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Show 999 THE PRESENT STATR these leaves were whole and good, and were sew (as has been stated) ed up in thick raw hide, and with the sinews of some auimal; a thing which no Jew in Christendom would have don e. The writer left Pittsfiel oe d for Boston with a obtain these parchment vie w to s, by the Hebrew professor and to have them examined at Cambridge, and pro fessor Stuart of Andover. In Boston the Rey. Mr. Jenks informed him the parchm ents were at Worces ter, in the care of the Antiquarian Society. He sai d he had seen them ; and spoke of the story of the Jew’s having them at Pittsheld. He lost added that the Rey, Dr. Holmes of Cainbridge had seen and examined them. On my Way returning to Worces ter, I called on Dr. Holmes. He said he had carefully read the three parchments under consideration, and fou nd them to be three out of four of the leaves whi ch Compose the Jewish phy lacieries, containing the very passages which have eycr been selected for their phy lacteries ; that they were written with a pen, and in fair Hebrew. He was shown the copy of Rev. Mr. Larned’s letter to Mr. Merrick, which he said was correct. Rey. Dr. Holmes is known to be a correct Hebr ew scholar. His wonder (with that of others) had bee n laid to rest by the rumour of a Jew having been kno wn to leave the Pittsfield. He was asked whether upon suppos m in ition of these leaves having been of Indian origin, any thing occurred to his mind relating to the par chments or writing, which might militate against the idea of their having been written in ancient Israel ? He replied in the nezative. The writer returned to Worcester with full expectation of finding the parchments ; but to his no smal] appointment they could not be found. Dr. 4 ee president of the Antiquarian Society, said that suc i leaf (he thought there was but one) was som e aa age lod zed in his care; and he presumed it was ee some of the Antiquarian depositories But Bons . . many boxes ofarticles he kuew not where to ae . it. He too had received with it the rumo ur o its | Sewish origin; aud hence had not viewed it of great OF consequence. It isto be hoped JUDAH AND ISRAEL. We searched several 228 hours, but in vain. the leaves may still be fou nd, aad fur- ther examined.— {-»The Rev.Chauncey Coo k of Chili, New-York, at my house, gave the following information, with liberty of inserting it with his name. He has lately been credibly informed by a minister, (he cannot recollect his name, as several within six months have calied on him from New Englan the d) that Rev. Dr. West of Sto ckbridge gave information, following him that his fathers in this _An old Indian informed country had not long sinc e hada book which they had for a long time preserved, “Bat having lost the kno wledve of reading it, they concludéd it would be of no further use to them ; and buried it with an Indian they chie The minister spoke to. Mr. Cook of this informati f. on of Dr. West, as a matter: of fact. The following remarks are submitted : I. Mr. Merrick, who fou nd these parchments, the best situation to was ip Investigate their probab le origin and he was and remain s of opinion they Indians. He views wer the conjecture of their e from the brought thither by some Jew, as withou having been t fou Rev. Mr. Larned, who carried them to Boston ndation, mination, being a lor examan ly qualified to Investiga of ietters,must have been decentte and Judge of it seems was fully this matter. He of opt nion they were father, Col. Larned Indian. , Hig be likely to be imp was a man of note, and Would not csed upon in this thing; and lived and died in the belieg they he the were writer Could find Aad no Person in Pitt Tadlinn. Bete ay reason sfield Who cou for believing oth ld erwise. € OF their Jewish The conjecOrigin gained 'mMportance by tray. but “Pp ear s to have been wit dation at home, hout founa! elling abroad; bc of the Indians ae being de scen : d.S NO essentia] difi | thing very natural cult y, but some in the event. . Cal Met 8°0, Chr Piylacteries ysostom and othe rs, deemed informs that jn israel-to ha ve been anci the use of the 0 ib. U3s@3, I “ ent as Te says that Lish tfoot, Sealeg an A TN Gee Sree 3 Se f th eh ad | ital»& et OF a eee ; ee the -_ q laldor on phar| S ky 23.5 - |