The Connecticut courant — Hartford, Conn., 1773-12-28 00:00:00, page 4

to-the Etlatc of Mr. Joseph Webh late of We
thersfeid deceas’d by Bond, Note or otherways,
are for the last Time (in this Way) requeued
to pay their refpedivc Ballances to the Sub'fcri
hers—who have to Sell fcvcral Farms of Land,
formerly taken in Security for Debts doe to
said deceafed’s Edate partly, and in Part to
himfelf, viz, In Hartford Weft Division about
Sixty Acres, lying 00 both Sides the main Road,
or Street, formerly the Property of Joseph Gil
let deceas’d, with two Dwclling-Houfcs and a
Barn Handing thereon. Also, about eighty
Acres in said Weft Divifiun, lately belonging
to Mr. Ebenezer Mix deceased, lying on both
Sides of said Main Road or Street, with aDwd
ling«Houfe, and Barn (landing theteoo. One
Farm of Land, lying in Golhco, io Litchfield
County, late the Property of John North, of
about One Hundred and Twenty Acres, with
valuable Improvements. A Ifo, or.e Farm in
laid Golhrn, late the Property, and now in Pof.
ft (Son of Capt. John Smith. Innholder near the
Meeting House. One Farm of Land in Ca
naan in said County ofOneHundred Acres, now
in Possession of Capt. Benjamin Cowles of said
Canaan. The half a Forge, three Traits, or
Parcels of Land, with three Dwelling Houles,
with the one half of a valuable Bed of Iron Ore
in the Town of Salisbury io said County. Aifo
fcveral other Trafis in Hartford, Farmington,
and Colchefter, that are under good Improve
mcot.— — For Particulars, apply to JOSEPH
WEBB or SILAS DEANE in Wethersfield.
December 20, 1773. 70—75
Farmington, December 34. 1773;
We the fubferibers be
iog appointed by the bon Court of Probate for
the diftnh of Farmington, commiffhners to ex
amine & adjust the claims of the crecitors of the
eflateofMr. NathanielHart.late of Farmington,
deceas’d,reprefented infolyent, hereby notify said
creditors, that we (hall attend fa»d business at
the dwelling house of Stephen Norton jun. io
Kcnfiogtoo, on the last Monday of January next
and the three succeeding months, beginning at
two o’clock in the afternoon.
Selah Hart, • 7
Afahel Cowles, > CommifEohers.
Noah Gowlcs, j
We the fubferibers be
ing appointed by the bon. court of probate for the
difir Hi of Simsbury, trustees to receive and ex
amine the claims of the creditors to the eßate of
Amos Bull, late of Jaid Simsbury, deceased,
which eßate it represented inJoivent hereby
notify all persons •who have any deminds on said
opiate, that vse Jha'U attend jaid business on the
second Monde#.of January, and the frft Tues
day oj February next, at the dwelling house f
Mr. Joel Hays, innholder in said Simsbury.
D^gd at Simsbury, the iQth, Bay of December,
,472. Peter Rice,
Joel Hares, > Trußees.
Otitis Pettibone y
Buck-Skin Breeches.'
Best Philadelphia BREECHES, to be fold by
Stephen Auflin,
South of the Coart Houk.
Whereas SARAH the
Wi^ of meths fubferiben hath without any
reafaa or cause eloped and wilfully deserted my
house, and as I have reafoo to think the may
ran me debt.——-—— -Thefc arc there
fore to warn all perlons not to give her any
credit upon my accouat, for I will not pay any
one penny for her. David Riley,.
Wethersfield, December 21, 1773-
All Persons indebted
Alfa, a largcQaantity of Oyl & common drefs’d
Deer Skins, and Shammy Leather.
A ND as be employs Workmen who manu*
fa&ure the Leather in the best Manner,
hopes to fapply all those who arc pleafcd to
favour him with their Cudom, either with ready
made Breeches, or Skins, on very easy Terms.
Best ANCHORS,
Made of Sterling Iron to be Sold by
William Hawxhurfl,
in NEW-YORK.
WHEREAS some have supposed that ths
Sterling made Anchors which ufedj to
8 y along fide of the Bridge at Burling-Slip are
laid this may inform the public, that the
Corporation having order’d them to be remov’d
from that place they arc now lodg’d in
a yard between said Slip and Byvaak’s Hare on
the Dock, where any fizc or quantity fcay be
had, for 6J. New York currency per lb.—
Likewifc the best fterliog refin’d iron, warranted
good, for £. 23 per ten Scythe ditto for
£ 34 and ^.36 according as it is drawn
and Keene’s best B)optr<ery iron for £ 25 per
too, and cut ditto for £-2^ Also pig itoo
ol the (Lriing new mine, cast in cinder, war
ranted good, for/ - 11 per too.
N.B Beef, pork, chccfc, pickled cod
maekrel.liver oil, and New England tobacco
will.be taken in exchange,
o^* Good cocouragemeot will be given to a
perloo well qualified to mahufa&urc fleel from
pig iron in the German way Enquire of
WILLIAM HAWX HURST.
New-York, Joly 14 1773.
J Samuel Wefcote, J
Begs leave to acquaint the Public
^Thit he bat just opened for Sale at the^
•v* Store adjoining the House formerly own'dß'"
by the Hon Daniel Edwards. Efi'F^
new occupied by his Widow Mrs. Sarah^
M Edwards, a little Eafiward from the^
& CourtHcufe in HARTFORD.
| A frelh & falhiona-g
'^bleAiTortmeat of Dry Goods, both forGcn
^tlcmenand Ladies, (citable for the Sealcn
^imported this Fall from Europe, which par*^'
^titulars ate too tedious to Name—with^
^moft forts of Hard Ware, Cutlery, aod«^
-H-Ctockery, Indigo, Loaf and Brown Sugar®
Coffee, Chocolate, Pepper, Spices, Powder.®.
^and Shot, long and (hort Pipes, 4!. 8d
^iod. and 20J Nails, 6by 8, 7 by 9 8^
t^by to Wincow Glass, by the Box, half boxA
Xor single Light. All which he will feli^
&at ‘b c ’Cry leweft Rate, for Cash okly A
.®Alfo a Quantity of Dry Cod Filh by thc&
^.Quintal or lb. M.
O OCT Cilh given for BEES WAX.
ingtire, a minor, under twenty one. years of
age wss formerly bodad by the fekdt men of
Kent, to Mr. JeiLh Stone, latc^ of Titchfield,
deceased ; the care of which apprentice has,
fioce the death of said Josiah, come to us the
fubferibers, Executors of the will of said dc
ceafed. And whcrcaa the said Henry Mack<
ingtirc has (or some time pa& behaved in a very
undutifbl manner to as^ and has lately deferred
our ferricc, contrary to our express cammands.
Thefc arc therefore to forewarn all persons sot
to trade with, trull harbour or entertain the
said apprentice at the peril of the law. This
method we are obliged to take, as these edt
men of Kent aMolutely refufe to receive said
Henry back into their care and give up his io
dwturc.. 1 Emc010 „.
JoJiah Stone, J
Litchfield. Dec 14, 1773.
To be Sold at Public
Vendue to the bigheft bidder, by tho fubferi
her at the dwelliog-houfc of Mt. John Hayden
innholder io North Windsor, on tuefday the
1 yth day of February next, at one of the clock
afternoon, at three months credit on g<od se
curity with interest : A FARM lying io said
Windsor, acd near the dwelling house cf said
John Hayden, containing about 70 acres of
Land, well wooded and watered, with a good
dwelling house and barn, apd blacksmith’s (hop
on the Rmc. Any pc.-fon desirous to view the
premises b fore the fals, may apply to said Mr.
John Hayden. DAVID WING.
December 27, 1773.
Whereas Henry Mack-
TO BE SOLD
And Pofeffson given in February nex t t {or famcr
if require!}
The Furnace situated
in the town of Sa'ifbjry, iq CeoßCflifut, hating
been lately rebuilt io the mcli approved Plaa,
all the Conveniences about rhe fame beirgei
thcr new or in very goad repair, together v-ith
all nccdTuy Uicofils, and a compleat set est
Pat erns for ho low Ware and other Cv.ftiogs —
The foie propJrty of a Piece of Water kc®
which the Furoace is fupply'J, the Area m
faring Six Hundred Acres —A Marfijn Hoafe
most agrecab'y situated, confining of soar /
on- a Floor, a good Garden and othe^ Cooter
nicncies, two Hjufcs fur Workmen, a Store
completely fitted for Ecglilh, Wcllrlndsa
Goods and Provisions, a Comptiog House and
Bqd C^amkiV—A large Barn wi h Staging far
Hp/fis and Oxen. Also, a property in the Bid
of Iron o<c in said Sahibury known by the Orc
Grant, with an cxelufive right of diging, raifiog,
and carrying away Ore from another bed known,
by Chatfield's Ore Bed, and the right of foil in
a piece of land joining Weft on the O« grants
which contains iron ore ; thele beds all iy®
within two miles from the Furnace.
Also 753 acres ol Und near the Furnace,
about 300 of which under improvement. The
premises arc situated in a healthy, p'cafsntand
fruitful country, on the high road from Hart
ford to Hudson’s river and Albany, (about $q
miles from the river ) The quality of the iron
madcofrom the above beds cf ore, is weJ
knowo both in&ogland andAmcrica,to be equal
to any made on this continent. The quantity
of ore (which ;pys near the furface) appeals
<0 be tnexhauftiblc ; the country round is well
fupply’d with wood for coal ; the regular {ap
ply of water a tali fcafons (without danger fiom
ffSod?) admits of the Furnace being in blsft
all the year ; the iron excellent for po*
kettles, fogar boilers (for the Weft Indies) tn 1
miliiary flares, The Furnace not taking all sh^
water, any additional works might be crc&tt^
with great convenience, and small cxpencc, and
the rapid fctikment o’s an extensive ceuntry »«
the North and North Weft, must daily inCrcafc
the demand far every article ufnally call ata
Farn^cc. A cdnfidcrable trade in English a»4
Weft India goods may bs introduced, out of
which the works would be fupply’d with flock
and provisions, and carried on with more pro
fit and convenience than such business can be
in a country where there are few inhabitants..
Also t;o be Sold,
A complete, double
FOftGE, wish four fires, and two hammeu’
(oow at work) with all necdTsry utccfils, situ.
ated jo Colebrook, in Connedicut, near sho
road from Hartford <0 the Furnace, built in
1771, after the best model, with a good flream
and head of Water, and in case cf need (in
very dry fcaftts) the prjviledge of a pend cf
water ftvc miles in length, for supply of
Forge. The like caution is observed to pre
vent the business being retarded in winter, ty
having tbe wheels under cover, with Urge iron
Aoves, and canals dug to take the surplus wa -
ter. Arjscent to the Forge, there is a
ling house with (our rooms on a floor, a ftuss
and compting house. with a cellar for prrui
fions ; four boufes for workmen, a barn, co’e -
house, iron house, and blackfsnith’s (hop s.l
built in 1771. Also a Saw mill and dwcllUg
house at a small diftaoce from the Forge, ui b
good fituatiaos for erefting other wprks ca .Ks
fame flream—and 289 acres of land round the
forge, and faw-aiil, about yd of which uuv ir
improvement. Tbe Forge is situated in thd
centre of a large trail of wood land, furroueded
with a fettled country which is in want r.t
refined barr iron, there being very little rdaFd
barr iron made in Conoc&icut, and the coo -
fumption considerable. This eflate joined ui
the Furnace in Salisbury, is capable of
improvements. The present proprietor refidirg
at a great difiancc, and being engaged in otter
business, induces him to offer the above eftaxs
for tale. For further particulars ctqu sc ts
Mr, Jared Lane at the Futfbace, Mr. O>d<o
st the Forge, cr Capt. William Ti
Hartford. ctf. Nov. 30, 177^.
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