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HfllTFAS, W. C. DECEMBER lo 1329
EMT1'
! FKI.TFO KV CRT THURSO A T DT
JOHN G. LILES.
A I E f I T K I FY
EDM- B. FREEMAN.
.CONDITION.
r7Tho Minerva will be prints!
tcrV Thursday morning at $2 .
per annum, in advance, or J if '
suf-n i not made within i mon'h-.
1 - No papr to be discontinue
until all arrearages are paid, unlet.-a'-
tl -i option of the Editor; and a,
fjil'i to notify a discontinuance
will t considered as a new engage
ment .
j r Advertisements, making one
ei'jare or Ws, l inserted three
time's for One Dollar, and twenty-five
cents for every subsequent insertion .
Long'T oneB in proportion. All ad
vertisemcnts will be continued un
less otherwise ordered, aud each
continuance charged.
' Letters to th' Editor muct be
pott piid.-.Qj they will not be attend
ed ;
EAGLE hotel,
's?g
HALIFAX; N. CAROLINA.
rii: V tnherriher informs his
i
friends, and n public gene
rally, that he has leaded that largt;
and commodious house, formerly
known bv the name of the
:BIG TAVERN,
tvhere he-is in hopes, his strict
attention to his business, and the
following prices, will insure to him
a portion of the public patronage.
PRICES.
lan and horse per day, $1 5.0
Do. board by the year, 130 00
Do do. per month, 12 50
Do. do. by the day
for a man, j
Dinncr.and horsefced.
Supper,
Breakfast,
I.odeinsr.
00
73
37 1-2
37 1-2
12 1-2
J. IL McLEMORE.
August 20, 1829. 2o-6ni
FALL GOOD,
And very cheap.
R. KINGSBURY has just re
ceived, and now offera.for sale, his
fall and winter -eupplies; compri
ein"' a very general and extensive
wsortment of DRY GOODS, which
have nearly all been purchased at
auction in New York, that ena
bles him to sell them unusually low.
The following is a part oi my assort
ment: ' ' . - .
Groceries of every description.
f . Hardware, Castings, China. Glass
end Earthen w are, Stone ware. Tin
ware. Saddlery, Boots and Shoes,
Sole and upper leather, morocco,
airine f!rttnn Ranrpinp'. BalC
Niiik IFindow Gla3 am
Putty, a large supply of heavy Turksj
aland Salt, Sack aalt, otc.
The above, together with my for
nr tock. makes the assortment ve
ix complete. The above good!
will be sold on my usual accommo
datiniT terms. . '
Being confident that .1 can giv
M;.r1 nn to thos wno win ihkt
o trmiklp to call, as retards qual
itv and prices, I respectfully invitt
all who "want to purchase toe
mine mv assortment.
j: In I u ih to purchase wit
cash, a few hundred bales of primp
Cotton. 1 will also pay cash for ja
,.ntitv of ADole Brandy, Jtreceivb
in j tivment for debts or goods, a
kinds of country produce.
Applv at the Brick store.
Oct. "l 5, 1829. i
IN Scotland Neck, Halifd
CDuutv. a Tavern House
arid
store house, one hundred add
seventy five acres of land, own
ed by Mrs. Rebecca E. Good
win formerly called Smithrs
old store; at present occupied
by James Young. Applica
tion to Edmund Wilkins in
Scotland Neck by letter or 6-
therwise will be, promptly
tended to; the abx Ve is a good
aituation for a ". merchant
for a tavern.
. AND -
J Commission Merchants,
TCGRFOIK, V.
KT' .HX vi Wil; , fUiO'ofJ'e;
Va )
has removed tc
. .i V.
corujec ti ti w ah
amuei vc-ston, will trri-;ct a
West on,
1KNKRAL COMMISSION and
GROCERY BUSINESS
They respectfully offer their
Services lo the Merchant and
Planters of this section of the
country, as also, to those of the
Itate of North Carolina, it. if..
PURCHASE or DISPOSAL oJ
Liy GOODS or MERCHAN
DIZE, and q the nrodueti of
he 1 urmcrs and Planter?, and
rum a thorough acquaintance
kith the various kinds of oro-
Juce, particularly COTTON aud
TOBACCO acquired bv the el-
der ot the firm- -they are ; conti
dent of afforCiog entire satisfac
tion to those who .shall favour
them with thai- business.
The following irticles enmnric
a part of those m STORE, viz:
5 nds. W. 1 Rum.
5 Pipes B?deau Brandy,
2 do. llolfndGin,
10 hds. N.E. Rum 4th proof
25 do. Balmore Whiskey,
50 bis. do. do.
15 do. Rydo. 4th pracf 1
years old, j
25 do Baltnore Gin,
20 do. Phiklclphia do.
25 do. N. 1 Rum,
30 do. Corials, assorted,
15 qr. Ca Sweet" Mai. Wine,
5 do. Maiira do.
11 hds. S Croj;c Sugar, 1st
and 2d qualit . ' -
20 do. N. neans do. do. do
2000 do. LSugar, Various dp.
50 bgs.-Ccfce part Java."
Gun Powde
Imperial, Hon, Tr w
Young HySi, f "
Pouchoug, J
All in variousized packages of
superior quty.
25 bxa. Coitrs Troy Candles,
fiist quality,
25 do. . do. do.
3CCnd quality
25 do Sfmacetti do.
25 do. Soavanous qualities,
. lOVf do. nor Shayiii
g Soap.
15 do. Mus'd. in or
hf.'lb-
bottles;
5 do.
Supjor Chewii.g To
1 lb. mps,
Milli Cut do.
Glaa 3 by 10 and 10
i bacco in
25 do.
50 do.
by ,12,
, 25 do. ChoQte,-Nos
1.2 cc 3
25 casks Ch,e,
50 bis. Machll, Nos. 1. 2 3
15 half do. ' do.
20.UU0 Spaq Seirars, in hall
and qr hexes,
10,000 d do. inienor
quality,
Bags peppef
do. Pimenti
do. Gingerj
Kegs Nutnie
do. -Fig blut
do. Salt Pel
do. Indigo afetarcb,
do. Butter aLard,..
3 tiers. Rice,
160 Dimijohi
100 Reams ppingpaper
27 do. jfing do.
CO Kecs Nailf 100 lbs. each,
assorted sizes.
10 doz. Spadnd Shovels,
10 do. Wireters,
10 do. boxeties,
5 do. PatetcrTee Mills,
55 do. Bed I? and Leading
Dine?.,
900 Straw Tiler?.
10 doz. coma.jt Decanters,
15 do. do. It do.
150 pieces Cli Bagging, 42
inches. I -
x
10,000 lbs Blopc.
5.CXX) lbs. T
200 Sacks Liool Salt,
10O bis. Kami lour,
150 do Supd,
5 tons Countiju.
5 do. Swede!
do. Blistereel,
i
5 do. Castmnposcd of
Ovens,
Pots,
Spider.
Carop-Ketfl
And-Irons,
at
and
2r bundles Nail Rods,
5 do Brand Iron,
5 tons Plough Moulds,
15 XK lbs Bar Lead,
2 tons Patent Shot.
50 krg Poder F, FF, FFF.
With sundry other articles, and
further Mippht s daily expected.
JOHN N WHITE, 6c
' SAME WESTON
j No, folk. Oct 3G 6m
S TAPLE & FA NC V
i
XZutlcry &r hardware.
5rnHE
subscriber in order to
SON & H ALL1DA Y, ckersfolfln1'
i i . i wiii, he Ziopt, he tound alvaritatr-
.ale, at. the House ocr-H k ous lu wllo nmy ,oy hja.
Mr. panics HallMJay WELLJgencv- "
SELECTED ASSORTMENT ( Refer to Messrs
or Maple cV raccy. j
DRY GOODS,
Cutlery &r Hardware-
'The whole of the stock wa
lately ptirchascd for cash in Netf
York.-and will now b oifered at
a very reduced price.
J JAMIESON,
Surviving Partner of .
J.nilESON iSt:HALLIDAY.
Nov 5th 1829. tf 37.
New Cheap Store,
jsnjscsr s. ttn-xzuns
fit CO.
ff A VE opened tn the store op.
wpi,sitc Messrs' H.iu'kins" and
11 irris, an elegant assortment of
Staple and Fancy Dry
suitable lor the present season,
and of the latest stylo. And alsc
an extensive, a. ortmcnt of
SHOES, HATS, CROCKERY,
GLASS, GROCERIES &c
And will continue to receive
Ircsh supplies, throughout 'the
season, all of which, will be sold
lo v for CASH or barter'd for
produce. ,
V l The subscribers invite
their friends :.ud the public gene
rally to rail and examine for
themselves, as the whole of their
-GOOD'S were t un Ii.ispH i,r
(CASH,') the prices thev will be
oflcred at cawnot tail to please ' ! ! '
H S II AYNES. Co.
I lal i fax Nov 11, j cJ 29 t f 3 C
FALL GOODS,
rthe Subscribers;, are now re
cci.ving their
Fall Winter Supplies,
" ".-.consisting of
Dry Goods, Groceries, Hard
ware Cutlery, 6ic.
which, in addition lo t heir fomer
Stock, will make their assortment
complete All of which they will
Sell on accommo(i;iting terms.
1 1 A W K 1 N S ,5c A R R IS.
Halifax, Oct.7i h2'j. 34 t
NOTICE.
STRHE subscriber has received
"'and oiler? for sale; at Ed
wards Ferry, on the most ac
commodating terms, for cash
or country produce, a General
assortment of
Wholesale $t Retail
THOSE, wisdiintr to pur-1
chase, will find it fo their ad -
vantage to call and examine, as
. i . i . ii ...
,ne ueier.nii.eu tu - -
jcni3ll advance un: the Norfolk
'prices.
ALSO just received a supply
TURKS ISLAND SALT,
I of TURKS
: which he will
sell for 75 cents
per bushel.
EDW IN WHITEHEAD.
Nov. 19th, 1829. 4w 39.
N. B. Bale Cotton receiv
ed and shipped to any Merchant
in Norfolk or elsewhere for
12 1-2 cents per bale.
E. VV.
" WANTED
IMMEDIATELY, at th s
Office, two or tlirec well dxes-
WILLIAM H. REDWOOD,
lVurthoM$t oh hoodsidt's Wharf,
recently occjjtJ by Messrs. I.
V i South gale,
TTenders his services to COl'N
Jk TRY MERCHANTS. PLAN
TERS, ami LUMBER DEALERS,
in the SALE of PRODUCE and
LUMBER of everv description. &l
in the I'LRCHASE of GuOlkS.
for which I. if fuimiii-ion ih, :h
ail casf, be ery moderate.
a:t ntif i, Ueiiijr confined roV-
lij tu fj'.-r.rnsvv.n tulr,txs. nnd hi!?
ftUjwi. g ( i J r 1! and of the" Cobb, by their counsel; it is urder
smode ot " tranHc Luif business m the ; cd that it be referred to the
r,uu, ',.grl ,t r witi. aw, thorough :
oUi V 6Ac Icion,
Ch'sL. H'inghlJ, $
liobert SoitCer,
Sfut i ds V .iskb urn,.
Hdi. Beacon,
May, 1820.
lamsvurz.
.urfolk.
17 lra
jaxs Gonzoivr
Co mm 1 1 a am i f t rch an t
NORFOLK VA.
The t-ul!?criber takes this method
of announcing to the public that he
has made arrangements for the
transportation -6f Cotton, and pro
duce of allyesci lptioas, from W'el
don and Halifax to Norfolk, by th
use of boats tii-it go at all times o-
yer the shoals, and" meet the Steam ?
iioat i etersourg Delow t lie shoal.-,
until th new Stearn Boat u; c.iuipie
ted, ffiid ready for iwe, (which w ill,
doubtless, be iu all the month of No
vember next.) The charges' will be
ai lollows:
For receiving and delivering Cot
to'i at ilmitax, 1 cenlH,
At ti Jvisrtk'ami Anthvuy V ferry,
1J I-, cents.
Freight, ani Canal toll to Norfolk
Sier.ie. at Norfolk, per month,
lOcei't.
. Coiiiraiasioa on sales. 2 1
i-.' per
Cent.
Freight of a F.nck .f ?a!t crn
Nort-. .-L.tu Halifax, r W eidon, Li
na! tiili Jin. :!i jt (i, Jo i iii.s,
'B.rfei at' Snar, ot r. nt.-j,
li:t uf Collet, J'u i-ht, 50
cents,
- Other articles in the same prq-ior
tion.
My ap nts o.re in WeiJ Colo
nel Juvtttr.
Hstoilax, Nathaniel Smith,
Edward', Ferry," Dr. VhitTliead.
Anthony 'e Ferry, JasJH. Cmith,
T!-' lighter I use ar- to take pro
duce da'Aii the river on the nu-rnent
cf it? arr.val; it will be iteeived by
the Steam Boat, and iinuiediutely
proceed. to Norfolk. .
JAMES GORDON.
23" A more tpeciik memorandum
of the freight eft lie various a rtit .
which will be offered fur trat!Sorta
tion, will be jjiven in borne few
weeks. In the mean time, an the
etiun for transportation i at han !,
the above is tiered as a fair speci
men of pfobabie cost, 3cc. tni f.r
'lo- r-,n e'nierjce of planters. I pur
P'te keeping m the town of Halifax,
t suppiy of Hijrar, Corfee, Molasses,
Salt. lr-n, tJitt'in Uarja. 15ale
Rone, Twi'ir, ic. to be sola et tne
I'teisburg pru es, with the addition
of freightage, &c. frcm Norfolk.
J-
The Raleigh Star wiJ! p-ibh-h th:..
dveitwmeiTt ui.;,! father ,H,tu-.
and fcrws.ru their account tot his cf-
nee.
NOTICE.
TVylEL be M-ld en the premiss,
, V the 7th oi January next. ;
' " ."-""n .v .
'that ww known house and lot
near the Court House, latelf oc-
( cupie(J and kei,t open a5 a hoU.e
; of public entertainment, called ihe
; r, L r w
Exchange Coffee House
bv virtue ut a deed of trji exe-
9
cuted to the subscriber by Thomas
G. Johnson The terms will be
accommodating and made known
on the day of sale.
Also at the same time the tract
of land near the Town, knonn
fc used as the RACECOCR6E
; 0 JNO W LEWIS
Nov. 30. 1829 4W 40
jrThe Editors of th9 War
rentoo Reporter and Petersburg
Intelhzencer will insert the ab-ve
ut4d the day of sale, and forward
; the J acresats tc .iu eScc
State of North Carolina
?iORTHAFTOJ COCSTT.
Superior iSourt of Latm 6i Equity
l all lerm.1. U. lUX'J,
Jarrad ' Weaver 'J
j
William II . lUt J
die and Hard v . V.
Cobb. Ex tort A. In Eqty-
ot Tho 7'urner
dee d and Mat-
thew C I urncr J
On reading the Bill and an
swers in this cae, and on motion
of the defendants, ardie and
Clerk and Master, to state an ac
count of the lands and slaves
sold by the defendants Hadie 6i.
Cobb uiuler the will of their tes
tator: and also an account of
all debts due in ro thedefendant
Matthev C. Turner at the death
oi thi testator Thomas Turner
deceased, shewing to whom the
said debts respectively were due,
on what consideration founded,
how 'evidenced; and how much of
said debts so due at the said tes
tators death remain due aud un
paid. And it is further ordered that
all the crtJiiors of the said Mat
thew C. Turner do appear be
fore the. Clerk tnd Mailer, exhibit
their claims and prove-the same:
a,nd'thut each creditor failing so
to appear, shall be excluded, from
u.y snare ot me funds in the
haiids of the Executofs: Prorided
;t copy of this order shall be in
serted ft -r six successive weeks in
the Halifax Minerva and Ra
leigh ?t;ir; together with a notifi
cation oft be time and place ap
PG1n, d by --the Master forreceiv
In -uei clain.s: which shall not be
i" u , rtei time than twik h d.U's
alter the last insertion of taid no
tice. And it io further ordered that t'he
Mn.-ter, Imp power to examine
u.i i n and every person prefering
tucli rlaiyis (-if lie shall think fit,"' or
hall be required po to do by the
. art - - r et'li'-r of thern) upon oath
teurtiiiijx the same:
The fon: goiujj . order having rn-f-i'-ence
to- a fund 'set apait by the
late ThoMis.TfK?R deceased, in
Ins Idft will and tcfctament, for the
pavnient of , the" jiibt debts ofhi
grandson. MvrriiKwC. TtRr.H,
one of the nefondants in the Vuit
above refred to. all of the creditors
of the taid Matthew C. Turner and
other" interested, arejhereby notifi
ed that the Mibject matter f the
said ord-r will be taken up and act
ed on by th- Cleik and Master, at
the ("ourt IIouj of Nori.' n'tipton
county, in the Town of Jek-on, on
the -J-'nd day of February next,
w hen andr-. where they are required
to attf:d. aud yrepared to prove
their rospective tlaimt.'
JOHN f). AMIS, C M. E:
By W H- LOCKHARTDep.M.'E.
",rov.- loth IWI'J.
NOTICE.
5fUhe last will of David Clark
vvas this day proved intheCoun
(v Court of P!ea and Quarter Ses-
. . , . - ll.lit, v f rmr.tr- 1 - f th
Subscribers who quaiit.eu u SJ-
ccutors thereto. ..
irr; CR EDITORS of the
...
: ' j
'A th' Executors for all claims,
within th time by Law prescri-
bed, or their actions win he oarrea
VM M CLARK, F .
GAVIN HOGG. $ rx rs
Halifax .Vor. 17th, 1C29.
All th -e indebted to the said
Dtvid t'lark are requested to
make payment or to renew their
iJ' Ti'smth too goods securities
pa'v rfble to the above named Wm
M Clark and Gavin Hogg as
Guardians of David Clarkv chil
dren or writs wi!l be brought a
L'amst all tbose'audebti d to aid
David Clark to February term of
Halifax Count v Court -
COMMWKV 'MKUCIUXT.
NORFOLK, VA.
HeCtfitly of Halifax, A Ccrolm-t
vfj E S P E CT F U L L Y teoders b.
sr vices to the public m ta U s
of all kinds ot PRODUCE, which
may be introsted to his. care Hi-
Ware-house is conveuien: to the,
v. k r n tn.- k ,U t Ke f a r 4?
of drafW
t jK. It. S ' CeaiHakfa. Iec 1st. 1&20.
notice:
The creditors of A. A. B Stitb ;
At Co. are reqaested to attend at
the Mansion-llooe in the ton n of
Halifax. N. Carolina, on th th
day of January, 1830, either by.
themselves or their agentT for fh
p4jrfM.e of receiving a rejnrt cf
the trustee appointed to- c.dlect
the debts and making a 'dividend
of the monies collected
AH those who fad to attend wdj
be Excluded from the. participle
lion in the division.
GEO R REESE.rru;- -
Sept UV2f S.-tf
State o f North Candina
VORTHMrtoN rotMi. I ' I
.Superior, t curt of Lix 1 Equity
Poll Term . i I) 1629. "
Edmund ebb i.
and Henry Hrri
!on; and WVdiam
Harris m !: M ir
uiaduke Hirrison
cW. Wdh.in Harri
son inf ints by Wil
bam Harrison en
I heir next fr tend
Mltthcw Harri
son, and James
Harrison, &- John
Harrison &, Fred
erick Harrison, 6c
AU xander Harri
son and Lewis
Harrison and Plea
sant Harrison and
Elizabeth Harri
son, and Martha
Harrison cV Mary
Harrison an infant
by Matthew Har
rison her next
Petitionef
in Equity
riend. J
vs '. Top '
sal of LaDi)
Edmund Har-y f- i
ri.on, ' Benjauu j '
Smith Harrison,
Samuel S. Sim
ipons and John C.
Phillips and bis
wile Sally, late
Sally .Simmons -
Robert .Moore
Wiiham H.; Moore
LJavid J. Moore
.inl i'homas E.
Abernathy and his
wife Martha, late
Martha Moore
DefendanU
It appearing .to t h. satlfarfJcO
of the court that, the Jet n tuts
in this case are not mh- e , ' . f
tins State: It s orde- ".-.it
publication; be madeir.tl.o it U
tax Minerva, for six su iv o
weeks, notifying thein to app:.f
at the next term of this court to
fe held on .the 5th Monday- ;:f:T
the 4th Monday in1 March n :t.
at the Court House in the Tt.;i
of Jackson, and plead, answer r
dfcmurtothe petitioners' t:ui
titiou, otherwise the same w;:t !.
taken pro confesso as to t.. :, .
and the matter therepf.heard i &
parte. A Ccpv TestV
JOHN i) AMIS, C M i:
Nov. loth 1829. G-:;
WELDON.
- -
ypCRSU ANT to an order cf ; "
Honorable the Court of Eii -
ty, holden lor the County of li.l
fax Fall Term, 1829, notice 1 here
by given to all purchaser ol"k!i'
the town of. Wehlon. Irom i
Blount, (iuardian, fc.c. bo h-v
not complied with the ttnn ol tb
contract, that ihey uppeaf at tl.?
Superior Court to be holden t
the county ol Halifax ttf the t'
of Halifax, orrthe fourth Mi r.i
after the fourth Monday Iti M . r
next, to show cause why the j t
chases made by tl.tm r.p it.. If
under the decree cf ihi ' nr
should not Le vacated -nd fev
side.
X. B FREEMAN c t
October teJJ
ta
FOR FREIGHT.
THE fine vl-r,
INDHPKNTihSCE .
p
alout eizkt day. pr fi3
wishing to efiJT-Ke A.ht l"9'
otis to arrival cQ do o Uj
' a I ml if)tr tO
I , HAWKINS &L HARRIS.
i All
tir in