Excellent CLARET,
In tioglheada and in cifet ot $o boitlet ea, V
ALSO,
A few cases
MADEIRA,
In pipes, hogsheads and quarter cafki,
FOR SALE BY
JOHN VAUGHAN,
No. Hi, South Fitfni Urcet.
Jan. a, 1794. dtf
<J UTHRIE's GEOGRAPHY
Improved.
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original terms, of twelve dollars and the
binding, will be doled this day-a.,d on
Monday the (libfcriptioii will open at fob
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The new rtlaps added to this edition are
twenty one'! among which are thole n[
N, w Maffachafctts, Counetfti
cut, Rliode-I(la*d, Vermont, New York,
New Jerfeyi, «eh.il>|* a „ia, tielaware, Ma-
Virginia, Kentucky North Caro-,
Una, the Geneffee Government, South "Ca
roll,,a and Georgia. Tbele nwips have ne •
Ver been g,ven in any former fyfterfi o ; f
Geography, and, it i, hoped, would alone
6e rnthcient to entitle this work to a pre
m lto any other edition of Giithrfe.
N B. The map of the United States;
which IS compiling by Mr. S imuel Lewis,
from the refpetftive state maps, will be far
more complete than any one yet publilhcd,
and be printed on two large (heets of
paper, nearly the fizc 0 f the !ate Mr. Mur
ray's map.
May 3> . . <•
The following legion
of the law for eftablifhiiig an Health-Office
&c. palfed the last feflion of tht Lcgiflature,
is re.publilhed tor the information of all
concerned.
Wm. ALI.EN, Hea'hh-Officer,
» for the port Of •Philadelphia, No. 2 ,,
Key's alley.
* ... Jtine 2, 17Q4..
Sec 7. AND be it furthe, *naftc<J by the
authority atorefa.d, That every matter or
captain of any (b,p or vclf 1 coming from be
Von, the f<;a (velfelt actually employed in tire
Waging trideofthc United States excepted)
«,"! bound to any pd.trtr place with,,, the
jm,fd,a,o,, of Pennfvlvania, (hall cause his
(hip or vessel to be brought to anchor, or
Oirtcrwifc flayed in the fireain of the river
Delaware, Opposite to the health-office on
Suie-ilWnd aforifafd, and there to remain
Until he fhali have duly obtained a certificate
or bill ot i,ealth from resident phyficiah,
in the manner and upon the terms herein be
lore directed : and ifj previously to obtain
lng luch certificate or bill of health, any
mailer or capiain fiajj f u ff er hjs fnjp or vefl - d
to approach nearer than the said health-office
to the city of Philadelphia, or (hall land, or
CHufc or fuffci to be landed, or brought on
Ihore, at any port or plate within this 6>m
monweaiih, or at any other port or place,
with the intent to be conveyed into this com-
any person or persons, or any
goods, wiles or merchandize | or iT aftei" re
ceividg fneb certificate or bill of health, he
(hall neglea or relufc to deliver tile fame to
the health-officer agreeably to the directions
ot this aft, such mailer or captain /halt for
feit and p»v, for each and ev t ry fucb offence
the lum of five hundred dollari to be recover.!
tH -and appropriated as hereinafter provided
and directed ; and the captain or mafler of
each and every fliip or veitel, as fnon as the
fame is brought to anchor, orofherwife stayed
as aforefaid, (hall fend a fafe and commodious
boat to bring the resident physician on boar,'
Of hit Ihip orveCfel, and (hall in like man
ner convey him back to the health-office
alter he has concluded hit official examina
tionj and while he is making such examina
tion,or in cafe ot any subsequent examination
by the health-officer and confuting physician,
as the cafe may be, each and every part of the
ship ot vessel, and (hall present to his view
ea«>h and every person on board thereof, and
ftj 1 >l<o true and fatilfaftory answers make
to all such quedions as the resident physician
ft the time of eximination, 01 the health offi
cer at the time of delivering the certificate, or
biil of health; in the city of Philadelphia, or
at the time of examination to be had by the
health-officer together, with the confultintj
phyii'cian IhalLilk relative to the health of any
tfort or place from which the ship or vessel
failed; Of has finct touched at; the numbtr of
pe, tons on bbard when the (hipor vessel en
tered oh het voyage, the number of perloru
that have since been landed or taken on
b-.ard, and when or where refpeftively, what 1
persons onboard,if any have been duringthe
voyage; or [hail at assy time of examination, 1
be irtfefled with any pestilential or contagi
6us difeife; what perfdn brlongingto the (hip
or vessel, if any died during the voyage, and :
of what difeafej and what it the present state "
and condition of the persons on board with
fefpea to their health and diseases j and if
any captain or matler of any (hip or vessel /
ftiallrefufe to expofethe fame asaforefaid to
the fcarch and examination of the resident
physician, or of the healthofficerand mnfnlt
fng physician, at the cafe may be ;or if, hav- '
ing on board his ship or vessel any such per
son or persons, he (hall conceal the fame, or
ff in any manner whatfoeVrr he (halt knowing
ly deceive or attempt to deceive the proper
officers aforefaid in his answers to their offici
al enquiries, such captain or mailer; for each
and every s uc h offence, (kail forfeit and pay
the sum of five hundred dollar!, to be re
covered and appropriated as hereinafter pro- *
vided and diretled ; and wherever the refi- e
dent physician, or coofulting physician, as 1
the cafe may be, (lull dircft any person or p
persons, or any goods, wares or merchandize tl
to be landed at the health-office, or any (hip fj
Or vessel to be detained opposite thereto, and tl
and there to be fmoaked, cleansed and puri- e ,
Bed, the captain of the (hip or vessel thall in t<
all refpefls conform to such direflions, p]
(hall at the proper cofl and charge of hit em- j r
ployers carry the fame into effedl within such
eafonable time es the resident physician, or
confultiug physician, as the ca'e may be, (hall a '
allow and prefcrlbe; and if any master or °<
captain (hall refufe or neglect to conform to
these f.nd airedlions, and to carry the fame 0'
into effect as aforefaid, according to the ref
peftive objects thereof, he (hall forfeit and til
pav the sum of five hundred dollart for each to
and every offence, to be recovered and appro- fa
priated as is hereinafter provided and direfl- in
ed.
Philadelphia, March, 1 1794.
.1 -Just published,
h B/ MATHEW CAREY,
„ Ni. 118, Market Jireet,
* TH£ B'IkST VOLUT4E OF A NEW
SYSTEM OF
LModerfi Geography:
, or, a
Gefjgrapb '~al, Hijlorical, ana
Commercial Grammar;
rr A,ul present state of the It vera I
NATIONS OF THE WORLD.
CIINTAIN^NO,
'• Tlir figures, motions, and diflances of
lie- tiing to the Newtonian fyp
|,o teiii and tire latest obtervations.
>11 general vmv of the earth, conlidered
r a planet;withfeverai ufefulgeographical
(l i and problems.
* The grand divisions of the globe into
pe ' land aiid wnrer, continents and i(lands,
oj- 4- The (iroatiom and extent of empires,
kingdoms,dates, provinces and colonies,
ky 5; Their climates, air, foil, vegetables,
a ' proauclions, metals, minerals, natural curi
-0 olities,feasf, rivers, bays, capes,pi omontories,
a _ atid lakes.
s , 6. The bitds and besfls peculiar to each
o y country.
le 7- Obfervationsoll the changes that have
an . v where observed upon the face of
nature since the 1110 ft early periods of liif
wry-
s * 8. The biftory «nd origin of nations;
r Yheit lorms of government, religion, laws,
revenues,taxes,na V al and military flrength
,f 9- The genius, manners, customs, and
r _ *bits of the people.
10. Their language,learning,arts, scien
ces, manufaclui es, and commerce.
- ' 11. The chief cities, (Iruflures, ruins,
and artificial curiosities
12. The longitude, latitude, bearings,
:, and diftin'efet of principal places froraPhila
', delpliik.
" To whiA art addc!d,
i. A Geog*aphi'cm Index, with the
names and places alphabetically arranged.
> 2. ATAbtiof the Coins of all nations,
and their value in dollars and cents.
3- A Chronological Table of remarka
e ble events,from the creation totheprefent
r me.
By WILLIAM GUTHRIE, Esq.
) The Aftropomical Part corrcfted by
c Dr. Rittenhouse.
s p 'To which have been added,
' The late Discoveries of Dr. Herschell,
r , And other eminent Astronomers.
ti The FIRST AMERICAN EDITION,
c Corrcftedi Improved, and greatly Enlar
ged.
' The flrll volume contains twenty-one
M ;l ps end Chirts,befides two Agronomical
t Plates, viz.
1 1. Map of the World. 2. Chart Of the
t worle 3. Europe. 4. Asia. j. Africa. 6.
r South America. °J. discoveries.
, 8. Countries round the nbrth Pole. 9
- Sweden, Denmark, anii Norway. 10. Se
, ven United Provinces. u Austrian,
- Frehch and Dutch Netberldhas. 12. Ger
many. 13. Seat of war in Frante. 14.
- France divided into depa)"tniehts. 15.
: Switzerland. 16. Italy, Sicily, and Sar
) dinia. 17. Spain and Portugal. 16.
s Turkey in Europe and Hungary. 19. lre
' land. 20. Well-Indies. 21. Vermont. 22.
> Ar miliary sphere. 23. Copernican system.
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• 1. Ruflia in Europe and Asia.
2. Scotland.
3. England and Wales!
4. Poland.
5. China.
6. Hindoftan.
7. United States.
8. Britifli America.
9. State of N.nw-Hampfliire.
10. State of MafTachufetts.
11. State of Connecticut.
is. State of Rhode-Island.
13. State of New-York. '
i - State of New-Jersey. I
15. State of Pennsylvania. '
>6. State of Delaware.
17- State of Maryland. 1
18. State of Virginia.
>9- State «f Kentucky.
. 20. State of North-Carolina.
21. Tennessee Government.
22. State of South-Carolina. '
23. State of Georgia.
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rcqutftsa continuance of their kindness;
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ing of their patronage. waftf
J4MAICA RUM,
>f- LANDING at Hamilton's wharf, above
the Drawbridge, out of the ship Baccaus
M Opt. Vanneman, from Jamaica,
a: FOR SALE BY
PETER BLIGHT.
to May ib. d
1
Morris Academy.
THIS inftiiution is now open for tliC re-'
ception of ftudento under the immediate
s f care of Mr. Caleb fCafTell', whose abilitie
as an inftru<st»r, and attachmentto the bu
siness have long been known and approved.
He has urider him the best aflillants in
rt the different branches—The scholars are
taught the Engliffr, French, Lai in, an*'
Greek languages, Pfcblic-Spealcing, Writing,
Arithmetic, Geography, Astronomy, and
1 5 the various brandies of the Mathematics.
s > The healthy ficuation of this place is fuc
as to recommend it to those', who wilh to
have their children in the country. Board
ing, walhing, mending, &c. will be provid
(d in good families, and the morals of the
scholars carefully attended to.
s > Tlie price including tuition, firewood,
<fcc. exclusive of the French language) will
not exceed thirty pounds proclamation mo-
l ~ ney per annum) an addition of threedollars
per quarter will be mdd«to such scholars
who are taught the French language. T^ e
c Dirc&ors ar edetermined to pay such atten
tion to this institution, as will readet it
refpedable and ufeful.
Gabriel h. ford, }
l " TIMOTHY JOHNS, jun. C Duett's.
t NATHAN FORD, }
Morriftown, May 15, 1794
diw. w2m.—
Christiana Mills
For Sale.
ON Monday the firft day of September I
next at 8 o'clock in the evening, at the |
Coffee House in he city of Philadelphia |
B will be fold by public vendue, two tract J
j or pieces of land situated in White Clay I
Cieek hundred, New Cattle county and state I
of Delaware; one of which contains about I
_ sixty acres of h»ghly improved land, on it |
area large two story brick dwelling house, a I
co veriient brick barn, with ilablingand a I
carriage house underneath, an ecellen I
kiln for drying corn j and the well known I
' mills called Christiana Mills (late Patter- |
son's) which being ai the head of the tide I
on Christiana river, and but about half a I
; mile from the landing, is conveniently situ- I
a ted for carrying the articles manufadured I
at the jtiills hy water to Philadelphia—This I
property being close to the leading. I
from Elkton to Christiana bridge, and at I
r the head of the tide, with many other at- I
r ■ tendant advantages, render its lit nation for j
ths milling bnflntfi (o very valuable, astol
be bgnailed by few and '« xcelledby none, f
j The latter tradt containing 175 acre?, is I
■ about One mile from the mills and is chief- ]
ly which being contiguous to j
watei Carriage to the city of Philadelphia, I
must be of infcreafing value, especially as I
there is a quantity of large timber in said j
trad Aiitable for the purposes of the J
mi lis.
The terms upon the above men- j
tioncd effates will be folil are—one thou- I
land pounds to be paid on executing the I
deeds, andfeven hundred and fifty pounds |
per annum, with interest for the remainder j *
or proportionably for each part. I 1
Indi/jtatable titles will be made for the I j
property, by I J
JOHN NIKON, j (
ALEX. FOSTER, I \
GEO. LATIMER. |<
At faiiie it me and place will be fold ai '
large Bt)AT, 1 '
July 2 nawArcts I e
I r
ADVERTISEMENT,
LETTERS on the fubjefl of the Wash- j
ington Lottery, being by mistake repeat- ]
edly addrefled to the Commiffionert for the ]
City of Walhington.
Perfoiis concerned are hereby informed, j
that all such Ihould be addrefled either to j B
W. Deakins jun. of Washington, or to the | v
Subscriber. The comtniflioners never hav- j v
ing contemplated any further concern in I V
this business, than in their assent to receive j a
the bonds and approve the names of the j ®
managers. The prizes have been paid and j
are paying on demand by W. Deakins, j ci
Walhington, Peter Oilman, Boston, and |
by the Subscriber. I m
For the Lottery No. 2, the feciirities,«l- j ir
ready given will be retained by the com-| h
miffioners, or transferred by them at their | ,
option to the bank of Columbia j and the | f'
commilTioners will be consulted refpeiQing I
a judicious and equitable disposition of the j
houses to be built thereby ; their treasury I b (
or the bank of Columbia will receive the | m
money intended for the National Univer- I
fity, and they will be consulted in the no- j m
I mination of the 24 managers ; but all the |
responsibility refpefling the general difpo- 1
fition of the tickets, and payment of pri- ] lai
zes, -will reft as in the Hotel Lottery, on {
the persons whose names are and may be |
heratfter ptiblifhed as assistants to forward | °
this business with | ]al
S. BLODGET. I
N. B. Mr. Blodget will be particularly J
obliged if those persons who pofiefs prize's; | ? n
yet unpaid, will apply for their money as J
early as pofiible.
June 7th. d.
*; j FOR SALE,
ill I At the STORES of
' \jeSk 6c Robert Wain,
| PORT WtNE in pipes, htads. and quar
?d I ter calks
a- I LISBON do. in pipes and quarter calks
t- I Souchong and' Congo TEAS, in quarter
ns I chests
ns I A quantity of Lilbon and Cadiz SALT
>n I Soft (helled ALMONDSi* bales
r- I Velvet COKKS, in do.
| Huflia MAT IS.
— I lire 9 d
j Ricburd Jvhns In the Chancery Court
I 11 ( of the
,s I John Wells and C Strife of Maryland,
I Mordecai Cole. J May o,(>th 1794
The Complainant hath fil-
I his bill, for the purpose of obtaining a
[decree, lo vest in him a complete legal title
I to two tracts of land, lying in Baltimore
J county* one called con
-- I tainiug 100 acres, the other called Profpefr
te [ containing 50 acies Hc ftater,that tlie said
j John Wells ou the 16th day of March 1774
J- 1 contracted to fell the lartl land to the laid
d. 1 Mordecai|Cole,&executcd to him a bond for
in I conveyance,that the on the fame
I day, executed to the said Wells a bond for
id I tl>e pavm< nt ol the purchase amoun
gy 1 cing to £675 Pennsylvania currency, that
id 1 the said (>)le hath since discharged the whole
s. | of the purchafemoney, and hath afCgned
I to tlh complainant th<S said bond for con-
I veyance; that the said Wells hath never
I executed a deed, agreeably to his contract
| but hath removed out of the state of Mary
I land, and now resides in the state of Ken*
I tbeky.
1 It is Thereupon, and at therequeft of the
Ji I complainant, adjudged, and ordered, that
3 - Ihe procure a copy of this order to be infert
rs ] tdat least fix weeks successively, before
rs jhe firft'day of August next, in the United
ie I States Gazette at Philadelphia, to the in-
I tent, that the said John Wells may haveno
i* J tice of the complainants application to
I this cdort, and may be warned to appear
j here, on or befiiie the firft Tuesday in Oc
s* | tober next, to Ibew cause wherefore this
I court fhouid not proceed to decree, agree-
I ably to the prayer of the complainant, and
- I to the aft ef aljfembty, for such cases made
■* I and provided..
Test. _
Samuel Harvey Howard.
Reg. Cur. Can.
I June 13 mw&rfftw
Just Published,
| In one handforrie volume, 12 mo. Price 5 s
I AND FOR SALE BY
JOHN ORMROD,
I At Franklin's Hecfd., No. 41, -Cbefuut
I Stre't,
I AN ESSAY ON THE
J Naturai Equality of Men,
I On the Rights that result from it, and oh
| the Duties which it imposes.
ITo which a MEDAL M r as adjudged, by
I the Teylerian Society at Haarlein.
Cor retted and Enlarged, by
WILLIAM LAWRENCE BROWN,
ii. D.
. | ProfefTor of Moral Philosophy, and the
I Law ol Nature, and of Ecclelialiica!
I Hiflory; and Minifler of the Englilli
I Church at Utrecht.
j Aliquid feinper ad communrln utilitatem '
I affer-ndunt. CrCERo.
j The F'irjl American Edition.
I' 1 'HEgrand principle of Equality, if .
| j A rightly understood, is the only balls ]
,j on which univerlal jullice, sacred order, ,
j and perfea freedom, can be firmly built, 1
I and permanently secured. Tlie view of
|>t exhihited in this elTay, at the fame time 1
I thai it reprelfes the insolence of office, <
I the tyranny of pride, and the outrages of" I
| opprelfion ; confirms, in the molt forcible 1
I manner, the necclJity of subordination, 1
I and the just demands of law ful authority.
ISo far indeed, from loosening the bands '
|ot f"ciety, that it maintains inviolate, e- 1
I very natural and every civil diftinftion, '
I draws more cloiely every locial tie, unites c
I in one liarmomous and justly proportioned
j fyllem, and brings men together on the '
j even ground of the inherent rights of hu
j man naure, of reciprocal obligation, and F
j ol a Common relation to the community.
I March 18. tuts
One thousand Dollars
REWARD. (
| Some tew Counterfeit Post Notes of the
I Bank of Maryland, ha.ing been lately disco- 0
I vered in circulation, and 011 tiitcing ihe fame P
I were found to come from the back parts of
Virginia, where they probably firlt issued ;to B
| avoid impoluion it is titceflary to t
give the following def'cfipiion of them, by
which they may readily htdrtrflid. n
They have the letter D, fonhcir alphabeti
cal mark, at the left hand fide of the Note. II
The paper on whrch they are printed is tl
m.re loft and tender, the ftrnkes of the letters, it
in the engraving arc in general flronger, and'
have a darker appear;,nee ihan in the bills. | 1(
The fignatute William Patterlon, is badly | r
done, the strokes of the letters, are ftiffand si,
labored, and appear to be painted over with n
the pen, as well as the Hpurilhitigof ,h e name.
The value is Jest blank in the to *
be filled up in writing, so the sum may' be ?!
more or lels at pleasure. "
No true P. ft-Notes of the alphabetical
maik, above drfcribed, have been lately if. ' n
hud, and »ery few are now in circulation.
The above reward of One Thousand dol
lars will be paid to 3ny peifon, or persons, 111
who lhall discover, or profrcute to corvi£tion,
the feve-al offenders, or ,-,ny of them, of rlie
following dele,iptt'on, tu , ' D
The person or persons, who engraved the &
late. al
The printer, or printers ol the said bills, as
Kvery prrfon who has aOcd as principal in
anv Way in the connterfeuinv and utterine
he said bills.
William Patterson. Prefid m.
of the Bank ol Maryland,
Bmpi, April 8, 1794.
for sale,
BY MATHEV/CAREY, No
Maiket-Street, '*
Z An EfTay on Slavery
DeGgned 10 exhibit in a new >>„
view its effeits on morals, indußr-. of
. r ptatt tf jecxciy. Some iafta an { £ 1 !t *
are oftered to prove the labor of J , D *
much more produdive than that 0 ( j;'°
that countries are rich, powerful and !
in proportion as the laboring dco,,!.
<he fruits of their own labor J,a
the n.rtffaiy coriclufion.that flaverv i. ;
/iciM well as unjuji. % * m poti.
rI r » e "' c ' 2 5 Cents.
* February 15.
. ! dtf
•pHE office of the President andDireft
1 of the Insurance Company of
_ America, is removed tn No ,07 c*™
Front street, being the fo Ut h , aft C ' ° U "?
a From Walnut streets. ancor, >ero{
e 1 —
e The Public are cautioned to
* beware of counterfeited Five Dollar R>,
d of the Bank of the United Stat
4 Twenty Dollar Bills of the Bank oft£? h
d America, federal of -which hax-e LtZlt
r tn circulation within a few dan JZ . l
e are good general imitation of theiLj 7
r Bills, but may be
e MARKS.
- Five Dollar BUh of the Bank of th.
r United States.
t ALL that have appeared have the let.
. F, for their Alphabetical Mark.
. rhe Texture of the Paper is thiclcpr., j
Whiter and it takes theU mor,^
e Mian the genuine paper. *
t The O. in the word Company is smaller
. than the M. and other letters of that word
: so that a line extended from ihe top of the
J O, t° touch the top Of the M. would extend
. conf.derably above the range of the who!-
. word.
, In the word Vnited the letters are nar
r theVlC BdClofer togetller tl,an I he'eft of
; Tl ?. e f a " d / in ' he w °ri promise are not
parallel, the/inclining much moretorwari
| than the t.
. The engraving!, badly executed, the
ftrokesof all the Letters are ftronge, and
the dev, * in themargii, particularly is mU ch
coarser and appears da, ke, ,han in
bills. Some ot the counterfeits bear date i„
. 79 ,-Where the Bank was n«t in opera.
tio ß t.U JJeeember, and no five doll., bill,
were issued in jhat year.
Twenty Dollar Bills of the Bank of North
-America.
ALL that have appeared have the letter
B. for their alphabetical mark.
They arc printed on a paper nearly fimi
iartothat of tlie counte-feir Five Dollar
Notes above deferibed j the engraving is
outer executed, and they approach nearer
t0^ he " f) P earance of * he genuine hills.
The fine ruled lines through the word
Twtnty in the body of the bill, are in num.
ber thirteen in the genuine bills, and but
twelve in the counterfeits.
The word Company is much like the fame
word in the Five Dollar Bills as described
above, the o being Jess than the «, and o*
thers following.
There is no stroke to the / inthe word
Ntfrtii whereas in the genuine bills theftroke
is well defined.
The letters cnt in the word Twenty, to
the left hand at the bottom, do not come
down to the line, but are so Cut as to give
an irregular appearance to the word, the
Trv and '.hey going below them.
The figfiaiure J, Nixon, hasthe appear
ance ot being written with lamb-black anA
Oil* and differs from other inks used in
printing th bills and the cafhiei's ligo*-
t/ure.
It is supposed these forgeries were commit
ted in fame of the Southern States, as all tht
counterfeits thai have appeared, have come
Irom ihcnce, and two performs have been »p
---piebendcd in Virginia,on suspicion of being
ihe author of" them.
The reward of ONE THOUSAND DOL
LARS will be paid to any Person or
who lhall discover and prosecute to convc
tion tht fcveral offenders of the following
de*rripijons or any of them, viz.
The person or pcrfons, who manufa&ur*
ed the paper on which the Bilk are printed.
The person or persons, who engraved the
piatei.
printer or printers, of the bills.
Every person whohasafted as a principal
many other way, in the counterfeit ing k and
uttering ihe said bills.
Philadelphia, March 28, 1794
Jtyr'tl 22, 1794,
Other counterfeit bills
of the Bank of the United States have ap
peared in circulation.
The denomination is of TWENTY
DOLLARS, and the alphabetical mark is
the letter B.
Fhey may be diftinguiflied from the ge*
nuine by the following M AIiKS :
The paper of the counterfeits is of a
more tender texture and glofley furfac;
than the genuine, audtheie is 110 wat«r
ilrark in them.
The letter C. in the word Cashier, ii
he true bills is strongly niaikvd, whereas
in the counterfeit?, the whole letter is a
fine hair l!roke, evidently in an unfini/hed
Hale. The letter a in the word demand,
is badly formed and the whole word ill dore
and there is 110 conma at theend of it, as
theie is in the genuine bills.
1 he marginal device, is much daiker
;n the iall'e, than in the genuine bills o\v
tng to the shade strokes being coarler, much
nearer together, and consequently muck
more numerous This difference strikes the
eye at firff view.
The fame reward of ONE THOUSAND
DOLLARS, will he paid for appreh nding,
•k prosecuting ro conviction the fevfcra:
above Offenders in refpert to tli'n,
as to I aft delcribed bills.
THOMAS WILLING, l'icfidec.t
of the Bank United Sldtts.
JOHN NIXON, President of the
Bank of North America.
By order of the Committees of the Ref
peftive Boards.