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WINDHAM COUNTY NEWSPAPERS : WINDHAM HERALD 1791-1795
 

 

186. WH Sat Jun 7, 1794: Windham, June 7, 1794. Married, Mr. Henry Webb, merchant to Miss Hannah Cli__ [looks like Clift] .

187. WH Sat Jun 7, 1794: Windham, June 7, 1794. Died, at Norwich, on Tuesday evening last, Mrs. Martha Huntington, the amiable consort of his Excellency Governor Huntington, aged 55.

188. WH Sat Jun 14, 1794: Augusta, (Geo.) May 10. An express arrived in town on Tuesday last from Brig. Gen. Clarke to his excellency the
Governor, giving information, that a party of Indians (supposed to be Cherokees or upper Creeks) about 50 in number came into the frontier
settlements of Franklin county, and stole a number of horses. Lieut. Hay, stationed at the high shoals of Appalachee, pursuing their trail
with 18 dragoons was drawn into their ambuscade, himself and two of his men fell, and another dangerously wounded; the Indians went off with their booty. Does this accord with the terms of peace spoken of by the Indian agent.

189. WH Sat Jun 14, 1794: Norwich, June 12. The late heavy rains has so flowed the meadows and low lands with water, that for two nights past (says our correspondent) the inhabitants of this city have been serenaded by the band of the green citizens of the Pond, who from every
bog and quagmire, have sent forth an unusual sonorous croaking; what the event may prove we do not venture to assert; but should the damp weather continue much longer, we may begin to dread the consequences. Our brethren and nigh neighbors the Windhamites, disturbed amid the blackness of night once experienced an ever to be remembered almost fatal catastrophe (by surprise) from an uncommon clamorous piping of a numerous troop of these musical noisy Pipers.

190. WH Sat Jun 14, 1794: Windham, June 14, 1794. Died
At Canterbury, the 5th inst. Mrs. Sarah Gordon, the wife of Capt. Alexander Gordon.
At Franklin, on Wednesday evening the 11th inst. universally lamented, Dr. Samuel H. Barker, in the 30th year of his age.

191. WH Sat Jun 14, 1794: David & Matthew Bolles. Are opening this day at the most reduced prices, for ready pay in Cash, or most kinds of
country produce, a handsome assortment of English and West-India Goods, Drugs and Medicine, Painters’ Colours, &c. &c.; Particulars next week. David & Matthew Bolles. Ashford, June 12, 1794.

192. WH Sat Jun 14, 1794: The hon. court of probate, for the district of Plainfield, hath allowed seven months from the 2d day of June inst.
for the creditors of the estate of Mr. Jacob Geer, late of Canterbury, deceased, to exhibit their demands against said estate to the
subscriber, well attested, or be debarred a recovery. And all persons indebted to said estate, are desired to make immediate settlement.
Eliashib Adams, Ex’r. Canterbury, June 5, 1794.

193. WH Sat Jun 14, 1794: Ran away from the subscriber on the 29th inst. one Jonathan Simons, twelve years of age, dark complexion. Whoever will take up said boy, and return him to be the subscriber, shall have four pence two farthings reward, and no charges paid. Abraham Ford. Hampton, May 30, 1794. N.B. All persons are forbid harbouring said boy, on penalty of the law.

194. WH Sat Jun 14, 1794: State of Connecticut, May 14, 1794. General Orders.
The Captain General directs that the companies of Cavalry belonging to this State, be formed into Regiments, and be annexed to the several
Brigades as follows.
The troop raised in Hartford and Windsor, under the command of Capt. Joseph Hart; the troop raised in East Windsor, East Hartford, Bolton and Ellington, under the command of Capt. Solomon Alverd; the troop raised in Symsbury and Grandby, under the command of Capt. Charles Case, and the troop raised in Suffield, Enfield, and Sommers, under the command of Capt. Amos Alden, are to compose the first Regiment and be annexed to the first Brigade.
The troops raised in Middletown and Chatham, under the command of Capt. David Lyman; the troop raised in Wallingford and Cheshire, under the command of Capt. Aaron Hall; the troop raised in Saybrook and Killingsworth, under the command of Capt. David Bishop, and the troops raised in New-Haven and Milford under the command of Capt. Daniel Tallmadge are to compose the second Regiment and be annexed to the second Brigade.
The troop raised in Norwich, Bozrah, Franklin, Lisbon and the west part of Preston under the command of Capt. Elisha Edgerton; the troop
raised in New-London, Montville and Lyme, under the command of Capt. Guardian Hewitt; the troop raised in Stonington, Groton and Preston,
excepting that part of Preston called Long Society, under the command of Capt. Joseph Smith, and the troop raised in Lebanon and Hebron under the command of Capt. Bela Williams, are to compose the third Regiment and be annexed to the third Brigade.
The troop raised in Fairfield under the command of Capt. _____ Walkeman, the troop raised in Stamford and Greenwich; under the Command of Capt. Sylvanus Waring; the troop raised in Stratford and Huntington under the command of Capt. David Judson, and a new troop to be raised from the 4th Brigade, are to compose the fourth regiment and be annexed to the fourth Brigade.
The troop raised in Windham, Hampton, Mansfield and Ashford under the command of Capt. Timothy Babcock; the troop raised in Pomfret,
Woodstock, Killingly, Thompson and Brooklyn under the command of Capt. Timothy Prince; the troop raised in Plainfield, Canterbury and
Voluntown, under the command of Capt. Lott Morgan; and the troop raised in Tolland, Coventry and Stafford under the command of Capt. Jeduthan Cobb, are to compose the fifth Regiment and be annexed to the fifth Brigade.
The troop raised in Litchfield, Goshen and Torrington, under the command of Capt. Elisha Lewis; the troop raised in New-Hartford,
Colebrook and Winchester under the command of Capt. Elijah Coo___ [Cook?] the troop raised in Salisbury, Norfolk, Canaan and Cornwall,
under the command of Capt. John Sedgwick, and a new troop to be raised from the sixth Brigade, are to compose the sixth Regiment and be annexed to the 6th Brigade.
The troop raised in Colchester and East Haddam, under the command of Capt. Daniel Beckwith; the troop raised in Wethersfield and Glastenbury under the command of Capt. James Francis; the troop raised in Farmington, Southington, Bristol and Berlin under the command of Capt. Daniel Gridley, and the troop raised in Farmington under the command of Capt. Solomon Cowles are to compose the seventh Regiment and be annexed to the seventh Brigade.
The troop raised in Waterbury and Watertown under the command of Capt. Samuel Gunn; the troop raised in Woodbury and Bethlehem under the command of Capt. Robert Hannah; the troop raised in Washington, New-Milford and Warren, under the command of Capt. William Taylor, and the troop raised in Danbury, Newtown and New-Fairfield, under the command of Capt. Nathaniel Gregory, are to compose the 8th Regiment and be annexed to the eighth Brigade.
The officers commanding Regiments of Cavalry, are to number the companies thereof according to their rank; considering each company as commencing its rank from the date of the act of Assembly, authorising the raising of the same. Samuel Huntington. By order Eben. Huntington, Adjutant General.

195. WH Sat Jun 21, 1794: Portland, May 24. Murder. Last Sunday evening, as a young girl of about 14 years of age, of a credible family
in Vassalborough, by the name of Tilton, was returning home from her sister’s house where she had been on a visit, was overtaken in the woods by a negro man, who, after committing a rape, murdered her, and hid her body under a log, and covered it with rotton wood. She was found on Tuesday after a long search made by the neighbours, who from certain circumstances, suspecting the perpetrator of the crimes, took the negro with them. We hear the villain has confessed the facts, and is in custody.

196. WH Sat Jun 21, 1794: Windham, June 21, 1794. Congress adjourned on Monday the 9th inst. to the first Monday in November next. Twenty indian chiefs of the Cherokee nation, have lately arrived at Philadelphia, they are a deputation for the purpose of forming a treaty of peace and amity with the United States. The President of the United States, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, has appointed the following persons Commanders of the frigates, to be built pursuant to an act of Congress, viz. John Barry, Samuel Nicholson, Silas Talbot, Joshua Barney, Richard Dale, Thomas Truxton.

197. WH Sat Jun 21, 1794: Groceries. Jonathan Jennings, has just received from New York, the following articles in the Grocery Line, viz.
St. Croix Spirit; and common Rum, by the barrel or less quantity, Loaf Sugar, Green and Bohea Teas, Coffee, Chocolate, Raisins, Cinnamon,
Cloves, Nutmegs, Rice, Pepper, Alspice, Ginger, French Indigo, Cotton, Copperas, Allum, Brimstone, Lorillard’s excellent Pigtail and Paper
Tobacco, Smoaking do. Snuff, Pipes, Chalk, Dutch Powder, Corks and Cork Screws, Gun Flints, Lampblack, good Shaving Soap, pint and half-pint Dram Bottles, Crockery and Glass Ware, &c. As Cash is the main object, the above Goods will be sold at a small advance for that article. The least favour will be thankfully acknowledged. Jona. Jennings. Windham, June 20, 1794.

198. WH Sat Jun 21, 1794: The hon. court of probate, for the district of Windham, having allowed six months from the third day of June inst.
for the creditors to the estate of Thomas Stewart, late of Mansfield, deceased, to exhibit their claims against said estate. Those who neglect
to bring them in to the subscriber by said true, will be debarred a recovery according to law. Samuel Stewart, Adm’r. Mansfield, 3d June
1794.

199. WH Sat Jun 28, 1794: Winchester, June 9
Indian depredations still continue on the S.W. frontier, but in some instances the savages have been made to pay for their temerity; a party
of them having lately stolen horses, &c. from a settlement on Beaver Creek, they were pursued by a party of militia, headed by Capt. John
Beard, who recovered the horses and other articles taken, killed two Indians and wounded four.
Capt. Beard also took three guns, ten shot bags, and fourteen blankets. One of the fellows killed was richly dressed, and wore a medal
engraved with the arms of the United States; from the date it was presented in 1789.
We are informed from good authority (via the Creek nation) that between the 20th and 28th ult. a large body of Creeks passed the lower
towns, for war against the Cumberland settlements.
On the 30th ult. Lieut. Col. Kelly, with a party of the Knox county militia went in pursuit of the Indians who murdered Castell’s family, as
mentioned in our last, and on the day following about day-break, an advanced party of his command, forded the Tennesse, near Telassee, where
they found the Indians, fired on them, killed one fellow and wounded another: one squaw was killed contrary to the wishes or intentions of
the party, the Indians betook themselves to the almost inaccessible spurs of the mountain, but by the exertions of the men, who ascended it
in the face of a very heavy fire; they were routed, five warriors killed and several squaws and children taken prisoners who are set at liberty.
Col. Kelly bro’t off three horses, lately taken from the frontiers. He left undisturbed their corn, horses, and other property, which he found
in Telassee.

200. WH Sat Jun 28, 1794: Pittsburgh, June 7.
Friday morning last about 23 miles from this place, in the Alleghany river, a loaded canoe with three men on board, was fired on by the
Indians; one of the men was killed, the other two wounded. The same day, about half an hour before sunset, a Kentucky boat with about 20 persons on board (all women and children except five men) was fired on in the Kiskimenitas, seven miles from the mouth; three men were killed and one badly wounded, the other being on shore made his escape; one Indian was killed. The boat arrived here the next day with the dead men on board; the inhabitants of this place took immediate measures to have then decently buried, and rallied a generous collection for the present support of the women and children; one of whom, with six small children, had her husband and son killed. It is supposed this was the same party that fired on the canoe in the Alleghany.
Accounts from Fort Washington, as late as the 15th ult inform us, that an escort between that place and Head-Quarters, had been attacked
the day before by the Indians, and eight men were killed. One army were still at Greenville.

201. WH Sat Jun 28, 1794: This is to give notice to all persons that are indebted to Doctor Nathan Arnold, of Mansfield, that he being in a
low state of health, and unable to do any business of consequence, by which he is under a necessity of collecting his debts; for that purpose
he has left his books of account with the subscriber, with orders to collect the several balances that may be found due. I would therefore
desire al persons that are indebted to the Doctor to call and settle their accounts immediately. Constant attendance for that purpose will be
given at the Store of Badger & Webb in Windham, by Edmund Badger. June 25, 1794.

202. WH Sat Jun 28, 1794: Whereas, Patience, the wife of the subscriber, has left his bed and board, and there is reason to suppose
she will run him in debt, -these are therefore to forbid any person trusting her on his account, as he is determined not to pay any debts
she may contract. Simeon Randall. Brooklyn, June 21, 1794.

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