The Connecticut courant, and the weekly intelligencer — Hartford [Conn.], 1778-09-01 00:00:00, page 1

WE the fubferibers being appointed commis
sioners, by the hen. court of probate, for'the
diftri& of Farmington to examine and ad uft the
claims of the creditors to tbeeflate of Oliver Darrin,
late es Farmington deceased, represented insolvent,
hereby give notice, that we fhail attend on fa d bu
finefs at ths dwelling house of Asa Yale, innholder
in Farmington, on the second and fourth tuefdays,
in O&jber next at one o'clock in the afternoon.
SIMEON HART. 1 Commf
TITUS BUNNIEL. J fiohers.
Auguftio 1778.
/'f^AKEN up by the fu.bf&iber a sorrel MARE,
£ with a white face, left hind foot white, about
14 hands high paces and trots, loor 11 years old,
and a brown mare colt, with a blaze in its face,
supposed to be two years old in October. Tae
owner is defined to pay charges and take them away.
Eliphalet Dimock.
Mansfield, August If. 1778
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TAKEN up by Seth Wadhams, of Goffien in
Litchfield county, on the 26th of July, two
HORSES; one of said hoifes is white, about 15
years old, 15 hands high, trots and paces, with a
brand unknown on his left thigh. The other is a
horse of a chestnut colour, about 74 hands high, 7
or 8 years of age, both his hind feet white, a natu
ral trotter. The owner ar owners may have them on
paying charges, by applying to
Seth Wadhams.
August 20 1778.
"T E N^C)°L"L A~R-S ~R~E"W~A"R D?
STRAYED or fiolen from the fubicriber in Go
fhen, about the 16th of July lats a small black
MARE, about thirteen hands and a halfhigh, fix
years old, thick set, and small ltmb% paces and trots ;
Ihe had a small white spot on her near shoulder, not
certain whether a small tlar in her forehead or not :
She was shod al! round when ffie weotaway. Who
ever secures said mare, so that the owner may have
her again, ffiall be intitled to the above reward, and
all reasonable charges, by
Samuel Hopkins.
Gofhen August 3, 1778.
^ fold at PUBLIC VENDNE, at Had
{ dam Landing on the 15th day cfSeptember
next, a SL OOP about 30 tons burthen, a prime
filler, well found. The sale to begin at one o'clock
afternoon. David Brainerd.
August 28 ^778.
into the inclofure of the fubferiber the
beginning of july lad, and now in his keep
2n„ a light coloured bay VIARE supposed f„ he
to or 12 years old, above 1^ hands high slim built,
natural pacer ffiod round AC brand Tie owner
may have her by proving his property and paring
charges. Nathaniel Ely.
Springfield, (Long Meadow) Aug. 12, 1778
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'T'HE regiment of militia from the county of
1 Hampshire, in the State of the Maffickufetts-
Bay, which was in ferviee iaft funny under he
command of Col B Woodbridge is hereby notified
that the money is drawn for the officers retained ra
tions ; also for the parts of rations, and mileage for
returning home due to the regiment The fevetal
Captains are desired to apply to the fubferiber for
the money due to their refpe&ve companies. The
aien are to «pply to their refpe&ive captains for their
proportion of the money.
By order of the Colonel,
Lake Cofzeen, Quarter Matter.
Amherst, Sept. >, 1778
S' TRAYED or stolen from the fabferiber the 1 ith
of May fall, a sorrel MARE about 7or 8 years
old, has a small blaze in her fee, one white bind
foot a brand on her left thigh refembliag a W, part
of her mane cut off about 12 bandh high food be
fore when The went away, and trots chiefly. Who
ever will take up said mire and return her to the
fubfciiber or give ho^ e where (he may be bed,
£hall be well rewarded and all necessary charges
paid by JoHi yR$Wi%
Tyrringham, August 17, 1778,
TUESDAY, s^wm ri 177, X M-Bo^7^
CONNECTICUT COURANT,
AND THS
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WEEKLY I NTELLIGENCE R.
Messieurs PRINTERS
THE various clamours of the day refpe&ing taxa
tion. &c. occasioned partly by apparent ine
quality, and consequently insupportable oppression ;
and partly agitated, or inflamed >y the ill defi ;ning,
inim cal and m fen evous ; to ererwith a fond de f
fire of doing some little cood ier. r ce to my country
in my day and generation oblige me to beg the fa
vor (rino better performance is yet preferred for pub
lication on the important fubje&,) you will submit
the following medley to the candor of the public,
through the channel of your news papers ; hoping
that however unconnected and unfinished, it may
operate in some measure to undeceive the populace,
and thereby quiet the agrieved till means and op
portunity present to undo the heavy burdens, &c.
not at random, but judicioiifly, to the fati^faAion
of every honest fubje& ofche state, and to the difap
pomtment and cohfufion of those incendiaries who
delight to hili in troubled waters.
I am, &c A L.
Connne&icut, August 1778.
TH E laws of this state for Direction of
Listers &c. bing numerous, prolix and
featured, and perplexed by sundry occasional ad
ditions and material alterations, since the revifal of
the ftamt^, rendering it d ffioult for individuals or
litters uniformly to knew and do their duty. And
Mieufual compound, blend d and summary cerofi
cates returned in gross from the several towns, leav
ing it a matter of uncertainty, and mere con e&ure,
in what proportion a tax is la d generally on the va
rious oiade: and profelfions of mankind, who are
enjoined to pay it which, together with increas
ing instances Arid serious com, tints of obvious im
perfection, and intolerable inequality of rhe present
mode o taxation, and other important considerations,
having induced the legislature to require a particu
lai formal and methodical return, of all the polls
and property affefflents of traders and faculty of
mechanicks, &c. or in other words, every article and
thing za cable by law within the state in certain,
dittin& and uniform orde : of fucce^on, to compare
each with on.er &c. And, which aft being publish
ed, and blank lilts distributed accordingly, flatter
myfeif the public will no # be disobliged by foihe ad
ditoual dircd ons how to till up and return the lifts
uniformly rhrou hout the state, as the law re
qu res and ftr&ures of the design, &c.
Those who are furnifhid with the printed blanks,
(which ail may obtain vith convenience) will rea
dily perceive they a;e to insert fairly the true num
ber of each clals of rateable articles in the firft or
lefthand column oppofiteor previous to the enume ,
rated articles lelpwvely.
Thole who write then own lifts, ought to follow
the faqie form piec fely, taking the articles in the
like order of fueceliion and giving the exact num
bets hkewife at the beginning of each iae; and
good accompants may oblige the lifters by carrying
out the sums total to eaca line to the 24th refpe& ve
ly : But if it is not done with care a d Ik li, 'tis
better 'eft for ije lifters to compute and enter, than
to rectify errors by blots, rafurc, and interlineations.
As to the 24. h and 25 h articles, viz cattle and
fhecp lef out, the number of each should be given
by tne owners 1 k w fe endorsing on the lift, the de
nomination of the cattle, whether cows or oxen &c.
that an average, estimate or valuation thereof to be
madefy he lifters may be by them hated in the
quotient accordingly. 1
And here beg leave to g ; ve my privae opinion as
to the rule or ha 'd^rdofappaifemsa o v ? urien :
That as the law has prefixed and dated the chief ar
ticles of visible estates, and princ pai parts of the
ground work, at certain rates and pn portion (at
fir# probably supposed to be neared the real value or
equality) and which fill remain unaltered by the
late rapid whirl of current prices; those also ought
to be conformable and not governed by tie predict
uncertain, fluctuating, extravagant jockey markets.
With tefpe& to the two laH articles, viz Assess
ment of traders and faculty es mechanics, &c. 'is
th^ bufiueL Leith, ts individuals ^oi ^Lfci 5 ,&
parately; but specially referred to the board o f at\
faffors, to be by them afeertained en ered and re
turned diftin& and entire in their fey,ral order, that
it may appear in wha r proportion affeffraents 011
trade fraud compared with other ar-ioei, whether
polls, real efta e fleck or arts manufactures &: . and
each with 0 her severally, throughout the whole ca
talo ue
Here may be noted, an erroneous cqnftruAibn and
mistaken practice upon ihe law, in forae iaftances,
which I should be happy if n#.rumen al of correct
ing wi hour fourfold, viz That three acres of land;
(where there is so much contiguous) ae included
with the house upon it. as theliw formerly flood.
Another varia ion^n diffident parts I have fre
quently noticed, viz That fume fppofe a linto
houfe ought to be rated in tbe firft class at 3 1, while
others place them in the second or third rank ; but
as I flerp in an.unfin filed decayed and mossy cof
tage of that coaitru&ion. and being bo lawyer,
choose rather to refer to some of the p ofeffiOT, w. a
liv in square, doub'e upright mahfions.^o con
ftiue it, only observing, that uniformity and pro
portion ought to take pla^c every where, at led fu far
as cireumflances and jaw will pe mit.
Each liil bcm? prr periy filled .up Should be fub
fcrioed or endorsed with the name of the person.
whose butinefs it is to give it in and after being
tra. fluid to the general lift of the town, and dili
gently inspected hill the end of the year having en
dowed the fouifolds refpeftively be It d>ed in the
town clei k's office, in alphabetical files, to be review
ed as ocoafipn may require: And prefame, my
brethren, the lifters w 11 not acc.pt it unkindly, in
order to effect the grand li^ with t. e require accu
racy and precision, ti at I fap^eft this easy and cer
tain mode of pucedore, viz After the lotb Sep
tember, wMep all tha lifts are to be giveri in let each
lier collea into one lift ent re, the several I ft- he
h^ received; and hat it may be done throughout
with abfAtte certain y and greater convenience, I
w^uld prepofe the following met. od viz Let him
take a sheer of paper, and write hereon in a line fuc -
cfffively,_the heads of the articles rateable viz, Polls
oxe'n cows, &c separated each from other by per
pendicular lines or iftrokes drawn benve, them ;
then taking up rhe lifts one by one, carefully let
down under each article so writ en down, the num
ber prefixed to the like article in the lifts fjeceffive
ly; a id having thus over hauled and gone through
the whole of toe particular lifts on hand carefully
setting the figures or numbers of each in order, in
the proper column, dnedly under the next antece
dent; hen foot up, or add together, all 'he numbers
under each of those article, dfti R!y, and 1' fert the
sum total in another blank rtfp::&.vely, in their ori
ginal place and order, according to. the printed form
or blanks published by hw; wh/ch being done, let
those lifters meet in the re ptAive towns, and in the
fame maane? abEraA from diofe college v^ l,ft > & fthe
several diftrifL and 10c.eties, 'the said whole num
bers and sums total, reducing thew; ole iwo one en
tire lift, in the like fom for the general lift of fuck
town a dupiica e Whereof is to he tr^ imitied to thd
General Afembiy, th- second Thursday 0 Oftober,
and the other to be lod #<d with the town clerk.
Thus may, I ib ! n ,be expeAed a curious return
o' the grand lift more fell and free from errors, or
less unequal incomplete and i&rerfe& than any
har&rf&e, whdtt the very pr c-.fi Lives to relieve
ti e liters of much of trie burderiof the unthankful
office and facilitate the bufi't', of making up a
legal lift for honest individuals : But principally
this coPefbve view of propcroons in expectation,
exclusive of the agreeable idea of ,rat Tying an inno
ceutcrriofity, by Rating the whole numbrs of each
class or deirmini ion of rateable: -in each fee ety and
town reflectively, and also in conju Aion through
the whoie ate presenting a frir profpea of public
utility and exiiMfive advantage in feme future a
mendment of the law or practice upon it, upon more
sure ground and upon principle, to the promotion
of ju. ice and fatirfa&ion of tie p"' lie ; it is there
fore to.be walked, as a matter < f great co cera and
intcieftud importance, ei^cviahy at this tiauc..