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A sufficient Number to make it worth his While, in any Part of the Country not contiguous to a Person properly qualified, (I don't mean authorized) shall be waited on, at a short Notice, by the Publick's
Most obedient humble Servant,
John Cochran.1 New-Brunswick,
December 12, 1771.
-The New York Journal; or The General Adver- tiser, No. 1519, February 13, 1772.
PHILADELPHIA, February 17. We hear from Quin- tent's Bridge, in Salem county, that Talbert, a shop-keeper there, is confined in jail for the murder of his wife.
On Monday last, about eight o'clock in the evening, a fire broke out in the house of Mr. Thomas Lowrey, mer- chant in Flemington, Hunterdon county, New-Jersey, which, in a short time, consumed not only the dwelling- house, but also a store adjoining, which contained a large quantity of dry goods. The loss Mr. Lowrey has sus- tained, we hear, amounts to upwards of 3000 f .- The Pennsylvania Packet, and the General Advertiser, No. 17, February 17, 1772.
To be SOLD, OY LETT,
A House on Cowfoot-Hill, now in the Possession of John Morrell; also two Houses and Lots of Ground, pleasantly situated in Elizabeth-Town, New Jersey.
1For a brief notice of this eminent physician and surgeon, see N. J. Archives, 2d Series, I., 146.
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TO BE SOLD,
A Tract of 500 Acres, in the County of Essex, New- Jersey, about Io Miles from Newark, adjoining Com- missary Leake's Farm; it is now rented to J. Tompkins. Also another Tract of 200 Acres, in Morris County, now rented to D. Seabury, at 30 1. per Ann. And several other valuable improved Farms in the Jersies, to be sold at a reasonable Rate. For further Information, apply to Abra- ham Lott, Esq; Treasurer or Henry Kelly.
FIVE POUNDS Reward.
W HEREAS a certain William Marlin, on the 7th Inst. committed a Robbery in West New-Jersey, to the Value of Sixty Pounds, or thereabouts, in Gold and Paper Money, and is supposed to be now lurking in or about this City, Intelligence having been had of him on the Road, and traced to Powles-Hook Ferry. This Villain in his Rout assumed the Name of Web, and Redding, is about 5 Feet ten Inches, light grey Eyes, pitted with the Small- Pox, and wore his own black Hair: Had on a blue Sur- tout and Jacket, Leather Breeches with Strings at the Knees, speckled Stockings, a Pair of new Pumps, and Pinchbeck Buckles. Whoever secures the said Thief, with the Money, shall have the above Reward, with reasonable Charges, paid by the Subscriber, living in West Newe- Jersey.
WILLIAM SHREVE.
-The New-York Gazette; and the Weekly Mercury, No. 1060, February 17, 1772.
To be SOLD, by way of public Vendue, on the 25th day of March next, on the premises, if not sold before at pri- vate sale,
THAT valuable plantation, well known by the name of Breeze-Ridge, an exceeding pleasant and healthy situa-
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tion for a country seat, being in the township of North- ampton, and county of Burlington, about 17 miles from Philadelphia, and 3 from the town of Mount-holly, lying in the Forks of Rancocus Creek, adjoining both branches, and near the great road between Philadelphia and Mount- holly aforesaid, containing about 500 acres of land, 80 whereof improved good meadow, under good bank, and about 20 acres more may be made, 150 acres of up- land cleared, and in good fence, a good large dwelling- house, neatly finished off, with two large kitchens, out- houses, milk-house, cheese-house and every conveniency suitable for a dairy, a pump of excellent good water at the door, with a large new barn, granary, stables, cow and! waggon houses, two bearing orchards of good fruit, and a large garden, paled in. The said plantation will be sold together, or in 2 or 3 parts, as may best suit the purchas- ers, the meadow and upland lying convenient to be divided. Any person inclining to purchase, may apply to Sarah Bispham, of the town of Haddonfield, or John Hinchman, Esq; of the county of Gloucester, or John Bispham, of the town of Mount-holly, near the premises aforesaid, for further particulars, and conditions of sale; the above being part of the real estate of Thomas Bispham, late deceased, and to be sold by SARAH BISPHAM, Executrix, JOHN HINCHMAN and JOHN BISPHAM, Executors.
Mount-holly, Feb. 3, 1772.
-The Pennsylvania Gazette, No. 2252, February 20, I772.
NEW-LONDON, January 31. On the night following the 26th instant, the following persons broke out of the goal in Hartford, viz. John Smith, who for sundry years has resided in Suffield, where 'tis supposed his principal business has been (in company with others) to counter- feit money, chiefly the New-York and New-Jersey bills,
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for which he was convicted before the superior court, but had not received his punishment. . .- The Pennsyl- vania Journal; and The Weekly Advertiser, No. 1524, February 20, 1772.
PHILADELPHIA, January 27. Extract of a Letter to a Gentleman in Burlington, from a Correspondent in Lon- don.
"You will soon have a strong proof of the attention of Government to those who have supported the power of Parliament in America, in the appointment of Z. H-d, Esq; to the Government of Maryland, it being now no secret that that province will fall into the hands of the Crown .- It is said that Mr. H-s is to succeed him in his Office in Pennsylvania."
Feb. 3d. Last Thursday morning, about 2 o'clock, a terrible fire broke out at Trenton, New-Jersey, which in a few hours consumed eight dwelling houses, and several other Buildings. Mr. Dunlap Adams, Isaac Allen, Esq; and Mr. David Pinkerton, are among the sufferers, the former of whom, it is said, hath lost to the amount of £. 7000 .- The New York Journal; or The General Ad- vertiser, No. 1520, February 20, 1772.
To be LETT from the first of April next, or to be sold at private SALE,
A Dwelling-house and small Farm of about 55 Acres, situate at Paquanack, in Morris-County, formerly belonging to Lewis Stewart, and now in his possession; there is a good Barn, Orchard, and a Quantity of Meadow- ground on the Premises and more can be made at small Expence. It's situation is on a public Road, and very advantageous for a Tavern-keeper, Merchant, or Trades- man. And also to be sold at private Sale, another Tract of valuable Wood-land, containing about 70 Acres, within
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about two Miles of Morris-Town, that formerly belonged to the said Lewis Stewart. These Tracts will be sold to- gether or separately, as it may best suit the Purchaser, and an indisputable Title given by the Subscribers. The Terms may be known by enquiring of Benjamin Kissam, Esq; Attorney at Law, at New-York, or the Subscribers at Stratford, in Connecticut.
ELIZABETH VAN DYCK, HENRY VAN DYCK. -The New-York Gazette; and the Weekly Mercury, No. 1061, February 24, 1772.
BURLINGTON, February 2I
By His Excellency WILLIAM FRANKLIN, Esq; Captain General, Governor and Commander in Chief, in and over the Province of New-Jersey, and Territories thereon depending in America, Chancellor and Vice- Admiral in the same, &c.
A PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS His Majesty hath been graciously pleased to give His Royal Assent to an Act of the Legislature of this Province, passed at Perth-Amboy, in the Eighth Year of His Majesty's Reign, intituled, "An Act for choosing "Representatives in the Counties of Morris, Cumberland "and Sussex, and directing the Morris County Taxes to "be paid into the Eastern Treasury of this Colony," whereby the Inhabitants of each of the said Counties of Morris, Cumberland and Sussex, are intitled and impow- ered to choose two Representatives to serve in the General Assembly of this Colony: AND WHEREAS the Election of the Representatives for the said three Counties, pur- suant to the said Act, cannot be had until after the Disso- lution of the present General Assembly; I HAVE THERE- FORE thought fit, by and with the Advice and Consent of His Majesty's Council, to dissolve the present General
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Assembly of this Province of New-Jersey, and the said General Assembly is hereby dissolved, of which all Per- sons concerned are to take Notice, and govern themselves accordingly.
GIVEN under my Hand and Seal at Arms; in the City of Burlington, the Twenty-first Day of February, in the Twelfth Year of the Reign of George the Third, by the Grace of God, of Great Britain, France and Ireland, King, Defender of the Faith, &c Anno Dom. 1772.
WILLIAM FRANKLIN By His Excellency's Command, CHARLES PETTIT, D. Secretary GOD Save the KING
Writs are issued for the Election of Members to serve in the General Assembly of New-Jersey, returnable the second Day of April next.
Second Month 3, 1772 TO BE SOLD,
And may be entered on next Spring,
A PLANTATION, containing 335 acres of LAND, lying in Lebanon township, Hunterdon county, West-Jersey, within 2 or 3 miles of Change Water and Point Forges, and several grist-mills, and whereon Philip and John Met- ler now live; there are two log houses and other buildings thereon, and about 60 or 70 acres of plowland cleared, and a young orchard; the land is good for grass or wheat, 8 or 10 acres of meadow cleared, and 40 or 50 acres of swamp to clear; the woodland generally well timbered and watered: Its being so near said Iron-works, makes the timber valuable, as the purchaser may fell the timber standing. For further particulars and terms, enquire of ANTHONY SYKES, in Chesterfield, Burlington county; or ABEL JAMES, and JOSEPH HILLBORN, Merchants, in Phil- adelphia.
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Gloucester County, February 22, 1772
WHEREAS I, the subscriber, purchased a tract of land of one William Norcross, containing 60 acres, on the 3Ist day of January, 1761, for payment of which I gave the said Norcross six bonds, viz. one payable the 25th of March following; the 2nd, the 25th of September ensu- ing; the 3d, March the 25th, 1762; the 4th, September the 25th, the same year; the 5th, March the 25th, 1763; the 6th, September the 25th, the same year; whereas three of the said bonds are left unpaid, viz. the 3d, of Ten Pounds; the 4th, of Ten Pounds; the 6th of Ten Pounds; and finding the said Norcross is not willing to make a title to said land, I forewarn all persons from taking an as- signment on the said bonds, for I will not pay them, till I get a sufficient deed, &c.
FRANCIS WARNER.
February 10, 1772. FOUR DOLLARS REWARD.
RAN-AWAY from the Subscriber, in Spring-field Town- ship, Burlington County, on the 7th of this Instant, Feb- ruary, a Servant Man, named Richard Teakle. He is about twenty-two Years old, five Feet eight or nine Inches high, pretty well set, of a darkish Complexion and round faced. He is an Englishman, very talkative, has been a Soldier, and had a Bullet shot through his right Arm, in or near the Elbow, which causes it to be stiff. Had on when he went away, an old Beaver Hat, cut something like a Jockey-Cap, an old Russia Duck patch'd Shirt, two old Jackets, a Pair of old Leather Breeches and ribb'd Stockings, with black Leggings over them, an half worn pair of Shoes, with Hob Nails in them and tied with Strings. He took with him a Wallet and some Provis- ions.
All Masters of Vessels are forbid to carry off said Ser-
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vant, at their Peril, and whoever secures him in any of His Majesty's Gaols, so that his Master may have him again, shall have the above Reward, and all reasonable Charges, paid by
CHRISTOPHER BISHOP.
N. B. He went off from his Master at a Cedar Swamp on Wading-River.
To be sold at public Vendue, on Thursday the 2d Day of April next, on the Premises,
SEVEN LOTS OF LAND AT TINTON, near Shrewsbury, New-Jersey .- Lot No I, is a farm of about 280 acres, 150 of which is cleared, and in good fence, and contains a great quantity of fine meadow-land, (which yields the best hay) and much more may be made, as there is a fine swamp upon it, the wood of which will more than pay the expence of clearing .- There is on this farm a good bearing orch? ard, and a young one beginning to bear, a large dwelling- house, newly covered and repaired, of two stories high, with four rooms on a floor, a large barn and stables, a large crib for Indian corn, and other out-houses: This is a convenient place for a trader, and has a good grist- mill adjoining it; the other six lots are wood land, from 50 to 80 acres in each lot, very handy to Shrewsberry, the inhabitants of which, and the adjacent country, buy their firewood. The conditions will be made known on the day of sale. Should any person incline to purchase the above farm, or any of the wood-lots before the day of sale, they may apply to the subscriber, on the premises, who will agree on very reasonable terms, and give an indisputable title for the same
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V. Pearse Ashfield.
-The New York Journal; or The General Adver- tiser, No. 1521, February 27, 1772.
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To the PRINTER of the PENNSYLVANIA PACKET. SIR,
I request you will give the following ELEGY a place in your Paper, which will oblige Your sincere friend,
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A PASTORAL ELEGY, occasioned by the Death of Dr. BEN- JAMIN ONDERDONK, late of New-York, who was just happily settled at St. Eustatia, where he died, aged Twenty-one.
SCARCE had bright Phoebus blest the genial day, And blushing, shed abroad his golden ray; -Scarce had the lark proclaim'd him in the skies, And yawning shepherds thought 'twas time to rise, When sad Florella left her roseate bower, And contemplative view'd each rising flower. Go gentle rose, the maiden artless sung, With Venus' form, and Philomella's tongue.
Go gentle rose, and lilies fair,
Whose breath perfumes the ambient air, Your pleasing sweets give o'er- All joy, alas! to me is fled-
Damon lies number'd with the dead, And friendship is no more.
Sleep on, O THOU, whose latest breath, Did calmly smiling, welcome death, And bid the world adieu ! Wing'd may thy soul seraphic rise, And soar amidst the azure skies, To glories ever new !
The blooming rose before my eye, E'er long will sicken, fade, and die, When just, like thee, in prime; The tow'ring lily, now so fair, Pluck'd from its stalk, and native air, Would die before its time.
Then tell me, Nature, tell me why I can't suppress that heaving sigh, Nor stop that falling tear? These, these are due, fond nature cries - Receive them, all my soul replies, With gratitude sincere !
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Her throbbing heart was full-the plaintive sound, Flew through the groves, and made the hills resound.
Perch'd on a bough, a lonely turtle sat, And softly cooing, mourn'd her hapless fate ; Sad and alone she past each tedious day, Since riot made her lord a bloody prey :- -
Florella view'd her with a tearful eye, And each return'd the other sigh for sigh. While thus the maid in melting posture stood, Amanda chanc'd to pass a neighb'ring wood ; She saw-she flew, and overtook the place, Quick as Diana in a forest chase.
But-scarce the friendly salutation o'er, . When fancy pictur'd a CELESTIAL POW'R Borne on the clouds .- Her form divinely fair, Her gait majestic, negligent her air ; Soft were her features, and exactly true, Her breath more fragrant than the morning dew ; Serenely smiling thus the Seraph spoke, While with soft melody her accents broke. "Cease to grieve, my friends, 'tis folly, "All your tears are shed in vain; "Banish pale ey'd melancholy- "What can cause my sister's pain ? "FRIENDSHIP warm'd his gen'rous breast, "WISDOM, TRUTH, to him were given; "Strictest HONOUR he profest, "VIRTUE, favourite of Heav'n. "But see Amanda, how she grieves ! "-Sorrow scarcely shews regard, "In realms of bliss, your Damon lives : "Virtue meets a sure reward.
Scarce were the silver sounds distinctly heard, When the wing'd Seraph smiling disappear'd. Amanda then, with heart-felt grief opprest;, Thus sung the strains which labour'd at her breast : "Farewell, brother , happy swain! "Free from trouble, eas'd of pain ; "Taste the blessings, which below, "Mortals are not doom'd to know; "Pleasure that can never cloy,
"Still pursuing endless joy- "Free from trouble, eas'd of pain,
"Farewell, brother! happy swain!
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"Again, Florella, let's be gay, "The voice of Reason seems to say,
"We'll follow Nature's richest prize,
"Exampled by the good and wise,
"Godlike VIRTUE never dies." 1
Burlington, Feb. 1772.
-The Pennsylvania Packet; and the General Adver- tiser, No. 19, March 2, 1772.
NOTICE is hereby given, that the plantation of Moses Conger, is to be sold by public sale to the highest bidder, at vendue, on the 3d day of March next, afternoon, if not sold at private sale before. It is well situated for a gentle- man, tradesman, or farmer, allowed good land, lying in Woodbridge Raway Neck, adjoining that pleasant river that affords fish in plenty in the season, and is navigable for boats, sloops, &c. There is on it a tolerable good house and barn; it is exceedingly well watered, some wood, and a fine young orchard, and another considerable old. It contains by estimation, between 70 and 80 acres of upland, near 15 acres of salt marsh, as handy and as good as any in that part. Any person wanting such a place, may apply to the subscriber before the day of sale, who will give a good title, and sell on reasonable terms.
MOSES CONGER.
N. B. Said place lies convenient for a ferry to be erected across the river, to Elizabeth-Town.
TO BE SOLD
At Public Vendue, on Wednesday the IIth Day of March next, by the Executors of Dr. Jonas Baldwine, late of Woodbridge Raway, deceased.
All the Lots of Land, Dwelling House and other Build- ings, belonging to said Baldwine's Estate, all in middling 1This poem was probably by the Rev. Jonathan Odell, rector of St. Mary's church, Burlington, 1767-1776.
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good Repair, pleasantly situated in the Borders of Bridge Town, vulgarly called Spank Town; a very thriving Place, and convenient for either Merchant or Tradesman : -Said Vendue to begin at two o'Clock in the Afternoon, at which Time and Place the Conditions will be published. -The New-York Gazette, or The Weekly Post Boy, No. 1504, March 2, 1772.
Messrs. PRINTERS,
Please to insert the following in your next, and oblige one of your confidant Readers, and very humble Ser- vant, O. W.
A Few days past I was perusing Mr. Holt's Journal, where I found a paragraph touching the new regulation of the Post-Rider between the city of New-York and Albany, signed by one Mr. A. Z. who would give us to understand, that he thinks he is one Big John, of great consequence in the world, and that he can regulate the world to his own mind; if so, we have reason to fear a blow from his awful hand. But to come to the thing in hand, I shall make some remarks upon what he has wrote, and then give the world some of my broken sentiments upon the matter.
What I have to say is this, I admit it true, that at pres- ent the post does not perform once a week as he did in the Summer and Fall, but has steadily performed once a fortnight; which I am sure is not cutting off all commu- nication with the northern part of the colony. True there are some bad creeks where bridges are wanting, and some part of the road wants working up, for which purpose there is subscription papers now on foot, to erect good bridges, and to make the road fit for a coach from York to Albany; which there is but little doubt will be com- pleated next summer. And I am surprized he should say it is a crooked unfrequented road, when in fact it is nearer
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by several miles on the West side than on the East, and can with a little pains and cost be made ten or twelve miles shorter riding than now it is rid with; and I am sure that it is a much livelier road, which every one will confirm that ever rid both roads. Strange that it should be an unfrequented road, when it leads from Powles-Hook 40 miles through a fine level country, thick settled, the whole way one small town, and one country town in that dis- tance; then about 10 miles is thinly settled, and then to thick settlements again, thro' New-Windsor, Newburgh, Kingston, Cats-Kill, Cocksoky,1 &c. and a thick settled country back of New-Windsor, Newburgh, and Kings- ton.
THE DWELLING HOUSE and FARM OF JOHN Ogden, Esq; in Newark, containing about sixty eight Acres, will be sold at Public Vendue, at the Dwelling House of James Banks, Innholder in said Town,1 on Tuesday the 14th Day of April next, at three of the Clock in the Afternoon; the Lot on which the House stands, contains about twelve Acres of excellent Land; the House is large and built of Stone, a good Kitchen adjoins it, and many necessary and convenient Out-Houses .- On this Lot is perhaps the best Orchard in the Government, the Fruit well chosen, and particularly adapted for the making of such Cider as truly merits the Name of NEWARK CIDER; there are also on it a sufficient Number of other Trees, that afford a Plenty of the best Apples for the Table, that are to be found in the Country, among which are Pippins of various Kinds, &c.
The Pleasantness of the Situation of fifty Acres of the Farm on the Top of the Hill, back of the Town of New- ark, is so well known, that it would be needless to say any
1Coxsackie.
1On the west side of Broad street, about half-way between Market and William streets.
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more, than that it has the Town of Newark, the Pasaick- River, and the Newark Bay in full View, and commands a most elegant Prospect of the City of New-York, the Town of Bergen, Long Island, Staten Island, and other Places for many Miles round it. Few Places, are so well calculated for a Gentleman's Summer Retreat as this Farm; the Prospect is grand, the Air extremely pure and from it's Elevation will never be infested with the too common Disturbers of a Summer's Evening's Repose; on Part of this there is also a fine young Orchard. The remaining six Acres lie near the most public Road, lead- ing from New-York to Philadelphia, in the Neck of Land below the Town of Newark, the Quality of which Land is well known to be good. The Whole will be sold to- gether or in Parts, as shall best suit the Purchaser or Purchasers. The Conditions will be made known at the time of sale by
STEPHEN SKINNER.
-The New-York Gazette, or The Weekly Post Boy, No. 1504, March 2, 1772.
To be sold at public VENDUE,
T HE Dwelling-house and Home-lot of the Subscriber, in the Township of Newark, on Saturday the 4th Day of April next, at three o'Clock in the Afternoon, on the Premises .- The House is situated in the Center of the Town of Newark, near the Church, and is well cal- culated for a Mechanick; it has three Rooms and an Entry .- The Lot contains about Half an Acre of good Land; there is on it a good Work-shop, a Well and other Conveniencies for a Family. If any Person should chuse in the mean Time to purchase it at private Sale, the Sub- scriber will be ready to treat with them on the purchase, or at any Time before the day of Sale.
JOHN COCKROM.
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To be sold at private sale, by the executors of the late Peter Remsen, viz.
A farm in the corporation right of New-Brunswick, near South-River, in New-Jersey, containing 125 acres of land. There is on the same a good frame-house and barn; also an excellent bearing orchard of 100 young grafted apple trees; about 50 acres of which is cleared and in good fence, the remainder whereof is very good wood-land, and may be cleared with little expence. The said farm lays about seven miles from South-Amboy. Any person inclining to purchase any of the above de- scribed lands and lots, may apply to either of the execu- tors in New-York, by whom a good title will be given .- The New-York Gazette; and the Weekly Mercury, No. 1062, March 2, 1772.
To BE SOLD,
At public VENDUE, in the City of BURLINGTON, on Fifth-day, the 26th Instant,
A LARGE brick dwelling-house, and lot of ground, sit- uate in the said city, on the east side of High-street, oppo- site to Friends Meeting-house, on one of the highest parts. The house is suited for two tenements, or may be readily converted into one, has 3 rooms on a floor, with a good kitchen and wash-house back; a large yard, into which there is room for a carriage to enter; and a large good garden back, the lot being 46 feet front, on the said street, and extends that width half way to York-street. Also a lot of ground, with a stable thereon, fronting on the south side of Broad-street, near the Church, containing in width 85 feet and a half, and extending back to Thomas Pow- ell's lot.
Also a tract of timber land, in Hunterdon county, near Rockseticus Iron-works, containing by the survey thereof 100 acres, adjoining to lands late Isaac Norris's.
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And a quantity of Western Proprietary Rights to un- located lands; late the property of Samuel Scattergood, of said city, deceased.
The payments will be made easy to the purchaser or purchasers, on giving security, if desired; and a good title will be shewn and conveyed by William Smith, and Sam- uel Allinson, Executors.
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