Prime Ancient Society of Fairfield, Connecticut, 1639-1889; An Historical Paper
The book Prime Ancient Society of Fairfield, Connecticut, 1639-1889; An Historical Paper was written by author Child, Frank Samuel, 1854-1922. 1n Here you can read free online of Prime Ancient Society of Fairfield, Connecticut, 1639-1889; An Historical Paper book, rate and share your impressions in comments. If you don't know what to write, just answer the question: Why is Prime Ancient Society of Fairfield, Connecticut, 1639-1889; An Historical Paper a good or bad book?
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Stamford, Greenwich, Westchester, have liberty to improve the help of the Court at Fairfield to issue controversies that may arise among them. THE FIRST PRISON. Feb. 16, 1679. The Town hath granted a small piece of land upon the green to build a prison upon with a dwelling house thereon. Also a garden plot and a yard plot. To be for place and quantity as the present Townsmen shall lay who are so impowered to do. April 4, 1768. This Prison was burned by Isaac Frazer, who was hung for the crime. ...John Camp, keejjer of the Jail that was burned in Fairfield in 1768 by Isaac Frazer, petitioned to the General Assembly for relief. The house in which he lived was burned, with the greatest part of his household furniture, and, also, wearing apparel were consumed and the memorialist reduced to the utmost poverty. The Hon: Assembly granted him the sum of thirty pounds, to be paid out of the Colony Treasury, and the Treasurer of the Colony is to pay the sum to the memo- rialist. April 18, 1768. Voted, That the County of Fairfield have liberty to erect a Court House on the Meeting-House Green, a little northwesterly of the new School house.
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