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Ordered, That Captain Stiles be directed to get the same repaired as soon as may be, at the most reasonable rate, so as to make it &t for the guard to be stationed there for the magazine. ·
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In Council.
PHILADEPHIA, Saturday, January 26, 1782. PRESENT :
His Excellency the President.
The Honorable Mr. Bayard,
Mr. Hayes,,
Mr. Gardner,.
Mr. Pentecost, and
Mr. Piper,
Mr. Ewing.
The Council resumed the consideration of the petition of Mar- s McCausland, praying permission to go into the city of Now ork, and to return again ; and thereupon, Resolved, That the said prayer of the said potition be not anted, it being contrary to a general rule of this Board to graat nses to New York, with permission to return, but that a pass be anted to the petitioner to go to Elizabeth town and return.
In Council.
PHILADELPHIA, Monday, January 28th, 1782. PRESENT :
The Honorable Mr. Gardner,
Mr. Hayes,
Mr. Pentecost, Mr. Ewing, and
Mr. Pipor, Mr. Byers.
No Council.
In Council.
PHILADELPHIA, Tuesday, January 29, 1789.
PRESENT :
His Excellency the President.
The Honorable Mr. Bayard, Mr. Byers,
Mr. Ewing, Mr. Hayes, and
Mr. Gardner, Mr. Pentecost,
Mr. Van Campen.
An order was drawn on the Treasurer in favor of John McCashon, " the sum of ten pounds specie, for paying for the transportation sheathing for the Ranging companies of Westmoreland 'ashington counties from Philadelphia to Shippensburg.
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A petition from David Reeder, convicted of a misdemeanor at the last Court of Oyer and Terminer and General Gaol Delivery, bell at Newtown, for the county of Backs, and sentenced to pay a fim to the use of the State of twenty-five pounds, pay the costs of prose- cution, and stand committed till the sentence be complied with, wu read, praying remission of the said fine. On consideration,
Resolved, That the said petition be dismissed. .
An order was drawn on the Treasurer in favor of Colonel Richard Humpton, for the sum of fifteen hundred pounds specie, for the purpose of recruiting the Pennsylvania line, for which he is to account.
In Council.
PHILADELPHIA, Wednesday, Jazmary 80, 1782,
PRESENT :
Ilis Excellency the President.
The Honorable Mr. Gardner, Mr. Piper,
Mr. Bayard, Mr. Hayes, and
Mr. Ewing,
Mr. Pentecost.
Mr. Byers,
A petition from John Hill, praying permission to go into Nov York and to return again, was read ; and on consideration,
Resolved, That the prayer of the said petition be not granted, it being contrary to a general rule of this Board to grant passes to New York with permission to return.
Orderc.'. That a pass be granted to the petitioner to go to Eliza bethtowi and return.
The for wing deeds were examined and signed by his Excellency the Presi : at, vizt :
To Thomas M'Intire, Esquire, for lots No. 7 & 8, containing . two hundred and ninety-three acres and one perch of land, situate in Tinicum township, in the county of Bucks, being part of the estate of John Reed, an attainted traitor, forfeited to the use of the State, and sold agreeably to law, for the sum of nine hundred and nine pounds two shillings and eight pence specie, which the said 'Thomas M'Intire hath paid into the bands of the Agents of Forfeited Estates for the said county. Deed dated the 20th January, 1782.
To Henry Dorough, for siz acres of land in the county of Backs, late the estate of Uwen Roberts, un attainted traitor, forfeited to the use of the State, and sold agreeably to law, for the sum of cat hundred aud seventeen pounds, Continental money, which want the
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mid Henry Dorough bath paid into the hands of the said Agenta. Deed dated the 29th of January, 1782.
To George Honey. Junior, for lot No. 1379, in the city of Phila- delphis, soid agreeably to law for the redemption of the bills of credit of this State of the 29th day of April, 1780, and marked in the general plan of city lots as aforesaid. Consideration sixty-two pounds. Deed dated the 29th of January, 1782.
A letter from Matthew Clarkson, assistant to the Secretary,t. War, of the twenty ninth instant, inclosing resolutions of Congress of the twenty-first day of December last, recommending to the Legislature of each State to appoint one or more places ef rendes- vous for recruits, to supply such recruits with provisions from the time of mustering until they shall join the army, and give notice to the Commander-in-Chief of the places so appointed, was. read; and thereupon,
Ordered, 'That the same be laid before the General Assembly at their next meeting.
The Board took into consideration the appointing a President of the City Court for the city of Philadelphia ; and thereupon,
Resolved, 'That Plunket Fleeson, Esquire, be appointed Presi- dent of the City Court for the city of Philadelphia, and commis- tioned for and during the pleasure of this Council .;
Resolved, That William Rush, Esquire, be appointed and com- maissioned one of the Judges of the said City Court, in the room of Folan Ord, Esquire, lately deceased.
. In Council.
PHILADELPHIA, Thursday, January 81, 1782.
PRESENT :
His Excellency the President.
The Honorable Mr. Gardner, Mr. Byers,
Mr. Bayard, Mr. Hayes, and
Mr. Pentecost, Mr. Van Campen.
A petition from William Bennett, praying a pass to New York for his wife and his son Barnet Bennett, and to return again, was read; and thereupon, the said petition was rejected, it being con- trary to a rule of the Board to grant passes to New York with per- mission to return.
Ordered, That a pass be granted to the said William Bennett to go to Elizabethtown and to return.
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PHILADELPHIA, Friday, February 1, 1782 PRESENT:
His Excelency the President.
Hoscrabie Mr. Gardner, Mr. Piper,
Mr. Ewing,
Mr. Hayes,
Mr. Bayard, Mr. Pentecost, and
Mr. Byers,
Mr. Van Campen.
The Council took into consideration the case of Asher Parents and Samuel Scott, now confined in the gaol of the county of Backs; and thereupon.
Ressired, That the fines adjudged to be paid to the use of the State by she said Asher Parents and Samuel Scott, now confined in the gool of the county of Bucks aforesaid, be remitted, and that they be discharged from confinement on paying their fees, the costs of prosecution. and enlisting as soldiers in the Pennsylvania line, to serve during the present war, and that they be entitled to receive the same bounty and emoluments as the other soldiers of the mid Line.
A deed was examined and signed by his Excellency the Presi- dent, conveying two undivided third parts of a tract of land, situato in Sadsbury township, in the county of Chester, containing one hundred and seventy-eight acres, to Major James Parr: Seized und cold agreeably to law as the estate late of William Armstrong, sa attainted traitor, for the sum of one hundred and eighty-ves pounds fifteen shillings and nine pence, lawful money of Pennsyl- vanis, which sum he hath paid to George Wall, Jun'r, Esquin, Agent. Deed dated the first day of February, 1782.
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In Council.
PHILADELPHIA, Saturday, February 2nd, 1782. PRESENT :
His Excellency the President.
The Honorable Mr. Gardner, Mr. Hayes,
Mr. Ewing,
Mr. l'entecost, and
Mr. Bayard;
Mr. Van Campen.
Mr. Piper,
An order was drawn on the Treasurer in favor of the Honorable J. Atlee, for the sum of one hundred and fifty pounds spocie, in
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part of his pay as a member of Congress of this State, for which he is to account.
An order was drawn on the Treasurer in favor of Frederick Sneider, for the sum of eighteen pounds fifteen shillings and six pence, in full for his wages as Door-keeper to the thirty-first of January, 1782, and sundry articles purchased for the use of the Council.
An order was drawn on the Treasurer in favor of Jacob Bright, for the sum of eight pounds sixteen shillings and four pence specie, for inspection of 2,116 barrels of flour purchased by John Hazle- wood, Eeq'r, Commissioner of Purchase, for the use of the army.
An order was drawn on the Treasurer in favor of Captain Wil- liam Henderson, for the sum of ten pounds three shillings and seven pence specie, ballance of his account for recruiting for the year 1780.
An order was drawn on the Treasurer in favor of Edward Burd, Esquire, Prothonotary of the Supreme Court, for the sum of fifty- Joven pounds specie, one-half of the fees due from Thomas Wil- kinson, George Crowders, Bryian Doran, Cornelius Elderton, Alexauder M'Donald, Alexander Stewart, Reuben Parker and John Holmes, sent on board the Hermione frigate by order of Council, being taken in full on behalf of himself, the Attorney General, Sheriff, Jailor, &c.
A petition from Michael Morgan O'Brien, complaining of the Honorable Francis Hopkinson, Esquire, Judge of the Court of Admiralty, for not executing a decree of the Court of Appeals, and praying redress from this Board, was read ; and thereupon,
.Ordered, That a copy of the said complaint be forwarded to the mid Francis Hopkinson, and that he be requested to send an an- ower thereto as soon as may be.
A deed was examined and signed by his Excellency the Presi- dent, to Alexander Powers, conveying two certain tracts or parcela of land, marked No. 2 and 3, containing two hundred and twelve acres and one hundred and ten perches of land, situate in Tinicum township, in the county of Bucks : Seized and sold agreeably to law as the estate late of John Reid, an attainted traitor, for the sum of two hundred and eighty-five pounds sixteen shillings specie, which sum the said Alexander Powers hath paid into the bands of George Wall, Jun'r, Esquire, Agent of Forfeited Estates in the said county. Deed dated the lat day of February, 1782.
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In Council.
PHILADELPHIA, Monday, February 4, 1782.
PRESENT :
His Excellency the President.
be: Honorable Mr. Gardner, Mr. Piper,
Mr. Ewing, Mr. Hayes, and
: Mr. Van Campen Mr. Pentecoast.
i A petition from Joseph Egg, praying & pass to Elizabethton dall' to return, was road ; & thereupon,
1 . Ordered, That the same be granted.
... A like petition from Mary Reine and Michael Reine was read; and thereupon,
· Ordered, That the same be granted.
.,A letter from his Excellency General Washington of the twenty. second of January last, was received and read, on the subject of supplies for the use of the army for the year 1782.
Ordered, That the same be laid before the General Assembly at their next sitting.
On consideration,
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Resolved, That two Counsel, in addition to those already ap. pointed, be employed to assist the Attorney General in the cause now depending before the Honorable Congress between this State and the State of Connecticut.
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The following deeds were examined and signed by his Excellency the President for the following lots of ground, situate in the city of Philadelphia, sold agreeably to law, for the redemption of the bills of credit of this State of the twenty-ninth of April, 1780, and marked in the general plan of said lots, vist :
To Mr. Jacob Graff, for lots marked S and V. Consideration three hundred and ninety pounds.
To John and William Montgomery, for lots No. 1251 and 1252. Consideration sixty-six pounds.
Which sums they have paid into the hands of the Treasurer of the State, as appears by his receipts. Deeds dated the fourth is- stant.
'The Committee appointed to hear the evidence and report the facts alluded to in the petition against the election of a Councillor for the county of Philadelphia, made the following report, to wit:
To his Excellency the President and Honorable Supreme Execu- tive Council of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
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In pursuance of the orders of this Honorable Board, your com- mittee have attended, from the third day of January last to this
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day inclusive, and taken the depositions hereunto annexed, touch- ing the late election of a Councillor for the city of Philadelphia, all which your committee respectfully submit to the consideration of this Board.
JOSEPH GARDNER. JOHN BYERS. DARSEY PENTECOAST.
Committee Room, Phila., Feb'y 4, 1782.
And the said report being considered ; thereupon, Resolved, That Monday, the eleventh instant, be appointed to hear the Counsel on the said contested election in the Council Chamber.
In Council.
PHILADELPHIA, Tuesday, February 5th, 1782. PRESENT :
His Excellency the President.
The Honorable Mr. Gardner, Mr. Pentecoast,
Mr. Piper, Mr. Van Campen, and
Mr. Hayes, Mr. Ewing.
A letter from his Excellency John Hanson, Esquire, President of Congress of the 27th of January last, inclosing a resolution of Congress of the twenty-fifth, recommending to the several States to establish a speedy mode of administering justice between the subjects of his most Christian Mejesty and the citizens of these States, and likewise to vest persons in the neighborhood of the sea-coast, with power to secure shipwrecked property in the most effectual manner, was read ; and thereupon,
Ordered, That the same be laid before the General Assembly.
An order was drawn on the Treasurer in favor of Colonel Lewis Nicholas, for the sum of seventy pounds specie, and the sum of seventy-one pounds nine shillings and six pence, State money of the seventh of April, 1781, being in full for his services as Town Major, to the nineteenth day of January last.
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Ordered, 'That Colonel Lewis Nicholas be dismissed from the State service as Town Major, there being no duty at this time for such an officer, and that the thanks of this Board be given to Colo- nel Nicholas for his former services.
A petition from Negro Violet, convicted of stealing the goods of John Henderson at the last City Court, and sentenced by the said court to be publickly whipped and pay a fine to the use of the
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State of forty shillings, was read, praying this Board to romit the said punishment and five ; thereupon, Ordered, 'That the said corporal punishment be remitted, o condition that she pay the said fine and the costs of prosecution.
In Council.
PHILADELPHIA, Wednesday, February 6th, 1782. PRESENT :
His Excellency the President.
The Honorable Mr. Bayard, Mr. Piper,
Mr. Gardner, Mr. Hayes, and
Mr. Ewing,
Mr. Pentecoast.
Mr. Byers,
An application from Mr. Philip Fritz, for a pass to Fish-Kila in the State of New York and to return, was read ; and thereupon, Ordered, That the same be granted.
.In Council.
PHILADELPHIA, Thursday, February 7th, 1782. PRESENT :
His Excellency the President.
Mr. Bayard, Mr. Piper,
Mr. Gardner, Mr. Ilayes, and
Mr. Ewing,
Mr. Pentecoast.
Mr. Byers,
An order was drawn on the Treasurer in favor of Daniel Rees and Daniel Montgomery, for the sum of one hundred and sixty- eight pounds six shillings and eight pence specie, in part of their account for rations issued to the troops stationed in the county of Northumberland.
An order was on the Treasurer in favor of the Honorable Thom- as Smith, Esquire, for the sum of seventy pounds fifteen shillings specie, in full for his pay as a member of Congress for this State,. to the twenty-second day of January last.
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In Council.
PHILADELPHIA, Friday, February 8th, 1782.
PRESENT :
His Excellency the President.
The Honorable Mr. Bayard, Mr. Piper,
Mr. Gardner,
Mr. Hayes, and
Mr. Van Campen,
Mr. Peutecoast.
An order was drawn on the Treasurer in favor of Colonel Rich- ard Humpton, for the sum of one thousand pounds specie, for the purpose of recruiting the Pennsylvania line, for which he is to Rocount.
An order was drawn on the Treasurer in favor of Mr. John Nicholson, for the sum of twenty-five pounds specie, in part of his pay as one of the Auditors for settling the depreciation of the pay of the Pennsylvania line, for which he is to account.
An order was drawn on the Treasurer in favor of Captain Wil- liam Henderson, in full of his account for recruiting the Pennsyl- vania line in the year 1778.
In Council.
PHILADELPHIA, Saturday, February 9, 1782. PRESENT :
His Excellency the President.
The Honorable Mr. Bayard, Mr. Van Campen,
Mr. Gardner, Mr. Byers, and
Mr. Piper, Mr. Pentecoast.
Mr. Hayes. 4
A petition from Henry Barnhold, setting forth his distressed circustances by reason of his long imprisonment with the enemy. and praying some relief from this Board, was read; and Ordered, To be dismissed.
A petition from Samuel Thompson, now confined in the new jail as a prisoner of war, praying this Board to take his case into ososideration and grant him some relief, was read ; and
Ordered, To lie on the table.
.An application from Matthias Conrad, for a pass to Winebester, in the State of Virginia, and to return, was read ; and there- upon,
Ordered, That the' said pass be granted.
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A letter from his Excellency General Washington, of the eighth instant, respecting the recruiting Capt'n Van Heer's troop of Man- ohouse, was read ; and thereupon,
Ordered, That his Excellency be informed that it is the opinion of this Board, it will not be proper to open an account with Cap- tain Van Heer, by advancing money to him for recruiting, but should any of the men enlisted by the State appear to be proper for that corps, they may be assigned to it, if his Excellency shall think it proper.
In Council.
PHILADELPHIA, Monday, February 11, 1782.
PRESENT :
His Excellency the President.
The Honorable Mr. Gardner,
Mr. Piper,
Mr. Ewing, Mr. Hayes, and
Mr. Byers, Mr. Pentecoast.
Mr. Van Campen,
Agreeably to the order of the day, the doors of the Council were opened. Mr. Lewis and Mr. Rush on the part of the complainants & petitioners, against the election of a Councillor for the county of Philadelphia, and Mr. Bradford, Mr. Sergeant and Mr. Ingersoll in support of the said election, attending the Council, proceeded to. hear the Counsel upon the evidence given in and now lying before the Board, the said evidence having been reported by a committee of Council, and read before the Council at several meetings of the Council previous to this day.
The complaint and petition against said election was read; and also the following tweenty-three charges respecting the same, vizt: To his Excellency the President and the Honorable the Supreme Executive Council of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania :
The subscribers, in behalf of themselves and others, freemon and inhabitants of the county of Philadelphia, who lately petitioned this Honorable Board against certain abuses and irregularities which happened at the late general election for the said county, do, in obedience to an order of this Board for that purpose made, hun- bly charged and shew :
1. That when the militia of a part of the State were collected for the defence of the county, at the time and place in the petitions now depending before this Board mentioned, Jonathan D. Sergeent, Esquire, made bis appearance there, in order, by. the undue meum hereafter mentioned, to procure their votes and interest at the the next ensuing election for the county of Philadelphia, which:Mot
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Hanna, Aid-du-Camp to General Lacey, who then commanded at that station, gave orders to the officers of the militia of the county of Philadelphia to meet at the General's quarters on a Sunday evening shortly preceding the said election, upon business of great importance, as he termed it.
2. That in compliance therewith, Col. MeVeagh, Colonel Bitting, Major Jolly, Major Hart, Major Bayard, Captain Nice, Captain Irwin, Captain Beck, Captain Downing, Captain Dierman, Captain Buskirk, Captain Peterman, Captain Loury, Captain Hinds, Cap- tain Schneider, Captain Roberts, Adjutant Potts, Quarter Master Davis, Lieutenant Kite, Lieutenant Knox, Lieutenant Axe, Lieu- tenant Euston, Lieutenant Gorgas, Lieutenant Duffield, Ensign Seblomaster and Ensign Jones, with many other officers of the militia aforesaid, whose names are at present unknown to the sub- soribers, but which, when discovered, they humbly pray may be added bereto, met at the said General's quarters on the said Sun- day evening, and then and there, by the undue procurement of the said Mr. Sergeant, held a private meeting, apart from their men, with the said General, his Aid-du-Camp, Major Hanna, Major Bay- ard, and the said Mr. Sergeant, not upon the subject of warfare, but of the election ; and the said Mr. Sergeant having sufficiently harangued them thereon, produced to them tickets containing the names of divers persons to be proposed and run as candidates at the said election, and did very untruly and unjustly, and in order to impose upon and deceive the said oficers and men under the com- mand of the said General, declare and say that the same ticket bad been agreed upon by a majority of electors for the said county, who had shortly theretofore met at Neff's tavern, for the purpose of agreeing on a proper ticket, when, in truth and in fuct, the same ticket had not been so fixed and agreed ; whereby the said officers and men were wrongfully imposed upon and deceived.
3. That the said officers being, by the unfair practice aforesaid, deceived, met the General again the next morning, upon like invi- tation, at his quarters, and wishing to support the ticket which they were led to believe had been agreed upon by their friends as aforesaid, subscribed a written agreement, drawn up by Major Hanna, to support the said ticket by their votes and those of their men, so far as should be in their power.
4. That the plan being thus agreed on, General Lacey desired the said officers to apply to him by an address, in writing, for lib- erty to go to the said election, which was accordingly done, and the permission granted, and the Clerks of the different companies, to- gether with Major Bayard, Mr. Strickman, Mr. Redman, Andrew Coze, and many others, unknown, were called upon by the Gene- ral's Aid-du-Cump to repair to his quarters, to write a sufficient number of tickets, to be delivered to the men at or near the elec- tion ground, except that the name of s certain gentleman, against whom the body of the officers objected, was left out.
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5. That the matters being thus prepared, General Lacey, in or- der the more effectually to secure the success thereof, issued his General Orders on the seventh day of October last, the substance of which is contained in the petitions now depending before this House, and a true copy whereof will bo exhibited, and which could not have been better calculated to prevent the above mentioned de- ception from being detected till after voting.
6. That upon the eighth day of October, a part of the militia marched, under the command of Colonel Bitting, for Wents's tar- ern, and the remainder of them under Colonel MeVeaugh, to Ger- mantown, at which places the said elections were held ; and before their arrival there the said tickets were delivered them by the mid Colonels, and by their orders; and although most of the said off- cers shewed a disposition favorable to liberty and to the rights of the people, yet being under military law and rigid military orders, they had it not in their power, without disobedience of orders and the dangers of subjecting themselves to military punishments, allow the men time, opportunity, or the necessary convenience of detecting the said deception, by consulting with their friends, or of learning what ticket had been agreed upon by them at Naff's, " who were proposed as candidates, or of acting and judging like freemen, as they ought to have done.
7. That Colonel McVeaugh, through a sense of his duty as an officer, which, from the extraordinary nature of his orders, was un- fortunately opposed to his duty as a citizen, marched his men to the election ground in their ranks, with drums beating and coloan flying, under the command of himself and his said officors, with their swords drawn, in all the display of military parade, and not finding the election opened, from the same sense of duty, marched them to a distance, and there kept them separated from the body of their friends till they marched in companies (except Erwin' company, which he dismissed) to the election ground, and voted in that manner, without being at all examined as to their qualifica- tions, and it was not till then they were allowed refreshment, d which they stood in great need. That the battalion under the coca- mand of Colonel McVeaugh, had their said tickets delivered them at Jenkinstown, by bis orders; and although they were told they should have an hour to alter them, yet only a part of them, by's tender regard of their officers, could procure pen, ink, or paper, that they were obliged to march before the expiration of the mid hour, before they could consult with their friends, and even this time was not industriously employed, as they expected to have fall time and opportunity at Germantown, as of right they ought, bet which the Colonel, from the nature of his orders, was obliged to refuse them.
8th. That Adjutant Barlet, of Colonel Bitting's battalion, delss gred bundles of the said tickets to the said officers and the election ground, and they were afforded neither
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