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THE WILMINGTON CHRONICLE: I. . 'i. '..-. - ' . - : " . - A. . W.f: ..'J '.. . . , . - i . - . .!.. ' ' . .- - ' '.. ' r, ". -. 'ir- - . ..' . . AND 3 ..J rz Torth-Caroliria. Weekly Advertiferl WILMINGTON: PRINTED BY JOHN BELLEW, AT HIS OFFICE, CORNER OF MARKET AND SECOND STREETS, THE ABSTRACT AND BRIEF CHRONICLE OF THE TIMES." Three Dollars pec annuiti, ..THURSDAY, AUGUST 4, 1796, (Vol. III. No. 4. "Waflilngton Canal Lottery, N? I. TTTHEREAS .the Rate of Maryland hns iVV authrifed us the underw i it: en, to raife twenty 'fix thoufand two hundred ano fifty dollars, for the puipofc of cutting a canal through the city of Walhingtdn, from the Potomac to the Ealtern Branch Harbour. The following is the Scheme of No. I. viz. 1 prize or 20,000 dollars. 2o,oo I ditto 7 lait drawn 7 ' " Tickets,' each y v - c ditto lo ditto 1 20 ditto ' 5 J ditto 5750 ditto 10.000 5000 1000 loo 50 12 10,000 000 5.000 4,000 2,000 2,7)0 ' 69,000 Tol)e raifed for the Canal, 2,250 5047 Frizes, 175,000 ' liSj Blanks, not two to a prize. ... I7,5o Tickets at ! dollars 175,000 t THE commilfioners have taken the fecu: rities required by the aforefaid ad for the punctual payment of the prizes. Thedrawinnol this Litty riliWi.Mnr4 witho.it'delay as foon as the tickets are 161J, r which timely r.otice will be given. Such prizes as sre not demanded in fix months at'eer the drawing, is (unfiled, (hall be coiid lered as relinquiihrd for the benefit of the canal, and appropriated accordingly. (Signed) " Notlcy. Yonnei J. Daniel Carroll, of D. Lewis Deblois, George Walker, W. M. DtmcnnCbn, " Thorn? Law, James Barry. City of Waffiington, Feb. 9. 1796. PROPOSALS For printing by fubfeription, S K E T C H E S Of tht Hiftory of the United States, From the peace of 173?, to the terrntnalian of the prefent fcfilon of congrcu, "' BY MATHEW CARET Conditions. J. This work will be comprlfrd in two or three octavo volumes, each about 400 pa tel. , II. The ptice to fubferibers will be two dollars per volume, liandfomely bound. 111. No money will be required till the vo lume are delivered. IV. Should any of the fubfcriltfrs difapprove 01 the work when complete, they may de . cline receWnp it. V. It 1s expected to be reaJy for prefs in the fnritit? of !7o7. VI. As foon after the above time, M. one thoufand copies are fubferibed" for, the printing (full commence, and lull he hnuh ed as fneedily as oofiible. VII. Sobfcriptiom received by the amhor, No tl3. Market-ftreer. br tbe chief bok- fellers throughout the United States, and by the editor of the Wilmington Cbrcni- tic . , ,T0 . THE PUBLIC. ' THE oVject of the propoled work, is, to 'p'elenr 10 public view a conned ed feries of the chief events of a period ot American iultoi v, that does not yield, in importance, 10 . any period of equal length,; in the peaceful annals of any country in the world ; lJeu.nng to excite no expectations but fuch as he fliall end;a'our to fatUty,. the writer is t hus early in" ani ouitcinc, that the tudy and. condtlence of a regular hillory is not tu be looked for in this worker neither his "talents'- nor his avocations allow, him to hope for this.- rus numblrr talk Ihrill he to fketch out the moft proniinent features. ' It fliall be his (ludy to colled and arrange the npflt intertlling nurerials to fmooth the rnffged path for abler hands, Who, by fuch means, will find theirlbours-abjMgedjr-and-lheir-prtiAreft acccicrareo. -. ... His chief view Will be. to tile the hiftorr or. tne unitea Mates as a confederated renub. .lie.' Neverthelefs. notice Mill be rakrn nf the molt.remarkable citcnmllances in the hil tory of the; individual ltates, as far as they can be collected. This information ihall be cladc'd MiwUr paratc'appendHrs. 'v . Te aiirhor:tol'crtvrhe Blliltance f fiU : gentlemen as mav be poflefled of documents caicnlated to promofe the execution ..of his plan. They (hall be recened wnh due grati ru le carefully preferved and fafely re turned. . -. - : ... riiiladelpbit, February f, 1796. AN OVERSEER WAN FED, TPO take the manatf inent of about fort Y X uee-oes. to be employed in the culture or rice, corn, and otrer produce; to enter. on hi eivploymeiit tie lit 01 December next. 1. ' . . j . 1 1 ?u " j 1 -11 n rxiKiicu mat nc rvni nroance a ronu charader f.om criiilemen of known intepri. .1 t. . ri . 1 n. iv, ma' nc is inner, roneu anci active ro other need to apply. Good wages7 will be nie?. and evcrv neceflarv acrnnimodation funnlied. Theie will W no cbicclion to a man with a fmill family. Enquire of the Pfinter, c i-.her in perfnn or by letter, portage pan. a pei ton that has been ulcd to larm- ! III t . M iiir "in ic iih'h ngiecauic ". nth July, 1 7s6. V . : F 0 R- SA L E, ON a credit of one and two yean, two tracts of l.md One of 6jo acies. in New-Hiiiover county', on the welt fide of tbe north call bianch of Cane Fear River, cn Tnrkey Creek, valuable for tbe cul'ure of rice and making tun timber. The other of 4C0 acres in Hiadeit county, on the YVacamaw Lake, a cot (iderahle pntt of which is vety groi corn land. Conveyances will be made by the lubicriber, under a power ot attorney. June ift, 179S. Thos. Wright. A few copies of IREUEl.L'S REVISAL Tor fale at Blakeley and Vance's, rr cafli only. ...BLANK BONDS For fale it this office t Blanks of all kinds ne4ttf , correctly and exnedhioufly ptUiled and en the molt re sfobtble ttrmu NOTICE. :- ' - A S the eopartnerfliip of -TELFAIR and f KIDDY has for fotne time- been dir. , lolved, this is therefore to requrft all thofe . 1 ' . t '' -. who may nave ciainu ajiaum taia concern . ..... -1 . - . to rcnaer in tnejr re-pective accounts.;, ana thofe indebted will pleafe to make fpeedy pavihent, in order 10 enable them to make' a fiual fettlement. T . Telfair. : Win. Kiddy. Tfilmington, iSth May, 1 796, " July ii ft, i 7ot5. Lift of Letters remaining in the - ii:i tvi. rmJ. Monfieur Aubinau, Tames Ancrum, 'John . ; ; : ; b. r-. . Tames Brian, Ezekiei.-' Bryant, Thomal F. Bx'tes,- Gooderi Bowen, A. Bartlett, Mrs. iicaumez, Thomas Borke, John Brown. Corning, -.3; Clerk of New llauovcr, Mon-fic-ur Candiin. . d. ; Capt. WD.ivis, Ozias Danforth. Tofeph Dean, Monfieur. De Lamotte, Mrs Miilo - Deal, mrsr Dell, monfieur Martin Duco. lorabie. 1 F. ' ; V ' Mr. Fefttns. mrt. VlnmTnr. -f - J. , G. ' Annriw i.rr T7nr f!nti XT .1 m Go.i. ' ' - ."v H. . - . S.im. Hall, Henry Hal fey, mr.Herrin. ! Capt. Thos. Jones, David Jonci, S. R. Jocelyn. . K. ' Win. ktlly, Wm. Kcddie, M. Keenon,' John Kennedy. L. llonfieur L'Homiea, !, EoreneLceer, r. M. Norman M'Leod, mr. MarofieM; at mr. Hooper's, Abijah Mafon, Peepv M Phetfon, Sam. Marchant, James M Guffurd, . N. . John Nichols, .Thomas Neale,' Robert Nuon. . " ' . . : ' p. - . AVilliam Parker, monfieur Paiflbn, capt Pepper, James Price. ' S. - " Lemuel Stanwood,JI. F. Srmdwlrk, th Sheriff" of New Hanover, 3, John Shnpfon 3, Sam. Shaw, capt. Slocum. T.- ' - Nancy Tliomas, capt. Dan. Tubbs, Dttii Tuman, mr. Tatber, James Taylor. U. . Mr. Vickers, Henry Uiqnhart. . W. Wnlker k Anderfon, John Warner, Wil lis Whitfield, Benjamin Williams, Conllant Woodman, William Wingate.' K. Bradley jijfu P. M. .W A N TED . An Apprentice to the PRINTING BU SINESS. He molt be a fmart young lad of gooj promifiiiabiULici-Ecquaf axtlk o.Tice. a.
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