The Petition of William Wister of the City of Philadelphia Merchant, Creditor of Moses Cohen of the said City Merchant and Dealer

That whereas Moses Coehn using and exercising the Trade and business of a Merchant and Dealer by way of Bargaining, Exchange, Rechange and Bartry, and seeking his Trade of Living by Buying and Selling, for just and good causes being indebted unto your Petitioner in the Sum of Two hundred Pounds and upwards, did on or about the Thirteenth day of August instant become a Bankrupt within the meaning of the Act of Assembly of the CommonWealth lately made and provided entitled “An Act for the Regulation of Bankruptcy,” and An Act to amend an Act entitled “An Act for the Regulation of Bankruptcy.” to the intent to defraud and hinder your said Petitioner and others his Creditors of their just Debts and Duties to them due and owing, In tender consideration whereof may it Please your Excellency to grant unto your Petitioner a Commission under the Great Seal of the CommonWealth to be directed to such and so many well disposed and discreet Persons as to your Excellency may seem meet, Authorizing them thereby not only concerning the said Bankrupt, his Body Lands Tenements Freehold and Customary Goods, Debts and other things whatsoever, but also concerning all other Persons, who by concealment, claim or otherwise do or shall offend touching the Premises or any part thereof, contrary to the true intent and meaning of the said Acts of Assembly, And to do and execute all and every other thing and things whatsoever as well for and towards satisfaction and payment of the said Creditors, as towards and for all other intents and purposes, According to the Ordinance and Provision of said Acts, And your Petitioner as in duty bound will ever pray &c.

Let a Commission issue as withing prayed, directed to Matthew Clarkson, George Hughes, Peter Baynton & Richard Bache Esquires, or any three of them.