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J. WITHERSPOON.
-The Pennsylvania Journal, No. 1369, March 2, 1769.
New-York, March 3. The following melancholy Acci-
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dent happen'd on Sunday the 12th of February last, in the South Ward of the City of Amboy, Cranbury. Between two and three o'Clock in the Afternoon, a Man passing the House of Mr. Joseph Rue, of that Place, perceived a great Smoak issuing from some Part of the Roof, near the Kitchen Chimney, on which he went in, in order to . alarm and assist the Family. He found little or no Fire on the Hearth, nor was the Chimney on Fire above, yet the Smoak increased, he could hear the Flames roar, and they presently burst out of the N. W. Corner of the Roof; the Wind being high at North West, which drove them full upon the rest of the Building, the whole was almost instantly in Flames. Mr. Rue and his Wife were both abroad, and only some small Children at home; the Fire spread with such Rapidity and Fury, that only a few Neighbours had Time to assemble, and get out an incon- siderable Quantity of the Goods, before the whole Build- ing and all it contained, which was very valuable, were entirely consumed .- Supplement to the New York Jour- nal or General Advertiser, No. 1365, March 4, 1769.
New-York, March 6. Capt. Lowndes, in 12 Days from Santa Croix, acquaints us, That Capt. Spinning, from Elizabeth-Town, for North-Carolina, arrived the 6th of February, having 21 Passengers, were reduced to 4 Ounces of Beef, and half a Pint of Water in the 24 Hours.
WHEREAS the proprietors of Horseneck purchase, have agreed to divide their lands lying between the mountain and Passaick river : Notice is hereby given to all persons that have any right in said purchase, to apply to Derick Mourrison, at Horseneck, on or before the first day of June next, there and then, to comply with the constitutions of said purchase, or else expect they exclude themselves by refusing.
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WHEREAS Jabez Ward, of the Township of Newark, in the Province of New-Jersey, has some Reason to think his Wife Margaret Ward, has Intentions of running him in Debt, to his Damage or Ruin. This is therefore to for- bid and forewarn all Persons whatsoever from trusting the said Margaret Ward on his Account, for he will pay 10 Debts, she shall contract from the Date hereof.
March 6, 1769. JABEZ WARD -The New York Gazette or Weekly Post Boy, No. 1366, March 6, 1769.
TO BE SOLD,
A VERY valuable plantation or tract of land, situate in the county of Salem, and province of West-New-Jersey, near the town of Salem aforesaid, containing about 600 acres, with good buildings, orchards, and every other thing necessary for grazing and tilling. For particulars inquire of Samuel Oakford, on the premises, Joseph Hart, at Port Penn, William Hewlings, Esq; in Burlington, or John Hart, in Philadelphia.
N. B. Any time, not exceeding seven years, will be given for the payment of the purchase-money, paying in- terest, and giving security if desired.
To be sold on Wednesday, the 4th of April next, at public vendue, on the premises, or at any time before at private sale,
A HOUSE and LOT of GROUND, in Princeton; the house is of one story, and almost new, and has four rooms, with a kitchen and a cellar under part of it; the lot consists of about half an acre, and has a well sunk in it; the situation is very convenient for a tradesman. Good Bonds on inter- est, with proper security, will be as acceptable as the cash, and an indisputable title given by
WILLIAM TENNANT.
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To be SOLD by the Subscriber,
A handsome well finished brick house, two stories high, four rooms below stairs, besides garrets; the rooms above and below stairs are genteely papered, a large dry cellar under the whole house, properly divided; a convenient kitchen adjoining, with chambers above for servants, sit- uate in King-street, in Trenton; the lot contains about three quarters of an acre, and extends through to Queen- street, on which stand the stables. Also several five acres lots of meadows, orchard and pasture lands, each good of their kind, near and convenient to the town; as also a good house, and new large framed barn, with 17 acres of excellent land, eight acres of which is garden, meadow, and an orchard of the best grafted fruit; the remaining nine acres good woodland; its situation renders it conve- nient for a shop-keeper, tradesman, &c. being situated in Trenton also. The purchaser may have any of the above, on very moderate terms, and reasonable credit given, pay- ing interest. WILLIAM PIDGEON.
-The Pennsylvania Chronicle, No. 113, March 6- 13, 1769.
PURSUANT to an order of the honourable Charles Read, and John Berrien, Judges of the supreme court of judica- ture for the province of New-Jersey: Notice is hereby given to the respective creditors of John M'Kinsie, an in- solvent debtor, in the gaol of the county of Morris, that they be, and appear, on Wednesday the fifth day of April next, at nine o'clock in the morning, at the court house in Perth-Amboy, in the county of Middlesex, to shew cause (if any they have) why the said John M'Kinsie, should not be discharged, agreeable to a late act of the legisla- ture of the said province, for the relief of insolvent debt- ors.
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Morris Town, Feb. 12, 1769.
-The New York Journal or General Advertiser, No. 1366, March 9, 1769.
PHILADELPHIA, March 9.
Captain Ayres,-from Lisbon, last Friday Afternoon, about 10 Leagues from our Capes,-spoke the Captains Lockton, Tillet and Curry, from this Port, and Captain Walker from Wilmington, who had all left the Capes that same Day.
Sussex County, New-Jersey, February 24, 1769.
NOTICE is hereby given, to whom it may concern, That two of the Judges of the inferior Court of Common Pleas, for the County of Sussex, have appointed Friday, the 31st Day of March next, to meet, at the House of David Rey- nolds, Innholder, at Hacket's Town, in order to discharge John Wolfel Litzel, and David Penwell, insolvent Debt- ors, agreeable to the late Act of Assembly, made and pro- vided in that Case.
To be SOLD, by way of public vendue, on the Ioth day of April next, on the premises,
A VALUABLE plantation and tract of land, containing about 97 acres, situate in Chester township, Burlington county, fronting the river Delaware, at a place called Sen- emenson,1 about 9 miles from Cooper's ferry, by land, and about the same distance from Philadelphia by water; there is a share of a good shad fishery belonging to the premises, a good apple orchard, and other fruit trees, about 12 acres of drained meadow, supposed to be as good as any in said county, most part of which is cleared, and under good grass, and is well secured from the tide by a good dam and flood-gates; there is on said premises, a log house, with
1 Usually written Cinnaminson.
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two rooms on a floor, a spring-house and sundry other con- venient buildings. The land is exceeding fertile for rais- ing market truck; late the property of William Cox, de- ceased. Any person who has a mind to view the premises before the day of sale, may apply to John Cox, in Moore's- town, or the subscriber, living on the premises. The con- ditions will be made known at the time and place afore- said, when attendance will be given, by
SARAH Cox, Executrix.
To be SOLD by the subscriber, living in Reading-Town, Hunterdon county, West New-Jersey, the following tracts of land, viz.
The noted and valuable PLANTATION, whereon he now lives, containing 335 acres, of which 250 acres are cleared, and a sufficient quantity of meadow, the remainder being well timbered, and the whole well watered, being pleas- antly situated on the South Branch of Rariton River, with a large brick mansion house, 4 rooms on a floor, a good frame kitchen adjoining, and a cellar under the whole; a good large Dutch barn, with other necessary out houses belonging thereto, and a large bearing orchard of the best grafted fruit. Also one other very valuable large tract of land, in Sussex county, West New-Jersey, within three miles of Squire's Point Forge, containing 1000 acres, of which there are 100 acres of choice good meadow cleared, and a sufficient quantity of plough land, a dwelling-house, a good new large Dutch barn, and several barracks, with a very good bearing orchard of the best grafted fruits, &c. the above being well watered and timbered. Also one other tract of land in Newtown, Sussex county, bounded by the foot of the Blue Mountain, where the main road crosses said Mountain, within 4 or 5 miles of Sussex Court-house, containing 431 acres, whereon are two small
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improvements. Also one other tract of land, bounded by lands commonly called Reading's Bottom, near Sussex Court-house, containing 200 acres. Also one other tract, lying at the Head of Alamuchey, near Andover iron works, in Sussex county, containing 137 acres. Also one other tract of land, bounded by George Beaty, in Sussex, con- taining 214 acres. Also three other small tracts lying be- tween Squire's Point Forge and George Beaty's mill, be- ing extraordinary good wood land, one containing 100 acres, one 72 acres, and the other 52 acres. Also one other tract of land, situate in Mansfield Wood-house township, near Pahatkunk, containing 341 acres. Also one other tract of land, in Morris county, near Hacket's Town, con- taining 218 acres, with a small improvement thereon. Also one other tract of land, in Morris county, near George Beaty's mill, containing 182 acres. Any person or persons inclining to purchase any of the aforesaid lands, may apply to William Norcross, sq; or Mr. John Gregg, both of Am- well, or to the subscriber, who will sell any of them un- commonly cheap, and an indisputable title given. He has also for sale, a number of Negroe men, women and chil- dren, who have had the small-pox, and are capable of doing all kinds of country business.
MARTIN RYERSON.
NOTICE is hereby given, That I the Subscriber, intend to present a Petition to the Assembly of the Province of New-Jersey, at their next Sitting, in order to obtain a Law for the Owners and Possessors of the Meadows, on Little Timber Creek, in the County of Gloucester, to contribute towards the Expence of keeping up and maintaining the Dam, Bank and Water-works, in Proportion to their Meadow, from the Hill on the Masters's Plantation to the Plantation belonging to the Heirs of Joseph Harrison, deceased, at the Mouth of said Creek; if any Person or
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Persons have any Objections, they are desired to appear, and make the same known.
WILLIAM GERRARD. -The Pennsylvania Gazette, No. 2098, March 9, 1769.
To be sold, by way of public vendue, on the 20th day of April next on the premises,
A VALUABLE plantation and tract of land, containing about 190 acres, situate on Penshaukin creek, in the town- ship of Chester, in the county of Burlington; late the property of John Chambers, deceased. There are on said premises a dwelling house, with two rooms on a floor, and two good apple orchards, about 30 acres of drained mead- ow, 80 acres of cleared land within fence, the remainder is woodland. The title is indisputable. The conditions of sale will be made known at the time and place aforesaid, where attendance will be given by
ANN JONES, Executrix.
TO BE SOLD,
A LOT of GROUND, on the north side of Sassafras (or Race) Street, between Second and Third Streets, in Phil- adelphia; containing in breadth fifty-four feet, and in depth one hundred and fourteen feet, to a twelve feet alley leading into Second-street .-- Also a piece of land situate beyond the third mile stone on Frankford Road, in the Northern Liberties, containing twenty-two acres and a half whereof a small part is meadow, on which is a small tenement and an orchard of grafted fruit trees; now in the tenure of Daniel Kuhlman .- For further particu- lars, apply to Peter Worral, in Burlington. .
THREE POUNDS REWARD.
RAN away, last night, from the subscriber, living in
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Chesterfield township, West-New-Jersey, an Irish Servant Lad, named Hugh M'Carty, about 19 years of age, five feet eight or nine inches high, of a fair complexion, and wears his own brown hair. Had on and took with him, a coat of white homespun bearskin, and a white broadcloth jacket, both with wooden buttons, buckskin breeches, half- worn yarn stockings, old shoes, with large brass buckles in them, and a nere felt hat; also a broadcloth homespun brown coat, and nankeen jacket and breeches. Whoever takes up and secures the above described servant, so as his master may have him again, shall have the above reward, and all reasonable charges paid by me
THOMAS THORN.
N. B. The above servant was seen with a certain Sam- uel King, last Sunday, and it is thought he came with him to this city. All masters of vessels are forbid to carry him off at their peril .- The Pennsylvania Chronicle, No. 114, March 13-20, 1769.
TRUE BRITON,
Covers this Season, at Capt. Heard's, FIGURE at Woodbridge, New-Jersey, at 41. OF A Proc. the Season; and as the collect- ing the Money last Season was attend- HORSE. ed with much Trouble and Difficulty, the Cash must be paid down before the Mares are taken away. Good Grass for Mares.
To be LET,
A House and lot on Cowfoot Hill, in which Capt. Jo- seph Rose now lives, opposite Mr. Philip Kissick's. For further particulars, enquire of Mr. Kelly, in Wall-Street.
A house and lot, the most pleasantly situated of any in Elizabeth-Town. For further particulars enquire there
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of Elias Boudinott, Esq; or Mr. Kelly, the owner, in New- York.
To be LET, in farms from 50 to 300 acres, on very low rent. a large tract of fine up-land and meadow, nearly in the center of the county of Sussex, in New-Jersey, and about half a mile from the court-house and county town ; there are already about thirty families settled on it, and as . many more may be accommodated with good farms. It is well known to be one of the best places in that province for raising stock of all sorts; and on account of the great number of people employ'd at the iron-works in the neigh- bourhood, there is generally a better market for grain and other produce than at New-York, or Philadelphia. For the terms, and further particulars, enquire of Thomas An- derson, Esq; near the premises, who is impower'd to rent any part thereof that may be wanted, or of William Kelly, the owner, in New-York.
To be SOLD, or LET. a very good farm of between 4 and 500 acres, at Canoe Brook, late the property of Henry Leonard, Esq; deceased. For further particulars, enquire of David Ogden, Esq; at Newark, Mr. Thomas Millidge, in Morris County, or William Kelly, the owner, in New- York.
To be SOLD, a very valuable farm now in the posses- sion of Lemuel Bowers, Esq; in Morris County, contain- ing about 160 acres, of which 40 acres is fine English meadow, and 20 more may be made; the remainder is good upland fit to produce wheat and other grain. There is on it a new two story house, with brick chimnies, and sash'd windows, a kitchen, barn, and a store house, under which there is a cellar. For further particulars, enquire of David Ogden, Esq; at Newark, Mr. Kelly, in New- York, or Mr. Bowers, on the premises.
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To be sold at private Sale, in the Township of Bedmin- ster, in the County of Somerset, and Province of East- New-Jersey ;
A Lot of land, about one acre, whereon is two dwelling- houses, one of which is occupied by a tavern keeper, and has been for several years past, is a large house with 5 fire- places, and is well situated for public business, and is about 15 miles from Brunswick Landing. Also to be sold to- gether with said lot, or separate, as may best suit the pur- chaser, 100 acres or more, of very good land, whereon is a good dwelling house and barn. Chief of said land is cleared, with about eight or ten acres of meadow cleared; all of which is in good repair. Any person inclining to purchase the whole, or only said house and lot, may hear of good encouragement by applying to the subscriber, liv- ing at Pluckemin, near said premises.
JACOB EOFF, Senior. -The New York Gazette and Weekly Mercury, No. 907, March 13, 1769.
To be SOLD, at public vendue on Monday the 3d of April next,
A HOUSE and lot lying in the city of Perth-Amboy, belonging to the estate of Richard Fits Randolph, late of said city, deceased; said lot is on the south side of Smith- Street, near entering into the city out of the country, and is 90 feet front and rear, and 66 feet on each side, with a good dwelling house two story high, two fire places in each story, a cellar under it, a kitchen joining, and other out houses, with a good well, now in the occupation of Gilbert Shearer: Also one other lot joining on the east side of the aforesaid lot, 43 feet front and rear, and 66 feet on each side, with a dwelling house on it, with two fire places one above and one below : Also a lot lying
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on the very point of said city, commonly called Coles Point, fronting both Raritan river and the Sound. Said vendue to begin at ten o'clock of said day, and held on or near the premises. For further particulars, enquire of Nathaniel Fits Randolph, blacksmith, living in Wood- bridge town.
Woodbridge March 8, 1769.
RUN-Away in the night of the 30th of September last, from the subscriber, living in Mount-Holy, W'est New- Jersey, an Irish servant man, named John O'Bryan, aged about 35 years, about 5 feet 6 inches high; mark'd with the small pox, speaks pretty good English, with a little of the brogue; is a shoe-maker by trade, and can work plan- tation work; has short dark curl'd hair; had on, and took with him when he went away, a felt hat. two new ozne- burghs shirts, and two pair of trowsers of the same, a pair of new striped ticken trowsers, and an old striped shirt, good shoes, with brass buckles, and a pair of let- tis made silver buckles, a fine ruffled shirt, mark'd with I.M. under the arm, a large silk handkerchief, black and yellow mixt, a thick cloth jacket light colour'd, lined with woolen, made sailor fashion, a pair of broad cloth breech- es, blue and red mixed, a pale blue cloth jacket, that had been turned, the body lined with check linnen, with yel- low metal buttons, and a pair of old leather breeches, and a leather jacket, lined with woolen, and had a roundish piece set in the shoulder of the jacket, and a bearskin sur- tout coat, of a light brown colour, with a shalloon cap in the cape, with mohair buttons, two pair of women's gloves, one of which was silk, a pair of mallrings and sev- eral iron wedges, and a hatchet and two new twild bags; he also stole his master's horse, bridle and saddle, which horse he swapped away near Sussex court house, in the Jerseys, about the 5th of October, with one William
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M'Coy, for a bay horse, and there had changed his name to John Moore, and enquired the way to Albany, where he told M'Coy he had a wife, and had a piece of copper ore with him, which he was fond of shewing, and could talk Indian, and as I have since been informed, has been over most parts of the country, altho' he told me he had but just come from Ireland, and was sold to me by one John Har- kins, of Philadelphia; The same servant has been adver- tised in the Philadelphia gazette, several times, and in 250 single advertisements. Whoever takes up and secures the above servant, in any goal in New-Jersey, or brings him to his said master, shall receive a reward of SIX POUNDS, proclamation money,
paid by JOHN MONROW -The New York Gazette or Weekly Post Boy, No. 1367, March 13, 1769.
To BE SOLD,
A LOT of Land pleasantly situated, in Shrewsbury, in the County of Monmouth, containing 35 acres on which is a very good orchard, and five acres of good meadow, also about two acres of wood land, (the remainder very good for all sorts of grain and pasturing) all in very good fence. There is on the said lot a very good dwelling house almost new, has two rooms with a shop and three fire places on the first floor, and two rooms on the next, fin- ished, and more unfinished; there is a good kitchen ad- joining the house, a very good barn with three good stables in it, a store house and a smoak house: before the door is a good well and a garden pail'd off. The whole very con- venient for a gentleman's country seat, a tradesman, tav- ern-keeper, or for a merchant (that business having been carried on there, for several years past) it being near to a mill. and but 43 miles from a landing, from whence there
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may be a ready conveyance to New-York market; and it is about 23 miles from Shrewsburry town, where there is plenty of fowl, fish, oysters, clams &c to be had in the sea- son : Any person inclining to purchase the same, may apply to Peter Voorheis on the premises, or Henry Van Vleck, merchant, in Dock-Street, New-York, who will agree for the same on reasonable terms.
To BE SOLD
A TRACT of salt meadow and Cedar swamp, situate, lying and being on new Barbados-Neck, in Bergen county in New-Jersey, containing about 114 acres of salt meadow, and about 322 acres of cedar swamp; the whole is bound- ed on the two sides by Stagg's Creek, commonly 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 meadow 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 prevented any of the wood being cut out for near upon thirty years, the con- veniences of loadings 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 can go up that creek to be loaded, and from the other side of the tract, the timber may be brought to Hack- ensack River, by sledding 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 applying to Mr. John Terhune, at Hackensack, or to the subscriber in New-York.
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Whereas the above premises were advertised and in- tended for sale the third of October, but as the swamp could better be viewed in winter when froze, it was thought best to postpone the sale to May, that any person inclining to purchase might in the winter view said swamp and see what he purchased.
Now the above mentioned premises are preemptorly to be sold on Tuesday the 16th day of May next, at publick sale to the highest bidder, at the Court-house in Bergen County, in the town of Hackensack; for the greater con- veniency of purchasers, the meadows will be sold in five lots, and the cedar swamp in eight lots, according to the above survey, each lot of the meadow contains about 40 acres. A good title will be given to the purchaser or pur - chasers by NICHOLAS ROOSEVELT -The New York Journal or General Advertiser, No. 1367, March 16, 1769.
To BE SOLD,
A VERY valuable plantation, or tract of land, situate in the county of Salem, and province of West New-Jersey, near the town of Salem aforesaid, containing about 600 acres, with good buildings, orchards, and every other thing necessary for grazing and tilling. For further par- ticulars enquire of SAMUEL OAKFORD, on the premises ; JOSEPH HART, at Port Penn; WILLIAM HEWLINGS, Esq; in Burlington; or JOHN HART, in Philadelphia.
N. B. Any time. not exceeding seven years, will be given for the payment of the purchase Money, paying in- terest, and giving security, if required .- The Pennsylva- nia Gasette, No. 2099, March 16, 1769.
PRINCETON. March 9. Friday about three of the clock in the afternoon, a fire broke out in Nassau Hall, but by
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the immediate and vigorous assistance of the students, and inhabitants of the village, it was extinguished without do- ing any considerable damage. It did not appear to have been owing to the heedlessness of any person whatever; but probably to a spark, from the windward, dropping on the leeward side of the building, as it kindled in the roof where there was no communication with any of the cham- bers.
PROPOSALS For printing by Subscription, in Two Volumes, Octavo, SERMONS, ON Useful and Important SUBJECTS, By the Rev. SAMUEL. DAVIES, A. M.
Late President of the College in Princeton, New Jersey.
SUBSCRIBERS are desired to send in their names to either of the following persons, The Rev. Doctor John Witherspoon, in Princeton. The Rev. Alexander Mc. Whorter, in New-Ark, New-Jersey. The Rev. John Rod- gers, the Rev. Joseph Treat, Mr. Garret Noel, Bookseller, in New-York. The Rev. Samuel Blair, in Boston. The Rev. Mr. Sprout, Messrs. Hall and Sellers, Messrs. Will- iam and Thomas Bradford, Printers, Daniel Roberdeau, Merchant, in Philadelphia. The Rev. Robert Smith, in Pequea. The Rev. George Duffield, in Carlisle. The Rev. Elihu Spencer, in St. Georges. The Rev. Jacob Ker, in Somerset-county, Maryland. Mr. William Holt, Mer- chant, in Williamsburg, Virginia. Captain Craighead, in New-Castle , Hanover-county, Virginia. Mr. David Smith, in West-Nottingham. And Mr. Josiah Smith, in Charles-Town, South-Carolina.
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