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Jeremiah ^ Ebenezer Platt,
Have for Sale at their Store in Hartford,
EXCELLENT Bohea Tea, by the chest or hundred.
Good Rock sak. And an
Assortment of DRY GOODS, as usual.
For which Continental Loan-Office Certificates, Marfa
chufetts State Notes, Bills of Exchange, CUuQUV produce,
or Cash, will be received in Payment.
JOHN MORGAN,
Directly North of the Court House,
Has for Sale an Afl'ortment of DRY GOODS,
Among which are,
CLOTHS, Corduroys, Lasting, plain and maccaroni Vel
vets, Plush, Shalloons, Durants, Moreens of all colours,
.Shirin, Mode, Sarfecnet, Silk Twist, Romall and Pullicat
Handkerchiefs, Lawn and Cambric.-- -Likewise, an affort
mgntof Painters Colours, confining of White and Red Lead,
Varnishing Red, "Yellow and Lead Colous, Verdigreafe,
Prufian Blue, King'g Yellow and Vermilion Crockery
Ware, consisting of a variety of Tea Pots, Sugar Dishes and
Bowls—-Chalk, Rack Salt, &c. &c.
The whole or any part of the above articles will be fold
on ve r y reasonable terms, for Cash or Wheat Flour,
JAMES FAIRMAN, of Norwich, in the County of Hamp
shire, takes this method to acquaint his creditors, That
by rcafon of his misfortune in felling his interest in the be
fining of this unhappy war, and taking his pay forne time
after in paper money, be loft the grearcß part of Lis inter
est, which renders him unable to pay bis creditors the full
of their just demands; and whercasa number of them have
signed a letter of licence-—All.thofe that have signed orwill
£gn, are desired to meet at Isaac Mixer's, in Norwich, in
Massachusetts, on the sixth day of March next, and your un
happy debtor will deliver up the whole of his property, that
each of his creditors may have their equal proportion with
out needless colt and iofs to creditor and debtor.
JAMES PAIRMAN.
Norwich, February 18, 1783.
THE fubferiber once more desires all peifons indebtedto
him either by Book orNote, to make payment. Those
indebted by book who negltd to comply with this requelt
will be sued at April Court without further notice.
DAVID BULL.
Hartford, February 24, 1783.
WE the lubferibers being appointed, by the HenTcaurt
of Probate for the diftritt of Windham, Commifli
oners, to receive and examine the claims cf the creditors to
the efface of Jabez Huntington, Esq; late of Windham, de
ceased, represented insolvent, do hereby give notice, that
we shall attend, for said purpose, atthe late dwelling-boule
of said deceased, on the fi.ft and third Monday's, in the
months of March, April, May, June and July next. No ac
counts will be received unless properly authenticated.
JOHN FELCH, )
HENRY De wITT, ) Commissioners.
ZEPH. SWIFT. )
Windham, February 10, 1783.
All those who are indebted to the estate of Jabez Hunting
ton, Esq; late of Windham, deccafed, are required^ co make
immediate payment, to
JUDITH HUNTINGTON, )
EXPERIENCE STORRS, ) Administrators.
JABEZ CLARK. )
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JONATHAN HUNTINGTON
HING determined to leave the Tanning Business, dc
fires all Persons that have Accounts open with him to
call and fettle them at his Tan-Works, in Hartford, as he
will attend on said Business on every Monday, Tuesday and
Wednesday, in the Month of March next, as it will be very
inconvenient for him to wait on them afterward— Those
Persons that ncglc& may exped to have their Accounts left
in the Hands of an Attorney.
# * ¥ He alfodefires all Persons that left Calf-Skins with
him to dress before the Bth of July to call for them;
A FARM, containing about seventy acres of Land, well
proportioned for mowing, plowing, pasturing and
wood, with a good House Barn, FT fe house and other out
houses, a good young Orchard thereon, convenient for a
tavern or tradesman, on the public road from Litchfield to
Sharon, in the parish called Blue-Swamp, about four miles
from the Courr-Houfe, for particulars enquire of Moses Sey
mour ofLitchfield, who will give a good title to the fame.
Litchfield, February 10, irffr
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C HEA P for C A S H.
T UE S D A Y, March 11,1783.
PARNASSUS, No. V.
It is required in Stewards^ that a man be found
faithful.
IN the exercise of the right which has been
(hewn to be in the General Aflembly, the
laws, instruction and government of College,
application of the funds and ways and means of
supplying them, together with the whole fyfterh
of education, will come under enquiry. Those
who might expert that particular laws and cus
toms would be refered to, with remarks upon
them, are informed, that I wish to avoid all oc
casion for an imputation of prescribing to my
superiors.
But it is incumbent on me, perhaps, to shew
that there is real occasion for a public enquiry
into the administration of the Reverend Corpora
tion. The following representation is therefore
submitted to the public—That the students, in
this day of general distress, are taxed for tuition
and inftru&ion in large sums beyond what is fuf
ficient to pay the salaries of all the immediate
governors and inftruftors pf college—That not
withstanding this, the most important profeftor
fhip of Natural Philosophy and Mathematics has
been long vacant, and is so at present; without
any propped of its bei' j filled, and (as far as
appears) without any endeavors to fill it—That
most valuable donations, presented or proposed
for the college, have been in various instances
refufed, to the frustration of the liberal intenti
on of the friends to literature, and the injury and
dishonor of the college—That young gentlemen
of great merit and highly esteemed in the tutor
ship, have been removed without cause, in an
arbitrary manner, or by ill treatment compelled
to resign, to the diflatisfadion of the students,
the difeouragement of learning, and contempt
of the corporation—That the late Profeffor of
Philosophy and Mathematics, having (on being
invited to that office at college) relinquished a
more ample support, and spent eleven years of
the vigor of life in the faithful difeharge of his
profefforShip, to the good fatisfaflion of the Pre
sident, Tutors and resident graduates, and ad
vantage of the students, was by the Reverend
Corporation, in a manner ignominious, (to him
at last) practically turned out of office, (though
he wished, and had every claim, to continue in
it the residue of life) and allowed but fifteen
pounds for his last year's service-—That the most
evident partiality has been used in appointments
to office, and a total disregard Shewn to the ful
left recommendations given by the immediate
instructors and governors, who must be pre
sumed to have the belt knowledge of the quali
fications of candidates *---That the President is
not allowed the influence due to his high Station
and character. Among other things evidential
of this may be particularly mentioned the remov
al of the late Profeffor of Philosophy and Mathe
matics, very contrary to the mind of the Presi
dent, and the concuripg opinion of some worthy
members of the Corporation. The President's
inclination and judgment also were overruled in
regard to a profcffor of the French language,pro
pofed to be introduced, and fapported by a fund
in Europe, and (to remove all obje&ion) tobe a
protestant of such denomination as might be most
eligible. The Proficient (and some of the Fel
lows, I conclude) fuppbfed, with many other
gentlemen, that such a prose (Toribio must have
* This is not meant to deti^a from the merit of any gen
tleman appointed to office. But the Corporation, to serve
a purpose, have violated their known rules.
been peculiarly grateful and advantageous in the 1
present connexions of this country with France <
and prospect of extending these connexions; 1
considering also the unexampled generosity and'
friendship of the French monarch, and the obli
gations of all America to that nation. No ftu-I
dents but such aschofe it, would have been obli-,
ged to attend on the inftruXion of the French
profeffor. But the offer of founding this profef
forfhip was rejected—That the ecclefiafticai con
stitution and the rights of an ancient and respec
table chriftian church have been violated and in
fringed in the manner of obtaining a profeffoc
of Divinity at college—That though' the college
charter was granted in full dependence that a
proportion of civilians would be taken into part
nerfliip with the President and Fellows, as va
cancies in the fellowship might give opportunity,
none such have yet been cnofen ; to which the
diflatisfaXion in the state with the administrati
on of college has been very much owing, as from
hence have probably proceeded the foregoing,
with other exceptionable, measures of the cor*
poration.
Representations, which justice to the injured
requires, are no violation of candor. The Reve
rend Corporation have long known that their
conduct has been viewed in an unfavorable light
through the government, but Pill pursue mea
sures which confirm and increase the public dif
fatisfaXion. If the foregoing representation be
just, the interposition of the legislature is highly
necessary to remove, or prevent in future, so ma
ny and great impediments to the progress of
Science.
Impartial readers are fatisfied, I trust, that the•
General Assembly, in their charter to the college,
have reserved to themselves full right, at any time
to require all matters refpeXing the college to
be laid before them, and in their legislative ca
pacity to reform abuses, and re&ify any fault in
the laws, inftrutlion, education or government:
of it ; or in the management of any matters, af
fairs or things thereto belonging. And is it not:
high time that they more explicitly claim and ex
ercise this right ? left further advantage Should
be taken of their delaying to " require" the Pre
sident and Fellows to lay the whole state of col
lege before them. It was said about twenty
years ago, “ It is generally supposed that this
question [whether the Assembly were founders
of the college] will never be moved again." (Hist.
1 ale College, p. 77.) I presume the dignity of
government will not be impaired by attending
any more to such a dispute."
^I have referred to an instance wherein the
rights of a chriftian church have been violated
by the corporation. It is the opinion of many
very sensible and good men, of the clergy and
laity, that a pastor cannot leave his flock without
their consent, unless a violation of covenant can.
be laid to their charge. Without difeuffing this
question, I only request the reader's attention to
the manner of dissolving the relation in the in
stance referred to.
The corporation in 1753 resolved thus : " Eve
ry person who Shall be chosen President, Fellow
' r °,"°; of Divinity, or Tutor in this college'
Shall consent to the rules of church difciplineZ
ftablilhed in the ecclesiastical constitution of the
churches of this colony---the substance of these
rules (so far as they contained any thing new)
was this that whereas in former times the boun
daries of the several councils of churches confo
crated tor mutual assistance, were unfixed and
left in the general terms of the neighbouring fy.
(No. 946.]fy