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wretched crew," and Mr. Livingston himself wrote,. Sept. 12, 1769:
"As to my families Kenrick and Baker and West, whom I am, desired to attend to, and who I am informed talk of prosecuting me; be pleased to furnish the ungrateful fellows, if they mend their manners, in such a manner as best consists with strict frugality—for the large sums I have expended in the purchase of my several rights and in prosecuting schemes of settlement (together with the sums I have been under the necessity of advancing for the Society, and still must advance to discharge a protested bill of Glazier's in this extreme scarcity of current specie) make such an order prudential."
The letters of Hazen & Jarvis to Simonds & White at this period supply many details that may appear of trivial importance; nevertheless all that throws light upon the methods employed in peopling a new country has—or ought to have—a certain peculiar interest for after generations. This must be the writer's apology, if apology be needed, for the insertion here of a letter penned by Leonard Jarvis.
Newburyport, Octo. 8th, 1767.
"We wrote you last Sunday by a sloop that came in here from New York for some cattle, sheep and hogs. She took on board the cows; the hogs and sheep go by this vessel. There is ten families [of settlers], each of which was to have 1 cow, 1 sow, and 6 sheep, but as they thought it necessary to have one of the hogs a boar, and it was impossible to procure all the creatures of an equal goodness, we must beg you will assist them (if they need it) in the division of them. There was put on board this sloop 90 bushels of ears of corn, 60 of which is on the Company's account and go for these families' hogs, so that what may be more than 60 bushels upon their arrival with you, please to deliver with the hogs. The freight of these hogs and sheep we shall charge here.
Mr. White is arrived with our W. Hazen and writes you by this vessell. We suppose he will tell you that we think it will not be best to build a vessell with you this winter.
We have sent all we could procure of your memo, by this vessel—the remainder will come by Mr. White who will sail the last of next week. You will observe there are seven hogsheads of rye and Indian corn wanting of the number in the invoices. These we took out to get ground and you shall have them when Mr. White goes.
Please to get as much lime as possible on board Capt. Newman, as we have agreed with him to land it in Portsmouth, you will therefore please to consign him to ness. John & Temple Knight in that place.