The Virginia gazette — Williamsburg [Va.], 1779-05-22 00:00:00, page 4

UN any from the subscriber living in Spogctl-vaxz'c townes!
R Cbifivdl: old mmes, an oulldndilh negro man, named ] A C le,
nbss-ul 34 )cars of age, 5 seet4 or 5 inches high, he went off about the lAlI
of Ociobectr 1778. hid on when he went awny, an old ncwmarket great
coat with large [nettal hurt.", leathcr breechcs, old shoes, And m.;rs
: cap, to hide one carthut i: crop: on the top, though ! do not remember
which it is. \thcvu* tuku up the {and negro, and brings his" to me,
flull fetche locl. . (ill) HENRY CHLLES.
ONF. HUNDRED DctJLLARs iEWARD.
UN away from the suhscsihrr at chpscn on she :,7th of last month
a negro fellow of a yellow colour, named GEORGE, about 19
years c-ssixge, grmeel and well unde, speaks good English and very
sctxhblc. as complete .\ whting buV .sis perhaps any on the cominent; had
on : dark. blue cloth coat, cape and mits ut red, and calricd nfi' wnh hun
sundry other clothes, 'zss'iz. a L-ss'udm brown cloth coat nen!) made;,
fine lufflrd lhirts, silk hose, nankecn, and tumbour wrought wniflcoatl
and brctchss, I brace of pockc-t pistols, &c. He was :pprehendcd in
Glauustcr county, am] delivered tt) a Mr. William Brutlct, but made his
escapsi, having : considerable quantity of cnlh with him. Any pelshn
secnting the szld ncgso in any jail, so Is the subscril er may it we hlm again
lnd notice thereof given to me or :0 Mr. ludrnu Latin at Part Royal;
hall uccin the above rewu'd from
!IAMLLTON BALLANTlNE.
Vk'nuuusulc, Me to, 1779.
TRAYED (you: this city lli! Sud-fzg'. : lsimctil flea itten grcty mare,
has a deep scru' nsa hshoh on her shoulden and branded on the near
Buttocks .*. Whucver brings her to me shall receive 30 dollan reward.
leLLlAM GOODSON.
TRAYED or STOLFN from the soI-icnbu, & dctrk bny horse, 5
8 years old, about 13} hind; high, hit brznd is an) forgot. Whonct-r
delivers the said horse to me nm Hliamrburz. shall have no dollars
reward, or 30 don": on ccnviction of the thezf.
. (un) ]AMES TAYLOR.
STRAYED or STOLEN from the subscri-ver m Jaw: Ciy countv
on the night of the zo-ssh of March, nell' Burwtlss tsserry, : !oml
oure, 14 hands high, 3 years old this spring, neither (locked nur brand
ed, her off hind foot whue as high as the !ootlock, wuh : ths in her
fssovehud, has bid : sate 'mck occ u'wned by the saddle, and the harr- on
her leg: an partly off. Wiwsi-vcr wiisit bring the mid muse to the sub
scriber, or to Mr. WM! Ho!! in Williamfc'rurg, nhal. recewc lo dulhrs,
and on convfflion of the thief 50 Jollms.
_ (sin) MANSFIELD BROWN.
THlRTY DOLLARS RFANARD.
TR AYF-D or STOLEN from Wiliiurn/bu'g, About the first of dpril
Ill}. I bro'n bly horse near 13 hmds high, with :- hanging mmc
ndd fwitch mil, : small Ear in his foreheld and branded on me n- -r
bntfoek V. u about b_ wears old, and it ver) low in flesh. \Vhoev-*r
desissven him to me in this my, or give: such information that l get lum
agzin shall necke the move reward.
(tf) ROBERT PRENTlS.
AME to my plantation in Smfard coun , nen!- Fabmutb, on Rafsil-a
C blunt} river, in the month of lugufl'sifl, -. [urge ned cow marked
with a craft (lit and two notehcs in euch ear, and the end ot both horn:
fawed of. : to be about 10 yean old. Apprahed to tal.
' (un; GmRGFct FANTT.
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- TRREE HUNDAED DOLL. \KS KE'VVARl-a.
FSERTED from [sikk'anq-farg, fix rccluits, who were enlish-J on
D the new eflablilhment to serve in the contincmal army 18 momhs,
in the room of draughts for the laid city, fuiz. Str/sbu Ha—u-l', 5 feet 5
' ches high, very flow, has tlsllk brown hair, round shoudcrz, :! down
oak, and pitted withthe smallpctx, he pretends to bea sailor, and said he
wa- on board the RanJolpb stignte when she was lust. ll7/.'.am Tbales-ss'u,
; feet 7 inches high, hns :! p-ue thin face pock pitted, and has several
ted spot: about his mouth and nose, he is :: naihzr by tude and commonly
ween a leeches apron, very missxznive when in Hthr, and is well known
in SIM and Forgsmudv. jsl-n Mitsi-l-rll, about 6 feet high, pock pitm',
zuddv eomplexion and has short du}; brown hair, he corssnmonly were a
round hat bound with gold !.ue, in" 5 he had .1 v.u iety of clothes it is
impoffihle to discribe his dress, he lbi.! he came from Balrinwfl, am! hid
served three year: in the- Cominemal nrmv ne ; serjcmr in one of the
"mind bamliont. Miliam Stone, about 5 ft'tf. 7 or 8 inches high,
large eves duck hair, by trace a hl .ckl'mith veny t .lLatnve when in ]iqusicr,
Union when he went tway, an nlsil hsissht co'oured cloth coat, hlue incket
nnd [taches hreeehes, he us weli known in jamfl ("ly and Dimc-Hct'il
eounties. Fame: Waters, -bnut 5 feet, 7 or 8 inches h-gh, pock pincJ,
short dark brown heir, stout and well made, by tradc a plailtercr, cum
lnonly wears : light coloured newmarket coat, while flannel jacker,
leather brcex-hea, nnd : round has. Jew: Laura! : Prmcbmau about 5
feet ! or 9 inchen high, Him made, dark complrxion, black hair com
monly cued, he speaks broken English, had on when he went off, : dark
brown inelut, white linen wnisie-xtt and bruches, a rocked hat, and new
shoes and Rockingz. Any person who will apprehend the said dctsierters
and deliver them to the commanding officer of the milntisit of (hie city,
lull have the above reward, or fifty dollars for each.
TAKFN up, in Piusylwnia connty, on ToMba-w} ereek, : gray
horse cnlt not cut, About :. years old. 4, fret : inch high, neither
doelrcd nor hranded, a liar m hit forehead, and his near hind foot White.
Appraised to ill. (all) ]ORN BALL.
TAKEN up, in Pittfilznmin county, on Straight Stone creek, . large
brindled cow, Ippears to be very old, had a white Rreak down her
mmp md white on her flank. marked with a crop and half cro in her
right eat. Appraised to lol. :] ]OHN VAUG .
act."
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wintuunuy ;lln n; m,
? olderos leoe Genenl Gum, WMznct cum], ] .- "*
directed to make publick the followmg retoluuon of Congrest, ud
to requite that all officers in the flat! in my disinfi py (diet attention
thereto. so far as the same nlatel to them.
WILLXAM FlNNlE, D. QM. G
IN 0 0 N G R ]! 8 5, MAncu 5, 1779.
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VV iEREAS it will be necesszry that in future, eettificatet he more
tonmally authenticmed, to prevent msi-ny ineonvenienetel which
[my arise similar to those already experienced; -
Rq'ul-wd, that eenificatee hereafter given by commifl'toned officers for
arncles received for the use of the army, be si ned with the}: me- ::
tull length, and the rank they hold; and is ungera General officer, thlt
the regiment to which they belong be added; that the particuln' truth.
trcetved he inserted in the body of the eertificatez their vain, the tide
when, and place where receivtd. in letten, not in figures.
That the certificates be directed to the principal of the department.
whose duty it is to provide tne articlez so recennd; or to his nentfl deputy.
Sepzrzte cmuflentcs be given, when ever the arsiieleu entertain to bull.]
dt- attments.
,}hat officers keep exact eopiee of the eertifieates they give, ad
trsnsmit other ccpaes to the nearest deputy or agent in the depntlnent.
giving him the necessary information tespecting the business; that th.
dcputi-rt transmit eopies of all the certifientes they pay, to their principle,
th' rnquiry may be made whether the giving the certisicatewa necesslry
for the puhiick service, lnd whether the thinge received have been pro
prr'v applied.
On l'zle, : tract of very valuzhle LAND in the county of Beside]
p containing about 900 act'ez, is:: of which is cleared, and in good
order for eropping. likewise 50 nere: of good meadow; it has on it :
smeh house, burn. orchud, He. with un exceeding sine spring,_ end .
prevent any farther trouble, the price is 453. lierling an nere, or currency.
at the course of the exchange. For farther particulars inquire of
(Gu) - ]AMES NOURSE.
HE treasurer, tmstees, and subseribers, to the fond For the relief of
! (he widow: and otphant of clergvmen, collected last Such}, from
the two nudiences t87'. to:. ter which they be; lene to return their
tincer-si thanks to the genevout eontributon. They nlso take thiz o -
tu-ct-ixy ot' pubhcklv Icknowledging their obligatiom to the late esiwt'l
Bur—tv:*l], Esq; 0 Glcuassrr, tor tool. centributed some year: ago, !
ciicumuanee, which, w-ultt living, he won] ! not permit to be mentioned.
On the day following, they ordered toil. to be distnbatcd amon four
widow! and the otphan—si ot lour ch rg\ men, and appointed officers or the
ensuing year, fsiiz jub" Bradm, treat'ur s; jane: M Fontm'nt, His!)
Sljring. William Lzsigb. !i iI/ut 1 A.-:.!rtsi.v.v, Fay'amiu Blngro-vt, "end Tbaua]
Dmm, :rutte-*s; the Rev. Hmrssy join: Burgg/Ir, preacher 'nthe morning.
and the Rev. Hilian Hubard, in the lfternoon.
w1LLlAM PlERCE sicnz.
HAVF for Me zoo acres of good tobacco lind, lying within : miles
of Bruqstwid courthousc, on both sides the Ructj cteek, on the main
road from the courthouse to Hich's Fcrd, with an excellent grist mill
thueon, newly built with stone; the stieam is sufficient to clrry two '
of thries exclustvc of fulling an-i holting works, which wpuld ma e I
c mplete meicham mill. The mill i: distant from Pettrm 45 mileo,
from Halg'tizx 40. trom Soutb dej and Pitrb llndin 50. This had in
clezr trom num, except about the mill, which is ounded upon I lock
tsirom bank to bank; there is on the land : dwellin house 31 by :!
(though not finished) ; miller: house 16 by ", witsi good wyle lnd
peach orchsisds. The land may be seen and terms known by lyplm
to me within two miles of th': smd mill.
(41) THOMAS JOHNSON.
OR salt, io76 ncres of land in (.ulpeper munty. on (beheld of
Rnpidaa river, near the Blue Ridge. hlving three stall] pllfituionl
on it, four tobacco houses, : tlimom young apple and peuh orcblrd, so
situated that they seldom miss having fruit. A quantity of the fair! lond
yet uncut and as good for tobacco, hemp, and what, al any th! gree!
mountains affords; also a good rsui : for horses, cattle, hop, Ut
Ncgroes, money, or loan office certi rate: will be tzken upay. Any
person inclining to purchase may see the land, and know the terms, by
applying to me near the premises. (ll) ADAM BANKS.
BoLme—Guzx. May 9, 1779.
NUMBER of firo'iling persons going the told by this place, mzkel
it necessary for me to inform the publitk at large, that I will not be
answembkss for any horses that may make their escapes, though the gmufl
care shall be taken to prevent it. ]ORN BAlLEY.
5" 0 R 8 A L E,
HF. brig CAYES. Bqflau built, 160 hogsheads burthen, I primc
sailcr, completely fitted let the European tude, mountin 6 fond
p—uindtrs, with their carringes, spunges, rammen, Ue. now yin in
Tarb river. For particulai'l, enquire of Mess. ). Ejllc, & no. ;! wi
town. (If) .
AKEN up, in Bedjbrd, near Nabusmej} mountain, l dsi-Kk hathsi.
about 4. tcet 7 inches high, to year: old, docked. but fill no blind
perceivable, : sin.- in his forehead, tome white hzin in hid dilj lad II
n mealy nose. Potted and appraitcd to 45'. _ .. _
(l) _ CHARLES GWAW.
AKEN up, nnr TodJ's br'dge in Kiu & tun. t'. Wss' . 72!!
l one a red the other :: brindle, both mfkedqwith I ere, "I th! '—
car, and : swilowfork in the len. Appnised to 34].
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