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SIXTEEN DOLLARS REWARD.
RAN away, on the 30 ult. from the subscriber, in upper Dublin township, Philadelphia county, an ap- prentice lad named JOHN GRIFFITHS, a taylor by trade, about 19 years old, 5 feet 9 or 10 inches high, dark complexion, wears his own black hair tied be- hind, a little pock mark'd. He took away with him sundry articles of wearing apparel, amongst which were one fine and one coarse shirt, a cotton and linen coat, wove diaper fashion, a new blue cloth surtout, with basket buttons, of the same colour, a brown cot- ton velvet jacket, and cloth ditto, a pair of brown cloth breeches, and a pair of brown stocking ditto, three pair of worsted stockings of different colours, three pair of new pumps, two hats, one castor and the other felt. He went off in Company with his brother William Griffiths, a joiner by trade, and it is supposed that they design for New-York, and from thence to the West-Indies-They left Philadelphia on Sunday the 31st ult, and went to Burlington, and it is very probable may be now in New-York. Whoever takes up said apprentice and delivers him to the subscriber, or confines him in any of his Majesty's gaols in this or the neighbouring provinces, so that his master may get him again, shall receive the above reward, paid by
EDWARD WALKER.
N. B. All masters of vessels are hereby cautioned against carrying off said apprentice. Philad. April 3, 177I.
-- The Pennsylvania Chronicle, No. 222, April 8-15, 1771.
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TO THE PUBLIC. | WHEREAS the subscribers have erected a STAGE, from the Roads Town in Cumberland County, West Jersey, to COOPER'S Ferry, and shall set off from the house of MALACHI LONG, Inn-keeper, where Mr. WILLIAM SHUTE form- erly lived, and perform the journey from the same hours and at the same rates, as was usual, when Mr. SHUTE carried on the business. Any gentlemen and ladies, that shall favour them with their company, will be treated with the utmost respect, and the or- ders of any punctually obeyed, by their humble ser- vants, MICHAEL LEE, MALACHI LONG.
N. B. The stage will be drove by us, for the first time, on the sixteenth instant.
TEN DOLLARS Reward. | RUN-AWAY, from the Subscriber living in Upper Freehold, in the County of Monmouth & Province of New-Jersey, A Servant Man named Thomas Wells, about 23 years of age, about five feet eight inches high, a well built stout strong fellow, fresh colour, black curled hair & black eyes, is apt to get in a Frolick & drinks freely. Had on when he went away, a pair of red Plush breeches about half worn and a remarkable rent across the right knee, a Bearskin Jacket, with high top brass buttons & a new surtout coat of a dark grey colour, but it is likely he may change his clothes. Whoever takes up said servant & secures him in any of his Majesty's Goals so that his master may have him or brings him to me, shall receive the above reward and all reasonable charges paid by
ABRAHAM BRITTAIN.
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Newton Township, Gloucester County, April 7 ..
THREE POUNDS Reward. | WHEREAS, on this present day, or the night of the 6th Instant, there was feloniously taken, stolen, and carried away out of the Dwelling-House of ELIZABETH MIEKLE,1 in the said Township, by some Person or Persons unknown, one Eight-Day clock, Arch-faced, with a rais'd circu- lar Plate in the arch, and the maker's name ED- WARD DUFFIELD, engraved on said Plate: The clock was broken off from the case, and the Weights and Key left. There was also taken at the same time, two Spanish Dollars, and four dull English shill- ings, two pair of blue yarn stockings, footed with white, also a small coarse table-cloth. Any person
1 Archibald Mickle came from Lisburn, County Antrim, near Belfast, Ireland, and arrived at Philadelphia 6th mo. 2, 1682. He was a cooper by trade. In 1690 he bought from Robert Turner, a tract of 250 acres in Newton township, Old Glou- cester, and soon after removed thither from Philadelphia. In 1697 he bought a tract of 510 acres from Robert Turner, fronting on the Delaware river. From time to time he added other tracts to his possessions. His will, dated in 1706, devises his real estate to eight of his children, but provides that any one of them marry- ing without consent of Friends should be entitled to only half a share in his estate. After his death the property was conveyed to the widow, who in her will. in 1718, gave it to three of her sons-Archibald, James and Joseph, who divided it in 1727. Joseph's share passed into the Kaighn family; Isaac Mickle. senior, in later years acquired the shares of Archibald and James. Archibald Mickle married Sarah Watts, in 1686. Issue:
i. John, m. Hannah (dau. of William, Jr.) Cooper, in 1704. He was appointed a judge of the Gloucester courts, in 1733, and held other offices. He d. in 1744, leaving children; 1 William, m. Sarah Wright, in 1732; 2 John, m Mary Stockdale, 1741, and d. in 1765; 3. Samuel, m. Letitia (dau. of Tim- othy) Matlack in 1742, and d. in 1750; 4. Hannah, m. John Ladd, in 1732.
ii. Samuel, m. Elizabeth (dau. of Joseph) Cooper, in 1708.
iii. Daniel, m. Hannah Dennis, in 1711. He d. in 1712, leaving a posthumous child, Daniel.
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iv. Archibald, m Mary Wright, in 1719. He d. s. p. in 1735.
v. Isaac, m. Sarah (dau. of Samuel) Burrough.
vi. Joseph, m. Elizabeth Eastlack, in 1723.
vii. James, d. in 1736, leaving a widow and two children, Rachel and Jacob.
viii. Sarah, m. Ezekiel Siddon, in 1708.
ix. Mary, m. Arthur Powell.
x. Rachel, m. Benjamin Cooper, in 1718.
The Isaac Mickle (not Miekle) who signs the advertisement above, was doubt- less a grandson of Archibald Mickle, 1st.
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or persons, who will apprehend and secure the Per- petrator or Perpetrators of the Offence aforesaid, so that he or they may be brought to Justice, and secure the above articles, so that the owner may receive them again, shall have the above Reward paid by
ISAAC. MIEKLE.
Monmouth County, April 1I.
DOVE will COVER this Season, at the house of the Subscriber, near the Court-house, at TWO GUIN- EAS a Mare the Season ; the money to be paid before the mares are taken away.
DOVE is a fine grey, fifteen hands and an inch high, was bred by Mr. Thomas Jackson, sen. in the North of England, was got by young Cade, his dam by Teazer, his grandam by Seawing's Arabian and out of the Gardner mare that won six Royal Plates of one hundred guineas each. He run at New-Cas- tle, upon Tyne, at four years old, on the Ist of Oct- ober, 1760, and distanced the Duke of Cleveland's roan filly Roxana ; beat the bay colt Swift, belonging to William Swinburn, Esq; Charles Willson's bay colt Windless; William Conforth's bay colt Mont- real, and Setleinton's bay filly Nameless.
This Horse has covered in Maryland with great reputation his flock being remarkable, not only for size, strength and speed, but for great gaiety, spirit, and ease under the saddle.
There is good Pasturage at Half-a-Crown per week, and proper care will be taken of the mares by JOHN VAN MATER. -The Pennsylvania Journal, No. 1479, April II, 1771.
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NEWARK QUARRY STONE.
WHEREAS many persons in New-York, who have had occasion for Newark Quarry Stone,1 have met with difficulty and disappointment in being supplied, not knowing where or to whom properly to apply. The public have therefore this notice ; that I the sub- scriber, who have in my hands all the Quarries lately belonging to Samuel Medliss, deceased, and keep a number of workmen constantly employed therein, will endeavour speedily and punctually to supply all demands for such stone; and that, for the greater conveniency of such Persons, who may want to be supplied, there are two boats constantly plying be- tween Newark and New-York, the masters of which, viz. Josiah Ward and James Wheeler, may be spok- en with or heard of almost every day at Mr. Dough- ty's near Whitehall or at Whitehall slip ; who will re- ceive and get punctually executed all orders for such stone; or a line left at Mr. Doughty's in their ab- sence, directed to them or me will be duly noticed ; and all persons who apply as above may depend on being well served and at the usual reasonable rates.
UZAL WARD.
N. B. To prevent disappointments in future, no other boats than the above mentioned will be em- ployed in this business.
Newark, April 8th, 1771.
-The N. Y. Gazette ; and the Weekly Mercury, No. 1015, April 8, 1771.
1 Newark quarry stone-a fine-grained, hard red sandstone, suitable for the fin- er building purposes-had been known to the building trade for twenty miles or more, for perhaps half a century before this time.
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To be SOLD by the Subscriber,
A Farm lying in Middletown, in the county of Mon- mouth and Province of East New-Jersey, pleasantly situated on the Bay, that leads from Sandy- Hook to Amboy and New-York; being a neck, en- closed with one hundred and forty pannel of fence. It contains by estimation between three and four hundred acres of upland, and as much salt meadow and sedge, as will produce four score or a hundred tons of hay per year. The land is natural to grain, viz, wheat, rye, Indian corn, &c. It is also natural to grass, a considerable part of it will mow twenty, and sometimes thirty tons has been mowed in a year, chiefly of the best sort of hay ; there is thirty or forty acres of low land to clear, that will make good mead- ow; it has plenty of wood and timber for fencing, and well-watered; there is on it a convenient dwell- ing-house, kitchen, barn and sundry out-houses. Al- so a saw-mill lately built, and when timber fails it is very convenient for a grist-mill, either for the country or bolting; there is on it between two and three hundred bearing apple trees ; also a good assortment of peach trees and sundry other sorts of fruits: It has a great advantage of manure, such as seaweed, sand, &c. which being experienced admits of no doubt. It is convenient for fishing, oystering and claming. Any person inclining to purchase the same, may apply to the subscriber on the Premises and be further informed.
JOHN STEVENSON.
Middletown, 4 Mo. 5th, 1771.
N. B. The above farm is clear of incumbrances, to the knowledge of the subscriber.
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-The New York Journal, or The General Ad- vertiser, No. 1475, April 11, 1771.
April Ist, 1771.
New-Jersey, Borough ! NOTICE is hereby given,
of Elizabeth. to all the Creditors of Henry Clark, senior, an Insolvent Debtor of said Borough, to meet at the House of Jonathan Osborn, Innholder of said Borough, on Monday the first Day of July next, at two o'Clock Afternoon, in order to receive their Dividend of the Money come to Hand.
RECOMPENCE STANBURY, JONATHAN OSBORN. Assignees.
-The N. Y. Gazette, or, The Weekly Post-Boy, No. 1506, April 15, 1771.
The farm of the subscriber will be sold at public vendue, on Friday the 17th of May, at the Merchant's Coffee-House in New-York : It contains in the whole, about 200 acres of good land, 20 whereof is excellent meadow, 82 acres of it is good wood land, and the remainder is arable ground, in gocd fence. There is a commodious stone house on the premises, with a convenient kitchen adjoining it, a good barn, and an orchard of 70 full bearing apple trees, and as many young ones. The meadow ground has the singular advantage of being water'd every tide, and produces yearly 100 waggon loads of English hay. It is delightfully situated on the banks of the Passaick River, at Second River, in the province of New-Jer- sey, nine miles from New-York ; and an indisputable title for the same will be given by
DAVID GRIFFITH.
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N. B. One third part of the purchase money will be required immediately, and good security, with in- terest, will be taken for the remaining sum.
THE sums of £.500, and {.200, to be lent on real security within the city or county of New-York. Ap- ply to Terence Kerin, attorney at law in Stone· street in said city. Wanted. the sum of £.500, upon an es- tate in the Jerseys, upon which there are many valu- able improvements, and subject to no incumbrance. Apply as above.
NEW-YORK. April 15. | Tuesday the 9th Instant, was married at Elizabeth-Town, PETER VAN BRUGH LIVINGSTON, Esq;1 Merchant of this City to Mrs. RICKETTS, Relict of the late William Rick- etts, Esq; of that Place.
On the 28th of March died at Upper-Freehold, in New-Jersey, in 74th Year of her Age, Mrs. Elizabeth Lawrence, the amiable Consort of Robert Lawrence, Esq; a Gentlewoman universally regretted by all who had the Pleasure of her Acquaintance. She was decently inter'd in the Quakers Burying-Ground, of which Society she made Profession, the Saturday fol- lowing, attended by a large Concourse of People.
-The N. Y. Gazette ; and the. Weekly Mercury, No. 1016, April 15, 1771.
To be LETT, and entered upon immediately,
THAT well known premises, lying in Penns Neck, in the county of Salem, near Oldman's Creek
1 A brother of Governor William Livingston, of New Jersey. His daughter Susan, by a former marriage, m. John Kean, Sept. 27, 1786; he d. in 1795.
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upper Bridge, where Taylor and Gardiner kept store, with the houses, shop and several out-houses, and five acres of land, and a public landing, lying upon the said premises; where shallops and wood-boats constantly frequent to load with staves, wood, and other lumber. For further particulars, enquire of EZEKIEL WRIGHT, near the premises.
To be SOLD, or exchanged for improved
LAND in Pennsylvania, within 20 or 30 miles of Philadelphia, or an interest in said city, of equal value,
A TRACT of unimproved land, situate in the township of Nottingham, Burlington county, West New-Jersey, about 4 miles from the Falls Land- ing (on Delaware) and near the same distance from Trenton, containing about 300 acres of good land, above 100 of said tract may be made good meadow, it being well watered, and has plenty of good timber thereon. If sold, the payment will be made easy to the purchaser. The title is indisputable. For furth- er particulars, enquire of ANDREW EDGE, in Third- street, between Market and Arch-streets, and oppo- site to Richard Hockley, Esquire.
N. B. Said EDGE has a quantity of very good Bo- hea tea, and a variety of dry goods, to dispose of, very cheap for cash.
-The Pennsylvania Gazette, No. 2208, April 18, 1771.
To be SOLD,
A Small Plantation situate and being in Middle- town, in the County of Monmouth, and east-
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ern division of the province of New-Jersey ; contain- ing about 30 or 40 acres of upland, be the same more or less ; also two or three acres of salt meadow, with- in a quarter of a mile of the aforesaid land. The said land is situate on Sandy Hook bay, opposite the Light-House ; being a place much frequented by sea- men and others; therefore a ready market for all sorts of poultry and other country produce : It might likewise suit any purchaser who was inclined to keep a publick-house or a small store. There is on said plantation, a good dwelling house, and an orchard, containing about 250 or 260 apple-trees, also a num- ber of other fruit trees, such as peaches, plumbs and cherries, and excellent water close by the door ; there is also excellent fishing on said place, either with hook or net, and a great advantage in manuring said land, by the great quantity of sea-weed that yearly comes on said shore. The land is naturally of a good quality and so pleasantly situated, that many gentle- men from Philadelphia and other places have much commended the same. There is also a boat to be sold that will carry (at a reasonable load) 4 cords of wood. Whoever inclines to purchase any of the aforesaid premises, may apply to William Wamsley living on the premises, by whom a good title will be given.
WILLIAM WAMSLEY.
Middletown, April the 5th, 1771.
LOST, | On Thursday Morning, - - - A red Mor- occo. Pocket-Book, with a Silver Clasp, containing sunday Papers, and about Nine Pounds, in New-York
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and Jersey Bills. A handsome Reward will be given to the Person that brings it to Mr. Rivington, facing . the Coffee-House Bridge.
New Jersey, WHEREAS the subscriber hath, for Sussex County. some Time past, been a Prisoner for Debt in this County, and all his Estate both real and personal, sold by the proper Officers, at a sea- son when they could not fetch above half their Value, which renders it impossible for him to discharge the Remainder ; He therefore finds it expedient to apply to the Legislature of this Province, at their next Sea- son at Burlington, for a Law to relieve him from his Confinement ; of which his several Creditors are de- sired to take Notice.
EPH. DARBY.
THE Members of the New-Jersey Medical Society, are desired to remember, that their next stated gen- eral Meeting, will be on the second Tuesday in May next, at ten o'Clock in the Forenoon, at the House of the Widow Voorhes, in New-Brunswick, when the Society will be opened with a Discourse on some Medical Subject by the President; after which, the Society will proceed upon business. Those Gentle- men of the Profession in the Province, who have not hitherto joined the Society, are invited to attend, at the Time and Place above mentioned.
SAMUEL KENNEDY,1 Secretary.
The new Flying Machine. THIS is to inform the PUBLIC, that Abraham
1 For a sketch of the Rev. Samuel Kennedy, who preached, taught school and practiced medicine at Baskenridge, see N. J. Archives. XXIV, 407.
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Skillman, hath erected a Flying Machine, or Stage Waggon, to go once a Week, and return again, from the City of New-York to the City of Philadelphia ; to set out from Powles-Hook Ferry, every Tuesday Morning, beginning the 30th Instant, and drive through Newark, Elizabeth-town, Woodbridge, Bruns- wick Princeton, Trenton, and Bristol, so as to be at the City of Philadelphia the next Day, at 12 o'Clock at Noon, when the said Waggon is to remain at Mr. John Luken's, at the Sign of the George, in Second- street, at the Corner of Arch-street, and there to re- main until Friday Morning, when the same is to re- turn through the aforementioned Places, so as to arrive at Powles-Hook Ferry at 12 of the Clock, on Saturday Noon. The Price is Twenty-Shillings, Proclamation, Ferriage free for each Passenger, and in Proportion for a shorter Distance, and Goods at a reasonable Freight. He will make it his Study to oblige the Public ; to keep a good neat Waggon, sober Drivers, and able Horses to perform the Journey with Ease and Safety: And as no Mistake can happen in ex- changing the Goods, because but one Waggon and Driver : It's to be hoped it will meet with that En- couragement its Utility deserves. All those who please to avail themselves of the Convenience, are desired to cross Powles-Hook Ferry the Evening be- fore, as they must set out early in the Morning : The Public may be assured, this is the most pleasant and agreeable Road of any other1 to Philadelphia. All Gentlemen and Ladies who will please to encourage
1 Mr. Skillman was not an Irishman, but perhaps the author of this advertise- ment was.
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this Undertaking, may depend on being used in the best Manner, and conveyed to their Journey's End, with the greatest Safety and Dispatch, by the Pub- lic's obliged, and most humble Servant,
ABRAHAM SKILLMAN.
-The N. Y. Gazette ; and the Weekly Mercury, No. 1017, April 22, 1771.
NEW-YORK, April 22. | The Public are hereby informed, that on Tuesday the 9th Instant, were taken up and brought before Justice Zabriskie, at Hacken- sack, Charles Lee, alias Charles Thompson, alias Thompson Charles Lee, and Nicholas Brown and Wife (as they said) and Sebastian Needham on Sus- picion of having stolen from several People in this Part of the Country, by asking to change Dollars, etc., for small Silver, and helping to pick out the Pieces with something glutinous or sticky on the Palms of their Hands. On being separately exam- ined they differed much and contradicted each other and themselves in their Accounts. As it is suppos- ed they are Part of a Gang who have for some Time past been raising Contributions on the Inhabitants of New-York, Jersey and Philadelphia ; it is hoped that all who are desirous of having a Stop put to this Kind of Collections, will give Information of such of their Exploits as are not yet made known to the Magis- trates. The Men are committed to Prison, and the Woman dismissed, nothing appearing against her, and on Thursday went to New-York, where she says she has a Relation.
Woodbridge, April 18, 1771. WHEREAS it has been industriously and malic-
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iously reported, that I the Subscriber, had some Weeks past, inclosed a certain Paper, sign'd "John Peace, etc.," to the Printers of the Weekly Post-Boy, and, at the same Time, promised in a Letter, to in- demnify the Printers thereof for the said Publication. These are to certify (and if Occasion should be re- quired, the Printers hereof, are willing to certify) that I never did write, or was accessary or knowing to any Letter indemnifying the Printers aforesaid, for inserting the Piece abovementioned, (to the best of their Knowledge or Remembrance) as it has been hitherto reported by many Persons in the Township of Woodbridge, etc.
SAMUEL F. PARKER. -The N. Y. Gazette, or The Weekly Post-Boy, No. 1477, April 22, 1771.
To the CREDITORS of JOHN BUDD. GENTLEMEN,
IN November 1769, I acquainted you1 that I intend- ed to apply to the legislature of this province, for a law in my favour, to enable me to return to Salem, to take my affairs into my hands, and to exempt me from arrests for the term of five years ; in which time I made no doubt of being able to discharge all my debts. Your kind approbation obtained the act for three years.2 As soon as I knew it had passed, I re- paired here ;- but to my grief I found I had two or three of the leading men of the place to oppose me, either from views of interest, or friendship for a per-
1 See N. J. Archives, XXVI, 549.
2 No record of such an Act of a special nature has been found. The reference is probably to a new Insolvent Act, passed Dec. 6, 1769.
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son in the same business I intended to follow, fear of their illegal proceedings being exposed, or for fear I might expect some return for my kindness to them when I was in affluent circumstances and they poor. Every misconstruction to my prejudice was put upon the act made in my favour-every art was used to blacken my character, to alienate my friends, and prevent my stay ; and had I not been better respect- ed in the county than they, I must have tried my fortune in a foreign country. So artfully did they evade the law made in my favour, that one year of the three was elapsed before I could get my prop- erty out of their hands, and have an uncontested right to recover what was on my books, by which means the humane intention of the legislative body and my creditors was frustrated, and it will not be in my power to pay off my just debts within the time limited by law-But the pleasing prospect of doing it in a few years gives me the greatest satisfaction. I do not consider my time as my own, but the prop- erty of my creditors ; and it is with pleasure I find the business I am now in will enable me to make a considerable payment annually, I therefore propose to petition, at the next setting of the assembly, for a law to continue the act in my favour as long as I can pay to any one or more of my creditors (that I was indebted to before the publication of the present act) the sum of £.200 per annum; and I humbly beg your interest in obtaining said law.1 I know it will be opposed by a person that pretends to be a creditor, but is in reality indebted to me at least {.2000, against
2 Such Act was passed Dec. 21. 1771. 29
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whom I have now a suit depending for that sum. He has already petitioned the assembly for a repeal of the act in my favour, so far as it affected him, in hopes of intimidating me from prosecuting a just suit, for fear of being cast by some quirk, turn, or evasion of the law, and thrown into a prison for life-But I make no doubt of being heard before the Hon. House of Assembly at the present sitting, and mak- ing his request appear unreasonable and unjust. I am Gentlemen, your much obliged and very humble servant,
JOHN BUDD 1
New-Jersey, Salem, April 22, 1771.
-The Pennsylvania Chronicle, No. 223, April 15, to April 22, 1771.
WILLIAM LAWSON,
(Shoemaker at the Sign of the Boot and Star, near Peck's Slip in New-York)
EREBY acquaints his Customers and others,
H that he makes and sells all sorts of women's silk and stuff shoes, which he proposes shall be equal in goodness and beauty to any of Hose's, as he has, in his employ, some of the best English work- men. The prices will be as low as possible accord- ing to the quality.
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