General History of Connecticut, from Its First Settlement Under George Fenwick to its Latest Period of Amity with Great BritainPeters, Samuel
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General History of Connecticut, from Its First Settlement Under George Fenwick to its Latest Period of Amity with Great Britain
Peters, Samuel
Connecticut -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775; Connecticut -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783
rejected, and quackery remains triumphant.[36]
_New-Milford_ lies on the Osootonoc River. A church and meeting, with
steeples and bells, beautify the town, which resembles Fulham. The
township, twelve miles square, forms five parishes, of which two are
episcopal.
_Woodbury_ lies on the same river, and resembles Kentish-town. The
township, twelve miles square, is divided into seven parishes, three
of them episcopal. In this town lives the Rev. Dr. Bellamy, who is a
good scholar and a great preacher. He has attempted to shew a more
excellent way to heaven than was known before. He may be called the
Athenian of Connecticut, for he has published something new to the
christian world. Zuinglius may learn from him.
The following towns lie also on the Osootonoc, viz. _Sharon_, _Kent_,
_Salisbury_, _New Fairfield_, _Cornwall_, _Goshen_, and _Canaan_; and
all of them resemble Finchley. Each township is ten miles square.
_Sharon_ forms three parishes, one of which is episcopal. It is much
noted on account of a famous mill, invented and built by a Mr. Joel
Harvey upon his own estate; for which he received a compliment of
20_l._ from the Society of Arts in London. The water, by turning one
wheel, sets the whole in motion. In two apartments wheat is ground; in
two others, bolted; in another, thrashed; in a sixth, winnowed; in the
seventh, hemp and flax are beaten; and in the eighth, dressed. Either
branch is discontinued at pleasure, without impeding the rest.
The other towns of Litchfield county are: _New-Hertford_,
_Torrington_, _Hartland_, and _Winchester_; all which lie on the river
Ett. The townships are severally about six miles square, and each
forms one parish.
The KINGDOM OF QUINNIPIOG constituted the Dominion of Newhaven,
divided into two counties, viz. Newhaven and Fairfield; these again
divided into seventeen townships, about twelve miles square each. The
number of houses is nearly 10,000, and that of the inhabitants 60,000.
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