Dunlap's Pennsylvania packet , The general advertiser — Philadelphia, Pa., 1776-05-06 00:00:00, page 1

THE Copartnership of MA SON and
PATTON being difiblyed, all thole who are
indebted to them by bond, note or bo^k-debt, are de
sired to make immediate payment to Phineas Bond,
Esq; who is properly authorifed to receive and fettle the
fame; and ail those who have any demands against the
said partnership, are requeued to apply as above. And
public notice is hereby given to all those indebted to the
said partnership, that unless they discharge their respec
tive debts, as above, on or before the zoth day of May
inst. they will be sued without refpe& to perfons.±
Bordentown, May 2, 1776.
P E T E R S TRET C H,
HAV ING finifhed the sale of his Goods, and
removed into the country, begs leave to return his
thanks to his customers for their favours; and to re
mind those that are fill indebted to him, to pay the fame
to his Clerk, who will wait upon them with their re
fpeftive accounts ; arid all that are unpaid by the 25th
pftant, mail be sued without refpe& of persons.
N. B. All those to whom he is indebted, may depend
upon being paid before theist of June next.
VALUABLE FARMS to be SOLD.
THE greater part cf that highly improved estate,
commonly called GR/EME PAR K, situate
in the county of Philadelphia, and about nineteen miles
from the city, late the property of Do&or Thomas
Graeme, deceased, (and by him deviled to his daughter,
Elizabeth Graeme, now Elizabeth Fergtiffon) is to be
Edd, in farms of any quantity from one hundred acres
to three hundred acres, as may best suit the purchaser:
A proportionate quantity of arable meadow and timber
lands will be allotted to each farm, the Proprietor in
tending only to reserve the mansion-house, offices, &c.
with a final! portion of lands next adjacent. The ara
ble lands were originally good, and have been greatly
improved by manurings and the best culture; the mea
dows produce the best kind of hay in great quantities,
and they may always he kept in a flourishing state, by
being watered in the dibft seasons ; and the timber
lands are of the best quality. A considerable quantity
of excellent orcharding can be allotted to one or two of
the farms. Each of these farms from its situation and
Quality, is calculated both for the amusement cf the man
of fortune, and the profit of the imhiftriovs farmer.—
They will be fold for a reasonable price, and an fndtf
putable title given to the purchaser. For terms and
further information apply to Elizabeth Fergusson
on the premises, Charles Stedman at Philadelphia,
or Richard Stockton at Morven, near Princeton,
New-Jersey. §8
Charleftown, Chefer County, April 20, 1776.
FIFTEEN DOLLARS REWARD.
DE SERTE D from Capt. Patrick Anderson's
Company of the Battalion of Mufketrv, now rais
ing tor the Provincial Service, a certahi JOHN GIBSON,
ribnut twenty-eight years of age, 5 feet 7 inches high,
well set, broad vifige, dark" complexion, black hair,
wide noftrns, the point of his nose sharp and a little
drooping, a final! fear above his right eye, has a break
ing cut on his hand, and fays he, was horn in the Jerfevs;
Stole and took with him, a light bay m^re about fifteen
binds high, five years old, a light easy trotter, has nei
ther brand nor ear mark, a few white hairs in her fore
head, newly (hod before, the hair wpre off her sides by
the Ri,rup leathers ; a new blue home made cloth fur
tout coat, too long for him both in the body and Aceves,
a beaver hat almolt new, with white lining, a pair of half
worn nankeen breeches, one pair of white ribbed yarn
frockings, one pair of plain ditto, one pair of blue and
u,e pair of blue and white ribbed ditto, one new fine
t^rt rairked D. B. two silk handkerchiefs, one black,
the other red and white, an old hunting flirt, a n a i r o f
thoea lately half foaled, four fliirt patterns, three of them
middling fin?, the other Something coarser and about
half made. He was edited before Judice Climfon, and
received nis advance. Any person Securing said thief so
th the mg be brought to justice, shall h^ve the above
Reward, or FOUR DOLLARS for the mare, and
returnable charges, from
:'PATRICK ANDERSON
Any person found harbeu ing said deserter, may de
p^d on being protecuted agreeable to the Refolds of
AHernbly,
, "' , K'? req^efted that every militiaofficer will read
this 1 Ivertfemect to bis company, and make enquiry if
the above John Gibson,be amongrt them.
or H E L IQ
Q N E of the best bred horses upon th? continent, full
' fifteen hands and a half high : He was got b\ Rar
rou^ht, his dam by Old Traveller, his grandam Oy
B dger, his great grandam by Fox, and ills great great
graadam by the Godolphin Arabian. He fluids near
Colcheter, in Fairfax County, Virginia, and wid cov*r
1 :s season at Four Pistoles and a Dollar.—Great
ore uni he taken of the mares, by
H^NRY REYNOLDS Groom.
GEN °E RA L
VO L. V.
MONDA Y, M A Y 6th, 1776.
D U N L A P's
fr, Y virtue of a writ to me directed, will be fold by pub
£, lie vendue, on Wednefdav, the Bth day of May
intt. on the premises, at 5 o'clock in the afte noon; a Cer
tain two story fragile meffuage or tenement, and let or
piece of ground thereunto belonging, situate on the east
fide of Third street, the South corner of Chester or Stam
per's alley, between Pine and Lombard streets, in the city
of Philadelphia, containing in front, on T,hird-ftreet a
forefaid, 22 feet, and in depth, on Cheder-alley aforefiid,
66 feet; bounded n rthward by Cheder-alky aforefaid,
eastward by ground of Edward Shipper, Southward by
ground of John Brickiil, and leftward by Third-street
aforef id; subj &to a ground-rentrof22 Sp+nifn milled
dollars per annum; late the eftate' of John Andrews ;
Seized and taken in execution bv
WILLIAM DEWEES, Sheriff..
BV viitue of a writ to me directed, willfa: fold by pub
lic vendue, on Thursday, the i6 r h dry of May ind.
on the premises, at 4 o'clock in the afternoon, 1 certain
three story brick meffuage or tenement, and lot or piece
of ground thereunto belonging, with the appurtenances,
situate on the north fide of Vine-street, between F<ont and
Second streets, in the Northern Liberties, containing in
front 17 feet 5 inches, and in depth about 90 feet ; bound
ed by ground of Charles Weft, and others ; fucfca to a
ground-rent of Nine Pounds currency per annum ; late
the estate of Peter Ridge; seized arid taken in execution
by WILLI A M DEWEE S, Sheriff.
RY virtue of a writ to me directed, will be fold by pub
lie vendue, on Friday, the 17th day of May inst. at
the house of George Bakeov&h, in Kensington, at four
o'clock in the afternoon, a certain vacant lot or piece of
ground, situate in Kensington aforesaid, and on the north
cr north-easterly fide of Hanover-street, containing in
front 60 feet, and in depth 200 feet; bounded with ground
late of Anthony Palmer, Esq; anl by ground of Edward
Morris arid Wife, and others; fubjecl to a ground or
quit rent of - currency per annum ; late the estate
of Jonathan Biles, deceased; seized and taken in execu
—Jß WILLIAM DEWEES, Sheriff.
R 'virtue of a writ to me direfted, will be fold by pub
lic vendue, on Saturday; the 1 Bth day of May inst. at
'° u f° c ' oc k in the afternoon, on the premises; a certain
mefiuage or tenement, and two trails or pieces of lan'd
thereunto belonging, situate on the fide of the King's
Highway, leading from Philadelphia thro' Germantown
to Chestnut-Hill, about ten miles from the city of Phila
delphia aforesaid, and next adjoining Mr. Wigard Mil
lar's plantation, containing in the whole about ten acres
ac ' 156 perches, part whereof is woodland ; late the estate
cf Simon George ; seized and taken in execution by
_ WILLIAM DEWEES, Sheriff.
BY virtue of sundry writs to me directed, will be fold
by public vendue, on Thursday, the 23d day of
May instant, at 4. o'clock in the afternoon, at the house
of Henry Dering, junior, at Stony-Batier, on the Potts
grove road, a cert tin meffuage or tenement, and tra&
or piece of land, situate in the township of New-H mo
ver, containing about 180 acres; also a certain water
corn or grist mill, and trad of about 60 acres of land,
situate as aforefaid ; the whole late the estate of a certain'
Michael Feadiey, commonly called Michael Fcadley the
yourtger ; seized and taken in execution by
WILLIAM DEWEES, Sheriff.
r I 'H E New-Holland and Ephrata POST
A began to ride the 24th of April, and sets off from
J?'eph Vandegritt s, at the Cross Keys, the corner of
Inird and Chefnot-ftreets, Philadelphia, every Wed
nesday at ten o'clock, and goes to the following stages,
viz. to tlie Gulf Tavern, th King of Prussia, the Val
'e/ F or ge, the Bull Tavern, Jonathan Coats's, George
Chrifman's, Robert Halftone's, and David Thomas's in
Vincent Township, Chester County ; and the following
Thursday to Warwick and Reading furnaces, to Paul
M'Knight's, William Gibbons's, John Jones's, Willi
'"] Jenkins's, the Blue Ball, George Lightner's, in
New-Holland, to Hinkle Town, Michael Wittman's,
and Ephrata. Subscriptions for News Papers are taken
in at said places at the rates the fublciibers please for a
year, a>d letters also at the fime places to be left for
four-pence each, and ctner imall eifands for fix pence
each. Horses to be taken at a reasonable price accord
ing to thediftance. Said Post requests that those gentle
men who have been pie Bed to encourage him with th ir
papers will collect their orders and ent'rance money for
the offices at the above places, and those that may here
after chute to employ him are desired to apply soon, as
he Hands in need of further encouragement, and they
may depend that he will execute the trust reposed in him
with care and fidelity.
TO BE SOLD
JOHNH A R T,
Athis VENDUE- STOR E,
1-4 '°ADCLOTHS, frik ferrets, furniture checks,|
X^ hair plufli, ccm'blets, worked damasks, ihalloons, j
tommies and durante. Also a few kegs es indigo.
fe^^^^^^
THE
ADVERTISER.
TWELVE DOLLARS REWARD.
R A N AWAY in the night of the 28.'/; of April toft,
from the fubferiber, living in Market- fir ert, Philadel
phia, an English servant man named GEORGE NORRIS
aged twenty-three,ears, about five feet three inches high,
has light coloured hair, round visage, by trade a JiEuer
fmrh, and came in with Cafet. Getfoeus lafl November from
London ; bred on and took with him, a light coloured broad
cloth coat, jacket and breeches, the coat had fide pockets
qvitbout flaps, with buttons of the fame colour, tfvo /borf
jackets, one without sleeves orftirts, one pair of old leather
breeches, three check Jbirts, one of which is new, the other
bafavorn, one fine white ditto, one pair of old fik fock
-7%5, thrj,air of worjEd ditto, half warn Jboes, with oial
pierced plated buckles, and federal other things; with an
old portmanteau trunk, Whoever takes up and secures the
said servant, so that bis mafler ma, have him again, fall
receive Twelve Dollars rewara, besides reasonable chams
^^ WILLIAM BALL.
N : B. All mefers of vefels, flag's, and recruiting
parties, ^c. are forbid to harbour the said ferlant.
Philadelphia, April s, t 7 76
hN the 29th of January Lit was committed to my
& custody, a certain Negro Man by the name of
J 0 H N BROW N, who Hys h$ rah away from Jofc^h
MRou in, in St. Mary's County, Mar land, about tai
years ago : And as I have feat leveral letters to acquaint
his matter thereof, I now publicly advertize and give noR
Dee to his milter, that unless he comes, pays charges
and takes him away, he will be fold for the fame in one
month from this date, by
THOMAS DEWEES, Gaoler.
△ F E VV pipes and quarter-calks of TE
NERIFFE WINE, PORT WINE
the quarter-cask or dozen, and OLD BARBADOS
SPIRIT by the hogshead or quarter-cade
T O B E S OL D B'Y
TLTTLR MEADE And Co.
PHILADELPHIA BOTTLED
B E E R and C Y DE R
Fit for immediate nfe, to be SOLD by the groce or
smaller quantity, by
Isaac Gray
In Chefnut-ftreet—Where may also h e hul '
CHOICE old Madeira, I.fw, Mountain'an': Te
neriffe wines, by the calk or gallon; excrilerit cD
mt, red port, and Frontiniac in bottles ; Jamaica foil its
brandy, Geneva; loaf, lump and mufeevado s ,'
pepper, Hfpice, mace, cinnamon, cloves, chocolate
mustard in bottles, coi ks, vinegar by the barrel cr gal
lon, a fmail parcel of glass ware, &c. °"
D E S E RT E
From Capt. Frazer's Company, of the Fourth Battali
on, commanded by Col. Waine, now Rationed 'at
Chetter,
WILLIAM CHIDDICKS, bomin Vin cent,
Chester County, a shoemaker by uy e , about 2 J
years of age, 5 feet 7 inches hi : h, pale complexion, slen
der made ; had on a bronn coat with blue silk facings
but 'tis likely will alter his dress. JOHN HIffNFR
alis CLINGER, a German, has a family in Ger
irontown, a taylor by trade, five feet eight or nine
inches high, faddy complexion, about thirty years of
age ; had on a light coloured fagathy coat remarkably
long, a felt hat bound with yellow, and a yellow rose on
it. Whoever apprehends the above dehuirrs and will
deliver them to the commanding officer at Chester, shall
receive for Chidditks THREE POUNDS, and for
the other T HIRTY SHILLINGS, and all rea..
fonable charges, paid bv
t PERSIFOR FRAZOR.
EIGHT DOLLARS REWARD;
^ AN AWAY from the RANGER arm-
X^ ed boat, James Montgomery, Esq; command
er, two men, v 7. JOHN VINT, by trade a shoe
maker, a tall well made man, stoops a little, very much
pitted with the small-pox, about five f^t ten inches'
'"£h, wears generally a blue jacket or blue great coat,
is flow of fpeecb, and a native of I eland. JAMES
W I L LSON, trade unknown, a tail slender man, about
fire feet ten inches high, smooth faced and very pale; had
on agbrown coat: He was born in the north of Ireland.
Whoever takes up and secures them, id that they may
be brought to the said boat, shall have FOUR DO L
LARS Reward for each.
JAMES MONTGOMERY.
T O BE S O L D,
Q TXTY head of cattle, in good fbfhy order. They
O are Heers from 3 to 6 and 7 years old, (payed heifers
and cows : To be delivered in Kert Coumy,Maryland.
Enquire of J A MDS ARMSTRO NG, near
Cheder Town,+
NU MB. 237.