Daily Republican., 1879-04-16
AN OLD PAPER.
Who Carried ON Business IN WILL
mingtOn One Hundred Years


mfngtOn One Hundred Years
Ago.
Through the kindness Of Mr.. George
W. Turner, Of New Castle, we have
been handed copy of the delaware
and Eastern Shore Advertiser" printed
in Wilmington, June Goth, ,l799,by Sam
uel and John Adams, who it appears
were printers Of the laws Of the United
States for the District Of Delaware, their
Office being at that time at the corner
of King and High Streets, now Fourt..:
and King. The paper is about twelve
by twenty inches with sixteen columns,
ten of which were entirely devoted to
advertising, and the other six to for.
eign news. So far as we could spe
there was not local item in that pa
per.
Amongst the advertisements were the
following: George Booth Of New Cas-
tie, draws deeds; negro girl who had
had the smallpox and measles was
offered for sale; Thomas Whitherspoon
of Middletown had lot to sell; Peter
Charles Vale, advertised for prosposals
for publishing a map Of Delaware and
part of Pennsylvania by subscription,
and Cunning Bedford, James FELTON,,
Caesar Rodney and John Vaughn recon-
msnded him. George Pierce wanted
to settle up the estate Of George Hilles
of New Castle; William Hemphill, of
Wilmington, had closed out the grocery
business, and wants his creditors to
come and settle James Hemphill kept
liquor store at the lower end of King
street. opposite the Bird in hand tavern;
John Il William Warner kept a whole
sale grocery store on the wharf at the
foot of Market street, and run a packet
like their successors are still doing. The
packet was named the Charlotte, Richard
Hancock master.
Peter Robinson advertised lost 500
note on til. bank of Charleston S. c.;
William Payne gave notice that he was
the inventor of the patent soap stone
store; John Grow gave notice of a meet
ing of the Trustees of the Poor; James
NJ. Henry, Secretary Of war, advertised
for proposals for supplies; Oliver VOL
colt, Secretary of the Treasury, adver.
tised the law about load grants; three
columns are devoted to publishing limi
ted States Laws; five columns are de-
voted to foreign news; "A citizen of
Delaware" commended the military
spirit which pervaded the State. Sam
uel A. Mattheras gave vent to
his feelings in a very creditable
poem, at the return of peace;
Francis Dunlap advertises a yawl
which he feund John Crow adyertises
dry goods; Thomas Smyth, administra-
tor for John James, wants his creditors
to come and settle; Eleanor Miller wants
the creditors of George Miller to do the
same; John Fisher advertises two ne
gro men ran away, $40 reward; Henry
Pratt offers $50 for negro wench Mary
(sometimes polD run away; Nicholas
Martin offers $40 for negro man nam
ed Nathaniel, ran away; William Hop
per offers $40 for negro man Cato, run
away; Eleanor Spurrier wants all who
owed John Spurrier to come and settle;
Isaac Pedrick, Gidein Scull, and Steph-
en- Hayes are executors of Joshua Ped.
rick; Samuel Williams of Sussex offers
himself for Sheriff; William Erwin
last notice to settle up; Charles
Goldsberough offers $40 reward for
Jacob a negro run away; Arthur
Bryan offers $40 each for Socco, Tom
Lloyd and Toby, three runaway slaves:
Jacob Broom advertises cotton mill
lottery scheme, Henry Latimer, vii.
liam Hemphill and John Stockton are
the commissioners. Brickle, Roe &
Co.. and Joshua Jackson & Co., adver-
tise mail stages, the fare from Whining
ton to Philadelphia being sl.5'; to
Dover s3 and to Northampton $40.
Greenbury Rawlins offers $40 for Ben
runaway slave; William Allfree
offers 500 for Sam; John Craig offers
$40 for Levin; Samuel Sherwood offers
800 for Harry, Bett, and Alice Short,
and James Roseberry $50 for Phil;
William Frazer advertises the horse
Young Florizal; William Dushane,
Ambassador; David Brinton, Conquer
or; "Punch" is advertised but owner
is not given; John Goddard advertises
two farms for sale.
As all the foregoing was going on
just about 100 years ago, our readers
can make their comparisns between
the past and the present.