cut Connecti- late, with much calmness and candour. The people are well informed in regard to their rights, and judicious in the methods they adopt to secure them. The clergy, who are numerous, and, as a body, very refpe table, have hitherto preferved a kind of ariftocratical balance in the very democratical government of the ftate; which has happily operated as a check upon the overbearing fpirit of republicanifm. It has been lamented that the unhappy religious difputes which have too much prevailed among fome of the clergy, and the too great attention that others have paid to their temporal concerns, to the neglect of their flocks, and an inattention to, the qualifica tions of those who have been admitted to the facred office, have, heretofore, confiderably diminished their influence. It is a pleafing circumftance that the rage for theological difputation is abating; and greater ftrictnefs is obferved in the admiffion of candidates to the ministry. Their influence is on the increase; and it is no doubt to be attributed, in part, to their increafing influence, that an evident reformation in the manners of the people of this ftate has taken place fince the peace. In regard to learning and abilities, the clergy, at the present day, are equal to their predeceffors at any former period. Religion. As to ecclefiaftical government and difcipline, each church is a feparate jurifdiction, and claims authority to choose their own minifter, to exercife government, and to enjoy gospel ordinances within itself. The churches, however, are not independent of each other; they are affociated for mutual benefit and convenience. The affociations have power to licence candidates for the ministry, to confult for the general welfare, and to recommend measures to be adopted by the churches, but have no authority to enforce them. When difputes arife in churches, councils are called, by the parties, to fettle them; but their power is only advisory. There are as many affociations in the itate as there are counties; and they meet twice in a year. These are all combined in one general affociation, who meet annually. All religions that are confiftent with the peace of fociety are tolerated in Connecticut; and a spirit of liberality and catholicifm is increafing. There are very few religious fects in this state; the bulk of the people are congregationalists. Besides these there are epifcopalians and baptifts; and formerly there was a fociety of Sandimanians at New-Haven; but they are now reduced to a very fmall number. The epifcopalian churches are refpectable, and are under the fuperintendance of a bishop. There were 29 congregations of the baptifts in 1784. Thefe congregations, with those in the neighbouring ftates, meet in affociations, by delegation, annually. Chief There are a great number of very pleasant towns, towns. both maritime and inland, in Connecticut. It contains five incorporated towns or cities. Two of these, Hartford and New Haven, are the capitals of the ftate. The general affembly is holden at the former in May, and at the latter in October, annually. See HARTFORD and New-HAVEN. There is a grammar fchool at Hartford, and another at New Haven, supported by a donation of governor Hopkins. This venerable and benevolent gentleman, in his laft will, dated 1657, left in the hands of Theophilus Eaton, Efq; and three others, a legacy of L. 1324, as an encouragement, in these foreign plantations, of breeding up hopeful youths both at the grammar school and college." In 1664, this legacy was equally divided between New Haven and Hartford; and grammar fchools were erected, which have been fupported ever since. At Greenfield there is a refpectable academy, under the care and inftruction of the Rev. Dr Dwight. At Plainfield is another, under the care of the Rev. Mr Benedict. This academy has flourished for feveral years, and furnished a number of students for Yale and Dartmouth colleges. At Norwich and Windham, likewise, are academies furnished with able inftructors; each of these academies have 60 or 70 fcholars. Yale College was founded in 1700, and remained at Killingworth until 1707-then at Saybrook until 1716, when it was removed and fixed at New Haven. See NEW HAVEN. follils. On the bank of Connecticut river, two miles from Mines, miMiddleton, is a lead mine, which was wrought during nerals, and the war, at the expence of the ftate, and was productive. It is too expenfive to work in time of peace. Copper mines have been difcovered and opened in feveral parts of the ftate, but have proved unprofitable, and are much neglected. Iron mines are numerous and productive. Steel ore has been found in the mountains between Woodbury and New Milford. Talcs of various kinds, white, brown, and chocolate coloured crystals, zink or spelter, a femimetal, and feveral other foffils and metals, have been found in Connecticut. taxes. 12 All freeholders in the state are required by law to Mode of give in lifts of their polls and rateable estate, to per- levying fons appointed in the refpective towns to receive them, on or before the 20th of Auguft annually. Thefe are valued according to law, arranged in proper order, and fent to the general affembly annually in May. The fum total of the lift of the polls and rateable eftate of the inhabitants of Connecticut, as brought into the general aflembly in May 1787, were as follows: L. 1,484,901 6 4} Sum total of the fingle lift One quarter of the fourfolds, Total, 47.790 2 9 1,176 9 4 L. 1,533,867 18 5 On this fum taxes are levied, fo much on the pound, according to the fum propofed to be raised. A tax of two-pence on the pound would raife L.12,782, 48. The ordinary annual expences of government before the war amounted to near L. 4000 Sterling, exclufive of that which was appropriated to the fupport of fchools. The expences have fince increased. U u At Conne&t cut. 13 Mineral Springs. 14 Conftitu At Stafford is a medicinal fpring, which is faid to be a fovereign remedy for fcorbutic, cutaneous, and other diforders. At Guilford is a spring, whose water, it is said, when feparated from the fountain, will evaporate even when put into a bottle and tightly corked. It is difficult to fay what is the conftitution of this tion and ftate. Contented with the form of government which courts of justice. originated from the charter of Charles II. granted in 1662, the people have not been disposed to run the hazard of framing a new conflitution fince the declaration of independence. They have tacitly adopted their old charter as the ground of civil government, fo far as it is applicable to an independeat people. year, Agreeable to this charter, the fupreme legiflative authority of the ftate is vefted in a governor, deputy. governor, twelve afliftants or counfellors, and the reprefentatives of the people, ftyled the General Affembly. The governor, deputy-governor, and affiftants, are annually chofen by the freemen in the month of May. The reprefentatives (their number not to exceed two from each town) are chofen by the freemen twice a to attend the two annual feffions, on the fecond Thurfdays of May and October. This affembly has power to erect judicatories, for the trial of caufes civil and criminal, and to ordain and establish laws for fettling the forms and ceremonies of government. By thefe laws the general affembly is divided into two branches, called the upper and lower houfes. The upper house is compofed of the governer, deputy-governor, and affiftants; the lower houfe, of the reprefentatives of people. No law can pafs without the concurrence of both houfes. The judges of the fuperior court hold their offices during the pleasure of the general affembly. The judges of the county courts, and juftices, are annually ap pointed. Sheriffs are appointed by the governor and council, without limitation of time. The governor is captain-general of the militia, the deputy-governor Lieutenant-general. All other military offices are appointed by the affembly, and commiffioned by the go vernor. The made of electing the governor, deputy governor, affiftants, treasurer, and secretary, is as follows: The freemen in the feveral towns meet on the Monday Rext after the firft Tuesday in April, annually, and give in their votes for the perfons they chocfe for the faid offices refpectively, with their names written on a piece of paper, which are received and fealed up by a conftable in open meeting, the votes for each office by themselves, with the name of the town and office written on the outfide. These votes, thus fealed, are sent to the general affembly in May, and there counted by a committee from both houfes. All freemen are eligible to any office in government. In choofing affistants, twenty perfons are nominated, by the vote of each freeman, at the freemen's meeting for choofing representatives in September annually. Thefe votes are fealed up, and fent to the general affembly in October, and are there counted by a committee of both houfes, and the twenty perfons who have the moft votes ftand in nomination; out of which number the twelve who have the greatest number of votes, given by the freemen at their meeting in April, are in May declared affiftants in the manner above mentioned. The qualifications of freemen are, maturity in years, The courts are as follows: The justices of the peace, of whom a number are annually appointed in each town by the general affembly, have authority to hear and determine civil actions, where the demand does not exceed four pounds. If the demand exceeds forty fhillings, an appeal to the county is allowed. They have cognizance of fall offences, and may pu mith by fine not exceeding forty fhillings, or whipping not exceeding ten tripes, or fitting in the ftocks, There are eight county courts in the ftate, held in the feveral counties by one judge and four juftices of the quorum, who have jurifdiction of all criminal cafes, arifing within their refpective counties, where the pu nishment does not extend to life, limb, or banishment. They have original jurifdiction of all civil actions which exceed the jurifdiction of a justice. Either party may appeal to the fuperior court, if the demand exceeds twenty pounds, except on bonds or notes vouched by two witneffes, There are feveral courts of probate in each county, confifting of one judge. The peculiar province of this court is, the probate of wills, granting administration of intellate eftates, ordering distribution of them, and appointing guardians for minors, &c. An appeal lies from any decree of this court to the fuperior court. The fuperior court confifts of five judges. It has authority in all criminal cafes extending to life, limb, er banishment, and other high crimes and mifdemea nors, to gant divorces, and to hear and determine all civil actions brought by appeal from the county courts, or the court of probate, and to correct the errors of all inferior courts. This is a circuit court, and has two ftated feffions in each county annually. The fuperior and county courts try matters of fact by a jury, or without if the parties will agree. There is a fupreme court of errors, confifting of the deputy governor and the twelve affiftants. Their fole bufinefs is to determine writs of error brought on judgments of the superior court, where the error complained of appears on the record. They have two itated feffions annually, viz. on the Tuesdays of the weeks preceding the itated feffions of the general asfembly. The county court is a court of chancery, empowered to hear and determine cafes in equity, where the matter in demand does not exceed one hundred pounds. The fuperior court has cognizance of all cafes where the demand exceeds that fum. Error may be brought from the county to the fuperior court, and from the fuperiort court to the fupreme court of errors, on judgment in cafes of equity as well as of law. The general affembly only have power to grant pardons and reprieves, to grant commiffions of bankruptcy, or protect the perfons and eftates of unfortunate debtors. The Connecti cut. cut. furveyed and fettled by commiffioners from queen Anne Connectis in 1705, comprehended all New London county, except a narrow ftrip of about eight miles wide, on the fea coaft, almoft the whole of the county of Windhain, and a part of the counties of Tolland and Hartford. Uncas, diftinguifhed for his friendship to the English, was the Sachem of this tribe. The common law of England, fo far as it is applicable to this country, is confidered as the common law of this ftate. The reports of adjudication in the courts of king's bench, common pleas, and chancery, are read in the courts of this ftate as authorities; yet the judges do not confider them as conclufively bind ing, unless founded on folid reasons which will apply in this state, or fanctioned by concurrent adjudications of their own courts. The feudal fyftem of defcents was never adopted in this ftate. All the real eftate of inteftates is divided equally among the children, males and females, except that the eldeft fon has a double portion. And all eftates given in tail, muft be given to fome perfon then in being, or to their immediate iffue, and fhall become fee-fimple eftates to the iffue of the first donee in tail. The widow of an inteftate is intitled to a third part of the perfonal estate for ever, and to her dower, or third part of the houses and lands belonging to the inteftate at the time of his death, during her life. Practice of The practice of law in this ftate has more fimplicity, law. but lefs precifion, than in England. Affiftants and judges are impowered to iffue writs through the state, and juftices through their respective counties. In these writs, the fubftance of the complaints or the declarations must be contained; and if neither of the parties fhow good reafon for delay, the caufes are heard and determined the fame term to which the writs are returnable. Few of the fictions of law, fo common in the English practice, are known in this ftate. The plaintiff always has his election to attach or fummon the defendant. Attornies are admitted and qualified by the county courts. Previous to their admiffion to the bar, they must study two years with a practising attorney in the ftate, if they have had a college education, and three years if they have not; their morals must be good, and their characters unblemished; and they muft fuftain an examination by the attorneys of the court of the county where they are admitted, and be by them recommended to the court. When admitted to the county court, they can practice, with but other qualifications, in any court in the fate. There are upon an average about thirteen attornies to each county, one hundred and four in the ftate; a very great proportion for the real exigencies of the people. Yet from the litigious fpirit of the citizens, the most of them find employment and fupport. There is no attorney general, but there is one attorney to the ftate in each county. 16 History. The prefent territory of Connecticut, at the time of the first arrival of the English, was poffeffed by the Pequot, the Mohegan, Podunk, and many other finaller tribes of Indians. The Pequots were numerous and warlike. Their country extended along the fea coaft from Paukatuk to Connecticut river. About the year 1630, this powerful tribe extended their conquests over a confiderable part of Connecticut, over all Long Island, and part of Narraganfet. Saffacus, who was the grand monarch of the whole country, was king of this na tion. The feat of his dominion was at New London; the ancient Indian name of which was Pequot. The Mohegans were a numerous tribe, and their territory extenfive. Their ancient claim, which was 5 The Podunks inhabited Eaft Hartford, and the circumjacent country. The firft Sachem of this tribe, of whom the English had any knowledge, was Tatanimoo. He was able to bring into the field more than 200 fighting men. The firft grant of Connecticut was made by the Plymouth council to the carl of Warwick, in 1630, and confirmed by his majefty in council the fame year. This grant comprehended all that part of New Eng land which lies weft from Narraganfett river, 120 miles on the fea coaft, from thence, in latitude and breadth aforefaid, to the fouth fea. The year following, the earl affigned this grant to lord Say and Seal, lord Brook, and nine others. No English fettlements were attempted in Connec ticut until the year 1633, when a number of Indian traders, having purchased of Zequaffon and Natawa. nute, two principal Sachems, a tract of land at the mouth of Little river in Windfor, built a house and fortified it, and ever after maintained their right of foil upon the river. The fame year, a little before the arrival of the English, a company of Dutch traders came to Hartford, and built a house which they called the Hirfe of Good Hope, and erected a small fort, in which they planted two cannon. The remains of this fettlement are ftill visible on the bank of Connecticut river. This was the only fettlement of the Dutch in Connecticut in thefe ancient times. The Dutch, and after them the province of New York, for a long time claimed as far east as the western bank of Connecticut river. It belongs to the profeffed hiftorian to prove or difprove the justice of this claim. Douglas fays, "The par tition line between New York and Connecticut, as eftablished December 1. 1664, run from the mouth of Memoroncok river, a little weft from Byram river, N. N. W. and was the ancient easterly limits of New York, until November 23. 1683, when the line was run nearly the fame as it is now fettled." If Douglas is right, the New York claim could not have been well founded. In 1634, Lord Say and Seal, &c. fent over a finall number of men, who built a fort at Saybrook, and held a treaty with the Pequot Indians, who in a formal manner gave to the English their right to Connecticut river and the adjacent country. In 1635, the Plymouth council granted to the Duke of Hamilton, all lands between Narragansett and Connecticut rivers, and back into the country as far as Maffachufets fouth line. This covered a part of the Earl of Warwick's patent, and occafioned fome difputes in the colony. There were feveral attempts to revive the Hamilton claim, but were never profecuted. In October of this year, about fixty perfons from Newtown, Dorchefter, and Watertown, in Maffachufets, came and fettled at Hartford, Wethersfield, and Windfor, in Connecticut; and the June following the U u 2 fa Connecti- famous Mr Hooker and his company came and fettled at Hartford, and was a friend and father to the colony to the day of his death. cut. The first court held in Connecticut was at Hartford, cut. The English thus obtained the country east of the Connecti Dutch fettlements, by right of conqueft. The purfuit of the Indians led to an acquaintance with the lands on the fea coaft from Saybrook to Fairfield. It was reported to be a very fine country. This favourable report induced Meffrs Eaton and Hopkins, two very refpectable London merchants, and Mr Davenport, a man of diftinguished piety and abilities, with their company, who arrived this year (1637) from London, to think of this part of the country as the place of their fettlement. Their friends in Massachufets, forry to part with fo valuable a company, diffuaded them from their purpose. Influenced, however, by the promising profpects which the country afforded, and flattering themselves that they should be out of the jurifdiction of a general governor, with which the country was from time to time threatened, they determined to proceed. Accordingly, in March 1638, with the confent of their friends on Connecticut river, they settled at New Haven, and laid the foundation of a flourishing colony, of which Quinnipiak, now New Haven, was the chief town. The firft public worship, in this new plantation, was attended on Lord's day, April 18. 1638, under a large fpreading oak. The Rev. Mr Davenport preached from Matt. iii. 1.on the temptations of the wilderness. Both colonies, by voluntary compact, formed themfelves into diftinct commonwealths, and remained so until their union in 1665. The year 1637 was distinguished by the war with the Pequots. This warlike nation had, for fome time, been troublesome neighbours. They folicited the Narragansetts to join them in extirpating the English. They had furprized and killed several of the English upon Connecticut river. These threatening appearan ces and actual hoftilities induced the three colonies of Maffachufets, Plymouth, and Connecticut, to combine their forces, to carry the war into their country, and to attempt the entire deftruction of the whole tribe. Myantonomo, the Narraganset Sachem, and Uncas, Sachem of the Mohegans, fent to the English and offered their fervice to join with them against the Pequots. Forces were accordingly raised in all the colonies; but those of Connecticut, on account of their vicinity to the enemy, were first in action. Captain Mafon, with 80 English and 100 Indians from Connecticut river, proceeded by water to the Narraganfett's country, where 200 of that tribe joined him. On the 24th of May, they began their march for Saffacus fort on Pequot, now Thames river. They afterwards determined first to affault Myftic fort, which was fituated between them and Pequot river. On the morning of the 26th of May the attack was made. The Indians, after a midnight revel, were buried in a deep fleep. At the moment of their approach, the centinel happened to be gone into a wigwam to light his pipe. The barking of a dog gave the alarm. The Indians awoke, feized their arrows, and began their hideous yell. They were joined in their tremendous noife by the Indians in the English army, who were in the rear and afraid to approach. The battle was warm and bloody, and the victory complete. The fort was taken-about 70 wigwams burnt-50 or 60 of the Indians were killed-many were wounded and taken, and the rest escaped. Saffacus and his warriors at Pequot, ftruck with terror at the news of this defeat, demolished their principal fort, burnt their wig- The first church was gathered in New Haven this wams, and fled to the weftward. Capt. Stoughton, year, and confifted of feven members. These were with 160 men from Maffachufets, had by this time chofen by the fettlers after Mr Davenport had preacharrived at Saybrook. He with his forces joined Cap- ed from the words of Solomon, Wisdom hath buildtain Mafon and purfued the Indians, and overtook anded her houfe, fhe hath hewed out her seven pillars.' furrounded them in a great swamp near Fairfield. A Sachem and ninety-nine women and children came out and delivered themfelves up to their purfuers. Terms of peace were offered to the reft: but after a fhort parley they determined, that as they had lived they would die together. There were about 80 who made this refolution. Part of these escaped by means of the darknefs of the night. The reft were either killed or taken. In this action the Indians had guns, which is the firft account of their having ufed them. Saffacus fled to the Mohawks, by whom it is reported he was murdered; but it is more probable that he and his company incorporated with them. Many of the Indian captives were unjuftifiably sent to Bermudas and fold for flaves. The Pequot tribe was wholly extinguifhed. This fuccefsful expedition ftruck the Indians that remained with fuch terror, as reftrained them from open hoftilities for near forty years after. In 1639, the three towns on Connecticut river, already mentioned, finding themfelves without the limits of any jurifdiction, formed themselves into a body politic, and agreed upon articles of civil government. Thefe articles were the foundation of Connecticut charter, which was granted in 1662. The substance of the articles, fo far as they refpect the holding of affemblies, the time and manner of electing magistrates and other civil officers (except that in the old confederation no perfon was to be chofen governor more than once in two years), and the extent of legislative powers, was transferred into, and established in faid charter. Thefe men were indeed the pillars of the church, to whom the reft were added as they became qualified. They were alfo the court to try all civil actions. com The first fettlers in New Haven had all things co mon; all purchases were made in the name and for the use of the whole plantation; and the lands were ap portioned out to each family according to their number and original stock. At their first election, in October 1639, Mr Theophilus Eaton was chofen governor for the first year. Their elections, by agreement, were to be annual; and the word of God their only rule in conducting the affairs of government in the plantation. In 1643, the articles of confederation between the four New England colonies, mentioned under the ar ticle NEW ENGLAND, were unanimously adopted by the colonies of New Haven and Connecticut. The English fettlement on Delaware, which was under cut. Connecti- under the jurifdiction of New Haven, was furprized by the Swedes, and the people put in irons, under a falfe pretence that they were entering into a confpiracy with the Indians to extirpate the Swedes. The general court of New Haven, this year, eftablished it as a fundamental article not to be difputed, That none be admitted as free burgeffes but church members, and that none but fuch fhould vote at clections. They alfo ordained, That each town choofe from among themselves judges (church members) to be a court, to have cognizance of all civil actions not exceeding twenty pounds; and of criminal caufes, where the punishment was, fitting in the flocks, whipping, and fining not exceeding five pounds. There was li There was li berty of appeal from this to the court of magiftrates. The court of magiftrates confifted of all the magiftrates throughout the colony, who were to meet twice a-year at New Haven, for the trial of all capital caufes. Six made a quorum. The general court was to confift of the governor, deputy-governor, magistrates, and two reprefentatives from each town. The annual election of officers of government was at this time eftablished, and has ever fince continued. The unfettled ftate of the colony had hitherto prevented their establishing a code of laws. To fupply this defect, the general court ordered, That the judicial laws of God, as they were delivered to Mofes, and as they are a fence to the moral, being neither typical nor ceremonial, nor having any reference to Canaan, fhall be accounted of moral equity and generally bind all offenders, and be rule to all the courts in this jurifdiction in their proceedings againft offenders, until they be branched out into particulars hereafter.' About this time a war broke out between the Mohegan and Narraganfett Indians. A perfonal quarrel between Myantonomo, fachem of the Narragansetts, and Uncas fachem of the Mohegans, was the foundation of the war. Myantonomo raised an army of 900 warriors, and marched towards the Mohegan country. Uncas by his fpies received timely notice of their approach. His feat of refidence was in fome part of Norwich. He quickly collected 600 of his braveft warriors, and told them, The Narragansetts muft not come into our town; we must meet them.' They accordingly marched about three miles to a large plain, where the two armies met, and halted within bow-shot of each other. A parley was propofed by Uncas, and agreed to by Myantonomo. The fachems met, and Uncas addressed his enemy as follows. You have a great many brave men: fo have I. You and I have quarvelled; but thefe warriors, what have they done? Shall they die to avenge a private quarrel between us? No. Come like a brave man, as you pretend to be, and let us fight. If you kill me, my men fhall be yours; if I kill you, your men fhall be mine.' Myantonomo replied: My men came to fight, and they fhall fight. Uncas, like an experienced warrior, aware of the refult of the conference from the fuperior force of his enemy, had previously fignified to his men, that if Myantonomo refufed to fight him in fingle combat, he would immediately fall, which was to be the fignal for them to begin the attack. As foon therefore as Myantonomo had finished his laconic peech, Uncas dropped: his men inftantly obeyed the cut. fignal, and poured in a fhower of arrows upon the un- Connecti fufpecting Narragansetts, and rushing on with their horrid yells and favage fiercenefs, put them to flight Many were killed on the spot, the reft were clofely purfued, and fome were precipitately driven down craggy precipices, and dafhed in pieces. At a place called, from this event, Sachem's plain, Uncas overtook and feized Myantonomo by the fhoulder. They fat down together; and Uncas with a hoop called in his men, and the battle ceafed. Doubtful what to do with the royal prifoner, Uncas and his warriors, in council, determined to carry him to the governor and council at Hartford, and be advised by them. Thither he was accordingly conducted. The governor having advi fed with his council, told Uncas, that the English were not then at war with the Narraganfetts, and of course that it was not proper for them to intermeddle in the matter. Uncas was left to do with him as he pleased. Myantonomo was conducted back to the plain where he was taken, and put to death by Uncas himself. The tragic scene did not end with his death. Uncas,, after the manner of the Indians, with his tomahawk cut off a large piece of flesh from the shoulder of his flaughtered enemy, broiled and eat it, faying, with an air of favage triumph, It is the sweetest meat I ever eat. It makes me have a ftout heart.' His body was afterwards buried, and a pillar erected over it, the remains of which are vifible to this day. The Narragansetts were greatly enraged at the death of their prince, and refolved to take vengeance on the Mohegans. The united colonies interpofed to prevent a war between them, but in vain. The Naraganfetts refolutely declared, they would continue the war until they had Uncas's head. But as Uncas had ever been a friend to the English, they joined him againft his enemies, and were victorious. Such, however, was the enmity of the Narragansetts to the Englifh, that they afterwards fent fome of their men to Uncas, with large presents, to induce him to join with them in a war with the colonies. Uncas replied, "Go tell your king that I will go to Norwich, and advife with Major John Mason and Mr Fitch; if they tell me to join him and fight against the English, I will join him." In the war that happened foon after, Uncas affifted the English, and the Narragansetts were fubdued, and never after were formidable. In confideration of the fuccefs and increase of the New England colonies, and that they had been of nocharge to the nation, and in profpect of their being in future very ferviceable to it, the English parliament, March 10. 1643, granted them an exemption from all cuftoms, fubfidies, and other duties, until further order. In 1644, the Connecticut adventurers purchafed of Mr Fenwick, agent for Lord Say and Seal, and Lord Brook, their right to the colony of Connecticut, for L. 1600. The history of Connecticut is marked with traces of the fame fpirit which has been mentioned as characteristic of the Maffachufets, in different ftages of their history. Indeed, as Maflachufets was the flock whence Connecticut proceeded, this is to be expected. The colonies of Connecticut and New Haven, from their first fettlement, increafed rapidly; tracts of land 1 |