The Pennsylvania packet, or, The general advertiser — Lancaster, Pa.;Philadelphia, Pa., 1782-09-07 00:00:00, page 4

A NEAT aHortmeat o'
. foperfine Broadcloths
Coatings of various co
lour,,
Ratteens,
While Flannels,
Embnff? Serges,
Su,^ fixe *h% Cdlimcrs,
A neat ass rtment of
Chintzes and Calicoes,
Striped Cotton°,
Cotton end itnen Checks
Bed Ticking,
Russia Sheeting, 1 1
Ravens Duck,l
Best bHck Florentine,
Silk for mtns wear, 1 4
Meis and womens fi'k,l
thread and cotton Hole, I (
Mantuan of various co-'
lours,
Elack and white Sattins,
Black Ldia T fn ies,'
Plain and striped 1-2 ell
anl ell wice India Per
fans,l
Silk Handkerchiefs of ail
kinds,1
C^mbrick do.'
Best lodia Nankeens,l
Plain and striped Dimi
ties,
Womens white silk Gloves
and Mitts,
White and coloured Jeant,
Mros Morocco Shippers
Taps and Pins of differ
ent forts,l
Imported in the S' Helena an. Nonfuch, from France
and to be SOLD by
SMI^H and WILTON,
At their STORE, in Secord-ftreet next door to the
Friend's meeting,
A large and General ASSORTMENT of
[UPERFiNE, second and come broadcloths, with
3 Suitable trimmings,
Buff and white caffimers,
Blatk silk prunella and printers ftuff,
Black and brown fattinets,
Brown camblet^,
Callimancoes and durants,
Olive fuftians and jeans,
Ditto corderoys)
Red, yellow and white flannels,
Ditto serges and baizes,
Flanders bed-ticks,
A neat aflortment of calicoes and chintzes,
A variety of fi ks for gentlemens wear,
Nankeens,
Royal, Laval 2nd Britannia linens,
Cambricks and lawns,
M flint,
Black fattins and modes,
Sarfnets and perfisnr,
Mens and womens fnk and cotton hose,
Grren fi'± umbrelloer,
Scarf twist, tewing filkr,
Pins, needles, &c. &c.
N. B. As they propose to decline the retail bufnefe,
they will dispose of the above on very low terms, for
calb, bills of exchange, or the pay.matter general's
note's. August 14.
Just Imported and to be Sold, By
Thomas Randall & Co.
In F ont-ftreet, a few Doors above Market-ftreat,
WEST-lndia Rum by the hogshead,
Window Glass by the box,
Tin in calks and boxes,
Pig Lead.
Also, Sugar, Coffee and Tea.
Also, A Variety of DRY GOODS by the bale.
William SheafF,
Has for SALE at his Store, the south-east corner of
Market and Fibh-ftreets,
BEST old Madeira, Sherry, Lisbon and Port
Wines, Jamaica Spirits, Weft-India Rum, French
Brandy, double and single refined Lugars, &c. &c.
N. B. The Madeira Wine is of the vintage 1775,
and of the best Quality. Aug. 23.
TO BE SOL D, BY
Nixon & Foster,
At their STORE in Pine-street, near Water-street,
a compleat and large Assortment of the following
GOODS, viz.
WOOLLEN S Such as
COARSE Broadcloths, Shalloons,
Serges, Coatings, Flannels, Blankets, mens,
hoys and childrens fine ribbed and plain Worsted Stock
mg'e
LINENS. Laval, Pontiva, Nonbzttu, Flanders and
Irish ; Sheetings of different kinds, light Canvas and
Oznabrigs. August 7. 6w.
Lamb and Checkley,
In Second it e^t, one door above the north-eatt corner
o, M^et-^rret, h^e fcr fall the following Articles,
WHOLESALE and RETAIL,
Philadelphia; Printed and Sold by DAVID C. CLAYPOOLE. in Market-Street.
Coloured and Scotch
Threads,
Ivory and ebony flick
Fans,
Umbrellots,
Lyn Shoes,
String Silks,
F It Ha s,
Paper Inuff Boxes,
Broad and narrow Bind
ings,
Wod Card,,
bor- and horn Combs
&c. &c. &c.
AL S O,
An assortment °f Hrtd
Ware, confiding of,
Cocteaus,
Penknives,
Rafort,
Knives and Forks,
): ilai•,
Files of different forts,
Padlocks,
Fall Hooks,
Handsaws,
Chizeb,
Gouges,
Plain Irons,
A< arpenterr Plough com
pleat, &c.&c.
A L S 0,
Bast Hyfon and Bohea
Tea per chest, and Tin
per box.
Best Dutch Quills and Sealing
Wax, Irifli Wafers, Writing Paper, Ink
powder, Inkholders, Penknives, Account
Books, an excellent Family Bible, Testa
ments, Dilworth's Spelling Books and
Schoolmasters Assistants, Boyer's French
Grammars, Surveyors Compasses, Wrap
ping Paper, Parchment, &c. &c. &c.
To be Sold by DAVID C. CLAY
POOLE, in Market street, Philadelphia.
Just IMPORTED from France, and to be SOLD)
By the Bale or Package, at the Store of
H. SHIELL,
In Market street, between Sixth and Seventh - Itrects,
Q ATTINS,
O Luteftrings,
TrtFitiA,
Tamboured Waiftcoafs, Britannia,
Laval and Noobattu Linens end Funnels.
Dean & Purviance,
H y ve just Imported in the (hip Nonfuch, Captain
Weils, and the I ft viffels from France, the follow
ing MERCHANDIZE, which they will S?I1 on
reasonable terms, at their STORE in Water-ltrect,
the third Door below the Draw-bridge:
DAFIS BEFAN,
Has for SALE, at his Store in Second.ft r eet, one
door from Pine street, A
Quantity of best James river
Tobacco,
Some very fine Hams, Shoulders and Fletch Bacon,
Madeira Wine by the quarter-calk or gallon,
Old Rum by the gallon,
A few barrels of very good Pork,
An Assortment of DRY GOOD;, &c. &% June 24.
Just IMPORTED and to be SOLD, by
John Donnaldfon, & Co.
At their STORE in WYnut-ftrect, between Front and
Second firects,
A Quantity of French Brandy in Hog
(heads, Grenada Rum, byfon, conge and boles
Tess, Spanish Cordage and fail Twine, German Steel,
Barcelona Handkerchiefs, black Mode, royal Linens,
Dowlaffes, Trcklenburgs, Chintzes, Calicoes, fuper
fine Broadcloths, and olive Oil in jars Aug, 9.
Just come to hand b, the last veffdi from France, and
to be SOLD by
Jonas Phillips,
At his STORE in Market street, between Front and
Second Greets,
A Quantity of goose, duex
and pidgeon SHOT ; china dishes and places,
<--* tureens and soup diflies, blankets and m„,
broad cloths, coatings, naps and flmnelf, tele and
britannia linens, chintzes and calicoes, hair colour and
red image bed furnrure calicoes. writing paper,
worked fit for knitting stockings, ready made flrirts
fin: lace ruffles and edgings, with sundry other dry goods;
likewise a few kegs of green foft Swedish loap, for fa
mily use, equally as good as Caftile soap, with tundry
dry goods of various kinds.
N. B, A vacant lot of ground in Race-street, near
Third-street, to be fold. Enquire as abqve.
Excellent French Brandy in hog.
(heads,
Madeira and Malaga Wines in pipes and quarter-calks,
Green TEA in quarter chests,
Havanna SUGARS,
Linens, Bedticks, Calicoes, Chintz s Modes, Lute-'
firings, silk and cotton Hosiery, Gloves, thread and
blond Laces and Edgings, Gauzes, fuperfine Cloths,
Naps, Flannels, Blankets, and a Variety of DRY
GOODS by the Bale or Piece.
Also heft Burlington PORK,
TO BE SOLD, BY
TENCH COXE.
DARK and light blue,
fcariet, deep and
pea green, London brown,
claret, bloffum,' flrth,
oi ve, lead, p.umb nut,
purple, dark and light
grey, laylock and mixed
coloured inpe^ne and se
cond Cloths.
Green Cloth suitable for
billiard tables,'
Light and dark ground
Cottons. Calicoes and
Chintzes,
Sailcloth,
Royal, lava!, Flanders and
Britannia Linenr.
Sattins and B ocades,
Cambric's arid Lawns,
Plain and cerdid Dimities,
Shalloons, Durants and
CJlimancces,
Checks and Bedecking,
Camion, blue and pink
Persian,
Marfrdies Quilting and
BrUns,
BLek and illite Prunellas,
Black, blue, claret, oEv:
and footed belt Velvets,
Striped, spotted and plain
black and white Gauze,
Window Glass,
Paint ground in oil,
Pins, &c. &c.
August 2.
An English and Mathematical Academy,
BY JOHN HEFFERNAN, formerly of the College
and latterly of the University of Pennsylvania, is
jult opened, in a commodious apartment, on the north
fide of Cypress-street, between Third and Fourth-fleets
Philadelphia—Where Children, Youth and Foreigner®
may speedily be perfected in the rudiments of the Englilh
language, and all the pra&ical branches of mathema
tics ; particularly Englilh grammar, reading, writing,
arithmetic, book-keeping, geography and uft of the
globes—Fractions, decimals, duodecimals, logaritbims
and extraction of roots —Mensuration, gauging, sur
veying and navigation of every kind— The elements of
geometry, plane and (pherical trigonometry, algebra
and fluxions ; with their occaficnal application to alti
metry, longimetry, civil and military architeaure, co
^ic-fdiens, projeailts, dialling and astronomy :—to
gether with the cenftrudion and use of all such tariffs,
acenes, tab.es, plans, maps, charts and designs, as may
be thought anywise necelhry to embellifo or illustrate
the whok.
N. B. S^id HEFFERNAN will wait on young La
dies and Gentlemen, between school- hours, as usual ;
and pry the utmost attention to the morals and man
ners of the Ycuth and Children committed to his tui
tion and care. Philadelphia, Sept. 3, 1782.
Philadelphia, August xo, 1782,
REI AHLERS and others, who are still in arrears
for Excite, are once more requeued to make im
mediate Payment, otherwise I shall be under the difa
gieeable neceffitv of proceeding against them as the law
dirc&s. WILLIAM CRISPIN, Collector.
T ° be , S °' d by the fubferiber, a LIVERY
SI ABLE, in oxth-ftreet, lately occupied by the city
troop of horse. It readily accommodates 22 horses,
and is.now let for 60 pounds, per annum.
Wants Employment
In a genteel family, either in the c:ty or country,
A IAN1 AN and h " WIFE : The man is capable of
©l ^ng as fleward, or superintending the affairs of
ti e houle; and the woman of a&ing as housekeeper or
chambermaid ; they can have good recommendations#
Enquire of the Printer. Sept. 2.
EIGHT DOLLARS REWARD.
P AN-AWAY last Sunday evening from the fubferi
h, bar, a Negro Wench, named PHEBE, is about
28 or 30 yens of age, the is very lusty, and most peo
ple take her for a Mulatto ; (he is full faced, and has a
forbidding countenance, she tock with her a lusty, fat
female Mulatto child, between 2 or 3 years old, she was
seen lass Monday mornirg, between Second-street bridge
and the Draw-bridge, and is no doubt concealed by
Home free Negroes, in or about th^ town. Whoever
ecures her so that the lubfcriber can get her again, (hall
have the above reward and reasonable charges, paid by
June 4. THOMAS CULLEN.
Exhibition of Fireworks.
ON Tuesday the 10th of September next, will be per
fo:med, a variety of CURIOUS FIREWORKS,
at the state house yard in this city, the place will be
well secured, in order for the reception of ladies and
gentlemen : the tickets for admittance will be one dok
lar each, as the fireworks will afford a great variety,
more than ever was fxibited on this continent, the sub
scriber hopea to receive the encouragement of the pub
lic in general, as they may rely on the place being
kept in good order, and no admittance to be given to
any body without a ticket.
N. B. Ti kets to b? had of the fubferiber, living in
E^mllic g a.ley, the back of St. Kaul's church • together
with 211 for s of fireworks fold on the lowest terms, by
Avgutt 14. JOHN LAUGA U Y.
A small Bank Note
, Was droped by accident a few days ago at
a Stationer's (hop in Second-street. The
owner by applying to the Printer, may be
informed where it is.
TO BE L E T,
Two good Cellars or Stores in
Water street, two doors abov: Chefnut-ftreet.
Handsome Lodgings to be had
in a convenient Part if the City. Enquire of the
Pin^r. Aug. 19
„^ Perkins,
& FTER a long and severe ficknefi, takes this
AA public method of acquainting hit old Friends
aad Cuffomerr, that he flatters himfelf >'o rot^h recov
ered, thrt be proposes to practice FERRYING, a#
much as hi: ability will permit. It ig needUfi to men
tion, tn an aJvertilement, that he will undertake to
cure all disorders incirent to herfes, but such Gentle
men who p case to employ h:m, may depend upon his
utmost ende-v-ure to give general fat sfactior,; the
ftri&eft attention will be p<id to such herfes as o^l be
under hts care. Hauks cut out and Nicking perform
ed.
N. R. H: may he heard of at the White Horse and
Fountain Inn, in Cbefnut.ftreet. Aug. 17.