' ■ .7.
.
k Valuable PAPER.-
F 0 R S A L E. ;;;
SITUATE in Lower Mcrion Township, Montgomery
County, between ten and eleven miles from the Ci*y
ot P ilactalphia ; with sixty acre* ef Land. The Mill is . '
in good order, and on a never failing stream of water. Foi
further particulars ; enquire of the Subfciiber on the pie- Jj"*
GEORGE tiELMBOLD. <!f*j
September ift, 1706. * eo-ii
•. * me
Watson's Answer tc Gibbon.
JUST RECEIVED,
And for Talc by J. ORMROD, No. 41, Chefnut-ftreet,
Apology for Christianity, Sfl
In a feriet of Letters, actdrejfed to
Edward Gibbon, Es<^.
Author of the History of the Decline and Fall of the
Roman Empire:
By R. WATSON, d d. f. r. s. Bishop of'LandafF.
(Price 75 cents bound )
Watson's Answer to Paihe,
To be had at the fame place. <
The enemies of Religion are awake ! Let not her ~
friends sleep.
Sept. r. eotf
Letters Patent,
Granted to the Subscriber, for the Cure of
Incurvations and Dijiortions of the Spine,
By an improvement in Stays and ah Apparatus.
EVERY thing has been fludied to render this applica
tion fafe, easy, effectual, and generally ufeful, and
that if necessary, it may be accompanied with any other
mode.
The success of the Patentee in the cure of distortions,
from Incurvations of the Spine, the Wry Neck, &c. in
this city arjd in different parts of the United State#, under
the infpe&ion of eminent physicians, when every other
mode had failed, will, it is hoped, afford the public fuf
ficient testimony of the utility of this application.
N. B. He make« an apparatus for restoring diftorttd
feet in children—•Bandages in general—Trusses of various
defcriprions, and on<j in particular on a plan entirely new,
which in some cases is found to answer better than apy
other.
He returns thanks to those medical gentlemen in differ
cnt parts of the United States who have honored him with
their patronage and confidence.
The Laclies are refpe&fully informed, thas he has
an elegant assortment of St*y« and Corfetsfor Sale, which
will be altered if necessary, free of extra charge.
LUNDIN M'KECHNIE,
Aug. 16 2aw3w No. 17 Dock-ffcreet.
TO BE SOLD,
That Neat and Convenient House,
WHEREIN the fahfcri&er now lives. There are lour
rooms on a floor: the house is two stories high
with a good garret above : under the whole is an excell
ent cellar, with a dry well, in which is a convenient
fhifned chamber for preserving meat, butter, &c. in warm
weather. Attached to the house is a Stable for three
horses, hay-los , granary, and carr'iage-houfe, a wood
yard paved with (lone, and a garden with foil of a fine
quality. An indifputaWe title will be made to the pur
chaser. For farther particulars apply to the fubferiber in
Princeton, or. in her absence to Thomas D. Johnson, Esq.
or the rev. S. Smith.
ANN WITHERSPOON.
PrincetoH, Aug 24. . aawtO
TAKE NOTICE.
fubferiber intend* to make application for a re-
I. riewa! of the following certificate, supposed to be
loft on the passage to England in April 1794 :
Certificate No 10335, dated 15th November, 1793,
for 1830 dollars and 92 cents—Six per cent, domestic
debt, on the books of the Treasury of the United States
in the name of j£he Hon John Trevor.
ROBERT E4RD, at John Warder's.
Philadelphia, Augujft >Oth, 1796. *2aW 6w
Comm'nweahh of Penrifylvania,
Versus NED C A TON,-A NEGRO MAN.
WHO was committed to the jail ot Dauphin county .on
his confeffiorr of having robbed the n of a
certain John G ace, Coopeifmiih and Tinman, belonging
to hia of Tin, Copoer and Pewter ware, Spoons,
K"ives and Fo'ks.-fome of which was found o« the said
; aifo, was so 'nd on HmT a Morocco Leather Pocket
Book, in which is wrote 'he name WILLI ■ M WES TON ;
it contains funrlry papers, which corroborate the fu'picirn of
the hook hsfvin? been ; arrioogft which are Six Lotte
ry Tickets, one in the Canal Lotferv in Charleflon, one m.
Hurva. d Crllrge. one in rhe Federal Citv, two in the Penn?
fvlvania Canal, one ir» Patterfon Lottery, New-
Jersey, all in the pofcflifito of
/ £LEX. BERRYHILL.
Harriftyurgh, August 27th, 1706. eag
W A X T E D,
An APPRENTICE'to the Prirting Bujinefs.
Enquire at this Office. A ug. *9
■j ■ *. ~ , ... ,
Lands ot the United States
Treasury Department, -rfuguji 3, 1796.
Public Notice is hereby Given,
YN pursuance of an. a&.of Congress, palfed 011 the 18th
X day of May, 1706, entitled " An a& providing " for
thufale of the lands of the United States, 111 the Territo
ry r.orth weft of the river Ohio, and above the mouth of
Kentu&y river," that the fc.ftions or lots of land descri
bed in the annexed schedule, lying in the seven ranges of
townships, which were surveyed in pursuance of an ordi
nance of Congress, paCTed on the twentieth day of May',
in the year one thousand seven hundred and eighty-five,
wil'. be cxpofed for sale at Public in the town 'ot
Pittfburojh in Pennsylvania, on the •twenty-fourth day of
O'-lober next, and thenceforward, from day to day urftil
the fir (I day of December ensuing, unlefsthe said lots (hall
foouer foH, in the manner, and on the terms and con •
ditions herein after mentioned, to wit :
ift. The said fe&ions or Jots (hall be fold under the di
rection ef the Governor or Secretary of the Weflern Ter
ritory, and such person as the Prefiderit of the United
States may specially appoint for that pnrpole.
id. The said feilftns or lots shall be fold to the highest
bidder,but no sale can be mr.rie for less than two dollars
-cr acre of the quantity of land contained in such lot or
feS:ion.
3'. The hisrheft bidder as before Mentioned, must depo
f t at the time of sale, one twentieth part of thi purchase
notify in the hands of such person as the President of the
United States shall appoint to attend the sales for tb:ir pr.r
----• poi'e, which will be forfeited, if a moiety of the sum bid,
including the said twentieth part, shall not be paid witnin
tlr fvdays fronuhetime of sale.
4th. -Ufpn payment of a moiety of tjie purchase money
in th» maimer before mentioned, the purchaser wiil be
enritl.irl to one year 9 credit for the retnainiag tiioiety ;
an- shaH receive from the Governor »r Secretary of the
. ; {"j Territory, duo the person who fnall > ' appointed I
\v :i.e p.rciident of the United States, to dirett the sales.a 1
■. ■ rtific ite describing th» lot or faction purcliafed, and de- |
. rrinjjthclum paidonaccount.the'halance reßiainirigdue, ]
the time when luch balance becomes payable, and that ■
;.V whole land theccm mentioned ,will l»e forfeited, if the 1
faitf balance is not then paid ; but ifth ■ f• ■ d l>.ii.ince {hut;
be duly paying t«e fame to the Tnaftirer of
the Uirited States, the purchaser or hia'aHignce or other
len;al representative, ?ia]l be entitled to 3 patent for the
fatd 1' mis, on his priaitong-to. the Secretary of a 're
ceipt for such balance endorsed upon the certificate. But
if any purchaser fhall'raake payment of the whole of the
purchase money, at the time when th? payment of the |
firft moiety is. direiled to beWde, he will be entitled to a (
deduiftion of ten per ccntum on th- part for which a ere-
dit is authorised to be given; and his patent shall be im ■
mediately ifTued. j • j
Given under my hand at Philadelphia, the day and '
year above mentioned. •
OLIVER WOLCOTT, " "
Secretary of the Treasury
Schedule of feSlions of town/hips, or [rational paYts j a y
of townships, to 'be fold at Pinfburgh, in purfua 'iei unt
of the 6th feH'ion of an at 7of Cong reft, p:>Jfed on qui;
the iSth day of May, 1796. on ]
" — —- t : j ' hig
o" I So . C do!
~ S J 5 i £ S %
•» i 1 I 8 , ° I 8
?. \ B a "I " £
ift Range. 6thTownfhip 6th RANGt. Sta
rft Township. fiai2 64'ojeach iftTownfhip. '" c
28 565 14 640' -. '7 320 (ll '
29 156 95 17320 640 each j iS 270
30 250 75 2 ?a.'?6 640 each 21 850
34 24c 90 SthTou'nfhip. 22 i6(t 40 a^c
35236 64c each saf4|64ojeach 23 427
2d Township t7a2o|64oeach 14 640 t | le
19 x4O 23 1640 27 151 80 be .
20 170 7c 2_030 64oeach 283301640 eitch ■ t ; D
21 ißj 33336 64o|eacb 133j 58 pai
22 2 30 lothTnwnfbip 34 4361640 each
25' 488 80 iai 1640 eayh 4(d Township. the
| 26227 640 each > sai464oeach 1 126 (ha
28 56c 17320 640 each 2 440 du(
29 551 60 233361640 each 3 448 eni
30 jS)4 i2thTownfhip. 4 4?6 ma
each 1214 each 5 464 ' tin'
4thTowhi"nip. 17320 64oeach & ,472 ' )e
19 64 233361640 each 7 '340 cen
6 i° 4 th Range.
26 387 60 lftTown(h ; 640 each
27. 36 f , v »64P eacli
64oeacb ;50 jd Townfliip.
33 616 X 470
TO t>4o
34 445 JO -i 2 47S
35 222 50' >,^ e , ch ■ 3 486
36 16 20 fj.' r jf- 4 494 Of
sthTownfbip. 60 S s°i f ? a
6 ,139 20 , , ' 6 510 the
11 479 : 30 J 7 rts'to 7 aI 4 640 each
17 3°4 15 o . 0 17320640 each
18 638 >o -.Leach 2 3 a 36 640 each
23 45C75 ' S ' jthTownfhrp. c
24 640 3 i bc
'84 4 ,' 4 ° , 2 ;a6 n
17 320 '14c each qs
30 640 it a-' '.Irteirh 3 534 K
35 3 12 80 " ,-p Jt- 4 1 54° *0
36 640 3d Townlhip.
= Jai4 64o,each l 14 . k O
2d RanGS. 17320 64r each' "
iftTownfhip 23436 640, 1 each 7a14 ' 4 ,
; ,8 ,a| |xAj. -
24a26 -ach 23336 640 each 1 \" b
28# A 99 16 7thTownfhip. * 40
29 164 - 132 I64o<each! J ,
3 - >a33,64c each 5 4 ■ •'
4'thTown(hip. 12313640 each s . ■ 5
11 26 40 18319 640 each 01 .
: 12 397 50 25 640 • 7a 14 640 each
13 5> 50 3 oaj6 640 each
15 2-50 9 thTownfhip. »3a36 6 4 0 each
! c ' 16 2,C 20 iar 4 164de3ch
17 5M 17220 6140 each f "4|^«W
18 C 4 c 640 each '7a2o64C,each
.19 Sj( tithTownfhip.
io 58. 80 1 ai 4 |6 4 o ! eai h 1 "hT<wnlhtp.
21 kv i. t7 320'6 4 o , each iai 4 pleach
22 336 64c cash 23 336640 each T 7 a M°4o eac..
sth i'ownlhip. !3thTownfhib. 1 3?3°, 6 4P each
5 - rai4 6 4 deach
a 6a7 64 ich i7a2o64»each 13,4 r 4C j ac
i gl . 2*3a25 64 -ach 1333664 c each 17a2^ 4 °|" C ,'
S, 27 3*B 64 ■ ach ._ = 23?36 $4o|e3ch
d 3,436 6 ¥ ach [ sthTownfh,p.
7thtownfhip. „ 14 640 each
: 3 16401 18 40 i7a2o;6 4 o;each
3f JSthTownfhip " 8 ' 23»36^0,each
h I*s 640 each 13 417 JO 7 th Range.
: 6 r , " " ift Towdftip.
w . 7a 14 640 cacl ' 30 . 4! 20
17320640e3ch "J, 36 J1321 .^o
1 3^ 64c f' 29330640 each
9 thTownfhip. yJI ,0 3 3.5
6 64c 00 4 625
■
_ 19220 64c each 14 30
23336 64c each 3 17:118 f>4o each
3d Range. 5 456 '9 14
2d Township. 6 464 80 20 .
. . 640 eacn
15 640 7 25c ■> I
16 600 8 618 il* - vßc „ .
or 20 55750 9314 640 each 263371640
*1222 64Oeach: 17320 640 each l' 4tl< 3 t
° 23 23236 6 4 Jeach
of 2J d^ 6 ( 640 |h a 4t A! o r'" , ' P 'h 23336 64^e'ach
V 10 344 23836 640 ejeh * a [#4°£? c £
- 267 ?>7rT\
[ft 15 630 23336|6 4 c1»2ch 12141640 each
n . l6aiß 64oeach BthTownfhip. 1 7. a 2cj04C c "*'-
19 217 5° 12i4|6 4 oleath 6 - 40 '"."
li- 30 616 75 t722o|d4cj;ach 'othTown p.
:t- 2ia36 640 each 23336 64o|each 1 a 14j640| l:2 c-
ed 4thTownfhip. iothTownfhin.l 1 64o,each
I 170 iai 4 164oleach! J 3a36l64ckach
eft 2 544 f7a2rij4o|eachi I2t ''Town - 'p.
irs 3 320 23a361540!eachj l ar4|MCi e:ic y
or 4 4JO 1 jfchTownfhip.' r 7 a 2c 6 4 d^ach
s 12c 1314 6 4 cleachji?3«3«!'»4olMA
,0 " 6 640 17a2c 640) hi I 4 t " a own
lfe 7 563 23236 iai4j64c)each
Ba9 64c each i4thTown(hip.' I 7 a 2° 64o^ach
10 54c 80 1 iai4 64C»each' 2 ' a .> 6 64c'each
1 11 529 70 17220 each| Township.
" 1 I2ai4 640 each 23236 640 each! ,la r4 640 each
. I7a2c 640 each 1 ! 17 a2o 640 each
be 23336 640 each I ' 640 each
y; NOTE.
the THEquantities of Lands in the fcveral townfhios be
:eo tore are exclusive ef the Lots reserved by the
s,a Un ted States and also of those' formerly fold —The ag
io gregate quantities i H th« fcveral townfnirs or
ue, parrs ot townships, have been ascertained by actual fur.
l»t vcy ; the quantities m particular lots or feaions. have
th< been do.otherwifsafcertauicdthjn by calculation. J
Lands of the IJuitad States.
Treasury Department,
jJugujl 8, 1796. ?
Public Notice is hereby given, cS
TNpurfuance of an a6t of Congress passed on the 18th
5 daV >f May, 1796. entitled "an ail providing: " for = .
the file of th?. Lands of the United States, m the territory z
north weft of the river Ohio, and above " the mouth o(
Kentucky river," that the Quarter Towsfhps of land
delcnbed in the annexed fchedule,.lying.in the seven rang
es o! township* whiefe were surveyed in pursuance of an
ordinance of Congress, passed on the twentieth day of
May in the rear one tV.oufand seven hundred and eighty
five,'will he expoied for sale at PUBbIC .VENDUE, at
he Merchant?'Colfee-Houfi; in Philadelphia, on the 4th
day of January nest, and thenceforward from day today,
until the tenth day of February ensuing unless the said
quarter townlhips (hall he fo«ner fold, in the manner and
on the terras and conditions hereinafter mentioned : viz
il}. Tke said quarter townlhips (hall be fold to 'he
hlgheft bidder, but no sale can be made for less than two
dollar; per acre of the quantity of land tontatned in fucli
quarter townlhip. „ ,
id. The highest bidder as "before mentioned, mult de
oofit a' the time of sale, one twentieth part of the pur
chase money, in the hands of the Treasurer of the United •
States, which will be forfeited if a moiety of thefumbid,
including the laid twentieth part, (hall not be paid within
thirty days from the time of sale;
jd. Upon payment of a moiety of the, purchafe-m«-
ney ill the manner befor "ment oncd, the purchaler will
be entitled to one year's credit for the remaining'moiety ;
and (hall receive a certificate defcribin j the quarter town
lhip purchased, and declaring the fuui paid on account,
the balance remaiaingdue, the tima when such balance
becomes payable, and that the whole X.ani therein men
tioned will be forfeited, if the said balance is not then
paid ; but if the said balaace (hall be duly difeharged, by
iiayijig the fam,e to the Treasurer of the United States,
the purchafei- y'r his aflignee'or other legal representative,
(hall ba entitled to a patent for the laid fend, oil his pro
ducing to the Secretary of State a receipt for such balance,
endorfedupon the certificate. But if any purchaser (hall
make payment of the whole of the purchafe-nioney at the
time when the payment of the firft moiety is direded.to
be made, he will be entitled to a deda&ion of ten per .
centum on thi part for which a credit is authorized to be
eiven j and his patent ihall be immediately ifiued.
GIVEN under a»y hand at Philadelphia, tha day
and year abovemcntioned.
OLIVER WOLCOTT,
Secretary of the "1 reafury.
SCHEDULE
Of Quarter-Town (hips to be fold at Piiiladelphia. in piir
fuance of the 6th fe&ion of an ail of Congress passed on
the 18th day of May, 1796.
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b£ r-— rt O
£5 £ •_ H
rt* > > O
h t* K Jg s
O w. O *% W
j§ « C < |.2
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F
■ ' 1 " 1 ■ —■S-..LL " 1 ' ■ *■ ■ I '.■■■* I i'
2 South Eall 5130
North East. 5120
South Weft j 120
North Welt 5126
2<5,4.80
3 5 Soutlj East 5120
No--th East 5120
South Weft 5120
North Weft 5120
26,480
7 South Eslt 5120
Morth East yi2o
South Weft 5120
North Weft 5120
— 20,480
9 South East 5 120
East 5120
South Weft 51 20
North Weft 5120
20,480
11 South East 5120
North East 5120
South Welt 5 [20
North Welt 5120
20,480
4 4 S»uth Eall 5 12(3 .
North East 51 20
South Weft Jl2O
North Weft 5120 'jg'' iS .• t
— ; 20,480 «
6 South East 5120
North East 5120
3outh Weft 5120
North Weft 5120
20,480
8 South East 5120
North East 5120 1
[South Weft
5 l2 °
North Well; 51 20
1 20,480
10 South Eall! 5120
North Eafti 5120
Sonth Weft 5120
North Weft 5120
| 20,480
12 South East! 5120
North East! 5120
South Welt 5120
Norib Welt 5120
20,480
5 3 Sottth East 4602
North East 4654
South Welt 5 120
North Welt 5120
19,496
5 South East 5120
North E»ft 5120
South Weft 5120
North Weft 5120
— 2Cv480
7 South East 5120
North Eaft| 5120
South Weft, 5120
NorthWc.ft' 5120
,e- [ ' Z®,4BS
h e 69 South East 5120
8" North Eafti 5120
South Weft ! 5120
ve! North Weft 5120
{ L 20,480 [
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3. t &
« 'J « 5
SO . C 5
c a "s, 9
<o •- s . oh
Ph ,- 3 m
= H £ X
o -u 5 w
3 E -1 5 £ a
z 4 1/ 1-i
H 1-1
r II South East y!2o:
North East yi 20
South Wed 5 I 20
North Weft J-t 20'
—20,480
„ 13 South Eafl 5120'
North EaR J I 20 1
South Welt 5120'
North Weft 5120'
! 20,480
6 4 South Eafl 4630:
North Eafl 4620'
South Weft J 1 20!
North Weft 5 120j
j . '9.49^
6 Sooth Eafl 4730
North Eart ! 47 15:
Soa.h Weft 5120
jNorth Weft 5 I 20
I j i'9»®*s
8 Sooth Eaft 5 120
North Eaf1,51201
-South :We(t|s mo
North Weft 5 1 20
I '| 20,480
to South East [J 120
' iNorth Eall's iio
jSottth Weft 5 126
North Well y 1 20
j 20,480
12 South East 5 120 ,
North East 5I 20
South Weft 5120
, North Weft 5120
20,480
14 South Eaf 1 5120
North East/i 2:,
South Weft J 120
1 North Weft j t2O
20,480
7 3 South Eafl 5120
North East J F2O
South Well j 120
North Wt?ft 5 120
26,480 *
5 South Eifl
North Eafl 5i 20
South Weft y 1 20
North Weft 5120
20,480
7 South East 5120
North Eafl yl2O
South Weft 5120
North Weft 5 120
-20,480
9 South Eafi y1 20
North Eall 5 120
South We !l J l2O
North, Weft yl2O
20,480
11 South East 5 120
North East y 120
South Weft y 1 20
North Weft y1 20
20,4^0
13 South East 5120
North East y1 20 .
South Well j [ 20
North Well ,5 1 20
20,480 .
15 South Eafl yi2c
North Enil y1 zc
South Weft y1 20 £ , j
North Weti ; 120
20,480
NOTE.
THE quantifies of Lands in the feveraltownfhips br
fore mentioned, are exclafive of the Sections reserved T
the United States. The aggregate quantities in the
ral townlhips, have been ascertained by aiftual survey ; ut
the quantities'in the quarter tawrifoips, have been no
otherwise ascertained thSirby crirataion.
Wafhmgtcm Canal Lotted
N°. I.
WHEREAS the State of Maryland has avhorifad
the underwritten, to raise twenty-fix Aotifand,
ttvo hundred, and fifty dollars, for the purpose /f cutting
a Canal through the City of Wathington, frc« th Pa-,
tomacto theEaftern Branch Haruour.
The following is the SCHEME of N». I.
Viz •-I Prize of zo,ooo dollars, topoa
I ditto ' 10,000 10,000
t&XST} *
6 ditto 1,000 6,000.
10 ditto 400 4/X3O
20 ditto 100 1,000
55 ditto jo i,7J^
5750 ditto I a 69,008
To be raised for the Canal, 26,250
58,50 Prizes, 17,5,000
11650 Blanks, not two to a prize.
17500 Tickets, at Ten Dollars, - 175,000
The Commifiioners have taken the Securities re <
quired by the aforefaid a<sl for the pun&ual payment of
the prizes.
The drawing'ef this Lottery will commence, witWout
d*lay, as soon as th# Tickets are fold, of which timely
notice will be giver).
Sucj) prizes as are not demanded in fix months after cht
drawing is finilhed, Ihall be considered as relinquiftifd for
the benefit ef the Canal, arjd appropriated accordingly.
(Signtd) NOTLEY YOUNG,
DANIEL CARROLL, ofD.
LEWIS DEBLOIS,
GEOIiGE WALKER,
Wm. m.duncanson,
THOMAS LAV/,
JAMES BARRY.
City of Wafhingtoß, Feb. 11. f
PRINTED BY JOHN F£N No>
XV
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