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ROBERT HARTSHORNE. ESEK HARTSHORNE.
August 2, 1768.
N. B. As the abovementioned Gastavus Kingsland, was in Company with one Edward Collard, who it is thought was Confederate with him. Said Collard is for- bid to land or dig Clams on Sandy-Hook, as he will be looked upon as a Trespasser as soon as landed .- The New York Journal or General Advertiser, No. 1336, August II, 1768.
By the HONOURABLE JOHN PENN, Esquire,
Lieutenant-Governor, and Commander in Chief of the Province of Pennsylvania, and Counties of New-Castle. Kent and Sussex, on Delaware.
A PROCLAMATION,
WHEREAS it appears to me. by the Deposition of Ste-
1 Probably a son of Gustavus Kingsland. of New Barbadoes Neck, and his wife, Rachel Mackleen.
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phen Skinner, Esquire, Treasurer of the Eastern Division of New-Jersey, transmitted to me by his Excellency Gov- ernor Franklin, that the House of the said Stephen Skin- ner, at Perth-Amboy, was, in the Night of the Twenty- first Day of July last past, robbed of Money, to the Am- ount of SEVEN THOUSAND POUNDS, and upwards, by some Person or Persons unknown, Part of the said Money being in Dollars, a small Part in Gold, and the rest chiefly in new Bills of Credit of that Province :
I HAVE THEREFORE, by and with the Advice of the Council, thought fit to issue this Proclamation, hereby requiring and enjoining all Judges, Justices of the Peace, Sheriffs, and all other Officers of the said Province of Pennsylvania, and Counties on Delaware, to use their ut- most Endeavours to discover and apprehend the Perpetra- tor or Perpetrators of the said daring Villany, and to se- cure the said Money; and for that Purpose strictly to ex- amine all Persons, who, from being possessed of an unu- sual Sum of New-Jersey Currency, or from other Circum- stances, there may be reason to suspect were concerned therein.
GIVEN under my Hand, and the Great Seal of the said Province, at Philadelphia, the Sixth Day of Au- gust, in the Eighth Year of His Majesty's Reign, and in the Year of our Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred and Sixty-eight.
JOHN PENN.
By His Honour's Command,
JOSEPH SHIPPEN, junior, Secretary. GOD save the KING.
THE SUBSCRIBER, having for many years, made it her business to cure STURGEON in North America, which has been esteemed preferable to any manufactured by other persons, and obtained the first premium of Fifty Pounds
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sterling, from the society of arts and commerce in Lon- don; takes this method of acquainting the public, that she intends, as soon as possible, to leave this part of the world, but is desirous and willing to instruct a sober industrious person or family in the whole art, secret and mystery of manufacturing sturgeon in the several branches, consist- ing of making isinglass, pickling, cavear, glue, and oil; the subscriber has lately fallen upon a method of doing the isinglass equal to any whatever. Whoever has a mind to treat with the subscriber, may apply to her at Mr. Elijah Bond's fishery near Trenton, where is every thing conve- nient for carrying on the business, and plenty of fish throughout the whole year furnished by Mr. Bond's fish pond.
MARGARET BROADFIELD.
N. B. The sturgeon manufactory is now carried on by ELIJAH BOND, near Trenton, under the care and in- spection of Mrs. BROADFIELD, whose knowledge and ex- perience in that branch of business is well known; where any person may be supplied, either for shipping or home consumption, at Fifteen Shillings for a single three gallon kegg, or Twelve Shillings and Six Pence by the quantity, and in proportion for larger keggs, warranted good.
They are also sold at COXE and FURMAN's store, in Water street, at the same rates.
To be SOLD by public vendue, on the third of Septem- ber next, at 10 o'clock in the morning, a plantation, situ- ate in Pilesgrove, Salem County, containing about 200 acres, between 60 and 80 acres of which cleared land. under good fence, and more may be cleared, the wood- land well timbered; about 20 acres of marsh and ash swamp, besides some run swamp, and a good bearing or- chard, of about 200 trees of the best fruit; also a fine
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young thriving bearing peach orchard, of the best peaches, about 400 trees; there are on the place two log houses, and a spring of good water, convenient to each house; a log barn 28 feet by 20; it lies on the north side of Salem creek; and there is a landing at the corner of the land, where shallops and flats come and load. Also to be sold, 12 acres and a half of cedar swamp, about 13 miles from said land. The conditions of sale will be made known, and attendance given by
AARON SILVER. -The Pennsylvania Gasette, No. 2068, August II, 1768.
Extracts from Mr. Anderson's Historical and Chronologi- cal Deduction of the Origin of Commerce, &c. con- tinued from our last.
(Anno 1614.)
(1664.) The Dutch expelled from the city and prov- ince of New-York by England, which were granted by the King to the Duke of York; which grant likewise compre- hended New-Jersey; part of which last country, in the same year, the Duke of York regranted to the Lord Berkly, and Sir George Carteret; and the latter's family being from the isle of Jersey, in the British channel, oc- casioned the name of New-Jersey.
Saturday last Captain Bulkeley arrived here from Lis- bon. He spoke the following Vessels on his Passage, viz. in Lat. 33,00, Long 59,10, a Brig from Salem, for Guadaloupe, 14 Days out.
Burlington County, Trenton Landing.
To be sold by public vendue, at the house of John Doug- lass, on Thursday the 8th of September next, between
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nine o'clock in the morning, and six in the afternoon, or at any time before by private sale;
ONE hundred and fifty acres of good wood land, and about fifty acres of good meadow; it fronts the river be- tween Trenton ferry, and Messrs. Cox and Furman's works, and joins Lamberton fishery, and Elijah Bond's plantation ;- a very pleasant high shore, with the mead- ow before the door, fit for any gentleman's seat, who de- lights in fishing at Trenton falls or landing. Any person inclining to purchase twenty or fifty acres before the day of sale, by applying to the subscriber, may know the terms of sale.
JOHN DOUGLASS. -The Pennsylvania Chronicle, No. 84, August 15- 22, 1768.
Elizabeth-Town, August 12, 1768.
On Wednesday Morning last, departed this Life, after a short Illness, the Hon. SAMUEL WOODRUFF, Esq; one of his Majesty's Council for this Province.1 A Gentleman universally known for his undaunted Resolution, un- shaken Fidelity, and just Decisions, in the Character of a Magistrate; and for his Benevolence, Hospitality, public Spirit and Liberality, few, if any, excelled him. In his private Life were most eminently joined, the affectionate Husband, tender Parent, kind Master, faithful Friend, and to crown all, the cheerful and devout Christian. By his sudden Fall, several public, and important Places of Trust are become vacant, all of which he filled with dis- tinguished Integrity. His remains were decently interred Yesterday Afternoon in the first Presbyterian Church, at- tended by a numerous Concourse of People, from this and the neighbouring Towns, when a very pertinent and judi-
1 For a sketch of Samuel Woodruff, see N. J. Archives, X., 44.
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ciously applied Sermon was preached by the Rev. James Caldwell, from Isaiah 1vii, 1, 2. The righteous perished, and no Man layeth it to Heart, and merciful Men are taken away, none considering, that the Righteous is taken away from the Evil to come. He shall enter into Peace, they shall rest in their Beds, each one walking in his Upright- . ness.
To be sold, a tract of salt meadow and Cedar swamp, situate, lying and being on New Barbados Neck, in Ber- gen county, in New-Jersey, containing about 114 acres of salt meadow, and about 322 acres of cedar swamp; the whole is bounded on the two sides by Stag's Creek, com- monly called Berry's Creek, and by Peach-Island Creek. The meadows are reckoned by those in the neighbourhood, who have frequently mowed in them, not inferior to any salt meadow in that part of the country; and some parts thereof, at a very small expence, may be made fresh mead- ow, and to yield good English grass. The timber and wood of every kind in the cedar swamp, is now in great perfection, as the present owner has preserved it, and pre- vented any of the wood being cut out for near upon 30 years. The conveniencies of landings and easy carriage from the said cedar swamp, are no way inferior to those of any other swamp on that neck; as a great part of the swamp is bounded by Berry's Creek, and common sloops and wood-boats go up to the creek to be loaded; and from the other side of the tract the timber may be brought to Hackensack River, by sleding or carting it one quarter of a mile. A plan or draught of the said meadows and swamp, made from a late survey, may be seen, by apply- ing to Mr. John Terhune, at Hackinsack, or to the sub- scriber at New-York.
If the above-mentioned premises are not sold before
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monday the third day of october next, they will then be exposed to sale to the highest bidder, at the court house in Bergen county, in the town of Hackinsack. For the greater convenience of purchasers, the meadows will then be divided into five lots, and the cedar swamp into eight lots, each lot of the meadow to contain upwards of 40 acres; and to be sold either in separate lots or together, as may best suit the purchasers. A good title will be given to the purchaser or purchasers, by
NICHOLAS ROOSEVELT.
Morris County. PURSUANT to an Order of the Hon-
New-Jersey, ourable Frederick Smith, and John Berrien, Esqrs. two of the Judges of the Supreme Court of Judicature of the Province of New-Jersey; upon the Petition of James Colie, Lambertus Laroux. John Case, and Samuel Mun, insolvent Debtors, Notice is hereby given to all the Creditors of the said Petitioners, to shew Cause (if any they have) on Wednesday the seventh Day of September next, at the Court-House, in Perth-Amboy, at 12 o'Clock of the same Day, why an Assignment of the said Petitioners Estates should not be made, and their Bodies discharged from Confinement, agreeable to the Di- rections of a late Act of the Legislature of said Province, for the Relief of insolvent Debtors .- The New York Ga- zette and Weekly Mercury, No. 876, August 15, 1768.
PURSUANT to an Act of the General Assembly of the Province of New-Jersey, entitled "An Act for the Relief of Insolvent Debtors." We the Subscribers being now confined in the Goal of the County of Essex, and having petitioned the Justices of the Supreme Court of Judicature for the Province aforesaid, for the benefit of said Act, and each of us filed a Schedule of our respective Effects, do
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give Notice to all our Creditors to shew Cause, if any they have, on the Seventh Day of September next, at 2 o'clock in the Afternoon of the same Day, before the Justices of said Courts, at the Court House in Perth-Amboy, why we should not be discharged agreeable to the Directions of said Act.
DAVID BALL. JONAS BALL. SAMUEL JYNNER. -The New York Gazette or Weekly Post-Boy, No. 1337, August 15, 1768.
THESE are to give Notice, that all Persons who have any Demands against John Morris and Robert Morris, both insolvent Debtors in Monmouth County, in East Jersey, are required to meet their Assignees on the 3d Day of October next, at the House of David Curtis, at Manasquan, in Shrewsbury, in said County, in order to certify their Demands, that the Assignees may proceed, pursuant to the late Act of Assembly. And also, all Per- sons who are indebted to the Insolvents, are required to meet the Assignees at the House of the said Curtis afore- said, on the 4th Day of October next, in order to discharge and settle their Accounts, and there will be Attendance given by the Assignees.
August 12, 1768.
DAVID CURTIS,
Assignee for the said John & Ro. Morris.
-- The New York Journal or General Advertiser, No. 1337, August 18, 1768.
To BE SOLD,
A HOUSE and LOT, in the town of Salem, in West New- Jersey, now in the tenure of Robert Johnson, Esq; the lot is 23 feet 6 inches in front on the street leading from the
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Court-House to the Great Bridge, and extends above 250 feet back, the house 20 feet front, two stories high, two rooms on the first, and three on the second floor, with good garrets, and cellars under the whole house; a large kitchen back, with two rooms over it for servants; a large oven, and good well, in the yard, and a garden, &c. Who- ever wants to purchase the same, may see the house and lot, and know the terms of sale, by applying to said JOHN- SON, on the premises, or to JOHN MITCHELL, in Philadel- phia, who will give an undoubted title to the same.
PURSUANT to an act of General Assembly of the prov- ince of New-Jersey, lately passed, intituled, an act for the relief of insolvent debtors; we the subscribers, being now confined in the goal of the county of Hunterdon, have peti- tioned the judges of the supreme court for the benefit of said act, and filed a schedule of effects, do give notice to all our creditors to appear, and shew cause, if any they have, on the third day of September next, at ten o'clock in the forenoon of the same day, before the judges of the said court, at the dwelling house of Rensalier Williams, in Trenton, why they should not be discharged, agreeable to the direction of the said act. WILLIAM HEWLINGS, JOSEPH STOUT, SAMUEL PRESTON, ROBERT RUTHER- FORD.1-The Pennsylvania Gasette, No. 2069, August 18, 1768.
Friday last the Rev. JOHN WITHERSPOON, D. D. with his family proceeded from this city to Princeton.
Cumberland county, New-Jersey, August 4, 1768.
TAKEN up this day and committed to the goal in this county, a person who calls himself by the name of JOSEPH TYLER, he appears to be about twenty-five years of age, of
1 For a sketch of Robert Rutherford, see N. J. Archives, XX .. 168.
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a middle stature, much mark'd with the small pox, and wears his own hair: He is committed on suspicion of being a run-away servant, and will be sold out for costs, agreeable to law, except otherwise cleared.
THEO. ELMER, sheriff.1
LONDON.
June 2. By the epistle from the yearly meeting of the people called Quakers, held in London, by adjournments, from the 23d of the 5th month, 1768, to the 28th of the same, it appears, among other things, that the sufferings of Friends, brought in this year, being chiefly for tythes, and those called church-rates, in England and Wales, amount to 34691. and upwards; and those in Ireland to 156ol. and upwards. And by accounts from the several quarterly meetings in England, and by epistles from Wales, North-Britain, Ireland, Holland, New-York, Pennsylvania, New-Jersey and Maryland, we are advised. that several have joined the society through convincement, in divers places; and that considerable openness appears in many parts towards the testimony of truth .- The Penn- sylvania Chronicle, No. 85, August 22-29, 1768.
FIVE POUNDS Reward.
RUN-away on the 12th of this Inst. July, from Hanover, in Morris-Town, and Province of East-New-Jersey, an Irishman, named Thomas Harber, about five Feet 2 In- ches high, has black curl'd Hair, thin-visaged, and has a sandy Beard : Had on when he absconded, a brown Cam- blet Coat, scarlet Vest, and Ozenbrig Trowsers. The Night he went away, he broke open a small Leather Trunk, at the House of Matthias Burnet, and took therefrom Cash to the Amount of 401. in Jersey Money, and at the
1 Theophilus Elmer was Sheriff of Cumberland county, 1766-9.
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same Time stole a Coat mixed blue and white, bound with blue Binding, Mohair Buttons, a Pair of Leather Breech- es, a crimson Vest, two Shirts, and sundry other Articles. Whoever takes up and secures the said Thief, so that he may be brought to Justice, shall receive the above Reward, from
MATHIAS BURNET, and
JAMES WILKINSON.
WHEREAS many Inconveniencies frequently attend the Sale of Horses, Horn Cattle, Sheep, and Swine, for want of some publick convenient stated Market or Fair, where Sellers and Buyers may meet for that Purpose. And as the town of Newark, from its Vicinity to New-York, and other Circumstances attending its Situation, is by many, esteemed a most proper Place for such a Cattle Market :
It is at the Request of a Number of the Inhabitants of New-York and New-Jersey, that publick Notice is hereby given, That on the Third Wednesday in October next. and on the Thursday and Friday following, and on the same Days yearly, and every Year thereafter, will be opened and held at Newark aforesaid, a publick Market, for the Sale of all Kinds of Horses, fat and Store Horn Cattle, Sheep and Swine, and for no other Purpose what- soever, (except it be for the Sale of the Products or Man- ufactories of the Country.) Proper Officers will attend for the Preservation of Decorum and good Order.
Newark, August 16, 1768.
TEN DOLLARS Reward.
RUN-away from Hendrick Coyler, of East-New-Jersey. a Negro Fellow named Ishmael, by Trade a Blacksmith, is much pitted with the Small Pox, has a Blemish in one Eye, is a great Fidler, and often shewing slight of Hand
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Tricks; has a Squaw for his Wife. He got leave of his Master about 2 Years since to go towards Middletown, to look a Master; it is said he has work'd some Time at the Iron Works, near Spotswood, 'tis thought he is since gone towards Pennsylvania; he has been acquainted about East-Town. Whoever takes up said Fellow and delivers him to Capt. Elias Dayton, in Elizabeth-Town, or said Colyer, at Horse-Neck, shall have the above Reward, with reasonable Charges, paid by
HENDRICK COLYER
-- The New York Gazette and Weekly Mercury, No. 877, August 22, 1768.
To the PRINTER,
SIR,
Please to give the following a place in your next paper.
FOR some time past I have observ'd a controversy in some of our colonies, respecting the introduction of Eng- lish Bishops among us. Dr. Chandler appealed to the pub- lic, to know if they had any objection, why one or more Bishops shou'd not be sent to America; and laid before them, the restrictions with which they were desired, viz. "That the Bishops to be sent to America, shall have no authority, but purely of a spiritual and ecclesiastical na- ture, such as is derived altogether from the church, and not from the state. That his authority shall operate only upon the clergy of the church, and not upon the laity, or dissenters of any denomination. That the Bishops shall not interfere with the property or privileges, whether civil or religious, of churchmen or dissenters. That, in partic- ular, they shall have no concern with the probate of wills. letters of guardianship, and administration, or marriage licenses, nor be judges of any cases relating thereto. But that they shall only exercise the original powers of their
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office, namely, ordain and govern the clergy, and adminis- ter confirmation to those who shall desire it .* " Several objectors have appeared. A periodical paper, published in New-York, intituled the American Whig, the Centinel, in Philadelphia, &c. Tho' the former, it seems, does not object against Bishops with the above restriction: "The Appeal, says he, asks nothing but what is highly reason- able ." But affirms that it is "altogether impossible" to have Bishops, on the terms proposed. Much has been written pro and con-and perhaps a great deal foreign to the purpose, and unbecoming the professors of christian- ity. As the cause is debating before the tribunal of the public, I wou'd beg leave to give the sketch of a plan, whereby they may be better enabled to form a right judg- ment. Suppose some judicious, impartial person, shou'd collect all the pieces that are, and shall be, published on the subject; and exhibit weekly, or monthly, in our public prints, the substance of all the arguments made use of, at- tending only to the merits of the cause. This might be done by way of dialogue, in a short, expressive manner. But I foresee an objection that will arise. Where shall we find the judicious, impartial person? It must be confess'd the objection is weighty; and 'tis to be lamented, that there are such animosities and divisions between those, who enrol their name among the followers of the Prince of peace-But as there are many persons in our colonies of good abilities, natural and acquired, it wou'd be un- charitable not to believe that some of them, have so great a sense of the Deity-so zealous for the glory of God, and the good of mankind-so far from being bigoted to this, or that, particular party, that they wou'd disdain to blow up the sparks of party spirit, or to transgress the laws of truth and decency. Shou'd such a person put in execution
* Appeal to the public, p. 79.
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the plan propos'd, or something of the like nature, and en- deavour to sow the seeds of peace and harmony among his fellow-creatures (so necessary at this juncture, for our political interest) I doubt not but the sincere Christian will thank him for his labour of love; and that he will see the accomplishment of that promise, made us by our Di- vine Redeemer-Blessed are the peace-makers, for they shall be called the children of God.
PHILANTHROPOS. -, in New-Jersey, July 28. 1768. -. The New York Gazette or Weekly Post Boy, No. 1338, April 22, 1768.
Philadelphia, August 22. On Saturday last a Man was committed to Gloucester Gaol, on Suspicion of being con- cerned in the Robbery of the East-Jersey Treasury. The Reasons which induced the Justice to commit him were, that he had with him a Quantity of Jersey Bills, mostly new, which he seemed anxious to exchange for any other Money-that he gave a very improbable Account of the Manner in which he got it, and seemed very desirous of going into a retired Part of the Jerseys, to live for some Time. That he said he had been Clerk of a Ship on a Voyage to the West-Indies, but could not sign his Name to his Examination.
This is to give NOTICE.
To all whom it may concern, That the Subscribers, in- solvent Debtors. confined in the Gaol of the County of Sussex, in the Province of New-Jersey; have applied to the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas for the said County, to be discharged agreeable to an Act of the Gen- eral Assembly of the said Province. for that Purpose late- ly made and provided : And the said Judges have appoint-
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ed the 26th Day of September next, to meet at the Court- House in said County for that Purpose.
JOHN ARRENT JOHN HERRETT WILLIAM PARKS HENRY GILLIAM, Jun
August 20, 1768.
To BE SOLD,
On Friday the 2d day of September next, on the Premises; THE plantation lately the property VIEW OF of James Leslie, adjoining the South- Branch of Rariton-river, in the county of Somerset, in the province of New- HOUSES Jersey; containing about 83 acres of AND BARNS land, 20 acres whereof is very good meadow and 20 acres of wood-land : There is on said plantation a very good grist-mill with two pairs of stones; three bolting-mills, all go by water, and the meal is hoisted by water; a very good saw-mill; two dwelling houses; a merchant shop adjoining one of said houses; a smoke house; coopers shop, a large barn covered with cedar; and a large or- chard, all in very good repair. The said plantation is so situated as to carry on a large trade in the milling and merchandizing business. The same day will also be sold on the premises, houshold furniture, cows, hogs, farmers utensils : A large quantity of boards and a large parcel of shop goods, and sundry other articles too tedious to men- tion. The vendte to begin at ten o'clock of said day : Also will be sold on tuesday the thirtieth day of Septem- ber next, on the premises, about 250 acres of good wheat land, situated in Riddings-town, in the county of Hunter- don and province aforesaid, bounded on Lomarton-river,
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and land of Denise Hegaman and others. The vendue to begin at ten o'clock of said day, where conditions of sale will be made known, and attendance given by
THEODORUS VAN WYCK, JOHN SHIPBOY PETER PERINE ABRAHAM VAN NESTE
Millstone, August 15, 1768.
-The New York Journal or General Advertiser, No. 1338, August 25, 1768.
Saturday last a Man, suspected of being concerned in robbing the Treasury of East Jersey, was taken up and committed to Gloucester Goal. He had a Quantity of New-Jersey Money in his Possession, but on Examina- tion, could give no satisfactory Account how he came by it.
To BE SOLD,
A VALUABLE tract of land in Gloucester counuty, West Jersey, situate on Raccoon creek, and containing upwards of 1000 acres. It lies near the Swedish church, adjoining, on the west-side, to land of Thomas James, at Raccoon bridge, on the main road from Gloucester to Salem, not 20 miles distant from Philadelphia. The whole is well wooded and watered. On great part of it there is plenty of white oak timber. A branch of Raccoon creek runs through this tract, and affords several commodious mill- seats. There is a considerable quantity of rich swamp, which might, at a small expence, be made valuable mead- ow. As the whole of this land is well wooded and tim- bered, its value is greatly increased by its being situated on a river navigable for large shallops. Any person in- clining to purchase, may know the terms of sale, by apply-
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