The Pennsylvania packet, or, The general advertiser — Lancaster, Pa.;Philadelphia, Pa., 1783-09-13 00:00:00, page 4

LANDS to be SOL D.
-QIFTY Thcufaud acres, lying on the river Ohio,
about 200 miles below the falls ; this Land is of
excellent quality and the liquation good.
Thirty Thonfand ditto on Coney-creek, 3 branch of
Grren river; on which are great quantities of Iron
Ore and federal Coal Pitts.
Three Thousand Five Hundred ditto, at and near
the fahs of the Ono, of an excellent good quality, and
abounding with Sait Springs, Iron Ore, &c. For
te ms of file, and further particulars, apply to John
May, near Pt^fburgh in Virginia, Samuel Pleasant,
or William Constable in Philadelphia. Aug. 6 Bw.
FOR SA L E,
^ LOT of GROUND fixate in the borough of
fl Cirbfle, and count, of Cumberland, in the state
cf P^nfylvania, containing in front on Pomfret-ftreet
60 set, and in depth 240 feet; whereon is built 2 two
if rr log house, 28 feet in front and 23 in depth, three
rooms on each floor, with a log kitchen 16 by
is ret, with a good done chimney, a small log liable,
and an excellent well of water.
To LOTS of GROUND situate on the north
welt end of laid hreet, being each of them the fame in
d,pth and breadth at the abovementioned lot; whereon
ir hurt a log house one and a half dory high, 13 feet a
inches in front, and 29 feet 5 inches in depth, with a
go^d done chimney.
Twenty acres of chared LAND under good fence,
wi bin nrlf a rale o< the borough.
Two FIELDS one mile from said borough, supposed
tc c^urn 34 acr^s, under good fence.
A Trzfi of good Limestone LAND, well timbered,
fi sate in Middleton township, three miles and a half
from said borough, laying on both files of the great
road leading from Carlifle to Yorktown, containing
183 acres and 43 parches ; 40 acres of which is clear,
anl quite frefh, under good fence, with a small log
h .re and a good well of water thereon, stables, &c.
The ^erms of' sale will be made known by applying to
te in'deriber, or Colonel ROBERT MAGAW, in
CaTflo. MATTHEW VANLEAR.
An Office for Sale of Real Estates,
OPENED BY
ENNION WILLIAMS,
At his New Store in Berks county, 80 miles northwest
of Philadelphia, 24 miris from Reading, 5 miles
south of the Blue Mountain, on a bianch of Swatara,
and on the new belt waggon road from Philadelphia
to Sunbury and Shamokin: —
WHERE persons, inclining to purchase or rent
improved or unimproved lands, may have an
opportunity of feting the drafts and defoliations cf a
great number of tra&: of excellent land, in Berk', Lan
cafttr, Northumberland, Cumberland, and other coun
ties ; and those who with to fell lands may hear of pur
chasers, by furnilhing him with the drafts and descrip
tions of their lands, and mentioning in what township,
or on what dream, they are surveyed.
His situation, so near the extensive fertile country on
thi waters of the Schuylkill and Sufquehannah, and the
knowledge he already possesses cf the lands over the
mountains, together with the further information
which he will make it a point of procuring, will put it
in his power to give very particular and true defcripti
00s of the quality and natural advantages of the lands
in thatquarter, and the Left and shortest roads or paths
leading to them.
He hopes, by his care, integrity, and dispatch in the
bufineG entrusted to him, to render general fatisfaaioii.
All letters, descriptions, and drafts of land, or other
papers, left for him at Jeremiah Warder, Parker, and
company's store, in Third-ltreet, near Market-street,
Philadelphia, or at Thomas Dundas's store in Reading,
or at Thomas Clark's, in Lebanon, or at Godfried
Rehrer's tavern, in Tulpehocken, will be duly attend
ed ts. Augutt 20, 1783. 6w.
S radferd, Virginia, July 26, 1783.
To be Sold on the Premises,
at Public Vendue, on THURSDAY the 2d Day
of October nwxt, if fair, if not, the next fair Day,
far Soecie or good Bills of Exchange,
THE LAND whereon the fubferiber formerly lived,
now known by the name of Render's ferry, on
Potowmack river, containing about 700 acres, 300 of
which is woodland, well Locked with rail and other
timber, from 80 to 100 acres of it is low meadow
ground and m rib, very rich, part of it now in gr^L;
rhe whole may be put in culture at a small expence, as
there ere a r eady a proper dam and tide gates fixed.
The greatest part of the upland is rich, and produces
the bed tobacco, wheat and Indian corn. The im
provements on it are in good repair, and consist cf
a large, elegant, brick dwelling house, completely
finished, a brick kitchen and dairy, a lairge liable with
a hay loft, a (tone house, ware-house, granary, barns,
corn-houses, and a variety of other convenient build
ings. A large garden and yard paled in, apple and
peach orchards, and a variety of other fruit trees. It
is a beautiful, healthy situation, and commodious, with
4.1 executive view up and down the river; it is conve
inent to a grist-mill and three tobacco warehouses, and
all the variety of fifli that the river affords, are to be
had in abundan e at th, place. The title is indisputa
ble. Credit will be given for a considerable part of the
purchase money, if required, upon giving bond with
approved iecurty. The purchaser to have poffeflion
the 26th of December next. At the fame time and
place will he fold, fore valuable Slaves, Cattle, Sheep,
H%s and Plantation Utensils. The sale to begin at
o'clock. PHILIP RICHARD FENDALL.
Philadelphia; Printed and Sold ^DA7ID C. C LATPOO LE, in MartoStrect. %
Bibles,
Psalters,
Reading made easy,
Horn Books,
New Testament with cuts,
Baily's Dictionary,
Dyche's ditto,
Salmon's Geographical
Grammar,
Tytler's ditto,
Buchan's Family Phyfici
Very neat Pocket Dictionaries, a variety of Chil
drens Books and Chap Books, Ballads by the Ream
or Quire, &c. &c. August 21.
Paper Hangings
Selling at WILLIAM POYNTELL's
Store, three doors below Market, in Second-street.
AN Affurtmeut consisting of Two Thousand Five
Hundred Pieces—very handsome patterns for
parlours, halls and Haircafes.—The low prices at which
they will be Sold, wil make papering cheaper than
whitewashing.
At fame Place may be had,
CYPHER SEALS to suit almost every Name,
Belt Roman VIOLIN STRINGS.
And the fallowing BOOK S.
Three Pounds Reward.
RAN-AWAY from the fubferiber on the 4th inst.
an Apprentice LAD about 16 years of age earn
ed GEORGE CONNELLY, fays he was 'born
near Hobb's Hole, Richmond county, Virginia : had
on when he went away, a brown coating coat with a
double row of white figured buttons, a spotted silk
waistcoat and olive coloured corduroy breeches, wears
a large cock'd hat, and oval plated buckles in his
Aloes; he also took with him a striped silk and a blue
cloth waificoat. Whoever will bring home the above
described Lad (hall be entitled to the above reward and
all reasonable charges.
JACOB GARRAUD, Taylor, Chefnut.fireet.
Philadelphia, August 24.
Three Dollars Reward.
LOST in this city, on Saturday last,
in or near Front-street, a Watch Seal of red
Cornelian, gold mounted ; on one fide the owner's
a ms engraved, and on the other, his cypher, whoever
will deliver the fame to colonel Of^ald, at the Coffee-
House, (hall have the above reward. S. DEANE.
Annual Remitter
for 1781, by Mr.
Burke,
Baskerville's folio Bible:,
with cuts,
Gutherie's Geography,qto,
with coloured maps,
Brown's family Testament
with notes,
Choke's Last V >vage, zvf.
Albin on English Song
Birds,
Pott's Chirurgical Works,
Muller on Fortification, 1
Ranby on Gun Shot
Wounds,
Buchan's Domestic Medi
cine,
Kilm's Travels through
North- America,
Nug nt's Grand Tour, 4vs.
Dr. Roherfon's History of
America, 3 vols.
Mocre's Travels through
France and Italy,
Hittory of Modern Eu
rope,
Johnson's complete art of
W itirg Letter:,
The Ladies Letter Writer, 1
Hoyle's Games Improved,
The Beauties of Pope,
of Shakefpear,
of Sterne &c.
Entick's Pocket Diction
ary,
Large and small Bibles,
Quarto, octavo and duo
derirno
Common Prayer Books,
Testament:, Primmers,
and a Variety of Mo
dern Novels and Plays.
Ledgers, Journals, and
Waste Books of differ
ent free#,
Accountßooki, ruled and
plain,
With almost every Arti
cle in the Stationary
way, Imported from
Britain, of the firft qua
lit ,
Very bast thick and thin
Post Paper, folio and
quarto, gilt, or plain.
Riley's n*W invented Black
Just Imported from L OND 0 N,
Books, Stationary, &c.
And now Opened for SAL E, by
THOMAS SEDDO N,
Five doors above the Coffee-houle, in Market-ftrect.
Where may be had the following Articles,
Lead Aiding Pencils,
which are io conftru&ed,
that on drawing the
Aide, they not only dis
cover the quantity and
quality of the Le^d, but
ado anf^er the perpofe
of a case, by preserving
the point,
Gentlemens Pocket Books,
with loftruments and
silver Locks,
I Ladies Etwee Cases and
Pocket Books with In
struments, with silver
and Gold Looks,
An elegant assortment of
Penknives, with Tor
toise fliall handles,
mounted with silver and
highly finifhed,
Message Cards,
Ink Powder, Red and
Black,
Quids and Sealing Wax,
Wafers in Boxes,
Gunter Scales,
A few cases Mathematical
Instruments, Telescopes
and Night Glasses,
Leather Snuff Boxes
mounted with silver or
naments,
A neat assortment of Smel
ling Bottles,
Inkstands of various kinds,
Leaf Gold,
Silver Pencil Cases,
Fine polilhed leather Snuff
Boxes, and Ink Cases,
with silver top pieces
for a cypher,
Travelling Cases with
(having Apparatus,
Landfeapes,
Humourous Metzoten to
Prints, plain and co
loured,
Watch Prints,
Maps of the United States
oi America, fettled ac
cording 10 the prelimi
nary armies cf Peace.
An affoitment cf Jewelry,
Sadlerv, Bridles, Whips
and Walking Cants.
an printed in 1781, with
considerable additions,
Mair's Book-keeping,
Ward's Mathematics,
Brooke's Gazateer,
Hill's Arithmetic,
Filler's ditto,
Young Mans Companion,
Ready Reckoner,
Robinson Crusoe,
Maps of the United States.
FOR S A L E,
AVery valuable PLANTATION, situate on the banks
of the river Delaware, i 5 miles from Philadtl
phia, in the rood healthy part of the country, and the
most agreeable neighbourhood, containing about 200
a ," : there is on the premises, an elegant brick house
with fmr cellars under it, an extraordinary good orch
ard, 50 acres of woodland with excellent timber on it,
40 acres of meadow, and 20 more may be made at a very
Imall expence ; the whole under exceeding good fence.
The Plantation would suit any gentleman for a coun
try fest, or any farmer that would follow marketing, as
the distance from Philadelphia is the fame by land as
water.
Ihe purchaser may have, at fair appraifment, all the
utensils or the farm, cattle, hoife^, sheep, poultry, grain
in the barn ^nd ground, hay in barrack:, and part of the
furniture of the house, &c.
Immediate possession will be given, and an indisputa
ble tide made. For further particulars enquire of Mr.
JOHN DUFFIELD, merchant, in Philadelphia.
Three Dollars Reward,
RAN-AWAY from the Ship Ann, on the 18th
„ inftanr, MICHAEL SHEPHERD, a well
proportioned Man, and a native of Ireland, aged
twenty eight years, five feet fix inches and <
half high, well set, long Lindy Hair, brown
complexion, full faced, light brown Eyes, down
look, a fear on the knuckle of the fore finger
on the right Hand. Whoever will deliver him
to captain Edmonftone, on board the ship off
Market-street wharff, shall have the above re.
ward. , August 23,
WOOLE N S, &c.
Bernard Kilkenny, at his Store in Walnut
ftreet, between Front and Second-Greets, has for Sale
an extensive Aflortment of—
And a Variety of other Goods ; all which will be dik
posed of on the mod moderate terms. ' Sept. 9.
- Philadelphia, August 20, 1783.
NTGIICE is hereby given to the Militia of
the City of Philadelphia, the Northern-
Liberties of said City, and the Diftridt of South
wark, the Townships of Moyamenfing and Paf
fyunk, that they are to meet and exercise under
their refpedtive officers, viz.
In Companies on the ill and Bth September,
The Artillery, and
Fiill Battalion, on rhe 15th September,
Second ditto, on the 16th ditto,
Third ditto, on the 17th ditto,
Fourth ditto, on the 18th ditto,
rifth ditto, on the j^th ditto.
Sixth ditto, on the zzd ditto.
WILLIAM HENRY, Lieutenant
of the City of Philadelphia
and Diftri&s.
All Collectors and others who may
have Money in their hands, due for Militia
°' e ''efired to pay it in immediately, and
all tliofe who have any Demands for services
done in the City of Philadelphia militia, are re
quested to bring in their accounts, that they may
be fettled and paid.
WILLIAM HENRY, Lieutenant,
of the City of Philadelphiaand Diftric'ts.
SUPERFINE Cloths,
Refine di(to,
Coatings,
Shalloons,
Manchester Velvets,
Hair Plufhei,
Philadelphia, September 178?
WHEREAS Patrick Londey, the husband of the
fubferiber, having at various times, by his al
most continual druken frolicks, run into ex
pences of a conLdeiaole amount, which I have as vet by
hard labour difchaifed ; but as I have now left him by
reason of hi: ill treatment to me, and determined to
support him in his dyunkennefs no longer: this is there
fore to forwarn all persons trusting him any more upon
my account, a: I wi'l pay no debts of his centraQinz
from the date hereof. MARY LONDEY.'
Now OPENING at
Nixon & Foster's Store,
In PINE-STREET, near the BIRD IN HAND whsrff,
and will be Sold on reasonable Terms, for Cash or
Short Credit, a Variety of GOODS suitable to the
prefect Season, amongftwhich are the following Ar
ticks—
I("?,' ™ ue an d scarlet yard wide low priced
) Cloths, Swanfkins, Flannels, Coatings, Blankets,
°' C ," b let% Buntings, seine and fail Twine,
Horn Leaves in barrels, red, blue and white Baizes,
blue, white and brown Serges, a quantity of excellent
Claret in cases of five dozen each,' Mafauat Wine in
C3,.s of 50 bottles each, Copper Sheets in cases, Cop
per Nails in barrels, English Saddles and Bridles, a
°‘ ""°' J made Bags, Window Glass in boxes
l boxes, 9by7,12 by to, 14 by 10 and nby 9,
Jrifh butter in firkins, red Oaker, Writing Paper, Flan
ders Sheeting, and 7-8 wide Britagne Linen, Jamaica
Spirits, &c. Sept. 9 .
Durants,
Printed ditto,
Cambletfy
Calimancoes,
Silk Crapes.