Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1800-10-03
THE STORY.

One WbIe, VINO had removed from Hart
ford, in Connecticut, to the interior OF he
Rate OF New York, aud amafIed luch pro-
petty as to order drove Of cattle from his
reidsncc to the Hartford market, was on his
arrival in the vicinity of Hartford, attended
by the butchers, merchants, and their agents.
The agent of major John Caldwell, IN tie
peTlon Of capt. Jonathan Ramlay, gave the
mott promitiag afIursnces Of trade and bar
gain and they having reduced the bargain
to writing, it Only wanted major Csldweil's
6gna,ure to render il complete and binding
Tire bargain was minuted e for II head
at 2ss per CIV. Tor the I'd lot eos. aod The
Sd lot l6s per cwt payable I've thjuk)
half IN cain, and the other mole in Welt
India goods at the make price"
Ramfay was inhrueted by Caldwell to
write the bargain --" tina, for : head of faid
CO lie at major Caldwells choice z5s. per
CIV. for the remaining 23 he'd 81. ihouid
be paid in equal paris, csih and Wea-Iodia
goods, on the delivery OF The bee in quarters
at laid Csldwel's fore - White, cslcu-
laiing Thar head Of heavy beaves al 2ss.
would be the top Of the market, and the re-
naming z3 head, half al zos. aud he re-
main4sr at 6s. would no. dilfe5 much from
Kamiays laa propolsl, fruck ths bargain
a, 80 and hgnsd the memorandum, which
Ramiay took TO Caldwell, leaving Cald
Wells counrer.Ggna,u with Whi.e--
and as drovers and factor. generally meet
az ,syerns, evidences 20 the 6gDaiures were,
no doubt, readily Oh aiued
L.,r,, fi,,,s -,,.l,IsI
NAMED or!y FOR Whne to procu c a laugh
ter houfe neareG 20 Csidweil's Aore, and the
bcayes we're bu,chsred, and ne quarters con
veYed to Caid50eiPs Dyqiiie,y, to b. weighed
of cut, packed, sc.
There was no difficulty concerning the
weight; as the parties or their sgenrs faw
each fcaie turned aud kept regular minute
but 90 fet'Iernent the major 9bg,s IS qcar
tiers, equal to n head OF the Egbfsf oosig5l,
TO b let at ass aud thus obtained double
weight OF the heavy beef at i8s w bite
worm'd and twiIted, but the major cody
and deliberately H,iited his cud oftrue James
River tobacco, and reverted 10 the bargain,
from which, there was 40 reIei.---Now fee
the iiue--iupPole
u head at iooOib. & at 25s. per
cwt. Ears
ss do at 5eolb. * at loa. per
/ cwt. rs
Wha, White expected, $50
But by CALDWELL " choice of
~ head at 5oolb. ga, & atz5s GI37 10 c
e do. a; IoooIb ca. i at I8.. Io3 10 {
What White received, 24o c
Thus wac placed in the majors
pocket Ego clear
Should ;he leGer beaves fall fhort of soc ID
as perhaps they might, and the heavy c
cot al amount "a thoufsn9 each, YET II,
calculation would nor be materially affected
Nj White yet relidcs in the weaern par
of the Rate Of New York, vino could fayo
the world through the Albany Rsg.2er
tine menOrsndom bargain with Kamiay. AZ,
he exact words of the choice" bargain
which was ignej. and the particular wei. ,h
OF each beef, whence his exact Iofs might b.
aicertaiusd
John Caldwell, who lives al Hartford
manages the 3 6aers' eRsie, deyolved to then
/ by the deeeale Of capt. Ssm1 Acott, and
PRECEDENT OF Hartford Oauk--who was the
alderman, and now common councilman 70
the city of, and lately re eie6aed repse(ents.
tive Tor the tozcH OF Hartford to be ita,e le
ginature, can ALTO Fate the difference, an,
reGify toe above eatemea, Of faas if incor.
rect and il is important that the cideyan
major, no agnmes the tide from being cho
Zen captain Of tic governors guards az,
food IN comm1ion mon,hs, which ha
creae ed many foch majors--though when ,b
miNTry ccnius of Mr. Day cdllrd him 20 n,
command, which he highly hoaorcd BY hi