Dunlap's Pennsylvania packet , The general advertiser — Philadelphia, Pa., 1774-12-26 00:00:00, page 1

O R,
GENERAL
M ONDA Y,
December 19, 1774.
WHEREAS Matthias Dich,
of Brothers Valley township, in the coun
ty of Bedford, and province of Pennsylvania, hath
fold to the subscriber two trails of land, each tra&
containing one hundred and fifty acres, and hath
received fix pounds in part payment for the Aid
land, and a bond for eight pounds, bearing date
the 27th day of May, 1773, and pavable from the
subscriber to the said Matthias Dich, the 27th
day of May, 1774 : And whereas the laid Mat
thias Dich cannot make me a fufficient right to
the said land, and hath absconded himfelf, I do
hereby forwarn any person or persons from taking
any alignment on the said bond, for I will not pay
it unless compelled thereto by a due course oflaw.
MICHEAL GAIGER.
City of Philadelphia, December 26, 1774°
The A SSIZ E of BREAD.
Fine Flour, at Twenty-one Shillings and Six
pence, per Ct.
Middlings, at Seventeen Shillings per Ct.
Rye, at Ten Shillings per Ct.
Whitebread Ib.oz. Midd. do. lb. oz. Rye do. lb. oz.
id.loafiso 6' id.loafiso 7- 3 id.loafiso 11
2d.dltto,o 13+ 2d.ditto, o fg 2d.ditto, 1 6^
4.d.ditto, l 10l 4d.ditto, i iff qd.ditto, 2 12,
Bd.ditto,3 5 Bd.ditto, 3 15 Bd.ditto, 5 9
I2d.ditto,4 Iff izd.ditto,g 14,1 2d.ditto,8 5!
Set by SAMUEL RHOADS, Mayor.
SAMUEL POWEL, ? „
SAMUEL SHOEMAKER, ( ^ ermen -
Just imported in the /hip London Packet, and to
be SOLD by
ROBERT LOOSELY,
In Walnut-street, between Front and Second-streets,
A QU A NTJTY of very neat ftuff shoes and
pumps, with French and common heels ;
childrens Morocco shoes and pumps; and a few
dozen of cloggs. The above Goods were made by
patterns sent to London for that purpose, ano en
gaged Superior to those generally imported.
By authority of his Majesty's Royal Letters Patent,
(granted to an eminent Perfumer in London)
CAKES for making of Mining Liquid Black
ing for Ihoes, boots, or any other leather that re
quires to be kept black. These Cakes make, vita
the utmost ease, a most excellent fllining liquid
blacking, much superior to any hitherto known;
for it gives the fineft black and molt beautiful gloss
to the leather, yet never renders it did or hard,
but on the contrary prevents it's cracking and pre
serves it loft, pliable and mellow to the very last,
whereby it is not only rendered more agreeable to
the wearer, but likewise much more durable than
when blacked with the shining blacking at present
in common use. It has these further good qualities,
that it is perfe&ly free from smell, and the (hoes
that are blacked with it will neither foil the fingers
in putting on, nor the stockings in wearing.
Sold at one (hilling and fix-pence the cake, with
printed directions for it's use.—ls they do not an
swer this advertisement the money shall be returned.
JOHN BAT E S,
Plate Iron Worker in general, from Birming
ham, at John Duncan's, hatter, opposite theßunch
of Grapes, in Third street, near Arch-street,
MAKES tea-kettles, coffee pots and ftuce
pans, tinned ; fifh kettles, Dutch ovens and
itew pans, which are much sweeter, wholefomer,
and cheaper than copper utensils, and are much
used in London and most parts of England. He
likewise makes oval, square and round dripping
pans, ashes pails, fire rakers, coal scoops, pot co
vers, Dutch stoves and pipes, on the lowest and
most reasonable terms ; and puts new frying pans
to old handles. He hopes to give the Public fatis
fa&ion, not only by the neatness of his work, but
by the dispatch with which he will endeavour to
execute all favours they may please to confer on
him.%
N. B. He tins and mends copper tea-kettles and
sauce-pans, and gives most money for old pewter.
THAT noted Grist Mill on Duck Creek, Kent
County, on Delaware, within one (hort mile
of the Cross Roads, and two miles of a landing
that conveys flour to Philadelphia market at a (mall
expence ; (he is in good order for merchant and
country work, having two water wheels and three
pair of (tones, one of which is the belt French
burr, (the water is plenty greatest part of the year) is
in the midst of a fine wheat country, and may have
the choice of wheat to make fuperfine flour ; small
boats and canoes come to the mill tail, and (he has
great plenty of county grist : There is a barn, (ta
ble and some fruit trees, and about eight or ten
acres of meadow to be let with the mill. For fur
ther particulars enquire of Ann Holliday, Ad
ministratrix to the ettate of Richard Holliday ;
or to Robert Holliday and Warner Mif
flin, near the premiles, or to William Craig,
in Philadelphia.
Cbrifliana Bridge, Dec. 19, 1774.
NOTICE is hereby given to the Public,
That the boufe called the Pitt Tavern,
at Christiana Bridge, formerly kept by Mr. George
Hillis, is now occupied by the subscriber § where
all gentlemen, travellers and others (hall meet with
good entertainment, civil usage and punctual at
tendance, and good stabling, hay and oats of the
bed fort, by the Public's humble servant,
RICHARD DOWDLE.
TO BE RENTE D,
For a Term of Years,
V 0 L. IV.
TO BE SOL D,
THE TIME ofaftrong healthy young Wo
man, who his about three years and a half
to serve, very fir for a small family : Haring no
occasion for her is the motive of parting with her.
Enquire of Mr. Smith, at the City Tavern.
Robert, Nathaniel and William Lewis,
At their (to e in Front and Water streets, opposite
Hamilton's wharf, and near the Drawbridge.
MILLERS and others, who may be in want
of these articles, can be Supplied on reason
able terms ; and those who are unacquainted with
the different qualities of Boulting-qloths may de
pend on having such as will answer their purpose,
with proper directions how to fix them to the belt
advantage for boulting every kind of meal. Those
who buy a quantity to retail, will be allowed a
difeount.—Their Cologne Mill-stones are exceed
ing good, and of various sizes from 3 feet 3 inches
to 4 feet diameter. Their French burrs ate also
very good, and are 4 feet to 4 feet 6 inches broad.
They have likewise Bucks County Mill-stones,
of a good grit and different dimensions; and on a
short notice can supply with any size from the
smallest to the largest.
PETER STRETC H,
On the north fide of Walnut-street, a few doors
below Second-street, and dircdly opposite the
Prothonotary's Office, hath for SALE,
A NEAT aftbrtment of fuperfine B ROAD
CLOTHS, confining of a beautiful variety
of the most fafhionable colours now wore in Lon
don—buff and scarlet of an excellent quality for
gentlemens waistcoats ; pearl colours of different
(hades, suitable for womens long cloaks ; drab,
olive, lead, and a number of other plain colours ;
fine, super and fuperfine double milled drabs for
great coats, from 20s. to 40s. per yard ; copper
brown, London brown, blue, scarlet, drab, and
light and dark beaver colour Bath coatings, from
12s. 6d. to 255. per yard ; a great variety of cor
deroys, corderets, spotted velvets and thicksets,
of different patterns and prices; an assortment of
plain gilt and policed steel buttons ; blue, crimson
and spotted feathered velvets, and white silk serge
for linings of gentlemens dress suits; cloth buttons
embroidered in gold and silver, to match the most
fafhionable colours; elegant gold and silver span
gled ditto; gold and silver basket ditto; fuperfine
four-thread black, buff and drab coloured worked
breeches patterns ; white and buff belt silk ditto;
three pieces of black paduafoy, of the belt quality
that can he manufactured in England ; one piece
of beautiful clear white whole fattin ; rattinets,
death-head and scars basket buttons, silk knee gar
ters, scars twist, and belt belladin. sewing silk to
match tie cloths ; white and brown buckrams,
brown hollands, black and buff death-bead and
scars basket vest buttons in bags of 24 doz. &c. &c.
—The Public may rest assured that the above as
sortment are all frefh Goods, none older than the
last spring importation, and the greatest part of
them were shipped the latter end of last August, in
London, on board the (hip Jamaica, Capt. jermvn,
and arrived here since the firft of December and
have been exposed to sale at the City Vendue-dore,
under the direction of the Committee, pursuant to
the tenth article of the Congress. Notwithstanding
the additional expence accruing from the (forage
and sales of his Goods at vendue, they are now of
fered to the Public at the fame prices that Goods
of the fame quality have been usually fold for in
this place, in any quantity from a piece to a yard.
TO BE SO L D,
A TRACT of valuable L AND, in Caroline
county, (formerly Dorcheher) in the pro
vince of Maryland, containing 516 acres, lyin^
between the north-east and north-weft fork of
Nanticocke River, about five miles from navigable
water, and twenty.two miles from Mufmelion
Landing, on Delaware : About 130 acres of the
said trad are cleared, with good improvements
thereon, 50 acres may be made into meadow, the
remainder well timbered ; it lays high, and is ex
cel'e it for wheat. Time will be given for payment
if required, upon good security.
For terms apply to WILLIAM ENNALLS,
Junior, in Dorchester county.
Best genuine OLD SAC K,
Or CANARY WIN E,
Accounted a great restorative to a weak constitu
tion, to be fold by
EDWAR D P O L E,
In Market street, by the dozen in pint bottles.
AP ERB O N who is well acquainted
with business in the Mercantile way, and
keeping a set of books for any Merchant, having
acquired the knowledge of the Italian method from
a regular apprenticelhip of seven years, which he
served to twoeminent Merchants in company, and
who has also a pretty general knowledge of the
city anJ those in trade, would be glad to tranfa&
business for a Merchant, as a Clerk ; or he would
be glad to post up, if they are behind, or keep the
books of any Merchant, Store-keeper, or Trades
man. Any perlon that may have occasion, will be
waited on by applying to the Printer.
A large commodious front room, ready fitted up
for a (hop, in a good part of the city for that pur
pose; also a furnifhed chamber to be had in the
said house, which is occupied by a small family.
A single man that would take it, and board with
them, would be very agreeable. Enquire of the
Printer.
Mill-Stones and Boulting-Cloths,
TO BE SOLD BY
D UN L A P's
Ife^^^ ^-- —^^
Excellent double Gioucefter
Cheese, Radins in kegs, Cotton in bags,
Pepper in bales, best Florence Oil in cheifs, French
Indigo, frefh Nutmegs, Cinnamon, Cloves and
Mace, with a general assortment of articles usual
to the Wet Goods business,
To be Sold by
SAMUEL GARRIGUES, Jun. and Co.
At their Warebouft the third door from the London
Coffee-houfe, in Market-street, Philadelphia.
Abraham Ufoer and George Henry,
Have imported in the last vessels from London, Li
verpool, Bristol and Scotland, and have for (ale,
at their store in Front-street, the fifth door above
Walnut street,
A General assortment of MERCHANDIZE,
suitable to the season, which they will fell on
reasonable terms for cash or short credit.
N. B. Abraham Usher requests all those that
are indebted to him, whose accounts are become
due, to make payment.
FULLER and FISHER,
Have for sale at their dore in Water-street, a little
below Walnut-street,
AL ARGE and neat assortment of 7-$ and
yard wide coarse and fine Iri/h linens, broad
cloths, hofierv, corderoys, velverets, worsted
plushes, Russia Meetings, lod. and nd. nails, and
a variety of o her articles, which they will fell on
very low terms for cash only.
WANTED IMMEDIATELY,
PRIVATE LODGINGS for a single per
son, to be accommodated with two rooms, in
Chefnut-ftreet, or not more than one square distant
north or south : It will be most agreeable to have
both the rooms on the second floor; yet, one on
the firft and one on the fecund, or one on the se
cond and the other on the third will anfwtr. —
There is also wanted a room only, being not le(s
than fourteen feet square. Enquire of the Printer.
' Philadelphia, Oa^btr 31, 1774.
WA S committed to the Work-house in
this city, a certain JAMES WHELLER,
a servant man belonging to Daniel Carr ; and
a certain DANIEL DUNNAVIN, belonging to
Oswald Vanderhold: This is to desire their
matters to come, pay charges an? !take them anay,
othernife they will be discharged bv order of the
Court. J A MES WHITEHEAD.
T O-M O R R O W,
At ONE o'clock in the afternoon, at
JOHN HAR T's
VENDUE-STORE,
At the corner of South and Front-Streets,
Will begin the SALE of a neat affortmeit of
M E R CHAN D I Z E.
TO BE SO L 1).
(Or exchanged for land in or near this city)
A VALUABLE Plantation containing three
hundred and ten acres, situated in Loudoun
county, Virginia, seven miles from Leefburgb, and
twenty miles from Frederick Town, Maryland.
It is now let at 401. per annum. Enquire of
Thomas Mifflin, in Philadelphia.
YEAST and GRAINS
TO BE SOLD BY
ROBERT HARE and Co.
At the Porter Brewery in Water-street, near
Vine-ftreet,—by whom are wanted,
CELLARS for storing Beer ; likewise a quan
tity of D P. Y FAGGOTS.
TO BE S O L D,
A BRICK HOUSE, situated in Market
ftreet, in Baltimore town, has been built two
years, is 42 feet front and 44 feet deep, has four
rooms on each floor, and is well adapted for a
merchant, having a good (tore and compting
houfe; the lot is 22,6 feet deep, extending from
Market-street to lane.
Alto a tra& of land containing 210 acres, situat
ed on the north branch of Shanandoah, in Augusta
county,Virginia, called the Great Plains, remaika
ble for the fertility of the foil ; there is on said trad
a merchant mill, saw mill, and oil mill, all in good
repair, and in the dried season is plentifully sup
plied with water from a never failing spring, the
source of which is not more than a quarter of a
mile from the mills.
Also one other tract containing 570 acres, adjoin
ing the firft mentioned tra&, is extraordinary good
land, and proper for hemp, grain, or grass.
Allo another trad adjoining the second mention
ed, containing 253 acres.
The above lands may be viewed by applying to
Mr. John Orr, at the spring mills above describ
ed. For further particulars concerning the land,
apply to Alexander White, Esq; in Winchester.
ASHBURNER and PLACE.
Also one other trad near the former, containing
270 acres of good timbered land.
SUGAR P L U MBS;
A l s o,
AMERICAN PARCHMENT
And I NK - POWDER,
TO BE SOLD BY
JOHN DU N L A P.
Doctor R Y A N's
Incomparable Worm-destroying
THE
ADVERTISER.
DECEMBER 26th, 1774.
Frederick County. Charles Beattv, Jacob Funk,
Henry Griffith, Thomas Price, Richard Brooke,
Joseph Chapline, Upton Sheredine, Thomas
Sprigg Wootton.
Anne- Arundel County and City of Annapolis. Job a
Hall, Thomas Johnson, Samuel Chafe, William
Paca, Matthias Hammond, Charles Carroll, Bar
rister; Charles Carroll, of Carrolton; Brice T. Bi
Worthington, Thomas Dorsey, John Weems.
Baltimore County. John Moale, Thomas Cockey
Deye, Walter Tolley, Benjamin Nicholson, Wil
liam Buchanan, John Boyd, Samuel Worthington
Charles Ridgely.
Harford County. Thomas Bond, John Love,
Josias Carvile Hall, John Paca, Aquila Paca,
Francis Holland, Aquila Hall, Amos Garret,
Richard Dallam.
Caul County. John Veazy, Joseph Gilpin.
Kent County. Thomas Ringgold, jofeph Earle.
^een Ann's County. James Hollyday, John
Brown, Thomas Wright, Turbutt Wright.
Caroline County. Henry Dickenfon, Benedict
Brice, William Mollefon, Joshua Clarke.
Talbot County. Edward Lloyd.
Dorchester County. John Dickenfon, Thomas
Ennalls, Matthew Brown, Josiah Richardson,
Zachariah Campbell.
Somerset County. Peter Waters, George Da
ffiiell, Samuel Willfon, Josiah Pork, Henry
Waggaman, John Winder, Luther Martin.
Worcefer County. Peter Chaille, William Pur
nell, Samuel Handy, Smith Bishop, Nehemiah
Holland.
JOHN HALL in the Chair.
JOHN DUCKETT, Clerk.
proceedings of the Continental Con-
J L grefs were read, considered, and unanimoufy
approved. Refolded, That every member of this
convention will, and every person in the province
ought, frilly and inviolably to observe and car
ry into execution the association agreed on by the
said Continental Congress.
On motion, unanimoufo Refolded, That the
thanks of this convention be given, by the Chair
man, to the gentlemen who represented this pro
vince as deputies in the late Continental Congress,
for their faithful difeharge of that important trust :
and the fame was done accordingly.
To increase our flocks of sheep, and thereby
promote the woollen manufacture in this province,
Refolded, That no person ought to kill any Jamb,
dropt before the firft day of May yearly, or other
sheep, after the firft day of January next, under
four years of age.
ANNAPOLIS, (Maryland) Dec. 14.
At a meeting of the Deputies appointed by the federal
counties of the province of Maryland, at the city
of Annapolis, by adjournment, on the ^tb day of
December, 1774, and continued till the 12th da,
of the fame month.
WERE PRESENT,
For St. Mary's County. John Allen Thomas,
Jeremiah Jordan, Richard Barnes, John De Buttsi
Charles County. John Dent, Daniel Jenifer,
Thomas Stone.
Calvert County. John Weems, Alexander So
merville, Richard Parran, Edward Reynolds,
Benjamin Mackall, 4th.
Prince George's County. William Bowie, Ro
bert Tyler, Edward Sprigg, John Rogers, David,
Craufurd, Joshua Beall, Osborn Sprigg, Walter
Bowie.
To increase the manufacture of linen and Cotton,
Resolved, That ev, ry planter and farmer ought to
raise as much flax, hemp, and cotton, as he con
veniently can; and the cultivation thereof is par
ticularly recommended to such inhabitants of this
province, whole lands are best adapted to that
purpose—And Refolvei, That no flax-feed, of
the growth of the prelent year, ought to be pur
chased for exportation, after the twelfth day of
this month.
It being represented to this convention, th t
many merchants and trade; s of this province, from
a scarcity of cash to make their remittances, and
other causes, had fold their goods, within twelve
months next before the twentieth day of October
last, at, and sometimes even below, the prime cost•
and that, in many different parts of this province
merchants had vended their goods at a very dif
ferent advance on the prime cost ; and it appear
ing to this convention to be unjust to compel such
merchants to fell their goods at prime cost • and
that one general rule, allowing a reasonable pro
fit to the trader, and preventing him from taking
advantage of the scarcity of goods which may be
occasioned by the nonimportation, would give
great fatisfaflion to the merchants and people of
this province.— Refolded unanimoufo, that no mer
chant ought to fell his goods, at wholesale for
more than 112 one half per cent at retail, for
uadi, for mote than 130 per cent.—-on credit for
more than Igo per cent, advance on the prime
cost ; and that no merchant, or other person,
ought to engross any goods, wares or merchandize
whatsoever.—And in case any question fbould
arise, refpeCling the prime cost of goods, every
NUMB. 166.