Some Old Newspapers, Chenango County, NY (1811) - Part 3

Chenango Union, Norwich, NY, March 27, 1879

Some Old Newspapers - Part 3

Chenango Patriot, Oxford, NY, October 15th, 1811

John Tracy, P.M., advertises the list of letters remaining in the Post Office at Oxford on the first of that month, including those for other towns in the south part of the County.  We notice among them one each for William Mason, William Packer, Jr., James Curtis, Sullivan Dodge, John Hadley, Jun., William B. Nicholson, Ethan Rogers, Abel Smith and Barnebas Wood, Preston; Joseph Agard, Lyman Dudley, Isaac Grant, Loring Grant, William Kirtland, Joseph Read, Isaac I. Stratton, Smithville; Elijah Burdic, Gilbert Collins, Prentice Frink, Pharsalia; Abel Livermore, German; Zebah W. Matson, Malcom Niven, Jacob Park, Noah Richards, Coventry; Uri Tracy, Amos A. Franklin, James Hayes, Samuel Kent, Daniel Lyon, Emmewa Locke, Joseph May, William McCalpin, Elijah Rathbun, Randal & Cone, Sullivan Reynolds, Ira Sheldon, David Shapley, Richard Treat, Simon Trask, Samuel Walker, Oxford.

Foreign news occupies most of the space devoted to reading matter, and the "Latest from England" intelligence comes via Philadelphia, which, under date of October 3d, states that "by the fast sailing ship Robert-Wain, Captain R.N. Page, arrived at this port yesterday in 35 days from Liverpool, the Editor of the Freeman's Journal is in possession of London dates to the 31st of August, inclusive.

The King was still alive, but in a very weak state, and all hopes of his recovery are at an end.

The rumor of an approaching rupture between France and Russia was still kept up.

The Robert-Wain made her outward and homeward voyage in the remarkably short space of 80 days.  

S. Gage Throop announces that he has commenced the practice of the law, in company with H. Van Der Lyn, Esq., in the village of Oxford [Chenango Co. NY].

The editor of the Patrico advertises for sale Almanacs for 1812; also Scotch snuff, "warranted and of the first quality," which he will exchange for rags or cash.

Price & Clapp, agent for Gold Hoyt, advertise the dwelling house, late the property, now the residence of Thomas Butler, Esq. for sale; also, the spacious store on Fort Hill Square occupied by Locke & McCalpin; with the "Red house, and lot, about one hundred yards south of the Academy," and the house and lot adjoining Major Rathbun's store, the late residence of George Richards.

Ruluff Stephens, of Preston, offered Merino bucks for sale.

And a red Morocco pocketbook was found at "General Training," supposed to belong to a Mr. Burlingame of New Berlin [Chenango Co. NY].

Samuel Woodruff, of Oxford, having pasturage to spare, advertised for "creatures to fat on shares."

Levi Blakeslee and Persons Taylor, of New Berlin, having erected a fulling mill on the stone dam near the village, solicits patronage.

Jacob Morris of Butternuts [Otsego Co. NY] by John C. Morris his attorney, advertises mortgage sales; and notices of that nature, from parties in Oxford and elsewhere are numerous.