The Virginia gazette — Williamsburg, Va., 1776-08-02 00:00:00, page 4

OUND by one of the subscriber's ser
rymen, in the river, near Cabham
\1 hm', shurPL \'l'EDCANDLES'l'lCKS,
which the owner may have on proving his
property and paying charges.
" " WlLLlAM EMERY.
lH AVL received 41 SMALL-AA'MS,
which I would sell on reasonable terms,
and have [till by me an assurtment ot
SWORDS. V\']LL] -\'.Vl PlTT.
-COLLEGE c A M ?, jub- 2o, 1776.
UN away from the sublcriber, about
-l ten days ago, a servant boy 14 years
old, whose Christian name is 70M,_ok a
'swarthy complexion, and has'bsack hair.
He 11 18 bees: brought up to the balbcr's
,bflsiaess, imd took with him a rasof case
with some rasors ; had sour year: to serve,
and took with him a gray drap coat, waist
coat, :md breechsi-s. He formerly lived
,with mr. George Lorimer, of Urbarmd.
Whoevdr delivers him to me, or to cu].
_W00dford, shall have three dollars reward.
, si (;Esioncs, u EEDON.
s FYOLEN from my cctmpany osmzu'ines,
si ssat Frc-dcriaksburg; a RIFLL GUN ; scec
_& or ,9 inches inrrcl, 'abmit hsilt' an inch
bore, with ;: brass hnxct marked on thr- top
squ 1i-cns ! he barresil Ercderic/r/burg, and the
mxker's name, which s tlo not remembesir
. \\'h-vcvei-_brings the said gun to me in
Isisussfsi/z's Hss-lesi (is {0 cnlsctfidl-lingsiLmi: in
-Fredcricksbucg, shctu have , zos. ,reward ,
= paid by
!] GABTHEL ]OVFS, cnptair].
8 A Ulsihd tct-om lhc i'ublcr'thcr, the zgth
' of'lsiast htonth, in the night, a black
horse about 13 hands :ind a'hnlf high, wen
made, with a hanging mane and switch
tail, and brancled, as well as I remember,
--0u the near buttock, 1 [78 in a piece. . He
'has a scar on the left hind foot. occasionsied
ss - by a cut, truts and gallops tolerably well,
find was in good order when stolen. He
works remarkably well in gears of any kind ,
" and is about to years old. ] will give zos.
to any person who will give me such infor
- mation that [get him again, 4os. iFdeIi
vered to me in the lower end of Henrii'o
" - county, and 51. on conviction of the thief.
zu ss ]0HN nmshmm
'WANTE D, two large handsomeyow/g
ct B As MARE S, zmdoc/(t,s0r which
read)" money will be given ,- also a pair of
young nag: for a chariot. BATS will be
preng-rrc-d . l/zquirc of the Printer.
TEN DOLLARS REWARD.
" ' ' 'Yoluc town, july 9, 1776.
' , A S T night some person, or persons,
broke into my room and stole a pocket
book cmtdjning one 8 doliar bill Curalina
ctcnrrmcssv, No. 2652, several cuntinmtal
and Viv'giitia hilis, numbers unknown. a
bond srout'mr. Richard Gondall to John
:" Lawrenre. j'nn. shr 25]. p.:yahle last Odo
l/er (which l surcwurn si" persons from
: taking an allignzncnt os) and simdry other
; pusi-crsoF account; ass) a green worsted
_' ]sinu se, with shrulvv tle)" irs and other silver.
: ] hsilvc- ;: : )d renson to hclicvu- it \\':15 one
.ssmsixss win wzvz under consinz-mcnt in
Williaf/tsburg snr some time, and left. this
town th'tt night. si'lCFss' which he ]] -s not
si bss-c-n heard of. ] wi" give" the above re
ward nn conviction of th: thief, with what
monev vnnv be securrsid; and as ] expect
the pockvt-honkand pLxPers will be thrown
afissny, Wh'wver finds them, and delivers
them to .me, shall he- rewarded.
ss 1.) WructmM LAWRENCE.
lilcnmox—po, May 20, 1776;
OURNEYMEN wcavers will meet with
_ good cnc-vumgemcnt from the suhscri—
ber, alsh persuns that can spin wool, lincn,
or couon.---l. want some apprentices for
the wcav'mg lmsinest.
(6) nssmnmrctn, FLEMlNG.
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WtLLMMsBz/Rq: Pss-j'wted by ALEXANDEBP RD . si siss oss_ _ ,
...-. _._,_ _.- . ,. . . ss—-- M- 'si-si' 4
Nox'rnnnvrou county, 7uly_6, 1776.
HE suhscriber is in want of a quamity
osLO VV LA ND TOBACCO sit for the
French market, FLOUR , red and v\ hite oak
HOGSHEAD S'l'AVES, with a proporti
on os H 15 A D ] N G suitable for the West
India market, to be delivered at any good
]anding in this or Accomack councy, not
to the northward of Pungoteague ; for
which ready money will be paid, on deli
Vcry. is the tobacco and flour arc pack
ed in water-proof cafks, an additional
price of sixpence per hundred will be given
on the commodities. and for the calks ac
cording to their quality.
(6) SAMUEL lssams.
Pancz vs lLLlAM, junc- :, 1776.
Ttn DOLLA as nssswaxo.
RUN away from the- shbscriber, on his
journey from W'u'lnmz/lmrg, on the
nth of Alay, near King William court
huuse, a mulctsittn servant msim, named jolm
Newton,ss about 20 years of age, an Indi
an by birth, abourz feet 6 izichsi-s high,
slender made, has a thin visage, four look,
_remarkabie projcctcd lips, and wears his
own black hair ticd be'hind, with long
.curling ]ueks at his ears; had on a light
brown sricze poftilion coat lappciied, and
wuistcoat osthe same, with common plate
'buttons, a beaver hat muph Wo'rn,ieather
breeches, coarse yarn stockings, and old
'sishoes, with a pair oslarge single rimmed
pinchheck buckies. He was lest behind
on the mad with a pretty large well made
b.1y horse (which had tired) a good saddle
with a blue fringed hOusinsijz; and bridle,
, with instructions to Follow his master (inw
ly, but him never since made his appect -
ance at hofrctlc, or been heard off. W .
ever takes up she said servant, with the
'horse and saddle, ('a-c. and brings them to
the rev. mr. Scott's, in Prince William,
or secures them so that the owner may
getzhem again. shall have the above re
war ,-or go;. for either, witli.rcafi>nabie
charges, paid by \ W. BROWNE.
hfl 'He shavessi and-drsiesses well, but
"is much addicted to liquor.
S'sKAYED or STOLEN from the iussb
scriber at Hano'ber town; two likely
farre] horses, nue 4 feet-B or 9 inches high,
has a blaze face,- one of his hind feet and
part of his leg white, a hanging mane and
sWitch tail, draga both his hind feet, trots
and gallups well, runs wery well ina chair,_
.and branded on the near shoulder, low
down, F. The other is about 4 feet 8
inches high, has a blaze face, hanging
mune and switch tail, ct with a few gfay
hairs intermixcd in hismane and tail, some
saddle spots a little behind his withers,'
paces, trots, and gsi-sstilops well, and goes
well in a chair; his brand, isany, forgot.
] will give 4os. to any person th:.t will
bring me the said horses, or give such in—
telligence as ] get them again, and 5i. on
convic'tion of the thief, if he is a white
mm. " RICHARD BURNLEY.
For 8 A L L',
VALUAZBLE tract of land, well adapt
c-d ior toabaco, wheat, hemp, (we.
containing 2400 acres. It lies on Flat
creek, a branch of fame: river, in Am
he!:st county. T here are convenient hous
es on said land, and cleared ground sus
,ffciem. to work 16 hands. The terms
will be made easy to the purchaser. ln—
uire of the subscriber.---On the first
Thursday in December w'fll be sold, on she
said l-lantut'wn, about forty NEGROES,
with the stock us cattlc and huge; also
the cord, wheat, and plantalion utcnsils.
Two )ears credic will be allowed, the
pur'chascrs giving bond and security.
Seven and a half per ccnx- discounc will
be allowed for ready money.
(5) THOMAS M. RANDOLPH,
si]
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For SALE, or exr!:m:;-rsi for lnrd in as,): of
the lower countiu (is. th: still!, and can
venient to fish and q-si/fcn,
VEKleuctlzle-ct pluttaticssn on Rocmal-e,
in MeckIc-nhursig c.,u-ity, Virginia, 65
miles from Petetsi/I-m-jssr, 30 smm Hilsfjux
town, North Curut'ctua, and known by the
name of Blac/c's ['t-ny. About zoo sicsssi
of the tract are as tich low gruunds as an;
on Tume: river, and well adapted for the
growing fine tohztccn, vtith 30 to 40 "(in;
of vaiuabh: natural meadow. The [dine
communds a fine range for zfll mzumcr of
stock, sprin s oi excellent water, and sc—
veral high an Ihealthy litnations sur 'ouiid
ing. ] here is at this place a serry csht— 4
blilhcd by act of Allembiy, already very
profitable, and promises to be much more
so, being- the nearest from Pctcrst/urg,
Blandfiprd, esse, to the fine settlements in
Bute and Granville cqumies. There are
all convenient, and necessary buildingt for
a quarter, and the river abounds with shad
and sturlgeon in their season, and one or '
more ) aces on this share, which with_
little trouble may be made very profitable
titheries. There also helongs tothe place
Ztn acre of land on the opposite shore,
which secures the s ct ry. This place WUUid
be : Very safe rctreat for any family, dur—
ing the resent troubles. . Reasonablc
time, is old, may be had for pavment;
and the purchaser may have the stuck" of
every sort now \on the place, to ether
with the corn, soddcr, plzuitation' tmple
mentssi and the flat: belonging to the fer'ry .
6 ' _ w1LLlAM BLACK.
To be 3 0 1. 0,
TRACT of- land oil Monk's Neck, in
the county of D'mwiddic, within/L-ven
' mile: of Peterlburg, late in the puffish'on of
(
our. Alesmndcr Shaw, cnntaining about
1 050 acres, of which acon/iderable proporti
on is law grounds, capable ofbcing improv
ed into the fine/t meadow. Aparticssular del:
cription i: avoided, as I would choe) every
perfim inclinable to purchafi: should view and
_ be satixfied of the qualit of the land. 7" he
term: of sale, and time of credit, will be
made agrdeuble, and an undoubted title a/T
filred to the purchaser.
7OHN BANISTER .
ALL the rejidue 0? the juid'Alc-xandcr
Shaw': estate, both red! and pershnal,
i: conveyed in trust to the sub/criben, for
the payment of corg/ideralzle debt: respectively
due to them ; after (: di/Z'harge nswhz'ch,
the surplm is to be applied in satisfiu'sstimz of
hi: other creditors. Bll person: indebted lo
the fill'd Alexandcr blzaw will take notice,
that their payment: are tovbc made to
ABRAHAM SMlTH.
ctct) 70HN BANISTER.
AN'l'ED at Hunter's iron works, the
falls of Rzzjzpahannoc/e rivcrgin the
manusactory of mal] arnw, a number of
hands who understand tlo- silc, also anchor
smiths, blacksm'tths, and nailors , to whom
suitable encouragement will be given;
where ma behad, for ready money only,
bar iron, Afllers shears, siles, and a variety
of" articles made in the iron branch, an
ss where tradcsismen of every kind, who in
cline to settle, may have hals-ac're lots of
land at a small ground rent for ever, and
may be asslsted in building, provisiohs,
aml mziteriuls, and the produce of their
labour taken in pnymcnt for the same.
Apply to John Strcde, managcr of said
works. to)
"us A N 's E' D _
PERSON capable of teaching Readinsiz,
Writing, Arithmetick, Mathemalicks,
and the Latin Grammar. Any person so
qualified, having a good character, by
zppbing to the subscribcr 'm Prince George,
near Petershurg, shall meet. with genteel
encouragement.
(ts) JAMES rmu).
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