Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 529
fe and the occupations of thepeople who had chosen him to govern the risingnation. Starting on October 15, 1789, he writesthat the chief-justice and several members of hiscabinet saw him off. He tells of the inns theystopped at, of the state of the roads and crops, ofthe droves of cattle and flocks… … were still standing. At Stratford, a militia com-pany turned out, and an escort of mounted citi-zens escorted them to the ferry. Sunday was ^ spent in New Haven, where he was kept busyreceiving addresses, visitsfrom the Governor of theState and the mayor,Roger Sherman, one ofthe signers of the…
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