Early baseball in Connecticut/Game 1

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Location	Connecticut
Year	1860
Note on date	"Before the Civil War"
City	Manchester
State	CT
Country	US
Was NY rules baseball	Likely
Played by	Locals
First in Connecticut	Yes

From Protoball Entry #1860c.11 – Man Played Base Ball in CT Before the War

"I am a native of Hartford, Conn., and have, from early boyhood, taken a great interest in all Out Door Sports that are clean and manly. As a boy I played One, Two, Three, and Four Old Cat; also the old game of "Wicket." I remember that before the Civil War, I don't remember how long, we played base ball at my old home, Manchester, Hartford County, CT."

Letter from Philip W. Hudson, Houston Texas, to the Mills Commission, July 23, 1905.

Manchester CT is about 10 miles E of Hartford.