The Pennsylvania packet, or, The general advertiser — Lancaster, Pa.;Philadelphia, Pa., 1783-04-12 00:00:00, page 1

[SATURDAY,
To be Sold at Public Vendue,
On Saturday the nth of Aprd, at the Coffee-Houle,
at it o'Clock,
Available SITUATION for a SNUFF MILL,
on the Lancaster road, 5 and a half miles from
this city, containing one acre, threr quarters and
twenty perches, on a never f ling stream or water; the
dam and race is almost finifhed ; the lower story of the
null house is built of good ftenr : on the premises is an
excellent Quarry. An indisputable title wII be given.
April i. JOHN BAYARD, Au&ioneer.
," r B* Trie purchaser may he Supplied with the prin
cipal Materials for the Mill, on very reasonable terms.
On Saturday the 12th instant,
At 12 o'clock at Noon, 1
Wil! be fold 2° the Coffee-Houfe,
The lime of a Negro Boy,
Now 12 years old, till he is free according to Law.
Taken in execution by,
WILLIAM WILL, flieriff.
Philadelphia, April 5, 178,.
BY virtue of a writ of levari facias, to me
directed, will be exposed to Public Sale, on
THURSDAY the 17th of this infant, April, on the
premises, at 4 o'clock in the afternoon, that noted
TAVERN, known hy the sign of the BUCK, situate
on the Five Mile Round, containing two acres and 5
perches of land, with an elegant brick house, two sto
ries high, four rooms on each floor, neatly finifhed with
fund y out-houses, sheds, &c. an excellent garden and
orchard; the whole in good order; late the property
of John Levins; seized and taken in execution, by
WM. WILL, Sheriff.
To be Sold at Public Vendue,
On the 15th day of April next, on the Premises,
HA 1 noted PUBLIC HOUSE, with excellent
[ ftibles, &c. for the accommodation of travel
lers, and about 100 acres of Land thereunto be
longing, situate on the road leading from Philadelphia
to Wilmington, near Marcus-Hook, late in the occu
pation of major Archibald Dick, deceased; also a Lot
of GROUND adjoining, containing about 20 acres of
good land, part of which is marfhmeadow, with a
frame dwelling house, and garden well fenced with
pales, a pump of good water, and a good orchard there
on, to be Sold either separate or together, as may best
suit the purchaser ; in case they are not fold on the
aforefaid day, they will be afterwards fold at private
sale.
ALL persons indebted to the estate of the hid
ARCHIBALD DICK, deceased, are desired to make
immediate payment to either of the fubferibers ; and
whoever has any demands against the said eftate', arc
also desired to bring in their accounts, in order to be
adjusted.
ELISHA C. DICK,\ _
March 24, JOHN POWER, ) Executors.
TO BE LE T,
A genteel convenient House,
With a Urge G^den, Stables and Coach-House, and
a few acres of Palture Ground : it is phafantly situated
about 4 milts from this city, in a healthy part of the
country. Enquire of the Printer. April 3d, 1783.
CO A C 11.
THE fubferiher having furnished himfelf with a
c°^ ptat CHARIOT and a PAIR of excellent
HUKbEb, with a good Driver, begs leave to inform
his Friends and the Public in general, that he intends
to appropriate it as a HACKNEY COACH ; and Gen
tlemen and Ladies, by applying at his Livery-Stables,
behind the City-Tavern, may be conveyed to any part
of the city, or elsewhere, at as moderate a rate as the
times will admit. SAMUEL HODGSON.
Philadelphia, December 3, 1782.
Wanted for a term of years, a
B ° Y ", RL ' white ° r black > between the age of
ten and fifteen, capable of running errands and tend
young children, in a small family. Any person hav
ing one to dispose of, will be generously treated with by
applying to the printer hereof. J
OT#wfp o^^&t'
VOL. XII.]
GENERAL ADVERTISER.
Published every TUESDAY, THURSDAY and SATURDAY.—Price Six-Pence.
To be Let, and entered on immediately,
A Commodious TANYARD and other Convert
encies, with or without a Brick Dwelling H^fe,
all in good repair, situated in Fith-ftreet, fix door's
below Walnu'-ftrect.
Allo tne STOCK to be SOL D: consisting of a
Quantity of Soal and Upper Leather, Hides, with the
Bark on the premises, a Mill horse and li^ht Cart
The proprietor, GEORGE MILLER, will °fhew the
Premises, and treat with any person it msy iuit.
March 21.
A gay Bay Horse for Sale,
Now standing at Mr. Rowe's fables, back cf
the Fountain Tavern in Chefnut-ftreet: he is
full 15 hands high, is 7 ye^rs old this gra's, trots and
canters, and goes well in a carriage. To prevent trou
ble, his lowest price is sis , pounds. April 9. 3 tf.
TO BE SO L D, A
Good Bill of Exchange on Cape
Francois, for Eleven Hundred and Fifty-nine D Jars.
Enquire of the Printer. March 18.
AVery valuable TRACT of LA ND, containing
about 3000 acres, in the county of Stafford, in
the commonwealth cf Virginia, upon Rappahannock
r ,! v , 7 about 6 mil ?s above the town o' Falmouth ; a
cikount at the rate of 15 per centum will be allowed
for ready money, and the bonds taken to bear interest
from the date, unless pun&ually diLharged on or be
fore the lay of payment. The land is well watered
and timbered, and the foil good, with a large propor
"°", of fi ^ e , ead ° w ground ; there are upon it two va
luable mid-feats, one of them upon the main river
and nine plantations fettled; on which are common
planters and farmers houses, and some orchards of an
ples and peaches. The sale will be at the house of
JAMES STRINGFELLOW, living on the premia
°. n 1 UESDAY the 20th day of May next.'A good
title with general warrantee will be made to the purche
ters; and no part of the land will be disposed cf before
(he abovementioned day of sale. HANCOCK LEE.
TO BE SOLD, A
LOT of GROUND on the east fide of Frankfort
road, about two miles from the city, adjoining
Henry Kepple'# land, containing on the said road in
breadth 122 feet, 2nd in depth, on a certain 5 o foot
street, leading to Kensington, 180 feet. On the said
Lot are the remains or a good dwelling house, 35 feet
front and 17 deep; alio a. brick building, formerly made
use of as a fnuff-houfe. For further particulars enauire
of WILLIAM and HUGH HODGE. April's
At the City Auction, on
MONDAY Next,
The 14th of April, 1783.
At NINE o'Ciock in the MORNING,
Will Commence the -SALE
Of a Large and very General ASSORTMENT of
MERCHAND I Z E,
Suitable for the approaching Season,
(Particulars of which will be published hy the Bell on
the Morning of the Day of Sale)
With a QUANTIT Y of
Houfhold Goods, Kitchen Furniture,
WEARING APPAREL, &c.
LIKEWIS E,
A Quantity of TWINE, suitable for Sail
makers.
JOHN BAYARD, Audioneer.
N. E. The Chy Auction will be constantly held
every MONDAY ; and as the Store is always open for
the Reception of Goods, it is desired (when not incon
venient) that the Goods may be sent before the Day of
Sale.
_ F 1" °'" nt b Virginis, March 12.
Io be Sold by the fubferiber, to the high
est Bidder, in L OTS from two to three hundred
Acres, ^ l2 mont hs credit, upon bond with approv
ed security,
O R, THE
THE
WANTE D,
To go to Maryland in the Month of June next,
AM ILLE R, who underftads the Management
of a Merchant Mill. A single person, or one
with a small family, would be preferred. He
rauft bring good recommendations of his charader and
capacity for the undertaking. Enquire of CLEMENT
BIDDLE, in Philadelphia. March 25.
To be Sold at private Sale,
And possession to be given the firff <f May, or earlier
if required) during the natural life of Joseph Gal
loway,
THAT elegant SEAT on which the fubferiher at
present resides, situated near the river Nefhamany,
18 miles from Philadelphia and 5 from Bristol, con
taining 44.4. acres, a large proportion of which is ara
ble, and in good order, with 12 acres of bittern and
8 of upland meadow. This beautiful spot abounds
with fruit of the greatest variety and heft quality ; the
orchards have produced upwards of 100 hogsheads of
cyder in a feaion, and the garden is amply Applied
with most delicious pears, plumbs, apricots; grapes,
rafberries, currants, strawberries and cherries. The
mansion house is convenient, spacious and elegant,
with a good roomy kitchen and offices adjoining, large
and convenient flables, and a compleat ffone barn ard
grainarv, fmoak, coach, cyder, poultry, cow, fhe?p,
and other out-houses. The farm yielded upwards of
zooo bushels of grain the year before left, and now
has upwards of 60 acres of winter grain in the ground.
The terms of purchase will be made quite convenient
to the buyer.
LIKEWIS E,
To be Sold on the fame Place,
(feuarate or together)
An extensive Distillery, most
ingeniously designed and compleativ verted: the
works consist of three ftillg, one of 700 radons, ano
ther of 160, and a third cf 42, all with be heft block
tin worms; ten cedar,cift^ros, capable of holding 700
gallons each, and ev#r, necessary utcnfil. These worths
are conveniently situated for difbllin? either malt,
mclaffes or evder (500 hogfhe ds of the latter were
run est the last season) as thev lay within 2 and a half
miles of a good landing, and in the bosom o'a wood ;
they are so contrived, on a never-failing fr^m. that
any quantity of water can be readily applied without
a hand s labour, by well-designed trucks and troughs,
to every purpose of the business. The farm can be)ur
n:<hed with a fvfficiency of the best stock and a com
pleat kt, of farming utenhls. Apply to Deftor
HUTCHISON, in Philadelphia, or
JAMES WILKINSON, on the premifet,
February 26, 1783.
Twenty Pounds Reward.
AS ft° len last night, out of the fubferiber's sta
ble, in the township of Trenton, Two Bay
MARES, one of which is about 7 years old, a light
bay, trots ^nd canters well, carries herfelf gay and is
very likely, about 14 ^ hands high, neither band nor
ear-mark, fliod all round. The other is about 14.
hands high with a bald face, or rather a lift of white
down her forehead, a natural trotter, and has net been
thoroughly broke, both her hind feet white, end not
(hod. Ihe th^ f or thieves are not known. Whoever
takes up said Mares aad Thieves, so that the owner
may get his property and the thieves brought to pun
ishment, shall have the above reward, or FIVE
POUNDS for each of the Mares, paid by
April s. JACOB CARLE, j
Doctor William Currie,
Now refines in Second street, between Spruce and
Union-streets ;
WH ERE he may be consulted in all cases that
belong to his profeffion.
He has likewise a few of the Medicines in common
use to fell;
And has occasion for Two or Three APPRENTI
CES; which he would take on easy terms. March if.
THE Members of the Philadelphia Contribution-
Ihip, for ensuring Houses from Lofsby Fire, are
d ' fl '- d to meet at the Court-house, on MON
DAY the 14th of April next, between the hours of
2 and 5 in the Afternoon, in order to chufe 12 Direc
tors, and a Treasurer for the ensuing year.
Philadelphia, March 25, 1781.
APRIL 12, i„fi
[NUMB. 1027.