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(S:i)c Javmcv's iHoiitl)ltj bieitor. 



Patent Office, the right for the southern and wes- 

 tern states is held by Alihett cfc Co. ol' Baltimore, 



uiiil Uir the norlhorti and fasten) stales, viz. New 

 En<^land, N. York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and 

 Delaware, hy Gi'org.- Uoininer of" New York, who 

 keeps his oHli-e at 75 Greenwich street. Far- 

 mers liviii;; in ilie northern states who desire to 

 hny the true method, are invited to send to iny 

 office or to my agents. Tiie only agents estab- 

 lished by me,"and who are authorized to sell my 

 pateiilid method, are Messrs. Eli Barnett at 

 Weslville, Connecticut, general agent for the 

 New England slates, and U. D. Robinson at New 

 Brunswick, New Jersey, principal agent for the 

 tate of New Jersey. 



All agents hereafter a|)pointed will he announ- 

 ced in the newspapers of the respective counties 

 and states. Principal agents who may appoint 

 sid)-agents, are bound to give notice to the agri- 

 cultural pnbiic through the press. Whenever 

 this announcement is not n]ade,the farmer should 

 be on his guard not to be duped hy counterfeit- 

 ers, (who have alreaily arrived,) rnd who will not 

 fail to offer them false methods for their good 

 money. 



To facilitate the circulation of my method, a 

 register is openeil with each postmaster, where 

 farmers, who have the intention to buy it, can 

 subscribe. These postmasters will address every 

 month a list of subscribers to my office, or to my 

 principal agents in the respective states. The 

 ])0stmasters will receive, in the course of the 

 next month, insirnctions for their guidance tmder 

 the circumstances. 



Every subscriber who, having paid the price, 

 should not receive the njethod in due time, will 

 please notify me of the delay, (at 75 Greenwich 

 street, N. Y.,) when it will be innnediately atten- 

 ded to. 



Farmers, take notice that Mr. H, Heermance of 

 Kinderhook is not my agent. 



In order to i.ieveut the frauds and to counter- 

 act the manoeuvres of some rapacious individuals 

 always ready lo invade the rights of others, 1 

 will serve them up to the agricultural public, as 

 they present themselves; and in this, 1 count upon 

 the sujiport of the press, « ho are also interested 

 in denouncing lo the jiublic those who meditate 

 injury to them. 



Finally, it shoidd be known that all copies of 

 the melliod (or the northern and eastern states 

 are signed and sealed by myself, and those of 

 the southern and weslern states by Abbett fc Co.; 

 that any method euibodjiug om- in.structions, 

 which should be circulated under any otiicr 

 name, will be considered as false and coiuiteri'eit 

 and that those who make nee of it will be prose- 

 cuted according to law. 



Those who desire to buy ilie riglit fi--r a state, 

 or for one or more counties within my limils,can 

 address me at my ofvcc, or my piincipal agents 

 in the different slates. 



All editorsof newspapers who have more than 

 400 fanner sidiscribcrs, by inserting the present 

 nriicle enlire, v,nd ,iicni;i[ianyiiig it by a small 

 edilorial article, shall have a right, with n copy of 

 the method, to its fullest extent, with the privi- 

 lege of ceding the right to any of his friends, if 

 he shoidd not himstlf be a farmer. To be enti- 

 tled to the above privilege, he will address to my 

 office the journal which contains the inseition in 

 question, an<l the :netliod will be imuictiialely 

 foiwaided. If the editor intend to cede his 

 method to another person, he should inform me, 

 post paid, alxl send n;o the name and residence 

 of the person to whom he wishes to cede it. 



GEORGE BO.M.MER. 



.Yew YorTc, Sept. 13, 18<3. 



From Hill's JN. H. I'atriot. 

 Robert Morris. 



Justice has never been done to the character 

 of this great and good man, w ho was the pivot 

 upon which turned (he American Revolution. 

 There were bold hearts and sirong hands to per- 

 form the work in the fielil — but means to support 

 Ihein were as necessary as the steel which arm- 

 ed llieir bauds. Those means were supplied by 

 the I'redit, patriotism and abilities of Robert 

 RIorris; and a public moiuiriieut to him would 

 be as appropriate an expression of public grati- 

 tude, as a statue to our Fabian Conunander in 

 "^hief. A recent ai-quainlancc with the family* 



■Robert MiTris Iflt hvo tons — of wliom but oue io now 



of his descendants, whose virtues reqiure no pan- 

 egyric which my himible pen c:in bestow, gave 

 me the (ijllowing anecdotes, w liich will serve to 

 illustrate the influence which the powerful mind 

 and patriotic efforts of their aiice.Mor exerted up- 

 on the cause of American Liberty. 



As Mr. ftlorris was the person to whom Gen. 

 Washington looked for the means to sustain his 

 military operations, he always considted him, he- 

 fore making any movement of consequence. 

 During that gloomy period of the war, jireced- 

 ing the aflair at Trenton — when the Americans 

 had been driven liom one intrcnchment to anoth- 

 er without attempting to make a stand in the 

 field, Mr. Morris said to Gen. W., "Soniethiug 

 must be done to rouse the courage of our people 

 — They begin to doubt your ow u courage ; you 

 fiiust tight — even if defeated, and remove the 

 doubt." Col. Slark, in the council of war about 

 the same time, used these words " If you ever 

 intend to make these States free and independent, 

 you must learn yoiu' men to trust to their Jirc 

 arms for safety, and not to spades and pickaxes." 

 One opinion was that of a clear-headed, far-sight- 

 ed statesman — and the other of a veteran and 

 fearless soldier who had already passed more than 

 seven of the best years of his life in the public 

 service. Both tended to the same end. It was 

 agreed in council to cross the Delaware and at- 

 tack the enemy. 



The result was the surprise and capture of 

 1000 of the enemy at Trenton, and a few days 

 afterwards the rout and captm-e of another divis- 

 ion of them at Princeton. 



These events happened in Decendier 1776, and 

 Jan. 9, 1777. They gave new life and vigor to 

 the efforts of the Patriots. Cornwallis, instead 

 of pursuing Washington any fartljer, returned 

 towards New-York. 



When Gen. Gates was appointed to command 

 the army of the South, he called upon Mr. Mor- 

 ris before his deiiartnre for Head Quarters. The 

 latter espresseti his regret at his acceptance of the 

 command. Why ? said the General. " Your 

 habits of business," replied the other, '• are not a- 

 dapted to that command — for you must not oidy 

 command your troops, but you must be your own 

 commissary, and you will find a country in which 

 supplies will not be obtained without more diffi- 

 culty than in the valley of the INiohawk, or on 

 the "banks of the Hiulsou. If you accept, / fear 

 that the laurels of Saratoi;a nulifade in the Sonth." 



The result justified liis preilictiou. The battle 

 of Camden was losit — the army broken up — and 

 the indei'atigabic Gen. Greene api)oiuted lo re- 

 trieve ihe disaster. After the close of his South- 

 ern caiiipaign, which ended with the brilliant 



u-lion. of the iMMaw Spring: 



Gen. Greene met 

 Mr. Mnriis at Philadelphia, and while coi:vers- 

 ing of his camjiaign, said, that, but for two e- 

 vents, which be considered as interpositions of 

 Providenci', ho must have dislianded his army. 

 lie stated that in his greatest distress— his men 

 calling for pay, and money wanted for sup|ilies 

 — a gentlcriiaii vi houi he hiil observeil about his 

 camp, but whom he did not know, came to him, 

 and said — " Gen. Greene, are you not in great 

 distress?" He answered that he was. "How 

 much do you want ?" " Nothing less than S20,- 

 000," repliiri the Gen. " will enable me lo kee[) 

 the army trgether a month." "I can supply you 

 with that sum," said the gentleman, and to the as- 

 tonishment of the <7eneral be handed him the 

 money ami departed. 



Another similar occasion occurred ; the same 

 gentleman again relieved him and disappeared 

 without any one knowing whence lie caine, or 

 Whilhcr ho went. 



"Then you never knew, said Mr. M ,who 



helped you on those occasions." "No," said the 

 Generai. "/do," returned the other. "I sent a 

 confidential agent to watch over your condition, 

 and aid you with means when necessity required. 

 I fearedthat if the whole amount was paid over 

 at once, you wouhl be more lavish of it, in con- 

 sequence of your previous difficullies, than would 

 have been prudent; and I St nt Irim to parcel it 

 out to you, as his judgment directed." The Gen- 

 eral looked indignaulat these remarks,and touch- 

 ed the pommel of bis sword: but after a momenl's 

 reflection answered — " You were right — we were 

 driven to such extremities, that if all had been 

 paid at once, I should have spent it too soon." 



After the arrival oi'-llie Fieucli army, it wa.s 

 expected by the whole country, that something 



important would be atlemiiled. Washington, at 

 first, thought of attacking the British amiy— then 

 of occupying New-York city. Mr. M otris op- 

 posed this. He said, "I have no means on hand 

 for such an enterprise. If you fail, it w '/I cause 

 us a loss of money and men which we cannot 

 replace, and we shall lie ruined. If you succeed, 

 you have no fleet to oppose that of the enemy, 

 and cannot maintain the conquest. On the other 

 hand, your chance at the South is preferable. 

 Cornwallis is in Virginia with 10,000 men. The 

 French army is at hand, and Count De Grasse 

 with a strong fleet is in the Chesapeake, to second 

 your operations." " But," said Washington, "1 

 have not the means lo iransiiort my army ihitber 

 and my men will not march before their" arrears 

 of more than three months are paid — for want ol' 

 which, they are almost in a state of revolt — and 

 you say yon have no money." Mr. IMorris answer- 

 ed, "Jf you will liy the Virgini.-i campaign, I 

 pledge my head that I will find the means and 

 supplies." 



It was agreed U|)on. Mr. Morris pledgpil his 

 own credit ^^ ith Gen. Schuyler for 3000 barrels 

 of flour to be delivered at the head ol Elk river 

 — engaged all the boats and rafts to be obtained 

 — called a uieetincr of the Quakers of Philadel- 

 phia — told them that if the Americans succeeded 

 they and their properly would be protected ; if 

 the British triumphed, f/ifi/ (the Quakers) possess- 

 ing most of the vvealtii of the country, would be 

 the first they would plunder. The Quakers nn- 

 s\\erei\, '■ It'^e will lend to thee. Friend .Vorris, but 

 not to the government." A loan was thus obtained. 

 More money being necessary, he next applied to 

 the French Minister, Chevalier De Neuville, who 

 replied, that he hud but 20,000 crowns, which the 

 French trooj.s would require, and his Govern- 

 ment would disgrace him if through his mea'i.s 

 there should be any failure or delay in paying the 

 French troofis or supplying their wants. " But," 

 he continued, " two French frigates with specie 

 are on the way: they are behind their time, and 

 I fear are ca|itiired — but if they were here, I 

 would advance what you want." 



Mr. Morris proposed that they should take a 

 carriage and visit the army — to which the othei 

 assented. They had scarcely proceeded four 

 miles, when a courier was seen riding after them 

 at Hill speed ; they hailed him ; and he produced 

 a despatch tor Mr. Morris, which announced the 

 safe arrival of the French frigates with the spe- 

 cie, They drove back to Philadelphia — took on 

 board three or four kegs of French crowns and 

 proceeded to Head Quarters. The Continental 

 Troops were paraded — the kegs broken ojien, and 

 the contents poured upon the ground. A sight 

 so unusual dispelled all discontent from the minds 

 of the soldiers. They were told Ibis was but an 

 earnest of what was coming, and with acclama- 

 tions agreed to march wherever their General 

 oi'dered. 



One of the northern troops observed to his file 

 leader — "Jonathan, that is luu'd (alluding to the 

 difiUrence between French crowns and Continen- 

 tal paper.) It is hardly nci'essary to add that the 

 result of this njovemeut iu Virginia, concluded 

 ihe War of American Iiidepeudence. 



The French emigrants who fled to this country 

 fiom the horrors of the French Revolution, fre- 

 quently obtained aid ;ind asslslauce in their up" 

 cessilies, from Mr. Morris. Among others vmis 

 no less a personage than Louis Phillippe, the 

 present King of the French, and bis brother. The 

 following is a copy of an original letter to Rob- 

 ert Morris iu the possession of his son, Hon. 

 Thomas i\Iorris of New-York. The original is 

 written in a very handsome hand: 



[Copy of alettcrfrom Louis Phillipe to Rbbert Morris.'\ 

 Pittsburg, ID of Jmie, 1797. 

 •Sir : — ll is only at my return from a western excursion, 

 that I have received here the letter you have written lo 

 me the 30th of March, toirelher witii the enclosed letters. 

 That delay occasioned my long silence. We are very 

 much obliged lo you. Sir, for tlie attention you took ni 

 forw ar^'ing us some Irltr rs of our jNlolher's. which she hid 

 sent to your care. We Leg you to accept our best thanks 

 for It, aiid i pray you, .Sir. io believe me, 



Your most alieci'e. &c. 

 {Signed) L. P. D'OKLIiAKS. 



Mu. RoEEHT Morris. 



If there is any error in the historical m:ilters 

 herein before mentioned, it must be allribiited to 

 a misconception of the writer, who prepared this 

 article from the recollections of several ;igrceable 

 and interesting conveiiiations, which he lately 



