The Pennsylvania packet, or, The general advertiser — Lancaster, Pa.;Philadelphia, Pa., 1781-11-22 00:00:00, page 4

Lands & Houses for Sale.
Bedford Court-house, Virginia, Oft. 26, 1781.
THE Subscriber wants to fell a valuable
Plantation in the Forrest, within three and an
half miles of this place, agreeably situated in point of
health, good water, abundance of excellent timber and
god range, convenient to church and fevtral good
frirt and ta^ m^t The tra& contains upwa>ds of
800 acres, there is not over 50 acres o' the fame but
w at lies well. The foil is good and capable of pro
during tobacco, hemp, or any kind of grain, especial
!y wheat, equal to any high land in this paitof the coun
try. The whole of the land has remarkable heavy
timber, and affords fever?! fine situations for building
that lies high and level, a grey Lil, and has as good
fringe of water as can be wished for : The Plantation
has the following improvements —Upwards of 100 acres
cleared and under extraordinary good fence, quite
frefh, little of the fame being cleared over 3 or 4. years ;
a peach orchard, capable of yielding 600 gallons of
brandy in a season, and is remarkable for ft Idom failing
of fruit ; also, a small apple orchard, with a confi/dr
able nursery ot young trees, of excellent fruit, read,
to plantout; there is an excellent barn, quite new, co
vered with heart Ihingler, and (heddad all round ; allo,
a new ftill-houfc, with a heart (hingied roof, remarka
bly convenient in point of fituatiou to the other build
fogs a commodious oyerfeer's house and Negro quar
ters; some meadow and parture lowed with rye graft.
Along with the land may be had, a thriving Stock of
yoang Cattle, Hogs, and Horses, with a plentiful
crop of Corn, Oats, Wheat, and Fodder, &c. Allo,
one or two Stills, Oxen, Sheep, Plantation Totfc, &c.
Contiguous to this trad is a Survey of Land, whereon
is abundance of pine timber, which may alio he had
^ith the fame. I may be necessary, for the iorcrmition
at Grangers, to observe, that this place lies weft of
Richmond and Petersburg 135 miles, on the Ibuth fide
of James river, within 12 miles of the river, ard the
lame distance from Stanton river, from both of which
plenty of fi^ may be had, there being lev,eral fisheries
oatch river, within a few hours ride. The produce
oi the land may be sent to Richmond by water, J m 3
ri«4r uesng navigable as high as this, and for ma?y
years p 4 the elite' part of our crops of tobacco, fom
tbis part of the country, has gone to market b, wdei
carri/ge. I will also Sell or Rrnt (though prebifnce
wW ^ given .to a Sate) A valuable and well-improved
TENEMENT where I now liv., adjoining the town of
New. London and the Cdurt-houfe i-nds, with the fol
lowing Buddings, &c. A neat and w 11 tinned D/el
lia -Houle, 30 feet square, with two rooms and a
pff cat one end, below, anl the fame auove, with
three 'fire-pUces, and all convenient ofhe^-houfts, such
2$ kitchen, dai>ys fraeke now e, stables, and corn
ban! e; alto, a ^^ h^fc, 40 %Q, uim a counting
room at one end, with fire-places above and below; a
famber-hoafe, 14 by co, with sheds at the back and
froth eadithereof; th # re is a well of excellent water
in the yards Le whole is in good repair and little
w#fe than new ; aifo, a garden and yard, well pailed
b. There is along with this tenement 10 Acres of
Pa@gre Land; wider good fence, within left than a
quarter of a mile of the hoafe, and upwards of 300
Acres of Land within abat two miles, om which
greffl.abundance of timber, to lupport the place with
£r : bw@d 6 &c. for ages. The fixation of this place,
for inland trade, is furpafled by none in the country,
that is equally remote to navigation, being, in a great
measure, the key of the counties; weft hereof, on the
fostA fide of fames river, on account of the convenient
gs, b the roountaifo on the main road leading through
6hi£ dace. Also, one other Trad of 560 Acres, near
Tailing riser, in the lower end of the county, co the
mid read fr #i m hence to P«eriburg,,§ miles louth
eall: es tide, on which is the following improvements, in
goad repair, and little worse than when new; a Store
^d Dweliing-houfe, under on- roof, 4+ by 1% a room
at i^e end 16 by xS, below, and the lame above, with
fit places in each, a cellar under half the house, a
ktchen with a brick chimney and under pined; a
dairy and fmoak-l^ufe, both under-pirn.d with brick,
and ^ whole painted and well finished ; alto, a flat je,
cow honfa lumber-hcufe, ana Ihed. Th-re is a Irndl
Plantation and Peach Orchard on the tr^&, with a fine
stream of water running through the plantation, and
agree mill-feat thereon. Tae land lies level, haw a fine
growth of pine timber, convenient to a saw mill ; the
foil is good for corn, small grain, and likewise for orch
ards ; is remarkable healthy, has good water, and con
veniently Situated for trade or a tavern. SLAVES,
TOBACCO, 01 Specie, will be received in pa ment ;
znd credit may be had, inquired, for a conquerable
part of the purchale money ; though a much better
bargain may be had if payment is made io (lives, &c.
at negotiating. For Terms apply to DAVID ROSS,
nw Peteifburg, or to the fubfenber.
JOHN HOOK.
May be had in a genteel part of
the City, a tew Rooms with Furniture,
without, as best suits, until the spring.
Enquire of the printer.
' TO~B E SOL D,
The remainig time of a Negro
Girl's SERVICE, being fevcral years.
Enquire of the Printer.
Tobe RENTED or SOLD,
A Large, commodious three-story HOUSE, in a
good Hand in Second-street. Enquire of tie
Pr^
Philadelphia; Printed and Sold by D AFID C. CLALPO OLE.
George Meade ^ Co.
At their SI ORE on Walnut ftrset Whar f , Have for
SALE,
French Brandy,
Batavia Arrack,
Havannah and Port au Prince Sugars,
Coffee,
Salt, Radios in j^rs and efa,
IMPORTED in the lift vessels from FRANCE, and
1 O BE SOLD at the Store of
JOSIAH HEW E S,
1.1 CHESNUTS TREET, Philadelphia,
By the B A L E, viz.
Royal and Laval Linens, Britan
mat, Silk and Worked Stockings, CaUi.oes,
Check, Pin,, &c„
AL S O,
Madeira Win*, Sugar, Pepper, Bohea Tea,
G ound Ginger, &c.
Alexan leria, O&.ber 17, j/fr.
I HEREBY give public Notice, that the
Concern and BufincO cairied on at this place and
B ° rt Tobacco, in Maryland, b, th - tubferiber, under
the Firm of HOOE and HARRISONS, and owned by
R. T. Hooe, oi the town aforesaid, Richard Harrison,
of the city of Cadiz, in the kingdom of Spain, and Jo
seph W. Harrison, of Alexandria ; also, the Concern
and Business carried on at the city of Cadiz, by fie
Lime Partners, under the management of Richard Har
rison, and by the name of HARRISON -.nd COMPA
NY,^ now difloived; And I n abs requelt all per^ne
indebted to the Concern, at Alexandria or Port To
bacco, to make payment of their refyed ^ debt# to me
or my agents, at th# afatekiJ places, and Aot to any
other perlon or perlons ; an) fair and j iff claims againd
the Concern, I am ready and willing to py at any
moment.
BUSiNESS, in future, will be carried on in Virginia
and Marylm', by R. T. Hooe and Richard Harriion,
und^r the Finn o' HOOE and HARRL'ON, and
management of R T. Hooe ; and at Cadiz, by ^T.
Hooe end Richard Harrison, under the Firm of BAR.
RHO^ and COMPANY, and management of Rich
ard Harnton.
Given under my hand, the d%y and year afofefaid
ROBERT T. HOOE.
TO BE LE T; A
Small plantation in the Northern
Liberties, three miles from town, with a fine young
Orchard,! large Garden, and four acers of choice Land ;
all in the best order, and good fence; together with a
very neat brick Tenement, with out-Houses, Well,
Oven, &c, all comphat. Enquire of the Printer.
Haym Salomon, Broker,
At his office in Front-freer, between Market
and Arch ftrcet3,
OUTS and fells Bills of Exchange on France, or any
Q other part of Europe: Likewise all kinds of ^Mer
chandize.
He also, difeounts inland Bills or Drafts, and has it
often in his jOAer to procure Money on Loan for a flirt
time.
Any gentlemen who ma, be pleased to favour him
with their business, may depend on his utmost exertions
for their interest ; part of the money advanced if pe
buir^d,
F^l^O^^^MW^^W^^
^JAMES NEWPORT,^
f At his Distillery-Store, ^
& In Front-street, the second Door above the $
™ Bank Meeting, Hat by
WHOLESALE ANO RETAIL, %
k Of excellent Qiality,
' And Spirits of Wine, proper for &
g Medicinal Ufa, or for raffing the Proof of
Low Liquors. Q
* N. B- He gives particular Encouragement to ,
% those who Buy of him to Sell again.^
^ Philadelphia, April 4, i 7 gr.
FWQW^)^X<isW§w^^
ALL persons indebted to the estate of ABRAHAM
JONES, House-carpenter, late of the difir ft of
Southwark, in the county of Philadelphia, deceased,
ae requested to make immediate payment to the sub
f:ribera; and all those who have any demand s *gzinft
laid estate, are desired to bring in their relpca^e ac
counts, that the fame may be adjured and fettled
agreeable to law, by
SARAH JONES, )Idminiftratrix.
Philadelphia, ISAAC JONES, ),. . ,
Nov. 14, 178 s. BENJAMIN JONES, ffmmiftrat.rs
a ] AMAICA Spirits
J Weft India Rum,
-Q Philadelphia ditto.
Plain Brandy,l
& Rasberry ditto,
„ Geneva,
Annifeed Water, {
Clove ditto,
Orange ditto,
Cinnamon ditto,B
All Bus,
Mint Cordial,,
Notary Public and Convey
ancer's Office.
JOHN D CRIMSHEIR, Attorney at Law, and one
J of the PuHick Notaries of this Srite: formerly as
Attorney and N >tary of the City of New-York ; at hi,
offie in Front-street, between Cielnut and Walnut,
ftretts, dawg Deeds, Wills, Mortgage*, Leases, Arti
cles of Agreement, Alignments, At Duration-Bonds,
and Awards, Articles of Coportuerfli? and separation,
Charter Parties of A ffi^nmm, Bottomry Bills, Settle,
ments, Special Letters of Attorney, Mmtrials and
Petitions And does every oth~r Bufinels incident IB
the Offi :e of Conveyancing. And, „
A PUBLIC NOTARY,
Draws Mercantile and Maritime P ot-fts, Registers,
Foreign and Inland Bills of Exchange, Proraiffory Notes,
Lifts of Attorney, and ot^er Writings rtipe&ing
Trade; Authenticates Powers of Attorney, and A©*
counts under the Notarial Seal, which are to be fen£
beyond Sea; Draws Special Notifications, for the fp%fo
ri Performance of Executory Contr2&s, agreeable to
the Mode purfusd by Foreigners, and P/o^fts against
joint Owners, and others, for unntceff.ry D.-Cntion of
V ffris, &c.
-Vo ITDC-
For Cath, B 11# on France, or exchang'd for a place sys
or near the City,
A plantation or tract of land
situate in Warrington to*nfhip, Bucks county, within
one mile of Graeme Park, and about twenty one miles
from Philadelphia; containing 500 Acres or upwards,
forming nearly a Square, and at present divided intg
two farms, rented for one h^f the produce, with abous
40 Acres of Meadow in the whole, and 2xo Acres
Wood Land; The foil is equal to any in the tow©
&ip, the land s fr e from donee or broken ground, and
commands a beautiful profpe&. There is on one of the
places a Farm-houle, an excellent spring and a large
ft ne Spring-hou'e, with Hay-barracks, stabling, &o
Onthe 0 her a large Torn house half stone and half logs,
five good rooms on a fl >or, a Waffi and Spring house
Barracks, Barn, Stab iug and ev<ry nec< ff^y convened
cv for the §OO acres, a branch or Nefhaminy creek
runs through a part of the i.R defcribeu farm, where
a great quantify of meadow may be made. Also 11.9
acres of Wood-land, ri one near a line dividing MaL
borough from Fallowfield town&ip, Cbefter county,
formerly known by the name of Thomas Gihfon'shnd
adjoining Ring's hill. Any perlon inclining to par"
chafe or ex hafr, may know the terms by applying
to THOMAS MASON, in Vmt-freet.'
Nov. 15.
Frederick Roorback,
On Callow hill, or Arbuckle's-row, near the fignof the
Black horse, in Second-freer, Has tor SALE, a. th,
chaapeft rate,
A very good two-horse Waggon
and GEARS, and a f^cond-hand RIDING CHAIR
and HARNESS; also, a few DRY GOODS, such as.,
red and yellow Flannels, Moreans, Callimancoea, fi
gured Camblets, Silk Handkerchiefs, Calicoes, Oil
cloth Umbrelloes. He also takes this method to ac
quaint the Public, that he Makes and Mends 6i* and
Oil-cloth Umbrelloes, in the neatest an I best manner,
with care and difnatch.
J~O TTn 7) C K, -
In Chefnut-ftreet, between Six'h and Seventh ftreety
opposite his Excellency the French Minifteft,
MANUFACTURES
The best Ink-powder for Records;
which he falls wholesale and retail, at a ver, reasona
ble rate, and makes considerable allowance to ffir.fe
who buy to fell again; and warrants it to be of the.firft
quality Alb, has for S.b, a (mail Quantity of the
best ALLEPO GALLS. He also powders all forts .of
Drugs and Medicines for Apothecaries and otheis.
P S Said Ink-powder is likewise Sold by Mr. Jdba
Young, in Market-ftre t, and Mr. Andrew Geyer, ic
Fr>nt-ltrret
To be fold, an healthy Negroe
MAN, 25 yeas old; is a compleat Farmer, under
stands rhe management of Rarfes, and is a good servant.
For further information, apply to J hn C tman, im
Lower Dub'in township, near the Nine Mile Stone, or
JAM: s Gregory, the corner of Stamper's Alley, Phi.
la< elphia.
Northumberland county, ff.
T)Y vi tue of a writ of levari facing, to me, the fub
° briber, dire&ed, will be put up and exposed to
(ale, on Monday, November %6th instant, at three
o'clock in the afternoon, at the house of Mr. Laughlin
M Canny, of Northumberland town, in this county ,a
certain Lot or Piece or Ground, No. 5, lituate in the
(aid to^n and county, bounded westward by Northway,
northward fy ? ot No. 6, eastward by the Quay, and
fouthwaid by Duke ftre#t, containing in breadth, on
Northway, 50 ^t, and in length, on Duke-fbeet, 183
fast. Seized and taken in execution as the proper of
John Freeman, de reafed, at the suit of James Hepburn
affiance. JAMES CRAWFORD, Sheriff *
November 1, 1781. of Northumberland county.
A good Gardener will meet with encourage
ment, by applying to the printer of this
paper.