An Event Chronology Based on Louisbourg Accounts Not Available in the Archives of the Fortress of Louisbourg, By Eric Krause, Krause House Info-Research Solutions, 2004 - Present

1787

• February 24, 1787

New york 24th Feby 1787--

Dr Sir

Your favor Novembr last came only to hand a few Days ago; We are glad to hear you and your familie are well, we arrived here 4th Octobr and a few Days after my Familie had recoverd from their travelling fatigue I inoculated them for the small Pox; Mrs Anthon & the second Boy had them exceedingly favorable, but the aeltest Boy, the little Girl, & my Panie Whench had them very severe, whoever they got all safe over it, and are not disfigured.

I hired at my Arrival a House in Wall Street at an Extravagant Rent, for £70: besides the Taxes to the 1 May, & glad to get it, as Houses ware very difficult to be got at that time; but now I have hired one near Oswego Market in Dye Street for less than half that sum, and a much pleasanter situation. I have been this Winter to see a Farm for sale, near New Rochelle, it contains 350 Acres with a very good House & several other Buildings, but the Demand is £4400 and will require about £1000 or 1200 more to put it in proper Order, besides there is no School for my Children & I believe very indifferent Society. I am there fore determined to remain for some time in the City, untill some more convenient place may offer.

We have been offten at Mr Lawrences, & have received many civilities form them & Mr Embree’s. We are much obliged to your Introducing us to those worthy people. Mrs Anthon is very fond of Mrs Schieffelin’s sisters.

Our frend Governor Hamilton is appointed Governor for Cape Breton with £500 sterl pr an. Mr Alexr Macomb received some time ago a Letter from him, acquainting him that he would embark this spring for his Government. for further News give me Leave to refer you to St Martin, (Probably the step-son of the writer, who has been mentioned before, and appears, form the tenor of this letter (which is without direction, as to place) to have been at the time on a visit to New York from Detroit.) you will find him intelligent, as he has been very inquisitive during his stay here about local & foreign News. Mrs Anthon joyns with me in best respects to you and Mrs Schieffelin and belive me that I am with great regard

Dr Sir
your Sincere frind and
Obet humble Servant
GEORGE ANTHON.
Lieut Schieffelin

[Source: Charles Edward Anthon, Narrative of the Settlement of George Christian Anthon in America, and of the Removal of the Family from Detroit, and its Establishment in New York City. New York, Bradstreet Press, April 1872, pp. 12-13]

• October 10, 1787
  Pennsylvania Gazette (Fair Use © Accessible Gazette Inc.)

[October 10, 1787]

... When General PEPPERELL went from Boston against cape breton, in the year 1745, there were many different opinions as to the probability of his success. DR. FRANKLIN, who happened to hear some of these opinions, gravely said, that he was certain General Pepperell would succeed, and gave as a reason for it, that all the praying people in the country were on his side. For the same reason, we may assert that the new government of the United States will be adopted, since the Ministers and Christians of all denominations are now engaged in praying for it, and there is good reason to believe that no prayers have as yet been offered up against it. ...