The Connecticut courant, and the weekly intelligencer — Hartford [Conn.], 1779-04-13 00:00:00, page 4

TO »B S OL^
By DANIEL HENSDALE, Jun.
At the South Door under the Printing Office
Hartford;
RUM, Loaf and Brown Sugar, Pepper, Allspice,
Ginger, Chocolate, Powder and Shot, Garden
Peas, Whale Bone. White Buckram and Stay Trim
mings, Files of different forts, Gimblets, Ivory and
Horn Combs, Women's Shoes Ribbons, Fine Thread;
&c. &c. &c. Also, a Quantity of best Pigtail To
acco.
7OHN BURBTD G E, Hatter?
At the fourth end of the Great Bridge Hartford ;
HAS ready for sale, a number of CASTER
and FELT HATS which he will ex
change for Furr, Grain, or fell for Cassi, by the
dozen or single Hat.
March 20 1,79.
Te BE OOLD, BY WHOLESALE OR RETAIL,
At ISAAC MOSELEY'S,
In Glaftenbury, a few rods south of the Meeting-
House, a large assortment of GOODS, among
which are the following articles, viz.
Broadclot h s, Baizes, blue, black,
brown and figur'd Velvets, Drawboys of differ
ent colours, Cambliteens, Shalloons. Serge Denim,
Merfailles Quilting, German Cord Ruffians, Calli
coes, Callimancoes, Cambrick, Hollands, Gauzes,
Women's Gloves and Mits, Women's Fans, Um
brellas, Sewing Silk and Twist, Ribbons, Satins,
Pins and Needles, Fringe and Gimp, Whale Bone
and Stay Trimmings, Bever and Caster Hats,
Writing Paper, 6 by 8 Glass, Tea, Coffe, Choco
late, Ginger, Pimento, Copperas, Ajlum, Cinnamon;
Currants, Women's Shoes, Wool Cards, Saddle
Trimmings, Razors, Files, Gimblets, Hammers,
Pincers, Nippers, Chezzels, Steel Plated Hand
Saws. Sash ditto, Bows and Efcuteons, Caps and
Saucers, Snuff Boxes, pewter, Powder and Shot,
Crown Soap, Psalters, Spelling Books and Primers,
Wines, Jamacia and New England Rum, Rock
Salt. A good assortment of HOLLOW WARE.
----And a variety of other articles.
March 22 1,79.
STRAYED or STOLEN from the Subscriber,
last night, a BROWN MARE about fix years
old. fourteen hands high; a small white strip down
her face, right hind foot white, a white spot under
her mane about as large as a silver dollar. Whoever
will take said mare and theif, and return them to the
fubferiber, living in Salem, We'ftchefler county,
Shall receive One Hundred Dollars for the mare
only, Fifty Dollars, and all reasonable charges
. paid, by me
JOSIAH BROWN.
Salem; March i, 1779,
TH E Subferiber is appointed Administrator;
on the eflates ofGEORGE POWERS,
THOMAS SELLECK and EBENEZER
SELLECK, who have joined the enemy of the
United States.
DANIEL BOWTON.
Stamford, Feb. 27, 1779.
EN TERfXiNM^^^
by MOSES MORSS about thirty rods
north of the C>urt House Also, to fell or ex
change Good Sheeps Wool, very reasonable for
Grain of any kind, or Flour, Oats, Hay, Wood,
Pork, Butter, Cheese. &c. Also Rum, Sugar, Tea,
Coffe, Pepper. A number of Men's Shoes.
Hartford March 24, 1779.
NOTICE is hereby given to all absent persons
who inlifted as Waggoners in jhe Continental
Army, and whose t'mes are not expired, to repair
immediately to the W. M G. at Middle-Brook, or
to me at Weft Point. Those who refufe to comply
with this order and absent themselves after the 15th
of next April at fartheft; may depend on being treat
ed as deserters, and have the utmost rigour of the
martial law infliaed on them.
JOHN ROONEY, D. W. M. G.
Weft Point, March 1, 1779.
JUS I imported, and to be told, on board the
Schooner Ranger, a quantity of S'. Coix RUM
and SAL T. Enquire of STOCKHOLM
and TOTTE N at Mr. Flagg's in Hartford ;
in payment will be taken, the good emissions ®f May
20, 1777, and^April 11 1778
is U'R'AITC-E'
NOTICE is hereby given, to all Persons
wanting INSURANCE done, that they
may hate it effe&ed, by applying to the Subscribers
at Hartford.
JOHN BROOME,
JEREMIAH PLATT.
March 10, 1779.
JAMES TIL E Y,
At his House in Hartford,
HAS common Bar Iron, Cart Tier, Share Molds,
excellent Steel suitable for Plough Itotis, Ms
laffes and Stone Sieve Buttons, to exchange- for
Wheat, Rye, or Indian Corn.
March 29, 1779.
AMERICAN EARTHEN WARE,
TO be fold wholesale and retail, at CALEB
BULL, jun'rs. Store, Hartford, and a
number of Window Frames and Sashes for the size
of 7by 9 Glass. A few five hole Posts.
Durham, March 27, 1779,
ALL Non-Commiffion'd Officers and Privates,
of the 2d Regiment Light Dragoons, whose
Furloughs ate expir'd, are hereby ordered forthwith
to join their Regiments, or they will be returned as
deserters, and treated accordingly.
SAM. BLACKDE N.
Lt. Col. 2d L. D.
Q TRAYE D from the Subferiber, lad June;
3 and broke into the enclosure of John F& at
Stockbridge, and by him advertised, and soon after
stolen out of said Fifes pasture, a Mouse Coloured
MARE, three years old last spring. black mane;
tail and legs, natural trotter, about iz hands high.
Whoever will secure said mare and theif, and give
information to the fubferiber, shall have Thirty Dollars
Reward, for mare only, Twenty Dollars, and all
charges paid, by
DANIEL BARNS.
Norfolk, March 10, 1779.
ALL accounts in favour of, or against the estate,
ofLieut. John Dean, late of Stockbridge#
deceas'd, are defined to be exhibited for immediate
settlement, to John Fisk, Administrator.
Stockbridge, March 10, 1779.
f'r'HE manuf,aure of SILK appearing 10 be an
obje& worthy of familiar attention, as an
agreeable employment and ufefnl branch of bufinefs,'
some time advantageously carried on, in various parts
of America, and lately introduced into this date
with deferable fuccefi ; still attended, however, with
pleasing profpeas of future improvements and much
more extensive utility, &c. The fubferiber was en
couraged, some time past, to procure, plant and cul
tivate (at a considerable expence) the feeds of the
genuine white Italian MULBERRY, supposed to be
of the best kind for yielding not only a plentiful
fruit, delicious and falxtary to mankind, but also
the proper and most exceiliht food for those ingeni
ous and indefatigable artificers the Silk Worms I
The produd whereof, in many thrifty and beautiful
plants (male a#d female after their kind) capable and
apt enough to flourish, with good hufban&y, in the
fertile foil and temporate climate of Connecticut, &c.
now grown to a fufficient size and suitable age for
transplanting for those curious and beneficial purpo
ses of affording food, physic and cloathing according
to their peculiar nature and defigoj; together with
numerous sprouts of Quinces, and a little variety of
other young fruit trees, as also a small assortment of
common kitchen Garden Seeds, will fell for any
legitimate currency, or other manufacture or
produce whatfeever, at an equal exchange, but no
quarters for beggars this season.
J. STRONG.
Litchfield, March 22, 1,79.
At a General Assembly of the Governor and Com
pany of the State of Connecticut, holden at Hate
ford (by adjournment) on the 7th day of January
A. D. 1779.
THIS Assembly do appoint ELI BISSELL, of
East-Windsor, to be Surveyor of Lands for
the County of Hartford.
A true Copy of Record, examined, by
GEORGE WYLLYS, Sec'ry.
MADE ANTOTOBE SOLD,
By S A M UEL BUE L,
Goldfrahh and Jeweller, opppofite the Town House
Middletown ;
GOLD Neck Laces, Earrings set in Gold, Sil
ver Shoe Buckles of all kinds Knee and Stock
ditto. Gold and Silver Broaches Table Spoons, Tea
do. Silver Buttons, Silver Thimbles for Ladies, &c.
Country Produce, Hard Money, or the Paper
Currency, will be taken in Pay for the above
Articles.
POST-OFFICE HARTFO RD?
TH E Subferiber informs every person concern'd
without exception, that for the future he flhall
quit charging postage, by way of accounts.
Therefore those who negle& fending money, by
their servants or others; will certainly have their
letters detained.
THOMAS HILLDRUP,
Poss MaOer for Hartford,
Dutchess County!
Rumbout PrecinCt, March 29, f'„%
GOL. HUGHES, late D. Q M. General, hav
ing applied, in O&ober last, for a fam of mu
rrey, wh.cP was then, from the returns made him by
his affiflants and others, thought f fficient to fettle
the accounts due from the late Q_M. General's de
partment, previous to the ad March 1778, under
his direction. But, received net half the sum he
drew for, which is the principal reason that the
debts, so long since contrasted by him and his assis
tants, are yet unpaid. However, be is now direct
ed by the Hon. Major General M fllin, hre Q. M.
General, to call for all the accounts against him. or
his affiflants ; also such as are for forage, (exclusive
of those contracted by Col. William Duer, or his
assistants) for which certificates (on the vouchers ap
pearing jutif) will be given, in order that an exa&
estimate of the amount may be made, (this being 3
mode enjoined by the late Q_M General on all his
deputies) and a fufficient sum procured at once, to
discharge thearrearages of his office at soon as possible.
As a number of public creditors, who have de
mands against the late department, live at a difbnce,
two months will be allowed from the dice hereof,
to bring in their accounts to his office, at Mt Gyf.
bert Schencks, fix miles from the F:fh Kill on the
upper roed to Poughkeepsie; to Cob Andrew Tay
lor, Newburgh ; to Major Keirs, at Hivetflraw ;
to Major Wood, at Danbury ; to Major Tucker, at
Mr. John Clapp's Kingftreet. The accounts for
forage, from January 1. 1777, to 2d March 17,8,
are to be presented to Col. Andrew Boftw^ck, D. C.
General of forage, at his office in F.fn Kill, for the
fame purpose.
As soon as the money is received, the public will
be advertised of its arrival, and facilitated, by every
possible means, in receiving their refpeaive ballances.
t If difpu'able; an exa& tranfeript will be taken
and forwarded, with proper obfovations,. to the
agent of the late Quarter Master General's depart
ment, for the confederation of Congrefe, or those
that they may appoint, 41
A Generous price will be given for a lusty well
set HORSE, not less than fourteen and a
Half hands hi^t. Enquire .of the Printers.,
TO BE SO L D,
By WENSLEY HOBB Y,
At his Shop in Middletown; a variety of GOODS,
among which are
BROADCLOTHS Ratteens; Velvets,
Shalloons, Mohair and Sewing Silks, Mohair
and Metal Buttons, Linen Handkerchiefs, Felt Hats,
Men's and Women's Shoes, Looking Glasses, Shoe
and Knee Buckles Knives, Scissors, doebble- bridle
Gun Locks, Pins, Needles, SpeAacles, F^fh-Hooks,
Sickles, Shot of various fixes, Snuff.by the bladcr or
pound, Indigo, Green and Bohea Tea, Sugar, and a
number of other articles too tedious to mention in
an advertisement, all which will be fold as cheap for
cash as the times will admit of.
N. B. Salt, Ginger, Dear Skins, and sundry other
article, will be fold for the emissions of May 20th,
!777i and April 11th, 17,8,
March 31, 1779.
By JOHN WATSO N,
At his Store in East Windsor;
BEST Jamaica Rum and Sugar by the barrel or
small quantity, Wool-Cards by the hundred,
dozen or single pair. Indigo by the hundred or single
pound. Broadcloths, Costings and Baizes, Shal
ioor& Camblets, flript and fi^u/dCalimancoeSvMaf
querets and Tabberets, blue, black, maccaioni and
Iky blue Velvet, check'd Linen, ftript Gingham,
white Gauze, black and coloured Barcelona Hand
kerchiefs, Pins of all fixes, Needles, Hair Combs;
Ribbands, Sewing Silk, Silk Twist and Mohair,
Leather Breeches, Tew Cloth small fram'd and pocket
Looking-GlafTes, Penknives, Cuttoe*; Gartering;
Quality and Shoe Binding, Combs, Shoe Buckles;
Tea Pots, Sugar Bowls, Sa^t, Coffe, Snuff, and fen
dry other articles- Also an aObrtment of HO L
LOW WA RE, by the ton or by retail, consist
, ing of Pots and Kettles of all sizes, Skelleps, Spiders,
Bafons, Tea Kettles, Stew Pans, High Pans, Cart
Boxes, Dogs and Flats.
E. Windsor, April 1779.
RUM, Sugar, Molasses Cassie and Salt : to ba
exchanged on very reasonable teim,s : for
Tobacco, Pork Flour, Wheats Rye, Corn or Oats,
by John Caldwell, a few rods foyth of the
Court House Hartford.
TO be Sold, by Wholesale and Retail, at the
Red Srore Opposite the Printing Office Hart
ford; GOOD WEST-INDIA RUM, and
PORT WINE.
KELLIGER and TISDALE
April 6, 1,7^,