The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1857-02-04
pzopK ISLAND REGULATION OF HER REvoLU.
TIONARY DEBT.-NO 4.

TIONARY DEBT.-No 4.
In the Daily Union Of the sist alt the undersigned pre-
utsd some general and important facts in relation to
Rha IslAnd repsdiaon Of her revolutionary debts The
ob;ect Of the present communication ia merely 10 show
- Of great individual wrong Hundreds Of others Of
soual wrong could be here presented
Al the January session Of Assembly l7s5, the State
en having received in funded and deferred stock the
balance due her from the United States and having in her
treasury than $4,000 directed the general trsAsu
r 70 call in specified claims make up the aggregate Of
principal and interest and they exceeded the S42o
70 divide that sum rAteAbly each and give certf
stss for the balance but II the claims did exceed
hat sum, to pay all presented The balance the
finds in the treasury ss3 ss2 49, for which
tscAtes issued
Mary Rhodes lwidow of Sylvester Rhodes) presented
her claim $4e2 S. September le 1885 she was paid
unded and deferred stock, S35s a. and balance oer
cafe for 77 os October le 1884, she paid interest
On ths Sc H. This certificate with the interest
s2el g. for which she has been petitioner the general
assembly from ls44 The Of her death tire.
wears since then aged lineyhve Sylvester Rhodes
At work on his small estate in Warwick Rhode lsland
when he heard of the battle Of Lexington he took spare
shirt come bread and cheese and his gun, and started
for Lexington He continued in the American service
nj leo then eaPare pat board the Jersey Pris
Onshp and died Of disease contracted there The above
stated certificate the last balance due that venerable
in defence Of has country Such ia the history Of ors Of
the claims now repldiaied by Rhode Island.
William Greene, CT WarSiek, presented his claim,
81 sss 81 September B. l7s5, lac paid funded and
deferred stock $3.50 81 and balance eertihcAis or
SITS o5 January 9, l7ss lie paid this in.srest
for years $i4 o. This certificate with the interest
amounts 10 $5ss AZ for payment of which his son Sam
us W. Greene petiiionsd the general assembly in ls44
William Greene governor OF the Stale during the
Of the revolution and after from It's to I7s4 be accepted
his appointment well knowing that should the independ
snce Of his country fa be established his property
would be conhscae, and his head forfeit for acts Of
treason Iiis TO be presumed that Governor Greene
would present claim justly due take Eve sIt hs of the
amount from the Stats treasury, and certificate
for the other sixth and subsequently take interest
that even if permitted to do. In the progress Of
events his Samuel W. Greene became very poor hold
ing this certificate given bis father and the undersigned
here publicly that he has that then
eighty years old and very nrm begging of those known
70 have pecunary take bis certificate al any
price they would OFFER and at the time The euacised
cheek Of that baihed in tears This another of
the repudiated claims
By acts of assembly August and September I775 stock
was driven from situations where ii exposed to be
tken for supplies fer the British army. 1t enacted
that such in good condition be slaughtered for sup
Diving the American army, and charged to the United
States the residue sold and the money placed in the
Nv.
taken Sach was the consideration of held by An
drew MoCorrie Mr.. McCorre in independent circum
stances when the obligation given hm be
has since deceased MIRA McCorrie his widow daagh
ter of Col John Cook of the most active in Rhode
Island during the revolutionary While in the pros
psy Of her early life Mrs McCorrie in possession of
well-sored house which Of liberal bounty
to others Her hand always open supply the
Of the poor but unfortunate her latter Life her
Of benevolence dried up; she is poor widow
over eighty years Of age receiving only the small yearly
ptance Of $2o for her support thankful TO receive
charity from Others better situated than herself Ssch il
the situation of this noble lady holding she does
cred obligation against the State the payment of which
would supply her immediate wants Her claim
va. carried in 1885, payments made of those above
ted and there due her $as5 DC Such is her claim
and such ia Rhode Island repudiation-
II Is seen by searching the treasury records that Elisha
Sanford held mote against Joseph and William Wanton,
Of Newport whose very large estates con6scatsd 10
and for the Of the State That called into the
treasury in I7s3 the amount principal and interest
tanned pay of fTo made and obligation for the
balance given by the general By the act of
the obligation OF 1873 brought into the treasury
amounting with the interest to $323 &C. and
afcate given for that sum- dated October TO- 1891 stating
1t be due from the State of Rhode Island aud carry
interest Of per cent per from January, 1885,
until paid
a
maiden daughter Both of these have ceny deceased aged
ever ninety yenrs both highly respected but unfortunately
had suved their of living, and In ther last day
were dependent for much Of their support The charity
of others thus sinking down their graves suffering ali
the privaions attendant poverths State at that time
Justly owing them than 81 oco 1t il hardly
ry add that this Indebtedness Of the State
also repudiated.
We here annex copy Of the certificate issued, 10
be seen The public acts Of assembly in 1895;
State n Rhode Iland and Proridenee PlantaisonG
(No-) GExmAL TREAsrRER's OFFICE -, ITs5.
| cKHITy that there due to A B, bearer,
rom the STATE OF RHODE ISLAND, &c, -- dollzrs
cents being balance provided for by the trans
M Of the funded and deferred stock of the UsTHD STATES
belonging this STATE axreeahly act made and
cd BY the of this State at their January
session A d. lTs5 which certificates BY order of the said
sssemb 10 carry interest Of four per csnt per
snrum from the FIRST day of January I7s5 until paid
HENRY SHERBURNE
General Treasurer.
The undersigned has for years acted agent for many
holders Of State certificates and is also himself holder Of
asnan amount Failing in all petitions for payment he
ises himself justified in giving Publicity tby this and
preceding article in the Uniop) to tie great ~rscs to
which himself and others have been subjected Wrongs
however injurious they may have been themselves
'tu more injurious the STATE We Aa0s only szFred
ha q money sTkrK STALE
ErrAEIos wHicH CsssoT BLorrnp OCT, UNLESS A
sSr LIBERAL AND PROMPT PATNESr DEBTS, WHICH
ORIGINATED A EoxKsToUs PKEioD-Iy THE WAR OF
TEE REVOLUTION.
JOHN W. RICHMOND
LATKR FROM Souri, FLonDA--The Tampa Peninsaiar Of
the l7th alt SAYS: