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tc 1 veral members of that ©guff body; desiring that
nothing might be done upon it/until I had an op*
portunity of answering for myfelf. They referred
the memorial to you, and with your ufcal candour
you have waited ray arrival : I am now on the spot,
and ready to meet my acerfers face to face, or to
hear and enfwer any evidence against me ; but as |t
is net the nature of tiffins to fh;w themselves in
c^n day, I do not exp&a they cr,ny persons on
tne;r bq^ f will appear. Yet it being generally
khown, that a memorial ha# been forwarded against
me, the' its contents have been carefully concealed
from'all but the fibferibers; lam bound in justice
to my o„n charader, to defre you would aft upon,
it, and b& year patience while I make feme remarks
on the memorial itfelf, and your indulgence to hear,
as soon as it is convenient to you, such evidence as I
can offer in vindication of my conduct They be
gin : " We, the fubferibers, being the authority, Se-
Ic^men, and others of the, town of Danbury ;" it
ought to have been rather ; We the fabferibm, be
ing P a ^ of the authority, &c. Jam not enough ac
quainted with, the internal police of that town, to
know how many the authority, Sele&men. &C, con
fix of, but this is a fa& the memorialifls dare not de'
ny, their memorial was offered to Col. Cooke, to sign,
(a gentleman Undoubtedly of the most sense. best
education amongst them, who has as great an attach
ment to the cause cf his country as any one in the
place, 'and who is at the head of the authority) but
he refined, although he had a better Opportunity cf
judgii my co r du& than ay other person, as (ex
cfr for ^ - fir# fix week-)I kep' at his house the
whole t'me I resided in Danbury, and tranfafUd most
cf my beliefs there. They proceed to express a
deep fe^fib.lity of the great uneasiness refpeaing me,
p^ icnla^y in that town. lam at aloft to guess,
whether th^ un'erfiuefs arises from my cohdua in
office, which they with for another; I fafpe& the
latter, notwithflanding they in the next paragraph,
aim at fixing the negle& of fupplyin* the hospitals
with wood on me. I blush for them at this attempt ;
for although I am dill doubtful whether the furnish'
ing cf wood is properly in my department, they
cannot be Ignorant that wood was procured, but
hardly a team in town could be got to cart it, altho'
leffaced immediate payment, nor would the autl vi
ty give me any assistance in pressing, tho' repeatedly
applied for. This happened in the latter end of
the year 1777, and the beginning of 1778, at which
time I believe some fences were burnt : I never gave
any orders for it, but could not find it in my heart
to punish the tenders, who, in cempaffion to the sick,
committed this irregularity, and which the exertion
cf less than common indaftry in the inhabitants
wouldhave rendered needled. There was never
but on? person who claimed payment for his fence
that was burnt; and he had exerted himfelf more
than any ' r,in drawing wood, I had his damage
app- zed, and paid him for it ; but when I came to
pi;s my accounts at the Treasury-Board, the charge
was dihdowed. This lift winter the hospitals have
beep plentifully fupp'ied with weed a^d when I
came through Denbury there was enou h to lad un
til fall. They complain of my provide no check
,gainft the meft prefefe expence of public flares.
I do no^believe that the floreth:vz been profusely
expended, but if they have. I am not accountable
for it, as by the resolves of February 1778 the con
trol?! of the expenditure was taken out of mv hand,
and put into that cf the Surgeon General; if he has
netka^d regulating the expenditure, let him an
fwet for it. By my arbitrary and tyrannical conduA,
I suppose they mran my taking little notice of, and
having no connexion with them, except when the
bnfinefs of the hospital made it absolutely necessary.
I recalled no threats, except one to Thaddeus Bene
d d, Eq; having repeatedly remonstrated to him,
against his felling liquor to, and fuffering the pati
ents to tipple and debauch themselves in his house;
He tcld me he would fell liquor to whom he pteVtd ;
Upon which I- threatned to complain to the com
mander of the department, which I did, ^^ that
means put an end to the defbuaive pradice.
Conscious of my own integrity, and ignorant cf
what I was aecufed, I collided no evidence before
I came on, but am happy in finding here Do&ors
Hutchinson, Lattimore, and Fallon who, not be
longing to our department, are uninfluenced by the
litrie feuds of it. while at the fame time having done
duty in it, they are able to inform you how matters
have been conducted. I beg they may be called be
fore you, and their evidence taken, happy in the
confidence, that you will not fuffer a man, who has
at heart endeavoured to serve his country faithfully
to be facrificed to the malevolence of the revengeful,
or (he asp ring ambition of the ignorant. I am,
with the greater refpe& and esteem, Gentlemen,
Your obedient and most humble fervent,
ISAAC FOSTER.
Tie Hen. the Medical Committee of Congress.
H A R TF O R D, oa^ei &,'
Th,f^ y ha the Hon. GENERAL ASSEMBLY of
this State met in this town.
A ROLL effhe Representatives of the several towns in
this S:a e, returned to serve in General Assembly, on
the 2d Thursday of O&ober, 1779.
COUNTY of HARTFORD.
Hartford, Col. Thomas Seymour, Cel. Jonathan Well*.
Wetherfield,Mr. Stephen M.Mitctell, Col. John Chester
Middletown Mr. John Dickinson, Mr. Ebenezer Bacon,
Bolton, Mr. Ichabod Warner, Mr. Samuel Carver, jun.
Fa mington, Mr. John Treadwell, Gen. Selah Hart.'
Windsor, Mr. Eliakim Marshal, Mr. Alexander Wefcot.
Chatham, Mr. Ebenezer White; Capt. Joseph Kellogg.
Haddam, C^pt. Joseph Brooks, Capt. Jarres Hazleton.
Glaftenbury, Mr. Ebenezer Plummer, Mr. Elizur Hale.
Somers, Capt. Thomas Pitkin, Maj. Abiel Peafe.
YSeth Crocker; Capt. Ebenezer Heath.
Tolland; Capt. Elijah Robinson, Mr. Samuel Cobb.
°' P '° Amifa Mills,' Mr. Benjamin Fnnam.
_ "'""'Col-Henry Champion, My.EliarWorthington
Mr. Ehphaiet Terry, Capt. Daniel Pe.kifo.
.dam Cel. J&Le,z Chapman, Capt. Israel Spencer.
M ^ Elihu Kent, Mr. Phineas Sheldon.
c G "' EraftatWolcottf Mr. F ed. Ellsworth
3+affard, Col. Stephen Moulton, Mo Isaac-Foot.
Hebron, Capt Daniel Ingraham. Col. Joel Jones.
6 COUNTY of NEW HAVEN.
Haven, Mr. Samuel B.fhop, Mr. Eneas Munfor,
Durham, Gen. Jarett Wadsworth; Mr. Phineas Spelman.
Y M ' J° hn Bargis. Mr. Nathaniel Stone.
by, Capt. Thomas Clark. Capt. Jame, Beard.
Uaterbury, Capt, Thomas fen, Ca,. jotham Curtis.
BranQ Cel. Edward Ru&il, Mr. Josiah Clark.'
.'Y. a ™",'°'d, Col. Street HaW, Maj, Reuben Atwater.
Milford,
COUNTY of NEW LONDON.
New-London, Maj. Wm. ILKhoufc, Mr. Nathaniel Shaw
NorWich,M% BebjamiDHuntington, Capt. Jabez Perkins
baybrook, Col. Wm. Worthington, Capt. Ed'w. Shipman,
Stonington Capt. Phineas Stanton, C-p'. Eenja. Clark.
Lyme, Cp. Richard, Wait, jun. M'r. Ezra Selden.
Mr - E^nezer Ledyard, Mr. William Avery.
,°'!" l£w °" h? W Hezekiah. Lane, Capt. Samuel Crane,
r&ca, Capt. Jeremiah Halsey Cap% Asa Keeney.
COUNTY of FAIRFIELD.•
Failfield, Cap. Samuel Squire Capt; Samuel Wakeman.
Straapid, fKrt. hifha Milh, C^pt. Samuel Blackman.
Danbury, C^. Noble Benedict, Capt. James Clark.
Greenwich. Col. John Mead, Mr. Ames Mead.
Newtown. Maj. C 3 Baldwin, fr Henry Pack.
n°r^°' p ' ' C "' R 'ymand, Capt. James Richard.
Ridgefield.
New Fairfield, Capt. Din Towner Mr. Stephen Barns
Beading, Mr. Wihiara Hawley Mr. William H^ron
Stanford, Cel. Chares Webb Capt Daniel Bouton
COUNTY oa WINDHAM.
Windham, Mr. Nath. Wales, jun. Col. Jed. Elderkin.
Lfbinon, Mr. Elkanah Tifdale, Col. Jonathan Trumbull
Mansfield, Cel. Experience Storrs,Capt. AmariahWilliams
Canterbury, Mr. John Felch Mr. Asa Witter.
Fairfield, Maj. Andrew Backus, Mr. Isaac Knight
^fret. Cap Samuel Craft, Col. Joseph Abbot.
Capt, Stmen Learned, Mr. Amafa Learned.
V^untowD, Col. Jurats Gordon; Mr. Robert Hunter.
Aihiord, Maj. John Keyes, Capt, Simeon Smith.
Coventry, C'^pt. Eben. Ki^fbuty, Mr Ephraim Root.
Woodcock, C^pt. Nehemiah Lyon, Mr, Jedidiah Morse
COUNTY of LITCHFIELD.
Litchfield, Mr. Jedidiah Strong, Clerk.
Maj. Andrew Adams, Speaker;
Woodbury Mr. Daniel Sherman Col. Benjamin Hinman.
Sharon, Mr. Jenn Canfield, Maj Ebenezer Gay.
T ° rir "W° n > <? Epaphras Sheldon. Mr. Noah North.
New M ifcid. Capt. Sherman Boardman, Mr. Abel Hine
SaHbary Capt. Timothy Chittenden, Mr. Hez. Fitch.
Goffin, Cap. Afeph Hall, Mr, Giles Griswold.
Norfolk, Mt: Dudley Humphrey, Capt Michael Mills.
WafhingtCT C^p., William Cogfwell, C^pt. Eben. Clark.
Casaan, Capt. Samuel Forbes, Col, Charles Burrell.
Hartland, Capt. Uriel Holmes, Mr. Eleazar Enfgn.
K^nt, Capt. Joip i Pratt Maj.EJeazer Curtis.
Hatwirton, % . Jefiah Phelps, Mr. Joseph Cook.
Cornwall, Cap Reward Rogers, Mr. Andrew Young.
New Hartford Capt. MatthewGillet Cap. NoahKellog
COUNTY of WESTMORELAND.
Wefimoreland.
Frem GAIN'S N ew-YorkGazbttu,
of September 27, 1779.
L O N D O N.
By THE K IN G.
A PROCLAMATION
GEORGE R.
WK EREA S; we have received intelligence that
preparations are making by cut enemies to invade
this cur kingdom, the fafety and defence of which re
quire our utmost care, and wherein, by the affn%nce and
bluffing cf Ged we are revived not to be wanting ; and
to the intent that they may not, in case of their landing,
fiengthen themfelvu by fc.zmg the horses, cxen and cat-
tle of out fahjtai, which hiy % u^faj to &ra
f^r draught or b. rthcn.br be easily Applied with
previfium : We have thought fit, and by thia
our rofal proclamation, by the advice of our
Privy Council, ^i&ly charge and command
the warden of th&Ciuqae port ,, hi , jie u t er art s,
deputy or deputies, and all and every the Jieu
de^u 'y Tenants cf our cecils,
Jl ^™ ° £ ^ ^ ac e. mayors
and all and every other officers and
minders, ctvil and mdi t „y, within their ref
pe&ve counties, cities, towns, and div : iQ
foatthe, cause the couth to be carefully wash
ed, and upon the foft approach of
Mediately to cause all horfa, oxen and catth
V s %^ u ^ or burthen, and
&au %e^yed m our fe.v : c e, or in the
defence of the efry, and afto'(a sfar as
be preamble) a.l other cattle and proviffons, to
be drived and removed to some place of fCTri
% and to Rich & di&nce fromihe place where
^"' a ^p'i or appear to intend to
ort^f"7 n " y " ot '*" int ° the hands
or of any of our encmie, : Wherein
v,hele6, it is our will and pleafare, that the
:f?: a & °°" er ther ^ of ^y fuffer as little da
mage, fofs or inconvenience, as may cenfif
~y:cnarge and command all our
^"l' l° ' " di ^ and ' ffiflir ^ to the execu.
tion of this our royal command
Tri' c °°" a 5 s ^ J & > the
ay ofJuly, 1779, j n the nineteenth year
of out reign.•
GOD SAVE THE KING.
WESTMINSTER, JJ,,
This day his Majesty came to the Hcf
^ d b ^, 111 his royal robes, fated on
• 'A","' w "" ''' °' u 'l foUmnity. Sir Fran
ce R l , K ^ ^t^ maD u/h„ of
1M R ° d > , w " sent wit h'a message from
hts Majefly to the House cf Commons; com.
Landing ther rattendance in the Hoaft of Peers.
,~^ons being come there accordingly,
h "A" J AA7“ P ™ fed '°^ ive ^ r '^ aiffent to
, A L r2mcv ^ certain difficulties with
T re fp * ed y and effeAual manning
of his Majeft/sravy so , a ] im ;„ ed "
An att far augmenting the militia.
And one private bill. &
After nhich hie Majesty was pleased to make
, follow W most gracious speech.
My Lords and Gentlemen,
THE great and many effcntial ferfos
.. ve rendered to me and to your country du
ring the cotofe of your attendance in Parlia
ment, demand my most cordial thanks.
I have seen, with entire approbation, the zeal
you have manifested for the supp ort and pro.
fecution of the just axd necessary war in wh'ch
Jam engaged, nor am I left sensible of your at.
'°J" p ' fe " state of tfr e kingdom of
Ireland : My paternal affection for all
ple makes me sincerely anxious for the happi.
nets & pr cfpenty of every part c fmy dominion.
Hitherto the events cf war have afforded the
court of Fiance no reason to triumph on the
c °n,q,!,s cf their injustice and breach of
public faith ; and I truss by a fpififed and p A £.
percus exertion cf the force you have put into
my hands, that ambitious power may be bro't
to wiffi that they had not, without provocation
or cause cf complaint, insulted the honour and
invaded the rights cf my crown.
tiJ a" al ,, acquainted you with the hog.
tile fle, which has been lately taken by the
court of Spain. Whatever colour be at
tempted to be put upon that unjufi proceeding.
' com . c , u "^f 1 hv e nothing to reproach
rayfelf with : It has been followed by the clear
demonftraticnr of the loyalty and affiaion
of my Parliament to my person and govern,
ment for which Lrepeat to you my warmer
thanks; and I corfider it as a happy omen of
the success cf my arms, that the increase of d f
ficulties serves only to augment the courage and
conflancy of the nation, and t o animate and ufrc
my people in the defence of their country, and
every thing that is dear to them.
T ?^f d ^ n r d f^fon cf the year requires that
I should afford you feme receft from the public
bufineft; and I do with the tef# relu&ance, as
by the powers vetted i n me by law, I canhava
the aid of your adv ce and assistance within
fourteen days, Should any emergenry CT ?ke
necessary for me to convene you before the ufa.
al time.
Centiran of tl e House cf Commons,-
The various and extenflye operations cf the war
have uueyou.eflyocgafipned urcoacmor expense