WITH A HISTORY OF THE CONSTITUTION
DURING HIS ADMINISTRATION.

BY DANIEL CHIPMAN, LL. D.

MIDDLEBURY:

PRINTED FOR THE AUTHOR.

1849.

11334.9. 4512473.2

1864. Mar 9

gift of
Henry G. Denny, Eins
of Boston.
(class of 18521).

Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1849,
by DANIEL CHIPMAN, in the office of the Clerk of the
District Court for the District of Vermont.

CONTENTS.

Preface,.

CHAPTER I.

His Birth. His Settlement in Salisbury.--The Governors

of New York and New Hampshire both make grants

of lands in the territory now included in the State of

Vermont.--Col. Chittenden removes to the New Hamp-

shire Grants.-Driven from his farm in 1676........

CHAPTER II.

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The first Constitution of Vermont, a copy of the first

Constitution of Pennsylvania, with some alterations

and additions...

CHAPTER III.

Congress recommends to the several States to form gov-

ernments for themselves.-Formation of the first Con-

stitutions of New Hampshire and Pennsylvania.-The

first Constitutions of the different States varied as

their Colonial Governments had varied,- Extracts

from the charter of Gov. Penn.-History of the first

Constitution of Pennsylvania and the formation of a

new Constitution.....

CHAPTER IV.

The first section in the Bill of Rights in the Constitution

of Pennsylvania so amended as to abolish slavery.-

Act to prevent the transportation of negroes and mu-

lattoes out of the State.-Second section in the Bill of

Rights amended.-Ministerial acts.-Fifteenth section

amended.

CHAPTER V.

Ratification of the first Constitution of Vermont.-Acts

of the Legislature making the Constitution a law of

the State.-Extracts from Vt. State Papers.-Address

of the Council of Safety to the people.....