The Pennsylvania packet, or, The general advertiser — Lancaster, Pa.;Philadelphia, Pa., 1782-12-26 00:00:00, page 4

CAME to the pasture of the fubferiber,
on the 15th of August last, One red and white
STEER, one red and white COW, one dark red
COW, one dark red HEIFER, and one dun COW
with a white forehead. The owner may have them
again by provingproperty and paying charges.
WILLIAM ELKINS, living in
Dec. 18. Walnut street, near Fifth-ftreet.
Three Pounds Reward.
A Small GOLD WATCH, N% 2xo, maker's
A name ROBERT ALLAM, having a china face,
til- inside c^(e cut with the outer ream, pretty much
worn, and 4 pinchbeck chain, with a teal, was LOST
on S^turdry :he 7 th instant, fomewhete between Pine
and Vice ftreeu. Philadelphia. Whoever will deliver
the ferae to the printer hereof, (hail receive the above
rewid. ' Dec. 14.
L O S T,
ON WkJnefdav as ernoon last, near the corner of
Four h and Pi urn ftrrets two plain Gold RINGS,
they were wrapped up in a small piece of printed paper
some time before tie were miffed. II any person has,
or Hull hereafter find them, and be so kind as to car
ry tuem lothe printer. A GUINEA reward will be
thvkfidlv giv.n for their trouble., and no farther ques
t or.s fc{ Dec. 24. >782.
L O S' f
Yeflerday afternoon, about three o'clock, in passing
from Mr. Meredith's along Second-flreet, through
Market-street to the Marshal's office in Water street,
Two Bank Bills:
One of Forty the other of Twenty Dollars. The per
son w 0 has found them, upon delivering them to the
Printer hereof, Ihall be entitled to such Reward as he
may think it reasonable to demand for his trouble.
December 12.
Dancing School,
Carter's. Alley, December 4,
MR. M'DOUGALL begs leave to inform the Pub
lic, that tee h?s opened his SCHOOL for the
innr^dion of young Ladies and Gentlemen in the po
lite and receff.ry accora p.Hhment of D.ncirg.
An Evening Sho4 for grbwn Gentlemen.
801 Holland Quills and Sealing
Wax, Iwh Wafers, Writing Paper, Ir,k
peWer, .Inkholders, Penknives, Account
Books, cchooPßibPs and Testaments.
Dilworth's spelling-Becks and Schoolmas
ters Affiants, Boyers French Grammars,
Surveyors Compasses, Slates and flare-
Pencils, English Playing Cards, Wrapping
Paper, Parchment, &c. &c, &c.
TO BE SOLD. BY
DAVID C. CLAY POOLB,
In Market street, Philadelphia. #
Who gives the belt price for cl^an Linen
Rags.
Jtf PDBLIS HED, and to be S 0 L D by
David C. Claypoole,
In Market-fl reef, Philadelphia,
Father Abraham's
\ : ANACK,
For the Year of Our LORD
78 3.
TO BE SOL D,
A very fine Saddle HORSE,
full sized and elegantly firmed, five years old next
June Enquire at Mr. HODGDON's Livery-ftal Ic,
behind the City-tavern. Nov. 13.
Horses and Chairs to Let.
THE fubferiber continues his STABLE in Church
alley, where he proposes Hill (applying those
gentlemen who may chufe to f # .vcu r him with
their custom, with as genteel HORSES and CHAIRS
as any to be let in the city : He allo proposes taking in
a few Horses at Livery ; and such gentlemen as chufe
that their horfs fhuuld stand at bv ry, may depend on
thr greatest justice being done them. A sign is oppo
site the stable.
N. B. I have for Sale a Quantity of HAY oftht
firft quality, and also a Quantity of an inferior kind.
Sept? u. Anthony walke.
Philadelphia; Printed and Sold by DAVID C. C LAYPOO L E, in Market-Street.
A person who can drive a coach,
take care of horses, &c. Wants a PLACE. Enquire
of the Printer. Nov. 26.
Bache # and Shee,
HAVE FoR SAL E,
Caftile Soap, Pig Lead, Cordage,
and WINDOW GLASS of different fiz,s.
H. Kammerer & S. Stetekorn,
Have removed from Second-street into M.aket-itrm,
eppofite the old prifo ri :
Where they SELL, Wholesale and Retail,
Writing, Printing, Wrapping, Cartridge
and Log-Book.
PA PE R,
At a reasonable Rate.
They give the highest PRICE for clean Linen RAGS.
William Jones, Organ Builder,
from Charleftown, South Charolina, begs leave to ac
quaint the public, that he will undertake the cleaning,
repairing, quilling and tuning of Harpsichords, Piano
fortes and Sonnets, in the compleateft manner on r?a
fonable terms. Tuof~ ladies and gentlemen who m;y
please to employ him, may depend on his uemoft nde?-
vours to render them perfect fatisfabtion. Enquire at
Mrs. Kees' in Strawberry-alley.
Charieftown, Chester county, Dor. 8, 17^2
THIS is to forwarn all perlons from trust
ing my Wife, MARTHA TOMKIN, as I am
determined to pay no debts of her c^nt^aing from
the date hereof. RICHARD TOMKIN.
John Compt y,°
Hrs for Sale, at bis store in Second-ftrest, between
Marker and Atch-ftrees, and the third door from the
figri o< the George,
A General Affortmenc of Dry
GO OD S, Among which arc —
£ VARIETY of-fuyerfire, fecund and coarse Cloths,
allo best Naps of different colours, and a few pieces
of sH cotton Velvets, Ch'jzes, Calicoes, and various
articles portable for the feLon ; also Tin in casks, Chi
na, and sundry other articles of hard Ware; Red and
Yellow Lead ground in Oil, which he wTI dispose of
ar the lowest price for cash. November 22.
French Army Bills of Exchange,
At THIRTY Days Sight,
FOR SAL E, BY
John Chaloner.
'John & W^ Montgomery,
At their S TORE in Water-ftr^t, opposite the Old-
Fs,ry, have for S ALE,
7 by
Bby wI French and English Window Glafr,
9 by 11/
White and brown Havarna Sugars,
Muscovado and loaf ditto,
Bohea Tea, Weft.lndia Rum, Indigo,
E^f and Pork.
For any of the above Ardebs, officers and soldiers,
Certificates, or Pennlyiv< nu State Money will be i^kan
at the current exchange. Dec. Ji-
Imported in the Ship Nonfuth, and now OPENED
for SALE, by
John Shields,
At the northed corner of ChTnut and Second-Bracts
A l^rge and compleat ASSOR FMENT of the bait
Superfine CLOTHS:
* Among which a;e the L Lowing Colours —
Scarlet, Nut,
White,, Pea Green,
Purple, Graft Green,
Pearl, £ta Green,
Light Drab, Dragoons Gr^er,
Friends Drab, Ligfit Blue,
P ria Drah, Middle Blue,
Queens Drab, Kings Blue,
Aih, Uniform B ; u%
With BROWNS of all Shades.
A! 0, an Ass rtment of Shalloon# and Rattinets, with
Mohair, metal, enamelled and elegant gold and fi^ver
fpangkd Buttons to m r %tch molt colours. Caen 15.
M'Laughhd and Taggarts
Have for SALE u their Store, th* north rid of Mar
ket ft^t wh.^ by WHOLESALE 2nd RETAIL,
JAMAIC A 'pirr, Weil-India Rum,
old dirtt fit NrJono Ji^e ufv, French Brandy 2nd
Holland Gin in c; Iks, Madeira) Lifb^n, anti Teneriffe
Wines, Las, lump, and mufe^vado Sugar, C ffee,
T~3 and Chocolate, fine and coarse Salt, bett English
Mustard, Snuff, &c.
Aho, A Quantity of GL^SS WARE, such as pint
end half pint Tumblers, gill and and half-gill Glaffcs,
&C. Str. Dec. 2.
BROKER to the Office of Finance, to the Corfu! Ge
neral of France, -nd to the Treasurer cf the French
Army, at his Office in Front-street, between Mar
ket and Arch-ftrects, BUYS and SELLS on Com
mifficn
BANK Stock, Bills of Ex
change on France, Spain, Holland, and other
parts of Europe, the Weft Indies, and inland bilk, at
the bfual comm ffion. He Buys and Sells
Loan-Office Certificates, Con
tinenul and State Money, of this or any other state,
Paj nutter and Quartermafte^ Generals No es ; thele and
&vtry thar kind of paper t@f>&ions (bills of ex
change excepted) he will charge his employers no more
than ONE HALF FER CENT on his Commission,
He procures Money on Loan
fcr a faort time, and gets Notes and Bills difeounted.
§Gentlemen and others, residing in this Rate, or any
of the united states, by fending their orders to this Of
fice. ma, depend on having their business trenfebted
with as much fidelity and expedition, as if they were
themselves present,
He receives Tobacco, Sugars, Te?, and every other
fort of Goods to Sell on Commission ; for which pur
pose he has provided proper Stores.
He flatters himfelf, his aflidu
it*, pun&ualitv, and extensive connections in his bvfi
nefe, ?$ a Broker, i, w,q rftablifhed in hricus parts of
Europe, and in the united flutes in particular.
All perlons who Hull pfe f? to favour him with their
bufirefs, ma, depend upon his utmost exertion for their
ine. est, anc
Part of the Money advanced, if required.
N. B. Paymaster-General's Notes taken
as Cash for Bills of Exchange.
To be SOL D, or LETT on G^und-Rent forever,
THREE convenient LOTTS of GROUND, situ
ate on the north fide of Shippen ftrect, a little
below Philadelphia, South ft-vet, near the corner of
F ont firmer § each Lot containing 20 feet front ard
61 feet deep.
Alo to be LETT, for one or more Years, That
large, commodious HOU B and GARDEN, whete
the fubferiber liv s,. adjoining the above Lotts, at the
corner of Shippen and Fr^nfrftreeti. Enquire of
Dec. a. " William drewry.
T HE . fubferiber begs leave to
acquaint the Public in general and his Friends
in p«ti@larf, that he carries on the FILE CUTTING
Bufmefs in ill its branches, in Chefnut-foet, n^r
Cxrrvntar^-had ; ^nd has on hand for Sale, a Quanti
ty of FILES, of various forte and £ze<.
Nov. 26. JOHN THOMPSON.
0 B~E L~E G
SEVERAL ELEGANT
Ready Furnished Apartments,
and two large convenient Stores;
Also, A S I'A BL E thrt can contain four horfts; a
Cobch-Houfe and a H^-LoH. Enquire of the Printer.
Lmcafbr county, Leacock township, N v. 26.
CAME to the olantiti^n of the fu/f rib^r, about
the middle of Aiguft last, A Red Brindle FEZ
FER, marked with a crop in the right err and a flit in
the other. The owr^r is defied to ceme and prove
hi# property, p y ch^r^s*nd take her wav.
WILLIAM M CAUSIA^D.
pEIER WALDEN is requeued to
corae and take away the Horse that re left in the
subs rfrer'^ liable force time age, r.nd pay the expen
restcermid for the keeping said horse andhi mfelf, or
he will be IcIJ in fix dcy+fiom the date.
Dec. ii, THOMAS PALMER.
Jp^OKE into Me H mbton's Pasture, at the woof -
Lp lands, in the 'b^rfhp of Blockley, tariy m the
fumm'r, a stray Dun HORfE. If no owner appears
within thr^c weeks from the date, the Horie will be
fold to pay charges, by
Dec. to. RICHARD WHITEFIELD, overseer.
An Office of Sale of Real Eflates,
Is kept by the fubferibets, at the lower corner of Buck
horfe alley, in Fiont-ftreet.
THEY hav* now for file, upon reasonable terms,
federal HOUSES and LOTS in the city, PLAN
TATIONS in the country, and LOTS of GROUND
n^ar the city, Suitable for pasture lets: a description
of which may be seen at the said Office.
ASSHETON HUMPHREYS.
WILLIAM CAVENOUGH.
THE fubferiberAid continues to tranfa&
the Bufiuefa of a CONVEYANCER, and draws
Deeds, Bonds, Mortgages, Letters of Attorney vnd
Agency for privateers, Wills, Memorial Petitions,
and all other Inftrumente in Writing, upon the most
moderate terms, and upon the shortest notice : And
as he is now appointed to tranfia the Rufinefs of a
NOTARY and TABELLION PUBLIC,, he Solicits
the Favours of all such as pfeafe to employ him in that
Bunnefe. ASSHETGN HUMPHREYS Dec. in
Haym Solomons,