File:Heston's hand-book; being an account of the settlement of Eyre Haven, and a succinct history of Atlantic City and county during the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries (1902) (14803443973).jpg

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Title: Heston's hand-book; being an account of the settlement of Eyre Haven, and a succinct history of Atlantic City and county during the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries ..
Year: 1902 (1900s)
Authors: Heston, Alfred M(iller) (from old catalog)
Subjects: Atlantic City (N.J.) -- Guidebooks
Publisher: Atlantic City, N.J.
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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e neighborhood. Subsequentlv water wasbrought from Machesautuxen Branch to the Atsion furnace pond, b\- means of S.iiters Ditch.The Atsion furnace was continued by various owners until the supply of bog ore became soscarce and the expense of transportation so great that the works were no longer protit.ible.Read lived in Evesham, a few miles from Mount Hollv, as e\idenced by the followingadvertisement published in the Pennsylvania Gazette of September 25, 1776 : Ten Dollars Reward.—Ran away from the subscriber, living In Evesham, in the countyof Burlington, on Monday, the gth of September inst., a negro man, named Moses, about 5feet 4 inches high, a thick set fellow; had on when he went away, a short light colouredcoat, with binding of the same colour, a pair of strong new shoes, with large plated buckles,homespun linen trowsers, a black stock with steel buckle. He also stole and took with hima blue great coat, with white metal buttons ; the other part of his clothes not known. As he
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Stalaart Sires and Sturdy Sons. 87 has been endeavouring to prevail upon the negroes in this neighbourhood to go with liim.and join the ministerial army, it is hoped every lover of his country will endeavour toapprehend so daring a villain. Whoever will secure him in any goal lii this State shall beentitled to the above reward, with reasonable charges, if brought home, paid by CharlesRead. As stated, Read was a man of considerable account. He was deputy secretary of theprovince, one of the surrogates for both East and West Jersey, commissioner for NewJersey at the Easton conference with the Indians in 1758, and was entrusted with a numberof otlier positions of honor and profit. He was commissioned a justice of the SupremeCourt August 17, i75i, and the same day was licensed as an attorney and counsellor, but

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