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GENEALOGY COLLECTION
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GEN
ALLEN COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY 3 1833 01810 4239
Colonial Records of Pa. MINUTES
OF THE
SUPREME EXECUTIVE COUNCIL 1
OF
PENNSYLVANIA,
FROM ITS ORGANIZATION TO THE TERMINATION OF THE REVOLUTION.
PUBLISHED BY THE STATE.
VOL. XVI.
CONTAINING THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE SUPREME EXECUTIVE COUNCIL FROM FEBRUARY 7TH, 1789, TO DECEMBER 20TH, 1790, BOTH DAYS INCLUSIVE.
HARRISBURG :
PRINTED BY THEO. FENN & CO.
1853.
CONTENTS.
1209440
A.
ACT to open a road from the Susquehanna river, from Nescopeck Falls, &c., 20.
touching electing Justices of the Peace, 31.
to establish a Department of War, 133, 139.
to lay duty on goods, and regulate the collection of duties, 139, 430.
to provide for the government of the N. W. of the Ohio river, 139.
for establishing salaries of Executive officers, 167.
for the safe keeping of the acts and records, &c., of the Uni- ted States, 167.
to establish the Judicial Courts of the United States, 187.
to explain and amend an act for registering and clearing ves- sels, &c., 187.
to recognize and adopt the Constitution of the United States, the establishment of troops, &c., 787.
providing to pay invalid pensioners, 206.
to allow Baron Glaubeck the pay of a Captain in the army of the United States, 187.
to establish temporary post-offices, 187.
touching pay of the Judges of the Supreme Court, &c., 187.
to allow compensation to the President and Vice President of the United States, 189.
to regulate process in the Courts of the United States, 206.
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Act to alter the time for meeting of Congress, 206.
for giving effect to the several acts therein mentioned, in re- spect to the State of Rhode Island, 384.
providing for the enumeration of the inhabitants of the Uni- ted States, 430.
to establish a uniform rule of naturalization, 430.
to accept a session of the claims of North Carolina to a certain district of Western territory, 430.
to promote the useful arts, 430.
to encourage learning by securing copy-rights, 430.
to prescribe the manner in which public records, &c., in each State, shall be authenticated, 430.
providing the means of intercourse between the United States and Foreign Nations, 431.
to establish the temporary and permanent Seat of Govern- ment of the United States, 431.
to sell the Barracks in Lancaster, 325.
for establishing a Light-house, 418.
to regulate trade and treaties with the Indians, and for hold- ing treaties, 415.
regulating of seamen, 415.
to enable officers and soldiers of the Virginia line to obtain titles for lands between Miame and Sciote rivers, 433.
to alter the time to hold Circuit Courts, 433.
to regulate the Military establishment, 424. Arms, public ones repaired, 14.
Address presented to His Excellency the President of the United States, 25, 57. from George Washington, 59.
Abolition of slavery in Pennsylvania, 33, 210.
Attainted traitors, land sold, 26, 540.
resolution in Council relative to a general par- don of, 528.
Auctioneer for Philadelphia elected, 36.
additional ones appointed, 313. Annuities of widows & children of soldiers, touching, 140.
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Allen Andrew, an attainted traitor, 146. Allegheny county divided into townships, 150. Armstrong William, attainted of high treason, 298. Accounts of pensioners, 332, 337.
B.
BARRACKS in Lancaster, sold, 325, 351. Bartram Alexander, an attainted traitor, 283. Bedford town, road from to Pittsburg, 51, 466. Board of Property, Mr. Breading appointed a member, 509. Bounty lands of soldiers in Ohio, 433. Brown James and Wm. Stephens, convicts, pardoned, 547.
C.
Canal, contemplated from Reading to the Susquehanna river, 275, 277.
Captures by the Indians on the Ohio, 458,
Cession of certain claims of North Carolina, 329.
Cherokee Nation Chiefs on their way to N. Y. 135. Comptroller General, instructions given him, 80. Connecticut settlers, touching, 332, 352.
Convention prisoners at Reading, 348.
Cornplanter, grant of land to, 36. and other Indians at Phila., 497.
make a representation to Council, 501 to 506.
Council's replies to Cornplanter and other Indians, 507, 510.
D.
DELAWARE RIVER, viewed by Commissioners with a view to improve the same, 182, 222, 274, 278, 315, 346, 348, 366. Disorderly houses in Philadelphia, 2, 121, 165. Department of War established, 133. Donation lands, 272, 433.
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E.
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ERIE LAKE, lands on, 37, 375.
Escort to the President of United States, 24.
Elections of Justices of the Peace, complaint of in Bucks county, 129.
Escheator General's report, 179.
Excise, touching in Westmoreland county, 300.
Elections, General .- See General Elections.
F.
FORT FREELAND, in Northumberland county, 130.
Fort Bird, in Western Pennsylvania, 223, 280.
Franklin John, a State prisoner, 421.
Frankstown, road from to Loyalhanning creek, 256, 437.
Franklin Benjamin, his portrait presented by his executors, &c., 361.
Fines remitted that had been imposed, 461, 518, 520, 522, 528, 538, 540, 542, 544, 547.
G.
GASKILL, C. G, her claims to certain lots in Philadelphia, 153.
General elections, returns of, 193, 194, 195, 198, 210, 211, 215, 490, 491, 518, 521, 527, 542.
Germany, sundry papers from, 48, 315.
German passengers, register of, 222.
German Reformed congregation, grant of land to, 5000 acres, 296, 422.
Goods for Indians purchased, 68.
Gunpowder Magazine, &c., 367, 389.
H.
HULING'S ISLAND, in the Allegheny river, 288-
I.
ILLUMINATIONS of windows in Philadelphia, suggested not to be, 25.
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Indian purchases, touching, 34, 68.
Instructions to the Comptroller General, 30.
to Commissioners to view the Susquehanna, Delaware, Juniata, with a view to improve the same, 208- See Delaware, Juniata.
Indian Interpreter, Samuel Porter, 209.
Indians, two friendly ones killed at Pine creek, 422.
Improvement of the Western rivers in Pennsylvania, 337.
J.
JUNIATA RIVER, to improve the same, 178, 260, 274, 315, 319, 346.
Jones Joseph Edward, convicted of murder in Northumberland county, day of execution fixed, 535.
L.
LANCASTER, Barracks in sold, 351.
Laws of the State, person appointed to methodize the same, 138. Letter from Thomas Fitzsimmons, 2.
from his Excellency President of the United States, 119, 123, 127, 128, 131, 141, 146, 154, 175, 188, 306.
from the Commissioners of Lancaster county, 123. from the Prothonotary of Huntingdon county, 123.
from the Comptroller General, 148, 293, 318.
from Peter Marrmie, 187.
from Colonel William Henry, 168.
from the Surveyor General, 171, 219, 254.
from Saint Clair, 177. from Alexander Hamilton, 189, 244.
from the Secretary of War, 200.
from Lewis Farmer, 222.
from Daniel Broadhead, 24, 212, 217, 223, 225, 229, 231, 256, 261, 280, 288, 292, 385, 461.
from Samuel Boyd and others, 209.
from James Pemberton, 210.
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Letter from Josiah Harmar, 258.
from Thomas Ryerson, 297.
from Anthony Butler, 300.
from his Excellency Alexander Martin, of North Carolina, 304.
from Thomas Jefferson, 315, 329, 374, 381, 384, 408, 415, 428, 433.
a German letter of importance, 315.
from Zebulun Butler, 31.
from Sharp Delany, 328.
from Nathaniel Falconer, 352.
from the Chief Councellors and Warriors of the Six Na- tions, 357.
from the Executors of Benjamin Franklin's will, 360.
from George Woods, 361.
from Andrew Elliott, 375.
from Joachin De Canavrel, 381.
from John Nicholson, 383.
from Charles Pettit, Esq., 411.
from Hon. Frederick Augustus Muhlenberg, 423.
from William Lewis, Esq., 456.
from Hon. Henry Knox, 457.
from Peter Thompson, 457.
from Peter Zachary Lloyd, Esq., 458.
from persons captured on the Ohio, 458.
from George Campbell, 462.
from Richard Peters, Esq., 462.
from Col. William Wilson, 464, 483. from James Ross, Esq., 464.
from John Donaldson, Esq., 493.
from Jasper Ewing and Charles Smith, Esq'rs , 494. from John Simpson, Esq., 495.
from Cornplanter, an Indian Chief, 499, 501.
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Letter from David Espy, Esq., 517.
from Abraham Cable, Esq., 533.
to the Commissioners to view the Susquehanna, Delaware and Juniata rivers, 181.
to the Chiefs of the Six Nations, by Thomas Mifflin, 357. from Oliver Phelps, Esq., 439. from the Attorney General, 452.
Le Boeuf, lands at reserved, 47.
Lutheran Congregation in Philadelphia receive warrants for land, 149.
M.
MANUFACTURING FUND, touching, 327. McGillevray and Indian Chiefs, 405, 406.
Messages from Thomas Mifflin, 140, 271, 440. from the Supreme Excutive Council, 206, 436. Mud Island, bank at repaired, 121, 146. Model for making nails deposited, 88.
N.
NAILS, machine for making deposited, 88.
Nicholson John, reasons assigned for his dismissel as Comptroller General, 342, 343, 344.
Notary Public, appointed in Philadelphia, 1.
0.
OFFICERS of the Commonwealth appointed, Treasurer, Register General, &c., 443, 444. C. Febiger, reappointed to the Land office, 448.
P.
PENN JOHN, orders in his favor, &c., 5, 33. Pensioners accounts, &c., 332, 337. Philadelphia, Notary Public in appointed, 1. Purchases made from the Indians, 34. Presque Isle, lands reserved at for the State, 47.
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Proclamation by Thomas Jefferson, 117, 327.
by George Washington, 201.
Pot ashes exported, &c., 140.
Procession, public one in Phil'a, 212.
Peters Richard, Esq., claim to a lot in Philadelphia confirmed, 529. Pettit Charles, Esq., Agent to settle claims of Pennsylvania against the United States, recommended to first Legislature under new Constitution for continuance in said office, 545.
Portio Samuel, Indian Interpreter, 209.
R.
RIOTERS, rewards paid for their apprehension, 11.
Riots in Washington county, 24.
Rangers in Washington county, 37,
Road from the town of Bedford to Pittsburg, 51.
from Cumberland county to Pittsburg, 73.
from Frankstown to Loyalhanning creek, 256.
Resolutions providing for the safe keeping of prisoners, 175.
respecting the arrears of pay due to the troops of the lines of the States of Virginia & North Carolina, 384.
for the publication of treaties made under the authori- ty of the United States, 384.
making allowance for the services of clerks in the army, 431.
to defray the expense of procuring seals for the Su- preme Court, 431.
calling upon State officers for information as to the condition of their several offices, 517.
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Returns of general elections, 193, 210, 490, 494.
Ross Alexander, attainted of high treason, 154.
Reading Convention, prisoners at, 348.
Rank John, an absconded attainted traitor, permitted to return to Pennsylvania, 297.
Regiment of 500, to be raised to go against the Indians, 423. Road report, from Bedford to Pittsburg, 476.
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S.
SEAT OF GOVERNMENT, temporary one established, 408. Schuylkill river to be improved, 315 .- See Delaware river.
Commissioners appointed for the purpose, 179, 315.
Southwark Commissioners report touching certain lanes, alleys, roads, 245, 250, 262, 274, 277.
Surveys of reserved tracts of land at Presque Isle, 161.
money paid John Adlum, for making the same, 169.
Susquehanna river, appropriation to improve the same, 179, 315. Statement of sundries from the accounts of Pennsylvania, 265, 266,267.
T.
THANKSGIVING DAY, by proclamation, 102, 203. Tract of land on Lake Erie, bought from the Indians, 139. Triangular piece of land, touching, 37.
U.
UNIFORMITY in the Military establishment, act touching, 242. V.
VENANGO, a Fort at mentioned, 161. Virginia soldiers, bounty land, 384, 443.
W.
WASHINGTON county, Rangers in, 37. Indians in, did mischief, 306. Washington George, President of United States, his address, 59. Western waters to be improved, 337, 347. Wilson John, an attainted traitor, 115.
Y.
YORK COUNTY, returns of officers, 173. Yeldalls Anthony, attainted traitor, 422.
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MINUTES
OF THE
SUPREME EXECUTIVE COUNCIL.
The Council met.
PHILADELPHIA, Saturday, February the 7th, 1789.
PRESENT :
His Excellency THOMAS MIFFLIN, Esquire, President.
Samuel Miles, Christopher Kucher,
Amos Gregg,
Nathan Dennisen,
Zebulun Potts,
Richard Willing,
James Read,
George Woods,
Esquires.
William Maclay, John Cannon, and
Abraham Smith, Frederick Watt,
Upon the petition of Isaac Franks, of the city of Philadelphia, praying Council to appoint him a Notary and Tabellion Public, and also a recommendation of him as a person well qualified to execute the duties of that office from a number of citizens,
Resolved, That the said Isaac Franks be appointed a Notary and Tabellion Public in and for the said Commonwealth, and he was commissionated accordingly.
Anthony Carothers and Jacob Winck, Esquires, were appointed and commissionated Justices of the Peace, the former for the dis- trict of the township of New Providence, Limerick, and Skippack, in the county of Montgomery, and the latter for the district of the township of Belfast, in the county of Bedford, upon returns made according to law from the said several districts.
Anthony Carothers, Esquire, was appointed and commissionated as Justice of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the county of Montgomery.
On motion to grant commissions to Mason Fitz Alden and Abraham Nesbitt, who were returned by the Lieutenant of Luzerne county, in November, 1787, as officers in the first battalion of mili- tia of that county.
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Ordered, That commissions issue to Mason Fitz Alden as Cap- tain, and Abraham Nesbitt as Lieutenant of foot in the said bat- talion.
The Council met. ATUREM
PHILADELPHIA, Monday, February the 9th, 1789.
PRESENT :
His Excellency THOMAS MIFFLIN, Esquire, President.
Honorable Samuel Miles, Christopher Kucher,
William Maclay,
Richard Willing,
Abraham Smith,
Frederick Watt,
James Read,
Nathan Dennison, and Esq'rs.
John Cannon,
Amos Gregg,
George Woods,
An order was drawn upon the Treasurer in favor of John Nich- olson, Esquire, for the sum of two hundred pounds, being one quarter's salary due to him as Comptroller General, ending the thirteenth of January last.
A letter from Thomas Fitzsimmons, Esquire, member of the General Assembly, requesting the appointment of a Committee of Council, to confer with the Committee of Ways and Means, re- specting the provision necessary to be made for the payment of pensioners, &ca., was read ; and thereupon,
Resolved, That Mr. Miles, Mr. Smith, Mr. Willing, Mr. Watt, and Mr. Maclay, be a Committee to confer with the said Com- mittee of Ways and Means.
The Council met.
PHILADELPHIA, Tuesday, February 10th, 1789. PRESENT :
His Excellency THOMAS MIFFLIN, Esquire, President.
Samuel Miles, Christopher Kucher,
William Maclay, Richard Willing,
James Read,
Frederick Watt,
Esquires.
John Cannon,
Nathan Dennison, and
George Woods, Amos Gregg,
Upon the petition of Eleanor Glass, convicted of keeping a dis- orderly house in this city, and now confined in the workhouse, praying remission of the punishment at hard labour, to which she was sentenced for the said offence,
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Resolved, That her punishment at hard labour in the work- house be remitted. The further hearing of objections to the con- firmation of the report of the commissioners for regulating the dis- trict of Southwark and townships of Moyamensing and Passyunk, was postponed until Friday next.
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The Council met.
PHILADELPHIA, Wednesday, February 11th, 1789. PRESENT :
His Excellency THOMAS MIFFLIN, Esquire, President.
Honorable Samuel Miles, Frederick Watt,
James Read,
Nathan Dennison,
Amos Gregg, John Cannon,
Christopher Kucher,
Abraham Smith, and
Esq'r$.
Richard Willing, William Maclay,
George Woods,
An order was drawn upon the Treasurer in favor of Charles Bid- dle, Esquire, Secretary, for the sum of nine pounds and nine pence, to reimburse him for money advanced to James Dunwoodie, the Express, who was employed to ride to the counties of Washington, Westmoreland, Fayette, &ca., to bring to Council the returns of Electors.
Mr. Willing, Mr. Maclay, Mr. Smith, Mr. Watt and Mr. Miles, were appointed a Committee to confer with the Committee of the General Assembly on the subject of the letter from General Knox, and Mr. Miles, Mr. Smith and Mr. Maclay, were also appointed to confer with a Committee of the House upon the subject of Mr.". Scott's resignation.
The Council met.
PHILADELPHIA, Thursday, February 12th, 1789. PRESENT :
His Excellency THOMAS MIFFLIN, Esquire, President.
Samuel Miles, William Maclay,
James Read, Frederick Watt,
Amos Gregg, Nathan Dennison, Esquires.
Christopher Kucher,
Abraham Smith,
Richard Willing, George Woods,
An order was drawn upon the Treasurer in favor of James El- liott, for four pounds ten shillings, in full of his account for board-
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ing John Franklin, a State prisoner, from the third to the thirty- first of January, 1789, according to the Comptroller General's re- port.
The Council met.
PHILADELPHIA, Friday, February 13th, 1789.
PRESENT :
His Excellency THOMAS MIFFLIN, Esquire, President.
Samuel Miles, Frederick Watt,
James Read,
Nathan Dennison, -
Christopher Kucher,
Abraham Smith,
Esquires.
William Maclay,
George Woods,
Richard Willing, Amos Gregg,
The Attorney General appearing in Council, and informing the Board that, by the instructions he received the twentieth ultimo, respecting the suit brought by the Commonwealth against the Executors of Messrs. Stocker and Wharton, he is only authorised to indemnify the defendants from the demands of Davidson and Lees, and that they should be indemnified against all others.
Resolved, That the Attorney General be authorized to engage, on the part of this Commonwealth, in case of a recovery on this suit, to indemnify the defendants from any demands of Davidson and Lees, and all other persons whatsoever.
The following orders were drawn upon the Treasurer, vizt:
In favor of the Honorable Samuel Miles, for one hundred and six pounds nine shillings and two pence, being a balance due to him by the State, agreeably to a decree of the Supreme Court in January last, upon an appeal of Colonel Miles to the said Court, from the settlement of his accounts by the Comptroller General, together with costs of suit.
In favor of Captain John Morrell, for two pounds eight shillings, payable out of the monies arising from militia fines in the city and Liberties of Philadelphia, in full of his account for gun powder used upon the birth-day of General Washington.
Joseph Kenne, Esquire, was appointed and commissionated a Justice of the Peace, and of the Court of Common Pleas, in and for the county of Luzerne, upon the return made according to law from the third district, in the said county ..
On motion, it was
Resolved, To postpone the further consideration of the report of the Commissioners appointed to regulate the districts of South- wark, and townships of Moyamensing and Passyunk.
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Upon consideration of the report of the Committee to whom was referred the application of Anthony Butler, in behalf of Messieurs John Penn, Junior, and John Penn,
Resolved, That warrants issue on the Treasurer in favor of John Penn, Junior, and John Penn, Esquires, for the several instal- ments of the one hundred and thirty thousand pounds sterling re- ported by the Comptroller General to be due to them respectively, payable out of the funds appropriated for that purpose by an act of Assembly, entituled " An Act for furnishing the quota of this State towards paying the annual interests of the debts of the United States, and for funding and redeeming the interest of the public debts of this State," passed the sixteenth day of March, 1785.
The fine of ten pounds to the Commonwealth adjudged to be paid by Robert Hiddleson, of the county of Chester, upon his being convicted at the last Court of Quarter Sessions held in that county, of fornication and bastardy, was remitted, upon his petition and a recommendation from a number of the inhabitants of Chester. county.
The Council met.
PHILADELPHIA, Saturday, February 14th, 1789. 1
PRESENT :
His Excellency THOMAN MIFFLIN, Esquire, President.
Samuel Miles, Richard Willing, 7
James Read, Christopher Kucher,
Zebulun Potts,
George Woods,
Amos Gregg, Abraham Smith, Esquires.
Frederick Watt, William Maclay,
Nathan Dennison,
Upon consideration of the report of the Committee to whom was referred the petition from Stephen Jenkins, praying remission of the fine and imprisonment to which he was sentenced for a riot by the last Court of Oyer and Terminer, held in Luzerne county,
Resolved, That the remainder of his punishment by imprison- ment be remitted, and that the Prothonotary of the said county be directed to take the said Jenkins's security for the payment of the fine of one hundred dollars, to be recovered against him, when or- ders for that purpose shall be given by Council.
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The Council met.
PHILADELPHIA, Monday, February 16th, 1789. PRESENT :
His Excellency THOMAS MIFFLIN, Esquire, President.
· Samuel Miles, Christopher Kucher,
Richard Willing,
William Maclay,
Amos Gregg,
Nathan Dennison,
James Read,
George Woods,
Zebulun Potts,
Frederick Watt and
Abraham Smith, John Smilie, (now returned.)
An order was drawn upon the Treasurer in favor of the Honor- able Abraham Smith, Esquire, for fifty-two pounds ten shillings, in full of his account for attendance in Council from December the seventh, 1788, untill February the sixteenth, 1789, inclusively.
William Haslet, Esquire, was appointed and commissionated a Justice of the Peace and of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the county of Chester, upon a return made according to law for the district of the townships of West Caln, Sadsbury, and West Fallowfield, in the said county.
Upon the second reading of a certificate of the Court of Quarter Sessions of Northumberland county, (received and read in Council August the twenty-sixth, 1788,) that the division which has been made of the district of the Loyalsoc and Washington townships, for a more convenient election of Justices of the Peace is neces- sary, and will be usefull,
Ordered, That the said division be confirmed.
Upon the petition and recommendation in favor of Jacob Hug- ley, praying remission of the fine of fifty pounds, which was im- posed upon him by the Court of Quarter Sessions of Cumberland county, for an assault and battery ;
Ordered, That the said fine be remitted.
SUPREME EXECUTIVE COUNCIL.
The Council met.
PHILADELPHIA, Tuesday, February 17th, 1789.
PRESENT :
His Excellency THOMAS MIFFLIN, Esquire, President.
The Honorable GEORGE Ross, Esquire, Vice President.
Richard Willing,
Nathan Dennison,
Amos Gregg,
George Woods,
James Read,
Frederick Watt,
Abraham Smith,
John Smilie, and
Esquires.
Christopher Kucher, William McClay,
Zebulun Potts,
The report of the committee to whom was referred the letter from Thomas Scott, Esquire, with the proceedings of the General Assembly thereon, was read and adopted as follows, vizt :
Resolved, That the letter from Thomas Scott, Esquire, of the twentieth of January last, together with the proceedings of the General Assembly on the same, be transmitted by the earliest op- portunity to the said Thomas Scott, with an intimation that it would be agreeable to Council if he would endeavour to serve du- ring the first session of Congress, or untill his place can be sup- plied without expence to the State at the next annual election.
Upon consideration of the report of the committee to whom was referred the order of Orphans' Court of the county of Northum- berland, for granting to the widow of Lemuel Lewis, twelve shil- lings per month from January, 1781, to the present time,
Resolved, That the direction of the said Orphans' Court cannot be complied with, it appearing by the Comptroller General's report that the said Samuel Lewis, was not in actual service at the time of his death.
The Council met.
PHILADELPHIA, Wednesday, February 18th, 1789.
PRESENT : His Excellency THOMAS MIFFLIN, Esquire, President.
The Honorable GEORGE Ross, Esquire, Vice President.
Samuel Miles, Frederick Watts,
James Read, Abraham Smith,
Amos Gregg, George Woods,
Esquires.
Richard Willing,
Zebulun Potts,
Christopher Kucher, Nathan Dennison,
William Maclay, John Smilie,
The following orders were drawn upon the Treasurer, vizt:
In favor of Francis Bailey, for ninety-four pounds four shillings and six pence, in full of his account for advertiseing in the Free-
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man's Journal, the tax lists of non-seated lands in the counties of Bucks, Bedford, Franklin, Fayette, and Huntingdon, for the years 1787 and 1788, according to the Comptroller General's report.
In favor of John Biddle, for eighty-five pounds five shillings and three, amount of his account for rations supplied the Invalid Guard, in the month of November and December, 1788, and Jan- uary, 1789, according to the Comptroller General's report.
In favor of Captain John Smith, for fourteen pounds five shil- lings, payable out of the monies arising from militia fines in the county of Chester, being amount of an account of pay due to Lieu- tenant and three privates of his company of Chester county mili- tia, for militia service in September, 1781, according to the Comp- troller General's report.
On motion,
Resolved, That to- morrow Council will take into consideration the case of Charles Read, now confined in the jail of this city un- der sentence of death, for murder.
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