The Virginia gazette — Williamsburg, Va., 1776-11-15 00:00:00, page 1

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Hng'HEAVEN' to GRAC'Ious zxos dnsicct: L'): STURM!
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, Accomncxz, October 1776.
ffiHF, person to whom the enclosed ex
' i traordinary lettcris addressed, hav
ingr permiifion from the writer to msizkc
what usi: thereof he picnseS, presents his
compliancnts Lo she ps'iazer, and begs the
favour of hhn to insert it. in his Gazeuc for
_thc amuscmcnt of the publick. Money
is sent for the. printer's trnuffle.
'S ! :, Sept. 27, 1776.
N your father's time, after mr. Bagge
was pleased to give me his plantation
near town, mr. lronmonger and be ap
plied to me for an acre ofthzu Land for the
use of that min, halfufwhich ] expect nousii
belongs to you. I told lhcm, as they
were both my very intimate friends, I
would fulfil mr. Bagze's intention: !
.would not, scllsssibu; give them an acre,
' onct condition of being hopper free.. Youtss
father soon ascerwardssilcst us. The only.
thanks ] have ever received yet srom'his
(on was to vote agaiustsime. Don't tell
me, mr. Bonnivell, of my neighbour.
; They say you ought_ _to pzsizls your neighss
hours ; but I say, a ("urnd lS nearer than. asi
brothcr. just {o your uncle Keely has in-ct.
duced Babcl Bugsil to vote against me.
Mr. Bomsiivell, ] ament'uled to yourvpte,
I and also to Bade] Bud's. If this plainlet-r,
ter don'c ossqnd you, you will keep it sico
yourself. llsi' it should happen to affrontct
you, make what ule ofit you pleasiz; but.
I wish you would show it to Babel Bud.
] was your [other's friend, and lovedsihimssi
and he loved_-me. ss ] am, your humble
servant, . ss lRMENct HENRY,
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To the PU .__BLlCK
NDERS'T'ANDING that I:) letter of'
mine is to appear. in thls weckfs Ga-si
.. zcttc, l ben- thc rendcr' to be informed
thnt the person to whom lt is addrcsicd 15
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— a soldicr; they, at that time, I looked
noon mxlclf as hsiaung "received 'a publick
:lffr'mt irctom ihc officer vho commanded
t_.]'c dsiz tachmcnt, andlhadhcsia'rd this young
m :n fild cn'crtd warmly intc) the subject
which I couhsi! ered as assn siaffrc'mtsi When
I wrote the ab )vc letter, ] had notss the
rcm: nest cxrn & uion of his vote; lfl had,
ctmy (L. sxppointmcnt was sure. I was told
thic ) mmg m m was with difficulty reflram
ed from iusulzing me on the day of e'lcction .
I know no reason,. but the": war'mth wuh
which he entctm] )nto lus captnin' s preju
dwes. My des: .g'n i.: v xiting was, to con
vinc: ,Hm how uncr merous xt \\ as in one of
Tm fashsser s children tn ) )1. ) si) warmly m
hi< MT-tain' :; xi.-: ws in insuhing :) man who"
])er rmiz'ormly been :: shend to his s—zthe'r' s
sam' .y
" 'Wmt mo: we:; induced the pubfication,
let the pub" 1< !; date) mine.
A {."w activc )). ..)pu] r men, who for :sil
lo;): iimc !) w- ] ) 'liu himzsh' endeavourcd
t- ) m )L: mc ssssivssizr &; d? zt .] zmc, ] prcsumc,
hav - .fsi "" vv Z-ctl th s letter to the plcss, to
{. [? s- s-vicLss-nswsmc m tnc psishlick, wi}? chsi
!. Lctf: 'mvc hcc'n m) sh'fc m excnc at hnmf-;
(si-z- Z<,1! the vcrv (up:.- L.. ), of vxhzse: u:z—_
;) sucuch lcomplasim, ba :mght this ]cszct
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The dccisivc majority of our people,
who sent me to represent t'ncm notwith
stamsing a very activc and determihcd op
posicion, mxght, in my opinion, to have
sichced my (jppnnesints, cshccially axthpy
well knew ] declined thc'mostprcssmg im
portunuy osmy friends, till a few dajs be:
sore the cjcction. ' _
__'V_ththcr ct this eitraordinarssv letter as
they please to 'call it, may be donstrusicdsias
;: mark- of sufly o}; indifcrct'um is] me, or
of ungencrous and unworthy t'isiealmcntfon
thc_other side, with great defence to the
publick opinion, is submitted by .
; . . JAMES HENRY.
Wruumswno, Oczol-or 22. 1776.
ADVERTlSEMENTS.
- ssl-sior_ 3 A LsiE,ct !
SIX hundred mid twenty five acrcs of
ss land in Amcsilia, in good urdcrlor_crop
ping, vctvhsilch Will produce cobhcco, grain,
or any other a'rctticlsic, equal to- any lsimd
in that cofxn'tyj and there in sufficient of
it, c'leag" tpsiWork About lo hands.-—-()nc
thousaml'assx sid fifty acifes, of, well tinctxhcrgd
lahd' ifissC]w>sifiq'/d, 'w-ith'm 4 miles os Pe-.
tcr/bufg and {5 of the Globe} whosi: appesizr
zssinctc'd [hdwhwdl for tobacco in- grain of any
kind,," asihd has a grant (bra millsswitsx & on
a niyc'r-saillng stream .'---A bout 1200 acresss ,
bein' the plantation on which [live, known
by_\ ess na'msie of Bloomss/bur}, 'thc greater
part osssit e'qual tp.z'1ny laud in the cuiony,
whereuponsiarc several sine fishsimg places,
and it is choice for soctwling. ' There is a
dwelling—housc and out-houscs} sit for the
rcccption of a samilv, an'd hasct enough of
it dear to employ 15 hands; it is midwav
b'ctv'veen the Gsebe' und Peter]burg.---Also.
a saw and grist _miil with about 10 acreissiof'
]asind dlctctl Swzfl creek, 3 miles from, Peters
bzirg.-——_Any person dciiz'ouz'ti) (real {or
Any ofthc abbvc landsct may know the: thhsins
by'g'pphigi'g toct (ne at Bloong/buqy. , ss
si _ si _[0HN n-ANDOLPH,
, yx ;LL1_Anct1m\_u<G, Navsissrj, 1270.
' N-Thmsddy the: _21st instant, Will-Le
ss . {eqschsito itlhsic highest piddcrssv fox} _thc_
term of six ypzzrsss, sithe yenqnemjnct ctthis city
lately occupicd by capt. Edmukd Dickisszg/sson.ss
' ' 1]! _ BENMMW ; ,wxct- )5Lct1)0N.si
siUK-L-our or brlmfiwck coumssy jsssiul,
B che zzd of siSqptember last, vW-lLl., a'
negro fellow,; ps a yellow complexion,ss
about ,28 years, old. ,abbuc .-5- sccsic 4 or 6
inches high, and I believe has a-siinr on his
nose, occasioncd by ablow ;.bad on a Vir
ginia cotcon shire, old hrccches, and a
jackct without sleeves, but \1;havc reason
to believe he has now othc'r clothes," that,
he he has changed his name,". .and got ::
{forged past,. ] imagine-hcss is'sisicifhfl? ]in-HJ
Znsissg :zhom Hanzcthmy. or gonesito Rittsyivmz'a
or Bca'sord. lffsihc-should bc tqkenznpand
commincd to (my jsll, 'the. keepe? is rc-si.
iwctvfl'ed to sccurc-hi'mwell'viith irosins; ns
pe is a great-roguess-and wm escape-is pos
sible. whoever amumhkndi thc-faid sel
lnw, :md srcuz'es him so. a's hc'maj' be had
again, shallhave 403. reward, and all rea
sonable expcnssscs. _ , . - . . . _ .- , si:
u owner. WALKER.
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To be RENT'ED -t0 the highc/Z [u'e'dzr,-ss on
Monday tile 25th iq/iant (Nosunber)
being Mizldlcsix court day, -
'] 'HE houses; qnd lots in -\he town of
.. Ur'btmnz liteiy occupied by mr.
Charles NsssZ/on, siwhereofl' is a vcry com
simodiuus dwelling-hcuse, and & numhs-r of
necessary om— h'csimsc-s: the whole ecmlrlete
sily encloseclsiwhh pnling and sailing, am! a
good garden. Bpnd and security will be
pquiscd .!)ysi si _ - si - ,
du ' The COMZHSSIONER-Q.
- For 8 A _1_. 15,
" "WO ssvcry vahch' "s-RACTS es
, LAND in Cfm b'cn'cmdcc umctv. upoq
which are good improvemcms; Mso lfoo
-ucres on Dan river,- in North Carolma.
For term: appiy to si
:" ss jorm MAYO'.
To be so LD to the highest b tlu'u'. on sst/ze
zoth of December, sit lZze'jnautsitisi-m
. - whereof: mr._\_{ulzc1 : Newsumlaitp/ lived,
s
'I) H F. Ucmgiuing part of his pz-ssssmzl
estate, confining of household and
sikicchf-n lumissturc, corn, sodclcrss utsicniili
of husbsmdry, monk ,lmuscsio, oxsielx, Gre
Alsosilwojots of land lying—in tho mivn'mf
Pctcrflmrg,_ with good, building: thereon.
Twelve mouths credit mill bqss; allowed (or
all sum; 'aboje 40 3. the purchaser giving
bond and security sur punctuzl pasiymcnt,
or to carry intercst- from the date in base
Qs sailm'c qn the day of payment. The
plancation,sias-sormcfly odverliscc}. ,Vrlvich
has every cunvcnimcesi in in (unction,
buikiings, (ye. in man for side, on long
credit, by si si - -
'The ct Fzz'mcrv'rons;
To baKIJ'NYED (zzyv'niufiy a/si-ct 'ct) jor
c'm year, and to be stinted Upon next
Nr'w ]ear': dqy, " "
Ill: \ c- ry v nlualilsscplansitqtmn belonging
' td mx lersimn: Will: ! ,ingixl_114ul
brrsiry l/lcmd; Wdr'wfck crusinty. 'l he
'r] mt aticmsi, wsihiehis m ctordcriur cropping,
is exceeding} good shr corn, uLc t, c-r
tobacco, nnd' has a very good pplc or
chard thereon. Also the crop (s can!
'and chdessr nosivl On the sad phntsiatinn uiil '
b'c shld. Whoc'v'cr 15 ind? n.:bie either to'
'reh't the land, or purchase the crop, may"
knbw the terms by npjflfing 10 :apt.
William Dud/cv rrm th c ] -rcn, ises, or to
she substf'rbct m A's ng' & .lecsim.
_ , 2u_ - un [, lS WHlS'
'I"! RAYED or Sct'LuUll IN" !ronsi: tlze (ub
sirmer, bakcr : ear she Capitol lb 'Wil
ltamshurg, the 15141 ctof L'ejrtzmlrcr last', a
dark bay. horse 13 hands h'uh, with :
touched mancamljuixch mil, pacel, trots,
find gallops, and brnnd-d on the near .
ss'buttock M !! Also :; hrmhtv bay horse ) '
year; 0H,14 hands higrh, Dsihas anomark
able blaze much rclcmbling the -:sh up:: of :;
gan, hanging msine al. d swicch tail, ie've
ral saddle spun, parts flow", trot: and
glelops ucll, shod act" rc nnd and brand-cd
on the near bunnck Is. H Whoevcsir ,
bring: the said bulles xomc shall have rose
rewasdt'oc each -
in CQRpJ'L' )ct'v'S DHL'REEST