The history of ancient Wethersfield, Connecticut : comprising the present towns of Wethersfield, Rocky Hill, and Newington, and of Glastonbury prior to its incorporation in 1693 : from date of earliest settlement until the present time . lers, ETC.—!Xativc-born Wethersfieldians have always had a very highand positive opinion as to the exceeding lx>auty of their town and itssurroundings, as well as of the general character of its citizens, for whichthey cannot be blamed since it has been frequently and amply justifiedby the comments of many American, as well as foreign travelers andvisitors,
The history of ancient Wethersfield, Connecticut : comprising the present towns of Wethersfield, Rocky Hill, and Newington, and of Glastonbury prior to its incorporation in 1693 : from date of earliest settlement until the present time . lers, ETC.—!Xativc-born Wethersfieldians have always had a very highand positive opinion as to the exceeding lx>auty of their town and itssurroundings, as well as of the general character of its citizens, for whichthey cannot be blamed since it has been frequently and amply justifiedby the comments of many American, as well as foreign travelers andvisitors, who have given recorded expression to their sentiments concern-ing these points. These quotations also serve to afford us somewhat of aprogressive view of its growth. First, we offer our readers the humorous description of the town andits inhabitants, given by the Rev. Samuel Peters : Weathersfield is four miles from Hartford, and more compact thanany to^\?n in the Colony. The fleeting-house is of brick, with a steeple,bell and clock. The inhabitants say it is much larger than SolomonsTemple. The Township is ten miles square, parishes four. Thepeople are more gay than polite and more superstitious than religious. -* ^^^;-^iv. -^rMlA 4?;;i^-c£_-* tA. The SoLTii Dookway of tlic IliunliiUHoiisf; and Aiitii|nc Liiiii[j fuuiid iiithe house. By Cotirtesi/ uf (!iu. Diulhi/ f<<;/iii<n(,; Esq. PRESIDENT JOHN ADAMS VISIT. T^^ This town raises more onions than are consumed in all Xew is a rule with parents to buy annually a silk gown for each daughterabove seven years old, until she is married. The young beauty isobliged, in return, to weed a j)atch of onions with her own hands, whichshe performs in the cool of the morning before she dresses for laudable and healthy custom is ridiculed by the ladies in othertowns, M-ho idle away their mornings in bed, or in gathering the pink,or catching the butterfly to ornament their toilets, while the gentlemen,fa
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