GLEANINGS FROM OLD NEWSPAPERS
Digest of the Virginia Herald and Fredericksburg Advertiser,
published in Fredericksburg, Va., in the latter years of the
eighteenth century, files of which may be seen in the Library of
Congress.
June 24, 1790—In this issue Robert Beverly advertises,
"8000 acres of the lower part of my Chace lands in the county
of Caroline . . . . . . also about fifty women and children in families."
September 30, 1790—In this issue appears an advertisement
that "The Virginia Jockey Club Races will commence at Bowling
Green, Caroline county, on the second Tuesday in October next
and will continue three days." This advertisement is signed
"John Hoomes, S. C."
September 30, 1790—Gideon Bosher, tavern keeper at the
Bowling Green, Caroline county, announces in this issue that
special building arrangements have been made in order to accommodate
the attendants on the Virginia Jockey Club Races.
December 16, 1790—In this issue Thomas Lomax, of "Port
Tobago," in Caroline, offers for sale twenty negroes, and for rent
the greater part of "Port Tobago" plantation.
November 25, 1790—Anthony Thornton, Trustee, advertises
"sale of slaves belonging to the late Joseph Robinson, to be held
at Tod's Ordinary in the upper part of Caroline, eleven miles from
Fredericksburg, on December 14, 1790." Tod's Ordinary or
tavern afterward became Villboro.
December 2, 1790—Edmund Pendleton, Jun., John Hoomes
and James Robb, executors, advertises for sale at the plantation
of Robert Gilchrist, deceased, on the Mattaponi river, four miles
above the Bowling Green, "All the crop of corn, fodder, stocks
of all kinds, utensils, eighty likely slaves and the above plantation
of fifteen hundred acres. Also corn, fodder stocks of all kinds
and furniture at the dwelling of the deceased at Port Royal."
January 6, 1791—Joseph Timberlake, Jun., of Port Royal,
gives notice that John Taylor, of Caroline has resigned into his
hands the business of Mr. James Dunlop, and that he has legal
authority to receive moneys, settle claims, etc. (Note.—The
author believe that this Joseph Timberlake was the progenitor
of Joseph Timberlake, City Attorney, of Gastonia, N. C., Mrs.
John D. Cave, of Louisa, and Mrs. Callahan, of Seattle, Washington).
January 6, 1791—This issue contains notice of mare strayed
from, "The plantation of Captain William Marshall in the upper
end of Caroline."
March 10, 1791—William C. Woodford offers reward of twenty
dollars for slave who ran away from him "last Christmas was
twelve months."
April 7, 1791—In this issue is an item reading as follows:
"The members of the Loyal Company are requested to meet
at the Bowling Green in Caroline county on the 27th of April
next to consider some important business." The item is signed
"Thomas Walker, Agt."
July 7, 1791—Anthony Thornton, of "Ormesby," advertises
in this issue that Captain Charles Thornton has made him a
deed of trust of his whole estate, and asks that all of the said
Captain Thornton's creditors furnish him with a written statement
of their claims.
July 28, 1791—Lawrence Battaile, of "Prospect Hill," advertises
for sale four hundred acres.
August 4, 1791—The ship Williamson, for London, is advertised
as "Now lading at Port Royal and is intended to sail this month.
For freight and passage apply to Messrs. Hipkins and Bernard,
Port Royal, or to the master on board."
August 18, 1791—William A. Buckner, of Port Royal advertises
for sale, for cash or wheat, "West India and Continental rum by
the hogshead, molasses, sugar, limes and oranges."
September 8, 1791—Joseph Valentine, of the "lower end of
Caroline county," offers ten dollars reward for the return of a
runaway salve named Jerry.
October 6, 1791—John Hipkins, of Port Royal, advertises that
the brigatine Ann and Mary has just brought in "A very large
and general assortment of merchandise from London."
January 7, 1970—George Turner, of "Moss Neck," in Caroline,
advertises for sale "Fifty likely Virginia-born negroes."
March 25, 1790—John Taliaferro advertises "Hayes"—a
plantation of twenty-one hundred acres on the Rappahannock, in
Caroline, encumbered by mortgages to the extent of fifty-four
hundred pounds.
