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The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1851-12-31

LAcoNIc.-A man in Pawiuckei lately
made application Tor insurance on build.
ing situated in village where there was no
fire engine In answer 10 the question,
"What are the facilities for eSiinguishing
fires ?" he wrote" n rams sometimes"
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Fr The National Intelligencer thinks a re-
form in the nomenclatures Of town highly de.
sirablc. The State OF New York has almost cx-
hau.ted Plutarch and the histories of Greece
and Rome and We once read in the Post Ofico
proposals for the mails an item, in which bid
was invited for carrying a mail, once week, In
II Western State, " from Mndostan to I'oLstino,
by wav OF Goiyotha"
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81 a wag said that, in journoying late
ly, no was put in an omnibus with a dozen
persons, OF whom he did not know a single
one. Turning corner shortly after, how.
ever the omnibus was upset. And them"
said he, found them all out"
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Coon NANNERs.-Said Mr. Fidget-'' {
have always taught my children to say'Ycs,
air There's nothing like manners in chi
dren, Here Tommy he continued, "would
you like 10 20 and live with that gentleman
" No." No what ?" No sir>ee,"
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"Well, sir" said one person to another,
to whom lie had, in matter OF business.
made very absurd offer, do you entertain
my proposition ?" mo, SIR" replied Ito
other, but your proposition enIerIains me 4"
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GO Philosophers say that shutting the
eyes makes the sense of hearing moro acute.
A wsg suggests that this accounts for the
many closed eyes which are seen 10 our
churches every Sunday.
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TorAL EcLiPsE OF THE MooS.-On the
evening Of the 9th January next, there
will be a total eclipse Of the moon, COM
mencing a, II o'clock and SO minutes, and
continuing until O'Clock and 2S minutes
on the morning Of he 7th.
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mounted TO 43.2s6, The classification Of
the papers into Democratic and Free Soil we
presume wa. made in VERMONT BratHeboro
Eagle
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1851-12-31

CT A traveller. among narralons of won-
ders OF foreign paris, declared he knew a
cane mile long. The company looked in.
credu'ons, and j, WAS evident they we're not,
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0t- II is proposed to raise by subscription
monument Of the puresi Parian marble ia
the memory of the little creatures who perish
ed al the New York school catastrophe,
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& ID a.Asssslss',L,ogY ".

LI r'iiifE- 'tf- h tfAi fif'
Manufacturers Of Railway, Bar, Round Ribbon.
and Rod Iron W ''''''' y ~ n ''l''
Wheel, A Yle, and Spring Makers. '0' q lsigoea1e
Engine Drivers and Persons connected with tins
Locomotive generally efi - eria9a edi ~
EDgipeess, and Captains of Steam Vessels. ,i ai'i
Managers of Stationary Engines uahalq 4af
Lumber Dealers and owners Of Saw Mills oync
Owners OF planning Machinery. ,,..,,-s.l.,,a
Corn Mllers, and Persons connected with Boiling
aud Bran Separating MACHINERY. ~.
Farmers and Persons using Grain-Shelling and
Threshing Machinery.
Bull Workers. Curvcrs Engravers, and Ornament
Makers in general. ,l;it'~ 9M W1lt at
Persons employed in the Manufacture of Gas.
Mixers OF Copper and Lead Tubing. 9yal! f;U,i
| Linen and Straw Paper, Makers .p1aupas.I h
Ship Owners, Harbpr Masters, and others inter
ested in Dredging Machinery suoasaa lsip8
| Well Sinkers. 4. .,..s...t.-i,. ,,.,...s i,.a.l
Astronomers, Philosophers, and others using Phil
osopbical Apparatus and Instruments
Miners Engineers, and other Interested in Pump
| ing Engines 8 1870 It'll ''HlN. XVI
Persons interested in Canals and Aqneducts. -yiq
Warehousemsn, and olners, using Hydraulic
! 4 Presses, tDynanonsetric Cranes, Jack Screws
Common and Feed Cranes. 5agi.5al cow aniN
Workers ip Metals and Alloys. sauaisasa riat
I'm fla,e workersr vie edl IL ria9ua aidor
Wheelwrghts, clock Makers Horologists, &c. !"
The publishers have expended large sum o
money to get original drawings Of machinery II
practical use in this country, and have Procuret
almost every work on the subject, whether Pno
lished in England, France, or Germsny, t6c mos
essential parts of which being comprised ~ thi
Dictionary, render it as perfect and comRrehen
siye as possible. The publishers have endeayore'
to use great economy in type, 80 that each page
the work contains at least four times The numoe
of words found in ordinary pages Of the same size
This has also secured to each plate working-draw
ngs Of ample size and cearness, sothata Mecnani'
ma construct accurately any machine Described
I, The publishers are, 10 short determined, le8aro
less of cost, to make the work comPiete as pos
sbe and it is hoped every one DESTROYS 10 ootal
the work will procure it as issued in numbers, an
thus encourage the enterprise ..nusl.,, Hht
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bers, commencing in January, 1850, ana VIII pro
gress with great regularity. .,,....4..r,A
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VINE Subscriber returns his thanks ~ the
III p,rblic and the old customers Of SrsMs n SoN
and informs them that THE GROCERY AND
WINE BUSINESS heretofore carried on by tnsm,
ia contiued by EpwAsb Sims Ne has sddsd a
f,,l, and fresh supply Of the ifs~r TEAS, BLACK
AND GREEN, FRESH GROCERIES, &C., and
has also on hand full assortment Of the hnes'
WINE, and will he sold Al the lowest rAtek
snaonGsss which willbs found 100 basksts u Ah1
choicest brsnds Of Champagne. Heck, and CiaSe
Wines, OF the pursst kinds. I.
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psS sY RHEARTeM orEE 9E H R1eh
MND, The thirteenth Annual Course or
Leetqfes Wiif commence On Monday, the 18th OF
October, 1885, ind continue until the list Of the
sastfhg March, The commencement for comforting
deessss ssjllbshsld about the middle Of March. {
r. l.. BoHANnAH, M. D., Prof. of Obstetrics
and Diseases OF Women and Children. 35esasT
l.. w, ,CHArHERAArHE,M M, p.rPyof. Of Mate
ria Medica and Therapeulics-
3 MAyrm. "a p, Prof Of Chemistry and
sca.s5 Brrr oG.ssOs. M. D.. Prof Of Surgery
and Surgical Anatomy i's.. .+N.i. s'.i
-CAarsEh 3. Joassox, M. D.. Prof. Of. Anato-
Dawn II. TuoxsR. NJ. d. Prof, of'Theory and
ractce Of Medicine. ..i.sN x.y3llusI
.As, sIays E PsT'colAs, N p, Dsmonnstra'0r
The study of practical Anatomy may be prose-
cuted with the most ample facilities, and ut very
triAiAg cxpsnse. 9sii1aAe
Cliai6nl Lectures are regularly given at the Col
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lnfrmaTy, under the same roof with the College
and subject TO the entire control Of the Faculty, rs
at RiffIhes well filed with medical and surgical
cAsks. aha furnishes peculiar facilities for clinical
Instruction. Many surgical operations are per-
formed in presence Of the class; and the students
being freely admitted 20 the wards, enjoy, under
the guidance Of the Professors, unusual opportu-
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diagnosis, and treatment of disease .,ai.a- ia
Observation-Disclosures fee, IS. Professors
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The catalogue, &C., containing fuller informa
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70 hose applying for IT. q spsc'hc inquiries WI
~ TiaG 77s4',1s S. MAUPlN, M. d. Me-
sOct..2 as.A5 ossei in aaa-D Dean Of the Faculty
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American statistics.

A short time past we published Hor,e statistics
relative to the number Of soldiers supplied from
the different States to the revolutionary war. ne
ROWS Commercial Review gives some tables re-
atve to this and other subjects of equal interest
which we copy. 7s.uf..i WI. T. ,t,ins.,
/. The number of soldiers furnished by The
American States during the revolution, and the
population of each State in 1870 and In 1o41.
g. Principal battles OF the revolution, their sew
eral dates, commanders-in-chief, ana losses on
each side
3. Amount of continental money issued to sup
port the war, and the estimated cost in speci ssg
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i AW AND AGENCY OFF CT .rr The under
j. signed, Attorneys aud Agents, Preetles, lay
in the Supreme Court Of the United States. and
the Courts Of the District of Columbia, and attend
promptly I'd slsiins against the Omitted States, m
GLIDING the settlement OF all accounts of officers
and agents Of the Government, Bounty Lands
Pensions, Return Of Duties, Patents, for new IN
ventions, &C., &c. IN IA.
riley lender their services to members Of III,
profession at a distance, and, when the case ~
prepared by lo.td agent, will abatc ofe-half thei
usual fee. liinformation irslssive 10 the forms
WILDE ilnrnished 70 our regular correspondence
without charge They have made ArrAAesIgsnt'
fer the payment of axes, and for The sale or losp
ton Of bounty land warrants on the best Westerr
lands. " ~ XIV" ~
r's-oiice on p. .nsylvunia avenus, Lane 4
fuckers Building o'''H'd'-iaitp AhN" iN1"
ltno9 oIii q w Ss5DUFFt GREEN, 70 Aidt
bte 9Afei , ,iUtem Benz r. GREEN aston
go 10 egiasqme9 aRICH'D. Hi CLARKE
Oct l4---jtaw3m. t f.tt. r.I44. So t,ti.f .tatt
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NEW PROSPECTUS; :
CIENTIFICn M & IC,A.N.
TO Mechanics, A.geuors, and Maau/aciuryv-.y


sc e NiT,IFICn A nj e ICAN.
10 Mechanics, Assealors. and 4haaa/actursy-ta
TINE Publishers OF the Scientific .7serieona re-
n spectfully give notice that the sfxr1f vol nE
OF this valuable journal, encsdp on the Tst
ofSepiember, offering valuable opportunity for
all TO subscribe who take an interest in the pro
gress and deyelopement Of The Mechsnes, Arts
and Manufactures of our country. The charac-
ter Of the Scientific american is too well known
throughout the country to require a detailed ac-
count Of the various subjects discussed through its
cournns.g tfin u4ru a0H HiH t3nfri 1ooiif aiJ
vt enjoys more extensive and influential cir iir
culation than any other jodftnf Off class IN
America adl SIS hidl inUil ts.iirnn ri al
. Ii VIII be published weekly. as heretofors,ain
Of tie year, an USTRdTED E.NCYCLO-
PEDLa, OF over FOUR HUNDRED P.aGES,
with an Index, and from Five to Six Hundred
ORfGLk:9L E.-N'GR.ftTNT;S, described BY letters
Of reference; besides vnst amount OF bfacGcal
information concerning the progress Of IS Glen,
TING and ME CHs4NIt,La l. hJJMPROYE-
.ME.NTS, CHE.HIS TRY,r OWE gEJs-GLsTEER-
branches, -7RCHJTECTLRE,- MIS- OysRY, BOT,
my in short, il embraces the entire raI.se OF
the Arts and Sciences, In t,,s,i'.,'.,. -.
Italso possesses an original feature not found in
any other weekly Journal in the, country, viz, an
Official List Of P.fTENT' CL.4LMS, prepared ex-
pressly for its columns at the Patent Offce,-thus
constituting II the"n AMERICAN REPERTORf
OF LN'VENTfONrSl"icW pnr nanioof 81 ~
DTERMs--s2 asyear; 81 for six monshsap 'g i1
All letters must be post paid and directed to
MUM & CO.,
Publishers of the Scientific American,
Fe 91ow ll29 Fulton street, New York!
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err favor by copying this notice.
VITILLIAM TUCKER, MERCHANT TAnoR,
w Yof the late firm of Lane &, Tucker,) would

rr,f
VXTILLIAM TUCKER, MERoHksT TAnoR
w lof the late firm Of Lane & Tucker,) ,.woult
call the attention of his friends and the public gen
erai'y to his stock OF Goods now opening, which
has Been selected by himself from the largest I'm
porting houses in New York, and by far thegreat
est variety and richest styles ever offered in tins
cl,y.s Strangers are respectfully and earnestly SO
licited to give me a call and examine my stock pc
fore purchasing, as am confident 1t will be to
their advantage. ''''
AndI,would especially cab the attention Of OF
6cers, both of the army and the navy,to the fac'
thai Ian prepared to execute all kinds OF uniforms
notice. and at moderate prices, warranted, both ~
the cutting and making departments, equal to any
establishment in this country m ~ .aOa.I IS ~
w. r tenders his sincere thanks to his numer-
Gus friends for iherlo long and continued patronage
and hopes, by the same diligence ana attention 10
business. to merit continuance Of the same.
Aifofders promptly executed.
sep 20--A3tw3w--d&trw
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PLAINS, BLANKETS, KERsBYs AND
4 . FLANNELs.

vv,HE SUBSCRIBERS, Direct Importers Of all
! il W0OBEN GOODS, have aust reserved PEI
Sb;,s ,sC,ulnare, y IS Orion" and g Somerset
from Liverpool, their fall supply Of PLAINS,
KERSEYs, WHITE and CoLORED BLANK.
FTS. WHITE, RED. BLUE aud GREEN
FT .ANNRI. BI.ANkETING, Guernsey Shirts,
Kilmsrnock Caps. Scotch Bonnets, &c, DC, ex.
presslv suited to our Southern Planters trade and
10 an inspection Of which, they confidently ~
vite an who wish the Charleston Market
p c. n f.. L. KERRisON q Co, ~
oDa KIM st. northwest cor King e. Market SITS
|. f.h. yye.ton, 'iNN ,nsn tri sag Sept 81
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AvernRtH N I,p5''v1V 'l'F|'e'H = ITT'~'''V''
Average crop Of the last seven years exceeds
that the prior 6l5,7l9 bales, ana me frop OF the
last inst doube that of the hrst--snd the crop OF
ls48-9 was more than 1861 by fry per cent
Average consumption in Great Britain Of Ameri-
can cotton the hrst years l,iS5,2l9 bnles.
The 81 period OF years i,4tS,5yo bales.
Largest eo,srrnptio,,, lsio l,5cSy S06 bales.
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q 4. rHIRD ANNUAL EXHIBITION

Mafyland state Agricultural S0ciety.
APPEAL TO THE MEMBERS OF THE MARYLAND
~ 4rxrE AGRrcULTuRAL Society. - w e desire
that you should bear in mind, that on the 2ou I,
2Ieh, and 05th days Of October, your Society wsll
hold its, annual Exhibition and Fair at the city Of
BaItsnors, and we appeal to you, one and all, TO
bring for exhibition thereat portions OF your stocT,
ths Yrodct, of your orchards, and Of your gardens
Don presume that any animal, or product' you
may own is inferior to others that VIII be here'
and be thus deferred from bringing them, as II IS
only by com parison that the relative merits OF any
trims. yan he determined The safer presumption
for YOU to arrive at, will be that whatpyou have
is as good, If not better than that of Others ana
that it behooyes you TO CALAMITY enter the list OF
competition if defeated honorably, and the high
character OF the judges is a guarantee that you
can BE defeated in no other way, you VIII ENJOY
he uxhry' Of knowing that others were more Ell
led 70 success than yourself. I" '"- '''p.'''''i
And while we address you to bring such articles
as properly in your department, we crave per-
mission, 10 SOLICIT your interest, to induce your
.op<s and .da,tgbsrs to bring whatever appertalps
to their peculiar departments, as cnbrotdery Rouse
hold manyfaetu,es, the proarets o. fhe DAIRY ana q
the poultry yard, preserves. domestic ,oines, coyee-
ti6S, and, above all things, TO come fhemseapes o.
,cfhct 10 oman, and the beautiful Celebrations Of her
aae End eni,.s, no display can be perfect ~ ~
To the Manutacturers Of .qg,icuii,vsi Implements
and Tools, we would say, that interest and Patri-
otism both combine TO 'enjoin upon you the pro-
priety Of making grand exhibition of your MA
chinery Of all kinds, as from our present advces'
we are led to believe that the assemblage OF iarm
ers and planters, and of Distinguished strangers
FROM most OF the States Of the Union, VIII be
greater than upon any former occasion here OF
elsewhere We therefore say to the .1grtcHfnraI
ana Mechanics Of the United States,
nrske II a matter Of pride to display your machi'
nerya, our exhibition, and vie with each other IN
having the best and largest assortment on the
ground. Such ambition is laudabe--ls worthy OF
American genius, and should be cherished by the
American. heart y aGoiinlj-o ,enups sns 3a
IF- Editors with whom we exchange will con-
err favor by copying this notice. sia"si.ia az
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xITfI.t be opened at Mrs s. Perkers, on Sat
w urday, 23d inst, at 10 o'clock A. M in the
new store under the National Hotel, rich sssorf.
nent Of Winter Millinery, consisting OF Hats,
Caps, Head -Dr.sses, Feathers, Florences, Rib
bons. &c. &c. t4,sv tat,,,L PARkER'S 2stt
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DRESS CoMBS.---W. are just opening an
| ] other and prsttier assortment Of those hand
some Rope and Chain pattern Shell and Buffalo
Dress Tuck Combs; prices from 1910 $50 each
Also 300 different patterns Spanish Dress Fan !;
Laces from rs cents to $40 each.
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MEMBERS OF CONGRESS- having books
hat belong 70 the Library cfsss* House of Repre-
sentasiysS IRE rsqusrsed 70 return sb.n' this vees
Win thsir names Upon th<n,s SO that their ss'
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'VVi'fr5 % 'niaiNP, WILLIAMS, Lib, II X ne
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4 FOR via CHAG Res
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NJ FOR aCALIFGRNIA.,y via CHAG Res |
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steamship GEORGIA. onllWednesdayy Dec MI,
ats o'clock, p, m from the pier, foot Of asren
street, Nqrth river, New York; with the Govern
mtnt mails and passengers, for San, Fpnsisqo
The connection ii Panama wilt be carefully
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guaranteed that they will not be delayed at Pana-
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ieaj FROM NEW YORK To ,CIkaGRES.fro0
State.roon berth y'guli',4o ~ -u1iH -AcSlO0
10 Standee berth, forward salooon -3eGnlL 80
dSteerageberth,f found bed Il separate table so
% FROM P.aN.aJda TO SAW FRaN'CIsCON
sn State.room berth n-ts5iN Tai 4ioui -i $780,
aSteerage berth, found bed 81 separate table $50
l2gl VNH FROM NEW YORK sii no7i
lni " 7ed parlnnD hf St0e-rOom Sidndee. Steeruge
To Charleston or Savannah $p5 is,i $50 ieSI0i
10 Nav Hava nr,..n rooro'vs 7ei ga So Us
rfeiehtto New Orleans 30 Cents per cubic 1So,
| Freight TO Havana viii be taken IN limited
quantity unreasonable rates. esrsna 81 1dAl afh
Passengers for Chagres win be transferred a
Havana To the new and splendid steamship PA
AfnAS'ntrt9 % nsEH9 liqnh airi'5 afJ ~ HnpF ~
tTosecuM freight or passage, apply at the ofio.
Of the company, lhWestr street S9rnsr II War
rsn Stpeef' 70 t,si,ius sso,oaM % ROBERTS
n. SPECIAL .Nor,cE is .giyenip shippers by ,,h
line, that the company have, prepared form, o
bill of lading adapted TO their business which vii
be furnished TO shippers on application at III
company's Office, and with which they are re
quesed to, provide themselves, Has no other forr
Will be signed by theagepts of the company. IA
bills of ladnp he aio al haf,
vessel. ~, ,,s'.. Dec. I. 1850.
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To EpIroRs OF NEWSPAPERS.

VIE beq leave TO call your attention to an ad
w. iyert,sement, and to the memorial annexed
and tender our services in the prosecution OF any
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~ eighty acres or less for publishing our adver-
tisement, and preparing and Forwarding the papers
to u.s.
circular and our advertisement IN your paper,
with the following editoriaiInotice t7,-
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Green. and Richard II. Clarke, Attorneys opo
Agents al Washington, D. C., md would say
narsons having claims for Bounty Lands or Pen
ss;ons. that we have made arrangements FOR the
reonisite forms, and that claimants calling at our
Office can have their papers properly prepared ana
co,a,arded to these gentlemen at Washington,
Who will properly attend to them IN their proper
PLEASE oct each claimant to sign the memorial,
aud forward Il TO your member ofCongress' Fah
please send us n copy Of your paper containing
our card which viii ,otifyus that you accept our
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~ ~ p..t. ~ BEN. u. GREEN, D..o5
RiCH'D H. CLARKE. 60
.. .U H MEMORIAL ,acsl I'D
r.. n, S,naf, and House Of Representatives. offhe
49, an, i'm Congress assembled The memo
ri ofths undersigned respectfully r.presen,stbat
H. are' entitled to Bounty Land, under the ret
of5sth Of September, 1850, thntthtysre informed
IA brlieve that the INDICATED warrants are worth
more 10 them than the, patented lands wonld b. !
thai thew do not expect or desire 70 reside on tht
lsta thus granted that NJ patented TO ths'ns The
.y,,.,s. of agencies and ttaxes will be am -snnd
chsroe. reducing the value of othe grant, which
bsv oould avoid il permitted TO sci the warrant
Your msmorislists further represent that the law,
bv preventing the sale Of the warrants, assurr 81
that the ofFcsrs and volunteers entitled to bounty
lands, are not competent to act for themselves
whereas msny of thsm eresmong ne most In'ell
i;,s,, ard respsetable citizens of the States. They
therefore respectfully ask that the act aforesaid
ma v I've 90 modified az to make the warrants for
ho,,nty lands assignable, and thsy VIII ever
pray, &o.srh7 usHl ,euaasia lef m4ai W sn..