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TN C O UNCI L,
Philadelphia, July 24, 1780.
WHERE AS a generous Subscription hath be,n
entered into, by the inhabitants of this city, for
the purpose of raising recruits to fill the Pennsylvania
line: IV E do hereby declare, that a bounty of three
Half Joh nneffes, a cowpleat suit of cioaths, and two
hundred acres of land, will be given to every able bodied
man, not under 18, nor above 45 years of age, (except
chferters, premiers of war of evfry kind, or feameu) who
will voluntary eo^R to serve during the war. All Lieu
tenants, Sub-Lieutenants, and Officers of the Militia, and
other well-di'pofed persons, are hereby requested to use
their utmost influence, in their federal diftriUs, to encou
rage and promote the design aforefaid, and (hall for their
trouble in so doing, receive two hundred dollars for eve
ry recruit that shall pats muster, if delivered to Colonel
Nicala, at the barracks, in this city, who will also pay
the bounty.
Ard as it is ptobab'e th?t there are man, deserters from
the Pennsylvania linelurking about in this city, and in
divers p.rta of the country, any periods therefore who
will apprehend such deserters shall, upon delivering
them at the barracks to 'Cal. Nicola, receive One Half
Johannes, or the exchange, at sixty, in Continental mo
oey, together with all reasonable charges.
Extraft from the Minutes,
T. M A TLA C K, Secretary.
Those gentlemen in the city, who have subscribed to
w^r.s .suiting toe Pemfyivani* line, are desired to pay
to David Ritter, oufe, Enquire, State Treasurer, ten per
cent, of their fubferiptiod, and as much mere as is con
venient to them.
4-P> s*ft $ *'*M^t«4?4-+ #+*¥❖
Philadelphia, July 25, 1780
!%, HE REAS the Estates of Samuel
/ 7 Shemaker, Andrew Alien, William Aufbn,
Rate Allan, George Kaapper, David Jon s, JohoHn*
derfon, WiliL.m Reds, William Ev?n% John Hale, and
John Parrock, all Ute of the City of Philadelphia, have
in due cou fe o r Law been forfeited and ie zed to the
ufethis State.
V. E the Subferibers Agents for the fiid City, do here
byGI V E NOTICE, that the Eftaes of the laid
Samu I Shoemaker, Andrew Allen, William Austin,
Taac Alien, Grorye Knapper, David Jones, John Hen
derson, William Ros, William Evans, John Hale, and
John Par reck, within the lain City, confining of the
trrcwin MESSUAGES, LO TS, RENTS, ard TE
NEMENT3,yiz.
No. 1. A three ftoly Brick M'ffutge, Stores, Lot and
Waarf, finite on theedt fide of Water ftrect, between
S^ffa ras and Mulberry-Greets, cooymnug in breadth on
Water Greet, 34fet 11 inches (including an Ab&y of
9 ieet 8 inches wide on the South fide them!) and
continuing that breadth 92 fact, then widening on
the foufh fide to thebreadth of 45 het 5 inches, and
continuing that breadth imo the river Delaware as far as
low ^a: mack § in tenureof Col. Joseph Dean.
N . 2 A bank Lot (opposite to the above described
M drurge and Lot) whereon are eic&ed a Buck Tebe
r&n (wheeit Samuel Shoemaker, orderly kept his Of
fice) on W ter street, and a Stable and Coach H,ufe on
Ron ftr et, containing in breadth 26 feet 4 inches,
including an 8 ret rid. Alley on trie north tida there
of, and -xraicbng from Woter-ftreet to Front Itreet ;
adoin tenure of the laid Col. J feph Dean.
No. 3. Six yearly Rant Charges, amounting to 161.
1? Pnnfylv-ma Currency, issuing out of a large Lot of
Ground at the north weft corner of Second and H^h
ftr^ts, and payable from Richard Parker's Estate ; Eii
zibeti' H rnian; Frederick S inkle; Philip Syng j Jo
teph Jobnfon's Estate and Jonn Drinker ; ad late the E
£iare of Samuel Shoemaker, in Fee S mpl'e.
No. 4. A thre Gory B 'ck Mrifuayeana Lot of Ground,
fitua. on the north fide of Higo-Grect, between Front
and Seeond-dreets, containing in breadth 15 feet, and
in depth 102 feet, with the privilege of :. 3 feet wide Al
ley, on the east fide thereof; in tenure oi M tthias Stim
b^
No. 5. A two ffory Brick M ffuagc and Lot, lituate
on the ealt fide of Fourtn-ftrect, between Saffarras and
Mulberry-ftretts, containing in breadth 17 feet 6 inches
(including one half of a 3 feet wide Alley on the north
fide thereof) and extending in depth 49 feet 6 inches ; in
tenure of Frederick Griner.
No. 6. A twottory Brick Meffuage and Let, situate
on the c ft fide of Fourth-street, between Saffaf as and
Mulberry-Greets, containing 17 feet 6 incher (including
one half of a 3 feet wide Alley, on the north tide there
of) and extending in depth 49 feet 6 inches; in tenure
of Briiam Woolley.
No 7 One yea 1) Rent Charge of 69 Spanish Silver
Milled D I ars and one third of a Dollar, issuing out of
a Lot on the south fide of High-street near the old goal;
in tenure of H nry Kappele.
Nj. 8. Two yearly Rent Charges of 10 Spaniffi Sil
vr Milled Dollars 2nd a half each, issuing out of two
Lots f G ound, on ,he e?ft file of Fourth-ftrect bc
t^een Saffalras and Muiber y Greets, in tenure of George
Knorr, and William Warner; ail late the Estate of Sa
mue; Shoemaker during the term of his natural life.
No. 9. A Lot of Ground, situate oh the north fide of
Vv'Unut-ftreet and east fide of Fifth-ftreet, containing
in breadth (on Walnut-street) 22 feet 5 inches, and
extending in depth 160 feet ; in tenure of William
Welton.
No. 10. A Brick Tenem+vt and Lot of Ground, si
tuate on the north fide of Walntit-ftreet, (adjoining the
above described Lot) containing in breadth 14. feet three
inches, and in depth 160 feet, in tenure of the Widow
Fr^efrran.
No. is. A Brick Tenement and Lot of Ground, ad
PHILADELPHIA: Printed and Sold by JOHN DUNLAP, in Market-street.
joining the above leftribed Tenement and Lot, contain,
ing in breadth i; fser, 3 inches, and in depth 160 feet,
in tenure of Edward Carragan.
No. <2. A Lot of Ground situate on the east fideof
Fifth Greet, adjoining the back enls of the above de
fribed three Lotr, containing in breadth 30 feet, and
in depth 51 feet.,
No. 13. A Lot of Ground adjoining the last above
defer bed Lot, c ntaining in breadth 30 feet, and in
depth 51 feet, on which is er-&e4 a one Gory frame Te
nement, in tenure of Michael Clark.
No. 14 Two yearly rents of tool. Pennsylvania
Currency each, issuing out of two Lots of Ground on
the weft fide of Second street, between Saffafras and
Mulberry-Greats, one of them in tenure of D vid Schef
fer, and the other in tenure 0 Col. Isaac Melcher arid
A Mricher, all late the estate ofthe said Andrew Alien.
No. 15. A two story Brick Miffuage, Lot and Wharf,
(where the Ferry is kept) on the north fide of Mulber
ry-Greet; containing in breadth east and weft 98 feet,
trlow wrter mark, and extending in depth north and
south 42 feet, in tenure of the Widow Tolbert, late the
estate of th° laid William Austin.
^Nv. 16. A two story Brick M-ffoage and Lot of
Ground, situate on the weft fide cf Fourtb^ftreet, be
tweer, Market and Chefnut Greets, containing in breadth
15 fee, nd in <3 th 4.9 feet 6 inches, late the estate of
tue r ad lilac Aden.
No, "1,. A three .it B ick Meffuage, Bake House,
Stable ^nd Lot cl Ground, fit wife on the weft fide cf
Fr»nt Lre t,~3et^m S^ffdras aarf Mulberry Greets,
containing in breadth 1, feet, and in depth 162 feet 9
inches, in nueof John Bro*n, Joyner, late thii'efta(e
of toe laid G. 0^ Knapper.
No. 18 A the story 3 k M^ffuage, Frame Te
nni^t nd Lot of Ground, situate on the north-east
f'e of Dock ftr^t, between Third and Walnut-Greets,
curtaining in br-a Ith 17 feet, and in depth 64 )ert, sub
jct o^goand lent of Sx Pounds per annum, late the
e^ace of th L..; D^id J mes-
No. 19 A thr-r Gory Brick Mefoage, Stable and
Lot j< brow 1, situate on the east file 0 Second-ftrect,
between Witnut ■nd Sprucafterts, containing in
breadur to fact, and extends in depth from Second
ft.ect toDock-ftre ^, bring 00 the north fide, ill feet,
and on the ibuth file 97 eet, in .entire of the Honor
-3 le George Bryary Eiq ;1. te the estate of the laid John
Hendei son.
No. 2d. A two story Brick M,ffu3„e and Lot of
Ground, situate on toe north tide 01 Walnut Greet, be
t.^ern Front and Second 'Greets, containing in breadth
16 feet, (inciudmg a three feet ~ide alley on the weft
fiae thereof) and extending in depth 50 ie*t 6 m hes,
Jateth^ estate of the said William Rots; lubje& to a
ground rent of 30s. per annum.
No. 21. A two story Frame Carpenter's Workshop
and Lot of Ground, fixate on th- north fide of Pine
itreet, between Third and Fourth Greets, containing in
breadth 40 feet, and ex ending in depth fom Rine- Greet
to Umon.-Greet, i6o feet, late the estate of the laid
Wiliam Evans.
No. 22. A F,ame Tenement and Sables, ere&ed on a
Lot of Ground, lituate 011 the foudi fide of Lumbaid-
Itreet, between Front and Second -Greets, in tecue of
Capt. ProAor ; late the estate of the laid John Hale.
No. eg. A Frame Coach-Houle, Stables and Lot of
Ground, situate on the welt fide of Second Greet, be
tween Lem ,ard ^nd touch Greets, containing in breadth
46 feet, and indepth 225 feet, to Barron-ft^et, (übje&
to a grounuront of 46 Spanilh 'Pillobs per annum ; ado
lite the estate Qt the raid Jolin Hale.
No. 24. A t.iree Gory Bri k Meffnage and jot of
Ground, situate bn the touh lide 01 Sz.ff f 2 as ft;eet, ad
joining the noufe formerly occupied by John Parrock,
late the elite of the said John Parro k.
Will be fold by Public Vendue, at the Court-House
in the laid city, on Monday the 28th day 0 August next.
I he Sale to begin at Ten o'ClocK in the forenoon, and
continue fruM day to day until the whole shall oe fold.
I ne (.Tins of hie -ml be according to Law, viz one
four n part of me purchase money to be paid in ten days
alter Lie Ale, or the premues again to revert to the
State, and ihe bidder liable to forfeit toe Did fourth
part ol the puchne money, and the remainder thereof
within one month after file, on failure thereof the pre
m leain .ixo manner to revert toth St te, and the fourth
part paid to%e forfeited, and on certificates of payment
bring produced from the Agents or either of them, deeds
wirt oe giv^n as by Lw dieted.
And to prevent ah difficulties with refpc& to pay
ment, the Agents will attend at the Court-House on the
tenth day after file, to receive the firft payment, and in
like manner on the 30th day after (ale, to receive the
lalt payment; after which no purchase money will be
received, but the premises again fold for the benefit of
the Commonwealth.
WILLIAM WILL, ).
ROBERT SMITH, )
'Philadelphia, August 1, 1780.
W" EREAS Catharine, the wife of the iubfcri
" her, ha> eloped from the bed and board of her
husband, and has otherwise m fo^haved. This is to
caution all periods against trotting her on my account
as I will pay no debt of her contr^in% after the date
hereof. JOHN GA LLE T.
J °' y 3 '' l7B °°
1-wenty Dollars Reward,
RAN away from Mary Delaplaine, on S turday last,
SARA H GRAHA M, near eighteen years of
age, low of ftdture, marked, with the small-pox, had on
when flie went away, a striped short gown, (of tiken) and
Griped linced petticoat. Whoever brings said girlhome,
shall receive the above reward.
MARY DELAPLAINE.
Philadelphia, July i 7 g o ,
. , . Vo the P ÜBLIC.
AN Advertisement having been published the 25th
inst. in Mr. Dunlap's Paper,by the Agents for for
feited Litotes in the city of Philadelphia, proclaiming,
that on the 28th of August, they intended to fell by
Public Au&ion, among other Estates, " two yeariy
Rents of JOOL Pennsylvania Currency each, issuing out
of two Lots of Ground on the ^eft fide of Second-Greet
between Saffafras and Mulberry Greet, one of them in
the tenure of David 3 .haffer, and the other in the te
nure*of CJonej Isaac Melcher and Adam Melcher, late
the Estate of Andrew Alien."
The case stands briefly thus.—The fubferibers hold
the premises under two different deeds from Andrew
Allen and Sarah his wife, both dated the 21st of Au
gust, 1770, each Let fubjeft to a yearly ground rent of
266 and 1 3 Spanish Silver Dollars for ever Provided,that
if either of the owners or tenants of the said two Lots,
Ihould at any time within the space of ten years from
the date of she laid deed, p^y or tender to fee said An
drew Allen, bisheirs or assigns, 5333 and 1 3 such Dol
lars as aforefaid, betides the arrearages then due, the
ground rent fhduld become ex'inft.
In April, 1779, Col. Melcher, eldest son of Leonard Mel
cher, dccealed, on behalf of himfelf and his brothers
and lifters, ( two of whom were minors ) offered
'? the . ^i" Agents .the stipulated sum for ex
tinguilhing that ground rent in Continental Money,
and upon the Agents refuting to take it in heu of
Silver, the Colons! by petition complained to the Su
preme C urt, and the Court confiJeririg the said peti
tion, decreed, on the 7th day of April, 1779, in the
woras following, viz. that “ the Repr l^.trtives of
tie said Leon rd Melcher are intriled to extingtilh
the ground rent ai/aefud, by paying to the A %n:s r
forfeited Estates of perf>a; fy^ntui. of R fcf&on,
in putiixnce of an Aft ? Ahar.Hy, cf th.^ Cnm^b
w-^h, the him of 533: anJ Do'^., fiti.v
tul Currency of tU, c ^,% s v ^ th, tfoher wrihfirch
arrearages of ground rent in the la d Curate, ^ &I
be due tor tn? Lot to, :rid, at the time of ps,rn?nt of
toe said sum oi 5333 and ,3 Dallars in like manner as
it the said ground rent bad been referred and made
payable in the laid Currency of this Commonwealth, of
which the laid Agros for forfeited Eftatts arc to take
notice and g vern th^mfelye^ accordingly."
After obtain ng J»g decree o' the Supreme Court the
Agents to whom it was delivered, Gill re tried to take
the continental and Stye money inlieu of Si ver, till in
the month of September n^xt folioring, the said David
Schaffer, owner of one of the said Lots, and the said
Isaac Melcher and Adam Melcher, to whom in thsdir
rtfion and settlement cf their said Father's Estate, the
other Lot was conveyed, made a formal tender to the A
gents of the redemption money and arrearages of rent
due, in lu:h money, as by the A& of General Afftmhly
was declared to be the Currency of this State, and the
Lid Agents severally and jointly rerufed t< accept thereof,
a few days after the tender was made and refusal given,
tie said D:vtd Schaffer, Isaac Melcher and Adam Mei
tner, did pay according to Law, to Isaac Snowden, Esq;
Irealurer of the State tax, each of them two thirds
of the money by them re pedively tendered to the A
genfs, and took the Treasurer's receipts.
Ida loth October, the fuofcribers preferred a ref
pea ul memorial to the President in C g^cil, felting
forth the case as it i s herein befo e Gated, together with
their itle, deeds, the decree ofthe Supreme Court, the
account of rent due to the said Alien's estate, and the
receipts of the said Treasurer, praying that an A& be
made in tie name of the Supreme Executive Council,
fur extinguishing tire rent charged on the eft>tes of the
memorialists- - Fbis memorial, the deeds and other pa
pers were delivered to the Secretary the 101 b of O&o
---ber, remained wish the Council full four months, until
on the licit day of February it was confide^ed and dif
hiiffed by the following rifolve $
“ Refolded, I hat reasonable legal doubts having arisen
«' to the laid tender, as also to the jurisdiction of the
" Supreme Court, in the cate of the Commonwealth be
'' in rf a creditor and not a debtor.' And upon en
“ quiry it being fo^nd that it has not been the practice
" upon the Att of Affambly, 10 extinguish redeema
" ble ground rents as prayed by this petition, tne fame
" be difmilftd, and the parties be left to their remedy
" at law."
Upon this occasion, the fubferibers find it proper, pub.
licly to make known and declare, that under the Laws
of this Commonwealth, by the authority, and agreeable
to the decree of the Judges of the Supreme Court, they
themfclves have already purchased the said two ground
rents, and paid the feme into the Treasury as herein be
fore stated ; and therefore do forewarn all pirfons of put
chafing from the said Agents, the said two hveral
ground rents, or either of them.
DAVID SCHAFFER,
ISAAC MELCHER,
ADAM MELCHER.
One Thousand Dollars Reward.
STRAYED or Golen on Sunday night last, thefad
inst. out of the palture of Tnomas Paxfon, in S.df
bury township, Bucks county, A large by HORSE,
upwards of fifteen hands high, fix or seven years old,
has a imall bright star, and his off hind foot white to his
footlock, he is a horse of good spirits, trots and canters
well, but has been mostly used to the harness for fame
time past, and the top of his neck, shoulders and sides
thews the marks, it is not kno,n that he has any brand.
Whoever takes up the said Horse, and will deliver him
to Col. John Mitchel, D. Q_ M. General, at PhiladeU
phia, to Samuel Crook at Pitts- town, in New Jerley, or
to the owner at Trenton, shall receive the above reward.
July 27. MOORE FURMAN.