Dunlap's Pennsylvania packet , The general advertiser — Philadelphia, Pa., 1775-10-30 00:00:00, page 1

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City of P^df/bia, OP^er go, 1775.|
The AS SIZE or BR E A D.
Fine Flour, at Eighteen ^ki'din, per Ct.
Middlings, at Fifteen Shillings per Ct.
Rye, at Ten Shillings per Ct.
Whitebreadib.oz, M:dd. do. lb. oz. ye y. JF °'°
iddoafis® 7 jd.loafiso 8j id.loafiso 11
2d.ditto,o Is{ zd.ditto, 1 1? 2d.ditto, I 64
4d.ditto,l 14; qd.ditto, 2 2% qd.ditto, 2 I2 2
Sd.dittog 12! Bd.ditto,4 5 Bd.ditto,; 9
[2d.ditto,s 10^ red.ditto, 6 7 I2d.ditto,B 6
Set by SAMUEL RHOADS, Mayor.
ANDREW ALLEN, Recorder.
JACO3 DUCHE.
WILLIAM FISHER.
SAMUEL POWELL..
To thTpU BLI C.
fHERE is at the American Manu
[ f^tory in Philadelphia a very curious
MA CHIN E for fpiunin ; either cotton or wool:
It draw, twenty-four threads at erice, with "s ranch
regularity as a common wheel draws one ; the
working of it is very hmoie and ea'y, appearing
rather a diversion than labour. This information
is given for the fake of such who.? ambition may
lead them to follow the example of the virtuous
Penelope, wife tothe greavUlyfles, Kingof Ithaca,
who (pun with her own I^nds th, beautiful gar
ment which her huiband ware; or the example of
tho.e wife-hearted women in tse camp of Israel of
old, who did “ spin with their han 4 s, and brought
that which they had foun, both of blue and of pui
ple, and of fcarht and of fine linen
TO BE|S O L D,
& STRONG, well made NEGRO MAN,
A. twenty years of age, Ls fan the (mail pox,
underftandstne management of hories, driving a
team, and is as good a ploy man as any in the pro
vince ; the reason why he is to be fold is for want
of employ. Also several good working HORSES.
Credit may be had if required. For uirth-r parti
culars enquire of Mr. Joseph Vandergrift, at
trie Cr?f Kc-% in Third street.
WANT ED, an elderly MA N, who writes a
rood hand, l3ec. and is qualified to keep a final!
hoc! in the country. Apply as above. 1
LIGHT DOLLARS REWARD.
RA N AWAY from the fubferiber, in Janu
ary last, an indent d servant lad named S A
MUEL STEWART, a taylor by trade, about
five feet three inches high, of a fair complexion,
with short fair h ir, is out mouthed, speaks, thick,
and apt to (wear; ne has a rem nkahle fuelling on
the back of his right hand : llau on and took with
him, a wliitifh coloured coat and jacket, a pair of
thick set breeches of an olive colour, the rest of his
dress I cannot be particular of, and probably he
may have changed what he had by this time. Who
ever takes up laid servant and secures him in any
gaol, so that I may get him again, or brings him
to Captain William M'ClellaxL, in March
Creek" fettlemeht, York County, Hull have the
- above Reward and reasonable charges.
1 JAMES HEZLIP.
J O H N BA T ES,
Plate Iron Worker in general, from Birming
ham, at John Duncan's, hatter, oppofitetheßunch
of Grapes, in Third-street, near Arch-Creet,
MAKES tea-kettles, coffee-pots, sauce-pans,
ftew.paris tinned, fflh kettles, Dutch ovens,
which are much sweeter, whollomer and cheaper
than copper utensils, and are much used in London
and mod parts of England : He likewise mak.es oval
and square dripping pans, ashes buckets, fire hoods,
coal scoops, pot covers, cocoa and coffee roasters,
Dutch stoves and pipes, on the lowest and most
reasonable terms; and puts new frying pans to old
handles. He hopes to give the public fatisfaftion,
not only by the neatness of his work, but by the
dispatch with which he will endeavour to execute
all favours they may please to confer on him.
N. B. He tins and mends copper tea-kettles and
sauce-pans, and gives mod money for old pewter. J
O^ober 21, 1775.
NOTICE is hereby given to the
Members of the New-Jersey Medical Socie
ty, Th.it they are to meet, agreeable to their ad
journment, in Princeton at the house of Mr. Wil
liam Whitehead, on the second Tuesday in No
vember next, at Eleven o'clock in the morning.
H. STITES, Secretary.
TWO DO LLARS REWARD.
"|) AN AWAY (a second time) on
J^ Tuesday morning, the 17th inst. (O^ober)
from a house in Water-street, a^ Irish fervent girl
named ANN SKILLING; middle sized, full
face, fcfli complexion, red hair, stern looking
brows, stoop Shoulders, h s an aukward way or
walking, wears a light blue fluff go vn ; as flu hole
away her cloatis wh< n flu firfl ran away, and did
not bring them back, the may changer apparel.
Any person or persons, harbouring bid run away
after this notice, will be prosecuted is the law di
re&s. Whoever secures her and lodges I efin the
Work-house, shall hare the above Reward, paid by
ROBER T G. H ALL.
The time of a Stocking Hefier to be fold, on
reasonable terms, by said Hall : # Apply to Mr.
Colton, holier, below the Drawbridge, in Water
fireA, Pl^delp^ ;
CAROLINA INDIGO,
^0 BE SOLD BY
MASON AND PATTON.
VO L; V.
Now SELLING OFF for CASII, BY
ALEXANDER BARTRAM,
In Mirket-ftreet, next door to the Indian Kis r,
1A general assortment of MERCHANDIZE,
Ifuitable to the season, amongst which are,
AV ARIETY of Cloths and Trimminrs, such
as scarlet, buff, blue,, brown, green and drab
colours; ribbed and plain worsted, thread, cotton
and f'k dockings, &c. Ac.
Al) performs indebted to him are desired to make
immediate payment, otherwise their accounts will
be put in suit without further notice, as he pro
poses to leave the city in a short time.
WANTED IMMEDIATELY,
, NUMBER ofFIRELOCKS, with
t\ BAYONETS, to be made agreeable to
a pattern. Any person or persons willing to under
take the completing a quantity, will meet with
proper encouragement by applying to the Comm f
fioners and Assessors of the county of Philadelphia.
V O B E S O L D,
A LIKELY English LAD, about, eighteen
years of age, has better than three years to
fe ve: He is a compleat lad for waiting on table
,and house work ; very fond of horfeg, and fold for
want of employ. Enquire of the Printer.
Philadelphia, October 20, 1775-
FOUR DOLLARS REWARD.
RAN AWAY from the fubferiber, on
Monday night last, an Irish servant lad,
named JAMES DEVINE, about five feet fe
ven inches high, fair complexion wears his own
hair, (lender made, and is remarkably knock kneed.
Had on when he went away, a fined fashionable
bat, fuftian coat, cloth jacket, leather breeches,
and yarn dockings. 'lt is not unlikely but he will
change his cloaths, as he took with him 2 suit of
brown cloth, also a suit of blue cloth with silver
basket buttons, and a light coloured cloth coat.
Whoever takes up said servant and secures him in
any gaol, so that he may be had again, shall have
the above Reward, with reasonable charges, paid
by CALEB EMLE N.
N. B. Miffing, at the time he went off, a silver
table SPOON, marked with a cypher M. W.
Should it be offered for sale 'tis requeued it may be
flopped and the person secured.
October 16, 1775.
FOUR DOLLARS REWARD.
RAN AWAY last night, from the
fubferiber living in Drumore Township, Lan
caller County, an Irish servant man named JOHN
M'QUIRE, a well set fellow, about thirty years of
age, five feet seven or tight inches high, much
pitted with the small pox, has ftra ; ght black hair,
and speaks much in the Irish dialed; had on a blue
coat, jacket and breeches with white carved but
tons, blue ribbed deckings, half worn pumps with
brass buckles, and a wool hat but half worn. Who
ever takes u, said servant and secures him in any
of hi Majesty's gaols, or brings him to his mas
ter, shall have the above Reward, and reasonable
charges, paid by
§ ARCHIBALD ANKRAM.
TWELVE DOLLARS REWARD.
QTOLEN or STRAYED, from off
J the plantation of Richard Brick, in Man
iroton Township, Salem County, on the fifteenth
of October infiant, a BAY HORSE, thirteen
or fourteen hands high, with a dark fhoit switch
ail, dark mane which hangs to the off fide, lately
trimmed at the feather lock*; a few white hairs or
his forehead, branded on the near hip with the let
ters I. C. eight or nine years old. Whoever takes
up said borfe, and the thief if stolen, fliall have th:
above Reward, or for the horse only, FOUR
DQLLAR S, to be paid by the fubferiber, living
at the corner of Second and South-streets, Phila
delphia. GEORGE MOORE.
FIVE POUNDS REWARD.
STOLEN from the fubferiber, on Sun
day the 24th day of September last, from the
town of Bedford, a BAY HORSE, three years
old past, about fourteen hands high, has a small
white spot on his forehead, the half of his eye
winker cut off, the near fide was docked last spring,
the under hair cut round the dock, his mane cut last
summer the off fide, had no brand, newly (hod be
fore, and is a natural trotter; Also a new saddle,
about one year in life, with a blue.fiddle cloth
bound with green. Whoever apprehends the said
horse and thief, so that the thief may be brought to
juttice, fliall have the above Reward, or FORTY
SHILLINGS for the ho fe and saddle alone, with
reasonable charges, paid by
§ ROBERT MOORE.
TO BE SOLD BY
JOHN HA R T,
At his Vendue Sto r e, at the corner of South and
Fiont-ltaits,
A NEAT afforinent of M EXCHANDIZE,
among which are, cambler, merited damalks,
evcilaftings, durants, tammies, th floons, velvets,
checks, silk ferrits, quality bindings, bed furni
ture, furniture checks. Turky ftripew, pludi, ern
boffed flannels, broadcloths, freft cloths, naps,
coatings, duffils, flufffhoes, ribbonds, silk guze,
allicoes, cottons, chintzes and print.dhr ns, gold
and fiiver laced hats, indigo, powder blue, &~c.
N. B. Goods for public and private sale are re
eeived at laid Store, and fold f*r c.fl ionly.
%* To be let, a neat Dwelling house, conve
nient for a private family. Enquire at fold florc.
D U NLA P's
Jufl pullijbed and to be fold by
JOHN D U N LA P,
In Market-Street, Philadelphia,
AN
O R A T I O N,
Delivered February 24, 1775, before the
AMERICAN PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY,
Held at Philadelphia, for promoting
USEFUL KNOWLEDGE.
By DAVID RITTENHOUSE, M. A.
Member of the said Society.
Dedicated to the DELEGATES of the
Thirteen United Colonies.
rHE SUBSCRIBER begs leave
to inform his Friends and the Public, That
he has removed from the house he lately occupied
in Walnut-street, to a large and commodious house
in Front-street, at the sign of the COCK, and
next door to Messrs. David Sproat and Co. Mer
chants ; where he intends keeping a cohftant sup
ply of American Porter, best Madeira Wines,
and other liquors He returns his sincere thanks
to his former cudorters, and humbly hopes for a
continuance of their favours, which shall ever be
remembered with gratitude by
Tbe Public's obliged humble servant,
§ PATRICK BYRNE.
WILLIAM SEMPL E,
Has for SAL E, at his store in Fro^t-ftreet,
AN UMBER of pieces of green and brown
broadcloths; Walloons, callimancoes, du
rants, coatings and duffils, silk gauzes and lawns,
Spotted fwanfkins, blankets, rugs, &c. &c.
AMERICAN STEE L,
To be had at the STORE of
Jeremiah Warder and Sons,
Equal in quality to the best English steel, made by
J. Nancarrow, Steel-maker, from England.
N. B. They have also for sale, T. Crowley's
STEEL, No. 3. 4
Patapfeo Ferry, Ofl 4, 1775.
FORTY DOLLARSREWARD?
RAN AWAY from the fubferiber,
on the night cf the firft inst. the three fol
liwing servants, viz. SAMUEL ROWLAND,
an Englilh convict, imported July 1774, in the
Afton-Hall, Capt. Parker, from London : He is
about 35 years of age, 5 feet 8 019 inches high,
round (houldered, of a very flout make, and has a
remarkable douching walk; talks in the Weft
country dialed, is a good farmer and sawyer, and
handy in working with carpenters tools ; wore his
own short dark brown hair, but it is said he has a
wig with him: Had on when he went away, a
black and white country cloth jacket and breeches
Wove plain, an old white flannel under ditto, new
black and white dockings, new coarse (hoes tied
with firings, an oznabrig ihirt, and an old felt liat
which he commonly wears flapped. It is fuppbfed
he has good cloaths with him, which Ire pretends
were stolen from him several months ago, and he
has said that he had nine or ten guineas ; he has a
bad countenance, is a very artful villain, and can
read and write tolerably well, so that he may forge
a pass, and will certainly change his name.
PATRICK HURL Y, an Irishman; upwards
of 40 years of age, about 5 feet 9 inches high, of a
swarthy complexion, has a remarkable fear on his
nose and upper lip, large boned and ill limbed,
speaks very bad Englilh, and sometimes pretends
he can speak none, has very lhsrt black hair: Had
on when he went away, an old felt hat bound with
black worsted tape, and turned up like a Highland
bonnet, a blue and white striped linfey jacket, a
very long dark brown furtout coat much worn,
very old blackish coloured cloth breeches, dark co
loured coarse yarn stockings, old (hoes tied with
firings, and a new oznabrig Ihirt.—TIMOTHY
O'DONNAL, an Irifli lad about 17 or 18 years
of age, about 5 feet 5 or 6 inches high, dim made,
very Ihort daik brown hair, and fptaks with the
broague : Had on when he went away, a new felt
hat, an old black and white country cloth jacket,
(the back (kirts snorter than the fore) old breeches
of the fame, light gray yarn stockings, old calf-lkin
shoes with the heelrworn off, and two good ozna
brig flirts. They went off together from Patapfco
Ferry in a yawl, and whether they flood down the
Bay to get on board a man of war, or funk the
yawl and went off by land is uncertain.
Likewise ran away from the fublcriber, on the
20th day of July last, ROBERT JOHNSON,
an English convi&, imported in June last in the
Thornton, Capt. Gray; he is about 5 feet 6 or 7
inches high, of a fair complexion, sandy hair just
long enough to tie when he went off; had several
good upper and under jackets, worsted flockings,
and three pair of good ihoes ; has had his right leg
broke and set very crooked, which occasioned him
to wear long trowfrs, and sometimes a small Reel
bar, one end fixed in his Shoe heel, the other to
his thigh with a leather (trap, a nice joint opposite
his knee ; he can, and probably will do without it,
but has a very perceivable limp in his walk ; can
knit worsted and silk gloves and mitts, and has an
assortment of needles for that purpose ; is some
thing of a farmer, and when drunk is very talka
tive and pretends to know a great deal of the coun
try, this not being the firft time his Majchy paid
his passage. Whoever takes up said fervams and
secures them in any public gaol, vial! have if taken
fifty miles from home, Twenty Dollars, if
one hundred milts Thirty Dollars, and if a
greater diftaneq the above Reward, and reasonable
charges if brought home, cr in proportion for each,
p^id by JAMES KELSO.
BOW WW
T HE
ADVERTISER.
OCTOBER 50th, 1775.
1 Pittfourgb, September 23, 1775.
I To all Persons concerned in Lands ft^ate on the
Ohio, granted by the Six Nation Indians by
deed dated at Fort Stamvix the third of Nocvembtr,
1768. to the /offering traders, &c. anno 1763.
^ NUMBER of the Grantees of the said Lands
"1 being met here at the request of William
Trent, they have desired the fubferibers to give
public notice, That a general meeting of all per
sons concerned in the pr^mifes is appointed to be
held at Carlifle, in Cumberland County, Pennsyl
vania, on the second Monday in November next,
which will be the 13th day of the month, then and
there to agree on such matters and things as may
be esteemed most beneficial for the Grantees, and
to encourage the Settlement of the lands contained
within the grant. Thole who cannot attend are
desired to appoint some person properly impowered
to a& for them. ROBERT CALLENDER.
GEORGE MORGAN.
TO BE LE T,
A CO NVENIENT three story brick House,
next door to the Old Ferry-house, in Water
ftreet, having a fine profpe& of the river and the
Jerseys. Please to apply to SAMUEL SHAW,
merchant, three doors above, at the south corner
of Arch-street, or the fubferiber in Germantown.
t BENJAMIN RAWLE.
WAS TAKEN UP near the Falls
of Schuvlkill, a BAY HORSE, about
fourteen hands high, branded on the near Shoulder
LS. a little white on his ack and on his forehead ;
no Slices on. Whoever has loft the said horse is
desired to come, prove his property, pay charges,
and take him away.
IHENRY SWEET.
Philadelphia, Sept. 29, 1775.
FORTY SHILLINGS REWARD.
STRAYED or STOLEN out of a pasture
near this city, a black HORSE, about four
teen and an halt hands high, between seven and
eight years old, trots and canters, at the time be
went away lame in the off shoulder, lately rowel'd
and not yet healed up, branded on the near but
tock O, without shoes. Whoever takes up (aid
hore and thief if stolen, shall have the above Re
ward on convi&ion of the thief, and for the her e
alone, THIRTY SHILLINGS, paid by
ALLEN M'LEAN.
TEN POUNDS REWARD.
R A ^ AWAY on the night of the icth infi.
" (September) from the fubferiber, living in
Queen Ann's County, Maryland, two servant men,
viz. GEORGE THOMAS and WILLI,
AM T lIOMAS, about five feet four or five
inches high each, well set, and wear their own
black hair commonly tied behind. Said George
Thomas had on and took with him, an old white
broadcloth coat without sleeves, with a red collar,
a dark coloured coating waistcoat, two pair of
old country made trowfers, and an old pair of
channel pumps. The other had on and took with
him, an old brown coloured waistcoat, two pair of
country made trowfers, and one country made (hirt.
Whoever takes up said servants and secures them
in any gaol, or conveys them to the owner, shall
have the above Reward, paid by
XGEORGE TEMPLE.
WAS carried off, by mistake as it is
imagined, from the sign of the Ship, on
Chefnut-hiil, at the time of the general Review
which was held there in the summer, three Great
Coats and one Surtout Coat, and others left in
their room ; the firft was a double drab, a pale co
lour, the second of the fame colour, the third a
blue duffil, and the furtout a blue nap : They be- \
longed to officers of the militia Any person or
persons that nas either or all of them, are desired to
bring them to the place they took them from and
take their own back, to prevent further trouble.
t JACOB ZOLL.
August 21, 1775.
FOUR POUNDS REWAR D.
pUN AWAY from the Anti Eatem Fur
" nace, in Frederick County, Maryland, two
Irish servant men, viz. THOMAS KINSLOW,
a stout well set fellow, twenty eight years of age,
five feet ten inches high, swarthy complexion, much
pock-marked, and has short blown hair; had on
an iron collar, oznabrigs shirt and troffers, and a
red jacket with sleeves.——J OHN CARR, five
feet seven inches high, a thief looking fellow, twen
ty-fix years of age; had on and took with him, a
.felt hat, oznabrigs shirt aht i trowfers, twilled in
side jacket, a mixed gray cetfide ditto with blue
:lining and metal buttons, a blue sailors ditto, and
, new shoes : It is likely they will change their jack
ets and perhaps their names. Any pvncn Gearing
ifaid servants so that them matter may have them
again, shall have THIRTY SHILLINGS
for each if taken 30 miles from home; if 40 miles,
; the above Reward for both, and realonabii :charges
I if brought home, paid by
, *8 DANIE G and SAMUEL HUGHES ari Co.
Jufi rublifed, and to le Sold by
; JOHN DU N L"A P,
1 In Market-Street, Philadelphia,
FATHER ABRAHAM's
:a L M A N A C K,
1 for the Year of our Lord 1776.
I The Aibonomical Calculations by the ingenious
1 | David Rittenhouse, A-'M. of this city.
: cTrtL rYGiTpATE r,
e By the Ream er Quire, to be 5 0 LD by
' I 0 11 N 1)U N L A r.
NUMB. 210.
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