. 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 . while waiting the Governors orders. The Trumbullbouse is quite an ancient building, it is the bouse in which ColonelTrumbull, the painter, was born, and many distinguished personages ll\e llama; ihe iiinjiiriiv nimli ilwce nld-uipls before ibey were nhlc to £;et ilic tlii^ pciiiiil paiiv spirit in-uil to a i^ Cu\. TiKlcii. niu
. 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 . while waiting the Governors orders. The Trumbullbouse is quite an ancient building, it is the bouse in which ColonelTrumbull, the painter, was born, and many distinguished personages ll\e llama; ihe iiinjiiriiv nimli ilwce nld-uipls before ibey were nhlc to £;et ilic tlii^ pciiiiil paiiv spirit in-uil to a i^ Cu\. TiKlcii. niu/ol the ui:i|.uily,vns liuni ilie ]>n]>]:r ni,\.:v> wliu-li lie , on acconni ol ilic pa;i l;e \i<nk inllie conhdversy. The iii.^joi iiv erected thepieNent Baptist chiii eh, iJiiO loilsnorth of lln; hiiek rhiireli. IJ ,t cleri;-yinen were invited into the phi^e to pu-achfor (hem, and the l!a|itis. soeiei\- is now ilse lar;,esl m tlie phue. ihe ,;,isl:;iure,who favored ihe views of thi ininoiity, t;i niited iliein a iolieiv, m ordei to eie. t achurch. Tlie opposite paitv were fully oiihe opinion that ti;e Lc-islutitie iinpiupeiljinterfered in the eonccrns ul the society. .m) I. r: H A N o i\ .. JVar Oj/lcc and Gov. TmmbuWs House, Lebanon. Imve been within its walls. Gen. Washington, Dr. Franklin, Jeficr-son, Rochambeaii and La Fayette, have all, it is helieveci, been lodgedill this house. The Governor generally had a guard of about hall ado/en men to protect his ]Krson, as ther(3 was some danger at that pe-riod of being seized in the night season and carried off to the alarm was caused at one time by a tra\eler coming into the iiouse,in the garb of a beggar, and insisting upon seeing the Governor, whoat that time was unwell. JMrs. Hyde, his housekeeper, not liking hisappearance and actions, seizing the shovel and tongs, drove him out ofthe house, and called the guard, who cau)e to her assistance, but thebeggar was no where t
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