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THOMAS HUNT -- The Pennsylvania Gazette, August 9, 1750.
All persons that have any demands against the es- tate of Doctor Thomas Shaw, late of Burlington, de- ceased, are desir'd to bring in their accounts, that they may be settled and paid : And those who are in- debted to said estate, to pay their respective debts to Samuel Shaw, and Anne Shaw, execut - The Penn- sylvania Gazette, Aug. 9, 1750.
Run away from the subscriber, living in Pepeck, Somerset county, East-Jersey, a High Dutch servant man, but speaks tolerable good English, named Mal- achiah, or Melchor Colpen, or Calvin, about 21 years of age, served a certain time in Pennsylvania, and may pretend to be a free-man ; he is a short, well-set fellow, with black curl'd hair, of a brownish complex- ion : Had on when he went away, a brownish linsey coat, a blue waistcoat, with white metal buttons, a beaver hat, leather breeches, a pair of light boots, had 4 shirts, 2 pair of blue yarn stockings, and took a great variety of other wearing apparel, besides a sorrel horse, branded VR in one, a bridle and saddle ; the horses fore-legs are gauled, by being tied head to foot. Whoever secures the said servant, so that he may be had again, shall have besides reasonable charges, the sum of FIVE POUNDS reward, paid by me
JACOB OVE. -- The Pennsylvania Gazette, August 9, 1750,
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TRENTON Ferry, in Burlington County,
Aug 5 1750.
Run away from the subscriber hereof, a likely young Negroe fellow, about 5 foot 6 inches high, named Lot, took with him when he went away, a flower'd jacket and breeches, and a pair of blue and white striped breeches, an ozenbrigs shirt, and a fine shirt, with ruffles at the bosom, old shoes, no stock- ings, and some money. He talks very good Eng- lish. It is supposed he is gone towards Allen-Town, and from thence to Great Egg-Harbour, for he form- erly lived there with one Higbee, and afterwards with Joseph Sooy. Whoever secures the said fellow, that his master may have him again, shall have Three Pounds reward, and reasonable charges, paid by
THOMAS HOOTON
N. B. All masters of vessels, or others, are forbid to carry him off, or entertain him, at their peril.
-The Pennsylvania Gazette, August 9, 1750.
If all or either of the following persons, be living, by applying to Jonathan Thomas, postmaster in Burlington, they may hear of something considera- ble to their advantage, viz.
Daniel Philips, who came from Kingsbridge, in England, and is supposed to reside in New-Jersey. Mark Casey, a sailor or shoemaker, who came from Cork about seven years ago to Pennsylvania. Mich- ael Casey, his brother, a shoemaker, who also came from Cork to Pennsylvania about seven years ago : Or any persons of the name of Place, who had an uncle in England called Aaron Place .- The Pennsyl- vania Gazette, August 9, 1750.
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To be sold by Thomas Cadwalader,1 at Trenton, a tract of land, of nine hundred acres, lying about a mile and a half north of the town, it will be either disposed of all together, or divided into four equal parts, it is exceedingly well timbered and watered by several fine streams, one of which the Trenton mills stand on, it has also very good conveniences either for a grist mill, forge, or saw-mill. Three hundred acres, and upwards, of it, will make extraordinary good meadow, the timber is very fit for ship building, or scantling for houses, and lies very convenient, near the river Delaware, for transporting to Philadelphia large quantities of cord wood. Also a plantation, where on William Douglass now lives, lying south of Trenton, about two miles, adjoining the plantation where Mr. Tuite lately lived, containing about seven hundred acres of land, one hundred acres of the up- land is cleared, it has a good farm house on it, with a very good bearing orchard, of about two hundred apple trees, grafted with the best fruit, also a good collection of other fruit trees, such as a great variety of cherries, pears, peaches, &c. with about two hun- dred acres of meadow land, near one hundred of which is cleared, and most part of it in very good English grass ; it is most pleasantly situated on the river Delaware, with the additional advantages of fishing, fowling, and a fine prospect down the river several miles.
Also a large commodious corner brick house, two stories high, well finished, with three good rooms on the lower floor, and a large entry through it, four
For sketch of Thomas Cadwalader, see Vol. XI., 584.
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good rooms on the upper floor, and four lodging rooms plaistered, in the uppermost story, with good cellars, stone kitchen, garden and stables, situate in Queen street, in a very publick part of the town of Trenton, very convenient for any public business.
Likewise twenty-five acres of pasture land, on the upper end of Queen-street, in Trenton, Sixteen acres of it cleared, and in good fence, with a good new barn, twenty-six feet by twenty.
And five acres and a half of excellent meadow, well cleared, and in good fence, in Trenton.
Any persons who have an inclination to purchase the above mentioned premises, may have a reasona- ble time allowed for the payments .- The Pennsylva- nia Gazette, August 9, 1750.
To be SOLD by the subscriber,
A Large and commodious well built grist-mill, with two pair of stones, two water wheels, within the house, turned by a constant stream of water, three boulting chests, with conveniences for screening the wheat, boulting and hoisting the meal by water, with all other utensils necessary for the same : A planta- tion whereon the said mill stands, containing 300 acres of land, bounded one way upon a navigable creek, upon or near which is a good frame store- house, and landing, about a quarter of a mile from the said mill, from whence flour may be sent (at a small expence) to Philadelphia, by water, or to York market, by the way of Brunswick, which is about 30 miles from the said mill and plantation, whereon is 3 dwelling houses, stables, barns, smith's shop, cooper's shop, store-house, and all in good re-
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pair ; a waggon and 5 horses, a good orchard, about 30 acres of meadow cleared, most of which is in good grass, and a large quantity of rich swamp, capable of making considerable more; part of the premises now rents for 120g proclamation money a year, and is situate about 6 miles from Trenton, 2 miles and a half from Burdentown, in the township of Notting- ham, Burlington county, and western division of the province of New-Jersey.
Any person inclining to purchase, may know the terms of sale and payments (and have an indisputa- ble title to the premisses) by applying to the subscri- ber at TRENTON
WILLIAM MORRIS.
-The Pennsylvania Gazette, August 9, 1750.
To be Sold by Benjamin Biles, at Trenton,
A Tanyard, well accustomed, with a lot of ground of 2 acres, and a third of an acre, a good bark-house, mill-house, bark-mill, beam-house, a good stone cur- rying shop, and leather-house, vatts enough to tan 800 hides, besides calf-skins, per year; the works in good repair, a constant stream of spring-water run- ning through the yard ; also a good hay-house, stable and chaise house. Also a good dwelling-house ad- joyning to the tan-yard, situate on the west side of King-street, near the middle of the town, four rooms on a floor, the lot whereon it stands contains half an acre, a good garden, a new fence of cedar posts and boards, with a fine stream running at the end of it.
Any person inclining to purchase, may have a reas- onable time for the payments, and know the terms,
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by applying to Benjamin Biles, living on the premis- ses .- The Pennsylvania Gazette, August 9, 1750.
Custom-House, New-York. Inward Entries. Bas- come, Albany and Williams from New-Jersey .- The New York Evening Post, August 13. 1750.
New-York, August 13. James Parks, the Gun- ner's Mate, of the Man of War, who fired the Gun at Col. Ricket's Boat, was likewise tried ; and was found guilty of Manslaughter ; but being called to Judgment, he pleaded his Majesty's most gracious Pardon; which being read and allowed of, he was discharged .- The N. Y. Gazette Revived in the Week- ly Post Boy, Aug. 13, 1750.
Custom House, New-York. Inward Entries. Sloop William, John Bascome, Sloop Defiance, Peter Al- bony & Schooner Betty, Benj. Williams from New- Jersey .- The N. Y. Gazette Revived in the Weekly Post Boy, Aug. 13, 1750.
Run away on the 5th Day of August Inst. from Jacob Ford,1 of Morris-Town and County, East-New-
1 Col. Jacob Ford, senior, was a son of John Ford (son of William and Sarah Ding- ley Ford, b. at Duxbury or Marshfield, Mass., 1659 ; settled at Woodbridge, N. J., in 1700 or earlier ; deacon of the Presbyterian church there in 1708, and elder in 1710; removed to Morris county ; d. before May, 1724. John Ford m. at Woodbridge, Dec. 13, 1701, Elizabeth Freeman, who was b. in March, 1681, ' in the city of Axford, Old Eng- land, came to Philadelphia when there was but one house in it-and into this province when she was but one year and a half old : deceased April 21, 1772, aged 91 years and one month." Jacob Ford, senior, the son of John Ford, was born at Woodbridge April 13, 1704. He was one of the pioneers in the iron business of New Jersey, and for nearly half a century was interested in mines and forges in Morris county and vicini- ty. In 1738 he applied for a license to keep an inn at " New Hanover" (now Morris- town). When Morris county was created, in 1739, the first courts were held at Jacob Ford's house, and in 1740 he was appointed collector of Morris township. In 1748 he located the land on both sides of the river at Rockaway, and the tract was said to in- clude Job Allen's iron works, which are believed to have been built in 1730. Ile was
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Jersey, a Negro Boy, named Ishmael, aged about 16 Years, short and thick, full Faced, has a very large Foot, born in the Country, and has a sly. Look : Had when he went away, a Flannel Jacket, dyed with Logwood of a purple Colour, two woolen Shirts, one Tow Shirt, and a Dowles Shirt, a new Felt Hat, Leather Breeches, and Oznabrigs Trowsers.
Whoever takes up and secures said Boy so that his Master may have him again, shall have THREE POUNDS Reward, and all reasonable Charges paid by me
JACOB FORD
N. B. He went away with a Negro Fellow already advertised by Shadreck Hatheway .- The N. Y. Ga- zette Revived in the Weekly Post Boy, Aug. 13, 1750.
Whereas by several Writs of Fiere Facias, to me the Sheriff of Middlesex County directed, at the Suits of sundry Persons, against the Goods and Chattels, Lands and Tenements, of Jacob Ouke ; I have seized sundry Goods and Chattels, and also several Lots of Ground and Tenements, situated in the Corporation of New-Brunswick, and County of Middlesex afore- said. And whereas I did, according to Law, the first Day of June last past, advertise the Sale thereof, to be the sixth Day of this Instant, and according
judge of the Morris county courts in 1740, and most of the time for the next forty years ; was a ruling elder in the First Presbyterian church of Morristown from 1746. In 1755 he had command of a detachment of 300 men to protect the frontiers against threatened invasion of French and Indians. He m. in 1742, Hannah Baldwin (dau. of Jonathan Baldwin and Susanna Kitchell, b. Nov. 1701; d. July 31, 1777) ; he d. January 19, 1777. It is believed that he built (in 1774) the house afterwards occupied by his son, Col. Jacob Ford, junior (b. Feb. 10, 1738; m. Jan. 27, 1762, Theodosia Johnes, and d. Jan. 11, 1777), and which was occupied by Washington in 1779-80, and is now owned by the Washington Association .- Hist. of Morris County, New Jersey ; New York, 1882, passim ; Centennial Collections of Morris County, passim; The Records of the First Presbyterian Church of Morristown. N. J., 1., 19 : II., 76; Woodbridge and Vi- cinity, New Brunswick, 1873, 167, 169.
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to the same Advertisements, did then and there sell parcel of the Premises; but for want of Buyers, could not proceed to sell the whole: I do therefore give this publick and further Notice, that this Vendue, and further Sale of the Premisses, is adjourned; and I do hereby adjourn the same, to Monday, the 10th Day of September next, to be at New-Brunswick aforesaid, and there to continue, without any further Adjournment, until all is sold.
JOHN DEARE, Sheriff. -The N. Y. Gazette Revived in the Weekly Post Boy, August 13, 1750 ..
RUN away, the 22d Day of July last, from Bennet Bard,1 of the City of Burlington, in the Western Di- vision of the Province of New-Jersey, an Irish Serv- ant Man named, Peter Garagan, but has changed it to Peter Conlin, and may perhaps change his Name
1 Bennet Bard, of the city of Montpelier, France, a Huguenot, had a son Peter, who emigrated from his native land to escape the persecutions to which the Huguenots were subjected after the revocation of the Edict of Nantes. The father remained ir France, and was probably still living in 1732. Peter was accompanied to this country by his wife, Dinah, and one or two children, his eldest son, Bennet, doubtless coming with him. Peter was engaged in mercantile business in Burlington, in which he con- tinued until about 1723. In 1715 he began buying and selling real estate. He was Judge and Justice of the Peace, 1717-21, and a member of the Council, 1720-34. In 1714 he bought a tract of 4,000 acres of land in Burlington township, with saw mills, iron works and timber works, from Richard Eayres; he sold this property in 1715. The property included the iron works at Mount Holly and the Eayres Town mill prop- erty. He called it Montpelier, after his native city. In 1718 he bought of James Budd a tract of 130 acres, on.the north side of Rancocas, at the month of Butler Hole branch, whereon he erected a saw mill in 1720. In 1722 he was living on this tract. He bought other tracts, built mills and in various ways did much for the development of the country. In his will, dated October 9, 1732, proved August 16, 1734, he gives be- quests to his father and to his children-Bennet, Peter, Samuel, John, William, Mary and Rebecca. Bennet Bard, eldest son of Peter, lived at Burlington, and after his father's death acquired extensive tracts of land, partly from his father's estate, and partly from others. He was Sheriff of Hunterdon county in 1736, but was removed from office, the Council, after a hearing, adjudging him guilty of "divers notorious Barratrys Extortions and other malversions in his Office, and of Cruelly and unjustly Useing and Abusing the Prisoners in his Custody." He died probably about 1752. See paper by F. W. Earl, in Proceedings West Jersey Surveyors' Association, Camden, 1850, 104-114 ; N. J. Archives, V., 3, 34, 375; XI. and XII., passim ; XIV., 535.
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again ; aged about 21 Years, down look, short, and pretty well set, short brown Hair, and commonly wears a Cap, pitted with the Small Pox, and freckled : Took with him when he went away, a brown Drug- get Coat with Metal Buttons, a light coloured Jacket, two Ozenbrigs Shirts, two pair of Tow Trowsers, and a pair of Ozenbrigs ones: He went away in Company with a Taylor, who is a Servant to Richard Jordan, in Bucks County, in Pennsylvania, named John Conlin, an Irishman, aged about 23 Years, a short slender Fellow, with black bushey Hair, pale smooth Complexion. thin black Beard, struts much in his Walk, and takes abundance of Snuff, wears a blue Coat : They both were seen on board a small Sloop, Adam M'Kane Master, a lame Man, and goes on Crutches, bound from Egg-Harbour, to the East End of Long-Island, or some Part of New-England. Whoever takes up and secures the said Servants in any Goal, and gives Notice to Bennet Bard, or Rich- ard Jordan, so that they may have them again, shall have for Peter Garagan, FIVE PISTOLES Reward, and for John Conlin, THREE Pistoles Reward, and all reas- onable Charges paid by
BENNET BARD, RICHARD JORDAN
N. B. The said Peter Garagan and John Conlin, passed for Brothers at Egg Harbour.
-The N. Y. Gazette Revived in the Weekly Post Boy, August 20, 1750.
Stray'd or stolen from Trenton, on the 25th of July last, a large grey mare, about 15 hands high, 5 years old, paces and trots, branded on the near thigh
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| v. She came from Whitemash, and is supposed to have gone over the river that way. Whoever takes up said mare, and brings her to John Allen, in Trenton, or William Dewees, in Whitemash; or se- cures her, so as she may be had by either of the above, shall have Thirty Shillings reward, and reason- able charges, paid by John Allen, junior, or William Dewees .- The Pennsylvania Gazette, Aug. 23, 1750.
There is to be sold, a good plantation, formerly belonging to Ebenezer Large, late Samuel Large's, deceased, containing 208 acres, near 40 of which is good meadow, with clover and Timothy grass, and near 20 acres more may be made good meadow with small cost; there is a good dwelling-house, a new barn, and other necessary buildings on it, a large or- chard of grafted trees, which bear well ; said place is well water'd and timber'd, and lies in West-Jersey, about a mile from Bordentown, on the road to Cros- wicks and Allentown ; there is a good draw-well by the door. Any person inclining to purchase the same, may apply to William Murfin, near the premises, and see the place, and be better informed
WILLIAM MURFIN executor -The Pennsylvania Gazette, Aug. 30, 1750.
Notice is hereby given : That there is to be given Gratis, at Mount-Holly in the County of Burlington, on Wednesday the 19th Day of September TWENTY Pis- toles to be run for by as many Horses, Mares, or Geld- ings as any Person or Persons shall think fit to put in. They are to put in Twenty Shillings for every Horse, Mare, or Gelding, and enter them four Days before
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the Day of Running. They are to run three Heats, one Mile at a Heat, on a straight Course, and to car- ry weight for Inches. A Horse, Mare or Gelding to carry 140 weight at 14 Hands high ; and for the first Inch higher to carry fourteen Pound, and for every Inch above that seven Pound; and all Horses that are under size to be equivalent to the same. Any one Horse, Mare or Gelding that shall win two Heats and save the Distance the third, shall win the Prize. And the next Day the Betts to be run for ; every one that saves his Distance the first Day, is entitled to Run, the Horse that wins the . Prize excepted. The Horses to be entered at John Budd's or Caleb Shinn's .- The Pennsylvania Journal, Aug. 30, 1750.
Perth-Amboy, Feb. 27. 1739.
WHEREAS the Council of Proprietors of the East- ern Division of New-Jersey, have been informed, That some undue Practices have been committed by one Dr. Jacob Arents, and some other Persons, in taking upon them to dispose of sundry Tracts of Land belonging to the general Proprietors in com- mon, and not appropriated to any One by Patent, or Survey recorded, and thereby deceiving many honest and well-meaning People, into the purchasing of such Lands : Now, publick Notice is hereby given, by Or- der of the aforesaid Council of Proprietors, for the preventing of any further Impositions on the good People of this Province, that they may be wary how they purchase any Lands of the aforesaid Dr. Jacob Arents, or any other Person, without being fully con- vinced that the Lands by them offered to Sale, have been duly pattented or surveyed, and returned by the
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Surveyor-General, and that the Return of the Sur- vey is upon Record ; without which appearing, they may depend on it, that an Imposition is intended ; and if any Purchaser neglects this Care, he is to blame himself if he be imposed on.
By Order of the Council of Proprietors, LAWR. SMITH, Clerk. Perth-Amboy, Aug. 24, 1750.
THo' the Council of Proprietors of the Eastern Di- vision of New-Jersey, have been at the Charge of printing, and often re-printing, publishing and dis- persing, many Thousands of Copies of the above Ad- vertisement, which points out so easy a Teste to know, whether a Title in East-New-Jersey be good or not, that they were in Hopes none would be so unwary, as to purchase Lands there, without first seeing that the Title bear the Test : Yet they have this Day received good Information, that one Vanderlinda,1 is about im- posing on People to purchase Lands of him, near Sad- dle-River, in Bergen County, belonging to the Propri- etors in general of East-New-Jersey in common, which have never been surveyed, returned 'and recorded, as yet, to any Person ; and in particular, that he has pre- vailed on one John Davie, to purchase of him 200 Acres of that Land, and to give him £50 per 100 for it. Now, publick Notice is hereby given, by Order of the aforesaid Council of Proprietors, to the said John Davie, to inquire into the said Imposition upon him, and to get his Remedy in Time ; and to all other Per- sons, to beware of such Impositions from the said Van-
1 The Vanderlinde family settled at Polifly about 1700. The Rev. Benjamin Van- derlinde, b. at Polifly in 1719, was pastor at Paramus and Ponds, 1748-89, and also at Saddle River, 1784-9.
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derlinda, or any other Person whatsoever : And that those who purchase, must blame themselves, if they are imposed on in the Title, when so easy a Teste of it is pointed out to them, as appears by the preceding Ad- vertisement.
By Order of the Council of Proprietors JOHN SMYTH, CLERK. -The N. Y. Gazette Revived in the Weekly Post Boy, Sept. 3, 1750.
Philadelphia Sept. 6.
Supposed to be Stolen by one John Hines, and now in the Possession of Joseph Ellis,1 of the Town- ship of Newtown and County of Gloucester, in West- New-Jersey, Two Mares, the one of a Bay colour, branded on the near Buttock with the Letters M. E. and on the near Shoulder with T. the other a brown colour branded on the near Shoulder with the letter S the Owner by applying to said Ellis describing the other Marks and paying charges may have them again.
N. B. There is also a Sadle and Bridle and a Bell. -The Pennsylvania Journal, Sept. 6, 1750.
1 Son of Simeon Ellis, who in 1691 bought 200 acres from Francis Collins, on the north side of the north branch of Cooper's creek, in old Gloucester county. His place was called " Springwell." He bought other considerable tracts of land in the vicinity. He nı. Sarah, dau. of William Bates, in 1692, at the old Newton meeting house. He d. in 1715, leaving his widow and seven children-Thomas, who m. Catharine, dau. of Jo- seph Collins, in 1722; Joseph ; William, who in. Sarah, another dau. of Joseph Col- lins ; Simeon ; Jonathan, who m. Mary Hollingshead ; Mary ; Sarah, who m. John Kay in 1730. Joseph settled on his mother's property, of which he became the owner in great part. He was a farmer, leading a life apart from the turmoil of politics or official position. He died in 1757, intestate, and without male issue, but leaving four daughters-Priscilla, m. Jacob Stokes; Sarah, m. 1st, John Buzby ; 2d. Isaac Mickle ; Abigail, m. Caleb Hughes ; Kesiah, m. Benjamin Vanlear, M. D .- Clement's Newton Township, 182-190.
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Run away on the 4th of August, last, from the Union Iron-works, in Hunterdon county, and prov- ince of West-Jersey, two Negroe men, one named Bill, about 30 years of age : Had on when he went away, an ozenbrigs shirt and trowsers, a linnen jack- et, half worn shoes ; he had a case hardened horse lock on one of his legs, he is a very talkative fellow in liquor, and apt to swear ; he formerly belonged to Nathaniel Irish, Esq; deceased. The other named Robin, a small slender fellow, about forty years of age, has several warts on his face: Had on when he went away, an ozenbrigs shirt and trowsers, a par of half-worn shoes, his other clothes not known, talks bad English. Whoever takes up the said Negroe men, and brings them to the works aforesaid, or se- cures them in any goal, so that their master may have them again, or brings them to Messieurs Allen and Turner, in Philadelphia, shall have Forty Shil- lings reward for each, and reasonable charges, paid by
WILLIAM BIRD -The Pennsylvania Gazette, Sept. 6, 1750.
Custom-House, Rhode Island, Sept. 7. Entred In, Gibbs from Amboy, Cleared Out, Gibbs for Am- boy .- The Boston Post-Boy, Sept. 10, 1750. No. 822.
By His Excellency JONATHAN BELCHER, Esq; Cap- tain General and Governor in Chief, in and over His Majesty's Province of Nova-Cesarea or New-Jersey, and Territories thereon depending in America, Chan- cellor and Vice Admiral in the same, &c.1
See N. J. Archives, VII., 554-570. Mr. Edmund D. Halsey, of Morristown, relates 45
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A PROCLAMATION.
H Aving received His Majesty's Commands, to cause the Act for encouraging the Im- portation of Pig and Bar Iron from his Majesty's Colonies in America ; and to prevent the Erection of any Mill or other Engine, for slitting or rolling of Iron, or any plating Forge to work with a Tilt-Ham- mer, or any Furnace jor making Steel, in any of the said Colonies, and every Clause therein to be strict- ly and punctually observed within this Province. In order to enable me to pay exact Obedience to the same, I do hereby require the Owner or Owners of every Mill or Engine for slitting or rolling of Iron, and of every plating Forge that works with a Tilt Hammer, and of every Furnace for making of Steel, which were erected before the 24th Day of June last, to transmit or cause to be delivered into the Secre- tary's Office at Burlington, on or before the 20th Day of October next a particular Account under their Hands of the Situation of their respective works, and the Name or Names of the Owner or Owners and whether the same are used or not.
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