The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1770-1772, 1771-12-26

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will had n is all over with The patriots"
A man was taken up and committed to
gaol this moIn'ng for theft.
E.fra2 Of a Letter fran Pu:nty, liz Nrsy.
Iayk gsvs,nmeuf) dated Drcfm5c'' .IItb,
I77I,Iz e'el5lk ct night, to a gentleman
ia this tom.
Iwould in great hane) inform YOU that
certain gentleman, one Howard by namc,
who II is iald is Lieut. Colonel ofthe King.
life guard, IS arrived mere from England, VIZ.
New Yus, and has brought mandamus
from, the King; in coaiequencs OF Which
mandamus, he has obtained charter o:
the an;ien; town Of Hincidac, hgred by
Goierno' Iycn, and wa,ncd all the pecpe
OF thciT Settlements, --irveial other manda-
mus's he has alto, one for General Amherii
OF twenty thoaiaod acres, wilh iundry O
lners.aI which according to The ma0damuics
are 10 be laid oui tn!s county, in iuch
places (oT. owns d hAvc no; been grained
b} New York. am ah!aid Of our in,ereli
10 this way, excep,:ir you ulc f4Iac prscau,i
on sh6u: the lame.
The pccPe Ct HindidaIC ave 10 great per
ple3.y, knowing no. what to do though ma.
ny Of them arc the wealthef men on the IL
yer, many other farms efimated a, ter, III
tsei' and twenty thouiand pounds CID tenor
each.
Extras Of 0notbty Letter fran P.taty Gatrd
Letfmbsr II, 1871.
"Laf Wednesday wrote 10 you in gres'
haRc, informing you as well as | was Their
abe, of very extraordinary affair, VIZ The
antient town of Hindidale being chartered
by New York to one Howard, IN COME.
quence Cf ,nandaarus from bis Majefy. =
he particulars Of which afflir viii &c
to You as far as am able. YeiieIday was
at Judge Wells'suron fome particular pufinei.
OF my own ] Jaw this gentleman, and hao
fJms conversation, which il the means Of N,
information tie VIZ Lleut. Col. II, ward,
had a mandamus from the King for ten thou
land acres Of land, TO be laid out IN rhe pro-
vince of New Yolk, which had not been
granted before BY isid provice. HE upon in
formation at York, ,ofthe value Of the town
OF Hindidaie, made pitch of fad place b,
plan, obtained q charles under the province
feaI Of the fame, hsped by Governor
Tyon,- Immediately after which he GENE
here, with two livery ieJvants his suendaa,.,
tells Hindidaie people ii, makes them one
offer, VIZ. to lcale the lands 10 them he, now
crjoy fors years al fdecriirg Pcr ac.e; sno
theT5 years for one lhi'ling i!sIiing per acre |;
and 4t the expiration Of iaid term 10 come 10
(one new agreement bind ,.iale people have
the fame under confederation they ale ia
g,eai perp!cZiGy, no; knowing what to do !:
tncv ale wealthy men, many OF them bu; per
ions OF no great educanon, AID am afraid
they will 90 fnieihing prejldiciaI 10 them
felvcs on that account 1hefe frs, are real
fats, ard deferve to be put in tn, public
prints. One Kathleen living here, has open
ed fecret, viz. A New Yoik gentleman be-
ing up here who you have heard Of bur whole
name | fcrbear mentioning, ient Iettet TO him
laii Tburlday, belilirg him and his fons to
iign power Of attorney, which he fent in
! clofed in the letter from marlborough, al
turing them that their patent lhould be hgned
i-for Fuiiam, Immediately upon bis arrival at
York, which place he tets out for next Wed
nefday; which power was by Ka,han and
ions hgned, and who are now fuil of the moi
Coniummzte aADIanccs, that they fail ihort-
ly have the charter. And J muh gentlemen
give you my opinion, that according TO the
complexion OF ,hings, and knowing 70 ma
ny anful, deGgn'ng tricks managed about
ihele lands, if you ale not fpeedy, and uic
your utmcf vigilance in further fecuring youf
intereh, up here, you will loie it, or at leaf il
will belo embaTafiet, that to remove the
! evils theft had rner, my involve pnn L. wi |