The Pennsylvania packet, or, The general advertiser — Lancaster, Pa.;Philadelphia, Pa., 1780-09-26 00:00:00, page 4

T O BE SO L D,
Lre LOT o' GROUND, fnuatecn the est lice
y { o' Su:.Yhurt, about half way between Market
r o Aiuh-iirec , being go ;eet.front and 198 font derp,
w^h two t<oJKrr brick houses erta#u on part of the
bout on S^veutn it set, boro injured, with piazza, and
kite: as .0 e%ch. On th? other part is built a frame
it.Ne, and onth: back part of the lot may be built (eve
rale her avufes, I aviag the privilege of a fourlcet alley
ru) iig 1; m ne back part of the loointo Sugar Alley,
A oink hone, 3 Tories high in Front, and 5 in Water
fne\fi:u.t: b.uTcii Race and Vine- streets, divided in.
t> t 0 app>*tments ; the lot 17 and an hall ieet front,
and in <h>th 40 rect, fubjed to a groundrent of 61 ILr
hng pe annum,
One undivided half part of a lot of ground, situate at
the south-east corner of Arch and Sixth-firm^, bung
96 feet fiont on Arch and North-ftre^ts, and 200 feet
inf out on Sixth-ftre&ts.—Three groundrents, revived
in S^ndh pittciles, well secured by brick buildings, each
5!. making 151. in the whole. For terms of sale .ppiy
to Abral am Shoemaker, at his office in Fourth-street,
below Spruce (heet, Philadelphia: Who hath a Urge
number of other houses, plantations and la..ds for sale,
betides an elegant Coach, neatly painted, nith a com
plete let of Harncis for two hordes ; and an elegant Hoile
ano Chaise, with Harness complete.
Wanted as an Apprentice, a Lad who writes % good
bird.
T O BE SOL D,
By William Miller & Co.
At thair Store in Front street, the corner of Gry's Al
ley, between Chefnut and Walnui-th^eu,
n MADEIRA Wire in pipes, hh 1,. and quart, calk?,
Wert.lndia Rum,
Jamaica S,i it,
Old Nantz 8 aadv,
Bri imported Loaf 6u, r , by ihs bogfinad or loaf,
Mufcov<do Sugar in hoglhead and barrels
Boma Tea of t^ belt quality, in cherts, half cherts, or
by thedz n,
Proper, Sago, M;dde,
Wht: Lead ground in oil, in kegs,
Bilty a calks or by the quarter hundred,
Cases of Glats Wue well ufforted,
Bridome.
Aim, ? fwDRY GOODS confining of 3.,dow
laf, vard w T linens, ozuabr ggs, linen check band
it re i, $, m a ^om-.u wd children'sand brown
v l ' rerhr+ad hf, pits, n.erics, &c. &:.
Wautsu placeasa WEr NURSE,
A W;MAN .i:h a good breast of milk, that c a n be
£1 we recommended b^h for her nonefty and fo
b;ici, Enqm/e of toe Printer.
P ve.uhia, S ptember 12,1780.
WA NTED TO REN T,
« iHOUSE ;n Market-rtreet, between Thud and
Font-hreets. A line ir &c 4 for A. B. and left
nt W?oTs Ertin; H>ufe in Second-rue?:, between Arch
and e Greets, th 11 e atten cd to.
Office for Conveyancing an. Sale of R^< Lftates.
B U RGL A R Y.
Four 'Tboufand Dollars Reward.
N the ni href t^e trirtet^ indent, a|@releven
( & o'clock, the huufe of th: In e t e r was b;oke u
p" ,by two men armed with b y0n.13, and robbed ^
the tudowmec.lh and go©^, v>z Oneunbred IL.,
twenty £ girth Guineas, fix hart fr:?r ^' , two Don
bi&cn% two Piltole , tw-my-mne Span th min'd DoL
bes. a quantity of final! filer pieces, In u as <pw^-
d?H,rs oHlereens, &c. the turn not known § foe hnt^
In? 3in C p er. ; aptecea ut the fc ^ a ue^r, it
has three loops and three chains it had e^n • ^
round a chiL'in^k, and it had be^n grit ,^r t HAS
worn effJrnft ; rheie w^sawhoman on it, iull+ ^^
c lied a wild m<n's Dollar; like&i e mother ph.ee ^r^
th\n aDuUir, ^as tiled a Godfather*., ^e; . rom
dleofoid Pe-mf Ivarua money, an: about fl -n hen.
arid roundsin Continents: Currency : F^:< g^iii
vh Tatie Spoons, the m^eUsname T. S one ~rge ti.-
ver Tea Spoon, marked I. S. E. mak<i : n^nc I. G.
or.? fil% Pap Spoon, the hanu^ much nattered ; a pam
of fr^r Tea Ton s, marked S, K. about 27 > u rds
fine y.xths white Linen, in one punt, about 11 yarns
vide, Irish Lmet., , .
As the robbery was perpetrated in the nark, it u
imocffiblcto give a particular defcripriou of the vi lains;
they were botnmen of U r -,e itaniri Arid one ci them
was barefooted, I he, made towards Southwark, us .e
---%eral papers they took ein them were bund next mor
ning in Lov? Lane. Tuey left behind them in a (bed,
near the toufe, a fqiur^ wnite g i spint fi#fk, about
h rtf full of tow prtol turn ; this cirtrnnttance it parti
cularly mentioned, in hopes chat the perfbn wno sup
plied the rum, or knows any thing 01 the ^ Jx, will
give such information as r^y lerd to a drtcever, of
them. Theabovt reward o' Four Fhoufard Dollars, is
hereby offered for apprehend ng and conri&ing the
parlous concerned in tie above rob try, 2nd for ficu
ring the money and ff &s, so that the owner m&y h;ve
them again, or TwoThoutand Dclla-s for obtaining the
money and effefts only, and in proportion for any part
thereof.
JOHN EVERLY.
Prfffyunk, September 14.
T 0 B E SO L D,
A STOUT healthy NEGRO MAN, in hi 3
prime, and a good farmer. Enquire of the Printer.
PHILADELPHIA: Printed and Sold by JOHN DUNLA P, in Market-street.
TO BE SO L D,
.BAY MARE, fix years ohl, fourteen arda
half hands high, Alfa a handtome COL T, 4
years old, and fourteen hinds higti. They are both
7-Bths blooded, .re excellent for the faddle,and have beta
drove together these four months past constantly 10 a
carriage; They are to be seen at Mr. Pluinftead's (tables
in Uaion-ftreet, -where the terms may be known.
To be SOL 1) by the Subscribers,
At ther Sto?e on Meaze's Wharf, below the Draw
bridge.
AFE W barrels of belt liver, fpermaceti and Whale
oil, foH\e choice barrels of urtekard, codfish ia
quintals, best mufeovado lugar in hotheads and barrels,
bohea te< in quarter charts, geneva in cases, heft allum
salt, Russia and ravens duck, a variety of padlocks, rim
lets and nail hammers, &c. a fm^l quantity of buffand
white cafimer, a>d brown bred cloth.
BUNNER, MURRAY, and Co.
N. B. A remarkable fall f iling Virginia bo^t, fit for
sea, wul carry 27 hogsheads robacep.—a bill of exchange
on Sea Brook, in Connecticut, for £4700 lawful.
«X 7 AS STOLEN, from the Subscriber, of
W- White Marih townfnip, in the night of the 28th
of Augult, 1780, a bl^ck STALLION, strong built,
thick tags, and bufoy tril, with a large (tar in hi^ lore
head, aboutten ye x .rs old, and about fifteen hands
hirib can trot and pace. Whoever secures the Horie
antfthief, so a< the thief may be brought to jaftice, (hall
receive Six Hu^dre£ Dollars, or Three Hundred Del
iori he Hufe, and reasonable cherts if brought
, 12^, p.rd by me, IBAIAH H^B3.
Wf S /mart, ma r, fi.^l cd the Subfc iber, living
la Cumberßnd county, P^ers to^nfhip, about
the third of June lart, a bay MAKE, four years old,
ab rut fourteen hands high, no perceivable brand, natu
ral trotter. The.o^nrr uy proving his property, and
paring hre^r,h^pphi^ to
' • ' WILLIAM SCO TT, Fuller.
Four Hundred Dollars Regard.
f'^ AN AWA I 'on Wednetd?y the 6 h reliant, a
£q NEGROE MAN, na:: ed Duke, about 35 y^ rs
old, formerly ;iel:U„iHg to M. DolHuioq, new the pro
perty of thoMhiirtyrof France. H^ is about five fee*
four inches hi: h, ItrCug ^n^lufty, ha^ broad (houlders,
is.cmarkably thi k lipped and h ^ left aimok all his fore
teeth ; had on a ccarfe yellow liner: jacket *nd now:err,
the jacket quits new, iw luppefeG fee have taken with him
a pair of grev doth' overalls, aLnoft new, -no a large
lin'eri fiock, Wr.dA:r appre .ends laid N^rot, (ball, on
delivering him to hl. CARRE, at the hoofe of theMi
niftep of France, receive the above reward.
Four Hundred Dollars Reward.
WAS S TOLEN lait nightcut 0; the Itable of
the fuhfoibtr in Mooreland iownthr„ Philadelphia
county, near the Crooked Billet, a hrownim bay Hor e,
four years eld, a natural trotter, neither brand nor e?.R
mark, has a long tad, has not he<n docked, (hod before,
and has teen late y gall'd with the collar on both fhoul
ctrs and neck. Whoever takes up said Harfe, and brings
himto the (u^crib^r, and fecureg the thief, (0 that he
m.v he biou:n. to jurkt, (hall have the above reward,
or Two Havered T)jl ^s for the Horse only, and all
re femhie charges pat , by
-^^B. EDWARD EATON.
Two Hundred Dollars Reward.
1 , AN -A W aY from t e fabferibers, two ap
y^ „. nri e boys, one named Robert Parkinson, a
ivye r.:.?. rtor ua r s, 17 ye^rsof ^gt, 5 r cet 6or 7 inrh
€> bifl,'t.rtr smooth face, frefh con pr^xion, light co
i 4 :,l bar,, :u; cm fork, walks clumsy, may profefs
kunfelfa brhr and hxir-drr ffer,tnd is thought to have
^ ^ on board fetoutw rd bound v*ffel : Tock with
irx one blown Nerh and one red corded round (kitted
uup:?ri^kee -ah sleeves, 3 white cloth vest, a pair of
w . .1, • overall, feme coarse Iliirts, linen trowfers,
twe hats, &c.
T : GOer wanted Cafpsr Funner, aged 19 years, by
trette acolArand barneG maker, 5 feet 5 or 6 inches
h?qh, pitied with the fnall pox, a full freckled face,
bro^h ban, writ made : Took with him, a wool hat, a
brown jacket with flteves, liocry veff, two pair of trow
fs;s, one almost nzw, a pair of new (hoes, a pair of
square pinchbeck buckles, &:. Whoever takes up (aid
lads, and fecutes them in goal, or brings them to the
fabfcrlbm, living in Market-street, Philadelphia, dial!
have the above reward, or One Hundred Dollars for
each, and reasonable charges, paid by
JAMES LANG, Roper Maker, and
PETER GRESS, Saddler.
N. B. All matters of vessels, art forbid to enter, har
bor, orearry them off at their peril.
be~S O
A VALUABLE Tra& of LAND, lying on
1 James River, in Virginia, about 35 miles above
Richmond, lately the place of residence of Col. William
Fleming, and known by the name of Mount Pleasant.
It contains somewhat more than 1490 acres, about 100
acres of which ^e rich low grounds, and the remainder
upland of the firft quality. It is provided with a dwel
ling hcufe, (table:, barns and eut-houfes, together
with an excellent orchard, and is esteemed in proportion
to its size and fr.ust : .on, one of the most valuable eftmtes
io that country. For terms apply to Mrs. Byrd, at
Writov-r, on James River. Virginia, or to
ROBERT HARE.
O^e Thousand Dollars Regard.
ST OLE N out of the parture of (he fubferiber. in
Middletown, Bucks county, on the night of tne
i%th inst. (August) a dark brown MARE, levea
yeaCTol:l, fourteen and a half hands high, well n ade,
wrh a (br and snip, carries remarkable high, and is
very lamp in her hind leg with the spavin. She was
Rolen by-a certain William Bunting, a young man
of about five feet seven inched high, well made, with a
blue coat and. red and white striped overalls: He was
heard of at the Seven Stars on Coneftogo Road, twelve
miles from Philadelphia, and said he,war going to the
Forks of Brandywine, pretending he had relations and
acquaintance that way. Whoever takes up and secures
said mare and thief, so that the owner may have his
mere again and the thief be brought to justice, (hall re
ceive the above reward, or Five Hundred Dollars for
th^ mare alone, andireafonahle charges, paid by
SAMUEL MITCHELL.
Philadelphia, Au^urt 11, 1730
WA S Stolen out of the House of the
fubferiber, on the night of the sth init. a Sil-
M.
ver CANN, larger than a pint measure, marked R. L.
in a cypher, makers mark I. M. it has a foial crack
on the top nearly bppofile the handle.
Also, a woman's long CLOAK, of a light colour,
fuperfine broadcloth, faced with taffity of the firs: co,
lour, with fandry other things too tedious to mentio,.
And about the 20th of September latt was stolen out of
fame Route, a filvtr Cream Jug and Sugar Tongs, ma-
M.
ker's name B. W. and fuppef d to be marked R. L.
— T^o Tea Spoons aimoft new, marked the : fame,
with a full let of blue and white China, and a large Ja
pan'd Waiter. A reward of one quarter of the whole,
or in proportion for any part thereof will be given to
cuy perlon who informs th^ owner where the goods may
be found.
Srtv r Smiths are desired to flop thsm, fliould any of
the 40J7C articles be offered them for sale.
ROBERT LEWIS.
A M iTT?
A, SINGLE MAN, * so undedhn.dk his bufineft, and
has no obje&iph to aft <s fe.end hand in a mill,
will mret vrithtoglcymsßt, and good wager, in a heal
thy pert of the country within twenty miles of this ci
ty. He inuft bring a recommendation of bis ho.tr ft,
and febriety ß Apply to the fubferihers in Philac'd
phia. ROBERT LEWIS and SONS.
Two Hundred & Fifty Dollars Reward.
W AS loft on the B.h nut. (Au^uft) on the Geiman
* ' town road, about 4 miles from this city, a black
leather POCKET-BOOK, containing half a fh#et of
th? new hate money, all numbered 1591 ; likewise a cer
tificate for 300 dollars, number 156, with f:me fmatl
change. Whoever h.ia found the fams, and will leave
it with the Printer, (hall have the above reward.
A VALUABLE traft of LAND, situate two
1 1 miles and a half fr m a landing on Oldman's Check,
in Files-Grove Township, Siem County, New Jertey,
containing upwards of three hundred acres ; it is ail
woodland, and ex ^ediog finely timbered with cak and
hick.ry. 1 his land is exceeding good, and fold fifteen
years ago at 3!. per acne. For terms of sale pleaie to
appl? to Abraham Shoemaker, at his office inFourth
foeet, belo^ Spruce-ttrest, Philadelphia.
O^e Hundred and Twenty Dollars Reward.
OTRAYED AWAY from the fubferiber, about
a week ago, a dark red CO W, with tome white
under her belly, branded on each horn with the letters
J. Keen. She is supposed to be towards the Falls cf
Schuylkill. Whoever takes up Did Cow and brings her
to the fubferiber living near Poole's bridge, in the
Northern Liberties, Oia'l have the above reward and
reasonable charges, paid by
August Is. JOHN KEEN.
—E"N —-fl
on the 12th and 14th inst. by the fubferiber, living at
the sign of the White Horse in Shippen-fyeet, tres
passing on his meadow bordering on the river Schuyl
kill and Topacken creek,
fl BAY HORSE, about thirteen and a half hands
high, a final! star in his forehead, two final! white
foots on his off (hculrtcr, without brands, food all round.
Aifo a brown MARE, fourteen hands high, about
three or four ytars old, without brand or ear mark.
Likevrife a black MARE, tier near hind foot white, a
finall star in her forehead, the near fide of her rn^ne
cut, a switch tail, and Sundry brands undiftinguifhable.
The owner or owners are drficed to come, prove pro
perty, pay charges and take them away, otherwise they
will ^e fold as the law dirf&s
Philadelphia, Auguftig, JOHN WE 88.
TO B~E S 6 fD,
A NEAT snd convenient bri.k DWELLING
" HOUSE, in Baltimore Town, Ratable either for
a private Family or Merchant, and in as good a stand
for business as any in the Borough. Five Hundred
Pounds of the purchase money must be pad in gold or
silver, not that the feller lacks confidence in the Conti*
nental currency, bu , from a necessity of railing a (um
in fpecic. eo defray the exigence of a Iwoyears captivity at
N^York. NATHANIEL RAMSfA Y.
August 21, 1780.