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Our front cover: The top graphic shows part of an original 1838 Assessment Roll. The identities of the persons who appear on the front page are not known. If you can put names to the faces we'd love to hear from you. The images are taken from the photograph collection of Lewis Zandbergen. The signatures of Samuel Horton, Peter Chard, Ebcnczcr Allen and Nicholas Lake are taken from a petition of 1859; these individuals are also listed on the 1838 assessment roll, the earliest available.