Mention of Mendon, MA in the Library of Congress, American Memory Collection: -An American Time Capsule, Three Centuries of Broadsides and Other Printed Ephemera 1) It is recorded that the citizens of Mendon gave 44 items of Shirts, Breeches, Stockings and Shoes for the use of the Army of the Colony of Massachusetts-Bay, which were sorely needed by the soldiers, during the Revoltionary War. This resolution was enacted by a vote of the Colonial Congress meeting at Watertown, MA, on July 9, 1775. You can view an image of the original document at the following URL: http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/P?rbpe:1:./temp/~ammem_n3c8:: 2)"At a Convention of members of both branches of the Legislature of Massachusetts, holden in the Hall of the House of Representatives, in Boston, on Tuesday, the 10th day of June, 1828, for the purpose of designating suitable persons to be recommended as candidates for Presidential Electors at the ensuing election...Voted, that a Committe of one from each Congressional District be appointed to present to this meeting, a nomination of candidates for electors at large:--whereupon Messrs...Hastings of Mendon...were severally appointed..." [This was in regard to the support of John Quincy Adams being elected President of the United States, and of Richard Rush as Vice President. You can view an image of the original document at the following URL: http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/P?rbpe:2:./temp/~ammem_n3c8:: More to come. Joel B. Keith [email protected] Are you in Jesus' address book? Send Him an Instant Message today...PRAY!He's always on-line, and he wants to hear from you.Get more from the Web. FREE MSN Explorer download : http://explorer.msn.com