Windham Receives Town Charter From General Court
Title
Windham Receives Town Charter From General Court
Description
On October 6, 1691, the thirty residents of Windham petition the Connecticut General Court for a town charter. The General Court initially denies their claim as none of the principal proprietors signed the original petition. The following May, the proprietors came to the General Court and consent to a charter for Windham.
Source
Ellen Douglas Larned, History of Windham County, Connecticut, Volume I: 1600-1760 (Worcester, MA: Charles Hamilton, 1874), 68-9.
Date
1691-10-06/1692-05-12
Contributor
horn_allen
Collection
Citation
“Windham Receives Town Charter From General Court,” History Digitized, accessed October 24, 2024, https://easternct-digitalhistory.com/items/show/663.