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TO THE PUBLIC. 1
THE time being fixed on, when the
MILITARY LAND
called Knox'?,) WARRANTS, granted to
the United Slaves' army, are to be regiftcr- 1
ed apd located, —the fub{bribers have ex- J
plored that trad of land on which those war— c
rants aive to be laid ; with a view, and for a
the purpose of offering their services .as lo
caters. • a
\xr„ »_i.. ,1.., »f f„ u»l, ,f ti
. _ .ake the liberty of suggesting, " tha
weave at lea It as well acquainted with the
situation, quality of the foil, &c. ot the dif
ferent tt.wnfhips in the aforefaid tract, as
any other person this wrtlv perhaps, ap
pear more clearly, by observing, that Wil
liam C. Schixk afnfted in running the
Indian boundary .line ; .it which time he
eonfiderably traverted that tract: lie also
assisted in surveying and laying" it off into
tpwnfhips, and at other times ranged over'
it, to gain information. But to obtain a I
more complete and accurate knowledge, we
hare lately spent between two and three j
months, with several affiiiants in particu
larly examining the different townfliips and l
quarter tuwnfinps ; by which means we haVe
acquired an acctnate knowledge of the whole
dillrift. We now offer ollr services to the
public, as Loeaters, with aflvrahctt that we
will locale every pcrfons warrants i ret rafted
to lis to the best advantage, agreeably to j
their rights of location, which is to be de
termined according to law. For our (-r- ;
viGts we demand the one equal tenth part, !
either, in lands or warrants, when we locate j
a full trail, of four thoufasid acres or more, i
for one pcrfon or firm ; the land to be taken |
In a lew-ire, at a coiner of the traft ; which i
eonier is to be equitably determined b'rfprc j
tlie time ot i.ic ition The one tonal lixth |
ard locate any amount less than four thou
flind acres. We will be in Philadelphia !
f:om December next, until after the time of j
location, taVtrnnfacl this biifiu-.-Ts. Any t
perlon wifiling to li-tisfy htmfel| farther, |
will pleale to cjII on us, by letter, (postage I
paid) "i nthi-rwife ; when due attention will |
be paid, snd fucli vouchers may be seen as j
we have to offer, which we h«pe wili be fa*
tisfaAory.
MARTIN BAUM,
WILLIAM C. SCHENCK.
Philadelphia, OA. g, I7gg- >o*.
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m
Valuable Property for Safe,
In Chefwßt, near Sixth ftrcet, dkeflly oppofiu
Csnohiss Hall,
A LOT of ground, ahout II feet front in Chef
i)ut ftreat and 73 feet in depth, wherei nn a
good frame house, now in the tenure of Samuel
lienge fubj.-<£) to a jgroun'l rtnt of hm pecannuni.
The, adv-titajreotis iituatioß of this property re
quires no coiniurntJ, for it must be known, thfre
are few in this city to ccpialit, or, unecceptiinablc
title will be made to the purchaser. Apply to
JAMES Gift VAN,
110. 193 Chefnut (Ireet, next door to the pr«-
mifes.
march 5
A N attachment was lately iflned out of the i»-
' /l ferior court cf common pleas of the county
of Efl'ex, in the Hate of New Jersey. direAed tct
the fViiff of the foid county, against the right*,
credit*, monies add effeifs, goods and chattel,,
lami*and tenements ot John Clm:t Syn-.mes at the
suit of William Wells, in a plea of trefpals on the
cafe to hre damage three thousand dollars; —
And ■whereas, the laid fliefiff did, at the term of
June lad pall, return to the (aid rot.rt that he had
attaehed the defendant by a certam-hond given r-)-
Matthias Dtnman and Samuel Meeker to the fail!
defendant, to the amount of near two thousand
dollars, and also by fixcy land warrants
New therefore, Hiilefs ihe fj-id ioh I) Clevts
Symmesftn ! app«ar,give special bail, and recei-.r
a declaration a* the fnit of the plaintiff, judgment
wili be entered agamft him, and his property
herein attached, will b. fold agreeably to tfci
tt.itute in luch cafe made a*d prov : ded.
Aaron Ogcten, Clerk, £?c.
Fliziiheth-townjulyi, 1/9? (11) lawizm
TO BE SOLD,
r TpHRKE or fur lots ®( about 30 or 40 acrea
L each, more or less as may suit a purchafcr.
On each of which there is a good situation for a
honfe—viz. one on the river Delaware, fuitahlc
either for a gentleman's feat, or for a person who
might wish to engage in the lumber business hav
ing a » '»d landing. One c itinianding a gooij
view of the river irom the highefl ground between
the f'ennypack and Pogucffiti creeks ; and another
on the Brilol Road. Enquire »f Mr. Gilpin near
the li mile fiouc on the said road.
FOUR LOTS,
Of about 10 acres each with good Ctuations for
bbfldmg ; one of which is suitable for a tan-yard,
alH l has a small (tone house and a young bearing
♦rchard on it, on the Newtewn road near Snider'*
mill about 10 miles from Philadelphia, and one
other lot of about 30 acies on the Pen&ypack.—
Enquire of Jonathan Clift who lives oa the prw»i
fes or of Mr. Gilpin.
Poffcflion will he given in the spring, bat build
ing materials may be col-leited sooner.
November 8
Taxes of Lycoming County.
JOHN KIDD, Treafnrer,
BY Direflion of the Commissioners of Lyco
ming county, mends at Philadelphia to re
eeive the Taxes aflefTed upon unfuated Lands in
that County, from the holders thereof, in this
City. Tbofe who have filed witl» the Com-
ftatements of their Lands, are re
quested to call upon him, to know the amount
ot Taxes thereon, and pay them ; otherwise, be
fore his leaving the City, they will be put into
the hands of the Sheriff for collecUon, agreea
bly to the adl for raising eoutjjy rates and levies
Thof» who have not filed statements of theii
lands with the Commiflioners, and arcdefireue
of having it done, to prevent files without pre
* »if,us perl'onal Notice, may file with the above
Treamrer, their lifts, stating the quantities re-
number and dates of the warrants and
names of the warrantees, ur.der which they
Jt»ld their lands. He will attend at Mr. Joseph
H ,nly's No. 9R, Market ttreet t'er this purpofc
nll til the 18th inflant.
Ksffcmber 9.
tu.th fz'tf
WHEREAS,
al to
tHfc StfBSCRIfiER
Having explored the Land laid for Satisfying
the Warrants due to the Officers and
Soldiers who ferued tn the ivar
Viife4 Mifttts
and Great Britain,
PROPOSES to I cats Warrants tiji the befl
advantage, on being allowed a fea/'ottable
compensation. He will attesd at Philadelphia
at the time ■ f locating: ; and as not less than
4000 acres can lie registered or located, will re
ceive any number of warrants less than that
amount, and c'.afc the ti jvithothers lo as to make
up the quantity required.
The fubferiber proppfes also tfl attend on the
land immediately after locating, and shew any
fetflion in which hemay be employed.
Letters or warrants addressed to Alex
ander Addilon, Eftf. until rke lsi
day of February next, or to the fubferiber at
Matthew M'Connell's, No. 141 Chefnut tlreei,
Philadelphia, until the iathdayof Feb. next,
will be attended to.
January 16
TO THE
Holders of Military Land Warrants.
ZACHARIAH BIGGS
JOHN MATHEWS
OFFER their services to the holders of military
land warrants, to make the location on the
17'h of February next, agreeably to the adver
tifemer.t ef the Secretary of the Treasury of the
Urited States, relative thereto. They will re- (
ceive a lels quantiry of warrants than for lour thou
sand acres, and arrange them with others, so as to
complete that number (which makes a lccatii • or
qua'.ter townlhip) and have them registered.
They each surVeyed a dillriil 01 the military tra»fl
and have fiuce explored the interior parts of the
townships and feilions and will he able to design
ate with precifiou, the preference in the ehoice of
the several locations or quarter townships through
out the wh-de body of the military lands—Ont
' tenth part of the land w ill lie demand=d for making
1 the location, &c. to be taken by lot in such man
i n«r that their proportion oi a or quarter
! townfliip will lie together For further particu
lars enquire of the fubferiber, at No. 9, south Fifth
I street, two doors above the Secretory of State 1 '
office, vis ere fatisfaSory general information rela
tive to the army laws may be ul)taioed.
JOHN MATHEWS.
January 17 1 3tav.^-w
City CommiJJioner's Office.
Notice is hereby riivEN, That the fol
lowing >rrarig<?«nwi» r re. ihada by the Board
for the Wore •fTn&ual dej»»Gng V the Cty •
Di«tri& No. i. Nichph* Hicki, from the north
v J. Joseph C'laypoolr, from the south
fide ot Chefnut ta the north fide
of Spruce itreet.
4> ffaac Jone«, from the north fide of
Spruce to the fotuh fide of Ccdai
ftr.et.
When any PUMPS are our of order to the south
ward of High street, apply to Thomas Dixey, in
fifth nrar Ctdar ftriet, or Godfrey Gsbler in Fourth
between Ckcfnut and Walnut frreets ; and tor the
northern part of the cky to llaiah D fxey m Eighth
between Saffafras ar. a Vine ftrweU; Nicholas Heiis
in Fifth wear Vineftrcct, or to cither of the City
Conimiffioiieis. ✓
Meeting* of th« Cowmifllopert on every Tuts
day afternoon, j o'clock, at the Old Court Houfc.
3»wiw.
January 17
United Stales, ) ~
Pennsylvania District. J
BY virtue of a uritof venditioni exponas, ti
ma ditefled, id" ed out of tlie circuit conn
of the United Stares, in nnd far the Pennfylva
nia Diftrifl, of the middle circuit, will be fold
by public vendue at tke city tavern, in Second
Areet, in the city of Philadelphia on Mondaj
the '7th day of March next, at 6 o'clock ir
tlie evening, all that certain tract or parcel o:
land, situate, lying and being en the river or
creek called Lacka waxen, in rhe county ol
Wayne, containing 8000 acres and upwards j
on wrhieh are erected i mefluage, liable? am
lawmill, with the appurtenances. —The names
of the original warrantees of the said tract 01
parcel of land were as follows.
Mordecai Roberts,
Stopbel Medcra,
Zacbar'nlh Ferris,
George Till,
Thomas Wiggins,
George Morton,
George Streeten,
Friend Strceton,
John Olifiaxt,
Seized and taken in execution a* the property
of Robert Lett id Hooper, deceaicd.
JOHN HALL, Murs&al.
N. B. A reafonabie credit will be given,
Marfliai's Office, }
Philadelphia, Jan. 4. 3
* These two trafis Jo 'not contain the full
quantity of the orignal warrants ; part of them
having been conveyed avjay.
A large Wharf and Stone Store,
In the Sistri3 of Southwarh,
sawtf.
fan* 3 where the Frigate now lays. The
* Whaf F has been occupied as a Lumber Yard
Tor ieveral years, and is very faitahle for that bu
siness, being' about ome hundred feet front oa the
river. PoffeflSon will be jfiven on the rft of May
nuxt. Alto, a Tjjree Story Brick House adjoining
the said wharf, pofleffion of which may he had im
mediately. Enquire of
JOSHUA HUMPHREYS.
January 10.
Horses to Winter.
HORSES wKI be taken to winter at Profpel!
Hill, at the 12 miies stone on the Brifto!
Rciad, wherethey will have goed Timothy and
Clov r Hay, wellkttered and oleanedanda field
to run in when the weather is good.
Enquire of Mr. William Bell Merchsat, or
an the prcmifes.
N.B. Will not h« arfwerable for.accidenti or
dfcape, but will take every precaution to prevent
lithcr.
November i»
WM. M'CLUNEY.
AND '
January I, 1800.
fide of Vine, to the South fide ol
MulWry frreet.
I* Hug+i Roberts from the fouthfidc
of Mulberry, to the louth fide of
Chefi.ut ltreer.
John Till,
Geo-ge Wart on,
Benjamin Hancock,
Edward Welsttd,
James Thompson,
Jrwepb Whitehead,
Fatriek Connolly,
Tbomat Griffy, ") #
William Halbert. }
eotijM
TO BE LET,
ALL PERSONS
INDESTED to the Estate ot Johm Whar
ton, late of the City of Philadelphia, Mer
chant, deci afed, are rcquelted to pay the fanae,
ami thel'c having demands against his filiate, t>-
produce their accounts legally atrefted to
KEARNY WHARTON,
Acting Executor, No* 111, Spruce street.
November n. dtf.
A Quantity of Dry Goods #
Alit WAMTKI),
FOR whiah real Eflate in the Northern Liber
ties of thi» city, (a good Stand for Bufincfn)
will be given in payment; the tit 1g is clear anc
good, and is now lor 3 fliort time let, but poffcf
fion will be given in ah-out fx montks. jKw
at the Qince oi this Uazcttft.
Pecember 17
To be Sold at PuUii Vendue,
On the Ift day of February r.ext, on the prctmfe*,
A VALUABLE PLANTATION,
(Tbt prcpcrry of ihcfuifiritcr.J
cot I if
SITUATED about two miles fr*m Newtowti,
the courty town of Bucks, on the main roaa
leading to Yard)ey\Furry,' on the Delaware, a
bout four miles irom the latter place, and about
twenty five Iron* Tliilapelphia, containing 111
acres, the whole under good fence and in high
culture. There ar- on the prcimlei a convenient
two story Stone Heufe, with a commodious Stone
Kitchen adjoing a (lone spring house, over an ex
auftible (prmg, few pacts from the door, with
convenient cut houses, &c. &e. Ihe elegaacy ol
the (ituation, and the excellent natural qualities of
thisfarm, render it an obj4<sfc worthy the attention
of the Farmer an 1 Gentleman.
0" The terms may be k«own preview to the
day of sale (ram the fubferiber.
NICHOLAS WYNKOOP, or
'CHRISTIAN WIRTZ, Jun.
NnutoUy *Junitary 11,
TWO or three Gentlemen wTth their I'er
vantu, nay b« accommodated with Lodgings
and Brcaktaft, and two iurnifhed roonit, at No.
3 north i ilth Street.
A~. t,:hr 27.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
March 11th, 1799 •
PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN,
'urfuant to tfct a£l of Congrei'j pal Ted on tlie
ill day of Jiiae, one thoi'fand, seven bin),
drrdand n.fiety fix, entitled "an afl regulat
ing the (rrautt of land ippropriattd for mili
tary fertices, M\<l for the society of United
Brethren K.r propagating the golpel among
the Heathen and the ail ftipplementary to
the said recited ail paflidon the I'econd day of
March, aethonfand seven hundred andnine
tynins U wit:
I.
THAT the trail of Land hereinafter d»-
IcriU-tl, nar«!v, " beginning ai the North Well
c 'rner of tlfe leven i of townfliips, and
"tfllaing thence fifty mile* due Couth, along tne
wettern boundary ot the laid raxges ; —thence
J lie Weft to the ill tin Branch of tlx.- Scioto ri
ver ; thence up tile Main Branch ofthe-faid ri
ver to the pine where the Indian boundary line
roflVs the lame ; —thence along.the said boun
dary line tn the Tnfeatorar branch of the Muf
kingutn liverat thecrofling plate at>< ve Fort
Lawrence ; thence down the i'aid river, to the
point where a line run due weft from the place
of beginning, will intetfefl the laid river j
thence along the line so run to th» place of be
■inmii|iban been dmdid into towrlbijiS of
five miles fqtiare, audfrafiionalpartt.of town
hips; aHd that plan and lurveys of th» laid
townlhips and fra&icna! parts of townlhipj are
deported in the iiffices of the Regifier of the
Surveyor General, for tbe'infp«c
cion of all persons concerned.
The holders of fiich warrants as have b«tll
or fnall be printed for military I'ervicesperform
ed during the late war, are required to prelim
the fame to the Register of the Trealury, at
some time prior to t?!e twelfth day of February
in the year, one thoufitid eight hundred, for
the purpose of being registered ; No registry
-vill however be made of any ess quant'ty than
a quarter townlhip, or'four thousand acres.
Tha priority of location of th« warrants which
may he prefuntcd and.reifillereJijn manner afore
laid, prior to the 11th day of February in the
year one thousand eight hundred, will immediate
rafter the.said day, be determined by lot, iu the
mode dtefcribed by the ad firft recited.
The holdti'. of registered warrants, fhail on
Monday the *l7ch day of February, in the year
1800, i n the orler oiwhich-the priority ef locati
on ihalbt'e determined Ly lotas afortlaid, psfon
illy.or by th«ir defignatc in writii.gat the
olhce of the Rtgiller of the Treasury, the particu
lar quarter townlbips elected by th«m rcfgetfivily,
-nd such of the Caid holders -as thill not designate
heir locutions oa the said day, fball be pollponed
h locating such wari ants to all other hc-lders of
egiflercd warrants
V.
The holders of warrants for military services
Hfficient to cover one or more quarter townlhipi
or tra&s of lour thousand acres each ; stall. at any
time after Monday 1 l»e 17th day of February, vSoa
jnd prior to the fir IV day 01 January, 1801, be al
owd to regifler tlu- (aid warrants in pvnner a
orefaid, sn"d forthwith to make location!, therefor
on any trad or tra(2s of land not before located.
All warrants or claims for lands on account of
military Lrvices, wliich (hall not be regiflrrsd an J
located before the firft day of Januiiry, 1801, are by
the fuppiementary of Corigwfs herein before
recited, passed on tht lecond day of March, 1,799,
telared to be forever barred.
Given under my lund at Philadelphia, th«
day a,id year above mentioned.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
May z<)tL-, i 7 qg.
| 'IJE proprietors of certificates ifiiied forfuf.-
J- fcriptions to the Loan bearing interest at
eight per centum per annum, are notified, that
at any time after payment (hall have been made
of the sth instalment, which will become due
during the lirft ten days of the month cf July
enl'iiing, Certificates of Funded Steele may at
their option be obtained at the Treufury or Loan
Offices, refpeflively, for the amount of the four
firft inftalm«nts, or one moiety of thefutns ex
prefledin the fublcription certificates: Ne cer
tificates of Funded .Stock will however be issued
tor less than one hundred dollars.
t»w3w. i
Such fubfeription certificates as may be-pre
snted at the Treasury or Loan Offices in ton
eqwervce of the foregoing arrangement, wy, l )e
ndorfed and diftind\ly marked so as to dtnoti
that anioctyof the (lock hasbten iffiied.
CLIFER WOL.COTI\
Secretary of tbt Tt\- ?iurr.
jlawtf
eotf
io^UU.
lulSfstf
OLIVER WOLCOTT.
Sec. rf tbf Treasury.
MEDFORD and WILLIS,
Have reetived Jincc their lute Advertijement—
-283 Crates Queens Wart',
200 Cades Nails,
6 Trunks Madras Pullicatts,
2 Cases Gloves,
1 Trunk Silk Hosiery,
1 Bale Superfine Broad Cloaths,
t6 Bales White, Blue and Green, Kendal
Cottons,
iq Bales Cocking Baize,
ON HAND,
2 Bates Spotted and Green Rugs,
1 Trunk Scarlet Cardisals,
2 Balas Sail Canvas,
5 Trunks Gii:gham»,
n Tons Peterfbiirg Hemp, ,
* * Orders, remittances or com.nrnicjti
ons tor the following Houles, f >r whom Med
fcrd and Wills are agents, may still pass through
their mediem, viz.
John and Robert Holt apd Co*—Rocbdata,
Wniiam Dibbs —Leicester.
Claud Johnfou —Birminghim.
Enquire ot
JOHN DORSET.
December jo.
fOR SALE,
By SIMON WALKER,
No. 78 Walnut Street,
ENGLISH PORTER and Brown Stoat, in calks
1 of 6 dozen each,
Tin Plarea,
Sheet, bar and pig Lead,
Cannon with carriage* complete, 4, 6, 9 and 11
pounders,
Shot, round, double hsadeJ and cannifter,
Iron Crow Bars,
Cutlaflct, boarding Pikes, Muikets and PiftoU,
Rough Brimik/ne,
Cream of Tartar,
Porter, Wine an J Claret Bottles,
Six Invoices of Earthen Ware, eack about thirty
crates, alTorted
White and red Lead,* yellow uk) black Paint, a^d
' "Sj>aui(h Brown,
Ruffian Brittle*,
Hardware and Sadlery, adopted in caflcs,
>ui Invoice of German Platillas and Britannia*.
ftecemHer •?
Fafoionable Millinery.
ELIZA M'DOUGAfit.,
NO. 134 i MJtK&T-STRSET,
HAS jgft received per ftiip Thornan Chatfcley
and Adriana.from Loudon, an elegant aifortmtnt
•fthe molt fafhionable Millinhy.ti.
ChamiMe rosette FEATHERS
Fancy flowed
~ Blark tiffany fiowert
Wrcatht
Pink, yellow and blue crape, full caes
bo. do. and do. Nt lCon'» bonncti
Infant'* pipe flraw bonnm
Maid*aUncy do. do.
VVomeft'»dn. do. do.
Do. dp, fh&des
Do do. hat<
Fancy bugle (hoe rofci
Do. do. trimming<
BUcJc, whit-., LhM,yellow, pink and orange (rapt
liUck, white and grctN giuse *cil<
Do. gausattloeki
N. B. Ar.d per Harmony', just arrived, a farther
.icrv
func %()
V PENNSYLVANIA,
TO WIT.
DiST
Br IT REMEMBERED, That on the ph day
•f January, in the 14th year of the Indepen
dence ol the United Stat«»of America, John Row
lctt the said did rid hath depoftted in this OS : ce
the Title of a Book, the right whereof he claim*
u Proprietor, in the words following, to wit.
'« Table of Discount «r Interejl, (accurately
calculated) frtm 50 jenti to 5000 dollars, from
I day to H3 days tnilufivc, at 6per cent."
In conformity to the acl of the Coigrefs
of the Usited States, intituled " An
Ad for the encouragement of Lcarn
(seal.). irg, by securing the copies of Maps,
Chart* and Hooks to the Authors and
Proprietors ol such copies during the
time therein mtutioued."
( Signed J
D. CALDWELL,
Clerk of tin DiJlriS tf Pti.nfylvania.
January 10. «j
DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA,
TO WIT,
BF. IT REMEMBERED, That on the 9th day
of January, in the 14th year of the Ihdepcn
c'enc« of the United State* of Amnrica, John Kow
irtt of the fai i <liftri.il hath depofitei in this Office
the 1 itle of a Beok.the ri|»ht whereof he claims a3
Fr<»prietor, in the words following, to wit.
" Talk of Discount or Interejl. (accurately
calculated) from 50 C: uts to 5000 dollars, from
I day to 123 days inclujive at 7 per cent."
In conformity to the ad of Congress ol
the United States, intituled " An ad
for the cnct>urag<-mem of learning by
ft curing thecopitj of Maps, Charts ar.d
Book" to the Anthotsaud Propri tor-,
of such capics, during thute
i» mentioned "
(Seal)
(Signed) D. CA-I.n\VT;LU
Clerk of the I) jlricl of Pcnnfylvanla
January 10
At a Court of Common Picas held at Pittlburph
for the county of Allegheny, t'-e firft Mot, Jay
of Dfcemher, in the year of. ur Lori one
thousand frven hundred and :iir)ety-i:inr, b?-
fore the fl >n. Alexander Addifon, Esquire,
"refi'ient and his Afl'ociates, Judges of the
fame Co'jrt.
pvN the petition of David Wallace, a prif-
V-/ oner in the jail of Hid County, praying to
fci difchargcd .iccnrdinj; to the ot the
ails of sflerabiy made for the leli.-f of insolvent
debtors. The Court order that ih< prifonerbe
brought before them at l-itifcurgh on the firft
Monday of March next, that his petition and
his creditors may be tfeen heard, and direiS, tiiat
notice of his application be puhiifted in c h«
United Stetes and Pittsburgh Gazettes thr?e
weeks, the last of which (hail be at leal! fifteen
days before the time of hearing.
By order of the court,
JAMES BRISON, Protii'y.
Jan. )
Lodging and Breakfast,
one or two Gentlemen, in a genteel
x private family, with the ufc ol a neat front
Parlour, and Board for Seiyan-U may hi had ar
Mo. a 8 north Fifth strict.
November a 6,
- t ?
jtfsT RECEIVED,
From tie BOSTON Manufactory,
A QtMSTirr OF
WINDOW GLASS,
Of different sizes,
POIt SALE
BY ISAAC HARVEY, J« N .
N. B. A,iy G.e or si«, that may be wan-ed cut
larger than 1$ by is.can be bid from said manufafto
ry, on being ordered ; and attention given loforward
on any orders that may be left for that purpose .
Apph at No. g, South Water-flreet, as abo»e
J " uly 8 - d.f
Of Richard Fohtell, in Philadelphia. i
I'OU SirasC«lßlNG TO IUE
JOURNALS OF CONGRESS,
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.. t , •, " PMaielphia, June Ij, 1798,
1 O the Honorable the Senate and House of Rep*
refentative. of the United State..
The MEMORIAL of the Subscribers, Citizens,
■kc. of Philadelphia,
ReJjteSfully//. rwelb,
. " That having, in our refpeaive avocations,
frequent oecafion. to recur totbe Journals of Con
gruf? we experience inconvenience by the fcaroi
tjr of tkem: 1 hat wo nndcrftand that Richard
Foiwell, printer, of Philadelphia, ha. had it in
Contemplation 10 print that public record; and
that he hath obtained partial countenarcelrom ma
ny individuals'! but that he has. delayed prosecu
ting the work, in expectation of encouragement
u «m government, that may adequately indemnify
him. We, therefore, lolicit, a. the
publication is nscoffarr to he disseminated among
public bodies, that will, in theirwifdom
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which he has obtained from private individuals,
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" True copy from the original Memorial, pre
sented to the Houfeof Reprpfertatives of the
United Statos, on Monday, th£ 18th ef June
1798:
• WII.LIAM LAMBERT, for
" JON A 1 HAN W.CONDY, C't-ERK."
" RESOLVED by the Senate and House of Rep-
of thr I'.-.ited States of America ir»
6ongref> afl°embli''d,Tha: the Secretary of theHetiats
and the Clerk of the House of Rrprefentativen,"he
authcrilcd and dire-Sed. <0 fubferi e, on such terrs*
as they may duem eligible.l'or the uic of rhtSenatd
aud House of Representatives, lor lour hui Vrcik
Copies «! the Jiritjialiof Congress, which a,e pto*
posed to I c publiflied by Richard Folwell antJl tv
nuriher of copies of (kficKnt voliimesof the I.*
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fame.
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Sptaker of the Hohjc of Reprrfentatnvi.
; . iAMJRS KOSP,
Pm: : ! s' ■ the Senate sri tempore.
Approved, March id, 17Q9.
JOHN ADAMS,
President of the United Stales.
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