The New-Jersey gazette — Burlington [N.J.], 1778-12-23 00:00:00, page 4

Stay-maker, from LONDON,
BEGS leave to inform the Public; that he makes
all forts of stays and jumps, turned and plain,
French and Mecklenburgh, after the newest and neat
est fafhion. He prevents by a new and approved
method, the appearance of any cad or rife in the
hips cr shoulders, or other defect in the shape of the
body, which method has been established by the so
ciety of day-makers of the city of London. Ladies
that reside at any distance, by fending their measure,
may be supplied on the shortest notice and at as rea
sonable prices as the times will afford. —He returns
his sincere thanks to those Ladies who have already
favoured him with their custom, and intreats a con
tinuance of it, and their kind recommendation, which
he will make it bis study to merit.
N. B. He now resides opposite Mr. Stacy Potts's,
in Trenton.\ 3wf
OTRAYED from the fubferiber, four heifers, three
D of which are three years old, the others two
years old; one of them is red with a white face,
two are black or red pied, and the fourth is brindle,
all marked with a half crop under the near ear and
a flit in the off ear. Any person that informs the
fubferiber, or John Denton, at Princeton, Somerset
Icounty, New-Jersey, where he may get said heifers
again, Ihall have the above reward, or three dollars
for any one or more of them, paid by
NEHEMIAH SMITH.
Princeton, Dec. 7, 1778. 2wf
PUBLIC notice is hereby given to all perlons who
have in their custody or power, any goods or
Chattels, bonds, bills, mortgages, notes books of
accounts, or other instruments of writing, or who
are indebted to the following fugitives and offenders,
now with the enemy, viz. David Ogden, fen. David
Ogden, jun. Uzal Ward, William Stiles, Nathaniel
Williams, Thomas Bruen, Griffen Jenkins, Stephen
Skinner, Benjamin Booth, Joseph Kingfland, Robert
Drummond, Lewis Greenfield,Stephen Tarrand, John
Wheeler,Ebenezer Ward, jun. Isaac Longworth, jun.
Isaac Ogden, Nicholas Ogden, Nathaniel Richards,
Jonathan Sayres, Isaac Longworth, Thomas Long-
Worth, John Vanwagener, Garrabrant Garrabrants,
Jacob Brower, Garret Wouters, Caleb Sayres, Josiah
Banks, Joseph Hallett, Peter Woods, Peter Brown,
Benjamin Peirfon, Richard Stanton, Richard Yates,
Peter Mowrifon, George Wells, Thomas Galbreath,
Pepper Clopper, Abraham Van Gefon, jun. the Rev.
Isaac Browne, Derick Schuyler, William Maxwell,
Francis Batey, Nicholas Garrabrant, John White,
William Brooks, James Colvin, Cornelius Brooks,
Thomas Afton, Garret Jacobus, Isaac Kingfland,
Henry Stager, Samuel Harrison, Peter Dubois, Aaron
Peirfon, Hugh Gaine, Isaac Stiles, Samuel Hudinot,
Nicholas Hoffman, Dr. Uzal Johnson, John Courter,
jun. and James Gray; and shall neglect to make
immediate difeovery thereof to one or more of us
the fubferibers, Corn millioners for the County of
Essex, may expect to be dealt with as the law in that
case hath provided.
Joseph Hedden, jun.")
Samuel Hayes, > Commissioners.
Thomas Canfield, )
State of New-Jersey, Essex County, Dec. 9 1778. 36
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A LL persons who have just demands against the
estate of Thomas Folkes, late of the Townihip
of Nottingham. Burlington County, deceased, are
requested to bring them in that they may be dis
charged; and those that are indebted to laid estate,
are defireMo discharge the fame. 2*
Chesterfield, Det. 5, 1778. Tho. Thorn, execut.
"RICH XiTd NORRIS,
BEGS leave to acquaint the Ladies of this town
and the country in general, that he makes on
the shortest notice, stays of all kinds, turned, plain,
pack thread, and draw cut, after the newest, ncateft
andmod fashionable manner, either French or English ;
likewise growing Misses to give and preserve a Shape
truly perfect. Those Ladies who please to favour
him with their employment Shall find him ever ready
to serve them to the utmost of his ability, with in
tegrity, gratitude and dispatch. He returns his grate
ful acknowledgments to those Ladies who have al
ready favoured him with their custom, and assures
them that it Shall be his chief study to merit theirs
and the public's esteem.
P. S Ladies may be served at the greatest distance,
by fending the length before and the width of the
top and bottom of their waist. 4W*
CTOLEN on Friday night Jaft, from the fubferiber,
° at the Crooked-Billet, in the Manor of Moreland,
Philadelphia County, a sorrel STALLION COLT,
three years old, about 15 hands high, natural trot
ter, hasa large neck, and his mane and tail are of
the fame colour as his body. Whoever takes up said
horse and the thief, that the owner may have the
horse again, and the thief be convicted, Shall have
One Hundred Dollars reward, or Fifty Dollars for
the horse only, and reasonable charges, paid by
Dec. 8, 1778. swf ALEXANDER MEANS.
TRENTON: Printed by Isaac Collins. Advertisements of a moderate Length are inserted for Ten Shillings each
the firft Week, and Five Shillings for every Continuance ; and long Ones in Proportion.
PETER H ULIG K,
Stay-maker, in Trenton, from New-York,
Twelve Dollars Reward,
Almanacks for 1779.
DUTCH and English almanacks to be fold by
JOHN DUNLAP, in Market-Street, Phi
ladelphia.
Pocket almanacks may be had by applying as above.
TO BE SCTLD,
By the SUBSCRIBE R,
TWO very good brick dwelling-houses and lots
of ground, situate in the town of. Salem, be
tween the church and court-house. The lots con
tain 75 feet front and about 300 feet depth. The
dwelling-houses were both put in very good repair
lately. On the premises is an excellent garden well
planted with fruit and fenced in with cedar, and
other conveniencies. The situation is as good as
any in the town, and will either suit a gentleman of
fortune or may be divided into two convenient lots
so as to suit a couple of families. Alio about eight
acres of excellent meadow within a quarter of a
mile of the town, very capable of improvement,
will be fold together with the above premises. The
reason of sale is that the fubferiber is going soon to
remove his family to Burlington. For particulars
enquire of 4* JOHN CAREY.
Piles-Grove, Salem County, Dec. 2d, 1778.
New-Jersey, ?A Tan Inferior court of Common-
Essex county, )TV Pleas held for the county of Es
sex, on the 15th day of September last, were returned
inquisitions for joining the army of the King of Great-
Britain, and other treasonable practices found against
Cavilear Jewit, Ichpbod Best Barnet, William Luce,
John Smith Hetfield, Job Hetfield, Abel Hetfield,
Broughton Rhynolds, Richard Miller, John Willis,
Jacob Tooker, James Hetfield, James Frazee, Samuel
Oliver, jun. James Moore, Jonathan Oliver, Samuel
Smith, John Stites,jun, Daniel Moore, John Morse,
Isaac Stanbury, Thomas Burrows and John Folker;
of which proclamation was made at said Court, that
if they, or any on their behalf, or any persons interest
ed, would appear and traverse, a trial Should be award
ed ; but no traverses were offered : Therefore N O
TICE is hereby given, That if neither they, nor any
in their behalf, nor anv interelted, shall appear and
traverse at the next Court to be held for the said
county, the inquisitions will then be taken to be true,
and final judgment entered thereon in favour of the
Late. JOHN CLAWSON, Commissioner.
Elizabeth-town, Nov. 14, 1778. 2
BROKE out of gaol on the third day of this inst.
Richard Haden, committed for being concerned
with counterfeit money, and carrying on correspon
dence with the enemy; and Joseph Ward, committed
for dealing ; and one John Willis, also committed
for dealing. They all broke cut together. Whoever
will take up and deliver to me, or at the gaol of this
county, said Haden, ihall receive One Hundred Dol
lars, and for either of the others Thirty Dollars each,
from me Alex. Carmichael, Sheriff.
Morris county, Dec. 7, 1778. 2wf
In the Lane opposite the College in Princeton,
SNUFF in bladders or smaller quantity, needles by
the thousand, imported salt at seven pounds a
bushel, almanacks for the year 1779, by the gross or
dozen, as low as may be purchased at the printers,
and the high Dutch almanacks by thedozen or lingle,
writing paper, lowing silks of various colours, and
sundry other articles. JOHN DENTON.
Princeton, Dec. 17, 1778. Bw§
Stephenson and Canfield,
At their Store opposite Capt. Peter Dickenfon's,
in Morris-Town, have for sale a suitable aflort
ment for the season, such as
COARSE broad cloths, coatings, scarlet cloth for
cloaks, Ihoes, dockings, beaver, caftor and
wool hats, callicoes, Irilh linen, check, muslins,
lawns, cambrick, pelong, buckram, camblets, ever
lastings, fagathy, sewing silk of alLcolours, fine
thread, pack and pound pins, needles, playing cards,
pipes, pen knives, knives and forks of the bed kind,
ink powder, gun powder, fnuff, tobacco, basket
buttons, regimental buttons, silk twist, coloured
thread, ribbands, ferreting, tape, ivory and horn
combs, crooked and coarse ditto, coffee, allspice,
indigo, feiffars, silver shoe and knee buckles, and
Lock ditto, brass ftioe ditto, thimbles, hatters bow
firings of the best kind, sonic mathematical and na
vigation bocks, one large brass kettle, salt of a good
quality, which $ they will fell as reasonable as the
times will admit, for cash or country produce. 6*
AVERY handsome CHARIOT to be fold.—
Enquire of JOHN LANE, at the North-
Branch of Rariton, New-Jersey. The price Four
Hundred Pounds. 2w+
r f'HE fubferiber will give the highest price for all
£ the merchantable C YDER that is delivered
at his stone-ware potting manufactory at Trenton,
for two weeks from this date.
Dec. 16th, 1778. BERNARD HANLEN. 2f
160 DOLLARS Reward.
To be ibid by the fubferiber,
CTRAYED or stolen from the fubferiber, on the
.O night of the 2d December, 1778, living near Paf
faick Falls, at Acquackanonk, in Essex county, two
Horses, one a bay, about fourteen hands high', a na
tural trotter, riling five years old, branded FP on
the right thigh ; the other a dark brown, eight or
nine years old, rather inclines to pace, has a mid
dling large star in his forehead, branded FP on the
right thigh, and about 14 hands high. Whoever will
take up and secure laid horses, shall have a reward
of Twenty Dollars for each horse, and all reason
able charges paid by me JOHN POST.
N. B. The brands are supposed not to be very
plain.
%fl published and to be fold Wholesale and Retail, b,
the Printer hereof,
T HE
New-Jersey Almanack,
For the Year of our Lord 177 g.
CONTAINING,
Besides the usual Agronomical Observations,
A Variety of ufeful, indruCtive, and entertaining
Matter, in Prose and Verse.
inhere also may be had,
POCKET ALMANACKS for the enfning Year.
CTRAYLD or stolen off the commons at Trenton,
° some time in October or November, a sorrel marc,
with a blaze in her face, between three and four years
old, scant fourteen hands high, trots and paces,
long mane and tail. Whoever takes said mare and
secures her, so that the owner may have her again,
shall have Ten Dollars reward, and reasonable charges,
paid by the fubferiber in Trenton. JOS. CLUNN.
TO BE s 6T}
At the forks of Little-Egg-Harbour River, in Glou
cester county, State of New-Jersey,
'THE premises whereon the fubferiber now lives,
= with all the buildings and improvements thereon,
to wit, a law-mill and grid-mill, both remarkable
for going fad, and supplied with a never failing Stream
of water. The mills are within a mile and a quarter
of a landing to which veflels of seventy or eighty
tons burthen can come: Scows that carry seven or
eight thousand feet of boards can go loaded from
the mill tail. There is a fufficient quantity of pine
and cedar timber to supply the saw-mill for a great
number of years, and also a great quantity of cedar
fit for rails, near the water fide, which may be easily
exported to those parts of the country where the,
will fell to great advantage. There is also on the
premises a dwelling-house that will accommodate a
large family, also a barn, stables and out-houses,
a number ot houses for workmen and tradesmen,
also wet and dry good dores, and indeed every build
ing neceflary to render a place convenient for carry
ing on business and trade extensively. Any person
inclining to purchase may be further informed by
applying to the fubferiber, at the place aforelaid.
—Tlli^ l7 ^:— 3 "^ ELIJAH CLARK
BQRDEN- TOWN STAGE"
THe fubferiber begs leave to inform the Public,
Ji That his Stage-Boat will fail from the Crooked
Billet Wharf, at Philadelphia, every Saturday evening
or Sunday morning (as the tide may serve) for Bor
den-Town; and that a Waggon will proceed from
thence to Brunswick on Monday morning, and re
turn to Borden-Town the day following, from whence
the Stage-Boat will proceed on Wednesday to the
Crooked Billet Wharf.
Goods and passengers will be conveyed with care
and convenience as heretofore. J. BORDEN.
One Hundred Dollars Reward.
STOLEN from Paramus-Church, the 30th day of
October last, two HORSES, one a large black
horse, with a large star and snip, and all four of his
feet white almost to his knees, five years old, and
15 hands high, paces and trots. The ether isa bay,
with a small white snip down his face, natural trotter,
four years old, and about fourteen hands and a half
high. It is thought they were stolen and carried to
Powles-Hook, by some of the tories in that part —
Whoever takes up said horses and brings them to
John Okerman, at said church, or to the fubferiber
at Trenton, or secures them so that they can be got,
shall receive the above reward, paid by either of the
men, and all reasonable charges, paid by
3w§ JAMES PATTON.
'Io be SOLD by the Subicriber,
A Small F A R M, containing between 40 and 50
acres, situated half way between Morristown
and Chatham, on a very public road, nearly opposite
Mr. Stephen Rofe's cyder mill ; it has on it a good
house with three rooms cieled, and an entry on the
lower floor, a small building adjoining with a cellar
under it, and one under the house; a barn and
new bark house, a pond that is never dry, in the
fame lot; a spring of good water near the house, an
orchard that affords 70 or 80 barrels of cyder, ^
.garden paled in, English and red cherries, peaches
and plumbs ; some wood-land and meadow. The pur
chaser by paying one half the money, and good secu
rity for the rest, shall have an indisputable title from
4t JAMES TOMPSON.