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The same Night, we hear, two Negroe Men, who had been to Mill at Brandywine, in an open Boat, attempting to get home again, were blown out of Christine Creek, and drove over to the Jersey Side, near Kearney's Land-
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ing, where they were both drowned, and their Bodies found on the Shore.
To be SOLD, by way of public vendue, on Wednesday, the first day of April, a Plantation, containing III acres and a half of land, 50 acres of clear plow land; a new house, partly finished, 41 feet front, 25 feet deep, a cellar under the whole; there are five fire-places, three rooms below, and three above, an entry through the house, a kitchen 15 feet square, a barn 20 feet front, and 30 feet deep, a good stone well, garden and young orchard. There has been a tavern kept there these 7 years; it lies in Maidenhead, one mile and a half from Trenton, on the post road leading from Philadelphia to New-York. The plantation to be paid for in three yearly payments, though the buyer may have longer time, on paying Interest, and giving good security. There will likewise be sold two horses, beds and bedding, many other kinds of houshold furniture, and farming utensils, and the winter crop in the ground. If the plantation is not sold, it will be lett on the aforesaid day, when due attendance will be given, by
JAMES HANKINSON, and KENNETH HANKINSON.
Just published, in one Volume Octavo, and to be sold by D. HALL, at the New Printing-Office, in Market-street, Philadelphia, Price, bound in Calf 125. 6d. in Sheep 125,
THE HISTORY of the COLONY of NOVA CÆSA- REA, or NEW-JERSEY. Containing, An Account of its FIRST SETTLEMENT; progressive IMPROVEMENTS; the Original and Present CONSTITUTION, and other EVENTS to the Year 1721. With some Particulars since, and, A short View of its PRESENT STATE.
By SAMUEL SMITH.
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To BE SOLD,
ABOUT 500 acres of land, known by the name of the COLD SPRING LAND, situate in the township of Oxford, in the county of Sussex,1 New-Jersey, about two miles from Delaware, and three or four from Oxford furnace, in the neighbourhood of several other iron-works and mills, and in a country, of late years, very much improved; adjoins land formerly surveyed to Samuel Atkinson, Joseph Hull, John Reading and others. There is a log dwelling-house, and other buildings, on the said land, a considerable part of it cleared, and in fence, some meadow made, and more may be added. The tract is part of a survey made to Thomas Boulby, in the year 1729, and part of the estate of Paul Watkins, of Burlington, some years since deceased, for the use of whose heirs in Eng- land it is directed to be sold. For terms of sale, or infor- mation respecting the title, please to apply to the sub- scribers, in the city of Burlington, or if inclined to view the lines, to JAMES HAYES, living on Scott's Mountain, near the premises.
JOHN HOSKINS, DANIEL SMITH, junior.
WHEREAS MARY HARRIS, the wife of John Harris, in Burlington, hath eloped from her said husband; these are to forewarn all persons from trusting her on my ac- count, as I will pay no debts of her contracting from the date hereof.
JOHN HARRIS.
To BE SOLD,
A VALUABLE plantation, containing 340 acres of land, situate on the river Delaware, in Gloucester county, in the province of West New-Jersey, within 20 miles of
1 Now in Warren County.
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Philadelphia, and directly opposite to Marcus Hook, hav- ing thereon a good dwelling-house, barn, stables, out- houses, and a good orchard, 125 acres cleared, and mostly under good fence, 75 acres of which is marsh meadow, in good order, well ditched and drained, and 45 acres more (already within bank) may easily be made, the up- land may be manured with mud from the marsh, with great ease.
Four acres of good cedar swamp, well covered with timber, situate about 3 miles from the above described tract.
One third part of Oldman's Creek Island, containing 149 acres.
Three two story brick houses (each 14 feet front) sit- uate in Philadelphia, on the south side of Vine-street, be- tween Front and Second-streets. Any person inclining to purchase, may know the terms of sale, by applying to WILLIAM BROWN, living on the first above described premises, or to WHITEHEAD JONES, at the upper end of Market-street, in Philadelphia .- The Pennsylvania Ga- zette, No. 1994, March 12, 1767.
AMERICANUS,
*This little Nagg who always was a willing titt, is the identical little animal that ran in consort with George Grenville's STAMP-ACT against the noted old steed LIBERTY, who was rode by the famous WILL PITT
TO BE SOLD,
By the subscriber, now living on the premises, A PLAN- TATION, containing 200 acres of land, it is accommodated with a genteel brick dwelling house, 40 by 48 feet, two story high, four rooms on a floor, with a large handsome stair case and entry, with cellars under the whole building,
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and a court yard on each front of the house, one fronting down the river Delaware to the ferry, thro' a large hand- some avenue of English cherry trees, the other fronting up the river to Trenton, with a large brick kitchen 30 by 20 feet, two story high, with a well in it, and four hand- some appartments above for servants, also a good barn 40 by 38 feet, with a plank floor and stables for ten horses; also a good stone smoak-house, chaise house, poultry- house and all other useful buildings, to accommodate the same with a fine piece of meadow that yearly produces from 20 to 25 loads of good clover and timothy hay, with an orchard of about 350 bearing apple trees of good fruit, there is also a fine collection of other fruits, viz. peaches, damsens, cherrys, quinces, English walnuts, grapes, ras- berrys, &c. and a handsome large garden well boarded in. The above premises lying in the county of Burlington, West-New-Jersey, and pleasantly situated on the river Delaware at the head of the navigation, and opposite the falls thereof between Trenton and the ferry; there is a great variety of fish that may be caught in the river by trolling and angleing, and plenty of duck and other water fowl in the fall and winter season. The whole premises are in good fence and repair. Also one handsome brick house, lately the property of Robert Rutherford, and allowed the best stand for a tavern or a gentleman in any part of Trenton, the house is two storys high, four rooms on a floor, and cellers under the whole house, with a large kitchen, washı-house, and a well of good water, four hand- some rooms above, two large stables that will hold from 20 to 25 horses, a good coach house, a handsome large lot and garden well fenced in, by a brick wall at the front, and large folding gates to enter the yard, the stair way and three of the rooms of the house are handsomely papered, the whole in good order. Also one other house
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in Trenton, two storys high, three rooms on a floor, and a good cellar, with a large garden of near half an acre of ground well fenced in and fronting King's street, and at the rear of the lot Queen-street. Also one other hand- some house near Trenton mills in Kingsbury in the town- ship of Nottingham and county of Burlington, one story and an half high, four rooms on the lower floor, and two on the upper floor, with two other rooms for servants, and a cellar under the whole house, a good well, a large garden well boarded in, a barn, stable, chaise-house, poultry-house, all in good repair and painted in the best manner. Any person inclining to purchase the whole or any one part of the premises, by paying the one third of the purchase money down, may have any reasonable time for the payment of the remainder, with interest. For fur- ther particulars inquire of the subscriber
R. L. HOOPER.
N. B. The gentleman that purchases the plantation may be supplied with three negro men and a wench that understands all manner of farming and was born and bred in the fanily. cattle horses, a four wheeled chaise, furni- ture, farming utensils, twenty acres of wheat, six acres of rye and nay enter on any part of the premises in three weeks after agreement .- The Pennsylvania Journal, No. 1266, March 12, 1767.1
SIR,
EVERY Person whose heart is warmed with a love of his country, cannot fail of being sensibly concerned at any measure which he may conceive to be injurious, in its consequences, to the common weal; and where a heart so disposed, should have apprehensions that are ill-founded. it cannot be construed evilly if that person should declare his opinion publicly, in such manner that his reasonings 1 Also in the New York Mercury, No. 805, April 6, 1767.
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may be fairly canvassed, and, if formed on false prin- ciples, or not fairly deduced, that they may be obviated, and his mind truly informed; therefore I hope the fol- lowing dissertation on the inexpediency of laying any additional incunbrance on the trade of the New-England- men, will not be offensive to any who may dissent from me in opinion;
New England (it is well known) is a country unfavourable to the culture of wheat, and that bar iron, such as is ductile, is not to be had there. These are two grand staples of Pennsylvania, New-Jersey, the three Lower Counties on Delaware, and part of Maryland and Virginia, the working of which affords employment for a great part of their inhabitants. If it was not for those two articles, we should be driven to some other business, such as would be the most favourable to us; so it is with New-England; their fishery being bountifully provided for them all along their coast, invites them out to reap the benefit of it.
The principal inducement for those people to resort here to trade, hath been to supply themselves with flour and iron, and not to dispose of their fish or other com- modities; a worse market for them can hardly be found, as there is but few cities so populous as this, where less salt fish is consumed-thank God we are better provided for. But as flour and iron is not peculiar to Pennsylva- nia, for the neighbouring governments of Delaware, New- Jersey, Maryland and Virginia, participate of them with us, we should be exceeding jealous of their vicinity, and cautious not to drive, by ill-placed imposts, any foreign- ers there, who supply themselves at this market.1
[Signed] MERCATOR.
1 The article is two columns in length.
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To the PRINTER of the PENNSYLVANIA CHRONICLE, &C.
IT would certainly afford a Field for Speculation, and probably be applied to some valuable Purposes, if an exact Account of the Number of Places of Worship, of all So- cieties, on this Continent, could be obtained. I have long wished for it, but found so many Difficulties in the Way, that I despaired of accomplishing it, until upon reading the History of New-Jersey, I observed the Author had fallen upon a Method, which, as far as relates to that Col- ony, is fully sufficient for the above Purpose. It would give me, and, I dare say, many others, Pleasure, if some Gentleman in each of the other Provinces, would take the Pains to furnish either their own Printers, or the Printer of this CHRONICLE, with an accurate List of the respective Worship Houses in his own Province, and then the whole may be easily collected together. In the above History, the Numbers of such Houses, in each County, are particularly reckoned, and the whole for that Province stands thus; Presbyterians forty-six; Quakers Thirty-eight; Episcopalians Twenty-one; Dutch-Calvin- ists Twenty-one; Baptists Nineteen; Dutch Lutherans Seven; Seventh-day Baptists Two; Moravian One.
EUSEBIUS.
A Fire Engine, with a Suc-
tion Pipe, made by NUTTALL, of LONDON, that will discharge 170 Gallons in a Minute, the Distance of 50 Yards, and may be worked either by the Suction Pipe, when near a River or Pond, or by the Cistern in the usual Way; lately imported, and TO BE SOLD, on no other Ac- count, than its being too large for the Use of Burlington, but would suit Philadelphia, or any other populous Place. For Terms apply to DANIEL ELLIS, Esquire, RICHARD WELLS, or WILLIAM DILLWYN, in Burlington.
N. B. They would take a smaller one in Exchange, if
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nearly new, and in good Order. Proposals, either to pur- chase or exchange, will be duly answered.
TO BE SOLD, One Moiety or half Part of
three thousand two hundred Acres of salt Marsh, situate in Cumberland County, West New-Jersey, bounded by Delaware Bay on the West, by the Dividing Creek on the East, and on the North by Great Oyster Creek; on which is a valuable Beach of white Sand, such as is used for House Floors, which will be let at a low Rent, if not sold with the marsh.
A Lot of Ground to be let on a Lease forever, 16 Feet Front on Penn-street, extending 70 Feet East to a new Street to be laid out, with the Privilege of a 7 Foot Alley the whole Length of the Lot, that may be built over. For Title and Terms apply to ROBERT TOWERS, in Philadel- phia.
Three Pounds Reward.
Run away from his Bail on Sunday the Fifteenth Day of February last, a certain Anthony Born, alias Bourns, a Taylor by Trade, about five feet six or seven Inches high, fair Complexion, brown Hair, which he commonly ties with a Ribband; his Cloaths are uncertain, but are believed to be chiefly blue, has been a Soldier in the Royal Scots, and has a Discharge with him, is a thick well-set Fellow. Whoever secures the said Anthony Born, and brings him to his Bail in Salem, in West New-Jersey, shall have the above Reward, and reasonable Charges paid by us,
SAMUEL DICK, JACOB HOLLINSHEAD, SAMUEL THOMPSON. Salem, March 2, 1767. -The Pennsylvania Chronicle, No. 8, March 16. 1767.
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To be sold at publick Vendue,
O N Wednesday the 8th Day of April next, a very convenient Dwelling-House, with a compleat Full- ing-Mill, in good Order, and well furnished with all neces- sary Tools, with a Saw-Mill, that wants repairing, and a very convenient Place for a Grist-Mill, it being an extra- ordinary Stream, on the main Branch of Raway-River, in the Province of New-Jersey: The Lands belonging to the said Premises, is 9 Acres, 7 of which is excellent Meadow-ground, the whole adjoining the Country Road leading to Newark and Elizabeth-Town, and distant from each of them only seven Miles, it being a delightful and healthy Part of the Country, within half a Mile of a Meeting-House and the Town of Springfield. More Land may be bought adjoining the Premises, if wanted. A reasonable Time of Payment will be given, if the Money be secured, by
JOHN RANGE.
-The New York Mercury, No. 802, March 16, 1767.
To be sold by the subscriber on the Premises, at Ten o'Clock on Monday the 20th of April next,
At PUBLIC VENDUE Or at PRIVATE SALE, any Time before :
A Very valuable Plantation, situate in Freehold, in the County of Monmouth, East New-Jersey, containing about One Hundred and Twenty or Thirty Acres of Land, on which is a large convenient House, Stable, Shed, Barn, and other out-Houses, fit for a Tavern. One having been kept there many Years in constant and full Business, be- ing an extraordinary good Place for that Purpose, on the public Road from Burlington to Shrewsbury: About 80 Acres of the Land are cleared and in good Fence, 30
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Acres whereof are good English Meadow, and more may be made; it is well water'd, and has on it an extraordi- nary Spa Spring, which vents a considerable Quantity of Water, and has been found very beneficial in many dif- ferent Disorders : A Brook which works a Saw-Mill not far distant, runs thro' the Land passing near the House, and waters each Field with a running Stream: There is a good Out-let to common Lands for Cattle, so that large Stocks may be raised with little Trouble. At the same Time and Place will be sold, a Variety of farming Uten- sils, Houshold Goods, and Furniture; such as Beds, Bed- ding, and Abundance of very valuable Goods, which it would be tedious to mention, together with a large Num- ber of Cattle and Horses. And,
ALSO
A Lot of Land in Prince-Town, near the College, on which is a large Dwelling House very well finished, fine lodging Rooms, an Entry thro' it, a Stone Cellar under the whole, a Kitchen adjoining, a Stone Well of excellent Water at the Door, all very good. Any Person inclining to purchase either of the above Places, or any of the Par- ticulars mention'd, by applying to me, on the Plantation first mention'd, in Freehold, may know the Conditions.
CHARLES LUCAS
N. B. The Vendue to begin at Ten o'Clock, and con- tinue from Day to Day, till all are sold .- The New York Journal or General Advertiser, No. 1263, March 19, 1767.
To be SOLD by the SUBSCRIBER
A VALUABLE grist mill, with two pair of stones, and three boulting cloths, and a turning lathe, hoisting all by water, with a good two story dwelling house, 4 rooms on a floor, a cellar under the whole, with two kitchens, and
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a well of good water at the door; a good barn, stables, store-house, and smoak-house, with a good landing, and store-house at the same, sufficient to contain 300 barrels of flour, where a shallop may load at the door, that can carry 200 barrels of flour; also a small dwelling-house for the miller, and spring-house, and cooper's shop, with about 100 acres of land, one half of the same meadow, and the remainder fit for the plough, and in fence, it is pleasantly situated on the great road that leads from Trenton to Crosswicks and Allen-town, and on the road that leads from Princetown to the above landing, on a constant stream of water, the whole in good repair, and in a public place for the business of keeping store, where there may be plenty of wheat had, it being two miles from Crosswicks, 6 from Trenton, 12 from Princetown, 6 from Allentown, and 3 from Bordentown. Any person inclin- ing to purchase the same, may apply to JOSEPH SCHOLEY. living near the said premises, or to the subscriber, living at Sharp's iron-works, in Sussex County, New-Jersey.
ABIA BROWN.
N. B. There is a good young bearing apple orchard on the premises. The title is indisputable .- The Pennsyl- vania Gazette, No. 1995, March 19, 1767.
Monday last arrived here the brig Patty, capt. Long from Barbados, on the IIth inst. about 30 miles to the southward of our Capes he fell in with the brig Philadel- phia Packet, capt. Harrison, from Charles-Town, South Carolina, for this port, who, in the night of the 3d inst. parted his cables near the Cross Ledge in our Bay, and was forced to put to sea; and has not as yet got in. Capt. Long spared him an anchor and cable .- The Pennsylva- nia Journal, No. 1267, March 19, 1767.
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New-York, March 26.
On Saturday se'nnight, in the morning, Henry Moore, Esq; of Cranbury, supposed to have fallen from his horse, was found speechless, and soon after expired.
We hear from Burlington, that on Tuesday last the New Road from thence to William Cooper's Ferry, oppo- site this City, was measured by the Surveyor General, and Mile-Stones, at the expence of a few Subscribers, erected thereon, the Distance being 17 Miles from Burlington Court-House to the East End of Cooper's Lane. The Stones are numbered from I to 17, and wrote at length,
MILES
TO BUR-
LINGTON
We should be glad to see Mile-Stones on every public Road through the two Provinces, the Expence of which would be very trifling to the Inhabitants, being only about I7s. per Stone.
[The Example in this Province was set by the Direc- tors of the Fire Insurance Office of this City, who gen- erously paid for and affixed 29 Stones on the York Road from Philadelphia to Trenton Ferry, and 20 Stones on the Road leading from this City to Maryland and Vir- ginia, which sufficiently informs the Traveller of the sev- eral Distances within this Province, on those Sides of it. ] -The Pennsylvania Chronicle, No. 10, March 30, 1767.
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To BE RUN FOR
AT the Fair at Perth-Amboy, on Friday the First Day of May next, a PURSE of TWENTY POUNDS, Proclamation Money: free for any Horse, Mare, or Gelding, not full Blood, of Five Years old or under, carrying Weight for Age, to be enter'd the Monday before the Race, with Thomas Skinner, or James Reed, paying THREE DOL- LARS Entrance, or Double at the Day of Running: To Run Three Heats, Two Miles to each Heat, any Horse winning Two Heats, to be entitled to the PURSE. The Entrance Money, will be Run for the Day following, the winning Horse and those distanced, excepted. The same Day a Saddle and Whip, will be Run for by any common Horses. All Disputes arising to be determined by Judges appointed for that Purpose; no less than. Four Running Horses, will be allowed to Start for the Purse.
Perth-Amboy, March 18, 1767.
To be sold at Vendue, on Monday the first Day of June next, at the House hereafter mentioned, or by private Sale at the same place, any Time before.
A LOT containing two Acres and a Quarter of Land, situate by the Grist-Mill, lately belonging to Mrs. Van Kirk, now to John Craigue, in Freehold, Monmouth County, East-New-Jersey; with a new House, on the said Lot, Twenty-eight Feet wide, and Thirty long, Four Rooms on the lower Floor, with Three Fire-Places, a good large Kitchen, and Stone Cellar, together with a Stable and Garden.
It being a very public Place, is convenient for a Store, (one having been kept there for some Years past) or for any Tradesman whatever.
Also, to be sold at the same Time and Place, Two Lots of Land situate on Middletown Point : Any Person ir
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clining to Purchase the said Places, or either of them. may know the Terms by applying to either of the Sub- scribers.
JOHN ANDERSON, JOHN HENDERSON, AARON MATTISON.
March 23, 1767.
Newark Mountains. Essex-County, New-Jersey, March 26, 1767.
WHEREAS MARY BROOKS, Wife of the Subscriber, hath eloped from him: All Persons are hereby strictly forbid to entertain or trust her on his Account, as he will pay no Debt of her contracting since her Elopement.
PETER BROOKS.
To BE SOLD,
A Very valuable PLANTATION, situate in the Township of Upper-Freehold, in the County of Monmouth, and Province of East-New-Jersey; containing 262 Acres and a half, of exceeding good Land, either for Grass, Wheat. or any other Grain; about 200 Acres of which is cleared, and about 20 Acres of Meadow, and more may be made; with two Houses, a Barn, and an Orchard: Said Planta- tion lies very convenient to an Out-let, where Cattle may be turned out, and shift for themselves by the first of April, and some Seasons sooner: This Plantation is al- lowed to be as good as any Lands in the County of Mon- mouth, lying between the Plantations of JOSEPH HOLMES, and JOHN COWARD, deceased, the Title indisputable. Any Person who inclines to Purchase, may know the Terms by applying to the Owner and Subscriber near the Prem- ises.
JOHN LAWRENCE.
-- The New York Journal or General Advertiser, No. 1264, March 26, 1767.
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TO BE SOLD, OR LET,
THE House and Ferry on Bergen Point, together with three House Lots, on the Kill Van Coll. Any Person inclining to purchase, may apply to any of the Subscrib- ers,
JACOB VAN HORNE, GEORGE CODMES, ABRAHAM VANTILE
At Bergen
JOHN MERSEREAU RICHARD LAWRENCE,
Staten Island.
-Supplement Extraordinary to the New York Jour- nal or General Advertiser, No. 1264, March 26. 1767.
WHEREAS Isaac Andrews, Biddle Reves, Thomas Wil- son, and others, intend to present a Petition to the House of General Assembly, of the Province of New Jersey, at their next Sitting, for a Law to oblige the Owners and Possessors of the Meadow and Swamp, lying on Ram- boe's Run. in the County of Gloucester, to contribute their proportionable Share in repairing and maintaining the Dam, Banks, &c. so that it may be kept dry; this there- fore is to desire all Persons who have any Objections thereto, that they appear at the said General Assembly, then and there to produce their Reasons for such Objec- tions.
To be SOLD,
A VALUABLE PLANTATION and Tract of Land, pleas- antly situated on the River Delaware, in the Township of Chester, Burlington County, West New-Jersey, about 10 Miles from Philadelphia by Land, and 8 by Water, about five Miles from Quaker's Meeting, and seven to an Eng-
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lish Church; the said Plantation contains about 250 Acres of Land, about 50 Acres thereof good Meadow Ground, about 20 Acres cleared, and under good Grass, Part of which Meadow lieth on a small Tide Creek on one Side the said Plantation, well secured by a good Dam and Floodgates, established by an Act of Assembly; the other Part of the said Meadow lieth fronting the said River Delaware; about 80 Acres of cleared Land, divided into convenient Fields, with good Fence, the Remainder Wood-land; there is on the said Premises a good new framed Dwelling-house two Stories high, 30 by 20 feet Square, a good Cellar under the whole, with a good Kitchen, and sundry Out-houses, a Well of good Water near the Door, a small Orchard of Apple Trees, and sun- dry other Fruit Trees; also another good Dwelling-house on the back Part of the said Land, one Story high, two Rooms on a Floor, with two good Fire Places. The Title is indisputable. For Terms of Sale enquire of the Sub- scriber, living on the Premises, where they may be fully informed, by
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