The Pennsylvania gazette — Philadelphia, Pa., 1776-04-17 00:00:00, page 4

March 6, f,76.
"Refolded, That Major Meredith, Captain Wilcocks,
Captain Peters and Mr. Peter Dehaven, be appointed to
Superintend and condod the Provincial Manufactory of
Gun Locks in this city, and they are empowered to con
tract for a convenient situation, and to erect all works
necessary for carrying on the said manufactory in the most
beneficial manner to the public: And further, to con
trast for the making Fire Arms; and fee that the artificers
who have already contrasted in this city for that purpose
perform their engagements faithfully ; and this Board will
will fupp'y them with such fams of money as the business
Ihall require. Extract from the Minutes,
WILLIAM GOVETT, Secretary.,
PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given, That we have; in
pursuance of the above Resolve of the Committee of
Safety, provided a convenient place for the carrying on a
Provincial Lock Factory on an extensive plan; and as a
proper person is appointed to dired, teach and superin
tend workmen in that branch, all smiths who are already
acquainted with the lock business, or those who are de
sirous of inftruftion, will be employed, by applying to
us, or to Mr. Benjamin Rittenhouje, at the Lock Factory,
in Cherry -ftrect, between Third and Fourth-streets, Phi
ladelphia. All persons deiirous to contrast for the mak
ing of Fire-Arms, are requested also to apply to Samuel
Meredith, 'John Wilcoc^s, Richard Peters, jun. Peter De
haven.
As the Gun Lock factory was established, not only to
manufacture as many Locks as possible, but also to serve
as a school for promoting the knowledge of this necessary
business throughout the province, all journeymen smiths,
clock-makers, and other persons, who have been accus
tomed to filing and working iron or brass, will be in
ftrudted in the laid business gratis, and receive adequate
wages for their labour: A few active boys will be taken
apprentices. A ptrfon well acquainted with forging Gun
Locks will meet with encouragement. Persons having
good arms for sale are desired to apply to the fubferibers,
or to Mr, Robert Towers, at the State-house.
The Printers of the several News- Papers in this province
(both Rnglfb and German) are requeued to insert in their
papers, a convenient time, this advertisement.
Sign of tie Compdfs, Chester County, April 4, 1776.
F I V A D O F, L ARS Reward.
DESERTED from Captain Patrick Andersof's
Company, of the Battalion of Mufetry, now raifog for tie
province ferrite, a certain John Steed, alias John Harland, ahrt
sfeet 4. or 5 inches high, about 20 years of age, of a fair com
plexion, smooth faced light coloured hair, 0 small fear on bis f re
bead, and on bit light cheek ; had on a red flriped lincey jacket,
with fleeces, a fwarfkin under jacket with blue foots, a foirt of
broad check, a foall caflor hat, rathite yarn flockings, good foes,
•with copper buckles, a red friped handkerchief; has If one of his
under fore-teeth, was entifted before fuftice Climfon, and received Lis
advance man ~ . Any person feckring foid Defer ter, either in Phila
delphia or Cheflet goal, or delivering him to his Captain, fall have
the above reward from Patrick Anderson,
*, Any person fund harbouring said Def rter, may depend on
being proferttd agreeable to the Rfo ves of fyembly. ff
AL L Peif ns :h't are indebted to the estate of William Dtirf.
late of Paffyunk, deceased, are requested to pay; and ell
those that have any demands again': said estate, are desired to
bring in theii accounts, that they may be adjusted.
Henry Magg.
4f t \ExecutorSo
Joseph Lownzs.)
T E N POUNDS Reward.
ST O LE N from the fubferiber, living in Harford county,
Maryland, on the loth of March last, two strawberry-roan
If ORSES, one of them 8 nr 9 tears old, about 14 hands high,
with a blze is his face, a natural pacer. The other about 13
hands high, paces a little, trots and gallops well, with a blaze
in his face ; they also stole with the horses two fiddles, the one
almost new, with a new blue saddle-cloth, hound with white;
the other half worn : Both horses and saddles were stole by
\ Chaiies Shepherd and Matthew Divio, Charles Shepherd is a
young lad, about 20 years of age, frefh coloured, about 5 feet 7
or 8 inches high, has a fear on the back of his left hand :
Mathew Rivin is about 35 years of age, 5 feet 10 inches high,
of a frefh colour, a little pitted with the frhall-pox, has loft the
middle finger of his left hand, the other crooked, is a great
lover of liquor, fwear#r and liaf. They have both coarse home
made Abts, of unbleached linen ; one wore a blue coat, the
other a fnuff coloured one, patched at the elbows; one a red
and white striped jacket, the other a brown, both leather
breeches mixed yarn blockings, one a hat cut in the faction,
the other a coarse felt hat. Whoever takes up the said horses
and men, shall be entitled to a reward of Ten Pounds, or Three
Pounds for the horses, and Seven Pounds for the men, or in
proportion for either, and reasonable charges if brought home,
paid by DAVID BENFIELD, q
N.B. It is likely they will forge passes, as they can both write.
Philadelphia, Fourth-Month 6, 1776.
WHEREAS there will be wanted this present year, in
and near this citj, above 2000 cords' of Spanif white oak,
beach ana hemlock bork, for which good prices and ready money are
given ; it is to be hoped, that all persons who have timber of those
kinds to cut, and are convenient to navigation or land carriage to
ras city, will be careful to do it in the proper season, and get the
bark, as they .will not only find their own advantage therein, but will
afo have thefatif Alion of contributing to public utility, by furnifing
tr- manu/aDurers of leather whh so scarce and necessary an ar
ticic, and the bark, if k-.pt dry, will receive no damage by keep
fo^i 4 quantity thereof in any perfon'spffion, may be always con-
Jidered as ready case, and brought to market when it may be mos
convenient.
N if ft is thought a la-gc quantity tatty be got up Delaware and
PchylkA, very advantageous to those who are convenient to fend it
down n the Durham boats, cr otherwife.^
Salem, New Jersey, March 27, 1776.
TUREE POUN PS Reward.
WHEREAS a certain TAMES BELL, about five
fee* f^ur or five inches high, about 28 years of age, fays
he taught the light horse in Philadelphia, and at Dover, in Kent
County on Delaware, came here, and said he was going to
Philadelphia to buy two ftalhons, one for Samuel Chew, Esq;
at Dover, and the other for himfelf, and hired a horse of thefub
fcriber, with a half-worn fiddle ; the horse is about 14 hands
high, 14 years old a deep bay, with a star in his forehead, and is
lame in Aisle joint: Whoever secures the Did horse mail have
Forty Shillings,, and for Bell, so that he may be brought to ju
foce, Tw - ty'lhillmss, paid bv ± GEORGE DUNN.
TO BE SOLD,
FIFTEEN acres of Land, situate in the Northern Liber
ties of the city of Philadelphia, adjoining Venable's road,
lands of Joseph Carry and others, near the feat of Charles
Thomson, Esq; there are 2 acres of cleared meadow, 4 acres of
woodland on the premises, and the remainder cleared. Any per
lons inclining to purchase, are desired to apply to Peter Miller,
Esq; in Third Oreet, or to the owner J Philip Krabs.
in COMMITTEE of SAFETY,
PHILADELPHIA, Printed by HALL and SELLERS, at the New Printing-
Office, near the Market,
The FAMOUS ENGLISH
D R A Y HOR S E,
Imported by Col. Francis, from Lincolnshire, in Old-England,
WILL cover this season, till the firft of August, at the
plantation of the fubferiber, in Newtown township,
Gloucester county, within two miles of Cooper's ferry, opposite
Philadelphia, at Thirty Shillings the season cash, or Forty Shil
lings if credit. The English Dray Horse is a jet black, with ^
star and snip, 17 hands and one inch, 16 inches round the knee
joint, and is thought to he the broadest horse on the continent :
He is much admired for his light trotting, high coutage, lofty
carriage and trueness in drawing, and is judged the strongest
horse in the province, and can be assured by proof that he has
got the likeliest, largest and ftrongefl colts of any horse in the
province. He was kept four seasons by Isaac Tayler, in Chester
county, and the lad season he covered in so much repute that
there were 150 mares brought to him, and he covered the
greatest part of them at Forty Shillings each for the season.
His colts frequently fell from Sol. to 140 L apiece Much more
with truth might be added in regard to his performances and
goodness, but if is thought needless/ Any persons that fend
their mares may be assured the best care shall be taken of them,
and good pasture will be provided for those that live at a diflance,
at 2s. 6L per week, by Marmaduke Cooper.
COVER this season, until the
! ' r " ' a y°' August next, at the sub
"scriber's, in Pennibury township, Chester
county, between Kennet Meetingrhoufe
© an d the Forks of Brandywine-creek, near
F Benjamin Tayloi's mill, at Twenty Sh.l
- per mare the season, if paid down,
0r by 'be above date, otherwise th pay
Twenty-five Shillings per mare the season.
VALI ANT is four years old this season, a jet black,
with a blaze and snip, measures 151 hands high, hath a light
head, long neck, rises neatly before, a lon, hollow back, smooth
hipped, his quarters neatly turned, .compteat thighs, and as
neatly limbed as any in the province ; the said Horse trots gay
and lofty, canters smooth and gallant, is remarkable high
courage, and draws exceeding well in the gears ; was got by the
big Er.glifh Dray Horse, called Jolly Roger, which is perhaps
the best horse ever yet imported in America for real service;
which horse was foaled in Lincolnshire, in Old England, and
imported by Col. Francis, now belonging to Marmaduke Cooper,
in West-Jersey. Any persons that please to fend their mares,
may depend upon the best care being taken of them, by
ISAACTAYLOR.
Such as live at a distance may have paftura at 2s. per week._
Kennet square, April 8, 1776.
S A MP S O N,
A JET blick, with a star, between 16 and 17 hands high,
h ft°ut> yet neatly made, of a lofty carriage and fine cou
rage, riling 4 years old this spring.
P E A C O C K,
That noted Jersey Horse, originally from New-England, and
6 years old this spring ; he is a fine black, very well marked ;
as to carriage, courage, and adivity cf feet, perhaps inferior to
n°ne ; as good judges fay he surpasses all horses they have seen
for fwiftnefs in pacing. These two horses, together with Young
Lightfoot, is ^xpeaed will cover at the fubferiber's stables,
far the small sum of Ten Shillings each, in order to proportion
things to an equality with the present distressing times.
I would willingly dispose of one of the two latter horses,
and feme good hackney and work horses and mares, like
wise a pair of valuable black horses, with star and snip each;
all young and fund, and I think on reasonable terms.
John Byrnes, Bricklayer, of Maryland, calling on me,
might hear of Something to his advantage.
§7/ 6# J. MUSGRAV E.
' O COVER until the 1f tof Au
I gust next, at the stable of the Sub
fy/L/C /^ scriber, living at the sign of the Ship, in
Eaft-Caln township, Chester county, at
B«'>F?r CT ^ Twenty Shillings the season, or Forty Sbil-
J&^CgJ&m lings to ensure a foal ; that beautiful
^ uc ks county bred Horse AIRY, 15^
hands high, rising 5 years old, a deep
forte! (b y some called a chestnut) with
one white foot, strong bodied and well limbed, high courage,
carries lofty, and of a fine temper ; travels, trots, racks hand
some, and paces fwift. He is a grand colt of Huftey s Ball,
of Bucks county, and is thought, by good judges, to be the
likeliest horse now known to propagate our good old breed again.
Any person living at a great distance, inclining to fend their
mares, shall have good pasture, and care taken of them, at Two
Shillings and Sixpence per week, by
^ Jon a th an Valen tine.
Td c 7) V^ER —this^fafon, at the fubferiber's, in Penns
bury township, Chester county, between Kennet Meeting
lwufe and Benjamin Taylor's mill, near the Forks of Brandy
wine creek, the gallant Horse, called
R A N T E R.
His dam was foaled in New-England : his fire was from An
thony Waters's brown, called The Little Horse, which scarce
ever met with his match, pacing fwift. RANTER is fix
years old this season, a dark bay, with a star and one white
foot, measures upwards of 15 hands and an inch high, neatly
limbed, well breasted, and rises exceedingly well before, paces
fwift for his practice, trots and paces very genteel in a travel,
is remarkably high courage, lofty carriage, and carries head and
tail gay and pleafaht ; said horse is to tover at Fifteen Shillings per
mare this season. Any persons that please to fend their mares,
may depend upon their being taken good care of, by
TITUS BENNETT.
fr^&^ssro?.^x^,¥^.^3eerß^L 'vreT^*roCTTO&"<YT ILL COVER
. VV Mares this sea
rD^/^ son, at the fubferiber's
«to^&ke==== stable, in Darby, at 40
Shillings the season, or
3 P° unds to ensure a
foal, the beautiful horse
W f CREOLE, a full blood,
f MtW^^ imported from Ohl, Eng:
N W% land, 15 hands high, a
V>f g ' ne black, with a star
and I white foot, boney
and well made, goes re
^i^^ri=^^^ pay, true and
light under the saddle, and looks as fair for getting good colts,
for either turf or saddle, as any horse in these parts, which
several colts of his getting in the neighbourhood will deinon
firate. Good pasturage for Mares, at 2s. 6d. per week.
4[ ISAAC SER RILL.
ST RAYED away from the fubferiber, living in Eighth
ftreet, near Arch-street, a dark bay HOR 3E, between
14 and 15 hands high, shod all round, his mouth cut a little
with the bit's, paces under the saddle, and trots a little, pretty
bulky, switch tail, a short thick mane, hangs on both sides, a
black streak down his back ; the oweer believes there is a white
saddle spot on his back. Whoever takes up said horse, and
brings him to Mr. John Little's tavern, at the sign of the
Indian Queen, in Fourth-street, between Market and Cheftnut
ftreet, shall have Twenty Shillings reward, and all reasonable
charges, paid by William Jordan, qj
■ Kennet, Fourth-Month 9, 1776.
WA S stolen out of the fubferiber's stable in Kennet, Ches
ter county, the 26th of last month, at night, a black
MARE, with white in her face, which extends to one fide of
her nose; she is 6 years old this grass, about 14 hands high,
paces and trots, but carries low, is low in flefh and very dull to
ride, except with a spur; it is not remembered whether ffie hath
Any brand or other mark, the present owner having had her but
a short time. There was a Mare left in her place, which had
been stole from Thomas Woodward about a week before ;
and as there hath been several things stolen lately in the neigh
bourhood, particularly a quantity of cheese, which (it is thought)
was fold at Christiana Bridge ; and from several circumstances,
there is reason to fufpe& a man who sometimes calls himfelf
John Dobbins, or Robbins; and as he is known in several parts
of the country, and in Philadelphia, it is particularly desired by
many in the neighbourhood, that if the said man be at any
time found with any horse or other goods in possession, which
may appear fafpiciwus, he may be secured, and public notice
thereof given. Any person securing the abovementioned Mare,
so as the owner may have her again, shall have Thirty Shillings
reward, or Fifty Shillings fox the mare and, thief, if prosecuted
to envision, paid by Thomas Milhous. ,J
—S lTcTri?T) edition
The WORKS of JOHN WOOLMJN
IS JUST PUBLISHED, and to be SOLD by
JOSEPH CRUKSHAN K,
At his Printing-Office, in Market-street, between Second aid
Third-streets, opposite the White Horse, and near the Middle
of the Butcher's Shambles :
Where also may be bad
Pool's Annotations on the Bible, Burkitt on the New-
Testament, the Life of Thomas Elwood, Daniel Stanton's
Journal, Barclay's Catechism and Confeffion of Faith, Hugh
Turford's Grounds of a H ly Life s Memoirs of John Roberts,
Shewen's Counsel to the Christian Traveller, the Works of Fla
vius Jofepbus, Wesley's Primitive Physic, Ba,tlet's Collection
of approved Receipts for the Diseases of Horses, Dilworth's
Schoblmafler's Assistant, and Spelling-Book; Bonds, Powers of
Attorney, Indentures, most other Kinds of Blanks, and Variety
of Books and Stationa* f. | i 8 W.
Eight Thousand Acres of good Land,
In the County of Albany, anc Province of New-York,
TO BE SGO 1) BY
CHARLES WHARTON. %
W A' N T r, D,
A good second-hand CHAIS , wid a light Top.
Inquire of the Printers. fl
JOHN KAIGHN hath for Sale, at his
STORE, in Second-ftr^t the fecund door below Chri ft-
Church, the r?.mai..s of his D< Y GOODS, colliding
of the following articles, viz.
FINE, super and ri:?er?ue broadcloths, with suitable trim
mings; by whoiefale and :cta;l, among which are, parjons
and ravens grey, black, Saxon and peatgreen, London brown,
purple, light drabs, suitable ' womens cloaks, double milled
drabs, for great coats, and a varieiy of cloth colours and mix
tures ; rattinets, Ihalopns, curants jingle w rfted damalk, wer
fied figgathy, dove coloured, blue and black Marseilles quilting,
striped India taffety, crow coloured paduafoy; blufb, blue and
green, half ell perfians; black silk cravats, 3 yard silk laces,
mens worked flockings, womens worsted mitts, and silk gloves,
best scars twist, silk knee garters; fashionable, death head,
and needle worked basket coat and jacket buttons, wove carved
ditto ; ribbands and ferrets, plaited flocks, suitable for the sol
diery; hair plush ; black, red, pompadour, claret, green, blue,
and olive velvets and velverets; cut velvet jacket-shapes; knit
breeches patterns, blue and white furniture caliooe, Scots arid
Nuns thread, nonfopretties, Holland and Manchester tapes,
quality Ihce-binding, green worsted furniture check; silver
watches, locket sleeve buttons, plated knee buckles, genuine
Weston's rappee fnuft; mens felt hats, red sealing-wax, table
knives and forks, best stag handle carvers, Butcher knives,
Taylors small shears and thimbles; womens feiffars and thim
bles, nail nippers. Shoemakers tacks, iron bake ovens, frying
pans, white steel plate and common handfawsy spike and nail
gimblets, trunk locks, rising joint hinges, hob nails, best gun
flints, fnuff-boxes, &c. 4 W.
N. B. Those persons who are desirous of railing Silk-worms,
or propagating the White-mulberry tree, may be Applied with
Eggs and Seed gratis, by applying as above.
-THIRTY SHILLINGsT^^d;
RU N away from Atfion Furnace, in Weft New-Jersey, on or
about the zzd of March last, an indented irijb servant man,
named Jobfi M Gill, about yzyears of age, about 5 feet 10 inches
high, red curled hair, sandy complexion, much pitted with the
fmall-pcx ; bad on, and took with him, a wollen (brownish coloured^
jacket and troffers, 2 ozenbrigsfoirts, an old felt bat, I pair thick
milled flockings, new Jb@es, wito square brass buckles, and 2 striped
blankets. Whoever apprehends fcid servant, and fccures bim, Jo
that bis masters may have him again, jball have the above reward,
and reasonable charges, paid by Lawrence Saltar, at said
Furnace, or James and Drinker, in Philadelphia.f
Ntw-Brunfwick, February 27, 1776.
SIX POUNDS Reward.
STOLEN, last night, out of the stable of the late Alexan
der Ross, Esq; near New-Brunswick, three well-matched
bay COACH HORSES, about 8 years old, upwards of 15
hands high, two of them blooded, the other a stout round bodied
horse, and lame in his right fore foot by a cut above the hoof;
one of the blooded horses was at times somewhat lame in his
right hip, had a short dock, and only a piece of a ffioe on one of
his fore feet; the other two shod all round, and one of them
had a long dock; they were in good order. The above, reward
will be given to any person who takes up said horses, or Fortv
Shillings each, and Three Pounds for the thief, by
ff SARAH ROSS.
ON the 3d day of March, 1776, ran away from the fubferiber,
living in Coventry toqynfhip, Chester county, a German Jervant
man, named Martin Leib, about 20 years of age, about 5 feet 4
inches high, has brown hair; bad on, when be went away, a half
worn felt bat, claret coloured coatee, with metal buttons, a hgkt
blue double breasted jacket, new buckskin breeches, a pair of blue rib
bed flockings, and a pair of fboes, foaled, with two forts of brass
buckles in them. Whoever apprehends the said servant, and secures
him in any goal, so that bis maser may have him again, shall have
the above reward, and reasonable costs, from
11 Abraham Schleiffer.
AL ARGE Stone H®ufe and Stables, and a Lot of Land,
containing one acre and a half, with one hundred good
bearing apple-trees, and a good draw well in the yard that never
fails ; there was formerly a large Hore kept in the said house,
as there is a fine shop built for that purpose; it is situate on
Chestnut-Hill, about 10 miles from Philadelphia. Any peifcn
that inclines to purchase, may know the terms, by applying to
Michael Berndoller, living in Roxborough township,
8 miles from Philadelphia. March 19, 1776. rs
FOR READY MOAET ONLY,
FIVE POUNDS Reward.
TO BE SOL D,