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An abridged survey of the northernmost Common Way running east from the Willimantic River to Ashford, continuing through Ashford to Woodstock. Draft Edits - March, April, May, June 2024 (Fin)

A Country Road The use of the various primary sources included here hopefully provides some background on a methodology of working with documents from the early Colonial New England period. Working directly from the early records, in their own words, can help foster a narrative based on the content of the records rather than a narrative constructed by interpreting the early colonial era record through a contemporary bias. These are some footprints from long forgotten travels. ***********…