. Farmington, Connecticut, the village of beautiful homes. the Harbin-of New London, sonic say. New Havenlroni lluiue through the .Agency if.\. l-. Williams Mrs. Vorces Father S:.Mr. John Xorlon. who built thehouse of 1), X. r,arne\. they werebrought to harmington for safe keep-ing |)nt miller llonds for Mutiny MrWilliams built for their use & com-fort one or more small Buildings onhis own grounds. They went to Schoolover Ldw. Demings Store they werehere about a year when it was thoughtbest to relnrn them to their NativeL:ind When they were ready to sailCinque .addressed them in their nativeTo
. Farmington, Connecticut, the village of beautiful homes. the Harbin-of New London, sonic say. New Havenlroni lluiue through the .Agency if.\. l-. Williams Mrs. Vorces Father S:.Mr. John Xorlon. who built thehouse of 1), X. r,arne\. they werebrought to harmington for safe keep-ing |)nt miller llonds for Mutiny MrWilliams built for their use & com-fort one or more small Buildings onhis own grounds. They went to Schoolover Ldw. Demings Store they werehere about a year when it was thoughtbest to relnrn them to their NativeL:ind When they were ready to sailCinque .addressed them in their nativeTon,gue. .\ Missionary Society wasformed & they were taken back toAlemli in Africa. West Coast nearLiberia While in I^irminglon theyshowed themselves kind X tothose who employed them. Cinque,(irabbo, Ihillie, Fuli. Taniie names remembered by those whoknew them. In the Farmington Ceme-tery .across the Path from the SoldiersMonmnent 011 the .sout:; side of theground is a simple .Marble, Stone bear-ing the following I nscriiition :. A native .African who was drownedwhile bathing in the Center Basin .Aug1841 He was one of tin- Company ofSlaves under Cini|ue on board theSchooner .Amisted who asserted theirrights and took possession of the Ves-sel after having jiiU the , Mate,and others to sparing their Mas-ters Rnez, and Motitez. The Center, or Iitkin waswhere Miss Porters Laundrv now .\i i8>S. .Mi i<owe is sun-that Ioone conimilled suicide as before he was drowned Mr. him say Foonc going to see hisMother he was very homesick. A T a most singular ^*«y episode in the quiet life of ^^T Farmington which brought to us the band of Mendians in which were iuclude<l three Mendian girls. One of these, by name Tamie. directly to and remained with meuniil ilieir departure for their nativeland, and she proved a most interestingjiersonality. About fourteen years ofage, she w,as t;dl, straight as an ar-row
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