The Pennsylvania packet, or, The general advertiser — Lancaster, Pa.;Philadelphia, Pa., 1779-08-28 00:00:00, page 4

Por? of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, IT.
TO ALL whom it may concern.
NOTICE is hereby given, That a Court of Ad
miralty will be held at the State house in the cit, of
Philadelphia, on the eighteenth day of September next,
at Ten o'clock in the forenoon of the fame day, then and
there to try the truth of the fads set forth in the bill of
Yelverton Taylor, &c. (who as well, &c.) agiinft the
brig or vessel called the Polly, &c. burthen about one hun
dred tons, and lately commanded by Thomas Atkinson:
To tib end and intent that the owner or owners, or any
perfen concerned therein, may appear and fliew cause,
if any they have, why the fame Should not be condemn
ed according to the prayer of the Aid bill.
By order of the Judge,
August i®. ANDREW ROBESON, Reg.
Bort of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 11.,
T O ALL whom it may concern.
XT 0 TICE is hereby given, That a Court of Ad
" miralty will be held at the State house in the city
of Philadelphia, on the eighteenth day of September next,
at Ten o'clock in the forenoon of the (aixe day, then
and there to try the truth of the fads alleged in the bill
of George Geddes, Esq, (who as well, &c ) against the
Hoop or veil'd called the Prince of Wales, lately com
manded by John Hall, her tackle, apparel, furniture
and cargo: To tne end and intent that the owner or
owners thereof, or any person concerned therein, may
appear and (hew cause, if any they have, why the fame
foould not be condemned according to the prayer of tht
laid bill. By order of the Judge,
Auguft^. ANDREW ROBESON, Reg.
Port oj Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, ff.
T O A L L whom it may concern,
NOTICE is hereby given, That a Court of Ad
miralty will be held at the State-house in the city
of Philadelphia, on the eighteenth day of September next,
at Ten o'clock in the forenoon of the fame day, then and
thereto try the truth of the kfts alledged in the bill of
James Montgomery, Esq; &c. (who as well, &c.) against
Negroes Aarcri, Abraham, James, Harry, Andrew and
Philip, taken on board the brig Impertinent ; dfo John
Sivel, taken on board the schooner called the Humming
Bird; and ale Will and Jacob, taken on board the
(hip William and Anne: To the end and intent that the
owner or owners, or any person concerned therein, may
appear and drew cause, if any they have, why the fame
Should not be condemned according to the prayer of tne
laid bill. By order of the Judge,
Augufl 20. ANDREW ROBESON, Reg.
Philadelphia, Augufi 20,
To be SCLD by Public Vendue,
At the Coffee house, on Tuesday the seventh of Septem
ber, at Twelve o'clock,
ATANYAR^ and lot cf ground, eighty feet
front on Second street continued, and near thrve
hundred feet in depth, bounding on Cohockfink Cicek;
the buildings thereon confuting cf a good brick m 11-
house and curbing (hop, thirty-fix and 2 half feet front
and twenty deep, with a large loft over the fame for
drying of leather ; a brick beam house, fifteen feet by
fourteen and a half, with a good loft, a frame stable
and chair-house fixceen feet by twelve, with a geed loft
fufficient to contain near two tons cf hay, twenty.one
vatt,, fix handlers, three bates, two limes, and a spring
water pooie, a pump, &c. the whole in good order and
as compleat as any yard in Pennfylvaniai The lot clear
of ground-rent. Any person inclining to purchase miy
view the premises by applying to the fubferiber, living
at the upper end of Second street, in Campington.
THOMAS HUMPHREYS.
T O' B E SO L'D;
A NEAT four wheeled Photon or Chaise, with
steel fpiings, iron axel .trees, and brass caps, with
Rarneh comp at, not muh the worse for wear ; a light
four Wheeled Waggon, with a covered top, almost new ;
a tingle horse Chair, with Hainefs compleat. Enquire of
the Printer.
TO BE S O L D,
ft TRACT of LAND in Northumberland ceun-
A ty, containing four thousand five hundred acres.
It is situated on one cf the branches of Bald Eagle Creek,
where it interlocks with Penn's Creek, and is distant
about fix miles from General Potter's estate. The coun
try around it is fitted for forming the largest settlement
in Northumberland county. It is lime stone land qf an
excellent quality, and a very great quantity of watered
meadow may he made upon it. For further particulars
enquire of ANDREW ROBESON, Esq; at his
Office in Chefnut-ftreet, between Second and Third-
Greets, Pniladclphia.
A STEEL SWORD was left about a
month ago at the house of the Minister of France.
As no person has fir.ee applied for it, this is to inform
the owner where he may find it again.
August 18.
WHEREAS the fubferiber, who came into this
country about the year 1768 with her parents,
John and Ann Rudy, and was bound to Mess. Baldaim
and Rok, not having heard from her said parents since,
begs them if they are yet living to enquire for her of
the Printer hereof.
ANN RUD Y.
CAME to the plantation of the fubferiber,
near Germantown, on the 16th instant, a black
MARE, fourteen and a half hands high, twelve years
old, branded on the near buttock X. The owner is de
sired to pay charges and take her away.
WILLIAM M'CULLOH.
PHILADELPHIA: Printed and Sold by JOHN DUNLAP, in Market-street.
WHEREAS the estates of Joseph Galloway,
Nathaniel Vernon, Gideon Vernon, David Daw
foß, Richard Swanick, William Maddock, Alexander
Bartram, Curtis Lewis, Philip Marchinton, and Jo(hua
Proctor, late of the county of Chester, having been by
due course of law, forfeited and seized to the the of this
State, We, the fubferibers, Agents for the laid county,
do hereby give notice, That the estates of the said Jo
seph Galloway, N thaniel Vernon, Gideon Vernon, Da
vid Dawson, Richard Swanick, William Maddock,
Alexander Bartram, Curtis Lewis, Philip Marchinton,
and Jo(hua Proctor, confiding of tie following traft# of
Land, viz. Joseph Galloway's, No. 1, Two hundred
ahd ten acres of maifli on Hog-Island. No. 2, Two
hundred and twelve acres cf marfo on Tinicum-Ifland,
ail of the best qi,ity. Nathaniel Vernon's, Two hun
dred and forty-four acres and buildings ; a good con
veniency for erefting a raill on Ridley Creek on said
plantation. Gideon Vernon's, No. 1, Sixty three acres
and buildings. No. 2, Fifty acres and busings, lying
about one hundred perches from t?e other. The whole
of these three plantations are adjoining each other,about
three and a half miles from the borough of Chester. Da
vid Dawson's, Four hundred and fifty acres in two plan
tations, and good buildup, in Weft Caln, subj-st to a
widow's thirds. Richard Swanick's, Threehundred
acres, buildings and saw mill in ditto, lying near Co:
neftogo road, about forty-three miies from Philadelphia.
William Maddock's, Eighty acres and buildings in Afi
ton, four miles from Chester. Alexander Bartram's,
Ninety acres in Haverford, known by the name of the
Fox Chace, seven miles from Philadelphia. Curtis
Lewis's, No. 1. One hundred and forty-four acres and
buildings. No. 2. Two hundred and nine acres .and
ditto. No. 3, Fifty acres and ditto in Eht Caln, lying
on Concltogo road near the Ship tavern. Philip Mar
chinten's, Four hundred acres and buildings in Wdt-
Bradf^rd. And jufhut Praetor's, Eighty acres and
buildings in New-Gerden. The above plantations are
well wooded and watered. All which will be fold by
Public Vendue, on Saturday the fourth day of Septem
ber next, at the Court-houie in Chester. The tales to
continue from day to day until the whole is disposed of,
Sunday excepted.
The terms of file will be according to law, as follows,
to o~iL One fourth part of the purchase-money to be
paid in ten days after tele, or the premises again to re
vert to the State, and the bidder liable to forfeit the laid
one fourth of the puichafe-money. The remainder
thereof to be paid in one month ; and on a certificate
being produced fiom the Agents, or either of them, of
full payment of the purchase-money, a deed will be
given, as by law ditched.
And we the Agents, Co also pursuant to law, hereby
notify all the claimants of the said premises, or any cf
them, and creditors of the said Joseph Galloway, Natha
niel Vernon, Gideon Verncn, David Dawson, Richard
Swanick, Wiliam Maddock, Alexander Bartram, Cur
tis Lewis, Philip Marchinton, and Joshua Pro&or, to
exhibit their claims and demands to the Justices of the
Supreme Court within the time limited by law, or they
will be for ever barred from the recovery thereof.
Augufti, THOMAS LEVIS,] A
1779 JOHN HANNUM, ] A ^ en ">
Philadelphia, Augufl 1,, i,„.
Notice is hereby given to the Militia
of the ciy of Philadelphia, the Northern Liber
ties, the dilbid of onthwark, and the townships of
Moyarnenfing and P^flyunk, that they are to meet a-nd
cxercife in companies, under their refpe&ive officers, cn
the two last Mondays in the month of August, the tuo
last Mondays in the month of fytember, the third
Monday in the month of Odober, and in battalion on
the fourth Monday inDftober: And those who negled
to perform this necessary duty may expert to be lined as
the Militia Law direfts.
WILLIAM HENRY, Lieutenant
of the city of Philadelphia, &c.
Philadelphia, Augufl 21.
LESTER and POYNTELL,
Hive for file at their (hop in Second-ftreei, three doors
below Market street, and directly opposite the Friends
Meeting,
BE ST Writing Papeh,
Best red Sealing Wax,
Leather pocket Ink-stands very convenient for carriage,
Wafers in small boxes,
Clarified Quills,
Middleton's Pencils,
Pocket Books of all forts,
Blank Books of all forts,
Slates and Pencils,
Copper-plate Copy-books and flip Copies,
Bonnet Pasteboards,
English Cartridge Paper by the ream,
Spelling-books and Primmers,
An assortment of Childrens Books,
An assortment of Plays and Magazines,
Reed's Maps of Philadelphia,
About thirteen hundred volumes of valuable and well
afforted Books,
A great number of Classical Books, with a number of
other things in the Stationary way.
At said shop may likewise b e -had, Lester and Dar
bys PLAYING CARDS of the best quality,
wholesale and retail, where traders may be supplied by
the groce or dozen at the firft hands.
Superfine, fine, middling and coarse five-quarter and
fix-quarter
BOULTING CLOTHS,
TO BE SOLD BY
FRANCIS C. HASSENCLEVER,
In Secondftreet, between Race and Arch-streets,
6 Philadelphia.
Philadelphia, 2 y,
W A N T E D,
In one of the Public Offices in this city,
% ''"'" " "'° "'"'^ ^ f p od hand, can be well
,1 recommended, and understands beak keeping and
accounts. Very genteel w^e^ will be given to any per
lon whole character and abilities are adequate to the
above description. Enquire of the Prints.
T O BE SO LD,
L 1 I& 12 L Y young NE G'^ O MA N, who is
r ' a good farmer or waggoner. Enquire of the
Pinder.
Two Hundred Dollars Reward.
STOLEN from the febfciibci, livin, in Oxford
O township, within five miles of Philadelphia, on the
2^ll of last month, a bay HORSE, fifteen hands
high, trots and canters well, to, in fl fli, food before
With Heel toes Something the wo,fe f ur wear, hi, mane
hangs on the left fide, which is black as well as his tail,
he is a rigilen• together wit;; a fiddle and bridle little
the worse for wear. They weie taken by one John
Arthur, an oftler l then in my service, about five feet
eight or nine inches high, sandy complexion with thin
hair; he has been a leidicr in the Continental fetrice,
and has a difeharge to return to his native abode in
Charlotte county, Virginia. Ile rifo took with him a
white bianke^furtout coat which is too large f or him,
a pair of tow trowfers, old &es and plated buckles, an
old round hat very greasy, and a new Russia (heeling
shirt. As the owner has heard that he is bound home
wards, it is likely he may offer the horse fur sale. Who
ever secures the thief and hoi f c fliril have the above re
ward, .paid by
6 SAMUEL DAVIS.
'Philadelphia, July 13.
A LL P " f ° ns wh ° ma ' '""' with ltfj y Continental
11 Horses, arc desired to lend them to the fubferiber,
where they shall receive reasonable pay for their trouble :
And it is expected that all persons who have Horles pur
chased of the Continent, have certificates to (hew fiom
the perlon authorised by the QM. G. to fell such pub
lic Horses, and without such certificate, the Horse or
Hoiles will be taken frgm them, unless they can prove
the purchase from a person authorised as above.
By order of the ^. M. G.
11 J A COB HILTZHEIMER.
F O R S A I, E,
A COMMODIOUS three-story brick House and
11 Lot of Ground, situate on the weft fide of Second
ftreet, between Arch and Race-streets, in the city of
Philadelphia; the lot is thirty-one feet front (including
a nine feet alley over which the house is built) and ex
tending in depth two hundred aid fifty feet to Moravi
an Alley, with a kitchen, wash-house, coach-house, Ha
bles, &c. eroded thereon; let in April last at iool.
sterling per annum. For terms of file apply to Bonsall
and Shoemaker, at their office in Fourth-street, be
low Spruce street, where homes, plantations, &c. are
fold, and business tranfaded as usual.
TO BE SOLD BY
JOHN DUNLA P,
A FE W lets of CHESTERFIELD'S LETTERS,
in four volumes.
Leland's History of Ireland.
A few fete of Josephus's Works, neatly bound.
A number of odd volumes of BlackftonCs Com
mentaries. .
Rural Oeconomy.
Dilworth's Spelling-Books.
AL S O,
Admiviculum Puerile: Or, an Help for School- Bovis
By P. Davys.
Graca Grammatics Inftitutio Compendarta. In ufam
Scbolarum. Authmre Edv; Wettenhal, D. D. iftper
Kilmer, Epifeopo & Ardag.
Wearing done and Spinners employed.
'™jr'" OS is, ind uftrious matrois, and others, who
„JL have a quantity of yarn which f^ey want wrought
into cloth, are hereby informed, Tnct the fubferiber
has now in his service a number of good workmen, and
proposes to employ feve^a? looms in town and co u nny
work. They may depend on care and punctuality.
He has for faie, a variety of Goods of his own manu
facture, Inch as coatings, fagathies, jeans, linens, &c.
ft his house in South fireet, between Fifth and S>xth-
Lrccts, and near Sugar alley.
5 SAMUELJVHETERILL, Jun.
Philadelphia, August %\.
Oue 'Hundted Dollars Reward.
aRAVED or S 1 OLEN off the Commons near
u this city, a sorrel M ARE, near fourteen hands
high, bald face and f^i.ch tul, both hind feet white
near the hoofs, branded on the n&ar flioidde, S. and on
the near buttock H. Whoever secures fain Mare to that
the owner may have her again, (ball receive Fifty
Dollars reward, and Fifty Dollars more for the
thief. CUNNARD DRUM“
CY AM ^to the plantation of the fubferiber,
, in Christiana hundred, N% wcaftle county, on the
27th of June last, a grey MAKE. aho u , thirteen hands
high and about fifteen yea-s old, a flurt ,%il, is food all
round, trots and hand gallops, h:.s a small ciof son the
near buttot'.. The owner is desired to come, prove his
property, pry charges and take her away, otherwise foe
will be fold in one month from this date, as fke lias
been both c.ed and advertised heretofore, by
August 16. A NDRE W CRIPS.