The Virginia gazette — Williamsburg, Va., 1777-12-12 00:00:00, page 4

Hlmovn, On. 1, 1777.
discharge my sisters fortunes, I will sell at pri
"ss _'si'- vate sale, for ready money, flsl'ch or twenty
Vahable SL A VES, in families. Among them is a
good blacksmith, an excellent laund?- servant, seve
ral good'spinners, days and girls o different ages.
Those who ineiine to ],urchase are dCslsCd to apply in
pushn. ;- ' Nusou BERKHLEY.
, YZunrsiv D () I. I. A R S Rm'ar-I.
]{UN away the zcth of Ofiolm last, fi'om the
subscriber id Pinjj'l—vnnia county, a muizltto
man flave named 74u.-r5, asiout Nesisst)" 'ears of
age, five. feet eight or nine inches high, well
made, has lost one of hii sure teeth, has a scnr
near one of his eyes, and a lump on one of his
le s, occasioned by the cut of an axe; had on
w en he siuent away a seit hat aimust new. a
hunting shire, leather breeches, and linen n'Ousers
over them, besides other old clothing. it is pre
snmed he may make down toward si/aum fi\ er,
in order to get en board some of the Ysi'n'nsh ships.
Wboever will seture himsin any jaii, {0 thar I
recover him again, shall have the iibove reward,
and ill reasonable expenses is'brou ht home.
p ' ]ouugshueuosiv.
'N. B'. ! do hereby sOI'GWZ-lsn all masters of
vessels from entertaining the saii' mnaway on
board their vcflels.
BlHl-LREAS sum Jktlrou of Charlem, wh;
enlified with Mllim Zji-f'kstm, an officer in
: ntjnenul service, upon condition that he
him is continued in the sd'V'ce; but s he threw
up h' ommifflon, the said .Skzltm paid back the
boun money, and gives this publick notice that
he is cleu' of the said Zridson. 2];
ONE hundred and sixtyfive pounds six shillings
and nine pence haispeny is just put into my hands,
as prize money due to Capt. ]amu Bamn and others,
of the Hamptm company, for the shop Swathed, and
beats False) and R.:nmhannd Palm. A fasircher sum
is siill due to the said company from the pubflch on
account of other vessels captured, which when received
shall be settied with the captnrs, who are desired to
make application for their respective staves to
]Acol VPRAY, Agent.
_ Yon's ccunty, Nov. 19, 1777.
ALL persons indeY-ted to the estate of James]
Preflim, late nt' swk county, ate hereby requcshzd
to make immediate paymcnt, that I may te ennbied
to diithar'gc the debts duc from the same; and those
who have demands against the [iild estate arc desired
to make them known by the first of jammr} next, as
] purpose closing the estate's anmuntz by that time.
[] Ntcuous Pm—zssdrsi', Exccmor.
w A ?; 'l' F. D,
'TWO fast sailing BOATS, to cam- srom fifty to
sixty hhds. of tobacco each. A good price
will be given by (6) Pus!" {L'} Bownowls.
anvzucnwnc, Nowmlsiar it, 1777.
THE subseribets, hang desirous to pmmme !hc
, manufactoryofiinen, duck, cotton and woollcn
Cloths, in theirlevetal and various bransihcs, have en
gaged in a factory, at this place, th commence from
Christm-u next; and _as it will be rct-uhcr difficult to
tocure the number ofhands we propose tmphy'ing At
the present, we would Wiisingly take, white or biack
ssboys and giris, from twelve years old and upwards,
to serve five ears, at the expitation of which, thcir
parents, or t e owner: of such" ncgroes, will receive
them with a trade of advantage to themseives, and of
public]: mility. Those gentlemen (friends to their
country) who are willan to forward such a work, by
affisiing us with a few of their siqxemumcrary little
negroes, and rid themselves of that charge, will lay
infinite obligations on chair humble servants. ct
B. ]ounsron.
THOMAS Wnsinsi-c.
N. Bz White bo s and girls are UTlf to read and
write, and board and clothed in a cant manner.
Negrocs are boarded and clodded dear as upense.
(? Slay and harness making ney?!" the apprcn
tices, with the other art:, by . Waxmc.
sir Those who are acquainted with the above men
tioned Mr. Wm'ng may sely that I have had the great
;st character of his abilicies in the wr-aving bufimss,
bath frnm his late employer and those who have for
merly given him their custom, and can assure thc
publick, from the d-aracter I have had of him, he is
master of the business. 21] !. Jou NSTON.
KLbth on the plantatmn or uewge bellen, nx
miles from ""and/leek, in Damwore count)", two
steer!, one black, with a white face, the other red ;
the two appraiscd to fifteen pounds. They are suppos
ed to have left some drove goi to the Northward.
The owner, by app)ying to chcnfilbscriber in the above
mentioned town, will get thc appraisincnt.
[] ' ' ADAM Ilouuzn.
STRAYEP from the s ubscribcr's planmtion in the
upper end of Cbrsterfldd, on the first day of
- Novlmblr, ahandsome blood bay hc-l'-'(' about snur
{9 feet ninsse inches ]1i h, five years old list spring,
hasa small star inffisis forehead, me of" his hind
feet 'whice, but is neither dockt nor lzrsimded.
Vs hoever delivers the said horse to me. in (}ls/Zrlss
o'sy, shau receive ten dollars for their trouble.
- anus klrrns.
quctx A moone Nw. 28, 177'.
P'OR salc, at the subscribcrs store in this city, a
choice assorcmenc of Mnmcmrs just imported,
consish'ng of the following arricles, stir.. Jcsuicsis bark,
jallap, manna. Gluube'rsalts, and scnnn, also aqumtity
of CGPPERAS, which will be fold in smallqumcicies,
or by wholcfalc.
NORT-w & BEALL.
'I'HE schooner Ber/fy, Riz bard Davi: xmstcr,
will sail for France in sx wecks, anj- will tdkt) in
tobncco on srcight. For terms apply to slhmm Newtctn,
jun. in &ulhampfm, nr llsi'zl/z (ss'c—wper in bctvctllk.
"! :} br Wll), at the late dsiscsirI/iajg-isioni of ]ohn
uoddrop, dn'm/ZJ, m 'l'hursday z/xf Stb cff
]anuar Iss'H'f, iffm'r, oter-zvi/Z' next fair dis)",
l.,lFT E ,N liicly SLAv£<, men, women, boys,
a-sssid gisls, far nady money.
Sh - ANNE Wooonov, Executrix.
FALMOUEH, .Vc-v. 14. 1777.
LL pcrshns who ! avc any claims against Capt.
Himcr lsi'o-tz—L'J, deccascssl, arc dehredm send
in their ac ounts, properiy proved, that they may
be adjufled, and paid.
4s> THOMAS Vowus, Adm.
Llosssianstn, ch. 3, 1777.
"I () bc fold by the {'uhscribzr, sor ready money,
th-si- wurehoultl -rsin this town, aish two!:undrcd
and ff-rty acrsi .! ' fgvd 'And just abfive them, on the
ther, yond,; the !erry tracr; afsh abct-ut (wohundrcd
a-si'ssss 1-11 [A i.esiL-sii osa crec-k, with an ovcrshor grisc mill;
and three hufldch nere: nfgmd ?:uzd under the Blue
Rll'gt, near siljly's Gay. A blacksmich who has about
thnc yraxs () time, with a complete sctt os-smith's
rood, a full ofabcuc one hundred gallons, and three
go< (i slavsi—s, wnl] Be reccssvcd in part nfpayment. Any
rson inclisiablc m iurchasi: may see the lore and land
y applying to the supshriber, living in this place.
: Wnuctum BAnnJ
1
Pursunt lo the las! till and tesifct'umm of Lew's Tyler,
anon") A! In-w, deceased, mill:: pld onlbe promise}, to
th highest buldcr, for mld;- many, on the loth du} of
January nal, if fair, or the nex! fair du],
HAT noted and valuable tract of land on Fumit
creek, in Cknlcm counry, 'hcreon che said 's)lesir
lived, containing upwards of nine hundrzd acrcs of
fine high and low land, mth'a plantzuinn, dwelling
house, and several cuchouses thcrsinn. 'lhi: land is
however shb' ct to the dawcr of th; [laid Yler's widmv,
which wi" laid off bes re the day nf tale. A g'n a
tide will be made, and pofl'czshnn rmmcdiakelysideljvcr
ed. At the lame time and piace m]! be l'- ].I all the
perform] estate of the said qyscr ;.ct uns-sild, consisting
of :: valuablc librnry of mw buohs, and ssim: other
est-ltc. All pcrl'nns irucbcxssd t-z the estate are desired
to make payment, zmd th We whss, have claims are de
sss-ss-d to make them known, that they nssay be adjusted.
41: Gconcs CALDWELL, Adm. with the
wm annexed.
lDl) hereby inform the public'sic, that ] have
taken the qreaxelsst care to acquaint myself with
the DldTiLLlNG BUSKNEdo, and can under
take to make two gal'zons and a half of good spirit
from every bushcsosgood wheat. Any person in
clining Lo be perfected in the business may apply
to me in ssPrim: Ed—u-ard county.
? Ezzxnzn Hmomcx.
(;OMMLTTED to the publick jail, a runaway
' negroman. lirginiahom, who shs his name
is waxs Gan, and mccnds to be free. He
acknowledges he was ound a servam to Yane
Nu/Jmmid of PshiU/m, who died last fitly. -- As
she_was a mmnt to 'f'u'rss ll'nrlr , it is probable he
may know the fellow. He is five feet six or seven
inches high, has a smfling countenance when
he ipeaks, is saw boned. but appear; strong and
Well made. VK hoever has a right to claim him is
uesired to make it appear, and take him away.
([i) harFssn lELHAM.
Wlmctnusovno, Nay. 24, 1777.
sTR—AYED or dIULFNnut of Mr. Robrrt
si jmsiksm's [us in this (.icy, on I-risi'a} the zlst
instant, at night, a smallgray horse abouc'thirrccn
handsmd a halshigh, nine or ten years old next
spring, hasa hanging manc anxsi short switch mil,
part off.!s mnnc is cut shnrt. has some hair rubbed
off his righsi lidc by a saddle, paccs flow, trot's
when oux of the bridle, and gallops well.
Whoevcr chivers him to Mr. Robert f/asilstn or
Mr. '[cttcmnsSrublss-s at Capaposisk scrry'; shall have
a reward of twenty shillings.
;; SAMUEL Tavon.
d—TOLEN from the subscriber in si7amrx City
county, some time inSrjsimnbtr list, a fiendes
made bay horse- with a thin mane and long bushy
tail, about chixrecn hands high, branded on the
near buttock 15, w th' some other letter on the
left osik, but not plain; he is a young horse, hls
good lpirit, and paccs very easy. Whnever deli
vers him to me, or sighes intelligence so thar] get
him aqnctm, !! ;lH have: four doflars, and on convicti
on of the chiefshixy dollars.
WILLlAM Gums.
72: [! SOlD, (71 He first TlmrsdTy Ill Jdnss .r} 11' -
4!
Ihnovcr (.ur/lssast, lssmjsis .z-.-.,-sif (int.
ASMALL lrdCtufl-md, cmssctiningon':iv.". Fr :: \' '
eight acrez by an old {m v< y, lying in Actirsssi li.
caunty, fsi'ssrmeuly (Iu-sisircpcny csisif (lays. I'mui: .:u.:i-.
dccsi'nzcd, about three m'siles fmm Hamssz-er town, and
not ms-rc than half a mile from Parmml'e} river. !:
abrzuctbz with fine Umb-si-r; bath pine and white mlc,
its s-Vil nnt inferiour many csim and what land in rl us
part of t!si.c ("runtnyss m.d it is well v.:ucrsid. An}
p rlhn inciinublc w [.usssissihnsc lurpsscr will flew th:
fand, and] um treat for it plsiiuxciy upon applxufnll
bfizre che du) nfssidc. Band with npprovrd sm-urinct
\' ill br: rcquired fssr t'1e purchase nnnqy, { -<'.x ry iss—
tcrcst from the day of salc it" not pa'd ti-c s." wi assu
ofssipril next. [: [RANCIS .Sr-zr'ru. '
(siucsuanun county, ()[tu'zrr 3-;, 1777.
TO_BES()LI),
'HE !erm ot seven years yet (qcomc. and me.':
pircd, of and in a very valuablc estate rcnccd (
me by the Hon. Phili; Luduefl Leo, confiffi-ng ox'aiwssw.
ons hundrszd and thirty SLAVl-siS, young and old, and
about clss-ven thousand ;zcrcs of very fine LAND, sim
atcd in the csi-unties Pfs-cud.-un and Fuirfax, with tussn
large ISLANDS in Parowmmk rIvss-r, called the &; ar
Land]. ()n thss estate are: scxcra] plsilmatinns in .mc
_ order for cmpping or farming ; and for the conveni
chcof purchcttz rs, the whole Will b: laid of? in ten Or
twelve divismns. The salc in Evirshr will be on
shur/Iiay she cightcrnth} and in Lomfflm on Alma] tfsse
twenty second, ot'Decen/bcr next. At the same time]
and places rcspcctsvcly will be said t'ne crnL-s us corn,
tnbaccn, and wheat, chc flocks of cattlc, hmlls, hogsi,
and sheep, and the cools and.ut:nsik of mule andsi hus
bandr . My lesse will be prf Zu:ed the the of tho
salc, For the satisfaccion of prcbasirs, and any of my
credicors will hai'e their ju demand: discounrcd.
jonn BALuqoquz.
Vuomm, Novmbrr 19, 1777.
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w
\\'ct ANTL'D at the Punucx FOUNDERY at FZ/YJ
tum, near Rirsitss'moud rown, ?:ec or four good
wosi-kmen who have been employe in moddifig in
hnm ansii sand, and are acquainted )isi-th .calting cannot],
lnlsil, 85'5. Such men will meetwnh proper encou.
nagement by applying 10 Mr. j'obn Rcvdey, manage:
at the said werks, or to the suhfcrihers in Ricpzaand.
thmmn Alum.
NATHANIEL \V1Lxmson.
Tuluza Sou'rHALL.
!" . 1.
Ye be RENTED, kznl may be uttered on be :fectw weeks,
" llE bzick butlding next the Ralc'sigb with that very
neat rnoms and Cloths, & good kitchcn,-sinokc
hctuse, cnal house, e-c. a garden, and : very large '
stable with a granary in it, also & cow house. For
terms appl to _701:n Carrer, who now lives th'.e.---It '
is desired t at all those who amindcbred to the subscri
her will immediately give bond and &curity, otherwise
their accounts will be given to an-attomey, without
farther notice from Joun Curm.
"I EN dollars reward so: appxeh-L-njing and deltt-erin
PATTY, & ]ightish colourcd nrgro woman, pittei
with the smallpox, about thirty years of age, walki
Well, and generally fast, is rathe: zbcv: the middle
stze, well shaped, and dresscs neat!y.---—The same re
ward for finding, and sending (0 Turn 'slnmnt New
castle, or Job! Rcdd at Roch; ltictllr, :1 bay horse thar
straycd From the last mentioned p'ssace; he is about
f>urtecn hands and a half highsi with hanging mnno
and short lwitch tail, lhod all round, and branded on
the. near shnuldcr, as well as I can recclIeCt, with the
form of'a heart. Jogm SYML.
COMMlTTED to the jail of M-rt/qlssmlzrrlsiand
cnunty, the qth infiant (Nwember) 'a ncgr-n man
named Anon, formerly the property of Capt. Mlliam
Gmharh nfsztid county, at present the property of Mr.
]zss-ctfih Purstm nf C'Zuu'lone cvunty) He is about five sect
t'u-En or eight inches high, we}! made, has on a ne ro
c-zzrnn corn, Lrscchcs, (Ye. The owner is desire to'
apply immediately, and pay chargts. -
" Jnss'n AI.EXANDER.
Sixry D () !; L A R S Rr-wztrd.
DESERTED from the Mectklmburg company of
shte troops, Edward Clnrk, Sltplml Men,
and Ed-zz'ard Clark. W hoevcr'delivers the said de
fetten to the commandiug officer at HI/liamsbur
shall to.:cive the above reward, or twenty dollssars s?!
either fifthem. lt ishnpedthut al] wellwtshen to
thcmfeva! and their country wdl he active in appre
hending the above deserters, and also those of the lame
company whu were advertcht in a former paper by
Eastgn IIc-lmts. T'ne soldiers belonging to the sakne
company, wnn mere indulged wnth turlnughs, are
esitrncstly requefle-sil to repair to this phce immediately,
or they will b-r consideresil as deserterf, anJ tressed us
such, exceptthoic who have turhssgns for a longer
tl me than the y have been ablent, or (sir: rendxesil unable!
by a low lhtc (,F health. ,
p \V1LLl.-\M BMRL'RYHLE, L'Wur.
*TRAYED or S'l'OLENfrs-m the: ('u'oscriberin'
si ItZIIimml-mz, a large chcstnut shrrel horse
;thnutcight yearspld, fifteen hmds high, has a
blnzc in his face, his two hind isscssz-t white, and
lrnndcd unthe nczrhuttock 7. \ h-sizc er dz-lixcrs
the said hot'1c to me, :tt llcti;'.'.*z:ii.-x_'1 zct, ih..il have :
r-si-wud osststccu -.0llu's.
(Itmmrwu Tunnsss