When Leona Aldrich Clifford passed on in 1990, her Country Caller articles were compiled by Ralph Hiers and reprinted in book form. All these copies were sold to benefit the Granville Library Club.

In April of 2000, the Granville Historical Society invited Leona's granddaughter, Darcy Clifford Cooley to talk about her Grandmother at one of their series on the history of Granville.

The talk was so well received that the Society asked Teddi Daley's 6th and 7th grade media classes at the Granville Middle School to retype the articles for republication. Chris Teter, Joan Clendenin, and Tiffany Blakesley also assisted with the typing and the Granville Historical Society members assisted with the proofreading and publishing.]]>

When Leona Aldrich Clifford passed on in 1990, her Country Caller articles were compiled by Ralph Hiers and reprinted in book form. All these copies were sold to benefit the Granville Library Club.

In April of 2000, the Granville Historical Society invited Leona's granddaughter, Darcy Clifford Cooley to talk about her Grandmother at one of their series on the history of Granville.

The talk was so well received that the Society asked Teddi Daley's 6th and 7th grade media classes at the Granville Middle School to retype the articles for republication. Chris Teter, Joan Clendenin, and Tiffany Blakesley also assisted with the typing and the Granville Historical Society members assisted with the proofreading and publishing.]]>

In April of 2000, the Granville Historical Society invited Leona's granddaughter, Darcy Clifford Cooley to talk about her Grandmother at one of their series on the history of Granville.

The talk was so well received that the Society asked Teddi Daley's 6th and 7th grade media classes at the Granville Middle School to retype the articles for republication. Chris Teter, Joan Clendenin, and Tiffany Blakesley also assisted with the typing and the Granville Historical Society members assisted with the proofreading and publishing.]]>

When Leona Aldrich Clifford passed on in 1990, her Country Caller articles were compiled by Ralph Hiers and reprinted in book form. All these copies were sold to benefit the Granville Library Club.

In April of 2000, the Granville Historical Society invited Leona's granddaughter, Darcy Clifford Cooley to talk about her Grandmother at one of their series on the history of Granville.

The talk was so well received that the Society asked Teddi Daley's 6th and 7th grade media classes at the Granville Middle School to retype the articles for republication. Chris Teter, Joan Clendenin, and Tiffany Blakesley also assisted with the typing and the Granville Historical Society members assisted with the proofreading and publishing.]]>
Theoria to practica and Congregational Independency: From John Singleton Copley's portraiture of ‘Liberty,’ Rev. Jonathan Mayhew identified, to Rev. Lemuel Haynes's Liberty Further Extended, c. 1776]]> Theoria to Practica . . . by Corey Phelon Geske commemorates Juneteenth 2023 and the 270th anniversaries of the July 18, 1753 birth of Rev. Lemuel Haynes and the incorporation of the district of Granville, Massachusetts, January 25, 1754.

Also recognizing ‘America250,’ the Nation’s Semiquincentennial, July 4, 2026, this work is published by the Granville History Digital Collection, sponsored by the Mabel Root Henry Historical Museum at the Granville Public Library and the Noble & Cooley Center for Historic Preservation, Granville, MA.

For the content in this document most relevant to Rev. Lemuel Haynes please refer to pp. i, ii, v, 2, (Section: "Theoria to Practica: Rev. Lemuel Haynes extends ‘Liberty’ to abolition of enslavement") 38-49, 63.]]>

Haynes' subsequent education, fostered his unprecedented life story becoming the first Black man ordained a minister in the United States -- in the Congregational church, bespeaking that Faith’s 'independency' breaking out of the colonial paradigm as did a new Nation.

For the first time in publication, John Singleton Copley's portrait (1767) of Congregational Boston minister Rev. Jonathan Mayhew, is herein identified. Having preached, “Britons will not be slaves . . . Let us all learn to be free," Mayhew was respected by John Adams as one of the men most responsible for setting the groundwork of the American Revolution. His emphasis upon ‘Liberty,’ is found in Haynes's unpublished essay Liberty Further Extended . . . the first to apply the precepts of the Declaration of Independence to the abolition of enslavement, bringing to the forefront the hypocrisy of any who supported ‘Liberty’ without extending it to “mankind” in bondage. Copley’s portraiture bears evidence of his effort to do so and his iconology of 'Liberty' extending to the abolition of Black enslavement, is examined and interpreted here.

‘Congregational Independency’ in Massachusetts provided the theoria of ‘Liberty’ that guided the iconology of Copley, an Anglican, who put theory to practice, compassing his portraiture with subliminal messaging of ’Liberty.’
From Mayhew to Haynes, the theoria of ‘Liberty’ evolved from considering the rights of white American colonists to the Black enslaved population, all “mankind,” as Thomas Hollis V had inscribed upon Mayhew’s etching by Cipriani after Copley.

This extension of theory to practice and ‘Liberty’ to the abolition of enslavement, as proposed by Haynes, whose lifetime paralleled that of the young nation, was rooted in the Independency of the Congregational church.]]>
See the Daniel Rose, Lt. Jacob Baldwin, Rev. Joel Baker . . . Phelon House for additional information: CLICK HERE for Daniel Rose . . .  Phelon House Part One. Part One includes links to Parts 2-5 and Addenda.
For mention of Thomas Holllis V, CLICK HERE for Addendum 1, "Baker Quilt: West Granville Needlework at the F.G. (Rev. Joel) Baker House inspires the historic Deerfield Arts and Crafts Movement."]]>

IMPORTANT: In 1790 the town of Granville included what is now Tolland, Ma. Therefore this census includes residents of what is now Tolland.

In 1790 Granville was comprised of three parishes:

West Parish: The West Parish became the Town of Tolland in 1810.

Middle Parish: In 1790 the "Middle Parish" was essentially the area between the great valley on the east, running west to what is now the Tolland border. In 1810 with the "West Parish" becoming the Town of Tolland, the former Middle Parish became the new "West Parish" or what is now "West Granville," having become the westernmost area of Granville.

East Parish: In 1790 the "East Parish" consisted essentially of everything east of the great valley, to the Southwick border. In 1810 the East Parish became two parishes: Middle Parish, now more commonly known as "Granville Center" where the Town Hall is, and East Parish which is known by a number of names: East Parish, the Village and most commonly "Granville Corners" or The Corners referring to the general area of the green and Granville Public Library.

For a more detailed description see Wilson's "History of Granville."]]>

1. The first file is in ALPHABETICAL ORDER BY SURNAME. This version is most useful when searching for a particular family.

2. The second file is ORIGINAL ORDER of the record. This will more likely (but not necessarily) reflect the order of visitation by the census-taker, and is more useful for determining possible locality and neighbors.

Note that the columns for males and females recorded free white persons only. The column titled "All Other Free Persons" were for non-white people, with no distinction between male and female.

The Thomas Hull family appears to be the only black family listed in the 1790 census. It is believed that the others listed as "All Other Free Persons" were primarily farm laborers or servants living with white households. The family of Rev. Lemuel Haynes (also black) would have moved to Rutland, VT by 1790 thus would not be listed in this census.

CLICK HERE for more information about the 1790 census.]]>

The PDF file provided here contains the correspondence saved by Mr. Cooley, from the initial contact with F.O. Stanley to the sale of the car.

It is said that the Locomobile caught fire shortly after being purchased by its second owner (a mechanic), destroying the car.

A similar 1899 Locomobile is in the Henry Ford Museum. CLICK HERE to view that car.]]>
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