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2 As early as 1730 there were German Lutherans in the vicinity of what is now known as New Germantown. From 1732 to 1736 there were two strong Lutheran churches on the Raritan, and in 1749 the Zion Church, which had been some time in existence, built a new house of worship, which is still standing. At a meeting of the vestry, in 1756, it was resolved to erect a new sanctuary for the benefit of the many members of the congregation living in Somerset county, and as a result St. Paul's Church was built in the village of Pluckamin, in Bedminster township. A subscription paper, dated "Bedminster, Ye 7th Day of December 1756" was circulated, and was signed by 130 persons, pledging about £350 for the purpose. The church was built on land donated for the purpose by Jacob Eoff, senior; it stood until early in this century, when it was taken down, the walls having be- come dangerously weak .- The Story of an Old Farm. by Andrew D. Mel- lick, Jr., Somerville, 1889, 76, 92-93; Halle Reports, Reading, Pa., 1882, I., 180.
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W HEREAS the Dutch and English of said So- ciety, have laboured under great Dufficul- ties, for want of a House to worship God in; and at Length have raised a Sum of Money by Way of Subscription; but is found insufficient for finishing said Church. It is therefore thought proper to raise the Sun of Fifteen Hundred Dollars, by Way of Lottery, for fin- ishing said Church. It is therefore hoped that all Well- wishers for promoting the Gospel, will adventure largely, in order to forward said Building. The Lottery consists of 5,000 Tickets, at Two Dollars each; 1,234 of which are to be fortunate, and 15 per Cent. will be deducted from the Prizes after the Drawing is finished, for the Use above-mentioned.
Number
of Prizes
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1000
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1000
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100
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300
100
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902
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4
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First Drawn,
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1234 Prizes,
1234
3766 Blanks,
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5000 Tickets.
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T HE Drawing to commence the first Tuesday in January next, on Biles-Island, in Delaware, if filled by that Time; or sooner if full, under the Inspection of Paul Miller,1 Bryan Lef- erty, 2 and Daniel M'Eown,3 Esquires, Justices for the
1 Paul Miller was one of the petitioners for the charter of New Bruns- wick, granted Dec. 7, 1730. He is mentioned in various records as being of New Brunswick, in 1743 to 1749. In the latter year he lived in French street, opposite Burnet street. He was appointed one of the Common Pleas Judges of Somerset County, March 19, 1759.
2 Bryan Lafferty, Esq., is mentioned in 1755 in the record of a road near Lamington, Somerset county. He subscribed, in 1756, £1, 15s. to- ward the erection of St. Paul's Lutheran Church at Pluckamin. In the same year he built his house, at Pluckamin, south of the village, north of Chambers's or Lafferty's brook, and east of the road running from Pluckamin to Somerville. He was appointed one of the Common Pleas Judges of Somerset County, March 19, 1759, and again in 1768. He loaned money, June 3, 1767, to Peter Eoff, innholder, of Pluckamin, on a mort- gage on the latter's house. On July 20, 1769, administration was granted to "Mary Leferty, widow of Bryan Leferty Esq late of Somerset county deceased." His tombstone in the Lamington churchyard says he was 64 years old. His children probably were: 1. Bryan; 2. Priscilla, mar- ried William Steward, of Somerset County, April 11, 1748; 3. Catharine, married Asher Herriott, Jan. 6, 1755; 4. John, who removed to Sussex county; administration on his estate was granted to Moses Van Campen, July 14, 1781; 5. Ruth, said to have been one of the most beau- tiful and most wayward girls in the county; her son's half-brother, William McDaniel, made a runaway match with a sister of Jennie McCrea, who was murdered by Indians near Fort Edward, during the Revolution. Bryan Lafferty, second, is said to have been a noted Tory in the Revolution. His prominence in the community is indicated by the fact that the War Office of the Continental Congress wrote, July 20, 1776, to the Provincial Congress of New Jersey, suggesting "the propriety of Bryan Lefferty, Esquire, his residing in New Jersey, and to take his parole and security," whereupon the Provincial Congress "Ordered, That Mr. Lefferty do sign his parole as settled by Congress, and give security in the sum of one thousand Pounds, to depart hence to the house of the widow Lefferty, in the Township of Bedminster, Somerset County, and there to remain, or within a circle of four miles thereof, until he have leave to the contrary." After the war it would seem that he was still a Justice of the Peace as late as 1786, about which time he probably died, as in 1787 his property, 174 acres, is assessed to Mrs. Lafferty, the tax being £4, 15s., 8d. About 1800 the property passed into the hands of John Davenport, who came from Connecticut, and built a tannery on the place. The Lafferty house was torn down in 1879. The name is written Lafferty, Lefferty and Leferty in the records .- Hist. Hunterdon and Somerset Counties, 703, 711, 713; "Our Home," Somerville, 1873, 481-6; Minutes of Provincial Congress. 1775-1776, 518; Records of Wills and of Marriages, in Secretary of State's Office, at Trenton.
3 Daniel McEowen came to this country from Argyleshire, Scotland, with his brothers Duncan and Alexander, and his sister Mary, in the spring of 1736, in the same ship with Alexander Kirkpatrick and his family. The Kirkpatricks located at Mine Brook, Somerset county. and the McEowens not far away, in Bedminster township, in the same county. The latter were accompanied by their mother, and perhaps by their father, and were all young, Mary being only eight years of age. Daniel married Ann Graham, of Somerset county, Der. 4. 1744. He subscribed £1, 16s. in 1756 towards the erection of St. Paul's Lutheran Church at Pluckamin. No record has been found of his appointment as Judge or Justice of the Peace. His will, dated May 8, 1762, was proved June 15, 1762. In it he refers to his "honored mother Ann McEoen," and to his six children-Hugh, George, Daniel, Alexander,
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County of Somerset, who are to be under Oath, to in- spect every transaction of said Lottery; the other Man- agers are, John Malach,' Jacob Eoff," Leonard Straight,
William and Mary. It was witnessed by Peter Penier, George Remer and John Castner, jun. His brother Duncan married Jennet, daughter of Alexander Kirkpatrick. His sister Mary, born in Argyleshire, Scot- land, Aug. 1, 1728, married David, son of Alexander Kirkpatrick, March 31, 1748; she died at Mine Brook, Nov. 2, 1795; her husband died March 19, 1814. One of their children was Andrew Kirkpatrick, born Feb. 17, 1756, who was Chief Justice of New Jersey, 1803-1824. William McEowen, son of Daniel, was a merchant at Pluckamin during the Revolution. and bought flour for the American army. He died at Pluckamin, March 10, 1817, aged sixty-one years.
1 John Malach (Johannes Moelich) was born Feb. 26, 1702, at Bendorf on the Rhine, Germany, son of Johan Wilhelm Moelich and Anna Cath- arine, his wife. He married Maria Cathrina (born Jan. 8, 1698, daugh- ter of Burgomaster Gottfried) Kirberger, at Bendorf, Nov. 1, 1723. He emigrated with his wife, his four children born at Bendorf, and his youngest brother, Johan Gottfried, and arrived at Philadelphia May 29, 1735, in the ship "Mercury." In December, 1747, he bought a tract of 409 acres in Greenwich township, now in Warren county. In 1750 he was living on a farm of 400 acres in Readington township, Hunter- don county, where he established a tannery. He bought from George Leslie, in November, 1751, a tract of 367 acres in Bedminster township, on the road now running from Pluckamin to Peapack. Here he built a substantial stone house, which he occupied thereafter, and also es- tablished an extensive tannery and bark mill, which continued in suc- cessful operation for more than a century. He was an officer and active in the affairs of Zion Lutheran church at New Germantown for sev- eral years before his death, but when St. Paul's church was projected at Pluckamin, in 1756, he gave £1, 15s. towards its erection, and on his death, Nov. 16, 1763, he was buried in the new churchyard at that place. He had children: 1. Georg Wilhelm, b. Aug. 12, 1724; d. Aug. 20, 1724; 2. Aaron (bap. Ehrenreich), b. Oct. 17, 1725; d. at Bedminster, April 7, 1809: 3. Veronica Gerdrutta, bap. Nov. 21, 1727; m. Johan Jacob Klein; d. Oct. 9, 1801; 4. Andrew, bap. Dec. 17, 1729; d. June 29, 1820, near Phil- lipsburg, N. J .; 5. Georg Anthon, bap. April 6, 1732; d. June 25, 1732; 6. Marie Cathrine, b. Dec. 5, 1733; m. Simon Ludewig Himroth, who came to America in 1752, settling at Bedminster, but in 1772 removed to Milton, Penn .; 7. Philip, b. Oct. 9, 1736; settled near Pluckamin; S. Peter, b. Dec. 5, 1739. From Aaron (3) are descended the Mellicks of Plainfield .- The Story of an Old Farm, by Andrew D. Mellick, jun., 1889. 631; Hist. Hunterdon and Somerset Counties, 716.
2 Jacob Eoff, senior, was one of the German Palatine emigrants who arrived at New York in 1710, when he was aged 32 years. In 1742 he bought from Dr. Lewis and Mary Johnston a tract of 432 acres, at Pluckamin, and built a substantial house, where he kept tavern. He gave the site for the erection of St. Paul's Lutheran church at Pluck- amin, in 1756, and £20 in money. He was a member of the vestry of Zion Lutheran church of New Germantown in 1767. The Provincial Council of Safety ordered, July 22, 1777, that he and other citizens of Somerset County should be apprehended and brought before that body to take the oath of allegiance to the State. His will, dated Aug. 12, 1772, was proved Sept. 10, 1780, which would seem to indicate that he was more than 100 years old at the time of his death. His children were: 1. John; 2. Peter, innholder; 3. Garret; 4. Jacob, bap. Jan. 19, 1728; 5. Abraham, bap. Oct. 25, 1730; 6. Robert, bap. May 24, 1741; d. 1814; 7. Cornelis, bap. Dec. 18, 1743; 8. Christian, tavern keeper; 9. Mary Magdalen; 10. Mary; 11. Catharine .- The Early Germans of New Jersey, by Theodore Frelinghuysen Chambers, Dover, N. J., 1895, 351; Story of an Old Farm; Hist. Hunterdon and Somerset Counties; Minutes Council of Safety.
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and George Remer,1 reputable Freeholders in the County aforesaid. Timely Notice will be given of put- ting the Tickets into the Boxes, and as soon as the Drawing is finished, and the Books settled, the fortu- nate Tickets will be published in the New-York Mer- cury, and the Money paid to the Possessors thereof. Tickets, at Two Dollars each, to be sold by the Mana- gers above mentioned; and by the Printer hereof, at the Bible and Crown in Hanover Square.
To be SOLD,
A Plantation, in the Township of Baskinridge, County of Somerset, and Province of East- New-Jersey, now in the Possession of William Moffot; containing 200 Acres of Land, 50 of which are cleared, and in tolerable Fence, 16 Acres of Meadow, and much more may be made; and the whole is well wooded and watered. Whoever inclines to pur- chase the same, may apply to Captain William Graham, or Dirick Zutfin, in Bedminster Township, who will in- form them of the Conditions of Sale, and give a good Title for the same .- The New York Mercury, September 25, 1758.
1 Christian Stryt and Maria Etsels (or Orseltie) doubtless lived in the Saddle River Valley, in the northwestern part of Bergen county, probably in the vicinity of Masonicus, where there was a Lutheran church established in the middle of the eighteenth century. They had children, baptized in the Hackensack Reformed Dutch church: 1. Margrita, Nov. 14, 1714; 2. Anne Catherine, b. at Ramapough, July 13, 1717; 3. Elisabeth, b. at Ramapough, Feb .. 1718; 4. Johan Leonhard, b. July 28, 1720. The last-named was doubtless the Leonard Streit who signed a call to the Rev. John Albert Weygand to become rector of Zion Lutheran church at New Germantown. and who, in 1758, was one of the managers of the lottery for the benefit of the newly erected St. Paul's Lutheran church at Pluckamin. In 1756 he lived on the property owned in 1880 by Jacob V. D. Powelson. He sold, May 29, 1766, a tract of 260 acres to Jacob Van Derveer. In the petition, 1767, of the rector, wardens and vestrymen of Zion and St. Paul churches for a charter, his name appears. He was still living in Bedminster town- ship, Somerset County, in 1774.
1 George Reemer was living, in 1744, in the lower part of Bedminster township, Somerset county, south of Kline's Mills. He subscribed £20 in 1756 toward the erection of St. Paul's Lutheran church at Pluckamin, and it was but natural that he should have been one of the managers of the lottery for the benefit of that church in 1758.
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A LL persons who have any Demands against John Broughton,1 living upon Rariton, in New-Jersey, are desired to send in their Ac- counts to Philip Kerney,2 Esq; at Perth-Am- boy; David Ogden,3 Esq; at Newark; or to Nicholas Gouverneur, in New-York, in order that the same may be settled and adjusted. The House and Farm whereon the said John Broughton lived, is likewise to be sold by the above Persons.
N OTICE is hereby given to all Persons whatso- ever, not to trust Jesena Vierselius, wife of George Andrew Vierselius,4 of Hunterdon County, and Province of East-New-Jersey. for he will pay no Debts of her contracting from the Date hereof.
GEORGE ANDREW VIELSELIUS. October 16, 1758. -The New York Mercury, October 16, 1758.
Made his Escape out of the Goal of the County of Salem on Wednesday Night the 4th of October instant, a certain John Kearns, a Deserter from his Majesty's Service, about five Feet four or five Inches high, near 25 Years of Age: Had on a dark coloured Thickset Coat and Breeches, old red Jacket and an old Beaver Hat; has a Scar near his right Eye. Whoever takes up and secures
1 John Broughton lived in Raritan township, Somerset county, about twelve miles from New Brunswick. He was manager of the New Brunswick lottery in 1748. He advertised in 1752 and again in 1758 for a schoolmaster for his neighborhood .- N. J. Archives, XII., 472, 518; XIX., 344, 524.
2 Philip Kearny was a distinguished lawyer at Perth Amboy.
3 David Ogden was one of the leading lawyers of New Jersey.
4 George Andrew Vierselius emigrated from Germany about 1749, or earlier, and settled on the Old York Road, half a mile from Three Bridges, in Amwell township, Hunterdon county. He was natural- ized by act of the Legislature, Nov. 28, 1760. He was an energetic and successful physician, traversing a wide region of country. He died in 1767. His descendants generally write the name Vescelius.
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said Kearns, so that the Subscriber may have him again, shall have Three Pounds Reward and reasonable Charges, paid by
John Budd Sheriff. - The Pennsylvania Gasette, No. 1556, October 19, 1758.
New- York, October 23. Saturday Night last, his Maj- esty's 17th and 47th Regiments of Foot, arrived here from Albany. They both set Sail Yesterday Evening; Former for Philadelphia, and the latter for New-Jersey.
W HEREAS a bay Gelding, near fourteen Hands high, with a bald Face, both hind Feet white; he both Paces and Trots, is branded on the off Shoulder and Thigh with the Letters N. H. was taken from one John Henry Rice, alias Wright, a notorious Horse-Stealer: These are therefore to give Notice, that any Person or Persons proving their Prop- erty to said Horse, and paying the Charges, may have him again by applying to William Millian, Constable of Bedminster, in the County of Somerset .- The New York Mercury, October 23, 1758.
To be Let for a term of Years.
A PLANTATION SITUATED IN GLOUCESTER COUNTY, on the great Road from Philadelphia to Salem, and on Rackcoon Creek, containing about 300 Acres, the whole in Good fence divided into Fields of about 25 or 30 Acres each and Water in each Fields, upwards of 20 Acres of good mowable Meadow and a Great deal more may be made with little Trouble ; a commodious Dwelling House suitable for a Store or Tavern, a Barn, Stable and out Houses, a good Orchard, a good Garden handsomly paled
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in, a good Spring, an extraordinary good Fishing, and a publick Landing on the place. For terms Enquire of John Hort near the Barracks, or of Isaac Corse in Fifth-Street, or the Subscriber on the Premises.
PETER STELLE.
-The Pennsylvania Journal, No. 829, October 26, 1758.
A Small Trunk that came from Philadelphia in the Stage Boat, about the first of August last, is now in the Possession of John Thompson, Junior, of Amboy. 'Tis 2 Feet long, 13 Inches Broad, and pretty ponderous. The Owner, paying Char- ges, may have said Trunk, by applying to said
JOHN THOMPSON, Junior. -The New York Mercury, October 30, 1758.
Custom-House, Philadelphia, Cleared. Schooner Lit- tle Hester, Hanson Meserve to Piscataway .- The Penn- sylvania Journal, No. 830, November 2, 1758.
New- York, Nov. 6. A Sloop from Bermuda for this Port, Thomas Robinson, Master, was cast away at Great-Egg-Harbour, in the Night of Friday the 20th ultimo; Vessel and Cargo (being loaded with Salt) both lost; but the Crew all saved. At the same Place, a Sloop from Virginia, Wentworth, Master, was cast away a few Days before .- The New York Mercury, November 6, 1758.
NEW-YORK, November 6.
Captain Wentworth, in a Schooner from Virginia, was cast away at Barnegat, on Tuesday the 24th ult. in the S. E. Storm we had here: Vessel and Cargo lost, but the Men saved.
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The next Day Capt. Benjamin, in a Sloop from Vir- ginia, was cast away in the same Storm, a little to the N. E. of Barnegat. Cargo lost, and Men saved.
CUSTOM-HOUSE, Philadelphia, INWARD ENTRIES. Sloop Abigail, Peter Groves, from Salem. Schooner Good Fortune, Ebenezer Stocker, from Salem.
Run away, on the 23d of last Month, from Thomas Baker, of Gloucester, a Servant Lad, named Edward Hicks, this Country born, is short and well set, about 5 Feet high of a fair Complexion, and has short brown curled Hair: Had on when he went away, a brown Jacket, Tow Shirt, Tow Trowsers, and a new Felt Hat, no Shoes or Stockings. Whoever takes up said Servant, and secures him, so as his Master may have him again, shall have Three Pounds Reward, and reasonable Char- ges, paid by
Thomas Baker.
October 28, 1758.
This is to give Notice to all Persons Indebted to the Estate of Michael Hunter, 1 late of Deerfield in the County of Cumberland, and Province of West-New-Jer- sey, that they discharge no Obligation, that was given to said Hunter, or that was given to Philip Burgin, either by Word or Writing, for any Part of said Estate (Either to Burgin, or by his Orders) as the Will of the said Michael Hunter, which said Burgin brought a Pro- bat of from New York, and which made him Heir of said Estate, has been examined, and is thought by good
1 Michael Hunter, by will dated June 12, 1758, proved July 8, 1758, in New York, gives "all my hole Estate Wages Sum and sums of money Lands Tenements Goods Chattels and Estate whatsoever . . unto my loving Eare Phillip Burgin," whom he also appoints sole executor. The will is recorded in Liber 21 of Wills in the Surrogate's office of N. Y. county, p. 56. Hunter was probably a mariner.
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Judges, to be Counterfeit. Fail not, lest you be obliged to a Repayment by Charles Clark, who the said Hunter left his Attorney, and also Executor to a last Will and Testament.
To be SOLD
By Way of publick Vendue, by the Subscribers, on the 27th Day of November inst. on or near the Premises, three Tracts of Land, the Property of Isaac Vanmeter, late of the South Branch of Potowmack, deceased, situ- ate, lying and being in the County of Salem, in the Prov- ince of West-New-Jersey, viz. A Plantation in Piles- grove Township, in the County aforesaid, containing 575 Acres, being the Place where the said Vanmeter for- merly lived, with a large bearing Orchard, Dwelling house and Barn, 200 Acres of Plough Land cleared, about 70 Acres of Meadow, and a great deal more may be made, well watered and timbered, very natural to Grass, and an extraordinary good Wheat Land, very convenient to Market and Merchant Mills. Also two Plantations, situated in Alloway's Creek Neck, in the County aforesaid, one containing 500 Acres, more or less, with a Dwelling-house, Barn, about 60 Acres of Plough Land cleared, about 200 Acres of Marsh, the Remainder well timbered Upland, being a very fine Place for Stock. The other is an Island lying in the Marsh, a small Distance from the River Delaware, con- taining 150 Acres, about 60 of which is good Plough Land, well timbered, and the Remainder good Marsh. Any Person or Persons inclinable to view the same, may apply to John Richman,1 in Pilesgrove, where they may
1 John Richman is said to have been a German (in which case the name was doubtless Reichmann), who located in Pilesgrove township, and followed the milling business during his lifetime, acquiring a large property, which he left to his two sons, Isaac and Abraham, who added to the wealth derived from their father. Richman's mills, erected in 1833, were for many years a centre of industry in Pilesgrove. The family is still numerous and influential in the northern part of Salem county.
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be more fully informed. Attendance will be given on the Premises, and the Conditions made known at the Time aforesaid, by Henry Vanmeter, junior, and Garrett Van- meter, 1 Executors.
PROPOSALS for Printing by Subscription. A Second Volume of the LAWS of the Province of NEW-JERSEY, by Order of the GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
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THIS Volume will begin where the First Volume ended; and will contain all the Acts and Laws now in Force in the said Province since that Time to the Time of publishing this Second Volume, with proper marginal Notes, and compleat Tables of all the Publick Acts now in Force, of all the Private Acts, and such Acts as are Repealed, Expired or Disallowed by the Crown: To- gether with a proper Index, containing all the principal Matters in the Body of the Book.
The whole Work hath been carefully prepared, exam- ined and corrected by the Original Laws, by SAMUEL NEVILL, Esq; one of the Justices of the Supreme Court; and is now commited to the Press, under his Correction and Inspection, by Order of the House of Assembly, at the following Price, to wit. Two-pence per Sheet, Proc- lamation Money, with reasonable Allowance for the Binding. And this publick Method hath been approved
1 The Van Meters were among the early settlers of Ulster county, N. Y. About 1714 a number of the Reformed Dutch people of Esopus and vicinity removed to Pilesgrove, now Upper Pittsgrove, Salem county. Among the newcomers were John and Isaac Van Meter, who, in company with the Dubois family, bought from Daniel Coxe, of Bur- lington, a tract of 3,000 acres. The Van Meters subsequently added to their purchase, until they owned about 6,000 acres in Upper Pittsgrove. The new colony does not appear to have organized a church for many years, the people worshiping in the schoolhouse or in private resi- dences; but on April 30, 1741, they signed a covenant organizing the Presbyterian church of Pittsgrove, and built a log house of worship. Among those who signed the covenant were Isaac Van Meter and Henry Van Meter, the latter being the son of John, then deceased. Isaac had a son Garret, who married a daughter of Judge John Holme, in 1774. Henry Van Meter was married four times. In his will he names children Joseph, Ephraim, John, David, Elizabeth, Rebecca, Jacob (removed to the Genessee country, N. Y.), and Benjamin, who died 15th of 10th mo., 1826, aged 82 years .- Shourds's Fenwick Colony, 301-305.
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and recommended by the House for the more effectual Supplying the Publick with the said Laws, which will soon be out of Print, and not afterwards to be obtained.
The PROPOSALS are, That Ten Shillings Proclama- tion Money, be paid at the Time of Subscribing, and the Remainder on the Delivery of the Book. And those Persons who incline to be furnished with the said Laws, are desired to give in their Names, and to pay their first Subscription Money to the following Persons before the First of January next, when the Subscriptions will be closed, and the Work put to Press, viz.
Middlesex County, John Wetherill1 and William Ouke Esquires, in New Brunswick; Thomas Barrow,2 Esq; in Perth-Amboy; and Francis Brasier, Esq; at the Upper- Landing.
Monmouth County, Robert Lawrence and James Holmes3 Esquires, in Upper Freehold; Mr. Thomas Leonard at Freehold Court-House; Mr. John Wardell in Shrewsbury; and John Taylor, Esq; in Middletown.
Essex County, Robert Ogden and Cornelius Het- field, Esquires; in Elizabeth-Town; and Uzal Ogden, Esq; in Newark.
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