The Virginia gazette — Williamsburg, Va., 1773-01-14 00:00:00, page 1

THURSDAY, ]ANUAaY 14, 1773. NUMBER 349.
CAZETTE
Opcjn to 'ALL PARTIES, ,L, Hctctj but influenctced by N O N E.
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_ Tnssusuu Onlcx, Drcmber 16, 1772.
I CANNOT sufficiently express my Astonish
ment that so little Punctuzdity was observed by
many Collectors of the Duties and Taxes, as Well
as others indebted to the Treasury, in the Pay
ments they ought to have made at the last Gene
ral Court, and the late Meeting of the Merchants.
I know it has been insmuntcd by some that I am
inclined to be over rigorous; but let all such con—
sider h9w very essential it is to the Honour of
shie great Country that the Credit of its public
Treasury should be effectually maintained; and let
them inform me how l am to answer the Demands
of the public Creditors, and be prepared to ex
change the Treafctury Notes, unless the Duties and
Tueo, imposed for these Purpose:, are regularly col
lected and paid. '
When I had the Honour of being first nppoint
ed to this Office, it is very well known how Mat
ter: flood': Many Collectors, largely indebted, were
dead, and ! found many innocent Securitics unhap
pily involved in the reatest Difficulties. Under these
Circumstances I ju ged it most adviseable to reduce
Things to Order by Degrees, having Regard to the
uldmate Security of the Public. By pursuing this
Method ] am convinced much has been saved; and
1 flatter myself it will be found that very few, if
any Debts, will be lost which were not dcsperate be
fm ! had any Thing_to do with them.
uut mouigenctu or every Kmd mult now be at an
End; and my Dmy compels me to acquaint all con
cerned that I shall hpld myselfindispensably obliged,
without Resped of Persons, to put the Laws into the
hidden Execution ngainst llsilsisuch as continue in Ar
zster the zsth of ]anuary next, when another
ful Meetin of the Merchants is expected; and
that ! shall, in uture, after the End of every Gene
nl Court. think it necessary to publish an exact List
Is mry-Defaulter. I desire the several Clerks to
send me the proper Lists andssCopies of the Collect—
m Bonds, given from .Time to Time, that I may
be prepand to enforce a Performancc of the Con
ditionl of them. ! must also request the several
11 10 ['I SHERl FF 8 to make up their Accounts
for their whole Counties at once; and, to avoid the
Confusion that may be introduced_into the Office
by the Remissnessssof many Under Sheriiss, as Well
as other Collecton. ldeclerc, once for All, that!
will receive no partial Payments. '
Fildin that such Part of the Fund as was expected
to rise tom Ordimu'y Liccnces is likely to be dimi
nished, and it having been represented to me that
this is owingcto many Oi-dinary Keepers sailing to
renew their Liccnces regularly, I must beg it us :
favour of the Gentlemen Deputy Attorn'res to give
some At'tentionfl: this Business, and ] will, on
Demaad, pay 11] Fees that may arise in such Pro
fecntions al they may think necessary to engage in,"
where they cannot be had of the Delinquents.
& RO. C. NICHOLAS, Tuuuul.
. WlLLlAMShUlG, arzuary , 177 .
MR. Pilrsiitl' Hemy,j1inior, (37f Hanwir, ]] 3ing
been obligingsscnough to undertake to fini all
sueh Causes' of my Ciicnts as remain undetermined
it! the General (Wart, I desire that they will be
pleased to correspond with, and surnish him with
proper Insiructions.
' As Mr. Henry is at a Distance from this Place, I
will very gladly do any Thin}; in my Power towards
cxpcditing the Suits, forwarding Subpoznas, be. be
tween this Time and the succeeding General Court,
when] shall deliver all Papers into his Hands, unless
fdirccted to the contrary. In most of the Suits still
depending I have received a very inconfiderable Part
of the Feet, and in m'uny none at all; but is in any
Cast: it should'be thought that more has been paid
mc than my Services deserved, I shall be ready to re
fund it. RO. C. NlCHOLAS.
RlCHARD HUNT SINGLETON, having taken '
the BRICK HOUSE TAVERN on the Main
Street, Wil/iuushurct, lately occupied by Mr. Richard
Dm-h, returns 'thzmks to all his old customers, a'nd
begs ; continuanoe of their savours, as also of those
Gentlemen who frequented the above tavern, du.
us he is determined to keep the best of LlWORS.
and endeavour, in every other respect, to give sa
tissaction.
Good STABLAGE and PASTURAGE for
horsen, du".
Moun- Vuuon, Decmbrr 23, 1772.
Mr. R I N D.
UR SUANT to an ossfdcr of Conne", hereupto
annexed, I am. through the chnnncl of bux
Gazcttc, to inform the nshccr< and soldicrs o the
first VIRGINlA REGIMENT (those of them
! mean who embarked in the service of this cokmy
before the battle of the Mmdo-w; in the year 1754)
that all the claims which had been presented to me.
properly anested, for land under Govcmor Dinfwid
die's proclnmation of the Hsith of Febraary, 1754,
Were luid before his Excellenc Lord Durmm-e, and
the Council, on the 31st of Odober, 1771; who
theredpnn resolved, that each officer should share
agreeable to the rank he entered upon the cam
paign in, and
That Acres
Each field officer should be allowed [spoo
Each captain — - -— gooo
Each subaltcrn — -— -— 6000
' Each cadct —- -- — —- zzoo
Each serjeant — — —- 6oo
Each corpnml — —— -— 500
Each private soidier —- —- —- 4oo
And were pleased moreover to determine that the
quantitysidf 30,ooo acrcs should he set apart for the
purposes of answering any claims which might there
after come in, and for recompensing those who had
been, and were like to be, put to any extraordinary
expence or trouble in conducting this business.
That about the first of lust month Capt. William
Cra-wford, who has been legally appointed to snrvey
these lands, produced ccrtificares for 127,80<) acrcs,
which he had surveyed-in the following tracts, .viz.
Acrcs
5l,3oz
_ 28,6z7
! 3,$ȝz
lo,9c,*o
4395 l:
2448
2314
. 4'49
2084.
1525
4231
1374
917
127,899
And_these surveys being laid before the Council
Board on the bth of the month ('Nowmbtrss and it
then appearing that some of the principal c aimants
had contributed nothing, and some But partlally,
towards the several advances which had been votcd
at the different meetings fqr the purpose of desraying
the expence of cxplormg, surveying, and other in
cifint charge: accruing on these lands, whilst others
ffiain had been run to considerable costs and trouble
on these accounts, it was thought reasonable and just
that every one (the common soldicry exceptcd, who
have their full complemcnt allowed) should receive
out of these first surveys in proportion to their ad
vances, leavin those who are deficient in par}, or
the who] ' supplied with their respective quan
tities o . t of the next surveys which are made,
stewards completion of which the survcyor has
been directed to proceed withal} possible dispatch.
Agrectble to these scntiments, on' the asoresaid
6th of Navember it was ordered, that the survey of
51,3oz acrcs should be immediately putentcd in the
names of Gear ( Must, Adam Slep/zm, Andre-w Le-w
ii, Peter Hesig, 70/7)! qu/P, fa/vn Polson, and Andrtfw
Wugener; whereof, by a regulation approved of in
Council,
. tures
George Ifluse is entitled to 9073
Adam Slepbm, Andreqv Lc-zuix, and 2 ooo
Peter Hcsig, m 9000 acres each, 7'
fobn West and ]a/m Po/sm to 6000 czlch, : 2,ooo
Alinw Wssrgss-ncr ( whose full claim is
(nooo acres, but in this dividcnd is, \ 8
by his advances, entitled to no 34:
more than)
In all to 51,501
Amount of the survey, 51,303
199 acrcs short, and to be allowed
at the next dish'ibutihn.
That the survcy of 13,532 acrcs should be imme
diately patemed in the name of Gczrge Mz'rcer, he
.
having : claim, on his own accbunt, to Acrea
Gooo
As heir to his brother fain Mercer, Gooo
And for two serjeants, viz. fabn Ha- '
Milton and Mark Ha/liz, 6oo each, "00
In all to 13,zoo
Amount of the survcy, 13,532
33: acres too much, and to be ac
counted for at the next dividend.
That the surveys of 4149 acres, 2084 acm, and
1525 acrcs, should be immediately patentcd in the
name of the heir, or other representative, of Colonel
jashua Fry, dcccascd, who will fall short 83: acfet
of his proportionate udvance, and be entitled at the
next distribution to as much as will compleat hil
quantity to 1 .ooo acres. si,
ct That the uneys of "4132 aCres, and 1'374 men,
should be immediately patented in the name of Dr.
]anm Crdik; who will fall short 3'94 acres of du
booo he has a right to, and be entitled at the um
distribution to that antity of land. _
That rhe'survey egg: acres should be immediately
patented in the name o George Must, which, added
to his allowance of 9073 ncres as above, and sale of
5000 as below, compleats his claim of 15,ooo me:,
That the surveys of lo,990 neres, 4395 acres, 1448
acres, and 2314 acres, should be immediately paten
ed in the name of George Washlngtm,
Acrcl
For his own allowance of 15,ooo
A purchase from Gearssg: Muse, as above, of 5000
And for his right to erjeant Brick— } 600
ner's share, allowed him, *
In all zo,600
. Amounc of the surveys, zed"
453 acres wanting, and to be allowed .
at the next distribution.
And that the survcy of 28627 ucrcmshonkd be ing
mediately patented in the names of '
]obn Savactfc, who, as : subaltcm w
officer, c aims ()ooo acres, but by :. '
his advances is, at this time, on- 34
ly entitled to
8 13 R ] E A N T S.
Robert Lougdm, Robert Tunstall,
Ed'nmnd lsagmer, and Ricbnrl 2400
Tro/ler, 600 acres each, 0
C O R P O R A L S. '
[Virt fo/msm, Hu b M'Ra}, fobn
Snlitb, and Ric art! Smitb, soo zocqssct'ct
acrcs each,
P R I V A T E S.
Charles Saith, Angle: shi'Daua/d," si -
Nal/nm CZ-a/smnn, ]osqpb Gate- T,,
qvaad, fame; Samuel, Mic/mel
Sea"), Edward Goad-win, "'il/ian
Bmsily, Henry B'aily, sVi/Iiam Cms
land, ]Walll'c-w Doran, ]alw Ram
say, Charles lame;, Matt/vt'w Cox,
jWar/hal Prctult, 7abn Wilsan, ll'il
limu 7o/mstan, ]opn Wi/san, Na
l/mm'ct-l Burnt], David German, \
Patrid Gal/owa], Timat/bj Con- ,- ,
way, Christian Bamlrgardm-r, sssi '
]o/m Houstmm, jub: Maid,
fames Fortl, William Brou Man, ? zofloq
Hsiil/iam Gdrnn, Br/rward ivam,
T/zama: Alas}, 1Watlbmu fancy,
Pbilip (salt-wood, Hug/l Paul,
Daniel Staf/N, FVil/iam Lofwry,
]ame: Lml/a-w, 7amu Lashrt,
]dmu G'win, ]qshua ]art/un,
William ]tnlim, fame: Com—
mack, Richard Marrh, fabn
G/M/sm, Robert fay", lVil/iam
He an, _'/a/m Franklin, fact)!
BAffir/P, Gnrge flsalcomlr, [filli
am Calnl/ml, Ric/rd'd Boltau,
]o/m Ciucaid, and George Hurst,
400 acrcs each,
Amount of the claims, 28,628
Number of acrcs in the survey, 18,627
' One acre short.
" And the shares of such of them as are dead, or
" have assigned, are to go to those who represent:
" them, and it is suther ordered that the said patents
" issue without rights, and with :. reservation of quit
" rencs from the feast of St. Micl-arl, which shall be
" next after : 5 Years from the: date thereof rcf