Dunlap's Pennsylvania packet , The general advertiser — Philadelphia, Pa., 1774-07-11 00:00:00, page 4

AW OMAN who is capable of per
toiming all forts of COOKERY, would
b etui to go out to fuels dinners or (uppers in
ge Siemens families. Enquire at John Krib s,
in Fourth Greet, three doors from the corner of
Walnut-Greet.
Dumfries, Virginia) April z 3, 1774.
TWENTY DOLLARS REWARD.
RAN A WAY last night from my plantation
near this place, two servant men, namely,
GEORGE and JOLIN ALLEN; they were
lttly imported in the Juftitia, consigned to Mr.
Thomas Hedge. Georgeis a likely young fellow,
auout 25 years of age, 5 feet io or 11 inches high,
Hoops much, is remarkably found Ihouldefed and
in toed ; had on when he went away, a bearikin
jacket and breeches, new shoes, and a final! round
hat with a black ribbon and buckle. John is about
27 years old, and is brother to George, more (lender
made, and about two inches under the size of his
brother ; had ch the fame fort of cloaths, only a
pair of old shoes, cut at the toes": They may, how
ever, change their cloaths, as they took with them
such as they brought from on board the Grip, which
were dark brown sailors jackets and breeches.
Whoever will apprehend thefaid servants and fectire
them, so that I may get them again, dial! have the
above reward. All matters of veflels are iiereby
forwarned from carrying them oft.
THOMAS MONTGOMERIE.
Philadelphia, June 4, 1774.
THREE POUNDS REWARD.
STRAYED AWAY LU Monday from the
Commons, a small dark red C 0 W, has no
white about her, a large bag, and gives R good deal
of milk ; supposed to be about nine or ten years
old. Whoezer will give information to the fub
feriber where Lid Cow may be bad, or brings her
home, thall have the above Reward, and reasona
ble charges, paid by JOSEPH FOX, Blacksmith,
in Seventh-street.
N. B. She is branded with the letters FOX, with
a fire-brand, on the horn.
AL L persons indebted to the estate of
JOSEPH FRAZER, late of this city,
baker, deceased, are requested to make speedy pay
ment ; and those who have any demands against
laid eltate, are desired to fend in their accounts,
that they may be adjured and fettled by
MARV FRAZER, Administratrix.
Salem, Maj 21, 1774.
WHEREAS my wife JANE hath eloped
from me, I therefore warn all persons not
to trust her on my account, as I will pay no debts
of her contrasting from the date hereof.
THOMAS ROWELL.
W A N T E D,
A N APPRENTICE to the Mercantile
bufihefs, a lad about sixteen years of age,
that writes a good hand, and understands some
thing of arithmetic. Enquire of the Printer.
Just published (price One Dollar) and to be fold
by ISAAC COLLINS, Printer, in Bur
lington, and R. AITKEN, Bookseller, in
Front-street, Philadelphia,
THE VOTES and PROCEEDINGS
of the last session of GENERAL AS
SEMBLY of New-Jersey. To which is an
nexed, the BILL, entitled, An Afl for the more
equitable manumission of flames, &c. which is referred
for further consideration till next session.
Just PubliPned (price 55.) and to be fold by
ISAAC COLLIN S,
PRINTER, in BURLINGTON,
THE LAWS passed last session of General
Assembly of New-Jersey.
N. B. 11 few copies may also be had of R.
Aitken, Bookseller, opposite the London Coffee
house, Philadelphia.
JUST IMPORTED BY
EDWARD BATCHELOR,
INSECOND-STREET,
A 'A RGE quantity of 7-8 and yard wide Irish
✓' linens, with an assortment of chintzes and
printed linens, which he will fell on the lowest terms
tor cash only. Allo to be disposed of, a parcel of
tar, hogs lard, and pork.
He rtqucfts all persons indebted to him beyond
their limited time of credit, to make immediate
payment/
SPERMACETI CANUTES,
And MOULD and DIPT
TALLOW CANDLES,
TO BE SOLD BY
Josiah hew es,
In CHESNUT-StREET.
e HILADEL P IIIA: Printed by JOHN DUNLAP, at the Ne^eft Printing-Office in Market-Street, where
Subscriptions at Ten Shillings per Annum, Advertisements, &c 6 are thankfully received for this Pepa.
T? IFLES for setting an edge on scythes, whih
" are far superior to any thing yet invented for
that purpose, and the more they are known the
more they will be used, as it will be found they are
much cheaper and more convenient than any stone,
for one rifle will serve a man two or three years hard
working, if of a good quality, and the Lid Fox
will engage his rifles to be as good as any that can
be made in England, and if any of them should net
prove good they will be exchanged : They will be
fold wholesale and retail as cheap as those imported
of as good a quality, and all orders from the coun
try will be carefully complied with.
N. B. If they should be found to cut too faft at
firft, a little grease rubbed over them will prevent
it, and they will Hand any weather, wet or dry.
JOHN FO X, Cutler,
At his shop in Fourth-street, Philadelphia,
TWENTY DOLLARS REWARD.
STRAYED or STOLEN from the sub
scriber, living in Christiana Hundred, New
c.irtle county, a likely black MAR E, about fix
years old, between 13 and 14 hands high, a natu
ral trotter, has a Far in her forehead, half a hog
mane, short switch tail, a lump on her neck near to
her near Moulder about the size of a musket bullet,
both her hind feet hath a little white, the one with
a ring round it and the other with a little white be
hind. Whoever takes up the thief and mare, shall
receive a reward of SIXTEEN DOLLARS for the
thief, and FOUR DOLLARS for the mare, with
leafonable charges, paid by
MADE an'd SOLD by
CONRAD GRAY.
This Day is published (price is. 6d.) by
JOHN SPA RHAW K,
At the London Bcok-ftore, in Second-street, Phi
ladelphia,
OB S ERV AT lONS on the A& of Parliament
commonly called the BOSTON PORT
BI LL; with THOUGHTS on Civil Societv
and Standing Armies. By Josiah Quincy, Jun.
Britons arise __
And shew you have the virtue to be mov'd.
. Pope.
Nulla sides, pietafq; viris, qui castra fequuntur,
V enalesque Man us: ibi fas, übi maxima merces.
Lucan.
Our necks are under persecution. Lam. v. 5.
What man can do against them, not afraid,
Tbs /othe death; against such cruelties
With inivard consolation recompenc'd:
And oft supported so, as foall amaze
Their proudest persecutors. Milton.
They that be (lain by the sword are better than
they that be slain with hunger. Lam. iv. 9.
The above may be had of Messrs. Noel and Ha
^ardand Mr. Hugh Gaine in New-York, of Mr.
William Achman in Annapolis, M iryland, of Mrs.
Rind in Williamfburgh, and of Mr. Robert Wells
in Charleftown, South-Carolina.
Said SpareiAwk has just published a neat edition
of Juliet Grenville: Or, the Hiftoty of the Human
Heart; in two volumes, price 10s. By Mr. Brooke,
author of the Fool of Quality.— New Sermons to
Asses, price is. 6d. by the author of Sermons to
Alles and Sermons to Dolors in Divinity. At
fame place may be had a general assortment of books
and stationary, a great variety of paper hangings,
some curious hard ware, optical, mathematical and
chirurgical instruments, &c. &c. &c.
Tobe SOLD by PUBLIC VENDUE,
on the premises, on Friday the 29th day of July
next, at ten o'clock in the forenoon,
AV A LUABLE tra& of LAND, situate
and lying on the River Mufconeteong, part
in the county of Hunterdon and part in the coun
ty of Sussex, containing 1600 acres ; there is agreat
quantity of very good meadow already made, and
more can be made with very little expence. On
the Lid tra& is a forge with three fires and one ham
mer, a small furnace, grist and saw-mill, a large
stone house, barn and spring-house, with a number
of neceflary buildings for workmen, &c. The trad
is now divided into plantations of about 200 acres
each, and will be fold either Separately or together,
as may belt suit the purchasers. The conditions
will be made known at the time of Lie, by
E STHER STAR N, Executrix.
On Wednesday the third day of Auguf lnext, by
Public Sale, at the house of Mrs. Sarah Chilton,
in Baltimore Town,
,|<H AT valuable trad of land called Colrain,
I formerly belonging to Capt. William Richard
son, patented for 602 acres, but said to contain
more, -whereon is built a framed dwelling-boufe,
30 feet by 20, with brick chimneys, two rooms be
low and three above, with a kitchen, meat-house,
milk^houfe, hen house, corn-house, liable and barn,
and a good apple orchard. There is about 40 acres
of meadow ground cleared, and under middling
fence, part whereof is embanked marsh, the rest
white-oak bottom, and upwards of 100 acres more
may be made. This land abounds with locutt,
maple, hickory, red and white-oak, is convenient
ly situated in Hartford County, upon Bush River,
four miles from Bn(h and Joppa, and twenty-two
from Baltimore Town. There is a good Herring
fifhery, and plenty of wild fowl on it, and said to
contain iron ore, being convenient to many fur
naces, and a good landing. Twelve months
credit will be given to the purchaser, who, if he
inclines to make a private bargain, may apply to
James Christie, jun. merchant, in Baltimore
Town, and Capt. William Richardson, who
now lives on the premises, will Lew the land.
WA N T E D,
To go to the West-Indies,
TIV O BRICK-MAKERS, who are well
acquainted with every part of the business, as
moulding, burning, &c. to whom good encourage
ment will be given on application to the Printer.
ABOUT four or five hundred acres, or a less
quantity of land, in Virginia, near the great
falls of Potowmack, where it is said may be very
conveniently built a long range of mills, and other
water works. Those who incline to purchase or
rent the said land, may know the terms by applying
or writing to the fubferiber, living near the said
Falls. BRYAN FAIRFAX.
FRANCIS DAYMON,
Master of the French and Latin languages, and
Librarian to the Library Company in Phila
delphia, ' ,
A C QU A INTS the Public, that he has re
-11 moved from Front-Greet to LatitieeCourt,
oppefite the pump, where he continues to fell,
v/hokfale and retail, all forts of implemen s and
apparatus for damping linen, books, silks, &c. with
letters and figures of various sizes, and colours
which stand the hardest waffling and boiling ; allo
portable presses of different conftru&ions, fuinifhed
with every necessary to print with.
Said Daymon will continue to teach Ladies and
Gentlemen the French language, after the m< ft
easy and approved method of the French Acade
my at Paris, where he was educated. He proposes
to take young gentlemen to board, at £.30 per an
num, having a good and convenient house for that
purpose. Parents may depend upon his taking a
proper care of such youths as may be committed to
his care either as scholars or hoarders.
He has also to dispose of, a few SKY OPTIC
BALLS, to be fixed in the Gutter of a window,
to make a Camera Obscura, which will repre
sent objects in their natural colours on a screen, so
that the most exact drawings may be made of them
by any perlon who can handle a pencil. Experi
ments of this curious machine may be seen every
afternoon at the Library Room in Carpenters Half,
in Chefnut-ftreet, Philadelphia.
Just imported in the know Peggy, Capt. Hattie, from
Glasgow, via New-York,
A neat assortment of MERCHANDIZ E,
Which I will fell on reasonable terms, at my store
in Front-street.
WILLIAM SEMPLE.
Baltimore, Maj 7, 1774.
TO BE S O L D,
TO BE SO L D,
Or RENTED for a long term of years,
Fok C 0 11 K,
it. The faft-failing'SHiP
^ FRIEND SHIP,
THOMAS JAN N,
Master;
W LL '," "^ i c ° n T
f VV nient speed. For freight
or passage apply to JamesSru-
ART an d Samuel Jackson,
near the Drawbridge.
There are now on board a few Scotch servants,
whose times are to be disposed of by said Stuart and
Jackson, who have for sale choice Iri(h beef, pork,
butter, and oatmeal, a few barrels of best Scotch
herrings, Burlington gammons, and Jamaica cof
fee, &c.
JOSEPH SAUNDERS,'
At his store in Chefnut-ftreet, between Front and
Second-Greets, hath for SALE,
A FEW GOODS, Of a heat quality, confin
ing of printed cottons and callicoes, flaxen
oZnabrigs, linen and cotton checks and stripes, bed
furniture, mantuas, durants, tammies, Griped and
plain camblets, dorfetteens, wool cards, brass can
dlesticks, black jacks, neat flowered tin quart mugs,
writing paper, pepper, alfpice, rice by the calk or
lesser quantity, French indigo, braziletto and log
wood, &c. &c.
N. B. lie also keeps an Insurance Office for flap
ping, as usual.
Impoi ted in the last vcllels from London, Liverpool
and Glasgow, and to be fold by
JO H N SHIELDS,
At his store on the north fide of Chefnut-ftreet, the
fourth door below Second Greet,
A NEA T assortment cf Spring and Summer
" GOODS; also a parcel of black India lute
firings and fattins, of the belt quality, which he
will fell very reasonable.
Fairfax County, Virginia, Ma, 15, 1774.
IN the month of March last the fubferiber
lent out a number of carpenters and labourers,
to build houses and clear and inclofe fields on his
patented lands on the Ohio, intending to divide the
Everal trails which he there holds, into convenient
sized tenements, and give leases thereof for lives,
or 'a term cf years, renewable forever, under cer
tain conditions which may be known either of him,
or Mr. Valentine Crawford, who is now 011
rhe land.——The situation and quality of these
lands having been thoroughly described in a former
advertisement, it is unnecessary to enlarge upon
them here. Suffice it generally to observe, that
there are no better in that country, and that the
whole of them lay upon the banks either of the
Ohio, or Great Canhawa, and capable of receiving
the highest improvement.
GEORGEWASIIINGTON.
Wilmington, 4th '^ Month, 1774.
TO BE SO L D,
TH E House and Lot in which the fubferiber
now lives, situate in Wilmington ; the Lot is
44 . feet front on Shippen-ftreet, extending 178 feet
back to Orange-street, upon which it has a front
of 66 feet: The whole is bounded north and south
by lots of Sarah Richardson and Edward Tatnel:
The house is built of brick, is two dories high, has
seven rooms ceiled and plastered, and two cellars,
in one of which is an arched vault, plastered and
(helved ; there is also a well of water near the kitch
en door. The whole is enclosed with a board fence,
is clear of ground-rent, and a convenient stand for
business, being near the upper Market-house. The
title is indisputable. For further particulars apply
to JANE FFARSON.
This Day is published, printed for, and fold by
R. A I T K E N,
Bookseller, Stationer and Bookbinder, opposite the
London Cotfee-houfe, in Front-street, Phila
delphia,
ANEW, correct and handsome o&avo edition
of DOMESTIC MEDICINE, or the
FAMILY PHYSICIAN, being an attempt
to render the medical art mere generally ufeful, by
/hewing people what is in their power, both with
lefpeft to the prevention and cure of diseases, by
regimen and simple medicines: By WILLIAM
B U CHAN, M. D. of the Royal College of Phy
sicians, Edinburgh. The second American edition,
carefully printed from the new London edition, witd
all the new corrections, by the author, with very
c^fiderable additions.
Just arrived per Capt. Falconer, from London, and
to be fold cheap by
RO B E R T LOOSELY,
SHOEMAKER in Walnut-Street,
AL ARGE assortment of SHOEMAICERS
TOOLS, &c. amongf twhich are, boot
legs, ben foals, white calf skins, white flieep-fkins,
knives of all forts, sizes and prices, awls cf the very
best kind, tacks, hammers, size flicks, rasps and
files, floats, white wax, heel balls, boot strapping,
firk flioe binding, pincers, nippers, lampblack, &c.
with almost every article suitable for the above bu
siness. Compleat sets of tools suitable for those who
have their shoes made in their own houses, war
ranted good; heels, lasts, &c. &c.
N. B. Store-keepers and others may be supplied
with any of the above articles as well by fending a
line, as though they were personally present.
Th E BRISTOL BAT H~S and
CHALYBEATE WELLS,
Are compleated in the most commodious manner,
for such persons as may incline to make use of
them the approaching season.
IT is for strangers to be informed that these Baths
and waters, from their effects jin a number of
diseases which had refilled every other medicine,
have been for some years deservedly ih the highest
repute : That the Waters are perhaps as pure and
light a chalybeate as the world affords, seldom even
at the firft drinking offending the ftoffiach, always
ftrengthenirig it and promoting a good appetite ;
are remarkably ufeful, if not fpecific, in all relax
ed, debilitated constitutions, whether arising from
sickness, reading too long in a warm climate, or
too free living: Obstructions in the liver, spleen
and mefenteric glands they have infallibly removed.
But the advantages to be obtained from Chalybeate
Waters are too extensive for an advertisement, for
which reason the Public are referred for a more
particular account of their uses and the advantage
ous Situation of Bristol, to the experiments and ob
servations on the Mineral Waters of Philadelphia,
Abington and Bristol, read before the American
Philosophical Society at Philadelphia, June 18, i 77 3,
by Benjamin Rufli, M. D. and loon alter pualilhed
in a small pamphlet.,
TO BE SOL D,
Upon Moderate Terms,
BRIGHT to one tboufand acres of land, part of
1 a trad containing about two tboufand (even
hundred acres, called Timber Ridge, originally
granted by Lord Baltimore to Vincent Low, lituate
then in Caecil county, Maryland, but by the line
lately fettled between that province and Penrfylva
nia) falls into NeW-CaGle county upon Delaware,
near the head of a creek called SaGafias, within a
few miles of Wetherfpoon's Tavern, at the Head cf
Apequinimy. Any person inclining to puicbafe
may be particularly informed of the terms, by en
quiring in Third-street, Philadelphia, for
SAMUEL PRES TON MOORE.
Borden-Toncn, sane 20, 1774.
WHEREAS on Tuesday night the
14th inst. the Store-house of the fubferiber
at Borden-Town was broken open, and robbed of
the following articles, viz. one striped pink and
white tobine robe and petticoat, one blue and white
luteflring gown, one brown Mantua ditto, one
green India chintz ditto, one purple and white cal
lico ditto, one blue fattin quilt, four muslin aprons,
three muslin handkerchiefs, five pair of cotton
stockings, one pair of blue fattin (hoes, fix drifts,
two linen aprons, one lawn apron, two red fik
handkerchiefs, one black and white linen handker
chief, and sundry ribbons and lace. If any persons
will secure the perpetrator or perpetrators of this
robbery, so that they may be brought to justice, they
(hall be handsomely rewarded by ELISHA
LAWRENCE, Esq; of Monmouth county,
the owner of the said goods. Should any of the
aforefaid articles be offered for sale, it is requested
that the vender may be flopped, and due enquiry
made. JOSEPH BORDEN.
ABINGTON MINERAL WATER.
SO vfeful in chronic diseases ; ftuated in the most
healthy part of the province of Pennsylvania ;
where good accommodations, at a moderate ex
pence, may be had at the house of WILLIAM
FRENC H, and at several other commodicus
houses in the neighbourhood of said springs.
N. B. Of laid French may be had, Dr. Rush's
Experiments and Observations on the above Mi
neral Water, with particular directions in what
diseases and in what manner it should be used.
WILLIAM TRICKETT,
STATIONER, from LONDON,
Opposite Black-Horse Alley, in Front-street near
Market Greet, and at his shop back of the said
house, in Water-street, Philadelphia,
MAKES all kinds of Accompt Books, in the
best manner, bound in leather and vellum,
or with Ruflia bands, and rules the fame to ar,
pattern ; where merchants and others may be fu;
plied with single books, or compleat sets, at the
(horteft notice. —He keeps a neat assortment of
books ready made, together with Stationary
Wares of all kinds, and flatters himfelf that the
goodness and cheapness of his work will recommend
him to the furore favour of those who please to
employ him. #
ONE THOUSAND POUNDS,
To be LET at interest, on good real security.
Enquire of the Printer.
ISA AC'Ta R T R A M,
CHEMIST And DRUGGIST,
HAS imported in the Mary and Elizabeth, Capti
Falconer, from London, a large assortment of
Drugs and patent Medicines, which will be fold zt
the ioweft prices, at Iris Medicine Store in Third
ftreet, between Market and Arch-flreets, at the
sign of the Unicorn's Head ; confining of faffron,
camphire, cream cf tartar, Epfem and Glauber
salts, bora*, salt petre, cinnamon, cloves, mace,
nutmegs, antimony, sago, falop, and pearl barley ;
also pocket instruments in pouches ahd fhagreen
cases, crown lancets, and crooked needles with and
without cases, ivory and pewter Fringes, Rales
with gold weights, phials, blue and white galli
pots, crucibles, smelling-bottles, gold leaf, Dutch
metal, Naples yellow, white and red lead, yellow
oker, and Spanish brewn ground in oil, vei, ili r,
Pruflian blue, and various kinds of water colours
camels hair pencils, linked oil raw and boiled, best
fallad and common sweet oil, James's ponders,
Lockyer's and Anderson's Scotch pills, Godfi ey's
cordial, Bateman's drops, Turlington's balsam,
Grenough's tincture for the teeth, Fraunces\ elixir.
Walker's Jesuits drops, British oil, and oxhuial
oil of tar, &c. &c.
The said Bartram has lately built an el thora.
tery for conducting of chymical operations in the!
beftmanner, so that phjficians may be fopplßd with
most preparations as genuine as can be had at Apo
thecaries Hall, and at a reasonable price ; be also
will give the highest price for well salted role leaves,
or diflil them for half the water.
Laitimotioiva, March 12, 1774.
TO BE SO L D,
And entered upon in a month, if required,
AL 0 Tof GROUN D filiate in Fredericks
Street, near Meyer's tan-,ard, and between
the two lower bridges on Jones's Falls: There is
130 feet on the front, 180 feet deep, and 115 feet
on the lower front : It is on leafc for 09 yeais, re
newable for ever, and fubjeCt to a ground-rent of
only 40s. furling per annum ; about "16 a ears of toe
lease are expired. On the front of the lot on Fre
derick-Sheet is a large brick dwdling-houfe, v here
in the fubferiber now lives, 50 feet fiont, 23 feet
deep, two Stories high, having two parlours, a pai
fage and stair-case below, four good chambers^
three whereof have fire-places, and two good gar
rets above, well finifiied. There is allo adjoining
to the said dwelling-house, a good bri,k kitchoi
and laundry, with proper chambers for Servants,
also a brick ware-house 32 feet by 25, two fiords
high, and a cellar. Neatly one half of the front <d
the lot is yet unimproved, there being only an cid
log building that Served as a gaol, and ^ Inch n
be removed at pßafdre : There is an exceeding pm 3
garden well inclofed. This lot would suit a cihii/fy
brewer, or sugar-baker, as there is 10011 itficieat
for building, and a lane may be opened thrui'fli
the lot from one street to another. What buildings
are on this lot, are faithfully executed ; feme cf
the brick walls are 18 inches thick, and none Ims
than 14 inches to the ridge pole. Tie purcl.afer
need laydown but little cafli, if any ;° good Stem it),
with interest, will fufflee, and one-fourth of t e
money will be only at four per cent per annum in
terest.—As I am determined at all events to leave
tiiis province, and desirous of fettling all mya.fairs,
any person inclinable to purchase will find me \^;y
rcafonabie in my demand foi this lor.
DANIEL CHAMIER.