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A S the topartherfhip'oetween CHRIS
TOPHERS and CHARLES MAR-
S HALL, has been expired some time past, and
as repeated felicitations to those who have been long
in arrears, have been ineffectual^ they once more
request the immediate difeharge of their accounts, to
prevent their being under the disagreeable necessity
of putting them into a Lawyer's hands to recover.
The BUSINESS
Is NOW CONTINUED BY
Chriflopher, Jun. and Charles Marshall,
At the old Drug and Colour Store, the sign of the
Golden Ball, facing the end of Strawberry-Alley,
in Chefnut-ftreet, Philadelphia ; who with a stock
on hand, procured from the different places of
growth and manufactories, and a frefh aftortment,
just arrived by the late vessels from London, make
in the whole, a large and general Assortment, in their
different branches, which their customers may de
pend on being supplied with, on the lowest and belt
terms, amongst which are,
DRUGS, Chemical and Galenical ME
DICINES, true and genuine, a large and gene
ral Assortment, with Perfumeries of most kinds, shop
furniture, Surgeons pocket instruments, lancets of
several forts, fierces, pill-boxes, phials, gally-pots,
amber and coral beads, sponges, fine lint, &c. &c.
PATENT MEDICINES, that may be
depended on, as Bateman's drops, British oil, Tur
lington's balsam, Daffy's, Squire's, Bollock's, Rat
cliffe's, and Frauncis's elixirs, Godfrey's cordials,
Anderson's, Chase's, Hooper's, Keyfer's, and
Lockyer's pills, Stoughton's bitters, Walker's Je
suits drops and ele&uary, Hill's balsam of honey,
elixir of Burdock, tincture of valerian and sage,
Grenough's tin&ures for the tooth-ach and feurvy
in the gums, Spence's teeth powders, pectoral lo
zenges, Smith's and Collin's medicinal fnuffs,
Hooper's balsam and powders for rickets in children,
, beaume de vie, eau de luce, James's fever powders,
Baron Schwanberg's liquid shell, and Swinfen s
electuary for the done and gravel, Story's worm
cakes, essence of pepper-mint, court and issue
plaifters, &c. &c.
PAINTERS COLOURS, of most kinds,
either in lumps, powdered, or ground in oil, fit for
house or (hip painting, as white lead, red lead,
Spanish brown and whiting, Venetian red, stone
and powder yellow okers, verdigreafe, common and
distilled, and a variety of other forts, suitable for
limners, as Prussian blue, blue bife, blue verditer,
carmine, vermillion, drop lake, King's yellow,
mafticotes, yellow orpiment, yellow and rose pinks,
flake white, with blue lamp, ivory, flory and Frank
ford blacks, umber, gold and silver leaves and (hells,
frofts of most colours, ftrowing and common (malts,
brushes, tools, camels hair, and black lead pencils,
Indian ink, stone and pallet knives, prepared can
vas for limners, of Several sizes, linseed oil raw and
boiled, spirits of turpentine, varnishes of different
kinds, particularly an oil varnilh fit for coaches,
&c. &c.
GLASS, London, Bristol and NEW
CASTLE Crown, of most sizes, or may be cut to
suit any pattern, with diamonds, putty, &c.
DYE STUFFS, as madder, redwood, fuftick,
all ground, orchal, woad, French berries, cochineal,
logwood, braziletto, allum, copperas, and argol.
Distillers may be supplied with juniper berries,
annis and other carminative feeds, on such terms as
may encourage their making geneva and ether cor
dial waters.
Potters may be supplied with red lead, litharge,
magnis, and powder blue.
Practitioners prescriptions and family receipts
are compounded and put up in a proper manner ;
also, medicine chests of any size for vessels going to
sea, or persons living at a distance from a Doctor,
put up with proper directions.
Persons inclining to paint their own houses, may
be informed how to mix their colours.
N. B. Our customers will please to observe, that
among our assortment of medicines, we include sago,
falep, pearl barley, hartfhorn (havings, vermicella,
cinnamon, cloves, mace, nutmegs and pepper.
WILLIAM BARRELL,
SELLS the vey bes Hyfon TEA, at twenty
five (hillings a pound, with a large allowance
to those who buy by the quantity to fell again.
Also, a very extensive aflortment of European
GOODS, suitable to every season, by Whole
sale and Retail, on the very lowed terms,
at his Store the north-east corner of Market and
Second-Greets, Philadelphia.
Longeoming, February 15, 1774.
TWENTY SHILLINGS REWARD.
RAN AWAY from the fubferiber, living in
Weft New-Jersey, an indented servant man,
named Hance Andrew Christian Bremer,
lately from Germany, speaks broken English, had
On when he went away, a blue cloth jacket, with
white metal buttons, blue duffil trowfers, check
shirt, an old beaver hat, grey Germantown stock
ings, Ihoes tied with strings, one of them cut on
the top with an axe about an inch. Whoever takes
up said servant and secures him in any of his Ma
jesty's gaols, (hall have the above Reward.
ARCHIBALD M'CLANY.
W ANTS EMPLO Y,
To go to some of the Weft-India Islands, or to
the Miffifippi,
A YOUNG MAN, who writes a good hand,
understands merchants accounts very well, and
also understands and speaks fluently several lan
guages; he would suit a merchant as a factor or
clerk, and would have no objection to engage for a
number of years ; he can be well recommended as
to honesty or capacity. Any one whom this may
suit (hall be waited upon by leaving a line, directed
to A. Z. with the printer hereof.
ABOUT five hundred acres of good LAND,
situate in Deptford Townthip, Gloucester
County, ten miles from a good landing on Timber
Creek, and about twenty miles from Gloucester
Town, laying on the main road leading to Cape
May, Egg-harbour, &c. on which are two good
dwelling-houses, out-houses, orchards, &c. exceed
ing well timbered, with 1 very fine Gream of water
tunning through the whole tra6t, about eighty
acres of which are already cleared, twenty acres
thereof being good meadow, and much more may
be made : It may be divided into tracts to suit the
Durchafers. For particulars apply to TH OMAS
PATTERSO N, adjoining the premises.
WAS F O U N D,
A DUTCH BIBLE andPRAYER BOOK.
The owner, by applying to the Printer hereof,
and proving his property, may have them again.
PHILADELPHIA: Printed by JOHN DUNLAP, at the Newest Printing-Office in Market-Street, where
Subscriptions at Ten Shillings per Annum, Advertisements, &c. are thankfully received for this Paper.
January 7, 1774.
TWENTY POUNDS REWARD.
r\ AN AWAY from the
Kfubferiber, living in Dun
^sf=° more county, colony of Vir
ginia, a Dutchman named
O^<F" PHILIP WAGGONER,
about thirty years of age, fix
feet high, flow of speech, has a
Ell so, down look, a fear on one of
cheeks, and light browh
hair; had on and took with him, a fur hat almost
new, a grey furtout coat, grey double-breasted
jacket, home made linen (hirt, leather breeches,
blue leggings, new (hoes and buckles: He took out
of the fubferiber's team, about fix miles above Bal
timore, a black Gallion, about ten ye.ars old, near
fifteen hands high, a natural pacer, no brands: It
is supposed he will make towards the Great Swamp,
or Oly in Pennsylvania, where it is laid he has a
wife, and formerly lived. Whoever takes up said
Waggoner, and confines him in any of his Majesty's
gaols, so that the fubferiber may get him again,
(hall have the above reward, or FORTY
SHILLINGS for the horse only, if sent to
Andrew Stygar's, in Baltimore Town.
JACOB HIESTONT.
TWENTY SHILLINGS REWARD^
^T~ ~ Q AN AWAY, on the
^ls^ 30th of January last, from
fubferiber, living in Bran-
Hundred, New-Castle
( ?s%M'°" nt y' an I"^ servant man,
named J O H N MORNE,
F a smart lively fellow, about 20
°' a g e > an d about 5 feet
^^^.^^^.^^ 2 inches high; a little stoop
shouldered, has black hair combed back before, and
pretends to be a little hard of hearing; had on when
he went away, a flefh coloured cloth jacket, with
cuffs on the sleeves, and wooden buttons, an old
lincey under jacket, tow shirt, old grey coloured
cloth breeches broken in the knees, anew wool hat,
two pair of woollen dockings, one of them black,
the other blue, one pair of (hoes with thongs in
them, lately half foaled, and some hob nails in the
toes and heels. Whoever takes up said servant, and
secures him in any of his Majesty's gaols, so that
his matter may get him again, (hall have the above
reward, and all reasonable charges, paid bv
DANIEL M'BRIDE.
N. B. All masters of vessels and others are forbid
to harbour or carry him off at their peril.
JAMES KI NKEA D,
WATCH and CLOCK MAKER,
At Christiana, nearly opposite to Mr. Dunn's store,
CONTINUES to carry on his business in as
extensive a manner as ever, and hopes to me
rit the favour of all those that please to employ him:
He returns thanks to all those Ladies and Gentle
men that have favoured him with their custom ; and
gives them caution that there is another per son who
follows the said business at the sign of the Boot and
Shoe, a little below his fliop, where some watches
have been carried, through mistake of the messen
gers, which the owners intended for said Kinkead.
To be SOLD or L E T,
For a term of years,
A LOT of GROUND situated next to the
new bridge, on the old Germantown Road,
or Front-street continued, whereon is a very com
modious brick house, with out-houses, a large tan
yard, and every conveniency for carrying on the
tanning business. Credit will be given for part of
the purchase money, if desired.
Also, an old right to three or four hundred acres
of land, which may at any time be located in any
unappropriated part of the province of Pennsylva
nia. For further particulars enquire of the printer.
Philadelphia, February 18, 1774.
TEN POUNDS REWARD.
WAS STOLEN, out of the house of the
fubferiber, on Monday the 14th inst, two
final! SILVER WAITERS, London made,
crest, neck and head of a unicorn. Whoever will
difeover the thief, so that he or she may be prose
cuted to conviction, and recover and deliver the
waiters to the fubferiber, shall receive the above
reward, or FIVE POUNDS for the waiters.
Silversmiths and others, to whom such may be of
fered for sale, are requested to flop them.
J. M. NESBITT.
W AN T E D,
To attend a STORE in an agreeable part of
the country,
A YOUNG MAN who understands the retail
" business, that can be well recommended for
sobriety and honesty, and speaks the Dutch lan
guage. Such a person, by applying to the printer
hereof, will hear of good encouragement.
Imported in the last vessels from Europe, and to be
fold, wholesale and retail, on low terms for cash
or short credit, by
J O E L, Z A N E,
At his store the east fide of Second-street, three
doors above Race-street,
AL ARGE assortment of ironmongery, cutlery,
fadlery and joiners brass ware; also red and
white lead, stone and powder oker, verdigreafe,
vermillion, Prussian blue, Spanish brown, whiting,
linseed oil, ground redwood, allum, copperas, mad
der, logwood, braziletto, argol, galls, antimony,
roll and flour brimstone, glue, powder and (hot,
bar lead, emory, chalk, pewter plates, dishes and
spoons; 6by 8,7 by 9, Bby 10, and 9by 11 win
dow glass ; red and white clover and Timothy
feeds, &c. likewise a quantity of Low Dutch fkaits.
CarliJle, Cumberland County, Jan. 17, 1774.
PUBLIC NO TICE is hereby
given, to all persons that might be concerned
in purchasing a certain tra& of land now in the
possession of James M'Dill, lying in the townfllip of
Salisbury, in Lancaster county, near the Gap Ta
vern, that they do not purchase said trad, it being
the property of my father George M'Dill, who
purchased it from his father Jacob M'Diil, but said
George M'Dill dying before his father, he (the said
Jacob M'Dill) obtained a patent for said tra& of
land, and dispossessed the wife of his son George,
and her children, and taking possession, fold it again
to his son James, now living on it: This is there-'
fore to inform the public, that as soon as I am of
age (which will be in about two years from this
present time) I intend to try to recover my father's
right by law.
JACOB M'DILL, Junior.
TO BE SOL D,
At PUBLIC VENDUE,
On MONDAY the 2d day of May next, at three
o'clock in the afternoon, on the premiles,
No. 1.. A THREE story brick tenement, situate
fx at the corner of Market and Fourth
ftreets, in the city of Philadelphia, 17 feet on
Market street, and 34 feet on Fourth-street ; it is a
well finilhed house from top to bottom, has three
rooms on a floor, with good closets, a good kitchen
and cellar, besides two large vaults fufficient for 15
or 20 cords of wood ; fubjeft to a small ground
rent of 40s. currency per annum.
No. 2. A three story brick tenement next the
above, 17 feet on Market-street, and about 52 feet
deep ; it has good cellar room, besides a good vault
for wood, with a privilege of two alleys leading to
frourth-ftreet; fubje& to a yearly ground-rent of 41.
No. 3. A three story brick tenement next the
corner, 17 feet on Fourth-street; it has a good
kitchen, and a vault fufficient for holding 8 or 9
cords of wood ; fubjed to a small ground-rent of
20s. per annum.
No. 4. A three story brick tenement next to the
above, 17 feet on Fourth-street, with two rooms on
a floor, a good kitchen, and a vault that will hold
8 or 9 cords of wood ; there is on the premises a
large new bake oven ; fubjeft likewise to a fraall
ground-rent of 20s. per annum.
At Mr. Mullen's tavern will be SOLD, on the
3d day of May, at three o'clock in the afternoon,
a house and 24 acres of land ; there are on it a good
orchard with a variety of fruit, a good garden, and
a well of excellent water near the house; it is plea
santly situated on the banks ®f Schuylkill, near Mr.
Mullen's. Any person inclining to purchase this
or any of the above-mentioned premises at private
sale, may be informed of the terms by applying to
Mr. James Humphreys, at his office at the corner
of Black-horse Alley in Front-street, or to the fub
feriber, living in Fourth-street, betwixt Pine and
Spruce-fl reets. The purchaser, by paying one
third of the purchase money at the signing the deeds,
may have any reasonable time for the payment of
the remainder.
WILLIAM HENDERSON.
N. B. Also to be fold, a genteel Phaeton, almost
new, and a new light Waggon, with good gears
for both. Enquire as above.
Philadelphia, Feb. 21, 1774.
THIS is to inform the Public, that
GRACE PARKER, from London, is
removed from Pewter-platter Alley to Market
ftreet, between Sixth and Seventh streets, where
die will open a school on Monday the 28th instant,
to teach young ladies reading and spelling, and all
forts of needle work in the belt and neatest manner.
Those ladies and gentlemen who please to intruft
their children to her care, will much oblige their
most obedient humble servant,
GRACE PARKER.
Burlington, January 31, 1774.
FIVE POUNDS REWARD.
ELOPED from his service belonging to the
fubferiber in Burlington, an indented servant
man, by name THOMAS GRIFFITH, a
native of England ; in the former part of his life,
when resident in his Mother Country, kept a tavern
in the city of London, known by the sign of the
King's Arms, in Leaden Hall-street, but for some
years before he left England, rented a considera
ble farm near Bristol. This advertisement implies,
that whoever secures him in any of his Majesty's
gaols in America, and will give intelligence to his
master in Burlington, (hall receive the above reward.
He is a well-looking man, between the age of thirty
and forty, of a middle stature, stoops in his walk,
and cannot with the smallest degree of effrontery
look a man in the face ; has an easy, foft, smooth
manner of speaking: Was habited in an old dove
coloured coat and waistcoat, with metal buttons;
an old pair of leather breeches, and flopped hat.
Had with him a bag of cloaths which the fubferiber
supposes may contain three or four fliirts, an old
brown eoat, a red waistcoat, stockings, &c.
BALDWIN WAKE.
Philadelphia, 2d Month, 1774.
TE.N POUNDS REWARD.
RAN AWAY from the fubferiber, the firft
of last month, a certain JAMES MOONEY,
a native of Ireland, arrived here from Belfaft in the
ship Friendfllip, Capt. William M'Cullough, last
fall; by trade a blacksmith, has worked in Liver
pool and Bristol, appears to be about 38 or 40
years of age, fix feet high, dark complexion, round
visage, and a full black beard ; loves strong drink
to excess, and when in liquor is very talkative, fays
much of his abilities as a ship and anchor smith,
takes tobacco, wears a cut wig of a brownish colour,
small round hat without stays or loops to it, had a
remarkable long blue coat and waistcoat, both much
worn and very greasy and dirty, white ticken
breeches, white coarse worsted stockings, check
shirt, good shoes, square brass buckles, and some
times wears a blue and white cotton cap; has
worked since he left this place with Williamson,
coach-maker, at Elizabeth Town, and is now sup
posed to be gone to the iron works in the Jerseys,
or to New-York. Whoever takes up the said
Mooney, and brings him to the fubferiber, living
in the diitrid of Southwark, shall receive the above
reward ; or secures him in any gaol within one
hundred miles of the city of Philadelphia, so that
his master may have him again, shall have FIVE
POUNDS, paid by
WILLIAM CLIFFTON.
WHEREAS a certain JOHN
M'CONNEL L, born in Belfaft, in
Ireland, by trade a taylor, and worked in Decem
ber last with Jonathan Will son, at Cantwell's Bridge,
in New Cattle County, and borrowed a horse, bri
dle and saddle, of said Willfon, which horse, &c.
he rode to Philadelphia, and put up at the Penn
sylvania Farmer, in Lombard-street, near the New-
Market, kept by Joseph Price, and remained there
three days, in which time the said M'Connell fold
the said Price his horse, saddle and bridle, alledging
that he was in want of money, and had no farther
use for him; Therefore, in order to apprehend the
said John M'Connell, we, the fubferibers, do offer
a reward of FIVE POUNDS, to any person
who will flop and secure the said M'Connell, in any
of his Majesty's gaols, so that he may be brought
to justice. He is about five feet fix or seven inches
high, about twenty years of age, smooth faced,
long dark coloured hair, down look, very talkative
in company, and remarkably fond of singing a song
called the Cheating Landlady; he had on a claret
coloured coat, with plain gilt buttons, a scarlet
waistcoat, light blue breeches and stockings, and a
half-worn caftor hat : It is thought he is gone ei
ther towards New-York, or Baltimore Town, in
Maryland. JOSEPH PRICE,
JONATHAN WILLSON.
OFFICE
For the SALE of R EALESTATE S,
(The First ever undertaken in this province.)
TH E encouragement already given to this un
dertaking, fufficiently teftifies what sentiments
the public entertain of its utility ; nothing therefore
shall be wanting on our parts to render it as exten
sive and convenient as the nature of it will admit.
We return our unfeigned thanks to those gentle
men who have obligingly assisted us with their ad
vice on the formation of our plan, and will grate
fully receive and endeavour to improve any hints
that may be offered, for rendering it more compleat.
As it would take up too much of a news-paper t®
insert very full descriptions of all the places offered
for sale, we request those who are desirous of fur
ther information, to apply to the Office, where the
terms and all other particulars will be made known,
by MATTHEW CLARKSON,
EDWARD BONSALL.
TO BE SO L D,
The follo -wing Plantations, Tracts u^^Lots
of Land, <vi%.
A plantation in Apoquinimink Hundred, Nevr
caftle County, containing 300 acres, very advan
tageously situated for trade, being within two or
three miles of a mill, two towns, several stores;
landings and different places of worship—is well
improved.
A lot in the town of Soleberry, at the head of
Duck Creek in Kent County, on which is a dwell
ing-house, and a well accustomed store.
Several lots in the town called the Cross Roads,
also in Kent County—a great thoroughfare between
Delaware River and Maryland—an excellent situa
tion for trade.
The above places void be fold on reasonable terms©
but a small part of the purchase money being re
quired, <witb fecurit, for the remainder.
A plantation in Bristol Township, Bucks County,
pleasantly situated on the river Delaware, and fit
for a gentleman's feat, about one mile beyond Ne
fhaminy Ferry ; it contains 162 acres, whereof 30
or 40 may be made meadow—the money not wanted,
A lot on the east fide of Bowman's Lane, in Ger
mantown, near the main street, containing about
one acre, a two story stone house thereon, a well of
excellent water, good garden and orchard of the
best apples—fit for a summer retreat —very easy
terms to the purchaser.
A tra& of 300 acres and 98 perches, with allow
ance, on the river Juniata, in the township of Rye,
Cumberland County.
A plantation in Oxford Township, seven miles
from the city, containing 65 acres.
A plantation in Abington township, ten miles
from the citv, containing 125 acres.
A plantation at Point-no-Point, of 80 acres and
upwards, whereof 43 are excellent meadow, and
has many valuable improvements.
Several lots of choice meadow at Moyamenfing,
near the city.
A lot 14 feet front on the south fide of Shippen
ftreet, 40 feet deep, a little to the weltward of Third
ftreet.
A lot 49 and a half feet on the north fide of Muk
berry-street, and 112 feet on the weft-fide of Seventh
ftreet.
Five lots, each 18 feet front, on the east fide of
Front-street, opposite Shippen-ftreet, in the district
of Southwark, and extending 121 feet to Penn
ftreet, bounded to the north by Joshua Fisher's
garden, and on the south by ground purchased for
a public market.
A plantation in Fallowfield Township, Chester
County, containing 200 acres, 60 whereof are clear
ed, 7 of which are meadow, and 40 acres more may
be made, —lies very convenient to several merchant
mills.
A plantation in Kent County on Delaware, con
taining about 160 acres, 40 whereof are good marsh,
adjoining Mifpilion Creek, which is navigable to
the place.—Sixteen acres of the above (of which 6
are marsh) with a dwelling-house, store and wharf,
well situated for a store, or carrying on the fhallep
ing business, may be fold separate.
The following Houses, viz.
Three on the weft fide of Front-street, one of
them between Spruce and Union-streets, one be
tween Mulberry and Saffafrafs streets, and the other
between Saffafrafs and Vine-streets.
Three on the bank in Front and Water streets,
two of them between Saffafrafs and Vine-streets,
and the third between High and Chefnut-ftreets.
Two on the south fide of High-dreet, one of
them between Front and Second streets, the other
between Second and Third-ffreets.
A frame house on the north fide of Story-Greet)
the lot 21 by 82 feet, pays a ground-tent of 61. 6>;
per annum.
Two frame houses at the north weft corner of
Front and Catnerine-ftreets, in Southwark, the lot
31 by 91 feet.
Two brick houses the east fide of Eighth-street,
between High and Mulberry-Greets.
To be LET on GROUND-RENT.
Several lots on each fide of Shippen-ftreet, between
Front and Second-Greets.
A lot 40 feet on the north fide of South-street,
and 53 feet 2 inches on the east fide of Front-street.
Several lots on the east fide of Front-street, ex
tending to Penn-ftrett, between South-street and
the east end of Lombard-street.
Several lots on the late Alms-house Square, ex
tending from Pine to Union-Greets.
Two lots on the south fide of Union-street, be
tween Second and Third-streets.
Several lots on the east lide of Fourth-street, be
tween Story and Vine-streets, on both tides of Story-
Greet between Third and Fourth-Greets, on the
north fide of Branch-Greet between Saffafrafs and
Story-streets, on the weft fide of Sixth-Greet be
tween the weft end of Cherry-alley and Saffafrafs
ftreet, and on both sides of Third-street, St. John's
street, and Second-street, just above the Barracks.
A lot 44 feet 9 inches front on the north fide of
Chefnut- Greet, about 72 feet deep, between Third
and Fourth-Greets, on which are two good frame
buildings.
Twenty five lots on Second-street and the adjacent
new streets beyond the New Bridge in the Noi therd
liberties, very convenient for tan-yards, fkinners,&c.
Several locations of valuable difeoveries of land in
the western parts of the province are to bedifpofedof.
Five contiguous lots, each 2© feet front, on the
east fide of Third-street, between St. Paul's Church
and Spruce-street, and extending 183 feet in depth
to Laurel-Greet.
A lot, 36 feet on Fifth-Greet, near Spruce flreefy
50 feet deep, to be rented for 14 years.
Ground-rents to be purchased and fold.
Money to be lent on interest on good real security,
in the city or county of Philadelphia.
BILLIARD TABLE
TO BE SOL D.
Enquire of the Printer.