The Pennsylvania packet, or, The general advertiser — Lancaster, Pa.;Philadelphia, Pa., 1779-04-20 00:00:00, page 4

Philadelphia, April is, i,ty
^M E Public are hereby advertised, that the rcl es
-1 tates late of Joseph Galloway, and Andrew Allen,
Inquires, late members of the Congress of the Thirteen
United Colonies, now States, of America, for Peanfylva
mia; William Allen, rhe younger, Esquire, sometime a
Captain, and afterwards a Lieutenant Colonel of a regiment
er battaiion of foot, in the service of the said United Colo
nies, now Stated, of America; James Rankin and John
Rankin, both late of the count, of York, yeomen ; Jacob
Duehe, the younger, late of the 1 ity of Philadelphia, late
Chaplain of the Copgrefs of the said United States ; Gil
bert Hicks, late of Bucks county, yeomari : Samuel Slide
maker, late Alderman of the city of Philadelphia ; Jo^n
Potts, late of Pottsgrove, in the county of Philadelphia,
yeoman; Nathaniel Vernon, late Sheriff of Chester county;
Christian Foatts, late Lieutenant Colonel of militia, in the
county of Lancaster; John Biddle, late of Berks county,
yeoman, late Collector of Excise for the said county, and
bate a Deputy Quarter Maftsr of the army of the United
States ; John Roberts, late of the county of Philadelphia,
miller; Abraham Carlifle, house-carpenter; John Par
rock, yeoman; Philip Marchi^ton, trader; Alexander
Bartram, trader; Joel Evans, merchant ; John Hender
fcn, mariner, Alexander Smith, blacksmith and William
Austin, yeoman, late, keeper of the New-Jersey Ferry;
ail of the city of Philadelphia: Christopher Saur the
elder, late of Germantown, printer; David Thompson,
Shipwright; John Tolly, mariner; both late of South
wark ; Henry Hugh Ferguson, Esquire, (late Commissary
of prifon&rs for General Howe,) heretofore of Grxre-
Fark ; all late of the county of Philadelphia : John Ell
- late of Brifol townfllip, in Bucks county, water
man ; Samuel Biles, late Sheriff of Bucks county ; Mi
chael Witman, and Henry Skyles, hufbanJmen; and'
Goorge Reine, miller; all late of Lancaster county: Cur
tis Lewis, blacksmith; and Richard Swanwick, hereto
fore of the Custom house of Philadelphia ; both late of
Chester county, yeomen and Joseph Romich, late of
Northampton county, yeoman ; and John Young, here
tofore of Graeme-Park, in the county of Philadelphia, late
of the city of Philadelphia, gentleman : And Peter Camp
bell, gentleman, and Isaac Allen, Esquire, Attorney at
law, both late of Trenton, in the State of New J^rfey;
and Andrew Elliot, Esquire, now or late of New York
city, in the State of New York, and others, situate,
lying and being within divers counties of this State, for
feited to the use of the Commonwealth by the attainder of
the f id persons and every of them, for high treafen, will
be speedily fold by public auction or vendue, to the best
and bigheft bidders, exonerated and discharged of ill for
mer claims or demands made under any of the said trai
tors; the said real estates to be aflured to the buyers, by
deeds or conveyances, under the seal of the State, signed
by the Prefideat or Vice President in Council, upon pay
ment of the purchase money.
And U creditors and others are hereby informed, that
by an Aft of Affembl; enti led " An Aft for the attain
der of divers traitors if they render not themselves by a
certain day, and for veiling their eftares in this Common
wealth, and for more effeftu lly difeovering the fame,
and for afeertainiag the lawfuldects and claims thereupon,"
three months are allowed to all creditors and others, having
claims and demands on toe personal estates, late of the
traitors aforefa^d, to exhibit the fame , the said three
months to be reckoned from and after the date of the
entry of inch estates in the register kept by the Se retary of
the Supreme Execut ve Coun'cil; and in fix months for all
claims on the real estates, late of the traitors aforefaid, to
be reckoned from and after the date of the entry of such real
estates, on the regifler kept byt e Sheriff of toe county
wher p fu h forfeited real estate lies: All such claims and
dem nds to be made be ore the Judges of the Supreme
Court in term time or in the va # ation, to the Chie: Jus
tice, written on parchment or paper signed by the parties
making the fame, or by their attorneys, or other represen
tatives; teflified by two or more fubferibing witnesses, the
fame ; or in default thereof, every such claim or demand,
to be void.
AND WHERBAS by a Supplement to the Aft
of Assembly aforefaid, it is directed, that Whenever such
intended faies, (the sales of the said real estates forfeited
as afbrefhd) shall be aivertifid, public notice fliall be Ifo
given, that the creditors of the said traitors, and all claim
ants upon ,the said refpe&ive estates, shall exhibit their
several claims and emands to the Justices of the Supreme
Court, for payment or fatisfadion, as is by the said Aft
directed, within fix months thereafter, if residents within'
this State; or within twelve months, if residents within any
other of the United States, or be forever barred from the
recovery thereof; provided alw ys neyert elefs, that if any
creditor or claimant Ihall at the time of such notice given,
be within the age of twenty-one years, feme covert, non
Compos mentis, imprisoned, or beyond sea, that then
such persons shall be at liberty to exhibit their claims or
demands, as other persons now may, within fix months,
or if residents within any other of the United States,
within twelve months after such difabilify is removed ;
Wherefore public notice is hereby accordingly given ;
and all creditors and others concerned are hereby called
upon to make their claims, and proceed in the manner as
is in and by the said A&s of General Assembly directed.
Fubifa^ b, order of the Council,
TIMOTHY MATLACK, Secretary, and
Keeper of the Register for forfeited estates.
TREASURY OFFICE, Philadelphia April 3 d, 5779.5 779 .
Ordered,
THAT all persons who have been entrusted with
public money before the 25th day of Mrch last,
(and who are not accountable to the Auditors of the Ar
my, or the Commissioners of Accounts at Albany) im
mediately transmit their accounts to the Auditor General
for settlement, on failure whereof they will be prosecuted
without further notice.
By order of the Board of Treasury,
JOHN NICHOLSON, Clerk.
The several Printers throughout the United States are
requested to insert this notice, and continue it in their pa
pers fix weeks.
PHILADELPHIA: Printed and Sold by JOHN DUNLAP, in Market-street.
H A f the several Commissioners of the Continent
' al Loan-Offices, Treasurers appointed to receive
Continental taxes, and others, authorized by Congress to
receive, colled, or exchange bills of the emissions of
May 20th, 1777, and April irth, 1778, be refpedively
directed to fend to the Treasurer of Loans as soon as may
be after the firft of June next, such of the said bills as
they may possess, under the care of some Continental of
ficer and gnard, taking triplicate receipts, agreeable to ths
following form, one of which is to be sent to the Treasu
rer of Loans by the said officer, and another by some other
convey ance.
" State of day of" 177
“RECEI^EDof of
" in the Rate aforefaid, cases (or pack
“ ages) marked ' and said to contain
“ dollars, in bills of the emissions of May 10th, 1777,
'' and April 11th, 4778, which I promise to deliver to
" Francis Hopkinfon, Esquire, Treasurer of Loans, at
" Philadelphia, having signed triplicate receipts.
Signed" officer of the guard."'
That such cases or packages be not received by the Trea
surer of Loans, unless accompanied with particular in
voices, fpecifying the numbers of the bundles in each case
or package and the contents of each bundle.
That one of the said receipts be endorsed by the Trea
surer of Loans, on his receiving the cases and packages
mentioned therein, and d livered to the officer of the
guard as his difeharge. By order of the Board,
JOHN NICHOLSON Clerk.
P. S. The printers in the several states are requested to
publifli the above three weeks successively.
That each of the Commissioners aforefaid shall, before
the firit day 0 June next, deposit *ll the money by him
received for the purpoie of exchange into the Conti
nental Lran-Offi e of this State, taking the Continental
Loan Officer's retipt for the fame, agreeable to the re-
Llutiun or Cungrels:
That ire laid Commissioners of Exchange shall receive
from the Commiffi >ner of Loans new bills to the amount
of t,e sum deputed tor exchange, and shall as loon as
convenient repay the perlons and cancel his receipts,
retrying to idnfef out of each man's money at the rate
01 two and a half dollars for every hundred dollars for
his trouble and expences in negotiating said exchange.
Ordered, That the Clerk of this House be nirffled to
publish these resolutions in all the German and English
news-papers once every week for one month.
Extract from the Minutes
JOHN MOR RIS, Junior,
Clerk of the General Alterably.
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BA R K.
A larger quantity wanted this season than usual, for
which a generous pri e will be given by the Tenners
of Philadelphia and its suburbs.
AS the manufactory of LEATHER is of public
utility, it is hoped all persons that have oak timber
to fall will have so much regard to the g neral good,
and their own interest, as to procure the bark, for with
out this article a large and ufeful manufa&ory must fail,
and the public be deprived of a ufeful and lece ffary ar
t de. Philadelphia, Aprils
TWENTY DOLLARS REWARD".
BROK E out of the ftab!e of James Hood, in Wa
ter street, below the New Market, Philadelphia,
a small dark brown MARE, about fourteen hands
high, her two hind feet white, neither brand ner ear
mark, a natural trotter, shod all round, has a lively eye,
and is about eight years old. Whoever fecureg the said
mare and will driver her to James Hood, in Philadel
phia, or to William Ashmead, blacksmith, opposite
the Market-house in Germantown, shall have the above
reward and all reasonable charges.
lb GENERAL ASSEMBLY oj Pennsylvania.
Monday, April 5, 1779.
WHEREAS the Honorable the Continental Con
grtls have for various good reasons called out of
Circulation the whole of the emissions of May 20th, 1777,
and April 11h, 177; umer certain regulations as men
tioned in rheir refolye of January 2d, 1779:
AND WHEREAS the manner of exchange as
therein mentioned would be grievous and bufthenforoe
to many of the good people of this State by reason of
th ir very great distance from the place of exchange,
the fmahneis of the quantity many of those persons are
possessed of, and the enormity of travelling charges :
Many under these circumltan.es had better lose their
little all than spend it in negociating an exchange :
Iherefore this House, ever defiruus to relieve the dil
treffes of tueir conftiuents as much as in them lies, do
Rejoice, That Thomas Hyflop be and is hereby ap
pointed a Cpmmiffioner of Exchange for the county of
Chester, John Hooley for the county of Lancaster, Mi
chael Hahn for/the county of York, John Agnew for
the county of Cumberland, Joleph Heettei sot the coun
ty of Berks, John Arndt for the county of Northampton,
Divid Efpie tor the county of Bedford, Robert Martin
for tne county of Northumberland, and Edward Cooke
for the county of W kmoieland, under the regulations
herein after mentioned, viz.
That each or the laid Commissioners of^Exchange be
fore nameu shall give public notice in their refpe&ive
counties of then appointments to that duty, and ihab,
upon appneati ms mlde, receive fu*h turns of money of
the dies before-mentioned as may be off red for ex
change ay every inhabitant of this State before the hist
day of June next and pals his receipt tpr the fame, and
shall mike fair entries in a book prepared for that pur
pose of the names and firnames or each perlon depositing
money as allo of the turn of money so deposited, keep
ing each man's money in a bundle by itlelt and indorhd
with the owner's name and the number of dollars con
tained:
TREASURY-OFFICE, April s th, 1779.'
Refolded,
"To be SOLD at Public Vendue,
On the premises, on Saturday the 24th instant, at Three
, o'clock in the afternoon,
ON E three-story brick building, with a kitchen;
the lot eighteen feet in front, and in depth fixty
five feet, situated on the east fide of Second- street be
tween S >mh and Shippen Greets, fubje& to a ground
rent of ieven pounds two Killings and fix-pence per an
num: Three ditto on the writ corner of Second and
Shippen streets-; one frame two story building on the
corner ; two ditto brick, two Tories high, fronting Ship
pen street, the lot on Second Rreet twenty feet by ftven
ty seven and a half on Shippen-ftreet, subj ft to a yearly
ground rent of fix pounds sixteen shillings and eight
pence. For further particulars apply to the fubferiber,
living in Second-street, near the premifts.
JAMES BARNES.
PUBLIC AUCTIO N.
On the twenty-sixth of April, at Ten o'clock in the
morning, at the house of Mr. Duche, will begin the
SALE of 6
SUNDRY HOUSHOLD GOODS, late the
property of the Rev. Mr, Duche, now confiscated te
the ptate ; such aj bedsteads, tables, chairs, looking—
glafies, &c. and also Kitchen Furniture.
Likewise some Old fro", lite the property of Alex
ander Smith. ROBERT SMITH, ?
VvILLiAM WILL, ^Agents.
CHARLES W. PEALE, J
Neiv-,erfej, April 13.
To be S O L D at Vendue,
At Ablecom Bridge, on Wednesday the 21st instant,
'T I HE biiow PO LL Y, per inventory. Also her
CARGO, cor. ft dr cf about one hundred and
twenty hogsheads of T OBACCO.
Ey order of the Court of Admiralty^
JOSEPH POTTS, Marffial.
CA ME to the plantation of the fubferiber,
in Ridby township, Chester county, about the
seventh inst. (April) a grey Harle, about thirteen hands
high, branded on the off shoulder P. age not known.
Toe owner is desired to come, prove property, pay
charges and take him away.'
WILLIAM PRICE.
TOBE SOL D~
A LOT 6r piece of ground situate on the south fide
4 A of Market street, between Seventh and Eighth
ftreets, at the distance of 3! feet from Seventh-street,
containing in front on Market-street 36 feet, and ex
tending in depth southward 124 feet to a ten feet alley
extending frem Seventh street, with the privilege of the
said alley e Also four tra&s, pieces or, parcels of land,
situate, lying and being contiguous to and adjoining each
other in the county of Cumberland, containing together
14.65 acres or thereabouts, more or less. For further
particulars erquire cfAssheton Humphreys, Attor
ney at Law, at his Office in Second-street, between
Spruce and Union-streets, where draughts of the pre
mises may be feen.'
Millfone, April 12.
FORTY DOLLARS REWARD.
DESERTED from Col. Craig's company of the
third Pennsylvania Rrgiment, a certain JOHN
DELON G, a Serjeant ; he went on furlough to Lower
Smithfield township, in Northampton county, and is
supposed to be ftiilliving theie: Had on when he de
serted, a blue regimental coat turned up with red,
white cloth jacket and breeches, an eld hat and a Con
tinental shirt. Whoever takes up and secures the said
deserter in any gaol or guard-house, so that he may be
brought to the regiment, shall receive theabove reward.
JOHN HENDERSON, Capt. Lieut. 3d P.R.
TO BE S O L D,
And will be delivered in the city of Philadelphia by the
firft of May,
WO hundred and seventy seven thousand eighteen
inch SHINGLES, neatly made up in bundles.
Enquire of Fisher and Roberts, the lower fide of
Market-street wharf, Philadelphia.
A FRENCH Gentleman who intends to
return to his native country in a short time, will
be glad to difp®fe, of the following articles, to wit.
Two large Diamond Rings, of the fift quality, neatly
finifhed^: Oue Gold Wach set with diamonds, and of
exquisite workman fifip : T*o °well finifhed Swords, be
coming officers of the firft rank : One pair of neat
Pocket Pistols, mounted with silver : One pair ditto
mounted with Reel : Two neat Fowling Pieces, one of
which has two barrels. Two Gold headed Can s, with
sundry articles too tedious to enumerate and too cum
be feme for a long journey.
The Gentleman may be seen every morning between
Nine ano T weive 0 cl ck, at his lodgings in Captain
Hardy's house in 4 U lion street, between Third and
Fouith-ftreets, Philadelphia.
^T I HE Ftuftees of New-Jersey College are required to
attend a Meeting of the Board at thejr hall, in
Princeton, the 21st of April inst. a t nine o'clock.—
The bufinefsis of such importance to the institution,
that it is hoped no Member will be absent.
JAMES CALDWELL, Clerk.
'HE Public are desired to take notice, That
there will be a FAIR held at Noxentown, in
Newcahle County, the twenty-ninth instant.
April 6.