to the freemen of craven county gentlemen impressed with an ardent ctelire tr to be fervictable to the country of which i am bee-ome a citizen i offer myfelf a candidate at the enfuing election to repre fent you in the houfe of commons if i am fo fortunate as to obtain your fuftraejes i fhall ufe every exeilion to render fatisfaciion t my condituents i am refpectfully gentlemen your mod obedient humble fervant lucas jacob benners newbern june to united states of america 1 north-carolina diftrifl $ whereas william hill efq ; at torney of the united states in and fo*f thediftrifi of north carolina has this eigh teenth day of i unc in the year of america independence tlie fifteenth exhibited a libel in the court of the united states for the d drift ot north-carolina againd a phaeton and part ot a fet of harnefs feized by the furveyoi'-of the port of wilmington in the diftndd afore faid,on the thirteenth day of luly lad pad for having been imported into the united state-9 in the brig faulkner michael faulkner mal tcr from the ifland of st criftopher's lad within the dominions of the king of great britain and not having been included in the manifed delivered by the faid mader to the collector of the faid pert and the duties net having been j aid or fecured to be paid thereon agreeable to thellatutes of the congrefs of the united states t a id prayingthis court tocon lider thereof and condemn the fame : i his is therefore to notice all pei ions whom it may concern that the honorable iuhn sitgreaves efquire iudge of thedif tii<5t court of the unit el states for north-ca rolina didrief has directed a court to be held at newbern on the fixth day of luly next when the confitkration of the libel exhibited as afoiefaid will be had and ail per tons hav ing claim to the articles libelled or concern ed herein are hereby cited and admonifhedw appear on the fixth day of luly afotefaid at the court afoiefaid and hew canfe if any they have why the prayer of the libel may not be granted and ihe articles condemned witnefs abner neale clerk of the faid court at newbern th.'isth of itine 1791 abner neale a l m a n a c k s for the year i 79 1 may be had at this office the north-carolina gazette n 286 vol 6 saturday july 2 17 i to the freeholders of craven countv ' gentlemen th e election of reprefentatives in the general affembly being at hand : i pre j fume to offer my iervice to you a a candidate > for a feat in the senate aiways nappy in ferving my country in any j capacity fhould it be my lot to be honored with your fuffrages on this occaiion i liioulj j endeavour to evince myfelf not tocaiiy un [ woithy of your confidence i have the honor to be gen-lcmen your o j obedient fervant iohn tillman craven county june 16 1791 to the freeholders of craven county gentlemen j ever emulous to be ufeful to my coun ! try i lolicit your lave to offer my fer vi.€s to ou an i ftand a candidate for a feat in th senate at the approaching election give mi leave to allure you that fhould ; you be indulgen enough to favour me with your fnffrages i would endeavour to flu w my o-ratitnde by an unremitted attention to your inured ppt^'gentlemen your obedient fervant thomas williams craven county jane i6 y to the freeholders and freemen of craven county \ gentlemen tou will be called on hortlv to eleft j members to reprefent you in the houfe of commons at the next general affembly ; i therefore take this public method to inform you lhat i offer myfelf as a candidate torn feat in the houfe of commons should i have the honor of being elected every effort 111 my power fhall be exerted to ffrve you i and difcharge my duty to my country i have tiie honor to be gentlemen your mod obedient fervant john gooding craven county june 16 i tames s cutting has juft opened at ! j his dore in craven dreef,"next deortomr j loiiti harvey's afreshand general af i fortment of medicines which he will fell 1 on tlie mod leafonable terms lor cafh n b country practitioners may be flip { plied at the fame fpecie rate for which they can i be purchafed ia philadelphia wv new york june itf to the freeholders of craven county - gentlemen at tha requed or levcral of my frien i am induced to offer myfelf a a candi date at the next election for this county to choofe reprefentative3 to ferve at the n<*xt nii.'etiiigotg<:ni.»?l affembly i do hereby declare myfalf a candidate for a eat in se nate should i be io fortunate as to meet with the approbation of my countrymen i hope i fliali not be undeferving of ths truft re pofed in me aa your reprefentative william henry newbern june 24 to the freeholders of craven county gem'lemkn being delirous cf a feat in the senate permit me to solicit your fuflr-'ges -, and it fuccefsfui you will lind mi afliduoufly at tentive in difcharaing my duty to the latis faction and intered of my county i am gentlemen y ur mod obedient t ferv„nt john small wood newbern june 23 to the freeholders of craven county gentlemen having been foliated by a number of my fellow citiy.ens to offer myfelf as a candidate to represent this county in the senate i think it my duty in th'16 public manner to make known my intentions ol landing a poll at rhe enfuing election and that my bed exertions hull ever be at the fer yice or my country i am gentlemvi anel fellow citizens \ your obediert ffrvant j john carney i craven county june 16 to tlie freeholders of craven county gentlemen ib e g leave to offer myfelf a candidate at the enfuing election for a feat in the houfe of senate should i have the honor ot i • our furfrages i flatter myfelf my conduct tha.l be fuch as hall difcharge my duty as your reprefent3tive i un gcutlr'yvnj your mod ouw'tent fervant william m herritage craven couny june i6ih snbfcriptions to mr lber.czcr haxart's collection ok stale papers to be printed in philadelphia aire teccived a ' lis office