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GENERAL LOAN-OFFICE,
Philadelphia, March 22, 1780.
NOTICE is hereby given, That,
in pursuance of the Refolds of Con
gress, there have been destroyed in this Of
fice, the following sums of the emiflions
of Continental Currency taken out of cir
culation, viz.
Dollars.
Of the emission of May 20, 17,7, 12,445,567
Of the emillion of April 11, 1778, 19,858,804
32,304,371
FRANCIS HOPKINSON,
Treasurer of Loans.
Head of Elk, March 28, 1780#
PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given by
the fubferiber, That the Commission
ers appointed by the Honorable Continen
tal Congrels to fettle the accounts tranfaded
by me, under direction of the Honorable
the Board of War, in the year 1778, are
now setting at the house of Mr. David Ric
ketts, within a mile of this place. This
is therefore to request all perlons that I
have done bufinef> with on public accounts,
and others, to give them, the said Commis
sioners, all information of my proceedings,
and to make known to them all embezzle
ments or frauds committed by me, [if any]
during my anting in that, the Quarter-Mat
ter or Forage Department,
H. HOLLINGSWORTH,
D. Q. M. G.
One hundred and thirty-three acres pa
tented Land, in Berks county, sixteen miles
from Reading, a fine creek runs through
the land. For terms inquire of LEWIS
WEIS S, Scrivener, in Arch-Lreet, nearly
opposite the gate of the English Church
Burial ground.
THE H1 ~ G~H E~ s't'p R 1 f
IS GIVEN FOR
CLEAN LINEN RAGS,
B Y
JOHN DUNLAP.
ATwo story BRICK HOUSE and
Lot of L A N D, containing in front
on Arch-street 20 feet, and in length 114
feet, to aten foot alley, which extends into
Sixth-ftrert, with the right to that alley.
A three Dory Brick House, two rooms
and an entry on a floor, a brick piazza, a
brick kitchen with a room over it, there is
a good pavement before the door, also a
pump belonging to this estate, situate in Al
- between Front and Second
ftreets; the lot has 20 feet in front, and 65
in depth.
A Plantation of upwards 70 acres choice
Land, within fix miles from the city, a good
proportion of orchard, meadow and timber.
A Plantation of 180 and 3-4 acres, in
New-Castle county, adjoining the Red Lyon
tavern, two miles from navigable water,
and fe^en miles, from New-Castle. This
farm rents for 80 bushels of wheat, and 80
of Indiarpcofn, a year.
One hundred and thirty acres of patented
Land, about a mile and a half from the town
of Northumberland.
, 2, H E Members of the Philadelphia
Contributionship, for ensuring
houses from loss by fire, are requested to
meet at the Court-House on Monday the
10th day of April next, between two and
five o'clock in the afternoon, in order to
chute twelve Directors and a Treasurer, for
the ensuing year.
By order of the Directors,
CALEB CARMALT, Clerk.
March 4g, 1780.
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PHILADELPHIA: Printed and Sold by JOHN DUNLAP, in Market-ftre#
In GENERAL ASSEMBLY,
November 23, 177,. A. M.
APETITION from Henry Dougherty, of the city
of Philadelphia, referred over from the late House
of Affcmbly, was read; and thereupon,
Refolded, That the frid Henry Dougherty is hereby
appointed to the office of Collector of the Duties imposed
by an Ad of Assembly intitled, “ An A^ for impofmg a
duty on persons convicted of heinous crimes, and to pre
vent poor and im potent persons being imported into thia
Province," (now State).
Extiad from the Minutes,
Thomas Paine, Clerk of theGen. Assembly.
nr HEREAS the Assembly of Pennsylvania, in the
' V year of our Lord One thousand seven hundred and
seventy-sour, puffed an A& intitled, " An Aft to pre
vent infectious diseases being brought into the city of
Philadelphia," of which the following is an extract :
" And be it further enacted by the authority afore
,, said, That no Commander, Matter or other person
" having charge of any (hip or vessel bound to the port
" of Philadelphia, or to any other port or place within
" this Province, having on board at the time the said
" (hip or vessel departed from any port or place whatfo
" ever'beyond the leas any greater number of persons,
" whether passengers or fervante, or both, than forty,
" or having any person disordered with an infectious
'' disease, or coming from any sickly port or place, shall
" bring his ship er vessel, or fuffer er permit the fame
" to be brought, nearer to the city than the Iflsnd call
" ed Little Mud Island, near the mouth of the river
" Schuylkill, or shall bring on fhorc, or cause or fuffer
" to be landed or brought on (hare, at any port or place
'' within this Province, any of such passengers or fer
" vents, or any part or parcel of their goods or iffe&s,
'' or the goods or effects of any other person or persons
'' whatever, until he shall have obtained a licence or
" permit in writing for that purpose under the hand of
" the Officer or his Deputy appointed by virtue of the
A& intitled, An Aft for inopofing a duty on perlons
" convicted of heinous crimes, and to prevent poor and
" impotent persons being imported into this Province,
'' under the penalty of Five Hundred Pounds, being
" thereof legally convifled in any Court of Quarter fef
" fion^ within this Province," (now State).
AND WHEREAS the Honorable the Assembly
of thr Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, taking into con
fideution the above AT, have been pleased to nominate
and appoint the fubicriber Health Officer for the port of
Philadelphia, of «h#ch all Masters, Commanders, or
other persons having charge of any flsip or vessel coming;
into the said port, at desired to take notice and govern
themfelvcs accordingly.
HENRY DOUGHERTY, Health Officer.
One 'Thoufand Dollars Reward.
STOLEN on the 25th instant, out of the fubferi
bet's Counting-House, in Water-street, five doors
below Chefnut street, one piece of deep blue BROAD
CLOTH, of the second quality, containing twenty
eight yards. Whoever will give information of the fame,
that the owner may recover it, fall receive Five Hun
dred Dollars, or in proportion for any part thereof ;
an! for the Cloth, Thief or Thieves the above reward,
paid by
WILLIAM GRAHAM.
March 28, 178#.
AL L persons indebted tothe estate of E~
MANUEL JOSIA H, deceased, are once
more dfi red to make speedy payment. And all per
fens having any demands against the said estate, are de
fited to bring in their accounts, on or before the firft
day of M y next, to
JAMES JOSIAH, Administrator.
WILL be S L
On WEDNESDAY the igtb of April, if not fold
before at Private Sale,
,7,HE SHALLOP RED CEDAR, with
£ her cackle and apparel, now laying at Mr. Tat
ned's wharf in Wilmington ; (he fails remarkably faft,
is four years old, and built with red cedar and live-oak.
Attendance will be given, and terms made known by
the Subscribers, in the borough of Wilmington.
GEORGE GARDEN,
CORNELIUS PLEINES, and
ENOCH ANDERSON.
N. B. L OS r, (belonging to the Shallop Red Cedar)
a NEW KEEL BOAT, without ring-bolts, the
fore-thought carried away. Whoever will take up the
finit, and Oliver it to either of the alcove mentioned
persons at Wilmington, shall have One Hundred Dollars
jcwirj, and all neerffary charges paid.
FORTY DOLLARS REWARD?
OIRAYED AWAY from the fubferiber, living in
' S^uce-ftreet between Fourth and Fifth.ftreets, a
brindled C OW, with a white face, and a ring round
her left eye, has both of her ears flit, and will calf in fix
we^ks. Whoever takes op said Cow, and brings her to
the subscriber shall receive the above reward.
ABNER LOUIS.
JUST OPENED for SALE, at
RICHARD FOOTMAN'S Store,
In Second-street, below Market-street, Philadelphia,
A great VARIETY of
LIN E N S,
gONSIITING of 7-8 and 3-4 Dowlafs, Platilla Roy
" al, Britannia#, and frith Linens, Fafhwnabl, chain
^nd plain Gaufes, Modes, Sarefnets, Perfiang, Ribbands,
Nankeens, elegant Chintzes and Callicoes, Cambricks,
best Hyfon and Souchong Tea.
N. B. Goods received for fait on the usual commission
Philadelphia, March it, I 78&
TH E Committee appointed by the Philo
sophical Society, to make and collea observations
on the effe&a of the severe and 1< ng continued cold of
last winter, request the curious in every part of the
Continent, to communicate to them such remarks as they
have already made, or may hereafter make on thi\ fub
jed, particularly such as may properly come under the
following heads:
Firfl, Meteorological observations, accurately made
with good inftromenre.
Seconds, The effe&s of the cold on the earth and wa#
ters ; such as the depth of earth frozen, the thicknei's of
ice, &c. together with such remarkable circumstances, as
may attend either freezing or thawing. Also its effea#
on spirituous, vinous and other liquors.
Thirdly, The effects of the cold, during and after the
winter on animals, birds, reptiles, intent and their chry
salises.
Fourthly, The fame on vegetables, diftinguiffiing the
indigenous from foreign, the Spontaneous from the cul<
ivated.
Fifthly, What diseases prevailed most in the extreme
cold weather, and after it.
Accurate observations made on former winters, re
markable for cold will be acceptable.
As the comparing together different climates and dif
ferent seasons is not a matter of mere Speculative curiosi
ty, but real benefits may be derived to mankind, by
improving this branch of natural knowledge, tQe Com
mitr^e promise themselves the assistance of the ingenious,
whether Members of the Society or atherwife, in their
endeavours to unite in one common dock many valuable
fragments of Philosophy, which must otherwise perils
with individuals.
The Committee do not propose to make their report
before the elofe of next summer. In th 1 mean time such
gentlemen as chufe to favour the Society with their ob
servations, will please to dir<& their letters to Col. Lewie
Nicola, of Philadelphia.
[The Printers of News-papers on the Continent, are
requested to give the foregoing a place in their refpe&ive
Papers.]
Let the PUBLIC BEWARE.
WHERE AS Bernard Hanlon, of Trenton, has
advertised in the New Jersey Gazette, a planta
tion for sale, lying in Nottingham township, and coun
ty of Burlington—l the underwritten fubferiher take
this method to inform the public'that the said land ori
ginally belonged to John Porterfield, in r see-simple, and
after the death of my grand-father was regularly attach'd
by my father as lawful executor of my deceased grand
father, to answer a debt due to the estate of my said
grand-father from the said John Porterfield, and, accor
ding to a regular course of law, was fold by the then
Sheriff Joseph Hollingfhead, at public sale, when my
father proved the purchaser; but tay father dying bei
fore he received the Sheriff's deed for the said land, bis
administrators have fines been told that they must wait
till I, who was the heir of my deceased father, should
become of age. Therefore being now of full age, do
forewarn all manner of persons from purchasing the
fams, as I am determined to defend ray title against any
claim founded on any attachment made on said land,
to answer any other debt of said Porterfield, since it was
fold at public sale, as above.
Trenton, March 14., 1780. Isaiah Yard.
TO BE SO L D,
For Continental Money, Bills upon France, cr Loan-
Office Certificates drawing interest on France,
A PLANTATION containing two hundred and
eighty-four acres of land, pleasantly fixate on the
main read leading from Trenton to Allentown, within
two and a half miles of Trenton and the fame distance
from a landing, which makes it much more valuable as
a team may haul four loads of wood in a day from it to
the landing. There is a small dweßing-bcufe and a
small orchard on it; about fifty acres cleared, the rest
good woodland, on which there may be about twelve
acres of meadow made. For terms apply to Mr# Alex
ander Nelson, Merchant, in Water street, above Wal
nut street, Philadelphia, or to the fubferiber in Tren
ton, State of New-Jersey, where the premises may be
viewed and the terms made known.
BERNARD HANLON.
W A SFO U N D,
On the 2tl inftanr March, near the ftere of the fubferi
ber, in Front-street, between Market and Arch
ftfeets, Philadelphia,
A PAIR of SILK STOCKINGS. Whoever
has loft them, by proving their property, paying
charges, may have them again, by applying to John
Ross.
Also, LOST Sometime in December last, near the
Indian Queen in Fourth- street, a double Leather Pocket-
Book, in which was a State Lottery Ticket, a Thirty
Dollar Bill of the emission of May or April, and sund
ry other papers. Whoever has found the fame, shall
have One Hundred Dollars Reward.
N. B. Tobe fold at said John Rofs's store, in Front
ftreet, all kinds of dry goods, genteel mahogany and
walnut furniture, consisting of defies, tables, chairs,
looking glasses, brass and iron smoothing irons, copper
with, kettles, glass lanthorns, and a variety of mens
and womans shoes, a few pair of mens boots, buckfkia
breeches, sundry suits of mens eloathing, silver mount
ed swords, Windsor ehairs, glazed pi&ures, a compleat
let of tea china, glass ware, beaver hats, bed-tickings
ladies silk gowns, two exceeding good clocks, in maho
gany cases.
He continues to receive and fell on commission all
kinds of goods. Tbofe who please to favor him with
their commands, will oblige their humble servant
March 22, 1780. JOHN ROSS,