The Pennsylvania packet, or, The general advertiser — Lancaster, Pa.;Philadelphia, Pa., 1780-05-23 00:00:00, page 4

Philadelphia, May ifb, r„o.
WHEREAS the Estates of
Joseph Galloway, John Roberts, Holton
Jone,, Joseph Grit wold, Joel Evans, Peter Campbel,
Isaac Alien, Christian Hook, John Butcher, Of^ald
Eve, Christopher Sower, Jonathan Wright, John
Wright, Aoijah Wright, John Lufburg, Joseph Comely,
John Birk, Jolin Robe'on, Jdhua Knight, Law
rence Fagan, Richard Swanwick, John Parrcck, Sa
muel Shoemaker, Abraham Pftorious, John Tolley,
and William Roden, all late of the county ot Philadeb
phi?, having been in due course of Law forfeited and
seized, to the use of this State:
WE the fuTerihers Agents for the laid county, DO
HEREBY GIVE NOTICE, that the Interests and Ettates
of the said Joseph Galloway, John Roberts, Halton
Jones, Joseph Griefwold, Joel Evans, Peter Campbel
Isaac Alien, Christian Hook, John Butcher, Oswald
Eve, Christopher Sower, Jonathan Wright, John
Wright, Abijah Wright, John Lufburg, Joseph Comely,
John Burk, John Robeson, Joshua Knight, Lawrence
Fagan, Richard Swanwick, John Parrock, Samuel
Shoemaker, Abraham Piftorious, John Tolle, and
Williarcßoden, in the following Tracts or Parcels of
Land, viz. No. 1, a Traft of Land on Schuylkill, in the
Northern Liberties, containing about 45 acrs, rithag od
house and other valuable improvements thereon ; No.
2, a Trad of Land on Hogg Iflind, being i-3d par. of
said Island, containing about 105 acres of banked mea
dow; No. 3, a Trad of Wood Land in Biockley Town
ship, lying on the two branches of Indian Creek, and
Haverford Road, late of Joseph Galloway, Esquire:
&No. 1, a Trail of Land in Lower Merioo Township,
containing 300 acres, with a good dwelling house, two
grist mills, one law mill, and one paper mill, and divers
out houses, all in good order; No. 2, a Trad of Land
adjoining the above containing 78 acres with a house,
&c. No. 3, a Trad of Land on Schuylkill, containing
300 acres, adjoining Frederick Bicking's land, with three
dwelling houies, a powder mill, a oil mill, and a saw
mill thereon, with other improvements, late of John
Roberts :
A Lot of Ground in Germantown of about 2 acres,
with a handsome dwelling house, (tore, (hop, and o
ther improvements, late of Holton Jones :
A Trad of Land in the Northern Liberties contain
ing 88 acres *ith a brick boufe and Sundry other im
provements thereon, late of Joseph Griefwold:
A Tradoi Land in Blockley Townihip, containing
about 50 acres, with 2 dwelling houses and other im
provements thereon, late of Joel Evans :
A Lot of meadow ground in Paffyunk rownlh'p, on
Greenwich Island, near the mouth of Hollanders creek,
containing 3 acres, late of Peter Campbel :
No. 1, a Lot of Land on Hickory Lane, of about 5
acres, "Ph the remains of 2 brick houses thereon ; No. 2,
a Lot adjoining the above containing 3 acres, late of
Isaac Alien:, r
A Lot on Germantown Road, about one and a
miles from the city, about 75 feet front, and 180 *eet
deep, *rith the remains of a brick kitchen thereon, late
of Cbriftian Hook :
AT^e of La id in Biockley Township containing 56
acres, late of John Butcher:
One Trad of Land in Oxford Townihip, containing
202 seres, with a go>d dwelling house, powder mill and
other very valuable improvements thereon, late of Os
wald Eve:
A Lot of Ground in Germantown, containing 11 acres,
3 quarters and 36 perches, with a dwelling boule there
on, late of Christopher Sower:
A Tra& of Land in Hatfeild T®wnfhip, containing
too acres, with a boufe, barn, meadow, &c. thereon,
late of Jonathan Wright:
A Traß of Land containing 50 acres, adjoining the
above with a dwelling boufe thereon, late of John
Wright: r „
One other Taft adjoining the above containing 90
acres with a dwelling house thereon, late of Abijah
Wright ;
A Tra& of Land in the Manor of Moreland, con
tainingll6 acres, with a house, barn, meadow, orchard,
&c. lace of John Lufburg:
A Tr;& of Land in the Manor of Moreland, of ico
acres, with a h u(e, barn, &c. thereon, late of Joseph
Comely:
One other Trad in the Manor aforefaid, containing
go acres, late of John Burk :
A Tra& of Land in Whitpaine Townthip, contain
ing about 75 acres, with a good houie and many valu
able improvements thereon, late of John Robeson :
No. i, a Traa of Land in Abington Townihip, con
taining 100 acres ; No. 2, a tra^ in Abington afore
faid, about 22 acres lying near the Meeting House, late
of Joihua Knight:
A Lot of Ground in Second-street near the Ba r raeks,
containing 18 feet front, and 125 feet deep, with a
three story brick house thereon, l^te of Lawrence Fagan:
No. I, a Trad of Landin New-Providence, contain
ing about 170 acres with a house thereon ; No. 2, one
other Tra& djoining the above containing about 100
acres, late of Richard Swanwick :
A Trad of Land in the Northern Liberties, contain
ing 5 acres with a brick house thereon, late of John
Parrock:
A Lot of Ground on Poplar Lane, containing about
5 teres, late of Samuel Shoemaker :
One moiety of a Lot of Ground in Germantown, con
taining 39 acres, late of Abraham Piltorious:
On? Lor cf Ground in Catherine-street with a two
story frame house thereon, late cf John Tolley :
One Lot in Citherine-ftreet, 20 feet front, between
From and Second street, late of William Roden.
The Sales of which will begin, at the Court House
at Philadelphia, on the twenty find day of June next,
and continue from day to day until ths whole is Sold.
HILADELPHIA: Printed and Sold by JOHN DUNLAP, in Market-ftrcet.
The terms of §ale will be according to Law, as fol
lows to wit, one fourth part of the purchase money, to
be paid in ten days after Sale, or the premises again to
revert to the State, and the Bidder liable to forfeit the
said one fourth of the purchase money : The remainder
thereof to be paid in ons month after Sale, and on a
certificate being produced from the Agents or either of
them, of full paj ment of the purchase money, a deed
will be given as by Law directed.
And to prevent al difficulties with refpe& to payment,
the Agents will attend at the Court House on the tenth
day after S le, to receive the firft paymen , and in like
manner on the thirtieth day after the Sfe to receive the
Uft payment, after which no purchde money will be
received, but the premises again Sold for the benefit of
the Commonwealth.
GEORGESMITH, 7 Agents for
WIL. M'MULLIN, JP. County.
The Sale to begin at Ten o'Clock.
Philadelphia April 13.
One Thousand Dollars Reward.
MR. GEORGE KENNED Y's stable on the
Dock, was broke open on the night of the 12th
inst, (April) and the following HORSES stole, viz. A
bright bay Horfe,'about nine years old, fourteen bands
and a h,lf high, with a bar and snip, carries very gay,
trots remarkably fall, and his off fore foot appears as if
it had been split in the middle. An Iron gray Horse,
fifteenhancis hi.ro, five years old, his face partly white,
shod alt round, trots and canters well, and has a re
markable large wart above'hfs off eye A flout made
light gray Horse, about fourteen hands and a half high,
between seven and nine years old, with a long mane and
darkish gr p y legs. Whoever secures the above Eorfes,
and thief or thiefs, so that the owner gets nis property
again, fhalf have the above reward, and reifonabie char
ges, or in proportion for any of the Hories.
ROBERT COCK S, in Water street,
near Walnut- street. \
Taken off at the fame time, a saddle, with a hogfkiu
feat, without a Team in the middle ; two bridles, one a
pleated curb, with G. K# in a cypher ; the other a com
mon curb, the rain broke in two places, but mended.
Alexandria, Mav 5 1780.
Fifteen Hundred Dollars Reward
FOR appreh nding TWO NEGRO MEN, viz.
Dick, a likely fellow, about 25 or 26 years old,
low and well let, has throe remarkable fears on ea^h fide
his face, being his country mark, /peaks very little Eng
lish. Tom, about 30 years old, is a very likely, lusty
fellow, taller than Di:k, has loft two of his upp^r ore
t°ct 1, has a number of curious flourifhes, or arrficial
Cuts, on one of bis arms, being his country mark. Toey
are notorious offenders, and were taken from the jail at
Nor h mpton county, in Pen fyv#nii, by a certain
L v Tolbert, frora whom they made tneir escape about
twelve miles from Reading, on the night of the 14th of
oaobe- lad. Whoever apprehends the said Negroes,
and secures them in any jail, so that 1 may get them
again, shall have One Hundred Pounds reward, or Fifty
Pounds for either of them, and if brought to Alexan
dria, the above reward, by me
MICHAEL GRETTER.
N. B. As they are artful fellows, it is earneffiy re^
quested, that f they are apprehended, particular care
may be taken to p event them from making their escape.
FOR FTL E,
A COMPLETE
CIRCUMFERENTOR.
Enquire of John Lukens Esquire.
The SLOOP DAV
Now lying at the Crooked Billet Wharf,
CRTS Sail for Port Pen, on Wednesdays, and returns
° on Saturdays. Any one wanting to go, may de
pend upon being well accomodated, by their humble
servant STEPHEN READ-
TO BE SOLD BY
QUARRIER AND HUNTER,
In Fifth street, opposite the Church Burial-Ground.
A neat C OACH WAGGON.
"WANTS -A~P L A^c"^
As A WET NURS E,
A YOUNG WOMAN, with a good breast of
milk, who can be well recommended. Enquire of
th# Printer.
^TbrUiTT-Tna L EASE,
A WATER LOT and WHARF, 44 feet fiont on
Water street near South street, bounded southerly
by John Mifflin's wh^rf and stores. Also, a LOT west
ward of the above, 44 feet fiont on Water street, and
extending to Penn-sheet, For terms enquire of Ri
chard Wells, in Arch-ftret.
T OB E S O L D,
YOUNG'S Works, Turrerine's Theology, Guise's
I Paraphrase on the New Testament, Milton's Poems,
with Notes, Grove's Moral Philpfophy, Meimoth'? Pliny,
Lave's Surveying, Keyser's Travels, Daniel's History of
France, Prideaux's Connection, M'Laurin'a Fluxions,
Ovid m-tamorphofes in ufum Delphini, Gregory's Agro
nomy, Cicero da Oratore, Claris Commenter, in ufum
Delphini, Virgil in ufum Delphini, Juvenal in ufum
Delphini. Enquire of the Printer.
Wooddrop and Joseph Sims,
At their Stere in Water-street, below the Bridge, Phi
ladelphia.
A N assortment of Irish linens, oznabrig and Scots
' 1 thread, jeans, indianets, Mancheder checks, Ban
dona handkerchiefs, knives and forks, penknives, scis
sors, sleeve buttons, and a few cases of gineva,
A likely young HORSE, to be fcld. Enquire as a
bove.
WANTE D,
FO R a small FARM and GARDEN, three miles
from town, any reputable single or married person,
to live upon the place ; good encouragement will be
given. Enquire of the Printer.
Philadelphia, Mav 7, 1780.
Just come to hand, and to be S OLD by
JONAS PHILLIP S,
At Iris STORE the South tide of Market street,
between Front and Second-streets, the following
GOODS, viz,
BE S I' white imported window glass, 8 by 10; Ger
man steel; +d. B'. iod. and izd, nails; bradsdit
to; lung tobacco pipes ; role brimstone ; copperas ; Span
ish brown ground in oil; loaf fu, ar; cinnamon and rhu
barb, heft failed oil; Ruffit (heeting and Raven's duck;
a variety of dry goods; a quantity of cork wood; and
a few Carpenter's tools.
N. B Any i erfor inclining to purchase the whole
of the above goods, may lave hem on very reasonable
terns, with the ftort, being one of the heft stands for
wholehrie or retail bufineri. He takes in goods for sale
on comm ffiou as usual.
A FRONT XQOM in the center of the city, ve.
" ry convenient for a Public Office, and has been
used as such for sever al years p it. Enquire of the Prin
ter.
O BE S O L D,
A quantity of good
TURPEN FIN E,
.Far Cash only
Enquire of Benjamin G. Eyre.
WANTED to PURCHASE,
On either file of FroniUtrett, between the Lottery Of
fice and Urion-ft;ett, or in Market itr-ct, near the
Coffee house,
A LOT, either without buildings, or with a small
Louf upon it, which may be converted into a
counting house, E quire or the Printer,
tarc#rani uemi ■ &tah—t c~ . —._, ■ ——+. e mmw*B- CTr *t
J. AND W. MUNTGOMEO Y
Have for Sale, at thei. Store in W ter street, between
Market and A ch streets, and opposite the O^Fo^,
hONGO and Bohea Tea by the chest, half z^d
~ quarter ditto, Loaf and Mufeovado Sugars, Coffee,
Chocolate, Rum, Gin, Sail Duck, a few barrels of
choice Pork, &-.
Pgilad. 15th May, 1780,
RAVENEDU CK^ULA RE T>
To be Sold by
MERE I)I THS andCLYMER,
At their Store on Walnut street wharf.
TO B E S O L D,
AN elegant GARDEN, with a neat house, a barn,
stabling, &c. containing two acres and 32 perches,
with a grass lot adjoining, under good fence. The gar
den consists of the greatest cl ection of fruit trees as
could be collected in the neighbouring states, a well of
excellent water at the door, and affords a very extensive
profpeft up and down the Delaware and adjacent
country feats, and within two miles of this city. For
further particulars enquire of Thomas Shute, in Church
Alley.
Th^ fubferiber continues felling Indigo on commis
sion, ^nd has for sale, a few tierces and barrel; of the
best CAROLINA INDIGO, by wholesale or retale.
A® a pair of SCALES and WEIGHTS fuitaHe
to weigh two or three hundred weight. And a quantity
of calamanco, everlasting and leather SHOES and
PUMPS by thedozen; and BOHEA TEA. ,
s :h mo. 15, 1780. THOMAS SEUTE.,
Iwo Hundred Dollars Reward.
May is, 1780,
RAN away from the fubferiber, living in Frece ick
Town, Maryland, on the 6th instant, a NEGRO
MAN, named Bristol, about 20 years of age, about five
feet seven or eight inches high, middling black, country
born, a well made fellow, plavs the fiddle, is very art
ful and active, has been used to wait on a genleman or
in a' family, was raised in Virginia, and last year
bou,ht from Hugh Young, Eq. in Baltimore. He is
supposed to have on and with him, an old grey coat,
red jacket, white plush ditto, leather breeches, one pair
white cloth ditto with black knee bands, a prir cf good
(hoes with plated buckles, which he may change.
Whoever takes up said fellow, and fecurei him in any
goal, so that th? owner gets him again, shill receive the
above reward, and reasonable charges, if brought home,
paid by ABRAHAM FAW.