Tenth volume of extracts from American newspapers relating to New Jersey, Part 5

Author: New Jersey Historical Society; Nelson, William, 1847-1914; Honeyman, A. Van Doren (Abraham Van Doren), 1849-1936
Publication date: 1917
Publisher: Paterson, N.J. : Call Printing and Publishing
Number of Pages: 606


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CLEARED. Sloop Sally, A. Plumb, New-Jersey, .


Springfield, October 1, 1773.


THREE POUNDS REWARD.


WHEREAS a certain JOHN WARREN, on the 4th inst. came to the house of the subscriber, and in my ab-


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sence went upstairs and stole a claret coloured broad cloth coat, with lining of the same colour, and check lining to the sleeves, a pair of new buckskin breeches, with a twenty shilling and other bills in the pockets, a fine linen shirt, a pair of white cotton stockings, and it is likely many more things which I dont know of. And whereas I have reason to suppose the above man to be servant to NICHOLAS SMITH, at Cedar Bridge, on the road leading to Egg-Harbour: he is about five feet six inches high, of a dark complexion, long brown hair not tied; had on a brown jacket without sleeves, coarse white trowsers and shoes. Whoever secures said man, so that he may be brought to justice, shall have the above reward, paid by


SAMUEL BRIANT.


-The Pennsylvania Packet, and The General Ad- vertiser, No. 103, October II, 1773.


Trenton, October 7, 1773.


THE subscribers inform the public, that there is in their store. a large BOX, containing ropes, &c. one bale full of wearing apparel, and a box of soap. These articles were brought up from Philadelphia by our boats. Any person proving their property, and paying charges, shall have these goods, by applying to


FURMAN and HUNT.


Great Egg Harbour, in the county of Gloucester, Oct. 6, 1773.


WE the subscribers, intend to petition the Legislature of New Jersey, at the next session of the General Assem- bly at Burlington, for a law, to enable us to erect a dam and grist-mill, on Naked-creek, near the forks thereof, a little above a place. called the Indian landing, in the


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township of Great-Egg-harbour. Of which all persons, whom it may concern, are desired to take notice. EVI SMITH, HUGH M'CULLEM, RICHARD WESTCOT.


New Jersey, September 29, 1773.


THIS is to give Notive to all whom it may concern, that we, the Subscribers, intend to prefer a Petition to the General Assembly of this Province, at their next Session, to be held at Burlington, to stop out a Creek, called Mason's Creek, in Evesham, near the Mouth there- of, where it empties into Ancocus Creek, from the fast Land of Abraham Woolman, to the fast Land of Joseph Engle.


ABRAHAM WOOLMAN, JOSEPH ENGLE, ROBERT ENGLE, junior.


-The Pennsylvania Gazette, No. 2338, October 13, 1773.


Princeton, October 2, 1773.


THE public is hereby informed, that the vacation in the Grammar School here, ends on the 28th instant, and that of the College on Monday the 8th of November, and all Members of College are desired to remember that they lose all claim of preference in their chambers if they are absent one day after the time appointed.


In the Grammar School Youth are instructed in the Greek and Latin Languages, according to the methods most approved in the schools in North Britain, and such as are intended for business are instructed in Writing, Arithmetic, and Geography.


As there are some Gentlemen who desire to have their Children fitted for public life, without going through a full academical course to obtain degrees, there is liberty


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granted to those to study what branches are requisite for them with the classes, particularly the practical parts of the Mathematics and Natural Philosophy. They may also learn the French Language, and have access to attend the Lectures on Composition and Criticism, and on Chronology and History, and to live in College, provided they submit entirely to the regulations of College in point of behaviour, and the hours of study and recreation. Great pains have been taken to introduce a taste for the study of the English Language, not without considerable success, and it is earnestly recommended to all masters of schools, that they be at pains, not only to make their pupils well acquainted with the Grammar and construc- tion of the Latin and Greek Languages; but with the Orthography, Punctuation and Grammar of their own Language, in which, if they be defective, when they come to enter College it is extremely difficult afterwards to remedy.


To be Sold by Public Vendue,


On the Second Day of November next, at Kingwood. Hunterdon county, West Jersey,


A Certain valuable Plantation and Tract of Land, situ- ate in Lebanon township, in the county aforesaid, within two miles of Changewater and Point Forges, containing about 335 acres, about 70 acres cleared, some part of which is good meadow, and much more may be made .- The woodland is well timbered and the title good.


For further information apply to ANTHONY SYKES, Esq; in Burlington county; ABEL JAMES and JOSEPH HILBORN, Merchants, in Philadelphia; or WILLIAM ASK- HAM, in Newtown, Bucks county. October 13.


-The Pennsylvania Journal; and The Weekly Ad- vertiser, No. 1610, October 13, 1773.


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NEW-YORK, October 14. Last Thursday evening died at Elizabeth Town, Mrs. Barber, the amiable consort of Mr. Francis Barber, master of the grammar school in that place.


LOST,


IN the North East part of this city, six lottery tickets. in YOUNGS WEED'S lottery, of Hackinsack, the numbers are as follow, No. 4092, and the five following. Who- ever will bring them to John Reeve, at Mr. James Ben- net's Jeweller in said city, shall have one DOLLAR for their pains.


N. B. They will be of no service to any person but the owner, as the payment of them is stopped.


New-York, October 14, 1773.


NEW-YORK, October 14.


The pursuit of Ford and King1 was continued until it was found that they were certainly making for the Ohio; the party not prepared for proceeding to so great a distance, desisted, after having dispatched a man down to that river, who was to follow them to the city of Newv- Orleans; from this person no accounts have been yet re- ceived. But we are assured some hopes are still to be en- tertained of apprehending them, as Colonel Guy Johnson, on hearing of their escape, some time ago, dispatched a Mohawk Indian, one of the best runners of that nation, with exact description and proper instructions to follow them down the Ohio. In quest of these fugitives there have not been discovered the least traces of either Richardson or Budd, as has been reported, they are sup- posed to have taken another route .- Rivington's New- York Gazetteer; or, The Connecticut, New-Jersey, Hud-


1Indicted for counterfeiting, at Morris county. See ante.


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son's-River, and Quebec Weekly Advertiser, No. 26, Oct- ober 14, 1773.


NEW-YORK, October 14. The Honourable John Penn, Esq; Governor of Pennsylvania, has issued a Proclama- tion, dated the 4th of October, wherein a Reward of Three Hundred Pounds is offered for apprehending a certain Joseph Richardson, who stands charged with counterfeiting the Bills of Credit of that Province; and the like Sum will be paid for apprehending Samuel Ford, charged with the same Offence.


LOST On Thursday the 7th Instant, between the North Church and the City Hall,


A Paper bundle, containing about 301 Currency, of New-York, and New-Jersey Money Bills: Whoever has found it, and will bring it to the Printer hereof, shall have Three Dollars Reward, and the hearty Thanks of the Owner; who will be greatly obliged to any Persons. who will give him Intelligence of the person who found or had it in Possession .- The New-York Journal, or The General Advertiser, No. 1606, October 14, 1773.


NOTICE is hereby given that on Friday night the eighth of this instant, the dwelling-house of William Roach was broken open and robbed of the following articles, viz. A small gilt trunk, wherein was five silver watches, three and a half pair of silver shoe buckles, and a pair of knee buckles not fellows; one of the said watches is of the largest size, silver face, no button in the case, a small silver ring through the head of the swivel, with an old rusty chain, brass seal, a man head cut in stone; another of said watches is a neat middle size watch, the


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main spring spliced and is now broke: I think it has an iron wire chain linked together with brass wire; another of said watches is almost new, lined with red silk, with a scollop paper over the silk, a neat steel chain, silver seal set with stone, engraved with a man head, steel key and hook, another of said watches is a neat fashionable watch much soiled, with a black ribbon instead of a chain; one other of said watches is a middle size watch, with a steel chain flowered. the seal resembles a compass seal; one pair of said shoe buckles is open work neatly carv'd, marked with the letters W. R. a pair of small rims, not drilled for the anchors, one clear white, the other of a brass colour. with four flowers on each rim, the rest plain; a small pair of carv'd shoe buckles much wore, without anchors and tongues; also a square buckle, carv'd work, much wore, mark'd with the letters S. M. a small plain knee buckle, likewise another knee buckle carv'd, without anchor and tongue; also a time piece that was made out of a large size watch, the balance taken out and instead thereof a verge with a pendal and bob that screws up and down to regulate time, a double cap with two screws, and the square of fuzee goes through the cap, a brass face about four and a half inches square, made white, with an arch, and is engraved on the arch William Roach, it shews the day of the month in the face. TEN DOLLARS reward for any person that will discover the thief so that he may be brought to justice, and the like reward for any person that will bring the said goods to the owner and no questions asked. If any of the aforesaid articles should be offered to sale, it is requested that the same may be stop'd and immediate notice thereof given, in order that a full discovery may be made of the thief.


Woodbridge, Raway,


WILLIAM ROACH,


October 9th, 1773,


Watch and clock maker.


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FIVE POUNDS Reward.


RUN-AWAY on the 6th day of June last, from Alex- ander White, Esq; high sheriff of the county of Tryon, one JEREMIAH BOICE; he is about 25 years of age, 5 feet 9 inches high, stout made, with lightish colour'd hair; he understands all kinds of farmer's business, and has lost one of his large toes : Had on when he absented himself, a blue coat, and a red waistcoat, trim'd, with brass but- tons. He went off in company with one JOSHUA AGAN, an apprentice to Gilbert Tice, of Johnstown; he is about 5 feet 5 inches high, slim made, of a fair complexion, much addicted to liquor, and a profane swearing fellow. They are supposed to have gone to New-Jersey, or Egg- Harbour. Whoever takes up said fellows, and confines them in any of his Majesty's goals, so that they may be had again, shall receive FIVE POUNDS for each, with all reasonable charges, from


ALEXANDER WHITE, GILBERT TICE.


New-Jersey - ss.


Somerset County, - PURSUANT to an order of the judges of the inferior court of common pleas, in and for the said county of Somerset, in New-Jersey, public notice is hereby given to the re- spective creditors of Garrat Voorhees, and John Hignet Keeling, insolvent debtors, confined in the goal of said county, that they be and appear before Philip Van Horn, and Peter Schenck, Esqrs, or any two judges of the said court, on Monday the 15th day of November next. at 10 o'clock in the forenoon of said day at Hilsborough, in the county aforesaid, to shew cause (if any they have) why an assignment of the said insolvent debtors estate should not be made to such persons as shall that day be appointed, and they be released from their confinement, agreeable to the directions of an act of the Governor,


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Council, and General Assembly of this province, lately made and passed at Burlington, entitled, "An act for the relief of insolvent debtors."


SIXTEEN DOLLARS Reward.


RUN-AWAY from Mount-Holly iron-works, in New- Jersey, an Irish servant man, named PATRICK MORRIS, about 22 years of age, about 5 feet 6 inches high, wears his short black hair, is of a dark complexion, pitted with the small-pox, and chews tobacco: Had on when he went away, a grey jacket, lined with black, ozenbrigs shirt and trowsers, an old hat, and good shoes; took witlı him a frieze double-breasted jacket much worn, lined with red flannel. Also run away with the above Patrick Morris, one THOMAS HOUSE, apprentice to James Gregory, at the above works, about 22 years of age, above 5 feet 10 inches high, walks very upright, has a full face pitted with the small-pox, with curled hair, and chews tobacco: Had on and took with him when he went away. a wilton coat, half-worn, with a dark fustian jacket, ozenbrigs shirt and trowsers, and a sheeting shirt, new pumps, brass buckles, old hat, and a new silk hand- kerchief : It is supposed that they will offer themselves as colliers, as they have worked of late as such. Who- ever secures the above servants, so that their masters may have them again, shall receive the above reward, and reasonable charges; or for either of them EIGHT DOLLARS, with reasonable charges, paid by


THOMAS MAYBERY.


The Wreck of the Sloop mentioned under the Rhode- Island Head in this Paper of the 4th Instant, proves to be a Sloop from Egg-Harbour, Patrick Sennot, Master, for this Port: From which Place he sailed the 17th of


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March, and next Day about 20 Miles from the Land sprung a Leake, which increased so fast that the 19th he was taken off with two Men more, by Capt. Goodhue, and landed safe at Martha's Vineyard.


The Elizabeth-Town Creek Lottery, will positively begin drawing at Elizabeth-Town, on Monday the 5th of November next. Part of the Profits arising from this Lottery, will be laid out in repairing some Roads leading to Elizabeth-Town Landing from the Country.


GAINE'S MARINE LIST.


PORT of PHILADELPHIA, October 13.


Arrived Brig Nancy, D. Vanvoorhees from Burlington;


THE TRUSTEES of QUEEN'S-COLLEGE, in New-Jersey, are desired to meet at NEW-BRUNSWICK, on Monday the 8th of November, at two o'Clock in the Afternoon. By Order of the TRUSTEES.


J. R. HARDENBERGH, Clerk.


NEW-YORK, October 18.


We are informed that the seat of Government in the Province of New-Jersey, will be transferred from Bur- lington to Perth Amboy, his Excellency Gov. Franklin intending to remove his Family and Residence to that City.1-The New-York Gazette, and The Weekly Mer- cury, No. 1147, October 18, 1773.


THE MEMBERS of the New-Jersey Medical Society are desired to remember, that their next meeting is on


1It was not until a year later, or October, 1774, that Governor Franklin removed from Burlington to Perth Amboy, "and became the occupant of the Proprietors' House, later enlarged and improved, the residence of Mr. Matthias Bruen."-Whitehead's History of Perth Amboy, 188.


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Tuesday the ninth of November next, at the house of Mr. WILLIAM HICKS, in Princeton.


THOMAS WIGGINS, Secretary.


PHILADELPHIA, October 18. DIED. Miss MARION Ross, eldest daughter of Doctor ALEXANDER Ross, of Mount-Holly, in New-Jersey .- Mr. JOSEPH NOBLE, in Burlington, New-Jersey, in the 80th year of his age .- The Pennsylvania Packet, and The General Advertiser, No. 104, October 18, 1773.


MARRIED. Dr. SAMUEL DICK, of Salem, to Miss SALLY SINICKSON, Daughter of ANDREW SINICKSON, Esq; of Penn's Neck, in the County of Salem.


Last Week, departed this Life, at Mount-holly, after a short illness, Miss MARION Ross, the eldest Daughter of Dr. ALEXANDER Ross, of that Place. Her engaging Deportment gained her the Love and Esteem of Persons of all Ranks; which was eminently manifested by the vast Concourse of People that attended her Funeral.


To BE SOLD.


THE very pleasant and well improved premises, where the subscriber now lives, situate on Delaware bank, in the city of Burlington, consisting of a good two story brick house, about 47 feet in front, and 34 feet in depth, has four rooms on the first floor and six on the second, five of which are handsome chambers; contiguous to the house is a good milk-house, a barn, stables, cow-houses, and sundry other useful buildings; also two gardens, im- proved with a variety of curious fruits, such as apricots, plumbs, cherries, peaches, grapes, &c. The lot is 200 feet on Delaware, extends back to Pearl-street. and is en-


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closed with a cedar board fence. The farm contains up- wards of 50 acres of land, about 1012 acres of which are good meadow, six of orchard and sixteen plough land lately cleared, the remainder is unimproved, except a grass lot, near the house, which contains one acre and a half of good land. Any person inclining to buy the premises aforesaid, may know the terms (which in point of payment will be made easy) by applying to Tenth-Month 18, 1773. BENJAMIN SWETT, jun.


Gloucester, September 18, 1773.


CAME to the plantation of William Hugg, in this town, the 18th day of July last, a sorrel HORSE, about 14 hands high, and about 8 years old, a small blaze down his face, paces, trots and gallops. The owner is desired to come, prove his property, pay charges, and take him away, or he will be sold for the expences, in three months from the date hereof.


WILLIAM HUGG.


THIS is to give Notice, that several of the Owners and Possessors of a Tract of Marsh and Swamp, lying in the Township of Upper Penn's-Neck, in the County of Salem, intend to apply to the next General Assembly, of the Province of New-Jersey, for an Act to empower then to bank in the same, from the Bank of William Bertle to John Pittman's fast Land.


THIS is to give Notice, that several of the Owners and Possessors of a Tract of Meadow Land, lying in the Township of Lower Penn's-Neck, in the County of Salem, intend to apply to the next General Assembly, of the Province of New-Jersey, for an Act to empower them to maintain and keep up a certain Piece of Bank, and Sluices, lying between Stony-Island and Fishing-Island,


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FOUR DOLLARS Reward.


RUN away, from the subscriber living in Gloucester county, West New-Jersey, an Irish Servant Man, named THOMAS RIVERS, about 5 feet 8 or 9 inches high, of a pale complexion, with sandy hair, about 20 or 21 years of age, and is a tall slim fellow: Had on, when he went away, an old felt hat, an old snuff coloured cloth coat, an old Russian linen shirt, ognabrug trowsers, and shoes, but no stockings. Whoever takes up said servant, and secures him in any of his Majesty's gaols, so that his master may have him again, shall have the above reward, and all rea- sonable charges, from


October 20.


WILLIAM RAWSON.


NEW-YORK, October 18. | Capt. Sennot, in a sloop, from Egg-Harbour for this Port sailed the 17th of March, and next day, about 20 miles from the land, sprung a leak, which increased so fast, that the 19th he was taken off with two men more, by Capt. Goodhue, and landed safe at Martha's Vineyard .-- The Pennsylvania Journal, and The Weekly Advertiser, No. 1611, October 20, 1773.


NEW-YORK, October 21. | Capt. Deane left the Downs on the 2d of September; on the passage he had very bad weather, and was in great danger. He brings an appoint- ment of Samuel Kemble, Esq: of New-Brunswick, to the post of Naval Officer of this port.1


1Samuel Kemble was a son of Peter Kemble. He entered the British navy to accept the office of Collector of the Port of New York, in 1773, as noted in the text In 1783, at the close of the war with Great Britain, he went to London, and thence to the East Indies, where he died in the island of Sumatra about 1796 .- N. J. Archives, XX., 306.


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TO BE SOLD BY


PUBLIC VENDUE,


On Wednesday the 24th of November, or at private sale any time before, by the subscriber, at Millstone, in the County of Somerset, New-Jersey.


A LOT of LAND containing about six acres, on which is a large two story house forty eight feet by thirty two, with four rooms on a floor, and a fire place to each room, a cellar under the whole, with proper apartments, and a good. large, and convenient kitchen, the whole enclosed with cedar shingles; also a good well of water, a good stable, hen-house, and other outhouses; together with a very good garden enclosed with pails. The lot is situated along Millstone river, about eight miles from New Brunswick, fourteen from Princeton, and six from Bound Brook; it being the house in which William Thomson, Esq; attorney at law, deceased, formerly lived. The conditions of sale will be made known at the time and place above mentioned, and an indisputable title will be given to the purchaser, by


MARGARET THOMSON.


RUN AWAY


FROM the subscriber living on Long Bridge Farm in the county of Middlesex, New-Jersey, a Negro man named Jack, he. is of a brown colour, about 5 feet II inches high, rather slim made; had on when he went away, a broad cloth homespun jacket, without sleeves, blue and red mixed, leather breeches about half worn, a Aannel shirt, and old wool hat. It is suspected he may have taken some other cloaths with him, but it is not cer- tain. Whoever takes up the said Negro man, and brings him to the subscribers, or sccures him in any gaol, so that


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he may have him again, shall have Eight Dollars reward, and all reasonable charges paid, by


SAMUEL OKESON.


October 15, 1773.


N. B. He has been gone about three weeks.


PURSUANT to an oraci


Middlesex County, \ ss. New-Jersey, of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas at Perth-Amboy, in and for the county of Middlesex: Notice is hereby given to the creditors of Robert Wilson, an insolvent debtor, to shew cause; (if any they have) on Wednesday the 24th day of November next, at two of the clock in the afternoon of the said day, at the dwelling-house of Jolin Conger, Inn-holder, at Bonham's Town, in the county of Middlesex aforesaid, before Rune Runyon and Jonathan Frazee, Esquires, two of the Judges of the said Court, why an assignment should not be made of the said debtor's estate, and he be thereupon discharged, agreeable to the direction of a late act of the Governor, Council and General Assembly of the province of New-Jersey, entitled, "An act for the re- lief of insolvent debtors." -- Rivington's New-York Gasetteer; or The Connecticut, New-Jersey, Hudson's- River, and Quebec Weekly Advertiser, No. 27, October 21, 1773.


The Drawing of the Hackinsack Lottery,


W HICH was proposed to be on the 4th Instant (as mentioned in the last page of this paper) is, on ac- count of the illness of one of the managers; and, because a few of the tickets are yet unsold, necessarily postponed. till the third Tuesday in November next, when it is ex- pected, certainly to be drawn .- The New-York Journal, or, The General Advertiser, No. 1607, October 21, 1773


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TO BE SOLD,


A Tract of Land in Sussex-County, in the province of New-Jersey, lately the property of Col. Martin Rycr- son, near Mushinckunk-river, about four miles from Hacket-town, in a settled neighbourhood, containing 1004 acres of land, great part meadow, 50 acres clear'd, and much more can be made: has a large quantity of arable land cleared, with a very extensive out range foi cattle, sheep and hogs; it has likewise on it two large orchards of young full bearing apple trees, with a log house and large framed barn, besides many other con- veniences; it is well stored with choice timber, and is only fifty four miles from New-York, and will be a most profitable estate for corn and grazing, there are grist and saw mills, and many forges in the neighbourhood. For conditions of sale enquire of Joseph Barton, in Sussex- County, or Oliver De Lancey, the owner, in New-York, who will sell it on reasonable terms and give an indis- putable title.


Capt. PETER DICKERSON,


ACQUAINTS the publick, that he has now opened TAVERN in the house lately occupied by Samuel Haynes, in Morris Town, New-Jersey, where travellers and others will meet good entertainment, and the best of liquors always kept for the benefit of the publick.


NEW-YORK, October 25. Wednesday, as Miss Crane, of Elizabeth Town, was going in a Skiff to visit her Sister at the Fresh Kills, on Staten Island, she suddenly rising up, stumbled on the Gunwale, fell overboard, and was most unfortunately drowned, although Mr. Taylor, who accompanied her, used his utmost Endeavours to recover her. It was with much Difficulty he saved his own Life on the Keel of the Boat.


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NEW-YORK, October 25. On Sunday last was married at Hackinsack, Capt. John Elvendrop, of Esopus, to Miss Zobriski, eldest Daughter of Peter Zobriski, Esq.


T HE members of the New-Jersey Medical Society, are desired to remember that their next meeting is on Tuesday the 9th of November next, at the house of Mr. William Hicks, in Princeton.


THOMAS WIGGINS, Secretary.


-- The New-York Gazette, and The Weekly Mer- cury, No. 1148, October 25, 1773.




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