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ii^.ly, That va w,l hold no correspond or con
nection, (a; phyfciaxw) with illiterate, va.n preten
drs to p yftc ; but treat them with that obhorrence,
and detefiation, they jafrly mer.t ftom the author of
nature, and all good men.
12 hly, That as God made ci^ :d free, and en
dow'd th:m with rational powers and faculties and
(as in all ~fc ) marki d hive found the benefit, the
nfctihry aod real advantage, of a regular society - -
we therefore trud the leg fl five body, will nut ob
firuX, hinder, or difeountenance, any regular, well
bred phyfi ians, forming into societies, and adopting
trie;, laws, and r^ulanon,, among themselves, fa
fur as thole ruled do not in&ae with the rights of
A' a Meeting cf a number of Physicians, from the
Miffacbnfats, York, and Connecticut S ales, un
anm: fly came into the following Rrfolves.
TH £ end cf society is the common welfare.
aid %cod of the people associated The
e^d of this minting, is to form a medical society (and
w ten formed) to unite its members in a cordial af
fed ^, to add life, and vigour, to tire healing art ;
to fopprefs qnclmifm ; and encourage medical
knowledge, &d virtue. Such a combination of
men therefore, %: may produce their own common
good aid happiness and that of their fellow men,
^B 1 ^ be such an one, as that in the iff. place may
render them compatible one with another, which
cannot be without rules .-and to adopt fach rules as
ere not inconfi tant with the rights cf mankind, or
natural jaflice, must be confident with the eternal
princ plea of right To adopt any rule which is
naturally ujaft, is to adopt that which is absurd
- That fach are the circvmfhnce! cf mankind in
this d flernper'd world, tha' we cannot live without
encountering dangers, and Offering many evils
Oie cf the greater evils therefore mankind Offer is
d feafe, and 2dly. the m letable, ignorant, and inju
dicious ap,l cation of medicine.
Imagine ( 4 or once) a p^fan groaning under the
pangs cf f m:diftafe, or the excruciating angufh of
fme wound -an ignorant pretender, is coll'd in for
affih?ce by whole appl cation the patient iaftantly
expires, or a foundation laid that the patient foins
out a roiferable ex dance--- the inattention paid to
the Lfcrin, of mankind needs no d.fcripHoi —
4bly, That where a man becomes a member of
this focie'y, he shall be entitled o all the privileges'
and brtii ; of tie fame; and shall fubn t himfelf to
the rnl said disc pline of it.
fhly, That we wll deal with an rf:nd : ng bro
ther. agreeable to the rules adopted by the fci* y ;
and when a member becomes scandalous, and refufes
to be try'd, or five AtisfaaHn to this society, he
sh ill be publicity admonifh'd, or expung'd the
fame.
6:hly, That we will hold mating, at such time,
iand place, as the focrey fhdl agree upon.
4 7-hly Tiat we wrl as this netting, appoint a
4commutes, whefe beliefs it fh<ll be to form a let
,cf rrf>lvta, ('s a miuLca! c-nhiu io. ) to be appro
I based by this tn siting and inch ax a le^fl^vz buard
] may deign w cwn.
1 8 h?v, That we will do our ufmbtendeavours
Ito promote pjyfical knowledge in making known
Ito this fee e y every rae, and uncommon circum
I fiance ( hat may occur in our pra&ic+) relative to
Idrftaes, or thar m y tend to the happ ; nef„ a d
union of the fernery, and the good of mankind in
gene al.
9. Dy, That we will affi't each other, with our
advice, and c encl as opportunity presents in a
curdri frier d : ', way, and manner
io ly That life, health, liberty, and r^per'y,
are the ,ea est 1 Irffings, mankind enjoy th s fie
heaven ( - on the contrary ; disease, famine, (word,
f^ lenre and quacks, at curfew fem from God- (or
permitted to xh?.place in th 4 world) for the puntfh
ment cf mu kind for their fins,
To form rules to quadrate with the rights cf man
kind in general, and this fuciety in particular, will
be t!e design of this meeting and to a'opt fach
rules a; this ficiety, (or the major par ) agree to ——
that w^ when any alteration or dispute, shall arise
concerning them (^ be fuse there mau) in a world
fj unreasonable, and polluted, the appeal may be
made to the:? own ru ! es -- and by the app'icar.on
cf a general indrfputed role, adapted to the particu
lar case it may appear on which fide the obLquity
he i,the controvczfy fairly felled, and all mouths
eternally flopp'd. Whereupon we refclve
id, That this meeting fhail be known -and cal
l'd by the name of the medical fee'y of Sharon.
ally Tua' -we will chefe a prefitat, and clerk,
• for the time being, or longer as this meeting shall
a,ee - nd the pefident (when chosen) /hull be im
po^rd to grant licence to young candida‘s (if*'
being examined and approved by the foci&y) and to
be:,, he m^mben to o der.
3 Hy, That we will submit toorder, rule, and dlfci
ne,
SUPPOSED to he ^ken iff ;hv fobfcTibers Horse
at the door of Mr. Jaftur Riley er Jo'n Wright
in Wetfrfisid, on tie night of the fuh infant, a
new Par niveau, frith % br^u laek apd cla'p upon
it with fendiy artieks in them, such a? Shirts, flocks,
white h<!Lr d bieccuc# and drawer#, one pair of new
cotton flockings, one ditto linen, ore pair es open
work fiiver shoe buckles, one napkin markt H H one
hue check handkerchief. Whoever will give in
fermrtien so that the owner may have them shall
Lave Forty Dollars Reward and no questions asked.
AARON OLMSTED.
Hartford. Sep'erch^r 4 17,0.
Si OLEA vu. of thetabler%;s House fume time
ago a plain Gold WATCH, chinea face, gold
lands, chain and seal. with a brass key, I, T. in
cyphers on the seal, makers name Charles Harward
Briftcl. Whoever will return hid watch to me the
fobfenber (hall receive two hundred dollars, and no
questions asked. by
WILLIAM KNOX.
Hartford, Sept. 4, 1779.
Mankind and naturaljuflice, but on the contrary, ef
"'JGh, and confirm them, and thereby encourage
the growth of physic.
i3thly, That we will afe our joint interest to ef
tabhfh a correfpend with the rro' lno-cd pyfical
Deletes, throughout the thirteeQJnited Stages.
Dated at Sharon, July 5, 1779.
. Atruecepy,
Test, . OLIVER FULLER, Clerk.
N B. Any gentlemen of the faculty, tha are dis
posed to join this medical society, will meet with a
k id reception, on the lad Tuesday of Sep*, next, or
on any of our future meeting.
TO BE SOLD
At Mr. E LLER Y's
Store in Hartford ;
Good rum And molasses, by the
Ba^i or Gallen; also, Good COFFEE.
Sept. 6, 1,79.
TO BE SOL 1),
At FREDERICK BULL's
Store in Hartford;
GOOD ROCK SALT, Ly the Hhd. or
b she!, cheap for c^fh
N. B. Good Hour or Wheat will be taken in
Exchange.
Hartford, S,pt § 1774-
TO B E SO LD
At THE NORTH DOOR
Under the Printing Office ;
SUGAR of d.ff:rent Qdoies, b; the Barrel,
Hundred or finale pound Ceffte. Pepper, Snr ff,
P flail Tobacco Writing Paper. Pich Payer, W?ap
p^v P*n<r, Piasters Pocket Books. &c. R?c &:.
I N D I G 0,
A Larpe Qj-ntity of C pper ard Purple I'D
fa DIGO. cf the li ft quality to be fold by the
Hhd. or fn&ltr quantity, and the bigheft price
given for Bills on France, by
TIMOTHY PALMER.
Soffi^d Aufuft 31, 'l79*
-W"^T F.D IMM E~D YA TLLY
FOL R Journeymen H ATTER S, to work zt
Wool; for which good rnconrr ement will be
givCTby NOAH WELLES.
P^ A WG^fox, Semtembur 6, iT,g
T O B E SOL D.
/ T private sale the fifteenth day cf September
L §. inst. 21 'wo c'clork in the afternoon, at Rock
ky HiiL the fl^op Ts YON, burden forty five tons,
and the schooner YORK, thirty tons, with opptmi
nencer belonging - Aho a few fmsil fails.
Wethe^fe'd. Sept. 2. 1770.
WILL he Sold a & Reeky Hill Landing- in We
ther field, on Thursday the 23d day r f Sep
tember inflate, the Schooner REWARD, bur
then ^bout 130 tons,well fowr.d, and fit for a voyage.
Wethersfield. Sept. 4. 1,79,
taT&TpTn G UTTn e'n is a ^^
by Stephen Russ, in Mansfield, in diffident
coleurs and 6 tires
September 6. 1779.
-FIFTY DOLLARS REWAR 1)'
I) UN away from t' e Obfcriber, hvi^g in Hart
-1 ford in jure hfh a fmah LAD named Wil
li , Johnflore alias William Sutherland, about 4
f~ high, 14 ; ears old, sandy fair, ^rey ry^s
Whoever w 11 return said run away to t! e fubcriher
cr give info^ation where he maybe found, fhail
have the abt ve reward
FREDERICK BULL,
H^tford Srpt. 6 1779.
ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS REWARD.
STOLEN from the Sabferiber, Iving in Albany;
a large green LEATHER POCKET BOOK,
c^ataining three Loan Office Certifica es, cf four
hundred dollars each ; taken cut of tha loan office
at Philadelphia, by Dr. Ifaic Fofler, Sept. 26 177%
payable to him or the bearer; their numbers are
6 33 [ : 6 339. 6 340. AIL. about Three Thou
sand Sx Hundred Dollars in Cassi ; a receipt of D&
rick Ten Brueck, Esq ; C. L. O for 3,640 Dollars
for exchange; Thirteen feeond elate States Lottery
Tickets, and a number cf other valuable paper,.
Any peifon detecting the Thief, with the Pockets
Book, &c. fj that he may be brought to punish
ment, and the Book, with its contents, reftpred to
the owner, Ihall receive the above reward and rea^
fonable expences; or a proportionable part thereof
for either the Thief Pocket Book, Certificates, Cassi
or Papers, by applying to Dr. Jonathan Potts, in
Philadelphia, Col. Udny Hwy, at Fish Kill, or to
ROB. JOHNSON; A, D. D. G. H.
Fish Kill, August 17, 1779.
A Suit of S AIL S, suitable for a Sloop of 6c
Tons, to be fold. Enquire cf the Printers.
S^ero^** 6 17,9.
'"4 HUNDRED DOLLARS REWARD.
D^"' , TED from my company of Artificers
in Continental Service, two Blacksmiths,
31EFHEN WYMAN belonged to Hartford, about
zo yevs cfa^e, 5 fret 4 inches hi,h. thick set, dark
compkxro-. Also. JONATHAN FINNEY, be
langed to H bran, a tall Him fellow, about 21 years
c'd, light complexion. Whoever will take up the
above defertro and return them to their company in
Danbury or figure them in any goal in the State#
©all have the above reward, er one hundred dollars
for each. JAMES HORTON, Capt. Artificers.
Dr bu*y S^t. 1 1779.
"'"^''°''D OUUNIY g September 1, 1779.
PUBLIC notice is hereby given to all concerned,
that a libel is filed before Jabez Hamlin, Esq;
Judge of # the County Court in the county of Hart
ford, against the Schooner Reward, burthen 50 tonr
or thereabout, John Greg late maffer, her tackle, ap
p«rel and cargo, in favor cf Benjamin King and Gi
decn Oimfied, commanders of wo vessels of war
named Washington and Game Cock and their allo
c ates, the captors and fetters forth of bid vessels of
war, who took the said Reward upon the high feaE,
and have sent her into the county of Hertford : And
for the tryal cf the justice of Aid capture the mara-;
time court for the county of Hartford, will be held;
" """"' ''° ''" county, on Wednesday the 22d
day of infant September, at which time all persons
claiming property may a,pur, and shew reason if
any they have, why the Ltd fchoonei Reward, with
tackle apparel and car;o should not be adjudged as
lawful prize, agreeable to the prayer of the Lbcllantej
B, order of the judge of said Court,
GEORGE_WY LLYS. Refferi
Just puohfhed, and so be Sold by the Printers hereof,
Burgoynes Surrendery,
A POEM entitled
GRATEFUL Reflexions on the divine Good
.''" vouchiaf'd to theAmerican Arras in theit
r ^Aable Sacceues in the Northern Department,
a ter the giving up cf our Fortresses at Ticonderoga,
on the 6h oi July, AD. 1777 Wih force Ac
count efthe hat les fought, and the TranfeXions cf
t^at memorable campaign, occ^fioued by the furren*
dry cf the K ng's Forces by Lieutenant General
Burgoyne to Major General Ga.es, on the 23d Day
c^+nhid verc.
Hertford county, I PUBLIC NOTICE is
July 31st 1779. he/dy given to all con
cerned ihat a L bel is filed before Jabez Hamlin
Esq; judge of _the county court in the county of
Hertford, against the fchc<mer Maria, burthen B'o
ton,, Erasmus Haynes late master, her tacklin,appar
rell, and cargo in favor efDavid Brooks commander
es the Privateer Schemer called the Eagle, and hie
affeciates the captors; and fetters forth rs the said
schooner Eagle who tock her upon the high fas;
and sent her into the county cf Hartford, and fox the
tryal of the justice cf said capture the maritime court
for the county cf Hartford, will be held at Hartford
in said county cn Wednefly the 22d day cf Sept,
next, at which time all persons claiming property,
may appear and shew reason if amy they have why
the said fchocner Maria with her rppaxell, and car
go, should n®t be adjudged ae lawfol prize to the
captors and fetters forth, agreeable to the prayer of the
libellants.'
By order of the Judge,
GEORGE WYLLYS Re,£
BLANK DEEDS
TO BH SOLD
At THE PRINTING-OFFICE,