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Philadelphia, March 20, 1783.
BY virtue of a precept from the trustees
of the general loan-office, of the commonwealth
of Pennsylvania, to m 3 directed, will be exposed to
SALE at the Premiss, on THURSDAY the 24th
cf April next, at 10 o'clock in the Forenoon, about
30 Acres of LAND (being part of 150 acres) lituate
in Plymouth townihip, Philadelphia county, bounded
by lands of Richard Hays, junr. Joseph Ellis, and the
N>rrington line; late the estate of Jamel Campbell,
deceased. and fold by WM. WILL, fheriff.
N. B. The part to be fold will be made known at
the time and place of sale.
Haym Solomons,
TAKES this method to acquaint all
those who puffffa sud Set's of Bills of Exchange,
drawn in his favour and indorfed by him, on Monsieur
Boutin, treasurer to the marine department of France,
that they (hall on application, have the Money refund
ed ; and for Bills of the above description, which may
hive already been (ent to France, fatisfadory Assurances
will he given to the Proprietors, that they (hall be paid
agreeable to their refpe&ive Tenors, in Paris.
Philadelphia, April 19, 1753.
Office for Confifcated Eflates.
Annapolis, January 23, 1783.
PURSUANT to an aft of assembly passed the last
sessions, will be exposed to SALE, by way of
AUCTION, at Baltimore-sown, on the loth day
cf May next, several Thousand Acres of LAND,
late the property of the Principio company. The lands
will be surveyed and laid off in convenient farms and
feats for gentlemen ; the quality of the lands and their
contiguity that flourifhing town, from which they are
distant but a few miles, render them extremely valuable.
One or more persons will attend on the premise,, where
Kingsbury furnace stands, for three days before the day
of sale, to shew the different lots to any person who
may incline to view the fame. One-third of the pur
chase money to be paid in 30 day,; another third in
two years, the remainder in three years ; bond and ft
curity will be required on the day of sale.
„ By order, J. DORSEY, clerk.
N, B. A Negro Fellow, an excellent founder, and
his Wife, a good house wench, will be fold at the
fa me time and place.
To be Sold by Public Auction,
At the CGfo-Houfe, on WEDNESDAY the 23d
instant, April,
The State Schooner
H A W K;
Agreeable to an Inventory to be seen at the Place of
Sale.
At fame Time and Place will be Sold,
A Whale BOA T,
About thirty-Even feet long, with fourteen Oart;
very luiuble for fi^in^, or other water parties.
iOHN BAYARD, Auctioneer.
A CITY COURT will be held at the Court-House,
in this city, o j MONDAY the 28th instant, at
io o'clock in the forenoon; cf which all persons
bound by recognizance to appear thereat, and all city
constables are to take notice and give their attendance
accordingly. All public houfe-k^epers within the city,
who (lull not then have taken out their licences for this
year, w:11 ~e pruLcuted according to law.
WILLIAM WILL, ffierilh.
Philadelphia April 17, 1782,.
TO BE L ET,
Por the Summer Season or one Year, to a genteel
Family,
A Large ard convenient HOUSE, with fix rooms,
kitchen, garden, (table, chair-house, &c. about
four miles and a half from town, pleasantly situated in
a lane, leading from Nice-town towards Schuylkill, in
the Northern liberties, late in the tenure of doctor
Bond, junior. Enquire of E. LEWIS TREICHEL,
the upper end of Second-street, opposite the barracks.
N. B. To be entered upon at any time. April ~
Three or four furnifhed Rooms
to be LET; with the Use of a Kitchen. Enquire of
the Printer. March as.
TUESDAY, ,' APRr , o
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Published every TUESDAY, THURSDAY and SATURDAY.—Price Sixpence
Philadelphia County.
PURSUANT to an a& of the general assembly of
Peanfylvania, entitled, “ An aft for the regula
tion of the militia of the commonwealth of Penn
sylvania," passed at Philadelphia, March 20th, 1780,
and a further fuppfement to the aft entitled " An aft
for the regulation of the militia of the commonwealth
of Pennsylvania," and to repeal the aft entitled, “ A
supplement to the aft for the regulation of the militia
cf the commonwealth of Pennfylvania,'' puffed at Phi
ladelphia, March 21st, 1783, Public NOTICE is here
by given, that agreeable to the said law, and the sup
plement to the aforefaid law, rhe lieutenant of the
county of Philadelphia, do hereby notify the male
white inhabitants of laid county, between the ages of
eighteen and fifty-three years, to meet at the refpe&iva
places hereinafter mentioned, on the leveral days and
times fixed, and then and there, between the hours of
ten o'clock in the forenoon and fix in the afternoon,
ele&, by ballot, two field officers, viz. one lieutenant
colonel and one major for each diftria or battalion,
viz.
The inhabitants of the townihips of Limerick, Doug
lass, Marlborough, New-Hanover, Upper-Hanover,
and Frederick, to form one battalion, and hold their
eleftion at the house of the widow Snyder, in New-
Hanover townihip, on the 17th instant.
The inhabitants of the townships of Upper-Salford,
Lower-Salford, Franconia, Towamenfing, Hatfield,
and Perkiomen Skippack, to form one battalion, and
hold their ele&ioa at the house of Andrew Camp
bell, in Lower-Salford township, on the 18th instant.
The inhabitants cf the townfhip# of Plymouth,
Whitpain, Norringtori, Worcester, New Providence
and Whittmarfh (the diftrift composing capt> M'Clean's
company, excepted) to form one ba ta/ion, and hold
their election at the house of the Widow Thompson,
in Norrington township, on the 21st instant.
The inhabitants of the townfhip#, of the upper divi
sion of the manor of Moreland, Horfham, Upper-Dub
lin, Gwinedth and Montgomery, and thar part of
Whitemarfh composing captain M'Clean' scompany,
to form one battalion, and hold their election at the
house kte the Widow Weaver's, in Montgomery
township, on the aid instant.
The inhabitants of the townfhip# of Germantown,
Roxborough, Bristol and Springfield, to form one oat.
talion, and hold their election at the house of John
Hesser, in Germantown township, on the 23d instant.
The inhabitant, of the townships cf Cheltenham,
Abington, the lower division of the manor of More
land, Lower- Dublin, Bibury and Oxford, to form one
battalion, and hold their ele&ion at the house of Wil
liam Roberts, in Lower-Dublin township, on the
24th instant.
The inhabitants of the townships of Upper-Merion,
Lower Merion, Blockley and Kingfeffing to ferm one
battalion, and hold their election at the house of
Abraham Streeper, in Lower-Marion township, on
the 25th instant.
The inhabitants of the different townships that com
pose the troop of Light Horse, are to take Notice, to
meet on the 25th instant, at major Wright's tavern,
in Upper-Dublin, to choose tneir officers.
The different companies belonging to each battali
on, will observe to hold their eleftions to choose, by
ballot, one captain, one lieutenant, and one ensign, on
the second muster day, which will be the 28th instant ;
previous to holding the cle&ion, two freeholders to
be chosen to preside as judges, who are dirtied to
make a return of the officers ele&ed, to the com
manding officer of the battalion.
After the ekaions as aforefaid, the lieutenant co
lonels are hereby notified to meet at the house of John
Wentz, in Norrington, on the 28th instant, at 10
o'clock in the forenoon, to cast lots for rank of bat
talion.
Given under my band, this 7th April, 1783.
WILLIAM COATS, Lieutenant P. C.
N. B. Extracts from the fupplemeftt of the militia
law of the 21st of March last, viz.
And be it further enacted by the authority aforefaid :
That no person (hall be capable of alefting officers,
or to be ele&ed, who has not taken an oath or affir
mation of allegiance, according to law, to this or some
one of the united states, any thing in the a&, to which
this is a further sup, lament, to the contrary notwith
standing, young men who have arrived to the age of
eighteen years since the time limited by law for taking
the oath or affirmation of allegiance as aforefaid, and
all such who have muttered or performed a tour of
militia duty, excepted.
The following days are appointed as days of exer
cise in the county of Philadelphia, viz. in companies
the two last Mondays in the month of April, and in
battalion in the following manner; viz. The firft bat-
To be Sold ar private Sale,
And possession to he given the firft of May, or earlier
if required) during the natural life of Joseph Gal
loway,
THAT elegant SEAT on which the fub'eriber at
present resides, fiiuated near the river Nefhamany,
18 miles from Philadelphia and 5 from Bristol, con
taining 44.4 acres, a large proportion of which is ara
ble, and in good order, with 12 acres of bottom and
8 of upland meadow. This beautiful spot abounds
with fruit of the greatest variety and belt quality ; the
orchards have produced upwards of 100 hogfneads of
cyder in a season, and the garden is amply supplied
with molt delicious pears, plumbs, apricots, grap%
rafbarries, currants, strawberries and cherries. Th#
mention house is convenient, fyacious and elegant,
with a good roomy kitchen and offices adjoining, l&rpe
and convenient stables, and a compleat stone barn and
grainary, fmoak, coach, cyder, poultry, cow, (heap,
and other out-houses. The farm yielded upwards of
2000 bushels of grain the year before last, and new
has upwards of 60 acres of winter grain in the ground.
The terms of purchase will be made quite convenient
to the buyer.
LIKEWIS E,
To be Sold on the fame Plac^,
(Pdarate or to^t^r)
An extensive Distillery, most
ingeniously designed and compleatly executed: the
works consist of three (tills, one of 700 gallons* ano
ther of 160, and a third of 4%, all with the belt block
tin worms ; ten cedar citterns, capable of holding yen
gallons each, and every necessary utenfiL These works
are conveniently situated for distilling either malt,
molasses or cyder (500 hogsheads of the latter were
run off the last fewon) as they lay within 2 and a half
miles of a good landing, and in the bosom ofa wood ;
they are so contrived, on a never-failing flream, that
any quantity of water can be readily applied without
a hand's labour, by well-designed trunks and trou^hf,
to every purpose of the business. The farm can be fur
nbhed with a fufficiency of the best stock and a c-m
---pleat lett of fanning utensils. Apply to Doflot
HUTCHISON, in Philadelphia, or
JAMES WILKINSON, on the premifes<
February 26, 1783.
TO BE LE T, A
Handsome House in Geon
street, between Second and Third-streets, with > Gir
dem. Stable and Coach-house. Enquire of Dr. SAM*
UEL PRESTON MOORE, in Third-street. April 9.
Wanted, for a term of years, a
BOY or GIRL, white or black, between the-a# of
ten and fifteen, capable of running errands and tend
ing young children, in a (mail family. Any person hav
ing one to dilpofe of, will be generously treated with by
a ppb'"g to the printer hereof.
H. Kammerer & S. Stetekorn,
li<ve removed from Second street into Market-Erect,
opposite the old prison:
Where they SELL, Wholesale and Retail,
Writing, Printing, Wrapping, Cartridge
and Log-Book
PAPE R,
At a reifonable Rate.
They give the bigheft PRICE for clean Linen RAGS.
tahon (ball meet in battalion on the firft Monday in
the month of May ; the second battalia n on the Tues
day following ; the third battalion on the Wednefr'ay,
and so on, according to the davs of the week (Sator-
Gay and Sunday excepted) until the whole • umber of
battalions belonging to the said county fh^l have
mtnered in this manner ; and in companies the firft
and lecond Mondays in the month of October ; and th 3
firft battalion in battalion on the next iucceeding Mon
°aY :, e second battalion on the Tuesday following
the third on the Wednesday ; and in this manner un
til the whole number of battalions belonging to the
laid county, according to their ranks, severally (halt
ny mustered, on any day it may happen, except as
before excepted.
WILLIAM COATS, Lieutenant P. C.
[NUMB. 1031.