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Resolved, That these United States be cal
led on to pay in their refpeclive quotas of fif
teen millions of dollars in the year 1779, and of
fix millions of dollars annually for i 8 years from
and after the year 1779, as a fund for finking the
emissions and loansof these United States to the
31st day of December, 1778, inciufive 3
That if the continuance and circumstances of
the war shall make any further emissions necef
lary, the year ensuing, they shall be funk in the man
ner and within the period aforefaid.
That any of the bills emited by order of Con
gress, prior to the year 1780, and no others, be re
ceived in payment of the said quotas.
That the bills received on the said quotas, except
those for the year 1779, '' applied firft for payment
of the interest, and secondly of the principal of
loans made by these United States, prior to the year
1780, and that the residue together with those re
eived on the quotas of the year 1779, be not re
issued, but burned and destroyed as Congress shall
direct.
And whereas many counterfeits have appeared
in circulation, of various denominations, of the
emissions of May 20, 1777, and April 11, 1778, and
counterfeits of these emissions have lately been issu
ed by our enemies at New-York, and are found to
be spreading and increasing faft in various parts of
these United States ; whereby individuals are defrau
ded, prices enhanced, and the credit of the paper
currency greatly injured ; and it is become necessary
for the security of individuals and fafety of the pub
lic, that those two emissions should cease to be a
circulating medium, and ihould be called in, and
exchanged, or otherwise provided for as soon as may
be with convenience to the prefect holders. —
Therefore
Resolved, That the following bills be taken out
of circulation, namely, the whole emissions of May
20, 1777, and April 11, 1778.
That they be brought in for that purpose in the
manner hereafter provided by the firft day of June
next, and not afterwards redeemable.
That they be received for debts and taxes into
the Continental Treasury, and into the State Trea
suries for Continental taxes, until the firft day of
June next.
That they be received until the firft day of June
next, into th: Continental Loan-Offices, either on
loan or to be exchanged at the election of the own
ers, for other bills of the like tenor, , to be provided
for that purpose.
T^at the bills lodgedin the said offices to be so
exchanged, be there regifterd, and indented certifi
cates thereof given to the owners by the refpedive
Cemmiffioners of the said offices.
That the Cemmiffioners of the Loan-Offices make
returns to the treasury board, immediately after the
firft day of June next, of the amount of the bills re
ceived into their refpedive offices to be exchanged
as aforefaid, and that proper bills to exchange the
fame be furnished and ready to be delivered but
at their said offices, within 60 days from and after the
said firft day of June.
That the firft mentioned bills, as they are brought
into the Treasuries and Loan-Offices, be immediately
crossed and struck through with a circular punch of
one inch diameter, to be afterwards examined and
burned, as Congress shall dired.
.. Extract from the Minutes,
CHARLES THOMSON, Secretary.
In General Assembly of Pennsylvaria.
Saturday, November 28, 1778.
WHEREAS divers petitions have been prefente^ to
former Assemblies of this Commonwealth, fuggeding
inconveniencies ih the present Constitution and Form of Go
vernment, and praying the said Assemblies to adopt prudent
and proper measures to obtain the sense and judgment of the
gjpd people of this State thereupon : In cenfequence whereof
certain resolutions where heretofore palled and published, but
the invasion of the State and other circumflances have prevent
ed the fame being carried into effect. Resolved unanimously,
therefore, in purfaance thereof, That the people throughout
this State, qualified to vote for Members of Aflimbly, do
meet at the usual places of election since the late happy revo
lution, on the twenty-fifth day of March next, and chufe
Judges and Infpe&ors as by law directed in case of Represen
tatives. And the said Judges and Infpedors being so chosen
AN C ONGRESS, January 2, 177%,
WHEREAS these United States, unprovi
ded with revenues, and not heretofore in
a condition to raise them, have, in the course of
the present war, repeatedly been under the ne
cessity of emitting bills of credit; for the redemp
tion of which the faith of, thefe,United States has
been solemnly pledged ; and the credit of which
their honor and fafety as wellies justice is highly
concerned to support and eftablilh. And whereas
to that end it is eflentially neceflary to afeertain
the periods of their redemption ; and seasonably
to eftabbfh funds, which, in due time, without
diftrefling the people, shall make adequate pro
vision for the fame. And whereas, in appor
tioning the payments for the laid fund, it is ex.
pedient that an extra sum be called for the cur
rent year, both 011 account of the prefen: ease of
paying it and to reduce the furpins in circulation.
Therefore
[PHILADELPHIA: Printed and Sold by JOHN DUNL AP, in Market-street.
and sworn as at the eleaior. of Reprefentatifa, shall provide
two boxes for the city and each diftrid of every county, and
on the firft Tuesday of April next they fliall receive the votes
of the Freemen qualified at the time of said election by law to
vote as aforefaid, making at the fame time a lift of the voters
names, and put into one box all the votes for and against a
Convention, the voters in favour of a Convention writing on
their tickets, " for a Convention;' ' and those against it writ
ing^n the tickets, " against a Convention ;" and in the other
Woxhbey shall put the votes for the Members of such Conven
tion, as that, if the majority of votes Ihould be in favour of
a Convention, the minority may not be precluded from a
choice in the persons who are to compose it, or the people put
to the inconvenience of a second meeting ; all which votes
shall he put into boxes so conftruded as that they may be
sealed as soon as the ele&ion is closed by the refpe&ive Judges
with diftin^ seals, and delivered by the said Judges, or one of
them, to the Sheriffs at the Court-houses of the ref^e^ive
counties within three days after, from whence they shall be
brought up by the said Sheriffs to the Assembly, if fitting, or
if not fitting, then to the Assembly at their next meeting, the
Judges fending at the fame time the impressions of their seals,
and the lifts of the voters names, inelofed in a letter to the
Speaker, and upon the Sheriff's making oath or affirmation,
which he is enjoined to do, that the said boxes as delivered by
him are the fame received from the Judges of the election, and
in the fame condition, without having been opened or the con
tents thereof in any refpe& altered by them or with their prt
vety ; then thefaid boxes shall be opened in the House, and if
a majority of votes (bail appear to be against a Convention then
no further proceedings Anil be had, but if a majority of votes
that be for a Convention, the Assembly shall then proceed to
open the boxes containing the names of the members for the
city and each county, and shall declare the fix highest in num
ber from each city and county to be the members to represent
the said city and counties in Convention, and shall direct the
Convention to meet at Lancaster on the firft day of June next ;
And the said Convention having so met, shall judge of the qua
lifications of its members, and then proceed to determine on
bliefe points, viz,
1. Whether the Legislative Power of the State mail be veiled,
as at present, in a tingle branch?
2, If the Convention should be for a second branch of Legi
slation, then, how the fame and the Executive Powers for the
administration of government shall he conftroaed?
3. Ifthe Convention shall determine against a second branch
of Legislature, whether any provision shall be made for the re
vifal of laws (without any negative) before they receive their
final faction ?
4. Whether the appointment of Juflices and Field-Officers
•f the militia shall be vetted in the Executive Powers of Go
vernment ?
5. Whether the Council of Censors shall be abolished ?
6. Whether the President and Vice. President may not be eli
gible into Council so as to be capable of said offices after the ex
piration of three years, if their conduct shall render them wor
thy ?
7. Whether thejudges should not be made more independent
by having their Salaries fixed and certain ?
S. Whether, agreeable to the articles of confederation of the
United States, the Delegates in Congress may not be eligible 3
years successively?
9. In case any alterations shall be made by the Convention
in the above points, how the several oaths prescribed by the
Constitution shall be adapted thereto?
And the said Convention having finished they shall publish
their proceedings and determinations, which shall be received
and adopted by the inhabitants of this State, at and after tke
next general election, as parts of the Constitution by which
they are in future to be governed.
And that the choice may be as free and open as is confident
with the interest of the State, no office or poll under Gongrefs,
or in the State, shall debar any person otherwise qualified from
being elected into the said Convention.
And to prevent as much as possible any irregularities which
may happen when the votes are collected by diftrias, each di
ftri6 tmay,if they think proper,depute on a Substantial qualified
freeholder, appointed in writing by the lnfpe&ors, to attend
at every other didrift in the said county where an election is
held, to check as much as may be, the receipt of votes from
unqualified persons, and to enable him so to do, there shall be
produced at each place of election, the tax duplicates, and also
the registers taken by the Magistrates of the person having ta
ken tire oaths of allegiance as prescribed by law, and if any
vote be questioned as having been given on an antedated certi
ficate, the voter may be called to answer thereupon on oath or
affirmation ; and if he shall refufe to declare the real date of
his certificate, or it shall otherwise appear to be antedated, such
votes shall be rejected, unlefshe shall take the tests prescribed
by law.
Extract from the Minutes,
JOHN MORRIS, Junior,
Clerk of the General Assembly.
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To the P ÜBL I C.
OBSER VING in the Pennsylvania Packet of the
sth inst. an advertisement fubicribed John Tho
mas, Executor, notifying, That '' on the twelfth, day
of this instant, (January) will be exposed to sale by
Public Vendue, pursuant to the last Will of Theophilus
Thomas, deceased, a valuable plantation, being part of
Callowhill Manor, in the Township of Vincent, Chester
County, containing one hundred and eight acres, bound
ed by land of William Evans, Esq; Jones Evans, Jacob
Ginther and others;" on which said plantation I the
fubferiber now dwell : I think proper, in order to pre
vent the public or any individual from being impeded
upon, to make known, that I am in possession of the
plantation aforefaid, undrr a sale from Jefle Maries,
Eq; Sheriff of the County aforefaid, and have a just
and equitable title thereto in fee fimplej the claimsand
pretensions of the said John Thomas notwithstanding ,
and am determined to hold the fame against him and all
pedons claiming under him, unless evi&ed by due course
of Law. ° JACOB GINTHER.
January 6.
W A N T E
A NEAT two horse WAGGON, of the Jersey
kind, with gears for two horses. Enquire of the
printer.
,T O BE SOL Dr
rW WO IRON STOVES, the one a large cannon, and
I the other a ten plate stove. Enquire of JOSEPH
MOULDER, in Lombard-street.
On MONDA Y the eighteenth inff. at Nine o'clock
in the morning, will be fold by Public Sale, at the
late dwelling house of Charles Moore, deceased, in
Market-street,
A LARGE affortm^nt of Houfhold and Kitchen
Furniture, confining of feather beds and bedding,
tables, chains, looking-glasses, a quantity of plate, and
a variety of other things too tedious to insert ; put of
the estate of Charles Moore, hatter, late of this city,
deceased. And at the fame time will be fold, three
years and four months lease of the above house.
Ail persons indebted to the said estate are desired to
call and pay the fame; and all persons having any de
mands thereon are desired to bring in their accounts to
the Executors, that they may be paid.
ROBERT SMITH,
HENRY PRATT, ] :xecut3rs ~
IF Robert Moore, hatter, son of Charles Moo e, late
of the city of Philadelphia, hatter, deceafr d, is alive, he
may hear of lomething to his advantage by applying to
Robert Smith or Henry Pratt, Executors, &c. He was
inlifted in General Smallwood's division. Any person
or persons giving information to either of the above Ex
ecutors, will be thankfully rewarded.
Susquehanna Lower- Ferry, Dec. 29, 1778?
,To be SOLD by the Subscriber,
A GOOD MILL, and PLANTATION thereunto
belonging, situated on Broad Creek, on a never
failing stream of water, the lands of the said mill-feat
lying and joining on Susquehanna, near to the Bald-
Friar Ferry, formerly known by the name of Morgan's
Mill : The Mill hath beenbtely repaired, and is in good
order either for merchant or country work, with two
pair of stones running, and two exceeding good boultv
ing-cloths ; a tolerable good mill-house, with a law-mill
thereunto adjoining. The premises lye in a plentiful
wheat country commanding the upper part of Harford
County for wheat, and a great part of York County
wherein is made good wheat m:ftly clear of the fly,
within eight or nine miles of Rock-Run, commonly
known by the name of Giles's Landing, is the distance
they have to waggon their flour, where they have the
advantage to transport it by water either to Baltimore
or the Head of Elk, or to many other places where they
may choose. The plantation containeth two hundred
and thirty acres of good I n I, a tolerable go^d dwelling
house, and several out-houfea for the use of farming ;
four good orchards on the land, whereon is made yearly
a considerable quantity of cyder. There is some mea
dow made on that part joining on Susquehanna, and
more may be made. The land is of a good foil, and the
title indisputable. For further particulars apply to the
übferiber. JOHN RODGERS.
Eaflon, December 23, 1778.
XT Q TICE is hereby given, That I will, on the
1 ™ fifteenth and sixteenth days of January next, punc
tually attend at the house of Mr. Leedham's, inn-keeper,
in Bucks County, to pay the debts due against the late
Quarter Master's department ; and that in the interim
those persons whole accounts and certificates are clear
and indisputable, may call on C^pt.William M'Calla.
and Mr. John Wright, A. D. Q_ Mrs. in Bucks
County, for payment.
ROBERT LETTIS HOOPER, Jun. D. Q_ M. G.
Eaflon, December 23, 1778.
WHEREAS many of the HORSES belong
ing to the United States, in forwarding on from
Camp to the Westward, have, by weakness and ether
unavoidable accidents, been left behind and strayed
away: It is therefore earnestly requeued of all those
who may have taken any of them up, that they do forth
with deliver them to me, or my Deputies at Sussex, in
the State of New-Jersey, Northampton and Bucks
Counties, in the State of Pennsylvania. All persons
concealing them after this notice may depend on being
prosecuted. Information where any of them may be
concealed will be thankfully received and rewarded, by
ROBERT LETTIS HOOPER, Jun. D. Q M. G.
TO BE SOLD BY
JOHN M A,R I E,
In Norris's Alley, the firft door upon the right hand
going in from Second-street,
Best Coniac Brandy, by the quarter cefk or gal
lon ; Bourdeatix Claret of the firft quality, by the
quarter-calk or dozen; White Wine Vinegar, by the
quarter-calk or gallon; Florence Oil in cases ; Cam
bricks, Linen Handkerchiefs, fine and coarse Dutch
Sheetings, French Indigo, Green and Souchong Tea in
Cannisters.
N. B. Twelve Shillings per dozen will be given for
empty Wire Bottles. 12.
Bull's-Head, Goften towu/bi,, Chester county, Dec. 15.
WA S left in the custody of the fubfexiber,
last O&ober, a light grey Horse, three years old,
and thirteen hands high ; supposed to be fiolen by a cer
tain Lieutenant Martin. The owner is desired to come,
prove his property, pay charges and take him away
in three weeks time, otherwise he will be fold for costs.
LYDIA MATHIES.
GA ME to the plantation of the fubferiber,
in Union township, Berks county, about the mid
dle of last June, a small black STEER, with some
white spots, supposed to be about two years old. The
owner is desired to came, prove his property, pay
charges and take him away.
'Dec.!,. JAMES ROBERTS.
CAME to the plantation of the fubferiber,
in Eaftown, Chester County, about the fi ft of June
last, a small bay Mare, near fourteen hands high, has
neither brand nor ear mark, about five or fix years old.
The owner is desired to come, prove bis property, pay
charges and take her away, or she will be fold for the
fame in four weeks from this date.
Dec. 1%. JOHN SCOTT.