The Pennsylvania packet, or, The general advertiser — Lancaster, Pa.;Philadelphia, Pa., 1781-12-27 00:00:00, page 4

Reed and Forde
At their STORE in Frpnt-ftreet, two doors above ths
Market, have opened
A frelh Assortment of MERCHANDIZE,
V? hied they continue, to Sell for Specie, Bills of Ex
change, or Paper Currency;
Among which are
T, EST fuperfine Cloths, of alt colours,
Second and coarse ditto, ditto,
Spotted and plain Swaalkims,
Red and white Flannels and Baizes,
Duffi's and Halithicks,
Pink, crimlon, black, green, and blue Callimancots
and Durants,\
Shalloons and Rattinets,
Three-quarters, 7-8 and yard wide Irish, French, and
Hutch Linens,
Towelling and Table-linen,
Cambrick# and Lawns in patches and pieces,
Lawn and Renting Handkerchiefs and Aprons,
Barcelona, Romall, and Bandanno Handkerchiefs,
A Variety of dark ground, low priced, Calicoes,
Chintzes, and Cottons,
Mens, womens, and childrens worsted and cotton
Hose,
Mens strong milled Hose,
Sattins and Peelongs,
Black, blue, green, pink, and white Luteftrings, Sarf
nets, and Persians,
Half-ell, 3 4, and yard wide black Medes, &c. &c.
N. B. Tobacco, Flour, and Bar Iron will be re
ceived in Payment, at the Market Prices. Nov. 14..
A VARIETY of fu
pe fine, second and
roade broadcloths, of the
art fashionable colours,
• with luitabie timings.
IV :#? a :d buff Caffimers.
Coating#.
Frizes and fwanlkins.
Serges.;
Scarlet, red, white, and
yellow flmneis and bai
ze#.,
A variety of velvets, vel
Vtrsts, and corduroys.
Light coloured werfted,
;n- lhair plub'h.
SuttineiSrfveriattjngs, pru
nellas, and ± princess
fluffs.
Semite and binck bree
ches patterns.
Callimincoes.
Durants nd tammies.
White and fpOtted jeans,
Mens patent ribb'd wor
ried and silk hole.
A Furnace and Forge to be Let,
Mary-Ann Furnace, with a great
,enty of Ore, alfe Spring-Forge, both situate in York
county, state of Pennsylvania, with all the improvements
thereto belonging, likewise a fufficient quantity of Mea
dow, arable and wood land, to carry on the works very
extensive, adjoining each. There is also a Grist Mill
belonging to the furnace# For further particulars en
quire of JOHN STEINMETZ, in Market-street.
Philadelphia, Nov. 17.
Just Imported from France,
AND TO BE SOLD, BY
Safportas and Le Boeuf,
At then S CORE in Front flr«t, oppefite the Coffee-
Hou&, th A following ARTICLE'S, v,z.
QC A RI ET, blue,
brown, flpd light-blue
fuprcfine and second-
BroadclotU,
B u^, peen, buff, and
brown common ditto,
Serge# o' all colon's,
Wiltons and Duroys,
White Flannels,
Virk and light Chintzes,
Cotton Calico #,
Buff tad white Mzrfrilies
Qdi n,
Pi.n and corded Dimities,
Jens of different colour,
Seven-trig! t and y^d wide
cotton Checks,
French and Lidi Li eng,
Jaconet and book Midi ns,
TO BE SO L D,
APIECE of GROUND, containing 35 acres, litu
ate in Towamenfing township, Philadelphia coun
ty, 25 miles from the city. There is on the Premises
a large Brick House, two stories high, fit for a tnvern,
and was formerly occupied as one ; with a Spring
houfe, Barn, Stables, and Out-houses, for a compleat
dwelling or tavern. For terms apply to JOSEPH EA
TON, on the place.
ALSO, Fifty Hogfreads of good Virginia
and Maryland To acco. /
IMPORTED m the fbip Ann, captain Jefiah, from
L'Orimr, and ,o be Sold, By
Smith & Tilton.
At their fterc in Second -street, next door to the Friend's
Meeting- ^ou^e,
kbiladc/pbia; Printed and Sold ^ DAJ'ID C. C LAYPOOLE, in Market-Street.
I P,ain and figured Gauzes,
IGauze and Catgua Hand
l kerchieft,
Printed linen ditto,
Black and white Blond
Laces,
Paintea, figured, and
p! ; n Ribbons,
A Quantity of ths best
white silk Hole,
Artificial Flowers well as
sorted,
Coarte and fine white
Threads,
1 Broad and narrow Tepes,
• Sal Duck.
iWith many other Arti
! eles, too tedious to enu
/ merate.
A Urge assortment of lin
en-.
Ditto, of calicoes and
chu;z 6.
Flanders bedticks.
D#peis.
Ozaab, igs.
Jaconet muzlirs.
Cambricks and lawns.
B'ack fatuns & peelongs.
Ditto modes and mantuas.
A near assortment of ta.
fhd noble filk# for gen,
tiemcns wear.
B^ndano and silk romal
handkerchiefs.
Black sad coloured Bar
celona ditto.
Printed linen ditto.
An assortment of Ribbons.
Black lace, Gold ditto.
Pins and needles.
Indigo.
Loaf sugar.
And a few boxes of best
Spat ifh Sugars &c. &c &c.
Whereas the Effaces of Christi
an Voght, Nicholas Houffecker, and Thomas Cair, all
late oi the county of Lancaster, having been in due
course of law forfeited to this state: We, the lubfcri
bers, Agents for the laid county, do hereby give No
tice to the said Christian Voght, Nicholas Houffecker,
and Thomas Carr, That all their real estates within the
Hid county, confiding of the following Mintages and
Tracts of Land, viz. One two story Brick HOUSE,
lituate in the borough of Lancaster, late the estate of
the said Christian Voght.
One Frame HOUSE, lituate in the town of Lebanon,
in the most public part thereof, in a corner near the
market ; the House is about 27 feet by 38, and hath
been an old accustomed tavern ; the Lot is about 64.
feet by 176, with Sheds, Stables, &c. fubj'& to a
groindrent of one (hilling sterling per annum; like
wise, one LOT, containing about 5 acres of Land, ad
joining the said town of Lebanon, the greater pars
whereof is good meadow, fubjeft to a ground-rent cf
7„ ans 6d. currency per acre per annum ; late the pro
perty of the said Nicholas Houffecker.
One undivided tenth Part of 500 Acres of Land, fi
turted in Donegal, Mountjoy, and Derry townships,
on the road leading from Lancaster to Harris's -ferry,
on both tides cf Conava.,o creek ; late the" estate of
the said Thomas Carr. All which will be S Id by
Public Vendue, on the 11th Day of January next, at
the Court-Houte, in the (mid county of Lancefter.
The Sale to begin at 10 o'clock in the Forenoon, and
to continue from day to day until the whole be fold.
The Terras of Sa'e will be according to Law, viz.
One-fourth p^rt of the purchase money to be paid with
in ten d.ys after tale, or the premises again to revert
to the state, and the bidder liable to forfeit ths said
fourth part of the purchase money ; the remaining three
fourths the eof to be paid in one month after sale, and
on a certificate produced from the Agent#, or either of
them, of full payment- of the purchase money, a deed
will be given as by law directed; and to prevent all
difficulties with reipe& of payment the Agents will at
tend at the Court-houle, on the roth day alter fair,
to receive the firit payment, after which no purchase
money will be received, but thr premises again fold tor
the benefit of the commonwealth; and the Agents also,
pursuant to Law, hereby Notify all Claimants to the
said Premises, or any part of them, and Creditors to
the said Christian Voght, Nicholas Houffecker, and
Thomas Carr, to ex ribit their Claims and Demands to
the Justices of the supreme court, within the time li
mited by Law, or they will be forever bared from the
recovery thereof.
Lancaster, CHARLES HALL, \.
Dec. ift, 1781. GEORGE STEWART, J A ^ ents -
Whereas the Efface of John
Rrid, late of the county of Bucks, having by due
com fe of Law, been forfeited and kized tor the Use of
the state. I the fudcriber, Agent for the said county,
do hereby give Notice, That the Estate of the said
John Reid, late or the said county ; coufifting of the
following Trad of Land and Tenement, situate in the
township of Tenacum, containing about 1400 Acres
improved, with several Tenements, and which will be
divided into Letts, for the more converiency of the
puichateisj a Plan of which will be fnewn on the Day
of Sale ; late the Estate of the fa:d John Reid, will be
Sold at Public Vendue, at the Court-House pf the said
county, on the 15th Day of January next. The Sale
to begin at 10 o'clock in the Forenoon, and continue
from day to day until the whole is fold.
The Terns of Sale will be according to Law, viz.
One fourth part of the purchase money 10 be paid in
ten days after the sale, or the Premises again to revert
to the state, and the bidder be liable te forfeit the said
fourth part of the purchase money; ind the remainder
within one month after sale; and on failure thereof the
premises, in like manner, to revert to the hate, and
the feurth part paid to be forfeited ; and on certificates
being produced for the payment from the Agen s, or
either of them, deeds will be given as by law directed.
And to prevent all difficulties in refpe& of payment,
the Agents will attend at the Court Houle of the said
county, on the loth day after sale, to leeive the firft
payment, and in like manner on the 30th day after
sale, to receive the last payment, after which no pur
chrfe money will be received, but the premises again
fold for the benefit of the commonwealth.
And I, the agent, do also, purfeant to law, hereby
Notify all the Claimants to the Premiles, or any part
of them, and Creditors to the said John Reid, to exhi
bit their Claims and Demands to the Justices of the su
preme court, within the time limited by law, or they
will be forever bared from the recovery thereof.
# GEORGE WALL.
One Guinea Reward,
LOST last Tuesday Evening, a Shell SNUFF-BOX
with a Silver Top, in which is set the Portrait of
his Excellency General Waihingun. Any person de
livering said Box to JAMES PEALE, may have the
above Reward.
Lombard-street, Dec. 1.
At the RED STORE, north east corner of Arch and
Second directs, are tor Sale, the following Articles,
f liable for the season, wholesale arid retail :
Choice old Nantz Brandy,
Ja and ktg Raisins.
Currants,
Cloves, Cinnamon, and Nutmegs,
Pepper, Allspice, &c. &c.
Adj a large and general Assortment of GROCERIES,
The above Goods are of the firft quality, and will
be SOLD as low as the prefect times will admit.
TO Bit SOL D, AT
Dellap's Book & Stationery_ftore,
At the Corner of Third and Chefnut ftreets,'
TH E noted dqftor SANXAY's ANTIVENEREv
AL PILLS and ELECTUARY, with printed
directions, flatting forth every neceffar, to be
known throughout the different ftagee of the complaint §
and that in the most plain and diftinft manner, so that
no queftioos need be asked by the purchaser. The a
bove medicine are pUalant to take, so that they suit
with the most delicate constitution ; mild in their opera
tions, so that they give neither pain or &turbance ;
and so happy in their performance, that they will not
fail of completing a cure, although the disorder be of
ever so long standing, and attended with the most
dreadful symptoms, and that in such a manner that the
patient need not be hindered from his hufinefs, or hi,
condition made known to his most intimate acquaint
ance. Also, Doctor Walker's Jesuits Drops, Elixir of
Bardana, Essence of Golden Rod, Essence of Wt
dock, Tin&ure of Sage, Turlington's Baif~
Cephalic Snuff, Tooth Powder, Tin&ure fe
&c. &c.
Twenty Guineas Reward.
TAKEN on Taurida, the j§;h of November, from
the house of Mr. joh^ Mutton, of New-York,
a Lady's GOLD REFLATING WATCH, maker's
name Burges, the outside case it chafed gold, with fe.
male figures, and open work ; the inside gold case,
which contains the work, is elegantly engraved, and
has open work, the fice of the watch with final!
bla^k figures for the hours and minutes, the striking
part is remarkably lord; it wits fixed to a lady's steel
chain, on which was a miniature pi&ure of a gentle
man dreff&d with crimson velvet and a wig, three gold
seals, one a small, red, flat cornelian, with a rose ; one
a white cornelian, with tie motto, “ L'Emvie,"' the
other a red cornelian with a globe, motto "La Vous,"
a gold locket in the shape cf a heart, with dark hair
plaited, and a plain gold soy. Whoever brings the
said Watch to JOHN LAWRENCE, junior, in Wal
nut street, shall receive the above Reward, and no ques
tions asked, or Ten Guineas for the Pi&ur&only,
STAYED or stolen, out of Greenwich meadows,
near the Point house, the latter end of last month,
Two Black HORSES; one a likely horse, about 15
hand# high, with a star and force of his feet white, with
a long tail, 4 or 5 years old, natural trotter; the other
about 14 bands and a half high, crocked hind legs,
pace# mrftly, about 5 or 6 years old! Also, an old
B ! ack COW, with force white cn her belly, branded
on the horn# J. Femofe. The fubferiber has a stray
Bay HORSE, rbeut ,4 hands high ; he came into the
above meadows with a rope about his neck. The owner
is desired to come, pay charge#, and take him away.
Four Dollars will be given tor each Herfe, Eight if
stolen, and Two Dollars for the Cow.
JOHATHAN PENROSE.
Philadelphia, Dec. 15
Twenty Shillings Reward.
n AN-AWAY, a Negro WENCH named DINAH,
" about 21 years eld, is about 5 feet 6 inches high,
fat and well ma te, cf a yellow complexion, has remark
able eyes, as file never locks any one straight in the
face; is much given to drink, and calls herfelf a free
woman. She h^s been roving about the town near
tlre weeks past, and i;fuppofed to he new in it. She
has with her a small figured purple calico short gown
and petticoat, a blue and white linfey coat, blue baize
Ihort gown, and fun ry other deaths. 'Whoever will
bring her to the Printer of this paper (hall have the
above Regard. Dec. 8.
TO BE SO L D, A
Young Negro Wench, about
23 years of age, wno is remirkab^ healthy, under
hands every kind of house veoik, and has cioaths fuf
ficient for a long time. Enquire of the 'Printer.
Mr. Donnelly,
^T the solicitation of a number of his
friends, has opened School, in Gr^y's-alley, near
Second-street, for the inftradion of a leled numoer of
young ladies, in the rudiments of English Grammar
Reading, Writing, Arithmetic, and Book-keeping.
The hears of attendance from 9 to 12 in the forenoon.
Ee also continues to teach in private families th# after
part of the day.
Such as may please to honour him with the educati
on of their children, will please to leave a note for him
at Captain LANG's, in Market- street, orat Mr. BAI
LEY'S Printing-office, and the, (hall be waited upon
immediately. ' Dec. 20.
TOBE SOL D,
A Small Plantation, situate in Upper Merrion
township, Philadelphia county, containing 39 acres
of land, with a Fulling-mill thereon, sth the other
utenfi's for carrying on the business of Fulling, Dying
and Deeding of Cloth; Hid Fulling-mill, Tools, and
Utensils are in good Repair, all in order for carrying
on the hufinefs, and plenty of water in the driest sea
son. There is on said Premises 3 stone dwdling-houfe
and frame Barn, a Spring house with two fprmgs of
good water, 4 or 5 acres of good watered meadow, and
tome very good plough land ; near one half of the land
cleared, and the remainder woodland. For terms of
sale ap,)y to the fubfcribei, living on the premises.
AMOS WILLITS.