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And the Sheriff's of the several Counties in this Province are hereby directed and required to notify to me on or before the 20th Day of October next, the Number of Mills or Engines, for slitting or rolling of Iron, and of plating Forges which work with a Tilt
an amusing episode in this connection : A shitting mill was erected at Old Boonton on the Rockaway river, about a mile below the present town of Boonton, in defiance of the law, by Samuel Ogden, of Newark, with the aid of his father. The entrance was from the hillside, and in the upper room first entered there were stones for grind- ing grain, the slitting mill being below and out of sight. It is said that Governor William Franklin visited the place suddenly, having heard a rumor of its existence, but was so hospitably entertained by Mr. Ogden, and the iron works were so effectual- ly concealed, thas the Governor came away, saying he was glad to find it a groundless report, as he had always supposed.
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Hammer, or of Furnaces, for making of Steel, which are erected in their respective Counties, with a par- ticular and exact Account of their Situation, the Time they were erected, the Name or Names of the Own- ers or reputed Owners, and whether the same are now used.
Given under my Hand [and Seal] at Arms, at Burlington the' Fifteenth Day of September, in the Twenty-Fourth Year of His Majesty's Reign Anno Domini, One Thousand Seven Hundred and Fifty.
J. BELCHER.
By His Excellency's Command
CHARLES READ, Secr -The New- York Evening Post, Sept. 24, 1750.
To BE SOLD,
A very good Dwelling-House, 30 Feet square, with the Lot of Ground whereon it stands, in the City of Perth-Amboy, fronting on Cross-Street, near the Court-House, now in the Possession of Mrs. Smyth. The House is two Story high, with a good Cellar- Kitchen, and Cellar under it: There are four Rooms on the lower Floor, and two in the Upper : The Lot is 33 Feet front, and 130 Feet deep : There is also a good new Stable on it, and the whole Lot in good strong Fence. If any Person incline to purchase the said House and Lot, they may apply to John Hull, near the Old Slip, in New-York, or in his Ab- sence to his Wife; who will dispose of the same on reasonable Terms, and give a good Title to the same. -The N. Y. Gazette Revived in the Weekly Post Boy, Sept. 24, 1750.
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Run away the 10th of September, Inst. from John Cooper, of Elizabeth Town, in East-New-Jersey, a young Negro Man, named Cæsar, between twenty and twenty-five Years of Age, is small of Stature, and speaks good English ; he is as black as most any in the Land. Had on when he went away, a grey Linsey Woolsey Waist-Coat, with one or two But- tons on the Sleeve ; a Pair of. Tow Trowsers, and a Leather Jockey Cap instead of a Hat. Whoever takes up said Negro, and delivers him to his said Master, or to Obadiah Wells, Shop-Keeper near the Fly-Market, in New-York, shall have Forty Shillings Reward, and all reasonable Charges paid by JOHN COOPER.
-The N. Y. Gazette Revived in the Weekly Post Boy, Sept. 24, 1750.
Middleton, Monmouth, New-Jersey, October 2. 1750.
Run away from the subscriber, on the 30th of last month, an Irish servant man, named William Jones, of a short stature, middling thick set, of a sour Countenance, with a large scar in the lower Part of his face, slow and soft spoken, much afflicted with a chry Cough : Had on when he went away, a home- spun coat and breeches, of a mix'd blue and grey colour, a brown waistcoat, with brass buttons, yarn stockings, new shoes, a half worn raccoon and beaver hat, without loops ; he is supposed to have a brown bushy wig, a spare check shirt, a pair of ozenbrigs trowsers and about Twenty Shillings in Jersey Mon- ey. Any person securing said servant, so that his
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master may have him again, shall have Three Pounds reward, and reasonable charges, paid by
ROBERT HARTSHORNE.
-The Pennsylvania Gazette, Oct. 4, 1750.
Mr. Parker.
The Laws in New-Jersey, relating to Pedlars, have for a long Time been neglected, or little regard- ed, in Consequence whereof, the Number of that sort of People are greatly increased in the Province, insomuch that it is looked upon as a publick Injury, and a Griev- ance that ought to be suppressed, by a vigorous putting of said Laws in Execution against all such Persons of that Calling, that do not come duly qualified for that Purpose : For the Benefit therefore of the Publick, as well as a Warning to all Pedlars and petty Chapmen, who may be ignorant of the Laws, be pleased to insert the following Particulars out of an Act of Assembly of said Province, made in the 4th Year of his present Majesty ; and you will oblige
Your Humble Servant, A. B.
The said Act, Part of Section 3d, has these Words, viz.
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DE it further Enacted by the Authority aforesaid,
That after the 23d Day of September, 1730, no Per- son or Persons whatsoever, shall follow or imploy, him, her or themselves, in the Business or Imployment of a Hawker, Pedlar or petty Chapman, or in going from Town to Town, or to other Men's Houses, and travelling with Horse or Horses, or other Beasts of Burthen, or otherwise within this Province, or carry, or sell, or expose to Sale, any Goods, Wares or Mer- chandizes, within the same Province, until such Person or Per- sons, shall have obtained a Recommendation from the Justices of the Peace of the County where he or she dwells, at their
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Quarter Sessions, certifying their Opinion of the Honesty of the Person recommended, and that he or she is a Liver within this Province, and intends to travel with one or more Horse or Horses, or other Beasts of Burthen, or on foot; and shall there- upon have obtained a Licence from the Governor; and shall have given Bond in the Clerk's Office of the Quarter Sessions of the said County, in his Majesty's Name, with one Surety at least, in any Sum according to the Discretion of the said Jus- tices, in their Quarter Sessions, not exceeding Fifty, nor under twenty Pounds : Conditioned, That such Person or Persons, shall be of good Behaviour during the Continuance of the said License, &c.
Sect. 4. And if any Person or Persons, not being qualified as aforesaid, shall be found hawking, pedling or travelling from House to House, to sell Goods, as a Hawker, Pedlar or petty Chapman ; he or she so offending, if travelling with one or more Horses, or other Beasts of Burthen, shall forfeit the Sum of Fifteen Pounds Proclamation Money ; and if travelling on foot, shall forfeit the Sum of Ten Pounds, to be recovered, &c. And a little further on in the same Section : And that every Person so trading, who, upon Demand made by any Justice of the Peace, Mayor, Constable, or other Person being a Free- holder in any Town, Place or County within this Province, where he or she shall so trade; shall refuse to produce and shew unto such Justice. or other Person, his or her License for so travelling, to be granted as aforesaid, and Certificate of his having given Bond as aforesaid, shall forfeit for not producing and shewing such License, the Sum of Forty Shillings ; and for not producing and shewing such Certificate, the sum of Twenty Shillings ; to be recovered and applied in Manner as aforesaid.
-The N. Y. Gazette Revived in the Weekly Post Boy, Oct. 8, 1750.
New-York, October 8. Monday last was brought in here by an Egg-harbour Shallop, three Men, which they took up the Friday before, about 30 Leagues off Sandy-Hook, from another Egg-harbour Shallop,
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John Nicholson, Master, who having sprang a Leak, filled with Water, but being loaded with Cedar Rails, she could not sink : Tho' the Wind blowing very hard, they were in the utmost Danger of perishing. -The N. Y. Gazette Revived in the Weekly Post Boy, Oct. 8, 1750.
To BE SOLD,
The House and Land lately belonging to Mr. John Odell,1 deceased : It is situated at Connecticut Farm, in the Borough of Elizabeth Town, about half a Mile from the Meeting-House, and about three Miles and a Half from the Court House in Elizabeth-Town : It contains about thirty six Acres all within Fence, whereof about 16 is good Wood-Land, and the rest cleared ; with a young Orchard on part thereof; to- gether with a Barn and Joiners Shop. Whoever in- clines to purchase, may enquire of Mr. Timothy Whitehead, living near the Premisses, Mr. Jonathan Sergeant at Newark, or of Temperance Odell,2 living on the Premisses ; by whom they may be informed of the Title and Conditions of Sale, &c .- The N. Y. Gazette Revived in the Weekly Post. Boy, October 15, I750.
Lately taken up and put in Suffolk County Goal, a Negro Man named Lott; he says he belongs to Thomas Hooton, Keeper of Trenton Ferry. This is to desire his Master to send for him, and pay the
1 John Odell was one of the first collectors of the Borough of Elizabeth, in the charter of Feb. 8, 1739-40 .- Hatfield's Hist. Elizabeth, 321.
Daughter of the Rev. Jonathan Dickinson and m. Jonathan Odell, of Connecticut Farms; he d. June 25, 1750 .- 16. 353.
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Charges, and of this Advertisement .- The N. Y. Ga- zette Revived in the Weekly Post Boy, Oct. 15, 1750.
To BE SOLD,
The Mills and Plantation of Nathaniel Ware, Esq; six Miles above Trenton, on the River Delaware, West-Jersey. The Plantation contains about 400 Acres, 200 of which is cleared ; the Land is of easy Culture, and the Soil extremely natural to all Sorts of Grain. Wheat being neither liable to be devour'd by Insects, nor heav'd out by the Frosts. There are two good Dwelling-Houses, a large Barn, a Cart- House, a Smoke-House, Cooper's Shop, a neat Gar- den, with Cedar Poles, a young bearing Orchard, and the whole under good Fence. The Mill-House is of Stone, 60 Feet in Length, 24 in Breadth, is an Over- shot, has two Pair of Stones; the Bolting-Mills, &c. all go by Water ; it is well accustom'd, and known to make as good Work as the best Mills in the Jerseys; it may always command Wheat enough, and is con- veniently situate for New-York or Philadelphia Mar- kets, being less than 30 Miles of good Waggon Road from Brunswick, and Boats carrying fifty or sixty Casks may load at the Mill-Door for Philadelphia. Whoever inclines to purchase the same, either the Whole or part, may apply to Thomas Clarke, Esq; in New-York, or to Andrew Smith, Esq; in the Township of Hopewell, in Hunterdon County, or to Mr. William Pidgeon in Trenton, and be by them informed of the Title and Conditions of Sale .- The N. Y. Gazette Revived in the Weekly Post Boy, Oct. 15, 1750.
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THIS is to give Notice to all Gentlemen and La- dies, That have Occasion to transport either them- selves, Goods, Wares or Merchandizes, from New- York to Philadelphia, That, by the Subscriber, there is now a Stage-Boat, well fitted for that Purpose, kept, and if Wind and Weather permit, shall attend at the late Col. Moore's Wharf in New-York, every Wed- nesday in every Week, (and at other Times if Occa- sion) and to proceed to the Ferry at Amboy on Thursday, where on Friday Morning, a Stage Wag- gon, well fitted, shall be ready to receive them, and immediately proceed to Borden's. Town where there is another Stage Boat ready to receive them, and pro- ceed directly to Philadelphia. All People may de- pend on the best Usage, and all Passengers and Merchandize shall be transported at the same Rates as are customary from New-Brunswick to Trenton : And as the Passages by Water are much shorter and easier perform'd than the Brunswick-Way, and the Roads generally drier, it is hoped this Way will be found the most deserving of Encouragement.
DANIEL O BRIEN.
-The N. Y. Gazette Revived in the Weekly Post Boy, Oct. 15, 1750.
[The following is added to the above in the Gazette for Nov. 26.]
N. B. The said Obrien puts up at Mr. John Thompsons, at the Thistle & Crown, known by the Name of Scotch Johnneys.
Custom House, Boston, October 17. Entred Out, Dow for New York and Jersies .- The Boston Weekly News-Letter, Oct. 18, 1750. No. 2527.
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Port of BOSTON, October 27.
Cleared out, Vanwagenon for New Jersey .- The Boston Evening Post, Oct. 29, 1750. No. 794.
APPLE TREES.
As the best Time for transplanting of Apple-Trees, and indeed of any other Trees natural to this Coun- try, is now approaching, that is at any Time between the Fall of the Leaf, and the Setting in of Winter, or hard Frosts, as has been found by the Experience of very curious and judicious Persons ; These are to in- form the Publick, that any Person wanting young Ap- ple Trees fit to transplant into an Orchard, may be supplied with a sufficient Number of such Trees, by Edward Antill, living near New-Brunswick, at nine Pence per Tree, if chosen ; or six Pence per Tree if taken by the Row, as they stand in the Nursery ; they may easily be transported by Water .- The N. Y. Gazette Revived in the Weekly Post Boy, Oct. 29, 1750.
Broke out of Trenton Goal, Saturday Night the 20th of this Instant, October, three Men, one named William Tuttle, about 5 Foot 8 Inches high, thin faced, sandy Complexion, bushy Hair, wore a Ker- sey Jacket, with flat Metal Buttons, Leather Breech- es, brown Yarn Stockings, good strong Shoes with Strings, an Ozenbrigs Shirt, and an old Castor Hat, he was born in Pennsylvania, is bred to Farming, and has a Wife at Whippany ; Is about 30 Years of Age.
One other Man, named, Joseph Wilson, alias Abraham Taylor, alias Gibbons, and is likely to change his Name again ; he passes for an English
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Man, is about 30 Years of Age, and about 5 Feet 7 Inches high, of a black Complexion, and no Hair on ; he has been trying to learn the Shoe Makers Trade in Goal ; is fresh colour'd, and round Fac'd, has a Wart or Sty under his Right Eye: Had on, a brown Cloth Coat, lin'd with blue, with Metal Buttons, and has been turn'd ; an old light colour'd Duroy Jacket, has an old Check Shirt and Ozenbrigs Frock, which buttons on the Shoulders, and he wears it instead of a Shirt ; old Leather Breeches, a pair of light Worst- ed ribb'd Stockings, old Shoes lately mended, an half wore Castor Hat, and a Cotton Cap. Both the above Prisoners are burnt in the Hand with the Letter T, but the Letters are hard to be seen. There was one M"Bride went with them, that has been advertised before in the Papers, for passing a Counterfeit Bill, or Bond, in Chester County. Any Person who takes up and secures them so as they may be got again, shall have Three Pounds Reward for each of the two first, or Six Pounds for both, and all reasonable Charges paid by JOHN ALLEN, Sheriff .- The N. Y. Gazette Revived in the Weekly Post Boy, Oct. 29, 1750.
Philadelphia, October 25. 1750.
Whereas Jane the wife of Henry Johnston, of Piles- grove, Salem county, hath eloped from her said hus- band, and hath run him much in debt, to his great detriment; this is therefore to forbid all persons from trusting her on his account; for he will pay no debts of her contracting from the date hereof
HENRY JOHNSTON. -The Pennsylvania Gazette, Nov. 1, 1750.
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Run away this morning from his bail, Ebenezer Brown, of Gloucester, an Irish man, that goes by the name of William Hackett, but his right name is Bri- an Doron, about 35 years of age, of a middle stat -. ure, of a sandy complexion : Had on when he went away, a castor hat, a silk cap, a brownish colour'd coat, a striped jacket, and a pair of greasy leather breeches, and a leather apron, blue yarn stockings, good shoes, and a check shirt ; and is a weaver by trade. Whoever takes up and secures said run- away in any goal, so as his bail may have him again, shall have Five Pounds reward, and reasonable char- ges, paid by
EBENEZER BROWN.
-The Pennsylvania Gazette, Nov. 1, 1750.
Philadelphia, October 15. 1750.
Run away, last night, from Philip Marot, of Bor- dentown, an Irish servant man, named Abraham Ma- gee, of middle stature, about 25 years of age, of a pale complexion, a taylor by trade, and a good work- man, has black hair, and a red beard, but has his hair off, and wears a linnen cap: Had on when he went away, a light colour'd homespun drugget coat, a brown drugget jacket, two pair of breeches, one pair fustian, the other buckskin, an ozenbrigs shirt, two pair of stockings, one pair blue worsted, the other thread, a castor hat, about half worn, a new pair of neats leather shoes, with brass buckles.
There also went away with him a New-England man, named John Clarke, of a middle stature, about 25 years of age, of a fresh complexion, a carpenter
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and joiner by trade ; he rid off an iron grey mare, blind in one eye :
Had on when he went away, a light colour'd coat and jacket, the coat lin'd with red, the jacket with green, a pair of purple plush breeches, a large beaver hat, good shoes and stockings. Whoever takes up and secures said servant, and said Clarke, so as the subscriber may have them again, shall have Four Pounds reward for both, or Forty Shillings for either of them, and reasonable charges, paid by
PHILIP MAROT. -The Pennsylvania Gazette, Nov. 1, 1750.
Philadelphia, October 18.
Wednesday the 28th of November next, is appoint- ed by the Government of New-Jersey to be a Day of publick Thanksgiving throughout that Province .- The Boston Weekly News-Letter, Nov. 2, 1750. No. 2529.
Custom House, Boston, October 31. Cleared out, Vagenon1 for New-Jersey .- The Bos- ton Weekly News-Letter, Nov. 2, 1750. No. 2529.
W HEREAS some evil Minded Persons have made it their Business to report that I the Subscriber, have sold Land (to one John Davie) belonging to the Eastern Division of New-Jersey, unpattented, and have taken the pains to publish it in the New-York Gazette ; I do hereby declare that they have informed wrong, which I will prove when ever it be required, and that it has been Surveyed
Query : Van Wagenen or Van Wagoner? See p. -- , ante.
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and Recorded near 30 Years ago, and that the Pro- prietors have no Business with it.
Henry Van Derlinde. -The New York Evening Post, Nov. 5, 1750.
Run away from Jacob Pricket, of Burlington, County, a Spanish Mulato Slave, named James, aged about 25 or 30 Years, a tall slender Fellow, hath lost one or both of his upper Teeth, speaks good Eng- lish, and understands a Saw Mill. Whoever takes up and secures him so that his Master may have him again, shall have Three Pounds Reward, and reason- able Charges paid by J. Pricket .- The Pennsylvania Journal, Nov. 8, 1750.
Burlington, November 4. 1750.
Notice is hereby given, that this Day was taken up in this City, an old Bag, containing a peice of Irish Linen, a few Yards of Kersey, a dressed Deer Skin, a pair of Shoemakers Nippers and 2 Knives, which are supposed to have been stolen from some Person or Persons a Day or two since in the Fair, by a cer- tain Samuel Norris of Bucks County, who is now here under Confinement, for a Crime of that Nature. Any Person or Persons who have lost the said Goods or any Part thereof, are desired immediately to repair to the Subscriber, who hath the same in Possession, that the Person guilty of the Theft may be brought to Justice, and the Person or Persons injured may be restored.
Joseph Scattergood. -The Pennsylvania Journal, Nov. 8, 1750.
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By Order of the General Assembly of the Province of NEW-JERSEY. There is now ready for the Press, and speedily will be Published in One Volumn in Folio.
The LAWS of the Province of NEW-JERSEY. From the Time of the Surrender of the Government in 1700 to the present Year 1750.
The Body of the Book will contain all the Acts and Laws now in Force in the said Province with proper marginal Notes. To which will be added, three Complete Tables of the whole Work: The First containing the Titles of all the Publick Acts now in Force, with proper References distinguishing therein such as have had the Royal Assent: The Second containing the Titles of all the private Acts, passed since the surrender, inserted in their proper Order, which are not Printed at large: The Third containing the Titles of such Acts as are Repealed, Expired, or Disallowed by the Crown: Together with a complete Index, which may serve as an Abridge- ment of the Laws, containing all the principal Matter in the Body of the Book. Alphabetically digested, with the exact Reference to each matter in every Act and Section, so that the Reader may at one View discover any particular Matter in the whole Body of Laws.
The whole Work hath been carefully prepared, ex- amined and corrected by the Original Laws, by SAM- UEL NEVILL Esq; Speaker of the House of Representatives of New-Jersey; and is now com- mitted to the Press by Order of the House, under his Correction and Inspection.
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And that the Publick may be duly supply'd with the said Laws (when Printed) the Editor doth here- by make the following
PROPOSALS
for Printing the same by SUBSCRIPTION, ViZ.
I. That the said Work will contain about one Hundred and Twenty Sheets in Folio, and shall be Printed upon a good Paper, and in a fair Character.
II. That a complete Book neatly Bound shall be delivered to the Subscribers, by the Persons hereaf- ter mentioned, so soon as the same shall be finished.
III. That the Price to the Subscribers shall be One Pound five Shillings, Proclamation Money of New- Jersey, which is no more than the Price agreed upon by the House of Representatives of the Province for a large Number.
IV. That for the better enabling the Editor to car- ry on the said Work (which will be very expensive) twelve Shillings shall be paid down at the Time of Subscribing, and the Remainder upon the Delivery of the Book.
V. That to prevent as much as possible the Errors of the Press, the Sheets shall be carefully corrected by the Editor before they are Printed.
VI. That the Work shall be committed to the Press by the beginning of January next, and shall be forwarded with all the Dispatch so great an un- dertaking will admit of.
VII. That those Persons, who shall not fetch away their Books within three Months after the same shall be published and delivered to the Person hereafter appointed to take in Subscriptions, shall forfeit their
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first Subscription Money, to the use of the Editor, in order to make good the Damages he may sustain by having the Books left upon his Hands.
Subscriptions will be taken in, and the Books, de- livered to the Subscribers, by the following Persons, viz.
Middlesex County, James Smith and John W.eth- erill Esqrs ; William Ouke Esq; in New Brunswick ; Thomas Bartow, Esq; in Perth-Amboy; and Mr. Francis Braiser at the Upper Landing
Monmouth County, Robert Lawrence Esq; in Up- per-Freehold ; John Taylor Esq; in Middle-Town ; and John Redford, Esq; in Shrewsbury.
Essex County, John Crane and Joseph Camp Esqrs ; David Ogdon Esq; in Newark ; and Mr. Robert Ogdon, in the Borough of Elisabeth.
Somerset County, John Van Middlesworth and Hendrick Fisher Esq; and Robert Lettice Hooper, Esq; at Rocky-Hill.
Bergen County, Lawrence Vanbuskirk and Derick Dey Esqrs; and David Provost, Esq; at Hackin- sack.
Burlington County, Richard Smith jun. and Dan- iel Smith Esqrs; in Burlington, William Cook Esq; in Crosswicks; Joshua Bispham Esq; in Moores- Town; and Mr. Samuel Woodward at Crosswicks Bridge.
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Gloucester County, William Mickle and Samuel Harrison Esqrs.
Salem County, William Hancock and Nicholas Gibbon Esqrs.
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Cumberland County, John Brick, sen. and John Brick jun. Esqrs.
Cape May County, Aaron Leaming and Jacob Spi- cer, Esqrs.
Hunterdon County, William Mott and John Emly, Esqrs; and Mr Bond at Trenton.
Morris County, Jacob Ford, and John Keney Esqrs.
Subscriptions will also be taken in and the Books delivered to the Subscribers by the Editor Samuel Nevil, Esq; in Perth-Amboy, William Bradford in Philadelphia, and by Mr. James Haywood, living at Mr. David Provost's Wharf in New York.
N. B. Those Persons who incline to be furnished with the said Laws, are desired to give in their Names, and pay their first Subscription Money, be- fore the first of January next, when the Subscriptions will be closed, and the several Lists of the Subscrib- ers be sent to the Editor, that he may know what Number to print, and the Work put to the Press ; but few more will be printed than what are subscribed for, & those will be sold at an advanced Price. This Publick method therefore hath been approved of and recommended by the General Assembly, for the more effectual supplying the Publick with the said Laws, which will soon be out of Print and not be afterwards obtained1
Perth-Amboy SAMUEL NEVILL.
October 13. 1750 -The Pennsylvania Journal, Nov. 8, 1750.
1 This volume is known as Nevill's Laws ; it was printed by William Bradford doubtless in Philadelphia, in 1752. Vol. II., the laws from 1753 to 1761, was printed by James Parker, in Woodbridge, in 1761.
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