The Virginia gazette — Williamsburg, Va., 1776-04-05 00:00:00, page 6

si, ss lGURE wfll stand at my plantation on
F Ilen's creek, in Mecklenburg county,
where mr. Macharg keeps store, and will
cover mares at 51. the season. A very
e'ctCflsiVC pnsture , well set with timothy and
clovcr, and under as good fcncc as any in
the colony, is prepared for the ma'res;
and notwithstanding l verily believe there
is little danger of a mare's cscaping, or
) being hurt in any respect whatever, ] do
,, not choose to mnkounyself liable. Figure
was got by old Figure, an'imported horse
A of doctor Hamt'lton's, of Asaryland, out of
mt'si. Brcnt's running marcsictE ;- Ebony
,sifwai Lo; by Othello, out of m . Tasker.
-' imporfcd mare Selima.
. & PEY'PON SK1PWIT .
:, o.
_ "Mflinunuzo, Murchzd', :776.
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OLLFPQGELMH stand this season
'
at th si' _ss xibcrsi'sssss-in Mecbsilenbmg, to
cove5msi1r* 'My-{die senlsiffctctsi si'qulh'. the
leap. The" si.*.-'si_;-ss
ss j'ss .dflmaybc
.dischargcd by ct_ ' alsi-ctbsiesoge
._the'1a1st day of _, -. . _ ss']si=_'.ss:ct . llOt Islei';
for the leap monc ss f ssss :, {will be given.
I haivc fine pastmsssssisi _
si!" 'sifenced, ssand,
;- great care shall bcsssisssiss ,? ss'Kan-es, but I
"si si'ctany that may
sissctill not be answer 'fizsssi \
] roertyz ] si HJFSMH) gan ot
' .aWa . _oll ' " V (not'lon since
,si-sict y ally Roger, ;_ Jaw by "Dalg/Ierfizio
sictsi _ 'andam wasthcss' ; ' Grcystm orpbss
T' ed'bsiyctRaIp/t ss'siresimr zbkct'
" for thfspeeduct ,
' ct
lier: I ssss
"Tu M Ass. rgssfEctzssM-isszksisssiss;o fctsiN :,
iss 'FULL bloosifiisiasif 'cts " cpropertssybfi'
si lF)
.\
,si-gr mr. Womb! derson and m'y
.. lfa , s at my house in Albemarle county,
si'— on]- _ : river, and will cover mares at
T gocr-si si'e season, to be paid on or before
the fall day of 71?! next; ,or, if not so
paid, ac 4os.the eason. Good pasturagc
for mares gratis, and the greatest care
.ct- will be taken of them, but I will not be
'answerable for any lost or stolen. Maca
fom' is a dark bay, bred by col. folm Bay
lor of Caroline, got by old Fedmought, hi
\ dam by fully Roger, his grandam_ b
Whittington, his ' eat graudam by Shac ,
fold by jdhn Bay , csquire. He is near
4 sect 11 inches high, well m'ade, and a:
plete a horse as any ohx'n'e contincnt,
& nowsiin high perfection for 'ng.
! WILLlAM BE KHAM.
T'
;
_ HOEVER has one or two NEGRGA
si CARPENTERS to dispose of may
*_'ss'_'_ Ios a purchaser by applying to the
- ]NTER. si-ss "
'Buussntsigpb, Mardh'lz, 1773.
; " silNTE-Nsssi. 50 15an thc colony.
bct' pAW & mew ,. T
, ' LOUllA; March 18',.1776.
, UN— awa from the subscriber on the
16thin am (March) a likely negro
fellow named TACOB, who is about 5
b feet, y-siot 6 inchu high,- 30 years' old,—
- squifc and we" _ is'fery black,- a
_hala dosiwctn-looctk 'Qn, and took w'
. 'hi'm- 'adoarsc thth capcoa'tss, afi'nc
; si " 'mixtct coloured rpadploth body
doubsesi-ebrzzctsied scatle't cloth waist
' c ' 'ss 'a' paffc'sssisisi vq 'ood bucklk'm
lssxssssbmwcs, kqit'ycthm sizkiggs, very good
Fct" hat and shoes,' and 'also several shirts of
; white and brown linen, and some monqy.
N He was bo'm in Pennsj-Ivani . br'ed a' far
fmcr, ' sindsss to hgrcat ikl in sarriery,
si speaks . Uc 'Ssiqtc -Irish dialcct, sigpd in
; .co versatision sresiqhiiqdy uscssg'ssssfthcjctfipyprcls
. 'err andiikewi/E ; and_asis pe 'can—sssse ,d
-a\}'fl write, wct'silll probapsif sgfgc a p" .
Whoever takes up said slave, "mld. secur s
. him so that his master may get him agaiK
_flsita]l' have gos. if taken in Louisa, :!le
mct le, or range; is in any other coudty]
islpe COlsmysi 51. and is taken out of the
" e? ny lol. paid by *
, . . t'ct DAVID HooFs.
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_ \ ROWANTY, March 1, 1776.
HE noted- horsc OLD PA'RTNER,
as vigorous as ever he was, will
cov'er mares this season at my house in
Dinwiddie, about 16 miles from Petelj/lzurg,
on the main sond from thence to Hulijax
town, at the low prices, (having consi
dered the scarcity of money) of 3 I. the
season, and tos. the leap. The leap
money to be in hand; is booked, ȝosctc
Those whom I know to be careful may
hzctzve the pregnancy of their mares ensurecss
so . _ Excellent pasturage, under very
str g senccs, and entertainment for sev'
v ma attending mares, gratis'. The
{cines} attention willbe paid to the mares,
ut' I cannot be answerable for escapes
And thefcs.
(5) ROBERT SKIPWITH;
, ' _ Lovvouu, March 15, 1770.
LL those indebted to mr. Andrew
Leitch, merchant in Dumfries, for
dealin :: in the store, are hereby desired
to m e payment to the subscriber; a%
to take notice, (that no other person h
any right to grant dischargcs for the same
' HUGH STEUART.
N. . The said Steuart also ives no
tice, that he is no way conceme in trade
with said siLeitch.
For :ctssss'sizsictsss A L E,
--LlKEpp=ssjHsiSsiGRO WENC'H, little
'si more than 'df ears of age, who is a
'cry good ' - ant, andsican, up
si - erviceable in the fie] .
m
. r term- apply 14
mr. Richard Brown
York town, or the Printer.
' 0 8 T in or near for]? town, a GOLD
WATCH, with gold hands, the
maker's name Delande'r; she. runs on a
diam'ond, and had to her a lady's stes
chain, with a seal of Virginia stone set in
gold, orha'mented with a coat of arms!
WhoeVer delivers it to the printer shall be
gcnccelly rewarded. , , si
CHAILLEI CITY, March 1, 1776,
OMULUS stands at the Indian Field:
' this season, and will cover mares at
405. 41. to ensure, ahd-lzs. 6d. the leap,
which is to be paid doin'm . Notes of hand will
be takenfor the scaf9nmoncy orcnsurance,
payabie October 2 5, 1776, before the m es
are taken away. Romulu: was got
Mark Anthony (whose blood is wellknowfi
out of Pompadour, a fine full blooded mar .
e is a beautiful sorrel, and within half
an inch of 1 shands high, Well made,ct and
"9" year: old this spring. . , ' _
, . , , ]OHN siTYLER.
UNIUS, a beautifuLbay, 6..years old
J next Juno, of an elegant form, and
15" hadde high, now stand: in.!irinc eEd
siward cou'hcy, tq cover marescttsihe cnsuing
sprinss ,sissat 10 3. the leap, 40_s. the season,,
or 4 . the ensiusiance. _ .7uniux was got by
Torick, his dam by Othello, his grandam
b Monk}, This reat grandam' ,a manesi
o? the old siSpanifi breed, called Mem
Las}. Those who favour tsilsis with their
;bustom will be provided with good pashnd
iage gratis, an'd msiay rely on the utmsso
cake being taken of their mares; but we
Will not be answeraple For any thatctmky
get away, attd a're stolen._ ss _, . , i
( ) WlLLIAM WATTS.
m .ct4 . ., .. ..EDWARD VVATTS
Non'ru xzvzx, GLOUCESTER county,
, March 4, 1776. .
THE beautiful high bred chestnu't horfiz
DAMON, full 5 fZ-et 5 issnchex high,
and well proportioned, now rising 8 years
old, af- in the highest perfkctian, stand: at
my plantation in oucester, and 'will cover
mares at 4l. th' on, or gon the leap.
T he gentlememuho'fisind mare: to him
strnzssfflc money, or :: promiffbry note pay &
Vssrlss and, ctot wise they will not e receiv-4
;ed' I] have ye fine pastures for t le m'arw,
"and will'hzctzve great care taken of them, but
[will not be ldble for any that may stray away.
'a - ffl-sssi- ws .M
I
F _ 0 R 8 A L E,
TRACT ofland in 7amcs City, con
. taining 550 acres, wllichis wz-ll tim
,.berul, and within sivc miles uisilVi/liams\
b ' lct'or terms upply-zto
,(4) form TYLER. )
To -pe 3 0 1. 1),
plantzfin where] now live, con-B
Wn'mg 320 acrcskfland, about three
mile ovc Petfflstmrg, w hcrcon is a large
'ew brick dwelling-housc 54 sect by 32,
with four rooms, and a flulcth pufihgesi, be
IOMairs, and five rooms above, wary
commodiousiy contrived, and the bctpilding
well executed, & brick kitchcn 32 see; by
16, two rooms below, and two ulsovc
stairs, with all other ncccfisiiu'y offices, in
good repair, and several orchards of the
best !" of fruit trees.- This seat being
Well k wn, I think a more uccurate de
scription unnecessary. The time of pay—
ment will be made easy 'to the purchaser,
nd the terms known by applying to mr.
Ekoma: quffin, or .
(ts) ROBER'I' NEVVSUM .
MECKLENBURG councy, " Yan. 1776'.
HE subscriber.from long experience,
beingfully convinced that the trust'm g
plantations and flaves to the management:
of a set of people calling themsel'Vcs over;
seers, will never proddce any thing but.
ruin and destruction, is therefore deter
ined to draw the niana em'eiit of what
few flaves he possesses vctvit xin .the compass
his own personal abilities in looking
over them, and, by this determinatioh,
has, and will have by neXt fall, between
20 and go very beautiful tencments;
with a plantation to each, to rent out;
&her for a single year, or term of years,
' nd can supply the tenants with corn;
eat, fodder, and stock of all kinds.
Ahy woman of goo character, who
understands house-k 'ng; teaching
young children to read, irls the semp-i
stress b embroidermg, *. and
comes! commend , shallmect'with
very agr abYe'and satis actory encourage- ]
ment by applyin to _ . .
ss (tf) MA THEW MARABLE,"
[RUN or STOLEN away "from the flab—
seriber in Westmoreland county, the
' week in December 1775', a negro man
; __WlLctL, b trade a blachsmith. _ He
" ct_ ssi'ge ra-w- oned able fellow, ushtt 5
Bet 8 or 9 inches high, and about'gjsiyears
ofage. He has a long face, large mouth,
thick lipr, lowfoi'ehead, and smallaars, his _
upper ]bre teeth project over his under lip,
he speaks [low, and generally with dssgrin
ningsmile, espeeially whensidnfiuering a quest,
tion ; he ha: a lamefi'ai' upon his right Iegctsi;
and _a small barnt spot on his right Cheek,
_near his templesi His catton jflcket and
Kneeehes were old (be'n thrye he had lq/Z
.- ) and a new pair () be:; He is flmd
liquor, but never was guilty of running
— away before. And a; there was (; pilot boat
d largefiat oystering near to my plantation
he time of ss his 'elopement, and the/aid
negro likewise being oystering for me, I have
reason to suspect that some if the person:
belonging to the pilat boat, orfint, have en
ticed him away, by making him drunk, or
otherwi/e.
. T he person: heldnging to the pilot boat
were jamcsfiim and jbhn Sim, who live.
on Wicomico, in Northumberland caunty;
but carried their ossy/Ier: to Port Tobacco,
in Maryland, to sell. ss
' The perfim: in the flat were John Davis,
. ]ohu Way, and Daniel Forgey . ] under
land they live in Dumfries, and that the
' at belong: to old Forgey, in or near the,
v
ame place, and , as I am informed, carried
their oyster: there to sell . Whoever bring: '
: the [End negro to me. or seeme" zz'm/b that
[get him again, shall have TEss aDOLL/lRS '
reward, beside: 'what the Iaw-alloctws ,- and
upon onviction ofthe thief. 20]. rezuard-ss'
) ceases TUKBERVlLLE.