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l http://www.archive.org/details/pocl A Pocket Almanack I \ \ i For the Year of' our l6rD ! [ I 8 •,* i 7 S- 1 Being the Firft after Leap Year, \ i \ ANDTHB Ninth of American Independence, k f f Calculated for the Ufe f ^f Commonwealth I OF f i tl MaffachufettSy I i 1 f » i I . . t f Latitude 42. 30. North. f w Longitude 69. 2 g*W. from London. I i t k Boston 1 Printed and Sold by T.& FLEET* j ^ I J. • at ia Cornhil]. : i the £«i/« and Heart | 1 * ^oiuiLcQial Scale ot Dcpreciaiioo, ' as eflabliflied by Congress. Valne of lOo Dollars Paper M»ney in Specie. 1777, Dd.^Qths.ltbt. T7 7 5i. Dol.^oths.i Stpt.i. loo 9^ 62 2 15. 95 68 6 Odt. 2. 90 77 3 >6. S5 84 6 No^.i. 82 73 o 17. 78 73 o Dec.4. 74 70 o ^7- 7' 74 7 1778. Jan. 4. 67 85 o J9- 64 59 I 7 (Feb. 3. 6 83 2 '4- i 59 77 3 jMar. 2. 56 79 6 JS- 52 84 I 5 {Aprils. 48 74 4 19. 45 76 5 May 4. 42 77 5 20. 80 O j 39 [June 6. 36 86 i I 19- 34 77 3 July 2. 32 79 3 16. 30 79 c ' Scale of DepreciaVloQ, reeable to an Aft of the Commonwealth of MaJJacbu fettt, to be obfert ed as a Rule for fettling the Ra te of Depreciaiiofl on all Contra£ls both public and private, made on or fince the firft Day of January 1777. e Hundred DoWiit in Gold or SiWer in January 1777 being equal to One Hundred and five Dollars in the Bills of Credit of the United States. One tboujand feven Hundred and Seventy Seven. luary, 105 May. 115 I September, 175 bruary, J07 June, 120 Oaober, »7S arch, 525 November, 300 J. .ril, Augoft. 150 ' December, 310 One Tbcufand Seven Hundred and Seventy Eigbt. inu3ry, 325 May, 4C0 September, 475 ;biuary, 350 June, 400 oaober, 500 [arch, 375 4*5 November, 545 pril, 400 Augoft, 450 December, 634 pril 25tb, On th Hqw Tear, OldYczr is ended, and what fliall THE we do ? Difcrcetljr confider to go thro* the Ne'w, While Compliments pafs ftilJ from one to the other, Fiom Father to Son, and from Sifter to Brother, Let the \fufe, without perfonal Satire or Gall» Prclare what (be wiflies, and wiftes to all • May Folly and Vice be quite banilh'd our Nation, have free And Virtue and Truth Toleration j lAijfalfeFnendsy thofe Vultures, thoferaifers of Strife, Atone for thsir Crimes by — Aniiendment of Life ; May our Sta'tefmen agree, and our Placemen be tfue, And then the Old Tta?" will be worfe than the Neto, ECL T P S E S for the Year 178^. THERE will be but two Eclipses this Vcitr, both of the SUN, and both invifible to us. I. The firft will be on Wednefday the ninth day of will be at mir. February j the copjuntlion 4i affer 7 in Ithe morning in the 21ft degree of A^uariut,. Thj Moon's ilat. xS fcconds north. The Sun wiil be totally and cen- itrally eclip&d on the meridian at 43 minutes after 7 [o'clock in lat. 13. 57* S. and long, 64. I 3. E. JI. The fecond will be 00 Thurlday the fourth day of I will bt at minutes after jAuguft } the conjunftion 47 8 lin the afternoon in the 1 3th degree of the ceieftial Lian. iMoon's lat, 4 and an half min. foutb^ The Sun will meridian at ibe centrally eclipfed on the 50 minutes after W o'clock, in lat. 12. i. N. a.^d long. 132. 33, W. ! Vulgar Notes /or the Tear J 785, Golden Number, - 191 /Cycle of the Sun, - 2 Epaft, - - - - 18 jDionyfian Period, - 114 - Bj Julian --.--- Dominica} Letter, I 6498 The Planet VtNU3. will be Occidental, oi Bveaing to the aoth day Star, from the beginning of this Year will be in of May at « o'clock in tba morning, when &e ft -as the.ice flsjB eonjun^ion with the Sun j: and wJU.be Oriental, or Morning Star, to the Year's end». JANUARY 1785, begins on Saturday. . b FEBRUART^i 785, begins on Toefday Laft quarter 2cl day 9 in the morning. New Moon 9th day 7 in the morning, Firft quarter i^th day 12. at night, Fuli Moon 23d day 1 1 in the afternoon. Remarkfib e Days, &c. r.Os. J C.C.P. Pitrs^ft/d. 2 Purification Virgin Mary, CifTa. arms betw. (? Britain U lzT\A America. 1783, Snoiv or rain, ^inqti^gefima. Treaty with [France fign'd 1778. 3 Sbrove fueld. C .C. P Noit 4 Aflj JVedjiefday. [hampton. xe @ Perigee. High Tidrs. Gin. JVcyJjirg'tsn born f^ "J,^. 7 ! St.Kicn '.ik.hyFrencb l^%^, B I ^iadragt/tma. 2 lu I rahntiKA.]y^i.BlackfioveA\ii %\^.].Q, Snjion, [f7So. 137 ;jSun flow of clockiom. *i«.f. 7*'3 fet oh. 36m. ;to 7 Mi^iitrate and pleafant. ' ;»o M^i^^crt ^i Ambjyna, 163 J. * Siioiu or rair. ( 3 Ivigbt's length I \h. 3+m. *3 4 Ventii lets gh, 20m. St, MatfhiaSf apoft. &mait. 25 ^ Apogee. 26 Pleafant for the feafon. B jPeace procJa.a": Bojion^ 1784. a.8 t JTwiJight-ends 7h. 4Jn. 1 MARCH 1785, begins on Tuefdav. Laft qijarter 3^! day 12 at noon. New Moon lOthday 6 in the afternoon, Firtt quarter I7tbday i in the afternoon, Full Moon 25th day 5 in the afternoon. Remarkable Days, &c, Ir, r.^tAF.Sea. ScDavjdX.C.P.Edgartoivnls 2& 6 11 3»| Loekt likely for rain. 17 6 morn. (6 | /^(r/7«jfets 9b. 45m. 26 6 36 Sun fiow of clock 1 2m. 3f. 24 6 1 40 Bojion. MaiTacre, 1 770. 22 6 2 4J or rain^ 6 Snow 20 3 36 Day*s leag'h i ih. 34.01. i« 6 4 16 C.C.P. Concord Sc Taunton. 16 6 4 53 9 [StadtKolder 10 9 Hsllavd born »5 6 5 »^ Perigee. • 1 # [ J 74-8. 13 6 I)fets ;: Hi^h Tides. li 12 6 7 9 56 Stormy lueatber. II 6 S 3^ 1249 Star i 7S). A new difcovered 10 6 9 4^ 4^: TownOffieers chofe zt Bojion 8 1 1 2 36] BiltitCorniuallis & Green a' 7 6 morn. 329 [Guilford, ' 17S1. 5 o 12 4 20, St.Pa/T/c/t. Bo/tcn rsi.t 76. 4 »9 fix [/Marfan r2k..by.S^d«,i78;, 2 I [ 56 Ci/^ a»rf blujierinv, I 2 40 a© ''1 N'ghr Day and equal. o 3J 23- 21 Snoxv.or rain, 12 59 9, San r>-w of clock 7in..-3r, 5S 3^ Apogee. a? 57 57 9 36 Small Tides. 56 5 12 10 ao' Annunciation, GoodFrtday. 55 (L rife .» 4i 26 VenusJets loh. i8m. I 54 7 2C » Sol Sunday, a Easter 53 8- 29 12 ?6^ aS £jnp. Rujfia born, 17^9. 51 9 32 1 2X1 29 C.C . P.f^'orceffer, Nantucket. 50 10 29 2 8l 30 Pieafantfor tVUrch. 46 7. IT 40 3v Day's length 12b, 32m. 47 7[morn. j^oi : 3 APRIL 1785, begins on Friday. Laft quarter id day ir in the morning. New Moon grh day 3 in the morning, Firft quarter i6th day 5 i-n the morning, Full Moon 24ih day 9 in the morning. v»l Remafiaile Days, &e. y 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 so J 53 \h 17 18 »9 20 ^' '32 »3 " — —IK M /VY 1785 on Siint^ay. Laft qnarter ift day 8 in the afternoon. New Moon 8th day 1 1 In the m-. rning, Firll quarter i5fh day 10 in the afternoon, Fti I Mo n 13d day 11 ii the aiieiiiOon, Lall quarter 31ft day i in the m.^rnin^, Hrmarkable Da;s (sfc. \r.ll}S. r.^s. F.^ea, Rofjttiyn.S'. f'h.lipicjnmts. 5'' S o tyiiid, [K Tammany, 3 7 5 5° and 'oin. 2 ? 6 47 Cen. FJe£l, Ntioport. 7 7 7 40 Ajcenfin Day o 7 8 35 f- 6 N* vii> of St. y<3.^«Ev3ng. 59 8' 9 29 8' ^^•erigee. Higo Tides 58 10 25 Mt'-illexzU b\ 6'<'^J« 17 81. 4568 1 I 26 9'-- ; Spring like .o.'.a>btr. 4 55 8 8 SI 12. 5 C. C. P. J ^ittifi. K.Frar.cecto. 4 548 9 59^ '2. 54 -1 S I C. 'ia finable. [f77y. 4 53^ i(. 54. 1 43 4 51 » 11 43 2 30 [Gcn.Eea. Hartford. f 5" - morn" 3 20 Plea fa nt May iveatber, 4 49 8 o 2o 4 7 Wbitfuuday. 448 8 o 4 5^ Jxpecl rain r foon. A 47 8 5 40 S.]:C.F{ymoX.C.i^.Groi 4 46 a I 6«6 4-j®Apogee. [Spr ingfald. 4 45 8 I 7 9 S Remarkable darkl:*a,^ j 1780 4 44 8 2 7 50 f> [Ctrifio.CoIumbus died 1506 4 43 8 2 •8 39 4 4» 8 2 9 20 22 13 'TV/ «//_)? Sunday. 8 441 3 i6jio 9 1 1 2 j if'ind and ra in. » 3 40 (I rife- 10 50 3 be 24 f M&ff'i.k^tm\o dnrolv'd 8 !l 40 39 j M 25I4 Eledicn f ofGovernot, &c. 33 S 9 3c 12 30 b6|5 [declared at Bofton 35 8 to 20 I 20 I i7'5 Sun faji of Clerk 3m. ajf. 4 37 811 4 .<4 ce/i Htorm 7 4 36 8 II 39 B Firft Suflday paft Tr/w/Vy. 4 35 8|raorn. then pUafnnt.xx t? 8.' o s C.C.P. Yalmoutb, I4 J^ g| p ^q JUNE 785, begins on Wednefday New Moon 6th day 9 in the afternoon, Firft quarter 14th day 4 in the afternoon Full Moon lid day 9 in the afternoon, Laft quarter 29th day 6 in the morn. Remarkable Days, &fc. Qs. 9s, F.Sea- I NewConft:tutioivA'.iV«7W/'- 33 ^ 50 O 50 2 [/?i/rfftook placer 784. 3a 8 1 10 720; 3 ©Perigee. Full Tides. 31 1 36 8 19 ^^ing 4 of England born I 738. 31 8 2 8 9 J' Second Sunday paft Trinity. rO S 2 40 '^ 3: I Arr.Elea. £';,/?o;jby Charter. 30 8 Diets 10 56; 7 31C.C P. 8 rciunalhorough. 30 » 39 8 \\ Ht andprobably Thunder 29 ^ t2 9 ^\¥L.Hen'y iu.deJ.Fairhifti. 29 ' le 6; Nigel's ]er>grh ^h. 28 8 fi 7 I St. Barn&bas apoft'e. 28 8 Bj Third Sunday p2i{^ Tinity. 27 i n 35 11 i Vir. ] Mary die«3 A.D. 40, .78 II 50 3 iC.C.P. Taunton Worcefter. a? ^ morn. 7 '5 Apogee. 26 8 o 8 5« 16 5 M<2^.Conilitu. agr.oniySD 26 8 o 50 39 »7 6 j Bo/ionto be incorpDra^ed ne- 26 8 o SO as Jg 7 [garived by theTownj7S4. 26 8 I 9 9 I 3;F'ur-h Sun ii Fifth Sunday paft Trinity. 27 2 z ® Perigee. Ver: hot. 4 47a7 8 10 50 3 Ban/ia. 8 IT 10 &g 3 S J.C.ror*. C.C.P. 4 2717 4 294 St,Peter crucified & St. Paa/ 4 27 ^ » 3^ 5 30 [beheadsd 4 27 8 morn. 6 '-^ £ kiir^ B» t at CharUJJiWMf J unc 1 7, 1 77 5 . Geo.^tfrrgg JULY 1785, begins on Fridi.y. ^ew Moon 6th cl^y 8 in the mornirjg, ifft quarter 14th day 9 in the morning, Full Moon 2ii\ day 7 in the afternoon, Laft quarter 28th Day I o in the morning- Remarkable Davs, &c. F.5f^ Chfvalier D''E<.n proved a 28 8 3 7 if^'Jiiation. [Womani777 28 8 o 37 BjS x'^h Sunday paft Trinity, 28 8 1 20 8 50 i Independence Atc.Aiti \'j'j(). 29 8 2 13 9 40 8 S.},C.faImo.CX.P.Bofion. 29 3 M 30 iiuddenGuJlt \_Fiy mouth, 29 8 Dfets 20 with rain or hail. ;o8 8 39 6 0:/^(?KW rifes *b. moining. 30 8 9 2t> 50 7 i-arV/ft/t/burne byTV' $nl'j7^ 31 s^ 9 30 3 8 ' Seventh Sunday pzHTrinify. 31 % 9 50 2 20 ?- # Apogee. IFarm & dry. 32 8 .0 9 3 6 •' 1 ?.Salem,r'>rk. 10 26 3 C.C. Norwaik 31 3 50 1 [burnt by Trycn 4 779. 33 8 10 40 4 3 5 1 Day- break ah. I'^va, 34 « 11 4 5 ao 6|Nighc*8 Length gh. 14111. 35 « II 30 6 9 "Warm rain . mOrn. 6 7J A 36 8 BJ Eighth Su:.riay pifiTrinity. 37 8 o 6 7 40 a' Sun flow of dock 5m. 4of. 38 8 o 46 8 32 jlDay'f Leng'^h 14 h 4cm. 39 ° ' '3 9 20 ^\ St, Margaret. Comoiencem. 40 l 2 29 »o 10 51 at Cambridge. 41 8 ([rife 11 I 6 Mary Magdalen. 42 8 8 I " 51 # Perigee. High Tides. 43 8 8 ^9 12 46 Ninth Sunday paft Trinity, 44 8 8 «;o 1 40 3' cir. Jamei apoftle. 45 « 9 '5 2 St.^nne. MotherVir. Mary. 46 8 9 3^ 3 30 Dog Days begin. 47 8 10 6 4 ao Sultry and warm, 4S 8 10 56 5 ^ Venui rjfes ih. 3ona. 4 49 ^ 11 t6 6 i o 30 7 Sun flow of clock cm. 5«f. 4 50 8 morn. 7 a 3i|BlTeathSuadaypafi-g>/g//yJ4 51 8 o 6 AUGUS r 1785, begins on Monday New Moon 4th cav 9 in the m .rning, Firft quarter (2th day i in liife afternoon, Fall Moon 20th oay 3 In the morning. Laft quarter 2&th day 6 m the af(ernoon RefiMrkabie Days, &c. F.5r Lammas D y. 5^ WeHtlejne iveather, 53 Venui rifes ih tgm. 4 3 7 Sun fclipfed^ ifivifible. 5^ D 7 «;=; , Tranijiguratin. 37 H B E;e«entb part Tri ity. ,3- ©.Apogee S9 8 30 Small Tides. .0 8 56 St. Laiorencf m.tt. I 9 7 Corner fton?^ K'^g's Chapel 5 2 9 30 [hft.m laid 174.9. S 3 o. 3 Good Ha^' uieatber. j5 Twelfth pa(l Tr/W^.. Si;ge 5 1 26f 6 \^?en.hfcot raU'd i 779. ,5 l-vn I 7 Bact'eac Ber.ningtr o 242dl 8 Heat and perl aps thunder, -I 2-? 9 ihen p'ecfani. i 3- 9 •3 Sun {]ow of clock jii?. IJU 356 IC 7O I r.f- II o 7|®F?r;gee. (t yApiTnmty, St. 7 io II 26: 8 j Thirteenth 2 ' H-^/' I'ides. [Athanafius, 2 iOi 3 KjDg of Frdi« born 1754. »4|4!St. ^ar?i>c./c»?ff 27-7 ' Battle K-*nLong IjIandt^jS, 5 49 6 36 49h\sx J:hn bivtift b"headed. '7 4 7 aa 3©ii|?.;.v .Bolton,'. X:.^-Norib jS I 6 8 9 a. 9 1856 ^ri' [^d>> 177S.I SEPTEMBER 1785, begins on Thurfday. New Moon 3J day i in the afternoon, Firft quarter i rth day 3 in the afternoon, Full Moon 1 8th day 1 1 in the morning, Laft quarter 25ih day 4 in the morning. ^1 Re markahU Days &'. r.Gs- r Os. F.Sea- pt.St. '2 5 G,Gile:. 3 9 "I 44 61 Old Stile ceafed 4 12 10 173*. :> i* / 30 7 JDefinitiveTreary fign'd 1783 5 33 7 Dfcis 11 16 rt! Fifteenth pAfiTrin/fy. 6 12 5 34 ? 44 1 1 9 Apogee. 36 7 59 12 46 I 5 ^orcejier, 3 C.C.P. 5 37 7 2 2 30 4^ iCommencfraent Providence. 5 3« 7 20 2 Ig 'Nativity Virgin 5 Mary. 5 40 7 12 3 6 Sun faft of cbck 2m. I 53^ 5 41 7 44 3 4» Ju 7 Good tveatber. 28 j 5 43 7 * 34 It paft Trinity- »;5jS'xteen/b 5 4+ 7 IS 5 3o I Night's- lengtJi 1 i--.. 'IJJ2 z/nx. 5 45 7 i8| 6 12 Cone. ^3 5 C.C.P. Taunt.G.Ba 5 4^ 7 morn. 7 3 111 4 CommencemenriV^ewWjx'fn. S 49 26 748 5 NTork taken by5r:>. 1776. S 50 1 4c 8 ^o t6 6 Wituiy and ivarm. 5 5- 2 49 9 -o St. Lamhert: 7 5 53 4 iS'io 28 B I Seventeenth paft 7V/n/ry, 5 54 I rife H 18 to : Q Prrjgee 71 6 IQ 12 ti j 5 56 jS.j.C. 3 IVorcefier. 5 :>7 7 6 40 1 4 4 I St. Mattheio, apoft.fe e?an. 587 c Day break 4.h. 28m. t 14 jDays and Night? equal. 6 o 6 9 4 7 Cool mornings & evenings, I 6 10 4 B Eighteenth paft Trinity. a 6 11 ic 6 % Philadslp.tzk.hyBnt.iyyy. 3 morn. 3 S.J.C. Spring. CC.?. Barnff. 6 61 o 12 (^ Newbury Poronalboro'', 6 4 f 6 6 i »4 5 St. Michael^ archang. 6 7 6 2 t8 8 48 6 Sujeromet Preib. & con Q 61 3 20 9 18 Commejicement at Ne'wjerfy the 28th of September, . OCTOBER 1785, begins or Saturday. New Moon 3d day 5 in the morning, Firfl quarter I ith day 4 in the morning Full Moon 17th day S in the afternoon, Lafc Quarter 24th Day 6 in the Afternoon M w\ F.emarkabe Days, &c. @ Apogee. 136 4 30 10 Nineteenth part Trinitii. 5 28I10 Sun faft of deck lom. 5^f. t6 6 Dfctsjii 3 6 ^ 4 S.J.C. Gr.^ar. C,C.P. Boji. 17 5 59'* 5 (Plitnouth, Nantuck. 19 6 6 26 I t Warm and ivindy. 6 21 6 6 56 I 7 Treaty of Commerce »'ith 236 7 36 2 [f/c//j.:i fign'd 1781. 24 8 23 3 Twentieth paft Trinity. .56 915 4 lo Cool, [St. Dennii> 6 ro 6] JO i9 44 ! t C.C.P. Biddef.rJ, 27 6 11 28 5 3 12 Day break 4h, 50m. 2« 6 morn, 6 13 ^f^wi rifes 3h. 6 29 6 o 431 7 T4 Nighr's length i-^h.^m. 30 6 2 ol 8 I Wind rain. 6 and 31 3 '^ 9 ;i6.B Twenty firft paft Trinity, 3a 6 4- 3^! 10 Surgoyne (ur. ij-jy. @Peri. 33 6 f[ rife 1 > S.J C. Taunton. S'. Luke. 356 5 ^3 11 Com'cvali'is furren-?red, 78 1 6 12 4 ! 376 9 Cos/ iiKi/ ivindy. 3-8 6 7 1 3 Sun fail cf clock 1505. uf. 6 39 6 g 2 2 . * Daap. of France bom I 81. 6 41 6 9 3 «5 Twenty fecond paft Trinity. 6 4-3 6 TO 4 Britifti eva. R£>. J)7fl»i '7 79- 6 44 6 ! I 5 25 \S.].C.Camhr. C.C.P. Fa/ 6 45 6 moj-n. 5 4 26 (mouth, & Tipury. 6 466 o 18 6 \Hogartb died I764,^t. 67, 6 47 6 J 20 7 1 jSr,5??ron £-i St.Jude, apoft. 6 486 2 23 7 8 @ Apogee. 6 50 6 3 a& Twenty fhird paft Trinity, 6516 4 24 9 6 Cold and -wet. 3 52 5 2S r6 NOVEMBER 1785, begins on Tucfda) , DECEMBER 1785, begins on Thurfday. Nev^ Moon ift day 4 in the afternoon, Firfl quarter 8th day 12 at noon. Full Moon J 5th day 6 in the afternoon, Lift quarter 23d day 9 in the morning. New Moon 31(1 day 8 in the morning, Remarkable Days, &c. r.Qs. jr. ^s. F.Sea\ Sun faft of clock Icm. agf. 7 25 51 ]) fets II 8 I- Grand F re Works exhibited 7 26 <[ 5 6 11 57 [acN.7*orA,oo Peace, I7?3. 7 z? 5 6 5 12 46 Sunday \n BJFirft Advent* 7 28 5 7 9 > 35 Pleafant for the feafo". 7 28 5 8 iS 24. Q..Q,?.Salevt,JVorceJi.BarHft 7 29 5 9 30 13 Qyi^.'j* Portugal hoxn I734., 7 30 5 ^o 45 2 Conceptio.n Virgin Mary, 7 30 5 1 1 56 5* Sr70-ii> or ram. 7 31 5imorn. 45 Night's length lib. 58m. 7 31 5 ' 9 38 in Second Scnday Advent, 7 32 5 2 Z3 3e Perieee. ^ 7 3* 5 3 3' 24 C.C.P, Plyncurh. St. Lucy.) J 33 4 C3 T> 5 "6 Venus r'.h'i ^h. 6 ^fm. mora. 7 33 5 length Day's 9h. 17 3-; , (L 'il^ 4 deftroy'd in Bofion Tea 177 3 7 34 5 5 19 50 <^nczv or ra:n. 6 16 7 H 5 38 Bj Third Sunday in Advent, 35^ 7 34 5 7 ij then moderate 'weather ' 8 a ic 34 S 41 I'auTit. ShorteftDay. 44' 2 3ie.C.P. 7 34 5 9 59 St. apoft. mart. 10 4.1 Thomas, & 7 34 5 48 3 46 5 fcrtbejeahn. 7 34 5 11 48 4 34 61 G.JVaPiingtonx^ii^XoTnTTi'.i. morn. *o 7 34 5 I 5 ' [to 6 71® Apogee, Cong. 1783. 7 34 5 o 48 '^\ChriJimaSyQr Christ born. 7 34 5 6 50 ZjSi. Stepber.y proto mart. 7 34 5 2 54 7 37 St, 8 ao g! John, apoft. & cvan, 7 34 5 3 56 i^ Innocents martyi'd. 7 34 5 4 56 9 5|Rev.Dr.C<;o/>£r died a* Bofion. 7 33 5 5 £6 9 53 Cold, -^t. 6 6 [1783, 59. 7 33 5 49J10 39 bifh. Dfetsjli ri \\ 1 17 1 St. Syhefjevy & confef. ! a RO ADS ftom Bostom to the principal! Towns on the Continent, with the Names! of the Tavern-Keepeis, or Innholders. I (I.) To Plymouth »n<5 (11.) To Martha' t yine- Capi'Ccd. yard. Towns. tavernt. Dorcbefitr^ Kent if Feflerden Falmouth, ditto Badiam t Fi(h io -.,, Glover Z , Fatmoutko'wn, » ^'^<''«» ' ^^^^ and Pcirce X Braintrte, Bracked 2 IVood't-Hcle, Parker 4 ditto, Cowin z Oter Feay to yintyard 9 ^'eymoutbt Arnolds i (III.) Road to Taunton ditto, Ricfi 3 and Swanxey. Cuihing Hfr.gbatHj 3 Towns, Taverns. \Scituate, CoDamore 4 Dorchtfttr, K.ent 4 [Hanover, Wales. 5 Milton, Gl Roxhurv. Vhjfrjt S . tJitto, Bacon Dedham, Ames «^ Gay ^ 3 Walpcle, Dagget g Yarmouth ^ Q^^^^ \ A ditto Had<^en a '''''renthair, - Harwich, SiJk 7 Ma.-' 6 di:co, di . >. Hatch Atwood 3 5 Saftbam, Smith 6 Atthboreugh. I>aggft 4 [TZ)fn« ft> providence dirto, H>e;g.r,s 6 9] Rebokoth, -V.njitit, Smith 7 Dagger q IVarren, Burr Truro, K ..'w!ea 7 <) ProvinccTotun. '\\ynoo (V.) Wifte.D poa read Straifcrd, Ofco-t 5 to Hartfordy Fairfeld, Penficld 8 ^atertowH, Wiilington Noriualk, Betes 1 Stamford, Well. fFaltbam, £i"/"" 9 ' WcUmaa Hsrfneii, K a- 6 WeftoTiy Piercft Rye, HaviJand 6 ditto, Baldwin fefjonei Marrtneck Horton 4 Sudbury, Bent, Barker, Cheftery Valentine i and Wheeler Mafon's Tatern, g j ditto, Eztk, How New-York, ^ Marihorougbt Cyp. How a mile iz6 ^/Wo, Saw in Nortblorougb . Monroe from New-York to Sbpttojhury^ FarrS: 6f Pbiladelpbia. Baldwin, Neiuark, Kennjr 10 ditto, How ElizaiitbTown . G r a ^ am 6 yyorcefier, Knight ff^oodbridge, Jackfon Xo ditto, Scowers Brunfivick, Drake 10 Leictfttr, Bruce Ten miles tun, Jones lo Spencer, MafLO Princeton, Beebman S Brookjield, Reed Trenton, Bergen I» ditto. Rice Briftol, McHlroy jo [ «*«Thc6gmileftone Penny Peck, Holmes 10 is near Rtce^s.] Frankfort, Martin 5 Pbiladefphia, Wtfiern, Curler 5 5 Paimer Scott 9 miles 96 ditto, Graves I From Pbiladelpbia to Wilbrabam, BHls , 3 Alexandria. Springfield, Parfoo* 1 1 Hayes 7 To Springfield is 96miie8 Darbv, Withy 8 tongMeadovf, hurt 4 Cbefier, Wilmington, Bent'.cy 13 P^nfield, Kibby 5 CbriftianaBrtdg!,DiThj Eajt JVindfor, Biflell 9 9 Hffl F:omHa^t/&rd,to N. Tori. Durbin \ ' iVeatbersJield, WrfhK 4 Hartford ctBufhT6ivn / fVertbitigtcn, Biiey 9 Phillips <* Meriden, Reb*nfon 6 Liggot^s Tavern, 1 3 fValtingfordp'ain, Huil 7 Baltimore, M'Candles » A^arri Hifven, Clark 5 The Rope Ferry, 8 ATrtw Haven, Smith 8 Spurrier^ a Tavern, 8 \ MiIford, Bryan lo j Bladenburg, jr,hnftf>n 14 Simmo'i'a A'exandriay Lo. at 14 Sncad's It N«wRirer Sage'» (olyer's To Mount /^fr«j»»,the See' Mc .u)'ock*s of Gen. fVa/bingtcft, q W.lmington, Benning From A'exandria to m ! ej I g I i^'H itmjbargb, to Colchefter On CbarUftovm, Dumfries Eaparj's * % Aquaii MiJPs %% Beiri Frcderickburgh 5 Bowling Green Stanley's 9 MurriU's I3 Hubbaid's Tavern Todd's Ayletco J 6 Verrcen's Ruffin's Fert^ 7. The Cartwright's SwaAat theeaft end of Williamiburgh Loog bay x Cr«ke's ,0 miies ' 54 Grigg's tj On to EdentOHvn. GcorgcTnwn Ferry ig Cobham 11 Acroft the bay to N el fun's ic George Towo 4. Snaithficld JO Huggins's 6 Howell's North Santee Ferry 6 South S.iflF.rk 1 ditto » The Folly »o Hughes's t\ Sumner's i» Eddy's 3 a Edentown 2 Bennett's n Charlcftowo miifis 106 4 miie^ 1 87 On to JVilmirgton. ______^ On to ^jvannab, Geirg-a. To Mackay's by water t* Afb!eyFerrj,Maclin PJoufi^'s la 10 Ellis's H-.rdffbr/s , z Bath j3ckronburg,CulJicat's 13 1 <; Aihcpoo, Hughes's fAcrofs theP'erry, Bond' 7 Goweo's Moore's lo J 7 I PocotaligcVaobibbcr's 6 i Pearce's Adamfon's The Ferry 6 6 AJif.r's r Acrcf* ditto 2 % Pur-ft)'ire, Bueht's 16 N'e*b2rn, Wrenford I Savannah by water 14 I Collyer's * Warbiirton's »1 f (VI ) Lo ver Poft R .ad i- (Vil.)Middlcroad \QEart- Frcvtd-Kce, NeivHaveh, for-d:rNenu Ha-ven, Fifh' and NdivTork. KiUt, aad Bbiladelpbia. ToAnIe6orough,Di?^^tt 36 Dedbam, Ames li (>eeR.,ad IV.) ditto-, EIHj 3 Pr»vidence, Olnej,R\ct, Medfield, Clarke 6 Dexter or Aldrich 9 Medwayt Ricbardfon 5 Patuxet.Abotn orRanda!l5 ditto, Clark I Eaft Grscnvjicby Pcirce Hoihfion^ HiH 4 and Arnold 10 ditto. Smith I ,V. KingfidTt, Allen 8 Mendon, Amadon 6 'Tower-bill^ Sands 8 djtto, Keith a S.KinifioTi, Hawkins 4 Uxbridgti Wood a Cbarleficwn^ Champlin 10 ditto. Moredock Wejisrky Thompfon 8 Douglaft, Hill a Stonington, Palmer 7 Thompfon Jacobs lo GrctCTt Ferry, Stanton 1 ditto, WiUfon 3 Dougiafs, -J Pomfret^ Grofvenor 8 NeHvLonion, Bfeide.Oj > J ^yZ»/orif, Kendall 6 -) Corkins, Minot ..„ Howe &f I * Rope-Ferry, Waterman 5 Perkins I ^ Lyme^ Andcrfon 6 ditto, Snow 3 Thence acrofs the Ferry, 5 ditto. Knap 3 Saybfook^ Lord » Mamfield, Peirce 3 Killir.gfworthy Merrill • 9 ditta, Brigham 3 Guilford, Ward 1 Coventry, RtcHardfon 3 Bradford,^ Baldwin 11 £:.^arr/br Danvers , Flint S^nn^/te/d, B\i(s, 96 .Stf/^«,Webb ^Robinioo Cfee Roa4 No, IX.) Ovtr the River to t\ft t from Salem fo Danver Put3am*« w/.Vi, rA««f^ Wefifitld, Clap 7 4 Wenhana, Porter's, ditto, Emcrfon 3 4 J Blandfordf Knox 6 Salem Ferry, Waters Greenwood, Rowley 6 Beverly Ferry. Leach d tto, Spring 4 ditto, Gutteridge ff'enbafK, Porter 7ynngbam, Chsd wrick 7 Grtat Ipfwicb, Piemont Barrington, Root 9 or ditto. Whiting, 1 Hotnaos Egremontf Hickl Powlef Payfon No&Ietown, Cowlo 4 Nexohnrf^ Tkcomb ditto, Nrwbury.Port, Merrill, McKinftry 3 ditto, Datenpoft, and Ljjnt Rsy 3 Salijburyt Stoneboujt, Hogaboom 4 G^rrifh . Seabreokt Griffith IKittderhook, Goofe 8 Hampton-Fallt i.KinderJbooky Vaoburgh 1 Sanboro, ditto, Fitth II end Wella, Hampton, Lcavitt \/i!tatty-Ferrj, 8 '.Ha/f-moon, Norib-HamptoHf Lea? itt '.Stih'^wattr, Gree/iland, Poo;, Weeks _ n Saratoga, li and Pickering Forr Edward, 20 Portfmoutb, Stavert-, Trip or Br«vrfter iLakC'Ceorgt 14 Old fork, Emtrfon, p'icoHderoga, 3^ Woodbridgt & Row, 1 froion^Point, I WiUJberBugh, «o ff^elU, Littlcficid I ditto, ' Cole iFcrt St. JobH\ 6S ; Kennebunky \LiPrairiet 16 Kimball i Arundell. Patten j \M»ntreal^ 6 S'jccJ.KaoperSfBraiiftrccti Xroh Rivieretf 90 Vepp':relboro\ 80 Bradbnry < ^inrbortugh, MiJlike.l j ditto, '(Xn }Poft Road toNen- Cutler 3 IlT)koid fromFafmoutb Exeter, GxVff^a & Fo^ow 6 afco-biy, to?'^xxlVefi em St) a' ham, Foifcm 5 \ Ktnnebtck Rifer. Nevymarket, Mead ini Itttiutbf Wi.flow < FolfoiA tio, W ilfjo 4 Durham, Gage ay, Hunt 5 Do»er, <7fl^? & Sbantton no, Matbis 4 BcrviCkv ^o'"'^ wG/ocefcir^Chmiltt 4 ditto, tbompfon tto, Davis I ditto, //-av* wijtown, CummiDg 9 Weils, Littlejiild ttj, Vamum 5 Kenncbuok, Kimball nth'of>. Chandler 10 ditto, Paffen tyejrern, rt 5 Sico, Hooper 8c Br adf'reet 7 IV} Road fromFamoutb PeppcreJbt..o' £fri7^^ar^- 4 Millikin to the Upper Cobafs. Si.*»borougn, % Cw/Zfr » '.ioGloctf:er, Djv-^ 13 ditto, ditto, Marcb iherfion, Emery 9 Broad, tpardjii-'d. Greenwood 6 Sirowdwater, Falmouth. Motley and >. Fow, tackfon 7 i/i.Cimii-v TwirchcJ ifi nlburncy IngsiU 1 attmiurh Page I' ^'"*'"' srthumberlar.d, Eames 8 t G eelec. New CaftOy Buckoajn • :v.) Upper Ro.»d » NorthTarmoutb, Loring ^aJmoutb "D CaJcO'Bay. ditto, M'tchell itJt'^vd, Porfer 4 dirio, F'oft ^lbur^, Blackhorfe 3 Bfunfivtci Stone litto Kindallor B-tuU 3 r^t.tc, Curtis * ^;lm! .gtCi-< iJ^aff , Ma n^'i Ferry, dr. a Biahchard ^ Povjnalhoro' y Goodwin pH' t"', A'phot A yitjjton. Smith \;To Blunt't, p» fi)t £<3/> di'tv Shaw ctf^ro the Academy, a] Halioxvell, Howard d.t'o. Adams 6 Vajfa'borougby Clark BTcrhiil, Harrsd 7 VVirijiiiUy Ferris laftow. Satuyer 5 Canaan Howard .ingftoo, B/«j6< Ctf/f/. Norridgetvalh, Hovard and Whee'er 6 that fome Innbolders re- I? At it frequently happens move, org:ve op theirUicences and others are appointed in iheir room it is theefore requefted that where fuch alrcrs»jcns take place intormation may be given to T, it J. Fleet y that they may fee reftifiedlo future. A TABLE ol ^ioipie Intcrett at 6 per Cent ( I ) REGISTER F O R T H E COMMONWEALTH O F Majfachufetts, ^By the Cenftitution a GoTcrnor, Lieotenant-Governor ard forty Perfont for Counfsllors and Seaaters, are to be voted for by the qualified Jnbabiiar.tt at a meeting of the feveral Toivns on the frft manday in April an nually. -'The qualificaticm for voters are, that they he at leajl tweKty-ene years of age, and have a free hold of the annual income of three pounds, or other efiati if the valut tf fjxty pouod?.] m. HISEXCELLENCY "^JOHN HANCOCK, Esq; Governor aod Commander in Chief. Hon. Thomas Cw s hi n g, Efq; Lt. Governor CO U NS E LLO nS For advifng the Gorernor in the executive Part of bis Government, > The Honorable jc^emiah Pow'eB, Mames Prefcott, UJimo. Danielfonj {Waltsr SpooiTei', j^amuel Holten, L^Jathan Cuftiiig Benji.ChadbsurD,LMofes Gill, l^'ona. Grcenleaf, '•' Efqulres. Mr . Jfaac Peirce, Meffenger to the Governor & Counci!. ['785-] SENATORS,) For the Co««yo/ Suffolk. County of Baroftable. Hon. Sftmuel Adanis,Pr^ir"Hon.SolcmoD FreemaD,Efqj -<^abez F:iher, County of Sriftol. Cotton Tufts, "^ Hon. Thomas Durfee, -William Heath, — Eliflia May, Efq'rs. -^•Joljn Lowell, Elq'rs. County of York, C«a»ry o/Effex. Hon. Nathaniel Wells, Efq Hon. Stephen Choate, Counties of Dukes County Aaron Wood, and t^antucket. —Samuel Phillips, jun. -+Hon. Beriah Norton,Efqj —Triftram Dal ton, Efq'rs County of Worccfter, County of Middlcfex. Hon. Samuel Baker, Hon. JoCab Stone, -Seth Wa/hburne, 'Abraham Fuller, .—Ifrael Nichols, ««£leazer Brooks, -^Jonathan Warner, Efq'rs. •-JSbenezer Bridg«, Efo'rs. County Cumberland County c/HampCiire. of Hon. John Lewis, Efqj Hon. John Blifs, —John Haftings, County c/" Lincoln, Caleb Strong, Efq'rs. -fHon. Will. Lithgow,jun.Efq; County of Plymouth, County of Berkshire. Hon. Charles Turner, Hon. Jahlcel Woodbridge, —Hugh Orr, Efq'rs, -^beed. Sedgwick, Efq'rW John Avery, juo. Efq; Secretary. I Mr. William Baker,y««. Deputy Secretary^ and Clerk to the Honorable Senate* _ Thomas Ivers, Efq; Treafurer. R r c H A RD De V E N s, Efq; CommiJfaryGeneraL \ The Secretary, Treafurer, and CtmmiJ/ary-Generaltatt jto be chofen annually by the Senators & Reprefentatives. '—And that the Commonwealth may be affured from time ro time that. the monies remaining in the public' Trcafury, upon th« fettlement and liquidation of tb^r public accounts, are their property, no perfon can be elligible as Treafurer more than five years fuccefiively^ - The Secretary's and Treafurer s Offices are kept in the lat« Province Houfe in Marlborough Street. JhsCcmTKifery-Generan Office is kept in Kilby^ftreet. ( 3 ) '^ Lift of the RoDorable Houfc of REPRESENTA T I V ES» hofen in May i 7S4, and are not to be difTolved till the day precceding the laft wedncfday in May 17X5 :— About loo of the prefeot Members were not of the Houfe the laft year. The names of the Towns that have not fcnt s Reprefentative are aifo inferted, Hon. Samuei. Alltnb Otis, Efqj Speaker. Mr. Geor^ Richards Minot, of Bofton, Clerk. cv. Jofeph Eckley, of Bofton, Chaplain to the Senate and Houfe of Reprefentatives. SUFFOLK. ESSEX. ^-v—Hon.WmPhillipsEfqf^a/tfm, William Vans, efq; , f-Hon. Caleb Davis, efq; —NatbanGoodale, efqj /-Hon. Sam.A.OtiE.efq; ^mr. Samuel Page, ^.Thomas Dawes, efqj —mr.MilesGreenwood l-John Rowe, efqj -''0 Ted-way, capt.Jofeph Lovell' "^Imfbury ^ mr. JohnBarnard ellingbam, •&rfli^o/-i/,Dan. Thurftcn,efq '^alpoU, maj. Seth Buliard Metbuen, ui*i, • Boxford, capt. Ifaac Adama belfea, H^enbam, 'anklin,TM, SamLethbridge Mancbejier, >xkorough,mi.]Qhn Eferett Middleton,. A 4 ) jMIDDLESEX. HAMPSHIRE '4€amIfriJge,SimTh!iUhciyeC^ Sprin^Jkld, mr.Tho.Dwig KbarUftowH, LongMeadow, mr.Nathan: ^Wacertoivn, WilI.Hunt,efq; [Ely, ju '^ff^o^urn, Sam. Wyman, cfq; ^^PTe^ Ab.Burbank,eI -^Ccncord, hoo. j ,Uofmer,t{q^pringfie!d, Juftin Ely, ti ^Neivton, mr.Thomas Patkefff^i/l>rabam, capt.P.Stebbi —ji^frf^zWjaroesBancroft.efq- 'Northampton, dodl.Eb. Hu Marlboro", mr. W.Brighaiir-5o«ri>dOT/>ro«,pir.Jona.Clai BilUrica, maj. Edw Yumtffiadley, capt. Oliver Smi Frami„gham, mr. W. Brown South Hadley, Lexitigtony Bt:n}.Bnov/n,e{(ff^fKberJi,czft. Eli Parker Cbelmsford,mt,A^xQTiQhzm-^^^^h^ mr. Bcnja, Eaftm lUx\i\i^atfeld, SberbuniX)zri.yffhitnej-,th}Willian}Jburg, mr. Willia Sudbury, William Rice, ciqj ^^^bateley, [Bodm Maiden, Ezra Sargeant, tio^^fifi^^^t JohnlngerfoUjCl — Wefton, capt. Ifaac Jones —mr.SamuslFowl ^eflford, mr. Fra. Laighton Deerfiddy -^Mtdford, mr. Aaron Hall Ctniuay^ >?'j//i>flOT,mr.Aba.Sanderfon Sunderland^ Brimfieldy cton,in£t, Benja. Morfe* '^''^^'^ Brimfield, -^opkingtcn^ caot. Walter Holland, Ubi'iey, [M'Farlan^ 'NewSalem, capt. J.Sampfc iPepperreli] Ajhfield, capt.EiifhaCrenfc -^fo-ujnjherJ.tnr.V^-VA. llohiz^^srtbington, ail. Joaatb; Bedford, Gcfien -*i/:.//;yy6«c3r-r.S.ChaTT5berIain Monjoi ^A^bn if.d Car-f'-JJe, Fiancig^Pellim, mr. Tho, Johnf: [Faulkner, efqy "Palmer, capt. David 3pea. — Dur.ftaile,ii\x.loL Dacforth Montague, Lincoln, m^'ortbfield, mr. A.Whitn* Wilmington^ ^Belcbertotvn, mt. jof.Stnl Ttm>ifc^ury, ^ fo/Vra;«,HughM*Clal]en,e ^ iittlet'jn, rnr. Jona. Patch CharUmont, Ajhby, *^heiburne, mr. 'Btr^]^.^^(^ Stoneham, "Soutbivick, deft. Ifaac Tl^o Na'ick, • Granville, 0\\\ti Phelps, efi —|£j/ji«i^arj;JohnN'oyes,cf(^ ^ar'nick^ mr. James Bali ' \0 ranged. j ( 5 ) Greenfield, Davidjmead.ffcjj Truro, GreirrMicb, mr. Caleb Well Falmcutb, Blandfordf Chatham, U'a'e, Prcvince-Tswn. Lever etc, DUKES-COUNTY Cbcjier, mr. Jeflc Jobnfon Edgarfoun, Bernardficn, .^ Chilmarkf mr, Benja. BafTett g£?M.vy2'«rv,TohnPoyer5,jun.|i Tiihuryy Shub. Cottle, efqi n'erJell, NANTUCKCET. No,. Se^en, ^ Sherburne, Alex.Ccftfi,efq; Ludlow, mr, PelegCoffinJun A'or'a;rV;?;,JohnKirk|and,erq; — — mr. ^e/r Hampton^ StcphcnPaddock Merryfield, BRISTOL. Lcyden, Sam. Taylor, efoj - Ta««r«a, Job Smith, efq; Cumington, mr, Eb, Snell George Godfrey,crqj M^'ntgomery, Rehohotb, Step.Bullock.efqj Middkfield. ^iuar,z,ey^ col.SimeonRotter P L Y M O U T H.^^'2''^«««'^, capt.W.Claghan Plymouth, Jofh.Thomas,efq;- ^'^'^on, capt. Ifrael Trow "pt. John Pratt I ,-inr. Tho. Davis, jun.W'»«#^'^» 'Scituate, Ifrael Vinal, efq}"P^''''^^«''''«^^.EliAaMay,efqj Duxboroustb, mr-Zed-Sanger^'^^'*""! mr.Tho.Richmosd Freetown^ capt.L.Roanfcveli Marjhfield, Sa.Uakman e^qj Bridg^ iVorcejter, Sam. Curtis efq'T^''''^' "P^' J°^" P-'cntice X^«r^>r,hon.J.Sprague,eSf't'i' ?'""^ NewclJ, efq; Af^W.«capt.PeterPennimaH]5'^^'!''^> "P^' I^ha. Thayer Brockfield, capt. Beni Ric?^^''^"'^' *='^*' ^P^* Wilder ^^ford, capt. Jerem. Learned CUMBERLAND. Charlton, mr. Eben. Davis ^^''^'"''"^^ mr.Benja.Titcomb Sutton, AmosSingletaryjCfqj —Jofeph Noyes, efqj Leicefter, - -No. Tarmoutb,mx.Sz. Merrill Spencer, mr. Ifaac Jenks ~|'5<^^''^«"-<'',W,Thompfon,efq RutIand,]ohnFtKtnAixy,t{(\:^\BrunJwick, Paxton, mr. Abra. Smith Harpfwell.^ Oakham, Cape Elizahith^ Barre, capt. Bcnja. Lee — Gorbam, mr. JofiahThacbe? Hubbardfton^ Windham, NtivBraintree, mt\. JofepH" '^' Glocefier^ mr. P.Chandle? [Bowman Gray, Southborougbf Pearfortoivn, Wefthorougb, R oyais barougbf Ntirthl trough, Raymonfton, Sbreiv/hury, mr.N. Haywood Bakerfton, L««^wi«r^,capt.Jofi. Stearns Bridgetoion, Sylvefter, F:tcb£urg,Tho,Cowd\n,cfci; LINCOLN. Uxbridge, col. Seth Reed '4Po _ Sturhridge. Eb, Crafts, efq.^, Toppam. Leominfter, — Bfi'wdoinbam, mr.Zac. Bea Hard-wich, Pittfton, Holden, Hallctvell, ITf/zfrfl, col. James Stone^*- Winthrop mr. Robert Peg. I>oa|[ /(s/ijrar.EJiphazStcarn s VaJfalhoTOugh w Grtf/ro«,capt.Natb.Sherman Wir.flona, ~ Teterpam, lona.Grout,efq; Waldohoreugh Royalft{»i, John Frye, e( Leivijton ^ Dalton, BallftoiVHt Wales, •\/llferd, mr, Ehud Hopkint ATrw /^Jhfordy I BERKSHIRE. r\N,MariBoro', Pi JT /v T u A/ui • J. Ward, efq; ^ * 1-^ Windfor, col. L. Grofvencr Ic. U V K T 'I ^Partridgefield mx . E. Peirc */>/Vfi/^tf/^, deft. Tim. Chi Ids rr .."c ' lU j r mr.WilliamLurfrf'"''*'*• ^'"^"'^•-"^"'^' ^^^ mr. Ebcn. Jcckins Ie»(5x, Wm. Walker, ef^^j ^^^ bitigton. Lanedorougb,. -5W«>/^, maj. S.Woolcot Mr. William Baker, fentor, of Bofton, Meflcngcr to the Senate, and Houfe of Reprefentatives, Every town having 150 rateable polls,, has a confti tutiona! right to eleft and depute one Reprefentati've 5 and a town containing 375 may eleft two, and if 6co, they may eled three ; and fo on, making 225 rateable polls the mean increafing number for every additional iReprefentative.——They are fo'be chofen annually in JMay, ten days at Jeaft before the laft wednefday of that iaioith, and each of them to have been rne year an inha- bitant of, and feiied in his own right of a freehold of the value of ;C' 10° within the town he fliall be chofen to feprefent,or any rateable eftate to the value of £, 200* —Not lefs than 60 members are to conftitute a quorum. (16 make a quorum in the Senate)—No member can ibearrefled on m«;an procefs during bis going unto or re- turning from, or attending the General Court. —They ihave power to impofc fines upon fuch towns as /hall r.eg- left t« return members.— Ail money bills are to origi- •nate in the Houfe of Reprefentatives, though the Senat® 'may propofe or concur with amendments, —They have ipower to adjourn themfelves, but not to exceed more] [than two dajB at a time.~— 1 ( 8 ) A general Defcription climates which the earth affords. It is waffced by thej f.vo great cceans. To the eaftward it has the Atlantic, which divdes it from T^urope and Africa. To the weft it has the Pacific, or great fouth Tea, by which it isfepa- ra ed from Afij. By thefe feas, it may, aod does,, carry on a direft commerce wiih the other three parts of the world. It is compofed of two great continents, one on rhe north, the other upon the fcutb, which are joined by the kingf^om cfiVfcxico, which forms a fortof ifthmua J500 miles long, and in one part of Darien, fo extremely narrow, as tomake the communication between the two oceans by no means difficult, being only 60 miles over. I-i the great gOlch, which is formed betwein the iftbmus »nd 'he northern and fouthern continents, lie an infinite multitude of ifl-nds, many of them large, moft of them fertile, and denominated the weft Indies, in contradif- inftion to the countries and iflands of Afia, beyond the Cape of Good Hope, which are called the eaft ladies. An Efimate of the Number of Inhabitants in the United States i?/" America. inhabitants. Capable of Arms. New-Hsmp/hire, - 150,000 37,000 Maf^achufetts, - 400,000 ico,ooo Rhode Illand, - - 59.678 —— I4-,9I<» Conne£ticur, - - 3 9a>ooo —— 48*©oo New-York, - - 250,000 62,5eo New-Jcrley, - 550,000 32.50° Pennfjiv. & Delaware, 350,000 87,500 Maryland, - - 340.000 - 80,000 Virginia, - - 650,000 162,500 |North. Carolina, - r{00,ooo —— 75»oco iSouth-Carelina, • 225,000 56,^50 Georgia, - 56,000 Uj5Q° _ ( g ) De/cription of the Thirteen United States of North-America. i GEOROIA, About 650 miles n length, and 150 in bieadth ; bounded by South Carolina on the north ; the Atlantic on the eaft the fouth ; caft and weil: Florida on j by the and Miflifippi on the weft j the Capital Savannah, His excellency Lvman Hall, efqj Governor. SOUTH-CRAOLINA. In length 700 miles, and 150 in breadth j bounded by North Carolina on the north j the Atlantic footh by on the eaft ; by Georgia on the j . and the Mifiifippi en the weft : the Capital Cbarleftoivn. His excellency Benjamin Gu£RARD,cfq; Governor. NORTH-CAROLINA. Is 720 miles in length, and 10 in breadth j bounded by Virginia on the north j the Atlantic on the eaft ; by South Carolina on the fouth ; and by the Miflifippi on the weft : the Capital Neivhern, His excellency Alexander Martin, efqj GoTernor. VIRGINIA. Is 750 miles in length, and 240 in breadth 5 bounded by the river Potowmac (which divides it from Maryland) on the north eaft ; by the Atlantic ucean on the eaftj by North Carolina on the fouth ^ an^ by the Miflifippi on the weft ; the Capital JVilliamihurg, His excellency Benjamin HARRisoNi-efiq; Governor. MARYLAND, Is 150 miles in length, and 140 i^ breadth j bounded on the north by Pennfylvania j by the Atlantic ocean and Delaware fta:e on the eaft j and by Virginia on the fouth and weft : the Capital Annapolis His excellency William Paca, efqj Governor. DELAWARE. I» loo miles in length, and 35 in breadth^ bounded northcaft-wardly by Pennfylvania j oa the eaft by Delaware river and bay j weft by Maryland nd the Atlantia ocean : Capital IVilmington, His excellency Will iam Vandyke, efqj Governor PENNSYLVANIA. Is in length 300 mile<», and iu i jbreadth 240 J bounded on the north by lake Ontario and the In quo!? ; on the eaft by Delaware, which di- vides it from New Jerfey j vveft by Maryland, Virginia^ and lake Erie \ fouth by Maryland and the Delaware ftatc : the Capital is Pbiladclphia, His excellency John Dickinson, efqj Prefidcnt. ' Hon. James Ewing, efqj Vice- Prefidcnt. ( 10 ) NEW-JERSEY. Is . 195 miles in length, and 90 in ^readth bounded J on the north by New-York ; on the weft by the river Delaware j on the fouth by Delaware bay and on the J eaft by the Atlantic ocean : the Capi tal is Burfington. Hij excellency William LiviNGSTON.efq; Governor NEW- YORK. Is ago miles in length, and 7o in breadth j bounded on the north by Canada ; en the eaff by Conneaicut and New-Hamplh^re ; on the weft by Pennfylvania, New-Jerfey, and lake Ontario j on the fouth by Newjerfey and the Atlantic ocean :-the Capita) is Neiv-York, His excellency George Clinton, cfq ; Governor. CONNECTICUr. Is 140 miles in length, and 90 in breadth ^ bounded on the north by MafTachufetts; on the eaft bv MafTachufetts and Rhode-Ifland ; on the weft by New- York \ and on the fouth by Long'IOand found s the Capital is Hartford. His excellency Matthe wGrIswold. cfq; Governor. Hon. Samuel Huntingtoji, efqj Lieut, Governor, RHODE-ISLAND. Is 60 miles in length, and 58 in breadth ; bounded on the north by MafTachufetts ; on the eaft bj the Atlantic ; on the weft by Connefticut ; and is on the fouth by the Atlantic : the Capital Newport. His excellency William Greene, efq; Governor. Hon. Jabkz Bowen, efq; Deputy Governor. MASSACHUSETTS, (exclufive of the late Province of Maine, which is 120 miles fquare) is 120 miles in length, and too in breadth ; bounded on the north byi New-Hampniire.&c. on the eaft by the Atlantic ocean;. on the weft by New-York, Se€. and on the fouth by the ftate of Rhode-Ifland : the Capital is Bofton. [See page l and t. for Governor, &c.] NEW-HAMPSHIRE. Is i?om.les in length, and in breadth bounded on the eaft hv theMaftacbufetts [140 J Eaflern Territory ; on the weft by New-York and the lake Champlain ; on the north by Canada, and on the fouth by the Commonwealth of MafTachufetts : the Capital is Portfmoutb. His excellency Meshech Wear r, efq; PreCdent._ ( "_) . _ _^ I/^ of the Poft-Mafters and Poft-Offices on\ the Poft Raad throughout the UniteJStates Ebenezsr Hazard, Efq; Poft-Mafter General. Janes Bryfon, efq; AHifknt, or Clerk. Deputy Poft-Maftcrs. tamuel Freeman, efq; at Falmouth, Cafco-bay. nr, Jeremiah Libbey, Portfmouth, Nsw-Hamp/hire. nr. Bulkley Emecfon, Ncwbury-port, Maflachufetts. nr, Daniel Noyes, Ipfwich, ditto. nr. Mafcol Williams, Salem, ditto, nr. Jonathan Haftings, tioflon, ditto. On the Lower Road. ir. John Carter, at Providence, Rhode Ifland. ir. Solomon Southwick, Newport, ditto, ir. Gideon Mumford, Eaft Greenwich, ditto. \r. Thomas Potter, jun. South Kingfton, ditto, ir. Gurdon Sal tondall,' New- London, Connecticut. On the Upper Road, u. Mofes Church, at Springfield, Maflachufett*. ir. Thomas Htidrup, Hartford, Connedtictit. ir. Elias Beers, New-Haven, ditto, ir, Thaddeus Burr, Fairfield, ditto, ir. Ebenezer Weed, Stanford, ditto, jr. William Bedlow, New-York, jr. Robert Hude, New-Brunfwick, Ncw-Jeriey, ir. John Harrifon, Princeton, ditto, ir, Benjamin Smith, Trenton, ditto, ir. John Dowdney, Briftol, Peonfylvania, ames Bryfon, efqj Philadelphia, ditto. ir. Jacob Broome, Wilmington, Delaware. ir. John Barnaby, Head of Elk, Maryland, r. jofeph Stiles, Hartford Town, ditto. r. M. K. Goddard, Baltimore, ditto. »r, Frederick Green, Annapolis, ditto. r, Stephen Weft, Upper Marlborough, ditto, r. Chriftopher Lowndes, Bladenburg, ditto, r. Thomas Richardfon, George Town, ditto, r. Robert M'Crca, Alexaadria, Virginia, r. Cleon Moore, Colcheftcr, ditto. r. Rlchrrd Graham, Dumfries, ditto. r. William Smitn, Frederickfburg, ditto. ( 12 ) . Dsputy Poji'Mafters continued, mr, Robert Pollard, Ayfeth, Virginia. mr, John Jones, Newcaft'e, ditto. mr. James Hayes, Richir.ond, ditto, mr. John Grammer, Peterfburg, ditto. mr. Gsorge Purdie, Smithfield, ditto. mr. John Driver, Suffolk, ditto, tax, fohn Mare, Edentown, North Carolina. mr, James Thomas, Wafliingtori, ditto. mr. Richard Ccgdell, Newbern, ditto. mr. John Dubois, Wilmington, ditto, mr. John Cheefborough, George-Town, South Carolina^ mr. Thomas Hall, Charleftown, ditto. mr. Edward Davis, Savanna, Georgia. 1^** The Poft from Falmouth in Cafco-bay, through Portfmouth in New-Hamp/hirc, as alfo the Poft froK Pennfylvania, &c. by the way of Hartford, arrives at Bofton on wednefd ay afternoon, and fets out on theij return the next day at ten o'clock in the forenoon. The Poft from Philadelphia, by the way of New- London, and Rhode-Ifland, arrives at Bofton on Saturday after- noon, and fets out again, on his return, at ten o'clock on monday morning. Letters for New .York or New- Jerfejr, may be fent bj either of the above Pofts. Letters for the French or Briti/h packets are receive« at all the Poft-ofRces throughout the United States :— The poftage to New-York muft be paid in the office a which the letters arc left to be forwarded. Officei kept for the Infurance of Vejfels, &c Edward Payne, Efq; By j John Hurd, Efqj and V at Bofton. Mr. Mofes Michael Hays, * Mr. James Jeffery, at Salem. Mr. Wiiliam Morland, at Newbury-port. Keeper i of the Ponder Magazines. Mr. Thomas Fofter, at Bofton. Mr. John Auftin, at Charleftown, Co!. William Burbeck, Proof-mafler of Powier ( '3 ) THE following are the Naaes of the Faiket Boais' appointed by the Fiench king to be ftatiot^fd be- vveen I'Orient and New York, under the fupefioter.daace •f Hcftor St. John, Efq, refidcnt at New-York, viz. Le Courier de I'Europe. Lc Courier de rAmeriqu*. Le Courier de New-Yofk. Le Courier de TOrient, sod L'Alligator. The deCgn of thcfe Packets is to facilitate the com- nunication between France and America, and concerns if commerce between both countries.— At the departure if one packet the next following is to begin its equip- nent, and depart from New- York as near the aoth of ;ach month as their arrival will pcfiTibly a.^mit— and arc ntendedto bring over to this continent, and carry back to iutope, letter!, packets, palTeneers and goods —th#ccftl >f a {ingle letter to I'Orient is a French Lvrc or lOd. halfj )Ctiny fterlinp ; and the expence of a palTige is 95 and >ne quarter dollars, or 500 1. Tournais, bed, table, and :very thing included, with the privilege cf carrying runks to the amount of 1200 weight— the freight of| oods is lao 1, per ton, or 42 cubical feet.-——Thefe eflels are all copper bottomed, and fitted out in the eaieft manner. ; ''hf folljiv'iTig are the Namet of the Confids appointed by the French King /o re^de in the United States of Atne~ rict in order tofa'vor commerce lUith them and France, he Sieur Barbe de Marbois, Conful General for the thirteen United States, and Coaful for the States of Pennfylvania and Delaware, he Sieur TEtombe, Conful for the States of Maflachu- fetts, NewHamf fliire, and Rhcde-Ifland. The Sieur de St. Jean de Crevencur, Conful for theStatei of Connefticnt, New-Yorks and New-Jetfey. The Chevalier d' Annemouff, Conful for the States of Marylatid and Virginia, The S'icur Tofcain, Vice-Conful at New-Hampfhirc. The Sieur Barbe de Marboif, jun. Vice-Conful Rh.lfiand.j The Sieur Ofler, Vice-Conful at Virginia. | The S^eur Pctry, Vice Conful at North Carolina. [ Phe Sieur de la Foireft, Vice-Conful at Georgia. J ( H ) HARVARD UNIVERSITY! \n Cambridge, founded in the Year 1636, from whic time to Joly X 7 S4-, about 2950 Students have receive honorary degrees thereat ; near 590 of whom ha^ been ordained to the work of the Gofpel Miniftry. Rer. Joseph Willa&d, Prejldent, O V E R S E E R S. His Excellency the Governor, his Honor the Lieutenat Governor, the Honorable Council and Senate j \\ Reverend Prefident, and Mini(^ct3 of the Gongregj tiooal Churches in the Towns of Bofton,Char)eftowi Cambridge, Watertown, Roxbory, andDorchefter. iRev.SimeanHowardjof Bofton Secretary to theOverfeer: C O R P O R A T I O N. Rev, Preftdeat Willard, of Cambridge. Hon. James Bowdcin, Efqj LL.D. of Bofton, Rev. Edward Wigglefworth,S.T.P.Holli8,ofCambridg< Rev. John Lathrop, of Bodon. Rev, Simeon Howard, of Bofton. Hon. John Lowell, Efqj ot^ Bofton. EbenezerPROFESSORS.Storer, Efq; of Bofton, Treafurer. Rev. Edw. W igglefworth, HoUifiinProfeflbr ofDivinit] Rev. Samuel Williams, Holfifian ProfefTor of theMathc matic^ and Natural Philofophy. Stephen Sewail, A. M. Hancock Profcffor of Hebrc and other Oriental Languagesi Dr. John Warren, ProfeiTor of Anatomy and Surgery. Benjamin Water boufc, M. D. Profedor of the Theor and Pr ail ice of Phyfic. Dr. Aaron Dexter, ProfeiTor of Chymiftry and the Matt ria Medica.TUTORS. Eleazer James. A.M. I Bezaliel Howard, A. y. John Hale, A. M. | Nathan Read, A. M. James Winthrop, Efq; Librariao. Caleb Gannett, A. M. Steward, jofhua Paine, A. B. Butler. Commencement the third wcdnefday in July annuall; Wacationt : From Commencement, four weeks. From t^ [third wednefday in Oftober, two weeks. From the fir Iwednefday in January, five weeks. The two wcet timmediately pteceeding the laft wednefday in April._ ( '5 ) MintflerSi Churches and Religious AffemhVies in the Commontvealth of Maflachufetts. Irft Church, Rev. Cbarhi Cbauney^ D.D. I Founded, and Rev. John Clarke, Corohill, Bofton, I 1630 econd, or Old North Church, Ktv.Jobn Latbrop, 16 50 [The Meeting- Houfe being deftroyed by the enemies af America in 1775, the Members of that Church have fince met at the Church in Midd?e.f5treet.] ntipaedobaptift Church, Rev. Samuel Stillman, 1665 !dSouthChtjTcb,Marlboro*-ftreer,Rev.y«|/;£<:^.yy,l66g ing'sChapel, E. Jamet Freeman^ A.M. 1688 lurch in Braitle-ftreet, Vacant, 1699 jakers Meeting- Houfe, in Lcverett'g Lane, 1710 5wSo.Church,Summer.ftreet,Rev.0/;ffr£vfrc«, 1716 lurch in Mid^le-ftreet, 1721 [United with the Cecond Chu'ch in 1779.3 irlftChufeh,5.Sa!cm-ftreet, Rev.5r Vlalden, Peter Thatcher Dracut , Vacant Eliakim Willis Bedford, lofcph Penniman ^4^eflon, Samue! Kendal Hollifion, Jcfliua Prentice Medford, David Ofgood DunJiabUy Vacant Hopkington, Elijah Fitch Lincoln, Charles Stearns Aaon, Mofes Adams Wilmington, Ifaac Morrill farlijle^ Paul Litchfi-id Tetu^/Bury, Sim. Spaulding Weftford, Matthew Senbner Littleton, Vacant Wahbam, Jacob Cufhirg Edmund Fofter \Stoio Jonathan Newell AJhby, Vacant 'Gtoton^ Daniel Chaplin Natick, Stephen Badger Sblrltyf Phineas Whitney Stonebam, Vacant Reiigiouj 4ljembrtes in Hampfhire County. Sprinifield, Vacant Greenivicb, Robert Cutler J. McKinftry Blandford, Vacant Long-MeaioTiy. Vacant Palmer, Mofes Baldwin P Wep Springfield, jof. Lotbrop Granville, Vacant Syivanus Grifwold New-Salem, Joe! Fofter Wilbraham, Vacant BeUhertoivn, JuftusForward \Nortbampton, Solo. Williams Colrain, Samuel Taggart P ^Southampton, Jdna. Judd Ware, Vacant \Sbelburne, Robert Hubbert Weft. Hampton, Enoch Hal« ' Cenivay, J ohn Emerfon IVendell, Jofeph Kilburn Sunderland, Jofeph Aihjey CheHerfidd, Gojhen, Montague, Jodab Nafh Norivicb, Merryjield, Nortbfield, John Hubbard Ludlow Buck land, Brimfield, Nehem. Williams Montgomery, Orange. Smtb Brimjield, Ezra Reeve Holland, Middiepld, ^Monfcn, Jefle Ives No, Seven, Leyden» Peioam, Vacant P Vacant. ( Religious AJfsmhlies in Plymouth County, - PlymoutbyKtv. Ch. Rob6ins Middleborough, J of. Barker- Ivory Hovey * Caleb Turner Scituate, Vacant Solomon Reed David Barns Rocbefieff Jonathan Moore Wm. W.Wheeler E Thomas Weft Duxborougb, Zedek. Sanger , Lemuel LeBarron Marjhjidd, Wiliiam Shaw Plimpton, Ezra Sampfon Atherton Wales- John Howland Bridgivater, John Reed Pembroke, Thotnis Smith John Angler ) Gad Hitchcock Samuel Angier Kingflcn, Zephaniab Willis \ John Shaw Hancver, J-.hn Melleit John Porter Halijax, Ephraim Briggs Ahingtov, Samuel Niles Warehamt Noble Ewsritt Religious Afimhlies in Barnftable County, 5<»r»y?d^/e,JohnMellen,jun Eafibam, Edw. Cheever Oakes Shaw Jonathan Bafcomb Sand'wich, Vacant milfeet, Ifaiab Lewis Eliiha Tupper Truro, Calfb Upham I Friends Falmoutb, Ifaiah Mann Yarmoutby Timothy Alden Chatham, Thomas Roby Nathan Stone Province-Toivn.Sim.PajkcT Hanvicb, Ifaiah Dunfter Ma rjhpee Jn dian 5 , G . Ha w 1 ey Religious /^IJetnblies in Duke's County, EdgartcivnjKt^ioi.ThtxXtAChrifiiant&ivn, Z. Mayhcw' Cbi/markj iGaybead, Zach. Honfuit Vacant j Tisbury^ I Vacant j Religious Affemhlies at Nantucket. Sherburne, Rev. Bezalecl Shaw 1 Friend?. Religious Affemhlies in Briftol County. Taunton, Rev. Eph. Judd Attleborougb, Vacant Vacant E Digbton, John- Smith Rebohotb, Vacant Vacant Robert Rogerfoo Freetoivn, Vacant Sivanzey, Vacant Raynham, Perez Fobes Dartmouth^ Samuel Weft Eafion, Wm. Reed Norton^ Jofeph Pa?mer Berkley^ Vacant Mamfeld^ Roland Green (_L9_J Rsiigious /^(femblies in York County Yorky Rev. Ifaac Lyman irurdell. Rev. Silas Moody Sanoucl Lankton Piddeford, Nath. Webfter Kiitery, Benjamin Stevens P!pperrelboro\]o\\r. Faafieli* Alpheus Spring Lebanon, Ifaac Hafey J.jfcph Litchfield Sanf'Jtdy Vacant Friends Ruxton, Peter Coffin ^ellsy Mofci Heramenway F'yeburg, Wm. Feflenden Daaiel Little CoxkaH, Vacant Berwick, John Thompfon MjjT^befec, Limerick, Matchcw Meriam Brcwrfeid, Little Falls. Religious Affemblies in Worcefter County, Worcefer, Vacant Fitch burg, John Payfon Lancafter Timo, Harrington Uxbridge, Spaulding Men ion, Vacant Harvard, Eben. Grofvenor Amariah Froft Dudley, Charles Glcafon ' Frieods Bolton, Vacant Brookfield, Ephraim Ward Reuben Puffer Nathan FiiTi Upton, Eli/ha Fiih —— Appleton Sturiridge, jofhua Paine Oxford, Vacant Leominfter, Francii Gardner Charlton, ArchibaldCampbel Jphn Rogers jSutton, David Hall. D. D. Hardwick, Vacant^ Ebenezer Chaplin HJden, Jofeph Avery I Leicester, Benjamin Conklin Weftern, Vacant Friends Dcuglafs, Ifaac Stone Spencer, Jofeph Pope Grafton, Daniel Grofvenor Jutland, Jof. Buckminfter Peterpam, Solomon Reed Vaxton, Vacant ."^ovaZ/roB, Jofeph Lee Oakham, Vacant W'efminfter, Afaph Rice Barre, Joliah Dana Icmpleton, Eben, Sparhawk HubbardftoTi,\ithKm. Parker Princeton, Vacant NcivSraintree, Vacant Apbumbam, John Cu/hiog Daniel Foftsr V/mchendon, Jofeph Browo Soutbborougb, Vacant Northbridge, John Crane ff^eft borough. Vacant Ward, Vacant 'Northisrough Peter Whitney Atholf Vacant Sbrevifjbury, Jofeph Sumner Milford, Vacant Eleazer Fairbanks Sterling, Reuben Holconjk Luneiilurgy Zabdiel Adams ( 20 ) j Reiigiom AJfemhlies in Cumberland Count), lEal?nouth, Rev. Tho. Smith Cape Etixaietb, Eph. Clarke Samael Dean Gorham, —— j wet Ebenczcr Wiliiams IVindbam, Peter T. Smith Thomas Brown N. Glocefler, Sam. Foxcroft Vacant E Gray, Vacant Friends Pearfontewny Vacant No.Yarmoutb, Tho. Gilmaii RoyaUiorougb, Vacant Scarborough, Tho.Lancafler RayvtondftOTiy Bakerfti;n, Srunfwick', John Miller Bridgetoivn, Sylvefter. Harppwell, Samuel Eaton Vacant Religious Ajfevihlies in Lincoln County, foivnalioTBughy T. Moore Waldohonugb^ Vacant Vacant E Boothhay, Vacant Georgetoivn, Ez. Emerfon Sriftoi, Vacant Francis Winter Edgecomh,ThutAonyfhkm$ NeivCafthy Vacant St. Georges, Vacant PFoolivicb, Jofiah Winfliip Medumcook, Vacant Bath, Vacant Warren, Vacant Topfram, Urquhart Thomafton, Vacant Bowdoinbam, Vacant Walpa'e, Vacant Pittfton, Vacant Hoivardfton, Vacant BallcwelL Vacant Norridgeivalk, Vacant Wtnthrop, Vacant Sterlingtcn, Vacant Vajfaliofough, Vacant Leivijton, BtUf'^fii Winjlonv, Vacant BaJlftown & fValesy Vacant Rev. John Lyon, Minifter at Machias. Religious AJfemhlies in Berkfhirc County. Sbe§eld, Rev, John Keep Weft Stockbridge, Vacant Great Barrivgton, Vacant Dalton^ Vacant Gideon Boftwick E Alford, -! Avery Stockhridge, Stephen Weft /vVw AJhford, Vacant Pittsfield, Thomas Allen Nenv Marlborough, Vacant Richmond, Vacant 7'v;«^i> Egremont, Eiiphalet Steele Loudon i Windjotf and Becket, Zadock Hen Hanroshf Vicantr Rev.JohpSergeant, Preacher to the Indians Phillips Payfon, of Chelfea, is chofcn to preach the Ser- mon at the nex" Convrntion ; but in cafe of Sicbnefs, or otherwifc, that he cannot atfend, the Rev. Mr. Mofes Hemmcn'vay of Wells is to officiate in his ficad. The Rev. Mr. John Lathrop, of Bofton, is Scribe to the Convention of Minifters. By the Laws of this Commonwealth, the inhabitants of each town within the fame are to ta^te due care from time to t'me to be conftantly provided with an able, learned, orthodox minifter or minifters, of good conver- fAtion, to difnenfethe word of God to them, who are to be fjitably encouraged, and fufficicntly fupported and maintained by the faid inhab'tants. (By the many vacant parijhes ivhicb for a numher of yeart have been feen continued in this Regifter, // appears that thefe Laws have not been firiSliy complied luitb.) By the fame authority, every town having 50 houfe holders or upwards, is to be conftantly provided with a School-mafter, to teach children and youth to read and write ; and where any town has the number of 100 (families or houfliolders, there is alfo to be a grammar fchool fer up therein, and ft)mc difcrCet perfon, weU in jfirufted in the tongues, procured to keep the fame, and be fuitably eoccuraetd and paid by the inhabitants. The neeleft of having Minifters and School-mafter?, or not making fuitable provifion for rhem, is to be reme- died bv complamt to the quarter fpHions' of the peace for the county vherein any delinquent town lies. The Prffident, FcMows, P^rofelTors, Tj'ors, Librarian and Students of Harvard College (now Univerfity) like- wife leccied Minifters of '.he Gofpel, & G.ammir School Mafterf, are not to be aflefTed for their polls or eftafes, un!efs their real eftate be under the iraproveinent of fm« other perfon, cr not in the parifn where they are fettled f 22 ) Co/hiflors 0/ Datks and Excite,. Sufhlk : Samuel Hen/haw, Efq; of Bofton, •^ . J Samue! Ward, cfqj ofSalenii wefterndiftrift f Mr.MofesGreenleaf,ofNewbury,cafterndift Middlefex : Samuel Henley, efq; of Charlftown. Hampjhire : Elijah Hunt, efqj of Northamptoni . Plymouth: Jeremiah Hall, e/qj bf Pembroke. Barnflabk : Mr. Sturgis Gorham,- of Barnftablc.-. Brijiol : Samuel Falcs, efq; of Taunton. Tork : Edward Grow, efqj of York. Worcejier : Caleb Ammrdown, efqj of Charlton. Cumberland: Mr. Jame« Lunt, jun. of Falmouth. Lincoln : Jofeph North, efqj of Hallowell, Perkjhire : Mr. Thomas Ives, of Great Barrington. /?ai«Cs»>ify & \ Thomas Cooke, t(f^\ of TiAury. Nantucket: f Chrift. Huffey, jun. efq; of Sherburne. By an Aft of this Commonwealth, an limpoft of 5 pei Mot. ad valorumv is to be paid on all nails, looking-l glaiTes) china, elaf9> ftdne and earthen ware; and an Iffl4 poft of two and an half per cent, ad valorum, atthe time! and place of importation on all other gioods, wares, andl merchandize, that fhall be brought into the Commoo-j wealth b)( land or water (except hemp and fait, and fuch articles as are the manufafture and growth of the United, States of A^merica) that Hiall be landed or unloaded wiihia.' the fame. | Alfo a Duty or Excife upon the following Articles,viz. For every gallon of Madeira wine %d. For every gallon of other wine $i. For every gallon of brandy 6d, For every gallon of Gen«va 6i/. For every gallon of Well India rum 6 For every pound of cofiFee l For every box of lemmons, containing 400, 3,/* and fo in proportion for a greater or lefs quantity. For every cafk of raifins if. For every pound of imported fnuft'4 For every ounce of wrought Tilver imported 1/. For every ounce of wrought gold imported 10/, For every imported clock 12/. For every imported gold watch iif. For every other imported watch 6/. For every beaver or beaveret hat imported ^f. For every caftor hat imported 3/. For every other imported bat //. Likewife the owners or pofTefTors of the following car. riagea arc to pay yearly, on or before the I5tb of May, for each carriage as follows, viz. For every coach £. 5, For every chariot £, 5, Foi every phaeton £. 3. Foi every four wheel chaife £. 3, For every fall back chaife 1 5/. For every other chaife 10/. For every fulky and other riding chair 9/. It is alfo by faid law enafted, that every perfon taking out a licence as innholder, ftall pay the fum of 24/. and fora licence as a retailer of fpirituous liquors, the fum of 12/. to be paid to the Clerk of the Pleas at the time of taking out their licences, exelufive of other charges. The time that all licenced and permitted perfons are [to account and pay in the excife to the Colleftor (who i« to attend, by himfelf or deputy at foroe convenient place for that purpofe, firft giving feafonable and public noticQ^ is the 15th day of May, and the 25 th day of November annually.—— All the monies arifing from the above-^mentioned duties and excife are to be applied for the payment of the intercft on government confoiidated Ctcurities, and interei^ on the notes iffued to the officers and foldiers of the Maf&chufetta line of the army for their fer^ices in 278»/j ( 24 ) 1 By another Aft pafs'd Oftob. 20, 1783, the foUowmi ilmp'^fts anj* Duties upon foreign Goods are granted t< ithe United States for the purpofe of paying the principa and intercft of the d:bt concra£led in the profecution o: ithe iats war j to tske place as foan as all the other State; (hall have paG'd Ad^, gianting ).tke duties, v z. a Upon J rum of Jamaica proof, foyr ninciieths of t dollar per gaJon. Upon all other fpirituous liquors, three ninetieths 01 a dollar per gallon. Upon every gallon of Madeira wine, twelve ninetieth of a dollar. every Upon gallon of other wines, fix. ninetieths of . dollar. .''•^ Upon every pound of com noon bohca tea, fix ninetieth of a dollar. Upon every pound of other India tea, twenty fou; ninetieths of a dollar. Upon every pound of pepper, three ninetieths of i dollar. U;jon every pound of brown fugar, half a ninetieth c a dollar. Upon every pound of loaf fugar, two ninetieths of ; dollar. Upon every pound of all other fugars, one ninetieth a dollar. Upon every gallon of molafTc?,one ninetieth of a dollar Upon every pound of cocoa and coffee, one ninetieti of a dollar. And upon ail other goojjs, a duty of five per centun ad valorum, at the time and place of importation ; ti be colleded under fuch regulations as the United State in Congrefs airetnbled fliall direft, provided fuch regula- tions do not extend fo far as to fubjeft any citizen of thi Commonwealth to be carried out of the fame for trial or to compel h m to anfwer to any action without th( State, or to deprive him of a trial according to the confti- tution ad laws of thisCommonwcalth, or to convict bin criminally without a trial by jury, or his own voluptarj confefllon in oper« court, or to imiigfe exctflive fine?, Oi to infl cl puoiflimerits which are either cruel or unuf^al, or to break open any place but between the rifing ant the fitting of the fun, and then oot without a warrant,_ j ( *5 By another AA, pafs'd ju!^ id, i784-> in addition to,^ and for the exptansition of a former Aft relative to Im- port andExcifSjit is ordered,That no difcount or remiHion 3f Impofts, levied by the aforefaid Aft, fliall be allowed on any goods whatever, after th-y fhali have been taken 3ut of the vefTet or float that brought thenn into this Commonwealth, on account of their being exported, or jn any other pretence whatever} but only on goods] <*hich /hall not be taken out of the velTel or floatwhichl arought them. • By this Aft an udditional Impoft of! ad is to be paid at the time and! S per centum, valorem, alace of importation, on all kinds of papfr,'b;Uow8, can-| iles, foap, iinfeed oil, leather gloves and mitts, beef,porkJ }utter, and cheefe, not made or raifed in anT of the United States ; affo t.i impoft of lo per centuflf ad vaio. rem, upon all coaches and other kinds of riding carriager, liarnefs for riding carriages, fadt^'es, bridles, furcingle, ?irt webb, boots, boot legs, (ho«s, flippers, ar,d goloflioesf liver and ivory handled knives and forks, all kinds ofj "liver plated ware j aed if. on every hundred weight of ordage and yarns, aad 8i. for every pound of fnuff.— There is alfo a duty of 4£/. to be paid on every pound of 'nuff manufaftured within this Conrmonwealth, by the nanufafturer, who 19 to give bond to the Cojleftor of xcife for the payment thereof. By this Aft the ixcifc of 4d. upon every pound of imported loaf fugar sing found inconvenier t, is reduced to 3^, Committee to receive^ ticamine, and pufs on all Accautiti exhibited for Services performedfor this Commoniuealtb, Hon, Charles Turner, Scth Waffibume, and Jofeph Hofmer, Efq'rs. Capt. Jofeph B. Varnum, and Ezra Sargent, Efqj "Committeefor examining cri auditing the late Ireajurer A^C.untt. Benja. Auftin, Richard Cra nch, & Nath. Appleton, Efqrs. Zommitteefar fettling Accounti ivitb-tke late BeardofWar^ Thomas Ivcrs, Efq; and Mr. Heer Roe Dalton. ZommiUaryof Penfionsn fkr MaflachufettsL/K^iTf'tif^rffjj-' J ohn Lucait, Efq; of BoHon, ^ , ( a6 ) ^r Naval Officers /or the feveral Sea Ports. Ion : Hon. James Lovell, Efqj John Rice,' Efqj Deputy Natal OBcft* Ipfivicb : Mr. William Story, jun. Beverly : Jofiah Batcheldor, efqj Marblebedd : John Gerry, efq; Ghcefter : Samuel Whittemorr, efqj Newbury -f>ort : Jonathan Titcomb, cfqj York : Capt. Richard Tr Pepperreibo rough : Triftram Jofdan, efqj Falmouth : Thomas Child, efqj Totonfend : William McCobb, i^fqj fdflPMr. Daniel Trufant. Sootbbay : William McCobb, efqj Plymouth : William Watfon, epij Barnftabk : Capt. William Taylor. Dartmouth : Edward Pope, efqj Dighton : Ezra Richmond, efqj Duket-County : Mr. John Peafc. Nantucket : Stephen Hufley, c| Penobjcot : Mr. Jofeph Hibberc. Goldjborougb : Atexacder Campbell, efqj Macbias : Stephen Smith, efqj Paffamaquadia : Mr. Lewis Frederick Delifdernlet* Notaries Pablic in the Maritime Counties, Suffolk : Ezelciel Price, Efqj and Mr. Henry Allyne. tfex : Mr. Edward Norris, William Atkins, Efqj M Peter Coffin, jun. Capt. t)aniel Rogers, aod Ifa Mansfield, Efqj Middlefex : Capt. Jofeph Coidij. Plymouth v Capt. Ephraim Spooaer. Barnjiahle : Meffi'rs Richarifi Sears, Hezekiah Doan ' and Samuel Hinkley. Brijiol : William Toby, Efq j and Mr. William Brown 'ork : Daniel Moulton, and Thomas Cutts, £fq*rs. Cumberland : Mr. John Frothingham. Lincoln : Timorhy Langdon, ]Efqj Dukes-C«unty : Mr, Ebenezer Smith. ^antucket : Chriftopher Hufley, Efqj ^ ' ( il ) lames of the Gentlemen appointed hy an Ail of the General AJembly to afcertain the current monthly prices of Corn, Be^f, Shesps Wool and SoJe- tquilable jettUment Leather, in Order that a j'-tft and may be annually made with this Staters qito:^ of - the Continental army for their fer vices, . Richard Cranch, "Efqj in the County of Sufolk^ Stephen Choa?e, efq; in the county of EJ/exK Simoo Stow, efq; in the county of Middlejiex, Uamp/hin, Juftin Ely, efq; in the county of , John Turner, efq; in the county of Plymouth^' Mr. Micah Blackwell, in the coxtMy of BamfigbU, Jamee Williams, efq; in the county of Brijioly Setb Wiffiburne, efq; in the county of Worcefter, Capt, Jofcph Sewal), in the county of York^ ; Thonrtas Child, efq; in the county of Cumberland, T homas Rice, efq; in the county of Lincoln, Aft Bembnt, efq; in the county of Berkjhire, bey are fevertlly appoiiit'cd to collefl and keep a true fcount, according to the beft of their judgmeot, of the 'rices of each of the above mentioned four articlet in fjeir refpedlive counties upon an average monthly,during ae term of eight yeari from the firft of January 1780, ed to make a report into the Secretary's office on the] »ft Tuelday inAuguft, and the third Tuefday of Febru-j ry, annually, during faid eight years, which return is to! •e under ^th. Fcr the znoie eafaly obtaining the average! •nee of laid four articles, the SeJe£lmen of the feverit rowns arc to tranfmit to tbeir refpcftive Agents the tfrrent prices thertof monthly. lohn Deming, Thomas Walley, and Peter Boyer, Efq'rs. ire a Committee appttinted by the General Court for netbodiz.ing and fiating the public Accountt, and fot Settling ijoith the Maffachufetts Line of the Army \ aif* lommijioners to fettle the Accounts of the Committees for be Sale offorfeited Ejiatfs ; and hheivije a Commiites ofettle the Accounts betiveen this and the United t^tatet WTtb Mr, Imlay, the CommiJ/irrer from Congrefs, I Their Ojice kept en the i^ide ibe North of State-Houfi, \ — ( i9 ) Cdmmift€ff f6r felling forfeited EflaUs^ For the County o/" Suffolk. 3^ichardCranch,SamuelBarretc,& SamuelHen/haw, £iq*rs County of Eflcx. SamuelWard, IfrselHutchinfon, & DummerJewettjE^qrs County of Mjddlefex. [amesPrefcott, jofepbHor2rieF,& SarauelThatchcr,Efqrs, County o/Hampfhire, fohn Kirklaod, David Soiead, & Benjamin Barneyi Efqrs, County «/" Plymouth, Capt.NathanMitchel^lCfr.JofepbSmith^&Mr.Z^b.Sprout. County «/Barnftable, Nathaniel Freeman, Jofeph Oris, & Daniel Da?i8,£fqrs. County of Brtftol. Mr.IfracIWai}ibarne,Sani.Toby,E%&Mr.IfaacHodgc8. County- of York, John Hill, Edward Grow, & Thomas Cutts, Efqrj, County 0/ Worcefter. JohnFeffdaden, CalcbAnomidown^ & Jona.Warner,Er(Jr«.j Caunty 0/ Cumberland. JohnLewie, Sam\)e)Fi;eemao,Erq'rs,& Mr. SamuelSmall County a/" Berkfhire, JohnAihleyJonathanSinith, & Nathanitl K!ngilejr,Efqr» Canimiffioners appointed by Congrefs, to fettle and a^juft Accounts with the UnitelffStates j whoarealfo to liquidate and fettle in fpecie value, all Certificates given by public Officers for Supplies or Ser- TJces, and other Claims againil tl)e United States. William Imlay, Efq; to fettle with Maflachufetts- (his OfSce kept in Eofton.) William Thcrnp<'on, Efq; to fettle with CoBOefticot— (his 05ce kept at Hartford.) ^ Sicphcn Gorham, Efqj with New-Hamffhire. ' (his Office kept at Exeter.) Edward Cbinn, Efq; with Rhode Ifland. (his Office kept at Providence.) ( ^9 ) AMERICAN C O N G R E/S S Maitcrs. His ExceUency Thsmas Mitflin, Efq; Ptefident, Charles Thompfon, Efqj LL.D. Secretary. Delegates from the State o/" Maflacbufetts. Hon. Eibridg* Gerry, Efqj » Hoo. Francii Dana, Efq; Hoo. SamutI H»lten, Efq; HoQ. George Partridge, Efq; Hon. Triftram Dalton, Efqj Dilega'.eifrom the i^tate of Connefiicut. ^on.Wjlliam Pitkin, Efq; jHon. Joleph P. Cook, E.'q; rion. jededuh Strong, efq; |Hon.JamesWadfworth,efqj Fi^fljohn Tread well, efq; iHon.Char.C.Chandier,efq, Delegatei from the State of Rhode-Iflaad. Hon. William Ellery, Efq;jHon. Henry Marchant.Efq; Hoo, Datid Howell, efa; |Hoo. John Brown, efqj CIVIL OFFICERS of CONGRESS. CotKmiJfionert of thi-Contir.entai Board of Treafury. (Conftiiured isi the room of the Office of Finance) Hon. Daniel St.Thomas Jennifer, Efq; of IVIaryland. Hon. Oliver Ellfworth, Efq; of Connefticut. Hon. William Denning, Efq; of New-York. James Milligan, Efq; Comptroller General* Michael Hillegas, Efq; Treafurer. CirJetort, Efq; Secretary at War. Excellency John Jay, Efq; Secretary of Foreign Affairu Hfnry Remfeh, jun. Efq; Under Secretary of ditto, Thomas Hatch ins, Efq; Geographer. Device ofthe Great Seal ofthe UnitedStatcs. ARMS— Paleways of thirteen pieces, argent and gules ""-a chief azure j—the efcutcheon on the breaft of the' American Eagle difplayed, proper, holding in bis dexterj talon, an olive biinch, and in his finifter, a bundle ofj 1 3 arrows, all proper, and in his beak a fcroU infcribed! with this motto, E. Pluribus Unum. Far the Creft.j Over the head of the American Eagle, which 'appears! above the efcutcheon, a glory, oi. breaking through aj cloud, proper, furro«nded by 13 ft^v, foiming a conftel-1 lation, argent on an azure field. Reverfe. A Pyramidj uonni/hed. In the zenith an eye in a triangle furroundedl with a g'ery, proper, over the eye, thefe words ylntsue] Coeptii. On the bafe of the pyramid the numerical letters] M,Dcc,i.xxvi. And underneath, the following motto.j Uttnis Orde Seclorum, — c 30 ) A Committee of Congrefs, oa June 3(J 1784, Reported '^That.the diftrift of territory lying on the weft fide of Jonnefticut river, called Vcrmsnt, within the limits and boundaries defcnbcd in the aft of Congrefs of the zoth of Auguft 1781, and the people inhabiting the fame, be, and they thereby are recogn'zed and declared to be a free, fovereign and independent State, by the name of the State 0* Vermont, That.the faid State of Vermont^ being within the lim.ts of the United States, fhali be confideredj as part of the confederacy, on the fame princip'es as the] new Stales, who flial! have eftibl! Fedfration. and be admitted into the • federal union of, he States", &:c — | The State of Vermont eleftsd the following Officers. I Tho.Chittenden.E'q; ira Allen, ECq; Tj tajur^r. ' Gcv, j PauiSpoope.,£fq; Lt.Gcv. \ MicahTownfend.EfqjS'pfr.! THE following are tbe names and boundaries often, other intended new States, to beercfted out of the terrj-! tory on the wet^ern frontiers, ceded or to be ceded by, individual States to the United Stateij they are to be bounded northwardly and fouthwardly by parallels of. latitude, fo that f ach State {hall comprehend two degrees of latitude, beginning to count from the completion of. 31 degrees north of the equator t Eaftwardiy and weft-i| waidly they are to be bounded, thofe on the Miflifippi by that river on one fide, and the meridian of the loweft peine of the rapids of Ohio on the other ; and thofe adrj ioining on the cafV, by the fame meridian on the weftern-,. fide } and 00 their eaflcm, by the meridian of the wefternj cape of the mouth of the Great Kanbaway. The ter-j fitory eaftward of this laft meridian, between., the Ohio,] Lake Erie, and Peonfylvania, is to be one Stale. 1 The territory northward of the completion of the 45th| degree from the equator, and extending to the lake of th«i woods, to be called Sylvania, | The territory under the 43d and 4*4 degrees, to the weftward, through which the AfTenifipi, or Rnck River, runs, to be called AJfenifipia j that to the eaftward, io which arc the fountains of Mu/kingum, the two Miamis of Ohio, the Wabafh, the Illinois, the Miami of the ke, and Sandu/ky rivers, to be called Metroptamia* * • "i. I '" I _ I. .11 . I .- » I I , — - (_JllJ The territory which lies under the 41ft and 40th T fgrccs, the weftern, through which the liver Illinois ' ' iins, to be called Ultnoia \ the next adjoining to the ' ~ idward, to be called Saratoga \ and that between thit ift and Peonfylvania, extending from the Ohio, to the ikc Erie, to be called }VaJbington. The territory which lies under the ggth and 38th egrees, to which (hall be added fo nrjuch of the poiht fland within the fork of the Ohio and Miflifippi as es under the 57th- degree, that to the weftward, within nd adjacent to which are the corfloenees of the rivers Vaba.'h. Sh*wanee, Taniflec, Ohio, Illinois, M;fliri,)pi nd Miflburi, to be called Polypotaviia j and that toj he eaftward, farther up the Ohio, otherwifc called thci : •elifipi, to be called ?eUfipia. The governmeot of thefe States are to be upon the' ^ olJowing principles : That they forever remain a part ©f he United State* of America —That in their peifons, rpperty and territory, they (hall be fubjef^ to the govern-| Qent of the Uaited Srare* in Congrefs affembled, and to. - he articles of confederation—That they ihall be fubjcft. pay a part of the federal debts contracted, or to be| :ontrafted—That their reCpeftivc governments fliall be: • n republican form?,and to admit no perfon to be a citisen' jvho holds any hceditary tide—And after the year t8oo < ihere ihall be ncithcc flavtry nor involuntary fervitude** ' CoNGRiss, on theaforefaid 3d of Juf»e i784.Refolved that a body of troops of 700 men, properly officered, be - raifed and kept in pay as a peace eda^btiHiment for the' - protection of the weftern and north weftern frontiers,; - and guarding the public ftnres, and to be raifed in their. ' proportion upon the- following States, viz. j Connecticut, 165/ j New Jerfey, I lO I York, - Pennfylvania, aoo New 165 I | They are to be formed inro one regiment, confifting of( S companies of infantry and x of artiUery, to be armed and equipped in afoldier li Two Majors, each to commands Company. . Eight Captains. Ten Lieutenants, one as Adjutant. TenEnfigns. One Chaplain. One Surgeon, 4 Mates ' ( ii ) .American tVliniJiers at foreign Courts, Wha ate alfo to negotiate Treaties of Commerce ia behalf of the United States. His Excellency Benja.Tiin Franklin. Efq; at France. His Extellency John A.-^ams, Efq; and Hi;- Excelleacy Thomas Jefferfoo, Efq; at Holland. Wil'iani Carmichael, Efq; Charge des Affiirs in S^ain. W.T. Frankiin,Efqj Secretary to American Commifiion (H.3 ExcsUency John Jay. and Henry Laurens, Efq*rs. late Minifters, are returned to America.) [By a Refolve oi Congrefs the f^laray of a Minifler at a foreign Court is not to exceed 9000 dollars—-and that to a C-mmiflion 5000 dollars per annum. Miniflers from foreign Courts: Don Fraucifco RendoTi, from Madrid. His Excellency Peter John Van Berkel, from Holland . M de Wirbois, Secretary to the French Embaffy. Tbtfjlloioing Scheme is deemed to exhibit the whole Kace of Mankind, now on the Surface of the Globe. Fcance, - - - % - 21,000,000 G.eat Britain, - - - 7,500,000 Ireland, - . - - »,6oo,ooa Spain, - - - - 7»430,ooo Pv>r:ugal, - - - - 6,000,000 Itaiv, - - - - 4,000,000 Ifls! of the Mediterranean, - a, 700,000 Germany, - - - - 20,600,000 United Provinces of Holland, - 3,200,000 Auftrian Netherlands, - - 1,500,000 S w itzerland & Republic of Geneva, 3, 100,000 Sweden, . . - ,- 3,300,000 Deomark and Norway, - - *, 300,000 RuflTu, - , - - 24,000,000 Hungary, - - - 5,000,000 Foiatjd, - - - - 5,000,000 i8,ot>o,ooo .Turkey in Europe, - - Thus Europe contains, - 238,200,000 Afia, - - - 45o»ooo»o°«> Africa. , - - 150,000,000 - - t6o,ooo,ooo ^America, "^^ Total, ( n ) Officers of the Marine Society in Bofton. [Incorporated February », :754>] Capt. Hcaor M'Neil, Mafter, Ca;A. Job Prince, jua Deputy Maft er^ Capt. Job Prince, fen. Treafxirer, Capt. Edward, Knoxi CUrk, [A Marine Secietv is a! To incorporated at Salem, and no' her at Newbury Port } they coniift of Mafters of 'tffe]*y the principal ends of which Ire to ImproTc in the nowlcdge of this coaft by their feveral mettingy, upon leir arrival fronifea ; communicating their obfervattons twardsand outwards of the variation cf the needle, the landings, courfes and diftances, and all other remakable hings ; alfo to relieve one another and their familica in orerty or other adverfe accidents of lifcj which thej^ re more particularly liable to.], DireBions for failing -in and out of Bofton Bay, f* < Cape Cod i>r Cape Ana to Bofton Light-Uoufe, THE Light ftands on a fxnall JHand, at the north en- rente- of the channel (Point Alderton and Nantafket eighths betng on the fouth) is near 70 feet high ; te :eer "for it from Cape Cod, the cow fe is WsN.Wi, when- fiihin ab«at a league of the Cape. -From Cape Cod athc Liight-Houfe is about 16 Jeagues.**^— From Cape ^oh to the Ligfat-Houfe the courfe is S.W. diftanc^' tbout 10 leagues. After making the Light, and the' *ind fair, you may bring it to bear W. by N. orW.N.N^J ad then mn for it, till you come within about twocabkr ength. If the weather is bad, fo that a Pilot can'r ome off, after running a breaft of the Light Houfe, foj I to bring it to hear N. by E. you may run W, by Sj bout a mile and an half, toNantafket road, where there sil^od anchorage from 7 to 5 fathoms of water,———! o-'Coniirg in, and the wind a-head, you may ftand to the' butfeward till the Light is brought to bear W.N.W. and| o the northw-ard till it bears W.S.W . till within ors e^lue cf the Light, then youmuft rot ftacd tc the north- •'ard further than to bring it to beat W. by N. and to bt fouth ward to bring it to bea» W.N.W.— There is good anchorage, and good fifhing in the Bay, — ; ( 34- ) BY a Law of this Commonwealth, pafs'd in July 17X3, the Governor with «d?icc of Council, arc im- powered and requeued to appoint fuitable Perfons «s Pilots for the feTeral Harbotfra of Bofton, Sdlemi MarbU- headt Gloucejier^ Neivhriry^tortt P^ymsutb, 'Nantucket^ Vineyard^ aid othfcr as may become neccflary Places j each Pilot to have a Branch or Warrant, and to be un» deroath and to enter into bonds of ,C' 1000 "for the due performance of the truft repofed in him* The following are the Nam«s of 'thofc' who are •pporated to that truft. For the Harhcfur -of Bofton/ - Thomas Knox, who is alfo keeper of the LighlHoufe. ; Robert Knox, and Adam Knox, jun. ! By the Laws of this Command* cjlth, the rsti&ix 01^ owner of ahy veflfei biilonging to thii or either of the! United States, (not employed In the coafting and filh^ingj bufinefs) is to pay into the hands ofthe Naval Officer, previous to his clearing out, a duty of ^d, per ton ; and by the mafter of every veflel not belonging to this, or either of the UnitedStates, a duty of 4 vering the duties, in cafe of rcfulal j alfo for fining the keepers of the L'gkts in cafe of negie iSamuel Hewftoo is Ktepcr of Cape Ann Light Houfes. ( 35 ) Capt. Jofeph Sayward is Pilot for the Port of Cloctfter, fona. Millet, ind Capt. John Berry, for the Port ofSalem. fofeph Lunt, and Enoch Lunt, for iS^eivbiiry Port, 2apt. Thomas Jones, at Fa/mouib^ WootTi Hole. [The A£i for rtgulating Pilotage, /o/jr at refpcSlt the appointing and reguUstirg sf Pilots and Pilot Boats for the Ce^^ 0/ Martha's- Vineyard, betng found not to have the good effetis intended, is repealed J Pilots for the Coaft and Shoals of \ Nantucket, Jonathan Folger Jofeph Swain j Jonathan Min'ck Abraham Peafc | The diftrift of the Pilots for the Port of Boftoni\% from the highlands of Marpfield on the fouth, to ^what i: ufually called Nahant Rock on the north. Thofe for the ports of Salem and MarSlehead^ from faid Nahant the fouth, to Norman's fVoe, on the norfh Rock, oh ; the Pilots for the port of Glocejler (Cape Ann) frem the (z'xA.Normans fVoty round the Cape to yabackab.B^t '^ the Pilots for Newbury Port from Jabackah Bar, on tte fouth, to the JJle of Shoals, on the north j and the Pilots for the port of Plymouth, from the highlands afore-men- tione4,on th* corth,to the point ofCapeCod,on tbe fouth. Signals efi the Caflle. ForaShip in Sight—vtfA/«* Flag hoified on the up^erStaff. For i Snow A Union Flag. For a Brigantine—^^/ac Pendant, three topfail For Veflel-— Ti»e Pendant ^nd two Flags , No Signals art made:for Sloaps or Schooners. Officers (^f the Fort at Caflle Ifland, Hon. Thpmaa CuAing, Efg5 Captain, Col. 'Wii'iam Burbeck, Captain Lieutenant, Samuel Treat. Efqj Second Lieutenant, William Hjcfeling, EfqyGunner. Mr. Holden, of Dorchefter, Dc^or and Surgeon, , Chaplain. Chief Engineers. Colopel Richard Gridley, Colonel William Furbcck, an d Major Scarborough Gridley, (Lewis de MarcfquelJc, Efqj Colcnel of Artillery, and InfpeSior Gent ral of the Founderies, ( .36 ) Officers cf the American Academy of Art and Sciences. [incorporated May 4, 1780.] Hon. lames Bowdoin, Efq; LL.D. of Bofton, Prefident. Rev. Jofcph Wi'lard, of Cambridfc Vice Prefident, COUNSELLOR S. Hon. Satnuel Adams, Efq; Rev. Phillips Payfon hon. Thomas Cuftiing, efq; hoo. Cotton Tufts, efq; ExceUcncy J. Hancock, efqj Hon., James Warren, efi^j hon. John Lowell, efqj deft, John Warren hon.RobertTreat PaiDC,efq: rev, Samuel Williams. Mr. Caleb Gannett, of Cambridge, Recording Secretary Rev. Prefident WMzti, of ditto, Correfpondifig Secretary Ebeoczcr Storcr, efq; of Bofton. Ireajurer. Mr. Benjamin Guild, of iitto, Vice Treafiirer, Mr.Caleb Gznnttt, Kepeer of the Cabinet, at^ Librarian The follov^ing Gentlemen have been eleSied Felhwos of tht Academy fince the publication ofthelaji Regifter, Thomas Dawes, Efq; of Bofton. Dr. jo&ua Fifher, of Beverly. William Erving, Efq; of Bofton. Samuel Hale, Efq; of Pertfmouth,New-HampAir«^ Mr, Sanniel Guftavus Harmelin, of Swedei^' Member of the Royal Academy of Sciences at Stockholm. John Sp»rhawk, Efqj of Portfmouth.N. Hamjfhire. Dr. Aaron Dexter, of Bofton. The end and defign of The defign of tbii Society it for the tKu'Ual aid of tb^fh>. 'Ivei and families, who may be difireJJ'ed by any of tht iverfe accidents of life, and for t/^e comforting and r-c- eving of^doivs and orpbantj of their deceafed fnembsrs-., ^be number, of this Society is at no time to exczei 00, and are to meet annually on the firji mondayih Sep*. Jmber for the choice of Officers. Bofton Epifcopal Chariiahis Society. [Incorporated February \%, 1784..] Re?. Mr. Samuel Parker, Prefdent, Daoiel Hubbard, Efqj Vice Preftdent, Mr. Benjamin Greene, Treajurer, Mr. John Cotler, Trufli The defign of thU Society (f.rft inftitufed loth?: ye**- T7Z4) is for the purpofes of charity, to-futh who are ot :he Epifcopal Church, and the Society /hal! think meet ^ more efpecjally for the Relief of thofe who are members of, or ben=fa£tors to, the Society,, and afterwards becortis faitablc ©bje^s of its charity. Their annual meeting for the choice of PrCrident aol other olScers is on Eailtr Tuefday, £'785-3 / .1^ ) Truftees of Phillips'/ Academy at Aodovt J JHon. SaBQud Phillips, Efq; of Andover, Hon. John Phillips, efqj of Exeterf in Nevo-Hampjhu Hon. William Phillipj, OHtct Wendell » and Jo Lowell, eiquires, of Bo/isa. ^ Rev. Mr. E!>u*Smicb, of MiddUton. Rev. Mr. William Symmes, Rsv. Mr. JonathaoFrenc Hoa.Samuel Phillips,jan.efq; Mr. EliphaleC Pcarfc tud Mr. Nehemiafa Abbott, of Andover, RcT, Mr. David Toppan, of Newbury Pert, Mr. EliphalecPearfon, Preceptor of the Academy Mr. Nehemiah Abbot, ^reajurer. Truflees ^er. Dr. Charles Chauncy, j Hon. Samuel Ofgood, efq; Rev. John Tucker, jHon. Nathaniel Tracy, efc Rev. Thomas C»ry, JMr. Richard Dummer. \ Hon. Jeremiah Powell, Bfqj late deceafed, was one the Trufiui and Prefider.t. j j Hon. Benjamin Greeoleaf, Efq; Vice Prefident, i Samuel Moody, Efq; Preceptor. Trufiees of Leiceft^r Academy, [Incorporated March 23, 1784.J Ebensze? Crafts, Elq; of Sturbridge, Jacob Davis, efq; of CbarUor., Hon. Mfes Gill, efq; of Princetor., Hon. Samuel Baker, efq; of BsJtcn. Hon.Levi Lincoin.and JofephAllen,elq'rt. offftrcefti Hon.^ethWaihbuIne, efq; andRev.BeajamiaConkli of Leicefier, Rufos Putnam, efq; of Rutlarul, * Rev. Tofeph Sumner, of Shrewjhury, Rev. J be more than 15, nor leiis than S. • intention of the thr#e foregoing Aeademief h tot purpofe of promoting true p^ctr and virtae, tod for education of youth in the Engliih. Latin, Greek and neb languages ; together with Writing, AxithmeiCj the Art of Speaking j alfo praftical geometry, logic, ofophy, and fuch other of the liberal Arts & S ^nguages as opportunity may hereafter permit V the purptfe of prmmting the having an Academy ^icefter, Ebeoezer Crafts, o/'Sturbridge, aW Jacob i«, o/Cbarlton, Efquires, in the County c/"Worceftcr eroujly gave a Urge and covansdituj r.arfion boufft is and appurtenances^ in Leicefier (lately ocaepied by on LfOpex, £/^j dectafed) for that uje : Large Jumt '.oney have likeviife been Jubfcribed by Geniletnen im^ county for the fupport and encouragement thereof. ufiess 9f ths firji Congrsgati:nal Society in MendoD. [Incorporated March 16, 1784.J Mr. Peter Pcnniman, ^ Mr. John Tyler , I of Mmdtn, Mr, Henr> Pennimaa. 3 "he defign of this Incorporation is for the purpofe of ropriating the annual iotereii oi a certain fum already cribed, or that may hereafter be fubfcrioed, for the >ort of a learned prcteftant congregational Minifter, the VsDcfit of the congregation m fajd parifh, as alfc the fubfcribers, their heirs and fDCcefTora ioit^tx. s whole fum given or to be fubicribed Is not to exceed {000. The meeting for the choice of Tniflees ia •e on the jd wedoefday in March annoaily. f 40 ) . MafTachufetts Bank, [Incorporated February 7, 1784.] DIRECTORS. Hon«, James Bowdoin, Efqj Prejdent, Samuc! Breck, Efqj Hon. George Cabot, Efq; Hon, Stephen Higginfon, Efqj Bon. John LcwsU, Efq} Jonathan Mafon, Efqj Kon. Samuel A. Otis, Efq^ Edward Paine, Efq; Hon. Wiliiana Phillips, Efqj Thomas Kafkli, Efqj Kaac Smith, Efq; Hod. Oliver Wendell, Efq; Hon, Samuel Ofgood, EAjj Cajhier, Mr. Nathaniel Foft«#, Teller^ Mr. Peter: Roe Dalton, Accomptant, Mr. Jonas Clarke Minot, Ckrky Mr* Jofeph Sweetfer, Porter, The defign 0/ this Bank is Hit«nded to be of pu iii.tilit?« and more particularly beneficial to the trac lpa*t of the community. Severe puniihments are, i}aw, to be inflie^ed nn any of the Officers of the B; jWho {ha!! fecrcre or embezzle any of the money depof Irhere ; aJfo on pcrfons who fhali forge, counterfeit ialtcr any of their Bills, Notes, or Obligations, or indorfcments thereon, as vntW as on fucb as pafs fame, knowing them to be fuch j I'rkewife on perfon who fhall £orge, alter or counterfeit any lette Attorney, Order, or other Inftrument, to transfe convey any Share or Shares of Bank Stock, or Dividend or part thereof, or /Hall fraudulently den fuch Share or Shares, Dividend, or parts thereof, tr /erred or received by virtue of fuch forged or alt letter of Atiorney, or other Inftrument, or fhall fa and deceitfully perfonatc any true proprietoi with d' to receive any part offaid Stock, Dividend, Moac Other Propetty. ' ( 4T ) *lhe Bank is kept at an elegant hrick Building near the Common, late the Manufaciory Houfe, nvbicb is open, every day in t be year, except Sundays, public Fa/is,] Tbankfgiving Days, Commencement Days, General EleSiion Dayu Cbriflmnfs Day, Good Friday, ani^ tbe ^thof July. Tbe Hours of Bujinefs arefrom I o CO I, and from % to ^ in tbe Day time. Tonvn Officers in Boftoo. Tonvn-Clerk : William Cooper^ Efqj SeleBmen : John Scollay, efq; Deacon Thomas Gree- nough, Nathan Frasier, afq; Eiek'nl Price, efq; Capt William Mackay, and Da?id Jcffriei, efqj [John Lucai cfq; wa? chofen a Sefeftmao, but has fince refign'd.J 0-verfeers of tbe Poor : Hon. William Phillips, efqj Ifaac Smjtl», efqj Mr. JcnatHSn Mafon, Capt. Samuel Partridge, Mt, Samuel Whitwell, John White, efqj Edward Froftcr, efqj^ William Pcvell, efq; John Sweet- fer, efqj Jofeph Webb, efq^ Mr. Kenry Prentice, and Mr. Jonathan Loriog Auilin. Firewardt : William Cooper, efq; Capt. |ohn Pulling. Caleb Davis, efqj Mr. Thomas Tilcfton, Capt. Guftavuf Fellows, Jofeph Webb, efqj Jabez Hatch, efqj Capt If»ac Phillips, Jofiah Waters, jun. efqj Mr. Jacob Rhodes, Capt. Ebeneaer Pjuibns,.Capt. Mungo Mackay, Mr. Jofeph Ruflell, juo* Town Treafurer : Peter Royer, Efqj Clerks of tbe Market : MefTn Arnold Wells, jun. Daniel Auftin, Thomas Amory, jun. Gilbert Deblois, Jofeph Woodward, Thomas Rogers, Martin B. Sohier, Nathaniel Gardner, Samuel Gilraan, James Minot, Daniel GreenJeaf and Simon Elliot, iun. Clerk of Fanluil-Hall Market : Capt. John Ballard. Surveyors of Wheat :. John Lucas, efq; Meffieur* Jdwa»d Tuckerman, John Jenkins, John White, efq; and Mr, Edward Edes. Affav.Maflers : Meffi. Tho. Green and JohnSkinner, Afejfors :. Mr. William Lowder, Giles Harris, eiq; Mr. Mofes May, Mr. John R. Sigourney, Capt John Pulling, Cept. William Fleet, and Samue! Ruggles, efq; ColleBort of Taxes : Meffi'rs James Thompfon, Tbo- fnas Bayley, Daniel Parker and Charles Williams. ( 42 ) Surveysn of Hemp : MefTi'rs. William Me Neil and Edward Howe. Surveyors of Boardi : MefU'rsJoha Champney,jofeph Butler, Henry Blaifdell, Benja. Page, Abra. Hayward, Jofeph Ballard, James Rogers, Edmund Ranger, Clement ^Collins, jun. Jof. Eayres, Sam. Fenno and Samuel Dyer Fence Vieiuers : Meffi'rs John Neat, Jonathan Stod- dard, Daniel Brown, William Clough and Samuel Todd. Seakrt of Leather : Meffi'r« Samuel Bangs, Nathan Green, Samuel Hayden and Stephen Gore, Imformer of Deer : Mr William Dawes, jun, Haywardt: Mefli'rs GeorgeHamblin & SamuelCurtia. Hogreeves : Meffi'rs William Sharp, Jacob Edes, Jofiah Simpfon and John Skinner. Scavengers: Mcfli'rsjoba Brown, jedediah Parker, Abiel Ruddock, efqj Meffi'rs Peter Sigourney, James Cary, jun. Fofter Condy, Ifaac Peirce, Zachariah Hicks, Shubaei Hewes, Jofeph Shed, George Langlej and Jofeph Sprague, Confiables : Mefli'rs William Pattin, Samuel Smith, Samuel Wbitney> Bartholomew Broaders, Rufus Bent, Ifaac Wendell, John Butterfield, George Hamblin, John Jenkins, Ifaac Tuckerman, Nathaniel Henchman and John Turner Hurley. Sealer of tVeigbts and Meajures : Mr. Thomas Dakin. Meafurert of Fire-Wood : Mefli'rs Nathaniel Thayer, John Prefton, John Ballard, and Thomas Bayley. Meafurers of Salty Coai& Grain : Mr. CorneliusThayer Mr. George Thomas, and Mr. Arthur Langford. Gagers : Meffi'rs Ambrofe Vincent, David Spear, Job Wheelwright, JofliuaPico, CalebHayd-n.JofephSpeaT, Fofter Gruff. Edward Burt, Thomas Ridgway, Ifrael Cook, Lemuel Gardner, Jofeph Whittemore, John Owen, Jcfeph Hammett, Jofeph Loring, Robert Hitchbourn, John Bray, Eliphalet Flynt, Ssmuel Wheelwright, and Darid Marftoo. Mr. John Weare, Toivn Crytr, ^ A Charity quarterly Lefture, at which a coHeftion Is made for the benefit of the poor of the town of Boflon, jis held at Faneoil-Hall on the evening of the firft Lord's [day in the months of March, June, September and De ^cember, beginning at fix o'clock^ ( 43 ) Officers of the MafTachufetts Medical Society [Incorporated November t, 1781.] William KneeUnd, Efqj Prffident^ DoftorCOUNSELLORS.James Pecker, Vice Pref$dent, Dr. Samuel Danforth, Ifaac Rand, Efq; jofeph Gardner, Efqj Hon. Cotton Tuft«, Efq; Hon. Samuel Hoi ten, Efq; Simon Tufts, Efqj James Lloyd, Efq; Dr. John Barnard Swctt, CorrefponJing Secretary, Dr. Nathaniel Walker Appleton, Recording Secretary, Dr. Thomas Wc!fli» Treafurer. Dr. Aaron Dexter,' Vice-Ire a^urer^ Librarian^ and Cabinet-Keeper, Dr. Thomas Kaft, Secretary. C £ M S O R S. Hon. William Baylies, EiqjlDr. Charles JarW«, Dr. Benjacain Curtis, jDr. Thomas Williaira, Dr. Aaron Dexter, I ** Thcdefign of this Inftirution is, to promote medi- cal and furgical knowledge ; enquiries into the animal ^economy, andrhc properties and efFefts of medicine," by encouraging a free intercourfc with the gentlemen of the faculty throughout the United States of America, and a friendly correfpondence with the eminent in thofe pro- fcffions throughout the world j as well as, " to make a juft difcrimi nation between fuchas are duly educated and properly qualified for the duties thereof, and thofe who may ignorantly and wickedly adminifler medicine, where- by the health and lives of many valuable individuals may be endangered, and perhaps loft to the community The number of this Society, who are inhabitants of this Commonwealth, is at no time to exceed feventy, nor Icfs than ten. The ftatcd meetings of the Society are on the fecond Wedncfday in April j the *rft Wednefilay in June j and the third >^Vednefday in OBober, annually The day aft£r every ftated Meeting is affigned for the examination of ail fuch Candidates for thepradliceofPhy fic or Surgery, as fliall apply to the recording Secretary on or before the day of the ftated meetings ( 44 ) Lift i?/Baptift Churches in MafTachufetts. ivitb the Names of their refpeBive Padors. In the County of Suffolk, County of Briftol. fio/ ' Haverhill y Hezekiah Smith Jacob Hicks County of Middlefex, JatTies Sheldon Cambridge^ Thomai Green Vacant Ntivton, Caleb Blood Dighton, Enoch Goff Cbelmsfprd, Abifhai Crofman Freetown, Ablier Lewis County of Plymouth. Amos Burris Middleborougb, Ifaac Backus David Seamana Ebenezer Hinds Dartmouth, Vacant Afa Hunt Daniel Hicks Count7 of Hamppire, County of Tork, WeftSpringfield, Ed. Upham Beriaick, William HoopCl mibrabam, Seth Clark IVelh, Nathaniel Lord Granby, James Smith Sanford, Vacant So.Brimfield, Elijah Codding Coxball, Simon Lock NeivSalem, Samuel Bige!ow County of Worcefier, Sbutejbury, William Ewing Harvard, Ifajah Parker Montague, Vacant Tempitton. John Seilon Colerain, Vacant Grafton, Elkanah Ingalls AJhfield, EbeneE^r Smith Sutton, Ebenezer Lamfon Cbejierfield, Vacant Nortbbridge, Vacant Bcrnardfton, Jofeph Green Douglafi, Vacant County of Sarnfiable^ Lkidleyy Vacant Barnjiable, Vacant Cbarlton, Nathaniel Green Butwicbf Vacant Sturbridge, 7-)rdan»Dodge Samuel Nickerfon Leicelier, Vacant County of Duhs-Gounty, Peter/ham, Vat ant Tifin^ry, Vacant lA/hbumbam, Vaant Jacobs Cbihr.ari, Silas Paul {R^y-jljton, Whitman (_45 ) County of Cumherland, IV.Stockbridgc Elna.Wilcott lo'ham. Vacant Sanditfiild, J^fhua Morfe Vfw Cloceftet, Vacant Larejborougb^^ithin Mafon County of Lincoln. Adamt, Peter Waiden ' 5o N, B. Meeting! for ff^crjhif> are held in variout other \ Places, where Cburthes fire not formed. ^ The IVarren /^Jfoc'ation meets this Year at If'rentbam, the Tuefday after fhefirft Wedn« Dartmouth C O L L E G E. In the State of Neiv-Hamppir}-; founded A. D. 1769. The Hon. John Whrelock, Efq; Prefident. TRUSTEES. The Prefident cf the State, Hon. Eliiha Payne, Efq; Hon^ George 'affrey> Efq; Rev.SylvanusRiptey.S.T.P, Rev. Benja. Pamcroy. D. D. ;-I'^n.Sam,Ph Hips, jun. EPq^ Hon. John Phillips, LL.D. Rev. David Macclurc, Hor..EtZ3l. Woodward. Efq; Hon. JohnWhee'.cck. Efq? ^ Rev. Eden Burroughs, Rev.Ji^fephHuntington. DDj Hon. Bexalcel Woodward, Profejfor of Matbematict] and thilofopby. \ Rev. Sylvanus Ripley, Vrcfefj'or of tH-vinity. \ Rev. John Smith, ProfeJJ'or ofharved Languages. '| Hon. Brzaleel Woodward, Efq^ Sec r^ and Trea'urer,\ P.ev. Silvanus Ripley, DireBor ')/"Mw-r's School. Caleb Bingham, A.M. Mofter of Moor's School. CoT^vmencement the third PFednefday in September, /^ M A X I M. 'pWO eafy Things wJH farisfy Mankind, An eafy Fortune, and an eafy MiuD*. But the One Thing, that gives a Man content. Is a gwd Covsc i ence, fromia Life 'well fper-t^ [1 78T] ( -16 ) Maffachufetts Militia Matters. ^Y the Militia A£l of this Commoowealth, tbt training band is to confift of ail able bodied men froii 16 to 50 years old, excepting the Lieutenant Governor members of the Council, Senate andHoufe of Reprc- fentaci^rcs, members of Congrefs, Secretary, Juftices 0I the Supreme Court and Court of Common Pleas, Juagei of Probate, Juftices of the Peace and Sheriffs, Officcti and Students of the College, Miniftcrs, Elders, am ^ Deacons, Church Wardens, Grammar School-mailers. , Mafters of Arts, Qu&kers, Seledmen, and all who baY( held the poft of a Subaltern or higher Officer, Maftcri of Vcflels, Cooftables, Deputy Sheriffs, Negroes anc Molattoes c — And the alarm lid to confift of all able bodied men from 16 to 65 years of age, with only tht follo*ing exceptions, viz. the Lieutenant Governor, - Council, Senate, and Houfe of Reprefcntatives, tht American Congrefs, Secretary, Miniftcrs, Quakers, Se- Jedmen, Negroes, Indians, and Molattoes j each to bt «quipt and conftantly provided with a good Fire Arm^ ith a fteel or iron ram-rod, a worm, priming wire ant brdlh, and a bayonet Jficted to his gun, a cartridge-boa that will hold fifteen rounds ar leaft, fix flints, on« pound df powder, forty leaden bails fitted to his gun, a haverfack~and blanket, and a canteen that iik ill bold oat (^mrt.—— Anv officer or foldicr, of futiicieDt ability, not fo furnilhed, is liable to a fine, as are alfo fhe foldierJ for not aipearing on mufter days when duly notified thereof by the commanding ofScer. The ftnes to b( recovered by the Clerk within Cxty days after the offenct " is committed. Whenever the Commanding Officer of t company ./hali I fthink fit to ca:I them together for thepurpofc of miiitarj Jdifcipline, he is to ifTue his orders therefor to one of his ;aon-commiffioncd officers, direfting him to notify ant warn the company to appear at fuch time and place aj /hall be appointed, with fuch arms and accoutremtnts at may be ordered, which notice may be given either ver- bally to each per'ot^ direfted 10 be warned, or by leaving a wrjlten notification at the ufual place of abcM3e of 'he perfon to be mtified: no notice to be deemed legal unlels given four days at leaft before the time of fuch mufters.. I i»ij ..» r.^ « . i»miiw»'.i«i>. i n i| I ,, , w ( 47 ) His Excellency John Hancock, Efq; ipt»in General, and Commander mChief of fhe MHitar; Forces of the Commoo wealth by Sea and. Land. Aids de Camp to hit Exteltency, Col. Andrew Symmes, I Maj. John Boyle» Co!. Ifrad Keuh. I Major Generals, Namet. Counties, Vlaee ofAhod&c on.Timo.DanielfonjEfq; Hampfhire, Brimfieldy on. Jona. Warner, Efq^ Worcefter, Hard wick; on. jona. Titcomb, Efq; Effex, Newbury Porfo Brigadier Generals, Names % Counties , I Place ofAbode Suffolk, Eflel, Benjamin Brown, Efqj M'dd!efez^ Reading^ Warham Parks, Efq; H^mpfhiie, Blandford, Nathaniel Goodwin, Efqj Plymouth, Piymoissii.^ Nathaniel Freeman, Efqj BarnHab?^ Sandwich^ James Wilftams, Efqj Sriftol, Tauntca, John Froft, ECqj York, Kittcry, Jofiah Whitney, Efq; 'Worcefter,J Harvard, Samuel Thompson, Efq; Cumberland, Brunfwick, Samuel McCobb, Efq; Lincoln, Georgetown, David Roflcter, Efq; Berk/hire, Richmond* Adjutant C'tneraly with Rank of Brigadier-General, Hon. Ebenezer Bridge, Efq; of Che'msford. Field Officers y Cbelfea Company, belonging to Hofton Regiment. James Stowefg, Captain. Jofeph Cheever, Lieutenant. Jofeph Gicen, jun. %d Lieutenant,,, _( 48 ) ,. Offcers of the BoOon Regiment of MHi ft a. Captains, I I/? Lieutenants, * d Lieutenants, Norton Brailaford' David Howe Jofcph L. Brown John Wife fWilliam Kennedy John Todd Thomas Pons JohnWcft Folfom WilliamBoar^man Samuel Emmons Samuel Howard Samuel Beals JoAua Pitnam Caleb Hayden Henry Foye Samuel Hitchbofli Sixnri- E'l-^t, jon. Jonathan Loring IJobn Strattoa jofcph Webber John Dyer Officers ofthe B rigade'Trainfor S\i^o\\iCounty Bofton Regiment, Robert Davis, Efq; Captain, •with Rank of Major. { jp&uaWefherlce, Capt. Lieut, noitb Rank of Captain^ I Ebenezer May, Lieutenant, \Ji \ John Parker, zd Lieutenant, William Bird, Adjutant, Brigade Train at Roxbury, John Jones Spooner, Captain. Jonathan Warner, Captain Lieutenant, Jofcph Peirpont, ly? Lieutenant, John Swift, rd Lieutenant. Field Officers in the feveral Counties. SU F FO LK Ath Regiment, locomp. Sabin co!» ift Regiment, o Companies. Mann Ebenfzer Battle, Colanel ohn Mctcalf lieut. col. Jona^haa Patten, Lieut. Col. Samuel Cowcll ifiaior Mofes Bu'lard, Major Benjamin Plimpton, adjut» Jame? Stevens, Adjutant 5tb Regiment, 6 comp. 2d Repiment, 6 comp. Ebenezer Thayer coU Charies Coftiing col. Edmund Billings lieut. cerJ. Ala 'A hits licut. col Seth Turner, maj» Job Cuihing n,ai|SamuelMil!er Thayer adjut» jd Rjfgiment, lo comp. SetbTutnei,jun. quart. maft» Seth Sumi er col. ESSEX, Hopeftiil Hall lieut. coi. ift, 2d, & 3d Regiments, Ez'aMorfe maj No Returns of Field 0£icen /Bill Vofe adior. received. ( 49 ) 4.th Regiment, 15 comp. 6rh Regt. 1 1 companies Henry Woods colonel iraes Pricket, lieut cot. ZacheoB Wright lieur, coi. erjamio Gage, maj. lohn Porter major eter Olgood adju:. ^ampfon Woods adjut. Troop of Horfe. Brigade Train, eUtiah Brown captain Amo» Farnfworth captain (.)hn Whipple Ift lieut Abel Bancroft ift lieut, lehemiah Brown id lieut. Jonas Farnfworth 2d lieut. 7th Regt. II companies, mTdITleJe'x^ Jonathan Brown coJond ift Regiment, I j comp. Ebenezcr Bancroft lieut. col tephen Dana > col. Edward Farmer major ofiaii Fuller col. lieut. William Bridge adjut, ofuh Cipen ma;. !'imothy JsffcrcB adjut. HAMPSHIkE. Brigade Train .4rtilkry. ift Regt. i4compante«, iLbraham Wttfon captain Gideon Burt colonel ames Read ift lieut. Reuben Munn lieut. coI» Vm. Frothingham zd lieut. Aaron Graves major id Regiment 8 comp. 2d Regt. 17 companies. .'ofeph Bryant coJ. Ifrael Chapin colonel lofhua Harnden litat, col. Benj. Bonnejr, lieut, col. iamuel Fajr maj. Daniel Pomeroy major Thomas Brown adjut. jd Regt. T7 companies. 3d Regiment 8 comp. David Mo Roger Brown captainl 4th Regr. 1 1 companies. Samuel Brown Ift lieut. JEiifha Porter colonel rhaddeos Hunt 2d lieut. (Barnabas Scars lieut. col. 4th Regt. 9 companies. ' Eljah Dwigbt major Cyprian How colonel Sth Regt t? companies. Jonathan Rice lieut. col. BuehMcLallen colonel Daniel Barnes major Jofeph Stebbins lieut. col, labez Rrown adjut. Jonathan Haftin^s major Sth Regr. 10 companies. 6th Rept. 1 1 companies. Jchr. Gieafon colonel Daniel Whitxnore colonel jjo/hua Leiand lieut. cof Will. Smith, jun. lieut. col. Thomis Miller major Ji'fcph Mayo major IThomas Buckminfter a<'iut. Zabiaa Montague acjut.. r so ) PITMOUTH, ElFphaJet Slack major ift Regt. S3 companies. Frederick Drown adjutant Scth Cu/hing col. 2d Regt. 16 companies. Calvin Partridge lieut.col. Wanaffeh Kempton col Benjamin lUder maj. !ofephDurfe« lieut. col. John Corton brig. maj. George Claghorne major John Torrey adjur. Villiam Sever brig, major Tr*in of Artillery. 3d Regr. 9 companies, Thomas Maybcw captain Robert Crofman col ThomasNicholfon ift lieut. Jonathan Shaw lieut. col, John May ad l.eui. JoAua Welbore irajof »d Regt. I* companies. Ephraim Crofmaa adjut 4th Regt. William Turner ' col. 9 companies. Amos Turner lieut. col. Eliftja May colonel Briggs Thomas maj. Silas Cobb lieut. col Jofiahaarker »d]9t. Ifaac White m?,];;. 34 K8gt. n companies, gl'hu Daggett adjutant Aaron Hobaxt col. rORK. ^bert Orr lieut. eol. ift Regt. IV companie« Thomas AI!en maj. Noah M. Littlefield colonel Exra Kingman adjut. John Nowell lieut. eoj. 4th Regt. companies. 15 Morgan Lewis majo John Nelfon col, Jonathan Nowell brig, major William Tapper Heot. col. 2d Regt. 1 3 companies Edward Sparrov«r major Ichabod Goodwin colonel James Sprout adjat.lt ona. Shapleigh lieut, col. BARNSTABLE Jedediah Goodwin major 3d Regt. 10 companies. ift Regt. 1 1 companies. colonel Enoch Hallet col. Humphry Pike Jgfeph Morrill Heut. col Jofeph Dimmock. lieut. col. major Micah Chapman major Nathaniel Coufens Thomas Thatcher adjnt. 2d Regt. la companies. WORCESTE R Ift Regt. companies. Benjamin Godfrey col. 9 Sech Wafliburne colonel Jab Crocker Hrut. col. William Gage major Ebeoezer Lovell lieut. col. David Prouty major Jefeph Paine adjut Thomas Denny adjutant BRISTOL, Daniel Golden quart.mafter 3ft Regt. 9 companies id Regt. n, companies col,|William Gieenleaf coloael! tf^eleg Shearman lieut. col. I Jofeph Sargent lieut.col ( 5t ) Epbraiin Davii major 3d Regt. 6 companies. Jonas Wjrtnan adjutant Edmund Phinney colonei 3d Regi. 9 companiej. Benj. Larrabce lieut. cr>i Nathan Tyler colonei William Hafty niajo Ifaac Martin Ittuc. c I. William Widgiry adjut David Batchellor mijo- 4th Regt. 6 companies. 4.thReet. lo companies. Ifa:c Parfons colonel Timothy Paige coJoncrjabez Matthews licut. eel. Fbcnezer Newell lieut. col. jEdward Anderfon raajcr Afa Danfoith major r-fr vr p o T >J 1- iN U U 1. iN . Train of Artillery. 1 JofephRichardfon capta'nl ift Regiment. ""?"*' "'""'' Amos/^daros ift heut.J''"." . L«niont lieut. col. ;lfaac Cutler ^d lieut. P«"J*™'" John Lemn^it majo: 5:h Regt. 1 5 companies. 2d rent. Timothy Newell colonel Regi William Howard colonel Bai th. Woodbury licut. coj. Ezekiel Patten lieut. col. Savlr.na Town major jofhua Harding sdjucant Reuben Coiburne majot 3d 61 h Regt. S companies. Regiment Edward Mofes Wheflock colonei Emerfon colone! Thomas Bracket licut. co Luke Drury licut. cof, Paul Dodge major Afa P.ice maj William Brcck Parkman adjutant Reed adjut, ©'5 th nc HenryBaldwin quarcmafter 4lh fieturns. 6th Regiment. 7tb Regt. 13 companies. Alexander Campbell John Boynton colonei crlonef George Stillman lieut. col ^)las Bent lieut. col. leph Wallis Ephraim Stearn* majo' J major imes Farnfworth Ames Haywood adjutant J adjut. ?th Regt. 8 companies, BERKS HIRE. John Kand colonel ift Regt. 16 com ponies, Jofeph Bellows Ijeut. col. 'ohn Afliley, jun. colonel Timothy Bow tell major John Collar lieut. col CVMBERL/iND. Samuel Wolcott major zd Regt. 14. companies. ift Regment. Afa Barnes colcni co^pnd WilJ jam Clarke 4icur. c<- lieut. col. Samuel Low major *~— major Fhaddeus Frifbie adju ad Regt. 8 companies. 3d Regt. 13' companie?, l£dward Ruffell coIone^V^Uhm'j' CoLne lieot.t. rjJ George Rogers "^Jo"OliverRoot major| (_50 A Brief Account of General Wafhington, late Ccirmar.dcf in chjetof the Amsrican Aimy. THIS illuftrious CommarKJer wai born in Weftmor land county in Virginia, on the barks of the ii?e Potowmac, onthe Iich of February, old ftile, 173*.— He is of Englifh extra^ion, and dcfcendcc' frona one o the m^-ft opulent ar^ refpeftabie families that ever emi grated from that country to Vir|;inia. He was nitarall; inclined, and very early in life applied himfelf to th military profeiiionj and his pallanr conduft in the foutb ern country a: commander ot a body ofVirginians, in th ar between France and England, brought him int- honorable notice, and placed his ch-arafler high ii military fame. After the concluiion of the French war in 1763, b dcwrrcd himfelf erftireiy to a private and pfeiJofopVic life of which he is paifionately fond, and in wh»ch it is cer tain he would have continued, had not the late revolu ticn brought him once more upon the ftapeofpuWi' life. Hittory will eniarfe upon his illuftrious atchieve ments as head of the American army : He has ihoni forth the political favior of his country, and the admira tion of mankind. His perfon exhibits every thing great and noble: H" is about fix feet hig , and extremety weil proportioned He has a majeftic carriage 5 a placid, (erene countenance and dark coloured hair ; — but, •^ Slow-pacing Time begins to fhed, *' It's filver b'oflbmso'er his head." Baron Stuben's EXERCISE, Ordered l)y Congrefs to be obferved by th< Troops of" tht United States ; and by th< DIredion of his Excellency the Comman- der in Chief to b- pr^ftifed by the Militii of this CommonweaUb. may be had oJ T. & J. FUet, at the Bible and Heart ir Cornhill, Bofton. ( 53 ) . The Dlffnitive rKRAFY Between Great Britain and the Uri fid Stugt of America ; fign'd at Parity Sept 3, 178^. In the Nams of the Moft Kolj and 'Undivided T-'ir-iry-'" IT having plsalrd the D'vine Provider. ce to difo' fc 'he hearts of the Moft Serene and Moft Potent Pri' c» George the Third, by the Grace of God Kine oi Grea Britain, Fra.Tce, and Ireland, Defender of the fai^h," Dake of Brcnfwiclc and Lun^nburgh, Arch-TTeatusc: ind Prince E/eftor of the Holy Rctesn Empire, &c. ar,<: ;f the United State* of America, to forget all psf) mifur^ derftai dings and differences that have unhappily ihtei- rupted the good correfpordence and friendfliip whic'i :her mutcaliy wifh to.reftore, and to eftablifh fuch t seneficla] and fatisfti'floTy intercourfe between the twc :ountrie«. upon the ground of reciprocal advantage! and aiutual convenience, as inay promote and fecure to both, aerpetual peace and harnaony j an- having for this deJir»ble end already laid the foundation of peace and reconciliation, by the ProviConal Articles figned at Faris on the 30th of November, irSa, by the ConrnifTioners tnpowered on each part, which Articles were agrccQ tp infetted in, and. to confticute the Treaty of Peace pco-i poled to be concluded hctwceo the Crown of Great Britain and the faid United States, I>ut which Tieatj- was rot to b? concluded until terms of Peace Aouli bi^ «ijree-d upon between Great Bri'ain and France, and his Bricannic Msjcfty ihould be ready to conclude facf. Treaty accordingly -j and the Treaty between Credit Britain and France having fince been ccncluied, hi» Britannic Majclty and the United States of Aineiiea, inj irder to carry into full effeft rhe Provi/iooal Articksj ib>>ve-menticnedj, accordnvf; to the tenor t.bciecf, havt> ronfti'-uted and appointed, that is to fay, his Britcrnlc) Vlajerty on his part, David Hartley, Efqj Member of tht' >arti3rnent of Great Britain, and the faid United Stares- )n their part. John Adsms, Efq; iat« a Coir.miSioner cf. he Urited States of Amerita at the Court of Verfaiiies,! are Delegate in Cnngrffs from theSrste cf Maffacbufettt,* nd < hefj_uftice of -he faid State, aod Minifter Pieci-j •otentiary of the fatd United States to tritir High ry!'ih-| int Tea jthfc States General of the -Unifv"^ '^Neiheflaa.Vii ( 54 ) Benjamin Franklin, Efq; late Delegate in Cbngref9> froi the State of Pennfylvania, Prefjdent of the ConTention the faid State, and Minifter Plenipotentiary from ti United Staets of America at the Court of Verfaiilee and John Jay, Efqj late Prcfident of Congrefs, and Chii Juftjce of the State of New-York, and Minifter PJcnipo tentiary from the faid United States at the Court of Ma drid, to be the Plenipotentiaries for the concluding an figning the prcfent Definitite Treaty j who after havir reciprocally communicated their refpedtive full power; have agreed upon and confirmed the following Articles. Art, I. His Britannic Majefty acknowlcd ges the fai United Statics, vii. New-Harai /hire, Maifackufetts.Ba^ Rhode Ifland and Providence Plantations, Gynne£^icui New- York, New-jerfey Pennfyjvania, Delaware, Mary land, Virginia, North-Carolina, South- Carohoa, an Georgia, to be free, fovereign, and independent States that he treats with them as fuch, and for himfcif, h heirs and fucceiTor*, relmquifhcs all claims to the govern ment, propriety, and territorial rfghts of the fame, an every part thereof. Art, II. And that all difputes which might arife i future on the fubj*£l of the boundaries of \ht faid Unite States may be prevented, it is hereby agreed and declarec that the following are and (hall be their boundaries, vis From the North-weft angle of Nova-Scotia, viz. Tha angle which is formed by a line drawn due north frot the fource of St. Creix River to the Highlands, along ih faid Hig lands, which divide thofe rivers that empt themfelves into the river St. Lawrence, from thofe whic fall into the A;lantick Ocean, to the North' wcfteromo head of ConnefticuL-Rive. ; thence down along the mid die of that river to the forty-fifth degree of north iati tade-j fmm thence by a line due wefl on faid latitude until it ftrikes the river Iroquois or Cataraquy j them along the middie of faid river into L-ke Ontario through the middle of faid lake until it ftrikcf" the con: municarion by water between that lake and Lake Erie thence along the middle of faid communication int through the middle of faid lake, until lake Erie J arrives at the water con munication between that lak and Lake Huron, thence through the middle of faid lal ( SS ) the water cummunicatioD between that take and lake up;rior ; thence' through Lake Superior northward of le Ifl.-s Royal and PhiJipeaux to the Long Lake j thence JTOujh the middle of faid Lang Lake and the water com- lunication between it and the Lake of the Woods, to le faid Lok2 of th- Woods ; thence through the faid dke to th« moll north- weflein point thereof, and from »snce Miffifippi on a due \*ci1: courfc to the River j lence by a line to be drawn along the middle of the faid Tcr Millifjppn, until it ftiil interfcft the northcromort irt ot the thirty firft degtee of north latitude. South, a line to be drawn djc call from the de.eimination of »c lins !aft mentioned in the latitude of thirty one de- •ce? north of the -quator, to the middle of the River palachichola or Catahouche j thence along the middle lereof to its juiiftion with the Flint-river j thence fltaif the head of St. Mary's River ; and thence down along \e middle of St. Mary's Rivet to the Atlantic Ocean. aft, by a line to be drawn along the middle of the River C. Croix from its mouth in the Day of Fundy to its fource, id from its fourcc dircftly north to the aforefaid High- nds which d.vide the rivers that fall into the Atlantic ccan from thofe which fall into the River St. Lawrence, imprehcnding ail Iflands withio twenty leagues of any Jrt fif the fhores of the United State?, and lying between nes to be drawn due Eaft from the points where the refv^id b.-'U'daries between Nova-Scotia on the one irv, and Eaft-F!orida on the other, Ihail rcfFc£lively )uch flic Say of Fundv and the Atlantic Ocean, excepting tch Iflands as now are or heretofore have been within je limits of the faid province of Nova- Scotia. /4ri. III. It is agretd that the people of the United :a;es /hall continue to enjoy unmolefted the right to ke fifh of every kind on fbe Grand Bank, and oo ail le other banks of Newfaundiand, a!A> in the Gulph of . Lawrence, and ail other places in the fca, where the habitants of both countries u'^ed at any time heretofore firti. And aifo, that the Inhabitants of the Uni ed tates flial! have Hbi^rry to take fifli of every kind on ch ps't of the coaft of Newf.iundland a Britifh fiflicr- en /hall ufe (but not to dry or cnre the fame on that land) and alfo on the coaAs, bays and Creeks of a\l b j|, ( 5 fr ) r tannic Maiefty's 6 nDlnions in Amcrici; .and that ?h»> ApQerican fifhermen fhal! have liberty to dry ard cure fill) I m a'*'y- of the urilet'/ec bays, harbours and C;eeks - * Hqya- Scotia, M^gdalen-Illar.ds and Labradorj fo long aaj the fam: fhai! remain onfettied 5 but fo foon as the fame ar eiihec of them ftili be fettled, it Q\i\] net fee lawful ?"ar the faid fiihermen ro dry or curf fifh at fuch fettle za^nt, without a previous agrecmeat for that purpofe with the inhabitants, proprietors or pofl^flors of the ground. ^t,\V. It is agre?,d that the creditors on either fide f*iaii meft wjsh no lawful impediment to the recovery of the fyl! va'oe, i:i flcrling money, of all i>*aa f.ie debi; heretofore con' ranted, j Art^ V, It is agreed that Coogrefs fhal! «arneitly re-| sonimend it to the Legiflatures of the ref, eftive States, Sto. provide for the reftitution of all eftates, rights ^nd pro- oerties, which hav< been confifcated, belonging t* real Bririih fubje£ts j and alfoofthe eftates, rights sni pro- perties of perfons rcfident in diftri£ls in pofleffion of his f»4'(jf (vy'j arms, a^id who have not borne arms againft the iatd United Stares; and that perfons of any other d fcnpt;oa fhail have free liberty to go to any part or pats of the Thirteen United State-, and therein to re-j 2020 twe.ve months unmolefted in their endeavours to' obrin ths rri^i'ution'^of fuch of thrir eftates, rights and. ;prop5^ti3«, ar may have been connfcated ; and rbat Con- grefs /hall alfo eameftly recommend to the fevetal Stares a re ccnfiderztjon and revifion of all A£Vs or L^a's rcfpcdl-j ing the prem lies, io as to render the faid Ads or Laws! i^ctfeftly confiftent, not only with juftice and equity, but = with that fpirit of conciliation, «'hich, on 'he return cf the bie'Jings of peace fhoutd univerfaiiy prevail ; Andj that Congrefs fhalS alfo earneftly recommend to the fcve-l rai States, that t'le eftates, rights and properties of fuch !aft mentioned perfons fhiH be reftored to them, they re-j funding to any perfons who may now be in pOiTeiTion the! hona jiie price (where any has been given) which fuch j perfons tn»y hayg pgid on pn-chafing any of the faid lands,' 7-ights or properticf fince the confifcation.. I And it is agead, that all perfons who may ha.ve anyj Jatereft iri ct-niifcated lands, either by' debts, marriage- fettlements, or othirwife, /hall meet with no lawful' iro£gdiiner.ts m the profccution of their juft rights. j f 57 ) ^ Art. VI. That there rhall be no future confttVations i3de, nor any pr ifccutions commenced againft any pcrfon r perfon? I'or, or by* reafon cf the part which he or they ;ay have taken in the prefcnt war. j and that no perfon lalj, on th..t account, fulfcr any future lofs or damage, i her in his perfon, libeity, o; property j and that thofe /ho may hf. in. corfurmfnt on fucb charges, at the tinie f the ratificafion of the Treary in America, /^a!| be • limrdia-ejy fee a"- liberty, and the profecution io com-j r.enccd be difcontinufd. J A t. VII. There (hall be a Arm and perpetual peace] »etvvcen his TSinannc Majcfty and the faid States, and: ctwecn the fubjcfts of the one, and the citizens ofj he other; wherefore all hoftilitie» both by feaardland], hall, from henceforth, ceafe ; all prifoners on both fides] hall be fee at liberty, and his Britannic Majefty /hall,!, *ith all convenient fpeed, and tvithout caufing any dc- ;lru£tiQO, or carrying zwzy, any Ne^es, or other proper- :y of the American mhabitanrs, withdraw all his armies, jarrifons and fleets from the laid United States, and from rvery poft, place zni harbour within the fame, leaving in all fortifications the American ?rtillery that may be therein ; and iKall alfo ord:r and caufc all archives, re- cords, ce:ds, and papeis belonging to any of the faid States, or -their citizens, which inahe courfe of the war may havefajlen into thejiandsof b-isofScers, to be forth, with icftored, and delivered to the proper Slates and petfon* to whom thev belong. Art, Vill. The nav ligation of the river M fiifippi, from its fource to the ocean, fhall for ever remain JFree and open to the fubje Art. JX. In cafe it fiiould fo happen that afty place or territory belonging to Great Britain, or to the United States, fhould have b^cn conquered by the arnw of either from the other, before the arriva! of the faid Provifional Articles in America, it is agreed that the fame fhallf be reifored without difficulty, and without requiring anjj compenfaMon. j Art. X., The foiemn RatiiicaMoJM of the prefent* Treaty, expadited in good and due form, Hiall be ex-i changed between the coptraQina Parties in the fpace of fix months, or fooner, if pofiibe, to be computed frcmj ( 5 8 ) ehr day of the figoatuve^f the prefent Treaty, Ifj wJtBcfs whereof we the underfigncd, their Minifters PJJeoipoten- tiary, have in their name, and in 'vittilfc of our full powers, figned with our hands the frefent Definirivc Treaty, and caufed the Seals of- -out Arm^ Co be '.ffixcd thereto. Done at Paris, September 3d, 17^3. (L S ) JOHN ADAMS, (L.S.) DAVID HARTLEY, (L.S.) B. FRANKLIN, (L.S.) ,OHN JAY. 4 comparative Vieiv of the Latidt ceded hy Great Britain, according t» the Peace of 1 783. By which it appears that confederated America contains, within its limits, an extent of territory furpaffing moft of the Kingdoms in Europe, The conceflion of ter-^ Square Square ritory on the Ohio, Miles, Miles. and between the Al- e Great. legany mountains, ^ '23320cJ Britain f the Lakes Ontsriol and V»35»37 and Erie, Illinois, \ ^ France -) and Miffifippi rivers, contains Between Illinois, Lake"! Huron & Superior, I and the Miffifippi, > 729030 31S00 at the Falls of St. I Anthony, contains t J from this line to the fou.h line drawn ^ Holland from the of \ Flanders lake 59^<^o 57908 the wfOQS to the S and head of the Ivliffi- Cl'ehnd, fippi, contains i)OOQ Ireland, Eafl Florida contains % <| K 35400 456650 Scfidts which the U- "^v r Germany, nired States on theX \ Fianders, Atlantic, including V207030 Ifthclflandof St, Pierrt or Miquelon is fortifiad, it will command not only the navigation of the gui^h of St, Lawrence, but the fifhery ^'n the whole fouth coaft of Newfoundland, where the fiih appear early in March. St. Croix River is di.l^renr'y laid down in the mapf of three rivers falling into PafTamaquid) bay, the north eaft and the north weft have been called the true St. Croix, the north weft by fome has been adhered to, but the de- Tcription in theTrea has left it in uncertainty. The bay of Paflamaquidy, into which thefe rivers empty jthemfelves, is filled with rocks and iflands, having only nc paflage open to navigation at PaiTamaquidy point, jin latitude 44. 50. north. If the Outlet of thefe rivers at PafTamaquidy Point into the Bay of Fundy is to be the boundary, an eaft line exten<^ed to leatucs from Paflamaquidy Point, lying in 44. 50, will include grand Manan ifland (having an cxceiient harboui) run acrofs the bay of Fundy. aud cover the entrances into Annapolis Bay and St Mary's. The province of Sagadahock is a new concefllon, and includes the fe' clement oi Penobfcot, the anc:ent boun- dary, taken poflefiion of in 1 779, and for-ified the fame year by Great r ritain at a great expence j but evacuated afrer the i^eace on the loth of January 1784, having firft deftroycdwhat ftores, &c. they could not carry f,£F. The land at the head of Connecticut river is alfo a con- cefiion of Britain of about 200 fquare miles j but it in- cludes the moft important, bccaufe it is a flicrt and eafy pals of 7» miles from the fettlemcnts cnConnefticut river to the river Sr, Francis, which is navigable to the center f Canada near Trois Rivieref j and endangers the com- aunicatioD.betv/eeo Quebec and Montreal. ( 63 ) The, 1 Forts of Ofwego «nd Niagafs willalfo btercep ^the Infiian trade from all the vaft north wcfl country jas they are obliged to keep the fouth coafts of the Lak^j khe north being unfafe for their canoes. Detroit is an cxtcnfive j Fort and Village, capable t. afford proteaion to the number of Indian tribes ani families which -efort to it from Ohio, Illinois, Wabafh MiffifTppi, and the Upper Lakes. country , The fouth weft from j Weft Bay on Lake Supc ttv-the [rior Falls of St, Anthony, is alfo anew conceiTicn a jit extends over a traft the European PBwers "never con- jtcnded for. The Rivef Mifl'^fippi is known a%out 60 mUes abov« I ithe Falls of St Anthony, but is not navigable ; its fourc« :is fuppofed by all travellers to be in ab lut 46 degrees nortb< Society of CI NCI N N ATI. I Eftablifhcd by the Officers of the American Army aftei the conciufmn of the late War. His Excellency General Washington Pr?fidcnt, Hod. Major-Geneial Knox, Secretary-General. Hon. Major-General McDougallj Tr*afurer General. The folUioing Gentlemen are appointed for that Sacicty /« the Commontvealtb cf Maffachufetts. -\ Hon. Major-Genera! Lincoln, Prefident, j Hon. Major General K;iox, Vice PrCfident, j Brooks^ Secretary, Colonel John 1 Colonel Henry jackfoo, Treafurer, j Capt. Benjamin Haywood, Afliftant Treafurer. J Simiiar Cincinnati Societies are ef'ablipd in each of tbe\ thirteen United States by the Officers belonging to them reJteBively all under the following Inftituuon, vix THAT it having pleafcd the Supreme Governor of the -Univerfe, to give fuccefs to the arms of their country and to cftablifii the United States Free and Independent- Therefore gratefully to commemorate this even' —to inculcate to the lateft ages the duty of faying down in peace, arms aflumed for the public defence, by forming an inftitutron which recognises that moft important princ p!e, to continue the mutual friendfhips which commencc(| under the prelTure of common danger —and »o efFeftuatd the aiis of beneficence, Tdiftatcd by tht: fpirit of brotherl« zfkindnefs towards thole officers -arid thrir families, «hc| L- ^lJ nfortunatcly may be under tihe neccfii'y of receiving of the Amciican asmy conflitured icm i the Officers iem!e!vcs into a SociKT Y of Fr liNUi : And, ptficil'- .g the highcft vcneranon for t^ e chara£^cf of that i!- iftrious R< man, Llcius Qu int us Cincinnatus, ;nomina le c< mrr.iiTionrd and brevet olficcts of the army and' ivy of the Unired States, who have ferved three veai-s^j id who lefi ihe fe:fice with reputation j all ifficeis' h9 «ere in a£lual fervice at the Cf^nclufion of tbe v^ar j' 1 the principal ftaS'officers of tbccontir-cntal aimy j and ic otHcfrs who have been deranged by the Icvcral refo-j tions of CongrciJs, upon tiie fevcral reforms of the aiifty.'. %. There are alfo admitted «nto this iiociety the !afce, id piefsnt Mlnificts of b:s Mo:l Chiiilian Majci^y toj ie United State? j al) the Genera's and L'olone!« of] rgirociits and legions of the lard forces ; 2II the Admi- lis and Capva ns yf the navy, ra..kitg as Colonels, wh^j avc co-operated with the armies of the United Srai.cs,; their exertions for L^beity j and fuch other petfoos asj i?e been admitted by the re!pe6t ve State Mfecinp-:. 3. Tlie society /iall have a P.efident, Vi 1 con lift* f the aforefaid officers (whofc ex:ienccs (hz,i\ ; equally borne by the fla'e funds"! and a repte!ertat>on5 cin eachState, The builnefsofthe genera! meeting fhaUj !, to regulate the diflribution of furplus funds — appointj Ticcrsfor the cnfuing tetm — and to conform the by-i^w»; Aaie-meeings to the general obje£^s of the infli'iition.: 5. The Society fnail be divided into St a'c- Meetings '.i ach ?.4ceting to have a Prtfident, Vice-Prcfident, Sc-' e^ar; and Tieafurer, rcf^eftively to be cbo'cd by a) ujjriry of" voters annually. j 6. The ftatc-m-etiogs (kiW b; on tliC anniverfary ofi Kiependence. They are to confer t fuch mcafures as! iay conduce to thT benevclent puipoffs of the foc'ety ;| —and at fuitable periods make application to their rc-| 3e£tive legiflatures for grants of charters. t o ( 62 ) _ _, 17- Any member removing frcm one llaie to *nother is ro be confidered in all refpe cicty : And if, in procefs of time, difficulties fhouldoccu in executing the intentions of the fociety, the kgifliture of the feveral ftates to be requefted to make fuchequitabl difpofit^ons as may be moft correfpoodent with the ori ginai defign of the inftitution, 13. The fubje£ls of his MjftChriftianMafefty, member of this fociety, may hold meetings at their pfeafufe, ast fcrm regulations for their police, corfjrmably to ths ob ^efts of the inftitution and ths fpirit of their government The fociety to have an C-rdcr, which flial! be ; j 14, [bald eagle of gc!d. bearing on itstreaft the emblems here l^rer defcribed, fufpsnded by a -'eep blue ribbon, edgei kvith white, defcriptive of the U.iion of Amenca am jFrance. The ariocipal figu-e, C;»(r/Vff5^«j ; three Sena tors prefenting hsh with a fA'ord and other military en- figns ;-—on a field, in the bDck groijsd, his wife ftandin? othei the door of their cottage 5 nearit a pbugh and nftrumants of hulbandry : Round the v/hole, O/nnic nquitfer'ujre Rempublicam. On the Rcverfe, the Sut rifing — a city with open gaccsand veiTcls entering the por —Fame crowning Cincinnatus with a wreath, infcribcc fupporting- i Fi'futis Pramiun: : Below, Hands joining', Heart, with the motto, EFoperpetua: Round the whole. S.o.:ietas Cincinnatorum, injiituta A. D. M,occ, Lxxx»r ( 6J ) 'v'tl Officers inM2^(Cichu(tViCsmm9n'Wifa/r^» I Jufiii es of^th' SiApreme Judwhl Court Urn. William CuHih.'. T'.fcj^jf Sc rua'e, Chief Juflice, Ho!i. Nathaniel PeaQcy Sergean', Efq; of HaveihiH, H-.n. David Sewal!, Efq; of York. Hon. fncreafc Sumner, Efqj of Roxbury. Charles C'jflliiip. Efqj of Bofton, and ? ^. ^. John Tucker, Efq; of Newbury, \ The Jufticcs cf the !;i:preme Judiciil Court, and the ud;je of Admiralty of the Commonwealih, cr any tw^ f tlicm, are, by Law, Conftitu'ed judges tor hearing ari ligh S;as, by gand ar.d petit i irors, according to tht outfe of commcn law. --The times aud places for ho'd- ng f'jch cnu^-ts are ro be \n th(f c-^unties cf Su^.lk, Mid- i'.ef:x^ EJj x^ Plymouth, Barnfi.ib^e, Br ificl, York, ard umber !anti, at the times the Supreme Judicial Ccum is :o be held in faid counties, a d at f-jch other time aed "lace, in any maritime town in faid counties, as tho G>vetr>or, with the advice of Council, fba'l order atrd a.—The firfl Juftice of the Supreme Judicial Court, who is prcfent, to bs always Prefidinr, Judges of the Maritime Courts. TT XI .u o n -cr S For tke Scu'.bern ar.d Hon. N..han Cu^.n?, Ef,,; ^ ^.^^,^ ^,^^^.^^^_ Ifajc Mamfield.Efoj uf Ma.blehead, ^. . \ '' Bartict M.-. LcBaron, of Plymouth, 5 Hon. Timothy Langdon, Efq; fo.- tbs Eaflern Dijiri^^ Nathaniel Thwing, Etq- of Woolwich, Chk, By an Adt of this Co.-nmenwca'.tb, the Judges of thej Maritime Courts ftiail be deeaied and taken to be Judges of the Court of Admiraliy, in the true fenfe and mean- ing iif an Ofdinarccof Congrcfs, till a Judge or Judges of Admiralty, expreily by rh.3t name, ihall be duly ncmi- nated, commifTioned and fworn. All vjdicial Officers, c'.u I'' appointed, commilTioned and f%'/orn, are to ho'd their offices during good behaviour (excepcing fuch cnncerning whom there is diirFerenC pro- v-.Tion r.-.ade in the Co jftstution) tho', neverthelcfs, the . Q-ovcrnr>f, with the confeut of Couijcil, may remove th«m ut>on the addrefs of both Houf^s of the Legf.ature. { 64 ) Civil Officers, in */SufTo!k. j March, May^ July, September and No'omhsr ; and a " )rii Me^ field, on thf firft Tuefday of every February, Ap^ IV y-une, Augufr, OSioher, and December. Juft ices throughout the Commonm)ealth» The Hf^norabic Thomas CuHiir^si^Eftj; Bofronl fames Bowdoin.Efq; Bofi«t WalteiSpoaner.efqj i>flr//»o.j Wm. Cuihing,efqj Scttuat, Benj.Chadbourn,efq Ber-wick Nat.P.Sargent,erq;W Ezf kiel Price, cfq; C.'erk of the Fhai and of the Sejfions, jofhua Henfhaw, efq; of Boflon, Begijier of Deeds. ( H'.s Office kept at the Scutb pa t of Boftoh) Dav?d Jeifncf, cfq; of Bofton, County 7reaft/rer. (His Office near ibe St^ne Chapel, in Boftor) ' Jafeph Henderfon, efq; g/" ? ofton. Sheriff, Deputy Uerrffs. Benjamin Homans Bojion MoftB" ' French Bramtree Thomas Baiker ( 6 s. ) Jujiices of the Peace and of the Riorum. For the County of Suffolk. Thomas Cufhing Boston Ucrcfc Sumner Roxhury lames Bowdoin ditto Jabez ¥.(i\rt Wrentbam James SuUivan ditto Benjamin White Brooklyn Robert Ttear Paine ditto Benjamin Lincoln Hingham Benjamin Auftio * ditto John Gould Hull Oliver Wendell ditto Samuel Nilcs Braintree Edmund Q^incy ditto'Jofeph Palmer ditto Be'cher Noyes ditto Richard Craoch ditto William Phillips ditto Norton Quincy ditto Jofcph Gardner ditto James Humph reys^^woKri John Barrett ditto Cotton Tufts ditto John Avery ditto Jonathan Metcalf Dedham tfaac Smith ditto Naihaniet Svmner ditto John Tudor ditto Robert Peirpont Roxhury Jo.iathan Williams ditto Eleazer We'd ditto Arnold Welles ditto Thomas Lo hrop Cohajftt Samuel AHams ditto Will am Hyflop Brooklyn Jofcph Greetvleaf ditto Thomas Crane Stougbtori John Lowell ditto; Elijah Clark Medtvay Fzekiei Price ditto'Joi'hua Clap IValpole Thomas Crafts, jun, ditto Stephen Metcalf Bellingham John Gardiner ditto! Mofes Bullen Medjitld Jujiices oj the Peace, David retries Boiicn William Powfcll Bofton Thomas Bulfi.^ch ditto Ebenezer Hanrock ditto John Pits ditto Timothy Fitch ditto Nathaniel Appletoft ditto Stephen Higginfon . ditto W'liiam C/vc.per ditto Samuel Brcck dittd Timvthy Newell dittx) John Avery, jun, ditto Tuth.U Hubbart ditto John Furnafs ditto Edward Payne ditto Harbottle Dorr ditto Caleb Davis ditto Samuel Barrett ditto Richard Devcns ditto John Sweetfcr ditto J /hua Hrr/haw ditto James Bowdoin^ Juo , ditto Solomon Davis fitto Thomas CuOiing, jun, ditto Nathan Frazier ditto Samuel A. Otis ditto Thomas Ruflell di ttc Benjamin Hitcbbourn ditto Thoma« Dawes ditto jabcz Harch ditto William rreenleaf ditto JoV-n Brown ditio jobr. Wh*te ditto WtHiam^Tudor ditto Samuel Hen/jiaw ditto John CffBn jor^es d i t to ( 66 ) Juflices ofths Peace in Suffolk County. iThomas Ivers Boficn Solomon Lovell Weymouth ;.Do(ft.Joi'cph Gardner ditto Nathaniel Bayley ditto jBenjamiji Chrke ' ditto George Crofsman Stou^htcn Jonathan ditto Beoja. Hcwins Sharon j Mafon, jun, I>ini»i Sargent ditto David Ra.^fon Milton Leonarsi Jarvit ditto Benjamin Guild Wrentbam Chnftopher Gore ditto, Ebenezer Wales Dflrcheftet John Warren dictoJEbenezerBattle,)un.Z)c£^Aatt Fetei Boyer ditto' Swift Payfon Foxborougb John Hord dittojjo/hua Cheev»r Ckelfea William Heath RcxburyVOiwitl Perry Medfie':d Jc.fiah Newell Needbam EbtneztT Clap Dorchejler Benjamin Cufhing Uingbam William Bowman Roxhury Jonathan Bafs Braintree John Kcnney Stoitghton luac Lincoln Cohajet Efquires, Coroners. San^uel Sellon fio^i9« : Samuel Holbrook Braintret -Samuel Ruggles ditto S. Lethht\6ge,]un.lf^rentbam jofeph Andrews Hingbam Jacob Gould Hull NFathaniel Fiflier St ougb ton Henry Vofe, jun. Milt or, Heriah Baftow IVrentkam Philip Curtis, jun. Shar^t. John Brewer Roxlupy James Rkhardfon Medwa) David Capen Dorchejter Civil Officers for the County ^/EfTex, y'j''ic£s of the Commcn Picas, &c. Hon. Benjamin Gresnieaf, efq; of Newbury Port, Hon. Samuel Hoiten, efqj of Danvers, Hon. John Pickering, efq; of Salem, ' Hoc, Samuel Philips, jun. efqj of Anddver. Aaj(OuWood,and Ebenezer iVlarch, tit^n. fpecial Jufticei. Ifaac Ofgood, efqj of Sa^em, Clerk' of the Pleas, Hon. Benjamin Greenleaf, efqj fudge of Probate, Daniel Noyc?, efqj of ipfwich, Regifter of Probate John Pickering, efq) of Salem, Regijier ofDeeds. Hon. Michael Farley, Efqj o/lpfw»ch, Sheriff, Deputy Sheriffs. Wil'jam Dodge Ipfwichl Brimfley Stevens Sa^m\ WiHiam fnga Us iVfW^./>or^ Thomas Bragg /4tid6ver\ David Bradley f/a-weri?///! John Sargent, jun, Metbuen\ ( 67 Jujlicet of the P.'ace and of the ^orum. t Samuel Hohcn Dan'ver,\]jt):i I'ickering Sa/em^ Azor Orne Marb.ehfa. S.'mucHJhillips.jun.^nioT'er Ndtl). 1^. Scrgeni ildVirbi. muel Ofgood ditto Samuel Phillips .ifido'vc< lia^c (Vlanifieid Marblehead Benja. Gxttin.cz\ Ncwb.port Wiliam Whetmore Salem JunathakTi Gieenieat ditto Stephen Choaie Ipfivicb Theophilus Far Ions dtt:o TheO})h. Bradbury heivbury Nicholaa Pike duto ECquirei. JtyJkes of the Perce William Atkias Newh.port Edward A. Holyoke Salem Jjfliua'bne Marhiebead Jooa'.han Gaidner ditto Simucl White Haverbtll Samuel Wavd difto ]A\r\ Lee Mcncbefter Dummcr Jrwctt Ipf'ivicb Ifaac Merrill Ah^Jbury John Choaie ditto Samuel iVJoody Newbury l^anie! Noyca ditto Moles Noycs ditiO John lihkcr ditto Edmund Sawyer ditto John Patch ditto Eooch Sawyer diko Abncr Cheever Lynn Mnlcs Little ditto John Fla^g ditto Jofhua a ay ley ditto James Mewell ditto John Tuckcr,jun, ditto Peier Coffin Glocefier Ebenezer March ditto Sannuel W bittemore ditto Jacol) Gernlh ditto John Low ditto Samuel Moody, jun ditto JonathanGlover Mar^/fiwJ Triftiam Dalton Newb.pert Thomas Gerry ditto jMicaiah Sawyer ditto Stephen Phillips ditto •Stephen Hooper ditto Samuel Sewall ditto SNathaniel Tracy ditto Jofiah Batchellor Beverly (Jooathao Tilcomb ditcc Benjamin Jones ditto Siephen Crcfs ditto Larkin Thorndike ditto Ijonarhao Jaokfon ditto George Cabot ditto jMofes Ftaaicr ditto Nathaniel Lovejoy Andg-v jRufub King ditto Samuel Abbot ditto N.ithanicl Carter dicto jofliua Holt ditto Benaiah Titcomb ditto Ber.jamiD Evans SaVJhury John Tracy dittn Chr iftop. Sargcant Almjbury Stephen barker Metbuen Samuel Smith Topifeld Nathaniel Mighill Row / Tyler Porter Wenbam Urael Hutchinfon Danven Bailey Bartlett Haverhill Amos Putnam ditto Peter Coffin Ghucefter William Shillaber ditto Patter Cleavland ^cufley Daniel Thurftoa Bradford John -Perkins Lynnfield ( 68 ) _^ Coroners in the County of Effex. i Jerem. Pcarfon Newburyport Ifaac Adams Bpxfcrd John Mycall ditto L Civt I Officers, &c, in the County ^/Middlefex. Ju/hcBS of the Common PkiS, Hon. John Tyng, efq; of Dunftable, Samuel Phillips Savage, efqj of VVcfton, Alraham Fuller, efqj of Newton, Jafmes Prcfcott, efq; of Gr6ton. Hon, Jofiah Stone, efq;of Fiamingham,y/>?c/5/ Jujiice, Thaddeus Mafon. efq: \ r-t t r^u p;^^. Clerks of the fleas, mr.^1. \%TWilliamir Swan»c I -^ | Thadieus Mafon, efq; Clerk of the Sejjions. Hnn. OI ver Prefcott, elq^ ofGroton, Judge of Probate. James Winthrop, e^q; of Cambriike, JiegiHer of Probate' ThadAeus Maibn, efqj of Cambri^^ge, Regijier sf Deeds. Loammi Baldwin, efq; o^ Woburn, Sheriff. Deputy Sheriffs. Peter Ball V/altham jofeph Burt Tewksbury Abijah Prefcott Gr3ton Tofjah Bowers Billerico Jephthafe Richard Too ditt. Thomas Durapt Cambridge Samuel Johnfon Hopkington William Goodeno'" Sudbury Abiiah Thompfon fVoburn William Bridge Chelmford Abraham Whitney,jun.5^ow Ephraim LittJcfie'J HoUifton John H\in* iVatertoior,} —— Rice Marlborough Jujlices of the Peace and ofthe ^orum. amcs Prefcott Groton Abraham Fuller Neivtan Thaddeus Mafon Cambridge Eleazer Broods Lincoln John Tyng Dundable Samuel P. Savage Weftor John Varnnm ' Dracut Jofiah Stone Framingbam John Gumming Concord Nath, Gorham Cbarkfioivv Oliver Prefects <4jrDton^ Efquires „ ( ^' 9 ) Jujiiees of the Peace in Middlefex Cow/?/y. Leonard Williams Waltham James Winthrop Cambriagt Ifaae Bowman Lexington William Winthrop dit<^ Jofuh Jr.hnfon Wcburn Samuel Thatcher ditto Samuel Wyrran ditto Ebenezer Bradi/h, juft. ditto Samuel Thcmpfon ditto Sxephen Dana ditto Samuel Hcn!ey Charlefcowni Renjamin Blany Maiden SimconSpaulding Cbelmsjordl Ezra Sareent ditto ^enezer Bridge dittoj William Prcfcott Pepperdl Oliver Barron ditto Francis Fauikner ABon lamsB BarrRtt Core W< ed Stov v'-^l Jonathan Ephraim Wood ditto' Joel Parkhu'ft Dunftable Bcnjimin Browne Readingliohn Woodward Ne'Wton Jofeph Pcrtf Sberl>urne\'E-aoch Gtecnlaf ff'eficn Daniel Whitn-y ditto Ezekiel How Sudbury Benjamin Hall Medford Timo. Walker JVilmington Stephen Hall, 3d ditto Jonathan Lock Jijhb >hn Stone HoUiftoti\W\\\'nm Rice fVeft Sudbury ifrael Hobart Groroff Zaccheus Wright Weftford lonathan R,ee Eripha'ctNcwellCi^a/Vf/^own Bart.Richardron,juo.^(ji«r« David 'Brown Concord Amos Bradley Dracut John White Bilicrica AlpheusWoods Marlborough Ephraim Rulicll Groton Oliver Blood Stotv Benj.Eafterbrooks Le:(ington JofephUndcrwood Keading JoC'ph Bixby Frawingbam Edward Wade Maided Efcck Marfh Holiifton Nathan Fuller ffatertt'wn ( 70 ) .^ T/x/// OficerSi Oc. in the County Samuel xVIathf. , efq; of Weftiiflid. Abraham r-«ur bank, efq; itf r4^eftSfiring fied, fpecial Juftice. R.obertBreck,efqj o/Norrhampton, C/er Juftices of the Peace. I Abr. ^Mxhznlt W.Sfrir.gf,eld\\izx. \)\c\Ltn(ot\,yin.Amherft\ Timothy Rob;nfonGr Mofes Gunn Mont ague, J'-'fi^h Peirce Hadley] William Pynchoni'/ir/n^^^/e/iEph. Wright Nortbampton\ Robert Breck Northampton\Dzv\AT\i\A^ Deerjie'd\ Jacob Sherwin /?/2>y?t'/ JuHin E'y i//>/3; Jo fe ^ h Metcalf Orange Warham Parks BlandfjrdlldiC Powtti Greerwirh John C. Williams Hadley\ Daniel Shaw NeivSahm John Haftings Hatfttld\?>tih FieTB Nortkfeld [ona.Hale,jun LcR^^lffiJ^oTOJ David Sexton Veerfield Oliver Pheips C/ranwV/^l Caleb Clarke Be!cherJto Civil Officersy (be. in the County ^/"Plymouth. "juftices of the Co^u -ion PUas. Hon. William Sever, efq; of Kingfton, John Turner, efqj of Pembroke, Brnjamin Willi?, efq; of Bridjjvater, William Watfon, efqj of Plymouth. William Drew, efq; of KLingfton, fpeaal Ju(i{ce, Jofiah Cotton, efqj CUrk of tie P/eas, Hjn. Jofeph Cuihing, efq; of Hanover, Judge of Pre f^ate, Ifaac Lotnrop, cfqj of Plymouth, Regifter of Frobale, 'f John Cotton, efq; of Piymeuth. )> •' " "i» J ' » r and^jf'"Ciuntylreaju^er.^f'> Hon. Geerge Partridge, efq; of Duxbury, Sberif. \ Deputy Sheriff'. j Ichabod Simmons buxhury Jirah Swift Bridgwater Ifrael Perry lavover junathan Ames dttto Capt. John Doty Rocbcjter John Adams Kingjton Capt.}oih. i.diy Alidd/eisro Amos Shaw _ AWington W iliiam Kennedy, \\m.d:tto Job Turner Vemhr(.ke Silvanu'Clap Scituate, | Juftices of the Peace 2nd of the ^iO'u>n, Nathan Cufhing 5a'f!..7rt'| W.lliam Sever Kin.fton- William Cu/hing ^'/'.'c I Jobi Turner Petr.hrcke' Daniel Johnfon Eridgnvatc [Bcnja, Willis Bridge a ts-^ . John Cotton F/v«?.v'i> J feph Colhing Hanover'^ William Wa'fon «//rr Juftices of the Peace. , \ David Wing Rocheftcr\\^^zt Lothrop Plymouth' Noah Fearing /f'^rt'£'-3ff; William Drew Kingfton^ Ehcn. Spront Midd/edo-^oughlEdw. Mitchell Bridgwater'. jolhua White Civil OfficsrSy'Cc. tn tf^e touniy o/Satnil^Ahh. Juftices of the Conwion Picas, Hon. Danfel Dav ^efq^ of Barnftable, Nathaniel Freeman, efq; of Sandwich, Solomon Freeman, ef(i3 of Harwich, David Thatcher, efqj of Yajmouth, Jofeph Nye, cfq; of ^irA^ich, Jpecial ji^ice. Joftph Otis, efrjj Clerk cf the Pkai and of the SfJJions. Hon, Daniel Davis, efqj Judge of Prolate. Nathaniel Freeman, tfq-, Regifter of Probate, Mr, Eben. Bacon, Regijter of Deedi and County Treafurer. Enoch Hallett, efq^ of Yarmouth, Sheriff. Deputy Sheriffs. lEphraim Berry Bamfiabk Kimbail Clark Harwich Nathaniel Howjand ditm Jonathan Snow, jun. ditto Eliflia Pope Bandiuicb Jofcph Paine Ghafbam. jjofeph Bourn Falmouth ]o&iM&Ai\L\iit Truro fAtherton Hall Tannoutb^ Jufiices cf the Peace and of the Quorum. 'Daniel Davis Barnjtable David Thatcher Tarmouth jNathanielFreeman Sand'wicb Jofeph Nye, Sandwicb .Solomon Freeman Harwich Jofeph Nye, jun. Harwich .ijoieph Otis Barnftable Sbearja. Baurnc Barnjiable Elquires. "juftices of the P&ace, NathanietShivcrickFa/mo://i) Sylvanus Snow Truro |jof''ph Dimock ditto Elijah Knowles Eafiham .Seth Freeman Sandwich John Davis, ditti •Jofeph Doane Chatham Efqui.-es. Coroners. Lemuel Pope SandwichVUiX.h. Downes Harwich Richard Scars Cbatham\'i)im. Bourne, jun. Falmouth ' Senjaijiin Pepn«r Eaftham Civil Officers, Cc. in the County David Cobb, ef<}; o\'YzMiiXo'c\,ff>ieialJujiice. \ Samuel Fales, efqj Cleikof the F'.efis and vf the Stffior.t ) r73__ Civil Officers for Briftol Count) coTJtinued. ^ Hon. George Leonard, cfqj of Norton, j*Wgc •/ Pr:bati. | Hon.Williamriaylies, eCq;of Digbton, Reg'tjter aJPrahate, efiq; 1 James Wiltiamf, of Taunton Rej^fter of Deeds, I George Godfrey, eCqj of T&unron, County trtajurer, Zephaaiah Leonard, efqj o/Raj'nham» Sicr;//". Deputy Sheriffs, Jofiah Crocker Taunton Seth Sfo-icrjun.lJtfr/wci/rfc " J oh a Pofter W/rr« Robert K»,i ditu Elijah Dean ditto Nathaniel Richmond dittc Matth. WhitiHafA Di^ir^slSajrucl / arn£7 ^tvanj^j Will "am Reed Frestfwn J.feph V b-ra on j^ehobsih Sarauet Frenth Berkley Ephrainj outr Isiorict Richard Field Mansfield Jufiices ofthe Peace and (f the ^ortsm. Walter Spooncr Dartmouth Robert Liifc George Godfrey Taunton Shubl :l Peck Rchtbotb Richmond Digkten Elquirw, Exra ^ Jufiices of the Peace John Daggett dttkborsugh-. ja* es Williams Tauriir William Holmes Norton^,hd ].Ro{re\\.]\in. Dartnt^utb Samuel Toby Berkiey'T} Imn'Chutch Dighton Eph. Starkweather Relobotb If uc Dean MaTisfiM\ George Codding Dighton S txh Paddlefcrd Tauvt^rh Aoollos Leonard Tflttn/off'f Janiel Carpeatcr Rebob'oiti William Davis P^rrwcwr/ [f ^«.;Jhen BuMnck dittcn, Ifr.iel V/afliburne Rjynha>-^^ 41den Spooncr Da'-tfnouikX Sti^i Bullock Frecisvtt James I'erry Ea/io7i\ Ehfha May A(tJd>orouvl Oariel Ci bb Taur.tcA Samuel Falcs Taurtlt li^avid Pcarce S^w.iffir^ i'^Efquires. ;i C^ -oners. ; )l Dcnathan Ingal's Taiti s,«|David Wbit*wrfh Digbm^l John Erowr^ 2d Reii )tb\le\\ Fiench F^erk/i^\ iSrcphen Bullock ^ :frrollfaac H^'cje^ I\orf3;ii Jonathan Reed Freii awa Se h Pote DariTrcufh I '•^evi Maxey jittlelori -.^/b ' Ifraei Barney itva'^ti^^ Civil Officer s,^c. in ~the County of Y{)xk. Jujiices of the Common Pleas, Hon. DarJel Moulton, efqj of York, Ri/^worth Jorjdan,cfqj of Biddeford, Benjamin Chadbaurnc, efq; of BcrwicJr, Jofeph Simpfon, d^j of Yorlf. Edward Curt-, efqj of Kttery, "^ Nath. Wets, efqj A Wells, \ Special Jufiicei johnSwear,efqj ofPepperrelboro* 3 John Heard Bartlett,efqj of Kittery.C/fr*^ oftbeFleas,ec Hon. Jofeuh Simpfon, efqj Judge of Probate, .Daniel Sewai'l, efqj of York, Regtjier of Probate. ^n, ^'i'f^''' Daniel Moultoo,.efq} of York. I f^^f. Johnfoa IV.loukon, efqj of York, Sheriff. ^ofhua Lunt Tork^ ' James Gou d Arunde iTimothy Fergufon Kit.ery Daniel Hooper Biddcfot [Daniel Wood Berwick Ca!eb Emery ISarifcr Ijofeph Hubbard IVelU Andrew Buriey Coxba \ Juflices ofthe Peace and of the ^orum. B«nja. Chadbourn i'^rivvJ: Nathaniei Weils IVei [Daniel Moulton Terk Rifliworth Jordan Biddefor (Bavid Se«2|l ditto Jofeph Frye Fryeburg |£dward Cutts A :'^ery Charles Ciiauncy Kkter jjofeph Simpfon Tork Efquires. - Juftict i of the Peace. j TiiftramJordan/*f/j5^(f/i»,.vo'[John fCingfbury Tot HumphChadbourne^eretf, V-ii John Heard Bartlctt Kitte) Benja. Meads Lord Arunde //Ijciemiah HUP Biddefor Dominicu$Goodwin^erw/V, ^jSimou Frye Fryebwg John Hill ditti Ijufliua B.Ofgood Broivnfiel Jona.ChefleChadbo urn ////•» Jacob Bradbury Buxto John Svett York john Storcr M^el John Froft Kittery\ Theophilus Lyman dit, John Hovey Arundeln £fquires. Coron -r/. I lEdward Emer/on York Ax cob Shorer Bcvwii Sanfot ;|will.LeightoD,jun. ir/Vfff>-j; H jnry Hamilton ^ohn Co!e H^'elUlD^ niel FarrlngtonFryg^»rg ( 75 X'/7 Officers, ^C' in thtCsunty 9/DukesCounty Jufi'tces of the Common Pleas. Hon. Jamf". Aihcarn, e^qj of Tifijo'y, Sbnbael Cotrlf, efqj of T {bury, Ebeneaer Smirh, efq; of Edijartown, John Allen, cfq; of Chilraark. >enfz€r Norton, efq; of Edgartown, v /. . , cy «. tnud Smith, ef^j of Chilmark, > ff'""^ >fi''"' Mr. Steph=n Luce, Clerk of the Pitas. Hon. jam's Atbrarn, efq; J-udge of Probate. Mr. Thomas Cooke, Rfgider ef Probate. Samuel Smith, efpj RegiHer of Deeds. Mr. Jethro Athearn, jun. Ceunty Treafurer. Benjamin Smith, efq; o/Edgartown, Sheriff, efli'rs Samuel Manter & Abraham Chafe, Dep.Sberifn Jiiflices 9/ the Peace and of the Riorum. amrs Athearn, and Shubael Cottle, Efq'rs. oi Tisbury. Jufices of the Peace. >entzer Smith and Thomas Cookc,Er Kr.n. Grafrcn Gardner, f'"q; Judge of Probate, Frederick Fclgcr, t(Q^\ Pcgif:cr »j probate. John Gardner, efqj o/Sherburn, Sheriff", Juflicef of the Peace. rafton Gardner, St'srburn\]r(\2h CofRn Sberhum ephen H'jdey i//,'rp| Alexander Coffin ditto^ eorra Gardner t/;>/'o Frederick Folger ditt 'illiam Hammatt ditto\ Efquircs. | Syl^anus Bunker, cf She; burn, Coronfr. I ( 76 ) '^CimtOjJiotrs, ^c. in the County ofWorcQ^er^ Juftices cfihe Common Pleas. \ f Hon. Artsmas '•'^•'ai^, efq; of Shrewfbury, >? Mcfes G"')i, efc; of Princeton, ' Samaei Baker, efq; of Bolton, I Jofeph D»rr, efqj of Mcndon. - the Plees , u All r i-tff rt V Clerk of J^eph Alien, efq; of \^ orcefter, > ^„^. 5#J,^;,„,. Hon. jofeph Dorr, efq; Judge ef Probate, Jofeph Wh«e!er, efqj of Worcefler, Kegijier vf Probate. Mr, Nathan Perry, County I'reafurer. William Greenlcaf, efq; •/ Lancafter, Sberi£^ Deputy Sheriff, Cyrus Fairbanks Lanc&fier John King Sutton *"^onas Wyman ditto Jedediah Mircy Sturbridge\ lonachan Ric« Wcrceliee Tho. W. Ward Shreivtburyl Vjet How ditto ] caa than Hubbajt Feiit^i ~ '' Afa Bigelow, Sroohfeld !fa:als, Rider Cbarlto-A. tlobert ?st\iYiZm Fetetpam VAXhzmM^ ^xx^txJVincbendcn Wil.'i-m RuflVil tlai-re Timothy RugeJes Rutland Elsx'ha Alien Princeton Thomas Kimbali Lunenburg Edward r!a'-nard Wejimihfter WettopLw Ch8«« Lstmtirffsr John Haftings Uardtuick Phineas Sawyer Fitcbhurgh iBenjamin Hovey Oxford John Nye New Braivtree Oliver Jeweit Bolton Mofes Whitney DougUfs lujlfces ofthe "Peace and of the Quorum- Mofes Gi!! Princeton Seth WaHiburne Leicefter .Artema? Ward Sbrei^nbury Henry Bromfield Harvard jSamuel Baksr Behon Thomas Leggatt Lzominfter fcfcph Dorr Mendsn jofeph WhteJer Worcester *John Whetcomb Bolton Levi Lincoln di:t'j ifiael Nichols LeominHer johnSpragus hancaUe? ^fq«ire». JUnices of the Peace. jWilliana Ayres Bn^hfield Ebenezer Learned Oxford [Ephiaim W'^olfon Princeton Amos SJngletary Huttor f jonathsnWard Southbordufrh Jofiah Wilder Lancaf^ Ed ward Raw Ion Leicefier John Frink Rutlatu f Jonathan Grout Feterfbam Nicholas Dike 7VeJtmi7iP,i>> — __,_^L;v_J Juft'ices in Worcefler C'-<>iy;^MrjiDanfoifh Keyes if^efifrn; Samuel Crofby iyincbendon\\hiQ. Stone Cakbam) J-'narhan Low Lunfr.hurg\ViytiiTtx Newhal! At toll Paul Mandeli HardwickllonuM Sm'nh Souihborougb\ Jonathan Bladwin Tfw/'/fr-rSolomr^n Leland Sut:iT:\ Afa Whetcomb Prlmetoivn'* ]ok\ih hWtn TVorref^cA Ab-1 Wilder fi'tr.cbtr.dcnl jofnh Whitney Harvard! Jofiah Dean t/^/0/7 Benjamin Goddard Gra/tor\ Jacob Davis Char/ton\ ]zme i Efquiies. I . 1 ' Tb'Jeivith thit Mark (•) haze ttct taken the Gates, I - Ccrongrr. \ I jjolhua Whitney ^orrf/^frj MajJc Linco'n Leominflt' ; Jofnh Pcirce i/zV/.?! Andrew Park-er EaT7t\ ij-fep'i White i Civil Officcrs, Samuel Freeman, efqj of Falmoi>fh Clerk of the F!<-a-- r— ' " ->- - '- m » »'i>- ' —— -—- ' p ) ^& L 01 y;ji::^'-s7pr . 1 Ciiiii berl ana County continue^ Hon. William G.rham, c!q; \ Judge ef Probate. \ Samuel Freem-jn, efq; Regifter of Prbbate, Han. \^ Enoch Freeman, efqj Regifter of Deeds. Caj)-. jofeph McLalien, cf Falmoutb, Courty Treafurer, ; i'^hn Waite, c:fq} 0/ Falmouth, ^iimy. ^ Deputy Sheriffs. ! ^njarain Bayley F^/mo.vr^j Timothy Cutler 5(r jO:kH.Axn\^vor\^CapcElizab j David Froft. Gorbam^ jEcjtaleel Lt/ing A^. Glocefter ' Jufiices of the Peace and of the ^orum .E-ocf. Frefman ,- /^d'/w<;f/ri>j John Lewis NortbTarmoutb Tii^v\^ \l\t<.\i '- m.SimoniOTi CiipeKHxab. Ifaac Parfons NeiuGlecefter William Sjivciier Ha^pjivel, Ecward RuiTclI N. Tarmouth vV ii 1 . : Thorn hn^car tortugh Edmund Phinney Gorbar^ :Wil!.2in Gorham Gtrkam JofcphNoyes, Falmout-b Samufl Fi-ee.Tian TaJmoiith Stephen Hall ditto jr lihiia F^byan Scj'brro'jgb S'-rnucl S.tval! Scarberougb 'oiVph No\e3 f CivU Offi.-'jrs. ^sc'.in t'lj County fufiicer of the Peacs and of the ^loruvi. \ iiliamLithgosvGVor^^roiywiJona, Bowman Poiunalbor \ ^iomas Rice Pflwwj/i'cro' JN'athanit! Thwing IVooliuich Efquiies, Ju dices of the Peace. Dhn Stinfon Georget»ivn\%zm\xt\ Harnden Wooliuicb ames McCobb tZ/Vro Thomas StinfoQ Deer IJlar.d ummer Sewall Bath John Merrill Topjjjfoatn ames HowarJ Halloiuell Mofe& Davis Edgcombe. k'cxander Nichols Briftol Jonathan Buck Penohfcot ^bra, l*r«bb'e Bo'utdoinbain Mafon Wheaton Tbuvapion •tcphen J'inC3 Alfl<:-6raii Edm, Bridge Pcwnaibc-rou^h ^rth'Jr Nobk . WalpoleVtxtx Ucvi^'.A Ca'>'ssr kie! Partee ., ff^injloiu Benjamin Fofier Marbias lofiah Brewer dittt Timo. Langdon Fctuvalbc- jamuel Jordan Union-Hii'er William McCobb Bbothit Wtx, Campbell ditto\0\\vtx Wood Kenrebeck )ofe?h North HolhtvellW&W\t\c Pebbles Ff^arrer. 'Benji.Woodbridge iV^'c^y?/^' Wm. Shaw.jm. Go-Jdiboro' Edmund Bridge, efq; o/" Pownalborcugh, Sheriff. Dcp-uty Sheriffs, • Stuart Hant Poivnalborougb o/huaCollamore Medutr.caek 'SamucIGoodwinJun. ditto Ezekiel Thompfon Tcppam 'XXivid Murray, N-s^eaftle John Brewej Penohfcot [Sa-nuel Brown, JS^T^fow^f I Richard Brown ditto I William Tupper Macbias^ I Coroners. jThnmas Boyd . i?r//?o/| William Lewis Ponvnalhoro' VA'bite • Farnfworth Mactiei I John Cfori-^/cwwiJonas iChorle^Sampfon WaUohoro'' 'John Farley NcivcajlL Civil Officers, (^c. in the Courty of Berkfhire. Juflices cf the C^mtnonPleas. Hon. William Wbitiug, efqj of Great -Barrirpton, Jahleel Wooi!bni • Williain Walker, efqj of Le^^ox.Reg fte. ot Probate, Mofes Hopkim, efq^ Reg;ftcr o* D eds Col. Caleb Hyd8» of Laaos, Sheriff. 1 8o ) \Civil Officers Jor Berklliire County continued. ths Pedc^ and the Riorum. \ Jufiices of of [W!ii.WiiitingC?.5i3rrr«|r?(j« Ejihraim Fitch Egremont [jah.Woofibridge Stockbridge\T\x 1 Coroners. tlohn "MaHi C/vj^ ^arringtsrA !obn Partridge iObadiah VVacd iSamuel Sioane in orde \ By the Conftitution of this Commonwealth, Ithat she people may not faffer from the Icng continuance in place of any Juftice of the Peace, who fliall fa I of dif- Icharging the important duties of hjs office with fidelity, and jail Commiirions of Juftices of the^ Pe^ce are to expire their refpeft'vc 'become void in the rerm of 7 years from *da?es; and upoa the expiration of any CommiiTr'n- ^ he perrn fame may, if 'lecelTary, be renesved, or ano'her. appointed, as fhali moft conduce to the well-being of the Commonwealth. LL forts of Court, Julicei. Probate Sbsriffs. Coronsn, 'and other BLANKS, commonfy ufedin thisCommon- Bible and weakh, may be h«d of T. & ]. Fleet, at the the fame Place Heart, No." <;, in Comhill, Bofton. At may alfo be had Bibles, TeftaMents, Pfalters, Piimmers, fVatti'i Pfalms and Hymns together or feperate, Tate and Brad/i Pfalms, Mr. Prircis Pfalms, and the NeivEng- Und Old Verfion,fey Wholefaleor Rotail { 8t ) Sarrifiers at Lanv. Robert Treat Paine, Efqj oi Boflon^ Attorney Gener»l. Benjamin K?nt, Efq; Bcflon Oakes Angier,efq4 Britlgnvat -^.Worthington tfq-^Springfi, John Sprague, efq; Laneajler efq; Jof.Hawley,E'^q; Nortbampt. Theo. Sedgwick J 5*^J^tf« 1 9hn Gardiner, efq; «J!tto Theo.Parfonj,efq;iVfw^./)orr James Sullivan, efq;' ditto William Tudor, efq; Bofion r. Bradbury,efq; Nsivb.port Perez Morton, efq; ditto Mofes Blifs, efqj Springjield Wm. Wetmore, efq; Salem Shcarj. Bourn, efq; BarnfUhU Levi Lincoln, ef^; JVtrcefter Attorniet atLaiv praliifing at the Supreme Judicial Court, Timo.Langdon F(?w«a/^cro* [Edward Pulling Salem Mofes Parfons i/awri)/ .7 J ohnThaxtcr,jun. Haverhill \Villiam Hunt ^jf?r/ew« WilliamLithgowG Attorniei praififrtg at the Court of Commnn Pleas. Sarputl D.>g£ett Pj»/>o«j Peter Clark Sou4hhorougb\ \\mhn C. Williams PzVr.-^^W Peleg Sprague Wtvcbendorf^ Caldwell ^ftf/fl«<^jSamuel Dexrcr Lunertburg^. IWiliiam Daniel 3 i^elow Pttsr/hatt:] William Fiik fVatertoivny David L. Barnes Td«>jr<.nlDaniel Davis Falmouth] Thomas Gould F/m/^/^ Jofeph Hall Mcdfordl iDavid Nqble f'f^illiaffiftoivnlB.dvJuA Sohier BeftcfS _^ ( 82 ) Alteratlcni and Addition^, Since printing the firli Farts of the foregoing Regifter up to November ift, 17X4.. Hon. Jeremiah PowelJ, Efq^ one of the Honorable Counrit and a Jujiice throughout the Commonivealtb, deccafed. Hon. Samuel HMten, Efc^ has refigned his Seat at tbt Council Board, and gone as a Delagate to Congrefs. Hon. NathanisI Gorham^ Efq; returned a Reprejetttative for Charleftown. Stephen Crofs, E^q; cbofen a Peprefentative for Ncwburv- Port in the room of the Hon. Tiiftram" DaJton, Efqj eleEied a Senatnr. Jonathan Gardner, Efqj Mafter and Treafurer, and Capt. Habakkuk Bowdi tch, C/fri e/fi.? Marine Society in Salem. Capt. WilHam Coombs, /I^fl/?^r, Capt. David Coats, Df/>fcr)» Mafler, Capt. John Fletrhcr, Treasurer, and Cap Michael Hodge,CIerk cftbs MarincSocicty ^sfNevi-bury. Rev. Mf. Peier Thatcher, of ArtleKoi-nugh ; Rev. Mr. Emerfon Foftc, f/Orange ; Rev. Mr. William Reed, o/Esfton, and Mr. Rev. Bell, o/Almfbury, Pa/?orx of the refpefiiv^ Cburct:: in tboft Placesy omitted in the Lift of Minifiers. Thomas Eiwyrds, Efq; Attorney at tatfr. cbofen Clerk to theSenare, pro tem, in the room of Mr, WiJIiamBaker, tvbo is indfp'fed. Jehn Davis, Efq; of Eaftham, a "Jujiice of the Peace for tbe County of Barnftablc, removed to Orange in the Ccuity o/"Hamplliire. Mefli'rs Nathan Goddard, Hananiah Tcmole, Benjamin Ma'o, Edward Ward, and 'Ehfnezet Fofhiet, Tru/iees of tbe Ccn^regati:v.al Society in Oxzvgc in ibe County p/Hsmp/hire. Incorporated July ?, J 78 4. Rev. Mr. Stephen C. Lcv/esy.ivho for federal Tears per' formed Divine Serv'ce at Chrjft Church in SaientS-reet, B'doa, remove j out of the C^mTnoniveahb, Vjcation-! at Phi'litJs'j Acaderay at ^.Ticiovrr, are from the third ivednefdy in April, % iveeks. From tbenvednefday immediately p^ecei-iinji[ComrKencemen'^Q.iLmhx\A^tf znveeks and from the third ivednefday in O£lober, 5 iveeks. Continental Loan Offce in Boftnn. Kathaniei Applcto?>, Efoj Commifftoner, —— ( 83 ) 1 N D E X for ihe Register P^ge. Page Merica^dcfcription of, 8 Cot oners inCounties, 66 So] X\_ Numb.inhabit. 8i CoKedlurs of Excife 2a— 25 Amciicau Plcnipoten. 35 Tdxci in Boftun, 41 Academy of Art», &c. 36 C',mnni0"K-nci» for fettling — — new Mcrabcre, 36 Acco.wIthUnitedSiate*,! 8 Phillip'e, 38|ConfulB French, 13 [—— Dummct'i, 3S Captain General, &c. 47] —— Leicefter, 58, 39I Corporation HaTv.Univer.i4l JAdjutaiit General, 47 Col'cge Darrmoutb, 45^ iAtto. I'CS al Law, 8 Charity LeCiure, 42 [Aflay Maflers, 41 Congref* Matters, 29— 5I Alieflbrs in hoftori, 4' Cincinnati Society, 60— 6* Articles ofPcace,&c. 53 —60 r\EIagates to Congrcfs, 79 Adoitlooe & Alterations, Si DarimouthColIf|!e, 45 Ofton, Office; 5 of 4*^44 Defcrip.ion of the thirteen R«-g)mcnr, 47, 48 UtMied Scates, 9, 10 Brigadier Gerif^ts, 47jDutieb and Excife, 22—25 Bu'ler K3rvaidUnivejfity,i4 Pirections for BoftonCay, ;J3 fteis, Bapiift Min 44. 4s : Definitive Trcacy, 53— 58 Bank, MalTachufet^s, 40,41 inters 35 / ^Ounfell' rs, 1 Excife, &c. 22 I — 75! L]e-k to Senate. a Ep fcopa) chaiit. Society, 37I to Reyrcfenratives, pi'pwsrds, 3 41J I—-— o' ;he Marker 4 il Fence Viewers, 4X } of thcp!eas,&c.63- 8&,F(C.d OiTicefS of Regi- Chapla .< to Sena:s, &c. 3 ments 4' 3i of Militia, — 51 jCommifljry Gene, a) air^Oveinor.Mafldchufets,2 I Pcnfioncjs, S-S "- Ljeiitenaru, xj I Committee on Accounts 25 in United States, 9, lOi -- t fettle wi'hAtmy, 17 Gagers, 42 — methodizing Acco. 27 LJ Arvard Univcrfity, 14 — fettling the average pricesof corn, &c. 27 ^Nfu ranee Offices, 12 — on forfeited eftates, 28 " Ir.t>c(Sor ct Foui daries 35 to examine the iate .Judge ot fup:cme Court, -53 r \A : , »- £^ Tresfj.er's Accounts, 2O M arifme rurts, 63 ., to fe».3oard otWar,25 oi Fioba-.e C4 7^1 - -.' ...av .. .u.-> ^ ^ .1 CaUle, Officers of, 351 JuftiCts rhro' Cf mmonw. 64! of, 471- CcmmonFiea CheifeaComp.Lffice 64— 79j Civil JOffiter£> &C' 63— Xol---~of?eace&Quo.65--?«>' —73 84 ) IN D t: K for the RTSTirTa Page! — Pag £^lbrar>3n Harv.Univerfi. 14 ^der• Houfc-- ' Keepers "* Light Houfffs,&c.33 — 35 )f Mafter of Powder I Leicefter Academy, 38^-30 :et Boats, names of, i jy|Effef>ger to Council, II Eprefentatives, 3 to Senate/&c. 7 ^^Reg-.fters ofDeeds,64— MinifterjjGofpcl, 15 — 21 of Probate, 64— Baptift, 44, 45 CEnatofFy Plenipoteatiary, 32 Secretary and Deputy, frona foreigaCourta, 32 Speaker ofReprefentativeii Mendon Society, 2$ Supreme Court, Judges, 6 Marine Societies, Sheriffs ^3 & DeporieS) 64—"7 Medical ditto, States, ones, 43* new 30, 3 Maflachufetts ditto, 37 Steward ofHarv.Univerfi. Miliria Matters^ 46- SilSigrals at the Caftle, 3 Major Generals, &c. 4.7!Suffd»k '^'iji.ia Oilicers, 4 Mankind, whole Number, 3* SeJeftmen of Bofton, Maffachufetts Bank, 40, 41 Sealers of Weiguts, Meafurers of Wood, 42 of Leather, ^ f^Otaries Public, 46jSuTveyor8 of Boards, Naval Ofticers, 26 -^ of Whestp f^Verfecrs of the Poor, 41 of Hemp, . Obfervationson Lands Scavengers, ceded by Treary, 59,60 '"pReafurer of Coramonw, ^verfeers Harv.Univeifi. 14 Harv. Univcrfj. I Officers of the Cafiie, 5! Town Officers, 41, 4 in the Tfcafurer, Militia of the I 4 feveral Counties, 47 — 51 •Cjjrk, 4 of Brigade Train, 4^ Crier, 4 pOft Mafters, ti, 1 *, Tutors Harv. Univetficy, p difinitive, Pilots, branch, 34, 3 5lTreaty, 53 iPrefident of Congrefs, 2y| f jNited Stares Seal, z - '" Govern. ;— of Maffachu. Senate,ate, 21' Vfirmont, &r. of Harv.Univerfityty, l4TVacations.Harv.Univerri. i I jProfeirors ditto, l4J\I^Afhington, General, . . Pcnfioners, Coramiflaryff •a5« a fhort Account of, 5 C3f M-f^VjFLtET's, the Puhlif/Jers'jfthe Regiftcr.^r much sbliged to thofe Genilemen ivbo have fa kindl eijftfied them in the Ctrreftiom of the Lifis in tbefevera 'Counties, ani beg the continuance 0/ their Faveu *0T ill