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THBAdventures of Colonel Daniel Boone, New-Haven Gazette, 1788
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The New-Haven Gazette, and the Connecticut Magazine, for 1788. New Haven, CT: J. Meigs, April 24, 1788. Vol. III, No. 16. 8pp., approx. 8 x 10 in.
First two pages are an installment of "Adventures of Col. Daniel Boon." (to be continued) Other articles include observations on the growth of trees in their first year (more root than crown growth), and an Act encouraging commerce between France and the United States.
One article describes a fraud perpetrated on a London business, in which the commercial house received a letter saying that an amount of goods was on its way, and had already left Philadelphia, but the proprietors had never heard of this shipment nor knew of the subscribers on the bill. Some time later, a man arrived with a bill for 700 pounds sterling, but the proprietors decided to hold it until the shipment was confirmed. The next stage involved a letter purportedly from the ship's captain asking what to do with this cargo, which convinced the commercial house to pay the bill, 400 pounds cash, the rest in goods. They asked a fellow merchant in the town where the ship supposedly was to arrange to accept the merchandise off the vessel. Unfortunately, when the second merchant went to the docks, it found no such vessel, no captain, no cargo. Fraudsters, hoaxsters, and scammers have a long history.
One "letter to the editor" pertains to the adoption of the constitution by Virginia, another pertains to the likely adoption by Maryland of same, others say the same of North Carolina, but Rhode Island had less than half of their voters checking in (only 2868 of 7000). One letter describes the soil of Kentucky and the productivity of the land, another describes the country down the Ohio River from Pittsburgh.
A couple of letters describe a riot in a New York hospital when there were reports of cemeteries being robbed and cadavers dissected by doctors at the hospital. A mob broke in and beat a number of surgeons; they returned to the doctors' houses the following day, continuing their abuse of the men and property. The next column is from New Haven wondering why there was not more coverage in the New York papers about the hospital riots.
The final page contains poetry and bits of wisdom, as was common in the day. The poem was a New Year's poem, and references Richard Henry Lee making the motion in Congress for declaring independence on July 4, 1776. (It was actually June 7 of that year). Lee's motion set in motion a committee to draft such a declaration and assigned the task to Thomas Jefferson. Discussion of an edited declaration resumed on July 1, and was voted on July 2. The final version was adopted July 4.
Condition
Disbound. Small water stain along right edge, scattered foxing. Overall light toning.
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