USA > New Jersey > Documents relating to the Colonial History of the state of New Jersey, Vol. XXVII > Part 30
Note: The text from this book was generated using artificial intelligence so there may be some errors. The full pages can be found on Archive.org (link on the Part 1 page).
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Part 7 | Part 8 | Part 9 | Part 10 | Part 11 | Part 12 | Part 13 | Part 14 | Part 15 | Part 16 | Part 17 | Part 18 | Part 19 | Part 20 | Part 21 | Part 22 | Part 23 | Part 24 | Part 25 | Part 26 | Part 27 | Part 28 | Part 29 | Part 30 | Part 31 | Part 32 | Part 33 | Part 34 | Part 35 | Part 36 | Part 37 | Part 38 | Part 39 | Part 40 | Part 41 | Part 42 | Part 43 | Part 44 | Part 45 | Part 46 | Part 47
ELIAS BALDWIN.
Sworn before me, the day and year first above written. JOSEPH RIGGS.
-
483
NEWSPAPER EXTRACTS.
1771]
N. B. It is hoped that all lovers of justice will be diligent in discovering and apprehending the robbers.
Was taken up and lodged in Newark Goal, on Sunday the second Instant, a Negro Man about 5 feet 6 inches high, very black, and speaks good Eng- ligh : Had on a light coloured brown Camblet Coat, black Calimanco Vest, Buckskin Breeches, a white Tow Shirt, Felt Hat, and had with him in his Bundle, a fine light-colour'd Broad-cloth Coat, a blue do. bound on the edges, coarse homespun Jacket, with Pewter Buttons, had several Pair of Yarn Stockings with him, two Pair of Shoes, and two Shirts. The Owner may have the Negro again, paying Charges, by applying to the Goaler at Newark.
-The New York Gazette ; and the Weekly Mer- cury, No. 1023, Fune 3, 1771.
PHILADELPHIA, June 10. | A Society lately in- corporated in North-Carolina, for founding, estab- lishing and endowing a College, by the Name of QUEEN'S COLLEGE, lately met at Charlotte, in Meck- lenburgh County, agreeable to an Act of Assembly, and unanimously elected Col. EDMUND FANNING, (a Native of the Colony of Connecticut, and who re- ceived his Education at Yale-College, in New-Haven) President of the College. The Rev. Jos. ALEXANDER, A. M. the Rev. H. J. BALCH, A. M. and T. BRAVARD, A. B. (educated at Nassau-Hall, New-Jersey) were at the same time chosen Tutors.
Mr. GODDARD,
Coming last Night from the Eastward to Burling-
484
NEW JERSEY COLONIAL DOCUMENTS. [1771
ton, I found a Piece in your Paper signed A Leading Man. I have only Time to note upon it, that the whole Performance is replete with Falsehood-One flagrant Untruth I beg Leave to point out, which is, that in my Petition, on which I obtained the Act, I proposed to assist the Auditors. Every Person poss- essed of the printed Votes may see, that the Purport of the Petition was to take my Affairs into my own Hands, and pay my Debts .- Men who have effront- ery enough to assert such a Falsehood, so very ap- parent, may well on their bare Words assert any Thing. However, altho' I know it to be the Produc- tion of three Persons, shall call on you for the Name, and take Time to examine the public Records, and confute their whole Narrative.
I am, | Your humble Servant, | JOHN BUDD. June 7, 1771.
-The Pennsylvania Chronicle, No. 230, Fune 3, to Fune IO, 1771.
TO BE LET,
A Mill in the Province of New-Jersey, about a Mile above Brunswick, upon Rariton River, at a Place called the Landing. This Mill is situated in the Heart of a fine Wheat-Country, and is supplied with Water to grind in the driest of Times, and the Flour may be sent to New-York without any Land Carriage.
Also to be let, sundry Houses, and Lots of Land, and a Store House at the Landing aforesaid ; and a House and Lot of Land in Prince-Town ; also a good House and two large Lots of Land at South-River.
485
NEWSPAPER EXTRACTS.
1771]
All Persons in the Province aforesaid, indebted to the Estate of the Honourable Joseph Reade, late of this City, deceased, by Bond or otherwise, are de- sired to pay the Same to the Subscribers ; and any Person inclining to hire the said Mill, or either of the. Houses, or said Lots of Land, are desired to apply to the Subscribers, who will agree for the same.
ANN READE, Executrix. JOHN READE, Executor. -The New York Journal, or The General Ad- vertiser, No. 1483, Fune 6, 1771.
On TUESDAY, the twenty-fifth inst. at Allen Town, in Monmouth county, East New Jersey, by way of PUBLIC VENDUE, will begin the SALE of a large assortment of DRY GOODS, &c .-
BEING the remaining stock in trade of THOMAS BULLMAN, and COMPANY, of said place; at which time will be added, a variety of FRESH GOODS, suitable for the country. The Sales will begin at Nine o'clock in the morning, and be continued from day to day, until Thursday, the fourth of July: Three months credit will be allowed to all purchasers for upwards of forty shillings, giving security, if required. It is not doubted the country round about will wait a few weeks, for the extraordinary advantages they may derive, from supplying their families with many necessaries at a very low rate.
On the fourth day of the sales, which will be the twenty-eighth of June, will be sold a Negro Man and Negro Boy, a Waggon and Team of four good Hors -. es : And on Tuesday, the second day of July, by ad-
486
NEW JERSEY COLONIAL DOCUMENTS. LI771
journment, will be sold the Allen-Town Grist-Mill and Fulling-Mill, with the plantation and improve- ments, as formerly advertised, for which the purchas- er will be allowed six months credit for the payment of one-third of the purchase money, twelve months for another third, and eighteen months for the remain- der, without interest, giving security for the same be- fore he is put into possession, if required.
-The Pennsylvania Journal, No. 1487, Fune 6, 1771.
Fifth-Month, 28, 1771.
R UN away the 27th ultimo, from the subscriber, liv- ing in Manington, in Salem county, an Irish servant man, named RICHARD HENELY, about 5 feet 4 inches high, stoops as he walks, and has bad English, with long fair hair, and of a fair complexion; had on, when he went away, a felt hat, and a light coloured homespun old coat and jacket, and two under jackets, one flannel, the other striped, without sleeves, buckskin breeches, a pair of trousers, and old shoes, tied with strings. Whoever takes up said servant, and secures him in any goal, so that his master may have him again, shall have THREE POUNDS reward, and reason- able charges, paid by
JOHN ROBERTS.
Rscriber, liv UN away, on the 12th of May last, from the sub- scriber, living in Bedminster, Somerset county, New- Jersey, a servant man, named James Morrison, about 22 years of age, 5 feet 6 inches high, slim built, thin face, has long straight black hair, cut short on the top of his head; had on, when he went away, a new brown
.
487
NEWSPAPER EXTRACTS.
1771]
broadcloth coat, with mohair buttons, lined with light coloured shaloon, a light coloured jacket lined with yellow, light coloured broadcloth breeches, thread stock- ings, and a pair of pumps. He formerly served his time to Jacob Vandevere, Esq; of said township, from whom he has been free about 12 months, and it is thought has his old indentures with him, and that he will go towards Virginia. Whoever takes up said servant, and se- cures him in any goal, so that his master may get him again, shall have Three Pounds proc. reward, and reasonable charges, paid by
VALENTINE RINEHART. -The Pennsylvania Gazette, No. 2215, Fune 6, 1771.
NEW-YORK, June 10. Some Time in the Month of September next, will be run for at Powlis- Hook, a PURSE OF ONE HUNDRED POUNDS, free for any Horse, Mare or Gelding, also a PURSE OF FIFTY POUNDS; Weight for Age and Blood.
-The New York Gazette ; and the Weekly Mer- cury, No. 1024, Fune 10, 1771.
Burlington, June 15, 1771. TO BE SOLD, by public vendue, on the premises, on | Thursday, the 11th day of July next, the two following | TRACTS of LAND, or either of them, viz.
THE first tract is situate in the township of North- ampton, in the County of Burlington, in New-Jersey, known by the name of ROCKSTAFF, Daniel Well's plantation, distance about 4 miles from Burlington, about 5 miles from Mountholly, and somewhat less
488
NEW JERSEY COLONIAL DOCUMENTS.
[1771
than a mile from a branch of Ancocus Creek, alias Northampton river, containing in the whole about 232 acres, well watered, with about 40 acres of good meadow, and 20 acres more may be made; a good house and barn, with an orchard that affords all kind of fruit, and about 100 acres of good wheat land. The whole adjoining the plantations of Aaron Wills, Samuel Haines, the Widow Busby, and Jonathan Woolman.
The second tract is about a mile distance from the other, situated and having every conveniency as the other, according to the quantity of acres, which are about 160; one half the purchase money to be paid down, and good security for the other half. The sale to begin at three o'clock in the afternoon. At- tendance will be given by the owner of the land.
THOMAS ELTON.
-The Pennsylvania Chronicle, No. 231, June 10 to Fune 17, 1771.
FOUR DOLLARS Reward
STRAYED or STOLEN on the 5th of Fune, but supposed to be stolen, from pasture, a sprightly, high spirited, black mare, 8 or 9 years old, a natural pacer, about 14 hands and a half high, with a star and blaze in her forehead, carries her head pretty high, and is apt to be frightened at logs or stumps in the road ; she is very impatient of being touched with a curry comb or brush on her fore legs, which are so much too long for her neck, that she can neither feed at pasture, nor drink out of a shallow brook, without bending them. At the same time was taken from a neighbouring sta-
S
1
489
NEWSPAPER EXTRACTS.
1771]
ble, a saddle and bridle, but little worn, the saddle cloth green, bound with yellow, and had a small rent on one side. Whoever will bring the mare to the subscriber, in Burlinglon, shall have the above reward, with all reasonable charges, and One Dollar for the saddle and bridle. RICHARD WELLS.
TO BE SOLD.
A HOUSE, orchard and garden, situate in the town of Bristol, on Delaware, and now occu- pied by Mrs. Allen. The house is good, and built of brick, lately repaired, and fit for the reception of lodgers, pleasantly and commodiously situated for the Bath, being on the road leading to it, The or- chard bears fine fruit, and is exceeding good mowing ground. The garden is in good order. The terms of payment will be made easy to the purchaser. Ap- ply to Dr. Bryant, near Trenton.
Road's Town, Cumberland County, New-Jersey. To the PUBLIC in general.
WHEREAS a certain Person, not an Inhabitant of said Town, hath, in a late Advertisement, taken upon him to Alter the former proper Name of said Town, and gave it the Name of King's Town ; 'These are therefore to inform the Public in general, that the Inhabitants of Said Town disown and disclaim the Name of King's Town for that Village, because it has long since been known by the Name of Road's Town, and Deeds and other Writings of Conse- quence, have been these several Years past executed in said Town by that name. And as there is one or
490
NEW JERSEY COLONIAL DOCUMENTS. [1771
more Towns in said Province, known already by the Name of King's Town, the Inhabitants of this Place do unitedly join in maintaining and vindicating it, by the Name of Road's Town, not doubting but the Public will ever hereafter know and own it by that Name.
·
RUN away from the subscriber, living in King- wood, in Hunterdon county, West New-Jersey, on the 20th day of May last, a Mulattoe fellow, named JACK, about 30 years of age, about 5 feet 5 or 6 inches high, well set, yellow complexion, curled black hair, broad shouldered, bowlegged, and walks wide in his knees; it is supposed that some body has wrote him a pass; had on when he went away a good castor hat, a greyish brown coat, lined with white home made flannel, with carved flat metal but- tons, a red broadcloth jacket, without sleeves, buck- skin breeches, about half worn; he took 2 pair of stockings, one pair new woollen stockings, mixed, of a lightish blue, the other pair worsted, of a lighter blue, and neats leather shoes, with brass flat square buckles. Whoever takes up said Mulattoe, and se- cures him in any of his Majesty's goals, so as his master may get him again, shall have FORTY SHIL- LINGS reward; and reasonable charges, if brought home, paid by me. WILLIAM ALLEN.
N. B. All masters of vessels, or others, are forbid to carry him off at their peril.
-The Pennsylvania Gazette, No. 2216, June 13, 1771.
NEW-YORK, June 17. | For the Safety of Ves-
491
NEWSPAPER EXTRACTS.
1771]
sels coming into and going to Sea from the Port of New York, the Master and Wardens of the said Port, did last Week place a large Can Buoy on the South West Spit of the East Bank, in Eighteen Feet Water at low Water, bearing from the Light-House on Sandy-Hook, N. W. and by W. half W. and from the Bluff of Staten Island, making the Narrows S. half East. Vessels going down must keep in five Fathom Water, till they open the Buoy with the Point of Sandy-Hook, which will clear them on the Spit .- They find that the first of the Flood sets about S. W. and by W. for two Hours, and is apt to draw Vessels over upon the West Bank.
The Day after placing the Buoy, a Boat going down, was seen to run directly upon it, supposed in- tentionally to destroy it .- If any Person will discover the Boatman to the Master and Wardens, that was so wickedly bent, on injuring the Mark set to pre- vent Vessels running into Danger, so that he may be punished, will receive the Thanks of the said Master and Wardens.
Last Thursday sailed for London, the Ship Earl of Dunmore, Capt. Effingham Lawrence, with whom went Passengers, the Hon. Frederick Smyth, Esq; Chief Justice of the Province of New Jersey, Capt. Jones, of the Royal Train of Artillery, besides II other Cabbin Passengers and 40 Men, belonging to the Train of Artillery.
The next Day the Ship New York, Capt. Haight, also sailed for London, with a Number of Soldiers
492
NEW JERSEY COLONIAL DOCUMENTS.
[1771
on board, who were discharged from his Majesty's 29th Regiment,1 now quartered in New-Jersey.
New- York, Fune 14, 1771.
RUNAWAY from William Bayard's farm, Hoobock, opposite the City of New-York, a molatto servant man, named charles, about 40 years of age, five feet seven or eight inches high, much pock broken, his head part- ly grey, wears a cap sometimes ; speaks good English, rather thin, understands all kinds of farming business, is a good coachman, and gardner, and tends well on a gentleman, has carried a number of cloathes with him, so that he cannot well be described, as to what he wears ; passes it is said for a freeman, and has a forged pass with him. All masters of vessels are forbid to carry him off, and all taverns and other houses from enter- taining him. Whoever will secure the said fellow, in the nearest goal where he is taken up, and give the earliest intelligence to his master, shall have TEN DOL- LARS reward, and all reasonable charges paid by
WILLIAM BAYARD. -The New York Gazette, or, The Weekly Post-Boy, No. 1485, Fune 17, 1771.
WHEREAS Phæbe, the Wife of the Subscriber, liv- ing in Middletown, in New-Jersey, hath behaved in such a Manner, as lays me under the Necessity of forwarning any Person from trusting her on my Ac- count, as I will pay no Debts of her contracting from this Date. EZEKIEL LEWIS.
GEORGE SCHEMP, | SADDLER, at Pluckemin in
1 The 29th Regiment of Foot was in America, 1766-1773.
493
NEWSPAPER EXTRACTS.
1771]
NEW-JERSEY, | MAKES and sells all sorts of saddles and chairs; ... likewise has for sale, large hunting horse whips, small hunting, do. large and small twig whips, half hunting and thong whips, ladies whips, all sorts of silver plated spurs, steel spring spurs, horse brushes and sponges, curry combs and chair whips.
-The N. Y. Gazette ; and the Weekly Mercury, No. 1025, Fune 17, 1771.
NEW-YORK, June 17. | Last week was commit- ted to Hackinsack gaol, in New-Jersey, Abraham Bush, for the murder of his brother-in-law, named Van Dycke, on Friday the 7th instant: They had been a claming, in company with another man, and on their return home, a dispute arose between the two brothers, when Bush almost strangled VanDycke, and threw him out of the canoe in which they were, into Passaick river, after which Bush finding his brother was drowned, swam ashore, and took to the woods, but was soon after apprehended, and com- mitted to gaol: 'Tis said they were all intoxicated with liquor at the time.
To the CREDITORS of JOHN BUDD.
GENTLEMEN,
I Find myself, once more under the disagreeable necessity of ad- dressing you in a public manner, to confute a virulent performance insert- ed in the Pennsylvania Chronicle, No. 229, signed a Leading Man. On applying to the Printer, I find he justly required the author's name to be left with him, on which the name of Edward Test was given him .- Al- though that piece is far from being a masterly performance, it is the gen- eral opinion of his acquaintance he never wrote a line of it ; and before I have done, I shall offer some reasons that convince me he never read it- but as he had the honour of conveying it to the press, and leaving his
494
NEW JERSEY COLONIAL DOCUMENTS. [1771
name, I must treat him as a partner in the cruel confederacy against me. I was some time ago informed such a piece was preparing for the press, and that it was the production of a gentleman of the law; the man who is mentioned in it as a person of distinguished merit and abilities, and the aforesaid Mr. Test .- I had afterwards some conversation with the law- yer, which convinced me my information was true. - After this introduc- tion, let me proceed to examine this child of the three fathers, this pro- duction of a triumvirate. It says, "an imposition on individuals is culpa- ble, but on the public unpardonable"- Had they acted with the least degree of honour and honesty, on this reflection, the pen would have been thrown aside, and they would not have attempted to impose their false- hoods on the public. The first thing they charge me with is, concealing my intentions by advertising them in a news-paper !- This is a species of fraud never before attempted-and they are happy in the discovery. When I resided here five years before my publishing that advertisement, Bradford's paper was taken in Salem, and I suppose was at that time taken there ; if it was not in the town, it was in the neighborhood, and is gen- erally taken in Cumberland, which is but eight miles from the town of Sa- lem, from whence there is a free intercourse to Philadelphia and Cumber- land-What pretence can they have for this assertion ?- But to prove the fact false, Mr. James James, who resides in the neighbourhood, and kept a large store, was then a creditor, and actually took the very paper at that time, as Mr. Bradford's book will show .-- But suppose all they say on the subject to be true, it will appear to be a deception to your advan- tage ; for since my return I have paid a part of what I was indebted to you, and to every creditor in this county, except Mr. Wiet [?] ; and as they say most of my creditors resided here, it will appear I have paid a part to a majority of my creditors. I have received of the auditors, and a num- ber of persons appearing on my old books, about £. Io, and have paid them. near £. 200-Perhaps it may be asked, why an equal distribution was not made? I answer, the sums were so small, that it would not have been worth your while to come together to receive your dividends ; and had I retained the money in my hands till I had a sum worth your acceptance, a much greater clamour would have been raised against me by these Gentle- men, who assume to themselves the character of your guardians ; I there- fore thought it best to pay the money out in small sums as fast as I re- ceive it, and intend to do so, till all my just debts are paid. They ask "what could induce men of character to act upon such principles." I can tell what induced men of their character to act upon their principles. Two of them are in my debt, and if they can force me out of the province, they will not only save themselves the money they are indebted to me, but one of them will recover a bond, which I am informed he has unjustly taken from my securities in the sheriff's office-The third, who stiles himself a person of distinguished merit and abilities, expects to regain the business I have deprived him of-For till he discovered the invaluable secret, the
495
NEWSPAPER EXTRACTS.
1771]
world was quite ignorant of his superior merit and abilities ; and here I cannot help.acknowledging the favour he has done mankind, for the pres- ent generation would have died in ignorance, and posterity would have had no traces of his superiority, had he not, under the name of a Leading Man, published it in a news-paper. They say, in my petition to the As- sembly, I offered as a reason to induce them to a compliance, that I would be aiding and assisting to the auditors appointed to settle my affairs .- - In March 1768, I gave in a petition to the Assembly at Amboy ; but as I had not advertised it in the public papers, no notice was taken of it- What that petition contained, I cannot say ; it was drawn in a hurry, so that I had not time to copy or correct it-but that Assembly was dissolved, and a new one called, who never saw it, or, at least, could not in their then present legislative capacity take any notice of it ; but if that petition set forth my intention of assisting the auditors (which I really believe it did not) perhaps this was one reason why I, at that time, did not obtain the act I prayed for. In October 1769, I published an advertisement, which may be seen in Bradford's paper-It sets forth. that I am sorry to acquaint you, that you are likely to receive no part of your debts from me, unless I am permitted to return to Salem, and take my affairs into my own hands, &c. &c. - I gave in a petition, addressed to the legislative body of this province, which after a preamble, set forth in express terms-That "I humbly requested the legislative body to pass an act, to authorize me to come and reside in the province, free from arrests for the term of five . years ; to take my affairs into my hands ; to collect in the money due to me and pay my debts." These are the words of the petition. For the truth of this assertion, I humbly beg leave to appeal to all the honourable members of the Assembly, to the minutes of the house, a copy of which I have obtained, signed by the clerk, and the printed votes, which are in the hands of several hundred of the principal inhabitants of this province, and are in the following words, viz.
"Tuesday, October 26, 1769.
"A petition was presented to the house from John Budd, formerly of Salem, setting forth the particular circumstances of his case, and praying the legislature would grant him permission to come and reside in this province free from arrests, for the term of five years, in order to collect in his debts, and settle his affairs; which was read and ordered a second reading."
Nov. I, it is likewise mentioned in the same minutes, and to the same effect. - Here I might with truth and justice retort upon them for their abuse of me, but it does not become a person in my unhappy situation .- But, was it not using Mr. Test very ill to suffer him to leave his name to such a performance? Had he taken the trouble of reading it, I am sure he must have shuddered at the thoughts of asserting such flagrant untruths, that were liable to be contradicted by the public records of the province, and by such good authority; but whoever reads the reflection they cast on my books which they say were so irregularly kept and posted, will readily acquit him of all suspicion of knowing what the narrative contained, when
496
NEW JERSEY COLONIAL DOCUMENTS.
[1771
they are informed, that this identical Edward Test, either as my clerk, or partner, posted or revised them; and most of them now appear in his hand writing.
At the last sitting of the Assembly at Amboy, Mr. Test, against whom I had a suit depending, petitioned for a repeal of the aforesaid act, so far as it affected him, but did not meet with the success he expected. Some time afterwards, I acquainted Mr. T'est, that I intended to advertise my intention of petitioning the legislature to continue the act in my favour as long as I could pay £. 200 per annum; and that as difficulties would attend a trial in court, I intended to remove the suit into chancery. To prevent an equitable determination of the matter, he thought it best to try to drive me out of the province, and accordingly went to a number of my creditors, and by false representations got some of them to sign a petition to repeal the act made in my favour. This was done in so secret a manner, that I had no notice of it till I came to Burlington. As I went up, I put the ad- vertisement in the Pennsylvania Chronicle, that gave my debtors and the person of distinguished merit and abilities such umbrage ; this appeared in the paper two days after Mr. Test's petition had been given into the house .- Public business did not permit us to be heard that sitting. - On my return, I drew up a petition to the legislative body in the following words :
" The humble Petition of the Creditors of JOHN BUDD,
" Sheweth,
" That your petitioners have seen an advertisement in one of the public papers, dated April 22, 1771, signed by John Budd, and pray that an act may pass in his favour for the term of seven years, agreeable to said advertisement; provided Samuel Shivers is ex- cluded from receiving any part of the £ 200 mentioned in said advertisement-and your petitioners, as in duty bound, shall ever pray," &c.
This I have got signed by a great majority of my creditors in number and value. It is signed by Mr. Shivers and most of those that signed Mr. Test's petition -- I believe they would all have signed it, had it not been pretended by the junto, that it would appear double, to sign for and then against the same thing; but their signing cannot be conceived in that light ; it will appear by the petitions that they were dissatisfied with mat- ters as they then stood. - After signing Mr. Test's petition I made them an offer, with which they were contented.
Need help finding more records? Try our genealogical records directory which has more than 1 million sources to help you more easily locate the available records.