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New-York, May 4. We hear from Newark, that Eze- kiel Ball, an ingenious Mechanic, has invented a new Ma- 1 For a sketch of Capt. Archibald Kennedy, of the Royal Navy, see N. J. Archives, IX., 460.
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chine for levelling the Roads with great Expedition, it is made in the Form of a Triangle, with a small Expence, and is drawn by Horses; Cutting off the Ridges and filling up the Ruts to Admiration, and deserves to be highly rec- ommended to the Public; if any Gentleman is desirous of knowing in what Manner it is made, the Model may be now seen at his House.
To be sold, on Wednesday the Ioth of May inst. at the House of Robert Campbell, at Freehold, in the County of Monmouth, the following Lots and Parcels of Land in said Township, viz. The noted Tavern, known by the Name of Campbell's Tavern, perhaps one of the best stands in the County, a good Dwelling House with five Rooms and four Fire Places, a good Kitchen and Garden pailed in, as also a good bearing Orchard of 120 Apple Trees; besides Peach and Cherry Trees, of the best Sort, with about 100 Acres of Land. Also another Tract of Land adjoining on the South Side of the Road, where said Tavern stands, with about 100 Acres of Land, 30 of which are good Meadow, chiefly of the best Sort; there is also a good Dwelling House, Barn, and a young bearing Or- chard of 150 Trees; also sundry Lots of Land and Mead- ow lying adjacent, will be sold at the same Time. The Vendue to continue two Days, if all is not sold the first. Also to be sold at private Sale, a Plantation belonging to the Subscriber, at Fresh-Pounds, in the Corporation of New-Brunswick, containing about 100 Acres of good Wheat Land, lying on the Stage Road that leads from Philadelphia to Amboy, 90 of which are cleared, and on which there is a great Quantity of Fruit Trees, such as Mulberries, Apples, Peaches and Cherries, being situated within three Miles of two Forges and four of a Landing. An indisputable Title will be given. Good Bonds, on In-
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terest will be taken, if it does not suit the Purchaser to pay Cash. The Vendue to begin at Ten of the Clock.
ROBERT CAMPBELL.
To be sold at public Vendue, on Monday the 29th of May next, (or at private Sale any Time before) at Perth- Amboy
FIGURE
OF
BOAT
UNDER
SAIL.
A BOAT called the Betsy, lately be- longing to John Watson; the said Boat is in exceeding good Order, with a new Quarter Deck, and very commo- dious for Passengers or any other Business. She will carry about Six
Cords of Wood.
JEREMIAH STANTON, WILLIAM WRIGHT.
April 28th, 1769.
To be sold at Public Vendue,
By Order of Joseph Reade. on Thursday 25th of May, Inst. at South-River Bridge, in the County of
Middlesex :
FIGURE THE Plantation and Premises lying on the West Side of the said River, OF FARM and on the main Road from Burling- WITH ton, and Amboy, lately belonging to the Estate of Samuel Neilson, de- TWO ceased : Containing by Estimation, HOUSES. One Hundred and Fifteen Acres, Whereon is a good Dwelling House, some Out-Houses, some clear Land, and some good Wood Land, where a Tavern has been kept for many Years past: there is also on it a good Landing Place for Boats : Also there will be sold another Lot of Land, likewise lately belonging to the
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Estate of the said Samuel Neilson, deceased, about a Mile from the above Premises lying on Duck-Creek, on the East Side of the said River, containing by Estimation, One Hundred and Twenty Acres, whereof great Part is good Meadow, and good Wood Land, and whereon also is a very good and convenient Landing Place. The Terms and Conditions of Sale will be made known at the Day and Place of Sale .- The New York Journal or General Adver- tiser, No. 1374, May 4, 1769.
PHILADELPHIA, May 4.
Captain Thompson, from Dublin, on the 23d ult. about 50 Leagues from our Capes, spoke the Pennsylvania Packet, Captain Falconer, bound to London from this Port.
NOTICE is hereby given to whom it may concern, that the owners of a piece or parcel of wild marsh, bounding on Delaware river, in the county of Salem, and province of New-Jersey, lying and being between the lands of John Mecum and Allen Congleton, do intend to petition the house of General Assembly of the said province, for leave to bring in a bill at the next sessions of General Assembly, for the banking, laying of sluices, and other things need- ful to be done, towards draining the aforesaid piece of wild marsh.
BY virtue of several writs to me directed, on the 19th day of May next, at the late dwelling-house of George May, in the township of Great Egg-Harbour, will be ex- posed to sale, by public vendue, between the hours of 12 and 5 in the afternoon of said day, the following described tracts and lots of land, meadow and cedar swamp, viz. No. I, contains 127 acres, on which is a good two story frame dwelling-house and barn, with about 20 acres of
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cleared land, a grist-mill and saw-mill, in good repair, on a large stream of water, situate on the northerly side of Great Egg-Harbour river, near the head of the tide; within a quarter of a mile from said mills is a very con- venient landing, where sea vessels can go and come full freighted. No. 2, is 100 acres of timber land, and includes the abovementioned landing. No. 3, is IO1 acres of cedar swamp, about a mile from the above mills, lying on Bad- cock's creek, which is full of timber. No. 4, is 50 acres of marsh, on the opposite side of the river to the first lot, which is now banked, and makes good meadow. No. 5, is 50 acres of land and marsh, on the south west side of the river, at a place called the Upper Pine Hammock. No. 6, is 50 acres of cedar swamp, on Gravelly Run, about 3 miles from the said mills. No. 7, is 46 acres of land, and cedar swamp, lying on the said river, including a landing, called Colt's Landing. Also 125 acres of cedar swamp, in two tracts, a few miles from said mills. Throughout the above tracts of land, in many places, is found large quantities of iron ore, and the stream on which the mills are built, being sufficient, it is thought a valuable iron work might be erected there, and its situation would ren- der the exportation of it very convenient. Any person inclining to purchase, may view the premises, by applying to Charles Steelman, or Samuel Snell, near the same. Credit will be given for two thirds of the purchase money, with paying interest. The whole late the real estate of said George May; seized in execution, and to be sold by SAMUEL BLACKWOOD, Sheriff.
N. B. At the same time will be sold, a quantity of West-Jersey rights.
Gloucester, April 27, 1769.
-The Pennsylvania Gazette, No. 2106, May 4, 1769.
A Correspondent writes us, that a Body of upwards of
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500 stout active industrious Men, completely armed and accoutred, are arrived at or near the Minisinks, from New- England, (with Carts, Oxen, Horses, and various Instru- ments of Mechanism and Husbandry) on their Way to possess and settle the Lands they claim on the Susque- hannah, from whence a small Party were lately forced by a superior Number of Proprietary Agents and Partisans of this Province. They are continually joined by People from different Parts of New-Jersey, in which Province they met with the greatest Hospitality. They are in high Spirits, on their near Approach to what they call the American Canaan, or Land of Promise .- The Pennsylva- nia Chronicle, No. 122, May 8-15, 1769.
New-York, May 8. A Sloop from Coracoa,1 for this Port, Anthony Pereau, Master, was drove ashore last Tuesday Night in a hard Gale of Wind at South-East, at Shrewsbury Inlet, on the Coast of New-Jersey; the Vessel is entirely lost, and three of the People, two white Men, and a Negro, perished with the Cold: The Cargo, Mo- hagony, and chipped Logwood, will be saved.
FIVE DOLLARS Reward.
RUN-away from the subscriber, in Elizabeth-Town, East New-Jersey, on Sunday evening last, a servant lad named Cornelius Hurry, born in Old England, about 19 years of age, five feet 6 inches high, fair complexion, light coloured hair : Had on when he went away, a blue sail- or's jacket, much worn, and faded; a blue broad cloth under jacket; a pair of buckskin breeches, blue stockings, half boots much worn. He has lived with the subscriber as an hostler, can trim a horse very well. Whoever se- cures the above servant, and confines him in any goal in this or the neighbouring provinces, or returns him to his
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master, shall receive the above reward, and all reasonable charges, paid by me. BROUGHTON REYNOLDS.
-The New York Gazette and Weekly Mercury, No. 915, May 8, 1769.
LOST,
FROM the South Side of Staten-Island, the twenty-sixth Day of April, a CANOE, of about 20 Feet long, three Feet wide, with a small Bar of Iron under the Seat. Whoever takes up or secures said Canoe, so that the Owner may have her again, shall have Two Dollars Reward, paid by me. BENJAMIN SPINING
Elizabeth-Town, April 9, 1769.
FOUR POUNDS REWARD,
RUN-away from the Subscriber, living in Shrewsberry, in the County of Monmouth and Province of East New- Jersey, the 30th of April, a Man about five Feet five or six Inches high, round Face, a very strait limb'd Fellow, about thirty Years of Age, named Thomas Howel. Mer- ica Bourn, a Woman, has left this Place in order to marry him, which will be his third Wife, if so she may be called, the first being living; and was branded in the Hand for marrying the second, whether the Brand is yet to be seen I cannot say; Also at the same Time a Servant Man, named Joseph Compton, about five Feet high, about 26 Years of Age, run-away from the Subscriber, they are supposed to be together; the Servant has a large Scar on one of his Insteps, occasioned by the cut of an Ax, and is already advertised also, at Four Pounds Reward. Who- ever takes up and secures either the Prisoner or Servant, shall be paid the above Reward, if both, Eight Pounds for the two, by me
STEPHEN TALLMAN, jun.
-The New York Journal or General Advertiser, No.
1375, May 11, 1769.
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G. BARTRAM and P. SHIRAS,
Have brought up to their store, at Mountholly,
A LARGE and general assortment of European, East and West-India GooDs, which was purchased on the best terms: therefore are determined to supply the town and country lower than has been done there for many years past, and purposes to sell for ready money, or country produce, only.
N. B. The public will be made acquainted with the particulars of the Goods by another Advertisement, in a few days time.
To BE SOLD,
A TRACT of LAND in West New-Jersey, situate in the township of Nottingham, on the south side of Sunpink Creek, about 4 miles from Trenton, and 5 from the pub- lic landing, below the Falls, known by the name of the Bear Swamp, joining lands of Rebeccah Wright, and oth- ers, containing about 300 acres, 200 of which may be made good meadow, with a stream of water running through the same, a small part of the upland cleared, the rest well timbered. Also a house and lot on the west side of Fifth- street, two doors above Arch-street, containing in width 19 feet and an half, and in depth 50 feet, with a two story kitchen, and good cellar under the whole. For further particulars, enquire of Andrew Edge, in Third-street, the corner of Church-alley.
N. B. Goods, that are saleable, will answer as well as cash, for one half of the purchase money, the remainder will be made easy to the purchaser, with an indisputable title.
WEST JERSEY RIGHTS, To be sold by JOHN and LAMBERT CADWALDER, in
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Front-street, a little above Walnut-street .- The Pennsyl- vania Gazette, No. 2107, May 11, 1769.
PRINCETON, (New-Jersey) May 6.
On Sunday evening, the 30th of April, as the Revd. Mr. John Blair, Mr. Benjamin Skillman, his wife and daughter, who had a young child in her arms. were re- turning from Kingston, where Mr. Blair preached that day, had occasion to cross Millston in a Battoe (as it was swolen with the rain) were accidentally overset in the middle of the current, which run very rapidly; Mr. Blair 'tis said was so long under water, that a few moments more would have landed him in eternity; after they emerged, they clung to the battoe, until they caught hold of some limbs, by the help of which they all got on shore, except Mrs. Skillman, who missing that opportunity, was unfortunately drowned.
We are informed, that at a meeting of the Trustees of the College of New-Jersey, lately held at Nassau-Hall, the Revd. Mr. Blair, Professor of Divinity in said Col- lege, requested liberty to resign his said office, as he con- sidered the present revenue of that college insufficient for the support of a professorship; and that the instruction of pupils in that branch might at present devolve upon the President of the College. The Trustees gave him the thanks of the board for his services to that institution, and considering the application as an act of generosity and disinterestedness in him, added the highest testimonials of their approbation of his character and conduct.
Trenton, in West New Jersey, May 4, 1769. TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN.
WHEREAS by an act of the General Assembly of the province of Pennsylvania, passed in the year 1765, I was granted the enlargement of my person for ever, against
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all debts contracted by me, before my surrender made on the 14th day of February, 1764. And whereas I am again sued and in danger of being distressed in this province, for the ballances that remain due to some of my creditors, and hereby shall be prevented from endeavouring to dis- charge the just ballances that may remain against me, after a distribution of my effects surrendered in the year 1764, is made, agreeable to the above recited act of assembly. These therefore are to notify all those whom it may con- cern, that at the next meeting of the General Assembly of the province of New Jersey, I do intend to petition that Honourable House and pray them to grant me such relief as they in their wisdom shall think meet.
ROBERT LETTIS HOOPER, Jun.
To the CREDITORS of JOHN BUDD,
GENTLEMEN,
I Am extremely sorry to hear that you neither have, or are likely to receive any part of the money due from me to you if things remain in their present situation, and as some of bonds are now in the hands of the executors, &c. of my deceased creditors, a letter of licence in the common form is impracticable. I have therefore no way left to do you justice, but by petitioning the legislative body of the province of New-Jersey, for an act to grant me licence to return and reside in the said province, five years free from arrest, to collect in the money due to me and pay my debts : This method has been proposed to me by some of my principal creditors, and I make no doubt but it will be acceptable to you all. I therefore design to do it at the next sitting of the assembly of the said province. I am, Gentlemen, with the greatest respect your very humble Servant J. BUDD. -The Pennsylvania Journal, No. 1379, May II, 1769.
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WHEREAS the subscriber, living in the city of Burling- ton, in the province of New-Jersey, executed a note to one Alexander Lindsey, for the sum of Nine Pounds Five Shillings, for a servant girl, which the said Lindsey fraud- ulently sold to him, alledging that he had just brought her from ship board, which is entirely false; these are there- fore to forewarn all persons from taking an assignment of said note, as I am determined not to pay it, unless com- pelled thereto by law. Witness my hand the 27th of April, 1769.
George Dunham.
N. B. The said girl has been discharged .- The Penn- sylvania Chronicle, No. 123, May 15-22, 1769.
To be sold at private sale, any time before the first day of July next, the plantation on which Nathaniel Salmon now lives, in Springfield, in the borough of Elizabeth, in East New-Jersey, within half a mile of the presbyterian church in said place; it contains about 50 acres, near half of it good mowing; it has on it a good double house and barn, stable, smoak house, chair house, cyder mill, with two good presses, likewise other necessary out houses; a good garden, and bearing orchard of 150 apple trees, and near 2000 peach trees of the best fruit, all in their greatest perfection. It is bounded on the south side by the east branch of Raway river; is very pleasantly and conve- niently situated for a gentleman's country seat, or for a store, tavern, or tradesman. Any person inclining to pur- chase, may know the particulars, by applying to the sub- scribers, who will give an indisputable title for said plan- tation.
NATHANIEL SALMON, JOHN STILES, Esq; DAVID MOREHOUSE. -The New York Gazette and Weekly Mercury, No. 916, May 15, 1769.
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To be Sold by the Subscriber living on the Premises,
VIEW
OF
PART OF
FARM.
A Plantation, containing about 268 Acres, situated at Malihaponix,1 in the Neighbourhood of Two Iron Works; and two Grist Mills, where is a ready Market for all Kinds of Produce that is raised on a Farm, and about 5 Miles from South-River Landing, from
whence Boats constantly go to New-York: There is on the Premises, a good Farm House, with a convenient Cel- lar, Milk House, Barn and other necessary Houses for a Farm: A good bearing Orchard of 150 Apple Trees, and a Variety of other Fruit Trees; about 160 Acres of cleared Land, and a few Acres of Meadow; the Remainder good Wood Land, 16 Acres of which will make very good Meadow with little Cost. The Whole is well watered and in good Fence. A good Title will be given, by
JAMES GORDON.
-The New York Journal or General Advertiser, No. 1376, May 18, 1769.
PHILADELPHIA, May 18.
Captain Fearns, from the Grenades,-off our Capes- spoke a Sloop, from Boston for Baltimore, but did not learn the Master's Name.
Captain Younghusband, arrived in Virginia from Liv- erpool, spoke with Captain Falconer, from this Port for London, 160 Leagues from our Capes, all well.
RUN away from the Subscriber, living in Upper Free- hold, Monmouth county, East-Jersey, on the 24th of April last, a Negroe man, went formerly by the name of An- ney's Joe, about 50 years of age, 5 feet 10 or II inches high, a well set arch cunning rogue, wants his fore teeth,
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plays on the fiddle, is very much given to strong drink, and pretends to be free; had on, when he went away, a brown homespun coat, two jackets, one a blue camblet, the other a brown homespun broadcloth, old buckskin breeches, a coarse tow shirt, blue yarn stockings, old shoes, tied with strings, and two felt hats, one old, the other new. Any person bringing said Negro to the Subscriber, or se- curing him in any gaol in the province, so that he may get him again, shall have Three Pounds reward, and all rea- sonable charges, paid by
EMER JACKSON.
Waterford, Gloucester County, May 15, 1769
To be sold by way of public vendue, at Haddonfield, in the county aforesaid, on Saturday, the 27th day of this instant, one English STALLION, near 14 hands high, has a small star in his forehead. The vendue to begin at 3 o'clock in the afternoon of the day aforesaid, at which time and place the conditions of sale will be made known, and attendance given, by
ISAAC JONES.
N. B. The above described horse was left with me, some time in November last. If the person who left him, or any person claiming property in the said horse, come and prove such property and pay the charges accrued on account of him, before the day of sale aforesaid, they may have him again.
Gloucester Goal, in New-Jersey, May 5, 1769.
WHEREAS the subscriber hereof, having heretofore been possessed of goods and effects of some considerable value. but by the hardness of the times, and other misfortunes, he has been rendered incapable of satisfying his creditors demands, as some of his said creditors have already stript him of all he had, and some others of his creditors are so
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relentless, notwithstanding his distressed circumstance and condition, have confined him, and refused to comply with any terms, till the whole of their debts are paid : These are therefore to give notice to all persons concerned, that he intends to apply at the next meeting of the General Assembly of this province of New-Jersey, for relief in the premises.
THOMAS WILSON
WHEREAS in pursuance of an act of General Assembly of this province, intituled, an act for granting the sum of Sixty Thousand Pounds for the Kings' use, and for strik- ing Fifty-five Thousand Pounds thereof in bills of Credit, and to provide a fund for sinking the same, the following tract of located and unimproved land was duly valued, and rated by the Assessors, for the county of Northampton, at Five Pounds per hundred, the property of James Hayes, in the county of Sussex, and province of West New-Jer- sey, viz. a tract of land containing about 144 acres, situ- ate in Delaware township, in the county of Northampton; bounded by lands of Elisha Decker and others.
And whereas the owner of the said tract of land hath neglected to pay the Collector of the said township, the sum of Ten Shillings and Nine-pence, which, according to the said valuation, was assessed and laid upon said land, as the proportion thereof for one year for said tax, by the said act imposed : We, the Commissioners of the county of Northampton aforesaid, in pursuance of the said act, do hereby give notice, that on the 15th day of August next, at the house of Jacob Swartwood, in Delaware township, we will expose to sale, by public vendue, the abovemen- tioned tract of located unimproved land, or such part thereof, as will be sufficient to answer the said tax, and all charges accruing by reason of non-payment thercof, to the highest bidder. The sale to begin at ro o'clock in the
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forenoon. Given under our hands at Easton, the 8th day of May, 1769.
CASPER DOLL, JOHN WETZEL, HARMAN SNEIDER.
-The Pennsylvania Gazette, No. 2108, May 18, 1769.
On Friday last was taken up a float in the river Dela- ware (between Philadelphia and Burlington) the body of a woman supposed to be drowned sometime last summer, she had on two strings of white wax beeds round her neck, cotton gown, good stays, black callimanco petticoat, white thread stockings, and leather shoes.
Prince-Town, May 15, 1769.
MADE his escape from the Subscriber, living in Prince- Town, county of Somerset, and province of New-Jersey, a certain James Kearney, a well built fellow, about five feet nine inches high, short black hair, and fresh coloured; his cloaths unknown, though 'tis supposed he had on a claret coloured coat with dark coloured cuffs, with white flannel lining and mettal buttons : he some times wears a brown jacket much patched; he has taken with him a blue jacket, a large felt hatt, a brown jacket with blue shalloon backs to it, and some which does not belong to himself. Whoever will apprehend said JAMES KEARNEY, so that I may get him again, shall receive thirty shillings reward, paid by me,
THOMAS NORRIS, Constable. -The Pennsylvania Journal, No. 1380, May 18, 1769.
To be sold by the Printer hereof, Hutchinson's History of the Massachusetts Bay-Grove on the Lord's Supper; -Lady Montagu's Letters ;- An Essay on Economy ;- Considerations on the Propriety of imposing Taxes on the
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British Colonies, for the Purpose of raising a Revenue by Act of Parliament ;- The Worship and Principles of the Church of England, being a Sermon preached by Thomas Davies, A. M. a Missionary from the Society ;- Liberty, a Poem, (lately found in a Bundle of Papers) said to be written by a Hermit in New-Jersey - - - Answer to Pilate's Question - - What is Truth ? - - The main Point, Faith dis- tinguished from Counterfeits ;- Directions for making Calcined or Pearl Ashes .- The Pennsylvania Chronicle; No. 124, May 22-29, 1769.
RUN-away, from the Subscriber, living at Newark, in New-Jersey, on Wednesday the 17th Instant, a Negro Man named Benjamin; but it is likely he will change his Name; he has a Mold on his Cheek, has a down-look, of a yellow Cast, a lively Fellow, and is about 5 Feet 9 Inches high : Had on when he went away, a short Ranger's Coat, grey or blue, and a red Watch-coat. Whoever takes up and secures the said Run-away, so that he may be had again, shall receive five Dollars Reward, and all reasonable Charges, paid by
NATHANIEL RICHARDS.
-The New York Gazette and Weekly Mercury, No. 917, May 22, 1769.
ARRIVALS. At Jamaica. Schooner Cicero, Needham from Salem.
JONATHAN HANSON, Mast-maker.
TAKES this opportunity to acquaint the public in gen- eral and his friends in particular, that he carries on the business of Mast-making at the South side of Mr. James Penrose's wharf, and has collected together a large variety of good Jersey, Delaware and New-England spars, and from his long experience and known abilities in the said
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