The New-Jersey gazette — Burlington [N.J.], 1780-04-27 00:00:00, page 4

TRENTON; Printed by ISAAC COLLINS, by whom Essays, Articles of Intelligence, Adverti fcments, &c. are
thankfully received, and duly attended te.
,rs 0 COVER
The ensuing season, the well bred HORSE
YOUNG FIGUR E,
At Mr. James Stout's, in Amwell, three miles from
Corryel's Ferry, at a Half-Johannes the season, or
continental money at the exchange.
FIGURE is a beautiful bay, 15 hands high, 9 years
old this season, and was bred by Nathaniel Heard,
Esq. his fire was the noted horse Old Figure, who
had won Several races, and was afterwards imported
from England by Doctor Hamilton, and upon his ar
rival in America he beat several capital racers, among
the number was the noted running horse Selim, be
longing to Samuel Galloway, Esq. Young Figure's
darn was Britannia, own lifter to that well known horse
True Briton. Any one who is desirous of having a
more accurate pedigree of said horse, may apply to
Kr.Stout,who has the pedigree at large certified from
\ ader the hand of the breeder.
N. B. Good pasture is provided at two Killings and
fix-pence per week, and the best attendance given. 4^
TO BE SOLD,
THREE Plantations well improved, in that very
healthy part of the country in and near Fleming
ton, in the state of New-Jersey, viz.
No. 1; Containing 146 acres, whereon is a large
stone dwellinghoufe, a large store house, (where the
fubferibet hds kept store upwards of 20 years) a large
barn and Rubles, a good bearing orchard, about 20
acres of good meadow, and 50 acres of woodland.
The whole farm is in good fence, and well watered by
never-failing streams in every field; there is also an
excellent spring very convenient to the house.
No. 2, Adjoining the above, containing 220 acres,
whereou is an exceeding good farm-houle, having 4
rooms on a floor, and a good cellar under the whole ;
good barn, stables, cpw-houfes, chair and waggon
houfes ; the whole almost new and in very good re
pair; a large garden, an exceeding good orchard of
the best fruit ; about 25 acres of excellent meadow,
and near 90 acres of woodland. The whole in good
fence.
No. 3, Adjoining the above, (on which the fubferi
ber now dwells) containing 342 acres, whereon is a
large convenient new stone dwellinghoufe and a new
frame house adjoining, barns, stables, barracks, and
sundry other out-buildings, all in good repair; there
is also an exceeding good stone spring-house within
20 yards of the dwellinghoufe. There arc on this
farm two good orchards, about 40 acres of excel
lent watered meadow and more may be made at a small
expence, and about too acres of woodland ; the whole
in good fence.
No. 4, A lot of exceeding good timber-land, con
taining about 66 acres, not more than three miles
from the above plantations.
Also several small lots in Flemington, some of which
have buildings thereon."
The whole being about 44 miles from Philadelphia,
IQ miles from a publick landing on the river Dela
ware, one mile from Raritan river, 24 miles from
Trenton landing, and 25 miles from Brunswick.—
The whole will be fold together or separate, as
may best suit the purchaser. A good title will be
given, and the purchaser of No. 1, may have imme
diate possession. Enquire of Thomas Lowrey.
Flemington, April 12, 1780. qwf
TO COVER
The ensuing season, at the fubferiber's in Irenton
townfllip, Hunterdon county,
The elegant and high bred HORSE
YOUNG DO V E,
Rising eight years old this grass, will cover at the mo
derate rate of Fifty Shillings the season, in hard cash.
%7OUNG DOVE is 3-4ths blooded, 15 hands 3
inches high; very active, and is a remarkable
\ne bay. Was bred by Capt. Van Marter, at Colts-
Neck, is out of a full half blood Briton mare, his lire
the Old Dove —Dove was bred by Mr. Thomas Jack
son, fen. in the North of England, was got by Young
Cade, his dam by Teaser, his grandam by Scawing s
Arabian and out of the Gardner mare that won fix
royal plates of one hundred guineas each; he run at
Ne^-Castle upon Thyne at 4 years old, on the 21st
of O&ober, 1760, and distanced the Duke of Cleve
land's roan filly Roxana. No more need be said of
his pedigree, as it's noted Young Dove is a lure foal
getter, and is remarkable not only for size, strength
and gaiety, but for spirit and ease under the laddie.
Good pasture will be provided for mares.
John Reeder.
A Plantation containing 227 acres, with a pro
portionable quantity of woodland and meadow,
situate at Matcheponix, in Middlcfex county. No
person need apply unless they can farm it properly.
Also to be fold or let for the season, a Shad Net,
about 20 fathom long and 24 feet deep, the meshes
one inch, with good lines, &c. For terms apply to
the fubferiber at the Black-horse in Mansfield, county
of Burlington. Edward Thomas.
April 7, 1780. sw||
To be LET on Shares,
XTOTICE is hereby given, that the LAITS of
the last Sitting of the General Assembly of
New-Jersey are printed, and ready to be delivered.
Trenton, April 8, 1780. Isaac Collins.
State of New-Jersey, March 17, i7 B°> 8 °>
TO BE SOLD by private SALE,
THE one full equal and undivided third part of a
valuable trad ofland, containing fifty-two acres,
under good fence, situated in the townfliip of Green
wich and county of Sussex, one mile from the mouth
of the Mufconetcong, a never-failing stream of wa
ter, which empties itfelf into the river Delaware four
miles from Durham furnace, eight miles from Eafton,
and fifty-two miles from Philadelphia. There is on
said trad a forge with two fires and one hammer,
called and known by the name of Chelsea Forge, a
saw-mill, three convenient dwelling-houles, one of
which is stone, two stories high, with fire-places at
each end, and in which a tavern has been kept tor a
number of years pall; the other two of frame and
square logs well finifhed, with convenient fire-places,
a smith's shop, store and counting-houles, barn,
stables, and a number of log-houses fufficient for ac
commodating the hands necessary for carrying on the
works, all of which are in good order and repair.
Also a valuable trad of land, the furtheft part of which
is not more than one mile and a half from the forge,
adjoining the river Delaware, on which it has a front
of one mile, containing 450 acres, about one half of
which is wood-land and mostly well timbered, the
remainder cleared and under good fence, part of
which is rich bottom adjoining the river; there is on
the premises three good new log-houses, at one of
which a ferry across the river Delaware was designed
to be kept, near which place is a valuable shad filh
ery. —Aifo will be fold at the fame time, 700 cords
of wood cut and put up, and all the tools and imple
ments necessary for carrying on the works. The pur
chaser can have possession of the last described traft
immediately, and of the forge and other premises on
the firft day of June next: Any person inclining to
purchase may view the premises, and be informed of
the terms, by applying to Moses Yaman, at Chel
sea Forge aforefaid.
Bar iron or loan-office certificates will be taken
in payment. 4W±
0 BE SOL D,
A LOT of good Pasture Ground, in the city of
" Burlington, consisting of four acres and twenty
feven perches. The title indisputable. Immediate
possession will be given the purchaser. For terms ap
ply to the Printer of this paper. ,w
TO BE SO L D,
TH E grey Colt Abdalla, rising four years old,
compleat in his form, in fine condition, and got
by Mr. Heath's Traveller out of the Dove mare,
whose dam belonged to the late Mr. Anthony Waters,
well know n by the name of the Dutch mare, and in
her day thought to be superior to any of her blood
in America : Traveller is from Col. Lloyd's Old Tra
veller out of his fine mare Nancy Bywell, who won
the match against Mr. Delancey's Lath with great
ease in 1772. —To save trouble, One Hundred Pounds
hard money, or its value in paper money, is the price
of the above Colt, and a stout young horse or mare
or a pair of either, well broke to the draught, will
be taken in part, if they and their prices are approved
of. Apply to Esau Brookes at Mr. Earle's farm near
Bohemia Ferry, Cecil county, in the date of Mary
land. March 25th, 1780. 3wf
TO BE SOLD,
By the fubferiber, near Flemington, townlhip of Am
well, Hunterdon county, and state of New-Jersey,
A Likely healthy Negro Wench, about 24 years
of age; fle has had the measles and small-pox,
and can do all kinds of house work, at which flie is
very handy, and will be fold for no fault. Enquire of
April 10, 1,80. 311 Rachel White.
T'O BE SOL D,
By the subscribers, near Flemington, townlhip of Am
well, Hunterdon county, and date of New-Jersey,
O'WO valuable Negro Men, well acquainted with
I the farming business, remarkably industrious &
good tempered, and will be fold for no fault, but
want of employ. Enquire of
_April 10, £7Bo^ 3$ Peter & Philip Case.
THE ELEGANT HORSE
in specie, or the common exchange in continental
money, for each mare.
MAjor-Gen eralis full ,-Bths blooded, was bred
by Col. Thomas Lowrey, of Amwell, and was
got by the celebrated horse Granby, out of a 3-4ths
blooded Bullcrock mare. He is a beautiful dark bay,
full 15 1-2 hands high, rising 7 years old, and is e
steemed by competent judges to be equal, if not fu,
perior, (either for the saddle or haruefs ) to any horse
ever bred on the continent. John Derrick.
N. B. Good pasture will be provided, and particular
care taken of mares left to my charge. The money
to be paid before the mares are taken away.
M AJO R-GENERA L,
Will cover the ensuing season at Pitt's-Town, in
Hunterdon county, at the rate of Three Pounds
ANEW commodious well-finifhed HOUSE, ^
good barn, ftab/ing, chaise house, with every
other necessary out-budding all in good repair, late
the property of Thomas Lowrey, situate in Fleming,
town, Hunterdon county, New-Jersey, a pleafanft
part of the country and a very agreeable neighbour
hood ; a well of water by the kitchen door, together
with about 50 acres of excellent land, 15 or 16 acres
of which is good meadow; an orchard of near 200
apple-trees on the fame. The conveniency of the'
place for either publick or private business is so well
known that it is not necessary to fay any thing in fa &
vour of it. —With the above will be disposed of if de-*'
fired, 20 acres of wood-land well timbered. Aclear
and indisputable title for the whole will be given.—
For further particulars and terms apply to the fubferi
ber on the premises. AMOS GREGG.
N. B. Immediate possession will be given.
April 4th, 1780. 3w£ _
To'tbe PUBLICK. ~
WHEREAS I understand that Francis Lock hath
proposed to lease or fell a certain plantation
in Bethlehem township, Hunterdon county ; there
fore I the under-written fubferiber take this method
to inform the publick that the said plantation Wat?
leafed in the year 1774 by the aforefaid Francis Loci*
to his son Francis Lock, jun. for and during the life
of him the said Francis Lock, fen. and also at the fame
time the said Francis Lock, fen. made and delivered
unto his son Francis Lock, jun. a deed, whereby the
aforefaid plantation, at the death of the said Francis
Lock, fen. was to be solely the property of the afore
faid Francis Lock, jun. his heirs and assigns for ever;
and as the said Francis Lock, jun. being since dead,
and his widow having administered on said estate, and
I the fubferiber being married to the said widow, am
determined to defend the claim of the heirs of the
fald Francis Lock, jun. to said land, and do forewarn
all manner of perfpns from leafing or purchasing the
fame from the said Francis Lock, fen. or from any
other person or persons pretending to dispose of said
plantation by any authority from the said Francis
Lock, senior.
Marches, 1780. GEORGE NEWTON.
tinned by adjournments from day to day till all are
fold. Attendance will be given, and conditions made
known by Ebenezer Ford,) Commit
M ° Manning, 5 fioners.
Middlesex county, April 6, 1780.
TO BE S O L D,'
By the fubferiber in TRENTON
A N excellent Breeding Mare, with a foal by her
1% Young Granby. She is a beautiful
b ,' fifteen hands and a half high. Also two.
elegant seven-eighths blooded Colts, one got by
Bajazet, the other by Figure; both bay. ' '
Nathan Brakes.
STFFT T f c be i ft ' >' rman and country
STEEL to be fold at Joseph A Onor's store. 2 f
AUDITOR'S OFFICE, Trenton, April 8, 1780.
r rHE fubferiber having removed his family to this
I place, the publick may depend upon constant
attendance being given at the office in future ; —
where all persons who have been entrusted with pub
lick money by this state, or who are otherwise inte
rested in any publick accounts unsettled, are requir
ed to attend with their accounts and vouchers as
speedily as pofiible, and where all county collectors
who have, since the present constitution, in virtue of
any law of this state, paid out any monies either to
the commissioners for purchasing clothing, or for
purchasing arms and ammunition ; or for guns and,
accoutrements, loft or damaged in the publick ser
vice, are requested to transmit accounts of the fame,
together with the vouchers, that propercharges there
of may be made. JAMES EFFING,
4 w Auditor of Accounts.
TO BE S O I'
On Monday the Bth day of May next at the house of
Col, Samuel Crow, in Woodbridge, where Ebe
nezer Ford, Esq. lately lived, by the subscribers,
Cammiffioners of forfeited estates in the county of
Middlesex, the following houses and lots of land;
A HOUSE and lot of land in Amboy, late of John
Smith ; A house and lot, late of Thomas Skin
ner : A house and lot, late of Philip Kearny, junior :
The third part of a large house and sot of Stephen
Skinner: One lot of salt meadow, late of Stephen
Skinner, lying in Woodbridge : One lot of salt mea
dow, late of Alexander Watson, in Woodbridge:
One house and lot of land, late of David Gosling in
Amboy : A house and two lots of land, late of Hane
Bonnel, in Amboy: A house and lot of land, late of
Michael Kearny, in Amboy : A farm, late of Francis
Kearny, near Amboy : A house and lot of land, late
of John Thompson, boatman, in Amboy: A lot of
land, late of William Wright, in Woodbridge- A
lot of land adjoining said Wright's, late of Stephen
Skinner : A house and lot ofland in Woodbridge late
of Freeman Smith : A house and lot of land of Beth
jamin Marsh : A lot of land on the Sand Hills, lata
Nathaniel Hamed's, in Woobridge; and the house
and lands late of Peter, Andrew and Oliver Barberie'
ill Amboy and elsewhere. The vendue will be cont
FOR S A L E,