The Pennsylvania packet, or, The general advertiser — Lancaster, Pa.;Philadelphia, Pa., 1779-12-30 00:00:00, page 4

To THE P ÜBL I C.
WHEREAS I have built and compleated, at
my own cost, a Bridge 140 feet long, and a
Caufew y, at the Head of Chester, Knt County, Ma
ryland, which I fiqd very expensive and difficult to keep
up : This is therefore to give notice, That I intend to
petition the General Aff.mbly at their next fitting at
Annapolis, for an A& to enable me to receive Toil for
laid Bridge and Caufewiy, to keep them in good repair.
JOSEPH BOUCHELL.
To be SOLD by Public A^^,
At the Ceffee-houfe, on Wednesday the fifth cl January,
at Five o'clock in the evening,
T W 0 fr^me Tenements in Walnul-ftreet, near
' Fourth-fl r t; one frame ditto in Secpnd-ftreet,
near Shippen-ftrcet; one Lot of Ground on Bigner's
Lane, to the wcftward of Paffyunk Road; a Lrafe of
four years to come of i ;hteen nc res ofMeadcw in Kirg
feffino; a, Paint-Mill, &c. Due attendance will be
g^ven by
W ILLIAM B ROW N, Auctioneer.
T™ H E pleasure and fatisfadion which the
^ Public ape.ar to take in learning the FRENCH
LANGUAGE, cannot but encourage the fubferiber :
And as it is impefii ue to arrnd at their houses all who
have applied to him, he takes the liberty to propose
opening an ACADEMY, for LADIES, on Satur
day the fiift of January next, provided four or five ap
ply to him by that time. He begs leave to observe,
that his pupils receive more advantage by learning to
gether thru tingly, as all these whom he has the honor
of inftrufiing st prefect are ferfible of. He hopes they
wil depend upon the rTpeft and attention due to their
sex, and on his being
Their most humble servant,
ALEX QUESNAY BE GLOUVAY.
The Academy will be open every Tuesday, Thurs
day and S^tur la, from Three till Five o'clock in the
afternoon, in a genteel private house, at Mis. Stout's,
the corner of Front and Spruce streets, below the
Bridge. The Academy has been removed for greater
convenience, on the Lucies account in particular.
The fubferiber will also procure a Master for the Span
ish and Laban languages.
MU SCOVADO Sugar in bogfheads and
barrels, Iniio in tierces, and a quantity of
Turnips by the bushel, to be SOLD by
LEVI HOLLINGSWORTH.
Philadelphia, December 20.
To be SOLD Standing,
^ QUANTITY of WOOD on the ,/iffa
,f hi'kon Ro.d, nine and a hrif miles from this city,
E ,m^ cf SAMUEL FOWEL.
fy™ H E following is an inventory of Goods
fuppo'ed to have been stolen, viz.
Tht: pair of fleevrs m rked I ten night caps, five
ftock.<, one ^atkrd R. C. and four marked S. C. five
Lanlk i chiefs, two caps, two pair of mittens, two diaper
tai le cloths, one part of a spotted gown, one breadth of
a flriped go ^n, ope ditto coa, one (ilk cloak, two pair
of flocking, t^o black handkerchiefs, one roll of to
b^co, sou" remnants of linen, one red silk gauze, one
piece of clo k lining, one large role blanket, fevm
yards of linen, two ffiort gowns, two gowns in the bar
racks, one white muslin gown, on^ linen ditto with red
fpri . Whoever has loft ary of the above goods, on
proving their property may have them gain, by apply
ing to Plunket Fleeson, Esq; or Alexander
Carly E r #.yh Conftaole.
IX7 A ' tak%n up by the fu scribe, living in Miil
'V creek Hundred, Newcaftic County, about the mid
dle of Lit month, a certain bay MARE, tuppobd to
be three years old Lift Spring, two white hind feet, with
a foot lock on her forefoot, about fourteen hands high,
pces and trots, and has feme white in her face. The
owner proving his property and paying charges may
have her a.,n, otherwise die will be fold to pay charges
in three weeks from the date hereof.
December 13. CHARLES ALLEN.
Newark, Dec. 20.
To be SOLD by Public Vendue,
In the town of Newark, Newcastle County, on Friday
the gift instant,
^ LOT ofGROUND containing fix acres, with
f^ '-* r<rkhoufe thereon 28 fee* by 18, one story
high, four rooms on a floor with a fire-place in each
rom, a c # !D r under the whole hruri, a large frume
kitchen :dj ning, tin apple orchard, a piled garden, a
draw-well, &c. a lot or half an acre fit for building;
I:oth 1' titrate in the centre of the town, on the north
fideof the it* ?t: Alfo* meadow lot of two acres at fa:d
town. I idtf,utabie titles will be given for each lot.
Also wi l De fold n said day, 2 riding chair and har
neu, h.rks, cc^s, farming utensils, houfhold goo s,
Ind.an corn and buckwheat by the bushel, wheat and
rye in th?ground. The fondue to begin at Ten o'clock,
at the ahove-m^ntioned house, where attendance will be
given end the terms made known by
ROBERT WILLCOX.
rjj-' H E fubferiber not being a resident in this
§ State, desires those Coile&ois who may have any
demands against him fc.r T xes in Pennsylvania, to ap
ply f.r pafrtn to Peter Zachary Lloyd, Elq; on
the north fide o~ Ch'dnut ft ert, the fecend door from
Fifth-ftreet, Philadelphia.
JOHN DICKINSON.
PHILADEL PHIA: Printed and Sold by JOHN DUNLAP, in Market-ftrect,
Ci AME to the stables at the sign of the Co-.
, neftogo Waggon, in Market-street, Philadelphia,
on Monday the twentieth of this irffant, (December)
a rom M ARE and a bay HORSE. The owners are
desired to come, prove property, pay charges ard take
them .*% y. JOHO JARVIS.
N. B. It is thought the Gentlemen who own them
left the above house a few days before.
TO BE S O L D,
A VERY likely a&iv e NEGRO BOY, about
" fifteen years of a„; he has had the fm^ll pox and
measles, understands taking care of horses, and rides
well. Enquire of the Printer.
0 FFICE for Sale of Real Estates.
TO BE SO L D,
The following Houses, Plantations, Lots and Lands, vz.
AT HREEftory brick house and lot in Walnut
ftreet, between Front and Second-streets. A three
ftory brick house and lot in Elm street, between Secord
and Third-streets. A three-story brick house and lot in
Third street, between Spruce and Union ftieets. A
two-story brick hoafe and lot in Cai ter's Alley, between
Second and Third.ftrertt. Three frame dwelling
fioufes and let of ground on the eatt fide of the main
ft eet, in Newtown, Bucks county. A lot of ground
with two valuable buildings ere&e^ thereon, on Dork
ftreet, between Wlnut and Pear Greets. Anew th.ee,
story brick house and lot in Second street, near Walnut
ftreet. Three three story brick houses in Pewter platter
Ailey, ne F ott-ftreet. A blue frame house and lot
in Third-ft, et, above the Barracks. A two story bri-k
house in A ch street, between Fourth and Fifth-ftreets.
Two frame houses and lot in S^epnd-ttreet, above the
sign of the Rainbow. A neat twoftory frame house and
lot in High-ttreet, between Seventh and Eighh streets
from Schuylkill, A two-story brick house in Almond
ftreet, between Front and Penn streets. A two story
brick house and lot in Th rd street, between South and
Shippen streets. A two story brick house with two lots
in Front street, between Christian and Prime ftieets.
A three story brick house and lot the louth-weft corner
of South ano Front ft eets.
A plant tion containing 132 acres in Chester county,
27 miles from Philadelphia, buildings tolerable good.
A plantation of 400 acres in Piles Grove, Salem coun
ty, 28 miles from Philadelphia, buildings exceeding
good. A plantation of 130 acres in New London town
ship, Chester county, about 50 miles from Philadelphia.
A tra& of 150 acres pf land cn the banks of Sufaue
hanna rivr, 2 miles above Weight's Ferry. A planta
tion of near 200 hundred acres of land in Caernarvon
towrfhp, Berks county, 45 miles from Philadelphia,
new buildings. 503 acres of land on Antuxet Creek,
Cumberland ceun y, New- Jrfey. 1220 acr?s on Buck
(hutam Cedar Swamp, Cumberland county, New-Jersey.
A ,Dotation of 120 acres in Chester county, 43 miles
from Philadelphia, good buildings. A plantation of 53
acres in Montgomery town Chip, Philadelphia county,
21 miles from Philadelphia. Two plantations adjoining
in Uchland townlhp, Chrfrr county, one containing
about ,0 acres and the other 77 acres, buildings tolera
ruble good. A plantation of 170 acres in Chiter coun
ty, 40 miles from Philadelphia, A plantation of ico
ac 3% in London Britain township, Chester county : And
a number of plantations in Shearman's Valley, Cumber
-lid county. A large lot of ground on the main street
in Germantown. A lot of ground on Schuylkill, F ont
and Second-streets. A lot of ground on the v;eft fide of
Swanson-street, adjoining E'ijah Dew's ground, A
large corner lot on the main street in the borough of
Ch ft r. Also a number of other houses and lots in and
near the city, plant? ions in the country, and a great
quantity of unimproved lands in most of the different
back counties: for a more particular description of
which and t rrns of sale, apply to BONSALL and
SHOEMAKER, at their Office in Fourth-ftt^t,
below Spruce-street, Philadelphia.^
N. B. A good Plantation is wanted to purchase, within
fifteen or twenty miles of this city, with good buildings,
for which a good price will be given.
JAMES NEWPORT,
At his Distillery-Store, within the next gate-way abeve
Church-Alley, in Tbird-ftrect,
Has by wholesale and retail,
WE S T-IN DIA Rum,
'' A quantity es neat Brrndy,
Geneva,
Aniseed Water,
Orange dit'o, and
Spirits of Wine,
being proper for railing low proof Rum.
N. B He gives particular encouragement to those who
buy to fell again.
Te be SOLD by toe Subscriber,
In Second-street, above Race street,
A LARGE quantity of GLW E, either wholesale
or retail. Large allowance to those who buy to fell
again. ° DANIEL SUTTER.
£3 L AN K BOOKS ruled and plain,
, Fine Writing Paper,
Dilworth's and Pennsylvania Spelling-Books in large or
final! quantities,
New England ard M^nfon's Primers,
Seaman's Daily Affift^t,
Large and Pocket Almanacks for 17S0,
TO BE SOLD BY
JOSEPH CRUKSHANK,
PRINTER, in Mark t street, between Second and
Third Greets, opoefite Elbow-L^ne, who bujs
LINEN RAGS.
To be SOLD Whc!efa!e and Retail, by
WILLIAM SITGREAVES,
/it his ffore in Market street, opposite the Indian King,
THE following GOODS, part imported by him
felf in sundry veffds lately arrived, and others
left with him for file on Commissions, viz. Several
cades of hard ware, contanng a com pleat assortment of
locks, hinges, brass furniture, hammers, ferews, nails,
&c. blue, brown and drab broadcloths ; brown and
green halftbicks and serges ; cord ro r s, 7 8 and yard
wide Iriffi linens, 7-8 and apron wide cotton check,
Russia sheeting, Oznabrugs, Britannia, t^ble cloths
and napkins ; a great variety of dark and light ground
cottons, calicoes and India chintzes; cambricks, clear
lawns, muslins; striped, figured and pl^in gauzes 5
black mode, ribbonds, threads, tapes, silk and hair ;
fi k, thread and yarn flockings ; an affortm nt of silk,
gauze, cotton and linen handkerchiefs ; worsted breeches
patterns, worsted bindings; a large assortment of table
knives and forks; el gant fafhi?n<ble plated and pinch
beck shoe and knee buckles; razors, (feme of the best
quality in cases) gilt and enamelled buttons, pocket
and penknives, feiffors, chapes and tongues, hand Taw
files, awls, brass cocks, ivory and horn combs, pins,
needles,,&c. &c. Also a number of elegant enamelled
and blue and white Citing bawls; hyfon, green and bo
hea tua; chocolate, coffee, rice, loaf and mufeovado
sugar, &c. '&c. &c.
N. B. Said Sitgreaves continues to receive Gocds
to fell cn Commissions as ufuak 4
A QUANTITY of
SOAL AND UPPER LEATHER,
TO BE SOLD BY
WILLIAM ROBINSON and SON,
At their store the corner of Front and Spruce-streets,
below the Bridge; who have also for SALE,
AL ARGE assortment of cambricks, a few pieces
of clear lawns, silks, ribbonds, sewing silks, mens
worsted hole, checks, a few articles of hard ware, green
tea, &c. &c. Loan Office Certificates issued from the
offices of Pennsylvania or the neighbouring States, will
be received in payment, if application be soon made.
N. B. They continue to fell on commiffian, Goods
of all kinds for persons unprovided with convenient
stores t@ expefe them to fle.
B^-A-L~L-U-M S AL T,
At 501. per bushel,
TO BE SOLD BY
ANDREW AND JAMES CALDWELL.
'T~O' E~— S O L D,
SI X and a halfic es of L AND, on Keyfer's Lane,
one mile out of Germantown; three acres thereof
good watered meadow and one acre woodland. Enquire
of the Printer.
Philadelphia, December 15.
CHOICE Madeira, Red Port and Tene
rifft WINES, by the pipe or quarter-calk;
also Bohea TEA, to be SOLD by
WILLIAM POLLARD.
T O BE SO L D,
A YOUNG WEN CH, of about eighteen or
nineteen years old, very proper for all forts of
house-work, &c. Apply to the Printer.
AMAN capable of taking care of a few
Horses, may hear of an advantageous place by ap
plying to the Printer immediately. None need expe&
this employ without beiag well recommended.
One Thousand Dollars Reward.
STOLEN out of the house of the fubferiber, in
Third-street, near Chefnut-ftreet, Philadelphia, in
the evening of the 15th inst. (December) Twenty-one
Pieces of double folded DUTCH CHECKS, about
eighteen yards in each piece. Whoever fecu.es the
Goods so that the owner may have them again, (hall
receive the above reward, paid by
ROBERT PAISLEY.
WA N~T S A—PL" AC
, COOK who can be recommended fcr every excefo
fl lence that constitutes that character, and as a com
pleat servant. Enquire of the Printer.
N. B. A House to be let at Poole's Bridge, ^aquire
as above.
Pbtladelfbia, December 20, 177,.
AT a m*eti^ of the M g ftr^tes of the City and
C>unty of Philadelphia, on the seventeenth inst.
taking into consideration toe p ice allowed by A& of
Aflembly for Sweeping of Chimneys being not Sufficient
to engage a fufficient number of Sweeps for that pur
pose at this fealon of the year; do agree *0 allow Eight
Dollars for the Sweeping of every Chimney from this
day to the firft of February n # xt.
JOHN OR D, President.
Just imported and to be fold cheap, by
GERARD WILLIAM BEEKMAN,
In Sroend-ftrect, between Walnut and Spruce streets,
Philadelphia,
AGO Q D assortment of
Irish linens,
Cambricks fort,d,
Fire muslin,
Striped Holland,
Great-Coats,
Good bohea and hyfon tea,
Souchong tea in cannisters.
Pepper,
A large iron chest,
P i und pins,
I Ribbondr,
C>p Wire,
Sundry litres and hautboys.