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Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1819-03-19
A Pocket Book.

WAS taken from the store of the
w subscribers on the Eth ms. a
RED MOROCCO POCKET BOOK con-
tanning sundry notes, bonds, and papers,
together witha small sum of money inclu..
ding 90 dollar counterfeit note on the
Farmers and Mechanics bank of Phlla-
pelphia, much torn and defaced-a re-
ward of TEN dollars, will be given to a.
nv person who will return il with contents,
and no questions asked,
R. & J. VAUDEVILLE.
March I9 St
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John Fl. La6a & Co.

John Fl. LaG & Co.
OFFER for sale at reduced prices, for
~ approved paper at long dates
SIS hhds West.lndia rum
68 N. E. rum
80 bis do do
Is hhds and 10 bis India Point and
common gin
hid and Dbl cherry bounce
10 bbls coIoring
81 boxes white Havana sugar
% brown do
80 hhds retailing molasses
rs bags green Havana coffee
20 chests young Tyson tea
|, chest imperial do
$50 boxes mould candies
25 do dipped do
81 do yellow and brown soap
so do fancy sop
81 tons Russia old sable iron
200 pieces Russia sheetings
81 bales and cases English, India,
German and domestic goods
IS boxes mems and boy coarse and
fine hats
8 cases large and small combs
90 trails Arabian dates
l2 boxes Turkey figs
40 do Muscatel raisins
casks lemon juice
Cassia mustard and ginger
Pipes, half pipes and quarter casks
SCOTS and other Madeira and Sicily Madei-
IA wines
Reams writing, sugar loaf, wrap
ping and sheathing paper
Bales English herring seine Irvine
l Dbl indigo
Is casks red ore
400 casks lime
1900 bushels loose lime
100 Mclearand merchantable boards
1000 bushels Albany oats
270O bushels Isle of May salt
5000 do Liverpool coarse do
600 do Lisbon do
Is casks Connecticut cheese
Du.co dom Goldfish. ,.
25 bis prime pork
10 navy beef
60 No. 2 behring's
IS casks English powder, lying in
the powder house
5 cases mems and boys shoes
tO boxes double rem ltallan Drlm'
stone
rs Connecticut ploughs
Clocks, time pieces and mahogany
furniture
Weavers' reeds or Stays
Nest measures, boxes, gin cases and
shaving boxes
100 grindstones
Yawl boats
10 kegs large and small twist manu-.
featured tobacco
bales hops
Is tons fustic
Is crates and hhds Liverpool ware
40 boxes window glass, of various
sizes
Cordage, handspikes, mast hoops,
hanks, &c. &c. March
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Public Sale.

WlLL be added 10 this days sale, lin.
w mediately previous to the dry good
sale, az the auction store, 2 casks, about
HOO W.T.. LIST quality Bridport seine Irvine
30 pieces Irish sacking
A quantity of hats and shoes
Part of the stock in trade of S. D. Harper.
s. A. MARSTELLER, Auct'r.
March II
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To Rent.

10 Kent.
TWO brick houses and stores at the cor.
i ner of King and Henry streets
One brick house and store Oh King, be.
tween Patrick and Henry streets
Two brick houses on Calneron-street,
near the theatre
One brick house on Royal-street, for
the time of the late occupant, Chas. Tyler.
Inquire of
VAUDEVILLE g. LARMOUR.
N. B. Sundry building lots on Fairfax,
Duke, Prince, Cameron, Pitt, Queen and
Royal streets, for sale or an ground rent.
February Is
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Wanted,

A YOUNG MAN of sober and steady
n habits, to superintend fishery. None
need apply but one who is well acquaint.
ed with seine hauling, and can come well
recommended. Enquire Of the Printer.
February "a
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Laborers Wanted.

ENROM 80 to 100 laborers are wanted to
IL labor on the Notifications at fort Wash
ington, for the ensuing season. Application
to be made to me at the fort.
#. ". MAURICE,
March II Capt. Eng. Snpt.
The National Intelligencer and Mary land
Gazette are requested to insert the above
for two weeks and forward their accounts
TO this Office.
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SALES AT AUCTION.
By S. A. .MlRSTELLER

THIS DAY, at lOA. NJ.
AT the auction store, corner OF Prince ana
Water Streets. will be sod,
Supertine an ane broadcloltls
Casslmeres
Coatings
Fiushings
Benne, cords
India cottons
CaliicOes
Domestic cuttons
htarseilIes ye.tings
Bsndano hdkis
Ginghams
Cotton hosiery
Silk gloves, ribbons, sc.
10 bids India sugar (6rst quaky)
10 bbls do do
2 pipes cogniac brandy
pipe Holland gin N
10 bags pimento
~ boxes Havana segars
20 boxes lemons in good order
- z serons Spanish indigo
~ crates queeDsware
bind molasses S.
90 bbls behring's
30 gin cases
Furniture, beds &c &c.
WILL BE ADDED no THE SALE,
1000 VT. first quality Goshen Gessa,
March II
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Notice.

4 IL persons indebted to Samuel D.
"A Harper. are requested TO make inn
mediate payment to Isaac Robbins, who is
alone authorised to receive the same, and
s1just all unsettled accounss.
JOSIAH HI: DAVIS,
Assignee offs. D. Harper.
Morch l9
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Public Sale.

THE subscriber having determined 10
Il discontinue the store-keeping bust
ness, will expose to be sold at his store.
house corner Of King and Washington
streets, on MONDAY the 9ed inst. at 10
o'clock. all his stock Of goods on hand,
consisting of groceries aud country pro-
duce. Terms at sale. I. ROBBINS.
S. A. MARsrELLER, Auct'.
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For Sale.

For Sale.
4 VALUABLE negro man, 80 years
~ old. an excellent wagner, plough
man and ostler, and accustomed to the va
rious kinds of field work-also, young
negro woman, go years old, together with
her child, boy about 2 years old. The
woman is an expert plantation and house
servant.
As these negroes have committed no fault
they will be sold only to residents in the
neiehborhood of Observation-Disclosures Of
the Printer. Feb. 26
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Fish Barrels and Salt.

Fish Barrels and Salt.
TWELVE hundred fish barrels, supe-
i rior quality, which will be sold low.
5000 bushels salt, suitable for the fishe-
ries. * ALSO,
Cordagakend cork for seines, for sale by
Feb 49, If A. ADAMS,
1..}. Genital wharf.
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Wheat.
Boiling Cloths.

TIME subscriber has on hand land in
i tends keeping) an assortment Of bolt
ing cloths of very superior quality which
will be sold low by The piece or otherwise.
A liberal discount will be made to those
who purchase to sell again.
Sd mo 8 mf3@
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Public Sale.

DURSUANT TO deed of trust from Jas.
Il Shetsar, viii be exposed at public sale
on TUESDAY, 30th instant, at II O'Clock
at S. A. Marsteller's Vendue Store, in A.
lexandria, for ready money variety of
fumiture-one hack. one phaeton, with
harness, one cart with aeer, one COW and
the lease OF the property lately occupied
by him as tavern.
By order Of
N. HERBERT, Trustee,
S. A. MARSTELLER, Auct'r
March II IS
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Married..

On Thursday, the 9th of March, Mr. Jo-
..su BosApARrE MILLs, OF Alexandra,
- Miss CHARLOTTE SHOEMAKER, OF Ha-
Serstown.
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r WISH to purchase Soldiers patents for
L Bounty Lands 10 the Missouri Terrific
~. All persons having Them for sale would
do we'll by calling on me, as they may de-
pend on getting the very highest prices in
cash for thu. same. Please to call at my of
fee, Bridge street, Georgetown, next door
below Craw ford's Hotel.
ROMULUS RIGGS.
March II
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To Rent.

- The warehouse, with or without
EH the adjoining buildings, north on
HssS Washington street. Also, con-
Achievement two story brick dwelling
house nearely adjoining the store.
l. ROBBINS.
March 10
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For the accommodation of those ladies
and gentlemen who visit the theatre, and
in order to prevent confusion in the letting
OF places, the public are respectfully in
Drlned that places for the boxes with tick
cts. may be had Que day previous TO each
performance. March l8
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LIN Exchange Coffee Houss >ASN
SgIGMARINE JOURNAL. ssgas
nopT M, aJEYaNDRI9 March Is.

ARRIVED.
Schr. Lady's Delight, Benedict, from
New York, via. Norfolk plaster, dry goods
&c. to merchants Of The district. Five pas
sengers. Yesterday saw fourtopsail schrs.
in Napjemoy Reach, supposed to be bound
Schr. Pink, Trefethen, from Portsmouth
n, H. with fish, cheese, potatoes, N. Rum.
Sc. to the master.
Scbr. Liberty, Gilkey "A days from Cam
den; line andlumber to Lawrason l. FOwle.
CLEARED.
Sloop Caleb-Strong, Prince Bermuda,
- Traveller, Rowland, New-Port.
BELOW.
A brig-two schrs. and sloop bound up.
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Notice.

dictionary Court will he held at the
ronr, bous.. on SATURDAYthe eth inst.
n IOA. u. By order
81 ~ " WM. A. WILLIAMS, AGt.
March 10
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containing the folly and wickedness of that
practice, in torcible and energetic Ian
suage; mostly selected from the sacred
scriptures. They are TO be had at the book
stores OF Messrs. DaDs T. Force at Wash
iagton, aad at the different book stores in
alexandria. March 10
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Just Received,
NTUNFORD'S Reports, vol. 9Th.
Itl Parents Assistant, 2,olumes
By Miss Edgeworth, new edition with
plates, on sale by ROBERT GRAY.
March 8
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For Sale,

A YOUNG Negro Woman and, three
IA children. She is good cook, wash.
er and ironer. Apply 10 the printer.
March is 2w
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For Sale.

TWO handsome GREY HORSES, one
d OF which is good riding horse-Ap-
ply TO the printer. st March Is
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Ground Plaster.

/ HAVE on hand large quantity Of
L GROUND PLASTER in barrels and
in bulk, which will sell low.
A P. COVER.
March Is
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Look Here.

q LII classes Of citizens concerned for
"a the welfare of their postcrity and the
community at large, are informed that there
has just been Published an ornamental
sheet entitled an
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Notice.

Notice.
THE stockholders of the Falls Bridge
y Turnpike Company and The stock
holders in ibe Georgetown and Leesburg
Turnpike Company are notified that the
annual meeting of said Companies for the
purpose Of elec!ing a President, Directors
end Treasurer, for the ensuing yearwill be
held at Semms' tavern in GEORGETOWN, on
Monday the 2lst day of March next.
JOHN MURDOCH, Trsu'r.
Of 10th companies
March i91M
Chairs aid Tables.
lust received at the cabinet ware
~ house. ON the corner of Prince and
Union streets,
3 dozen elegant fancy rush bottom
chairs
] dozen mahogany tables
IN STORE,
Age1eral assortment of goods in the Ca
binet and chair line, aud more daily ex-
pected. SAMUEL WARD.
March
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Sack Salt.

Sack Salt.
r lindsay {. HILL, have just received
~ per sloop OCEAN, from Norfolk. and
for sale ).
100 sacks fine Liverpool salt
Also, just received in store
100 sides sole leather seh "
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Wanted,
4 WET nurse with fresh breast fmilk.
IA One without child would be prefer
red. Apply at This Office March Is
Rice and Cotton,
TWENTY SEVEN casks fresh rice
l. 10 bales prime Upland cotton, land
ing and for sale by
March 10 LAWRAsON & FOWLE.
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Jesse s. Wilson,
\ T the instance OF several Of the inha.,
n bitants Of this place, has opened an
English School,
in St. Asaph-street, contiguous to Eduard
.StabIer's residence. The number of scho-
lars at this time not reaching the limitation,
a few may be admitted. on application to
either of the subscribers; Of whom also fur
ther information, if required, may be OBJ
tanned. N. MILLER,
EDWARD STABLER,
ELISHA C. DICK,
Ihno. 5 s aEGkaH J. i. HUH HUH
The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1819-12-28
ORItL AaY

A sudjen and mOur. fii instance &c mortality
was mentioned in oar last in the d4cease of Mrs
BaTsEY, wife Of WILLIAM Il. >EYALL. e.: !:
.lhich we unwilling sh luid rcnsin entirely an
noticed without passing tribute % her worth in
a brief and unp BLENDING memorialof the most In.
cere "a Although this affecting Lereaveme 4
was enhanced by almost every attendant crcun-
stance, that could add TO the poignancy Of grief
and incfe the incest of sympathy, YET arc The,
regrets az the time cOnseled by the sweet ant
soothing influence. she'd Ly her many virtues D.
those tead.r relations of life, IN which she was
provitentiaIly placed and though early ana my,-
IeriousV removed from scene Of the fairest hop,
for future happiness aad usefulness, the remeG,-
hrance of hose benevolent and amiab.e traits. h.
which her dspoSitiol was invariably adorned j..
eadea ca ~ al the cherished associations Of sec-
ton and esteem which can attach 20 the memory "
a beloved wife and relative and filnd
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Af The Annual Meeting OF the Portland Na.
sine Society. Dec. Fl 1919 the following
Odiee.s mt Comuiitiee' were chosen for the. en-
siihg yeur-yiz.
FNocH PREBLr, LIE. President.
Cart THOMAS BaowN, Fice Prssidsnf
Dir STEpHEs ATE Ireasurer
Ms. srEPHEv WAITE, JuS. Secretary
Carr JoEL HsLL.
I" IOHN l.. LEWIS. Coruiyee
IEMUEL NooDY, Or
WILLIAM WooOBURr, Relief
PHINEAs DRIHKwArER,
CAPT. LEMUEL MooDY, Committee
I" THoM a. ROBINSON. w
SAMUEL II. MoLELLAN, Observation.
N. 3. All delinquent membe arc requested n
call on the Secretary al pay their dues.
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tubee, ar. there next day. The Experiment ".
Belfast, and BRIG Valiant. for Portland, cl. sane
time.
William Hunt and Frederick Blight, Ilate sea-
men Of ship Reserve, Rich, of Bath, ar. at New
york on Monday last, in the sch. Frank. They
were put Oh board from sch. Hannah, who pick
ed the crew up III their boat. Dec. z. The Off
GERS and crew remained one night in the small
boat, astern Of the ship, after she had sunk 60 the
waters edge, aad were taken Ip next n,r ming.
Ship Portland, Webster, Of this port, from Bonn
bay, arr. at Antwerp 4thu I.
Brig Milo, Merrill from Baltimore, arr. at
Holmes Hole 2lst inst. and sailed again for Port.
land on the 23d, III co. with brgs Levaut, for
do. and Gen. Pike and Leo, for hennebunk.
ship Elizabeth, Nc. lntosh, of Portland. for
Charleston IL 2 days, was at Liverpool 9th inst.
The Retrieve, for Castine Lion, for Portland,
and William, for hennebunk, were at St. Pierres
18th ult.
Brig Mechanic, from Portland, arrived at la
vana Sd inst
Markets at Harana.--CofTee, best % cts. new
crop scarce, just coming IN /; sugar IA 10 and
10 l9 rails; molas.es, Z ress aud scarce infe-
rlor -four 10 dolls. and dull beefl7, pork 94.-It
was healthy among the inhabitants, but the
troops from Spain had been siokly. and one third
of them have died.
Melancholy S.ip'oreck The ship AMERICA,
captain Vibbers, which sailed from Calcutta in
June last, for New York, with a very valuable
cargo, went ashore about three miles outside Of
the point of Sandy Hook lately, and went entire
ly TO pieces in three or four hours. tremen-
dous gale blowing at the time, the crew endeav-
ored 70 save them'elves on pieces Of the wreck
and in the boats, but, we lament TO state that
capt. Nibberts, the two supercargoes. Messrs.
Elnolie Garrisus and Wm. A. Field, both OF
Philadelphia, Mr.. Lawson, ID mate, and eleven
Of the seamen persisted in the attempt--and only
the first mate and nine seamen reached the shore
| alive. She had on board cargo Of sugar, silks.
bale goods, gum. &c. valued at about tt0o hun
(. dTed thousand dollars, part only Of which will
be saved. Thus, in addition TO the melancholy
circumstance Of the loss of so many lives, the
| disaster comes most heavily upon our underwrit.
ers, the ship and cargo being we understand fully
insured.
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EAA GAZET TIE GAt\
n.y. s-.2sG SHIPPING LIST. 49,
PORT or PORTLAND.
ARRIVALS.


Sunday, Dee. 10 Ar. brig John Smith, Hill,
Bristol r. !.
Tu,sdag-sl William, Stamford, Boston schr.
Zephyr, Child, Warren, r |.
SUHdGy-schr. Reaper, Blanchard, Phiadel-
phia ; schr Lydia, Reeds MartnCo, cargo mo-
iasses brig Valiant, Sawyer Boston.
.MOnday-sl. Milledgville, knight, Boston
CT ARASCGs.
FoREIGN-Tuesday. Dec. 21-Cl. schr. Mon
roe, Heating, for West Indies.
Thursday-schr. Fox, Blanchard, for St John.
Friday-brig Portland, Sawyer, for Quad a.
ioupe; schr Three Sisters, Newmari, for St. John.
Saiurday-schr. Liberty Tyler, for Halifax.
coAsTwIsE- Thursdly. Dee. 23-cl. 81. Caleb
Strong Waite, for Newyork schr. Rolla, Loring,
FOR Alexandria
Friday brig Richmond, Adams, for Savannah.
FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.
CdStiJlc, December 81. Arrived SCH Lingan,
Wight, from Halifax sch. Andrew jackson,
Woodman, from Portland brig Union, Parker,
from Newport, z. l.
CIsarsd, brig Mary Jane, Dunbar for Gauda-
ioupe 22d, sch. Active, Barns, for Boston.
VESSELS sPOKEg.
Nov. ., lat. 50, lon = schr. Laurel, OF Port
land, 20 days from Fayal for Copenhagen
Dec. /, LAT. 80, %, Ion. SO, SO, ship Juliet,
days from Bath.
Dec. 10, 10 lea. ENE. Of Cape Cod Light, sch.
Dolphin, one day from 1homaston for Charles
ton.
Dec. IA, lat a., Ion. 65, brig Wm-Henry, OF
Thomaston. lays from Portland for Mart
De T., about 40 miles y. Of South Shosl OF
Georges, brig Charles, Groce. "a hours from Bath
for uau.
Dec. 70, south shoal NV 3 miles,s sch from
Bath Cor Charleston.
sHIFPIve MEMORANDA.
Ar. Al ST. John. Dec llth, schr. Neptune,
Furber, Portland 18th, 81. FavoaFitc, Jones,
Portland.
Sch. Rover, Pope, for Wells, sailed from Trini-
~ Nov. p.
Schrs. " LET. Brooks. from St. Anerews,& Mar
garet, Bradford, from PASSPORT, arr. at Boston ca
"a ednesday last. 81. Jones Hale. and Sch Only
Daughter, from s.. John, and schr- Noisnt, from
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Post hider's Last Notice.

A Ii re sous indebted to the subsCr Der, by
N notes and accounts, on the route where he
lately carried the mail, VIZ. FROM Portland e.
p i. Buckfeld, Livermo,e, Turner, Minot.
Poland. New Gloucester and thence 70 P"IIs, are
requested 90 settle the same a. The office OF
STEPHEN EMORY, Esa. in Paris, next
Conrt week. Unless .aid demands are then settled
they will be Immediately put IN suit.
SAMUEL BROWN
Wa;erford Dfs. 81 1919
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10 Arundel Mrs Acigail, consort Of Capt. Oil
yer Walter, aged 90
In Waterford, on the eth Oct last, after ling
ering sickness, Mrs. SALLY swAS, vito of Nr.
Dudley Swan. aged 43.-'fhe deceased possessed
many qualities which rendered her life useful and
desirable.-ln the domestic circle of her family
she shone with peculiar lustre as a consort, she
was ever ready to administer consolation in diff
Guilty, and smooth the thorny path of life as
parent, tender and afTectionate, yet ready to adj
monish and instruct her children and As neigh
bour and friend. ard mt IN her attachments, SYM
psthisng 10 the afflicted, and hospitable to ALL
Several years before her death she experienced
lively sense Of religion. and her succeeding life
evidently demonstrated thst her hopes of saliva
lion were not founded on cold speculative opinion
or enthusiastic rapture but resting alone on the
merits of Christ for salvation, she was enabled
through divine grace to meet death with calm
resignation, looking for : better country even
an heavenly
On the 10th inst. Lydia Swan, aged years,
daugter oithe before mentioned Mr. Swan, al
th ugh afflicted with disease almost from her in
fancy, and her body emaciated in an uncommon
degree, she never murmured, but manifested
degree Of patience rarely witnessed
At Marlborough, Mr.. Andreas Waltz, aged
81, native of Germany.-There are now living
an W. twenty persons 80 years ofage, of
whom nve are over 70, ana one upwards OF lOO
and whose united ages amount to 1850 years.
They all except two, emigrated to this town
from Germany about seventy We rs ago, and
were amongst the first settlers ofthe place.
Ia southampton, SAMUEL POMROY, Esq.
aged 80. For forty years a Member of the Legis-
lature of Massachusetts, and for many years the
oldest Member o. the House-A Patriot Chris
tan, and honest man.
John H. Bradley, place ofresidence unknown,
was lost overheard from schr. Plato, of Salem.
Capt VIM. Goodhue, on the 18th inst. on her
passage from Machias TO Salem.
.HeIGnrh0iy Hriaht More han 5000 persons
died Of Yellow Fever ~ New Orleans, during the
last season.
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COMMUNICATIONS.
NEM AILNICAI Nr.tl

ii may be considered premature and inn
pr per, at this time, TO attempt give charac or
70 d.. BANKERS proposed History of Diseases in
Maine, or 70 engage the public opinion in its favor
An individual, however, on his responsibility,
may be permitted TO FAY, that he has long been
ecqnainted with the author Of this History tie
with his habi # observing and reco' ding facts aid
with his industry add success in collecting mete j.
ais for his intended publication. Fnr some years
past, the author has wthh avn himself from the
more active and la5orons duties OF his profession J;
aud having laid aside Al prediction for any par
tcular name, sect or hypothesis, has impartiay
devoted himself 10 the work here presented 10 the
public The subsc Iber las read some parts Of The
work in MS. and from all the evidence before hin,
be believes The work, when published, wItl b.
eWed by othe :, as il now IS by him acceptable
and valuable rIbutiOn iowa a history Of the
fucua;ing theories ana improving practice Of
Physicians, in different portions Of the Unlon, for
nearly bali century past The only motive aud
apology for his unsolicited word Of commendatinn
IL de,re 10 the wo, k pa;ron,zed by ,nch 4
subscription as il etlt> aud such shall enable
The author 10 print i; without loss uf time.
J. q. COFFIN.
Boston, Nor GO, 1879.