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dren, James, William, Mary and Abigail, and died in 1809.
384 " Charles Apthorp, MerchK" Note 256.
This Mr. Apthorp is unquestionably the same as the one
alluded to in this Diary on July 12, 1745, when, however,
he appears to have been in America rather than London, the
letter to Commodore Warren being enclosed to him. But it
is quite possible that these letters, too, were merely enclosed
to him at Boston, to be forwarded to London.
385 "Ruth and her Son?
Probably slaves. The name Ruth is not quite distinct.
386 "Him?
Col. Updike. (Diary, October 21 and 28, 1751.)
387 "£14:8 in old Tenor." Note 25.
This statement affords ground for a comparative estimate of
the current value of the colonial paper currency and sterling
money. To meet the £50 sterling Col. Updike seems to have
agreed to pay £332 in paper, one hundred and six Mexican
dollars and fifty bushels of Indian corn. This appears to indicate a ratio of one to twelve or thirteen. Two years previously, in 1749, tne rat-i° was one to eleven.
388 "One Willet Laraby?
It is for the credit of North and South Kingstown that the
name of Laraby does not appear upon its early records, thus
implying that this criminal was an outsider. The praenomen,
Willet, is, however, a well-known family name of the former
town. The cropping of the ears as a penalty for crime has
been long disused in Rhode Island as a barbarism.
389 "Paul Woodbridge, Tanner?
The Rev. Ephraim Woodbridge is recorded as performing a
marriage in Kingstown in 1720-1. It is probable that this
Paul was of the same family, perhaps his son. The Wood-
bridges were a well-known clerical family, the Rev. John
Woodbridge having been the first pastor of the first church at
Andover, Massachusetts, and his three sons, John, Timothy
and Benjamin having all been ministers, the latter in Connecticut, New Hampshire, Massachusetts and Bristol, Rhode Island.— Munro's The Story ofthe Mount Hope Lands, pp. 125-6.
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| Title | A letter book and abstract of out services written during the years 1743-1751 |
| Creator | MacSparran, James |
| Publisher | D.B. Updike, Merrymount Press |
| Place of Publication | Boston |
| Date | 1899 |
| Language | eng |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Title | 00000230 |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Transcript | 512oteg dren, James, William, Mary and Abigail, and died in 1809. 384 " Charles Apthorp, MerchK" Note 256. This Mr. Apthorp is unquestionably the same as the one alluded to in this Diary on July 12, 1745, when, however, he appears to have been in America rather than London, the letter to Commodore Warren being enclosed to him. But it is quite possible that these letters, too, were merely enclosed to him at Boston, to be forwarded to London. 385 "Ruth and her Son? Probably slaves. The name Ruth is not quite distinct. 386 "Him? Col. Updike. (Diary, October 21 and 28, 1751.) 387 "£14:8 in old Tenor." Note 25. This statement affords ground for a comparative estimate of the current value of the colonial paper currency and sterling money. To meet the £50 sterling Col. Updike seems to have agreed to pay £332 in paper, one hundred and six Mexican dollars and fifty bushels of Indian corn. This appears to indicate a ratio of one to twelve or thirteen. Two years previously, in 1749, tne rat-i° was one to eleven. 388 "One Willet Laraby? It is for the credit of North and South Kingstown that the name of Laraby does not appear upon its early records, thus implying that this criminal was an outsider. The praenomen, Willet, is, however, a well-known family name of the former town. The cropping of the ears as a penalty for crime has been long disused in Rhode Island as a barbarism. 389 "Paul Woodbridge, Tanner? The Rev. Ephraim Woodbridge is recorded as performing a marriage in Kingstown in 1720-1. It is probable that this Paul was of the same family, perhaps his son. The Wood- bridges were a well-known clerical family, the Rev. John Woodbridge having been the first pastor of the first church at Andover, Massachusetts, and his three sons, John, Timothy and Benjamin having all been ministers, the latter in Connecticut, New Hampshire, Massachusetts and Bristol, Rhode Island.— Munro's The Story ofthe Mount Hope Lands, pp. 125-6. [ 169 ] |
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