The South-Carolina weekly gazette — Charlestown [i.e. Charleston, S.C.], 1783-04-12 00:00:00, page 4

One Guinea Reward.'
ABSENTED herfelf from the plantation of the
late Mr. Mathurin Guerin, in St. Andrew's Pa
rish, some time in November, 1780, a stout-made
negro woman named Hannah, of a yellowish com
plexion, much pitted with the small-pox, born in
CharleGown, where she is well known. I am inform
ad she is harboured by a negro fellow named Peter,
at Mrs. Dart's plantation at Accabee. Whoever will
bring the said wench to me in St. Andrew's Parish,
or lodge her in the house of correction in Charlef
town, full receive the above reward. gw.
March 18,1713. MATHURIN GUERIN.
GAME to my plantation on James Island, some
time before the evacuation, a negro fellow
named Je„y, fays he belongs to one Foand, in the
State of Maryland. The owner may him again on
proving „his property, and paying for this advertife
^- ' ' SARAH DILL
nfl'LL perform having demands on the estate of
Benjamin Coachman, jun. Esq; deceased, of St.
George's Parish, arc desired to bring in their ac
count#, properly atteGed ; and those indebted to make
immediate payment, to
REBECCA COACHMAN, AdminiGratrix.
RICHARD SINGELLTON, Admipiftrator.
ALL persons having demands on the estate of
Mrs. Margaret Oswald, deceased, of St. Bar
tholomew's Parish, are desired to bring in their ac
counts, properly attested ; and thofc indebted to
make immediate payment, to
RICHARD SINGELLTON, Executor.
JOHN HATFIELD,
RETURNS his sincere thanks to all his former
country customers, and informs them, that he
had tome thoughts of residing in the country, but his
bad state of health would not admit of it; he now
informs them,lhat he has opened his house for coun
try* gentlemen to board and lodge in, at the sign of
the Three Legs of Man on the Ba,, No. 19, facing
the Firfl Market, and hopes to give that fatisfadion
he did when in King-street. Persons desirous of a
passage either' to HaddrelV Point Or Hobcaw, may
have one by applying as above.
A T a Board of Justices holden at Charlellown,
August ;th, 1771, ORDERED, that such per
lons as fall hereafter apply for licences for retailing
spirituous liquors, do, at the fame time, annex a re
commendation, signed by the Church Wardens of the
Parish wherein they live, or of two creditable, disin
terested persons, Shewing the petitioners to be worthy
and fit persons to obtain the same.—Those therefore
who purpose to petition the Board oh Eatter-Monday,
are desired to attend at ten o'clock in the forenoon of
the said day, at the house of Mr. Peter Lefefne in
Meeting-street, No. 18; in the mean time to leave
their petitions and recommendations with the sub
scriber. at his house in Moore-Greet, No. 4, opposite
Horlbeck's tenements.
March 12, 1783. GEO. ROUT, Clerk.
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,L>± persons who have, since the surrender of
Charl,(town, poffeffad themselves of any of the
property belonging to the estate of Colonel Benjamin
Singleton, deceased, are hereby required immediately
to restore the fame, or this business will be put into
ihe hands of Charles Cotefworth Pinckney, Esq; at
torney at law, to be sued for without delay.
DANIEL HORRY, ) A&ing
6w. BENJAMIN SMITH,) Executors.
riOHE copartnerfllip of Millican, Stafford,
and Co. being dissolved, the VENDUE and
FACTORAGE BUSINSS is continued at the fame
store by Milligan, & Co. who inform their friends
and the public, that every step shall be adopted by
them to render fatisfadion to such as may be pleased
to employ them. The highest price will be given
by them for Rice, Indigo, Tobacco, &c.
MULLIGAN, & Co.,
London Bottled CLARET
Of the firft (Quality, in Cases of five Dozen each ;
London particular Madeira
By the Pipe, Hogshead dr Quartercefk.
Apply to WILLIAM ROBINSON,
No. 46, Queen Greet.
For Private Sale,
* A Valuable PLANTATION situate on Caucaw
Swamp, within five miles of Snipes's landing,
"arid 25 -miles from Charleftown, containing §62 a
cies, adjoining lands of Thomas Ferguson, John So
mers, Nathaniel Farr, Efqrs. and the estate of Tho
mas Hartley, between 3 and 400 acres of which is
excellent swamp, abounding wi;h a quantity of cy
press, and not inferior to any rice land in this State ;
also 150 acres of good timber land, only three miles
from the above tra&. One, two, three and four
years credit will be given, if required, for the great
est part of the purcbafe money.
CUPWORTH, WALLER, & Co.
STRAYED into my garden, a Bay Horse, about
D 14 hand< high,branded on the itiouldsr M, with
a short switch tail, and his bind feet white. The
owner will prove their property, and apply to
&T9O& JOHN WATSON.
And immediately after, will be fold by public Outcry,
at the Place las mentioned,
ALL the valuable LANDS and TOWN LOTS
in Beaufort, belonging to the estate of the late Henry
Talbird; fen. deceased, so well known as to need no
description, but may be infpeded and the plats seen
at any time before the sale. The whole disposed of
by virtue of the laG will and testament of the said
Henry Talbird, fen. deceased, and thc*erms will be
declared on the day of sale.
All persons indebted to Henry Talbird, deceased,
are desired to call and make payment, on or before
the 28th day of April inflant; and those having de
mands against the estate, to make them'known to
Port Royal, HENRY TALBIRD, , r
Marches, JOHN TALBIRD, l^cu
1783. THOMAS TALBIRD,J tom
On Tuesday the zgtb Day of April infant, will
be fold by Meffrc. Cudworth. Waller, & Co. Gt
tbrir Au&ien Room, No. 92, Broad freet,
THE following effeds. belonging to the estate
of Mr. fames Leefon, deceased, viz. two ne
gro fellows, one of which is a cooper ; one negro
wench, several articles of house furniture, plate, &c.
AL S O,
Two LOTS of LAND at Hampftead, No. 61
and 62. Conditions of sale are, Cash for the furni
ture, and twelve months credit for the negroes and
lands, giving bond and security, and paying interest
from the day of sale.
All perfonefaving demands against the said estate,
are desired to give them in. properly attested ; and
all those indebted, are requested to make payment,
as soon as possible.
JOHN-CASPER FOLKER, Administrator.
STATE of SOUTH-CAROLINA;
By bit Excellency BENJAMIN GUERARD, Eftuire,
Governeur and Commander in Chief in and over the
thefaid State ;
A PROCLAMATION:
WHEREAS William Cunningham, John Lau
rence, alias John Lane, and William Lee, have
perpetrated sundry murders, robberies and other of
fences, in the back parts of this State ; and who have
baffled all pursuits for the apprehending of than, by
being (as it is firmly believedj harboured by wretches
as unprincipled and unfeeling as themselves :
To the end, therefore, that such villains may be
brought to condign punishment, the General Assem
bly have directed that I should, in and by this my ,
Proclamation, offer a Reward of THREE HUN
DRED GUINEAS for the taking of the said Wil
liam Cunningham, dead or alive, and ONE HUN
DRED GUINEAS each for John Lawrence alias
John Lane, and William Lee, with a free and full
pardon to those who will apprehend such offenders.
GIVEN under my Hand, and the Great Seal of
the fa{d. State, at Cbarlcflrum, this t,tb Day
•f March, 1,8;, and in the Seventh Year of,
-the Independence of America.
BENJAMIN GUERARD.
By his Excellency's Command,
John Vandermorst, Secretary.
GOVERNMENT-HOUSE,
Charleftown, March 31$ 1783.
IT is recommended to the Justices of the Peace
to qualify agreeable to law, as soon as they possi
bly can—that law and good order may be refored
to this State-— and that the banditti of ruffians per
petrating horrid murders, robberies and other high
crimes in divers parts of this country, may be ap
prehended and brought to justice; who for the pur
pose may be allured of every requisite and denied
alliance.
That it might be known who are nominated Jus
tices of the Peace, the General Commission will be
published in the Gazettes ; and for their greater con
venience to qualify, the several Diftrift Commissions
are delivered to the Honourable the Judges going
the Circuits (to be lodged in the proper Diftrift
Offices) with fell power and authority to qualify all
such as will attend the Courts ; —who, to accommo
date those not able to attend the Courts, by rcafon
of diGance, sickness, want of notice, or any other
cauic, will leave a .Commission directed to several fit
persons in each .Diflrid, to qualify them whenever
convenient in the vacation.
By Order of bis Excellency the Goveraour,
f & PHILIP PRIOLEAU, Secretary.
On Monday theizStb Da, of April infant, will be
fold at public Muffion, on the Island of Hihonbead,
at Mr, John TaHirZh
A BOUT Thirty NEGROES, a Imall flock of
Cattle, and some Plantation Tools.
And on Thursday the 31// D, of April fallowing,
will he fold &r'public Sale, on the ifand of. Por
t at Me. Richard Taibird's,
About Thirty more NEGROES, a flock of Cat
tle, some Horses, Sheep, Plantation Tools, and
Houfhold Effe&s.
• A LL persons anyways indebted to the estate of
J 3 Col. Robert Rivers, late of James Ifhud.
are desired to make immediate payment ; and all
those to whom the estate is indebted, are requested
to bring in their accounts, properly attested, to
CHARLES RIVERS, \ Execu.
BENJAMIN STONE, j tors.
" TO BE SOLD,''
A very fine MULE, broke to drawing.
Enquire of John Hatfield, No. 19, Bay.
N. B. Produce will be taken in payment.
LEFT at the fubferiber's plantation, Goofecreck,
some time past, in his absence, three Negroes;
one a fellow, about 40 years of age, middle fixed, of
the Angola or Eboe country, a little yellowifoJpcaks
bad Engliffi, and calls himfelf Toney, (ays his mi-
Ger's name is Lewis, and lives Q^ Black-river ; also
a black wench, wife to the above fellow, and of the
fame country, fays she belongs to the fame person as
her husband, is very sickly, and fpesks bad Englilk ;
the other is a remarkable (mail felt-water negro, h
very bril and a&ive, fays his name is Charles, and
that his mafter' sname was Muncreef, and lives in
Georgia. The owner of the above negroes may have
them on proving their property, and applying at No;
§, Queen-street. 6w. DANIEL CANNON.
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LOST or taken from. Eveleigh's wharf about fix
weeks ago,a CYPRESS CANOE, e 6 feet long,
4 feet 3 or 4 inches wige,,e waiG boards broken of
at the stern, has been tarred on the outside very late
ly and on the floor timbers, rather narrow in th,
ffern; and the feats very rough; she was seen at the
ferry at Jackfopborough , very lately. Who,ver, de
livers her to Peter, the butcher at the lower market,
shall revive a riw&d of Five Guinea;, jw.
THE fubferiber begs leave to acquaint his friends
and the public in general, that he has removed
to Charleflown, where he purposes to carry on thd
Butchering Business, and fliall be much obliged to
those gentlemen who will favour him with their cretl
tures to kill on the usual commissions ; he lives the
corner of Union and Queen Greets, where he will re.
ceive such creatures as shall be sent to him ; ever,
endeavour will be exerted to give fatisfa&ion to those
who will ptesfe to employ him.
JAMES FREEMAN.
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J HE fubferiber begs leave to informs the ,!•
rents and guardian, of children, that the in
again opening a BOARDING SCHOOL for
the education of young Ladies, where will be taught
Tambour and all kiaas .of Needle Work.—Proper
matters will attend to teach Writing, Mufick and
Dancing. MARY-ANN STONE.
WILLIAM GIBBES,
INFORMS his friends, that he continues &
FACTORAGE BUSINESS in all its branches,
and has repaired the upper part of his wharf and hit
Gores at South-Bay, also inclofed a large, convewitet
and fafe yard for Lumber, Naval Stoics and Wood 1
he has also a Schooner of ify barrefa bifahenj to
accommodate such as may have occafiea.
N. B. He has for sale Sea Chore Indigo Seed, and
choice Seed Rice.
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A Quarterly Meeting of the German Friendly
Society, will be held on Wednesday the t6tQ
day of April, when the members thereof are desired
to attend at ten o'clock in the forenoon, at the ufeal
place. By Order of the Prefdent,
March 28, 1783. CHA. GRABER, Secretary,
PURSUANT to an Order from his Excellency
the Governour, to us directed, the Parishioners
of St. Michael's Parish, Charleftown, are desired to
meet at the Parish Church on EaGer-Mondsy, being
the sift day of April next, to de& Vestry Men and
Church-Warden, for the said Parish.
March 50, EDW. LIGHTWOOD, ) Commit?
1783. JOHN M<CALL, jun. J oners.
TAKEN away from my landing about the
middle of February, 1780, a Cypress Pettiau.
ger, 30 feet long and 6 feet wide, rows with 6 oars,
newly timbered with live-oak arid a few cedar tim
bers, two breast hooks of cedar, two main thaughti
both kneed in the foreman of red bay, the other of
cypress, several pieces newly fitted in fore and aft, a
piece of oak fitted in the lower part of the stern near
the stern post. Whoever will deliver the said boat
to me on Wadmelaw Island, or to Messrs. Lining and
Boomer in Charlestown, shall receive Three Guineas
reward. WILLIAM REYNOLDS.
VOLTAI R E,
'T''HE noted covering Horse lately brought from
Virginja, will cover Mares this spring at
Mr~Farr's plantation near Aihley Ferry, at Six Gui.
neas each mare, and a Dollar to the groom. The
money must be sent with the mares, or a note for the
amount thereof. A good pasture for the mares, and
core shall be taken of them, but they must be at the
owner's ri&. ts.