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2 This George Ross was the third of the name in Elizabethtown, the first having settled there in 1670. On December 1st, 1774, he was appointed on a committee to vigorously prosecute the recommendations of Congress. On January 10th, 1776, the Provincial Congress received a letter from him setting forth that in expectation of an Ensign's commission in Captain Meeker's company he had raised his comple- ment of men. Two days later the commission was voted him. He was an early Vestryman of St. John's Church. He was a Trustee (1789) of the Academy, and in 1792 helped found a library .- Hatfield's Elizabethtown, 384, 412, 540, 560, 562 ; Minutes of Provincial Congress, 36, 51, 328, 336 .- W. N.
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situated on a public road, between Amboy and Elizabeth- Town, eight from the former and six from the latter, and fronting a pleasant navigable river, within sight of four public landings, from which boats have frequently sailed for New-York in three or four hours. The house has been lately built, contains three rooms, on the lower floor, with two fire places, three rooms above, a good cellar, a piazza in front, a well of the best water, an excellent garden plot, a barn and chair house, a convenient work shop, about forty apple trees in their prime, some peach and pear trees. Also, another lot, lying near the other con- taining about eight acres, is an excellent piece of meadow. Also, a small house and lot, about fifty feet in front, and two hundred deep, situated near two of the landings above mentioned. The house is in good repair, contains two rooms with fire places in each. The whole to be sold together or separately, as best suits the purchasers. For further particulars, enquire of Isaac Shotwell, living on the premises, who will give an indisputable title for the same, or the Printer hereof.
-New York Gazette and Weekly Mercury, January 29, 1776.
To Be Sold,
A Valuable Lot of Ground, containing about one acre, whereon is erected a good dwelling-house, with a large barn and stables, chair-house, and other out-houses, with a well of good water before the door; it is situate in Eyres's town, Northampton township, Burlington county, West New Jersey, on the great road leading from Mount- holly to Vincent-town, and about a mile from a navi- gable landing on Ancocus Creek ; it is about 3 miles from Mount-holly, where is a Church, about a mile from a Presbyterian Meeting-house and two miles from a Quakers Meeting-house ; it is about 15 miles from Philadelphia ;
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is a pleasant situation, and suitable either for a tavern shop, or tradesman. Any person or persons inclining to purchase the same, may know the terms, by applying to the subscriber, living in Moore's town, and said county.
THOMAS GILL.
-The Pennsylvania Gazette, January 31, 1776.
Moore's Town, January 25, 1776.
EIGHT DOLLARS Reward.
Stolen out of the house of the subscriber, in the town- ship of Chester, Burlington county, in the night of the 23d instant, the following articles viz. One brown and orange dossateen gown, one brown and orange poplin ditto, two light cotton ditto, one calico double short ditto, a superfine light-coloured broadcloth short cloak ; a pair of white ruffel stays, almost new ; a lawn apron, one Irish linen ditto ; one muslin handkerchief, marked R. A .; a muslin apron, two check ditto ; a kenting handkerchief ; a pair of womans homespun cotton stockings, and a coarse pillow case, &c. &c. It is supposed the above clothes were stolen by a woman. Whoever apprehends the thief and clothes, shall receive the above reward, or Four Dollars for the thief only, with reasonable charges, paid by
SAMUEL ATKINSON. -The Pennsylvania Gazette, January 31, 1776.
All persons that have any demands against the estate of Blanch Roberdes, late of the city of Philadelphia, shopkeeper, deceased, are requested to bring in their accounts to the subscriber, living in Gloucester town, New-Jersey, that they may be adjusted ; and those who are indebted to the said estate, are desired to pay the same to Robert Friend Price, acting Executor.
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N. B. To be sold, a likely Negroe Girl who has had the small-pox and measles.
-The Pennsylvania Gazette, January 31, 1776.
To be Sold by Public Vendue.
The late dwelling-house of Peter Becket, deceased in the county of Gloucester, and township of Woolwich, at the plantation belonging to John Lardner, of Philadel- phia, called Deptford Farm, opposite the Borough of Chester, by the river side.
A Large Stock of Cattle, consisting of cows with calf, young cattle, horses &c. a quantity of good hay. The vendue to begin at 10 o'clock, the 15th of February instant, and to continue until all is sold. Attendance will be given, and conditions made known, by SAMUEL BECKET, STEPHEN BECKET and PETER BECKET, Executors.
-The Pennsylvania Gazette, January 31, 1776.
To be SOLD.
EVERAL convenient houses with lots of ground adjoin-
S ing, situate in Elizabeth-Town. Any person inclin- ing to purchase, may know the terms by applying to the subscriber.
Elizabeth-Town, Feb. 6, 1776. JOHN CHETWOOD.1
To be SOLD the 19th inst. (February, 1776) a very com- modious plantation of about 250 acres of good land, well fenced and timbered, about one mile from Trenton, situated on the river road.
There are upon the premisses a new genteel house and kitchen, with a good barn, cow house, cyder mill, a good
1 John Chetwood, a very prominent citizen of Elizabethtown, N. J. During the Revolutionary War he was a member of the Essex County, N. J., Committee of Cor- respondence and a member of the Provincial Congress of the State. In 1788 he became one of the Justices of the Supreme Court of New Jersey.
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orchard and meadows. A small brook, supplied by springs, runs through the same, on which may be built a very convenient spring house. For particulars inquire of EPHRIAM ANDERSON at the above plantation. -The Pennsylvania Evening Post, February 6, 1776.
All persons indebted to the estate of John Tomlinson, deceased, late of Stow-creek township, Cumberland county, New-Jersey, are hereby desired to take notice, that unless they make payment, on or before the 25th day of March next they will be compelled thereto according to law.
PHEBE TOMLINSON, Administratrix. -The Pennsylvania Gazette, February 7, 1776.
Roads-Town, January 29, 1776 .- By virtue of a writ to me directed (agreeable to a former advertisement) will be exposed to sale by public vendue, on Tuesday, the 27th day of February next, at Cumberland Court-house, New- Jersey, a certain plantation, or tract of land, situate in the township of Deerfield, containing 160 acres of good land, for grain or grass, with good improvements thereon, and a stream of water running through the same ; bound- ing on lands of Arthur Davis, David Reeves, and others ; late the estate of John Wail ; seized and taken in execu- tion, at the suit of John Buck, and to be sold by
DAVID BOWEN, Sheriff. -The Pennsylvania Gazette, February 7, 1776.
Roads-Town, January 29, 1776.
By virtue of a writ to me directed will be exposed to sale, at public vendue, on Tuesday, the 26th of March next, on the premises, a certain tract of land, situate in the township of Downs, in the county of Cumberland, containing 300 acres, with some improvements thereon ; now in tenure of Daniel Ketchum; late the estate of
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Thomas Lippencott ; seized, and taken in execution, at the suit of Thomas Morton, and to be sold by
DAVID BOWEN, Sheriff. -The Pennsylvania Gazette, February 7, 1776.
FIVE POUNDS Reward.
Run away on the 14th of September last, from the sub- scriber, living in West-Jersey, within three miles of Phila- delphia, a Dutch servant man, named Jacob Crips, about 27 years old, 5 feet 8 inches high, well-set, round visage, fair complexion, brown hair, has three large scars pro- ceeding from one place on his forehead, is a butcher by trade ; had on, and took with him, a half worn felt hat, a light coloured thick-set coat half worn, a black and white striped under jacket, one red ditto, with bone but- tons, a pair of black plush breeches, ozenbrigs shirt, a pair of tow trousers, white yarn stockings, and neats leather shoes. Whoever secures the said servant, so that his master may have him again, shall have the above reward, and reasonable charges, paid by
MARMADUKE COOPER.
-The Pennsylvania Gazette, February 7, 1776.
New York, February 12. Last Sunday Week his Ma- jesty's Ship Mercury, Capt. Graham, of 24 Guns, arrived here from Boston, having General Clinton on board, and a light Transport Brig under Convoy : The Arrival of these Vessels alarmed the inhabitants of this city very sensibly ; and last Friday the Transport Ship Ketty, with 200 Soldiers on board, came into Port : 'Tis said she sailed from Boston in Company with the Mercury, and is supposed to be Part of the Fleet that lately left that Place destined for the southward.
In consequence of the above Manœuvre, his Excellency the Earl of Stirling, arrived here from New-Jersey, with
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about 1000 Men, 2000 are daily expected from Pennsyl- vania; 1000 from Dutchess County, in this Province ; and 2000 from Connecticut ; so that we may this Week have an Army of near 8000 effective Men.
To BE SOLD
A PLANTATION in the township of Amwell, Hunter- don County, West New-Jersey, containing three hundred acres of excellent land, twenty acres of which is good watered meadow, and a great deal more may be made at a small expense ; eighty acres in wood, the rest is very fine pasture and arable ; the arable part having produced, and is still capable of producing as good crops of every sort of grain as any in the province ; the clear land is in good fence, the pastures conveniently divided, and abound with never failing springs of water at the dryest seasons ; a good kitchen garden and orchard of various kinds of fruit trees. The buildings are com- pleat and convenient, consisting of an elegant new stone dwelling house, two stories high, the front is of brick, and very handsomly finished only two years ago, remark- ably strong, and built of the very best materials, the rooms above and below stairs are well proportioned, and neatly finished by the best workmen ; a very convenient kitchen adjoins the house, entirely new, built at the same time with the house, and a well of good water close to the door : A large strong barn, covered with shingles, good convenient stable room for twenty horses, a large framed building, finished last summer, divided into separate apartments for storing of grain, and two good barracks. This plantation is situated close to the village of Flem- ingtown, in a very pleasant, healthy and plentiful country, at the junction of several capital roads, leading from Philadelphia and New-York, to various parts of the
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country, where a very large store of merchandize has been kept for many years, and is still continued by the proprietor, with every conveniency for taking in grain, pork, and all kinds of country produce. The store house and buildings adjacent, are as good as new, most of them having been erected at the same time with the dwelling house, and to which they are contiguous, being only parted by the great road leading through the town. The dwelling house and offices will be sold with or without the store, and any quantity of the land, more or less, as may suit the purchaser. A good title and possession will be delivered any time between this and the first day of May next, and the terms of payment will be made easy. For further particulars apply to the proprietor.
THOMAS LOWREY.1
To BE SOLD.
THE house and lot of ground in which Ichabod Bar- net,2 Esq., now lives, situate in Elizabeth-Town, New-Jersey. There are in the house seven rooms on one floor, and three garret rooms, besides a large open garret. On the lot are a good stable, chair house and out kitchen. A large garden well stocked with various kinds of fruit, such as nectarines, aprecots, pears, Peaches, plumbs, rasberries, &c. An indisputable title will be
1 Colonel Thomas Lowrey, of Flemington, Hunterdon county, N. J., was a promi- nent man in the village and an extensive landowner. He was born in Ireland, April 3d, 1737, and died in Alexandria, Hunterdon county, November 10th, 1809. During the Revolutionary War he commanded the Third Regiment, Hunterdon County Militia, and was distinguished as a patriot and a soldier. He was a member of the Provincial Congress of New Jersey in 1775. He was the first U. S. Marshal for New Jersey.
2 Ichabod Burnet was Secretary of the Essex County, N. J., Committee of Corre- spondence, of which his father, Dr. William Burnet, was Chairman. In 1778 he was commissioned as a Major and Aide-de-Camp on the staff of Major-General Greene, and so remained until the close of the war. He was a brave and efficient officer. He died in Charleston, S. C., at the age of twenty-seven.
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given. For farther particulars enquire of the subscriber in Elizabeth-Town.
ELIAS BOUDINOT.1
To be SOLD,
A HOUSE and LOT of LAND in Elizabeth-Town, con- taining about six acres, wherein is a young orchard of the very best fruit, a barn, and other convenient out-houses, a pigeon and poultry-house. Said house and lot lies on the post road from Elizabeth-Town to Newark, a few doors from Mr. Graham's tavern. . Whoever may incline to purchase the same, will be acquainted with the terms by applying to Mr. John Harriman, living near the premises, or to James Creighton, Esq, attorney at law in New-York, or of the subscriber, at Raway, who will give an indisputable title for the same.
EDWARD V. DONGAN.2
To be SOLD,
1 THE large and convenient house where the subscriber lives in Elizabeth-Town, being two stories high, with three rooms and a commodious hall on the lower floor, and three rooms above, with a large garret. There is also at one end of said dwelling-house, a good kitchen, and at the other a dry-goods store; likewise a barn, stable, chair-house, and other out-buildings. The
1 Elias Boudinot was born in Philadelphia in 1740, and studied law with Hon. Richard Stockton at Princeton, and soon after became eminent in his profession. He was a member of the Continental Congress for many years, and President of that body in 1782 and 1783. As such official he signed the treaty of peace with Great Britain. He was a Trustee of Princeton College, Commissary-General of Prisoners during the war, and active in many religious and philanthropic societies. He was the founder and first President of the American Bible Society He also wrote Star in the West, to show that the American Indians were of Hebrew origin, and the Age of Revelation, to controvert Paine's Age of Reason.
2 Lieutenant-Colonel Edward Vaughan Dongan was the youngest son of the Loy- alist Walter Dongan, of Staten Island, N. Y. He was Lieutenant-Colonel of the Third Battalion of General Skinner's Brigade of New Jersey Volunteers. In a skirmish on Staten Island August 22d, 1777, with some of the New Jersey Conti- nental troops, he was severely wounded and died soon afterwards.
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yard and garden large and well stocked with a variety of best fruit-trees, &c. Whoever inclines to purchase may apply to the subscriber.
Elizabeth-Town, Feb. 8, 1776. ELIZABETH LUCE.1 -New York Gazette and Weekly Mercury, February 12, 1776.
A LIST of LETTERS remaining in the POST-OFFICE in ELIZABETH-TOWN. 1136435
B AYLEY ELIAS, East-New-Jersey ; Clark Abraham, Esq, Congress, Trenton ; Crane Moses, Surveyor, in Hanover, Morris County, East-New-Jersey ; Cobb John, sen. East-New-Jersey, Morris County ; Drummond Robert, Esq., Congress, Trenton ; Hallock Mary, in Con- necticut Farms, near Elizabeth-Town, or elsewhere; Jones Elijah, in Hanover, Morris County, East-New-Jersey ; Scott John, in Morris County ; Stewart Archibald, Esq ; Sussex County, at Andover ; Russell David, in the Bor- ough of Elizabeth-Town, East-New-Jersey ; Wilcocks William, in the Jersies, in the County of Essex.
-New York Gazette and Weekly Mercury, February 12, 1776.
Trenton Feb. 3d. 1776 .- By virtue of several writs of Fieri Facias to me directed, will be exposed to sale, by way of public vendue, on Thursday the 29th day of this instant, (February) between the hours of twelve and five in the afternoon ; a valuable plantation, in possession of Ephraim Anderson, situate on the river Delaware, within one mile of Trenton, containing 240 acres, bounded by lands of Philemon Dickinson,2 Esq; Samuel
1 Probably the wife of William Luce, the Loyalist. Before the war he was the cap- tain of the schooner "Charming Betsy," of Elizabethport. His property in Essex county was all confiscated and sold.
2 Major-General Philemon Dickinson was the commanding officer of the militia of New Jersey during the entire War of the Revolution. He was born in Maryland in 1739, was made a Brigadier-General October 19th, 1775, a member of the Provincial Congress of New Jersey in 1776, and a member of the committee which drafted the patriotic Constitution of July 2d, 1776. He was promoted Major-General June 6th, 1777. He distinguished himself in many of the battles of the war, and was specially mentioned by General Washington in his report to Congress for good service at the
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Tucker1 and Robert Hoops ;2 late the property of said Anderson ; seized and taken in execution, and to be sold by
Isaac Decow, late Sheriff. -The Pennsylvania Packet, February 12, 1776.
MARRIED. At Kingwood, West-New-Jersey, MR. ROBERT WILSON to Miss MATTY STEWART, daughter of Charles Stewart,3 Esquire.
-The Pennsylvania Packet, February 12, 1776.
THE Committee of the County of Essex have resolved, 1 That no Person be allowed to move into, or settle within this County, unless they bring a Certificate from the Committee of the County where they reside, if there is a County Committee, if not, from their Township Committee, that they had before the making this Resolve, signed the Association recommended by Congress, or a similar one adopted by the Committee where they live ; and had in all Things behaved in a Manner friendly to American Liberty.
-New York Gazette and Weekly Mercury, February 12, 1776. Hadonfield, February 6, 1776.
FIFTEEN SHILLINGS REWARD
RAN AWAY yesterday, from the subscriber an English servant LAD, about 17 years of age, pretty well
battle of Monmouth. He was a U. S. Senator from 1790-3. He died at his country seat, " The Hermitage," near Trenton, N. J., February 4th, 1809. A full account of him was published in the American Magazine of History, VII., 421.
1 See note, p. 11.
2 Robert Hpops was the Brigade Major on the staff of General Philemon Dickin- son of the New Jersey militia during the Revolutionary War. He resided in Trenton.
3 Colonel Charles Stewart was a native of Ireland and came to America in 1750, and became Deputy Surveyor-General of the Province of Pennsylvania. In 1775, then residing near Flemington, Hunterdon county, N. J., he was elected a delegate to the First Provincial Congress of New Jersey, and June 17th, 1777, he was appointed by Congress Commissary-General of Issues of the Continental Army, and served as such on the staff of General Washington during the rest of the war.
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set, is marked with the small-pox, and apt to lisp when he talks; had on when he went away, a brown cloth upper jacket, and light cloth under ditto, woollen trow- sers, mixed blue and white yarn stockings, old shoes with carved buckles, and an old wool hat cocked up .- Who- ever apprehends the said lad and secures him in any gaol, so that the subscriber may get him again shall have the above Reward, paid by
JOSEPH GARWOOD.
-The Pennsylvania Packet, February 12, 1776.
TO BE SOLD
A GOOD Frame HOUSE, with four Rooms on the lower Floor, and the Garret in one; has Piazza the Length of the House, a Well of good Water, and ten Acres of Land, in a healthy Situation, and on a public Road, within seven Miles of Mountholly, two from Vincent Town, and a Quarter of a Mile from Samuel Hilliar's Saw-mill. For further particulars, enquire in Mountholly, of
CHARLES PHILIP HUGHES. -The Pennsylvania Gazette, February 14, 1776.
Somerset, February 3, 1776. To be SOLD at private SALE.
The plantation of Peter Gulick, lately deceased, lying along the Post road leading from Princeton to New- Brunswick ; adjoining lands of Jacobus Wickoff and others ; about ten miles from Brunswick ; containing 180 acres, about 12 whereof are good meadow, and about 30 acres woodland, with a good dwelling-house, a new barn, and an orchard ; the whole well watered, the Ten-mile- run Brook running through it, and a spring near the
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door. Any person inclining to purchase may know the terms by applying to the Executors. JOACHIM GU- LICK, FORNONTH GULICK, JOHN GULICK. -The Pennsylvania Gazette, February 14, 1776.
FOR SALE
An Extraordinary Piece of Land, situate on Alloways Creek, in Salem County, containing 125 Acres. There is a good Dwelling-house, with a Cellar under it on the Premises. For particulars enquire of the Subscriber, living in Dearfield, Cumberland County.
SAMUEL WOOD. -The Pennsylvania Gazette, February 14, 1776.
To be SOLD, and entered upon immediately, a neat. and elegant House, with a small Plantation belonging to it, situate in West-Jersey, twenty miles from town, and a convenient distance from the river Delaware. Inquire of Mr. Robert Dove, currier, near the corner of Market and Fourth streets, Philadelphia.
-The Pennsylvania Evening Post, February 15, 1776.
Egg-Harbour, Feb. 13, 1776 .- WHEREAS a number of persons have purchased goods at the late vendue of ship Rebecca and Frances : This is to give notice to all those persons, whose accounts are unsettled, to attend at the house of Mr. John Little, near Absecon, on Thursday the 27th of this month, then and there to discharge their re- spective accounts, otherwise they will be dealt with as the law directs.
ELIJAH CLARK 2 1 RICHARD SOMERS ) Vendue-Masters.
-The Pennsylvania Packet, February 19, 1776.
1 Lieutenant-Colonel Elijah Clark, of the Second Battalion, and Colonel Richard Somers, of the Third Battalion-two very distinguished officers of the Gloucester county, N. J., militia.
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Trenton, Feb. 15, 1776.
TO BE SOLD,
A Handsome well finished brick House, a convenient kitchen with chambers for servants, stable garden, and small piece of meadow ground, with a well of good water, situate in King street in Trenton. The purchaser may have possession the first of March.
WILLIAM PIDGEON.1
-The Pennsylvania Packet, February 19, 1776.
Province of NEW-JERSEY
In CONGRESS, Feb. 5, 1776.
W HEREAS by a resolution of the Honourable Conti- nental Congress, a third Battalion is recommended immediately to be raised in this Colony, for the service and at the expence of the United Colonies, con- sisting of eight companies, and each company of seventy- eight privates, and officered with one Captain, two Lieu- tenants, one Ensign, four Sergeants, and four Corporels ; which recommendation this Congress being desirous fully to comply with, Do THEREFORE RESOLVE, That Officers of said Battalion be immediately recommended for com- missions, and that the Captains and Subalterns be ap- pointed, and warrants issued for inlisting the aforesaid compliment of men.
Resolved, That agreeable to the recommendation of the said Honourable Continental Congress, the recruiting Officers inlist none but healthy, sound, and able-bodied freemen, not under sixteen years of age. The form of an inlistment to be in the following words :
I -, have this day inlisted myself as a soldier in the
American Continental Army for one year, unless sooner dis-
1 William Pidgeon was a well-known citizen of Trenton during the war period. The brick house referred to was situated on the east side of what is now Warren street, midway between what is now East Hanover street and State street.
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charged; and do bind myself to conform in all instances to such rules and regulations as are or shall be established for the government of the said army.
Resolved, That no apprentice whatsoever be inlisted within this colony, without the consent of his master or mistress first obtained in writing, and that every person under the age of twenty-one years, inlisting himself as aforesaid, may, within twenty-four hours after their parents or guardians have notice of such inlistment, ob- tain his discharge, by refunding the money received from the recruiting officer, and returning such necessaries as may have been supplied him by the officer, or the value thereof in money.
That as to the bounty, pay, and subsistence of said officers and soldiers, the same is fixed and ascertained by the said Continental Congress.
That it be recommended to the officers of said battalion, to pay the strictest attention to the behaviour of the troops in quarters or on their march, that they give no reason- able cause of complaint.
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