The Virginia gazette — Williamsburg, Va., 1775-11-24 00:00:00, page 4

'. NOVEMBERB, nu
WAS - iq/t by the troops that went from
thi: lace to Ham pton, on thuridav
the zSth ospOctober last st, Pa VERr LARGE
some; HORSE, brandcd on one, or
Z'ss both buttosiob, I B, has a small star m his
;ctfffimd, abctng hanging mane and swilch
2! 'taii, up:: hard, andgallap: well. dry!
shi- niu deliver: the sin! horje to mr.
me! Semervm merchant in erdericks
will} !! WJ- Stevem at Culpeper court
di'ctte mr. Wflliam Finm'e of V\ illi
!.
,MWM receive a reward of4o
"- EDWARD sssrsissss.
T ss a-Qe rented to the highe/tiidder, on the
ill]! osDecember, and tered upon at
t ssqhdstmnss
klss PLAN-TAsiTlON near Winchester,
if flct-Neviile's; belon to the
Qshn of 7ame: Burwell, ensgl;n geceased,
R sisiof noo acres of land, together
Will !! hande, which are now on the
Head-, The qualit of tlmsi land is ex
;- :
ssl gdbd, an the meactdow ground
r.ss There iesi' on' the pfe
edltnnodloue (i.-one" flwdlwghouse
ass'—
. ict'si-sifdofns, ain} si'll necessary
ctssstW ffli'lfige sum? Ifan person
& {Make tibi-X! ate argai'n,
me [My he made ctw major Cocke
was ;! 'I .
Mr" 'si mue BURWELL
sssisipct ekest. NW- 7, 1775.
- { BAYED qvsisi' STOLEN from mump
" a hay horse about 14 hand:
MW nghsi-with :! blau' m hitface,
wh &;Winhisstmmdtaigjneumd
sis- si ss ' !, and branded oathe off buttoch
'* 6? .sisiHeWo-ode from Willsisiiamshurg
[We-ple .Busord ofshg-fiw .Who
P w-willbring ssfl the/hid fiWps. Alexan
Mpurdie,pmzter, ullhduezos. reward.
usi BEV RLW DICKSON.
in (fl'l'! bounty, November 1, 1775.
UH-sisi nwdsiy'srdm Drummond'l neck,
W 27th of last month, a young
sinnn named. HAKRY, who can
And flute, and carried with him
- (du y'of 'clothinzL ] purchase'd
- . Scotland where he had been
ssct who brought
- si_. Hehae had the smallpox, can
and sing: Scotch songs.
"" . gehim to me shall have zos.
. ss s', - what the lasiw allows.
JOHN AsiYLzTT.
ssfi. Oneissem Gnss-ctn, sc.
mctystzct} :[asspe tracts sar'the laid courtly,
W, one :! hit majy'e/i :
:oa HW; For-si, baillff}, unstable!,
' and heal-si oug !, Within the calm)- and
'dominion of Virgini'a. " '
flEREAS complaintisthuda made
fire me, upon the oath of illiam
Gregooy, thatAnon mdM'lctcquL, two
uogro (lawes formerly belong to the
sillon. William Byrd, esq; an who were
bder sentence ofideath, did, on the loth
sihfhnt, forcibly escape from the jail of
sl , Wintyj m are llUW soul it large:
"At: thctefqr ctiu hil'ma'e y'l name,
38 , m Mlsidzcvery o you, inyour
:" si , viffl, tozmsiami precfirlilcts,
P—"W? song:: said Aaronyand );Vichuel,
_ : care , wa o ue,
i'dadlh'em havir'ig sound to seize and retake ,
wisaxfdct ,convey, or cause to be safely
w si ; to the jail of the said county
fdf attain—City, there to be kept until the
"shall be thence discharged by due cour e
sins law. ss
' Given under my hand and seal this tzth
day osJuly, '1775', in the, 15!!! year osthe
dign of our shvereign lord GEOle "l.
(ts) wn.L1AM RICKMAN.
!
'ARTlCLES of intelligen'ce, Essays, Advcrtisements, (ye. are thanksully received for this P-1 er the P . wss
__ Which?! 12 s- 64— Per Annum; Advertisements inlbrted as usiml. Pa 1 N 'r 1 N (; W o R x doxIZe (vith CalsssicW
Expedxtion, and on reasonable Terms. _ _ ,sssi
so be SO'LD at publick unction, [)urfimnt
to the [u/l will and tq/lummt ('si] mr. jolm
Totl-l Bickerton, (lure-"used, at llannver
can;-(hande, on the first thurlilayctsiizz Dc
ccmbcr next, being court day,
ONE tract of LAND lying on the Byrd
crcck, in Albemarle county, contain
ing 7oo acres, with a plantation cleared
sul'sicicnt to work seven orcteight hands,
and convenient buildi : for ;: samily.
Also-one other tractsquing-on Hickory
creek, in Louisa county, containing 1425
acres' , without. any improvements thereon .
These lands are subject to the dowcr of
mrsss. Martha Bickerton. Twelve mouths
, credit Will be allowed, the purchaser giv
ing bond, with npprovecl security, to the
executors. 7
ToboSOLD, on short or long credit, or for
ready money,
THE tract os- land where ! live, called
Drummond's Neck, containing yoo
act-ed, {in same: City county, about
15 mild from Williumsburg. "she land,
_ in common-,.is very level and rich{ There
are, I suppose, ,3oo acres of marsh, supe
riour to any l-have seen. lt lies high,
remarka'bly dry, and convenient to be
' reclaimed . Plenty of wild fowl , almost osall
kind;, s uent here. On this land are
two exce ing fine sisheries, all conveni
sst _ andsi necessary houses, with a garden
cl built. 1 will also sin m (locks of
cdsitt ect. sheep, and hogs, wi} thy crogs
sssiof Wheat, oats, corn, and toclclcr. Al
though this piece of land has many advan
tages in its situation which others have
not, that are on the river, yet I cannot
ssesiz an equal share of health here, not
ein used to the lower Parts of the coun- .
try As several years pal .
- - ss JOHN AYLETT.
N. B . I want to hn'e a CARPETER;
a single man, for a few mouths.
' Essaa county, September to, 1775.
. U N awa from the subscriber, about
the middle of sub- -last, a Virginia
sibom-negro lad named-NED, who is about
18 yenu-ctof age, and about 5' feet high;
one of his hands has 'a large scar, occa
- sioned by in- be'ing burnt when he was a
. child, by whichsimeans some of his fingers
" w to ether'. He has a flat face and
nag he _ , which is remarkably sharp on
the-top. His clothes were such as is com
mon for working negroee, and he was seen
- ' ;; down the country. 'Wh'oever will
ecure the said negro, so that I get him
again, shall have a reward of 40s. beside:
what the law allows.. -
(is) JAMES 'EDMONDSON.
Yoaa Town,—,Scptember 19, in;.
UN away from col. Philip Rootet, of
Kingdc Queen, a negro man named
WRYQ who some years ago was mort
gagcd'to the bon. William Nelson. It is
with good reason suspectsied that he is
lurking about West Point, and that he is
harboured by some of col. Thomas Moore's
ncgroes. Whoever secures and deliver:
the said negro, either to col. Raote: or to
"one of'us, shall have 4os. reward.
.. . . (:s) THE EXECUTORS.
' UN away from the subscriber, at
West Point, in King William county,
the 2'1st of last December, a very likely
Virginia born ne o man, named MlKE,
about :: ears o d, six feet high, and shu
ters muc ; had on, (when he went awa ,
a suit of negro canon, but may probably
change his clothes. ] sorewarn all masters
of vessels from cart ing him out of the
colony. Whoever sings the said negro
to me shall have 3]. reward, hesides what
the law allows, and if taken out of the
colony [Ol- (ts.) jOl-lN W'EST.
[7 A
UN away from the sizhscrihm'si-s in
Cloucq/fsr ('ounty , on the tqlh os'lffifl
inltnnt (]erssi') ;: negro man named N'sictctpz'
about 19 or 20 years of'ugjc, tiu- [( :ct two}
or three inches high, ruth-;r o! a t may
complexion, hus- somc ringuorms on his
face, and some uhite hairs in 1th ltc:ul;—'
his clothing was an old brown coat, and)
a yellow stripetl cotton wuiHcout. I
bought him lust March at the shlc osmr.
70]!!! Shermcr in 7mm': City County, t'ora'
Mamz Pa e, junior, esqnirc. He was
brought (gem one of his quarters in King
Willinm county, and I have reason to bc-sl'
licvc that he will go to those pnrts'. or to'ss
his mother, who lives with mr. Thomru
Booth, in Richmond town. Any person;
who will take up the said slave, and sc—curc ;
him so that ] gct'him again, shall he paid :
4os. by Mamz Page, junior, esisquire, tosi
whom the ncgko belongs . - ct
(ts) LjA'MES __IONES.
l-'l .
OMMlTTED to'Norj'olk countyjail, '
on the 8th_ of March lash a sinesigroct
man, who says his name in DAXY. and
that he be,-longe to William Smith on the _
castem (bore of Marylamsii; he is about 53
scet to or ]! inches high. The onr is
desircd to take him away, and paycha'r es.
(12 ) SAMUEL PORTLO(:K,..jm
OMMITTLD to Nor-folk county jail, '
on the loth of September last, a (lim t'
negro man, who says his name is WlL-'
LIAM PARROT, that he is a freeman, 1
and was born about a mile from Miliam/Ll
burg; he is about 6 feet 2 inchel'hict h.f
His owner (is any) is desired to 'take int;
away, and pay charges. : _ ct'
(12) SAMUEL Pon'nsiocx, jailor-,
F.O' n S_A L a, ,
TRACT of LAND, containing {load}
act-es, whereon is 'ajplantation w ichj
has employed, for some years-past, twelve
of fourteen slaves; this tract lies in the tip-4
per end of: King William county. Also (
tract lying insstbe lower _end of the sdtdl
county, containing noo acres, ,ctssctssand
leasantly situated on Pamunkey river; a
rick dwelling-house, with necessary offi
ces, a sishing shore, and a liVel scrti
lity of soil, recommend the latter ract to
any gentleman who may be about to
settle in life. Posseslion will be delivered
on the 2 5th- of December next, to the pin
chaser, or purchasergsissjzho will have. if.
berty os sowing fall gram.- Mr. Benjamin
Gvymej'," jun. ot'Orange, will make known
particulars to an person who may be in—
clined to purcha e the whole, or an part
of the said tracts. Credit till the " it Of
Yanumy 1777 will be allowed, by
2
jvorrn Ronnuox.
(tfi) chv Rosmsou, ,
BENjAMtN GRYMES, jun.
To be 8 0 L D in Amhcrfl. count},
OUR THOUSAND acres of exceed
ing good tobacco LAND, being part
of a large tract formerly advertised, toge
ther with a very valuable grishnill, upon
Buffalo river. This land is equal to any
that has yet been sold of the tract. 'I" he
time of payment will be made agreeable
to pnrclmsers. Mr. Gabriel Perm, who
lives near the land , is authorised to bnrgaiu
for it, and will show it to any person in
clinable to purchase.
(tf) CARTRR BRAXTON',
' For 8 A L E,
TRACT os-LAND in Caroline county,
contiguous to Mattapnnssy, containing
about 2000 acres of well timbercd land,
the property of mr. Robert Baylor. The "
terms ma be known bv applving tosspr.
Natham'e Ear-me!] in King IVilliam, [it.
701111 Amzi/lead in Caroline, or mr. ss
Baylsr, exccutors . ( 1 F) i ctct 1 -