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Colony of New-Jersey, May 9. 1768.
SIR,
As soon as the House of Representatives of this Colony met, which was on the 12th of April, I laid your Letter of the IIth of February before them.
Sensible that the law you complain of, is a subject in which every Colony is interested, the House of Represen- tatives readily perceived the necessity of an immediate application to the King, and that it should correspond with those of the other Colonies; but as they have not had an opportunity of knowing the sentiments of any other Col- ony, but that of the Massachusetts-Bay, they have endeav- oured to conform themselves to the mode adopted by you.
They have therefore given instructions to their Agent, and enjoined his attention to the subject of their Petition.
The freedom with which the House of Representatives of the Massachusetts-Bay have communicated their senti- ments upon a matter of so great concern to all the Colonies, hath been received by this House, with that Candour, the spirit and design of your letter merit. And at the same time, that they acknowledge themselves obliged to you for communicating your sentiments to them, they have di- rected me to assure you, that they are desirous to keep up a correspondence with you, and to unite with the Colonics. if necessary, in further supplications to his Majesty, to relieve his distressed, American subjects.
In the name and by order of the House of Representatives, I am, Sir, your most Obedient humble servant. CORTLAND SKINNER.
New-Jersey ? By Order of the Hon. John Anderson, Monmouth, ) and James Lawrence, Esq: two of the judges of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas for said County : Whereas Ezekiel Ellison, Andrew Pearce, and
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Gersham Bullman, Prisoners for Debt, in the Gaol of said .County, did on the 28th Day of June, 1768, make Appli- cation to said Judges, for the Benefit of the late Insolvent Act, entitled, "An Act for the Relief of Insolvent Debtors, made in the eighth Year of his present Majesty's Reign, for said Purpose," having qualified and filed their Sched- ules. Now these are to give Notice to the Creditors of the said Debtors, that they be together at said Gaol afore- said, on the 26th Day of July next, at ten of the Clock, to shew cause (if any they have) why the said Prisoners Estates, should not be assigned, and their Bodies dis- charged from their Confinement, pursuant to said Act .- The New York Journal or General Advertiser, No. 1331. July 7, 1768.
PHILADELPHIA, July 7.
We hear from Penn's Neck, in Salem County, New- Jersey, that the Hail Storm, mentioned in our two last Papers, did considerable Damage to several Plantations there, in three or four of which, it is said, the Grain is in- tirely destroyed.
The following Gentlemen are elected Representatives in the New Jersey Assembly, for the under-mentioned Counties, viz. Salem, ISAAC SHARPE, Esquire.
Cumberland, EBENEZER MILLER, Esquire.
Cape-May, AARON LEAMING, and NICHOLAS STILL- WELL, Esquires .- The Pennsylvania Gasette, No. 2063, July 7, 1768.
RUN away on the Ist Instant, from John Roberts, of Manington township, Salem county, West-Jersey, an Irish servant man, named RICHARD HANLEY, about 19 years of age, a short chunkey fellow, stoops as he walks, with fair hair, lately trimmed, of a fair complexion, speaks bad English, is left handed, and when he looks in a man's face,
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closes one of his eyes : had on, when he went away, an old lightish coloured cloth jacket, a blue one under it, without sleeves, an old beaver hat, a black Handkerchief, two coarse shirts, two Pair of trousers, and shoes, with brass buckles. Whoever takes up and secures said ser- vant, so as his master may have him again, shall have THREE POUNDS reward, and reasonable charges, paid by me
-- The Pennsylvania Gazette, No. 2063, July 7, 1768. The AMERICAN WHIG. [No. XIII. ]
To the Author of the AMERICAN WHIG. SIR,
I THANK you for the publication of my former letter. signed an AMERICAN CHURCHMAN, and as I now renew the correspondence with the same design of vindicating our church from the odious imputation of a design to in- troduce Bishops into America, you have leave to make the same use of it.
From the best information I have been able to maintain, the clergy of Maryland, Virginia, North-Carolina, South- Carolina, Georgia, and the West-India islands, had 110 concern in the late petitions transmitted on this subject; they seem to have been hatched by a few warm mission- aries in the provinces of New-Jersey, New-York and Pennsylvania; and propagated to the Eastern colonies by the help of the frequent unconstitutional assemblies, lat- terly convoked under the name of the Convention.
[signed] An AMERICAN CHURCHMAN. -Supplement to the Pennsylvania Journal, No. 1335, July 7, 1768.
'On the 13th Inst. was happily married, in St. Mary's Church, Burlington, The Reverend Mr. FRAZER,1 of Am-
1 The Rev. William Frazer took charge. in 1768, of St. Thomas' church, at Kingwood, and St. Andrew's church. of Amwell. and a third at Mosconetcong. twenty-eight miles north of Kingwood. He labored in
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well, to Miss REBECCA CAMPBELL, Daughter of the late Mr. CAMPBELL, Minister of the Church in Burlington.' -- The Pennsylvania Chronicle, No. 79, July 11-18, 1768.
To the PUBLIC.
The following is a new Plan for a STAGE WAGGON, from Powlas-Hook, proposed by the Subscribers, viz.
A Waggon to set off every day in the week, (Sundays excepted ) one from Powlas-Hook, and another from Mr. James Banks's, at Newark, precisely at half an hour past 7 o'clock in the morning, and at half an hour past 4 in the evening; meet at Capt. Brown's ferry, and exchange pas- sengers; and every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday, Ward's waggon returns immediately from the said Ferry, through Newark, to Elizabeth-Town; stays there till 3 o'Clock in the afternoon, and then returns back again through Newark, for Powlas-Hook. Passengers from Banks's, will be always on a sure footing on the Elizabeth- Town days, as well at at other times, for if the waggon should be full from Elizabeth-Town, for New-York, Ward will have other waggons ready at Banks's, for the passengers who wait there at the appointed times.
All persons who are pleased to encourage this under- taking, are desir'd to be punctual to the times above men- tioned, as the waggons must be very exact in meeting at Capt. Brown's Ferry; and they may depend (God will- ing) on constant attendance, and good usage,
By their Humble Servants, MATHIAS WARD, and JOHN THOMPSON.
Fare for passengers from Powlas-Hook, to Newark, Is. 6d. from Newark, to Elizabeth-Town, Is. To begin
these several charges until the breaking out of the Revolution. "Being supported by a British Missionary Society. he would not omit the 1prayers for the royal family. This rendered him obnoxious to the patriots. One Sunday, when he entered his church. a rope was hanging over the pulpit. Public sentiment grew so violent that he was com- pelled to suspend worship in his church. But so prudent was his con-
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(if God permit) on Friday the 15th inst .- The New York Gascette and Weekly Mercury, No. 871, July II, 1768.
Perth-Amboy, June 20, 1768. To BE SOLD,
By the Devisees of the late ANDREW JOHNSTON,
A LOT of Land, late the Property of John Bissett, con- taining about 500 Acres, lying at the Head of the Naviga- tion on South River: On which there is a House, Store- House, and Wharf, being the best, and has long been the most noted Landing, on that River; and lays must con- venient for the Exportation of the Produce from Cran- berry, Allen Town, and Crosswicks; the Land is chiefly in Wood. Also a large ten Cord Boat, in good Repair. now laying at Anchor at Perth-Amboy. Any Person in- clining to Purchase, may apply to JOHN BARBERIE, JOHN JOHNSTON, STEPHEN SKINNER, Or STEPHEN JOHNSTON, who will give a good Title, and easy Payments .- The New York Gascette or Weekly Post Boy, No. 1332, July II, 1768.
RUN away on Thursday last, the 7th Instant, from the Subscriber in Hides-Town,1 New-Jersey, an indented Ser- vant Man, Robert M'Cormack, about 5 Feet 10 Inches high, about 25 Years of Age, has black Hair, and a down look; had on and took with him, an old red Duffle Great Coat, one Tow and one Check Flannel Shirt, I Pair of Oznaburg Trousers, one Pair of old Shoes, and a felt Hat.
Whoever takes up and secures said Servant, giving proper Notice, shall have Forty Shillings Reward and all reasonable Charges all Master's of Vessels and others, are
1 Hightstown.
duct and so lovely his character, that soon after peace was declared he reopened his church and resumed his ministry, with general ac- ceptance." He died in 1795. aged 52 years. He m., July 13, 1768, Re- becca (hap. March. 1750). dau. of the Rev. Colin Campbell, missionary in St. Mary's church. Burlington, and Mary Martha Bard, his wife Issue: 1. Colin, b. Mav 24, 1769; 2. Elizabeth, d. Aug. 21, 1774, age. three months; and perhaps others.
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warned not to carry off harbour, or conceal the said Ser- vant as they would avoid a Prosecution.
ROBERT PEARSON.
New-Jersey, - IN Pursuance of an Order made by Morris County, S Ss. Jacob Ford and Daniel Cooper, senior Esqrs. two of the Judges of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas, in and for the County of Morris afore- said, in East New-Jersey; upon the Petition of William Hayden, an insolvent Debtor, now in actual Custody in said County: Notice is hereby given by the said Peti- tioner, to all the Creditors of the said Petitioner (to shew Cause if any they have) before the said Judges, or two or more Judges of said Court, at Morris-Town, in the County of Morris aforesaid, on Monday the eighth Day of August next, at ten of the Clock in the Forenoon of the same Day, being the Time and Place appointed by the said Judges, why an Assignment of the said Petitioner's Estate should not be made to Persons then and there to be appointed by the said Judges; and the said Petitioner be thereon discharged according to an Act of the Gover- nor, Council and General Assembly of the Province of New-Jersey aforesaid, made and passed at Perth-Amboy in the eighth Year of his present Majesty's Reign entitled, "An Act for the Relief of insolvent Debtors."-The New York Journal or General Advertiser, No. 1332, July 14, 1768.
PHILADELPHIA. July 14. Captain Kent, arrived here from Falmouth, on the 12th ult; - - - on the 30th, 40 Leagues E. S. E. from Sandy-Hook, he spoke the Brig Havanna, Captain Nicholson, from New York for Liver- pool, all well.
To be sold, by way of public vendue, on Saturday, the 30th of this instant July, by the subscriber, living on the
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premises, a valuable plantation, situate in Waterford town- ship, Gloucester county, West New-Jersey, partly oppo- site the upper end of the city of Philadelphia, about 5 miles from either of Cooper's ferries, and I mile from the best landing on Cooper's creek, containing 171 acres and a half of land by deed; there are on the said premises, a. good 2 story brick house, a 2 story brick kitchen adjoin- ing, with 2 fire-places in each, with a stone cellar under the said house, petitioned off into 3 parts, a good brick smoak house. a brick well, with extraordinary good water. a large garden, well paled in, fronting the said buildings, and one of the best framed barns in the said province. with different stables, cow houses, chair house, &c. all partly new; a good young apple orchard, and peach orchard; about 70 or So acres of cleared land, 12 or 14 acres of good clover and green-grass inland meadow, and a considerable quantity more may be made, the whole land is very natu- ral to clover, both white and red, the wood-land is very well timbered, without any pine. It would be proper for any person, who inclines to purchase, to take a view of the said plantation and buildings before the day appointed. The sale to begin at one o'clock; where due attendance will be given, and the conditions made known, by
BARNABAS CROWELL.
-The Pennsylvania Gasette, No. 2064, July 14. 1768.
Yesterday arrived here the Brig Jenny, Capt. Young, from Luré in Jamaica : On his passage he spoke with the following vessels; and on the 9th, 50 leagues E. S. E. of our Capes with the Schooner George, Capt. Allen, from this port for the Granades, all well on board both vessels .- The Pennsylvania Journal, No. 1336, July 14, 1768.
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Philadelphia, June 30. College of Philadelphia,
June 21, 1768.
This day, which may be considered as having given birth to Medical Honours in America, the following gen- tlemen were admitted to the degree of Bachelor of Phys- ick; viz Messrs. Jonathan Elmer of West- Jersey, John Lawrence of East-Jersey.
Agreeable to the rules of the college, these gentlemen previous to their admission to a degree, had diligently at- tended the lectures of the several professors in Anatomy, the Materia Medica, Chymistry, Theory and Practice of Physic, and the Clinical Lectures in the Pennsylvania Hospital, in which, (as well as in the Languages and the necessary branches of Natural Philosophy) they gave the most satisfactory proofs of their proficiency, both in their private and public examinations .- Supplement to the New York Journal or General Advertiser, No. 1332. July 16, 1768.
A Plantation to be sold in Newark Town, on the great Post Road, near the Center of said Town; it contains about 60 Acres of exceeding good Upland and Meadow, that will produce yearly 50 Loads of English fresh and salt Hay, eight Acres of good Orchard of best grafted Fruits. Any Person inclining to purchase the same, by applying to JOIN TREAT CRANE, will be waited upon, shewn the Premises, and know the Conditions of Sale.
Newark, July 13, 1768.
-The New York Gazette and Weekly Mercury, No. 872, July 18, 1768.
To be SOLD by Jonathan Hampton, of Elisabeth-Town, in New-Jersey, the following Tracts of Land in said Prov- ince, viz.
Two Thousand Acres in Newetoren, in the County of Sussex, on which Tract stands the new Stone Court-
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House, around which is a new Town regularly laid out. and already began to be built, being about 50 Miles N. W. from Elisabeth-Town. The Land is good as any in those Parts, and well timbered and watered; having exceeding fine Swamps and Meadow; plenty of good Lime Stone, which hammers well for building, and good Sand, both within a Mile of said Town.
Five Thousand Acres in Hardwick and Knolton, in said County, on both Sides Patelins-Kill; a very fine Land and Swamps, and well timbered, with good Conveniencies for Water Works, of any Kind, on the Falls of said Kill, hav- ing already Twenty-two Farms upon it; each Farm hav- ing a Quantity of Meadow, and 100 Apple Trees, and oth- er Fruit Trees already planted : Lumber or Iron may be carried from this Tract, by Water, to Philadelphia; as many Thousands of Lumber has already been transported, from said Falls, that Way.
Three Hundred Acres on said Patelins-Kill, about three Miles from said Court-House, some fine interval Land; the Upland good, and well timbered.
Seven Hundred and Fifty Acres in Mendom, Morris County, having three Improvements on it. The Land is good, but Stony, and full of Timber; joins to Lands of Robert Young, and James Losey.
Five Hundred and Sixty Acres of excellent fine Swamp, and Upland, as good as any in Jersey, in Morris Town. joining the Seat of the Right Hon. the Earl of Sterling, about ten Miles West from Elisabeth-Toron; capable of very great improvements.
Five Hundred Acres of Marsh in Salem, joining Del- azvare River, Store-Creck, and Muddy-Run. Enquire about this Tract of Ebeneser Miller, Esq; of Cumberland County.
One Thousand Acres at Great Egg-Harbour, Meadow and Swamps. Enquire of Mr. George May near the same.
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Any Person inclining to purchase any of these Tracts, or any Part thereof, may enquire of the above Persons, or of the Subscriber, who will give an indisputable Title for the same; and on receiving one sixth Part of the Money, or Security for the same, in a short Time, will give three, four, or six Years for the remainder, on having the Interest Yearly paid; only for the Lands at Salem and Egg-Harbour he will expect the whole of the Money in Six Months, or a Year, at farthest.1
JONATHAN HAMPTON. -The New York Gazette or Weekly Post Boy, No. 1333, July 18, 1768.
Salem County, Alloways Creek, June 30, 1768.
RAN away last night from the Subscriber, one THOMAS ROBINSON, an Irishman; he is about twenty-three years old, and five feet five inches high, has brown hair, is well set, and talks tolerable good English. It is about three years since he left his native country. He had on, when he went away, a blue coat, green plush jacket, a pair of striped Holland trowsers .- He took with him a large dark roan horse, with no white marks about him; he is about fifteen hands high, and paces and trots. Whoever takes up said Runaway and Horse shall have FIVE POUNDS Reward, and for the Horse only, FIFTY SHILLINGS, and all reasonable charges paid by
WILLIAM CRAIG.
-The Pennsylvania Chronicle: No. 80, July 18-25. 1768.
New-York, July 21. We hear from Newark, that on Monday Night last, Schuyler's Copper Works. at Second River, which were burnt about 7 Years ago, were again destroyed by Fire, supposed to be by Design, as it was not known that any Fire had been lately used there.
1See pages 14-16, ante.
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A LIST of LETTERS remaining in the Post-Office, Phila- delphia.
B. Samuel Blackwood, Woodbury, N. Jersey.
G. Arthur Gordon, Cumberland County.
H. James Hinchman, Gloucester County.
M. James Millar, West Jersey.
R. Richard Renshaw, Gloucester Point.
S. Nicholas Stilwell, Upper End of Cape May.
To BE SOLD,
BY Public Vendue, on the 18th Day VIEW OF HOUSE AND FARM. of August next, at three o'Clock in the Afternoon, at the House of John Bol- lins, in Pennytown, in West New-Jer- sey; A certain Plantation, containing about 200 Acres of Land, one half whereof is cleared and 20 Acres is good mowable Meadow, and as much more may be made : The Upland is very fer- tile, and the whole under good Fence, there are two Tene- ments on the Place. The first has a Dwelling-House. part- ly framed and partly built of Stone, of the Dimensions of 26 Feet by 42, with a Piazza. A new built frame Barn, of 22 Feet by 30, a large Orchard of 5 or 600 Apple Trees. this Part is in the Tenure of Philip Peters, at the yearly Rent of £. 40 and the other Part is in the Tenure of James Yates, at £. 6 per Annum. The unimproved is well tim- bered, with Hickory, black and white Oak, &c. The Place is 12 Miles from Trenton and 18 from Brunswick, about a Quarter of a Mile from the great Road between the said Towns, and very near to several Grist Mills and Places of Worship. One half of the purchase Money to be paid in three Months after Sale, when a good Title will be made for the Residue; the Purchaser may have a Year's Credit, on paying Interest and giving Security. Atten-
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dance will be given at the Time and Place aforesaid, by
JOHN JONES, JOSEPH POTTS,
Feoffees in Trust for the Use of the Creditors of Nehemiah Stoute.
-The New York Journal or General Advertiser, No. 1333, July 21, 1768.
NEW-YORK, July IS To the PRINTER.
Your inserting the following humble petition of the House OF REPRESENTATIVES of New-Jersey, to our most gracious Sovereign, extracted from the votes of that House of the 7th of May last, will show the sense that people have of the late acts of parliament; and is said to be in consequence of the Circular Letter from the Assem- bly of the Massachusetts-Bay.
Most Gracious Sovereign,
"We . Your Majesty's loyal subjects, the Representa- tives of Your colony of New-Jersey, confiding in Your Majesty's paternal affection for Your people, humbly im- plore permission to approach the throne, and to present our supplications in Behalf of our ourselves and our con- stituents, Your Majesty's faithful and afflicted subjects.
"Before that happy period, in which the empire of the British dominion was, by the favour of divine Providence, for the Felicity of those Domininions, and of Europe in general, established in your illustrious House; our Ances- tors, with the Consent of the Crown, removed from their native Land, then abounding in all Blessings, but that perfect Security of Liberty, and that merciful Spirit of Administration, which render your Royal Family so justly dear to your remotest Subjects; and ventured with their helpless Relatives, through a vast Ocean, and trusted
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themselves with their tender Companions to the inhospit- able and unknown Wilderness of this new World; the Horrors of which no Consideration could render tolerable, but the Prospect of enjoying here that compleat Freedom, which Britons never thought could be purchased at too great a Price.
The Subjects thus emigrating, brought with them, as inherent in their Persons, all the Rights and Liberties of natural-born Subjects within the Parent State: In Conse- quence of these, a Government was formed, under which they have been constantly exercised and enjoyed by the Inhabitants, and repeatedly and solemnly recognized and confirmed by your Royal Predecessors, and the Legisla- ture of Great-Britain.
One of these Rights and Liberties, vested in the People of this Colony, is the Privilege of being exempt from any Taxations, but such as is imposed on them by themselves, or by their Representatives; and this they esteem so in- valuable, that they are fully persuaded, no other can exist without it.
Your Majesty's signal Distinction is, that you reign over Freemen, and your peculiar Glory, that you reign in such a Manner, that your Subjects, the Disposers of their own Property, are ready and willing whenever your Ser- vice calls upon them, with their Lives and Fortunes, to assist your Cause. Your People of this Colony, who share in the Blessings flowing from your Wisdom and Virtue. most gratefully sensible of their Obligation to so excel- lent a Prince, humbly hope they never have been deficient in duly acknowledging them; Whenever it has been neces- sary that Supplies should be levied within this Colony ; Requisitions by your Majesty, or by your Royal Predeces- sors, conformable to the Rights and Liberties of this your People, have been made, and by them loyally and liberally complied with.
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We beseech your Majesty to do them the Justice to be- lieve, that they can never fail on any future Occasion, to demonstrate their Devotion to your Majesty; nor can they resign without unutterable Shame and Grief, the Honour and Satisfaction of voluntarily and chearfully expressing in the strongest Manner their Circumstances will admit, their unfeigned Affection for your Majesty's Person, their distinguished Duty to your Government, and their inflexible Resolution to maintain your authority, and defend your Dominions.
Penetrated with these Sentiments, this your People, with the utmost Concern and Anxiety. observe, that Du- ties have been lately imposed on them by Parliament, for the sole and express Purposes of raising a Revenue: This is a Taxation upon them, from which they conceive they ought to be protected, by the acknowledged Principles of the Constitution, that Freemen cannot be legally taxed but by themselves, or by their Representatives; and that they are represented in Parliament, they not only cannot allow, but are convinced, that from their local Circum- stances they never can be.
Very far is it from our Intention, to deny our Subordi- nation to that august Body, or our Dependance on the Kingdom of Great-Britain; in these Connections, and in the Settlement of our Liberties, under the auspicious In- fluence of your Royal House, we know our Happiness consists; and therefore, to confine those Connections, and to strengthen this Settlement, is at once our Interest, Duty, and Delight: Nor do we apprehend, that it lies within our Power, by any Means more effectually to promote these great Purposes, than by zealously striving to pre- serve in perfect Vigour, those sacred Rights and Liberties, under the inspiriting Sanction of which, inconceivable Difficulties and Dangers opposing, this Colony has been rescued from the rudest State of Nature, converted into a
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populous, flourishing, and valuable Territory; and has contributed in a very considerable Degree, to the Welfare of Great Britain.
Most Gracious Sovereign,
The incessant exertion of your truly Royal Cares, to procure your People a Prosperity equal to your Love of them, encourages us with all Humility to pray, that your Majesty's Clemency will be graciously pleased to take into Consideration our unhappy Circumstances; and to afford us such Relief, as your Majesty's Wisdom shall judge to be most proper."
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