October, 1765, Justice of Peace for New Haven County. May, 1766, Justice of Peace for New Haven County. May, 1766 and 1767, Judge of the Superior Court; also, May, 1773, 1774, 1775, 1776, 1777, 1778, & 1779. May, 1768, 1769, 1770, 1771, 1772, 1773, 1774, 1775, 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779, Chosen Assistant. Nominated for Governor, 1768, 1769, 1770, 1771, 1772, 1773, 1774, 1775, 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779, 1780. October, 1768, Appointed to make index of laws. May, 1769, Appointed to layout highway from New Haven to Windham. Report accepted May, 1770. May, 1771, Appointed to layout highway, New Haven to East Hadam. October, 1771, Appointed to purchase some elegant plate to present to Richard Jackson, Colonial Agent. Afterwards bought in England on account of duty if bought here. October, 1771, Assessed in the construction of addition of Meeting-house. October, 1772, One of joint Committee on Collegiate School. January, 1774, One of Committee to adjust certain land questions near the Delaware and Susquehannah Rivers. October, 1773, One of Committee to consider Earl of Dartmouth’s letter. April, 1775, Wrote and offered resolution appointing Committee to present letter of Gov. Trumbull to Gen. Gage, demanding explanation of attack of 19th of April and his future plans. August 3, 1774, Chosen Representative in Congress. February 27, 1775, Purchased 90 kegs of powder, 3,500 lbs. lead, 30,500 flints for the Colony. October, 1775, Representative in Congress. October, 1776, Committee to visit Army and grade the officers appointed by the Assembly. May, 1777, Named as member of the Committee of Safety. October, 1776 and 1777, Representative in Congress, 1st man. July, 1777, One of a Committee to confer with Mass., New Hampshire, R. I., and New York on the state of the currency. January, 1778, Committee to inquire into conduct of foreign traders in this State. January, 1778, Commissioner to New Haven Convention. Chairman of Committee to draw report of Convention. May, 1778 and 1779, Council of Safety. October, 1778, Representative in Congress. January, 1780, Representative in Congress. February, 1780, Delegate to Philadelphia Convention to regulate prices. Representative in Congress 1789 and 1791. Senator 1791 to 1793. Mayor of New Haven. PART II THE BI-CENTENNIAL EXERCISES [Illustration: HENRY S. MYGATT President of the Bi-Centennial Celebration] INCEPTION AND ORGANIZATION CONTRIBUTED BY CHARLES N. HALL In April, 1906, a call was issued in the columns of the _New Milford Gazette_, asking all citizens to meet at Mygatt’s Hall, Bank Street, on Monday evening, April 30, to consider the project of celebrating the town’s two hundredth anniversary. About forty citizens responded to the appeal and met at the appointed time and place. The meeting was called to order by Mr. William G. Green, and Mr. Henry S. Mygatt was appointed chairman of the meeting.