The Massachusetts spy, or, Thomas's Boston journal. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1772-1775, 1774-05-19
For the MAssAcHusETTs sPY:-
Mr.. TRoMAs,

BE leave through the channel of your paper to lay
few facts before the impartial pIbic, eIatyr 10 Mr.
Benjamin Hall, Son of the late Hugh f, LII; decesed,
WHO, in hiss LAT viii and tctanent, thought prapcr to make
handione provio for bis Son Benjamin, allowing hin the
rents Of yeral houies in Bottom, ewiie Tome lands in
Mehuen in the county Of Eex, bedes other vauabs uch
plate, gold watch, Sc. during the laid Benjamin 1atural
life and cafe he married and had Clipping, then fad
efate TO defend unto them, tar heirs forever if Of
iprng, then at lad BenzmIns death 20 defend unto s
fathers grand children. Sometime ago Mr.. Benamin
Hall paid his addrees TO iobg prudent, yirtnous young
woman, though poor, and after whies eouFthip, in
legal manner, applied 70 be publhed church, iagn-
ing any had right opPoi him his father had LEFT
him entirely to act for hmicf; but right night oppo-
ed he and the bands forbid bur eent realo yen.
As Mr.. Hall then boarded at a gentrman's hDute in
Meded, orders given that he ihoud be y watched,
and leldom allowed and Zee his friends, but attefy
deprived Of il entirely, and kept poncr Application
made to the grntemeu ccencn of che town OF Med
field, defing they would render faid Hall compos,
which done without any examination, and he anio
fanger in the place. But application made the gen
tIemen ee6men Of the town where Mr. Hall was born and
educate well knowing that woudno anWe the baie degn.
Upoa this guardian appointed for Mr. Hal il Bottom,
and he deputy IN Medfed. But however vigilang and
cautious his guardians were, nevertheless Mr.. Hall got
away from them went into Hampnire government, and
was married, afterwards Bolon, having tanied
few days with his wifes relations in a gentcel manner
he waited upon his guardian, and informed him lie
married, and begged be would fupply him with omcthng
for preint ipbhence but all the anwer that could be
Obtained wa, he houd meaning bis suardan take no
notice Of him. Thus reduced fatc bas ltte better
than beggHy, Whit the plenty provided for him And bis
family ~ lis fathsrs uniuRly kept from him.
Now let equity and uce plead his essie his father
thought proper make Proyon for his ion his wis and
Children in cafe be married. and had any, would ak VINO
has ghr to deprive him ofit But truly becaufe natu.e
has net been 70 bountOl towards him ome Of her ions,
be therefore II be hut from The bleisgs Of
life md deprived Of that inemabIe tTealure, LIBERTY
And in whatever ealumnioIs light the late author in
Mssrd Hicks Paper would speient the affair ue bis
own raalesolent language that Ben Hall and his pre-
tended wife had BY The mitigation Of ZONE III minded peToa
BEN ieduced 70 NARY with yies set What LETT hna
81 bis father h5aa he be brought to he ter doubt
would Be puzzled Prove il. Bot let any Be 1t tic
pains 70 caE.r= into ne condaa Of M. Halls affair, and
L VII IL 10 geat dfsi-ulty dfem who wanted grr
what was eit hH AID prevent him from Caring part Of
that h4ppiEcs which Heagen ordained, and his father Po
vilea tor BY tell him they LIQUID not 1--we together, ard
Tar Re ould be pat into goal, md The in the woreuir.
pge6ears tighten children Sop ihOrf, and let what
PAD s. buried OBLIVION, and fIeh arbitrary elandeipe
conduct no nose appear C4n land renowned through
the woIId ior IL. privileges.
EQUITY and JUSTICE.