The Pennsylvania packet, or, The general advertiser — Lancaster, Pa.;Philadelphia, Pa., 1781-07-24 00:00:00, page 4

BY HIS EXCELLENCY
Joseph Reed, Enquire, President,
And the SUPREME EXECUTIVE COUNCIL of
the ccmmohwealth of Pennsylvania,
A PROCLAM A f 1 O N,
WHEREAS divers ill disposed persons have manu
factured, or imported into this state, quantities
of base metal, in the similitude of Britifli half-pence,
But much inferior in value and weight to genuine Bri
tish half-pence, to the great depreciation of that coin,
the injury of the community in general, and the poor
in particular ; such practices having a natural tenden
cy to raise the prices of the necessaries of life, and
introduce new confufion in the currency of the count
ry. We have therefore thought proper to prohibit, and
do hereby ftriaiy enjoin all officers employed in the re
ceipt of taxes or other public dues, not to receive such
base coin in any payments whatsoever : And do ear
neflly recommend.to all the faithful inhabitants of
this Rate to refufe it in payment, and by all other law
ful ways and means discourage the currency thereof.
And we do in a special manner direct and enjoin all
magiftratesj fheriffs, confiabls and other civil officers
within this Rate, to make due enquiry after offenders in
the premiles, that they may be brought to speedy
and condign punishment.
Given, by order of the council, under the hand ofhis
excellency JOSEPH REED, esquire, president,
and the ftal of the Rate, at Philadelphia, this
fourteenth day of July, in the year of our Lord
one thousand seven hundred and eighty-one.
JOSEPH REED, President.
Atteff. T. Matlack, Sec.
GOD SAVE the PEOPLE!
-Vo BE LE T,
An 1 may be entered upon the itth day of August next,
The noted Tavern and Farm of the
Yellow - Springs,
Which contains 150 acres of rich Land, good Meadows
and Orchard, a large, new, done Barn, with Sables
under ; in the Dwelling House are 13 rooms, 9 of
them have fi e places, 2 of them have a twinging par
tition and can be made into one, which makes a hand
feme ball room ; in the bathing- season 500 people have
been entertained in' a day : there are two handsome
Bnh Houses with Bahs in them, and a Room wiha
fire place, beftdeg the old Bath. The water is in
riched with th& marine salts, and all those valuable in
gredients whereby it is constituted a light and pure
chaliybra+e, which instantly pervades the m< ft remote
recesses of the human frame, warms and invigorates the
relaxed constitution, restores the weakened fibre# to their
due tone and elasticity, removes every obftiu&icn to
which the minuter veffcls cf the body are liable, and
becomes thereby adapted to most cold, chronical dis
orders, lowness of spirits, weak digestions and nervous
complaints.
N. B. As the Tavern has been badly kept this num
ber of years past, none need apply as Tenants but per^
sons of sobriety and property. The Terms will be
known by enquiring of SARAH KENNEDY.
Yellow Sp ings, June 14.
TO TH E PUBC
ON reading one of Mr. Claypool's late News Pa
pers, I was furprized to fee an advertisement
signed by Mbs. Sarah Kennedy, wherein she proposes
letting the Farm, Tavern, &c. at the Yellow Springs
in Ch fter county, and that the fame might be entered
upon the izth day of August next. I therefore think it
my duty to inform the Publick, and more efpeciahy,
those who may incline to rent the Pfemifes aforefaid,
that I the fubferiber am in poss ffion thereof, by vir
tue of a Lease from under the hand and seal of Do&or
Samud'K'nnedy, deceased, which will not expie un
til April 1784, and am determined to hold the fame ti
tle till that period : but as the said Sarah Kennedy has,
fence her hvfbmd'a decease, in a base and clandeftins
manner got possession of the aforefaid lease, the vainly
ima, Efts that she can get poff°ffion of the premiss ae
her pfeafure, although I can prove by a number ofre
patable gentlemen that it does not expire until the time
above mentioned. SAMUEL CULBERTSON.
Yellow Springs, July 14.
Six Pounds Specie Reward.
WHEREAS acerain WILLIAM BROOKS
(as he called himfelf) was committed to ray
custody as a runaway Servant, and has since made his
cf:ape: He is a small sized man, of a pale comp e&ion,
short, lightifh coloured hair, an Englishman born : had
on when he made his efc. e, a white linfey coat, lin
en vest and breeches ; said he had friends in Philadel
phia ; arid when committed to my care was attempting
to pass, by means of an old indenture of a convia of
the fame name. Whoever will secure the said fallow,
and deliver him to me, (hall have the above Reward
and reasonable charges, from
June I), JAMES HORNER, fheriff of Harford county.
Sixteen Silver Dollars Reward.
"UTAS stolen, on Friday night, the 6th cf July, out
VV of the pasture of the fubferiber, living in Bucks
county, Bedminfter township, A White HORSE, fix
years o'd last spring, about 15 funds high, branded
on the near Shoulder HF, paces a travel, and trots
Any perform figuring tiu Tlitef aud Horse, so that the
Owner may bring the thief to| juffice, flhall have
the above Reward and reasonable Charges, or FOUR
POUNDS for the Horse on'y, by delivering him to
Ms. Bogart, at the Cross Keys, st the corner of
Third and Chefnut Greets, or the fubferiber <n the
premises- HENRY FRETS.
Philadelphia: Printed and Sold by DAYID C. CLAYPOOLE.
3^, A S taken up, in South-ttreer, near Lebanon
Garden, on Saturday the goth of June, A dark
Bay MARE, about 14 hands high,.un(hmL and mu h
laudle marked : She is now at Captain JOHN DAVl3's
ftahles, in Chefnut-ftreet, opposite the State-house.
The Owner is defied to come, prove his property, pay
charges, and take her away.
TO BE SO Lfa A
Good, three story Brick House,
well finished, and convenient Lot of GROUND, in
Second-street, in an excellent Neighbourhood, and
well situated for Business, or for a Gentleman who does
Business near the Water. Enquire of the Printer.
Frederick-Town, July 2.
Thirty Hard Dollars Reward.
RAN AWAY from the fubferibe , living in Fre
derick town, Maryland, on the id instant, A
NEGROE MAN, named NED BARNES; a Ik !,,
fsnfible fellow, a shoemaker, about 35 yeais of age,
5 feet 6or 8 inches high; he carried w.:h # h ma good
deal of valuable eloathing, among whicha e anew light
blue cloth coat and waiftcozt, a pair of leader breeches,
a pair of boots, a pair of neat fboes with silver buck'es.
It is probable he may have a pass, and irtnds tfrin
the British troops : it is expe&td he v,ent <ff on a like
ly roan horse, belong ng to a gentleman in this town.
The above Reward will be paid to any person bringing
the said Slave home, or securing him in any gaol. It
is requafted he may be searched, and the money about
him fecurtd. JOHN HANSON.
TO BE SO L D,
A two-story brick House, on the
south fide o' Shippen street, between Front and Second
ftreets, in S mthwark. The lot is twenty-two and an
half feet by fixty-five in depth; and a frame Stable on
the back part o' the lot. For terms enquire of JAMES
ROWAN, in S cond street, near South 4t;c:t.
Philadelphia, July 14th 1781.
T° be fold or exchanged for an house
in Philadelphia, about one hundred and fifty
acres of land, lying three quarters of a mile from
Christiana Bridge, New Castle county. About sixty
acres are cleared, and the remainder very well tim
bered, well watered with gcod fprirgs, &c. There is
on it a small house fit for a tenant. For further p:rti
culars enquire of the printer.
Four Hard Dollars Reward.
STRAYED out of the pasture of Samuel Richards,
in the Neck, on Monday the 23! of June, a bright
bay HORSE, about 14 bends high, feed all round,
branded on the near thigh H, but net very easy to be
seen ; trots and centers well. He was seen in the Butch
er's Arm'^-Line, on Wednesday luff. Whoever will
bring the said Horse to Davi# Bevan, in Second-ftfreet,
one door above Pine-street, or to Samuel Richards, in
Frentrftrect near the Draw-bridge, shall have the above
Reward and reasonable Charges.
July 2. ' DAVIS BEVAN.
N, B. The above horse very generally hrs the inside
of his fore fetlock joints fore, by raafsn of finking his
shoes against them.
Hurable's-Town, July 3d, 1781.
Eight Hard Dollars Reward.
STOLEN or strayed, out of the pasture of the fub
feriber, living in Humble's-town, Derry township,
L^ncafter county, on the night of the 20th of June last,
A dark, chefnut coloured HORSE, half bio ded, 5
yem old, about 13 hands hi„h, neither brand or mark,
but has a few white hairs between his ears and on bis
fbnk, trots and canters well, and has a gtod carriage.
Whoever tikes up the said Horse and brings him to
the fubferiber, or fecurcs him so tbit the owner may
get him algain, fuall have Four Hard Dollars Reward
for the Horse, or for the Horse and Thief the above
Reward and rcafonable Charges paid, by me,
JAMES CLUNIP,.
Agreeable to the last Will and Te^ament
of ihc late Kendall Lee, inquire, will be Sold, on
the Premißs, to the higbeft Bidder, on the sth day
of September next, (it far) if not, tut next fair
Day, for Gold <r Silver,
Wants Employment,
A Person who writes a good hand, under
stands Accounts, and can be well recom
mended. Enquire of the Printer.
A Tract of Land, lying in the
county of Northampton, Malchepurgo noct, in V r;i
nia, containing about 1000 Acres : It is exceeding fine
land, and remarkably well situated for trade; a good
Title and Deed will be made for the lands on the fi it of
January next, when possession may be had : One fifth
part of the purchase money must be paid on the deli
very of the land ; one fifth or. tire firttof Avgutt, 1784;
one fifth on the firft of March, 17^7; one filth on the
firft of April, 1789 ; and the remaining fifth on ths
firft of June, 1793 Bond and approved security will
be required of the purchaser for the payment of the last
mentioned four-fifths ; the bond to bear interest from
the date, and the interest to be paid annually in the
like money. WILLIAM LEQ r
GEORGE LEE, ) Executors.
10 BE SOLD,
The following LANDS, lying in Northampton county,
P^nr/ylvanir.
ON E hundred and eighty-nine acres,
with allowance, fixate on M'MichaePs Creek,
ever the Blue Mountains, bounded on the north by the
lands of Louis Recces, on the south bythe lands of Ja
cob Hepk^ys, e^ft and wet tby vacant lands. On said
land there is a pond or lake of cle. r lending water, ne
ver known to rife or fall many feet. Said land was fur
yeyed by application cf zift August, 1765, and returned
into the office, for which there is a fheriff's deed.
One hundred and ninety-nine acres, 83
perches, and allowar.! e of fix per hundief, situate and
lying on Shahoiy creek, and fix miles from the Delaware;
surveyed agreeable to application of 29th September,
^767.
Seventy-nine acres, 30 perches, and all
allowances, fi ux:e in Mount Bihe! tornfhip, bounded
on the north by the lands cf John Scott, south by the
lands of Alexander Mackelrsy, east ty the lands of the
late Wiliam Craig, weft by the lands o' Joseph Gallon.
There is a small house and barn erected thereon and
tenanted.
Forty acres of fine meadow lands, seven
miles f^om the court/ court h.ufe° F<r particulars en
quire cf Eleazar Levy, in EUrey's ally, Front-facet,
between Arch and Racc-fireets.
WANTED, Feu, or Five MINERS, to work on
a regular v in of ore, to whom good Wages
will be given. Enquire of the fubferiber at Durham
Furnace. RICHARD BACKHOUSE.
To be Sold by Public Vendue,
At the Coffee-Houfe, on SATURDAY, the 28th of
Jjl% inffant, at SIX o'clock in the Evening,
A NEW three story BRI( K HOUSE, with a two
story KI 1 CHEN, situate on the cart fide of Se
cond Rr^e:, between R ce and Vine-streets, thuee
d^Gig above Cueto's al ey. The House is 17 feet and
a half front, and 34 feet and a halt d ep ; the Kitchen
^ 12 and a half by 16 and a half feet; with the Lot of
Ground whereon it stands, being 17 feet 8 inches front
and 72 and a half feet deep, with the privilege of a 5
fret alley, leading into Coats's alley ; clear of ground
rent. Ju ! y 20.
Five Pounds Reward.
^3 AN-AWAY iff ni,ht from the fubferiber, A
likely NEGROE BOY named DUBLIN, nine
teen jevs of ag , ah-out 5 f:et high : He took with
h .'% :t:c !°' !rt r - ^d b etch s,snd a ihort, brown
plush coat with white <a • and c ffs. Whoever will
secure (he laid N^rc, in any gaoii <h United States,
fluil hav & tie above Reward. DAVID LENOX
Ju y ,8..
Came to Joieph Bachar's Mea
dew, in p ; fl uni townib p, an old RED COW, with a
star in ber forehead, a white bcl'v, both ears marked^
bits a white (pet on ber rump: L kewifea young COW
with a white face, red round her eyes, short horns,
both ears marked, a white ^edy, whie tail. Whoever
h.s loft said Co^s, by applying to JOSEPH TODD,
may have them again.
A Frame House,
Of 20 feet front and 24 feet deep, 2 Rories
high, standing on a Lt ar the corner of Lombard and
Front-ftr^etr, TO BE SOLD on r^afonable
Te rns, by WILLIAM WHARTON.
To be Sold, by Private Sale,
A VERY valuabe TRACT cf LAND, contain-!
ing 500 acres, situate on the river Leheigh (±
branch of thrDdaware) al out four miles from Bethle
hem : the foil is excellent, and is capable of being im
proved'to great advantage.
Likewise, A Brick HOUSE, in Second-street, one
door from the corner of Chehnut-ftreet, 15 feet in
front and 20 Let deep, now in the tenure of Thomas
Bryan. For further particulars enquire of DANIEL
BENEZET or WILLIAM BINGHAM, in Philadt^
phia.
HOSE who may plcafe to favour
this Paper with Advertisements, are
requeued to fend the Money with them,
and thereby save themselves and the Printer
the Trouble very generally attendingfuture
Settlements.
TO BeToldT
Sundry LOTS in this city, on Lombard, Front, Second
and South-streets; also a few Lots in the
dftri& of Southwark.
TO BE LE T,
The MANSION-HOUSE of the late Joseph Wharton,
in Southwark ; and that large WHARF & STORES
near the Swede'. Church. For terms apply to
Charles Wharton, one of the Executors to the estate
cf Joseph Wharton, deceased.