Papers of the New Haven Colony Historical Society . ,:;/. ~T. IV «( ? ???? ^^ wjiHiW rijr™^Vv \ %>m;^- ?::-:ii:/ ft t?i. K--- ^ -*^. tj -H -. 7 .?TV- If. II ..I. \\\ . i TfilB I k liiaittr -^ ADDRESS OF SIMEON E. BALDWIN President of tlie Society AT THE OPENING OF THE NEW BUILDINGSeptember 28tb, 1S93 T CONGRATULATE the society on its entrance,to-night, into a home of its own ; built on the spotwhich of all others is fullest of historic interest to us ;for here was the site of Robert Newmans barn, wherewere laid the memorable foundations of the littleplantation, out of which grew the ancient


Papers of the New Haven Colony Historical Society . ,:;/. ~T. IV «( ? ???? ^^ wjiHiW rijr™^Vv \ %>m;^- ?::-:ii:/ ft t?i. K--- ^ -*^. tj -H -. 7 .?TV- If. II ..I. \\\ . i TfilB I k liiaittr -^ ADDRESS OF SIMEON E. BALDWIN President of tlie Society AT THE OPENING OF THE NEW BUILDINGSeptember 28tb, 1S93 T CONGRATULATE the society on its entrance,to-night, into a home of its own ; built on the spotwhich of all others is fullest of historic interest to us ;for here was the site of Robert Newmans barn, wherewere laid the memorable foundations of the littleplantation, out of which grew the ancient colony ofNew Haven, whose name we perpetuate. Nor are we less fortunate in the 3^ear and monthiu which we celebrate this auspicious was just two hundred and fifty years ago, in Sep-tember, 1643, t^^^t ^^^^ articles of confederation were / ?.-}}?.?-i XVlll AT THK ITHIJC OIEXIXG filially consummated under which the Colony of NewHaven joined on equal terms with those of Massa-chusetts Ba}, Pl3mouth and Connecticut, in consti-tuting, to endure, they hoped, forever, the firstAmerican union,—the United Colonies of NewEngland. The


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