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WILLIAM TRICKETT,
STATIONER, FROM LONDON,
Opposite Black-horl'e Alley, in Front-street near
Market-street, and at his (hop back of the laid
house, in Water-ltreet, Philadelphia,
MAKES all kinds of Accompt Books, in the
best manner, bound in leather and vellum,
or with Rufia bands, and rules the fame to any
pattern ; where merchants and others may be sup-
Just imported in the Bella, Capt. Jones, from
London, and to be fold by
ANDREW PORTER,
1n Union-street, between Second and Third streets,
AM OST curious, elegant and best finifhed
portable optical apparatus, consisting of a brass
fcioptric ball and socket, a best solar microscope, a
Wilson's compleat, a compound microscope, a best
triple object glass perfpe&ive, with four eve ghffes,
and one with two eye glafles, in green nourfe Ain,
and a solar telescope, each in spotted fifh (kin and
brass, the whole contained in a neat mahogany box,
lined with velvety prisms of the best qualit ; belt
barometer, cylinder, thermometer and hydrometer,
in a mahogany frame, with glass and brass doors ;
a compleat manual orrery ; a most elegant pair of
15 inch globes, mounted on best mahogany claw
frames, with hour circles at each pole, twilight cir
cles, with entire brass ribs to support the horizon,
and with compass boxes; 12 inch ditto, compleatly
and elegantly furnifhed; best mahogany sextants,
(being the only instruments that are calculated for
finding the longitude by an observation of the dis
tance of the moon from the fun or (bars, &c. and
answering all the purposes of taking altitudes and
finding the latitude by observation to the greatest
accuracy) with brass arches, 3 dark glafles, and
adjusting screws to indexes ; telescopes and magni
fying glasses, each in a mahogany case; best gun
ter so feet Aiding rules ; ditto scales, with dividers
of various sizes. The above philosophical and
mathematical instruments were made under the spe
cial direction of an able mathematician, so that they
are in their kind perhaps the best and most com
pleat ever imported.
Also the following BOOKS, &c.
Folio bibles with cuts, bound in calf-fkin and
lettered ; school bibles and testaments, Pain's ar
chite&ure, Prieltly's electricity, Martin's philoso
phy, Keil's natural philofopby, Emerson's mecha
nics, ditto trigonometry, ditto conic regions, Cotes's
hydrostatics, Sherwin's tables, Martin's use of the
globes, ditto optics, Robertson's navigation, Cros
by's navigation, Atkinson's epitome, Martin's ma
riners mirror, Emerson's algebra, Hainan's algebra,
Cunifseuclid, Johnson's dictionary, Entick's dic
tionary, the art of speaking, Telemachus in 2 vols.
French and English, Croxil's TEfop, Haneney's
mensuration, the seaman's assistant, the school-
Tnafter's assistant, Mair's book-keeping, Dilworth's
book-keeping. Likewise a great quantity of pro
patria, pot, marble and post paper, all which will
be fold on the most reasonable terms.
N.B. The said PORTER, with a well quali
fied assistant, continues teaching an English and
mathematical school as usual.
plied with single books, or compleat sets, at the
Ihorteft notice. —He keeps a neat assortment of
Books ready made, together with Stationary
Wares of all kinds, and flatters himfelf that the
goodness and cheapness of bis work will recommend
him to the future favour of those who please to
employ him.
PHILADELP HIA: Printed by JOHN DUNLAP, at the Ne^fl Printing-Office in Market-Street, where
Subscriptions at Ten Shillings per Annum, Advertisements, &c. are thankfully received for this Paper.
Just Published (price 55.) and to be fold by
ISAAC 'Ot L L I N S,
PRINTER, in BURLINGTON,
THE LAWS parted last session of General
Assembly of New-Jersey.
N. B. A few copies may also be had of R.
Aitken, Bookseller, opposite the London Coffee
houfe, Philadelphia.
Burlington, June 14., 1774.
TO BE SO L D,
F^P^q A NEAT convenient house
" and lot > sit u ate 011 Green
Bank, in the city of Burlington,
^ ^ till ^ fronting the river Delaware, and
commands a beautiful pr®lpe&
ra fr^ fa^ rci ^ f° r miles up and down: The
^£l W^ house is 50 fret front, and the lot
^^^f^^fel upwards of 500 feet deep: On
4 , the ^ are b u j| t convenient (ta
bles, coach, waggon, cart and corn houses, and the
garden abounds with a variety of the best fruit
trees, together with rafberries, strawberries, cur
rants, &c. Any person inclining to purchase may
know the terms, which will be easy, and have an
opportunity of viewing the premiles, by applying
to the fubferiber in this city.—Should they not be
fold at private sale, before the seventh day of July,
they will then be fold tit public vendue, between
the hours of two and four o'clock in the afternoon,
on the premises, and an indisputable title given to
the purchaser, by JAMES STERLING.
ABINGTON MINERAL WATER,
SO ufeful in chronic diseases ; ftuated in the most
healthy part of the province of Pennsylvania ;
where good accommodations, at a moderate ex
pence, may be had at the house of WILLIAM
FRENCH, and at several other commodious
houses in the neighbourhood of laid fpiings.
N. B. Of said French may be had, Dr. Rufh's
Experiments and Observations on the above Mi
neral Water, v ith particular directions in what
diseases and in what mannei it should be used.
JAMES HUMPHREYS, Junior,
In Front-street, (embellished with an elegant cop
per-plate frontifpiece, engraved by James Pou-
PARD, of this city)
h,HE SEARCH after HAPPINESS, a
X Pastoral Drama, by Miss More, of
Bristol, in England.—And ARMINE and
ELV IRA, a Legendary Tale, in two parts, by
Mr. Cartwright, of London. The sublimity
and excellence of these two pieces of poetry, cannot
but recommend them to the particular encourage
ment of the public, but more particularly to that of
the fair sex.—The firft being wrote by a Lady of
the most amiable character, and the persons of the
drama being all females: It has already gone thro'
sundry editions, and has been performed at Bristol
in private by some young Ladies of the belt charac
ter. The other has allo gone through five editions,
and needs but to be read to charm every person
with its elegance of style—its beauty of description,
and delicacy of sentiment.
* # * The fubferibers for Whitefield's Memoirs are
desired to call for their books.—Subferiptions for
Whitefields Sermons taken in by said Humphreys.
Just published, and to be fold by
Imported in the last vcffels from London, Liverpool
and Glasgow, and to be fold by
JOHN SHIELDS,
At his ftorf on the north fide of Chefnut-ftreet, the
fourth door below Second street,
A NEA T assortment of Spring and Summer
" GOODS; also a parcel of black India lute
ftrings and fattins, of the best quality, which he
will fell very reasonable.
SPEAKMAN and CARTER,
CHEMISTS and DRUGGISTS,
On the north fide of Market-street, between Second
and Third-streets,
HAVE removed, for the fake of carrying on
their business in a more commodious manner,
thirteen doors nearer Second street, on the fame fide
of the way, and nearly opposite the end of Straw
berry Alley. They *fteem themselves much
obliged to their friends and the Public, for the en
couragement they have already received, and hope
for the continuance of their favours, which it (hall
be their endeavours to merit, by felling medicines
of the best qualities, and on as low terms as can be
afforded.
A few sets of fine Crayons to be disposed of low.
R EE D's PLA NS,
Of the Libeties of Philadelphia,
With a lift of fubferibers and a book of references
to each plan, to be fold by
BENJAMIN DAVIE S,
In Third-street, between Market and Arch-streets.
Tobe SO LD by PUBLIC VENDUE,
on the premises, on Friday the 29th day of July
next, at ten o'clock in the forenoon,
A VALUABLE tra& of LAND, situate
and lying on the River Mufconeteong, part
in the county of Hunterdon and part in the coun
ty of Saflex, containing 1600 acres ; there is a great
quantity of very good meadow already made, and
more can be made with very little expence. On
the said tra& is a forge with three fires and one ham
mer, a small furnace, grist and saw-mill, a large
(tone house, barn and spring-house, with a number
of necessary buildings for workmen, &c. The trad
is now divided into plantations of about 200 acres
each, and will be fold either separately or together,
as may best suit the purchasers. The conditions
will be made known at the time of sale, by
ESTHER STAR N, Executrix.
qr' HIS is to inform Mr. T HOMAS
CARLILE, who sometime ago lived
with Mr. Edmund Mawes, in Annapolis, that
his brother William died intestate the 9th of Janu
ary last, in the house of Mr. William Beats, Tulia
more, King's county, Ireland; by which the fol
lowing profit rents devolve to the said Thomas
Carlile, being next heir, viz. the profit rent of the
freehold of Green Hills, or Killnomanagh, in the
county of Dublin, amounting to 1131. per annum ;
also three freehold leases in the town of Tullamore,
two of which are rented at a profit of 311. jos. per
annum, the other, said William Carlile held in his
own poffi ffion, and built thereon a dated house, 3
dories high ; it could be let for 291. per annum,
with the land belonging to it.—lt is earntflly re
quelled by the friends of the said Thomas Carlile,
that he will immediately return home, and take
possession of the fame.—Mr. Carlifle may be in
formed of tome other matters, by applying to R.M.
at Mr. Philip Marchinton's, merchant in Phila
delphia.
N. B. An advertisement to this purpose has been
issued from Tullamore, signed Robert Beats,
Ally Booth.
TO BE SO L D,
THE TIMES of an English servant Girl
and Boy. Enquire of the Printer.
rOBES 0 L D,
Upon Moderate Terms,
ARIGHT to one thousand acres of land, part of
a tradt containing about two thousand seven
hundred acres, called Timber Ridge, originally
granted by Lord Baltimore to Vincent Low, situate
then in Caecil county, Maryland, but by the line
lately fettled between that province and Pennsylva
nia, falls into New-Caltle county upon Delaware,
near the head of a creek called Saffafras, within a
few miles of Wetherfpoon's Tavern, at the Head of
Apoquinimy. Any person inclining to purchase
may be particularly informed of the terms, by en
quiring in Third-street, Philadelphia, for
SAMUEL PRESTON MOORE.
Borden-Town, June 20, 1774.
WHEREAS on Tuesday night the
14th inst. the Store-house of the fubferiber
at Borden-Town was broken open, and robbed of
the following articles, viz. one striped pink and
white tobine robe and petticoat, one blue and white
luteftring gown, one brown Mantua ditto, one
green India chintz ditto, one purple and white cal
lico ditto, 0^ blue fattin quilt, four muslin aprons,
three mullin ' handkerchiefs, five pair of cotton
flockings, one pair of blue fattin shoes, fix fhifts,
two linen aprons, one lawn apron, two red silk
handkerchiefs, one black and white linen handker
chief, and sundry ribbons and lace. If any persons
will secure the perpetrator or perpetrators of this
robbery, so that they may be brought to justice, they
(hall be handsomely rewarded by ELISHA
LAWRENCE, Esq; of Monmouth county,
the owner of the said goods. Should any of the
aforefaid articles be offered for sale, it is requeued
that the vender may be flopped, and due enquiry
made. JOSEPH BORDEN.
Salem, June 19, 1774.
TEN POUNDS REWARD.
BROKE out of Salem Gaol last night, the
following prisoners, viz. HENRY FRE
DERICK SPEAR K, about five feet seven
inches high ; had on a brown fly coat, blue trow
fers, pretends to be pretty much of a scholar, and
has a blemish in one eve. ANDR E W
VAURSEMAN, a (hip-carpenter by trade,
about fix feet high, a stout well made fellow, very
much given to liquor; had on a white cloth jacket,
and red under ditto.—BENJAMIN BUTLER,
about five feet ten inches high; had on a blue broad
cloth coat, black velvet jacket, and blue plufli
breeches. .And JAMES M'KNIGHT,
about five feet seven inches high.—Whoever takes
up the abovefaid prisoners, and secures them in
any gaol, so that they may be had again, (hall be
entitled to the above Reward, or THREE
POUNDS for each taken separate.
BATEMAN LLOYD, Sheriff.
THIS DAY IS PUBLISHED,
Andready for the fubferibers,
The MEMOIRS ofthe LIFE
Of the Reverend
GEORGE WHITEFIELD, M. A.
Late Chaplain to the Right Honourable the Countcfs of
Huntingdon.
J^N which every circumflance worthy of notice, both
in bis private and public character is recorded,faith
fully fele^ed from his original papers, journals and
letters ; illufrated by a variety of interefling and enter
taining anecdotes, from the best authorities : so
which is added, a particular account of his death, &c.
*, The fubferibers are requeued to fend for their
books to the different places where they fubferibed; and
those who are dejirous of purchasing those valuable me
moirs, are intreated to be speedy in their application,
as there are but a few flruck above the number fub
feribed for.
FIVE POUNDS REWARD.
WAS STOLEN on the 21st inst. (June)
from on board a flat lying at Mr. Taylor's
wharf, a Pocket Book containing Thirty-four
Pounds Fifteen Shillings, most thereof Maryland
money: Likewise a fnuff-box, with the motto, " O
the joys of love," the letters gilt. The person sup
posed to be the perpetrator of this robbery is a man
who said his name was JOHN JOHNSON, but
it has since been found to be JOHNBUR K, an
Irishman, about five feet fix inches high, short sandy
hair, smooth face, and pretends to be a good linger;
his apparel no more than an oznabrigs fliirt and
trowfers, being at work in the said flat two hours
before the theft was discovered. Whoever difeovers
the said thief, and secures him in any of his Majes
ty's gaols, shall receive the above Reward, from
HENRY M'CLOUD.
EIGHT DOLLARS REWARD.
RAN AWAY from the fubferiber, living in
Uwchland town/bip, Chester county, an lnfh
servant man named GEORGE MURPHY,
by trade a barber, of a black complexion, straight
black hair, pock marked, a well let fellow, about
five feet five inches high, and eighteen or nineteen
years old; had on when he went away, a half worn
cut hat, a linen fliirt, a white cloth coatee, a red
jacket tow trowfers, a pair of grey stockings, a pair
of good shoes, with odd buckles. Whoever takes
up and secures said servant, so that his master may
get him again, shall have the above Reward.
R OBERT ALLISO N.
June 21, 1774.
TEN DOLLARS REWARD.
RAN AWAY last night, from the fubferiber,
living in Carnarvon township, Lancaster coun
ty, an Iriffi servant man named JOHN SHEAHEE,
about twenty-three years of age, five feet ten inches
high, has black hair tied behind, grey eyes, and a
dark complexion ; had on and took with him, a
homespun light coloured cloth coat lined with white
lincey, a fnuff coloured jacket lined with striped
lincey, leather breeches, and if trowfers it is not
known what fort ; one pair of cotton stockings, new
shoes, a new felt hat, and one homespun fliirt, cr
more. Whoever takes up said servant and secures
him in any of his Majesty's gaols, or brings him
home to his master, fliall have the above Reward,
paid by JOHN EVANS.
N. B. He has several fears on one of his legs that
has been opened by a Doctor, and is rather thicker
than the other.
TEN SHILLINGS REWARD.
Si RAYED AWAY, on the ;2d instant,
(June) a dapple grey HORSE, fifteen hands
high, five years old, has a switch tail, his mane
docked on the right fide, Reeled before but not be
hind. Whoever takes up the said horse and brings
him to the fubferiber, living in Spi uce-ftreet, the
corner of Fifth-ftreet, Philadelphia, shall have the
above Reward, and reasonable charges, paid by
JAMES STAFFORD.
NICHOLAS BROOKS,
TAKES this method to return his sincere
thanks to his friends and customers for their
past favours, and begs leave to acquaint them, he
is removed from his late dwelling house in Market
ftreet to the house lately occupied by Thomas Irwin,
on the east fideof Second-street, between Market and
Chefnut-ftreets, and three doors above Black-Horse
alley ; where he continues to dispose of his curious
collection of goods, and he has just imported in the
Bella, Capt. Jones, and others, a good assortment
of jewellery and a very elegant collection of the
newest fafhioned pictures, a great assortment of the
very belt copper plate coppies, containing the best
feleded examples in every branch of practical and
ornamental writing, being the works of many emi
nent masters, in the English and Latin languages ;
also a great variety of the best approved drawing
books for ladies and gentlemen, with an assortment
of water colours and camel hair pencils, a variety
of maps in and out of books, Horse and pocket
pistols, cutteau de chafes, Morocco and buff belts
with and without swivels and ditto with fraggs, a
variety of mufick for most kinds of instruments, the
very best fiddle firings just from Italy, fiber and
gilt watches on various confti unions, a variety of
silk flockings and other forts, a variety of sword
and other canes, Keyfer's pills, which the publick
may be assured is genuine, Stoughton's Bitters
powder and essence that will effectually cure the
t °° t " ac .'' w "h a g rea t quantity of other goods
which will be inserted in a snort time.
N. B. A good affoitment of London and Biftol
fluff flmes, cloggs and gallofhoes and a variety of
English fluffs and taffals.
FORTY SHILLINGS REWARD.
Absconded from their bail, john
FLUKE and CHARLES M'LAUGH
LIN. Fluke is a down looking fellow, dark com
plexion, and addicted to drinking and chewing to
bacco ; had on when he made otf, a Wilton coat
and rough caftor hat; by trade a labourer.
M'Laughlin is brown complexioned, pitted with
the small-pox, (hort black hair, given also to liquor ;
had on when he departed, a blue coat trimmed
with yellow metal buttons, striped jacket, black
velvet breeches, striped ticken trowfers, and check
shirt ; by trade a hatter. Whoever secures them,
so that their bail may take possession of them, shall
have the above Reward for both, or T WENTY
SHILLINGS for either of them, by applying
to the fubferiber at Newtown, Bucks county.
GEORGE JOHNSON.
N. B. They are supposed to have sundry cloaths
tied up in bundles, and one of them a silver watch,
No. 9935, maker's name Clayton, London, with a
silver face, brass key and seal.
FORTY SHILLINGS REWARD.
RAN AWAY from the fubferiber, living in
Lancaster, on the 28th of May, an Irish boy
named JOHN JOHNSTO N, a house-carpenter
by trade, about 18 years of age, 5 feet 5 inches high,
long legs a long red face, and black hair; had on
when he went away,- a white shirt, ftiiped jacket,
new leather breeches, white cotton flockings, a pair
of pumps, and a wool hat. Whoeveitakes him up
shall have the above Reward, and all reasonable
charges, paid by DIETERICH HEISS.
N. B. All # masters of vcffels are forwarne! not to
have any thing to do with him at their peril.
Big Spring, Cumberland County, May 14.,
WHEREAS Andrew Gibson, ofNorth
umberland county, fold to the fubferiber a
tra^l of land, lying:n Cumberland county (in New
town towndiip) ]1 the province of Pennsylvania,
and hath not made a good right to said land, and
hath obtained one bond, dated the 28th or March,
J 77b payable the firft day of November, i 7-% for
2001. near tool, of which is paid, as appet on
the back of said bond ; one other bond', dated as
above, payable the firft of November, 1 773 , f
Now this may serve to forwa.n any pedon or,-
sons taking an alignment on Did bomb, a, f' t „ t
determined not to pay them, until he makes a law
ful title to me for the fime.
II JACOBS._
Philadelphia May 17-1
T H O M A 3 BA if,
XT AS removed to the large bank house and fto'te
1 1 belonging to PeterTurnir, between (inf
nut and Walnut. Greets, where he has for for a
most valuable collection of old Wines of HI ki^b,
hum, Spirits and Porter, 111 any quantity / h e
repeated osiers he has been favoured w ? h t,o m the
country, afford him the highest fatisfa&x n, as th fe
he has served are approved judges; and the Public
may be assured, that his liquors shall ever be
and unmixed.'
AN Y person leaving off business, or any
one who is a stranger in the country, that
has, or may have this season, a quantity of mer
chantable dry GOODS to dispose of low for calh,
may find a puichafr by applying to the fubferiber,
at the (ign of the Spinning Wheel in Maik t street,
which will prevent the trouble of having the m fold
at public sale, and paying the forever loft five ner
cent. JAMES CUNNING.
Philadelphia, June 6, T-774.
FIVE SHILLINGS REWARD.
,^W^"^ C'RAYE D from the Com-
D ° mons of this city, aboutthe
2 + th of la * mont h, a black
C ° ' V > about 6or 7 years old,
" a good deal of white in her face,
IW '^.^@l sa white foot on the top of her
'" £^< shoulder, and a long white streak
^'^ I^o^ under her belly. ' Any person
who has found fail cow, and
will bring her to George Kner, baker, in Fourth
ftreet, between Arch and Race-streets, shall have the
above Reward.
John Sparhawk, and John Dunlap,
In Philadelphia, price Ten Shillings, neatly bound
JULIFT GRENVILLE,'
Or the HISTORY of the
HUMAN HEA R T,
(Three volumes elegantly printed in two.) By Mr.
Brooke, author of the Fool of Quality.
I°HIS ingenious and pathetic work abounds with
sentiments of the most refined and important kind.—
Animated with the love of virtue, the author has en
deavoured to dominate its feeds into the minds ofthe
riding generation, and in order to cngai e the attention
oj the young, the gay, and the indolent, be has deliver
ed the mos important precepts under the pleafiny veil of
a> z engaging narrative.—-And thus the reader 'becomes
enamoured of virtue, while be is engagedin the perusal
of an interefing tale. ° J
" Juliet Grenville is indubitably a work of
genius and uncommon merit : as are indeed all the
productions of this writer, from his Gustavus Vafi
to the present work. He entitles it “ The Hittory of
the Human Heart"—And it mutt be acknowledged
the human heart is a fubjed with which Mr. Brooke
seems to be so well acquainted, that we may truly
fay, he has in various instances described its native
operations and genuine movements, that while we
read him, our feeling, to use his own expreflion,
" like a tuned, though subordinate instrument, bear
'' unison and accord to every word he utters."
Monthly Review.
The Hifory of VALVAisE, lately publifted in
this paper, was extracted from this work.
T O-M O RR O W,
At O N E o'clock in the afternoon, at
J O H N H A R T's
V ENDUE - S TORE,
At the corner of South and Front-Streets.
Will begin the SALE of a neat assortment of
MERCHANDIZE.
,Also,
CTARCH, indigo, some neat pieces of maho
' gany furniture, and a compleat let of chintz bed
furniture, window curtains, &c. &c.
FIVE POUNDS REWARD.
RAN AWAY from Kennet townlhip, Ches
ter county, an Irish servant man named
JOHN WINSLEY, about five feet fi x or
(even inches high, a well set fellow, about 33 or
years of age, has been in the country about %
years, wears his own hair of a dark brown colour,
cocks one eye a little, the upper part of his nose
remarkably crooked, his eyes much bruised with
fighting; had on when he went away, an old hat
Impelled sailor-jacket and a strait breasted waiftcoat',
both of a dirty drab colour, old check shirt, half
worn brown plufli breeches, old light coloured
worked stockings, and old (hoes tied with strings :
He talks good English, and can tell of several parts
of the country. Whoever takes up and secures said
servant, so that his master may get him again
shall have the above Reward, paid by
FRANCIS TOWNSEND,
Living in East- Bradford townfllip.'
This day is publijbed, and to be fold by
To be DISPOSBD O F,
fr HE TIME of a Dutch^rvant girl, who has
1 about eighteen months to'feve; (he is indus
trious, sober and q@d natured, and capable of all
kinds of houfe-woWk The particular reason of her
being parted with will be made known to any per
son applying to the Printer.