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; John Harrisson. printer and bookseller, 3 Peck ship. He had not a great while before printed a Weekly Museum. in a style not dissimilar from what would now be done, so far as regards the matter. He entitled his office Yorick's Head.
William Darell, who began with toy books, but had now attained to mitch greater things. He continued in business for a long time, being in 1795 at 205 Pearl street. He was a printer and stationer, as well as a book- seller.
" The use of boxwood had been discovered by Anderson the previous year. and some pieces were procured with great difficulty for his experiments. Later, boxwood was regularly imported. It is to be noted that he invaria- bly says " wooden " ents instead of the modern usage, " wood cuts."
º Benjamin Tanner, an engraver of 26 Frankfort street.
0.2 Dr. Anderson became an expert performer on the violin, and indeed knew something of several other instruments.
| | The clergy of Trinity Church, of which St. Paul's was a chapel, at that time were the Rev. Benjamin Moore. D. D., the Rov. Abraham Beach, D. D., and the Rev. John Bissett.
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cefv'd the Sacrament-Luke xvii, 20, 21 .- It snow'd & ram d last nigh, but clear'd off today with a strong W. wind. I dined at home-After-noon, walk'd as far as Belvidere, felt the full force of the wind in returning. - read Moral Philosophy, during the remainder of the afternoon & evening 'till 8 .-
5th. Attended Chemical Lecture & afterwards went to the Hos- pital to hear Dr. Smith's, but was disappointed-After dinner, met Cressin at Jones's # and receiv'd instructions for another large eut .- I bought 3 large sheets of paper for 2/-after engrav- ing awhile, return'd to the Doctor's .- Went in search of type- metal, at last I got 1b4, 4, at Tiebont and Obrien's t-charg'd to mne at 9d .- left it at Youle's; to be cast .- Bought a 6d book for Joshmua with his New-year money, which I advised him to save for that purpose .~
Evening-read 'till past 8-came home-sketched a wooden out and engrav'd 'till past 11. I had occasion to glue in a piece to hide a daw in the Box-wood .- Just as I had fitted a small bit with much care, it slipp'd into the middle of the fire, however I dabb d in my fingers and resened it from its fiery ordeal .-
4th. Attended Chemical Lecture .- to obviate costiveness, with which I am much troubled. I had recourse to a very agreeable remedy -eat Why of Raisins, --- After dinner, went to Wain- wright'. About 4. came home and engravid-re- tur'd and took out medicines. - came home again, at 7-Before 10 1 finished the wooden ent .--
Tth. Attended Chemical and Clinical Lectures .- Began to copy a Chronological Table from Bieliobl .- In the after-noon I went to Yoshe's & found that the plate had been east too thin ; I got Iht of lead took it home and re-cast it after the 3d trial-took it back to Youle's to be finished .- Assisted Mrs. H. & in stretching
Probably Louis Jones, printer att Vapress Street.
I To bout & O'Brien were not in business for a long time, but they carried on a imobstore and printing office, the former being at 358 Pearl street. In this ame your they issued an edition of Franklin's Life. Mr. Tiebout after- wand . hecame a paper dealer, being one of the first in that trade.
* This was at the place of trong Youte, plumber and pewterer, 284 Water street. This business continued for many years, if indeed it is not
Probably Mrs. Thomas Herttell.
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table-cloths. At half past 6, went to the College, *- only + members, of our Med. Society,f being present no business was done .- In the latter part of the evening I began to work upon the large plate which I got from Youle's .-
8th. Engrav'd-Paid G. Youle 5/ for finishing the plate .-- Bought ibl of raisins .- Attended Chemical Lecture .- Made Syrup of Liquorice root. - After-noon-mounted the chair with T. Herttell # and went in quest of yellow-doek root-got a small sup- ply in a lot near the Battery .- in returning I stopp'd at my Father's and engrav'd .-- Mrs. Marshall and Miss P. Davis were there .- Evening-copied Chronology-took medicine down- town-call'd at Mr. Bailey's-was informed that Charlotte was very ill .- got home about 8 & engraved.
9th. Rose at 6 O'clock .- engrav'd-Attended Chem. Lecture -At noon, went to Reid's & Library and got a Novel for Mrs. H. -After-noon, finished Cressin's cut-deliver'd it to him at Jones's and received 73 Dollars in full, and directions for another cut .- Copied part of a Fig. from Albinus. Evening-met with two accidents, overset the decoction pot on the floor, as I was going down stairs to replenish it, I stumbled upon Joshua and mash'd his hand .- came home about 3 past 7 & sketchi'd a wooden ent .-
* Columbia College, then on Park place. The Faculty of Medicine at that time were Samuel Bard, Dean; Richard Bayley. Professor of Anatomy : Samuel Nicoll, Professor of Practice of Physic: Jolin R. B. Rodgers. Pro- l'essor of Midwifery ; Samuel L. Mitchill. Professor of Chemistry and Bot- any ; William P. Smith. Professor of Materia Medica ; Wright Post, Pro- fessor of Surgery: William Hammersley, Professor of Institutes of Medi- eine.
| The Medical Society then was as follows : John Charlton, President : Thomas Jones, Vice-President : Samuel Bard, Richard Bayley, Malachi Treat, Gardner Jones, Censors; William P. Smith. Treasurer ; John R. B. Rodgers, Secretary. The members were : John Bard, Wright Post. George Anthon. John Onderdonk. Lewis Fangeres, Samuel Nicoll, Joseph Young. Absalom Bainbridge. John Gamage. Benjamin Kissam, John Huggeford. Amasa Dingley, Samuel 1. Mitchill, Samuel Nesbit. William Laurence, William Hamersley, Richard S. Kissam, Samuel Barrowe, Willet Taylor. John B. Hicks, Charles Buxton,
#Thomas Herttell. counsellor at law and assistant justice, living at 5 Dover street, and having an office at & Dover street.
$ John Reid had a circulating library and dealt in books and stationery at 106 Water street. He had also a printing office.
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10th. Morning-began Cressin's cut. Bought 1bz of raisins for 6d-went to the Drs abont 9, and employ'd myself within doors in reading & drawing 'till 3, when I came home and began to work upon a wooden eut,-returned abont 5, after getting from Fellows's" Library Beatties Evidences of Christianity-Evening -read 'till past S,-I gave Joslnia a Primer .--
11th. Sunday .- Morning-was chief cook at baking buckwheat eakes .- Fore-noon-At the Dr's-read Beattie's Evidence .- After-noon-At Church-Philip, iv. 11 .- Drank tea at home .-- Evening-spent at the Dr's. Mr. & Mrs. Nixon & Dr. Davidson were there .- Came home at 8, read 'till 10 and finish'd Beattie .-
12th. Snow fell last night .- I attended Chemical & Clinical Lectures, - After-noon -- finish'd another of Durell's wooden cuts. -Read as usual .-- came home at 8 in the evening & began upon another wooden cut.
13th. Spent 6d for Raisins .- Attended Chem. Lecture .- Read Osteology .- After-noon-engrav'd-got books from Reid's Li- brary for Mrs. +H. Evening-after taking out some medicines, I went to a meeting of our Society in the College-Examination on Osteology.
14th. Attended Chem. & Clin. Lectures. I got 3d vol. of Rollin from Fellows's .- Finish'd Cressin's cut .- Finishi'd Biel- field's Univ. Erudition and got a vol. of Foureroy's Lectures from the City Library .- Got my flannel waistcoat from Garner & Nivens .- paid them 13/6. Attended Medical Society in the evening-little done except relating anecdotes .-- ] came away before 9 .-- called at G. Hunter's with medicine .- About 10. fin- ishi'd a wooden ent .--
15th. Attended Chem. Lecture .- copied from AAlbinus .- After- noon-came home awhile & engrav'd .- Evening-read 'till past 8 .-
16th. Attended Chem. Lecture-Finish'd drawing a Figure from Albinns .- Durell came to the Dr's to hurry me for another ent .- Came home in the after-noon & finish'd the cut. after tea .--- Finding myself very costive and some symptoms of the Piles 1 thought it a good pretext for buying lot of Figs at Seaman's- --
* John Fellows, junior, bookseller and stationer. 131 Water street.
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6d .- Evening-went to the College to return Ross's book .- run- ning till out of breath an excellent remedy for low spirits .- I Brought home with me, for Mama" a sugar confection-for which I gave 3d.
17th. Spent 6d for Raisins .- Return'd Rollin and got Nettleton on Virtue from Fellows's .- Dr. Davidson proposes that I should take a trip with him to St. Vincent's, next spring .- my Mother is utterly averse to this schemet .- Evening-at 7, according to in- vitation I went to Dr. Smith's, where I found eleven others who attend his Lectures, after spending some time in sociable discourse, we were ask'd into another room where an elegant supper was provided .- I evaded drinking more than a glass of wine & eat but little .- past 11 before I got home.
18th. Sunday -- Morning-took out some medicine which should have been deliver'd last night .- Fore-noon-At Trinity Church .- Text, Proverbs, ix. 12 .- After-noon-read at the Doctor's .- my Father call'd in and had some discourse with the Dr .- Dr. Mit- chella drank tea there .-- I came home a little after 7 .--
19th. Morning-Began a wooden ent .- Spent 3d for Raisins. -Attended Chem. & Clin. Lectures. Thermometer at 10' in a room where fire had been kept yesterday .- I met James Burger S -from Madeira last .- After-noon -- engray'd and drank tea at home .- Evening-At 10. finished the wooden cut .- Paid 6d to Fellows's.
20th. Attended Chem. Lecture .- Spent Id for Raisins .- After-noon, came home and engrav'd .- I drank tea with the Dr. Mr. Herttell and his wife being at my Father's .- when I came home Mrs. Youle and Miss Polly were there-Dr. Youle came in after 9, from the Calliopean Society-urg'd me to join it.
21st. Morning-began a wooden cut .- Attended Chem. & Clin. Lectures .- After-noon. finish'd Cressin's large plate .-- came
* His relations with his mother, who was of New England extraction. were singularly affectionate.
+ After the death of his wife in 179% he went out to the West Indies. His uncle of the same name held a Government position in St. Vincent's.
# Dr. Samuel Latham Mitchill, then the foremost scientific man in New York, and a man of prominence in all circles.
$ A silversmith.
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home again before dark for some medicine which I had forgot .- Dr. Youle, Mr. & Mrs. Brasher drank tea at the Doctors .- I went to the Medical Society-little business done-came away about S and engraved .-
22d. Attended Chem. Lecture .- Spent 3d for Raisins .-- After- noon-engrav'd a Quadrant for Ad. Hicks & received 1/ .- Fin- ishi'd a wooden ent. Evening-played a few tunes on the Violin with Mr. Bogart & T. Herttell .- Began another wooden cut .-
23d. Attended Chemic. Lecture-after-noon, went to Jones's and got two pieces of tin cover'd with paper on one side, on which I am to draw the U. S. Arms, for Cressin's Lanthorn .-- Evening-went to Mr. Davis's and brought home Mrs. Herttell. Before 10 I finish'd the greatest part of Cressin's work .-
24th. Morning-finish'd the drawings for Cressin -- 1 Inocu- lated two patients in Capt. Smith's family -- spent 64 for Figs .- Went to Dr. Davidson's and borrow'd vol. 2d of Medical Commen- taries .- Got my bottle of shoe-blacking, which has been a second time in the care of Capt. Hardy for alteration -- he pretends that it is made by another person .- Call'd at my Father's before dinner. where I found James Sacket, drew a couple of Cyphers for a set of China which he is going to send for .- After-noon, finish'd a wooden cut. Evening-Read 'till 8 .- began another wooden ent.
25th. Sunday .- Rose just before s. this morning !- Fore-noon At Church-Matth. v. 20 .-- After-noon -- Read Moral Philosophy at the Doctors .- A considerable fall of snow .- 1 Read, during most of the evening .-
26th. Bought a stout hiceory cane. for 1/10 .- Attended Chemical Lecture .--- Dr. Mitchell detain'd me. in his room 'till near 1 o'clock, overhauling Montfaucon's Antiquities-he wishes me to delineate Cupid wrestling with & overcoming Pan- allegorical of the power of Love over Chaotic Nature-After- noon-Engray'd .- Went to see Mr. Langrill" who was spitting mouthful of blood .- Sign'd my name as an evidence to his will. -Evening-Abont 9 I finished a wooden ent and took it to Durell's .-
27th. Morning .- began a wooden ent. Attended Chemic.
* Probably Charles Langrall, ship chandler, of 25 Peck slip.
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Lecture .- After-noon, call'd at Jones's, and got the design for another ent, from Cressin .- Bought a pair of shoes 14/. This Evening appointed for my Brother's# Examination-I spent most of it at home -- finishi'd the wooden cut & drew a sketch of Dr. M's Emblem.
28th. I sat up till 12 last night. - my Brother came home about 1 .- I attended Chem. Lecture .--- Spent 5d for figs & paid 3d due to Seaman's .- Mrs. Settersfield was at breakfast with us & gave information of Aunt Carpender's + ill state of health, from the continuance of a lingering Dysentery .- I came home at 12. got ready some of Mr. Sacket's remedy (Butternut bark and Jerusalem Oak) and took over to her together with a bottle of wine-gave Kate directions for preparing the medicine-eat some Supon # & Milk, and fill'd my pockets with apples which she fore'd upon me, got home before 2. sat down and began another cut .- Ac- cording to Durell's orders I spoke for 6 more blocks of box-wood at Smith's .- Mr. Ilenderson, schoolnaster from Long Island, drank tea at the Dr's .- My Brother John has pass'd his Examination. and, I have reason to believe, with credit .- Evening-Went to the College, where a few of our Medical Society met-I came home at 8-Capt. Stuart and his daughter were there. I copied the drawing for Dr. Mitchell.
29th. Attended Chem. Lecture .- Afternoon rainy. I got a bent tube from Gatty's and paid 3/ for it. Evening. finish'd a wooden out .- and began another .-
30th. The damage done by the violent wind and high tide last night, is considerable .- I attended Chem. & Clin. Lectures. After-noon-came away from the Dr's withan intention of crossing the Ferry but the water being too rough. I went home and engrav'd -made some inflammable ga -.- Spent 6d for Ib} of Raisins .- came home about 9. in the evening & engrav'd .-
31st. This forenoon I went to see my Aunt at Brooklyn-
* His brother was a law student.
tMrs. Carpender recovered. her name appearing in the first Brooklyn Directory, which was published in 1796. She was a widow.
# Suppaan-the flour of maize, made up into a pudding by boiling, and then eaten with milk, with sugar or molasses, with butter, or fried, after becoming cold.
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found her a little better .- I return'd and din'd at home .-- Finish'd a wooden cut .-- Came home again in the after-noon and engrav'd -got the 6 blocks of Box-wood from Smith .- Bought the Figs for 5d. Evening-finish'd Cressin's cut.
THE CLAIMS OF NICHOLAS JONES. I.
Nicholas Jones, of Bloomingdale, was an extensive farmer whose lands were camped upon from September. 1776, till the end of the war by the British and Ilessian troops. They rifled his wine cellar, stole li- plate, drove away his cows, seized his harpsichord. took off his pier glasses. burned up his fences, cut. down his trees, and devastated the whole estate generally. He had a protection for his family at the beginning, but it was soon disregarded. and the tenancy of the land by the troops was char- acterized by wanton destruction. Mr. Jones endeavored to collect for the injury to his property but was unsuccessful. although the officers told him to present his bill. and after the evacuation he tried to have it paid by the United States, the nation to collect it from Great Britain. All these efforts failed. and it is probable he was never gladdened by any recompense. No will by him is recorded in this county. It is interesting to notice how the bill is gradually enlarged. as he brooded over his wrongs. The timber is finally worth forty thousand pounds ( New York money), while it originally begins with twenty-four hundred and forty pounds.
DEVASTATIONS OF ENORMITY.
To
The memorial of Nicholas Jones, of New York. Humbly Sheweth
That your Memorialist in consequence of His Excellency. the Late Commander in Chief's Proclamation of Encouragement & Protection for Raising the Greatest Quantity of Hay, Grain, &e., & for the purpose of furnishing two-thirds of the Produce of Forage, Agreable to His Excellency's Governor Robertson Proc-
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lamation, did Engage two-thirds of His Farm to the Commissary at Haerlem, Mr. Stewart, & at a Very Considerable Expense Un- dertook to Inclose the Same (the Field being Open 'Since Sept., 1776, when the Fences were taken away) Which, when nearly Compleated. & in full prospect of a Good Crop. an Encampment (of Prince Charles Regt.) was fixed therein. Extending Across the Road, to the Entire Damage of the Second Crop, on the part of the Farm kept ahnost free from Encampments Since the Year 1776, and this without any Compensation to your Memorialist, or Apparently any Advantage to the [torn] for of } of the Farm, the magazine received Sixty [torn] of Fresh Hay the Last Season. Prior to the Above mentioned Engagement, in the preceeding Season, from the Greater Encouragement offered to the Raising of Wheat as fixed a twenty-six Shillings pr. Bushel a Similar Pro- posal was made to a Garrison Baker, to raise twelve hundred Bushels of Wheat, which turned out to the Same disadvantage to the Proprietor.
the Plea of a Dangerous Post Exculpates Every Instance of Ravage & Devastation when Complaints are Exhibited, by Virtue of General Proclamations. but it is more Apparent. that the Timber the Farm Abounded with chy Estimation two thousand two hun- dred Cord) when the Army Landed in Sept .. 1776 -- was a greater Reason for the Resort & Ercampments of such Considerable Bodies of Troops, as have Kept this Post. Since their first Land- ing, together with half of the Mansion, without any recompense or Satisfaction, Except a trithing Part of the Wood, & that. at a Very Inferior Price. to Public Proclamation. .the Great Dam- ages Sustained the first Week after the Troops Landed. when Every Part of the Property of your Memorialist was by Special protections of the Generals Clinton & Leslie Secured. & as repro- sented to the then Commander in Chief, Sir Win. Howe, with an Estimate of the Amt. [torn] Same Amounting to $2670, -- Chr- reney, has not had the [torn] Satisfactory Mark of Attention, or Not Yet Communicated. Devastations of Such Enormity. as Incom- patible with the Dignity of Government. as Distressing to a Peaccable Inhabitant -. has some Share of Claim to recompense & Satisfaction which at a Moderate Estimate may Amount to five thousand Guineas -.
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The Damages Sustained by the Great Fires in the Destruction of Four Dwelling Houses, Could not be repaired to the Satisfac- tion of your Memorialist Under three thousand Guineas.
A SLAVE IMPRESSED AND NO WAGES GIVEN.
· Memorandum. Tuesday, Sept. 17, 1776, Received a Protection of Major General Leslie, Strictly Requiring no Person to Molest or Injure Mr. Jones, His Family or Property on their Peril. Wednesday 18th, the Same Confirmed by Order of (the then) " Major General Clinton, & By whom the Family (that had re- mained Peaceably at home) when directed to Remove to Town with Permission to Carry Everything away in five Days, or Lon- ger if necessary. But in Less than two Days, no regard was paid to the Protections, & Every Article that could not be removed within this time was Seised. Confiscated. &c. Many Articles of Family Stores, such as flour, Butter, Coffee, &e., with Large Pack- ages of Wearing Apparel. &c .. Can't Enter into a computa- tion, But Such as the Following are recollected, viz.
15 Tons English Hay a Sada Do. Salt Do. (0 28. $135 9 Milch Cowsu $15 & 3 Steers & 1 Heifer a 915. 195
+ Yearlings mg 60: & 11 Hogy 0 2 Guineas 53 1 4
90 Bushels Wheat & #/ & 20 Do. Ryear 42Gd & 10 Do. Oats ( B 37 10
a Pair of Bay Hores 950 & an English Bay Mare £25 75
a Waggon. Cart. 3 Sleighs $12, and Sundry Farming Utensils a Cla
37
10 Barrils of Vinegar a 30 2 Clocks ( 025.
a Mahogany Desk $14 __ a Harpsichord £50 64
5 Pier Glasses ( 912 & 2 Beds Bedsteads & Bedding
90
Carpets $10, 2 Saddles ES. & 2 Boxes & a Hamper China 930
a Chest of Wrought Plate. Cha-' & Plain, Val'd at 200 Guin
(a Sett of Globes under the Care of Mr. MeCor- mick at Frogs Neck. first Cost 9 (rings)
373 6 S
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a Camera Obscura, reflecting Lens, Air Pump,
Apparatus Prism, Perspective Glass, Prints, Books, &c
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£1242 1S
1100 Pannel of fence of four & five rails, Ami. to 6,000, posts de rails @ 25 pr. hundred 300 the Garden Fence of 850 feet in Compass. with Cedar Posts, Pail'd & Boarded 150
3 Orchards of Upwards of 400 of the Best In- grafted fruit Trees, the Greatest part of which were New Town Pippin-, &e Which Calculating only the Damages of the Yearly Worth for Six Years, one Year with Another, at £200 Each is 1200
The Farm House, Barn. Coach House. Granary, Barrack & Cyder Mill 650
The Whole Stock of Timber & Other Trees for fuel. Estimated at upwards of 2200 Cord in 1776, of which About 200 Cord has been paid at the Rate of Public Proclamation m 75/ where the Troops ent the same .. 7500
$11.042 18
Memorandum. Sept. 15. 1776, a slave named Ambris was this Day taken up. & put in the Provoost, from Whence he was taken it put to Work on Board the Lady Gage, Capt. Loving, by permit of Commissary Loring. without any Benefit to his Master. About the 18th or 20th of Foby. ITT when the Ship was Under Sail. on a Voyage to Madeira, Capt. Loring took a Minute of his Entering on Pay for 25 sterk. pr. month, but refused Mr. Jones a Certificate of the Same, by Order of the Commissary. his Brother then present, on the return of the Ship he was to be Allowed 35' sterk. pr. mouth. But no Pay has been received for his Wages to this 20th Feby., 173. by his Master.
Reposing perfect Confidence in the Protections Received for the Security of Property. Produce, de ____ the Family with Little- Reluctance Left the Farm, & Very Shortly After, the Whole
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Extent of it was taken up in a Chain of Redoubts & Other Works of Defense, in which the Timber taken from the Buildings, as well as fresh from the Woods, was employed & of Which also a Very Considerable Quantity was Used for fuel throughout the Extensive Camps in the Vicinity, Involving in the Damages ten Acres of Indian Corn. Besides five acres of Buckwheat, Potatoes, & a Variety of Garden fruits & prodnee ____. of which no Part has been paid .... Since Which Large Encampments have Every Season been Continued on the Same, & Winter Quarters $0 crouded as Scarce to Admit Room for Hired Servants to Assist in Repairing the Damages the Inclosures Suffer through the Same, & Every Effort to Comply with General Proclamations, for the Purpose of Raising the Greatest Supplies of Forage, &e .... frus- trated, & that Even After the Produce of two-Thirds of the Farm had been Offered for the Use of these Magazines, for a Very short time After this Offer was made. Barracks on the Southern Boundary of the Farm was Erected. & the Inclosures for the Purpose Aforesd. were Considerably Abridged. from an Appre- hension of Privileges Granted the Same, of which a circumstance Clearly Appeared in the course of the Season. for One Evening (which may appear by the Inclosed proceedings of a Court Martial on the Same) Last Summer my cows were missing & Could not be found Within two Miles of the Alarm Poles, their usual resort at Sun Set. But at three O'Clock du Next Morning they were found in One of the Garden- Nigh the Alarm Poles, & what was Very Remarkable they had not been Milked. as was Usnal when Absent before-a Report of the Damages, in this Affair, with the threat- nings, de., is Inclosed in the Proceedings, by which My Cattle were not Suffered to Graze on Feedings on my Own Farm __
After a Very Considerable Expence in Ditching. de .. for the Pur- pose Aforesaid. a Camp ( Regt Prince Carle) was Ordered in, & the Ditches filled up, on Both Sides of the Road, in a Field Even Where no Camp had been Since 76. So that Besides the Loss of the Produce (Valued , fifty Loads of Hay) for the Magazine, the Whole Farm was Laid Open, & within the Bitch upwards of fifty young fruit Trees, were destroyed that had been planted the Spring preceeding. & the Fields of Clover, Spear, & other Grass on Both Sides of the Land from the High Road to the
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Guard House on the Banks of the North River, that before Mowing began were Estimated @ two hundred Loads of Hay, did not yield so as to reap fifty Loads, for the first crop, and not a half Load for the Second, on which it was Customary to Mow the Whole Season, when there was no Graz- ing .... I am Very fond of Grazing on Second Growths, But the Grass must be Sufficiently Grown, for Otherwise two or three Horses, in a dry Season, turned into a New Mown Field, will ruin Feedings that Otherwise might Serve Eighty Horses for this reason, I refused to Admit two Waggon Horses of M. E. De Wurmb in my House, to pasture, on the request of Commissary Wyat at Marston's Wharf. I refused them Indeed, but they Still were in, and the Very Hay in my Barn was not Exempt from Feed- ings, &c. Bloomingdale. Feb. 26, 1783.
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