The Pennsylvania packet, or, The general advertiser — Lancaster, Pa.;Philadelphia, Pa., 1782-01-03 00:00:00, page 2

In the last Veflfels from Europe,
a Coachman is wanted to hire
or pur hafe, noie ned apply but meh as can procure a
re mm ndati >n adequate to the undertaking. Enquire
of the Printer.
(^AME $ ° the fubferiber, in the year 1776, a Run
' - y Negro BOY, about 15 years of age, named
T)M ; he Uys he runaway from Virginia, and has
be 1 sundry tunes adveitifed. The owner is desired
to w, prove hi# property, nay charges and take him
aw WALTER M'COOL, living in White-
M S township, Philadelphia county. Dec. 15.
A Person of a good character, well acquain
ted wi<h the city, that will undertake to
collect money, may hear of employ by en
quiring of the Printer.
Genteel convenient Lodgings
May be had for the Winter.
For further Information enquire of the
Philadelphia, December 26.'
A Good PLANTATION, within eight milts of Phi
la Jelphia ; ronfirting of about i 3O acres of clear land,
befits &opdland, between 20 and 30 acres of which
is meadow, * la r ge orchard, a good (tone dwelling
house of four fi,,Q rooms, cellar and garret. For par
ticulars of J } HN ROSS, Meruhaat, at his house in
Pine-street, Philadelphia..
WILLIAM NICHOLS,
SCARLET, brow%
purple, black, green,,
blue, light coloured, fu !
perfine and second Broad
cloths,
Scarlet, brown, blue
light and coloured fu
prfin. Knaps & Coatu
i^, .
Blue, grey, light and
farlet D r ffih & Frizes,
White, buff and leaflet
Caffimers and Wiltons,
Crimton, brown, blue,
ftr ped, hla r k, /potted
and corded Velvets and
Ve! versts,
Qliv? & writs Corduroys,
Ti<kfets and Duroons,
Barragans,
Childrens worded Hose,
Pink, bine, black and
cloth coloured Duroys
Prunellas and Durants,
Tammies and Sattinets,
Crimson, green, sky-blue
and pink Ruffels, Mo
reen< and Callim^ncoes,
Jeans, Fustians and Beav
ets,
Camblets and Hairbines
of all colours and fine
nefs,
Carded Worsteds and
Everlafftngs,
Serges and S;g? de Jeans,
Blue and white Plains &nd
Halftpicks,
7-8, 3 4, and apron-wide
cotten & Imen Cheks,
An assortment of Irish
L ; n. ns,
Fine and coarse Hollands.
Yard and half yard and
3 8 brown and white
Sheetings,
Brittanir e and Piattella
royals,
Lavals, P ntirits, Ozna
bigs 2nd rickienburgs,
Sil and Duck Cloth,
Marseilles Quilting,
Pluh and corded Dimities
and Diapers,
Wide and narrow Russia
Sheetings, Dowlafs and
Flanders Ticking,
Jaconet and beok Muhins,
#apes, Bobbins & Laces,
Plain and figured Keat
ings, kenting Handker
chiefs and Catgut,
Pain & millionet Lawns,
C\m^i k,
Said NICHOLS returns his best
Thanks to those who have heretofore fa
voured him with their Custom, and hopes,
in future, from his Attention to Business,
and Willingness to Please, that it will be
the Interest of his Customers to continue
their Favours. ,
At hi# STORE, on the North Side of Market Street,
opposite the Indian King,
A Large .and General Assortment of the
FOLLOWING ARTICLES, viz.
JUST IMPORTED,
AND TO BE SOLD, by
Printer.
I Mihionef Handkerchiefs
'and figured' Apron Pat
l terns,
Plan and figured Gauzes
and gauze Handker
chiefs,
Womens Gloves of all eo-
Iou;„
Ditto silk Mitts,
Mens silk Gloves,
A beautiful Assortment
©I d^rk and light
Chintzes,
Elegant chintz Bed p^t
tenie,
Fine and coarse Calicoes
and Cottons,
Ginghams and Bengalis,
Nankeens and Dampens,
Durapes, Paduak ya, Man -
tua?, Lutestrings, Bro
cades, Mode# and Taf
fities,
Green, blue, claret,
bloom, orange, and
white 2-4 and 34 ell
Perfian® ^nd Sartntts,
Pekings, Mexicans and
Mufllemans,
Ell wide Persians, black
and coloured,
Mens, women and child
rens cotton and thread
Hole,
Elegant Tambour Waist
coat Patterns,
Rest Sewing.filk,
Black Thread,
Coloured ditto,
Srik and linen Handker
chies,
Black and coloured Bar
celona ditto,
Best scars Taift, Mohair
and Bpttoh^,l
Black and white Blond
Laces and Edgings,
Thread ditto,
Painted, figured and plain
Ribbands,
Superfine, second and
coarse Bolting. Cloths,
Plated, Buttons,
Skelleton and hoop Wire,
Best Tully Gartering,
Cotton Cord and Toffeli,
Bandana, silk and cotton
Romalls,
Quality and narrow Bind
ings and Ferrets,
; Shuff Boxes,
/ With many other Arti-
Icles, too tedious to enu
merate.
Circulating-library & Book-store,
In Second, near Aich street, opposite the Baptitt Meet
ing house.
IF an unwearied attention to the duty of Librarian,
and n ifliduou# care to serve and oblige, merit eh
coKra,emert, the proprietor fluttering bimfelf be hfo
to the utmott of his power, difeharged the above ch#
rafter fisee his arrival to public business in this city,
here y elicits a continuance of thole favours, which
base hitherto ben extended to him by a liberal pub
lic. Asthe utility of aorks of this nature principally
depend on their being conducted on the most extensive
pl*n tbar circumstances will admit of, the proprietor
hopes that he shall be enabled, by a more general sub-
Fription, to n&.e an agreeable addition to his Library,
by augmenting it with every new work of merit : he has
jAt pur dialed a very valuable acquisition to his library,
wherein are comprized an impartial History of ths A
mericen war, with beautiful and fluking likentfles of the
moil confpisuoLs heroes on that theatre ; also, the Abbe
Raynal's Revolution of America, and an elegant Col
le&ion of the newest Novels, published in Europe fines
the commencement of the present war.
He hag so SALE, A general Collection of BOOKS
on most 'ubje&s, particularly Hißory, Law, Phyfie and
the Cia flics , - a most extensive Assortment of STATI
ONARY, viz. Paper, Quids, Sealing-wax, Wafers,
and liquid Ink of the very best quality, several humor
eur Prints in imitation of Hogarth's, Music on copper
plate, Maps of North America,&c. al 0, ivory pounce
Bats, Folders, reading Folders, Penknives, a new
invented Backihg of most extraordinary quality, and
a Icouring Liqud and Powder which takes out Asins
and spots from all coloured clothes, new fafhiened jef
famy Cans, neatly finished, chiefly intended for the
Ladies, &c. &c. &c. with several other Articles too
lengthy to add to this advertisement: Bibles, Telia
mute, Spelling Bocks and Chap Books of all kinds,
&c &c.
AT the solicitation of a number of his
friends, has opened School, in Gray's-alley, (two
doors frora Second-Street corner) for the inftruaiom of
a felea number of young LADIES, in the rudiments
of English Grammar, Reading, Writing, Arithmetic,
and Book-keeping. The hours of attendance from 9
to 12 in the forenoon. He also continues to teach in
private families the after part of the day-
Such as may please to honour him with the educati
on of their children, will please to bave a note for him
at Captain LANG's, in Market ftieet, or at Mr. BAI
LEY'# Printing-office, and they Shall be waited upon
immediately. Dec. to.
At the Corner of Third rind Cheinot ftrcets,
TH E noted doa r SANXAY's ANT VENERE
AL PILLS and ELECTUARY, wh printed
directions, testing forth evety nectllary to be
known throughout the different stages of the complaint;
and that ir the most plain and diftinCt manner, so that
n queftruna need he asked by the purchHer The a
rove medicine# are pfeaUnt to take, so that they suit
with the most delicate constitution ; mild in their epera
fons. so that the, give neither ptin or disturbance ;
znd so h^ppy in their performance, that thev will not
tail o' completing a cure, although the disorder be of
ever so long Landing, and attended with the most
dreadful Symptoms, and that in such a manner that the
patient need not be hindered from his business, or hit
condition made known to his most intimate acquaint
ance. A o, Doctor Walker's Jesuits Drops, Elixir of
Bardana, Essence of Golden Rod, Essence cf Water
dock, Tinaure of Sage, Turlington's Balsam of Life,
Cephalic Snuff, Tooth Powder, Tin&ure for tie Gums,
&c. &c.
TO BE SOL D, AT
Dellap's Book & Stationery store,
TAKEN on Thirfday the 15th of November, from
the house of Mr. Jshv Matron, of New York,
a Lady's GOLD REPEA TING WATCH, maker's
name Burges, the outside case is chafed gold, with fe
male figures, and open work ; the inside gold case,
which contains the work, is elegantly engraved, and
has open work, the face of the watch with Small
black figures for the hours and minutes, the Striking
part is remarkably loud; it was fixed to a lady's steel
chain, on which was a miniature pffure of a gentle
man dressed with crimfoa velvet and a wig, three , d
seals, one a fmail, reb, flat cornelian, with arole; one
a white cornelian, with the motto, " L'Ervie," the
other a red cornelian with a globe, motto " La Vous,"
a gold locket in the Shape of a heart, with dark hair
plaited, and a pixin gold kry, Whoever brings the
laid Watch to JOHN LAWRENCE, junior, in Wzl
nut street, shall receive the above Reward, and no ques
tion# ;&td, or Ten Guineas for the Pi&uie only
T O BE SO L D,
A Small Plantation, situate in Upper Merrion
township, Philadelphia county, containing 39 acre#
of land, with a Fulling-mill thereon, with the other
utenfrs for carrying on the business 01Fubirg, Dying
and Dressing of Cloth ; friid Fading mid, 1 pots, and
Utensils are in goud Repair, ail in order for canying
on the business, arid plenty of w^tei in the dii ft tea-
Son. There is on said Premises a Stone dwelling-house
and frame Barn, a Spring house with two Springs of
good water, 4 or 5 acres of good watered meadow, and
tome very good plough land ; near one half of the land
cleared, and the temaindn woodland. For teims of
sale apply to the fubfcribei, living on the premises
AMOS WILLITS.
Late Writing-Mailer at the University,
Twenty Guineas Reward.
P RICHA R D's
Mr. Donnelly,
< vasal-ill,x unit •
EARLY Short top pur
ple Raddifh,
E^dy ditto,'
Salmon ditto,
Winter ditto,
Turnep,
CABBAG E, viz.
Green Savoy,
Flat or Drum head,
Common white head.
Onion,
Leek,
L ETTUC E, viz.
Versailles or green Cos,
Cabbage,
Imperial,
Curled.
Tongue or Pepper-grass,
Celler;,
Paifl y,
Summer Severy,
Sweet Bzzil,
Sweet Marjoram,
Sage,
To the honourable major general the marquis de la
JOHN CHALON ER,
At his Store in Chefnut-ftreet, two doors from the
corner of Third-street,
CLOT HS and Cafimers, Camblets, Plufc
v es, Velvets, Calicoes and Chintzes, Cambficks
Muffin#, Gauzes, frith and Russia Linens, ell wide Per
sians, Ducapes, Modes and Setting, New England
Rum, Liver Oil, &c. &c. Allo a few fete of French
Army Bills of Exchange.
N B. He has also a very curious Colle&ion of annu
al Flower Seeds, Medicinal Herbs, &e. &c.
On Friday last the honourable Samuel Adams, Stephen
Higginfon and Samuel Barrett, enquires ; having at
the late town-meeting been appointed a committee to
express the most cordial esteem and afFe&ion of the
inhabitants to the honourable major general the mar
quis de la Fayette, presented to him the following
address :
GARDEN SEED S,
Taken out of a yard in this city,
about five weeks ago, a Cotton Cloaths BAG, about
a yard long, ornamented with figures in needle work,
of different colours ; on one fids a parrot perched up
on the bough of a cherry-tree; and on the other a
peacock, with a variety of flowers, some careleft and
some in bunches. Whoever has got it, and will bring
it to the Printer, shall receive FORTY SHILLINGS,
and no questions afad# December, 1781.
S I R,
WE have the honour of waiting upon you in the
name and by the direction of the inhabitants
of Boflon, in town meeting assembled, in Fa
neui hall, to express their sentiments of joy on your
fafe return to this metropolis.
We assure you from them, that they ftil bear in their
minds a grateful remembrance of the early difinterefled
and decided part you took with Americans, while they
were resisting alone, the hand of British tyranny.
Your facrifice of domeflic enjoyment, to the cause
of God and humanity. Your generous exertions in
a foreign country, in support of that great cause ; and
the success which has c owned those exertions, so dan
gerous to your own person, have in the opinion of the
town, added a lu ftre to your exalted rank, and give
your name a place in the £rft lift of American patri
ots and heroes.
It is with regret that they have been made aeqaint
ed that your present visit must be short: But, though
your residence in the town would have afforded them
an unspeakable fatisfaflion, they will acquiefee in
your departure, from a regard which they owe te
their country ; being fully perfumed, that your pre
sence in Europe at a critical conjuncture, will give you
K^i%M>^M3* store tf/fyw,
^JAMES NEWPORT,^
f At his Distillery-Store, ^
& In Frant-ftreet, the second Door above the
g Bank Meeting, Has byf
f WHOLESALE and RETAIL, ,
& Of excellent Quality,
1 lAMAICAI AMAICA Spirits 1 Annifced Water,,
J Weft Indu Rum, I Cleve ditto,a
W Philadelphia ditto, | Orange ditto,
, P'ain Brandy, I Cinnamon ditto,B
& Rafberry ditto, I All Fours,
Geneva, | Mint Cordial, f
f And Spirits of Wine, proper for ;
& Medicinal Wfes, or for railing the Proof of
Low Liquors.
, N. B. He gives particular Encouragement to
6 those who Buy of him to Sell again.^
^ Philadelphia, April 4, 1781.^
£zap ^v^^^x^^&ow&xJ
A general ASSORTMENT of frefh and valuable
The best in their Kindi, To be SOLD, By
John Henry Fiflier,
At Point no Point : Among which are.
BOSTO N, December 20.
FOR SALE, 1Y
FAYETTE.
Pot Marygdld,
Summer Spinnage,
Prickley winter ditto.
Parsnip,
Carot,
Beet,
White Asparagus,
Cucumber,
Squash,
Carthamu# Officinarum,
or Saf. Flower,
Cafduus BenediCtus,
PE A S, viz.
Best early Hotfpur,
Large green Nonparel,
Thick stalk Imperial,
Bunch,
Spanish Moratta,
Ocra,
Kidney Beans, different
, to ts,
Carolina ditto,
Windsor or garden ditto.