The New-Jersey gazette — Burlington [N.J.], 1784-03-02 00:00:00, page 1

To be fold or let,
From theist of April next,
POINT BREEZE,
SITUATED near Bordentown, containing about one
hundred and fifty acres, about twelve acres of
meadow cleared, and twice as much more may be
.made. There is on the premises a good frame house,
barn, stable, cowhoufe, carriagehoufe, milkhoufe, &c.
also a fine young orchard of between 2 and 300 trees
of the belt grafted fruit ; a large paled in garden, with
the belt collection of fruit in the neighbourhood, con,
fifting of a variety of forts of pears, peaches, plumbs,
cherries,neCtarincs, almonds,apricots,gooseberries, cur
rants, ralberries, Strawberries, grapes, &c. with a large
collection of flower-roots ; well calculated for a gentle,
man's country feat from its delightful and extensive
profpeft, and healthiness of its situation, the vicinity
where the foederal town is to be built being about four
miles distant, and where they can twice a week have
any thing brought or carried to or from New-York by
the stages, within four hundred yards of the door, at
a cheap rate.—-There is good sport for the lovers of
Mooting and angling near the premises. For terms ap
ply to Mr. Abraham Hunt, at Trenton; Mr. Samuel
Farnfeworth, at Bordentown ; or the fubferiber at
New-York.
3 w|| GEORGE DOUGLASS.
NEW-JERSEY GAZETTE.
A choice Tract of Land.
TO BE SOLD,
A TRACT of land lying on both tides ofPaulinf
kiln creek, and within 3 miles of the river Dela
ware, formerly surveyed and returned for 900 acres,
with the usual allowance, but is supposed to contain
jooo acres. The quality of the land is extraordinary
good for wheat, lies level, and is very free from hones
and easily worked ; it may be conveniently laid out in
to four or five plantations, each to have a front 011 the
water, as the creek runs nearly through the middle
of the trad. There is a good and convenient landing
on the creek, about a mile and a half from the land,
where Durham boats of any burthen load, and rafts
may be floated down to Philadelphia. I here arc on
the land two good and inexhaustible limeflone quar
ries, one on either fide of the creek ; and three well
improved plantations, now in possession of John Puf
fon, Ralph Brugler and Samuel Bonham, whole leases
expire next Spring. A conliderable deal .of upland and
some meadow already cleared, and much more to clear,
The plcafant and convenient situation, the goou qua
lity of the upland, meadowland and bottom ground,
must always render this tract of land equal, it not lu
perior, to any of the fame extent in Suflex county.
The fubferiber willies to fell the whole to one perlon;
or, if too much for one, to feycral, who would jointly
purchase, and agree to divide the land to suit their
own convenience. As the whole of the land may be
cleared, the purchaser or purchasers can be Supplied
with a trad of timberland which lies very handy, at a
cheap and reasonable rate. The payments will be easy.
The title is clear. For particulars and terms of tale
apply to the fubferiber living in the township of King
wood, Hunterdon county, near the South branch of
the river Raritan.
9W§ CHARLES COX E.
TO BE SOLD,
At PUBLICK VENDUE,
On Thursday the twenty-fifth of March next,
A House and lot in Kingston, situated about mid
way between New-York and Philadelphia, on the
post and flage road ; The lot contains one acre of land ;
the house is large and roomy, having four rooms on
the lower floor, and two rooms and a garret above,
with a kitchen joining the house , has been occupied
for a long time before the war as a Store and tavern,
situated in a well fettled part of a country abounding
in wheat, &c. being the property of William Doug
lass, deceased.—Where attendance will be given, and
the conditions made known by
GEORGE DOUGLASS,)
3 w± JOHN DOUGLASS, s'•
TO BE SOLD,
A Healthy strong Negro Wench, with a fe
male child two years old. She is fit for town
or country Service. Enquire of the Printer.
February 23, 1784. c .t. f.
[Vol. VIL]
TRENTON: Printed by ISAAC COLLIN S, Printer to the State.
TUESDAY, March 2, 1784.
And may be taken possession of the 20th of March next,
A Valuable plantation, containing three hundred and
Seventy-five acres of land, pleasantly situated in
the county of Monmouth, one mile from Imlay's-Town,
and three ' from Allentown. There are on the premiles
a frame house, kitchen, barn and waggon-home ; a
good bearing orchard of the belt grafted fruit. —There
are twenty acres of meadow, eighty acres tillable and
pasture-land, the remainder wood-land; all of an ex
cellent quality ; It would make two good farms, and
will be fold together or Separate, as may belt suit the
purchaser. An indisputable title will be given, and the
payments made easy to the purchaser. Enquire of
Benjamin Van-Cleve, Maidenhead ; Joseph Wright,
Philadelphia; or Ebenezer-Smith Platt, New-York.
February 23, 1784. 3W
TO BE SOL D,
By the fubferiber, of Monmouth county, in the state
of New-jersey,
A Valuable trad of pine land, containing two thou
sand fix hundred acres, on which is a good Saw
mill and eight tenants; on some of the tenements is
twenty or thirty acres of meadow, situate the nearest
part about one mile from Horner's-Town, and about
nine miles from Allentown ; the mill is so near the in
habitants that there is generally a market at the mill
for all She can saw.
Also three hundred acres on the north fide of Toms
river, about half a mile below the bridge, on which
are lixty acres of good salt meadow, and some good
Enghlh meadow.
Also lixty acres at mufqueto cove, most of it excel,
lent salt meadow.
Also seventy acres of meadow on a branch of Ma
teeteunk river, below a faw-mdl lately built by Major
Walton and company.
Also one hundred and twenty acres on the head
branch of Toms river, situate about nine miles from
Allentown, on which is a large quantity of paint, al
lowed by the painters to be as good as any Spanish
brown whatever.
Allo eighty acres of upland, joining to Mr. Abra
ham Apderfon's and Mp. William I aylor's, about ten
miles fiom Allentown, joining the road to Middle
town-point.
Also eighty acres of land lying to the southward
of the place generally called Smith's place, fifteen
acres of which is where has been an old law-mill
pond ; good meadow.
Also one hundred and fifty acres of good pine land,
on the main road to Toms river, generally called the
half moon.
Also forty-fix acres of meadow and upland, above
the road that crosses the Indian run by John Imlay's.
Allo one half of the Union mill lot, whereon is an
extraordinary place to rebuild a saw-mil).
Also several pieces of cedar swamps.
A good title will be given to the purchasers by
John Lawrence.
February 5, 1784. §w^
TO BE SOL D,
TH A T noted and valuable Farm late the estate
of Thomas Norris, deceased, situate in the town-
Rip of Windlor, county of Middlesex, and state of
New-Jersey, containing about 438 acres, having on
the fame a good house, barn, orchard and other neces
sary improvements ; being convenient to mill and mar
ket, within about 4 miles of Princeton, and about 8
from Trenton : —1 he whole or part will be fold, as
belt Suits the purchalei. It may be very conveniently
divided into two farms, having a Sufficient quantity
of wood-land Suitably proportioned to each farm ;
about 60 acres of good swamp, a part cleared and will
make meadow.—also about 8 acres of the best Mai
denhead meadow, within if miles of said farm.—The
payments made easy. For further particulars enquire
of the fubferibers on the premises, who will give an
indisputable title for the fame.
GEORGE NORRIS,) r
JAMES NORRIS, j Executors.
February 2, 1784. ° 4w|
To be fold,
THE
To the Printer of the New-Jersey Gazette.
Sir,
I" "' exemplary punishment of perform!
dilhonefty, and the drift observance of
§ publick faith, aie so absolutely neceflary
to the emolument of eveiy community,
that whatever Society is deficient in these
granc elfentiajs to national prosperity, must make ra
pid strides to final declension and ruin. Men of inte
grity will deiert a country in which they find their
property a prey to private knavery; and cannot ae
pend, from the repeated violations of it, upon the
mult solemnly-plighted faith of the publick.'
1 Shall make no observations at present upon the
frequent Subterfuges that have been made by' public!;
boaies to elude the justice so indisputably due to thob
virtuous citizens, who, in the most difalbous periods
of our late conflid with Britain, haye liberally opened,
their pyrles to Save their bleeding countiy from im
pending vaßdage. 1 hope Such reflections may be fap
preSied in all the future histories of the America con
ted for independence, or they will throw a deep and
diimal Shade over the luftre of the most glorious of
cur achievements. I shall confine mySelf in this ef
lay to the Shock that is given to private credit, by
wliat I think yery injudicious laws, and the injustice
thence accruing to the honest creditor, witliout having
any other operation with refped to the poor in gene
ral, than that of preventing every monied map from
trusting them at q||.
She English have never extended their ads of
bankruptcy to any other description of persons than
merchants. They give indeed so liberal a conftruCti
on to the Statutes receding insolvent debtors, as to
bring within the equity of those laws whoever carries
on any fort of trade, and decs not live by bare labour
or manufacturing alone. In this interpretation, their
courts have perhaps taken too great a latitude: But
the original principle upon which their parliaments
have always proceeded in granting such particular in
dulgence to merchants, is founded in the ftrideft equi
ty and the founded policy, for people of this occu
pation mult frequently, in order to trade to any ad
vantage, trade beyond their capitals. Their property
is moreover expoled to the fury of the ocean, and li
able to numbeilefs other accidents to which that of
the rest of their fellow Subjects is not incident. They
are obliged to vend their commodities upon credit;
and if the buyers fail in paying them, they cannot be
punctual in performing their engagements with others.
Nay, the failing of one Single commercial house, will
often ruin many hundreds. Their situation being thus
particularly precarious, and their fortunes daily ob
noxious to a thquland casualties from which those of
others are exempt, they deserve to be favoured by
correspondent laws, which there is no reason for ex
tending to those who are not in the like predicament.
What business, for instance, has the farmer, the me
chanick, or the manufacturer (which several claiTes
comprehend almost all the remainder of the Society)
to break, umefs by the Singular afflictive Providence
of God, they meet with eheyitable losses, as by dis
ease or fire, or any other real calamity, on account of
which, whenever it happens, they Should be equally
entitled to the benefit of the acts of bankruptcy r—£
aSl<, in the name of common honesty, how can these
several ranks of men become insolvent (particular mif
fortunes.excepted) if they are as inqutfrious and as
frugal as they ought to be ? —And Surely no man
ought to be favouiedby law for his laziness or prodi
gality. ihe husbandman i§ able, coxsmunibus a?uw ß
1 ho' we have the highest reason to detest Great-
Britain to the last moment of our existence, for her
abominable iniquity in commencing, and her cruel di
abolical manner of prosecuting, the late war ; yet it
might be prudent for new government's to adopt that
political and commercial wildom of an antient nation,
which She hath been a thoufaud years in acquiring.
Fas est etab kofie doceri. Such a people must be pre
sumed to know how to protect an unfortunate bank
rupt from the unreasonable Severity of an unmerciful
creditor, without giving encouragement to every dis
honest Spendthrift to defraud hrs friend and bene
faCtor.
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