| Citation |
CJ-B.780.003
17 Feb 1780:31 (207)
To the Gentlemen of the Town. As the distressing
circumstances of the poor at this severe season is known to
all, and as it is both necessary and beneficial to the
public to have something done for a relief to those of this
town who are immediate sufferers--It is proposed by a number
of gentlemen to open a subscription for Four Concerts, at
Concert-Hall,
All those gentlemen who have any talents for musick are
requested to call on Mr. Jogues at Mrs. Lorings, behind the
old brick meeting-house, to practice for the concert.
Any gentleman who wishes to subscribe, is desired to call
upon Mr. Jogues, where they may subscribe what sum they
please. --Mr. Jogues will admit any gentleman, whom he
knows to be such; and such as he is unacquainted with, he
will propose to the company for admission.
One fourth part of the profit of the sum subscribed, is
to be distributed for the relief of the poor widows.--One
fourth to the children of such as have fell in action, that
belong to this town.--One fourth to the invalid soldiers of
the town. The above three parts, to be delivered to the
several ministers of this town, to be by them distributed
agreeable to the above proposition: And the other fourth,
to be delivered to the French Consul, to be by him
distributed to the poor distressed friendly foreigners.
Boston, Feb. 9, 1780
N.B. The first concert is proposed to be Thursday evening
17th instant.
[hand pointing right] The above proposal was proposed in
last Thursday's news-paper; but Mr. Jogues having sent round
a subscription for the Concert, where every gentleman was at
liberty to subscribe what sum he pleased, he could not find
any gentleman to subscribe; in consequence of that, he has
thought it best to limit the sum to be subscribed at two
hundred dollars, for the four concerts, for which sum every
subscriber shall receive four tickets, each of which will
admit one gentleman and two ladies: Every ticket must be
delivered to the porter at the hall door; and any one who
has an inclination to subscribe a greater sum for such a
benevolent purpose, is at liberty to purchase as many
tickets more as he pleases, at fifty dollars each: The
tickets being all numbered, will ascertain what sum has been
collected, and Mr. Jogues will, both for his own and for the
satisfaction of the subscribers, advertise in the papers,
after the Concerts are over, what sum has been subscribed.
Mr. Jogues has engaged three of his friends to be managers
with him, they are M. de Valnaie, Mr. M. Brimmer and Mr. Y.
Williams.
The first Concert is proposed to be this evening, at
seven o'clock, and repeated every fortnight.
Any person who has any violin strings to disposed of are
desired to call on Mr. Jogues, at Mrs. Loring's.
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