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A TRACT of valuable land, containing ninety acres and three quarters of an acre, besides allowance for high ways, situate in Hardwick, in the county afore- said, adjoining lands of AMOS STRETTLE, Esq; and others, about two miles from said ALLEN's, and the same distance from Andover Furnace, late the prop- erty of GEORGE RYERSON, an insolvent debtor, lately discharged from confinement, by virtue of an act of assembly of the province aforesaid. The vendue to begin at two o'clock in the afternoon ; where attend- ance will be given and conditions of sale made known, by
AMOS PETTIT, and } Assignees. THOMAS ANDERSON,
N. B. Will be sold, at the same time and place, the right and claim of said RYERSON, to 20 acres of land in possession of one Bookner, in said county of Sussex .- Pennsylvania Chronicle, No. 204, Dec. 3- IO, 1770.
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EIGHT DOLLARS Reward,
RUN away, this 4th day of December, 1770, from the subscriber, living in Evesham township, Burling- ton county, New-Jersey, a servant man, named JOHN LEONARD, about 5 feet 8 inches high, of a dark com- plexion, brown hair, and blind of the left eye ; had on, when he went away, two jackets of homespun light coloured bearskin cloth, with breeches of the same, blue yarn stockings, with hob nails in his shoes, a half worn felt hat. Whoever secures the said servant, so that his master may have him again, shall have the above reward, and reasonable charges, paid by me ROBERT BISHOP.
STRAYED or STOLEN about the 21 st of October last, from the 'subscriber, living in Oxford township, in Sussex county, and Province of New-Jersey, a dark mouse coloured MARE, about 13 hands and a half high, 9 years old, brown about her mouth, a white spot above her right eye, neither brand nor ear-mark, a natural pacer ; also a last spring horse COLT, be- longing to said mare, near her own colour, a white face, and paces ; also a two years old horse COLT, of a light bay or sorrel colour, a star, and the right hind foot white, a natural trotter. Whoever takes up and secures said mare and colts, so that the owner gets them again, shall receive Fifty Shillings reward; if stolen, and the thief secured, so as he may be brought to justice, they shall receive FOUR POUNDS reward, and all reasonable charges, from me
THOMAS KING. -Pennsylvania Gazette, No. 2189, December 6, I770.
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[Extract from Dr. WEED's advertisement of "royal balsam and pulius polychristum."]
To the PUBLIC.
FOR the good of those who may be afflicted with a like disorder as the following, I would inform them, I had a son seized with a disorder in all his limbs, with great pain, and a hard callous swelling about his joints, especially his knees and elbows and about his hips, that he lost the use of them, and one of his fin- gers swelled to such a degree that it bursted and be- came a running sore, and the bone was affected with it so much, that I was afraid it would have mortified, and he was brought so low and weak with the dis- order, that I despaired of his life, for he could have no rest day or night, by reason of the pain ; we used many means without success, or very little relief, un- til we applied Dr. WEED's royal balsam and pulius polychristum, as he called it: by taking the powder twice a day, anointing the swellings about the joints with the balsam, dressing the sore with it. and by taking the balsam inwardly at the same time, it soon eased the pains, abated the swellings, cleansed the sore, brought out the foul bones, healed it up, res- tored his strength and appetite, and thanks be to God, he is now in a good state of health and has the use of his limbs-Certified by me
JOHN GRIFFITH. West New-Jersey, Nov. 7, 1770. -Pennsylvania Chronicle, No 205, Dec. 10-17, I770.
NEW-LONDON, Nov. 30.
· Last Sunday morning one of the New-York pas-
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sage boats went out from the Hook to a vessel in distress, when a gale of wind coming on they were drove out to sea, and in the greatest danger of being lost, but on Monday night they had the good fortune to get into Newport .- Pennsylvania Journal, -No. 1462, Dec. 13, 1770.
Burlington, December 3, 1770.
THIS Day was committed to the Goal of this City, a certain Thomas Gearn, upon suspicion of being a. runaway Servant, he says that he belongs to William Withers, living in Cæcil County, Maryland, and that he left his said Master about 14 or 15 Weeks ago. Said Servant is about 20 Years of Age, and says when he left his Master he had an Iron Collar on his Neck, but soon got it off. Whoever owns the said Thomas Gearn, is desired to come or send, pay Char- ges immediately, and tike him away.
EPHRAIM PHILLIPS, Goaler.
To be SOLD, by public VENDUE,
In Allen-Town, East New-Jersey, on Thursday, the 27th of this instant, December, between the hours of Twelve and Four o' Clock in the Afternoon,
ONE Lot of good Meadow Ground, about three Acres, whereon there is a good Dwelling-house, and good Fulling-mill, which is well situated for Business, and furnished with all Necessaries for carrying on the Fulling Business. The Conditions will be made known at the Time and Place of Sale, by PETER BREWER and NATHAN ROBINS, Executors .- Pennsylvania Gazette, No. 2190, Dec. 13, 1770.
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PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 27. | . . . A Sloop from New-York, and another from Amboy, touched at St. Eustatia a few Days before Capt. Brown sailed. and went down to Leeward. . .
NEW-YORK, January 3. | At the Supreme Court held for the Province of New-Jersey, at Perth- Amboy, Joseph Reade, junior,1 of this City, was quali- fied to practice as Attorney and Council2 in the said Province.
to be SOLD,
At the Little Falls at Passaic River, any Time before the First Day of March next,
A Plantation of two Hundred and Sixty Acres of Land, great Part of which is Meadow with a Forge of three Fires and a Hammer, a grist Mill and saw Mill. Any Person applying to James Gray, now on the Premises, may agree with him : If not sold before, then a Lease of ten Years will be given of the whole.
December 19th, 1770.
TO BE SOLD,
A Grist-Mill and Saw-Mill in good Repair, with 30 Acres of Land and a House, lying on the Post-Road in Woodbridge : inquire of William Ford, who now occupies the Premises.
Also a fine Farm near Cranbury, contains 200 Acres, above half very fine Timber, a neat Farm House, large Barn, a good bearing Orchard, and a
1 He was licensed August 31. 1770.
2 Counsellor.
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pleasant healthy Situation, near the Stage-Road, and every Way a convenient profitable Farm.
Also a Farm on the Stage-Road at Hyth's Town,1 contains 100 Acres of good Land, convenient Build- ings and suitable for a Tradesman .- Inquire about these two Places of Luycas Schenck, near the Prem- ises.
These Places will be sold at reasonable Rates, and if one Quarter of the Money is paid, the rest' may continue at Interest : To be entered upon the ist of April next. Apply to JOHN SMYTH, Esq ; at Amboy, or WALTER RUTHERFURD, at New-York. 20th Dec .- N. Y. Journal, or The General Advertiser, No. 1462, Fan. 3, 1771.
BY virtue of a writ to me directed, will be exposed to public sale, on the 15th day of February next, be- tween the hours of 12 and 5 in the afternoon, at the house of Thomas James, in Swedes-Borough, all that valuable plantation of 126 acres of excellent land, sit- uate in the township of Woolwich, adjoining the lands of Wolla Peterson and George Aviss. And also one lot of land, situate in Swedes-Borough, containing three-quarters of an acre, be the same more or less, with a good new frame dwelling-house thereon, now in the tenure of Robert Brown ; the whole late the prop- erty of Fames James, seized' in execution, and to be sold by JOSEPH HUGG, Sheriff.
BY virtue of a writ to me directed, will be exposed to public sale, on the 21st day of February next, at the
1 Hightstown.
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dwelling-house of Jeremiah Chew, a valuable planta- tion, and tract of 169 acres of excellent land, with a commodious new frame dwelling house thereon, situate on the North Branch of Timber-Creek, adjoining lands of John Hider, John Huntsingar, and others; late the property of Richard Price, seized in execution, and to be sold by JOSEPH HUGG, Sheriff.
N. B. Time will be given for the payment of the money.
Chester County, December 31, 1770.
THIS day was committed to my custody, a man who calls himself Joseph Lemmon, and is supposed to be the servant of Hugh Hutchin, of Upper Freehold, in Monmouth county, East-New-Jersey. advertised in the Pennsylvania Gazette, No. 2192, as he answers the description there given. His master is desired to come, pay charges, and take him away, by
JOSEPH THOMAS, Goaler.
RUN away on the 11th day of October, from the subscriber, living in Ogle-Town, a NEGRO man, named MOSES, about 22 years of age, a lusty-well made fellow ; his apparel not known, but took with him a pair of boots ; it is supposed he has got into the Fer. seys, or Baltimore county. Whoever takes up said Negroe and secures him, so that his master may have him again, shall receive Forty Shillings reward, paid by THOMAS OGLE .- Pennsylvania Gazette, No. 2193, January 3, 1771.
NEW-YORK, January 7. | We hear from Eliza- beth Town, That Mr. Edward Vaughan Dongan, of
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that Place ( Brother to the late Col. Thomas Dongan of Staten-Island) at the last Supreme-Court for the Province of New- Jersey, held at Burlington, was ad- mitted and sworn an Attorney of said Province.1
New-Jersey, BY ORDER of the Honorable John An- Monmouth. derson, James Lawrence, John Taylor and John Wardell, Esqrs, four of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas for said Coun- ty of Monmouth, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, THAT THOMAS EVERINGHAM, Prisoner for Debt, in the Goal of said County, was, on the 7th Day of last March, qualified to the Schedule of his Estate, pur- suant to a late Act of Assembly, entitled, An Act for the Relief of Insolvent Debtors, made, and as in former Advertisements set forth ; Now this is to give Notice to the Creditors of said Debtor, that they be together at the Court House of said County, on Tuesday the 22nd Day of January inst. to shew Cause (if any they have) why the said Debtor's Estate should not be assigned for the Use of his Creditors, and his Body discharged from Confine- ment pursuant to said Act.
AS I intend to leave off publick-housekeeping soon, I will dispose of at private sale, the house and lot of ground whereon I now live ; it's advantageous situation for publick business, is well known to be as good as any between Powles Hook and Philadel- phia, being the county town ; a large house, conven- ient rooms, a good cellar, and a fine large stable in
1 November 15, 1770.
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the yard, an excellent kitchen garden adjoining it ; is likewise suitable for a gentleman's seat, or for a mer- chant, being in the centre of the town. Whoever in- clines to purchase, may apply to me on the premises. Possession shall be delivered exactly at the time agreed on. An indisputable title will be given by me,
JAMES BANKS.
Newark, in Essex County, New-Jersey, Fan. 7th, 1771.
JASPER FARMER, | On George's Road, six Miles from New-Brunswick, | A Choice parcel of white oak posts, seven feet long, cut in prime sea- son. Any person inclining to purchase, may know the conditions, by directing to me, to the care of Mr. Brook Farmer, at New-Brunswick.
THE Creditors of David Ball are desired to meet at the House of Jecamiah Smith, near Elizabeth- Town on Wednesday the 23rd of January, at 2 o'Clock in the Afternoon, in order to settle with the Assignees Josiah Crane and Henry Bonnel.
To be sold,
THE farm of Capt. David Griffith, at Second- River, in the province of New-Jersey, containing in the whole about 200 acres, 15 acres of which are wood-land, about the same quantity fit for tillage, and as much meadow ground as produces yearly 100 waggon load of English hay; and with this singular advantage attending it, that (as it may lay under wa- ter every tide) two crops of grass in a season are
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always certain. There is on the farm a conven- ient store-dwelling-house, one story high, with a convenient kitchen adjoining it, a commodious barn, an orchard of about 70 full grown apple-trees, and as many young ones ; and the whole is enclosed in good fence. It is delightfully situated on the banks of the Passaick River, 19 miles from New York. The stock and farming utensils will be disposed of with the farm or separately. The price and conditions of sale may be known, by applying to the owner on the premises, or by enquiring at Mrs. Colvill's, in Hanover Square, New-York. N. B. The title is in- disputable .- The N. Y. Gazette, and the Weekly Mercury, No. 1002, Jan. 7, 1771.
TO BE LET, on ground rent forever, sundry lots of ground, situated on Second and Charlotte streets, in the Northern Liberties. The lots are pleasantly sit- uated, with the advantage of two fronts, and a con- siderable depth. Likewise to be sold, or bartered for land near the city of Philadelphia, a pleasant sit- uated farm, within the distance of one mile of Princeton, in New Jersey; said farm contains in quantity, 116 acres of good land, 25 of which is good meadow, II of woodland ; the whole in good repair, with a large new stone well-finished house, a very good barn forty feet square, with every conveniency necessary, a spring house within 50 yards of the door, a good bearing orchard of the best of fruit. Any person inclining to purchase, by paying one- third of the money on the first of May next, may have their own time for the payment of the remain-
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der, by giving security and paying interest. Any person by applying to Mr. Joseph Horner, or Mr. George Norris, near the premises, may see the place, or know the terms, or at the subscriber's at the up- per end of Front-street in Philadelphia.
WILLIAM COATS.
N. B. The subscriber has two smith's shops to let, one upon Second and the other on Front-street. Any person qualified for shoeing horses and doing country work, will meet with good encouragement by applying as above.
Raccoon creek, Gloucester county, Dec. 26.
WHEREAS a certain man named John Dill, of a middle size, who had on a snuff coloured coat, an old great coat, and leather breeches much mended before, did on the 23d instant, hire a mare from the subscriber, promising to return her the next day, which he hath not done. I therefore hereby offer a reward of TWENTY SHILLINGS to any any one who will secure the said mare, so that I may get her again. She was a bay mare, with one white foot behind on the near side, had a small star in her forehead, about nine years old, and had on a new saddle and a half worn bridle.
PETER KYER. -The Pennsylvania Chronicle, No. 208, Dec. 31, 1770, to Fan. 7, 1771.
Philadelphia, January 14. | On Thursday Evening last Mr. ALEXANDER TOD, of this City, Mer- chant, was married to Miss POLLY SHARPE, of
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New Jersey .-- The Pennsylvania Chronicle, No. 209, Fan. 7 to Fan. 14, 1771.
STRAYED or stolen, in the Night of the 3d In .- stant, from Isaac Pearson's, Esq ; near Trenton, a sorrel Mare, 12 Years old, near 14 hands high, neither Brand nor Ear-mark, has many white Hairs about her Head, is a remarkable heavy well made Mare, and has been used to the Gears; she has a remarkable Lump, the Bigness of a Walnut, on the off Side of her Withers, occasioned by the Collar. Whoever takes up said Mare, and brings her to the Subscriber, shall have Fifteen Shillings Reward, and reasonable Charges. If stolen, and the Thief brought to Justice, shall have a Reward of Five Pounds, paid by ELISHA LAWRENCE, near Allen's- Town, in East New-Jersey.
SIX DOLLARS Reward.
RUN away, on the 2d day of January, 1771, from the subscriber, in Philadelphia, a certain JOHN WEBB, born in Amboy, served part of his time with Gilbert Ash, in New-York, and lately carried on the Joiner's business in this city ; he is fond of liqour [sic] danc- ing and gaming, addicted to lying, and by his miscon- duct is become a servant; he is about 5 feet 9 or 10 inches high, 22 years of age, fair complexion, light curled hair, fresh coloured, full faced; well set, like- ly fellow, lost one of his under fore teeth, a great boaster, talks much of his bringing up, and pre- tends he has something depending in Amboy; had on and took with him, a new castor hat, a new
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brown broadcloth coat, a white swanskin jacket, with red spots, ticken breeches, white and check shirts, white neckcloths, marked J. B. It is supposed that he has changed his clothes, or borrowed others, as it was his practice when he was his own master ; he has been seen in different dresses in this city, since he went away. Whoever takes up said servant, and brings him to me, or secures him in any goal, so that his master may have him again, shall have the above reward, and reasonable charges paid by JOSEPH BOLTON.
N. B. All masters of vessels, and others, are for- bid to carry him off, or harbour him, at their peril.
Philadelphia, January 1, 1771. To the PUBLIC.
THE subscriber, having wrote to England for a quantity of the most elegant types, and established a correspondence in Great-Britain, Ireland, North America, and the West Indies, proposes to publish a News-Paper, upon a new and extensive plan ; an ac- count of which he begs leave to lay before the pub- lic, whose patronage and assistance, in so arduous an undertaking, he will use his utmost endeavours to deserve.
To instruct, to amuse and to be useful, are, or ought to be, the principal objects of the printer of every paper :
First. This paper is entituled The Pennsylvania Evening Post and General Advertiser. .
N. B. The subscriber intends to furnish himself
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with the magazines and English prints of every kind, and will insert extracts from them in his paper.
William Evitt.
Subscriptions are taken in by the printer, at his printing-office at the sign of the Bible-in heart, in Strawberry-alley; William Woodhouse, book binder and stationer, in Front-street, near Chestnut street; at the General Circulating Library, in Third-street, a few doors below Spruce street; Hugh Frazer, mer- chant, in Market street, next door to the Friends Meet- ing; Chester, at the Post-office; Wilmington, by Richard Humphries, goldsmith; at Darby, by Aaron Oakford, fuller; by Isaac Collins, printer, in Bur- lington; by John Pope; near the said place, and David Potter, merchant, in Cohansey, New-Jersey.
CHARLES and JOHN STARK, Brothers, and natives of Messerbacher Hoss, near Rogehausen, in the Elector Palatine's dominions, came into this coun- try six years ago, both at one season, but in differ- ent vessels; now, the said Charles Stark having never since that time heard any thing of his brother John, he takes this public method to inform him, that he, the said Charles Stark, at present lives with An- der Anderson, at Encobus,1 in Palatine county, in New-Jersey ; where his brother. John may come to see him ; or, in case he should live at too great a dis- tance, may let him know, by a letter, the place of his abode. And if any other person can and will give information of the said John Stark, to his brother, at
1 Ancocus?
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the aforementioned place, the favour will be grate- fully acknowledged. -
THE Driver of the SALEM Stage- Wagon, find- ing it inconvenient to his passengers to stop at so many places as he has heretofore done, determines for the future to set off from the house of John Dicken- son, in Salem, every Third-day, exactly at sun-rise, and not to stop at any place afterwards in Salem, on any account, nor at any place on the road, till he arrives at Cooper's ferry, except the taverns, and at them no longer than necessity requires; and, on every Fifth- day, to leuve said ferry, and proceed with the same dispatch to Salem, and always to perform his journey (accidents excepted) by day light; all those that please to favour him with their company, may depend on be- ing treated with the greatest respect, and all those that favour him with their orders, may depend on being punctually served, by their friend,
AARON SILVER.
N. B. The price for a passenger is in future to be Five Shillings, up or down, and Twopence a mile for those taken in on the road.
To be SOLD, at public SALE, on the premises, by virtue of the last will and testament of Jonathan Davis, deceased, late of the county of Cumber- land, in New Jersey, on the 14th day of January inst. in the afternoon, by the subscribers,
A VALUABLE plantation, situate in the town- ship of Stow creek, in the county aforesaid, contain-
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ing about 90 acres of land, bounded by the lands of Samuel Davis, John Bowen, Nathan Ayers, and El- nathan Davis; late in the tenure of Jeremiah Robins, and Jonathan Jarman; the purchaser paying one third down, may have a good title, on giving secur- ity for the remainder, to be paid the half in one year, and the rest in two years, with interest. ESTHER DAVIS Executrix, and ELNATHAN DAVIS, Executor .-- Pennsylvania Gazette, No. 2194, Fan. 10, 1771.
THIRTY SHILLINGS Reward. | RUN-AWAY from the subscriber hereof, living on Rapaupa creek, Woolwich township, Gloucester county, West New Jersey,-A SERVANT MAN, named WILLIAM EMLIN ; about five feet eight inches high, has black. short curled hair, black eyes, and dark skin : Had on a half worn beaver hat, a blue outside jacket, and red double breasted under jacket, a new Russia duck shirt, a pair of blue woollen trowsers, the inside of one knee singed with fire, a pair of double soaled new shoes, one tied with a string, in the other a pew- ter carved buckle ; he stole a pair of gold sleeve but- tons marked M D and a chestnut canoe with a high head, and stern, with a chain, and pieces nailed across her bottom. Whoever takes up said Emlin, and brings him to me, or secures him in Gloucester gaol, shall have the above reward, and reasonable charges paid by
WILLIAM RAWSON. - The Pennsylvania Journal, No. 1466, Fan. 10, I771.
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Continued from our Chronicle of November 19, 26, and December 3.
To the Baptists in Pennsylvania, New- Jersey, and Provinces adjacent.
IT is possible that you have seen a paragraph in the Chronicle of Monday, Dec. 10, 1770, which in- forms you that the Legislature of Boston had passed a law to exempt your brethren from ministerial rates, and to secure their property from becoming a prey to constables, and their persons from gaols ; in consequence of which, you may think that they have no occasion for your help, to send to England for redress of grievances. But the case is otherwise, which is the reason why you are addressed in this manner. This new law is so far from lessening that necessity, that it increases it, and strongly urges them to send. The Assembly passed it only to amuse and save appearance, (as they did the six pre- ceding laws) while they intend to continue the op- pression, and for which purpose, they have always left sufficient gaps. For, I. No provision is made in this law for restoring the 395 acres that were taken from the Baptists of Ashfield, about nine months ago ; nor for restoring to Mr. White the thirty pounds worth of shop-goods that were taken from him to build a Presbyterian Meeting-house in Haverhill ; nor for preventing the executions which the other Baptists of that town are liable to every day, for the same purpose; nor for repairing the injury done to the Baptists of Douglas, Montague, &c. nor for any amends to the Baptists that were put
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in Worcester gaol last Winter, where they were cru- elly treated, in company with three Quakers, and where one soon became distracted as any in Bed- lam; nor, in short, for any injury done to the Bap- tists under the reign of six laws, whose pretended design was to exempt them from injuries. 2. This new law saith, that no Baptists shall be exempted for the year 1771, but those whose names shall be found in the lists that ought to have existed five months before it was enacted. But no such lists were ever taken by the assessors. This was told to the Assembly. Yet they would rest the exemp- tion of the Baptists on non-entities, rather than on certificates which did really exist. In consequence of which, all the Baptists are taxable this year towards paying Ministers Salaries, and building and repairing Meeting-houses. 3. This law exempts no lands, or personal estates belonging to the Baptists, but those in their own hands, and under their own actual improvement: Hence, their lands in the hands of tenants, and their located but not im- proved lands, are left out for taxation. 4. The same injurious equivocation and test (complained of in the other laws) are retained in this. The equivocal expression is this,-" are really belonging to the con- gregation ;" which belonging, has been sometimes interpreted, of being in the communion of the church; and, at other times, has been allowed to extend to all who are reputed Baptists, and stated- ly go among them to worship. But then, the sense is to be fixed by enemies, viz. Constables and As- sessors ; and if they should pin the expression to
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