The Connecticut courant, and the weekly intelligencer — Hartford [Conn.], 1779-09-14 00:00:00, page 3

At a CONVENTION cf ^ frraal Towns in tie
County of Windham, by their Committees or De
legates, chosen for the purpose of taking in o con
federation and for endeavoring to prevent the fur
ther evils occasioned by the depreciation of the
currency, agreeable to the spirit and meanin, cf
an Address cf the Honorable Congress, of the 26th
cf May last ; holden at Windham, on the firft
Monday of September A D. 1779.
The Hon. ELIPHALET DYER, Etq; was chosen
Chairman.,
Col. HEZEKIAH BISSELL, Clerk.
THIS Convention confidcring the ir.difper fible
ncct ffity of supporting and pteferving the va
lue and credit cf the bills issued by the honorable
Congress and the several States in lieu of money,
for maintaining the expences of the prefentluft and
necessary war, and that it is already most unhappily
depreciated to an claiming degree, to the °rtat inju-
Massachusetts and Khcde Illanq nave tormea, ana
adopted regulations end measures calculated to an
swer those important ends, that it is expedient and
necessary there should be a meeting or convention as
soon as may be of members representing the whole
slate, at feme convenient place unitedly to consult,
advilt and adept medians for carrying into executi
on the great an d ,ced designs aforefa d.
3 dly. This Convention do therefore without pre
suming to dictate, and they hope without offence, as
they have nothing in view but the public good, and
having waited for senior counties to take the lead,
beg leave to properfe hat there be a meeting cf Cem
mittees or Delegares from every town in this f ate,
holden at Hartford cn the firft 1 uefday of October
next, at 2 o’clccl P. M. then and there to consult
on and advise peeper modules to he taken in co-op-,
peration with our neighbouring fi'er fates, and a
mode of carrying the fame into execution so as best to
answer the great and falutaiy purposes aforementi
oned; and that the several towns in this fate at the
day of the approaching freemens meeting or fach
other day as they shall appoint would choose one or
if they fee cause mere members to represent them at
said Convention, at Hartford, and that the members
so chosen would furniffi themfrives with as ex^ft a
knowledge as may be of the prices cf the most mate
rial articles of produce manufactures end trade in
their several towns On the firft day cf September infl.
that (0 a just medium of prices may be agreed on if
they fee cause for the future.
qfhly This Convention in the mean time do for
themselves agree, and earntflly recommend it to the
friends and lovers of their country in this county to
endeavour to their utmost to prevent any further de
preciation cf the currency, or any additional prices
of any of the necessaries of life or articles of com
merce by slicing, giving or receiving more for any
of them, than was the current medium price on the
firft day of S^pt. inflant: And that they would en
deavour a faithful execution cf the good and whole
some laws of this fate fordetecting and puniffiirn fibe
nefarious practices of fueb as Sordidly prefer their own
private gain to the gocd of their country; and that
they would emulate eacb other in the practice of
moderation fobriefy and true virtue that so we may
be prepared for so great blessings as liberty, fafety and
peace which we humbly wait upon the great wife
and merciful disposer cf all events to bestow upon
and establish to us.
Jthly. That the Hon. WilliimWilliams. Esq; rod
Nathaniel Wales, jun. and Hezekiah Biffell, Esq;
be, and they are hereby appointed a committee to
correspond with ary of our filler States, and any
ry and ruin of bereft individuals, and thereby great
injuftice.and inequality has taken place between the
ft vera] States, and among ihdivid^^ in every fiate;
tie burthen of the war, ind the d faculty cf carry
ing on the feme greatly increased ; and that the hepes
and expiations of the enemy to prevail a^ainft^ us,
are mote grounded on the profpc& cf the diffraction
of our currency than the force cf their arms. Are
ofcpinion, That aklu' a sudden appreciation of the
currency would be attended with consequences per
nicious and unjust, y?t it is the duty ann irJereft of
every friend to his country to wish. and endeavour
to the utmofl of his power to prevent the further rife
of the price cf the produce and maLLftaories of the
country, and all other cemmeditie# 2nd articles of
trade and commerce, beyond a medium.
zdly. This Convention are further cf opinion,
that since it is the earned Wish and define of Con
gress that cachflafe, and the individuals cf every
fate, would co Cppeta e with them for the obtaining
the great and salutary ends aforefaid and to prevent
the necessity of further cm ffions of bills, since it is
not in the power of any one slate, much Ids any one
county in a slate to ceme into meafurds so effectual,
end extensive in their cperat on as to answer the
great and valuable purpose: aimed at, and devoutly
to be wished ; and in as much as our fitter slates of
other county in this Sta'e, cn the fubjiA matter con
tained in toe doings of this convention, as occaficn
may require. And this-convention do request that
the SekA Men or Committees cf the several other
county towns in thi, slate, would as early as possi
ble give notice to the committee cf this county whe:
ther and how far their refpe&ive counties do com
ply with the prepofed . State Convention as afore
laid, and cfany other matters they may think pro.
per. # \
It is further resolved. That the doings cf this
Ccnv^it.on and tire preputial and requeti therein
conta tied, be sign fied by pubhfhing the fame in the
several news papers in this State ; and the several
Printers are requeued to insert the fame accordingly
as soon as pofhole. Atteh, - .
(Copy) HEZ. BISSELL, Clerk.
Io die Select Men of the Town of Hartford.
MeffiYs P RINTER b,
lAMI AM told that the Freemen of this State at large
ate to nominate and eka Delegates for Congress.
1 wtfh feme body would let us know, whether it is
expected that the fame men be ckCUd members of
Congress, and members of Council at the fame time ;
cr, in other words', whether it is good policy to ap
point the fame men to lev^al offices incompatible
with e?ch other ; either because it is impcffible they
Should difcnarge them all, cr because it will make
the fame men in one department accountable to them
selves in another ?
Whether it does not tend to mifehief to continue
the fame m=n members of Congress for a long time
together, giving them opportunity to form them-
Selves into junto's and factions, always hurtful to a
free State? And whether it is not needful, at lead
expedient, to exclude the members by rotation. I
believe theft matters deserve a full cohfideration, and
especially at this time : And Should some able hand
set them in their proper light, in your paper, he
would do essential iczvice to the public, at least he
would much oblige A FREEMAN.
TO BE SOLD
By ELIAS SHIPMAN, & Co.
At their Store a few Rods South cf the Great
Bridge in Hartford
GLARET, and light colour'd Broadcloth; Fer
rell cloths, Duffels, blue and grey Coating,
b.d^k Velvet, Bed Tick, Lifh Linnets Shalloons;
Draw beys, black and trimfon Calamanco Chintzes,
Gingham, D moty, Da ch Cord, p'ain and figured
Lawns, a variety cf nedlewoiked Lawn Aprons,
Lawn and Gtuze Hankerchtefs, a large assortment of
figured aad plain white Gauze?, plain Slack ditto,
Catgutt, biwek a^d white Mh net, fiamp'd linnen
and cotton Handkerchiefs, worked thread, and hemp
mens Hose, fprigg'd Sattin, black Mode, womens
Fans, Barcelona and Brndano Handkerchiefs, co
lour'd and black Ribbons, coloured and white Scotch
Thread, Cap Wire, plated Shoe Buckles, pinchbeck
Shoe and Knee de V/ri^ng Paptr, Te^p> Specta
cles, Rafors, best and common Penknifes, Cutteaus,
Snuff Boxes, ivory and hern Combe, Pins, Tapes,
Thimbles Buck am, leather Mitts Quality Binding,
werfted Knee Gar ers. Sewing Slk, Snuff by the
Bladder, Tea C<ff^ Sugar, Indigo v Tacks, Ame
rican Steel, Fishers Young nans Companion, Plays,
&c. &c.——— Where hkewife may be had New-
England Rim by the Hhd. or Eai.el, and L fbon
Salt by tft Hhd. cr finale Bufheb
rif 'AKEN up by the mbfcaber, damage feaiant,
4 adak brown MARE, about 14 hands high,
branded with a chare&er on her near Shoulder, and
with the letters N H on her near butteck, a fcall
dash of white in her forehead, lef hind foot white,
taken up about the 15th of Aoguft la^, about 14
years of a„e. The owner may have her by prov
ine his property and prying charges, by applying to
AMOSSAVAGE.
Middletown, Sept. 10. 1 779.
TH E beginning cf July late broke into the
incicfure cf me the febferiber, a spotted
S X" E AR, brown and white, about 3 years old,
chiefly whir no mark or brand. The cwner is de
fined to pty charges and take him away.
JABEZ LALDING.
Weffidd, (Harffhire Count,) Sept, 7, 17,9.
STATE or CONNECTICUT.
Bythe GOVERNOR.
PURSUANT to a Resolve of the General
Alterably of this State, at their Session in May
fart, leaving it to jhe Governor to determine the
place of the meeting cf the General Assembly for
their Sefficns in OAcber next. Notice is hereby
given that the Assembly meet for the said October
Session at Hartford.
GIVEN at Hartford, September 11, A, D. 1779.
JONATHAN TRUMBULL.
State ot Vermont Bennington, Auguu, 26, >779°
I AM directed by the Governor and Cour.cn cf
this State, to infen he following clause cf an a&
cf Affembiy passed at Bennington, nth Feb. 1779.
viz. " That from and after the firft day of May,
in the year 1779, all proprietors meetings and ven
dues refpt&ing any lands in this State, shall be held
in thetown cr county where such land lieth; and
if any proprietors meeting cr vendue rcfpc&ing any
lands in this State, shall be held out of the fame, ^r
in ary other manner than is warranted in this a&,
the fame shall be null and void." By order,
JOSEPH FAY Sec'rv.
bpri gfieid t p.ember 7, 1779.
WANTED, for the Beard of Works at this
place, a number of Artificers, v.z. Carpen
ters, Wheelwrights, Blacksmiths, Armourers, Sad-
Jer% Harnefa Makers cr Shoemakers Gun Steckers,
Turners and Nail Makers. Any person of the above
mentioned branches, that can recommend themselves
as workmen, and incline to en er in the said works
for three years, or during the war, shall receive two
hundred dollars bounty, sixty dollars per month, one
suit cf deaths per year, and one ration and half per
day ; and each man upon finning the inlifment shall
receive his bounty and cioaths, and wages monthly,
aid shall be entitled to cveiy encouragement allow
ed the fifteen battalions.
JOSEPH EAYRS, Major of Artillery
Artificers, and Contractor for Stock.
STOLEN from the fubferiber on the night of the
22d inflant, a black MARE, but not a proper
coal black, about 14 hands high, a small far in her
forehead, a white spot on her left hip a few white
hairs on one of her hind feet, about 7 years old. shod
all round, a good trot and pace. Whoever takes up
said mare and thief and returns them to the fubferi
ber in Mansfield, shall have One Hundred & Fifty
Dollars reward, and all necessary cbar,es paid and
for the thief or the Mare, the one half cf the above
reward, pad by LOT DIMOCK.
Augui 26. 1779
BROKE into my inclpfure. a dark brown Mare,
10 years eld, trots and paces, fren, built,
good for draft, 110 brand nor mark, has a few while *
hairs under her fore top, no flhoes on. The owner
may have her by paying charges and applying to
ABIJAH RANNEY.
Middletown, Sept. 10 1779.
—-— 3 A ~L T,'
To be SoldatMiddle Haddam Landing, inChatbam,
By W I LLIA M BEVIN jun.
TO be fold, a large ano genteel DW ELLIAG
HOUSE, small BARN, and a FARM con
taining near 60 acres, 30 under improvement,, and a
young orchard thereon,lying in the middle cf South
wick, in the county of Harcpfhire, S ate cf Massa
chusetts Bay, on the pest read stem Boston tc Ptekr-
Kill, compleatly fixated fcr a Tavern, Trader cr
Tradesman. Whoever inclines te purchase the
fame may apply to the fubferiber living cn the pre
mises, by whom an indisputable title will be friyOTr
ABEL FORWARD.
N. B, A second hand Top Chaise to be fold at
the fame place.,
BROKE into the inclofure cf the fubferiber about
the iokh cf July lafi, a small bay MARE, a
bout 3 years old, 10 brand, a white flip on her
nose, no shoes on, hind feet white, a whjte spot on
her off fore foot, is docked. The owner may have
her proving his property and paying cl ar,es to
,NOAH WILSON.
Torrington, A^geft 10, 1779.
LOST, on Monday night the 30th cf August
1779, the fellow ng articles, 1 riffle frit; 2
cambrick flocks, 1 hollaed shirt, 1 Holland fieck,
3 pair of flockings, 2 pair cotton, 1 pair of linen
breeches H Holland handkerchief. Whoever will
discover the above articles and return them to me,
shall have 30 dollars reward and all necessary char
ges paid, by , DANIEL KING.
Palmer, Sept. 9 1779.
TO be fold, one acre and halt of ,ocd LAND 0
lying in Terringford, cue quarter cf a mile
from the Meeting House, with a convenient Dwel
ling House and Bhckfmi h's Shop, and a good Well
on the premises. For particulars, enquire cf Aefl
Clark of Simfbury, or of Michael Loomis of
Torringford: Sept 13, 179
f~Y~ AKEN up by the" fubferiber about a month
I ago, a bkek HORSE age unknown, 13
hands and half high, no brand visible, paces all, shod
before. The owner is defined to prove his pcprr
ty, pay charges and take him away,
WILLIAM PARKE.
Wafh'nrfon, in Litchfield county. An#. 3 1779.