed not only in this

particular but by omission of the state to reim-burse

him for money loaned to buy clothing for the

troops auring the Revolutionary war & praying for

relief. Special grant recommending payment to pe-titioner

of the sum which he loaned for purchase

of aforesaid clothing. Neg. Appointment of com.

Report of com. Accepted, lower house. Petition

neg. hay 1791 4- 7

" " " petition showing that he was a member of the Sus-quehannah

company & as such labored diligently

with others % o pay for certain tracts of land

near Penn. & that he made payment in state

curitio & expectea to have the interest discount-ed

& that he was disappointed & praying that his

labors in behalf of the. state may be considered

& that he may be granted relief. Neg. lower house.

Petition supplemented. Neg. nay 1796 8,9

" " " petition showing that he tands indebted to the

state by virtue of a judgment rendered against

him by the Superior court at their New Lond’on

session & praying for a delay in payment oF this

demand. Special grant suspenaing judgment un-til

arch Ist. Reoive in acco’dance with the

special grant, 0ct. 1796 10,11

Halsey, Jeremiah Preston petltioh th Andrew Nard gof Guiiford

showing that a tract of land lying north of

Penn. the property of this state, is claimed by

N. Y. state & b Mass. & has bean sold to various

individuals & is in danger of being lost to the

state & that its recovery becomes more uncertain

every year & praying that petitioners may be

granted all right & title to this land on con-dition

that they survey the land & determine the

northwest corner of Penn. & convey half of these

lands to Conn. or pay to the las named state

5,00D, Oct. 1794 42

Jeffery, Edward, Groton, petition, ith expense account, etc, showing

that he as a sufferer in the British raid & that

a mistake was made in value of Western lands

granted to him & praying to be recompensed for

this error. Differing votes. Referred to com.

Grant of $ 114.90 to petitioner. Differing votes.

Referred to cum. Resolve in accordance with the

grant, ay IS05

Johnson, Robert Charles, N. Y. petition showing that he is indebted

to the state of Conn. as purchaser of art of

the Western Reserve & that he sold this land &

kept land which he had already purchased in

N. Y. state & that the financial condition of the

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times has. rendered it difficult for him to keep up

his property except by covering it with a mortgage

& praying for appointment of com. to examine. Dif-fering

votes. Refsrred to com. Neg. Petition

renewed. Referred to com. Postponem, 0ct. 1799-

May 1800 94,101

Private claims & petitions. ( con.)

Miller, Asher, Middletown, petition showing that he is indebted to

the state on a bond as purchaser of part of the

Western Reserve & that he is unable to sell his

land & praying for a com. to inquire. Postpon-ed,

May 1800 ll2

Stevens, Reuben, petition with other free negroes showing that they

wish to move from Conn. to the unsettled parts

of another state & form a settlement for them-selves

families & brethren now living. in slav-ery

as fast as they are emancipated & praying

that the Assembly will purchase a township for

them for which they will repay the. state in about

lO years. Con. May- June ( May sess.) 1796 57

Storrs, Lemuel, Middletown, petition showing that he is indebted to

the state on a bond as purchaser of part of the

Western Reserve & that he is unable to sell his

land & praying for a com. to inquire. Postpon-ed,

May 1800 ll5

Tracy, Elisha, Norwich, petition showing that petitioner with Jacob

Ogden & others entered into a bond for payment

of $ 57,400 for land in the Western Reserve &

that petitioner has been sued for the propor-tion

of aforesaid Ogden who is now bankrupt &

paid no part of this bond & praying that no ex-ecution

be levied against petitioner until rls-ing

of the Assembly in October next. Resolve,

with copy, granting petition, May 1804 140- 142

" " " petition reviewing facts stated im above, petition

& praying for a stay in judgment until after a

decree can be obtained from the Superior court

in determining proportion of loss to be borne

by petitioner. Resolve staying judgment a-gainst

petitioner until after rising of the

Superior court in New London county, 0ct. 1804 14, IS

" riah " petition with others showing that they entered

into a bond with Jacob Ogden of Hartford for

purchase of lands in the Western Reserve &

that aforesaid Ogden became bankrupt & made

no payment of his proportion of the bond &

praying that some part of this obligation may

be remitted to petitioners. Reg. 0ct. 1801-

May 1802 151

Ward, Andrew cGuilford petition with Jeremiah Halsey cof Preston

showing that a tract of land lying north of

Penn. the property of this state, is claimed by

N. Y. state & by Mass. & has been sold to various

individuals & is in danger of being lost to the

state & that its recovery becomes more uncertain

every year & praying that petitioners may be

granted all right & title to this land on con-dition

that they survey the land & determine

the northwest corner of Penn. & convey half of

these lanms to Conn. or pay to last named

state ,000, 0ct. 1794 42

Wilson, James, petition by his agents, showing that it isimpossible

for him to meet the terms of com. to receive

proposals for purchase o" the Western lans

that he wishes to purchase these lands for

$ S00, O00 to be paid in instalments & praying

that the powers of aforesaid com. may b ex-tended

in ormer that petitioner may purchase

these lanms. Differing votes. Neg. Oct.

1795 8

Proprietors of the half million acres of land lying south of Lake Erie.

Incorporation, 1796

Proprietors of the half million acres of land lying south of Lake Erie,

see also Fi__ re lands; We__ stern Reserve.

58

Read cJacob U. S. senator from S. C. mentioned, 1798 86a

Revolutionary war, see Cl__ 2othing; Danbury. British raid; Eas__ t Haven.

British raid; Fai__ rfield. British raid; Fi__ re lands;

Gre___ enwich. British raid; Gro___ ton. British raid;

Ne__ w Haven. British raid; Ne__ w London. British raid;

Nor___ walk. British raid; Ri_ efield. British raid.

Ridgefield. British raid.

Grant of Fire lands to inhabitants suffering losses during

the British raids, 1796 SSb

Ripley, Hezekiah ( A) Fire lands grantee, petition, 1795 48b

" Jeremiah, com. on sale of Western lands, 1795 56a

Ross. cJames U. S. senator from Penn. mentioned, 1798 86a

Rosseter, Nathaniel ( A) clerk lower house I8- 140,14S

" " com. on Gore land, 180- O5 152p, 155b, 156c

Rowland, Andrew ( A) Fire lands grantee, petition, 1795 48c

" " ( A) moderator of Proprietors of the half million acres

of land lying south of Lake Erie, petition show-ing

that the last paragraph of act incorporating

petitioners, passed October 1796, deprives them

in a great measure from deriving benefits intend-ed

by aforesaid act & praying tAat this paragraph

may be repealed. Bill repealing aforesaid proviso.

Neg. Act in addition to & alteration of act for

incorporating said proprietors, repealing proviso

contained in last paragraph of this act, May

1797 68- 70

Fire lands grantee, decease mentioned, 1795 48c

Gore land agent, offer, 1805 155a

" " " petition, 1805 154a, 156a

" " " " 1805 1S4b

" Samuel

Russ, John ( A)

" " ( A)

St. Clair, Arthur, gov. of Northwest territory, mentioned, 1800

Scarborough, Joseph, com. on Western Reserve bonds, 1800

Scharsok, Jean ( A) a free negro, petition, 1796

School fund.

Statement of school money raised by sale of the seven townships in the

Western lands, belonging to West society in Nor-wich,

now let society in Franklin, Apr. 1791

Report of com. with act appropriating the monies which shall arise on

sale of the Western lands belonging to this state,

providing that the principal shall remain a per-petual

fund & the interest used for support of

schools & with provision for use, under certain

conditions, for support of public worship.

Passed, with amendments & alterations, May 1795

At in further addition to act appropriating the monies which shall

arise on sale of the Western lands belonging to

this state, allowing school societies to hold

their meetings in Dmcember cOct. 1798

Petition by directors & trustees of the Conn. land company showing that

through various circumstances they have been un-able

to keep up payment of interest on their bonds

& praying for remission of part of the interest &

postponement of date of payment of the principal.

Referred to com. Report of com. Motion & re-quest

for an early hearing. Resolve emitting

part of intr. s+, t. oligors of bonds of the Conn.

land company & requiring them to give satisfactory

security to managers of the school fund & postpon-ing

payment of the principal, Oct. 1800

126a

102a

57a

15

45

88

116- 119

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School fund. ( con.)

Resolve desiring the governor to write to the governor of the Northwest

territory in regard to authenticating acknowledg-ments

to deeds in aforesaid territory, on account

of possible claims which might be made in cases of

land sold in the Western Reserve by managers of the

School fund. Passed, with addition c0ct. 1800B --- 126

Act in addition to act appropriating the monies which shall arise on

sale of the Western lands belonging to this state,

allowing payment of interest to the severai school

societies, including in list of each societyall

ratable polls of noncommissioned officers & sol-diers

in the militia who have furnished their own

uniforms, arms & equipment May 1801] 127

Petition of Thomas Bull showing that the state treasurer held a bond,

executed by Michael & Thomas Bull, for $ i, 000,

for which they gave collateral & that aforesaid

partnership has been dissolved & praying for can-cellation

of the bond when the state takes over

sufficient property for satisfaction or that the

School fund com. stay execution until claim on the

state by Proprietors of the Gore is adjusted.

Neg. 0ct. 1804 147

Sedgwick, Mr. Stockbrldge, Mass. proposal to purchase the Western

Reserve, mentioned, 1795 S4e

" John, com. on private petition, 1797 72d

" " sale of Western lands, 1797 74b

" cTheodore , S. senator from Mass. mentioned, 1798 86a

Seymour, Thomas com. on expense account, 1800 125b

" " Gore land, 1800 . l14a

" " " sale of Western lands, 1791- 95 18a, 25a, 27c, 54b

". ( A) " " " 1792- 95 26a, 51a, 51a " speaker lower house, letter from Elijah Austin at New

Haven offering to purchase the whole of the lands

owned by Conn. lying west of Penn. 0ct. 16,1791 16

," Tho" mas Y".( A) co" m. on" Con" n. land company ppeettiittiioonn, s, 17197797- 99 6Sa, 9666aa

" " " " Western Reserve bonds, 1799 99a

" " ( A) " "" " " 1799 98b

" " ( A) " to negotiate a settlement with 0iver Phelps, 1800 liSa

Shaler, Nathaniel, iddletown, bond for Western Reserve land, entioned,

1800 llPa

Sherwood, S. B. com. on Conn. land company petition, 1799 96a

Sik. es, Reu. ben, com. on private petition, 1800 lOld " " Western Reserve bonds, 1800 102a

Simpson, Tid &, see Tid & Simpson.

Slavery, see Ne_ ggro free state.

Smedley, J. ( A) Fire lands grantee, petition, 1795 48c

Smi. th, Joh, n Cot" ton ( A) ccolme. rkonlowperrivahtoeusepetition, 1797 88,89,92,95- 95,97,98,17090d

." Nat. haniel, commissioner on jurisdiction in Gore land, 1799 92a com. on repurchase of Gore land, 1799 89a

." " ( A) " " " " 1799 90a . ." " " Western Reserve bonds, 1800 102a ( A) " " " " 1800 i05c

" Rufus, " " private petition, 1805 iSPa

Samuel S, " " " 1797 72d

Spain.

Petition of Jeremiah Van Rensselaer & Jeremiah Halsey, for themselves &

associates, showing that the boundary of Conn. ac-cording

to the charter granted by King Charles II,

in 166, extended from the Atlantic Ocean on the

east to the South Seas on the west & that land

west of the Mississippi River was ceded to Spain

in 1765 & praying that rights to land west of afore-said

river may be released to petitioners & that

they may negotiate with the king of Spain for

aforesaid territory & praying for privilege of

releasing to Conn. one- eighth part of land so

obtained. eg. June ( ay sess.) 1796 56

Spalding, see Spaulding.

Spauldlng, Spalding.

Asa, com. on Gore land, 1804 159c

" " Western Reserve bonds, 1799 99a

" ( A) 1799 98b

" ( A) letter to Gov. Jonathan Trumbull, resigning as member

of com. on petition of Oliver Phelps, May 17,

1800 109

Squire, Ebenezer ( A) Fire lands grantee, petition, 1795 48c

Joseph ( A) " " " 1795 48c

Staples, Thomas ( A) " 1795 48c

Starr, Daniel, " " decease mentioned, 1795 47a

" Ezra ( A) executor of last will of Daniel Starr, Fire lands

grantee, petition, 1795 47a

State house at Hartford.

Release of Gore land to Andrew Ward & Jeremiah Halsey in return for com-pletion

of the State house, mentioned, 1801

Petition by agents of

Petition by agents of

152fg, 155b, 156a

Proprietors of the Conn. Gore showing that they

had expended $ 58,000 in completing the State house

& that jurisdiction over lands in aforesaid Gore

has been ceded to N. Y. state& that they wish to

sell the whole of their title to these lands for

$ IS0,000 & praying that justice may be granted

them by the state. Neg. 0ct. 1804 140

Proprietors of the Conn. Gore, wlth offer to release

to the state all their right to aforesaid territory,

showing that they have expended over $ 250,000 for

their territory & in addition have completed the

State house & that jurisdiction over this terri-tory

has been ceded to N. Y. state & praying for

relief as soon as they release all right, title &

interest in aforesaid territory. Resolve auth-orizing

the treasurer to pay to petitioners

$ 40,000, without interest, on giving a deed of

release to the state for this property, May

1805 154- 156

State securities.

Dyer, Eliphalet, Windham, petition showing that he agreed. ith others

to pay for certain tracts of land near Penn.

which had been purchased by Samuel Holuen Par-sons

& that he made payment in state bills &

other securities & expected to have the interest

discounted & that he was disappointed not only

in this particular but by omission of the state

to reimburse him for money loaned to buy clothing

for the troops during the Revolutionary war&

praying for relief. Special grant recommending

payment to petitioner of the sum which he loaned

for purchase of aforesaid clothing. Neg. Ap-pointment

of com. Report of com. Accepted, lower

house. Petition neg. May 1791

" " Windham, petition showing that he was a member of the

Susquehannah company & as such labored diligently

with others to pay for certain tracts of land near

Penn. & that he made payment in state bills & oth-er

securities & expected to have the interest dis-counted

& that he was disappointed & praying that

his labors in behalf of the state may be consider-ed

& that he may be granted relief. Neg. lower

house. Petition supplemented. Neg. May

1796

" " Windham, petition showing that he stands indebted to

the state by virtue of a judgment rendered against

him by the Superior court at their New London ses-sion

& praying for a delay in payment of this de-

4- 7

8,9

mead. Special grant suspending judgment until

March Ist. Resolve in accordance with the spec-ial

grant, 0ct. 1796 i0, ii

Sterling, Ansel ( A) clerk lower house 160

Stevens, Reuben ( A) petition with other free negroes showing that they

wish to move from Conn. to the unsettled parts of

another state & form a settlement for themselves,

families & brethren now living in slavery as fast

as they are emancioated & praying that the Assem-bly

will purchase a township for them for which

they will repay the state in about i0 years. Con.

June ( May seas.) 1796 57

Storrs, Lemuel ( A) Middletown, petition showing hat he is indebted to the

state on a bond as purchaser of part of the West-ern

Reserve & that he is unable to sell his lands

& praying for a com. to inquire. Postponed. May

1800 II

Stow, Stowe.

" John, petition mentioned, 1800 102a

" Joshua, Middletown, Western Reserve bond, mentioned, 1800 lla

Stowe, see Stow.

Sturges, Sturgess, Sturgis.

Jonathan, agent to settle claims of N. Y. state over Gore land,

. , 1797 8a . commissioner on jurisdiction in Gore land, 1799 92a ( A) Fire lands grantee, petition, 1795 48c

" Lewis B. com. on Fire lands, 1795 58k , . , " " private petition, 1800 101d , . " Western Reserve bonds, 1800 102a

Sturgess, see Sturges.

Sturgis, see Sturges.

Sufferers’ lands, see Fir___ e lands.

Sullivan, James, Boston, offer to purchase the Western Reserve, mentioned,

1795 54ab

Susquehannah company.

Mentioned, 1796 8a, 80

Susquehannah lands.

Resolve ( copy) appointing the governor with others to collect evidence

on title of Conn. to lands west of the Delaware

River, May 1771 1

Petition of Elihalet Dyer of Windham showing that heagreed with others

to pay for certain tracts of land near Penn. which

had been purchased by Samuel Holden Parsons & that

he mad payment in state bills & other securities

& expected to have the interest discounted & that

he was disappointed not only in this particular

but by omission of the state to reimburse him for

money loaned to buy clothing for the troops during

the Revolutionary war& praying for relief. Spec-ial

grant recommending payment to petitioner of the

sum which he loaned for purchase of aforesaid cloth-ing.

Nag. Appointment of com. Report of com.

. " DAcyceerptpefd, Winldohwaerm hsohuoswei. ng Ptehtaittihoen. wnaasg. memMbaeyr 1o7f91 4- 7

the Susquehannah company & as such labored dili-gently

with others to pay for certain tracts of

land near Penn. & that he made payment in state

bills & other securities & expected to have the

interest discounted & that he was disappointed

praying that his is. bore in behalf of the state

may be considered & that he may be granted re-lief.

Nag. lower house. Petition supplemented.

. . Nag. May 1796 8,9 Dyer of Windham showing that he stands indebted to

the state by virtue of a judgment rendered against

him by the Superior court at their New London ses-sion

& praying for a delay in payment of this de-mand.

Special grant suspending judgment until

March let. Resolve in accordance with the special

grant, 0ct. 1796 i0, ii

Susquehanaah landa.. ( con.)

Certificate by comptroller of payment by Eliphalet Dyer of Windham to

Benjamin Huntington instead of to commissioners

for receiving the college grant Sept. 1797 l

Resolve authorizing the comptroller to draw an order for 154 Ss 7d

in favor of the commissioners for receiving the

college grant, 0ct. 1797 19

Susquehannah lands, see also Wes___ orelan.

Swift, Heman, com. on Corm. land company petition, 1800 ll6L

" " " " sale of Western lands, 1791 18a

" " Western Reserve bonds, 1797- 99 74a, 99a, lOOb

" " CA) " " " 1799 98b

" " " to negotiate a settlement with Oliver Fhelps,

1800 ll5a

" " letter from Gideon Granger, jr. in regard to security

taken by Oliver Phelps, May l, lSO0 106

" Zephaniah, agent to settle claims of N. Y. state over Gore land,

1797 8a

" " ( A) clerk lower house 18, i, 5,28,57,58

" ( A) com. on Gore land, 1801 129d, 1o

offer to purchase the Western eserve, mention-ed,

1795 54a

" " U. S. representative from Corm. mentioned, 1798 86a

Taxation. Westmoreland.

Resolve granting liberty to aforesaid town to appoint a tax-collector,

May 1779 2

Taylor, Daniel, Fire lands grantee, decease mentioned, 1795 47a

" Major ( A) executor of last will of Daniel Taylor, Fire lands

grantee, petition, 1795 47a

" " ( A) Fire lands grantee, petition, 1795 47a

Thomas, Ebenezer, Norwich, purchaser of Western Reserve bond, mentioned,

1804 140a, 141,142,144a, 145a

" " " purchaser of Western Reserve bond, petition,

1801 15lab

" Simeon, " purchaser of Western Reserve bond,- mentioned,

1804 140a, 141,14,144a, 145a

" " " purchaser of Western Reserve bond, petition,

1801 llab

Thorp, Eliphalet ( A) Fire lands grantee, petition, 1795 48b

Tid & Simpson, Boston, mortgage mentioned, 1800 104a

Tilden, Daniel, Lebanon, purchaser of Western Reserve bond, mentioned,

1804 140a, 141,14,144a, 145a

" " " purchaser of Western Reserve bond, petition,

1801 1Slab

Tisdale, Elkanah, com. on Conn. land company petition, 1799 96a

Title to Western lands, see Indians; Massachusetts claim; New York

( state) claims; Fennsylvania claims.

Tracy, Elisha ( A) Norwich, petition showingthat he with Jacob Ogden &

others entered into a bond for payment of $ 57,400

for land in the Western Reserve & that petition-er

has been sued for the proportion of aforesaid

Ogden who is now bankrupt & paid no part of this

bond & praying that no execution be levied a-gainst

petitioner until rising of the Assembly

in October next. Resolve, with copy, staying ex-ecution

of aforesaid judgment as desired. May

1804 140- 142

" " ( A) Norwich, petition reviewing facts stated in above pe-tition

& praying for a stay in judgment until

after a decree can be obtained from the Super-ior

court in determining proportion of loss to

be borne by petitioner. Resolve granting pe-tition,

0ct. 1804 144,145

" " Norwich, purchaser of bond for Western Reserve land,

petition, 1801 iSlab

" Uriah ( A) agent for James Wilson, petition, 1795 58

" " ( A) clerk lower house 6,7,17- 0

Tracy, Uriah ( A) Norwich, bond for purchase of estern Reserve land,

mentioned, 1804 140a, 141,142,144a, 14Sa ( A) Norwich, petition with others showing that they en-tered

into a bond with Jacob Ogden of Hartford

for purchase of lands in the Western Reserve &

that aforesaid Ogden became bankrupt & made no

payment of his proportion of this bond & pray-ing

that some of aforesaid obligation may be

remitted to petitioners. Neg. 0ct. 1801-

May 1802 151 " ( A) U. S. senator, letter to Gov. Jonathan Trumbull in re-gard

to negotiations for cession to the U. S. of

jurisdiction over the Western Reserve, 0ct. 24,

1798 U. S. senator, mentioned, 1798

Treadwell, John,

()

" ( A)

Trumbull, David,

" John,

86

85a

com. on Conn. land company petitions, 1799- iSO0 96a, l16L " " " " 1799- 1800 97a, llTa

com. on sale of Westernlands, 1792,97

Z5a, 7c, 55,55a, 50a, 74a " " " " 1792- 97

Z6a, Sla, 84a, 41b, 45d, 46a, 54h, 75a com. on sale., of Western lands, 1791 91a " Corm. land company petition, 1800 II6L " " private petition, 1800 101d

Western Reserve bonds, 1800 10Za

Jonathan ( 1710- 85) gov. com. to search titles to land granted

( 1740- b1y80C9r) owng, ov. 177l1etters from: 1

Hillhouse, James, U. S. senator, reporting progress

made in the U. S. senate concerning cession of jur-isdigtion

to the U. S. over territory belonging to

this state, lying west of the western line of

Penn. 0ct. 24,1798 85

Spaulding, Asa, resigning as member of com. on pe-tition

of Oliver Phelps, ay 17,1800 109 Tracy, Uriah, U. S. senator, in regard to negotia-tions

for cession to the U. S. of jurisdiction

over the Western Reserve, 0ct. 24,1798

Tucker, ary ( A) Fire lands grantee, petition, I79S

86

48c

United States.

United States.

United States.

Foreign relations.

Deliberations in the U. S. Congress concerning conduct

of the French government toward the U. S. mention-

, ed, 1798 86a

Jurisdiction In Nestern lands.

ResoLve ( copy) instructing delegates in Congress not

to proceed further in matter of ceding this

state’s rights to the Western lands to the U. S.

Jan. 178 14

Review of legislation on the rght of jurisdiction

over the Weatgrlands 0ct. 1798 87

Jurisdiction in Western Reserve.

Report of com. on release to the U. S. of jurisdiction

over the Western Reserve g0ct. l? 97 78

Bill authorizing the U. S. senators from Conn. to release

to the U. S. jurisdiction over the territory be-longing

to this state, lying west of the western

line of Penn. Neg. 0ct. 1797 76

Resolve recommending that an act be passed authorizing

the U. S. snators from Conn. to release to the U. S.

jurisdiction over territory belonging to this

state, lying west of the western llne of Penn.

Act for0ctt. h1e79p7urpose of ceding to the U. S. jurisdiction of 77

certain lands therein described, authorizing the U. S. senators from Conn. to release to the U. S. jur-isdiction

over territory belonging to this state, lying west of the western line of Penn. 0ct. 1797 78

United States. Jurisdiction in Western Reserve. ( con.)

Resolve desiring the governor to make request of the

U. S. senators from Conn. as to what measures they

may have taken in the matter of cession of judi-cial

right of the Western Reserve to the U. S.

Congress, 0ct. 1798 84

Le. tter from James Hillhouse, U. S. senator, to Gov. Jona-than

Trumbull, reporting progress made in the

U. S. senate concerning cession of jurisdiction

to the U. S. over territory belonging to this

state, lying west of the western line of Penn.

Oct. 24,1798 85

Letter from Uriah Tracy, U. S. senator, to Gov. Jonathan

Trumbull in regard to negotiations for cession

to the U. S. of jurisdiction over the Western Re-serve,

0ct. 4,1798 86

Representation by trustees & directors of the Corm. land

company that they preferred a petition, in May

1797, showing that they had no legal government

over their territory & praying that the Assembly

examine jurisdiction over same & mentioning their

expenses in settlement, May 1799 91

Petition by directors & trustees of the Conn. lBnd com-pany

showing that they have at great expense sur-veyed

the land of the Western Reserve & have laid

out tonshlps & are much embarrassed over their

inability to give clear titles to the property

because they are without a proper civil govern-ment

& praying that Conn. may extend its govern-ment

over this territory until the U. S. Congress

shall accept cession of the same. Postponed.

0ct. i798- 0ct. 1799 95

Petition of directors & trustees of the Corm. land com-pany

showing that they have met with embarrass-ment

in settling their territory & that cession

of jurisdiction has not yet passed in the U. S.

House of Representatives & praying for relief

of these impediments by a speedy passage of this

act & praying that the Assembly will show len-iency

in the matter of interest on loans. Ap-pointment

of com. Report of com. recommending

suspension of interest on Western Reserve bonds

in September. Not accepted. Petition neg.

0ct. 1799

Act renouncing the claims of this state to certain

lands therein mentioned, relinquishing to the

U. S. all rights to jurisdiction over the land

called the Western Rese= ve, the U. S. giving up

all claims to the soil, May 1800 iii

Resolve directing the secretary to record in the pub-lished

records of the state the deed in which

the U. S. ceded all right & title to the soil of

the Western Reserve to Conn. Passed, with alter-ation,

May 1801 128

95- 97

Van Rensselaer, Jeremiah, Albany, N. Y. petition with Jeremiah Halsey of

Preston for themselves & associates, showing

that the boundary of Conn. according to the

charter of King Charles II, in 1662, extended

from the Atlantic Ocean on the east to the

South Seas on the west & that land west of the

Mississippi River was ceded to Spain in 176 &

praying that rights to land west of aforesaid

river may be released to petitioners & that they

may negotiate with the king of Spain for afore-said

territory & praying for the privilege of

releasing to Conn. one- eighth part of land so

obtained. Nag. June ( May sess.) 1796 56

Wadsworth, Col.

" James,

"

Wait, Marvin,

" ( A)

( A)

Wakeman, Ebenezer,

caopmp. raoinsersaloef WoefsWteesrtnerlnandlsa, ndsm, ent1i7o9n- e9d5, 1800 55a, 1S004aa " " 1795 54a " Corm. land company petition, 1797

" " " " " " 1797 66a

rpurchase of Gore land, 1799 89a " "" sal" e of" Western lan" ds, 11779945-- 99S8 58a, 4516ba,, SSO4ah Fire lands grantee, mentioned, 1795 - 48c " Jos" eph, c jr..] ( A) adm" inist" rator" on estadteeceaosfeJomesnetpihonWeadk, ema1n7,9S -- 48b

Walker, Joseph, com. Fiornerelpaunrdcshagsreantoefe, Gorpeetilatnido, n, 17197995 8498ab

Walworth, John, agent for Board of commissioners in Ohio, petition,

1807 158a, 159a " " ( A) " for Beard of commissioners in 0hio, petition,

Ward, Andrew gGuilford pe1t80i7tion with Jeremiah Halsey showing that a IS8b

tract of land lying north of Penn. The proper-ty

of this state, is claimed by N. Y. state &

& byiMsasisn. d& anghears boefenbeisnogldlotsotvatroiotuhse isntadtievi& duals

that its recovery becomes more uncertain every year & praying that petitioners may be granted

all right & title to this land on condition that

they survey the land & determine the northwest

Ccoonrnn. erorofpPaeynnt. o & thecolnavsety nhaamlefdofstatthees5e, l0a0n0d, s to 0ct. 1794 " purchase of Gore land mentioned, 1795- 1804 42

55a, 79a, 85a, 89a, ll4ab, l5a, 129a, iS2egh, lga csoumr. etyonfCoorrWme. slatnedrncRoemspearnvyepebtonidt, ion1,8001799 l9162aa

Ward, James T.

Warren, Moses,

Watson, Elkanah, Albany, N. Y. offer to purchase the Western Reserve,

mentioned, 1795 54a WWeesb"" tsteerrn, lJJaNaonomhdaenshs.,, ( jA) r. Fsiarlceoe" m. loafnodnWseWspetrgseirtravennarttneelea, Rpneedstspeierttmivieoetnnit, oibnoo, nn1de8sd01,, 079S11870904- 1800 42a, 1lf014O248laacd

Resolve ( copy) instructing delegates in Congress not to proceed fur-ther

in matter’of ceding this state’s rights

Statement of school monteoytrhaeiWseesdtebrynsallaendsoftothetheseUv. eSn. tJoawnh. s1ni7p8s5 14 - the Western lands, belonging to West society

in Norwich, now 1st society in Franklin,

Apr. 1791

Review of legislation on the right of jurisdiction over the Western Western lands, see also Erli_ a__ nedsCounct0yc; t. F1i_ 7_ r9e8lands; Gore land; Lo___ uisiana 87

Spuusr_ c_ h_ qauseeh; annNa_ h rloandfsr; eeWes_ t_ astteer; n R0he_. s_! eior; vePr;____ Wee_ e_ s_ qu_ estImsorlee-;

land.

Western Reserve.

Letter from Elijah Austin at We, Haven to Thomas Seymour, speaker low- l1ea7r9n1dhsousoew, nedofbferCionngn. tolypiunrgchwaesesttohef Pwehnonl. e o0fctt. h1e6,

Resolve recommending appointment of com. to receive proposals for pur- 16

Appointment of com. tocrheacseeivoef ptrhoepoWseasltsernforlanpdusrchacsOecto. f17t9h1e Western 17 1l7an9dls. Differing votes. Referred to com. Oct. ] 8 Appointment of com. to inquire into the sales, surveys, etc, of the

Pleannnd. s b0eclto. n1g7in9g1 to this state, lying west of 19

Western Reserve. ( con.)

Report of above com. Voted, lower house, not to do anything in respect

to disposition of the Western lands, Oct. 1791 20

Report of com. on disposition of the Western lands, enclosing proposals

for purchase of aforesaid lands. Accepted & pow-ers

of com. con. Nov. ( Oct. sess.) 1791

Letter from Royal Flint at New Haven to com. on sale of the Western

lands in regard to purchasing these lands, Nov. 1,

1791 22

Proposals by Royal Flint at New Haven for purchase of the Western lands

1791 Ltter from Elijah Austin at New Haven to com. on sale of the Western

lands in regard to purchasing these lands, Nov. l,

1791 24

Resolve appointing com. on proposals for purchasing the Western lands,

0ct. 1792 25

Report of above com. stating that John Livingston & Ellhu Chauncey

Godrlch of N. Y. state have made proposals rela-tive

to purchasing the Western lands, 0et. 179

Offer made by John Livingston & Elihu Chauncey Goodrich of N. Y. state

in regard to purchasing the Western lands, Oct.

1792 27

Proposals made by John Livingston & Elihu Chauncey Goodrich for pur-chasing

the Western lands. Voted, lower house,

not to appoint com. to receive proposals from

aforesaid Livingston & Goodrich for purchasing

the Western lands, 0ct. 1792 28

Proposals made by Gideon Granger, jr. for himself & associates for pur-chase

of the Western lands Oct. 1792 29

Letter from Elijah Austin at New Haven for himself & associates to com.

on sale of the Western lands, 0ct. 4,1792

Report of com. on proposals for purchase of the Western lands cOct.

1792 51

Resolve recommending that measures be adopted to effect the sale of the

Western lands, May 1795 52

Appointment of com. to draw up bill appointing com. on sale of the

Western lands " May 1793

Report of above com. recommending appointment to com. to receive propo-sals

for purchase of the Western lands. Differ-ing

votes. Referred to com. Accepted, May 1795 54

Resolve appointing com. to receive proposals for purchase of the West-ern

lands, May 1793

Resolve ( fragment) in lower house appointing com. to receive proposals

for purchase of the Western lands " May 17942 Resolve authorizing above com. to negotiate sale of the Western lands,

0ct. 1795 57

Petition of James Wilson, by his agents, showing that it is impossible

for him to meet terms of the com. to receive pro-posals

for purchase of the Western lands & that

he wishes to purchase these lands for $ 500,000,

to be paid in instalments & praying that the pow-ers

of this com. may be extended in order that

petitioner may purchase these lands. Differing

votes. Neg. 0ct. 1795 58

Resolve empowering com. on sale of the Western lands to sell these lands

to . foreigners if they consider it expedient, Oct.

1795 59

Resolve directing com. on sale of the Western lands not to complete any

contract for that purpose, May 1794 40

Report of com. on sale of the Western lahds, stating that the only pro-posals

which they have deemed worth consideration

are those made by George W. Kirkland of Paris, N. Y.

to pay $ 1,000,000 for this territory, May 1794 --- 41

Resolve directing com. on sale of the Western lands not to complete any

contract for that purpose, 0ct. 1794 45

Report of com. with act appropriating the monies which shall arise on

sale of the Western lands belonging to this state,

providing that the principal, shall remain a per-petual

fund & the interest used for support of

schools & with provision for use, uncer certain

conditions, for support of public worship. Pass-ed,

with amendments & alterations, May 1795 45

Western Reserve. ( con.)

Report of com. on that part of the governor’s message which relates to

the Western lands, recommending sale of these

lands for not less than $ i, 000,000. Accepted &

approved, May 1795 46

Resolve regulating sale of the Western lands. Passed, with amendment,

June ( May sess.) 1795 49

Resolve appointing com. to negotiate sale of the Western lands. June

( May sees.) 1795 50

Report of com. on sale of the Western lands, mentioning offers made by

Elkanah Watson & others & stating their decision

to accept proposals made by Oliver Phelps & his

associates & mentioning agreement of the latter

group to pay $ 1,200,000 & to post bonds as secur-ity.

Accepted & approved, 0ct. 1795 54

Petition by directors & trustees of the.. Conn. land company, with copy

of bond, showing that, in September 1795, they

purchased land belonging to this state lying

west of Penn. & have taken possession of this

territory& are mang Sttlements thereon &

that these settlements are destitute of the bene-fits

of civil government & praying that the oper-ation

of the laws of Conn. may be extended to

aforesaid territory. Referred to com. Appoint

ment of com. lower house. Report of com. Re-port

of com. upper house recommending continuance

of petition. Con June ( May sess.) 1797-

0ct. 1797

Petition of Oliver Phelps of Suffiel showing that he is a member

of the company which purchased the Conn. West-ern

Reserve & praying for appointment of com.

to make inquiry respecting obligations, credit

& responsibility of the several obllgors of

the bond executed by petitioner & others. Re-ferred

to com. Report of com. recommending ap-pointment

of desired com. Bill appointing com.

Differing votes. Referred to com. Nag. Oct.

1797

Report of com. on release to the U.. of jurisdic% ion over above

mentioned territory 0ct. 1773 75

Bill authorizing the U. S. senators from Conn. to release to the U. S.

jurisdiction over the territory belonging to

this state, lying west of the western line of

Penn. Neg. 0ct. 1797 76

Resolve recommending that an act be passed authorizing the 0. S. sen-ators

from Conn. to release to the U. S. juris-diction

over the territory belonging to this

state, lying west of the western line of Penn.

0ct. 1797 77

Act for the purpose of ceding to the U. S. jurisdiction of certain

lands threln described, authorizing the U.$.

senators from Conn. to release to the U. S. jur-isdiction

over the territory belongin to this

state, lying west of the western line of Penn.

0ct. 1797 78

Resolve desiring the governor to make request of the U. S. senators

from Conn. as to what measures % hey may have

taken in the matter of cession of udicial

right of the WesSern Reserve to the .. Con-gress,

0ct. 1798 84

Letter from James Hillhouse, U. S. senator, to Gov. Jonathan Trumbull,

reporting progress made in the U. S. senate con-cerning

cession of jurisdiction to the . S.

over territory belongin to this state, lying

west of the western line of Penn. 0ct. 4,

1798 85

68- 67

72- 74

Western Reserve. ( con.)

Letter from Uriah Trecy, U. S. senator, to Gov. Jonathan Trumbull in regard

to negotiations for cession to the U. S. of jurisdic-tion

over the Western Reserve, Oct. Z4,1798 86

Act in further addition to act appropriating the monies which shall a-rise

on sale of the Western lands belonging to

this state, allowing school societies to hold their

meetings in December 0ct. 1798 88

Representation by trustees & directors of the Corm. land company that

they preferred a petition in May 1797 showing

that they had no legal government over their ter-ritory

& praying that the Assembly examine juris-diction

over same & mentioning their expenses in

settlement, May 1799 91

Petition by directors & trustees of the Conn. land company showing that

they have at great expense surveyed the land of

the Western Reserve & have laid out townships &

are much embarrassed over their inability to give

clear titles to the property because they are with-out

a proper civil government & praying that Conn.

may ektend their government over this territory

until the U. S. Congress shall accept cession of

the same. Postponed, Oct. 1798- Oct. 1799 9

Petition of Robert Charles Johnson of N. Y. clty showing that he is in-debted

to state of Conn. as a purchaser of part

of the Western Reserve & that he sold this land &

kept land which he had already purchased in N. Y.

state & that the financial condition of the times

has rendered it difficult for him to keep up his

property except by covering it with a mortgage &

praying for appointment of com. to examine.

Differing votes. Referred to com. Neg. Oct.

1799 94

Petition of directors & trustees of the Corm. land company shoing that

they have met with embarrassment in settling

their territory & that cession of jurisdiction

has not yet passed in the U. S. House of Repre-sentatives

& praying for relief of these impedi-ments

by a speedy passage of this act & praying

that the Assembly will show leniency in the mat-ter

of interest on loan. Appointment of com.

Report of com. recommending suspension of inter-est

on aforesaid bonds in September. Not ac-cepted.

Petition neg. 0ct. 1799

Report of com. appointed in May last concerning interest on bonds for

sale of the Western Reserve stating that they

have not been able to complete the business of

their appointment. Accepted & approved. Oct.

1799 98

Resolve reappointing above com. 0ct. 1799 99

Bill directing the comptroller to suspend collection of interest due

September last on bonds given for purchase of

the Western Reserve lands until rising of the

Assembly in May next. Differing votes. Refer-red

to com. Neg. 0ct. 1799 100

Petition of Robert Charles Johnson of N. Y. city reviewing facts stated

in his previous petition & praying for a com. to

examine. Referred to com. Appointment of com.

Report of com. recommending that an agency be

formed & appointed to be known by name of the

Managers of the fund arising on sale of the

Western Reserve. Accepted & approved. Petition

postponed, May 1800 lOl- 105

Report of com. appointed on concerns of Oliver Phelps, etc. with this

state, mentioning that some of the obligors of

the negotiated bond have become bankrupt & recom-mending

that measures be taken by the Assembly

without delay. Read & powers of com. con.

May 1800 104

Resolve continuing powers of above com. May 1800 105

95- 97

Western Reserve. ( con.)

Letter from Gideon Granger, jr. in regard to security taken by Oliver

Phelps, May 1,1800

Letter from Asa Spaulding to Gov. Jonathan Trumbull, resigning as member

of Com. on petition of Oliver Phelps, May 17,

1800 109

Resolve authorizing the remaining members of above com. to proceed in

the business of their appointment, May 1800 llO

Act renouncing the claims of this state to certah lands therein men-tioned,

relinquishing to the U. S. all rights to

jurisdiction over the land called the Western

Reserve, the U. S. giving up all claims to the

soil, May 1800 lll

Petition of Asher Miller of Middletown showing that he is indebted to

the state on a bond as purchaser of part of the

Western Reserve & that he is unable to sell his

lands & praying for a com. to inquire. Postponed, ay 1800 ii

Petition of Lemuel Storrs of Middletown showing that he is indebted to

the state on a bond as purchaser of part of the

Western Reserve & that he is unable to sell his

lands & praying for a com. to inquire. Postponed,

May 1800 iI

Report of com. on petition of Oliver Phelps stating that they antici-pate

the business may be concluded by the 1st of

January next. Accepted & approved, 0ct. 1800

Petition by directors & trustees of the Conn. land company showing that

through various circumstances they have been un-able

to keep up payment of interest on their bonds

& praying for remission of part of the interest &

postponement of date of payment of the principal.

Referred to com. Report of com. Motion & request

for an early hearing. Resolve remitting part of

interest to obligors of bonds of the Conn. land com-pany

& requiring them to give satisfactory secur-ity

to managers of the school fund & postponing

Act in addition to actpaapypmreonptrioaftitnheg tphreinmciopnaile. s whOcitc. h18s0h0all arise on ll6- 119

sale of the Western lands belonging to this

state, allowing payment of interest to the sev-ersl

school societies, including in list of each

society all ratable polls of noncommissioned of-ficers

& soldiers in the militia who have fur-nished

their own uniforms, arms & equipment

May 1801 i7 ResoLve directing the secretary to record in the published records of

the state the deed in which the U. S. ceded all

right & title to the soil of the Western Reserve

to Conn. Passed, with alteration, May 1801 128

Petition of Uriah Tracy with others showing that they entered into a

bond with Jacob Ogden of Hartford for purchase of

lands in the Western- Reserve & that aforesaid 0g-den

became bankrupt & made no payment of his pro-portion

of the bond & praying that some part of

this obligation may be remitted to petitioners.

Neg. Oct. 1801 ll Petition of Elisha Tracy of Norwich showing that he with Jacob Ogden &

others entered into a bond for payment of $$ 7,400 for land in the Western Reserve & that petitioner

has been sued for the proportion of Jacob Ogden

who is now bankrupt & paid no part of this bond & praying that no execution be levied against pe-nteixtti.

oneRresuonltviel, rwiistihngcoopfy, thestAasysienmgbleyxecinutiOocntoboefr

aforesaid judgment as desired, MaylS04 140- 142

Petition of Elisha Tracy of Norwich reviewing facts stated in above

petition & praying for a stay in judgment until

after a decree can be obtained fram the Superior

court im determining proportion of loss to be

borne by petitioner. Resolve granting petition,

" George,

Joseph,

jr.

William,

Willson, see Wilson.

Wilson, Willson.

0Cto1804 144,14S

Western Reserve. ( con.)

Petition of George Bull of Hartford showing that he is in an embar-rasslng

situation because he became security

for Gen. Joseph Williams, since deceased, for

payment of lands in the Western Reserve & pray-ing

that the state may relinquish to him the

remainder of is debt, May 1806 No action

Act relative to the books, records & papers of the late Conn. land com-pany,

providing that these records shall be de-posited

in the State house at Hartford, where

attested . copies shall be made when desired,

May 1819 160,161

Western Reserve, see also Erie County; Fire lands; Gore land; North-west

territory Ohio; Presque Isle; Western

lands.

Westmoreland.

Resolve granting liberty to aforesaid town to appoint a tax- collector,

May 1779

Boundary with the Gore, mentioned g1797] 80

Cession of jurisdiction by the state in 1782 87

Incorporation of town mentioned, 1801 lcd

Westmoreland, see also Susquehannah lands.

Westmoreland. Military affair.

Resolve ( copy) appointing officers of a military company

for aforesaid town, May 1780

Westmoreland County.

Formation mentioned, 1801 l2d

Wheeler, athan, com. on Western Reserve bonds, 1800 lOa

White, Ebenezer, Fire iand grantee, decease mentioned, 179b 47a

Joseph M. ( A) " petition, 179S 47s

Thomas P. ( A) heir to Ebenezer White, Fire lands grantee, peti-tion,

1795 47a

Whiting, Spencer ( A) Gore land agent, offer, 180 iSSa

" " petition, 1805 IS4a, iS6a

" ( A) " 1805 iS4b

Whittlesey, Ellsha, com. on Conn. land company petition, 1800 II6L

Wilcox, Willcox.

Joseph, com. on sale of Western land, 179S

Nathan, Western Reserve bonds, 1800 102a

Willcox, see Wilcox.

Williams, Ezekiel, jr. ( A) Gore land agent offer, 1805 155a

" " " petition, 180S 1S4a, 156a

( A) " " " " 180S 154b

com. on private petition, 180S 149c

" " Western lands, 1793 54b

Norwich, decease mentioned, 1806 1STab

administrator on estate of Joseph Williams,

late of Norwich, decease, 1806 iS7a

com. on Fire lands, 179b 58L

Windham.

James, petition, by his agents, showing that it is impossible for

him to meet the terms of the com. to receive pro-posals

for purchase of the Western lands & that

he wishes to purchase these lands for $ S00,000,

to be paid in instalments & praing that powers

of this com. may be extended in order that peti-tioner

may purchase aforesaid lands. Differing

votes. Neg. 0ct. 179

Individuals.

Dyer, Eliphalet, petition showing that he agreed wi% h others

to pay for certain tracts of land near Penn.

which had been purchased by Samuel Holden Farsons

& that he made payment in state bills & other se-curities

& expected to have the interest discount-ed

& that he was disappointed not only in this

particular but by omission of the state to reim-burse

him for money loaned to buy clothing for

8

Windham.

the troops during the Revolutionary war & praying

for relief. Special grant recommending payment

to petitioner of the sum which he loan6d for pur-chase

of aforeaic clothing. Neg. Appointment of

com. Report of com. accepted, lower house. Peti-tion

neg. May 1791

Individuals.

Dyer, Eliphalet, petition showing that he was a member of the

Wolcott, Alexander, com. on Conn. land company petition, 1799

" " Gore land, 1796

" ( A) 1796

Elizur, witness to bond, 1795

" Oliver ( A) gov.

Wood, Abigail, Fire lands grantee, decease mentioned, 179S

" David ( A) " petition, 1798

" John ( A) executor of last will of Abigail Wood, Fire lands

grantee, petition, 1798

" " ( A) Fire lands grantee, petition, 179S

Woodbridge, Joseph Gore land agent, petitions, 1805,1804,180S

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Susquehannah company & as such iabored diligently

with others to pay for certain tracts of land near

Penn. & that he made payment in state bills & oth-er

securities & expected to have the interest dis-counted

& that he was disappointed & praying that

his labors in behalf of the state may be consider-ed

& that he may be granted relief. Neg. lower

house. Petition supplemented. Neg. May 1796 8,9

petition showing that he stands indebted to the

state by virtue of a judgment rendered against

him by the Superior court at their New London

session & praying for a delay in payment of this

demand. Special grant suspending judgment until

March ist. Resolve in accordance with the spec-ial

grant, 0ct. 1796 i0, II

96a

Sgb

60b

64b

161

47a

47a

47a

47a

156a, 159a, 146,154a, 156a

" ( A) " " " " 1800,1805,1804,1805

107a, l14c, lOa, lSa, l7a, l8,159c, 146b, 148c, iS4b

" ( A) " land agent, proposal for discharge of their

claim, 1804 .145a

( A) land agent, statement, 1801 lOd

Wyandotte Indians, see Indian reservation.

Wyllys, George, com. to search titles to land granted by Crown, 1771 1

( A) sec’y - 4,14,17- 19,21,5,- 5,7- 46,49_$ 8

" Samuel ( A) 9- iI, i, 56- 58,61,65,67,69,70,7,7,76_ 79,81_ 84

88- 90,9- I00, i02- i05,107- ii1,114- i16,118_ 128,125_ i9

II, 152,1S4- 156,18- 141,14S- 150,152- IS4,1S6188,189

Yale college.

Certificate by comptroller of payment by Eliphalet Dyer of Windham to

Benjamin Huntington instead of to commissioners

for receiving the college grant, Sept. 1797 12

Resolve authorizing the comptroller to draw an order for 184 25s 7d

in favor of commissioners for receiving the

college grant, 0ct. 1797 i

Assistance in surveying the Conn. Gore mentioned, 1800 ll4c