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    .FOR SALE, V'
A very Valuable Eft ate, \\
/~IALLED TWITTEN HAM, fityate rath* fc
townlhip of Upper Derby, and county of Delaware, '■
i-2 miles from Philadelphia, and half a mile from the f
Weft-m road: containing 230 acres of excellent land,
! "o[ which are good watered meadow, 90 of prime wood- P
land, and the reft arable of th« firft quality. There are
the preroifes a good two story brick honfe, with 4 rooms
:i a floor, and cellars under the whole, with a pump-well 1
"t excellent water in front; a large frame barn, (labia, r '
• ! other convenient buildings; a smoke-house and (lore,
-ic£-houfe ; two good apple orchards, and one of peach
<V He fields are ill in clover, except those immediately
"" ' r W4«gr, and are so laid out as to have the advantage
c w;: rin each of them, which renders it peculiarly con
vent for grazing. &
: 1" ftnation is pleasant and healthy, and from the high
1 ' '- ' zt'.oi' of the land, the good neighbourhood, and the
s i tv ro the city, it is «rv suitable for a gentleman's
'~<-'.r.tr* feat.
' he foregoing is part of the estate of Jacob Harman,
- --.fed, and offered for sale br
Mordecai Lewis,
o<sl. 9. eo»J Surviving Executor.
Washington Canal Lottery,
NO. 1..
WHEREAS the State 'of Maryland has authorised
the underwritten, to raise twenty-Cx thousand.
two: undred, and fifty dollars, for the purpose ' f cutting
a Canal through the City of Waihington, from th Po
ionize to the Eastern Branch Haruour.
The followiog ! is the SCHEME of No. I.
Viz --1 Prize of 10,000 dollars, 00,000
1 ditto 10,000 10,000
7 last drawn 7
Tickets, each jf s '°°° - 35.000
6 ditto ' 1,000 6,000
to ditto 40a 4,c00
•20 ditto 100 1,000
'55 50 1,750
J 750 ditto 12 69,00?
To be raised for the Canal, 26,150
5850 Prizss, 175,000
-: —• • •—Pt■ |w 11 ti> ■ r~ ■—
1753° Tickets, atTen Dollars, • 175,000
The Commissioners have uken the Securities re
quired by the aforefaid a<st for the pssdt&l payment of
the prizes.
The drawing of this Lottery wfil commence, vithout
delay, as soon as the Tickets are fold, oTwhich timely
notice will be given.
as are not demafided in fix months after thf
drawing is fimlhed, shall be conSdered as'relinijtiifced for
the benefit of the Canal, and appropriated accordingly.
(Signed J NOTLEY YOUNG,
DANIEL-CARROLI, »/D.
LEWIS DEBtOIS,
GEORGE WALKER,
Wm. M.DUNCANSON,
THOMAS LAW,
JAMES BARRY.
City of Walhingtoß, Feb. 11. $
, Lottery
FOR raffing fix thousand fix hundred and fixty-ftvea
dollars and fifty cents, by a deduction of fifteen per
cent from the prizes, and not two blanks to-a prize, viz.
I Prize of 5000 dollars is dollars 5000
I 1000 lOCO
1 SO3 500
J 200 ' - loco
so 100 icoo
59 30 4950
»co 45 - 5000
loco 10 20,000
5 Last drawn numbers of 100© dollars each, 5000
3332 Prizes. 44,450
4018 Elaoks.
6350 Tijltets at Seven Dollars each, 44,450
By order of the Dire&ors of the Society for eftablifh
ingUfeful Manufactures, the fuperintendants of the P-.t«
erfoo Lottery hive rcquefted the Managers to offer the
foregcing Seheme to'the public, and have dire&ed them
,ta refund the money ta thofif per'fons who have purchased
in the fotmer Lottery, or exchange the tickets for tickets
in "this Lottery.
The lottery has adually commenced drawing, snd will
continue until finished. A lift of the Blanks and Prizes
may be feat at the office ol William Blackburn, No. 64
south Second street, who will give information where tick
ets may be procured.
Dated this 17th day of June, 1756.
J. N GUMMING, •)
JACOB R. HARDENBERG, £ Manage.
JONATHAN RHEA, }
ARISTOCRACY,
An EPIC POEM,
In 2 Cantos, njay bt had at B. Davies's Book-Store > No.
68 High-street. Aug. 19 £6t
Lands of the United States
Treaftcry Department, Augujl 3, 1796.
Public Notice is hereby Given,
IN pursuance of an afi'crCongrefs, passed on the 18th
daybt May, 1796, entitled " Am adt providing " Yot
the fa!c of the lands of the United State*, in the Territo
ry north weft of the river Ohio, and above the mouth of
Kentucky river," that the fcSion3 or lots of laud descri
bed >n the annexed fchedule,lyieg in the seven range, of
Uiwr.ffiips, which were furveytd in pursuance of an ordi
nance of Congref*, paffed-en the twentieth day of May,
in the year one thoufind f ven hundred and eighty-five,
v. ill be eipofed forfale at Public vendue, in the town ot
Pittsburgh in Pennfvlvania, or. the t*enty-fourth day of
Octoh .r next, and thenceforward, from day to day until
the firft day ofDecember enfuarg, unless the laid lots shall
be foonet fold, in the manner, and OB the tehns and con
ditions herein after mentioned, to wit t
1 ft. The said fedMons or tots (hall be fold snder rhe di
reitinn ef thcXidveTnor or Secretary of the Western Ter
ritory, ".nd such person as the President of the United
State* inayfpeciaHy appoint soT that purpose.
The said fedions or lots (ball be fold to the hieheft
brt 110 sale can be made for lcffr thau 'wo dollars
•"jr acre 6f the quantity of land Contained in such lot or
ic&ion.
3. The high eft bidder a« before menticoed, must depo
fii at the time «f sale. one twentieth part ef the purc iaie
money, in the hands of fach person as the President of the
United States ftia. l appoint to attend the sales for that pur
]>ofe, which will be forfeited,if a moiety of the sum bid,
ir 'ading the said twentieth part, shall not be paid wittiin
ihiitydays from the time of sale.
4th. Upon payment of a moiety of the purchase money
in the manner before mentioned, the purchaser will be
entitled to one year s credit for the remaoing moiety ;
an« (hall receive from the Governor er Secretary of the
Wcfterti Territory, and the person who ftiall be appointed
by the President of the United States, to dirr'ti the fale»,a
> ri tificite describing the lot or frclion purchased, and de
l larinir the sum paid on account, the balance remaining due,
time when such balance becomes payable, and thai
the whole land therein mentioned, will be forfaited, if the
_?k! belance i« r.<rt th-n paid ; bat if the fai'lj fa'ance "lial)
be duly difcharged,by paying the faree tt» the Treafurcr of
the U»ited States, the purchaser orhisaflignce or otner
legal reprefentativc, Shall be entitled to a patent for the
said bnds, on his producing to the Secretary of State a re
ceipt for such balance endorsed upon the certificate. But
if any purchaser lb all make payment of the whole of the _
purchase money, at the time when the payment of the
firft moiety is directed to bemad*, he w:n be entitled to a
deduction of ten per centum on th.; part for which a ere-
I dit is authorized to be given ; and his patent {hail be iin- y
mediately issued.
Given under my hand at Philadelphia, the day and
year above mentioned.
OLIVER WOLCOTT,
Secretary »f the Treasury ,
Schedule of feß'imt of town/dps, or fraP.ional' pans
of to-wnjlipt, to he fold at Piltjiirrgi, inpurftar.ee vi
of the 6tb fedion of an aA cf Congress, puffed on 1
the 18th day of May, 1796. 0
>5 - i i
w a 0 -- V ~ r
o . O 2
S ,
g ■» 1 ia -iz: '
ift Range. 6'.hTowj«ihip. 6th Range. , <
ill Townlhip. 89i2 64o.eack iftTovnthip. i
28 |5 65 14 640, ;17 3j ia 1
19 J 5 6 95 17a20 640' each 18 270
30 250 75 25136 640 each 41- 8| 50
34 240 90 BthTou'no.ip. 22 166 40 -
35136 64o|each 3114 64oieich *3 427 <
id Township. iyiio 64oleatb 14 640
19 140 23 6401 27 151 80
20 170 7© 25330 64cjeach ; ;Ba3o 640 each
11 185 33136 64ojtach 33 !58 . '
42 230 icthTowmbip. j^'ajS^cyeich
25 80 112 j64oeich 2d TownsHip-
26127 64c eacTi 5114 54c each I I *26 i~ <
56c 17110:640 caA .. 2 440
19 SSI 60 t3a36j64oleach 3 448 e
3c nthiTowcfhip. 4 456 '' c
JT-jS itqeath 1114 64c each J 4fy t
4thTow'nfh»p. 17120 640 each 4 472 b
19 64 23*36,640 each 7 ,-4C c
Xllt 4thRANGE. B»4«4oieach g
34 44J 34 S a "8j
5 A »lil 15136 64c each J * S6
jthT a« tifnip. 4 4 » 4 ! 0
6 1139 *0 » ?S 6 gco' 5
11 479 30 316 7114 640 each
I? 3 Cv 4 15 / o i7aio64ccach
I$ 638 30 640 each
MS 45= 75 9 A < 4C sth Townlhip.
*4 f «« I IjlfJ '
29 IS4 4 . 1
30 64c ,7 *^< 4oeac i j «
35 3*l to 440 each - S
6aa 3dTownlhtp „
= 1314 64oeich jt / '
ad Range. 17110 64o!each -' 5 . *
ift Townlhip. 13136 640|each ? II4 ' 4 ° ;,C J
28 ,7] 10 sthTow,W ;"?* 4C ; l £
J4 ' 6)56 1114)640]eich JL4 4C ~.
3d Townlhip. t 7 a20|640 e»cl. ' , n , P '
14126 640 each 23336 640 each J 566
28 499 >6 7thTewnJhip., ' 40
19 64c iaa 64c each 3 ,
3*133 64deich si 7 640 eich 4 jBS 60
4thTownfliip. 12113 640 eich {
11 2640 18H9 640 each ■*. .
« 39; 50 25640 I*** J 4O eac^
51 50 30136 6 4 oeich ''»^^ 4C " C k
15 17 SO 9thTownlhip. 13 V5 64 - " £h
■16 259 10 lii4|64cleach T °wnfl»p.
17 514 17120 64ceach ,al 464oeach
18 64c 13136 6 4 3 each I7 "°^=i eac^
19 63.? nth Townlhip. 2S .?i*£ 40
so 584 80 Hl4l64o!each
21 6315 21 <7a20 640eich lal 4 640 each
■22i366401eaeh 23a;6 64oeach 'T 32 ® 640 each
SthTownfhip. r 3 tfcTown(hip. 13^ 640 " ch
5 ">3' ni4 64ceac'ni I3fhT " wn . fc, P-
6 a7 64c each i7d2o64oeach iai 4464cleach
23125 6+: each 13136640 each I ?' 64oleich
.*ach •r» = 23 a 3^^40jeach
3213664 c ach 5^ AN ®®- «5 th Townftip.
7ih Townlhip. I« Townlhip. m 4« 4 o'each
3 (640! 1 174 40 1 7H0'6 4 0 each
SthTownfhip 21 8 ' -5° *3ft^oesch
115 640-eich ** V[l SC ' 7 th rTnGS.
6 440 A ° Township.
71 14 640 cach * /S 30 I 4:10
17a2o l 64?eich | 7 394 10 132 50
i3i3«6 4 oeich 34 . 2dTow»lhip.
fb i 1« m
SSSBS: TV*
13436 64Qleich 3 43 ° 17118 640 esch
r.To,. ; ■<
id Tovrflihip. 6 464 80 1 20 '4' .
tj 6 4 e 7 25® i3«4 64c each
16 6ac 8 618 '~ s } ,
*0 SS7 i° 9»4 64oeich 4 °r h
41 an 64© each 17120 64c each 4 ,
13 609 13 236 64oleach -I,' 4 ]^
640eich, 4th townlhip.
1 ai4|64o|cach " 3< 1 3 ~ 4 cleach
9 IR 60 i7M46 4 o!each « thT °wnlh.p. ,
10 344 l3i36|64o|eacfc
ai 267 6thTown(hip. eich
.1 151 iai 4 ;64cieach
I 54 ao: 50 i7aio64c|e*ch ? ,T/ WI !
15 630 23i3«!64o|eaci . 4C ea "
»6aiß 64oWch BthTownlhip. 7 X 4C 3 ?
19 a." 50 ia,4l64c!each ;23 a 3^40le a ch
10 616 75 I7i-=,64c|eich (lo,hTnv.'n(hip
-11136 640 each, 23i36;6401each ' ,al4
1 4tnTownfhip- iothTownfhip. :i7a2 s , l^ 4P j eac
I 170J iai4i6 4 oleach . 23a3 £! 64c '; a . cil
1 1 544 !7i2c|64o(eacli i*!^ 1 Townlhip.
1 3 23a36<640teach,! lal4 l^' 4 'l eac ['
r 4 450 t2thTown(hip>7«c. 5 4C each
3 '»2 i J , 4 |64cie«l,
6 I7a2c]s4caeac!i | 1 4 , hTnwnfhip.
' 7 563 1 1 al 4j^4 c j far J|
819 64c each !i4thTownlnip. l l ? a 2° each
" 10 54c So i . lii4js4oieach , 13 ® 3^ 6 4 C •
n ' II 319 JO 1712 c 64cleach l6tll Tow"ft'P
liat4 64# eacl 23i36?64cjeacb ; 1 aI 4 pleach
lyzir 64c eich " ,17120 640 each
each} [23136 640 eech
XOTE.
d forl» E T ,Jltl / :CS I ' 2 , n<i , S ln rcrcnl towrfhips be
d fore meiitK>«ed, are ciclufive of the Lots reserved by the
L n ted States and also of those formerly fold—Th- ae
e" seVeral oe fraSionai
i ascertained br aSual fur
• ' MU have
' CH 00 o»haT7i£erfccrtamed than bv colcebtion.
Lands of the United States.
Treasury Department,
Augufi 8, 1796.
Public Notice is hereby given,
IJI pnifnance of an aS of Congress passed »n the 18th
day rf Mav, 1796, entitled " an a& providing " for
the fai of the I.an Is of the Unite.! States, in the territory <
nor't-weilof the river Ohio, addaWi " the mouth of
Kentucky river," that the C&Vter Tow".{hips of land
described in the auntxcd fchrduic, lying in the seven rang
es c! township? v.-hieb were furveveii in purfuar:ce of an
ordinance of Congress, pa (Ted on the twentieth day of
May in the vear ..ne thoufamiTevec hnndred and eighty
fiv<J will be-erf ofcd for sale at PUBLIC VENDUE, at
.he Merchants' Coffee-Houfe in Philadelphia, on the 4th
day of January ceit, and thenceforward from day today,
until the tenth day of February ensuing, unlcfs the said
quarter towr.fhip* (hall be faoner fold, in the manner and
or th« terms and conditions hereinafter mentioned : viz.
ift. The said quarter tawnihips {hall be fold to the
hi»heft bidder, but no sale c*n be made for less than two
dollar;"peracre of thequanti: j of land contained in such
quarter towsihip.
l&. The highefl bidder as before mentioned, must de
poGt a' the time of sale, one twentieth part of the pur
chife money, m the hands of the Trcifarerof the United
Sties, which will be forfeited if a moiety of the fun bid,
incltdicgthe said twentieth part, ball notb* j>aid within
(hirt/ days from the time of sale.
3d. Upon payment of a moiety of the purchaft-me
iieyinthe ir.sap.tr befor'mentioned, the purchaier will
be entideSto one year's credit for the remaining moiety ;
snd lhail receive a certificate describing the qearter town
(hip purchased, and declaring the Taai paid on account,
the balance remaiKingdue, the time when such balance
becomes payable, and that tee whole Land therein men*
tior.ed will be "forfeited, if the said balance is not then
paid ; but if the said balance (hall be duty difekarged, by
paying the fame to th£ Trtafurer of the United States, !
th*purchafer or his aUigneeor other legal reprcfentative, i
{hall be entitled ts a patent for the (aid land, on hil pro*
ducicg to the Secretary of State a receipt for such balance,
endorsed upon the certificate But if any p«Tchafer shaH
make payment ef the whoie ef the purcjiafe-tnoney at the
time When the payment of the firil mcinty is directed to
be made, he will be entitled to a deduction of ten per
centum on the part for which a credit it authorised to be
gives ; and his patent shall be immediately iiTucC.
'GIVEN trader my V.ar.J 3; Philadelphia, the <isy
aadyear abovementioced.
OLIVER WOLCOTT,
Secretary of the Treasury,
SCHE DULE
OF Quarttr-Townfhips to be fold at Philadelphia. :r. p-jr
faar.ee cf the 6th feftion ef an ail of C-cngnfj paiTed on
the iSth day of May, 1796.
Jj .?■
* *■ S «£
•.£.£> X =
t, « -f at
« f i *5
OC 5 o • 0 -
. t_ {*« v few
u« r* *■ V. • ft n
O 0 c 3 .5
«£ " "3 —
£o ~ a
.... . , H
2 Sootli East 5120
North East 5120
South Weft 5120.
North Weft 51*20
" — - iOrfSc
2 J Souvh East jiio
Nonh East 5140
South Welt 5120
North Weft 5120
■ 1 20,480
7 South £sft 5120
North East 1 120
South Weft 5120
North Weft 5 120
50,480
9 South East Jl2O
North East 1 1 so
South Weft J4 2 j
North Weft yi2o
20.480
H South East 5120
North East e\ 20-
South Well 5120
North Weft 5120
J 20,480
4 4 South Ealf 5120
North East Jl2O , f;
South Weft 5120
• North Weft r 120 T ,
3 1 tl
20,4&0 u
6 South East j 120
Nortn fiaft jj-20 ]
South Weft ri2o I 1
North Weft 5120 ! J
. 2»,480 1
•S South East 5120 c
North East ei2o •
South Well 5j 20 C
North Weft 5,20 ,
«0,48 c 2
10 South East 5120
North East' 5120 '
SonthWeft 5 , 20
North Weft 5120 1
I 10,480
12 South East 5120
North East 5 120
South Weft 5120
North We.si 5 1 20
20,4^0
5 3 Soutii East; 4602
North East 4654
; Soutii Well 5120
Norsk Welt 5120
.Cut- a l *& 6
5 South Er.ft 5120
North East 5120
South Weft 120 •
North Weft 5120
30,450
7 South East 5120 •
North East 5120
Sotlth Weft 5120
North Weft
5 120 I J
— 20.45 C
= < 9 South East 5120
~ North East 5120
South Weft| 5120
e 5120
I
i I 20,48 c
- - a
- i
Q. J
U "5 t
re i
5 .£• * ' - 3
fij <2 « i ?r
---— I fr 1 t I J; - T
• *- *■* I 'J
r ° « < 1 £ »3
o E- r - a ' J
• 25 § : ii
5 ,11 'South Ea:1!5I2o! : ~~
North Eaftjyi2o' j
South Wcfljfi2o .
vVeft - 5t20 !
' 20,480
I 13 :South Ea r ?|ji2o
I .Noith Ejit's:2o |
.South YVefl;s 120,
North Weft,sl2o
6 4 South £3^,4630
North Eaf1 : 4523
South Weftiji 20
1 North Weft'j 120
; 19,490
6 South Eaft|473o •
North Earthly
' South Weft.j 120
' North Weft'sl2o
~ i ' 19,685
: 8 jSouth Eaftji2oi
iNorth Eaft|ci2o
South Weft|5 120
North Weft 5120
, ! 20,480
10 ,'South Ealt juc
.'North Eaft;si2o
;Souih Weftj 120
; jNcrth Weft, 5120
r 1 20,480
: 12 iSonth Eaftsi2o
North Eaftjraa-j" — —— — S .
r South Wcft 5120
North Weft 5 120 i
20,480
14 Sooth Eafljy 12C
North Ezftji2o
South Weft j 120
North Weft 512 c! J
20,480
7 J South Eafi 5120
Noith East j 120
South Well j 120
North Weft 5 (2° j
20,480
5 South Eafi 5 120
North Eafi 5120
South Weft 5 r2fc
North Weft 5120
20,480
J South East 51 20
North East 5 120
South Weft 5 120
North Weft 5 «2oj I j
■ 20,4.80
; j y South Eailjiso
North East 5120
• South Wefl 5 120 ,'i
North Weft ? 120
-—j 20,480
ti South East 5120!
Noith East 5 120'
South Weft 5 120
North Weft 5120
' 29,480
13 South East y 120!
North Eafi 5 1201
South Wefi 5 12£>!
North Wefl ji2c
20,480
15 South Eafi 5120
North East 5129
! South Weft 5 120
iNorth lyefl 5 I 2 C
1 i — 20,483
NOTF.. 1
THE quantities of Lands in the several townlhips be*
Tore mentioned, are exclifive of the SeSions reserved by
Che Unit-d States. The aggregate quantities in the seve
ral town&ips, have been aioertair.td by -Aaal Curve* : bat
tbe quantities in the quarter tawnlhTps, have beez ns
otharwjfe afccrtaiced than by calculation.
Samuel Richardet,
O informs the Gentlemen
Merchants, that he has this day opened the CITY
TAVERN and MERCHANTS COFFEEHOUSE in the
city of Philadeh&a:
The Subfcripcion Room will be forniihed with all the
daily papers publHhcd in Philadelphia, N:\v-York, Bof
'ton, Baltimore, together with those of the principal com
mensal cities of Europe—They will be regularly filed
and none permitted to be taken away on any account-
Tea, Coffee, Srrnpes, Jellies, lee Creams,-and a variety
of Frcnch Liquors; together with the usual refrelhments,
will at all times be procured at the bar.
Gentlemen may depend on being accommodated with
the thoiccfl of VCine*, Spirituous Liquors, and the mod
approved Malt Liquors from London and other breweries.
The Larder will befupplied with the prime and earlieil
produ&ions of the Season.
Large and small Parties, or Sngle Gentlemen, may b*
accommodated with Breakfafls, Dinners, or Suppers, at
hours m#ll convenient to themfclves—a cold Collation is
Tflgv.larly k«pt for conveniency, the 3 ill of Fare to be had
at tha bar.
The Lbdging Rooms will be completely formfeed, ar -
tfce utmofl attention paid to cleanliness, and every other
requisite.
Skmvil Ejchardlt will be happy to receive, and
execute the commands of his Friends, and the Public it
large; and with gratitude for their favours, he pledges
himfell" that nothing on his part fhali be wanting topre
fcrve that patronage withwiich he has been so d'ftwg l "® 1 *
ingly honored. I
Philadelphia, April 19. c 0
i'o be dilpoi'ed of',
THE time of a healthy NEGRO WOMAN, who
has between four and five years to serve: She ja
can be recommended for her fobritiy and honesty. l' o '
particulars enquire at No. 132, Chrfiuit-ilrect.
August 3. aawtf. '
—' mijiu-uw rnc_n»j 1 1111
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