The Virginia gazette — Williamsburg, Va., 1777-03-21 00:00:00, page 2

so be SOLD. fbr ready money or short credit,
. to the highest biddch, m the premi/EJ, on
Mondcty !hz'7th of April, zfjia'r, other
wisefirstfsiu'r day,
HE piantation whereon Alum Fleming,
esq; deceased. lately i!VCd, lying at
the mouth of Chiapox creck, on Yctvmes
river, about Four miles from Cabin Point,
containing about 1 [00 acrcs. between 3 or
400 acres of, which are marsh, capable of
being reciaimed ; 30 zcres ofit were tend
ed last year in corn, and there are 50 acres
more reclaimed fit sor use, with ;: susiici—
ept ditch. All the cleared land upon the
Elantation is under a new tence, and 70
usheis ofwheat lown. There is land al
. ready ploughed for the work .of eight
hands, who will be hired til? the first of
next January, along with the plantation,
is it is not fold. 'l here is on it a oud
, brick dwelling—housc completeiy sinifflcd,
with two large rooms and cioscts below,
and an extraordinary good cellar, likewise
three good rooms above, with closets,ct &
remarkable convenient and large new built
kitchen, with every other necessary out
huuse. At the same time and place will
be sold, sc-r ready money only, all the rest
Of the estate of the deceased, consisting of
18 very likely young negroes, among
whom arc six fellows who have been bred
to the water, one an exceeding good ship
cnsspemer, and another an accomplished
waiting man, who understands the care
of n-silisss, a wench that is a very good
sem'ss-stress, and four other wenches,
equally capable of house work and the
field ; also a number of \aiuable blooded
hmsises, mares. and coits, proper either
fur saddle or pluuzh, ]ikeu iic the stock of
caule, sheep, am: hogs. belonging to the
plammion. and its waking utersssils, house
and kitchen furnitn e osehe belt kin d, all
new, somephtc, ..zcttwu-si 1000 wt. csbrown
sugar, and ab-xux 400 wt. of CUff-Ess' . old
spirit. and brandy. between 2 and gooo wc.
oi b-chn exceediufiiv well cured a pair of
ch ice European m "stones, a seinc and
buct: s, a ui1 si lnd} fixt, a' set of pump
bore: 's tou]s,a .ctsqumcity of nails of disse
rent iiz-sss, ninth w gl ss paints of diffe
_rent u-l. nursss :! :] .u lopt single chair with
]] cmeI'si, ditch; rs books and ditchmg toula,
with mmv oth-r urt1c]cs.--— : hole who
in 1\ invc drtu " !.s on the (!eceascl will
ple so to '11..ssf<'. them know .n by or besure
the" (! w us ssi} at WhFCh Lime paV-ment
Wil'ssl ver ; de' zuri. (] tobf: unde All b -nds
am! . .c-- " H.- -h :! am not. (lusiP by the (le
smiu . :-: .u :rss'zsi th'; usuqldilcnunt, uflhct:
(Ysi-siuictr xss QH' , :- ad 3' is , X]; ctcd: ?] tha se
'Afz- 'ss.'f in! 'Hl) (] h) t.:c decc 'IFCC] sict-ill
7" ct' ? umsi'csi'si'ssiess. pumwnt. His fi'ure
'-l(',' 'm rh- hzu d'sis o'r'
.' js- MES Vb !LLlSON, cxcc.
ss WrLLumnuna, March 19, 1777.
HE creditors of col. Pm'lip Yolmson
ss_ haviugsailcd to meelthe lgth'mltanc,
pursunnc to a former advemsss-ment, are
again dz sircd to attend, with lhelr claims
properly stated, at the house c-f mr.
am: Sautim/l in this cuy, on Tucsdaj' the
&h day of April next. This requsi-it is the
more necessary, as some of the crcdsiuors,
Who accedcd to the need of trust, orsily
'signed lhcir names whhnul mentiosiing the
sum: due. and the accoums of several
others fiil! renuinunsctthd. The trustjes
hwc in hnsinsil a considcruble sum of money,
and are pusscsscd of many bonds taken
With good security for the hire of negroes,
whicx: they wish to divide in such manner
as may be most agreeable to all the cre
ditors. V- hatevcr balances may remain
due, cal johrgfim proposes a specdy me
thod of discharg'mg. He is extremely
anxi un to do the most ample justice to
all 1s creditors. and e—qmlly sohcitous to
have what remains of his estate d s ncum
bcred. The TRUSTEES.
LOST, er paid away through mistake,
between the 3d and 6211 us Fcbruary
lust, either in Williamslmrg or as] was re
turning home, a THIRTT DOLLAR bill
of cominental currcucy. V\ hoevcr deli
vers the said bill to me, in Caroline county,
fimll have 4os. reward ; but ffsmid away
through mistake, ] make no doubt the
gentleman will take the first olzsizonuni-y
ofconvcying it to me.
2"- ] 3 NTES FLETC HER.
N. Let no Lt N A, [vurthmnpzou cousity,
Fcb 18, 1777. ,
HE beaunshl high bred gray horse
BAD GER stands at my lmul'c, and
will cover nurcs this sps'mg' al 5]. proc.
the season, or 505, the leap, the.- money
to be paid before the mares are taken
away. Good palturage gralis, and great
care sh-Jl be taken of the mares, but I
will not be answt-sirz-tble for any that may
get away. Such gent'sicmen as ch pose 11:
mty have their mares well fed for 58.
Vzrginiu money per week.
BADGER wctts got by Bocphcnes, a son
of Babram. who wus got by the Godolp in
Arabian ; Badger'z dsim was got by e
huntu Black and all Black, lus grandam
by the [flying Chilsizers. He is 15 hands
and a ]] .lt'htsih, and remarkably sure.
8Il ALLEN jONES.
UUMan-sis, March 1, 1777.
AS the subscrtber proposes leaving the
country in April nsi xt, he requests
the favour of thssctie who st-H have unsettlcd
accctunts with him, for business transacted
at thiZ place on account of Colin Dunlnp
and son, & co. of Gla/gow, to apply, in
order that their relpcctivebalanczs may be
ascertaineti by specialty or otherwise before
his departure; and those who have any
claim. against him, or the said company,
.are desired to make them known.
:Hp'X: () -\ VPBELL.
LURpELUX t-5 uz-ss. c .mlmuy, who
has been s-z.u*.e time absssssnt on lur
lbusih, is hu'eby ordered to rcpctir immedi—
ately to 'Williamsburgss tojuin his company,
otherwise he will bt treated as a dcscrtcr.
Those perssi-ns whonre properlv authorised
to rec- ive the wages of 7ohn 'T-lylor, Willi
am Hu-nlet, and Fredcric/z Hix drceascd,
are de sind to apply to me in Williamsburg
sur what is in my hands
2" BEN: POLLARD.
luchuuo, March 12, 1777.
HAVE to req'uelt that all the members
who signed the articles of copartnery of
Yoshua Storrs, Hugh Walker, and co. will
gtvc che'xr attendavce at the Ralcigh in
Williamshurg the 18th day of April next,
at to o'clocx, at which time ] intend to
lay before them & state of the accounts,
as, also to be informed whether or no they
intend to ,conth.ue the parmership any
longer than one year.
:" jozttUA STORRE:
MARCH 4, 1777.
ALPH COBBS, Edward Cook, Ri
chard W ursham, ] -lm M*Uarlcr,
john Thompsun, Matthew Du: ham,
]onathun 'l en e], jolm MssNca], and (Side
on Patteson . J my cwmpanssy, who ean/t'cd a:
privatelin the cant: rwutulss/ervicela/Z Au; ust ,
had a jssurlough gzvcn them of ten days, ajtcr
which time they were to join my company,
then outlieirmmchfizr grxm ral W.. shsinzgum':
army. Aud as I have not heard from either
(! the above mentumesia' pcrfim; since (heir en
lzf/hnct-ntctr. ] deem them dessirtf-n, and uz'll
give a reward of ?"EN DOLLARS for cac/z,
zmsisin thexr ber'nsssir [!(actzssverc-cl to an; continenml
(jsi er aflur the mill i;._/Z.mt, wrle/B they, or
n.; osistct'u-m. 10le deliver tilzcvsi/S lvc: up to me
in VIchlss-nburjss or in any qsszsiccrs nfth: fi:_si/Z
Virgin?! rqzrzsimcnt lussj'orfl th; zotlct itg/tsisi-mt,
in which cas?! ] prrnpc-i/L' them :! fzsirzlzcr (soun
tv of TEN DOLL/IEZS'
ROBERT Bsi-ILLx-IZZD.
To be SOLD, agreeable: t-si. fllc lu/l will and
'te/fament uft/zu Hmz. 's', xll .nn and, c/q;
decea/L'd, on l'hursday the 24zh uj ..px zl,
at Westover, in Charles (;iLy cowz'y,
about 2 ; mile: below Richmozul town,
NE hundred [ssisirgimu born SLAs/ES,
wsill clothed, among whom are
many very fine tradesmen, colliers, flnsigsi-sh
men, carpenters, shoemnkers, an cxcsi-ui
ing good cook, w-sixlhcrwomen, uml dairy
maids. Also sumc very elegant surniturc
and plate, wich part cs :he [tocks of hor
ses, cnt'le, and sheep, and some very va
luablc high bluoded hnrses. The _salc will
be for ready money, but those who have
demands against ['a-: estate by judgments
or protestcd bills osesichungc, wili he al—
lo wed the same in paymem of any purchase:
they may make. All those who are in
debted lo the estate are rc qn-z— sted to make
payment, as soon as poshble; and those:
who have any demands against it to make
them known, together with the grounds
of their respective debzs, to
The EXECUTRIX.
asiflsi The cxccutrix has also for sale a
good brick house, situated in the city of
Williamsburg with four rooms on each
floor, lately occupied by the said William
Byrd, esq; and at present by the revercnd
mr. Bracken. The dwelling-housc has all
convenient out hou ses, and several enclosed
lots adjoiniug. Also the very valuable li
brary of the said deceased, consiflisag oF
near4ooo volumes, The: house and lihrary
will be disposed of either by private or
publick sule, as may be most agreeable to
the purchasers. '
'Fur 8 A L E,
IFTEEN hundred and forty acres of
the best kind of tubaccv land, lying
in the cuunty of Granville and shztc of
North Carolct'na, about two miles from the
courthouse, on which are all cm'uvenicnt
bush, and cleared land sufficicvt io em
p'ioy an overscer and 15 wnsskmg uegrnes.
--- Also to RENT, for one war. or a term
of years, between 1500 and zooo acn-s of
land in the cuunty of ng/Z-mmd, withinsiasi
quarter of:: mile es Szffisulpss on which is 'a
grist mill 40 by go sect, with threw siuuss
and two pair ufstoues, altogether calrulzrt
ed sorthe manushcturingl-usinel}; likewise
a saw mill, that carries two saws, with
which 300 oco feet may be cut with great
eastimhe year Anypersonnho may in cline
either to purchase the fct'rmcr, or rent the
latter, mav know the tcrssz—r by apphsihzg
to mr. Ynhn Drivf-r in SuffyI/e, or the sub
scriber in Prince George. ,ss
[)AV-YD MEA DE.\
To be SOLD at Surry courtlmzsisb, an 'I nes- 3
day the zzd of April, being court day,
BOUT looo acres of Lmd in the said
ss county, lying on Cyprnsi swamp, well
tissnbered, and was formerly the usidence
os Dr. M'Kerzie. lmmediatc posscsiion
may be had, and a good title made the
purchctzszsirs, on giving bond and good se- ss
cm'siUy to jOS: PlKENTlS-G
*** Col. Allcn Cockc is empowered to'
treat for the above land at private salc.
WILLlAMSBURG. Muth n, 1777.
GRASSLAND, Marcle 1, 1777.ss
HE subscriber lives on a simcious beau- '
tisul sarm about 16 miles sromPcted—
burg, on the Hnlifux road, in the couuty of
Dinwiddic, \\ hichhe would scllor exchange ;
ssi- : richbacklmd. The tractcont .xins about ;
1500 acres, 400 ossilt !uw ssirrounu's, the fox! -
finctorcosirn um! oals gener c.!!v, 11 sufficient
proper! .icsim shff enough for v- he: at. a: (! a '
large qusm: .t) of it dciwhxsu! 01: s- !uu: ,
some lcclaimul, am! nirdy pxcnnrml {'a-rj
Ulclcy'siuc. 'illc ]) miss, L!-C!t'—! ...rccts sul'
othcru uvc nt'n 'mu' c vnvrmcnc'uss , am cun
tlsssmzlu !;cd !)C!'Lf.l* s- c 1! um ! c.!siicrshc ,
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