Joſeph Tylerdeſires the Perſonthat borrowed his Surtout to return it, if it is not worn out.1767.
Joſeph Tylerdeſires the Perſon
that borrowed his Surtout to return it, if it is not worn out.
1767.
Taken out of the Pew, No. 59,in the Rev'd Mr. Barnard, ſenior's Meeting-Houſe, about a Month ſince, a PSALM-BOOK. The Perſon is deſired to return it, otherwiſe may depend upon being expoſed.Essex Gazette, Sept. 28, 1773.
Taken out of the Pew, No. 59,
in the Rev'd Mr. Barnard, ſenior's Meeting-Houſe, about a Month ſince, a PSALM-BOOK. The Perſon is deſired to return it, otherwiſe may depend upon being expoſed.
Essex Gazette, Sept. 28, 1773.
A MODEST REQUEST!Thetwo obligingLadies, who on the night of Monday, the 29th ultimo, between ſix and ſeven o'clock in the evening, took from the Store ofthe Subſcriber (not by miſtake) FIVE BARCELONA HANDKERCHIEFS, are deſired to return them immediately,with ſatisfactory remuneration, or the next notice they receive will come "GREETING."SAMUEL BRAZER.Worcester, December 8, 1802.
A MODEST REQUEST!
Thetwo obligingLadies, who on the night of Monday, the 29th ultimo, between ſix and ſeven o'clock in the evening, took from the Store ofthe Subſcriber (not by miſtake) FIVE BARCELONA HANDKERCHIEFS, are deſired to return them immediately,with ſatisfactory remuneration, or the next notice they receive will come "GREETING."
SAMUEL BRAZER.
Worcester, December 8, 1802.
Theperſon who took ſix pair of SHOES, one day laſt week, under a falſe name, from a ſhop in Eſſex Street, would do well, if they wiſh to avoid difficulties, to return them immediately.Salem, July 22.Salem Gazette, 1800.
Theperſon who took ſix pair of SHOES, one day laſt week, under a falſe name, from a ſhop in Eſſex Street, would do well, if they wiſh to avoid difficulties, to return them immediately.
Salem, July 22.
Salem Gazette, 1800.
The Perſon who yesterday, at duſk, took a piece of blackVELVETfrom the shop board of the Subscribers, is well known. He has now an opportunity of returning it, and if not immediately done, shall suffer the penalty of the Law.J. & I. NEWHALL.Salem, Nov. 5, 1805.
The Perſon who yesterday, at duſk, took a piece of blackVELVETfrom the shop board of the Subscribers, is well known. He has now an opportunity of returning it, and if not immediately done, shall suffer the penalty of the Law.
J. & I. NEWHALL.
Salem, Nov. 5, 1805.
Pictures like the following could be seen in the "Essex Gazette" in 1771 (May 14).
Ran away from the Subscriber,on the 4th of May, a Negro Man namedCato, of a middling Stature, has loſt the Sight of his left Eye, had on a kersey Jacket and leather Breeches. Whoever ſhall take up ſaid Negro, and bring him to his Maſter in Salem, ſhall have Two Dollars Reward, and all Charges paid, byWilliam Hunt.
Ran away from the Subscriber,
on the 4th of May, a Negro Man namedCato, of a middling Stature, has loſt the Sight of his left Eye, had on a kersey Jacket and leather Breeches. Whoever ſhall take up ſaid Negro, and bring him to his Maſter in Salem, ſhall have Two Dollars Reward, and all Charges paid, by
William Hunt.
Vessels were accommodated at "Rotting Row," in Salem, in 1812, and we presume there is room for some now.
SeveralBIRTHS for VESSELS are vacant at Rotting Row, the tides are favorable and the Dockage so extremely low, good and safe, as to make it an object for any one to haul his vessel there to winter.Salem, Nov. 20.
SeveralBIRTHS for VESSELS are vacant at Rotting Row, the tides are favorable and the Dockage so extremely low, good and safe, as to make it an object for any one to haul his vessel there to winter.
Salem, Nov. 20.
It used to be common in the early part of this century to see such goods as "Mamoodies," "Chittabully Baftas," etc., advertised in the Salem and Boston papers.
JOHN STONE,Has for sale,Front street,ONE bale MUGGA MAMOODIES;1 do. MADRAS PAT HANDKERCHIEFS;1 do. ALEABAD MOWSANNAS;1 do. do. MAMODIES;1 do. CHITTABULLY BAFTAS;1 do. JOLLOPOUR SANNAS;1 do. BANDANNAS;Imported in the ship Union, Capt. Osgood, from Calcutta, and of the first chop.Sept. 24, 1811.
JOHN STONE,
Has for sale,
Front street,
ONE bale MUGGA MAMOODIES;1 do. MADRAS PAT HANDKERCHIEFS;1 do. ALEABAD MOWSANNAS;1 do. do. MAMODIES;1 do. CHITTABULLY BAFTAS;1 do. JOLLOPOUR SANNAS;1 do. BANDANNAS;
Imported in the ship Union, Capt. Osgood, from Calcutta, and of the first chop.
Sept. 24, 1811.
In another advertisement we notice "Guzzenahs, Allebad Emerty, Taundah Khassah, Mahge Gunge." These are all India cottons.
It seems strange to us now, when we see so many boot-blacks everywhere, to learn that in 1815 the "craft" advertised in the papers, as did "wood-sawyers," too, about the same time. As coal had not then been introduced into Salem, everybody burned wood, so that wood-sawing was an occupation of considerable importance. During the war of 1813wood became rather scarce, and some people used dried turf, or peat, as it was called, for fuel.
Boots and Shoes Cleaned.YorkMORRIS reſpectfully informs the Gentlemen of Salem, that he has taken the Shop one door weſt of the Sun Tavern, where he will be happy to clean their Boots and Shoes in the beſt manner, and at the ſhorteſt notice.——He will keep conſtantly for ſaleLIQUID BLACKINGof a very ſuperior quality, in jugs and bottles. Alſo, a Compoſition, with which he cleansLadies'Walking Shoes.April 18.
Boots and Shoes Cleaned.
YorkMORRIS reſpectfully informs the Gentlemen of Salem, that he has taken the Shop one door weſt of the Sun Tavern, where he will be happy to clean their Boots and Shoes in the beſt manner, and at the ſhorteſt notice.——He will keep conſtantly for ſaleLIQUID BLACKINGof a very ſuperior quality, in jugs and bottles. Alſo, a Compoſition, with which he cleansLadies'Walking Shoes.
April 18.
This York Morris was father of the Boston colored lawyer, Robert Morris.
Boots and Shoes Cleaned.ThomasJONES respectfully informs the Gentlemen of Salem, that he has taken the Shop (recently occupied by York Morris) two doors west of the Sun Tavern, where he will be happy to clean their BOOTS and SHOES in the best manner, and at the shortest notice.Salem, June 13.
Boots and Shoes Cleaned.
ThomasJONES respectfully informs the Gentlemen of Salem, that he has taken the Shop (recently occupied by York Morris) two doors west of the Sun Tavern, where he will be happy to clean their BOOTS and SHOES in the best manner, and at the shortest notice.
Salem, June 13.
Wood-Sawing.TheSubscriber, being under the interdict of a Non-Intercourse law, his horses and waggons hauled into dry dock, will no longer carry freight between Salem and Boston; but, "abandoning the ocean altogether," he respectfully offers his services to his federal friends, with his saw and wooden horse, and shall be obliged to them to call upon him when they have any wood to cut. Orders will be received at his dwelling, near the Court-house.JOHN L. MATTHEWS.☞ Wanted to hire—two smart men. June 11 [1811].
Wood-Sawing.
TheSubscriber, being under the interdict of a Non-Intercourse law, his horses and waggons hauled into dry dock, will no longer carry freight between Salem and Boston; but, "abandoning the ocean altogether," he respectfully offers his services to his federal friends, with his saw and wooden horse, and shall be obliged to them to call upon him when they have any wood to cut. Orders will be received at his dwelling, near the Court-house.
JOHN L. MATTHEWS.
☞ Wanted to hire—two smart men. June 11 [1811].
Specific for a "religious hydrophobia" in 1819.
Cochranism Delineated,Or a description of, and ſpecific for, a religious Hydrophobia, which has ſpread & is ſtill ſpreading in a number of towns in the counties of York and Cumberland, Diſtrict of Maine—price 12 1·2 cents—for sale at the Bookstore ofHENRY WHIPPLE.
Cochranism Delineated,
Or a description of, and ſpecific for, a religious Hydrophobia, which has ſpread & is ſtill ſpreading in a number of towns in the counties of York and Cumberland, Diſtrict of Maine—price 12 1·2 cents—for sale at the Bookstore of
HENRY WHIPPLE.
June 12.
The following is printed in the "Massachusetts Mercury:"—
From theGeorgia Gazette.Vice Consulship of Spain for the States of North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia.Meſſrs. Nicholas Johnſton and Co.Gentlemen,His Excellency Lieut. Colonel Don Vincent Folch, Governor of the Province of Weſt Florida, in a letter, dated Panzacola, 1ſt Auguſt, has been pleaſed to communicate to me the following:"I have iſſued a proclamation, offering FOUR THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS to any perſon who will deliver here, or inApalache, the body of WILLIAM AUGUSTUS BOWLES, or elſe produce ſufficient proof of having killed him; which information I will thank you to make public, in order that ſome clever fellow, at the cheap rate of one gun ſhot, will place in his pocket the ſaid ſum, which ſhall be paid, with the greateſt acknowledgment of gratitude, in good Spaniſh dollars, without the leaſt delay."Therefore I requeſt you to give this a conſpicuous place in your paper. It is, doubtleſs, a very intereſting ſubject toSpain,Americaand the Indians, that they be rid of this noted vagabond.I remain, with reſpect,Your obedient ſervant,EMANUEL RENGILL.Savannah, 25th August, 1800.
From theGeorgia Gazette.
Vice Consulship of Spain for the States of North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia.
Meſſrs. Nicholas Johnſton and Co.
Gentlemen,
His Excellency Lieut. Colonel Don Vincent Folch, Governor of the Province of Weſt Florida, in a letter, dated Panzacola, 1ſt Auguſt, has been pleaſed to communicate to me the following:
"I have iſſued a proclamation, offering FOUR THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS to any perſon who will deliver here, or inApalache, the body of WILLIAM AUGUSTUS BOWLES, or elſe produce ſufficient proof of having killed him; which information I will thank you to make public, in order that ſome clever fellow, at the cheap rate of one gun ſhot, will place in his pocket the ſaid ſum, which ſhall be paid, with the greateſt acknowledgment of gratitude, in good Spaniſh dollars, without the leaſt delay."
Therefore I requeſt you to give this a conſpicuous place in your paper. It is, doubtleſs, a very intereſting ſubject toSpain,Americaand the Indians, that they be rid of this noted vagabond.
I remain, with reſpect,Your obedient ſervant,EMANUEL RENGILL.
Savannah, 25th August, 1800.
Progreſs of Refinement in America.INDIANS' SCALPS.Pittſburg, May 17, 1791.Wethe ſubſcribers, encouraged by a large ſubſcription, do promiſe to pay One Hundred Dollars for every hoſtile Indian's ſcalp, with both ears to it,[B]taken between this date and the 15th day of June next, by any inhabitant of Alleghany county.George Wallace,Robert Elliot,Wm. Amberſon,A. Tannehill,J. Wilkins, jun.John Irwin.[B]The ſhape of the ears, we ſuppoſe, is to determine the enmity of the Indian.Salem Gazette.
Progreſs of Refinement in America.
INDIANS' SCALPS.
Pittſburg, May 17, 1791.
Wethe ſubſcribers, encouraged by a large ſubſcription, do promiſe to pay One Hundred Dollars for every hoſtile Indian's ſcalp, with both ears to it,[B]taken between this date and the 15th day of June next, by any inhabitant of Alleghany county.
George Wallace,Robert Elliot,Wm. Amberſon,A. Tannehill,J. Wilkins, jun.John Irwin.
[B]The ſhape of the ears, we ſuppoſe, is to determine the enmity of the Indian.
[B]The ſhape of the ears, we ſuppoſe, is to determine the enmity of the Indian.
Salem Gazette.
A negro "pretends to be very religious." From the "Boston Gazette."
Ranaway from me the SubſcriberatLondonderry, in the Province ofNew-Hampſhire, on the 28th ofSeptember, a Negro Man Servant namedPrince, about Forty Years of Age, about five Feet five Inches high, ſpeaks goodEngliſh, had on when he went away a green Coat, blue pluſh Breeches, diaper Jacket, ſeveral pair of thread Stockings with him; he looks very ſerious and grave, andpretends to be very religious: He is the property of MajorRogers, and has been ſeveral Years in the Service to the Weſtward, and pretends to be free.Whoever will take up ſaid Slave and bring him to me, or to Capt.Jonathan BreweratFramingham, ſhall have FIVE DOLLARS Reward and all necesſary Charges paid by me,James Rogers.Dated at Londonderry, October 8, 1762.
Ranaway from me the Subſcriber
atLondonderry, in the Province ofNew-Hampſhire, on the 28th ofSeptember, a Negro Man Servant namedPrince, about Forty Years of Age, about five Feet five Inches high, ſpeaks goodEngliſh, had on when he went away a green Coat, blue pluſh Breeches, diaper Jacket, ſeveral pair of thread Stockings with him; he looks very ſerious and grave, andpretends to be very religious: He is the property of MajorRogers, and has been ſeveral Years in the Service to the Weſtward, and pretends to be free.
Whoever will take up ſaid Slave and bring him to me, or to Capt.Jonathan BreweratFramingham, ſhall have FIVE DOLLARS Reward and all necesſary Charges paid by me,
James Rogers.
Dated at Londonderry, October 8, 1762.
In the "Boston Gazette," Oct. 8, 1759, some servants are advertised who among other accomplishments speak high & low Dutch. At this time two dollars and a half was the value of a pound in New York currency, while the New England currency was three dollars and thirty-three cents to a pound. To this day a shilling is 12-1/2 cents in New York, and in New England 16-2/3 cents.
Runaway from MajorEdmond MatthisofAlbany,in the Province ofNew-York,the following People, viz. A Servant Man namedWilliam Fairfield,of a dark Complection, down look, black Hair, and of a middling Stature. Also a Negro Man and Woman, and a white Girl with them, about14Years of Age, who talks good English,high and low Dutch; the Negro Man is much pitted with the Small Pox, and speaks good English; tis suppos'd they are all together: They took with them a great many Cloaths, and its probable they will often alter their Dress. Whoever takes up said Run-aways, and safely conveys them to their abovesaid Master, shall haveTen Pounds (25 Dollars) New-YorkCurrency Reward, and all necessary Charges paid.Albany, Octob. 1, 1759.Edmond Matthis.
Runaway from MajorEdmond MatthisofAlbany,in the Province ofNew-York,the following People, viz. A Servant Man namedWilliam Fairfield,of a dark Complection, down look, black Hair, and of a middling Stature. Also a Negro Man and Woman, and a white Girl with them, about14Years of Age, who talks good English,high and low Dutch; the Negro Man is much pitted with the Small Pox, and speaks good English; tis suppos'd they are all together: They took with them a great many Cloaths, and its probable they will often alter their Dress. Whoever takes up said Run-aways, and safely conveys them to their abovesaid Master, shall haveTen Pounds (25 Dollars) New-YorkCurrency Reward, and all necessary Charges paid.
Albany, Octob. 1, 1759.
Edmond Matthis.
Dr. Greenwood, of Boston, in 1788 offered his services to "give a youthful air to the countenance," and was ready to "electerise" any persons who stood "in need of that almost universal remedy."
ISAAC GREENWOOD,DENTIST,Acquaintsthe publick, that he has REMOVED from No. 49 to No. 19, Marlborough Street, opposite Meſſrs.Amorys' Store, where he continues to perform the neceſſary branches of that art, carefully and faithfully. Removing every ſubſtance tending to deſtroy the Teeth and Gums. Cures the Scurvy in the Gums, makes the Teeth white, &c. Sells BRUSHES that are ſuitable forthe Teeth, with a POWDER that never fails to recommend itſelf, at 1/4 per box. Fixes NATURAL TEETH on plates of gold or ſilver, with gold ſprings, if wanted.Alſo, ſubſtitutes ARTIFICIAL TEETH, of different ſubſtances, from 2ſ.to 6ſ.each—that give a youthful air to the countenance, and render pronunciation more agreeable and diſtinct—In a word, both natural and artificial are of ſuch real ſervice, as are worthy the attention of every one. He with pleaſure attends on thoſe who may incline to employ him, provided they cannot conveniently attend on him, at his HOUSE, where he has every accommodation neceſſary for their reception.At the ſame place may be had,Oil, Silk, and Ladies' UMBRELLAS, cheap. Old Umbrellas repaired, oiled, newly covered, &c. Oil Silk CAPS for bathing, German Flutes, Fifes, Violins, and Strings for ditto, Reeds for hautboys, Men, Boxes and Dice for back-gammon, Cheſs men, Billiard Balls, Ivory Combs, a variety of Canes, by wholeſale and retail. Cane Strings, Whips, electrical Machines with apparatus for experiments and medical uſe—artificial Magnets, &c. &c. &c.N.B. SaidGreenwoodoffers his ſervice to electeriſe thoſe who ſtand in need of that almoſt universal remedy, at 1/6 each time, at his Houſe.☞Adviſe with your phyſicians.May3, 1788.
ISAAC GREENWOOD,
DENTIST,
Acquaintsthe publick, that he has REMOVED from No. 49 to No. 19, Marlborough Street, opposite Meſſrs.Amorys' Store, where he continues to perform the neceſſary branches of that art, carefully and faithfully. Removing every ſubſtance tending to deſtroy the Teeth and Gums. Cures the Scurvy in the Gums, makes the Teeth white, &c. Sells BRUSHES that are ſuitable forthe Teeth, with a POWDER that never fails to recommend itſelf, at 1/4 per box. Fixes NATURAL TEETH on plates of gold or ſilver, with gold ſprings, if wanted.Alſo, ſubſtitutes ARTIFICIAL TEETH, of different ſubſtances, from 2ſ.to 6ſ.each—that give a youthful air to the countenance, and render pronunciation more agreeable and diſtinct—In a word, both natural and artificial are of ſuch real ſervice, as are worthy the attention of every one. He with pleaſure attends on thoſe who may incline to employ him, provided they cannot conveniently attend on him, at his HOUSE, where he has every accommodation neceſſary for their reception.
At the ſame place may be had,
Oil, Silk, and Ladies' UMBRELLAS, cheap. Old Umbrellas repaired, oiled, newly covered, &c. Oil Silk CAPS for bathing, German Flutes, Fifes, Violins, and Strings for ditto, Reeds for hautboys, Men, Boxes and Dice for back-gammon, Cheſs men, Billiard Balls, Ivory Combs, a variety of Canes, by wholeſale and retail. Cane Strings, Whips, electrical Machines with apparatus for experiments and medical uſe—artificial Magnets, &c. &c. &c.
N.B. SaidGreenwoodoffers his ſervice to electeriſe thoſe who ſtand in need of that almoſt universal remedy, at 1/6 each time, at his Houſe.
☞Adviſe with your phyſicians.
May3, 1788.
REMOVAL.Boſton Umbrella Manufactury.DANIEL HEWES,UmbrellaManufacturer; takes this early opportunity to inform his friends and the Public in general, that he has Removed from the North-Square, toNo. 55, Marlborough-Street,at the ſign of theUmbrella——where may be had any quantity, quality, or ſized UMBRELLAS, at the ſhorteſt notice, made of better materials, cheaper, and more durable than can be imported.Alſo,Turned Work in Ivory, hard Woods, and Metals, executed in the beſt ſtile of workmanſhip.☞Caſh given forIvory, Sea-horſe,andSea-cows TEETH. (8w)March 14 [1798].
REMOVAL.
Boſton Umbrella Manufactury.
DANIEL HEWES,
UmbrellaManufacturer; takes this early opportunity to inform his friends and the Public in general, that he has Removed from the North-Square, to
No. 55, Marlborough-Street,
at the ſign of theUmbrella——where may be had any quantity, quality, or ſized UMBRELLAS, at the ſhorteſt notice, made of better materials, cheaper, and more durable than can be imported.
Alſo,
Turned Work in Ivory, hard Woods, and Metals, executed in the beſt ſtile of workmanſhip.
☞Caſh given forIvory, Sea-horſe,andSea-cows TEETH. (8w)
March 14 [1798].
The following—supposed to be—attempt at wit appeared in the "Massachusetts Centinel" in 1789.
ADVERTISEMENTS EXTRA.Importedin the laſt veſſels from Europe, A treatise on ogling, ſimpering, flirting, gigling, painting, patching, perfuming, &c. very uſeful toeveryLady—and much in demand. Alſo, The Art of burning dimples in ladies' cheeks and chins—of repairing female tongues that wear with uſing—of ſetting eyesfaſhionablyin their ſockets—of giving the face abeautiful pale, deathlike aſpect—and of acquiring the elegant hyſterick and other fits.TO BE SOLD—Many elegant and beautiful copies of a moſt ſcarce and valuable work, called "The Virtue of the Times." Inquire any where.LOST—Through careleſſneſs,thirty good years of life—of a gentleman—ALSO,forty-two years of a lady—the latter, from a deſire to appearbeautifullyſlim. Whoever can inform the loſers how they can be redeemed, ſhall be handſomely rewarded.EXTRA—BUT SERIOUS.WANTED—muchwanted—ſeveralſmall ſums of money—ſay, from 4/6. to Ten Dollars—for whichobligations, which have frequently beenoffered, will begiven. Inquire of thePrinter.
ADVERTISEMENTS EXTRA.
Importedin the laſt veſſels from Europe, A treatise on ogling, ſimpering, flirting, gigling, painting, patching, perfuming, &c. very uſeful toeveryLady—and much in demand. Alſo, The Art of burning dimples in ladies' cheeks and chins—of repairing female tongues that wear with uſing—of ſetting eyesfaſhionablyin their ſockets—of giving the face abeautiful pale, deathlike aſpect—and of acquiring the elegant hyſterick and other fits.
TO BE SOLD—Many elegant and beautiful copies of a moſt ſcarce and valuable work, called "The Virtue of the Times." Inquire any where.
LOST—Through careleſſneſs,thirty good years of life—of a gentleman—ALSO,forty-two years of a lady—the latter, from a deſire to appearbeautifullyſlim. Whoever can inform the loſers how they can be redeemed, ſhall be handſomely rewarded.
EXTRA—BUT SERIOUS.
WANTED—muchwanted—ſeveralſmall ſums of money—ſay, from 4/6. to Ten Dollars—for whichobligations, which have frequently beenoffered, will begiven. Inquire of thePrinter.
A Boston paper of 1789 prints the following unique production, copied from a late London paper. It was probably designed as a "take-off" to some of the humbugs of the day.
THOMAS TOUCHWOOD, GENT.,Propoſes, on the laſt day of the preſent month, to ſhoot himſelf by ſubſcription. His life being of no farther uſe to himſelf or his friends, he takes this method of endeavouring to turn his death to ſome account; and the novelty of the performance, he hopes, will merit the attention and patronage of the publick.He will perform with two piſtols, the firſt ſhot to be directed through hisabdomen, to which will be added another through his brain, the whole to conclude with ſtaggering convulſions, grinning, &c., in a manner never before publickly attempted.The doors to be opened at eight, and the exhibition to begin preciſely at nine. Particular places, for that night only, reſerved for the ladies. No money to be returned, nor half price taken.Vivant Rex et Regina.N.B.Beware of counterfeits and impoſtors.—The perſon who advertiſes to hang himſelf the ſame night, in oppoſition to Mr. Touchwood, is a taylor, who intends only to give the repreſentation of death by dancing in a collar, an attempt infinitely inferior to Mr. T.'s original and authentic performance.
THOMAS TOUCHWOOD, GENT.,
Propoſes, on the laſt day of the preſent month, to ſhoot himſelf by ſubſcription. His life being of no farther uſe to himſelf or his friends, he takes this method of endeavouring to turn his death to ſome account; and the novelty of the performance, he hopes, will merit the attention and patronage of the publick.
He will perform with two piſtols, the firſt ſhot to be directed through hisabdomen, to which will be added another through his brain, the whole to conclude with ſtaggering convulſions, grinning, &c., in a manner never before publickly attempted.
The doors to be opened at eight, and the exhibition to begin preciſely at nine. Particular places, for that night only, reſerved for the ladies. No money to be returned, nor half price taken.Vivant Rex et Regina.
N.B.Beware of counterfeits and impoſtors.—The perſon who advertiſes to hang himſelf the ſame night, in oppoſition to Mr. Touchwood, is a taylor, who intends only to give the repreſentation of death by dancing in a collar, an attempt infinitely inferior to Mr. T.'s original and authentic performance.
Probably camels were not seen in America before 1789. Increased interest attaches to the following advertisement from the fact thatthe exhibition was held near the very pump which Hawthorne commemorates in "Twice-Told Tales." This notice is taken from the "Salem Mercury," Aug. 4, 1789.
TO THE CURIOUS.To be ſeen at Mr.Benjamin Daland's, near the town-pump, Salem.TWO CAMELS,Male and Female, imported from Arabia.Theseſtupenduous Animals are moſt deſerving the attention of the curious, being the greateſt natural curioſity ever exhibited to the publick on this continent. They are 19 hands high—have necks near 4 feet long—have a large bunch on their backs, & another under their breaſts, in the form of a pedestal, on which they ſupport themſelves when lying down—they have 4 joints in their hind legs, and will travel 12 or 14 days without drinking, and carry a burthen of 1500 wt.—they are remarkably harmleſs and docile, and will lie down and riſe at command.Abraham was old and well stricken in age: And the Lord had blessed Abraham in all things. And Abraham said unto his eldest Servant of his house, that ruled over all that he had, Thou shalt go unto my Country, and to my Kindred, and take a Wifeunto my Son Isaac. And the Servant took ten Camels, of the Camels of his Master, and departed; and went to Mesopotamia, unto the city Nahor. And he made his Camels to kneel down without the city, by a well of water, at the time of the evening, even the time that Women go out to draw water. Pure wisdom directed the Servant, and succeeded him in obtaining the consent of the Parents, Brethren and Kindred of Rebeccah, that she should go to the Land of Canaan, and become the Wife of Isaac. And they sent away Rebeccah, their Sister, with her Damsels and her Nurse, & Abraham's Servant, & his men, and they rode upon the Camels.—Gen. XXIV.N.B.—The CAMELS will go from this town this evening.
TO THE CURIOUS.
To be ſeen at Mr.Benjamin Daland's, near the town-pump, Salem.
TWO CAMELS,
Male and Female, imported from Arabia.
Theseſtupenduous Animals are moſt deſerving the attention of the curious, being the greateſt natural curioſity ever exhibited to the publick on this continent. They are 19 hands high—have necks near 4 feet long—have a large bunch on their backs, & another under their breaſts, in the form of a pedestal, on which they ſupport themſelves when lying down—they have 4 joints in their hind legs, and will travel 12 or 14 days without drinking, and carry a burthen of 1500 wt.—they are remarkably harmleſs and docile, and will lie down and riſe at command.
Abraham was old and well stricken in age: And the Lord had blessed Abraham in all things. And Abraham said unto his eldest Servant of his house, that ruled over all that he had, Thou shalt go unto my Country, and to my Kindred, and take a Wifeunto my Son Isaac. And the Servant took ten Camels, of the Camels of his Master, and departed; and went to Mesopotamia, unto the city Nahor. And he made his Camels to kneel down without the city, by a well of water, at the time of the evening, even the time that Women go out to draw water. Pure wisdom directed the Servant, and succeeded him in obtaining the consent of the Parents, Brethren and Kindred of Rebeccah, that she should go to the Land of Canaan, and become the Wife of Isaac. And they sent away Rebeccah, their Sister, with her Damsels and her Nurse, & Abraham's Servant, & his men, and they rode upon the Camels.—Gen. XXIV.
N.B.—The CAMELS will go from this town this evening.
In 1796 a mermaid was exhibited in Salem, and in 1800 a cassowary bird. The admission fee to the latter curiosity was for "grown persons" 12-1/2 cents, and for children 6-1/4 cents. The exact change could then be easily made, as the Spanish silver ninepences (12-1/2 cents) and fourpence halfpence (6-1/4 cents) were more common than any other silver pieces. The American dimes and half-dimes had not atthat time got much into circulation in New England.
NATURAL CURIOSITY.To be ſeen at Waſhington Hall, for this day only,THE CASSOWARY,A Bird, from the East Indies.Itsheight is 5 feet, weighs near 100 pounds; it will eat half a peck of apples at a meal, ſwallow whole eggs, alſo ſtones and apples as large as eggs, and jump to a great height.—Goldſmith ſays, in his hiſtory of Animated Nature, it has the head of a Warrior, the eye of a Lion, the defence of a Porcupine, and the ſwiftneſs of a Courſer.It is fond of all kinds of vegetables and fruits. It will pick a pea out of a Child's hand without injury. Many that have ſeen it, ſay it is the greateſt curioſity of the kind ever exhibited here.Children of ſeven years old can ride it.—Admittance for grown perſons 9 pence—Children half price.☞The remarkable bird, called theCASSOWARY,now exhibiting in this town, is described by Goldsmith in his3d volume of Animated Nature, page 39, American edition.—After describing him, the Doctor observes, that "the southern parts of the most eastern Indies seem to be its natural climate. His domain, if we may so call it, begins where that of the ostrich terminates. The latter has never been found beyond the Ganges; while the Cassowary is never seen nearer than the islands of Banda, Sumatra, Java, the Molucca islands, and the corresponding parts of the continent. Yet even here this animal seems not to have multiplied in any considerable degree, as we find one of the kings of Java making a present of one of these birds to the captain of a Dutch ship, considering it as a very great rarity."Gazette, August 8, 1800.
NATURAL CURIOSITY.
To be ſeen at Waſhington Hall, for this day only,
THE CASSOWARY,
A Bird, from the East Indies.
Itsheight is 5 feet, weighs near 100 pounds; it will eat half a peck of apples at a meal, ſwallow whole eggs, alſo ſtones and apples as large as eggs, and jump to a great height.—Goldſmith ſays, in his hiſtory of Animated Nature, it has the head of a Warrior, the eye of a Lion, the defence of a Porcupine, and the ſwiftneſs of a Courſer.
It is fond of all kinds of vegetables and fruits. It will pick a pea out of a Child's hand without injury. Many that have ſeen it, ſay it is the greateſt curioſity of the kind ever exhibited here.Children of ſeven years old can ride it.—Admittance for grown perſons 9 pence—Children half price.
☞The remarkable bird, called theCASSOWARY,now exhibiting in this town, is described by Goldsmith in his3d volume of Animated Nature, page 39, American edition.—After describing him, the Doctor observes, that "the southern parts of the most eastern Indies seem to be its natural climate. His domain, if we may so call it, begins where that of the ostrich terminates. The latter has never been found beyond the Ganges; while the Cassowary is never seen nearer than the islands of Banda, Sumatra, Java, the Molucca islands, and the corresponding parts of the continent. Yet even here this animal seems not to have multiplied in any considerable degree, as we find one of the kings of Java making a present of one of these birds to the captain of a Dutch ship, considering it as a very great rarity."
Gazette, August 8, 1800.
The following notice, taken from the "Salem Gazette," July 13, 1790, has an interest to us from what it says of the likenesses "produced from a Spark of Electricity." It is difficult to conjecture what this means; though additional interest is derived from the fact of these likenesses having been presented by Dr. Franklin's grandson.
AMERICAN MUSEUM.Mr. Peale, of Philadelphia, has lately received a number of donations for his Cabinet of Curioſities. Among them wereLikeneſſes of the King and Queen of France, executed on white ſatin, and each produced by a ſingle ſpark of electricity.—Preſented byWm. Temple Franklin, Eſq.——AndThe Finger of Mr. Broliman (a provincial officer in the Britiſh ſervice, in the war before the laſt) who was executed at Philadelphia for the murder of a Mr. Scull. This unfortunate gentleman, ſoured by ſome diſguſt, became weary of life. In this temper of mind, he one morning roſe earlier than uſual, and walked out upon the common of the city, with his fuſee in hand, determined to ſhoot the firſt perſon he ſhould meet. The firſt perſon he ſaw was a very pretty young girl, whoſe beauty diſarmed him. The next preſented was the late Dr. Cadwallader—The Doctor, bowing politely to Mr. Broliman (who, though unknown to him, had the garb and appearance of a gentleman) accoſted him with "Good morning, Sir! What ſport?" The Officer anſwered the Doctor very civilly; and was ſo ſtruck with his gentlemanly manner and pleaſing addreſs, that he forebore to execute his deſperate reſolution: Impelled, however, by the ſame gloomineſs of diſpoſition which actuated him when he firſt ſet out, he repaired to the Centre houſe, where ſome gentlemen were engaged at billiards—The tack of one of the playershappening to ſtrike his hat, the wretched man, eager for an opportunity of accompliſhing his deſire to leave the world, inſtantly ſhot Mr. Scull, one of the company, who died of the wound.This little ſtory affords a ſtriking proof, that amiableneſs and politeneſs of manners are not only pleaſing, but uſeful, in our commerce with the world.
AMERICAN MUSEUM.
Mr. Peale, of Philadelphia, has lately received a number of donations for his Cabinet of Curioſities. Among them were
Likeneſſes of the King and Queen of France, executed on white ſatin, and each produced by a ſingle ſpark of electricity.—Preſented byWm. Temple Franklin, Eſq.——And
The Finger of Mr. Broliman (a provincial officer in the Britiſh ſervice, in the war before the laſt) who was executed at Philadelphia for the murder of a Mr. Scull. This unfortunate gentleman, ſoured by ſome diſguſt, became weary of life. In this temper of mind, he one morning roſe earlier than uſual, and walked out upon the common of the city, with his fuſee in hand, determined to ſhoot the firſt perſon he ſhould meet. The firſt perſon he ſaw was a very pretty young girl, whoſe beauty diſarmed him. The next preſented was the late Dr. Cadwallader—The Doctor, bowing politely to Mr. Broliman (who, though unknown to him, had the garb and appearance of a gentleman) accoſted him with "Good morning, Sir! What ſport?" The Officer anſwered the Doctor very civilly; and was ſo ſtruck with his gentlemanly manner and pleaſing addreſs, that he forebore to execute his deſperate reſolution: Impelled, however, by the ſame gloomineſs of diſpoſition which actuated him when he firſt ſet out, he repaired to the Centre houſe, where ſome gentlemen were engaged at billiards—The tack of one of the playershappening to ſtrike his hat, the wretched man, eager for an opportunity of accompliſhing his deſire to leave the world, inſtantly ſhot Mr. Scull, one of the company, who died of the wound.
This little ſtory affords a ſtriking proof, that amiableneſs and politeneſs of manners are not only pleaſing, but uſeful, in our commerce with the world.
Salem always was famous for its collections of natural and historical curiosities, and many of its houses are now well stocked with such things. Among these collections we may mention Mr. Geo. R. Curwen's antique family portraits, china, clothing, and furniture; Mr. M.A. Stickney's rare coins, old paper money, and books, autographs, etc.; Mr. H.F. Waters's rare ancient furniture (Mr. Waters is now in London, engaged in historical research in reference to American families); Mr. John Robinson's remarkable collection of Chinese coins, and scarce views of old houses of Salem; Mr. T.F. Hunt's valuable collection of Chinese books and pictures; Rev. Dr. Bolles's fine collection of works on London; Rev. B.F. McDaniel's collection of engravings, etc.; Mr. N.J. Holden's andMr. F.P. Richardson's collections of illustrated books, autographs, etc.; besides numerous minor collections. It is not too much to say that Professor E.S. Morse's collection of Japanese pottery is certainly not surpassed in the world; the South Kensington collection in London, which is the best in Europe, does not approach it in size or importance. One of the best museums of our country was started in Salem in the latter part of the last century, and that collection is now, as is well known, in charge of the Peabody Academy of Science. Its objects of natural history have in recent years been carefully classified and arranged under the direction of Dr. Henry Wheatland, Professors Morse, Putnam, Packard, and Robinson; and its cabinets, together with those of the Essex Institute, now contain probably more unique and valuable specimens than are to be found elsewhere in this country.
The "silhouette," or cheap portrait cut in black paper, was much in vogue in New England some seventy or eighty years ago. Theprocess was named from M. Silhouette, an honest French minister who about 1759 was noted for his advocacy of economy in everything relating to the public welfare. He received a great deal of ridicule, and hence all inexpensive things were said to beà la Silhouette. At the rooms of the Essex Institute, and in many houses in Salem, there are numerous silhouettes of former citizens of the place. Those who remember the originals consider the likenesses often very striking.
CORRECT PROFILE LIKENESSES.MOSES CHAPMANInforms the Ladies and Gentlemen of Salem that he has taken a ſhop next to Mr. Morgan's, in North ſtreet,Salem, where he will take PROFILES in the neweſt and moſt elegant ſtyle: two of one perſon for 25 cents, or if deſired, will paint and ſhade them for 75 cents.☞Frames, of different kinds and prices, for the Profiles may be had at the above place.Salem, January 23, 1808.Salem Register.
CORRECT PROFILE LIKENESSES.
MOSES CHAPMAN
Informs the Ladies and Gentlemen of Salem that he has taken a ſhop next to Mr. Morgan's, in North ſtreet,Salem, where he will take PROFILES in the neweſt and moſt elegant ſtyle: two of one perſon for 25 cents, or if deſired, will paint and ſhade them for 75 cents.
☞Frames, of different kinds and prices, for the Profiles may be had at the above place.
Salem, January 23, 1808.
Salem Register.
MR. BROWNRespectfullyinforms the Public that having met with so extensive encouragement, he is induced to continue to cut and frame Profiles at Morse's Inn, opposite Boylston Market. Price for cutting 12-1/2 cents.N.B. His customers are requested to apply in the morning, noon or evening, on account of his absence at other times.Oct. 15.N.E. Palladium, 1819.
MR. BROWN
Respectfullyinforms the Public that having met with so extensive encouragement, he is induced to continue to cut and frame Profiles at Morse's Inn, opposite Boylston Market. Price for cutting 12-1/2 cents.
N.B. His customers are requested to apply in the morning, noon or evening, on account of his absence at other times.
Oct. 15.
N.E. Palladium, 1819.
In September, 1808, we have a notice of a circus, in which the horsemanship, according to the representations, must have equalled that of Barnum's people. It is not common to findmuch editorial comment in the papers of the time on such exhibitions, from which we judge that they were not considered first-class entertainments, and were not as much patronized by the clergy as at the present day.
AT THECIRCUSIN BROAD-STREET, SALEM,WILL BE EXHIBITED,This Evening,(If the weather permit; if not, the first fair evening)A GRAND SCENE OFHorsemanship,Consisting of a number of HORNPIPES, danced by the Company on different Horses, while in full speed.Mr. CRANDEL Dances the Hornpipe and Jumps the Whip.Mr. FRANKLIN Dances the Hornpipe; Rides with his Toe in his Mouth; he alſo Leaps from the Ground to his Horſe in various ways.Mr. STEWART Dances the Hornpipe; Jumps a great height from his Horſe, and with ſurpriſingagility throws himſelf into different attitudes while his horſe is in full ſpeed.PETER dances the Hornpipe and Jumps the Whip; alſo, ſtanding erect on his toes, rides in full ſpeed once round the Circus.Mr. STEWART performs the picking up of four Handkerchiefs from the ground; he alſo ſtands erect on his horſe, while his horſe leaps a board 3 feet from the ground.PETER, the young African, riding backwards, dances a hornpipe; changes his poſition in a number of extraordinary leaps; jumps out of one hoop into another; and alſo, with one leap, jumps twice through a hoop; in once round the Circus leaps 4 quarters; and rides two Horſes, one forward of the other.The HorſePhœnixlies down, ſits up, and eats from the table with his maſter.The Grand Still Vaulting, by the Company.Many other Extraordinary Feats performed during the Exhibition.The performance to conclude with the Brother Miller.The Doors opened at 5 o'clock in the Evening. The Performance begins at 6.Price, Boxes 1 Dollar, Pit 50 Cents.——Tickets to be had at the Circus and at the Salem Hotel.Thoſe who pleaſe to favor the performers with their preſence, are requeſted to take Tickets beforethe exhibition commences.—No pains will be ſpared to render the Entertainment as agreeable as poſſible.Sept. 27, 1808.
AT THE
CIRCUS
IN BROAD-STREET, SALEM,
WILL BE EXHIBITED,
This Evening,
(If the weather permit; if not, the first fair evening)
A GRAND SCENE OF
Horsemanship,
Consisting of a number of HORNPIPES, danced by the Company on different Horses, while in full speed.
Mr. CRANDEL Dances the Hornpipe and Jumps the Whip.
Mr. FRANKLIN Dances the Hornpipe; Rides with his Toe in his Mouth; he alſo Leaps from the Ground to his Horſe in various ways.
Mr. STEWART Dances the Hornpipe; Jumps a great height from his Horſe, and with ſurpriſingagility throws himſelf into different attitudes while his horſe is in full ſpeed.
PETER dances the Hornpipe and Jumps the Whip; alſo, ſtanding erect on his toes, rides in full ſpeed once round the Circus.
Mr. STEWART performs the picking up of four Handkerchiefs from the ground; he alſo ſtands erect on his horſe, while his horſe leaps a board 3 feet from the ground.
PETER, the young African, riding backwards, dances a hornpipe; changes his poſition in a number of extraordinary leaps; jumps out of one hoop into another; and alſo, with one leap, jumps twice through a hoop; in once round the Circus leaps 4 quarters; and rides two Horſes, one forward of the other.
The HorſePhœnixlies down, ſits up, and eats from the table with his maſter.
The Grand Still Vaulting, by the Company.
Many other Extraordinary Feats performed during the Exhibition.
The performance to conclude with the Brother Miller.
The Doors opened at 5 o'clock in the Evening. The Performance begins at 6.
Price, Boxes 1 Dollar, Pit 50 Cents.——Tickets to be had at the Circus and at the Salem Hotel.
Thoſe who pleaſe to favor the performers with their preſence, are requeſted to take Tickets beforethe exhibition commences.—No pains will be ſpared to render the Entertainment as agreeable as poſſible.
Sept. 27, 1808.
Monstrous Sight!TO be seen at A. POLLARD's Tavern, Elm Street—A white Greenland Sea BEAR, which was taken at sea, weighing 1000 wt. This animal lives either in the sea or on the land. They have been seen several leagues at sea, and sometimes floating on cakes of ice.—This animal displays a great natural curiosity.—Admittance 12 1-2 cts. ... children half price.april 28.[Boston]Columbian Centinel, 1810.
Monstrous Sight!
TO be seen at A. POLLARD's Tavern, Elm Street—A white Greenland Sea BEAR, which was taken at sea, weighing 1000 wt. This animal lives either in the sea or on the land. They have been seen several leagues at sea, and sometimes floating on cakes of ice.—This animal displays a great natural curiosity.—Admittance 12 1-2 cts. ... children half price.
april 28.
[Boston]Columbian Centinel, 1810.
Just before the declaration of the last war against Great Britain "Non-Intercourse Quills" were for sale. This reminds us that most young people know but little about quills of any kind, and probably not one in a hundred knows, in these days, how to make a quill pen. Quills were in pretty general use for writing until about 1835 or 1836, when steel pens took their place to some extent, although quill pens were used by many down to acomparatively recent period, and occasionally a person may now be seen using one. Steel and silver pens were made by Shakers as early as 1824, and Cushing & Appleton had steel pens as early as 1811, according to an advertisement in the "Salem Gazette."
STEEL PENSJustreceived for sale byCUSHING & APPLETON,Oct. 6th, 1811.NON-INTERCOURSE QUILLS.Cushing& APPLETON have still on hand a few thousandEnglishQUILLS, which for a short time will be sold at the present low rate, for specie, or bills of any of the banks in Essex or Boston.—— ☞ Persons in want of Quills will please to recollect, that in abouttwo or three weeksthe NON-INTERCOURSE withGreat Britaintakes place, which in all probability will continue during the short time that Nation may exist, at least. Such another opportunity for purchasing can therefore never occur.Jan. 14, 1811.
STEEL PENS
Justreceived for sale by
CUSHING & APPLETON,
Oct. 6th, 1811.
NON-INTERCOURSE QUILLS.
Cushing& APPLETON have still on hand a few thousandEnglishQUILLS, which for a short time will be sold at the present low rate, for specie, or bills of any of the banks in Essex or Boston.—— ☞ Persons in want of Quills will please to recollect, that in abouttwo or three weeksthe NON-INTERCOURSE withGreat Britaintakes place, which in all probability will continue during the short time that Nation may exist, at least. Such another opportunity for purchasing can therefore never occur.
Jan. 14, 1811.
J. Greenleaf sold steel pens in Boston in 1812.
Steel Pens,Afurthersupply of the celebrated STEEL PENS is received by J. GREENLEAF, No. 49, Cornhill.march 11 [1812].SUPERIOR DESK KNIVES,Manufacturedin Paris of Damascus Steel and warranted.Also—an assortment of Steel & Silver Pens, from the Shaker Village. For sale byJOHN M. IVES,Dec. 11 [1824].Essex street.
Steel Pens,
Afurthersupply of the celebrated STEEL PENS is received by J. GREENLEAF, No. 49, Cornhill.
march 11 [1812].
SUPERIOR DESK KNIVES,
Manufacturedin Paris of Damascus Steel and warranted.
Also—an assortment of Steel & Silver Pens, from the Shaker Village. For sale by
JOHN M. IVES,
Dec. 11 [1824].
Essex street.
Many young people do not know that in old times blotting-paper of the kind now in use had not been introduced. Black sand was used altogether for drying the ink on freshly written letters or ordinary writing, except in books, when the writers either waited for the ink to dry, or made China paper, taken from the inside of tea-chests, a blotter. Black sand was in general use until within thirty years or thereabouts. We have seen the sand adheringto writing which had been done more than a century. No writing-desk was complete without a sand-box.
BLACK SAND,Whichis ſo uſeful to all who have any thing to do with penmanſhip—for ſale, at No. 34, oppoſite the Treaſurer's-Office, inMarlborough-Street.☞ BOOKS and STATIONARY, as uſual.Boſton, May 29, 1790.Columbian Centinel.
BLACK SAND,
Whichis ſo uſeful to all who have any thing to do with penmanſhip—for ſale, at No. 34, oppoſite the Treaſurer's-Office, inMarlborough-Street.
☞ BOOKS and STATIONARY, as uſual.
Boſton, May 29, 1790.
Columbian Centinel.
Country Traders,Who are in ſearch of penny-worths, are invited to the STORE ofJohn & Tho's Amory & Co.No. 41,Marlborough-Street.Columbian Centinel, 1790.
Country Traders,
Who are in ſearch of penny-worths, are invited to the STORE of
John & Tho's Amory & Co.
No. 41,Marlborough-Street.
Columbian Centinel, 1790.
☞IF the Small Pox should be allowed to spread in this town[Boston],the Editor assures his country customers that every precaution in his power shall be taken, that no part of his papers shall convey the infection into the country.—But it is his beliefthat it will not be permitted to spread—and his wishes accord with his belief, having never had the infection. Should he be necessitated to innoculate, he shall withdraw himself from his office and leave the business in the care of a person who will use every caution necessary for the purpose.Columbian Centinel, Aug. 29, 1792.
☞IF the Small Pox should be allowed to spread in this town[Boston],the Editor assures his country customers that every precaution in his power shall be taken, that no part of his papers shall convey the infection into the country.—But it is his beliefthat it will not be permitted to spread—and his wishes accord with his belief, having never had the infection. Should he be necessitated to innoculate, he shall withdraw himself from his office and leave the business in the care of a person who will use every caution necessary for the purpose.
Columbian Centinel, Aug. 29, 1792.
Whereasa Perſon whocalled himſelf by the Name ofCharles Brown, did on the 29th ofJunelaſt, hire a Chaiſe ofIſrael Davis, ofDanvers, to go toBoſton;ſince which the ſaid Chaiſe has not been returned: This is to give Notice to any one who will diſcover the ſaidBrownor Chaiſe, and leave Word with the Printers hereof, a Reward of Ten Dollars for each, will be given byIſrael Davis.The ſaidBrownis of a middling Stature, thin, looked ſickly and very poor, as if he had had the yellow Fever: He is about 30 Years of Age; wears ſhort black Hair, tied with a black Ribbon; has a blue German Serge Surtout Coat, faced with blue Calamancoe, yellow Buttons; a whitiſh Coat and Breeches; blue Sattin Jacket, with a narrow ſcollop'd Silver Lace: He has alſo a yellowiſh ThickſettCoat, blue Pluſh Waiſtcoat, yellow Leather Breeches, a laced Hat, and ruffled Shirts; appears and pretends to be a Gentleman, and has a Perſon with him as a Waiter, who calls himſelf CaptStutſon.The Chaiſe has ſtanding Poſts with a Canvaſs Top, the Lining is cloth coloured Broad-Cloth; the back is warped by the Sun and cracked; the Leather at the Bottom of the Floor old; large Braſs Nails on the Foot Board; the Door of the Box is pricked with Awl-Holes; one of the Staples thro' which the Reins go on the Saddle is looſe; The off-wheel has two Gripes thereon.Danvers, July 10, 1762.Boston Gazette.
Whereasa Perſon who
called himſelf by the Name ofCharles Brown, did on the 29th ofJunelaſt, hire a Chaiſe ofIſrael Davis, ofDanvers, to go toBoſton;ſince which the ſaid Chaiſe has not been returned: This is to give Notice to any one who will diſcover the ſaidBrownor Chaiſe, and leave Word with the Printers hereof, a Reward of Ten Dollars for each, will be given by
Iſrael Davis.
The ſaidBrownis of a middling Stature, thin, looked ſickly and very poor, as if he had had the yellow Fever: He is about 30 Years of Age; wears ſhort black Hair, tied with a black Ribbon; has a blue German Serge Surtout Coat, faced with blue Calamancoe, yellow Buttons; a whitiſh Coat and Breeches; blue Sattin Jacket, with a narrow ſcollop'd Silver Lace: He has alſo a yellowiſh ThickſettCoat, blue Pluſh Waiſtcoat, yellow Leather Breeches, a laced Hat, and ruffled Shirts; appears and pretends to be a Gentleman, and has a Perſon with him as a Waiter, who calls himſelf CaptStutſon.
The Chaiſe has ſtanding Poſts with a Canvaſs Top, the Lining is cloth coloured Broad-Cloth; the back is warped by the Sun and cracked; the Leather at the Bottom of the Floor old; large Braſs Nails on the Foot Board; the Door of the Box is pricked with Awl-Holes; one of the Staples thro' which the Reins go on the Saddle is looſe; The off-wheel has two Gripes thereon.
Danvers, July 10, 1762.
Boston Gazette.
THIS DAY PUBLISHED,And to be Sold at the New Printing Office in Cornhill (Price four Coppers),THE Two Mothers; or The Hiſtory ofAntigoneandPhroniſſa; Shewing howAntigonelaughed at her good old Grandmother, and married her Daughters, before Sixteen, to a laced Coat and a faſhionable Wig,——and how the wiſerPhroniſſainſtructed her Daughters in Reading, Dreſſing, Singing, Dancing, Viſiting, &c. in order to make them happy and uſeful in the riſing Age.Boston Gazette, Oct. 8, 1759.
THIS DAY PUBLISHED,
And to be Sold at the New Printing Office in Cornhill (Price four Coppers),
THE Two Mothers; or The Hiſtory ofAntigoneandPhroniſſa; Shewing howAntigonelaughed at her good old Grandmother, and married her Daughters, before Sixteen, to a laced Coat and a faſhionable Wig,——and how the wiſerPhroniſſainſtructed her Daughters in Reading, Dreſſing, Singing, Dancing, Viſiting, &c. in order to make them happy and uſeful in the riſing Age.
Boston Gazette, Oct. 8, 1759.
New Establishment.TheSubscriber, desirous of doing all in his power whereby he can serve the public, and at the same time benefit himself, is induced to give this public notice, that he has removed to the New Assembly House, Chestnut Street, where he proposes opening aRESTORATOR,for the accommodation of all who may honor him with their calls. Ample arrangements have been made and he flatters himself that superior cooking and good attendance will secure the patronage of a liberal public.☞ SOUP will be served up at 11a.m.on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays during the winter.All kinds of Cakes, Wafers, French Rolls, &c. furnished at the shortest notice.JOHN REMOND.
New Establishment.
TheSubscriber, desirous of doing all in his power whereby he can serve the public, and at the same time benefit himself, is induced to give this public notice, that he has removed to the New Assembly House, Chestnut Street, where he proposes opening a
RESTORATOR,
for the accommodation of all who may honor him with their calls. Ample arrangements have been made and he flatters himself that superior cooking and good attendance will secure the patronage of a liberal public.
☞ SOUP will be served up at 11a.m.on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays during the winter.
All kinds of Cakes, Wafers, French Rolls, &c. furnished at the shortest notice.
JOHN REMOND.
TURTLE SOUP.Two GREEN TURTLES will be ſerved up, as above,This Day, at 11 and 1 o'clock. Families ſupplied by immediate application.Salem, Oct. 24 [1815].Salem Gazette.
TURTLE SOUP.
Two GREEN TURTLES will be ſerved up, as above,This Day, at 11 and 1 o'clock. Families ſupplied by immediate application.
Salem, Oct. 24 [1815].
Salem Gazette.
Speaking Figure.TheProprietor reſpectfully informs the publick that his exhibition will remain inBostonuntil ſold or removed toNew-York. More fully to gratify the curioſity of the publick, the Speaking Figure is moved to a part of the room which intirely removes the ſuſpicion of any one being concealed in the chimney.—Thoſe who wiſh to ſee this moſt pleasing phenomenon of art will pleaſe to call ſoon, as this will poſitively be the laſt day.Thoſe who have viewed the exhibition in its former ſituation will be charged half price for re-admiſſion—thoſe who have not, are admitted at 1ſ6. each, from 3 o'clock in the afternoon until 9 in the evening, by the Publick's moſt obedient,SAMUEL PRINCE.Boſton, Oct. 16, 1790.Columbian Centinel.
Speaking Figure.
TheProprietor reſpectfully informs the publick that his exhibition will remain inBostonuntil ſold or removed toNew-York. More fully to gratify the curioſity of the publick, the Speaking Figure is moved to a part of the room which intirely removes the ſuſpicion of any one being concealed in the chimney.—Thoſe who wiſh to ſee this moſt pleasing phenomenon of art will pleaſe to call ſoon, as this will poſitively be the laſt day.
Thoſe who have viewed the exhibition in its former ſituation will be charged half price for re-admiſſion—thoſe who have not, are admitted at 1ſ6. each, from 3 o'clock in the afternoon until 9 in the evening, by the Publick's moſt obedient,
SAMUEL PRINCE.
Boſton, Oct. 16, 1790.
Columbian Centinel.
We frequently find in old Boston papers advertisements of rare beasts to be exhibited,—in December, 1800, a "Beautiful Moose," and in August, 1801, a "Beautiful Lion."
TO THE CURIOUS.A beautiful African LION,To be ſeen every day in the week (Sundays excepted) inBrattle-ſtreet, next to MajorKing's, near theMarket, where a very convenient ſituation is provided for thoſe Ladies and Gentlemen who may pleaſe to favor the proprietor with their preſence.Thisnoble Animal is between three and four feet high, meaſures eight feet from noſtrils to tail, and a beautiful dun colour; 11 years old, and weighs near 500 wt.—His legs and tail are as thick as thoſe of a common ſize ox. He was caught in the woods of Goree, in Africa, when a whelp; and brought from thence to New-York. Great attention has been paid in providing a ſtrong ſubſtantial Cage, and to have the Lion under very good command. The perſon who has the care of him cancomb his mane, make him lie down and get up at any time; and it is ſaid by thoſe who have ſeen Lions in the Tower of London, and many parts, that he is really worth the contemplation of the curious.☞Admittance 25 Cents.—Children half price.Aug. 13 [1801].Boston Gazette.A Beautiful MOOSE.Thecurious in Natural Hiſtory are invited to MajorKing'sTavern, where is to be ſeen a fine young MOOSE of ſixteen hands in height, and well proportioned. The properties of this fleetand tractable Animal are ſuch as will give pleaſure and ſatisfaction to every beholder.Price of admittance, Nine Pence.Dec. 9, 1800.Massachusetts Mercury.
TO THE CURIOUS.
A beautiful African LION,
To be ſeen every day in the week (Sundays excepted) inBrattle-ſtreet, next to MajorKing's, near theMarket, where a very convenient ſituation is provided for thoſe Ladies and Gentlemen who may pleaſe to favor the proprietor with their preſence.
Thisnoble Animal is between three and four feet high, meaſures eight feet from noſtrils to tail, and a beautiful dun colour; 11 years old, and weighs near 500 wt.—His legs and tail are as thick as thoſe of a common ſize ox. He was caught in the woods of Goree, in Africa, when a whelp; and brought from thence to New-York. Great attention has been paid in providing a ſtrong ſubſtantial Cage, and to have the Lion under very good command. The perſon who has the care of him cancomb his mane, make him lie down and get up at any time; and it is ſaid by thoſe who have ſeen Lions in the Tower of London, and many parts, that he is really worth the contemplation of the curious.
☞Admittance 25 Cents.—Children half price.
Aug. 13 [1801].
Boston Gazette.
A Beautiful MOOSE.
Thecurious in Natural Hiſtory are invited to MajorKing'sTavern, where is to be ſeen a fine young MOOSE of ſixteen hands in height, and well proportioned. The properties of this fleetand tractable Animal are ſuch as will give pleaſure and ſatisfaction to every beholder.
Price of admittance, Nine Pence.
Dec. 9, 1800.
Massachusetts Mercury.
We have before noticed the tastes of the people formerly for wax-work. In 1805 there was another curious collection in Salem.