. The history of Connecticut, from the first settlement of the colony to the adoption of the present constitution. upon Long Island, with a partof his congregation, sailed for Totoket Harbor, and madecommon cause with Mr. Swaines party. To this delightfultown, overlooking two clusters of lilliputian islands, and fan-ned by cool sea-breezes, the inhabitants gave the solid Eng-lish name of On the 5th of September, 1644, the commissioners of theUnited Colonies met at Hartford. A claim was set upby those who represented Massachusetts, that they had aright of precedence in subscribing al
. The history of Connecticut, from the first settlement of the colony to the adoption of the present constitution. upon Long Island, with a partof his congregation, sailed for Totoket Harbor, and madecommon cause with Mr. Swaines party. To this delightfultown, overlooking two clusters of lilliputian islands, and fan-ned by cool sea-breezes, the inhabitants gave the solid Eng-lish name of On the 5th of September, 1644, the commissioners of theUnited Colonies met at Hartford. A claim was set upby those who represented Massachusetts, that they had aright of precedence in subscribing all treaties and other doc-uments requiring the signatures of that body, as they, in be-half of their colony, had first signed the articles of confeder-ation. After some debate, this claim was denied as a right,but yielded through courtesy. All the other commissionerswere to follow in the order in which they had signed From north to south, the Indians were, during the year * New Haven Colony Records ; Winthrop, Trumbull, & Barbers Conn. His. Coll., p. 198. J Journal of the ^V ?mA> ^WWMUmML HD ®T[T(BrlLA §
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