Dunlap's Pennsylvania packet , The general advertiser — Philadelphia, Pa., 1775-06-05 00:00:00, page 1

O R,
GENERAL
City of Philadelphia, Time §, 1775-
The A SSIZ Eof BRE AD.
Fine Flour, at Eighteen Shillings and Six
pence, per Ct.
Middlings, at Fifteen Shillings and S;x-pence
per Ct.
Rye, at Ten Shillings per Ct.
Whitebread lb.or, Midd. do. lb. oz.\Rye do. lb. oz.
id.loafiso 7' id.loafis o 8; id.loafis o 1 1
2d.ditto,o \Q 2d.ditto, 1 } 2d.ditto, 1 6;
4d.ditto, I isl qd.ditto, 21% 4d.ditto, 2 12;
Bd.ditto, 3 11 Bd.ditto, 4 '3 Bd.ditto, 59
I2d.ditto,s B,zd.ditto,6 402d.ditto,8 6
Set by SAMUEL RHOADS, Mayor.
SAMUEL SHOEMAKER, 7 Ald ermen
SAMUEL POWEL,§
FIVE POUNDS REWARD.
MADE his escape from Gloucester Gaol, on
the 25th of May instant, a certain JOHN
STEVENSON, a out five feet eight or nine
inches high, pock marked, fore lips, walks lame,
and has ttraight black hair ; had on when he went
away, a blue lapelled sailor jacket, rc^' waistcoat,
white fliirt, striped ticken trowfers, worsted dock
ings spotted with blue, a pair of new ealf-fkin shoes
with Reel buckles in them ; by trade a shoemaker,
and is an impudent talkative fellow. Any person
that will deliver laid Stevenson at Gloucester
Gaol, ihv.ll receive the above Reward, and reason
able charges, by
RICHARD JOHNSON, Gaoler.
TO BE SO L D,
ALIKE LY, healthy, young servant Woman,
who has near three years to serve. She can
few wash, iron, and do most kinds of house work
well ; allo can milk cows, churn, make butter, and
spin, therefore fit for town or country business.—
Enquire of James Whitehead, in Third-street,
Philadelphia.
Newtown, Suffix county, New-Jersey, May 22,1775.
NO TICE is hereby given to the cre
ditors of Abraham Picket, an infolveht
debtor now confined in the common gaol of the
county of Sussex, that they be and appear before
two of the Judges of the inferior Court ofCommon
Pleas for the county of Suffix, nt the Court-house,
on Monday the third day of July next, to thew
cause, if any they have, why an alignment of fail
debtors estate should not be made and he difeharged,
pursuant to an aft of the Governor, Council and
General Assembly of the province of New-Jersey,
palled in the twelfth year of the reign of his prefect
Majesty, intituled, An act for the relief of infol vent
debtors, and also pursuant to an aft passed in the
fifteenth year of the reign of his present Majufty,
intituled, A supplementary act to an aft intituled
an aft for the relief of insolvent debtors.
TWENTY DOLLARS REWARD.
STOLEN out of the stable
Q^f^, <, Oof the fubferiber, livingin
New-garden townflrip, Chester
county, Pennsylvania, in the
^.? night between the 9th and 10th
of January last, a dark brown
or black MARE, with a
final! star in her foiehead, dish
faced, fourteen hands one or
two inches high, low carriage, thin short mane,
both hind feet white, branded on the near buttock
CD, paces a travel, trots smartly, has wind-galls
on the near fore foot at the pattern joint, and fume
white hairs in her tail, five or fix years old. Any
person or persons securing the said mare and thief,
io that the owner may get the mare, and the thief
brought to justice, mall be intitled to the above
Reward, or FIFTY SHILLINGS for the
mare only, and all reasonable charges, paid by me
HENRY DIXSON.
SIX DOLLARS RE W A R D.
RAN AWAY the 13th inst. (May) from
the fubferiber living in Eaft-Bradford, Ches
ter County, an English servant man named PHILIP
JONES, about 24 years of age, was both in Brihol
arid fays he has been a soldier; he has long"black
hair tied behind, thin visage, black eyes, high thin
nose, about 5 feet 7 or 8 inches high ; had on when
he went away, a brownish copper coloured coatee
with wooden buttons, a striped lincey jacket, cld
tow fliirt and trowfers, new shoes, and a felt hat al
most new ; he also took two handkerchiefs, one
red double Barcelona, the other a pocket handker
chief damped red, new fashion ; he may perhaps
pawn the handkerchiefs and change his name.—
Whoever apprehends laid servant and secures him
in any of his Majesty's gaols, shall have the above
Reward, and reasonable charges, paid by
EPHRAIM BOAKE.
N. B. All masters of veficls are forbid to carry
him off at their peril.
T O BE S O L D,
THREE thousand one hundred acres of
LAND, situated upon Pokotellico Creek
and the Kanhawa river, about forty miles above
the junction of the Kanhawa with the Ohio. It is
part of a traft of 21,94.1 acres, surveyed and patent
ed under Dinwiddie's Proclamation, made at the
commencement of the late war, is equal in quality
to any in that part of the world. Quit-rent free for
eighteen years to come, and after at the moderate
rate of Two Shillings sterling per hundred acres.
The whole fees are paid, so that the purchaser will
be at no other trouble or expence, than dividing
with the other proprietors. For terms enquire of
Mr. Wiiliam Semple, of Philadelphia, or the fub
fmber, in Prince William county, Virginia.
CUTHBERT BULLET.
VOL. IV.
MONDA Y,
EIGHT DOLLARS REWARD.
„ AN AWAY on the 20th inst. (May)
from the fubferiber, living in Biltirriore, a
1 rvant man named THOMAS ARNEL L, a
gardener, thirty-five years of age, about fix feet
high, dark complexion, and short black hair; bad
on when he went away, a white jean coat, an old
bue furtout, a dark blue waistcoat, a pair of old
bnkfkin breeches, ribbed worsted flockings, half
worn shoes with plain brass buckles, an old linen
shirt, and an oznabrig ditto: He came from Eng
land about a year ago. It is supposed he has gone
in company with Matthew Henderson, twen
ty-,eight years of age, about five feet seven or eight
inches high, pitted a little with the small pox, and
fays he is a Welchman ; had on when he went
awav, a white cloth coat and jacket, half worn
burkfkin breeches, blue worsted flockings, a pair
of shoes with steel buckles, and a felt hat; has his
hair tied, inclining to red. They are both much
addicted to liquor. Whoever takes up laid servant
and secures him in any gaol, shall have FORTY
SHILLINGS if in the county, and if out of
the county the above Reward, and reasonable
charges, paid by
HENRY STEVENSON.
N. B. Said Henderson hath been employed by
me for some time as a gardener.
East Whiteland, Chester County, May 28, 1775.
FOUR DOLLARS REWARD.
RAN AWAY from the fubferiber, a servant
man namfd JOHN'M'GREGOR, about
twenty years of age, five feet fix or seven inches
high, well set, of a dark complexion, with dark
brown hair ; had on and took with him, two shirts,
one pair of Russia Sheeting trowfers, a coatee and
waistcoat of lead coloured cloth lined with white
flannel, with metal buttons, one pair of drilling
breeches, old flockings, new shoes, and a halfworn
felt hat : He speaks bad English, and has fix toes
on his left foot. Whoever takes up said servant
and Secures him, so that his matter may have him
again, shall have the above Reward and reasonable
charges, paid by
BENJAMIN BARYhOLOMBW, Jun.
Baltimore, May 2, 1775.
BY virtue of a deed of trust from William
Butler, of Baltimore County, will be ex
puled to sale, by way of public vendue, on Monday,
the tenth of July next, at the house of Mrs. Sarah
Chilton, in Baltimore Town, a tra& of land called
Hope, patented for 200 acres, Situated about fix
miles from Baltimore Town, and the great waggon
road to the back country, runs one mile through
the land. There are two Settlements on it, on one
of which William Butler now lives, and Mrs. Mary
Butler is in possession df the other. On the firft
part there is a good framed dwelling-house, kitch
en, stables, Sheds, and orchard; an'd has been a
well frequented tavern for several years: There is
also a good hired log dwelling-house, kitchen,
liable and orchard on the part where Mrs. Butler
lives, about 20 acres of meadow ground is already
in order for the feythe, and 30 acres more may be
made. It will be fold together, or in lots of 50
acres each, as may best suit the purchasers. The
title is indisputable, and the terms may be known
by applying to
ROBERT CHRISTIE, Jun. Sheriff.
All persons who have brought suits against the
said William Bptier, and for which he was com
mitted to my custody, are desired to bring in their
accounts proved, that they may be fettled.
ROBERT CHRISTIE, Jun. Sheriff.
Middletown, AptQl 25, 1775.
FIVE POUNDS REWARD.
A CERTAIN John Richardson, on the
19th inst. came to the house of the fabferiber,
to hire for fix months, and on the 24th he lent him
his horse to go to Warwick, in order to fetch some
cloths from thence, instead of which he has taken
another course, and gone off with the horse : said
Richardson is about eighteen or nineteen years of
age, five feet three or four inches high, came from
the weft of England, and talks much on that dialed;
had on and took with him, a brown short coat, red
jacket, white drilling breeches, blue flockings,
new shoes, and a beaver bat half worn: the horse
is a white gray, between thirteen and fourteen
haxds high, low before, a long bold tail, and a re
markable ring round his fore off leg. Whoever
takes up said Richardson, and secures him in any
of his Majesty's gaols, or brings both man and
horse to Mr. Thomas Witherspoon, in Middle
town, shall receive the above Reward, or Three
Pounds for the man and Forty Shillings for the
horse. JOHN WARN ER.
This Day is publijbed by
JOHN SP AR H A W K,
At his Book-Store in Second-street, near Mar
ket-street, Philadelphia,
The L I F E
OF THE LATE
EARL OF CHESTERFIELD:
OR, THE
M A N of the W ORLD.
INCLUDING his Lordship's principal
Speeches in Parliament; his most admired
Essays in the Paper called The WORLD;
his Poems ; and the fubttance of the System
of Education, delivered in a series of L ET
TERS to his SON. [1 vol. >os.]
N. B. This Book contains the valuable fart of
Lord Chesterfield's celebrated letters to bis Son.
to qubicb is added, sundry other things as above, the
Latin and French interjperfed through the work is
translated by vsay of notes, axhicb are n;t in the ori
ginal.
D U N L A P's
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F O R CA S H.
Now felling veiy cheap, by private Sale, at
JOHN HA RT's
VENDUE-STORE,
At the corner of South and Front-Streets,
COARSE and fine Irish linens, Iheeting,, cot
ton Hollands, bed furniture, furniture checks,
velvets, velverets, Turkey stripes, 4. and 4 and a
half pound pins, silk ferrits, coat and worsted
bindings, rattinets, Walloons, callimancces, cam
bists, tammies, durants, worded damasks, broad
cloths, caffimers, kid gloves, Damascus, lorettos,
mozeens, chintzes, silk laces, worsted breeches
pieces, Barcelona handkerchiefs, gold and silver
laced hats, lath nails, window glass, Spanish brown
ground in oil, indigo, &c. &c.
N. B. GOODS for public sale are received and
fold at said store as usual.
Juf pub ifhed, and to be fold by
JOHN D U N L A P,
In Market-Street, Philadelphia,
THE GENUINE
SPEECH
OF
Lord C HATHA M,
In the HOUSE of LORDS, on the 20th
day of January, 1775.
Sent over in Manafcript from a Gentleman of dif
tin&ion in London to his friend in this city.
W A N T E D,
A GARDENER and his WIFE, to take
care of a Gentleman's Country Seat about four
miles from this city. Enquire of the Printer.
Baltimore, May 20, 17,7.
ON the third day of November Jaft was
committed to my custody, on suspicion of be
ing a run-away, a Negro man who calls him felf
TOMBOY, and fays he is the property of Ro
bert Rutter, but either cannot or will not tell
in what county his matter lives, nor can he give any
account of the nines of any Gentlemen who live in
the neighbourhood of his master. lam inclined to
think he came from Somerset or Worcester county,
as he was brought to this town by'a fhallop that is
said to have come from one of these counties. He
is about twenty-two years of age, five feet seven
inches high, and a strong made fellow. It is long
since he has been advertised in the Maryland Ga
zette. If he is not taken away in one month from
this date, I shall fell him for payment ofhis prison
fees. ROBERT CHRISTIE, Jun. Sheriff.
Imported in the lalt vessels from Brittol, and to be
fold, wholesale and retail, by
JOEL Z A N E,
At his STORE in Second street, the third door
above Race-hreet,
AL ARGE assortment of Ironmongery, Cut
lery, Joiners Brass Ware, and Saddlery; also
Dye Stuffs, Painters Colours, Seine Twine, Timo
thy and Clover Seeds, Wool Cards, Glue, Win
dow Glass, Chalk, Slates, &c. &c.
A SUGAR STOR E.
DAVID SHAFER and SONS,
HE REB Y acquaint the Public in general,
and their Customers in particular, that they
now keep their Sugar Store on the well fide of Se
cond-street, between Arch and Race-streets, next
to Meflis. Anthony Morris and Leonard Melchior's,
where Mr. William Hoffman used to keep his Sugar
Store. They will fell at the lowest prices double
and fugle refined Loaf Sugars, also Lump and Muf
covado Sugars, Sugar Candy and Molasses. Those
that will be pleased to favour them with their cus
tom, may depend on being served with the best of
goods, by DAVID SHAFER and SONS.
WHEREAS the fubferiber bought a
piece of land, with the improvements there
on, in Turkeyford township, Bedford county, of
a certain John Weneel, living in said township
and county, for which I gave him a bond for
fifteen pounds and a note for nine pounds five
Shillings ; and having since heard that another man
hath a warrant upon said land: This is therefore
to desire that no person may take any alignment
on said bond and note, as I am determined not to
pay them until the said Weneel delivers me the
land which he fold.
HERMAN BLAESER.
TO BE SO L D,
A LOT of GROUND on the south fide of
Walnut-street, the corner of Fourth street,
containing 49 feet 6 inches front on Walnut-street,
with a good two flory brick house, a kitchen, lia
ble and chair house. Also, one other lot to the'
eastward of the aforefaid lot, containing between
24 and 25 feet front on Walnut-street, and 220
feet deep, with two two-itory kitchens thereon.
Any perlon inclining to purchase the fame, toge
ther or separate, by paying one half of the purcbafe
money down may have two years to pay the re
mainder, with giving security and paying interest.
For further particulars enquire of Major Harry
Gordon, at Mrs. House's, in Lodge Alley.
Philadelphia, May 10, 177 c.
AS GEORGE FULLERTON
'' intends in a few days to go to the Welt-In
dies, he defies all persons who nave any demands
againfthim to bring in their accounts, that they
may be adjufled ; and also requests ail those who
are indebted to him by bond, note, or book debt,
immediately to pay off their balances to James
Blair, who is fully authorifed and impowered by
him, to tranfa& his business in his absence, other
wise their accounts will be put into the hands of an
Attorney.
T H E
ADVERTISER.
JUNE sth, 177 U
CARTRIDGE PAPER,
By the Ream or Quire, to be SOLD by
JOHN DUNLA P.
LAURENCE B Fr N= 1^
Watch and Clock Maker, from Ireland, who
for some time pad has carried on said business at
Mrs. Fearis's, in Arch-street,
BEGS leave "to acquaint his friends and the
public, that he has removed to Second-street,
nearly opposite the Baptist meeting, a few doors
below Arch-street, where he intends making and
repairing all forts of repeating, horizontal and
plain watches; likewise eight-day, spring, chime
and repeatingclocks.
He returns his most sincere thanks to those La
dies and Gentlemen who have favoured him' with
their commands, and hopes, by Iris assiduity and
care, to merit their future Favours and the efteera
of the public.
WHEREAS a certain GEORGE
MICKAL, of Spring Garden, received
a note of me, bearing date the fifteenth of March,
D 75, payable in December next ; but as the said
Mi,CKAL has not fulfilled his bargain, this is to
acquaint the Public in general that I am resolved
not to pay the fame, until compelled thereto by law.
WILLIAM CARTER.
FIVE POUND VTE-WaTd-.
R AN AWAY about the firll of August, 1774,
' from the fubferiber's plantation, on Wecomoco
River, in Somerset county, Maryland, a Negro man
named JACK, of a very black completion,
about twenty years of age, about five feet seven or
eight inches high, has a lofty carriage, is nimble
when he walks, very well made, and strong, has a
pleasant countenance when talked with, and when
he laughs thews his white teeth : His cloaths cannot
be described, as those he took with him must be
worn out. He would have been advertised before,
but he was thought to be harboured by other Ne
groes, which I believe was not so. Whoevertakes
up said Negro and brings him home, or secures
him so that his master nfay get him a^ain, shall
have the above Reward, and reasonable charges
paid by THOMAS IRVING.'
Alexandria, March 20, 1775.
TH E partnership of HARPER and
HARTSHORNE being diflolved by
mutual c&nfent, they desire all those indebted to
them to make payment; and those wno have'de
mands agaiuft them arc desired to bring in their
accompts.>
TO BE S O LD?
A LIKELY, finart, active NEGRO BOY,
about ten years of age, has had the small-pox
and measles. Enquire of the Printer.
T O TL E T,
For the summer feafoh, or longer,
AVERY pleasant country house on the river
Schuylkill, near five miles from town. En
quire of the Printer. 1
THIRTYSHILLINGSREWARD.
n AN AWAY left night from the fubferiber liv
" ing in Maiden Creek Township, Berks Coun
ty, Pennsylvania, an Iriffi servant lad, named
FRANCIS KANE, about 21 years old, about five
feet eight or nine inches high, of a fair or fancy
complexion, smooth faced, a little freckled, light
brown hair, thefore part combed back, accounts
himfelf a fcnolar : Had on a ineally hat, an old
light coloured home made cloth jacket, with cuffs,
an old Russia sheeting shirt, check trowfers, gray
yarn flockings, half worn neats leather fhees'and
bra's buckles this country made. Whoever takes
up and secures said servant, so that his master may
have him again, shall have the above reward and
reasonable charges if brought home, paid by
JAMES STARR.
LINEN PRIN I'l NG,
In all its Branches, performed by the Subferi^rs,
at their Manufa&ory, near the Three-Mile Stone,
on Germantown Road.
MUSLIN S, callicoes, nankeens and linens
of all kinds, printed for gowns, fun iture,
handkerchiefs, and fha'pes for mens waittco^s, of
the most durable colours , Irish and otic, linens
dyed of the molt beautiful and durable nn keen
colours, at reasonable rates; calliccts d^t rube
and pink colour for flirts to wear under mullm
gowns ; velvets of all kinds printed. LadLs may
have linen gowns dyed nankeen colours without in
juring the colours already on them, at a vervlm^ll
expence ; mens waistcoats the fame./
The fu bferibers hope for encouragement, as what
they do will be in all refocus equal to what comes
from Europe, and considerably cheaper. One of
the fubferibers will attend every Wednesday at
Bet,unin Davids's, at the George in Second-firmer
where, on a message being left, he will dime: , at
tend any person at their own route.
JOHNWALTERS.
THOMAS BEDWELL.
tTe COLD B~
At BATH TOir N,
NT O W in the pofyfion of the fubferiber, „ com+lete
'ly fitted up, <witl)every ccwueniency, and ready
for immediate use. Those cubo are inclined to if ~A
are requeued to fetply thrmfelves vitb tickets (nuiik
out nob ch no person can be admi ted) Thfe may be
bad at bis Medicinal Store, in Second ji^1 Faucetn
Market and Chefnut greets, at a Pistole each,
which entitles the fubferiber to the us of ths Lath &
the fummerfeafon; the money to be ,aid at tie time o ,
fubferibing.
WILLIAM DREWET SMITH.
NUMB. 189.