The Pennsylvania packet, or, The general advertiser — Lancaster, Pa.;Philadelphia, Pa., 1783-01-30 00:00:00, page 4

Imported in the last Vefleh from France, By
yohn Richard & Co.
Ana Opened for SALE at their S TORE, the fscond
door above Vine-street, in Front street:
Confiding of the following ARTICLES—
BROAD and narrow Mantuas of all colour, plain
Griped and figured,
Satinets and Persians of all colours,
PHuafay and rich figured Silks,
Plain and painted Ribbons in boxes,
Black hair Ribbons,
Plain and figured Sattins,
Black and white Modes and Prolongs,
Plain and ,ffbrted Sewing Silk,,
Artificial Flowers in bunches and wreaths,
Plain, striped, painted and embroidered Gauzes,
Tiffany Handkerchiefs and Aprons, and in the ptce,
Black, white and coloured Ostrich Feathers and Plumes,
Kid Gloves,
Sik, cotton and thread Hose,
Chintzes, Calicoes, Britanniss and Checks,
Cotton and linen Handkerchiefs,
Yard wide and 7.3 Linens,
Superfine and second Cloths, Naps, &c.
White and coloured Threads,
Batavia and Chinese Patterns,
Cambricks and Lawns,
Rich and common Fans,
Calimancpes cf all colours,
A few patterns of elegant Q]ilt for ladies petticoats,
Moroco Pocket Books,
An Assortment of down Puff, :
r "r HE partnership of Willi
am Nichols, & Co. hav
ing diflolved on the twenty
firft day of December last, all
persons who have any demands
against said partnerfh^p, are re.
queued to call on the fubferi
ber for payment, who is duly
authorized to fettle the affairs
of the late company; and all
those indebted to them are like
wise requested to discharge the
fame immediately.
Handsome, young Negro Man,
nineteen years old ; fit for town or country business
Enquire of the Printer. Dec. 23.
By IPuliara Nichols,
On the north fide of Market;
street, opposite the Indian King-
fl IS aliortment of Broad
cloths, Coatings, Durants,
Blankets, Plains, Flannels, work
ed, cotton, thread and silk
Hole, Bed-ticks, Linens, Cam
bric's, Lawns, Chintzes, Cali
coes, Silks, &c &c.
To be Sold cheap for Cash,
With many other ARTICLES too tedious to men
tion, which will be disposed of on reasonable Terms
for CJh, Tobacco, or Bills on any part of Europe.
In Front-ftrecr, a few Dorrs above Market-street
Weft-India RUM by the hhd.
Coffee by the bag, and a quantity of Salt, Lead and
Tin in boxes.
Likewise a Variety cf DRY GOODS,
French Army Bills of Exchange,
At THIRTY Days Sight,
FOR SALE, BY
John Chaloner.
By Thomas Randall & Co.
Affortmenc of Dry Goods,
' WILLIAM NICHOLS
TO BE SOLD, A
Podadelfo Printed and Sold by DAWID C. CLAYPOOLE, in Ma&t-Street.
AN ELEGANT
TO BE SO L D,
A Neat Fowling PIECE was found a
few days ago. The owner by applying 10 Juftiee
PASCHALL, describing it and paying charges, may
have it again.
"Bills of Exchange upon France,
Spain, Holland, or any part of Europe, the continent
o f America, or Weft-Indies.
Alexander Quefney,
BEGS leave to inform the Public, that through a
desire of keeping good order, and doing juftiee to
all the scholars in the French Academe, he is un
der the disagreeable necessity of preventing the Brills
on praftifing nights, for little children; from being
so public, as to take up the whole room: Therefore no
perfor, hereafter, will be admitted on said nights, with
out paying for enterance ; young ladiesof the academy,
parents and tutors of said children, excepted.
N. B. The Dancing School will be continued all the
year. J>n. 6.
H. Kammerer & S. Stecekorn,
Have removed from Second-ffreet into Market-Greet
opposite the old prison:
Where they SELL, Wholelale and Retail,
Writing, Printing, Wrapping, Cartridge
and Log-Book
PA P E R,
At a reafonaole Rate.
They give the highett PRICE for clean Linen RAGS.
BEGS leave to inform the Public in general, and his
•Friends in particular, that he has opened a COM
MISSION-STORE and BROKER's-OFFICE, at the
northwest corner of Arch and Water-ftreels, where he
reserves to fell on Commission, all kinds of Merchan
dize :— —Also buys and fells Bilh of Exchange on
France, Spain, Holland, and other parts of Europe ;
the Weft Indies and Inland Bills, Loan-office, Quarter
matter Generals and other Certificate!, buys and fells
Houses and Lands, gets Notes and Bills difecunted,
and procure# Money on loan for a week, month or
yetr, and tranfafts every other kind of bufine's as a
Broker. Those who may pleate to favour him with
their custom, may depend on having their I ufinels don#
with the greatest secrecy, care, and dispatch.
N. B. He has for salt—A Pair of Six-pound Can
non, two failing Boats, an Anchor, Wh>te and Brown
Havanna Sugars, Madeira Sherry and Port Wines,
Ticklenburgs, Buckram, &c. Odo. 12. 1782.
A Few Bales of Royal Laval Linens and
Flanders Sheeting to be fold, by Christopher, juo,
and Charles Marshall, at theiiDrug and Colour'ltcrs'
in Chefnut street, Philadelphia. Dec. 23.
Philadelphia, March 19, 1782.
qpHE Partnership of George
Meade and Co. having expired the firft ruflant,
all those who have any demands against them are re
quested to call on the subscriber for payment, who is
duly authorised 10 fettle the affairs of the late Company ;
an? all tfoe indebted to them are likewise requested
to discharge the lame immediately.
Houses and Lands bought, fold or mortgaged.
Continental apd State Money, of this or any other
state, bought or fold.
Whenever sudden Emergencies require Money to
be railed open any paper Security, Merchandise or
Produce, every effort will be used to accomplis it on'
the heft terms, by applying as above : where the ut
most attention will be paid to the interest of all those
who may favour him with their bufimefs, and nothing
left undone that can possibly be effeded by Fidelity,
Care and Dispatch. Jan. 2.
Has removed his Compting House to his Dwelling
Hoofe, at the south-west corner of Walnut and Third
ftreefs ; where he has for SALE,
SAVANNA Sugars in boxes, Weft-
India Rum by the hogshead, a good Assortment
of DRV GOODS, by the bale or Smaller quantity;
Beef ard Pork by the barrel. Jan. 2.
Officer, Notes, Loan-Office Certificates, negotiated
on the best terms.
Merchandise of every fort disposed of upon the most
advantageous terms, for which he has proper Gores
provided.
Money procured upon such interest and fertility re
shall be agreeable to the parties, either for a month or
year.
Promiffary Notes and Bonds difeounted or fold.
In Fronr-ftieet, two doors below the Ceffee-Houfe,
Where ah foreign and domestic Negociations, incident
to the various branches of this Office, ere trenftaed
upon truly moderate and liberal terms. The ut
most (ecrecy, candor and fidelity to the interest of
bis Employers, will b e found (as ufaN) the leading
principles, on which he me^ns to eftabhih the confi°
dence and approbation of a difeerning Public.
He BUYS and S EL LS
BROKERS OFFICE,
By Isaac Franks,
George Meade,
Peter
GEORGE MEADE.
Lohra,
Twenty Dollars Reward.
RA N A W A Y on Christmas Eve, from the
fubferi^s living in Wilmington, New Castle
county, and Delaware state, a NEGRO Man, na
med Charles (formerly London) a spare, genteel fel
low, about five feet ten or eleven inches high, has a
higu nose and forehead, very well made, is talkative,
red bold in appearance, fond of strong liquor, has a
(mail fear over one of his eyes. He had on and tock
with him, two white linen shirts, one-ruffled the other
plain, one old tow linen ditto, one pair of old leather
breeches, one pair of fine white worsted Gockiops, one
pair dark yarn ditto, a pair o f good boots, new foots, a
new fine hat, an old round ditto, a scarlet coat and wiift
coa ,^n< Id blue cloth great-coat with a white velvet cape,\
an oid brown round made jacket lined with tow linen,
with wooden buttons; alio a brass bsrrel'd pistol has
been broke at the butt and mended. At the fame time
a Negro M n, named Sam, belonging to Mr. Gunning
Bedford, run Iff with the above described Negro, and
were both ieen at the city of Philadelphia; Sam has
been since taken up on beard of a brig in the city, and
was just going to sea, and it i; ffippofed that Charles
will endeavour to make his escape the fame way,; Sam
informs he had obtained a pas s ft om a free Negroe in
this town, by the n^me of Pel', under which name
and pass he now paffe& All captains of vrffels are
forewarned taking the aforefaid Negro off. Whoever
apprehends and secures the abovementioned Negro, so
that the owner may get. him again, Oral! receive the
above reward, and all reasonable charges it brought
home, paid by the fubfcribcr. 1 . %
. DANIEL J. ADAMS.
Wilmington, Jan. 7, 1783.
He flatters himfelf, his affidu
itv, punanntity, and extensive conne&ions in hi# busi
ness, as a Broker, it well eftabliihed in various parts of
Europe, and in the united ftate# in particular.
All persons who mail plesfe to favour him with their
bufineh, my depend upon his utmost exertion fcr their
interest, and
Part of the Money advanced, if required.
N. 3. Pavmafter-General's Notes taken
as Cadi for Bills of Exchange.
Loan-Office Certificates, Con &
tinental and State Money, of this or any other state,
Paymaster and Quartermaster Generals Mo?es ; those and
every ether kind of paper tranfaaions (bills cf ex
change exempted) he will charge his employers no more
than ONE HALF PER CENT on his Comraiffion,
He procures Money on Loan
frr ft ffiort time, and gets Notes and Bills discounted.
Gentlemen and others, residing in this state, or any
of the united Rates, 6, fending their orders to this Of
fice, may depend on having their business tranfaßed
with as much fidelity and expedition, as if they were
themselves prefect.
He receives Tobacco, Sugars, Tea, and every other
fort of Goods to Sell on Cammiffion ; for which pur
pose he has orovided proper Stores.
Broker's OFFICE & Commission STORE,
At his late Vendue Store in Front-street, between
Market and Arch-streets,
HAS FO R SA L E,
SILVER mounted Pistols, Swords, and elegant sil
ver Epaulets and Watches; also three Houses
and Lotts, one a two flory brick House and Lot of
Ground, situated on the south fide of Vin#.ftmt,a
bout 71 feet caftward from Second street corner, con
taining in breadth on Vine street 16 and a half feet,
and 51 feet in length or depth, fubjea to a ground
rent of 61. 10% the other two are frame Houfe#, situ
ated in Tbird-ftreet, Southwark, containing in breadth
on Third-Great 26 feet, and in length or depth 80 feet,
fubjea for the lot, the two frame houses stands on, to
61. 161. per year; all in good repair.
Said ROSS Sells at Vendue, agreeable to law, the
Property of persons deceased, by virtue of executors,
adminiftrator#, for debt or house-rent, at their dwel
ling houser ; such as houses, lots, plantations, horfer,
carriages, houlhold furniture, wearing apparel, and
farmers utanfib, &c.
BROKER to the Office of Finance, to the Consul Ge
neral of France, and to the Traafurer cf the French
Army, at his Office in Front-Great, between Mar
ket and Arch-ftreeti, BUYS and SELLS on Coin
miffion
BANK Stock, Bills of Ex
change on France, Spain, Holland, and other
parts of Europe, the Weft Indies, and inland bills at
the usual c?mm ffion He Buys and Sells
Likewise receives and fells on Commission at private
Sale, at the above Store—Goods, wares, merchandise,
houses, lands, Dipping, horfss, carriages, houfficld
and k-tehen furniture, wearing apparel, &c. Those
who please to favour him with their commands, either
by vendue or private sale, in the city, northern liberties,
or country, fliall be ftridly and faithfully obeyed.
By the Public's humble Servant,
JOHN ROSS, Front-ffreet.
N. B. CASH wanted on interest, and good security
will be given by J. R. Philadelphia, Dec. 2.
JOHN
Haym Solomons,
KEPT BY
R O S.S,