The Pennsylvania packet, or, The general advertiser — Lancaster, Pa.;Philadelphia, Pa., 1781-08-18 00:00:00, page 4

Imported in the Franklin, and other Vessels
from Europe, and arrived by Land from Bolton, a
large apd elegant ASSORTMENT of
ME RCHAN DI ZE,
Now opening for SALE, by
JOHN KEAN,
A £ti^ SPINNING-WHEEL, on the Corner of Market
- and Thir^ftreets, viz.
SCARLET fupeifire
Broad Cloth;#
. Blue, brown, green,
purple, fuper£ne Broad,
.cloths,twilled andknap
ped.
Brown, claret, cinnamon
and cloth coloured fe
co~d Cloths.
Grey a d brown, strong
Engbfh Knaps.
London brown, buff, fear
let, white and striped
Corners.
London brown, striped,
purple, and a variety of
Forrest Cloths.
Buff, blue, green, cloth
coloured and white
Plush.
Green, scarlet, blue and
cloth coloured fine Plulh
fashionably ribbed.
A variety of spotted,
brown, claret coloured
and black Velvets, plain
and cut.
Buff, brown, claret, olive,
black, green, white and
purple Corduroys.
Grey, white and striped
Coatings.
Black Everlastings,
Serge Denims.
Serge Dejean.
Prunellas,
Duroons.
A variety of corded and
plain Worsteds, fiiita.
bls for gentl#men'sjack
etc and breeches
A variety of silk Jacket
and Breeches Patterns.
Corded Dimities.
White, brown, olive, blue
and embossed Serges.
Embossed Flannels#
Minorca Serges.
White Flannels#
Corded, plain and spotted
Callimancoes, of vari-•
ous colours.
Blue and brown Baizes.
White Swarfkin.
Shalloons of every colour.
Mens and womens worst
ed, cotton & silk Hose
of various colours.
Purple, green and cloth
coloured Crapes.
A beautiful assortment. of
Chintz and Calicoes.
Whitechapel and common
English Needles.
Twelve and 14 oz. fadlers
Tacks. -
Pound Pins.
Plated and gilded Buttons.
Silver Locket Batons of
various patterns.
Ink Pots.
Hanover Laces.
Marfeiles Quilting.
White, blue, black, gar
net, crimson, pink and
striped Sattics.
Black, white and blue
Half Sattins.
Azure, blue, green, white,
pink, and black Modes,
Dove coloured Paduafoys.
A few pieces of beautiful
Brocades.
Green, brown, dove, cloth
colour, blue, black,
white, green, and crim
son ell-wide Persians.
Pink, blue, black, green,
white and crimson Sarf
nets.
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' Philadelphia: Printed and Sold by DA d'lD C. CL^IIPOOLE.
I.Elegant ditto do. Apron.
Skiileting and Cap Wire.
I Large fine Blankets.
Yard wide and 7-8 Bed.
ticks of the belt quality,
Six-quarters, yard, g 8,
yard wide and 7-8 cot
ton Checks,
Black and fcadet Princess
Stuffs.
Olive, white, buff, blue,
brown and spotted Jeans
Tablecloths and toweling
Diaper.
Damascus.
Blue, white and green In
dia Taffeties.
Seven-eight and yard wide
Tickleuburg.
Sad Duck.
Mens, womens and child
rens English Leather
Shoes.
Ladies Stuff Ditto.
A large assortment of fine
Thread Lace, Edgings
and Trolly.
Silk Stockings, Glaves &
Mits.
Purple Gloves and Mits.
Coarse and fine Cambricks
and Lawns.
Silk, kenting, linen and
cotton Handkerchiefs
of every pattern and co
lour.
Beautiful tiffany Handker
chiefs.
Irish, Dutch and French
Linens.
Bag Holland.
Broad and narrow Russia
Sheetings.
Dowlas.
Lavals.
White and brown Sheet
ing.
, Flowered & milnet Lawns.
Milnet lawn Handkerchiefs
Sowing Silks of allcolours.
Thread of every colour &
Fineness.
Long Lawn.
Plain and striped Muffins,
corfe and fine.
Thrift of different colours.
Mens coarse Hose & Mits.
Snuff in bottles.
Camblets.
Durants.
Rattinets.
Venetian Poplins, &c.
Cinnamon, dove colour,
black and cloth colour
ed, blue,brown,change
able & clouded Man
tuas, of different pat
l terns.
1 Mullins tamboured.
Tapes.
Razors of the firft quality,
in cases, with Straps, &c.
Watch Chryftals and
Springs
B'ack and white narrow
and broad Lace.
engals and Ginghams.
An assortment of Ribbands
Pots.
Iron Skillets#
Copper Coffee-pots and
Skillets.
Brass Candlesticks.
Cast Boxes.
Window Weights.
IBake-ftones, &:. Also,
Cinnamon, Raisins in jars,
Philberts, and Almonds
by the Bag-
Some hogsheads of extra-
To be Sold, A House and Lott,
On the north fide of Walnut- street, between Front
and Second streets : The House is two Story high, and
two Rooms on a Floor ; now in the Tenure of David
Tew. For Particulars enquire of JAMES WHiTE
ALL, in Chefnut-ftreeh
~TO B~E FoTTdT-
For Cash or Bills of Exchange
on FRANCE, SPAIN or HOLLAND,
a BOUT Two hundred volumes on Me
'A dicine, Surgery, Chemistry, Physic, Botany, Ana
tomy, Fhifiology and Pharmacy: Among which, are
15 Volumes of the Memoirs of the Academy of Surgery,
of Paris, and 13 Volumes of the Premiums given in
laid Academy ; D net's Di&ionary, French and Latin,
and others ; a compleat coßeaion of Inftrumentsof Sur
gery,of the belt quality, of Steel and Silver ; the Forceps
of Defmelie, and his Lever for Womens Delivery; a
Quantity of Lancets; two Pair of Scales to weigh Me
dicines ; different Sorts of DRUGS, in small Quantities,
and several BANDAGES for Hernia: Those Articles
will be Disposed of by Wholesale or Retail. Enquire of
the Printer.
Deserted from the Pennsylvania
or Fourth Battalion of Artillery, Rationed at Lancaf
ter—Mattroffe#: JOHN JACOBS, 24 years of age, 5
feet 7 inches and a quarter high, fair complexion, a
labourer, born in Germany.
JOHN COONE, 22 years of age, 5 feet, 9 inches
and a half high, fair complexion, by trade a /hoc
maker, born in Philadelphia.
JOHN HENRIGHT, 23 years of age, 5 feet 7 inches
high, black hair, swarthy complexion, by trade a ftay
maker, born in England.
WILLIAM DYER, 24. years of age, 5 feet 9 inch
es high, swarthy complexion, a labourer, born in Ire
land.
BENJAMIN SADLER, 5 feet 4. inches high, 30
years of age, black hair, fair complexion, a gardener,
born in England.
MICHAEL PITT, 19 years of age, 5 feet 9 inches
high, fair complexion, a labourer, barn in Conoftoga,
Lancaster county: the last four lately enlisted by the
classes. Likewise—
JAMES PAMELY, mattrofs in the above battalion,
deferred from the southern army, 25 years of age, 5
feet 7 inches and a half high, fair complexion, light
hair, by trade a glass-blower, born in England.
Whoever secures the above Deserters, and gives in
formation to the commanding officer at Lancaster, or
captain PORTER at Philadelphia, (hall receive
TWENTY SHILLINGS for each, as a Reward,
JOHN BRYCE, Captain,
Commanding Pennsylvania Artillery, Lancaster.
Ar elegant assortment of
the most falhionable silk
Gauzes, Kentings and
Catgut.
J. KEAN returns his most grateful Thanks to those
who have generously favoured him with their Cuftora,
and begs Leave to assure them it will be his constant
Study to merit a Continuation of their Favours.
By the Subferiber, at his O FFICE for SALE of
REAL ESTATES, at- the Corner of Black Imrie
alley, in Front street, A PIECE or PARCEL
Of Meadow Ground:
Containing about 60 acres; being part of Shivers's
iflznd, in the river Delaware, opppfite Chester-town, in
Pennsylvania, and Raccoon-creek, in New Jersey:
There is on the fame, a good wharf and house, con
venient for such a property ; the foil is equal tcany in
the river,: the whole in good bank; the principal part
in good mowing graft, and the remainder excellent
pasture. ALSO, about 8333 Acres of LAND, in the
county of Kentucky, in. the Rate of Virginia: being
and undivided right, and is part of 100,000 acres,
taken up and surveyed about two years since. Any
person desirous of purchasing, upon application to the
Subferiber, at his said Office, may be acquainted with
the Terms.
JAMES H. THOMSON, late of Charleftown, but last
in a flag from St. Augustine, proposes to open a
SCHOOL in this city, for the education of a feb&
number of youth in the learned languages, writing,
cyphering, speaking and reeding the English with pro
priety : And he engages his unremitted diligence and
utmost drill to improve such as shall be unde bis tuiti
on; and, from many years experience in teaching, has
reason to hope that he shall give fetisfaaion to all who
entrust their children to his care. The School foall be
op-ned as soon at a convenient room can be provided,
and his exiled family fettled. Mean while he may be
spoke with at Jonathan B. Smith, E'q'rs ; and when a
proper room is provided, the public ihall be acquainted
with it.
N. B. The above LANDS will be fold below their
real value ; the principal part of the Purchase M.ney
will be expected down, and a short credit given for the
remainder. ASSHETON HUMPHREYS
. „
TH E PUBLIC are hereby informed, that DoHor
PATRICK WILSON prepares and fells a BAL
SAM, for the Cure of all Fluxes, except the black ;
and also, a MEDICINE for the perfect Cure of Fevers
and Agues. Ee is to be seen at his House in Union
ftreet, near Fourth-street, Philadelphia.
TO BE SOLD,
ordinary Indigo, with
uiuuherlefs other articles
too tedious to mention.
I"o be fold, cheap for cash, a
Two Story Brick House, with four rooms on a floor,
and a Wooden Tenement adjoining, on the fame lot,
whis is forty fix feet on Second street and two hundred
deep, situate between Queen and Christian-streets,
Southwark. Enquire of the Printer#
D AN-A WAY, last ,night, from the
fubferibers, living in Pennfbury and East-Marlbo
rough, Chester county, Two Indented SERVANT
LADS, viz. SAMUEL TINSLEY, about 16 years of
age, came from Ireland about 7 years ago ; supposed
to be near 5 feet 4 or 5 inches high, brown hair, grey
eyes, pock-marked, lower down look, an artful fel
low, and left-banded: Had on and took with him, an
half worn fur hat, bound with worsted binding, a light
coloured cloth coattee with metal buttons, one fine
shirt and a coarser one, two pair coarse trowfers, and a
pair of new shoes with large metal buckles in them.
WILLIAM MAY, ho r n in Maryland, between 17
and 48 years of age, 'mail sized, has a pleasant look,
brown hair and black eyes : Had on and took with him,
an half worn wool hat, a new fliort coat, made oflight
coloured coating, one fine and two coarse thirts, two
pair of coarse and one pair of striped trowfers, new
(hoes with buckles in them. Whoever takes up and
Secures said Ranawys, To that their matters may have
them again, shall be entitled to the above Reward, or
Four Spanish milled Dollars for either, paid by
JOSHUA PEIRCE, or STEPHEN WEBB.
N. B. All matters of vessels ar# forbid to harbour or
take them away at their peril.
Three Pounds Reward.
RA N-A W A Y, the 28th ultimo, from the fub
feiber, living in Oxford, Maryland, a NEGR O
MAN, named CA R O, about 36 to 40 years of age,
a Barbadian born, 5 feet 6 or 7 inches high, refpeaful
in his behaviour, has a small halt at times in his gait,
arising from rheumatic pains when ex-posed for many
days to bad weather ; was purchased from a Mr. Bene
zet, of Philadelphia, in 1773: His cloaths are com
puted to be nearly as follows-—Two coarse linen shirts,
one pair trowfers, one coat, about half worn, lead co
loured caffimer, pockets on the inside of the Skirts, one
large blue cloth sailor's jacket with horn buttons, one
scarlet vest, twilled coating, half worn, one pair of
black knit breeches, &c. Whoever will bring home
said Negroe shall have the above Reward and re#fona
ble charges; or if taken and delivered to GEORGE
MEADE and Company, of Philadelphia, they will
pay the Rewind.
August 8. CHARLES CROOKSHANKS.
WA NT’s" ATL A CE,'
A Middle Aged Man, who understands
the management of horses, and would
be willing to wait on a single gentleman.
Enquire of the Printer.
Lodgings and Boarding
to be had, in a genteel Neighbourhood and a pleafent
Part of the city. Enquire of the Printer.
A Ready, middle-aged Woman,
who will undertake the business cf a small family, and
who can also be well recommended, will meet with
good encouragement by applying to the Printer of this
Paper.
To be hired, for a few months,
to a farmer, a lusty, strong Negroe fellow. For terms
apply to Mr. Geddes in Thiro-ftreet.
Furnished Rooms
TO BE L E T,
With the Ute of a Ktrhen. For particulars enquire
of the Printer.
Just Published and to be Sold, By
CHARLES CIST,
PRINTE R,
In Market-street, between Fourth and Fifth- streets.
THE NEW,METHOD OF
Inoculating for the Small-Pox ;
Delivered in a Le&ure in the University of Philadelphia,
February 20, 1781.
By BENJAMIN RUSH, M. D.
A L S O,
^ Pharmacopoeia,
Cf the most simple and efficacious Medicines
that were used in the Military Hofpitaia of the
United States.
By WILLIAM BROWN, M. D.
Formerly Physician General of the laid Hofpitalft
Wanted, a Cook that can be
well recommended for honesty, fibriety and care;
good Wages will be given. Enquire of the Printer, 0C
William Cross, Esquire, Mount-Airy.
Pennibury and Erst Marlborough, August 6, 1781.
One Half-Johannes Reward.