A

COLLECTION of ESSAYS

AND

FUGITIV WRITINGS.

ON

MORAL, HISTORICAL, POLITICAL and LITERARY.

SUBJECTS.

BY NOAH WEBSTER, JUN.

ATTORNEY AT LAW.

Heureufes les villes qui, comme les individus, n'ont point encore pris
leur pli! Elles feules peuvent afpirer à des loix unanimes, profondes
et fages.

TABLEAU DE PARIS.

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HE honorable John Adams, Efq. Vice Prezident
of the United Sates, 2 copies.

The hon. Pierce Butler, Efq.
The hon. Charles Carrol, Efq.
The hon. Oliver Ellsworth, Efq.
The hon. William Few, Efq.
The hon. Benjamin Hawkins, Efq.
The hon. John Henry, Efq.

The hon. Ralph Izard, Efq.

The hon. William Samuel Johnfon, Esq.

The hon. Samuel Johnston, Efq.

The hon. Rufus King, Efq.
The hon. Robert Morris, Efq.

Senators in Congress.

The hon. George Read, Efq.

Hon. Jonathan Trumbull, Efq.

Jeremiah Wadsworth, Efq. 2 copies.

A.

Nathaniel W. Appleton, Phyfician, Bofton.
John Allen, Efq. Attorney at Law, Litchfield.

B.

Ifaac Baldwin, Efq. Clerk of Court, Litchfield.
Ifaac Baldwin, jun. Efq. Attorney, do.

Mrs. Ruthy Barlow, Greenfield.

Mr. Jeffe Benedict, Fairfield.

Mr. Ifaac Bronson, Hartford.
Mr. Caleb Bull, do.

Mr. James Burr,

do.

Jonathan Brace, Efq. Attorney, Glanftenbury
David Burr, Efq. Attorney, Fairfield.

Barna Bidwell, Efq. Attorney, New Haven.

John Bird, Efq. Attorney, Salisbury.

C.

Peter Colt, Efq. Treasurer of Connecticut, Hartford.

Mr. John M'Curdy, Merchant,

Richard M'Curdy, Efq. Attorney, Lyme.

do.

John Caldwell, Efq. Alderman of the City of Hartford.
Mr. John Chenevärd, jun. Hartford.

Hon. John Chefter, Efq. Judge of the County Court,
Wethersfield.

Thomas Chefter, Efq. Attorney, Wethersfield.
Edward Carrington, Phyfician, Milford.
Reverend Henry Channing, New London.
Joshua Coit, Efq. Attorney, do.

Mr. Lynde M'Curdy, Merchant, Norwich,
Meffieurs Coit and Lathrop, Merchants, do.

Mafon F. Cogfwell, Phyfician and Surgeon, Hartford.

Reverend John Clarke, Baftan.

D.

Samuel W. Dana, Efq. Attorney, Middleton.
David Daggett, Efq. Attorney, New Haven.
Mr. Benadam Dennifon, Norwich.

E.

Pierpont Edwards, Efq. Attorney for Connecticut District, New Haven.

F.

Mr. Thomas Fanning, Norwich.

G.

William Greenleaf, Efq. Boston."

Chauncey Goodrich, Efq. Attorney, Hartford.
Elizur Goodrich, Efq. Attorney, New Haven.
Gideon Granger, jun. Efq. Attorney, Suffield.
Gaylord Griswold, Efq. Attorney, Windfor.

H.

His Excellency Samuel Huntington, Efq. Governor of Connecticut.

Lemuel Hopkins, Phyfician, Hartford.

Mr. Afa Hopkins, Druggift,

do.

Uriel Holmes, Efq. Attorney, New Hartford.

Colonel Ebenezer Huntington, Merchant, Norwich.

Mr. Andrew Huntington, Merchant,

Mr. Jofeph Howland,

Mr. Levi Huntington,

David Hull, Physician, Fairfield.

do.

do.

do.

William Hillhoufe, Efq. Attorney, New Haven.

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