AGENCY 



FOR THE 



PURCHASE OF ARTICLES 



OF 



Household Economy ; Philosophical, Chemical and Astronomical Apparatus ; Mathemati- 

 cal, Surgical, Optical, Nautical, Engineering, and Gauging Instruments ; 'Watches, Time- 

 Keepers, and Chronometers ; Books, Stationery, Charts, and Maps ; Utensils and Materials 

 used in Printing ; Sporting Implements and Materials ; Equipage for the Traveller, Voy- 

 ager, &c, &c. 



The undersigned announces to the public that he has made advantageous arrangements 

 with respectable houses and manufacturers in this city for the purchase of all the principal 

 procurable articles employed in Domestic and Rural Economy, useful and ornamental, 

 as well as for the advancement and perfection of the Arts and Sciences. / 



All orders for goods, &c., must be addressed, postrpaid, and invariably accompanied with 

 the money, or a draft at sight, or otherwise acceptable, on some responsible house in Boston, 

 Philadelphia, Baltimore, Charleston, or New York. ; 



The direction and mode of forwarding the articles must be written out m full, in a clear, 

 legible hand, otherwise mistakes and delays will be liable to occur ; and, whenever practi- 

 cable, it is desirable that they may be accompanied by a sample, or drawing, or at least, a 

 rude sketch made with the pen. 



All articles will be carefully selected, packed, and shipped, or sent, agreeable to direction. 

 Beyond this, they will be subject solely to the risk of the parties by whom they are ordered 

 or conveyed. 



Strangers, or others, visiting the city, who prefer to make their own purchases, will be 

 directed, free of charge, to the best houses, manufacturers, or their agents, where they may 

 examine the articles at their leisure, and select according to their own judgment and taste. 



D. J. BROWNE, 

 At the Agricultural Warehouse of A. B. Allen & Co., 

 189 Water Street, New York. 



