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RATES OF POSTAGE.
Single letters carried by land, for any diftance Cents.
Cents.
Not exceeding 30 miles,
6
From 30 to 60 miles 8
From 60 to 100
10
100 to 150
124
150 to 200
15
200 to 250 1
17
250 to 35°
20
350 to 450 22
450
25
Double letters are donble, and trible letters triple of thefe rates. A packet of the weight of one ounce avoirdupoife weight at the rate of four fingle letters ; and in like proportion for one of a greater weight. News-papers one cent each for any diftance not exceeding 100 miles : to any duftance in the fame flate where printed, the fame ; and for any greater diftance from one ftate to another, one and a half cent.
All letters or packets conveyed in private veffels four cents, with the addition of legal poftage, if deftined to any other place than where fuch veffel may arrive.
All letters aud packets to and from the Prefident, and Vice-Prefi- dent of the United States ; and to and from the fecretary of the Trea- fury, the comptroller, the auditor, the regifter, the comminfoner of the revenue, the treafurer, the fecretary of ftate, the fecretary of war, the poftmafter-general, Lis affiftant, and deputies are free of poftage. And alfo all letters and packets, not exceeding two ounces weight, to and from any member of Congrefs, the fecretary of the Senate, and the clerk of the Houfe of Reprefentatives. during auy feffion of Congrefs, and twenty days after it. But no public officer can frank any letters,
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except his own; and any letter inclofed to any of them, and directed to any other perfon, shall be put into the poft-office, and be charged with the ufual poffage.
Phamphlets and magazines, not exceeding fifty miles cne cent per fheets, not exceeding one hundred miles, one and a half cent; and any greater diftance two cents per fleet.
All letters brought to any poft-office half an hour before the mal :- ing of the mail fhall be forwarded therein ; except in offices where the P. M. general, thinks longer time neceffary, which in no cafe fhall ex- ceed one hour : And all thefe times fo fixed, fhall be notified to the public in one or more news-papers for fix weeks enfuing faid regula- tions.
All packets, or letters water-borne in packets-boats, provided by the United States, for every fingle letter 8 cents : for every double letter 16 cents ; for every triple letter 24 cents; and for every letter or. packet brought in any private veffel 4 cents if delivered at the place where the veffel arrives, and if directed to any other place, the addi- tional legal poftage .- If any poftmafter, or other perfon under him de- mand more than the legal poftage, they fhall forfeit for fuch offence 100 dollars, and be rendered incapable of future truft.
The mafter or commander of every veffel arriving in the United States, fhall deliver to the poft-mafter at the port where he arrives, all letters under his care ; except fuch as are directed to the owner or con- fignee, or directed to be delivered at the port where the veffel arrives ; for which he fhall receive from the poftmafter, or deputy 2 cents for each letter and packet. Any perfon that fhall fet up a horfe poft or ftage waggon, or paeket boat, on any rout by land or water, where re- gular communication has been eftablithed by Congref's; and fhall re- ceive any letter or packet, other than news papers, magazines or pam- phlets, or letters directed to the owner of the conveyance, or to the perfon to whom any packet on board is directed, fhall forfeit 50 dollars.
Way letters thall be received, if prefented more than two unles from a poft-office, and delivered at the firft office, fubjest to an additional rate of one cent; letters directed to perfons living between polt-offices fhall be delivered were directed, fubject to the addition of two cents for the ufe of the carrier ; unlef's the receipt and delivery of letters on the way (in the opinion of the poftmafter general,) be incompatible with the time or manner of carrying cr the fpeed required.
If any perfon in any department of the general poft-office, fhall fe- crete, embezzle, or deftroy any letter or packet entrusted to him (except in the cafe that follows)fliall be fined 300 dollars, or impr.foned 6 months, or both according to the aggravation of the offence ; and if faid letter or packet contain a bank note, bill of exchange, warrant of the treafury, affigument of ftock, letters of attorney to receive annuities of dividends, to fell flock, or to receive the interett therecf, letter of credit, bond warrant, draft, bill or promiffory nute whatiover, for the payment cf money ; or he thall take any of thelt articles out of a letter cr packet, on conviction he fhall fufer death.
Every printer of a news paper may fend one paper to a brother news printer within the United States, free of poftage .- Every printer or
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ether perfon, who fhall conceal aletter or other memorandum in writing in a news paper, or package of papers, fhall be liable to a fine of 5 dollars. And if any of the perfons employed in the department of the poft-office, fhall detain, delay, embezzle or deftroy any news paper, magazine or pamphlet, with which he fhall be entrufted he fhall forfeit 50 dollars for every fuch offence. And if any poft-mafter (or other perfon) fhall open or permit to be opened any mail of news papers not directed to his office (unlefs it is directed to a place where there is no officer) fhall forfeit 20 dollars.
Letters or packets left at any poft-office to be conveyed beyond fea, or to any other port of the United States, by water pay one cent. Letters delivered by letter carriers 2 cents, at the poft-office one cent, in addition to the common poftage,
ESTABLISHMENT
OF THE
MAILS
Commencing April 3d, 1797. -
The Eastern Mail
Will be clofed on Mondays, Tuefdays, Wednefdays, Thurfdays, Fridays, and Saturdays, at noon ; and arrive at Philadelphia, on Tuef- days, Wednefdays, I hurfdays, Fridays, Saturdays, and Mondays, at 8 o'clock A. M.
The mail for the poft-towns on the main line eaft of New-York as far as Bofton, will be clofed every Tuefday, Thurfday, and Saturday, with the eaftern mail, and return with the fame every Monday, Wed- nefday, and Friday. A mail for new Haven and Bofton will be clofed every day (Sunday excepted) at noon.
. The Southern Mail
Will be clofed on Mondays, Wednefdays, and Fridays, at half paft 7 o'clock A. M. and arrive at Philadelphia, on Tuefdays, Thurfdays, and Saturdays, at half paft 9 o'clock A. M.
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The mail for the poft towns on the main line through North-Caro- lina, South-Carolina and Georgia, as far as Savannah, will be clofed with the fouthern mails every Wednesday, and Friday, from the ift of May to the ift of November, and from November to May, on Monday and Friday-and the mails for all the other poft-towns in North and South-Carolina and Georgia, every Friday at half paft 7 Λ. Μ.
A mail for Baltimore, and the other offices on the main line as far as Alexandria, will be clofed every morning (Sundays excepted) at half paft 7 A. M.
A mail for Winchefter in Virginia will be clofed every Thurfday at half paft 7 A. M. and Friday half an hour before funfet.
The mail for New-Castle, Cantwell's Bridge, Duck Creek, and Dover, Frederica, Milford, George-Town, and Dagsborough, Delaware, Trap, Snowbill, Maryland, Horn Town, Accsmack C. H. and Northampton C. H. Virginia,
Will be clofed every Monday, Wednefday, and Friday, at half an hour before fun fet, and arrive at Philadelphia every Wednesday, Fri- day and Monday at 8 A. M.
The mail for the Eastern Shore of Maryland,
Will be clofed on Mondays, Wednefdays and Fridays, at half an hour before funfet, and arrive on Tuefdays, Thurfdays and Saturdays, at 8 o'clock A. M.
The mail for Downings-Town and Lancaster, Pennsylvania,
Will be clofed on Mondays Wednefdays and Fridays, at half an hour before funfet, and arrive at Philadelphia, on Wednesdays, Fridays and Mondays, at 8 o'clock A. M.
The mail for Columbia, York-Town, Carlisle, Shippensburgh, Chambers- burgh, Bedford, Greensburgh, Pittsburgh, and the Post-towns in Ken- sucky and Tennessee,
Will he clofed every Friday at half an hour before funfet, and ar- rive at Philadelphia, every Friday morning at 8 o'clock.
The mail for Potts-Grove, Reading, Lebanon and Harrisburgh,
Will be clofed every Tuefday, and Thurfday at funfet, and arriva at Philadelphia, on Tuefdays and Thurfdays at 10 A. M.
A mail for Carlisle,
Will clofe every Tuefday, with the mail for Harrifburgk.
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The mail for Sunbury, Northumberland, and Lewisburg, Pennsylvania,
Will be clofed on Thurfday, with the Reading mail, and arrive with the fame every Tuefday, at 10 o'clock A. M.
The mail for Millerstorun, Mifflin Town, Lewis Town, Huntington, Alexandria, Centre Furnace, Bellfort, Milesburg, Aaronsbarg and Mifflinsburg, Pennsylvania,
Will be clofed every fecond Tuefday rt funfet. 4
The mail for Bethlehem, Easton, Wilkesbirre, Pennsylvania, ; Sussex Court-House, New-Jersey, Goshen, Ward's Bridge and Kingston, New-York,
Will be clofed every Tuefday, at funfet, and arrive at Philadelphia every Tuefday, at 10 A. M.
The mail for Woodbury, Svedesborough, Woods-Town, Salem, and Bridge- Town, West-Jersey,
Will be clofed every Wednesday, at 3 o'clock P. M. and arrive at Philadelphia, on Wednefdays at 9 o'clock A. M.
The mail for Atsion ana Tuckerton, New-Jersey,
Will be clofed every Wednesday, at 4 'clock P. M. and arrive every Wednesday, at 8 A. M.
In this advertifement I have marked the times at which letters muft be left at the office to infure their going in the mail of the day, as all letters are to be marked-accounts of them entered in a book, and tranfcripts of thofe accounts made out to fend to the refpective poft-mafters.
As there are feveral places of the fame name in the United States, the merchants and others are requested to be very particular in the di -- rection of their letters ; diftinguithing the States, and where it would otherwife be doubtful, the Couties in which thofe places are lituated. And when letters are not for a poft town, the neareft poft town to the place ought to be mentioned.
ROBERT PATTON, Poft-mafter.
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R ULES
FOR REDUCING THE
CURRENCIES
OF THE
DIFFERENT STATES,
INTO EACH OTHER.
Ift. T RO reduce the currencies of New-Hampfhire, Maffachuletts, Rhode-Ifland, Connecticut and Virginia, into thofe of New- York and North Carolina, to the giver fum add - part thereof.
Of Pennfylvania, New-Jerfey, Delaware and Maryland, to the given fum, add 4th.
Of South Carolina and Georgia, from the given fum, fubtract 2ths thereof.
On the contrary.
2d. To reduce New-York and North Carolina, into New-Hamp- fhire, Maffachufetts, Rhode-Ifland, Connecticut and Virginia, from the given fum, deduct atlı thereof.
Into Pennfylvania, New-Jerfey, Delaware and Maryland, from the fum given, deduct 4 th thereof.
Into South-Carolina and Georgia to the fum given, add 1th and then take half of the whole.
3d. To reduce Pennfylvania, New.Jerfey, Delaware and Maryland, into New-Hampfhire, Maffachufetts, Rhode-Ifland, Connecticut and Virginia, from the fum given, deduct Ith thereof."
Into New York, and North Carolina, to the fum given, add -15th thereof.
Into South-Carolina and Georgia, multiply by 31th, and divide the product by 5 ; or multiply by 28 and divide by 45.
4tlı. To reduce South-Carolina and Georgia, into New-Hampfhire, Maffachufetts, Rhode-Ifland, Connecticut and Virginia, to the given fum, add §ths thereof.
Into Pennfylvania, New-Jerfey, Delaware and Maryland, multiply the given fum by 45 and divide by 28.
Into New-York and North Carolina, from the given fum fubtract. 4, and double the remainder. Ii
[ 66 ] COINS OF THE UNITED STATES,
Efrat lifhed by Law.
GOLD COINS.
Eagle, value ten dollars,
270 grs. ftandard gold.
Half-eagle, five dollars, I35
Quarter-eagle, 24 dollars,
67 and @ths.
Standard gold is eleven parts pure and one alloy.
SILVER COINS.
Dollar, value ten dimes,
416 grs. ftandard filver.
Half-dollar, five dimes,
208
Quarter dollar, 22 dimes,
104
Dime, value ten cents,
41 and 3ths.
Half dime, five cents,
20 and 4ths.
Standard filver is 1485 parts pure, and 179 alloy.
A pcund of pure gold is valued at 15 pounds pure filver.
The gold and filver coins of Great Britain, France, Spain and Por- tugal, are allowed by law to be tendered in all payments, at the rates following, viz.
'The gold coins of Great-Britian and Portugal of their prefent ftand- ard, at the rate of eighty-nine cents for one penny-weight, and thofe of France and Spain at the rate of eighty-feven cents for one penny- weight : the Spanifh milled dollar, weighing not lefs than feventeen penny-weights and feven grains, at one hundred cents ; and the crowns of France, containing not lefs than eighteen penny-weights and feven- teen grains, at 110 cents, but at the expiration of three years after the coining of gold and filver fhall commence at the mint of the Uni- ted States, all foreign coins will by law ceafe from being a legal ten- der, except Spanifh milled dollars and parts thereof. And at the ex- piration of fix months after cents and half cents to the value of 50,000 dollars fhall have been iffued, all other copper coins are forbidden, un- der the penalty of ten dollars, and the forfeiture of the pieces fo of- fered.
A TABLE
,Of the Value and Weight of COINS, as they pafs in the refpective States of the Union, with their Sterling and Federal Value.
Na nes of Coins.
Standard weight
In England
! N. Hamp. Maff. R. I. Con. Vir.
N. York, N. Car.
N. Jerfey, Penn. Del. and Mary.
S. Carolina, Georgia.
Eagles.
Dolls.
Dimes.
Cents.
Mills.
Englifh Guinea, French Guinea,
5
I
I
6
I
S
I 17
I
15
O
I 1 . 9
0
4
6
6
7
Johannes,
13
0
3 1 2
0
4
16
O
6 8
6
0
O
4
O
0
I
6
o
O
O
Half Johannes,
9
0
I I 6
0
2
8
O
3
0
3
0
0
2
O
0
O
8
O
O
0
Moidore,
6
18
I
7
O
I
1 5
O
2
8
o
2
5
0
1
8
O
0
6
O
0
0
Doubloon,
16
21
3
6
O
3
I
2
0
I
9
0
3
O
0 18.
0
3
7
7
3
French Piftole,
4
4
0
O
I
2
0
-
8
O
I
7
6
0 17
O
3
6 ,
6
7
French Crown,
19
O
O
5
O
O
6
8
O
8
9
3
0
5
O
O
I
I
I
0
Spasifh D .. Har,
I7
0
4
o
6
O
0
8
o
7
6
O
4
8
O
0
0
3
18
O
I
0
O
I
o
I
O
1
8
O
O
O
2
O
3
1
0
O
o
I
2
0.
I
7
O
I
6
0
0 11
O
O
22
0
All other Cold and Silver Coins of cqual filenefs are valued by Weight.
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5
5
L 0
0
I
7
6
1
16
O
I.
6
I
I
5
O
4
6
O
O
-
4
15
0
5
1 2
6
3
10
1
4
9
3
3
Spanish Piftole,
4
6
O
6
-
.
.
9
Jing th Stilling, 1.if. com,
dwts. grs.
I. s. d.
1. s.
d.
I. s. d.
1. s.
1. s. d.
-
1
6
O
5
16
6
8
6
6
II
IO3
.
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TA B L E
SHEWING THE
VALUE OF DOLLARS,
From 1, to' 10,000 in the Currencies of the different States.
Dolls.
N. Eng. Ver. Virg. &c.
-
N. York and N. Carol.
- ---
N. Jer. Penn. Del. & Mary.
-
S. Carolina and Georgia
S
s.
6.
S.
d.
6.
S .
d.
6
o
8
0
7
6
0
4
8
2
o
12
0
16
O
15
o
0
9
4
3
O
.
18
I
4
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2
6
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4
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4
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12
I
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18
8
5
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2
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17
6
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4
6
I
16
2
2
5
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8
0
7
2
2
2
¥6
2
I2
6
I 12
8
8
2
8
3
4
3
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1 17
4.
9
2
14
3
I2
3
7
6
2 2
O
IO
3
0
4
O
3
15
O
2 6
8
12
3
12
4
16
4
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O
2 16
0
13
3
18
5
4
4
17
6
3 º
8
14
4
4
5
12
5
5
O
5
4
15
4
IO
6
0
5
12
6
3
0
16
4
16
6
8
6
O
0
3 14
8
17
5
8
7
4
6
15
0
4 4
0
19
5
14
7
12
7
2
6
4
8
8
20
6
O
8
0
7
IO
O
4 18
0
22
6
12
3
16
8
5
0
5 2
7
4
24
7
4
9
12
9
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O
5 12
o
25
7
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16
IO
8
9
15
O
6
I
4
27
8
2
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16
10
2
6 6 0
28
8
8
4
10
IO
0
6 10
8
6
3 19
4
18
5
21
6
6
8
8
7
8
12
6
23
6
9
4
9
7
9
5 16
8
26
7
6
4
8
4
2
6
2 II
4
3
2
6
16
6
7
4 13
4
8
.
5
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Do lis.
N. E. &c.
N. Y. &c.
N. J. &c.
S. C. &c. 1
£. s. d.
29
8 14
II 12
10 17 6
6 15 4
30
9 0
I2
o
11 5 °
7
31
9
6
12. 8
11 12 6
7
4 8
32
9 12
7 9 4
33
9 18
I3
4
12
7 6
7 14
34
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4
13 12
12 15 O
7 18 8
35
10 10
14
0
13
2 6
8 3 4
36
IO
16
14
8
13
10 0
8 8 0
37
2
14
16
13 17 6
8 12 8
38
II
8
I5
4
14
0
8 17 4
39
II 14
15 12
14 12 6
9 2 0
40
12
O
16 0
15
00
9
6 8
41
I2
6
16
8
15 76
9 11 4
42
12 12
16 16
15 15 O
9 16 9
43
I2
18
17
4
44
10 5 4
45
13 10
18
0
16 17 6
10 10 0
46
13 16
18
1
17
50
10 14 8
47
14
2
18 16
17
12 6
10 19 4
48
14
8
19
4
49
14 14
19 12
18
7 6
II
8 8
50
IS
O
20
O
18
IS O
1I
13 4
60 1
18
24
O
22
10 0
14
0
70
2I
28
O
26
5
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16
6 8
80
24
32
30
0
0
18 13 4
90
27
36
100
30
40
37 10 0
23
6 8
200
60
300
90
120
112 10
0
70
00
400
120
160
150
o
0
116
I3 4
900
270
360
337
IO
210
00
1,000
300
400
2,000
600
800
3,000
900
1,200
O
1,125
700
4,000
1,200
1,600
O
1,500
933
6 8
5,000
1,500
2,000
13 4
9,000
2,700
3,600
3,375
2,100
O
10,000
3,000
4,000
3,750
2,333
68
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6.
s.
f. s.
L. s. d.
O
46 13 4
93
6 8
500
150
200
187 10
375
233
6 8
750
33 15 0
21
00
4
17 12
16
2 6
10 0 8
16 10 0
18
11
4 0
-
12 16
12
1,875
1,166
466 13 4
75
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A
T A B L E
Shewing the Value of any Number of Pounds, Shillings, and Pence, from Id. to Loool. of the Currencies of New-Jerfey, Pennfylvania, and Maryland, in Dollars and Cents.
s. d.
I C.
s. d.
C.
s.
d.
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l. s. d. 0 76 o 15 O
Dols. Cts.
0
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7 8
34
5 S
2
0
3
3
2
9
37 38
5 5
3 4 5 6
O O 0
9 IO
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3
3
43 14 45 47
5 5 6
0
I
I
12 13 14 15
3 3
6 7
8
49
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17
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4 5 6
19 20
3 4 O
52 $3
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4 2
4
3
4
4 5 6
4
7
4
8
7
2
2
2 3
29 30
4 4
9
7
3 4 5
94 95 97 98 99
50 100
266 67
533 33
800
2
5 6
32 33
5 0
7
6
100
1333 33
1000
2666 67
1
3
2
42
5 5 5
7 8 9 IO
73 74 75 77 78 79 80 SI 82 $3 84 85 87 88 89 95 91 92 93
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0
5 33 8 IO 67
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5 6 7 8
5 7
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39
5
5
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3 4 5 6 7 8
9
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19
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24 25 27 28
4 4
6 6 6 54 55 57 58 59 60
6 10 6 O 7
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45 33
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25
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133 33
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6 6 6 6
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12
32
39 99
42 67
6
15 16 17
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8
9
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41
13 33 16
5
61 62 63 64 65 67
7
200 300 400 500
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The denominations of money of account, as they are by law re- quired to be ufed in the public offices, and in all judicial proceeding's of the United States, are dollars, (the dollar being the unit) dimes or tenths, cents or hundredths, and mills or thoufandths of a dollar.
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HEALTH-OFFICE,
No. 32 Walnut Street,
Is kept open every day (Sundays excepted) from 9 o'clock in the morning, to 1, and from 3 to 5 in the afternoon.
JAMES HALL, Refident Phyfician. SAMUEL DUFFIELD, Confulting Phyfician. THOMAS EGGAR, Quarantine Mafter. WILLIAM ALLEN, Health Officer. WILLIAM NESBITT, Clerk. ELIJAH BATTISS, Meffenger.
The names of the perfons compofing the Board of Health for the prefent year, are, Edward Garrigues, William Jolly, Peter Keyfer, Benjamin Hodgdon, Jofeph Roberts, jun. James Rowland, Malcolm M'Donald, Robert Imlay, Jeffe Cleaver, William T. Donald, Alex- ander Steel and Michael Freytag.
B ANK S.
=
THE BANK OF THE UNITED STATES,
Is kept in Third Street between Chefnut and Walnut
Streets.
IT was incorporated by an act of Congrefs, in the year 1791, to continue until 1811. It is under the direction of a Prefidsnt and twenty-four directors, chofen annually. The capital is 10,000,000 of dollars, divided into 25,000 fhares. Open every day, except Sundays, Chriftmas, and the 4th of July, from nine in the morning, until three in the afternoon. Tuefdays and Fridays are the difcount days.
THOMAS WILLING, Preficent. GEORGE SIMPSON, Calhier.
[ 72 ] BANK OF PENNSYLVANIA,
Is kept at Carpenters Hall, Philadelphia.
AND was incorporated by an ast of Affembly, in the year 1792, for the term of 20 years. It is under the management of a Prefident and twenty four directors ; fix of the directors are appointed by the Affembly, and the remainder are chofen by the ftockholders annually. The capital is 2,000,000 of dollars, divided into poco fhares, and may be increafed to 7,500. Open every day except Sundays and the 4th of July, from nine in the morning, until three in the afternoon. Difcount to be applied for on Tuefdays and Fridays.
SAMUEL M. FOX, Prefident. JONATHAN SMITH, Cafhier.
BANK OF NORTH-AMERICA, Is kept at No. 99, Chefnut ftreet, Philadelphia.
Was incorporated in the year 1781 .* |Is managed by a Prefident and II directors, chofen annually. The capital it nearly one million, and may be increafed to a much greater amount. Is open every day, except Sunday, ift of January, Good Friday, Chriftmas, and 4th of July, from nine to three in the afternoon. Difcount days are Mon- days and Thurfdays.
JOHN NIXON, Prefident. RICHARD, WELLS, Cafhier.
At all thefe banks, bills or notes may be left at any time during bank hours to be collected, which is done free of expence; but in cafes of non payment and proteft, the perfon leaving the bill or note muft pay the expence. Notes or bills payable on any day when the banks are fhut, muft be taken up on the preceding day. Three days grace are allowed on all notes payable. Difcounts are made only on perfonal fecurity, and fixty days is the longeft credit. The dividends are made every fix months.
* The charter was renewed in 1799.
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SOCIETY
FOR THE
INFORMATION AND ASSISTANCE.
OF
EMIGRANTS.
W HOEVER reflects upon the various caufes of emigration from - Europe to the United States of America, muft be convinced-who- ever has the opportunity of appealing to his own experience, muft know -that many of thofe that emigrate, although frequently endowed with talents and virtues the moft valuable, arriving on an unknown fhore, bereft of the means of fupport, and deftitute of friends to whom to apply for advice or affiftance, are loft, for a time, to fociety and them- felves.
With a view to leffon, or totally to obviate thefe inconveniences ; to render emigration as advantageous as poffible, both to the emigrants themfelves, and to the country which affords them refuge ; to give them every information and affiftance in our power :- in fhort, to fof- ten the afperities of the ftranger's fituation, at his firft out-fet in a new country, We, the Subfcribers, have affociated ourfelves under the title of
" THE PHILADELPHIA SOCIETY FOR THE INFORMA- TION AND ASSISTANCE OF PERSONS EMIGRATING FROM FOREIGN COUNTRIES."
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NAMES OF OFFICERS.
MORGAN J. RHEES, Prefident. JOHN HARRISON, Secretary. Dr. A. BLAYNEY, Pyhfician. WILLIAM ZANE, Pegifter. JARED INGERSOL,, THOMAS EWING, S Counfellors
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The Treafurer, Secretary, Phyfician, and Regifter, with the following eight Members, compofe the Committee of Conference and Correfpondence.
WILLIAM YOUNG BIRCH, JOHN HARRISON, NAPHTHALI PHILIPS, PHILIP JONES, DOCTOR PASCALIS.
The Committee meet at fix o'clock every Monday evening.
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[ 76 ] THE YEAR 1800.
The year 1800 having arrived, and its number being divifible by 4, might induce many to think it a biffextile or leap year, which will not be the cafe ; from which miftake confufion might arife in Bills of Exchange and other tranfactions of focial life : we have thought proper, for general information, here to fet forth the reafons, why the year 1800 will be no biffextile or leap-year. Our globe revolves round the Sun in the period of 365 days, 5 hours, 48 minutes, and 43 fe- conds ; this is called the annual revolution of the earth. Our civil year confifting of 365 days and no more, the remaining 5 hours 48 minutes 43 feconds, which our globe confumes in moving round the Sun, amount at the end of every four years, to 23 hours, 15 minutes, 12 feconds. For that reafon, in the time of Julius Cæfar, it was de- termined, that one of every four years fhould confift of 366 days, under the appellation of Biffextile, becaufe 5 hours, 48 minutes, 43 feconds, multiplied by 4, give 23 hours, 15 minutes, 12 feconds, thus in the 4 years, 44 minutes, 48 feconds, were taken too much by adding one whole day of 24 hours. This produces, in four įcenturies, a difference of upwards of three days, in the following manner :
4 years give 44 minutes, 48 feconds, how much give 400 years ? Anfwer, 3 days, 2 hours, 40 minutes-to make up this difference it is requifite, that 3 years biffextile are cut off in the courfe of 400 years. This defalcation is made of the years of 100 or a century : Thus 1700 was no biffextile, 1800 and 1900 will not be fo neither, but 2000 will be a beffextile.
The origin of the French Republic has introduced a new improve- ment, 1792 and 1796 were biffextiles; 1800 muft not be fo; 1804, 1808, and fo forth, would have been fuch; in lieu thereof, the 4th year of the Republic, which began 22d September, 1795, is declared Sextile : that is, having fix complimentary days in lieu of five, which, in common years, fucceeded our 12 months of 30 days each, divided into three decades of ten days each ; the years of the Republic 8, 12, 16, 20, &c. will be Sextiles ; but the years 100, 200, and 300 com- mon years ; 400, 800, &c. Sextiles. The beginning of the Republi- can Year is fixed at midnight preceding the Sun's entering on the Autumnal Solftice or Equinox.
The above being copied from an European paper, fatisfactorily and on mathematical principles accounts for the beginning of the Nineteenth Century, about which fo ludicrous a conteft was carried on fome time ago.
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STAMP RATES.
F. OR every Certificate of Naturalization 5
Dls. Cts.
Any Licence to practife, or Certificate of the admiffion, enrohnent, or regiftry of any Counfellor, Solicitor, At- torney, Advocate or Protector, in any court. of the United States, IO C
Any grants or letters patent under the Seal of the Uni- ted States (except for lands granted for military fer- vices) I. 0
Any exemplification, or certified copy of fuch grant, &c. 2 o Any charter party, bottomary, or refpondentia bond, 0 Any receipt, or other difcharge, on account of any legacy -left by will, or for any thare in a perfonal entate divid- ed by force of any ftatute of diftributions, the amount whereof is above the value of fifty dollars, and not more than a hundred
Any ditto, where the amount exceeds a hundred, and does not excecd soo dollars 0 50 Ditto, for every further fum of soo dollars, the additional fum of 0
0 25
Any policy of infarance, or inftrument in nature thereof, whereby any thins, we ffels or goods, going from one dif- trist to another in the United States, or from the United States to any foreign port, shall be infured, viz. If from one diftrict to another in the United States 0 25
If going from the United States to any foreign port, when the fum infured fhall not exceed five hundred dollars 0 25
When the fum thall exceed soo dollars,
I C
Any exemplificatien, of what nature focver, that fhall pal's the feal of any court (except for fuch as it fhall be the duty of the clerk of fuch court to furnifh for the ute of the United States, or fome particular flate), o 50
Ary bonds, bills fingle or penal, in land bills of exchange, promifory mate, or other note for the security of mo- nicy, accord'n; to the following frale, viz.
Opaltionds, bills or notes, above twenty dollars, and not . Reding a hundred 0 10
Lito, abyve one hundred, and not exceeding five hun-
d.d .- -
0 25 Dato, above ft " hundred, and not exceeding a thou-
5º
¿ 79
Dis. Cts. 0 75
Ditto, above one thoufand dollars
Bonds or notes, payable at or within fixty days, two h ths of the above duty.
Foreign bills of cxchange*
20
Bank notes,* not exceeding fifty dollars, at the rate of three fifths of a cent for every dollar.
Ditto, above fifty dollars, and not exceeding one hundred 0 50 Ditto, above one hundred dollars, and not exceeding 500 I Ditto, above five hundred dollars 2
* The fecretary of the treafury is authorifed to agree to an annual compolition with any bank, in refpect to their notes, in lieu of the duty, for one per cent on the amount of its annual dividend.
Any proteit, or other notarial act 25
Any letter of attorney (except on account of militia pentions or land-warrants) 25
Any note or bill of lading, for exporting goods from one diftrict to another, not being in the fame flate
4 Ditto, for any foreign port
Any inventory of furniture, goods or effects, made in any cafe required by law (except in cafe of goods, diftrained for rent or taxes, or taken in virtue of any legal pro- cels)
Any certificate of a fhare in any bank in the United States, above twenty dollars, and not exceeding one hundred
Ditto, above one hundred dollars - 25
Ditto, for every lefs fum than twenty dollars, at the rate of ten cents for a hundred dollars, and the fame for any lefs fum of the amount of the fhares expreffed in fuch certificate.
Seven and a half per cent allowed to perfons purchafing and paying for flamps to the amount of ten dollars.
Inftead of a ftamp duty on debentures (which was laid by the ori- ginal act) one fourth per cent, on the amount of all drawbacks is to be retained for the ufe of the United States by the collectors, in addition to the one per cent. heretofore retained.
Thefe duties are placed under the immediate direction of the treafury department, and every fupervifor of the revenue is to be pro. vided with the neceffary means of ftamping all parchment and paper brought to him, and alfo with a flock of all the different kinds of ftamped paper and parchment for fale.
* The duties on bills of exchange and bills of lading are chargeable upon each and every bill of exchange or bill of lading, without ref- pect to the number contained in a fet.
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