. Connecticut historical collections, containing a general collection of interesting facts, traditions, biographical sketches, anecdotes, &c. relating to the history and antiquities of every town in Connecticut, with geographical descriptions . e church, thecellar in which Gofie and Whalley were secreted for a time, is still tolie SLcn ; (Jovernor Lceles stoic formerly stood i,\ it. The traditionis that they remained in this cellar three days and nights. A .iaui^li-ter of Governor Leele afterwards married in New Haven to Mr. Irow-bridije. It is an anecdote still preserved in that family, th
. Connecticut historical collections, containing a general collection of interesting facts, traditions, biographical sketches, anecdotes, &c. relating to the history and antiquities of every town in Connecticut, with geographical descriptions . e church, thecellar in which Gofie and Whalley were secreted for a time, is still tolie SLcn ; (Jovernor Lceles stoic formerly stood i,\ it. The traditionis that they remained in this cellar three days and nights. A .iaui^li-ter of Governor Leele afterwards married in New Haven to Mr. Irow-bridije. It is an anecdote still preserved in that family, that she oftenused to say that when she was a little giil these good men lay cont:ealcdunder her fathers store, but that she did not know of it till afterwards:that she well remembered, that at the time of it, she and the rest of thechildren W(?re strictly prohibited irom going near that store for severaldays, and that they woiulered at it, and could not conceive the reason GUILFORD. J 13 of it at the time, lliougli tliey knew it afterwards. Tradition says thatthey were however constantly supplied with victuals from the gover-nors tahle, sent to them by the maid, who long after was wont to gloryin it, that she liad fed those heavenly Congregational Church at tiailjord. Guilford is a place of considerable resort during the warm season ofthe year, for the benefit of the sea air, &ic. There are two establish-nienls for this pur|)ose ; one about a mile and a half below the Congre-gational church ; the other at Sachems Head, about three and a halfmiles to the southwest. J3oth these places are accessible to scenery in the vicinity of Sachems Head is wild and is the principal business of the inhabitants. The following is from Ku;:gles IMS. history of Ciuilfoiil, in the 10thvol. of the iMassuchusetts Historical Collections. S.) iMily as KIlll, II i;<)ii;,rcj,rtnuh;il cliurcli was gnilicred, or rallicrthfy lln-n coni-MikmI into a visiblecliu
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