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370 HISTORY OF he was confined to liis house only a week. His illness, a dis- ease of the heart, was short, to be sure, hut stern, unrelenting, and painfully severe. Though desirous of living, it would seem as much for the sake of others as himself, yet he met his end with a calm and decent fortitude and tranquil resignation, fervently expressing his belief in the articles of the Christian Faith, and uniting in the devotional services of the church. He had sustained, for many years, the reputation of a correct and honorable merchant, and was distinguished for his public spirit^ benevolence and charity." Died — At San Francisco, on the 9th of October, 1854, Mr. Claudius Flansburgh, aged 18 years and 8 months, of the Panama fever. Mr. Flansburgh was a young man of high talent, and a noble scholar. He was born in Harpersfield, in this county, where his parents now reside. He started for the land of gold on the 5th of Sept., full of hope and expectation; but alas! how frail is life ! He was cut down in the bloom of manhood. He leaves a large circle of friends and acquaintances to mourn his early death. * In Walton, October 19th, 1854, Levi Hanford, a Eevo- lutionary soldier, and it is believed the last one of the Old Sugar House prisoners, in the 95th year of his age. He was born in Norwalk, Conn., in 1759. In 1775, at the age of 46, he was enrolled in the militia, and called out for short periods of time. In the spring of 1776, he volunteered to go to New York, and while there, was sent with a detach- ment of men to G-overnor's Island in the night, and commenced the first fortification that was ever made on that now S'trongly fortified place. In March, 1777, he was taken prisoner by the British and Tories at Norwalk, Conn., and taken to New York and confined in the Old Sugar House prison, in the different hospitals, and on board of the prison ships, for fourteen months,