The Pennsylvania packet, or, The general advertiser — Lancaster, Pa.;Philadelphia, Pa., 1783-09-30 00:00:00, page 3

5 An aft forthe repeal of an aft to prevent and flay
frits from being brought against the inhabitants of
Wyoming, during the time therein mentioned, and for
other purposes therein mentioned.
6. An aft for erecting the toxin of Reading, in the
county of Berks, into a borough, for regulating the
buildings, preventing nuisances and encroachments,
on the (quires, streets, lanes and alleys of the fame,
and for ctier purposes therein mentioned.
7. An act to repeal sundry a&s of assembly impo
sing duties on goods, wares and merchandize, and for
other purposes therein mentioned.
8. An aft to dissolve the marriage of Charles Rubey,
of the town of Bedford, cordwainer, and Jane his wife.
9. An aft to ratify and confirm an agreement made
between commissioners appointed by the legislature of
the state of New-Jersey, and commissioners appointed
by the legislature of the flateof Pennfylvanra, for the
purpose of fettling the jurifdiaion of the river Dela
ware, and islands within the fame.
10. An aft for the relief of William Brown, an insol
vent debtor, confined in the goal of the city an'd|coun
ty of Philadelphia, for debt.
it. A supplement to the aft, entitled, " An aft to
appropriate certain monies arising from the excise, for
the payment of the annual interest due on unalienated
certificate, therein mentioned," passed the twenty-firft
day of March la ft.
12. An additional supplement to an aft, entitled,
<< an aft for the regulation of the militia of the com
monwealth of Pennsylvania.''
13. An aft to Confirm the title of Jofliua Russell to
certain lands therein mentioned,
4. An aft for the eflabliftw of a college at the
borough of Carles in the county of Cumberland, in
the ftae of Penney vania.
14. An aft for levying a duty on certain enumerated
articles, and an impofi of 5 per cent, ad volorem, on
all other goods, wares and merchandize imported into
this state, and a tax upon real and personal property,
for the discharge of the debts of the United States of
America, agreeable to afts of Congress therein recited,
an for other purposes therein mentioned.
15. An aft for incorporating St. Pahl's church in
the city of Philadelphia.
16. A further Tipplemerft to the aft, entitled, " an
aft for acknowledging and recording of deeds."
17. An aft to diT>lve the marriage of Peter Summery
and Catharine his wife... ,
23. An aft for the relief of John Klein, an insolvent
debtor, confined in rhe goal of Lancaster county.
24. An aft for the relief of Francis Murray, John
Duguid, Robert Patton, William Crawford, Andrew
Dover, Thomas Jenny and Andrew Robinfoa, late of
ficers of the Pennsylvania line in the service of the Unit
ed States.
18. An aft for the affording indemnity,o Thomas
Hutchins, efa; formerly a captain and engineer in his
Brifatinic majefty's,fervice, and now geographer to the
United, States.
19. An aft to grant the right of pre eruption to an
island, known by the name of Montour's. Bland in the
Ohio river, in brigadier general William Irvine.
20. An act to establish and confirm the eftateofPer
fifor Frazer, efq ; in a traf tof land and tenements in
this state. <.
21. An aft for the relief of Joseph Judson, Sherri
Thompson and Lawrence Powell, insolvent debtors con
fined in the goal of the city and county of Philadelphia.
22. An aft for confirming the estate of George Roth,
in certain lands, the title deeds being loft.
A GOOD three story brick HOUSE, a brick STORE
and a WHARFF, together with the lot on which
they tian : situate in the dittria of Southwark, between
South and Snippen streets, bounded on the north by a
10 feet alley, on the east by the river Delaware, on the
south by William Hockleft est te, and on the weft by
Andrew Burchell's eftite, containing in breadth 20
feet, with the privilege of a 10 feet slier, and in depth
141 feet to low water mark, b? the fame more or less.
A good title and immediate possession will be given to
the purchaser. For terms apply to JAMES FRAZER,
at Mr. Pinrofe's wharff, or the fubferiber at Lebanon,
Weft-Jer fry.
ARCHTBAT D FRAZER. Sept. go.
25. An aft to eflablifh a ferry over the Allegany ri
ver, at the town of Pittsburgh. ,
26. An aft for the relief of Andrew Triembower,
an insolvent debtor, confined in the goal of Newton,
in the county of Bucks.
27. An aft to eftabhfh a ferry aver the Monongahe*
la river, at the New-Store.
28 A supplement to an aft, entitled, “ an aft for
providing the quota of fced*ral supplies for the year one
thousand (even hundred and eighty-three, and for the
relief of the citizens of this state who have become cre
ditors of the United States of America, by loans of mo
ney, or other modes of furn thing public supplies,"
passed Maren 21st, one thousand seven hundred and
eignty-three.
29. A supplement to an aft for an impost on goods,
wares and merchandize imported iotd this state.
30. An aft for incorporating the Baptist church in
the townihip of Montgomery, and county of Philadel
phia.
31 An aft for erecting part of the county of Weft
moreland into a separate county.
Eight Dol ars Reward.
T OST on Sunday last about neon, on the road be
tween Frankford and Morris's Mill, a gold
WATCH CHAIN with two gold Seals, a Ring and
two Keys : whoever has found the fame and will bring
it to the Printer, (hall receive the above Reward.
TO BE SOL D,
A healthy Negro Boy, 14 years
of age, fit for any Business in the House or Stable,
faquir# of the Printer. Sept. 30.
FOR
S A L E,
At his STORE, in Water-ftrett, near Market-ftrert,
SUPERFINE, second and coarse Cloths, l r ifh and
Royal Linens, Checks, Bedbunts, Bed ticken, (pot
ted and plain Corduroys, black Ververets, blue and red
romal Handkerchiefs, black Prunellas, green and black
Camblets, a few pieces of dark ground Chintz, Mar
seilles Quilting, Cambricks, black and white Lace, Sail
Canvas, from No. 1 to 8, Cotdageof all sizes: also Bo
hea, Hyfon and Souchong Teas, Nutmegs, Cloves,
Pepper, Mace and Cinnamon, Claret in hogsheads, Figs
in frailes, Smoking pipes, Window Glass, 8 by 10, and
9by ii, Pig Lead, Block Tin, and Tin incafa, white
Lead ground in oil, Red Lead ank Briru fione, &c.
All which will be fold for Cash or Ihort Credit.
NAVAL-OFFICE, Philadelphia; Sept. 29, 1783.
Inward Entries.
Ship Queen of France, Dale, Teneriffe
Maria Theresa, Hazell, Rochfort
Maria, Wilson, Cape Francois
William, Watkins, St. Lucia
Nancy, Shewell St. Übes
Brig Recovery, Jenkins, Belfaft
Berfy, Bradhurfl, Virginia
Schooner Peggy, Mackie, ditto
Batchellor, Stein, Grenada
Happy Return, Conner, Charleston
Sloop Mary, Semple, New-York
Molly, Newton, Providence
Outward Entries.
Schooner Good Intent, Haley, Virginia
Cleared.
Snow Congress, Davidson, 7 Newry
Brig Comte de Durat, Fournier, Bourdeaux
Fame, Crawford, Hispaniola
Schooner Merchant, Harr, ditto
Either, Towers, Charleston
Sally Lewis, Lewis, ? Virginia
Shrewfbury, Wilson, New-York
Sloop Two Friends, Wade, ditto
Dispatch, Smith, ditto
Polly, Bird, ditto
Jnluftry, Rich, ditto
Betsy, Wafton, ditto
John, Briggs, St. Croix
[Lively, Holdroyd, St. Chriftophers
Lizard, Hewit, Virginia
Philadelphia, Sept. 25, 1783.
BY virtue of a writ of venditioni exponas, to me di.
re&eJ, will be exposed to Public Sale, at the
Coffee- House, on Friday, the 3d of October next, at
12 o'clock, the one undivided half part of a MES
SUAGE and 4 Acres and 130 Perches of LAND, situ
ate in Paffyunk township, bounded, by Paffyunk road,
by land of Joseph Wharton, Thomas Cadwaliader, &c.
and is about 3 miles from the city of Philadelphia. Ta
k^n in execution as late the efbte of Margaret Wint
e% decried, by WILLIAM WILL, fheriff.
Philadelphia, Sept. 25, 1783.
BY virtue of a writ of venditioni exponas, to roe
directed, will be exposed to Public Srie, at the
Premises, on Friday, the goth of October next,
at One p'Clock in the Afternoon, two undivided tilth
parts in f.e, and one-third part during the natural life
of Ann Tea, of and in twelve hundred Acres of LAND,
(more or left) lituate in the townships of Marlborough
and Frederick: and also of three hundred Acres, in
Upper Salford town/hip, Philadelphia county, having
thereon a Forge with the Utensils, a Dwelling House,
a large Stone Barn, about 50 acres of Meadow, with
Plough Land, and many improvements, and is a very
valuable estate. Taken in execution as the property of
Thomas Mayberry, the younger, by
WILLIAM WILL, sheriff.
Just Imported in tne Commerce, captain Truxtun, from
London, and the Baltimore, captain Cartwright,
from Ainfterdam, and now opening for SALE, by
David "Jackson,
At his APOTHECARY STORE, in Second-ftreef,
midway between Market and Chefnut streets—
AVERY general Assortment of all the DRUGS and
MEDICINES now in use, which are quite frelh
and of the belt quality: allo neat fitts of Sur
geon's pocket Instruments, cases of Scalpels, elegant
Launcet Case,, bast and common Launcett, Catheters,
apothecaries Scales and Weights, bolers Knives, mar.
b'e Mortars, Phials, Gallypots, Pill-boxes, Oil cloth,
Gold Leaf, camel hair Pencils, Flake white, fine Car
mine, &c, &c. r Sept. 30.
ALL persons indebted to"the late partnerlhipof AN
DREW and JAMES CALDWELL, either by
bond, note or book debt, are requeued to make im
mediate payment, and ail those that have any demands
against the said partnership, are desired to bring in their
Accounts properly proved for fettlernent to the sub
scriber, the surviving partner.
1' O BE SO L D,
(cither together or feperate)
AVERY handsome PH^ TON and pair of HORS
ES, the Phaeton 's in good order, fashionable and
has been well kept. The Hories are very genteel, well
bred, perfectly found, and remarkab'y well broke.
The Horses are well known in this city, and by ap
plying to the Printer a more particular defcripti n of
Carriage and Horses may be had, a# well as the price
of them. Sept. 30.
The Person, who sometime past
took up from Mrs. Fox, two letters from New York,
by the stage, at the Bunch of Grapes, directed to Mr.
JOHN PRINGLE and Mr. JAMES CUMMING, is
requested to dsi.ver them to the fuofertber.
JOHN NIXON. Sept, 3 0.
Andrew Caldwell,
ANDREW CALDWELL.
Now OPENING by said
The honorable Robert Morris's Not e will be receive
ed in payment for any of the above Art cles.
The LOVERS of LITERATURE
Are r^foe&fnHy acquainted, that a new and extenfiver
CATALOGUE ot
The Circulating Library
is this Day Published) by ' WILLIAM PRICHARD,
Bookseller and Stationer, between Front and Secon *
streets, in Market-fire,t, Philadelphia,
WHERE Ladies and Gentlemen who please to ho<J
nor him with their Subscriptions, may becomes
readers by the year, quarter, month or final.
Book, terms of which are expressed in the Catalc^L
Toe Proprietor, with the ti ueft sense of gratitude
acknowledges these favours the generous Inhabitants of,
this city bestowed on hiro, at a t:me, when the calami
ties of war rend red tne importation of B ioks ext:etf'4
i^g dear ^difficult to attain.—He flatters himfelf
that The Oliv* Branch has and will enable hi&
to provide a Mental Repast, adapted to the r :
fp ebve tastes of his indulgent Patrons ;—and as inftiT?
tions of this kind have sometime, too juttly been chafes
ed with keeping productions of a dangerous tender,
to youhg minds, those Parents who wish to fubfcrih#
for ftheir Children, may rest aff ur ,d that no authors
that def-ription wid be pur into their hand*.
+ It icing te Frcprietcr'i full determination tocfr
vince the Public, that his constant aim will be to rend
der this Library."
COATINGS, plain and
mixt colours,
Red and yellow Flannels,
Corduroy?,
Cotton Velvet and Velve
rets,
Rattinetts and Shalloons,
Callimancoes,
Durants and Tommies,
Miffenetts,
CurbUts and Camblet
, F eens,
Princes Stuff,
Mens? and womens silk,
cotton, thread and
c worsted Hos,
Black worfled Breeches,
Patterns,
Black Sattinettt,
Quality and flue bindings,
, of all colours,
Sewing Silks,
B^ft scars Twist,
Coloured Threads,
Lamb and Checkley,
In Second-street, one door above the north east corner
of Market-street, have just received, and are nor
opening the following Articles, which they will dif
pole of on the 410ftreafoiaable terms, WHOLESALE
only.
mender, burthen 250 Tons,
NOW laying at Salter's whartf, and will Sail by thg
20th of Dauber—For Freight or Pxffage, apply
to COLLINS and TRUXTUN, in Water-ltrcet, b#4
tw,en Arch and Race streets.
Just Imported ia the ship Commerce, from London,
and now SELLING by the B±le or Piece, at
Collins and Truxtun's,
In WATER STREET,
A great Variety of DRY GOODS,
suitable to the enfuirg Season.
For L ONDON,
The ship COMMERCE, Thomas Truxtun, Com*
Ihe Commerce will take Freight in London for
Philadelphia Sept 30 ,
The SCHOOL of Improvement.
. He ,Bhkfwiu a general Colleaion of the most e (-
teemed Erudition published in Europe and America,
during to, lait ten years,'
SCHOOL BOjkS of every kind, in almost every
Language: together with a neat and general Assort.
ment of STATIONARY. ^^ai nuort.
Books bought, fold and -%'h ?n *#d„ o,^-
' u ^^" cd fr ° m DeHart,TTTne ur i 6 ^u^v iLt
m° B / R I JUNKIN, and now at anchor opposite
Market-street wharf,"
A FEW healthy MEN and WOMEN SERVANTS
, & wh °' e times ar ~to be disposed of by the captain on
board or Andrew Caldwell. 1
The above brigantine returns to Brifa 0 b and will
fed' " e fi ^ ft ""P” f ° r ^r^ w ith flax
b freight or paffige apply ,;s above.
°° A"t° n gft the above Men Servants are Car
^°°''"' Cartwrights, Tobacco' Spinners/
1 aylors, Shoemakers, Weavers &c.'
Sept. 29, 1783.
Five Pounds Reward.
WAS stolen out of tie tubfer b r 's liable,
night, in Market-lire^, between Fourt and
Fifth streets, a black HOR-E, about fifteen
hands high, with a small fiar in his forehead, two fad
die marks, he has had a small fore on his near nind
leg, which is very remarkable, there being little cr no
hair on it. Win ever apprehends the chief and Horse
and delivers the Horse to the owner, and the thief
brought to juflice, IIIJI receive t. e above regard or
Forty Shil jogs for the Hurfe only, and all reafon'able
Charges paid by,
Wanted, a complete Collection
of tne LAWS 0= Penntyivania, from its fi ft LuUmtot
down to this time. E^qm^ 0, the Printer.
WILLIAM STANDLEY. Sept. 30.
Basket and deathead Buts
tons,
Cotton Checks,
Irish Linens,
Callieoes and Colton#,
Silk, cotton and linen;
Handkerchiefs, of all
kinds,
Eli wide India Perfani,
Hilf yard ditto,
Best China Taffities,
Black Ribbons of all widths
and kinds,
Half ell and 3-4 . wid^
black Ssttiis & Modes,
Silk Gauzes of every kind.
Mens and womens leather
Gloves and Mtts, all
colours,
White Chappel and com
mon Needier,
Glass sleeve Liaics, &% &~_
The belt En;ldb ft^L
plate Mill Saw.