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The New-York Packet.
TROS TYRIUSQUE NOBIS NULLO DISCRIMINE AGATUR. Virg.
T U E S D A Y, M A Y 1, 1787.
[No. 693.]
ASSIZE OF BREAD. A Wheaten Loaf, of fine Flour to weigh 2lb. 4oz. for seven coppers: a loaf of like Flour to weigh 1lb. 4oz. for four coppers.
H I G H - W A T E R.
Monday 54 Min. after 7 Friday 48 Min. after 10 Tuesday 26 Min. after 8 Saturday 32 Min. after 11 Wednesday 10 Min. after 9 Sunday 16 Min. after 12 Thursday 54 Min. after 9
PRICE-CURRENT, in NEW-YORK.
Wheat per bushel, 7s. 6d. at 7s. 10d. West-India Rum, 3f. 9d. Beef, per barrel, 70f. 6d. Indian Corn, 6f. 6d. at 6f. 3d. Muscovado Sugar, 59f. at 70f. od. Pork, 95f. 6d. Flour, common 42f. superf. 46f. per b. Single refined do. 1f. 2d. Fine Salt, 2f. od. Brown Bread, 20f. od. Molasses, 1f. 8d. Rock Salt. 4f. to 4f. 6d.
Robertson, Smith and Co.
Are now selling, on the lowest terms for cash, at No. 54, Smith-street, Belt HYSON and SOUCHONG TEAS, and NANKENS of the first quality; imported in the sloop Experiment from Canton.
They have also a general assortment of dry Goods, suited to the season, and imported in the last vessels from Europe, which they will dispose of cheap for cash, or a short credit to good people.
April 26, 1787. 92 4
JUST PUBLISHED,
and to be Sold at the Printing-Office No. 5, Water-street.
Des Barris' drafts of the following mercator charts: Nova-Scotia, New-Jersey and Piscataqua, New England, Boston Bay, Rhode-Island and Bay, Buzzard Bay and Vineyard Sound, Harbour of New-York, New-York and Long-Island Sound, Harbour and Bay of Pensylvania, River of Mississippi, Port Royal and Charleston, Harbour of Augustine, Gulph of Mexico, Harbour of Halifax;
Being the most accurate and elegant charts which was ever published in any country—sold at moderate prices by
SAMUEL LOUDON.
WHEREAS the partnership of LAWRENCE and MORRIS, was dissolved by mutual consent, on the 1st of February last; all persons indebted to the said partnership, are hereby requested to make immediate payment to the subscriber, at his office, No. 79, King-street, who is fully empowered to receive and receipt for the same.
W. POPHAM.
New-York, April 25, 1787. 92
LIVERY STABLE.
THE Subscribers take the liberty to inform their friends and the public in general, that they have furnished themselves with a Complete Stable , and in the most healthy part of the city; before the war kept by Mr. Vanderbarick. Any gentlemen wanting their horses kept by the day, week, month, or year, will have them kept in the completest manner, by sending their horses to the Stable, No. 9, Great George-street, above St. Paul's church, where may be had, carriages of different kinds, and saddle horses, to hire.
N. B. They likewise continue to carry on the Coach, Chair and Harness making business in its various branches, where gentlemen may be served on the shortest notice, and on the most reasonable terms. They flatter themselves that their work is equal to any in America.
Charles and James Warner. 92 1m
TO BE SOLD,
A VALUABLE Farm of Land, lying about four miles east from Poughkeepsie, joining Wappings creek; it contains about two hundred acres of good land, twenty of it good meadow, with a good dwelling-house of two large rooms and a good cellar under it, and a good barn on the farm, and a well of excellent water by the house, also a good orchard; for further particulars enquire in Rumbout precinct, of
92 4 AHASUERUS VAN KLEECK.
THE Subscriber has opened a SCHOOL at No. 18, Cortlandt-street; where he proposes to teach reading, writing, arithmetic, and book-keeping: The house is very suitable for the purpose. Gentlemen who will favor him with the education of their children, may be assured that he will exercise the greatest care and attention.
PETER GARSON.
TO BE SOLD,
A VALUABLE FARM, lying in the White-Plains, two miles from the Court-House, in the county of Westchester, about 28 miles from the city of New-York, and within four miles of a landing at Mamaroneck, containing about 260 acres of excellent land, and a large proportion of timber; about 80 acres of the farm very fine meadow, and will produce annually about 100 tons of hay of the best quality. On said farm is a large commodious dwelling-house, with four rooms on a floor, a large passage through the house, and a very large and convenient cellar under it; also a good barn, two orchards, one of which is very large and produces the best kind of fruit the country affords, and a well of excellent water by the door.
The farm is in a beautiful part of the country, and is esteemed one of the finest farms in America in point of situation, quality and good order. Indeed the farm is so good, in such excellent order, and so beautifully situated that any person, on a view of it, will be inclined to purchase, especially as it will be sold for a reasonable consideration.
Whoever inclines to purchase may apply to the subscriber on the premises, who will give an indisputable title for the same.
JOSHUA HATFIELD,
White-Plains, February 19, 1787. 1 74 88
To COVER,
THE ENSUING SEASON, At Col. Gilbert Budd's, Maronock, Westchester County, 27 miles from New-York, at six dollars the season, the money to be paid down;
RECOVERY,
IMPORTED from England last summer; He is 15 hands and an half high, elegantly marked, very strong and bony, and as fit for the country as any Horse whatever.
He was got by Tartar, and out of Mr. Folter's grey Mare, the most noted hunter in the north of England: Tartar was got by Old Tartar, out of a Mare bought of Lord Granby; she was got by the Earl of Godolphin's Old Arabian; her Dam by Young Belgrade; her Grandam by Bartlet's Childers, which was brother to the Devonshire Childers; her great great Grandam by the Duke of Devonshire's Chesnut Turk; her G. G. G. Grandam by Curwen's Bay Barb; her G. G. G. G. Grandam by Curwen's Old Spot; her G. G. G. G. G. Grandam by Granby Woodcock; Mr. Folter's grey Mare was got by Regulus, her Dam Matchim.
N. B. The above Horse would have covered last season, but being so poor, owing to a long passage, his owners thought it would not be doing justice to a number of Gentlemen who were desirous to have their Mares covered by him at that time. Good Pasturage for Mares at two Shillings per week, and the greatest attention paid to them.
March 21, 1787. 82 tf
THIS DAY IS PUBLISHED
(PRICE TWO SHILLINGS) And to be Sold by Samuel Loudon, No. 5, Water-Street, by Berry and Rogers, No. 35, Hanover Square, and Robert Hodge in Maiden Lane.
American Museum,
OR Repository of Ancient and Modern Fugitive Pieces, Prose and Poetical, for March 1787. ALSO, This day Published, and to be Sold by Samuel Loudon, and Berry and Rogers,
The Columbian Magazine,
for MARCH, 1787. (PRICE 3/.)
Cheap Grocery Store.
JOHN DONNAN acquaints his friends and former customers, and the public in general, that he has removed from No. 216, Queen-street, to that commodious new store on Cruger's dock, corner of the Old slip, where he has for sale, on the usual reasonable terms, the following articles, viz.
  Jamaica spirits,  Coffee,    West-India rum,  Chocolate,    New-York, ditto,  Hyson,    Cosiac brandy,  Southong,    Holland geneva,  Green and    Madeira,  Bohea    Lisbon,  Cask and jar raisins,    Teneriffe  Ginger,    London porter in draft  Pepper and allspice,    and bottles,  Barley,    Loaf and Muscovado  English and country    sugars,  Cheese.   Wheat, flour, corn, rye, Indian-meal, &c taken in barter. 15
Paper Hanging Manufactory.
A large and elegant assortment of Paper Hangings, with festoon borders, is now finished for Sale, at Gerardus Duyckinck, junr's Store, No. 30, Little Dock-street, or at John Colles's, at the Manufactory in the Lower Barracks, where orders and directions for paper are received—The public now can be supplied with any kind of paper hangings, agreeable to their fancy, plain, green & blue, or any other colour to suit their furniture, may be had at a very short notice. One very great advantage will attend the purchasing of paper hangings manufactured here, is that it can be always matched again; many persons have been obliged to new paper their rooms for the want of a few yards of paper hangings that has been imported, being damaged on their walls; and another very great advantage is, they can be sold much cheaper than the imported paper hangings, and warranted to be equally as good.
Cash given for Old Rope, Linen and Cotton Rags. 27
SPRUCE BEER,
To be Sold at my Brewery, on Golden-Hill.
Merchants, Captains of vessels and others, can be supplied at the shortest notice,
On the following reasonable terms, viz.
 One barrel, 8 shillings,  Half barrel, 4 shillings,  Ten gallons, 2 shillings and 6d.  Five gallons, 1 shilling and 6d.  MEDCEF EDEN. 87 8
TO BE LET,
THAT Large and COMMODOIOUS HOUSE, No. 1, the corner of Smith and Duke Street. It is now repairing. Enquire at No. 23, Smith-Street. 92
JUST PUBLISHED, And to be Sold by  S. LOUDON, AN  E S S A Y ON THE  DOMESTIC DEBTS OF THE  UNITED STATES OF  A M E R I C A.
Giving an Account of the various Kinds of Public Securities, and generally in what Manner the Debts arose:
With the Provision made and proposed for Payment of the Interest and Principal thereof by Federal Measures, and of those adopted by Individual States.
To which is Subjoined, A STATEMENT of the FOREIGN DEBT, As set forth by the United States in Congress assembled, in their address and recommendations of the 18th of April, 1783.
By MATTHEW M c CONNELL. (Price 2/8.)
THE SUBSCRIBERS take
this method to inform their friends and the public in general, that they have provided themselves with an elegant STAGE COACH, hung upon steel springs, with a capital pair of horses and a careful driver, which will set off from Mr. Waldron's, at Brooklyn-ferry, on Monday the 9th inst. precisely at half past 8 o'clock in the morning for Mr. Bardin's in Jamaica, and will start from there precisely at 4 o'clock in the afternoon, for Mr. Waldron's, at Brooklyn-ferry, for the trifling sum of two shillings and six pence for each passenger, (those who may have letters to send by the stage will be pleased to leave them at the stage house, and they will be attended to if two pence for each letter is left with them). Gentlemen and ladies who will be pleased to favor them with their custom, may depend that their utmost endeavors will be exerted to render their situation agreeable.
The stage will continue to run every day in the week.
They likewise beg leave to inform the public, that they continue their shop at the upper end of Brooklyn ferry, where they carry on the coach and chair making business in all its various branches; they flatter themselves that their work, in point of elegance and firmness, is equal to any in this country, and will engage to serve those gentlemen who may favour them with their commands, in the most expeditious manner and on the most favorable terms.
Brooklyn-Ferry, April 7, 1787. 27 SEALY and FURMAN.
Nicholas Hoffman & Son.
Has for Sale, No. 12, Little Dock-street,
BOLTING CLOTHS,
 of superior quality,  Linseed Oil,  Beef and Pork,  Pig Iron,  Bar Iron,  Pot-ash Kettles,  Iron Pots and Kettles,  Waggon and Cart Boxes,  Chimney Backs,  Wool Cards by the hoghead or dozen,  European Goods as usual,  Grift and Saw-Mill Irons, may be had on short notice; as also Iron Castings, almost of any kind and dimension. 82 
CLAIMS against the UNITED STATES.
Office of Accounts, Marine Department, New-York, 1st January, 1787.
ALL persons having claims against the United States, for services performed, or articles supplied, in the Marine Department, are hereby notified, that unless their accounts are speedily sent to this Office, they will be precluded from any settlement, as a day will shortly be fixed, after which no claims will be received.
BEN. WALKER, Commissioner.
The several Printers throughout the United States, are requested to insert the above in their papers. 73 t. f.
TO BE LET,
A two story House, No. 42, Broadway, with a most excellent front store, with a bow window, five rooms with fire places, besides bed-rooms, a good kitchen, a large dry cellar, and a cistern in the yard. Enquire of James Mallett, next door to the coachmaker. 83
NOTICE is hereby given, according to the form of an act of the Legislature of the late colony New-York, entitled "An act for the more effectual registry of mortgages, and for the securing the purchasers of mortgaged estates," passed on the 19th day of March, in the year of our Lord, 1777—that on Friday the 1st day of June next, ensuing the date hereof, at ten o'clock in the forenoon of the same day, WILL BE SOLD at public auction, at the merchants Coffee-House, in the city of New-York, the fee simple of all that certain messuage and Lot of Ground, in a certain indenture of mortgage, made between James Abel, of the city, county and State of New-York, merchant, and Gertrude, his wife, of the one part, and Francis Lewis, of the same place, merchant, of the other part, described as follows, to wit:—All that certain messuage and Lot of Ground, situated, lying and being in the dock ward of the aforesaid city of New-York, bounded as follows, to wit:—Northerly on a street commonly called and known by the name of Great Dock-street, easterly by a lot of ground formerly belonging to Garret Van Horne, deceased, southerly by a lot of ground belonging to Peter Mesier, and westerly by a house and lot, the property of Isaac Moses, being in breadth, in front, 25 feet and 6 inches, and in the rear 23 feet, one inch, and in length on the east side 70 feet, and on the west 69 feet, and 6 inches, with a gang-way three and an half feet wide, to Little Dock-street, and all buildings, ways, paths, profits, commodities and all buildings, ways, paths, profits, commodities, advantages, emoluments and hereditaments whatsoever to the said messuage or tenement and lot of ground belonging, or in any wise appertaining.—Which sale will be made in virtue of a mortgage of the said premises, by indenture of lease and release, bearing date the 29th day of July, in the year of our Lord, 1785, with a power to sell therein contained, from the said James Abel and Gertrude his wife, to the said Francis Lewis; and deeds of conveyance will be thereupon executed to the purchaser, pursuant to the said power, by
FRANCIS LEWIS. 253 18/fe.
NOTICE is hereby given, according to the form of an act of the Legislature of the late colony (now state) of New-York, entitled "An act for the more effectual registry of mortgages, and for the securing the purchasers of mortgaged estates," passed on the 19th day of March 1774, that on Friday the fourteenth day of September next ensuing the date hereof, at eleven o'clock in the forenoon of the same day, WILL BE SOLD at public auction or vendue, at the merchants Coffee-House in the city of New-York, the fee-simple of all that certain dwelling house and lot of ground in a certain indenture of mortgage herein after mentioned particularly, described as follows, to wit. All that certain dwelling house and lot of ground, situated, lying and being within the city of New-York aforesaid, in Montgomery Ward of the same city, on the north side of a certain street commonly called & known by the name of Gold Street; bounded westerly to the house and ground of Robert White, northerly by ground late of Cecile Vander Clif, deceased, easterly to the houses and ground late of Nicholas Kortright, deceased, and southerly by said Gold Street; containing in breadth, in front to said Gold Street and in the rear at each end twenty-three feet and an half, and in length on each side forty-five feet, all english measure. Together with all and singular the edifices, buildings, fences, waters, water courses, easements, profits, commodities, advantages, emoluments and hereditaments whatsoever to the said dwelling house and lot, piece, or parcel of ground belonging or in any wise appertaining; which sale will be made in virtue of a mortgage of the said premises duly made and executed by Elijah Miller of the city of New-York, Ship-Wright, and Rebecca his wife to Mary Strange of the said city, widow, by indenture of lease and release, bearing date the twenty-seventh and twenty-eighth days of August, in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and sixty-two, with a power to sell therein contained, for the better and more effectual securing the payment of the sum of 125 pounds, current money of New-York, with lawful interest for the same, according to the condition of a certain bond or obligation bearing date the said twenty-eighth day of August, in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and sixty-two, and executed by the said Elijah Miller to the said Mary Strange. Deeds of conveyance will be thereupon executed to the purchaser or purchasers pursuant to the said power, by
MARY STRANGE. New-York, March 9, 1787. 2 78 52
THE Copartnership of Kip and Duryee being dissolved by mutual consent; all persons having demands against the said Copartnership, are desired to furnish their accounts for settlement; and all persons indebted to them are requested to make immediate payment, as all the accounts that remain unpaid the first of May next, will be put in suit.
New-York, March 1st, 1787. 85 1st my
Just published, and to be Sold By the PRINTERS, An Act for regulating Elections,
Together with an Act for regulating Town-Meetings. Passed by the Representatives of the People of the State of New-York, at their present Session.

Laws of the State of New-York.
An ACT to institute an University within this State, and for other purposes therein mentioned. Passed the 13th April, 1784.
WHEREAS by two acts of the Legislature of the State of New-York, the one passed the first day of May, and the other the twenty-sixth day of November, one thousand seven hundred and eighty-four, an University is instituted within this State, in the manner and with the powers therein specified. And whereas , from the representation of the Regents of the said University, it appears that there are defects in the constitution of the said University which call for alterations and amendments. And whereas , a number of acts on the same subject amending, correcting and altering former ones, tend to render the same less intelligible and easy to be understood. Wherefore to the end that the constitution of the said University may be properly amended and appear entire in one law, it will be expedient to delineate & establish the same in this act, & repeal all former acts relative thereto.
BE it enacted by the People of the State of New-York, represented in Senate and Assembly, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That an University be, and is hereby instituted within this State, to be called and known by the name or title of the Regents of the University of the State of New-York. That the said Regents shall always be twenty-one in number, of which the Governor and Lieutenant-Governor of the State for the time being, shall always in virtue of the offices be two, that the Governor and Lieutenant-Governor and John Rogers, Egbert Benson, Philip Schuyler, Ezra L'Hommedieu, Nathan Carr, Peter Sylvester, John Jay, Dirck Romeyn, James Livingston, Ebenezer Russell, Lewis Morris, Matthew Clarkson, Benjamin Moore, Elihu Smith, William King, William Lynn, Jonathan G. Tompkins, John M c Donald, and Frederick William de Steuben, shall be and hereby are appointed the present Regents, and that they and all the future Regents shall continue in place, during the pleasure of the Legislature, that all vacancies in the regency, which may happen by death or removal or resignation, shall from time to time, be supplied by the Legislature, in the manner in which Delegates to Congress are appointed. That the said Regents, as soon as may be after the passing of this act, shall convene at such time and place, as the Governor shall appoint, and by plurality of voices, by ballot, choose a Chancellor and Vice-Chancellor to continue in office during the pleasure of the Regents. That the said Chancellor, or in his absence from the said meeting, the Vice-Chancellor, or in case both be absent, then the senior regent present (and whose seniority shall be decided by the order in which the Regents are named or appointed) shall preside, and in case of division, having a casting voice at all meetings of the said Regents. That all meetings of the said Regents after the first, shall be held at such time and place as the Chancellor, or in case of his death, thence from the State or resignation, the Vice-Chancellor, or in case of the death, absence from the State or resignation of both of them, then at such time and place as the senior Regent present in the State shall appoint. And it shall be the duty of the Chancellor, Vice-Chancellor or senior Regent, as the case in virtue of the above contingencies may be, to order and call a meeting of the said Regents, whenever and as often as three Regents shall in writing apply for and request the same; such order or call to be published in one or more of the public newspapers in the city of New-York, at least ten days prior to such meeting. And further , that any eight of the said Regents meeting at the time and place so ordered, shall be a quorum, and be enabled to transact and do the business, which by this act they shall be authorized or directed to do and transact. That the said University shall be and hereby is incorporated, and shall be known by the name of the Regents of the university of the State of New-York, and by that name shall have perpetual succession, and power to sue and be sued, to hold property real and personal to the amount of the annual income of forty thousand bushels of wheat, to buy and to sell, and otherwise lawfully dispose of lands and chattels, to make and use a common seal, and alter the same at pleasure.
And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the said Corporation shall appoint by ballot, a Treasurer and Secretary, to continue in office during the pleasure of the Corporation. That the Treasurer shall keep fair and true accounts of all monies by him received and paid out, and that the Secretary shall keep a fair journal of the meetings and proceedings of the Corporation, in which the yeas and nays on all questions shall be entered, if required by any one of the Regents present. And to all the books and papers of the Corporation every Regent shall always have access, and be permitted to take copies of them.
And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That it shall and may be lawful to and for the said Regents, and they are hereby authorised and required, to visit and inspect all the Colleges, Academies and schools which are or may be established in this State, examine into the state and system of education, and discipline therein, and make a yearly report thereof to the Legislature; and also to visit every College in this State once a year, by themselves or by their committees; and yearly to report the state of the same to the Legislature, and to make such bye-laws and ordinances, not inconsistent with the constitution and laws of the State, as they may judge most expedient for the accomplishment of the trust, hereby reposed in them. And in case the Trustees of the said Colleges, or any of them, shall leave the office of President of the College, or the Trustees of any Academy, shall leave the office or place of Principal of the Academy vacant, for the space of one year, it shall in all such cases be lawful for the Regents, unless a reasonable cause shall be assigned for such delay, to their satisfaction, to fill up such vacancies, and the persons by them appointed shall continue in office during the pleasure of the Regents, and shall respectively be received by the College or Academy, to which they may be appointed, and shall have all the powers, and exactly the same salary, emoluments and privileges, as his next immediate predecessor in office enjoyed, if any predecessor he had; if not then such salary, as the Regents shall direct, to be paid by the Trustees, who shall, out of the funds or
estate of their College or Academy, be compellable by the said President or Principal to pay the same.
And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the said Regents shall have the right of conferring, by diploma under their common seal, on any person or persons whom they may think worthy thereof, all such degree or degrees, above or beyond those of bachelor or master of arts, as are known to, and usually granted by any University or College in Europe.
And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That it shall and may be lawful to and for the said Regents, from time to time, to apply such part of their estate and funds, in such manner as they may think most conducive to the promotion of literature, and the advancement of useful knowledge, within this State. Provided always, that where grants shall be made to them, for certain uses and purposes, therein expressed and declared, the same shall not be applied, either in the whole or in part, to any other uses.
And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the Regents shall annually meet on the second Thursday, next after the Senate and Assembly, at the annual session of the Legislature, shall have formed a quorum respectively, and at the Assembly chamber, immediately after the Assembly shall have adjourned. That the said Regents at such meetings, and all others, may adjourn from time to time, not exceeding ten days at any one time.
And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That any citizen or citizens, or bodies corporate within this State, being minded to found a College at any place, within the same, he or they shall, in writing make known to the Regents, the place where, the plan on which, and the funds with which it is intended to found and provide for the same, and who are proposed for the first Trustees; and in case the Regents shall approve thereof, then they shall declare their approbation, by an instrument under their common seal, and allow a convenient time for completing the same. And if at the expiration of the said time, it shall appear to the satisfaction of the Regents, that the said plan and propositions are fully executed, then they shall by act under their common seal, declare, that the said College, to be named as the founders shall signify, and with such Trustees, not exceeding twenty-four, nor less than ten, as they shall name, shall forthwith become incorporated, and shall have perpetual succession, and enjoy all the corporate rights and privileges enjoyed by Columbia College, herein after mentioned.
And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the charter heretofore granted to the Governors of the College of the Province of New-York, in the city of New-York, in America, dated the 13th day of October, in the year of our Lord 1754, shall be, and hereby is fully and absolutely ratified and confirmed, in all respects, except that the College thereby established, shall be henceforth called Columbia College : that the title of the said corporation shall be, The Trustees of Columbia College, in the city of New-York ; and that no persons shall be Trustees of the same in virtue of any offices, characters or descriptions whatever; excepting also such clauses thereof as require the taking of oaths, and subscribing the declaration therein mentioned; and which render a person ineligible to the office of President of the College on account of his religious tenets, and prescribe a form of public prayer to be used in the said College; and also excepting the clause thereof which provides, that the bye-laws and ordinances to be made in pursuance thereof, should not be repugnant to the laws and statutes of that part of the kingdom of Great-Britain called England; except also that in all cases where fifteen Governors are required to constitute a quorum for the dispatch of business, thirteen Trustees shall be sufficient. Provided always, that the bye-laws and ordinances to be made by the Trustees of the said Columbia College, shall not be contrary to the constitution and laws of this State.
And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That James Duane, Samuel Provoost, John H. Livingston, Richard Varick, Alexander Hamilton, John Mason, James Wilson, John Gano, Brockholst Livingston, Robert Harper, John Daniel Gros, Johann Christoph Kunze, Walter Livingston, Lewis A. Scott, Joseph Delaplaine, Leonard Lispenard, Abraham Beach, John Lawrence, John Rutherford, Morgan Lewis, John Cochran, Gerlach Seixas, Charles McKnight, Thomas Jones, Malachi Treat, Samuel Bard, Nicholas Romeyn, Benjamin Kilham, and Ebenezer Crosby, shall be and they are hereby constituted and declared to be the present Trustees of Columbia College, in the city of New-York, and that when by the death or resignation or removal of any of the said Trustees, the number of those Trustees shall be reduced to twenty-four, then and from thenceforth the said twenty-four Trustees shall be, and they hereby are declared and constituted Trustees of the said Columbia College, in perpetual succession, according to the true intent and meaning of the said charter; and all vacancies thereafter shall be supplied in the manner thereby directed.
And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all and singular the powers, authority, rights, privileges, franchises and immunities, to heretofore granted to, and vested in the said Governors of the College of the Province of New-York, in the city of New-York in America, by the said charter, excepting as before excepted, shall be, and the same hereby are granted to and vested in the Trustees of Columbia College, in the city of New-York, and their successors forever, as fully and effectually to all intents and purposes, as if the same were herein particularly specified and expressed; and all and singular the lands, tenements, hereditaments and real estate, goods, chattels, rents, annuities, monies, books, and other property, whereof the said Governors of the College of the Province of New-York, in the city of New-York in America, were seized, possessed or entitled under and in virtue of the said charter, or with which the Regents of the said University were invested, under or by virtue of the said acts, for the use or benefit of the said Columbia College, shall be, & the same hereby are granted to and vested in the said Trustees of Columbia College, in the city of New-York, and their successors forever, for the sole use and benefit of the said College, and it shall and may be lawful to and for the said Trustees and their successors to grant, bargain, sell, demise, improve and dispose of the same, as to them shall seem meet. Provided always, that the lands given and granted to the Governors of the College of the Province of New-York, in the city of New-York, in America, by
the corporation, heretofore filled the Rector and inhabitants of the city of New-York, in communion of the Church of England as by law established, on part whereof the said College is erected, shall not be granted for any greater estate, or in any other manner than is limited by the said charter.
And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That when any special meeting of the Trustees of the said College shall be deemed necessary, it shall and may be lawful to and for the senior Trustee of the said College, then in the city of New-York, and taking upon himself the exercise of the office (which seniority shall be determined according to the order in which the said Trustees are named in this act, and shall be elected hereafter) and he is hereby authorised and required, on application for that purpose in writing under the hands of any five or more of the said Trustees, to appoint a time for such special meeting, in some convenient place within the said city, and to cause due notice thereof to be given in the manner directed by the said charter.
And whereas Academies for the instruction of youth in the languages, and other branches of useful learning have been erected and instituted in different parts of this State, by the free and liberal benefactions of corporations, as well as individuals; and the Regents of the University having represented, that the appointment and incorporation of Trustees for each of the said Academies, with competent power to manage the funds already appropriated, and the donations which may be made to such Academies, and to superintend the morals and education of the scholars, and the conduct of the Principal, Masters and Teachers, would greatly conduce to their security and prosperity: Therefore,
Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That upon the application of the founders and benefactors of any Academy, now or hereafter to be erected or established within any of the cities or counties of this State, or as many of them as shall have contributed more than one half in value of the real and personal property and estate, collected or appropriated for the use and benefit thereof, by an instrument in writing under their hands and seals, to the Regents of the University, expressing their request, that such Academy should be incorporated, and be subject to the visitation of the Regents, nominating in such instrument the Trustees not more than twenty-four nor less than twelve, for such Academy, and specifying the name by which the said Trustees shall be called and distinguished, and whenever any such request shall be made to the said Regents, they shall in every such case, if they conceive such Academy calculated for the promotion of literature, by an instrument under their common seal, signify their approbation of the incorporation of the Trustees of such Academy, named by the founders thereof, by the name mentioned in and by their said request in writing; which said request in writing and instrument of approbation by the said Regents, shall be recorded in the Secretary's office of the State.
And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the Trustees so constituted, shall be the first Trustees for the Academy for which they shall be appointed, and immediately after recording the said request in writing, and instrument of approbation, shall be legally invested with all the real and personal estate, appertaining to such Academy, or in any wise given or granted, for the use thereof; and the said Trustees, from the time of their appointment as aforesaid, and their successors forever thereafter, shall be a body corporate and politic, in deed, fact and name, known and distinguished by the name and title to be expressed in the said instrument; and by that name shall have perpetual succession, and be capable in the law to sue and be sued, and defend and be defended, in all courts and in all causes, plaints, controversies, matters and things whatsoever; and by the same name and title, they and their successors shall lawfully hold, use and enjoy the lands, tenements and hereditaments, in any wise appertaining to the Academy, for which they shall be constituted Trustees, and shall and may lawfully have, take, acquire, purchase and enjoy lands, tenements and hereditaments, and use and improve such goods and chattels in such manner, as they shall judge to be most beneficial for such Academy; Provided, that the annual revenue or income, arising from the real and personal estate of any such Academy, shall not exceed the value of four thousand bushels of wheat, any law, usage or custom to the contrary notwithstanding.
And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That it shall and may be lawful, to and for such Trustees and their successors forever, to have and use a common seal, and the same to alter, break and make anew at their pleasure. And as often as any three or more of the said Trustees shall think fit, and signify their request, the senior Trustees actually exercising his office, and residing within three miles of such Academy, shall call a meeting of the said Trustees, at such convenient time and place as he shall appoint, not less than eight, nor more than twelve days from the time of such request, of which previous notice in writing, shall be affixed on the door of the Academy, and of the church nearest thereto; within two days after such appointment; and at every such meeting the senior Trustee shall preside; such seniority in all cases, to be determined according to the order of their nomination in the said instrument, or according to the priority of election, after all the first Trustees shall become extinct; and the major part of such Trustees shall always be a sufficient quorum to proceed on business, and shall have full power and authority to adjourn from time to time, not exceeding seven days at any one time, as the duties of their trust may require. And it shall & may be lawful to and for such quorum of the said Trustees, when assembled and met in manner aforesaid, or the major part of them, from time to time to appoint a Treasurer and Clerk, principal Masters, Tutors, Teachers and other necessary officers; to ascertain their respective salaries, & to remove & displace any of them at their pleasure, and to make bye-laws for the admission, education, government and discipline of the Scholars or Students, and the establishment of the price or terms of tuition; for securing, revising & paying out and disposing of the revenues, & in general for conducting and managing the estate, business and affairs of the said Academy, and every matter and thing relating thereto, in such manner as they shall judge to be most conducive to its interests and prosperity, and the end of their trust.
And in order to preserve the succession of the Trustees for the said Academies respectively:
Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That whenever a vacancy shall happen in any corporation of trustees, by the death, resignation or
refusal to act of any Trustee, it shall and may be lawful, to and for the Trustees of such Academy, and they are hereby authorized and required, at any legal meeting of the Trustees, to elect and choose a fit person to fill up and supply such vacancy.
And for the greater encouragement of such Academies, and to render them more useful and respectable:
Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the Regents of the University shall be Visitors of such Academies, and the Chancellor, Vice Chancellor, or a Committee of the Regents, shall as often as they see proper, visit such Academies to enquire into the state and progress of literature therein.
And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That when any scholar who shall be educated at any of the said Academies, on due examination by the President and Professors of Columbia College, or any other College, subject to the visitation of the said Regents, shall be found competent in the judgment of the said President and Professors, to enter into the sophomore, junior or senior classes of such Colleges respectively, such scholar shall be entitled to an admission into such of the said classes, for which he shall be so adjudged competent, and shall be admitted accordingly, at any one of the quarterly examinations of such respective classes. Provided always,
And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That to entitle the scholars of any such Academy to the privileges aforesaid, the Trustees thereof shall, lay before the Regents of the said University, from time to time, the plan, or system proposed to be adopted, for the education of the students in each of the said Academies respectively, in order that the same may be revised and examined by the said Regents, and by them be altered or amended, or approved and confirmed, as they shall judge proper.
And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That whenever it shall appear to the said Regents, that the state of literature in any Academy is so far advanced, and the funds will admit thereof, that it may be expedient, that a President be appointed for such Academy; the said Regents shall in such case, signify their approbation thereof, under their common seal, which being entered of record as aforesaid, shall authorize the Trustees of such Academy to elect a President, who shall have, hold and enjoy, all the powers that the President of any College, recognized by this act, shall or may lawfully have, hold and enjoy; and such Academy thereafter, instead of being called an Academy, shall be called and known by the same name it was called while it was an Academy, except that the word College shall be used in all cases, instead of the word Academy; and be subject to the like rules, regulations, controul and visitation of the Regents, as other Colleges mentioned in this act.
And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That no President or Professor, shall be ineligible for or by reason of any religious tenet or tenets, that he may or shall profess, or be compelled by any law or otherwise to take any test or oath whatsoever; and no Professor or Tutor of any College or Academy recognized by this act, shall be a Trustee of any such College or Academy, nor shall any President of any College, or principal of any Academy, who shall be a Trustee, have a vote in any case relating to his own salary or emoluments, nor shall any Trustee, President, principal Tutor, Fellow or other officer of any College or Academy, be a Regent of the University.
And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That whenever any person now or hereafter appointed a Trustee of any College or Academy, shall be appointed or elected a Regent of the University, and whenever any person being a Regent of the University, shall be appointed or elected a Trustee of any College or Academy, such person so appointed or elected, shall on due notice thereof, decide and elect in which of the said places he will serve, and by writing under his hand, shall make known such election, whether of refusal or acceptance, to those by whom he was elected, to the end that such appointment may take effect, in case he accept it, or that they proceed to a new appointment in case he refuse it.
And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the act entitled, "An act for granting certain privileges to the College heretofore called Kings College, for altering the name and charter thereof, and erecting an University within this State," passed the first day of May, 1784; and the act entitled, "An act to amend the act entitled, an act for granting certain privileges to the College heretofore called Kings College, for altering the name and charter thereof, & erecting an University within this State," passed the 26th day of November, 1784, be and they are hereby severally repealed.
THE Trustees of Columbia College named in the preceding law, are requested to take notice, that agreeable to the Charter therein referred to, the first annual meeting of their body, will be held at the Exchange in the city of New-York, on Tuesday the eighth day of May inst. at eleven o'clock in the forenoon. As business of great importance will be submitted to their consideration—the Members are entreated to be punctual in their attendance.
May 1st, 1787.
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NEW BERN, April 5.
Messrs. Printers,
Please publish in your useful paper, the enclosed extract from the Journals of Congress, by which the public will be informed of the high sense that honorable body entertained of the superior services and abilities of the truly brave and patriotic Robert Howe, Esq. late Major-General in the service of the United States.
Wilmington, March 20, 1787.
"Tuesday, April 12, 1785."
"Congress assembled—Present, New-Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode-Island, Connecticut, New-York, New-Jersey, Maryland, Virginia and South-Carolina; and from the State of Pennsylvania, Mr. W. Henry; from Delaware, Mr. Bedford; from North-Carolina, Mr. Williamson, and from Georgia, Mr. Houston."
"On report of a Committee, consisting of Mr. Howell, Mr. Williamson, Mr. Hardy, Mr. Callwallader, and Mr. King, to whom was referred the memorial of Robert Howe, Esq. late a Major-General in the army of the United States:

Resolved, That the Pay-Master-General be authorized and directed, to settle with the late Major-General R. Howe, for the depreciation of his pay, on the principals of the resolution of the 7th September, 1780.
Resolved, that the Commissioners of the Treasury, be and they are hereby authorized and directed to advance to the late Major-General R. Howe, the sum of seven thousand dollars, for which sum his account is to be debited."
PHILADELPHIA, April 21. Yesterday the STEEL MANUFACTORY of Mr. NANCARROW, at the corner of Eighth and Walnut, streets, took fire, which together with a small dwelling house adjoining, were entirely consumed.
A letter from Cork says, a large ship is lost on the coast, and all on board perished.—Some casks of flax-seed and slaves have been driven on shore; the casks are marked New-York.
New-York, May 1.
The ST. TAMMANY SOCIETY in this city will celebrate this day, it being the anniversary of their Saint.
We are informed, that a number of other gentlemen likewise intend to observe the day, in honor of "Immortal Tammany!" of Indian race,
Great in the field, and foremost in the chace."
The following account of a dreadful fire, which happened on Friday evening the 20th ult. in the town of Boston, is copied from the American Herald of the 23d ult.—
"It is with inexpressible sorrow we relate, that about sunset last Friday evening, a fire broke out in a malt house belonging to Mr. William Patten, near the Liberty-Pole, at the fourth end of this town, and was attended with a destruction, similar to which the inhabitants of Boston have not experienced since the year 1760. The wind at N. E. blowing hard, carried the flames of fire to a great height and distance, by which, the houses being very dry, were set on fire in so many places, as rendered it impossible to direct the exertions of the inhabitants to any point.—The spire of the Rev. Mr. Wight's meeting house, situated at the distance of near fifty rods from the place where the devastation first began, was observed to be on fire at the ball just below the wane, in less than fifteen minutes—as this could not be extinguished by reason of its height, the fire falling therefrom, and from the houses in flames, in a short time demolished that large edifice. In the direction of the wind for a space of twenty rods wide, the fire carried havoc as far as the building extended, crossing the Main-Street, and destroying the buildings one side from Mr. Knapp's to Mr. Bradford's; and on the other side from Mrs. Inches to Mr. Osborne's."
"There were several houses empty, which, with the meeting, shops, barns, and out houses, may be computed at 100 buildings. Providentially no lives were lost."
"Much praise is due to the inhabitants of Charleston, Roxbury, Dorchester, Milton, Cambridge and Medford, for their very spirited and cheerful assistance on this occasion."
His Excellency John Adams, Esq. Minister Plenipotentiary from the United States at the Court of Great-Britain, has lately published a valuable book entitled "A Defence of the Constitutions of Government of the United States of America." In the preface is the following paragraph, well worthy the attention of every American at this important crisis of our public affairs.—"The people in America have now the best opportunity, and the greatest trust, in their hands, that Providence ever committed to so small a number since the transgression of the first pair; if they betray their trust, their guilt will merit even greater punishments than other nations have suffered, and the indignation of Heaven. If there is one certain truth to be collected from the history of all ages, it is this: That the people's rights and liberties, and the democratical mixture in a constitution, can never be preserved without a strong executive, or in other words, without separating the executive power from the legislative. If the executive power, or any considerable part of it, is left in the hands either of an aristocratical or a democratical assembly, it will corrupt the Legislature as necessarily as rust corrupts iron, or as arsenic poisons the human body; and when the Legislature is corrupted, the people are undone."
COUNTERFEITS.
The citizens are cautioned against the impositions of villains who are passing counterfeit FIVE SHILLING BILLS. The paper is of a darker colour than the true bills: The types are old, and not well printed. It is a misfortune that we have two kinds of genuine five shilling bills. The counterfeits are in imitation of those which have a heavy bordering. They may easily be detected, by observing, that the eagle on the globe, in the State arms, in the counterfeits, is badly imitated, the wing extending towards the figure of liberty is too large; and the other very short and small: and the globe on which the eagle stands is too large and black. In the body of the true bills, in the words FIVE, the V is smaller than the other letters, and the word appears crooked. In the bordering of the true bills the FIVE SHILLINGS at the end to the right are irregular, and incline to the left; in the counterfeits, these words are more erect, and the letters closer together, larger and very pale. The signing is not well done, and the bad bills are something larger, and wider than the true ones.
The child of a genteel family at Axminster, England, about three years old, was dangerously ill in the measles, which were very ripe in the town; his death was hourly expected, as one had died just before. A near relation who had paid great attention to these circumstances, and on being informed the second child was dead, he would be satisfied of the same, by seeing it himself, and having received from all the attendants that the child was certainly dead, and convinced thereof himself, he insisted on trying an experiment, and ordered a vessel of cold water, in which the child was fully immersed. It was afterwards wrapped completely in flannels, and so put to bed, where, being strictly attended to, after some hours a violent perspiration took place, and soon after life was very apparent, and the child is now perfectly restored to health.—Dr. Fothergill, of Bath, in his first letter on suspended animation, makes the following interesting observation, which ought in every principle of humanity to caule a universal attention to the circumstances attending the seeming departure of life.
"It is painful to reflect, that the mere resemblance of death has too often been mistaken for the reality, in which state the helpless victim has been consigned to the grave! These unfortunate events should awaken caution and repress that inconsiderate hurry of laying out the dead, and precipitating the funeral ceremonies."—In the above instance, says our correspondent, the second child would most certainly have been interred, if it had not been for the zeal and humanity of a relation. The writer hopes, that in future, the same attention will be paid by the relations and friends of the dead, as then there is no doubt but that numbers will be restored to their nearest and dearest connections who are now laid out on the appearance of death.—Let it be remembered by the readers of this day, that at the instant respiration ceases, life does not quit the body in an aerial form as has been too generally supposed; and it is an unfortunate and melancholy truth, that this popular idea has been the cause of thousands of the human race being committed to the grave prematurely, and thus society may have been deprived of many of its most valuable members. In matters of such infinite importance to mankind, the Legislature should most seriously attend to, and give their sanction to certain experiments in order to determine life and its departure from the system; for it is possible in the present state of things, that even Kings, Princes and Legislators may pay the debt to nature probably to the grim tyrant, death, before it is by the laws of nature justly due. Reflections that may tend to preserve the lives of the people.
ARRIVALS SINCE OUR LAST.
 Ship Betsey, Watton, London.  Ship Sarah, Townsend, Bristol.  Brig _____, Cape Francois.  Brig Patty, Wells, Baltimore.  Brig Betsey, Messard, London.  Brig _____, Smith, Yarmouth.  Brig Hero, Coffin, St. Croix.  Schooner Elizabeth, Concklin, Edenton, N. C.  Sloop _____, Lownds, St. Croix.  Sloop Polly and Debby, Dickenson, Turks-Island.  Sloop New-York Packet, Hyde, Philadelphia.  Sloop Friendship, Edenton, N. C.  Sloop _____, Philadelphia. 
Some articles intended for this day's paper, are unavoidably omitted on account of the length of the university law; which will be inserted in our next.
To the PRINTERS.
Gentlemen, HAVING some days since exhibited to the Hon. the Council of Appointment, the most indubitable proofs, that, Garret Roerbach, one of the Guagers to the Customs, had made false returns to me, of liquors guaged by him; and he having acknowledged the facts, the Council immediately ordered him to be struck off the list of public guagers. Being thus by his mal-practices, placed in an odious point of view to the world; he, to palliate his crimes, urged that I had set him the example by remitting the duties, in certain instances, when by law, I had no right to remit the same. And, in addition to this, his step-son, James Giles, Attorney at Law, actuated by a spirit of malice and revenge, for the situation in which I had placed the said Garret Roerbach, by a strict attention to the duties of my office, in detecting him in his villainy; exhibited to the Hon. the Council of Appointment, certain charges against me for mal-practices as Collector of the Customs.—That the public may be enabled to judge, how far the charges preferred against me, by those men, were true, I have to request your publishing the enclosure in your next paper, and you will oblige
Your humble servant, JOHN LAMB.
April 27.
At a Council of Appointment, held at the Assembly Chamber, in the city of New-York, on Monday the 23d April, 1787:
PRESENT.
 His Excellency George Clinton, Esq. President.  Mr. Russell, } Members.  Mr. Floyd, }  Mr. Hathorn, }  Mr. Schuyler, } 
Pursuant to a resolution of Saturday last, John Lamb, Esq. Collector of the Customs, of the port of New-York, and Garret Roerbach, and James Giles, who had exhibited several charges against the said John Lamb, for mal-practices in his office, attended with their witnesses.
The Council having heard the proofs and allegations, in support of the several charges exhibited as aforesaid, against John Lamb, Esq. and having also examined the books of the Custom-house, and the several manifests, and vouchers, as to the duties, in the several cases, in which such mal-practices were charged: And having duly considered the same,
Resolved, That in the opinion of this Council, the charges exhibited against the said John Lamb, Esq. are wholly unsupported and groundless, and that from the investigation of the said charges, and the evidence produced in support of them; nothing hath appeared to alter in the least degree, the good opinion this Council entertain of the fidelity and integrity of the said Collector, in the execution of his office.
Extract from the Minutes.
ROBERT HARPUR, Deputy Secretary and Clerk of the Council.
MR. HARDIE, respectfully informs his friends and the Public, that he proposes THIS EVENING at six o'clock, to read an INTRODUCTORY LECTURE to his intended COURSE of GEOGRAPHY, in Mr. Graham's Academy, No. 19, Little-Queen-Street; when such ladies and gentlemen as wish to know the plan he designs to pursue, are requested to attend.
THE Co-partnership of De La Mater & Hutton, does by mutual consent, dissolve this day;—those having any demands on them, are desired to present their accounts, and they shall be paid; and all those indebted to them are requested to make immediate payment to either of the parties, at No. 35, Water-Street.
De La Mater & Hutton.
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THEATRE.
TO-MORROW EVENING, Will be PRESENTED (By particular desire) A COMEDY, (Written by a Citizen of the United States) CALLED the CONTRAST, To which will be added, A FARCE, CALLED The Duce is in Him.
The doors will be opened at half after five, and the curtain drawn up at a quarter after six o'clock. VIVAT RESPUBLICA.
Wm. Backhouse & Co.
Removed to No. 45, Dock-street, have FOR SALE, RED Port, Teneriffe, Pyal and Malaga } WINES. Anchovies and Capers, English Sheetings, Boots and Shoes, Tea and Crockery Ware. To be Let, part of a STORE. Wm. Backhouse and Co. New-York, May 1st, 1787. 93
FOR SALE,
At No. 41, Wall-Street, GENEVA in large casks, Bohea Tea, Pepper in bales, Best Pistol Powder. 93 3
FOR LONDON,
(To sail in ten days) The B R I G, BETSEY, THOMAS MESNARD, Master, Living at Letters-Wharf, has good accommodations for passengers, and will be ready to take in on Thursday. For freight or passage apply to the Captain on board, or Thomas and James Ardr & Co. No. 32, Water-street—Who have for sale, no. 8 landings, best London bottled Porter, a few crates Earthen Ware, and an assortment of Seasonable Dry Goods, cheap for cash. April 28, 1787. 93
For Freight or Charter to Wilmington or Edenton, N. Carolina,
The Sloop, NAUTICUS, But then about four hundred barrels; she is new and well found, lying at the New-Wharf, will sail on Sunday next. Apply to JAMES SMITH, No. 49, Cherry-street. 93 2
TIMOTHY WOOD, BOOT and SHOE MAKER,
MOST respectfully informs the public, that he has removed from No. 32 to 28, Hanover-square, where he continues his business as usual. He entertains a grateful sense of the many favors from his customers, and hopes that by his giving general satisfaction, he will merit a continuance. He has imported in the brigantine Betsey, Capt. Mesnard, the following articles, which he will supply on the most reasonable terms, viz. Calf-skin boot legs of superior quality, Cordovan do. do. Calf and Seal skins, best bend soles, boot garters, &c. &c. New-York, 1st May, 1787. 93
STOLEN from the
Stable of William Potter, Esq. of South-Kington, State of Rhode-Island, on the night of the 11th instant, three valuable HORSES—one of a chesnut sorrel colour, about 14 hands high and an half high, lately nick'd, his tail not quite well, a small star on his forehead, one hind foot white, a neat trotter and genteel saddle horse.—One almost white, a little upon the grey or spotted order, about 14 hands and an inch high, his nose snip'd with clear white, his hoofs mostly white or streaked, had no shoes on his hind feet, a good trotter and high spirited.—The other a sorrel, with a white face, about 14 hands and an inch high, his hind feet white, travels pretty near behind, somewhat thin of flesh, a natural trotter, as are both the others, all of them marked WP on the near thigh, the letters joined together; neither of them was more than 7 or 8 years old. Whoever will take up and secure said horses, so that the subscriber may have them again, shall have a reward of FORTY SILVER DOLLARS, and one third of said reward for either of them, and all necessary charges, paid by WILLIAM POTTER. April 16, 1787. 93 4
Just arrived from Philadelphia.
JAMES CAMPBELL,
A Professional Rat Catcher, who has had great success in the business, and has acquired a perfect knowledge of destroying vermin, such as Rats, Mice, &c. &c.
For the satisfaction of his employers he will produce very sufficient certificates of his abilities from gentlemen in the city of Philadelphia and country adjacent. He will assuredly produce the rats alive if required, and will clear tenements and ships of said vermin at a moderate rate; and such who employ him by the year, may depend upon due attention. He scorns pompous pretensions, but chuses facts to bear witness.
The inhabitants of city and country may be furnished with boxes of his powders, at 5s. 7s. 6d. and 10s per box, with his directions, which are in print, and may be used with the greatest safety. Apply to the Printers; who will receive notes from any person who may have occasion to employ him, when they will be duly attended to. 28 rm
JUST PUBLISHED, (neatly printed in two volumes, and handsomely bound)
And to be Sold by ROBERT HODGE, Who has moved from Maiden-lane, to No. 237-Queen-street, the corner of King-street; likewise by the other Booksellers, DISSERTATIONS on the PROPHECIES, which have remarkably been fulfilled, and at this time are fulfilling in the world. By THOMAS NEWTON, D.D. Late Lord Bishop of Bristol.
* * The publisher, with the deepest impressions of gratitude, returns thanks to the subscribers for their liberal encouragement towards printing this excellent work, which has gone through seven large impressions in London, in a few years, and entreats them to send for their books.
ROBERT HODGE, begs leave to inform the public, that a considerable number of gentlemen having given in their names as subscribers for the late President Edward's TREATISE concerning RELIGIOUS AFFECTIONS, has put it to the press, and intends to prefix to that treatise, the life of the author, his religious experiences, &c. which will make a large and interesting volume, to the lovers of religion of every denomination—at the low price of Ten Shillings New-York currency, to the subscribers, neatly bound and lettered. Those who are pleased to encourage this valuable work, will please to send their names to the Publisher, within five weeks, that they may be printed in the book.
Also, may be had at the above store, a great variety of BOOKS, consisting of history, divinity, physic, philosophy, mathematics, biography, geography, poetry, agriculture, nautical books, dictionaries, architecture, novels, miscellanies, plays, &c.—Family, pocket and common bibles, and small entertaining books for children.
Also, an excellent assortment of STATIONARY, particularly writing paper, and blank books of different sizes and prices; MOORE's charts of the coast of North-America, &c. &c.
N. B. Good American manufactured Spelling-Books, cheaper than can be imported.
Commissions from the country thankfully received, and carefully executed. 93
FOR SALE,
THE following Lots or Parcels of Land, pleasantly situated at New-Windsor, on Hudson's River, in the county of Ulster, being about sixty miles from New-York, viz.—Lot No. 15, being a water lot, containing 83 feet in breadth, and runs thence in length from a certain street called Water-street, south 57 degrees east to the channel of Hudson's River aforesaid; there is on said lot, a commodious dwelling-house, being the best stand for public business in New-Windsor, with a convenient cellar, kitchen and four rooms on a floor, with a dock and store-house, stables and other out-houses.—Lot No. 78, containing ten acres, mostly meadow, and in good fence; there are on said lot, a considerable number of bearing apple trees—the northerly half of lot 76, containing five acres, chiefly meadow-land, in good fence—And lot No. 101, containing nine acres of wood-land, being about one mile from New-Windsor.
Also, the following Three Lots of Land, Being the property James Jackson, jun. viz.—Lot No. 67, adjoining the meeting-house at New-Windsor aforesaid, being in length four chains and fifty-two links, and in breadth two chains and forty-three links; there are on said lot, a small dwelling-house, orchard and a good barn, the whole being in good repair—Lot No. 105, containing nearly three acres of wood-land, and joins the aforesaid lot No. 101—And lot No. 96, containing five acres and six tenths of an acre, being partly meadow and partly wood-land, and adjoining the lands formerly owned by His Excellency Gov. Clinton.—Any person wishing to purchase the whole or any part of the above described premises or lots of land, can have a view of the same, by applying to Mr. James Jackson, jun. living on the premises, or to the subscribers in Neely-Town, who will give an indisputable title for the same.
WILLIAM JACKSON, JAMES JACKSON, jun. 93
April 26, 1787.
PUBLIC notice is hereby given, pursuant to an act of the Governor, the Council and the General Assembly of the late colony, now State of New-York, passed the nineteenth day of March, one thousand seven hundred and seventy four, entitled, "an act for the more effectual registry of mortgages, and securing the purchasers of mortgaged estates;" that on Thursday the first day of November next, will be sold at the merchants coffee-house in the city of New-York, to the highest bidder, the fee simple of all that certain farm or tract of land, which Joseph Harris, late of Dutchess county, formerly possessed, lying within the said county of Dutchess, in the patent commonly known by the name of the Nine-Partners, being bounded as follows; beginning at a black oak tree, it being the northeast corner of Job Meeks's farm, the northwest corner of Jeremiah Conklen's farm, and the southeast corner of the said Joseph Harris's farm, from thence the line runs north thirteen degrees west to the farm now or late in the occupation of Richard Gray, being the south line of the Little Nine-Partners, from thence the line runs west on the south line of the said Little Nine-Partners, to the northwest corner of said farm, and the north thirteen degrees east to a walnut sapling, it being the northwest corner of the farm, now or late of Moses Harris, from thence east to the first mentioned bounds; containing eight hundred and sixty-three acres and twenty rods of land, with the buildings, rights, members, hereditaments and appurtenances to the same belonging or in any wise appertaining, and the reversion and reversions, remainder and remainders thereof; which sale will be made by virtue of a mortgage of the said premises, by indenture of lease and release, bearing date the twenty-first and twenty-second days of November, which was in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty-four, for securing the payment of one thousand pounds (with a power of sale therein contained) from Britton Paine of Dutchess county, Esq. to Augustus Van Cortlandt. Deeds of conveyance after the sale will be executed to the purchaser pursuant to the said power by
AUGUSTUS VAN CORTELANDT. April the 16th 1787. 2 89 6m

POET'S CORNER.
THE MONTH of MAY.
NATURE, now rais'd from Winter's couch, Puts on her brightest, best array; Creation welcomes her approach, And hails the chearful month of May.
Phœbus his chariot nearer drives, Gives life and vigour by each ray; All animation now revives, Wak'd by the genial month of May.
No piercing colds or chilling blast Bear o'er the earth their rigid sway; The storms are over, gone, and past, And left serene the month of May.
Verdant around the prospect glows, (Of bounteous Heav'n a rich display); Flow'rs their various sweets disclose, To deck the pleasing month of May.
Sweet warblers, raising loud their song, Pearch'd on each new-enliven'd spray, Notes fraught with melody prolong, To harmonize the month of May.
The lambskins round their bleating ewes, In antic dance and sportive play, Their little tributes can't refuse To celebrate the month of May.
With joy the farmer views his lands, (His looks all jocund, blythe and gay) To see the toil of lab'ring hands Rewarded in the month of May.
At a Court of Chancery, held at the City-Hall of the city of New-York, the 27th day of March, in the year of our Lord, 1787.
P R E S E N T, The Hon. ROBERT R. Livingston, Esq. Chancellor. IN CHANCERY, Joseph Nathan, Complainant, vs. Israel Phillips, Defendant.
FORASMUCH as it appears to this Court, that a bill hath been filed therein by Joseph Nathan, mortgagee, against Israel Phillips, mortgagor, to obtain a decree for the sale of certain premises therein mentioned to have been mortgaged by the said defendant Israel Phillips, to the complainant the said Joseph Nathan: Whereupon process of subpoena to appear and answer hath been duly issued and returned, and the said Israel Phillips hath not caused his appearance to be entered in this suit, as according to the rules of this Court, the same ought to have been entered in case the said process had been duly served and an affidavit having been made to the satisfaction of this Court, that the said defendant Israel Phillips, has withdrawn himself out of this State, and that he could not upon diligent inquiry made by the deponent be found within the same, so as to be served with the said process, which issued on the filing of the said bill of complaint; it is therefore ordered on motion of Mr. Lawrence, on behalf of Mr. Popham, of Counsel for the complainant, that the said defendant, Israel Phillips, appear to the said bill on or before the 27th day of June next ensuing, and in default thereof, that the complainant's said bill be taken pro confesso, to the end, that a decree may be made for a sale of the said premises in the bill aforesaid mentioned, or such part thereof as to this Court shall appear just and right, and it is further ordered, that a copy of this order be inserted, in at least two of the public news-papers printed in the State of New-York, for the space of eight weeks successively.
Extract from the Minutes. W. COCK, Register.
FRAMING TIMBER. F. and P. Rhinelander,
HAVE removed from Burling-slip, to the corner of Barclay and Greenwich-streets, North-river, where they intend entering extensively in the LUMBER BUSINESS, having the direction of one of the best saw-mills in the State, and a quantity of northern White Oak Square Timber—They have it in their power to furnish HOUSE FRAMES of the best quality, and of any dimensions, on the shortest notice, and at very moderate prices.
They have for Sale, a general assortment of Iron-mongery and Cutlery, earthen ware well assorted in crates, old Madeira wine in pipes and quarter casks, Jamaica spirits, &c.
Also for Sale, two valuable Lots of Ground, and the buildings thereon, situated in Cherry-street, and corner of Catherine-street.
NOTICE is hereby given to all the creditors of Jacob Tappen, Francis Phillips, Joseph Beach, Vincent Benham, David Bonnell, John Estlin, Patrick M c Elvany, Henry Godfrey, and Thomas Mitchell, insolvent debtors, now confined in the gaol of the county of Morris, that they be and appear before two or more of the Judges of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas, for said county of Morris, at the court-house in Morristown, on Monday the thirtieth day of April next, at nine o'clock in the forenoon of said day; to shew cause, if any they have, why an assignment of the said insolvent estates for the benefit of the creditors should not be made, and they be discharged from their confinement pursuant to the statutes of New-Jersey in such case made and provided.
Jacob Tappen, John Estlin, Francis Phillips, Patrick M c Elvany, Joseph Beach, Henry Godfrey, Vincent Benham, Thomas Mitchell, David Bonnell,
Dated, the 23d day of March, 1787.
PASTE BOARD Sold by the Printers.
At a Court of Probates of the State of New-York, held at the Probate Office in the city of New-York, on the 7th day of April, in the year of our Lord 1787.
P R E S E N T, The Hon. Thomas Tredwell, Esq. Judge of the said Court:
WHEREAS Ezra L'Hommedieu, administrator of James M c Cluer, late of Southold, in the county of Suffolk, trader, deceased, hath by his petition presented to the said Judge set forth, that the said James M c Cluer, was at the time of his death seized of a real estate within this State; that the petitioner had made a just and true account of the personal estate and debts of the said James M c Cluer, as far as he had been able to discover the same, and that thereby it appeared that the personal estate of his said intestate was insufficient to pay his debts, and therefore requested the aid of the said Judge in the premises according to the directions of the act entitled, "An act for the relief of creditors against heirs, devisees, executors and administrators, and for proving wills respecting real estates;" and the said petitioner hath delivered to the said Judge the account in the said petition mentioned: Hereupon it is ordered by the said Judge, that all persons interested in the estate of the said James M c Cluer, do appear before the Judge of the said Court of Probates, at the Probate Office in the city of New-York, on the 23d day of May next, to shew cause if any they have, why so much of the real estate whereof the said James M c Cluer died seized, should not be sold as will be sufficient to pay his debts.
1874 THOMAS TREDWELL.
At a Court of Probates of the State of New-York, held at the Probate Office in the city of New-York, on the seventh day of April, in the year of our Lord, one thousand seven hundred and eighty-seven.
P R E S E N T, The Honorable Thomas Tredwell, Esquire, Judge of the said Court:
WHEREAS Jonas Wicks, administratrix of Nathan Hains, late of Southold, in the county of Suffolk, cordwainer, deceased, hath by his petition presented to the said Judge set forth, that the said Nathan Hains was at the time of his death seized of a real estate within this State, that the petitioner had made a just and true account of the personal estate and debts of the said Nathan Hains, as far as he had been able to discover the same, and that thereby it appeared that the personal estate of his said intestate was insufficient to pay his debts, & therefore requested the aid of the said Judge in the premises according to the directions of the act entitled, "An act for the relief of creditors against heirs, devisees, executors and administrators, and for proving wills respecting real estates;" and the said petitioner hath delivered to the said Judge the account in the said petition mentioned: Hereupon it is ordered by the said Judge, that all persons interested in the estate of the said Nathan Hains, do appear before the Judge of the said Court of Probates, at the Probate Office, in the city of New-York, on the twenty-third day of May next, to shew cause if any they have, why so much of the real estate whereof the said Nathan Hains died seized, should not be sold as will be sufficient to pay his debts.
1874 THOMAS TREDWELL.
At a Court of Probates of the State of New-York, held at the Probate Office in the city of New-York, on the sixth day of April, in the year of our Lord, 1787.
P R E S E N T, The Hon. Thomas Tredwell, Esq. Judge of the said Court:
WHEREAS Philip Rockefeller, Peter Sharp, and Peter Philip, executors of Christian Philip, late of the East Camp, in the county of Albany, deceased, have by their petition presented to the said Judge set forth, that the said Christian Philip, was at the time of his death, seized of a real estate; that the petitioners had made a just and true account of the personal estate and debts of the said Christian Philip, as far as they had been able to discover the same, and that thereby it appeared that the personal estate of their said testator was insufficient to pay his debts, and therefore requested the aid of the said Judge in the premises, according to the directions of the act entitled, "An act for the relief of creditors against heirs, devisees, executors and administrators, and for proving wills respecting real estates;" and the said petitioners have delivered to the said Judge the account in the said petition mentioned: Hereupon it is ordered by the said Judge, that all persons interested in the estate of the said Christian Philip, do appear before the Judge of the said Court of Probates, at the Probate Office in the city of New-York, on the first day of June next, to shew cause if any they have, why so much of the real estate whereof the said Christian Philip died seized, should not be sold as will be sufficient to pay his debts.
1874 THOMAS TREDWELL.
TO BE SOLD Cheap,
A Capital LOT of Ground, on the east side of the Broad-way, in a pleasant part of the city, adjoining the new house of Mr. Thomas Ellison, being 31 feet 2 inches in front and rear, and 85 feet deep, then extending its breadth to 61 feet, and continuing the same breadth 41 feet, leaving a spacious place for a garden; also a Lot in the rear, and adjoining this lot, in New-street, 74 feet 7 inches in front, and 21 feet 9 inches in rear, and 73 feet 3 inches deep on one side, and 68 feet 3 inches on the other. For further particulars and a plan of them, apply to John I. Roosevelt, No. 23, Maiden-lane.
TO BE LET.
A N excellent Grazing-Farm, at Belle Vale, in Orange County, near Warwick, consisting of about forty acres of meadow of the best quality, in good order for the scythe, and near as much more to be made with little expence, the wood being cut off, with a proportionable quantity of up-land, a large young orchard in good bearing order, a good barn and new house raised, and to be finished by the landlord.—There is joining the farm unbounded range.
91 JOHN BARD.
NOTICE is hereby given according to the form of an act of the Legislature of the late colony, now State of New-York, entitled, "An act for the more effectual registry of mortgages, and for securing the purchasers of mortgaged estates," passed on the 19th day of March 1774; That on Monday the 8th day of October next, at ten o'clock in the forenoon of the same day, will be Sold at Public Auction, the Lands described in a certain indenture of mortgage, executed by Jonathan Fish and Elizabeth his wife, now both deceased, to Thomas Candell, deceased, dated the 3d day of September 1770, as follows, to wit: ALL and singular the Lands, meadows and premises devised to him by his father Samuel Fish, jun. lately deceased, to wit: ALL the cleared land and meadow which he formerly and latterly bought of John Renne, with all the buildings, erections, fences and improvements thereon; also, the north-eastwardly half part of wood-land which he bought of John Renne, deeming and estimating all on the south side of the fence there standing on the north side of the said wood-land, as wood-land; notwithstanding a small parcel thereof between the fence and the woods is cleared, with the liberty to pass and repass through the other part of his land thereto, and from the easterly or north-eastwardly half so devised to him, his heirs and assigns to cart his wood or otherwise—he also gave and devised to his son Jonathan Fish, his heirs and assigns for ever, all the homestead lands, buildings and improvements which he formerly bought of Capt. Nathaniel Lawrence, since deceased, as the same was then included within fence, be the same in quantity more or less;—and also, four acres of salt-meadow, which he lately purchased of the Widow Langdon, lying near Flushing creek, in New-Town aforesaid;—also, about forty acres of upland which he lately bought of John White, adjoining to the land of Jonathan Furman and Samuel Waldron, jun.—and also, one equal third part of his right in Juniper-swamp, and the land he bought of Nathaniel Lawrence, is bounded northerly on the road that leads from New-Town to Jamaica, westerly by land belonging to Samuel and Richard Fish, & southerly by wood-land belonging to Samuel Fish, and easterly by Samuel Renne, and the said land or meadow he bought of John Renne as aforesaid, is bounded northerly by the road that leads from New-Town to Fish's mill, westerly by the common burying-place, and a piece of fresh meadow belonging to Richard Fish, southerly by a creek and easterly by meadow belonging to William Betts; and the land he bought of John White is bounded as follows, to wit: ALL that certain piece, parcel or tract of land situate, lying and being in the limits of New-Town, containing by estimation forty acres, be the same more or less, and is butted and bounded as follows:—north-eastwardly by a highway leading from New-Town to south, north-eastwardly by a high way that leads to Fresh Pond so called, south-eastwardly by the same road which extends to the Hills so called, and south-westwardly by land of Jonathan Morrell (the third) & Thomas Morrell, jun. which sale will be made on the premises, part of which is now in the occupation of Jonathan Underhill and Cornelius Hyatt, and proper deeds of conveyances will be executed by the Subscriber, to which the heir at law will be a party.
MARY CANDELL, Executrix of the last Will and Testament of THOMAS CANDELL, deceased. 1874 March 29, 1787.
NOTICE is hereby given, according to the form of an act of the Legislature of the late colony of New-York, entitled, "An act for the more effectual registry of mortgages, and for securing the purchasers of mortgaged estates," passed on the 19th day of March, in the year of our Lord, 1774; that on the 22d day of March next, ensuing the date hereof, at 12 o'clock in the forenoon of the same day, will be sold at Public Auction, upon the premises, the fee simple of ALL that certain House and Lot of Ground, situated, lying and being in the city of New-York, bounded southerly to Crown-street, westerly to the ground of Stephen Tippet, northerly to the house and lot of ground belonging to Samuel Johnson, and easterly to the house and lot of ground of the Widow Davis, containing in breadth, in front and rear, 25 feet, and in length 110 feet, be the same more or less, together with all and singular edifices, buildings and improvements thereon, erected and being, and all other the hereditaments and appurtenances to the said messuage and lot of ground belonging—which sale will be made in virtue of a mortgage of the said premises, by indentures of lease and release, bearing date the 20th and 21st days of November, in the year of our Lord, 1769, (with a power to sell therein contained) from Henry Dufour, of the city of New-York aforesaid, merchant, and Mary his wife, to Margaret Todd, late of said city, widow, deceased, and deeds of conveyance will be thereupon executed to the purchaser; pursuant to the said power, by Walter Rutherford and Francis Lewis, executors to the last will and testament of Mrs. Margaret Todd.
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D O D D S
Musical Instrument Manufactory, from LONDON. ORGANS, harpsichords and forte-pianos; spinnets, forte-piano and common guitars, finished in the newest taste. After trial of any of those instruments, if they should not be approved of, they may be exchanged by paying the usual hire for the time. Violins, clarionets and hout-boys; flutes, and a good assortment of fifes; fiddado-pastorals, pitchpipes, tuning forks, hammers and ruling pens; books of instruction, blank books and ruled paper. Also, a few of the newest and most favorite songs, set to music—These and other articles may be had as good and as cheap as in London—Instruments taken in exchange; and any gentleman or lady may be supplied with any quantity of strings for the above instruments, by describing the note or number, without being at the expence of whole sets; likewise every other article pertaining to the above instruments. Instruments repaired and kept in tune; also, instruments let out upon moderate terms.
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To the Proprietors of lands in the patent of Cheescocks, in the county of Orange and State of New-York.
WHEREAS Ezra L'Hommedieu, Samuel Jones, Stephen Ward & Goldsborough Banyar, Esqrs. being the major part of the commissioners elected and appointed in virtue of an act of the Legislature of the State of New-York, entitled, "An act to settle and finally establish the line or lines of division between the patents of Wawayanda and Cheescocks, in the county of Orange," have (by virtue of another act of the said Legislature) passed 17th April, 1786, entitled "An act to explain and amend an act, entitled an act to settle and finally establish the line or lines of division between the patents of Wawayanda and Cheescocks, in the county of Orange," passed the 17th March, 1786, by a certain instrument under their hands and seals, dated 20th April, 1787, audited and settled all the accounts exhibited to them, of the costs, charges and expenses accrued or arisen, in the management of the said controvery, on the part of the said patent of Cheescocks, and determined the amount thereof to be £2030, and have divided the whole amount thereof into seven equal parts, each of which amounts to the sum of £290, and did thereby certify, that each of the original rights of the said patent of Cheescocks, which did formerly belong to Anne Bridges, Hendrick Ten Eyck, Dirk Vanderburgh, John Cholwick, Christopher Dorn Lancaster, Symes and John Merritt, is chargeable with one seventh part of the said whole sum of £2030, and did thereby appoint the same to be paid on the 27th day of June, then next ensuing, according to the directions of the said act, entitled, an act to explain and amend an act, to settle and finally establish the line or lines of division between the patents of Wawayanda and Cheescocks, in the county of Orange, passed the 17th March, 1783, and in case the present proprietors of the said seven original rights, or any of them should neglect or refuse to pay their respective proportions of the money chargeable on the same as aforesaid, at the time thereby appointed for the payment thereof, the said Commissioners above named, did thereby appoint and fix the third day of July then next ensuing for the sale of so much of the lands, tenements and hereditaments of such proprietor or proprietors, whose proportion of the said audited accounts should remain unpaid as should be necessary to pay his, her or their respective proportions of the sum of money chargeable on the original right under which his, her or their title is derived, together with the charges of such sale. NOW THEREFORE, we the subscribers being the major part of the Committee appointed to manage the claims on the part of the proprietors of Cheescocks, pursuant to the directions of the said act, do hereby give notice to the said proprietors, to pay to the said Committee of Cheescocks, or one of them, their respective proportions of the said sum of £2030 of £290, so charged on the said original rights as aforesaid, on or before the said 27th day of June, now next ensuing; otherwise so much of the lands belonging to such of the said proprietors who shall neglect to pay their respective proportions, will be sold at PUBLIC VENDUE, on the said third day of July next, as will be necessary to discharge the said respective proportions of such defaulters as with all the charges attending the sale—which vendue will be held at the house of Joseph Drake, at Chester, in the county of Orange, on the said 3d day of July next, ensuing the date hereof, at eleven of the clock in the forenoon of the same day.
THOMAS SMITH, ANDREW BOSTWICK, THOMAS JONES, Being the major part of the Committee, on the part of Cheescocks. New-York, 21st April, 1787. 92 3dJy
At a Court of Probates of the State of New-York, held at the Probate Office in the city of New-York, on the 19th day of April, in the year of our Lord, one thousand seven hundred and and eighty-seven.
P R E S E N T, The Hon. Thomas Tredwell, Esq. Judge of the said Court:
WHEREAS Thomas Bowne & Esther Thorne, administrators of William Thorne, late of the city of New-York, merchant, deceased, have by their petition presented to the said Judge set forth, that the said William Thorne, was at the time of his death, seized of a real estate within this State; that the petitioners had made a just and true account of the personal estate and debts of the said William Thorne, as far as they could discover the same, and that thereby it appears that the personal estate of their said intestate is insufficient to pay his debts, and therefore requested the aid of the said Judge in the premises, according to the directions of the act entitled, "An act for the relief of creditors against heirs, devisees, executors and administrators, and for proving wills respecting real estates;" and the said Thomas Bowne and Esther Thorne, have delivered to the said Judge the account in the said petition mentioned: Hereupon it is ordered by the said Judge, that all persons interested in the estate of the said William Thorne, do appear before the Judge of the said Court of Probates at the Probate Office in the city of New-York, on the fifth day of June next, to shew cause if any they have, why so much of the real estate whereof the said William Thorne died seized, should not be sold as will be sufficient to pay his debts.
1874 THOMAS TREDWELL.
For Sale at this Printing-Office, an INSTRUMENT agreed upon between Commissioners appointed by the States of New-York and Massachusetts, respecting the jurisdiction of a late disputed territory, therein described, &c.
William Allen,
GUNSMITH, No. 38, Maiden-lane, near the Fly-market, or No. 23, Broad-way, has a large number of French and English Muskets and Bayonets for Sale, ready made Houlters and Pistols, and Cartridge-boxes—Makes and repairs all kinds of fire arms, bullet-guns made with the greatest exactness, shot-guns assisted in shooting by boring—all cheap for cash.
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