The Pennsylvania packet, or, The general advertiser — Lancaster, Pa.;Philadelphia, Pa., 1779-12-21 00:00:00, page 4

W A N T E D,
In a (mail family,
A SERVANT MAID, who can rook, and be
well rec< mmended. Enquired rne rrinttr.
TO BF S O L D,
A YOUNG WENCH, of about eighteen or
nineteen year's old, verv proper io all forts of
houfe-werk, &c. Apply to the Printer.
—A QUANTITY of
SOAL AND UPPER LEATHER,
TO BE SOLD BY
WILLIAM ROBINSON and SON,
At their store the corner of Front and Spruce streets,,
helm the Bridge; who have allo for SALE,
AL ARGE assortment ts cambricks, a lew pieces
of clear lawns, silks, ribbonds, sewing filkt, mens
wonted hole, checks, a few articles of hard ware, green
tea, &c &c. Lovn Office Certificates issued from the
offices ot Pennsylvania or the neighbouring States, will
be received ir payment, if application be (oon made.
N. B. They continue to fell on commission, Ger ds
of all kinds for persons unprovided with convenient
it, r to exuote them to f le.
THE MEMBERS of the LIBRARY
COMPANY of Philadelphia are earnestly
requeued to appear personally or by proxy at the Libra
ry Apartments in Carpenters. Hall, on I burfday, the 6th
day of January next, at Three o'clock in the afternoon,
to confider of the propriety of puffing a Law to e , ble
the Dle& rsw raise the yearly payments of the Mem
bers ; it being found on experience imps Bible to lup,ort
the incidental txpences of the Library on the present
eftablifhm^u. By order of the Board,
L\ C . w ANDREW ROBESON, Sec.
A LIBRARIAN is wanted. Any person in
cH^hj *0 Serve may apply to one of the Dire&ors.
Philadelphia, December 15.
CHOICE Madeira, Red Port and Tene
riffe WIN £d, by the pipe or quarter-calk;
allo Bha TEA, to be SOLD by
WILLIAM POLLARD.
To os SOLD Wholes.e ^nd Retail, o,
WILLIAM SITGREAVES,
At his store in Market ftr^et, opposite the Indian King,
~HE, HE following GOODS, part imported by him
£ felf in sundry v.ffLs lately arrived, and others
left with him for sale on Commiflicns, vz. Several
calks of hard ware, contain ng 2 compleat assortment of
locks, hinges, brass furniture, hammers, screws, nails,
&c. olu^'brown and drab brcadclrt's; br^wn and
green hJfthiu.s and serges; cord-toys, 7 8 and y rd
wine Irish linens, 7-8 and apron wide cotton Che k,
Russia (heeting, Oznabru^s, Britaunfo, table cloths
and napkins ; a great variety of dark and light ground
cottons, calicos and Indu. chintzes; cambricks, clear
lawns, muslins; striped, fibred and plain gauzes ;
black mode, ribbonds, threads, tapes, frk and hair ;
ffk, thread and yarn ffock ngs ; in aft rtm nt of silk,
g ^ze, car 0 and linen handkerchiefs; wurfted breaches
patterns, worsted bindings; a large assortment of table
knives znd forks ; elgan faihion ble plated and pinch
beck she arid knee buckles; razors, (feme of the btft
quality in cafs) gilt and enamelled buttons, pocket
and penknives, feoffors, chapes and tongues, band-saw
fih, awls, brass cocks, ivory and horn corahs, pins,
needles, &: &c. Alo a number of elegant enamelled
and blue and white Chin: bowls; byfor, green and bQ
heu tea; chp.okte, coffee, rice, loaf and mufeevado
fug3, &C. &r. &C.
N. B. Sari Sitgreaves continues to receive Goods
to teb on Com=iffi s s usual. 4
Philadelphia, December 15.
ALL perlons indebted to the estate of James
' Coffee, Ire of h:s cit,, Blackfhlith, deceated,
are rtquelbd to m ke imm/di^ payment : Ardad
those that have any demands against said el&te are de
sired to bring in their accompts properly proved, that
they m^y be ett'el and paid by
REBECCA COFFEE, Adminift atrix.
FIFTY DOLLARS REWARD.
STRAYED AWAY, a middle sized brindle
'CO W, with a blemish in one of her eyes, a ft/r in
her forehead, one of her horns f<wed, part of the
way ft aight, about an inch from the point ; die is
heavy with calf. Whoever can give any information of
said Cow so that the owner may get her again, (hall
have tl e above reward by applying to J EREMIAH
ANDREWS, Jeweller, in S^ond-ftrtec, between
Chefnut and Walnut-streets, Philadelphia.
December 12, 17791
Eaft-loavn Tovonfoip, Chefler County, Dec. <3.
WAS taken up near the Continental Yard
in Chelnut Itreet, Philadelphia, a white Mare,
thirteen hands high, between twelve aid thirteen yeas
old, with several black foots on her back; (be is brand
ed on the near Shoulder with tome mark, which cannot
be known. The owner proving property *nd paying
charges may hare her again, by appl ing to William
Hanah, on Laneafter Road, near the Spread E.gle.
WANTS A PLACE,
As CLERK, either in a Public or Private Office,
AY OUNG MAN, woo hathaftd in that capa
city for icveral rears in this city, writes a fair hand,
and can be well recommended for sobriety, honesty and
industry. A fe» lines dirked to Z, and le;c with the
Printer, wj Ibe rerul rly attended t .
PHIL ADEL P HIA: Printed and Sold by JOT N DUNL A P, in Market-street.
WANTS A PLACE,
A COOK who can be recommended for every excel
fence that conflitutes that character, and as a com
pUat servant. Enquire of the Printer.
N. B. A Houle to be let at Poole's Bridge. Enquire
as above.
TO BE SOL D,
And entered on immediately,
TWO frame Houles and Lots of Ground, in Catha
rine-ttreet, Southwark. Enquire of James Rowin,
Vendue M'fter, in Second street, near ih. Naw-B/foffy,
or of Wlliam Rippon, Tavern keeper, so c orna <of
Cather.nie and Front ffree'i, who vfai Ihew ths fame.
AM AN capable of taking care of a few
Hobes, may hear of an advanta eo>s place by ap
paring to "' Printer immediately. None need expert
this employ without beiag well recommended.
G~EORGE HAUGHTON,
Acquaints his Friends, and the Public in general,
,_HAT he has taken the HOUSE and commo
? dious STABLER, ^ Anthony Fortune's, ^
Shippen-ttreet, between Third and Fourth "„, e ,tt, the
sign of the White Horie ; where he Qi be obliged to
those G.ntlemen who will favour him with their custom,
as they may depend on the bast of entertainment.
N. B. Horses Hand at Livery.
One Hundred Dollars Reward.
CTRAYED or STOLEN, on the night of the
' 24. h of November left, out of the liable of John
D uglals, Tavern keeper, in Prquea, a sorrel MARE,
four years old, about fourteen r fifteen hands high,
with a liar and mip, (he is with foal, had no faces on,
and is a natural trotter. Whoever (ecures the thief in
any gaol, so that he may be brought to juftiae and the
owner mar get his mate again, (hall have the above re
ward and all reasonable charges, paid by John Dou
glass, or by, John Wilson, living on Mill Creek, in
Leacock township, Laacafter county.
One Hundred Dollars Reward. 4
BR OKE out of the fubferibet's (table, cn Thursday
the 3d inst. (D cemher) a red roan HORSE, near
fi teen hands high, eight years old, paces arid tiots. —
Whoever secures the laid horse so that the ormer may
recover him again, (hall be paid the above reward, by
JAMES WILSON.
F~O~ R S'A'
FOU R hundred and twenty acres of LAND, be
in^ one undivided tenth put of that valuable tra&
called Salsbury Flainq containing four thousand
t^o hundred acres, lying in Washington County, near
Hager's Town, well known for its le tihty of foil,
abounding with timber and lime 'flare. The title is in
difpntwle, having b?en put chafed of the contending
parties. Any person inclinable to purchase may know
the terms by applying to t^e fubferiber, now at Anna
polis. WILLIAM BAYLY, Jun.
N. B. I have a healthy young Negro Wench for
sale. W. B.
Imported and io be fold wholeble and retail, by
WIKOFF, SIDMAN and SMITH,
At their store in Stcoqd-greet, a few doors below
Chetnut (beet,
A LARGE affortm^nt of European GOODS,
among which are, coarse blue, brown, black,
green and Icarlet Broadcloths; blue, black and green
Exeter Serges; black 3/rge Den;m, white and black
Rattinets, Sagathie,, blade Callimancoes ; black, blue
and red Drawbars; blue and brown Duroys, Bomba
zin?, wafted Hose and Breeches Patterns; an excellent
affortm-nt of Hairbines and Camblets, a quantity of
Baizes o f the heft quality and colours, hrrateen, steel
(hoe and knee Buckles, brass Nails, small Bells, &c. &c.
N. B. At laid store is given the current price for
Bills of Exchange cn France. 7
JAMES NEWPORT,
At his Diftihery -Store, within the next gate-way above
Chinch-Alley in Third-ftrelt,
Has by wholesale and retail,
WEST-INDIA Rum,
'' A quantity of neat Brandy,
Geneva,
Aniseed Water,
Orange ditto, and
Spirits of Wine.
being proper for railing low proof Rum.
N. B He gives particular encouragement to those who
buy to fell again.
TO BE SOLD BY
CHARLES JON ES,
In Front-street near Vine-Hreet, Philadelphia,
ST X quarter broadcloths of different colours, with
fhdloons to thatch; knives and forks of different
kinds ; cross cut and hand-law files ; yellow oker and
Spanish brown.
One Hundred Dollars Reward.
TXT A S taken out of a gentleman's entry, on Tues-
VV day evening, the 30th ®f November, betwixt the
hours of Seven and Nine, a silver T ANKAR D,
holding a quart, marked P E M on the handle, the
letters greatly defaced. Whoever return# the fame to
the Printer (hall receive the above reward, and no ques
tions a(k«L All silver Smiths are requested to stop it if
offered for sale.
TUTORS WANTED
In thefeveral SCHOOLS of the UNIVF2
in PHILADELPHIA. ~ X—
TU TORSqualified to teach the r
English, Writing, Arithmetic „^"f"'"'
tics, are wanted at the Univcifi -
Such persons as (hall think ''" , ^eip u. —
in this Seminary of L- . R%. r ,° ff ". tl "^ f ; r ,^
be put on the ^ "" int -? d ; d h ' !!
^ r p^ ble footing, are desired to
o ,ne Rev, D.&or E WING, the Rev. Mr.
r, IT E, and the Rev. Mr, WEIBER G, a Com
mittee appointed by the Trustees for this purpose,
Philadelphia, December 3, 1779.
TO BE SOL D,
For Cash or Loan-Office Certificates,
ON E undivided half of 1700 acres of LAN D,
lituate on Stony Creek, the weft file of the Ada«
ghany Mountain, one mile distant from % tat road
leading from Bedford to Ligon%, Bring part of a traft
of land known by the so me o f Hurst's Townihip, sur
veyed in purQ nce o f a grant from the Honorable Wik
" am . enn, Esq; to Letitia penn, dated the 13th day
of September, 1683, one fourth part of which may eafil,
be converted into excellent watered meadow, the up
land strong and wed timbered, the mountain adjacent
affording an inexhaustible bank of iron ore and done
cod, with convenient dreams for erecting the fiift iron
or steel works on the Continent, from whence every
kind of produce may for a trifling expence be trans
ported by water to the Ohio.
Three hundred acres of improved I nd in Turkey
foot township, in the county of Bedford, on which are
erefted a good log house, barn and Ipring-houfe, with
fifty acres of land cleared, twenty of which are good
meadowy; now in the tenure of Frederick Unfel.
° ne wte dred ac r es adjoining the last mentioned tr^&,
well ingoved ; now in the tenure of Paul Ernlberger.
Six hundred and forty-five acres of land on Coxa's
Creek, in the township and county aforefaid, adjoining
lands of Col. Richard Brown, Abraham Cable, Elq;
and others; on which are two good dwelling houses, a
spring house, Indian-corn-house, a large new double
burn with a shingled roof, and upwards of three hundred
and twenty acres of meadow of the firft quality cleared,
from whence the greatest part of the neighbourhood are
yearly fupphed with hay ; now in the tenure of James
Black, 'Elq;
Tbe whole of those lands are situate in the center of a
large German Settlement, and not thirty miles from the
river Potomack. For further particulars apply to
6 JOHN VANDEREN, Junior.
To T-E LE T, -
The following PR OPERTY in the County of Cape
May, in the Stare of New Jerfe,.
ON a leaie for a certain rent,—One third of the
herbage of the Seven-mile Beach, which will Sup
port forty cattle annually from Oriober till July, with
out ay pirfen to take care of them.
On a lease for any number of years, for such a pro
portion or the produce as will be advantageous as well
to the tenant as landlord, —Three plantations and tram
of land and marsh, laying on the waters of Dennis'sCreak,
two of which have good landings, from which there may
be an ealy carriage in fhailopg to Philadelphia, and the
third within half a mile of a landing ; each tra& will keep
thirty or forty cattle, the land equal to any in that coun
ty, will bear a plentiful ciop of every kind of grain,
and the tenant will have liberty to clear any quantity of
land he chufes upon terms beneficial to him.
A large quantity of very valuable timber within one
mile of a landing, to be made into pipe, hogshead and
barrel ftaves, by delivering the owner one half at the
slump.
Alfa a number of lots of cedar swamp, on a (hare.
In fhoYi, any persons who have plenty of labourers
may be assured 01 making a profitable contrast by apply
ing to Thomas Teaming, Senior, near the prernifes,
or the fubicriber in Water (beet, below the Drawbridge,
Philadelphia. THOMAS LEAMING, Junior.
One Hand ed and Fifiy Dollars Reward.
CrOLEN on the night of the 14th inst. (November)
' from the fubfcribei in Tredyffrin township, Chester
county, an iron grey MARE, three years old next
spring, near fifteen hands high, paces and trots, newly
food before, branded on be near fhouldtr but the brand
not plain to be seen, her m,ne thin and falling both fid,s
of her neck. Whoever takes up said Mart is th^t tfte
owner may get her again, (hall h:.ve One Hundred Dol
lars reward, and if the Thief be apprehended abd
brought to justice, Fifty Dollars more, and reasonable
charges, paid by ISAAC WALKER.
Philadelphia, November 28, 37%9-
Five Hundred Dollars Reward.
TW 0 bucklkin bags, with firings of the fame, con
taining four Holland shirts marked G. M four
muslin stocks, one pair of yarn hose, fix yards of dark
chintz, a case of razors and (having implements, a
pound of hyfon tea in two black bottles, three fpeliing
books, one TEfop's fables, four cotton handkerchiefs,
one napkin, a half pound of coloured thread, some sew
ing silk, and several other small articles ; likewise a pair
of boots newly foaled and heel-tapped, and fox'd high
toward the instep, and a pair of plated fpurs.—ln the
night of the 23d inst, the above articles were taken out
of Ms. Baynton's front parlour by forae villain or vil
lains, who found means to force open the window.
The above reward (hall be paid for the thief or thieves
and goods, or Four Hundred Dollars for the latter on
ly, and in proportion for any part, by
GEORGE MORGAN.