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Jonathan Robeson.
-The Pennsylvania Gazette, No. 1717, November 19, 1761.
Strayed or stolen from the Subscriber, living in Ches- ter Township, Burlington County, near the Lower Ferry on Ancocus Creek, on the 13th Instant at Night, a light grey Horse, about 14 Hands and an Half high, with a Saddle and Bridle, the Saddle about half worn, with a Buckskin Seat and Leather Housings; the Horse is a natural Pacer, neither Brand nor Ear-mark, about 6 Years old, no Shoes on, a switch Tail, his Mane hangs on
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the off Side. Whoever takes up and secures said Horse, if strayed, shall have Thirty Shillings Reward, and if stolen, and the Thief apprehended and brought to Jus- tice, Five Pounds.Reward, paid by
WILLIAM ALLEN.
To be sold by the Subscriber, living in Second-street opposite the Baptist-Meeting-house.
I. A Three Story commodious Brick Dwelling-house, situate on the Corner of Sassafras (or Race) and Sec- ond.
2. A Lot of Ground.
3. A Water Lot.
4. A Tract containing 200 Acres of Woodland, on Pohatcong-Creek, in East New Jersey. For Title and Terms, apply to
GEORGE DILLWYN.
-The Pennsylvania Gasette, No. 1717, November 19, 1761.
Custom-House, Philadelphia, Cleared. Schooner Resolution, Edward Sarjent, to Piscataway .- The Penn- sylvania Journal, No. 989, November 19, 1761.
To His Excellency Josiah Hardy, Esq;
Captain General, and Governor in Chief, in and over His Majesty's Province of Nova-Caesarea or New-Jersey, and Territories thereon depending in America, Chancel- lor and Vice-Admiral in the same, &c. &c.
The Address of the Episcopal Clergy in the said Prov- ince.
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May it please your Excellency,
A NIMATED with the most grateful sentiments to the best of Kings, for appointing one of your excellency's amiable character, to succeed our late worthy governor in ruling this province, we, the clergy of the church of England, as by law estab- lished, beg leave to congratulate your excellency on re- ceiving this distinguishing mark of the royal favour, and on your safe arrival with your lady and family, at this critical juncture, when to the common danger, of the seas, must be added that of an enraged, revengeful and despairing enemy, infesting the british and american coasts.
As the signal piety of our King assures us, that your virtues were one principal inducement in the constituting your excellency representative of his royal person in this province: So we cannot entertain the least doubt, but in imitation of his illustrious example, your excellency will esteem it the highest honour to be the guardian of religion as well as the laws: and that the hands of the clergy may be continually strengthened in the great and important duties of their calling, by the weight of your countenance and authority.
The church of england, always faithful and steady in their attachments to our admirable form of government, cannot fail of your excellency's protection, and support in all her privileges: And we presume to engage to your excellency, that we will on our part, agreeably to our sacred obligations, constantly inculcate loyalty to our good and glorious sovereign, and the most ardent affec- tion for our happy constitution, while at the same time, we shall do everything in our power to contribute to the ease and honour of your excellency's administration.
That your excellency may long be a blessing to the
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people committed to your care, and enjoying the auspi- cious smiles of a gracious King here on earth, may very late exchange the temporary laurel for an immortal crown of glory above, is the devout prayer of,
Sir, Your Excellency's Most Obedient Humble Servants.
Isaac Browne,' Colin Campbell,2 Samuel Cooke,3 Thomas B. Chandler, 4 Robert M'Kean,5 Andrew Norton."
1 The Rev. Isaac Browne was Rector of Trinity Church, Newark.
2 The Rev. Colin Campbell was Rector of St. Mary's Church, Burling- ton.
3 The Rev. Samuel Cooke, a graduate of Caius College, Cambridge, was appointed by the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts to succeed the Rev. Thomas Thompson as missionary to the Episcopal churches in Monmouth county, and arrived there in September, 1701. He attended a Convention of the Episcopal clergy of Pennsylvania in 1760, and was recognized as an influential member of his denomination in New Jersey. He continued in charge of the Epis- copal churches in Shrewsbury, Freehold and Middletown until the Rev- olution. He sailed with the Rev. Myles Cooper and the Rev. T. B. Chandler, on May 24, 1775, for Bristol, England. On his return he took up his residence in New York, where he became a deputy chaplain to the Guards. In 1785 he settled at Frederickton, New Brunswick, as the first Rector of the church at that place. In 1791 he was Commis- sary to the Bishop of Nova Scotia. He was drowned in crossing the river St. John, in a birch bark canoe, in 1795. His wife was Graham, daughter of Michael Kearny, of Perth Amboy. His son perished with him. Lydia, his fifth daughter, died at Frederickton in 1846, aged 76; Jsabella, the last survivor of the family, died at the same city in 1848. She was the widow of Col. Harris William Hales.
4 The Rev. Thomas Bradbury Chandler, the famous advocate of an American Episcopacy, was Rector of St. John's Church, Elizabethtown.
5 The Rev. Robert Mckean was the well-known missionary at New Brunswick, and afterwards at Perth Amboy.
^ The Rev. Andrew Morton (not Norton) was an itinerant missionary in New Jersey as early as 1760, having been sent out by the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts. He was commended for his shrewdness in persuading "the people to obligate themselves to do such and such things for him so that he has a legal demand on them for ye same when he discharges his duty." In 1764 he had some difficulty with a Mr. Garrison, who claimed that Mr. Morton had wronged his daughter; but having been confronted by Mr. Morton and a Mr. Steuart at Trenton, Mr. Garrison withdrew his charge. However. the affair apparently impaired Mr. Morton's usefulness. His field of service seems to have been in the western part of New Jersey.
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To which His Excellency was pleased to Return the following Answer.
Gentlemen,
Y OUR congratulations on my appointment to the government of this province, as also on mine and my family's safe arrival, demand my sincerest thanks.
The assurances you give me of inculcating loyalty to our gracious Sovereign cannot but be very pleasing to me, and you may depend that I shall always protect, and support the church of England in all her privileges.
JOSIAH HARDY.
Perth-Amboy,
Nov. 13, 1761.
To be sold or rented, by SAMUEL JOHNSTON,
Of Kingwood in Hunterdon County, and Province of New-Jersey;
A Furnace almost new, well built, with a large coal house; a good dwelling house for a manager to live in, several homes for carters, founders, &c. &c. with 3000 acres of wood land, extremely well timbered; near the center of which the furnace stands, the iron mines within a quarter of a mile of the furnace; the quality of the pigs it hath produced, is well known to be as good for making bar iron, as any in America. With the furnace, will be sold or let, one fourth part of another iron mine, about 8 miles from said furnace, which has been tried, proves rich and easy melted, and makes choice bar iron; the furnace is situate in a fine country, where provisions are plenty and reasonable, and at an equal distance from Philadel- phia and New York; a good plantation already cleared,
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and a considerble quantity of medow cleared, and in good fence.
Likewise a forge lately rebuilt with three fires, situate on the south branch of Rariton, a fine stream of water sufficient in the dryest season, with near 1000 acres of good wood-land, mostly well timbered, a good coal house, houses for forgemen, a large stone house two stories high, for a manager; with stables, barracks, &c. and if necessary fifty acres of choice meadow.
Also two tracts of land, one of 1000, the other of 1500 acres, situate on the valuable river Musconetcung; on each of which there is a conveniency for building a forge within 8 miles of 3 furnaces, both tracts extremely well timbered. Any person inclining to purchase the whole or part of the premises aforesaid, by applying to the said Samuel Johnston, may view the same, be convinced of the title, and on paying one fourth of the purchase money, have any reasonable time for the payment of rest upon interest.
For further particulars, enquire of W. Kelly, in New- York .- The New York Mercury, November 23, 1761.
The several petitions from Hunterdon, Morris and Sus- sex, and Edward Broadfield, against the Erecting of Pounds, &c. in the River Delaware, for the catching of Fish, and obstructing the Navigation, were read the sec- ond Time, and referred till next Session, that it may be seen what the Legislature of Pennsylvania may do on the Occasion; as it is probable nothing can be effectually done without their Assistance, and because it has not ap- peared to this House, that any of the Parties concerned in erecting the said Pounds have had Notice of the Ap- plication against them; and if it appears at the next Ses- sion that public Notice has been given in the News-
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papers of this Application, and nothing then appears against it,
Ordered, That the Members of Hunterdon have Leave to bring in a Bill, pursuant to the Prayer of the said Petitions.
NEW-JERSEY. To all whom it may concern. Please to take Notice, that you appear, at the next Meeting of the Assembly of this Province, to show Cause (if any there be) why a Bill shall not pass, to prevent the Destruction of Fish by Pounds in the River Delaware, agreeable to the Act passed in Pennsylvania and pursuant to the above Minute.
W. Morris, Benj. Biles. -The Pennsylvania Gazette, No. 1718, November 26, 1761.
RUN-away, from Lieut. Shute, of the New-Jersey Regi- ment, living at Greenwich, in Salem County, West Jer- sey; an indented Servant Man, named John Rigar, a Ger- man by birth, about 26 Years of Age, 5 Feet 6 Inches high, speaks pretty good English; and had on when he went away, an old Red Coat and Breeches, white flannel Jacket: Whoever brings him to said Shute, or to Andrew Smith, Esq; at Amboy, shall receive Three Pounds Cur- rency Reward, and all necesary Charges. Note, He com- monly is called Prussia (from his Country) and is sup- posed to have gone towards Redding Town in the Jer- sey.
New York, November 30. For the Addresses of the Corporation of New-Brunswick, to their Excellencies Josiah Hardy, and Thomas Boone, Esqrs, see the last Page of this Paper.
The Humble ADDRESS of the Corporation of New- Brunswick, presented the 30th of October, 1761.
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To His Excellency JOSIAH HARDY, Esq; Captain Gen- eral, and Governor in Chief in and over His Majesty's Province of New-Jersey, and Territories thereon depend- ing in America, Vice Admiral and Chancellor in the same, &c.
May it please your Excellency,
T HE Mayor, Recorder, Aldermen, and Com- mon Council of the City of New-Brunswick, intreat your Excellency's Permission to con- gratulate your Excellency on your safe Ar- rival to this your Government.
YOUR Appointment, Sir, to this eminent Station, by his present Majesty our most gracious Sovereign, whose princely Virtues so justly makes him the Joy and Delight of his People, gives them, and all his Majesty's Subjects in this Province, Reason to rejoice in a certain Reliance of Protection in the Enjoyment of all their Rights and Liberties, and that the promoting their Happiness and Welfare will be the chief End of your Excellency's Care.
As these Reflections leaves them no Room to doubt that your Excellency will meet with equal Marks of Duty and Gratitude from his Majesty's faithful Subjects in this Province in general; so we, in our particular Sphere, shall, on all Occasions, endeavour to make your Excel- lency's Administration easy and agreeable.
To which his Excellency was pleased to make the fol -. lowing ANSWER.
Gentlemen,
I RETURN you my sincere Thanks for your kind Congratulations on my safe Arrival in this Country.
If any Thing can add to my Happiness in being appointed to the Government of this Province by the best of Kings, it will be in the Success of my Endeav-
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ours to promote the Welfare of the People committed to my Charge.
THE City of New-Brunswick may be assured of my best Wishes.
JOSIAH HARDY.
New-Brunswick, Nov. 2, 1761.
The Humble ADDRESS of the Corporation of New- Brunswick.
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To his Excellency THOMAS BOONE, Esq; Captain Gen- eral, and Governor in Chief in and over His Majesty's Province of South Carolina, &c.
May it please your Excellency,
T HE Mayor, Recorder, Aldermen, and Com- mon Council of the City of New-Brunswick, impressed with a due Sense of that just and impartial Exertion of the Powers of Govern- ment with which your Excellency was invested in this Province, humbly beg your Excellency's Permission to say, That the supporting the Dignity of your Station, in maintaining the King's Honour, and promoting his Ser- vice, as well as preserving to them and all his Majesty's Good Subjects in this Province, the peaceable and un- interrupted Enjoyment of their Civil and Religious Rights and Privileges, hath been equally Remarkable in your Excellency's Conduct in the Course of your Ad- ministration,
IT gives them a particular Pleasure, Sir, that since it hath pleased His Majesty to remove you from this Sta- tion to promote you, in some Respects, it may be said, to a more considerable and respectable Government, which they consider as a fresh Instance of Royal Favour, and which may also be more agreeable to your Excel- lency's own Inclination.
MAY the Divine Providence preserve and conduct you
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safe to the People of your Department; and that you may meet with a Reception from them suitable to your Merit.
YOUR Excellency will be pleased to accept these sin- cere Sentiments from this Corporation, as the small Trib- ute of their Acknowledgment, for your past Favours, and as a Mark of that Veneration and esteem which they re- tain of your amiable Character, and distinguished Vir- tues.
To which His Excellency was pleased to make the fol- lowing ANSWER
M Y Intentions, Gentlemen, for the Province in general, and this Corporation in Particu- lar, were such that I can receive your Ac- knowledgments with Pleasure, and set a Value upon this last Testimony of your Approbation.
T. BOONE. - The New York Mercury, November 30, 1761.
Custom-House, Philadelphia, Entered In. Sloop Sal- isbury, Benjamin Batchelor, from Salem. Brig Harle- quin, John Bottenham, from Piscataway .- The Pennsyl- vania Journal, No 991, December 3, 1761.
To be SOLD, at publick Vendue
At the House of Mr. John Shaw, in Burlington, on Friday, the 18th Day of this inst, December, at Three o'Clock in the Afternoon.
A PLANTATION, situate on Ancocus Creek, adjoining Coxe's Ferry, containing 202 Acres, with convenient Buildings thereon; now in the Tenure of Jonathan Coxe. Credit will be given for Part of the Purchase Money, which will be more fully declared at the Time of Sale: The Buyer may enter into Possession the 25th of March next.
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TO BE SOLD.
A Plantation, lying upon George's Road, Middlesex County, in the Province of New Jersey, 7 Miles from Brunswick, and about the same Distance from Kings- ton and Cranberry, containing 300 Acres, with a good House and Barn, a large bearing Orchard, and plenty of good Timber for sawing and Stave-making, with a con- venient Stream through the Swamp, for a double geared Mill; forty Acres of excellent Meadow may be made on the Premises, and the Clearing very easy. For Terms of Sale, enquire of John Lawrence, in Philadelphia, or Mr. Samuel Oakson, at the Long Bridge Farm.
Run away on the 28th ult; from Charles Moore, An Apprentice Lad, named William Moore, by Trade a Hat- ter, about 19 Years of Age, 5 Feet, 9 Inches high, wore his own Hair, tied behind with a Ribbon: Had on a blue Coat, Jacket and Breeches, good Shoes and Stockings. He was seen in Trenton the Day after he went away. Whoever takes up and secures said Lad, in any Goal, so that his Master may have him again, shall have Thirty Shillings Reward, paid by me.
Charles Moore.
N. B. All Persons are forewarned not to harbour said Apprentice at their Peril .- The Pennsylvania Gazette, No. 1719, December 3, 1761.
WE in the English Neighbourhood in the County of Bergen, desire, That if any single Man has a Mind to come there to keep School, he may apply to them .- The New York Mercury, December 7, .1761.
Philadelphia, December 3, 1761 1
FIVE POUNDS Reward.
Stolen from Brunswick Ferry, on Saturday Night, the
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28th of November last, A good Saddle and Bridle, a Pair of Saddle-bags with 37 Dollars in them, three Shirts and three Pair of Stockings. The Man who stole them was seen at Ashton's Ferry, in this Town, on Tuesday Night, the 2d Instant. He is a likely Man, named John Arm- strong, but sometimes calls himself John Wilson, about 5 Feet, 9 Inches high, with black curled Hair, a little Pock-marked, with a Scar on one of his Cheeks: Had on a blue Coat, white Swanskin lapelled Jacket, and Leather Breeches. Whoever takes him up, and secures him, shall have the above Reward, and all reasonable Charges, paid by Francis Holeman, at Brunswick Ferry, or John Butler, at the Corner of Fourth-street, in Chest- nut-street, Philadelphia.
To be SOLD
A Tract of Land, in Mansfield Woodhouse, in Sussex County, New Jersey, containing 900 Acres, plenty of good Timber on said Tract, several fine Springs, and a fine Creek running through the same, may be divided into three or four Plantations, as may best suit the Pur- chasers. Also a Plantation, about six Miles above Eas- ton, containing about 270 Acres; hath on it a good Log- house, two good Barracks, and a fine Orchard of 400 Apple Trees, Half of which is fine Grass; about 15 Acres of English Meadow already made, and as much more may. be made; and about forty Acres of Plow Land already cleared, and in good Fence; several fine Springs near the House, and a fine Creek running through the Planta- tion. Any Person inclining to purchase, may know the Terms by applying to
Richard Shackleton.
CUSTOM HOUSE, Philadelphia, INWARD ENTRIES. Sloop Martha and Hannah, W. Kilgore, Salem.
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Notice is hereby given to Alexander Martin, Merchant in Salisbury, North Carolina, that his Father, Hugh Mar- tin of Hunterdon County, New-Jersey, died the 9th of March last, and left him and his Brother James his Exec- utors; wherefore said Alexander Martin, if not incon- venient to his Business, is desired to return home, to settle his late Father's Affairs; but if his coming should be attended with any Disadvantage to him, he is re- quested not to come, by his Mother.
Jane Martin. -The Pennsylvania Gazette, No. 1720, December 10, 1761.
TO BE SOLD, By the Subscribers.
The following settled Plantations and Tracts of Land in the township of Tenicum, and County of Bucks, in Pennsylvania, about Thirty five or Forty Miles from Philadelphia laying on and near the River Delaware, viz. 261 ACRES of Land
Also three Tracts of Land in West-Jersey, Paulins- kiln River, two of which Tracts, viz. 678 Acres now in the Possession of Uriah Dildine, and 513 Acres in the Pos- session of John Heaton, jun. are settled; the other Wood Land.
Also to be Leased, a Farm containing 302 Acres well improved, now in the Possession of Edward Marshall.
Also to be sold a Quantity of third and fourth divided West-Jersey Rights. All the above Farms are under Lease, to the present Possessors, only till the first Day of next April, and is free of all Quit-Rents and other In- cumberances and will be disposed of on easy Terms of Payment. Whoever inclines to purchase any of the above Places, must apply to Richard Stevens, at Phila- delphia, or William Pidgeon, at Trenton, who will also
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give their Attendance the first three Days of every Month, at the House of the Widow Baley's on Delaware, adjoining to David Newburn's Ferry on said Tracts in Tenicum Township .- The Pennsylvania Journal, No. 992, December 10, 1761.
To be Sold by the Subscriber, the following pieces of Ground, beginning at a corner of a road, leading from Gloucester-Point to Philadelphia thence North 2 de- grees, West 16 perches, thence North 2 degrees East 2 perches to Jonas Keallers land, adjoining land of Jacob Viney, North 60 degrees, West 15 perches thence North 7 degrees, East 67 perches to land of William Plumsted Esq: thence by said Plumsted's land North 63 degrees West to Land sold to Matthias Culp thence by said Culp's Land West 2 Perches thence south 63 Degrees East to a Lane reserved for the use of Culp and Dowell containing 3 Acres 100 Perches be the same more or less.
JUDAH FOULK. - The Pennsylvania Journal, No. 992, December 10, 1761.
Custom-House, Philadelphia, Entered In. Sloop Mar- tha and Hannah, William Kilgore from Salem .- The Pennsylvania Journal, No. 992, December 10, 1761.
To be Sold and may be entered on the first of April next; Two Plantations or Farms, one called Bellemont, whereon the late Mr. Daniel Cox lived, situate on the River Delaware, on which it has an extent of at least a Mile. The Mansion-house is in good repair and very convenient either for a Gentleman or Farmer, and has four Rooms on one Floor, all with Fire Places, and good Cellars under the whole, partitioned into four Parts; also a large commodious Kitchen adjoining the House
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with two lodging Rooms for Servants. There is besides a large new Barn well finished and several Out-houses, as a Smoak-house, Wash-house, &c. the place contains about 540 Acres of excellent Upland, Lowland and Meadow, well known for its Fertility and Riches both for Grass and Grain.
The other plantation contains about 507 Acres, is ad- joining to and lying below the above place, and has also a Front on the Delaware of near a Mile, and is separated from the above Farm only by a Creek which is a very convenient and safe Harbour for Boats of all Kinds, either for ferrying over to Pennsylvania, or transporting the Country produce to Trenton or Philadelphia; it has about 100 Acres cleared, most of it Lowland with a small House, Barn and Orchard, and is Patent for a Ferry; to which there is a Road opened from Pennington, and the Land on the Pennsylvania Shore is purchased to secure a convenient Landing; both the above Farms are within 12 Miles of Trenton and 30 of Philadelphia by good Road. An indisputable Title will be given, and the greatest part of the purchase Money may remain some Years at Interest. For Terms apply to Mr. WILLIAM COXE at Philadelphia, or Mr. DANIEL COXE, at Tren- ton. 1
WHEREAS the Partnership between Robert and Jacob Hooper is dissolved, all persons indebted to said Part- nership by bond or otherwise, are desired to make pay- ment by the first Day of january next and all those who have any demands against said Partnership are desired to send in their Accounts to Robert Lettis Hooper, junr. in Trenton for payment.
To be sold by the said Robert Lettis Hooper junr. West-india and Philadelphia Rum by the Hogshead.
1 For sketch of the Coxe family, see N. J. Archives, X., 225-227, note.
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Wine by the quarter cask and sugar in small barrells .- The Pennsylvania Journal, No. 992, December 10, 1761.
The subscriber having lived at the King's- Arms and Fountain tavern, in New-York, as a waiter, have taken the house wherein James Thompson lived, in New-Brunswick, now the sign of the White Hart, and has a compleat house and stable, where all gentlemen travellers that will be pleased to favour him with their custom, will meet with genteel accommodations, by their Most Obedient Servant
MICHAEL DUFF.
FIVE POUNDS, Reward,
F OR apprehending a certain man, who calls himself Thomas Partridge, and sometimes Wilson: He carried off the 28th of Novem- ber, from New-Brunswick Ferry, a saddle bags belonging to Eliphelat Plat, of Long-Island, con- taining 37 dollars, and some linnen, &c. Whoever takes up and secures the said fellow so that he may be brought to justice, shall have the above reward paid by Francis Holeman, at Brunswick, or Eliphelat Plat, on Long- Island: He is about 5 feet 9 inches high, with black curled hair, is a little pitted with the small pox, and has a large scar on one side of his cheeks .- The New York Mercury, December 14, 1761.
The Ship Nancy, Capt. Brice from New-York for this Port, is ashore near Cape May, but it is thought will be got off.
The Subscriber begs Leave to inform the Publick, that he has removed from the House he lately lived in, the Sign of the Red Lion in New Brunswick, near the
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