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Newtown, Backs county, Pennsylvania, 'Jan 2,1775.
NINE POUNDS REWARD.
BROKE out of the gaol of this county, the
following persons, viz. John Underwood,
an Englishman, about forty years of age, five feet
fix or seven inches high, of a swarthy complexion,
black bushy hair, half worn beaver hat, a blue
furtout coat, bucklkin breeches, &c. Oliver
Moulds, about fifty years old, near fix feet high,
of a sandy complexion, wears a cap ; had on an old
hat, a red vest with sleeves, cloth breeches, &c.
James Jones, a lad about nineteen ,ears old, has
a down look, black hair, blue close-bodied coat,
and blue trowfers: They are well known at Phila
delphia and other county gaols, for felony often
committed. Frederick Spire, a Dutchman, who
fays he has been turn-key for the gaoler of Lan
cafler gaol for two years past ; had on an old caf
tor hat, a whitish coloured jean coat and vest, buck
ikin breeches, yarn flockings, and old shoes.
James M'Cue, who was committed as a run-away
servant, and fays he belongs to Mr. John Stephen
son, of New-York ; he is an Irishman, is very im
pudent, and is very well dressed, of a sandy com
plexion, is about thirty years of age, about five
feet fix or seven inches high, had on a half worn
beaver hat, a blue coat, red vest, buck Akin breeches,
yarn flockings and good shoes ; he is a (hoemaker
by trade, has a kitt of tools with him, and a check
wallet, and sundry articles of womens apparel.—
Whoever will apprehend and secure said persons in
any of his Majesty's gaols, so that they may be had
again, shall have the firm ot TWENTY SHIL
LINGS each fur Underwood, Moulds and Jones ;
and the firm of THREE POUNDS each for
Spire and M'Cue, and all reasonable charges, paid
by SAMUEL BILES, Sheriff.
Bordentown, December 23, 1774.
BORDEN-TOWN STAGE.
WHEREAS one of the Store-houses be
longing to the fubferiber was broken open
in June last, and sundry wearing apparel were
stolen and carried off from thence, whereupon a
dispute arose who should bear the loss. In order
to prevent any misunderstandings for the future,
the fubferiber gives this public notice, that he keeps
a Rage for the conveying of passengers and goods
to and from Philadelphia and South Afriboy Ferry
only ; and therefore if any passengers or goods
Should offer which are not to be carried through
to said ferry, but only some part of the way, they
mart take their chance for a conveyance, and not
expert, in case the ft ages are full, to have waggons
purposely provided for their accommodation. Nei
ther will the fubferiber, from henceforth, be liable
for any articles whatever that may be stolen from
his stores, if a real burglary (hould happen again;
the storing people's goods being a service for which
he hath no reward.
And whereas large sums of money have been fre
quently forwarded by his waggons, the fubferiber
further declares that he will not, from henceforth,
be chargeable with any cash so entrusted, as his
x waggons have no place proper for the securing of
inonev, and the rifque is thereby very considerable ;
of which his employers are requeued to take notice.
JOSEPH BORDEN.
Baltimore, December 31, 1774.
THREE POUNDS REWARD.
RAN AWAY from the fubferiber, living on
Fell's Point, a Dutch servant lad, named
JOHN MINDER, about five feet high, well
let, about eighteen years of age, dark complexion,
marked with the small-pox, hath dark brown hair;
had on a blue jacket, a striped linfey under ditto,
a half worn hat cut in the falhion, an oznabrigs
fliirt, old leather breeches, dark grey home made
yarn dockings, and old (hoes with new carved
buckles, and it is thought he has with him a claret
coloured coat and jacket. Whoever takes up said
servant and (ecures him, so that his master may
have him again, (hall have, if taken within five
miles from home, Twenty Shillings, if ten
miles Forty Shillings, and if twenty miles or
more the above Reward, and if brought home
,callable charges, paid by
MICAJA II JAMES.
City of Philadelphia, January 9, 1775.
The A SSIZ E of BREA D.
Fine Flour, at Twenty-one Shillings and Six
pence, per Ct.
Middlings, at Seventeen Shillings per Ct.
Rye, at Ten Shillings per Ct.
Whitebread Ib.oz. Midd. do. lb. oz. Rye do. lb. oz.
id.loafiso 6? id.loafiso 7^ id.loafiso 11
2d.ditto,o 13+ 2d.ditto, 0 151 2d.ditto, I 6~
4d.ditto,l io| 4d.ditto, 1 15^- qd.ditto, 2 12^
Sd.dittog 5 Bd.ditto, 3 15 Bd.ditto, 5 9
izd.ditto,4 I,| izd.ditto, g i^izd.ditto, 8 5;
Set by SAMUEL RHOADS, Mayor.
SAMUEL POWEL, ?
SAMUEL SHOEMAKER,) Aiaermen -
BY virtue of a writ to me directed, will be fo'd
by public sale, on Monday the 16th day of
January instant, at three o'clock in the afternoon,
at the house of Edward Barret, in Southwark, a
certain two Rory brick menuage or tenement, and
lot or piece of ground thereunto belonging, situate
on the south fide of Plumb-street, between Second
and Third-streets, in the diftritt of Southwark ;
containing in front 36 feet, and in depth 90 feet,
with the appurtenances ; bounded by ground now
or late of William Morris, Joseph Saunders, and
others; fobjeft to a ground-rent of 61. currency,
per annum ; late the estate of James Brown ; seized
and taken in execution by
WILLIAM DEWEES, Sheriff.
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O R,
GENERAL
M O N D A Y,
VOL. IV. NUMB. 168.
DUNLAP's
Philadelphia, January 2, 1775.
PROPOSALS
For PRINTING by SUBSCRIPTION,
A Free and Impartial WEEKLY
NEW S-P A P E R,
To be entitled T H E
PENNSYLVANIA LEIDGER,
Or the Maryland, Pennsylvania, and New-
Jersey
WEEKLY ADVERTISER;
Upon the following Conditions, viz,
I. That it be printed on a good and neat type, and
on a good demy paper.
11. That it be publilhed every Saturday Morning,
as early as possible, and delivered to the inhabi
tants of the City and Liberties at their houses,
and to be sent by every the firft opportunity to
distant fubferibers.
111. The firft number to be published as soon as
One Thousand fubferibers have entered their
names.
IV. That every fubferiber pay, on entering his
name Five Shillings, at the end of the fi ft year
Five Shillings, and for every year after Ten Shil
lings, per year.
V. Advertisements to be inserted on the fame terms
as is usual with the other papers in this city.
TH E fubferiber, being solicited by a number
of worthy and reputable Gentlemen of this
city to establish a Free and Impartial News Paper,
open to All, and influenced by None, has thought
proper to put out these proposals, hoping they will
meet with that kind encouragement from the
Public, as will enable him to proceed in the un
dertaking.
As the general design of this News Paper is both
to amuse and inftru&, the Publisher's chief care
and attention will be to render it as ufeful as possi
ble for those purposes ; to which end, every article
of news, and all other matters of importance will
be faithfully inserted ; and he doubts not of being
able to give fatisfa&ion, through the kind abidance
which many of his Friends have promised him ;
and, at the fame time that he humbly hopes and
requells the aid and affiflance of the learned, inge
nious, and curious (hereby assuring them, that
whatever Essays they may please to favour him
with, for the promoting of ufeful knowledge, and
the general good of mankind, (ball be gratefully
inserted) he mull also except and declare against
every thing injurious to religion, to good sense or
good manners, against public or private scandal,
and against all party libels.
JAMES HUMPHREYS, Junior.
Subscriptions are taken in by laid Humphreys,
at his Printing-Office, the corner of Blck horse
Alley, Front-street, Philadelphia ; by Mr. A ex
ander Anderson, Poss Rider to Newtown, Cheder
River; Mr. Richard York, Post Rider to Annapo
lis ; Mr. John Perkins, Post Rider to Baltimore;
Mr. Bernard Wolfe, Post Rider to Lancaster ; and
by all the Poll Riders from Philadelphia.
Kingfefs townfip, Dec. 26, 1774.
CAME to the plantation of the fubferiber,
a sorrel MARE, about fourteen hands high,
with a white blaze on her forehead, a switch tail,
long mane, and three white feet ; a natural pacer.
The owner is desired to come and prove his pro
perty, pay charges and take her away.
PHILIP RODMAN.
SIXTY POUNDS REWARD.
RAN AWAY on the 26th of December last,
from the fubferiber, living on Little Pipe
Creek, in Frederick county, Maryland, fix English
servant men, viz. John Pollard, 5 feet 6 or 7
inches high, frefh colour, brown hair, grey eyes,
has a large fear on his breast and neck by a cold,
and a large fear on his left hand by a cut.
Edward Rilot, 5 feet 7 or 8 inches high, down
look, pale and dark complexion, straight black
hair, black eyes, has a large fear on his back, has
had fore legs, and one is fore now.— William
Norris, 5 feet 2or 3 inches high, frefh colour,
flat nose, brown hair, much fun burnt, down look,
has a fear on one of his legs, a pot belly, lore
mouth, bow legged, and is a sawyer by trade.—
Henry Witmon, 5 feet 2 or 3 inches high, bla r k
curled hair, frefh colour, brown complexion, pock
marked, very slim and fmali legs, black eyes, and
has a large fear on his head.— John Byset, 5 feet
5 or 6 inches high, brown hair, grey eyes, pale
c mplexion, much pock-marked,by trade a butcher.
—James Brian, 5 feet 9 or 10 inches high, dark
hair, pale complexion, pock-marked, hazel eyes,
a large fear on one of his arms cut with an ax, and
his shoulders are marked by being whipped in the
regiment; he is a well made fellow, by trade a
sawyer; they are all handy fellows and good far
mers : They took with them all new blanket jack
ets, the stripes goes round, five under ditto kerfey
wove, and one ditto brown cloth, one caftor hat
bound round the edges, three old felt hats, two
ditto white, all old coarse fliirts, five of them old
country kerfey breeches, black and white, pladed
about one inch square, and one ditto old leather
breeches patched with flieeMkin, all of them black
and white wool dockings, all country made shoes,
heels and foals nailed : They also took with them
axes, and many other things. Whoever takes up
the said servants, if one mile from home Fifteen
Pounds, if fifty miles from home Thirty
Pounds, if one hundred miles from home Forty
Five Pounds, if one hundred and fifty miles from
home, or more, the above Reward, if brought
home to the fubferiber, and in proportion for each ;
two thirds of the above Reward in proportion if
put in any gaol, so that the fubferiber may get
them again, paid by
EDWARD STEVENSON.
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TEN POUNDS REWARD.
S1 OLEN out of the Stable of the fubferiber,
in Queen Ann's county, Maryland, on Thurs
day night the 2zd of December, a grey HORS E,
about fourteen hands high, eght years old, un
branded, trots and gallops, and has glals eves ;
alto taken with him, a new saddle and half-worn
bi idle, the saddle is marked under tin Skitt with the
letters R. Dawson. —One ANDREW O'BRYON,
born in Leland, a cooper by trade (nut sometimes
profeffes to be a miller) a thick well set fell w,
about twenty-five years of age, five feet fix or eight
inches high, black hair tied behind, black eyes,
round face, and his nose somewhat turning up ar
the end, ran off the fame night, and is Strongly
fufpe&ed to have been the thief: Stole and took
with him a new pale blue broadcloth coat and
waistcoat faced with blue India Persian, and
breeches, one pair of white Russia diab breeches;
his own wearing apparel was a light coloured Ger
man serge coat, blue furtout, and black knit
breeches better than half worn : He also hole and
took with him two new ruffled Shirts unmarked,
one pair of new single channel'd boots, and one
pir of new saddle bags marked on the under part
of the flap with the letters P. Downes. Whoever
takes up said O'Bryon, and secure: ;him in any of
his Majesty's gaols, so that he be brought to public
punishment, Shall receive FIV E POUND S,
and for the horse and saddle FIVE POUNDS;
betides reasonable charges, paid by
ROBERT DAWSON.
Ift Month ad, 1775.
THIRTY SHILLINGS REWARD.
RAN AWAY lad night, from the fubferiber
at Brandywine Bridge, near Wilmington,
Newcastle county, an Irish servant girl named
MARGARET STAFFOR D, ofalow Sta
ture and well set, brown complexion and round
face, about Seventeen years of age ; had on and
took with her a Striped calico gown and petticoat,
a striped lincey petticoat and old quilt, two Striped
bed gowns, one lincey and the other linen, two
Russia linen Shifts, an old cloth cloak of a drab
colour, blue yarn Stockings, old black Stuff shoes,
and no head dress except caps, that is known of,
but may probably get some, as it is fufpe&ed she
has some confederate. Whoever takes up said ser
vant and secures her, so that her master may get
her again, Shall have the above Reward, and lea
fonable charges, paid by
WILLIAM STARR.
PHILIP MARCHINTO N,
At his STORE at No. 4, in Market-street, be
tween Second and Front-streets,
HA I 11 imported by Capt. Cook, from Lon
don, which he is felling wholesale and retail,
a neat assortment of chintzes, callicoes and cottons,
6 qr. low priced cloths, milled drabs and beaver
hunters, whichhe isfelling with almost every article
belonging to woollen and linen drapery, fitk mer
cery, hohery and haberdashery, all whicl i he is
felling at the very fame prices he did fix months
3 o'> except those that came higher from home;
and he is determined to continue the fame to the
end of his sales, and he will kindly thank his good
friends and the public for a continuance of their
good favour, as he will make it his particular Study
to merit their esteem.
He has a large quantity of Boston Shoes and Bar
celona handkerchiefs for sale.
BACHED WINE-STORE.
RICHARD BACH E,
Has for sale, at his Itore on the south fide of Mar
ket-street, between Third and Fourth-lh eets, the
following articles:
Best old Madeira wine,
sherry, R
LISBON, Bythe pipe,
TENERIFF, , hogshead,
MOUNTAIN, r W
OLD JAMAICA SPIRITS, , 01
WEST INDIA RUM, ^ lom
BRANDY and CHERRY RUM, „
Very excellent CLARET,)
PORT, > By the dozen.
FRONTINIAC, J
Newly imported LONDON PORTER, in hamp
ers of four dozen.
GREEN & SOUCHONG TEAS,7 o „,
INDIGO and LOAF SUGAR, jßy the pound.
Orders from the country carefully attended to,
and executed with the greatest punctuality.
WILLIAM D 1 BLEY,
BEGS leave to inform his Friends in particular,
and the Public in general, That he has re
moved from the C'roL-Keys in Chelnut-ftreet (at
the eerier of Third-street) to the Fountain and
Three I uns, lately occupied by Mr. Anthony
Fortune, in Chefnut-ftreet, between Second and
Fhird-flreefs. As this old accustomed and
commodious tavern is considerably improved, par
ticularly in the stables, which will now contain
fxty horses, and to which there is a convenient
pillage either from Marker or Chefnut-ftreets, and
his a house for carriages, he flatters himfelf he (hall
be able to give Satisfaction to all travellers and
other gentlemen, who Shall be pleased to favour
him with their custom.
He takes this opportunity to return thanks to all
his customers, whose favours he gratefully ackno n
ledges, and the continuance of which he will en
deavour to merit by the most civil treatment, and
providing the best of liquors and provisions.
All perions indebted to said Dibley by bond,
note or book debt, are hereby »equeftcd to di charge
the fame.
T HE
ADVERTISER.
JANUARY 9th, 1775.
This Day is pubhfoed, and to be fold by
J O H N_ D U N L A P,
In Market-street, Philadelphia,
GAINE's Universal Register,
Or American and British KALENDER
For the YEAR 1775;
Contents of which are as follows, viz.
T H £ Defender. Royal Family of Great- Britain
t . fl extent andjituation of England, Scotland and
Deland. Royal Family, ^c. of France and Spain, of
D ° r /" g f I Denmark and Norway, Sweden, Germans,
Poland, Prufia Rufa, Sardinia, Orange, Italy and
Turkey. Englifo Nobility. Scots Nobility, firchbi-
Joops and Bijbots of England. Houje of Commons. Pri
vy Council. Knights of the Garter, Tbiflie and Bath
Secretaries of State. Lords of the Treasury, Trade
"""'"'-'' ™ ! sb Court of Admiralty. Poft
mafer General. Army, Royal Navy. Rank of Army
and Na-vy. Pay oj the Navy and Army. Precedency
among Men and Women. Kings and Queens of Eng
land, Scotland ana Great- Britain. Info Nobility
Arclbifhops and Bijbops. Enumerated Goods fabjebt t'o
" America, and Ho/ydays at the Cnfom-hoife.
Description of Ameri a. General Efablijbment. Go
^ern^ent oj Weft Florida, £ a j! Florida, Georgia
^outb-Carouna, North Carolina, Virginia, Maty&d
PennJylvania and Lower Counties of New-Castle, Ken't
a^d^uf ex upon Delaware; New-,erfey, and New
,• Corporation for the Relief of Widows and Chil
dren of Clergymen of the Church of England. Govern-
Z'"' °f,^ efhc ^ Rhode-Ifta,id, Mafaebufetts-Bay,
Neff” Hampfare, Nova-Scotia, Newfoundland, St.
John s, and Canada. Miniflers and Congregations be
longing to the Rev. Synod of New-York and Philadel
phia. Aflociate Prefoter, of Philadelphia. His Ma.
jefy J forces tn North-America, and their quarters.
Governors of New-York, from the year ^64, to the
present time. Governors of New-Jersey, from the
surrender of the government by the Proprietor in 1702
to the present time. Tide Table for all the provmcn
from Boson to Wefl-Florida. Value of Coins as they
now pass in Great Britain and America. The Ame
rican Bill of Rights. Affiliation of the Continent
Congress. Lift of Delegates in the late Com ?eG. Go
vernors of the Weft-India Ijlands. Staff of the Arm,
in North-America. lairs in the Province of Ne f
lork. New-ferfey Bills reduced to New-lerk rrr
rency. flable of Interef. Roads, wi^b the ;
of Letters to mos parts of the Continent, and as ifi
mate (taken in Cengrefs) of the number it N ouLir Te
provinces of Mafadufats, Niw-Hamfoe, Rhe ie
l^.a^d, Coiinc&icut, Afew lork, heiv•Terfe ; ,
fylvania, including the L?wer Counties; 'Miry land
Virginia, North-Caro ina, and Soutb-Carclih
December 22 1
FORTY SHILLINGS RE WARD.
RAN AWAY lift light out of the Him
bmgh stag, from the fubfer be , living ia
Ch un ^erib irgh, Cu.Abcri.iiid county, ai Irish ler
van^ man nim^d D 1 NIEL M AGAVERN,
a tiickVll nade el >w, a>nut five f et rive 0• fix
inches high, twenty-one or twenty-two years of
age; halon when he went away, a wh;te linen or
futtiai ifrlfck, old light coloured jacket, old lelt er
breech s, coarse lin 11 Shirt and stock, a felt hat cut
in the fashion, new 111 >es, an I large plated buckles
carved. Whoever takes him up and ecures him in
any of his Majesty's gaols, so that his master may
have him again, Shall have the above Re ward, and
reasonable charges, paid by
WILLIAMS CHAMBERS.
BLUE for WASHING,
Made in imitation of that used in England.
rr<HlS BLUE is much easier to use for the
A purpefe of washing, than Indigo; it readily
diflolves in warm water, without pounding, or fett
ling on the linen in Spots; an ounce is' Sufficient
for fifteen Shirts. To be had of Mrs. Kreider, at
the Golden Swan in Third-street, Philadelphia,
at Five Shillings the pound.—An allowance of
Ten per cent, to those who take a quantity.
RED CEDAR TIMBER, large
and Small Spermaceti and Tallow CAN-
D LES, Rhode-Ifland CHEESE, and Jamaica
SPIRITS, to be fold by
JOSIAH HEW E S.
Lately Imported and to be Sold,
AL L the materials and compleat apparatus of
a mill for battering and rolling of copper,
which will likewise answer for an iron work. Also
the iron materials for eretting two air furnaces,
for smelting and refining either copper, lead or
iron. For particulars and terms of Sale enquire of
John H. Cruger.
r 0 B E L E T,
For a term of years, and entered upon the first d y
of March next,
AG OOD Plantation, on which are 126 acres
ot cleared land, and about 78 acres of Maith,
fituatd in Duck Creek N.ck, Kent County on De
laware ; it is allowed to be as good land as an in
Said County, and formeily belonged to John and
Jonathan Raymind. For termsapply to Morgan
BlacKshere, or James RayMond, adjoining
the place.
T O - M O R R O Vv,
At ONE o'clock in the afternoon, a t
JOHN HART'S
VENDUE-STORE,
At the corner of South and Front-Streets,
Will begin the SALE of a neat alloriment of
MERCHANDIZE.