Collections historiques du Connecticut, contenant une collection générale de faits intéressants, des croquis biographiques des traditions, des anecdotes, etc., concernant l'histoire et les antiquités de chaque ville du Connecticut, avec des descriptions géographiques . INS, Thomas Langdon, et Francis French. En octobre 1675, les planteurs ont renouvelé leur appli-cation pour les privilèges de la ville. Ils représentaient alors DERBY 197 des douze familles, et onze autres étaient sur le point de se déplacer dans la plantation ; ils avaient acheté un ministre, lui avaient construit une maison et la madeprodisposition pour le soutien du ministère. Sur

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Connecticut historical collections, containing a general collection of interesting facts, traditions biographical sketches, anecdotes, etc., relating to the history and antiquities of every town in Connecticut, with geographical descriptions . ins, Thomas Langdon, andFrancis French. In October, 1675, the planters renewed their appli-cation for town privileges. They represented that they then consisted DERBY 197 of twelve families, and that eleven more were about moving into theplantation ; they had procured a minister, built him a house, and madeprovision for the support of the ministry. Upon these representations, the Assembly made them into a town, by the name of Derby. Derby is bounded north by Oxford, southwest by the Housatonic, separating it from Huntington, on the east by Woodbridge, and southby Orange. Its mean length is about 5£ miles, and its mean breadth4i miles. The face of the town is diversified with hills and valleys, and with some fine tracts of alluvial upon the borders of the Housatonicand Naugatuc. There are two societies or parishes, Derby proper, andthe parish of Great Hill, in the northern section of the town. There aresix houses of worship in the town, 3 Congregational, 2 Episcopal, and 2for Methodists.. Soulhcust view of Derby Landing. The above engraving shows the appearance of the village at DerbyLanding, or Narrows, (as it is sometimes called, ) as you enter it on theNew Haven road, descending the hill, looking towards the northwest.The village is on the east side of the Housatonic, immediately below itsjunction with the Naugatuc or Waterbury river. It consists of about 50dwelling houses, 4 or 5 mercantile stores, and a number of mechanicsshops. These buildings are mostly built on three short streets runningparallel with the river, and on the side of a high hill, which from itssummit descends with considerable abruptness to the water, and ofcourse the easternmost street is considerably elevated above the others.There are two churches in Derby

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