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D CON/bNfioN f 56 Rfrcfatai^vtsfam &fwffa
^ m and Tc^ac of the Nra Ham,fare Grants bol
dn at Dorfa tybof St,timber, 1/76, b, adjournment.
FOR a Colonel refufi^g ^ neglecting to comply
with any o dm fr.m this convention, to pay a
fine of 33 dollars -F» a Lieutenant-Colonel
megle&ng t: ooey hit commanding officer, 25 de—
M j >r, 20 do.----Captain, 14 do. —Lieutenant or
A j itani, 9 o.— E^fign or Oerter Master, 7 do.
frant or C^k, 2 do.--- Co poral, D aminer or
Frfer, 1 and half do.--. Sentinel, Ido Isa soldier
drafted in any particular service and abfeondiug, shill
be fabfed to pay a fine of 25 dollar#, and an officer in
proportion as above.
That the committee es war have full power to hear
any complaint agaiaft any Field Officer for ncglt& cf
their duty, and to proceed ag&inft them, or either of
them, to colled by warrant or execution from under
their hands, fnch fine or fixes as appointed by this
convention. In like manner the above fail! Field-
Cffic&rs to try all the c^mmiffianed officers in th^ir
refpeaive regiments for the time bei^g; said war
mats to be direaed to some fuitabie peifan to coiled
the Lire.
And in like manner two commiffioed officers of
each compete, try all nan-commiffioned officers and
fjidiers, to award in the farce manner asabove ; said
fans to be nfed or applied to furnilh thercfilves with
arms ^d amm^aition that are uet able to furnilh
the^e^e with arms and other accoutrements as re
quir^'i : ^d ^^ ecb. r^^. ^^--\& ^d office, ^d
private pi^vido hiiafelf with a suitable gun, and 0^
pound of powder, four pounds of bullets fi for his
gun, % fliers, pander horn, cartauch box or bullet
pouch, a sword, bayonet or tom hawk ; and for the
want cf 3 gu# to pay a hue cf two dollar on each
time so requeue to apptear under arms, and for want
,f each othsr accoutrement the sum of a dollar, when
required as.afarefaid.
Fines for mb d„s wegka.
A Colonel, 1 1. 16#.---Lleute ^t-Colonel, 1 1.
30 t-M-so, ißa Captain, 16 $ Lieu anant,
14s Adjutant or E^fig, Izs.---Quarter Maffer,
103 Serjeant or CreT, 8. Corporal, 6s. - :
Drummer or Fife ^s. --Sentinel, 3s. 6d.
That the commit^e cf war be, a^d are hereby em
powered to iffua their warrant in the n?mc a%,d by
she authority of this convention, to the fivera! Field-
Officers in the militia on the diftri& of the N^w-
Hampshire Grants—-That on try Sufficient notice re
ceived from the General or commander i^ chief cf any
of the armies of th^Uni^d States of Ame ica, or the
hm Continental Co^grefa, Iqueftibg the affiffa#c^
sf the militia tn m^rch imm^^ely to the relief of
fich.part of the centinent as they may be requested
to. And in case any person legally warned cr notifi
ed justly belonging to any or either cf the company or
companies of the militia on said diftrift, ffiall rtfufe
on such notification to attend and perform the duty
^njuined on him or them by the officers of the- regi
nuats to which he or the, do or may belong, that
tney be fi^ed, nnlefi Efficient excuse be rendered to
the said committee ci war.
Extras fros th minutes,
IRA ALLEN, Affil. C.^k.
At a Cuavenuen of the committee, of the towns of
Pittsfield, LainJberougb, Ga^borcugb. Partridgefield,
i ßichmond, Wtfi Stockbridge, Lenox Hancock, New
Providence, New-Afford, AfamviLct, Eqrinxkxt and
WiUiamftwwz, convened at Pittsfield, ^ h^ county
of Berkshire, and Kate cf Mafac^ufan pay, c^ the
32U day us F^bruary, A. D. 1777 ; with a design
to mk> into coah'teariaa the levers! vetu or r^-
solves of the convention of the county of We rafter,
r # fpe&ng the method off 'ruing a new cp^flitu ion
or system of government, fur'the hate of kafaebu
fat: Rz,.
Resolved unanimously,
CTrHaT ws rail ^fkpt fie method prescribed by
£ the county of Worc^frr, for the f^rmiaf of a
„w fi^ra of government for the fate of M^ffaebu
fet:s-3% in taaßn^r and form as they Lave recora
^ond^d to us, by the refold of that corve^wu,
made and piff^d at Worcester, en the 26th day cf
November, 1776.
• And that the members of this convention raco^-
ffIQHDKY, »rw, 4, „m
CONNECTICUT
AND
WEEKLY
Framing the Fr&ft ADVICES,
PRIMTED AMD PUBLISHED BY EBENEZER WATSON, NEAR THE GREAT BRIDGE.
Mr. Watson,
retire desired to insert th faUo^ing inycur „^’, at if is
"'*& j “flic 19 th mmory of the dead, and may be benfr
cal to the living.
ON or abcu. hi fi-ft day of January iaftant died
of the small pux, at Bechin in ^ S^te of
N ^J^ffi Jonathan BeLlamY, Esq; H^ of
Bernlem in thr b ; #t@, ^d ftcond f^ of ^ R^v'd
Joseph Bellamy, D. D. of that place; A na
tew. sx^t H capacity, henevclcuc& cf mind, and
greater cffoul, added to an iacliAarion for letters,
and mark, of furrier genius, in early childhood,
ma ked him out as one, designed by Providence for
fu ure. uftfuhitfi. He was accordingly devoted to
ftudr, and having with furprifag ce^rity, abundant
proficiency, and ^reat r*?n:a ion, finished his prepa
ratory and accademicerAudios, aqd received $$ mt
ritad honors of Y^T Cohege, he applied himfrif to
the n.rb^ ^ady, of hat fyflemrf forifprudeece, which
is fr ff>n%ll, necaffa y fo< th^ facurit, of th 4 bleflin%a
efr^ce, liberty, and faftty, to hum^n society : la
wbich science, hi>fingukr acqui^m^r a, defervedty
preenred him, an admiffi n as a predioner at hr
bar, and attorney at law, in the fnertO crirt* i^ this
Stato; &hcwt three years since, at N^w-London,-- Gut
just a fes hed, tn all human appearance, eutereg up
on a life of &airiy and ufrfe^eft, vrith reputation
to hirafelf, and fidelity to tha public; h^ zul Aad
patriotism, in t!?e ju£ carfe of his o,preffid and
bleeding country, in ecrd him to exchange the or.
reffes of «is friends, a^d the facets of domuftick life,
mend the doings of <he county ofWarcefter rafpeai^g
anew form of government to the fevers! towns they
represent for thrir approbations A^d likewise, that
the doings cf this convention be made public in the
Bolton and Hartford news papers.
By order of this Convention,
Jedidiah Hubbell, Chairman.
The above is & true copy,
Att&ft, James Harris, Clerk.
Forth CONNECTICUT COURANT.
Mr. Printer,
T AM not a dabUr in politicks, norever troubled the
publick with my sentiments thereon; but in the
late regulation and flatting of prices of prowifions; &c.
in the fsveral New England States, however wifey
contrived in the general, there appears to me two
great 'inconveniences attending it .• One is, that the
inhabitants of the towns ofC^n^aicut, for inflate,
that are contiguous to M fftebaf^tu, will net tell
their provisions to any of their towns people at ary
rate, let their neceffiy be what it will, becaufi they
won't openly tranfgrefi the rule, nor will .hey fell at
a less price than their neighbour that lives just over
the line, who produced fair crop as chrap as they.
Indeed the, inter d and adaally ofm gg!e away their
grin a^dmat, if the cons q feac^ be .Wattheir ^eigh
bou perilh wi h hunger at tn^ next doer. Th* other
and greatest i-c nveai^ce is tie providing f.\ the
army ; asthe S. ate of C• ned cuj :drivers &ir wheat
it 6 ^r Ri> *'•. f ^jcoo both /,c fr me or t 4^-
rec Ics £ 360 ; -' d° - iurmv''"r ^.ader in ^ SGte
of M:fr f . ,f 1000 b: niici at 7 .'A:, 6. re
te^s £-3/5 v^i^ 1 £75 moeip tv^ry 1000
bfh 3 nan th" people - & Cr^cy; so that in
all 6 '^ tha Miff^chufett pa £ 300, Conne&icut
F 4 £ 375' **d " ' '*" othar prunftoas in propor
tian ^ me, a v e dated in the refpeaire Sum ; and it
i; a k^own f & that the counties of H^mpfh^e and
Berkshire raif, their own grain and meat as cheap and
easy, and in aageat,plenty as in any pm of Conxec
ticu. It appears to m^ th at the people of those coun
ties (in particular) have liberty, b r hid flatting, and
they a&ually do tak^ an anreafoaxble advantage there
by, they exA& th* ,fame prior yt their own doors a#
allowed at the re^ataft market, nor will they move
it on* flap as they have ne ocerSop nor use for money,
as h&s b?^ very judiciouffy fat forth in 'feme of your
late papers; if I am miftakea in ray Apprehofion cf
the m.tt^r, I hope feme p&rfon of more knowledge
and batter judgment will oblige me, ahd many others,
with th# re&f^ of such a genital difference in prices.
I hpe theft broken hints may be of some fsvice to
the publish, which is th^ fi^cere ,c ! efire cf your a^d
the public's mod obedient, humble firvaxt. Q
W^^^^^ It
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COU RA N T^
MiRfPORB
INTELLIGENCER.
for the dangerous feenes of a righteous war, and ac
cept ofan Enfig^cy in the continental army, to whicla
he was appointed by the General Affrmbly ts thi^
State, in the left years campaign to the southward,
and which post he filled wi h honour to himfeif, and
benefit tc his country ; ckfi g hi, military services,
with heroic activity, in the memorable encounter at
Trenton. Hx. off ff:d the filial, fraternal, amicable,
aad facial virtue, in av^ry remarkable degree, and
thofi who had the happiness, cf&, intimate ^quai^t
ance with him, can witness the sacred regard he-p^id
to the precepts of chriftu hity. His Jess is &?ph ^%
peered, by hn bereaved r&Utivs; the yoerg .<^£^-
D^n of this State, his contempo.tm#r in proteffi^, by
uhora he was unveif^l, rrf,t&d in paniculaj ; a&d
by his military acqtun-.ncer, and all fields of rheii
country i^ general. A;i« 'iv?d viruobff 4 fi he died
comfortably, in hope cfa b,ff 1 icm ^ri, be^d
the grave. He was if a tall, petfonable appearance ,
and naturally of a gented deportmer t, and easy b<ha
vianr ; his manner of Address, was n^turaLy *tifr?fert
and at^aaive if attention ; in argument, his r^foß
ing wasf^rriaent, his metaphors ft iking, and hi# fliM
elegant; his cenftitution was delicate, and rather Ren
der than rebuff, which, frith the fatigues he hid gqpri
through in thsfervice ofhis coun.r ,n< d^ubt occ finn
ed th£fatal! pox to prove fatal to r.to, and put &a
end to hi- ufeful life, at the 2,, of about 24 years#
" Bihold ! Hit manhood fierce begun,
" Ribald! Hit race ofvirtue run,
" BboD ! the y^l °f ('", c:^.."
Wnri,
Com^eaicut, Jf^uarr, 1777.
LOST b^twer^ Wi . iCifter WeuaonL &cTM7fy
Huntington's, on the e-eror g of the 4th inftart
a black leather POCKET BOOK, with a brafa ch
was in it about 80 dohkrs, in cer^kenui bills ; arf®
inlifting orders from General Salivas, and rey fur
low. Whoever finds Aid packet beck, and wi? re
turn it to the fubferiber, ffiall have FOURTEEN!
DOLLARS reward, paid by
William Redfield, jun.
Middletown, Feb. 6, >777-
—JO H NTAT ~S°OTIT
DESIRES all performs indebted to him by note of
book to Title the fime immediate), and a# hia
debts a a of a !o% landing, and numbers have u^ge
neroufly taken the advantage of the d&effing timer,
to avoid payment, when th*, have'had it more thaa
ever in thsi> po,v&r ; he takes this method to notify
them that every one, (without exception) who mte!cß,
a fettleftieat with him till ^fi*r the zerh day of hfoch
next, muff #x,ea a fui; for the recovery th#refthe fi.^
opportunity, without any further no ice-- from &if
humble Servant John Watson.
Eaft-Windfof, F b. 10 T 777«
^0 be file by Jonathan Beeck, living in the
Great Nine-Partners, near Sb^r^, a right' of
LAND at Salqu&h^nnah, ha fy.Tg & original pro
pria or ts Grid Ted, p%rt ofix already laid out, he be.
isr^'f fr b frft 00 fhsfeuofch# na # r.
I WUND the tph of Jd^uary, b^t in R^T^TK
L ten dnd Weonfield,a pair cf S^DDLE BAGS;
containing an empty junk bo tie. The o^er may
have thrrtf by applying io William:Wolcott.
Weth^sfirlri. Feb. 15 1777.
CTOLEN oelofi, b 4 &30 hos Jan. fall b^^.e^
Norfolk arid jasdlrrd D^wex's, in Sheffield, a pij_
ler-cafe with ftyen yard,of cambist F&rew firipes of
various colours, and 9 yards of striped w^rft^d, purple,
gr ^ and yellow cf ffed with white in \h± fuhe*.-
Whoever fh%ll bed Did cloth and return it to th^ obi
er (hall be ha^dfcrnely ^asrded, by Mary ALLErfy
vif^ to C^ Eatran Allen,.
A Convenient STORE, 2o'f<et square, 9 feet poss,
wall covered, a<□ larwrtl ft-ned, fi-nds o& the
bank cf the river, may be^afi!, removed by A^er if
takra dewn. BILD AD PHELPS.
Wr^fy, F b. 4 1777.
JOOUND da t ß # road w Sru.^^g.on, a bin ui Con
nedicut money. The ow^r may have ir by prov
ing hit property and paying charges, by applying „
WILLIAM BARNS, of Scuihiagua.
Both FOREIGN and DOMESTIC.