The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1770-1772, 1772-04-23
M sAcHUs ETTs SPY. for r77a
W>HEREASf for lcveyai DAYS paR|

during my 0bfenes 5r0m tsLVs, there bai
ble"pr'pGeatedmanyfaJls, malicious and spiek-
ed Ferifsef me-, as bavi1g soitb nmslsrtizg
cruelty bore bard upon, tbre0tned, and ofber-
tugjs III treated Captain Lspi, Turner, vbsJf
late unhappy death it )sems 1, lailD my charge.
his therefore incumbent npon me, in order 10
rsmon fbi! f,angt and aa0eeoGntGblt prejudice
that u0sv prsV0iiS, 10 lay a fate sfmy dcaEzg,
NTH him, and treafmeaf Of bin, bsjore tbspub.
Tic. bHVs bad a vsyy long uninterrupted
jriendy intimacy Nth bin, and as PbyJiei-
an ATTENDED bin and bis family Upwards sfa4
ysari. In December 1853 / flrnjBsd bin
Nth my J,f aeesnnt to the amount of s3k 6s
I'd. sUbieb bad been then fandiag apsDa1d, Of
ten years for rObieb be gaze biz note, payable
at JSort prri:d, Nth intsysH until paid.
Since Which, for r3 yea,l attendance of bis ia.
miy, btRandt indebted spon my books AL a..
cd having nfvr vseAVrd Of bin a Gngt JBiL
Ing IN part Of either note or account, although
4 baVe paid bin (tVfrai large fms fer The pm
ehak Sfrsdi EJ9dfs, Of sohicb be ssUnsd part.
sObifb came BY bis wits, sOifb0uf tipping svsn
t0baf bad been % lang d4t.-- Having for yr0r
PET edfysm bEyfasj5 into the counfry, sVbsn
4 came into f'rVn from time to time, NEURAL
" oppledts lneb as yUs in my debt, and a.
'sag sfbfri. to my old friend Turner in my q .
JHa! friendly nanser, Bat baUizs PIT me of ma
ny timer Nth hEgb.-I6aA pay yoY one Of
tbsls days, Jsme time lqa tavIkffhe efarejaid
1'fs Nth an Att0vny, sObs EpOn writing a let.
fer to Captain Fwnsy, be 1vGitsd on bin, and
made bin acquainted sOifb Bis GbfS!ats iseabaei-
ty' 0ndl'SO rireawaHnets,sUbicb being esmmHuii-
eHfed ismt kt ny Atf0ynO,I took no further notice
yif nor s0a5 be jue1 or fbyeafMd 10 Be lasd;-
BIT as Ssnfiimsf IeglEaAy mt bin In The Rystf.
I nigh, aid 5sLitvs Id1,sR bin in my Ejsai
friendly maSnt, il be eSGid net do Js1nTfbins TO-
tOardS the nsfs be ditUays SnE0~sd me in The
HsgatiOs: bis grGfifnds indstsd bin, IL Issms.
TO sxpr5S bis EMsGyfasG and inability 10 ns brs-
fbtr-in-IasO Mr. Isebsr, sUbO o5sHt three sOs1ks
ago communicated IL to me, and nendtyedI
y6OE1 pysfs tie peer man, sc. wifbai tsilTng
me be srVrd tsSS psrtsss sObs prsOSd bin vsry
hard for their msssy, bat The peer man bad aS-
thing TO pay say /sms sUil1 lands Of Aisi valHs.:
10 which I replied, sVsnI take Iea mn
tsEnd. The lat finr 4 )asV M. Twstt svos
in The fret fssOards NssV- BsRss, and fSlfss
bin BY tbs hand ws faLksd xpss many mixf
MATTER; be djifSvsred 10 ssssGasG of rinS 20
nae, bEf s0it6sd I sUsEH Zee Mr. Ds5lsis, 4
fsld bin 4 svoKld, bEf Ussf snf of tssUn thai
dey SsS ssS1 set. In .Asrf, Fsuas vey saG
vsfsting my debt sVbsn Ikasv BIZ eiirennfaS-
ess JET I fbsEgbt IL sO0J bmysefSuablt, az m,
debt sOas If 70 bng qandizg, I 6ssid @ays fem.
part sOiib BIS ether ersditoys bit nsvtr of-
fsr had tbsEgbt of tItisg or any sO0G dJqrsJ-
(1g bin |; and baUs no yeetsa to beisvs B,
bis rbsb0wsEr TO me, be bad bimGE an,
fbsEsbfs ! fSE!1 djarsjf bin, 81 Iarvsr 70
NY kSSsOIsdgt UTTERED to bin an grt1issd7y sx-
py1)fss. TbNgSrs Irsf Jatis6sd svsyy CAN
did PrjSa SyM, firm fb, r1prsis1t1fisn, BE-
Eevs that Ibavs rather 0t7<d, not snly pa
fissf and f!itsd.y, bit hind 6hpafbi6aS part ;
and do gsof fncsrsly esmmi(y0fs BIZ nHmeyon.
unhappy, djfy1DEd children, andfbs kG sffbsir
'"l P6rsaf. ]. SPRAGUE.
Bottom. April Al, I77a.