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    F 0 S S A L E,
A very Valuable Estate,
CALLED T IVITTENHA M> fittiife in the
township oiF Upper Derby, and county of Delaware,
71-2 miles from Philadelphia, and half a mile from the
npw Western road: containing 130 acres of excellent land,
45 of which are good watered meadow, 90 of prime wood
land, and the reft arable of the r.rfl quality. There are
on thepreniffesagood two story brick house, with 4 rooms
«n a Boor, and cellar? under the whole, with a pump-well
of ocellcnt water in front; a large frame barn, (tables,
and other convenient buildings 5 a smoke-house and ftopc,
; two good apple orchards, and one of peach
es. The fields are all in clover, except those immediately
under tillage, and are so laid out as to have the advantage
of water in each Of them, which renders it peculiarly con
venient for grazing.
The situation is pleasant andhcalthy, and froth the high
cultivation of the land, the good neighbourhood, and the
vicinity to the it is vw;y fukable for a gentleman's
country fea^
The foregoing is part of the estate of Jacob Harman,
ieceafid, and offered for sale bv
sMordecai Lewi#,
OA. 9. eo.J Surviving Executor.
Washington Canal Lottery,
NO, I.
WHEREAS the State of Maryland has ajithorifed
the underwritten, to raise twenty-fix thousand..
two hundred, and fifty dollars, for the purpose of cutting
a Canal through the City of Wa/hington, from th Po
tomacto theEaftern Branch Haruour.
The following is the SCHEME of No. I.
Viz-.1 Prize of 10,000 dollars, 10/300
1 ditto ,10,060 10,000
v. TiSSS"}
6 ditto 1,000 <5,000
TO ditto 400 -4,00b
10 ditto too »,000
\> 55 ditto 5O *,75°
5750 ditto It 69,008
To be raised for the Canal, *6,250
5850 Prizes, tjjfiOO
I 1650 Blanks, not two to a prize.
17500 .Tickets, atTen Dollars, - 175,000
$5" The Commissioners have taken the Securities re
quired by the aforefaid a<sl for the punctual payment «f
the prizes.
The drawing of this Lottery will comrtence, without
delay, as soon as the Tickets are fold, of which timely
notice -will be given.
Such prizKs-as are not demanded in fix months after th«
drawing is finifhed, (hall be confidercd as relinquished for
the benefit of the Canal, and appropriated accordingly.
(Signed) MOTLEY YOUNG,
x DANIEL CARR OLL, of t>
LEWIS DEBLOIS,
GEORGE WALKER,
Wm. M. DUNCANSON,
THOMAS LAW,
JAMES BARRY.
City of Wafcingto*, Feb. n. $
Lottery
FOR railing fix thousand fix hundred and £xty-feven
dollars and fifty cents, by 4 deduction of fifteen per
eentfrom the prizes, and not two blanks to a prize, viz.
I Prize of fooo dollars is dollars jooo
* I 1000 1030
fr . iOO 500
J »oo xoeo
J© too ®oo«s
99 SO 4950
*00 tj jooo
»060 to *0,000
.5 Lad draws numbers of 100 a dollars each, 5000
»33J Prizes. 44,450
• 4018 Blanks. f
6350 Tickets at Seven Dollars each, 44,450
By order of the Directors of the Society for eftib)i(h
jng UfefulMamifaStures, the fuperintendants of the Pat
erfon Lottery have reguefted the Managers «o offer the
foregoing Sehesie to the public, and have directed them
to refund the money to those persons who have pur chafed
in the former Lottery, or exchange the ickets for tickets
ih this Lottery.
The lottery has actually commenced drawing, and will
continue until finifhed. A lift of the Blanks and Prizes
may be seen at the office of William Blackburn, No. 64
south Second-street, who will give information where tick
ets tpay be procured.
17th diy of June, 1796.
J. N GUMMING, ")
JACOB R. HARBENBEK.G, c Managers.
•JONATHAN RHEA, >
A R IS TO CRACY,
An EPIC POEM,
In l Cantes, may be had at B. Davies's Book-Store, No.
$B'High-ftreet. Aug. <9 - .. - ,«fc
—a ■ '
.Lands'-'of the United States '
Trtufury Departmbil, Augufl 3, 1796.
Public Notice is hereby Given,
IN purfuar.ee of an a&of Congress, p*flfe* on the tfth
day of May, 17g6, entitled " An ait providing" for
the sale of the lands of the United .States, in the" Territo
ry north weft of the rlter Ohio; and above the mouth of
Kentucky river," that the fectionso* lots of land'defea
ted in the annexed fchechile, lying in'the fcven ranges of
townfliips, which were'fur'veyed in porfuance of an ordi
nance of Congress, faffed on the twentieth day of May,,
in the year one tkoufand fcven hundred and eighty-five,
will bt exposed for sale at Public vendue, in the town ol
Pittfcurgh MB Pennsylvania, on the twenty-fourth day of
October next, and thenceforward, from day to day until
the firft day of December ensuing, Unleft the said lots ihall
be sooner fold, in the manner, and on the terms and con.
ditions herein after mentioned, to wit:
ift. The said fofttons or !at s fliall be fold under the di-
the Governor or Secretary of theWeftern Ter
ritory, -and fuoh, as the President of the United
States may fpeciatly appoint for that pmrpote. ~
ad. The said £e£tion« or lots (hall fce fold to the highest
biddetjbut no sale can be made for lift than two dollars
jer acre of the quantity of l*Hd contained i» such lot or
icdHon.
3. The highest bidder as before mentioned, must depo
sit at the tune of sale, one twentieth part of thepnrc> afe
money, in the liaflds of such person as the President of the
United States shall appoint to attend the sales for that *jr
pof", which will I>«forfeited,if a moiety Of the fofnbtd,
including the paid twentieth part, fliall not be paid within
tkirtydays lrfNV> thetiine of sale.
4th. Upo» payment of a moiety of the purchase money
i» the mann«r before mentioned, the purcltafer wi l be
CWitled to one year s credit fat the remaining moiety;
3(hall rec 'lve from the Governor «r Secretary of the
Western l Territory. and the person who (hill be appointed
>j the President of the Unit: d.States, to dircd the Ciles.a
tgettificate describing th« tot or f.aion puichated.and de
cbririg the sum paid on account, the balance remaining due,
ilc time when such balance becomes payable, and that
«Ik»> hole land therein mentioned, will fee forfeited, if the
said balance is not shV» paid but ;f ihe said] i.ulance fliall
be duly difch&rged.by paying the fame to the Trealurer of
the United States, the purchaser or his afligncc or other
legal rcprefeiitativc, fliall be entitled to a patent for the
said lands, on his producing to the Secretary of State a re
ceipt for such balance endorsed upon the certificate. But
if any purchaser (fell make payment of the whole of the
purchase money, at the time when the payment of the
firft moiety is dire&ed to be made, he will be entitled to a
dcdudlion of ten per centum on the part for which a cre
dit is authorized to be given ; and his patent (hall b<t im
mediately iffucd.
Given tinder my hand at Philadelphia, the day and
year above mentioned.
OLIVER WOLCOTT,
Secretary of the Trcafury
Schedule of feßiont of town/hips, or fratiioml parts
of to-wnfilps, to be fold at Piltjiurgb. inpurfuanep
of the 6th fcßlon of an all of Congress, p&Jfed on
the I 8(h day of May , }~ (
3 u • n j2 >3 g i
owt: O 2 o -Jo
0 < § O < 2 -6 < °
;s a a
ift Range. 6thTown(hip. 6th Range.
ift To'wnfhip. Ban fi4o|eacb ■ ift-Townfhip.
»8 5 65 14 640 17 3 7°
19 156 95 17 aio 640jeach 18 210
30 150 .75 25336 640 each u 850
34 140 90 BthTown(hip. 166 40
35a36 64oeach 3ai4 64ojeach 23 427
2d i?a2o 640,' each 14 646
19 1 40 23 640 27 151 80
10 170 70 45a30640each jßa3o64oeach
31 185 33*36 64o)each 33 58
21 130 iothTownfliip. 34a36 64oeach
25 488 8c ia2 1640 each 2d Township.
»6a») 640 each' 5414 640 each I liS
28 560 17420 640 each i 4.",Q
29 551 60 23336(640 eack 3 448
30 564 nthiTownfhip. 4 456
31-36 640 .'Sch xai4 64c each '5 464
4thTownihip. G4O each 6 471
19 64 i3a3B|64o t sch 7 140
, 4 th Range.
»6 387 60 lftTown|h; 17420 640 each
27 36 f 23836 640 each
31332 64oeach J° 3 dTowmhip.
« 616 % 6 £ so 470,
34 4+ - ? j ° 34 6,5 1
jthfowi (hip. ldlo «'" (h 'P- t ?02
6 '39 » f\ 6 \ 6 510
12 479 30 3 < e lf 7 3i4 6 4 o'e4ch
*7 3°4 15 o } X 17320 640 each
u Sg
»4 640 } . I Jj
S & »7»iO each • U*
35 3»80 4 S»
ad Range. 17440 640!eath. t
Ift Township. 23436 640 each r I" r u
28 | 7I 20 sthTownfhip. 64c each
34 I 6| 50 iai4]64o|each n!- iC
.3d Townlhip. r7aio|64oleach ' th r ° w,!flll P*
14326 640 each 23436,640' each * f66
28 499 16 7thTownfhip. . ■
29 640 lai 640 each 3
64ciach sa? 640 each 4 s * s b0
4thTown(hip. 12313 640 each { [ 93
XI it 40 iß'al 9 640' each ' ® 01 ,
x» 39? 50 25 640 7"4 64c each
13 51 5© 30836 640 each ' A 4 ® " h
*5 »J 50 ?th'Townfhip. a-°
16 »59 20 I3i4|64c|each ? W " P .'
17 Jl4 i7Me;6 4 ceach *" 4 5 4 °r ac J'
18 64c 23 6 4 o|each
19 63.' UthTownlhip. 4°« c h
10 JB4 80 . xai 4 |64o|t3ch '' ' ° wn , P'
11 63621 17 3201640 each 1 64c each
i»a3664oleaeh 232^6640each I?a " «40, each
jthTownfhip. iJthTownlhip. 6 4 0 each
5 6it iai4|64o)e3ch
6a? 64c each 17420 64deach la ' 4 e ach
23.325 64c each 23a36|64o|each *7>ic 64o|cach
273ZS 64c ;ach ,„ = 23 336 640 each
324-,6'6 4 c ;ach s ii AN ®?' 'J^Towftlhip.
7thTown(hip. '"Township. iai 4 |64olcach
3 16401 18 . J 74 40 i7a2o'64oeach
• BthTownftip 11 8 " 5* i3.i3664<>:€ach
135 640 each 4»7 5° 7 th rTnqs.
6 140 26 « ,fl Townftip
-7 a 14 640 cach " ,01 10
*7320 640 each 17 394 io ?6 j, 3 CI JO ,
43336 64b each 1 * 34 ,2d Tows (hip. ,S
9 thTown(hip. z 9 a 3© 640 each ? 3J
6 640] 3 " • 4
•• '<■>' 3 ° "> 'J"" 1
gass • ■° I v < ;r' ch
43336 <40 each 3 43° 17318 640 each
3d RaTG?. 5 456 '4
2d Township. 6 464 80 10 4^
15 640 7 25® i3 ai 4 640 each
16 600 -8 618
557 jo 64c each 36 y 3 ' 640
41322 640e3ch 17320 64ceach 4 ownfhip.
23 609 23 336 64oleach la^4|6 4 o|eßeh
25 a 3_6l64oeach 4th township. ; , 7 aj °|°4oe3ch
3d Townlhip. 1314 6-40 each . 2 6 4 c[each
9 18860 17320 6 4 0e3A 6 thTown(hip.
10 344 640 each I lal4 |^4 c t- ac h
11 267 6thTown(hip. r 7 a »o|64C each
1* *5* , lai4|64o|each 64 °'" ch
14 20250 17 320(640 each Bth
15 630 23a36|64cLach 1a1 414c eacft
16318640 each BthTowofhip. ;»7 a ac 6 40 each
19 21750 iai 4 l64o|each , 1343 ~1 64, '* ac1j
20 616 75 17320640 -ach llo,hT"wnftlP
-21336 640 each 64c|each I ta *4 &4o|e3ch
4th Township. lothTownfhip. l 7»20 6 40 pch
1 170 1 ai 4 j64ofcach 1 3 a 36164c1e3ch
« 544 i7a2cK 4 oLch lr2thT"w"ft,P
---3 320 23a36164p'ea(4i j lal 4 64"ifaeh
4 45° t2thTown(hip. I 7"* r '4cj-3th
5 12* iai 4 16 4 cle3ch 6 4 cjcach
6 640 i7 a 2c 64c eseh i*4thTownlhip.
7 563 23 *36 640 each 1 1 al 4|6 4 c|each
Ba9 64c each 'i4thTownfhip. J7a2o ( 64o ( each
is 54c 80 i3i 4 l6 4 oieach 1 ." a 3 6 64c each
11 5*F 70 17320 640 each l6 'hTown(hip.
I2ai 4 640; each 23336 640 each 1 ai 4 64oleach
17320 640' each 17320 64o|each
23 *36 640 each.) fl3 a 6 4 oieach
>TOTE.
° f L ?r S !n th « fcTcra ' townfliips be
n,Kw' of the Lot. reserved by the
UntedSutesand also of those formerly fold—The .-g
---gregate quantity,» th e feverai town(h^p , #r fraa;<)n g al
b aiul fur _
P T iCUlar lota or have
been no othciwifc afcertalued than by wlcnlation.
Lands of the United States.
Treasury Department,
vlu&ijl 8, -1796.
Public Notice is hereby given,
TN pursuance of an a& of Congress pal Ted «ii the 18th
day of May. 1796, entitled " an ail providing " for
the sale of the Lands of the United Stater., ill the territory
north-well of the ri.ver Ohio, and above " the mouth of
Kentucky river," that the Quarter T'ownlhips of land
dplcribcd in tire annexed schedule, lying in the feve'n rang
es of t«wn!hip< v. hieh were furveVed in pursuance of »n
ordinance of Congress, pass d on the' twentieth day of
May in the fear one thousand seven hundred and . ighty
flVc, will be exi.ofcd for sale at PUBLIC VENDUE, at
.he Mcrchanfj' CoSeb-Honfc in Philadelphia, on the 4th
Jay of January next, and thenceforward from day today,
until the tenth day of "Fabnury ensuing, unless the said
quarter townships shall be foanar fold, in the manner and
on the tewits and conditions hereinafter mentioned : viz.
ill. The said quarter tcwnfliips (hall be fold to the
bidder, but no sale can,be-roadc for less than two
,4ollars per acre of the quantity of laud contained in such
quarter tovvufliip.
id. The highest bidder as before mentioned, must de
nofit a'the time ef sale, ore twentieth part of the pur
chase money, in the hands of the Treafarrrof the United
States, which wHI be forfeited if a moiet-of the sum bid,
including the said twentieth part, shall r.ot be paid within
thirty daysrffrom the time of sale.
3i. Up»n p:iyn>;nt of a moiety of the purchafc-n-.a
---ney in the manner befor-mentioned, the purchaler will
be entitled to one year's credit for the remaining moiety ;
and Ihall receive a certificate defcribine; the quarter town
ship purchased, and declaring the sum paid on account,
the balance remaining due, the time when such balance
becomes payable, add that tie whole Land therein men
tioned will be forfeited, if the said balance is not then
paid [ but it the bid bulap.ee shall be duly discharged, by
paying the Tome to the Trtafurer of the United States,
or his assignee or other legal reprcfentativc,
(hall be entitled to a patent for the said land, on his pro
ducing to the Secretary of State arecoiptfor such balance,
endorsed upon the certificate. But if any purchaser ihall
make payment of the whole of the purchase-money at the
tiifle when the payment of the fir ft moifty is directed to
be made, he "will be tntitledo » dednAjon of ten per
centum on the part for which a credit is authorized to be
given ; and his patent shall be immediately issued.
GIVEN under ray hand at Philadelphia, the day
' and year abovetnentioned.
OLIVER WOLCOTT,
Secretary of the Treasury,
SCHEDULE
Of Quarter-Townships to be fold at Philadelphia. in pur
suance of the 6th fe&ion of an aft of Congress paficd on
the 18th day of May, 1796.
"'a,
» « <5
. d. .5- Kg
& ■£ <S X |
C e c p r
s> I * • "o H
05 o r° • b A
u; h f- K %
o _ o •£ v
A ; f < !i
V 2 0 13.,I 3 .,
2 Soatb East 5120
North East 5120
South Weft 5 120
North Welt' Ji JO - —; ——!
-» ! 20,480
3 j Sooth Eafl 5120
No'th East 5120
South Welt 5120
North Weft 5120
i0,4?0
7 South East j 120
North East 5120
South Weft 5120
North Weft 5120
—< 20,4.80
9 South East 5120
North Eatt j 120
South Weft 5 20 I I
North Weft 5120 j
— 20,480
11 South East Jl2O
Nortli East 5120
South Weft 5120
North Weft, 5120 '
, , „ 20,480
4 4 .South East 5120
North East 5120
Setrth-Weft ' tiao ■
North Weft 5120
, „ , _ „ 20,480
6 South East 5120
North East 5120
South Weft 5120
North Weft 5,20
8 South East 5120 20,480
North Eatt 5120
South Weft 5120
North Weft 5120
10 South East j l2o > 20,480
North East Jl4O
So nth Wfftj rt jo
North Wed 5120
12 South 5120 ' 4
North East. Jl2O
South Weft 5x20
North Welt 5120
* 20,480
5 3 »- ou, h East 4.602
North East 4654
5120
North Weft 5120
5 South East' 9 ' 496
North East 5120
South Weft ci 20
North Weft 5120
7 South East 5120 2 °>480
North East 5120
South Weft 5120
North Weft 5120
6<) South EaftTTT 20 ' 480
North East 5120
South Weft 5120
North Weft 5120
1 '—" 20,48®
» .2- S'-S
m all
c cu § " *
n 5 i*. o
c 4 £ o j, c H i
> w. 5 Hi ir- I
• 1 *- <2 € a < ■
® a> <£ e *
6H£ • ? w
1/ i; !
. fL± !
! 5 11 South EafijjliO |
f North Eaftjyi2o
Su>ith Wcfllj i 20
North Welt 5 120
— 20,4 So . |
i 13 South East 5120 1
1 Noith Eaft 5120 ' r
South Weft j 120
L Nohh Weft f 120 '
J < 3
a 20,480
6 4 South Ealf 4630
- North East 4620
" South W<<fi 5 r2O
North Weft c 120
1 19,490
ft South East 4730
North Enft47ij
* Souih Weft y 120
' North Weft 5 120
_ 19.58J
e 8 Soilth Eaft 5120
North East j1 20
1 South W,eJ(l t iao
North Weft 5 j 20
| ' —1 — 20,480
iq South Eafiji2c
> North East j 120
' South Weft 5 120 •
jNorth Weft 5 120 j
r ! r —— 20,480
e 12 East 5 120
North East 512°
{ Soiith Weft 5120
North Weft ji2c
. 20,480
14 South Ea/I 51 20
North East 512;
South Well -<2C
3 North Weft 5 12 c
10,480
: 7 3 South Eaf 5120
' Notth East 512 c
South Wef; 5120
North Weft 5 120
20,480
j South East 5 120
North East 5 120 ,
South Weft 5 120
North Weft j 120
i 20,480
r 7 South East 5120
North Ealtji2oi ¥
South Weft j 120'
North Weft j 120
. - m 2©,+80
9 Sooth East 5 120
North East 5t 20
South Wefl e 120
North We"l* 1 20
• 20,480 J
II South Eaft£l2o
> North East j 1 20 I
South We'll 5 120
North Weft 5120
20,480 ( 1
13 Sout-h F/afijiio
North E»fiji2o "
South Weft 5 1 26
North Weft j,20
20,480
15 South East 5 120
North Eaf! 512s
I South Weff j 120
Wefl 5120
I 20,480 ; I
NOTE
THE quantities of Lands in the fevera! townships be.
fore mentioned, are exclusive of the Sections reserved by
the States. The aggregate quantities in the feve
raltownihips, kavc K'CTrafs«rwttl«,lt>y ; ta» 2w'|pl
the quantities in the quarter ta'A-nfhips, have been no
othorwife afeertainetl than by calculation.
Samuel Richardet,
1) ESPECTtfULLY informs the' Gentlemen
Merchants, that he has this day opened the CITY
TAVERN and MERCHANTS COFFEE HOUSE in the
city »f Philadelphia.
The Subscription Room will be furnifted with al! the
d*ily papers published in Philadelphia, N;w-Yoik, Bof
to'n, Baltimore, together with those of the principal com
mercial citi«s of Europe—They will be rsgubrly filed
and none permitted to be taken away on any account.
rea, Coffee, Soupes, Jellies, Ice Creams, and a variety
of Frcncii Liquors; together with the usual refrefbments,
will at all times be procured at the bar.
Gentlemen may depend on being ateommodated with
the choiccft of Wines, Spirituous Liquors, and the mod
approved Malt Liquors from London and other breweries.
The Larder will bcfupplied with the prime and earlicft
produ<Jtions of the Season.
Large and small Parties, or fmgle Gentlemen, may be
accommodated with Breakfafls, Dinners, or .'iuppers, at
Honrs moll convenient to themselves—-a cold Collation •'
reg ularly kept for cohveniency, the Bill of Fare to be had
at tha bar.
1 he Lodging Rooms will be completely furnifiied, and
* 'be utmost attention paid to cleanliness, and every other
requisite.
£5" Samuel will behappy'to rrcdvc, aiw
execute the commands of his Friends, and the Public • *
large; aMjvith gratitude for their favours, he pledges
himielf that nothing ou his part (hall be wanting topre*
serve that patronage with which he has been so diftinjui" l "
:ngly nonored.
Philadelphia, April 19. C*
To be diipoled of,
npKE time of a healthy NEGRO WOMAN, who
J- has between fotlr and five years to lervcr: She
Can be recommended for her sobriety andhonefty« F°- r
particulars enquire at No. 13a, Chefnut-ftreet.
Aiiguft 3. atwtf.
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