The New-Jersey gazette — Burlington [N.J.], 1784-12-06 00:00:00, page 3

TRENTON, December 6.
Puifuant to the Articles of Confederation, on
Monday theist of November ult. the Congress of the
United States aflembled in this place; and on Tues
day last a quorum of the states being represented, they
proceeded to the choice of a President, when the Hon.
RICHARD-HENRY LEE, Esq. of Virginia, was
elected. This is the gentleman who is said to have
originally made the motion in Congress for declar
ing the States of America independent, in the year
1776.
The following Delegates are now attending here in
the Congress of the United States, viz.
New-Ham,foire. The Honourable Abiel Foster.
Maflacbufetts. The Hon. Samuel Holten and
George Partridge.
Rhode-[/land and Providence Plantations. The
Hon. William Ellery and David Howell.
Conneflicut. The Hon. Jofeph-Platt Cooke.
New-rock. The Hon. Egbert Benson.
New-Jersey. The Hon. William-Churchill Hou
ston and John Beatty.
\ Pennsylvania. The Hon. Joseph Gardner and
William Henry.
Delaware. The Hon. John Vining and Gunning
Bedford.
Virginia. The Hon. Richard-Henry Lee, Pre-
Jident, Samuel Hardy and James Monroe.
North-Carolina. The Hon. Hugh Williamson and
Richard-Dobbs Spaight.
South-Carolina. The Hon. Jacob Read, John
Bull and Charles Pinckney
of Committee, By the Order
SINNICKSON, Chairman. THOMAS
from Minutes, the Extras
jun. EWING, Clerk MASKELL
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1 00 »c H II I Filheries £. 50.
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fr_» 0 i^ Furnaces £. 300.
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Q Q Vessels 30.
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^ .I ^£ ^L^ll^ ^,^_J, Riding-Chairs £3.
2 ^^. L 0 0 Covered Waggons
2 T —^^ ^ ^^ j |Covering-Horfes £.l
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, z Ixl ° Q 2 A ri 0000 Total Amount of Pound Value!
L I ° ^ ° ^ ^ ^ @ ^ ^ ^ in each County.
Quotas of each County.
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IM- - - — - 0 0 Number of white Inhabitants.
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Georgia. The Hon. Willfam Houftoun and Wil
liam Gibbons.
On Friday last his Excellency P. J. Van-Berckel,
Minister Plenipotentiary from the United Netherlands
to the United States of America, arrived here.
The brig New-Jersey, Charles Clunn, Master,
arrived at St. Euftatia from our Capes in fifteen days.
Elijah Oakes, who was convided of felony at the
last Supreme Court, and was to have been executed
at this place on Friday last, was pardoned under the
gallows.
A Lift of Letters remaining in the Poft-Office at
Princeton.
(A) Reuben Armitage, Hopewe'l.
(B). William Boyd, taylor, Sussex.
John Bayling, Somerset.
Samuel Batfon, Morris county.
(C) John M'Cornack, Jersey.
Samuel M'Correl, Somerset.
Ira Condit, Princeton, 3.
Thomas Compfon, Boon-Town, Jersey.
James Cherry, at John Snyder's tavern.
(F) Mr. F. C. Folke, Haights-Town.
(J) James Irwin, Pluckemin.
(M ) John Mullon, Union.
Robert Mehelm, Bafkenridge.
Benjamin Morgan, merchant, Bridge-Town.
(S) George Stanforth, Princeton.
(T) Joel Thompson, Nassau Hall.
Mr. Territce, Atfion Furnace.
Peter Tuple, Pluckemin.
(V) James Vance, Hackets-Town.
(Y) David Young, Sussex.
JOHN HARRISON, Post-master.
November 29, 1784.
A LL Persons indebted to the
1. estate of Reuben Armitage, late of Hope
well, deceased, either by bond, bill, note, book debt,
or vendue contrasts, are requested to make payment
by the fiift day of January next, otherwise they may
depend on being dealt with as the law dire^s.
Benjamin Van-Kirk,? A ,
4w<[Enoch Armitage, m.
Found, a Piece of Check Linen.
THE owner, proving his property, and paying
expences, shall have it again. If no owner ap
pears before Saturday the 11th inst. it will then be
fold by the subscriber at Bordentown.
ISAAC MERRITT.
TO BE SOL D,-
TH E valuable mills in Allentown, in Upper
Freehold, Monmouth county, containing one
pair French burrs, one pair country stones, two reels
in the merchant box, one country cloth, and one for
Indian meal, all in good repair: She grinds twenty
thousand bushels country work per year, and ten thou
sand bushels merchant work per year :—Likewife a
good kiln to dry corn for (hipping. There are forty
two acres of land, fourteen acres of meadow of the
best kind, seven acres woodland, and two dwelling
houfes on the fame, together with a barn, forty feet
by thirty, a brick fpringhoufe, and a pump of excel
lent water at the door, with twenty bearing apple
trees. Any person inclining to purchase, may know
the terms by applying to PEIER IML,Y,
4 w ° on the premises.
by House, follows: A&Jerfey, agreed as is and the which to was State of the in Ratables reported the T^, Ligate of an u
appointed Purpose reported nt r z R that for Smmckfon, Committee o the from ° Mi.
° r °f f November e ^° u
New-Jersey. of State the Ratables in the of Estimate An