The Pennsylvania packet, or, The general advertiser — Lancaster, Pa.;Philadelphia, Pa., 1781-11-01 00:00:00, page 4

JUST PUBLISHED,
A NEW IMPRESSION of
William Scull's Maps of the
STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA.
On a Neat White Paper.
THE late erefttd county of Washington, westward
of the Monangahela river is added to this edition,
and the Western Boundary delineated agreeable to a
itttlement made with the Virginia Commissioners at
Baltimore, in September 1779.
The above Maps may be had at Mr. William Poyn
tell's store in Second-street near Market-ftieet ; and at
Mr. John Linnington's, in Second freet above Race
ftreet.
GEORGE 4 BAKER,
At the SLIP at Arch-street FERRY, Philadelphia,
Has to dispose of by Wholesale and Retail,
For Cash, or in ex hange for Country Produce,
A FEW Pipet Fyall
Wine,
Lilbon Wine,
Fine old Jamaica Spirits,
Weft India Rum,
Country ditto,
Taffia,
French Brandy,
Holland Gin,
Molasses,
Double and single refined
Loaf Sugars,
White and brown Box
Sugars,
Mufcovado ditto,
Shuchong Tea,
Bohea ditto,
Coffee,
Chocolate,
Barley,
Rice,
Raifini,
Peppery
Allspice,
Ginger,
Nutmegs,
Indigo,
Alum,
Burlington Pork,
Hogs Lard in kegs,
Spanish Brown and Yellow
Oker in kegs.
Pepper,
Laval Linens,
Superfine Broad cloths of
different colours,
Shalloons,
Black Serge Denim, Satti
net, and Everlastings,
BlackCdlimanco,
Orange colour and white
Chinch Ribbons.
Black and white Modes,
Black half ell Paduafov,
Pink coloured ell wide Per
sians,
Crimson Cotton Velvets,
Womens lamb and kid
Mitts,
Scarff Twist of different
colours,
Fine white Threads,
Book Mullin and Gauze
Handkerchiefs,
White Barcelona ditto,
A few pieces of double
purple Calicoes, and e
iegant Furniture Cot
tons,
ALSO to be SOLD,
A sorrel Colt, three years old,
A natural pacer, fustible for a woman's hackney,
And a genteel Chariot, almost new.
TO BE SO L D,
A two story brick House, in
Second-street, adjoining the City-tavern. Allo, a good
frame Building, two stories high, forty-four feet in
length, by twenty feet in breadth. For term# apply
to SAMUEL POW E L.
KAIGHN and ATTMORE,
At their STORE in S cond-ftreet, near the Baprift M.et
ing-Houle, have for SALE,
TO BE SOLD,
A LOT of LAND, containing about nine acres and
thirty-eight perches, situate in Frankford, five
miles from Philadelphia city, bounded by Taccon,
road, the meeting road and Taccony creek; being a
fine situation for a country feat, in the neighbourhood
of the mansion house of Edward Stiles, Esq; Also,
another LOT, of near five acres, adjoining the above.
For termsauply to Mr. SAMUEL HUDSON, living
back of the city tavern in Philadelphia ; or to Mr. JO
SEPH PAUL in Frankford; or RICHARD WHITE
HEAD (crivener, at his office, the north-wtft corner
of Vine and Water streets.
Philadelphia: Printed and Sold by D AKID C. CL ALP 0 0 LE.
Fine Linen Stripes,
Shirt Buttons,
A fmali Anchor, with an
iron S ock, suitable lot a
fliallop,
Two elegant brass hanging
Compares for (hips cab
bins,
Sundry Stih suitable for a
Brig,
A large Screw Jack for
flowing drips holds,
Black Lead Pencils,
Small Pins.
Silk Knee Garters of vari
ous colours,
Striped Waistcoat But
tons,
Bees Wax,
Jesuits Bark in bottles,
A Copper Still of about
50 gallons, with a Worm
''livable.
Iron Pots, Kettles, and
Cart Boxes,
Cun Flints,
Cinnamon,
Japanned Plate Warmers,
A large quantity of Log
wood to be fold by the
ton.
Copperas,
Brimstone,
Chalk,
Rozin,
Tar,
Wheftones,
Powder and Shot,
Lead,
Fine and coarse Silt,
Mens Shoes,
Writing and Wrapping
Paper,
Cotton,
An Affcrtment of neat
Iron Codings,
Frying Pros/
Linseed Oil,
Indian Corn,
A few Firkins excellent
Iri(h Butter,
Window Glat"s of 7 by 9,
% by 10, 9 by 11, 10 by
12, and 12 by 14, by
the Box, half Box, or
left Quantity,
Long and (hort Pipes by
the Box and Groce, &c.
&c. &c.
To be Let, A
T ARGE convenient TAVERN, situated on the east
° fide of Third tirset, near Arch-street, known by
the name cf the Bunch of Grapes; with two parlours,
seven chambers, a large dancing room, two garrets,
two kitchens, with a house at the end of the lot, and
Cables for thirty horfeg. For further particulars en
quire of M r s. BINGHAM, in Fine street, near St.
Peter's Church.
. Goods fold on Comminion by
Peter Lohra and Co.
At their STORE, the North-Weft corner of Arch
anp Water-ftreeta Those who may plsafe to favour
them with their commands, may depend on punftual
tity, care and dispatch.
Reed and Forde,
Have now opened, at the STORE formerly occupied
by Budden, Lawrence, and Company, in Front-street,
two doors above Maiket-ftrect,
A neat Assortment of MERCHANDIZE,
Which they will fell low for Specie, Bills of Exchange,
or the new Emissions cf any of the states. —
Among which are
BEST fupeifine and second Cloths, of white, blue,
green, brown, orange, and B^ue^ colours,
Caffimers of different colours,.
Iriih and French Liners, Britannias and Dowlafs,
Cotton and linen Checks,
Chintzes and Calicoes,|
Camblets. Cambletees and Mecklingbergs,
Crapes, Poplins, Meffinets and Brilliants,
A neat variety of verry tine thread Hole,
Cambricks, Lawns and Kentings,
Catgut and G uzes,
Best Luteftrings, Sarfenett and Perfont,
Petlongs, Alhmodes' &c. ALS O,
Weft India Rum and Jamaica Spirits by the hogshead,
Mufcovado Sugars,
Coffee in barrels and bags,
Soap and Candles in boxes; with a variety of other ne
ceflary Articles.
TO BE SO L D/ A
Healthy, likely, Negro Wench,
about 28 years of age, a very good cook, can wafli,
iron, spin, and clean house, is fit for either town or
country ; the is sober and honest. The reason for her
being fold will be given candidly. Enquire of the
Printer.
Six Silver Dollars Reward.
STRAYED or ftolcu on the 7th of September
14, off the Commons of this city, from the Sub
scriber living in Fifth-ftreet near Spruce-street ; two
MARES, the one a bay with a bge blaze in her face,
and never was docked, and was branded on her near
(houlder but dull to be fern, (he is about ten or - even
years old, thirteen and half haids high and a natural
troter; the other a grey, qme blind, about thirteen
and a half hands high, a natural pacer. Whoever takes
up said Mares and brings them home or secures themjo
that the owner may gst them again, (ball have the
above reward, viz. four for the bay Mare and two fi
ver DOLLARS for the grey, and all reasonable charges
paid by SAMUEL DICKINSON.
October 18, 1781.
Wanted immediately, as a Wet Nurse,
a Woman that can be well recommended,
both for her honesty and iobriety, as none
other need apply. Enquire of the Printer.
To be disposed of,
A large quantity of Scaffold Poles,
One dozen of elegant Urns, proper for decorating any
public Building, and a number of frailer ditto. Aifo
12 Pillafters, with earned capitals, eight of which would
form a beautiful fummer.houle,of an octagon figure, and
the other 4 an equal tight angled or oblong square.
There is likewise a quantity of rail and ballufters, plain
and carved modelions, proportioned nearly to the height
of 17 feet, some small topr, and sundry other articles.
Apply to THOMAS NEVELL.
S 0 TO L be 1) by the Subscriber,
In Second-street, one door from the corner of Pine
fheet,
Best double and single Gloucester CHEESE,
One hogdiead of GIN,
Mideira and Lisbon WINE, by the quarter calk or
gallon,
COFFEE by the bag,
English CLOATHS BRUSHES,
An assortment of TIN WARES, DRY GOODS, &:
DAVIS BEVAN.
To be hiied by the day or jobb,
A genteel light WAGGON and good HORSES, with
a careful! driver- Enquire of William Sowerfbv, at
the white-horse and fountain, in Chelnut-ftreet, where
hortes are taken to stand at livery. Those who pleafc
to employ them may depend on the greatest care and
attention.
Three Dollars Reward.
STOLEN or (frayed off the Commons, near the old
J Center.houfe, last Tuesday night, A Black MARE,
5 years old, about 14 h?nds high, branded on tie *
^nounting finuldfr with a heart nil a croft in it, (lie
pares and trots, and hits her feet remarkably high and
is shod all round. Whoever will bring her to the fuh
fcri >er, at the Middle-ferry Bridge, (ball receive the
reward and reasonable charges.
JOSEPH OGDEN.
Loft on Wednesday morning last,
in the market, a Piece of Fine Country made Blue
Cloth, yard wide, about fix and a« hlf yards. Who
ever will leave it with the Frurr dull have Four Dol
lars Reward.
TO BE SO L D,
By the Subscriber,
THAT beautiful situated Farm, called FAIR
VIE W, containing two hundred and sixty five
acres of land : One hundred acres of which ate extraor
dinary good meadow, and well bank'd, having lately
been put into the belt order; another hundred acres
are fit for the plow; and the remaining fixty-five art
word la d about two mil's from the house. A beauti
ful two story frame hetife well finished, forty.four feet
front by thirty-eight feet deep, four rooms on a floor,
with fire places in each, a good garret with four good
rooms Irritable for savants, in one of which ii a fire
place ; a large entry, ten feet by thirty-eight, through
the centre „ four good airy cellars under the whole,
paved with brick and separated by lattice, one of them
was defened for a kitchen, having a fire place and oven
in it. A well of good water at the door: a fine fprinr
houfe on a never failing ftreum, a few yards from the
house, capable gs containing the milk of a large dairy :
barn, (tables, cow-boule with stalls for twenty-fix cat
tle, cyder-hcufe, fio large (heds, barracks, coach-house"
granary, corn cribs, & c . two fine orchards of between
two and three hundred apple-trees ; one of them contain,
mg about ninety tre-s is in its prime, and the other
began to bear this season: peach orchard, pears, plumbs
and cherries of ihe^beft kind; a good garden near the
house. The whole under good fence, with cedar and
rails.
This plantation is situated in a good neighbourhood
on the river Delaware, arid on the great road from Phi
ladelphia to,N c w York ; nineteen milts from PhiladelZ
phta, half a mile front the borough of Bristol, and one
mi,e trom Burlington in New-Jarfey. For farther par
ticulars enquire of thefubferiber on the premises.
JOHN CLARK.
Dancing School.
Ilff R. M'DOUGALL begs leave to inform the Public,
that he has opened bis School in Carter's "alley
for the Tuition of young Lid ex ^d Gentlemen in
the polite and necessary accomplishment of dancing
Those who may please to fend their children, may de
pend on their being taught in the most genteel me
thod, ^nd proper attention paid to rheir manners. A--
Evening School will Wftwift be open d for grown genn
emen.
Twenty Silver Dollars Reward.
RAN away, last night, from Moint-Royal Forge,
near Baltimore-Town, a MULATTO S ave na
med WILL, twenty- wo years of age, 5 feet Bor 9 in
ches high ; he is a sensible well-made tajow, has been -
used to farming, but these twelve months putt has work'd
in a forge, at a finery ; had on, when be "ent away,
a felt b^t, eld g r eyfh coloured coat, black cloth cr
flannel jacket, country -linen shi r t and treubro a pair
of pumps, with arrow rim'd silver buckles. Whoever,
feeures said fellow, so that he may be bad again, <(hall
have, if t ken in the county, Ten Dollars, and if out
of the county, the above reward, and reasonable char
ges, if brought home, paid by
Sept. 25., JAMES FRANKLIN.
N, B. Hr lately cut one of his ankles with an ax,
which is not quite healed up.
New-Jer'ey, Midlefex Count-.
BY virtue of a writ of Fiere Facias to me
dire&ed, ^uad out of the Supreme Court of the
state of New-Jerfev, at the s u it of Richard and Peter
Footm-n, agamft William Calvert, administrator cf all
and fin^lar the goods and chatties, lands & tenements
of and belonging onto Elias Bland, deceaferi :I have seiz
ed and taken one boule and lot of laud in p ffeffion of
David Decamps one other house and lot of land in
poffeflon of Mathias Ifricon; one other lot of land
king in common ; all situate in Perth. Amboy ; alfe
a house and lot of about 30 acres of land, where the
fa;d Elias Bland life to dwell, together with so acr#
of flit meadow, - in possession of James Kinfry ; #lf o
two small houses and about 19-acres of land in peffef.
fion of Stephen Flood; als o one yellow-house and lot
of land, situate in Spank Town, the latter all within
the township of Woodbridge. All which I fhaitex
pGie at publick sale, on Monday the s th day of No
vember next, at the house of William Marriner, Inn
holder in New-Buniwick, between the hours of twelve
and five o'clock in the afternoon ; all such, that intend
becoming purchafeu, my viaw the premia before
the day of (ale.
September 4 th, i 7 Br. JOHN PIATT, Sheriff.
A genteel Furnished Lodging
To be Let. Enquire of the Printer.