Gazette of the United-States., August 11, 1792, Page 84, Image 4

Sunday Schools.
THE society for the in dilution and fopport o!
First-Day or Sunday Schools, in the city of
Philadelphia, and me diftn&s of Southwark and
the Northern Liberties, having rftablifhed two
schools for boys, under the care of Mr.John Poor,
and Mr. ]ohn Barry, and one school for girls, un
der the care ot Mr. John Ely ; the Board of Vifi.
ors do heicby earnellly folic it all their fellow
citizens, who cannot otherwise avail t.'iemlelvej
of educating those under their care, to frnd them
to those schools, to receive that inftru£lion which
which is so neceflary to qualify them for ufetul
nefs in civil society.
Firmly persuaded of this great truth, that to
difTeminate knowledge, is preparing mankind for
virtue, freedom, and happiness ; the Board do
therefce also earnestly rrqueft, that all their fel
low citiseni who have experienced the advantages
of education, will use their influence with those
■whose rircumßances prevent the inftru&ion of
their children, to fend them to those schools, that
they may thereby derive the advantages intended
by the society.
Philadelphia, $th July, 1792.
Certificates Loft.
MISSING, Five Netv-Jerfey Certificates, ligned
by SiUi CondiS, viz.
No. 740 for 75 o o
1978 11 12 9
715 100
3482 1 4 6
829 O 12 9
The fubfcribcr supposes the above Certificates
are stolen. Whoever will discover the Thief, or
Certificate?, and lsave information at the Treasury
or Loan-Office in New-Jerfcy, or in the County
Colle&oi's o;lice at Moriis-Town, shall be hand
fomely rewarded by
Mortis-Town,
New- July 12, 1792
Universal Hymn Book.
To be Sold by THOMAS DOBSON, an<J o[hcr
Bookfcllers in Philadelphia,
ACollrftion of PSALMS, HYMNS, and SPI
RITUAL SONGS ; fele&ed from different
Authors, and published by Order of the Con
vention holding the Do&rine of the Salvation of
allJMen, met in Philadelphia, May 25, 1791.
Price of a Tingle book, bound, 3-Bths of a Dollar,
\v;th good allowance to thole who take quantities.
Augufl 4. (eptf.)
TO BE SOLD,
(And pofleflion given immediately)
A Valuable FARM,
PLEASANTLY situated, and well improved,
containing 213 acres, whereof 47 are wood
land, 30 meadow, and 20 more may be made ; the
cleared land is under good fence, and is well
adapted to graft, and there being so much meadow,
a large flock may be raised : it is a'fo natural to
wheat, and a proper attention to a well-kept stock,
•will much improve its quality, and be the moil
profitable : it has a young orchard of 200 apple
trees, a variety of peach and cherry trees, and a
large garden. The»e are on the premises a hand
some two story stone house and kitchen, and an
elegant piazza; also, a good barn, with stabling,
cow-house, granary, waggon-house, work-shop,
and fmoak-houfe. The fuuation is high, pleasant,
and healthy, and affords some very agreeable pro
fpedb, and is in a good neighbourhood : it lies on
the main road to New-York, about a mile and a
half from Piinceton, New-Jersey, and 43 from
this city. The title was examined and approved
bveminent council before thefubferiber purchased.
For further particulars apply to the fubferiber, at
No. 141. South Second-street, or at No. 81, South
Water-flreet, Philadelphia.
ISAAC SNOWDEN, Jun.
N. B. Stock for the farm may be had of the prc
fent tenant.
Also, 10 be Sold, and entered immediately,
A iwo-liorv Brick HOUSE and BAKE-HOUSE,
in Arch-flreet, No. 93, 16 feet two inches in front,
and 102 feet in depth. Apply as above.
July >7,
WHITE WAX MANUFACTORY
Thomas james, wax chandler,
from London, refpeflfnlly informs the public
that he has eftabliflied a Manufafiorv of the above
branch, at the upper end of Mulberry-Street.New-
Yoik, where Merchants, Captains of Veflels,
Drugs-ills, and Families, miv be supplied with
excellent and pure White Wax Candles, White
Wax in Cakes, Tapers, Wau'd Lamp Wicks,
Flambeaux, &c. warranted equal to any made in
London, and twenty percent, cheaper.
Orders in this and the adjacent Slates, received
bv Mr. John Goodiye, Bridge-Street, Mr.
William Fkobisrer, Fletcher-Street, ar.d at
the Msnulaitorv, where famplcs may be seen.
N. B. Bees-Wax taken in payment, or bleached
on moderateterms.
New-York, Jul/ 19, 1792,
SECURI TIES.
SOLDIERS, Mariners, and militia men's pa\
lands, and claims on the public,
SHARES, in the Banks, in the Canals,and Turn
pike Road,
CERTIFICATES, granted by the public, and
the old and late paper monies,
NOTES of hand, bills, bonds, and mortgages
with or without deposits,
BOUGHT, fold, or negotiated, at No. 2, in
Fourth.ttreet below Market-street, by
FRANCIS WHITE,
Who tianfafls bufweft in the public offices for
country people and others,by virtue of a power,
of attorney, or by personal application.
PHILADELPHIA
""pHE Partner (hip ol HAZARD 3c ADDOMS
X "diffol.ed ; _AU persons having demand*
on that FIRM, aiedcftrrd to call for fettlem-m
upon EBEN'EZER HAZARD, at No. ,-8 North
Secnnd-Street—and those indebted to it aic re
quelled to make immerfijip payment to him.
E3I N'KZER HAZARD,
ADDOMS.
rhiladapkiaSJmlj 10, 179 a. r t f\
'Bank of theUnitedStates.
\V
* RESOLVED,
I ' ll "*HAf an Office of Difcnur.t and Drpofir, he
c X fUblifhcd in the Cuy o{ Richmond, Scale of
,c / Vir^inia.
I RISOLVKD.
That the 2d Tucfday in September next be ap
pointed for the Election of Thirteen Directors and !
a Caihicr, for thf Office of Discount and Deposit,;
m the City of Richmond.
George-T own.
A Number of LOTS in every situation which
'Jl may be drfired in City of Washington, 1
will be offered tor (ale by the Commifiioners, on
Monday the Bth day of October next. One tourth
part of the moneyto be paid down, ihe rcfidue in
three equal annual payments, wiih yearly interest
on the whole principal unpaid.
179*.
To be pub/i/hed by Subscription,
AMERICAN REMEMBRANCER,
From September 1774, to March 1789 ; —
An auth ntic and original colle&ion of
OFFICIAL LETTERS, &c.
written during the late war ;
And extracts fromthe
SECRET JOURNALS.
( For particulars, Jte Propojals at large.)
Subscriptions are received by the principal
Sookfellers, and bv the Editor,
JOHN CAREY, No. 26, Pear-Street, Philadelphia.
JOSEPH LEWIS.
[ la W7 w)
New-Brimfwick Lottery.
HIGHEST PRIZE, 2,000 DOLLARS.
THE Public are hereby informed, that the
drawing of the 2bove Lottery is postponed
till the third day of September next—at which
time, the Managers are pofuively determined the
drawing shall commence, in Mr. Norman's Long
Room, in the City of New-Brunfwick.
Tickets arc to be had at Samuel
Ferry, where fortunate adventurers may receive
their prize-money ten days after drawing. A lift
of fortunate numbers will be publifbed in the
Gazette of the United St ate s.
Circumstance*. unforefeen, and unfavorable
to Lotteries, have occafxoned the neceflitv of this
further postponement. The Re&or and Wardens
3lk. the assistance of their episcopal and other
friends, in supplying themlelves with Tickets pre
vious to the above day—confident that no Lottery
more favorable to adventureis has been offered to
the public—the dedu&ion being only 12 g per
cent, and not two blanks to a prize.
%* Letters direfled to Peter Keekon,
Poft-Maftcr, New-Brunfwick (poll paid) will be
immediately altended to.
New-Brunfwick, July 25, 1792. (eptS)
Stock Brokers Office,
N°*4s* Great Dock-llreet, New-York,
THE Subscriber intending to confinc himfelf
entirely to the PURCHASE and SALE of
STOCKS on COMMISSION, Begs leave to offer
his ferviccs to his friends and others, in the line
of a Stock Broker. Those who may please to fa
vor him with their business, may depend upon
having it tranfafted with the utmost fidelity and
dispatch.
Orders from Philadelphia, Boston, or any other
part of the United States will be ftriftly attend
ed to.
May 2
(eptf)
TERRITORY of COLUMBIA
June 28. 1792.
R SUAXT to the last Will and Tcftamentof
1 the Idle Rev. Alexander Willuhson,
deceased, will be exposed to Public Sale on Thurl
day, the mh of Ofiober next,at Gmicitows,
Oil a credit of three years, the purchasers givin '
bond with approved security, to bear intereftfrom
the date—That valuable Seat of Land, in Montgo
mery county, called Hayes; the late dwelling
plantation of the deceased, containing between fix
and seven hundred acres, the greatefl part of which
is rich, heavy timbered laud, extremely w*ell wa
tiTcd, and capable of affording a very considerable
quantity c.t fine meadow Siiuated about 6 miles
from the Federal City,and the fame difbnee from
George-Town, in a genteel neighbourhood, and a
remarkable healthy pait of the country.
I he improvementsare, a very elegant two {lory
Brick Dwelling House, (with four rooms ? nd a
oafijge, or entry, on a floor) and the necessary out
houses. HEN'RYTOU'NSEND.)
/ 2 EN 'J- STODDERT, > Executors.
rP'O THOMAS JOHN'S. S
[cp7w]
TERRITORY OF COLUMBIA.
'T'HE Subscriber offers for Sale, a
Rock Cicck, deemed by ihofe who have ex-
IT.'n ~"VC <sUal to in ,he Un,,cd Slates. The
M:l!-Houfe may be placed within one ouarter of
a mileot the river Folnwmjc, hi!f a m .le from
the jnarket houfc in Gcorg?;ow n, and on? in:ic
torn the Prefidonl's (quale, in the citv of Wath
msto,,_ 011 tide water, navigable for veffeis of fe
vcral hundred bufnels burthen—The itream is
lu.hcent.the year round,to turn f„ ur pair of flones.
and the fall m ay be made from o; to so feet. It i
'S Ui.neccffj.y to dwell on the advantages of such I
a ntuatmn. '
(iaw6w
, pi" c Infer may be accommodated- with a
If , u n? rc ?j a u res o! ! and ati j oi »' n 3 the Mill-Sea:,
i. lhat (bouid be an object.
(ep3m 14 Jul)
10VRSAL of He TIURI) ifsVlW
6D,
By Order of (he Prcfidrntand Directors,
JOHN KEAN, Cashier.
JOHN M'GANTT, Clerk
lo the Commiflioners.
OK, PROCKIDINCS OF tub
Old Co?icfref,)j
THE MANAGERS.
LEONARD BLEECKER.
(' f.)
B. STODDERT.
84
Ebenezer Hazard,
STOCK-BHOKEH,
HAS Removed his OFFICE to No. 128 north
Second-Street, where he continues to purchafc
and fell on.Commiilion, Certificates of debt of the
United, and Individual States, Bank. Stock, Canal,
and Turnpike Shares, &c. &c.
Subscribers to the Universal Tontine who|
have not yet received their Certificates are defin
to call for them.
July 18.
American Lead Manufactory.
STEPHEN AUSTIN, & Co.
HAVEjuft now opened their Lead-Ware
house, two door& south ofWalnut-ftree;
Wharf, adjoiningtheir New Fa£lory—where ihr\
have now made, and ready for sale, a general
assortment of SHOT of all fizes,with SHEET and
BAR LEAD, the production of the Mir.es in
Virginia. As they have employed » number of
experienced English workmen, they warrant ir
to be equal in quality to any manufa&ured in
Europe, and at a reduced price from the cost of
iro ported.
[eptf]
They also continueto manufa&ure all the above I
articles at Richmond, in Virginia. A!i orders!
a'ldreffed to either of the above Fa&ories, will!
be thankfully received,and executed on the (hort-!
ci\ notice.
N. B. Wanted, industrious, sober, Labouiing
j Men, at the said Mines, where conilant employ,
good wages, and other encouragements will be
given, means of conveyance being provided, and ,
nouses for their reception.
For further particulars enquire of Meffr*. Moses
Austi n&c Co. at their Factory in Richmond, or
as above.
Philadelphia, December 3, 1791. tf
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GENERAL POST-OF£li
PHI Ladelphia, Jn/f 7,1791,
FOR the information of Merchants and ihtiiif.
ters or Commanders cf vefTeli, are
the following extract* from the Law for• V:-
ing Poft-Offices and Post-Roads
States.
11l fe&ion 10, it is enafled that thrr 'lill be
charged 41 for every letter or packct broajta ihtt>
the United States, or carried from one pontic,
in to another by sea, in any private (hipontfir!,
four cents, ii delivered at t-he place wheretheiißc
shall arrive ; and if dire&edto be dcliveredataoy
other place, with the addition of the like pof!i;p,
as other letters are made fubjeft to the payfwfit
of by this ack.'*
In fe&ion 12, 44 That no ft»iporvfffe!,*riivin{j;
at any port within the United States, where 1 poll
office is established, fnall be pernutjrd ro rrpoiu
make entry or break bulk., till the roaftci or com
mander shall have delivered to the poftmafler, all
letters diie&ed to any pcrfon or peiioos uii/iia
the United States, which, under his care or wiiliin
his power, (hall be brought in such ftiiporveffd,
o Jier than such as are dirffled to the •»»« or
consignee : but when a vessel (haH be wund to -
nothcr port, than that, at which she ri2 , :"'"V nf
letters belonging to, or to be delivered at "t 1
port of delivery, fhali no: be delivered ictkpok
mailer at the port of entry. And it lha!i the
duty of the colleGor or other officer of the po"»
empowered to receive entries ol fhipi or teflelt,
to lequire from every master nr commander 01
tuch (hipor vessel, an oath or arTi'malion, purport
ing that he has delivered all such letter*, except £»
aforefaid.! 1
In fe&ion 13, 44 That the poftmaftcr towho*
fiich letteis may be delivered, shall pay to
master, commander, or other peifon delivering
the fame, except the commanders of foreign pac •
ets, two cents for every such letter or packct, an
shall obtain from the person delivering the laroe,
a certficate fpecifying the number of « ctie,s
packcts, with the name of the (hip orvett ,
and the place from whence Ihe lall fa'led ; * c
certificate. togethei with a receipt for the rnooc\»
(hall be with his quarterly accounts, tranfinitte
to the PoftmaUer-Geoera!, who shall credit J 11
amount theicof to the poftxnafttr forwarding c
fame." ,
For general informifiinr, the 14th fefticn ,s P u "
lifhrd, 4 * And he it further enisled, That 1 WV
person, other than the Poftmafter-Gcncral, or »•
t deputies, or peifons by thrm employed, a ta*
up, receivc, order, dispatch, convey, carry or
liver any lettei or letter*, packet or packet*. 0
than newfpapcrs. for hire or reward, or a
concerned in (cttin!> up any foot or 101 c P
wanton or other carriage, by or in which any
ter or packet (hall be carried for hirr, '.r.
blifhed post-road, or any packet, or .
or boat, or any conveyance whatever, w
revenue of the general poft-office may e I *
ev.-rv per(on,f» offending, (hall 10. tc.t f°r
such offence, .he fun. »t «».
Provided, That ii (hill ®nd mav , f .
r\r person to fend letters or packets ) P
fenger. ~
WANTED, to g° 10 fiosio".
\ JOURNEYMAN
A "frnall work, such a, Tea-Kett£,
P(»;..&c.—Good wages and "'""i
w ,!l bf F iven to a pe.fon wtth gact <«**£&
lions—a Tingle mm would be prefeircd' ■r'
of the Editor. r»D1»l
July««. lP ' U