The Pennsylvania packet, or, The general advertiser — Lancaster, Pa.;Philadelphia, Pa., 1782-11-19 00:00:00, page 1

Office of Finance,
OCT 0B E R 10, 1782.
PUBLIC Notice is hereby
given, to all ,erfons who m 2, incline to Contrast
for the Supply of Rations, that the (even following Cen
tr^a® will be entered into for the year 1783.
A Curitiba for all Rations which may be issuable by
the United-States.
iff, Within the four Eastern States.
2d, Within the States of New-York and New-Jerfcy.
3d, Within the State of Pennffoania.
4th, Within the States of Delaware and Maryland.
$ h, Within the State of Virginia.
6th, Within the S ate of North-Carolina.
,th, Within the States of South-Carolina and Geor-
Proposals for these Contrasts will be received as follows :
For the fi ft, by JAMES LOVELL, esquire, at Bos
ton, until theist day of December ; for the Second and
Third, at this Office, until the xoth day of November ;
for the Fourth, at this Office; for the Fifth, by
GEORGE WEBB, esquire, of Richmond ; and for the
Sixth and Seventh, by Major-general GREENE, until
theist day of December.
The Ratio s are to consist of one pound of Bread or
one pound of Flour, one pound of Beef or three-quart
ers of a pound of Pork, and one jill of Rum, to each,
Ration; and one quart of Salt, one quart of Vinegar,
two pounds of Soap, and one pound of Candles, to
every hundred Rations. The Contractors are to issue
the rations ; and upon large issues three per cent, is to
be added to the flelh, to compensate for the wastage in
the distribution.
The Payments are to be made as follows :—The ac
counts of the issues for the month of January are to be
made out by the Contractors, and transmitted as soon
as conveniently may be, after the elofe of the month, to
the treafuty for Settlement, and the amount, which
shill be certified by the comptroller to be due, shall b?
paid on the firft Tuesday of May. The issues for the
month of February flvll, in like manner, be paid fo>
on the firft Tuesday in jane, and in like manner for
the other months; (o that the issues in December, 1783.
will be paid on the firft T efday of April, 1784.
And for the prevention of disputes, in cases where
the ration or any part thereof (hail be increased or di
minished, the Proposals are to contain the prices of the
ftveral component parts of the ration ; and the Con
tr?£tG s (hall be bound to turnifh to the fev.ral officers
the said component parts at fetch prices (o 1 fpsc^fied,
whether the fame be drawn for by such officers pre par
tionately or disproportionately; provided, that they (hall
not be bound to issue, in the whole, to any officer,
beyond th? amount of the iu<finance money allowed
by Congress to tuch officer ; and in like manner they
ffiall be bound to ff ie to the soldiers, such article* 0
the ration, at the fold prices, as he commanding < ffi er
for the time being sh # d order arid' dire& ; and to the
prisoners, such as the p rfon 'or that purpose authorifed
by the Secretary at War (ball ordri and direa
Have just Imported in t A e sh p Non^ch Captain
Wells, and the hft tffel rom Ft nee, th; follow
ing MERCHANDIZE, ^lnch they will Sell 00
reafonahle terms, at their T 'RE in W,<tCT-lbeet,
the third Door below the Daw.bridge:
DARK ann light blue,
scarlet, deep anu
pea green, London brown,
claret, blossom, fl(h,
olive, lead, plumb nu,
purple, dark and l±ht
grey, laylock and mixed
coloured fuperfine and fe.
cond Cloths.
Green Cloth suitable for
billiard tables,
Light and dark ground
Cottons, Calicoes and
Chintzes,
Sailcloth,
Royal, laval, Flanders and
Britannia Linens.
Sattins and B r ocades,
French Army Bills of Exchange,
At THIRTY DOT Sight,
FOR SAL E, BY
John Chaloner.
TUESDAY,
Dean & Purviance,
VOL. XI.I
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GENERAL ADVERTISER.
Published every TUESDAY, THURSDAY and SATURDAY.—Price Six-Pence.
Cambicks rid Lawns,
Plain ind cordid Dimities,
Shalloons, Dirants and
Callimancoes,
Checks and Bedtickin,,
Crimson, blue and pink
Persian,
Marseilles Q lilting and
B idian's,
Biack and white Prunellas
Black, blue, claret, olive
and spotted heft Velvets,
Striped, spotted and plain
black and white Gauze,
Window Glatt,
Paint ground in oil,
Pins, &e. &r.
August 2.
Reed and Forde,
At their STORE io F ont-ftreet, two doors above the
Market,
Have on Hand, A few PIPES of
London, particular London, York and
Virginia
Madeira Wines, a few Chests
of Bohea Ten, Powder and Sheet Lead, and a G-neril
ASSORTMENT of DRY GOODS, which they will
Di'pofe of for C (h, Paymasters Notes, Bills of Ex
change or Piner Cur r e n V-J u ° r 7
A Billiard 1 able to be fold.
Enquire of RICHARD BARRY, in Market Greet.
TO BE SO L D,
At the late dwelling House of Mr. WALTER SHEE,
in Front-street, near the Coffee house,
A VARIETY OF
Houfhold & Kitchen Furniture,
CONSISTING OF
Feather Bids, Mahogany T b!es, Chairs. &c. &c.
The SALE to begin at Ten o'Clock on TUESDAY
Morning, the 19h Inftanh
Nov. 15. JOHN BAYARD Auctioneer.
The 25th of November 1782,
At NINE o'Clock in the MORNING,
Will begin the SALE,
Of a Large and very General ASSORTMENT of
MERCHANDIZE,
Suitable for the approaching Season,
(Particulars of which will be published by the Bell on
the Morning of the Day of Sale)
With a QUANTITY of
Houfhold Goods, Kitchen Furniture,
WEARING APPAREL, &e.
JOHN BAYARD, Auctioneer.
N. Be The City Auction will be constantly held
every MOND A Y; and as the Store is always open
for the Reception of Goods, it is desired (when not in
convenient) that the Goods may be sent before the
Day of Sale.
q^TAS broke open in the night of the 7th instant,
November, and taken out of the Store of the sub
scribers, the corner of Market and Third-streets, one
piece of fuperfine double purple Broadcloth and about
Thirty Pounds Cash, in guineas and dollars. Who.
ever will apprehend the Thief with the goods, (hall
receive FORTY DOLLARS, or without the Goods
TWENTY DOLLARS Regard
IBAIRD and RUSSELL.
A ROBBERY.
J ft OPENED, a VARIETY of
Superfine C LOT HS,
Of the firft QUALITY and most fafhionable CO
LOURS ALS O,
Sartins, Peeioug &
Sarfnetts,
Plain and coloured
mens and womens fdk cot
<on and worsted Hose,
Yard wide Barcelona Han
dkerchiefs,
Neat bordered linen and
check ditto,
Sewing Silk,
Silk waistcoat Patterns,
With many other ARTICLES too tedious to
enumerate, which will be SOLD on reasonable
Terms for Ca/h, Bills of Exchange, or Country Pro
duce, By
KUHN & RISBERG,
The north file of M rket-ftreet, between Fourth and
Fifth-ftreets. Sept. 24.
At the City Au&ion,
On MO NDA r Next,
THE
K?dd Gloves, fine Linens,
B r own, crimson, ft sh and
cinnamon colour'd Cam
bists,
Callimancoes,
A neat Assortment of
Chintzes and Calicoes,
Checks,
Bedticks,
Three-quarter and yard
wide Britannias.
Just IMPOR I ED from Europe, and
TO BE SOLD By
P. I). Robert,
In Water-street, three Doors above Market street.
CLOTHS, fuperfine
broad and narrow,
Wiltons and Silesia,
Coatings & coarse Cloths,
wide and narrow,
Nips, fine and coarse,
Flannels, Caffimers, and
Swirfkios, of different
qualities,
Blankets,
Negro Cloth,
Worsted Hose, breeches
and jacket Pateros,
Plushes, plain, corded and
fpurd,
Calimanc ^s,
Barragans,
Du:ms,
Everladings,
Durants,
Satinets,
Prunellas,
Best Holland Quills and Sealing
Wax, Irish Wafers, Writing Paper, Ink
powder, Inkholders, Penknives, Account
Books, School-Bibles and Testaments,
Dilworth's Spelling-Books and Schoolmal
ters Assistants, Boyers French Grammars,
Surveyors Compasses, Slates and Hate-
Pencils, English Playing Cards, Wrapping
Paper, Parchment, &:c. &c. &c.
TO BE SOLD BY
DAVID C. CLAYPOOLE,
In Market-street, Philadelphia
Who gives the best price for clean Linen
. Rags.
THE fubferibers to the Plan of the
Lines and Fortifications at York-
Town, in Virginia, who have sub
scribed with the Printer of this Paper, are
fequefted to call for their Copies before it
be too late.—And as many Gentlemen may
wish to be supplied with this beautiful Me
morandum of that great Event, they are
hereby informed, that a few Copies remain
to be disposed of. —It is scarcely neceflary
to mention either the Excellency and Ac
curacy of this Work, or the Importance of
that most glorious tranfadion in favour of
these States, in which the Britilh General,
Earl Cornwallis, with his whole Army,
were made Prisoners of War.—A Map of
so interesting a Nature, it is easy to pre
sume, every curious Person in these States
would wish to be possessed of, /nd leave
to his posterity, as a lively Representation
of one of the most material Events which
contributed to the Establishment of the
Liberty and Independence of his Country.
A good Assortment of Writing Paper.
A Variety of Dry Goods
TOBE SOLD, BY
Lacaze and Maik;
la Water-ftrett, batwon Arch and kaca-rtreets.
NOVEMBER^, 1782.
Hairbines,
Camblett, silk and worsted,
Linens,
Cress,
Handkerchiefs, cotton and
linen,
Cambricks, Lawns,
Kenring Handkerchiefs,
Chintzes,
Threads,
Gauzes, MilHnet, Ribbons.
Drab de Soye,
Paduafoy,
Sattins,
Gloves, mens and womens,
Stocking?, silk and thread,
Hatr, mens and boys.
Pins,
Tin,
Twine,
Salt,
[NUMB. 965.