The Pennsylvania packet, or, The general advertiser — Lancaster, Pa.;Philadelphia, Pa., 1782-12-12 00:00:00, page 4

William Prichard,
BOOKSVLLER and STATION E R,
Bet^c^n Front and Second-Greets, in Market-Greet,
opposite Letitia- court,
Is happy to inform the generous encouragers of Lite
rature, that he has j"ft publiffi,d an additional Ca
talogue to his CIRCULATING LIBRARY ; and
begs leave to aflnr^ them, that his belt endeavours
will be used, to provide Food for the mind the en
suing Winter:
Among many other valuable Books for sale, he has the
fallowing, viz.
FOL I O.
/~lAb ESBY's Natural History of the Carolinas, Ba-
I, hama Iflandi, &c. with 200 elegant copper plates,
masterly executed, and beautifully coloured from life,
in ? vols.
Comp rte collections of State Trials, 6 v.
Ruth north's Historical Colleai&ns, including his Trial
of L rd Stafford, 8 v.
Hosurd's History of the World, 3 v.
Rode's Abridgement, 6 v.
Bacon's Abridgment, 3 v.
R-ere William's, Cooke's, Saunders's and Hobbart's
Reports, &c. ^ith a general collection of the moG
rnode:n authors in law.
Chambers's Dictionary of Arts and Sciences, * v.
Millet's ^nd Gardiner's D Qibrury on Botany, &:. 2V@
James's Medical Didionar),
An ftalian\ D aionary,
Salmon's Natural Hifiory of Plants, with plates, Ware's
Archit ctors, in four book',
Hornius's complete Body of ancient Geography,
Natural Hift>rv of Barhadoes, with cuts,
QU ART O and O CTAVO.
Gravefend's Experiments of Natural Philosophy, 2 v.
Deft%lirr's ri^c, ditto,
The London Chronicle f<r 1757,
Monsieur de Blainvillt'a Travels through Europe,
Phibfophbal Tranftaionr, 37 v.
Literary M gazines, or the Works of the learned, 12 v.
Monthly Reviews, 31 v.
Unlvirfal Hiftcry, gilt, 20 v.
Universal Hifory, half bound, 20 v.
Cullen's Materia Medica,
Hiftorr of England comrht', by Smollet; 15 v.
Rob:rtfon, History of Scotland, 2 v.
Hiftofy of Charles the Vth, 3 v.
- —- History of America, 2v.
Locke's Essay on Human Understanding, 2 th
on the Epifties
The Preceptor, or a general Comfe of Education, 2 V.
Orrery's Pliny, 2 y.
Butler's Remains,
^Gentv's Lecturer, 3 v.
Sharp's Surgery,
Van SwElen's Commentaries,
Quincei's Lexicon,
Potter's Antiquities of Greece, 2 %
Pottery's Chirurgical Works, 4. v.
Complete Body of Huflandry, 3 V.
Smith's HiGory of New Jersey,
Raleigh's Works, 2 v.
Franklin's History of Pennf,lvania,
Salmon's Geographical Grammar,
French, Eoglifh, Latin, Italian, and Dutch Daionaneg,
With a very general Collection of Divinity, Law, Phy
fir, Mathematics and the CLfficr, not inferred.
NOVELS and BOOKS of Entertainment.
Spt&tor, Tatler, Guardian, Rambler, Peregrine
Pickle, Tom Jones, Roderick Random, Den Quixotte,
Gil B'a% Female Quixotte, Roufelle's Letters, Persian
and Peruvian Letters, Pamela, Prince of AbyffinD,
Bellefarius, Gu'rhahtia, Ward's Nuptial Dialogues,
Triumph of Truth, Ovid's Art of Love, Madame de
Granton, Vicar of Wak field, Longsword, Earl of Sa
lisbury, Viaud's Voyage, Trigram Shandy, Hawks.
worth's Telemachus, the Ladies Travels through Spain,
Sterne's Works complete, Muse in Good Humou r , Ju
lie de Rohipn°, Deferred Village, Magazines, Plays,
Periodical Pamphlets, &c.
4 *, The above is part of Four Thousand Volumes,
of a very scarce and valuable Collection, man, of
which are not to be met with in this City, or on the
Continent of America, and are now felling on the
lowest Terms, for Cash.
SCHOOL BOOKS.
Bibles, Testaments, Spelling Bpoks, Louth's and
Buchanan's English Grammar, Croxal's and Dodfley's
Slop's Fables, Pantheon, Art of Speaking, Oecono
my of Human Life, Primers, Battledores, &c. &c,
STATIONARY.
Best Writing Paper, ditto gilt and mourning, Quills,
Penknives and Sciffars, Wafers red and black, Wax
ditto, Pencils, leather and pewter Ink-ftsnds, Ink pow
der, Ink-sticks, &c. ivory Pounce Boxes and Folders,
Bonnet and Hat Boxes, Gold Scales, silk Purf.s, Cork
screws, Jones's genuine Powders for taking out Gains
and foots, Pocket-books, Piaures, Merchants Ac
count Books ruled and plain, Receipt and Copy Books,
German Flutes, and Music Paper ruled and plain.
Great Allowances, in the above Articles, will be
made to Country Traders, by the Quantity.
BOOKS bought, fold, or exchanged.
By JAMES PEMBERTON, in Philadelphia,
A WELL improved FARM, two miles diftantfrom
Burlington, now occupied by Richard Stockton,
eoniaining about 175 acres, on which a new convenient
barn and stables were built the last summer, and the
dwelling house and kitchen repaired in good tenanta
ble orders Also a LOT of extraordinary MEADOW
GROUND, about three acres, and a LOT of ORCH
ARD, about four acres, within the bounds of the said
town. Philadelphia, 11th mo. 23, 1782.
Philadelphia: Printed and Sold by DAVID C. CLAYPOO LE, in MaAet-Street.
TO BE LE T T,
STOLEN out of the lot of the fubferibr, on tie
22d instant, A Bay HORSE, between i, and 15
hands high, 9 years old, has a star in his forehead,
trots, paces and handgallops, food before, had a so e
on the off fide cf his back, ocerfioned by the fiddle,
he has neither brand nor ear mark perceivable. Who
ever secures Did Horse and Thief, so that the owner
may get the horse and the thief brought to justice,
(hall receive the above Reward for the horse and Four
Dollars for the thief, with other reafona l le charges
paid by me, MICHAEL SHUMAKER, in Ma&t
ftr#eb near Sixth-street, Philadelphia. Nov. 24.
Nine Pounds Reward,.
Hartford county, Gate of Maryland, Nov. 17, 1782.
ABSENTED from h:s bail, and like wife stole a
Bridle, on the 15th instant, a certain WII LiAM
BOWAN, Schoolmaster, of a black complexion, about
5 feet 8 or 9 inches high, pitted with the small p< x ,
long black hair tied behind, of a middling ftaturei
had on when he went away, a blue coat and white jac,
ket, with boots ; his horse of a chefnut colcur, about
14 hands high, has a star in his face. Whoever t^k#
up and secures laid person, shall .have the at eve Re
ward with reasonable charges, paid b\ me
ROBERT GLENN.
'T O B E S O L D,'
A very fine Saddle HORSE,
full sized and elegantly firmed, five years ole next
June 'Enquire at Mr. HODGDON's Livery-Gal |<,
behind the City-tavern. No". 13.
1V ANTE D,
A S a TUTOR to two or three Boys (or more if
ri he chuffs) a MAN uithafmall family, who un
derftands the Latin and Greek languages, ano the Ma
thematicks.—A hc^/e and garden will be found, with
P^GurageJn a healthy part of the country, and a hand
some salary given. Fer further particulars enquire at
the Lower-ferry on Susquehanna (the north fide) or
of the Printer.
N. B. To save trouble, no person need apply but
such as can be well recommended. Dec.
TO BE SO L D,
THAT elegant, healthy and,pleafant PLACE f t r
merly owned by Mr. John Rotife, situate in
Paflyunk township, near the Butchers.arms,
being within one mile of the South-Greet of the cits,
containing in the whole 33 acres, 16 of which lying on
the writ fide of a road or lane, commonly called Roufe's
lane, chicfl, upland meadow, on which is an elegant
frame dwelling house exceedingly well finifhed, two
stories high, 32 feet by 30, four rooms on a floor and
two good garrets, with a passage through the whole
lined with a four inch brick wall,with a good dry cellar
under the whole divided in three parts, with a kitchen
and piazza adjoining, &c. &c. with a pump of good
water near the kitchen door, and a variety of fruit
tr<es, such as apples, cherries, peais, plumbs, quinces,
&c. a garden, &c. and two large button-wood trees in
the yard that afford an agreeanle shade in the feafen,
&c. the whole in good order; and afto 17 Acres lying
on the east fide of the road, right opposite, divided in
lotts, each having a front On said road, as following—
No. i, Fourteen perches front, containing 4 acres
and odd perches; three acres of which is orchard,
chiefly good winter fiui% on which is a good barn
with a cellar under it wailed with stone, 43 feet by 21,
stable, &c. &c.
No, 2, Thirteen perches, containing 4 acres and odd
perches, three of which is orchard of the fame fruit,
with some cherry and peach trees.
No. 3, Eleven perches, containing 4 acres and odd
perches, of which one and a half acres is upland mea
dow, one acre now in potatoes, the remainder stubble
ground.
No. 4, Ten perches, containing 4 acres and odd
perches, of which the fame proportion is meadow, po
tatoes and stubble ground as loft No, 3. The whtle
now in good fence and good order, with a thorn hedge
fronting ; the whole of the lots lies to the fun and is a
pleasant place to build. The whole will be fold toge
ther or ftp rate as it is described; the title indisputa
ble. The terms of sale %ilj be made easy to the pur
chasers or purchaser that it may fait to take the whole.
For terms apply to BENJAMIN HEMINGS, in Fourth
street, between Lombard and South Greets. Pcfl ffion
may be had at any time.
N. B. A handlome half-blooded MARE to be Sold,
riling four years old, fourteen bands and a h 1^ high,
prettily marked with snip and star, and one hind foot
white and moves well. Enquire as above. O^o. 30.
% N EVENING SCHOOL will soon be opened, in
n one of the rooms of the Uhiverfity in this city, for
inftru&ing young gentlemen in the very necessary and
entertaining feience of GEOGRAPHY. Every method
will be taken to render the itudy easy and pleasant, a#
well as improving: and for this purpose will be given
short ik^tthes of the hirtories and manners of nations,
and abridgements of travels, voyages and circum
navigations ; particularly of Ruffian discoveries; of
Cook's kit celebrated voyage round the globe, and his
feafch for a north paffags ; of Cover's travel# through
North-America, and of Robert fori's history of the new
wo Id.
For information in ether particulars, young gentle
men will please to apply to the Profeffor of History in
said University. Dec. 4.
To the P ÜBLI C,
Four Dollars Reward.
Haym Solomons,
BROKER to the Office of Finance, to the Consul Ge^
neral of France, s n d to the Treasurer cf the French
Army, at cis Office io Front-Greet, between Mar
ket and Arch-Greets, BUYS and SELLS on Com
mifficn
BANK Stock, Bills of Ex
change on France, Spain, Holland, and other
parts of Europe, the Weft Indies, and inland bills at
the usual ccmmiffion He Buy# and Sells
Loan-Office Certificates, Con
tinental and State Money, of thjs or any other Gate
Pa< master and Quartermaster Genera's Notes ; these and
every ether kind cf paper tranfiions (bills of ex
change excepted) be will charge his employers no more
than ONE HALF PER CENT on his Commission,
He procures Money on Loan
fcr a Ihort time, and gets Notes and Bills difeounted.
Gentlemen and others, rtfiding in this Gate, or any
of the united Gates, by fending their orders to this Of
fice, may depend on having fcir btfinefs tranfaAed
with as mcen fidelity and expedition, as if they were
th mfelves prifent.
He receives Tobacco, Sugars Tea, and every other
tort of Gooes to Sell on Cemmiffion ; so. which pur
pose he has provided proper Stores.'
He flatters bimfelf, his affidu
itr, pur&ality, ard ^teefivr exmedons in hi# bufi
n<f„ as a Broker, i; well citablrihed in various parts of
Europe, and in the united ft-.tes in particular.
All perlons who Ihril pl^f> to favour him with their
bufinef , rn:y d<pnd upon hs utmost exertion fcr their
ineeft, am
Part of the Money advanced, if required.
N. B. Paymatter-General's Note^ taken
as Cash for Bills of Exchange.
Good Encouragement will be given to a
Journeyman Tinman,
By JOHN BATES, in I"nird-ftreet, just above Church
aker, Nov. 22.
To be Sold for Life or a Term of Years
AYiu g NEGRO MAN ; a most excellent waiter'
and understands the care of horfe# ; can be wet
recommended for his honeftj, sobriety, & c . Fennie
ofthe Printer. Nov.%
q AKFN up:y tie f^fcriber, abort the middle
I c. J" y ^L a Back HORSE, between 12 and
13 hands hi;,, 4 yearn old, hag a fall st ar , no brand
nor ear.irak. Whoever b /$ left the said Herfe by
applying to WILLIAM FIEL DS, in Ridby town^ip
Chester county, proving property and paring charges
may have him agan. GEORGE YOCOM.'
December 3, 1782.
Broker's Office,
By ISAAC FRANKS,
In Second-Greet, between Market and Chefrrut-Greets,
who is acquainted with every species of the Broker';
Bufinef#, and is conversant in the Laws of Exchange
and Barter. -At his OFFICE
Drily Attendance is given ; Secrecy and the utmost
Punctuality are observed, in tranfafting every kind
of Bufinef# incident to this Office. °
Bills of Exchange, &c.
FOREIGN Bills of Exchange, either upon France,
Spain, Holland, Gottenburgh, or any pan of Eu
rope; also Inland Bill?, Notes and Certificates are ne
gociated, difeounted or fold with the greatest attention
to the interest of the party concerned.
Officers Notes and Certificates, I oan-Office
Certificates, and New-York Depreciati
on Notes,
Are ne^oci^ted on the best terms . •Cafli will be given
at a very reasonable difiount, for Officers Notes,'
Money Put Out,
From time to time, upon such security, interest or
allowance, as shall be agreeable to the parties, either
for a week, month or year.
Merchandize of every Sort,
Where money is wanted to be raised immediately by
Grangers or others, is received, and fold upon commif
ficn : in the t/anGding of which business Fidelity may
be depended on.'
Houses and Lands
M^y be bought or fold by applying to this Office,
held either in fee Ample, for life or years; in the difpo
fl of which, due regard will be paid to the legality of
title and the right of perfens to transfer.
N. 3. As the Business of this Office is
become very extensive, and greatly exceeds his most
sanguine expiations, it will be tranfied upon such
cafy terms as cannot fail to ensure a continuance of Bu
finefc.
Isaac Franks, Broker, hath for Sale
Twelve Lots of Ground in the City,