The Pennsylvania gazette — Philadelphia, Pa., 1776-02-28 00:00:00, page 6

TO BE LET T,
And may be entered on the First of March,
TH E plantation, late belonging to John Chandler, situate
in Bleckley township, near the Corporation Ferry, on
Schuylkill, containing 180 acres, 12 of which are well im
proved marffi, and about the fame quantity good upland meadow.
For terms, apply to W. HAMILTON. q
To be SOLD by public NEAD [ZE, qm Tuesday, the yb of
March next, at the late dwellimg-houfe of Isaac Taylor, deceafcd,
in Lower-Dublin tewnfip, Philadelphia county,
A SMALL plantation or tra& of land, containing about
60 acres, whereon is erected a good stone dwelling-house,
with 4 rooms on a floor, a good fpring-hpufe near the door, a
good bair. apd stables, about 7 acres of excellent watered mea
dow, and a good young orchard, containing near 7 acres of ex
ceeding good fruit, the remainder good tillable land and wood
land; the whole in good repair; the said place is within 2 miles
of Oxford church, on Frankford road, and about 10 miles from
Philadelphia, near several grist and merchant-mills and places
of wbrfhip. The conditions of sale will be made known, at
the time and place of sale, by Sarah Taylor, and Abra
ham Taylor, Adminiftrat.
Ah B. The sale to begin at one o'clock. Any person in
clining to purchase the fame, may view the premises, by applying
to the Adminiftrac. on said place.J
MATTHIAS and GEOFg E~G RAE FF,
Hatters, in the Borough of Lancaster,
r f r AKE this method of acquainting the public i, general,
L and their friends in particular, that they have entered into
copartnership, and intend to carry on the said trade, at the fame
house and shop heretofore occupied by the said Matthias, in
Qgeen-ftreot, at the corner of Orange-street, in the said Borough ;
where may be had all forts of hats, both fine and coarse, made
in the best manner, on the most reasonable terms.
The said Matthias requarts all those indebted to him, either by
bonds, notes, or book-account, whose debts hath been due above
&x months, to fettle and difeharge their refpe&ive debts, other
wise he will be under the disagreeable necessity of compelling
them, as the law directs.
He hath also for sale, at the said place, fuf caffi only, feme
gold and silver trimmings, a,d a quantity of all foits of com
mon Hatter's trimmings, fit for fine and coarse hats ; likewise a
quantity of dye-ftuff, such as verdigreafe, copperas, galls, and
logwood. January 20 1776. || BW.
f^ N E thousand ACRES of very good LAND, situate
(, near the Gredt Swamp, about 4 miles from Trum ower's
Ta/rrn, in Richland township, Bucks county, about 650 acres of
it ate cb. red, on which are 11 tenements; the houses, gardens,
and orchards are well formed and in good order ; about 250 acres
o' meadow are already made, and as much more may be made
at a very easy expence, as lohicken ereek runs through the body
of the traft, and is very luitable for water-works.
Aifo, One hundred ACRES of uncultivated L AND, in
RLckley township, Philadelphia county, about 5 miles from the
cby. The foil is rich and well timbered; a creek runs through
tie traft, which renders it very convenient for meadows, as well
as water.works; Haverford roads runs through this traft. For
terms of fate, and other necefi'ary information, enquire of
Andrew Allen.
AP ER0O N well qualified to teach reading, writing,
arithmetic, and the moll ufeful parts of the mathematics,
and who can give clear teflimoniAs of his sobriety and industry,
may hear of employment, by applying to ISRAEL PEM
BL RT ON, in Philadelphia, who hath a likely SERVANT
MAN, fit for c untry business, to dispose of.
Philadelphia, February io, 1776.
- r pH E partnership of Cornman and Barge being nearly
4 expired, all persons indebted to them are desired to make
fpecdy payment, to prevent trouble ; and all those who have any
demands against the said partnership, are requested to bring in
their (counts, that they may be adjusted and paid. They have
a small quantity of loaf and lump sugar, and sugar candy, to
dilpofe of, at their store, the corner of Fifth-Greet, in Market
fircet. Cornman and Barge. T.b.c.
February iz, 1776.
& LL persons indebted to the estate of Hugh Bowes,
, iTe M the city, deceased, are requested to make imme
diate payment; and those who have any demands against said
Tftate, are dHired to bring in their accounts, properly proved,
that they may be paid by Charlotte Bowes, Executrix, q
ALL peifons indebted to the fubferiber, either by bills,
. bonds, book-debts, or any other accounts, are hereby re
quested to make immediate payment to John Crawford, of
the township of Warrington, in the county of Bucks, who is
properly empowered to fettle, receive, and give receipts for the
fame, by Matthew Knox. ,
W ENTY'SLINGS~RE W AR D.
STRAYED away from the fubferiber, a black roan Mare,
about 14 hands high, about S years old, paces and trots,
the hair worn off both her sides with the girth, mod all round,
a speck in one of her eyes. Whoever takes up said Mare, and
brings her to the fubferiber, shall have the above reward, and
reasonable charges, paid by Valentine Boyer, Buteher. ^
SIXTEEN D6LLARS REWARD.
STRAYED or STOLEN, cut of the pasture of Joseph
Airbridge, in Chester, the 29th of August, 2 sorrel Mare,
about 15 or 16 hands high, 8 years old, neither brand nor ear
mark, a white spot on her off Shoulder, a scar on one of her hip
bones, which may be easily difeovered by examining a few white
hairs in her forehead, and a snip or white spot on her nose,
about the flze of a penny or left, and, if not mifaken, some
whitilh foots on her back, occasioned by the fiddle; her mane
and foretop light, but part of her mane wore off with a collar,
she has a middling heavy switch tail ; her carriage middling
lofty ; pares and trots, but most apt to pace in good roads; it is
thought ihe is with foal. Whoever takes up and secures said
mare and thief, if stolen, so as the owner may get her again,
(hall have the above reward, and for the mare only Eight Dol
lars, and reasonable charges, paid by Richard Downing, in
Eaf-Cain townffiip, Chester county. [I 3 M.
Northern Liberties. February 10, 1776.
CA ME to the plantation of the fubferiber, living with Mr.
Joshua Fi/her, and Sons, on their plantation on Schuylkill,
upon the 27th of November last, a large white S OW, with fe
veraj black spots upon her. The owner is desired to come,
prove his property, pay charges, and take her away ; otherwise
(he will be fold, one month from the date, to pay charges.
Taken up two B ATTOES. one of them very old, clasped
on the corners of the keen with iron clasps, and has a small
piece of chain hung to her. The other is ^fmall one, has been
payed with tar or blubber. The owners are desired to come,
prove their property, pay charges, and take them away, or else
'hey will foe fold to pay charges, James Cuthbert. ^
T H R^ E P O U'N D S Re^rZ
U N away, on Monday, the 29th of January last, from
the fubferiber, living at the corner of Vine-street, in
Fourth-street, a Dutch Servant man, named Philip Tbiebeut, but
may change it to Philip Miller, he speaks broken English, very
good French, is a butcher by trade, between 25 and 26 years of
ago, about 5 feet to inches high, a red face, very much marked
with the small-pox, and has black hair; had on, when he
went away, a grey cloth jacket, leather breeches, blui/h yarn
flockings, good Shoes, and an old felt hat. Whoever takes up
and secures the said servant, so that his mafier may have him
again, &ell receive the above reward, and reasonable charges,
pail by MICHAEL B®WER. fl
Philadelphia, February tx, 1,76.
TO BE aO L D,
JUST PUBLISHED, PRINTED and SOLD by
R. AIT K. E N, Printer and Bookseller,
opposite the London Coffee-Houfe, is Front-street, Phila
delphia [Price Eigbtcen-pence]
nOHE MODERN RIDING-MASTER: Or,
I A Key to the Knowledge of the Horse, and Horse
manship. With several neceflary Rules for young Horse
men. By the famous PHILIP ASTELY, Riding-Ma
tter, late of h : s Majesty's Royal Light Dragoons. Adorned with
sixteen neat Engravings, descriptive of this manly Exercise.
The Modern Riding-Master may be considered as an ufeful
Vade-Mecum, for Gentlemen of every Rank and Profeffion,
whether Civil or Military.—lt contains, I. Neceflary precau
tions in purchasing a Horse. 2. Of the Bridle and Saddle.
3. The Art of Riding and Reducing a Horse to proper Obedience.
4. To mount the Horse, with a Variety of Directions for the
training and better Government of this ufeful Animal. 5. Ne
cessary Directions on a Journey, &c.
1 HOMAS RoKER
HEREBY informs the Public, that he is removed from
his late dwelling-house, at the corner of Laetitia-Court,
in Market-Street, to the corner of Arch and Water -Streets, near
the New-Ferry, where he has for sale, a general assortment of
Wet Goods and Groceries, as usual, amongst which are a few
gallons excellent arrack, 12 years old, and some old genuine
French brandy ; wine and cyder vinegar, by the large or small
quantity; coffee, by the bag, barrel, or pound ; Carolina rice,
by the tierce or smaller quantity; mustard, by the pound or in
bottles ; coffee, burnt and ground ; chocolate, pepper, alfpice,
ginger, Florence oil. English split peafe, oatmeal, grotts, indigo,
citron, &c. &c. &c.
N. B. He has also for sale, a very good mill, with a pair of
stones, about 25 inches diameter; two men, with the help of a
large wheel, can work it; it was built for grinding roast coffee,
and will answer for that or any kind of grain, and will be fold
cheap. February 6, 1776.
B E S'O' L~dT-
A GOOD Frame HOUSE, with four Rooms on the
lower Floor, and the Garret in one; has a Piazza the
Length of the House, a Well of good Water, and ten Acres of
Land, in a healthy Situation, and on a public Road, within
seven Miles of Mountholly, two from Vincent Town, and a
Quarter of a Mile from Samuel Hilliar's Saw-rnill. For fur
ther Particulars, enquire in Mountholly, of
Charles Philip Hughes.
TOBE S 0 L D,
AV ALUABLE plantation, situate in Abington township,
Philadelphia county, late the estate of John Tyson, fen.
deceased ; containing about 166 acres of land ; bounded on the
old York road, 13 miles from Philadelphia ; has a stone dwell
ing-hopfe, a log barn, and ftab/ing, orchard, and a well of good
water near the door ; about one half the land cleared, with ten
acres of meadow, the remainder woodland; it is a pleasant Situ
ation, near a lime-kiln and mineral spring; will suit to divide,
or the whole may be fold together. Whoever inclines to pur
chase, may apply to the fubferibers, living on the premises.
Rynear Tyson, 'and Joseph Tyson, Executors.
N. B. All persons indebted te said estate, are desired to make
speedy payment, and those that have any demands are desired
to bring in their accounts, in order that they may be fettled. AT
To be LEf T, for one or two Years,
And entered upon immediately,
A PRETTY good FAR M, situate in New-London
townihip, Chester county, with a commodious dwelling
houfe and kitchen, weaver's Shop and cooper's Shop, barn, stables,
and other office-houfes ; two bearing orchards ; 150 acres of land
may be had, 0? more if required, and good meadow in propor
tion ; the whole in good repair. Any person inclining to rent
the whole or part thereof, may know the terms, by applying to
WILLIAM FINNEY, on the premises.
N. B. Any orderly person, on giving Security, may also have
a large breeding mare, a yoke of oxen, a number of horned cat
tle, Sheep and swine, farming utensils, of all forts, with houf
hold furniture, &c. § W. F.
Somerset, February 3, 1776.
To be SOL Dat private S ALE,
THE plantation of Peter Gulick, lately dtceafed, lying
I along the Post road leading from Princeton to New-Bruns
wick ; adjoining lands of Jacobus Wickoff, and others ; about
ten miles from Brunswick; containing 180 acres, about 12
whereof are good meadow, and about 30 acres woodland, with a
good dwelling-house, a new barn, and an orchard ; the whole
well watered, the Ten-mile run Brook running through it, and a
spring hear the door. Any person inclining to puichafe, may
know the terms by applying to the Executors. JOACHIM
GULICK, FORNON TH GULICK, JOHN GULICK, fl
TO, B £ f 0 L D,
PURSUANT to the last will and testament of Robert Hen
derson, late of the township of Warminfter, Bucks county,
deceased, will be exposed to public sale, on the premises, on the
29th day of February instant, at one o' clock in the afternoon,
a certain meffuage, plantation and tra& of land, situate in the
townlhip cf Warwick and county aforefaid, adjoining the York
road, distant from Philadelphia 21 miles, and one mile from
Netbaminy Prelbyterian church, containing about 250 acres ;
the<e are buildings, orchard's, fields, meadows, woods, &c. &c.
The whole will be fold together, or in parts, as will belt suit
the purchasers. Any person inclining to purchase, may be Shewn
the premises before the sale, by applying to the fubferibers; the
° terms will be made known at the time of sale.
All persons indebted to the estate of Robert Henderson, are
desired fpee^ily to difeharge the fame; and all persons having
any demands against the said estate, are requested to bring in their
accounts, that they may be fettled by JOHN KERR,
and JOHN RAMSEY, Executors. ([
Oley, 'January 29, 1776.
To be SOLD by public VENDUE,
A FORGE, merchant-mill, country grist-mill, saw-mill,
oil-mill, ffielling-mill, and fulling-mill, all on one tra&
of land, in Oley, Berks county; the buildings are all in good
order, and supposed to be worth near £ 4000. Also a quantity
of timber land. Any person that may incline to purchase, may
view the piemifes, at or before the day of sale, which is to be
on the last Saturday in March xext, by Jonn Lesher,
N. B. All persons indebted to him, are requested to call and
pay off their accounts, or give bonds, to prevent trouble.
[, One Philip Waggoner received'cr. my account, by a fdfe order,
of Jacob Morgan, Nineteen Pounds ; the said Waggoner pases for a
Glajs-niaker, also a Powder-maker; be has a red face, as if be
worked at sere; a middle feed man, fender made. Whoever takes
up said Waggoner, and secures him in any pal, or gives information
where be is, so that be is brought to jujtice, jball receive the sum of
Six Pounds reward from Jacob Morgan, of Philadelphia, or John
Lefher.
Philadelphia, Second-Month 5, 1776.
ALL persons indebted to the estate of Thomas Maflfey,
deaeafed, late of this city, Sail-maker, are requested to
make payment, without further delay; and those who have
any demands against said estate, are desired to fend them speedily
to the fubferibers, who have a small sum in their hands to
distribute among the creditors of the said Massey. %
James and Drinker, Adminiftrat.
TO B E S'-oT-d;
Four Years of an English Servant Girl's
Time, suitable for either Tewn or Country. Enquire
@f tte PRINTERS.%
FOUR DOLLARS REWARD.
RAN away from the fubferiber, living in Salfbary twwrfnip,
Lancafler county, on the Jecond day cf fecond-montb, 1776, a
servant woman, named Margaret Collands, about 30 years of age,
of a dark complexion, has black bair, is above 5 feet bigb, Jbe foie
and took with her two fhifts and some caps, a red, white and yellow
friped cotton and worsted gown, a yellow and brown friped lincey
petticoat, an old yellow quilt, a half worn blue and brown petticoat,
a reddish coloured worfled bonnet, a blue handkerchief with white
spots, a lincey check apron, bigb-beeled foes, and blue flockings with
white feet and tops. Whoever takes up the faidfervant, and secures her,
so that her master may have ber again, jball have the above reward,
and reasonable charges, paid by William Chamberlain, or
by Robert Wood, Parchment-maker, in Fiftb-ftreet, Pbdadel-
_____ fl 6 w .
THREE P O U"frKI~YY^L
RAN away from the fubferiber, living in J%rcefer tov nfbip,
Philadelphia county, a German man servant nsmed PHILIP
PEfTE R MILLER, be bas a scar on the left fide of bis mouth.
a fr'fl' coloured visage, and dark brown bujby bair ; bad on wicnbe
went away, a light blue coat, after the German fajhion, with lcn&
sleeves open below, a fart blue jacket, white fort woollen beche's,
with a large patch between the legs, blue flockings, new f,es witfc
odd buckles, a large German bat much worn, a black German ftp
made of horse bair, with a yellow f*k buckle; be is about 5 feet
inches high, and cannot feak ary Englif. Whoever takes up said
servant, and secures him, so that bis mafier ma, have him again,
fall receive the above reward, paid by me.
January 28, 1776. ||Nicholas Seidel.
Just publifed, and to be told bv
NICHOLAS BReO KS,
In Second-street, 3 doors above Black-borfe Alley [III unrated wi<
a^beautiful and accurate copper-plate plan of the city of New
GAINE's UNIVERSAL REGISTER
O R,
American and British KALENDEF
For the YEAR 1776.
CONTAINING, the Kalender; Royal Family of Great
Britain, and extent and situation of England, Scwtlar
and Ireland; Royal Family, &c. of France, Spain, Portugal
Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Germany, Poland, Prussia, Ru'd,.
Sardinia, Orange, Italy and Turkey; English Nobility, Seo,
Nobility, Archbishops and Biffiops of England, Privy Counci
Knights of the Garter, Knights of the Thistle, Knights cf d
Bath, Secretaries of State, Lords of Treasury, Lords of Trad
Lords of Admiralty, High Court of ditto, Postmasters Genera
Army, House of Commons, rank of Army and Navy, Rev.
Navy, Holydays at the Custom-house, pay of the Navy, pa
of the Army, precedency among men, precedency among we
men, Kings and Queens of England---of Scotlarid---of Great
Britain; Jrifli Nobility, Arehbiffiops and Bishops; enumerate
goods fubje& to duty in America, description of America, Ger.
ral Eftabliihment, Government of West-Florida-—East Florida-
Georgia—South-Carolina---North-Carolina —Virginia Id
ryland—Penafylvania and Lower Counties of Newcastle, Kr.
and Sussex, upon Delaware—New-Jersey— New-York- Core
ration for the Relief of the Widows and Children of Clerg
men of the Church of England; Government of Connecticut-
Rhode-Ifla nd—Maffachufetts-Bey New-Hampihire Kpc
Scotia---Newfoundland-St. John's----Canada; Minivers a%
Congregations belonging to the Rev. Synod of New-York,- &
Associate Prelbytery of Philadelphia, his Majefly's forces
Borton, Governors of New-York from the year 1664 to
present time, Governors of New-Jersey, Governors of the We;
India Islands, Staff of the Army of the Thirteen United P.
vinces in North-Ameriea, State of the four regiments railed
the Colony of New-York, Royal Artillery railed in New-Yor
Officers in the troop of Light Horse in New York, Independe
Companies in New-York, New-Jersey bills, reduced to Nc-
York currency, table of Interest, Roads, &c.
N. B. Likewise to be fold by laid Brooks, a gorg ..^
ment of the very belt black, white and mixed colour silk fl
ings ; woifted, cotton and thread ditto, and socks; a good aflo
ment of jewellery, pictures and maps, copper-plate writings, &
drawing-books, as usual; a variety of mufisk, the best Lon
made fiddles and fifes, Roman fiddle-firings, with a great
riety of other curious and ornamental Goods.
To be L E T T, for a Terri of Years,
A CONVENIENT Store-House, in the Township
Coventry, Chester County, about 34 Miles from Pi
delphia, which has been occupied for feme Years part by
Murray, and is, perhaps without Exception, the best accuftc
Store in theCounty, lying near several great Roads, as also fe
Iron-works, on French Creek. For further Particulars, err
o f Joseph Moore, living in Elbow-Lane, oppefite the Pre
terian Meeting-House, in Market-street, Philadelphia, or
Subscriber, in Coventry aforefaid. John Pugh
N. B. Any single Person inclining to rent the fame, who
be well recommended, may have Board and other neeeffary Ac
modations, on reasonable Term, of the Subscriber aforefaic
To be SOLD by the fubferiber, living on
premiles, and may be entered on the beginning of April ne
A VALUABLE plantation and tra& of 183 acres,
144 perches of land, or thereabouts, situate in the t,
Ihip of Southampton, in the county cf Bucks, about 17
from the city of Philadelphia, on the road leading theretro
Wright's-town ; there are on the premises a new stone dwe!
house and log kitchen, smoke-house, smith's shop, barn
stables, a never-failing spring of water near the door, a
young orchard of 120 trees; about 100 acres are good a
land, 8 acres or thereabouts good meadow, and as much
may be made and watered ; there is water in all the fields e
one, which may with very little inconvenience be fupplisu
stream of water, which scarcely ever fails in the driest ft
runs through the premises, on which may be erected any
et water works; the situation is high and pleasant, and ne
veral merchant mills and places of worlhi, ; the whole
good repair. The title and terms will be made known,t
plying to MATTHIAS FENTON.
To be S OLD, by the Subscriber,
That valuable LOT es GROUND and prem
whereon he now lives, at the corner of Fourth and P
ftreets, containing ia breadth, on Fourth-street, 20 feet, at
tends, on Pine-street, 60 feet, whereon is erected a good -
story brick dwelling-house, a frame ditto, two-story, v
bake-oven ; also a good fable and yard. Any person inc:
to purchase the fame, may know the terms of sale, by apt
to JAMES BROW
N. B. The whole is clear of groun&cirt,^
JAMES CLARK, and SON, Dyers in gene;
BEG Leave to inform the Public, that they dye silk ,
meets and faine silk, all manner pf colours, and rs
them properly; they also dye cloths, Walloons, and al j mar
of woollen goods; mens clothes dry or wet scoured ; 1
wife jeans, fuftians, and all manner of cotton goods; got;
linen, yarn, and worsteds, dyed blue, red, &c. frarlet cic
cleaned and refreshed in the colour; and many other thins;
the dying way, too tedious to mention here. Allowance
to those that manufaaure or fell. Commissions from the ct
try carefully observed. They purpose to dye black every Fri
Work received and delivered at their house, in Front-?:
between Market and Chestnut-streets, two doors from the £
leading to the Crooked Billet.
N. B. The said James Clark has a small assortment of v
good Shoes and Pumps, and some other Goods, which he•
fell upon reasonable terms.o