The Pennsylvania packet, or, The general advertiser — Lancaster, Pa.;Philadelphia, Pa., 1781-08-07 00:00:00, page 4

FOUR GUINEAS REWAR D.
ST OLEN on the evening of the 21st instant, from
the plantation of ths fubferiber, in Waterford town
ihip, count, of Gloucester, in the Rate of New-Jersey,
three HORSES, viz. one black horse, seven years old,
fourteen and a half hands high, sundry saddle marks,
paces mostly under the saddle, trots well in a chair;
but sometimes paces at firft letting off, has a small
fore on his near bip bone. One forrell horse, with
feme white on the face, about 15 hands high. One
bay horse, with a star and a small (nip, two white hind
feet, fourteen and an half hands high , all in good
order, the black in particular. Any person who will
secure the thief and return the horses to the fubferiber
(hall have the above reward and reasonable charges, or
in proportion for as many as may be returned.
July 24. WILLIAM TOD.
John Perkins,
TA.K E S in herfes at livery, by the night or the
year, 'as reasonable as any LIVERY-STABLE in
the city ; at his STABLES in Lombard street, between
Front and Second-streets, known by the name of Hales
Stables. Heis much obliged to his former customers,
and hopes for the continuance of them. Good attens
dance mail be given and proper care taken./
SCARLET, brown,
purple, black, green,
blue, light coloured, su
per fine and second B? oad
cloths,
Scarlet, brown, blue,
light and coloured fu.
perfine Knaps & Coat
„"^
grey, light and
fcnrlet Duffils & Frizes,
White, buff and scarlet
Caffimtrs and Wilton?,
Cr:mfon, brown, blue,
striped, black, fpott+d
and corded Velvets and
Velverets,
Olive & white Corduroys,
Ticklers and Duroons,
Barragans,
Childrens worded Hose,
Pink, blue, black and
cloth coloured Duroys,
Prunellas and Durants,
Tammies and Sattinets,
Crimson, green, (ky-blue
and pink Ruffels, Mo
reens and Calamancoes,
Jeans, Fustians and Beav
ers,
Camblets and Hairbines
of all colours and fine
nefs,
Corded Worsteds and
Everlastings,
Surges and Serge de Jeans,
Blue and white Plains and
Halfthicks,
7-8, 3-4, and apron-wide
cotton & linen Checks,
An assortment of Irish
Linens,
Fine and coarse Hollands,
Yard and half yard and
3-8 brown and white
Sheetings,
Brittanniss aud Plattella
royals,
Lavals, Ponturies, Ozna
brigs and Ticklenburgs,
Sail and Duck Cloth,
Marseilles Quilting,
Plain and corded Dimities
and Diapers,
Wide and narrow Rufina
Sheetings, Dowlafs and
Flanders Ticking,
Jaconet and book Mullins,
Tapes, Bobbins & Laces,
Plain and figured Kent
ings, Renting Handker
chiefs and Catgut,
Plain & millionet Lawns,
Cambrick,
Said NICHOLS returns his best
Thanks to those who have heretofore fa
voured him with their Custom, and hopes,
in future, from his Attention tp Business,
and Willingness to Please, that it will be
the Interest of his Customers to continue
their Favours.
In the last Vessels from Europe,
AND TO BE SOL D, By
WILLIAM NICHOLS,
At hit STORE, on the North Sidf of Market street,
opposite the Indian King,
A Large arid General Assortment of the
Following Articles, viz.
JUST IM P.O R T ED,
Philadelphia: Printed and Sold by DAFID C. CLAYPOOLE.
Chintzes,
Elegant chintz Bed-pat
terns,
Fine and coarse Calicoes
and Cottons,
Ginghams and Bengalis,
Nankeens and D-mafcus,
Dncapes,Paduaroys,Man
tuar, Lute ftringo, Bro
cades, Modes and Taf
fities,
Green, blue, claret,
bloom, orarge, and
white 2-4 and 3-4 ell
Persians and Sarinets,
Pekings, Mexicans and
Mufflemans,
Ell wide Persians, black
and coloured,
Mens, women and child
rens cotton and thread
Hose,
Elegant Tambour Waist-
Coat Patterns,
Best Sewingsfilk,
Black Thread,
Coloured ditto,
Silk and linen Handkerf,
chiefs.
Black and coloured Bar
celona ditto,
Belt scars Twist, Mohair
and Buttons,
Black and white Blond
Laces and Edgings,
Thread ditto,
Painted, figured and plain
Ribbands,
Superfine, second and
IMillionet Handkerchiefs
!and figured Apron Fat-
I terns,
Pla ; n and figured Garzas
and gauze Handker
chiefs,
Womens Gloves of all co
lours,
Ditto silk Mitts, '
Mens silk Glover ;
A beautiful Assortment
of dark and light
coarse Bolting-Cloths,
Plated Buttons,
Skelleton and hoop Wire,
Best Tully Gartering,
Cotton Cord and Toffels,
Bandana, silk and cotton
Romalls,
Quality and narrow Bind
ings and Ferrets,
Snuff Boxes,
With many other Arti
cles, too tedious to enu
merate.
JUST OPE N E D,
Opposite the Baptist M<etin s -House, n Second-ft;erf,
Prichard's Mental Repast,
Confifiing ofan Elegant and General
collection of BOOKS,
In the various Branches of Science, and Literature:
The following valuable Assortment on I AW claims
the Attention of its most eminent Protcfluis.
FOLIO S.
gOK E's Reports, 4 vols.
Cases in Equity, 2 vols.
Vernon's Cases in Chancery, 2 vols.
Saunders's Reports, 2 vols.
Wood's Conveyancing, 3 vols.
Bacon's Abridgment, 5 vols.
Burrow's Reports, 3 vols.
Williams's ditto, 3 vols.
Strange's ditto, 2 vols.
Atkyns's ditto, 3 vols.
Raymond's ditto, 2 vols.
Carthew's ditto.
Plowden's ditto.
Hobart's ditto.
Salkeld's ditic.
Lilly's Entries.
Regiftrum Premium.
QUARTOB.
Blackstone's Commentaries, 4 vols.
Fitzherbert's Natura Breviom.
System of Pleading.
OCTAVO S.
Lutwyche's Reports, 2 vols.
Statutes at Large, 29 vols,
Jure Ecckfiatt. 2 vols.
Law of Evidence,
Gilbert's Evidence.
Common Pleas,
Wihon on Fines.
Crown Circuit Companion.
Harrison's Chancery, 2 vols.
Richardson's King's-Bench, 2 vols.
Common Pleas, 2 vols.
Fearnt's Eff.iy.
The other Books, on Physic and Divini
ty, are equally well chosen ; a detail of which would
be too lengthy for a News-paper publication.
He has allo for SALE or to HIRE, by the single
volume, a pretty Coluaion of NOVELS ; by the best
and most approved Authors,
His DRAMATIC WORKS well deserve the appro
bation of the Admirers of the Theatre, in particular
Bell's British Theatre, ehegntly bound; wherein the
<xa& Likenesses of the most eminent A&ors of the
present age are firikingly rrprefented in beautiful Cop
per- Plates.
Said Prichard begs leave to acquaint the Public
he has spared no Pains or Cost in acquiring the abov
valuable LIBRARY, and hopes the Encouragement h
may receive, will enable him to preserve the Collection
in its present Luftre and Repute.
AL S O.
All Kinds of Stationary, &c.
A General Assortment of the Best STATIONARY,
and at the lowed Price, to be had at the above Book-
Store ; where a Catalogue of the Library may be had.
FIVE POUNDS REWARD.
RAN-AWAY, last night fiom the fubferiber, A
likely NEGROE BOY, named DUBLIN, nine
teen years of age, about 5 feet high : He took with
him a white cloth coat and breeches, and a flio.t, brown
plush coat with white cape and cuffs. Whoever will
secure the said Negroe in any gaol in the United States
fhali have the above Reward. DAVID LENOX,
July 18.
STRAYED or stolen, on Saturday night, the 14th
instant, out of Mr. James Paul's incloiu.es, ad
joining Grecme-Park, Hoifham townihip, Philadelphia
county, A fine full-blooded BAY MARE, 8 years
old, has a star, small blaze and snip, black mane and
tail, her hind off foot white, with a remakable black
foot within the white, cn the inner fide of the foot rear
the hoof, and has a fear on the bed of her near foot ;
(be is shod before, the hoofs fomewbat long, (he having
run at grass some time, is neatly made but a little high
hipped ; gay, Spirited, active and fleet, easy gaitsd,
trots and canters well, rather tender on the bit, and
very apt to play with it when mounted. The above
Reward will be given fcr apprehending the Thief and
Mare, if stolen, or Five Pounds for the Mare only, by
July ! 7 8i. ISAAC MELCHER.
Four Hard Dollars Reward.
RUN-AWAY from the fubferiber, on Thursday
mornirg kft, an apprentice lad, named WILLI
AM FEGAN, abeut five feet four inches high, Aim
made, much freckled, (bort red hair, very talkative.
It is supposed he is gone eff in feme privateer. U hoe
v#r brings fiid boy to the fubferiber, baker, in Second
ftreet, between Walnut and Chefnut- directs, (hall have
the abov? reward. JOHN BARRE T-
He is about sixteen years of age.
N. B. Ad maffers of vessels and others, are so bid to
harbour or carry him off at their peril. Augutt 4.
Lodgings to be Lett:
A PART ol an HOUSE, unfurnifhed, in a ple-f^nt
" part of the city, with a STABLE and COACH
HOUSE. Enquire of the Printer.
Ten Pounds Reward.
Office of Finance,
jul r 14, 1781.
IN pursuance of an Aft of the United States in Con
gress Assembled, NOTICE is hereby given, That
Proposals will be received in this office, from the date
hereof until the nth day of August next, inclusive,
for (applying, by control, the rations deliverable by the
public at Fort r:tt and its dependencies, to such officers
soldiers and others a# are or may be entitled to then
from acertain time to be fixed in the contra& until the
Expiation of fix months thereafter ; the ration to con
sist of——One pound of Bread,
One pound of Beefcr three quarters of Pork
One gill of good Whiskey, —and of
I quart of Salt,
a quarts of Vinegar, [To every hundred
8 Pounds of Soap, ( rations.
3 Pounds ofCandles, J
I he Contractors to issue the said rations; the payment
to he made in geld cr silver, at the time to be ftipuiated
in the contra& ; the proposals to be sent in felled, and.
to contain the lowest prices and longest terms of payment
at which the parties will centred.
N. B. The Stipulations to be entered into may be
seen in the Draft of a Contr.H at this Office.
Notice is hereby given, That
the COMMITTEE of ASSEMBLY, for fettling and
adjusting the Public Accounts, will meet at the State-
House, on MONDAY, the 20th of August next, and
give Attendance until the Fourth of September follow
ing: At which Time and Place all Treasurers, Cem
m flioners, Colk&ors of Excise and others, by law di
reded to fettle annually with the Committee of Afftm
bly, are required to attend with their Accounts and
Vouchers.
SHARP DELANY, \
JOHN STEINMETZ,),
WILLIAM HARRIS, \ Co ^tfee
July ro: EVAN EVANS, J
JAMES JACKS, ^Accounts.
JONATHAN HOGE, )
FOR SAL E,
The Hull and Spars of the Brig
AMITY, as flu now Lys in Choptank river, burthen
about 200 tons, and pierced for 20 guns, with a slush
deck and snug round house, well calculated for failing
or fighting. For Terms apply to Captain EDWARD
NOEL, upon Choptank river, Eastern-shore, Mary
land.
Four Hard Dollars Reward.
STRAYED cut of the pasture of Samuel Richards
in the Neck, on Monday the 23d of June, a bright
bay HORSE, about 14 hands high, shed all round,
branded on the near thigh H, but not very caf, to be
seen; trots and canters well. He was seen in the Butch
er's Arm's fans, on W,lnefday last. Whoever will
bring the said Horse to Davis Bevan, in Second street,
one door above Pine-street, or to Samuel Richards, in
Front-street near the Draw-bridge, fhallhave the above
Reward and reasonable Charges.
July 2. DAVIS BEVAN.
N. B. The above horse very generally has the inside
of his fore fetlock joints fora, by reason of linking his
ffioes against them.
New Providence, July 20, 1781,
ALL persons who have any juil demands
against the Estate of James Sa-nds, of the town-'
(hip of New-Providence in the county of Philadelphia,
deceased, are hereby requested to bring in their ac.
counts to MARY SANDS, properly proved, in order
for fettlernent; and thole persons who are indebted to
(aid estate, either by bond, note, book debt, or other
wise, are requeued to difcha(ge the fame, on cr before
est day of September next. Delinquents may expert
their accounts will be put into the handsel an. attorney,
immediately after said date. Mary Sands, Executrix.
MINERS?
WANTED, Four or F.ve MINERS, to work on
a regular vein of o,e, to whom good Wages
will be given. Enquire of the fubferiber at Durham
Furnace. RICHARD BACKHOUSE.
Came to Joseph Bachar's Mea
dow, in Paffyunk toweflup, an old RED COW, with a
star in her forehead, a white belly, both ears marked,
has a white Ipot on her rump : Likewise a young COW
with a white face, red round her eyes, short horns,
both ears marked, a white belly, white tail. Whoever
has loft said Cows, by applying to JOSEPH TODD,
may have them again.
CAME to the inclofure of the fubferiber,
in Beckley,-a, out two miles from the bridge,
on Marfhah's read, n^ar Mr. Worral's, a brown Mare,
about thirteen hands high, branded on her near but
tock R. The owner it dejired to ccme, prove his pro*
perty, pay charges and take her awry
July 22. JOSEPH SALBACK.
STRAYED, about three weeks ago, from JOHN
SIEB, living on the Wind-mill road, Kensington,
a red and white striped COW, two cuts in one cf her
ears ; (he is three ,e.trs old. Whoever will return
said Cow to the owner, as above mentioned, (hall re
ceive TEN SHILLINGS Reward. July 25.