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WILLIAM MOUNTEER.
-The Pennsylvania Journal, No. 1288, Aug. 13, 1767.
NEW-YORK, Aug. 20.
We hear from the county of Somerset, and province of New-Jersey, that on the 20th ultimo Samuel Brewer, Esq; was elected a representative for that county, in the room of John Hooglandt, Esq; deceased.
JOSEPH PERKINS, of the township of Willingborough, and county of Burlington, my graceless husband, having maliciously advertised to the world, that I have eloped from his bed and board, run him in debt, and otherwise behaved in an unbecoming manner towards him, I am obliged to take this method solemnly to declare, that those charges against me have not the least foundation in truth, which can be easily made to appear; and were entirely occasioned by my refusing to assign over to him the little interest I have, that he might squander it away in disor- derly company, as he hath done the greatest part of his own, and my declining to entertain and encourage the infamous guests he frequently brought to his house, where, amidst the most notorious scenes and disorder, I often met with treatment, which would have shocked a
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savage of the Ohio, which at last obliged me to fly to my mother's house in this city, which I unfortunately left, as the only sanctuary I could expect to find from his persecu- tions. There being a greater probability of his running me in debt, than my injuring him in that manner, I desire that no person may trust him from any expectation that I will pay his debts, for I have determined never to pay a farthing of his contracting from the date hereof.
Philadelphia, Aug. 22,1767. ELIZABETH PERKINS. -The Pennsylvania Chronicle, No. 31, August 17- 24, 1767.
New-York, August 17. Two Companies of Soldiers arrived at Elizabeth-Town from Amboy and Brunswick on Monday and Tuesday last.
R UN-away from the subscriber, living in Kildair, in Freehold, New-Jersey, on the 9th ult. a servant man named Garret Harbour, about 5 feet 8 inches high. a low squat well set fellow, very much mark'd with the small pox, with black curled Hair: Had on when he went away, a good blue cloth coat and vest, a white shirt, with long tow trowsers, yarn stockings, and large brass buckles, and an old felt hat, it is supposed he will endeavor to ship himself for Ireland, so that all masters of vessels are forwarned from carrying him off. Whoever takes up the said runaway, so that his master may have him again, shall have 4 DOLLARS reward, paid by SAMUEL FORMAN.
To be SOLD.
A Plantation, at Hanover, in the County of MORRIS, and Province of EAST-NEW-JERSEY, about 12 Miles from NEWARK. It contains between 4 or 500 Acres, of which near 300 is excellent Bog Meadow
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Ground, and very good for raising Hemp, &c. It joins the Lands of Mr. WILLIAM KELLY. There is on the Premises, a small House, and a good Orchard; the whole pretty well timbered, and a fine Stream runs around three fourths of the Farm. A reasonable Time will be given for the Payment of the Purchase Money, on giving good Security. Whoever inclines to purchase the same, may apply to Doctor THOMAS BUDD, in Hanover, or AUGUS- TINE MOORE, Esq; Attorney at Law, in Morris Town, who will agree for the same on reasonable Terms. Time will be given for the Payment of the Money on giving Security .- The New York Mercury, No. 824, August 17, 1767.
To BE SOLD.
By public Vendue, at Perth-Amboy, on Thursday, the Third Day of September next.
A Convenient Brick House, with 8 Fire-Places, very pleasantly situated on the Bank, (with a good Water L VIEW OF HORSE AND BARN WITH Lot) a Stable and Barn, and a large TREES. 1 Garden, which contains a Variety of the best Fruits: Likewise sun- dry household Furniture, two ted- ious to mention, but will be made known on the Day of Sale, or any Time before, by
WILLIAM BRYANT.
N. B. At the same Time will be sold, a good Milch Cow .- The New York Journal or General Advertiser, No. 1285, August 20, 1767.
NEW-YORK, August 17.
Monday last his Majesty's ship Garland, Captain St. John, sailed out of the North-River to the Hook, but
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having the misfortune to spring her mizen-mast, she re- turned again on Friday last.
PHILADELPHIA August 20.
Friday last the Body of Matthew Robeson, who was drowned out of a Flat at Hay Creek, was taken up at the Fort. - The next Day Daniel Hicks, who was drowned out of a Flat in Pennypack Creek, was found at Point-no-Point.
CUSTOM-HOUSE, Philadelphia. OUTWARDS. Brig Two Brothers, J. Duncan, Amboy .- The Pennsylvania Gazette, No. 2017, August 20, 1767.
ARRIVALS.
Captain Blackler, from Salem, is arrived at Barbados.
Perth-Amboy, August 24, 1767.
TAKEN up and committed to the Goal of this City, one Margaret Pearson, alias Margaret Burges, on sus- picion of being the Person who stole the Money from Arthur Nesmyth, on the 24th of July last, as advertised in the PENNSYLVANIA CHRONICLE, of the 17th Instant .- She answers the Description, and every Particular of the Clothing is found on her, as mentioned in the said Adver- tisement-this public Notice is therefore given, that the said Nesmyth may appear and prosecute-otherwise the said Margaret will be discharged.
RICHARD CARNES, Goaler.
On Thursday the 24th day of September next, will be sold at PUBLIC VENDUE, at the house of RICHARD READING, in the township of Amwell, county of Hun- terdon, and province of West-New-Jersey; all his, the said Richard Reading's, estate, both real and per- sonal, viz.
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THE PLANTATION whereon he now lives, being pleasant- ly situated on the River Delaware, on which it has a front of near a mile, about 21 miles from Trenton, and 32 from Philadelphia, and within a mile of Howel's ferry; it con- tains 456 acres of as good wheat land as any in the county, of which about one third part is cleared and in fence, and has on it a good stone dwelling-house, four rooms on a floor, with a kitchen under the whole; a convenient stone store, a frame barn, a well of excellent water, and a fine thriving young orchard of the best fruit. The situation of the house is high and healthy, and affords a most agree- able prospect of the River Delaware and Pennsylvania.
ALSO, One undivided sixth part of 616 acres of land, lying on Scot's mountain, in the township of Oxford, county of Sussex, and province aforesaid to the south- east of the Vanettas farms, adjoining the southerly side of lands surveyed to Thomas Boulsby.
ALSO, One equal undivided sixth part of 100 acres in the said township of Oxford, including a very fine stream of water, suitable for any kind of water-works; adjoin- ing the lands now or lately Governor Penn's.
ALSO, One undivided sixth part of 20 acres, in the afore- said township, on the south-westerly side of the last men- tioned tract, and bounded on all other sides by lands be- longing to the Vanettas.
ALSO, One equal undivided moiety or half part of 160 acres in Newtown, in the county of Sussex, and province of aforesaid, at the foot of the Slate mountain; bounded by Joseph Hull to the north-west, and by the division line between East and West-Jersey to the northeast.
ALSO, One equal undivided moiety or half part of 422 acres of very valuable land, mostly rich meadow ground, lying in the township and county aforesaid, on a branch of the River Paquaess beginning at the corner of Thomas
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Pettit's land, surveyed to Richard Green, now Joshua Opdike's.
ALSO, One equal undivided moiety or half part of 303 acres, in the township of Greenwich, in the county of Sussex, bounded on the soutli-east by land of Clark Rod- man, and on the south-west by land surveyed to Joseph Kirkbride.
ALSO, all the said Richard Reading's share of a certain copper mine, at Wallpack, with the lands thereunto be- longing.
ALSO, One equal undivided fourth part of a forge and 135 acres of land, in the township of Solebury, county of Bucks, and province of Pennsylvania, near Coryell's Ferry.
ALSO, Horses, cows, a variety of shop-goods and farm- ing utensils. The vendue to begin precisely at ten o'clock in the forenoon, where attendance will be given by
JAMES JAUNCY, JOHN Cox, jun. THOMAS PRYOR, jun. Assignees. N. B. The purchasers paying one third of the purchase money down, may have time for the remainder, paying interest and giving security.
Morris County, New-Jersey, July 20, 1767.
RUN-AWAY from Jacob Ford, jun. of Morris-Town, an indented Irish servant man, about 38 or 40 years of age, about 6 feet high, well built, and looks like a strong, hearty, good-humour'd fellow, has a wen as large as a walnut over one Eye, and has lost one (or more) of his fore-teeth, generally wears a worsted cap, and is in poor habit ; calls his name Daniel Fagan, and is a ditcher by trade, though sometimes used to cut wood for forges.
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Whoever secures said servant in any of his Majesty's goals in America, shall receive TWELVE DOLLARS Reward, and all reasonable expenses; and if delivered in Morris county goal, shall receive the above reward, and all reasonable charges of
JACOB FORD, jun. -The Pennsylvania Chronicle, No. 32, August 24- 31, 1767.
New-York, August 27. The Harriot Packet, men- tioned in our last, had we hear, been within 200 Leagues of Sandy-Hook, 50 Days before she arrived. In her came Passenger, Peter Hassenclever, Esq.
On Tuesday last arrived at Amboy, the Schooner Sally, Capt. Lyal from Madeira .- The New York Journal or General Advertiser, No. 1286, August 27, 1767.
To be SOLD, by way of public vendue on Friday, the 4th of September next, on the premises (unless sold before by private sale) a valuable plantation, containing about 300 acres of good land, situate in the township of Wil- lingborough, in the county of Burlington, butting on Rancocus Creek. There is on said farm a good dwelling- house, large barn, stables, a good bearing orchard, a valuable fishery, about 80 acres cleared land, with II acres of choice bank meadow, lying on the point of Rancocus Creek. The said farm is conveniently situated for attend- ing Philadelphia market, lying about a mile and a quarter from the mouth of said creek. Also will be sold at the same time, 25 acres of good cedar swamp, lying contig- uous to a branch of said creek, from whence they may float the rails to said farm at a small expence. The con- ditions will be made known at the time and place aforesaid,
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by DANIEL ELLIS, WILLIAM SMITH, JOSEPH FENIMORE, Assignees.
N. B. The said assignees have 100 acres of good wood land to sell, lying in the township of Chester, about two miles from the said Rancocus Creek.
New-York, August 18, 1767.
The assignees to the estate of William Clawson, of Cranbury, Middlesex county, New-Jersey, will attend at the house of Bolton and Sigell, in the City of New York, on Tuesday, the first day of December next, from 10 o'clock in the morning to 5 o'clock in the afternoon; and desire the creditors of said estate, then and there to pro- duce their accounts, properly attested, that an exact divi- dend may be made of the monies, which shall then be received.
NICHOLAS HOFFMAN, STEPHEN FORMAN, Assignees.
Philadelphia-CUSTOM-HOUSE, Cleared.
Brig Two Brothers, J. Duncan, Amboy .- The Pennsyl- vania Gazette, No. 2081, Aug. 27, 1767.
NEW-YORK, August 24.
The public are desired to be cautious in receiving Six Shilling New-Jersey bills, dated December 31, 1763, signed Smith, Johnston, and Skinner: They are done from a copper-plate, and so badly executed, that they may be easily discovered; in the word December, there is an n for an m, & most of the s's in the bill appear like f's .- The Pennsylvania Journal, No. 1290. Aug. 27, 1767.
New-York, August 31. It was Abraham Vanness,
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Esq; and not Samuel Brewer, that was elected a Repre- sentative for the County of Somerset, and Province of New-Jersey, in the Room of John Hooglandt, deceased, as mentioned in the Mercury of the 17th Instant, the Account being sent to the Printer as authentic, and was inserted as such, but he is since informed it was done with a view to cast an Odium on Mr. Vanness, who has always supported a fair and unblemished Character.
To BE RUN FOR.
At the Course, in Elizabeth-Town, the first Tuesday in October next, by any Horse, Mare or Gelding, that never won a Match, Plate or Purse, Value £10, carrying Weight for Age, the best of three two Mile Heats ;
A Purse of Thirty Pounds : Three years old to carry 8 Stone; 4 - FIGURE OF RUNNING HORSE. years old, 8 Stone 7 Pounds; 5 years old, 9 Stone; 6 years old, 9 Stone 7 Pounds; and aged Horses, 10 Stone. The Cattle to be entered with Mr. Broughton Reynolds, any Time before the Day of Running, paying 4 Dollars entrance, or double at the Post, which Entrance Money to be run for the next Day, by all, but the winning and the distanced Horses. All Disputes to be decided by proper Judges chosen by a Majority of the Subscribers.
N. B. 'Tis to be hoped no Gentleman in possession of a full-blooded Horse will spoil Sport for the Value of £30.
To BE RUN FOR.
At the City of NEW-BRUNSWICK, on Monday the 2d Day of November next, free for any Horse, Mare, or Gelding, not Full-blooded.
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A Purse of THIRTY PISTOLES, the best of three 4 Mile Heats, car- rying Weight for Age as follows, viz. L FIGURE OF A HORSE Three years old to carry 7 Stone and a Half; 4 years old, 8 Stone; 5 years RUNNING. old, 8 Stone 10 Pounds; 6 years old, 9 Stone 6 Pounds and aged Cattle, 10 Stone. The Horses to be entered with Mr. MICHAEL DUFF, at 6 Dollars each, or double on the Day of Starting. Proper judges will be appointed to determine any Disputes that may arise. The next Day will be RUN FOR, by common Horses, a compleat SADDLE, BRIDLE, and WHIP. And on the Day after the EN- TRANCE MONEY will be RUN FOR, by any but the winning, or distanced Horses. The Proof of the Horses Blood and Age will be upon the Owners respectively. 'Tis to be noted, that not less than three reputed running Horses are to start for the PISTOLES .- The New York Mercury, No. 826, August 31, 1767.
New-York, September 3. On Monday Night, at the Albany Dock, the Cabin of a Sloop belonging to Egg Harbour, Levi Hosier, Master, who with two other Men was asleep in it, was robbed of his Chest, which was car- ried out upon the Dock, broke open, and plundered of his clothes and £150 New-York Currency.
He suspected one of his own People, named Norton, who being committed to goal confessed being concerned in the Fact, discovered the place where he had concealed the Money, and where it was all found, and named a Seaman belonging to a Vessel lying close by, as an Accomplice, who he said had taken Possession of the Clothes, the man was immediately taken up and committed to Goal, where
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both he and Norton now remain .- The New York Jour- nal or General Advertiser, No. 1287, September 3, 1767.
To be LETT by the SUBSCRIBER, for a number of years, either on shares, or by the year, a fulling mill, with all the utensils for fulling, dyeing, shearing or pressing, being situated in the township of Upper Freehold, in the county of Monmouth, East New-Jersey, in a very good part for business, if carried on by a workman, and has a constant stream of water, and all other conveniences suitable for carrying on the clothing business. For further particu- lars, enquire of JOHN WEST, at the Old Ferry, in Phila- delphia, or the subscriber on the premises.
RICHARD BROWN.
FIVE POUNDS Reward.
STOLEN from the pasture of Asher Morgan, of Amwell Township, Hunterdon County, West New-Jersey, a bay Horse, about 14 Hands 3 Inches high, has a white Streak round one of his hind Legs, above the Gambrel, a natural Pacer, about 8 or 9 Years old, and was taken away in the Night between the 26th and 27th of August last. Who- ever apprehends the said Thief, so that he may be brought to Justice, and the Owner have his Horse again, shall have the above Reward, or Fifty Shillings for the Horse only with reasonable Charges, paid by
ASHER MORGAN.
N. B. A half worn Saddle, with green Plush Housing, and double reined Bridle, was taken from a near Neigh- bour the same Night, supposed to be taken by the same Hand.
To BE SOLD,
By public vendue, on Monday, the 21st of September in- stant A Valuable GRIST-MILL, with two water wheels, and
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two pair of stones, three boulting cloths, hoisting jack and turning lathe all go by water; the mill is in good repair, and is situated in a good place for country or merchant work. Also a tract of land 1 The vendue to begin at 10 o'clock where attendance will be given, and the conditions made known, by me
ABIA BROWN.
-The Pennsylvania Gazette, No. 2019, Sept. 3, 1767.
NEW-YORK, September 3.
Monday last, an Egg-Harbour sloop, one Hosier, Mas- ter, as she lay along side of the wharff, near the Albany pier, was robbed; the master's chest, wherein was about £150 in cash, besides his clothes, being taken out of the cabin, while he and another lay asleep in it, and carried on to the wharff, to a small distance from the vessel, where the chest was found the next morning broke open, and every thing taken out of it: Great search and en- quiry was made all the next day to no purpose .- The next afternoon, a man at work on board a vessel lying near the Egg-Harbour-Man, missed some money out of his pocket, and his suspicions fell upon one Norton, a hand belonging to Hosier, whereupon he had him apprehended, and exam- ined, and finding his suspicions too much confirmed, he had Norton committed to Goal ;- On Wednesday morning Norton offered to confess; whereupon being brought be- fore a magistrate again, he owned the robbing of the sloop, and said he had hid the money in one of the wharffs, but had thrown the clothes into the river; upon which the wharff being searched in the place where he said he had .. hid it, the money was happily found, but nothing of the clothes to be seen ;- Norton then impeached another as
1 As advertised in the Pennsylvania Gazette, No. 1995, March 19, 1767.
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an accomplice, and said the clothes were hid also, but on searching the place, none could be found; whereupon both he and the accomplice were committed to goal.
ARRIVALS
From Salem. Captain Driver, at Jamaica.
The COMMISSIONERS appointed by Act of ASSEMBLY of the Province of Pennsylvania, for building a Light- house at Cape-Henlopen, and fixing Buoys in the Bay of Delaware, having now compleated this Service, think proper to make public the Situation of the said Buoys, in Hopes that the Directions following may prove useful to the Shipping bound up or down this Bay.
Directions for sailing into Whorekiln Road.
I. A red Buoy is stationed on the SE. Point of the Shears in Four Fathom Water. The Light-house bears from this Buoy S. by E. and the outer Point of the Cape S. by E. half E. The Course from the Cape is NW. by W. and from the Buoy SSW. until the Cape bears SE. by E. the Buoy NNE. and Lewes-Town SW. then there is Anchorage in Four Fathom Water, good Ground.
2. A large black Buoy is stationed on the Lower Part of the Brown, in Three and a Quarter Fathom Water, which is to be left on the Larboard Hand when bound up the Bay. The Light-house bears from this Buoy S. Three Quarters E. Cape May bears E. One Quarter S. and the Buoy on the Lower Part of the Brandywine N. One Quar- ter W.
3. A Buoy on the Lower Part of the Brandywine, in Four Fathom Water; the Body of this Buoy is painted black, with a white Rim, and black Head. Cape May bears from this Buoy ESE. One Quarter E. the Buoy on the Brown S. One Quarter E. Muspilion W. the Buoy on
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the Upper Part of the Brandywine NNW. One Quarter W. From this Buoy, in coming up, the Course is NW. by N. as high as the Breakers, which lie about Midway between the two Buoys, and it is steep too; when you are abreast of the Breakers at the Distance of a Cable's Length from them, the Course is NNW. some time, then N. will bring you to the upper Buoy on the Brandywine, which lies in Five Fathom Water.
4. A large Buoy in the upper Part of the Brandywine, in Five Fathom Water, painted the white next the Water, the middle Part red, with a black Rim, the Head a black Ground, with four white Squares. Cape May bears from this Buoy SE. by E. Muspilion W. by S. Three Quarters W. The Lower Buoy on the Brandywine SSE. One Quarter E. And the Breakers, on the Height of the Shoal SSE. Half E.
5. A large white Buoy, on the Lower End of the Cross Ledge, in Three and a Half Fathom Water, Egg-Island bears from this Buoy E. Half N. Fortescue's Island NE. by N. One Quarter E. The Lower Part of Bombay Hook NW. A remarkable Tree in the Motherkiln SW. Half W. And the Buoy on the Upper Middle NW. Half N.
6. A black Buoy on the Upper Middle, in Seventeen Feet Water. The Lower Part of Bombay Hook, inter- secting the Uppermost of the Thrum Caps, bears from this Buoy NW. Half W. The Thrum Caps NW. by W. Fortescue's Island E. by N. Three Quarters N. And the Buoy on the Cross Ledge SE. Half S. This Buoy lies on the Height of the Shoal, in Seventeen Feet Water, at low Tide, and Vessels of 14 or 15 Feet may go over any time of Tide.
N. B. The Soundings of the Buoys are taken at Low Water.
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BEST FLOUR of MUSTARD, in pound and half pound bottles; a quantity of good flax; muscovado and loaf sugar; rice, coffee, chocolate and tea; raisins in keggs; pepper, nutmegs and allspice; allom, copperas, brimstone, redwood and logwood, iron pots, kettles, skillets, bake- irons, tea kettles and sad irons, knives and forks, best double worm gimlets, crumb creek scythe stones, a few barrels of BURLINGTON PORK, and sundry other things, to be sold by BENEDICT DORSEY, in Third-street, nearly opposite to the Work-house.
READY MONEY may be had for clearing and putting into Grass, about 25 Acres of Marsh, on Oldman's Creek, in Gloucester County, which is already banked in. Any Person willing to undertake the above, may hear of Terms, by applying to the Subscriber, in Market-street, Philadel- phia
Also to be sold, a good Plantation, on Little Egg-Har- bour (late Jeremiah Steelman's) about one Half of which is as good Meadow as any on the Shore, and Part of the Upland well dunged, and bears as large a Crop of Corn as almost any Land in the Jerseys, has on it a new two Story House, with a Barn, &c. Credit will be given for Chief of the Money, on giving Security, and paying Inter- est. For Price, enquire of
WILLIAM SITGREAVES.
N. B. Said Sitgreaves holds a Vendue every Friday and Saturday, as usual, for the public Sale of all Sorts of Goods, &c. Those who please to favour him with the Sales of any Goods in that Way, may depend on his En- deavours to render Satisfaction.
He wants a sober honest Lad, who can write a tolerable Hand, and understands something of Arithmetic, as an
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Apprentice .- The Pennsylvania Gazette, No. 2020, Sep- tember 10, 1767.
LONDON.
The Work intituled, "The present State of Great-Brit- ain and North-America" having much engaged the public attention, the following extract from the second part of that performance will, we hope, prove agreeable to our readers.
After shewing what their real wants are in this island, the Author proceeds as follows, viz.
THUS Britain is a country of manufactures without ma- terials-a trading nation without commodities to trade upon-and a maritime power without naval stores or ma- terials for ship building. . They ["the colonies in North America"] are limited both on the north and west by chains of barren mountains, one beyond another, which confine them to a very narrow slip of land along the sea-coast. Within these bounds all our colonies make but three different and distinct countries, and those of no great extent. The four northern colonies are exactly such an- other country as Scotland, and of the same dimensions; the soil is as poor, and the climate much worse. The two tobacco colonies, Virginia and Maryland, adjacent to these, are about as large as one half of England, and not so large as Ireland. The southern, or rice colonies, North and South Carolina, are a little larger than England, but as barren and unhealthful as this is the reverse of both.1 -Thus the British plantations in North-America make three different countries, the northern, the middle, and southern colonies, which may be compared to the three
1 Other English works about this time published accounts of America which gave the impression that the Colonies comprised a narrow strip of marsh along the ocean, with very little upland and a chain of moun- tains beyond.
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British kingdoms at home, and are about as large. Of this it is but a very small spot that produces any thing for Britain.
[Extract from foot-note: "New Jersey and the inhab- ited parts of Pennsylvania, below the mountains, which are likewise one and the same country, make two degrees of latitude, and two of longitude, or about 11,000 square miles; this makes 27,000 square miles for the four north- ern colonies; and Scotland by Templeman's survey con- tains 27,794."]-The Pennsylvania Chronicle, No. 35, September 14-21, 1767.
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