The first volontaire governor of Hartford colony was Edward Hopkins, born in England 1600, a Turky merchant of London; he returned to England, was in feveral offices there, and died in London 1657. Alternately with him Mr. Hains was chosen governor. After them George Willis, Thomas Wells, and John Webster were chofen governors. Mr. Eaton, an east country merchant of London, one of the patentees of Maffachusetts colony, with a parcel of planters 1637. fettled at New-Haven; after being for many fucceffive years governor, he died 1657; to him fucceeded Francis Newman, he continued three or four years governor and died. Mr. Leet, a lawyer, fucceeded and continued governor until Hartford and New-Haven were by royal charter united into one colony, and was their deputy governor under Mr. Winthrop while he lived, and after Mr. Winthrop's death continued ten years governor till his own death. We should have mentioned that Robert, earl of Warwick, having obtained a grant 1630 from the council of Plymouth, procured a patent from king Charles I. of lands in New-England from Narraganfet river, as the fea coaft runs towards Virginia forty leagues, and east and weft from sea to fea or to Maffachusetts fouth line; this was made over to William viscount Say and Seal, Robert lord Brook, and company; they built a fort at the mouth of Connecticut river, and called it Say-Brook; but finding no profit to accrue, they fold it to the fettlers 1644 The prefent boundaries of Connecticut colony are its north line upon Maffachusetts-Bay province of about 72 miles, fettled 1713; its * easterly line upon the colony of Rhode-Inland of about 45 miles, fettled 1728; its foutherly line is upon Long-Inland found, being a fea + See vol. I. p. 416, by mistake it was faid to have been confirmed by the king in council.. * See vol. II. p. 93. line of about go miles in a direct W. foutherly course from the mouth of Pakatuke river to the mouth of Byram river; its wefterly line as finally fettled with New-York, and by a deed of furrender from the colony of Connecticut to the king May 14, 1731, is as follows. This weft line was regulated thus, beginning at 20 miles east from Courtland's point || of Hudfon's 'river; N. 12d. 30m. E. 52 and half miles to a continuation of the Maffachusetts and Connecticut divifional line in N. lat. 42d. 2 m. * From the abovefaid projection from Courtland's point run S. 24d. 30m. eaft, 7 and 1 quarter miles, then W. S. W. 13 miles 64 rod, then S. S. E. eight miles to the mouth of Byram river. A line parallel with the first two lines at the distance of one mile three quarters of a mile and twenty rod eastward is the present boundary between Connecticut and New-York, and the land comprehended by these parallel lines is called the Oblong granted by Connecticut to NewYork as an equivalent for fome lands upon the Sound, settled by, but not originally belonging to Connecticut; this was confirmed by the king in council. The Oblong contains about 69,000 acres, whereof 50,000 acres is in difpute, the property being claimed by Eyles and company, alfo by Hanly and company; † it remains a place of refuge for the mifcreants from New-England and New-York. The partition line between New-York and Connecticut as established December 1, 1664, runs from the mouth of Memoroncok river (a little weft from Byram river) N.N. W. and was the ancient easterly bounds of New-York till Nov. 23, 1683, the line was run nearly the fame as it is now fettled. Courtland's point is computed to be 40 miles as the river runs from the city of New-York. *This N. W. corner of Connecticut colony is 20 and 3 qr. miles from Hudfon's river about 9 miles above Kingston, 1 mile below the mouth of Efopus river, and about 50 miles below Albany. + See New-York festion. VOL. II. M Duke Duke of Hamilton's grant took in part of the present colony of Connecticut, this grant was from NarragansetBay to Connecticut river, and back into the country until it met with Maffachusetts fouth line; but as this was never purchased of the native Indians, and never fettled, it may be deemed as obfolete; there have been fome attempts to revive this claim, but never profecuted. The Indians almost extinct; they have a small referve upon the east fide of Connecticut river at Pistol point in Weathersfield; a very small parcel of Nianticks about 5 or 6 miles weft from New-London; there is an Indian referve of acres upon New-London river in the northern parts of that township called Mohegins. In Connecticut are eight convenient fhipping ports for small craft, but all mafters enter and clear at the port of New-London, a good harbour 5 miles within land, and deep water, here they build large fhips, but their timber is fpungy, and not durable, it fplits or rives well into ftaves; fmall veffels are built at Saybrook, Killingf worth, New-Haven or Wallingsford river, &c. In the Sound the tide flows 6 to 8 feet, the deep water is upon the Long-ifland fide. Foreign veffels entered and cleared in the port of NewLondon from the 25th of March 1748 to the 25th of March 1749, fcarce any registered more than 80 tuns, and generally are Weft-India traders. Entered inwards. Cleared outwards. 3 30 Sloops 20 37 5 62 Here, as in all other British colonies, the collector and other custom houfe officers, are by warrant from the commiffioners of the cuftoms in confequence of an order from the treafury; the commiffioners of the treafury direct all officers of the revenue. In Connecticut the government is in the hands of the representative of the freemen or people, * as was alfo the property; but at present no colony or general lands remain (fo it is in Rhode-Ifland) excepting fome Indian referves. In the reigns of Charles II. and James II. the colony of Connecticut (as alfo of Rhode-Island) in the case of their charter, did not ftand a law fuit at home, as did Maffachusetts-Bay, but tacitly dropt their charter or jurisdiction, and upon the happy revolution tacitly reaffumed their jurifdiction, which was deemed good, and fubfifts to this day. This colony (before a charter granted them, by the two diftinct appellations of Hartford and New-Haven) was two of the four affociated colonies of New-England; Old Maffachusetts and Old Plymouth were the other two; the quota of charges of the two Connecticut colonies of Hartford and New-Haven was equal to that of the old colony of Maffachusetts-Bay. As to their wars or rather bickerings with the Canada French and their Indians, as alfo with our intermixed Indians in their infurrections, they were in common with Maffachusetts-Bay colony and province; we refer to the fection concerning Maffachusetts-Bay. What happened prior to the Connecticut royal charter, fee vol. I. p. their fhare in the reducing of Port-Royal, now 189; Our colonies are of various, natures. 1. In fome the government and property are in the crown; South-Carolina, North Carolina excepting the property of the earl of Granvile's one cighth fhare; Virginia, excepting the property of the north neck which belongs to lord Fairfax, New-York, New-Hampshire, Nova-Scotia; and Newfoundland. 2. In fome, both government and property are in the proprietaries, Maryland, and Penfylvania. 3. In fome, the government and property is in the reprefentatives of the people, Connecticut and Rhode. Ifland. 4. In others, the government is in the king, but the property is in the reprefentatives of the people, as in Maffachufects-Bay. 5. Government in the king, and property in a Certain body of proprietors, as in New-Jerfies. 6. Georgia may be faid not digefted. M 2 Annapolis, Annapolis, 1710, fee vol. I. p. 308; their share in the fham expedition 1711 (the nation was at that time, and by management, frequently the dupe of the miniftry) against Canada, fee vol. I. p. 312; their quota in that unaccountably rash, but by divine providence extraordinary fuccefsful, expedition against Louisbourg of Cape-Breton, fee vol. I. p. 350; the affair of the projected but abortive expedition 1746 against Canada, see vol. I. p. 315. Abstract of the Connecticut CHARTER. 86 names are 66 66 "Connecticut colony was incorporated, April 23, "1662, by charter of K. Charles II. from the humble "petition of 19 gentlemen principal proprietors in faid colony, partly by purchase for valuable confiderations, "and partly gained by a conqueft; and living remote "from other English plantations; thefe gentlemen's John Winthrop, Henry Clarke, Nathan Gold, Henry Wolcott, John Ogden, John Clarke, John Mason, Matthew Allyn, Richard Treat, John "Talcott, Thomas Welles, Anthony Hawkins, Samuel Willis, John Tapping, Richard Lord, Daniel Clarke, "Obadiah Brown, John Deming, Matthew Chamfield, "with all others who fhall be made free of the company, " are incorporated by the name of THE GOVERNOR AND "COMPANY OF THE ENGLISH COLONY OF CONNECTICUT "IN NEW-ENGLAND IN AMERICA, with perpetual fuc"ceffion, to purchase land and chattles, and them to "leafe or alien as corporations in England may do, with "a common feal; and there fhall be elected out of the "freemen one governor, one deputy governor, and "twelve affistants, viz. the first governor John Win throp, firft deputy governor John Mafon, the first "twelve affiftants Samuel Willis, Matthew Allyn, Na"than Gold, Henry Clarke, Richard Treat, John Ogden, "John Tapping, John Talcott, Thomas Welles, Henry Wolcott, Richard Lord, and Daniel Clarke; the go"vernor may at any time call an affembly; to have two " annual |