March 22, 1786, Political Intelligence, Elizabeth, NJ
This
is to give notice,
That
Ebenezer Price, Stone Cutter, has
remo-
ved
to the White House, in this town, and
continues
to carry on that branch of business in all its
parts—where
the public may depend upon being sup-
plied
with any kind of STONE CUTTING and EN-
GRAVERY
WORK, done with the utmost care, dis-
patch
and as reasonable as possible—And wanting to
build
immediately, will BARTER for timber, stone,
brick,
boards, window-frames, doors, sashes, shut-
ters,
hinges, carting, labor, &c. &c. as may best
suit
those respectively who incline to undertake to
get
any part of the said wanted articles, provided they
apply
and agree very soon, who may depend upon
ample
justice and all accompts evened with cash,
by
EBENEZER
PRICE
A
L S O,
He
has a five acre lot of SALT MEADOW to sell,
and
a HOUSE and GARDEN in town to rent this
spring,
to the first that applies and agrees, and all in
the
way of barter for the building articles above men-
tioned,
if convenient. –Enquire of said Price or
the
Printer thereof.
HERE
LYETH
the
Body of Mrs. Mary Read
Consort
of the Rev’d Israel Read,
who
departed this Life Janua’y
the
13th A.D. 1770. In the 38th
Year
of her Age ~~~~~~~
Love
my Memory. Cherish my Friends.
and
in me behold the End of this World
with
all it’s vanities.
Thus
must thy flesh to silent Dust descend,
Thy
Mirth & worldly Pleasures thus will end,
Then
happy holy Souls: but wo to those
Who
Heaven forgot & earthly Pleasures chose.
Hear
now this preaching Grave without delay
Believe,
Repent & Work While it is Day.
Life how short
Eternity how long
Memento Mori
Cut by E.
Price at Eliz:Town
The gravestone of Mary Read (above) can be found at the Old Presbyterian Graveyard in Bound Brook, NJ. Ebenezer Price's signature is in the lower right corner of the stone.
There are also two crudely cut initials in the upper left section near the heart-shaped soul effigy--at first glance they appear to be an E. and possibly a P., but one is actually an F., the other an O. or a D., most likely those of an apprentice.
June
18, 1788, New-Jersey Journal,
Elizabethtown, NJ
THREE
POUNDS REWARD.
RUN
away from the subscriber about three
weeks
ago, an apprentice boy, named Abner
Stewart, strong and
able, near twenty years old, five
feet
eight inches high, brown hair, bluish eyes,
cloathed
in a half worn suit of blue coating, plated
buttons,
and good wool hat; went away on account
of
a riot, &c. committed in this town, in which he
was
supposed to have been an aggressor; it all be-
ing settled by his father, who is desirous that he
ing settled by his father, who is desirous that he
should
return to his master and serve out his time,
being
his duty and interest so to do. –All persons
are
hereby forewarned entertaining, employing or
carrying
him off, but should he return immediately,
all
shall be well, if not, whoever will take up said
apprentice
and bring him home, or secure him in
any
goal, so that his said master may have him a-
gain
shall have the above reward, and all reasonable
charges
paid by
EBENEZER PRICE, Stone
Cutter
Elizabeth-Town,
June 3, 1788
Eben Price Sculp
Another gravestone with his signature is that of Katherine Eckley (above) which is located in the cemetery next to the First Presbyterian Church of Hanover in East Hanover,
NJ. See my blog about this ledger-style marker.
Ebenezer Price died on March 23, 1788. He is buried in the First Presbyterian Churchyard in Elizabeth, NJ.
Here
lies ye Body of Sa-
rah
Wife of William Dixon
Who
died Febru’y 17th 1778
Ag’d
70 Year 11 Mos & 17 Days
How
lov’d how Valu’d once avails ye not
To
whom Related or by whom begot,
A
heap of Dust alone Remains of the
Tis
all thou art & all ye Proud shall be.
H
+ O
Sarah Dixon's gravestone is also in the cemetery at the First Presbyterian Church of Hanover. The initials H + O could be those of Henry Osborn, a stone cutter from the Westfield Ward of Elizabeth Township, not far from where Ebenezer Price conducted his business, but this is only a guess.
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Copyright 2013, Barbara Schaffer
