The Plants Came from England to Branford, between Two Hundred and
Three Hundred Years ago--Still Own the Lands first Acquired--Henry’s
Father Died of Typhus Fever when Henry Was about Six Years Old--His
Tender Recollection of his Mother--Henry’s First Day at School--His
Natural Diffidence--Mr. Plant’s After-dinner Speeches--His Mother’s
Second Marriage--Stepfather Kind to Henry--Thrown by a Plough Horse
and nearly Killed--Attended School at Branford--Engaged on Steamboat
Line Running between New Haven and New York--On Leaving, Promised a
Captaincy--Marriage--Express Business--Leaves New Haven and Goes to
New York--Romantic Experience in Florida .....35-50