Connecticut Historical Collections

New JIurcn, July -1, 17113. We the subscribers, Select men of the luwn of New Haven, do hereby give notice to the Inhabitaijl> td' said town thai theie will be a \'cndue on llie 'Jd Monday ot' August next, at the Siaie-house in said Town, at lour ol the Clock in the aiteiuooii, where those peisoiis u hich aie inamlained by the Town will be set up, and thuse peisons who will keep them at the cheajiest rate may have them. Also a nui.djer of (Jhihheu will be bound out, until they are either 14 or 21 years of age if any persons ajipear to take ihein. William Ghkknouch, \ Amos HrrciicocK, JcunMix, Thomas lb Sded-Mcn. A year is past since the printer of this paper published jn-upusals for reviving the Connecticut. Gazette. 'Tis needless to nieniion the reasons why it did not appear sooner. He returns thanks lo all tlio.se who favored liirn at ihat lime, and hope they ai'e yet willing to try how far he is able to give them satislaction. A sam|de of it is now sent abroad, in order to collect a suflicient number of Subscribers barely to pay the charge of carrying it on. When such a number appears— it shall be printed weekly and delivered to subscribers in town and Country, at the rate ol' tirn-pL/ice, for each paper, which is Eight Shillings and Eight Pence, hir one year. And no addition shall be made to l!ie price when the Stamp Act takes ellect, if it is then eiicoiiiaged so as to be all'dided ai that rate. — Siibscribeis are not desired to engage for any |iariicular time, so that ihej- can mo|) il when they jilease. — A sjieeial post is afipoinied to carry it out of tlie eummon Post-Ruads. — Adveilisc-menls shall be prinied at a niodeiate Price, according to their length.— All kinds of Provision, Fire AVood, and other suitable counliy Produce will be taken as pay, of those who cannot sjxirc money, if de- livered at the Printer's Dwelling House, or at any other place which may accidenially >»uit him. 166 NEW HAVEN. Tlie Printer hereby invites the benevolent of all parties to send him an account of whatever novelties they iliink may be useful to tlieir countrymen. The b-hortest hints on such snbjccis, however written, will be gratefully received and lailhlully cominu- uicated to the Public jf convenient. Besides the help he hopes to receive from different Correspondents in this colony and elsewhere, the Printer has sent for three sorts of En^'lish Magazines, the Monthly Review of New Books, and one of the best London News-papers; these, together with American Intelligence iVom Nova Scotia to Geors:ia, inclusive, and also from Canada, cannot fail to furnish him with a constant stock of momentous inateuals and fresh advices to fill ihii Gazette. Bknja.min Mecom, at the July 5, 17G5. Post Office, New Haven. Just Imported from Dublin, in the brig Darby, A parcel of Irish Servants both Men and Women, and to be sold cheap, by Israel Boardinan, at Stanford. 5lh January, 17(31. service to you, and really thought you would have viewed it in that ligi come to understand the nature of the stamp act and that ol' the ofiice ; gives you some uneasiness, you may be assured if I hnd (after the act vhieli is the first of November) that you shall not incline to purchase or O llfl . I', r.^ 1^1 Oo IA.i.. T V 1. o II .-.,.1 r, ,»-^./:. \t 11. *,-..-. ,-.-..» 1-1/1 r. ( I. .1, 1^ ;» I. *., .r ...1.. TO THE GOOD PEOPLE OP CONNECTICUT. When I undertook the olhce of Distributor of Stamps for this colony, I meant a service to you, and really thought you would have viewed it in that liglit when you ■ ' ■ ' ■' ' '' "' ■ .... ■• .1 ^-^^^ . ^^j^( since it act takes jdace, ^ J ,.. _ ._ , _e or make use of any slampt Paper, I shall not force it u|Jon you, nor think it worth my while to trouble you or myself with any exercise of my olhce ; but if, by that time, 1 should find you generally in much need of the stampt pajier, and very anxious to obtain it, I shall liope you will be willing to receive it of me, (if 1 shall happen to have any) at least until another person more agreeable to j'ou can be appointed in my room. I cannot but wish you would think more how to get rid (jf the siamp act than of the OlTicers who are to supply you uiih the Paper, and iliai you had learnt more of the nature of iny office, before you had undertaken to be so very angry at it. 1 am yours, &c. J. Ingersoi.l. New Haven, 2Uh August, 1765. New Haven, Sept. 20, 1765. On the 17th inst. the Freemen of this town met here. Alterchoosing Hogtr Sher- Ttian, Esq. and Mr. Saviiicl ISi&hop to re|)resent them in the General Assembly to be holden next month, they unanimously desired those Representatives to use their ut- most endeavors, (at the assembly now sitting at Ilartford, and also at the ensuing Ses- sion here,) to obtain a lejieal of the Statnj) Act. The Stamp Master General of this Colony was at the said meeting, ivhcre these words were read aloud, '' Likcicisc voted 1/iat the Freemen present earne^lii/ desire Mr. In<;crsoll to resign his Stamp Office i'mvie- dialely." Numerous were the signs of consent to this vole, when a gentleman con- demned it as needless and incousl^lent afier their former proceedings. The Stamp Oilicer then arose and dechneil in the slrongcsi terms, that lie would not resign till he discovered how the General Assembly were in iluit respect. 'Tis said he is gone to Ilarlford in order to make that important discovery ; and that he has wrote to New York, requesting that the Stamp Paper may be detained there, 'till they arc wanted here. Benedict Arnold — Wants to buy a number of large genteel fat Horses, Pork, Oats and Ilay. — And has to sell choice Cotton and Sail, by quantity oi retail; and other goods as usual. New Haven, January 21, 17GG. Mr. Printer: Sir — As 1 was a party concerned in whipping the Informer, the other day, and unluckily out of town -when the Couit set, and finding the aflair mis- represented much to my disadvantage and many animadversions thereon, especially in one of your last by a very fair candid gentleman indeed as he pretends; after he liad insinuated all that malice could do, adds, that he will say nothing to jirejudice the minds of the people. — Ffe is eleaily .seen through the Grass, but the weather is too cold for him to bite. — To satisfy the public, and in justice to myself and those con- cerned, I beg you'd insert in your next, the following detail of the afliiir. The Informer having been a voyage with me, in which he was used with the great- est humanity, on our retuiri was paid his wages to his lull .-.atisfaction ; and inlormed me of his intention to leave the town that day, wished me well, and departed the town as I imagined. — But he two days after endeavored to make information to a Custom NEW HAVEN. 167 House Officer; but it being holy time was desired to call on Monday, early on which day I heard of his intention, and gave him a little Cliastisemetit; on which he left the town; and on Wednesday returned to Mr. Beeciier'.s, where 1 saw the fellow, who agreed to and signed the following acknowledgment and Oaih. I, Peter Boole, not having the fear of God before iny Eyes, but being instigated by the Devil, did on the '21th instant, maUe information, or endeavor to do the same, to one of the Custom House Olficers for the Port of New Haven, against Benedict Ar- nold, for importing contraband goods, do hereby acknowledge I justly deserve a Halter for my malicious and cruel intentions. I do now solemnly swear I will never hereafter make information, directly or indi- rectly, or cause the same to be done against any person or persons, whatever, for im- porting Contraband or any oilier goods into ibis Colony, oi any Port of America; and that 1 will ini mediately leave INew Haven and never enter the same again. So help me God. New Haven, 2il//t January^ 17l>t>. This was done precisely at 7 o'clock, on which I engaged not to inform the sailors of his being in town, provided he would leave it immediately according to our agiee- ment. Near four iKJiirs after I heard a noise in the street and a person informed me the sailors were at Mr. Beecher's. On enquiry, I found the felhnv iiad not left the town. I then made one of the party and took him to the Whipping-Post, wheie he re- ceived near forty lashes with a small cotd, and was condueied out of town; since which on his return, the affair was submitted to Col. David Wooster and Mr. Enos Allen, (Gentlemen of reputed good judgment and understanding,) who were of opin- ion that the fellow was not whipped too much, and gave him b(h. damages only. Query. — Is it good policy; or would .so great a number of People, in any trading town on the Coniinenl, (New Haven excepted,) vindicate, protect and caiess an in- former— a character particularly at this alarming time so justly odious to the Public? Every such information tends to suppress our tratle, so advantageous to the Cokmy, and to almost every individual both here and in Great Britain, and which is nearly ruined by the lite detestable stamp and other oppressive acts — acts which we have so severely felt, and so loudly complained of, and so earnestly remonstrated against that one would imagine every sensible man wmild strive to encourage trade tmd discoun- tenance such useless, such infamous Informers. 1 am Sir, Your humble servant, BiJXKDItT Au.N'OLD.