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Gofhen Ap,ii22 1779.
Full blooded English bay Horse
ROE B UC K,
WILL COVER this season, at the stable
ofTHEODORE PARMELE, of
Gtfhen in Litchfield county; at the moderate price
of Thirty Dollars the season, or Fifteen Delate the
leap. He is fifteen hands and one inch high, equal
for goings strength and beauty, to any one in
America, without exception.
THEODORE PARMELE.
ALL PERSONS who have DEEDS in
tl^ Regeflert-Office lately kept by M ARK
HOPKINS, Es^ deceased, are once more
earnestly desired to call and take their Deeds.
Great-Barrington, April 12 1779.
ALL PERSONS that have any demands
on the estate of DAVID SAGE, Jun.
deceased ; are desired to exhibit the fame for fettle
merit ; And also those indebted to said estate, are
desired to pay the fame, that a compleat settlement
pay be made soon.
JEDEDIAHSAGE,) A
ABRAHAM SAGE. f Aamii.utra.ors.
Worthington, April 22, 1779.
AL L PERSO NS that have any demand!
on the estate of JOHN SMEDLY, late
of Williamftown, decea fed ; are defied to exhibit
their accounts : Also those indebted to said estate,
are desired to fettle their accounts, with the fubferi
ber, by the last day of May next, at my dwelling
hcufe in Williamfiown.
JOHN SMEDLY, Administrator.
Williamflown, April 5, 17,9.
WE the Subscribers being appointed Commis
sioners, by the Hon. Judge of Probate, for
the diftria of Farmingtown ; to examine the claims
of the creditors, to die estate of THOMAS
STONE, late of New-Hartford, deceased (re
presented insolvent) Jo hereby give notice, that we
(hall attend to adjul said claims, on the two last
Mondays of May ncx', at one o'clock in the after
noon, on said days, at the house of Capt. Glorge
Catlin, in Harwington.
GEORGE CATLIN, 'C^nif
W M . ABENA TII Y, I flowers.
Harwinflon. April 27, 17^0.
All GENTLEMEN and LADIE S,
of the Town of llatrpord ;
fry F 0 have Rates to pay; a.c hereby informed,
that the Subferiber i.asjuflrec^ ved another
Warrant from the Treasurer, to colka a Rate of
Two Shillings on the pound, in any cmiffions except
May 20th 1777, and April 11th, 17,8, These
are therefore to delire and warn you, to meet me at
the following times and places in order to pay yeur
Rates ; viz. at Landlord Bull's, on Monday 10 h
May next. At Landlord Bu I r's, on Tkefday 1 ith.
At Landlord Benjamin's, on Friday 14th. At Land
lord Little's, on Saturday 15th. At .Landlord Hop
king's, (weft parish) on ThutVay 2C'h. At Land
fogdMills's, Orford on Friday 21% Miy afoefiid.
Yours to f^ve,
SELAH NORTON, Od^o..
A^n% I, A,jb(L I;,p.
rp HE OFFICERS AND SOLDIERS
1 belonging to the Reg ments in the Connecti
cut Line, now absent on lurlough or on command
in any part of this Sate remote from camp or who
have had leave of absence, to recover their health,
and who are now able to do any duty in camp are
required to join their refyeaive regiments without
any delay ; the pubic service requires every officer
and soldier, to attend tohis duty in camp immediate
ly ; and no further indulgences can on any pretence
be granted.
SAM. H, PARSONS.
B. Gen. Commandant.
Camp Redding, Apr" 26 1779.
HARTFORD: Printed by HUDSON and G OODW I N, near the Great-Bridge.
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CONNECTiaUT.COURANT,.
AND THE
WEEKLY INTELLIGENCE R.
FOUND between Farmhioton and Lichfield,
a pair of Men's B REECH ES. Theowner
may have them again, by proving his property and
paying charges, to
ELIZUR BRACE.
_J^nvingtoii,April 2 i, 1779.
WHEREAS ZILP AH, the wife of me
the Subferiber, has (with doing her utmost to
rum ray character,) eloped from my bed and board,
fins is therefore to forbid all persons trusting her on
my account, as I will not pay any debt ffie contrasts
afier this date.
REUBEN SMIT H.
Report, April 7, 1779.
WHEREAS HANNAH, thew^f
me the Subferiber, hath by her late conduit
rende edit neceffaty, for me to forbid all persons
crediting her on my account. Ido therefore here
by forbid all persons trusting her on my account, as
I will not pay any debt of her contrasting after this
date.
SAMUEL ALLE N.
Suffield, April 26. 1779.
Messi'rs. PRINTERS,
Please to insert the following in your Courant- to o
blige the public, and your friend and ferva^t.
JOHN FIS K.
Stockbridge, April 18, 1779.
^f, H E venerable Council of Ministers with
their delegates, who are to fit at this place on
Wednesday the 19th of May next ; to judge and
advise, in a case refpe&ing the c°ndua of the Rev.
Stephen Weft and church, for excommunicating
Mrs. Levine Dean, as worthy a member as ever be
long'd to it, for marrying with John Flk; because
said Fiik was not in full communion, altho' babtized
in infancy, are as follows, viz.
Rev. Mr. Smith of Sharon.
Brinfmaid, Woodbury.
Benedick, Middlefield.
Hart, Preston.
Waterman, Wallingford.
Huntington, Worthington,
Bellamy, Judea.
Pitkin. Farmington.
Farrand, Canaan.
Trumbull, North Haven.
Bendeck, Norwich.
Hopkins, Newport.
Mrs. Levine F fk with her contort, earnestly wilh
every member of the council; if possible, to attend
at the place by the time appointed. They both ear
neftly desire all ministers of Christ, that are able to
give any light into this important affair, of Operating
hefband and wife, to be present at the council, that
(edition and rigor, may not take place in any church,
but be subdued in its bud and infancy.
N. B. The R^v. S.epbe> Well, in the advertise
ment of his arguments, lately pubhfh?d, in defence
of the conduct of his church towards Mrs. F fk,
stiled me a person openly immorral end profane,
witch is the reason why the above request is inferred.
I will assure my reader, that a particular narrative,
of every circumlancc that has attended thir present
contest ; will be transmitted for the candid perikl
of every one, in a pamphk% with a plain but true
answer, to Mr. Weft's nirfreptefenßations through the
whole of his advertisement , and as true falls is all
that I have or shall write relative to this aff?.i.r o frill
not apoligize in the kaft but fubferibe myfelf as I
really am,a true friend to the liberties and privileges
which the divine inftitu'or, of all things entitle: us
too both civ.il and ecclefhJical.
JOHN FIS X.
•, The above is infested at the requck of M*.
Fisk. in order to notify and define the above menti
oned gentlemen to attend, and not to introduce a
perfcnal Jrfpu'e into the paper. If any thing further
is offeed cn either fide on this fubj^A, it awfl be
done froarate frein thef^er.
For the CONNECTICUT COURANT.
IT is the privilege and the duty of a man, in a
free Rate, to give his opinion together with tie
reasons which arc the foundation of it, when hg
thinks the meafuies that have been, cr are to be pur-
Aed, will be prodraive cf real injury to the state.
Disorders commonly happen at such periods as tha
prefect, and generally are produced by mismanage
ment and bad legislation. When a revolution hap
pens in any country though on the best of princi
ples, frem the novelty of the thing, and the want of
experience in the elders, bad men in&iuate them
selves into places of trust, and weak men are often
inadvertently appointed leg flat:rs.
When the dispute between Great. Britain and A
merica commenced, it was thought best for the peo
ple in trade to forego their commercial intercourse
been rewarded by government. A large fam in bills
was soon emitted : The courts of justice so far shut
up no debts could be collected, until for want of
proper taxe^, and the circularion which would have
been made by taxation, and the exercise of the com
mon law, those bills were considerably depreciated
in their value. In the interim the bills were made a
tender in payment for debts. The trader, threat
ned by mobs, encouraged ,by men of influence, and
feme in high flation ; retrain'd by unequal and im
pra& cable a&s for limiting prices ; harraffed by
warrants for takingtheir few remaining goods ; their
debts outstanding, some on book without interest;
the &ffea perhaps of thirty or forty years industrious
application, rendered not worth receiving.
That these things the people in trade have fuffered
with amazing patience, is a matter of such notoriety
that no proofs are needed. About seven years finc&
the affair cf taxation began to be agitated: It wag
then said " feme hcufe lots were peer land, and
" therefore all house lo<s ought so be fit in the lift
" as other lands, and the tax laid upon houses /'
which was puffed into a law ; a majority cf that aft
fembly had mere than three acres in their house lots.
Ail men are more or lets governed by felf inteteff.
A great majority of out assemblies have of late been
farmers ; perhaps it was always so, but mote so late
ly than at any period witbin the memory of any
man. That then fheuid be more of that set cf men
than any other, I „au+ ; hut if they greatly exceed
all others in number, the date may be in danger of
despotic rule. This I think plainly appears from tho
late intended new mode of taxation : The farmers
have in a manner excused themselves and taxed others
beyond all bounds. Seme things are more proper
for taxation than others ; in the firft place such aa
can be certainly taxed, and least liable to evafien ;
all fuperfluities ; fach things as are cf general use ;
such other things as yield profit and enable the own
er of them to p, y a tax. With what justice are all
buildings except barns taxed i The dwelling cf the
poor cottager, wl 0 can hardly obtain bread, bat is
reduced to eat roots -Tie pocr tradesman's (hop
that is unoccupied, while he is in thetemy fighting
your battles for you --The store of the merchant,
that doth not bring Dm in fix perce per an
num Dwelling Houfa made of material#
difficult to be obtained, and their value hard,
to be ascertained, must be taxed. Your barns
of final! value and great profit, the property of the
wealthy and not the indigent, must go free, How
b^cLacd thie ! Fie, Gentlemen---You might have
with Great-Britain, which they did by thru private
agreements then entered into. When matters grew
more serious, and Congress recommended a to'al fuf
fpenfion of trade with Britain, how chearfudy did
the trading inter ft fubferibe to the agreement, and
how sacredly did they abide by it ? No law d vine
or human was ever more sacredly observed ! When
the time came that we rauft submit t&abfolute power,
or abide the confluences of a rupture wit' G eat-
Britain, the people in trade did not hefi ate a mo
ment what part to take; tho' they knew a tup urq
with Britain must be the deflruftion of their b^finefs.
For this steady, disinterested adherence to the tru&
interest of America, let us examine hew they have