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IN C OCT N C I L,
Philadelphia, July 24, 1780.
^„ II ER£ AS a generous Subfeription hath bera
¥T entered into, by the inhabitants of this cry, for
the purpose of railing recruits to fill the Pennsylvania
line: VV E do hereby declare, that a bounty of three
Half Johanneffes, a compleat suit of cloaths, and two
hundred acres of land, will be given to every able bodied
man, not under 18, nor above 45 years of age, (except
deferrers, prfoners of war of every kind, or seamen) who
will voluntary enhft to serve during the war. All Lieu
tenants, Sub-Lieutenant, and Officers of the Militia, and
other well-disposed persons, are hereby requeued to use
their utmost influence, in their Several diftrids, to encou
rage and promote the design aforefaid, and Shall for their
trouble in so doing, receive two hundred dollars for eve
ry recruit that Shall pals muster, if delivered to Colonel
Nicola, at the barracks, in this city, who will also pay
the bounty.
And as it is probab'e that there are many defcrters from
the Pennsylvania line lurking about in this city, and in
hirers parts of the country, any persons therefore who
will apprehend such deserters, Shall, upon delivering
them at the barracks to Col. Nicola, deceive One Hall
Johannes, or the exchange, atlixty, in Continental mu'
bey> together with all reasonable charges.
Extract from the Minute,
T. MATL AC K, Secretary.
Those gentlemen in the city, who hAve Subscribed to
wards recruiting the Pennsylvania line, are desired to pay
to David Rittenhoufe, Enquire, State Treasurer, ten per
cent, of their Subscription, and as much more as is con
venient to them.
Philadelphia, July 25, 1780
HE REAS the Estates of Samuel
VV Shoemaker, Andrew Alien, William Austin,
I axe Alien, George Knapper, David Jones, John Hen
derson, William Rots, William Evans, John Hale, and
John Purock, all late of the City of Philadelphia, have
in Qe course ofLaw been forfeited and Seized to the
use of this State.
W E the Subscribers Agents for the Aid City, do here
by GIVE NOTICE, that the Estates of the Said
Simuel Shvemakr, Andrew Alien, William Austin,
Isaac Allen, George Knapper, David Jones, John Hen
derton, William Ro's, W:lliam Evans, John Hale, and
John Parruck, within the Said City, confuting of the
following MESSUAGES, LQ TS, RENTS, and TE
NEMEkT^, viz.
No, i. A thr^e Rory Brick MUTuage, Stores, Lot and
Wharf, fitut° on the east fide of Water-Street, between
S ff r?» aid Mdherry ftreett, containing in breadth on
Wa^.r Street, 3. Let 11 inches (including an Alley of
9 e;t 8 inches wide on the South fide thereof) and
eon i=umg th^t breadth 92 feet, then widening on
the finth file to thebreadth of 45 feet § inches, and
continuing that breadth into the river Delaware as tar as
low water mark ; in tenureof Col. Joseph Dean.
No, 2. A bank Lot (opposite to the above defended
Mefaige and Lot) whereon are erected a B^ck Tone
men ( vhe rm Samuel Shoemaker formerly kept his Of
fice) on Water itieet, and a Stable and Coach House on
Front ftrret, containing in breadth 26 feet 4 inches,
including an 8 feet wide Alley on the north fide there
of, and extending from Water Street to Front Street ;
also in tenure of the said Col. Joseph Dean.
No. 3. Six yearly R^nt Charges, amounting to 161.
103. Pennsylvania Currency, issuing out of a large Lot of
Ground at the north weft corner of Second and High
ftreets, and payable from Richard Parker's Estate ; Eli
zabeth Harman : Frederick Shihkle; Philip Syng ; Jo
&ph J <nSon's Estate and John Drinker , all late the E
state of Samuel Shotmaker, in Fzc Simple.
No. 4. A three story B;ick Meffuage and Lot of Ground,
Situate cn the north Side of High-ftrect, between Front
and Steond-ftreets, containing in breadth 15 feet, and
in depth 10a feet, with the privilege of a 3 fret wide Al
ley, on the east fide thereof ; in tenure of Matthias Stim
bk.
No. 5. A two ffoy Brick Meffuage and Lot, Situate
on the east fide of Fourth-Street, between Siffifras and
Mulberry. Streets, containing in breadth 17 feet 6 inches
(including one half of a 3 feet wide Alley on the north
fiiethereof) and extending in depth 49 feet 6 inches ; in
tenure of Frederick Griner.
N^ 6. A two story Brick Meffuage and Lot, Situate
on the est Side of Four'll street, between Saffafrae and
Mulher y-streets, containing 17 feet 6 inches (including
one halt of a 3 r eat wide Alley, on the north tide there
of) md extending in depth 49 feet 6 inches; in tenure
of Bu?iatt Woolley.
No 7. One yearly Rent Charge of 69 Spanish Silver
Milled Debars and one third of a Dollar, issuing cut of
a Lot on the South fide of High-Street near the old goal;
in tenure of Henry Keppele.
No. 8. Twoyearly Rent Charges of 10 Spaniffi Sil
ver Milled Dollars and a half each, issuing out of two
Lots of Gound, on the east file of Fourth-Street be
tween Sartalrag and Mu'bery-Streets, in tenureof George
Knorr, and William Warner; all late the Estate of Sa
muel Shoemaker during the term of his natural life.
No. 9, A Lot of Ground, Situate on the north file of
Walnut-street and eatt fide of Fifth-ftreet, containing
in breadth (on Walnut-street) 22 feet 6 inches, and
extending in depth 160 feet ; in tenure of William
, Weston.
No. io. A Brick Tenement and Lot of Ground, Si
tuate on the north fide of Walnut-street, (adjoining the
above 'described Lot) containing in breadth 14 feet three
inches, and in depth 160 feet, in tenure of the Widow
Freefman.
No. ii. A Brick Tenement and Lot of Ground, ad
joining the aoove described Tenement and Lot, contain
ing in breadth 14 feet, 3 inches, and in depth 160 feet,
in tenure of Edward Carragan.
PHILADELPHIA: Printed and Sold by JOHN DUNLAP, in Market-Greet.
No. 12. A Lot of Ground Situate on the east lideof
Fifth street, adjoining the back ends of the above de
scribed three Lots, containing in breadth 30 feet, and
in depth 51 feet.
No. 13. A Lot of Ground adjoining the last above
described Lot, containing in breadth 30 feet, and in
depth 51 !eet, cn which is er^&ed a one story frame Te
nement, in tenure of Michael Claik.
No. 14 Two yearly rents of 1001. Pennsylvania
Currency each, issuing out of two Lots of Ground on
the weft fide of Second Street, between Saffafras and
Mulberry. Streets, one of them in tenure of DividSchaf
fer, and the other in tenure 01 Col. Isaac Melcher and
A. Melcher, all lite the estate ofthe said AndrewAllcn.
No. 15. A two story Brick Meffaage, Lot and Wharf,
(where the Ferry is kept) on the north fide of Mulber
ry-Street, containing in breadth east and weft 98 feet,
to low water mark, and extending in depth north and
Couth 42 feet, in tenure of the Widow Tolbert, late the
estate of the laid William Austin.
No. 16. A two story Brick Meffuage and Lot of
Ground, Situate on the weft fide of Fourth. Street, be
tween Mirket and Chefnut- Streets, containing in breadth
15 feet, andjn depth 49 feet 6 inches, late the estate of
the said Isaac Allen.
No. 17. A three story Brick Meffuage, Bake House,
Stable and Lot of Ground, Situate on the weft fide of
Front Street, between Saffafras and Mulberry-streets,
containing in breadth 19 feet, and in depth 162 feet 9
inches, in tenure of John Brown, Joyner, late the estate
of the said George Knapper.
No. 18. A three story Brick Meffuage, Frame Te
nement and Lot of Ground, situate on the north-east
fide of Dock-street, between Third and Walnut-streets,
containing in breadth 17 feet,, and in depth 64 feet, sub
j-a toa ground-rent of Six Founds per annum, late the
eifate of .he said David Jones.
No. 19. A three story Brick Meffuage, Stable and
Lot of Ground, situate on the east fide of Second-Street,
between Walnut and Spruce-Streets, containing in
breadth 20 feet, and extends in depth from Second
ftreet to Dack-ftreet, being on the north fide, ill feet,
and on the South file 97 feet, in tenure of the Honor
able George Bryan, Etq ; late the estate of the Said John
Henderson.
No. 20>, A two story Brick Meffuage and Lot of
Ground, lituate on the north fide of Walnut-Street, be
tween Front and Second Streets,' containing in breadth
16 feet, (including a three feet wide alley on the weft
file thereof) and extending in depth 50 feet 6 inches,
late tho estate of the said William Rots; Subject to a
ground rent of 30s. per annum.
No. 21. A two story Frame Carpenter's Workshop
and Lot of Ground, situate on the north fide of Pine
ltreet, between Third and Fourth-Street#, containing in
breadth 40 feet, and extending in depth from Pine-ftieet
to Union-rtreet, 160 feet, late the estate of the said
William Evans.
No. 22. A Frame Tenement and Stables, erected on a
Lot of Ground, situate on the south fide of Lumbard
ftreet, between Front and Second-streets, in tenure of
Capt. Prottor ; late the estate of the laid John Hale.
INo, 23. A Frame Coach-House, Stables and Lot of
Ground, situate on the weft fide of Second-Street, be
tween Lombard and South streets, containing in breadth
46 feet, and in depth 225 feet, to Barrou-lt;<et, fubje&
toagrounurent of 46 SpaniSh Pistols per annum j allo
late the estate of the laid John Hale.
No. 24. A three story Brik Meffuage and lot of
Ground, situate on the fouh fide of Saffufias Street, ad
joining the noufe formerly occupied by John Parrock,
late tne estate of the laid John Parrock.
Will be fold by Public Vendue, at the Court-Heufe
in the Hid city, on Monday the 28th day of August next.
The Sale to begin at Ten o'ClocK in the forenoon, and
continue from day to dry until the whole Shall be fold.
The terms of Sale will be according to Law, viz. one
fourth part of the purchase money to oe paid in ten da; s
arter tne Sale, or the premises again to revert to the
State, and the bidder liable to forfeit the laid fourth
part of the fUfchaie money, and the, remainder thereof
within one montii alter hie, on failure thereof the pre
mises in .ike manner te revert to the State, and the fourth
part paid to be forfeited, and on certificates of payment
being produced from the Agents or either of them, deeds
will oe given as by Law dire£'ed.
And to prevent all difficulties with refp<& to pay
ment, the Agents will attend at th e Court-House on the
tenth day after fait, to receive the firft payment, and in
like manner on the 30th day after Sale, to receive the
last payment ; after which no purchase money will be
received, but the premies again fold for the benefit of
the Commonwealth.
WILLIAM WILL, ),
ROBERT SMITH, ) ^d^^
D ESERTED
On the night of the 23d instant,
hEORG £ M'D fl N lEL, one of the draughts from
Peniifylvania, attached to the 7 th regt, and had on
him when he went off, a white hunting Shirt and over
alls ; was burn m Chester county, Pennsylvania ; about
22 years of age, red hair, fair complexion, about five
feet, eight inches high, film made. Whoever takes up
and secures laid M'DANIEL, so thattue regiment may
have him agan, Ihal receive Five Hundred Dollars and
all realonaoie charges, paid by James Parr, Major,
commanding laid regiment.
Camp, Sottoway,
July 26, 1780.
TO BE SOL D,
A HANDSOME CHARIOT, with one kt
" of HARNESS; or swapped for a Phaeton,
Enquire of John Brown, in Front-street, a little
above Poole's Bridge, Philadelphia.
1/- Philadelphia, July , 9
Do the P UB LIC.
AN A^vertifement having been published the 25'h
inst. in Mr. Dunlap's Paper, by the Agents for for
feited Estates in the city of Philadelphia, proclaiming,
that on the 28th of August, they intended to fell by
Public Audion, among other Estates, “ two yearly
Rents of tool. Pennsylvania Currency each, issuing out
of two Lots of Ground on the weft file of Second-street
between Saffafras and Mulberry street, one of them in
the tenure of David Schaffer, and the other in the te
nure of Colonel Isaac Melcher and Adam Melcher, late
the Estate of Andrew Allen."
The case Stands briefly thus,—Th? fubferibers hold
the premises Under two different deeds from Andrew
Alien and Sarah his wife, .both dated the 21st of Au
-0^,1770, each Lot fubjea to a yearly greund rent of
266 and 1-3 Spanish Silver Dollars for ever. Provided,that
if either of the owners or tenants of the said two Lots,
mould at any time within the Space of ten years from
the date of the Hid deed, oiy or tender to the said An
drew Alien, his heirs oraffigns, 5333 and 1 3 such Dol
lars as aforefaid, besides the arrearages then due, the
ground rent mould become ex in6l
In April, 1779; Col. Melcher,eldeft son of Leonard Mel
cher, deceased, on behalf of himfelf and his brothers
and fitters, ( two of whom were minor# ) offered
to the said Agents the stipulated sum for ex
tinguishing that ground rent in Continental Money,
and upon the Agents refufing to take it in lieu of
Silver, the Colonel by petition complained to the Su
preme Court, and the Court considering the said peti
tion, decreed on the 7th day of April, 1779, in the
words following, viz. that “ the Repn fentatives of
the said Leonard Melcher are intided to extinguish
the ground rent aforefaid, by paying to the Agents for
forfeited Estates of persons attainted of High Treafop,
in purfutnee of an Aft of Aflembi, of thia Common
wealth, the sum of 5333 and 1-3 Dollars, in the law
ful Currency of this Common wealth, together witlt such
arrearages of ground rent in the said Currency as Shall
be due for the Lot aforefaid, at the time of payment of
the said sum of 5333 and 1-3 Dollars in like manner as
if the said ground rent had been raferved and made
payable in the said Currency of this Commonwealth, of
which the said Agents for forfeited Estates are to take
notice and govern th^rnfelves accordingly."
After obtaining this decree el the Supreme Court the
Agents to whom it was delivered, still refufed to take
the Continental and State money in lieu of Silver,ftill in
the month of September next following, the said David
Schaffer, owner of one of the Hid Lots, and the said
Isaac Melcher and Adam Melcher, to whom in the di
vision and settlement of their said Father's Estate, the
other Lot was conveyed, made a formal tender to the A
gents of the redemption money and arrearages of rent
due, in such money, as by the Aft cf Gene al Aff.mbl,
was declared to be the Currency of this State, and the
faidAgents severally and jointly refuted to accept thereof,
a few days after the tender was made and refufal given,
tie said Divid Schaffer, Isaac Melcher and Adam^Mel
chettydid pay according to Law, to Isaac Snowden, Esq;
1 reafurer of the State tax, each of them two thirds
of the money by them refpeaively tendered to the A
gems, and took the Treasurer's receipts.
Ihe iotb October, the funferibers presented 2 ref
pectful memorial to the Pr^fident in Council, setting
forth the case as it is herein before Rated, together with
their title, deeds, the decree ofthe Supreme Court, the
account of rent due to the said Allen's estate, and the
receipts of the said Treasurer, praying that an A& be
made in the name of the Supreme Executive Council,
for extinguishing the rent charged on the estates of the
memorialifts--- Phis memorial, the deeds and other pa
pers were delivered to the Secretary "the 10 b of Octo
ber, remained with the Council full four months, until
on the nth day of February it was considered and dis
missed by the following resolve :
" Refolded, That reasonable legal doubts having artfeh
" to the said tender, as also to the jurifdiaion of the
“ Supreme Court, in the case of the Commonwealth be
" ing a creditor and not a debtor. And upon en
" quiry it being fo^nd that it has not been the practice
" upon the A& of Affsmbly, to extinguish redeema
“ ble ground rents as prayed by. this petition, the fame
" be difiniOed, and the parties be left to their remedy
" at law."
Upon this occasion, the fubferibers find it proper, pub,
liely to make known and declare, that under the Laws
of this Commonwealth, by the authority, and agreeable
to the decree of the Judges of the Supreme Court, they
themselves have already purchased the said two ground
rents, and paid the fame into the Treasury as herein be
fore stated; and therefore do forewarn all persons of pur
chasing from the said Agents, the said two Several
ground rents, or either of them.
DAVID SCHAFFER,
ISAAC MELCHER,
ADAM MELCHER.
July 24, 1780.
CAME to the house of the Subferiber, li
ving in Upper-Merion township, Philadelphia
county ; a brown MARE, with a star, and branded
on the near ffioulder and buttock. The owner is desi
red to come, prove his property, pay charges, and take
her away.
SAMUEL RAMSEY.
TO BE SOLD BY
KEAN and NICHOLS,
A few doors below Walnut-street, in Front-street,
EXCELLENT C fte, Weft India Rum, Ma
deira Wine, a few pieces of Bengals, and a quan
tity of Sewing Silk.