Robinson, Samuel
soldier, was born Aug. 9, 1738, in Hardwick, Mass. He was the first justice of the peace appointed in town under the authority of Vermont in 1778, and was also during the same year one of the judges of a special court. He died May 3, 1813, in Bennington, Vt.
ROBINSON, SARA TAPPAN DOOLIT- TLE, author, was born July 12, 1827, in Belchertown, Mass. She is the wife of the late ex-Governor Charles Robinson, frequently called the war governor of Kansas. She received a thorough education in the classical school of her native city, now known as Salem academy. Mrs. Robinson is the author of Kansas, its Interior and Exterior Life, a book which was widely circulated and had great influence in the Kansas struggle. She is a pleasing writer, and has contributed extensively to the periodical press. She was the daughter of Myron Lawrence, a distinguished lawyer, who did his state great honor in various public capacities.