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March 26, 1773. -The Pennsylvania Gasette, No. 2310, March 31, I773.
Monmouth County, New Jersey, March 28, 1773. DOVE,
HE is now in fine | order, and will cover this season, at the house of the subscriber, near the court house, at Two GUINEAS per mare for the season; the money to be paid before the mares are taken away.
DOVE is a fine gray, fifteen hands and an inch high, was bred by Thomas Jackson Sen. in the North of England, was got by young Cade; his dam, by Teazer; his grand dam, by Seawing's Arabian; and out of the Gardiner mare that won six royal plates, of one hundred guineas each. He ran at New Castle upon Tyne at four years old, and distanced the Duke of Cleveland's roan Milly Roxana; beat the bay colt, Swift belonging to William Swinburn, Esq; Charles Willson's bay colt Windless; William Con- sorth's bay colt, Montreal; and Setleinton's bay Filly Nameless. This horse has covered at Maryland, and at
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his present stand (where some of the finest colts in America are to be seen of his getting) with great reputa- tion; his stock being remarkable, not only for their size, strength and speed, but for great gaiety, spirit, and ease under the saddle.
There is very good pasturage for mares, at 2s. 6d. per week, and proper care will be taken of them by
JOHN VANMATER. -The New York Journal, No. 1578, April 1, 1773.
To be sold at private sale, any time before the first of May next, and if not sold then, to let;
A LARGE convenient well built dwelling-house, with four rooms on a floor, and an entry through the middle, with a convenient back kitchen and a good well near the door : Pleasantly situated in the town of Newark, near the middle of said town, with four acres of good mowing ground well watered, and a large barn and stable, all in good repair. For further particulars enquire of Ebenezer Baldwin, near the premises, or the subscriber at Prince- Town, who will give an indisputable title for the same.
ELIAS BALDWIN.
NEW-YORK, April 5. | The Ship Hope, Capt. Stewart, mentioned in our last to be ashore at Amboy, got off last Thursday, and after receiving some little Repairs, will proceed on her Voyage for Dublin.
GAINE'S MARINE LIST. PORT of RHODE-ISLAND, March 29. Speedwell, French, from Egg-Harbour.
ISAAC VAN DERBEEK,
WHO was the second person that offered his services to the publick, with a stage waggon from Hackinsack to
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Powles Hook, flatters himself that his former behaviour, and the performance of his horses, is a sufficient recom- mendation to the publick for the expectation of his future services, which he is determined to continue with as much, if not more diligence and care, than heretofore, having provided himself with a new waggon, very genteelly finished, sufficient to carry fourteen or fifteen passengers with comfort.
The publick will be able to judge of the truth of Mr. Buskirk's asserting his waggon being the best, and more commodious than any of the others; and it is thought he might have spared the reflection of fair-weather Birds, as he was the first person that proposed to decline the publick service during the winter season. Persons who incline to reflect, should carefully look back to see if it could not be brought home to themselves, which if it can, must make them look ridiculous in the eyes of the world.
It is proposed to begin riding with this waggon on Thursday the 8th of this instant. Due attendance will be given at Hackinsack, every Thursday morning, at six o'clock, and at two in the afternoon of the same day, at Powles-Hook, during the season. Persons inclining to encourage this useful plan, are desired to govern them- selves accordingly.
N. B. Baggage will be carried at a reasonable rate, and with the utmost care; and persons inclining to ride in the country any day in the week ( Thursdays excepted) may be served at half an hours warning .- The New York Gazette; and The Weekly Mercury, No. 1119, April 5, I773.
TO COVER THIS SEASON, THE FAMOUS GREY HORSE NORTHUMBERLAND, (Commonly called the IRISH HORSE) AT Forty-five Shillings the Season, and Twenty-two
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and Six-pence the single Leap, Money to be paid before the Mares are taken away, or Three Pounds, to wait one Year: He is full Fifteen Hands Two Inches high, free from all Blemishes, and is allowed by all Judges, to be the best made Horse ever imported; he was bred by Lord MAZARINE, and got by the famous Horse, BUSTARD, out of a Daughter of Old CRAB, Grand Dam by Old Babram; he is a Brother to FREEMASON, and Lord MONT EAGLE'S famous Horse Botton, who kept the Course of Kildare, in Ireland, for three Years successively ; his performances in England, Ireland and America, are well known to all Sportsmen; he is very sure, and his Colts are allowed to be the best made of any in America. He is kept at JOHN HART'S, Esq; in Hunterdon County, New-Jersey, where good Pastures for Mares are provided at a moderate Price .- The Pennsylvania Chronicle, No. 325, April 5, I773.
For the Encouragement of the Breed of good HORSES,
THE subscriber hath purchased that noted full blooded horse, called THE TRUE BRITON, formerly kept by Cap- tain Heard, and Mr. Waters, at Woodbridge, East- Jersey, to COVER at the subscriber's stables this season in Woodberry, Gloucester county, about 9 miles below Philadelphia, at the small rate of Four Dollars the single leap, Three Pounds the season, or Five Pounds Eight Shillings to ensure a foal. The money to be paid at the expiration of the season or before. Good pastures will be provided for the MARES, at Two Shillings and Six-pence per week, and proper care taken of them, by
JEHU WOOD, Innkeeper, in Woodberry.
The True Briton is a most beautiful lively brown, 15 hands high, and is reckoned by the best judges of horses in America, to be the strongest and best made horse on
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the continent to get colts for either gears, saddle or run- ning, as he hath got a large number of the smartest colts of any half bloods in the Jerseys or Pennsylvania, and is now in most excellent order. It would be needless to say anything of his pedigree or stock, as it hath been so well and so often ascertained heretofore.
TO BE SOLD,
That most agreeably situated and valuable farm (late Mr. Saltar's) in New Jersey, where the subscriber now lives, on the river Delaware, about two miles below Trenton Falls; the farm contains about 360 acres of land, 154 of which are excellent low meadow in full improve- ment, and divided in eight several fields, well fenced, and the whole dry enough for any kind of grain, or hemp, for which the soil seems particularly adapted; the cleared upland contains about 120 acres, properly divided, and in good fence; the remainder is very good wood and timber- land, a very fine out-lot, or range for cattle and horses, both above, and on the river below; the orchard is large, thrifty, and of the best grafted fruit, both for cyder and house use; the garden is large, neat, well inclosed, and stored with a variety of the best table fruit. The house, barn, stables and out-houses, are all in good repair; a large quantity of hay, with about 70 acres of wheat, barley, and rye, in the ground, will also be disposed of; together with several valuable farming Negroes, men, women, and children, breeding mares, of the best kind, a number of horses, young and old, about 100 head of cattle, several pair of working oxen, sheep, hogs, and farming utensils of all kinds, &c. boats, and a fishing net, there being some valuable fisheries on the river, within the lines, and the navigation coming up to the very banks, will always render the transporting any produce to Phila- delphia market extremely convenient and easy.
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The elegant situation of this place, and the noble pros- pect it commands, both for extent of view, as well as lawn and water scene, must ever recommend it as a seat to any gentleman of taste, and for sport none excels, particularly for the gun and angling in the different seasons; many other advantages attend it, both as a valuable and profit- able farm, as well as genteel seat, that are too numerous to be described here, and better understood on a view of the premises. If the purchase-money be well secured; the whole, or any part, may remain eight or ten years, if agreeable or more. WILLIAM PIDGEON.
Bow-Hill, April 2, 1773.
THIRTY DOLLARS Reward.
RUN away from the subscriber, the 13th of March last, a Negroe man slave, named Brit, is the same fellow that the Salmons has had at Wyoming for 3 years, he is a very stout well made fellow, near 6 feet high, about 33 years of age; had on, when he went away, a red great coat, half worn, a blue coat, and a blue kersey jacket, with flat white metal buttons, buckskin breeches, black and white stockings; he can read and write, and it is supposed he will forge a pass. Whoever will secure him in Philadelphia or Easton goals, so that his master may get him again shall have the above reward, and all reasonable charges for bringing him to the subscriber, near Elizabeth-Town, in New-Jersey. Whoever takes him up are desired to be very careful in pinioning him, as he will undoubtedly make his escape if he can. All persons are forbid harbouring or entertaining said slave, as they will do it at their peril; he is supposed to be gone in the back parts of Pennsylvania, to Shamokin or Wyoming, where he is well known; he was seen to cross Delaware the Monday after he run away.
JACAMIAH SMITH.
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New-Jersey, April 7, 1773.
WHEREAS it has been reported, that I WILLIAM BOUYA, Carpenter and House Joiner, have two Wives in New- Jersey, and disown them. . Notice is hereby given to any Woman, who may pretend to be my lawful Wife, to prove her marraige to me, before the Judge of the Court, or some Alderman, and publish the same in this Gazette, any time within six months from the Date hereof, otherwise I shall alter my condition.
WILLIAM BOUYA. -The Pennsylvania Gazette, No. 2311, April 7, 1773.
PHILADELPHIA. LIST of PREMIUMS for the year 1773, to be given | by the Managers of the Contributions for promoting the Culture | of Silk in the Province of Penn- sylvania, subject to the fol- | lowing Conditions on the part of the Claimants, viz. |
PRICES FOR THE YEAR 1773.
Besides the encouragement offered above, the Man- agers hereby agree to give the following prices for Cocoons raised in either the province of Pennsylvania, New-Jersey, or Maryland, or the Three Lower Counties on Delaware, viz.
For all merchantable Cocoons of the First . Crop brought to the Filiature before the 15th of July THREE SHILLINGS per pound, from thence to the 25th of the same month THREE SHILLINGS and SIX-PENCE, from thence to the 5th of August, FOUR SHILLINGS, from thence to the 25th of the same month, FOUR SHILLINGS and SIX- PENCE, and from thence to the end of the season, FIVE SHILLINGS, Or FIVE SHILLINGS AND SIX-PENCE, if extra- ordinary good, and thoroughly dried. For Cocoons of
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the Second Crop a price in proportion to their quality and dryness.
By order of the Board of Managers,
JOHN KAIGHN Secretary.
PHILADELPHIA & NEW-YORK STAGE-COACHES, To ply constantly in the Summer and Winter, and to begin on Tuesday the 13th of April, 1773.
The first sets off from John Little's at the Indian Queen tavern, at or before sun rising on every Tuesday and Friday to Prince-town, where the New-York coach meets and exchanges passengers,-and returns to Phila- delphia the next days. The New York coach (of conse- quence) sets out from Capt. Ellsworths at Powles Hook Ferry, opposite New-York, and returns on the same days the Philadelphia coach does ;- so as to perform the whole journey in two days from either city to the other; at the moderate fare of 4 Dollars to each passenger, one half to be paid at entering their names. Outside passengers to pay 20 shillings currency .- Baggage of one stone weight to each passenger allowed, and to pay Two Pence per pound over.
The PUBLIC may depend on the strictest care and punctuality in the persons concerned in this arduous undertaking, being the first attempt of the kind in America. The carriages are in compleat order, and 4 setts of excellent horses with sober and good coachmen are provided by the Public's obliging Servants, CHARLES BESSNOT, & Co .- The Pennsylvania Journal, No. 1583, April 7, 1773.
P URSUANT to an order of the inferior court of common pleas, at Newtown, in and for the county of Sussex: Notice is hereby given to the respective creditors of John Baptist and William Cook insolvent
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debtors, to shew cause (if any they have) on Tuesday the . 25th day of May next, at two of the clock in the after- noon of the said day, at the court-house at Newtown, in the county of Sussex aforesaid, before Hugh Hughs and Nathaniel Pettit, Esqrs. two of the judges of said court why an assignment of the said debtors estate should not be made, and they thereupon discharged, agreeable to the directions of a late act of the Governor, Council, and General Assembly of the province of New-Jersey, entitled, An Act for the relief of insolvent debtors.
American Company's Iron Works, March 12, 1773.
N OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, to all those in- debted to the American Company, by bond, note, book, debt, or otherwise, at RINGWOOD, LONG-POND, and CHARLOTTEBURG works, or elsewhere, that ROBERT ERSKINE, the present manager, the company's agents in New-York, or such person or persons as he or they shall appoint, are alone authorized to receive debts due to the company, and to give proper discharges for the same. Whoever therefore shall pay any debts or ballances to any other person, will. undoubtedly, be sued for the same again, by ROBERT ERSKINE.
-The New-York Gazette, and The Weekly Mer- cury, No. 1117, March 22, 1773.
To be sold at public vendue, on Wednesday the 21st day of April inst.
T HE well known excellent farm of John Young, situate in Buckshear-Valley, adjoining the Green- Pond Mountain, in the township of Roxbury, in the county of Morris; on which farm is a convenient small dwelling-house, a good barn, and contains about 240 acres of choice arable meadow, timber and pasture land, with a beautiful small river of water running through the
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said plantation, within a few rods from the house: It is very advantageously situated for the raising of cattle of all kinds, from the benefit of a most extensive range of unimproved lands adjoining it, and the very best market may be had at the door, for all kinds of produce, from its contiquity to the iron-works; the payments will be made very easy to the purchaser, as upon proper security being given, little or none of the money will be wanted; and an indisputable [title] will be given by John Young, the present owner; of whom for farther particulars enquire, or of Samuel Tuthill, or William D. Hart, Esquires, at Morris-town.
To be SOLD,
A Very good plantation lying in Hanover, in the County of Morris, very pleasantly situated upon a very public road, that leads from Newark to Morris- Town, and adjoining to the Rev. Mr. Green's Meeting- house; said plantation contains one hundred and fifty acres of choice good land; there can be cut thirty turns of hay yearly, and much more meadow ground can be easily cleared; the plow land is very good, and clear from stone, and also a sufficiency of timber for the use of the place : There is a good house, barn and orchard on the same. Any person inclining to purchase, may have it on very reasonable terms, and a good title will be given by the subscriber, who lives on the premises.
MATHEW MOORES.
Somerset-County. y. s. B Y order of the judges of New-Jersey,
the court of common pleas of said county, Notice is hereby given to all the creditors of Elijah Peniton, and Andrew Tone, two insolvent debtors, to shew cause (if any they have) before Walter Livingston, and Peter Schenck, Esquires, or any two
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judges of said county, on Wednesday the 21st day of April, at Millstone court-house, why an assignment of the said debtors estates should not be made to assignees, for the use of the creditors, and they be discharged from their confinement, agreeable to an act of the general assembly of said province, made for the relief of insolvent debtors.
To be sold on Tuesday the 20th of April, at public vendue on the premises, or any time before at private sale.
T HAT pleasant situated house and lot of ground at Newark, on Passaick-river, belonging to John Low, Esq; and opposite Capt. Kennedy's, the house is 56 feet front, and 36 feet deep, built of stone, the walls remark- ably strong, well finished and in good repair, the con- veniences are too many to be enumerated : A large barn, cyder mill, garden and an orchard remarkable for mak- ing the best cyder, 200 barrels having been made in a plentiful season; the lot contains about 221/2 acres, in which is a good piece of mowing ground. Also to be sold, another stone-house about 10 rods from the large house, having four rooms on a floor, a good garden and other conveniences; there is also belonging to the premises, a wharf and store house 42 feet by 28. There is a constant communication by boats going and coming to and from New-York : The whole will be sold together or separate, as may best suit the purchaser. Enquire of J. Low, on the premises, or Abraham Duryee, in New-York.
N. B. The above has been advertised at greater length in this paper in September last .- Supplement to the Newe- York Gazette, and the Weekly Mercury, No. 1120, April 12, 1773.
NEW-YORK, April 12. | Last Monday Afternoon the House of Mr. George Moore, at Middle-Brook, Somerset County. East-New-Jersey. Took Fire, and in 3 hours
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Time was entirely consumed, with all the Plate and Fur- niture. This unfortunate Gentleman by this Accident is reduced to poverty.
GAINE'S MARINE LIST. | PORT OF RHODE-ISLAND, April 5. | Arrived. Van Emburg, New-Jersey.
DELAWARE LOTTERY.
FOR the Sale of Lands belonging to the Earl of Stirling, in the Provinces of New-York and New-Jersey.
The Public may be assured that this Lottery will begin drawing the 20th of May next.
Orders for Tickets, sent to the Hon. James Parker, or Stephen Skinner, Esqrs, at Perth Amboy; Elias Boudi- not, Esq; or Mr. John Blanchard, at Elizabeth-Town; Isaac Ogden, Esq; at Newark; Mr. Verdine Elsworth, at Powles-Hook; Doctor Cockran, or James Hude, Esq; at New-Brunswick; or the usual Places in the City of New- York, will be forwarded.
A Recapitulation of the PRIZES.
No. of Prizes.
Value of each Prize.
Total.
I of £6100 0 0 is £6100 0 O
I 3400 O O is 3400
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I 1000 O O is 1000
O Q
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I2 O is 855
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I 894 Land Prizes
684
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41506
7 6
1518 Cash, do. at £.5 each, I Do. to Balance,
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2413 Prizes. 9862 Blanks.
£.49,100 0 0
I2275 Tickets, at £.4, New- i York Currency, or 46s. Sterl. or 10 Dols. each, is
7590 0 0
£.49,100 0 0
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The large Scheme, containing all the Particulars, may be seen at any of the Places abovementioned .- The New- York Gazette; and The Weekly Mercury, No. 1120, April 12, 1773.
STOLEN,
From the subscriber, living in Greenwich township, Gloucester county, on the 2d instant (April)
A DARK BAY HORSE, about thirteen and a half hands high, has a white spot on the near side of his back, his sides worn with the traces, long bushy mane and foretop, only one shoe on, has formerly had the pole evil, trots, paces and gallops, and was taken away in a blind halter. Whoever takes up said horse and delivers him to the owner, shall have TWENTY SHILLINGS reward; and if both horse and thief, THREE POUNDS paid by
JOHN NEWELL.
THE FLYING MACHINE, KEPT BY CHARLES BES- SONETT, at BRISTOL, |
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SETS out on Mondays and Thursdays from the house of WILLIAM DIBLEY, at the Cross Keys, the corner of Chest- nut and Third-streets, Philadelphia, and proceeds to Princeton the same days, where it meets the New-York Stage, exchanges passengers, and returns on Tuesdays and Fridays. All gentlemen and ladies, that please to favour me with their custom, may depend on the best usage, from the public's humble servant,
Charles Bessonett.
N. B. Goods and passengers carried as usual.
Roads Town, April 5, 1773.
THE SUBSCRIBER takes this method to acquaint his friends, and the public in general, that he hath bought,
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and moved to, the public-house in Roads Town, Cumber- land County, New-Jersey, (lately occupied by Mr. Daniel Maskell) and drives a stage-waggon from thence weekly to the city of Philadelphia, setting off from the said public- house every Tuesday morning, drives to Mr. William Cooper's, and crosses to the New Ferry; and returns from Philadelphia home again on Thursdays, performing each journey in a day : He likewise drives said stage to Bridge Town, to Mr. Daniel Taylor's, inn-keeper, every Monday afternoon and Friday morning, to receive and carry orders and passengers to and from thence. The milage or freight as follows, viz. for passengers to or from Phila- delphia the whole distance, five shillings and six-pence; for any shorter distance, one penny half-penny per mile; for any sort of goods or heavy luggage four shillings and six-pence per hundred weight; news-papers will be carried at two shillings and six-pence a year, and letters four- pence a piece. Those who please to favour him with their commands, or company, may depend on civil treatment and the best of usage, by
The Public's very humble servant,
DAVID MILLS. -The Pennsylvania Packet, No. 77. April 12, 1773.
TO BE SOLD,
A COUNTRY HOUSE, pleasantly situated on the Banks of the River Delaware, on the Jersey Side, two short Miles above the City of Burlington; the House is neatly painted, outside and inside, and from the Piazza in Front, there is a View of the Borough of Bristol. Thirty Acres of Land belong to it, including an Orchard, and good Fishing and Fowling. This Villa might be very convenient for Per- sons attending the Bristol Bath, or would be an agreeable Place of occasional Retirement for a Philadelphia Gentle-
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man of Fortune; the Price is 2001. ready. Money. Apply to RICHARD SMITH, at Burlington.
For Sale also, 36 Acres of Land, lying on both Sides of Salem Road, two Miles South of the City aforesaid; the Price 1001. Apply as above.
Gloucester County, April 6, 1773.
PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given, to all the Creditors of JACOB LONG, of the said County, that they are requested to meet the Subscriber, at John Shaw's, on the 15th Day of May next, and to bring in their Accounts against the said Jacob Long, in order that the Debts due to each Creditor may be examined and ascertained, by
GEORGE VANLEER, Assignee.
WENT away, on the 5th instant, from his place of abode, in Greenwich township, Gloucester county, West New- Jersey, and absconded from his bail, a certain EDWARD MURPHY, a native of Ireland, by trade a shoemaker, and works left-handed, appears to be about 21 years old, a likely well-set fellow, about 5 feet 7 or 8 inches high, smooth face, thin beard, fair complexion, dark curled hair, and stammers in his speech; had on and took with him, a half worn beaver hat, without loops, black silk handker- chief, a cross-barred blue and white, ditto, two white shirts, brown saggathy coat and jacket, a brown cloth under jacket, a pair of new brown cloth breeches, a pair of cotton stockings, two pair of worsted ditto. a pair of black grain neats leather pumps, old shoes, two pair of silver buckles, and a budget of shoemakers tools; and as he went away in a clandestine manner, it is supposed he has taken sundry things which did not belong to him. Whoever takes up said Murphy, and brings him back, or secures him in any goal, so as he rnay be brought to jus-
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tice, shall receive Forty Shillings reward, and reasonable charges, paid by
SAMUEL NICHOLSON.
He has been seen since about the Drawbridge. in Phila- delphia.
THIRTY SHILLINGS Reward.
RUN AWAY, the 5th of this instant April, from the sub- scriber in Willingborough, Burlington county, a servant lad, born in the north of Ireland, named ADAM WATT, about 21 years of age; he is about 5 feet 7 inches high, stoops a little, of a dark complexion like an Indian, has lank black hair, speaks very broad; had on a bearskin coat, striped calimancoe jacket, old black breeches, hob- nailed shoes, Russia sheeting shirt; carried with him a striped shirt, two white ones, a pair of lincey trousers, white ditto, and a pair of hob-nailed shoes. Whoever takes up said servant, and secures him, so as his master may have him again, shall have the above reward, and rea- sonable charges, paid by
THOMAS LYELL
-The Pennsylvania Gazette, No. 2312, April 14, I773.
THE Members of the New-Jersey Medical Society are desired to remember, that their next meeting is on Tues- day the IIth of May, at the Widow Voorhees's at the sign of the White Hall, New-Brunswick.
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