. Lands ot the United States 1
Treasury Department,
. B .' 179<5 *
J Public Notice is hereby given,
TN pursuance of an a& of Congrds passed on the iß{h
J. day of May, 1796, entitled " an a& providing "for
the sale of the Lands of the United States, in the territory
north-weft of the river Ohio, and above " the mouth of
Kentucky river," that the Quarter Townlhips of land
deicrihed in the annexed schedule, lying in the feyen rang
es ot townlhips whieh were surveyed in pursuance of an
ordinance of Congress, pa fled on the twentieth day of
May, in the year one thousand fevefi hundred and eighty
five, will be exposed for sale at PUBLIC VENDUE, at
the Merchants' Coffee-Houfe in Philadelphia, on the 4th
day of January next, and thenceforward from day today,
until the tenth day of February ensuing, unless the said
.quarter townships (hall be sooner fold, in the manner and
on the terres and conditions hereinafter mentioned : viz.
ift. The said quarter townships shall be fold to the
.highest bidder, but no sale can be made for less than two
dollars per acre of the quantity of land contained in such
quarter towrfhip.
2d. The highest bidder as before mentioned, must de*
posit a* the time of sale, one twentieth part of the pur-
Chafe money, in the hands of the Treafurerof the United
States, which will be fwrfeitedif a moiety of the fumbid,
including the said twentieth part, (hall notb« paid within
thirty days from the time of sale.
3d. Upon payment of a moiety of the purchafe-mo
fiey in the manner befor*mentioned, the purchaler will
be entitled to one year's credit for the remaining moiety ;
and (hall receive a certificate describing the quart«r town
(hip purchased, and declaring the sum paid on account,
the balance due, the time when such balance
becomes payable, arsl that the whole Land therein men
tioned will be forfeited, if the said balance is not then
paid ; but if the said balance (hall.be duly discharged, by
paying the fam£ to the Treasurer of the United States,
the-purchaser or his aflignee or other legal reprefentitive,
shall be entitled to a patent for the (aid land, on his pro
ducing to the Secretary of State a receipt for such balance,
endorsed upon the certificate. But if any purchaser fliall
make payment of the whole of the purchase-money at the
time when the payment of the firft moiety is directed to
be made, he will be entitled to a deduction of ten per
centum on the part-for which a. credit is authorized to be
given ; and his patent fliall be immediately iflued.
GIVEN under my hand at Philadelphia, the day
and year abovementioned.
OLIVER WOLCOTT,
Secretary of (he Treasury.
SCHEDULE
Of Quarter-Townships to be fold at Philadelphia, in pur
fuancc of the 6th fe&ion of an a& of Congress paiTed on
the 13th day of May, 1796.
k. • i
.0 a.
• —
52 ® c
a. .9- U c
I=l 1 S s
« J J , 12
o*< H "
£ 4 S 3-S
* 9. | 3
2 South East 5120 ' ' "
North East 5120
South Wet 5120
North Weft 5120
20,480
5 5 South East 5120
No'th East 5120
South Weft 5120
North Weft 5120
— 20,480
7 South East 5120
North East 5120-
South Weft 5120
North Weft 5120
20,480
9 South East 512©
North East 5 120
South Weft j 120
North Weft 5120
20,480
11 South East 5120
.North East 5120
j South Weft 5120
North Weft 5120
20,480
4. 4 South East j 120
North East 5120 sot
South Weft Cl2O t ' ll
North Weft ri 2o
o t" £
20,480 (V
6 South East 5120 ~
North East 5120
South Weft 512 C) j
North Well 5120 | ' j "T"
20,480 *
8 South East swo tw
North'Eaft c 120 ' a '
South Weft 5120 tor
North Weft jiao
20,480
10 South East 5120
North East 5120
SonthWeft 5,20
NorA Weft 5120
20,480
12 South East 5120
North East 5 120
South Weft 5120
North Weit 5120
20,480
3 |£outh East 4602
North East 4654
South Weft 5120 3k
North Weft. 5120
' 19,496 del
■> 5 South East 5120 no
North East 5* 20
South Weft 5120 %
Worth Weft 5120
20,480
7 South East 5120
North East 5120
South Weft 5120
North Weft 5120
20,480 (
9 South East 5120
6 North East 5120
/ South Weft 5120
North Weft 5120 j
l — 20,480 68
—
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,'g. t
. <= reg
« -- I
£ E" 1 - s
Bth • | t, Z c «
for 6 H I < I "
:ory 2 g, JZ S
>of d
and C-.
5 II Smith East 51 20'
North East 512 c'
lt y- South Weft 5120:
, at North Weft 5120;
4th 20,480
' 3 7: 13 South East 5120
Notth East J 120
viz. South Weft 5120
the North Weft 51 20
two 20,480
uc ' l 6 4 South East 4630
jg. North East 4620
iur- South Waft 5120
ited North-Weft 5120
bi s- 19,490
6 South East 4730
tie- ' North East 47 *5i
will South Weft 5 120
ty ; North Weft 5 120
19,685
in ' 8 South East 5120
North East 5 120
ken South Weft 5 120
by iNorth Weft 5120
£es ' | 20480 ,
10 South East 5 120
ice, North Eaft.sl2o
lall South Weft 5 120
the North Welt 5 120
to I 20,480
12 South East j 120
North Eaftsi2o
lay south Weft 5120
North Weft 5 120
20,4 80
14 South East 5120
North East 5 120
South Weft 5 120
North Weft 5120
20,480
- 7 3 South East 5 120
North East 5120
South Weft 5120
North Weft 5 120
20,480
5 South East j 120
North East 120
South Weft 20
. North Weft 5 120)
'. 20,480
—■ 7 South East 5 120 ,
North East 5 120
South Weft 5120
North Weft 5120
20,480
9 South East 5 120
North East 5120
South Weft 5120
North Weft 9 I2Q |
20,480
II South East 512Q 1
North East 5 120
South Weft 5 120
■ North Weft j 120 \ I
20,480 '
13 South Eaftji2o
North East 5120
South Weft 5120
North Weft 5120
—20,480
15 South East 5120
North East 5 126
South Weft 5120
North Weft 5 120
20,480
NOpTE.
eHE quantities of Lands in the fevers] townships he
for mentioned, arc cxck'five of the Sea.oils referveri by
the United States. "The aggregate quantities in the seve
ral townships, kave been ascertained by adual survey ; hot
(he quantities in the quarter tewnlhips, have teen no
otherwise afccr-ained than by calculation.
VV alhiiigton Canal Lottery,
no. r.
WHEREAS tj\e State of Maryland has authorised
the underwritten, to Taile twenty-fix thousand,
twoliundred, and fifty dollars, for the purpose of cutting
« a Canal through the City of Wafliington, from th Po
tomacto theEaftern Branch Ha^uour.
The following is the SCHEME of No. I.
Viz •-1 Prize of »0,000 dollars, 20,000
I ditto 10,000 10,000
7 last drawn")
Tickets, each j • s ' ooo 35^000
6 ditto / 1,000 6,000
10 ditto 400 4,000
ao ditto 100 2,000
5 j ditto 50 a>7JO
5750 ditto II 69,008
To be raised for the Canal, 26,150
585° Prizes, JTSfiOo
11650 Blanks, not two to a prize,
17500 Tickets, atTen Dollars, - 175,000
gjp The Commissioners have taken the Securities re
quired by the aforefaid aft fbr tke punfiual payment el
the prizes. 1 J
The drawing of this Lottery will commence, without
delay, li soon as the Tickets are fold, of which timely
notice will be given.
Such prize, as are not demanded in fix months after th.
drawing ls finifoed, fliall be confidercd as relinquished for
th* kenefjt of ihe Caaal, and appropriated accordingly
(Signed j NO! LEY YOUNG
DANIEL CARROLL,
lewis deblois,
GEORGE WALKER,
Wm. m.duncanson
THOMAS LAW, '
r 0.. JAMES BARRY.
City of WaOimgtOß, Feb. ij.
A R I S T O^TRXcTY
An EPIC POEM, '
0127 bc had at B - Davi»-« Book-Store No
68 Aug. rj §6t
| Treasury of the United States.
| JLTCjTICE is hereby given to all periods w 10 are or
may be Creditors of the United Srites, for any f'.iins
of the Funded Dibt, or Stoci, beiring a present interefl of fix
per centpn tier annum. .
i ft, That pursuant to an Afi of Congreft passed on the
28th day of April, 1796, intitlcdan ait in addition to an
1(3, intituled " An aift making fuitber prevision for the
support of public credit, and for the redemption at the
public debt," the faiddebt or flock will be reimbuncdand
paid in manner following, to wit. " Firfl, by dividends
- — "to be made on the last days of March, June and Septejn
" bcr for the present year, and from the year one thousand
" seven hacdrod and ninetv-feven, to the year one thon
" land eight hundred & eighteen ini'lufive, at' the rate of
" one ami one half per centum upon the original capital.
" Secondly, by dividends to be made on the lafl day -of
" December for the present year. »»d from the year one
" rhbbfar.d seven hundred ar.d r.inety-feven, to the yeaj
f oue thousand eight hundred and seventeen inclusive, at
" the rate oi' three and one half per centum upon the ori
" ginal capital ;and ?7 a dividend to be ma e o£ the lat!
" dayof December, in the year one thousand eight hun
" dred and eighteen, of such sum, as will be then a te
" quate, according to the conuad, for the final redemp
" tion of t'a : laid ftoclc."
sd. All diftinetion between payments on account of
Intcreji and Principal being thus abolilhed by the eflablifh
ment of the permanent rule of reimburfemer.t above de- ,
scribed, it has become neceflary to vary accujdingly the
powers of attorney for receiving dividends; the public
creditors will therefore observe that the following form
' is eftablilbedfor all powers of attorney which may be (
granted after the due promulgation ot this notice, viz.
KNOW ALL MEN Br THESE -PRESENTS, that 1
I of in 1
do make t conjlitute and appoint
tf my true and laivful At- ,
and in try rtarrre, to receive the dividends lub'tcb are .
cr shall be payable according to latv t on thg (here describing the
flock) flanding in my name in the books of (here defcrlbing the
bocks of the Treasury or the Contmiflioner of Loans,
, where the flock is credited) from (here insert the com
mencement and expiration of time for which the power of 1
attorney is to continue) with poiuer also an attorney or attor
nies under him, for tfjat purpose to male andfubjlitute> and to do all
lawful acts requiftefor ejfecibig the hereby ratifying and i
confirming all that myfaid Attorney 6r hisfubfityte,fhall laivful- ! _
ly do, by virtue hereof.
In IVitnefs hereof t I have hereunto fit my Hand and Seal the !
day of in the year "
Seeled and Delivered
1 in
BE IT KTVOH'N, that on the day of
lefre meperfonally came 11
wit bin named and acknowledged the aGove letter of attorney to he
bis aci and deed. 2
In tcftimorry whereof 1 have hereunto set my Hand and affix- °
ed Seal the day and year la ft a foref aid. n
Given under my Hand at Philadelphia, this twen
tieth day of July 1796, pursuant to dire&ions
from the Secretary of the Treasury.
SAMTJEI, MEREDITH, »
2"rcafurer of Vje United States. j?'
July 23. w&st 17. ! r
a J«
Spanijh Treaty Ratified. c
THIS DAY, Publlflied by J. ORMROD, No. 41, h
Chesnut-Str'"eeTj in a handsome pamhlet. a
(Puce 12 and 1-2 Cents.) c;
A TREATY »f FRIENDSHIP, LIMITS & tl
NAVIGATION,
BETWEEN the United States of America, and his
Catholic Majesty—with the Preftdent's Proclamation J'
announcing its ratification. 0
ORMROD has lately Publilhed the British and Al-
gerlne Treatiei, which match in iize with the above.
Also, Burke's celebrated letter to the Duke of Bed
ford, and Wharton's-anlwer to Pricftlcy. I
August 13. 4 t§mw&f.
Philip Nicklin 8c Co.
HAVE FOR SALE,
Souchong .
Hyron Skin )
Young Hyson S- FRESH TEAS g
Hyson and \ a
Imperial ' p
Yellow Nankeens c
China Ware, afiorted in Boxes and Cherts T
Quiakfilver
Bandanna Handkerchiefs of excellent quality in
cnefts 1 1
London Market MADEIRA WINE J
London particular Mn pipes, hoglheads, & *
j quarter calks
TenerifFe Wine in pipes and hoglkeads
Sugar Czady by the Box
Sail Canvas No. i a 8
Lead in (heets
3 Calks of Cutlery afiarted „
f A ftw cheftsof Manchelter afTorted thick- <'
lets, cords, striped Nankeens, &c.
t 3 Small packages of black sewing-silks
i Tierces Virginia Snake-root. ir
Nails aflbrted in calks
JuJy 18
' mw&f ix
~ —- - . --— ; tl
d Samuel Richardet,
i R. E m PI T CTF V LI , jY informs 'he Gentlemen -
tavcdm" as this day opened the CITY
city ofpM^I I^ CHANTS C ° FF EE H9USE inthc A
rhe Subscription Room will be furnillicd with all the a '
55?3 safe t.
will at all times be procured at the bar. er
the cWft C of I Win'! eP c' <1 comm °d"ed with
- —-<» z
lt -
hours moil convenient to n P, P '"
. pr
' thfum,filed, aod ec
1 requifitc. eanlinefs, and every other eu
« eiefute the cemiuanji ""r" t " :ha PPy t0 receive, and 'h
r ' ar ? e ; andwt t ; 8 fX n iV nd Pubi:,; «
himfelf that nothing ,t favours, he pledgee r
fcrvc that patro^ge^ahl^ul l^ 'pre- as '
■ Uigly i'lonorcd. ' ha '" be en lo difiinguilh- fr
Philadelphia, April 19. ♦ (J.
• eo
l ? or faie by the fubicribers, 2
*N PfcNN-STREET rat
is d q r er v* a H
300 ; Chini ' C ° C &'all teaMtts of 42 =
400 pieces Bandanoes. I
January 30 ] W'Mgs & Francis.
3taw.
CiH cf Wafhinjrton.
z SCHEME of the LOTTERY, \c.
FOR THE IV.PPXWfMc.vr OF TUi
FEDERAL CITY.
the A r > 20,00 c doli.irs, & f
the dwelling-houfc, j cash 30,020, ire J
t jj e I ditto i-.oao & cafw 25,000 40,000
in j l ditto 15,000 & rash 15,000 50,0 1
I( j s 1 ditto 10,000 & cash 10,000 "20,000
m . 1 ditto 5,000 &. Cifh 5,000 10,00.
,na 1 ditto 5,000 & cath 5,000 ld t uou
in- 1 cash prize of 10,00 a
of » do. 5,006 each, are • 10,000
al. 10 do. 1,000 - . 10,1 «'m.
of 20 do. 500 - - 10,000
ne OO do. 100 - . xo,ooo
:aj 2i-JO do. 50 10,000
it 400 do. 25 - 10,00 a
r> 1,000 do. 20 - 10,000
al - 15,0:30 do. 10 , ts0^)00
in-
e " 16,739 Prizes.
P" Blanks.
5Q,000 Tickets, at Eight Dollars, 400,000
le~ r- ~ 1 "—
he 3 - To favour those who may take a quantity
lie Ticket,.the prize of 40,000 dollars will be the LASTdrawii
tipket, and the 30,qp0the last but one :
And approved notes, securing payment in either mor •
or prizes, in ten days alter drawing, will be received fur
any number not left than 30 tickets. ■
in 1 This Lottery will afford an elegant specimen of thepri
vate buildings to be creeled in the City of Washington—
•t _ Two beautiful deQgns are already feleAed for the entire
■e f r ° nt 3on two the public fquafes ; from these
le ' it ispropofed to erect two centre and four corner building
le as soon as poflible after this lottery is fold, and to convey
s them, when complete, to the fortunate adventursrs, ii'
y the manner described in thie scheme for the Hotel Letter;
j{ A nctt deduction of five per cent, will be m.\de to defray
_ th s necessary expenfts of printing, &c. and the furphu
will be made a part of the fund intended for the Nations
:J University, to be ereok'd within the city of Walhington.
l_ ; Ihe Drawing will commence as soon as the tickets are
1 fold off.-—The money prizes will be payable in thirty days
a ft er it is finifhad ; and any. prizes for which fortunate
numbets ate not produced within twelve months after the
drawing is closed, are to be confidercd as given towards
the funti for the University ; it being determined to fettle
the whole business in a year from the elding of the draw
ing, and to take op the bonds given as security.
The real fecurihes given for the payment of the Prizes,
are held by the President aud two Directors of the Baak
of Columbia, and are valued at more than half a
mount ot the lottery.
The twenty four gentlemen who by appointment of
s the late Commissioners as lifted in tie management of the
Hotel Lottery are requeued to undertake this arduous talk
a second time on behalf of the public; a fufiicieut num
ber of these having kindly accepted, it is hoped that the
friends to a National University and the other federal ob
jects may continue to favor the design.
By accounts received from the difierent parts of the
Continent as well as from where the tickets
, have been lent, for sale, the public afe allured that the
drawing will speedily commence, and that the care and
caution unavoidably necelTary to insure a fafe difpotal of
' th« tickets, has rendered the ihorr lalpeaGcu indispensable, 4
SAMUEL BLODGET.
s Ȥ. Tickets may be had at the Bank of Columbia ;of
, James Weft & Co. Baltimpre; of Reter Gilman, Boston;
of John Hopkins, Richmond ; and of Richard Wells,
Cooper's Ferry. c 0
Plans of the city of Philadelphia,
Including the Northern Liberties aud diltritfl of
SoVTHWARK;
Publifiied, aud fold by
BENJAMIN DAVIES,
No. 68, High street,
( Price one dollar.)
THIS plan is 26 inches square, and ha 6 been en
graved by one of the f.rlt artists in the city, from a late
and accurate survey. Pur chafers are entitled to a pam
phlet with each plan, giving " some account of the
city, fts population, trade, government, &c.
July_£9 tu hi tf
a Diftridt of Pwunfylvania :to wit:
BE it remembered, that on the sth day of Augui, in
the twentietl year of the independence of the Unit
. States of America, William Cobbett, of the faii
diftriil, hath depefited in this office the title of a book,
the right whereof he claims as proprietor, in the words
following: to wit.
" The life and adventures of Peter Porcupine ; with a
" full and fair account of all his authoring tranfadlions:
" being a sure and infallible guide for all enterprifinj
" young men who wifli to make a fortune by writing
" pamphlets; by Peter Porcupine himfelf.
" Now, you lying varlets, you shall fee how a plain
" tale will put you down." Shakespeare.
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States, entitled " an aift for the encouragement of learn
ing, hy securing the copies of maps, charts and hooks to
the authors and proprietors, during the time» tfietMo
mentioned. Samuel Caldwell.
Clerk ef the DiftriS of Pennsylvania.
, Aug. 8 IM4W
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