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TO BE SOLD,
At public vendue, on the 25th day of March next,
A PLANTATION containing one hundred and twenty acres, in the county of Sussex, and township of Oxford, on Beaver-Brook, eighteen miles from Easton, on the main road leading from Easton to Sussex Court-House, whereon a tavern hath been kept for many years past, and one of the best stands on that road; the land is good, and plenty of timber, with a good quantity of meadow land. The title indisputable. Terms of sale will be made known on that day by
ARCHIBALD STINSON.
February 13, 1779.
TO THE PUBLIC-
T HE Subscriber having, at great expence, put Spots- wood PAPER-MILL in New Jersey, in the best order, so that now he is able to make as good paper of all sorts and sizes as any that is made in this country, and at as reasonable rates, if he could but pro- cure a sufficiency of linen rags: therefore he desires all families and individuals in New Jersey, and the neigh- boring States, to save their rags for him, as he intends to send out people to gather them, paying ready money and the highest price for the same, or an equivalent in other good and necessary commodities.
Any traders or other persons, who are willing to buy up rags for him, are requested to acquaint him with it by a line, and as soon as they have a sufficient quantity together he will send to their houses and fetch them away. PETER MUSICK, Papermaker.
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TO BE SOLD,
ITHE PLACE where John Ramsay now lives, near 1 Bottle Hill, containing about forty acres, There is on it a tolerable house, a good well before the kitchen door, a barn and other out-houses, a tolerable garden, and a large orchard with the best grafted fruit of all sorts. The purchaser may improve or farm the land as early as he pleases, but the dwelling house not to be delivered until some time in the month of April.
A LL persons having demands against the estate of MARTIN DAY, deceased, are desired to bring in their accounts that they may be settled; and all persons indebted to said estate are requested to make im- mediate payment to
CHRISTOPHER Seely, Executor.
TF there is any person within the circle of this paper that has a RIDING CHAIR to dispose of, may hear of a purchaser by applying to the printer of this paper.
FEBRUARY 10, 1779.
THIS is to give notice, that I DANIEL HALSEY, jun. of the borough of Elizabeth, county of Essex and State of New Jersey, do hereby forbid any person from harbouring or trusting my wife, as I will pay no debts of her contracting.
-New Jersey Journal, Tuesday, February 16, 1779, Vol. I., No. 1.
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Mr. COLLINS,
Please to give the enclosed a place in your next Gazette, and oblige a Customer
TO TIIE TRADESMAN OF NEW JERSEY.
SIR,
YOUR request in your publication of the 23d of October, came to my hands some time past. I am happy to find that my observations are agreeable to the Tradesmen, being willing to give every assistance in my power to save our happy Constitution from innovations, and my country from distress by further depreciation of the Continental bills of credit. In the first place, lest you should expect more from me than I am able to perform, I will give you a short account of myself. Know then, that I am a common farmer, neither living in affluence or want, but in the middle rank, having, by industry, acquired a competency. I possess no. post of honour or profit, my leisure hours having been em- ployed in reading the scriptures, and a few books besides, particularly the histories of government founded on the authority of the people, the best in the world ;- and, when our present Constitution was printed I purchased it, read it with great satisfaction, and am well assured. if we adhere to it, that we should have as happy a government as any in the world ; but a departure from it induced me to publish my sentiments in a short piece, expecting some abler hand would take the matter up, and urge it upon the good people of this State, in a better and more con- cise manner than I was able to do; but I find I was mistaken, and that too many find it their interest to be silent, waiting, perhaps. for their turn in the appointment to some lucrative office ; I would there- fore advise the tradesmen and farmers to unite at the next election, and leave out every one who has accepted of any office of profit ; this is the sure way of securing our Constitution from cucry suspicion of corruption, and this is in our own power, and this we must do to save our legislative department and keep our members free from every bias on their minds. I must take the liberty to say, that there appears at present as great a depreciation in the morals of the people of all ranks, as there is in the bills of credit; and that luxury and foppery are more prevalent (notwithstanding the dearness of superfluities) than I ever have known them in times of peace and plenty-instead of walking humbly in this day of general calamity, when we are not only in a war, but threatened with a great scarcity of the staff of life, which ought to excite all ranks of people to repentance and amend- ment of life.
I also mentioned the depreciation of our bills of credit, and as you have desired that I would give the publick my sentiments on this most important of all sublunary subjects, so far as it respects our existence as Independent States, here let me call up the attention of
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my brother farmers, and the tradesmen, to a short but solemn pause .- Know then that the depreciation of our paper money (for the security and redemption of which, at a rate equal to gold and silver, all our estates real and personal are mortgaged) proceeds in the first place from a want of virtue or patriotism ; for, were we really possessed of either virtue or patriotism, we should unite as one man to support that on which our freedom so much depends. In the next place unite in petitions to the Legislature, both Continental and Provincial, pray- ing that they immediately pass such salutary laws as shall put a stop to the monstrous extortion now prevailing, and that too under their authority, at least their Commissaries and Quarter masters are now giving the most extravagant prices for many of the necessaries of life, which, if continued, the poor must starve, and the middling people must suffer exceedingly. That government and laws are abso- lutely necessary to our well-being, will readily be admitted by all. Legislatures pass laws commanding our personal service in the high places of the field, with which we most cheerfully acquiesce, and will they not pass a law to regulate our internal produce and manufac- tures, leaving importation free only to prevent engrossing, forestalling, &c. or is property of more value than life ?- I am fully convinced you will agree with me that life is of the most value. At the same time let us entreat our Legislature to call in, either yearly or every half year, by tax, a moderate quantity of our bills of credit, and by every other means, as they in their wisdom shall judge most proper, secure our paper money from further depreciation, and give it that value that every person reads in the face of the bill; for what will foreigners say when they come to trade with us? Our bills of credit ; say they, are equal to silver and gold; but the honest foreigner will by sad experience find the contrary, that one silver dollar will pur- chase 8 or 10 Continental dollars, and yet our estates are mortgaged to redeem every dollar equal to silver. What character, think you, shall we have among other nations? None of the best you will readily agree. In short, if the war continues another year, which at present is very probable, and no check put to the present extortion, which has doubled the price of many articles necessary for our daily support, within these three months past, and is still increasing, what will our national debt amount to in another year? A Continental dollar will purchase no more than nine pence hard money ; this is the experience of the present day ! Was ever the folly of any nation or people on earth equal to ours? Not to call it by a worse name, which it most justly deserves. I am as fully convinced, as I can be of any thing, that we have done ourselves more real damage, by depreciating our money, than the enemy with all their force have been able to do. Let us therefore endeavor to initiate the noble Delicarlians of Sweden. We have a Gustavus Vasa at the head of our army, on whose wisdom, integrity and valour, we may safely rely. But I fear too many are following for the loaves and fishes. Take them away and few will
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follow the empty dishes. I wish I may be mistaken, and that all may really be in love with the liberty and Independence of the United States of North-America.
A JERSEY FARMER.
Feb. 10, 1779.
On the 10th instant, the schooner Hunter, Captain Douglass, of ten guns, from Egg-Harbour, fell in with brig Bellona, Capt. Buchanan, of sixteen guns, belonging to New-York, when after a smart engagement of an hour and a half, in which Captain Douglass and his men behaved with the greatest bravery and spirit till finding the brig rather too heavy for him, was obliged to quit her, leaving the Bellona a wreck, unable to follow the Hunter ..
On the 4th instant, Susannah Sands, wife of Christo- pher Sands, of Evesham, Burlington county, New-Jersey, was delivered of three male children. The mother is likely to do well, but the children are since dead.
The Continental Troops taken [with] Capt. Randolph and Mr. Jackson, as mentioned in our last, have since been exchanged and returned; but the above-mentioned Gentlemen are still detained by the enemy in New-York.
The weather having been remarkably warm and pleasant for about a month past, has occasioned the buds of some early fruit trees to vegetate to a greater degree than has been remembered at this season by the oldest men in the neighbourhood.
An ingenious young Lady having had a print of a cer- tain General given her, in order to take off a likeness, and she delaying to do it, occasioned the following lines.
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WHAT perverse things most girls prove Either in FRIENDSHIP or in LOVE ! Tho' oft they please they oft'ner vex, As all must know who knows the sex. When Lovers plead, you'll oft be sure To disobey, to show your pow'r, And think if you prove kind at last It will atone for foibles past ; But should a friend a favour ask To grant it seems a mighty task ; Thus I, about a month ago, Gave you a print of Gen'ral H-e,1 That your fine hand with care might trace
Each feature of his martial face, Preserve a likeness, yet impart Beauties above th' engraver's art ; (And manly charms he has it's plain For which ev'n beauty's sigh'd in vain*) Well knowing what you do is neat, Or rather, like yourself-compleat ; That you, I say, might draw with care His graceful military air, Such as is lov'd by all the fair ; Who ogle more a hat that's lac'd Than parson in a pulpit plac'd. But hold-methinks I hear you say,
"The Gen'ral may be bold and gay, "But yet, good Sir, I'd have you know
"He still is but my Country's Foe ;
"While such, he'll be to me, indeed,
"An object, not of love, but dread ;
"And therefore, tho' it may seem rough,
"JACK KETCH, for me, may take him off."
Trenton, February 18, 1779.
*See the history of his amours prefixed to the Town and Country Magazine.
To be SOLD at publick Vendue, on Saturday the 27th inst. (Feb.) at the house of Jacob Benjamin, in Trenton,
SUNDRY household furniture, pewter dishes and plates, one walnut desk, a feather bed, &c, a quantity of good tobacco, some copper stew-pans, an assortment of glass tumblers, chairs and tables; Jamaica spirits by the hogs- head or smaller quantity ; shirts ready made; a good rifle
1 General Sir William Howe.
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gun. The vendue to begin at eleven o'clock in the fore- noon, where attendance will be given by
1 JACOB BENJAMIN.
N. B. All sorts of goods will be taken in at said vendue-store, and sold on commission at a low rate. The vendue to be continued weekly.
TO BE SOLD,
At Vendue, on Saturday the 6th of March next,
A GOOD Waggon has a good cover, suitable for a stage. The vendue to begin at 2 o'clock, when attendance will be given by the subscriber, in Bordentown.
THOMAS TOWN,
February 23, 1779.
WANTED,
A Quantity of Flaxseed, for which TWO DOLLARS per bushel will be given by John Plasket in Trenton, or Job Phillips in Hopewell, till the first of April.
TO BE SOLD, by the Subscriber,
A Plantation containing 120 acres of land, in the county of Sussex, in the township of Oxford, on the main road leading from Easton to Sussex Courthouse, four miles from the Moravian mills, very suitable for any publick business tavern, kept there several years past in as good a stand as any on that road, with a convenient house and barn; the land good and plenty of timber, with a good quantity of meadow ground. The title indis- putable. The vendue to be held on the 25th day of March next, where due attendance will be given by me
ARCHIBALD STINSON.
February 13th, 1779.
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TO BE SOLD,
A Small FARM, situate in Upper Freehold, lying within three miles of the main road that leads from Allentown and three from Lawrence Taylor's tavern ; containing 118 acres, about forty cleared, and ten acres of very good swamp, the remainder well timbered. On the premises is a good new house and kitchen well finished, a young orchard of 130 bearing trees of excellent fruit; the land will produce very good wheat, rye, or Indian corn; a stream of excellent water running through the place. The situation is very pleasant and advantageous, being about three miles from a good grist and fulling mill, called Gaston's mills, and a neighborhood of very reputable farmers. For terms apply to Mr. David Baird, near the premises, or Capt. John Dey of Macheponix.
Feb. 18, 1779.
State of New Jersey, AT an Inferior Court of Common Monmouth county. Pleas for said county, held on the 29th day of January last, were returned inquisitions for joining the army of the King of Great Britain, and other treasonable practices, found against William Perine, of Upper Freehold, John Williams, son of John, of Freehold, Silas Cook, jun. James King, Alis Lippincot, Joseph Price, son of William, of Shrewsbury, Henry Reter, Samuel Stevenson, William Stevenson, George Rapaljie of Middletown, late of Monmouth, and Israel Bedel, of Staten-Island, state of New-York, having property in said county ; of which proclamation was made in said court, that if they or any on their behalf, or any person in- terested, would appear and traverse, a trial should be awarded; but no traverses were offered-Therefore notice is hereby given, that if neither they nor any in their behalf, nor any interested, shall appear and traverse at the next court to be held for the said county, on the 4th Tuesday in April next, the inquisitions will then be taken
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to be true, and final judgment entered thereon in favour of the state.
Samuel Forman, - Commis-
Kenneth Hankinson,
Jacob Wikoff,
sioners.
Feb. 9, 1779.
New Jersey, AT an inferior Court of Common
Middlesex county. Pleas held for the County of Middle- sex, on the 19th day of January last, were returned in- quisitions against Frederick Smyth,1 Heathcot Johnson, John Thompson, Henry Dugon, William Kent, Stacy Lisk, James Shotwell, and Cecil Sergeant, for joining the army of the king of Great Britain, and other treason- able practices ; of which proclamation was made in open court, that if they or any person interested, would appear and traverse, a trial should be awarded; but no traverses were offered-Therefore notice is hereby given, that if neither they, nor any person on their behalf, nor any in- terested, shall appear and traverse their inquisitions at the next court to be held in and for the said county, that final judgment will then be entered thereon in favor of the state.
EBENEZER FORD, Commissioner.
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TO BE SOLD BY
Publick vendue, on Monday the 15th day of March next, on the premises,
THE noted ferry on Delaware, on the Jersey shore, called Coryell's Ferry, about 15 miles above Trenton, with seventy five acres of land, ten of which is good meadow, the rest good plow-land .- On said place is an orchard, two large stone houses two stories high each, a cellar under the whole, and a draw-well at the door, a frame barn,
1 The last Chief Justice of New Jersey under the royal government.
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stable and shed. The vendue to begin at 12 o'clock on said day, when attendance will be given and the condi- tions made known by
Abraham Coryell,
February 18, 1779.
NOTICE is hereby given, that on Thursday the 25th of March next will be sold by way of publick vendue, sundry commodious houses and lots, situate in Trenton in the county of Hunterdon : also some valuable lots lying con- tiguous thereto; likewise a small plantation lying within three quarters of a mile of said town, containing about 90 acres, on which is a good dwellinghouse and barn; being the lands and tenements late the property of Isaac Allen, Daniel Coxe, John Barnes, Brereton Pointing, and Mary his wife. Vendue to begin at the house of the widow Britton, at ten o'clock in the forenoon, and to be con- tinued on the respective premises till the whole are sold. And on Friday the 26th of March, will be sold on the premises, vendue to begin at two o'clock in the afternoon, an exceeding fine plantation, situate in Maidenhead in the county aforesaid, in a healthy part of the country, con- taining about 400 acres, on which are two large stone dwellinghouses, barns, &c. about 60 acres of meadow, the upland is fertile, producing large quantities of winter and summer grain, well water'd and timber'd; the whole to be sold together or separate, as will best suit the purchasers -late the property of Doctor Absalom Bainbridge. At- tendance will be given at the above time and places, and deeds of conveyance made to the purchaser, agreeable to a law of the state of New Jersey, passed the 11th of De- cember, 1778 .- The quantity will be ascertained and draughts of the premises may be seen at the day of sale.
Jared Sexton
Nathaniel Hunt, Peter Brunner } Commis- sioners.
Feb. 20, 1779.
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WHEREAS inquisitions having been found and final judgment entered against Cavilear Jewit, Ichabod Best Barnet, William Luce, John Smith Hetfield, Broughton Reynolds, Richard Miller, John Willis, James Hetfield, James Frazee, James Moore, Jonathan Oliver, David Oliver, Samuel Smith, Daniel Moore, John Morse, Isaac Stanbury, Thomas Burrows, and John Falker, all late of the county of Essex, and Robert Fitz Randolph, late of the county of Middlesex, in the State of New Jersey- NOTICE is hereby given, that the houses and lands, and all the real estate lately belonging to them in the county of Essex aforesaid, will be exposed to sale at publick vendue, beginning on Thursday the 25th of March next at 10 o'clock in the forenoon of said day, at the house of Capt John Craig, tavern-keeper in Raway, and continued by adjournments till the whole are sold. Particular descrip- tions and attendance will be given at the time and place of sale, by
John Clawson, 1 Commis- Daniel Marsh, } sioners.
N. B. The two emissions of money of May 20th, 1777, and April 11th, 1778, will be taken payment. Feb. 17th, 1779.
Morris WHEREAS inquisition has been found, and final
County. judgment entered in favour of the State, against Thomas Millidge, Stephen Skinner, John Troop, John Steward, Ezekiel Beach, Joseph Conliff, John Thornton, Asher Dunham, Richard Bowlsby, John Bowlsby, Edward Bowlsby, Philip Van Cortland, Samuel Ryerson, Jacob Demarest, Isaac Hornbeck, William Howard and Law- rence Buskerk-Notice is hereby given, that the houses and lands, and leases for life, and all the real estate that did belong to any or all of them, will be sold at public vendue on Tuesday the 30th day of March next, at the house of Capt. Jacob Arnold, in Morris-Town, to begin
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at 10 of the clock, A. M., on said day, and to continue from day to day by adjournments, till the whole are sold ; and as some of the lands are not yet surveyed, they cannot be so particularly described, but there will be the draughts shewn on the day of sale, and if there should be any per- sons from a distance inclining to purchase, and are un- acquainted with the premises, by applying to one of the Commissioners they will be shewn or informed, and deeds will be made out as soon as possible after the sales are over, as the act of the Assembly directs, and the pur- chasers must pay the money at the signing of the deeds, for the use of this State.
ALEXANDER CARMICHAEL 1 Commis-
AARON KITCHEL sioners.
Four Dollars Reward.
STRAYED or stolen on the 7th instant, from the sub- scriber living in Trenton, a brown horse, ten years old, has a large bushy bob tail, and his foretop cut close off to his head. Said horse is supposed to have been taken up and sold by some loose fellow not far from this town. Whoever takes up said horse and secures him so that the owner may have him, shall have the above reward and reasonable charges, by
John James, Keeper of the common gaol in Trenton.
Monmouth WHEREAS inquisitions have been found, and County, ss. final judgment entered thereon, in favour of the state of New Jersey, against the persons herein men- tioned-NOTICE is hereby given that the real and personal estates belonging the Samuel Osburn, Thomas Leonard, Hendrick Vanmater, John Throckmorton, Daniel Van- mater, John Longstreet, jun. Alexander Clark, Joseph Clayton, Israel Britton, John Okeson, John Thomson,
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Lewis Thomson, Cornelius Thomson, Thomas Bills, and Benzeor Hinkson, all of the township of Freehold, will be sold at Freehold court-house, beginning on Wednesday the 17th day of March next and continue from day to day until all are sold-Thomas Crowel, George Taylor, jun. Jonathan Stout, Peter Stout, Oliver Hicks, James Stilwell, John Mount, boatman, Conrad Hendricks, Joseph Bailey, John Cotterel, Richard Cole, Samuel Smith, John Bowne, James Pew, Thomas Thorne, Ezekiel Tilton, Joseph Taylor, John Tilton, of Middletown, and William Smith, of Middlesex, having lands in said town, will be sold at publick vendue, beginning on Monday the 22d day of March next, at the house of Cornelius Swart, and con- tinue from day to day until all are sold-John Taylor and William Walton, of New-York, but having property in Shrewsbury, John Williams, Christopher Talman, John Warde, Michael Price, James Mount, John Williams, jun. John Pintard, Clayton Tilton, Samuel Cook, James Boggs, James Curlis, Asael Chandler, John Morris, William Price, Robert Morris, Peter Vannote, James Price, John and Morford Taylor, John Hankinson, Timothy Scoby, William Lawrence, Peter Wardel, Oliver Talman, Richard Lippincot, Josiah White, Benjamin Wooley, Ebenezer Wardel, Robert Stout, Nathaniel Parker, John Hampton, Samuel Layton, Jacob Harber, Samuel Layton, Jacob Emmons, Britten White, Tobias Kiker, and Daniel Lefetter, late of the township of Shrewsbury, and Gamadus1 Beekman of New York, having property in said township, will be sold at publick vendue, beginning on Monday the 29th of March next, at Tenton Falls, and continue from day to day until all are sold-John Leonard, Gilbert Giberson, Samuel Stilwell, Brazilla, Joseph, Thomas, William and Samuel Grover, John Horner, Fuller Horner, John Perine, William Giberson, jun. Mallakiah Giberson, John Polemas, jun.
1 Gerardus.
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Benjamin Giberson, Samuel Oakersen, Elisha Lawrence and John Lawrence, sons of John, late of Upper Freehold, and Isaac Allen late of Trenton, will be sold at publick vendue, beginning on Monday the 5th day of April next, at Wall's mills, and continue from day to day until all are sold-John Iron's and David Smith's, of the town- ship of Dover, will be sold at Freehold court-house at the time of sales there .- The two emissions called in, and bank notes will be taken in pay. No credit will be given. The sale will begin by 9 o'clock each day. Also deeds made to the purchasers, agreeable to act of Assembly, by SAMUEL FORMAN, JOSEPH LAWRENCE, KENNETH HANKIN- SON, JACOB WICKOFF, Commissioners.
February 17, 1779.
Middlesex WHEREAS inquisitions have been found, and County, ss. final judgment entered thereon in favour of the state of New Jersey, against the fugitives and of- fenders herein after-named, to wit, Ebenezer Foster, David Kent, Jonathan Clawson, Edward V. Dungan, Philip Gach, Alexander Watson, Thomas Stevens, Wil- liam Blane, Robert Fitz Randolph, Nathaniel Harned, Benjamin Allwood, John Ford, John Harned, William Smith, Dennis Combs, jun. Joseph Mundy, John Done, Hopewell Mundy, Ellis Barron, John Heard, Samuel Moorse, David Allston, David Jaquish, William God- hers, Isaac Dunham, Oswald Ford, John Mundy, jun. Jonathan Mundy, William Lurton, John Pray, Lewis Allston, Jonathan Allston, Moses Dunham, Isaiah Cod- dington, Benjamin Marsh, Matthias Man, Isaac Bunnel, Stephen Skinner, Cortland Skinner, David Fitz Ran- dolph, Jacob Boice, Randolph Drake, Peter Vroom, Thomas Walker, John Wilson, William Terrill, Ben- jamin Drake, Peter Holton, Nicholas Mundy, jun, John Vroom, John Auten, Richard Lennix, David Lennix, Joseph Thorn, and Jeremiah Hemsted-NOTICE is hereby
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