The Virginia gazette — Williamsburg, Va., 1776-08-09 00:00:00, page 6

71; be SOLD on ! * prcmijez, on Friday the
lst Of Scptesimbcr next,
SIX hundred and seventy two acres of
land lying in Louifil county belonging
to the estate of capt. Francis Smith, dc
ceased. Thc sail is exceeding sine for
corn, wheat, and tobacco; and there is
on the [and a )lamation cleared, with all
necessary houilcs for cropping. Twelve
munths cred'lt will be allowed, she pur
chaser giving bond and security to
THOMAS SMlTH.
HANovsicozmty, July 26, 1776.
""O U N ]) by one of the subltribcr's tsier
. hlfr'ymlffi, in the river, near Cobham
X which the owner may have on firoving his
whars, sourPLATEDCANDLESTICKS,
property and paying charge;.
." WlLLIAM EMERY.
UN away ji-am the subjbriber, the 6th
iq/tant, a negro man named GEORGE ,
of;: yellzwzst: complexion, whom I purchrgsed
ofmr. David Meade. He took with him a
- ' bay mare, abM i4 hand: high, with ::
star in her forehead, and pace: naturally. Iss
- believe he hatsteered his course towards Isle
of Wi ht, sior Nansemond, as he wasseeu
at W efiover fi-rtjy two day: after he went off .
Whaever will deliver the slave and mare to
the ficb/Z'riber, near Richmond , in Henrico,
shall have 51. rewdrd. "
' MLLES SELDEN.
COLLEGE CziMP, July 29, 1776.
UN away from the subscribct, about
ten days ago, a servantboy 14 years
old, whose Christian name is TOM, of a
fwarthy complexion, and has black hair.
He has been brought up to the barber's
. business, and took with him a rasor case
with some rasors ; had sourct years to serve,
- and took with him a gray drab coat, waist.
* coat, and breeches. He formerly lived
with mr'. George Lorimer, of Urbanna;
Whoever delivers him to me, or to col.
Woodfiord , shall have three dollars reward.
" GEORGE WEEDON.
TOLEN From my company of marines,
S at Frederickflmrg, a RlFLE GUN 3 feet
si ! or 9 inches barrel, about half an inch
'. bore; with a brass box, marked on the tbp
" square of the barrel Frederichsburg, and the
" maker': name, which ! do not remember
ss Whoever brings the said gun to' me in
ss ,: Hobbsi's Hole, or to col. Fielding Le-wi: in
- Fredericksburg, shall have , zos. reward,
si, paid by ,
.- . " GABBJEL JONES, captain.
Rlcumonn, May 20, 1776.
OURNEYMEN'weavers _Will meet with
good encouragement from the subscri
hsser, also person: that can spin wool, ]inen,
or cottonsisi—l want some apprentices-foi
ct . the weaving. bussiinesl. *
(5) GAnmNm FLEMING.
For * S A L E,
' VALUABLE tractof'land, wellada :
' ed for tobacco, wheat, heufp, c.
containing" 2400 acres. ]: lies on Flat
creek, a branch of Table: river, in Am
]lerst county. There are convenient hous
es on said land, and cleared ground sus—
fident to work 16 hands. The terms
will be made easy to the purchaser. In-ss
' quire of the subscrsher.---On the first
, Thwsddy in December will be sold, on the
said plmtal'wn', about forty NEGROES,
with the stock of cattle and hogs; also
the corn, wheat, and plantation utensils.
.si.'TWO years credic will be allowd, the
4-4' pnmhasers giving bond and security.
Seven and a half per cent. discount will
be-allowed for ready money.
(5) THOMA: M. RANDOLPH.
For SAssLE, orssqxchngedjbr land in any of
the lower comitic: on the fair;, and con
venient to fish and oysters,
AVERY valuablc plantation on Roanoke,
in Mecklenburg county, Virginia, 65
miles from Peterjburg, 30 from Halzjax
town, North Carolina, and known by the
name of Black'sssFcrry. About 200 acrcs
of the tract are as rich low grounds as any
on Yarne: river, and well adapted for the
growing fine tobacco, with 30 to 40 acres
of valuablc natural meadow. The place
commauds a fine range for all manner of
stock, springs of ex'cellem water, and se
veral high and healthy sicuations for build
ing. There is at this place a i'crry esta
blished by act of Assembly, already very
profitable, and promises to be much more
so, being the nearest from Petedburg,
Blandfbrd, (76. to the fine settlements i
Bute and Granville counties. There
all convenient and necesihry buildings fo
a quarter, and the river abounds with shad
and sturgeon in their season, and one or
more places on this shore, which with
little trouble may be made very profitable
fisheries. There also belongs to the place
an acre os land on the opposite shore,
which secures the serry . This place would
be a very safe retreat for any family, du'r
ing the present troubles. Reasonable
time, is sold, may be had for payrnent;
and the purchaser may have the stock of
_ every sort now on the place, to ether
with the corn, sodder, plantation unple
ments , undthe flats belonging to the ferry .
65 WILLlAM BLACK.
TAKENup on Lynch's crack, -in Pitts)lva
nia, a bay horse about 15 or 16 year: old,
4 feet 8 inches high, has on a small bell, and
branded on the near shoulder P—. Posted,
and appraijizd to 81. to:.
ll FOHN DALTON.
TAKEN ctuP on North river, in Augusta,
; black horle 5 years old, near 13 hands
high, has a short switch tail, his mane
hangs on both sides, has some white on
the inside of the bed of the nearhind foot,
trots and gallops, and branded on the off
shoulder and buttock, but ] cannot make
out with what. Posted, aml appraised
to 81. [] GEORGE MOFFATT.
TAKEN.up near Willis's creek, in Cum—
berland, four white sows, and a barrow
with a bob tail, marked with a crop and
flit in the right ear, and an underkec] in
the left; one of the sows is not marked:
Posted, siand appraiscd to 403. '
' jAME} GARRETT.
TAKEN up at Maycox, ill Priyte George,
a light bay horse about 13 hands and a half
high, about 6 years old, has a star in his
forehead, a hanging- mane and long tsiadsi
oneof his hind feet white, and branded R C
The owner may have him by applying (
DAVID MEA DE.
TAKEN up at New Hope, in Caroline, a
dark bay mare about 4 feet 4 inches high,
with a star in her' forehead, and brand
on the near buttock Il. Posted, and ap
praised to 7 l.
21] jOHN HOOMES.
TAKEN up in Augu/ia, near Staunton, a
bright bay mare 3 years old, near 14 hand!
high, her hind feet white to the pastern
joint, has a long hanging manc, long
W'uleears, but is neither dockt nor branded 7
ssctPosted, and appraised to 10]. los.
'
[] . ISAACsi- CARSON.
TAKEN up in Orange, a large black steer
with a white face, marked with a crop
and flit in the rightear, a crop and unde -
kecl in the lest, and has the appearance (?
a brand on his right horn. Posted, an
appraised to 41. los.
" M.\TTHEW GALE, jun.
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NORTHAWTQN coug: tx, jclssv 6, 13-76.
'1'1115 subscrlbcr is in wctm ui a qusi mity
of] ()VV! AND [OB LL (,(l hitur ...c
French market,} !.UU lsii, : :d :mu' si.\ Lsszizcosik
lss'OCSisiiEAl) S'PAVLS, csi'sih ;: Laypur ii
on of H E. A DlN (1 fain.} K-ss Ysi] llu. lfsi'c
]ndia market, to be ucliund sin! un) nued
land:"g m this or Jesumsixch ( ! : = 1':_\ , not
to the norlhwurd of ! ,, -_:_a.sss!_,_z:, ; tor ,.
which ready money will h ; si.;-_.'si, 1: 11 (Ych- ,]
very. Islhe tubucco _= mj iwu. (n': zss. :Lsisi- [si
ed in watel- prool czzisi , an :;ud'nictsi (]
price of hxpence per hunm ed \\ in he Lssix cn
on the camsimodities, and ful lhc culks ac—
cording to their quality .
(6) bAMUl—"L lsi'cus.
To be 8 0 L D,
/ TRACT as [and on Monk's Ncck, in
( the county ofDinwiddic , uil/zizz seven
mile: of Peterlburg, late in the juL/jiffiuu of
mr. Alexander Shaw, cmztumsi-ctug about
1050 acres, ofwhich acopg/isi'unssz/ilc proporti—
on is low grounds, capable oj'being improv—
ed into the finest meadow . A'partieularde/l
criptiorz i.: avoided, a: ] would choose every
per/bn inclinable to [lurchaje/Z'rsiuld view and
be satiqfied of the quality of the land . The
term: of sale, and time of credjt, will be
made agreeable, and an undoubted title as
fi4red to the purchaser.
70HN BANISTEK.
LL the rejldue us the said Mexander
dhaw's estate, both real and peflbnal,
is conveyed in tng/t tri the sid-si/eribers, for
the payment of cansiderable debt: respectively
due to them,- ajter a zif/Zrhctlrge (;swhich,
the finplm is to be applied in jlztisjhctian of
hi: other creditors. Bs'l pujum indebted to '
the said Alexander Shaw uzll take notice,
that their payment: are to be smale to
(ct) ABRA'HAM SIWZTH.
70HN BANISTER.
ANTLD at Hunter's iron works, the
\ falls of Rappahannuck river, in the
manufactory of small armzsi, a number of
hands who understand the: tile, also anchor
smiths, blacksmiths, and uufiuro, to whom
suitable cncouragemcnt will be given;
Where may be had, tsiorrc'mly money unly,
bariron, sullers shears, liicss, and a variety -
of articles made in the iron siiuzsissznch, an
where tradesmen of every him:}, who 'm- (
cline to settle, may have !zuli'sidcctrc lots of
land at a small round sent for ever, and
may,bc asiistecsilsi in bu'shlinss'1 provisions,
and materials, and the pruducc of their
labour taken in puyment for the same,
Apply to 70an Strode, mnnuger os said
works. (lo)
W A N T 5 1)
PERSON capable of teaching Reading,
Writings, Arithmetick, IWut/zemutz'cb,
nd the Latin Grammar. Any person scct)
qualisied, having- a good character, by
pply'mg to the subscriberin Prince George,
near Petershurg, shall meet with genteel
eflcouragement.
(ts) ]sspsims zf'ElLD.
URSUANT to the [sink will and telta
ment ofWilliamEaton, jun . deceased,
will he sold at private sale about 1200
cres of valuablc land ])iug on the north
1dc ofRoano/ee river, "near the said Eaton's
serry (commonly called Rawlings's f'crry)
in the upper end of" Northumptan county,
North Carolina. There are on the said
tract ofland three plantatinns, in but in
different order. lt is needlcss to say any 4
fing- more of the qua _ and advantages '
a tending the said lan than that it um—
tains about 300 acres of valuuble low
grounds, and no gentleman would choose
to purchsizse so vuluablc & tract without first
vicwingit. Three different puymcnts will
be allowed the purchaser, or purchascrs;
e first on the 25*}1 ol'siDc's-simlmr, and two
yearly pavmc-ntd for th? rc-siduc, (m giving
bond, with approved ?}.uuss-w. m
(ts) V\ lLLlAM E;\'l'0N, cxccutor.