The Pennsylvania packet, or, The general advertiser — Lancaster, Pa.;Philadelphia, Pa., 1779-10-02 00:00:00, page 4

,Waa@M, ^p^f 1, 1,79;
WHEREAS the effaces of Henry Wel
fling, Joel Evans, George Napper, Thomas
Yorke, Hudson Burr, Alexander Smith, and John Her.-
derfon, ^1 late of the city of Philadelphia, have in due
courft of law been forfeited and seized to the use of this
Stale. We, the fubfcriberi, Agcntr for the fid city,
do hereby give. notice, That the real Gbtes'of the said
Henry Welfling, Joel Evans, George Nappu, Thomas
Yorke, Hudson Burr, Alexander Smith, and John Hen
derson, within the said city, confining of the Slewing
meffuagea, lot#, rents an. 4 tenements, to wit: A certain
two-flory brick meffu ge, kitchen, zn• lot of ground, fitt
*te on the north fide of High ftrect, between Fifth and
Sixth-rtreets from Delaware; in the laid city, the lot con
taining in breadth tail and weft eighteen feet, and in
depth nor# and ibuthonc hundred and ten feet, with the
privil&,;w<f a 3 feet alky ; bounded westward by ground
of/Behj^^n Swett, northward by ground of Abraham
Peters, ediw^rd by ground of Charles Chambertaine,
and so rth ward by High ftre.fi, afoyefaid ; fnbje& to a
ground-rent of 48 Spar.dh fiiver milled dollars, or value
thereof in iawfrd money of Pennsylvania„ per annum.
Airi a nearly rout-charge or sum of fourteen ^nd a
half Spanish filvrr milled dollars, or value thereof in law
ful money bfPen&ylrari\iffuing out ofalot of ground
whereon a two-story brick tenement is erected, (in the
tenure of Abraham Peters) adjoining the north end of
ths above d^cribed lot; late<hc ell.to of the laid Hen
ry WAing. A certain two-ttory brick meffirage,
k^r^n, and lot of ground, liquate on the Couth fide of
Stamper's Alley, between Second and Third fireets, the
lot cohiainir, : n breadth about fifteen feet eight inches,
and in depth .urctit forty-three feet fix inches; late the
estate of the tod Jcjl Evans. A certain let or piece
of ground lituate on the seft fide cf Front-itr+et, be
tween SaffafrTs and Mulbeny-ftreets, in the said city,
containing in breadth north and south fefanteen feet fix
inches, and in depth e^l and welt one hundred and
fixtytwo feet nine inches; bounded touthwajd by a ten
fe-t allex extending from Front-brett wrii^ard, (where
of this lot has t^e privilege) on whic, lot ire ete&rf a
three-Gory brick mefffye, brick kitchen .aid bake,
house, and a frame liable arD chaise-house ; !ate the ef
tale of the laid George, Napper. A certain elegant three
ftpry tries, aufoge and kitchen, frame stable and
chaise-house, and lot of ground whereon the laid build
ings are crewed, fiturs on the nbrth fide of High ftre^t,
between Fifth 2nd Sixth ftrects, in the said city; the
lot containing in breadth eighteen feet, and extending
in depth from High-ftrett to Sonth-ffreet living zee
feet, (at present occupied by the Hon. Charles Thoui
-I'm, ~.f) fnbjia to a ground-rent of rBl. lawful mo.
ney of Africa y^/ &nuum ; late the effete of the laid
Thomas Yorke. A certain hrick meffnage, kitchen,
and lot of ground, situate on the weft fide of Fourth
ftr # w t, between Saffafrafs ano Vine-lfreets, containing in
breadth on Fourth-Arcs: seventeen feet ten inches, and
& contrariety "'at breadit -^ far as the buildings extend,
''then narrowing to the breadth of sixteen feet ten i ^hes,
and continuing that breadth to Crown-ft reef, the wnole
d^pth of the lot from Fourth street to Crown-free,
bring one hundred and feventy-five feet; bounced oonh
wurd by a meffuage and lot of David Pancoatt, and Ibuth.
ward by a meffuage and lot of Uriah Woolman ; rite the
estate of the said Hudson Burr, ^certain one-ftory'
brick tenement, frame Smith's (hop, and lot cf ground,
lituate on the foutb-wefterly corner of Union nnd Third
ftreets, the lot containing in breadth on Third-Greet
about twenty-three feet fix inches, and in depth on
Union-street about forty-ore feet, be it in breadth or
depth more or less ; fubjt& to a ground-rent of Si. its. 6J.
per annum ; Ute the eftatc of the said Alexander Smith.
An" .: certain three story brick meffuag*, brick kitchen,
fra table, chaile house, and lot of ground, lituate
on fa^ Couth fide of Union-flreet, between Third and
Fourth-ftrcet*, and near the last above described pre
mises, the lo containing in breadth on Union-street
about nineteen feet fix inches, and extending in depth
zbowr f eet. (it prefect occupied by Col. Lutterlow)
late e eftat< 0: the said John Henderson, All which will
be exnofed to sale by Public Vendue at the Court house
in said city, on Monday the fourth day of C&aber
next, at Eleven o'clock in the forenoon, and the file
will be continued from day to day until the whole fluff
be difpa@! of.
And we the Agents aforefaid do also, purfuapt to law,
hereby notify all the claimants of the said premises. or
any of them, and the creditors of the said Henry Wei.
fling, Joel Evans, George Napper, Thomas Yorke,
Hudson Burr, Alexander Smith, and John Henderson, to
exhibit their claims &nd demands to the Justices of the
Supreme Court within the rime limited by law, or they
will brifor ever barred hum the recovery thereof.
CHARLES W. PEALE, ,
WILLIAM WILL, ffete
ROBERT SMITH, )
= —^ ,
WHEREAS John Jackman, an En
rithman born, who was a ferjeant in my com.
pany, died sometime ago, and as I have a configurable
sum of money in my vnds winch was the property of
the decreed, and worthy the attention of his friends.
Any her m ^ho can any demauds on his teft^te, or any
heir or representative, properly tuhorifed, miy receive
the effects of the dece; fad by applying to me at te c Park
©f Artillery at Chester, in tire state of New-York;
JOHN LILLIE, C>pt. 3d Reg. Artillery.
To be SO LD by the Subscriber,
Living in Khtyefi township, Philadelphia county,
FOUR HORSES, young and faitable for either
fiddle or carriage. Likewise two MARES; one
full bred, very stout, beautifully marked, and with foal
by the imported horse Creole ; the other 7-$, with foal
by a 7-8 horse called Sterling.
MATTHEW JONES.
PHILADELPHIA: Printed fad Sold by JOHN DUNLAP, & Market-Amt.
W A N T E —"s°
A% U ^ N " TY of LEAD, by WILLIAM
&ICHARBS and Co, at the fan of the Spread
E^lod Market.ftieet, for which they will
highest price, errthot in exchange. Thev also £ ivc the
highest price for MUSTARD SEED.
FIFTY DOLLARS R EWARD.
STOLEN out of the fubfcriberl house, in Mill.
cr " K > L^ncafter county, state of Pennf,ivania, j n
ht of the 2zd inft^ (September) by one William
b y trade, who formerly lived near
Cheder, tae following Articles, viz. a silver watch with
a china lac?, and a silver seal with fehe letters P C en
graved on it maker's name Ockly, London f a liaht
~^"^"^ ^ th red > ^ d a Pdr of new shoes.
P, "4,! RK ha , & down look, yellow skin, with a
,^<t jacket, and carries a white linen
"^ f ^ r , said t^ef in any gaol
their states, so thit he may be brought to justice and
for'"" :"°7 r ^ g °° d *> ^ all h * entitled to the
abave reward and rtafonabl? charges, paid by
JOHN WILSON.
CAME to 4' ?lantation'of the fubferiber.
m Bristol tewnihip, two HORSES; one a black
none here, ^out fire or fix years old ; the other a bay
horse, a )utuu or five yearo old. The owner is de.
h " P> ° P " ^ P'F char ^^ and take
Septe ts.ADAM BAKE R.
rart ts i-c:ladeL„ta, Qinfylvania, £
TO AL whom it may conceit
OTICE is hereby given, That a Court of Ad.nfe
" rally w'U be held at th^ Statp^oufe in the city of
Philadelphia, on the fixtemth day of October next, as
Ten o'clock in the forenoon of the fame day, then and
there to try the truth of thn fa&s abridged in the bill
of Georg* Geddys &-. (who as well, &c a ) again* the
brigantine oi veffri called the Two Friend., &:. To the
end and intent that the Ortner or owners, or any person
concerned therein, may appear and ffiew caafe, if any
they have, why the fame vessel ft#bold not be condemned
according to the prayer of the said bill.
£, order of the fudge,
_ ANDREW ROBESON, Reg.
Port oTFixiadelpbia, Permfyiq>n%ia, fl.
TO ALL whom it may concern,
AJ OTICE L hereby given, That a Court of Ad
" miralty wii be held at the State house in the city
of Philadelphia, or! the sixteenth day cf basher next,
at Teo o'clock in the forenoon of the fame day, then and
there to try the truth of the fifts Pledged in the bill of
James Montgomery, &c. (*bo as well &c.) agg|nrt
the brig or vessel called the Bayard, &c. To the end and
latent that the owner or owners, or any person concerned
therein; may appear and ffiew cause, if any they have,
why the fame vtfa should not be condemned according
to the prayer of the laid bril.
Bj order of tie Judge,
AND^W ROBrSON ± Reg.
TO BE SO L D,
A SHALLOP b n ns at Clph Thomas'.; wharf, on
the head < North-E^h, within b#lf a mile of
Charleftown, Creed county, Marrlahd, upwards of
eight hundred huttels burthen, ftinding and running
r te%,"^ e .9°d. Fur particulars enquire of
AS WALLACE.
A 'V P"^% having any demands againtt
4 I the ribte of Samuel Patterson, late of Cse.il
county ^Maryland, deceased, arc desired to bring in
their accempo, properly proven, that they may be fet
tled and prid, and those indebted to pay without any
further trouble.
MARY PATTERSON, Executrix.
THOMAS WALLACE, Executor.
A LL perf& having ^ny demands against & elites
of Frances or Marthe w Humphres, late of Talbot
county, M^ r ,Lud, d^ceafed, are defined to attend on
tee fi^ft week of November next with their accompli,
properly proven, and those indebted 10 pay, and little
all demands whatfoever# As feverM attempts har^ :gen
made to fettle the above eftatu, it L hoped Jl concert
ed will pay proper attention to this adVdrofement, and
prevent further trouble.
THOMAS WALLACE, Administrator.
N. B. As there are ferae of th€ books b^orwitg to
the above estates wanting, it i$ hoped the possessors will
fend them to Mr. William Sordfey's,
On the 23d inftrnt, (September) i;ear Pine and Fiftti
tir?e„ Philadelphia,
ft OTANI Irf 0! Wearing Apparel, viz. one
£l blue coat, one blanket, one ft 'i„d cotton gown,
one ditto gingham, one shirt, one white dimity petticoat,
one pair of hire dimity pockets, two pair of white
gloves, with sundry other articles too tedious to mention.
riitra w.lB one silver Tea-spoon detained from a thief
fume time p-ft, marked MCE. Whoever has loft the
fame, or ay& the Torefaid good. may have them
agrin b & applying & JuriiroM Mullin, in Southwark,
proving property - nd paging charges/
'l'the fubfcr&r ^t Bordentown,
A NEAT FARM containing about one hun
are.l and eighey-two acres of land, thirty sues of
which are good mea^o-, lying on Croffwicks Creek,
(navigable for for Wallop*.) On said Farm are a
brick dwell ng.^Mc somewhat out of repair, a good
^t^r improvements. It is situated about two
m,^ from Bordentown, and if not fold at private sale
wittin two weeks from the date hereof, will be disposed
of by public vendue at the Coffee-houfe in Philadelphia
p c JOSEPH BORDEN.'
_BordrnCTi%\m, Sept. 22,
TO BE SO L D,
a VER Y valuable tra& of LAN D, tying by Mid
dle Creek, twelve miles from tie county town of
Sunbury, in Nolthumbs land county, state of Pcunlyl.
vania, containing two hundred and sixty tyro acres of
land, and allowance; three hundred And seventy perches
*djoi^ing.f"d Middle Creek, and the remainder (ed
[; n ^ +°. l ^d of Mr. Alicia Sweinfoid and M..
Charles Witliamfon) good limestone land, with a rirge
stream of water; ten acres of meadow r^dy made, and
about fifty tcro more may be made end well watered,
'"'A' % ood timber land as may be d^fired. There are
°1 ^"^P'™ ™° ^ houses, and Cables. It is about *
mile difhnt from a good grid and law mill. The title
indisputable. For particulars enquire cl Mr. Albreghf
Sweinford, near said price, or of the tubferibera at
Lancaster. WILLIAM BAWSMAN.
LORENTZ MORQUDANT.
ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS REWARD.
ABSCONDED from Manington township, Sa
lem county, a young man named ELISHA
OS B IN, about five feet eleven inches high, fair com
plexion, pitted with the find! pox ; had on an old fed.
loped hat, a blue and white Wilton coatee, 3 white lin
en walficoat, and broad checquered trowfm. De took
with him when he went away, a likely waite Stallion,
with a laddie and bridle, fix years old, about fourteen
and a half bands high, paces, trete anr ;gallops well.
Any person apprehending the thief and horse, so that
the o^ner may have the horse and the thief be brought
to justices flull have the above reward, or FIFTY
DOLLAR S so; the horse only, if delivered to the
fubferiber living in Manington townffiip, Salem county,
er to Benjamin Mier# in Strawberry -alley, Philadelphia.
%/. it. JOSEPH HARTLEY,
wAirTMl^
A PERSON capable of affitting to teach Englilh
Grammatically, and to direst a Writing-School &
Alfc, A Person capable cf abiding to teach the Latin
Tongue. Liberal encouragement will he given hv ap
plying at the College, or to the Prosy, or any of the
Maflen.
TWENTY DOLLARS REWARD.
RAN AWAY from the fubferiber, living in Phi
ladelphia, an apprentice boy named PETER
DOYLE, about five feet five inches high; had oh
when he ^nt away a fhip^d jacket and trowfers, but it
is intoned he mil change his deaths, as he took feve
cal articles with him. He was seen at Chester. Who
ever takes up and secures said apprentice shall have the
above reward and all reafohable charges, paid by
PHILIP TRUCKENMILLER.
James ITTc^Y ; uR%
„ N^xt door to Chrif?Church, in Second street,
TAKES this method of informing the Public, That
he has a large quantity of WOODEN BUTTONS
for wearing Apparel made by him, which he will fell
reasonable by tlf groce or dozen. Those who
please to favour him with their custom may be conftant
fuppliad with as strong and as handsome ones of the
kind as any made in those parts.
- "B; Said Lynch continues carrying on the Turn
ing business in all its branches. 6
Se,fffi&* Ig, :7T9*
One Hundred Dollars Reward.
^/T V D E th^r escape last night, out of the gaol of
' 'Ch^£r, Francis Quin, about five stet five inched
high, a well let fe'Js^, brown hair, grey eyes, down
loek 1 had 011 when he went away, a calf ikin jacket
with the hair on, a blue coat remarkably pieced in the
back an fleeces, Jinen trof fers, old lho%and a round
halt we,n hat: He wain Philadelphia fool lorn ~ time
a g% broke out thereof, and was t/k*n up in that city,
where it is thought he has confedcraes that will freret him.
Roeert M'Donnal, taker! co on suspicion of being a
run-cwav, and fays he ij art it«-r.ted derrant to Willi
am Hay, of Lancaster county, made his efeapt at the
fime time; he ri ,bcut fi e feet five inches high, hri 1
dom look, brown hjr, a well ie:4U!o% with a rih
note, pitted wish the imalhpox ; had on a white fo^i
coat, mirt and trowfsrs, old fooes and old bat. Who
ever ,fce& up said run-away, and secures them in any
gaol in ihiß State, fhali have the ^ove reward, ptiid by
JOSHUA VAUGHAN, Gaoler at Cheder.
File Signed Cufyint Price is given for BILLS of
EXCHANGE on France, bv
WIKOFF, SIDMAN and SMITH,
At their ft; i^ Seeond-ftreet, a few d 00.% b/o% Chef
nut-ftreei, (tormuly occupied hi Mrs. Devine)
Who bate for S AL^
A LARGE afffctmeut es DRY GOODS, felt,
able to th^ approaching frafos.6
TO BE EXCHANGED,
For a FARM within foff or five miles rs Philadelphia,
Ae>L ANTA 1 lON beautifully situated on the
river D*hi,ate; about fifteen inifA from Philadel
phia, with ^n el^s2nt house hear fifty feet front, a
kitchen, b^rr, and other cut-huufes, the place healthy,
tue land extrz >rdmary good, with a large proportion of
meadow mid woodrind, a very ^m erch^rd, wits: a
great variety of other fruit t/^u. Peffefimn will be
given immediately. For further particulars enquire of
the Printer.' stf.
W A N T E D,
A QUANTITY oriLEA1), for ^tich a g^ort
price will be given?,, JAMES DAVIDSON,
No. I. the corner of Marker and Second itre^r, Phils
delphia.A