The Pennsylvania packet, or, The general advertiser — Lancaster, Pa.;Philadelphia, Pa., 1780-08-26 00:00:00, page 4

Philadelphia, July 15, 1780.
% H £ REAS the Estates of Samuel
¥V Sh cm^r, Andrew Allen, William Austin,
Ifo Alien, George Knepper, David Jones, John Hen
drrfoa, William Ross, William Evans, John Hale, and
John Parreck, all late nf the City of Philadelphia, have
in due court. :ofLaw been forfeited and prized to the
use of this State.
W E the Subferiben Agents for the Did City, do here-
V, GIVE NOTICE, that the Estates of the said
S .niU Shoemaker, Andrew Allen, William Austin,
l^c Alien, George Knapper, David Jones, John Hen
derfori, William Ross, \Villiam Evans, John Hale, and
Parrock, within the said City, confining of the
/allowing MESSUAGES, LOTS, RENTS, and TE
NEMENT^viz.
No, t. A three Rory Brick Meffuage, Stores, Lot and
Wharf, situate on theeaft fide of Water-street, between
SlDfru and Mulberry-fleets, containing in breadth on
Water-street, 31 feet ti inches (ineluding an Alley of
0 act 8 inches wide on the south fide thereof) and
continuing that breadth 91 feet, then widening on
the south fide to the breadth of 45 feet 5 incites, and
continuing that breadth into the river Delaware as far as
low r^;:: mark; in tenure of Coi. Joseph Dean.
No. 2. A bank Lot (oppofitt to the above described
Mel To- and Lot) whereon are ereaed a Brick Tene
nrn (Therein Samuel Shoemaker, ormerly kept his Of
fia) on Water Greet, and a Stable and Coach House on
Front Greet, containing in breadth 16 feet 4 inches,
including an 8 feet wide Alley on the north fide there
of, and extending from Water Greet to Front Greet ;
allo in tenureof the said Col. Joseph Dean.
No. 1 Six yearly Rent Charges, amounting to i6l.
ros. Penn'rlvinia Currency, issuing out of a large Lot of
G^und at the north weft corner of Second and High
fleets, and payable from Richard Parker's Estate ; £!i
z^^ b Herman; Frederick Shinkle; Philip Syng ; Jo-
Cph Johuftn's Estate and John Drinker ; all late the E
fc itt of Samuel Shoemaker, in Fee Simple.
No. 4.A three story Brick Meffuage and Lot of Ground,
f.uataon the north fide of High-street, between Front
a:I Seeond-ftreets, containing in breadth 15 feet, and
in -pt 1 10: feet, with the privilege of a 3 feet wide Al
-I.y, on the east fide thereof ;in tenure of Matthias Stim
ble,
Nc. 5. A two story Brick Meffuage and Lot, situate
on the e^l tide of Fourth-street, between SaGafras and
Muioerry-ftretts, containing in breadth 17 feet 6 inches
(inclining one half of a 3 feet wide Ailey on the north
fide thereof) and extending in depth 49 feet 6 inches ; in
t^ure o< Frederick Griner.
N. 6. A two story Brick Meffuage and Lot, situate
cn thee ft fit of Fourth-street, between Saffafrae and
Mulbtr;y-Rroets, containing 17 feet 6 inches (including
c:u half of 3 feet wide Alley, on the north fide there
of) and extending in depth 4.9 feet 6 inches; in tenure
0! Raftian Woolley,
No 7. One yearly Rent Charge of 69 Spanish Silver
I fI JD'v.f and one third of a Dollar, issuing out of
: Lot on the south fide of High-street near theold goal;
in tenure of Henry Keppele.
No. S. Two yearly Kent Charges cf 10 Spanish Sil
ver Milled Dollars and a half each, issuing out cf two
Lots of Ground, on the east fide of Fourth-street be
tween Saffafras and Mulber/y-ftreets, in tenure of George
Knorr. and William Warner; all late the Estate of Sa
muel Shoemaker during the term of his natural life.
N 0.,, A Lot of Ground, situate on the north fide of
WAnut-ftreet and eaG fide of Filth-street, containing
in breadth (on Walnut Greet) 22 feet 6 inches, and
extending in depth 160 feet ; in tenure of William
Weston.
No. io. A Brick Tenement and Lot of Ground, si
tuate on the north fide of Walnut-street, (adjoining the
above described Lot) containing in breadth 14 feet three
inches, and in depth too fact, in tenure of the Widow
Freefman.
No. 11, A Brick Tenement and Lot of Ground, ad
joining the above described Tenement and Lot, contain
ing in breadth 14 feet, 3 inches, and in depth 160 feet,
in tenure of Edward Carragan.
No. it. A Lot of Ground situate on the east fideof
Fifth-ftrict, adjoining the back ends of the above de
frric : three Lots, containing in breadth 30 feet, and
in depth 51 feet.
No, 13. A Lot of Ground adjoining the last above
dermbed Lot, containing in breadth 30 feet, and in
: pth 51 feet, on which is erefted a one story frame Te
r.tment, in tenure of Michael Clark.
No. 14. Two yearly rents of 1001. Pennsylvania
Cureny each, issuing out of two Lots of Ground on
the weft fide of Second-street, between Saffafras and
Mulberry-Greets, one of them in tenure of David Schaf
fer, and the other in tenure of Col. Isaac Melcher and
A. M Icher, all late the estate ofthe said Andrew Allen.
No. 15. A two story Brick Meffuage, Lot and Wharf,
( .bm the Ferry is kept) on the north fide of Mulber
ry-Greer, containing in breadth east and weft 98 feet,
to low water mark, and extending in depth north and
fruth 42 feet, in tenure of the Widow Tolbert, late the
estate of the said William Austin.
No. 16. A two story Brick Meffuage and Lot of
Ground, situate on the weft fide of Fourth-street, be
tween Market and Chefnut-ftreets, containing in breadth
15 feet, and in depth 49 feet 6inches, late the estate of
cue laid Isaac Alien.
No. 17. A three story Brick Meffuage, Bake House,
Stable and Lot of Ground, situate on the weft fide of
Front Greet, between Saffafras and Mulberry-Greets,
containing in breadth 1, feet, andin depth 162 feet 9
inches, in tenure of John Brown, Joyner, late the estate
of the said George Knapper.
No. 18. A thiee story Brick Meffuage, Frame Te
nement and Lot of Ground, situate on the north-tall:
frie of Dock-street, between Third and Walnut-streets,
containing in breadth 17 feet, and in depth 64 feet, sub-
rdiLADELPHIA: Printed and Sold by JOHN DUNLAP, in Market-street.
j^a tea ground rent of Six Pounds per annum, late the
estate of the said David Jones.
No. 19. A three story Brick Meffuage, Stable and
Lot of Ground, situate on the east fide of Second-street,
between Walnut and Spruce-streets, containing in
breadth 20 feet, and extends in depth from Second
ftreet toDock-ftreet, being on the north fide, in feet,
and on the south fide 97 feet, in tenure of the Honor
able George Bryan, Esq ; late the estate of the said John
Henderson.
No. 20. A two story Brick Meffuage and Lot of
Ground, situate on the north fide of Walnut-street, be
tween Front and Second Greets, containing in breadth
16 feet, (including a three feet wide alley on the weft
fide thereof) and extending in depth 50 feat 6 inches,
late the estate of the said William Ross; fubjc& to a
ground-rent of 30s. per annum.
No. 21. A two story Frame Carpenter's Workshop
and Lot of Ground, situate on the north fide of Pine-
Greet, between Third and Fourth-streets, containing in
breadth 20 feet, and extending in depth from Pine-street
to Union-Greet, 160 feet, late the estate of the said
William Evans.
No. 22. A Frame Tenement and Stables, erected on a
Lot of Ground, situate on the south fide of Lumbard-
Greet, between Front and Second-streets, in tenure of
Capt. Pro&or ; late the estate of the said John Hale.
No. 23. A Frame Coach-House, Stables and Lot of
Ground, situate on the weft fide of Second-street, be
tween Lombard and South Greets, containing in breadth
46 feet, and in depth 225 feet, to Barron-ftieet, fubjed
to a groundrent of 46 Spanish Pistols per annum; allo
late the estate of the said John Hale.
No. 24. A three story Bri k Meffuage and lot of
Ground, situate on the south fide of Saffafras Greet, ad
joining the house formerly occupied by John Parrock,
late the estate of the said John Parrock.
Will be fold by Public Vendue, at the Court-Heufe
in the said city, on Monday the 28th day of August next.
The Sale to begin at Ten o'Clock in the forenoon, and
continue from day to day until the whole (hall be fold.
The terms of sale will be according to Law, viz one
fourth part of the purchase money to be paid in tec days
alter the sale, or the premises again to revert to the
State, and the bidder liable to forfeit the said fourth
part of the purchase money, and the remainder thereof
within one month after sale, on failure thereof the pr,
mises in like manner to revert to the State, 2nd the fourth
part paid to be forfeited, and on certificates of payment
feing produced from the Agents or either of them, deeds
will be given as by Law dire^ed.
And to prevent all difficulties with refpe& to pay
ment, the Agents will attend at the Court-House on the
tenth day after sale, to receive the firft payment, and in
like manner on the 30th day after sale, to receive the
last payment; after which nJ purchase money will be
received, but the premises again fold for the benefit of
the Commonwealth.
WILLIAM WILL, ).
ROBERT SMITH, )
Philadelphia, July 29, 1789.
To the PUBLIC.
AN Advertisement having been published the 25th
init. in Mr. Dunlap's Paper,by the Agents for tor~
feited Ertates in the city of Phiiaaelphia, proclaiming,
that on the 28th of Auguh, they intended to fell by
Public Au&ion, among other Eitaces, " two yeany
Rents of 1001. Pennsylvania Currency each, issuing out
of two Lots of Ground on the wett fide of Second-street
between Saffafras and Mulberry Greet, ona of them in
the tenure of David Schaffer, and the other in the te
nure of Colonel Isaac Meicher and A|dam Melcher, late
the Eltate of Andrew Alien."
The case stands briefly thus.—The fubferibera hold
the premises under two different deeds from Andrew
Allen and Sarah his wife, both dated the 21G 01 Au
gust, 1770, each Lot fubjed to a yearly ground rent of
266 and 1-3 Spandh Silver Dollar's tor ever. Provided,thet
if either of the owners or tenants of the said two Lots,
should at any time within the Ipace of ten yens from
the date of the said deed, pay or tender to tee taid An
drew Allen, his heirs or aligns, 5333 ana 1 3 fach Dol
lars as aforefaid, besides the arrearages then due, the
ground rent should become excin&.
In April, 1779, Col. Melcher,eldest fonat Leonard Mel
cher, deceased, on behalf of himfeit and his brothers
and fitters, ( two of whom were minors ) offered
to the said Agents the itipuuiea sum for ex
tinguishing that ground rent in Continental Money,
and upon the Agents refuting to take it in lieu of
Silver, the Colonel by petdion complained to the Su
preme Court, and the Court considering the said peti
tion, decreed on the 7th day of April, 1779, in the
words following, viz. that " the Representatives of
the said Leonard Melcher art intided to extinguish
the ground rent aforefaid, by paying to the Agents for
forfeited Estates of persons attainted of High Treason,
in pursuance of an Ad of Aflembly of this Common
wealth, the sum of 5333 and 1-3 Dollars, in the law
ful Currency of this Commonwealth, together with such
arrearages of ground rent in the laid Currency as mail
be due tor the Lot aforefaid, at the time of payment of
the said sum of 5333 and 1-3 Dollars in like manner as
if the said ground rent had been rtferved and made
payable in the said Currency of this Commonwealth, of
which the said Agents for forfeited Estates art to take
notice and govern themselves accordingly."
After obtaining this decree of the Supreme Court the
Agents to whom it was delivered, Gill refuted to take
the Continental and Statenioney in lieu of Silverhill in
the month of September next following, the said David
Schaffer, owner of one of the said Lots, and the laid
Isaac Melcher and Adam Melcher, to whom in the di
vision and settlement of their said Father's Estate, the
other Lot was conveyed, made a formal tender to the A-
gents of the redemption money and arrearages of rent
due, in such money, as by the A& cf General Assembly
was declared to be the Currency of this State, and the
faidAgents severally and jointly refufed to accept thereof,
a few days after thetender was made and refufal given,
the said David Schaffer, Isaac Melcher and Adam Mel
cher, did pay according to Law, to Isaac Snowden, Esq;
Treasurer of the State tax, each of them two thirds
of the money by them refpedively tendered to the A
gents, and took the Treasurer's receipts.
The jotb O&ober, the fuhferibers presented a ref
peaful memorial to the Prudent in Council, setting
forth the case as it is herein before stated, together with
their title, deeds, the decree ofthe Supreme Court, the
account of rent due to the said Allen's estate, and the
receipts of the said Treasurer, praying that an A& be
made in the name of the Supreme Executive Council,
for extinguishing the rent charged on the estates of the
memorialifts---This memorial, the deeds and other pa
pers were delivered to the Secretary the 10th of Octo
ber, remained with the Council lull four months, until
on the nth day of February it was considered and dis
missed by the following resolve:
" Refolded, That realonable legal doubts having arisen
“ to the laid tender, as also to the jurisdiction of the
" Supreme Court, in thecafe of the Commonwealth be
" ing a creditor and not a debtor. And upon en
" quiry it being foand that it has not been the practice
" upon the Aft of Aflfembly, to extinguish redeero,.-
“ ble ground rents as prayed by/this petition, the fame
" be dismissed, and the parties be left to their remedy
" at law."
Upon this occasion, the fubicribeis find it proper, pub>
licly to make known and declare, that undyr the Laws
of this Commonwealth, by the authority, and agreeable
to the decree of the judges ofthe Supreme Court, they
themselves have already purchaled the said two ground
rents, and paid the fame into the Treasury as herein be
fore stated; and therefore dp forewarn all persons of pur
chasing from the said Agents, the said two several
ground rents, or either of them.
DAVID SCHAFFER,
ISAAC MELCHER,
ADAM MELCHER.
Port 0, PbilaJilpbia, p^mfyl^ama, fi.
I'o A Li, whom it may concern.
ftJ OTICE is hereby given, that a Court of Admi
rally will be l^ld at h:e State-house, in the city of
Philadelphia, on t^e twenty -sixth day of August inst.
at Ten o,clock in the forenoon, for the trial of the
Ichooner or veflel called the Lively, and her cargo, bur
then about twenty tons, - ——— Alien, late master;
taken on her late voyage from Hifpanibla to Baltimore,
retaken, f,nt i^to th:s port and libelled against by Sa.
mul HJlingflinad, (qui tarn, &c.) To the intent that
the owners thereof, or any other persons concerned
therein, may appear and ftiew cause, why a decree
should not pals purluant to the prayer of the libel, &c.
By order of the Judge,
August 21. ANDREW ROBESON, Reg.
Port ej rbiiedtipna, Pennfrhama, IT.
I' O ALL whom it may concern.
N° '"' ' s hereby given, that a Court of Admi
""'y *'" b e h e 'd at the State-house, in the city of
Philadelphia, on the twenty-sixth Hay of August inlt. at
ten o'clock in the forenoon, for the trial of the brigan
tine or vessel called the Gloucester, burthen about 100
tons, and her cargo, lately commanded by William
Stokes, taken at sea, on her late intended voyage from
the island of Madeira to New- York, sent into this port,
"r". libelled against by Stephen Decatur, and Roger
K^ighn, @i lam, &c.) To the intent that the owner or
coca rs thereof, or any persons concerned therein, may
r.pp^r arid shew cause, if any they have, why the fame
cbomd^ot be condemned pursuant to the prayer of the
libel, &c.
^y Order of the Judge,
August [4. ANDREW ROBESON, Reg.
'"':?' Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, f.
10 ALL 'whom it may concern.
N ° ? I,°E is hereby given, That a Court of Ad
mwarty will be held at Ihr State-house in the city
of Philadelphia, on the twenty-sixth day of August inst.
at Ten o'clock in the forenoon of the fame day, for the
trial of the schooner Adventure, burthen about twenty
five tons, lately commanded by Edward Steward, taken
at lea on her intended voyage from Providence to
Charieftown, sent into this port and libelled against by
John Kemp, &c. To the end and intent that the owner
or owners, or any perlon concerned therein, may ap
pear and shew cause, if any they have, why the fame
should not be condemned according to the prayer of the
libel, &c. By order of the Judge,
Auguftiy, 1780. ANDREW ROBESON, Reg.
Port of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, g
TO ALL wham it may concern.
I\l 0 T ICE is hereby given, That a Court of Ad
piralty will be held at the State house in the city
°' Philadelphia, on the twenty-sixth day of August inst.
at 1 en o'clock in the forenoon of the fame day, for the
trial of the brig Flora, burthen about one hundred and
twenty tons, lately commanded by John Giles, taken
a ^. lea on her intended voyage from New York to
Charleftown, lent into this port and libelled against by
John Kemp, &c. To the intent that the owner or own
ers, or any person concerned therein, may appear and
shew cause, if any they have, why the fame fliould not
be condemned according to the prayer of the libel, &c.
By order of the Judge,
August 17, 1780. ANDREW ROBESON, Reg.