The Pennsylvania evening post — Philadelphia, Pa., 1776-11-14 00:00:00, page 3

Philad. Nov. 14,4776.
ON Saturday next, the 16th inst. at one o'clock in the
afternoon, and Monday the 18th, at nine o'clock in
the morning, at WILLIAM SITGREAVES's vendue store
the upper end of Second-ftfeet, will begin the fate of alarge
and neat affortment' of MERCHANDIZE, among which
are the remains of a large store.
N. B. A very good CARRIAGE HORSE to be fold by
said Sitgreaves.
Philad. Rov. 10, 1776.
WOOD CUTTERS wanted at Batfto Furnace, at the
Fork of Little Egg-harbour, in Weft New-Jersey,
where sober indakrious men may make great wages by cut
ting pine wood at two (hillings and sixpence per cord, which
will be given by the manager of the works, or the owner in
Philadelphia. . .
N. B. Wanted also on freight, a number of Ihallops to go
round to Egg-harbour for iron.
ripAKEN or drifted yesterday in the day time, from the
I fubferiber's fhallop lying at the Northern Liberty
Ferry-wharf, a small Moses built BOAT; Ihe had, red broad
stern, with alarge red hartpin. Whoever brings her to Jesse
Williamson at the Northern liberty Ferry, shall have
TWENTY SHILLINGS reward.
MATTHEW MUSGROVE.
ROBERT COUPER, in Second-street, near to Market
ftreet, is now offering for sale a large aftortment of
womens STUFF SHOES of all colours and sizes, together
with a neat assortment of DRY GOODS, as ufual#
/-TO be SOLD, the time of a hearty young Irish GIRL
J who has a good break of milk, understands house
and country work, is an extraordinary good spinner, and has
better than four years to serve. Inquire of John Walters,
linen hamper, near Spring-gardens.
RAN away on the night of the 13th inst. from the sub
scriber, a Negro man named CAESAR, about twenty
two years of age, a smart, polite, likely, well made fellow,
about five feet three inches high. He took with him a light
coloured ratteen coat new turned, with plain metal buttons,
a dark grey jockey coat moth eaten on the back, sundry
jackets, a pair of claret colour velvet breeches, a pair of
white cloth ditto, some white cotton and thread Dockings, a
pair of new blue yarn ditto, a pairof turned pumps, a pair
of Ihoes, a pair of fafhionable plated buckles, a good beaver
hat, some linen and check shirts, and may have sundry other
timings. It is likely he is gone towards the camp, as he is
very fond of being a fifer or drummer, and may pals for a
freeman; or gone on board some outward bound vessel.
Makers of Vessels are requeued to take care not to carry him
off. Whoever takes up and secures said Negro so that his
maker gets him again, fliall have TWENTY DOLLARS
reward and reasonable charges. 1
Philad. Nov, 14. SAMUEL JACKSON.
WILLIAM ADCOCK's vendue is put off to
Monday next at One o'clock.
Vendue by JOHN HART on Tuesday ndxt, at
nine o'clock in the forenoon. -
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Philadelphia, Nov. 14, 1776.
DRIFTED, last Tuesday evening, from the wharf of
William Allen, Esq; two topmasts, a topgallants aft,
and two yards. Whoever will give information to the printer
where they may be found, shall have FIFTEEN SHILLINGS
reward.
^DWARD POLE, at his tackle shop in Market,
street, near the Court-house, Philadelphia,
MAKES and fells all kinds of the best FISHING
TACKLE, for use of either sea or river; and has
now on hand a very general assortment, viz. rods, lines,
hooks, deep sea floats, artificial flies, minnews and chub,
leads, Indian grass, swivels, nets, and a great variety of
other forts too tedious for an advertisement.
He has also for sale the best rifle gunpowder, musket and
pikol bail, buck ffiot, cartridges, priming wires, and brushes
for muskets, priming wires and powder horns for cannon,
log lines, window glass 9 by 11, oil, gun flints, dark lan
thorns for ships, cases and bottles, and match ropes. Alfa
mulket and piHof ball cak at a ffiort notice to any size.
N.B. A silversmith's large case to be fold cheap.
FINE HYSON, GREEN, and BOHEA tea, to be
fold by Joseph Westmore, at Mrs. Ford's in Walnut
ftreet, near Second street.
^{^ O be SOLD a well finifhed two story TRICK HOUSE
I and LOT of GROUND, situate on the south fide
of Race-street, about the middle between Fifth and Sixth
streets, twenty feet in front, and one hundred and thirty feet
deep, has two fronts to a twenty feet alley running from Fifth
to Sixth streets, fubje& to a ground rent of fix pounds per
annum Pennsylvania currency. For farther particulars in
quire of the printer.'
To be SOLD, a LOT of GROUND, at the corner of
Arch and Sixth streets, containing ,in width ninety-fix
feet, and in depth two hundred feet.—Credit will be given for
the purchase money, if desired. Inquire of
Philad. Nov. 4, 1776. WILLIAM MORRIS, jun.
V AN away last January from the fubferiber, living i n
Kent county on Delaware, a Mulatto Ilqve named
PETER BROWN, about forty-five years of age, fi ve f ee '
eight inches high, and chews tobacco. He has passed for a
freeman, and worked about Germantown and Schuylkill last
sp r i n g an d summer. In September he was taken up in Ger
mantown, and put on board a fhallop at Philadelphia, to be
sent to his maker, but made his escape the fame night. Who
everftak.es up said Mulatto, and secures him in Dover jail, or
in Philadelphia jail or workhouse, foall receive EIGHT.
DOLLARS reward, and reasonable charges from James Hun
ter, merchant in Philadelphia, or from his maker,
THOMAS IRONS.