New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-05-20
A Venerable Relic.

From The LoekpOr Daily Courier.
During the prosecution of repairs on the Temper
anee House. west OF the old Eagle short time since there
vas e1humed from under the floor document descended
ffom Revolutionary days This document Is entitled Gen.
Roster Of the First Massachusetts, Regiment and contains
list of all the general officers Of all the general officers OF
the United States Army belonging 10 the First Massschu
sets Res ment; list Of all the commissioned officers
and priv aies ard general account Of the deaths courts
martial and discharges which took place during the period
Of the record. The writing is much defaced on the roll
owing 10 IFS having long lad in the wet and much OF 1t
10 i'm pcs sibe OF decipher The first date that Is discerna
BILE Is the 10th of March, l779 and the latest May
1854" showT 10 have been used three years AZ least
About the middle Of the roll where Il has been projected
from decay the writing is plain and di-tnct aud from this
portion Of the document We copy the following interesting
memorandum;
"Lef General QGoers and he, raak n ne Amerieas A,mE
HI: E1sneS GEORGE wtss sS asq Ps a
o Gates William Heath sullivan Greene Benedict
AIned William Earl Of sterns Thomas hn Arthur - 6tI
bow ,I &is,sDstI IeDoass Baron ssSSen'
This comprises the entire list Of Major Generals IN tue
United States during the revolutionary struggle aud the
list Of subordinate officers is equally complete Among the
Generals notcetbe names Of Anthony Wayne
sno Henry Knox
Opposite the names of the officers and soldiers,
Gus tmblems and devices evidently intended TO represent
The in which the persons were disconnected win
the services Fer instance opposite to Benedict rnods
name drawn the sketch Of galows with man hanging
from with rope around his neck-which, though not
representing the manner in which he left the army IS evil
IDENTIFY truthful Lib Of the he ought 10 have
done Opposite to other names is coffin and to some
small tree intended representation OF the tree Of ber'
~, doubtless.
The Commander OF the First Massachusetts, Regiment
Col Yose whose name frequently signed by hs own
hand but the minutes evidently kept in the hand writ
ing OF Ralph T Barles Lieutenant and Adutant.
This document is a valuable and interesting relic,
an examination OF its din pages brings 70 mind hallOwed
thoughts of days gone BY Ihout i but 20 odd year.
since the record made what wonderful and beneficial
changes have taken place in country all OF which
owing the patriotism and exerons Of the persons whose
names grace its leaves.
found mystery TO but perhaps on inquiry il can be
raced out II IS now in the possession of Mr. Badin OF
this place who obtained of the person who discovered it,
SINGULAR AsD SKILLFUL FoRGERY- The CleveLaRdHsr
aid Of the eth inst contains the following story:
"A few days since, home spun, fArnerlike looking
man. who gave his name James Hudson. APPEARED in
Parma in this County He represented himself as from
Duchess County NewYork where he had recently sold
his farm and claimed 10 be in search OF new cation In
this secien Of the country Hudson made the scquain
lance Of Mr. Lewis Warner, examined his farm, which
contained l26 and agreed 70 purchase for $1,000
He procured from Mr.. Warner q written agreement 20
this eject signed BY him and also the deed which gave
him Warner little he said for the purpose Of taxing
it TO Cleveland and examining the title. Hudson then
went to Mr. Cogswe Justice Of the Peace in Parma, and
under pretsnse OF wishing TO write him business OBJ
tanned his address in bis hand writing Thus having in
his possession Warmers deed andthe signatures OF Warner
and Cogswe Hudson to Cleveland, and drawing up
deed conveying the land TO himself to which he forged
the Signature Of Warner donor and OF COgswe as GER
flying Justice adding for forms sake those OF two wit
The date Of the deed was May O. and the same
day Bss 1led IN the hecOroers Oce IOr IecOlu WIN
h1 apparently ndsputable evidence Of title to the land
Hudson applied TO Thomas Bolton Esq OF this CITY fora
loan 1900 offering mortgage security upon the farm
Mr. Bolton consented to loan him the amount for four
wears at 10 cent annual interest and mortgage was
crawn up, which Hudson signed and took with nim 70
Parma to procure the signature Of his wife On Tuesday
be presented the mortgage properly signed and acEowi
edgsd-the signatures Of his WIFE, the Justice and one wit
ness Of course-and received the 81 800 from Mr.
Bolton On yesterday l7h Mr. Warner came TO the CITY
and inquired for Mr. Hudson saying be had agresd 70 seu
him his farm and he thought time the papers were exc
cuted Meeting with Mr. Bolton, the facts stated ABOVE
aseertaned and Mr. Warner PRONOUNCED ne deeds
forgery SO shrewd and perfectly executed piece Of r1
caly has not recently occurred m this vicinity and the
forger having week the start Of Law. officers and light
ling Il is barely possible that he will be OvertAksn BY
either Of them"
~ The Mrr-Oreans Pi<ayaHs in mentioning the ap-
nniunnf nj OF Gen Robert u. Campbell who supersedes