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State of Vermont 1777-1791

[Vermont mythical flag 1775-1791 (possible reconstruction) Vermont did not adopt a flag until 1804)(U.S.)]
1777 - 1791 Mythical Vermont Flag
(did not formally adopt a flag until 1804)

Map of Vermont Hear State Anthem
(none adopted) 		Text of  National Anthem Constitutions
 (8 Jul 1777, 4 Jul 1786)
Capitals: Windsor, Bennington
 and Manchester (1777-1791);
Rutland and Windsor
(1791-1805)¹ 		Currency: 1781-1791 Vermont
State Shilling (CVTS) 		State Holiday: 16 Aug (1777)
Bennington Battle Day
(legally from 28 Nov 1894)
 		 Population: 10,000 (1770)
47,620 (1780 est.)
47,620 (1790 U.S. census est.);
85,425 (1791 U.S. census)  
Vermont Index
Chronology

10 Apr 1765                Territories adjacent to the western banks of the
                              Connecticut River, from the point where it
                              enters Massachusetts Bay and up to the north
                              are defined as part of Province of New York by
                              by a proclamation of the Lieutenant Governor
                              of New York, issued on 10 Apr 1765, pursuant
                              to an order approved by the King in Council on
                              20 Jul 1764, settling a boundary dispute
                              between New York and New Hampshire.
17 Jan 1777                The territories defined as part of New York in
                              1765 and "commonly called and known by the
                              name of New-Hampshire Grants" are proclaimed
                              an independent state under the name of State
                              of New Connecticut in accordance with a
                              declaration approved by the General Convention
                              at the session held in Westminster.
17 Jan 1777                State of New Connecticut; independence from
                             New York declared by what was commonly called
                              the "New Hampshire Grants" (not recognized).
 4 Jun 1777                State of Vermont (the Constitution of 1777 and
                              its further modifications also refer to the
                              state as "The Commonwealth or State of
                              Vermont").
 10 Jan 1791                The Constitution of the United States is approved,
                             assented to and ratified in accordance with an
                             act and resolution of the Convention of the
                             Delegates of the People of the State of Vermont
                             passed at the session held in Bennington.
 4 Mar 1791                Vermont is admitted to the United States as the
                              State of Vermont (after Massachusetts [1781],
                              New Hampshire [1782], and New York [1790]
                              relinquish their claims)(see U.S. States V-W).

Treasury
State
Auditor
Attorney General
Post Office
Board of War
Legislature
Supreme Court
Historical Maps
of Vermont
 

Executive

Chairman of the Convention
 24 Jul 1776 -  8 Jul 1776  Joseph Bowker (1st time)           (b. 1725 - d. 1784)  Non-party
 8 Jul 1776 - 25 Sep 1776  dissolution
25 Sep 1776 - 27 Sep 1776  Joseph Bowker (2nd time)           (s.a.)               Non-party
27 Sep 1776 - 30 Oct 1776  dissolution
30 Oct 1776 -  1 Nov 1776  Joseph Bowker (3rd time)           (s.a.)               Non-party
 1 Nov 1776 - 15 Jan 1777  dissolution
15 Jan 1777 - 17 Jan 1777  Joseph Bowker (4th time)           (s.a.)               Non-party
17 Jan 1777 -  4 Jun 1777  dissolution
President of the Convention
 4 Jun 1777 -  7 Jun 1777  Joseph Bowker (1st time)           (s.a.)               Non-party
 7 Jun 1777 -  2 Jul 1777  dissolution
 2 Jul 1777 -  8 Jul 1777  Joseph Bowker (2nd time)           (s.a.)               Non-party
 8 Jul 1777 - Dec 1777     dissolution
Dec 1777                   Joseph Bowker (3rd time)           (s.a.)               Non-party
President of the Council of Safety
c.11 Jul 1777-12 Mar 1778  Thomas Chittenden                  (b. 1730 - d. 1797)  Non-party
Governors²
13 Mar 1778 -  9 Oct 1789  Thomas Chittenden (1st time)       (s.a.)               Non-party
10 Oct 1789 - 13 Oct 1789  Joseph Marsh (acting)              (b. 1726 - d. 1811)  Non-party
13 Oct 1789 - 14 Oct 1790  Moses Robinson                     (b. 1741 - d. 1813)  Non-party
15 Oct 1790 - 20 Oct 1790  Peter Olcott (acting)              (b. 1733 - d. 1808)  Non-party
20 Oct 1790 - 25 Aug 1797  Thomas Chittenden (2nd time)       (s.a.)               Non-party

Lieutenant governor

Lieutenant governors
1778 - 1779                Joseph Marsh (1st time)            (s.a.)               Non-party
1779 - 1781                Benjamin Carpenter                 (b. 1725 - d. 1804)  Non-party
1781 - 1782                Elisha Payne                       (b. 1730 - d. 1807)  Non-party
1782 - 1787                Paul Spooner                       (b. 1746 - d. 1789)  Non-party
1787 - 1790                Joseph Marsh (2nd time)            (s.a.)               Non-party
1790 - 1794                Peter Olcott                       (s.a.)               Non-party

Treasury

Secretaries of the Treasury
1778 - 1786                Ira Allen                          (b. 1751 - d. 1814)
1786 - 1800                Samuel Mattocks                    (b. 1739? - d. 1804)
 
 State 

Secretaries of State
1778 – 18 Oct 1778         Thomas Chandler, Jr.               (b. 1740 - d. 1785)
1778 – 1781                Joseph Fay                         (b. 1753 - d. 1803)
1781 – 1788                Micah Townshend                    (b. 1749 - d. 1832)
1788 – 1802                Roswell Hopkins                    (b. 1757 - d. 1829)

Auditor

Auditor of Accounts
1790 - 1797                Elisha Clark                       (b. 1755 - d. 1813)

Attorney General

Attorney General
1790 – 1793                Samuel Hitchcock                   (b. 1755 - d. 1813)

Post Office

Postmaster General
10 Mar 1784 - 1791         Anthony Haswell                    (b. 1756 - d. 1816)

Surveyors general 
 3 Jun 1779 - 1787         Ira Allen                          (s.a.)
Oct 1787 - Nov 1804        James Whitelaw                     (b. 1748 - d. 1829)  

Board of War

Presidents of the Committee of War
27 Sep 1776 - 25 Feb 1779  ....
Presidents of the Board of War
25 Feb 1779 - 29  Oct 1779 Thomas Chittenden                  (s.a.)
29 Oct 1779 - 1782?        Timothy Brownson                   (b. 1734 - d. 1798)

Commanders of the the Vermont Militia
1778 - Jun 1781            Ethan Allen                        (b. 1738 - d. 1789)
1781 - 1791                Roger Enos                         (b. 1729 - d. 1808)
Brigadier General of the Vermont Militia
20 Mar 1778 - 1781         Seth Warner                        (b. 1743 - d. 1784)
Adjutant General
1786 - 1792                Joseph Fay                         (s.a.)

House of Representatives

Speakers of the House of Representatives
12 Mar 1778 - 13 Mar 1778  Joseph Bowker                      (s.a.)               Non-party
13 Mar 1778 - 1778         Nathan Clark                       (b. 1749 - d. 1830)  Non-party
Oct 1778 - 10 Mar 1780     Thomas Chandler, Jr. (1st time)    (s.a.)               Non-party
10 Mar 1780 - 12 Oct 1780  Samuel Robinson, Jr.               (b. 1738 - d. 1813)  Non-party
12 Oct 1780 - 16 Oct 1780  Thomas Chandler, Jr. (2nd time)    (s.a.)               Non-party
16 Oct 1780 - 11 Oct 1782  Thomas Porter                      (b. 1734 - d. 1833)  Non-party
Oct 1782 - 1783            Increase Moseley                   (b. 1712 - d. 1795)  Non-party
1783 - 1784                Isaac Tichenor                     (b. 1754 - d. 1838)  Non-party
1784 - 1785                Nathaniel Niles                    (b. 1741 - d. 1828)  Non-party
1785 - 1786                Stephen R. Bradley                 (b. 1754 - d. 1830)  Non-party  
12 Oct 1786 - 13 Oct 1786  John Strong                        (b. 1738 - d. 1816)  Non-party
13 Oct 1786 - 1793         Gideon Olin                        (b. 1743 - d. 1823)  Non-party  
                          [Vermont had a unicameral legislature until 1836]

Supreme Court

Chief Judges of the Superior Court
1778 - 1781                Moses Robinson (1st time)          (s.a.)
Oct 1781 - Feb 1782        Elisha Payne                       (s.a.)
1782 - 23 Oct 1782         Moses Robinson (2nd time)          (s.a.)
Chief Judges of the Supreme Court
23 Oct 1782 - Oct 1784     Moses Robinson (1st time)          (s.a.)
Oct 1784 - Oct 1785        Paul Spooner                       (s.a.)
Oct 1785 - 1789            Moses Robinson (2nd time)          (s.a.)
Oct 1789 - 1791            Nathaniel Chipman                  (b. 1752 - d. 1843)

 ¹the Vermont State legislature held sessions in several cities, moving each session until
Montpelier was made the permanent seat of the legislature on 8 Nov 1805, effective from 1808.
  Sessions were held: 1778 Windsor, 1778 Bennington, 1778 Windsor, 1779 Bennington, 1779 Windsor, 1779 Manchester, 1780 Westminster, 1780 Bennington, 1781 Windsor, 1781 Windsor, 1781 Bennington, 1781 Charlestown (now N.H.), 1782 Bennington, 1782 Windsor, 1782 Manchester, 1783 Windsor, 1783 Westminster, 1784 Bennington, 1784 Rutland, 1785 Norwich, 1785 Windsor, 1786 Rutland, 1787 Bennington, 1787 Newbury, 1788 Manchester, 1789 Westminster, 1790 Castleton, 1791 Bennington, 1791 Windsor, 1792 Rutland, 1793 Windsor, 1794 Rutland, 1795 Windsor, 1796 Rutland, 1797 Rutland, 1797 Windsor, 1798 Vergennes, 1799 Windsor, 1800 Middlebury, 1801 Newbury, 1802 Burlington, 1803 Westminster, 1804 Windsor, 1804 Rutland, 1805 Danville, 1806 Middlebury, 1807 Woodstock, and from 1808 in Montpelier.

 ²title also in official use: Governor and Commander in Chief in and over the State of Vermont; and Captain General, Governor and Commander in Chief in and over the State of Vermont.






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