The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-09-09
A NEWSPAPER OVER A CENTURY OLD.
Some of the Strange Contents of Journal
Published Before the Revolution.


Il saw in the Journal some time SINCE" said
William Wesley Woollen, s'that some one was
credited with having very old newspaper.
Your article said the date was 1895, believe
and that it was probably the Oldest newspaper
to De found in Indiana / myself have two
newspapers that are considerable older" Mr..
Woollen allowed the reporter to look at them.
One was THE New England Weekly Journal"
which, as it says of ITSELF is journal ICON
tanning the most remarkable occurrences, for
eign and domestic" published at Boston, and
dated Monday. April 8, 1928 The entire paper
does net contain much matter as two
columns of the Indianapolis Journal The other
paper bears the title, Maryland and Baltimore
Journal and Advertiser" and is dated at Balti-
more. Friday Aug. 20, 1873. Among the no.
tees and advertisements in the frst-naned are
the following
Burials in the town of Boston: since Our last, five
whites one black Baptized in the several churches,
nine.
The History of the Rise. Increase and Progress of
the Christian People, called Quakers. intermxt with
several remarkable occurrences, by William Sewel.
Mr.. 'Nath. Pigott intends to open school on Mon
day next for the instruction of negroes in reading
catechizing and writing if required if any well
inclined as to send their servants to said school,
Dir. Checkleys etinghouse, will be taken for
their instruction as aforesaid.
The Nature and Necessity of Repentance, with the
Means and Motives to 1t. discourse occasoned by
the earthquake. By the Rev. Mr.. John Rogers, pas
tor of the church in Bedford. Sold by S. Gerrsh in
Cornhil Boston.
very likely negro woman, who can do household
work and is fit for either town or country service
About twenty-five years Old To be Sold Inquire of
the printer hereof
very likely negro girl, about thirteen or fourteen
years of speaks good English, has been in the
country years Inquire of the printer hereof.
The Baltimore paper contains an advertise
ment of a runaway negro-"a tall, slim fellow
who has several hacks in his forehead, and the
following:
Ran Away-On the 9th of July last from the sub
scriber Barnard Reilly Irish servant man named
Owen McCarty, about forty-fve years old, FIVE feet
eight inches high, of swarthy complexion nas long
black hair which is growing little gray, and re-
some part of America about the time of Braddock's
defeat, and can give good description of the
try Whoever takes up the said servant and brings
him to the subscriber shall receive five pounds and
IT out of the county ten pounds.
The following advertisement would indicate
that the Father of his Country was what in this
day would be called land-grabber. 1t further
shows that even in that time of simplicity per
sons who had horses to trade and land to sell
knew how to present the advantages of their
property in attractive way:
MOUNT VERNON, in Virginia. July IS, 1773
The subscriber having obtained patents for up
wards of twenty thousand of land on the Ohio
and Great Kanawha (ten thousand of which stu
ated the banks of the frst-m entioned river be-
tween the mouths of the two Kanawhas and the
mander the Great Kanawha, or New river from
the mouth near it. upwards, in continued sur
vey), proposes to divide the same into any
sized tenements that may be desired and
lease them upon moderate terms, allowing
reasonable number of years rent free
provided within the space of two years from next
October three for every fifty contained in each
lot and proportonably for lesser quantity shall be
cleared fenced and titled and that by or before the
time limited for the announcement of the first rent,
five acres for every hundred shall be laid down in
good grass for meadow ana, moreover that at least
fifty good fruit trees for every like quantity of land
shall be planted the premises. Amy persons incn-
able to settle on these lands may be fully in
formed of the terms by applying to the subscriber
near Alexandria, or, in his absence, to Mr.. Lund
Washington: and would do we'll in uncating
their intentions before the LIST of October next in
order that sufficient number of lots may be laid off
to answer the demand.
As these lands among the first which have been
surveyed in the part of the country they lie in
almost needless to premise that exceed them
in uxurance of soil convenience of situation all of
them lying upon the banks either of the Ohio or Ka
nawha and Astounding with fine fish and wild fowl of
various kinds, also in most excellent meadows,
many of wh1h Cby the bountiful hand of nature are
in their present state almost fit for the scythe
And it may not be amss further to observe that if the
scheme for establishing government upon the
Ohio in the talked of should be effected
these must be among the most valuable lands in it,
not only account of the goodness of soil and other
advantages above enumerated, but from their con-
tguty TO the seat of governp ent, which more than
probable will be fixed at the mouth of the Great Ka-
nawha. GEORGE WASHINGTON.