Genealogical and Family History of the State of Vermont. A Record of the Achievements of Her People in the Making of a Commonwealth and the Founding oExcerpt from Genealogical and Family History of the State of Vermont: A Record of the Achievements of Her People in the Making of a Commonwealth and the Founding of a Nation In Dorset, on July 26, 1776, assembled that convention which is said to have been the first body in the territory of Vermont to assume general legislative functions in the development of civil government. The scene then changes again to the court house in Westminster, where, on