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THE
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NEW-YORK,
From the Year 1691 to the present.
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The Whole Proceedings of the
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January the 20th, 1775.
NOTICE is hereby given to
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in the Broad-Way, next Door to the one in which the
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Title,
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Gaine's
Universal Regifler.
Or AMERICAN and BRITISH
KALENDAR,
For the Year 1775 i
Contents of which are as follow, viz.
THE Kalendar. Royal Family of G. Britain,
and Extent and Situation of England, Scotland
and Ireland. Royal Family, &c. of France and
Spain,---of Portugal, Denmark and Norway, Swe
den, Germany, Poland, Prussia, Russia, Sardinia,
Orange, Italy and Turkey. English Nobility. Scots
Nobility. Archbishops and Bishops of England.
House of Commons. Privy Council. Knights of
the Garter, Thistle and Bath. Secretaries of State.
Lords ofthe Treasury, Trade and Admiralty. High
Court of Admiralty. Postmaster General. Army.
Royal Navy. Rank of Army and Navy. Pay of
the Navy, and Army. Precedency among Men and
Women. Kings and Queens of England, Scotland
and Great-Britain. Irish Nobility, Archbishops and
Bishops. Enumerated Goods fubjeft to Duty in
America,and Holydays at the Custom-House. De
scription of America. General Establishment. Go
vernment of Weft-Florida, Eatt Florida, Georgia,
South-Carolina, North-Carolina, Virginia, Mary
land, Pennsylvania and lower Counties of New-
Castle, Kent and Sussex upon Delaware ; New-Jersey,
and New-Ycrk. Corporation for the Relief of the
Widows and Children of Clergymen of the Church
of England. Government of Connecticut, Rhode-
Illand, Massachusetts Bay, New-Hampshire, Nova-
Scotia, Newfoundland, St. John's, and Canada.
Ministers and Congregations belonging to the Revd.
Synod of New-York and Philadelphia. Associate
Prefbyterry of Philadelphia. His Majesty's Forces
in North America, and their Quarters. Governors
of New-York, from the Year 1664, to the present
Time. Governors of New-Jersey, from the Sur
render of the Government by the Proprietor in 1702,
to the present Time. Tide Table for all the Pro
vinces from Boston to Weft-Florida. Value of
Coins as they now pass in Great-Britain and Ame
rica. The American Bill of Rights. Association
of the Continental Congress. Lift of Delegates in
the late Congress. Governors of the Weft-India
Islands. Staff of the Army in North-America. Fairs
in the Province of New-York. New-Jersey Bills
reduced to New-York Currency. Table of Interest.
Roads, with the Pottage of Letters to molt Parts of
the Continent, and an Estimate (taken in Congress)
of the Number of Souls in the provinces of Maffa
chufett's, New-Hampshire, Rhode-Illand, Connec
ticut, New-York, New-Jersey, Pennsylvania, includ
ing the Lower Counties ; Maryland, Virginia, North-
Carolina, and South-Carolina.
*„ The Kalendar Part of the above Work is
neatly interleaved with fine Writing Paper, very con
venient for Memorandums, and two neat Pockets being
fixed in the Cover, makes it the most compleat Book of
the Kind ever exhibited to the Public in America, and
none so ufeful for Strangers in particular.
Monday, January 30, 1775. । THE [No. 1216.]
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Published Sth December, 1774.
JUST PUBLISHED,
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HUGH GAIN E,
In Hanover-Square,
Leland's History of Ireland,
FROM THE
INVASION of HENRY 11.
WITH A
PRELIMINARY DISCOURSE
ON THE
Antient State of that Kingdom.
In Four Volumes.
CT Printed by HUGH GAINE, Printer, Bookseller, and Stationer, at the Bible and Crown, in Hanover-Square.
(H) David Hanna, Clark's Settlement ; James
Hardy, Paul Hefk, and Jacob Henderer, Albany ;
Robert Hopkins, White Creek ; Lemuel Hubbard,
Schenectady ; Francis Holan, Canagoigg ; Richard
Harker, Tryon County ; Michael Horton, Clave
rack ; Elizabeth Hedden, near Albany ; Robert
Hare, John's Town ; John Hammons, King's
Diltria; Giles Higfon, Kingsbury ; John How
ard, 4 Letters, Tryon County ; James Hannay,
Curry's Bush ; Abigail Harrison, Fort Edward ;
Joseph Hene, Livingston's Manor ; Wm. Horner,
Otfego,
(I) James Jackson, near Fort Edward ; Elisha
Jones, Pittsfield ; Charles Jones, Schenectady.
(K) John Kirby, Luke Knoulton, Brattlebo
rough ; Gerrit Keating, near Fort Edward.
(L) John Jacob Lansing, 2 Letters, Jacob Lan
sing, jun. 3 Letters, Gerrit J. Lansing, Gerrit
Lansing, jun.and Harriot Lansing, Albany ; Jacob
Lansing, New City ; Johannis Lawyer, Schohary ;
John Lyne, 3 Letters, Lynefbury ; John Lambert,
John's Town ; Jolhua Logu, and Thomas Lyon,
near Albany ; Abraham Lansing, 2 Letters, New
City ; Patience Leftrange, Kingfborough ; Philip
Lansing, Sheriff, 2 Letters, Charlotte; Matthew
Lyne, Schenedady ; Wm. Little, Bennington ;
Daniel Lovejoy, East of Claverack ; Benjamin
Lovejoy, Noble Town.
(M) Patrick M'Couan, and Thomas M'Crea,
New Perth ; Alexander Mercer, and William
M'Cartney, Scheneftady ; Duncan Morchifon,
and John M'Donald, from Grob, John's Town ;
Joseph Marthies, Joseph Mayall, Duncan Mac
Chalmen, Richard M'Neal, Hugh M'Nab, George
Morrison, and Angus M'Duffee, Albany ; John
M'Neal, Baller Town ; James Martin, John Muf
chat, Samuel M'Crea, and Hugh Monro, Char
lotteburgh ; Patrick M'Laren, Archibald M'Neal,
Abraham Marshall, Wm. Mafur, and James Mil
ligan, Saratoga ; Michael M'Cape, Alhgrove ;
David M'Murland, Corry's Bush ; John M'Neal,
Green Bush; Elizabeth Mitchell, Claverack ;
Angus M'Bean, Otter Creek ; Elisha Miller,
Ball's Town j Alexander M' Dougall, * Letters,
A
ANDREW ANDERSON, x Letters, Curryf.
bulb ; Thomas Arnall, John Avery, John
Amos, 2 Letters, and Samuel Anderson, Schenec
tady ; George Andifon and David Allan, Albany ;
John Allen, Norman's Kill ; Robert Atkinson,
Fort Edward ; Finwich Adams, Mary Alhmore,
Niagara.
(B) William Burne, 2 Letters, Johnson-Hall ;
William Bell, 3 Letters, and William Balfter, 2
Letters, James Burns, 2 Letters, New Perth ;
James Brifben, 2 Letters; Thomas Burneld, 3
Letters, New Perth ; Adam Borthwick, 2 Letters,
Cambridge ; William Bawke, Albany ; Amos
Bird, James Bomage, New Perth; John Bart,
Albany ; Thomas Baxter, Conajohary ; John Js.
Bleecker, near Albany ; Henry Boulton, Balls
Town; David Brydie, Otter Creek; Arthur
Beattie, Albany ; John Burrell, Saratoga; Wm.
Broadbent, James Beattie, Tryon County ; John
Barns, New-Perth ; John Barns, Cockfakey ;
George Bradfliaw, Saratoga ; William Burns,
Balls Town ; William Bramble, Schohary ; Crean
Brush, Cumberland County ; Thomas Byrne,
near Albany ; Adam Beattie, Samuel Branhart,
Remfen's Bush ; George Belton, Andrew Bar
tels, Livingston's Manor ; John Bullen, Schenec
tady ; Robert Bohannan, near Schenedady ; John
Brofon, Cochnawaga; Robert Brown, John's
Town ; James Bortwick, Schohary.
(C) John Cuerden, near Stillwater ; Alexander
Cameron, James Connerly, and George Cum
ming, Albany ; Samuel Cooper, 3 Letters, Clark's
Settlement ; John Croifdale, Kingsbury; Timo
thy Connell, Fort Johnson ; William Chambers,
James Crey, New Perth; Hambleton Collider,
White Creek ; Samuel Cobb, near Albany ; John
Cobb, Cumberland ; John Calhin, Kingsbury ;
George Clark, Schohary ; John Conall, Tryon
County ; Wm. Clark, James Campbell, Schohary ;
Andrew Campbell, Wood Creek ; Revd. Thomas
Clark, 2 Letters, New Perth ; James Coulter, 3
Letters, New Cambridge ; Thomas Cox, Detroit ;
Ebenezer Cox, Mohawk River ; John Cameron,
Saratoga ; Doflor Donald Cameron, 2 Letters,
Conajohary ; Wm. Callegan, Scheneftady; Dun
can Cameron, late a Soldier.
(D) John Donahy, 4 Letters, John Donald, and
Archibald Dallas, Albany ; Edward Donnellon,
John's Town ; Abraham Deforefter, Schatakcke ;
John Devenport; James Dermold, Schenectady ;
Robert Dickson, New Perth; Alexander Dickson,
Detroit ; Benjamin Dallon, Bennington; James
Day, Williborough ; Cornelius Douty, 2 Letters,
White Creek ; John Duguid, Shun Douglas,
Skenefborough; Mary Davifon, Half Moon ;
George Drow, Stephen Duncan, near Schenectady.
(E) Moses Ebild, John's Town ; Edward Early,
Schenectady ; Wm. and Ann Earl, Stone Arabia ;
John Elmore, Shoreham ; John Evans, near Al
bany ; Wm. England, Saratoga; Wm. Elphin
ftone.
(F) John Fraser, John Foster, and John Fine,
Albany; Lieut. Hugh Fraser, 4 Letters, near
Albany ; Hugh Fraser, Peter Fearis, Ball's Town ;
Elizabeth Ferguton, John Fisher, and Rachel
Farrell, ScheneCtady ; John Foster, Cherry Val
ley ; Alexander Fraser, Niagara ; James Fagan,
2 Letters, John's Town.
(G) Abram Garritfon, Mohawk County ; Da
vid Gaiufha, Shaftfbury ; Walter Growfbie, John
Grant, and Thomas Garneld, 2 Letters, Albany ;
Richard Gill, near Albany; Robert Gordon,
Mr. Gordon, Fort Edward; Jacob Gardenears,
Kinderhook.
List of Letters remaining in the Post Office at
Albany, January 4, 1775.
Monday, 13 Min. after 8
Tuesday, it Min. after 9
Wednesday, 5 Min. after to
Thursday, 1 Min. after 11
HIGH-WATER at NEW-YORK, this Week.
Friday, 47 Min. after it
Saturday, 39 Min. after 12
Sunday, 27 Min. after 1
New Moon the 31st.
WE the fubferibers being now in actual confinement
in the goal of Dutebefs County, do hereby notify
our creditors of our intentions to present, each one for bim-
Jelf, a petition to the General Assembly of this colony at their
next meeting, for the benefit of an insolvent all, and to be
difebarged from their federal confinements. Witness our
bands, LEWIS BOG ARDUS,
PoughkeepJie Gaol, JUSTUS KNAPP,
Dec, 24, 1774. ISAAC HI,SIL
7 ms is to give public Notice, that
an application will be made at the next fitting of
the General Agembly at Amboy, for a divifon of the county
of Hunterdon, in the province of New-Jersey. All con
cerned are therefore to take notice.
Bellingmont, January 23, 1775.
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troit ; John Myers, Duanefoorough.
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New Perth.
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Valley ; James Patrerfon, Albany ; Doctor Wm.
Petny, German Flats ; Nathan Purdy, Noah
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feph Robinson, Detroit; Edward Ridley, and
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Perth ; James Robertson, Balls Town.
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therland, Benjamin Spenuelow, 2 Letters, John
Shepard.
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Dutcbefs, do hereby give this public notice to all my
creditors, that I intend to apply by petition, to the General
Assembly of the province of Neou-York, at their next meet
ing, that an aft may be paged for my relief.
ROBERT ELLIS.
Pougbkeep/ie, January 3d, 177§.
(T) John Tillman, 3 Letters, and Alexander
Thomson, Albany ; John Todd, 2 Letters, New
Perth ; Catharine Taylor, Claverack; Stephen
Tuttle, Fort Miller ; John Thompson, Burnet's
Field; James Thomplon, Schenectady ; Thomas
Thompson, Prattfburgh.
(W) James White, James Watibn, and John
White, New Perth ; Alexander Williams, 2 Let
ters, John, Town ; John Wood, Schenectady ;
Cornelius Wendell, Albany ; John Walker, Cner
ry Valley; John Whelan, Noble Town ; John
Williams, Fort Edward ; Robert Ray, Tryon
County ; Thomas Wafon, near Albany ; Philip
Waggenen, Duanesborough ; Andrew Ward,
ScheneCtady ; Agnes Wafon, Samuel Wall, Mi
chael Walsh. Mark Wriker.
Wheat per Bufliel, 7s. od.
Flour, 19s. 6d.
Brown Bread, 15s. od.
Weft-India Rum, 3s. 4d.
New-England, do. 2s. 6d.
PRICE-CURRENT, in NEW-YORK;
Mufcovvlo Sugar, 645. od.
Single refin'd ditto, is. id.
Molasses, is. od.
Beef per Barrel, 50s. od.
Pork, 655. od.
From the Boston Gazette, of Jan. 16, 1775.
The Town of Marblehead were legally convened the
2d and loth of January Infant, and amongfl other
Things, looted ttnanimouJly,
IA'T'HAT the Collectors of Taxes for this Town,
who have Lifts to collect in which are Afeff
ments due to the Province, be engaged to borrow a
Sum not exceeding £. 780 L. M. upon Interest, of
such Inhabitants as Jball incline to lend the fame ; and
to give their Notes therefor, to be payed out of the firft
Collections which Jball be by them made out of their
refpeflive Lifts.---And the Town engages to indemnify
all Persons who Jball lend the Sum aforefaid to the
said Collectors, namely, Capt. Francis Felton, Capt.
John Roads, and Mr. William Haden; and to be
S urety to them for the Surns they Jball lend reJpeCtivef
Provided^ That fuels of the Inhabitants as Jball lend
Monies as aforefaid, do enter their Names with a
Committee (to be now appointed for that Purpose) on
or before the if Day 0) February next.---And the Col
lectors aforefaid are desired to charge the Town with
the Interest which Jball be paid on said Notes by them
refpeaively, and to difebarge with the Monies to be
borrowed, the Balance due from the Town to the Pro
vince, by paying the fame to Henry Gardner, Esq;
oj Stow, or an, other Person; who may by Congress or
an House of Representatives, be appointed Receiver
General for the Province.— And,
WHEREAS a proportionable Part of the Inhabi
tants of this Town, may soon be called forth to afijt
in defending the Charter and Confiitution of the Pro
vince, as well as the Rights and Liberties of all Ame
rica ; and in order thereto, it is necessary that they
Jbould be properly disciplined and intruded in the Arts
of War : And whereas for this Purpose, a greater
Proportion of Time mus be immediately ftent by those
who are firft to take the Field, than b, such as Jball
succeed and join them, it is both juf and reasonable
that they Jbould be rewarded for their Services. -
Therefore Voted,
idly, That in Conformity to the Recommendation of
the Provincial Congress, the Sum of Eight Hundred
Pounds be, and it hereby is cbearfull, granted by this
Town, for the neceflary Purpose las mentioned ; and.
the Assessors of the Town are directed to apportion said
Sum upon the Inhabitants of the Town as soon as may
be, and to issue their Warrants to the Cons ables, namely,
Messieurs Benjamin Ajbton, John Grifle, jun. William
Bubier, Nathaniel Lyndsey and John Brown, to the
End the fame may be forthwith collected ; requiring
said Confables to pay said Sum into the Hands of
Capt. James Mugjord, who is hereby appointed and
autborifed Receiver and Pay-Maser for the detached
Militia or Minute Men, to be provided as aforefaid;
and said Pay- MaJier is hereby directed and impowered
to pay the Monies aforefaid to such Persons of the said
detacked Militia as fall produce orders therefor, from
a-Committee to be now chosen for that Purpose.
Voted, ^dly. That Mefieurs Thomas Gerry, Richard
Harris and JoJbua Orne, be, and they hereby are
chosen a Committee for the detatebed Militia aforefaid,
whose BuJinefs it Jball be to examine the Rolls when
sent to them by the Captains of the Companies of the
said detached Militia or Minute Men, and upon the
Captain's certijjing in their Reds as aforefaid, the
Number of Days which each Person in their Companies
Jball have attended Duty in this Town, after having
been iniifed. Said Committee is impowered to give
Orders on said Pay-Ma, er to pay off said Companies
as follows, viz. Each Private levo Shillings Lawful
per Day, each Serjeant, Clerk, Drummer and Fifer
Three Shillings per Day, second Lieutenaut Four Shil
lm C> s F er Day, jirJl Lieutenant Four Shillings and eight
Pence per Day, and Captain Six Shillings per Day,
provided, that there be no more Days allowed in the
Rolls than three to each Person in a Week for the Time
they Jball be continued in said Service, and the Captain
Jball have certified that each Person bad attended Dis
cipline Jour Hours each Day allowed in the Rolls afore
faid. And,
Whereas the Foes to American Liberty, by their Mi
nions and Creatures, have been lately exerting tbem
felves in this Province, and endeavoured to amuse the
Inhabitants with Forms of Inlifments for ejhtblijking
in America Despotism and Popery—to interrupt and
oppose them wbilJi executing the mos prudent Plans of
the Grand Continental and Provincial Congresses—to
deter and dissuade them from supporting their Rights
and Liberties, by bolding up Severities and Cruelties
intended again, Americans, and by other futile Means
have eagerly attempted to ruin and enfave the Country,
And whereas in this Town there are a few so to, to
Ju,ice, Truth and Humanity, as to fubferve these
iniquitous DeJigns,
Voted, 4tbly, That not with,anding their ill ConduP
has been too notorious to admit of their having much
Influence, yet, they ought not to be indulged in their
Wickedness, and therefore that a large Committee of
Observation be appointed to attend to the Conduct of
miniJierial Tools and Jacobites in this Town, and to
report their Names to the Town from Time to Time,
that it might take effectual Measures for either Jilencing
or expelling them from the Community.
After which a Committee of Fifteen refteaable In?
habitants were chosen for said Purpose.
Copy attefed, BENJA. BODEN, Town Clerk.
N. B. The Inhabitants are lending the above Sums
to the Collers, one Gentleman having fubferibed £. 100
Sterling, and while there was never known so fall a
Meeting in the Place, the Tote jor the £. 800 to pa,
the Minute Men, andall the other Totes paged unani
mouJly.—lt was found on Calculation that the detach
ed Militia can bo qualified to take the Field, and the
Taxes of the Town not enhanced 50 per Cent. But
Jbould they for a Tear or two be much more encreafed,
how trifling is this Difficulty when compared with the
Loss of our inefimable Liberties, and so valuable and
flourishing a Country F
Fine Salt, 3s. 3d.
Coarse Salt, 3s. od.
Bohea Tea, 4s. 6d^
Indian Cornperßu. 3s. 4d.