The Pennsylvania packet, or, The general advertiser — Lancaster, Pa.;Philadelphia, Pa., 1782-01-31 00:00:00, page 1

Philadelphia, January 4th, 17X2.
The street Commissioners pro
pose to 1 t all the paved streets and alleys of this city,
in fm 11 deftr &s, for one year, to commence the zd
Feb u.ry next, to such performs as wit engage to keep
them clean, for the benefit of the manure; *nd they
will rec^ ve applications, for that purpose, every Fri
da, evening, at the court house, until! that time.
By order of the board,
JOHN GRAFF, Clerk.
Of the Public Lots of this
City, for the Redemption of the Blit of Credit of this
tate, dtied April the 19th, 1780, will be held at the
Coffee-Hu-, on THURSDAY, the iff of February
next, at TEN o'Cl. k in the so enocn. A PLAN
0 the LOI S may !e seen tt the Cctfee-Hcuf, and at
the Surveyor.G neral's Office. The CONDITIONS
the fame asocial' SALES. January 25.
On SATURDAY the 9th Day of February, by the
Subscriber,
A PLANTATION in Abington township, Phila
delphia county, containing 200 acres and up
wards, 12 miles from Philadelphia, adjoining lands of
Joshua Morris, Samuel Simfon and others; whereon
is ere&ed a flone house two stories high, and stone
kitchen adjoining, a well with a pump near the door,
a large barn with convenient Cabling, the upland
chiefly limed so as to bring good crops, 15 acres of
meadow and a young thriving orchard; there is
erected on the premises, a grist-mill in good repair,
which may be fold with the plantation or separate
with part of the upland and meadow', as may befl suit
the purchasers ; there is plenty of woodland on both.
Also, a House and 18 acres of Land adjoining Penny
pack creek, in the townfhjp aforefaid, having a feat
for any kind of water-works, being heretofore known
by t'e name of F etcher's Forge. Any person in
clining to purchase and know the terms, may apply to
the subscriber living on the premises.
Jan. 23. LEWIS ROBERTS..
At his Store in Chefnut street, two doors from the
corner of Third street,
CLOT HS and Cafimers, Camblets, Plush
es, Velvets, Calicoes and Chintzes, Can,bricks,
M flins, Gauzes, Irish and Russia Linens, #ll wide Per
liais, Ducapes, Modes and Sattint, New England
Rum, Liver, Oil, &c. &c.
Also a few Sets of
French Army Bills of Exchange,
and a few Pipes of Madeira Wine.
Philadelphia, lath December, 1781.
PROPOSALS will be received in this effioc until
the firft day of February next, for the following
Contrasts, to supply the Rations deliverable by the
United States, from theist day of April to the bft
day of December next, inclusive, to thole Persons en
titled to draw them :
A contrast for the post of Boston, \Tn Maffachu-
A contra& for the post of Springfield,) setts.
A Contrast for the posts to the northward of
Poughkeepsie, in New-York.
A contrad for the post of Frederick-Town, in Ma
ryland.
The contractors are to issue the rations, and the
proposals are to contain the lowest prices ard longest
terms of payment, as also the price of the component
parts, which are
ilb beef or 3-quarters pound pork,
11b bread,
I giil rum or whiskey,
1 quart fait and a quarts vinegar per too rations,
81b soap and gib candles per 70a rations.
A person well qualified, would be glad to
be employed on evenings in copying, methodizing, or
feeling books, accounts, &c. A line left with the
printer, aliened to A, B. will attended to.
JOHN CHALONER,
TO BE SOL D,
By way of Public Vendue,
THURSDAY,
VOL. XI.l Published every TUESDAY, THURSDAY AND SATURDAY.—Price Six-Pence.
^^WI^^BO
Office of Finance,
A FURTHER SALE
FOR SALE, BY
GENERAL ADVERTISER.
In Third street, near Market street, has the following
Articles for Sale, viz.
Two hundred ba rels of choice Beef,
One bale of Pepper,
Liver and Ilumber OU in barre ls,
Ten hogsheads Virginia Tobacco,
O^e hundred weight of wampum Be d„
And two butts London Porter,
Philadelphia,4th January, lylz.
French, and Britiih Writing Paper,
Plain Letter Paper,
Gilt Letter Paper,
Dutch Quills,
English Quills,
American Ink-powder and liquid Ink,
Britilh patent Ink-cake, and liquid Ink in
bottles, fit for immediate use and for
carriage,
Ladies, ]
Compting-houle,l
Common, , Penknives,
Double and
Single bladed J
Irish Wafers, for public offices and sealing
of letters,
American Wafers of the fame kinds,
Dutch red and black Sealing Wax,
Black leather and paper Inkholders for tra-
vellers, &c.
Brass Inkholders with Penknives and Cases,
Middleton's blacklead Pencils,
Receipt Books,
Wrapping Paper,
Parchment of American and Britilh manu
fa&ure,
Black leather Pocket Books, with Memo
randum Books,
Battledores and Shuttlecocks,
Playing Cards,
Meflage Cards,
The above Articles are of the best Qua
lity, and may be had, in large or small
Quantities, on reasonable Terms, for Cash.
Major BAUMAN, of the New- York or Second Regj.
ment of Artillery,
Shewing bow those places were befiered in form, by
the allied army of America and France; the Britilh
lines of defence, and the American and French lines
of approach ; with part of York river, and the British
mips, as they then appeared fur k before York ; and
the whole encampment in its vicinity.
This MAP, by desire of many gentlemen, will he
published as soon as a number of copies are lubfcribed
for (efficient to defray the expence- Those gentlemen
who incline to become fubfcriber#, may fee the Draught
and Conditions at Mr- Claypool's Printing office, in
Market street, and at the Coffee.houfe ; where ftb
fcriptions are taken in.
The gentlemen who have already fobferibed, will be
be so obliging as to pa, their fubfeription money to Mr.
Claypoole.'
A good Assortment of American,
Has drawn a Map
Of the Investment of York and Gloucester,
in Virginia.
ROBERT CORRECT,
TO BE SO LD, BY
David C. Claypoole,
In Market-street, Philadelphia ;
O R, THE
THE
By Virtue of sundry WRITS of VenditU
oni Exponas, to me direded
Will be Exposed to Public Sale,
At the Nothern Liberty Vendue-Store, on
THURSDAY, the gift instant, at
Teri o'clock in the Forenoon,
AN elegant Assortment of European GOODS, con
fiding of Linens, printed Cottons, whit? Cordu
roys, Thicksets, corded Dimities, fuperfine Broad
Cloths, Rattinets, Hosiery, Buckram, Saddles and Sad
dlery, Handsaws, Hard Ware, Cutlery, Cotton-and
Wool-Cards, Window-Glals in Boxes; and a Variety
of other Articles, ton tedious to mention.
T< be fold for Calh by
WILLIAM WILL, Sheriff.
Philadelphia, January >6, 1782.
He also, difeounts inland Bill# or Drafts and fa, ft
often in his power to procure Money on Loan for a
time.
Any gentlemen who may he pleated to fatair him
with their bufireG, may depend on his utmost exertion#
for their interest ; part of the money advanced if
quired.
Hoym Salomon, Broker,
At his office in Front-street, betweep Market:
and Arch-streets,
nUfS and fell# (in commission) Bills of Exchang %
Franc?ftny cther part of E ar oM t Liftwifeealf
kinds of Merchandize.
Souchong and Bohea Tea,
Old Rum of an excellent quality,
Madet,
Mountain, WIN ES, by the pipe, quartier caffe of
She ry,and 1 gallon,
P>rt J
French Brandy,
Loaf a d Mufeovado Sugars,
C' ffee and Crocoate,
F pper. Pimento, Girgir, &c. &c. &c.
FOR SA L E, BY
Samuel Garrigues, junft
At his Wire- House, in Thard-ftreet, the corre of
Elm-street.
Just IMPORTED and to be SOLD, By
Robert Bridges,
At Thomas W fling, esquire's wharf,
Best Poroau Prince Sugars in
Hogfheands and Barrels,
COCOA in Bags,
TAFFIA in Hopfheadt, ALS (),
A few WOOLLENS and LINENS. Jan. li,i„„
Philadelphia, January 4, 1782.
To be Sold by Public Vendue,
At the Coffee- house, in this city, on the 2d day of
February next, at 12 o'clock on laid day, if not
fold before at private sale,
A Valuable Plantation and Traft of
Land, lituate in New London township, Chester
county, containing 117 acres, he the fame more of
left. There are on the said Plantation, are pretty
good dwelling House, Earn and Stables, with a young
bearing apple Orchard, a number of Peach-trees, and a
never failing Spring of good Water within a few rdf
of the dwelling house; there are aflo on fid Pl,, rati
on, about , acres of good watered Meadow (a Crete
running along the fid? thereof) and them 20 or y^
acres more may be made in^t^r with about 50 acr-^of
cleared Land, the rest Woodland well timt. d. Te
laid Plantation lays about 12 miles distant fr m Chrf^
tiana-bridge, and nearly the ^e dft n<# fr ft New~
part : it is a'fo wi hin two or three railed o f feverai
gr fl-mils. Whoever incline? to purchase may be
farther informed 6, enqu ; r ng of tiie Printer hereof.
To be Lee, a convenient brie^
Stable and Coach-House, in Chancery
lane. Enquire iff the FrinUfr
JANUARY „, 1782,
[NUMB 840.