The Pennsylvania packet, or, The general advertiser — Lancaster, Pa.;Philadelphia, Pa., 1781-12-06 00:00:00, page 4

TO BE SOL D,
By GRAFF and LINDSEY,
The corner of Market and Second streets,
A neat affordment of Hard Ware,
CONSIS DING of th€ FOLLOWING ARTICLES, viz.
IV Jr V, Chin fe, buck and bane handled Knives and
Fork#, Cutter ano Pen-Knives.
PEed She-, Knee an 1 Stock Buckles,
Fncblxck Sh.% Knee and Stock do.
Common d~udo. and do.
Jspanned Snuff and Tobacco boxes,
Gilt, plated znd common Sleeve Button#,
Fooi and two foot Rules with fl det s,
Pinch eck, white metal, ard biafs ta/or's Thimbles,
Trinkets, Handkerchiefs, Runnen, Watch Chains and
Seals,
Cork crews, fttel Spurs, door 801% and brats Cocks,
Pit Saw, hand Sivy, and tenant Saw Fi.es.
Razors, C?m^s an< P?d|o ks,, ,
Japanned Snifter#, and lundry other articles.
JOHN ST 0C K>
In Chefnut-ftreet, between Sixth and Seventh-streets,
opposite his Excellency the French Minister's,
MAN UFACTURES
The best Ink-powder for Records;
which he fells, wholesale and retail, at a very reasona
ble rate, and makes considerable allowance to those
who buy to fell again ; and warrants it to be of the firft
quality. Alio, has for Sale, 2 small Quantity of the
best ALLEPO GALLS. He also powders all forts of
Drugs and Medicines for Apothecaries and others.
P S. Said Ink-powder is hkewife Sold by Mr. John
Young, in Market-street, and Mr. Andrew Geyer, in
Front-street.
To be fold, an healthy Negroe
MAN, 25 y~ars old; is a cornpleat Farmer, under
ftancs the management of Horses, and is a good fervent.
For further information, apply to John C^tman, in
Lower Dublin township, near the Nine Mile Stone, or
James Gregory, the corner of Stamper's Alley, Phi
ladelphia.
TO BE SO L D,
A good secondhand Phaeton
And harneft, complete. Enquire of William Dean, at
the George-tavern, the corner of Second and Arch
ftreets.
To be RENTED or SOLD,
A Large, commodious three story HOUS E, in a
good stand in Second-street. Enquire of the
Prin
Just come to Hand, and to he SOLD, by
JONAS PHILLIPS,
At his STORE, the South fide of Market- street, be
twe^n Fhontand Second-ttreets, Philadelphia,
A LARGE /iffoitment of DRY GOODS, of vari
ous KINDS, which he will dispose of by whole
file at a very reafonihle price, either tor grid or fiber,
Fennfylvania flire monty, tobacco or flour, &c.
He takes the liberty to acquaint bis friends and custom
ers, that he hae opened his Here for the re eption of all
kind lor merchandize cn commission ; where constant at
endance will be gir n, and toe utmost care and diligence,
will be used in ditpofin^ @f the goods soon, and to the
best advantage, and the money paid on demand. Cap
tains of vj] is, with their fopercargoes, who dai
ly arrive in this cits, being ftr>ngers and not knowing
where to dispose of their goods, if they will please to
cal at the commiffi>n note, they will always find
florape and a ready tale for their goods—for which they
may receive gold or filter,ftate money, bids of exchange,
tVui.i- 1 and Mjgl.nd toba r c, flour, and other coun
try produce, &:. Nov, %6 1781.
Frederick Roorback,
On Callow.hill, or Arbuckle's-row, near the fignof the
Bhick horse, in Second-street, Has for SALE, at the
chrareft rate,
A very good two-horse Waggon
and GEARS, and a second-hand RIDING CHAIR
and HARNESS; afo, a few DRY GOODS, such as,
red and yellow FL^neh, Moreaus, Calbmancoet, fi
gured Cambists, Silk Handkerchiefs, Calicoes, Oil
cloth Umbrelloes. He also takes this method to ac
quaint the Public, that he Makes and Mends Silk and
Oil-cloth Umbrelloes, in the neatest and best manner,
with care and dispatch.1
Haym Salomon, Broker,
At his office in Front-street, between Market
and Arch streets,
T?IJYS and fells Bills of Exchange on France, or any
" other part of Europe 1 Likewise all kinds of Mer
chandize.
He also, difeount# inland Bills or Drafts, and has it
often in his power to procure Money on Loan for a short
time.
Any gentlemen who may be pleased to favour him
witn their bufirefs, may depend on his utmost exertions
for their interelt ; part of ths money advanced if re
qtired.
Philadelphia^ Printed and &ld by D AY ID C. CLAYPOOL E, in Market-Street.
TO BE SOL D.
The valuable Merchant
MILLS and SAW MILLS, with two pair of stones,
one whereof is French burs of the best quality, the
other colongs ; the bolting cloths are good; the mills
are in good order, writer plenty in the driest season,
with little expence of keeping the dam in repair, as it
is turned by the main Branaywine-creek 1 the mill-house
is built of stone, about 38 feet square. Also, a good
dwelling-house, part frame and part stone, a good
frame barn, stables and other out-houses, with about
30 acres of good land, nine acres whereof is good wa
tered meadow, and as much more ma, be made with
v-ry liitlQxpence 1 a good bearing orchard of the best
fruit. It'is pleasantly situated in a healthy part of the
country, within ,0 miles of Philadelphia, 15 of Mar
cus Hook and W linington. L kewife, a Lot of
Ground publicly situated in the borough of Wilming
ton, Newcastle county. Any person inclining to pur
chafe, by applying to DAVID BRINTON, at the In
dian King, in tie borough of Wilmington, or the
fubferiber living at the mills, may knew the terms'
BENJAMIN POWEL.
Ea ft-Bradford. Cheffer county, Nov. 9.
Two HalLJohanneflcs Reward.
STOLEN out ot the fubfetiber's stable (which was
broke open on the night of the 12th instant) a Grey
MAKE, Saddle and Bridle : the Mare is about eight
years old, 14. and 34 hands high, has a small net k,
(hort switch tail, and a wart upon her left buttock ; the
faddls is old, its feat and ikirts are covered with buck,
skin, has a green laddie cloth, pistol hhlfters and bear
skin cap. Whoever secures the Mare and Thief, and
gives notice thereof to the fubferiber, (hall have the
above Reward, or half that sum for either of them.
Nov. 16. MATTHEW IRWIN.
Three Pounds Reward.
RA N-A WAY from the fubferiber, on the 25th
C&ober last, a Negro WENCH, named BELLA,
aged 25 y e r 'rborn in Barbadocs, (peaks good Eng
lish, her dress unknown, as (he has a variety of cloaths
with her. It is likely she will pass for a free woman,
as she is fond of dress and very talkative, and formerly
was the property of Captain Kelly, in Almond street.
Whoever takes up and (ecures the laid Wench, so that
eqsmafter may have her again, shall receive the above
Reward, and all reasonable Cha gas, paid by
GEORGE GOODWIN, Southwark.
Wanted immediately, in a small genteel
family in this city, a man to drive a carri
age and attend a pair of horses, and a maid
to attend children. Proper recommendati
ons will be expedited with them. Enquire
of the Printer.
IMPORTED in the hf. effeh frem FRANCE, and
TO BE SOLD at the Store of
JOSIAH C W W E S,
In CHESNUF STREET, Philadelphia,
By the B A L E, viz.
Royal and Laval Linens, Britan
n,a?, Silk and Worked Stockings, Callicoes,
Check, Pint, &c.
AL S O,
Madeira Wins, Sugar, Pepper, Bohen Tea,
Ground Ginger, &c.
George Meade & Co.
At their SI ORE on Walnut street Wharf, Have for
SALE,
French Brandy,
B tavii Arrack,
Havannah and Port au Prince Sugars,
Coffee,
to alt,Raifins in jars and calks,
~ T~O E SO LD,
For Cath, Bills on France, or exchang'd for a place in
or near the city,
A plantation or tra& of land
fituats in Warrington township, Bucks county, within
one mile of Giasine Park, and about twenty-one miles
from Philadelphia; containing 500 Acres or upwards,
forming nearly a tquare, and at present divided into
two farms, rented for one half the produce, with about
4.8 Acre# of Meadow in the whole, and 220 Acre#
Wood Land , The foil is equal to any in the town
(hip, the land s free from ftoneisor broken ground, and
commands a beautiful profpea. There is on one of the
places a Farm-house, an excellent spring and a large
stone Spring-hcufe, with Hay-barracki, flatting, &c.
On the other a large Firm-house half Rons and half logs,
five good rooms on a floor, a Wa(h and Spring house.
Barracks, Barn, Stabling and every neceffaiy cenvenein
c, for the 500 acres, a branch of Nefhaminy creek
runs through a part of the lift described farm, where
a great quantity of meadow may be made. Allo lie
acres of Wood-land, situate near a line dividing Mal
borough from Fallowfield townfliip, Chefler county,
formerly known by the name of Thomas Gibson's land,
adjoining Ring's hill. Any person inclining to pur
chase or exchange, may know the terms by applying
to THOMAS MASON, in Vinc-ftraet.,
Nov. 15.
to——. . . .
A Furnace and Forge to be Let,
Mary-Ann Furnace, with a great
plenty of Ore, also Spring-Forge, both situate in York
county, state of Pennsylvania, with all the improvement#
thereto belonging, likewise a luffirient quantity of Mea
dew, arable and wood land, to carry on the works very
extinfive, adjoining each. There is also a Grist Mill
belonging to the furnace. For further particulars en
quire of JOHN STEINME i Z, in Market-street.
Philadelphia, Nov 27.
Fifteen Pounds Specie Reward.
RUN AWAY from the fubferiber, living near the
Raccoon ford, in Orange county, Virginia, the
24 . h September last, a very likely Mulatto SLAVE,
named DICK, about 20 years of age, 5 feet, 8 or io
inches high, has been used to all forts cf house bufmefs,
and in taking care of horses; he is very fond of dress,
and keeps his head neatly combed, and often ties his
hair ; he is a tolerable good shoemaker, and carried off
his apron and tools with him ; as he is a very fair Mu
latto he will endeavour to pars as a freeman ; he cut#
very well with the feythe and cradle, and last harvest
cut his knee-pan with a feythe, by which a small fear
remains : he had on and carried with him, a coat and
jacket of white cotton filled in with black wool, and
lapelled with blue cloth, had pewter buttons down
each fide the breast, a scarlet cloth jacket, an old hunt
ing shirt dyed black, a new straw hat, &c. but as he
will change his dress he will be eafiaft difeovered by the
cut on his knee (about a week before he run off, he fold
or lent a Mare, Saddle and Bridle, of mine, to one
William Donaldson, who deferred the fame night, be
low Fiederick iburg, from a party of the Fauquier mi
litia: she is a sorrel, with a star in her forehead, 14
hands high, about 6 years old, and branded on the
near buttock with a small key ; the saddle-tree was
broke aerofs and plated on both fide# with iron, the
fk rs wn f wed to the feat with shoemakers thread.)
I will g<vf F vc Pounds reward for the Fellow, if taken
up and secured so that I get him again, or Ten Pounds
if trough home and d<levered to me ; and Five Pounds
for the Mire, &c. if brought home. JAMES ROBB.
N. B. Aho, A Mulatto WOMAN SLAVE, the
property of major B*nj min Porter, about 28 years of
age, pitted much with the (mall-pox, loft her upper fore
teeth, full eyes, long hair, which fh# is fond of comb
ing ; she is well made. A Reward of Ten Pounds
Specie, will be given to any person who will deliver
her to Mr. Nicholas Difon, near Frederick-town, or
the fubferiber, Orange county, Virginia, if (he is taken
out of the state of Virginia. O&o. #6*
Thirty Pounds Specie Reward.
RA N-AWAY from the fubferiber*, living near
Raccoon-fora, in Orange county, Virginia, the
2d of September last, Three NEGRO SLAVES, viz.
GEORGE, a dark Mulatto fellow, about 17 years of
age, near or quite 6 feet high, has a four, down look
had on and carried with him, a white yarn coat turned
up with blue, one pale blue coat, one striped, Virginia
cloth coat, one pair green cloth breeches, and one pair
breeches cotton filled in with thread. HARRY, about
the fame age with Geci«<, a low, well-set fellow,
sprightly and quick spoken, and is very black ; his
(loathing, an old white coat, a new white hunting shirt,
and an old Maccaroni hat. CHARLES, a black, a
bout 16 ytars of age, flimer than Harry, has a pleasant
countenance, and speaks flow; had on a common felt
hat and black hunting (hirt/he spins very well on the
foot-wheel ; we have teafon to believe there was a white
man with them, who had on a white cloth coat, with
buttons down each fide the breast, and an old Macca
^eni hat, the other parts of his dress we cannot learn#
We will give Five Pounds Reward for each or either
of the Slaves, if taken up and secured so that we get
them again, or Ten Pounds for each or either of them
brought home and delivered to u%
JOHN BLFDSOE,
0&0. 26. BENJAMIN CRAIG,
JEREMIAH CRAIG.
TO BE LE T,
A LARGE STORE, well situated, on the North fide
of Market-street, between Third and Fourth
ftreets; formerly occupied by Meffis. Gibson and
Afheton, and now by White M^tladk, arid Co. En
qu re at BARTHOLOMEW WISTAR, near the
Meal Market.
WAS taken out of the houle of the
the fubferiber, on the 21st of November, instant,
a large Silver CREAM-JUG, the maker's name For
tune, marked in the bottom H. C bottom of the foot
broke off. Whoever flops it, it offered for sale, or se
cures it, so that the ovq-r may get it again, fh^ll have
ONE DOLLAR Reward, paid by JOHN CRAW
FORD, in Mucus-Hook.
N. B. Ail S Iverfmiths are desired to stop it if offer
ed for sale. Nov. 22.
Notice is hereby given, to such
as have LANDS in the Com y of Bedford, and do
not live in the Hid County, th.t they may lave an
Opportunity 4 paying the faxes due for the f me, to
the Subfiirber, being T^eafurer or the (aid County, at
the House of Mrs. Clinton, at th. Corner of Cbefnut
and Third-streets. BARNARD DOUGHERTY.
November 28, 1781.
Genteel Boarding and Lodging
by Mis. ELLIO F, four duori above Third-ltreef 13
Vine street.