Justin Hitchcock's Remarks and Observations

so much that the country was full of it and
no public or private men had any expectation
that it would be redeamed. it passed however at
some rate or other Large taxes were laid on the
people and we in Massachusett paid in so much
that if other states had paid their proportion it
would probably have continued in circulation
longer. The Paper Money having so much depreciatin
that it was difficult to do business Their were
Committees in the Town who were to set the price
of articles. But it did no good trade will regulate
itself if a Man had grain to sell provided he
did not like the price that the committee set it at
would say he had non to sell. If they did not sell
at the price they were threatened with a Mob and to
be published as enimies to the country But after all
they could sell their grain at the price which they set
if not openly yet in some way as much to the owners
advantage. I had to pay considerable sums to furnish
men for the Army Gen Washington tired out with
trying to carry on the war by draughts of the militia
had obtained from Congress authority to raise men for
three years or during the war. And I had to pay
several class taxes to procure the men for this
purpose Towards the clos of this year having got the
lower rooms of my house finished I was Married and
went into it to live As I have said nothing before
about setting in a family state it will be proper
here to observe that ever since the year 1776 I had
in expectation of Marriging as soon as I could get
a place to live in and according on the 25 day
of November 1779 I was married to Mercy Hoyt
of Deerfield We were the last couple that