Dunlap's Pennsylvania packet , The general advertiser — Philadelphia, Pa., 1776-09-24 00:00:00, page 1

George Toiun, Frederick County, Maryland, Sept. to.
A LINEN MANUFACTORY
— S now erectedby the subscriber in the said town, who
1 has at a very cFnfiJerable expence, prepared a house
that will contain sixteen looms and other utenfiis far
carrying on said business, and continues to take in coun
try work, which is done in the best manner and on rca.
finable terms: He has collected a number of as good
Weavers as any on the Continent, and intends to set up
the whole number of looms as soon as he can procure a
few more workmen. —-He has also created a Flax Mill
for broiling and fwingling flax, at Capt. 1 bomas Beal s
grist mill near this town, where country work will he
done on reasonable terras and in the best manner; at
which place he intends to keep two good Hacklers to
hackle both flax and hemp, and will ft ike either of those
articles in payment as well for the mill work as for the
hackling.—He will give the highest price for rough flax
from the brake delivered at said mill : Also for brown
country linen, thread, wool, woollen yarn, cotton or
cotton thread, delivered at his manufactory; where he
lias for fade, a quantity of white and brswn linen of his
own manufacturing, of the best quality according to the
finenefs.
N. B. Good encouragement will be given to two
Hacklers, who will bring with them proper sets of
hackles, and understands attending a Flax Mill : Also
to a few journeymen Weavers.
*t* He would likewise take a few more apprentices,
who will be properly inftru&ed in the weaving business.
ALEXANDER M'FADON.
SE-V-E N I'T) U NIDS REWARD.
RAN AWAY from the fubferiber, living near
Popular-Spring Chapel, Anne-Arundel county,
Maryland, an Irish servant man, named JAMES
CASSADY, about fifty years of age, about 5 feet io
inches high, wears his own (hort hair and has feme grey
h^irs, is a little bald, and speaks bad English: Had on
a brown cloth coat made in the fly faction, one blue
cotton under jacket, a pair of (hort breeches of coarse
brown cloth, white yarn flockings, coarse country shoes
with firings and nailed with hob nails; he likewise took
two oznabriys (hirts, one of which is country made.—
Whoever takes up said servant and brings him home,
fh.ill have the above reward ; or if secured in any gaol and
intelligence given, shall have Five Pounds, paid by
Jure 2, 1776. NATHAN HARRIS.
Pert of Phta T „ ,
„ r 1 0 all whom it may concern.
Pe% ivami, J
N' OTI CE is hereby given, that a Court of Admi
ralty will be held at the State-House in the city
of Philadelphia, on Thursday, the twenty sixth day of
September inst. at ten o'clock in the forenoon of the
fame day, then and there to try the truth of the faffs al
ledged in the bill of John Barry, commander of the
brigantine of war called the Lexington, (who as well, &c.)
against Thomas Saunders, John Lucy, John Pomp, Sa
muel Sarood, Jack Maffm, Charles Mills, Chance and
Jeffery, Negro Slaves lately taken on board the prize
hasp or vessel called the Lady Suftn, William Goodrich,
matter; to the end and intent that the owner or owners
of the laid (laves, or of any or either of them, may ap
pear and drew cause, if any they have, why the fame
faould not be condemned, according to the prayer of
the said bill. By order f the fudge,
Sept. 9, 1776. ANDREW ROBISON Remitter.
Port of Philadelphia,) ,
p^fo^ f whom 11 ma y cODCem
N r OTICE is hereby given, That a Court of Ad
miralty will be held at the State- House in the city
or Philadelphia, on Thursday, the tventy-fixth day of
September ind. at ten o'clock in the forenoon of the
fame day, then and there to try the truth of the fa&s
alleged in the bill of John Barry, commander of the
brigantine celled the Lexington, (who as well, &c.)
against the sloop or veffcl called the Betsey, burthen
abrut forty tons, lately commanded by Samuel Kerr,
with her tackle, apparel, furniture and cargo, anil
against Henry Nicholfan, Peter May, James Herbert,
Flora, Sam and Phillis, Negro Slaves taken on board
the said (loop ; to the end and intent that the owner or
owners of the said (loop, ergo and slaves, or any person
concerned therein, may appear an 1 (hew cause, if any
they have, why the fame (haul! not be condemned ac
cording to the prayer of the laid bid.
By order of the fufe,
Sept. 9, 7776. ANDREW ROBESON. Reglfter.
Head of Elk, Sefetemfa 1, 1776.
H E fubferiber once more requests all those
A indebted to him <n book accempt to fettle the
fame, either by giving bond or pnmg off, but th? lat
ter would be mtt agreeable to the fubferiber : Those
who do not comply with the abo-e reasonable tequelt
against. the midd'e of c&ober next, may expe& to be
dealt with as the law directs for the state of Maryland,
without any refpt a to performs.
§ J.BARNABY.
oT&wfffarfft g ^(l%%^ AR')
OR
G.E NERAL
V OL. V. NUM B. 257.
D U N L A P's
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24th, 1776.
Philadelphia, Sept. 77, 1776.
To be SOLD by PUBLIC VENDUE,
on Wednesday, the 25th ihft. at ten o'clock in the
forenoon, at the late dwelling houie of Alexander
Alexander, deceased, in the diftri& of Southwark,
AV ARIE TY cf Houfhold Goods and Kitchen
Furniture, amongst which are federal feather beds,
with bedsteads, curtains and bed-cloaths.- At the
fame time and place will be fold, if not disposed cf
before at private sale) a young healthy Negro man,
and the time of a Dutch servant boy, both bla.k
fmiths by trade: Also a good riding chair, a cart, a
large new fishing seine, a hogshead of rum, a quantity
of old spirit, and sundry other articles too tedious to
men ion.
All persons indebted to the above estate are desired to
make immediate payment to the executors, and those
who have accounts against it are desired to bring thera
in, regularly attested, that they may be paid by
ROBERT KNOX, ]^ ,
SAMUEL DUFFIE L D,]~ xe ° ° r "
AS William Alexander the son, and William
Bunn the son-in-law of Alexander Alexander, have
not been heard of by the family for/ feme conTlerahle
time past, it is requeued of any person or persons, who
may know where they or either of them are, or whether
they are living or not, that they would give information
thereof to some of the family, or the executors above
mentioned, which will be thankfully acknowledged
There is something considerable left to William Alex
ander by his father's will.
A part of Petty's Island to be let : Enquire o^Lewis
Grant, Copper-smith, in Front-street. | 2
Qelcbefter, Au^uft 20, 1776.
TO BE S OL D,
On Tuesday, the firft day of October next, for ready
money, to the highest bidder,
1, ™ ° valuable LOTS in the town ef,Alexandria,
& on which is a large and commodious brick Store
house, and other houses : The lots have a front of about
i%o feet on the main-street, the fame to the river, on
which a mod valuable improvement is begun. The sale
will be in the Store boule, at three o'clock in the after
noon. An indisputable title will be made to the ^ur
chafer, by ALEXANDER HE,NDERSON.
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PHILADELPHIA.
An ORDINANCE for rendering the burthen of A£-
sociators a^d Non-Associator's, m the defence
of this State, as nearly equal as may be.
W HEREAS the Associators of this State have be
stowed much of their time, and been at a con
siderable expence in qualifying themselves for the defence
of their country, and are now gone forth into aftual ser
vice, to the great prejudice of their private concerns,
while others, by not affaciating, have exempted them
ielves from those difficulties, and pursued their business
to advantage, And whereas no effectual meafnres have
hitherto been taken to render the burthen of the defence,
which is a common benefit, as nearly equal as pofible :
Therefore be it ordained and declared, and it is here
by ordained and declared by the Reprefer,tatives of the
Freemen of the State of Pennsylvania, in General Con
vention met, That every Non-Associator, between the
ages of sixteen and fifty years, (hall pay, for and during
the time of his continuing a Non-Associator, at the rate
of Twenty Shillings for each and every month, to com
mence from the publication of this Ordinance, and to
continue until the end of the firft session of the future
Assembly of this State, unless the said AlLmbly (hall,
before that time, alter or repeal the fame.
And be it further ordained and declared by the au
thority aforefaid, That every Non-Aifociatcr above the
age cf twenty-one years, (hall pay, in addition to the
aforesaid fine, at the rate of Four Shillings in the pound
on the annual value of his estate, as rated under the
late laws of this State for raising provincial taxes.
And be it further ordained, by the authority aforesaid,
That all the monies which (hall be raised by the aforeßid
affeffmerts and fines, after di'cbarging the neciilhy er.-
pences attending collecting the fame, drill be paid into
the hands ot John Bayard, Esq; for the relief and fup
pert of the families of peer Afficiators cf this State,
while out in the service, and to afford abidance to those
poor Associators who are by the Service rendered inca
pable of Supporting themselves and their Lindies, and
also to afford such assistance to the widows and children
of such poor Associators as lose their lives in the service
of their country.
And be it further ordained and declared by the au
thority aforefaid, That when any of thefil Associators,
or their widows and children, (hall be to entitled to a
(hire of the monies arising from the aforefoid affeffrent
and fines, the fidd officers of the battalion, or any three
of them, and a private of the company to which such
Associator, at the time when he or his widow and chil
dren became so entitled, did belong, shall certify the
particular circuiaftances of the said Associator or his
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THE
ADVERTISER.
wife, (or of bis widow and children, if he flu uld be kill
cd) to the future Assembly of this State, in order to en
able them to fulfil theintent of this Ordinance. And to
the end that the said Four Shillings in the peund, and
the (aid monthly fines of Twenty Shillings, m?y be duly
assessed, levied, colle&ed and paid, for the purposes
herein before mentioned,
Be it further ordained, and declared by the authority
aforefaid, That Jacob Morgan, Joseph Moulder -rd
Jacob Bright be, and are hereby appointed Crmmiffion
en ; and t^at ILac Snowden, James M began, Michael
Shubart, Benjamin Harbefon, William Will and Willi
am Hollingfhead, Assessors for the city of Philadelphia,
who, or a majority of them, shall be a Board of Com
minionets and Assessors for the city cf Philadelphia.
That Thomas Po ts, Samuel Erwin and Jo n Williams
be, and are hereby appointed Commissioners ; and that
John Brown, William Robinson, Samuel Ingle, Andrew
Knox, 'Henry Derringer and Isaac Hughes, Alb-ffors for
the county of Philadelphia, who, or "majority of th.m,
shall be a Board cf Commissioners and Assessors fcr the
county of Philadelphia.
And that James Benezet, Capt. William Roberts and
Abraham Middlefwarts be, and are here' y appointed
Commissioners ; and that Gilli mCon-t, Abtahan B t
ton, James Wallace, Thomas Armftrcng, Benjamin
Sagal and George M Urey, Assessors fcr the county of
Bucks, who, or a majority of them, shall be ? 80-rd of
Commissioners and Afeffors for the county cf B^ ks.
And that Thomas Levis, William Evans and Thomas
Taylor be, and are hereby appointed Commiflionert ; and
that Caleb Davis, Richard Thomas, David Cloyd, Ben
jamin Brannon, Thomas Evans and Joseph Gardner,
Assessors for the county of Chester, who, or a majority
of them, shall be a Board of Commiffioneis and Assessors
for the county of Chester.
And that Alexander Martin, Chriflian Wirtz and
Casper Snevely be, and are hereby appointed Commis
sioners ;,and that John Bokenftofe, John Rowland, Phi
lip Greenwalt, Thomas Clark, of Dromore, Casper
Shaffner and John Jemmifon, the younger, Affcff rs for
the county of Lancaster, who, or a majority of them,
frail be a Board of Commissioners and Assessors for the
county of Lancaster.
And that Peter Wolfe, John Nefoit and Archibald
M'Clean be, and are hereby appointed Commissioners ;
and that Patrick Scott, Benjamin Pidor, Frederick
Wolfe, J°hn Agntw, Cbriftopher Logman and Jernes
Dill, Assessors for the county of York, who, cr a mjo
rity of them, shall be a Board of Commissioners and As
sessors for the county of York.
And that Patrick Maxwell, Samuel Leard and James
Pollock be, and are hereby appointed Commissioners ;
and that Henry Polling, John Davis, James L,on, Alx
ander Morrow, John Carson and William Rippey, As
sessors fcr the county of Cumberland, who, or a trajo
ritv of them, flrail be a Board of Commissioners and
Air (Tors for the county of Cumberland.
And that Henry Reitmeyer, Chrlftian Lowerand Mor
dCai Lincoln be, and are hereby appointed Commission
ers ; °nd that Conrad Herfhner, the elder, Nicholas Jones,
Frederick Mayerle, George K^lchner, Warner Stam ard
John Robin son, Assessors, for the county of Berk 1, who,
or a majority of them, shall be a Board cf Centra Own
ers and Assessors for the county of Berks.
And that Peter Bmkhalter, Jacob Opp and Henry
Lawald be, and are hereby appointed Commissioners ;
and that Peter Koler, Abraham Arndt. Benjamin Pu
pui, Peter Haas, Peter Reifel and John Van Carop, A?'-
ftfibis for the county of Northampton, who, er a majo
rity of them, shall be a Board of Commissioners and
AfTrHbrs for the county of Nort 1 ampton.
And that Charles Ciffna, Edward Coomb and John
Ciftna be, and are hereby appoin ed Como (Toners ; and
that Matthew Patton, Harman Hu(band\ Wnfam Todd,
William Parker, William Phillips and Rej mm Elliott,
Assessors for the county of Bedford, wlh>, or a majority
of them, fliall be a Board of Commissioners and Ali ffois
for the county of Bedford.
And that Thomas Hewit, William Go- and John
Wenzel be, and are hereby appointed Commissioners ;
and that Jonathan Lendge, Walter Clark, Peter Holder
man, J.mus'Harrifon, Nicholas Miller and Jacob Hever
lan, Assessors for the county of Northumbtrh-nd who,
or a maj :ny of them, fh?h be a Board of Comm ffioners
and Ass flora for tin county of Northumberland.
And thrt Ro ert Hanna, James Cavat and Jarirs Pol
lock be, and are hereby op;'" nte <!Commiffiortis ; ard
that William RUiotr. Jolin Hib's, Samuel Morrh%,
.James M'Clean, James Ba^fard Cbriftopher Triihy,'
Alf.ffms for the county of Weftmoreland, who, or a ma
jority of them, (hall be a Board <1 Cemmiffimers and
Airffu's for the county of Weftmoreland : \1 ho (ball
meet at the Comt houses of their f vetal and tefo & &e
counties, on Monday, the fourteenth day cf O&oher
next enfning, or as (con a to as they can conveniently
meet, and appoint proper persons to. m^ke returns
to them of ail the Non AiTni-tors in their refpe&ive
diftrifts, on or before the lecond Monday of November
next ensuing.
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