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VT, USA

Brattleboro

18 sources organized by credibility tier.

▶Tier 1 — Institutional and Academic (5)
  • 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

    American Memory (lwjc.html) retired — updated to current LOC collection page

  • 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.

▶Tier 2 — Reputable Secondary (11)
▶Tier 3 — General Reference (2)
  • 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.

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