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Folio IV - (1784 - 1800) "The New Republic"
1784 -1800
April 29, 1789 The Pennsylvania Gazette ITEM #75751 April 29, 1789 The Pennsylvania Gazette Center House, Market street, Philadelphia, April 27. WAS detained at the subscriber's stable, the 30th day of March last, a large BAY MARE, branded with the letters I.R. Supposed to be stolen by a person who said he came from near Shrewsbury, in East Jersey, his name Benijah HARVEY . The owner is desired to come, prove his property, pay charges and take her away. WILLIAM READ. N.B. The said Benijah HARVEY produced a certificate to a Justice of the Peace in Philadelphia, signed John Toan, importing that he sold said Mare to said HARVEY , and the certificate was witnessed with the name of John Combs, a Justice of Middlesex, the truth of which being doubted, HARVEY disappeared.
May 7, 1788 The Pennsylvania Gazette ITEM #74830 May 7, 1788 The Pennsylvania Gazette SAVANNAH, (Georgia) April 10. We have it from authority that the Generals Matthews and Pickens, the commissioners of this state and South Carolina, acting under continental establishment, have dispatched Mr. George Whitefield with a talk to the Creek Indians, pointing out the powers of their commissions, demanding to know if they have a disposition to treat and to suspend hostilities, and informing that in future it will be considered as a war of the union, should they reject their pacific proposal and persevere in their depredations. Two men being out at a Mr. HARVEY'S house, on Friday, from Lieutenant Seckinger's station at Bryan's Cowpen, discovered two Indians. The Lieutenant on their return marched with six men, and way-laid the house for them. Soon after day-light on Saturday five Indians were seen advancing to the house. One of the whites over anxious fired at too great a distance, which prevented the whole from falling into the white party's hands. --- Two of the Indians were seen to fall, and one of them repeatedly during their making off, and is supposed to have been dangerously wounded; several of his bullets dropped from his shot pouch in his falls, and were picked up, and a great sign of blood found on his trail. A swamp was unfortunately too near, which assisted their escape. We hear the Indians have burnt some buildings on Blythe island, and wounded Mr. Burnet in a sully he had made with a small party from his fort at Turtle river.
April 16, 1788 The Pennsylvania Gazette ITEM #74771 April 16, 1788 The Pennsylvania Gazette SAVANNA, March 20. Extract of a letter from Colonel James Maxwell to Brigadier General Jackson, dated 16th March, 1788. "On the 6th inst. Capt. Stirling, of this regiment, received intelligence of a party of Indians collecting stock over the river Altamaha, whereupon he ordered five picked horsemen, well mounted, to cross the river. They lay that night at the evacuated fort called Williams's, and on Saturday morning proceeded up the south side of the river, and at Phinholloway creek found their trail, which they followed, and bout two o'clock came up with them, twelve in number, with seventeen head of cattle and a drove of hogs. The white party immediately charged, and drove the Indians for a considerable distance, until they gained a bay, where they resolutely faced about, and, finding the small number of whites, entered into a spirited action, which continued for some time, during which two of the Indians were killed; but the superiority of numbers obliged the white party to retreat, after having one of their horses killed, another so wounded as to be of little service, one of the men wounded through the hand, and another slightly in the neck. I make no doubt but they will leave the stock and make off, as this is the first check they have had in this part. The names of the five brave men who fought so superior a number, almost three to one, and who would certainly have destroyed the Indian party but for the swamp, are, Green, HARVEY , King, Waggoner and Corker; Green was slightly wounded in the neck, HARVEY rendered unfit for action by a shot in the hand, King's horse was wounded, Waggoner's horse was killed on the spot, and his rifle almost choaked the first fire, and Corker lost his only flint in the action, yet with all those disadvantages, they made a safe and secure retreat. Waggoner, a poor man, lost his horse, bridle, saddle and blanket. I hope his country will make him whole. Capt. Lewis, whose corps is very valuable, has scouted as far as Ohoopie without finding a sign. Most of the settlers on the frontier have removed to their plantations. A white man was with the party, but kept aloof during the action." Extract from Brigade Orders, dated 18th March, 1788. "The General requests Col. Maxwell to present his warmest thanks to Green, HARVEY , King, Waggoner and Corker, the five brave men of his regiment, who so gallantly engaged so superior a number of Indians, over the Alatamaha, on the 6th instant, and to assure them, he will make a point of acquainting his Honor the Governor, and the Honorable the Executive, of their conduct. He hopes their example will be followed by every party who are fortunate enough to fall in with our savage enemy. JOHN LUCAS, Aid de Camp." March 27. From Burke county we have advice, that on Tuesday, the 11th instant, a man named Daniel Sykes, Mrs. Dabney his sister, and a young man named Purlock, were killed and scalped at Williamson's Swamp, within 7 miles of the Old Town, on Great Ogechee river, it is supposed by a party of white men and Indians. Sykes's daughter (a little girl) held out a bottle of honey to them, saying it was rum, and begged them to spare her life; they told her they did not want rum, but her hair, knocked her down with a lightwood stick, and scalped her, but we hear she is in a fair way of recovering. A number of inhabitants, it is said, soon after collected together, tracked the murderers to the house of one Allen, and took several white men prisoners; one named Conway, who would not surrender, was killed. Two men were killed on Wednesday the 19th instant, in sight of Tomkin's fort, near Frederica, and a girl carried off by the Indians. A party of 25 men were sent in pursuit of them.
March 3, 1790 The Pennsylvania Gazette ITEM #76553 March 3, 1790 The Pennsylvania Gazette FOR SALE, 1. CONVENIENT Brick House, on a large lot, at Burlington, near the court-house. The premises are now occupied by the Chief Justice. 2. Three acres upon Broad street, there, at present under clover. 3. A tract of 36 acres near that town, sandy ground, fit for a gardener or small farm. 4 & 5. Two Farms of 300 acres each, in Warwick township, Bucks county, 23 miles from Philadelphia. Neshaminey creek runs through them. They consist of arable, meadow and woodland, and are noted for raising wheat. John HARVEY and Cornelius Ruth are tenants upon these plantations. Enquire of JAMES SMITH, jun. Merchant, in Front street. February 24, 1790.
August 4, 1790 The Pennsylvania Gazette ITEM #76902 August 4, 1790 The Pennsylvania Gazette To be Sold at Private Sale, A Valuable Plantation in the Falls township, in the county of Bucks and state of Pennsylvania, containing about 350 acres of land, 30 acres of which are meadow, and as much more may be made; a large and constant stream of water running through the same; a good mill-seat; abut 170 acres of well timbered land; a young bearing orchard of about 150 apple trees, best grafted fruit; an old orchard of about 35 trees; a two story frame dwelling-house, kitchen adjoining the same, with a well of good water at the door, a large frame barn, waggon-house, &c. Also a small tenement on the west end of said farm with about ten or twelve acres of cleared land, and a young bearing orchard of about 110 apple trees, the whole being in good repair, beautifully situated within one mile and an half of the Delaware works, and one quarter of a mile from Friends meeting-house in Fallsington. It will be sold together, or in separate tracts, as may best suit the purchasers. Any person inclining to purchase, may know the terms by applying to Elijah Phillips, in New Brunswick, Theophilus Phillips, on the premises, or William HARVEY , within two miles of the same. An indisputable title will be given by the Executors of Doctor Samuel HARVEY , deceased, and the payments made easy. July 9, 1790.
October 13, 1790 The Pennsylvania Gazette ITEM #77072 October 13, 1790 The Pennsylvania Gazette CHARLESTON, Sept. 24. A French schooner, from Cape Francois, bound to St. Mary's, was lately wrecked off an uninhabited island belonging to the Bahamas, the crew of which got to the shore, and had been there eight days, when Capt. HARVEY humanely took them on board his vessel, and brought them (15 in number) safely to this port.
July 28, 1784 The Pennsylvania Gazette ITEM #70440 July 28, 1784 The Pennsylvania Gazette CAME to the plantation of the subscriber, living in Pennsborough township, Chester county, some time in June last, a bright bay MARE, 10 or 11 years old, 14 hands high, has a small star, no brand perceivable. The owner is desired to come, prove his property, and pay charges, may have her again, by applying to PETER HARVEY .
December 26, 1792 The Pennsylvania Gazette ITEM #78691 December 26, 1792 The Pennsylvania Gazette WHEREAS the Subscriber, on behalf of William Hesset, Charles Dilworth, Joseph Spear, Daniel Jones, Andrew Boyd and himself, on the 28th of May, 1784, made a Contract with a certain Captain Thomas Robinson, of Northumberland County, for 2,400 acres of land in Mahoning Township, in said County, and 16,000 acres on the Head Waters of Fishing Creek and Bowman's Creek; the first discovery of which lands the said Robinson pretended he had made, and in consequence of said agreement paid the purchase money and office fees for the warrants (for which they have the official receipts) and put the same into the hands of John Robinson, son of said Thomas, to carry the same unto William Montgomery, Esq; Surveyor of the district, that the same might be laid agreeable to the directions of the said Thomas, and his Contract aforesaid; but that the said Thomas, in violation of his Contract, neglected, and, when called upon, refused to deliver the same to the Surveyor, and has since sold sundry of them, and perhaps many more of them than the Subscriber has been informed of; and that he, (to prevent said Robinson to make such use of them, and impose on unwary purchasers) on the 21st of October, 1790, entered a Caveat against any person who might obtain surveys on any of them, (except 10 of them sold, with consent of the Subscriber and Partners, to a Mr. McFarlan, of Cumberland County) by which entry the Subscriber and Partners are prevented from obtaining Patents, until a determination may be made by the Board of Property in Philadelphia, on the Caveat aforesaid. These are therefore to give notice to whom it may concern, that if any person, by virtue of a purchase from the aforesaid Thomas Robinson, hath possession of a copy or copies of a warrant or warrants granted unto any of the under mentioned warrantees, dated June 4th, 1785, for 400 acres each, and hath any thing to say, why the Subscriber, or his Partners aforesaid, should not obtain Patents on their surveys now returned into the Surveyor General's office, by virtue of warrants of that date, and conveyances from the warrantees, as follows, viz. William Nicholson, jun. Jeremiah Nicholson, Henry Nicholson, Amos Campbell, Gustavus Campbell, James Jacob Wilson, jun. Cornelius Wilson, Zachariah Campbell, Michael Whiteford, Casper James Carpenter, Elisha Carpenter, Charles Carpenter, Conrad Goodheart, Elisha Goodheart, Abner Goodheart, James Frederick Goodheart, George Adolphus Kerr, Casper Kerr, George Henry Kerr, Cornelius Kerr, Wilson Whitford, George Whitford, Jacob George Whitford, Adam James Compton, Frederick Compton, jun. Nicholas HARVEY , Thomas HARVEY , and Peter HARVEY , that they be and appear before the aforesaid Board in Philadelphia, on the first Monday in April next, at which time a Citation of the said Thomas Robinson's Representatives is made returnable, that they may be heard, otherwise they will afterwards be precluded. DAVID SMITH. Elkton, December 20th, 1792.
ITEM #79568 March 26, 1794 The Pennsylvania Gazette PURSUANT to acts of the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and of the State of Delaware, entituled, "An act to incorporate a company for opening a canal and lock navigation, on the waters of Brandywine creek, "passed in Pennsylvania, the 10th day of April, 1793, and a supplement thereto, passed the 19th of March, 1794, and at Dover, in the State of Delaware, 17th June, 1793. The subscribers, commissioned in the said acts, named and appointed, DO HEREBY GIVE NOTICE, That agreeable to the directions contained in the aforesaid act, some of them will attend at the State House, in the city of Philadelphia; at the Court House in West Chester, Chester county, and at the house of Robert Hamilton, in the Borough of Wilmington, State of Delaware, on the 23d day of April next, from 10 o'clock in the morning until one, and from 3 to 6 o'clock in the afternoon, for at least three days successively, in order to receive subscriptions from all persons who may be disposed to subscribe for a share or shares in the stock aforesaid. John Fleming Abijah Dawes Charles Dilworth Joseph P. Norris Nathan Scofield Samuel M. Fox Robert Hamilton Jonathan HARVEY John Hayes Andrew Pettit William Poole Hugh Roberts. March 24, 1794.
March 12, 1794 The Pennsylvania Gazette ITEM #79522 March 12, 1794 The Pennsylvania Gazette NEW YORK CHAMBER OF COMMERCE March 4, 1794. The committee appointed by this Chamber, to receive complaints of "unjustifiable vexation and spoliation committed on our merchant vessels by the powers at war, beg leave to report that they have repeatedly met for the purpose of their appointment, and no "evidence of spoliation" hath yet appeared, to warrant an application to the government, and but one instance of "vexation" in the case of Capt. HARVEY , which has been transmitted to the Executive Department of the United States.
January 21, 1795 The Pennsylvania Gazette ITEM #80197 January 21, 1795 The Pennsylvania Gazette A LIST OF LETTERS remaining in the POST OFFICE in Chester, Delaware county, which, if not taken out before the 31st of March next, will then be sent to the GENERAL POST OFFICE as Dead Letters. MILES MACARTY, P.M. January, 1795. A. ROBERT ANDERSON. B. Richard Bond, West Chester. C. Daniel Cornog, John Canman. D. Mordecai Dunn, Ready Douds. E. Robert Erwin, or Samuel Walker, 3. F. Daniel Fitzpatrick, Bernard Ferris, 2. H. Robert Huston, James Huey, Hugh Huston, Henry Hagan, Robert Hayes, Jenny Heslep, William HARVEY . I. John Irwin, Ridley. K. Mathias Kerlin, John Knowles, William King, J. Kerr. L. John Love, 2; Alexander Love. M. Abraham Marshall, West Bradford; James McDowell, Samuel McElhenny, William Miller. P. Robert Porter, Jonathan Plover, Mary Pedrick. R. Mr. Rankin, West Chester; Hugh Ramsay. S. Alexander Scott, Ann Simpson, Robert Smith, near Chester. W. Mary Worth, Newlin township, Christian Webb.
January 14, 1795 The Pennsylvania Gazette ITEM #80182 January 14, 1795 The Pennsylvania Gazette At a meeting of the Society for the relief of poor distressed Masters of Ships, their Widows and Children, on the 5th instant, being their annual election of Managers and Treasurer, the following members were chosen, viz. Managers. William Heysham, Sampson HARVEY , George Ord, Robert Bethell, John Woods, Charles Biddle, William Allibone, John Souder, John Lockton, Nathaniel Falconer, Stephen Gerrard, Nathaniel Galt. Treasurer. James King.
January 4, 1797 The Pennsylvania Gazette ITEM #81589 January 4, 1797 The Pennsylvania Gazette NEW-YORK, December 28. Capt. Black, on the 27th of October, being about 30 leagues from Brest, fell in with a fleet of British men of war, 18 in number, who seemed unwilling to speak him - and, next day, lat. 46, was boarded by the French frigate Felicity, one of Admiral Richery's squadron of three 74 gun ships, one 80, and three frigates, bound from Newfoundland to France, Capt. Black informed them, that he had just left a British fleet; from which circumstance we conclude, that he did not jump into the lion's mouth, but altered his course to avoid them. Capt. Black gave his latest papers to the Captain of the Felicity. Yesterday the brig Poll Cary, Captain Prince, got under way from this port, for St. Croix; when, being in the bay, she went down so suddenly, that the people had hardly time to save their lives - her masts are just discoverable. By the Neptune, Captain O 'Conner, from Jamaica, we yesterday received the following account, dated the 30th ult. respecting the British fleet, assembled at Cape-Nichola-Mole, St. Domingo. Ship names. Guns. Commanders. Queen, 98 Ad. Sir Hyde Parker, Brunswick, 74 Admiral Bligh, Leviathan, 74 Com. Duckworth, Hannibal, 74 Capt. Smith, Carnatic, 74 ----- Jenkins, Valiant, 74 ----- HARVEY , Thunderer, 74 ----- Brown, Canada, 74 ----- Bowen, Dictator, 64 ----- Western, Alfred, 74 ----- Drury.
December 2, 1795 The Pennsylvania Gazette ITEM #80798 December 2, 1795 The Pennsylvania Gazette State of Georgia, Montgomery County. PERSONALLY appeared before me David Blackshear, Capt. Edw. Blackshear, and Capt. Benj. Harrison, and being duly sworn on their oaths, do say, that on Sunday morning last an alarm took place, that an Indian, painted in a warlike manner, was near the house of said Harrison, which drew a number of the inhabitants together, who started in search of the Indians, and going a few miles up the river fell in with a party supposed to be eight in number, at which time an engagement ensued; the party killed seven dead on the ground, and lost one man killed and five wounded, two of which were supposed to be mortal, but since appear to be on the recovery. Dd. BLACKSHEAR, EDWARD BLACKSHEAR, B. HARRISON, wounded. Sworn to before me this 8th day of Oct. 1795. FRANCIS SPANN, J.P. James Lawson, Solomon Moffit, and Daniel Currie, declare upon oath, that the above affidavit is just and true. JAMES LAWSON, SOLOMON MOFFIT, DANIEL CURRIE, wounded. Sworn to before me this 23d day of Oct. 1795. FRANCIS SPANN, J.P. The undernamed persons were also present at the above action. Samuel Sparks, Charles Sparks, James Hall, Thomas HARVEY , Andrew Hemphill, Michael Griffin, Jos. Blackshire, Wm. Wall, William Bush, wounded, John Bush, Moses Teison, John Hemphill, wounded, George Muse, Robert Spurook, Ashley Wood, Samuel Smith. William McKissack killed dead on the ground. Josiah Sparks mortally wounded, since dead by his wounds. Done before me this 23d day of October 1795. FRANCIS SPANN, J.P.
November 2, 1791 The Pennsylvania Gazette ITEM #77902 November 2, 1791 The Pennsylvania Gazette Philadelphia, 26th Oct. 1791. Secretary's Office. WHEREAS the Surveyor-General, in pursuance of an act of the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, entituled, "A supplement to the act entituled, "an act for directing the mode of distributing the Donation Lands promised to the troops of this commonwealth," has made the following report to the Governor, stating the number of patents that have been granted by the Commonwealth, for such lots of Donation Land, as have been found, since the running of the Boundary Line between Pennsylvania and New York, to lie within the jurisdiction of the latter state. And whereas provision is made in the said recited act for indemnifying, in kind, the persons, who, by reason of the premises, have accidentally been deprived of the bounty, which the Legislature intended to confer: Notice is, therefore, given, By order of the Governor, that all persons concerned may have an opportunity of applying at this office, to obtain the said indemnification, before the first day of December next: When the Surveyor-General will ascertain, by lot, the order of priority, according to which the persons so applying, shall proceed to choose other lands, instead of those that they have lost as aforesaid. A.I. DALLAS, Secretary of the Commonwealth. RETURN of that part of the TENTH DISTRICT of PENNSYLVANIA DONATION LANDS, That, on running the Northern Boundary, were found to lie without the state. Taken from the General Draft of the said District, returned to the late Supreme Executive Council. RANK NO. Quantity PATENTEES in the of of ARMY Lots the lots --------------- -------- ---- -------- ... George HARVEY
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