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Philadelphia, Feb. rit, 1782.
Pursuant to an order of orphans court of this city and
county of Philadelphia, will be fold by public sale,
on Wedn.fday the 6th instant, at three o'clock in
the afternoor.
A Lot of ground ficuated in the
Northern-L ; berties, twenty two feet and a half front,
on Frontritreet, by two hnudred feet deep, on which
is a pump of excellent water; late the real estate of
Isaac Coren, deceased. Attendance will be given at
the Widow Dutton's oppefite the premises, and the
terms of payment made known by
RUTH COREN, Executrix.
A PLANTATION in Abington township, Phila
delphia county, containing 200 acres and up
wards, 12 miles from Philadelphia, adjoining lands of
Joshua Morris, Samuel Simfon and others; whereon
is eroded a stone house two stories high, and stone
kitchen adjoining, a well with a pump near the door,
a large barn with convenient stabling, the upland
chiefly limed so as to bring good crops, 15 acres of
meadow and a young thriving orchard; there is
ereded on the premises, a grift-mjll in good repair,
which may be fold with the plantation or separate
with part of the upland and meadow, as may befl suit
the purchasers ; there is plenty of woodland on both.
Also, a House and 18 acres of Land adjoining Penny
pack creek, in the township aforefaid, having a feat
for any kind of water-works, being heretofore known
by the name of Fletcher's Forge, Any person in
clining to purchase and know the terms, may apply to
the fubferiber living on the premises.
Jan. 23. LEWIS ROBERTS.
TO BE SOL D,
By way of Public Vendue,
On SATURDAY the 9th Day of February, by the
Subferiber,
Philadelphia, Jan, 31, 1782.
All Persons, that had Goods on
board the Polly, captain Cain, from France, are A
GAfN requested to lead their Invoices to the store of
Messrs. Mordecai Lewis and Co. to afeertain (if pef
fibie) tne Particular Property of the concern'd. 'Tis
expected this will be done before the 9th of Februrry,
as the Sales of the Goods unclaimed will begin the fol
lowing week.
JANUARY^ 1782.
PROPOSALS will be received in this Office, until
Saturday the 16th of February next, for (applying
by contrast, to SAMUEL MILES, Enquire, Deputy
Quarter - Matter General in this city, Fihy fire
HORSES fit for mounting Dragoons. Such Hories
to b# tree from blemish and warranted found, not un
der fifteen hand# high; nor under five nor above nine
years of age. The Horses to be debv red on the fiift
day of April next, and then to be infp^ted by such per
sons a, Shall be agreed on and named io the Contrast.
The Proposals to contain the lowed Price and longest
Terms of Payment,
Major BAUMAN, of the New-York or Second Regi
ment of Artillery,
Has drawn a Map
Of the Investment of York and Gloucester,
in Virginia.
Shewing how those places were besieged in form, by
the allied army of America and France; the British
lines of defence, and the American and French lines
of approach ; with part of York river, and the British
ships, as they then appeared funk before York j and
the whole encampment in its vicinity.
, This MAP, by desire of many gentlemen, will be
published as soon as a number of copies are lubferibed
tor Efficient to defray the expence. Those gentlemen
who incline to become fubferiber#, may lee the Draught
and Conditions at M<. Claypoole's Printing office, in
Market-street, and at the Coffee-boule ; where sub
scriptions are taken in.
Spermaceti Candies,
And SPERMACETI for Apothecaries, Sold, by
RICHARD Wells, in fyeh-ftreet above sixth-facet.
The gentlemen who have already fubferibed, will be
be so obliging as to pay their fubfeription money to Mr.
Claypools.
TUESDAY,
VOL. XI.I Published every TUESDAY, THURSDAY and SATURDAY.—Price Six-Pence.
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Office of Finance,
G E NERAL ADVERTISER.
'European GOOD S,
Confittv g, in par, o' th, 'o^owing Kier's, vz
COT TO N and wool cards, faddies and bridles
a variety of cutlery and hard ware; cloths and
Coarse woolens ; hosiery of various kinds, cali
coes, cottons andchintzes, IriSh linens and Hollands,
fluffs of various kinds, coarse and fine threads ; toge
ther with such a variety of other things, which can
not be fully expreffd in a common advertisement.
WILLIAM WILL, Sheriff.
ALS O, TO BE SOL D,
By the Auctioneers at the fame place, a few hogfheadc
of Weft-India rum, one hogshead molasses, one barrel
ginger, a small assortment of houfhold and kitchen fur
niture, a quantity of elegant plate, silver and pinch
beck watches.
And, on Wednesday evening, the sixth
infant, at four o'clock, at the house of James Nevel,
in Campen.Town, will be fold a valuable Lot of Ground
situate on the upper end of Third-street, in the North
ern Liberties, containing in width, on Third-street
aforefaid 20 feet, and in length or depth 230 feet, clear
of ground-rent. One fourth of the purchase money
will be received in the lawful money of this date, the
other three fourths will be made easy to the purcha
ser, which will be fully explained at the time of sale.
A L S 0,
A valuable Lot in Kenfingto^, a description of which,
with the boundaries, &c will be produced.
ALEXANDER BOVD,\ A
JAMES LOUGHEAD, ) Auctioneers.
JOHN CHALON ER,
At his Store in Chefnut (beet, two doors from the
corner of Tnird ftreer,
rLOI HS and Cafimers, Camblets, Plush
" ~ Velvets, Ca icoes and Chintzes, Cambricks,
Mullins, Gauzes, huh and Russia Linens, ell wide Per
sians, Ducapes, Modes and Saltin'; New England
Rum, Liver Oil, &c. &r.
Also a few Sets of
French Army Bills of Exchange,
arid a few Pipes of Madeira Wine.
Containing about 1000 acres, fitaated on the Banks
of Rappahanock river, five miles below Frederickf
buigh: This Farm is well known, and remarkable for
the richness of its foil ; it has every advantage necessa
ry to render it profitable and agreeable; 150 acres are
rich meadow land, the houses of every kind are large
and convenient, and the mansion house brick, fitoated
near the banks of the river, where vdleh of too tons
may lay within 20 feet of the landing ; about one half
is dill in excellent timber. There is a spring of most
excellent water about 250 yards from the acute; and a
very commodious spring- house, If the purchaser
chooses he may have 20 or 30 Slaves with the land,
and the Crops of every kind. One third of the pur
chase Money to tee paid on ckfing the bargain, tie
balance in two years, with interest from the date.
ALSO, Fer SALE by the fubferiber, A TRACT
of LAND, on the south fide of the river, about three
miles from the former, containing about 1600 ceres ;
the foil is not rich but valuable, cn account of its large
portion of Woods, and being only 8 miles from Fie
derickfburg, it may be very profitable from the sale of
the wood and coal. For any further Information ap
ply to Colonel WALTER STEWART, at Phila
delphia, to HUGH YOUNG, Equire, of Baltimore,
or to the fubferiber on the Premises.
Virginia, Dec. 1781. BURGES BALL.
Best Fanners Oil,
To be Sold by RICHARD WELLS, in Arch-street
Philadelphia, February 5, 178*.
^ Continuation of Sales
By Virtue of sundry WRITS of Venditi
oni Exponas, to me directed,
At the Northern Liberty Vendue-Store,
THIS MORNIN G,
To begin precisely at X o'Clock,
A very gtneial and ^oa C^aion of
FOR SA L E, A
Beautiful FARM,
FOR SALE, BY
O R, THE
t THE
above Sixth-street;
Also one other Traa of Land in the county of
Suffix, in said date of New-Jersey, near Hacketts town;
containing upwards of 300 acers of unimproved Land,
and will be Sold very cheap.
One Lot of excellent rich land; fit for the feythe, in bi
near the city of P^rth Amboy, with about 8 acres which
produces the heft of grass and hay.
Two Traas of Land, nearly adjoining each other;
in the township of Plurnfted, in the county of Bucks'
and fate of Rennfylvania, containing about 49 acers!
Also, ore other Tra& of excellent good unimproved
Land, called Manheim, in the township o f Muncy, in
the county of Northumberland, in Pennsylvania,' on
Mun<y-citek, within 20 or 30 miles of the town of
Sunbury, conta ning about 300 acre#,
The purchasers paying one third of the money dowri
may have a reasonable length of time to pay the re
mainder, with interest, by giving security if required.
For all which indifju^ble titles will be given.
PETER & ISAAC WIKOFF.
Philadelphia, January 26, 1782.
One other place, near the last defcrihed, containing
68 and a half acres: with some improvements thereon
and under rent Ab the ab<ve may be entered on the
2d day of April uext enfuiog.
Also, three Lots(No. 3,4, end 11,) of excellent bot
tom land, capable of making th? finett meadow, laying;
in the Great Swamp; near Morris town, in Morrie
connty, and Rate aforefaid ; each Lot containing 98
acre:. Th^/e may be entered on at any time.
All the above described Plantations and TrnAi of
land are situated in a fine healthy, thick fetteled part
of the country have every advantage of mills, (lores,
markets anft good neighbourhood, &c. &c. and are to
be Sold at Privrte Sale; but if they or anv of them;
should not be disposed of by the 12th day of March next
ensuing, then th^y will be Sod at Public Veudue, on
or near the premises on the said 12th day of laid monttt
of March.
One other Plantation, within two or three miles of
Pitts Town, in the county aforefaid, containing about
261 acres, with meadow and other improvements there
on, now under rent.
To be Sold by Public Vendue;
On the 23d day of the Second men h next, being the
seventh of the week, on the prehuffes,
The foil of the arable land is good, being chiefly low
land on the river, with a good proportion of meadow
adw ling h^tfre, barn, and orchard.
Ec farther particulars inquire of William L< wner'
near .the premiffes. First Month 23, i 78%.
One other Plantation, adjoining the above and Pot
ters Town; containing 183 acres, the greatest part of
which is cleared, with a lufficient quantity of woodland
remaining ;an apple orchard, &c.—Both the above pla
ces lay on a great public road.
a One other Plantation near the above, rented to and
in the posse ffion of Christopher Teets, containing about
223 acres, on which are a log dwelling house, barn,
orchard, meadow, &c. and a fuffinent quantity of
woodland well timbered.
A CERTAIN i lantation and tr.-a of land situate iri
Upper M&ficld township, ir ?the county of Bucks,
new in th, tenure of Benjamin Pidcock, tourded 1,
the rival Delaware, and lands of P-te< Baker, Jofepti
Howell, and Benjamin Taylor, containing one hun
dred and thirty two acres and a bah, the greater part
whereof is cleared.
FOR SA L E,
A TWO story Brick HOUSE, having four room#
on a each floor, and good ce lars under the whole
house. Also a Wooden Tenement on the fime lor>
which is 47 feet on Second. Street, and 200 feet deep!
situate between Queen anti Chriftian-ffrceti,Southwark;
fubje& to a ground.rent 01 51. 2s. 6d. per annum!
For further particulars enquire of C. W. PEALE, at
the corner of Third and Lumbard ftfats, Jan. as.
ONE Plantation near Potters Town, in the county
of Hunterdon, in the state of New-Jersey, con,
taming about 420 acres of very good land for wheat and
°t" er g ra: n, or graf,; now occupied by and rented to
Joseph Everett; whereon are a dwelling house, a large
barn, an apple orchard and other fruit trees, &c, with
a suitable quantity of laid land cleared, and the re
mainder well timbered.
to BE SO L D,
By the Subscribers; living in Philadelphia, the following
Plantations and Tra&s of
Land, viz.
FEBRUARY^, 4 „&\
[NUMB 842.