other High Schools, which have
been established in several towns. But I was unwilling to take these out of the hands
of the historians of the several towns, which they will be much better qualified to
describe, and which are more properly within their province.
This work was written, when the materials were collected, in 1855. Since that
some changes of a public character have taken place, and some information ha«
been received, which I have inserted in the text or notes ; but most of the chapters
remain aa they were written, — no new materials have been collected.
S. SWIFF.
CONTENTS.
(county of ADDISON.)
CHAPTER I.
PAOE .
Territory — Face of the Country — Soil — Original Forests — Lime — Marble —
Streams ■ 5
CHAPTER II.
County Seats — County Buildings— Courts— Clianges of the JuJiciary Id
CHAPTER III.
Indians —County Court
— County Cleiks— StateV Attorneys— Slieritl's — High Bailifife— Judges of
Probate District of Addison, — District of New Haven 125
No. II. — Statement of Agriculture, Farm^ and Imiilements, Stocks, Products
&c., taken from Census of 1850 IGO
No. Ill — A Table showing the population of the several towns in tlio Couniy
of Addison, at each United States Ceusus, since Veriuout was admitted into
the Union l?'l
COUNTY OF ADDISON.
CHAPTER I.
TERRITORY — FACE OF THE COUNTRY — SOIL — ORIGINAL FORESTS —
LIME — MARBLE — STREAMS.
Soon after the organization of the Historical Society of Middle-
bury, the importance of procuring, as early as possible, histories of
the several towns in the County became a subject of consideration.
Already nearly all the men Avho had shared in the occurrences
and toils of the first settlement had passed