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One eighth part of Sterling furnace, with two forges, land and mines thereunto belonging ; and by what appears, it is very probable, there is good ore sufficient to supply all Europe and America, situate about forty miles from New-York.
If any person has a mind to purchase any of the above premisses, paying one quarter part of the pur- chase money in a short time, may have several years, if required, to pay the remainder, with interest. The title of all are indisputable, as far as the subscriber knows, or has heard.
BENJAMIN SMITH.
-The Pennsylvania Gazette, Sept. 3, 1747.
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Custom-House, Boston, September 2. Entred In, Bruen from Perth Amboy .- The Boston Weekly News Letter, September 3, 1747. No. 2368.
Custom-House, Boston, September 5. Entred In, Gibb from Perth Amboy, Cleared Out, Breuch and Gibb for Amboy .- The Boston Weekly Post- Boy, Sept. 7, 1747. No. 668.
Mr. De Foreest.
As the following Piece will be of particular con- cern to the Public at present, I hope you will give it a place in your next Paper, and you'll oblige your humble Servant,
Wm. Neuter.
C N reading the NEW-YORK. Evening POST, No. 141. I find a Discourse by Mr. Layman, on the first seven Verses of St. Paul to the Romans, showing the Danger and sin of resisting the Powers that be, or the present Government : Th'o he men- tions no Time or place, yet he certainly points at the present New-Jersey Rioters, who have run on to a great hight, and still going from bad to worse, (as if they had no remorse) which is to be feared will bring Destruction on themselves, both to Soul and Body ; and it will be a singular Providence if the innocent don't at last suffer, in same Measure with the Guilty.
It is an old Maxim, The strictest Law is the great- est Oppression. And it may happen so some-times, in some intricate Cases ; and there are many Tricks and Advantages to be taken in the Law, whereby an innocent Person may suffer, and I don't doubt but
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some of these poor people has suffered very much. If I am rightly inform'd there is some industrious hard labouring People both in the Eastern and Western Division of New-Jersey, that have bought their Land and paid for it, once or twice, and some three times, and now they expect to loose it at last.
There are Grievances and Oppressions or Misfor- tunes call them how you please, that is too hard for Nature to bear.
But all that are guilty in these Riots are not in this Case, for most of them have no Title to Land at all, and the rest but blind ones. However, there are some that ought to be pitied as af >resaid, their Case is very hard. But is this a Reason that they should take such unjust Mad, and Rebellious steps? Much less can it be a Reason for others to run Mad who never bought of the KING nor Proprietors, but only be ause they have got Possession, or perhaps an Indian Deed ; for them to say they will hold their Land in Defiance of any Right the KING or Proprie- tors can pretend to, is the height of insolence and in- gratitude.
Doubtless the Indians have a just Right, and may justly Keep others off that won't buy : But had not the KING got a goo | Right also by discovery, to dis- pose of to whom he pleases of his own Subjects, born in his Dominions? So that none has a right to hold by an Indian Title, till they Buy of the KING also, or from those that the KING sold it to. And whoever will pretend to hold Lands by an Indian Title alone, without any regard to the KING'S Patents, ought to be look'd upon as enemies to his Majesty. Solomon
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says, Oppression maketh a wise Man mad. Then by the same rule, those among them that are not opprest, and yet will run mad, must be rank Fools; for it's plain the most of them that joyns with these People are not opprest at all, and yet they are as mad as any. It may be compared to the Venom of a mad Dog, that infects every Creature they wound or bite, yea, its of a much more malignant Nature, for the Infection may be taken even by seeing the particular Air or cast of their Eyes, but much sooner by having the jarring Echo that is in the Voice of those that are newly infected. I observe, the most that are infected with this virulent odd Kind of a Disease, are of a particular Complection, that is, their Heads are fill'd with wavering Ideas of Anarchy ; which runs much in the Blood of some Families -Tho' the ignorant sort (which is the greatest part) are generally taken by the Nose. If a stranger that is of the same Com- plection happens to come nigh them that are infected he is in great danger of taking the Disease. A sad Infatuation ! It's mournful and amazing, Tho' I am neither Proprietor, Lawyer, or Fhisicia, nor any way by interest concern'd, yet, I shall venture to give a little Advice in this case. It's an old and true say- ing ; take away the Cause, and the effect will cease.
This, is the only method to make a sound cure, if there is any other Method, taken, it's to be fear'd it will only make the Contagion greater, which will prove the Destruction of the whole Body.
Let some easie and reasonable proposals be made to those that are the real Sufferers, with a prudent mixture of Lenity and Justice, and let every thing be
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carried fairly : And then its hopeful with a little wise Management, these warm Resentments will cool and be forgotten. And as to those that are the Advisers and Ringleaders in the Club, they wou'd do well to consider speedily of some method to keep their own Necks out of the Collar. The Elizabeth-Town Com- mittee (I am just now told) has already taken one prudent Step, that is, to Petition the New GOVERNOR, and plead not guilty.
I am not going to Justifie them in the least for their wicked Rebellious behaviour, for except they repent and forbear such doings, I don't see how they can expect any Favour or Protection, but to be treated as common Enemies and Rebels to the present Gov- ernment. And as Mr. Layman justly observes, by all Appearance their Ministers approve of their wicked rebellious Proceedings, otherwise why don't they reprove them publickly in their Sermons: Ministers, or Elders, are as Watchmen to give warning of ap- proaching Danger, they are to warn the Wicked of
their Sin, and if the Wicked die in their Sin, and they do not warn them, Gon will require the Blood, of those wicked Men at their Hands, see the 3 Chap. of Ezek. 18, 19, 20, 21. Besides by their silence in this Case, they bring the Guilt upon themselves of all the wickedness that those mad Fellows shall commit.
Now Gentlemen, you, that are so warm in the Club Affair, I shall only ask you one civil Question, how would you like it to have three or four Thousand Souldiers sent over as a standing Army to be Quartered upon you ?
I am, &c. &c. -The New York Evening-Post, September 7, I747.
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New York, August 31. Saturday last His Excel- lency Jonathan Belcher, Esq; Governour of New- Jersey, arrived here; on his Landing he was taken into Governour Clinton's Chariot, and carried into the Fort, where his Excellency received him with great Respect, and by a Salute from the Great Guns : He afterwards dined with his Excellency at his Seat in the Country.
Custom-House, Boston, September 5. Entred In, Gib from Amboy, Cleared out, Breuen for Amboy. -The Boston Gazette, or Weekly Journal, Sept. 8, I747. No. 1329.
Custom-House, Boston, September 9. Entred In, Gibb from Perth Amboy, Cleared Out, Breven for Amboy .- The Boston Weekly News-Letter, Sept. 10, 1747. No. 2369.
Custom-House, Boston, September 12. Outward Bound, Gibb for Amboy .- The Boston Weekly Post- Boy, Sept. 14, 1747. No. 669.
Philadelphia, September 17. 1747.
Run away, on the IIth of this instant September, at night, from William Plaskett, of Trenton, a Welsh servant woman, named Sarah Davis, about 27 years of age, middle stature, somewhat freckled, has a small scar in her forehead, and is slow of speech : Had on when she went away, a callicoe gown, a black fur hat, shagged on the under side, with a patch on the crown, and an ozenbrigs apron. Who- ever takes up and secures said servant woman, so as
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her master may have her again, shall have Twenty Shillings reward, and reasonable charges, paid by
William Plaskett.
-The· Pennsylvania Gazette, Sept. 17, 1747.
NEW-YORK, September 14.
The 31st of last Month came hither on a Visit, his Excellency Jonathan Belcher, Esq; At his Landing he was conducted by the Honourable Captain Clin- ton, our Governor's only Son, to his Excellency's House in Town, where he met his Excellency, and was saluted by the Guns of the Fort, and then went to dine with his Excellency at his House in Green- wich. In the Evening he returned hither, and ac- cepted of the Rev. Mr. Femberton Invitation to lodge, and during his stay in Town was complimented by Persons of the best Distinction, on his Majesty's re- peated Favour in appointing him to the Government of New Jersey: And on Tuesday last he paid his Compliment of Leave to his Excellency the Gov- ernor, his Lady and Family, and waited on Lady Warren to wish her a happy Voyage to Great- Britain; Then return'd hither, and after dining with the Honourable Mr. Livingston, went into Capt. Jefferies Barge, when he was again saluted by the Guns of the Fort, and by the Scarborough Man of War as he pass'd her, and we hear he got safe to his Government in the Evening.
Custom-House Boston, September 19. Cleared out, Gibb for Amboy .- The Boston Gazette or Weekly Journal, Sept. 22, 1747. No. 1331,
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PHILADELPHIA, September 17.
Monday Morning last arrived here an express Boat from Lewis, with Advice that they had been under Arms there for three Days, on Account of two Spanish Privateer Sloops being at the Capes, one of ten the other of Eight Guns: That they had taken the Ship Delaware, Cap. Sake of this Place, outward bound, one (unknown) bound in, and were in Chace of a Third; they had also taken three of our Pilots. But a Pilot Boat has come up since from Cape-May, who saw nor heard nothing of them; so that 'tis thought they are gone off with their Prizes
NEW-YORK, September 21.
Friday Night last arrived here in a Whale Boat from No Carolina, Capt. Christian Herlell, of this Place, whose Sloop was taken the 27th of last Month, as she was lying at an Anchor, in Bear Inlet, in No. Carolina, by a small Privateer Schooner, from St. Augustine ; who came in upon them by Surprize. Capt. Hertell in his Passage home put into Lewis To.vn, and was there at the Time when the French Privateer Sloop took the Ship from Philadel- phia: From some of the Prisoners put on shore there, he got the following Account of Vessels taken by that Privateer, this Cruize, besides that Ship, viz.
And the Tuesday following the Privateer rig Trem- bleur from Philadelphia, passed by Lewis Town. -The Boston Gazette or Weekly Journal, Sept. 29, 1747.
Philadelphia, October 1, 1747.
Run away on the 20th of September last, from
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Silas Parvin, at Cohansie in New-Jersey,a ver y lusty Negro Man named Sampson, aged about 58 Years, and has some mixture of Indian Blood in him, he is Hip shot and goes very Lame. He has taken with him a Boy about 12 or 14 Years of Age named Sam, was born of an Indian Woman, and looks much like an Indian only his Hair. They are both well Cloathed, only the Boy is barefoot, they have taken with them a Gun and Ammunition, and two Ruggs. They both talk Indian very Well, and it is likely have dress'd themselves in an Indian Dress, and gone towards Carolina. Whoever takes up and Secures the said Slaves so that their Master may have them again shall have FIVE POUNDS Reward and, reasonable Charges, paid by
Silas Parvin.
-The Pennsylvania Journal, October 1, 1747.
Philadelphia, October 1, 1747.
Run away, on Monday night last, from Joseph Burr, of Burlington County, an Irish servant man, named John Canada, a well-set, likely fellow, about 23 years of age, and has short brown hair : Had on when he went away, a castor hat, and white cap, a brownish coat, with slash sleeves, and wrought brass buttons, a cloth coloured half worn kersey jacket, a. fine shirt, and an ozenbrigs ditto, good leather breeches, and check trousers, peak-toed single soled shoes, and new brass buckles. Whoever takes up said Servant, and secures him so that his master may have him again, shall have Three Pounds reward, and reasonable charges, paid by
JOSEPH BURR,
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N. B. Masters of vessels and others, are warned not to carry him off, or harbour him.
-- The Pennsylvania Gazette, October 1, 1747.
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 24.
On Saturday last His Excellency JONATHAN BEL- CHER Esq ; Governor of His Majesty's Province of Nova Caesarea, came to this City on a private Visit ; but so soon as his Honour the President, and the Magistracy of the City were.informed of his Arrival, the President, the Gentlemen of his Majesty's Coun- cil, the Chief Justice, the Secretary, the Mayor, the Recorder, and the principal Gentlemen of the City, waited on His Excellency with their Compliments and treated him with the Respect due to his Charac- ter and Merit, which to his great Honour, has more than once, gained him distinguishing Marks to the Royal Favour .- The Boston Gazette, or Weekly Journal, Oct. 6, 1747. No. 1333.
THESE are to give Notice, that the House where Major Clarke now lives, at New-York, in Dock- street, belonging to the Estate of Mr. Richard Stil- well, late of Shrewsberry, in New-Jersey, deceased, is to be sold at publick Vendue, to the highest Bidder, on Wednesday the 11th of November next, at II o'Clock of the Day, by the Executors of the said Deceased, who are impowered to give a lawful Title for the same.
JOHN REID, JOSEPH STILWELL.
-The New York Gazette Revived in the Weekly
Post Boy, Oct. 12, 1747.
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Mr. Parker.
In coming from Elizabeth-Town Point, we ran on shore upon Oyster-Island ; in lying down in the Fore-castle of the Boat I picked up the Copy of the following Letter, directed to Mr. }- L- at Boston ; as it seems fully to set forth the Rioters Schemes, I beg you will give it a Place in your Paper, for the Benefit of your Jersey Readers, and you will very much oblige your humble Servant. S- K-
. Neer Wesel, Sept. 12, 1747.
Deer Frindt,
YURE leeving dis provins, at de time wen our As- sembla was to meat, has gifen me, and de rest of yure Broders, de Cummittie of de Rioters, grate un- eseness ; aldo yure departer at dat time, was by de united advise of de Cummittie, shudging as yu wel know, dat we or rader our Instremants de Club- shentlemans, had cummitted so manie wikked Riots, in open defians of de law and atority, dat de legisleise powers woud no longer suffer de offendars to go un- punished, and dat it woud be de peculear besiness of dis Sessions, to punish some of de shief of dem, and put a stop to oder Riots ; warefore de Cummittie wid yureself, taut it most cunsistent wid goed pollyce, for yu to be absant wen a Law for dat end shoud pass ; so dat yu mite say yu had no hand in it, and had yu ben presant, it mite hafe ben oder- wise; and many such oder exscuses mite be offered in yure faver, to safe yure bacon and secure yure Interast wid de comon peepol, in oder Elecshons ; dis being wat we always aimed at from de first of dese Riots; and dis skeme we
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taut would be swallowed by de shentlemens of de Club, widout ane murmurings or hard tauts of you ; but I do assure you, mine frindt, dis had like to hafe proofed fatal to all owr long concerted skemes ; being oftin told by several of de Clubmans, dat dey now found you was guilty of de greatest Ingratitude, and dat yure views were not as yu hafe oftin told dem, to serve der Intrest, but youre own; dat you hafe had yure turn serfed by gitting der fotes at de Elecshons for Assembleman, and derby hafe, and will get more dan £.200, but now wen dey only wanted your fote and interest in de assembla (which yu often told dem was verie grate) yu quitted der caus, and yure dutie, and laft dem and der caus widout an advocaet in de assembla ; and dat for de futer you must not expect der favors : I told dem, yure bisiness cald yu abroad, and dey aut to exscuse you ; dey answered, yure bisiness was, as yu had de- clared, only de selling of a small Cargo of a littel Slupe, and yu mite, as before, consigned it to sum person, or sent yure Son to sell the same, and not made dat de pretence of forsaking yure frindts, in de greatest difficulty dat did, or posably may ever hap- pin ; wich day said was so vile and base a tretement of yure frindts, dat dey could not forgife you : wat dey said I taut had so much reeson and trute in it, dat I could not tink of ane ting to keep up dat spirit under de peepol, necessary to continue dem our furder tools. Tings appeering dus bad wid de Clubmans, and our Governeur by his Answers to de adresses made him, and his Speech to de assembla appeering strong against us, I gafe
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all over for lost, until meating de good fader of de Cummittie, and of de Committie, and of de Club- mans, Mr. T-r, de Rev. autor of de sevaral papers rit in faver of de Rioters, dis good Preest, who has gained grate numbers to oppose all law and govern- ment, at once taut of an expedient for the abofe dif- eculty, to wit, dat he would draw a Petition, satting fort in general terms, dat de petitioners ware op- pressed by de proprietors, and dat sefral of de offi- ces in dis provins were gifen or sold to mans of de leest merrit, and dat mans best qualified for de same ware slited, and dat wat dey had dun was only to hafe der grevanses redresed ; and den to pray or rader to insist, dat der crimes, if ane, be passed over wid impunity, and dey should be quieted in de enjoy- ment of all der Indian purchased lands, until de Majesty's plasure be nown, wen dey shoud tink to apply for de same ; and dat such mans be put into offices as owr Cummittee tink best qualified to promote our publick good ; and dat de petition be sant truout dis Provins, to be sined by as many as can be got : Our preest obserfed, dat a grate number sining de petition, will not only be a means of keeping up de spirit we once raised among our frindts, some in ex- pecteshon of hafing grate tracts of landt, and oders of hafing cumisions, but also will strike a terror to de powers of Government, so as to make dem cum into our measers. I was so pleesed mid dese tings as to call a meating of de Cummittie, and dey agreed wid our preest ; so de petition is drawn, and by de grate industry used, is sined by sum hundred alredy ; neder de old nor de yung, de Clubmans nor dose not of de
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Clubmans, dose who pretend to rite to landt, nor dose who do not, are rejected, but all dat can be perswaded sign it: Dis skeem goes on very well ; for I dont now hear won wordt reflecting on yu for departing dis provins, and leefing yure frindts and der caus, as yu did, be de hole discourse is to get as manie as posable to sine said petition, and of wat grate sarvis yu will be in presanting and making Speeches to de Assembla on dis as you was on der toder petition, and make de assembla belefe, as you sed yu did before, dat de petitioners are grately op- pressed, widout suffering any inquiry into der Grev- anses : For yu kno, dat wont bare inquiry, and dat dere is not abofe won in twenty of de Rioters dat are seteled on landt by dem purchased of de Indians ; besides, dat will gife de Proprietors an oppurtunity of profing dat dey hafe taken no oder steps aganst us but as de law directs, and how on our complain- ing of our not being abel of careying on many law- shutes, de offered to shoin issue in won only, and to gife der Bond wid security to prosecute it here and before de King in Counsel; and dey will also profe, dat de establishing de Indian Titel, and destroying de Proprieteurs Titel, will be unhinging and defeeting almost all de Estates in dis as well as de oder prov- inses in America ; and will proofe also, dat upwards of 200 persons are settled on Proprieturs Titel only in Morris County, on landt cheefly clamed by us and our Cummittie, on Indian Titel ; and will also discover de late Indian purches of a large tract of landt of 15 miles squear, made too yars past, by yu, some oders of de Cummittie and our good Preest of de Club.
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Warefore, deer frindt, I tink yure presans at de As- sembla will be necessary, to prefent an inquiry into said Grevanses, and also to sekure an intrest wid de Governeur, so as to hafe yurself and yure frindts put into proper offices, and hope you will hasten home for dose purposes. I hafe only won ting more to ad, dat is to tell yu, dat de former Letter cuming to you in mine naem, was not from mine one self, but dis you may be sure from de style and nown facts by yu, cums from yure sincere Frindt, &c.
M. Van Freelandt. -The New York Gazette Revived in the Weekly Post Boy, Oct. 12, 1747.
Elizabeth-Town, in New- Jersey, October 10. On Wednesday Morning last, about 4 o'Clock, died here of a pleuretic Illness, that eminently learned, faithful and pious Minister of the Gospel, and President of the College of New-Jersey, the Rev. Mr. JONATHAN DICKINSON, in the 60th Year of his Age, who had been Pastor of the first Presbyterian Church in this Town for near 40 Years, and was the Joy and Glory of it. In him conspicuously appeared those natural and acquired, moral and spiritual Endowments which constitute a truly excellent and valuable Man, a good Scholar, an eminent Divine, and a serious devout Christian : He was greatly adorned with the Gifts and Graces of his divine and heavenly Master, in the Light whereof he appeared as a Star of superior Brightness and Influence in the Orb of the Church, which has sustained a very great and unspeakable Loss in his Death : He was of uncommon and very extensive Usefulness : He boldly appeared in the
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Defence of the great and important Truths of our most holy Religion, and the Gospel Doctrines of the free and sovereign Grace of God : He was a zealous Promoter of godly Practice and holy Living, and a bright Ornament to his Profession: In Times and Cases of Difficulty, he was a ready, wise and able Counsellor. By his Death our infant College is de- prived of the Benefit and Advantage of his superior Accomplishments, which afforded a favourable Pros- pect of its future Flourishing and Prosperity under his Inspection. His Remains were decently interred here yesterday, when the Rev. Mr. Pierson of Wood- bridge, preached his Funeral Sermon ; and as he lived desired of all, so never any Person in those Parts died more lamented. Our Fathers where are they ? and the Prophets, do they lie forever ? - Supple- ment to the New York Gazette Revived in the Weekly Post Boy, Oct. 12, 1747.
BROKE out of Burlington Goal, on the 19th of September, one Jeremiah Carpenter, who was com- mitted for uttering counterfeit Jersey money ; he had on a grey homespun Jocky Coat with brass Buttons, old Leather Breeches, yarn Stockings, Linnen Cap, and old Hat ; it is supposed that his Name is Amos Fuller ; he is about six Foot high, and of a pale Complexion : Any Person that takes up the afore- said Prisoner, and confine him in any of his Majesty's Goals, so that he may be had, shall have TEN POUNDS Reward, paid by me,
Jos. Hollinshead, Sheriff. N. B. He is a New-England Man .- The New-
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Elizabeth-Town, New-Jersey, October 10.
On Wednesday Morning last, about 4 o'Clock, died here of a pleuretic Illness, that eminently learned, faithful and pious Minister of the Gospel, and President of the College of New-Jersey, the Rev. Mr. JONATHAN DICKINSON, in the 60th Year of his Age, who had been Pastor of the first Presby- terian Church in this Town for near 40 Years, and was the Joy and Glory of it .- The Pennsylvania Fournal, Oct. 15, 1747.
We have Advice from New Jersey, that on the 7th Instant died the Rev. Mr. Jonathan Dickinson, Pastor of a Presbyterian Church in Elizabeth Town, and Rector of the College in New Jersey, in the 60th Year of his Age .- The Boston Evening Post, Oct. 19, 1747. No. 636.
To be sold at publick Vendue, on Wednesday the 25th of November next
A Lot of Ground near the Swamp, this City, be- longing to Henry Van Hook, of New-Jersey: For the Title and Conditions of Sale, enquire of Abra- ham Lodge .- The New York Gazette Revived in the Weekly Post Boy, Oct. 19, 1747.
Philadelphia, October 22.
Our Readers are cautioned to beware of a new Parcel of Counterfeit New Jersey Fifteen Shilling Bills, just beginning to appear among us. They are in Imitation of the newest Money, dated July 2, 1746,
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and may be known by these Particulars : The Paper of the Counterfeits is thin and smooth, and when look'd thro' in the Light, appears fair and free from Knots: The Paper of the true Bills is thicker, rougher, and when look'd thro' in the Light appears clouded and uneven : The Counterfeits are wholly done from a Copper-plate, the Back as well as the Foreside; the true Bills are printed from common Types, in the common Printing-Press: The three Crowns by the Side of the Arms in the Counterfeits are unlike each other, and are more round than those in the true Bills, which are like each other, and the same with this = : The Flowers above and below those Crowns are in the true Bills the same with this in the Counterfeit they are nothing like: The Value of the Bill just over the Signers Names in the true Bills is in the same Characters as here XV Shillings į in the Counterfeits the Letters of the Word Shillings are larger. There are many other Marks by which they may be distinguished, but these, we hope, will be sufficient at present .- The Pennsyl- vania Gazette, Oct. 22, 1747.
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