. Historic Litchfield, 1721-1907; being a short account of the history of the old houses of Litchfield; . d as prisoners of war, General Franklin, British governorof New Jersey, and Mr. Matthews, British mayor of NewYork City. The latters traveling trunk and part of histraveling carriage were in possession of the Seymour family,Major Moses Seymour having been in charge of the jail atthe time. The present jail was built in 1812. On East street, near the corner of North street, in frontof the Jail, stands the Whipping-post Elm, much in use atone time, twenty or thirty strokes being the usual pun
. Historic Litchfield, 1721-1907; being a short account of the history of the old houses of Litchfield; . d as prisoners of war, General Franklin, British governorof New Jersey, and Mr. Matthews, British mayor of NewYork City. The latters traveling trunk and part of histraveling carriage were in possession of the Seymour family,Major Moses Seymour having been in charge of the jail atthe time. The present jail was built in 1812. On East street, near the corner of North street, in frontof the Jail, stands the Whipping-post Elm, much in use atone time, twenty or thirty strokes being the usual punishment. If we take a drive out the West Goshen road, passingthe beautiful home nestled in the hills and surrounded bybeautiful woods, owned by Mrs. F. Norton Goddard ofNew York, widow of the well-known philanthropist, wecome in time to an old farmhouse, the former home of MissMary Buel, a gentle sweet old lady who at her death gaveher home to found a branch of the George Junior Republic,of which the parent institution is at Freeville, New are now about thirty boys there under the superin-.
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