The Pennsylvania packet, or, The general advertiser — Lancaster, Pa.;Philadelphia, Pa., 1782-01-26 00:00:00, page 1

The Tops of the common to be made of Raven Duck,
and the Ends of Ticklenburg; the Horfemens to be
made of Duck, with Cords, &c. compleat. Thu Mo
ney to be paid on the delivery ot the Tents ; or, it ne
cessary, part of it will be advanced or giving Security.
Propofols will be received at the Qirttr-Mafter's Office
(in which the Size of the Tents, as well as the lowr.lt
Prices must be mentioned) until Wednesday the 30th
instant, at which time Contrads will be made with
those whole Terms are most reasonable. Jan. 21, 1782.
corner of Third-ftreef,
C^T HS and Cafimers, Camblets, Plush
,, Velvets, Calicoes and Chintzes; Cambiicks,
Mullins, Gauzes, Irifli and Ruffa Linens, ell wide Per
sians, Ducapet, Modes and Sattihs, New England
Rum, Liver^ Oil, &c. &c.
Also a few Sets of
French Army Bills of Exchange,
and a few Pipes of Madeira Wine,
A Lot of Ground situated in the
Northern-Liberties, twenty two feet and a half frent,
on Front-street, by two hundred feet deep, on which
is a pump of excellent water; late the real state of
Isaac Coren, deceased. Attendance will be given at
the Widow Dutton's, opposite the premises, and the
terms of payment made known by
RUTH COREN, Executrix.
Philadelphia, January 4th, 1742.
The street Commissioners pro
pose to let all the paved streets and alleys of this city,
in small deftri&s, for one year, to commence the z 1
February next, to such persons as *1 I engage to keep
them clean, for the benefit of the manure ; and they
will receive applications, for that purpose, eve y Fri
day evening, at the court house, untill that time.
B order of the board,
JOHN GRAFF, Clerk.'
Philadelphia, January 7th, 1782.
Pursuant to an order of orphans court, of the city and
county of Philadelphia, will be fold by public sale,
on Wednesday the 30th instant, at three o'clock in
the afternoon,
The Deputy Qarter-Mafter of this State,
wishes to CONTRACT for
JOHN CHALON ER,
At his Store in Chefhut ft^eet, two doors from the
On SATURDAY the 9th Day of February, by the
Subscriber,
A PLANTATION in Abington township, Phila
delphia county, containing 200 acres and up
wards, 12 miles from Philadelphia, adjoining lands of
Joshua Morris, Samuel Simfon and others; whereon
is ereded a stone house two flories high, and stone
kitchen adjoining, a well with a pump near the door,
a large barn with convenient tabling, the upland
chiefly limed so as to bring good crops. 15 acres of
meadow and a young thriving orchard; there is
ereded on the premises, a grist mill in good repair,
which may be fold with the plantation or separate
with part of the upland and meadow, as may befl suit
the purchasers; there is plenty of woodland on both.
Also, a Hcufe and t 8 acres of Land adjoining Penny
pack-creek, in the township aforefaid, having a feat
for ^ny kind of water-works, being heretofore known
by the name of Fletcher's Forge. Any perton in
clining to purchase and know the terms, may apply to
the subscriber living on the premises.
Jan. 23. LEWIS ROBERTS.
Philadelphia, January 21, 1782.
A City Court will be held at
the Ccurt-Houfe in this City, on MONDAY next, at
Ten o'clock in the Forenoon ,• of which all Constables,
Persons bound by Recognizance, and others having
Business therein, are to take Notice.
WILLIAM WILL, Sheriff.
100 common and 20 Horfemens
TENTS:
TO BE SO LD,
By way of Public Vendue,
VOL. XI.I Published every TUESDAY, THURSDAY AND SATURDAY.-Price Six-Pence.
SA TURDA
sOTffif^
FOR SALE, BY
GENERAL ADVERTISER.
A LOT and WHARF on the Jersey shore, adj,,
cent to Samuel Coopers Ferry. This Place m 'ht tuit
a distiller or boatbuilder.
A GRASS LOT of about four acres and a quarter
fituite upon Broad street, two squares to the weftw^d
of the House of Employment.
TO BE SO L D,
A Sorrel Colt and a Brown
FILLEY, both rising four years old. They will be
fold cheap. Apply to
TO BE L E T,
A Lot of Ground on the north
fide of Market-street, between Seventh and Eigluh
ftreets, 66 feet on Market- Hreet, and extending 306
feet in depth; this Lot might suit a carpenter or
Coachmaker.
A VARIETY of fu
peifine Cloths and
Crffimcre,
Second cloths & Coatings,
A large Assortment of
fpangled,enamelled,jap
paned and rich ,ib fan
cy and plain Buttons,
Rattinete,
Shalloons,
Durants,
Calamancoes,
Yard wide Poplins and
Mereehs,
Manchester gown Pat
terns,
Eick, white, pink, gar
net, blue, plumb, puife,
flraw, pearl, olive, and
fnoff coloured M?ntuas,
Striped and flowered Man
tu'%
BrJcxies,
Blstk and white Sattins
and Peelopes,
Sarfne.s and Persians,
Modes and T*ffities,
A beautiful Assortment of
Chintzes and Calicos,
Mens and womens fik,
cotton, thread, & worst
ed Hose,
Vlvsr-tg and Corduroys, 1
Site Umbrellas,
Silk Quilts,
Narrow Ribbons,:
Black and white Gauzes,l
Gauze Aprons and Hand-I
kerchiefs,
The highest Price is given
for clean Linen and Cot
ton RAGS, by the Printer
of this Paper.
Souchong and Bohea Tea,
Old Rum of an excellent quality,
Madeira,
Mountain, ( WINES, by the pipe, quarter calk or
She r,, and ( gallon,
Pt J
French Brandy,
Loaf a d Mufeovado Sugars,
Coffee and Cnocolate,
Pepper, Pimento, Ginger, &c. &c. &c.
FOR SA L E, BY
Samuel Garrigues, junr.
At his Ware-House, in Third-street, the corner of
him street.
William Beaven,
The weft fide of Second, between M*ket and Chef
rr^t-fireets, has for SAL E, A large and general
Assortment of DRY GOODS : Confiding of
In Front-street, a few doors below Arch street.
William Attmore,
O R, THE
THE
Six-quarter Book Muf
fins,
Cross-barred, needle- work
and book muslin Hand
kerchiefs,
Flowered and Ipriged Mus
lins,
Mancilies Quilting,
J?ans and Fuftiana,
Black and white Crape
for mourning,
White and brown Buck
ram,
Sattinets and Princess
Stuff,
While fringed Barcelona,
Roma!, and Bandanno
Handkerchiefs,
Figured and pencilled
bordered Pocket Hand
kerchiefs,
Elegant needle - worked
tiffin, mount Fans,
Low priced and middling
Fans,
Black and collated Fea
thers,
Tablecloths and Diaper,
Werfted Furniture Checks.
White and brown Russia
Sheeting,
Irish and other Linens,
Black, white, and cold
silk Mhts and Gloves,
Sewing Silk and fearj
Twist, Scotch Thread,
Tapes and Bobbins,
A Variety of other Arti
cles not enumerated.
Any gentlemen who may be pleased to favour him
with their business, may depend on his utmost exertions
for their interest ; part of the money advanced if re
quired.
and Arch streets,
T?UrfS and fell? (in commission) Bills of Exchang on
3 France, or any other part of Earopa; Likewifeeall
kinds of Merchandize.
He also, difeounts inland Bills or Drafts, and has it
often in his power to procure Money on Loan for a Ihort
time.
Upwards of 70 acres of choice
LAND, situated on the weft fide of the Reading or
Wiffahiccon read, near the nine mile stone; 15 to 18
acres thereof are cleared, incloled with a new p o st and
rail fence, the greatest part new in wheat, the remain
der is woodland, has federal fine firings thereon, and
a fine ftieam of water running through the middle there
of, large enough to ere& a paper, oil, fulling, or law
Mol; much meadow ma, be made and well watered,
has the privilege of a landing on Schuylkill. The ad
vantages of so choice a spot near the city of Philadel
phia are obvious, either for a gentleman's feat, pub
lic business, or to attend tie market with wood, grain,
fr. &c. If desired It will be divided into lots of 10 or
15 acres; it has the advantage cf a front on a road to
Schuylkill, as well as en the above mentioned road.
The Conditions and Terms of Payment will be mid^
known at the Time and Place of Sale.
N. B. A Plan of the Land may be seen at the Cof
fee-houfe and Place of Sale.
Haym Salomon, Broker,
At his office in Front-street, between Market
To be Sold by Public Vendue,
On MONDAY, the 28th of January, at One o'cock
in the Afternoon, (or the next fair day if the weather
Should prove bad) at the House of Christian Steer,
formerly Christopher Robin's Tavern, in White
marln,
Fire! Fire! Fire!
a LTHOUGH the encouragement to Chimney
fl Sweepers is grear, yet the < wuers of Chimney
fw% boy+ are unwilling to kt them go out to work,
unkds under the certainty of employment; anti it ia
now become difficult for the inhahi anleto get their
rhimnies (wept so often as is n^ce/fary to prevent fires;
therefore the subscriber gives this public Notice, that
he will order sweeps into any neighbourhood, on no
tice given of a dozen or more chimnies wanting to be
swept. By which means lie hopes, in a Hurt time, to
introduce such regularity in this tufinefs, as to make
it tzty to his fellow cirzers to avod the p^yrn^c cf
such Anetas are by law dirtied, on perlons fuffermg
their chimnics to take tire.
WHEREAS a Bill hath been filed in this Court,
wherein John Burrows, commander of the let
ter of marque brigantine called the Schuylkill, and
William Campbell, commander ot the letter or marque
brigantine called the George, ars Libellants, (qui tarn
&c.) against the snow CONTENT, her Tackle, Ap
parel and Furniture: burthen about one hundred tons,
lately commanded by John Wilkinfcn, and belong
ing to Joshua Wallace and son, of Lancaster in En
gland ; which said snow was captured hy the lib Hants,
in the leginning of O^ober last, ou her voyage from
Port Royal in Jamaica, to Lancaster aforefaid, as in
th said bill it is alledged ; and whereas the said snow
Content was, by the libellants aforefaid, taken into the
port of Havanna, and there fold on account of the cap
tors, the fame not having been condemned ie ^ court
of admiralty; whereupon the aforefaid libellants have,
in their said bill, prayed this honourable court that
the snow Content aforefaid may he condemned aslrwful
prize to the captors aforefaid : NOTICE is therefore
hereby given, That, if any person or persons have ought
to lay % hy the said snow, with her tackle, apparel and
furniture, should not be condemned pursuant to the
prayer of the bill, they may forthwith file eheir claim
in the said court, in order that right and justice may
be done in the premises.
Published by order of the Judge,
JAMES READ, Register.
WILLIAM YOUNG.
Lumbard street, between Third and Founh-ftrent,
Court of Admiralty, Pennsylvania, ff
January 22, 1782.
To ALL whom it may concern-
JANUARY 26, 17%
[NUMB 838.