Among old New England inns; being an account of little journeys to various quaint inns and hostelries of colonial New England . the young mans arm. Stop, he said,have a dash at me first; you may perhapsbe doing more harm than good here. The affrighted slave had immediately dis-appeared, and for a long time could no-where be found. At length he was discov-ered in a large rain-water tank in the cellar,nearly up to his chin in water! His master,when he was enabled by Captain Langdonsgood ofBces to return to town, was seized bythe Committee of Safety and thrust intoExeter jail, where he might have
Among old New England inns; being an account of little journeys to various quaint inns and hostelries of colonial New England . the young mans arm. Stop, he said,have a dash at me first; you may perhapsbe doing more harm than good here. The affrighted slave had immediately dis-appeared, and for a long time could no-where be found. At length he was discov-ered in a large rain-water tank in the cellar,nearly up to his chin in water! His master,when he was enabled by Captain Langdonsgood ofBces to return to town, was seized bythe Committee of Safety and thrust intoExeter jail, where he might have languishedmuch longer than he did had not the victimof the assault sent out the following almostlucid letter in his behalf: Portsmouth, February 3, 1777 To the Committee of Safety the Townof Exeter: Gentlemen: — As I am informed thatMr. Stivers is in confinement in goal uponmy account contrary to my desire, for whenI was at Mr. Stivers a fast day I had noill luck nor ment none against the Gentle-man but by bad luck or misfortune I havereceived a bad blow but it is so well thatI hope to go out in a day or two. So by 300. Portsmouth Publicans and Guests this gentlemen of the Committee I hope youwill release the gentleman upon my am yours to serve. Mark Noble. A friend to my country. Once released our landlord soon removedall suspicions as to his Toryism. Though hewas personally opposed to taking up armsagainst his brother Englishmen he willinglytook the oath of allegiance and loyally kepthis promise not to oppose in any way theeffort to procure independence. The dam-age the mob had done his house was noteasily forgotten, though, and so slow was heto make the needed repairs in the place thatmany distinguished officers of the Revolu-tion feasted in rooms that had scarcely apane of glass in the windows. When theplace was finally refitted, he took the hintthe mob had so rudely offered and substi-tuted the name and features of William Pittfor those which had offended the
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