The Pennsylvania journal, or, Weekly advertiser — Philadelphia, Pa., 1776-07-10 00:00:00, page 4

W HEREAS Jeremiah Taibor, of Dcfv? towafhip,
Cuwberland county, and province of Peanfylvania,
hath obrained fundcy obligations from the fubferiber, viz.
a note of hand, payable on demand, for [ 13-10; 2 i;qnd.
dated sth March, 1775. payab'e on demand, for L. 1003 a
bond for £. so, payable sth- March, 1779 £ 3. payz\s‘lc
sth March, 1780; £. so, payable sth March, xy81; abond
for £. so. payable sth March, 17823 aced £[. 50, payabe the
sth March, 1983 And as the said Talbot has not complied
with bis article and engagemstts to me, this' theretore isto
forewarn all persons from taking any afligament on said
bonds, as [ will dispute the payment, eill fatd Talbot tuifills
his agreement with me, and makes good his title to a trac¥
of Laod, for which he obained said bonds.
T 2 WILLIAM SMITH.
AN away, on Thuifday night last from the fubferiber)
J R an English servant man, named JOHN BADGER, aged
aboit nineteen years, five feet three or four inches high, of
a ruddy complexion, his eyes grey, bis face a liitle pock
marked, and his hair of a brown colour, curled behind, and
turned ux before. He had on, a lightith coloured thort clota
_coat and waistcoat, with white metal buttons, bucktkin
breeches, blue and white worsted stockings, a pair of new
shoes, a white shirt, an Englith cocked bat, with fnall gold
twist round the crown, and pinchbeck thoe and knee buckles.
‘lt is probable that he will change his dress, having carried
avay with him a claret coloured fuperfine cloth coat and
waistcoat, a whitith caloured cloth coat and waiflcoar, and
dark coloused ditio, several white shires, a pair of English
boots almost new, a pair of speckled silk frockings with linen
{oles to the feet, two pair of white thread ditto, a pair of
black worsted ditto, a blue and white silk waifteoat, and a
red and white old linen'ditto. It is thought he intends 1o
inlift himfeif cither in the army or on board some of the ships
‘or gondolas. Whoever takes up the said servant, and secures
him so that his master may get bim again, shall have a re
ward of THREZR POUNDS, and if brought home reasonable
charges. Philad. Junc 8, 1776. LENJAMIN CHEW.
BY' virtue of a writ to me diredted, will be fold by public
vendue, on Wedacfday the zoth day of july wmexi pres
cifely, at three o'clock in the afternoon, at the house of Law
rence Fegan, oppolite.the Batrack g'né, cast fide of Second
ftreet, in the Northern !Lipe‘ni;s, a coriain mifivage o teac
mens and lot or pices of ﬁrohud, Gtusiie on the weft fide of
Second-ftrect, in the Northern Libertics aforefaid, containing
front 19 feet and in depth rag sect and an halfy’ bounded by
land of Samuel Leech and others; fubjei to a ground reat of
61. 15s. curreocy per annum; late the estate of Jolin Duffy,
seized and taked ia exécution by ¢
3 WILLIAM DEWEES, Sheriff.
' Sulfex County, New- Jersey, May, 1776.
B Y virtue of a writ to me dire&ed, will be fold by public
i vendue, ou Thurlday, the 2gth of Augult next, between
the hours of twelve and fivé o’cicck in the aftérnoon, at the
house of Mrs. Jane Allen, in Newton, a valuablc plantation,
ani trat of land, pleasantly fiivaied in the towafhip of
Hardifton, about one mile from Sharp(borough iron woiks,
and the fame dilaoce from Col. Ephrain Martin’s, contain
ing about 200 acres, more or less; now in pofleflion of thie
widow Noiihrop. -There is on said traé a commodious log
‘dwelling-houfe, a frame barn, {tables, and a young bearing
‘orchard of appletrees, &c. raore than 6o acres of upland are
already cleared, besides 20 acres of meadow in Englith grass,
aud fit for thefeythe : The whole in good fence. The land
in geneal is clear of rocks and stones, and extraordinary
good for raising grain of all kinds. Abour 6o acres mdrc of
bog and {wamp meadow may easily be made at a small cx
pence ; the former, in its ‘prefent Rate, produces yearly a
large quantity of wild hay, and when drained, will answer
cqually well for raising henifior grass. Late the estate of
Benjamin Northrup, deccafed ; seized and taken in execu
‘tion, and to be fold hy: ARCHIBALB SEWART, sSheriff,
ATTR e L b B TN SRR
BY vireue of a wiit to-me directed, will be fold by public
vendue, on Wedneiday the roth day of fuly next, on the
oremifcs, at y d'clock in the eveming. 2 certain two itory brick
meffuage or tenement, and lot or piccc of grennd with theap
purtenances, firnated on the East fide of Third-flvcet, conti
nued into the ‘Norchern Liber:ies, a little southward of the
barracks. Containiog in front, in Third-street aforefa’d, for
"z_,fect, and in depth about 268 feet ; bounded by ground of
ililam Shippen and others, {ubjedt to a ground rent of 15
Spanith dollars per annum ; laie the cftate nf Conrad Alfler.
Seized and taken in cxscution by WIL. DEWEES, Shesiff,
~ ’ ~ n
EIGHT DOLLARS Reward.
D LSE!&»TIED on the third instant, from Capt. lOhP Nice’s
Company of Pennfy!vania mulketry, now quartered in
‘the towa of Chclter, the two following men, viz. JOHN
SMITH, born in the north of Ireland, about 23 years of
age, 5 feet 6 inches high, of a dark complexion, and down
look. The other named LUKE KEARN, (formcriy a ser
vant to Ellis Lewis, and worked some time at his mills near
Mountholly) but enliftcd himfelf by the name of Thomas
Murray, born 'in . the north .of Ircland, about o 0 years of
age, § feet 8 or o inches high, down look, and of a {warthy
complexion. Their dress is uakoown, as they took sundry
cloaths with them. Theabove deserters enlisted with Cape.
Robest Hardie in Philadelphia, for the service of the guard
boats and fizearafts, from whom they received 2 bounty oa
the sth of June, and deserted from him the day following.
Whocver apprehends {aid defesters, and secures them in any
goal, so that they may,be bad again, fhallzcccive the above
reward, or FOUR D&LARS for each,.and all reasonable
cxpences, if brought'tothefubferibers, JOHN NIECE, Capt.
of Peonfylvapia Musketry, or ROBERT HARDIE, Com
‘mander of ooe of the Guard Boats and Chain of Fire-Rafis.
\ TOTICE is bereby given to the crcditois of JOSEPH
N MOUNTAIN, now confined in Newtown g’ol, in the
county of Suflex, Weft New-Jefey, that the honorable
Judses of the inferior court of common pleas, for said c. un
ty, have been pieafed 1o appoiat the twenticth day of Augult
next, for said creditors to meet them there, and shew cause,
if any they have, why the said Joseph Mouxtain should not
be discharged friom his present confinement, agreeable to an
ac of the Geaeral Assembly, iatitled, * An A& sos the re
lief of insolvent debtors.” ~March 30, 1995,
ryYHE Copartnerfhip of HAMILTON and LEIPER, i o
r bacconifts, is dissolved: Those that have any demands
against that concera, are requested to bring in their accounts
s soon as poflible to Hamiiton and Son, ia Second-Streer, fix
doors below Market-Street, in the house lately occupied by
Mr. John Wallace, or to Thomas Leiper, Tobacconist, in
the house lately occupied by the Company, at the corner of
Spruce and Water-Strects. - ;
PHILADELPHIA : Printed and Sold by William and Thomas Bradford, at the Corner of Front and Market-streets, whos
Persons may be supplied with this Paper at Ten Shillings a Year----And where Advertisements are taken in.
S T OLEN or firayed, out of the fubferiber’s’ Tot, near
the upper end of Market firect, on Friday the 3oth ult.
a well made brown HORSE, about 14 hands high, 8 years
old, with boch ears cropped, a bright star in his forchead,
with a small faip near bis nose, shod all round, paces and
trots, has a short bulhy tail, and few white haizs upon the
fore part of his back.- Whoever takesup the faxd horse,
and brings him to e fubfiriber, living in Market:fireet,
hall have TWENTY SHILLINGS reward, and scafon
able charges, paid by i
RICHARD YORKE, Post Rider. ctf.
THOMAS LEIPER Tobaccontit;:
rI“AK E£S this opportunity of informieg the public in genera!,
and his triends in particular, thac the pastnerthip of
MamicTon and LeEIPER is d;ﬂoivcd, and that he (iu the
house occupicd by thevcompany, (he corner of Spruce and,
Water-Sireels, below the Drawbridge, Philadelphia) manu
faltures in the best manner Snuff and Tobacco of the firlt qua
lity, equal, it not superior, to any heretofore imported from
Europe, which he wiil be enabled to difpofc of ou as icalon
able terms as ary Manufalturer in Ameriaa, and execute all
orders on_the fhortelt notice; as the works he has ialclz,fonn
ed are by"m‘r"ihc most complete, not only for expediting the
business of manufacturing Saufl and Tobacco, but aifo doing
it in the greatelt perfection, of any works ever yet erecied on
the continent. S
N.B. Two Tobacco Spinuers will mect with encourage
men: by applving as ibove. ; i
FORTY SHILLINGS REWARD.
RAN away from e fubferiber, ihe 6th u't. a servant mao,
nam«d JOHN MONK, a native of Ireland, about z 0
years of age, and about 5 feet zo inches high, a litte stoop
shouldered; treth colotred, pitteddwith the small-pox, thia
vil.ge, long tharp ‘nofr, thin black hair, {peaks with the
‘biosue, and looks country-hke : had 6n when he went away,
an oznabrugs fhere, white dsiiling coat made like a frock, with
a vocket in he breafl, an old frize jacket, black thickset
breeches worn out between the legs, and mended parily with
other cloth, a pair of blue and white thread and worlfted
stockings, good ihoes, a good hat, and a red flag handker
chicf about his neck: It is likely e may bave more cloaths,
aud will change his name. Whoever secures said fervan: in
any gaol, so that his mafter.may bave him again; shall have
the above Reward and reafonabie charges, paid by
- ' < JOHN DONNALL.
: . Cnmberland County, New-Jerfcy, May 27, 1776,
TAKEN up, 2nd committed (o the goal of this county, A
' certain ROBERT COLEBROOK, on suspicion of his
endeavonring to get on boaid (he men of war then in this
river, He fays, hc is au Eng.ifhman, about s feet 6 inches
high, of a fair complexion, and understands the millering
bufioefs; and as a pesfon of the fame name and defeription
was_advertifed in Duuiap’s Packet, August 28th, No. 201,
by Thomas Maybuiy of Philadelphia county, Mariborourgh
town(hip, This isrheretore to defiie said Mayburry to come,
pay charges, and take him away.. Jog N SouLARD, Goalor,d
Maryland, Talvt County, Fune 5, 3776.
HE subscriber will attend at the Ciuri- Houfi of the fald
T county, on every Tuclday of the weck, for the purpose
of giving 'n exchange Bills of Credit, emitted bx ithe Provin
cial Conveation, the feveuth day of December, 1775, for
those emitted by the Provincial Convention, the twenty-sixth
day of July, 1775. WILLIAM HINDMAN,
6w * Teeafurer of the Eastern-Shore. .
Just priated and now felling by ROBERT BELL, next doo
to St. Paul’s Church, in Third-fircer, (Price Two Shillings,)
“§ HE trucinterelt of Britain, set forth in regaid to the
1 Colonics; avd the only meaos of living in peace and
harmony with them. Includiug five differenc plans, for ef
fectiong this desirable event.—By Josepu TuckEer, D. D,
Dean of Gloucester, author of the Essay on the Advantages
and Difadvauntages which respectively attend France and
Great-Britain, withregard to trade. To which is added by
the Priater, a few moic words, on the Freedom of the Piefs
in America.
N. B. At said BE L L’s may be bad, Do&or Jones on
wonnds and fra&ures, &c. &c. June 19.
T RA B S 0 T
At private Sale, by the fubferiber of Germantown,
Certain tract of LAND, in Lower Merion townthip,
A joining the great road lcading from Righter’s ferry to
the Hoaourable Governor Penn’s country feat, and onc mile
and 4 half distance from it; contaiuing 40 acres of Land, of
which two thirds arc cleared, has two acres of good wateced
meadow, a good bearing orchard, ot aimoft all late ‘fruir,
and the remainder is good wood Jand : On the premises is
erected a small Jog house, and a new log-barn. ’T'is beau
titully firuated on high ground, opposite Mr. Vandcren's
mill, and commands a fine profpe@® of Dclaware river, and
many places round, especially the upper end of German
town, Mr. Chew’s and Mr. Allen's country feats, and Chelt
puthill, with a large fiont on the river Schuylkill and a
small fhad-fithery, which a little improvemenr will make a
good ove. Part of the premises is. now unde: the tenure of
Chrifiopher Kelly. Any person inclining to view the pre
mises, may know the terms, by applying o
JACOB COLEMAN, at Germaatown bleachfield. +
EIGHT DOLLARS Reward.
R UnN AW <Y a few wecks ago from the fubfciiber, living
in York town, an Irith servant Jad, named THOMAS
HINNIGAN, about fouricen years of ape. 4 fecer 7 orß
inches high; bad on when he went away, a fine black broad
cloth coat, tew cloath rowfers, good thocs, German-town
bofe, and cie 'k flhurt.—Whoever tikes up said furvant lad,
and { cures him so that his master may have him again, shall
have two dollars, if ten miles from home, three dollars; if
twenty miles, four dollars; If thisty miles, fix doliars ;-and
if a greater diftaace, the above reward, and reasonable charges
if b-ought home, paid by GEORGE IRWIN.
_N. B. The above servant lad was fcen lately in Lancaler,
and 1t is supposed he will endeavour to get to his acquaint
ance, James Gihon, thoemakes, near the Bird-in-ha nd wharf
in Philadciphia. May 7th.
A ¥ E W oI a 8
BRAS SAHAL KLES
~ Of the best kind to be SOLD, by
THQISSE P LR RR
Atthe House of ALEXANDER MORESON, in Lztitia-Court. ||
“SIXTEEN DOLLARS Reward.
RAN away last night, from tgﬁfub(criher living In Gloucel
ter couaty, Depiford township, two Servants, both ‘about
‘nineteen years of a}'e, about five féet eight inches high. f‘de
an Irishman pamed ROBERT M'FARLAND. He had on
‘a felt hat almost new, two brownish jackets, the upper on®
with small cuffs, new homespun shirt 20d trousers, and good
shoes with copper or brass buckles. RS 2y
The other a Low-Datchman, named PETER DENN%
has black curly hair, pitted with the fmall-pox,”and is very
surly. He had on”an oild beaver hat, lightith jacket, twa
new homespun fhists, a pair of trowfers, and good fives with
firings. o 7
Whoever apprehends the fiid servants, and secures them
so that their maft=r gets them again, {hali have the abowve re
ward, or half tos ¢ither of them, with reasonable charges it
brought home. - A IO HNE TESUR
B Y vittue of a writto me directed, will be fold by publl
vendue, on. Friday, the rath of July mftant ac feves
o'ciock ‘in the eveding, at the house of William Brown, ¢
sign of the Leopard, in Arch-ftrget, acestain frame mefluag
or teacment, and lot or piece of ground thercunte beloag:
ing, situate on the fouth-fide-of Nosth=ftrect, beiween, Fifil
and Sixth-fircets, in Hud{on’s square, containing in frout ::
feet 8 inches, and- in depth 100 feet, bounded by: groiui
now or late of John : Hunt and wife, and others, fubje& ¢
a ground rent of thirtees and one-third Spanith doliars 5 lat
‘the cftate of Michael Herbert; seized and taken in execution
by . WILLIAM DEWEES, Sheniff.
e N T T . eA & i
B Y virtoe of a writ tome direéed, will be fold by public
veodue, on Friday, the fath of July inst. at thre
o’clock in the afternoon, at the house of James Black, iv
Swanfon-fireet, Southwark, a certain meffuage or tencment
and lot or picce of ground, situate oa the north fide of Chrt
tian Qtrees, between Front and Swanfon-ftrects atosefaid, cos
taining in front about 18 sect, and in depth about zoB fee!
bounded by ground of William Donaldfoa and ‘othcrs, fut
jeét to a grouhd-rept of m——— per annum ; late the cflax
of Elijah Dowe ; seized and taken in execuiion, by :
Pon _ “WWILLIAM DEWEES, Shesiff.
TR T e .AR IVIELE.T N iduh S 0 A R U
B Y virtue of a writ to me direted, will be fold by pubic
vendue, on Saturday, the z3th day of July inst, atthse
o’clock in the afterncon, on the premises, a certain mefluas
or tenement, @ables and other valuable improvements, an
ot or picce of ground thereunto belonging, kmown by th
sign of the White Horse, fivate on the north-calt fide of
Germantown main-fireet in Germantown, containing of
‘quarter of an acie and 37 perehes, bounded by ground .
John Reese and others.—Also one other lot or picce «
ground, situate in Germantown aforefaid, containing o
acre and an half and 18 perches of land, bounded by grou
of John Wiftar and others,—Alfo, at the time and ;l;-
aforefaid, will in like manoer be {old, sundry houthold ax
kiteben furniture, &c. &c. she whole late the propesty ¢
Adama Haas ; seized <ud takean in exceution, by i
WILLIAM DEWEES, Sheriff.
Y wistuc of a writ to ma diredted, will be fold by pubic
B venduc, on Thursday, the z:th day of July inst. «
icven o'clack in the evemng, o ihe premises, a certain lv
or piece of grouud, fiwatc on the south fide of Hudion's
Laoe, in Moyamenfing towaihip containing in front 6o teci,
and in depth 225 feet, fubjc@ 10 a ground-rent of ¢l. 105
cucrency per anaum; late the cftate of Peter Haguer j fuzed
and taken ia cxecution, by
g WILLIAM DEWEES, sheqiff,
B Y ‘virtue of a writ to me direted, will be fold by pub
fic vendue, on Thurlday, the sith day of July inst. ac
five o’clock in the evening, at the house of Authomy Fos
tune, in Southwark, two uofinifbed ¢wo (tory brick melluages
ard frame meffaage or tenement, and ot er picce of ground
thercunto belonging, situate on the weft fide of Third-Rrect
continued into the district of Southwark aforefaid, contaiu
jog in front 33 feet, and in depth abous 105 seer, bounded
by ground of silas Ingles, John'Maris, aad othets ; fubjeds
to a ground-rent of 14 Spanith doliars per annum ; late the
eltate of Benjamin Marshall, house-carpenter; seized ang
taken io cXceution, by g
WILLIAM DEWEES, Sheriff.
TWENTY DOLLARS REWARD
RUN AWAY from the Province Ship (called the Montg:
mery) lying 1a the river Delaware, opposite the Fort
Ifand : Five Marines, belonging to William Brown’s Con
pany, viz. PETER ABLE, about 26 years of age, s feet
or 10 inches high, fair curly hair, large white cyc brows, ve
light ¢yes, was born in Conogocheague, Cembesland coni
ty, speaks broken Duich: had ou when he went away, .
new ozoabrig shirt and trowfess. .
WILLIAM TINLY, botn in England, about 25 years o
age, s feet 6 inches kigh, freth complexion, curly hair, for
merly lived in or near Leotbury, Visginia, but enlisted in Lar
caster.
EDWARD THOMAS, born in England, about 26 year
of age, s feet 6 inches high, red hair and much freckled, o
merly lived in or near Harford, Maryland.
ANDREW PEGAN, country born, about 19 years of agr
s feet 8 or g inches high, straight and well made, a weay:
by trade, supposed to have gonc to his faher’s ta Martic)
town{hip, Lancaster county.
JOSEPH KENNIER, born in Ireland, about 5 feet 8 inch
es bigh, 24 years of age, well made, wears his hairtied; wil?
it is supposed, go towards Harford in Maryland, where b
formerly lived.
Whoever takes up said Deserters and brings them on boar:
said {hip, or confines them in jail, shall have the above 1o
ward, or FOUR DOLLARS for each, paid by
8 w. WILLIAM BROWN.
THE time of a SERVANT MAN to be disposed of w!
has upwards of three years to serve; is young, healh
and fit for country work. Eaquire of the Printers.
T HREE country born NEGRO MEN, all brothers. 0t
named Tom, about 25 years of age, a thick fer blac
fellow, another named Jim, wich a straight knee, he has so
merly had his thigh broke, and Phill,a younger brother, 2 v¢
low complexion, the tallest of the three. Any person th
will take up the said negroes and secure them, or bring the
home to the subscriber living in the Straights Hundred, D.
chefier county, shall if takea up our of the county, receis
Eight Pounds, and if taken up in the cowaty, receive §
Pounds reward by * GEORGE SLACCM, sea.
RN & W A Y
- From the subscriber about the last of April,