The Virginia gazette — Williamsburg, Va., 1775-02-17 00:00:00, page 4

of this kingdom; yet ] csim tell you. thssLt
if Amcritu will but she sur grctcc [he nill
.: ' lind his fvlsioieltv ready to r-si-ceiu- l't-r nith
all the cordinlitssy she can will] for, and ] sinn
more and more pcrlhxulul that the scrvmts
of the Crown are equally \\ cll tiiipoiZ-tl.
Is the, resolution: of the Can-grey} ui'C [xv./('- -
ill-"le, and to send (It'putiw hunt-:, all will
yet and well; for it is impoliihlc tlnt ju—
rent and child should long (lishp rec , if" they
will argue together in sober rcsstlon."
The Honourable House of Ali't-mbly ol'
??
'nk
Ne'w jersey, on the 25th of jzuntsih'y,
approved of the proceedings of the Conti
nental Congress; thanked their (hit-gates,
nd rechosc the sinne Gentlemen to repre
sent the province at the next (Iongress ; in—
structing them to proposc and agree to evc
ry reasonableandconstitntionnl mcsitsin'c of
accommodation with the mother country,
Which she House most ardently \\ ilhcd for.
No} 31,524 drawn a prize of" 5301. ster
ling, in the English state lottery , wax sohl
b Mr. Hendricks to Mr. Richard Dczm,
_ dsifflct a't the-North river.
ss This day will cmbark in the ship Sclllv,
' Gapt. Bruce, lbr jamaica, the Americbnss.
'xflompany of Cometlizms, under the direc
tt'nu of David Douglass. Ell]; where they
'iflfsiend exert'mg their justly applaudelssl tsit
Filth-for the entertuimneut of the Ladies
.ss hand Gentlemen ofthat polite and opulcnt
" \ ssth; until the unhappy differenccs that
, shbsish-between the mother country ;uul
her, c010uies in America subside.
' KVILLlAssIVISBURG, Fcln'um'y17.
T q'mce-tin of the freeholders of the
ct connty o Accomack, assembled at
the-courthousc, on Friday the 23d of De
: cember' 1774, in order to choose a com—
minae," a eable to the direction of the
. ,Condnentjzongress , the following persons
were jected : George Parker, South
'Mps-msi; lsaac Sn'lith, Charles Bngwcl ,
I? ,Gu, , james Henry Clement
qusisisisi sin _si Wflobhtson Wife,, William
.Lct'sisiict- . , Thor'nas Teacklc, Arthur Up
si ' Rv ; William Parramorc, James" Ar
? "},si'l'homas Baley, ]ohn Watts,
si'ss'tjr. Se , William Riley, Caleb
' w, George Corpin, George Stewart,
End Alexanddr Ssstosicklct ,, Gentlemen.
GZntlcman, was cho—
zsississ ss Southy Simpson,
f- -- sea chairman ofthe conunittce, and john
'5' - siPosiwcHss- appoint'cd, clerk
sisi-ssct '_ (aicosipy) ss 1on PoWzLL, Clerk.
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'ADVERTQEMENTS.
, "21! (: meeting o tlie csid'mmittee nfjamcs City
, ,.sssifixf - - county, on o'nday the 13th ofFebruary
1775', if my usom'an,
4 '
09 -
ssj _'. \ HAT. as an Mauragemmt sor mak
in coTTONandwooLCARDs,
'sssssisiss :! prsienpmm of forty pound: sterling be of—
ct—sisi-j- fare,-al, ,andsipaid by the chairmzm, to any
perssshu who shall first scttlc in this colony,
ss , and who shall, within eighteen months
from the date hereof, make in this colonv ,
ss or. cause to be made therein under his (ii—
ljection, five hundred pair of good cotton
and five hundred pair of rood wool cards,
to be delivered to the c mirnmn for the
psg ofthc inhabitants of this c-ounty; and
"the committcc oblige thenisclvcz'm pay
fort. the same at'shc mtc of 7 5 per centsi .
advance on what such cards have usually
. ' healimportcd at from Grrat Britm'n \\ ithii]
twcch mouths past, over and ubuch the
[hid premium- _'I'hc quality :uul ])l'isfc to
bcjud ed of 'and scttlcd by ruputnblc mcr
chzsints in the neighbourhuod .
By order of the connnittcc.
BENJAMD: Can—m \VALL:-ct.n, (;lsi-rk.
TAKEN up, in Princ's' l/sillisisimz, ;ulzu k
brown Stccr with shmc white sphts
under his hell)", and whiis: (it that sssi-rul of
his t'sisii], about three you": old, and Ifi'silicthk'll
with a crop in each ('zzr. Pustcd, ;Lml
appmif'cd to 455.
BIOSFZS Slss'ss'i'is.\'z'x!).
ARTICLES of Intcilincncc, Esh: .:s, Adursstisimuuis, (sin-. :irc tlizmkh-H) l'.""(((i\t(i (or (his Pnpcn, the Price oi
which is [as ().ss/ pu' *\111!U'h, Adullillmmls: iisiiu l-sid ;Ls li.-un]. PR 1 .\' T 1 .; a VVo R K (l.-me with (law and
Expedition, and on icusumblc su'ms.
"" . Th'"? .. si" '
77) [u- SOLD, on Him-l.uv the 6f/1 sgslinrth
wart, [] jss'm', of/zcmj/Z' I/zcmxtjctsilir !](f'y',
at the [n'/n' (ln'c.','./f.=.sict'ssss smq/Z' of il/r. jolm
bcthcrmcr, slang/(11, l.! jxtmcs (Lit) can/1!_ '.',
(lsisfl'ufct/l/u to sit"; his},
\.si\LU.—\l'sil.lfl tl'dc'sit us l.:XXl) in the
.ssitid county, containing 1114 ilCl't'h,
whom-on are & '\'L'l*_\si ;siood dwelling; and all
other (omenicnt house.-;, a good oscltzird
ot'Hs-siJT/lu's (ct'rm'mpphz—z, togethc-iffaith up
wards os list): vsisslucthle hl..si\\ ES, among-;
which are sm erzzl line house li-rvnnts and
two carpenters. ].ikcv-ise all the flock of
eattlc, with three yolssc ofoxcn, luogs,
sheep, and such sine horses, a chariot,
almost new, nith harness for four horses,
a riding chair, all the household and kitchen
shmiturc, amon r which are many vulunhlc
beds, chat'u's, tab es, (leflzs, and book cases
with glass doors, and some vuluuhlc plate,
a gold and silver watch, and ;! number of
other things too tedious to mention.
And on li'sidnctfilsy the 15th of March,
is fair, otherwise the next fairdny, 'will he
exposed to sule, all his land in King [Vil
liam county, one tract containing Upwards
of 1000 acres, lying about six miles from
Pagc's, and near the Rev. Mr. lV/u'tc's ;
the other tract lies near the Piping Trec,
containing 496 acres, and known by the
name of Broad Neck. 'Also upwards of
seventy vuluuble SLAVES, confifling of
men, women, days, and girls; the corn,
foddcr, and plzmtation utenlils, together
with the stock of cattle, sheep, hogs, and
horses. T he sale will be at the pluntation
near Page's, where Mr. [Villiam Gmy is
overseer, 'and to continue till all are sold.
Crecflt will be allowed the purchasers till
the first day of'May 1776, on giving bond,
with approved seem-it , to '
T E EXECUTORS.
N. B. An person inclinable to pur
chase the landy, by applyin to the over
seers on the plantations, w' be shevm the
same. '
\
To be shId, at Hanover ta-wn, on Friday
the gsid of March,
TWO FLAT s with their appurtenances .
Also six NEGRssctO fellows that have
been used to 0 by water. Credit will be
allowed till t le 2 5'th of Augzg/i next, on
'ving bond and approved security to the
iubsenbers ; she bonds to carry interest
from the date , if not dischurgecl punctuzsilly .
THOMAS SIMPSON.
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ARCHlBALD GOVAN.
BENJAMJN BUCKTROUT,
Cabinet maker, in Franci: sh-eet,
lVlL-LIAMSBURG,
'l'ILL carries on that business in all its
branches, where Ladies and Gentlemen
may be supplied with any sort of cabinet
work, in the best and nearest manner. I
return my most grateful thanks to those
Ladies and Gentlemen who were pleased to
savour me with their commands, and libpe
for ;: eontinuzmcc of their favour; which,
to merit, shall always be the study of their
most hvmble servant. ss
***' I should be glad to take one or.
two npprentices, of bn'ght gcniuses and
good disposition, and whose friends are
willing to find them in clothes. ct
Five per sent. disconnt for ready money .
AKILN up, in Orazzge, a blue-l. fist-er
about fifteen or sixteen )mrs old, a
white spot on his off thigh, and marked
uith a crop in each ear. l'olletl, and up
]n'nised to 505. "
ZACHAPJK" lll'NlNlN.
AKEN up, in Of"c.'.'.'_sfc", :] [wight l)'l_',,'
)vlurc nlmnt l'om' six egn's old, l'ssom' {c.-et
l.]ctigll, one ol'hcsir hinzl lsiu—t and put (zl'the
other nhiusi, sunn- \\lntc in her shrelnrrul,
Ll lpi'ijsisi' mil, ;cnzl l—rnsindc (] on The nrnr lnxt
lock 3. l'osslul, ;ssssnd ;11>*ln'ssssxisid to 5.si:..
'< .'w_\'\illlct,l, ll-\\i.
ss I
ssvssi'HF'i'TS-IH'RG, 711/1. 29, 1775.
. if iL _/<'z'.sin'/ sun;/fie; am! mr/mmlf-sim
Iss/l is;}; s-'si/1;s'-,ss' z/rc' I'ct's/flr'sfft'll 1'0 e'f'c'c'f
l)i', l.].(; .\'1' t awe;/t them in so;-'t"- 71
[f/zsi'l, 'Zi'llsH/l't' (ss'tsi L' (Lilies! (!! i/Irss' tum} ((f
Kitimmiul, i.] t (' s:'"!l!f_l' (gs [ler-rieo, (In
Monday i/l." :;l/z s}fsi\!.;rrh 'l/c'Nf.
li'ri's'ssscw li simmnrvn, Z\Io<ler.1tor.
HHHZ X."; ne the shlvlirihers ]:znc
hid ci'siit-o-tomi on 7m/1csis river.
below the (il'C-Xt jlountuins in Assm/zsrssf
eo-sinzty, in Virgil/in, and nenr the upper
end osnznigsiztion with small craft in s'sisi-icl
river, in a very healthy convenient place
for trzulc :mcl tradesmen, where good
wheat may yearly l-e bought sor 25. 6 (l..
per bushel, (malmlian corn from ] 5. 6 (l.
to 2 3. per bushel, and other grain on very
rczishnuhle terms, nllb good fat beesfi'om
id. hulspcny to zd. per pound, and fat
lings li-om 2d. to 3d. per pound ; and be—
ing determined to do every thing In our
power to promote the said town,' and en
eoum re all its irl'abitants, we hereby give
publieilc notice thereof. Likcwise, that We
rent lots in the said town (called Bethel)
sor lives, or any terms of years, 53. per
your the first seven years, los. per year
the next seven years, and 15'3. per y'ear
the next seven years ; also will rent se
vetlxl acrcs of land, convenient thereto, at
23. 6d. per -acre yearly rent, and give
the first settlers some timber for building-.
The trades molt wanted in the said town,
at this time, are, a good Blacksmith, a
'sailor, aShoemaker. ssa Wcaver, a Cutler,
a Cabinet Maker", a Wheelwright , and per
ibns that understand mines, there bein
great and many signs of tin, lead, an
copper; and as the land there about is
vety fertile and kind for flux, hem , or
any sort of grain, we are desirous o esta
blishing a linen factory, a rope work, and
brewhouse, so that all persons well {killed
in the said trades, that settlc in the said
town, may expect all reasonable encou
ragenzctent from - ' "
NlCHOLAs DAVIES.
HENRY LanonoN DsiAvms.
UN away "from the subscdber,ss in
R Stafford coun , near Boyd's Hole,
the 27th of Augufl , a negro fellow
namedHAnkY, Viqglnia born, about five
sect high, remarkably black,, and is v
fond of playing on the fiddle, though but
a poor hand. Whoevesir apprehend: the
said nemo, and conv :; him to me, shall
have '31. rcwald be ldcs what the law
ailows. ". TOWNSHEND DADE.
VVlLLlAMSB/URG, Feb.ct3, 1775.
COMMITTED to the publick jui], a
runaway ncgro man named G'oliah.
He says he helongs to h/Ir. 70)!" 707281' Of
Htlmpton, is about 23 years old, middle
size, and his closhing such as field negrocs
commonly wear. His owncr'is desired to
a )] for him, and in chur es.
Pl y tf IPZTERg PELHAM.
T one & black about ten years old , four
AKEN up, in Halifizx, two MARES,
sect fivc'or six inches high, a bluze face,
shmc suddic spots, a white spot on her lest.
hip, trots and pz'sices, and branded on the
nom' buttock ] B. The other is a light
psssimy, about thvc years old, som' t'cct
Fum- inches high, now and puccs, has no
brsimd, but had a smzdl bcil tied on with ;:
mpc. Posted :md ::ppl'uiscd, the black
to 81. and the pray to 51.
" NIMHOD FERCUSON.
AKEN up, in Hulsisi/irx, ;: [duck HORSE
about three wars old, sour sect fivc
inches; high, :1 fsicwi' \\ hitc hairs in his sore
hc-sird, part of his osshind soot white., and
]zm'v'h'd on lhc m-zn' shoulde!" B. l'ostcd,
UlZLiLLPIH'ixii-Cti105'1.
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