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er, have been as yet, able to extinguish the spirit of liberty in the province of New-Jersey.
New-Jersey, Somerset County, SS. P URSUANT to an Order of the Hon. Frederick Smyth,and John Berrian, Esqrs, Justices of the Supreme Court, of the Province of New-Jersey, upon the Petition of Andrew Leake, an Insolvent Debtor, and the major Part in Value of his Creditors, Notice is hereby given, by the said Petitioners, to all the Creditors of the said Andrew Leake, to shew cause, if any they have, before the Justices aforesaid, at the Chamber of the said Frederick Smyth, Esq; at the City of Perth-Amboy, on Tuesday the Twenty-sixth Day of November next, (being the Day and Place appointed by the Justices for that Purpose,) why an Assignment of the Estate of the said Andrew Leake, should not be made to James M'Evers, John Tay- lor, Jun. William Axtell, and Cornelius Low, jun. or any three of them, Assignees, appointed by the said Creditors, for the Use of all the Creditors of the said Andrew Leake; pursuant to the Prayer of the said Petition, and the said Andrew Leake, be discharged from all his Debts, accord- ing to an Act of the Governor, Council, and General As- sembly, passed in the Fifth Year of the Reign of his pres- ent Majesty, George the Third, entitled, "An Act for the Relief of Insolvent Debtors."
Elizabeth-Town, October 25, 1765. Forty Shillings Reward.
R UN-away from the subscriber, an apprentice lad named Benjamin Meeker; he is about 18 years of age, pretty tall and slim, long brown hair, squints with both eyes; had on when he went away, a light colour'd cloth coat, with yellow buttons and flash cuffs, black waistcoat and breeches, good shoes and stockings, castor
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hat half worn. Whoever takes up and secures said ap- prentice, shall have the above reward paid them by
WILLIAM GRAHAM
Trenton, October 26, 1765.
P URSUANT to an order of two of his majesty's judges of the supreme court for East and West New-Jer- sey, upon the petition of Robert Rutherford, and Hugh M'Cann, insolvent debtors, in Trenton goal, that pursuant to the late act of assembly, for the relief of insolvent debt- ors, they have given inventory upon oath, according to the said act; all persons who have anything to object to the discharge of the said insolvent debtors, are desired to at- tend at Perth-Amboy, on the 26th day of November next, and shew cause, if any they have, why an assignment of their estate should not be made, and they thereupon dis- charged.
ROBERT RUTHERFORD. HUGH M'CANN. -The New York Gazette or Weekly Post Boy, Oc- tober 31, 1765.
At a general Meeting of the Freemen, Inhabitants of the County of Essex, in New-Jersey, at the free Borough of Elizabeth, on the 25th Day of October, in the Year of our Lord 1765, being the Anniversary of the happy Ac- cession of his present Majesty King George the Third, to the Crown of Great-Britain, &c. upon which Occasion the said Freemen unanimously, and with one Voice declared.
F IRST. That they have at all Times heretofore, and ever would bear true Allegiance to his Majesty King George the Third, and his royal Predecessors, and wished to be governed agreeable to the Laws of the Land and the British Constitution, to which they' ever had, and forever most chearfully would submit.
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Secondly. That the Stamp Act, prepared for the Brit- ish Colonies in America, in their Opinion, is unconstitu- tional; and should the same take Place, agreeable to the Tenor of it, would be a manifest Destruction and Over- throw of their long-enjoyed, boasted and invaluable Liberties and Privileges.
Thirdly. That they will, by all lawful Ways and Means, endeavour to preserve and transmit to Posterity, their Liberty and Property, in as full and ample Manner as they received the same from their Ancestors.
Fourthly. That they will discountenance and discour- age by all lawful Measures, the Execution and Effect of the Stamp-Act.
Fifthly. That they will detest, abhor, and hold in the utmost Contempt, all and every Person or Persons, who shall meanly accept of any Employment or Office, relating to the Stamp Act, or shall take any Shelter or Advantage from the same; and all and every Stamp Pimp, Informer, Favourer, and Encourager of the Execution of the said Act; and that they will have no Communication with any such Person, nor speak to them on any Occasion, unless it be to inform them of their Vileness .- Supplement New York Gazette or Weekly Post Boy, October 31, 1765.
[In place of the regular issue of the Pennsylvania Ga- zette for Nov. 7, 1765, No. 1924 is one page,-on which the above extract is found,-headed ] No Stamped Paper to be had.
NEW-YORK, October 24.
On Tuesday evening arrived the ship Edward, capt. William Davis, in nine weeks from London, and six weeks and three days from Falmouth-with whom Major Cary, of the Royal Americans, and his lady; Mr. Webb, another gentleman of the army, Mr. Kendrick, merchant,
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and Mr. Brownjohn, of this city, Mrs. Nichols, of Am- boy, and two or three others came passengers; by some of whom we learn, that Sir HARRY MOORE, governor of this province, was on board the Minerva, capt. Tillet, lying at Portsmouth, and expected to sail from thence about the same time capt. Davis sailed from Falmouth, and there- fore may be daily expected here.
Custom-House, Philadelphia, Entered In. Sloop Lyon, N. Coffin, from Salem.
Cleared. Sloop Polly, W. Bartlett, to Salem.
Gloucester, ss.
PURSUANT to an Act of General Assembly of New- Jersey, lately passed, intituled, "An Act for the relief of Insolvent Debtors," notice is hereby given to the creditors of Isaac Lord, an insolvent debtor, now confined in the goal of Gloucester, that the said debtor intends to take the benefit of the said act, in order to his discharge. And Thursday the Twenty first day of November next, is ap- pointed by the Judges of the court of Common Pleas, to meet at John Rambo's, in Woodberry, to chuse assignees to receive the effects of the said debtor, or shew cause, if any they have, why the said judges should not give him the benefit of the above Act .- The Pennsylvania Journal, No. 1195, October 31, 1765.
T AKEN up by the Subscriber, Two Negro Men, about five Feet eight Inches high, both new Negroes from the River Gambia. Upon examining of them, they say, they belonged to John Gardner, of North-Carolina, the Name of the particular Place they won't tell; one of them speaks a little English, the other not; they call themselves Pompey and Nero. Pompey is the largest of them, and Nero slender. They say they travelled through the Moun- tains from North-Carolina. The Master upon applying
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to the subscriber living in the Town of Shrewsbury, and paying the Charge he has been at, may have them.
Shrewsbury, Nov. 8, 1765. JOHN MORRIS.
W HEREAS William Saunders, an Insolvent Debtor, and the major Part in Value of his Creditors, have presented their Petition to us Daniel Pierson and Jona- than Hampton, Esqrs; two of the Judges of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas for the County of Essex, pray- ing, that the Estate of the said William Saunders, might be delivered to Ebenezer Tingley and Joseph Tingley, to receive and dispose of the same for the Use of all the Creditors of the said William Saunders, and that the Ben- efit of a late Act of the Governor, Council and General Assembly of the Colony of New-Jersey, entitled, "An Act for the Relief of Insolvent Debtors," might be granted unto him the said William Saunders. Notice is hereby given by the Petitioners, to all the Creditors of the said William Saunders, that they be and appear before us the said Judges, or any two of the Judges of the said Court, at the House of Broughton Reynolds, at Elizabeth-Town, on the Ninth Day of December next, at three o'Clock in the Afternoon of the same Day, to shew Cause, if any they have, why the Estate of the said William Saunders, should not be delivered to the said Ebenezer Tingley and Joseph Tingley, pursuant to the Prayer of the said Peti- tion, and the said William Saunders, be thereupon dis- charged, according to the Directions of the said Act.
DANIEL PIERSON JONATHAN HAMPTON
Newark, Nov. 6, 1765.
To be sold on reasonable Terms :
A Very good Farm, containing Two Hundred Acres, lying in East New-Jersey, Middlesex County, in
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the Township of Cranbury, within Two Miles from the Town, where there is a constant Market for all Kinds of Produce. There is on the said Farm, a new House with three Rooms and two Fire Places, a Well of excellent Water, and an Orchard of very good Fruit. The Land is very good either for Grain or Pasture; about One Hundred and Twenty Acres are cleared and in good Fence. Twenty Acres of Swamp may be made very good Meadow, and the Remainder is well timber'd: An indis- putable Title will be made to the Purchaser, by the Sub- scriber, of Shrewsbury, Merchant.
PETER VOORHEES
Monmouth, New-Jersey, 8th Nov. 1765.
County of Middlesex, New-Jersey } s. P URSUANT to an Order of Stephen Skinner and Thomas Gach, Esqrs. two of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas for the County of Middlesex; upon the Petition of John Condon an Insolvent Debtor, and the Majority of his Creditors : Notice is hereby given to all the Creditors of said John Condon, to shew Cause (if any they have) before the said Judges on the 28th In- stant, November, at 2 o'Clock the same Day, at the House of Elijah Dunham, at Perth-Amboy, why an Assign- ment of the Estate of said John Condon, should not be made to such Persons, as shall be appointed, and the said Debtor, discharged, pursuant to an Act of Assembly made this present Year entitled, An Act for the Relief of Insol- vent Debtors .-- The New York Gazette or Weekly Post Boy, November 14, 1765.
New York, Nov. 21. We hear from New-Jersey, that circular Letters are issued out to convene the General Assembly of that Province, at Burlington, on Tuesday
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the 26th Instant .- The New York Gazette or Weekly Post Boy, November 21, 1765.
We are assured, that the GENERAL ASSEMBLY of the Province of New Jersey, meet at Burlington on Tuesday next, conformable to a Request made to the Governor, by the Speaker, and Nine of the Members, for that Pur- pose-The Pennsylvania Gazette, No. 1926, November 21, 1765.
FIVE POUNDS REWARD.
B ROKE out of Elizabeth Town goal, county of Essex, and province of New-Jersey, on Friday night of the 7th instant, one Thomas Gordon, a Scotchman, about six feet high, of a fair complexion, long brown hair, which he generally wears cued; had on when in goal, a snuff coloured thickset coat, a red jacket, black breeches, and white shirt. The said Gordon was confined on a king's action; and (as is supposed) after he had broke the goal, not being contented with his stolen liberty, entered thro' a window, into a bed room of the said house of confine- ment, broke open a chest, out of which he took and car- ried off with him, some money, and papers, besides other things of considerable value.
Whoever takes up said Prisoner, and delivers him to the subscriber so that he may be brought to justice shall have the above reward of five pounds, proclamation money of New-Jersey, paid by Moses Ogden,1 Sheriff.
Borough of Elizabeth, Nov. 8th, 1765.
To be sold, in Somerset county, in New-Jersey, at Bound-Brook, about five miles from Rariton landing :
A very convenient dwelling-house, two stories high, 4 rooms on each floor, a large cellar under the whole
1 Moses Ogden died at Elizabethtown, October 14, 1768, in his 46th year. His oldest daughter, Frances, was married in 1769, to Pierpont Edwards, son of President Jonathan Edwards, of Princeton College.
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house, a convenient kitchen adjoining thereto, large store- house, with other out-houses, a good barn and barrack on the premises; with a large garden well planked in, good bearing fruit orchard, with about 16 acres of good inter- vale and mowing ground; and may if the purchaser pleases have a sufficient quantity of wood land for fire wood about a mile distant; as also a very valuable plan- tation, chiefly low land, contains about 130 acres, binding on Rariton river, and Middle-Creek, and joins Col. Van Horne's low land : As also a grist-mill on a tolerable good stream, and in the very heart of a good wheat coun- try, and several other tempting conveniences, and especi- ally for keeping store, and for erecting a fulling-mill, which is much wanted in that part, as there is none within ten or twelve miles of it, and people at this time feel the want thereof more than ever.
Whoever inclines to purchase all, or any part of the be- fore mentioned premises, may apply to Blamue Lowzada, now living in the first mentioned house or to Hendrick Fisher, also near that place, or to Samson Simson at New- York, executors of the last will and testament of Aaron Lowzada, deceased. The purchaser may have almost what time he pleases for paying the purchase money, on giving security and paying interest for the same. They also desire all those who are indebted to the said estate, either in bond or book debt, that they will make speedy payment, and those who have any demands on said estate, that they will be pleased to send in their accounts that the same may be settled and discharged .- The New York Gazette or Weekly Post Boy, November 28, 1765.
To be SOLD by the Subscriber.
FOUR and a Half Acres of good drained Meadow in Wicacoa, on the Right-hand Side of the Road leading to Gloucester. The whole in good Fence, with a good Bar-
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Burlington Goal, November 19, 1765
ABOUT the latter End of September last was committed to the Goal of the County of Burlington, as a Runaway, a certain Man, who calls himself John Bryan, says he be- longs to one Edward Brumall, in the Town of Oxford, Talbut County,1 and that he is a Nailer by Trade; he is about 5 Feet 3 Inches high, very much Pock-marked, and says he has altered his Dress since he left his Master. This is to give Notice to his Master, if any he has, to come and pay Charges in three Weeks from the Date hereof, other- wise he will be sold for the same, by
EPHRAIM PHILLIPS, Goaler. -The Pennsylvania Gazette, No. 1927, November 28, 1765.
RUN away on the Tenth of November last, from David Ogden of Newark, in East New Jersey, a Servant Man, named James Van Winkle,& aged 26 Years, about 5 Feet IO Inches high, well set, something Pock-pitted in his Face, and speaks English and Low Dutch; he took with him a blue Cloth Coat, two red Vests, one Pair of Leather Breeches, two Pair of Yarn Stockings, two Ozenbrigs Shirts and a Gun. It is probable he is either gone to his Father Van Winkle, who lives in Bucks County, Pennsyl- vania, or to Philadelphia, with an Intent to go to Sea as a Sailor. One John Fry, lately run away from a Man of War at New York, went with him. Whoever takes up said Servant, and secures him in any of his Majesty's
1 Maryland.
2 Probably a grandson of Johannis Van Winkle, b. Aug. 18, 1682, at Acquackanonk, and removed about 1720 to near Springfield, whence some of his children went to New Britain, west of Elizabeth. See History of Paterson, N. J., by William Nelson, p. 95.
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Goals, so that his Master may have him again, shall have a Reward of Five Pounds, and reasonable Charges, paid by
DAVID OGDEN.
-The Pennsylvania Gazette, No. 1928, December 5, 1765.
Tuesday last, about 2 o'clock in the afternoon, a shal- lop with ten persons on board, set sail from this city for Mount Holly, but about 3 o'clock the wind suddenly shifted from N. E. to W. came on a hard squal, which overset the boat at a place called Reedy-Island bar, about seven miles up the river, when five persons, viz. Edward Mullin, master of the boat and his wife, Mrs. Elizabeth Hoffman, Julia Ewing, and Mary Mc. Culloch were drowned; the other five, viz. Aaron Bryan, and his wife, John Minroe, James Parker, and James Burtiloe were saved.
THIS is to give notice to all the creditors of James Gas- kell & Caleb Conroe, insolvent debtors, imprisoned in the goal of Burlington, to appear on the 29th instant at Bur- lington, before Robert Smith and Thomas Rodman, Esqrs; to shew cause, if any such they have, why said Gaskell and Conroe shall not assign over all and singular their estates, whether real or personal to Joseph Hew- lings and Walter Reeves, intrust for the use and behalf of their creditors .- The Pennsylvania Journal, No. 1200, December 5, 1765.
Hunterdon PURSUANT to an act of general assembly County, ss. of this province, instituted "an act for the relief of insolvent debtors." Notice is hereby given to the creditors of Anthony Marshal, an insolvent debtor, now confined in the goal of Trenton,
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that Friday the 20th instant, is appointed by William Morris and William Clayton, Esqrs; judges of the in- ferior court of common please for his discharge, when the said creditors are desired to appear, and shew cause, if any they have, why the said debtor should not have the benefit of the said act.
Trenton, Nov. 29th, 1765.
-The Pennsylvania Journal, No. 1200, December 5, 1765.
EXTRACT from the minutes of the Assembly heid at Burlington, New-Jersey, November 27th, 1765.
Ordered,
T hat Mr. Leaming and Mr. Hoghland do wait on his Excellency, and acquaint him, that a sufficient num- her of members to proceed on business are met, and ready to receive any thing he may please to lay before them.
Mr. Leaming reported, That Mr. Hoghland and him- self, had waited on his Excellency, according to order, who was pleased to say, that he had no particular com- mands of the crown, or other public business, which made a meeting of the legislature immediately necessary; but that he had, with the advice of the council, summoned the General Assembly to meet at this juncture, upon a re- quest in writing from the speaker and nine members of the house of Representatives; and that he was now ready to receive any thing they had to communicate for the ad- vantage of the province.
Thursday, November 28, 1765. The House met.
The Speaker having offered to resign his seat, with the leave of the house, presented a paper, containing the rea- sons for the house being called, and his request to resign his seat; which being read, the house adjourn'd for an hour, to consider of the speaker's proposal.
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The house met.
And the paper offered by Mr. Speaker, being again read and considered,
Resolved, Nemine Contradicente,
That the said resignation be accepted; and that the said paper be entered upon the journal of this house; and the same is as follows :
Gentlemen :
T HE present meeting is in consequence of an application of myself and several members of this house, to his Excellency ; who was pleased at our desire to appoint it. The house have now an opportunity to .consider deliberately on the best methods to procure relief from the late acts . of parliament; an affair of as delicate a nature, and of as much importance ; as ever came before the representatives of this, or any other colony.
The Gentlemen appointed to attend at the congress at New York, will lay before you, the several addresses agreed to there; whereby you may judge, whether our joining in the general address is so likely to produce an alleviation of the burthens we so justly complain of.
I was clearly of opinion, that separate addresses from each colony, would have a greater probability of succeeding, and therefore I declined signing them ; considering that as a majority of your commissioners had joined therein, the province would partake of all the benefits resulting from the general addresses; and if this honse should not adopt the sentiments of the congress, they might be at liberty to make a separate application to the crown.
I am so unhappy as to find, that my conduct, which was the consequence of this opinion, formed on the most deliberate, impartial, and disinterested reasoning on the subject, has been put in an unfavorable light, and has made me the object of too general a resentment: I trust, that Providence will in due time make the rectitude of my heart, and my inviolable affection to my country, appear in a fair light to the world; and that my sole aim was the happiness of New-Jersey. But as at present there appears a great dissatisfaction at my conduct, which has spread even among some of my constituents, whom I have served many years in General Assembly, to the utmost of my abilities; I beg leave of the house to resign ny seat in it; whereby my constituents may have an opportunity of sending another per- son in my room, who may act more agreeable to their present sentiments ; tho' I am well assured, that no person can be found, who will study their welfare more sincerely, nor pursue it with more steadiness or integrity than I have done; I thank them for the confidence their frequent elections has shown they placed in me, and which I never abused ; and hope, that those with whom I have differed in opinion, will have charity enough to impute it to error in judgment only, to which all men are liable. As I have fre-
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quently experienced the good disposition of this house towards me, I hope they will indulge me. by accepting the resignation of my seat in the house; and with ordering this short and true account of my conduct to be entered on their Journals.
[In consequence of the above, the members proceeded to the choice of a new Speaker, and, after the usual form, unanimously chose CORTLAND SKINNER, Esq; who was conducted to, and placed in the chair accordingly.]
A Message from his Excellency by Mr. Secretary Read.
Gentlemen,
T HE Secretary will lay before you a letter I have received from the Governor of Quebec, with an account of the loss sustained in the city of Montreal, by the late dreadful fire. The case of the unhappy sufferers i's truly deplorable, and cannot fail exciting in every humane breast the utmost compassion. Private contributions can avail but little where the loss is so very considerable. Applications are therefore made to the legislatures of the several colonies, and it is not to be doubted but that from motives of good policy, as well as of religion and Immanity, they will think it highly expedient to grant some relief to our fellow subjects in that province.
Burlington, Nov. 28, 1765.
WILLIAM FRANKLIN.
Friday, November 29, 1765. The House met.
Mr. Fisher, one of the committee appointed to attend the late congress, at New-York, made the following re- port, viz.
"Mr. Ogden, Mr. Borden and myself, being requested by a number of the members of this house, convened at the house of Mr. Spronl, in the county of Middlesex, to meet the congress then sitting at New-York ; and to join in such measures as might be likely to obtain a repeal of the late acts of parlia- ment, particularly that called the Stamp Act, did accordingly repair to New- York, and joined said congress, and came to the following conclusions.
And, first, agreed upon a set of resolves, or rather declarations, of the most essential rights of the colonies.
Secondly. In an humble and dutiful address to his majesty, and both houses of parliament; which Mr. Borden and myself, joined in signing, in behalf of this colony; and one copy was transmitted before the congress broke up, and the other gentlemen undertook to send others; which we expect they have done accordingly ; and we are now ready to report the proceedings, when the house will be pleased to receive them."
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The report was immediately made, which the house considered, and approved by the following vote.
Resolved, Nemine Contradicente, That this house do approve of the pro- ceedings of the congress at New-York ; and that the thanks of this house be given to Hendrick Fisher, and Joseph Borden, Esqrs; for their faithful and judicious discharge of the trust reposed in them.
Whereupon Mr. Speaker gave the thanks of the house to those gentlemen accordingly, being in their places.
To which the gentlemen made the following reply, de- livered by Mr. Fisher.
"Mr. Speaker.
Mr. Borden and myself beg leave to assure this house, that in the trust reposed in us, we have done no more than what was our indispensable duty, and that we conceive ourselves exceedingly happy, that what we have done is so unanimously approved of by this honourable house."
Saturday November 30, 1765.
W HEREAS the late act of parliament called the Stamp Act, is found to be utterly subversive of privileges inherent and originally secured by grants and confirmations from the crown of Great Britain to the settlers of this colony, in duty therefore to ourselves, our constituents and posterity, this House think it absolutely necessary to leave the following resolves on our minutes.
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