The Pennsylvania evening post — Philadelphia, Pa., 1776-08-29 00:00:00, page 4

To BE SOLD, by MAURICE ROGERS,
at Colonel John Nixon's compting-boufe, Jamaica
SPIRIT, Weft-tiidia and Country RUM, MOLASSES,
Mufcovado SUGAR, and some DRY GOODS.
Germantown Bleachfield,
COLEMAN and OLEVER take this early opportunity
to return thanks to all those who have been kind
enough to favour them with their custom in the bleaching
business for this season, hoping that they have given such
satisfaction as may gain their future favour for the ensuing
year, as there has been no complaint excepting that the
goods were too long in hand, whicli was in a great measure
owing to the bad colour of the American flax, but we in
tend to have the place in much better order, and to make
quicker despatch the next year. The subscriber has had long
experience in water rotting flax, and at length found out
the best method, which he thinks himfelf in duty bound to
communicate to his countrymen, for the best and quickest
method of manufacturing flax, viz. Pull your flax when the
feed is well formed, and the lower leaves begins to fall. Take
off the feed with a ripling comb, dry it well in the fun, and
it will become ripe ; then take your flax before it is dry, and
put it into a handing pool of water, press it well down, and
if the water be very hot, try a handful of it by drying it in
the fun ; but if the fun does not shine at that time dry it be
fore a fire ; and by that method you may know when it is
dore, and prevent overdoing it. 1 did my flax the fame way
this year, and it is good. 1 have had a piece of linen made
of it, and Ihall have it fit to make up in a few days, though
the flax has not been pulled two months. I must also inform
my customers that I have removed the stage from the sign of
the Lamb, the corner of Cherry-Alley, to Mr. Rudolph'
Tinner's in Race-Ereet, near the corner of Third-street,
where 1 exped to meet with good usage, and shall now take
in and deliver goods at George Zeller's, nearly opposite
Mr. Bonner's, which place is more convenient, it being a pri
vate house. JACOB COLEMAN.
RAN away the zzd inst. from the subscriber, a servant
man named THOMAS MARTIN, but has gone by
the name of DANIEL WILSON, about twenty-four years
of age, slender made, pale face, five feet fix inches high,
by trade a tailor, short light brown hair very thin on the top,
a down look, and has had his right thigh broke just above
the knee, which made his leg crooked, and occasions his
walking lame. He had on when he went away, a wool hat
almost new, cocked military fafhion, a dirty pale blue coat,
a spotted iwanfkin jacket, a dark drab coloured pair of
breeches, a pairof old grey worked dockings, old shoes, and
an old fine Holland shirt. He ran away some time ago
from Andrew Robinson, of Pittfburg, and has since been
inlifted in the fifth battalion, from which he deserted, and
was lately taken up and put in the workhouse, but was taken
out and since eloped. Whoever takes up said servant, and
secures him so that the subscriber gets him again, shall have
THIRTY SHILLINGS reward and reasonable charges.
Philad. August 24, Fourth-ftreec, JOHN MARTIN.
WANTED immediately, a quantity of good HORSE
PiS FOLS and CARBINES, for which ready money,
and a liberal price, will be given by
JOHN YOUNG, jun.
*, He has a quantity of Muskets, best Virginia Tobacco
in hogsheads, and Indian dressed DEERSKINS to fell. f
430
OLD MADEIRA WINE, by the quarter calk or fmallet
quantity, to be fold by Robert Appleby, in Chefnut
street, between Second and Third streets. At the fame place
may be had Hare's American best bottled PORTER, by the
rofs or dozen, and SPRUCE BEER by the cask or dozen.
WANTED a SERVANT MAID who is capable of
doing the general business of a small family, and
can wash and iron. A proper chara&er will be expeded.
Inquire of the printer.
PHILADELPHIA: Printed by BENJAMIN
TOWNE, in Front-street, near the London
Coffee-Houfe.
Philadelphia, August 24, 1776.
RAN away from the subscriber, in the township of Chef
terfield and county of Burlington, in June left, a
Mulatto girl named SOPHIA, about twenty years of age, a
smart likely girl, and expert in all kind of business. She
took with her a number of clothes, so that her apparel is un
certain. She has been seen in and about Philadelphia, and
at Cooper's ferry, imposing herfelf upon the public as a free
girl. Any person or persons harbouring the said wench may
expect to be dealt with as the law directs. Whoever takes up
the said girl, and delivers her to the keeper of the work
house in this city, or to the subscriber in Ricklefs town, shall
have FIVE DOLLARS reward and reasonable charges.
ISAAC RICKLESS.
ON Monday the second of September, at ten o'clock in
the morning, or Plumrtead's wharf, will begin the lale
of the cargo of the prize fuip FRIENDSHIP, confiding of
Rum, Muicovado and clayed Sugars, condemned in the
Court of Admiralty.
MATTHEW CLARKSON, Marshal.
A RO B B E R Y.
HE fubferiber's house, in the Northern Liberties,
three miles from the city, near the Wyffahicken road,
was broke open in the night of the 24th instant, and sundry
articles stolen, amongst which are a new feather bed with a
Griped linen cahrg, a bolder and pillow, some sheets, a da
mask table cloth, a new shirt of homespun linen, a silver
table spoon marked HC, a small Hiding spy-glass in two
parts, the outside mahogany, and the slider brass, a new
pewter tankard, a decanter, &c. &c. Whoever can give
information of the above articles so that the thief may be
convi&ed, shall receive TEN DOLLARS reward.
ADAM HUBLEY.
FOUR DOLLARS Reward.
DESERTED from Capt. Samuel Shaw's company of
marines, belonging to one of the Continental frigates,
ANGUS CAMERON, born in Ireland, about five feet
eight or nine inches high, dark com, exior, short black
hair curled behind, a little pock marked, and about thirty
years of age. It is said he inlifted in Captain Craig's com
pany of Lancaster militia. Whoever apprehends said deser
ter, and secures him in this city, shall have the above reward
and reasonable charges.
FRANKLIN READ, iff Lieut.
Philadelphia August 13, 1776.