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To be sold, a very good grist-mill, with two pair of
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stones, the bolting works all going by water; a good full- ing-mill, press house and dying house, all in good repair, and standing on a constant stream; with two good dwell- ing-houses, barn, orchard, and 112 acres of good land, with wood land and meadow sufficient for the use of the place included, situated in a fine wheat country, within three miles of New-Brunswick, at a place known by the name of Lawrence's Brook; there is also a prospect of good iron mine, some of the ore having been tried, and proves exceeding good. Any body inclining to purchase, may apply to me, the subscriber, living near the premises, who will agree on reasonable terms, and give an indis- putable title.
FULCARD VAN NORDSTRAND. -The New York Gazette and Weekly Mercury, No. 903, February 13, 1769.
Burlington, Feb. 13, 1769.
To be SOLD by public vendue, at the several times fol- lowing (if not before disposed of at private sale) the fol- lowing described plantations and tracts of land, being part of the estate of John Gosling, late of the County of Glou- cester, deceased, viz. On Monday, the 27th of February instant, at the house where the said Gosling died, a good dwelling-house, and tract of land, containing about 20 acres, situate in the said county on the Quohacking road; one half thereof is good meadow, bounded on Raccoon Creek; the said place is very suitable either for a store, tavern, or any other public business. Also a valuable plantation, containing about 300 acres, situate in the said county, about two miles from the plantation of Mr. Jacob Spicer, with a frame house, good orchard, and a large quantity of meadow on the premises, part thereof im- proved. On Tuesday, the 7th of March next, at the house of Joseph Burroughs, Innkeeper in Salem, a valuable
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plantation, containing about 320 acres, situate in the town- ship of Manington, in the county of Salem, having a brick house, barn, and other buildings, and a bearing orch- ard thereon, and esteemed as good land for wheat and grass as any in the said county; together with a piece of unimproved marsh, about two miles from the said planta- tion, containing about 60 acres. And on the eleventh of April next, at the house of William Hugg, in Gloucester, will be sold a valuable saw-mill, situate on Still-Run, in the county of Gloucester, with upwards of 1500 acres of land, belonging to the same, having thereon a great quan- tity of saw timber, both oak and pine. Also a town lot in Gloucester, containing about half an acre; together with sundry shares or rights of propriety to unlocated lands. Any person inclining to purchase the above premises, or to view the same before the days of sale, may apply to the said Jacob Spicer, or to Mr. Jacob Richman, of Pilesgrove, in Salem county. The conditions of payment will be made known at the days of sale by
JOHN LAWRENCE, and WILLIAM SMITH, Trustees.
N. B. The sale will begin at 10 o'clock in the morning on each of the above days .- The Pennsylvania Gasette, No. 2095, February 16, 1769.
The Trenton Shallop, mention'd in our last to be froze in the ice, has since been cut out and got into a dock with- out receiving much damage .- The Pennsylvania Journal, No. 1367, February 16, 1769.
Yesterday arrived the Snow King George, Capt. Potts. He came from Lisbon, and took a Pilot on board at Cape May, but was blown off and obliged to put into New York .- The Pennsylvania Chronicle, No. III, February 20-27, 1769.
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THIS is to give notice, that there will be sold at public vendue, on Wednesday the 15th March next, at two o'clock in the afternoon, at the house where Joshua Hur- tin lives, in the town of Newark, all that house, barn, cyder-mill, and home-lot. Any person or persons inclin- ing to purchase the whole, or have it divided into three or four lots, may have it so, by applying to Joseph Crane, at Watsesson: It is very well situated for a tradesman or any other publick business. The Conditions of sale will be known at the time of sale.
MADE his Escape near Prince-Town, from Robert Ma- gee, and others, one David Lindsey, who was in Custody for Theft : He is a thin pale visag'd Man, has long brown Hair, grey Eyes, pitted with the Small-Pox, had on a brown Coat and double breasted Waistcoat, old Hat and Leather Breeches; and has the Letters D. L. on his Hand; a Pair of Trowsers which serves for a Wallet, with a Pair of Stays, and sundry Cloaths therein; he likewise has a Pass from two Justices of the Peace, Skilton, and Embly. Whoever secures the said Thief, so that he may be brought to Justice, shall receive three Pounds, Proc. and all rea- sonable Charges, paid by Robert Magee, living near Cran- berry, New-Jersey. All Masters of Vessels are fore- warned not to carry him off at their Peril .- The New York Gazette and Weekly Mercury, No. 904, February 20, 1769.
To BE SOLD,
A CERTAIN tract of land, in the township of Greenwich, Gloucester county, and in the western division of the prov- ince of New-Jersey, containing about 180 acres, which lieth between two branches of Homan's Creek, or other- wise Repaupo Creek, one mile and a half from a good landing; the creek extends along side of the said tract,
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and with a trifling expence might be cleared out so as to raft logs, and carry wood and staves from along side of the tract, which would prevent some expence in carting; this tract is remarkably the best timber land in these parts that is so near the landing; it has a great quantity of white and red oak stave timber and logs, also hickory; there may be 30 acres of good meadow made, and there is tim- ber swamp that would make good mowing ground. It is thought as timber grows scarce this land would suit ship builders, coopers, brewers, &c, &c. The soil is remark- ably good, so that after the timber is off, the land will be valuable, and would make a good plantation, there being upwards of 100 apple trees on the premises. The title is indisputable. Any person or persons inclining to view the premises, may, at the day of sale, at the house of Sol- omon Lippincott, joining the premises, when the sub- scriber will attend to shere the same, and the conditions made known. The sale to begin on the IIth Day of March, at 2 o'clock in the afternoon.
GEORGE READING.1
Salem County, February 21, 1769.
WHEREAS Thomas Hewett, of Gloucester County and Province of West-Jersey, obtained of me, the Subscriber, two Promissory Notes, dated the First Day of October last, the one for about Six Pounds, payable the First of this Instant; the other for about Three Pounds Fifteen Shillings, payable next May; which Notes were obtained of me in a fraudulent and deceitful Manner, I not having
1 George Reading, b. in Amwell, N. J., Feb. 26, 1725, was a son of John Reading (sometime President of the Council and acting Governor of New Jersey) and Mary Ryerson, his wife, dau. of Joris (i. e., George) Ryerson, of Pacquanac, in the present Passaic county. He inherited from his father extensive tracts of land. He was a member of the Assembly, 1761-5, and was appointed Surrogate in 1774. Early in the Revolution he removed to Westmoreland county, Pa., where he was commissioned Sub-Lieutenant, with rank as Lieutenant-Colonel, and was recommissioned June 2, 1780. In this year he removed to what was afterwards Bourbon county, Ky., where he died, Aug. 12, 1792.
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any Consideration for them, and the said Thomas Hewett, at that Time did, and now doth, owe me Money. This is therefore to forewarn all Persons not to take an Assign- ment on said Notes, or either of them, as I will not pay them, they being obtained as aforesaid.
HENRY HEWETT
The subscriber hereof, having heretofore been pos- sessed of a considerable estate, but by the unforeseen hard- ness of the times, disappointments and losses in trade, and other ways, has rendered him unable to settle with his creditors, to their full demands; he having already sur- rendered and delivered up his all to them, with which some of said creditors are willing to compound, and be satisfied, but others, being of a more craving, relentless disposition, refuse to comply with any terms, till the whole of their debts are paid, which his circumstances render him in- capable to do at present, and puts him under the disagree- able necessity, as the last resource, to seek some other method for aid. These are therefore to give notice, to all persons concerned, that he purposes to apply to the next meeting of the General Assembly of the province of New- Jersey, for relief in the premises.
GEORGE READING.
To be SOLD, by private SALE,
PART of the estate of Joseph King, late of the township of Amwell, and county of Hunterdon and province of West-Jersey, deceased, consisting of a grist and saw-mill, in good repair, on a never-failing stream, known by the name of the South-Branch of Rariton, the grist-mill is fitting either for country or merchant work, together with 25 acres of land, belonging to said mills, on which is a good stone dwelling house, together with a good frame dwelling house, having a very good well at the door, with
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a good frame barn; there is some meadow, and a young orchard, belonging to said tract.
Another tract, containing 50 acres of land, situate on the aforesaid branch, about half a mile distant from the aforesaid mills, on which is a frame dwelling-house; there is some good meadow, and more may be made, with plenty of water, on said tract. Another tract of 146 acres, ad- joining the aforesaid 50 acre tract, about 40 acres of which is cleared, the remainder well timbered and watered, on which is a good log dwelling-house, with a frame room, under which is a good cellar. Any person or persons, in- clining to purchase all, or either of the aforesaid tracts, may know the conditions, by applying to
GEORGE KING, and JOHN STEPHENSON, Executors.
-The Pennsylvania Gazette, No. 2096, February 23, 1769.
ARRIVALS at JAMAICA.
Schooner Liberty, Lambert from Salem.
Brig Johnson, White, from Elizabeth Town .-- The Pennsylvania Journal, No. 1368, February 23, 1769.
To be let by the subscriber, and entered upon any time after the IIth of this instant March,
A LARGE and commodious store room in Princeton, next door to the sign of the college, which, for its advan- tageous situation exceeds every other store in the town, as has been fully demonstrated by the great quantity of goods retailed the last year by the present store-keeper, which I have good reason to believe exceeded four thou- sand pounds, and might have been more by taking in pork, wheat &c. &c. &c. It is hardly possible for a single person to meet with a more desirable situation for increasing his fortune, as he may have the store and boarding on very
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reasonable terms, and by its vicinity to Philadelphia and New-York, consequently will not require a large capital, as goods can so conveniently be had from either place, the land carriage to navigation from the former being only about twelve miles, from the latter eighteen miles, besides the conveniency of the stage waggons from both places, which meet in this town twice a week; by their conveyance may be had a great number of articles, not commonly kept in a country store, on three days notice, to oblige a cus- tomer; besides many other advantages which a person conversant in trade will more readily comprehend than I can describe. For terms apply to William Hick, tavern- keeper, at the sign of the New-Jersey College, in Prince- ton. A personal application (if any) will be most agree- able .- There are three grist mills, the furthest from town about two miles.
WILLIAM HICK.
We hear from Morris-Town, that on the IIth Ult. as one Peter Berry was riding down a Hill, his Horse stum- bled, by which he was thrown doren, and the Horse falling on him instantly killed him .- He was on the point of going to Ireland, where it was said he had loool. Sterling lately bequeathed to him.
And on the 18th, which was the Saturday following, as David Correy was driving his Team, the Horses ran with Violence down the aforesaid Hill, and by the Waggon giving a Jolt over a Stone, pitched him out, when the Wheels run over his Head. He continued in great Misery till the Morning, when he died.
To be sold by the SUBSCRIBER,
Two good DWELLING-HOUSES, one of which is pleas- antly situated on King-street, near the middle of Trenton, being a large two story building, with four good rooms on
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a floor, and convenient fire-places in each; there is a kitchen adjoining, and two cellars under the house; there is likewise a one story building adjoining to it, containing two good rooms on a floor, with fire-places therein, and may be used as a separate tenement, or very convenient store, for which it has been long used. The lot is 66 feet in front, and 164 in depth, on which is a very good garden and large yard, stable and well. The other house is situ- ated on the same street, and is a one story building, with four rooms on the lower and two on the upper floor, and fire-places in three of them, and a good cellar under the house. The lot is 60 feet front, and about 100 in depth, with a good garden, well and stable thereon. Any person purchasing and paying a third or fourth of the purchase- money, may have the remaining payments made very easy, on paying interest, and giving good security. For further particulars inquire of Thomas Barnes, in Trenton, or the subscriber, living in Upper-Providence, Chester county.
THOMAS MOORE.
N. B. The subscriber living at a considerable distance from said houses, will induce him to sell them very low.
To be sold by the subscriber, several tracts of land in Newe- Jersey and Pennsylvania.
One tract situate in the county of Sussex, adjoining the lands of Peter Yeager and others, containing 287 acres. One other tract of 417 acres, in the said county and town- ship of Mansfield. Wood house adjoining lands of Sam- uel Johnson and John Reading. One other tract in the same county, and township of Oxford, containing 60 acres, ad joining the lands of William Cor, and Hollens- head. One other tract situated in the county of Glouces- ter, adjoining the lands of Robert Strettle, aforesaid, and the lands appurtenant to - Fisher's saw-mill, con-
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taining 84 acres .- Those in Pennsylvania arc situate in the county of York. These lands in general are well watered, and great opportunity of making good meadow on most of them. For further information, re- specting the conveniencies and advantages attending them, application may be made for those in New-Jersey to Charles Stuart, in the county of Sussex, and to Jacob Richman, Esq; in the county of Gloucester; for those in Pennsylvania, to William Matthews, surveyor, in York Town, or to William M'Caskey, on Muddy-Creck, Faun township. Reasonable credit and indisputable titles will be given for either part or the whole, by William Brown, living in Dock-street, Philadelphia, who is legally impow- ered to sell the same.
ALL persons indebted to the estate of John Comron, of the township of Greenwich, in the county of Gloucester, in the western division of the province of New-Jersey, Shipwright, deceased, are desired to make speedy pay- ment; and those who have any demands against said es- tate, to bring in their accounts, that they may be adjusted by
MARY COMRON, Executrix, and JACOB SPICER, Executor. -The Pennsylvania Chronicle, No. 112, February 27-March 6, 1769.
To be let, and entered upon immediately, the dwelling- house late of the Hon. Samuel Woodruff, Esq; deceased, at Elizabeth-Town, in New-Jersey : This is a very large and handsomely finished house, with two wings; it is two stories high, and has four large rooms on a floor, with a back piazza of the length of the house. The wings are also two stories having several commodious apartments: the lot contains about three acres, on which are several convenient out-buildings, and a capacious well inclosed
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garden, with a small orchard behind it. The whole in the best repair. Also, to be LET immediately, another brick dwelling house, in Elizabeth-Town aforesaid, which was occupied by the late Widow Hunloke. It is two stories high, having three rooms on the lower, and five on the upper story. There is also a convenient garden, with sev- eral out-houses. It is pleasantly situated on Elizabeth river, and near the center of the town. Any person in- clining to rent either of the above, may apply to the sub- scriber at Elizabeth-Town, or to the Revd. Mr. Joseph Treat, or Mr. Lewis Pintard, in New-York.
N. B. All persons indebted, to the estate of Joseph Woodruff, jun. lately deceased, are desired to make im- mediate payment, there being a necessity for closing the accounts of said estate; And all, to whom the said estate is indebted, either by bond, note, or account, are requested to notify the subscribers, and Isaac Woodruff, Esq; exec- utors of said estate, of the particulars of their respective demands.
Elizabeth-Town
WV. P. SMITH,
Feb. 20, 1769. ELIAS BOUDINOT.
A vendue of the deceased's houshold furniture, of which several articles are genteel and almost new, together with some slaves, horses, cattle, two riding chairs, &c. will be held on Wednesday the 8th of March, at 2 o'clock P. M. at his late dwelling-house at Elizabeth-Town. Also two boats in good order .- The New York Gazette and Weekly Mercury, No. 905, February 27, 1769.
New-York, February 22, 1769. To BE SOLD,
At Publick Vendue, on Monday the 13th of March next. on the Premises.
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THE House and Lot of Ground, with the Ferry, Dock and Scow, on Bergen Point: As also three Lots of Ground near Mr. Smith's Ferry: The Vendue to begin at 12 o'Clock, by us
WILHELMUS FREELAND, RICHARD LAWRENCE.
ALSO to be Sold by the said Richard Lawrence, at pri- vate Sale, Two other Lots on Bergen Point. One con- taining Twelve Acres, the other Six Acres and three Quarters; they are both fine Wood Land, and bound upon the Water. Likewise his Farm, on the North Side of Staten-Island, near the Dutch Church, containing 81 Acres of extraordinary good Upland and 10 Acres of salt Meadow : There is a Ferry now erected there, right oppo- site to that on Bergen Point, and is the best Road to New York. A good Title will be given by the said RICHARD LAWRENCE.
PURSUANT to an Order of the Hon. Frederick Smyth and John Berrian, Esqrs. two of the Judges of the Su- preme Court for the Province of New-Jersey. Whereas Cornelius Swart, a Prisoner, confined in the Goal of the County of Monmouth, has applied for the Benefit of a late Act passed in the said Province, entitled "An Act for the Relief of Insolvent Debtors," and having taken the Oath, and filed his Schedule agreeable to said Act, Now this is to give Notice, to the Creditors of said Swart, to meet at the Court-House, in the City of Perth-Amboy, on Wed- nesday the Fifth Day of April next, at ten o'Clock in the Forenoon of the same Day, to shew Cause (if any they have) why an Assignment of his Estate should not be made to such Persons as shall then be appointed, and he discharged from his Confinement .-- The New York Ga- zette or Weekly Post Boy, No. 1365, February 27, 1769.
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Hackinsack, Feb. 22d, 1769.
THE Public is hereby informed that the Grammar School, near the town of Hackinsack is still continued, and that a large, commodious and elegant edifice is erected for the better accommodation of the scholars.
The place is in all respects well calculated for a public school. Boarding is as cheap, and as reasonable as can be desired; there is little opportunity of contracting vicious habits, and the inhabitants are so emulous to prevent them, that Peter Zabriskie, Esq; & other residents in the place, have voluntarily engaged to exert themselves, in conjunc- tion with the teacher, for the preservation of the morals of the youth, and for checking the first symptoms of vice.
Notwithstanding the malevolent insinuations that have been industriously propagated with regard to the method of instruction practiced by the subscriber, several gentle- men both of abilities and figure, have expressed their high- est approbation, both of the method of tuition and prog- ress of the young under his care : nor can he, by carefully observing the methods of others, find, that he has omitted any thing in his plan, (since he has had the liberty of choosing for himself) which others have retained. But as he has not the talent of pushing himself into fame, he must leave the proof of his assiduity and diligence to the best test, experience.
He returns his most hearty thanks to those who have already entrusted him with the education of their children, and hopes by his care and pains to merit the continuance of their favours.
Navigation, the Italian method of book-keeping, sur- veying and other branches of the mathematics, are also taught, at reasonable rates, by
The public's humble servant,
PETER WILSON.
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To BE SOLD.
L VIEW OF HOUSE AND
A Plantation in Middletown, con- taining 200 acres, more or less, as may best suit the purchaser, of good kind land, bounded on two brooks of TREES. fine running water, one on the east side, and one on the west side; about 70 acres clear and within good fence, and about 12 acres of good fresh mowing meadow, and as much more may be made with a little trouble; there is a plenty of good timber and York-wood; there is on it a tolerable good house and an orchard of about 100 large apple-trees, with some peach-trees, plumb and cherry-trees; it lies about a mile and half from the bay by Chingarovis point, where is plenty of fish, oysters and clams, and about a mile from a grist-mill, and half a mile from a saw-mill: Whoever inclines to purchase the said plantation, let them apply to James Kearney, who lives about a mile and a half from the premises, who will agree on reasonable terms and will give a sufficient title for the same .- The New York Jour- nal or General Advertiser, No. 1365, March 2, 1769.
To BE SOLD,
SEVERAL valuable plantations, lying in Bristol township, viz. One lying on Delaware, the great road leading from Philadelphia to Trenton, running through the same, com- monly known by the name of Cold Spring, containing 150 acres of upland and meadow, etc, etc. Likewise a tract of land, containing 40 acres, lying about a mile from the aforesaid premises, etc, etc, etc .; also one plantation or tract of land, lying in the Jerseys, opposite the two first, containing 50 acres, some part cleared. There are about 20 acres of meadow in the whole, and about 10 acres more may be made. An indisputable title will be made to the
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purchaser of any of said lands, by THOMAS STANALAND, living on the first described premises.
WHEREAS RICHARD COLLINGS, Gardener, once of the Northern Liberties, for some Years past hath not followed raising of Garden Seeds, as he formerly did, by Reason of a Removal to the Jerseys, and not having his Ground properly cultivated for that Business; he now gives pub- lic Notice, That for these last Two Years he has taken Care to procure an Assortment of the best GARDEN SEEDS, Pease and Beans of all Sorts, and begs the Favour of his former Customers to apply to him, at his Stand, at the upper End of the Jersey Market, Philadelphia, on the North Side, where they shall be kindly used .- The Penn- sylvania Gazette, No. 2097, March 2, 1769.
Captain Allison from Lisbon, the 20th of February, in lat. 36. long. 72. spoke the schooner Industry, Captain Gardiner, from Cape Nichola for Salem, out 24 days, who informed him that the Brig Juno, Captain Wilson, of this port was arrived there.
Nassau-hall, Princeton, March 2.
IN terms of the advertisement formerly published, the Grammar school at Princeton was begun precisely on the 7th of November last. The numbers considering the shortness of the time, have exceeded expectation. The design of this present notice is to assure the public, that according to my promise to the trustees, I have undertaken the conduct of it; that the young man who teaches it re- ceive his whole directions from me, and has hitherto given the greatest satisfaction by fidelity and diligence in the execution of them. He is furnished with a book of direc- tions for masters to form their pupils to a thorough knowl- edge of the Latin language, drawn up by one who was
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long Rector of the public grammar school in Glasgow, the seat of one of the universities in Scotland, and taught it with as great reputation and success as any that ever ap- peared in that country. He is furnished with a book of classic maps, to point out the places spoken of in any au- thor the scholar may happen to read, and it is particularly recommended to him to study the Roman & Greek an- tiquities, that he may be able to explain any word that refers to the customs and manners of the ancients or the constitutions of their several states. He is also furnished with a terrestrial globe, that they may be taught Geog- raphy, by occasional exercises for amusement rather than a task. One hour every day is spent in writing and arith- metick; And it is proposed to have a weekly exercise of reading the English authors with propriety and grace, with remarks on the grammar and spelling of the English tongue. Every Lord's day evening since the school began, the scholars have been convened, and instructed in the principles of religion. This is done for the sake of those whose parents live at a distance, and will be carefully con- tinued. On the whole the public may rest assured that no pains will be spared to make the instruction at this school compleat and accurate; and indeed they have a . pretty sure pledge of our fidelity, because the scholars who enter college from this school must be a sort of standard for the qualifications of those who are to be admitted from other places. It would be a terrible reproach to offer insufficient scholars brought up within our own walls, and it is ex- pected and even hoped that other school masters will by a laudable emulation keep us hard and close to our duty.
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