The New-Jersey gazette — Burlington [N.J.], 1785-12-19 00:00:00, page 1

On Wednesday the 25th January next, be
-1 tween the hours of 12 and 1 o'clock
at noon, at the coffee-houfe in Phila
delphia, will be fold
By PUBLICK VENDUE,
A VALUABLE
PLANTATION,
Or trad of land;
CONTAINING 217, acres, situated on the river
Delaware, and the Bordentown road, about
four miles above Bristol, in Falls township, and Bucks
county, being lot No. io, as marked in the general
plan of Pennfborough manor, and is now in the te
nure of William Alexander. On the said farm is a
good log house, some cleared land and good meadow;
and the timber growing on the farm is valuable from
its situation on the river Delaware. Part of the pur
chase-money to be paid on making the deed, and
the remainder to be at a reasonable credit, on giving
security, of which terms notice will be given at the
time and place of sale. pw
O The title to the said land is indisputably clear.
PURSUANT to the directi
ons contained in the ad, intitled, ' An ad to
call in all contractors and surplus certificates, to issue
state notes to the holders, and to procure a more ac
curate estimate of the state debt:'
Notice is hereby given,
That the lubfcriber will open an office for the li
quidation and settlement of such of the above describ
ed certificates as shall be presented to him for that
purpose at Henry Drake's, in Trenton, on Monday the
2d of January next ;
at James Efdaile's, in Burlington, on the 9th;
at Zachariah Roffel's, in Mount-Holly, the 16th ;
at John Cox's, in Moore's-Town, the 23d;
at Hugh Creighton's, in Haddonfield, the 30th;
at Joseph Matlack's, in Woodbury, the 6th Feb.
at in Sweedfborough, the 13th;
at in Woodftown, the zoth;
at Mrs. Burroughs's, in Salem, the 27th;
at Samuel Wood's, in Bridgton, the 6th of March ;
and at Daniel Hand's, on Cape-May, the 15th March;
at each of which places he will continue the remain
der of the week ; from which last place he proposes to
remove to Daniel Randolph's, at Allentown, in the
county of Monmouth, where he will open his office on
Monday the 27th march, and continue 1 week; at
Hagerman's, at Monmouth courthouse, the 3d April,
and continue 2 weeks; at William Snider's, in Mid
dletown, the 17th April, and continue 1 week; and
at William Lippincott's, in Shrewsbury, on the 24th,
where he will continue 1 week. At which times and
places he will fettle and adjust all certificates given by
the fuperintendant ofpurchafes, contractors, collectors,
agents, and commissioners, for the payment of which
the state is accountable. All persons holding such
certificates are therefore requested to take particular
notice of the above times and places, as the time al
lotted for transacting the bulinefs will evidently pre
vent any longer attendance, those therefore who ne
glect this notice mud blame themselves if they are for
ever precluded.
SILAS CONDICT, Commissioner.
Dec. 1, 1785. t. f.
CONTAINING 300 acres, situate within three miles
of Trenton, in the county of Burlington, and
township of Nottingham, and within 2 miles of Lam
berton, where it is expected the federal town will be
erected. On said trabt there is clay and wood fuffici
ent to make brick for the building, it being all woodland,
except twelve acres; one hundred of it may be made
good meadow, which may be laid from fix inches to
one foot under water, or kept dry all winter, as the
purchaser shall please ; and contiguous to it there is
great range for cattle. Paper money, notes given to the
officers and soldiers of the Jersey line, and final settle
ment of their pay, loan-office certificates, and notes
given by Benjamin Thompson, Esq. will be taken in
payment. For further particulars enquire of Robert
Pearson, in Nottingham, jofeph Milnor or the sub
scriber in Trenton. JOSEPH HIGBEE.
N. B. The meadow-land is a deep rich foil, and not
fubjeC t to be flooded,
May 28, 1785. t f
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TRENT ON: Printed by ISAAC COLLIN S, Printer to the State.
TO BE SOL D,
A valuable Trad of LAND,
MONDA Y, December 19, 1785.
Votes and proceedings of the tenth general
assembly of the state of New-Jersey.
(Continued from our last.)
APETITION from sundry inhabitants
of the county of Hunterdon was read,
praying that the bill for regulating the
fifheries in the river Delaware may be
repealed.
Ordered, That the said petition be referred to
meffrs, r. Clark, Hall, Houghton and Hankinfon,
and that they bring in a bill to amend the said law.
Mr. Bunn reported, that he had obeyed the order
of the house.
The engrossed bill, intitled, 6 an a& for the relief
01 Caleb brewin, of the county of FfTex,' was read
and compared; on the question, whether the fame do
pass? It was carried in the affirmative, as follows;
Yeas. Messrs. Terhune, Blauvelt, Nicoll, Garritfe,
A. Clark, Marffi, Bonney, Bunn, Blair, Kelly, Bid
dle, T. Clark, Sharp, Baker, Swain, Lambert, Hough
ton, Cook, Starke, Bowen, Hankinfon, Longstreet.
Nays. Messrs. Hall, Burgin, Sheppard, Beardflee.
Ordered, That the speaker do sign the fame.
Ordered, That mr. T. Clark do carry the said bill
to the council for concurrence.
Mr. Cooper reported, that he had obeyed the or
der of the house.
The house adjourned to three o'clock, P. M.
The house met.
Mr. T. Clark reported, that he had obeyed the or
der of the house.
The speaker laid before the house a message from
his excellency the governor, accompanied with a let
ter from the war-office o'the gd instant, relative to
the railing of our quota of troops required by the aft
of Congress of April last; which message and letter
were read, and committed to meffrs. A. Clark, Sin
nickfon and Cook, and that they bring in a bill to di
rect the railing of troops agreeably to the said ad
of Congress.
Two messages from the council by mr. Newbold.
' Council-chamber, Nov. 7,178 c.
' Ordered,
'THAT mr. Newbold do carry to the house of
' assembly the bill, intitled, ' an ad for incorporating
' sundry persons as trustees of the Presbyterian con
‘ gregation at Baflcenridge, in the counties of Somer
‘ let and Morris,' and request their concurrence therein.'
Which bill was read, and ordered a second reading.
' Ordered,
' THAT mr. Newbold do wait on the house of af
' fembly, and acquaint them that the bill, intitled,
'' an aft for incorporating sundry persons as trustees
' of the Baptist congregation at Dividing-Creeks, in
' the county of Cumberland,' is passed by this house
' without amendment.'
Mr. Biddle, from the committee appointed for that
purpose, reported the draught of a bill, intitled, 6 an
a& fubjeding every part of any Ihare of propriety and
rights to unlocated lands in the state of New-Jersey
to the payment of debts, and directing the mode of
proceedings thereon.' which was read, and ordered a
second reading.
The bill, intitled, ' an ad to repeal an ad, in
titled, an aft for the better regulation of juries,' was
read a second time, debated, and ordered to be en
grossed.
The bill, intitled, ‘ an ad for incorporating sundry
persons as trustees of the Presbyterian congregation
at Bafkenridge, in the counties of Somerset and Mor
ris,' was read a second time, debated, and ordered
a third reading.
A message from the council by mr. Clark.
6 Council-chamber, Nov. 178 c.
' Ordered,
' THAT mr. Clark do wait on the house of affem
' bly, and acquaint them that the bill, intitled, ' an
' a& for holding an election in the county of Mon
mouth,' is passed by this house without amend
ment.'
The petition of Conrad Ten-Eyck was read a se
cond time, and ordered to lie on the table.
The house adjourned till to-morrow morning nine
of the clock.
Tuesday, November 8, 1785.
The house met.
The paper which accompanied his excellency's mes
sage of the 27th ultimo, marked No. 21, was read a
second time, and referred to meffrs. Sinnickfon,
Houghton and Nicoll.
The bill, intitled, ' an a& for incorporating sundry
persons as trustees of the Presbyterian congregation
at Bafkenridge, in the counties of Somerset and Mor
ns, was read a third time; on the question, whether
the fame do pass? It was carried in the affirmative,
as follows:
Yeas. Messrs. Terhune, Blauvelt, Nicoll, Garritfe,
A. Clark, Marlh, Schuurman, Bonney, Bunn, Blair,
Kelly, R. S. Smith, J. Smith, T. Clark, Sinnickfon,
Hall, Sharp, Baker, Swain, Lambert, Houghton, Cook,
Starke, Burgin, Bowen, Sheppard, Hankinfon, Beard
llee, Longstreet.
Nays. Messrs. Bid die, Cooper,
Ordered, That the speaker do sign the fame.
Ordered, That mr. Hall do carry the said bill to
the council, and acquaint them that the fame is pas
sed by this house without amendment.
The engrossed bill, intitled, ‘ an ad to repeal an
a£f, intitled, an ad for the better regulation of ju
ries, was read and compared; on the question, whe
ther the fame do pass ? It was carried in the affirma
tive, as follows:
Yeas, Messrs. Terhune, Blauvelt, Nicoll, Garritfe,
A. Clark, Marsh, Bonney, Bunn, Blair, Kelly, Sharp,
Baker, Lambert, Houghton, Cook, Starke, Burgin,
Bowen, Hankinfon, Longstreet.
Nays. Messrs. Schuurman, R. S. Smith, Biddle,
J. Smith, Cooper, T. Clark, Sinnickfon, Hall, Swain,
Sheppard, Beardflee.
Ordered, That the speaker do sign the fame.
Ordered, That mr. Hall do carry the said bill to
the council, and request their concurrence therein.
On motion,
Ordered, That meffrs. A. Clark, Marsh and Kel
ly, be a committee to prepare and present a bill for
the relief of persons who have purchased property for
use of the publick.
The resolution of Congress of the 27th September
last, which accompanied his excellency's message of
the 27th ultimo, marked No. 40, was read a second
time.
A motion was made by mr. A. Clark, seconded by
mr. Sharp, that the said resolution be referred to the
next fitting; and the question being proposed, the
previous question was called for and carried in the
negative, as follows:
Nays. Messrs. Terhune, Blauvelt, Nicoll, Garritfe,
A. Clark, Marsh, Bonney, Bunn, Blair, Kelly, Sharp,
Lambert, Cook, Burgin, Bowen, Hankinfon, Beard
flee, Lonftreet.
Yeas. Messrs. Schuurman, R. S. Smith, Biddle, J.
Smith, Cooper, T. Clark, Sinnickfon, Hall, Baker,
Swain, Houghton, Starke, Sheppard.
Whereupon the main question being now put, it
was carried in the affirmative, as follows:
Yeas. Messrs. Terhune, Blauvelt, Nicoll, Garritfe,
A. Clark, Marsh, Bonney, Blair, Kelly, Sharp, Lam
bert, Cook, Starke, Burgin, Bowen,Hankinfon, Beard
flee, Longstreet.
Nays. Messrs. Schuurman, Bunn, R. S. Smith,
Biddle, J. Smith, Cooper, T. Clark, Sinnickfon, Hall,
Baker, Swain, Houghton, Sheppard.
The house adjourned till to-morrow afternoon three
of the clock.
Wednesday, November 9, 1785.
The house met.
A message from his excellency the governor by
mr. secretary Reed, accompanied with a copy of the
ads and laws of the state of Connecticut, was read,
and ordered to be filed.
Mr. A. Clark, from the committee appointed for
that purpose, reported the draught of a bill, intitled,
' an act for the relief of persons who have purchased
property for the use of the publick,' which was read,
and ordered a second reading.
The speaker laid before the house the state of the
claim of John Peck, for his services as agent for the
late Jersey battalion and 2d regiment, which was read,
and ordered to be read a second time with the bill
for making compensation to the regimental agents for
thfir services.
The petition of Tallman Smith, and the petition of