and one person forty, in vending

was the first manufacture of tin in the State. For a consid- the ware. There are now five Tin Ware Factories, in Berlin; there are also one Cotton Factory; one Jewelery Factory; one Brass Foundery; one Silver Plate Factory; one Button Factory; and

erable time, Mr. Patterson carried on the business alone, and peddled his own ware in a basket; but the value of the article becoming known, others engaged in the business, and the ware was soon scat-two Pistol Factories. There are tered over the country. At first eight Grain Mills; eleven Saw others, as well as Patterson, ped- Mills; one Plaster Mill; three dled it in baskets, carried by hand, Fulling Mills; 3 Carding Maor on horses; afterwards, two chines; 12 Cider Distilleries; six wheeled carts were introduced, Tanneries; and five Mercantile but these, being found inadequate Stores. for long journies, were succeeded! Berlin is divided into three locaby one horse waggons, and thoseted or Ecclesiastical Societies; in some measure by very large Kensington, New-Britain & Wor carriages, with two and four hor-thington; in the latter there is a ses. The wares manufactured of pleasant and flourishing village, tin were vended at first in New-the principal street of which is England and New-York, gradually the Hartford and New-Haven turnextending to the southern States; and now tin pedlers may be found from Quebec to New-Orleans, and from Nova-Scotia to the Missouri. For a number of years the business was confined to Berlin ; but Wal-are now 500 qualified Electors, and lingford, Cheshire, Southington, 400 dwelling houses. Meriden and Bristol have, for some time past, been its rivals. For several years it has been the practice of those engaged in the business to make the ware in the summer months, in New-England,||$428,583. and in autumn, the ware, workmen

pike road. There is also a turnpike that passes through the town, leading from Middletown to Farmington. The population of the town, in 1810, was 2798; and there

The amount of taxable polls and estate of the town is $62,161, The valuation of the real estate, in 1816, was $1,187,873.

The valuation, in 1799, was

Libraries, five Clergymen, five
Physicians, and two Attornies.

There are three Congregational and pedlers are removed to the Churches, and one Society of south, and there continue during||Baptists, and one of Episcopalians, the winter, engaged in vending 14 Common Schools, two Social and manufacturing; but some individuals have now permanently established themselves, south of the Potomac. In general, but small capitals are invested in the business, but some individuals have engaged in it very extensively, and have realized large fortunes; many have employed twenty hands,

Berlin was incorporated as a town in 1785. It was previously the second Society of Farmington, by the name of Kensington. The Society was probably set off from Farmington about the year 1712; as the first minister, the Rev, Mr.

Burnham, was ordained the 10th|| Hart was a native of this town. He of December of that year. A was a gallant & distinguished offipart of Wethersfield and Middle-cer, & one of the victims of the untown were joined to the Society fortunate defeat of Gen. St. Clair, of Kensington, at its incorporation. Nov. 4th, 1791. His life, & those of This was the second Society, (East his command, were literally offerWindsor being the first,) that wased a sacrifice for the safety of the set off from any town in the State. rest of the army. When all were About this time the General As-in confusion and dismay, Major sembly passed a public law for Hart was ordered to charge the making Societies. When Mr. enemy with the bayonet, with a Burnham was settled, there were view to facilitate a retreat, or but 14 families in the place, and rather a flight, to the shattered rethe Church consisted of 10 mem-mains of the army. This charge bers, seven males, and three fe- was made with gallantry and spirit, males; previous to this period under circumstances which lanthese families attended meeting at guage is too feeble to describe; Farmington, and the women walk-the desolation of the place; the ed from 10 to 12 miles, and carried confusion of the scene; the whoops their infants in their arms. Ken- and yells of a savage foe, flushed sington was divided about the year with victory, and thirsting for 1753, by the incorporation of the blood; the general consternation Society of New-Britain; and Dr. which prevailed, and the groans of Smalley, the first Clergyman in this the dying in every direction. Society, was ordained in 1758. But the intrepid Major, and almost In 1772, the Society of Kensing- every man of his party, were killed ton was again divided by the for- in the desperate enterprise, and mation of the Society of Worthing-their bones were left to bleach upton; its name being derived from on the borders of the waters of the one of the Committee who located Wabash, the dreary abode of wild the Society. beasts and " savage men more wild than they."

BIOGRAPHY. Major Jonathan

BRISTOL.

BRISTOL, a post town in the|| of about 27 square miles. The south west part of the county, surface is uneven and hilly, and 16 miles from Hartford, and 28 the soil is a gravelly loam, and from New-Haven, bounded on the considerably fertile; it produces north by Burlington, on the east all kinds of grain, grass and fruit, by Farmington, on the south by common to this region. Its forests Southington and Wolcott, and on consist of oak, chesnut, and other the west by Plymouth, in Litch- deciduous trees, common to the field county. The township is five county. The geological struc& a half miles in length, from north |ture of the town consists of granite to south, and five in breadth, from and micaceous schistus. Iron east to west, comprising an area and Copper ore have been discov

ered, but have been neglected. ||ment of a great number of persons, The town is watered by the north and opens a wide and extended and south branches of the Poqua-field for enterprise. There are back, a small stream which dischar- five tin ware factories which annuges its waters into the Farmington or Tunxis river.

The turnpike road, leading from Hartford to Danbury, passes thro'

this town.

ally manufacture large quantities of various kinds of wares; these are likewise sent abroad for at market, and a multitude of persons are required to vend them. There If discriminations are to be made, are also two button factories in where the general characteristics this town. From the tendency of of the inhabitants are marked these manufacturing and mechaniwith so much uniformity, as is the cal interests and pursuits, a concase in this State, those of Bristol siderable portion of the young men deserve to be noticed for their en-of the town are employed abroad. terprise and industry. It has been In addition to the manufactures of estimated that one half of the in-clocks, tin ware and buttons, there habitants of the town are engaged is one Woolen Factory, one Cotton in manufacturing and mechanical Factory, eight Grain and Saw employments and pursuits. The|| Mills, two Carding Machines, eight manufactures and mechanical in- Distilleries for Cider, and six Tanterests of the town are various;neries; there are three Mercanbut those of clocks and tin ware tile Stores. are most important. There is one The town contains one located clock manufactory or establish- Congregational Society, & Church, ment, which is confined exclusive- & one society of Baptists, which also ly to the manufacture of brass has a house for public worship; clocks; this concern for the size nine School Districts, and comof the town is an extensive one;mon Schools, one small Academy there being about 2000 clocks man- for Misses, three Social Libraries, ufactured annually. In addition to this establishment, there are a number of factories for the making of wooden clocks, which altogether manufacture, annually, large quantities of clocks of this description. These clocks, both of wood and brass, are almost all sent abroad for a market, and principally to the southern and western States. This requires the employ-\|in May, 1785.

two Clergymen, and two Physicians. The population of the town, in 1810, was 1423, and there are 238 Dwelling-Houses, 235 Electors, and 115 Militia. The amount of taxable property, including polls, is $23,421. Bristol was formerly a part of Farmington, and was incorporated as an independent Society in 1747, and as a town

BURLINGTON.

BURLINGTON, a post town, || west from Hartford. It is bounis situated on the western border ded on the north by New-Hartford of the county, seventeen miles and Canton, on the east by Far

mington, south by Bristol, and on however, two small Woolen Facthe west by Harwinton. It is tories, one Tin Ware Factory, three about six miles in length, from Distilleries, two Tanneries, two north to south, and five in breadth Grain Mills, three Fulling Mills, from east to west, comprising an three Carding Machines, and one area of thirty square miles. The Oil Mill. There are two Mertownship is diversified with hills cantile Stores in the town, and a and dales, and the soil is a gravelly number of mechanic's shops engaloam, being dry and hard. This ged in waggon and chaise making; town lies within the granite region, three or four of which carry on in the western part of the State, the business largely, and send comprising the whole of Litchfield their work abroad for market. county, excepting a few townships! The population of Burlington, upon the borders of the State of in 1810, was 1467, and there are New-York, which constitute the now 220 Freemen or Electors, two calcarious district of Connecticut. companies of militia, and 230 The lands produce grain, particu-dwelling-houses. The town conlarly rye and oats, and are tolera-tains one located Congregational bly well adapted to orcharding, Society and Church, one Society and some parts afford good grazing. of Methodists, also one of Seventh The Farmington, or Tunxis Day Baptists. It is divided into river, waters the northeastern sec-eight School Districts; in each of tion of the town, and some branch-which a school is maintained for es of the Poquaback run through several months in the year. its centre. The town is accom-1 modated with the Farmington and Litchfield turnpike, and with one leading to Middletown, through Berlin. The inhabitants, who have a conspicuous equality in Burlington originally belongedtheir circumstances, are principal- to Farmington, and more recently ly engaged in agriculture, except to Bristol, and was incorporated the attention which is paid to do-as a town in 1806. mestic manufactures. There are,

There are two small Social Libraries, three Physicians, and one Clergyman.

The general list of the town, including polls, is $25,645.

CANTON.

CANTON, a post town in the miles in breadth, comprising 19,western part of the county, being 200 acres. It is considerably 13 miles northwesterly from broken, being hilly and mountainHartford, is bounded east orous. One of the mountainous ranges Simsbury, south on Farmington commencing in the vicinity of and Burlington, west on New-New-Haven, near the sound, and Hartford and Barkhamstead, and extending far into the interior of north on Granby. The township New-England, runs through this is abont eight miles in length, town; the mountain here is north and south, and near four considerably elevated. The rocks

are principally granitic. The which runs through the town, and prevailing character of the soil is form a small village. There are a coarse gravel, which is hard, dry three houses for public worship, and stoney. Its natural growth one for Congregationalists, one for is principally oak, and when culti- Baptists, and one for Separates or vated it is best adapted to grazing. Independents. There are seven Rye, corn, oats, and flax are prin- district Schools, one company of cipally raised. The lands are Infantry, part of a company of well adapted to orcharding, and Artillerists, and about 190 Elecconsiderable attention has been tors. There are three mercantile paid to the subject, so that cider Stores, eight Distilleries, three has become one of the most im-Tanneries, three Grain Mills, four portant agricultural interests of the Saw Mills, two Fulling Mills, one town. Farmington river runs thro' Powder Mill, and one Tin Factory. Canton, moving rapidly along at There are several Wheel Wrights, the foot of the mountain; there is Smiths, and other mechanics one bridge thrown across it. In in the town, three Physicians the southern extremity of the town and two Clergymen. The list of there is a large pond, called Cher-the taxable property and polls of ey's Pond; part of which is within the town, in 1817, was $27,540. the town of Farmington. Canton was first settled in 1740, STATISTICS. At the last cen- and was incorporated as a town sus Canton contained 1374 inhabi- in 1806, having, until then, been tants. There are in the town more a part of Simsbury and New-Hartthan 200 dwelling houses; a num-ford, being the west section of the ber of which are upon the principal former, and the castern of the street, being the Albany turnpike latter.

EAST-HARTFORD.

EAST-HARTFORD, a post town of Hartford county, is pleasantly situated on the east side of Connecticut river, bounded north on East-Windsor, east on Bolton, south on Glastenbury, west on Connecticut river, which separates it from the city and town of Hartford, and is about ten miles in length, from east to west, and five and three-fourths of a mile in width, from north to south, containing about 36,000 acres of land.

mile from the river, and is thickly settled, from Glastenbury to East Windsor. In the centre of this street is a beautiful and stately row of elms extending from the meeting-house, two miles northwestwardly, which, with a variety of other shade trees on its borders, renders this one of the most beautiful and pleasant situations in Connecticut.

About two miles from its eastern bounds, the Hockanum river enters the town from the northThe principal street in this east, and winds its course southtown is about three-fourths of allwesterly, through nearly the cen