The Pennsylvania gazette — Philadelphia, Pa., 1776-10-23 00:00:00, page 5

MAREDANT's DROPS.
The most fgccefsful remedy in all fcorhutic cases ever difeovered.
They hare relieved great numbers in this province, as well as
kA New-York, New-England, and the Carolinas, and are to
be had at tax. a boule of
NICHOLAS BROOK S,
At his Dry Goods, Pi&uie and Jewellery Shop, in Second-firmer,
three doors above Black-borfe-alley.
q-rHAT Maopant's Anti-Scorbutic DROPS,
ft prepared only by Jahn Norton, Surgeon, will perfectly
cure tine most inveterate feprvy, leprosy, pimpled faces, of
ever so long (landing, f> as never to return again : Likewise
the evil or ftruma, fiftute, piles, old obstinate fores or ulcers ;
and, ihy purifying the obod, prevent malignant humours- of
^"ery kind from being thrown upon the lungs, &c. the fallowing
remarkable: cures fuffieiently prove,
Th Mr. Norton, Surgeon, in Golden-square, London.
ft Sit, 1 am cured by the tile of Maiedant's drops, of a most af
fyF^lrg disorder of the scorbutic kind, after trying every medi
cine that could, be thought of for my relief in vain. My case
was its follows : I firft had fcaall pimples come out on my head
^^lace ; in wlituetime after my face was covered with blotches,
and on the fide of my nose f,ungy flefh grew, as big as a final!
^i the fame round my eyes and month, though not so large,
with blotches on my body, arms, and in the palms of my hand,
'attended with so tiedent a pain in my head, that I had ajmofHpft
the fightrf my left eye, the pain being moßly upon that fide, I
wit in this situation till January last, when, by Providence, I
met x gentleman, who was then at Bath, but is since gone to the
Weft-Indies: He recommended Mr. Norton's drops to me, by
Which medicine he had been cored of moil Locking ulcerated
kfs, I am now in persist health, and am continually praying
fit the welfare of the author of so valuable a medicine.
John Attwood, Toy-maker, Market-place, Bath.
See the following Case.
I whs afflicted with a most flecking leprufy, attended with vio
lent rheumatic pains, so that my life was quite miferdble; 1 tried
every thing that could be thought of for my relief tn vain. I
am now perfectly cured by the use of Maredant's drops, as my
neighbours can testify, who knew the (Locking condition I was
in. John Forster, at the Rufe',at Welling in Kent.
Mary Copfon cured of a Scorbutic humour on her head and
flee,. Attended with a violent hoarseness and ihertnefs of breathe
Auns extroardinary Cure by the uft of Maredant's Drops.
To Mr. Norton, Surgeon, in Golden- (quart, London.
Sir, I take this method ot returning y>u my most sincere
thanks for the cure of try fML which was efreAed by your mod
excellent drops; two years and an half?°o he had the small-pox,
immediately after that a must violent hGmur fettled in both his
hinds, which were so bad that h^entirely loft the, ufeof them ;
the bones were so mwh ,affe&ed that two pieces separated and
came away. Thehurm^rinhis hands was attended with almost
as violent a one in has fece, which formed an entire scab over
the whole, and f,nelt intolerably ; fnlhart, he was in so much
irefery, and without hopesu f recov # ry (as 1 had had the opinion
of tbe most eminent wirhoateffea, who called it the king's-erii)
that I despaired of his life. In gratitude for so extraordinary a
c,re, I have detired this to be made public. Any perform, by
calling at ray house, the 'Talbot ina, in the Strand, may be
informed of every particular, and fee the child.
Charles Ashley.
N. B. KEVSER's genuine PILLS to be had at the
above Opp. Geoid Rl'^wcnce. is made to people who fell again.
FLUadAtJia, QOob.r Z, 1776.
Si RAI 1; D, the 220 of Jah month, -rom a liable in this
'"IL ^ light fortel IF ORSE, with a long mane and
flitch rail, no fades on, he around paces, and has a big belly.
Whoever takes him up, and brings lam to ISAAC LOR T,
Crier, IhaH have Tv nty Shillings reward.
Ctefar County, Ninth-Month 23 1776.
AL L persons wha are indebted to the e Ate 01 JOSE P H
„ PRATT, late of Edgemont, deceased, hr? desired to
make fp^dy payment to the Executors ; and all persons having
any juv demands against said estate, are desired to produce their
accounts, ^properly proved, that they ma< be fettled by
J AikAHAM Pratt and |osr.FH PraVt, Executors.
CA M E tothe ri. station 01 the fubferiber, in Buckingham
tew/nlhip, Dudes county, in Anguß Th, a b,own Geldin,,
fufepafed to be y or g years rid, near 15 hands high, branded
A. S : onithe off buttock, nth a Bar in his forehead, his mane
hanging Ip n „ 2nd a switch tail ; trots for most part, and when
triced from a ralk halts upon bi^ff hind leg. The owner is
dewed to come, pruv^ his property, pay charges, and takehim
awa J' ^AtTHAN .M&XSTRY. §
Middtetvwn towryhip, Ctyraixrland county, Sept. 25. 1776,
ALL perlons who have any demands against the eflate of
Robert Callender, late of thf. township aforefaid, deceased,
are requeued to bring in their accounts, properly attested, that
t°cy may be adjured and paid as loon ns poffibie ; and all thofe'
who are indebted to tne said reflate, by bond, note or otherwifs,
are requeued to -rv the fame # to' the fubferibers.
TO BE SO L D,
Agreeable to the last win and testament of the said Robert
Ca.leader, deceased, about zzco acres of excellent limcfone
laud, lituate in Eift-Pennibciouyb township, in the county afore
faid, about 10 miles Eastward jf Cadifie, on the gread road lead
ing from Harris's Ferry to the said town of Csrlifle, whereon are
erected and built, an excellent merchant-mill and saw-mill ad
jacent, both in very good repair, and now in the tenure of Mr.
Francis silver, on a never-fairing fream of water, known by the
name. of Silver's Springs which abounds with the fineft of trout,
rite head of said faring being not 0 mile distant from the said
mills, in a plentiful country for wheat and all kinds of grain ;
the miU-houfe is built of limestone, two Bories high, and has
in it two pair of (tones, 3 bruiting reels and hoisting works,
ail which go by water, together witli a new two Cory dwelling
houfe and stone bar:, .now with part of the land in the tenure of
John McCurdy, who keeps a public house of entertainment, for
which.-bufoafs itismoft advan%mfiy Situated. Alfeone other
two flory Rone dwelh^c^ufe and frame barn, which is, with
another part of the laid land, in the tenure of another perform
This traft may be conveniently divided into th,de plantations,
each getting a fufficiency or water and timber, and Efficient
ground to turn into meadow, b^^l other very valuable tra&s
of land, in the fame aeLh?or r r>. cd, belonging to the said estate,
arc also to be fold, together eri th a .number of tracts of very valu
able unimproved land in the counties of Bedford, Northumber
land and Wefunorelamd. Asy perfun or persons, therefore, in
clining to purchase any of said lands, may apply to Mr. Francis
Silver, who will shew the boundaries dfxhe firft mentioned traft,
and for terms of file of the whole, go the Subferibers, who will
make indisputable titles, and treat with any person or persons
who may incline to rent the plan rationwhereon the said Robert
/ Callender lately lived, together wishthe excellent merchant-mill
and faw-miU thereon erected; the whole 0! ^hich are in good
repair, and may be entered on at any time.
And on the 29th of Lacher will behold by public vendue, on
the last mentioned premises, federal very valuable Negroe slaves,
viz. two men, a woman, and fevers! male and female children ;
allo all the farming utenfi^ and live flock, conning of very va
luable working horses, mares and colts ; a largX number of horn
ed cattle, iheep and fwiae; at which time arid place attendance
and reafcmable credit will be given by FRANCES CALLEN
DER, Executrix; WILLIAM WILL, WILLIAM IRVINE,
and MATTHIAS SLOUGH, Executors. §
SUPPLEME N.T' to the Pennsylvania GAZ^ECTTE: No. 2496-
To be A D 7 '7, and may be entered or immediately,
A WELL-ACCUSTOMED FULLING MILL,
in a good neighbourhood, situate in Londonsrove ;ownfh,p,
Chest r county, being the mill lately occupied by William Wood,
deceased. The said mill is on a never-forig dream of water, in
good repair, and may be had on reafonabk terms; together with
all th? utensils necessary f r cirtyuw on the Fulling Bulinefs.
Any person inclining to know the terms, may be informed, by
the owner living on the premises.
Ninth-Month 2^ 1776. || HENRY HAYE^.
Cne-Hundred and Twenty-Eight Dollars Reward?
DESERT ED from Bergen town, the 5h of September
lall, out of Captain Miller's company, belonging to the
Flying Camp, John and Benjamin mihamt, country 001nj Gwen
Jenkins, Epbraim Haller,John Fads. Witham Er%o : n, John Ryan,
of Chester county, Pennsylvania ; Samuel Stacy, r s Philadelphia.
From Fort Constitution, defeated thq 1 6th of September. Wil-
Item Adding, Thomas Lyons, Moses Lyons John M Kie, Adam
Stdek, William Grey, and Samuel Marshall. Whoever takes up
and secures the said deserters in Philadelphia goal, (hall have the
above reward, Or Eight Dollars for each. Aifo deferred fr in the
above mentioned place, a certain jfyb''fifths. Whoever ap
prehends him, (hall have Eight Dollars reward.
^ THOMAS MILLER, Captain.
SIXTEEN DOLLARS Reward.
DESERTED from Captain James M'Clure's company
of the Flying Camp, oLChefter county, in Pennsylvania,
on the tsth of September last, then Rationed at Fort Confirutinn,
in East New-Jersey, the following men, viz. Andrew Chrisy,
and Robert Potts; Cbrifly is about 5 feet to or JI inches high,
a black down looking fallow, a little pitted with the small-p x^,
stoop sh uldered, and appears to be 30 years of age; had on, when
he went away, a blackish coloured hunting flrirt and trowfers,
brown velvet jacket, &c. Potts is about 5 feet 6 or 7 inches
high, a down looking fellow, mofly keeps one eye shut and
squints with the other ; had on, when he went away, a brown
homespun cloth coat, bis other clothes mot known. Whoever
apprehends and secures said defiers in Philadelphia goal, (hall
receive for either of them Eight Dollars, or the above reward of
Sixteen Dollars for both of them, paid by
/ JAMES M-CLURE, Captain.
CAME to tie plantation of the fubferiber, id Oxford
townftip, Philadelphia county, on the 12th of fluguft left
a brack CO W, with white th her face. The owner is defitrd
to come, prove his property, pay charges, and take her away,
5 JOSEPH YATES.
EIGHTY DOLLAR 5 Reward.
DESERTED from Captain Culbertson's company of the
Flying Camp, commanded by CoL William Montgomery,
the following persons, viz. Frederick Kump, a German, about 5
feet 2 inches high, pale complexion, thin visage, brown hair, &c.
Thomas Reese, an American, about 23 years of age, ^ feet 8 inches
high, fair complexion, fair hair, &c. Daniel MGinnis,^native:
Irishman, about 5 feet 4 inches high, br/wn Complexion, brown
hair, much addicted to liquor ; fuppoted to be in Bucks county.
John Virgil, an American, about 5 feet 8 inches high, brown
complexion, brown hair, down look, a great villain, &c
Wentworth Amfrong, an Iriihman, about 5 feet 10 inches high,
fair complexion, wears a red ctit wig; he is much pitted with
the fmalLpox, and is aa artful fellow, &c. John Knight, a
Scotchman, about 5 feet S/in^hes high, of a dark complexion,
brown hair, freckled, a low forehead, clumsy, &c, Conral Cole,
a German, about 5 feet 6 inches high, dark complexion, brown
hair, clumsy made, &c. Edward MCrank, an Iriihman, about
5 Let 4 inches high, brown complexion, brown hair, wears a
fiilor s jacket, &c. John Groomer, alias Ki-gfager, a German,
about 5 feet 8 incites high, brotfn.complexion, brown hair, a
great rofue and liar, &c, Thomas Davis, a Welchman, about 5
feet 6 inches high, brown complexion, brown hair, clumsy
made, much given to liquor, &c. Whoever secures said deser
ters in Philadelphia goal, so that they may be brought Co the
camp, near Fott Conftituum, (hall have the above reward, or
eight Dollars for either of them, from
_t Samuel Culbertson, Captain.
IWENJY-FODR DOLLARS Reward.
DESK RTED from Captain Thomas Holme's company,
of the firft of the Philadelphia county battalions, of Fly
ing (amp, commanded ,by Colonel John Moore (Perth-Amboy)
fames Smith, about 28 years of age, 5 feet 7 inches high, of a
brown complexion, black hair, has a remarkable fear on his
right cheek ; he formerly belonged to Captain Wolf's company,
in Colonel Patten's battalion, of Berk's county. Thomas Slice,
abou* 19 y?ars of age, 5 feet 6 or 7 inches high, brown hair,
fair complexion, brown coat faced with red, leather breeches,
yarn Bookings, old ihoes, and a wool hat. James M'Cleland,
45 years of age, 5 feet 8 inches high, brown complexion, black
hair, given to drink ; yellow frock and trowfers, good (hoes,
tied with firings. Slice and M'Cklaad, belonged to Col. Bull's
battalion, in John Porter's company, of Philadelphia county.
Whoever takes up said deserters, and fends 'them to their refpec
tiye corps, at Amboy aforefaid, (hall have the above reward, or
Eight Dollars for either, and reasonable charges, by
t Thomas Holme, Captain.
SIXTEEN DOLLAR S Reward.
STOLEN from the fubferiber, in Lampeter township,
Lancaster county, on Friday, the 29th of September, last,
one Frown coloured broadcloth coat and jacket, almost new, one
turned blue coat and jacket, one pair of black velvet breeches,
one mixed claret coloured waistcoat, one blue furtopt coat, ftpined
with paint, 3 fine linen shirts, and federal coarse ditto, and se
veral womens Shifts, 3 stocks, one of them cambrick, and mark
ed DM, one white metal Bockbuckle, one pair of white dia
mond knitted cotton Bookings, one pair white and bh/e wove
ditto, one new beaver hat, cut round the edge, two caffor bats,
one of them torn a little and sewed with silk, and the other al
most new, with white lining, one pocket-book, with a bond in
it, payable by Samuel Finley to the fubferiber, and also other
writings, one coarse bag, &c. Whoever takes up the said goods
and the thief, so that he may be brought to jufiice, (hall have
t^e above reward, or Eight Dollars for the goods only, paid by
Robert Finley.
7 OUR p OUNDS R EVA-RD '
OTR ATED or STOLEN, out of the pfoe of Finley
0 M Grew,’ in East-Nottingham townfbip, Cbefter county, on the
ud day of September, a frawherr, roan MARE, abou- t l4
bands bigh, 10 years old, both paces and trots, neither brand nor
, eSr-mark, food all round, and has afore back; foe has also a small
lump on her belly, slafe by her bag; fa bad a bell on, when taken
away. Whoever secures said mare and thief, so as the thief may be
Drought to jufee, fall receive the above reward, and for the mare
Twenty Shillings, and reasonable charges, if brought to Finley
TH Grew's, paid by' CavxN Moßelson,fa,fr. ^
TWENTY SHILLINGS RefoT
WAS LOST, out of Mr. Shewell's Dock, the 19th
of September, at night, a LONG-Bp A T, with
a (mail Y AUL faft to ber, beth payed with turpentine; Wie
Long-boat had about four fathom of four inch rope in her, and
a small pieceof her Barboard bow stove, with no thoughts
the Yaul had in the fare and alter thaughts, with a squarer Bern
than common, about ten feet keel. Whoever takes up said
Boats, and delivers them to Bowyer Brooke, Boat-builder
near Race -street wharff, (hall have the above reward, 12 f 6
for the Long-boat, and ,f 6 for the Yaul. or'
Philadelphia, October 7, 17765'
TO BE 5 0 1),
A'i'? ^\' ' R °° N D ' containi ng near 10 acres, very
pfcatautly and conveniently situated for a Gentleman's
Country feat, or retiremem trom business, on the main freer of
Germantown, aijoimsg the lots of Meffieur's John BfinghuHt.
aenmaker, and Christopher Sower, Printer ; 11 has a fine level
front,! [6l fee or more on which i s a ver) g ood o, den , th e
dwelling , houle Bands 80 feet back from the Breet, is built rs
Bone, 5 4 fe e t wide, with 4 rooms and a very large entry 2 cel
lars, one new built kitchen, the whole house wag rebuilt in the
best manner laß year, at the front of the house is a we ll of ex
cellent never-failing water, with a new pump in it, and another
good drawing well in the yaro, a good barn and (tabling for 6 crea
tures, and a strong Bone building tit for any .fe; th^e is also on
the premises a good orchard ot two acres, with the best apple,
pear, and ,he i fruit trees; icveiaa acres of rich, arable lane, quite
level, so that the manure cannot be wafted away ; a meadow of
about one acre, through which runs a strong Bream of wa%
lome wooclamt fur puffs and rails, and.a good stone quarry,
L is part of the lari commonly called the Frankford Company
Lands; fubjed to a yearly grouj,OTnt of Five Shilling, which
be redeemed with Five or Six Pounds. For ; erm % aoply to
the owner, Anthony Sti Emer , in Philadelphia, Se^nd
fret, between Vine an, Race-fine s, near Coab's-alley ; or
CH, fSTP?H£R Sowzr, in Germantown. q[
Office for the Sale of RL A L-Ts7xx?? "
SUNDRY valuable LOTS, in an, ab., u t this City, are
to be fold for CASH ; they are m&H, in the be, Situ
ations for Improvement, either in a mercantile Way, or for the
Refiilence of Gentlemen and Tradefoen, apply to
.Matthew clarXson, or
YEDWARD BONSALL,
Ibis Day % is publjhed, printed and fold by
R. A I ! K E A, Printer and Bookseller,
. , °PP'j" e the London Coffee-Bo,fe. Front-freet,
Containing neatly 240 Pages, large wAavo, in. blue Boards,
Price One Dollar,
The Journals of the Proceedings of Congress
held at Philadelphia, from January to May 1776'.
'RE-CO^DEII of DEEDS, for' the City and
& County of Philadelphia, hath now in his Pofieffion a
Rumner of old Deeds, for Pnirnifes situate in feverß Parts of
toe Province of Pennsylvania, the Lower Counties on Delaware
aid New-Jerfty ^ the Pc^forts who are entitled thereto may
have them, on proda/ir^ proper Vouchers and Payment of Fee . §
Philadelphia, 1 entb-Montb 4, 1776.
EIGHT DOL LA R S Reward.
RUN away from the fubferiber, on the 29th of laß months
a Muhnof servant man, named CHARLES CASE,
about 5 feet 9 of 10 inches high, and about, 25 or 26 years of
2g e , well made, when in haste to speak hammers; had <n a felt
hat, pld homrfpun shirt, patched, a Bribed jacket, without
Beeves, dew humefpun trowfers, one leg of which has been
pieced near the bottom, a pair of blue, and white cotton flock
ings; he Bole 45 Killings, and has bought a new check shirt
and a new pair of fines, and will perhaps lay out the rest fol
final! tr fles. Whoever secures the said servant, so that his ma-
Ber may have him again, ffiall receive the above reward, and
teafonable charges, paid by Joseph Pemberton, Grazier.
N. B. It is likely that he will get a pass forged, as he ha/
dme time past. ^he reason of his being a servant is his repeated
thefts, though he declared to me that it was sickness f
Lazver-Duolrb Philadelphia County, 20, 1776..
THREE POUNDS Reward.
STOLE N out of the paflure of the futfrib'er, last night,
a red roan H ORS E, natural pacer, carries low, about
J 5 ye^rs old, unshod, 15 hands high, in pretty good order, and
is a horse of dull spirits. Whoever takes up and secures Aid
norfe and thief, fh„| have the above reward, and reasonable
charges ; or Forty Shillings for the horse only ; paid by
t : samuel 'jones.
THRLE POUNDS Rewat£
WA 0 St OLEN, out of the house of Alexander
Drarfert, on the 23d day of September last, the fol
lowing articles, viz. One Leaver hat, about half-worn, a lead
coloured coat, newly turned, and jacket, one pair of fnuff co
loured velvet breeches, one pair of linen trowfers, one air of
blue ribbed Bookings, one pair of silver buckles, old fafhion, one
pair of (hues, one (ilk handkerchief, a small locking-glass, wish
a red frame, 3 silver tea-Spoons, narked a.d.e. with the flerling
stamp on them. Whoever takes up the goods and thief, so tbat
the owner may have them again, (hall have the above reward,
or Thirty Shillings for either goods or thief, paid by A,l exan
der Dearsert, in Rapho township, Lancaster county.
N, B. Ine above goods are luppofed to be ftol^n by an elderly
man, of a small stature, with light coloured clothes. F
WA J taken up by the lubfcnbM. at George Grey's Ferry,
in Kingfefs, a black STRAY MARE, between 13 and
14 hands high, lo^ in fle/h, appears pretty old, has two white
spots on each Ihoulder. The owner is desired to come, prove
his property, pay charges, and take her away.
_ John M/ tzingf.r.
EIGHT DOLLA R S Reward.
STRAYED or STOLEN from the fubferiber, living in &
Whilemarfh township, Philadelphia county, on the 13th of
September, at night, a dark bay STALIGN colt, 2 years
old lad Spring, about 13 hands high, a natural trotter, has a Bar
in his forehead, and his near hind foot white. Whoever fecerbs
the said colt and thief, if Bolen, so that the owner ' may get him
again, (hall have the above reward) but for the cult only Four
Dollars, and reasonable charges, paid by
% _A NDREW MILLER.
TO THE PUBLI C.-
AS CHOOL for the inftrußion of T OUfH is now
opened by the fubferiber, at his house in Front-street, between
Lombard and South-facets, where is taught English Grammar,
Reading, Writing, Arithmetic, Merchants Mccomps, or the Ita.ian
Method of Book-Keeping, Euclid's Elements, Mensuration of Super
fetes and Solids, Navigation, Surveying of Land in Theory and
-Fraflice, Altimetry, or the taking of Heights ; Longimetry, or the
taking of Diftancks ; Gauging, Algebra, and other Branches of the
Mathematics. J
Tbofe Ladies and Gentlemen, whs please to favour bin with the
infraction of their cli dren, may rely on his afiduity and care in en
deayouring to dijebarge toe important truf repefed in him ; onLr
ftri& regard will be had to their morals. Mart.ln Evans. ,[
N. B. A Night School is also opened by him at the fame place,
for the conventency of those who cannot attend the Day tclbool.
Grown ferfons, who fond tn need f ary of the above branches,
and are wiring to retrieve tbe;r loss of time, will find th-ir account by
"ff')" n g to said Evans, who wiUfpj>c no pains to make them pofeA.
6 IX DOLLARS Reward.
DESERTED from Captain Matthew Smithes company,
Sept, 28, i„6, from Princeton, a certain James Mellone,
about 50 years of age, a dark looking fellow, about 5 feet TO
inches high, wears a brown hunting ihirt and trowfers, without
fringe, an old felt hat, old'fh,es; brown hair, hollow eyes, has
been fighting, and has a black eye. Whoever secures said de
fearer, so that he may be brought to the regiment at Ki^rfe,
(hallhave the above reward, and re^fonable charges, paid By
§ MICHAL ^mr,so&, lieut.