History of New London, Connecticut: From the First Survey of the Coast in 1612 to 1852

Frances Manwaring Caulkins

The author, 1860 - New London (Conn.) - 692 pages

Contents

• Chart of the coast by R Williams: 19
• Peters the coadjutor of Winthrop: 39
• 48: 49
• Uncas favored by the commissioners: 55
• Its validity established by the courts: 72
• Preservation of records: 73
• Childrens manners: 83
• Duties of the townsmen selectmen: 91
• The Barn meetinghouse: 108
• Derivation of Nameaug Tawawwog118 Mashantuck suggested: 119
• Committee to conciliate Uncas: 126
• Allusion to whaling: 136
• DIGRESSIONS: 147
• Committees and reports on bounds: 161
• Characteristics of the inhabitants: 179
• Wounded men brought to N London: 185
• THE ROGERENES: 203
• Peter Pratts book against Rogers: 213
• THE LIVEEN LEGACY: 222
• EARLY COMMERCE: 229
• Marine items and fleet of 1749: 246
• Bartlets legacy to the town school: 252
• EVENTS TO 1700: 256
• Postoffices and postage in 1710: 375
• First schoolhouse: 396
• 403: 404
• Groton incorporated: 414
• First white settler in Mohegan: 424
• 426: 431
• Ministry of Elder Gorton: 437
• Church erected on the Parade: 446
• New Style: 462
• Lotteries Lighthouse: 478
• Ministry of Rev Mr Adams: 486
• Privateering: 535
• French ships in port: 543
• March of the troops over Town Hill: 549
• March of Uphams division: 570
• Death by lightning: 586
• Groton churches: 601
• Its ecclesiastical history: 614
• The town grammarschool: 622
• WHALING: 638
• Commercial memoranda: 648
• Dangers on the coast: 660

Bibliographic information

• Title: History of New London, Connecticut: From the First Survey of the Coast in 1612 to 1852
• Author: Frances Manwaring Caulkins
• Publisher: The author, 1860
• Original from: the University of Wisconsin - Madison
• Digitized: Aug 4, 2011
• Length: 692 pages