The Pennsylvania packet, or, The general advertiser — Lancaster, Pa.;Philadelphia, Pa., 1779-08-26 00:00:00, page 4

BY virtue of an A& of the General Aflembly
of the State of New-Jersey, passed the last session,
'at Trenton, intituled, " An Aft for vetting the real
estate of Wiliam Alexander, Earl of Stirling, within
this State, in trustees, to discharge by the sale thereof,
br of so much as mayTuffice, the debts and incumbrances
affecting the fame, and to convey to him the remainder,
if any there be," will be fold at Public Vendue, at the
under-mentioned times and places, sundry Trade of
Land, Cultivated Farms, Houses, &c. being part of the
real estate of the laid Earl of Stirling, in the said Slate of
New Jersey, as follows:
At John Weyteoff's Tavern, at Potters-Town, on•
Monday the. twentieth of September next, at Ten o'clock
in the forenoon, the vendue to be continued from day
to day until the premises arc fold, Five very fine well
improved Farms near Potters-Town, in the County of
Hunterdon, viz.
No. I. In the possession of Archibald ] acres, hundredths.
Aurifon, containing ] 183 7
N 0.2 Ditto of Jicon Tyger, >79 7
No. 3. Ditto of Joseph Everett, 420 4$
No. 4. Ditto of Berj min Cooper, 413 30
No. , Ditto of Christian Teets, 233 47
Also one half of 55 acres, including the town spot of
Potters-Town.
On Monday the twenty seventh of September, at the
house of William Davifon, in Pittslown, and by ad
journment from day to day unto such places near the
premills as shall be meft convenient, Twenty-one Farms
under very good improvements, in the Townfnips of
Lebanon, Tuexburie, Bethlehem snl Alexandria, viz.
In the possession of John Swackhammer, 448 acres;
of Casper Luneburey, 236 acres; of Matthias Tufford,
238 acres ; in the township of Lebanon.
lathe po&ffion of Jof. Blain, 145 acres 7 tenths; of
Batrum Beam, 245 acres; of John M'Kenllry, 193 acres;
of Charles Gordon, 106 acres; in Tuexburie Township.
In the p ff. ffbn of William Fleming, 192 acres; of
Joseph Ofmun, 142 acres; in Bethlehem.
In the puff ffion of Fred. Jordon^ 51 acres 8 tenths ;
fPeter Hanghabout, 4 acres 4 tenths; of Phill. Palmer,
240 acres 4 tenths; of John Brintz, 170 acres 5 tenths;
fWilliam Craig, r6B acres 4 tenths; of - Ebgor,
145 acres; of Benjamin Jones, jun. 192 acres 3 tenths;
of Daniel Brintz, 219 acres 4 tenths ; of Jacob Ackman,
273 acr^s ; of I aac Oakes, 286 acres; in Alexandria.
In the pofleflion of Daniel Simes, 261 acres; half of
a wood-lot, 68 acres 5 tenths, in Bethlehem.
On Monday thecleventh of October next, at Brewster's
Tavern at B dkenridge, all that fine Farm and Manfion
houfe at Bafkenr'd^e, the residence of the said Earl of
Stirling, with all the elegant buildings, gardens, &c.
containing about orie thousand acres, of which about
three hundred is cleared upland, three hundred acres of
meadow fit for the feythe, and the remainder timber
swamp capable of making the molt excellent meadow.
On this farm there are about fifteen hundred fine bear
ing aopls trees of the bed kind, besides several hundreds
of p?ars, peaches, plumbs and cherries in the greatest
variety.
On Wednesday the thirteenth of Goober, at Arnold'#
Tavern in Morris-Town, from day to day, and to such
places by adjournment as shall be found most conveni
ent, Twelve Lots of 98 acres each, adjoining each other,
situate in the Great Swamp, in Morris County, in the
front of the above manlion, bounded northerly by the
north line' of the said swamp, each lot being fourteen
chains broad and seventy chains long. They are about
four miles southerly from Morris Town, in one of the
belt fettled parts of New Jersey. Each lot has several
acres of cleared plow land and meadow; the greatest
part of them are capable of being made most excellent
meadow, with rich chefnut ridges interfitting them.
These lands will be (hewn toy Jonathan Stilts, Esq; and
Capt. John tingly, who live contiguous to them.
Alio twelve other Lot§ adjoining, wbofe sale will foe
coed the above; containing eighty-fix acres each, on the
south fide of the laid swamp, adjoining the north fide of
Long Hill, about feyen miles southerly from Morris
. Town and two or three miles from B^fcnridft: The
foil is excellent for meadow, and tome ridges of plow
land. Major Cornelius Ludlow, of Long Hill, will
shew these lands. Each lot is ten chains broad and
eighty-fix chains long.
Also eight lots of fifty to fixty-five acres each,whole sale
will faceted the preceding, on the nor,th-eaft p^rt of the
said swamp, on ea-h fide of the forge-lot, on Pine Brook.
These lots are each of them ten chains broad, and from
fifty to fixty-five chains long, they have some valuable
improved upland and meadows; , 2 whole most excel
lent foil, well watered, mid the foateft part capable of
being made most excellent meadow. They are situate
about four miles south easterly from Morris-Town.
One lot of about one hundred and thirty acres, adjoin
ing the above eight lots, and will be fold next in suc
cession. It includes a good stream, Pine Brook, with a
very fine mill dam, the remains of a bloomary forge and
law-mill, feme good buildings, and improved meadows
a,d plow-lands. These lands will also be (hewn by Cor
gelius Ludlow or Jonathan Stiles, Esq;
On Monday, the firft day of November next, at the
house commonly called Stell's Tavern, near the Virginia
encampment, at or near Middlebrook, a tra& of a
bout one thousand acres, on the weft-branch of Middle
brook, in the vale between the firft and second moun
tain, leafed in fix farms, the leases expired, very good
interval lands, and most excellent timber land, contigu
ous to the Farms on Rariton River.
On Wednesday tl^ third day of November next, at
Phiuix's Tavern, in Fluckemin, aTra& of eight hundred
acres, adjoining or near the Artillery-Park at Pluckem
in. This is chiefly timber-land, with fume small im
provements.
On Monday, the fifteenth of November next, at
Hackets-Town, in Suffix County, about two thousand
five hundred acres ofland, in several Farms of good im
proved upland and meadow, the remainder excellent
tymW-land and fine swamps, in the said county of
PHILADELPHirti Printed and Sold by JOHN DUNLAP, in Market-ftrect,
EIGHT DOLLARS REWARD.
VITAS LOST out of the house of the fubferiber in
Race street, opposite to Mr. Funk's Tavern, tie
19th inst. a japanned flowered TEA CHEST, with
three tin canifteri therein, the inside of the lid lined
with red fattin, on the top thereof a brass handle, and
the feet open worked. Any person who will bring the
fame to the fubferiber, shall receive the above Reward,
and no questions asked.
Atguft 21, 177,. ELEAZER LYON.
WHEREAS the estates of Joseph Galloway,
Nathaniel Vernon, Gideon Vernon, David Daw
son, Richard Swanick, William Maddock, Alexander
Bartram, Curtis Lewis/ ,Philip Marchinton, and Joshua
Prohor, late of the county of Chelier, having been by
due course of law, forfeited and seized to the use of this
State, We, the fubferibers, Agents for the laid county,
do hereby give notice, That the estates of the said Jo
seph Galloway, Nthaniel Vernon, Gideon Vernon, Da
vid Di«fon, Richard Swanck, William Maddock,
Alexander Bartram, Curtis Lewis, Philip Marchinton,
and Joshua Prohor, confiding of the following traCb of
Land, viz. Joseph Galloway's, No. 1, Two hundred
and ten acres of marsh on Hog Island. No. 2, Two
hundred and twelve acres of marlh on Tinicum-Ifland,
aI of the best gu? ity. Nathaniel Veron's, Two hun
dred and forty-four acres and buildings ; a good con
veniently for erecting a mill on Ridley Creek on said
plantation. Gideon Vernon's, No. 1, Sixty three acres
and buildings. No. 2. Fifty acres and builings, lying
about one hundred perches from the other. The whole
of these three plantations are adjoining each other,about
three and a half miles from the borough of Chester. Da
vid Diwfon's, Four hundred and fifty acres in two plan
tations, and good buildings, in W e ft Caln, fubj<& to a
widow's thirds, Richard Swanick's, Three hundred
acres, buildings and saw mill in ditto, lying near Co
neftogo road, about forty-three mites from Philadelphia.
William Maddock's, Eighty acres and buildii gs in Af
ton, four miles from Chester. Alexander Bartram's,
Ninety acres in Haverford, known by the name of the
Fox Chace, seven miles from Philadelphia. Curtis
Lewis's, No. 1. On hundred and forty-four acres and
buildings. No. 2. Two hundred and nine acres and
ditto. No. 3, Fifty ?cres and ditto in East Caln, lying
omConeftogo road near the Ship tavern. Philip Mar
chinton'i, Four hundred acres and buildings in Wtff-
B^dfyd. And Joshua Prohor's, Eighty acres and
bud<@gs in New-Garden. The above plantations are
well wooded and watered, All which will be fold by
Public Vendue, on Saturday the fourth day of Septem
ber next, at the Court-house in Chester. The sales to
continue from day to day until the whole is disposed of,
Sunday exempted.,
The terms of sale will be according to law, as follows,
to ?it. One fourth part of the purchase-money to be
paid in ten days after sale, or the premises again to re
vert to the State, and the bidder liable to forfeit the said
one fourth of the purchase-money. The remainder
thereof to be paid in one month ; and on a certificate
being produced fiom the Agents, or either of them, of
full payment of the purchase-money, a deed will be
given, as by law directed.
And we the Agents, do also pursuant to law, hereby
notify all the claimants of the said premises, or any of
them, and creditors of the said Joseph Galloway, Natha
niel Vernon, Gideon Vernon, David Dawson, Richard
Swanick, William Maddock, Alexander Bartram, Cur
tis Lewis, Philip Marchinton, and Joshua Pro&or, to
exhibit their claims and demands to the justices of the
Supreme Court within the time limited by law, or they
will be for ever barred from the recovery thereof.
August !, THOMAS LEVIS,] a
1779- JOHN HANNUM, ] A ^ ents °
Sussex, bounded partly by the M fenct/foik River,
and bordering on Hackets Town. The leases are all
expired. A proper person will be appointed at Hackets-
Town to shew these lands. The road from Morris to
Eaftown on Delaware, and the great rt^ad from Tren
ton to Sussex Court house, pallet through this Trad.
On Wednesday, the firft day of'Deoember next, at
the Tavern at Crofwicks, two Trads of land, near
Crofwivks, adjoining Plumftead's and Willocks's land,
containing about fiq hundred and twenty.fix acres.
N. B. Continental Money or Loan Office Certificates
will be received in payment, and conveyances executed
agreeable to the directions of the above Aft, by
RICHARD STEVENS, „
JOHN MIHELM, ] Trustees.
FORTY DOLLARS REWARD.
STRAYED or STOLEN on the 14th instant,
August, from the fubferiber living in Upper Dublin)
townfllip, a black CO W, with white under her belly
and white on the brush end of her tail, her horns pretty
straight and wide apart at the points, she gives plenty
of milk, and is in pretty good order. Whoever gives
n teiligence of said Cow so that the owner may have her
again, shall be entitled to the above reward and reason
able charges, paid by
JONATHAN JOHNSON.
Fbilad^p^ia, August 16.
NOTICE is hereby given to my friends
and acquaintance in the Army of the United
States, and the public in general, That I have taken
(and now occupy) the noted Livery Stable in Seventh-'
street, between Market and Arch-streets, where any
person applying may have their Horses taken the belt
care of, and receive forage agreeable to their relpedive
orders, either by the year, month or day, &c; having
laid in a quantity of the best hay and oats. Terms of
keeping will be as lor as the present and future regula
tions will admit of, by
The Public's humble servant,
THOMAS CRAIGE.
Carlyle, Augujl
ONE HUNDRED POUNDS REWARD.
OTOLEN from the fubferiber, on his way to Piri
ladelphia, a black HORSE, fourteen and a half
hands high, well m?de, Arms well, has a small star in
his forehead, a short Iwitch tail and long mane, branded
on the near Shoulder IK.; also a saddle and bridle partly
new, a blue furtout arid blue body coat, a yellow cotton
jacket, a pair of saddle bags in which were a pair of new
bucklkin breeches, a pair of pumps, two pair of ftobk
ings, fifteen yards of cotton, two'fhirts and tw@ stocks,
one pair of silver buckles marked AT, three deeds for
land, and seven hundred pounds in cash. The thief is
supposed to be a certain Amos Jones, who was seen
riding a horse &c. as above: He is a well-looking man,
middle size. Brown hair tied behind, wore a hunting
shirt, but was afterwards seen with a blue furtout, fup
pbfed to be the one above described. Whoever fecurea
the above articles, with the thief, so that he may be
brought to justice and the owner recover his property,
shall receive the above reward and reasonable charges,
or in proportion for any of the said articles, by applying
to the owner, John Kinnear, living in Weftmoreland
county, Pennsylvania, or to Mr. Joseph Spears, in
Carlifle. ^
TO BE SO I, D,
AVAL U ABLE Plantation made m two Surveys,
both deeded, on the great road Fa ring to Eon
Pitt, in Bedford county, ftat-eof Pennsylvania, well
watered and timbered, eighteen acres of cleared meadow
and more may be made, a good mill-fen and plenty of
water; also a tanyard begun, where the tanning busi
ness may be carried on to good effe&, a new orchard,
several bearing trees, a dwelling houfi, stone fpr : n^
house, a new b^n 60 by 30 feet, hath four Cables each
20 by to feet, two other Tables, hen>p-houfe, waggon
filed, and in;ith &»p : Ihe while in both surveys are
one hundred aad fixiy-fqur an/ one-third acres, 2nd
commanding a great quantity of Led scarce of timber
adjoining, which is an ^vantage to this plantation in
an especial manner. Any peifon inclining to purchase
the said plantation, may be informed of the terms and
receive other information by applying to Col. Ephraim
Blain, at his office in M^rket-Ufrec ^ Philadelphia, er
Benjamin Hareeson, Copper fnmn, in Market- street.
__ TiloMAS URIE.
One Hundred Dollars Reward.
RAN AWAY from the lubfciihgr, living in Lan
caster, a Mulatto wench named SUE, about five
feet fix incurs high, and twenty five or twenty-fix years
°' "se> big with child; had cn when the went away, a
blue and white damped tinen thortgown ana petticoat.
She is a very talkative likely hrffej, and very fond of
dress, which 'ns probable the may change as flie took
with her a great variety, ku fuppefed ffie is gone to
wards camp with a whi^e woman conmarly called Capt.
Moly, or may endeavour to get to L^ng-Ifland, as she
came from thence. Whoever takes up laid winch and
figures her in feme proper place so that her matter mat
get heragain, flr.ll have the arove rbwaid and reafoha
ble charges, paid by
6Edward hand.
M'';. KAY S is R begs to inform the
Public, That ffie has a fafe and peculiar method
for the cure of the F^r and Ague, and will undertake
to perfect the cure in five days. She litewife cures the
scurvy in the gums, and makes the teeth meft beauti
fully white in a few minutes.
She ha; hud the phafure to pra&iceih the general
way of Phyfie and Surgery with very great success, both
in Baltimore and different parts of Virginia, from which
if it was desired, the could produce good certificates. '
Mrs. KAYSER is to be consulted with from Ten
tQ Twelve in the forenoon, and from Three to Eight in
the afternoon, facing Ton Alley, in Water street,
P iladelphia.
Marcus-Hook, August Is, 177,.
FORTY DOLLARS REWARD.
DAN AWAY from the fubferiber, on the fifteenth
' instant, a servant woman named- HANNAH NEW-,
HOUSE, about twenty fix years of age, five feet four, or
five inches high, fwaithy complexion and hard of hear
ing; had on a lincey petticoat and short gown. Who
ever takes up and secures said woman so that her matter
may have ner again, shall receive the above reward, and
if brought home all reasonable charges paid by *
ISAACS DUTTON.
PcAadwl^bia, August go, 1779,
TO B E'L E T,
And mry be entered u pon immediately.
Q MERCHAN rMI LL, fruated oh the tide
water of Brandywine-Creek, in New-Ciftle coun
ty, with a convenient dwellmg-bcufe, fr. adjoining it.
For trims apply to Joseph Tatnal, near the p^cmi
fes, er to
JAMES and ROBERT MORTON.
BOTTLED BE ER,
To be SOLD ly the rroce or dozen, at
Roberts and Garrigues's Brewery,
In Filth-fcet, near the corner of Market street, Phi
ladelphia, where the highest price is given ter fount
BARLEY. 0
TO BE SOL'D
ELEVEN ACRES and thirty-seven perches of
land, in the Northern-Liberties, on the Wiffahicon
road, about four miles from the city, adjoining land
late of 1 homas Turner, deceased, nearly opposite the
widow Harrison's plantation, very suitable for a coun
try feat. Also Ground-rents, amounting to 2SL 16s. 6d.
reserved in Spaiffili milled dollars. For further particu
lars enquire of JOHN ORD, Notary Public and
Conveyancer, in Front street.