The Pennsylvania gazette — Philadelphia, Pa., 1776-03-13 00:00:00, page 6

December 4, Y775*
FIFTEEN POUNDS Rewards
QTRAYED or STOLEN from Pennfbury, Chester
county, near Brandywine, on or about the 16th of August
last, a BAY G*E LDIN G, near two years old, neither brand
nor ear-mark, a blaze, black mane and tail, with a fwhch,
remarkably long filed and hollow backed, fomew,it lighter co
loured between the hind legs, . a natural trot.er. Whoever takes
up said colt, so that the owner may get him again, Shall have
Five Pounds reward, with reasonable charges, and if Stolen, for
the thief and horse, Fifteen Pounds, on conviction of the thief,
paid by JAMES BRINTON. Tbc.iow.
To be fold by public vendue, on the 14th of March
inst. if not fold before by private sale,
A Valuable TRACT of LAND, pleafantly^fituated,
about 17 miles from Philadelphia, on the gieat road lead
ing therefrom to Wright's-town, in Southampton township,
Bucks county, near the sign of the Buck, containing about 184
acres, about 100 acres clear, about 8 acres meadow, and as much
more may be made and watered, the remainder is well timbered;
there are erected on said plantation a good stone house, cellar
under the whole, a leg kitchen adjoining said house, finish's
Shop, fmoak-houfe, a good frame barn and stables, a spring of
good water near the door, a young orchard, of about 120 trees ;
there is a good Stream of water running through the fame, on
whick may be erected a grist, saw, or fulling mill ; the whole
in good repair; the title indisputable. Any person inclining to
purchase, may know the conditions, by applying to the subscriber,
living on laid premises, or they will be made known at the time
ot file, by Matthias Fenton.
N. B. The vendue to begin at 1 o'clock said daysf
- PO U ND S Retard.
S'F RAYED away from the subscriber, on the gib of January
las, living in Moya^enfing township, Philadelphia county, a JEut
clumsy BAY HO R S E, about 14 hands high, the hair rubbed off
bis breafi with the collar, a remarkable g cd draft borfe, trets end ya
tes in general, lary aditt/e, has a Jhort bob tail, carries bis bead low.
Whoever takes up and deli, ers said horse to the fubfcriber,Jhall have
the above reward,.paid by || John TittermarY.
Kennet Square, Chester County, farmery 1, 1,76.
RUN away from the subscriber, yesterday afternoon, a cer
tain John Crabb, a native of Cld England, served fume
part of his time last summer in Philadelphia, profeffes being
Something of a grootn ; he is a chunky, clumsy, knock-kneed,
pale ill-looking fellow ; had on, when he went off, an old
wool hat, an ozenbrigs Shirt, a black cravat, a pair of cloth
breaches, and outride jacket, with cuffs, both of a lightifh co
lour, a fwanlkin under jacket, without sleeves, brown home
made dockings, and a pairof (hoes of saddle leather, with re
markable thick foals. Though I have no great choice in feeing
the fellow yet, to prevent the bad example to others, I will
give FORTY SHILLINGS reward, provided he is brought
home or Secured for me in this Philadelphia, or New-Castle
county goal. Joseph Musgrave. «
Moore's Town, January 25, 1776.
E I G H T D 0 L L A Rb Reward.
STOLEN out of the house f the subscriber, in the township
of Chefer, Burlington county, in the night of the 23d infant,
the following articles, viz. One brown and orange dorfateen g wn,
one brown and orange poplin ditto two light cotton ditto, one calicoe
double Jhort ditto, a Juperfine light-coloured broadcloth Jhort cloak ; a
pair of white ruffe/ f : ys a most new ; a lawn apron, one Irijb
linen ditto ; one muffin handkerchief, marked R. A; a muffin apron,
tau check ditto ; a kenting handkerchief ; a pair of womans bome
fpun cotton flockings, and a coarse pillow case, &c. &c. It is sup
posed the above clothes were ft len by a woman. Whoever appe
bends the thief and clothes Jhall receive the above reward, or Four
Dollars for the thief only, with reasonable charges, paid by
J SAMUEL ATKINSON.
Philadelphia, fanuay 22, 1776.
BRIGHT and P tC H 1 N,
HAVE for sale, at their store, is Water street, about
mil-way between Race and Vine-Streets Old Weft-India
Rum, Coffee, Sugars in HogSheads, Cocoa, ft ut C rolina Seal-
Leather, Indigo, Beaver and Ot er Skins Be^-wax, and a quan
tity of Mahogany, ,&c. &c.
Ci ENt LEMEN, who wish : 1 possess any of the following
JT excellent and scarce BOOKS, are req^eftea to observe
thy may n # w be had at R OBERTBELL's, in Third
ibreet, Philadelphia, viz. _
LAW 800 K S.
Reports by Burrow, Lord Raymond, Atkyns, Wilson, Le
ving, Salkeld, Strange, -Ventris, Vezey, Saunders, Lilly,
Skinner, Vaughan, Coke, Croke ( afas in equity, &c, &c.
Swinburne on Wills, Wood's Institute, Hawkins's Pleas of the
Crown, Tremaine's Pleas of the Crown, C ke on Littleton,
Jacob's Law Dictionary, Inftru&or Clericalis, Baton and Selden
on Government, &c. &c.
Also the following Miscellaneous Works:
Macaulay's History of England, 5 v 1. Lyt let ' n's "iftory of
Henry the Second, 4 vol. Daliymple's Memoirs f Greatßi
tain, 3 vol. lotze's Prefect State of Europe, 3 vcl. Miliot's
History of England, 2 vol. Grey's Debates of the H use of Com
mons, 10 vol. Duke of Solly's Memoirs, 6 vol% Neal's History
of the Puritans, 4 vo). Stewart's Political Oeconowy, 3 vol.
Dictionary of Arts and Sciences. 4 vol. The Works of Swift,
Pope, Homer, Shakefpear, Shafilbury, Addison, dhenftune,
Cowley, Dryden, Waller, Prior, Plato, Tacitus by Gordon,
Independent Whig, Cato's Letters, Nature Displayed, Burke on
the Sublime and Beautiful, &c. &c. With a variety of New
and Old Books too numerous to insert.
TO E S OL D,'
A COMMODIOUS two story stone HOUSE, with a
piaza, kitchen, and two stores adjoining, with the lot of
ground thereunto belonging, a well of excellent water near the
kitchen, and a cart-way leading into the yard ; situated next to
Friends Meeting-house, on the main street leadin through Ger
mantown, is a pleasant situation, and a good Stand for business.
For terms, apply to the fubferibers, in Third-street, Philadel
phia. John Parrish. Robert Dawson. §<s.Tf
EIG H 1 D 1, LA R 0 Reward.
RUN a^ay from the subscriber, faring near the Drawbridge,
in Fr >nt-ftreet Philadelphia, on Friday the \gtr of January,
1776, an indented servant man, named Richard Traded, a native
of Odd England, born in LoAm, by trade a Gun-docker, 21 years
of age, about § feet § or 6 inches high, thin visaged a little
pock-pitted straight black hair, dark hazel eyes, bis upper fore
teeth rather prtyeQ forward, is much given to company, and a great
finger ; bad on, wren be went away, a dark London brown coat and
waifcoat, buckjkin breeches ahnof new black Qrfied flockings,
much darned in the feet, half-worn fetes, Pinchbeck bubbles, an
eld check Jhirt, and a black silk handkerchief; be is a very artful
fellow, much given to lying, and may perhaps forge a pass. Who
ever takes up the said fervent and secures him in goal, so that,
bis wafer may get him again, Jhall have the above reward, paid by
« John Nicholson, Gurfaith.
TAREE POUNDS REWARD.
RUN away from the subscriber, living in Cheflnut-ftreet,
Philadelphia, on Sunday4rift the 21st of January, 1776,
a servant man, by trade a Shoe-maker, goes by the name of
JOHN TAYLOR, and has been in the King's service ; had
on, when he went away. 2 blue coatee, with hair buttons, and
jcketof the fame; agreafy pair of leather breeches, light co
loured ribbed flockings, a new pair of pum„, yell6w buckles,
and an old heaver hat, cocked. Whoever will bring said servant
10 his master, Shall have the above reward, and all reasonable
charges, paid by HENRY SPEING. §
THE PUBLIC are to take Notice, that the Partnership
of MOORE and R O w A N, is dillblved from this
Date. Philadelphia, January 2, 1776. §
OZENBRIGS and TICKLENBURGST
Just opening, and to be fold for rea y Money only, by
JONAS PHILLIP S,
At his Store, in Market-Street, near the Co^ee house,
WITH sundry other dry GOODo on hand, French and
Carolina Indigo, Florence oil, sweet wines, brandy,
Holland and country geneva, in cates; cordial in barrels ;
cinnamon and mace; best northern beaver and raccoon Ikins,
&c. &c. January 22, 1776.,
Philadelphia, Janu ry 22, 1776.'
ROBERT cO V E
INTENDS declining business as soon as peffib.e, and de
sires all persons that have any demands against him to bring
in their accounts, that they may be paid. And all |erfons who
are indebted to him, by bond, note, or book-debt, are desired to
pay off their refpe&ive balances immediately, otherwise he will
be under the disagreeable peceffity to put their accounts into the
hands of an attorney.
N.B. He has for sale, a quantity of Calf-Skins and Seal-
Leather, &c. which he will dispose of very cheap, for cash.
Philadelphia, January 24, 1776.
ALL persons indebted to the estate of Thomas Patterfem,
late of Gloucester county, Weft New-Jersey, deceased, are
requeued to pay, and those that have any j@ft demands on said
estate, are desired to leave uhem, properly proved, with the fub
fcriber,in order for adjustment. Henry Lisle, Administrator.
The indentures or a bound girl, about 9 years of age, to be
disposed f for a small premium, to a good place.
To be lett, two plantations, adjoining each other, in Weft
New-Jersey, Gloucester county, about 20 miles from the town
of Gloucester, on one of which is a good bearing orchard, both
have convenient dwelling-houses, with out-houses, and about 30
acres cleared land; any person inclining to rent, by applying
to said Henry Lisle, in Second-street, below the Bridge, may
know the terms. Security for the payment of the rent will be
required.J
N. B. Sundry hou/hold furniture, and childrens clothes, with
other wearing apparel have been clandestinely taken from the
plantation, or which said Thomas Patterson lately lived, Since
his death ; a hanefome reward will be given. ^ the person that
will furnish fufficient proof of the sass, to convict the offender.
ISAAC and BENJAMIN CATHR ALI,
at their Store, at William Cooper's Ferry, opposite Phila
delphia, have for sale,
ALA RGE assortment of fine yard wide and y-Sths Irish
linens, long lawns, cambricks and lawns 6 quarter and
yard wide muslins; kenting and muslin handkerchiefs; Ik
and thread gauze ; white, brown, and black Barcelona ha id
kerchiefs; romal ditto; cortin and check pocket ditto ;, mens
white and black silk cravats; black India taffaty ; ell wide per
fian ditto; white, black, and red perfian lining; diaper table
cloths, of various Sizes; a variety of t hintzes and plain calicoes;
mens ribbed, cotton and worked hose; plain ditto ; thread ditto;
womens and childrens ditto; mens gloves and mitts ; womens
silk mitts; best fattin kid ditto; fine arid coarse worked ditto ;
purple and cloth coloured gloves and mitts; a variety of rib
bands ; napkin diaper; a good assortment of Second cloths, with
suitable trimmings ; velvets and velterets, of various colours ;
pluSh; thicksets; tuftians; faggathies ; nankeen patterns; mens
best four threaded cloth coloured breeches patterns; common
ditto ditto; mens and boys leather breeches; womens kriped
silk and cotton gown patterns; briilion dorfettees; double and
Single damalks; silk faggathy ; blue, green, black, and cloth
coloured cahmancoes; Striped and plain bengall ; a great variety
of camblets and^camblettees, striped and plain; Joan's spinning,
of various colours ; rattinets; Shaloons ; anteloons; durants,
with mohair, buckram, sewing fillc; buttons of various kinds;
wide and narrow quality bindings; silk ferritting ; coatings, of
different forts ; fcarlec serge ; blue duffils ; red ditto ; striped
bed ticken and linen Stripes ; 3 and 4 buSh-1 twilled begs; twist
for cloaks ; coloured thread ; Ila ks, crewels, and canvas ; Tul
ly's and other gartering; tapes ; bobbin; m<ns red and blue
caps ; ivory combs ; coarse ditto; ditto with cases; razors with
straps and hones; a large assortment of table kmve^and forks;
ditto of best pocket knives ; ditto of common fort ; Shoe and
knee buckles; plated Shoe buckles^ plain and carved ditto ; best
feiffars, and common ditto ; Silver locket buttons ; ditto seals;
watch chains and keys ; frying-pans ; warming ditto ; mill saw
files; cross and hand-saw ditto; temple fpe&acles ; candrefticks;
large table spoons, ditto tea-Spoons ; darning needles, fine ditto;
whole aril half-hunter whips ; China and ether fnuff boxes ;
bibles and spelling bucks ; two feet rules , and ope ditto ; brass
ink-Stands ; paper ditto ; silver thimbles ; Shirt buckles; 6,7,
8, and 9 inch frIL hinges ; chest locks; pincers; flat irons ;
pigeon and duck Shot; spike and small gimblets ; large and
small slates and pencils ; mens and boys caftor and felt hats ;
wire, of various Sizes ; whalebone, and pasteboards ; hearth
bruffies ; sweeping ditto, and ciamps; gallon, half-gallon, and
quart bottles ; a great assortment of Queen's ware, and flowered
stone cups and saucers ; ditto of glass ware ; ditto of delph, and
Nottingham ware; and a large assortment ot common ware.—
Groceries as follows, Lisbon and Mountain wine, Jamaica
spirits, Wed-India rum, annifeed, molasses ; loaf, Lump, and
mufeovado sugars; chocolate, coffee, pepper, ginger, alfpice,
r^fins; lamp oil, and sweet oil, in flaiks; flour of brimstone;
roll brim stone; copperas, redwood, madder ; cream of tartar ;
glauber salts, Epsom salts ; allom, starch, nutmegs, cinnamon,
cloves, and mace; camphire ; indigo ; coarse and fine salt;
tobacco and fnuff ; bed cords ; leading lines; traces, &c.
Chester County, January 19, 1776.
To be LETT, and may be entered on the 18th
Day of APRIL next,
THE Mills and Plantation, in Upper Providence, late the
elate of Charles Linn, deceased ; the miU-houfe built of
stone, near 60 by 40 feet, 3 stories high, on a good stream of water,
with 2 pair of stones; the merchant ft ?nes are Colognes, and are
allowed to be extraordinary good, the others country stones. 3
bolting chests with good cloths in them, the hoisting and bolting
go by water; the plantation contains 66 acres, 4 fields of about
7 acres each, the fail good for grain or pasture, about 12 acres of
good meadow, mostly watered; on the place is a dwelling-house,
barn, stables, cow-house, and w^ggon-houfe. The terms may
be known, by applying to the under-mentioned Executor and
Executrix.
*, All persons who have any just demands against the estate
of the above-mentioned Deceased, are requested to bring in their
accounts, that they may be adjusted ; and those who are indebted
to the estate are requested to difeharge the fame before the 15th
day of February next, in order to prevent further trouble to
Andrew Lin n^ Executor, Martha Linn, and Mary
Linn, junior, Execut.
To be LETT for one Year,
And may be entered upon theist day of the Fourth-Month next,
A C °, VENIENT tw ° story stone HOUSE, with a
J.l kitchen adjoining, also a good garden, stables, &c. Situate
in^Upper-Merion township, Philadelphia county. For terms,
applf to Isaac P®tts, Potts-town, or David Potts,
Philadelphia. #6W.
Northumberland County, December 13, 1775.
ALL persons are hereby forewarned not to take assignment
, of a Bonw fQL^Thirty Pounds, Pennsylvania currency,
given by Jacob Foughts>@fßuffaloe township, Northampton
county , to Bernard Earegood, hearing date the latter end of
January, 1775, payable one year after date, and evidenced by
Joseph Green, as I intend to dispute the payment thereof it
being fraudulently obtained. Jacob F&uchts.^
At their Store, in Water-Sheet, between Arch and Race-sheets,
A GOOD ASSORTMENT of Superfine, fine and
inferior broadcloths, Wiltons, and faggathies of various
cl i>rs, black and cloth coloured quilted petticoating ; also
rattinets, IhalooiQ anteloens, durants, tammies and Jean's spin
ning or house-wise ftuffs, double allopeens, flriptd camblets ; a
variety of cotton velvets, vellures or fy tted velvets ; thicksets ;
mens worsted hose; womens worsted mitts, and black leather
gloves and mitts; broad and narrow worsted quality ; silk and
hair and metal buttons; silk and hair and scars twist; silk
knee garters ; Holland and fine white tapes; fine yard wide Irish
linens; a good choice of fine long lawns and muffins; cam
bricks; tab'e cloths; printed cotv ns, calicoes, and chintzes;
maps on canvas; a variety of plain and figured ribbands; black,
blue, whte, and cloth -coloured India taffaties; cloth-coloured
silk damalk; half-yard and half-. 1. wide black perfians ; silk
allatches; black silk cravats ; Leghorn hats, also an afforta^nt
of felt and carror ha's; Er.ghfh p?ftebo<rcs; f.earth and dust
brushes; 3 thread fine twine fail makers sewing and bolt
rope. drto ; Englrih and Philadelphia made cordage; a parcel of
china plates and diffies, and crates of cream-coloured or Queen's
ware, white stone woe ; full-quart oval bottles; window glafe
es federal sizes; Lond^n-pewter bafons, diffies, plates, spoons,
and bed-pans; copper tea-kettles, copper and brass warming
pans ; brass handles and efeutcheons for furniture ; brass c< cks;
pinchbeck, white a d yeriow metal shoe-buckles; sleeve links;
fnuff boxes; temple ipecac les ; pocket looking glasses; fish
hooks, may-hooks, horsewhips; plated handled /ahle-knives
and forks also best London made ftag-handied and Elver-capped
ditto; razors ; (hoe knives won ens feiffars and Shears, German
or Dutch (c,thes and cutting knives; bread steel pint Shovels,
broad weeding hoes; brais am. iron-headed fire-Shovels and
tongs; plain and brass billed iron candle.ticks, diffi ditto ; fnuf
fers; clothiers or jack cards; mill, pitt or frame, band and
wood-cutters saws; Smith's files; cross-cut files, &c. giinbleu,
black and bright augers, tap borers, socket chizzels, carpenters
and Shoe hammers, shoe pincers, carpenters bux rules and car
penters compalles; .phnter padlocks, stock, chest, cupboard,
till, rimbed-clofet and brass knobbed locks ; H, HL, and table
butt hinges; pump and trunk nails, and 6d. Sharp and flat
printed aails, allo Sheathing nails and Sheathing paper; wood
fcrews; knitting nee les; dripping pans ; fad irons, finish's
anvils and vizes; Slates and Slate pencils ; Weymouth bridle-bitts -
a quantity of copper-raffed furnace bottoms and flat bottoms; a
quantity of whale fins, logwood, magnus, lump and powdered
Spanish blown.
r o January 16, 1776.
W AS put ° n b ° ard a fl °°P belon g ig to David Tryon,
VV of Wilmington, then lying at Philadelphia, some rime
latt November was a year, by some person, supposed to be going
towards Bakimore-town, in Maryland, one gun barrel, one gun
lock, two brass mountings for breech, lock-plate and trigger
guard for puns, with sundry other brafs-foundery. The ovv^
by applying to Joseph Stedham, living in the Borough of Wil
mington, within one month from the date, proving his property
paying charges, Shall have them again; otherwise they will be
fold for the charges, and the overplus will be left in the hands
of the Treafarer of the Corporation, or fame other fit person
for t, e „ er f? ree five it of, on applying and making fufficient
proof of his being the owner of the aforefaid articles.^
A^ persons indebted to the estate of Joseph Leacock
late of Marple township, in Chester county, deceafed'
either by bond, note, or bock-debt, are dafred to meet the
subscribers, at Thomas Moore's, in Springfield, on the 17th day
of next month, at 9 o'clock in the morning, to pay their re
fpedive debts due to said estate, to prevent trouble and cost•
and all persons that have any demands against said estate, are de^
fired to bring in their accounts, properly proved, that they
may be adjusted by Jesse Maris, and Jonathan Hea-'
—S^Adramiftrators. || Firs-Month 27, 1776.
_. Salem January jr 1776.'
To be SOLD, or LETT to the Shares,
THE unexpired Term of Six Years to come (from the' 2 ,th
of March next) of, and in, a plantation, Situate in the
''^'"Z an , ownffi ip e . f Maninfo, adjoining lands
of Edward Kealby, Esq; containing 70 acres upland, newly
cleared, of an excellent fil, and capable of producing sll fom
of grain, equal to any in these parts; also 9o acres drained
meadow, and 20 acres mere may be made ; there are on the pre
miss, a good dwelling-house, with several out-houses. and a
well of good water at the door: It may be entered on the 2< th
of March next. For further particulars, enquire of the sub
scriber. on the premises. Q ISAAC AMBLER.
- T r . Philadelphia, January 16, 1776.
A LL persons indebted to the enate of Thomas Fother-
I & GILL, late of this city, Pewterer, deceased, are hereby
requested to make f,eed y payment ; arid all those who have any
demands agarnft the said estate, are desired to bring in their ac
counts, that they may be adjusted and paid by
f Robert Jewell, Administrate.
Philadelphia, Firfl-Month za, 1776.
A LL persons indebted to the estate of William Dickin
son, late of this city, deceased, are requeued to make
Speedy payment; and those who have any demands against faid'
e f™ e , are de ' re ° t° bring in their accounts, properly attested,
that they ma, be paid by Mary WILKIN-SON, arid Cadwa
laber Dickinson, Executes
IRON CASTINGS, viz.
Pots and kettles, of various sizes, from 3 to 45 gallons -
Dutch bake ovens, with covers ; Ikiilets, of different sizes ; cart
and wagg n b xes ; falh weights; bake plates; fix and ten-plate
chile ftov s, of Several sizes; open or Franklin Stoves, of a large
and small liz„ iron cogs for Dutch fans.---The metal of these
caftiuss is remarkally tough, and they are neatly finished.
_^f° 11° ard BARIR ON. First Month 3, 1776.,,
T O T HE P"u'B T '
THESE are to certify that I, a native of Ireland, left it
since the on atural eonteft between Great-Britain and
America ter k place, ard find, that the weak, wicked, and
bloody Min hry has such influence on the press, as to conceal
from the p ople the true state of faffs, and represents the Ame
ricans as tnV rs in an &iml date of rebellion, aiming at no
less than an independency ; which opinion I Supported, till of
late, bought before the Committee of the township of Donegal,
in Lancaster county, who fully convinced me of my error, and
by this I do express my sorrow for any thing I have done or said
iiMmical to the casfe of liberty, which I do promise hereafter to
support, with all my might; and I do beseech Almighty God that
the scales may fall from the eyes of my countrymen so infatuated,
and that they may jdn hard in hand with me, in sup, ortin^
the cause of American liberty. Witness my hand, this 16th day
of 1)^ 1775. II JOHN MOGEY.
n „ Ufter-Merion, January 22, 1776.
FIVE POUNDS Reward,
Fo R apprehending and de! ver^g the bedy @f a certain Henry
Wells to the jubferiber, Cerfable of Upper-Merion, in the
county of Philadelphia or in the Goal f said court?. Said Wells is
about 21 or 22 years of age, a Blackfmitb by trade, about 5 feet 7
or 6 inches high, of a fwartby complexion; wore his & wn freight
black hair ; bad on, when be made bis escape, a bruwn coat, a red
racket, dirty leather breeches, grey ribbed flockings round Pinchbeck
buckles, with bole: in the rims a balf-w rn far hatfthe far mo,y
•worn off. Sau! Henry Wells sands charged on oath to be the father
of 4 bastard child, now in said tronjhip, and was this day appre
hended and in my cuft dy for the fame, and therefore made bis escape.
I bo l ereby offer the above reward to any person ar persons who will
apprehend the said Henry Wels, and secure him as aforefaid, or
deliver ban to Andrew Shirline, Conftable'. d
TOBE SOLD BY
JAMES and DRINKER,