The Pennsylvania packet, or, The general advertiser — Lancaster, Pa.;Philadelphia, Pa., 1781-10-16 00:00:00, page 4

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Imported in the Franklin, and other Vessels
form Europe, and arrived by Land from Boston, at
large and elegant ASSORTMENT of
MERCHANDIZE,
Now opening for SALE, by
JOHN KEA N,
At the SPINNING-WHEEL, on the Corner of Market
and Third- streets, viz,.
SCARLET fupeifina
Broad Cloths.
Blue, brown, green,,
purple, fuperfine Broad
cloths,twilled and knap
ped.
Brown, claret, cinnamon ,
and cloth coloured se
cond Cloths.
Grey and brown, strong
English Knaps.
London brown, buff, fear
let, white and striped
C ffimers.
Lor don brown, striped,
purple, and a variety of।
Forrest Cloths.
Buff, blue, green, cloth
coloured and white
Plush.
Green, scarlet, blue and
cloth coloured fine Plush
fafhionably ribbed.
A variety of spotted,
brown, claret coloured
and black Velvets, plain
and cut.
Buff, brown, claret, olive,
black, green, white and
purple Corduroys.
Grey, white and striped
Coatings.
3bz^ Everlaftingi,.
Serge Denims.
Serge Dejean.,
Prunellas,
Duroons.
A variety of corded and
plain Worsteds, fuita
blc for gentlemen'sjack
ets and breeches.
A variety of silk Jacket
and Breeches Patterns.
Corded Dimities.
White, brown, olive, blue
and embeffed Serges.
Embossed Flannels.
Minorca Serges.
White Flannels^:
Corded, plain and spotted
Callimancoes, of vari
ous colours.
Blue and brown Baizes.
White Swanfkin.
Shalloons of every colour.
Mens and womens worst
ed, cotton & silk Hose
of various colours.,
Purple, green and cloth
coloured Crapes.
A beautiful assortment of *
Chintz and Calicoe&
Whitechapel and common
English Needles.
Twelve and 14 . oz; fadlers
Tacks.
Pound Pins.
Plated and gilded Buttons. 1
Silver Locket Butons of 1
various patterns.
Ink Pots.
Hanover Laces.
Marseilles Quilting.
White, blue, black, gar
net, crimson, pink and
striped Sattirs.
Black, white and blue
Half Sattins.
Azure, blue, green, whits,,
pink, and black Modes.
Dove coloured Paduafoys.
A few pieces of beautiful
Brocades.
Green, brown, dove, cloth
colour, blue, black,
white, green, and crim- 1
son ell- wide Persians.
Pink, blue, black, green,
white and crimson Sarf
nets.
Philadelphia; Printed and Sold by DADID C. CLAPP 0 0 LE.
Elegant ditto do. Apron.
Skilleting and Cap Wire.
Large fine Blankets.
Yard wide and 7-8 Bed.
ticks of the belt quality,
Six-quarters, yard, ,8,
, yard wide and 7^B cot
ton Check:..
Black and fcailet Princess
Stuff's.
Olive, white, buff, blue,
brown and spotted Jeans
Tablecloths and toweling
Diaper.
Damascus.,
Blue, white and'green In
dia Taffeties.
Seven-eight and yard wide
Ticklenburg.
Sail Duck.
Mens, womens and child
rens English Leather
Shoes.
Ladies Stuff Ditto.
A large assortment of fine
Thread Lace, Edgings
and- Trolly. 1
Silk Stockings, Gloves &
Mits,
Purple Glbves and Mils.
Coarse and fine Cambricks
and Lawns.
Silk, kenting, linen and
cotton Handkerchiefs
of every pattern and co
lour.
. Beautiful tiffany Handker
chiefs.
Irish, Dutch and French
Linens.
Bag Holland.
Broad and narrow Russia
Sheetings. x
Dowlas.
Lavals.
White and brown Sheet
ing.
Flowered & milnetLawns.
, MilnetlawnHandkerchiefs
Sewing Silks of allcolours.
Thread of every colour &
Fineness.
Long Lawn.
Plain and striped Muffins,
corfe and fine.
Twist of different colours.
Mens coarse Hose &Mits.
Snuff-in bottles..
Camblets.
Durants.
* Rattinets.
Venetian P6plins, &c.
Cinnamon, dove colour,
black and cloth colour,
ed, blue,brown,change
able & clouded Man
tuas, of different pat-
I terns.
& Muslins tamboured.
Tapes.
Razors of the firft quality,
in cases, with Straps, &c.
Watch Chryftals and
Springs,
Black and white narrow
and broad Lace.
engals and Ginghams.
Anaffortment of Ribbands
Pots.
Iron Skillets.
Copper Coffee-pots and
Skillets.
Brass Candlesticks.
Cast Boxes.
Window Weights.
I Bake (tones, &:. Also,
Cinnamon, Raifics in jars,
Philberts, and Almonds
by the Bag.
Some hogsheads of extra-
An elegant ass rtment of 1 ordinary Tndigo, wtih
the most fashionable silk I numberlcfs other articles
Gauzes, Keatings and [ too tedious to mention.
Catgut.;
J. KEAN returns his most grateful Thanhs to those
who have generously favoured him with their Cuftora,
and begs Leave to assure them it will he his confront
Study to merit a Continuation of their Favours.
Office for Confifeated Estates, Annapolis,
August 27, 1781.
PURSUANT to an a& of the general assembly of
Maryland, ,puffed at their lad fcffion, will com
mence the tale of all property, both real, per
sonal, and mixed,, late belonging to James Rufl:l and
company, commonly known by the name of Nottingham
company, confiding of about 12,000 acres of valuable
land, firaate in Baltimore county, and about 12 miles
from Baltimore town; 160 slaves of different ages? ?nd
sexes, amongst whom are several valuable tradesmen,
such as forgemen, colliers, blackfmitlh, carpenters, &c.
dock of every kind, houfhold furniture, and farming
utensils. On the premises are two excellent forges, one
furnace, and two grist mills,, all in good repair, that
part of the premises, called the Long-Caln, where the
forges stand, is in point of lituation perhaps equal to
any on the continent for water works, the Brandywine
not excepted. Besides two mills which are already
built, ei^ht or ten more may be erefted, and from the
fame dam and fame race be supplied with a great abun
dance of water in the dried seasons. The Iron-works
together with a quantity of lands, negroes, and dock
of every kind, fufficient for carrying them on, will be
fold in undivided (hares, not exceeding tenths : or the
lands and property of every kind will be divided into
small and convenient parcels, and fold separately, as
may appear at the time of sale best to suit the wiffisof
the purchasers, and the intention of the state. The sum
bid, to be paid in specie, or in bills of credit emitted
in this state, by the ad to enable the trea urerof the
Weftern-ihore to draw and fell bills of exchange, and
for an emission of bills of credit, if necessary. Credit
will be given to the purchasers to the firft day of Janu
ary 17.86, upon their giving bonds, with two good se
curities, each having real property in this state, to the
value of the purchase money. The file will begin on
the 10th day of November next, at captain Phillips's,
the noted tavern, about 12 miles from Baltimore town,
which, , being part of the premifet, will also be fold.
By order es the commiffiontrs,
JOSEPH BAXTER, C &k.
Birmingham township, Chester county, S pt. 27.
A ROBBER Y.
Three Hundred Dollars Reward.
LAST night the Public Inn of one of the fubfcribeis
was robbed by three armedvillians, who called for
some liquor, which when fupplie 1 with, they presented a
pistol to his breast, and asked if the r e were not travellers
lodged there >he answered in the affirmative. They im
i .mediately rushed up fairs, where two others of the sub.
cribers lay, whom, afterabufing, they robbed to a con
siderable amount. They also robbed the Nottingham Post
of his watch, money and papers, at the fame time and
place. The prepetrators of this attrocious crime were
persons of the following description, viz. One of them 5
feet sor to inches high, dim made, young look ; had on,
a brown jean coat, French made, with a large' cape, a
spotted jean waistcoat and overalls. One other, a well
made fellow, with a pale green coat, French made, spot
ted jean waistcoat and overalls, a large brim'd hat, and
light short hair. The other one, a Aim made fellow, 5
feet Bor 10 incherhigh, dark complexon; had on, a
dark blue cloth coat, French made, jean waistcoat and
overalls —The articles which were stolen, were four Sil
ver Watches, feur Silver Table Spoons, cyphered S?,
five Silver Tea spoons, marked S P, a Pin cushion Hoop
and Chain, and about One Hundred and Fifty Pounds
in gold and filveremoney, and about Forty Pounds in
Pennsylvania State money. Whoever apprehends said
fellows, and fecurts them in any goal, so that they may
be brought to juftice,and the above-mentioned articles re
covered, (hall havethe above reward, and for the articles
stolen, TWQ HUNDRED DOLLARS, and in propor
tion for any part of them recovered.
SAMUEL PAINTER,
JOHN GARDNER,
JOSEPH WHEELER.
N. B. Two of theperfons fupp®fed to have committed
the above robbery are John Turner, and Howell,
both express riders when the army lay at the Valley
Forge, and were seen in that neighbourhood on Tues
day the 25th of September, where they left Major Dick';
horses.
TO BE SO LD,
A LOT of LAND containing about nipe ac r ?B ^nd
thirty-eight perches, frtuaie in Frankford, five
miles frora Philadelphia city, bounded by Taccony
road, the meeting road and Taccony creek; being a
fine situation for a country feat, in the neighbourhood
of the mansion house of Edward Stiles, Esq ; Also,
another LOT, of near five acres, adjoining the above.
For terms apply to Mr. SAMUEL HUDSON, living
back of the city tavern in Philadelphia ; or to Mr JO
SEPH PAUL, in Frankford; or RICHARD WHITE
HEAD, scrivener, at his office, the north-weft corner
of Vine and Water ftteets.
To be Sold, A Quantity of
Excellent Red Herrings,
Enquire at the north-weft corner house of Arch and
Fif.h-ftreets ; Likewise some fine Pickled Mackanel.
JACOB MORRIS,
On the weft fide of Front-street a few door# below
Walnut-street, has fcr SALE,
(HOARSE, Laval, Nombattv, Linens,
~ BSticks,
Womens and Mens coarse and fine cotton Hose,
Br ftol window Glair of different sizes,
Spanish Brown, yellow Oaker, and Venetian Red,
Red Pain's, ground in oil,
English Tin, &c. &c.
Just PUBLTSHED, an'd To be SOLD
By GEORGE KLINE,
PRINTER and BOOKSELLER,
In Third-street, near Arch-lheet, Philadelphia
A Poetical Epistle,
To His Excellency
GEORGE WASHINGTON, Esquire,
Commander in Chief of the Armies of the United
States of America,
From an Inhabitant of the State of Maryland.
GEO°RGE T T2kER,
At the SLIP at Arch street FERRY, Philadelphia,
Has to dispose of by Wholesale and Retail
For Cadi, or in exchange for Country Produce
Six Pounds Reward.
STOLEN-out of a pasture on she Wiffahechen road,,
on the night of the 4th infant; a Bright Bay
MARE, rising four years old, about fourteen and
a half hands high, a natural trotter, branded P. on
the ne<r Shoulder, has a tear on her near fore foot, and
a small star in her forehead. The above reward will
be paid to any person who will difeover the thief or
thieves, so that he or they may be prosecuted to con
vi&ien, or Three Pounds for the mare if returned to?
trie owner. EDWARD GARRIGUES.
The Subferiber has in his possession two
BASKETS and two CHEESES. The Owner is desir
ed to apply within one month from the date hereof, tc<>
prove his property, pay the # charge of this advertise
ment, and take them away,
Philad. S^p. 22. 1781. GEORGE A. BAKER.-
A Glaziers Diamond.
r OST, last evening, in Market, between Second and
' Front streets, a Glazier's Diamond. Whoever
finds the fame (hall have 7 WO DOLLARS Reward,,
on delivering it to t'ne Printer hareof. Oft ji.
Wanted, a Wet Nurse that caw
te well recommended. Enquire of the Printer.
K^ ^^ am, Karn,m^ara.
^JAMES NEWPORT,#
f At his Distillery-Store, ^
& In Front-street, the second Door above the $
Bank Meeting, Has by&
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL, %
L Of excellent Quality,
„JAMAICA Spirits I Annifeed Water,
f J Weft India Rum,, I Clove ditto,
W Philadelphia ditto, | Orange ditto,
Plain Brandy, | Cinnamon ditto,
^ Rufberry ditto,, I All F u/s,
G Geneva, | Mint Cordial,
" And Spirits of Wine, proper for |
Medicinal Uses, or for rating the Proof of ^
^ Low Lift so
I N. B: He gives particular Encouragement to
& those who Buy of him to Sell again.
^ Philadelphia, April 4, 1)81, ^
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AF EW Pipes Fyall
Wine,
Ei(bon Wine,
Fine old Jamaica Spirits,
Weft.lndia Rum,,
Country ditto,
Taffia,
French Brandy,,
Holland Gin,
Molriles,
Double and fidgle refined
Loaf Sugars,
White and browns Box
Sugars,
Muscovado ditto,.
Souchong Tefy
B hea ditto.
Coffee,
Chocolate,,
Bailey,
Rice,
Raifons,,
Pipper,
Allspice,
Ginger,
Nutmegs
Indigo,
Allum,,
Copperas,
Brimstone,,
Chalk,,
Rozin,,
Tar,.
Wheftoner,
Powder and Shot,,
Lead,,
Fine and coarse Salty
Mens Shoes,
, Writing and Wrapping
Paper,,
Cotton,.
An Assortment of ne^
Ikon Clings,
Frying Pans,
Linked Oil,
Indian Corn,
A few Firkins excellent
Irish Butter,
Window Glass of 7 by
8 by ro, 9 by 11, 10 by
12, and 12 by 14, b,
the Box, half Box, or
left Quantity,-
Long and short Pipes by
the Box and Groce, &c.
&c. &c.