The Pennsylvania journal, or, Weekly advertiser — Philadelphia, Pa., 1776-06-26 00:00:00, page 1

PENNSYLVANIA
TO BE SO L D, RY
WILLIAM & THOMAS BRADFORD,
At their BOOK-STORE, adjoining the Loudon Coffee-
House, in Market-street, A few copies of that scarce and
valuable BOOK, called
The OECONOMY of the
COVENANTS
B E T WEEN
GOD AND M A N,
Comprehending A complete BODY of DIVINITY.
By Herman Witsiu.s, D. D. Procedor of Divinity in the
Duiveiti ies of Franel&er, Utrecht, and Leyden; and also
Rrgenr of the Divinity College of the States of Holland
and W.ft-Frirftma.
Faithfully translated from the Latin, and carefully revised,
by William Crookshank, D. D.
In THREE VOLUMES, Octavo.
TA)- b'e s -oTAd,
A PLANTATION, fixate in the townfliip of Amwell, in
fl Hunterdon County, upon the York road, about two
miles from Coryell's ferry, containing 130 ac^es of land, with
a dwelling house and barn on it, a good peach and apple
orchard of young trees, and about 10 acres of good meadow
on it. Whoever inclines to purchase laid place may know
the terms, by applying to the fubfciiber in Amwell, about
3' miles from Coryell's ferry.
Amwell, hint xr. 1,76. , PETER WILSON.
DR. YELDALL, whole abilities in the fcveral branches
of his ptoAffmn is well known through most parts of
the United Colonies, is to be confuted at his medicinal ware
house, three doors above the Bank meeting-house, in Front
ftreet, in ail cases of phyfir and surgery. The Doctor has
not only qualified himfeif for his profcilion, by attending the
lectures, as well as the practice of fcveral eminent men in
Europe, but has Ipect more than live years in travelling
through great part of this Centinetit, during which he dili
gently noted and attended to the different difotders each pro
vince is fubje& to. as also the various mentis made use of for
obtaining a cure, and to this, added to an extensive practice,
is owing, under God, the great fuccef& that has attended his
undertakings. —The extirpating wens and lumps from any
part of the body, and in some curing the wound in a few
hours; the cutting that deformity the hare-lip in left than one
minute, and curing it in left than four days, is scarce Credi
ble were it not attested by so many dubborn fadts; but to
take away all doubt, where prejudice has not prevailed over
reafdu, all operations will be performed, no Cure no Mone,
Those that live in the city may be waited on at their
fooufes; thole that live remote may, by feeding an account
of their complaint, have advice and medicines font.
The Depot's Family medicines, and most Parent medi
cines, together with bark, camphirc, rhubarb, &c. may be
had at h:s Ware-Houle.
„7HEREAS, a certain JAMES DANNISTON, Mill-
Vy wiight, who formerly did live in Cumberland County,
Weft Penniborough Township, fold unto us the fuhferibers,
a trad of Land fixated in said townfllip, and was to make
good to us x§o acres, bar there is not so many acres in Aid
taa&; and as said D.rmifton hath seven bonds of ours, each
fifty pounds, on account of said land, the lirft due the firft
day of May, 1777, the next the firft day of May, 1778, &c.
Tbefe are therefore to warn all pcifons not to take any
alignment on Did bonds, as we are resolved not to pay them
or any part thereof, until the above be fettled unless com
pelled thereto by law. PHILIP PREFER.
Mav 4, T 7 76. ADAM FREEMAN.
SIX-PENCE Reward.
RAN AWAY from the fuEfcriber, living in Second ftrect,
between Chefnut and Walnut-ferrets, Philadelphia, an
Irish fervent girl, named MIRY M'CANN, of a very four
countenance, (Fort and very chimfey made: Had on a short
gown and peoicoat of striped lincey, a bine and white hand
kerchief. Whoever takes up and fecur.es said fervent, so
that her maffermay have her again, shall be entitled to the
above reward paid by SAMUEL KIRK.
A Continental Bill of some value: The owner, by apply
ing to the printer hereof, proving his property, and
paying charges, may have it again. f
R~U~ N - A W A Y~
From the fubferiber about the last of April,
THREE country bofn NEGRO MEN, all brothers, one
_ named Tom, aboto 25 years of age, a thick fetblack
fellow, another named Jim, with a draught knee, he has for
merly bad his thigh boke, and Phill, a younger brother, a yel
low complexion, the tailed of the three. Any person that
will take up the Aid negroes and secure them, or bring them
home to the fobferiber living in the Straights Hundred, Dor
cheder county, doll if taken up out of the county, receive
Fight Pounds, and if taken up in the county, receive Six
Pounds reward by * GEORGE SLACOM, fen.
Philadelphia, May 14, 1776.
A BOUT Four Hundred Pounds Sterling value (prime
1% cost) of dry GOODS, well allotted, to be fold wh&lc
falc fur call) only, by JOSEPH GARSON.
WEDNESDAY,
WEEKLY
June 26, 1776.
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F H I L A DEL PH I A.
Proceedings of the PROVINCIAL CONFERENCE of'
COMMITTEES, of the Province of Pennsylvania;
held at Carpcnter's-Hall.
Tuesday, June 18, 1776.
TH IS day a number of Gentlemen met at Carpenter's
Hall, in Philadelphia, being deputed by the Committee
of several of the counties of this province, to join in Pro
vincial Conference in consequence of a Circular Letter from
the Committee of the City and Liberties of Philadelphia,
inclcfiug the rcfolmiun of the Continental Congress of the
15 h May lad.
Col. M'Kean, as Chairman of the city Committee, declared
the motives which had induced that Committee to propose
the holding of the present Conference, and then laid on the
table a certificate of deputies appointed to attend on the
part of said Committee.
• Returns were allo given in from the counties of Philadel
phia, Bucks, Cheftcr, Lancaster, Berks, Northampton, York,
Cumberland, Bedford, and Weftmoreland, by the deputies
of said counties, by which it appeared the following Gen
tlemen were appointed, viz
For the Committee of the City, be. of PhladJpbia. Dr. Benja
min Franklin, Col. Thomas M'Kean, Mr. Christopher Mar
ffiall, fen. Major John Bayard, Col. Timothy Matlack, Col.
Joseph Dean, Capt. Francis Gurney, Major William C rates,
Mr. George Schioffer, Capt. Jonathan B. Smith, Capt. George
Goodwin, Mr. Jacob Barge, Mr. Samuel C. Morris, Capt.
Joseph Moulder, Mr. William Lowman, Dr. Benjamin Rudi,
Mr. Christopher Ludwig, Mr. James Milligan, Mr. Jacob
Shriner, Capt. Sharp Delaney, Major John Cox, Capt. Ben
jamin Loxley, Cape. Samuel Baewfter, Capt ,Joseph ffilcwer,
Mr, William Robinson.
For the Committee of Philadelphia Count,. Col. Henry Hilj,
Col. Robert Lewis, Dr. Enoch Edwards, Col. William Ha
milton, Col. John Bull, Col. Frederick Antis, Major James
Potts, Major Robert Loller, Mr. Joseph Mather, Mr. Mat
thew Brooks, Mr. Edward Bartholomew.
For the Committee of Bucks Count,. John Kidd, Esq; Major
Henry Wynkoop, Mr. James Wallace, Col. Jeieph Hart, Mr.
Benjamin Segle.
For the Committee of Cbefler Count,. Col. Richard Thomas,
Major William Evans, Col. Thomas Hockley, Major Caleb
Davis, Elisha Price, Esq; Mt. Samuel Fairlamb, Col. Wil
liam Montgomery, Cos Hu^h Lloyd, ,Richard Reiicy, Esq;
Col. Evan Evans, Col. Lewis Greno, Major Sketchley Mur
ton, Capt Thomas Levis.
For the Committee of^Lancafter Co^nt,. William Atlee, Esq;
Mr. Ledowick Lowman, Col. Bartram Galbraith, Col. Alex
ander Lowrey, Capt. Andrew Graaff, Mr. William Brown,
Mr. John Smiley, Major James Cunningham, Major David
Jenkins.„
For the GmmiDee of Berks Count,. Col. Jacob Morgan. Col.
Henry Hiller, Col. M^rk Bird, Dr. Bodo Otto, Mr. Benjamin
Spiker, Col. Daniel Hunter, Col Valentine Eakerd, Col. Ni
cholas Lutz, Capt, Joseph Header, Mr. Charles Shoemaker.
For the Committee of Northampton County. Robert Levers,
Esq; Col. Neigai Gray, John Weitzel, Esq; Nicholas Depue,
Esq; Mr. David Dealer, Mr Benjamin Dapitc.
For the Committee of Fork Count, Col. James Smith, Col.
Robert M'Pheifm, Col. Richard, M'Aliftcr, Col. David Ken
nedy, Col. William Rankin, Col. Henry Slagle, Mr. James
Egar, Mr. John Hay, Capt. Joseph Read.
Far the Committee of Cumberland Cowry. Mr. James M'Lane,
Col. John Adifon, John M'C^y, Esq; William Elliot, Esq;
Col. William Clark, Dr. John Colhoon, Mr. John Creigh,
Mr. Hugh M'Cormick, Mr. John Harris, Mr. Hugh Alexan
der.
For the Committee of Bedford Count,. Col. David Espy, G°i.
John Piper, Samuel Davijfon, Esq.
For the Committee of Wefimorelaod Count,. Mr. Edward Cook,
Mr. James Perry..
A Quorum of the members from the above counties being
met, except that only two appeared from Cheder county;
proceeded to the choice of a President, Vice- President, and
two Secretaries: and
Col. THOMAS M'KEAN was chosen President.
Col. JOSEPH HART, Vice-Prefideni.
JONATHAN B. SMITH,)
SAMUEL C. MORRIS. J ^cm.nes.
Then the Conference adjourned to 3 o'clock, P. M.
June 18, 1776, 3 o'clock, P. M,
The Conference met, prefect as above, and
Adjourned to 9 o'clock to-morrow morning.
Wednesday, June r,th, 1776.
The Conference met, present re Committees, 97 members.
A return was delivered at the table from Northumberland,
and the Deputies attended, being Col. Wil.lianrCo.ok, Alex
ander Hunter, Esq; Mefbeurs John Heltzel, Robert Martin,
Matthew Brown, as did those also from Cheder.
On motion it was Refolded Fnammouf% that in taking the
sense of this Conference on any question which may come be
fore them, th, City and Counties rcfpeaivel, shall have one
vote.
On motion, L was ordered that the refolurion of rhe Conti
nental Congr.fi, of :§th May lab, recommending the total
fiippofion of all aothoHly under the King of Great -Britain,
&c. be read, and it was read accordingly, and is in the
words following, viz ( For which fee tit MP' r °f "'! 2% )
Revived Unanimoujly. That UR laid Reb. uuoa of Conga as
of ijth May lad, is fully approved by this Conference.
By special order the fame was.read a second tone, and af
ter mature ccwlideration.
On motion, Refolded unanimoufy, That the prefers govern
ment of this province is pot competent <0 U% exigencies of
our affairs.
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On motion, Resolved, N. C. D. That it is necessary that a
Provincial Convention be called by this Conference for the
express purpose of forming a new government in this pro
\ince, on the authority of the People only.
. Reftlucd unanimoufy. That a Committee be appointed to
a^&tain the number of Members of which the Convention
ought to consist, and the proportion of representatives for,
the'eity and each county ; and that two members from the
city and each county be appointed on said Committee, ex
cept from Wcftmorcland, which can jurnifa but one, and
the following Gentlemen were appointed, viz. >
Melfa. Bayard, Bull, Kidd, Davis, Atlee, Bird, Matlack,
Mathers, Hart, Levis, Cunningham, Ilaller,, Gray, Smith,
M Clean, Efpee, Wcitzcll, Cook, Levers, M'Ahftcr, Creigh,
Piper, Humer. , „ ,
Refolded, That the Committee now appointed be inftrutft
ed to fix upon some number, not It f$ than ninety, nor more
than one hundred and ten, for the whole province.
Then the Conference adjourned to half after 3 o'clock,
June 19, P. M. The Conference met.
A petition from the German Associators of the City and
Liberties of Philadelphia was read, praying, that all Afl'uci
ato.es, who are taxabics, may become entitled to vote.
Ordered, to lie.on the table,, for perusal of the members.,
On motion, Rtylved unanimously. That this Conference will
now enter into a consideration of the qualifications of elec
tors, and of pefans who may be elected.
Resolved unanimoufl,, That this Conference will immediate
ly icfolvc itfelf into a Committee of the whole, to enter up
on said consideration.
The Pr^fident left the chair.
The Pgefident return d the chlir. ,/
Col. Hart, from the Committee of the whole reported, that
the Committee had come to no resolution, and detired leave
to lit again. .
Ordered, That the Committee of the whole have leave to
fit again to-morrow morning at 8 o'clock.
The Conference adjourned to 8 o'clock to morrow, A. M.
Thursday, June xo, 1776.
The Conference met, every Committee prefen t.
The order of yesterday, for refolding the Conference into
a Committee of the whole was read.'
Resolved unanimously, That the Conference will now go into
a Committee of the whole.
The Pretideut left the chair.- The Prefidfat resumed
the, chair.
Col. Hart reported from the Committee of the whole, that
they had come into two resolutions, which he was ready to
report, when the Conference would receive them.
Ordered, That they be received forthwith; then the said
refolutioAs being read and considered, were agreed to by the
Conference, without one dissenting voice, and are as fol
lows, viz.
Resolved, That every Associator in the province shall be ad
mitted to a vote for members of the Convention, in the city
01 county in which lie resides; provided such Associator be of
the age ot 21 years, and shall have lived one year in this
province immediately proceeding the election ; and shall
have contributed at any time, before the parting of this Re
solve, to the payment of either provincial or county taxes,
or shall have been rated or assessed towards the fame.
Resolved, That every person qualified by the laws of this
province to vote for Representatives in Affcmbly, flsall be
admitted to vote for members of the intended Convention $
provided he shall firft take the following ted, if thereunto re
quired by any one of the judges or infpe&ors of the elec
tion, viz.
“ I do freer or affirm, that Tdo not hold
m'felj bound to bear Allegiance to George the Third, King of Great-
Britain, be. and that I will nit b, an, means, &e?l, or indireßly,
oppose the eflabtifoment of a free government in this province b, the
Convention now to be chosen ; nor the measures adftedbr th/Cn
gr€fs against the tyranny attempted to be eJlabdfted in tbefe colonies
by the Court of Great- Britain."
Ordered, That the Committee of the whole have leave to
fit this afternoon at 3 o'c ock.
Adjourned to 3 o'clock this afternoon.
June zo, P. M. Conference met.
On Motion Resolved, That whereas the County of Weftmore^
land hath been exempted from taxes for three years last pal;°
mid thereby many persons may be excluded from a vot^at
the ensuing eh&ion, in consequence of the foregoing regula
tions contrary to the intention thereof; therefore every per
lon of at years of age, bein^; a free man, refidingin said
county ffiall.be admitted to vote, he being amaffociator, and :
having lived one year in this province nc,t preceding the
ele^ion, and taking the toft aforefag if thereunto required,
shall be admitted to vote.
Refolded, That the election shall be made by ballot in the
manner heretofore nfed in this province at the general election.
Resolved, That no person who has be n published by>oy
Committee of Infpc&ion, or the Committee of Safety iii ! thh
province, as an enemy to the liberties of America; aod'has
not been restored by them to the favor of his corn try. shall
be permitted to vo.e at the election of members for said (lou
vciruuu.
Adjourned to 8 o'clock tomorrow raotning.
Friday, June 21, 1776.
The Conference met, present Corn mistto,.
On Motion Resolved Unawmmfy, That every voter at the pro
posed elc&iun (hall be a free man, and if thereuato reauefled
by any of the judges pr i.ttfy&ors, shall, before his vote ;$
received, take thefsregoiog tert.
Resolved Uncmi^oufy, That any person qualified to vote fa?
memhrs of Afiembly by the laws of this province, may he
elected a member of Convention, provided that he shall have
ADVERTISER.
JOURNAL ;
June 26, 1776.
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