User talk:Layman34

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Milford, Connecticut
I notice you made an edit in the Milford, Connecticut article to revise the founding date, with an edit comment that the February 1 date in the article was in error. I see that another editor reverted your edit, without much explanation, but perhaps because he/she believed you might not have a source to back up your assertion. Do you? I would be glad to help get the correct information into the article, to stay. The phrasing was revised by you to state that "The land which today comprises Milford, Orange and West Haven, Connecticut was "purchased" on February 23 (February 12 in the Julian Calendar), 1639 from Ansantawae, chief of the local Paugussets (an Algonquian tribe) by English settlers affiliated with the contemporary New Haven Colony. Originally, the area was known as "Wepawaug", after the small river which runs through the town, and which has given its name to several streets in both Milford and Orange." Please let me know if you do have a specific book or other source that can be cited in the article. I hope you do enjoy wikipedia and make other contributions, too. Cheers, doncram (talk) 00:11, 11 August 2009 (UTC)