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January 31, 1770.
-N. Y. Journal or General Advertiser, No. 1413, February 1, 1770.
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New-York, January 22.
The person advertised in the Mercury of the 22d inst. by the name of Schuyler or Cuyler, and that run away with a horse from Mr. Munson Jarvis, of Stanford, in Connecticut, seems to be a knowing hand and to have a thorough knowledge of the coun- try ; for on the 19th Instant, he made his appearance at the house of Mr. William Crook, at Rariton where he spent 4 or 5 days, passed there by the name of Harmanus Ten Eyck, son of Jacob H. Ten Eyck, Esq ; member for the county of Albany; that he himself kept a store in Albany, that his clerk had robbed him of a sum of money, and that he was go- ing to Philadelphia in pursuit of him; that being scarce of cash, borrowed £9.15.0, from Mr. Crook, a pair of saddle bags, and some clean linen, and gave a draft on Mr. Ten Eyck, of this city for the same, who, he said was his cousin, and then took leave. He had the sorrel horse with him mentioned in the advertisement, and is certainly the same person. His real name is imagined to be Bratt, and the very man that was punished in this city for robbing Mr. Bennet, the jeweller.
We hear that one Cadry Leacy, who was adver- tised in our Paper of the 18th instant, as a Runaway from Richard Lemon, of New-Ark, New Castle county, was committed to Gloucester goal last week for murder: He passed through the country as a dumb man, and about two weeks ago stopped at a house on the Egg Harbour road, the lower end of Gloucester county, where he made signs that he was hungry, when the good woman gave him food; the
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woman's husband being at work in the Cedar Swamps, it is said, that Leacy wanted to go to bed to her, but she refusing, he killed her with a Pitch Fork ; then beat the children, left the oldest of them for dead, who has since recovered, and then made off. He being pursued, was taken and committed as above.
Captain Moore, in a brig from Ireland, is arrived at our Capes.
The brig Dove, Gamble; and brig Nancy Adam- son; were drove out to sea, by the ice, from our capes, with the loss of an anchor each ; but are since returned, when Captain Gamble got his anchor again.
The brig Susannah, Sloan, was also drove out of our Capes, being obliged to leave her boat behind : On her return, still finding great quantities of ice in our river, she proceeded to New-York, where she arrived last Saturday .- Pennsylvania Journal, No. 1417, February 1, 1770.
East New-Jersey; January 27, 1770. Messieurs HALL and SELLERS.
GENTLEMEN,
Please to publish the Inclosed in your next Paper, and oblige, Your humble Servant,
AN AGED FARMER.
I AM a Native of East New Jersey, and an aged Man, who have enjoyed much good Living in my Time, for which I acknowledge myself indebted to the Philadelphia Market, for enabling me to procure,
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not as a Purchaser, but as a Seller. Being a Farmer, I generally carried my Truck there, and dis- posed of it for Cash, without paying either Toll for having the Liberty of selling it, or contributing, in any Degree, to the Payment of their Taxes ; which In- dulgence I now most gratefully acknowledge, as should also my Countrymen, who are mostly under the same Obligations.
But when I reflect on this, it makes my Blood run cold, that any Jersey Farmer should have been so weak, and shewn himself such an Ingrate, as to have published a Piece in the News-Paper against the Amusement of Fox-hunting ; begrudging the young Men of that City the Use of this Diversion in our Woods. Little has this Man considered that this Exercise, by creating them a Stomach to eat plen- tifully of the Provisions they allow us to supply them with, is of any Advantage ; while he obliges me to tell him, that it will do more than pay for all the lit- tle Injuries that they may do by Accident, in Pursuit of those noxious Animals. What surprises me also is the Oddity of this Man; he calls Fox-hunting Luxury, and then rails on these good Friends of ours, when it is the Business of every Jersey Farmer to encourage it.
To make this appear, and to shew his wrong head- edness, let me ask him how we should dispose of our Water Melons, if it was not for the Assistance of Luxury. He certainly must know, that they are of no Kind of Use as Food, and must also know, that of this Article these Citizens consume, I cannot say in
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Value, but what they pay us some Thousand Pounds a Year for.
Wherefore then should he be so silly, as to be an- gry with our Customers and Neighbours, and en- deavour to make them pay what the Law may exact for using Diversions, which must yield us a Profit in the End. This is somewhat like copying after the People of England, who are for levying Taxes upon us Americans, because we help to consume their Manufactures, when it may be demonstrated, that they would get more by letting us go on consuming them, than they possibly can get by taxing us.
But perhaps it will be in vain for me, who do not pretend to understand Politics, or good Policy, how- ever great my Experience may be from Years, to expostulate more with this unreasonable Man. Yet it may be necessary to tell him, that it no more be- comes him, at a Time when we should be united, to represent us to our Mother Country, as a People that complain heavily of Poverty, and yet are enjoying Luxury, than it becomes him to be a bad Neighbour to a Province that has indulged us.
But to conclude ; if this Man should still persist in being foolish, and others should be such Dupes as to be led by him to resent supposed injuries, they ought to be treated with Contempt, and despised, for making false Representations of Things from their own weak Prejudices; while the Consequence may be fatal, by exciting good People to contrive Taxes for us, who have long been indulged in more than equal Privileges with themselves, without pay- ing any Thing to the Support of their Government.
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List of Letters remaining in the POST OFFICE, Phila-
delphia, January 5, 1770.
K. Joseph Kutnell, West Jersey.
L. Gasham Lee, Amwell.
M. Michael M'Daniel, New-Jersey.
P. George Parrot, Salem.
R. Dr. Ananias Randal, Alloways Creek; Dr. Alexander Ross, Mountholly; John Reynolds, Cran- berry.
W. Thomas White, Pilesgrove.
To be SOLD at private SALE.
By the subscribers, pursuant to the last will and tes- tament of JAMES EDDY, deceased, viz.
A Valuable lot of ground, situate between Second and Front streets, on the south side of Spruce-street,
Likewise about 14 acres of land, in the township of Amwell, and county of Hunterdon, West New Jersey, fronting the high-way, leading from Rariton to Trenton, distance about 45 miles from Philadel- phia, bounded by lands of Christopher Marshall, the heirs of William Morris, deceased, Thomas Lowry, and Gresham Lea. All persons inclining to purchase, may view the land, by applying to Thomas Lowry, near the premises.
The conditions of sale will be made easy to the purchasers, which may be known, by applying to The Executors.
MARY EDDY, Executrix, ABRAHAM USHER, Execu- tor to said estate .- Pennsylvania Gazette, No. 2145, February 1, 1770.
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NEW YORK, January 22.
We hear from Piscataqua, in New Jersey, That about 10 Days since three Men, that lived near Bound-Brook, named Harris, Buskirk and Howell, who called themselves Regulators, took the Liberty of flagellating a certain William M' Donald, who lived near that Place, for having some Words with his Wife, to such a Degree, that he died in less than 24 Hours after. Howell, we hear, has fled, but Harris and Buskirk surrendered to Justice, and are now confined in Brunswick Goal.
Burlington, January 24, 1770.
BY virtue of his Majesty's writs of Fieri Facias, to me directed, will be exposed to sale, at public vendue, on Saturday, the 24th day of March next, between the hours of 12 and 5 in the afternoon of said day, at the house of Thomas Shinn, in Mount- Holly, three undivided quarter parts of all and sin- gular the buildings, lands and tenements, commonly called and known by the name of Mount-Holly Iron- works, and the appurtenances ; late the property of Peter Bard, deceased ; seized and taken in execu- tion, at the suit of Henry Paxson, Esq ; and Edward Tonkin, deceased by
JOSEPH IMLAY, late Sheriff.
All Persons indebted to the Estates of James Child, of Child and Stiles, late of this City, Mer- chants, are once more desired to make speedy Pay- ment,
To be SOLD, as Part of the said Child's Estate, three several Tracts of Land, situate at Egg-Har-
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bour, being chiefly Pine Land ; and one other Tract, about 150 Acres, in the County of Gloucester, called Maple Swamp, and Warrant for 600 Acres of Land, to be surveyed and laid out, in one of the Branches of Juniata ; all which Lands will be sold very reason- ably by the Assignees of the said Estate.
FRANCIS RICHARDSON, one of the Assignees in Trust.
On Monday, the 19th day of March next, pursu- ant to the last will and testament of Cornelius Cor- neliuson, deceased, by public vendue, will be sold, on the premises, in Upper Penn's Neck, in the county of Salem, A valuable PLANTATION, containing, by esti- mation, near 300 acres of LAND and MEADOW, joining on a creek, called Game Creek, on which is a dwell- ing-house, out-houses, orchard, garden, and about 20 acres of good meadow, and a conveniency of mak- ing a great deal more extraordinary good, about 30 acres of the land are cleared, the rest well timbered ; the land in general is very good, and lies convenient to landings, both on Delaware river and Salem creek. The title is supposed to be good, and will be shewn to those who incline to purchase, at the time and place aforesaid, by
GEORGE TRENCHARD, Executor. -Pennsylvania Gazette, No. 2145, February I, I770.
To be sold, or let, and entered upon immediately ; THE
T ESTATE whereon Ezekiel Forman formerly lived, called New-Market, being near two Miles from Princeton, in the Jerseys, and one of the best
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stands in the government for a merchant's shop, hav- ing every advantage that could be wished for to carry on that branch of business ; and a merchant mill, in high repute, at the door. There is on the premises, a dwelling-house, forty feet square, in good repair, a well-finished kitchen adjoining, a large and commo- dious ware-house, forty feet by twenty-six, a good barn and barrack, both covered with cedar, a good garden spot, and long in use, paled in with cedar, and many other conveniences. There is in the whole about fifty acres of land, eighteen of which is meadow ground. Any person inclining to purchase, may have it a great bargain, and an indisputable title. Any reasonable time will be given for the payment of the purchase money, with interest. For further particulars apply to EZEKIEL FORMAN, at Princeton, in the Jerseys .- Pennsylvania Journal, No. 161, February 5-12, 1770.
New- York, February 5. We hear from New- Brunswick, that in the great and sudden Thaw we had on Monday and Tuesday last, the fine Bridge lately built across Rariton River, near Bound-Brook, was carried away by the Ice falling against it, with the Rapidity of the Current.
From Freehold, in Monmouth County, in New- Jersey, we learn, that the Inhabitants of that County, are so irritated at the Lawyers there, that on Tues- day the 23d of January, being the Time appointed for holding Courts of Pleas and General Sessions of the Peace there, a great Number of them assembled in a tumultuous and riotous Manner, and absolutely
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refused to permit one Lawyer to come; and the Magistrates were so intimidated that no Courts were opened or held there that Time.
Y Order of John Ogden, and Essex County,
New-Jersey, B Daniel Pearson, Esqrs ; two of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Essex : Notice is hereby given, unto all the Creditors of Joshua Marsh and Samuel Rob- ertson, that they may be and appear at the Court House in Newark, on Thursday, the 22d of Febru- ary, at two o'Clock in the Afternoon, to shew Cause, if any they have, unto the said Judges, why the said Insolvent Debtors, may not be discharged from their Confinement, by an Act of the General Assembly, made for Insolvent Debtors .- January 30, 1770.
To be sold at Publick Vendue, on the Premises, the Ist Tuesday in. April next, or at private Sale any Time before,
A Farm or Plantation, situated on Bound-Brook, 5 Miles from Brunswick Landing, and one Mile and a Half from the Town of Bound-Brook, in Somerset County, East New-Jersey, formerly in Possession of William Clawson, containing about 150 Acres of very good Land, the greatest Part Meadow, yielding from 70 to 80 Tons of Hay a Year. For further Particu- lars, inquire of Mr. Tobias Van Orden, at Bound- Brook, or Ludlow and Hoffman in New-York
TWELVE POUNDS Proclamation Reward.
WHEREAS by the Inquisition of John Gillman, Esq ; Coroner of the County of Middlesex, in the Prov- 3
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ince of New-Jersey, it was found, that Daniel How- ell, and others, in the Evening of the Ninth Day of January last past, went to the House of William Daniels, in Piscataway, and seized the said Daniels, flung him down, tore his Cloaths, and with Sticks or Whips, then and there did beat and bruise the afore- said William Daniels, by Means whereof, he died be- fore the next Morning : The said Howell, is about the Age of Forty-five or Fifty, fair Complexion, short black Hair, and about six Feet high, had on a blue Great Coat, brown Homespun Coat and Jacket, and Buckskin Breeches, had also with him, a large Bay Mare. Whoever apprehends the above named Dan- iel Howell, and secures him in any of his Majesty's Goals, so that he may be brought to Justice, shall be entitled to the above Reward, paid by me,
JAMES HARRIS, sen. Perth-Amboy, Jan. 29, 1770. -N. Y. Gazette or Weekly Post Boy, No. 1414, February 5, 1770.
New-Jersey, Monmouth, \ BY Order of the Hon. John January 25, 1770. - Anderson, John Taylor, and James Lawrence Esqrs, three of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas for said County ; That Ebenezer Applegate, Benjamin Sutphen, Levy Hart, John Tilton, James Dorset, Thomas Ryan, Giles Wil- liams, Thomas Evingame, Henry Worth, Joseph Taylor, and William Hankinson, jun. all Prisoners for Debt in said Gaol ; were on the 28th Day of Jan- uary 1770, qualified to their Schedules of Effects, Pursuant to a late Act of Assembly entitled, an Act
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for the Relief of Insolvent Debtors, made this pres- ent Tenth Year of his Majesty's Reign, &c.
Now these are to give Notice to the Creditors of said Debtors, that they be together at the Court House of said County, on the 27th of February next, (to shew Cause if any they have) why the said Debt- ors' Estate, should not be assigned for the Use of . their Creditors, and their Bodies discharged from Gaol. Pursuant to said Act .- N. Y. Journal or General Advertiser, No. 1414, February 8, 1770.
The brig mentioned in our last to be arrived at our Capes from Ireland, is the brig Richard Penn, Moore, from Dingle de Couch.
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The brig James, Johnson, mentioned in our last to be ashore at our Capes, is since got off .- Pennsylvania Fournal, No. 1418, February 8, 1770.
Messieurs HALL and SELLERS.
Be pleased to insert the following Piece, in your next Gazette, and oblige a great Number of your Readers, particularly, Yours &c.
A Fox HUNTER.
CONSCIOUS of my Inability to attack such a noble spirited Piece, as appeared in the Gazette of the 25th ult. signed A Jersey Farmer, I presume the Readers will excuse my being actuated by a Spirit of Liberty, to make a faint Attempt in Vindication of my Breth- ren the Fox Hunters ; and in the first Place, will pro- pose to the Farmer, a Quere, which (if he is not too busy cutting his Fire-wood) I leave to his candid De- termination .... I would beg Leave to ask, if the Fox-
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Hunters are meant to " Gallop on the High-way to Destruction ?" If so, the Farmer may be assured, we don't always take one Course, for the Fox often doubles, and we return to our former State ; thus no transient Farmer can judge whether a Fox Hunter goes backward or forward in that great Journey .... Do we "haughty Gentry," in any respect, think it " be- neath us" to ask the Liberty of a Farmer, to hunt on his Lands? Has our Conduct ever shown us in such a Light ? No .... but our Accuser takes that for granted and publishes it, requiring another Reason .... We sometimes go through his Land, it is true, when we are in full Chase, or in too great a Hurry to ask at that Time, but are willing and desirous to make him ample Satisfaction for the Damage we do him .... otherwise, we think we do him Service (by destroying those Enemies to his Poultry) adequate, if not superior, to the Damage he receives.
It is therefore desired, that a single "Farmer " will never pretend to publish the Conduct of Fox Hunters erroneously ;.... we are a numerous Body, and shall get so "Rampant", that none of his Fields will contain us. We can, however, assure him, that a great Number of Jersey Farmers have invited us to hunt in their Neighborhood, and that the Gen- erality of them are free hearted People, who love the Sound of the Horn, and respect our whole So- ciety.
The Captains William and Shroudy, are arrived at the Capes from Lisbon.
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EITHER the one half, or the whole, of a valuable plantation, situate and being in the township of Northampton, in the county of Burlington, in the Forks of Rancocus Creek, about 3 miles from Mount Holly, and 16 from Philadelphia, containing 500 acres of land, near 130 of which is good meadow and marsh on the tide, about 90 acres whereof is within an excellent good bank, well sanded, and a considerable part into good timothy and green grass, 100 acres of the upland cleared, and within good fence, 15 acres of which are planted with a good young orchard, chiefly grafted fruit, with a large and convenient dwelling house thereon, well finished, and pleasantly situated, commanding a very fine and extensive prospect, a very good cheese and milch- house, with a pump, spouts and copper therein, a commodious barn 30 by 40 feet, a waggon and chair- house, a large granary and hay-house, with stables round it, and other out-houses, all in good repair. Any person inclining to purchase, may enquire of John Bispham, or John Hatkinson, in Mount Holly, ' or the subscriber, at the New Ferry-House, Philadel- phia.
THOMAS BISPHAM.
RUN away from the subscriber, living near Morris- Town, in New-Jersey, on Christmas-day last, a ser- vant man, named Thomas Clay, a Cooper by trade, near 50 years of age, about 5 feet to inches high, brown curled hair, will drink to excess, and then is noisy, likes to sing songs; had on, when he went
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away, a blue great coat, and jacket of the same, leather breeches, and felt hat. Whoever takes up and secures said servant, so that his master may have him again, shall have Three Pounds reward, and reasonable charges, paid by
DANIEL GERARD, junior. -Pennsylvania Gazette, No. 2146, February 8, 1770.
Perth-Amboy, February 9. The General Assem- bly of the Province of New-Jersey are summoned to meet at Burlington, on Wednesday the 14th of next Month.
To BE SOLD.
A Very good FARM, situate at Shrewsbury, in the County of Monmouth, and Province of New- Jersey, belonging to the Estate of John Eatton, de- ceased, being the Place whereon he formerly lived, containing One Hundred and Thirty-seven Acres of extraordinary good Land, adjoining to the Head of Shrewsbury South-River, about One Hundred Acres ' whereof being Upland, cleared and fit for the Plow, and the Residue Salt and Fresh Meadow and very rich Swamp; the Whole being in good Fence, and has a very large good Dwelling House, Barn, Chaise- House, Waggon-House, Orchard and other Improve- ments thereon; and there is about One Hundred Acres of good Wood-Land, belonging to the said Farm, about one Mile distant from the same. The Whole of the Premises is to be sold together at pri- vate Sale, by Richard Tole, living near the same ; the Rev. Elihu Spencer, at Trenton, or John Berrien
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of Rocky Hill, at any Time before Tuesday the Thir teenth Day of March next, in Case a Purchaser ap- pears ; otherways the same will be exposed to Sale by Way of public Vendue, at Two of the Clock on that Day, when the Conditions of Sale will be pub- lished by the said
RICHARD TOLE, ELIHU SPENCER, and JOHN BERRIEN.
Feb. 12, 1770.
New-Jersey, Middlesex County, Feb. 5, 1770.
By Order of Stephen Skinner and Jonathan Fra- zee, Esqrs. Samuel Drake and Joseph Drake are to be discharged the 28th February, 1770, at the House of Elijah Dunham in the City of Perth-Amboy.
FIVE POUNDS Reward.
RUN-AWAY the 8th Instant, and was seen at Powles Hook, the Afternoon of that Day,
A VILLAIN,
JOHN CUNNINGHAM, about 5 Feet 10 Inches high, black hair, fresh Complexion, and good Counte nance: Had on a dark brown Coat, a Pair of new Buckskin Breeches, and took with him a Fuzee. Whomsoever apprehends him, and will have him se- cured in any of his Majesty's Goals, so that he might be brought to Justice, shall have of the Printer here- of FIVE POUNDS Reward, and all reasonable Charges paid.
As this Fellow has been guilty of a notorious Breach of Trust, it is hoped that every honest Man, who have it in their Power, will assist in apprehend-
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ing him in order to his being brought to Punish- ment -N. Y. Gazette or Weekly Post Boy, No. 1415, February 12, 1770.
To BE SOLD.
THE noted Grist-Mills on Cranberry Brook, in the County of Middlesex, Province of New-Jersey, all in good working order, has two Pair of stones, three good bolts which go by water, the stream is good, a framed house, stable, lot of three acres of good Eng- lish meadow adjoining : Also 212 acres of good land, a good framed dwelling house and Barn thereon two miles from said mills, and 19 acres of meadow lying along Penolipin Brook; they lie in a pleasant and healthy country, the estate of Michael Reynolds, de. ceas'd, the mills are well situated for a Country store, lying on the stage road ten miles from South-River landing, and 18 miles from Abbot's landing on Dela- ware, so that the purchaser may send his produce, or receive goods from either New-York or Philadelphia, at a very reasonable rate : The mills to be sold sep- arate, if required. For further particulars, enquire of us, on the premises, who will give a good tittle. Grace Reynolds, John Reynolds.
February 10, 1770. -N. Y. Fournal or General Advertiser, No. 1415, February 15, 1770.
PHILADELPHIA, February 15. We hear his Excellency, GOVERNOR FRANKLIN, has ordered the GENERAL ASSEMBLY of New-Jersey to be
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summoned to meet at Burlington, on the Fourteenth of next Month.
Our Navigation is now so clear, that the Vessels, which have been at the Capes for some Time, are come up to Town.
RUN away from his BAIL, living in Piles-Grove, Salem county, West Jersey, a certain JAMES GIPSON, a Weaver by Trade, of a small stature, thin visage, wears his own hair, of a lightish colour ; had on, a claret coloured broadcloth coat, blue calimancoe jacket, leather breeches, and a new felt hat ; has re- markable long upper teeth. Whoever takes up, and secures the said James Gipson, in any of his Majes- ty's goals, in America, shall be intitled to a reward of THREE POUNDS, and reasonable charges, paid by DANIEL HARKER, Constable.
To be SOLD, a very good Farm, situate at Shrews- bury, in the County of Monmouth, and Province of New-Jersey, belonging to the Estate of John Eatton, deceased ; being the Place whereon he formerly lived, containing 137 Acres of extraordinary good Land, adjoining to the Head of Shrewsbury South River, about 100 Acres whereof being Up-land, cleared and fit for the Plough, and the Residue salt and fresh Meadow, and very good Swamp; the whole being in good Fence, and has a very large good Dwelling- house, Barn, Chaise-house, Waggon-house, Orchard, and other Improvements thereon. And there is about 100 Acres of good Wood Land belonging to the said Farm, about I Mile distant from the same. The whole of the Premises are to be sold together at
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private Sale, by Richard Tole, living near the same, the Rev. Elihu Spencer of Trenton, or John Berrien, at Rockey-Hill, at any Time before Tuesday, the 13th Day of March next, in case a Purchaser ap- pears ; otherwise the same will be exposed to Sale by Way of public Vendue, at 2 o'clock on that Day, when the Conditions of Sale will be published by the said RICHARD TOLE, ELIHU SPENCER and JOHN BER- RIEN.
Salem Goal, February 5, 1770.
PURSUANT to an act of the General Assembly of the province of New-Jersey, lately passed, intitled, an act for the relief of insolvent debtors, we, the sub- scribers, being confined in Salem goal, and having petitioned Grant Gibbons, Andrew Synickson, and George Trenchard, Esquires, Judges of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas for the county of Salem, for the benefit of said act; do hereby give notice to all our creditors to appear, and shew cause, if any they have, on the 6th day of March next, at 2 o'clock in the afternoon, before said Judges, at the house of Joseph Burroughs, Esq; Innholder, in the town of Salem, why we should not be discharged from our confinement, agreeable to the directions of said act.
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