The Pennsylvania gazette — Philadelphia, Pa., 1776-09-25 00:00:00, page 4

Pbilddrlpbu, Sept. 9, ig7^
TI.N SHILLINGS R E W A R th
hTR AYED or STOLEN, out of a pasture hear this
A, city, on. the gift of last month, 4 middle sized dark brown
t )W, 6 or , years old, ffie had a calf about two months since;
Kat i white foot between her horns, which are long and /lender,
and have fume holes or broken nails at the ends of them.
Whoever taxes her up and gives information thereof to the fub
fc)'bci, so that he may have her aain, shall receive the above
regard, and reasonable charges, paid by
t Samuel Pleasants.
UE THOMAS HASKINS (who came from KingA
I wood, near Bristol, about 17 years ago) is living, he is par
ticul<ly requeiled to write to his Brother, Daniel Hofkins, at
the Obi/rie and Crown, Pinc-fireet, Philadelphia, who would be
hippy to hear fr< m him. $ .
7b be SI LD by the Subscriber, living in East Nottingham,
, hear the Brick Meeting Ilo&fe, 1
A VALUABLE Plantation, and Trad of Land, lying
irt Weft- Bradford, Chester county ; the title indisputable;
jt contains 350 acres, is well Watered and timbered, about one
half cleared ; there are on the premises a good fteme dwelling
houfe two stories high, and stone kitchen adjoining, a good well
of water riear the doof also a good Spring and stone spring-house,
a good log barn and Cables, with a stone cow fried, all in good
repair ; there ate on the said premises two bearing orchards, 30
acres of meadow made, mostly watered, and more may be made.
Any perlon inclining to purchase, may know the terms, by ap
plying to German Davis, living on the premises, or
-ft George LegGiT.
Londengrove toWnfoip, Chester county, Ninth-Month 7, 1776.
^ X /A $ ft?len, out of the feature of John Moore, in Sadfbury
townjhip, in the night of the firft of this month, a black
HOSSE, iyears old, laft'f,rmg, about 14 bands high, was food
Before, natural to pace, but can trot f me, a Jbortifh tail, vis mane
hangs to the off fide, and lately bad feme cut off the points, branded
on the near folder 1, and on the buttock L. Whoever secures said
horse and thief, fall have a reward of Five Pounds, or three
Pounds for the borfe alone, with reasonable charges, paid by
§Jonathan Lindley.
A FULLING-MILL and Appurtenances, in good
y~l order, on that never-failing hream of water, Croffwick's
creek, in Monmouth county, New-Jersey. A person th* un
derstands the business well, may command as much work as he
can manage. For further particulars, enquire of JACOB
SHOEMARER, in Philadelphia, or RICHARD
WAL N, tin the premises. August t 6, 1776. J
September 5, 1776.
r^ UN away from the Subscriber, living in Cheltenham town
ll /hip, Philadelphia county, an indented servant boy, named
j. feph Rudfdel, came from England, can tell Ues, is about 5 feet
ifeb, thin small visage, fort black hair ; had on, when he went
gway, a pair of tow trowfers, an old fax Jbirt, a fwanftin jacket,
and a pair of thick foaled "Jhoes. Whoever secures said boy, so that
bit matter m„ get Dim again, /ball have Ten Shillings reward,
pfdf, JOHN HALLOWELL. ^
September 9, T 776.
1^ rAS LOST, about two weeks ago, a large FISHING
W^ BO AT, square ftefn, black bottom, with an iron
chain. Whoever finds said Boat, and returns her to Andrew
Kessler, living in Lad's Cove, a little below Gloucester, or
Irs hm kn°w wh p re she is, shall be handfomly rewarded, §
Gloucester County, Weft New-ferfey, Sept. 10, 1776.
T)U N epway from the fubferiber, living in the township of
Gloucefrr, an English servant lad, named Richard Snell,
about 17 years cf age, sfeet 3 or 4 inches high, very dark com
plexion fra ft brown hair ; bad on, and t^ok wiib bim, a light
coloured cloth jacket, a firiped under ditto, two new brown homespun
flirts, two pair of tow trowfers, half-wot., a good felt bat, beb
ndied foes, with large square brass buckles. Whoever takes up said
servant, and secures him in any goal, ft, that bis master may have bim
again f? Al receive SIX DOLLARS reward, and all rea
fnable charges, paid by Jacob Roberts. J
Northern Liberties, Sept. 7, 1776.
TEN POUNDS Reward.
DES F. R T E D, the 4th infant, three men, who were in
lifted for the Flying Camp, in Captain Jacob Faunfe's
company, on the id infant, and on the 4th inlifted into Captain
fohn, Palmer's company for the fame purpose ; they are all of
German defeent, one named Rc^rt Hartley, about 5 feet 6 inches
high, dark complexion; had on a yellow striped jacket, and
flriped trowfers. John Smith, and Frederick Spier, both about
; feet 9 or 10 inches high, of dark complexions, wearing linen
frocks and trowfers, supposed to have changed their clothes, as
One of them (Hartley) was seen with a new beaver hat on.
Whoever takes up the said Deserters, and secures them in any
goal, so that either of the above Captains may have them again,
shall receive the above reward, paid by JOHN PALMER,
and JACOB FAUNSE, Captains.
N. B. Hartley inlifted with Captain Faunfe by the name of
Adam. Andrews, the other two by the names of Henry Andrews,
and Yorick Miller, with Captain Palmer by the names of Isaac
and Adam Anderson, and Yorick Miller, and have received the
bounty from hoth Captains. ||6 W.
T W ENTY DOLLARS Reward.
DESERTED from Captain Matthew Hand's Com
pany of the Flying Camp, now railing in Philadelphia,
William Simfon, a weaver by trade, a slender fellow, about 27 or
28 years of age, 5 feet 5 or 6 inches high ; had on when he
went away, a bluish coloured coat out at the elbows, fames
Clatcn, an Irishman, 30 years of age, 5 feet 7 or 8 inches high,
brown curled hair, a weaver by trade; had on a lightilh colour
ed jacket without /leaves, had a wife and young child with him.
fames M Clary, an hifhman, about 23 or 24 years of age, 5
feet 3 or 4 inches high, brown straight hair, a goaler, came from
near New Castle, and is supposed to have gone back again; had
on a brown coat; had enlided formerly with Major Prohor's
Company of artillery, fames Calwell, but known by the name
0 f David Moore, 32 years of age, 5 feet 41 inches high, black
curled hair, was born in the county of Down in Ireland ; had
on a hunting shirt of a brown colour, buckskin breeches, and
had a falfe pass to pass unmolested by the name of James Colwell,
unto his family in Philadelphia. 'Thomas Rose, calls himfelf a
Londoner, fappofed to be about 28 years of age, 5 feet 5 or 6
inches high, black hair tied behind, black eyes, a well set fel
low, undeiftands beating the drum, was a drum-majorto Lord Ster
ling's regiment at New York; he is a polite fallow, and the
chief of his drink is wins; had on a nankeen coatee, broke at
the elbows, jacket and breeches of ditto, and white flockings.
Whoever rakes up the said deleters, and secures them, or finds
them to their company in Philadelphia, at the hgn of the Ship
Britannia, near the Draw-bridge, shall have the above reward,
with reasonable charges, or for any one of them, 4 Dollars. 7(6.
STOLEN from the fubferiber, on Friday, the 23d of
August last, a large bay HORS E, about 15 hands high,
a small star in his forehead, with large hanging ears, he gees
a little lame, occasioned by the finith in shoeing, about 12 or 13
years old, a natural pacer, and trots but little. Whoever secures
the horse, and brings him to the fubferiber, living in Douglass
township, Philadelphia county, flrall receive THREE POUNDS
reward, and all reasonable. charges, paid by
§ CASPER BOWMAN.
1 HIL^DELPHIA: Printed by H ALL and SELLERS, at the New Printing-
Office, near the Market.
FdRTY SHtLtrNGS Reward.
N away, last night, from the fubferiber, living in Second
frees, Philadelphia, a German servant man, named Chrifian
Signets, about 45 years of age, is about 5 feet four inches high,
fort grey hair, curls a little, bis clothes are an old brown coat, two
pair of striped trowfers, a pair of leather breeches, ah old fajhioned
bay a pair of fooes. and a pair of square brass buckles, also a pair
°f forkings of a redif colour, and walks with bis toes pretty much
in, talks German and Englif, fays be can talk Indian, was in Ca
nada, and was a butcher. Whoever takes up and secures the said
servant, so that his master may get bim again, fall receive the above
reward, and reasonable charges, paid by
Sept. 2, 1776. t JosEPH CAUFF MAN.
RU N away on Sunday night lad, from the fubferi bers, liv
ing in Montgomery township, Philadelphia county, two
indented Irish servant men, one of them named John Lewis,
18 years of age, black hair, tied behind, underftahds the mili
tary exercise very well, an active smart fellow; had on, and
took with him, his regimental coat, of brown cloth, faced with
buff, striped jacket, buckskin breeches, almost new, a pair of
linen drawers, shoes and flockings ; he has a large fear on one
fide of his head, close under his hair, has had the firft joint of
one of his fore fingers cut off, and is about 5 feet 7 inches high.
The other named Manus O'Cannon, aged about 30 years, 5 feet
5 inches high, much marked with the small-pox, of a very dark
complexion ; had on, and took with him, a good blue coat and
jacket, 3 shirts, his other clothes not known; he wears very
black curled hair. Whoever takes up the said runaways, and
secures them, so as their masters may get them again, shall have
the reward of TEN DOLLARS, or FIVE DOLLARS
for either of them, and all reasonable charges.
MATTHEW HINES,
August 5, 1776. lI6W JOHN SIMPSON.
RU N away, last night, from the fubferiber, in Well Caln, Chester
county, a native Iris servant man, named Peter Moore, about
21 years of age, 5 feet 8 inches high, sandy coloured hair, with
freckled and pimpled face, Jloops forward in bis walk ; bad on,
an old cloth jacket, of a brownif colour, the fore firts longer than
the bind parts, and mended up the breast with a large piece of the
fame cloth, a hemp firt and tow trowfers, patched, a silk hand
kerchief, of a red ground, with white spots, old felt bat, with a
bole in it, old foes, lately mended, with firings in them, and a great
quantity of pegs in both beels and foals ; be also took with him an old
great coat broken in the Jleevts and other parts ; it is supposed be took
a bridle with bim. Whoever takes up said servant and brings bim to
the fubferiber, near the Jign of the Waggon, on Lancaster road, or
secures bim in any goal, so that bis master may have him again, /ball
have Forty Shillings reward, and reasonable charges, paid by
Sept. 2, 1776. f Michael Baldridge.
'A fUTIE R IS WANTED.
AMAN that understands the business of Fulling in all its
branches, can have employment, by hireing himfelf by
the month, or else rent the Fulling Mill of the fubferiber upon
reafcnable terms. Said mill lyeth in Magunt/ky, upon a con
stant stream of water called Little Eky, and has plenty of bu
siness. The fubferibrf ffiould be glad if a fuller would apply,
the sooner the better, as there is already a good deal of work
upon hand. For farther information enquire of John Klotz, at
the Seven Stars, Philadelphia, or the owner,
t NICHOLAS KLOTZ.
S FOUND in the pofr^ion of a certain William
VV Caldwell, a dark BROWN HORSE, about twelve
years old, about 14 hands high or better, supposed to be stolen,
trots, paces and gallops, he has a white spot oh his left shoulder
and another on his right under his mane; whoever has 101 l the
horse, proving his property, and paying charges, may have him
again, by applying to Edward Stroud, tavern-keeper, at the sign
of the Lime Kiln, in Fifth-ftreet, corner of Spruce-street.
N B. Otherwise he will be fold in 3 weeks after this date
according to law. , September z.
Philadelphia Barracks, September 3, 1,76.
EIGHTEEN POUNDS Reward.
DESERTED from my company of the Eighth Battalion
of Lancaster county, commanded by Col. Peter Grubb,
the following persons, viz. Cbriftian Slougb, Daniel Steaver,
George Foltz, Adam Stier, Pete Miller and Valentine Petry, all
Germans, living in Carnarvon and Brecknock town/hips, Lan
caster county. Whoever apprehends any of the above mention
ed deserters, and brings them to my company, shall have Three
Pounds Reward for each, and all reasonable charges, paid by
f Henry Weaver, Captain.
1 E N POUNDS Reward.
STRAYED or STOLEN from thd fubferiber, living
at- White-clay Creek Landing, Newcastle county, on the
29th or goth ult. a dark bay or light brown GELDIN G,
about 15 hands high, shod before, in good order, has a switch
tail, paces a good travel, very easy to the rider, carries middling
well, can trot, but seldom does under the saddle, is a very good
natured creature, of fleady courage, his mane hangs on the off
fide, not remembered that he has any white about him, but be
lieved his fetlocks are trimmed. Whoever secures the said horse,
so that I may have him again, shall receive the above reward if
stolen, and if not stolen, the sum of Three Pounds, with rea
sonable charges, if brought ho@e, paid by
(1 AME to the plantation of the fubferiber, living in Lower
, Merion township, Philadelphia county, TWO STRAY
HORSES, the one an iron roan, about 15 hands high ; the
other a final! bay, with a star in his forehead, on the 28th day
of August last. The owner or owners are desired to come, prove
their property, pay charges, and take them away.
fJ OHNSMITH.
THREE POUNDS Reward.
RUN away from the fubferiber, living in Salifury townfrip,
Lancaster county, an indented servant woman, called Margaret
Collins, aged above 30 years, remarkably large, fond of
company and drink, and very impertinent and talkative when in liquor ;
bad on, and took with her, a red friped lincey Jhort gown and petti
coat, a man's beaver bat and feoes, three foirts and two pair of
^trowfers, one pair checked. Whoever takes up and futures said ser
vant, so that her master may get her again, fall have the above re
ward, and reasonable charges, paid by
Sept. 3, 1776. ||_ JOHN DOUGLAS.
ONE DOLLAR Reward.
RUN-A W AY from the fubferiber, living in Water-street,
near the Salutation, Philadelphia, an apprentice lad, named
facob Able, by trade a Taylor, about 5 feet high, of a dark
complexion, about 18 years of age; had on, when he went away,
an ozenlSrigs shirt and trowfers. Whoever takes up the said lad,
and brings him home, so that his master may have him again,
shall have the above reward, paid by William Stoots, qj
RU N away from the fubferiber, living in St. George's
Hundred, a Negroe Man named CUFF, about 22 years
of age, 5 feet 6 inches high, had on and took with him two
tow shirts, I fine linen ditto, 2 pair of trowfers, 1 tow, the
other flriped linen much worn, a light blue coat mixt with red,
a fnuff coloured coar, velvet jacket, with clear buttons, a pair
of light coloured knit pattern breeches; he is remarkably full
eyed, and long hair. Whoever secures said Negroe, so that his
master may get him again, shall have Eight Dollars reward, and
reasonable charges, paid by
September 1. 1 WILLIAM READ.
TWENTY SHILLINGS Reward.
RUN away from the fubferiber, living in Warwick ^own
fhip, Bucks county, an Irish servant lad; named Willron
Mullin, about 16 years of age, 5 feet 5 inches high, well set,
frefh coloured, and straight fair hair ; had on, when he went
away, a felt hat, half-worn, a light coloured lincey upper jacket,
lined with blue and green striped lincey, a lincey under jacket,
new home niade linen shirt, old tow trowfers, patched on both
knees, half-worn shoes, tied with firings, and speaks with a
little of the brogue. Whoever takes up said servant, and de
livers him to the fubferiber, or to Mr. Blair M'Clehachan,
of Philadelphia, shall h^ve the above reward, and reasonable
charges. Augufi %§, 1776. || Charles Walker.
Lower-Merion, August 30, 1776.
RU N away, last night, from the fubferiber, an Irish servant
man, named John Reardon, between 20 and 30 years of
age, about 5 feet 10 inches high, pretty lufiy, dark coloured curled
bair, and long nose ; took with bim a coat, made of irbn grey
coating, a dark Pompadour jacket, of fine coating, a dark blue and
while cotton frifed jacket, one white linen Jbirt, and 3 of ozenbrigs,
one long muffin neckcloth, marked I, one pair of broad blue furniture
check, and two pair of tow clotb trowfers, one pair of shoes, all of
which are lately new; also the following old, a pair cf buckskin
breeches, two jackets, one red, the other green, without sleeves, two
pair of light blue yarn Germantown jackings, one pair of faces, two.
check pocket handkerchiefs, a beaver bat, Two pair of tow trowfers,
a pair of brass oval Jboe buckles, one of which has a feel anchor and
tongue, the other brass, a large tow clotb wallet ; he was sent on
an errand with a twenty dollar bill,, which probably induced him to
go off. Whoever apprehends bim, so that I may have him again,
foil have EIGHT DOLLAR S reward, paid by
t PHILIP BTN G.
HANNAH R U )SELL carries on the trade of Stay
making, in the fame place where her late husband ED
WARD RUSSEL, deceased, lived, in Waier-ftreet, near
Arch-street, Philadelphia, and begs the ladies of this city wi^
be pleased to favour her with their custom, as she will always
make it her business to have the work well done, and procure
the best of fluff and materials for that purpose; fh^ hopes she
will be able to give f-tisfadion, and merit the esteem of her
kind employers. She likewise begs leave to return thanks to
those ladies who employed her husband in his life time, and
hopes they will continue their custom.
Philadelphia barracks, August 27, 1776.-
LOST, yefterdayj a flowered paper Pocket-Book, with a
considerable sum of money, chiefly continental, one thirty
dollar bill, one four dollar bill, and other money, in ail upwards
of thirteen pounds, and several letters directed to the camp, re
ceipts and other papers. Whoever has found the fame, and will
deliver it to the fubferiber, now in Philadelphia, on his way to
the camp, or to Mr. Greentree, at the sign of the Waggon in
Market street, Philadelphia, or Ruth Boqfall, in Darby, fall
be intitled to a handsome reward, arid no questions asked.
Lieut. Jesse Bonsall, in the Third Battalion, -belonging
to Chester county, commanded:by Col. Hugh Lloyd. §
WAS FO U, D, some Time ago, a b UN"DL"E-of
MONEY. Whoever has loft the fame may hear tis
it, by applying to LOO E BAKER, at the Lower Ferry -
Trenton.^ r
THO MASLE I PER;
TOBACCONIST,
TAKES this opportunity of informing the public in
general, and his rriends in particular, that the partnefffiip
of Hamilton and Leiper is dissolved, and that he (in the
hoEfe occupied by the company, the corner of Spruce and W^
ter faeets, below the Drawbridge, Philadelphia) manufaOu^
in tht best manner Snuff and Tobacco of the firft quality equal
if not superior, to any heretofore imported from Europe' which
he will be enabled to difoofe of on as reasonable term's as anr
Manufacturer in America, and execute all orders on the Ihorteft
notice; as the works he has lately formed are by far the moil
complete, not only for expediting the business of manufacturing
Snuff and Tobacco, but allo doing it in the greatest perfefiioM
of any works ever yet erected on the continent.
N. B. Iwo Tobacco Spinners will meet with encouragement
by applying as above. J 3 m.
PHILIP MARCHInTon "
''T° v ' d his "° ck of GOODS, f rom his st ore in
Market-ftr^t, to his fiore at his Woollen Manufactory
in Front-street, between Market and Chestnut-streets, which are
brown and black broadcloths, English and India black pink,
green, and cloth coloured paduafoys ; .blue, orange, and cloth
coloured, plain and flowered fattin damask ; striped and (prigged
pink and white, and blue and white tobines ; filklorettas and
charlottes; black and cloth coloured fUk and hair programs -
cloth cotoured silk breeches patterns, black and cloth coloured
silk flockings; blue, black and purple, best double top genuine
cotten velvets ; black and brown best silk and hair pluffi& c
He continues taking in Wool ; Spinners and Weave'rs may
have full employ, 7
Port of Philadelphia, ) T ~™
Pennfylvroia,f ( 10 who m it may concern.
N°^^ h h " L "y ^ iven > that a Court of Admiralty
will be held at the State-house, in the city of Philadel
phia, on Friday, the 27th day of September infant, at tea o'
clock in the forenoon of the fame day, then ^d there to try the
truth of the fads aliedged ia the bill of Isaiah Robinson, Com
mander of the armed iloop, called the Sachem (who, as well
&c.) against the brigantine, or veflel, called the Three Friends'
burthen about 80 tons, with her guns, tackte, appared, furniture
and cargoe, lately commanded by Andrew Stalker. To the end
and intent that the owner or owners of the said brigantine, her
cargoe, &c. or any person concerned therein, may appear and
fbew cause, if any they have, why the fame ffiould not be con
demned according to the prayer of the said bill.
By order of the Judge,
ANDREW ROBESON, Register,
ASLOS T, on Mondav the 2d inst. about noon, be
tween this city and the Four Mile Stone, on the Wif
fahickon road, a short heavy KE Yof an iron chest; whoever
has found the lame, and will bring it to the Printers, I ,fhall have
Four Dollars reward. Philadelphia, Sept. 3.
rrio be SOLD by the Subferi ber at public vendue, on the
1 26^ day of ^ ext month the two following plantations,
situate in the townffiip of Gofhen, in Chester eounty. One of
she said plantations is pleafaritly situate on a public road which
leads from Philadelphia to Lancaster; there is on said place &
large convenient stone dwellin^houfe, a kitchen, a good ba'rn
a bearing apple orchard and other fruit trees; the s a id plantation'
contains 120 acres of land, 20 of which is meadow, and near as
much more may be made, the plough land good, and a fufficienc
quantity of wood land; also one fourth undivided part of a fAw
nyll belonging thereto. The other plantation i s fir uate near th e
above said trad, containing 150 acres of land, with a fufficient
quantity of wood land, about 5 o acres of meadow; there is erect
ed on said place a good log dwelling-hoofe and barn, and other
cut houses, a young bearing orchard, & c . but as they would betT
recommend themselves, it is desired that those who have a mind
to purchase would view them before the day of sale. The pay
ments will be made easy, and an indisputable title given by '
Auguf 2 9 . f Samuel Ph'ipps
N.B. The Vendue will be held at t o'clock on tai. day at
the dwelling house of said Phipps, living near the said premises
who will shew them to any that may apply. ",