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The Pennsylvania Gazette from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania • Page 5

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SUP LE to the Pe No. 2362 Af CO tiF" MEMBERS of the Pit adu? hia Contu gUTiON8Hl for the Infurance of Houfes front Loft by Fire, informed, that their General Meeting for the Choice cfTwClve next A Directors and a Treafuier for the enfuing i tekeli Court Houfe, on Monday, the xith Day if 1 1 1 at two Clock in the Arternoon. Wr it. 774 fo Matthew Clarkson, Clk. bTs by public VENDUJJ, on Tuef CJl.

Chefter county, A PLANTATION, qo the waters.ef Brandywine, con' Ll u'mini near 309 acres. One half cleared, the ether half A tVerfd. I fiii trtft' new ftooe with other out houfes, b2rn, I' ftveral acres of upland, meadow, well watered, and 40. acres LJl'fflaT bc made, Urge, bearing on Implements cf hufhandry, fuch. tec.

with a variety of houfliold.fui rchard, and other fruit fiw mili on one. end of the abovementioned land, which ijfl itvery convenient for. a divifion, or two fettlements. The'c 01 Part maT bc purchased very cheap for cafh, or 1 credit. The purchafer.

may have, pofleflion immediately. "tikeWile, will be expofed to fale, wheat and rye in the ground Vnresi breeding mares, cows, young, cattle, iheep, and fwine lutu as wnituiij. van, Bivifs, nar as wa irnilnr viO tnt tmAtntf here. Attendance and credit will be given. March 14, X774 A ME MA RTIN, K.

B. As the faid Martin intends to move a great diftance, jjje vendue to continue from day to day till all be fold he has a Firm to lett, within two miles of the abovementioned, and a timber of dry for. fale. LETT, I i BACK or large fremt CEI A as may A beft fuit the Applier, in Market ftreet, oppollte the Jerfey Markt' Enquire of the IN TERS. tbiladelpbiAf'I bird Month 14, 1774 UAKUEN'.

SEEDS, WARRANTED frefli and good, in large or fmall AiTortmjentt, are fold at the loweft Prices by the Sub' fcriber, living in the Northern Liberties, or, for her, by Jam as Tiomah, in Elbow lane, in this City. On the (horteft No Orders for Exportation will be fulfilled. fT HANNAH E. WAN a fober induftrious young A that is capable of taking Care of a A TT ER's SHOP, Did ctrryfng on the Buftnefs in all Its Branches. Such art One, by applying to the POINTERS hereof, may hear of En, courigement.

None. need apply but a fober Maa, who can be well recoramended. March 16. A ND, oa the Road leading from PhiladeU phia to the SpringrHoufe, a fmall Roll of Money, and Ukewife a Note, at fome Diftance therefrom. Whoever has loft applying to fenior, in UppervDblut Townfhip, Philadelphia County, defcribing the fame, and pay bgtCharg.es, may have it again.

This is the fecond Time, of its being advertifed February 26, 1774. fl" A GOAL I 7 At her STORE, in Second rtreet. 4 doors; below the corner JBRS I D. Subfcriber, in. Burlington: John Hind.

He would take 'iany Produce, fuitable for the London Markets, at Merchants Price." A I B. Amber and pale Varranted good, and carefully put up, fit for the Weft Indiea, or any other climate, to be fold by I A A A In CheAnut ftreet, nttt Strawberry Alley, are defi Who hath alfo for A jfTVLD Madeira, Lifbon, Mountain and the calii, or lmalier quantity: cboi and other wines, in bottles: 'old Jamaica iDtrits oranav. ue Lower Mixfon, March i 1774. ALL perfons indebted to' the eflate'of 'John Onvsrs.ag late oJ Germiniown, BUckfTiith, deceafed, are de fired to come and" pay, without further notice 5 and all fuch as have any legal demands on faid deceafed' to bring. in their accounts, properly pxovtd, to PaiPtR ick Bic miv Executor i '1 ii i L.

i. 1 ii.ii vv a.K D. away frem the lubfcriterV living in the townfhip of Norrington, and county of Fhiladtlphia, in the night of the 7th a fervant man named James Barjcley, counvy.born. about 18 year of, ae, grey eyed, looks not Tery witty, is thin faced, fomethiag freckled, brown ftiaight hair, about. 5 feet 8 or 9 inches high had, ort an old hat, a half worn homsi'pun cloth of a lead colour, a nap without ileeves, the jacket, an coat bah with metal buttons, old leather bietches; patched with cloth in the teat, blue which have been loottd with yarn of a lighter blue, old fhoes, and old tow ihnj Stole at fame time, and took with him, two filk handkerchiefs, wo, Cnuff boxes, and a pair of half worn hoes.

Whoever takes up and fecures faid fervant, fo as the fuhferiber gets him again, hall have the above reward, and rea fonable charges. JOHN BULL, IHaMMER Gun Smith. A well his Shop, on the North Side of Markti re, Fourth and Fifth flreets, hath for Sale, a Qj.ntity of made RIFLES, that he will difpofe of very low for Cafh. Hejikewife makes all Sorts of SH.OT GUNS, fuch as bright Rifles, pieces, Furees, in the bed: and neateft Manner, which hath gained the Approbation of fome of the beft Judges within the i three Provinces. He alio repairs old Work, in the moft careful Manner.

All Penons who will pleafe to favour him with their Cuftom, may depend upon his Punctuality and 1 H' DOLLAR'S' A D. TT KT iwelHng'boufe, with three frt places', and two good cellars, a well 11 1 ill r. 1 oj wMier ncur it oour, a gma earn paoies, a pone jprwg DOUje and other convenient eut bpufes, about 20 acres of meadow, mcf part of which is water edt a good bearing orchard, whereof have been made. between 10 and 1 bogjbeads of cyder annually; thereon it ano sber orchard, of above an hundred apple trees, of good grafted fruit, about four pears planted, and foon will he in full bearing the land For Particulars, enquire of the PRINTERS, Or of the it good and fertile, about one half cleared and the remainder well neva, and L.oncion porter; lupetnne Hyion tea, loar lugar, coftee, chocolate, mace," cinnamon, cloves, peppef, alfpice, good indigo, madder, 'redwood, and bottling 'corks fharp white wine and cyder vinegar, by the" barrel or gallon Cheftiire, Gloucefter and! home made cheefe SccV Qtders executed with care 'and To I TWO ftory brick OUS and brick KITCHEN adjoining it, in Southwark, containing 8 rooms and 6 fvcjplaces the. lot is lo feet front on Argyle flreet (between Front ftreet and the river Delaware, on a line with Almoud ftreet) and 07 teetdeep; wouia luieiuur jqt a wop or.iaverB, i 1 i.u.v rl zl houfes and kitchens Loudoun Coumty, Virginia, March 1, "1774 LL perfons indebted to the eftate of Joshua Evns, timbered there is very good range or outlet for cattle, wine.

it is well fUuattd for a houfe of public entertainment, or afore, which latter has been kept for fever al years. Alfo one other plantation, adjoining the above, containing too or 170 acres, at may bef fuit the purchafer it bath on it a fquore log hsuft, with a gable end font chimney, a awed log and framed barn, a good flone fpr'tng houfe, over a. never failing fp'ing'r and other cut boufet, about 7 acres. cf watered meadow, and jeveral acres snore may be made, a. good.

young bearing orchard, containing about 100 appU trees, moft of which, are. beating trees and Jeveral other fruit trees there it a fne fream of water running through this place, about one bait tbe land is cleared, and the remainder, well timbsr wbcle is good and fertile the titles are road and.indifputable. fc my bf jjm jr r9 mvw rm mwa rm r91 "ivtivrift lValpack Townftjip, Sufftx County NtwJcrfey, litTiHEREASi on tbe Atb InSant, Elie WHEREAS Application hath been made to his Excelr 'lency Governor Franklin, to obtain a Divifion o'f the Townfhip of Great Egg Harbour, in the County of cefter, by iffuing Patent to conftitute the upper Part oF faid Townfhip a feparatc One, by the Name of New Weymcuth and his Excellency, with the Advice of his Majefty's Coancil hath thought proper to order, that Notice be given to the Inha bitanta of the Townfhip of. Great Egg Harbour aforefaid to fhtw Caufe, if any they have, on the firft Day of April why the. Prayer of the for a Divifion of the faid Townfhip, fhouldnot be graced.

The faid Inhabitants are hereby accordingly they have any Objeaions aainfc the Divifion of faid Townfhip, to make the fame on the Day aforefaid. Marcb.g. 177 1 To be SOLD, by VENDUE, at the houfe of John Shulta, in Potts town 'Philadelphia county, on Monday, the 4th of April next, AL AR number bf unimproved laid out in faid town," fome groundrents, iiTuing horn lots 1m proved, at 15s. per lot, per annum. About 50 acres of woodland, adjoining Potts town, laid out in lots of 4 and 6 acres each.

Alfo a large well built ftone malt houfe and brew houfe adjoining, with every thing neceflary for carrying on the bufinefs of malting and brewing. The conditions will be made known at the fale. A plan of the whole may be Jeen at faid hultz's. Samuel Potts, Executor to the eftate of John Potts, deceafed. IV." TO BE SOLD, THE MILLS and PLANTATION, in Upper Pro vidence, Chefter county, belonging to the fub fcriber the plantation contains 66 acres, four fields of about 7 acres in each field, with 1 2 acres of as good meadow as moft in the province fupplied by a large ftieam of water over the meadow and water in each field, a dwelling 'houfe, with two rooms on a floor, two fire places below, a large frame barn, flabies, cow houfe, a boarded ftted, fufneient to hold ten cows, waggon houfe, hay.

houfe, and ft able under it, a large gardeD, well paled in, a good ftone fpring houfe, and a young orchard the remainder of the plantation is good woodland, and choice timber the houfe is built of ftonep56 by4o feet, three ft yies high, witlrtwo of flones, the merchant ll ones are Cologne, and are allowed to be ed the Any may know by applying to the owner, ftving on the firft mentientd place. iofa Sw. THOMAS ROBERTS. did elope from Bed and Beard, without any Reafonx end at am.apprehenjive (be will endeavour to run me in debt, thefe are tberefore, to forewarn any erf on 'from trufing her on my. Account or harbouring ber at I am determined to pay no Debit of her eontraejing from the Pate hereof.

John. Schoonhoven 11 U'tJ' away, the th inftant, from the fubferiber, in Lower Jr2 'a fervant Lawrence Duning, of middle Bature. about 40 yean, of ages tbinvifage, black haiel had on. an old blanket coat, old brown cloth jacket, leather breeches, Alfo two two fiery brick in Gilbert (com white yarn Jhckingt, old Jboet, tied with Jtringt, and old felt hat 5 moniy caiiea iiriiLu iiucjj vu tu ium ukivui, wsvwccn Front and and between Mulberry and SaiTifrai containiog in breadth on faid alley; 38 feet 'inphes, and in depth 53 feet 6 "The' faid, hpufss are clear of incumbrance, and. the title, indifputable For further.

particulars, enquire of Mr. Robert. M'Gilc, Bookbinder, and Sta rtioner, the 'eorner of Laetitia court, Market fireet. March 5 I774 WHER.EA5 a certainVWilliam Mentz has printed and publifhed for Sale, without my Knowledge or Confcnt, a intituled, The Vifon of Thomas Say, which but an incorrect and imperfect ofwhat I propolis to make public neither do. I know how or.

where he got the Copy. And as I never intended what I have wrote on that Head mould be publifhed never intended what I have wrote on tnat ead mould be deceafed, by bond, bill, note, accompt, or otherwife, fired to difchargr. the fame. Likewife all pefons that have during my Life, and ihe publifhing any Thing in. any Man's Fryar Executors.

purchafins the laid Pamphlet and all Printers are hereby, defired not to aid or afUftthefaid Mentz, or any one elfe. in fuch wrong A A S. SE' S. Proceedings, which wUl obHge their Fnend, PTTIHERE are at the Houfe. of Martin Knoll, the JL upper End of Second ftieet Girls, German PafungerjhAt Capt.

Gill, and 1 came from Retterdavt, in the bnip a ri ar willing to ferTe' a reafbnablfi From fe vera! different I A'N tO 'BI JD, Yt IHae' for their Pafofce Moneyl'for Which Credit wjll be given, for Which Cred wUi oe given, as good as any in the province, both pair are double geared, three N.B." All Perfons who. have any Demands againft the Eftate boulting chefts, all in good order: the water works are almoft of. Willi am Palmer, deceafed, are defi red to bring in their new; there was alfo a fulling mill kept for feme years in tKe Accounts to the Subfcribers, that they may be adjufted and mill houfe, and there is excellent convenience for the fulling thofe who. arc indebted to laid Efl ate, are requefted to make mill, or an oil mill, all on a never failing ftream in the drieft immediate Payment, to John Palmer, Jonathan Pal feafons, and in a good part. for wheat or country work, being mer, and.

Thomas Palmer, Executors. 76 well fituated, with a good road from Lancafter and the Great Val ley, being Within 15 miles of Philadelphia, and 7 from Che fter, where they may be fupplied with wheat from the Lower tbia, on tbexotb of March infiantj a German fervant man, ir out 2b sears of art. named Nicholas Peter Koster. rv yf a 1 i ....1.. 1 trade a Jilk dyer, fays be togs born in Hamburgh, and come lap fum mtr from.

London. 1 freaks bnken QnfUb be is absut 5 feet and walks' rather leaning back, by bit back broke oben a child, and hat a large lump near hit right hip, but not to be perceived xaben be. has bit coat on, which he commonly wears un butiontd' hat a fwartby countenance, and black curled hair, hit ctoutb a fit tie awry bad on, went. awayt a deep blue cloth coat and jacket, ofrve coloured leather breeches, ribbed Rockings, neatt lea of Cheftnut llreet, awl nearly oppofitetpe Golden. Fleece '7f" tf? lfortvlfo tavern, being determined to decline bunnels, is now.

felling wj effat prime'eoft, wholefale and retail, for cafh only, all wtto Miwmwifw her in Tr ade, confifting jellow metal buttons, on JcarUt, jacket, one ptnk coloured A LARGE among Y. and general Atlortment 01 t.Yr GUUU5. hich are a eat virietv of handfome chintz cot bet, one. pair of font knee buckles, fet her, a beaver, hat i 1 ei atmuft nt abmft tons and calicoes, and other articles fuitable for the enfuing feafon. as ine intenos going to tngiana as loon as ncr anaits win permit, fhe reqoefts all perfons indebted to her, by bond, note, or book debt, beyond the.

limited, or ufual time of immediately to. discharge the fame, to further trouble. V' Fhiladepbia, March 1 774V SOLD, NUMBER of young Englifh Walnut Trees, of fit to be pUnted. out this Spring or next Fall, Alfo fundry Sorts of the moft. carious and beft Kinds of Plumbl Cherry, Apricot.

Trees, Ice. ice. Sec. by Christian Lehman, at the North Corner of Third and Race ftreets. hew one pair of thus, fix fine white fhirit, and fever al coarfe "i 1 i 11 .1 ft ones one mixta pair ana jcvcrai pair oj viae ana wo it jitu JfOCKmgs, fever al pair of ribbed, worfted lockings, fever al neckcloths and flecks, with other tb'mgt not known.

Whoever up and cures the faid fervantx fo that bit wafer may have him again, Jhall have the above and may have poflefiion immediately, and a good title made by tebruary 1774. Charles Linn. 6 W. Tredyffren townfhip, Cbefler county, Second Alonib 4, 1774. To bc.S O.LD, by PUBLIC VENDUE, on the firft day of Fourth Mcath at the'dwelling houfe of David Howell, in Tredyffren townfhip aforefaid, THE following 'EIGHT LOTS of GROXJNDj fituate as above, feven whereof are choice cheftnut timbered A as they are very contiguous to a number of.

lime kilns, ift confequently be very valuable in a few jears, but more especially to the adjacent plantations in the viz. No. 1. Containing 8 acres and 117 perches. 2.

containing 3. Containing 4. Containing 5. Containing 6.. Containing 7.

Containing time and place, of fale, known, by 10 acres and 33 perches. 10 acres and 17 perches. 9 acres and 77 perches. 11 acres and 10 acres and ao perches. 10 acres and 20 perches.

8. Containing 48 acres arid 50 perches. reward, and reafcnable charges, paid by Thomas Tilbury. Adjoifjing, the Lancafter great road, about 12 acres thereof are cleared, with a fmall tenement, and a never failing fpring, A 'P JL AMTiATIO fituate Utbe townhip of CbarleBown. convenient for watering Ceveral acres of meadow.

Any perfon Cbefler county, containing 10 acres wberton there it a nod Inclining, to purchafe, may fee the draught of the7 fame, at the where the. conditions will I A A P. Kmnada S. Purfuanli to thei lift will of John Hughes, deceafed, on Wednefday, the 30th day of March inft. in the evening, by public VENDUE, at the London Coffce houfe, if not difpofed of before by private fale, of LAND, fituated in the townfhip of Paffyunk, and now in the pofliffion of Sebaftiin Sunleid cor One of them, containing about 8 acres, joins.

the river Schuylkill, and ground formerly belonging to the Rev. William Sturgeon, deceafed, but now to Levi Marks. The fituation it high, and commandi a fine profptt of the river, and furroundinj county. There ia a good landing place on this lot. The other ot contains about four acres, and lies.

at the junction of PafTyunk and Roufe's road, near the former it hai two ftory brick houfe on it, with other buildiags, and a well of good Water There are a number of fruit trees on the above lots. ISAAC HUGHES, furviving ExectxW. At the fame time and place to be fold, a Steel Furnace' and Lot of Ground, at the corner of Eighth and. Walnut ftreets, in this city, being in breadth on Walnut ftreet 49 feet, and in depth on Eighth ftrcet 127 feet. With this will be fcld a lot, in the town of Darby, in the county of Chefter, containing 15 percnes, wnereoo a tilting nammer nas oecn larmeny tor eABT" "9 Mf' plating iron or ftecl.

and which the purchafer will have a. riant to put. up. The ftream is fufficient for that or other waterworks. Thole who incline to purchafe the Steel Furnace, Ice.

at private fale, may know the terms, by applying to Jpsxra Galloway, Efqj or to the aforefaid Isaac Hughes, in Upper Mermen townfhip. bYi A.H D. (7 WO TRACTS of LA at the. Mouth cf Cone gocheague, Five Hundred and Thirty three Acres and Three quarters, which I chafed at tbe Sale of a man of few words, and weak or flighty at timet. IVhoever tales the Manor, whereon M.o Minor keeps Public Houle, and up faid fervant, and fecures him, fo that his uurfler may gtt him again, where my Brother George lived 4 whereon is a Houfe two ball have TWE NT SHILLINGS reward paid by Stories high, with Brick Chimnies, three Fire Room below, and March 14, 1774.

wiitfr, ovt, whu, T' YeariJ. But it is fo well known, to very Jerfey or Penafyl vania Man, who ever went to the Southward to look out foe Land, for his Children, that there is no Occafion. to fay one Word in praiie of Whoever buys it fhall have' Poffeffion of it nrxr Fall, Time enough to put a Crop of Winter' Grain in the Ground. DAV1.D,RQS S. aj.6 $trafburgh Townfhip, Lancafter County February 15, 1774 T.HI Ii I E.W A D.

STOLEN, on the night of the 7th out of the mill of the fubferiber, SIXPIEC of CLOTH, vix. One piece of worfted, blue and yellow, containing 21 yards 3 one other piece flowered of a walnut colour, containing 14 yards) onejieceof claret coloured lincey, containine 7 yards one piece lndrefTed.redifh coloured worfted, containing about 11 jards; one piece bhie Worfted lincey, of two yards one camblet cloak; of a dark frown colour. 1 Whoever fecures faid thief and doth, fo.tfat I may have the cloth, and the thief brought to. have the above reward, and reafonable dirges, paid by WILLIAM SCO TT..

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