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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Vermont, (search)
ril 30, 1782 Governor Chittenden commissions Gen. Ethan Allen, Sept. 2, to raise 250 volunteers, and march into Windham county as a posse comitatus to enforce Vermont laws. This force, doubled by volunteers from Windham county, arrests some twenty leaders of the rebellion, Charles Phelps escaping, Sept. 10; these leaders are tried at Westminster and banished from the State......Sept. 11, 1782 First school law; towns are empowered to form school districts and to elect trustees......Oct. 22, 1782 Legislature establishes post-offices and a postmaster-general; the rates of postage to be the same as in the United States ......1784 Grant to Reuben Harmon, Jr., of Rupert, of the exclusive privilege of coining copper for a limited period......1785 As provided by State constitution, the first council of censors meets and suggests changes in the constitution, and calls a convention......1785 Constitution framed by a convention, July 4, 1786, is adopted by the legislature and