Historical sketches of the town of Milford . iniJ/ATKKKT J ll.\ ,/. l/4,rlL ,1 1 /••/«»!« ^ !? II,,,.,.! ,:^/I,;f ) .c^ lltr^ KROC-bANK ( .v^riy,-,..« . r\ /. V^Vi^-v ^ KKCKKKMKN r. *>?..,?-«ti.« r. i. *..rf ll,-,urrf-*-f K. J,A.»l«.-,,,«Wj I. I^ian-miii >/»i| ?Irfs VMs. Copyright, 1914 BY George Hare Ford CI,A3S0J36 AUG 22 1914 PREFACE Partially inspired by the recent tracing of the road overwhich Washington passed through this town on June 28th,1775, journeying from Philadelphia to Cambridge to takecomma


Historical sketches of the town of Milford . iniJ/ATKKKT J ll.\ ,/. l/4,rlL ,1 1 /••/«»!« ^ !? II,,,.,.! ,:^/I,;f ) .c^ lltr^ KROC-bANK ( .v^riy,-,..« . r\ /. V^Vi^-v ^ KKCKKKMKN r. *>?..,?-«ti.« r. i. *..rf ll,-,urrf-*-f K. J,A.»l«.-,,,«Wj I. I^ian-miii >/»i| ?Irfs VMs. Copyright, 1914 BY George Hare Ford CI,A3S0J36 AUG 22 1914 PREFACE Partially inspired by the recent tracing of the road overwhich Washington passed through this town on June 28th,1775, journeying from Philadelphia to Cambridge to takecommand of the Army of the United Colonies; and inanticipation of the proposed celebration of the 275TH Anniversary of the Settlement ofYe Old Towne of Milford, I have compiled and edited this book out of loyalty to andinterest in my native town. It contains facts, incidents and data gleaned from originalmanuscripts (not heretofore published or assembled), pam-phlets, records and fragments of authority now rare anddifficult of access, which, if not preserved, will fade away andbe lost to future generations. Trusting that it may prove as interesting to others as thecollecting and compiling has been to the author. George Hare Ford New Haven, Connecticut. Dedicated to the memory of my twenty-five ancestors*whose names appear upon the Memorial Bridge among th


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