Dunlap's Pennsylvania packet , The general advertiser — Philadelphia, Pa., 1776-09-17 00:00:00, page 1

WAS FOUND some time ago, a bundle
of MONEY. Whoever has lobth fame
may hear of it by applying to L 0 O E BAKER,
at the Lower Ferry at Trenton.X
TO BE SOL D,
By the Subscriber living in East Nottingham, near the
Bick Meeting-boule,
AV ALUABLE Plantation, and Tract of Land
lying in Wetf-Bradford, Chester county; the title
indisputable; it contains 350 cres, is well watered and
timbered, about one half cleared ; there are on the pre
mises a good stone dweiling-houie two Rories high, and
stone kitchen adjoining, a good well of water near the
door, also a good spring and stone spring-house, a good
log barn and stables, with a stone cow shed, all in good
repair; there are on the said premises two bearing or
chards, 30 acres of meadow made, mostly watered, and
more may be made. Any person inclining to purchase,
may know the terms by applying to German Davis,
living on the premises, or
§ GEORGE LEGGIT.
Just published and to be by
FRANCIS B AIL E Y,
PRINTER, in King-street, Lancaster,
THE LANCASTER ALMANACK, for
the year 1777 ; containing, besides the usual : ftro
nomical calculation s, and tables, a number of ufeful
and instructive efrays, fele&ed from good authors, viz.
A new method of making hogs grow quickly fat.—Sir
Thomas Brown's curious prophecy concerning Alia,
Africa, Europe and America, published in the year
1684. —The party-coloured shield.—A curious and exa&
account of the national debt of Great Britain.—Hints on
rood manners, by Dean Swift.—Reflexions on titles —
Excellent remedies for the following disorders incident
to the human body, viz to flop a bleeding wound ; to
remove corns; for a pearl in the eye ; a method of re
covering persons over-fatigued ; for a bad flux, &c.—
Poetry ; verses on the entrance of the new year , admo
nition against swearing ; the voice of the conjurer; on
LappinTs; the May.morning salutation; verses on the
evening, &c. &c.
German CALENDERS, for the year 1777, may
be had of said Printer.
*t* SCHEMA SACRUM is published, and
ready to be delivered to the fubferibers.
N fNE POUNDS REWARD,
DESERTED from Capt. Walter Alexan
ders company of the Maryland Flying Camp, and
commanded by Col. William Richardson, the following
men, viz. Samuel Lewis, about 25 yars of age, 5
feet 7 inches high, of a brown complexion and much
given to talk. William Clarck, about 30 yesrs of
age, 6 feet high, strait and well made, had the middle
finger on one hand smashed so that he can't bend it.
Thomas Baker, about 32 years of age, 5 feet 7 and a
half inches high, (hort curly black hair, has a remarka
ble fear on one fide of his mouth, and is Somewhat ad
dicted to liquor. The above men were all inlifted and
received their firft month's pay in Cm il County, Mary
land, and are supposed to toe somewhere in said County.
Whoever takes up said deserters and brings or fends
them to my company at New-York, ffiJl receive the
above reward and reasonable charges, or THREE
POUNDS for either, paid by
X WALTER ALEXANDER, Captain.
SIX DOLLARS RE~W A R D.
J, AN AWAY from the subscriber, near Warwick
1 Town, Ca^il County, Maryland, on the 3 d inst.
(September) a Negro man named BEN, about 5 feet
* or 9 inches high, 27 or 28 years old, rather of a yel
lowilh colour than black, one of his fore fingers very
remarkable, being strait and small at the end occasioned
by a cut ; had on when he went away, a short coat be
tween a brown and yellowish colour, bound with yellow
ferreting, home made linen trowfers, old fliirt aid old
hat, and bad an iron collar about his neck; He ran
away last Spring, and was taken up ten or twelve miles
below Dover, and committed to Dover gaol by the name
of Jem in July last ; as he pallid there for a freeman he
will endeavour to do the fame now, and try to get a pass,
but he may easily be discovered by his singers being a
mark he cannot hide. He formerly lived in Queen Ann's
County with one Heath, afterwards with one Peters,
and then fold into Kent County, Maryland, to one
'orus Black; he is acquainted in mod parts of Kent
'B Oilmen Ann's Counties. Any person that takes him
w> mult Secure him well or he will eScape# He is artful
and cunning, and perhaps will change his name and
cloaths. Ihe gaolers of each State are desired, if com
mitted to their custody, to advertise him immediately in
the Packet or Gazette. Whoever takes up said Negro
and secures him in any gaol, so that his matter may get
him again, (hall have the above reward, and if brought
home reasonable travelling charges, paid by
X CHARLES HEATH.
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GENERAL
VOL. V. - NUMB. ±,6.
D UNL A P's #
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17th, 1776.'
Freehold, Monmouth County, August 17-6
FIVE DOLLARS REWARD.
C TOLEN from the subscriber, a brown bay Mare,
° three years old, about thirteen hands andahalf hi^h,
with a little white on one foot, heavy quartered and
round bodied, a natural trotter, and was seen taken ;
the thief is a lad about fifteen years old, named Daniel
Roberson, but sometimes calls himfelf Smith; he
had on an eld leather hat, brown coat, tow fliirt, and a
pair of eznabrhs trowfers, but it could not be learnt
that he had any other cloaths with him : He is uncom
mon small of his age. Whoever takes up and secures
said thief and mare, so that the thief may be brought
to juttice and the owner get the mare, (hall receive the
above Reward and reasonable charges, paid by
§ JONATHAN FORMA N.
Lower Merion, Auguji 30, 1776.
EIGHT DOLLARS REWARD.
1) A N AWAY last night from the subscriber, an
liifh servant man named JOHN REARDON,
between twenty and thirty years old, about five feet ten
inches high, pretty lusty, dark coloured, curled hair,
and long nose ; took with him an iron grey coating coat,
a dark Pompadour coloured fine coating jacket, a dark
blue and white cotton striped jacket, one white linen
and three oznabrigs shirts, one long muslin neckcloth
marked I. one pair of broad furniture check trowfers,
and one pair of (hoes, all which are as good as new ;
Also the following old cloaths, viz. a pair of backfkin
breeches, two jackets, one red the other green, without
Sleeves, two pair cf light blue yarn Germantown stock
ings, one pair of dices, two check pocket handker
chiefs, a beaver hat, two pair of tow cloth trowfers, a
pair of brals oval shoe buckles, one of which has a
steel anchor and tongue, the other brass, also a large
tow cloth wallet : He was sent on an errand with a
Twenty Dollar bill, which probably induced him to go
off. Whoever apprehends him so that I may have him.
again, (hall have the above Reward, paid by
X PHILIP SYNG.
HANNAH RUSSELL,
CARRIES on the trade of Stay-making in the
fame place where her late husband, Edward Russell,
deceased, lived, in Water street, near Aich-ftrett,
Philadelphia, and begs that the Ladies of this city will
be pleated to favour her with their custom, as she will
always make it her business to have her work well done,
and to procure the belt of ftoff and materials for that
purpose : She hopes to be able to give Satisfaction and
merit the esteem of her kind employers. She likewise
begs leave to return thanks to those Ladies who em
ployed her lfy husband in his life-time, and hopes they
will continue thrir cuftom.X
Just come to hand, and to be SOLD at
JONAS PHILLIPS', STORE,
In Market-fleet, near the Coffee house,
A FEW pieces of broadcloths and coatings, checks,
. Britannias, chintzes and calliopes, black Barcelo
na handkerchiefs, linens, ginghams and linen hand
kerchiefs, writing paper, nutmegs, cinnam< n, cloves
and pepper, French and Carolina indigo, silk and oil
cloth umbrelloes, Madeira and Terr wines, Florence
oil, with Sundry other goods, &:. &c
SIX DOLLARS REWARD.
OLOLEN on the 17th of July lass, from the sub
Scriber living on Barron Creet, in Somerset County,
Maryland, a sorrel HORSE, about fifteen hands high,
two or three white feet, and on one of his hind feet has a
thing like a wart, has a large white in his face, he paces
fall, canters well, trots none in the bridle: Supposed
to be taken away by one John Jones, about nineteen
yearv of age, five feet nine or ten inches high, lightifli
coloured hair, clear skin and well limbed. Whoever
takes up and secures the said horse, so that the owner
may get him again, (hull have the above reward, p: id by
t JAMES HUST.
Philadelphia, Bth Month 26th, 1776.
TWENTY SHILLINGS REWARD.
STRAYED AWAY from the fubfariber's mea
dow in Tinicum, a dark bay HORS E, five years
old, fourteen hands three inches high, carries his head
and tail well, trots and gallops well, has no brand or
ear mark, shod before, the hind (hoes lately taken off.
has one white hind foot and a small ftjeak of w ite on
the other, part English. Whoever takes up said Horse
and delivers him to the owner, shall have the above Re
ward and reasonable charges, paid by
1 JOSEPH PEMBERTON, Grazier.
Maryland, Augufl 22, 1776.
W A N T E D,
AT Dorsey's Forge, in Baltimore County, a
HAMMER-MAN and FINER; such as
can come well recommended, may have proper encou
ragement, by applying to
SAMUEL D®RSEY, jun.
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ADVERTISER.
TEN POUNDS REWARD
STRAYED or STOLEN fromjbe fubfcriber'
living at White-clay Creek Landing, Newcaflle
County, on the 29th or 30th ult. a dark bay or Ji z ht
brown GELDING, about fifteen hands high, food
before, in good order, has a switch tail, paces a good
travel, very easy to the rider, carries middling well . Tan
trot but seldom does under the saddle, is a very good
n , tU ffd creature, of Ready courage, his mane hangs on
the fide, not remembered that he h^ any white about
him, but believed his fetlocks are trimmed. Wheel er
secures the said horse so that I may have him again, shall
receive the above Reward if stolen, and if not stolen the
f,, of THREE POUNDS, with reasonable chargee
if brought home, paid by °
1 DANIEL Byrnes.
SUPPOSED to be STOLEN,
ASM ALL silver WATCH: Whoever has loft
the fame, by applying to Thomas Howard,
Clock and Wath maker in Second street, between Mar
ket and Chefnut-ftreets, proving their property and pay
ing charges, may have it again.
N. B. An Affertment of neat Watch Chair.% Seals,
Keys and Strings to be fold as above.s
WANTS A PLACE,
A YOUNG WOMAN as a NURSE, *ith a
good breast of Milk, her child not a month old,
and can be well recommended. E qu^re of the printer.
TWENTY SHILLINGS REWARD.
ST RAYED away from the subscriber, I;H $mN w
Providence Townflup, Philadelphia Conni , on the
24th last July, a dark brown yearling H EIFE I'., with
a white face : A black CO W, and a dark brwn two
years old STB ER, both with fpeckltd faces. Whoever
will inform the owner where the aid cattle are, shall
have the above reward and reasonable charges, paid by
X ABEL MORGAN.
Wo lwicb, Glouceßer County, August 7, 1776.
STRAYED away the 31st ot July last, from the
subscriber, two miles above Raccoon-Creek Bridge,
on the Salem road, a likely dark nrindled milch C O W,
in good order, three years old last spring, has a white
belly and hind legs above the seamed joint, a large
white place in her forehead between her eyes and horns,
some white above her fore hoofs, and two plain wrinkles
above the root of her horns : She had on a middling
sized old bell marked L F. with a new collar and irca'
buckle. It is supposed she is gone towards the Capes of
Delaware where the lately came from, I having bought
her at Joseph Abbet's vendue the 6 h day of July last.
Whoever takes up said Cow and brings her to the owner,
or secures her in pasture and gives timely notice thereof,
shall be well rewarded by
§ DANIEL SMITH, Wheelwright.
FOUR DOLLARS REWARD^
RANA WAY n the 7 th of August last, I orrrue
iuofcriber, living near- Mid letown, Ne^caft'e, un.
lufn tervaru bo, named HENRY LIVINGSTON
about sixteen yea ; of age, thbk and well fit, of a fair
complexion, fair hair, a big mouth and duck lips, bag
a fear on his nefe between his eyes, i< pretty talkative
and an sing middling well ; had on when h srentaw y,
a bom? made tow ihht and trowfers, and an old hat
wit " f 'e crown much torn : It is thought he made to
wards Philadelphia in order to get on oard some veflel,
or to make to the camp at York. Whoever takes up
said boy and secures him in an, gaol, so that his master
may get him again, shall have th; above Reward, and
if brought home reasonable charges, paid by
§ JAMES COCHRAN.
TAKEN U P,
BY the subscriber, living in Mulberry Township,
Philadelphia County, a dark blown STALLION,
about fourteen or fifteen hands high, about eleven years
old, paces and trots, has a white itar on his forehead, a
grey stripe on the face, a white snip on his nose, a grey
tail, two hind feet and one foot white, and is branded
PS on the off buttock. Whoever has loft the fam:, by
applyingto me, proving their property and paying char
ges, may have him again.
5 § BENJAMIN SHULER.
FIETEEN SHILLINGS REWARD.
RAN AWAY from the subscriber, living in Moyu
menfing township, a mulatto girl named ELI ZA
BETH HECTO R, about 16 years of age, five feet
high: Had 00 when she went away, a limfey petticoat, a
black callimanco ditto, a calico short gown, and Rent
ing handkerchief. Whoever takes up the said feiv^nt
and brings her to the subscriber shall Rave the abov* Re
ward, paid by BARTHOLEMEW ¥USIERE.
N. B. A" persons are forbid to harbour ~nconceal
the said girl at their peril.J