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Harfora County, Maryland, Feb. 16,
To be SOLD by Public Vendue,
On the nineteenth day of March next, on the premises,
AVERY valuable traft of LAND, containing
sixteen hundred acres, lying near the mouth of
Deer Creek, which stream runs through it, and within
one and a half mile of tide water on Susquehanna,
where any vessels may come. The situation is healthy
and pleasant, the foil rich and fertile, well adapted for
the growing of wheat, barley, rye, corn, hemp, flax,
and tobacco, and produces blue grass and clover in
abundance ; the whole well timbered, and watered
with four fine streams running through it, fufficient to
water a very great quantity of meadow which may be
easily made. There are several settlements on the land
with convenient farm houses, barns, stables and or
chards ; about ninety bushels of wheat growing in diffe
rent fields: As the tra& can be easily divided into imall
farms, it will be told in lots of about two hundred and
fi'ty acres each. The title is indisputable, and imme
diate pofeffion will be given after sale to the greatest
part, and the remainder in time to put in a spring crop.
The emissions of Continental currency called out of cir
culation will be taken in payment. On this tract of
land, at the old forge formerly belonging to Mr. Tho
mas Hartifon, are mod excellent feats fer merchant
mills, there being water fufficient from one dim for four
mills, and two dams may be made to work the water
twice. It may be very justly said, this land has as ma
ny conveniences to recommend it as any off red for sale.
Any perlon inclinable to purchase before the day of
sale, may know the terms by applying to Richard
Dallam, in Harford County, or John Stump, Jun.
in C^:il County, 4.
Philadelphia, February 13.
To be SOLD by Public Vendue,
At the Coff^e-hcufe, on Saturday the twenty-seventh
instant, at Four o'clock in the afternoon, (if not
sooner fold by private sale)
VALUABLE LOT, situate in the diftri& of
,{ Southwark, in front seventy feet on the east fide
of Fron^ftreet continued, and from thence extending
eritward eight hundred and ninety feet to the river De
laware, divided in the following manner: Three lots
&f twenty feet front each on the east fide of Swanfon
ttreet, having erected thereon a good two story frame
house sixteen and a half feet by twenty-two and a half
feet deep, with a find back thereof: A good twenty
inch hone wall, ten feet above the furface, one hundred
/nd fix fee: long, and a wharf extending one hundred
zn d twenty feet beyond the end of said wall, at the end
of which wharf there are fifteen feet water at low waters
also the foundations and a confidcrnble ft of the walls
of two stores, thirty-fix feet by thirty-fix: Three lots
on the weft fide of Swanfan street, twenty feet each, and
extending westward four hundred and four feet to the
east fide of a thirty feet street called Swedes-Chuich-
Alley, whereon are ereßed a good brick three-story
house sixteen feet front by thirty-two feet deep, with a
kitchen adjoining of two stories, thirteen feet by sixteen
feet, an oven, a brick pavement eighty feet long by ten
feet wide, and an excellent pump of good water at the
door, having a good cellar under the whole building ;
also a two-story frame tenement fifteen feet by twenty
one feet : Three lots on the east fide of Frcnt-^reet con
tinued, seventy feet front, and extending eastward two
hundred and sixty feet to the weft fide of Sweder-Church-
Alley aforefaid, having crested thereon three frame te
nements, which are let on ground-rent of eleven pounds
four (hillings per annum. The whole lot fubjed to a
ground-rent of twenty-pounds per annum, and both
ground-rents referred in Pennsylvania currency. For
terms apply to Jacob Bankson, Esq; Attorney at
Law, in Philadelphia, or to the fubferiber at Mounts
Holly. JOHN JONES.
N. B. There is also appurtenant to the premises, the
privilege of a landing on the east fide of Swanfon-itrect,
thirty feet wide, and from thence extending and widen
ing into the river Delaware, where it is sixty feet wide.
TO BE SOLD BY
JOSEPH T A TE M,
At his store in Water street, fix doors below Vine
ftreet, on the bank,
AFE W hogsheads of excellent Weft.lndia R UM;
likewise COFFEE and R ICE by the tierce or
barrel.
JOHN DUNL AP,
In Market-street, Philadelphia,
PROCEEDINGS of a General Court Martial,
for the trial of Major General LEE.
kwefbam Town/hip, Burlington County, IF. Newu Jersey,
February 1.
FORTY DOLLARS REWARD.
RAN AWAY yesterday morning from the sub
scriber, a Dutch servant man named JOHN
GEORGE WANNER, about twenty-one years
of age, five feet eight or nine inches high, well built
but somewhat clumly, and speaks broken English: Had
on and tock with him, a felt hat half worn, a light
brown bearskin upper jacket alrnoft ne% with wooden
buttons, and button holes bound with leather; a striped
upper and under ditto, one coarse shirt and one check
ditto, buckskin breeches alrnoft new with pewter but
tons, two pairs of yarn stockings, one pair light blue
and the other blue grey, and a pair of hob-nailed shoes
with firings. As his father, Jacob Wanner, lives near
Allens-Town, in Northampton County, Pennsylvania,
it is supposed he is gone that way. Whoever apprehends
said servant and secures him in Philadelphia gaol, shall
receive the above reward, or SIXTY DOLLARS
if brought home to the fubferiber.
JOSHUA DUDLEY.
Just published and to be fold by
[PHILADELPHIA: Printed and Soid by JOHN DUNLAP, in Market-street.
STATE of P INNSVLVANI A c
T HE Honorable the House of Assembly having appoin
-1 ted us to fettle the accounts of the late Committee and
Council of Safety of this state, We do hereby give Notice
to all those, " <wbo bawe been entrusted =with public money,
"or TOObo have demands upon the late Committee or Coun
" oil of Safety, or an, otberavife interefed in the accounts
" ullfettled, to attend at our Office in Frent-ftreet, a few
doors below Walnut-street, between the hours of 9 and
12 o'clock in the forenoon and 3 and 6 in the afternoon.
As there is a necessity that these accounts be speedily
adjusted, in order to enable the state to fettle with the
Honorable the Continental Congress, it is therefore expec
ted that all those who are comprehended in the above
Notice, do render in their accounts, and fettle the fame
on or before theist of April next, or they may expeft to
be call’d on, as the law direfts.
JOHN NIXON,
JOHN M. NESBITT,
BENJAMIN FULLER,
W A N T E D,
For the Continental Ship-Yard,
A QU ANTIT Yof Masts and Spars of different
sizes; also, a quantity of Oak and Pine Plank,
Logs, rising timbers and Knees. Any person having
any of the above articles, or willing to procure any, may
meet with good encouragement by applying at the Con
tinental Ship-Yard, of
HUMPHRBYS and WHARTO N.
N.B. Two sober honest JOURNEYMEN BLACK
SMITHS will meet with good encouragement by apply
ing as above.
Philadelphia, February 9.
TO BE S O L D,
A VALUABLE Plantation and Tra& of Land,
situate in the township of Great Egg Harbour, in
the county of Gloucester and state of New Jersey, con
taining eight hundred acres of land, one hundred acres
of which are cleared ; two hundred acres of good frefh
water marsh meadow can be made, part of which is al
ready banked and has been mowed, and is equal in qua
lity to any on Delaware ; the remainder is woodland.
There are several valuable landings on said tra&, to
which all the lumber must come to market for twenty
miles round: The principal landing is known by the
name of May's Landing, pleasantly situate on the head
of Great Egg Harbour River, in a good neighbourhood,
forty-eight miles from, this city. There are on said
tratt fix dwelling-houses, one of which was built for
an inn ; it is a large frame house fifty feet front, two
stories high, with a large kitchen; a large well-built
wharf, a new store 50 by 25, a carpenter's stage, blocks,
falls and crab, all compleat for heaving down vessels ;
a grist mill and saw-mill on a large never- failing stream
of water; they rented for 751. per annum seven years
aro ; there is no other grist-mill witbin ten or twelve
miles. Two a^res cf this tract, on which the Church
stands, and around the burying-ground, is reserved for
the use aforefaid.
TO BE LE T,
And entered upon the middle of March next,
THAT commodious and elegant TAVERN on
£ the Five-mile Round, known by the name of the
Buck Tavern, formerly occupied by Mr. Daniel Grant,
and lately by Capt. Muihett, about two miles from the
cityt ft is a new brick house, two stories high, has
twelve rooms in it, a pump of good water before the
door, with a large frame house two-stories high, design
ed for a billiard-table, &c. also two large finds and a
stable, together with a garden containing four acres er
thereabouts, well stored with apple, cherry and peach
trees, all of the very best quality ; the garden is paled
all round, and hat several summer-houses in it: The
whole in compleat good order. For terms apply to the
fubfeiber in Market-street; who has for sale, three
thousand weight of the best English single and double
refined LOAF SUGAR, for which the two emissi
ons called out of circulation will be taken in payment.
JOHN LEVINS.
A N T E D,
A SERVANT MAID, who can cook and do the
other necessary work of a family; to whom good
wages will be given. Enquire of the Printer.
A schooner's suit of SAILS to be fold. Enquire
as above.
TO BE S O L D,
FOR the emissions of April 11 and May so, or com
mon Loan Office Certificates, twelve hogsheads of
Weft-Tndia RU M, of an extraordinary quality. En
quire of Mess. Harman & Lewis, at their store near
the Bridge in Front-street.
WANTE D,
A NEGRO LAD about fourteen or fifteen years
of age, used to wait upon a gentleman and take
care of horses. For such a lad a good price will be
given, by applying to the Printer.
Also one other traft about one hundred perches from
the above, lying cn the said river, containing three
hundred and twelve acres of good land, fifty acres of
which are cleared, two hundred acres of excellent mea
dow ground, the remainder woodland. There are on
said traft a good two-story frame house, stables, &c. a
young orchard of good fruit. For further particulars
enquire of RICHARD MASON.
N. B. I reserve to myfelf one fourth part of all that
vein of ore lying near the fail-race of the above mills,
trials of which have been made some years ago both in
this city and in New-York, and fonnd to be rich in
silver. Samples of the ore may be seen, and a fufficient
quantity given to any gentleman for trial. R. M.
k Philadelphia, Feb. 10/
TEN DOLLARS REWARD.
STRAYED out of the fubferiber’s yard, a yellow
brindle C O W, about eight years old, with a flat
in her forehead, white under the belly, a large whbe
foot on her left hip, and a good deal about her boc
is remarkably low behind and cat hammed, -milks f.
of but three teats, and had a piece of rope round fie
horns: She was lately brought from a plantation ne #
Wilmington. Any person that has taken up f ow
and will give notice to the fubferiber at his oufe in
Fourth-street, at the corner of Race street, so that he
may get her again, (hall receive the above reward, with
all reasonable charges.
FRANCIS WADE.
N.B. The Brewing business is continued as ulual at
said Wade's Brewery.
RUM, 1 affia, Sugar, Molasses, Coffee, and
Turks-lfland Salt, just imported and to be fold by
Philadelphia, February 13, 177,.
TO B E ' S O L I),
THAT valuable FARM and well known TAVRN,
belonging to the subscriber, called The BLACK.
HORSE, situated cart in Mastic and part in Strafburgh
townships, in a rich and well fettled part of Lancaster
county, about ten miles frem the borough, on the road
from thence to Newport. It contains two hundred acres
of good land, of which seventy are cleared, and under
good fence, about twenty of improved meadow, and ten
or twelve more may be expeditiously made at a very small
expence, by turning a stream of water, which fix men
may do in a week. The residue is well timbered land.
The situation is excellent for carrying on any country
business. Appertaining to the tavern is a large com
modious barn, and stables to accommodate twenty or
thirty horses; a good bearing orchard, and excellent
water at the door.
Also, a Water, Grist, and Merchant MILLS, with
two water Wheels, saw Mills, situate in the middle of
the said farm, which are fed by a never failing stream of
water (called Beaver Creek,) capable of turning two
wheels all the year round. With the mills will be fold
a stone dwelling HOUSE, thirty feet by twenty, and a
kitchen at the end, a barn under which is stabling, a
cooper’s shop, and about eleven acres of ground, cn part
of which is an orchard. The mill-dam can always be
kept in repair at very little expence, and is not liable to
be carried away by floods: the pond does not cover more
than half an acre. The whole will be fold together or
separately, as will best suit the purchaser. Oue third of
the purchase money must be paid down, the other two
thirds may remain on interest, payable in three years in
equal annual payments.
JOHN GIBSO N.
In Norris’s Alley, the firft door upon the right hand
going in from Second-street,
BEST Coniac Brandy, by the quarter-calk or gal
lon ; Bourdeaux Claret of the firft quality, by the
tierce or dozen; Port Wine by the tierce or dozen;
White Wine Vinegar, by the gallon; Florence Oil of
the best quality, in cases ; Green and Souchong Tea in
canniffers ; fuperfine black, parsons grey and drab to
loured broadcloths; 6-4. wide naps, coatings and be^r
fkins; a few pairs of the best kind of silk stockings, also
milled worsted ditto.
N. B. Twelve Shillings per dozen will be given for
empty Wine Bottles.
JAMES NEWPORT, Distiller,
Within the next gate-way below the Bunch of Grapes
tavern, in Third-street, (being the Distillery for
merly occupied by Mr. Samuel Burge) has for Sale,
ATEAT plain BRANDY,
RASBERRY ditto,
GENEVA,
ANISEED WATER,
SPIRITS of WINE, (proper for raising low proof
liquors.)
N. B. He informs his customers that he keeps a c<n
ftant supply of the above articles, which may at all
times be depended on as excellent in qualify; and at
the lowest rates possible, 24 t.
EIGHT DOLLARS REWARD.
BROKE out of the guard-house at the Barracks
in Philadelphia, on Monday the eighth day of this
inttant, (February) a soldier belonging to Col. Benja
min Flowers's regiment of Artillery and Arrificers,
named JOHN LANDOLPH, about twenty-five
years of age, five feet seven or eight inches high, brown
hair, and smooth face; had on when he went away, a
British regimental coat died brown, with white edgings
and a red jacket. Whoever takes up the above Deserter
and delivers him to me at the Continental Factory in
Water-street, between Walnut and Spruce-streets, or
secures him in any gaol, shall have the above reward
and reasonable charges, paid by
THEOPHILUS PARKE,
Capt. of Artillery and Artificers.
CO BE S O L D,
A LIKELY, healthy NEGRO MAN, about
twenty-two years of age; he is a good cock, and
capable of taking care of horses; is fold for no fault
but want of suitable employ. Enquire of the Printer.
TO BE SO L D,
A LARGE bay carriage HORSE, sixteen or fe-
A venteen hands high, seven years old, well broke
and in great spirits. For teems enquire at the Stabler
back of the City Tavern.
JOHN DONNALDSON,
In Walnut-street, Philadelphia.
TO BE SOLD BY
JOHN M A R I E,