Plaque de Justus Sherwood

JUSTUS SHERWOOD 1747-1798

Born in Connecticut, Sherwood settled in Vermont in 1774.
On the outbreak of the American Revolution he was arrested
as a Loyalist, but escaped to join the British at Crown Point.
He was taken prisoner at Saratoga in 1777, and after being
exchanged was commissioned as a captain in the intelligence
service. From 1780 to 1783 he had charge of secret
negotiations which, it was hoped, would result in Vermont’s
rejoining the British Empire. Sherwood, who took up land in
this township in 1784, played a leading role in its settlement.
One of the District’s first magistrates, he was also a member
of the local land board until his death.

Archaeological and Historic Sites Board of Ontario