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OCNCALUGY 974.8 P384, 1779-1781
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Colonial Records of Ia. MINUTES
OF THE
SUPREME EXECUTIVE COUNCIL
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PENNSYLVANIA,
FROM ITS ORGANIZATION TO THE TERMINATION OF THE REVOLUTION.
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PUBLISHED BY THE STATE.
VOL. XII.
CONTAINING THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE SUPREME EXECUTIVE COUNCIL FROM MAY 21ST, 1779, TO JULY 12TH, 1781, BOTH DAYS INCLUSIVE.
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HARRISBURG : PRINTED BY THEO. FENN & CO. 1853.
CONTENTS.
A. 1209436
ACT for the better support of public credit, 772.
Act of Assembly to renew certificates of depreciated money, 705. Address of the Council to the General Assembly, 95. of thanks to Gen. Anthony Wayne, 12.
Abuses and frauds in transporting public stores.
Abjuration oath, cases in which not necessary to be retaken, 341.
Agents of confiscated real estate and other property, to make report, 634.
Agreement between De Cornay, a French officer, and David Rit- tenhouse, &c., 369.
Allen, Andrew, his property confiscated, 344, 345, 614.
Army, soldiers of, their widows and children to be provided for by the State, 84.
Arnold, General, his conduct in Philadelphia very reprehensible, 225, 226.
Arthur, Peter, his estate confiscated and sold, 320, 421.
Assistant commissionors to make report, 411.
Attainted persons, their property confiscated and sold, Samuel Shoemaker, 185, 430, 613, 737. John Young, 157. Joseph Galloway, 268, 284, 300, 331, 352, 441. Michael Whitman, 277. Christopher Saur, Sen., 281, 299, 326, 348, 444. Enoch Story, 283. James Rankin, 219, 560. George Ensor, 317. Peter Arthur, 320, 421. Alexander Bartram, 323, 441. John Roberts, 324. Peter Campbell, 325. Richard Swanwick, 380, 381. Andrew Allen, 344, 345, 614. Jonathan Jones, 350. Edward Jones, 381. Gideon Vernon, 421. Christopher Saur, Jr., 445. Joseph Comley, 447. John Parrock, 457. George Harding, 458. David Dawson, 463. Joshua Thomas, 481. William Thomas, 481. George Reine, 552. George Knapper, 553. John Potts, 577. Joel Evans, 617. Joseph Grieswold, 619. John Loughborough, 619. Jonathan Wright, 620, 672. John Butcher, 621. John Burke, 673. Holton Jones, 639.
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Oswald Eves, 668. Henry Welfing, 669. William Rankin, 710. William Rhodden, 731. Peter Perlie, 733. Andrew Elliott, 746. John Fox, 775.
Allen, Isaac, his property confiscated and sold, 710, 781.
B.
BARON STEUBEN'S Treatise on Military Discipline, 72.
Barracks in Philadelphia, irregularities at, and destruction of buildings at, 204, 208, 209.
Berks county, some of its inhabitants oppose the collecting of pub- lic taxes, convicted and fined, 601, 608.
Bedford county, militia marched into it for defence against the enemy and his allies, 658.
Billetting the soldiery in public houses in Philadelphia, 217.
Bartram, Alexander, his estate forfeited and sold, 323, 441.
Boundary line in dispute between Pennsylvania and the State of Virginia, proceedings in the case, 16, 211, 213, 214, 234, 263, 283, 291, 444, 704.
Billingsport, in N. J., garrison at, 41, 706.
Bounty liberally offered to encourage freemen to inlist in the ser- vice, 129.
greatly increased, as additional inducement to inlist, 156. Burke, John, his estate confiscated and sold, 673.
Bush, Solomon, Maj., distinguished for his public services, 140. Butcher, John, his property forfeited, 673.
Board of War, letters from, 198, 210, 215, 262, 314, 433, 435, 707, 735.
Book containing the record of the Receiver General's office, 755, 756, 757.
C.
CAPTIVES at Niagara and its vicinity, relative thereto, 6. Chevalier De La Luzerne receives public audience, 173. Campbell, Peter, his real estate forfeited and sold, 325. Clothing for the officers of the army provided, 45, 416. Circular from the President of Congress, advising the raising of a large enforcement, the crisis demanding the same, 75. Clothing furnished for the troops, 87, 92, 94, 95, 127. Comley, Joseph, his property confiscated, 447.
Continental bills, relative to, 470, 472-value of very much depre- ciated, 612, 716.
CONTENTS.
Credit. public, plan for restoring of, 65, 67.
Count D'Esting's arrival, 114-honorable mention made of him, 167.
Commencement of the College at Philadelphia deferred, 43.
Commissioners of Purchases for and in several counties appointed, 302, 303.
· Confederation in Berks county to oppose the collecting of the pub- lic taxes, 601, 608.
Confiscated estates sold, 81, 82, 157, 185, 189, 266, 268, 277, 281, 283, 284, 299, 300, 303, 313, 317, 320, 323, 325, 326, 327, 331, 340, 343, 344, 345, 346, 348, 350, 352, 380, 381, 413, 421, 430, 441, 445, 447, 449, 457, 458, 463, 468, 481, 552, 553, 560, 576, 577, 612, 614, 617, 618, 620, 624, 672, 673, 686, 639, 661, 668, 669, 707, 710.
Chevalier de la Touche, &c., to collect French sailors, &c., 727.
Continental service in the army, &c., to be paid for at certain rates, 83.
Counterfeiting of National and State currency made alarming pro- gress, 168, 195, 199.
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DAYS of general fasting, prayer, and humiliation set apart, 184, 282, 516, 698.
Delaware, wrecks in searched for, 1, 33, 34.
Deeds examined and executed to convey certain real estate in Philadelphia, 195, 196, 201, 202, 222. 238, 247, 284, 441, 553, 612, 615, 686.
Dawson, David, his real estate confiscated, 463.
Deposite, places of, for supplies furnished the army in this State, 321, 779.
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Destitution of the army very great, 403.
Delaware Council of Indians declare war against the Seneca In- dians, 586.
Depreciation Commissioners directed to pay and renew certificates, 705 ; relative to, 724.
Disaffected persons towards the government, 258, 273, 307, 339, 384, 401, 421, 463, 560, 614, 672.
Duche, Mrs. T. S., permission to return from New York city, 17, 18, 36, 309.
Depredations committed by the savages, 753.
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E.
ELECTION of officers for the army, &c., 9, 10. .
of State and county officers, 131, 134, 136, 137, 145, 147, 181, 506, 508, 513, 519, 539, 544, 547.
Ensor, George, a disaffected person, his property confiscated, 317. Evans, Joel, the same 617-Eves, Oswold, ibid, 668.
Embargo measures taken, relative thereto, 70-continuance of on provisions recommended, 82, 125, 126, 387, 433, 452.
Elder, Colonel, tendered his resignation, but is not accepted, 91. Evacuation of New Jersey by the enemy, 404.
Extract of a letter from General Sullivan, 107.
Exchange, rate of between specie and Continental money to be published monthly.
Elliott, Andrew, attainted traitor, his property confiscated, 746.
F.
FORFEITED ESTATES, in some instances difficulties to discover, 23, 67,82, 103.
sales of confirmed, 69, 70, 76, 81, 88, 247, 249, 256, 260, 266, 268, 277, 283, 284, 299, 300, 317, 320, 325, 326, 327, 331, 340, 342, 343, 344, 345, 346, 348, 350, 352, 374, 415, 421, 430, 441, 445, 447, 449, 457, 458, 463, 168, 481, 552, 553, 560, 576, 577, 612, 614, 617, 618, 620, 621, 673, 686, 661, 668, 669, 672, 707, 710.
Fasting, prayer, and humiliation, days of appointed, 184, 282, 516, 698.
Federal army, certain number of men to be raised in Pennsylvania, 691.
Fines, collection of resisted, but to be enforced by the officers, 388, Flour, great scarcity of, 112, 117, 125.
exorbitant price paid for, 142, 267.
to be distributed at several places designated, 380, 398.
French Fleet provided with a supply of, 117.
Frontiers, touching incursions into by the enemy and Indians, 81, 285, 289, 358, 365.
Forage furnished for certain Continental horses, 314.
Foreign loan of increased, 422.
Funds for the immediate payment of interest raised, 415.
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Fort Freeland compelled to surrender, 62. Fox, John, an attainted traitor, his property confiscated, 775.
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GALLEYMEN, disabled, praying for relief, 2.
German battalion, return of, 14.
Galloway, Joseph, his estate confiscated and sold, 268, 284, 300, 331, 352, 441, 751.
Germantown, some of the citizens refuse to pay public taxes, 53, 54.
Grieswold, Joseph, his property forfeited and sold, 617.
Græme Park estate, sale of deferred, 365.
Greene, Isaac, attainted of high treason, pardoned, 778.
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HARRIS, DAVID, Prothonotary of Northumberland county, to reside in the county, 42-a letter from him signifying his intention to do so, 75.
Harding, George, his estate confiscated and sold, 458.
High treason, persons guilty of, 27, 28.
Henderson, John, his estate forfeited and sold, 619.
Hopkinson, Francis, makes request to postpone the sale of confis- cated estates, 81.
Hessian deserters to the French army, 433.
Highways, public, relative thereto, 154.
Huntingdon, Samuel, Hon., letter from, 60, 200, 227, 230, 286, 520, 562, 713, 736, 742.
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IRREGULARITIES at the barracks in Philadelphia, and destruction of buildings, 204, 209.
Ill-disposed persons, proclamation issued against, 319.
Invoices of sundry articles purchased for the State, 407, 418.
J.
JUSTICES OF THE PEACE, elections of, 8, 15, 19, 91, 198, 336, 353, 378, 667.
Jones, Jonathan and Edward, their property confiscated, 350, 381. Holton, his estate forfeited and sold, 639.
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K.
KNAPPER, GEORGE, his real estate confiscated and sold, 553.
L.
LOAN OFFICE CERTIFICATES, conference relative thereto held, 560. Library of the State, books of requested to be returned, 699. Lebanon, stores at to be removed, 16.
Loughborough, John, his property confiscated and sold, 619.
Letters from New York, or other places, to be opened by some members of the Board of War, 377.
from the President of Congress, &c., 3, 25, 60, 63, 66, 80, 84, 92, 108, 197, 378, 412, 427, 569, 597, 615, 733, 740, 743, 750, 759.
from General Washington, 8, 43, 91, 123, 129, 204, 210, 227, 262, 313, 321, 352, 370, 394, 403, 404, 474, 476, 517, 545, 574, 591, 742, 759, 761.
from the Hon. Samuel Huntingdon, of Congress, 60, 200, 227, 230, 286, 520, 562, 713, 736, 742.
from Col. Broadhead at Pittsburg, 25, 81, 173, 215, 286, 397, 435, 586.
from the Board of War, 198, 210, 215, 262, 314, 433, 438, 707, 735.
from Thomas Jefferson, 224, 444.
from General Armstrong, of Carlisle, 322.
from John Carson, at Carlisle, 8.
from Patrick Henry, Governor of Virginia, 16.
from Major General St. Clair, 36, 139, 210.
from James Lovell, Delegate for Massachusetts Bay, 51.
from Col. Hubley, 53, 84.
from Wilkins, Clothier General, 87.
from Col. W. Williams, 88.
from Governor Livingston, of New York, 89, 386.
from Colonel Caruthers, of Cumberland county, 100.
from Colonel Stewart, 116.
from General Hand, 138, 427.
from Robert Troop, Secretary of the Treasury Board, 193.
from the Governor of Connecticut, 287 ..
from George Stevenson, of Carlisle, 296.
from Governor Caswell, of North Carolina, 314.
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Letters from Jacob Arndt and Peter Kachlien, 317.
from Josiah Hewes, touching certain books, 318. from Richard Humpton, 320. from John Vankemp, of Northampton county, 326. from the Committee of Congress, 380.
from General Knox, 398.
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from the Honorable Council of Massachusetts Bay, 400. from De Cornay, 424.
from Colonel Butler, 428.
from the Governor of Maryland, 433.
from Governor Greene, of Rhode Island, 444.
from Thomas Hewitt, 490.
from General Potter, 490.
from General Anthony Wayne, 593.
from James Smith, 723. from the Hon. Robert Morris, 783.
M.
MALPRACTICES of certain officers, 374, 421. Marine prisoners of war, measure relative thereto, 23.
Markets, public abuses practiced at, 41. Magazines in different parts of the State, 411. Manheim, Lancaster county, German Reformed church at asking a brief to collect money, 72.
Marshall of the Court of Admiralty violently opposed, 155. Messages from the President of the Supreme Executive Council to the representatives of Pennsylvania, 167, 738, 745, 748, 753, 763. Council to General Assembly, 233, 264, 366, 474, 528, 545, 564, 567, 575, 624, 675, 676, 641, 644, 765.
Militia officers chosen, returns of made, 2. Militia in Northumberland county destitute of provisions, 100. Militia to be called out, a large bounty offered, 129, 768. fines, collection of resisted, 407.
McCallister, John, his malpractices, 27, 41, 198. Money, new proof-sheets of, &c., 72. raised by Pennsylvania for the use of the United States, 232, 235, 238, 239, 359, 363, 375, 381, 382, 395, 396, 462.
CONTENTS.
Melsheimer, Rev'd, Chaplain of the American army, taken pris- oner, 262.
N.
NORTHAMPTON county invaded by Indians, 57, 62, 64, 248, 312, 326, 358, 677.
Northumberland county, fears entertained that the Indians would invade and massacre the inhabitants, 138, 229, 248, 350, 366. New Jersey evacuated by the enemy, 404.
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OFFICERS of different ranks promoted in the Pennsylvania regiment, 89. who violated their parole, 91.
of the fourth regiment of Light Dragoons of Pennsylva- nia, 332.
Order drawn in favor of De Cornay, a French officer, 69.
Oster, Vice Consul of France, 370.
Overholtzer, John, an attainted traitor, &c., 772.
P.
PASSES granted to a number of persons during the time of war to leave the State, 11, 21, 23, 34, 29, 36, 44, 50, 61, 68, 69, 79, . 81, 101, 120, 177, 257, 258, 300, 337, 346, 357, 365, 413, 494, 503, 509, 573, 577, 694, 696.
Papers respecting prisoners at Reading, Pennsylvania, 12.
Pennsylvania and Virginia State boundary line, 16, 211, 213, 214, 289, 290, 444, 704.
Prisoners of war, measures relative to, 103.
Provender for the army purchased, 309.
Parrock, John, his estate confiscated and sold, 457, 752, 755, 782. Perlie, Peter, attainted, his property confiscated and sold, 733.
Public credit, plan for restoring, 65, 67.
Penn's Valley, a petition from the inhabitants praying to be pro- tected, 104.
Petitions, sundry ones from private individuals, 24.
Public highways, relative thereto, 154.
Proclamations by his Excellency Joseph Reed, 27, 122, 171, 183, 212, 282, 294, 319, 349, 383, 537, 589, 665, 697, 724. by George Bryan, Vice President, 126. by William Moore, 496.
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Philadelphia College, touching, 59.
Provisions for the army, relative thereto, 203-great want of, 351, 476-immediate supply required, 372.
Piper, Colonel, of Bedford county, makes return of officers, 70. Potts, John, his real estate forfeited and sold, 577.
QUARTER MASTER of Cocalico, of Lancaster county, complained of, 100.
Quaker meeting at Warrington, to persuade Rankin to manumit a slave, 113.
R.
RANGERS, a company of organized, 73.
a company of for Westmoreland county, Pa., 367, 373. Rankin, James, attainted, his property confiscated and sold, 219, 560.
William, attainted, his property confiscated and sold, 710, 711.
John, his petition touching confiscated property, 82, 174, 219-his case touching a negro slave, 113.
Riot in Walnut street, Philadelphia, 121-proclamation issued rela- tive thereto, 122, 128-particulars, 137, 138, 139, 141, 144, 145, 152.
Roberts, John, his property confiscated and disposed of, 324.
Reichel, F. J., a missionary of the United Brethren, 782.
Resolutions, sundry important ones, 4, 5, 7, 26, 58, 60, 95, 103, 115, 329, 500, 517.
Recruits to be raised in the several counties, 774.
Reading, Berks county, Pa., prisoners at, 12.
Reward, liberal one offered for the apprehension of tories, 328. Reine, George, his real estate confiscated and sold, 552.
Reed, Joseph, his Excellency's proclamations, (see proclamations. ) Rhodden, William, attainted traitor, his property confiscated, 731. Requisition for a corps of militia for the service of the United States, 768.
S.
SWANWICK, RICHARD, his real estate confiscated and sold, 340, 381. Spies convicted and executed, 412.
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Saur, Christopher, Sen., his real estate confiscated and sold, 281, 299, 326, 348, 449, 709.
Swaine, Francis, State Clothier, 61, 261, 266.
Sunbury, militia for defence stationed at, 74.
Saur, Christopher, Jr., his property confiscated, 445.
Salt, scarcity of great, 87, 90, 143-made by the authority of the State, 144-exchanged for flour, 117, 119, 136-resolutions rela- tive thereto, 151, 153-difficulties to enforce regulations, 152- order to purchase large quantities, 153.
Shoemaker, Samuel, his property confiscated, 185, 430, 613, 737. Salt works in New Jersey belonging to the State of Pennsylvania, 160. ordered to be sold publickly, 160.
Supplies to be furnished to the State, 321, 361, 365-an extraordi- nary supply required, 377, 403, 408, 432, 700, 710, 722-reso- lutions relative thereto, 770, 772.
Suspicious characters inimical to government, 8, 27, 28, 37, 49, 64, 71, 199, 206, 237, 243, 301, 307, 501, 504, 665.
Story, Enoch, his real estate forfeited and sold, 283.
T.
TAX, difficulty in collecting, 193, 244, 325, 399, 609-opposed by some of the people of Berks county, 601, 608.
Thomas, Joshua and William, their several estates confiscated, 468, 481, 734.
Tories, scores of them, 27, 28, 37, 48, 49, 64, 199, 206, 237, 307, 328, 480, 669, 672, 673-invade Northumberland county, 62,
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Treason high, persons convicted of, 309-persons accused of, but pardoned, 419.
Treasury public, condition of, 39.
Traitors and pirates, 71, 430, 481, 496, 509, 552, 553, 613, 617, 618, 620, 621.
Thanksgiving days appointed, 184, 282, 516, 698.
Teter, Michael, a disabled soldier, 78.
Troops billeted in public houses in Philadelphia, 217.
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VIRGINIA AND PENNSYLVANIA, boundary line, 16, 211,213, 214, 263, 289, 291, 444, 704.
Valley Forge hospital at, 67 ..
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Vernon, Gideon, his real estate confiscated and sold, 421. Vendues held in open violation of the law of the State, 151- measures adopted to inforce the law, 151.
Vacancies in the Pennsylvania division of officers, and those enti- tled to fill them, 355, 356. 1
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WAGON SERVICE, respecting, 19, 21, 22, 131, 132, 143, 380, 394, 398, 432, 433, 697, 700.
Whitman, Michael, his estate forfeited and sold, 277.
Wives and children of persons who joined the enemy commanded to depart the State in ten days, 377-some women arrested, 425. Wright, Jonathan, his property confiscated and sold, 620, 672. Westmoreland county, distressed condition of its inhabitants, 75, 246, 248. Ranging company in it appointed, 367.
Welfling, Henry, his property confiscated and disposed of, 669.
Wheat in the mills about Lancaster wanted for the use of the State, 84-exorbitant price of, 142.
Woelper, John D., Captain of German Battalion, 51.
Wyoming, provisions to be sent to, 92.
Wayne, Anthony General, address of thanks to, 124, 135-a de- tachment under his command, 739.
Wood, great scarcity of in Philadelphia, 207.
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YOUNG, JOHN hisreal, estate confiscated and disposed of, 157.
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SUPREME EXECUTIVE COUNCIL.
The Council met.
· PHILAD'A, Friday, May 21, 1779. PRESENT :
His Excell'y JOSEPH REED, Esq'r, President.
Hon'ble GEORGE BRYAN, Esq'r, Vice President.
Joseph Hart, , Jacob Arndt, & 5 John Macky, Jas. Read,
Matt'w Smith, Esq'rs.
On application,
Ordered, That the Sloop Betsy, Capt. Nathaniel Prudden, late from Bermuda, be permitted to take on board, for her Stores, four barrels of Bread, four bbls of Flour, barrels of Beef, four barrels of pork & Six Kegs of Biscuit.
Pass to Boston given to Ezra Cole & Dav'd Kean, Seamen.
A proposal from James Hopkins respecting the searching the Wrecks in Delaware, being read and considered ;
Ordered, That Mr. James Hopkins be permitted to search the Wrecks in the River Delaware, & take up whatever may be found there, & that the Gallies in the Service of the State give him as- sistance therein on the following terms, Viz : That one-Third of the proceeds be accounted for to the State, One-Third for the bene- fit of the Officers & Men of the Gallies, & the remainder for the use of Mr. Hopkins, And that an Order do issue for £128, speci- fying the application thereof, to be for providing a number of Ar- ticles necessary for the said attempt, to be repaid out of the first Articles which shall be found ; & an Order was drawn on the Trea- surer in favor of the said James Hopkins for the Sum of One Hun- dred & Twenty-Eight Pounds.
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Ordered, That the Sloop Experiment, Stafford Dickinson Master, be permitted to take on board, for her Stores, four barrels of Bread or Flour, four barrels of Pork, four barrels of Beef, & six Kegs of Biscuit.
Petition of Peter Clark, a disabled Galley-man, praying to be allowed Rations instead of Money, was read & referred to Dr. Hutchinson, to enquire into the state of the Petitioner & report to this Board what condition he is in, & whether the petitioner's dis- orders have not proceeded from intemperance rather than any natu- ral cause.
Application having been made yesterday by Charles Petit, Esq'r, Assistant Q'r M'r General, for One hundred Waggons, for the transportation of Stores from the city to Susquehanna, for the in- tended expedition against the Indians, & relief of the Frontiers;
Resolved, That a Warrant do issue to the Waggon Master of Philadelphia County for Sixty Waggons, & the like Warrant to the Waggon Master of Chester County for Forty Waggons.
A Letter from Charles Petit, Esq'r, Assistant Q'r M'r General, requesting a like warrant to issue to the Waggon Masters of North- ampton & Berks to supply such numbers of Waggons as Gen'l Sul- livan or Col. Hooper, D. Q. M. G., may require, or a limited num- ber not expressed.
Ordered, That the consideration thereof be postponed 'til the Afternoon, & that Mr. Petit be desired to meet the Council at 5 o'clock this Afternoon.
A Return of Militia Oficers, chosen in the County of Chester, Viz : 5th Company of 2nd Battalion, Capt., John Bryan ; first Lieu., Robert Thompson ; Second Lieu., John Power; Ensign, John Douglass. Elected April 26, 1779.
Ordered, That Commissions be accordingly issued.
A representation from John Knox, in behalf of the Companies sweeping the Rivers, that they had five Nine Pound Cannon & an Anchor of Scwt. or 9cwt., & requesting to know if the Council chuse to purchase them.
Ordered, That the said Company be informed that the Council have not any present occasion to purchase them, & that they are at liberty to sell them, accounting to the State for its proportion.
A Letter from Rob't Morris, Esq'r, requesting a recommenda- tion for Rach'l Edwards to pass into New York not to return :
Ordered, That the said Rachel Edwards have a recommendation accordingly, she giving security not to return without special per- mission from this Council. And also to Mary Lucas on like con. dition And also to Mary Compton on like condition
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SUPREME EXECUTIVE COUNCIL.
The Council met.
PHILAD'A, Saturday, May 22d, 1779. PRESENT :
His Excell'y JOSEPH REED, Esq'r, President.
Hon'ble GEORGE BRYAN, Esq'r, Vice President
James Read, Matthew Smith, &
Jacob Arndt, Esq'rs.
A Letter from the President of Congress, of the 19th, inclosing a resolve of Congress respecting Bermuda, of the 18th instant.
The Petition of Thomas Crouch, now confined in the Goal of Reading, & under sentence of Death, praying pardon or reprieve, was read and rejected.
John Creigh, Esq'r, one of the Justices for the County of Cum- berland, attended & resigned his authority as a Justice of the Peace of the said County, & the resignation was thereupon accepted.
Ordered, That Capt. Joseph Stiles, Commissary of Military Stores, do deliver to the Hon'ble Matthew Smith, or order, Five hundred Weight of Gunpowder, & One Thousand five hundred Weight of Lead, to be deposited in the hands of Col. Elder, Sub- Lieu of the County of Lancaster, for the use of the Militia.
The Council met.
PHILAD'A, Monday, May 24, 1779.
PRESENT :
His Excell'y JOSEPH REED, Esq'r, President.
Hon'ble GEORGE BRYAN, Esq'r, Vice President.
Matthew Smith, James Read, &
John Macky, Jacob Arndt, } Esq'rs.
A Letter from the President of Congress, dated 22d instant, in- closing a resolution of Congress for calling in Forty-five Millions of Dollars, was read and ordered to be filed.
Maj. Gen'l St. Clair having recommended Rob't Hamilton & Abraham Kinney, Gentlemen, as proper persons to be Ensigns in the Third Reg't,
Resolved, That they be recommended to the Board of War to be Commissioned accordingly. Mr. Hamilton's Commission to bear prior date one day.
Mr. Parr, in behalf of himself & partner, having requested per- mission to sell at vendue a quantity of Claret,
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Resolved, That the same cannot be granted, Vendues being ex- pressly prohibited by Law, except in particular cases.
A Letter from Col. Carothers, Lieu. of Cumberland County, in- closing his Commission as Lieutenant, & requesting to resign the same.
Resolved, That the President acquaint Mr. Carothers that his resignation at this time will be inconvenient, & that as there is no Member of this Board for Cumberland, he be requested to continue in the Office until the Council consider farther, & have an oppor- tunity to enquire for a suitable person to succeed him. -
A Letter of the same nature from James Gregory, Esq'r, Sub- Lieutenant, was also read to the same purpose.
Resolved, That the same Answer be given.
Mr. Sprogell, Muster Master of the State, made a return of the Seamen & Marines belonging to the Ship Gen'l Green, the former amounting to 83 Men, including Officers, & the latter to 29-Total, 112.
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