Editing Brothertown, Wisconsin (section)

==History==
The town was inhabited by the [[Brothertown Indians]], who moved here from the state of [[New York (state)|New York]] from 1831 to 1836. The town was created on March 21, 1843, as "Manchester".<ref name=Manchester>[http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/dictionary/index.asp?action=view&term_id=8914&keyword=brothertown Town of Manchester]; Wisconsin Historical Society; Accessed July 24, 2008</ref> There is also record of this town being referred to by name in the early 1850s as '''Pequot'''<ref>Williams, Wellington. ''The Traveller's and Tourist's Guide Through the United States of America, Canada, Etc: Containing the Routes of Travel by Railroad, Steamboat, Stage and Canal'' Philadelphia: Lippincott, Grambo & Company, 1855; p. 79</ref> The [[post office]] there in 1841 (when the area was still [[Wisconsin Territory]]) was called '''Pequot''',<ref>''A Gazetteer: Containing a General View of the United States: And the Several States and Territories; with an Accurate Account of the Internal Improvements, Throughout the Union: Also, a Table of the Counties, Cities, Towns, Villages, & in the Same; Together with a Table of the Rivers, Exhibiting Their Length and Termination; to which is Added a Table of All Post Offices in the United States, and Their Nett Proceeds in 1841. The Whole Compiled From Public Documents and Other Popular Works.'' Akron, Ohio: Manning and Darby, 1843; p. 409</ref> and the Pequot post office name still appeared in the 1862 issue of the ''[[Wisconsin Blue Book]]'';<ref>[http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/WI.WIBlueBk1862 Warren, John H.; Dean, John S., ed. ''The legislative manual of the state of Wisconsin. Comprising Jefferson's manual, the rules; also lists and tables for reference, with indices. First Annual Edition'' Madison: Smith and Cullaton, State Printers, 1862; p. 138]</ref> and "Sequoit".<ref>War of 1812, Claim No 10,274, John Waffle residence</ref> It was renamed "Brothertown" on May 4/May 5, 1857.<ref name=Manchester />