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K O L r P s E S ia ihc Year 178^, , THERE will b. s,x Eclipf.s this.y«r,viz.fir ^•UN o'f 4 and two ot the MOON, in the following order] i. fbe hfft Will be of the Sun, on the 3d day of March at minutes alter 49 a o'clock in the morning, invifiblc. II. The fccand will be a total eclipfe of the Moon,' oq the 18th of March, in th^ afternoon, tho' the going off wiU oi^ly be fecn 0/ us. The eclipfe begins at 6 minute, after P. the middle 3 M. will be at 57 minutes after four The rife Moon wiil at 6 o'clock about 9 dibits eclioi-d " ' acd at half after 6 the eclipfe will end. ' III. The third will beef the Su», April ift, 15 minutei after 4 o'clock in the afternoon, invifible. IV. will The fourth be of the Sun, Auguft iyth.in the afternoon, vifible, if the air be clear, as follows 'Beginning to be vjfible, - - 5h. 38m Middle of the Eclipfe, - - ^6h. 33m And at 37 minu:es paft 6 o'clock, the Sun wili fet nc:t four digWs eel ip fed. V. The fifth will be of the Moon^ September the loth; in the afterr.oon, vifible, if the air be clear, except the Aii coming on, which wiU be before the Moon nfcs. The Eclipfe begins - - 5h, 4m. ^f. Beginning of the total oarknefs, 6 a 49 The Moon rifes at 17 minutes after 6 totally eclipfed. The middle of the Edipfe, 6h. Total darknefs ends. The Eclipfe ends. Duration of total darkness. Duration of the Eclipfe, Digits eclipfed 21. Moon's lat. »' 4z" S. D. The fcmidiameter of the earth's
fhadow 8t the ]) - The Mcca's horary motion from the - - Horizontal fcmidiameter of the Moon, Horizontal parallax of the Mood, [ 59 wiil Sun, a6rh, [ VF. The fixth and laft be of the Sepjf at 15 minutes after 7 o'clock in the morning, invifiblci by rcafon of the moon's fouth latitude. . 1
' -1 r ^^1,1, — _^^ I M i ' Births, &c. of the Sovereigns in Europe. LEWIS the i6tb, King of Fiance and Navarre, born Auguft 23, 1754. married May 17, 1770, to Maris Antonictta, Archduchefs of Auftria, born Nov. 2. I755, j I—Their Iffue, Madame Maria Therefa Charlotte, born
December T9, J 778. Louis Jofeph Xavier Francois, born Oftober 12, I7?i.
Spain, born Tan Jo, I ! CHARLES the 3d, King of 716. Has Iffoe by his late Quren, Maria Jofepha, bor.- Jiily 16, T744. — Maria Lruifa, born Nov. 24. 1 745 Charles Anthony, Prince of Afturias, born Nov, ri, 174.0. —Ferdinand Anthony, King of the Two Sicilies, bonj
Jan. I 2, 1 751.— -Gabriel Anthony, Grand Prior of Spain. iborn Mavl2, 1752 An'honyPafcall, bornDcc.31 ,175^. J GEORGE the ^d, King of Great-Britain, born June 4, j|»738, prcclaimed King Ofl. a6, 1760, married Sept. S, 1761, to the Princefs Charlotte, of Mecklinburg Strelitz. I; crowned Scot, iz. 1761. Their LTuc are,GeorgeAugiiftus
I Frederick, Prince of Wales, born Aug. la, I762.— Fre-; 'derick, Bii'hop ofOznaburg, born Aug. 16, 176^.-—WIIJ jliam Henry, bom Aug. ii, I 765.— Chailotte Augufta,| iborn Sept. 29, 176C.— Edwaid, born Nov. », 1767..—
Augufta Sophia, born Nov. g, I 768.- — Elizabeth, born JMay 3 2, i77o.-.-Erneft Auguftus, bcrn June 5, 177 I*- Auguftus Frederick, born Jan. 27, 1773.™ AdolphufFrc ^erick, born Feb. 24, 1774..— Mary ,born April 25,1776. —Sophia, born Nov, 3, 1777.— O^avius, bora Feb. 13, 1779. — Alfred, born Sept. i-Jjt??©. V/ILLIAM the 5th, Prince of Orange and NalTaB born Marth 8, 1748, Hereditary Stadtholder of theSeven United Provinces of Holland, marrifo to the Princel'sl Frcdcrica Sophia Wilhelmina. of Pn^ffia. Freberick in. King ofPsuffia, born Jar. 24. iTi-i.j Catharink II. EmprefscfRuliia, born May 2,1729.: MARtA Franczs Isabella, Queen of Portugal,' born "Dec, 7, 1734. GusTAvus in. King of Sweden, born Jar*. 24, 1746. Christian VH.K. of Dcnma'k, born Jan.a9jT749. Stanislaus Aucustvs, King of Poland, bon Jan. t7, T732. Joseph Benedict Augustus, Enn.pcror of Ger i^ maoy & Kin g of the Romans, born Ms/ch 1 3, '741. A fpecdy Cure for the -Ague. AEOU T an hcur bpfore thf return of the fir, lee iV- friend or attendant catch a common hou^e fp^d
!<5ad wrapi>iri^ it ftrft in its web, then in fomc moifteneii
•Asfer r>aper,or honey, and give it to the party affl)£ted byj
w?.y cf bo!u5 : if the dilorder is but Aight, one dofe ofteni
t.*fcs a cure ; but it fe!d<;m requires at tnofl ab'^ve threel
(i( \(kix is J and" the effedV of this medicine for the rooft; psrt fesn the firft tirine of taking it, the fits being lcf?l " yi-^Jp-^r, ano /hc^^ei" in dMrafjon. J /? Cure for the Confumption. THE follow inje finople c;i^e for that waftin? diforder the Confiimpticn, has JpteJy beco difcovcred, havire proved fucreAfui in many dangerous cafes in Carolina, and has min fired greatly to the relief of feveral petfons in PennfylvanJa and otber places. —-"^ake of the bnk of the foial! wild Cherry. Tree, and the low land Beech-Tree, ((wt make a Batten- Wood) equal quantities ; of vt-hich Trong d?c >£tion, and jive a pint thereof per day. in fevera!
portion?, or mote if the ftcmich v. ill bear it ; and to ren- little der it the more pa'atabie, it m9y bs m-xed wi'h a tie «>e3k roddy cr tea, as it may be mrft agreeable to fible parier.t ; «ltho' a few da^s ufe of if may occafion f?-
atrerations for '.he better in the affliftcd perfon, vet this
courfe of dtliking it muft be pcrfifted in for at Icaft three •^h* to render the cure effefluai.
Divefiions for making Soap •yjJith Pot-Afh. TO every "pound of Greafe put half a pourd of Pot A^, with a little water at fitft, and let it firomer water a iittle § then keep it boiling ^nd filling up with enough as is done with other S*af> with Lye, till yoo have advife not to be for your Pot-Afh and Greafe ; but would bear : too craving in making more than the quantity will After you have put se much water io a$ yviu intend, let rf it boil fteadi'v one hour or a little more. One pound fen pounds} I'cnd Pot-Afh will make a ?ail of ?ood Soap ;
'ill will make St much^^ make a bar.el ; but fifteeti pounds et'er, almr.ft eqiial to hard Srap. When you begin| utfour pails of rain water at firft with your Pot-Afliard' pails to two barrel? Greafe to every barrel of Soap j eight ,j snd fo in prcportjcc. /J-cic^r-LeJ, A^r, <^tL^
AbQV^J5b^^^^^^^ J\NUARY 1785, begins on VVe-'ne 1
FEBRUARY 1783, begins on Saturday
New Maon ift Day 2 in the Afternoon. Firft Q^uarter 9th Day 7 at N''^ ht. Full Moon 17th Day 2 in the Morning, Lall Quarter 24th Day 6 in the Morning.
Rfrna.-ksbie Days, &'c. F..9f^.
cr I Sr.ozu rain, 5 r'urficaflon Virgin Mary, » 4 51 1 'oMr/iftak.by f[/j?^/o/j born I ..- 1732. 1 6 55 6| 6 i; I.e. Northe^mpt. Gtr..PKyh.\6 2 5+ 6| 3S 7 o 'ir.^/m tak.by iy£»ci> 178216 53 6 3 27 7 AC # Arogee. '6 50 61 4 14 8 33 Valentini\ Day. [6 4S 61 5 4 |I5 7 "^yn ilow of click 14m. 35f.i6 47, 6i 5 50 10 jS I'lSlE^, eptuagifima Sunday. :6 46 6 34 r> jc A cold/torm 6 45 6 })ri 12 2 SuD. Judicial Court bofion. 6 44 6 7 4 12 49 Sun eiitcrs Pijccs. 6 4* 6 S iz Mode) ale Kveather, 6 40 6 9 57 <^maa Tidss. 16 39 6 10 4c Twi! ght ends 7h, 6 38 6 4 19 Sexage/in:a Sunday. 6 32 6 m.-'rn. 5 10 2412 St. Matthias apoft. & mart. 1 6 36 6 I 6 Com. Prayer Bock eflab. by!6 35 6 ^ 4 a6 (A£l of Parliament '6 6 4 1552. 34 3 9 *7j5 ^ Fcrigce. i6 32 6 4 7 281 6 I'^arm and rain.- 6 30. C 4 SS
Tiv P'avet VENUS -u;/// ^e Star tiU the j f-ycw/flf
I aof^ of O^ohtt } /if« Morning Star to the Tear^s trj. MARCH 1783, begins on Saturday,
New Moon 3d Day 2 in the Mornings Flrft Quarter loh Day 5 in the Afternoon, Full Moon 1 8th Day 4 ia the Afternoon, Lafl Qu^arter 251^ Day i in the Afternoon
Remarkable Davr, £f<: F., •:ea. a St. Da-vid. 29 6 5 3^! 10 lo 2.\^i}jquagefma, or Shrove- 23 61 6 6 10 52 Sun eclipfed. (Sur.day. 27 6! }) feti 11 42 ^hrcve 'Tuefday. 26 7 26J 12 34 AJhH'edncJdays BcflonMafT. 24 8 .21 I 2/ VVindy. ('770. 9 S'*! Sun flow of Clock Tim.4of, 7* Day's length iih. i8m. M 37 40, ^luadrag'-fitna Sunday, morn, TownOfficers «hofc at Bojlcn o 49 Inf.C. Concord zn^ Taunton, T 38 St. Gregory. ® Apogee. 2 20 7*'s fet iih. 8m. 3 '1 Mobille tak.by Span. 1780. 3 34 JuliuiCefur murdered, Anno 4 17 9 oj S;cond inLeet, (Romas 709. 4 44 9 391 SuPatrick. Bofion eva.1776. 5 24 10 S3 ( Rattanti\i,\iySpan,\'j%% D rife (Moon cclipfcd, l8th day. 7 18 12 I iGrsat File in Bofton 1760. 8 29 ,2 4Sl Sun enters Aries. 9 40 39 ^{Twilight begins 4b. i8m. 10 49 29; - Third Sunday in Lent. morn. 19. ^ Pcripee. o 8 10; Lady Day. Itii.C.JVorcefter. 4S Printing firft bro't to Eng- 4^ Cloudy, (land\/^7i. 39 Sun flow of Clock 5m. ^ IJnjet tied iveather. ! 5 Fourth Sunday in Lent, 5 19} 8 (7w.FoA:,Quak.confin.i665. 15 APRIL 1783, begins on Tuefday. ^'^
New Moon 21I D.'y 4 in the Afternoon. Firfl Q^^rter ()tr\ Day 5 In the Akcrnocn, Full Moon i7ih Day 4 iu th« Morniog, La-l Quarter 23d Day 8 in the .Afierooon.
)£ R.'.m3rkab'e Day?, fefc.
I.e. Iffzvicb. SuD eclipfed. Ap.iry!5>;'ry»'ri r£>/J month.
3i 5 iD^y\s )en^rh jah. 4.2m. '6|Si. Aynbrofi. 710 Apoger.
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MAY 1783, begins on Thurfday. |
New Moon I ft Day 6 in the Morning, Firft Quarter 9 h Day 10 in the Mornicg, Fail Moon i6th Day at Noon, Laft Quarter 23d Day 3 in the Morning, New Mjon 30th Day 8 in the Afternoon.
Remarkable Days, r. &c. j ©j.
St. Fbilip and St. tl James 3 7 Dfcts 32J ix Small Tides. 2 7 8 50 26; ^ Apogee. I 7 9 39 Second Sund. after Eajler. o 7 10 30 Warm and pleafant. 58 8 1 26 2 46^ Nativity St. of John Evan. 578 morn. 3 32 Neiu Providet.ce taken by 56 8 o 2C 4 21 (Spaniardc, 1782. 55 8 56 5 7 Warm rainy, 1 and 54 8 16 5 55 of Fr^wff accelion, K 1774 53 1 5S 6 48 h rd Sund. after Ea/ler, 5^ 7 30 Charlefoion, So.Caro. taken 5' 2 35 8 17. (b^ Cornivailis, i/?o. 49 2 56 9 7 C. harnftable. ^ J. 48 8 3 9 47 Sun faft ci Clock 4m. 47 8 3 39 10 29 gh Tides. H 46 S D r.fe 1 20 ^ Perii-ee. 45 8 9 6 12 10 Fourth Sunday part Easier, 44 8 10 16 I 2 The dark Day in 175^0, 43 8 n 18 1 50 Sup. Plymouth. J. C. I, C. 42 8 11 57 2 40 (Groton and Springfield, 41 8 morn. '3 35 Sun e.-ters Gemini. 40 8 'O 33 4 26 Thunder fhoiueri and ivindy. 39 8 1 6 5 T7 Twilight begins 2!:. 28m. 35 ? Roga'ion SuTiday. 38? 2 2 Good grooving weather, 37 S ^ 30 I if. C. Yalmouth, 36 8 2 50 E eft.cfGovernoi,&::.dec!af. 358 3 '7 ^Jccnjion Day. 29 . 34 8, 3, ^,47, 30! 6 n faft cf Clock 3m. . 33 8| ])rct. nil O Apoge?., 33 8' 8 Z9 JUNE 1783, begins o.i Funday.
FirfT: Quarter 7tfi Day 10 in the Afcernoon, Full Moon T4th Day 7 in the Afiernoon, LaftQu^arter 21th Day at Noon, New Moon 29th Day at Noon.
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JULY 17S3, begins oa 1 uefda^
Fiift Quarter 7th Day 1 1 in the Morning, Full MooQ 14th Day 3 in the Mjrniog, Laft (garter 20th* Day at Noon.
New Moon 29th Day 3 in the Morning.
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AUGUST 1783, begiis on Fridaj
Firfl Quarter ^th Day 8 Afternoon, Fall Moon 12th Day 10 in the Morning Lall Quarter 19th Day 10 in the Morning, New Moon 27 'h Day 7 in the Afternoon.
M |W Rmarkab'.e Days, &c, lie !.a''r.Tr.a$. 27 V\i\\ gTt ends gh. 8m. 3 E Seventh paft Trinity. 4 V/arm hut tjuindyy and\^ 53 ^ 5 the iveather variable. 6 Trar.sjiguration.
7 Sun flow of Clock 5171. 3of. 8 Days length I4h. 13m. 9 G.SullivanUn&s OTiR.lJlavd\^ S° 8 10 Eighrh ^z^ Trinity. (l77^.,5 ° 7 II ^ Perigee. High Tidct. (Corner Stone Kirg'^ Chaji- T3 (pel, in Br.fton, !a d 1749- 14 Sicge Vetiobfcot raTcd i 779 15 Stormy and ram. 16 Ratt. at Bennington 1777. »7 Ninth paft Trinity. 18 7*s rife loh. 15m. 19 Inf. C. Great Barrington. 20 Firfl Ship fiom London arr. 21 Cat CharleP.Divn N.E. J 7 30. 3.2 HoiLC lards atL.Ifland 1776 a3 Sun enters Virgo. *4 Tenth 'pjft Trinity. 25 Anniverf. Order S'. Louis. 26 ?«r.J.c. i.Q.^pring. ilipfed. Ms Sr. A'^gufiine. 29 6 St,7.i>«Pap.beJ^e3ded. Bat- 30' (t)eorRb Kland 1778. Eleventh fift Trinity.
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SEPTEMBER 1783, begins on Monda1
Firft Quarter 4th Day 2 in the Morning. Full Moon loth Uaj 7 in the Af einoon, LhII Quarter i8th Day 8 in ihe Morning,
New Moon r. 5*^h Day 7 the Morning.
w R markabie Days, &'e, r.Qs. -.m^. F.^ta I
5 30 •"• 37 3 « jinf, fTorcefier. 3 C. 5 3' 7 9 8 3 57 4 Djg Days end. 33 9 S' 4 4« 5 clear and pJeafant. 34 10 43 6 Eng. Fleet defeat, tff Chere 36 J J 43 O 3CI % Perigee. (.>eak, 1781. 37 mOr:i. 7 as Twelfth piRTririty, 38 O c;6 Inf. C. Concord Sc Taunton, 40 '4 '4 3 MioB eclipfed. 41 28 8 4 Battle at Brandy wire, 7777. 43 ife 1 a 5 Cool mornirgs and 44 4«|.,50 evenings. I 45 2;j2 3S Sub Taft Clock, of 6m. , 46 z6 E 'hirtecoth part Trinity. 7 2 j 47 50 2 N.Terktik.hyBur. 8 1776. 5 49 19 3 Sup.J.C. ;rerf^/?fr. 50 8 58 3 50 | 7 C/cudy, ar.d\ 5* 7 9 40 4 37 ' ' like rain. "^ 10 for 53 3 524 j/^f 7 ^ Apcgpe. m'-J-p. 6 56 E F urteenth paft Trinity, »9 57 7 Z ^» (St. apoft. Matthew, 587 1 37 8 26 Sup. J. C. Springfeld. 2 44 9 « 4 (Inf. C. Btrnfiable. o 3 53 9 5« 5 yfrfTo/rf'slplot djfcoT. 1780. a 5 Sun ecitfed. [1777. 4 h\ »'2i 7 ,Pbilade!p. enter'd by Hotv, 6 3 • 2 17 F. Fifteen r!i part Trinity, 6 52| 'I 8 2 jSr. Mirhael. 7 ai ' 5 3 iLCiVew^./trr* Ptwnali. 7'57» * 4 2
OCTOBER 1783, begins on Wcdncfday
F'n(!i Quarter 3d Day 8 in tk? Morairj;, Fu^l Moon loth Day 6 in the Momirg, Laft Qiiirter iStlfi Day 4 in the Morii g. New Moon 25th Day 8 in the Morning
w Reaiarkab'e Day?, feff, l> 0#. $. F.Se
Great Comet appeir'd three 6 to 6 'r76 3 4' (mon(bSf 1680. II 6 9 44 4 32 ® Perigee. 136 10 52 0lMdy and c»li. 14 morn. S'lteenth pai^ Trinity. 16 6 6 '^)l Great 7'vt in Bo/*n 171 1. 176 1 a6 o f^^. (I.e. £*^#«& Flimoutb. »9 a 45 52 Sovthirly nuindt. 20 6 3 59 9 44 %X.Dt»mt. *2 6 5 »4 Nif ht't length jlh. 43m, *3 D rife Ctlumbut 6\(. AmtT\t^ 1494. 24 6 « Seventeenth paft Trinity, a6 6 22 Sun faft of Clock lyn* %S 6' 6 58 1 Bigh mfini atd ebihy.\6 29 7 39 2 Efofus burnt by Brit. 1777.16 30 S 2^ 3 R idle) 9iL*timtr kurnt 155516 3* 9 =4 4 2 Burgsyeefat.l'jjy. f|Apu. 6 34 10 a3 447 •'-.Luke, Fslnt.hurnt 177 5. 6 35 tt 28 5 32 Eighteenth »»ft Trirtity. |6 37 rnorp. furren. fCTuivmJlii 17 81. 6 39 o 36 7 5 3 Sup. CTannton. 40 146 ^' J. |6 I 4 C»ol weather, 6 4* » 54 8 ^8
5 A«f fleajant. ' 6 42 4 4 9 «S
6 5riV?/>eva. J3 10 1 R.lfland, 17 9, 6 43 5
7 Crifpin Patron of Shoemak. , 6 44 Dfr'f E NiDutetntii paft Trinity. 6 5 »7 j 45 2 Likely for mitt. 6 47 6 o 3 S.J.C.C*«fir;V^f. IC.Fd/«.|6 48 6 47 ;1 4 (St. Simon 8c Sr. 7«
Firft QttartcMrt Day 3 in tic Arternoon, ^fte; Dor>-, Full Moon 8th Uay 9 i 1 the Lift Quirtcr i6tb Daj 9 =n t-€ Afternooa, New Moon J4th D-y at Midnight, Firfl: Quarter 30th Day 11 at Ni^kr.
^h Rrmarkable Div, ftfr. All ISmtnts. ti 14 5 «o 6 m^itn. 6 o f w^n icrh paft Trinity, 6 54 I 3a ( Syrios rifrj loh. ^ 8ia. 6 SS 6 49 4 Sup. J.C. S^U\ 6 56 6 1 53 7 ^© 6 8 30 5 Cold weather. \€ 3^ 6 5 »z 2o 6 Sun fad of fhe Clock i6«i. 7 o 5 4 9 to 7 fwfi'ight b«gin« 5h, 3cm. '7 5 3 9 1.. -I Mi": Cloudy « eather, I a 5I i) 58 II 4a 9 Fweoty fi ill paft Trinity. ^7 4 5' 5 « ' > 26 lo Clear *nd plesjant.j 5 36 zr 1 I Inf, C. Atrtbamfn, 7 65 10 IS ikn$mt (.r raittAy "^ 5 f6 ' 5S 1- S 2 9 Afogte. 7 8 5 31 Small nits. 7 9 ' I 3 tx 14 • jit 0!dP4rrdled 1635^ fsz. 7 » 5 4 Twenty feconi fa^ Iriaicy. 7 12 <; 1) 23 4 4f mt tr. Great Riot of Se men in 7 13 5 5 3» o 36 6 2t ( Bofiom 1 747 7 »4 5 19 Chudy wet vfeatbtr 7 «1 5 i 43 7 '7 8 « Oay'i length gh. 360). 7 >^ 5 2 53 6 C» i/ andfrtjly, 7 '7 5 4 8 51 '55 )»r, Cetilia, »'t. ft mar . 7 18 5 5 9 6 Twenty third paft T';«i>>. 7 »9 5 34 »" 3S un faft f the Cioclc I 3m. 7 20 1 1 24 , 5 *^ ipf. C. Cambridgt, 'Stetia 7. ' 1 5 5 6 26 (rrak. bj F-erch 1781. 7 »2 5 '.^ 2 I (# Periger 7 a? 5 7 S 2^1^ High Tider. 7 »4 5 56 3 3 10 I - 29I7 ^;»<(y weather, 7 a? 5 3 5^ ,o|£ /idvtnt* St.^/fnc/rfw, a^oft. 7 *5.S. i» 3^1 4 *5 ^
A Table of the Weighr'nti V Jue of CST^ COINS. Weight. L M. /. /. d. ^ Guineq, - - 5 9 H i\f Guinea, - 2 i6 '4 M)idorc, - 6 22 i6 4 Piftoie Piece, - •7 8 8 2 Piltole Piece, - i6 4 I Piftole, - - 4 8 2 D'uble Johnnnes, i8 10 i6 Single Johannes, 9 5 8 Haif Joii;»nnes, - 4 H 4 Qurtrte. Johannes, 2 7 II C - rown,^ Stiver i '9 8 6 t)ol!ar, - . - '7 12 6 Half Doll.r, - 8 i8 3 Quarter - Dollar 4 9 I ^ottif 2 4 Grains are one Pennyweight Pennyweight one Ounce, \z Ounces one Pound of Gold or Silver, Lawful Money. Value of Gold.
I Ounce of Gold is - ? i
1 Pennyweight of ditto »s
I Gr.'iin of ditto is Value of Silver. 1 Ounce of Silver is
I Pennyweight of ditto is
MONEY, with more than euardian power, profe«?ta its votaries from infults & oppseflions ; it filences he e-'iafd accurrr, and fnafches the fword from the ha/d ofji) ire: To'vnj ar.d fi -e^ have fjllen flat before Ir has It pp'd rhe mouh of carnon, & given charma
itr rtn t) : '^hfff is r,ot^'nf wonde f'u' it has not
^edlcd, except makmg us wife, Vifiuuus and happy ^^
A TABLi? ,
I R O A D S from Boston to rhe principai i Towns on the Continent, with the Nsmes j of the Tavetn-Keepets, or Innholdsrs.
I.) To Plymouth ace (II.) To Martha": Viti- Capt.Cad. yard, Towns. Taverns. Townj, Taverns, Dorchejier, K-nt Saftdtvicb, Freeman 60 Falmcutb, .... Vo^t and Fi/h lo ' R annual FalmoutbTcwa, ^^'P 8 Braintree, Brackett Ditto, Cowin» iVood'i-Hc/e, Psrkrr 4 ff'eymoutb, Arnolds Over Ferry to Vineyard o tlitto^ Bigoal (.111.; Roao to Taunton Mi-rgbam Culting and 5wdnxcv. Scituate, Gollamr.re DorchcJ}er, Kmt Hanover, Wales -IMthon, Voft Fcmhrokef Hari
Ditto ^ Ecnt ditto, Baker Sto-ugbtcttj Dcty Kingfton, Litvle Ditto, May plymoutk, Stougbttnbam, Noye« W: ^itrlyf g^EaJion, Howard ditto, Corn>Qi {Norton, Babble dii.o, £l]i« Taunton, Crocker Frecma }' Satdwicb^ 'j\Digbton, Whirmaffh FcflVnden iowanzey Howland Freebairn Barnflahle^ Chipman inrc8 47
Loring (IV ) Poft R-ad f Pro-vi- Ditto y Croker Gf Cay dcKce and A'fSt; London.
' *- >t Bear aW Providence, OIney, P.icc or Warjton 45 FlarvvUbt Clark Pafuxet, Randall 5 Eajikam, Crocker ^n^'iuich^ Arno'd 10 Bittc, Myrick N. Kingfion. Gardner 8 Ditto, Higgina teiver-bilL Sands S
Nye Char » leftov.r.y Thomtfon 5 Truro, CoHin! y^'efterly, Blevio 6 Grofi Ditto, Stonington, Stanton 9 FrovinctToton, At wood oton, Bekon 7 Nciuhondeny Do'-'glafs fr BeWcn 5 (V.) Read 10 Nc'ZvpoTt.
Bedbcvr, Aft^CE or Gay Wa!po!e, DowiKS Ditto HsJdir.g IfrcntbaTf., Attkhorough, Rehoboib,
Briftd, FerrV'kouJe, Portf/noutb, Ncxifport, f ,
Danhury, Claik •'£> Clayhurtt^f Bridget Ghlong, VantafTali 9 Frenatt't, Frcdcrickihw g, Pateircfi 9 'y'tJliamfhuTgh^
Hcfeiveli^ Srarrns 1 i
r nrrs Ftjt:) Ki'.s , B oc u 9 Ifie ofJVigU CtJUuft, iS Frcm ?'.(i\KVi6 to Hunfe/nondf to, Phi'ade'phi*. BenneCi Cretif
North Rivcr, 5 Edenton, 30 Chcfter, 17 BilPs Ferrf^ Co!. Hawthorn's^ 10 Bath Tflws, 45 WE'!en% 13 Nrwburn^ 32 SniHc.*s, 6 ''Vhitec-oclt Rivir, 20 Pctti'.'s, g Nni) Risjer Ferry, ^\Cape-Fear River, Hacket's-Town, Leckivesd's, 1' M.ller'5, Shallot Rs\-er, Johnfon's- Mills, S. End Long ^^^f Mufiyt Dedbam, AnKS Cb:Jier, Ditto, Ellis Brandftvintf Medfeld, Clarke Ne'io-Cafi'tf Medwayt Rlchardfon Elk PJ-ver, Ditto, Clark Ntwtb-Eaji, Htihfton, H.!i SuJquebannSf 9 Ditio, Smith Gunpowder Ferry^ 'Mencon, Amadon f^atapfco Ferry^ Ditto, Keith Annapolist Jxkridgif Wood Mount PkafaKtf Vilto. Moredock Vffir MartbortI' Doufflaftf Hill Pifcatavay, Killing!^, Parker Port 7'cbac<9, Tbompjon, Jacobs Hof**i Firry xo Ditto, Wilifon
Pert Rcya.\ Jf;'. Pomfret, Grefvenor Sutad't 7MViref I a ^/hford, Kendall Tedd't Bridgty %o\Dit:oy Perkinf 1 Ajhford, Snow 3J (IX ) Ruat- 10 i-Veit; —
( * ) REGISTER ;F O R THE C O M V. O N W L A L T H of Mafjachufetts. HIS EXCELLENCY -JOHN HANCOCK, Efq;' Gf^vprnor and Cf rrmander in Chief of the Army & Navy ard th? Milifar' Fit.'cs rf the Stare, by Sea and Land.
[Salary per i:i Specie, i^ ,i voo Annum j
The Giwctnor 'n to be t cted for annually, hytbofe tvho ere qi. allfed, on tie Jirl-> Monday In April, and th: choice to be deriartd end ftih ijhed on ibe lafi Wednefcay in May He ti !0 declare hwfcf to be of the Lbrijilan religion^ and to ba-ve beer, an Inhabitant of the Commoniveahh fen/cn yean f>receedlnf bis eleSllon and aifo felzed In bti fwa
h of a freehold of £. \ ceo value --The Ccvernor can- flat prorrgtie the Coirt exceeding ninety dctyi during any One
reccfs rf the f.-irfie, artd wufj dij/'ol-vs It ok the day ntXt pre- eeiding the tafl Wedref'ay In May---All judliiTi o^cer:^ 'tha Attcrrty General, the f'ollcl'or -Genera', Sher-ff't^Coro- Irtri, and Htgif'en cf ['rebate, mvjf be r.ctnir>atidiy tie U^drcerror at teaf jfver da\s btf:re their apfoint'tHent
Ylhe Cove nor, -ivith the Advice ef Council, rs' Cif appoirJ \alk Officers of this Commonwealth' s quof a of tie Continental farny-- Ao mmiei to bf ifj'ued out of the Treafury (except ]fuch jutrn as way be afyopriated for the rcdemftioftDf the bills of credit or Treajurtr' s notes, or for the payment of intereji) but by iva'^ait un er the hard of the GcvfrnGr^ •uiiththe advice of Council-- Ad pub tc feards, theCvm- " S^ryrGencrai^ and aU JuperinierM:t>^ 'ifficer% of public tiui£.:zii2es and pores, and all coir.manding '.J^cers efforts a-^x- garrlfom mujt every three fncnths ti.itleut requijit on,
dtliver to the Governor an accouTA of al: gocdi , fores, pro^ I'ificns. ammunition, cannor. ivith their appendages jmall
arrrs ivith their accoufcKents, and all public property : t>-ey are aljo to communicate tc the Governor ad letters and intelligences of a public nature^ as fcon as may be after)
'eceiving the fame. | , (2 ) ^^^ HO N O R A B L E , -JTHOM^S GUSHING, Efq; Lt. Governor, The Lien fcnnat. Governor is to be ^uilijied in point of\ rel.'gion, property, and refidente in the Crmmon'w'ealtb^ as] the Govtrmr and the day arid manner of his e'efiion ix\ iikenvife to be the fame-'-He is ahvay^ to he a m-'mher ofi the Cotivcii. and in the ahjence of the Governor , P>eftdent\
thereof^ at nvhich be^ is to time have no vote- -In cafe of \ the death of the Governor, or bis ahfsnce from the Com-\ tnojiivea/tb, be is, during fuch viJcancy. to perform all the\ dutiei incumbent upon theGovernor ivhtn frjonally prefent COU NS E L L G Kb, The Honorable
^i^ Jeremiah Powcll-^j^'Jdniei Prcfcoti-+ Timothy Danlc'foiv . ^Walter Spooner-*-|^?.mv.d r-Joltea-t Nathan Cnfbing-*
)l Benja.ChadbournfcyfMofeft Giil— j-Jonaiban Green'raf .Efquires. The Council, /or ad'v'fmg the Goz/erner in the executive
paH of bis government is to confiji of r.ine pirfons ( beftaes ibe Lieutenant -Gover?t9r) ivho are to he chojen annually «n the lafi H'ednefday m May, b\ the joint igllot of the Senators and Rfpreftntiiti'h'es, and not n:ore than t-wo to
he chafer^ out of a^y one difiriB \ and in caje of death, ah fence, or otherwife. the o^ct of Governor and Lieutenant
Cover f.cr p}ould be v -cant rhen the Council . or the major part of them, are, during fuh vacancy, to have full power \«nd authority to do and xecute a U fuch acts, atatttrs and \things, as the Governor, Lieutenant -Governor might ar ifsuld di>, or exsiute if they ive-e perjonatiy piefent--- \'2be Refoluticns and /id'vice of Council are to be ftgntd by \tbe mem'ers prejent, and retordtd, ivhicb reco'd tray it \any be hy e-fher Ijoufe the Legiflature time caiud for cf j itfry member of the Council has hbeny to infe't his opinion \ti.ben contrary to the rejolunm of the majority. John Avery, jun E(q; Secretary.
Mr. Vvilham Biker, jun. Deputy- Seere'ary. i Mr. Ifaac Peircc, MeJJ'enger 's the Governor and Council. | The S?creta>y is to be chofe annua ly hy joint ballot of\ the Senators and licife of Reprefcna'ives, and has autko-'^ ^rity to appoint deputies, vho are to atttnd the Governori Ltvd Council^ the ;>enate and Houf-' cf Repre are to be kept i n. the Secretary* t httfitwealth ojfice. j ' — -
( 3 ) S E NAT O'R Cou.ty of P\^.^tK F*rtheC,urrjoJSuf^yk. !„ * -^ Hon. NViMsam Seaver Hon. Samue Adam?, ?rfjid,\ Charles Turner. Erq*r8,-^ -J-bez F,Af B.'rr.ft«b'e. —is^mua! Ni!es Hon.So'om nFrremanjEfqj t-John Pirts County of Br rtoi. —increale S-jmnfr, E.'q'rs. lln. Thomas Du.-fee ~ EpS.Stsrkwra h2r,Efq'ra County s/EfTex, Courfy of Ynrk. Hod. Srcj^eii Lht ate — Han. Marhaniel VVell.,E% •-^Sainaei PhiJlifs, jun. Aaron Wocd — Coumy of vVorctffter. Hon. Samufii fiaker ^~" Ge.rgf Cab.it, Efq'rs.- Dorr — Ccur.ty of iVi.ddiefcK. J.-feph Ifrae! Nicho's — lion. Joiu-h S.on« — lona^han Warner, ETq^rs, "^^braham Fu!!er County Cumber'ar d. -^E'eaisr Brook? »f Hon. Jede-diah Prcbbie, Efqj -^.b?Rex;r Bridge, t^q'rs, County 0/ Lincoln. Coz.«/y o/"Ham^fti;e. Hen. Thrmas Rice, Efqj _ H n. John Blifs - County Pc'k/hire. John Raftings of Hon. Jahlcel Wiodbndge Ca eb Sironf, E^q'-^t, — ,ohn Kacon.Efq'rs.
8::^ Noelca.on for Duke* s County and Nar.tucktt.
Mr. William Baker, jun. Clerk to the Sen*te, The Sena-^e, Efl"-x^ M'd.^lefrx 5, Ham-/hire4, PIvmnuth 3, Barn- ftable I, Br'.fto! \^ Yo-^k 2. Dukes County ©" Nantuckcr I. '.cTceftrr 5, Cumb-r!and i, Lincoln T, Beikflj:re2 --Each Senator ii to he feixed in his oivn right of a free hold of the value of f^.^cOy or pcffeffsd of perfonal ej^ate to the value of £ 600, er he to to the amount of the favie to fum J have bfen an inhabitant of this Comtnontueahh jor the fpace ofJive years, and at the time of his elefiion an inhabitant ofthe dijiriEl for nvbich hepall be chofen-- r^lst lifi than fixttm members to confiitute a quorum— They have authority to hear and determine all impeach mer.ts made ly the Houfe of Repr^fentativei againft an^
». officer ( 4
officer of tbe i'oriimnionahh. but thei' judgment can cx' tend no further than removal from o?fit.e. and difqualify ing from holding any place of honor or prcjit in future— Every male inhai itatit of 11 years of age and up-tvardi haruing a freehold of the annua! income of £,,i, or any efiate of the -value of £.60, has a right to vote forSenators
R EP ReVeNT '^TIFE S. ChofeninMay 17S2, and to contihue til! the day p»f- ceeding the lift wednefc'ay in May 1783, after which
day a i;ew Ge lera! Court is to be afTsmbi'ed ; — A!fo the Names of the f«vera! Towns wichin the Commonweaich of Massachusetts. — Hen. Nathaniel Gorham, Efq; Speaker. Mr» George Richards Minot, Clerk.
Fcr the County of Suffolk. Chelfca, rWiliiam Phillips, Erq,-+fra»^//«, mr. Peter Adajas Z \—Samuel A. Otis, efc; Fcxborough, :-.hn Lovve'l, efq; ESSEX. h <(-Thrm2S Dawes, efq; -johri Rov-e, efqj —ilenja. G 'odhue, efqj -Samiel Barrett, efq; -William Vans, elqj ^Nathan Frsz'cr, t(o^i .—mr. Miles Greenwood
-Roxbury, mr. David Weld 4-Dan-vers, col. If. Hatchinfoa' "Vorchifier, Eben. Wales, efqjjj^ywcij, doft.JohrrManning*
-Milton, Ed. H.Robb!ns,e.''q; ^ohn Patch, tf<^', \ Sraintree,K]ch.Q.:zv.zh,t'i\^fi-Ne'u;bury, col. Sara. Mocdy' -f^«j'r«f'«rij,Na'b.Bayiey.efq;M'fTt'/^«ryP(?rr,N.Tracy,efq;" - -i'//'»^/?(7»^capt.Tilen.Cufhl^g| —Jon. Ti'comb, efq; ;
Cokafj'et, col. Thd, Lothrop 4-.T1 ibam Daiton, efqj i
-^Dedhum, r.3iO^. 'ofeph G'ui.d' Afjir^/f/jfa^, 1 -~^)4edfiela, mr. Oliver Ell'3 —Lynn, capt. Holten Ji^hnftn prrentham,MT.]ci.Fdnh-:in]:^Andover, apt, jona. Holt Erooklyti, —Beverly ,Lzr.Thorniike,eiqi
-^cedoatn, mr. Nath. Fifli^r I —>mr. Nathan Dane -^(oughtcn, Elij.I>iinb2r,erq;^ctc'/fy,
Stoughtonham. co\ .]nr .'Y.^iyrSa'.ifbury , Renj. Evan*-, efq; Mcd'zva'j, ca- t.M. f3sAdaiTip»rf/fl't'£r/j;V/,m;,Bailcvnartlett^ 'XBclNngham,Su.MtUi\{,tf:^loce/}er, Peier C.ffia, cfsj' Hu'l, iTopsjfl.ld, ^ I H'Alpo'-i, lAlKpury, __^^__ I kJ:radf'.rdy D. Tburilou,efqjt?Vii^'4fZ':.'.-j> mr. Wm.BfOw \ltietbuen,
\h oxfordf Mar.chtjier, t^ a tick, \Wenban:, Stcrifham [Middleton^ HAMPSHIRE. \mlD OLE ^
•Cambridge,„. col. S. Thatcher,atcber ' mr. Mofes Church -^Cbar.'efi.ivnyhon.H.C'irUiml V/efl. -\ JuftinE]v,cfq} W/cterioiVT^i (Speaker,7 ^pnngfeldT\?f'^ coi. Berj. Eiy
-^^l^oburn, deacor» Joi". Jobnlon i lyilbraham -AConcord, James Barrett, efq^|jVo;ri'flOT/>.'o«,mr. Timothy tltii.'tQn, (Dwight j Rtadir.g,z^\^\..^.im.V.\r\txo^\^r^uthampton, ca?r. T.CiarJt Marlboro', dury, ^JVe/ifeld, capt.Ddvid Sacketj
Eafi-Sudbury, I —mr. Richard Faihy 1 ' Maiden, ^Deerfe'd, 1
M'^epny deac. SsmuelFifk 4Crrf«/. '^, David Smead,efqi] >- mr. Aaron Ha!' obe burne, mr. Mtdfordy J' hnBurdick /if#/'i/«/o«, capt. Glib. DencKjjCe«ii'i2y, capt. Prince Tobeyl
yiSior:. L ^ ,, ^^ -"'^urderlandyCZpt.U.HMbbiiA"^ ,.,, Fra.Faulkner, elq: ,, ^Car/ijls^ ^ fyionlague. \ \ Weftford, mr.Fra. ht':%\\iot^JortbJi''ld mr.Aa. Whitney J-i-'aJthaoi, .jJirimjieid, m-. AaronMighill Stoiv \Syuth 8i imjie Id, , efq; n, J—^Grotcr., Ifrael Hobart, iMonf ^bi, lelbam, ley, ] Pcpperre/l, o .Wm.Prefootr Creeaivich,
—ip^ciutijfhend, mi .JamesLocke-B/^^/j; /i,
\BedJi/d, '-^Palmer, capr, David Spear \Hclli[ion, -" Granville [Dunjia'yle, New Haltm, [Lincoln, — rlf/r^£r;ow3,coi.Ca1ebC|ark Wilv.iK? .Vd/n, co'.H-jg'i M'C'a'lan' ( 6 ) ' i^arT, a R ] .V r f L. I U^H'aru-ick. capt. ^:Goliihutx.raunton, Smith, efqj Job | herna'dl't --Si?/'o^o.'i»,capt.S;ep. Bullock Sivanufy, '~Chanen:ont, "Durtmoutb, Edw. Pnpe, efq, 4jljhfie!d, fn% Rfif'j. Rogers ajv^urron. capt. Ifaac Hcd^-e:^ —tf'^'ct thing foil iEr.S.S(Wcft8r-/t'/anj^?/^, cacjr. John Pratt
•4-Attleboro' y Elilha M»y, elq^ ~/«';>^ Dightort Svutr'wck,xnT.A\!tittVovf\e*.J'rtero%ut:, Dr. Jo/hua Brett LiidkiVy •"Raynhaniy capt. K 5* Hall Ncriviib, -'Eajio-.y ca^t, jtmes Perry ^Mcr^fic'd, BtrkUy. Ciimning'oti, K. j Y R Welt Bampton, -XTcrk, ccl. Edward Grow UfAtr/f/J mr.RufiV Ke51og.^,-^;^.^^QhsrlesChauncv,ef.-^-oro',rnr.JohnPaterfoD Ltaafion, Marjhpe/d, mr.DanielLcwis; 6"tf«/<>rur^ Coxhall^ - -Middieboyo , mr. Eb. Vood
~ mr. Ifaac Thompfon • Ma^jbefeek^ -j-Foche/fer, col. Eben. White Broivnjield,
'^P:i;f.f>tnn, capt . F mi» £>J,f, --^ryeburgb, dca. SimonFrT« j - A:,;;p/o«,C3pnE.Wa{hburne; DUKES-COUNTT,\ Abingtotij mr. Sam. Biown £^^^^;^^„^ Jlanver, Ua/ifax, IVarehatn, N.^NTUCKET. DaRNSTJBIE. Sherburne. Barnfiabie^ Shcarja, T ourr I'/ORCESTER. Sa-dtvfch. ' 'W/Vff/?fr,S:muclCmtis,frqj ^ ,,, ., . r^'
-j^rur., nu. Vi Thayer m 4^,,,^^,/^ eapt.PWn.lI,h.mj ^>J^ia iion, xn'.]ihcn''Z-rOiy\r-'No:Taf7nrtith, mr. ,'.S> 'h J -7^«/ri?« Wiljls Hal cfq} C.pe Flicabe-b, (w --.v^
—1i'/)('ffc«?r, p-^T/r/zt'/V*. ri.. nr. lfa*c cncks (j
HPavro'j,caiJi.AGamNljynardyA'1 rd-rA' 7v Cj'iccefjcr^'^/Wf/fi-rjOir.j.Meiiill,rt icaifontoivv R'jyaborOjgbf I f Shubba'-di'^ofiy {C'uj. sNtiv Braitree., Ray;. ndrmvTiy
^ SoutI bor'u^b; , Eck.-'":<7Mi], — n'ejiborough. mr. H. Parker'-^' f^^-'',
^^• -4Lunef,b.rg^r»-r^ ofi.Stca - „ ^ ,'^ '^ / ^
Uxb^ getoivn ->,iv1rCr^b e'iqj '^'e^vcafile, xnr, Jen-. J'^rf**, ^Dudley, IVookvicbf (j«Jn«
\ Boh on, " 1 c
^Sturbndgi, capt. RaJph 1^'^'"'?% ''Ltommfief; (Whep'odrr^^'/'"'- AIck. Nicbols, ef«}}
iDouglafsr -XlVdldcborough, capt. J^cob
-i?f,v-; //:vw. c»pt. W.Spooner: f'it^/^o"-
j \l'laliozoEll, I oho -4fe-;y^>„, Frye, cfqj \ Winminliery iBrlfafi, ^ j '^anpUt'en, Ji^lVarren, mr.PaffickPc^bies^ \l'nr>cetcn[ —j;^/«ri>;c;>,mr.Sam.'U'hiincy \4jhburnbaniy ^St.Ceorgeiy -^H'lncheKdon, Abel Vf'Mer>^boma(ioKy • ^Nortbbrid-^irard, cspr. John Pre t cc IValpofe,^ ^
-\Athcl Hiram NeweiJ, eftjj ' H'.'Uiud's.T'g'zvH, MJford, Noi*d^eivaik, Ste',/:rrg. "^terlmgton, '•" CUMBE R L dt^D. ' " '^-o^-^, ^^**^''» fa/^f>u(b. ofcphN yesefq;! .^•''^ 8 )
' —Mount -X'-A n Fe^ .,x,:.-^'^atJi^jie'd, mr, fi Ayrdiilt
''^'^'^' Gr.Uarm, tun W .K...'^.v.iq^'~^^"^''-'^^' f^Jn<^, t'Ttj
Patridgefield, mr Eb.'PeJicffT^-'^^'''"'""^ »" • Wm. Li:fli Wil'iam-rivn \^^fi StockbT:dge,
Wind/or, Wtj. Cl-k, frq'^''*^'^''/ord, tn' . Jihn Adams
4jv. ?! ,,, '^ o'. mi'.N -Chu, chj ^^'*^f '/lA''', '4£
StockbriJ^e, > _ ^7aucoitick Mountain»
»-. • ' 1 r. ery Town having 50. rateab'e polls may e'e£t 1 , one
•- (''rprsjentati'ue 3 r . fv.c ; to n containirg 375 e'efl ; ar-d it 600, rhey m;-y e'p£l three j af'er w-h.ch, 225 tateable pplis is r<» be themeai increafin? number for every nddj- tional Rn; re fen ?auve—-T))e qua ificatirn of the voters to be the fame as for Senators-— The ReprefentatJves ^tt to t? chcfe annually in May, ten days at .'crft bef^ore the h^ wrdi>ef bold of the va'oe of 100 within the town he -fiia'l be y(^ J chofen to rppteferu, or any la'eabie efta-eto the va'ye ofj ^.ico.- — Ncc !efs than -^o members ro confiitnte a quo-, |>r(ic«f»j rum J znA no member can be arrcfled on mean (during; his going unro, returning from, or attending the]
iGcneja! Court-.-They have power to impofc fi les upon] tfuch town- as fha!.' r,fg e£l to rsum mrmbers---Tl(ey [arc :o b? \hr. grard uqueft of the C-mmirwea'tb, and al! [jmpcae'-mtn's m^de by them are to be heard and tried by [the Sena'^e— All money br!? a-r to oricinate with (hem, ftho' the Senate mav prot'ofe or carcur with amendmr*n:s,
|— -They have power to adji-um thcmf-rlvev j tho' not
'?;!:feedi' g fwo days a*- a time---To be judge* of the re- tor, arsd qualifica' ions of their s, eleftion;, own membeis , and have n-nh^ri-y to p'J'bini, bv m -riiormei;:, any er- f-n who fhallb- gn^jlry of djfief 'df, difoid'r, or con-
!tpm;>'ucu be'^'avi.';ur in their prefence j rr fha'! threater. h-i.-m to 'h.f b dy or eftate of any oi" then members dur-
ing their fr.rirg n any rown---Thc Governoi & Cou.ic 1, % in r-.U landand SeiS ate have alfi the fame f ovvers ihe like ( ) Of the General C$urt. Th<; General Caurt of iMaiTachufstts is ^o confi>^ of a Senate and Houfe of Rcfrefentativet, each to havs a ne- gative on the other, and to afTe.TiBle every year on the laft weJnefday in May, and at furh ctlier tiroes a« they
jhall juJge- occcflary ; and to be dilfolvcd on the day pre- cecdi;),'' the fa'd lalt wednefday in JVJay-— No b'li or re
fo!ve jfliall become of any force until approved by the
Governor, excfpt he neglefls f^) to do five days ^fter its!
being prefented ; or if he Should objeil (which muft be' done in writing) yet if two thirds of the Senate ardf Houfe of Renrefenrativesjnotwithftanding the objedtionaj
agree to pal's the fame, it Aal! hare the force of a iaw— ,f The General Court has authoriry to conftitute al! judica-j tories and courts of record, and other court? for the trying]
•'and dersrmining all caufes cilil or cr ir-uisl ; and alfr- au-j •:thorify to vrnks- snd eflablift a'l lort? of wnuifofne and' irearonab'r l3v/f, ftarut^s, ord:nar,c?s, &c. for the poocl
and v.-elfare of the C-^mrrj^nvieaith ; and.to levy and irn.' pofea!] rates, faxrr. dunes and excifes, to be divfiedofi
for the r.ectfTary defence and fupport of government. — ;
Trejj'i.rer end Recei-vtr- GirieraL ?
' H.-. Kcn.y Card- r', E;qj ^ Thomat I vers, Efq; /\friftant Treafiirer. •! John Furnafs, Elq; principal Cieik^ • (Office kept in the Izie Province-H-iule.) ]
The Trrafurer is to be chcfen annnally by joint ballot thf of Senaror? and Reprefenratives j and no peifrj to! riigib'c ' be ^or th?;- office more than -. years fucceffively.
Commijjary General. Richard Devcns, Kfq; Bcijimin Whffc, Efq; princinai Cie-k. (Office kept on t;;? Long Wharf.) Continental Superintendent of- Fir.dnce. F^on. R bert Morris, Efq; of Pcnnfy Tania.
Receiter of ConffnentafTaxa for WcffachafitU. Hon. Jame? Lovci!, Efq; of Boft n.
Continental Loan Office in Bofton. Nathaniel Applcton, Eiqj Ccmm ffioncr. (Office kept in Atkinfon- Street.) ( - TO ) ^_HARVARD UNIVERSITY, In Cambrtdgi, founded in the Year i6;6 : Si»ce which time i%gi Perfons have received honortrjr Degrees thereat; of whom upwards of 950 have been
ordained to the Work of the Gofpel Miniftry 5 and
tf the whole number about J 5 30 have dcceafed. Reverend JOSEPH WILLARD, Prcfidcnt. OVER SEERS, H'8 Excellency vhc Governor, LicatcDant-Gavernor, Council and Senate; the Prefidenf, and Miniftsrs of the Conf;ref.3tional Chufches in the Town.' of Cam hridge, fFatertoivHy Char Ufioivrty Bajion, Roxhury, and Dorthejlcr.
Rev. Simeon Howard, Sesretary to the Overfters. CORPORATION. Rev, Jofeph Willard, I'refiitnty Hon. James Bowdoin, E<"o; Rev. Samuel Cooper, D D. L "'^^K" / Rev. Edward SVigglcf^orth S.T.P. Hollis ^ ftfv. John Lathrop, Rtv. Simeon Howard, Ebcnezcr Storer, 'Ef<{-yTriafurer. PROFESSORS, Rev.EdwardWigglcfworth,//o//rjffdn Prcf^Jfor »fDivinity. Rev, Samuel Williams, Hollifian Prof^qfor 9/ the Matbematict. and Nutursl PhUofopkf,] Ste?h«a Sewall, A. M. Hancock t^rofejjor of tbt Hibreto end other Orter.tal Languages. TUTORS.
John Mellen, A. M. I E cater James, A. M.
Wjlliam Bentiey, A. M. ( John Hale, A. M. James Win'.hrop, tfiq; Lihrtrian, Caifcb Gaenett, A. M. Steiverd, Elijah, Piine, A. 3. EutUr.
Commencement the third Wcdnefday in yu ly inrvatWj,
P\eati»ut I From ComasenceraeRt fo«r weeks. Pron» the third weinefday in Offerer, two wetks. Frcm the firfl wedacfiay in January^ five weeks. The two weeks Ininasdiately I preceeding the lag wedacfd*y io jtpriU_ '
„, ( " ) His'tfiers^ Churches: and Relighu/Aftrmhihf,
Firft Church. Rev. Cbkriit Cbaurcy, D. D. f Ftunded,
ini Kty. J. kn Clarke, QoinW\\\,?>c^cr\. \ l63« Antipsdobapt ft Chu'Ch, Knv. Samuel Siiilman, itfi^ [Rihuilt 'u.itb JiCeod OTufenlargfa in I771.) Old SoujhChurch, Warlbijfo'-ftreet, Kc^.Jef.Eckley, 1669 (Tte'infJe deproyed by tbi Brit^Jh Trcc^: m 177!;, ard t-eganty repaired again in ijSa.) King** Chape!, J?. Vacant, Tiemoun* ftiect. \i%%
( Riiuii't li'i'h Store in I 749 Chu'Ch in B:a rlc-ftrset, Kev.SurruclCccfgr. D.D. z6g^
( Rebuilt tvith Brick in I '71.) Shakers Mfcting-Houfe, in Levfrett-Lanp. I7! New NorthChurch, North-ftr«r, Rfv. Jgbn Eliot, 1714 New So.Churc'n,Summer-ftrcer KtM.Oli'ver Evtret, I716 Church in tMiddle-ftrest, Rev. Jcbn Lathrop. 171 ChriftChurch.ff. Salrm-ftiect, RQv.Stepb, CLeives. 7722 Prtsbyferian Church, Long-Lane, Vscanr. 173O Church in Hollis-ftreet, Re». Ehemzer Height. 173I TrinityChurch, ff.Summer-ftrce:,Rev.5ff»i.Ftfri*r, 17 ]> Weft Church, Rev. Sirr.eon Ho^'atd. ^73^ Church in Bennct-ftreet, R;t. Sam. Mafber, D.D, 1742 Second AntipacJobaptift, Rev. IjhsT SkiUman. 17^5 Church in School- ftreer, Rev. ArJreiv Crtfivell. -1748
Rcxiurj,'Re\\}i ifha.Poiler Dedbam, Rev, Jafon Haven
Thomaf Abbot I Benjanrain Car\ J Wiil;am G.-rdon, D.D. jab? s Chickcria.
DorcbcHer, Mofe? Eve-r^t j ThomaaThatche;
A?//r'.n, NtthanierR bb'ns 1 Vacant E traintrety Aothonv W.b.rd Mcdji-la, Thomas Prentif! Mo!e< Ta Thomas Gair B £7 'a VVe:d JVreniham, Jt fcph Bcao Vacant E VVm. Williams £ H^eymouth, Wil'.iam Fm'h Brc:khny cfci>b Jackfon
) Simeon VVilii^ins' A^?t'dcflo:,*Simuci Weft
. Uinghaptf^.hent-zcT Gay StougBtcn, S?.n)oc] Dunbar Dan-cJ SMite Jcdcdiah Adim • I | Crtejet, johnBro-'n StcurhteKhgWy PhiilipCiirti»| »
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IMtdway, Nath. Bucknam fV^lpeUf Vacant i f Daniei Sanford Chelfea, Phlllios Payfon j [BiUir.gbam, Vacant Fraiiklin, Katb, Emmons \ f Ncab Ald.-n S Foxbaroughf Vacant ! \iiulL Vacant
\ Rel'igiGUf y^J'e?nhlies in Eflex County
.Saieiiif Rev.ThomasBarnard Beverly ^ Vacanf Jchn Prince Vacant I j Jamc- Dim an Rowley, Vacant
I Kath.Wh.taker.DD James Chandler
§ Nath'p.n;el Fifher £ Vacant Friends Salijburyf Edward Noye» I XjanvtrSf Benja.Wadfworth Samuel Webfter • Nai.l:?n Holt Ha-verhill, John Shaw If>fwcht Levi Frifbie Phineas Adams
\ ManeiTeh Cutler Giles Merrill
I Jofeph Dana Vacant Clcaveland Hezekiah Smith I John B [Newhury, John Tucker Gkcefier, Eli Fortes Vacant Daniel Fuller David Tcppan John Rogers I
I Mofes Parfons Vacant Oliver Noble Clcaveland I Eben. [Neivbury-Port, Tho. Cary Topsfeld, Daniel Breck Samuel Spring Almfiury, Thomas Hibbert I 3 John Murray P Paine Wingate iMarblehead, Vacant Bradford^ Jonathan Allen Ifaac Story Mofes Hale Vacant Metbuen, Chrifto. Sergeant \lynn, Vacai.t Box/ordf Elizur Holyoke Jofe,ih P«oby Mofes Hale Vacant \fanchejlery Btfnja. Toppan Friends FerhaT?:, Jofi-ph Swain ^zdcver, Yf'iWhm Symme^]Middleton, Eiias Smith fonaihan French
Religious AJfsmhlies in Middlefex County. I
|Cj;y7^r/V/^r,r^. Appleton,DD. j fTc^arn, Vacant Simuel Cook John Marrett Vacant R 'Concord, Ezra Ripley Vac?.nt S Newton, Jonathan Homer iCbarlefloiun, Vacant I Will. Greenough lireiertcivn, Rich. H. Eliot" Caleb Blood5 f n )
Lexington, jc^js Ciarkt ' fVtftford, Matthew Scrikoer Reading, C»!eb Prcnfic^ ''Vchham^ j?tob C^uJliini Eliab Store itdi), Jcrahin Nfwell
Vacai>t Croto-ty Daniel ChapHn v l^'firlhofOKFhy Vacant Shirley, Phineas Whitney Billericr, Hcnfy Cumminpp Ftpperrell, John BuHard Frsmirgkam, David Kellog Tcivr.Jhcrd, Samuel Dix Chelmsford, Eb-^nezsr Bridge Dracut, Vacant Wcant B Bedford, Jofeph Pennimtii SherburK^, Elijah Browne fiiua Prentice Hohilhn, J
Sudbury ^ Jacob Big!r>w Dunfable, Vacant Eafi'iiudbury, jcfiah Bridge Linccln, Charles JStearns Maiden, Peter Thatcher ^'iifrirgton, Kaac Morrill Eliakim Willis Tezvk/hury, Sam. Spaulding Wcfion, Simuel Wo.d^vard Liitletott, Daniel P.oger8 Medford, DaviHcpkintcn, Elijah Frth 4'5b.V,. Samuel Whitman Aticn, Mofe« Acismi f\iatick, Stephen Badger ^farUp, Paul Litchfield Stoniham Vacant
Reitgidus /^ffcmblies in Hiimpfliire County, Springfield, Rev.Rob.Breick MorAague, judah Nafh Vacant Vacant 9 ;V:cK,:nrtry Hubbiri J. North field, John WtjlSprir.gfield, J o f. L > t h f o p Urln-jield, Nath. W iliiami Syjvanus Griiwold South Bumfield, E«raReev« E. Uphsm B EijahCcddinj^ \Wilhraham, Vac»nf Mcrf.n, J^lTe Ive» Seth C!a k .6 Pelbam, Nath. Merrill j P ^ !iVffrrAfl!w:^.'»«,Solc'.VV;ri8m! Greer.ivich, Vacant
"''\ScuthaTrpccn, JonlthCT Judd Blarfcrd, Vacant , • \HadUy, Samuel H^f^kins \Paimer, Eben. Baldwin P
. liiouthHaffley, J.V.^cdbr jdj;eJG'>'tf«'j//7i'tr, Vacant
,|v^w/?>fr/?, David Parfors
^^Granby, Simon Ea-kus, ,, \Batfield, Icfeph Lyman' WhauUs, Rufus Wells WiiUamiburg, VacaT^C Wefjfield, Vacant • Deerfield, Vacant Greerfitld, Roj:er Newton- l^belliurm, Robert Hu^bcr^ 'Ccnivay, John Emerfon ^SunderUnd, Jofepb AftUy ( H ^ iShnteshury. Vacant i/^'^ Hampfny Vacant Ervingihire, Vacant \Lud!o 10 Nofwicby I f \:S'.utbivickt Abel Forwaid [Merryjietdi Cbefisrjield, XCummingtcn, James Brigg? \Gofoany Butkland^
I Lever eft, Vacant \ Montgomery^ Wendell.
Relighus j^jj'efnblhi in Plymouth County. P/>'»io«/i),Rev. Ch.Robbim MiddkhorQ\ Jame* Barker Ifcry Hovey Caleb Turner Vacant Solomon P.ecd Stitaate, Vacant I/aac Backus 3] David Barm Ebenc2cr Hynds B \ Vacaot E Afa Hunt B I f Dtixhorovgby Zedek. Sanger Roche^er, Jonatbfln Moore' Mar/hfstd, William Shaw Thomas vVtft [ I •' ' j Ath«rton Wales Lcmuei Le i arron
\£ri(fgwater, Dan'el Perkir.? PfwiroAf, Thorn ft!. Smith f-'
I 3sd John Rcfd Gnd Hitchcock i John Angier and Xh^f.bn, ^ephajiiah Wellj^"
!^ Sawuel Ang-er Acingtcn^ Samut! Nile a
John Porter Hatt.^i'sr, Vscant \
\Flmfton, E»ra Sampfon Halifax, Ephra^m Briggs i How land \lVareham,I Vacant \ John ; Religious Aijemhliss in Barnftable County iJflr«y?tfi/^Rev.Tim.Hi)yard Eafbam, Edw. Cbee^fr \
Oakes Shaw Jonaiihan Safccm ; Vacant /? Harnuicb, ll'aiah Dunfter
Sardwi'ib, Abra. WrMiams Richard Chace B 1
JEiifha.Topper Cba'kam, Stephen Emery 1
Friends Trurc, Caleb Upham 1
ITorfTjcj/r^, Timothy Alden Falmcutb, Ifaiab Mann i Narhin Store PrcvinceToivn, Sam. Parker
Wc!:pet, Ifaish Lewi* Marfr-'fte, Gideon Ha«rfey i
Rev, Stephen Ellis, Miffionnry to tbe Indians. i
Rtligiouj AJjetnbiies in Briftol County, Taunton^ Rev. Eph.judfon Rebebotb, Ephrsim Hyde Vacant E Robert RogcrfoD Williom Nelfon fi John Hicks 8 Norton, J ffph Palmer Simuel Ptck B Swanxey, Jabez Wood B Daniel Miflin B John MafoD B Nathaniel Pcirce B Robert Mafon B Raynbam, Perez Fobei ( '5 ) Dartmsutby Rev. Sam. Wefl Friends, U'ur rvieeungs Digbton, j ^0 Smith Vacant Attltborougb, Vacant \ Peter Thatcher Enoch Gott 3 Job Scamoni B Fr est own, Vacant Eafton, Vacact Abijer Lewis B I Afa Carr B Berkles, Vacant t / i Rslighuf JJJ'ernblies in York County. \
Xfork, RcT. li'aac Lyman \AruTidci Rev.SJ^s hlorij \
^ Ssmue! tenkon ?cfperTelb.ro\ J. Fa;jfiei<} \
Kitttry, Benjamin Stevens Lebanon ^ Ifsac Hafcy j
Aipheui Spring Vacant E •
Vacant Sanford, Vacant •
Frierids P. Tingley B i
H^ell:, Mcfes Hemingway Buxtoriy Pefer CofBn I Dar-ifl LittJe Frytburgb, Wm. Feflcoden * Berivlik, Vacant Coxhall, Macthe-.T Mfsriam Meifahefeei, Biddep.rd, Vacant Broiorfidd, Little-FaUt^
Raiigious jijfemkliej in Oukes County. Kdgar(C'u>f!,Ktv]o{.Jha:timCbn/!ia>iTc'zvny Z. Mayhew Cbilmark, Vacant [Ga^bcad^ Zac. Honfuit .-!..r....i T/«A«ry, George Diinan ' Siia; Paul B Re! gious /fjeniblies at Nautucket.
Si^rit/rj;?, Rev, BezalecJ Shaw | Friends Rcligicus Ajfemhlies in VVorcefter County,
IVorctflcr , Re».T. Mzccarty Sutton, David Hall, D. U Lar.cafer, Tim. Harrington Ebcnezer Chaplin Mendoti,yM^h, Willard Bcnja. Marfli B Amariah Eli/ha } Froft Ranfom B Friends * Spencer, 'ofcph Pore BrocJifitldi Ephrsim Waril Rutland. |rf^ Buckminfter
Nathan Fiik Paxion, Vacant ,
" - Appleton Oakbatr., Vacant Oxferdt Vacant Barre, jrfiah Dan« Cbclton, Vacant Buhbardfton, Nehem.Patker Navh. Green E Neiv Brairtree, B. Rugglet Ltict6er, Benjamin Conklin Danirl Fcfter Benji. Fofier B Soutbherougb, Vacant Friend* fVe/}6orDugb,i.htn,f^2r]{min ( i6 ) Ntrtbht^i, Fetrr Whitney Diug.uji, ffaac Stone Sbrevibury, jofc.h Sumner Grafton, Dzn^tl Grufvsner Thoma.Uftick B Lurenburgb. Z>b.HclAf«ph L"e Uxbndgc, Hfzek. Chapman Wbitemanjacobj B Harvard, Ebcn. Grofvenor fVelltHinfttr, AfapKRicc Kaiah Parker B 'Tsmplttan, Ebcn. Sparhawk^ DuJ!ey, Charles Gleaion Princctawti, Vacant ^ BclcoH, John Waijiy AjhburTibam, fobn Cufhinj
6//'^ffff, Ei.iiTiaFifii lytnchendoTi, J-'^e. h Brown Stuibr V^#, jortiua P»ine Nortbbridfj,'YiZitiX, P (^cfr, Francis Gardner Vacant B John Rvi^ers iFard, Vacant Hardicick, David White ^VZ>6>/, Vacant thlden, Joftph Avery Milford, Vacant fVeJierrt, Ifiac J mes Sterling, Reuben H))crmb Religious ^^jjemhties in Cumber Unci 6czi^//>\ Xfiumtuth, llev. Th?, Smith! /^.-i^r/zy/V*. joha Miiicr Sjmuel Diran \Harpftvell^ Samuel Eaton I EbenczerWilliamJ/^-Vwi^/^^w, Peter T. Smith I
I Thomas Brown | AVw G/ocf/^r, S. Foxfrofc Vacant £ '.PtarfoKtttvn, Thcmfoa I J, Friends SVflr^or#r/^*^,Bcnj.Chad\V!ck [NoXarmonth, Tho..Gi!mar. Royalborough, Gray, ; \CapeEUsiab-:tb, Eph. Ciark*' Raymofidiexi'Ti, BakerfuKvn, \GorhajH, Jofiah Thatcher SU'vcfhr, Bndfetcii'ff.
Religious /Ijfsmhiics in Lincoln County^ ?t'H/naliero'', R»v.T»Moorf IVintbrop, Davd Jewttt Vacant E Edgcombe, Vacant
Ctorgitsion, Vacan: fyaldobor»f/gby Vacant •
Francii Winter Pittft an, Vatar.t Nexvcaftl'', Vacant U^alluivell, Vacaat
If'cokvicb, lofiah Wiofhip del/aft^ V;icant : Toppiam^ Vacant JVarren, Va«-2r\t Bo-wdoiribam, Vactnt St.Gcorgss, Vacant B»otf4ay, Vacant Tbomalion, Vacant t-Tinvm, Briftoj, Vacant - Batb, Howard* F'ffjfalborougb. Vacant JValpcU, Sttrlitigtcn,\ Medumccek, Vacant INorridgewalk,' EaUsToiv Winjloiv, Vacant Lewis-Town, JValcs. Rev, John Lyon^ Minifter at Machiai, 1
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Religious Ad^emhlhs in Berkfhire County.
' Stockhridge, Vacant Bbeffield, Re V . o h n Keep JVefi Gr.BArrington, Vacant Egremotjf, E):cha!et Steele Tyn'»^'^fl»',A^n\ti Collins 'RtfbmoTtd, Vacant \Pittsjield, Thomas Alien Loudon, Vacant Gideon Bofwick E /ilford, Vacant j Nevj Alford^ Vacant I Vo'i-ntirc Rothburn 5 Ittnox, Samuel Monfon Afhaivelet, Vacant \Stockl>ridge, Stephen Weft Adams, Vacant Preache Lee, Vacant I J. Sergeant, /« the Indians' Taucom'ck. Vacant Rer. Samuel Kirklar.d, M/Jfisnary among the In4iant called the Six Natio-.s,
X^ The Mtitiiverfary Convention of the Congregational Minivers is he'd at Fofton the Thurfday following lukicb Day a Ser- the lafi fVedr.efday in May ; On fxcn is preached before them, and a Colkaion made for cbar-iahle purfofet. ^y the Laivs of the Commonivealtb the inhabitants of tacb toiun within the fame are to take due care from time to time to be con,Hantlv provided nvitb an able, learned, ortbo* dox minifter or min'.fters. of ^ood converfation^ to difpenfe, encouraged'^ the word of God to them, -who are to befuitably and fufjiciently fupported and maintained hy the inhabi'^ co bovpoldert. ranis t/be-ecf. Afo every toivn, haying a>id upivaids, are to be conjiant/y provided ivith a SchoolA mafler to teath children and youth to read and ivrite *— and where any toiun has the number of TOO families or. boufhfiders, there is alfo to be a grammar fcheol fet »/j therein, and fome difcreet perfon^ 'well inflruBed in the^^ ccngues, procured to keep the fame, and be fuitahly encou"^
raged and paid by thi inhabitants.' \ The neghaiKg to have minijUrs and fchool maflers, er\ not makiag fuitahle prcvificn for them, is to he re^T.tdied'. hy complaint to the qaart'er feffcni of the peace fir tbfi^
county tu herein any dtUr.quent tctvn lies. I IS^ ( ) ^ ^ Amsriean Acudemy of ^rts and Sciences, i - [Ir.corporaied j\lay 4, ry-©.] | Namn oj the Membenti^ho conjiitiite the kedy Ptlitic »ni Corporsre, clpkabeticali-" arrayiged. . { ^'1 that have no Town or City's Name. &r., annexed !
beiong to this dnimnnwcalrh. I ""hofe mark'd thus {*] hav? b^en eleaed fince its firfti
Inftitunon. | i-Ioa. Samyel A, Ef<3j vnr, Etjler, a member nf the ^I'^n. John Adams, efq^ imperialAcademy atPeterf ionfirur D. Aiembert, l'iJ''g;b in I Rufj.e a member the of royahttv. \^cttz Fobes ^Icad^rny of Sciences and\* n,, ercelkncy Btr.\,m n ' psipetual •jf'cretar-i cf the ™ - ^ FrankJin, efqj Minfter French Academy at Parii Plenipotentiary fas tb$ fobn Bacon, cfq United Statex of America Loamn,. ^ald^^n efq; ^, ,^, Court of France Hon. Owen B«d-e ef<5; |*B=njam;„ Gale, efq; .^
\oz, J.i«ss Bov.da..n, clqj Uy. Ca4 Gannett mr. Jofeph j^n^wn ^on. Henry Ga.dncr, efq; »M ur |*^^"^^^^»'CoantdeGcbei;« M. la Ccmte/pTBuff.., I ,^ p^,-,^ ^ ^^^^^^^ , ''^T^'%/'*' f^-'eral Academies in Eu. Acyn:y ofSaences.andTicf\ „^,^ ,„^ ^ Z?.„./^^.. ,,
n.Chr!esCha«ncy,D.D.-.j,,,,E)i,^,j-;C * ^' '''"'%''"'«'• Heniam^n Gui'o :r";^ir?.W 0^r.r ,« .i. f^:^ Excellency John Han- J ' i rer.tb Army m Amencc, -J 1, <-
'"^'"'^»' David Cobb, ^''^''^' '/^' e'.i i^'*\^'"^" V.San,,,.! Co'-;e-, D.J>. D.»--. ^A ] ."^ , Surveyor. f"^', D . , r> General of tbt R chjrd Cranch, cfq: | u r. fr, j ' rcjtcmcei tn ^ rr-L A^ rt- / i ana ^oadi
\^' !• /- the United Scacis \«„ion. V, /L r iiiiarn CufhtD?, cfq; «rp. ^...p , 1 o„,i <-
/• •/ LOKliOfl T>Iriitram/I t-» . I Da;ton, e q: c , » n u ' ?
' •' ^1 „, -: . ^ l*icv. Smecn Howrard
"^^^^n jacklon, ei^j n:cn. Tr.. EJ*a,d.,efqj |j' _ '
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^oft. Charles s ;:>ie, ti Jart David Riitcn _ re. Samuel Langdon, D'.D. •/ PbUadelpkiia ' Monlicur dc li Land-, of rev. Zfdekiah Sanger, Parity a mimbtr of the Hon. Narh. P. Serjeant, er»; Academy of >\c:ences, and Micajah Sawyer, efqj of Jez/eral other Socittie^ Theodore Sedgwick, efqj
in Europe. hon.... Wiliiam Sever, efq: 'Hon. Arthur L-«, efq; Sej^hen Sew^iJ, ffqj tf yn-givia he n. David feiA'ali, efqj
bon. r.evi Lincoln, e qj ^ John Sprague, efoj *hoh. Benja. Lincoln, efoj j*ifv. Ez a Smiles, D D,
rv. David Li: tie, efqj ' Vrefider.t of Tale CjlU^t *"Hs eacrllenev Wili-na in ConneElicut Liv'ngfton, efqj Gct/^rieorjEbe'iezer Stojer, efqj of Neiv-Jerfey iCaicb Scrorg, eiq; ' El jih Lothrt f, efc; jhcn. James Suil.van, efqj
hon. John Lowe !. cfq; doft. John Bernard S-.vett *Chevalier de in Liizerne.Nathafiel Tracy, eJq; Minifter FUnipotcntiayrHn excellency Jonathan from his- molt Cbrift:a/t\ Trumball, efqj G»verH»r
Majefty at Congreft \ ^fConreciicut •""v. S.mucl Mather, D. D. Cotton Ttifts, efqj
•Monfieur de M3,bois, tf| bon. Jamsj Wancn, ffqj Councelhr of ^arliamerti^tiis Fxc^'lency CeVrge /'« trance \-^' artiingtoB.e'q; of Fi Ssn)ue! iVToodv, efqj gtnia, CommaKdir inCbief Hon. Andrew Oliver, efqj cf the A'fKerican Farces deft. Jnfrph Orne, viorfieur VVargenun, 'hon. Samuel Offood, tfqj Secretary of th'e Royal air. Theodore Farfoss Academy at St:>ckht:m /» hon. George Partridge, t(<{-^ Siveden hon. Rob. Treat Paine, efq-, a. J;hn V/arren •Theophilus Parfons, efqj «h Meftiech We3rR,efqj rev. Phiilip' Payfon of r^'e'io- Uainpfrire •mr. Eliphalet Pearfon V, Samuel Weft Samuel Phillips, jun. efq; mr. Betijamin Weft, ^hon, J -hDPi<:4ccri;)g,frq; of Vro'vidence hon. Oliver Piefcot, e!qj rev. Edw. VV,gg!cfworth
•rev. • Richard r ce, D. D.irev. JoCefh Vv'iMaid •niF.R.S. London 'rev. Sarruel W-lHams *JofephPricft!y,L.L.D.ardiiev. Abraham WiPiaros if'^S.ofCalnttnCrtat-Uiy. Nchcmah Wi!l:ams ^^'""'* Ij^mes Wiatbrep. ffq; ( ao )
CJIi»erf of tbc American Academy of Arts and Scitmet, Hon. Jamed Bowdoin, ECq; of BoHon, Prefident, Rev. Samuel Cooper, D.D. of Bo'ion, Vice-Prefidcnt. Counsellors of the Academy y &c Hon, Samuel Adams, EfExcellency J. Har.cock,efq; rey. Prefident Willard hon. John Lawclf, cfq; rev. PrrfeflTor Williams. Mr. Caleb Gannett, of Cambridge, Rccord.-ng Secretary. Rev. Prefident ^v'^'illardjof ditto, Correfponding Secretary. Ebenczer Storer, efq; 6f Bcfton, Trcaforer. Mr. Profcflbr Sewa)K of Cambridge, Vice Treaforcr 9nd Kee 'cr of fhe Cabinet. The ftated meetings of the Academy are four t-rnes In a year, viz. n the laft vedrcfday in January , and the] ^itBofton.? day next preccediog the laft wednffday in May , And on the wed efday nes^ prececding 'he laft tuefday* in Auguft, and the fecond wednefday in Novcirber, at the- Unive'fi':y in Cambridge. ' j The end and defign of the inftitotion of this Afademy it, to promote and encourage the knowledge of the anti-l quities of America, and of the natural hiftory of the ccor;-| try, and to determine the ufes to which tke various raru-l rai produtiions of the coun Vy n;:ay be applied \ ro pro-' mote and encourage medical dfcover'es, matherr.atical. difquifitions, philofopbicai enqvuriss and expesime; ti ;i aftr(.t.omical,meceoro!ot'ica! & geographical obfervatiors jt and irriprovemenrs in agriculture, arts, marufa£>urc and» commerce j and, in fine, to ( nl'ovate every ar- & fcienccj which may tend to advance the irtercft, honor, digoityj and happinefs of a free, indcperdent ard virtuous people.' They have power tn*'e£> aPTcfidcnt and foch otherj officers cs thev may jndge necefTary for the well ordering and goodgovcrnmfnf of the Academy.---To haveacom«| mon feal, and may fue or be fucd in all aftions, real, pcr-^ fonal or mixt. — -To e!eft fuch perfons cp be Fellows' asj they fnall jud^e proper j a!fo to fafpend or expell any of them who fliall by their ccnduft render themfelvCs ui-| worthy of a place in their body.-—The annual intcreft of fuch eftate as may be given them by gift, grant, devifeJ or otherwife> is to be appropriated for premiums to en-J in agriculture, manufafturesy &c. courage improvements | LllJ MARIiNE Society at Bcflen, [Incorporated by Charter, February 2, 1754.] OfFiciRS de8edin 1782, Capt. Nathaniel Patten, Mafter, Capr. Satnuel Dafhwood, Deputy -Mftfttrt Capr. Job Prince, Treajurer. Capt. job Prince, Jan. Chrk. The principal ci:ds of this Society (which confii^s of a ranaber of Mafters of>eflel«) arc to iflnprove the know- ledge of this coaft by their fcveral members, upon their arrival from fea, communicating their obfervatioas in- wards and)ouiward3 of the variation of the needle, the foundings, ccurfej and dillances, and all ether retuirkable things J which are to be lodged in writing with the So- ciety for the maicing navigation more fafe ; alfo to re !ic«e one another and their families in poverty or other advcrfe accidents of life, which they ars more particu !ar!y liable to.——They have power to make by-laws for the prefervation and advancement of their body, with penalties either of disfranchifcment or mul£l, not cxceed- «ng zof, —They have licence to have « common feil, and are ! ab!e to be fued a»d enabled to fue and make pur chafes, and take donations ofrea! and perfontl eftata not •sxcrrding 500/. per acnum, and to manage tnd difpsfe breof as they fee fit. The Scriety are to meet an- i\:aj!y on tfie fiVrt tuefday of November for the choice of
Offirers ; and may alfo meet on the nrft tuefday of every month for all other bviftnefs.
X^j' A Marin- :'oC;etv, of a fimiUr nsturs, ^as iy Atl «f tbeGintral AJj'er.tbly in the year I777 incor- porated and made « body Politick at Newbury. Port, vjitb the fame privilegei, ^c. at -was granted to be Society at Bofton,^ Tbeir annual meeting far the choice of Majler, Deputy. Mafier, ^c. ii to be en the laji Tburfdaf of No'ven.her annually, and cm the laf Thurfda'f. ofevrf month f-^r all other hufinefs.
Offices kept for the Injurana ofVeJfeli, zjc By Edward Payne, Efq; "^ lohn Hutd, Efqj > Eo/^jti, Mr. Mo^c5. M chad Hiys, 3 Mr. fames Jeffery, at Salem, Mr. William Morland, at Neiobury. . i_" V ______ftf Massachusetts MEDICAL Societt. Incorporated November t. 1781, The Names of the prefcnt Fellows,' alphabetically arrrangcd. Nath. W, Appleton, PoJlonAzmz% Lloyd, Beften; Ifrael Atherton, L^enjamin Curtis, £o/?on 1 Ol iv cr Prcfcott, Groton\ teamuc! Danforth, ditto\Chz\\(L^?ynchonjSpringfeld fAaron Dexter, ^/'«o Ifaac Rand, Cambridge, fihir'cy Erving, rol Ifaac Rand, jun, Bojion. ijolhua Fiflier, BcverlyXM'xcz^.SftvyiXyNeivburyPort Ijohn Frin':, Rutlandl]o\\n Sprague, ditto tjofcph Gardner, Bofion\Ch.zx\tsSt.otk\ix\A^tyScituat€ ISamwel Holten, Ddnvfrjl John B.Swett,iWwi>vryPorf lEdward A. Holyokc, Salem S'mon Tafis, Medfori iEbenesei Hunt, /yror/(6<2w/>fon; Cotton Tufts, Weymouth jfCharles j7'-vi5, £o/5»j John Warren, Btjhw rrhomas Kaft, . ^i«o Thomas WclA dittt Giles CrouchKeliog, //d(f/fy|jofeph Whipple, dtttt Will. Kneeland, Caml>ridge\Wni.^'iii'>^\n%,Gr.B»rrin^,
John Linti, Bojionx \
OrrlCERS of the Society tkEied en the Jirji Wednejdaj of Jum Jjitfor the Tc'ar enfuing. Edward Auguftus Holyoke, Efq; President. DoftorCOUNSELLORS,James Pecker, Vice-Prejident. Dr. Samuel Dsnforth James Lloyd, efq; Dr. Jofeph Gardner Dr. Ifaac Rand Hon. Samuel Holten, efqj Hon. Cotton Tufts, efq. Dr. John Barnard Swetr, Correjponding-Secretary. Dr. Nathaniel Walker Appleton, Recording Secretary,'^ Dr. Thomas Wclft, Treasurer Dr. Aaron Dexter, Vice ''Lreafurer arid Librarian, CENSORS, Dr. Samuel Danforth Hon. Cotton Tufts, £^5; Dr. Charles jarvis Dr. John Warren. Dr. jo(eph Orne TKe ftated Meetings of the Society are on the fecond of Wedfiefday of April j Jirft Wedncfday J une, and ?i>»r^ Wednefday of October annually. ** The dcfiga of tha foregoing Inftitution is, to pro- I note msdical and" furgical knowledge, e.iquiric? Jn-« he animal oeconomy, and the properties snd efFefts ef medicines," bv encouraging a free inrercourfe with the
gentlemen oi" the faculty thrr.rghcut the Unitecl States of America ard a friendly correfpondence with the emlnenS '* 1 thofe profeffion* throughout the world j as well at to make a juft dircrimination between fuch as are duly edtj- ated and properly qualified for the dutici thersof, an whereby the health and lives oi mzny valuable ia-J iividuals may be endangered, and perhapt loft to the coai-l
In w laudable and ufeful an intention the MafTaehufctts' Mtdical Society) fee! the moil folid encouragement in calling upon the wife and obfervant of the faculty, md ujjon the curious in every profcfl'ion, to communicat* vvhatcTcr may appear to them conducive to this great undertaking—they would wifh that the moft trifling cb- letvacions, if pertinent, may not be witheld — every com- munication will be gratefully receiTed and treated witii the ut.Tioft candour. For the parpofe of enabling the people tt large (wh« might othetwifc be incapable of fully difccrning th qualifications of cand'iates for practice) to diftinguifh the perfons upon vthom they may rely, they have, upon ths principles of their charter, appointed five cenfors whofi
^uty, as affigned them, is, to examine ali candidates for
the f -sftice of phyfic and furgery who fhall ofTcr them- felves th-rcfor, and to give letters teftimonial of their approba'-ion. to thofc vfhom ibey fliall find worthy •! public confjdersce. The number of this Society, who are inhabitants of this Comm; nweaWh, is at no time to exceed feventy, nor Itfs than ten. -—They are to have a common fca!, may fue or be fued, and enr;powered to make by-!avvs and rules for (hr better government of faid Society, and to annex
fines and penalties not exceeding the fum of 20 /,
T.be day after every ftated Meeting is afligned foror th«|th«; e3ii»mination of all fuch Candidates for the pra£l;cflice oft Phyfic or Surpcry, as fhall apply to the recording Secxretaryi n or before the day of the ftated meetings. ( 24 ) Ofjlcsrs John Simpkins
, T'reafurer. Managers. Mr. Nathaniel Noyc» Mr, Stephen Cleverly Mr. Andrew Oliver Mr. jofiph Edwards Mr. Samuel Ruggles C«pt. John K-neeland ' Mr. John Lucas Mr. Samuel Webb, Mejenger.
The defign of this Society is for the mutual aid of them fclve* and families, who may be diftrcffcd by poYcrty and ihe ad»erfe accidents of life, and for the comforting; and relief log of widows and orphans of their deceafed mem bers.—They have power to make by-laws for the pre- fcrratioii and advancement of their body, with penalties not to exceed 60/.— -They may have a common feal, and are made liable to fue or be fucd, and power to make pur chafes and receive donations, provided the fame ftiall not axceed 5000/. per annum.—The number of the mem
ben is at no time to exceed loo, and are to meet annually en the firft monday in September, in Bofton, for the choice of officers, and may alfo afTemble the firft mon- day in every month for all dther bufinefs. Trujfees of?\nWi^t's Acad^j^y at Andorer. [Incorporated Oftobcr 4, i73o.] Hon. Samiiel Phillip*, Efq; of Andever, Hon. John Phillips, Efq; of Exeter, in Ncw-I^Mmpfkire, Hon. William Phillips, Efq; Hon. Oliver Wendell, Efq; ind Hon. John Lowell, Efq; of Bojftti^ Rev. Eliai.Smith, of Midd/eton, MnJ/'achuJettt, Rev. William Symn-.;?, Rev. Jonathan French, S.-«i>iel Phili'.ps, jun. Efq; Mr. Eiiphalet Pearfon, an4
Mr. NehcmiaM Alibot, of Andover, . zni Rev. D'.v'd Tcpaan, fif Netvbury- Htrt. Mr. Eii.^iaiet f'eatfon, P:eeept«r cf the Aceder.y. TLe In'eatioc of this Academy is to promote true cjwfyl
|sisd >irrue, and for the ed«ca»-Kn icf yowth in tHe Enptift/ Orcck arc La:jn iaogJisges. tcfefher with Writing. Adrb-J
net-c, Mcfick snd the A»t o^ Spealiir? ; a'fo j)r t{\.Y-,a!l^ Ce-weiry, L^.-gic 2C<1 Geograjrhy, ar4 fuch ctber liberal} Arts scri 5«-.e''>