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MdrfhaVs Sales. T O B E SOL D, Qn Monday the jeth Apiil next, at the house in'Bt. James’s Square where the Superior .Courts were ialt holder, between the hours of ten o’clock in the forenoon, and oite in the afternoon, the sale to begjn at ten o’clock precisely, A TRACT of Land in St. Paul’s parish, con taining 900 acres, more or iefs, bounded on the south by Savannah river and lands of Thomas Ped, Widow’ Frier, and Peter Torquend, and on the weft by vacant lands, late the property of Francis Stringer. Also a Traft in St. George’s parish, containing jooo acres, more or less, bounded on the north hy Great Ogechee river, and vacant on all other tides ; and another Trrtfl of Land, containing zooo acres, more or less, in St. John’s parish, vacant on all tides; and another Trad of Land, containing 650 acres, more or less, in St. Philip’s parish, bounded on all tides by vacant land j late the pro* perty of Thomas Lynn. And two Trafts of I.a’nd, fituatc at Wrfghtf borougli, in the pfrMh.pf St. Paul, containing; 705- acres, more or less; and also two Lots of Land situate at Augusta, adjoining lands of Homy and Bugg, the (aid lots 100 acres of swamp land ; late the property of William G*oodgion. The whole seized on exectAion. - D. FRASER, A.P. M. Savannah, March 28, 178 r. TO BE SO LD, * 7 _ • On Saturday the sth May next, ar the house in Sr, James’s Square where the Superior Courts were iafl holden, between the hours of ten o'clock in * the forenoon and one in the afternoon, the tide to begin at ten o’clock precisely, , A TRACT of Land, confining yao acres, JKore,qrJcfewJn r 4ie jafife-of-bt. M*Lfehefr ri life of the Church and lands of David Thom, north-eaftcrlv by lands of Hillary Butt, and on the Other tides by vacant lands; and another Traft of Land, containing too acres, more or lefs* whereon Hillary Butt latelv retided, in the said parish of St. Matthew’, on Rooty Pond, joining lands for merly grin ted one William Moore; late the pro perty of Hillary Butt, deceased. And a Traft of Land, containing 300 acres, more or less, in the parish of St. Andrew, which traft was granted to Stephen Drayton, bounded fouth-eailerly by lands of Alan and Ann Stuart, and oti all other fide* by vacant lands; and also another Traft of Land, in the said parish of St. Andrew, formerly granted to the laid Stephen Drayton, containing 3op acres, more or less, bounded northwardly by lands of Stephen Dray, ton, fouthwardly by lands of Alan and Ann Stu art, and on all other tides by vacant iandt; late the property of A fan Stuart, deceafid. All the above seized by virtue of executions. , - ; I>. FRASER, A. P. M. Savannah, 4th April, 1781. T O B E S<Tl D, On Monday the 21st of May next, at rhe hdufe in St. James’s Square where the Superior Courts were lad holden, between the hcnrs often o’- clock in the forenoon and one in the afternoon, the sale to begin at ten o’clock precisely, I VV 0 Drafts of Land, containing by resurvey Mjt :fCres lefs, in the parish of St. Matthew. Both the said trafts adjoin each other, and also adjoin lands of Jacob Gilley, Bor*- man, Philip Snider, Heifler, John Williams, containing 650 acres of prime land, situated on a large itiand in the river Savannah, nearly opposite to Puy(burgh, late the property ot Quintin Pooler, The whole seized on execution. P D FRASER, A. P. M. Savannah, April 18, 1781. Two Guineas Reward. SI RA\ ED or stolen off the Common ofSa vanpah on Sunday the ift inilant, THREE’ 1 belonging to the Quartermafter'Gene ra;.s Department, viz. A Black Mare, with half n *ne and a short tail, about 1 5 hands high. A Bay Mare, with a half roach mane and (hott *4 hands high, with fome white saddle spots ? n j| er hack./ Andi Black Horse, near 14 hands ‘S’ 1 * half roach mane*and short tail, branded on “ the mounting (houlder D , G R.—— Whoever bring? tnern to the Quartcrmailer General’s Department - at ‘‘ a n*acr;uv lhll have the abovementroned re ward. “VJ.: Tl'* 1 ‘* ‘ “ 1 “ jt 1 1 11 ‘ ■ y - ■- 1 A hliW Gentlemen may! be accoitrrnodated Cu- n lodging and Break fail at the house of ‘ Wr£ * i crkms'Jn Broughjgp Street/ FfFftiiAS the Houle of Alfemof y hath appointed Mr. Jenkins, Mr.Telfair,Mr. Patterson. Mr. Douglafs,Mr. Bailfie, Mr. Moffman, and,Mr. Hall, to bea Committee toafeertain the re gular Depreciation of Paper Currency, commonly failed Rebel or Congress Money, Circulated in this province in time of the rebellion; and the Committee are empowered to feud for persons, papers, and records; And whereas the forming# true, exaft, and extensive Table, for the purpose aforefa'd, may be of the utmoll importance tb publick jullice, as well as to the interest of indi vidiials, and it is neettiary to obtain every infor mation which can elucidate so Interesting a matter: THEREFORE All PERSONS who efthM bought or (old lauds, negroes, goods, or ahy o thCr property, in this province, Or any gold or silver coin or bullion, for the paper currency afore mentioned, in time of the rebellion, are requested to transmit to the Chairman of .the Committee, within two months from the date hereof, the terms of every filth purchase or sale ; And the said Com mittee will meet every Tuesday, at the house of the Chairman, and therfc fit from the hours of nine to eleven o’clock m the forenoon for the dispatch of bulfncfs. —* 4—, ■■■:-- ■■. - SAMUEL HUNT JENKINS, • Chairman of the Committee. Skvannah, 20th of March, 1781. G EoTgTI “ I THE Honourable Anthony Stokzs, Esquire, Chief Juftisc ot his Alajefty’s Province of in purfu mccof an aft ors the General A/femWyof the fai.l pr vin-ce* entitod, *4n ede fur the Belief offueb of bis Af/tjefy's loyal SuTirfh as have any real wferfinal Property in the Province of Georgia,- and-whose Title Deeds, Bonds,’ Notes, Sftvinl tin, and other Evidences, Vouchers, and Writings, bant. ■’ either hfl, defrayed, or carried off, during rhe Tim herein after mentioned, DO CERTIFY, That the Honou rable I Jfehnfton, Esquire, and James Simpson, have refpe'fHvely made depofitious before the loss . and dertrudtion of a certain marriage fetflcment made hy part, the Honourable John Graham, and Cle- r ment Martin the younger, Eft|uires, of tiie-fecond • part, in tyuft for Miss Jean Niiber johnfton, daughter of the said Lewi* Tohnrton, at the time <>f mukiag fUc said deed of fettfement the intended wife, and now widow, of the said Joseph Farley, and the iiFue of t!*e said intended marriage, and, unieis good cause be shewn, within four calendar months after publication hereof in the Georgia Caret*-, I /hall declare, by certificate mv hand, f-thfcribed under furh druo/<rons, that the fame stand-. uncontroverted, and that a ee-tain copy of a marriage fetd-mcnr, exhibited to me by the laid Lewtr johnffon. be confiderrd as a ropy of the marriage settlement afore- Uid, taken from the records in tbe Secretary's Office of this province before they were ca,riei away during the time of the rebellion. T f 5 Given under my hand, at Savannah, In the province afore.aid, the ialh day of March, in the year of our Lord 1781, and in flip zift year of his Maicf- ty't reign. , J Jtrus Cstiv taken from the Onyira! Ugedin the Prothorro ■ tars suffice, toe Iyb day of Afanh, 1781. J°n Simpson, P. & C. Ot G E O R G I ~A, ff. II HE Honourable ANtkony’Stoick'S, Efqurre, Chief Justice of his Majcdly’s __ Trovincc of Georgia, in America, in pur suance of an aft of the General Alfi-mbly of.thd said pro vincc, cnthlrd, “ An AD for the Relief Os such of his Mairfty’s loyal SubjeOs as have any rea( or personal Pro perty in the Province ofGcorgia, and whose Title l)%cds Bands, Notes, Specialties, aodaK-her F.vidences, Vouch ers, and Writings, have been either loft, dfftrnyfcj, or carried off,’ dmiag-the Time herein aftefmenttoned,'’ DO CERTIF Y-,-that Catharine Morcock, of the parish of St. Ji>hn, in the province aforefaid, Widow, and Marv Mill Hr, the wife of Samuel Miller, late of Sunbury,'in tfte province atorcfaid, merchant, ffite Mary MPherfon, wi dow, have made depositions before me refpedf ing the loss of a certain deed of settlement, made by and between the said Samuel Miller and Mary M‘Pherfon be fore her intermarriage with the said Samuel Miller, bear ing date fome time in the year of our Lord t 7 6r, by which deed a icrtain traH ot land, containing two hundred acres, tally ! Birrtley’j, situated in the parish of Sc. John, in the province, afofrfaid, and. the negro Haves named Peatv, Norwich, Dembo, Venus, Sam, Dick, Cyrus, Cumba, ( lemcnt, Hanmh, Diapa, and Simon, (with the future iiTue and incryafe of the laid femaht ftaves) the property of the lajd Mary befifire her intermarriage, were conveyed to E rancis Lee, then of Efquire, but since dereaf cd, in tfnft to the use of*he” said Mary, and the ifTue of her body forever; and which depolitions remain in the Vrothonotary’s Office open t<f-the infpeftionof all persons YVhatfocvpj, and, unless good cause is fhevrn on oafh to the contrary, within four calendar months after the pub lication of this notice in the Georgia Gette, I /hall d cl ne, bv certificate under my l*nd, fublxribed under such depofitior.s, that the fame stand uncontroverted. Given under my hand, at Savannah, in the province , afoYefaid, the twenty-firft day of March, in the year of opr Lord and.an the twenty-ftrft year of iris Majesty’s rcigfc. ir - -V ■ -'■! I H A VE enquired ito the PRICE of FLOUR, winch I find to be 255. per too lb. of the belt fort; Loaves (hqjjld therefore weigh as follows : qd. Loaf, 1 lb. 1 oz. o 4r. yd, Ditto, —ll3 12 14L Ditto, -f—JOHNSTON, Tf*afu*f. Two Guineas Reward. STRAYED or fiolen o/F the CotnmoiVbf Sa vannah on Monday the 2d instant, Foi&Mftf-*. fes belonging to the Quartermafler General, vii, A Cream Coloured Horse, 14* hands high. A little remarkably fat Roan. A Grey young Marc. And a large Bay Horfe* marked on the left fide of bis neck D G R.—-Whoeverbrings themto Lieut* Frazer, Afiiftant Engineer at Savannah, (halHiavd the aborementioned reward* and no queilioni will be alked. —■<i ■■ , tr> ~ ■ L, .. r - T TO BE 8 O L D t At Angufta in Georgia, 0,1 Wcuneliiar the ,;th ; of April next, NUMBER of Negroes, a Stock of Cattle* Household Furniture, belonging to the Estate of Robert Rae, late of Augusta, Merchant. Aifo, at the tame place and time* will be fold, A Number of Negro Slaves, belonging to the Mrs. Jane Somerville, late of Augusta, Widow. J AMES luE one of the Executors of the Estate of Robert Rae* and foie Executof to the Estate of Jane Somerville, March is, 1781. \I7HERS4S the Provojl Marflul of the province of Georgia, by virtue of n Writ cf Attachment to him direfled in the (eye si causes undermentioned, did attach the land* and tenements, good* and chattels, monies, debts,, and books of account* of the feveial defendants in the said ccufes, who are absent from and without the limits of the said province, at the suit of the several plain iffs; And \vhereas t e plaintifFs refpec^ Court agair.ft the several defendants la each of the foli'wir.g causes, via. Samuel D >uglef & ml. v. John Gretn entb James Roft ; Samuel DougUfs & al. *O. John Jamiefoa}> John Henderson <v, John lamiefon ; John Linder juo. v. Gideon Kirk ; Lawrence WatGn and Wife Jdfeph Ht berfham ; and have otpained in each of the said causes 9- xule to the following effeft, viz. Ordered, That the defendant and defend ants in the said several aflions do appear and plead within a year and a day, otberwife judgment will pass against him or them by default. By the Court, John Simpson, P. Sc C. Qr 27th Oft. 1780. Notice is therefore hereby given, That judgment will be entered, agreeable to the aforefaid rule or order, agait.fi every of the said defendants who do net appear and plead conformable thereto. Wm. Jones, PlaintifFs Attorney in the said fevertl caufes.’ ■’” ’ ’” ■ - - * i , ■\II7HEREAS the Provost Marshal of thr vv province of Gaorgia, by virtue of * Wtit of Attachment to him dirtfted in the several causes undermentioned, did attach the lands, tenements, goods, chattels, mo nies, debts, and books of accouirt* cf the se veral defendants in said causes, who are abfent> from aad without the limits of the f*H pro-? vines, at the suit of the several plaintiff* . And whereas the said plaintiffs have respec tively, agreeable to the directions of the At<- tachment Aft, filed a'declaration in the Ge neral Court against the several defendants in the following causes, vi*. Chrifiiaa Dasher John PofteM r . Same v. Daniel Zetler; Same v, Holzendorff; Nicholas Hanrer <u. William Le Conte; James Edward Powell Lachlan M ia toih 5 Daniel Howell /. John [ones; Luke Mann <v. John Twiggs aad have obtained in each of the said causes a rule to the following efireft, viz. Ordered, That the defendant and defend ants in the said several eftions do appear tndf plead within n year and a day, otherwise jedgment will pass against him or them by default. By the Court, Oft ay* 1780. * John Simpson* P. Sc C. Cj Notice is hereby given, That* Judgment •will be entered, agreeable to theafortfaid rule or order, agimft every of the said defendant* who do not appear and plead conformable thc:eto. * Thomas Gi bboks. PJaintiffa Auoraey m the said several ciufcj,
