The Pennsylvania packet, or, The general advertiser — Lancaster, Pa.;Philadelphia, Pa., 1780-01-04 00:00:00, page 4

WE the Subscribers, Trustees appointed in
and by an A& cf Assembly entitled, " An Act
«' for veiling the estate of William Alexander, Earl cf
" Stirling, within this State, in Truftecs, to dilcharge,
" by the sale thereof or as much as may fuffice, the debts
" and incumbrances affixing the fame, and to convey to
" him the remainder, if ary there be;" p:fhd at Tren
dton, in New-Jersey, the thirty firft of May last, DO,
in pursuance of the dir<6bons of the said A&, hereby
notify all whom it may concern, That on the twentieth
day of September now last pad was, agreeably to the
fame Act, fold at public vendue at Potter's Town, four
farms or lots of land, situated, lying and being in the
township of Tuexberry and county of Hunterdon, in
New Jersey aforefaid, viz. One farm containing I*3
acres, in poss ffion of Archibald Aurifon : One other
farm containing 420 acres, in possession of Joseph Eve
rett : One other farm containing 579 acres, in poffeffin
of Jacob Tyger: One other farm containing 223 acres,
in possession of Christopher Teets : Alio one half of 55
acres, including the town foot of Potter's Town. ALo
on Monday the twenty-seventh or September now last
pad w s, agreeably to the lame A&, fold at the house
of William Davifon, at Pitta-Town, in Hunterdon
county aforelaid, one farm or lot of land, fixated, ly
ing and being in the township of Alexandria, in said
county, containing 261 acres, in possession of Daniel
Syms: One other farm containing 192 acres, in poflel
fion f Benjamin Jones, junior : One other farm con
taini^b 240 acres, in p ff ffion of Philip Palmer : One
other harm containing 168 acres, in pefl ffion of William
Craig : One ether farm containing 273 acres, in pcffei
fion of J^cob Achman: One other tarm containing 219
acres, in possession of Daniel Brink : One other lot con
taining 51 acres, in poss ffion of Frederick Jorden: One
other fa. m containing 145 acre, in pc ffeffion of —
Epgart: One other lot containing 4 cres, in peffef
fion of Hougu out : One other lo on aiming 68
acres, being one half of 136 acres, in pofleffion of John
Martin. Aloon the thirteenth, fourteenth no fifteenth
0 October now last past was, agreeab yto he f me A&>
fold at Conger's tavern in the couty of Morris, and
at Britton's tavern at Bafkemidge, in the county of So
merfet, and State of New-Jersey aforefaid, sundry lots
of land, founts, lying and being in the Great Swamp, in
said county of Morris, as follows, viz. Twelve lots
containing 9$ acres each, adjoining each other, in said
swamp: Aho twelve other lots adjoining, containing
86 acres each. Alio on the sixteenth of October now latt
past was, agreeably to the fame A&, fold at laid Con
ger's tavern, eight other lots on the north-east part of
said swamp, containing from 56 to 6g acres each : Alfa
one other lot, on which there is an old torge^ contain
ing "5 * cr " °' ' an d, adjoining the aforefaid eight lots
on the north east part of laid fwamp a Also on Monday
the firft of November now last past was, agreeably to the
fame A&, fold at the house commonly called Steel's Ta
vern, near Middle Brock in Somerset county, a tra&
of land containing about i®oo acres, on the weft branch
of laid Middle-Brook, between the firft and second
mountain in said countj. Also on Wednesday the third
of November now last past was, agreeably to the fame
Ad, fold st Phillips's tavern at Fl.uckemin, a tra& of
land containing about 800 acies, adjoining to or near
the Artillery Park at Pluckemin, in said county of So
merset. Also on Monday and fuefday the fifteenth ^ d
sixteenth of November now last past was, agreeably to
the fame Aft, fold at Levy James's tavern at Hackett's
Town, in the county of Sussex, a tra& of land contain
ing about 2500 acres, being one half part of a tra& of
SO6O acres commonly called Lord Stirling's and Living
lion's Ta&, adjoining to and lying near said Hackett's
Town, in Suffix county aforefaid. Also on Wednesday
the firft of December now last p^ft was, agreeably to the
fame A&, fold at Croffwicks, a part of the 526 zeres of
land adjoining Pluir&ad's and Willcock's land in Upper
Freehold, in Monmouth county. Also on the fifteenth
of December now last pad was, agreeably to the fame
A&, fold at Britton's tavern in B Ikenridge aforefaid,
eleven lots of lard in the Great Sw.mp aforelaid, con
taining 678 ez-too acres. Also on the fixtenth of De
cember new last past was, agreeably to the fame Aft,
fold at Conger's tavern in Morris county aforefaid, four
teen lots of land in the Great Swamp aforefaid, con
taining 578 53-100 acres.
And every perlon who has, by mortgage or otherwise,
any just cl rim or demand upon the laid farms, trails and
lots of land, or either of them or any part of them, or
against the said William Alexander, Earl of Stirling, is
hereby warned and desired to put in his or her claim
to the fubferibers, within three months from the date
of this advertisement, in order that the lame may be
fettled and adjured agreeable to the A& aforefaid.
Given under cur handsin New-Jerfc, this twentieth
day of December, 1779.
RICHARD STEVENS, living near
Pitr's-Town, in Hunterdon county.
JOHN MEHELM, near Putter's Town,
in said county.
AD EED from John Malcolm, George
Monro, Samuel Patterson, and John M Callmont,
of the county of Newcastle, Gentlemen, dated sometime
about the year 1773, to William Snuie, Robert Harris,
James Haldane, William Hazelwood, Nicholas Bernard,
Daniel Longfir^et, Stacey Hepburn, Peter Sutter, Alex
ander Graham, John Fox, Alexander Kidd, Peter Young,
Anthony Yridall, Jamas Berwick, James Loughead,
John Clark, James Fulton, Zachariah Nieman, and
Robert Graves, for one fourth part of Mai tie Forge and
1275 acres of Land in the county of Lancaster, having
been miflrid or loft; application is now made by the said
Gr. ntees by their Representative to the said John Mal
colm, George Monro, and Samuel Patterson, and the
Representatives of the said John M'Callmont, deceased,
for a new Deed to confirm the premises, of which all
persons concerned are notifi d, in order that.if they ob
teH to the fame, thy may apply to the said Grantors.
PHIL ADEL PHI A: Printed and Sold by JOHN DUN L A P, in Market-Greet;
OFFICE for Sale of Rea? Efates.
TO BE SOL D,
The following Houses, Plantations, Lots and Lands, viz.
AT HREE-ttory brick house and lot in Walnut-
Ureet, between Front and Second. Greets. A three
ftoy brick house and lot in Elm street, between Second
and Third-streets. A three-rtory brick.houfe and lot in
Third Street, between Spruce and Union streets. A
two-story brick house and lot ih Cai ter% Alley, between.
Second atd Third-facets. Three frame dwelling
houfes and lot of ground on the ealt fide of the main
street, in Newtown, Buks county: A lot of ground
with two valuable buildings erected thereon, on Dodc-
Rreet, between Walnut and Pe^r-ftreets. A new three
ftory brick hou'e and lot in Second street, near Walnut
ftreet. Three three story brick'houles in Pewter- platter
Alley, near F r o"t- street. A blue frame house and lot
in Third-street, above the Barracks. A two story bri k
house in Arch-street, between Fourth and Fifth-ftreets.
Two frame houses and lot in Second-street, above the
sign of the Rainbow. A neat two-story frame house and
lot in High-street, between Seventh and Eigh h streets
from Schuylkill. A two-story brick house in Almond
ftreet, between Front *pd Penn streets. A two tiory
brick house and lot in Th rd street, between South and
Shippen streets. A two story brick boufewith two lots
in Front street, between Christian and Prime streets.
A three story brick house and lot the south-west corner
of South and Front streets.
A plantation containing 132 acres in Chester county,
27 mi es from Philadelphia, buildings tolerable good.
A plantation of 400 acres in Piles Grove, Salem coun
ty, 28 miles from Philadelphia, buildings exceeding
good. A plantation of 130 acres in New L ndon to^n
fhip, Chester county, about 50 miles from Philadelphia.
A traa of 150 acres of land on the banks of Susque
hanna river, 2 miles above W ight's Ferry. A planta
tion of near 230 hundred acres of land in Caernarvon
townfh p, Berks cointy, 45 miles from Philadelphia,
new buildings. 500 acres of land on Antuxet Creeks
Cumberland cetin y^ NwJerfey. 1220 acres on Buck
fhutam Cedar Swamp, Cumrerland county, New-Jersey.
A plantation of 120 acres in Chester county, 43 miles
from Philadelphia, good buildings, A plantation of 53
acres in Montgomery township, Philadelphia county,
21 miles from Philadelphia. Two plantations adjoining
in Uchland to^nlhip, Ch^ft-r county, one containing
about 90 acres and the other 77 acres, buildings tolera
rable good# A plantation of 170 teres ir Chester coun
ty, 40 miles from Philadelphia. A plantation of 100
sc es in London Britain toanfhip, Chester county : And
a number of plantations in Shearman's Valley, Cumber
land county. A larg^ lot of ground on the main street
in Germantown. A lot of ground on Schuylkill, F ont
and Second-ftrec's. Aid of ground on the weft fide of
Swanson-street, adjoining Elijah Dow's ground. A
large corner lot on the main street in t e borough of
Chest r. Also a number of^ther houses and loti ;in and
near the city, plantations in the country, and a great
quantity of unimproved lands in most of the different
back bounties : for a more particular defenption of
which and terms of sale, apply t® BONSALL and
SHOEMAKER, ^t their Office in Fourth-street,
below Spruc«-ft;,e,t, Philadelphia,
N. B. A good Plantation is wanted to purchase, within
fifteen or twenty miles of thiscity, with good buildings,
for which a good price will be given.
Ct AME to the stables at the sign of the Co~
, neftogo Waggon, in Market-street, Philadelphia,
on Monday the twentieth of this instant, (December)
a roan MARE and a bay HORSE. The owners are
desired to come, prove property, pay charges and take
them aw^y. JOHN JARVIS.
N. B. It is thought the Gentlemen who own them
left the above house a few days before.
To be SOLD by the Subscriber,
In Second-street, above Race street,
A LARGE quantity of GLU E, either wholesale
"or retail. Large allowance to tbofe whoby to fell
again. DANIEL SUTTER.
to B E VO L D,~
A VERY likely a&ive* NEGRO BO Y, about
fifteen years of age; he has had the (mall pox and
measles, understands taking care of horses, and rides
well; Enquire of the P rinter.
At his Dilfiilery-S:ore, within the next gate-way above
Church-Alley, in Third street,
Has by wholesale and retail,
tyEST-INDIA Rum,
A quantity of neat Brandy,
Geneva,
Aniieed Water,
Orange riro, and
Spirits of Wine,
being proper for railing low proof Rum.
N. B He givrs particular encouragement to those who
buy to fed again.
BLANK BOOKS ruled and plain,
Fine Writing Paper,
Dilworth's and Pennsylvania Spelling-Books in large or
(mail quantities,
New England and Manson's Primers,
Seaman's Daily Affiftagt,
Large and Pocket Almanacks for 1780,
TO BE SOLD RY
JOSEPH CRUKSHA N K,
PRINTER, in Market street, between Second and
Third-streets, oppefite Elbow-L^ne, who buys
LINEN RAG S.
JAMES NEWPORT,
MUSCOVADO Sugar in hogsheads and
barrels, Indigo in fierce, and a quantity of
Turnips by the bushel, to be SOLD by
LEVI HOLLINGSWOR TH.
WA S taken up by the fu Veriber, living in MiU
'V creek Hundred, Newcastle County, c-bout the mid
dle of last month, a certain bay M AR E, fuppokd to
be three years old last spring, two white hind feet, with
a foot lock on her forefoot, about fourteen hands high,
paces and trots, and has feme white in her face. The
owner proving his property and paying charges may
have her again, otherwise (he will be fold to pay charges
in three weeks from the date hereof.
December 13. CHARLES ALLEN.
Philadelphia, December .0, 177,.
AT a meeting of toe M giftrate# the City and
County of Philadelphia, on th# seventeenth inst.
taking into consideration the price allowed by A& of
Aflembly for Sleeping of Chimneys being not (efficient
to engage a Sufficient number of Sleeps for that pur
pose at this season of the year, do agree to allow Eight
Dollars for the Sweeping of every Chiraney nom this
day to the firft of February next.
r r H E following is an inventory of Goods
1 supposed to have been stolen, viz.
Three pair of sleeves marked I. ten night caps, five
stocks, one marked R. C. and four marked S. C. five
handkerchiefs, two caps, two pair of mittens, two diaper
table cloths, one part of a (potted gown, one breadth of
a (triped gown, one ditto coat, one silk cloak, two pair
of dockings, two black handkerchiefs, one roll of to
bacco, four remnants of linen, one red silk gauze, one
piece of cloak lining, one large role blanket, seven
yards of linen, two ffiort gowns, two gowns in the bar
racks, one white muslin gown, one linen ditto with red
sprigs. Whoever has loft any of the above gocds, on
proving their property may have them again, by apply
ing to Plunket Fleeson, £.q; or Alexander.
Carlyle, High Constable.
Just imported and to be fold cheap, by
GERARD WILLJAM BEEKMAN,
In Second-street, between Walnut and Spruce- streets,
/ Philadelphia,
A GOO D Hff>rtment of
Irtfh linens,
Cambricks sorted.
Fine muslin,
Striped Holland,
Great-Coats,
Good bohea and hyfon tea,
To be S OLD Whoiefale arid Retail, by
WILLIAM SITGREAVES,
At his store in Market street, opposite the Indian King,
THE following GOODS, part imported by him
felf in sundry vessels lately arrived, and others
left with him for sale on Commissions, viz. Several
calks of hard ware, containing a compleat assortment of
locks, hinges, brass furniture, hammers, screws, nails,
&c. blue, brown and drab broadcloths ; brown and
green halfthicks and serges; cordtroys, 7 Sand yard
wide Irish linens, 7-8 and apron wide cotton check,
Russia sheeting, Oznabrugs, Britannks, table cloths
and napkins ; a great variety of dark and light ground
cottons, calicoes and India chintzes; cambricks, clear
lawns, muslins; striped, figured and plain gauzes ;
back mode, ribbolffi, threads, tapes, silk and hair ;
silk, thread and yarn flockings ; an affortmint of silk,
g^uze, cotton and linen handkerchiefs; worsted beeches
patterns, worsted bindings; a large assortment of table
knives and forks; elegant fathionable plated and pinch
beck thoe ^nd knee buckles; razors, (feme of the best
quality in casts) gilt and enamelled buttons, pocket
and penknives, scissors, chapes and tongues, hand-far*
files, awls, brass cocks, ivory and horn combs, pins,
needles, &c. &c, Alto a number of elegant enamelled
and blue and white Chin: bowls; hyfon, green and bo
hea tea; chocolate, coffee, rice, loaf and mufeovad#
sugar, &c. &c. &c.
N. B. Said Sitgreaves continues to receive Goods
to fell on Commissions as usual. - 4
Philadelphia, December 20.
To be SOLD Standing,
A QU ANTITY of WOOD on the Wiffa
hickon Road, nine and a half miles from this city.
Enquire of SAMUEL FOWE L.
WA S taken up, and is now confined in
Trenton gaol, by the fubferiber, living in New-
Germantown, Hunterdon County, State of New- Jersey,
a young Negro Man, who fays his name is Peter; he is
nearly fix feet high, of a (lender make, speaks and un~
derftands very little English, and appears to have been
but a fhert t me in America ; had scarce any eloathing.
The owner is desired to apply, pay charges and take
him away.
Dec. a. GODFREY RHINEHEART.
Just published and to be fold by
JOHN D U N L A P,
ALL THE
L A W s
Enabled in the First Sitting cf the Fourth
GENERAL ASSEMBLY
Of the Commonwealth of PENNSYLVANI A,
Which met at Philadelphia, on Monday the twenty
fifth day of October, in the year of our Lord One
thousand seven hundred and seventy-nine.
JOHN OR D, President.
Souchong tea in cannisters,
Pepper,
A large iron chest,
Pound pias.
Ribbonds,
Cap Wire,
Sundry flutes and hautboys.