Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1817-08-05

sherif,. aad Cons,,bles' sales take Place
.,,ry day and there Is as much complaint
Z oinching times as you ever knew even
a Many hundred barrels Of -FOUR
have been shipped ibis Spring from here to
II o,lranS 20 considerable advantage; say
!, ,v.s pofchssed at 3 dollars with our pa
soId at IL dollars in draft, on Phlla-
,lrlnhia, 3ltimore or New-lork Freight
doan il dolls per biol. We occasionally
,.se groceries in return; but we import
.evy smell quantities of sugar: our own
.,osr.tree Yields enough for our own con-
s.u5mption-about 100000 people use no
cher sugar. In plentiful seasons It is
souoht, ben new and damp, at Id per.
- that Is IL IL cts. and rctalled from
,be shops through the year at IS n fenHy
b;f," that is, Is 34 els. and from that
= Oh and q CTS. Tanning and brewing
.,~ The kinds of business in the Western
conniry, which are BY far the most profit
able. Mali liquors are drunk here IN IN
mense quantities; think this kind OF
drink is making large lhroads Oh ihe 90
minion Of whi5key.
IWe have been requested TO publish The foi-
lowing letter written by citizen Of the
District Of Maine, who had been induced
by the hattering accounts given OF the
Western States, TO make pilgrimage into
that section Of the country in pursuit OF an
earthly paradisr, land oyeriiowing with
milk and honey, (Which certainly IS not
the case here) /; but although he branched
far. underwent much fatigue, and parted
with no small portion Of his ready cash, he
was never able to put bis foot upon the
wished-for territory where man may I've
without toll or labour, and alter all, The
plain reason Of Browns disappointment
IS, that there is no such country as was
represented TO bin and thousands OF others.
The fact is there are advantages and dis
advantages attending every section OF the
union, and whatever may be said about
the Western States, a man of industrious
and correct habits may live as long and en-
Joy as much happiness in this quarter OF
the country as in any other whatever.
ED GAZETTE
BATH, jury 81, 1917.
srR-Your letter. under date the Goth ult du-
Nv receiyed-the information yen request l will
give you Is believe it 10 be interesting TO the
pecole generally in this section OF the country, TO
know more Of the Western country, to which so
many Of them are DESTROYS Of removing before like
myself they have expended sums of money, which
NAV hereafter, be nconvenient TO them.
In the early part OF the year 1875. | noticed adj
vertisements in the papers, Of lands to be sold in
the State of Pennsylvania by Thomas Merrill, JF.
OF Portland representing the land 10 be Of the very
first quality.
had heard so much said on the subject Of the
lands in the western country, that in September OF
the same year, went TO Portland, for the purpose
Of making further enquiry. relating TO the lands
adgertised.-Mr. Merrill who appeared to be the
agent for persons who resided in Pennsylvania
informed me, that he would take my farm al The
spprfzed value end give me an order on one Shat
tuck, for lands IN the Counties Of Erie, Crawford,
Yensngo or Warren, for the amount in lands at
the same rate, as the lands were then selling for 10
Others
My farm having been apprized. took an order
from said Merrill. for one thousand dollars in land
provided the land should be found in my estimation
TO answer the desert Pton given of them the Deed
OF my farm was lodged in Escrow. to be delivered
up, Wnen L Shoulu OBTAIN title TO the western
lands.
Having thus far arranged my business and with
the order 10 my pocket, proceeded on the twelfth
day OF April last, for the promised land. | took
water conveyance TO New-York and from thence
proceeded by land to the interior of Pennsylvania
TO the lands which had been described TO me, a
distance of four hundred and ten miles from New
York, and about three hundred and ninety miles
from Philadelphia.
When arrived near the lands, was directed to
q Mr.. X. l. Potter. agent of Shattuck, who was
absent my request TO him was to direct me 10 the
best land they had, as much Of what | had seen.
was worth very litte.-From this man | received
the following Mr. Aiam Lefsvre is requested
10 gre fhe bearer Mr. I'm Brown) such directions
as ctR enable him 10 find him the Joseph Dramer
place one hundred and fifty acres" This was des-
crioed as one OF their farms under good improve.
ment'- When arrived ct the place, [ found an
Old log house that had been deserted four or five
years ABOUT twelve or fourteen acres of land that
was once partially cleared, but then grown I'D 10
ousnes So as to make it twice as expensive to clear
Is lhe other landslide soil such as that no one
~ farming could ever expect live on 1.-THE PEG
Pc 70 that quarter generally buying considerable
proportion OF their bread stuffs the corn was uni
.e1sdt'g Destroyed The last gear By The frost For
.as 'and TIER price was sir dollars the acre, and
go@f aofsdFS Tor other lots on which there was no
improvements, las they called them.)
Having examined the lands until Twas satisfied
was convinced there was not on the tract lot Of
land that would give to farmer living. or that
would be taken up hv an, settler in the District of
ria'ue' even If il had been situated near the sea
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