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EXTRA VOLUME III.—Baltimore and the Nineteenth of April, 1861. By George William Brown, Chief Judge of the Supreme Bench of Baltimore, and Mayor of the City in 1861. Price $1.00.
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The following table of contents will serve to indicate the scope and character of the topics treated in Mr. Levermore's History of New Haven:
CHAPTER I. The Genesis of New Haven. — Davenport and Eaton. — Formation of a State. — Town-Meetings. — Fundamental Agreement. — Davenport's Policy. — Theophilus Eaton.
CHAPTER II. The Evolution of Town Government. — Social Order. — Town Courts. — The Quarters. — Military Organization. — The Watch. — The Marshal. — The Town Drummer. — Minor Offices. — Roads. — Fences. — Cattle. — Supervisors. — Doctor. — School-Teacher. — Viewers and Brewers. — The Townsmen. — Currency and Taxation.
CHAPTER III. The Land Question. — Official Control over Alienations and Dwellings. — Divisions of the Outland. — New Haven a Village Community. — Evolution of Subordinate Townships. — The Delaware Company.
CHAPTER IV. The Union with Connecticut. The Birth of Newark. — A New Party within the Colony. — Terms of Admission of Strangers. — Increasing Importance of Townsmen. — The Village Question. — New Haven and the Restored Stuart. — Hegira to New Jersey.
CHAPTER V. The Work of the Courts in Judicature and Legislation. — Drunkenness. — Sabbath-breaking. — Spiritual Discouragements. — Quakers and Witches. — Lewdness. — Methods of Civil Procedure. — Legislation concerning Trade and Prices. — Arbitration. — Magisterial Interest in Trade. — Revival of the Common Law and English Usage.