The Pennsylvania packet, or, The general advertiser — Lancaster, Pa.;Philadelphia, Pa., 1783-05-22 00:00:00, page 4

CAME to the plantation of the fubferiber, living in
Donegal! townOrp, Lancaster county, a Black
MARE with a star in her forehead- has a white spot
under her tail, about ten or eleven hands high, sup
posed to be five years old, neither brand nor ear mark
a natural pacer: The owner is desired to come, prove
his property, pay charges, and take her away.
A P ri! 23. JOHN MAYES.
Sixteen Dollars Reward.
X^ r A S stolen from the fubferiber, living in York
^ county, and Heidelberg township, on the 24th
d-y of March last, a grey MARE, four years old
vaa heavy with cob, about thirteen and an half hands
high, the thief is five feet 6 or 7 inches high, fair
complexion: had on when he went away a whitish co
loured cloth coat, waistcoat and breeches of the fame
faid thief was since seen in Lancaster, and passes for a
methodist preacher j whoever takes up said fellow, s o
that the owner may get his mare, and the tbfef'be
bought to justice, shall have the above reward, or
Eight D ,liars for the mare only, and reenable charg
es, p^id by JACOB KAGET.
May 12, 1783.
Philadelphia, May 15, 1783.
f virtue of a Writ of Levari Facias to me direA-
A? e d, w: " be exposed to Public Sale, at the sign
of the Blue-Bell, ne±r D rby, on MONDAY the 26th
inttant, at io 6'clo k # n the forenoon, A certain
Pi^e of drained MARSH, or MEADOW and UP
LAND, called and knwn by the Name of COO
N.Y-POINT, situate and being on an idand, called
Boon's island, in the townftrp of Kngfeffing, contain
ing it acres and an half and 6 perches, more or less,
bounded by lane's of Coriftopher Elliot, John Justis,
and the het of Andrew Cox, <>ccafed ; late the estate
of William B on, deceased. WM. WILL, Gieriff.
Philadelphia, May 12, 1783.
P V Virfy of a Precept from the Truftee# of the
U General Loan-Office of the commonwealth of
P nnfylrania, to me directed, will he exnofed to Public
Site, at the Coffee-Houle, on WEDNESDAY the i^h
June next, at 12 o'clock, Two MESSUAGES and
Two LOTS of GROUND, situate in the diftrift of
Southwark, in the county of Philadelphia: one of them
containing in breadth on the north fide of Plumb street,
18 feet and a half, and in depth 90 feet, more or left ;
bounded fonthward with said Plumb-ttreet, eastward
by ground now or late of Philip Hulbert, junr. north
ward b^ ground late cf the widow Jekyl, and west
ward by Abraham Judah's ground.
The other of them containing in breadth on the south
fid- of Plumb-street, 18 feet and a half, and in length
90 feet, more or less ; bounded northward by said
Plmb-ftr et, east ward by John Read's ground, south
ward by ground late of Richard Brockden. deceased,
and westward by ground of John Burnet; late the
ertate of William Singleton, deceased.
WM. WILL, fheriff.
Upo-r Hanover, Philadelphia county, April 26 i 7 g,
"^THEREAS the fubferiber did' give
two separate Obligations, each of them for the
sum of 2001. (the firit of them being payable May 27
then next ensuing, and the other May 27 1784) unto
PHILIP NEISE, formerly of hid place, but now of
the county of Bucks; and whereas the said Philip
Neife has not fulfilled the engagement for which he re
ceived the said obligations: therefore I forewarn all
petfons from taking an alignment on said obligations•
as I am determined not to pay any part thereof, unl^
compelled by law. PETER MILLER.
ty HEREAS a certain Frederick Youce#
of Yorktown, in the county of York, and state
cf Pennfyhania, some time hit winter, obtained two
Obligations from me, the fubferiber, through mistake,
and without any confederation, for Thirty five pounds
each : These are therefore to forewarn all persons from
taking Alignments on said Obligations, as I am de
termined not to pay the fame, unless compelerf by law.
Yorktown, April 29, 1783. JACOB HETRICH°.
NOTICE is hereby given, That the fuhferiber has
peitoned the honorable the General Ass mbly
0 this commonwealth, for leave to bring in ? Bill to
be passed into a L 2% confi ming to him his Estate in a
certain Tra6 tof L^nd and Tenements, situate in the
twnfhip ;f Est Whiteland,in the county of Cheder:
containing 48 acr-s 3 quarters and 10 perches, be the
fame mere or lefr, bounded by the Conneftogo red
lands late of Jdhn Hambright, Thomas Evans and
Thomas Bown, and by the New, or Yellow Spring
read. 01? of the deeds forming the chain of title to
the Land and Tenements aforefaid, at the time of the
British invfion cf this Ante, having been hid under,
ground, and thereby, in many material parts, render
elidible. PERSIFOR FRAZER. May 1.
To the Public.
Lancaster Academy, Aoril 28, 1,83.
w ° rth Y P atrons of this seminary, and real
Ifrrs of ufeful literature, being desirous of hav
ing the FRENCH LANGUAGE taught here- the
fuhferiber has therefore employed a gentleman of ap
proved abilities for that purpofe.'
The junior classes of the Latin and Greek scholars
are not to be troubled with this study, unless their pa
rents or guardians insist on it ; hut the English and
mathematical students may be advantageously employ
ed, part of every day, in the French school. '''
ANDREW BROWN.
Pb^pfoG: Printed and Sold by DAWID C. CLAYPOOL E, in MarkefcStreet.
Spotfylvani#, ff.
THIS day came before me, one of the justices of
peace for the commonwealth of Virginia, WIL
LIAM WIATT, cf the town of Frederick fbnrg, and
made oath, that he loft fix LOAN-OFFICE CERTI
FICATES, of 1000 dollars each, taken out in the
name of THOMAS LEIPER, Philadelphia, of the
following Nu bers, viz. 2889, 2974, 2905 29 6, is
sued by THOMAS SMITH, enquire, Commissioner
of Loans for the state of Pennsylvania, dated February
2 7, 1779, "d 2960 2961, dated March 2, 1779.
Witness my hand this 26th of September, 1779.
CHARLES DICK.
As the above Certificates have been often advertised
in the Virginia papers, and orders have been left at
Thomes Smith, esquire's office four years, for flopping
them, and as they have never made their appearance,
it is presumed they are entirely loft. The perlon in
whose right the Certificates are, intends to apply to
Congress for a renewal of them.
April 23. THOMAS LEtPER.
THE Partnerfliip of SMITH and TILTON, hav
ing dissolved on the Ift inst, all those who nave any
demands against them, are requeued to apoly immedi
ately for payment : and all those indebted to them, are
likewise requested to pay the fame immediately, to ei
ther of the partners.
Philadelphia, Mar 3,1783 a
New-Jersey, Trenton, April 2, 1787°
PROPOSAL S
For Printing by Subfeription,
ACTS
OF THE
GENERAL ASSEMBLY
Cf the State of NEW-J ERS E Y,
From the EftaMifhment of the present Government and
Declaration of Independence to the End of the S xth
S ffion on the Fifth Day of OAober, 1782:
With the CONSTITUTION prefixed.
To which is annexed,
An A PPENDIX:
Containing the Articles of Confederation of the United-
States, &c. with two alphibetical Tables and an
Index.
Compiled under the Appointment of the General
Assembly, By Peter Wilson, A. M.
CON p ( T I O N S.
T. This Work, which is now in the press, and w''l
be finished with all expedition, will he done on a large
type and good paper—and to be neatly pound and let
tered.
11. Price to fubferiber# Thirty-five Shillings, one
half of which sum to be paid at the time of fubferib
ing, and the remainder on the delivery of the book.
N. B. Subfeription# are received by the member? o'
the legislature of this state ; lof^ph Crukfhank, prin.
ter, in Market-street, Philadelphia, and by the fubferi
ber in Trenton. ISAAC COLLIN S.
Mr. D ORR
INSTRUCTS Gentlemen and Ladies, at their
houses, that necessary part of Literature, the Eng.
lilh Grammar. He may be found at hit School in
Fourtb-ftreet, between Arch and Race streets, two
doors from the New Inn. May 15.
Lacaze and Mallet,
At their STORE in Water-street, between Arch and
Race-streets.
Have for Sale, an Elegant
Assortment of Dry Goods,
Lately Imported in the last Vessels f rom France:
Also, Good English Mufquets.
TK7HEREAS Mr. Guiller de Mondoucer,
, 'r a French gentleman from Nogent Ie Rotrou,and
fuppoied to be now on the continent of North-Ameri
ca, is become heir to a very considerable Fortune in
France, by the demise of hit parents : This is to de.
fire any person or p^rfons who may have heard of the
said Mr. Guillier, to inform M-ffs. LACAZE and
MALLET, merchants in Philadelphia, by letter or
otherwise, what is become cf him, whether he be dead
or living. All information concerning the said Mr.
Guillier will be thankfully received, by
Philad. Feb. 4. LACAZE and MALLET.
Onfray Painniere,
At hit Store in Water-street, below Walnut-street. has
for Sale,
A Variety of Dry Goods,
lately imported in the last Vessels f,cm F^rce.
Three or four genteel, ready
Furnished CHAMBERS, with the Urof a KITCHEN
an U / A3jL. Fiqure ct the Printer.
Wants Employment,
A Young MAN who writes a good H,nd, ard is
well acquainted with the Italian Method of Book.
Keeping, and who can be well recommended. Any
Gentleman wanting such a Person, by leaving U-ir
Address with the Printer (hall be waited on. April 2 &.
Just Imported from Dublin, and to be SOLD Whole,
sale, for Cash or Produce, by
At his STORE, the south fide of Walnut-fret, be-'
tween Front and Second-ftree ts, lately occupied bv
Mr. Alexander Todd,'
A large and most e egant Assortment of
Porter, and many other articles, May 17.
Imported in the last mips from France, by
%# Fleck & Barton,
And to be SOLD at their STORE in Market street,
three doois above Laeritia-court,
A Large Assortment of Merchandize,
Suitable to the season : Amo gft which are
GREETINGS, Nankins, faperfine Cloths, silk Ser
ges. Shalloons. Camblets, India and English Taf
titles, French and English Sattins and Modes, Tabines,
Mantles, Glk and cotton Hose, sewing Silks, silk
Handkerchiefs, linen and cotton Ditto, silk Gloves
and Mitts, Furniture Checks, Bedticks, damask Table
cloths and Napkins, Everlastings, beaver and caftor
Hats, Hat-bindings, dark and light Chintzes, Calicoes
cottons, Jeans, German Cords, Britannia#, Pins, Um
rehops, Fans, Gauzes, kenting Handkerchiefs, Muf
fins, Hambricks and Lawns.
D A"°> A Quantity of English. ready-made SADLE
K• April 26.
c o a cnr
htHE fubfe rib.r having furnifhed himfelf with a
"™' le " CHARIOT and a PAIR of excellent
WORSES, with a good Driver, begs leave to inform
his Friends and the Public in general, that he intends
to appropriate it as a HACKNEY COACH ; and Gen
.nien and Ladies, by applying at his Livery- Stables,
behind the City-Tavern, may be conveyed to any part
of the 'tv, or elsewhere, at as moderate a rate as the
times rod admit. SAMUEL HODGSON.
Philadelphia, December 3, 1782.
fTr E - WORK S.
JOHN LAUGEY, French Fire-Work Maker, liv
-I?nf,eh?nd St. Paul's churrh, between Second and
J bird firsts, informs the Public cf the thirteen unit,
y Gates, that any persons that have occasion for any
Work 9, large or small, may be supplied
on the shortest notice ; he will also go with any per
son to any of the neighbouring Gates, where they
may may propose to have any, on the celebration of
the glorious peace.
," e h " 1 f ° on hand, an elegant F re-Work, con.
lifting of about eighty Pieces, the belt and fineft that
have ever been seen here. He may be found at his
hcufe any time of the day. Philadelphia, April 29.
Miniature Profiles.
JOHN COLLES, having had the honour of drawing
the Profiles of many cf the ladies and gentlemen
in England and Ireland, takes this method to in
^m the Ladies and Gentlemen o' Philadelphia, that
„ ftrlkin ^ Likenesses in Miniature Profile, st
Two Dollars framed and glazed : a family of four or fix,
in one large frame, glazed, at Ten Shillings each per
son. Specimens to he s een at the Coffee-bopfe. or at
h's Appartments at Mr. Snowden's, the south fide of
Market street, onpofite the centre of the Jersey-Market.
N. B. Said Colles Hangs Paper, and Colours plain
Rooms in a genteel and neat manner, much superior
to oil colours. Specimens to be seen at his Appart
merits, as above. April 22.
LIGHT summer silks,
Tabbinets,
Poplins,
Durants,
Calamancoes,
Stuffs,
Camblets,
Linens,
Black and figured silk
Handkerchiefs,
Silk and ftuff petticoats,
Ribbands,
Printed linens and hand
kerchiefs,
Ta be SOLD very CHEAP,
1:01ry Cows, with or without
CALVES, and Sixty LAMBS ; the Lambs to be taken
' Y any feme before the firft of June. Enquire of the
rrinrer#'
T O BE LE T,
For the Summer Seafen,
A ^ r n°''r 'o'' 01 :' HOUSE > fetm^y belonging
K y, fixate in a pleasant, healthy
~ , 1 e miles from the citv, between .Fra, kford and
'°"" F ° r Particulars apply to OWEN
K JU^AN, on the premises. April 28.
fyy AS flopped, some time ago, on fuf-
P^ no! bri%Q n , a PIECE of CALICO..
Whoever has loft th, %.% proving property and pay-
% 1s m 'Y hae " ^ ?r ;by applying to the fub
fcr be, living mar the New Gaol.
^o^ JOHN PLUNKET.
Bernard Kilkenny,
Printed chintz cottons,
Cambricks,
Dimities,
Marfeillcg quilting,
Fuftains,
Chequers,
Jeans,
Corduroys,
Felt hats,
Men and Womens ffioee,
Hard ware, edge tools, &c.
Prints framed and glazed,
Sail cloth,
Soap and candles,