Brattleboro

Correspondence of the Governor of New York Concerning the New Hampshire Grants, 1777-1783 — New York State Library

Official New York correspondence documenting the ongoing jurisdictional dispute over Vermont (the New Hampshire Grants), directly relevant to Brattleboro's position on the contested Connecticut River border.

Declaration of Independence of Vermont, January 15, 1777 — Vermont State Archives and Records Administration

Vermont's own declaration of independence from New York, New Hampshire, and Great Britain, adopted at Westminster--close to Brattleboro--establishing Vermont as an independent republic. The foundational document of Vermont's contested status.

Journals of the Continental Congress: Vermont Statehood Debates, 1777-1791 — Library of Congress

Congressional records documenting Vermont's applications for admission to the union and the repeated rejection due to New York's objections. Establishes Vermont's unique status as a wartime republic outside the confederation.

State Papers of Vermont, Volume I: General Petitions, 1778-1787 — Vermont State Papers Office

Published Vermont government records covering the republic period, including petitions from Brattleboro and Windham County residents, militia organization records, and boundary dispute correspondence.

Vermont in Quandary: 1763-1825 — Vermont Historical Society (Chilton Williamson)

Scholarly history of Vermont's unique political status from the New Hampshire Grants dispute through statehood. The standard work on Vermont's role as a wartime republic and Brattleboro's frontier position.

A Narrative of Col. Ethan Allen's Captivity — Draper and Folsom (Ethan Allen)

Allen's own account of his capture and imprisonment, providing the Green Mountain Boys perspective on Vermont's frontier situation. Background source for understanding the political context Brattleboro operated in.

German Mercenaries in Vermont: Hessian Deserters and Settlement — Vermont History (Vermont Historical Society)

Scholarly article on Hessian prisoners and deserters who settled in Vermont during and after the Revolution--a phenomenon particularly relevant to the Brattleboro area near the Saratoga campaign corridor.

History of the Town of Brattleborough, Windham County, Vt. — D.H. Hurd & Co. (Henry Burnham)

Nineteenth-century comprehensive town history drawing on town records and early resident testimonies. Covers Brattleboro's Revolutionary War experience as a frontier community and the Connecticut Valley border tensions.

Vermont Historical Society: Windham County Revolutionary War Records — Vermont Historical Society

Archival materials from Windham County (Brattleboro's county) covering the Revolutionary period, including town meeting records, militia enrollment lists, and records of the Westminster Massacre (1775).

Vermont: The Green Mountain State — Century History Company (Walter Hill Crockett)

Multi-volume state history with substantial treatment of Brattleboro and the Connecticut River Valley frontier during the Revolution, including military raids, economic hardship, and Vermont's disputed political status.

Brattleboro, Vermont -- Wikipedia — Wikimedia Foundation

General reference overview of Brattleboro's history. Limited specific Revolutionary War content; should be supplemented with Burnham's town history and Vermont Historical Society resources.

Discover Brattleboro: History and Heritage — Brattleboro Area Chamber of Commerce

Local tourism resources with historical context on Brattleboro as a frontier community and Connecticut River Valley town. Covers nearby sites including the Westminster Massacre monument and Fort Dummer.