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forte following is incited by pruculir defirt)
A &>py of JOHN DENNISON'S Letter to his Friend.
^ c There was a little city and few men within it, and there
came a great Icing against it, and besieged it, and built,
great bulwarks against it.
" Now there was found in it, poor wife man, and he by
his wisdom delivered the city, yet no man remembe ed
that fame poor man,
“ Then faidl, wisdom is better than strength, ncverthelefs
the poor man's wisdom is despised, and his words not
heard."
O Unspeakable ingratitude ! when so great a benefit
, had accrued to them,by the wifdomand benevolence
of the poor wife man, that they through Lardners of heart,
should negled, despise andforget their deliverer. His noble
exertions for the city's falvstion was doubtlrfs applauded,
although shamefully forgotten by those that ought to bear
them in min& And now methinks, dear Sir, the United
States of America represent the little city ; die British king,
she freer king that came against it, and those that leaned
their effaces, for the defence of the States, represent the poor
wife man.
The United States, at the beginning of the present war, re
prefemed the little city, in that they ware weak, and with
out walls or navy, unexperienced in war, deficient in arms,
without refstirces, and destitute of alliances.
The British Kin§ war a great and powerful king at the
commencement of the present war, and great were the bul
warks he built againfttire States, viz. bis naval store,, his
fortifications which he built, his sham offers of reconciliati
on, hiscounterfeitug the States currency, and histfswing
^ilcord among the inhabitants of die States. Those that
loaned their effaces for the defence of the States, represent
the poor wife man, in fandry particulars ; they represent the
poor man, in being deftircte of the money they bar c loaned;
and the wife and patriotic man, in loaning their money when
there was no other method prescribed for the credit of the
currency and the fn^port of the war. Had there been a
Efficiency of paper Looney emitted for the support of the
war (without taxation or the cftablishing of loans) the
quantity would have been so great, that it would have loft
13 credit before methods could have been taken for the
fipport of thepar, and the Senate thought it n,oc proper to
tax < Therefore, the monies loaned Applied the credit of
the money, and by that means the army was kepcap, until
she States found means to relinquish their reliance on paper
money ; and the loaners were highly commended (at the
time of their loaning their eftares) for wifely fu,porcing
their country's cause. But row there is means found forthe
Support of die war, without any help from the loans, and&
certificates are depreciated, the loaner's wifJom despised,
their good deeds forgot, ard their cries for money not
heard. And thus Sir, f think the reprefentatioo just, altho'
impolitely handled. Tours, &c
JOHN DENNISON.
Middletown, O&ober *3, r,Jr.
p. S. Sir, I would inform you of the treatment There
met with, refpefting money due co me from this State, part
of which wis in bill# of this State, and by order of the Ge
neral Affcmbl, taken out of circulation ; and lain so w for
tunate as to be porfeffed of Several hundred pounds in those
bills, which, agre# ride to an order of Assembly, I turned
into the Treasury, and took notes therefor, payable in one
year with the intcreft ; thus it lay more than three years
without intereg paid, and finally I received for f&id notes,
a note for a much left firm than the former, ard the rime of
payment! cannot afeeruin. Cannot the whole of them
notes be canceled with as much propriety as a pair. I chik
± a great hardship that my money inuft be taken from me
by aft of Assembly, and so little regard paid co the tenor of
their obligations. Those bills, at the time when they were
Liken out of circulation, pa<T Ico and from the public equal
with silver ; andiriftead of receiving anew obligation,equal
in tenor to former cues from them they have counted the
depreciation from die beginning of the fede to my receiv
ing a new note, which is nor confiftrnt with justice ; for
were it reasonable co depreciate those bills, it cannot be
fuft co count a depreciation upon them, or their obligations
or them, since the order of Affcmbly for taking the bills
out of circulation, for the possessor could have no hand in
the depreciation. I have conflat'd, paid taxes upon those
forme obligations, boh in paper and filter, and in cases of
taxation, them obligations wee accounted good, although
they were shamefully depreciated in their exchange for a
new one. And now, dear Sir, can the General AlfemH,
(confident with their honor, and with reason and justice)
let such a matter pals off, without making refthution t& the
FOUND in Farminflan Meadow, in Ingulf 1, ft, - num
ber of articles of Women's,Wearing A,par, tied in
a handkerchief. The owne- may have them by'abplying
TO DANIEL THOMPSON.
Farmington, January 4, 1781.
STATE es VERMONT.
PTB LI C Notice is hereby given, to the proprietors of
NESHOBE, that they are requeued to pay their taxes for
laying out said town, in the year 1774, together with an Ad
ditional tax, railed ar a legal meeting held at Danbe, Sept
5, 1781, in order to get new records of said town, as the
cud was in part destroyed when said town was burnt by the
enemy, &c.---The whole of said taxes to each proprietor is
Three Dollars Silver Currency—Chiefs speedy payment is
made, their lands will be fold.
NATHAN DANNTELS, Collector.
Clarradon, December 1;, 1,81.
TAKEN up by the fuhferiber about the middle of Novem
ber lall, a small Yearling HEIFER, with a white back
and belly and Rar in her forehead, no artificial mark. The
owner is desired to pay charges and take her away.
WILLIAM DIXSON.
; Chatham, 3d January, 1782.
STRAYED from rhe fubfenbeF one Black yearling Heifer
About the month ofOftobcr last, marked with a top cut
cF ^rh car, a hole in rhe near ear, anda halfpenny the fore
fib oHhe off ear. Whoever will return said Heifer, to the
fu!Ar : ,ev, or inform where she may be had shall be well
rew^bd SAMUIL TALCOTT.
Hartford, January 4, xylz.
Law's Collection of MUS IC,
WITH the addition of Denmark, and a number of
other tunes composed by the celebrated Dr, Madan ;
price ten shillings and fix pence single, nine and fix pence
by the dozen, taken at Dr. Beardsley's Hartford, or Mr.
Webb's Veathersfield, and eight shillings taken at William
Law's Cheshire, also a small cellc&ipn of plain tunes price
ten pence.
N. B. Those who purchased the large Collection, before
Denmark and the ot&rsby Dr. Madan were added,ma, hare
them feparaoeiy.
ALL perlons having an, demands on the Bftate of Bpa
piuas Bull, late of Hartford, deceas'd, are defirea to
exhibit their accounts for settlement t and those who are in
dexed to said Eftare, are defiredto make immediate pay
ment to Aaron Bull Administrator on said Ilftate.
Hartford, January 4, 1782.
Who has for Tale a set of tools suitable fora Copper Smith,
jlfo a quantity of old copper and brass.
C>A^E into the incloture of the fubferiber about & left
✓ day of November left, two Red STRARS, one two or
three years old, and the top of each ear off; the other one
year old, and no ear mark. The owner orownere are defi
ed to prove their property, pay charges and take them away
ASAHEL HOLCOMB.
Simibury, December 11, 1781.
TOBIS 6 L D.
By JOSEPH HART,
OLD Jamaica Spirits, Weft-India and New-England
Hum, by the Hogshead or Barrel, Brandy by the Keg,
Madeira, Port and Sherry Vine, Raisins by the cask, Cod-
Fish by the quintal, Sugar by Tierce or Barrel. Also, a
lew casts of good Rock and Homemade Salt, by the Cask
or bushel.s
Cash, Bills of Exchange, Flour, Pork or Beef will be re
ceived in payment. Enquire at Capt. William Bull's.
Hartford, December iB, ^w
Middletown, January 2, 1782,
THE fubferiber takes this method to inform the officers
and men which belonged to his company in the late
militia rower to Wefl-Point, that he has received Treafurera
Orders for the payment of their refpe&ive wages, and pro
poles to meet them at the time and places hereafter menti
oned to fettle with them, viz. Those at Middletown, at Mr.
Hamlin's tavern, on Wednefda, tke xgth instant; those at
Chatham, ,at Capt. Kellogg'.: tavern on Thursday the 17th ;
those at Durham atCapt. Camp's tavern 011 Friday the 18th;
those at Haddam at Mr. Hazelton's tavern on Saturday die
19th, at one o'clock on each of laid days. Those at Che
shire at Mr. tavern on Monday thezrft ; &fe at Wal
lingford at -Mr. Whirtlcfev's tavern on Tuesday the 2%d ;
those at Guilford at Mr. Hull's tavern Wednesday the 23d ;
those at Killirgsworth at Mr. Crane's'ta yern on Thursday
the 24th ; those at Saybrook at Ms. Dudley's tavern on Fri
day the 25th, at ten of the clock on each of said days, No
man will receive his wages or bounty without fifft produc
ing a certificate from the fefe& men of the town to which
they belong, certifying that they have returned all that they
d^w from the town to which they belonged by way of
cquiping. WILLIAM STARR, Cqpt.
N. B. It is desired that the ColleSor of the tax of Two
Shillings and Six pence, and one fele& man from each of the
fowns mentioned in the above Advertisement, will meet me
at the times and places above mentioned, that the town
may receive orders to the amount of what the town furnish
ed in equipping the soldiers, and they will oblige their bum
ble servant, Wm. STAR R.
THE fubcriber once more for the last time, desires all
Persons who have book account# unfeded, with him to
fettle them immediately.
A, WOLCOTT.
Windsor: December 14, ryli;
Blubber, for Sale,
At CALEB BULL, Jun'ra. Store,
In H ARTF® RD, A LS O,
HAVANNAH Mutcovada Sugar, white powder'd ditto,
b, the barrel or fingte pound, Weft-India and New-
Bnfland Rum by the hogshead or barrel, Brandy^ Geneva,
Suchong and Bobea Tea, Pepper, Coffee, Chocolate, Co
pcras, Allom, Brimftonc, Powder, Raisins, Rock and Home
made Salt, 44. Bd. and rod. Nails, Sadlers and Card Tacks
of anew manufa&y, ,by , and Bby 10 GlaG. A quanti
ty of Earthen and Glals Ware, Files aborted, Knives and
Forks, Penknives, Sciffars, Inkhorns, Temple Spectacles,
&c, A canfidcrable afTorrment of European and India
GOODS, coofifting of Ell wide fine Sheeting, Irish Li
nens, Brown Holland. Silk, Cottori, Wmftt dand Yarn Hose,
Black and brown Silk Mitts, Ditto Warded for children,
Silk and Linen Handkerchiefs, best black and blue double
Sattin, black Modes and Persians, beautiful genuine black
and white OUrich Waving Plume', black and white Gauzes,
Ribbons b, the piece or tingle yard, heft foperfine scarlet
and brown Broadcloths, white CaOcmere, Buckram, Whale
bone, Hollow Iron Ware. A few Tubs Swedes Steel, and
many other articles ; all to be fold reafonablc for Cash or
Bills on France. ^7beat Hour, Corn, Oats, Beef, Pork, &c.
will be received in payment for many of the above goods.
J OHNMOR G % N,
At his Store dire&iy North of the Court House, has for Sale
the following articles, viz.
BROADCLOTHS, Shalloons, Durants, Tammys, Cali
mancoe, Black Ruffcl, Woffled Hose, Broad and nar
row Modes, white and black Pciongs and Sartins, Laces,
Grazes and OAuze Handkerchiefs, white & pink Sarcenets,
Callicoes, Ribbons, Taste, Twist, Mohair, Buttons, &c.
Likewise, Frying Pans, Shovels, HL's, brats and tin
Candtefticks, Jacks, Stock and Pad Locks, Brads, Clouts,
Tea, Coffee, Pepper, Ginger, Allspice, Loaf and Brown
Sugar, Country Rum, Brandy, &c. &c,
The whole, or any part of the above Goods will be fold
on the lowest terms, for Cash or Bills of Exchange, State
Money or Indian Corn.
Hartford, January 7, 1787.
STOLEN the night after the ay inflant, from the liable of
the fubferiber, in Watertown, A Sorrel Mare,^bnut 14
and half hands high, a white stripe in her face, hind fe&c
white, branded with the letter R ®n the near shoulder, four
teen years old, trots large paces some, in good plight, hair
worn off her tides with harntfs,apparently withfoaL Who
ever will take up said Mare ^nd Tnief, and secure the Thief,
and return the Mare to the owner; shall have five Dollars
reward, and all necessary charges paid, or three Dollars for
the Mare only.
ZACCHEUS HOWE.
Watertown, December 28, 1781.
R A'
Cash given for clean Cotton
and Linen RAGS, of any kind, Old Sail
Cloth, Bags, &c. at the Printing Office
or either of the Papgr Mills in Hartford.
WE the fubferiber, being appointed Commiflieners by
the Hou. Court of Probate for the diftrnft of Stafford,
to examine the claims of the creditors to the estate of Eleazer
Jones, late of Somers, deccafed, rs presented insolvent ; do
hereby give notice that we shall attend said business at the
dwelling house of Mr. Noah Peafe, in said Somers, on the
loft Tuesday of January next; atone o'clock afternoon on
said day. JOSHUA POMRO Y,
JOHN PRENTICE.
Somers, December y, 1781.
BROKE into the inclofure of the fubferiber the isd of Oc
tober last, four young CATT L 2, supposed to be two
years old past, two Steers and two Heifers, one ftear black
with Come white on his back anil flank, markt with two
flits in each ear, one ear furpofed to be torn by a dog ; the
others all markt with two flits in each ear, one ftear and
one heifer palish red with a white face, the other heifer red
and white pied. The owner is desired to prove his property
pay charges and take them away.
BENJAMIN WILCOX.
Farmington, New-Cambridge, Dec, 24, r 7 Bi.
New-Windsor, December 20, 1787.
PUBLIC Notice is hereby given, That proporals will
be received at this Office from this da, to 24th Janua
ry inclusive, to supply by contras, the troops on the North
River, for the months of February, March, April and May,
with Two Hundred and Forty Thousand weight of good
merchantable Beefeach month, delivered at Fish-Kill.
The propefals to contain the lowest price and longest terms
of payment the persons will contrail for, and to be sent in
sealed. The payments to be made in Gold and Silver.
To be lett to the highest Bidder, 011 the hrft
Monday of February next, at the Dwelling-
House of Samuel Oviat, in Gofhen.
ONE Hundred Acres of the perforate Land, for nine
hundred and ninety-nine years , the better to accom
date a Gofpd Miniftcr in said town. Said land lies about
three miles from the meeting honfe, and on the public
road from Litchfield to Canaan, and will make an excellent
farm, being well proportioned for mowing, ploughing and
tafturing. An indisputable tide, for the above term, will
be given, by DANIEL MILES, , _
JAMES THOMPSON, | , T ° w ?'
SILAS RICHMOND. I c °mnutte€.
Goshen, December 18, 1781.
Choice T E A.
THE fubferibers have a fewChegs of BoheaT E A, which
will picafc the u& of Ladies and Gentlemen, and
they will gladly embrace every opportunity to dispose of
any quantity, from one ounce to a chest, on as good terms
as can be fold. Also, a tolerable supply of English Goods,
Crockery Ware, German Steel, Files uud Rasps well forced,
Cotton, Pepper by the hundred or iris, English Window
Glass, Coffee in large or small quantities. A number of
repairable Fire-Arms, -very cheap, Crosscut Saws, Wines.
Brandy, Gin, New Rum, &c. &c.
Ehls on France, or good Flour, will be agreeable for
many articles.
JAMESand HEZEKIAH BULL.
N, B. James Bull will chearfuH, receive an, balances o*
old accounts, where any persons indebted to him are fully
convinced the time for payment is f eme.
Hartford, December 28, 1781.
TH 1 creditors of ^ fA^e of the last TIM §T HY;
DWIGHT, Esq. of Northampton, are.requeftedfo
bring in their refpedive accounts that they may be adjrPodl
and the most expeditious methods adopted for &ir hna fe&'
element. The debtors to said estate are defied to make the
earliest settlement of their accounts, that the Executors may
be enabled speedily to conclude the bufhefs of their office;
and arc called upon to furnish immediately fach sums, its
will balance their accounts, or at Icaft prove dpt they fecia
difpoficion to balance them, as soon as it shall be in thdr
power. They are also informed, that this Advehifement is
the last request, which will be made them on the fubjeft.
Large tracts of Land, valuable Farms, Wood Lots, &c. are
to bf fold by said Executors, on reasonable terms, with al
lowance of a convenient pay day, in various towns, in the
counties of Hampshire, Berkshire, &c. &c.
MARY DWIGHT,
TIMOTHY D WIGHT,) E * ccutor&
Northampton, Dec. 18, 1781.
Wanted by the Subferibers,
A Quantity of Pork, Beef and
Flour, for which will be given in payment Eim,
glifh and Weft-India Goods, alio, oaw-Mill and
Cross-cut Saws, German Steel, &e.
S. AUSTIN, and Co.
Hartford, Jan. 7, 1781.
Contractors Office.