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T 1 O be sold, Two Lots of Land, in the South- Ward of the City of Perth-Amboy, lately be- longing to William Cheasman, Junior, de- ceased: One of the Lots contains an Acre, on which is a framed House, a Story and a Half high, 30 by 20 Feet; the other contains ten Acres, with a framed House thereon, 26 by 24 Feet, two Story high, two Rooms on the Lower, and three on the upper Floor, with a Cellar under it, and a Kitchen at the End thereof, 24 by 18 Feet; also a Barn, Cooper's Shop, Bake-House and Oven, a small Orchard and two Acres of English Meadow; also a Tract of 160 Acres, 40 of which are cleared and in Fence, 20 in improved Meadow, and the Remainder Wood-Land. The Whole lies within two Miles of South-River Landing, and near a Grist-Mill, convenient for the Baking Business, which has been car- ried on there for some Time. A young Negro Man that understands the Cooper's Business, and a Woman his Wife, also to be sold. Enquire near the Premises, of,
ANDREW SMITH, Executor.
T O be sold, two good plantations, in upper Freehold, East-New-Jersey, adjoining the grist mills, on Crosswicks Creek, four miles from Crosswicks meeting-house, six miles to the nearest landing for Philadelphia market: one con- taining 360 acres, well watered and timbered; about 200 acres cleared and in good fence, fit for the plough, 30 acres of choice meadow, a young orchard of 230 apple trees, a new two story house, and large barn thereon. The other farm about 200 acres, most part clear and in good fence, 30 of which is good meadow, lies two thirds encompassed by a mill-pond, which is a continual fence; hath 150 apple trees of choice fruit, with a dwelling-
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house and barn almost new: Whoever inclines to buy, may be shewn the farms by Isaac Rogers, in Allen's Town, near the premises, and agree on the terms, by ap- plying to Samuel Rogers, in New-York, near the Ex- change, who will give a good title for the same .- The New York Mercury, February 5, 1759.
To the Inhabitants of PENNSYLVANIA.
The Bread of Deceit is sweet to a man, but afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel. Prov. 20. 17. My dear Countrymen,
Moved by a disinterested regard for your welfare and the good of my country, I have endeavour'd to show from reason and experience, in two former pieces on lot- teries their pernicious tendency and effects to the com- munity. My design was to point out the deformity of a vice, which if not stop'd in its progress, will ruin the credit of the province, weaken its power of defence, and involve you in inexpressible miseries, in hope thereby to engage you to suppress it, without the least intention of raising the Passion of any person. But in this I find I am disappointed. An angry opponent, who seems touched to the Quick, has enter'd the list and joined "issue with" me.
The example drawn from the practice of "New- York, Connecticut and the trustees of the College of New-Jer- sey," are no proof that Lotteries are Justifiable. What the legislature of the two former have done to interdict them, I have not enquired; but the latter have declared, they are ruinous "to the credit of the colony, a hindrance "to trade and industry, a great temptation to idleness "and immorality, and consequently against the common "good, welfare and peace of his majesty's government." To remedy which they have imposed a penalty of £500
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on persons setting up lotteries within their province and £100 on every buyer or seller of a ticket. And to elude this salutary law it is well known, the managers of sev- eral lotteries have drawn them out of the province on Biles-Island. But this is another instance of our authors knowledge in logic. Will examples alone, and especi- ally examples against law, prove the virtue, legality or morality of any act. If so, theft, adultery and even mur- der itself may be justified.
PENNSYLVANICUS.
- The Pennsylvania Journal, No. 844, February 8, 1759.
BY HIS EXCELLENCY
FRANCIS BERNARD, ESQ;
Captain General, and Governor in Chief of the Province of Nova-Caesarea, or New Jersey, and Territories there- on depending in America, Chancellor and Vice-Admiral in the same &c.
A PROCLAMATION.
Whereas at a Treaty held at Easton, in Pennsylvania. in October last, Peace was concluded and ratified be- tween the Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania, and the Governor of New Jersey, on the Behalf of their re- spective Provinces, and the rest of His Majesty's Sub- jects in America, of the one Part, and the Eight Confed- erate Indian Nations, and the Indians called the Dela- wares, the Unamies, the Minisinks, the Wapings, and the Mohiccons, of the other Part; which Peace hath since, by the Intervention of Brigadier General Forbes, been acceded to, ratified and confirmed by the several Nations of Indians, living on the Ohio: Now I do, by and with the Advice of His Majesty's Council, hereby
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proclaim, publish and notify the said Conclusion of Peace unto all His Majesty's Subjects within this Prov- ince, strictly commanding and requiring them, and every of them, henceforth to treat the said Indians as Friends and Brethren, and carefully to avoid all Causes of Strife and Contention with them. And all Magis- trates and Officers, Civil and Military, are hereby re- quired to take Care that the Terms of the said Peace be duly observed and kept, and that all Persons within this Province, who shall infringe the same, be brought to Justice. .
Given under my Hand and Scal at Arms, at the City of Perth Amboy, on the Fifteenth Day of January, in the Thirty-second Year of His Majesty's Reign.
FRANCIS BERNARD. By His Excellency's Command,
CHARLES READ, SECRETARY.
GOD SAVE THE KING.
Mr. JOHN WILLIAM HALS, Minister of the Gospel at the North Branch, in Rariton,1 offers his Service to all Gentlemen of Learning, to teach them Latin, Greck, Hebrew and Arabick, in a plain and easy Manner. Also all Sorts of other Sciences, as Logic, Mathematics, Phil- osophy, Philology, Antiquities of Greek and Hebrew His- tory, and Theology. He will begin with the Month of May, in Reading Town, at the House of Mr. Daniel Sieleing, in a fine and pleasant Country, at reasonable Rates .- The Pennsylvania Gazette, No. 1752, February. 8, 1759.
Whereas the trustees on behalf of the creditors of Robert Smith have made sale of that part of his estate
1 Pastor of the German Reformed church at Amwell. See p. 359.
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which he held by virtue of the will of his brother Benja- min Smith, late of Hunterdon county, in West-Jersey, deceased, and as the money arising from the sale thereof is intended to discharge the debts due from the estate of the said Benjamin Smith, these are to desire all per- sons that have any demands against the said estate to send in their accounts to WILLIAM SMITH and SEAMAN RODMAN.
By ORDER of Brigadier General JOHN FORBES
Colonel of the 17th Regiment of Foot, and Commander of His MAJESTY'S Forces in the Southern Provinces.
All Persons who have any Demands for the hire of Waggons or for transporting Provisions and Stores, (during the last Campaign) to the Westward, are de- sired to make up their Accompts from the Time they were entered into the Service, to the Day of their Dis- charge, and deliver them to the Waggon Masters of their respective Brigades, that they may be inspected and adjusted; after which Public Notice will be given of the Time and Place of Payment.
GIVEN at Philadelphia, the 30th Day of January, 1759.
JOSEPH SHIPPEN, Brigade Major. -The Pennsylvania Journal, No. 845, February 15, 1759.
To be Sold by the Subscriber,
A PLANTATION or Tract of Land, lying in the Jerseys, within four Miles of Philadelphia, containing 230 Acres, of which 100 Acres are cleared, with 30 Acres of good
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mowable Meadow, and more may be made, with a good Dwelling house, Barn and Orchard; the said Plantation is very convenient for the Market, either by Land or Water, lying upon a navigable Creek, called Newtown Creek. Any Person inclining to purchase, may apply to the Subscriber, living on Society-hill, Philadelphia, and know the Conditions of Sale.
William Harry.
This is to notify whom it may concern, That I the Subscriber do intend to apply to the next general Ses- sions of the Assembly, to be held at the City of Perth Amboy, in and for the Province of New-Jersey, in order to obtain an Act for the Erecting a Bank or Dam across the Mouth of Malago Run, situated in the Township of Mansfield, in Burlington County; which Dam is intend- ed to prevent the Tides from overflowing my Meadows on said Creek or Run. If any Person or Persons have any Objections to make against my obtaining the above mentioned Act, they are desired to appear as above.
John Lawrence. Burlington, Feb. 6, 1759. -The Pennsylvania Gasette, No. 1573, February 15, 1759.
W HEREAS we the subscribers, trustees, on behalf of the creditors of Robert Smith, have made sale of that part of his estate, which he held by virtue of the will of his brother Benjamin Smith, late of Hunterdon, in West-Jersey, de- ceas'd; and as the money arising from the sale thereof, when collected, is intended to discharge the debts of the said Benjamin, which remain unpaid: These are to desire all persons that have any bonds, or other de- mands against the said estate of Benjamin Smith, to
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bring or send in, an account of the same to the subscrib- ers, at Burlington, that they may the better know how to proceed.
Edward Penington. James Whorton, William Smith, Scamon Rodman.
Burlington, Jan. 17. 1759.
- The New York Mercury, February 19, 1759.
Burlington, February 14th, 1759. Thirteen POUNDS Reward.
BROKE out of the Goal of this City, the three following Persons, viz. One of them on the 17th of December last, named George Willard, by Trade a Blacksmith. . . 1 And the other who made his Escape the 16th Instant, is a Ne- gro Man named Ben, belonging to Samuel Smith, Esq ; about 21 or 22 Years of Age, well made and is about 5 Fect 7 Inches high, has lost his upper fore Teeth, and Lisps in his Speech. Had on an old light coloured broad- cloath Coat and Breeches, and Snuff Coloured Jacket. Whoever takes up and secures the said Offenders so that they be had again and brings word to the Subscriber at Burlington shall have for the first named, Five Pounds, for the second Three Pounds, and for the Negroe Five Pounds reward, and all reasonable Charges paid by
JOSEPH IMLAY, Sheriff.
N. B .- The Negroe calls himself Ben Johnson. All Masters of Vessels are forbid carrying them off at their Peril.
Burlington, February 14, 1759.
WHEREAS one John Andrews, is now confined in the goal of the County of Burlington, on suspicion of his
1 See page 312, ante.
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being a servant to one William Hay, at Christian Ferry in the County of New-Castle, in pursuance of an adver- tisement by him the said Hay, published, this is there- fore to notify to all whom it may concern that if no per- son appears to prove him the said Andrews a servant, in one Month after the date here-of, he will be dis- charged on paying fees, agreeable to an order made the last sessions at Burlington for that purpose.
JOSEPH IMLAY, Sheriff.
DESERTED at Salem in the Jerseys, the 18th Instant, from Capt. Comberbach's recruiting party of the third battalion of Royal Americans, David Randel, five feet ten inches high twenty five years of age, black hair, and brown eye brows, by trade a cooper, and born at Bur- lington, and wanted to get on board a vessel, he had on when he went off, a blue coat, white linen breeches, and a smart cockt hat.
Whoever 'secures the said deserter and brings him to the said Capt. Comberbach at Mrs. Grants in Philadel- phia, shall receive forty shillings reward and all reason- able charges .- The Pennsylvania Journal, No. 846, Feb- ruary 22, 1759.
PHILADELPHIA, February, 22.
We hear that circular Letters are issued for summon- ing the General Assembly of New-Jersey to meet at Am- boy, on Tuesday, the Sixth of March next .- The Penn- sylvania Gazette, No. 1574, February 22, 1759.
This Day is published, to be continued Monthly, THE NEW AMERICAN MAGAZINE, No. XIII. For the Month of January, 1759. This Number contains, I. Capt. Henry Hudson's Voyage to North America; his Dis-
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covery of New York and New Jersey, and his unfortu- nate End. - The Pennsylvania Gazette, No. 1574, February 22, 1759.
By His EXCELLENCY GENERAL AMHERST
Commander in Chief of HIS MAJESTY'S Forces in NORTH AMERICA, &c.
WHEREAS a Number of Battoe Men will be wanted for His Majesty's Service the ensuing Campaign, I have thought fit to publish the following Proposals for the Encouragement of such Persons as are inclined to enter into that Service, viz. That they be formed into Com- panies of 50 Men each, with a Captain, and one Lieuten- ant, the Captain Ten Shillings per day; the Lieutenant, Six Shillings per Day; and each private Man Three Shil- lings per Day, New York Currency, with Twenty Days Advance Pay, to be paid the 10th of March next at Bos- ton, Rhode-Island, Harford, New York, Elizabeth- Town and Philadelphia; and to be found in Provisions, agreeable to the Practice of the Army. Every fit Mar. for a Captain, that raises 30 Men, shall have the Com- mission. Likewise every fit man for a Lieutenant, that raises 20 Men, shall have the Commission And every Man, is to be well clothed, and be furnished with a good Firelock, Powder Horn, Shot Bag, and Cover for the Lock of his Gun, with three Pound of Ball fit for his Gun, and a good Blanket. The whole to be at Albany the 20th of March next, without Fail, there to be re- viewed by proper Officers; and none will be accepted in this Service, but young, strong active Men, accustomed to Hardships, and the Use of a Gun; and to remain in the Service during the Campaign, and no longer. All
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persons who intend to engage in the above Service as Captains, are to send their Names and Places of Abode to Colonel Bradstreet, at Albany, as soon as possible. JEFF. AMHERST. New-York, January 29, 1759. -The Pennsylvania Gazette, No. 1575, March I, 1759.
New- York, February 26. Custom-House, New-York Outward Entries. Snow Bartholomew, Andrew Etton- wells, for New-Jersey .- The New York Mercury, Feb- ruary 26, 1759.
NEW-YORK, February 26.
Friday last Captain Tillot arrived here in a Ship, in 12 Weeks from Bristol, but has brought no News. A few Days before he came into the Hook, Captain White, of the Ship Amazon, of Bristol, and Capt. Bowes, of the Brig Margaret of Philadelphia, were put on board him by a Vessel from St. Augustine, where they had got a Passage from the Havanah, being both taken and car- ried in there the first of January last (having sailed from Jamaica 17 Days before) by a French Frigate from St. Domingo, for Bordeaux, who had three large Sugar Ships under her Convoy .- The Pennsylvania Gazette, No. 1575, March 1, 1759.
Fallit vituem specie Vertutis et Umbra. In English.
Vice imposes on the Public under the pretext and mask of Virtue. My dear Countrymen.
Upon perusal of my opponents last performance in support of lotteries, I at first determined not to be led out of my way but to proceed in my principal design of
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discovering to the public, the partiality of the design and unlimited power confer'd by the charter of the Ac- cademy on the trustees. In support of these assertions I give the solemn declaration of the British parliament, by which it appeared that all lotteries were in their opinion unjust, fraudulent and common nuisances the same were the sentiments of the legislature of New- Jersey and this province.
PENNSYLVANICUS. -The Pennsylvania Journal, No. 847, March I, 1759.
Trenton, Feb. 28, 1759.
To prevent imposition, I give this publick notice to all persons who may incline to purchase the house that was James Rutherfords, 1 which the said Rutherford pur- chased of doctor Thomas Cadwalader, situate in Queen Street,? Trenton, that I claim title to the said house and premises thereunto belonging by vertue of a purchase made the 29th of December, 1758, and intend to file my bill in chancery for the same, immediately.
SAMUEL TUCKER, junr.
-The Pennsylvania Journal, No. 847, March I, 1759.
O be sold, at publick Vendue, by the Execu- tors of Joshua Warne, deceased, on the 20th Day of March Instant, and to begin at one o'Clock, in the Forenoon, on the Premises, one good new Fulling-mill, together with all suitable Appurtenances, and with 20 Acres of good Land, and a good Dwelling-House, situate upon one of the Head
1 This property was advertised for sale by Samuel Tucker, in May, 1764, as "late the property and now in possession of Robert Rutherford." For a notice of this tavern and of Robert Rutherford's strange career, see p. 168, ante.
2 Now Broad street.
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Branches of Metawan-Creek, in the South-Ward of the City of Perth-Amboy, in New-Jersey, about seven Miles South of Amboy Ferry, and many Miles Distance from other Fulling-Mills. The Conditions to be reasonable, and to be known at the Day of Sale, by Elizabeth Warne, Executrix, and Thomas and Joshua Warne, Ex- ecutors.
On the first Day of May next, will be sold at public Vendue, at the City of New-Brunswick, in the Province of New-Jersey,
A Certain Tract of Land now in the Tenure and Occupation of Peter Sparling, containing between five and six Hundred Acres, mostly good Wood Land, lying and being in the County of Middlesex and Province of New-Jersey, aforesaid, on George's Road, about five Miles from New- Brunswick, at a Place commonly known by the Name of Oswego; the Lands are esteemed good. An indis- putable Title will be given by the Representatives of Jasper Farmer, deceased.
N. B. Any Person inclining to purchase at private Sale, may apply to Maria Farmer, at her House in Han- over Square, New-York .- The New York Mercury, March 5, 1759.
ARRIVALS. At St. Christophers. Schooner Dolphin, Carman, from Perth Amboy .- The Pennsylvania Gazette, No. 1576, March 8, 1759.
NEW YORK, March 5. His Majesty's Ship Nightingale, bound hence to South Carolina, in going down to the Hook, struck on the Middle Ground, and received so much Damage in her Stern Post, as obliged her to come up on Tuesday last to refit.
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NEW-YORK, March 12.
On Friday, the second Instant, the General Assembly of the Province of New Jersey came to the following Reso- lutions.
Resolved, That One Thousand Men be raised, to act in Conjunction with His Majesty's Regular Forces, the ensu- ing Campaign : And that the said Number of Men shall consist of Volunteers only.
Resolved, That for an Encouragement to the said Volunteers to enter into the said service, there be al- lowed a bounty of £12 to each.
By His EXCELLENCY, GENERAL AMHERST etc, etc.
Whereas a Number of Battoe Men will be wanted 1
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N. B. As I am informed that the Number of Battoe- men, that will be wanted for executing the Service which is intended, cannot be assembled at Albany by the Time prescribed in the above Advertisement; I do hereby think fit to declare, that the Twenty Days Advance Money shall be paid on the 20th of March, instead of the Ioth; and that the Officers, and Men, are to be at Al- bany on the 30th of this Instant, instead of the 20th.
JEFF. AMHERST. New-York, March 3, 1759. -The Pennsylvania Gazette, No. 1577, March 15, 1759.
CUSTOM HOUSE, Philadelphia, INWARD ENTRIES. Sloop Salisbury, Benjamin Batchelor, from Salem.
To be sold by John Jenkins, in Philadelphia, a Lot of Ground, lying in Trenton, most pleasantly situated on the East Side of the main Street, leading to New York,
1 Same as on p. 331, ante.
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being in Front, on the said Street, 512 Feet, which may be divided into ten good Lots for building on, upwards of 50 Feet each Front on said Street, and 166 Feet in Depth; together with the back Land, adjoining the Rear of said Lots, and fronting on a Road of a Pearch wide; whereon is a thriving young Orchard, all of the best grafted Fruit Trees, and may also be divided into Lots, being 700 Feet Front on the said Road, the whole containing about five Acres. Any Person inclining to purchase the Premises, by applying to Moore Furman, Esq; living in Trenton aforesaid, or to the Subscriber, may know the Terms of Sale.
JOHN JENKINS. -The Pennsylvania Gazette, No. 1578, March 22, 1579.
Custom-House, Philadelphia. Entered In. Sloop Little John, John Friend from Piscataway Schooner Resolution, Thomas Simpson from Piscataway.
Outwards. Schooner Resolution, Thomas Simpson for Piscataway .- The Pennsylvania Journal, No. 850, March 22, 1759.
New- York, March 19. On the 15th, His Excellency Governor Bernard, gave his Assent to a Bill, entitled, An Act, for raising One Thousand Volunteers, Officers included, for His Majesty's Service, the ensuing Cam- paign, &c.
By His Excellency Francis Bernard, Esq; Captain General and Governor in Chief of the Province of Nova- Caesarea, or New-Jersey, and Territories thereon de- pending in America, Chancellor and Vice-Admiral in the same, &c.
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A PROCLAMATION.
I T having pleased Almighty GOD, to assist our efforts, in Defence of our Religion and Lib- erty, against the common Enemies of both, and, with a visible Hand, to support the just Cause of His Majesty's Arms, notwithstanding our Un- worthiness: It is our Duty not only to return our sin- cere Thanks for these unmerited Favours, but also to pray for His Grace, that we may be enabled, in some De- gree, to commend ourselves to the further Care of his Divine Providence. Wherefore, I Have thought it proper to appoint ; and I Do, by and with the Advice of His Majesty's Council, appoint Friday the Thirtieth Day of this Instant March, to be a Day of Fasting and Humiliation; whereon all Ministers of the Gospel with- in this Province, with their several Congregations, shall prostrate themselves before the Throne of the Divine Mercy; humbly imploring Forgiveness for our manifold Sins, and earnestly beseech Almighty GOD, to continue his gracious Aid and Assistance to us, who, without Him, are but weak Mortals, until the Work of our De- liverance shall be finished. And I do further command and enjoin all civil Magistrates and Officers, to take Or- der that the said Day be duly observed, as a Day set apart for the Service of GOD ; and that no servile Labour be performed by any Person on the same.
GIVEN under my Hand and Seal at Arms, at the City of PERTH-AMBOY, the Ninth Day of March, in the Thirty-second Year of his Majesty's Reign.
F. BERNARD. By His EXCELLENCY'S Command, CHARLES READ, Secry. GOD Save the KING. -The New York Mercury, March 26, 1759.
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Custom-House, Philadelphia, Outwards. Schooner Poenix, William Pearne for Piscataway.
Cleared. Sloop Little John, John Friend to Piscata- way.
Trenton, March 27, 1759.
The Library Company of Trenton, meets at the house of William Yard in Trenton, on Monday the ninth day of April next at twelve o'clock, to choose their Direc- tors and Treasurer, and to make their ninth annual pay- ment.
MOORE FURMAN, Secretary. -The Pennsylvania Journal, No. 851, March 29, 1759.
To be SOLD or LETT
A Lot of Ground, containing near 50 Acres of Land, in Cole's Town, situated in Waterford Township, Glou- cester County, in West-New-Jersey, 5 Acres whereof is good Meadow, and more may be made, with a constant Stream of Water running through it, 15 or 20 Acres of Wood-land, 5 Acres Orchard, with upwards of 250 Ap- ple Trees, mostly grafted, with a choice Sort of Fruit, besides a Number of other Fruit Trees; the greatest Part within good Post and Cedar Rail Fence. There is on it a good new House, two Stories high, with a good Cellar under the whole; also a large Barn, Hay House, Horse Stable, and Cow Houses, and a good Cyder Press. Any Person inclining to purchase or rent the same, may apply to Ann Tomlinson, or Samuel Burroughs, living near the Premises.
To be SOLD
A House and Lot, in the Town of Greenwich, in the County of Cumberland, West-Jersey. The House is of
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Brick, large and well built, two Stories high, with a large Kitchen, It is conveniently situated for a Store. Also sixteen Acres of Woodland, and two Acres and a Half of Meadow, within three Quarters of a Mile of the same. For Title and Terms, apply to the Subscriber, in the Town of Salem.
Grant Gibbon. - The Pennsylvania Gazette, No. 1579, March 29, 1759.
W HEREAS Martha, the wife of David Ser- geant, of Morris-County, has elop'd from her bed and board, where he ordered her; these are to certify, that the said David Ser- geant, will pay no debts of her contracting after the date hereof, per me DAVID SERGEANT.
N. B. And I do hereby forewarn all persons harbour- ing or trusting the said Martha, as they may expect to answer for it in the law .- The New York Mercury, April 2, 1759.
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