. 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 . hospital. A large proportion of the sick weresoldiers from the south, who were not used to lite rigors of a northernclimate. In 1775, a dysentery raged In all parts of the town. The numberof deaths in the town, during the year, was about 130, of which 6:t \ 368 1) A N B u n V , were in the limits of the first society. Says Mi\ Baldwin, in hisTliaiiksgiv
. 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 . hospital. A large proportion of the sick weresoldiers from the south, who were not used to lite rigors of a northernclimate. In 1775, a dysentery raged In all parts of the town. The numberof deaths in the town, during the year, was about 130, of which 6:t \ 368 1) A N B u n V , were in the limits of the first society. Says Mi\ Baldwin, in hisTliaiiksgivint,^ seriDon of that year, no less than 6-2 have been sweptawiiy from within the limits of the society in less than eleven weeks,the summer past; and not far from 50 in other parts of the the greater part of this number were children, A reuiarhablefact occurred that year. A military company of about 100 men wasraised in the town, and ordered to the northern army on Lake Cham-plain. When they went, it was viewed by their friends as next to afinal departure. At the conclusion of the campaign, they all returnedsafely, and found that great numbers of their friends had suiKc in disorder had subsided before their return,. Saiuhinanian Church, Daiibunj. The above is a north view of the Sandemanian church, situated neafrthe norlliern part of the village of l)anl)ury. It is a small, unostenta-tious building, placed a little back of the other buildings on the mail)street, and very much resembles a common school house. It is he-lievetl 10 be the only house of worship now used by that denominatit)iiin this country. In 17G4, Mr. Robert Sandeman, a native of Perth, in Scotland, aman of learning, and superior abilities, who had some correspondencewith INIr, White, and some other ministers in this country, came from liisnative land, landed at Boston, and came to Danbury near the close ofthe year. After tarrying several weeks, he returned to Boston, wherehe soon organized a
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