The Kentucke gazette (Lexington [Ky.]), 1788-05-17 00:00:00

K E N T U C K E G A Z E T T E
S A T U R D A Y, M A Y 17, 1788
LEXINGTON: Printed and Sold by JOHN and FIELDING BRADFORD, at their PRINTING OFFICE in Main Street where subscriptions at 18/ per Ann Advertisements, &c. for this paper, are thankfully received, and PRINTING in its different branches done with Care and Expedition - Advertisements of no more length than breadth, are inserted for 3/ the first time and 2/ each time after and longer ones in proportion
STRAYED from the subscribers plantation near the Surveyors Office (Fayette) a two year old dark bay, or rather brown stone horse, has a small star in his forehead, two or three white feet, is well blooded, and a bay filly the same age, has a very small star, and one white foot: also a yearling horse colt, a bay, neither of the a are docked or branded, they went off with a small gray mare, she was a stray and had on a good bell. Any person who will take up the three first mentioned strays, and bring them home or secure so that they be recovered shall be handsomely rewarded.
April 29 1788. H. MARSHALL
FOR SALE
A tract of land containing 1400 acres on the waters of the north fork of Licking, lying on the road from Limestone to the lower blue hills; being Mays settlement and preemption and includes Mays lick, good bonds on persons in this district or on persons in the Eastern part of Virginia will be received in payment, and I will warrant the title. tf b30 HARRY INNES
Messrs. Printers, I HAVE seen in your paper, No. 32 an Advertisement, signed by a certain Arthur M c Nickle, holding forth to the public that I was run off, but my presence will prove to the contrary; he also refused paying a draught I drew on him which was justly due, this will caution the public against dealing with such a scoundrel as he is, the said M c Nickle pretends that he is a stone mason, but his trade is a weaver. EDWARD M c FARLAN.
STRAYED or stolen on the ninth of this inst. from the subscriber living on Hustons fork in Bourbon county, a likely sorrel mare, four years old, about fifteen hands high, branded on the near buttock CS, has a small star in her forehead, has been badly hurted, which shews plain on her hips. Any person taking her up and conveying her to the subscriber, shall be well rewarded for their trouble, if stolen I will give ten pounds for the thief. CHARLES SMITH
Taken up by the subscriber living on cane run about five miles from Lexington, about the twenty-eighth of April, a bay mare about thirteen hands and a half high, branded with IM and a flower deluce on the near shoulder and IL on the near buttock and IM with a flower deluce on the off buttock. Also a gray yearling horse colt, has a small streak down his face, his near hind foot white, the owner desired to come and take them away. DAVID MITCHELL
REDBIRD
A powerful high blooded horse, will stand this season at the subscribers house in Lexington, his price thirty shillings cash, or 200lb of merchantable tobacco, or 300lb of pork, to be delivered in Lexington, on or before the 20th day of October next.
REDBIRD was got by Fearnaught an imported horse, his dam was a Janus, called slow and sure, his grand dam was creeping Kate, so well known on the continent for her swiftness and high blood, JOHN M c NAIR.
I BEG leave to inform my clients, that Capt. T. Marshall will attend to their business in my absence, and respectfully.
April 29. 1788. H. MARSHALL
FOUR DOLLARS REWARD
STRAYED from the subscriber in Mercer county near Danville a brown horse four years old, about fourteen hands and a half high, the near hind foot white, neither docked nor branded, but ear marked with two small bits out of the off ear, whoever takes up said horse and secures him so that I get him again shall be intitled to the above reward. 38 MICHAEL HUMBLE
TWO DOLLARS REWARD
STRAYED or stolen from the subscriber living in Danville, about the 23rd of March a small bay mare five years old, about thirteen hands, three inches high, has a small star in her forehead, had a bell on when she went away, was shod before, branded on the near buttock with a cross, whoever takes up and secures said mare so that I get her again shall be intitled to the above reward. JAMES SPIELMAN
Some years past I gave William Buckhannan bonds for three Negroes and after his death James Buckhannan returned one of them on my giving him a bond for one in his own name, he some days after came to me and reported he had lost the whole, at that time I paid him and took a clear receipt against those bonds, and do forewarn all persons from taking an assignment of any bond or bonds given by me to said Buckhannan as I am clear of the name. WILLIAM HOY
NOTICE
IS hereby given, that several Gentlemen propose meeting at the Crab-orchard on the fourth of June in perfect readiness to move early the next morning through the Wilderness.
STRAYED from the subscriber at the Surveyors Office in this county on the ninth ult. an Iron gray horse, four or five years old, fifteen hands high, neither docked nor branded, his tail long and tolerable thick almost white, his mane inclined to be gray, narrow mane about the breast, trots very well and carries his head high when mounted, he was very poor, bare footed all round, whoever takes up said horse and delivers him to Mr. Thomas Marshall shall receive two dollars reward. Fayette County May 2 1788. 339 WILLIAM MARSHALL
BROKE out of John Moores field near Lewis Craigs mill, a blue roan horse, about fourteen hands high, five years old, branded on the near shoulder thus 3, trots natural one fore foot much back, whoever takes said horse and delivers him to the aforesaid Moore or to John Allen living on the hanging fork of Dicks river within two miles of Carpenters station, shall have three dollars reward. April 25 1788. SAMUEL MOORE
WE the subscribers do certify that we have severally heard Mr. John Clark relate the story published by Mr. I. Harris respecting Mr. H. Marshall, nearly in the words and in effect as stated by Mr. Harris.
G. GORDON, B. GAINES, J. COBURN, J. PARKER,
I do hereby certify that I have frequently heard Mr. John Clark say, that he had formerly taken an obligation of Capt. Humphrey Marshall, that some time after he was desirous of disposing of the land for which the obligation was taken for which he presented to the aforesaid Marshall in the office that he then kept for his uncle, but had an occasion to go out and left the obligation of Marshalls on the table, which when he returned was missing, he then said Clark asked Marshall what had become of it, his answer was he did not know, he further asked the aforesaid Marshall, if any person had been in the office from the time he left it till he returned his answer was that there had not. Given under my hand this 13th of May, 1788. JOHN MARTIN,
I do certify that about two years past Mr. John Clark of Lexington, informed me that he had some considerable time before, entered into a contract with Humphrey Marshall, to locate land in partnership, he furnishing location, and Mr. Marshall warrants, and that Mr. Marshall had located some lands on the entries delivered, which he refused to give him any part of, and likewise that Mr. Marshall had got possession of an article of agreement which had passed between them, (tho without any witness) which he withheld. May 14 1788, P. BUTLER
** The above certificates inserted at the request of Mr. Jordan Harris.
WHEREAS I passed my bond, with William M c Connell security, to Thomas Leddle of Fayette county, for £50 for which said Leddle was to perform certain services, which he has failed to do: I therefore forewarn all persons from purchasing, or taking an assignment of said bond, as I am determined not to pay it. 38 JEREMIAH CRAIG