The Virginia gazette — Williamsburg, Va., 1776-04-19 00:00:00, page 8

THE Comshittce sios Safety being in
formed that doubts had arisefl in the
,. colony whether minute companies, reduc
ed by cnhstments into the regular service,
/ ought to meet and perform training, duty
* monthly, before they are again complete,
are of opinion, upon considering the ordi
nance, that such training duty should not
be performed until the company so re
. duced shall be recruited to the full number.
EI)MUND PENI)LETON, president.
- OlilCK, in high health and great
. perfection, stands at Mount Airy,
in the county of Richmond, to cover mares
2 at his usual price of 31, 5s. Pasturage
sigiven, but no cnsurance against escapes.
jOHN WHELDON.
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Tauctsunr OFFlCF, April 5, 1776
U R SUA N T to the direction: of the
General Convention, ] have appointed
mr. jolm H. Norun to sign the new trea—
sury note: of the denomiuation of 12:. bd.
10:- and 53. in the room os major josiah
Parkcr, who i: engaged in other public]:
service. [Mr. Norton, with major George
Lvne, will also/ign the bill.: ofzos. -.ss
( KOBERT C'. NICHOL/IS, Treasizrer.
N. B . It is hoped and expected that the
ert'ffs, clerks, and in/pectors, will, without
fail, settle all t ir account: and pay the
fimeral balance: He to the trea/ury in the
course of this month, at no indulgence.: can
be given.
To be SOLD at STRATFORD,
CONSIDERABLE part of the per/brml
q/Iate of the late Hon. Philip Ludwell
Lce, esq ; eonszsting of household and leitchen
furniture, and sundry other articles, too tedi
ous to particularise. T he stile will begin on
Monday the 1 5th' of April, iffizir, otherwise
next fair day, and continue until the whole
i: sblsi'] . Twelve month: eredit will be allow-_1
ed, on bond and ]Ecurity for all article: above
' 403. but, on failure of jmnctual payment,
the hand: to carry interest fi'om the day of
sfsslct. The ADMlNISTRATORS.
Wanted immediatety,
ONEY for BlLLS of EXCHANGE,
. drawn by -
ALEXANDER HENDERSONct
CGLCHESTER, March 23, 1776.
' PADILLE stands this season at Craddock
Vaughan's, near Lunenburg courthoufic,
ss to cover mares ac zos. the leap, ready
xmoney, and 5os. for the season. Good \
pasturage for'mares, and the utmost care
shafl be taken of them, but we will not be
answcrable for any that may get away.
si DOUGLAS & WILKINS.
TE N POUNDS REWARD,
'l'OLEN from the subscriber in Chq/Yer—
field, near Petersburg, the me.! of
Nov bcr last, a yellow bay mare 15years
old,!ss-Gbout 14 hands high, low in flesh,
and with foa], much on the raw bone
order, some scalds by a fistula, but can
not say whether or not they appear,
saddle spots on both sides, {hanging mane
and broom tail, branded on the near but
2 cock H., and goes an easy flow shuffling
face when rode with a cnrb bridle. I
1ave reason to believe she was taken by
fihn Bevill, jun. as I understand he sold
qsilch a one near Flat Rock church, in the
lower end oszmenburg. Whoever brings
me the said mare, or gives me such intel
ligence that I get her again, shall have
4os. or the above reward on conviction of
5 the thief.
JOHN AMONETct
WpYED from William/burg, the first
5 ' this month'(April) a rusty black
mare'hbout 13 hands and a halshigh, with
a hanging mane and switch tail, paces
Zflowlv, and" hranded on the near buttock
VVW in a pieezct It is expected she will
make for Hanu er, where she was bred.
._ Whoevcr delivers her to George Dabncy,
'jun. in Hanover, shall have ; reward of zos.
FALMOUTH, March 25, 1776.
ILLIAM SMlTH takes this method
to acquaint his friends, and the
publick in general, that he intends to open
tavern, on Monday the zzd day of April
next, in theyhouse lately occupied by colct.
George Weedon, in the town of Fredcri -
burg. He has laid in a good stock o
liquors, and will use his utmost endeavour
to give general satisfaction.
N. B. A good CO'OK WENCH
wanted , on hire .
For 8 A L E ,
TRACT of land on Pamunkcjy river,
_ Hanover county, about a 'milc below
Rocky Mill, containin 600 acres, or there
abouts, whereon is agarge dweliing-housc
with four rooms on a floor, and all neccs
sary outhouses, in good repair. For ter
apply to the subscriber, in Loug'sa county
(ts) _ DAVlD HOOPS.
TRAYED from Bro'wn's Quarter, in
Charle: City, on Saturday the 2d of
March, a BAY MAM: 5 years old this
sispring, 4 feet 6 or 7 inches high, with
a hanging man and long tail, three feet
white up to the sootlock, and some black
spots in the white jo'mt hooss, branded on
the near buttock, but I do not remember
what. I had the mare of mr. Ed7 'd
Duke, 'm Goochland, where I expect she
gone, as she was at capt. quster's th
Wedndday following, and since then
have not heard of her. 1 will give zos.
to any person that will bring- her to me,
and los. ifdelivcred to mr.Edmund Duke,
in Goochland; and is stolen, I will give
4os. on conviction of the thief .
HENRY DUKE.
S T R AY E D from Freeman's bridge,
SuffE-x county, the last day ofFebruw,
two mares, both with foul; one a sorre],
which was very forward, and must .,
neaf soaling; the other a gray, with'Bnei
not both rlass eyes; their brand, ifany, for
got. Iw'x ]give 40: . td have themreturned
_ (ts) WILLlAM CLAlBORNE.
RUN or STOHEN away from the ficb
scriber in , estmoi-eland county, the
first week in December 1775', a negro man
named WILL, by trade a blackfinit/z. He
i: a large raw-bonegi able fellaw, about ;
feet 8 or 9 inches high, and about 3 5' years
of age. He has a long face, large mouth,
thick lists, lowforehead, andsmallearx, his
upper fbre teeth project over his under lip,
he speak: flow, and generallysi with a grin
ningsmz'le, especially when answering a ques
tion ; he a: a largescar ubon his right less.
and a- small burnt spot on— his ri ht cheek,
near his ,temple. His cottan jaeket and
breeehe: were old (being those he had last
year) and a new pair of shoes. He is fimd
of liquor, but never was guilty of running
away before. And as there was a pilot boat
and {argeflatct o stering near to my plantation
at the time () "his- elupement, and the sai ,
flegro likewise being oystering for me, I ]: e
rea/bn to susfect that some of the pe
belonging to t e pilot boat, or flat, have en
ticed him away, by making him drunk, or
otherwise.
The per/bm belonging to the pz'lat boat
'were ]ames Sim and john Sim, who live
on Wicomico, in Northumberland county;
but carried their ay/Zers to Port Tobacco,
in Maryland, to sell.
T he person: in the flat were john Davis,
john Way, and Daniel Forgey. I under
stand they live in Dum-fries, and that the
flat belong: to old Forgey, in or near the
same place, and, as I am inflzrmed, carried
their qy/Ier: there to sell . Whoever wings
the fill'd negro to me, or secure: him sin that
Iget him again, shall have TEN DOLLA'RS
reward, beside: what the law allozw; and
upon conviction of the thief, zol. reward.
(6) GEORGE TUKBERV 1LLB.
lsilE noted swift horse TMSTMM
SHANDY, now in full health and vi
gour, stands ac Bcvcrlzy Plain, in the lower
end of Carolim: county, and covers mares
t'his season at jos. Gooc} palturage gratis,
nd great care taken of the mares, but
Evil] not be answerablc for any thus. may
et away. Tri/lram Shandy was pint by
Bloretonss's Traveller, his dam by :fimm,
out usn very fine English mare.
4" _]AMES *UPSHAVV.
ROWANTY, March !. 1776.
HE noted horse OL_D PARTNER,
as vigorous as ever he was, will
cover mares this season at my house in '
Dinwiddie, about 16 miles from Peterstfurg, _'
On the main road from thence to Hali ax
town, at the low prices, (havin consi
'dered the scarcity of money) 0 '31. the
season, and zos. the leap. The leap
money to be in hand; is bookes], gossi
Those whom I know to be careful may
have the pregnancy ostheir mares ensured
for 61. Excellent pasturage, under very
sh-ong sences, and entertainment for ser
vants attending mares, gratis. The
greatest attention will be paid to the mares,
but I cannoc be answcrablc for escape:
and thests.
(5) ROBERT SKlPWITH.
'NortTu RIVER, GLOUCESTER county,
March 4, 1776.
HE beautifictl high bred chqstnut horse
DAMON, fill! 5 fi'ct 5' inches high,
and 'well proportioned , now ri/lhg 8 years
old, and in the highest perfi'ction, stand: at
my plantatibn in Gloucestcr, and will cover
mare: at 41. the shason, or go;. the leap.
The gentlemen 'who sZ-nd mare: to him ng/
send the money;, or a promiffbry note payablc
on demand , otherwise tils} will not be receiv
ed . I have veryfine pastyurelfor the mare:, " !
and will have great care taken of them, but
ili'not Be [able for any that may stray away.
* (6) ]WANN PAGE, jun.
MEchENBUkG county, jan. 1776.
HE subscriber. fi'om long experience,
beingfully convlnced that the trusting
plantations and flaves to the management
osa set of people calling themselves over
seen, will never produce any thing but
ruin and destruction, is therefore deter
mined to draw the management of what
few {laves he possesses within the compass
of his own personal abilit'xes in looking
cut them, and, by this determination,
has, and will have by next fall, between
zo and go very beautiful sstenemessnts,
with a plantation to each, to rent out,
either for a single year, or term of years
and can supply the tenants with cor ,
whcat, fodder, and stock of all kinds.
Any woman of good character, who
understands house-kecping, teaching
young children to read, girls the semp
stress business., embroidcring, &c. and
comes well recommended, shall meet with
fiery agreeable and satisfactory encourage
ment by applying to
? (ts) MATTHEW MARABLE.
To be SOLD,
HE plan'cation where} now live, con—
T taining gzo acres oHand, about three
miles above Petqr/burg, whereon is a large
new br'xck dwelling—housc 54 sect. by 32,
with four rooms, and a flush passage, be
low stairs, and five rooms above, Vcr
commodiousiy contrived, and the building
well executed, & brick kitchsien 32 feet. by
16, two rooms below, and two above
stairs, with all other necessary offices, in
good repair, and several orchards of the
best kind of fruit trees. This seat being
well known, I think a more accuratc de—
scription unnecessary. The time of pay
ment will be made easy to the purchaser,
and the terms known by applying to mr.
Thomas ngfisn, or
(xs) ROBERT NEWSUM.