The Connecticut courant and Hartford weekly intelligencer — Hartford, Conn., 1777-04-21 00:00:00, page 4

SALISBURY FURNACE.
'°W ANTED nanfe^i^tely fat the purpose cf ceftirg
" c^.non for the continent, a J&rge quantity of
can!, f,r which a mdft gererau# price will be given,
nad cash paid on the delivery of them at the furnace.
All gentleman farmers and ethers, well withers to th
hand cause ts libery, that will repair to Salisbury aid
cut wood for Hid furnace, will net only render the
mofte&Atial service to their country ; Eat fhAl re
-ceire ihe great price of two Shillings and fix pence
lawful m^neyfor each cold they cut,and may if they
chufe receive part of their pay in salt, sugar, moleffes,
&c. or all in calh, paid by the managers at Hid fur
nace.-.-Each man must find himfelf with bearding,
ax, and blanket--- the price of boarding 'tis presumed
won't exceed ©ms dollar per week.
B, JAMI m ,^h AW ,)„
William Whiting, } *
Apriljo, 1777- 3 8 ±_
SET K'yTJ from the fubfenber in July lad, a
red STEAR, then coming two years old, marked
with a fivalew tail in the near ear and a halfpenny
the upper fideef the fame. Whoever will fecute and
return laid ftear, er give information to the fubferiber
ihall have one dollar reward and all neceffar, charges
prid, by J° HN Amsden.
Ik*^^ 4 , April 9177%
^LUA TED ^fy from Samuel Hitchcock ana o
' thm, a small beat, about 23 feet in length, the
fide pieces and bottom white pine plank, the head and
ftarn pieces oak, an oak hewed piece pinned on for
ward to row by instead of thole- pin#, the Hid beat
went away left summer, and is about three years old.
Whoever has taken up Hid boat, and will inform the
fabferiber, Ihall he intitled to the thanks of the own
ers and a handfeme reward for their trouble.
Thomas Stebbins.
Springfield, April 4, 1777.
,TOLEN or loft on the evening of th# 29th or
°in the ferenoen of the 3 oth of March, bet,,
landlord Bull's in Hertford and landlord Gilbert's ,
^.Hartford, a POCKET BOOK, work'd ,h
cruel on c&^vafs, in it was 2 ten pound and zfive
pound not^s er bills on interest, emitted by the State
of Nw^Hampfhire, in January 1777\ ^beut 30 dol
lars in Continental end other fmaH bills, alfoa con
siderable number es notes, a great part not given di
rest tc me, also sundry accounts and bills difbarf
m^nt, in taking Ticonderoga, Crown-Peint, &c. in
1775, ^d fuadry other valuable writings. Whoever
mil ^ake .he thief and confine him in any of the goals
in the U .d States, rerun Hid book to the owner,
or leaveii with the Printer in Hartford, shall have
the above toward and all necessary charges paid, for
th? bovk, ra^ef and writings, ten dollars rewardand
all charts paid, b, IRA ALLEN.
*, Hiy^ver avaricious fercafh the pefent possessor
of my p^xiibovk zrav be, have fw favorable opinion
of mankind ^to -think toy writings will be fafely
Co&ydvsd to feme pl^ce so that I Ihall have them
^^9, 1777.
VUiTtae futne ic-ei t>sit.g appointed by th, hen.
" lute of probate fur the difoi& of Middletown,
t& examine ;h^ cHim of the creditors to the elUte of
Th mat Stavofon, late of Chatham, deceas'd,
% deed Nfolvent § do hereby give notice to the ere
u to said estate, that we fh^l attend upon the bu
fi ^j cf our appointment on the firff turfdays of June
^j Augaft next, at one o'clock afternoon, at the
honfe of Hid deeded.
David Sage,
Samuel Hall,)
N. B. No account will be allowed unless properly
April 7, 1777.
WHEREAS Racket &acock, line# ner elopement
Hem me is fubi^riber, has peblifhed an invidi
ous oi^vad as ch* fpellingi# a mixture of fallhood!,
so i, fr he c^m afarx likewise, and it appears to be an
i^d xrfan old corrupt foundation, one cf mother
Ev' ..%r.,hur% bind whoever vr # the author and
P^/CT^ If Hch anew dialed ought to have a
m 'lamenterefted to their memories, or rather ought
to h^ ^ p ^.ru<d after m ther Eve in firing fig leaves
to^. # ^r < hid% fiora 'he world their mean, low, for
di, narrow centrefted minds and aßione, which are
Mu obviuuito the world to mention. But not to re
foTur, her annotations, on old cows tripes, &c. &c.
I would in refpea 0 her and all her confederates be
very c^utiods, not knowing but ihe or they may loon
excri the Horned Mr. Henry, or the raoft celebrated
Mr. Paol in their expofirions, if they can get tripes
u^ough to prepare with, and a little bran jonne bread,
ftr it is a ^oed eld m^xim, that hard ftudentsmuft
live low,which diet I hope will prepare their bodies
far a more refined composition, therefore I the febfcri
ber being appr&afive of the great cost of such a pre
pirn^oCand that the said Rachel may run me in
tUbt do therefore forbid all persons having ary deal
in wEh her on ray account er in any wife to harbour
her on any terms whatsoever, as I will not pay any
debt contr^&ed by her since her elopment from me,
Springfield. April ^ [777. Abner Hancocks.
^rHEREaS Surah the wife of me fubferiber has
'' < oped fora my bed and board, and there is great
reafun t? feor flu may injure me by runing me in
d^bi, these era therefore to warn all perfens not to trust
for on my account, at I will net pay any debt Iha
may co^ua Jfer this and all persons are hereby for
bid entertiiaiag her on penalty pf the law.
Chatham, Aptil 11, 1777. ThomasAkins,
TICKETS in theUNiTED SrATE'sLoTfiRV.
^RE new felling by th© following gentleman, who
'' are appointed agents for that pu pose in ths State
of;Connedicut, viz. Mr. Roderic Lawrence, at
Hartford,ElishaSheldon, Esq; Litchfield; Tit us
Hosmer, Esq; Middletown; Samuel Gray, Esq;
Windham; Mr. David Tr umbull, Lebanon ;
Mr. Andrew Huntington, Norwich; Samuel
Bishop, Esq; New-Haver, and Thadeus Burr,
Esq; Firi^fie'd. 38 ts
Forgi at Ce^hr^k, April s^, 1777-
“urANTED a quantity of wood cut at this place,
immediately, fcr which two thillings and fix
pened per cerd, will be paid, either in c^ih or bar iron
as fru as the wood is cut, by Jacob Ogden.
||fl| Those that incline te come are dtfired to bring
ax and blankett.
Will covm chi* fesf.n, ^ firnots horse called the
YOUNG WILDEAR,
AT the ftcblecf Deacn Brown, ip S&ndnfisld.
eight dollars the feafcn ; this herfe is fix years
old, rising 15 hands high, of a bright bay colour, fa
ven tights of the English breed, got by the famous aid
Wildear, whose fame is so utiverfaily k^own, that it
w&ntsno recommendation, this hoife for beauty ftrergth
and cou. age, noneexceeds him on thr cor tires'.
Utf Good pafiuring for inrrs, for any gentlemen
that live remote, and they may depend that great care
shall be taken that their mares may answer their &x
---peaaticns, by Jeremiah Whitmore.
Sandisfield April 12, 1777.,
DESER FED from Colchefar, about the ad iaft.
one Martin Corary,a soldier in Capt. Allen's
company, Col. Wyllys Regment, abouteighteam years
of age, about 5 feet three inches high, light Cem
plexion, dark brown hair and gray eyes. Whoever
nil! apprehend said deserter, and convey him to me,
or confine him in any goal in this State, so thatlmay
have him again, fhail receive Fire Dollars Reward
and all necessary charges paid, by
DUDLEY WRIGHT, Lieut.
in Cel. Wyllys R o gm#nt.
y^E the subscribers being appointed by the hon.
courtof probate for the diftridef Middletown com
missioners on the estate of Edward Tiley, late cf
Middletown,deceas'd, seprefeuted insolvent ; to exa
mine th& claims of the creditors to laid estate; da
hereby notify Aid creditors that we Ihall attend said
bufissfs on the fecund raenday in May next, and
on the firft mondaya cf June ;r.d July next, at the
heuf# of Elijah Tredway, in said Middletown, from
one of the clock till night, on each of said days.
John Stocker,
Elijah Treadway, 4 Ce^iff%n
Elihu Starr,J
April 7, 1777.
ltyri< ,the fubferibars being appointed by the honor
able court of probate for the diftri& of Hartford,
cemmiffioners to rec^ - -and examine the claims of
the creditors to the eftata of Job Ejfworth, late es
Windier, deceased, (represented insolvent) hereby
give notice that we shall attend en,' aid bufi&efs, at
the house of Aaron Biffiril, innholder in Eah Windfer,
on the left tnefdays of April and Ma, next, at one
o'clock on each of said days.
David Skinner,] Cemmif-
Aaron Bissell, Jjfsarr/.
April 8, 1777.
tyE the lubfcriber being appointed by the honour
able court of probate far the diftri& ofFarming
ton, commissioners to examine the claims of the cre
ditors on the estate of Theodore Steadman, late cf
Farmington, deceased, (represented insolvent) do
hereby give notice that we will attend on the creditors
on the 3d wednefdays of April, May, and June next,
at the dwelling ho/fe of Joseph Hart, in New-Bri
tain society, at one o'clock on each of said days.
*#* No account will be accepted unlafs properly
attested. John Lanktow, 7 Cammif-
Joseph Hart, , fioners.
Newßriteia, March 26, 1777.
T' b ' fold, in the firft lociety cf Stafford, in the
county of Hartford, in the State cf Conne&icut,
half a mite from the meeting hcufe, a farm contain
ing sixty acres of land, with a dwelling house and
barn, three acres of good orchard ; also a weed lot *
of thirty fix acres, about one mile distance from said
farm, and another containing seventy acres, about one
mile and a half distance ; also a lot of 30 acres about
one mile and a naif from said farm.---For particulars
enquire of Dyre Loomis, living on said farm.
frOUND in Hertford, sometime in March left, a
small BOX, containing some jewels, &c. The
owner may have them by describing them, paying
charges, and applying to Samuel Sessions, ofEaft-
Windsor. April 8, 1777.
oTRAYED from the Tubfcnb^r~at Sheffield,
foffle time left fall, 2 two years old, and 2 yearling
CATTLE, (3 heifers and one bull) marked with a
flatting crop off the underside the near ear of each cf
them. Whoever has taken up said Cattle, and will
advertise them in the Conaedicut Ceurant, or give in
formation to the fubferiber at Ridgfield, or to Mr.
John Ruff of said Sheffield, shall have two dollars re
ward and necessary charges paid, by
April 9 1777, John Barber.
gASH or WOOL CARBS given for good iheep
ikins well tanned and curried, by Ebenezer
Loomis, in Norwich, card-maker.
WetbirfoU, (is C^fßiett) 13/6 Xr/Z, >77%
^HE Officers of ibeß+tulich knee, mj „ n „ Lu:a
Command, are hereby ordered, ^i&ur c^t §fy
fend in to this Place all tl eir Recruit:....Tbr ifearty
in the Hufpital under laoculatian to be forwarded
as soon as they are able to March.
B^l UEL B. WW33,^
German, BiiiUr o^ Eolith steel, ^;
bar or fmail quantity, to be exchanged for
wheat, rye, Indian corn, cats, flax, batter or* cheese,
by Aaron Bradley, at his black fmiih's fficp, cp
pofite the Printing-Office, Hxrrfo d.
7M co„e to hard and a#w {4/^2 E,v
NATHANIEL PATTEN,
z^r tbr Printing Office, Hartferd.
Choice good pepper and indigo At
said shop may be had th? New-England Prim
mer, the trial of Abraham ie four cantos tra fisted
from the German, a few cf Watt's psalms and h) mas,
& ^ *#* A good allowance to these who buy to fell
sewn.
APPOINTED Deputy POST-MASTER f,r the
ftegeef Y/orcefler, by the hon. Richard Buchs,
Esq; POST-MASTER GENERAL of the United
States of North- America, hereby notifies the public,
that the Continental Pod- Office for the said firge,will
i^ future be kept, and the duties thereof performed,
with all possible fidelity.
Worceft^r, Match 13. 1777-
A^ SMALL farm of land, containing about 30 acres,
with a good dwelling house and barn and other
buildings thereon fielding, fitnate in Stratford, at a
place called Orinck^, about 4 miles from Stratford
meeting,heufi, upon the public toad to D*rhy, con
sisting cfmeadow, paftare, and plow land, with a
good o.cherd, said firm lying near Shatf^d river,
is pleafantb fi'vaied, and very cenvemioat for keep
ing a tavern, &c. For particular acquire of Heze
kiah Fitch, Esq; df sXlilbury, Or Abraham Tomliaion,
Efg; of So^tforf Ma ch 28, 1777.
=™=nflCßQ I ***■— null I nnulU Hi W.IIW , ~„ fy, rz —-— e4_fcPttreTCMWMb+rcMS
fO be jet, a good farm of June, lying in Sufficed,
containing about ioo act©s, with a good house,
barn, cow-house, end orchard thereon; also a farm,
in Simfouiy, with a small fleufeon it, in the woods,
there is about 'SO acres cleared,end he may clear mere
if he pleafy, as th^re is z;o acres. For te^s ap
ply to Sylvanus Gr iswol d.
N. B. S(id Grifyold wants is purchase a good
negro man, about 25 years cf age. that nndciiknds
farming, fir which he will give calh.
Windsor, April 4, 1777.
nrriiwrara, _--^pQmCTtteCTnw&r >:fr<*c —RTa©< aroottHthraframro
w*. the iubferioer# being appointed by the hon.
judge of probate for the diftria of Hartfordcora
miffioneri on the estate of Zacks us Scot, late es Hert
ford, deceased, (rendered iafclvsnt) do hereby give
notice that we shall attend said business at the dwell
ing house of Nathaniel Olcott, in East Hertford, inn
holder, on the firft and left m-mday's of May ^rxt, at
2 o'clock, P. M. Daniel Marsh, fan.
Nathaniel Olcott.
Hartford, April 4, 1777.
J)ESERTED from Cayt. Bail's cempan,, Cul.
Shepard's regiment, one David Brown a soldier,
belonging to the continental array, he is about 24
years of age, 5 feet 10 inches high, well set, deik
hair, had on a light brown bread cloath coat a%d
waistcoat, a pair of new wash leather Breaches. Who
ever will take up Hid dafeiter a^d return him to his
regiment, ffiall have eight dcllais reward and all ne
cessary charges paid, by
Martin Smith, Lieut.
Weflfisld, March 31, 1777.
DESERTED from Capt. Bail's company, if Cci.
Shepard's regiment, one Azariah Sweet, about 22
years of age, 5 feet 6 inches high, d^k complexion,
had on a brown homemade coat and jacket, * pair of
old leather breeches. Whoever will th up said de
firter, and return him to Weftfi^ld, or centime hiar
end give information to the fubferiber ffiall have
FIVE DOLLARS reward and necessary chaigrs paid,
by Martin Smith, .Li^ut.
Weftfield, April 4, 1777.
B~E-~S O L D —
^JOSEPH KNIGH T,
At bis Houftin Enfiild.
Chioce Indigo, Pepper, ATfpice, Ginger, &c.
UTE the fublcribers bei&g appointed coramdh& e„,
'' by the hon. court of probate for the difttia of
Hartford, to examine the claims of the creditors to
the estate of Alhbel Anderson, late cf E<& Winds%
deceafed,(reprefen ted infolvent)do hereby give norite
that we ihall attend upon the business of our appoint
ment on the firft mondaya of June, Auguf, and Oft>
bar next, at one o'clock afternoon, nt tf^ hrr t of
Capt. Joel Lomifi, innholder in Did Eift Wi^df^ ,at
one of the clock P. M. on said days.
William Wolcott,
Nathaniel Porter, > Commiffiirers
Joel Lomiss.)
• • No accounts will be allowed but theft properly
atte^€d
"rA7I^TED immediately, by sue printer heicof,
as an apprentice to the printing Defines, a
healthy, good natur'd, naive BOY, about ! + years of
age; on& rath^z fiout of his age would be mod ^w
geptible, to Er WATSON.