I have a copy of a paper-bound booklet of 145 pages titled: �A SOUVENIR OF NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT, FRATERNALLY DEDICATED TO THE RICHMOND LIGHT INFANTRY BLUES BATTALION OF RICHMOND VIRGINIA BY THE SECOND COMPANY, GOVERNOR�S FOOT GUARD, UPON THE OCCASION OF THEIR VISIT TO NEW HAVEN�. The visit was September 9, 10, 11, 1908. Of note, 2000 is the 225th year of the Second Company, Governor's Foot Guard. The book contains considerable history of both the CT and VA organizations, as well as New Haven and surrounding areas. The book lists the members of the New Haven committee members responsible for planning the event. It opens with an introduction of the automobile tour of New Haven for the guests from Virginia. Membership lists of both the Connecticut and Virginia organizations are included. The booklet is too long to transcribe, as well as being a bit fragile in its binding, thus it appears difficult to scan. There is also a wealth of information on the Foot Guard at: http://www.footguard.org/ This book is probably available within the C-R-V area and most certainly at the headquarters of the Foot Guard; check the website. It appears that it would be a good genealogical and historical reference. My grandmother, Belle Winship Morris was from New Haven and was Belle Winship Benham. She married her first husband, Charles Edward Beecher, in New Haven. She married her second husband, my grandfather, Henry Morris, in California, 1901. Capt Edward C. Beecher wrote the description of the New Haven tour and other Beechers are noted as members of the original Foot Guard Other Beechers are mentioned, but no Benhams. Incidentally, Benedict Arnold was a member and first Captain of the Foot Guard. A William Noyes is in my wife's line. The following is quoted from the booklet: 1774 The first meeting for the organization of the Second Compnay of the Governor's Foot Guard was held in New Haven, Connecticut, on the evening of December 28th, 1774, as the first entry in the Comany's Record Book shows, viz: As we, the subscribers, are desirous to encourage the Military Art in the town of New Haven, and in order to hqve a well-disciplined Company in the said town, have agreed with Edward Burke to teach usthe military exercise, for the consideration of three pounds lawful money per month, till such time as we shall think ourselves expert therein. We then propose to form ourselves into a Company, choose officers, and agree upon some uniform dress, such as a red coat, white vest, white breeches and stockings, black half leggins, or any other dress that may then be thought proper. We agree that we will endeavor to furnis ourselves with guns and bayonets, as near uniform as possible, and other accouttrements as may then be thought necessary. (But no person shall be obligated to equip himself as above, by signing this agreement, if he desires demission before he signs other articles.) This agreem4ent only obliges every signer to pay his proportional part of the expense of instructors, etc. Hezekiah Sabin, Jr. Samuel Greenough Elias Stillwell Thaddeus Beecher Aner Bradley Amos Doolittle James Prescott Hanover Barney Stephen Herrick Jonathan Austin David Burbank Daniel Bishop Elijah Austin Samuel Nevins Amos Morrison Rossiter Griffing Gold Sherman Ezekiel Hays, Jr. William Noyes Abraham Tuttle, Jr. Isiah Burr Jabez Smith Seabury Champlin James Hillhouse William Lanman Hesekiah Augur Pierpont Edwards James Warren Nathan Oaks Daniel Ingalls Elias Shipman Jonas Prentice Francis Sage John Townsend Ezra Ford Nathan Beers, Jr. Nathaniel Fitch Barnabus Mulford Parsons Clark Archibald Austin Eliakim Hitchcock William atwater James Huggins John Beckwith Jonathan Mix, Jr. Jeremiah Parmele Joshua Newhall Russel Clark William Lyon Eleasar Oswald John Thatcher Benoni Shipman Hezekiah Bailey Samuel Willard Jesse Leavenworth Timothy Jones, Jr. John Sherman, Jr. Elisha Painter Benedict Arnold Hezekiah Beecher Amos Gilbert Kiersted Mansfield Elias Townsend Joseph Peck Caleb Trowbridge 1775 At the meeting held on Thursday evening, February 2d, 1775, Samuel Greenough, moderator, the following vote was passed, that the dress coat for the Company be as follows, viz.: a scarlet coat of a common length, the lapells, cuffs, and collar of buff and trimmed with plain silver wash buttons, white linen vest, breeches, and stockings, black half leggins and small, fashionable and narrow ruffled shirt. On March 16th, 1775, Col. Leverett Hubbard in the chair, the permanent officers of the Company were elected as follows: Voted, that the following elected officers by the vote of the Company, viz.: Benedict Arnold, Captain Jesse Leavenworth, Lieutenant Samuel Greenough, Sergeant Eliakim Hitchcock, Sergeant Nathaniel Fitch, Sergeant Jeremiah Parmele, Sergeant William Lyon, Clerk The choice of corporals was postponed. The booklet goes on to describe the chartering of the Foot Guard by the General Assembly on March 2nd 1775. The following fifty eight members signing the memorial, according to both the booklet and the web site for the Foot Guard: Hezekiah Sabin, Jr. Samuel Greenough Elias Stillwell Thaddeus Beecher Francis Sage Archibald Austin David Burbank Daniel Bishop Elijah Austin Amos Morrison Rossiter Griffing Benoni Shipman Hezekiah Bailey Jesse Leavenworth Timothy Jones, Jr. Amos Gilbert Seabury Champlin Caleb Trowbridge Pierpont Edwards Elias Townsend Joseph Peck Ebenezer Huggins William Lyon Joshua Newhall Jonathan Mix, Jr. John Townsend Ezra Ford Nathan Beers, Jr. Nathaniel Fitch Aner Bradley Amos Doolittle Jonas Ingals Jonas Prentice James Warren Nathan Oaks Eliakim Hitchcock James Huggins Parsons Clark James Prescott Hanover Barney Stephen Herrick Jonathan Austin Gold Sherman William Noyes Abraham Tuttle John Sherman, Jr. Elisha Painter Benedict Arnold Hezekiah Beecher James Hillhouse William Lanman Kiersted Mansfield Hezekiah Augur William Jones Eleaser Oswald Josiah Burr Jeremiah Parmele Jabez Smith I hope this post will be of some use to list members. Feel free to pass it on and be sure to visit the posted website. Sincerely Henry Morris morris@jetlink.net