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Philadelphia, August 22.
BY virtue of a writ of venditioni exponas to me
dire&ed, will he ex rosed to Public Sale, at the
Coffee- House. on TUESDAY the 2d of September
next, at 12 o'clock at noon, viz. All the Right and In
terest of Blaithwaite Jones, during his natural life, of and
in a certain Brick MESSUAGE, BACK BUILDINGS
and LOT of GROUND, situate between Chefnut and
Walnut Greets, in the city of Philadelphia, containing
in breadth, north and south, 20 feet 4 inches and a
half, and extending from the east fide of King or
Delaware-street into the river Delaware, bounded by
ground of Isaac Morris, John Stamper, and the river
Delaware aforefaid ; taken in execution, by
WM. WILL, fheriff.
To be Sold by Public Vendue,
cn TUESDAY the 2d of September next, at Nine
o'clock in the Morning, at the late Dwelling House
of William Pearson, of Kensington, in the Northern
liberties, deceased,
A Variety of Houfhold and Kitchen FURNITURE;
allo a good Horse suitable for riding or a carriage,
a covered Chair with steel springs and harness, a Sleigh,
Saddler, &c. At the fame time and place will be fold a
number of Snith/ TOOLS: confuting of, bellows,
anvils, hick irons, tongs, vizes, screw-plates, scales
and weights, feveral'lots of new and old iron, and ma
ny other tools too tedious to mention.
The conditions will be made known at the time
and place of sale, by WILLIAM PEARSON and
Philadelphia, Aug. 20. JOSEPH BISPHAM.
AL L persons indebted to the estate of WILLIAM
PEARSON, late of Kensington, in the Northern
liberties, deceased, either by bond, note, or book debt,
are requested to make immediate payment ; and all those
who have any demands against the laid estate, are desir
ed to bring in their accounts, properly proved, for fei
tlement, to the fubferibers.
WILLIAM PEARSON,
JOSEPH BISPHAM, )Executors.
Philadelphia, August 2O>
FOR" S'" A L E,
The Brigantine Experiment,
now laying in the dock below the Old Ferry: she is
Bermuda built, with two decks, and well found, bur
then about 1300 barrels flour. For terms of sale apply
to JOHN PEROT. Aug. 27. 3 t.
TO BE SOL D,
A NEGRO WOMAN who can do all kinds of
house work, and her Female CHILD about five
years old, registered (laves for life, and have had the
small-pox. Enquire of the Printer. Aug. 25.
TO BE SOL D.
One of the most convenient STANDS in the City for
a Merchant.
A Commodious three Story HOUSE in Fiont-ftreet,
between Walnut street and the Drawbridge : The
Lot contains 20 feet on Front-street, and ex.ends 250
feet to the Dock ; on which there are a good brick Sta
ble, Coach.Houle and Store. Enquire of
July 13. JOHN COX.
WANTE D,
An Apprentice to the Goldsmith
Business. Enquire of the Printer. Aug. 9.
TO BE S~O L D,
A young Negro Woman, Have
for Life. Enquire of the Printer.
A Room to be Let ready Fur-
nifhed. Enquire of the Printer.
LANDS to be SOL D.
QIFTY Thousand acres, lying on the river Ohio,
Jl about 200 miles below the falls ; this Land is of
excellent quality and the situation good.
Thirty Thousand ditto on Coney-creek, a branch of
Green river ; on which are great quantities of Iron
Ore and several Coal Pitts.
Three Thousand Five Hundred ditto, at and near
the falls of the Ohio, of an excellent good quality, and
abounding with Salt Springs, Iron Ore, &c. For
terms of sale, and further particulars, apply to John
May, near Peterfburgh in Virginia, Samuel Pleasant,
or William Conftablc in Philadelphia. Aug. 6. Bw,
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GENERAL ADVERTISER.
VOL. XIL]
TUESDAY,
P UBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY, THURSDAY AND SATURDAY.-Price Sfx-PiNCE.
To be Sold by Public Auction,
°" ".' S' A'.'he 3d of September next, at
6 0 Clock in the Evening, at the Coffee-House,
in the city es Philadelphia,
THREE valuable LOTS of GROUND, situate on the
weft fide of Crown-street, in Kensington, in the
township of the Northern Liberties: each Lot contains
in breadth on the said street, 18 feet, and in length to
lots late of Benjamin Shoemaker, esquire, deceased,
177 feet; according to a plan thereof to be seen at the
Coffee-houfe. JOHN BAYARD, Audioneer. Aug. 28.
,Philadelphia, August 75, 1783.
On Friday, the sth ofSeptember
next, will be SOLD by the fubferiber, at PUBLIC
AUCTION, at the Office of John Swanwick, efq.
in Market, between Fifth and Sixth streets—A large
Quantity of GOODS suitable to the approaching fea
foo, the Property of the United States of America :
Confiding of the following Articles.
BLA NKETS of different sizes and qualities,
Cloths of various colours and qualities,
Worsted and woollen Hose,
Hats of various qualities,
Shoes,
Serges, fine and coarse;
Coarse Woollens, and a Variety of Articles;
Patterns of which may be seen at Mr. Swanwick's
Office, or at the City-Au&ion Store, ;*t any time pre
vious to the sale ; which will be continued weekly, on
Fridays, till the whole is disposed of.
Any Notes signed by the honorable Superintendant
of Finance, Bank Notes or Cash will be taken in pay
ment. JOHN BAYARD, Auctioneer.
At the City Au&ion, on
FRIDAY Next,
The sth of September, 1,783.
At THREE o'clock in the AFTERNOON,
Will Commence the SALE
Of a Large and very General ASSORTMENT of
MERCHANDIZE,
(Particulars of which will be published by the Bell on
the Morning of the Day of Sale)
With a QUANTITY cf
Houfhold Goods, Kitchen Furniture,
WEARING APPAREL, &e.
JOHN BAYARD, Avdioneer.
Tuft Arrived from Virginia, a few Hoglheads of
Choice James River Tobacco,
And to be Sold by GEORGE EDDY, in Chefnut-ftreet
Wants a School,
A Young MAN, who can be well recommend
/l ed, capable of teaching Reading, Writing,
Arithmetic, Book-keeping, Algebra and Geo
metry, with their application to Trigonometry,
Surveying, Navigation, Menforation, Gauging,
Dialing, &c. Enquire of the Printer.
Three Dollars Reward,
LOST in this city, on Saturday last,
in or near F ont street, a W tch Sal of red
Cornelian, gold mounted; on one fide the owner's
a ms engraved, and on the o.her, his cypher, whoever
will deliver the fame to colonel Ofvald, at tie Coffee-
House, (hall have the above reward. S. DEANE.
1 hree Dollars Reward,
RAN- AWAY from the Ship Ann, on the ißrh
instant, MICHAEL SHEPHERD, a well
proportioned Man, and a native of Ireland, aged
twenty-eight years, five feet fix inches and a
half high, well set, long sandy Hair, brown
complexion, full faced, lightbrown Eyes, down
look, a fear on the knuckle of fohe fore finger
on the right Hand. Whoever will deliver him
to captain Edmonllone, on board the ship off
Market street wharff, (hall have the above re.
ward. August 23.
T HE
To the Officers of the Pennsylvania Line, who served
in the former war, and were ihtitled to a grant of
Land m virtue t hereof by the King of England's Pro
clamation of Oaober the seventh, 1763.
AT a meeting of the officers, on the twenty-ninth inst.
for the purpose of completing their titles, in
order to afeertain who are o r shall be intitled to the
Deneftt of this association, and to exclude all those who
? h ave ?7/ a ^ a " ention to its def/gn ; it was resolved,
that all such officers as have not already appeared and
complyed with the terms of tigreemeot concluded at
the late very general meeting, be called upon to appear
by themselves or agents at Philadelphia, on or before
Monday the si xt h day of OOober next, and pay to
the fubferiber the expences arising from general
1 hompfon's surveys, or those to be hereafter made, at
the rate of 5 pounds for every thousand acres which they
claim, and also to advance twenty killings more for
every thousand acres, whether for himfelf or as a repre
sentative of any dead or absent officer for whom he is
intitled to appearj as a beginning fund to defray con
tingent expences ; otherwise they will be for ever ex
cluded from the benefits of this association; of which
all concerned are desired to take notice.
By order of the Committee,
JAMFS IRVIN, Treasurer.
TO B£ 6 6 L D;
A good Stand for Business, in
this city. Enquire of the Fritter. Aug. u.
Just Imported from LONDON,
Books, Stationary, &c.
And now Opened for SALE by
THOMAS SEDDO N,
Five doors above the Coffee-houfe, in Mirket-ftre'eG
Where may be had the following Articles
Annual Register
for 1781, by Mr.
Burke,
Baskerville's folio Bibles,
with cuts,
Gutherie'a Geography,qto,
with coloured maps,
Brown's family Testament
with notes,
Cooke's Lift Voyage, 2vs.
Albin on English Song
Birds,
Pott's Chirurgical Works,
Muller on Fortification,
Rauby on Gun Shot
Wounds,
Buchan's Domestic Medi
cine,
Kulm's Travels through
North- America,
Nugent's Grand Tour, 4vs.
Dr. Roberson's History of
America, 3 vols.
Moore's Travels through
France and Italy,
History of Modern Eu
rope,
Johnfon'scomplete art of
Writirg Letters,
The Ladies Letter W. iter,'
Hoyle's Games Improved,
The Beauties of Pope,
of Shakefpear,
of Sterne &c.
Entick's Pocket Diction
ary,
Large and (mall Bibles,
Quarto, o&avo and duo
decimo
Common Prayer Books,
Teftamenb, Primmers,
and a Variety o f Mo
dern Nove's and Plays.
Ledgers, Journal, and
Watte Books of differ
eit fizet,
Accountßooki, ruled and
plain,
With alinoft every Arti
cle in the Stationery
war, Imported from
Britain, of the firft qua.
lit-,
Very best thick and thin
Post Paper, folio and
quarto, giit, or plain
Rile,'a tun invented Black
SEPTEMBER 2, 1783;
Lead Hiding Pencil,;
which are so conftrufted;
that on drawing the
Hide, they not only difj
cover the quantity and
quality of the Lead, but
allo answer the purpose
of a case, by preserving
the point,
Gentlemens Pocket Books/
with Inftrumenti and
silver Locks,
Ladies Etwee Cases and
Pocket Books with In
struments, with silver
and Gold Locks,
An elegant assortment of
Penknives, with Tor
toise fh.llhandles,
mounted with silver and
highly finished,
Message Cards,
l lnk Powder, Red and
Black,
Quills arid Sealing Wax,
Wafer# in Boxes,
Gunter ScaVs„
A few cases Mathematical
Inftrnments, Telescopes
and Night Gaffes,
Leather Snuff Boxes
mounted with silver or
naments,
A neat ifTortment of Smel
ling Bottles,
Inkstands of various kinds.
Leaf Gold,
Silver Pencil C fa,
Fine polished leather Stuff
Boxes, and Ink Cases,
with silver top pieces
for a cypher,
Travelling Cases with
(having Apparatus,
Landscapes,
Humourous Meizoten to
Prints, plain and co
loured.
Watch Prints,
Maps of the United State#
of America, fettled ac
cording to tile prelimi
nary articles cf Peace.
An assortment of Jewelry,
Sadlerv, Brides, Whip,
and Walking Canes.
[NUMB. 1088.