The Pennsylvania packet, or, The general advertiser — Lancaster, Pa.;Philadelphia, Pa., 1779-10-09 00:00:00, page 4

OFFICE for Sale of Real Efates.
TO BvE S O L D,
^ subscriber, at bis office in Second street between
Spruce and Union-streets, Philadelphia,
OEVERAL Lots of GROUND in and about the
~ city, plans of which may be leen at the said office.
A jhurra! funis of Money io be put out to interest,
ft m One to Six Thousand Pounds. Enquire at laid
cili e, where uufinefs is transacted as usual, and Deeds,
M irtgages, Bon Is, Wills, Letters of Attorney, and all
ot rr instruments in writing, are drawn with care and
di,at c h. ASSHETON HUMPHREYS.
One Hundred Dollars Regard.
RAN AWAY from the subscriber, living in Car
lisle, in the county of Cumberland, on the 20th
of September last, an indented servant man named
SIMON JOHNSTON, a well set fellow, about
five feet fix or eight inches high, forty years of age, of
a fair complexion; he has been wounded in the left
wrist, which occasions his arm to be crooked ; he had
on when he went away, a sailor jacket of brown cloth
daubed with tar, an old hat covered with linen and co
loured with tar: He is an old sailor, subj.& to drink
strong liquors, and very complaisant and talkative when
drunk. Whoever secures said servant in any gaol in the
state or elsewhere, so that his master may get him again,
Shall receive the above reward.
4. WILLIAM HOLMES.
Just ooened and to be fold by
WILLIAMROBINSON AND SON,
At their store the corner of Front and Spruce streets,
A VARIETY of elegant (triped figured, painted,
h and brocaded Taffeties, Sattins and Mexicaines ;
black Tpbine; a parcel of Cambricks well assorted ;
clear Lawns, Linens, romal Handkerchiefs, Ribbondt,
sewing Silk, worsted Stockings, &c. &c.
Also excellent Green Tea wholesale and retail.
They receive and fell on commission all kinds of Mer
chandize, for such persons who may be unprovided with
convenient (tores to expose their goods.
WOODDROP and JOSEPH SIMS,
Hare for SALE at their store in Water-street, between
Spruce and Vine-streets,
WHITE Sugar in boxes; excellent Green Tea at
60 dollars per pound by retail; an assortment
of elegant Sattins and Mantuas striped, brocaded and
painted, on very low terms; fine and coarse cambricks,
yarn hose, metal buttons, &c. &c. Also for sale, a large
SLOOP, fit for the sea or river service, pretty well
found, now laying at their wharf.
Said W. and J. Sims are accommodated with conve
nient stores, where they propose receiving and felling
on commission, Goods and Merchandize of all kinds,
Flour, Grain, &c. &c, They hope to give fatisfa&ion
by their assiduity and diligence to those who will please
10 favour them with their bufinels.
Philadelphia, September 28.
THIRTY DOLLARS REWARD.
CTRAYED or STOLEN from off the Commons,
° a bay HORSE, seven years old, fourteen hands
high, a star in his forehead, branded on both shoulders
18, the off hind le, white to the pastern. Whoever
secures said horse and will bring him to the subscriber,
living in George's street, Southwark, flhall have the
above reward and reasonable charges.
JOHN BYRN S.
BOOK S
Of various kinds, containing Sentimental Food of all
forts, among which are included--.
IpNGLISH Bibles, English D ftionaries, Salmon's
J Geography, Gazetteers, Bl^ckftone's Commenta
rr, on Law, 4. vols. Latin arid English Classics, Greek
and Latin Callies; Dilworth's Spelling-books by the
dzen, with a very long catalogue of et ceteras, are now
ready to be exchanged for good Middlings, or Mer
chantable FLOUR, at BELL's Book-store, next
door to St. Paul's Church, in Third street, Philadelphia.
FOR SA L E,
A COMMODIOUS th.ee story brick HOUSE,
fl pleasantly lituate at the corner of Front and South
ftreets, and opposite Mr. William Brown's vendue-ftore,
having two rooms on & floor, with a large kitchen and
pizza between. For terms apply to Mr. Jonathan
Penrose, opposite the Fountain Tavern in Southwark,
or Thomas Rowan, at said Penrofe's.
Philadelphia, ORober 4.
TEN POUNDS REWARD.
CTRAYED out of this city on the fi-ft instant, a
° likely milch C OW, of a dark chefnut colour,
marked with a halt penny under the near ear, some
white on her bag, about seven years old. Whoever
will deliver her to the fubfcriber^ living the weft fide of
Front street, the firft door above Pine-street, (hall re
ceive the above reward, paid by
DAVID BOWEN.
FOR SAL E,
A NEAT, strong, second-hand CHAISE, with
A good Harness compleat. Enquire of John Lisle,
in Third-ftrect, between Market and Arch-streets.
CA ME to the farm of the subscriber, in
Whitpain township, Philadelphia county, on the
zoth of September, a small roan MARE, branded on
the near Shoulder and buttock with a K, (he is about
middle aged, and his loft one of her eyes. The owner
may have her again by proving property and paying
charges. JAMES MORRIS.
PHILADELPHIA: Printed and Sold by JOHN DUNLAP, in Market-street
Three Hundred Pounds Reward.
RAN A WAY on the ztft instant, from the sub
scriber, living near Northampton Furnace, about
eleven miles from Baltimore Town, a likely black Negro
man named SIMON, about 36 years of age, five feet
eight or ten inches high, well made, by trade a black
smith ; had on when he want away, a new tow linen shirt
and trowfers much worn, a blue broadcloth waistcoat
much worn, an old lincey ditto, a pair of (hoes lately
foaled and nailed in the heels, an old hat, if any other
cloaths they are unknown, but it is fufpeded that he will
get other cloaths and endeavour to make his escape, as
he is a very artful fellow. Whoever takes up and se
cures the said Negro, so that bis master may get him
again, (hall have if taken within, or ten miles from home,
Twenty, five Pounds; if twenty miles, Fifty Pounds ;
if out of the county, One Hundred and Fifty Pounds ; if
out of the state the above reward, and reasonable char
ges if brought home, paid by
CHARLES TOWSON.
TH E following goods were taken by the
subscriber from a certain John Burns, on suspi
cion of being stolen, viz. a half yard of chintz, 1 yard
of muffin, a muslin apron, a silk handkerchief, a wo
mans dark cotton gown, a black callimanco petticoat,
16 strings of beads, 3 cotton handkerchiefs, 2 pair of
womens (hoes, 3 pair of mens ditto, 3 pair of flockings,
2 check aprons, 2 (hists, 4 shirt Sleeves, 3 handkerchiefs,
an old (hort gown, a blanket, ribbonds, a bottle and
paper of tea. Whoever has loft any of the above goods,
by applying to Plunket Fleeson, Esq; proving pro
perty and paying charges, may have them again.
ALEXANDER CARLYLE, H. C.
FIFTY DOLLARS REWARD.
STOLEN out of the fubferiber's house, in Mill
c.r,' Lancaster county, state of Pennsylvania, in'
the night or the zzd inst. (September) by one William
a f°,°P er ^ trade, who formerly lived near
Chester, the following Articles, viz. a silver watch with
a china face, and a silver seal with the letters P C en
graved on it, maker's name Ockly, London ; a light
coloured coat edged with red, and a pair of new (hoes.
„- KIRK has a down look, yellow (kin, with a
(hort furled Imeey jacket, and carries a white linen bag.
tak , up and secures said thief in gaol in
t^efe States, .0 that he may be brought to justice and
the owner recover the goods, (hall be entitled to the
above reward and reasonable charges, paid by
JOHN WILSON.
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CA M E to the plantation of the subscriber,
m Bristol town Ship, two HORSES; one a black
stone horse, about five or fix years old ; the other a bay
horse, about four or five years old. The owner is de-
Xn^'a™"' '"" h " '"'"'" P " ""'" and take
Se PC 15. ADAM BAKER.
One Hundred and Fifty Dollars Reward.
STRAYED or STOLEN out of a pasture near
Gloucester Point, a bright bay GELDIN G, about
fourteen hands high, and about ten years old, a natu
ral trotter, no brand or ear mark recollected; he had
no Shpes on, and his hoofs were grown immoderately
long owing to his having been foundered. Whoever
will deliver said horse to Mr. Whitehead, at the In
dian King Tavern in Market (beet, Philadelphia, (hall
receive, if strayed, Seventy-five Dollars, and if stolen
and the thief apprehended, the above reward, and rea
sonable charges.
WAS F OU N D,
On the 23d instant, (September) rear Pine and Fifth-
Streets, Philadelphia,
A QU AN FIT / of Wearing Apparel, viz. one
blue coat, one blanket, one striped cotton gown,
one ditto gingham, one (liirt, one white dimity petticoat,
one pair of white dimity pockets, two pair of white
gloves, with fund, y other articles too tedious to mention.
There was one silver Tea-spoon detained from a thief
some time prit, marked MCE. Whoever has loft the
fame, or any of the aforefaid goods, may have them
again by applying to Justice M'Mullin, in Southwark,
proving property and paying charges.
CTOLEN on the night of the firft instant, out of a
° pasture near the Ridge Road, a bright bay MARE,
with a black mane and tail, a faddie mark on her.eff
Shoulder, between thirteen and fourteen hands high,
and between four and five years old, with a star in her
forehead and a white streak down her face, a natural
trotter, newly (hod before, her fetlocks trimmed all
round, no brand nor ear mark that can be remembered.
Whoever will take up laid mare and the thief, or give
information of them so that the owner may get his mare
again, (hill receive One Hundred Dollars for the mare
only, or the above reward for the mare and thie, paid
by the subscriber living in Second street, above Vine
ftreet, nearly eppofite the sign of the Black Horse.
ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS REWARD.
RAN AWAY from the subscriber, living near
the Trap, in St. George's hundred, Newcastle
county, a Negro fellow named GEORGE, formerly
the property of William Frazier, of Jones's Neck, near
Dover, in Kent county, and well known in that part of
the country. The above regard will be given to any
person who may secure him in any gaol.
Sould any perlon incline to purchase said fellow as he
runs, who is young, and active at the farming business,
they may know the terms by applying to
THOMAS M'DONOUGH.
Philadelphia, October 4,
Two Hundred Dollars Reward.
JOSEPH PFEIFFER.
TO BE EXCHANGED,
For a FAR M within four or five miles of Philadelphia,
AP LA NT ATI ON beautifully Situated on the
river Delaware, about fifteen miles from Philadel
phia, with an elegant house near fifty feet front, a
kitchen, barn, and other out-hcufes, the place healthy,
the land extraordinary good, with a large proportion of
meadow and woodland, a very fine orchard, with a
great variety of other fruit trees. Possession will be
given immediately. For further particulars enquire of
the Printer. Stf.
THIRTY DOLLARS REWARD.
C FRAYED (or rather supposed to be stolen) out
of the pasture of the subscriber, at the Sorrel Horse
in Chester ccunty, on the night of the 7th of September
instant, a (mall bay PONE Y, lately (hod before, with
several white spots on his belj, and lately trimmed.
Whoever takes up said horse, and the thief so that he
may be brought to justice, shall have the above reward,
or Twenty Dollars for the horse only, paid by
The Highest Current Price is given for BILLS of
EXCHANG E on France, by
WIKOFF, SIDMAN and SMITH,
At their store in Second-street, a few doors below Chef
nut-ftreet, (formerly occupied by Mis, Devine)
Who have for SALE,
A LARGE assortment of DRY GOODS, fuit
'' able to the approaching season. 6
JAMES LYNCH, Turner,
N xt door to Christ Church, in Second street,
'T'AKES this method of informing the Public, That
1 he has a large quantity of WOODEN BUTTONS
for wearing Apparel made by him, which he will fell
very reasonable by the groce or dozen. Those who
please to favour him with their custom may be constant
ly Supplied with as strong and as handiome ones of the
kind as any made in those parts.
N. B. Said Lynch continues carrying on the Turn
ing business in ail its branches. 6
W A N T E D,
A QUANTITY of LEAD, for which a good
price will be given by JAMES DAVIDSON,
No. i. the corner of Market and Second streets, Phila
delphia. 4 „
TO BE S O L D,
TWO elegant CHARIOTS, and two CHAISES,
with harness for each. Enquire of Alexander
Quarrier and Co. near the Indian Qieen in Fourth
ftreet, Philadelphia.
for &
CEVEN THOUSAND ACRES of improved
' and unimproved LAND; two thousand acres of
which is in Baltimore county, Maryland, twenty two
miles from Baltimore town, adjoining and north of the
public road leading to Frederick town, on which are
four improvements, three dwelling-boules, with other
convenient buildings, tobacco houses, &c. three hundr< d
acres of cleared upland, and twenty-five of meadow,
one hundred and fifty more for the making; this land
fertile and much valued for corn and tobacco : The re
sidue, from two to fix hundred acre trads, in Cumber
land and Bedford counties, part of wh ch is limestone
land ; good titles will be given, and the terms of sale
made known, by applying tol
EPHRAIM BLAINE.
CA M Eto the plantation of the subscriber,
in Lower Dublin townlhip, in the night of the
Sth of Ninth month, a dark bay HORSE COLT,
fuppefed to be two years old past, a natural trotter, has
neither brand nor ear mark. The owner is desired to
come, prove property, pay charges and take him away.
PETER JOHNSON.
CAME to the plantation of the subscriber,
in Darby Township, Chester County, on the Bth
day of September, a small bay HOR SE, supposed to
be fix years old, a pacer, and has some saddle marks
on hil iback. The owner by applying to the subscriber,
proving his property, paying charges, may have him
a^in CHAI£L ES L'LOYD.
Philadelphia, September 23.
One Hundred Dollars Reward.
0 FRAYED or STOLEN out of the pasture of
the subscriber in the Northern Liberties, a brown
MAR E, about thirteen ard a half or fourteen hands
high, une years old, paces and trots, branded on the
near (houlder I. S. basa lock on one of his fore feet, a
fore back, a star and snip, three white feet, and a bushy
main and tail. Whoever takes up said mare and brings
her to tile subscriber in Fourth- ftrert, shall receive
THIRTY DOLLARS, and for the mare and thief
if stolen, the above reward and reasonable charges, paid
^ PETER DEHAVEN.
IF ANTED Immediately,
A GOOD MALTSTFR, for which good wages will
be given : One that understands fpme thing of
the Brewing business, will be (till more acceptable. Ap
ply to William Perkins, in Fifth street, a few doors
ahnyo Market street, PhiLdelohis.
- A MILLER WANT ED.
/(SINGLE MAN who understands the Milering
business (or can a& as second hand in a mill) and
can bring a recommendation es his honesty and sobriety,
will meet with good wages and constant employment,
in a healthy part of the country, within twenty miles
of Philadelphia. Apply to the Printer hereof. 8
JACOB WAGGONER.