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December 3, 1794 The Pennsylvania Gazette To be Sold at Private Sale, A PLANTATION, situate in Goshen township, Chester county, two miles from West Chester, on the main road to Philadelphia, containing nearly 80 acres, 30 of which are woodland, of the best quality, 20 acres under clover, and the remainder good pasture land: There are on said Plantation, a stone dwelling house 50 feet front, cellared under, a well of good water near the door, barn, stable, stone spring-house, and out-houses, all in good repair, a large pailed garden, a bearing orchard, a number of pear and cherry trees of different kinds, the situation pleasant and healthy. A PLANTATION in East-Whiteland township, Chester county, half a mile south of the White Horse tavern, on the Lancaster road, containing 96 acres; thereon are, a two story log house and stables, a spring of good water near the door, one half woodland, well timbered, the remainder good plow-land; the turnpike road is within a few perches of the house; both places are well situated for any kind of public business. For further particulars apply to the subscriber, living on the first mentioned plantation. JOHN << RETTEW>> . November 29, 1794. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- February 20, 1782 The Pennsylvania Gazette PURSUANT to an Order issued out of the Orphans Court for the county of Chester, will be sold at Public Vendue, by the administratrix of James Hunter, late of the township of East Whiteland, deceased, at the sign of the White Horse on Lancaster road, the seventh day of March next, at two oin the afternoon, A PLANTATION or TRACT of LAND, with a barn, stables and spring house thereon erected, containing 82 acres and 83 perches, upwards of 20 acres whereof is good woodland, situate in the Great Valley, East Whiteland township aforesaid, Chester county, and State of Pennsylvania; bounded by lands of John Kerlin, John Templeton and others; subject to the subscriberright of dower, or an undivided third part of said tract of land during her natural life, and also subject to the right of Martha the wife of John << Rettew>> , a posthumous daughter of John Hunter, father of the aforesaid deceased, to wit, one undivided ninth part of the whole, at the deceased of the aforesaid Administratrix. Late the property of James Hunter. The conditions of sale will be made known at the time and place aforesaid, by ANN BLATCHFORD, Administratrix. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ September 8, 1768 The Pennsylvania Gazette CAME to the plantation of the SUBSCRIBER in Goshen township, Chester county, about the 19th or 20th of August, a red STEER, about 4 years old. The owner proving his property, and paying charges, may have him again, by applying to WILLIAM << RETTEW>> . ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- November 2, 1791 The Pennsylvania Gazette BY virtue of a writ of Levari Facias, to me directed, will be exposed to public sale, on Wednesday, the 30th day of November next, at the Court-house in West Chester, at 2 o'clock in the afternoon, a messuage and tract or parcel of land, situate in the township of Goshen, bounded by lands of Isaiah Matlack, Isaac Haines, William << Rattew>> , and others, containing 110 34 acres. The above described tract is about two miles from West Chester, two miles from Goshen meeting house, and near to several grist mills; there are on said premises, a messuage, barn and other out-houses, a sufficiency of meadow and woodland, adjoining on the great road leading from Philadelphia by Strasburgh to Lancaster. Seized and taken in execution, as the estate late of William Eachus, deceased. CHARLES DILWORTH, Sheriff. West Chester, Chester county, Oct. 24, 1791. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ June 16, 1790 The Pennsylvania Gazette West Chester, Chester county, June 11, 1790. BY virtue of a writ of Venditioni Exponas, to me directed, will be exposed to Public Sale, on the premises, on Thursday, the 1st day of July next, at 3 o'clock in the Afternoon, a Messuage and Tract or Parcel of Land, situate in the township of Goshen, bounded by lands of William << Rattew>> , James Hemphill, Samuel Waln and the estate late of Ellis Davis, deceased; containing 110 acres, the land is good for grain or pasture, with a sufficiency of meadow and woodland, in a healthy part of the country, about 2 miles from the Court House at West Chester, and 23 miles from Philadelphia; Taken in execution and to be sold as the estate of William Eachus, senior, by CHARLES DILWORTH, Sheriff. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- May 2, 1765 The Pennsylvania Gazette April 26, 1765. WAS stolen last Night, out of the Stable of the Subscriber, living in Aston Township, Chester County, a likely bay Horse, 7 or 8 Years old, has neither Brand nor Ear mark, 14 Hands and a Half high, lately shod all round, trots and paces, both middling hard, but mostly trots when drove out of Hand; has a Half Star and a Half Snip under the off Nostril, several Saddle Spots, with several other little white Spots on him, one of which, on his off Buttock, very remarkable, occasioned by the bite of another Horse; when stolen, his Tail middling long, but it may be bobsince; his Mane not trimmed only for the Bridle; he was in good flesh, and carries a good Coat. Whoever takes up and secures the said Horse, and Thief, so that he may be brought to Justice, and the Horse had again, shall have THREE POUNDS Reward, and all reasonable Charges, or THIRTY SHILLINGS for the Horse, only, paid by JOHN << RATTEW>> . ------------------------------------------------------------------------ October 4, 1786 The Pennsylvania Gazette EXTRACTS from the Minutes of the Third Session of the TENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY of the COMMONWEALTH of PENNSYLVANIA. The several reports, read March 8th and 31st last, respecting the robberies of Daniel Morton, Aaron Phipps, John Davis, Jacob Worrall, David Cloyd, Robert Thompson, John << Rattew>> , Benjamin Worrall, Jonathan Thomas, Abner Evans and John Brown, collectors of public monies in the county of Chester, were read the second time, and committed.