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T H U R S D A Y |
January 15, 1795 |
[No. 2504] |
Annapolis, January 15. Timothy Pickering, Esq; is appointed secretary at war in the room of Henry Knox, Esq; resigned. ORDERED, that the resolution of the general assembly containing their thanks to the militia of this state who were engaged in the suppression of the late insurrection, be published in the Anna polis, Easton, Frederick and Georg town papers, ad in the (Baltimore) Maryland Journal, etc. The the HOUSE OF DELEGATES, December 24, 1794. RESOLVED UNANIMOUSLY, That the thanks of this legislature be given to the officers and privates of the militia of this state, who, on the late call of the president, rallied round the standard of the laws, and in the prompt and severe services which they encountered, bore the most illustrious testimony to the value of the constitution, and the blessings of internal peace and order; and that the governor be requested to communicate the above vote of thanks, in such manner as he may judge most acceptable, to the patriotic citizens who are its objects.
By the SENATE, December 24, 1794. By virtue of an order from the honourable chancellor, the subscriber will offer, at PUBLIC SALE, on the premises, on the third day of Frebruary next, if fair, if not the first fair day, at twelve o'clock, I AM under the disagreeable ncessity, from the many depredations and robberies that have been committed on Hacket's Point, to forbid all persons whatsoever from hunting with dog or gun, or otherwise tesspassing on the said Point, or within my enlosers, as after this notice, the first offender will be prosecuted, by ALL persons indebted to the estate of JOHN LANCASTER, senior, late of Charles county, deceased, are requested to settle their accounts, and those who have claims against the said estate, are requested to bring them forward, legally authenticated, that they may be discharged. To be SOLD, on Monday the 9th day of February next, if fair, if not the first fair day, at Bryantown, in Charles county. Patowmack Shares, WANTED, to take the command of an elegant finished PLEASURE BOAT, about the last of March next, (or sooner if application is made before that date) a sober, civil, industrious, and honest single man, perfectly acquainted with the management of a bay vessel, the waters of the Chesapeake and the several rivers and harbours thereof, and if he understands navigation it will be a further recommendation. To such a person, (provided he comes well recommended as to the above qualifications,) will be given the first encouragement as to wages, and to engage either by the year or half year, as the parties may agree on, ALL persons who have any claims against JAMES CROSBY, schoolmaster, deceased, are requested to bring in their accounts, legally attested, on or before the first day of February next, that the same may be discharged, and all persons who are indebted to the said Crosby, are requested to make immediate payment to THE creditors of Mr. WILLIAM LYLES, late of Calvert county, deceased, are requested to appear, with their claims legally authenticated, at Mr. ZACHARIAH WARD'S tavern, in Lower Marlborough on Tuesday the 3d of February next, if fair, if not the first fair day, in order to receive their respective proportions of the assets in my hands. RAN AWAY on the second instant, a negro man named DANIEL, thirty years of age, fife feet eight or nine inches high, stoops in his walking, and is very pert in his manner of speaking; his legs are remarkably small, and feet very long and narrow for one of his size; his wool is short; had on when he made his escape a round hat, painted or tarred, a short searnough grey waistcoat, a pair of brown breeches, new yellow shoes, and a pair of white yarn stockings. He is artful and an old offender, having been two years ago on a trip of the kind, and then taken at Mr. Johnson's, near Elk-Ridge Landing, and committed to the gaol of Baltimore-torn. It is expected that he will assume the Butler name, or some other family of negroes, who, within a few years, recovered their freedom, and will endeavour to pass as such. A reward of TWENTY DOLLARS will be paid for taking him, so that he be had again, if thirty miles from home, or FIVE POUNDS, if taken a less distance, or in the neighborhood. TAKEN up adrift, by the subscriber, at the mouth of Rock creek, on Patapsco river, a ships BOAT, about twelve feet keel, and five feet wide, she is painted with white, red, yellow and black, had a small bucket in her, and has a ringbolt in the head and stern, with a chain about six feet in length. The owener may have her again on proving property and paying charges, by applying to FOR SALE, A TRACT of LAND, containing 900 acres, in the county of Harrison, and state of Virginia, within a few miles of the town of Clarksburgh. For terms apply to JESSE DEWERS.
A LIST OF LETTERS remaining in the Post Office, Annapolis, which will be sent to the General Post Office as dead letters, if not taken up before the first day of April next. In CHANCERY, December 30, 1794 On application to the Chancellor, by a petition, in writing, of WILLIAM FOXCROFT, an insolvent debtor, praying the benefit of an act for the relief of sundry insolvent debtors, and offering, agreeably to the said act, to deliver up, to the use of his creditors, all his property, real, personal, or mixed, to which he is any way entitled, and a list of his creditors, and a scedule of his property, so far as he can ascertain, on oath, being annexed to the said petition; it is thereupon by the chancellor adjudged and ordered, that the said William Foxcroft appear before the chancellor, in the chancery office, in the city of Annapolis, on the second day of February next, for the purpose of taking, in the presence of such of his creditors as shall attend in person, or by their agents or attornies, the oath by the said act prescribed for delivering up his property as aforesaid, and that in the mean time he give notice to his creditors of his application aforesaid, by causing a copy of this order to be inserted in the Maryland Gazette, on or before the eighth of January next, and continued therein the three following weeks.
WE, the subscribers, do hereby give notice, that we intend to apply, by petition in writing, to Frederick county court, at March term, 1795, for a commision to mark and bound the out lines of all such part of the tract of land called CARROLLSBURG, as lies in the state of Maryland, and county aforesaid, according to the act of assembly, entitled, An act for marking and bounding lands, and the act, entitled, A further supplement to an act, entitled, An act for marking and bounding lands.
THIS is to give notice to all persons who have claims against the estate of SOLOMON GROVES, late of Anne-Arundel county, deceased, to bring them in, legally authenticated, and all those who are indebted to said estate are requested to make payment to A LIST OF LETTERS remaining in the Post Office, Upper Marlborough, and if not taken up before the first day of April next, will be sent to the General Post Office as dead letters. JOHN ADDISON, Esq:; In virtue of an act of assembly, passed at the present session, empowering the subscriber, as administrator of John Rogers and Margaret Lee Rogers, deceased, to sell the personal estate of the said John and M.K. Rogers, on credit, for the benefit of their children, and to invest the money arising thereon, according to the provisions in the said act.
NOTICE is hereby given, that on Friday the 23d day of January, 1795, the following property will be offered at public sale, on the late plantation of the said John Rogers, about two miles from Upper Marlborough, in Prince-George's county, to wit: twenty-three likely young country born SLAVES, consisting of men, women and children, among which are some valuable house servants, and others accustomed to plantation business, horses and cattle, among the latter some valuable steers, an ox-cart, with yokes and chain, and sundry plantation utensils, a quantity of corn, fodder and hay, and tobacco unstripped. The sale will continue (if it should be necessary) during the next day, but will commence on that day if the weather should, on the former, be uncommonly severe. And, on Monday the 26th day of January, 1795, the following property will be offered at public sale, at the late dwelling of Mrs. M.L. Rogers, in Upper Marlborough, to wit: a considerable stock of valuable household furniture, among which are several handsome bedsteads, curtains, beds, mattrasses, and bedding, a quantity of table linen, tables, chairs, and a variety of other articles, together with the kitchen furniture; also a handsome chariot and a phaeton, with harness to each. A credit of three years will be given on the following conditions: each purchaser to give bond, with two securities, to the subscriber, as guardian to the aforesaid children. The interest to be annually paid, or the credit to be forfeited, and the bonds liable to be put in suit. The securities to be approved by the orphans court of Prince George's county, and these terms must be complied with before the property is delivered. The latter sale will likewise be continued during the next day, if it should be necessary, with the same provision as the former, in case of extreme bad weather. The sales will commence at each place in the forenoon, at eleven o'clock. The subscriber offers to rent the above-mentioned plantation and dwelling house separately, to be entered on when the sales are completed. *.* ALMANAC for the year 1795, for SALE at this OFFICE.
Eight Dollars Reward Ran away, about the ______day of November, 1794, negro Ben, a black well set fellow, aged about 25 years, five and an half feet high, has large small [ sounds strange, but that's what it reads] to his legs, has lost his lower foreteeth, and has a scar on the right side of his upper lip, had on and took with him when he went away, the following old cloaths, to wit: a round searnought waistcoat and overalls, an old blue coat, with the skirts cut off, one pair of buff casimer small cloaths, one pair of black ____ but may have changed them, and may have a pass, as one of my people had done a few years past, from ill minded men. Whoever brings the said negro home to the subscriber, shall have the above reward. THOMAS BOYD
Came to the plantation of the subscriber, living on the Head of South river, in Anne Arundel county, about the last of August, a red and white STEER, supposed to be about three years old next spring, has a crop and slit in the right ear, _____ crop and two slits in the left. The owner is desired to come, prove property, pay charges, and take him away. The subscriber, intending to decline business the ensuing spring, once more earnestly solicits all those who are indebted to him to make immediate payment, as he is determined, without respect to persons, to bring suits to the next county court against all those who shall neglect to discharge their accounts, previous to that period.
The subscriber has for private sale the following SLAVES, one negro boy, about nineteen years of age, a complete gentleman and ladies hair dresser, one negro woman about twenty-five years old, and child about three years old, one negro girl, about fifteen years old, one complete house wench, aged about twenty-six years, and her four children, the eldest a girl about eight years of age, the youngest a boy of three years old, and a mulatto boy, who can comb and dress hair pretty well, about fifteen years old. The subscriber will sell the above slaves cheap for cash. In CHANCERY, December 20, 1794. Matthew and John Beard, SUPERFINE, second and coarse clothes; valencias; royal ribs; satinets; lasting; a variety of fashionable coloured casimers; stuffs of all kinds; mens worsted hose, womens cotton ditto; Irish linens; chintzes and calicoes of the most approved figures; cloth coloured sewing silk and threads; osnabrig and other threads; muslins and muslinets; black mode; black, white, and blue Persians; cambrick; humhums; Marseilles quilting; Russia sheering; ditto duck; ticklenburg; osnabrigs; rolles; German dowlass; Haerlem stripes; matchcoat and rose blankets; mens coarse and fine hats; ladies black and white ditto; checks; drillings; bed-ticking; elegant vests patterns; muslin cravats; pocket handkerchiefs; tapes; worsted binding; broad and narrow ribands; fashionable shoe and knee buckles; coat and vest buttons, etc. etc. Also spirit; West India rum; old peach brandy; sherry wine; red port ditto; molasses; loaf and brown sugars; hyson and congo teas; coffee; chocolate; pepper; allspice; salt-petre; pounded ginger; raisins; cheese; rice; St. Ubes salt; window glass; 8d, 10d, 12d, and 20d nails; iron pots; Dutch ovens; spades; narrow axes; cart-wheel boxes; hand and sash-____; screw augers; hinges and screws; stock locks; drawing knives; joiner's glue; West-India cotton; scrubbing brushes; tea china; glass ware; queen's ware; tea trays; hand-boards; spoons; cafe knives and forks, etc. etc. all of which they will sell on the most reasonable terms, as usual. JUST PUBLISHED,
Twenty Dollars Reward.
RAN AWAY from the subscriber, living in Prince-George's county, near Upper-Marlborough, on Tuesday the 22d of July, a negro man named NED, of a very black complexion, twenty eight years of age, about five feet ten or eleven inches high, he has lost two of his upper fore teeth; had on and took with him a mixed coloured broad cloth coat, a pair of green cotton trousers, a pair of green breeches, a white cotton jacket, a white linen shirt, and man other cloaths not sufficiently known to be described. Whoever apprehends the said fellow and secures him, so that I get him again, shall receive a reward of TEN DOLLARS, and if the distance exceeds twenty miles TWENTY DOLLARS, and all reasonable expences, if brought home. EDWARDS's BALTIMORE DAILY ADVERTISER has been considerably enlarged within these few weeks past, and is now little inferior to any daily publication on the continent. The earliest and most authentic information, both foreign and domestic, shall be given in this paper, and from its very extensive circulation throughout the union, it is presumed to be an important vehicle for advertisements, etc. etc. Subscriptions for the above at SIX DOLLARS per annum (one half to be paid on subscribing,) are taken in at the Printing office of F. and S. Green, in Annapolis, and by the editor, Philip Edwards, in Market-street, Baltimore. *.* Advertisements not exceeding a square, inserted four times for one dollar, and for every continuance thereafter, eighteen cents.
RAN away from the subscriber, living at the lower ferry of Patapsco, some time in June past, a bright mulatto man named GEORGE, about twenty years of age, five feet eight or nine inches high, with long bushy wool, he is very fond of strong drink, and when in liquor is very talkative; his cloathing is unknown; he has rowed in the ferry boat at the lower ferry of Patapsco these five or six years, and is known by a great number of people that have crossed that ferry. Whoever takes up said runaway, and secures him in any gaol (jail), so that I get him again, shall receive SIX DOLLARS REWARD, and if brought home all seasonable charges, by P R O P O S A L S THE work is to printed on good paper, in a neat type, price to subscriber
STATE OF MARYLAND In COUNCIL, January 6, 1795.
By order,
JOHN KILTY, Clk.
By oders,
W. HARWOOD, Clk.
Read and unanimously assented to.
By order,
N. PINKNEY, Clk.
THE following valuable tracts of parcels of land, viz. part of LOX HEAD, LOX LOME, and NEWINGTON, supposed to contain about three hundred acres, lying on Patuxent river, near Lower Marlborough, now under mortgage from WILLIAM ALLEIN, Esquire, to CHARLES WALLACE, JOSHUA JOHNSON, and JOHN MUIR, Esquires; The purchaser to bond with approved security, for payment of the purchase money and interest thereon, within one year from the time of sale; the land not to be conveyed until the sale shall be confirmed by the chancellor, and the purchase money, and interest shall be fully discharged. The improvements are, a large dwelling, kitchen, stove, tobacco, and several other necessary out houses. This place has great advantage from a water carriage, and for raising stock it cannot be excelled; as it has great abundance of valuable marsh, a part of which may be easily reclaimed Any person desireous of viewing the lands, previous to the sale, will be pleased to make application to,
CHARLES WILLIAMSON, Trustee
to WILLIAM ALLEIN, Esquire.
Calvert county, January 6, 1795.
JAMES MOSS.
Hacket's Point January 7, 1795.
BENJAMIN LANCASTER, Administrator,
December 30, 1794.
SEVERAL valuable SLAVES among whom are a man and woman, and five or six promising boys and girls. The one half of the purchase money to be paid on the day of sale, and twelve months credit to be given for the other half, with bond and security, if required.
JAMES BOARMAN,
Bryan-town, January 9, 1795
FOR SALE,
WHEREAS many of the subscribers to the PATOWMACK COMPANY have failed to pay the calls made by the President and Directors thereof, this is therefore to give notice, that unless the said deliquent subscribers pay the several calls that are now due, with interest thereon, to WILLIAM HARTSHORNE, treasurer, at Alexandria, before the 16th day of February next, then the several shares of these delinquents, on the south side of Patowmack river, will be sold at the house of John Wise, in the town of Alexandria at 12 o'clock, on the said 16th day of February, to the highest bidder, for ready money, agreeable to the acts of assembly of the states of Virginia and Maryland, passed in the year 1784. And the shares of such as do not pay up as aforesaid, residing on the north side of Patowmack river, will be sold on the 18th day of February next, at the house of the widow Suter, in George-town, at 12 o'clock on said day, to the highest bidder, for ready money.
By order of the Directors,
WM. HARTSHORNE, Treasurer
EDWARD LLOYD.
Wye river, January 10, 1795.
GEORGE THUMLERT, Administrator.
Annapolis, January 6, 1795.
THOMAS H. LYLES, Administrator
debonis non of WILLIAM LYLES, deceased.
Calvert county, December 29, 1794
WILLIAM BROGDEN
January 5, 1795.
JOHN HANCOCK.
January 13, 1795.
JOB ASKINS, at Mr. Hindman's
Brigadier-general Bailey
Walter Bowie
Hanson Briscoe
Philip Baker
Finey Brice
Nicholas Brewer, Annapolis
Joseph Byus, Lower Marlborough
Charles Brown, care of Aquila Brown, kent Island
The Clerk of the General Court
Samuel Chase
Jeremiah T. Chase
Mr. Chase
John Callahan
James Carroll
Benjamin Chalmers, care of William Cooke
Mrs. Clewes, at Mrs. Stiff's
Charles Clevice, care of Thomas Jenings
William Coe (2)
John or Elizabeth Conly
John Changeur (2), Annapolis
John Cragg, London-town
major Richard Chew (2), Herring Bay
Gabriel Duvall (5)
M. Burges Duvall, at Richard Frazier's
William Deakins, jun., Annapolis
James Duke, care of J. Wilkinson, Hunting-town
Mr. Edgerly, care of Mr. Mann, Annapolis
Peter Emmerson, Huntin-town
James Fraizer, Annapolis
Peregrine Fitzhugh, Maryland
John Gwinn (3)
John Gibson (2), care of Mrs. Ogle, Annapolis
Mrs. Gil____, at Mrs. Ceelers, near Annapolis
Dr. James Gray, Calvert county
Samuel H. Howard (4)
John Howard
capt. Benjamin Harrison, care of George Mann, Annapolis
Hall and Dorsey, near Annapolis
Edward Hall, West river
Thomas Hamilton, Mount Calvert
Edward Hall, Queen Anne's county
Rinaldo Johnson
Thom. Genea
Mr. Jenings, jun.
Mary James, at Mr. Wallace's, Annapolis
Thomas Luns. Lomax
Robert Lang, Annapolis
Thomas Lansdale, Queen-Anne
John T. Mason
Walter Monte
Dr. James McHenry
George Mann (7)
Richard Mackubin (2)
Mr. Mod__
Gilbert Murdoch (3)
John F. Mercer, care of Richard Sprigg
Villy Mears
Monf. Miniere, Annapolis
Robert M_ss, Anne-Arundel county
Edward Norwood, at Mr. Mann's
Wilfred Neale, Annapolis
George Plater, care of Philip B. Key
Thomas Pownall, Annapolis
Allen Quinn, Annapolis
John Ridour
Madam Rowlins, at Mr. Mann's
Greenbury Rawlings, care of William Cooke
Christopher Richmond
Thomas Ringgold (2)
Ridgely and Evans
John Ridgeway, at Samuel Mills's
Benjamin Ramsey
Lusea Rumels, Annapolis
Edward Reynolds, Calvert county
Sheriff of Anne-Arundel county
John Swan
Dr. Thomas N. Stockett, care of Dr. John Sh____
David Shriver
Vachel Stevens
Daniel Sharp
James Steele, care of Dr. James Murray
William Sewell
William Sandison (3), Annapolis
William Stewart, near Annapolis
Robert Tuite, Queen Anne's county
John L. Wilmer
Burton Wheatcraft
William Woodward
W. Walter Williams
A__bell Welles, case of George Mann
William Wells
John Tolley Worthington
James Winchester
Thomas Whett, at Dr. Scott's
Ashbell Welles, care of George Mann
William Wells
Sarry Wil_mson, at Mr. Harwood's, Annapolis
William Wren, near Annapolis
Anne Williams, otherwise Hayes, West river
John Weems, Calvert county.
S. GREEN, D.P.M.
January 1, 1795
Tst. SAMUEL HARVEY HOWARD, Reg. C_r. Can.
JAMES YOUNG
CHARLES ROBERTSON
Frederick county, December 31, 1794
JOHN GROVES, Administrator
January 5, 1795
John Armitage,
Miss Sarah Allen, Mount Airy
Mess. Jordon and Alston, St. Mary's county
Nicholas Brooke
Levin Belt, two letters
Thomas Boyd, jun.
John Betts, Maryland
Doctr. John Debuts
Wm. D. Beals, Esq.
Samuel Ryan, Petersburg
Capt. James Belt, Queen Anne
Robt. Brown, Queen Anne's county
The Commissioners of the tax for Prince-George's county
Mess. O. Carr, Hanson, and Addison
Thomas J. Clagett, bishop, two letters
James Clark, Esq, Park Hall, two letters
Thomas Clark, Esq
Ov. Carr, Esq
Margret Cherb
Charles Clagett, P.G. county
Capt. Fielder Dorsett
Thomas Duckett, Esq
Peter Emmerson, Esq., two letters, Calvert county
Mr. Peregrine Fitzhugh, Queen-Anne's county
James Gray, Hunting-town
Col. Thomas Harwood
William Gover
Francis Hamilton, P. Geo. county
Capt. Hilliary, near Queen-Anne
Thomas Harrison, Calvert county
Thomas Lyles
Abraham Law, blacksmith
Joel Monson, singing master
John R. Magruder, Esq
John Mancommitte
Ben Oden, Esq
Doct. Robt. Pallenger
Saml Perry, Esq
Volentine Reintzel, Chaptico
Andrew Scolfield
William H. Smith, Pig-point
Ralph Tanney
John Thompson, mill-wright, St. Mary's county
Peter Thompson
Francis H. Rozer, Esq
Edwd. Welsh, Fell's-point
Mess. Joseph and Bennet Walkers, Clement's Bay
John Weems, Esq, Calvert county
John Weems, Esq, Weems forest
Daniel Wolstenholme, Esq, St. Mary's county
Edwd. Wall, Esq, Queen-Anne's county
Mrs. Violette Weems, Billingly
Maj. Stephen West, Wood-yard.
S. HAMILTON, P.M.
WILLIAM KILTY
December 20, 1794
ROBERT JOHN SMITH
December 29, 1794.
WILLIAM CATON.
Annapolis, December 24, 1794
WILLIAM CATON
Philip Ford vs. Valentine Murray
The complainant applies for a decree to record a deed on the 8th day of December, 1789, by VALENTINE MURRAY, for conveying to him, the said PHILIP FORD, and his heirs, executors, administrators, or assigns, all his title, etc. of, in, or into, fifty acres of land due to him, the said Murray, for services as a soldier, that is to say, lot No. 404, beginning and laid off as in the said deed described. The bill states, that the said Murray hath, since the execution of the said deed, removed from the state; it is thereupon adjudged and ordered, that the complainant cause a copy of this order to be inserted in the Maryland Gazette, at least four times before the 13th day of February next, to the intent that the said Valentine Murray, or his heirs, devisees, or representatives, or any other person that may conceive himself interested, may have notice of the complainant's application, and may be warned to appear here on the first Tuesday in May next, to shew cause, if any there be, wherefore a decree should not pass agreeably to the prayer of the complainant.
Test. SAMUEL H. HOWARD, Reg. Cor. Can.
HAVE JUST RECEIVED
And now OPENING for SALE, at their STORE at Beard's Point warehouse, on South river,
A variety of GOODS suitable for the present season,
amongst which are,
November 9, 1794.
And to be SOLD at this PRINTING OFFICE,
MILITARY EXERCISE.
To which is added,
THE ACT TO REGULATE AND DISCIPLINE THE MILITIA OF THIS STATE
EDWARD HENRY CALVERT.
ANNE MERCER, Administratrix of Peregrine Mercer, late of Anne-Arundel county, deceased.
July 15, 1794
A NOVEL,
In ONE VOLUME; Duodecim_,
ENTITLED
M A R I A:
_n,
The TRIUMPH of PERSEVERANCE.
By a CITIZEN of MARYLAND.
in boards, or 
handsomely bound, to be paid on the delivery of the book. Subscriptions taken in by the Printers hereof.
THE subscriber respectfully informs the public, that he has received, and added to his former assortment of MEDICINES, as follows, Sago, tamarinds, sugar candy, Spanish liquorice, Hungary water, pungent smelling bottles, British oil, Anderson's pills, eau de luce, eau de luce in cut bottles, ground stoppers, cephalic snuff, essential salt of lemon, Windsor soap, arnetto, patent blacking, white wax, court plaister, essence of burgamor, lavender, lemon, marechal, ambragris, oriental, imperial, royal violet, and Asiatic tooth powders, tooth brushes, etc. with a variety of other medicines too tedious to enumerate, all of which he will dispose of, on the most reasonable terms, at his medicinal shop; in Church-street, near the market.
THOMAS EDGAR
November 4, 1794.
CASH given for Clean Linen and Cotton RAGS at the Printing Office
A N N A P O L I S:
Printed by FREDERICK and SAMUEL GREEN.