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GEORGE CLYMER, Chefnut, between Sixth and Seventh Sts.
GOVERNMENT OF THE TERRITORY OF THE UNI- TED STATES
North-Weft of the River Ohio.
ARTHUR ST CLAIR, governor and fuperintendant of Indian af' fairs in the northern department, 2000 dollars.
Winthrop Sarjeant, fecretary.
John Cleeve Symnes, George Turner, and Rufus Putnam, judges, 800 dollars each.
South of the River Ohio.
WILLIAM BLOUNT, governor and fuperintendant of Indian af- fairs in the fouthern department, 2000 dollars.
Daniel Smith, fecretary.
David Campbell, John M& Nairy, and John Anderson, judges, 800 dollars each.
GOVERNORS OF THE DIFFERENT
STATES IN THE UNION.
VERMONT, Thomas Chittenden. NEW-HAMPSHIRE, Jofiah Bart- let. MASSACHUSETTS, John Hancock. RHODE-ISLAND, Ar- thur Fenner. CONNECTICUT, Samuel Huntington. NEW- YORK, George Clinton. NEW-JERSEY, Richard Howell. PENNSYLVANIA, Thomas Mifflin. "DELAWARE, Jofhua Clay- ton. MARYLAND, Thomas Sim Lee. ¡ VIRGINIA, Henry Lec. NORTH-CAROLINA, Richard Dobbs Spaight. SOUTH-CARO- LINA, William Moulrite. GEORGIA, Edward Telfair. KEN- TUCKY, Ifaac Shelvie.
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LEGISLATURE OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA .. Office, fecond floor of the flate houfe. THOMAS MIFFLIN, Governor, {.2000.
JAMES A. DALLAS, Secretary to the commonwealth £. 5co. SENATORS. Samuel Powe!, Speaker.
City and County of PHILADELPHIA and county of DELAWARE, John Sellers, Samuel Powel, Anth. W. Morris.
CHESTER, Richard Thomas.
BUCKS, Thomas Jenks.
MONTGOMERY, Lindfay Coates.
NORTHAMPTON, Robert. Brown.
LANCASTER and YORK, Alexander Scott, Michael Smyfer, John Edic.
BERKS and DAUPHIN, Gabriel Heinter, John A. Hanna.
CUMBERLAND and MIFFLIN, Thomas Kennedy.
NORTHUMBERLAND, LUZERNE, and HUNTINGDON, W. Mont- gomery.
BEDFORD and FRANKLIN, Abraham Smith. .
WESTMORELAND and ALLEGHENY, Richard Butler.
WASHINGTON and FAYETTE, John Smilie, John Hoge.
Timothy Matlack, fecretary.
Jacob Snyder, ferjeant at arms.
REPRESENTATIVES.
PHILADELPHIA City, Jacob Hiltzheimer, Benjamin R. Morgan, Henry Kammerer, George Latimer, John Swanwick.
PHILADELPHIA County, Robert Hare, Thomas Forreft, Thomas Britton, Thomas Paul, John Lardner.
BUCKS, John Chapman, Gerardus Wynkoop, Ralph Stover, James Bryan.
CHESTER, Dennis Whelen, Charles Dilworth, John Hannum, Samuel Sharp.
LANCASTER, James Morrifon, Samuel Boyd, James Old, Jofeph Work, Abraham Carpenter, John Breckbill.
YORK, John Stewart, Alexander Turner, Thomas Thornburg, -Thomas Lilly, William Macpherfon, Philip Gardner.
CUMBERLAND, James Power, George Koover, Randall Blair. BERKS, Charles Shoemaker, Paul Groffcup, Baltzher Gehr, John Ludwig, Nicholas Lutz.
NORTHAMPTON. Peter Burkhalter, Thomas Mewhorter, Jacob Eyerly jun. Thomas Hartman.
BEDFORD,
NORTHUMBERLAND, Samuel Dale, John White.
WESTMORELAND, Abraham Hendricks, Christian Labenguis ..
WASHINGTON, Thomas Stokely, Daniel Leet, John Cannot, David Bradford.
FAYETTE, Albert Gallatin, Jofsph Terrence
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FRANKLIN, James Johnfton, John Rhea.
MONTGOMERY, Jofiah Davis, Jofeph Tyfon, Cadwallader Evans jun. John Shoemaker.
DAUPHIN, Stacy Petts, Jacob Miley, William Brown. LUZERNE.
HUNTINGDON, John Canani
ALLEGHENY, Thomas Morton.
MIFFLIN, John Oliver.
DELAWARE, Jofeph Gibbons, William Weft.
Jacob Shallows, clerk.
James Martin, ferjeant at arms.
The pay of the members of the fenate and houfe of reprefen- tatives during lait feffion was three dollars per day.
LAND OFFICE, 23 , High St.
DANIEL BROADHEAD, furveyor-general, falary 500 1.
Francis Johnfon, receiver-general, 500 1.
David Kennedy, fecretary, 500.1.
John Nicholfon, comptroller-general. Office, eaft wing of the State Houfe, 500 1.
John Donaldfon, regifter-general. Office, eaft wing of the State Houfe, 5001.
Chriffian Febiger, treafurer. Office, 263, High St.
Matthew Irvine, mafter of the rolls. Office caft wing of the ftate howfe.
JUDICIARY: High court of Errors and Appeals.
BENJAMIN CHEW, prefident.
Thomas M' Kean, Edward Shippen, Fafper Lates, William Bradford, James Biddle, William Augustus Atlee, Jacob Ruth, Thomas Smith, Alexander Addifon, and two other gentlemen of legal know- ledge, not yet appointed.
Supreme Court ..
THOMAS M'KEAN, chief-juftice, falary 1000 1.
Edward Shippon, Fafper Yates, and William Brailford, affociate judges. 600 1. each. .
Jared Ingerfall, attorney-general, 29, Mulberry St. 2501. Edward Burd, prothonotary, 88, So. Fourth St ..
Court of Common Pleas for the county of Philadelphia. JAMES BIDDLE, Efq. prefident.
Jonathan Bayard Smith, William Robertfon, jun. and Ifaac Howveil, Efq. judges. Charles Biddle, Efq. prothionotary.
William Will, theriff. John Leacock, Efq. coroner. John Baker, Efq. county treafure :. 7. 2
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Samuel Church, Thomas Hopkins, and Ifaac Howell, county com millioners.
George Campbell, Efq. regifter for the probate of wills.
Hilary Baker, Efq. clerk of the court of feffions.
William Nichols, Efq. clerk of the mayor's and orphan's court.
Lewis Farmer, Efq. regifter of German paffengers.
Commifioners of Bankruptcy. Office 92, Vine St.
MATTHEW CLARKSON, George Hughes, Peter Baynton, David Le- nox, John Shee.
John Jennings, clerk.
MAYOR, RECORDER, ALDERMEN, AND COMMON- COUNCIL OF PHILADELPHIA.
MATTHEW CLARKSON, mayor.
Alexander Wilcocks, recorder.
Hilary Baker, John Baker, Joseph Ball, John Barclay, Gunning Bedford, Francis Gurney, Michael Hillegas, Reynold Keen, Sa- muel Miles, John M. Nefbitt, John Nixon, George Roberts, Jona- than B. Smith, Joseph Swift, aldermen.
James Abercrombie, Edward Bartholomeau, George Bickham, Benja- min" Chew, jun. John Craig, James C. Fifber, Samuel M. Fox, Godfrey Haga, Jacob R. Howell, David Fackfon, Frederic Kuhl, Mordecai Leavis, James Millegan, John Montgomery, Joseph P.
. Norris, John Perot, Robert Ralfton, Jacob Schriener, Lawrence Seckel, Robert Smith, Ifaac Snowden, John C. Stocker, John Stil- le, William Van Phul, Philip Wager, Robert Waln, William Wells, Robert Wharton, John Wood, common-council.
Robert H. Dunkin, clerk of the corporation.
John Shee, treafurer.
Nicholas Hicks, William Govet, Hugh Roberts, Nathaniel Baos, and Fofeph Claypoole, commiffioners for lighting and paving the itreets.
Alexander Carüfle, high conftable.
Jofeph Ogden and Peter Smyth, clerks of the market.
BANK OF, NORTH-AMERICA. 99, Chefnut St.
Bank open every day, from 10 in the morning untill 5 in the afternoon, Sundays, Ift of January, Good Friday, 4th July and Chriftmas day excepted.
Difcount days are Mondays and Thurfdays.
Bills or notes not paid when due, are protefted on the evening of the day they become due. Thofe coming due on the days when bank is not open are to. be paid on the preceding days.
Payments at the Bank are to be examined at the time and no errors to be fuggefted afterwards.
John Nixon, Thomas Fitzsimmons, Mordecai Lewis, Josiah Hooves,
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Joseph Swift, Robert Waln, William Smith, George Latimer, John Morton, Miers Fifher, Benjamin Fuller, Richard Rundle, Directors.
John Nixon, Prefident. Richard Wells, Cafhier.
James Todd, William Kinnear, Tellers.
George Williams, Joseph James, John Watson, Book-keepers.
George Steel, Runner.
BANK OF THE UNITED STATES.
Carpenter's-Hall in Chefnut between Third and Fourth Sts. on the South fide.
The Bank is open every day (Sundays, Chriftmas and the Fourth of July excepted ) from 9 o'clock in the morning until 4 in the afternoon.
All bills or notes offered for difcount fhall be prefented on Monday or Thurfday, and laid before the directors, together with a ftate of the funds of the bank every Tuefday and Friday, on which days the difcount fhall be fettled, and made known on the fucceeding days.
Difcounts are made on perfonal fecurity only, with at leaft two refponfible names for a term not exceeding 60 days; three days of grace are allowed on all bills or notes payable to the bank and difcount is taken for the fame.
Bills or notes left at the bank are prefented for acceptance and the money collected free of expence ; but in cafe of non-payment and proteft, the expence fhall be paid by the perfon lodging the note or bill.
Payments made at the bank muft be examined at the time, and no error fuggefted afterwards will be corrected.
Thomas Willing, Prefident.
Joseph Ball, James C. Fifker, Archibald M' Call, Thomas Willing, Ifrael Wheelen, Joseph Anthony, William Bingham, Robert Smith, Ifaac Wharton, George Cabot, Triftram Dalton, Andrew Cragie, Sa- muel Breck, James Davenport, John Lawrence, Nicholas Low, James Watfon, Rufus King, Herman Le Roy, John Watts, Henry Nicho', James M. Clurg, Samuel Johnfon, William Smith, S. C. Directors.
John Kean, Cafhier.
David S. Franks, Afliftant Cafhier.
George Simpfon, Firft Teller. Philip Enk, Second Teller.
William M. Lawrence, Firft Book-keeper. Jonathan Smith jun. Second Bock-keeper. Edward Price, Third Book-keeper.
Edward Stow and Ifaac Childs, difcount clerks.
Benjamin Cochran, Runner.
BANK OF PENNSYLVANIA. in Lodge-alley.
The Bank is kept open from 9 o'clock until one and from three o'clock until five ; afternoon every day in the year, except Sun- days, Chriftmas days and the fourth of July.
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All bills and notes offered for difcount, muft be delivered on Tuefday and Friday in each week and laid before the board of. directors on the next fucceeding days refpectively, on which day's the difcounts will be fettled, and may be drawn for accordingly at any time after three o'clock .-- Notes or bills not difcounted, fhall be returned any time after three o'clock on the fame day.
Difcounts hall be made on perfonal fecurity with at leaft two refponfible names (the firm of a houfe being confidered as one name only) for terms of time not exceeding Co days, exclufive of three days of grace, which fhall be allowed on all bills and notes payable to the bank and difcount talen for the fame.
Payments made at the bank muft be examined at the time, and if any error be then found it fhall be immediately corrected ; but no error fuggefted afterwards fhall be corrected.
John Barclay, Prefident.
Jacob Morgan, Wi liam Miller, Kearney Wharton, John Swat- wick, Charles Biddle, Samuel M. Fox, John Barclay, Samuel Howell, Fumes Crawford, Hugh Holmes, John Rofs, John Leamy, Mattbecu Lawler, John Fry jun. Godfrey Haga, William Montgomery, Philip Nicklin, William Sanfom, Thomas Rufton, Robert Ralfion, Samuel Ford, Walter Stewart, Charles 'Pettit, Stocker, George Per- nock, Directors.
Edward Fox, Cafhier.
George Hughes, Firft Teller. John Knapp, Second Teller.
Richard Gardner, Principal Book-keeper.
Edward Farres, Difcount Clerk. Samuel Potis, Transfer Clerk. Thomas Anfiey, Runner.
INSURANCE COMPANY OF NORTH AMERICA. Office 119, So. Front St.
JOHN MAXWELL NESBITT, prefident.
Charles Pettit, Francis Weft, Thomas L. Moore, John Craig, Ro- leri Ralfton, John Barclay, Magnus Miller, Michael Pragery John Rofs, John Leamy, Fohn Squanwick, Jofeph Ball, Waltes Stewart, Samuel Blodget, jun. directors.
Ebenezer Hazard, fecretary.
This refpectable company was inftituted in 1792, and began bufinefs in December of that year. Its capital confifts of fixty thoufand fhares, of ten dollars each, amounting to fix hundred thoufand dollars, payable by eafy inftalments ; the whole of which, with the amount of premiums, is a fecurity to the per- fons infured, in cafe of lofs.
The operations of this company are confined at prefent to in- furance on veffels and cargoes, and any valuable property gone or going by land or water ; but we underftand it is in contem- plation hereafter to enfure lives, which are included in their con- fitution.
For. the management of the company's affairs, the flockhold-
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ers annually choofe fifteen directors, who elect a prefident out of their own number, and the remaining fourteen divide them- felves into feven committees, who, with the profident, fir in Weekly rotation, at their office.
The directors declare dividends of their profits femiannually.
The following RULES are to be obferved in tranfacting bufi- nefs at the company's office, viz.
I. All orders for infurance muft be given in writing, figned by the applicant ; and as minute a defcription of the veffel is expected, as the perfon ordering the infurance can give, refpect- ing her age, built, how found and fitted, and whether double or fingle decked.
II. All policies will be ready for delivery in twenty-four hours after the order for infrance is accepted at the office, and the po- licy muft be taken up. in ten days.
III. Notes, with an approved endorfer, for all premiums, muft be given in ten days, payable as follow, viz.
For American and Weft India rifques, in three months after the date of the policy.
For Eur. pean rifques, in fix month ..
For China and East India rifques, in twelve months.
For rifques by the year, in eight months.
For rifques for fixe months, in four months,
And, For rifques for any leffer time, in three months.
IV. Loffes will be paid in ten days after proof. and adjuftment ; but if the note given for the premium fhall not have become due within that time, the amount of it thall neverthelefs be deduct- cd from the lofs to be paid.
THE PHILADELPHIA CONTRIBUTIONSHIP FOR ENSURING HOUSES FROM LOSS BY FIRE. Office, 99, High St.
Gunning Bedford, George Roberts, Joseph Rakeftraru, Richard Weils, Jof.ph Paftball, Thomas Morris, John Morton, Mordecai Lewis, Pattifon Harifborne, Samuel Coates, John Perot, Samuel M. Text direCtors Barryel Canferi, treafurer
Caleb Carmin, clerk.
. THE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY. Office, 92, Vine St.
MA Clari fon, William Craig, Ifaac Jones, William Johnfor, Tho- ras Ewing, John Kaigh, James M' Clure, James Read, Thomas Aubon, George Wefeett, William Richards, John Morral, Robert Whartm, truftees George Emlen, treafurer Jahn Jennings, cierk.
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PENNSYLVANIA HOSPITAL.
THE defign of the hofpital was firft fuggeited by the late Doc- tor Thomas Bond, for the purpofe of relieving the fick poor, whether afflicted in body of mind.
This benevolent plan was greatly approved, and many con- tributors appeared to fupport it.
In 1752, they hired a houfe of the late John Kinfey in High ftreet, into which their firft patients were admitted.
They were continued therein until the year 1756, that being the time when the prefent building, called the Eaftern wing, was completed.
In 1773, they received about twelve thoufand pounds, from the unclaimed fhares of the Perafylvania Land Company in Lon- don. For this act of the Bruch parlament in their favour, they owe much to the unceafing labours of their great friends the late Doctor John Fothergill, Sylvanus Bevan, Jacob Hagen, and o- thers.
The productive eftate at intereft in 1774 being its higheft a- mount was about 22,0001. of this they loft, by receiving con- tinental money for hard, about ten thoufand pounds.
Difcouraged, though not depreffed, the managers again foil- cited fubfcriptions, and thus by a flow but certain progreffion, they advanced the capital ftock in 1793, to its prefent amount of
£.17,065 0 @
The real eftate which is but little productive confifts in
The building as it now fands, with the ftables, which coit about - £. 5,500 0 O
The Elaboratory 450 0 O
The wall round the fquare 1,250
The lot on which the hofpital is erected
2,000 0 o
The fquare eaftward of ditto, to
be kept open for the benefit of air 3,000 O 0
Half the fquare weftward of ditto, 750
0 The anatomical preparations of the ingenious Doctor Abraham Cho- vet, bought of his daughter for 30 1. fter. per annum, for and during the term of her natural life
600 0 0
Ditto of Dr John Fothergill, a pre- fent
375 O 0
And the medical library worth 750
0 5.14,675 O O
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Of the abovementioned fum the affembly gave of their con- ftituents money about 5,5001. to reimburfe the expence of the prefent building. The balance being twenty five thoufand eight hundred and thirty pounds, are private legacies, grants, and dona- tions, the whole of which would lapfe to the commonwealth if the contributors fail, an event which is at prefent but little thought of.
Befides the above fum, the expenfe of the hofpital poor has been paid by the contributors forty years.
In addition to the 5,500 1. given by the legiflature to raife the eaftern wing, they at their laft feffion have granted a further fum of ten thousand pounds out of a loan office fund, for the purpofe of enlarging the hofpital on its original plan, fo as to admit a greater number of lunatics, and to obtain a due feparation of - them from the fick.
The laft act allows a lying-in and foundling hofpital to be u- nited with this inftitution, whenever a fund efpecially is given to build and fupport the fame.
The medical pupils pay for the privilege of attending the hofpi- tal practice ; and fuch pay is commonly underftood to be a perqui- fite of the hofpital phyficians ; this, however, they have generoufly given up for the purpofe of founding a medical library, and to pur- chafe Doctor Chovet's preparations ; by the addition of which to Dr Fothergill's valuable prefent, the inftitution without any expence to its funds, is poffeffed of the moft ufeful and orna- mental collection, that was ever feen in America. The pay of thofe pupils exceeds 1001. per annum, which is amply fuffi- cient to furnifh the library with new books, and to preferve the anatomical caftings, &c.
· From the time the hofpital was built in 1756, to the 5th month (May) in 1793, there have been admitted 8,608 patients. Of whom have been difcharged, cured, 5,435 Relieved,
Removed at the requeft of friends, or fent to the houfe of emlpoy,
925 Incurable,
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Eloped, or difcharged for irregular behaviour, 525
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Died 1140
Remains in the houfe May 23d. 1793, 53. 8608
Of whom 38 are on pay, and 15 poor, and 34 are lunatics, or fuch as have loft the ufe of their reafon : fome of thefe have been from 20 to 30 years in the houfe, which is not uncommon for that defcription of people.
A great number whofe diforders were not proper for admiffion, have received medicine from the hofpital difpenfary, gratis, and the beft advice from the phyficians thereof.
The managers are by charter prohibited from fpending any
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part of their capital ftock, the intereft of which, with fuch do- nations as are not exprefsly given thereto, is applied for the poor ; and when as many paupers are firft admitted as will abforb the faid income, then if there is room, the managers may take other patients on pay, the profits of whofe board alfo go to the poor. Of fuch pay patients, there will always be a number, until the faid income, which at prefent is not half equal to the expences of the houfe, become fufficient to occupy it with the poor.
The price of pay patients is various, and fometimes changes. The overfeers of the poor of Pennfylvania, and all focieties there- in, who fupport the poor by private and voluntary fubfcriptions, pay only 8s. 4d. per week, including medicines, attendance, and all charges, except clothing.
The overfeers of any other State pay fifteen fhillings, and pri- vate perfons from ios. to 35s. as they and the managers can agree ; thefe may choofe their own phyfician, provided he is one of the hofpital phyficians, no others being admitted to practice in the houfe.
All patients are to fubmit to the orders of the phyficians re- fpecting their cafes, and to the rules of the managers in refpect to their conduct, or be difcharged. No ampucation of a limb is allowed, without a confultation of phyficians, and three at leaft agreeing.
The inftruments are the moft complete of the kind, and pre- ferved in excellent order for ufe ; and every thing convenient for the patient is always provided.
A refident apothecary lives in the houfe : his duty is to re- ceive and lend out books, to adminifter the prefcriptions, and to fummon the phyficians on every urgent occafion ; each of whom confiders it as his duty immediately to attend. Two managers and phyficians meet at the hofpital every Fourth-day (Wednef- day ) and Seventh-day (Saturday), at II in the forenoon, to re- ceive and difcharge patients, and much trouble is faved to thofe who apply at that time.
At other times the applicant muft firft go to an attending phyfi- cian, who, if he confiders the cafe a proper one, certifies it in writing to a fitting manager, and he takes the fecurity and gives the order of admiffion.
Overfeers of the poor from the country, who bring a patient, are expected to produce a certificate figned by two magiftrates, certifying that they are in office, and that the pauper refides in their diftrict, without which the applicant is rejected.
Perfons afflicted with incurable and infectious diforders are not admitted ; but any perfon in Pennfylvania receiving by accident a defperate wound, or a fractured limb, may be brought to the hofpital without an order, provided he is brought immedi- ately after the accident happens, and fuch perfons, whether ftran-
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gers or citizens, will be taken good care of at the contributors expence.
The name of the corporate body is, The Contributors to the Pennfylvania Hofpital. Legacies are ufually devifed to them in this form, " I give to the contributors to the Penntylvania hof- pital and their fucceffors, L. for the ufe of the faid hofpital," or, " I give to the contributors of the Pennfylvania hofpital, L. to be added to the capital ftock."
A contributor muft pay at leaft L 10, for which he receives a certificate from the treafurer ; this he cannot transfer, nor can he receive any benefit therefrom, but the priviledge of electing and being elected.
If he is chofen a manager, phyfician, or treafurer, he muft ferve without fee or reward.
An inftitution formed on fuch humane and benevolent princi- ples, embracing the poor of all defcriptions, has done great ho- nor to its founders, many of whofe picus fucceffors have been led by a fecret impulfe to endow it with occafional legacies and contributions, whereby the truft is enlarged, and a greater num- ber of the fick are relieved ; many of whom, for want of fuch an afylum, would fuffer in folitary places, whilft the poor un- happy maniac, deprived of his fenfes, would be roving about without knowing a home, at the rifque of his life or the lives of the people.
Fofah Herves, Owen Jones, jun. Samuel Coates, Joseph Pafchall, Thomas Penrofe, Samuel Clark, Pattifon Hart/korne, Ellifton Perot, Bartholomew Wiftar, Cornelius Barns, Lawrence Seckle, William M& Murtrie, managers .- Mordecai Leavis, treafurer. Dr Adam Kuhn. Dr Thomas Parke, Dr James Hutchinfon, Dr
Benjamin Rufh, Dr John Foulke, Dr William Shippen,p hyfici- ans.
CHRIST CHURCH HOSPITAL,
III, Mulberry St.
Is an endowment for aged women of the Proteftant Epifcopal church, made by Dr John Kearfly, formerly an eminent Phyfi- cian in this city ; who bequeathed, for this purpose, an eftate chiefly landed, which he vefted in the rector, chruch wardens, and veftrymen of the united Epifcopal churches of Chrift church and St. Peter's.
Since the endowment of this inftitution, it has received a con- fiderable acceffion of property, by the gift of Mr Jofeph Dobbins, a native of this city, now refiding in Carolina ; fubject to an an- nuity during Mr Dobbins' life.
Dr Kearfley's will requires, that the women belonging to this infitution fhall be fupplied with meat, drink and lodging; with neceffary affiftance in phyfic and furgery .- There are now 19 on the foundation.
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PHILADELPHIA DISPENSARY, 68, Chefrut St.
Was inftituted in April, 1786 .- The object of this charity is, to afford medical relief to the indigent fick; and fo extenfive have been the benefits thereof, that between eleven and twelve. thoufand patients have been already under its care .- It is fup- ported by annual contributions of one guinea, or ten guineas a. life fubfcription. The contributors recommend the patients. They alfo annually elect, from among themfelves, twelve mana- gers, who direct the bufinefs of the inftitution generally, and every year appoint fix attending and four confulting phyficians and furgeons, an apothecary and treafurer. The attending phy- ficians are on duty in rotation, two at a time for two months.
The city is divided into two diftricts ; and the patients refident in thefe are under the care of the refpective phyficians. Such of them as are able to go out, receive medical affiftance at the dif- penfary (where the apothecary refides and medicines are kept) on the fix days of the week : thofe who cannot go abroad, are vifited at their own houfes. It is needlet's to enlarge on this in- ftitution, as it muft be fufficiently evident from the plan and the fuccefs hitherto attending it, that it is the moft ufeful and exten- five mode of affording medical relief to our diftreffed fellow creatures of any that has hitherto been devifed.
The prefent managers and officers are as follow : viz. - Right rev. Dr. White, Thomas Clifford, Samuel Powel, Henry Hill, Lawrence Seckel, Samuel Pleafants, Thomas Franklin, Rev. Dr. Henry Helmuth, George Meade; George Fox, James Abercrombie, Frederick Augustus Muhlenberg, managers
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