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John Jay, Ellas Newman, Amafa Dingley, Gilbert Golden WIl- 

 Ictt, Stephen Lufh, John Stevens, John Kemp, Abraham 

 Beach, Samuel Nicoll, Jonathan N. Havens, John L. Gardner, 

 Frederick Rhynelander, Pierre De La Bigarre, Edward Living- 

 flon, JohnThurman, Jeremiah Van Renflelaer, James Duane, 

 Simeon De Witt, Nathaniel Sacket, William Rhinelander, Sa- 

 muel RufTell, Mofes De Witt, David Frederick Laring, John 

 Nicholfon, Andrew King, John Barber, Jofeph Barber, Johan- 

 nes Miller, William Thompfon, David Ogden, John Deiafield, 

 Horatio Gates, Benjamin Strong, and Samuel Jones, junior, 

 and fuch other perfons as fliall from time to time become mem- 

 bers of the faid fociety, fliall be, and hereby are ordained, con- 

 ftituted, and declared, to be one body corporate and poHtic, in 

 deed, fa£t, and name, by the name of The Society for the pro-- ^ 

 motion of Agricidture, Jrts, and ManufaBures ; and that by 

 that name, they and their fuccelTors, until the firfl day of May, 

 one thoufand eight' hundred and four, fhall have fucceffion, and 

 Ihall be perfons in law capable of fuing and being fued, pleading 

 and being impleaded, anfwering and being anfwered, defending 

 and being defended in all courts and places whatfoever, in all 

 manner of actions, fuits, complaints, matters and caufes what- 

 foever : And that they and their fuccelTors may have a common 

 feal, and may change and alter the fame at their pleafure; and 

 that they and their fuccelfors, by the fame name, fhall be per- 

 fons capable in law, to purchafe, take, receive, hold, and enjoy 



