The New-Jersey gazette — Burlington [N.J.], 1784-09-27 00:00:00, page 4

WANTE D,
A journeyman Fuller,
WHO understands the business, sober and indus
trious ; such a one will meet with good encou
ragement by applying to
3wf ABRAHAM SKIRM.
Nottingham, Burlington county, 14th 9th mo. 1784.
A Book, neceflary for all Families.
Just published, and now felling by JOSEPH CRUK
SHANK, in Market-Itreet, ROBERT BELL, in
Third-street, JAMES MUIR, Bookbinder, Phila
delphia, by ISAAC COLLINS, in Trenton, by
ROBERT HODGE, in New-York, and by all the
Booksellers in America,
Buchan's Family Physician,
or DOMESTIC MEDICINE,
BEING a treatise on the prevention and cure of dis
eases, by regimen and simple medicines; with a
difpenfatory and complete Index, for the use of fami
lies.
N. B. This new edition contains great additions and
improvements, by its original author, the celebrated
Dr. Buchan, therefore the utility, necessity and ad
vantage of possessing this extraordinary treasure of
health, must be very evident to all who are willing to'
be their own or their family physician, at the mode
rate price of Two Dollars.
STRAYED from the fubferiber, living in Upper
Makefield, on the 21st ultimo, a large bay horse,
about 15 hands high, was in very good order, has
not a spot of white about him, trots and canters, a
middling gay carriage, and has a fear over the near
eye that runs along his eye bone; he was ffiod before,
and had no corkings to his (hoes; has a switch tail,
not very long ; not gentle to go in the gears. Who
ever takes up said horse and secures him, so that the
owner may get him again, (hall have Six Dollars re
ward, and reasonable charges paid by
JOHN BURROUGHS.
September 4, 1784. j w f
BENJAMIN PITFIELD
Has opened a store in Trenton, opposite the sign of
the Blazing Star, where he has for sale, wholesale
and retail, at the lowest prices, for cafli or produce,
CHINA in cases, glass in boxes, &c.
A large and general assortment of queens-ware
in crates, &c.
Childrens' complete sets of tea ware,
Window glass, io by 8, in boxes and half boxes,
rod, Bd, 6d and 4d nails in calles.
Looking- glares and pocket do.
Japanned tea trays and waiters,
China mugs, bowls, and tea-sets complete,
China tea-cups and faucets, custard-cups, &c.
Glass decanters, wine glasses and tumblers.
Salts, sugar dishes, cream jugs, &o.
Turkey oil stones,
Policed iron candlesticks,
Flat irons, fire (hovel and tongs,
Nutmeg graters by the gross or dozen,
Post and box coffee-mills, steel fnuffers,
Chasing-dishes and steelyards,
Brass curtain rings, temple fpedacles.
Nail and spike gimblets,
Steel and japanned Ipe^acle cases,
Silver and plated top caftors,
Bone and wood top do.
Barlow and other penknives,
Pewter chamber-pots and close (tool pans.
Tin ware, butchers' and table steels,
Table knives and forks, pocket knives,
Scissors, sugar nippers and nutcrackers,
Scythes, chisels and gouges,
H and HL hinges, hones, &c.
Dovetail, delk and table hinges,
Plated candlesticks and japanned tea caddies,
Parlour door and dock locks,
Copper and patent sauce-pans,
Hammers, trowels and laws,
Drawing-knives, files and filh-hooks,
Carpenters' rules and broad-axes,
Padlocks, brushes, &c.
A small invoice of combs.—
Some Jewellery, confiding of gold lockets,
rings, seals, handkerchief Aides and pins, set stock and
knee-buckles; gentlemens' complete travelling (hav
ing cases, genuine Godfrey's cordial, Daffy's elixir,
and Anderson's pills ; some groceries, dry goods, &c.
A valuable PLANTATION in Bucks county, one
mile from the Falls meetinghouse, and about 3 miles
from Trenton Upper Ferry, to be fold.—Enquire as
above.
Trenton, August 20, 1784. 6w
' ' C ° LL ™s Subscriptions for this Gazette are taken in by the Printer hereof, at Ten Shillings per Annum : Adver
of eng: t inferred at 3/9 e a c h the firft Week, and 1/3 for every Continuance, and long Ones in Proportion ; and by whom Essays and A•
g~ hankfufiy received —And all Manner of printing Work performed with Care, Fidelity and Expedition.
N. B. If the above farms are not fold by the Ift
of March next, they are to be rented from theist of
April following. The farm of 400 acres will be di
vided if it should best fait the purchaser.
New-Jersey, July 20, 1784. t. f.
RAN away from the subscribers in Trenton in
the night of the 12th inst. two indented Irilh
servants, one named William Graham, a labourer,
about 20 years of age, 5 feet 6 or 7 inches high,
much marked with the (mall-pox on the nose: Had
on when he went away an old short drab-coloured
coat much patched, one pair old cloth breeches, and
cloth jacket ; also took with him a blue coat, cordu
roy jacket, and a red and white striped Holland
jacket. The other named James M'Coy, about 20
years of age, 5 feet 8 or 9 inches high, short light
biown hair, marked with the small-pox a little in the
face, clumfey built: Had on and took with him when
he went away, one old brown coat and jacket, one
pair of green ribbed Bergen breeches, one old black
pair of plulh do. one ruffled (hirt, two plain shirts, and
one felt hat. It is likely they have changed their
clothes and forged passes—and it is thought they are
gone to the Nine Partners in New-York state, or
New-England. Whoever takes up said servants and
secures them in any gaol, so as their masters may
have them again, (hall have the above reward, and
all reasonable charges paid by
1 BERNARD HANLON,
ROBERT SINGER.
Trenton, April 13, 1784. c. t. f.
Another cheap Farm to be fold,
AN D payments as above, situate in Somerset
county, near the North-Branch of Raritan,
now in the tenure of Fulkert Douw, containing two
hundred acres, 50 of which are the very best of tim
ber, 20 acres of good meadow, and the remainder
arable land ; the whole conveniently divided into
fields, and in very good fence :—There are on the
premises a dwellinghoufe, a barn, a weaver's (hop,
and a large framed barrack; 70 peach and 250 apple
trees, some of them of the best grafted fruit, which
will be fold for four pounds ten (hillings per acre.—
For particulars enquire as above of Levinus or David
Clarkfon.
TO BESOL D,
BY PUBLICK VENDUE,
In the county of Hunterdon, and township of Am
well, on the thirteenth day of the tenth month, Oc
tober, on the premises, at two o'clock in the after
noon,
A Valuable tra& of land, containing 326 acres,
140 or thereabout cleared, with a log dwel
linghoufe, barn, &c. and a young apple-orchard; now
in the tenure of Henry Case, bounded by lands for
merly Samuel Scattergood, Robert Pearson and Isaac
De-Cow's. The purchaser paying one-third of the
purchase money in fix months, (hall have a deed on
giving security for the other two-thirds; the next
payment in nine months, and the other in twelve
months, with paying interest from the day of sale.
SAMUEL WETHERILL,? _ „
SAMUEL ALLINSON, $ lrultees -
September 17, 1784. 4W*
A FARM
TO be fold cheap, and the payments made easy
to the purchaser—situate in Middlesex county,
at Mapletown, within three miles of Princeton, con
taining about 400 acres, one hundred of which is
woodland well timbered, the remainder meadow and
arable; the whole conveniently laid out into fields,
and most of them watered :—There are on the pre
mises two very comfortable dwellinghoufes, a well
and spring of water at the door, a large garden, aspa
ragus bed, peach, plumb, cherry and quince trees;
between fix and seven hundred appletrees, great part
of them of the best grafted fruit ; two as large barns
as any in the county, one 54 by 38, the other 36 by
31 feet, the whole covered with cedar; a chairhoufe,
cowhoufe, and many other necessary houses ; a large
pond, which is replenished by a brook, from which
may be drawn a thousand loads of manure yearly, and
is far preferable to horse or cow-dung. The farm
was formerly the property of Mr. Thomas Vandyke,
and is so well known for its fertility that makes it
needless to fay any thing of the many advantages it
is capable of: The farm is in good fence, and to be
fold at the low rate of five pounds ten (hillings the
acre. For further information enquire of Levinus
C'larkfon, at Flat-Bulb, Long-Bland, or at the pre
mises of DAVID CLARKSON.
Sixteen Dollars Reward.
THREE POUNDS
R E WA R D.
RAN away on the 29th ult. from the fubferiber,
living in Ctecil county, state of Maryland, a
negro man named Jacob, about twenty-four years of
age, near fix feet high, middling well built, his knees
bend inward, Hoops in his walk; the one fide of his
face and left hand are remarkable, having been burned
when a child, which alters the colour of the (kin, and
causes the little finger on the left hand to be very
crooked; wears a falfe cue; took with him one new
blue coat, made regimental fafhion, breast and cuff's
turned up with red, one pair of black breeches half
worn, fine hat cocked soldier fafhion, with a yellow
button and loop: It is expeded he now passes for a
free negro, that should have been in the army ; has
stole and took with him a good nmfket, old haversack
and a difeharge, the property of James Crofher, a
whiteman, signed by colonel Gunby. of the Maryland
line. There is a yellow coloured negro in company
with him, who fays he is a freeman, and has a pass,
but cannot give any further defeription of himfelf; he
is badly clothed, and they have both been seen in Phi
ladelphia. Whoever takes up said negro, so that his
master may have him again, shall receive the above
reward ; if both are taken together, Six Pounds,
paid by Samuel Miller.
September 3, 1784. qw*
Notice is hereby given to all whom it may
concern, That in pursuance to the leave given
by the foregoing order of the House of Assembly, a
bill will be presented to them at their fitting in Octo
ber next, for appointing commiflioners for running and
afeertaining the North fide lines of what is called the
Society's Great Trad, in Hunterdon county, extend
ing from Alamatunck falls to Delaware river, and
for dividing such parts of laid trad into allotments, as
has not hitherto been divided.
TO BE SOL D,
A Valuable PLANTATION,
LYING in the township of Kingwood, Hunter
don county, on the main road leading from
1 renton to I'itts- Lown ; has on it a good new frame
house, with an entry and two rooms below, and four
above, and a cellar under the whole; a good new
frame kitchen adjoining the house, a good spring of
water, and a paled garden before the door ; a good
frame barn, with (tables ; a good new frame waggon
houfe, with bins above to hold all kinds of grain; a
young apple-orchard beginning to bear, and peach
orchard : The land is excellent good for grain and
pasture ; there are above fifty acres of good meadow
of the best kind of grass that is fit for the feythe, and
more may be made ; there is a plenty of good timber
land ; there are 230 acres in the whole, and more may
be bought adjoining it :—There are two tenements on
the lower end of the place that rents for upwards of
twenty pounds a year ; there is a stream of water runs
through the place, besides a number of good springs.
Any perlon not inclining to buy the whole, may have
a part, as it lies convenient to be divided into two
small farms, and more may be bought adjoining the
lower part. Any person or persons of property in
clining to purchase, may have the payments to suit
themselves, with paying the interest and giving securi
ty, if required. If not fold by the 20th of October,
then it will be let. For further particulars apply to
Daniel Merfhon, on the premises, or Benjamin Clark,
Esquire, near Trenton.
August 21, 1784. 4^
House of Afembly, August 20, 1784.'
THE House being informed that the petitioners
for appointing commiflioners for running and
afeertaining the North fide lines of what is called the
Society's Great Tract, in Hunterdon county, extend
ing from Alamatunck falls to Delaware river, and for
dividing such parts of said trad into allotments, as has
not hitherto been divided, had omitted giving the no
tice directed last fitting, previous to their bringing ia
a bill agreeably to the prayer of the petitioners
Whereupon,
Ordered, That said petitioners have leave to bring
in a bill at the next fitting of AfTembly, agreeably to
the prayer of their petition, upon advertising the pur
port of such bill in the publick news-papers of this
state, for at least fix weeks previous to the meeting
of the Legislature.
Extract from the Minutes,
MASKELL EWING, jun. Clerk.
JOHN STEVENS, for himfelf and others.
August 23, 1784. 2m