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Since this event, which took place in the year 1769, the members and, the. property . of the company have continued to in creafe ; the former being now between fix and'feven hundred in number. The number of vo- Jumes, at prefent, amounts to nine thoufand, the fe- Jection of which,. has in general been calculated to promote the more important interests of fociety. And the flock of books is continually increafed by occafi- onal donations, annual importations, and purchafes of every American production of merit.
Some valuable machines, an apparatus for the pur- pofes of natural philofophy, &c. and a variety of cu- rious artificial and natural productions alfo belong to
Dr. Franklin ...
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the company, and are deposited in their apartments. In the catalogue hcretofore publifhed, particulars have not been inferted, but lifts are in the poffeffion of the li- brarian, who attends to fhow them on Saturday morn- ings, from eleven to one o'clock. And the directors on proper occafions, permit the inftruments to be made ufe of.
The fhares fince Auguft 1793, have been fixed at fifteen pounds, and the annual payment at fifteen fhil- lings from each member.
The members hold the property as tenants in com- mon, and difpofe of their fhares by will or deed : but the affent of the directors, as well in fuch cafes as in cafe of an original purchafe, is previoufly neceffary-a reftriction early adopted, in order, as much as poffible, to prevent improper perfons from having accefs to a collection of a nature fo liable to injury.
The officers of this Inftitution, are
William Rawle, Jofiah Hewes, Mordecai Lewis, . Thomas Parke, Richard Wells, Samuel Mickle Fox, John Kaighn, James Read, Richard Wiftar, and Jofeph Parker Norris,-Directors.
Richard Hill Morris,-Treafurer.
Benjamin R. Morgan,-Secretary. Zachariah Poulfon, jun .- Librarian.
LOGANIAN LIBRARY,
W AS inftituted by the late James Logan, a gen- tleman of confummate literature, who in the courfe of a long life had collected a number of the moft rare and curicus books in almoft all the ancient languages. . He built a houfe for their reception and by deed exe- cuted in his life time, vefted the houfe and lot, toge- ther with the books and fome yearly rents for fupport- ing a librarian, and occasionally increafing the cata-
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logue, in truftees for the ufe of the public forever, un- der certain rules and regulations contained in thefe inftruments. Sometime afterwards he cancelled this deed, and prepared another, which he did not live to: execute ; this unfinished ioftrument varied the regu- Jations in fome refpects, and the funds for the pur -. pofe of the inftitution, but the ufes were the fame as in the firft. After his death, his children and refidu- ary devifees, executed a deed conformable to that which had been prepared by him, vefting in the fame truftees the whole eftate intended by the founder, and the books were removed to a room prepared for them, arranged in neat order, and a catalogue printed.
Bv the conftitution, William Logan (the founder's eldeft fon) was the firft librarian, and the office was made hereditary in his family, with power to execute it by a deputy. The funds appointed for a librarian,, &c. were originally fmall, but.iffued f. om a very im- proving eftate ; they were fo referved as to increafe at ftated periods, fo as to afford a very handfome income. Till one of thefe periods arrived they were not fuffi- cient for the regular fupport of a librarian, wherefore he attended a confiderable time to the duty in perfon. To this inftitution William Logan, by his will, devif- ed a very handfome library, collected partly by him- felf, and partly by his uncle, the late Doctor William Logan of Briftol in England, amounting to about one thoufand volumes. After his death, which happened in 1776, the library was fhut up for feveral years, owing to the death or abfence, of the truftees. In 1791, james Logan, the laft furviving truftee named in the grant, have had feveral previous confultations with Dr. Franklin, the lateft defcedant of them ; and with a number of his fellow-citizens, prefented a memorial to the legiflature, wherein he ftated the then prefent fituation of the inftitution, and prayed for their aid to put it into a way of anfwering the end of his father, the founder. Whereupon, an act was paffed, whereby the Library Company of Philadelphia, their fucceffors, &c. for the time being, together with James Logan, or liis heir and two truftees, whom he or his heir fhal! ap- point (a majority of the whole of whom fhall he a quo- 'rum ) thall be trufteesof the faid Loganian library. It is, however, provided, that the faid books and other property belonging to this inftitution, together with fuch other property as may hereafter be acquired, fha !!
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be forever kept feparate from the books belonging to the Library Company of Philadelphia; and that the faid library fhall be known by the name of The Loga- n'an Library, agreeably to the intention of the donor. A large and commodious room has lately been built adjoining the Philadelphia Library, for the purpofe of keeping the books of the Loganian Library ; and it was opened for the benefit of the citizens, in May laft : fincce which time a complete catalogue of the books has been printed.
NATIONAL SOCIETIES.
HEN people fall into misfortunes in any part of the world, remote from the place of their na - tivity, it is natural for them to make their dittrefs firft known to thofe who were originally from the fame country. The prefumption in the's cafe is, that the love of the native foil, which is infeparable from every hu- man breaft, will make their countrymen more ready than others to administer to their relief; and that pof- fibly fome may be found among them, with whom they are connected by blood, who may have known fome of their relatives, or, at leaft, who may have better opportunities of being affured from local cir- cumftances that they are not impostors. No greater proof can be given of the utility of thefe inftitutions than that hundreds have been relieved by their charity who muft otherwife have confiderably fuffered in a place wherein they were itrangers .- The national fo- cieties in this city, are,
ST. ANDREW's SOCIETY.
T HE hon. James Wilfon, prefident ; the Rev. D :. William Smith, and James Craig, Efq; vice-prefidents ; Richard Lake Efq; Secretary ; Mr. John Shields, trea- furer; the Rev. William Marfhall, Chaplain ;, Wił- liam Moore Smith, Richard Lake, and William H. - E
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Todd, Efqrs; counfellors ; Dr. William Currie, Dr. A !- drew Rofs, Dr. William M'Ilvaine, phyficians ; MI. Thomas Leiper, Mr. Gaven Hamilton, jun. William H. Todd, Efq; Mr. James Henderfon, Dr. Andrew Spence, and Mr. Robert Henderfon, affiftants; Mr. Ro- bert Smith, No. 58, South Front Street; Mr. Thomas Leiper, No. 9, North Water Street ; Mr. Thomas Dos- fon, No. 41, South Second Street ; Mr. William Young, No. 52, South Second Street ; Mr. Thomas Carftairs, No. 116, Spruce Street; and Richard Lake, Efq; No. 80, Vine Street.
GERMAN INCORPORATED SOCIETY.
REDERICK A. Muhlenberg, Efq; prefident ; Leon- ard Jacoby, vice prefident ; Leonard Keehmlee, and Ifaac Wampole, fecretaries; John Steinmitz, trea- furer ; Michael Kepley, folicitor between 132 and 140, Chefnut Street.
St. GEORGE's SOCIETY.
R OBERT MORRIS, Efq; prefident ; Ifaac Hazle- hurft, vice-prefident , Daniel Rundle, treafurer ; Afhe- ton Humphreys, fecretary, No. 63, South Third Street.
HIBERNIAN SOCIETY,
UDGE M'KEAN, prefident ; General Walter Stew- art, vice prefident ; Edward Fox, fecretary, No. 56
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South Front Street .- Meet four times a year-on the feverteenth days of March, June, September, and De- cember.
FRENCH BENEVOLENT SOCIETY.
J OHN TENANT, prefident ; Anthony De la For- reft, vice-prefident ; Peter Stephen Du Ponceau, and Benjamin Armand, Secretaries.
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PHYSICIANS of the PORT.
R ESIDENT Physician, James Meafe, confulting phyfician, Samuel Duffield. ª
Rules and Regulations for fecuring the city and port of Philadelphia, from the introduction of peftilential and contagious difeafes, eftablifhed by the Inspectors of the Board of Health.
A LL captains or mafters of veffels, coming from beyond fea (coafters excepted) fhall anchor op- pofite the Health Office on State Ifland, and there re- main until they fhall receive certificates of health from the refident phyfician ; and until they receive fuch certificates, they fhall not land any perfon or goods, to
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be conveyed into this commonwealth, under the pe- malty of sco dollars for every fuch offence.
After coming to an anchor, the captain or mafter fhall fend a boat for the refident phytician, and while the phyfician is performing his official examination, the captain fhåll expofe every part of the veffel, and eve- . ry perfon on board, to be fearched or queftioned ; he fhall anfiver all the interrogatories refpecting the health of the veffel ; and in cafe he fhall conceal any fick per- fon, or in any manner deceive the phylician or other proper officer, for, every fuch offence he fhall pay 50 dollars.
And if any perfon (the refident phyfician, &c. ex- cepted) fhall go on board any veffel, before the captain has obtained a certificate, he fhall forfeit 50 dollars.
All veffels in a healthy ftate arriving from the Weft- India Iflands, the Spanish Main, the French, Dutch; cr Spanifh fettlements in America, fhall undergo a qua- rantinc of five days from the time of their arrival at State Ifland, All veffels in a healthy ftate arr ving from any place where a contagions diforder prevailed at the time of failing, fhall perform a quarantine of 25 days, computing from the time they failed from the faid port or ports. If any perfon on board has died of a conta- gions diforder during the voyage, the quarantine fhall be 20 days from the time of the faid death. The cheft, clothing and bedding of the faid deceafed, and all other goods fuppofed to be infected fhall be landed on State Ifland, and there be purificd. All veffels arriv- ing in a fickly ftate, or becoming fickly after arrival, fhall be fubject to fuch detention and regulations, as the Board of Health fhall confider as neceffary. All veffels performing quarantine, after landing infeRed perfons or goods, fhall re-anchor at fuch convenient place as the phyfician fhall direct, within reach of the fort guns, and fhall hold no intercourfe with any other, or with the fhore, without afpecial permit. The captain fhall hoitt in his boat every evening at fun-fet, and not let it down again until fun-rife the next day. He fhall wafh his veffel, and air all the bedding and wearing apparel on board every day; and every morning and evening the cabbin, holJ, and fteerage, fhall be fumi- · gated with brimftone, far, or vinegar, fo that the va- pours may penetrate through the veffel.
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Incorporated Companies.
A Spirit of enterprife and improvement is charac- terifție of the Pennfylvanians. And perhaps it has never appeared more confpicuous than within thefe three or four years paft.
Befides feveral legiflative acts for opening and im- proving roads and rivers, not lefs than feven com- panies have fince the year, 1790 been inftituted for the purpofe of extending inland. navigation by locks and canals, of improving roads, by bridges and turn- pikes, and of improving agriculture by the cultivation of.vines. One of thefe companies was incorporated by the legiflature on the roth of April, 1793; to wit, The Conesvago Canal Company, inftituted for the purpofe of i.n- proving the navigation of the Sufquehannah, by lock's, at Conewago Falls. In regard to the others, power was vefted in the governor, at their inftitution to in- corporate them, by letters patent, when a certain pro- portion of their refpe ctive capitals fhould be fubfcribed.
The feveral canal companies befides the Conewago, are the following, viz. The Schuylkill and Sufquehannak Navigation Company, inftitured on the 29th September, 1791, for the purpofe of uniting the waters of Tulpe- hoccon, Quittapahilla, and Swetary. Their capital confifts of 1000 fhares at 400 dollars each, payable at fuch times as the company fhall direct. Their election is on the firft Monday in January.
Robert Morris, prefident; Timothy Matlack, Se- cretary ; Tench Francis, treafurer.
The Delaware and Schuylkill Canal Navigation Company, inftituted on the 10th of April, 1792, for the purpofe of cutting a canal between thofe rivers, and uniting the waters thereof. Their capital confifts of 2000 fhares at 200 dollars each, payable as the company fhall di- rect. They have commenced their operations, . and - made confiderable progrefs therein. Their election is on the firft Monday in January .- Robert Morris, pre- fident ; William Moore Smith, fecretary ; Tench. Francis, Treafurer.
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The Brandywine Canal Navigation Company, instituted cn the moth of April, 1793, ( with a capital of 1500 fhares at 2co dollars each, payable as the company may di- rect) for the purpose of improving the navigation of that creek. by canal and locks.
The companies for improving roads, &c. are The Philadelphia and Lancafer Turnpike Company, inftituted on the 9th of April, 1792, for the purpose of conftructing. an artificial road between that city and borough. Their capital confifts of 1000 fhares at 300 dollars each. They have commenced, and made very confiderable advancements in their operations.
The Company for building a bridge over the Sulquehannah, (near Wright's Ferry) inftituted with a capital of -oo shares at. 150 dollars each ; on the 11th of April, 1703.
The Company for promoting the Cultivation of Vines, was in- ftituted on the 22d of March, 1793; with a capital of 1000 fhares at 20 dollars each.
MUTUAL BENEFIT SOCIETIES.
I T being a duty incumbent on every good man, while in health, to endeavour to make fome provifion for himfelf and family, againft the day of affliction, diffe- rent focieties have been formed in this city, with a view to raife funds for that purpofe ; and as the inten- tion of thefe affociations is mutually to affift each other in ficknefs, and to make provifion for the wi- dows and orphans of deceafed members, they are here called by the general appellation of Mutual Benefit Societies.
SHIP MASTERS SOCIETY. .
William Heyfham, Nathaniel Falconer, Sampfon Hervey, George Ord, Robert Bethell, John Wood, Charles Biddle, William Allibone, John Souder, John Lockton, Stephen Gerard, and Nathaniel Gatt-Ma- Bagers.
John King, Treafurer.
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PILOT SOCIETY.
ISAAC ROCHE-Treafurer, 48 Almond Street.
FRANKLIN SOCIETY.
Richard Folwell, Prefident.
Robert Cochran, Treafurer. John Bufhell, and William Patten, Directors. Robert B. Sellers, Secretary.
CALEDONIAN SOCIETY.
Thomas Dobfon, Pefident.
John Miller, Vice-Prefident. John Gibb, Secretary. Alexander Symington, Treafurer.
UNION SOCIETY.
Andrew Neilfon, Prefident.
John Dougherty, Vice-Prefident. Philip Burk, Secretary. Bartholomew Baker, Richard Baker and Thomas Teft, Stewards.
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FRIENDLY SOCIETY.
Samuel Wigglefworth, Prefident.
William White, and Jofeph Baker,-Stewards.
PROVIDENT SOCIETY.
-, Prefident.
John Valance, and Alexander Philips, Vice-Prefi- dents.
Lawrence Juftice, Treafurer.
John Waters, Secretary.
HOSPITAL Within the Pennsylvania Hofpital Yard.
T HIS large and commodious Hofpital now building, is for the reception, exclufively, of perfons deprived of their reafon. The charity is noble in proportion to the excellency of the gift of reafon above all other bleffings : The charity is moreover neceffary, inafmuch as mad- nefs, above all other difeafes, requires abfence from home, and confinement to cure it. To encourage the benefactions of the public to this inftitution, it ought to be known, that madnefs is no longer confidered by phy- ficians as an incurable difeafe : the prefent remedies for it, when early applied, are as certain in their effects as the remedies for the pleurify or any other common diforder. They do not confift, as formerly, in thofe fevere modes of coercion which were diftreffing to hu- manity. The whip is now never ufed ; and the chains and mad-fhirt but feldom. In fhort, the fame priaci-
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ples which have been applied with fo much fuccefs to the cure of the diforders of the moral powers in the new jail of our city, have been applied with equal fuccefs to the cure of the diforders of the underftanding As the firft fruits of this new and humane mode of treat- ment, three perfont were difcharged from the hofpital in one day, (cured of madnefs) a few weeks ago, al- though they had been attended under a want of many of the advantages mad people will have in the new building.
A Lift'of the Officers of the R. W. Grand Lodge. of Pennsylvania for the year 1,96.
William Moore Smith Efqr. R :. Worfhipful, Grand Mafter ; Mr. Gavin Hamelton, W. D. G. M. Mr. Thomas Town, WS. GW. Mr. John Poor, W. J. G. W. Thomas Armftrong Efqr. W. G. Secy. Mr. John M.Elwee, W. G. Revd. John Andrews, D. D. G. C. . Mr. Richard R. Cufick G. S. B.
Lodges under the Furifdiction of the Grand Lodge of Pennfylvania, Lodge No. 2.
Mr. David Ewing, W. M. Mr. John Rean, S. W. Mr. Felix M'Carty, J. W. Mr. Edward Robinfon Sec. meets on the fecond Monday in every month.
Lodge NO . 3.
Mr. Ifrael Ifrael, W. M. Mr. lfunc Hough, S. W. Mr. William Prichet, J. W. Mr. John Smith, Secr. meets on the third Tuefday in every month.
Lodge Nº. 9.
Mr. Andrew Nelfon W. M. Mr. Thomas Steward, S. W. Mr. John Saunders, J. W. Mr. James Wilkins, Secr. meets on the firft Friday in every month.
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Lodge Nº . 19.
Mr. Matthias Sadler, W. M. Mr. William D Brown S. W. Mr. Thomas Dennis, J. W. Mr. Mathew Wat- fon, Secr. meets on the firft & third Thurfday in every month.
Lodge Nº. 51.
Mr. Thomas W. Hiltzhiemer, Mafter. Mr. Thomas Newman S. W. Mr. Robert C. Lattimer Jun. W. Mr. Robert Crozier Treaf. Mr. Peter Tilly, Secr. meets on the fecond Thurfday in every month.
Harmony Lodge NO . 52.
Mr. George Morton W. M. Mr. Richard G. Harris, S. W. Mr. William A. Grant, J. W. Mr. Cadwallader Griffith, Secr. meets on the firft & third Wednefday in every month.
Wafbington Lodge.
Mr. Richard R. Cufack, W. M. Mr. Robert Orr, S. W. Mr, John R Taylor J. W. MI. Cochran Hamill, Secr. meets on the fecond & fourth Tuefday in every month.
Concordia Lodge Nº .67.
Mr. Andrew Baum, W. M. Mr. Henry Voigt, S. W. Mr. George Willing, J. W. Mr. Thomas Herman, Leyfert Secr. meets on the fecond & fourth Saturday in every month.
COUNTRY LODGES.
No. 5. Cantwell Bridge,' meets on the laft Thursday in every month .- S. Norifton, third Tuefday do .- 1I. London Grove -12. Winchefter, (Virginia ), firitMon- day do .- 14. Wilmington, (Delaware), third Tuefday do .- 18 Dover .- 18.Britifh 17th regiment .- 21. Low- er Paxton .- 22. Sunbury, full moon .- 25. Brittol. firft Tuesday in every month .- 26. Carlifle .- 31 Philadel- phia County, ( Norrifton), firft Monday do .- 33. Chri-
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fiana Bridge, (Delaware), firft Thurfday do .- 41. Portf- mouth, (Virginia ).,-43. Lancafter .- 44. Duck Creek, firft Thurfday do .- 45. Pittfburg, fecond Tuefday do. -46. Church Town .- 47. Port au Prince .- 48. Bed- ford. - 50. Sign of the white horfe Chefter County .- 54. In the town of Wafhington .- 55. Huntingdon .- 56. Carlifle .- 57. Newton .- 58. With the army of the U- nited States.
A lift of the Officers of the General Grand Royal Arch Chapter of Penna. Elected & appointed Satur- day the 26th of December Anno Laces 5795.
The R. W. William M. Smith Efq. Grand mafter of Mafons in Pen. & Mafonic Jurifiction thereunto belonging M. Et. G. H. P. Mr. Prais Wadman. G. R. Mr. John Service, G. S. Peter Le Barbie Duplif- fis Efqr. Rr. G. M. Daniel M'Karrahes G. T. Mr. Andrew Nelfon, G. R. A. Captain Mr. Thomas Town 1 G. Mafter, Mr. William Leo, 2 G. Mafter, Mr. Da- niel Gesford; 3 G. Mafter, Revd. William Smith D. D. G. Chaplain, Mr. John Wheelin, G. Tyler. Meets on the day peceding St. John the Evangelift in every year.
Sublime Lodge of Perfection, &c.
Wiliam Moore Smith, Efq. Solomon Bufh, Efq. - Pe- ter Le Barbier Du Pleffis, Efqrs. G. D. S.
Prefiding Officers, &c.
Jonathan Bayard Smith, Efq. T. P. Thomas Procter, Efq. H. Peter Le Barbier Du Pleffis, Efq. K. S and S. Mr. Peter Le Maigre, T. William M'Ilvaine, M. D. A. John Carfon, M. D. G. M. C. Mr. Gavin Hamif- top, S. W. Mr. John M'Cree, J. W. Mr. Edward Scott, C. G. Rev. John Andrews, D. D. G. C. Meets on the firft and third Wednefday in every month in Philadelphia.
NEW YORK STAGES,
F OUR ply between this city and New York ; one fets off every morning at four o'clock, from the corner of Second and Arch Streets : One from No. 99, North Second Street, every morning at five : One from the Indian Queen No. 15, South Fourth Street, every morn- ing at fix, and the other from No. 59, North Second Street, every morning at 8 o'clock.
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NEW YORK PACKET-BOAT
S TARTS from Arch Street Wharf on every Sunday and Wednesday, and proceeds to Burlington or Bur- denton, &c. from one of which places one or more good carriages ftart on the fuccecding morning for South Am- boy, from which port a convenient packet will fail for New York immediately after their arrival.
BALTIMORE STAGE & MAIL
L. EAVES the George Tavern, corner of Second and Arch Streets, every morning at fix o'clock; and the mail ftarts from the fame place every Monday, Wed- nefday, and Friday, at eight o'clock in the morning.
BALTIMORE PACKET
S ETS off from therCrooked Billet Wharf, between High and Chefnut Streets, every day of the week, Sa- turday excepted, and proceeds to New Caftle, where a carriage receives the paffengers and carries them to French Town ; fiom which they proceed by water to Baltimore. The route is most commonly performed in two days.
LANCASTER STAGE
S ETS off from John Dunwoody's, fign of the Spread Eagle, in High ftreet, on Tuefdaysand Fridays, at ha! paft fix in the morning.
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BETHLEHEM STAGE
S ETS off from Lefher's tavern, fign of the Stage- Waggon, in Second, between Mulberry and Saffafras Street, every Wednesday morning at Io o'clock.
WILMINGTON STAGE
SETS of ETS off from the George Inn, corner of Second and Arch, every Monday at fix o'clock.
DOVER STAGE
DETS off from the above Inn every morning at fix o'clock.
HARRISBURG STAGE
S ETS off from the White Swan, 106, Race Street, every Wednesday morning, at 7 o'clock,
READING STAGE
SETS of ETS off from the above Inn every Friday morning, at 7 o'clock.
EASTON STAGE
S ETS off every Thurflay inorning at 6 o'clock, from the above Inn.
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BURLINGTON STAGE
S TARTS from William Cooper's ferry, oppofite Phi- ladelphia, every Sunday & Wednesday, at 12 o'clock, during the winter feafon, and proceeds the following mornings for Amboy, where convenient boats convey the paffengers to New-York the fame evening, general- Jy in good feafon .- For feats apply to Mr. Howell.
CITY COMMISSIONERS
Who have the care of the Streets, Pumps, Wharves, and Ferry.
HUGH ROBERTS, Jofeph Claypoole, William Moulder, Richard Hicks, and Nathan Boys.
PLEASURE CARRIAGES,
Belonging to the Inhabitants of Philadelphia and Suburbs, entered in the Inspectors Office.
320 Chairs Total,, 553 two-wheeled carriages.
33 Sulkeys
85 Light-waggons, .
137 Coachees,
22 Phætons, Tot. 307 four wheeled carriages. -
3; Chariots, and
33 Coaches,
The number is increased fince the above account was laken.
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Agreeable to the entries made in the clerk of the mayor's court's office, there are, 233 dray's, and 454 carts employed'within the bounds of the city.
TAVERNS.
TAVERNS, - -
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Licenfed for felling fpirits, beer and cider, J.7
Ditto for beer and cider, 9
POLITICAL SOCIETIES.
CINCINNATI SOCIETY.
T HE members of this fociety are compofed of offi- cers of the late American Army : it derives its name from Cincinnatus, the celebrated Roman, who, after having fubdued the enemies of his country, retired from the theatre of public life, to enjoy the fweets of domeftic retirement.
The prefent officers are, Thomas Mifflin, prefident ; Thomas M'Kean, vice-prefident ; Robert Patton trea- furer ; Robert Porter, fecretary.
The Society meets on the 4th of July, annually, and the committee as often as may be neceffary, for the purpofe of granting relief to the diftreffed members, widows, and orphans of the fociety.
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FRENCH PATRIOTIC SOCIETY,
E STABLISHED to affift their countrymen with flour and other provifions during their prefent arduous ftrug- gle for liberty.
GERMAN REPUBLICAN SOCIETY,
NTENDED to cultivate a juft knowledge of rational Liberty, and facilitate the enjoyment and exercife of civil rights, and to tranfmit to pofterity, unimpaired a Republican form of government.
DEMOCRATIC SOCIETY.
FOR The fame OR the fame purpofe as the German Republican.
PLACES of WORSHIP, &'c.
A Lift of Buildings appropriated to the Wer- Whip of Almighty God, and where they are fitu- ated, with the Names of their respective Paf- Lors.
B APTIST Church, in Second-Street between High and Mulberry Streets ; Rev. Thomas Uitick, A. M. Paftor.
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PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL CHURCHES. Chrift- Church in Second ftreet, on the Weft fide, between High and Mulberry ftreets .- St. Peter's Church, South Weft corner of Third and Pine ftreets. Of thefe two united Churches, the Right Rev. William White D. D. is rector, and Rev. Robert Blackwell D. D. and Rev. James Abercrombie, A. M. are affiftant minifters .- St. Paul's Church, Third ftreet, on the Eaft fide, between Walnut and Spruce ftreets, Rev. Samuel Magaw, D. D. rector. St. Thomas's, or African Church, in Fifth ftreet, on the Weit fide, between Spruce and Walnut Streets, Rev. Abfalom Jones, (an African) rector.
GERMAN CALVINIST CHURCH, corner of Saf- fafras and Fourth Streets; Rev. Dr. Hendell, paftor.
FRIENDS MEETING-HOUSES .- One, the corner of Second and Market Streets. , One in Fourth-ftreet, between Chefnut and Walnut-ftreets ; and the other in Pine-ftreet, between Front and Second Streets.
FREE FRIENDS MEETING-HOUSE, fouth-weft corner of Fifth and Mulberry Streets.
GERMAN LUTHERAN CHURCHES. St. Michael's Church, in Fifth-ftreet, between Mulberry and Cherry Streets, on the eaft fide .. Zion Church, in Fourth -ftreet, at the corner of Cherry-ftreet. ; Of thefe churches the Rey, Henry Helmuth, D. D. and Rev. Mr. Schmidt are paftors.
SWEDISH LUTHERAN CHURCH, in Swarfon- ftreet, Southwark, under the care of the Rev. Nichola's Collin, D. D. rector & Rev. Jofeph Turner, affiftant minifter.
JEWISH SYNAGOGUE, in Cherry-freet, between Third and Fourth Streets, under the care of the Rev. Mr. Cohen.
METHODIST CHURCHES. One in Fourth-freet, between Saffafras and Vine Streets, under the care of the Rev. John Dickins; one in Second-ftreet, be- low Catharine-ftreet, 'Southwark; and one in South- threet-, between Fourth and Fifth Streets.
MORAVIAN CHURCH, corner of Saffafras and Bread Streets, under the care of the Rev. John Meder.
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCHES. Firit Prefbyterian Church, in High-ftreet, between Second -and Third Streets, the Rev. Dr. Ewing Paftor. Second Prefbyte- rian Church, corner of Third and Mulberry Streets ; the Rev . Dr. Afhbel Green, Pator. The New Prefby- terian Church, corner of Coates's and St. John's Streets, Northern Liberties, is alfo under the care of the above F 3
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gentleman. Third Prefbyterian church, in Pine-ftreet, between Fourth and Fifth Streets. Prefbyterian affociate church in Walnut-ftreet, between Fourth and Fifth Streets, on the north fide, under the care of the Reverend William Marfhall. Scots Prefbyterian church, in Spruce-ftreet, between Third and Fourth Streets, under the care of the Rev. Robert Annan.
ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCHES. Old Roman Catholic Church, in Willing's Alley : there is like- wife an entrance to this church, in Walnut-ftreet, be- tween Third and Fourth Streets, on the fouth fide. St Mary's Church, in Fourth, between Walnut and Spruce îtreets ; the paftors of thefe two churches, are Rev. Mr. M'Innes, and Rev. Michael Neale. Holy Trinity, or German Catholic Church, Spruce, corner of Sixth ftreet, Rev. Petrus Helbron, paftor. An Englifh fermon is likewife preached there every Sunday afternoon, by the Rev. Lawrence Phelan.
UNIVERSAL CHURCH. In Lombard between Fourth and Fifth ftreets; Rev. Elhanan Winchefter, paftor.
PLACES OF AMUSEMENT. OLD THEATRE. . Cedar St. between Fourth and Fifth Streets.
T HIS theatre has fo long been eftablifhed, toge- ther with the merit of the managers, that nothing fur- ther remains neceffary to be faid refpecting it.
Meffrs. Hallam & Hodgkinfon,- Managers.
NEW THEATRE.
T HIS building is the moft elegant of the kindi n America. The Managers have from the general fe- tisfaction which they have given to the citizens of Phi- ladelphia, met with the greateft fuccefs; and it may , be added, that their exertions for the pleafure of the public, have been fuch, as to have merited the encou- pagement, they have experienced.
Meffrs. Wignell & Reinegale, -- Managers.
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AMPHITHEATRE, Next to Oellers Hotel, Chefnut Street.
T. HIS building has lately been compleated at the expence of Mr. Ricketts the proprietor, and celebrated Equeftrian, whofe performances in horfemanfhip, have highly gratified the public for thefe three years paft.
PEALE'S MUSEUM,
A T the Philofophical Hall in Fifth-Street, contains,. perhaps, the moft valuable collection of the fubjects of Natural Hiftory to be met with in this country. It is juftly confidered as an important acquifition to fcience, and the arts; and its utility is conftantly becoming more and more extenfive, from the frequent additions, which the indefatigable efforts and perfeverance of the- proprietor(Mr. Peale)is continually making. He anti- cipates the idea, that it will, 'ere long, become a great fource of national information ; and that the rifing ge- neration will reap peculiar benefits from its inftitu- tion.
He has generoufly pledged himfelf, that the fubjects .. of his Mufeum fhall not be difpofed of without the confent of a number of gentlemen, who, by his own invitation, are formed into a fociety for vifiting and infpecting it.
Befides the above, there are a number of places of en- tertainment in the vicinity of the city, to which the inhabitants refort in great numbers, particularly du- ring the fummer months-Of them the principal are, Gray's Garden a romantic fituation, and Harrogate. on account of its medicinal waters.
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The State House of Pennsylvania,
In Chefnut Street, bet. Fifth and Sixth Streets,
WILL :perhaps become more interefting in hiftory than any of the celebrated fabrics of Greece or Rome- The foundation was begun within a century after the rude favages had quitted the foil on which it ftands ;- and that auguft body which pronounced the freedom and fovereignty of the United States, was affembled . beneath its roof, within Igo years after the emigration from Europe, under the venerable Penn.
. Befides the council chamber, the houfe of affembly, and feveral rooms, it contains the hall in which the fu- preme court is held .- It is orhamented with two ele- gant clocks, placed on the Eaft and Weft fides-On the Eaft wing is the court honfe-And the American Philofophical Society have erected a ftately building, on the North West corner of the State Houfe yard, which was prefented to that body, by an act of the legiflature.
The yard is fhaded with trees, and affords an agree- able walk to the inhabitants.
MARKETS.
T HE principal Market in Philadelphia is fituated in High-ftreet, and is divided into three divifions. The firft, which is called Jerfey, extends from Front to Second Stret, 396 feet long. Middle Market, from Second to Third Street, 495 feet long. New Shambles, 396 feet long ; all which are 20 feet broad.
This market is, without exception, the beft of any upon the Continent. The market days are Wednef- dav and Saturday.
Beliles the above, there are two other markets- One fituate in Callowhill-Areet, and the other ir. South
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Second-Street, between Pine and South Streets, which proves highly ufeful and convenient to the inhabitants. Attached to the Middle Market, ftands the Old Court Houfe.
In faid houfe there is an apartment appropriated for the ufe of the clerks of the market. In another apart- ment the five commiffioners meet twice a week, and the county commillioners every day. From this the ac- count of Diftances from the city is computed, it being confidered as a central point.
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