him some of Nathan Hale's effects that he had
doubtless carried with him in his wandering,
giving them, on his return, to Deacon Hale's
family.

Asher Wright died in his ninetieth year, having
lived all his later days in his house not far from the
Hale home. His pension of ninety-six dollars a
year was so supplemented by the Hale family,
and by David Hale of New York, editor of the
_Journal_of_Commerce,_ that his last days were very
comfortable. His grave is marked by a marble
headstone giving his name, age, and former con-
nection with Nathan Hale.

His farm adjoined that of the Hale homestead
and has now become a part of it.

_____(7) Elisha Bostwick_____

One letter concerning Nathan Hale comes to us
with a curious and interesting history.

Not long ago, while in the city of Washington,
a loyal friend and warm admirer of Nathan Hale,
George Dudley Seymour, Esq., of New Haven, had
his attention called to a remarkable tribute to
Hale. It proved to have been written by a fellow-
soldier in the Revolutionary War, Captain Elisha
Bostwick. This remarkable document was found
in the musty records of a very old pension list,

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