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ANTES
LIBRARY OF THE
UNIVERSITY OF ICHIGAN
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MINUTES
OF THE
SUPREME EXECUTIVE COUNCIL
OF
PENNSYLVANIA,
FROM ITS ORGANIZATION TO THE TERMINATION OF THE REVOLUTION.
PUBLISHED BY THE STATE.
Universi MICHIGAN
VOL. XIII.
CONTAINING THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE SUPREME EXBOUTIVA COUNCIL FROM JULY 13TH, 1781, TO DEO. 3187, 1783, BOTH DAYS INCLUSIVE.
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HARRISBURG: PRINTED BY THEO. FENN & CO. 1858.
CONTRATO. Allen, Schon, shoto and sido British prisoners to check their
B.
BARN DE KALN'S SONS, Pierre and Jobn, commissioned, 52. Barras De Count, French seamen delivered to him, 5. letter from him, 55.
Derha county mailitis called out to march into Northampton county, AUN.
Hedford county, ammunition sent into, 1.
Ranging companies in, 183, 145, 150, 203, 209, 210, 218, 831.
Paddle, (ilement, appointed Quarter Master General, 53.
Boundary line between l'onnsylvania and Virginia, relative there- to, 70. 208, 205, 252, 510, 580, 541, 685, 686, 753.
Day, Thomas, of Washington county, raised a number of volon- feer 188.
Hilling-part, pest house at established, 64.
Brenaly, a letter from, 2.
Hartram, Alexander, an attainted traitor, 175.
Bank, a meditated attack upon by the soldiary in Philadelphia, #11, HI8, 817, 618.
Moll, William, an attainted traiter, 599.
Duward, Frederick, aids Britich prisoners to shoot their cape,
Buona Aryjamin aids Brunch sidium, &m 538.
cl czamined : Connecticut ces- Serwer, Sta
bìch ctives in the stig are entitled to.
CONTENTS.
Carpenter, Christian, aids British prisoners to escape, 512.
Connecticut controversy, touching, 10, 128, 313, 314, 332, 342, 361, 366, 399, 437, 442, 474, 475, 476, 478, 486.
Campbell, Peter, an attainted traitor, 52.
Cumberland county, flour, grain, and forage on hand, to be sold, 311. militia in ordered to march to Northumberland county, 314.
Cessation of hostilities, proclamation relative thereto, 559. Campaign re-opened with vigor, preparations made, 291.
Comptroller General's reports, 553, 555, 561, 567, 577, 579, 582, 593, 601, 611, 613, 615, 620, 623, 631, 634, 636, 638, . 640, 643, 668, 676, 679, 708, 755, 777.
Conwallis' surrender at Yorktown, 94.
Continental money largely counterfeited, 385.
Chevaux-de-frize, in the river Delaware, removed, 744.
D.
DEEDS FROM INDIANS, titles of cited, 462, 463, 464, 467, 469. Deserters from the army, a list of, 14, 28, 29. Duche, Jacob, an attainted traitor, 26.
Dubueson, Col., aid to Gen. Baron De Kalb, 51.
Declaration of the General Assembly and Supreme Executivo Council, 113.
Days of fasting and thanksgiving recommended, 124, 267, 400, 433, 749.
Delaware river, an armament to defend it, 270, 316, 384.
Du Ponceau, Peter S., appointed, sworn, interpreter of the English, French, Italian, and Spanish languages, 736, 739.
E.
ENGLISH, BENJAMIN, charged with high treason, 96. Evans, Thomas, an attainted traitor, 204. Evans, John, aids British prisoners to escape, 526. Expedition against the Indians contemplated, 132, 423. Election frauds closely investigated, 220, 232.
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CONTENTS.
Ryann, William, an attainted traitor, 97.
Fatimato for the service for 1782, 86,000,000, p. 405.
Kistracts, Important ones, from minutes of the General Assembly 524.
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FRAUDA .- Sce Election Frauds. French seamen to bo surrendered to Count de Barras, 5. Findley, James, Rev'd, undertakes a journey to the Western fron tiers, 481, letter from, touching the same, 617.
Field officers of the city of Philadelphia convened in the Council chamber, 609, 610.
Fort Pitt, Brigadier General Irvine at, 83, 162, 531. recruits for, raised, 364.
Frontier settlers suffered from the savages and enemy, 108, 169 248. state of considered, 292, 308, 426.
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GALLOWAY. JOSEPH. his property confiscated, 13, 325, 450. tirren, General, his achievements in the south commendably spoke
Grove. Jack and Christian, convicted of harboring and aidin, British prisoners. 442.
Viermesatene. Lots Mit .=: 16. 822.
tiondou, Harry, an stalated traiter, 101.
H.
HASSIR JOHN. meter of the Committee of Finance. 60. Heiner. Hezey. : ( Ver' ecussy. steals horses. 195.
B.vast. Eben: : :. sss !!: assistance from Assembly to collect m
Biter. Seur. Conss' of France. 34, 59, 144. Mumskur. Nichvins, un strainted trader, 190, 351
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CONTENTS.
Hughes, Thomas, charged with high treason, 39. Hook, Christian, an attsinted traitor, 695.
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INDIANS, expedition against them recommended, 362. the same declined, by the advice of General Washington, 380.
Irvine, General, at Fort Pitt .- See Fort Pitt.
J.
JEAN, DANIEL, his property confiscated, 204. Jones David, an attainted traitor, 30. Justices of the Peace elected, 38 .- See Elections.
Jackson, John, an attainted traitor, 333.
Jewish Congregation in Philadelphia about erecting a place of wor- ship, 367.
Journal of the Congress, extracts from, held at Fort Stanwix, N. Y., 440.
K.
KNETZER, BALTZER, convicted of aiding and abetting British inter- ests, 605.
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LETTERS from David Briarly to Thomas MoKean, 3, 4, 74. from divers inhabitants of the town of York, 3. ' from Thomas Mckean, President of Congress, 15, 41. from Robert Morris, Esq., 18, 100, 137, 199, 211. from his Excellency President of Congress, 53, 59, 79, 170, 199, 600. from Count De Barrus, 55. from Daniel Hiester, of Reading, 74. .
from Charles Hall, printer, 128. from John Hanson, 188, 147, 154, 185. from Colonel Hubley, 141. from General Washington, 184, 363, 380, 419. from Matthew Clarkson, 199.
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CONTENTS.
Letters from Thomas Willing, 200. from the Ilon. Judges of the Supreme Court, 219 from the Minister of Foreign Affairs, 282. from General Irvine, 297, 491, 617. from Mr. Scott, 318. from John Henry, 324. from lion. Frederick A Muhlenberg, 352.
from the Minister of France, 374. from Francis Gurney, 384. from Thomas Scott, 403. from Maj. General Lincoln, 432. from Joseph Reed, 437. from John Dickinson, 472. from Whipple, Welcome and others, 474.
from Gen. Im Fayette, 479.
from Monsieur Marbois, Consul of France, 486.
from Wikoff & Clark, 486.
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from Frederick Philo, 563, from William Henry, 603.
from David Rittenhouse, 522.
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from Captain Christie, 610, 633.
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from Revd. James Finley, 617. from Mr. Boudinet, 618. from Governor Harrison, of Virginia, 637. from Colonel Coates, 611. frem James Bennet. 633. to General Carleton, 680. to Governor Livingston of N. Y. 680. from John Buyers, 686. from Delegates of the State, 780.
Latheran congregation at Philadelphia, 36. Lebanon. Colonel Mey lan's legion at, 41. Lincoln. Maj. Gen .. Minister of the War Department, 165. Lancaster borough, near at, clandestine traffic carried on, 317, 958. German and British prisoners of war at, 483. Lots in the city of Philadelphia, sold for the redemption of bills of credit, GS. 66. 108. 178. 142, 746. 759, 166, 171, 172, 181, 184, 198.217.840,246. 250, 251, 274 05 06 07, 815, 816, 820. 884. 866, 589, 505, 482, 543, 548, 549, 552, 572, 885, 618, 629.
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Lochry, Archibald, of Westmoreland, captured by the Indians, 155. Luserne, Chevalier De La, Minister of France, 284. M.
MERCHANDISE, property belonging to Virginia, seized, 2. Maddock, William, an attainted traitor, 251.
Morris, Robert, Superintendent of the finances of the United States, 6.
Martin, Henry, aided British prisoners to escape, 512. Militia raised, equipped, &c. 53, 61, 83. many of them unprovided with arms, 70.1
Meyers, Jacob, aids British prisoners to escape, 535.
Messages from the President and Council to the Representatives of Pennsylvania, 58, 67, 107, 129, 259, 348, 408, 414, 425, 518.
from William Moore, President, 363.
from John Dickinson, President, 438, 486, 647, 654, 682, 683, 692, 733, 761.
Muncy, place of rendezvous for the militia, 369. provisions sent thither, 371. Molesworth, James, executed as a spy, 385. N. -
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NORMAN, DAVID, aids British prisoners to escape, 516. Money, quota of required from the States, 405.
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OBERHOLTZER, JOHN, an attainted traitor, his property confis- cated, 201. P. PENNSYLVANIA' AND VIRGINIA boundary line .- See Boundary line.
Proclamation issued by Joseph Roed, President, 4, 41, 104. by James Potter, Vice President of the Supreme Executive Council, 400. by William Moore, Vice President, 95, 124, 167, 312, 333, 338, 375, 377.
by John Dickinson, &o., 433, 473, 475, 533, 541, 559, 615, 620, 630, 693, 649, 687, 728, 749.
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OUNTENTS.
Paxton, Joseph, an attainted traitor, 257, 281. 4 ·
Petition presented touching the Connecticut controversy, 10. Pawling, John, an attainted traitor, 32.
Passes granted to persons to visit New York, &c., 17, 61, 149, 157, 161, 178, 181, 208, 214, 241, 248, 249, 253, 254, 278,-279, 282, 300, 302, 313, 315, 324, 330, 337, 340, 342, 344, 346, 367, 369, 273, 381, 383, 384, 394, 418, 432, 439, 441, 443, 457, 460, : 461, 507, 513, 515, 516, 517, 520, 524, 527, 529, 530, 533, 534, 539, 543, 547, 550, 558, 561, 563, 565, 567, 585, 632.
Parrock, John, an attainted traitor, 20, 111, 309.
Promotions in rank of the Pennsylvania regiment, 202, 203, 222, 456.
Princeton College, damage done to by militia, 44. Peck, John, aids British prisoners to escape, 35. Potts, John, an attainted traitor, 505.
Philadelphia, lots in sold .- See Lots. designs against by the enemy, 63.
Parent, Asa, charged with high treason, 96. Potter, James, his account presented, 151. Publio oreditors, suffering distress, 807. Post robbed, in the State of Maryland, 312. Prisoners taken by the Indians, 155, 330.
Pastorius, Daniel, mentioned, &c., 322.
Q.
QUOTAR of money required from the several States, 405. R.
RANGERS, companies of raised and equipped, 135, 145. Rankin, James, an attainted traitor, 273, 274.
Rations furnished tho troops at stipulated prices, in Northumber- land, 71.
at Hanna's town, Westmoreland county, 157. In Washington county, 162. in Northampton county, 245, Rice, John Jeremiah, an attainted traitor, 101.
CONTENTS.
145 279, 460. 534.
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Rochambeau, De Count, commander of troops, 42. Rhein, John, an attainted traitor, 138. Requisitions from the several States, 405. Roberts, Nathan, an attainted traitor, 108. Rendezvous, places of designated, 155. Robeson, John, an attainted traitor, 309. Recruiting certificates, form of, 156. Reed, John, an attainted traitor, 180, 183, 204, 236, 277. Resolves, important ones, by Congress, 60, 287, 288. Robert Owen, his property confiscated, 180.
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SINCLAIR, GEORGE, an attaintod traitor, 57. Seven colours, taken from the Hessian regiment, 301. Sowers, Christian, his estate confiscated, 126. Stiles, Joseph, Captain, Commissary of Military Stores, 247. Steininger, Henry, an attainted traitor, 273, Stores, provided for by the Quarter Master General, 298. Stedman, Alexander, an attainted traitor, 695. Smith, Joseph, captured and plundered, 49. V.
VOGHT, VOUTS, VOUGHT, CHRISTIAN, an attainted traitor, 78. Virginia and Pennsylvania boundary line-See Boundary line. Valentine, Robert, asks permission to go to Ireland, &c., 84. Votes of Assembly printed, 277. Van Campen, Moses, returned from captivity, 43. Vernon, Gideon, an attainted traitor, 590. W. WAGON-MASTERS, &cs., 55, 70, 73. Westmoreland, militis called out, 83. Rangers in, 143, 179.
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CONTENTS. Washington, General, address to from the Supreme Executive Council, 131. letters from, 195, 167, 408-See letters. Washington county, Rangers in, 143, 539. Court House erected in, 531. Companies discharged, &c., 592. Wertman, Geo. Philip, an attainted traitor, 278. Wyoming, Rangers sent there, 52. Weaver, Christian, aids British prisoners to escape, 52. Y. YALDALL, ANTHONY, an attainted traitor, 519. Z. ZIEGLER, DAVID, expenses paid going to head quarters, 76. ;
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MINUTES ...
OF THE
SUPREME EXECUTIVE COUNCIL.
In Council.
PHILADELPHIA, Friday, July 18th, 1781.
PRESENT :
His Excellency the President.
Hon'ble the Vice President. Mr. Lacey, Mr. Gardner, and
Mr. Cunningham.
An order was drawn on the Treasurer in favour of Mr. John Nicholson, for the sum of three thousand pounds, State money, dated the seventh day of April last, for the purpose of paying to officers and soldiers of the Pennsylvania line, one-third of their do- preciation certificates, for which the said Nicholson is to account.
On consideration,
Resolved, That Captain Joseph Stiles, Commissary of Military Stores, be directed to deliver to the Hon'ble Thomas Smith, Esquire, three hundred weight of gun powder and four hundred weight of fond, to be by him forwarded to Colonel George Ashmant, Lieuten- aut of the county of Bedford, for the use of the militia of the said cowaty.
WHEREAS, A number of well affected inhabitants of Charles lowa, who have suffered a long and painful captivity, have been exchanged and arrived in this city, after having been plundered by the common enemy, and thereby left destitute of the means of pro- curing accommodations suitable to their merit and rank in life :
And Whereas, It is an indispensable duty to provide them with mitable quarters free of any expence :
Resolved, That the Deputy Quarter Master General of this city de immediately accommodate all such persons as shall apply to him VOL. XIII .- 1.
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under the above description, with suitable apartments, in such houses in this city and liberties as are most convenient for that purpono, having due respect to the numbers of persons in family and the size of the houses; and that the wardens of the city, or so many as may be necessary, be requested to assist the said Quarter Nastor in the said service.
WHEREAS, The Hon'ble the delegates of the States of Virginia have presented a memorial to this Board, representing that fifteen bales of merchandise, the property of the said State, have been at- tached, by virtue of a process issuing out of the Court of Common Pleas of this city, at the suit of Simon Nathan, at present a rosi- don't of this State. That the said merchandise is now accordingly arrested in the hands of Messrs. Mifflin and Butler as garniabees. That the said memorialists apprehend that the State of Virginia, now in union with this and the other United States of America, &s free, sovereign and independant, cannot nor ought not to be in any respect held to answer in the Courts of Justice of any other State, nor reduced to the alternative of yielding its property to a claim made by any individual in any such court, and that such procedure is in other respects dangerous to the publick interests : Whereupon, due deliberation having been had, and the opinion of the Attorney Gen- cral of the State taken in the premises,
Resolved, First. That the said process is derogatory to the rights and sovereignty of the Commonwealth of Virginia as a free surviviga and independent State, and that farther procedure thereon ought not to be bad.
Soundly. That the Sherif of the city of Philadelphia, and all other ciril officers of this State, concerned in the arrest or detec- Lim of mind guide do immediately deliver the same to such persons a way to appointed in behalf of said State by the Honorable Delegato thered in l'ungrows assembled, and forbear farther no hotative or disturbaone of the said State or its legal agents in the
AND WHEREAS The mail Sims Nathan, the plaintiff in mid mit baring hva brought before this Board, examined touching his watar sal haring declared that he had taken out the said process ser var a matter supported If right. and being ign vaat of the prive how of the state in this respect: The Sheriff and Prochomo- MIT surering ite sowe and she driegases of Virgins having sig chi chor đường thu as this is the first instance of rock aggree- was there arein mar he salve of say of the parties.
Fautw. Ihas she said phintil, Say Nathan, be discharged
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In Council.
PHILADELPHIA, Saturday, July 14th, 1781.
PRESENT :
His Excellency the President.
Hon'ble the Vice President.
Mr Lacey, Mr. Gardner, and
Mr. Cunningham.
An order was drawn on the Treasurer in favour of Major James Parr, for the sum of six hundred pounds specie, payable out of the subscription raised pursuant to a vote of the twenty-second day of June last, for the purpose of raising three hundred Riflemen for the service of the United States, for which he is to account.
WHEREAS, It appears by a certificate, signed by William Pollard of this city, that there is due from him to William Price, formerly of this city, merchant, an attainted traitor, the sum of three hun- dred and sixty-seven pounds eleven shillings and four pence, Penn- sylvania currency, and the same becoming the property of the State, ought to be paid to the Agents for Forfeited Estates in the city of Philadelphia ; wherefore,
Ordered, That if the said sum be not accordingly paid on or before the first day of August next, the Attorney General be re- quired to sue for the same without further delay.
A letter was read from David Brearly, dated Trenton, June 28th, 1781, and directed to the How'ble Thomas Mckean, Esquire, Chief Justice of Pennsylvania, informing that a certain Joseph Shackleton alias Smith, who is charged with having committed a robbery in Philadelphia ; and thereupon,
Ordered, That the said letter be sent to the Honourable George Bryan, Esq'r; that he be requested to inquire into the said case, and, if he shall think it proper, to send for the said Shackleton, at the expence of the county of Philadelphia.
On consideration,
Resolved, 'That the Commissioners for selling the city lots do suspend the sale of such lots as are now within the inclosures of St. Peter's church, and also of the Presbyterian meeting house in Pine street, until farther orders.
. A letter from divers inhabitants of the town of York, in the county of York, in this State, of the seventh instant, was read, in- forming that the office of Clerk of the Market in the said town is now vacant, and recommending Mr. John Ehrman as a proper per- son to be appointed to said office ; thereupon,
Resolved, That Mr. John Ehrman be appointed and commis- rioned to be Clerk of the Market in the town of York aforesaid.
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The following proclamation being read and considered, the same was agreed to and ordered to be published, vist :
By his Excellency JOSEPH REED, Esquire, President, and the Supreme Executive Council of the Commonwealth of Penn- sylvania:
A PROCLAMATION.
WHEREAS, Divers ill-disposed persons have manufactured or im- portod into this State quantities of base metal, in the similitude of British half pence, but much inferior in value and weight to goDuine British half-pence, to the great depreciation of that coin, the injury of the community in general, and the poor in particu- lar, such practices having a natural tendency to raise the neces- sarge of life and introduce new confusion in the currency of the country: We have, therefore, thought proper to prohibit, and do horeby strictly enjoin all officers employed in the ro- osipt of taxes or other publick dues, not to receive such base coin in any payments whatsoever; and do earnestly recommend to all the faithfull inhabitants of this State to refuse it in payment, and by all other lawful ways and means discourage the currency thereof .; and we do in a special manner direct and enjoin all Ma- gintrator, Shorts, Constables and other civil officers within this State, to make due inquiry after offenders in the premises, that they may be brought to speedy and condigo punishment.
Given by order of the Council, under the hand of his Excellency JOSEPH REED, Esquire, President, and the less seal of the State, at Philadelphia, this fourteenth day of July, in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty-one.
JOSEPH REED, President.
Atlon-T's MATLACK, Soer's. GOD SAVE THE PEOPLE.
A memerial from Nicholas Miller, of the borough of Lancaster, was read, and the camo was dismissed.
A petition from Lease Green, Jun's, now confined in the good, praying to be discharged from confinement without entering on board the Trumbull frigate, was read, and rejected.
In Council
PHILADELPHIA, Monday, July 16ch, 1781. PRESENT : Fhis Excellency the President. Boa"bie the Vice President. Mr. Gardner, and No L'annoil
Mr. Camingtem.
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SUPREME EXECUTIVE COUNCIL.
In Council.
PHILADELPHIA, Tuesday, July 17th, 1781. PRESENT :
His Excellency the President.
Hon'ble the Vice President.
Mr. Gardner, Mr. Cunningham, and
Mr. Lacoy.
The Board taking into consideration the resolve of the Hon'ble Congress of the United States, passed the twelfth instant, setting forth that " Whereas, It has been represented to the United States, "in Congress assembled, that there are many French seamen, sub- "jects of his most Christian Majesty, in the United States, em- " ployed on board armed and other vessels in the service of the " mid States or the citizens thereof : And whereas, It has also been "represented that the said seamen are necessary for compleatly " manning the squadron under the Count De Barras; all officers, " therefore, commanding armed or other vessels, under commis- " rioas from the United States, in Congress assembled, are hereby "ordered and directed immediately to deliver to the said Count De "Barras, or to any person or persons by him appointed to receive "the same, all French seamen, subjects of his said Majesty, who "are or may be entered on board their vessels respectively ; and if "any officer commissioned as aforesaid, shall neglect or refuse com- "plying with this order, he shall forfeit his commission, and be " subject to such other punishment as to right shall appertain ; and "it is earnestly recommended to the Legislatures and Executives "of the several States to give effectual aid and support for the exe- "cuting this order, and also for delivering to the Count De Barras "all French seamen, as aforesaid, that may be otherwise employed "within their respective jurisdictions ;" whereupon,
Resolved, That all Merchants, Captains of vessels, and other citizens or inhabitants of this State, be strictly enjoined to pay due obedience to the above resolve, and all Magistrates, Sheriffs, and Constables, and other civil officers, be directed to aid and as- tist such persons as may be legally appointed by the Commander of the Fleet of his most Christian Majesty, in apprehending and secu- ring such French mariners, as they will answer the contrary at their peril.
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