The Pennsylvania evening post — Philadelphia, Pa., 1776-02-03 00:00:00, page 3

IV. When any difficulties arise, in which the Managers
want advice or assistance, we will, on notice thereof being
given, attend as many of us as can at such time and place as
the said Managers shall appoint, and use our utmost endeavors
to promote the good of the institution.
V. The Managers shall meet together the last Saturday in
every month, at such house or place as they may agree on, and
when met, seven shall make a board, a majority of whom shall
determine on all matters relative to the institution.
VI. Two of the Managers so chosen shall by rotation visit
the jail, at least once a week, and administer such relief as
they shall think necessary.
VII. On the firft Mondayof September, in every year, there
We whose names are hereunto subscribed, taking into con
sideration the fufferings of a number of our fellow creatures,
who are unfortunately from time to time confined in j^il, as
well criminals as debtors, and being impressed with an earned:
sympathy for their miseries, do agree to associate together,
and form ourselves into a company by the name of the Phila
delphia Society for assisting distressed Pri
soners ; and the more effectually to carry our design into
execution, we adopt the following rules :
I. In order to begin a stock, we will immediately pay into
the hands of * * * # the sum of ten (hillings, to be
held by them until a Treasurer shall be appointed agreeable
to the next resolve.
11. When the number of subscribers shall amount to forty,
we will meet together and choose by ballot twelve Managers
and a Treasurer, which said Managers shall make inquiry
into the particular cases of actual fufferers, and afford such
relief in food, physic, firing or raiment as the dock will admit
of, and they shall judge expedient.
111. The Treasurer shall give bond to the twelve Managers,
in the sum of one hundred pounds, for the faithful perform
ance of his office.i
two days, as sass as we could conveniently receive them. We
have got about three hundred hand of arms, and a considerable
quantity of powder and lead. We are now on our way to
Cyder-Bay, and shall scour the country as we go, and shall
exert ourselves to discharge the trust enjoined on us. Colonel
Heard sent the detachment home last Tuesday, as he thought
the militia fufficient. He is indefatigable in discharging his
duty, treats the inhabitants with civility and the utmost hu
manity, and even the delinquents express themselves well
pleased, that a detachment of Jersey men (and not of New-
England) were sent to disarm them. Many of those who are
proscribed as principals, have either fled or secreted themselves,
several we have in custody. Some others I believe are yet to
be had, but by some means or other they have had a lift of
the persons pointed out as principals, before our arrival ; we
are making enquiry how they got their intelligence, but are
not yet informed. Those that have come in, and surrendered
their arms, are much iritated with those who have led them
to make opposition, and have deferred them in the day of diffi
culty. I conceive they will be as fafe, if not fafer in our cus
tody, than at present among their neighbours, of which some
of them seem very apprehensive, and complain that they have
met with insults already."
THE subscribers to the Philadelphia society for the relief
of distressed prisoners are requeued to meet at the court
house, on Wednesday next, at three o'clock in the afternoon,
to cleft twelve Managers and a Treasurer, and as they hope
for the countenance and assistance of their fellow citizens,
they have thought proper to publish their articles of asso
ciation, which are as follow :
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Cheltenham, January 26, 1776.
fro be SOLD, by private sale, a plantation situate in
X Cheltenham townlhip, Philadelphia county, within
about nine miles of Philadelphia, adjoining a road leading
from Germantown to Abington, not quite a mile from the
Old York road, near several meetinghouses of different de
nominations, and various merchant mills. There are near
fifty-fix acres of good land, ten acres of which are good mea
dow well watered by a never failing stream, that runs through
the whole trad, about ten acres of well timbered woodland,
and the rest good arable land. There are upon the premises,
a good dwelling house, with two rooms upon a floor, good
barn and stables, an excellent orchard, and a new stone spring
house erected over a never failing spring, which is near the
dwelling house. The payments may be easy to the purchaser.
For terms apply to the fubferiber, who lives on the premises.
* STEPHEN HALL.
N. B. Possession may be had on or before the firft of April.
LO S T or millaid, on Thursday afternoon, a THIR
TY D OLLA R CONTI N ENTA L BILL,
No. 4746, as near as can be remembered. Whoever gives
information thereof to the printer, so as it may be recovered,
shall receive abundance of thanks, and be otherways handsomely
rewarded.
shall be a new election of twelve Managers and a Trea
surer, to be held at finch place as the old Managers shall di
rect, of which they shall give one week's previous notice in
the public papers.
Vill. The old Treasurer shall then deliver up all the mo
nies, effects and papers belonging to the Society, unless he
should be reappointed, in which case he shall renew his bond.
IX. Every person paying into the Treasurer's hands ten
Killings on or before the said day of election in every year,
shall be deemed a Member of the said Society, and entitled to
vote or be voted for.
X. The Managers shall keep minutes of their proceedings,
and their accounts shall lay open for the infpedion of the elec
tors at the place of election.
XI. If on inquiry into the present laws of the province, re
specting prisoners, they should be thought infuffic ent, or to
want additions or alterations, we will use our endeavors with
the House of Assembly, either by petition or application, to re
medy the fame.
XII. The sums hereby subscribed, and the donations which
may be made to this institution, shall be wholly applied to
wards the comfort and support of such as are in absolute want,
and by no means be employed in paying prison fees or obtain
ing discharges. The design of this institution being only to
alleviate some of the miseries which are the general attendants
on jails.
A YOUNG WOMAN wants a place, who works well at
her needle, is willing to take care of children, and
can be well recommended. Inquire of the printer.
JEREMIAH BAKER, at the sign of Noah's Ark, the upper
end of Front-flreet, takes this opportunity of acquainting
his friends and customers, that he has laid in a stock of
HARE's BEST AMERICAN DRAUGHT PORTER,
which he intends serving in its greatest purity, and hopes for
a continuance of the favours of his former customers, and the
public in general, which shall be gratefully acknowledged.
L EVERAL SUMS of MONEY to be lent on good real
) security, by MATTHEW CLARKSON.