The Pennsylvania packet, or, The general advertiser — Lancaster, Pa.;Philadelphia, Pa., 1781-05-15 00:00:00, page 1

A Conveyancing Office,
AND
Office for Sale of Real Estates,
IS kept by the Subscriber, at the corner of Black
horfe-alley, in Front-street : Where Deeds, Mort
gages, Bonds, Letters of Attorney and Agency, Wilb,
Blonorials, Petitions, and all other Instruments in
Writing, are drawn with accuracy, care and difoatch,
tipon the most reasonable terms. From the experience
the Suofcriber has hati in this branch of law business,
he flatters hhnfelf he is able to give general fatisfa&icn.
The Favours he has already received from the Public
merit his Thanks, arid lead him to expeft a continu
ance of them, m has now for SALE, federal Planta
tion in the country and Lots of Ground near the city.
Any Person desirous of purchasing may be acquainted
with the Terms, upon application to his Office.
May io. ASSHETON HUMPHREYS:
To be Sold by Public Sale,
A the Coffee house, on WEDNESDAY Evening, the
Sixteenth of May, 178 s, if not disposed of before at
Private Sale, viz.
No. I. A Lot, containing nine
acres of Land, in the Irish Tratt, on the weft fide of
Shippen's lane, adjoining lands of Christopher arid
Charles Maifhal's, Joseph Stamper and others ; it is
very convenient for apaftute, or for mowing, the foil
being of a good quality for grass, has the conveniericy
es a well and a mall pond within it which are never
dry, there is, befidps, a imall orchard of grafted apple
trees on the fame. , ._
No. 2. A Piece' of banked Meadow,
patented for 12 acres and a half, on Greenwich island,
a fma 1 diffance from the bridge, called the New Stone
bridge, it adjoins Valentine Standley's meadow on the
e^ft, John Sprogel's on the fovtitythe widow Al!,n's
cn the weft, and Timber-creek on the north. This
Meadow ii in tolerable good order, and the banks are
not apt to be damaged by the floods.
No. 3. A small Seat in the Northern-
Liberties, rboat three miles from the city, on Nice's
lane, which' leads from Niciown, on Germantown
road, to the Falli road, it|adjoins on the east that ele
gant feat now occupied by Dr. Bond, junior.
This Place contains 15'acres and a quarter of tarid,
has a small Tenement on it, a good afole orchard, and
an excellent ferine of water Sufficient for a milk-hcule,
at a convenient iijftanch from the dwelling hotife, be
fider liavog the advantage of a constant ftrearn of wa
ter running across the place, which waters a piece of
meadow; the foil is of a good qualify or all kinds of
fruit trees, 0, for a garden, and the Situation and other
convcni'encie< of tint place lor improvement, make' it
well adapted for forming .? summer retreat fora Citizen.
No. 4. A Lot of Ground 33 feet front
and i,x feet deep, in Germantown, on the main street,
which bad on if a largr fy.cn- Houft, with a Kitchen
back of the fame, there is a Frame thblc/a well of
good water, and other improvements on the Said Lot;
it adjoins the Friend's mt*fw,-hou& lot on the north,
is pleasantly filiated, a good stand for hufinefs (being
the place where Moses Hall formerly carried on the
retail trade ina verv extensive way) and is now occu
pied as a taverri by Nicholas Webr,
Those who incline .to ptirchafe may know the terms,
and further particulars, by applying to the fuhferiter,
or they will be made known at the time of file,
OWEN BIDDLE.
Whereas the Shares .of Prizes,
taken by Captain YELVERTON TAYLOR, in the
Sloop COMET, belonging to John Cook, Efa Cole,
John Dally, Clement Ireland, Thomas Liner, Simeon
Swain, James S eelm^n, Richard Steedman, Andrew
Scull and John Scull: Aho, the Shares of the Prze
Brigantine RECOVERY, Belonging to Andrew L ke,
Thomas Lowdan, John Wiley, have been neglected to
be called for, although repeatedly aftertiGd; those
Perlons are hereby informed, that rnkfi they, or who
ever Shall be entitled to receive the refp<a>vc Shares
aforefanl, do call on, or fend their orders to the fob-
Scriber, in Front street, below the Drawbridge, in Phi
ladelphia, to receive the fame, by the 30th of May,
infl nt, or they will be paid into the hands of the Ma
nagers of the Pemifylvania Hofeital, according to the
A& of Affcmbly.
THOMAS LEAMING, junr.
TUESDAY, MAY 15, 1781.
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O R, THE
GENERAL ADVERTISER.
VOL. X. 1
Published every TUESDAY and SATURDAY.
Philadelphia, May HI, 1781.
On FRIDAY Next,
At TEN o'clock in the Forenoon, at Bickley's wharf,
Will be Sold by Public Auction,
The PRIZE SLOO P,
Flying - Devil,
And her Cargo of Oats and Flaxseed,
Taken by the Sloop MERLIN, and condemned in the
Court of Admiralty for this State.
CLEMENT BIDDLE, Marital.
, Philadelphia, May it, 1781.
All persons interested in the Cap
ture of the Prize Sloop NORTHAMPTON, taken by
the Privateer FAIR AMERICAN, >fre requited to
mike their Claims, at my Office, within THREE
DAYS from the Date hereof, as lam ready to mice
D ftribution thereof, according to the Decree of the
Court of Admiralty.
CLEMENT BIDDLE, M^ffid.
By virtue of a Writ te me directed,
Will be Sold by Public Vendue,
On IFE D NESDAY,
The Sixteenth Instant, at the Stores late the property
of John Parrock, on Race-street wharf, .
A large Quantity of
Fine Salt, Englifli Cheese, Claret,
&7. &C. &Ca
The Vendue to begin at TEN o'clock in the Fore-
May S.J noon. WILLIAM WILL, Sheriff.
A second-hand Post-Chariot, almost new;
two second-hand Photons, compleat and in
good order; and several Riding Chairs and
Sulkeys; to be fold by George Way, in
Arch-street near Fourth-street, PhiladeF
phia.-
qrHE fubferiber begs leave to inform the
jpublic, her friends and cuft^mers in particular,
that die has removed out of Arch-ffreet into Second
ftreet, above Vine-street, next door but one to captain
John Kling's ffore, where <he continues to carry cn the
TOBACCONIST BUSINESS, in all its tranches, iri
a very extensive manner. She manufactures all lefts
of the very best Tobacco, and can furnifh Merchants
and Traders, on the shortest Notice, with any quantity
of the belt Rappee or Scotch Snuff, either in Bladders
or Bottles. „ ELIZABETH BROWN.
N. B. To befoityby the (aid Elizabeth Bfofrn, ari
; excellent good HORSE, with Saddle arid Bridle.
Hartford town, Maryland,'Marf^; 1781.
TO BE SO L D,
"pHAT noted Tavern where the fubferiber now live//
the Hand good, if not Superior to any on the road
from Philadelphia to Baltimore ; the House large arid
commodious, with a good Kitchen, Wash-house, Buri
an d, ta !"^'' '" new, with a large Garden, now with
mvefy kind of vegetable therein, a Lot well fenced,
about three acres in another Lot adjoining the fame,
an exceeding good Well of water at the ddef, with'
every tiling convenient for carrying on' the bufteefs, as
a number of gentlemen, both in Philadelphia and Bal
timore, are well acquainted with the phafant Situation
of this placid, mall fay no more about it/ The pur
chalet mav be Applied with a number of articles, such
as Beds, Talres, Chairs, and riiany other articles, too
tedious to mention. Ir not fold by the xbth day of
June, it will be Rented for seven years, to a perlon
well recommended to JOHN BARNEY.
N. B. He returns his Thanks to those Gent emen
who have been pleased to favour him with their cuttom,
and flatters himtelf he has given general farisfaaion ;
he intends continuing the Bafinefs, until fold or rented,
and begs the favour of his friends and cuftorfiers conti
nuation.
A Quantity of Red Oak Hog-
Ihcad, Lug?n and Barrel Staves : Allo, Red Ok
Knock Down Hogsheads, To be Stld, by*
Bunner, Murray & Company.
Sale of the Province island,
For the Redemption ot the Paper Money of Pennfyj
vania, dated April 29, 1780.
IN the forenoon on. Wednesday the 16th day of
May next at ten o'clock, will begin the sale (by
audion, to the highest bidder) of the Province Island,
now divided into lots, generally from five to fourteen
acres ; but the ferry-hoof^ and barn will be accom
modated with a larger portion es land.
This Very 'improvable estate contains above three
hundred acres, mostly marfli meadow banked. The
sale will be held at the Coffee-houfe in Philadelphia,'
and will be adjourned from time to time, till the
whole be fold. Draughts of the island, Shewing the
several sub-divisions with their lines and courses, may
be seen at the said Coffee-houfe; at the Conneflogo-
Waggon, in Market-ftteet; arid at the ferry-houfe,
bn the island.
This land/ which is very conveniently situated for
inhabitants of the city, or gentlemen of the adjacent
country, who want some excellent meadow, lies at the
mouth of the river Schuylkill, only five miles distant
from the city. It should be understood, that the lines
between the several lots, which finifh on the outside
bank of the Delaware and the Schuylkill, will in each
deed be extended in the fame direction thro' the ad
joining cripple to low-water mark, so as to annex to
the lotts, thus striated, a proportion of such cripple ;
and the land within bank is measured flriaif, foas to
include the highway and lanes within the island ; but
the cripple will pats in the gross without meafure.'
In confluence of this right to the Chore, lot No. 9,
extending from the ferry up the Schuylkill to the
mouth of Mingo's creek, will be greatly improved in
value by a filing-place, which has been heretofore
let for a considerable yearly rent. The banking of
this estate, is much lessened by a piece of upland, which
effectually covers the far greater part of the Shore es
the Schuylkill and some of that of the Delaware. The
rest for the most part is remarkably Sheltered by buShy
cripple. Immediate possession will be given.
CONDITIONS OF SALE.
Firft,—The price at which each lot Shall' be firucK
off, to be paid into the slate treasury in bills of cre
dit of this slate, dated April 29, 1780, or in gold
and filter monies, at the rates at which they former
ly paffed'in Fehnfy Ivania, and in no other money ;
in manner following:
One fourth part thereof within three days after
the file.
Three eighths' thereof within one month after, and
Three-eighths thereof (being the residue) within two
months, to be reckoned from the time of fate.
If the one quarter-part be not depofited,'asabove,'
or if after iuch deposit be made, the farther payment
Shall not be complied with, in manner ptefcribed,
the sale to be void, the depofit' if made to be for
feited to the state, and the lot again set up to sale.
Secondly',—Upon; producing to the tru flees, certi
ficates from the freafurer of the state, that the con
fidfoiori or price of any lot hath been falisfied in
manner aforcfaid, the buyer to be entitled to a deed,,
under the seal of the flate/vefling him, his heirs and
aligns for ever/with an estate in fee iri the lot by
him' purchased; fubjeft to no other rent or referee,
than one white oak acorn yearly, if the fame be de
manded ; except the obligation, to which,' from the
nature of the efate, he may be liable of maintain
ing the general drains, 'floodgates and banks, in pro
portion to the benefit he may receive from them.
Dated the 30th day' of Abril, 1781.
GEORGE BRYAN,
ROBERT KNOX,
N.B- As th'. Province fuand, together with the
public lots in the city of Philadelphia, are bv aft
of afiembiy subject to the reaizqd.honorable redemp
tion of the bills of credit of this state of the 29th.
of April, 1780, amounting to 109,000!. and interest
thereon at 5- per cent, it mrft be manifeft, that no
other payment than tae sud bills, .or hard money
cap be received for the fame. This eircumftance'
Should aomorrfa all who powers any of the brils afore
said, not to part with them, at an under value, for
they may depend on the sale of the city lots with
out loss of time, as all difficulties -concerning them,'
are now removed by an aft of affemblv of the lase
fitting of the I.giflaturel Hence tbif paper must
Shortly be equal to gold and f/lver.
TO BE SOLD,
A'fct of blue and white Table CHINA,
lately imported and n,verdf,& Esquire
of n^ Printer.'
[ NUMB. 733.