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TROS TYRIUSQUE NOBIS NULLO DISCRIMINE AGETUR. Virg.
F R I D A Y, F E B R U A R Y 9, 1787.
[No. 670.]
   ASSIZE OF BREAD.     A Wheaten Loaf, of fine Flour to weigh 2lb. 2oz. for seven coppers : a loaf of like Flour to weigh 1lb. 2oz. for four coppers. Monday 38 Min. after 11 Tuesday 38 Min. after 11 Wednesday 14 Min. after 1 Thursday 58 Min. after 1  
   HIGH-WATER.     Friday 42 Min. after 2 Monday 38 Min. after 11   Saturday 22 Min. after 3 Tuesday 38 Min. after 11   Sunday 6 Min. after 1 Wednesday 14 Min. after 1   Thursday 58 Min. after 1  
   PRICE-CURRENT, in NEW-YORK.     Wheat per bushel, 7s. 6d. at 7s. 10d. West-India Rum, 3s. 9d. Beef, per barrel, 70s. 6d.   Indian Corn, 6s. 6d. at 6s. 3d. Muscovado Sugar, 50s. at 70s. 9d. Pork, 95s. 6d.   Flour, common 4s. 6d. superf. 4s. 6d. per b. Single refined do. 1s. 2d. Fin Salt, 2s. 6d.   Brown Bread, 20s. od. Molasses, 1s. 8d. Rock Salt, 4s. to 4s. 6d.  
BOOKS, &c.
The following are Sold by Samuel Loudon, No. 5, Water-Street, on reasonable terms.—New-Jersey State money at full value, will be taken from his customers in that State, for books, paper, &c. and in pay for his news-papers.  HENRY on the New Testament, Burkett on ditto, Bibles and testaments, Watts's psalms & hymns, Boston's four fold state, —view of the covenant, Brown's body of divinity, —practical piety, —christian student, —British churches, 2 vols. —on the types, —harmony of the gospel, Willison's balm of gilead, Doddridge's rise and progress of religion, Whitefield's sermons, Thomas a Kempis, Blackwell's sacred scheme, Hoadley on prayer, Bunyan's holy war, —pilgrims progress, Hamon's Christ crucified and glorified, Prideaux's connections, Brooks on assurance, Pike and Hayward's cases of conscience, Erkin's works, 10 vols. Hervey's dialogues & meditations, Carr's sermons, 2 vols. Hall's gospel worship, Col. Gardner's life, Just published, and Sold by S. Loudon, Answer to a Pamphlet, containing the correspondence between The Hon. John Jay, Secretary for Foreign Affairs, and Lewis Littlepage, Esq. of Virginia, at present Chamberlain and Secretary of the Cabinet of his Majesty the King of Poland. Price THREE SHILLINGS.
TO BE SOLD, By Thomas Walsh,
No. 11, in the Fly-Market, All sorts of GARDEN SEEDS, viz.  EARLY Charlton Peas, Marrow-fat do. Green Dwarf do. Bush do. Holpup do. Windsor Beans, Long pod do. Six weeks do. Dwarf do. A thousand to one do. Early yellow French do. Scarlet Runners do. Yorkshire Cabbage Seeds, White Dutch Carly do. Sugar Loaf do. Colli Flower do. Flower Seeds, All kinds of kitchen garden Seeds, Savoy Cabbage Seeds, Celery Seeds, White and Red Onion Seeds, Red Cabbage Seeds. 69
A FARM To be LET.
ANY person desirous of retiring from the noise and bustle of the city, can be accommodated with a rural retreat in the State of New-Jersey, between the pleasant villages of Newark and Elizabeth-Town, on the post road, commonly called the upper road, leading from Powles-Hook to Philadelphia—on the premises are a genteel two story house, an excellent barn and other out-houses, a well of good water, a garden, orchard, &c. The land is divided into arable, pasture, mowing and wood. The neighbourhood agreeable—the distance from Powles-Hook, eleven miles.—It is at present occupied by Mr. James Bates, who has on hand a flock of cattle, hogs, poultry, farming utensils, &c. and will dispose of the whole at a low rate, to whoever would wish to hire the farm. For terms and the time when possession can be given, apply to
JOHN STAGG, jun. New-York, February 6, 1787. 69
JUST PUBLISHED, And to be SOLD by the Printers hereof; L A W S
For the regulating Bills of Exchange, INLAND and FOREIGN. By J. BLAGRAVE, Notary-Public. This Book is necessary for every person concerned in trade, but particularly gentlemen in the mercantile line.
PURSUANT to the act of the Legislature, entitled an act for the speedy sale of the unappropriated lands within this State, and for other purposes therein mentioned," passed the 5th May, 1786, and agreeably to a resolution of the Honorable the Commissioners of the Land-Office, the following tracts of
Unappropriated LANDS,
Will be Sold at Public Vendue, for such public securities as are made payable by the said act; the sale to commence on Tuesday the thirteenth day of February next, at 11 o'clock, A. M. at the Coffee-House in the city of New-York, viz.
In the late Indian purchase. In township, No. 1, a tract of 14,080 acres. In township No. 5, four tracts, The first containing 10,030 acres. The second 14,720 The third 14,720 The fourth 10,240 In township No. 6, four tracts, The first containing 11,090 acres. The second 10,880 The third 10,880 The fourth 10,196 In township No. 7, four tracts, The first containing 6,400 acres. The second 7,040 The third 6,930 The fourth 6,300 In township No. 8, twenty-five lots of 640 acres each, two lots of 460 acres each, and one lot of 595 acres.
In Totten and Crowsfield's purchase. Townships No. 4, 5, 6, 13, 14, 19, 34, 35, 36, 39, 41, 42 and 43, in parcels, each containing one quarter of its respective township exclusive of the public lots.
Maps of the above described lands are filed for inspection, in the office of the Secretary of the State and Surveyor General.
SIMEON DEWITT, Surveyor General. New-York, January 9, 1787. 2 61
FOR SALE, By Wm. Backhouse & Co.
No. 163, Water-Street, OLD Madeira, Red Port, White Port, Teneriffe and Malaga } WINES. English sheeting, boots and shoes, bohea tea and Live-pool crockery ware. Feb. 3, 1787. 69
PUBLIC notice is hereby given, pursuant to an act of the Governor, the Council, and General Assembly, of the late colony (now State) of New-York, passed the 19th day of March, 1774, entitled, "An act for the more effectual registering of mortgages, and securing the purchasers of mortgaged estates," that on the 24th day of April next, at twelve o'clock in the forenoon, will be sold, at the Merchants' Coffee-House, in the city of New-York, to the highest bidder, all those two certain lots of land situated, lying, and being in the county of Montgomery, on the fourth side of the Mohawk river, in a patent granted to William Corry and others, bearing date the 19th day of December, 1737, known by the name of Lot Number Fifty-nine, and Lot Number Sixty; lot number fifty-nine beginning at a beech tree marked No. 52, 53, 58, and 59, and from said tree runs south fifty degrees and thirty minutes west, sixty six chains and seventy-four links, to a maple tree marked 58, 49, 76, and 77; then south thirty-nine degrees and thirty minutes east, thirty chains, to a hemlock tree, marked 59, 60, 76, and 77; then north fifty degrees and thirty minutes, east sixty-six chains and seventy-four links, to a maple tree marked 51, 52, 59, and 60; then north thirty-nine degrees and thirty minutes west, thirty chains, to the place where it first began; containing 200 acres of land ---And lot No. 60 begins at a maple tree marked No. 51, 52, 59, and 60, and runs from said tree south fifty degrees and thirty minutes west, sixty-six chains and seventy-four links, to a hemlock tree marked No. 60, 59, 75, and 76; then south thirty-nine degrees and thirty minutes east, thirty chains, to a balswood tree marked No. 60, 61, 74, and 75; then north fifty degrees and thirty minutes west, sixty-six chains and seventy-four links, to a hemlock tree marked No. 50, 51, 60, and 61; then north thirty-nine degrees and thirty minutes west, thirty chains, to the place where it first began; containing two hundred acres of land. Which lots, or tracts of land, with the appurtenances, was, by indenture of lease and release, dated the 22nd and 23rd days of November, in the year of our Lord 1785, mortgaged by Hugh Denniston, late of the city of Albany, inn-keeper, deceased, to John Shaw of the city of New-York, merchant, for the payment of one hundred and sixty-seven pounds two shillings and eight pence lawful or current money of New-York, with seven per cent. interest for the same, on or before the 22nd day of July next ensuing the date of the said indenture or release of mortgage. The conditions of sale will be made public in the day of the vendue, and good and sufficient ceds executed to the purchasers of the same, by  1-38-6m JOHN SHAW. Nov-York, October 13, 1786.
TO BE SOLD,
TWO of the most pleasantly situated PLANTATIONS in Newtown, Long-Island, State of New-York, both lying together, and will be Sold together or separate, as may best suit the purchaser, with good buildings, and a good well at each door, by estimation about 90 acres, with a very valuable piece of salt-meadow—the land entirely good, and is exceeded by none, with great plenty of the best grafted fruit-trees, such as Newtown pippins, pear-mains and others, and is an excellent stand for trade. Any person inclining to purchase one or both of said plantations, by applying to the subscriber, may know the conditions, by whom an indispensable title will be given.
LAMBERT WOODARD, Near Goshen, Orange County. Jan. 31, 1787. 1 a 68 2
PURSUANT to an order made by the Hon. Abraham P. Lott, Esquire, one of the Judges of the Mayor's court of the city of New-York, upon the petition of Nicholas Carmer, of the city of New-York, sail-maker, an insolvent debtor, and three-fourths in value of his creditors; Public Notice is hereby given by the petitioners, to all the creditors of the said Nicholas Carmer, that they be and appear before the said Judge, at his office in Maiden-lane, in the city of New-York, on the 21st day of February inst. at ten o'clock in the forenoon, to show cause if any there be, why an assignment of the estate of the said Nicholas Carmer, should not be made for the benefit of all his creditors, and the said Nicholas Carmer thereupon be discharged, pursuant to the directions of an act of the Legislature of the State of New-York, entitled, "An act for the relief of insolvent debtors;" passed the 13th day of April, 1786. Dated the first day of Feb. 1787.
Christopher Duyckinck, John Murray, jun. James Montgomery, James Sinclair, Murray, Sanjour & Co. William Malcolm, Caleb Laurance, David Sels, John Keese, George Hunter, Henry Beckman, 1 68 3 Samuel Carman.
SUFFOLK COUNTY, ss.
PURSUANT to an order made by Thomas Youngs, Esq. one of the Judges of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas, for the said county of Suffolk, upon the petition of David Tuthill, an insolvent debtor, and of the subscribers to these presents, being three-fourths in value of the creditors of the said David Tuthill. Notice is hereby given by the said petitioners to all the creditors of the said David Tuthill, to appear before the said Thomas Youngs, Esq. to show cause, if any they have, on the 15th day of March next, at the house of Mr. Joseph Peck, inholder in Southold, at two of the clock in the afternoon of the same day, why an assignment of the estate of the said debtor should not be made for the benefit of all his creditors, agreeable to the prayer of the said petition, and the said David Tuthill thereupon discharged, according to the directions, true intent and meaning of a certain act of the Legislature of this State, entitled "An act for the relief of insolvent debtors," passed the 13th of April, 1786.
P E T I T I O N E R S.
Benjamin Horton, Hannah Brown, Stephen Vaill, John W. Truman, Jonathan Tuthill, Phebe Racket, Noah Racket. January 15, 1787. 1 64 6
TO BE SOLD, At PUBLIC VENDUE,
Thursday the 15th day of March next, (if not Onfold before at private sale) on the premises, THE FARM lately occupied by Valentine H. Peters, Esq. deceased, of South Hempstead, Queens county, Long-Island; containing about forty acres of Land, under the highest improvement, together with a number of acres of plain land inclosed and in good fence: There are on said place a good commodious dwelling house, barn and other out houses in good repair. Also, will be sold at the same time, two separate pieces of Wood Land, lying contiguous to said place, containing about sixty acres, and a piece of salt meadow of about twenty acres lying within four miles of said place.—This farm is pleasantly situated in the town of Hempstead, within forty rods of two churches; it is an excellent stand for any kind of public business. The above will be sold together or separate as may best suit the purchaser. The terms of payment will be made known on said day. Any person inclining to purchase at private sale, may know the terms by applying to
HARRY PETERS, of Oyster Bay, or Wm. TREDWELL, No. 13, Water-street, Executors. 1 60
To be Sold, at Public Vendue, On Thursday the 15th day of March next, on the Premises,
THAT excellent FARM, situated in Harrison's Purchase, four miles above Rye, containing two hundred acres, forty of which are wood land, on which is a good dwelling house and barn, an orchard of about 24 acres, and about twelve acres of meadow land, and well watered; it would suit a farmer very well. For further particulars, enquire of PETER and JAMES INNES, on the premises. Harrison's Purchase, January 2, 1787. 1 59 10
By the Commissioner of Forfeitures for the Eastern District.
PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given, that by virtue of two certain laws of the Legislature of this State, the following LANDS, Tenements and Hereditaments, forfeited to the people of this State, will be SOLD at PUBLIC VENDUE, agreeable to the directions of the said laws, to wit, the equity of redemption of five hundred acres of land, where Wood-creek falls into Lake Champlain, in the township of White-Hall, late Skeneburgh, in the county of Washington, consisting chiefly of rich low lands, and on the premises are excellent falls for mills, with a never failing stream, on which the late Major Skeene had his iron works, to which place iron ore and fire wood were brought by water carriage. These lands are so happily situated that the navigation from thence to Canada renders them of great value; they are also navigable on Wood-creek to Fort Ann, within a few miles of Hudson's-river,—these lands were improved by said Major Skeene, and thereon had his dwelling house, and a large stone barn, the walls whereof are now standing in good order. Also the equity of redemption of one hundred and seventy-one acres of rich low-lands joining the last mentioned five hundred acres. Also the equity of redemption of the following lots in said township, to wit,
Lot No. 34, of 500 acres. Also in said township, 22, do. 127 do. The rent and reversion of 20, do. 108 do. Equity of redemption of 59, do. 88 do. 45 acres of land in the occupation of William Thomson, 61, do. 50 1/2 do. 53, do. 83 1/2 do.
Also, the rent and reversion of 200 acres of land in what is commonly known by the name of Skeene's Little Patent, joining White-Hall aforesaid, in the occupation of Cornelius Johns.
Also, eight equal shares of the ore bed, with thirty acres of land to each share, commonly known by the name of Skeene's ore bed, on Lake Champlain; each purchaser to hold a share or shares as tenants in common, agreeable to an act entitled, "An act further to amend an act entitled an act for the speedy sale of the confiscated and forfeited estates within this State, and for other purposes therein mentioned," passed the 1st of May, 1786, reserving out of said ore, the privilege granted to Zephaniah Platt, Esq. in an act entitled, "An act for granting certain privileges to Plattburgh." The aforesaid lands lies in Washington county, forfeited by the attainer of Philip and Andrew P. Skeene, late of Skeneburgh aforesaid.
And in the township of Salem, county aforesaid, the rent and reversion of the one moiety or undivided half part of lot No. 216, of eighty-four acres of land in the occupation of Allan Hunsdon, forfeited by the attainer of Oliver De Lancey, late of the city of New-York, Esquire.
The sales of the above said lands and premises will be held at the Coffee-House in the city of New-York, on the last Tuesday of February next, to begin at ten o'clock in the forenoon of said day, and to continue from day to day till the sales are completed.—In addition to the monies and public securities made receivable in payment for forfeited lands and tenements, by the fifth section of the act entitled, "An act for the speedy sale, &c." and the other laws, the following species are also made receivable, issued to any inhabitants of this State, to wit: Certificates issued by William Denning, Esq. as Commissioner of the United States, to settle the accounts of the Quarter-Master-General's department, in the army of the United States; certificates issued by Joseph Bindon, Esq. as Commissioner to settle the accounts of the clothing department, in the army of the United States; certificates issued by Jonathan Burrell, Esq. as Commissioner to settle the accounts of the Commissary department, in the late army of the United States; certificates issued by John Pierce, Esq. as Commissioner to settle the accounts of the late army of the United States, commonly called Final Settlements; certificates issued by Joseph Panel, Esq. as Commissioner to settle the accounts of the naval department of the United States; certificates issued by Edward Fox, Esq. as Commissioner to settle the accounts of the medical department, in the army of the United States; certificates issued out of any Continental Loan-Office in the United States, to persons who were citizens of this State at the time they were issued, for monies lent by them to the United States.
All persons who have any claim by mortgage, pre-emption or otherwise, on any of the lands, tenements or hereditaments, included in this advertisement, are hereby required and notified to exhibit the same before the day of sale, to the subscriber.
ALEXANDER WEBSTER, Commissioner of Forfeitures for the Eastern District. Hebron, January 1, 1787. 2 63 13
N O T I C E.
THE subscriber, administrator de bonis non of the goods, chattels, and credits of Joseph Mico, some time deceased, and formerly of the city of London, merchant, requests the respective debtors to the estate of the said Joseph Mico, to make settlement with the subscriber with all expedition, in order to prevent the commencement of legal prosecutions against them.
W. COCK, Attorney at Law, No. 66, Wall-street, N. York. January 12, 1787. 62

Laws of the State of New-York.
An ACT concerning the Rights of the Citizens of this State. Passed 26th January, 1787.
WE, the People of the State of New-York, represented in Senate and Assembly, and it is hereby enacted and declared by the authority of the same.
First. That no authority shall on any pretence whatsoever, be exercised over the citizens of this State, but such as is or shall be derived from, and granted by the people of this State.
Second. That no citizen of this State shall be taken or imprisoned, or be deprived of his or her freehold or liberties, or free customs, or out-lawed, or exiled, or condemned, or otherwise destroyed, but by lawful judgement of his or her peers, or by due process of law.
Third. That no citizen of this State shall be taken or imprisoned for any offence upon petition or suggestion, unless it be by indictment or presentment of good and lawful men of the same neighbourhood, where such deeds be done, in due manner, or by due process of law.
Fourth. That no person shall be put to answer without presentment before Justices or matter of Record, or due process of law, according to the law of the land, and if any thing be done to the contrary, it shall be void in law and holden for error.
Fifth. That no person of what estate or condition soever shall be taken or imprisoned or disinheritited, or put to death, without being brought to answer by due process of law; and that no person shall be put out of his or her franchise or freehold, or lose his or her life or limb or goods and chattels, unless he or she be duly brought to answer and be fore-judged of the same by due course of law, and if any thing be done contrary to the same, it shall be void in law and holden for none.
Sixth. That neither justice nor right shall be sold to any person nor denied nor deferred, and that writs and process shall be granted freely and without delay, to all persons requiring the same, and nothing from henceforth shall be paid or taken for any writ or process, but the accustomed fees for writing, and for the seal of the same writ or process; and all fines, duties and impositions whatsoever, heretofore taken or demanded, under what name or description soever, for or upon granting any writs, inquests, commissions or process, to suitors in their causes, shall be and hereby are abolished.
Seventh. That no citizen of this State shall be fined or amerced without reasonable cause, and such fine or amercement, shall always be according to the quantity of his or her trespass or offence, and having to him or her, his or her contement: That is to say, every free holder saving his freehold, a merchant saving his merchandise, and a mechanic saving the implements of his trade.
Eighth. That excessive bail ought not to be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.
Ninth. That all elections shall be free, and that no person by force of arms nor malice or menacing or otherwise, presume to disturb or hinder any citizen of this State to make free election, upon pain of fine and imprisonment, and treble damages to the party grieved.
Tenth. That it is the right of the citizens of this State to petition the Person administering the Government of this State for the time being, or either House of the Legislature, and all commitments and prosecutions for such petitioning are illegal.
Eleventh. That the freedom of speech and debates, and proceedings in the Senate and Assembly, shall not be impeached or questioned in any Court or place out of the Senate or Assembly.
Twelfth. That no tax, duty, aid or imposition whatsoever, shall be taken or levied within this State, without the grant and assent of the people of this State by their representatives in Senate and Assembly; and that no citizen of this State shall be by any means compelled to contribute to any gift, loan, tax or other like charge not set, laid or imposed by the Legislature of this State. And further, that no citizen of this State shall be constrained to arm himself or to go out of this State, or to find soldiers or men of arms, either horsemen or footmen, if it be not by assent and grant of the people of this State, by their representatives in Senate and Assembly.
Thirteenth. That by the laws and customs of this State, the citizens and inhabitants thereof cannot be compelled against their wills to receive soldiers into their houses, and to sojourn them there, and therefore no officer military or civil, nor any other person whatsoever, shall from henceforth presume to place, quarter or billet any soldier or soldiers upon any citizen or inhabitant of this State of any degree or profession whatever, without his or her consent, and that it shall and may be lawful for every such citizen and inhabitant to refuse to sojourn or quarter any soldier or soldiers, notwithstanding any command, order, warrant or billeting whatever.
For the NEW-YORK PACKET. A short Account of the Mohawk Indians in New-Netherland, (New-York) their land, status, clothing, behaviour and magistrates, curate in the year 1644, by Johannis Megapolensis, Juniores, Minister, residing at Albany, or (Fort Orange.) [Translated from the Dutch, by Columbus.] (Concluded from our last)
THESE Indians are strangers to the worship of God, but have a Tharonhiouagon, which they also call Alihockkataraho, that is a Genius which they keep as a God, but do not offer or pay worship to him. They worship and offer to the devil, which they call Otkon or Aerskon; & when ever they meet with bad luck in war, they then kill a bear, which they cut to pieces and roast, and offer it to their Aerskon, saying after their manner the following words: "O great and strong Aerskon, we acknowledge that we have offended against thee, because we have not killed and eat our prisoners; forgive us, we promise that we will kill and eat up all those prisoners we take for the future, as certainly as we have killed this bear and eat it up;" when it also is very hot weather, and when there comes a cooling wind, they cry out Otkon Aerskon , that is, I thank thee, I thank thee devil, I thank thee Omke; as also when they are sick, or have any pain or sore on their bodies, ask what ails them, they answer that the devil is got in their body or the fore places and
bites them, so that they ascribe every thing that befalls them to the devil, nor do they know of any other worship: when we pray they laugh at us, some of them despising it; when we tell them what we do when we pray, stand amazed; when we preach, 10 or 12 of them will come together, with every one of them a long tobacco pipe, made by themselves, in their mouths, and stand to gaze, a little after that they ask me what I do, and what I will have, that I stand alone and utter so many words, and nobody else is allowed to speak; I tell them that I exhort the Christians not to steal, whore, get drunk, or kill; and that they should not do so also; letting them know that as soon as I know their language, I intend to come to their castles and preach the same (their castles are about three days journey from here back in the country.) They answer that it is good that I learn the Christians so, but add why do so many Christians do these things; they call us Affione , that is, cloth makers, or Charistoni , that is, workers in iron, because our people first brought cloth and iron amongst them.
The other day there came an old woman to my house, and related to me what she said her ancestors had told her, viz. "That God went once a walking with his brother, and that they quarrelled together and God killed his brother"—I fancy this fable has taken its rise from the history of Cain and Abel. Of the creation they have a very droll conception; they believe that a woman with child fell down out of Heaven, and that a turtle (of which there are many and large ones) received this woman on its back, as every thing was yet covered with water, and that the woman while setting on the turtles back, with her hands scraped the earth together, by which means the earth arose above the water. They believe that there are more worlds than one, and that we are come out of another world.—The Mohawks are divided into three nations or tribes, the one called Ockkare , that is the bear, the other Anaware , that is the turtle, the last Oneko , that is the wolf; of these the turtle or Seilipot tribe are the largest and most powerful, and value themselves as being the eldest that sprang from the before mentioned woman. These have a castle made of palisadoes, and call their castle Aserre , those of the bear are the next, and their castle is called Bane-giro , the castle of the last is Tmondago .—These Indians carry each tribe the animal they are called after as a war standard, and as a terror to their enemies, as they imagine. Not long ago there came one of their head men or Sachems to me and made me a present of a beaver and otter skin, which he had taken from the French, and which I was to receive as a token of friendship, & when he opened his nap sack, he had in it a dried head of a bear with all its teeth in, I asked him, what that meant? he answered me that he tied it on his left shoulder next to his head, that then he was the devil, feared nothing, nor cared for no one.
Their oldest, wisest, best speakers and most valiant men direct all matters; but if the common people object against their resolutions, it is left in their breasts to decide. Their Chiefs are generally the poorest; for instead of receiving their salaries from the community, they are obliged to give to the community continually, especially whenever any are killed in war, they give great presents to the surviving relations: And if any prisoners are taken in war, they give those prisoners to the nearest relations of those killed, and the prisoners are then adopted in the place of the killed. For murder or other mischief, they have no set punishment, but every one is his own avenger, and the friends of the murdered revenge it on the murderer until they are satisfied or bought off by the relation of the murderer, with presents. And yet, notwithstanding, they are so very revengeful, and although they live without any laws for the punishment of crimes, yet there happens not half as much mischief or murder among them as among the Christians, so that I often stand amazed when I consider how many murders are committed in Europe notwithstanding the law is so very severe against it.
These Indians, although there is no law or fear of punishment, seldom commit murder, unless it be in the height of passion or in fighting in single combat with fists, so that we are never afraid to go out with them, or if we meet them in the woods several miles from home, never molest each other.
(Signed) JOHANNIS MEGAPOLENSIS.
FOR EIGN ADVICES.
By the Lord Hyde Packet, Capt. Jones.
L O N D O N, December 15.
The India Company are in treaty with the Bank for 300,000 pounds worth of silver. This is a dreadful drain of money to a far country, from whose bourne no such travellers (as silver pieces) ever returns.
Wednesday a meeting of the West-India Planters and Merchants, was held at the London tavern, when it was agreed to present a memorial to the Minister, complaining of the injury they imagine the lowering the duties on brandies, in conformity to the regulations of the Commercial Treaty, lately concluded with France, must do their interest, unless some redaction is, at the same time, made in the duty on rums. A memorial, couched in strong terms, was produced, read, approved of, and ordered to be carried to the Minister by the committee. The meeting was a most respectable one; and the principal argument urged in proof of the absolute necessity for some alteration of the duties on rum, was, that if no redaction took place, the planters would not be able to continue making sugars.
Letters from Peterbourg bring the accounts of nineteen English ships being frozen up at Cronstadt. The ships have 1500 tons of hemp on board, Peterburgh tallow, iron, deals, &c. to the value of 500,000 roubles, and there is no likelihood of their getting away.
The city are about to appoint two Harbour-masters for the port of London, with two deputies.—The regulation has long been wanted.
In the Cantons of Switzerland no citizen, however his endowments may out-shine his age, is admitted to their great councils before he has completed his 30th year. Were all under that age excluded from a seat in either House of the British Parliament, it would, perhaps, be for the interest of the empire. We lay in either house, because
we do not believe that the children of our Peers, any more than those of our Commoners, are born with all the acquirements requisite to form a good Legislator.—And further, as no art or manufacture is so difficult as the making of good laws, it should be a necessary qualification in those who aspire to a seat in Parliament, to possess a sound understanding improved by learning . From a Senate composed of such men, neither freedom on the one hand, nor prerogative on the other, would have any thing to fear.
The Duke of Milan has intentions of having a match in Italy with running horses after the manner of this country, which differs from the Italian practice. In Italy, for instance, the race horses have no riders; the course is strait, and raised in of a proper breadth. The horses when at the starting post, have sharp prickers of iron fastened to leather wings, like those of a saddle, buckled on them, so as to hang loose on each side: on the signal being made, the spectators give up a shout; the horses being frightened, set off, and by the flapping of the leather, are spurred to the end of the course, where a strong rope stops them. A street in Rome, called Il Corso , is used for this purpose.
The scheme put in practice by Ministry to impose on the unsuspecting heart of Mr. Wedgwood, is as follows. Soon after the commercial treaty appeared, Mr. Eden waited on Mr. Wedgwood with an order for a dozen pts de chambre , each of which was to have a portrait of some one in the present Ministry at the inside; Lord Hershury and Lord Sydney were the first who sat on this occasion. This order, it was pretended, was a present from our court to the French Queen, and was meant as emblematical of the free Navigation that is to be tolerated in the narrow seas . The commission was no doubt flattering; Mr. Wedgwood bowed, and told Mr. Eden that he thought the treaty a good one.
The following is a letter from the Commanding Officer of the Brigantine which was sent to discover Old Greenland, which has long been supposed to be lost to the world, and buried by the sea.
On the 8th of August, 1786, we set sail on our expedition, from Copenhagen, bearing northward; at fifty-six degrees, we could not defer land of any sort; but quantities of ice floating as we advanced, we found it necessary to return. We then bore for the south as far as 65 degrees, 20 minutes, we perceived the land we were in quest of. It appeared to be about six miles from us, and as we fixed our eyes upon it, it appeared to extend from sixteen to twenty miles. It was surrounded by great mountains, covered with snow and ice, though we could perceive in many parts, free from snow, that it was covered with grass, or moss; having founded here, we did not find more than one hundred fathoms depth.
On the 17th of August, we observed that the ice was carried towards the land, and the shelves appeared in view; the floats of ice seemed separate, yet they were so united, that no vessel could force a passage through them, although they were not so close as that we could walk on foot upon them. We could find no opening by which we might approach the coast, and, as the ice began to gather round the ship, it was necessary to keep at a greater distance. August 20th, north latitude, 64 degrees 50 minutes, we saw land again, the same, probably we had seen before, and making every effort to get near it, in spite of the immense quantities of ice, we were so successful as to reach within three miles of it, whence we perceived a space of sixteen to twenty miles, but being forced to return we failed south, and at fifteen miles southward of the place where we were first, we again approached within three miles of land. Here we observed a gulph of considerable magnitude, which extended inland, so that we could not discover where it ended. We coursed almost the coast, until being afraid of the ice inclosing us, we went again out into the high sea. Among our crew, there were two marines, who had formerly failed to Greenland, and who informed us, that in Davis's Strait, the mountains of ice, and the ice that floats, are not near so large as those we found here.—We failed next eastward, having thrice unsuccessfully attempted to get near land. When we had failed so far eastward as not to be apprehensive of the ice, we found ourselves in the greatest danger; for at night, in a furious tempest, our ship became in a moment, surrounded with a great quantity of ice.
The storm lasted four weeks; we made every effort to advance northward, without effect; what way we made towards the north in four or five days, we generally lost in one, being driven back rapidly. The ballast was shifted; the great boat, the charges, and the cordage were on the leeward side; for in the night of Aug. 24, a terrible surge arose, so that the ship could not be kept afloat for two minutes; the wind carried away part of the sail; the ship moved on her side, and the billows broke upon us as against a rock.
Sept. 2, the weather became calm, so that we could replace the boat; we disposed the ballast the best way possible, but with great difficulty. The ship continued her side position, so that the sails were of no use, and still less could we tack about. Sept. 6, the weather was very cold, and the waves came over the ship. The same day we descried Jekkelon. On the 10th we moved towards the south. The sails were all in shatters, and, luted with the mast and cordage; the ship's motion was that of a wreck. The storm, in the mean while increased. Sept. 18, we came to an anchor in the harbour of Holmenhaven, and while we remained there, repaired our ship as much as possible. On the 22d, we failed from the gulph of Holmensford. Captain Lorentz Lorenzen departed the same day with our reports and letters. The wind became contrary, we were neither able to make for the gulph of Havnesford, nor return to Holmenhaven, but were obliged to remain between two islands off the port of Holmenhaven. At night, a storm arose from the south, which we have reason to think proved fatal to the ship in which Captain Lorentzen was, as we perceived pieces of wreck floating towards land at the distance of five miles.
His Grace of Richmond having been for some time indisposed, is attributed by some to excessive joy, that by the destruction of the old fortifications at Brightelmstone, his Grace has now an opportunity of exercising his bobby-horse in erecting new ones.
Uncle Toby has just finished a curious model of the intended Brighton fortifications in paste-board , mounted by cannons formed of embossed paper , which is shortly to be laid before the Board of Ordnance for their approbation.
UNITED STATES.
NEW-YORK, FEBRUARY 9.
Authentic Information of the Insurrection in Massachusetts.
Copy of a letter from the Hon. General Shepard to his Excellency Governor Bowdoin, dated Springfield, January 26, 1787.
SIR,
THE unhappy time is come in which we have been obliged to shed blood. Shays, who was at the head of about twelve hundred men, marched yesterday afternoon about four o'clock, towards the public buildings, in battle array.—He marched his men in an open column by platoons. I sent several times by one of my Aids, and two other gentlemen, Captains Buffington and Woodbridge, to him to know what he was after, or what he wanted. His reply was, he wanted barracks, and barracks he would have, and stores. The answer returned was, he must purchase them dear, if he had them. He still proceeded on his march, until he approached within two hundred and fifty yards of the arsenal. He then made a halt. I immediately sent Major Lyman, one of my Aids, and Captain Buffington, to inform him not to march his troops any nearer the arsenal on his peril, as I was stationed here by order of your Excellency and the Secretary at War, for the defence of the public property; in case he did, I should surely fire on him and his men. A Mr. Wheeler, who appeared to be one of Shays' Aids, met Mr. Lyman, after he had delivered my orders in the most peremptory manner, and made answer, that that was all he wanted. Mr. Lyman returned with his answer.
Shays immediately put his troops in motion and marched on rapidly near one hundred yards. I then ordered Major Stephens, who commanded the artillery, to fire upon them, he accordingly did. The two first shot he endeavoured to overshoot them, in hopes they would take warning without firing among them, but it had no effect on them. Major Stephens then directed his shot through the centre of his column. The fourth or fifth shot put the whole column into the utmost confusion. Shays made an attempt to display the column, but in vain. We had one howitzer loaded with grape shot, which, when fired, gave them great uneasiness. Had I been disposed to destroy them, I might have charged upon their rear and flanks with my infantry and the two field pieces, and could have killed the greater part of his whole army within twenty-five minutes. There was not a single musket fired on either side.
I found three men dead on the spot, and one wounded, who is since dead. One of our artillery men, by inattention, was badly wounded.
Three muskets were taken up with the dead, which were all deeply loaded. I enclose to your Excellency a copy of a paper sent to me last evening. I have received no reinforcement yet, and expect to be attacked this day by their whole force combined.
I am, Sir,
With great respect, Your Excellency's most obedient, Humble servant, WILLIAM SHEPARD. His Excellency James Bowdoin, Esq.
The following is a copy of the paper inclosed in the above letter.
Head-Quarters, West-Springfield, Jan. 2, 1787.
THE body of the people assembled in arms, adhering to the first principles in natural self-preservation, do, in the most peremptory manner demand,
 1. That the troops in Springfield lay down their arms.  2. That their arms be deposited in the public stores, under the care of their proper officers, to be returned to the owners at the termination of the present contest.  3. That the troops return to their homes upon parole. 
To the Commanding Officer at
Springfield. Jan. 25, 1787.
Luke Day, Captain Commandant of this Division.
On the back, "By Col. Eli Parsons."
Extract of a letter from the Hon. General Lincoln to his Excellency Governor Bowdoin, dated Head-Quarters, Springfield, Jan. 28, 1787.
DEAR SIR,
WE arrived here yesterday about noon, with one regiment from Suffolk, one from Essex, one from Middlesex, and one from Worcester, with three companies of artillery, a corps of horse, and a volunteer corps under the command of Col. Baldwin. The other company of artillery, with the other regiment from Middlesex, and another from Worcester, which were as a cover to our stores, arrived about eight o'clock in the evening.
On my arrival, I found that Shays had taken post at a little village, six miles north of this, with the whole force under his immediate command; and that Day had taken post in West-Springfield, and that he had fixed a guard at the Ferry-House, on the west side of the river, and that he had a guard at the bridge over Aggawam river: By this disposition, all communication from the north and west, in the usual paths, was cut off.
From a consideration of this insult on government; that by an early move, we should instantly convince the insurgents of its ability and determination speedily to disperse them; that we wanted the houses occupied by these men to cover our own troops; that General Patterson was on his march to join us, which to obstruct was an object with them; that a successful movement would give spirit to the troops; that it would be so was reduced to as great a certainty as can be had in operations of this kind:—From these considerations, Sir, with many others, I was induced to order the troops under arms at three o'clock in the afternoon, although most of them had been so from one in the morning.
We moved about half after three, and crossed the river upon the ice, with the four regiments, and four pieces of artillery: the light horse, and the troops of this division, under General Shepard, moved up the river on the ice, with an intention to fall in between Shays, &c. who was on the east side of the river, and Day on the west, and to prevent a junction, as well as to cut off Day's retreat. We supposed that we should hereby encircle him with a force so superior that he would not dare to fire upon us, which would effectually prevent bloodshed, as our troops were enjoined, in the most positive manner, not to fire without orders. The moment we showed ourselves upon the river, the guard at the ferry-house turned out, and left the

pass open to us. They made a little shew of force, for a minute or two, near the meeting-house, and then retired in the utmost confusion and disorder. Our horse met them at the west end of the village; but the insurgents found means, by crossing the fields and taking to the woods, to escape them; some were taken, who are aggravately guilty, but not the most so.
The next news we had of them, was by an express from Northampton, that part of them arrived in the south end of that town about eleven o'clock. Shays, also, in a very precipitate manner, left his post at Chickabee, and sometime in the night passed through South Hadley in his way to Amherst. As soon as our men are refreshed this morning, we shall move.
Head-Quarters, Springfield, 27th Jan. 1787.
GENERAL ORDERS. THE General would be wanting in justice to the troops he has the honor to command, should he omit to express his thanks, to both officers and soldiers, for their patience and ready obedience during so arduous a march; and since his junction with the troops of this division, he is particularly pleased with the order and regularity which the army has discovered in their movements this afternoon.
Extract of a letter from a gentleman at Springfield, dated Jan. 28, 1787.
"On Friday evening I came on to this place, and on Saturday morning the troops entered. Shays was at Chickabee, and had one guard at a mill, two and an half miles from the hill, from which Gen. Shepard found necessary to dislodge him in the evening. Capt. Day was on the west side of the river, with the reputation of having 1000 men. About 4 o'clock, on Saturday, Gen. Lincoln found it convenient to quarter some of his troops in West-Springfield, and moved a part of them in two columns, into the village. Mr Day abandoned the place without the shew of resistance, and we picked up only a few of the stragglers. This morning, Sunday, we find he marched to Northampton last night.
"The account of Shays' attempt on Gen. Shepard's works, and his infamous behaviour, you will have received. Sergeant Chaloner, of Boston, lost both his arms, by accident, in Gen. Shepard's artillery.
"Shays retreated to Amherst last night, and this morning our army moves after him. Our troops, in their movement yesterday, discovered discipline, and promise us every success. We may sleep this night in Hadley. The nearer we come to these people, the more we despise their characters. Their numbers are every where exaggerated, and you will hear of myriads; but their whole collected strength does not exceed 2000, and they do not mean to fight. Our old General shines, especially in his movements. He has the entire confidence of his army, and will push them as fast as their legs will carry them.
"We shall require time to hunt up this rebellion; and if we do not drive it from the State, I am much deceived. Shays has supported his adherents by a series of the most palpable falsehoods. He begins to be detected, and must eventually fail."
Another letter says, "In our pursuit we took most of their provisions and baggage, and about 40 prisoners, some of them noted fellows."
Gen. Lincoln was lately applied to by a person in behalf of the insurgents, requesting his aid to obtain their pardon—to which Gen. Lincoln replied, That they might do it with safety by resigning their arms to a Justice of Peace, and he would recommend them to the General Court for pardon; in consequence of which a number came in.
Copy of a letter from General LINCOLN to Captain Shays.
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS. Hadley, January 30, 1787. To Captain Shays, and the Officers commanding the Men in Arms against the Government of this Commonwealth. WHETHER you are convinced or not of your error in taking up arms, I am fully persuaded that before this hour you must have the fullest conviction upon your own minds, that you are not able to execute your original purposes. Your resources are few—your force is inconsiderable, and hourly decreasing, from the disaffections of your men. You are in a post where you have neither cover nor supplies, and in a situation in which you can neither give aid to your friends nor discomfort to the supporters of good order and government. Under these circumstances you cannot hesitate a moment to disband your deluded followers; if you should not, I must approach and apprehend the most influential characters among you. Should you attempt to fire upon the troops of government, the consequences must be fatal to many of your men, the least guilty. To prevent bloodshed, you will communicate to your privates, that if they will instantly lay down their arms, surrender themselves to government, take and subscribe the oath of allegiance to this Commonwealth, they shall be recommended to the General Court for mercy. If you should either withhold this information from them, or suffer your people to fire upon our approach, you must be answerable for all the ills which may exist in consequence thereof.
B. LINCOLN, Commanding the forces under Government. Extract of a letter from Worcester, dated Jan. 23, 1787.
"Capt. Smith of Atinol, gives me information, that a Capt. Rice, of Guilford, in Vermont, informed him, some time the beginning of last week, he was at Mr. Doolittle's, innkeeper in North-field, in the county of Hampshire, where he learnt from the family, that two or three nights before the King's Attorney, of the province of Canada, lodged at that house—that he had with him a considerable quantity of cash—and that he had by oblique inquiries, endeavoured to find out Daniel Shays—that he, with his attendants, sat out for the place, the morning following."—The gentleman who gives this information is a person of truth, and we believe it may be depended on."
Marryed, at Charleston, South-Carolina, Tuesday the 23d ultimo, the Honorable DAVID RAMSAY, Esq. to Miss LAURENS, eldest daughter of the Honorable Henry Laurens, Esquire.
Died, last Tuesday, in the 66th year of his age, the Reverend Mr. TETARD, one of the Professors of Columbia College, and late Chaplain to the northern army under the command of General Montgomery. His remains were yesterday decently interred in the family vault in Trinity Church yard, attended by the Clergy of the different Churches,
and a respectable number of his friends and fellow-citizens.
ARRIVALS since our Last. Ship Betsy, Saltus, Charleston. Ship ——— Carthagena. Brig Richmond, ——— Cape Francois. Schooner Willing Maid, Phoenix, New-London. Schooner Betty, Botalow, Currocoa. Sloop Julia, Latham, Charleston. Sloop Dolphin, Hughes, St. Eustatius.
TO BE SOLD,
Together or Separate, A Valuable LOT OF GROUND, on which is a very commodious Dwelling-House, situated on the north side of Water-Street—in breadth front and rear 25 feet, and in length from Water-Street 100 feet.
Also a Water Lot opposite said house, containing in breadth on Water-Street 24 feet 5 inches, in the rear on the East-river 22 feet 4 inches, and extends in length on each side from Water-Street 200 feet into the East-river. There is erected on this lot a large and convenient Wharf. For terms of sale &c. apply at No. 106 Water-street, or of Robert Hunter, No. 20 Wall-Street.
N. B. If not sold at Private Sale on or before the 17th day of February instant, will be disposed of at PUBLIC VENDUE on that day at 12 of the clock on the premises. 70
TO BE LET,
And possession given the 1st day of May next, A Large three story brick Dwelling-House, No. 135, Duke-street, containing eleven rooms, with five places in each, with a large kitchen and cellar under, a good yard and cistern belonging to the same; and has every convenience and accommodation for a genteel family. Also, that commodious and large Store House adjoining the above, leading from Duke to Mill-street, now occupied by Shaler and Schor (formerly by Perry, Hays and Sherbrook) is well known by the Connecticut, New-Jersey and North River Traders. It is very convenient for a wholesale merchant, having the upper and lower floors shelved; and a large dry cellar under, on a level with the street, and will contain 30 puncheons of rum. For terms apply to Wm. Ustick, No. 33, Queen-street. 70
A Store and Cellar to be Let.
THE Store and Cellar No. 14, Great Dock-street, at the sign of the Pad-Lock, contiguous to Coenties slip, and very suitable for an iron-monger or dry good merchant. For terms inquire at the premises. 70
ALL persons having demands against the estate of JAMES MCLEUR, of Suffolk County, late deceased, are requested to exhibit their accounts to Mr. Daniel Phoenix, of the city of New-York, or to the subscriber. 70 3
Ezra L'Hommedieu, Administrator.
The Copartnership of
Simon Van Antwerp, Nicholas Van Antwerp and Peter Boos, under the firm of Simon Van Antwerp and Co. is this day dissolved by mutual consent; —all persons indebted to said firm, are desired to make speedy payment, and all persons having any demands against them, are desired to deliver in their accounts to Nicholas Van Antwerp, No. 45, Little Dock-street.
Simon Van Antwerp, Nicholas Van Antwerp, Peter Boos. February 7, 1787. 70 6
NOTICE
NOTICE is hereby given to all persons indebted to the estate of Frederick and Jeremiah Simonson, of Richmond county, deceased, to make immediate payment; and all those who have any demands on the same, are desired to render their accounts properly attested to Hermanus Garrison, } Executors. John S. Gozen Simonson, } New-York, February 8. 70 4
NOTICE
THAT we propose to make application to the Commissioners of the Land-Office, for a grant of Land under water, in the Hudson river, of the breadth of 112 feet, facing land, lying betwixt a lot of Globe Requeau, on the north, and a lot of the Widow Ann Mackling, on the south, at Tarrytown, in the county of Westchester, agreeably to an act of the Legislature, entitled, "An act for the speedy sale of unappropriated lands within this State, and for other purposes therein mentioned;" passed the 5th of May, 1786.
Thomas Randall, Thomas Raab. Feb. 7, 1787. 70 6
To the PUBLIC.
A Gentleman of the Physical Profession, regularly educated, offers with great deference his services to the public. As he was many years a surgeon of practice, he hopes his experience will particularly recommend him to those who have the misfortune to be exposed to the ravages of a disorder prevalent enough in all populous cities. As he happens to be a stranger, he can have little more, exclusive of the knowledge of his profession to recommend him, save only the moderation of his charges, and the most assiduous attention to such patients as will honor him with their confidence.
It is his interest and duty to observe the most inviolable secrecy where occasion requires. In all disorders whatsoever, he gives advice gratis, to such poor persons as come recommended by any of the Clergy, or respectable families in this city. All seamen are informed, that directions and medicines will be given which may enable them to cure themselves in many disorders incident to their situation, if they observe attention to his rules.
The Doctor may be consulted every day, at the Widow Bull's, No. 58, Fair-street, near Golden-Hill. 51
FOR SALE,
By AUCTION, On Thursday, 22d February instant, at the Coffee-House, precisely at one o'Clock;
THE House, No. 36, in Hanover-square, 3 stories high, and 3 rooms on each floor. The premises are replete with every convenience for a family, and admirably well calculated for a dry good merchant. The store is well fitted up, and the house in compleat repair. There are two cellars, one under the other, the lower one the whole depth of the house, remarkably dry and well adapted to any trade that requires good cellaring. In the cellar is a good well of water, and in the yard a cement cistern. The central situation of the house, and its vicinity to the one taken for the Bank, are peculiar advantages obvious to every man of business.—Further information, and the conditions of sale may be had of
ANTHONY L. BLEECKER. The purchaser may be accommodated with the house in the rear, if wanted. 70 3
TO BE SOLD,
ON reasonable terms, in the whole or in parcels, three thousand one hundred and fifty acres of extraordinary rich and fertile Intervale and Upland , situated on Pollett-river, and that part of Wood-creek, called Indian or Green-river, in the township of Granville, in the county of Washington and State of New-York, formerly granted to Captain Robert Campbell—Also two thousand one hundred acres of excellent good Land , to the south westward thereof, in the same township and county, heretofore granted to Captain William Farquhar—And also, two thousand one hundred acres of very good Land , in the same neighbourhood, granted in the year 1764, to Lieutenant David Borry, to all which an indisputable title will be given. Apply to James Farquhar in New-York. 57
To be Sold at Private Sale,
BY the Subscriber, a FARM, containing 100 acres of Land, or the half thereof; situated in the precinct of New-Windsor, in the county of Ulster and State of New-York, seven miles from New-Windsor landing, adjoining the main road leading to Minnisk;—there can be cut on the said farm, 25 or 30 tons of English hay, with an orchard that will produce between 60 and 70 barrels of cider the bearing year, and the next year 20 or 30, with a convenient frame house, 32 by 28, with a cellar under the same, with a variety of fruit trees round the house, a good frame barn shingled, with a convenient spring near the barn, and a stream that never freezes. The whole under good tenures and repair.—An indisputable title will be given by the subscriber now residing on the premises. 1 52 13
THOMAS PORTER.
At a Court of Probate of the State of New-York, held at the Probate-Office in the city of New-York, on the 12th day of January, in the year of our Lord, one thousand seven hundred and eighty-seven:
PRESENT, The Honorable Thomas Tredwell, Esquire, Judge of the said Court:
WHEREAS Joseph Owen, administrator of John Parent, late of Nova-Scotia, yeoman, deceased, hath by his petition presented to the said Judge set forth, that the said John Parent, was at the time of his death seized of a real estate within this State, that the petitioner had made a just and true account of the personal estate and debts of the said John Parent, as far as he had been able to discover the same, and that thereby it appeared that the personal estate of his said intestate was insufficient to pay his debts, & therefore requested the aid of the said Judge in the premises according to the directions of the act entitled, "An act for the relief of creditors against heirs, devisees, executors and administrators, and for proving wills respecting real estates;" and the said petitioner hath delivered to the said Judge the account in the said petition mentioned: Hereupon it is ordered by the said Judge, that all persons interested in the estate of the said John Parent, do appear before him at the Probate-Office, in the city of New-York, on the twenty-eighth day of February next, to show cause if any they have, why so much of the real estate whereof the said John Parent died seized, should not be sold as will be sufficient to pay his debts. 1 63 4
THOMAS TREDWELL.
At a Court of Probate of the State of New-York, held at the Probate-Office in the city of New-York, on the 19th day of January, in the year of our Lord, one thousand seven hundred and eighty-seven:
PRESENT, The Honorable Thomas Tredwell, Esquire, Judge of the said Court:
WHEREAS Elijah Lee, administrator of Edmund Palmer, late of Cortlandt's manor, in the county of Westchester, yeoman, deceased, hath by his petition presented to the said Judge set forth, that the said Edmund Palmer, was at the time of his death, seized of a real estate within this State, that the petitioner had made a just and true account of the personal estate and debts of the said Edmund Palmer, as far as he could discover the same, and that thereby it appeared, that the personal estate of the said intestate was insufficient to pay his debts, and therefore requested the aid of the said Judge in the premises according to the directions of the act, entitled, "An act for the relief of creditors against heirs, devisees, executors and administrators, and for proving wills respecting real estates;" and the said Elijah Lee, hath delivered to the said Judge, the account in the said petition mentioned: Hereupon it is ordered by the said Judge, that all persons interested in the estate of the said Edmund Palmer, do appear before him at the Probate-Office in the city of New-York, on the seventh day of March next, to show cause if any they have, why so much of the real estate whereof the said Edmund Palmer died seized, should not be sold as will be sufficient to pay his debts. 1 65 4
THOMAS TREDWELL.
PARTITION of LANDS.
WHEREAS we the subscribers were, pursuant to the directions of an act of the Legislature of the State of New-York, entitled "an act for the partition of lands;" passed the sixteenth of March, 1785, appointed Commissioners to make partition and division of a certain tract of land situate in the county of Ulster, granted to Philip Schuyler, Johannis Lansing, jun. Henry Wileman, and Jacobus Bruyn, by letters patent bearing date the 7th day of July, 1720, commonly called the Eight Thousand Acres Tract ; which partition and division we have completed, and do hereby give notice that we have filed the field books and maps thereof, in the respective offices, agreeable to the directions of the said act, and that we will meet at the house of George Smith, Inn-holder, at Shawangunk, in the county of Ulster aforesaid, on the twenty-seventh day of March next, at ten o'clock in the forenoon of which all persons interested therein are required to take notice, and to attend at the time and place above mentioned, and to see the several lots balloted for, in each respective allotment of the aforesaid partition and division of the said tract.
CHRIST. TAPPEN, CORS. SCHOONMAKER, THOS. MOFFAT, Ulster county, 3d Jan. 1787. 65
To be Sold at Public Vendue,
On the Twenty-eighth day of March next, At the House of GEORGE SMITH, in the precinct of Shawangunk, in the county of Ulster, Inn-holder:
Three certain pieces or
PARCELS of LAND;
PART of a certain tract granted by letters patent unto Philip Schuyler and others, situate and lying in the county of Ulster, and known by the Eight Thousand Acres Tract laid out and set a part to defray the expense of the partition and division of the said tract, by the subscribers, Commissioners, appointed in pursuance of the act entitled "An act for the partition of land," passed the 16th day of March, 1785, to make partition and division thereof: The first of the said pieces or parcels of land is bounded as follows—beginning at the south-east-most corner of that part of the said tract formerly divided, and runs thence south 33, 18, west 81 chains and 50 links, thence south 69, 18 east forty-two chains, thence north 4, 12, west eighty-four chains to where it began; containing one hundred and sixty seven acres; now in the occupation of Joel Frans . The second and third of the said pieces or parcels are bounded to the south and south-east by the Shawangunk-Kill, to the west and north by the westerly and northerly bounds of the said tract, and to the east by the undivided part thereof. The second of the said pieces or parcels of land, contains one hundred acres, and is now in the possession of Solomon Brinck. And the third of the said pieces or parcels of land contains four hundred acres, and is now in the possession and occupation of Jacob Rosekrans, Wilhelmus Rosekrans, and Jacob Clearwater, for which said pieces or parcels of land, as good a title will be given to the purchaser or purchasers, for the separate enjoyment thereof, as if all the patentees or proprietors of the said lands, had made and executed the same in due form of law, by
CHRIST. TAPPEN, CORS. SCHOONMAKER, THOS. MOFFAT. Kingston, Ulster county, January 13, 1787. 65
TO BE SOLD,
TWO Valuable FARMS, each containing 150 acres, lying contiguous to each other, on Croton-river, in the manor of Philipsburgh, lately in the possession of John Bulyea and John Bailey. For terms of sale inquire of General Cortlandt or the subscriber, who will give a warranted title for the same. 64
PIERRE V. CORTLANDT, jun.
THOMAS SMITH,
BOOT, Shoe-Maker, and Leather Cutter, No. 179, Queen Street, corner of Beekman, or Chapel Street, sells all sorts of boots and shoes at the following prices: £. s. d.
Mens best boots, town made, warranted, 2 8 0 Common ditto, ditto, ditto 2 4 0 Mens shoes, best sort, ditto, ditto 0 12 0 Ditto shoes, strong ditto, from 8/ 0 9 0 Womens satin or callimanco shoes, 0 11 0 Ditto, leather ditto 0 8 0 Boys, girls, and childrens shoes of all sorts. English boot legs, bend soles, and country leather of all sorts, cheap for cash. Black-ball of excellent quality for cleaning boots and shoes, wholesale and retail.
N. B. A quantity of mens strong shoes, fit for country store-keepers, or the Southern trade, and will be exchanged for tanned leather or raw hides. 47
Wanted, North-American BANK BILLS.
NICHOLAS LOW,
At No. 216, Water-street, near the Old-slip,
HAS for SALE,
Old Madeira and Sherry, rich Lisbon and Cape } WINES in pipes and quarter casks, of Good Hope Brandy, Cayenne Cocoa, China Bowls, and Cups and Saucers, assorted in cases, Delft Dishes, and Plates in imitation of China, Sewing Twine, Brass Kettles in nests, with wire for handles, Whet Stones, and Toys, a variety assorted in cases. 45 6m

WHEREAS THOMAS HENDERSON of the city of New-York, gentleman, and RACHEL his wife (for the securing the payment of twelve hundred and fifty Spanish milled dollars, with the lawful interest for the same, at the rate of seven per cent. per annum, according to the condition of a certain bond bearing date the twenty-fourth day of January, in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty-five, and executed by the said Thomas Henderson to David Masterton of the said city of New-York, mariner) did by indenture of mortgage, bearing date the said twenty-fourth day of January, in the year last aforesaid, mortgage to the said David Masterton, "all that certain messuage or dwelling house and lot, piece or parcel of ground, situated, lying and being in the city of New-York, in Montgomery ward of the said city, and on the northerly side of a certain street called Water-street, and is bounded southerly in front by the said street easterly by ground late of Robert Benson and James Livingston, westerly by ground now or late of John Latham, and northerly in the rear by ground formerly belonging to the said Thomas Henderson, but now to the heirs of John Rutter, deceased; and contains in breadth, in front and rear twenty-five feet, and extends in length from Water-street towards Cherry-street, one hundred feet, be the same more or less. And also, all that certain water lot, being the easternmost equal third part of a certain water lot, known and distinguished by lot No. 12, and which was granted to John Latham, which said easternmost equal third part of the said lot No. 12, is situated, lying and being directly opposite to the front of the said messuage or dwelling house, and lot of ground above mentioned and described; and is bounded northerly by the said Water-street, easterly by a certain water lot, known and distinguished by lot No. 13, westerly by part of the said lot No. 12, and southerly by the East-river or harbour; and contains in breadth upon Water-street, twenty-four feet five inches, and in the rear upon the said East-river, twenty-two feet four inches, and extends in length on each side from Water-street aforesaid, into the said East-river, two hundred feet, all English measure, together with all and singular the houses, out houses, kitchens, ells, buildings, yards, fences, easements, profits, commodities, advantages, hereditaments, and appurtenances whatsoever to the same belonging, or in any wise appertaining." And whereas, in and by the said indenture of mortgage it was covenanted and agreed that in case default should be made in the payment of the said twelve hundred and fifty Spanish milled dollars, on the first day of February, which should be in the year of our Lord, one thousand seven hundred and eighty-five, with interest on the same as aforesaid, then and in such case the said David Masterton, his executors, administrators and assigns should or might, and he, they, or either of them whom the said covenant fully authorized and empowered by one or more public sale or sales, absolutely to sell, convey and surrender the said messuage or dwelling house, and lot of ground, and all and singular, other the said respective premises, with their and every of their rights, members and appurtenances, and the inheritance of the same to such purchaser or purchasers as the said David Masterton, his executors, administrators or assigns, or either of them should procure to purchase the same, and out of the monies arising from such sale or sales, should in the first place deduct and take to himself the said principal sum of twelve hundred and fifty Spanish milled dollars, and the interest which should be there due for the same, together with all the reasonable costs, charges and expenses in relation to the same; and after such deduction should be made, the surplus, if any there be, should be refunded to the said Thomas Henderson, his certain attorney, executors, administrators or assigns, as in and by the said indenture of mortgage reference thereto being had may more fully and at large appear. And whereas the whole of the said principal, together with all the interest thereon, is now due and owing to the said David Masterton. These are therefore to give notice to the said Thomas Henderson and Rachel his wife, that unless they do discharge the said twelve hundred and fifty Spanish milled dollars, together with all the interest due or to grow due thereon, on or before Saturday the twenty-fourth day of February next, ensuing the date of this notification—all and singular the mortgaged premises aforesaid, will be sold by the said David Masterton, on Saturday the said twenty-fourth day of February next, ensuing the date hereof as aforesaid, at eleven of the clock in the forenoon of the same day on the premises, pursuant to the covenant and agreement in the said indenture of mortgage contained; and also in pursuance of the directions contained in an act of the Legislature of the late colony of New-York, entitled, "An act for the more effectual registry of mortgages, and for securing the purchasers of mortgaged estates," passed the 19th of March, 1774. Dated this 13th day of August, 1786. 2 21 6m DAVID MASTERTON.
PUBLIC notice is hereby given, that we the subscribers, being a majority of the proprietors of a certain Tract of Land, situated on the south side of the Mohawk river, in the county of Montgomery, patented to William Bayard, and 54 other persons, in the year 1771, and commonly known by the name of the Oneida Purchase, do intend to petition the honorable the Legislature of this State, at their next meeting, for leave to bring in a bill authorizing and directing a division of the said tract, to be made by ballot, agreeable to a survey and map thereof, formerly made by Thomas Palmer and Beriah Palmer, surveyors; which map is now in the possession of Mr. Robert Ross, at No. 26, John-street, and will be produced for the inspection of any person whom it may concern—and all persons interested in the said tract, are hereby requested to attend at the next meeting of the Legislature, to show cause, if any they have, why the prayer of the said petition should not be granted; dated this eighth day of December, 1786. William Edgar, William Constable, James A. Stewart, Wm. Benson by James A. Stewart, his Attorney. John George Leake by Robt. Ross, his Attorney. Edward Grevswold, Robert Henry, Henry Remsen, Alexander Stewart, Robert Ross. 2 53
Wanted to Borrow on Interest, THE sum of two hundred and fifty pounds, for the securing which a mortgage on good real estate in this city will be given. Enquire at No. 66, Wall-street. Dec. 13, 1786. 54
NOTICE is hereby given, according to the form of an act of the Legislature of the late colony of New-York, entitled, "An act for the more effectual registry of mortgages, and for the securing the purchasers of mortgaged estates;" passed on the 19th day of March, in the year of our Lord, 1777,—that on Friday the 21st day of June next, ensuing the date hereof, at ten o'clock in the forenoon of the same day, WILL be SOLD at public auction, at the merchants Coffee-House, in the city of New-York, the fee simple of all that certain messuage and Lot of Ground, in a certain indenture of mortgage, made between James Abel, of the city, county and State of New-York, merchant, and Gertrude, his wife, of the one part, and Francis Lewis, of the same place, merchant, of the other part, described as follows, to wit:—All that certain messuage and Lot of Ground, situated, lying and being in the dock ward of the aforesaid city of New-York, bounded as follows, to wit:—Northerly on a street commonly called and known by the name of Great Dock-street, easterly by a lot of ground formerly belonging to Garret Van Horne, deceased, southerly by a lot of ground belonging to Peter Mesier, and westerly by a house and lot, the property of Isaac Moses, being in breadth, in front, 25 feet and 6 inches, and in the rear 25 feet, one inch, and in length on the east side 70 feet, and on the west 69 feet, and 6 inches, with a gang-way three and an half feet wide, to Little Dock-street, and all buildings, ways, paths, profits, commodities, advantages, emoluments and hereditaments whatsoever to the said messuage or tenement and lot of ground belonging, or in any wise appertaining. Which sale will be made in virtue of a mortgage of the said premises, by indenture of lease and release, bearing date the 29th day of July, in the year of our Lord, 1785, with a power to sell therein contained, from the said James Abel and Gertrude his wife, to the said Francis Lewis; and deeds of conveyance will be thereupon executed to the purchaser, pursuant to the said power, by FRANCIS LEWIS. New-York, Dec. 18, 1786. 2 51 18/6.
WHEREAS I SAMUEL SAYRE, of the county of Richmond and State of New-York, innholder, stand indebted unto WILLIAM NEWTON, late of the city of New-York and State of New-York, gentleman, in and by a certain bond and mortgage, bearing date prior to the first day of January, in the year of our Lord, one thousand seven hundred and seventy-six, and conditioned for the payment of the sum of two hundred pounds, lawful money of the State of New-York, or thereabouts, with lawful interest for the same; and whereas the said sum of two hundred pounds with a considerable arrearage of interest is now due, and payable unto the said William Newton, by me the subscriber: Therefore I the said Samuel Sayre do, in pursuance of two certain acts of the Legislature of the State of New-York, the one entitled, "An act relative to debts due to persons within the enemies lines," passed the 12th day of July, 1782, the other entitled, "An act to explain and amend the act entitled an act relative to debts due to persons within the enemies lines," passed the 12th day of July, 1782, passed the 24th day of November, 1784; hereby notify and require you the said William Newton to appear at the Inferior Court of Common Pleas, to be held in and for the county of Orange, at the Court-House in the new city, in said county, on the second Tuesday in October next, to have a settlement, and payment made of the said debt, agreeable to the mode prescribed in and by the several acts aforesaid. Dated this seventeenth day of January, one thousand seven hundred and eighty-seven. 2 64 16 SAMUEL SAYRE.
WILL be SOLD at PUBLIC AUCTION or VENDUE, at the Merchants Coffee-House, in the city of New-York, on the 20th day of April next, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon; all that certain messuage or dwelling house and lot of ground thereunto belonging, situated, lying and being in the said city of New-York, in a certain street commonly known by the name of Broad-street, being bounded in front by Broad-street aforesaid, northerly by Mill-street, southerly by a house and lot of ground late of John Livingston, deceased, and easterly in the rear by another lot of the said John Livingston. And also, all that certain messuage, tenement or dwelling house and lot of ground thereunto belonging, situated in the city of New-York aforesaid, in the north-ward of the said city, opposite to the new brick Presbyterian meeting-house; bounded northerly in front, by the street commonly known by the name of Nassau-street, easterly by a lot of ground formerly belonging to David Provoost, southerly in the rear by land now or late of William Pinkney, and westerly by the house and ground now or late of Arthur M'Neil, containing in front and rear 30 feet, and in depth on each side 21 feet. New-York, October 19, 1786. 1 38 6m
TO BE SOLD, At Private Sale, A LOT OF GROUND, on the west side of, and fronting Broadway, being bounded by the south by a lot of John Van Gelder, on the north by a lot lately the property of Wendell Ham, on the west by a lot of Isaac Buffum, and on the east by the said Broadway, and is in length on the north side 149 feet, and on the south side 143 feet, in breadth in the front 37 feet 5 inches, and in the rear 24 feet 3 inches. Also a TRACT OF LAND in the county of Westchester, lying in the fork of the road that leads from Peter Delancey's mill to King'sbridge and the Boston road, containing sixty acres one rod and four perches. A small Lot of SALT MEADOW in the Manor of Fordham, containing about one acre, more or less, near the above. Likewise a Lot of GROUND near to Captain Isaac Namylas, on the south side of the Boston post road, containing two acres more or less. For which an indisputable title will be given. Enquire of the subscriber, No. 37, Great Dock-street. 65 1m. ISAAC MOSES
WHEREAS Jonas Denton, of the precinct of Goshen, in the county of Orange, and State of New-York, yeoman, did in and by one certain indenture of mortgage, bearing date the 31st day of January, in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty-four, mortgage to Joseph Smith, of the precinct, county, and State aforesaid, all that messuage or parcel of lands and tenements, situate and lying in the patent of Wawayanda, in the precinct and county aforesaid, and is butted and bounded as follows, viz. adjoining the land now in possession of Jacob Post, and beginning at an ash tree, marked with the letters P C it being the westernmost corner of the said Jacob Post's land; and runs from thence along the lands of the said Jacob Post and the lands of Heeman Rowley, north twelve degrees and thirty minutes, east thirty-eight chains and seventy-six links to a white oak tree, marked for a corner of Adrian Van Houten's land, then along the line of the said Van Houten's land to Poachac road; then along the said road as the said road now runs to the south line of the aforesaid large tract; then along the said line as the trees are marked; south forty-eight degrees and thirty minutes, east seventy-nine chains and sixty-one links to the place of beginning, containing two hundred and forty-six acres of land, more or less, within the bounds and limits aforesaid, (excepting and reserving to and for the use of the said Jonas Denton, and his heirs and assigns forever, all mines and minerals now being and growing on the said hereby granted premises, any thing herein contained to the contrary in any wise notwithstanding):—Which said mortgage was to become void on the payment of three hundred and seventy pounds fifteen shillings and two-pence current money of New-York, with the lawful interest thereof, on or before the first day of May then next ensuing: And whereas the said Jonas Denton did in and by the said mortgage, for himself, his heirs, executors and administrators, covenant and agree to and with the said Joseph Smith, his heirs and assigns, that if default should be made in the payment of the said sum of three hundred and seventy pounds fifteen shillings and two-pence, with the interest thereof, or any part thereof, at the time whereon the same ought to be paid as above mentioned, that then, and in such case, it should be lawful for the said Joseph Smith, his heirs, and assigns, to sell and dispose of the said lands and premises above-mentioned and described, or any part or parcel thereof at public vendue, or otherwise; and out of the monies arising therefrom, to keep and retain in his hands the above-said sum of three hundred and seventy pounds, fifteen shillings and two-pence, and the interest thereof, or such part thereof as should be then due, together with the costs and charges of such sale, rendering the overplus monies, if any, to the said Jonas Denton, his heirs, Executors, administrators, or assigns; as by the said mortgage on the record thereof in the Clerk's office of the county of Orange, reference being thereunto had will appear.—And whereas the whole sum of the said three hundred and seventy pounds, fifteen shillings and two-pence, with the interest thereof, remain due and unpaid: This is therefore to give notice to the said Jonas Denton, that unless he pay and discharge the monies due upon the said mortgage, or cause the same to be paid and discharged, together with the costs and charges which have already arisen, or may hereafter arise in prosecuting the sale of the same, on or before the twenty-fourth day of May, in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty-seven, that the said mortgaged premises will then be sold at public vendue by the subscriber, and a good title in the law given to the purchaser, agreeable to the direction of an act of the Legislature of the late Colony of New-York, in such cases made and provided.—On said premises are two good log houses, with other improvements, the lands are calculated to make an excellent farm, being well proportioned with meadow and plough land, and thirty good apple trees. The Vendue will be held on the premises, at one of the clock in the afternoon, of the above said day. Conditions of sale will be then made known, and due attendance will be given, by JOSEPH SMITH. Orange County, November 24, 1786. 1 48 6m
TO BE SOLD, THAT noted FARM, in New-Rochelle, formerly belonging to Colonel Joseph Drake, containing three hundred and fifty acres of land, on which is a large, elegant, well finished dwelling house, with large and convenient kitchens, cellars, pantries, and milk-rooms, two good barns, almost new, with a mill-house, corn house, smoke-house, and other-out houses; the yards and gardens neatly laid out.—Also two large orchards of the best fruit, and a variety of cherries, peaches, pears, plums, &c. about sixty acres of well timbered woodland, and eighty of very excellent rich lowland meadow; and two other upland meadows, of exceeding good English grass. The farm is conveniently divided in lots, with several miles of good stone fence: It is situated about twenty two-miles from New-York, ind one from New-Rochelle town; it is bounded on front on the East-river and the great road to Boston, leading through the middle of the land, would make a proper division for two very excellent farms. It has the advantage of a constant passage boat to New-York market, and a ferry to Long-Island near the door, with plenty of fish and fowl in their season. The healthy and pleasant situation of this farm, the excellence of soil, the elegant and convenient buildings, commanding a beautiful and extensive prospect of the Sound, justly entitle it to the character of being equal to any in the State. Any person inclining to purchase, will please to apply to Philip Rhinelander, on the premises, or to Frederick Rhinelander, in New-York. A clear and indisputable title will be given, and possession to suit the purchaser. A house and lot in New-York, in a good stand for business, or goods will be taken in part payment. 1 58 8
TO BE SOLD,
PASTE-BOARD Sold by the Printers.
PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given, That the Subscribers have presented a petition to the Honorable the Legislature of the State of New-York, in Senate and Assembly convened, at their last Session, setting forth, that the Hon. Richard Maitland, late Deputy Adjutant-General of the troops of his Britannic Majesty, in and for North-America, deceased, was seized and possessed of a considerable real and personal estate, in the State of New-York. That the said Richard Maitland, in and by his last will and testament, bearing date the sixteenth day of February, one thousand seven hundred and seventy-one, did give, devise, and bequeath all his estate both real and personal, to his two natural sons, Richard and Peter, children of Mary M'Adam, and to the said Mary M'Adam, and the child of which she was then pregnant, equally to be divided among them, share and share alike. That the said Richard Maitland, in and by his said last will and testament did request, authorize and empower his Executors therein named, or such of them as should take upon them the execution of his said will, to manage, govern, and direct his estate in such manner, as they, or the major part of them, should think most for the advantage of his devisees: And in case his Executors, or such of them, as should take upon them the execution of his said will, or the major part of them should think fit, or deem it for the benefit of his devisees, he did by his said will desire, authorize, and empower his said Executors, and the survivors and survivor of them, who should at any time take upon them the execution of his said will, to grant, bargain and sell all or any part or parts of his real estate: And of his said will did appoint the Hon. Colonel Alexander Maitland, and William M'Adam, John Ogilvie, and Doctor William Bruce, deceased, the respective husbands of the subscribers, and Thomas Moncrieff, Esq. Major of Brigade, Executors.
That after making the same will, the said Mary M'Adam had issue one other son, named John, and that soon after he was intermarried with the said Richard Maitland, and had issue another son, named James, who was born after the decease of the said Richard Maitland: That the said Richard Maitland died some time in the year one thousand seven hundred and seventy-two, and that the said William M'Adam, John Ogilvie, and William Bruce, proved his will, and took upon themselves the execution thereof; but that the said Alexander Maitland, and Thomas Moncrieff never became acting Executors thereof.
That the said Richard Maitland was in his lifetime indebted to Sampson Simson and Solomon Simson respectively, in very considerable sums of money, and that the respective husbands of the subscribers, together with the said Thomas Moncrieff, entered into bonds to the said Sampson Simson and Solomon Simson respectively for the payment thereof.
That the said Richard Maitland was in his lifetime also indebted to the said William M'Adam, deceased, in very considerable sums of money, great part of which remains unpaid; and that the other sums of money were advanced by the said William M'Adam in his life time for the same estate, and after the death of the said Richard Maitland; all which are payable to the subscriber Ann M'Adam, as sole Legatee and Executrix of the will of the said William M'Adam, deceased.
That the said William M'Adam, John Ogilvie, and William Bruce, are all dead, and that the said Alexander Maitland resides in that part of Great-Britain called England, & the said Thomas Moncrieff, Esquire, in Halifax, or some other part of the British dominions, and have not taken upon themselves the Executorship of the will of the said Richard Maitland, deceased.
That all the children of the said Richard Maitland, deceased, are infants, and that by reason thereof, and of the death of the respective husbands of the subscribers, and the absence of the other Executors aforesaid, his estate cannot be sold and disposed of, for the payment of the debts, and maintenance and support of the widow, and younger children of the said Richard Maitland, deceased, who are in necessitous circumstances: And thereupon, praying that the estate, both real and personal, of the said Richard Maitland, deceased, may be by a law, vested in Trustees, and that the whole, or such part thereof, as may be necessary for those purposes, may be directed to be sold, as well for the payment of the debts due therefrom, as for the maintenance and education of the children of the said Richard Maitland, deceased.
Whereupon the Honorable the Senate and Assembly did resolve in the words following, to wit.
State of New-York, in Senate, March 24, 1786.
RESOLVED, (if the Honorable the Assembly concur therein) that Ann M'Adam, Margaret Ogilvie and Judith Bruce, have leave to present a bill to either House of the Legislature, to vest the real and personal estate of Richard Maitland, in trustees, to be by them sold for the payment of his debts and the maintenance and education of the children of the said Richard Maitland, deceased, agreeable to the prayer of their petition; on the petitioners having previously caused the substance of their petition, and a copy of this resolution to be published four weeks successively, in two or more of the public newspapers printed in this State.
ORDERED, That Mr. Gasher deliver a copy of the preceding resolution to the Honorable the Assembly. Extract, ABM. B. BANCER, Clerk.
In Assembly, March 24, 1786. RESOLVED, That this House do concur with the Senate in the said resolution.
ORDERED, That Mr. Mersereau deliver a copy of the preceding resolution of concurrence to the Honorable the Senate. A copy, JOHN M'KESSON, Clerk.
ANN M'ADAM, JUDITH BRUCE, MARGARAT OGILVIE. New-York, February 1, 1787. 1 68 4
BLANKS Of all kinds, Sold by the PRINTERS.