Judicial Appointments, Politics, and Family in Early 19th-Century Connecticut: The Case of David Bolles (1765-1830) of Ashford, Connecticut

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Hirtle, Peter
Abstract
An accounting of the controversy surrounding the appointment of David Bolles, Jr. (1765-1830) as a justice in Windham County, Connecticut in 1817, and the subsequent controversy caused by the appointment of his son, David C. Bolles (1793-1840) as clerk of the county court.
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Connecticut Society of Genealogists, Inc. 2019 Literary Awards Contest “Tell Your Family Story” Essay Winner.
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2019-10
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Connecticut: History; Bolles Family; Connecticut judiciary: History
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To be published in the Connecticut Nutmegger (forthcoming)
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