The Pennsylvania packet, or, The general advertiser — Lancaster, Pa.;Philadelphia, Pa., 1781-07-10 00:00:00, page 4

Office of Finance,
J UNE goth, 1781.
IN purfuanct of an Act 01 the United States in Con
gress assembled : Notice is hereby given, that pro
posals will be received in this office, from the date here
• of until Saturday the feu teenth of July n x', or sup
plying by contra, the labors to be dabvo d by the
public to the troops, pufonerß, &:. Which are or may
be in the town of Lancaft u r, from the day oh signing
such contrn&, until the fitft day January next.
The ration to consist of one pound of bread, one
pound of beef or three quarters of a pound of purk,
and one jli of turn,
The payments to be node in Gold or Silver, at the
times to be Populated in the contr?&.
The proposals to he sealed, and to contain the lowest
prices and longed terms of payment at which the par
ties refpe&ivelv will central.
Five Hundred Pounds,
In Gold or Silve r , wanted on Interest,
AN Y perlon having the above sum, or anv part
thereof, ma, let it on interest upon the follow ng
terms and fecurbies • a bond bearing legal interest, to
be paid in gold and silver, here or in Amftetdam or
Paris, at the option of the lender ; the penalty double
the value in wheat. The money will be t. ken for ai y
time not less than one year, and will be made payable
'onfy upon three months previous notice in writing be
ing given by the lender; so that the payment may al
ways be prevented by witholding the notice : an un
exceptionable mortgage will be given, and every other
security which (hall be required. The borrower's
name may be known by application to the Printer, and
th Appiiers will not be known unless they approve of
lending the money after hearing who the borrower is.
MINER S.
WANTED, Fbur or Fve MINERS, to work on
a regular vein of me, to whom good Wages
will be given. Enquire of rhe fu Tcriber at Durham
Furnace.' RICHARD BACKHOUSE
Best LI V ER,O I L,
In BARRELS and KEGS, of all TO BE SOLD
by RICHARD WELLS, in A^-street.
Agreeable to the last Will and Teftarnent
of the late Kendo 1 Lee, Enquire, will be Sold, on
the Premifts. to th: higbeft Bidder, on the 5 h day
of September n-xt, (if fail) if not, the next fair
Day, for Gold r Silver,
A Tract of Land, lying in the
county <f Northampton,' Machepurgo nu<t, mV rgi
nr, containing about 1000 Acres : It is exceeding fine
land, and remarkably well fronted for trade; a good
Title and Deed will be mode for the land# on the fi ft of
January next, when poffiffion may be had: One fifth
part of the purchase money, must be paid on the dei
very of the land; one fi'th on the firftof August, 1784;
one fifth on the firft of March, 1787; o ' ]e ''th on 'be
firft of April, 1789 ; and the remaining fifth on the
firft of June, 1793 Bond and approved security will
be required of the purchafsr for the payment of the last
mennned four filths ; the bond to bear inteieft from
the date, and the interest to be paid annually in the
like money. WILLIAM LFE,\ Executors
GEORGE LEE, j
To be Sold by private Sale,
A PLANTATION, lituate in Pzffyunk town
ship, about three miles from the city, containing
about 25 acres of good Land : There is on the Pre
nrfes a large, convenient, Stone Houle, a good Well
of Water near the door; allo, Bun, Stables, &c. an
Orchard of upwards of 200 trees, best grafted fruit, Ap
ples, Pears and Cherries. For t*rms enquire of
July 3 1781. CHRISTIAN DERRICK.
The Subfeirber be^s leave to
Acquaint his Friends, That he bag opei ed S FORE,
next door to Mrs. Montgomery, in Froi t-ftr et,
between Market and Aich ftree s, where he Sets, A
General Assortment 0 GROCERIES, on the loweit
Terms: Likewise, A few Pieces of Lifh Linen, Cali
coes, Check Lien, Silk and linen Handkerchiefs,
Rhubarb and Jesuits Bark of the fiol quality, &c. &c.
Asa Continuation of Cullom is his O fed, pointed At
tention shall be paid to all Comn and*.
July 3. PATRICK' GARVEY.
To be Sold by private Sale,
For Cash or Weftlndia Produce,
THE neat and pleasant BUILDINGS, lituate on
the Bonies of Sehuy'kdl, between the Middle and
Upper Ferries; the whole commanding an extensive
profpe& of laid river. An el gant Brick HOUSE,
containing 22 feet in front, and in depth 21 feet;
Also, a neat Stone HOUSE, adjoining, containing in
front 14 fret, and in depth 13 feet, wih a good K tch
en: The Lot, on which fid Builum,* ft^nd, contains
114. feet 6 inches, on Ashton Itieet, and on Saflafris
street 132 feet. For Teuns apply to WILLIAM
DELLA P, in Water-fleet, four doors below the
corner of Chefnut. street.
ALSO, A LOT in Vine-street, containing in front,
on said dreci, 22 feet, and in depth 96 feet, to Holm's
ley, with the privilege of said alley. Enquire, at auove.
Philadelphia: Printed and Sold by DAYID C. CLAYPOOLE.
Whereas the eflate of Jonathan
Adams and Susanna his w fi, both late of the county
cf Philadelphia, has been in due course of law fu'eit
ed, and seized to the use of this ftne; wp, the sub,
fcribers, agents for laid county, do hereby give notice,
that the estate of the said J nahan Adams anl Su
fanns his wife, consist ng of about 3 a its of land, on
the Wifehahicon road, at the 5 mile hon, uc r the
falls of Schuylkill, on which is a fnuff mill, and ap
purtenances thereunto belonging, fu j ft to ?n unex
pired lease, granted to John Adams, will be fold by
public vendue, on Wednesday the nth day of July
next, at the court house in thj, city, the fide to Vey-n
at 10 o'clock. The terms of (ale will be as fol 0% Hz.
For gold, silver, or paper money, made legal tenderly
aft cf -ffembly, or certificates granted to the offi ets
and m'n of the Pennsylvania lit e, for their depreca
tion; one fourth part to be reduced to a ground rent,
payable in wheat, at 10 (hillings per bushel, to b: d
livered half yearly at the public market place in Phila
delphia, or in cash at the current price, at thed &ion
of the tiuftees of the university, the said ground rent
redeemable at any time after three year*, and within ten
years, such purtbafer paying 15 years purchase. One
fourth of the r' maining sum cf thejurchafe money to
be prid to the agents ien da; s after sale, or the bidder
liable, to pay the state a sum equal to the said fourth
part, and the premdes to revest to the Rate, and if the
said fourth part is paid, and the purchkfer fhaH not
pay the remaining three tourtbs, within one month af
ter the da, of file, the money paid to be forfeited,
the premises in like manner to revert to the state, and
the estate remain free for a future sale.„
On a certfi ate being produced from the agents, or
either of them, of the full payment of the purchase
money, a deed will be given as by law directed.
And we, the agents, do also, pursuant to law, here
bv notify all the claimants of the said premises, or any
of them, and creditors of the said Jonathan Artamt,
and Susanna his wife, to exhibit their claims and de
mands, to the justices of the supreme court, within
the time limited by law, or they will be for ever barred
from the recovery thereof.
And to prevent all difficulties, the agents will attend
at the house of William M'Mullin, E q; near the New
market, on the 10th da, after the (al, to receive the
firft payment, and on the 30th day after sale, to re
ceive the last payment, after which no purchaf money
will be received, but the premins again fold for the
We of the state. George Smith ).
Willem M'Mull:n)"^ ent ''
TO BE L E
In a pleasant Part of the City, and genteel Neigh
borhood, near the Market, in Third- flreri,
Two Bed-Chambers, a Parlour
and Kitchen, genteelly Furniihed,
Together with a large, commodious Vault,
Enquire of the Printer.
TO BE SO L D, A
Good, three story Brick House,
will finifhed, and convenient Lo o r GROUND, in
Serond-ftrret, in an excellent Neighbourhood, and
*ell firu ted for Business, or for a Gentleman who does
Bufineb near the Water. Enquire of the Pointer.
CTOLEN, hft night, out of the pollute of the fubkri.
° ber, in Horfham township, Philade'phia ctun y, a
dark Bay HORSE, with a blackish culled mane and tail,
heavy made, it good order, turned cf four years old
this fprrng ; a natural trotter, but can pace a little ; has
a final! ft+, above 14 hands high, branded on the near
buttock with the letters S Q Whoever secures the
said Horse and Thief, so that the thief may be brought
to justice, (hall be intitled to the above Reward, or
Eight Dollars for the Horse onh, and reaionab'e
charges, paid oy me, SETH QUEE. June z 5,
To be bold by Private Sale,
136 Acres of Land,
In Chelter county, Gofhen township, with a good
Dwelling House and Barn, and 3 go>d Spring-haufe
thereon, with good Meadowing ; Likewise t^o Bik
HOUSES, in Sixth-street, the corner of Cherry ,il#y.
one of said Houses has go< d Bake-house belonging to it;
Likewise, a two story Brick HOUSE in R^e street,
between Fifth and Sixtheftreets; it is a go<d Ran fro'
any public hufinefs. For particulars apply to JACOB
SULGUE, Baker, in Race-flreet. To be Sold only to.
ready Cash.
T° be fold or exchanged for an house
4 in Philadelphia, at out one hundred and fify
acres of land, lying three quarters of a mile from
Chrjftiana Bridge, New Calle county. About sixty
acres are cleared, and the remainder very well tim
bered, well watered with good fpring@, &c. There is
on it a fmali hou e fit for a tenant. For further p rti
culais enquire of the printer.
Came to Joseph Bachar's Mea
dow, in Pzffyunk towr.fh p, an old RED CO W, with a
star in I er forehead, a white belly, both eats masked,
h\s a white spot on her rump: Likewifea young COW
with a white face, red round her eys, fhuit horns,
both ears marked, a white belly, white rail. Whoever
has loft said Co*s, by applying to JOSEPH TODD,
may have them again.
Sixteen Hard Dollars Reward.
Ph^ade'phla ,Jnne 7, 1781.
Just PUBLISHED end to be SOLD E,
JOHN DUNLAP,
At his Printing-Ofiice, in Market- street, a few ucort
from the corner of Second street,
All the LAWS
E^aed in the Third Sitting, of the Fifth General AA
f^roly, of the Commonwealth of Pennf Ivan a,
Which Commenced at Philadelphia, on Thursday
the 24th day of Mny, in the Year of Our Lord, 1781.
HOSE who may please. to favour
A -this Paper with Advertisements, are
requeued to fend the Money with them,
and thereby save themselves and the Printer
the 1 rouble very generally attendingfuture
Settlements.
TH OMA FTe IP~ER,
TOBACCONIST,
TT A S removeci trem Spruce and Water-streets, to
the east fide of Water-street, the seventh door above
Market.-ftreer, where hehas ft r Sale, Scotch SNUFF
and Manufactured TOBACCO of the firft Quality.
Imported, and to be Sold, Wholesale,
By fofah Hewes,
In Chefnut- street, near S^rawberry-Alfey,
YARD wide and 7-8 Linens, Dowlafs;
white Threads, C^limanroes, Durants, Nankeens
fi k gown Patterns, Griped and corded Dimity, Calicoes:
Chintzes, ^wing Silk, black -nd coloured fi!k Stuffs,
fi k for linings, flowered and figured Silks, black Taf
faties and Alimcdr, white Sarfn?t, black and yellow
Evtrb.ftir # g, tambomed Silt Waistcoat Patterns, Lawns,
Cambrick^, black and white fi k and thread Gauze,
Gauze Handkerchief, Fans, Silk Stockings, black and
coloured Ribbands, Necklaces, Thread Lace for ruffles,
whie and black B ond Lace, Crapes, &c. &c.
ALSO, Jamaica Spirits Madeira Wine, white and
brown Sugars in hogsheads, barrels and boxes, Bohea
Tea and Race Ginger, and a Quantity of Spermaceti
Haym Solomons, Broker,
Sells Bills on Holland, France, Spain,
England, St. Croix, &c.
TT E likewise ielß, on commission, Loan-office Certi
-4 ficates, and all other Kind of Merchandize. He
will take in payment, for bills of exchaige, feme part
state money, of this state. He gives cbuftant attend
ance at his Office in Front-street, between Market and
Arch-ft^t#, from 9 to 12 in the forenoon; likewise
attends :• the Ceffee house from 12 to 2.
^ OTICE is hereby given, that the Land Office is
open for the purpose of receiving the arrearages
of purchase money and interest for lands taken up by
former office rights, and granting patents for the fame,
putfuant to an Aft of Alterably of thia State, passed
on the ,th of April last, and a Supplement thereto,
paffsd on the 25th instant. John Lukens, S. G.
David Kennedy, S. L. O;
Philadelphia, June 29, Francis Johnston, R. G
N. B. The Surveyor General's Office is kept at his own
house, the upper end of Market-street; and the Secre
tary's and Receiver's Offices in the weft wing of the
State-house.
"James Kiggan^
LATE partner with William Sowerfoy, returns
thanks to his former cuflomers, and begs leave to
acquaint them and the public, that he (fill keeps the li
very ftable# opposite the St>te house. in Chefnut-ftreet,
at the corner of Fifth street, where he takes in horses to
fcnd at livery, by the week, month cr year; likewise
has faddfe borfes, chairs, and a ftage-waggon to hire.
Those gentlemen that please to favour him with their
custom, may depend on their horses being taken good
care of, at a reafonab e rate, by their humble servant,
JAMES KIGGAN.
W ANTED, immediately, a WET
NURS E, with a good Breast of Milk.
Enquire of the Printer.
TO BE L E T,
For the Season or a 1 erm of Years;
About Eighteen ACRES of very good
Failure Ground^
Adjoining the South-street of the City. Enquire of
SAMUEL POWEL.
Mary Armbrufter,
TT AVING removed to this city, beg* ie^ve to inform,
rhe Public, that (hr po&icex MID WIFERY•
nd has been favoured with great Su- cels in thirty,
years Experience in Albany, in the state . of New York.
She will, with alacrity, attend the Cal's of those who
please to favour her with their Cuftem, and is to be
leen at her house, on the south fide of Race- street, be
tween Front and Second itreet^wop, fire Chrtftian Sai
det'*. July 4,