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all the Articles found about him when the Inquisition was taken by the Coroner.
Gloucester County, New-Jersey, July 2, 1773.
RUN away from the subscriber, an Irish servant man, named MICHAEL FARREL, about 5 feet 9 or 10 inches high; had on and took with him, a fine white shirt, spotted flannel jacket, much worn, a pair of brown cloth breeches, with patches on the seat, grey yarn stockings, a pair of new pumps, with square steel buckles; has straight black hair, old felt hat, much worn, is pitted with the small- po.x. Whoever takes up said servant, and secures him in any of his Majesty's goals, so that his master may have him again, shall have EIGHT DOLLARS reward and reason- able charges, paid by
ANDREW RICHMAN.
N. B. He was bought out of Philadelphia goal this day, and run away as his master was taking him home. All masters of vessels, and others, are forbid to harbour or conceal said servant, at their peril.
New Hanover, Burlington County, June 30, 1773. THREE POUNDS Reward.
RUN away from the subscriber, in the night of the 28th instant, an English servant man, named JOHN BOLING, he says he is about 21 years of age, is a thick well set fellow, about 5 feet 7 or 8 inches high, wears his own sandy hair frized, has a down look, and talks Yorkshire; he took with him two check shirts, two pair of leather breeches, 3 pair of woollen stockings, and a pair of ribbed ditto, a lightish coloured broad-cloth coat, jacket, and breeches, an old jacket, patched on the elbow, a brown under jacket, ripped down the side, a nankeen ditto, a pair of new pumps, two pair of buckles, one pair plated, a pair of
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silver sleeve-buttons, a map handkerchief, a new castor hat, an old ditto, tore on the crown Whoever takes up said servant, and secures him in any of his Majesty's goals, so that his master may get him again, or brings him to me at the above place, shall have the above reward, and reasonable charges, paid by
MAHLON WRIGHT.
-The Pennsylvania Gazette, No. 2324, July 7, 1773.
ON the first day of this instant, June, Anno Dom. 1773 came to the house of the subscriber living in Kingwood, Hunterdon county, West New Jersey, a certain young Lad, who said his name was JAMES POWEL, and agreed to work with me at my business of weaving: He had likewise left a silver Watch in pledge with another man for a certain sum of money, which he desired me to redeem; which request I complied with: But, on the second day after, he refused to stay with me any longer, and demanded the watch, which I refused to let him have, because I suspected him not to be the proper owner. Any person coming and proving his property, describing the watch, and discharges all the cost and expenses, which I have been at, on account of the same, any time within three months after the above-said date, may have it again; otherwise, it will be sold, to discharge the same, by me JOSEPH M'KNIGHT .- The Pennsylvania Journal; and The Weekly Advertiser, No. 1596, July 7, 1773.
NEW-YORK, July 8. On Thursday last died at New Brunswick, Francis Costigin, Esq; an old in- habitant of that city, an eminent practitioner in the lawe, benevolent and good humoured. Death relieved him from a variety of distempers, generally incident to old age; but the remembrance of his social and convivial qualities will be deduced to many future generations.
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Perth-Amboy, July 1, 1773.
WHEREAS at the last meeting of the general proprietors of the Eastern Division of New-Jersey, a motion was made for a new dividend of the vacant lands of alottment, and that the same should be general, or confined to a par- ticular county, as the board should think proper; which having been considered, it was resolved, that the matter should be taken into farther consideration, at their next stated meeting in September ensuing, and ordered that public notice thereof be given at least two months before the said meeting, in the New-York and Philadelphia News-Papers.
This is therefore to give notice that the said meeting will be held at this place, on the second Tuesday being the fourteenth day of September next, and the matter then taken into consideration, of which all persons con- cerned are desired to take notice, and govern themselves accordingly.
JOHN SMYTH, Reg.
THOMAS POWELL,
MASTER of the Boarding-School at Burlington, Newer- Jersey, craves leave to inform his friends and employers, that being assisted by gentlemen of character, and abilities he undertakes to qualify Youth for the Compting-House. the College, or the Sea. He likewise acknowledges the favours of such who have been, and are pleased to employ him, and assures them of the continuance of his honest endeavours to discharge the trust, that is, or shall be reposed in him.
JAMES M'BRIDE,
On Morris-Town Green, has for sale, for | cash, iron, or country produce, the fol- | lowing goods, viz
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BROAD cloths, bearskins, coatings duffil blankets, flan- nels, shaloons, camblets, calimancoes, poplins, cross- barred stuffs, flowered ticklenburgs, everlasting, russels; beaver, castor, chip and wool hatts; variety of chintzes, cottons, callicoes, pencilled ditto, red and white ditto, breeches pieces, durants, taffaties and pelongs, Persians, silk ferretings, taffaty and Barcelona handkerchiefs, flowered bandanoes, romel and check ditto, blue and white, red and white ditto, spotted and kenting, silk quilts, purple ditto, worsted ditto, Queen's net, silk guaze commodes, variety of ribbons, cambrics, lawen, muslins, striped Holland, drillings, diaper, flowered aprons, black and white catgut, a quantity of Irish linens, sheeting, cotton, wool, ozenbrigs, womens shoes, broad and narrow checks, Harlem stripes, Turkey ditto, Prince's linen, nan- keens, tammies, pistol laruns, dowlas, sewing silk, worsted stockings, Scots threads, ivory and horn combs; womens fans, velverets, buckram, twist, gilt and mohair buttons, writing and bonnet paper, gartering, binding, razors, thimbles, Whitechapel and common needles, pins, history of the four Kings. knives and forks, flints, plated shoe buckles, common ditto, fish hooks, powder and shot, snuff and snuff boxes, pipes and tobacco, copperas and allum. indigo and glue, log and red wood, chest and padlocks, corks, brimstone, lancets, gimblets, steel, sealing-wax, flat irons, frying-pans, brass-furniture, glass ware; tea, coffee, chocolate, loaf and brown sugar, rum and molasses, cream coloured ware, English and York stone ditto, punch bowls, chalk, window glass, nut-megs, cloves, mace, alspice, cinnamon, pepper, ground ginger, tacks, screzes, awl blades, pegging azuls, beads, sleeve and shirt buttons, brass chair nails, drawing knives, pen- knives, carpenters hammers, brass cocks, nails, hinges, buckle brushes, plane irons; flute and handsaw files; flute 9 1-2, round rasps, knitting needles, bibles, testaments,
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spelling books, primers, pilgrim's progress by Bunyan, Russel's seven sermons, whole duty of prayer, call to the unconverted, lovers secretary, visions, wars of the Jews, pleasures of matrimony, Guy Earl of Warwick, Robinson Crusoe, Laugh and be fat, agate, block and cream tea pots, broren mugs, pocket bottles, yellow cups and dishes, looking glasses, horse-whips, tops, bobbins, coloured thread, and many other things too tedious to mention here.
N. B. York money will be received a penny each shil- ling advance, and twelve coppers will be taken for a shilling .- Rivington's New-York Gazetteer, No. 12, July 8, 1773.
Five Dollars Reward.
R UN away from the Subscriber living in Shrews- bury, a Negro servant man named BEN, otherwise called CIP, about 30 years of age, near 5 feet high, of a yellow complexion; had on when he went away, a pair of tow trowsers, linen shirt, with creepers to the bosom and wrists, a frize jacket, with cuffs to the sleeves, he has been in the army, and talks much when a little elevated with liquor. Whoever secures said Negro shall be entitled to the above reward, and all reasonable charges, paid by
STEPHEN TALLMAN, jun. June 26, 1773.
BOSTON, June 28, 1773.
By the abstract of the proceedings of the society for propagating the gospel in foreign parts, published in 1773, it appears that the benefactions and legacies re- ceived by them in the year 1772, amounted to 42721. 15s. 6d. Sterling : "all which, and a much larger sum, amount- ing in the whole to 68811. 9s. Iod. has been expended in
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Salaries, gratuities to Missionaries, and other incidental charges, and for books sent by the Society to North- America."
The number of Missionaries and School-Masters, sup- ported by the society are as follows, viz.
At Newfoundland,
3 Missionaries, I School-Master,
At Nova-Scotia,
6 Ditto, 7 Ditto,
At New-Hampshire, 2 Ditto, I Ditto,
At Massa. Bay, II Ditto,
At Rhode-Island, 3 Ditto,
I Ditto,
At Connecticut,
17 Ditto,
I Ditto,
At New-York,
15 Ditto, 8 Ditto,
At New-Jersey,
Io Ditto,
2 Ditto,
At Pennsylvania, IO Ditto,
I Ditto,
At North Carolina, 4 Ditto,
At South Carolina, I Ditto,
At Georgia, 2 Ditto,
At Musquito Shore,
I Ditto,
I Ditto,
At Bahama Island,
2 Ditto,
I Ditto,
At Africa,
I Ditto,
At Barbados,
3 Ditto.
[This society which has long been almost the only visible support of Episcopacy in America, has for many years been looked upon by Secretaries1 of several denom- inations, with an evil eye; and has been the subject of many of their virulent attacks, equally malevolent and absurd. The real cause of enmity to the society, is the support it gives to Episcopacy; the pretended cause, is the misapplication of the money given or bequeathed to the society, for the charitable purposes of its Institution. But the unreasonableness of the pretence will evidently appear to any one who considers the open and public manner in which all the Business of that society is transacted : That accounts of all the receipts and disbursments, together
1Query: sectaries.
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with all the missionaries letters, and everything relating to the distribution of this charity, and the reasons of it, are, annually published, and distributed gratis, so that all, both friends and enemies may know the whole: Also, that all the Missionaries, knowing before they write, that their letters will be published, and critically examined, by their inveterate enemies, and every fault or error exposed in the most unfavourable light; are under the strongest restraints imaginable, against falsehood, in the accounts they transmit. The pretence, that the money given. to the society is misapplied, is founded on a supposition, that it is applied in a manner that the charitable Donors neither intended nor would have consented to. But it is not easy to conceive that the benefactors to this noble charity, can be ignorant of the manner in which their donations are applied, since they were furnished with the readiest and most ample means of information, from the society's accounts, published every year, and giving the fullest sat- isfaction concerning the distribution of the money en- trusted to their hands; and since, it must be confessed, that their enemies have not been sparing of their en- deavours to prevent too favourable an opinion of the society, in the minds of the people, and to suggest every unfavourable circumstance against their liberality towards it. These printed accounts of the society have been pub- lished annually ever since its institution; and ever since the salutary effects of it have been publickly apparent, its interests have been strenuously opposed by its adversaries, and yet it continues to grow, flourish more and more.
The very benefactions which support it, witness, that the Donors both know and approve of the distribution of the money; for it is not to be supposed, that people would voluntarily and unsolicited, part with their money, unless they were well satisfied it would be applied according to their intention. In short, it is the certainty which the
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annual accounts and the fair open conduct of the society, affords to the publick, both of the design of the charity, and the manner of its application, that is the inducement to the donations, that are from time to time made to it. The adversaries to it, should therefore, change the object of their resentment, and from the society turn it to those whose gifts support it. ]-New-York Journal; or The General Advertiser, No. 1592, July 8, 1773.
WILLIAM ELSWORTH,
FINDS himself under an absolute Necessity to postpone the Drawing of his Lottery, till the first Tuesday of Sep- tember next; as he has not yet had Returns from several of his Friends, who had a considerable Number of his Tickets to dispose of: As the Prizes are already rolled up, and ready to put in the Box; it is earnestly requested, that all those who were entrusted with Tickets, will be careful to account for, or return them by the Time above mentioned, when the Lottery will be certainly drawn.
Orders for Tickets directed to Mr. Verdine Elsworth, at Powles's Hook, (who has some of the Tickets still to dispose of) and left with Mr. William Elsworth on Golden Hill, or the Printer hereof, will be immediately forwarded .- The New-York Journal, No. 1592, July 8, 1773.
PURSUANT to an order of the judges of the inferior court of common pleas, in and for the county of Morris, notice is hereby given to the respective creditors of Nathaniel Hubble, and James Dunn, insolvent debtors, now confined for debt in the common goal of the county of Morris, that the said creditors appear before two of the judges of the said court, on Wednesday the 4th of August next, at two o'clock in the afternoon of the same day, at the court-house in Morris Town aforesaid, to
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shew cause (if any they have) why the said prisoners should not be discharged from their imprisonment, agree- able to the directions of a late act of the Governor, Coun- cil, and General Assembly of the province of New-Jersey, passed in the twelfth year of his present Majesty's reign, entitled "An act for the relief of insolvent debtors."
FORGEMEN.
A Few good forgemen, may hear of constant employ- ment and sure pay, by applying at Charlotteburg iron works, New-Jersey.
N. B. Those who are Germans, or who can work in the German way, shall be prefered .- The New-York Gazette, No. 1124, July 12, 1773.
PERTH-AMBOY
T HE convenient BATH advertised last year, is put into very good order for the reception of such as in- cline to bathe in SEA-WATER. Several persons last year received great benefit from it. The mineral spring (similar to the German spaw) is also in good order; which with the Bath, has been very efficacious in scorbutic and other disorders.
N. B. Genteel lodgings to be had in private families. -The New-York Gazette; and the Weekly Mercury, No. 1133, July 12, 1773.
Philadelphia, July 8, 1773.
NOTICE is hereby given to any person or persons that will first give Information where a certain Dutch woman, going by the name of EVES WOLFSON, now liveth, or where she has lately lived : She is about 25 years of age, has a smiling countenance, is thick and short; she served her time with one BERNARD TAYLOR, of Bucks County
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in Pennsylvania, about four or five years ago, and was . supposed to be with child when she left him; she came to Philadelphia and crossed over Cooper's ferry to the Jersey side, but is now thought to be in Philadelphia, or not very far from it: Whoever will give intelligence as above shall have Four Dollars reward; and if the subscriber can have opportunity of speaking to her, they shall have Six Dollars reward, to be paid by me WILLIAM FORSTER, Copper-Smith, in Second-street, nearly opposite the Old Church, Philadelphia.
N. B. If she will speedily apply she may have one hundred and fifty acres of land, on her first proving her- self to be the woman above named .- The Pennsylvania Chronicle, and Universal Advertiser, No. 339, July 12, 1773.
THE MANAGERS of TRENTON FISHING-ISLAND LOTTERY having a Number of Tickets returned by their Friends at a Distance, cannot conveniently comply with their former Advertisement, have therefore postponed drawing till Wednesday, the First of September next, at which Time they will certainly begin to draw, even if the Tickets they have now on Hand should then be unsold.
Trenton, July 1, 1773
TEN POUNDS Proclamation Money REWARD.
STOLEN from the subscriber's pasture, in Shrews- bury, in Monmouth county, East New-Jersey, on Thurs- day, the 8th of this instant July, a likely grey HORSE, about 15 hands high, a small bunch on his near knee, and a wart on the inside of his near thigh; a half worn saddle, with a blue saddle-cloth; the thief calleth his name John Livingston, but it is supposed he will change his name; he is about 5 feet 5 inches high, thin visage, pale com-
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plexion, and sandy hair; had on a purple coat, newly turned, and leather breeches. Whoever takes up said thief and horse, shall receive the above reward, and rea- sonable charges, or FIVE POUNDS for each, so that the thief may be brought to justice, paid by
STEPHEN TALLMAN. -The Pennsylvania Gazette, No. 2325, July 14, I773.
PERTH AMBOY, New-Jersey, June 27.
Two men who came from New-England about a year ago, and passed by the names of Stephen Waterman and John Swan, hired a house and pretended to set up the sil- versmiths trade; some time before. another by the name of Noah Colton, set up the same trade at Middletown Point; their conduct was soon suspicious; and on Satur- day last four men were apprehended in Woodbridge, Swan at work in his shop, with a man of some property, near 80 years of age, named Brown, several instruments for making dollars were found hid in the house, a flatting mill in the shop, and other tools hid in a post hole, the brook and other places : as Waterman was from home and with a suspicious man, the officers proceeded to the house of one Hutchins near Bound Brook, who had been also suspected, in their way they met Waterman at a tavern, he attempted to get off, and was seen to throw away something which one of his pursuers took up, and found to be five pieces milled, intended for half Jo's; he was soon taken, the officers proceeded to Hutchins's from whence two men escaped, supposed to be Colton and one Boyd, a New-England man. The persons apprehended were examined on Sunday, at first they prevaricated, and at last refused to answer, but being separately examined and suspecting the proof much against them, one of them
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made a full confession, by which several persons in different parts appear to be concerned with them. The Dollars made are of 1758, 1762, and 1766, the Dollars have been formerly described in the newspapers. The Johannes's being incomplete, no other description has been given of them than that they are all of 1743 and 1761 .- The Pennsylvania Journal, and The Weekly Ad- vertiser, No. 1597, July 14, 1773.
NEW-YORK, July 15. The Wentworth Perry, and Prince of Wales, Ball, with troops, viz. the 47th regi- ment, sailed for New-York from Cork the 20th May. N. B. This corps it is said is to be quartered in New-Jersey.
On Tuesday the ship Robert, Capt. Russell arrived here in eight weeks from Newry, with 250 passengers, part of which he has disembarked at Amboy, on their way to the lands in Jersey and Pennsylvania, where they propose to fix, the rest are destined for settlements in this Province.
MOUNT HOPE, pig and bar iron, of as good a quality as any made in America, to be sold by Mr. Nicholas Hoff- man, in New-York, Mr. John Blanchard at Elizabeth Town, or by Messrs. Faeash1 and Wrisberg, the pro- prietors, at Mount Hope, in New-Jersey, where particular drafts of iron will be drawn on the shortest notice, and executed in the neatest and best manner .- Rivington's New-York Gazetter, No. 13, July 15, 1773.
NEW YORK, July 15.
On Thursday arrived at the Hook, in 8 Weeks and 3 Days from Newry, in Ireland, the Ship Robert, Capt. Matthew Russell, having on board upwards of 300 Souls, including Children, Passengers from that Port, who are 1Faesch.
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come over to settle in America. We hear about half of them are to be landed at Amboy, and the Ship to come here with the rest. .- The New-York Journal; or, The General Advertiser, No. 1593, July 15, 1773.
LETTERS remaining in the General Post-Office, New-York, July 19, 1773.
(E) John Eaton, Shrewsbury, Monmouth C. New- Jersey.
(M) Widow Murphy, Richard Marsh, at Middleton, New-Jersey;
GAINE'S MARINE LIST.
PORT of RHODE-ISLAND, July 12.
Arrived Vredenburgh, New-Jersey;
Custom House, New-York, Inward Entries,
Ship Robert, M. Russell, Perth-Amboy. The New-York Gazette, No. 1124, July 12, 1773.
New-Ark, July 5, 1773.
LAST week was apprehended and committed to the goal in this town, the notorious Claudius Smith, who justly deserves to be rank'd among the first of his pro- fession in this country. He has long practised, with impunity, the crime of horse stealing; and although he has been frequently apprehended, and the fact fully proved on him, yet he has always found out some method (after being committed) to elude the vigilance of the goaler, and to escape. He has appeared in different char- acters, and passes by as many different names. Since his commitment here, by a dexterity peculiar to himself he has taken off his irons four several times, which were, put on by a smith, who took every precaution to prevent his pulling them off : This is mentioned that, in future
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when he shall be apprehended, no dependance may be placed on the irons that are put on him. He had in his custody, a brown mare, mark'd with the letter A on the left shoulder; which he says he stole at Bound Brook; a quantity of new homespun linen, two pewter dishes, and some other trifles; they are now in the custody of the goaler. Whoever owns them may have them, on proving their property and paying the charges .- The New-York Gazette, No. 1125, July 19, 1773.
NEW-YORK, July 19.
The Wentworth, Perry, and Prince of Wales, Ball, witlı Troops, viz. The 47th regiment, sailed for New- York from Cork the 20th May. N. B. This corps it is said to be quartered in New-Jersey.
THIRTY POUNDS Reward.
B ROKE goal, a certain Samuel Ford, accused of counterfeiting money :1 He is a tall well built fellow, about 30 years of age, 5 feet 10 inches high; he had on when he went away, a nankeen jaket and breeches, and a brown coat, plain brown thread stockings, a handsome pair of shoes, and silver twist buckles; has brown curl'd hair, red cheecks, and a remarkable dimple in his chin .- Whoever takes up said Samuel Ford, and secures him in any of his majesty's goals, so that he may be had again, shall receive the above sum of 30 !. and all reasonable charges, from
THOMAS KENNY,
High Sheriff of the County of Morris. -The New-York Gazette; and the Weekly Mercury, No. 1134, July 19, 1773.
1His remarkable history is fully set forth in the pages of "The Morris-Town Ghost." Numerous extracts from contemporary news- papers will be found in the following pages, relating to this extra- ordinary episode.
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PHILADELPHIA, July 19. | Captain Castle, from Fal- mouth, on the 13th inst. 7 leagues distant of Cape May, spoke a schooner from Rhode-Island for Egg Harbour, out 19 days.
PHILADELPHIA, July 19. | On Wednesday evening last departed this life, at Burlington, in the 80th year of her age, Mrs. ELIZABETH ELTON; and on Thursday evening her remains were decently interred in St. Mary's Church attended by a very respectable number of people of all de- nominations .- The Pennsylvania Packet, No. 91, July 19, 1773.
NEW-YORK, July 15. | On Thursday arrived at the Hook, in 8 weeks and 3 days from Newry, in Ire- land, the ship Robert, Capt. Matthew Russel, having on board upwards of 300 souls, including children, passen- gers from that port, who are come over to settle in America. We hear about half of them are to be landed at Amboy, and the ship to come here with the rest; 4 other ships, the Captains of which were Montgomery, Pharis, M'Cutchen and Chevers, full of passengers, lately sailed from the same port, for Philadelphia, where two of them are arrived. Another ship of 300 tons, Capt. Cun- ningham, for Philadelphia, and the Brig Elliot, Capt. Waring, for South-Carolina, both full of passengers, were expected to sail from Newry about the 25th of May. -From the same place also, other vessels are going with settlers for the banks of the Missisippi. We hear also, that great numbers of vessels from Dublin, Londonderry, Belfast, Learn, Cork and other ports, have lately sailed or are soon expected to sail, full of passengers, for differ- ent parts of North-America. These emigrations, it is thought have already drained the northern parts of Ire- land, of near a third part of its most useful and industri-
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