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On consideration,
Resolved, That Major William Armstrong be appointed Commis- sary to the Commissioners for running the boundary line between this State and the State of Virginia, and that he be allowed at the rate of fifteen shillings specie per diem during the time he shall be engaged in the said business.
Ordered, That Lieutenant Richard Johnston, now at Yorktown, be directed to march with his company to Bedford forthwith, and there put himself under the command of the Lieutenant of the county of Bedford, for the defence of the frontiers of the said county.
Ordered, That the Lieutenant of the county of York be directed to call out one class of the militia of the said county for the pur, pose of guarding the military prisoners in that county; that as forty men only are wanted at oue time for the said purpose, the Lieutenant be directed to call out no more than that number, and that the battalions be called upon in their numerical order, begin- ning at the first, for the said one class, so far as may be necessary to furnish the said number, and when the time of service of the first forty shall expire, that he then call on the next battalion or battalions for a like number, so as to have the succeeding ready to take charge of the said prisoners when the time of the first shall expire, and so on until the said one class shall have served their tour of duty, or until further order from this Council.
An order was drawn on the Treasurer in favor of the Honorable John Piper, Esquire, for the sum of sixty pounds specie, to be by him paid to Lieutenant Richard Johnston, for the purpose of pay-
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ing the company of Rangers raised for the defence of the county of Bedford, for which the said Lieutenant Johnston is to account.
The following deeds were examined and signed by his Excel- lency the President, yizt :
'T'o George Benner, conveying fifty acres of land situate in Hill- town township, in the county of Bucks : Seized as the estate late of Evan Thomas, and sold agreeably to law to the said George Ben- ner, for the sum of three hundred and thirty pounds specie, subject to a yearly ground rent payable to the Trustees of the University of this State, of one-fourth of the said sum, the remaining three- fourths being paid into the hands of the Agents of Forfeited Es- tates in the said county. Deed dated the twenty-third day of Feb- ruary, 1782.
To Jacob Benner, conveying a certain tract of land situate in Tinicum township, in Bucks county ; containing two hundred and thirty five acres and thirty-five perches : Seized as the estate late of John Overholtz, and sold agreeably to law to the said Jacob Benner, for the sum of twelve hundred pounds specie, subject to a yearly ground rent of one-fourth of the said sum, payable to the Trustees of the University of this State, the remaining three- fourths being paid as aforesaid. Deed dated the twenty-third day of February, 1782.
To Benjamin Harbeson, conveying one-third of an eighteen scre field adjoining land of Isaac Roberts, on the road to Southampton, one-third of sixteen acres of woodland, adjoining Walter Moore's mill, and one-third of forty acres adjoining Joshua Morris, all in the manor of Mooreland, Philadelphia county : Seized and sold agreeably to law, as the estate late of Daniel Jeans, an attainted traitor, for eight thousand five hundred pounds, Continental money, which sum he hath paid to the Agents of said county. Deed dated the day aforesaid.
To Samuel Burns, conveying lots No. 5, 6, and 10, containing together four hundred and forty-nine acres and one hundred and fitty-seven perches, situate in Tinicum township, Bucks county: Seized as the estate of John Reid, an attainted traitor, and sold agreeably to law to the said Samuel Burns, for the sum of five but- dred and eight pounds three shillings and six pence specie, which sum he hath paid to the Agents of Confiscated Estates in the said county. Deed dated the twenty-third day of February, 1782.
Ordered. That Captain Robeson, now in Reading, be directed to march with his company to Northumberland forthwith, and there put himself under the command of the Lieutenant of the county of Northumberland, for the defence of the frontiers of the mid county.
Ordered, That the Lieutenant of the county of Berka be directed to call out a class of the militia of the said county, for the par- pose of guarding the military prisoners in that county; that as forty men only are wanted at one time for the said purpose, the Licuten-
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ant be directed to call out no more than that number, and that the battalions be called upon in their numerical order, beginning at the first, for the said one class, so fur as may be necessary to furnish the said number; and when the time of the first forty shall expire, that he then call on the next battalion or battalions for the like number, so as to have the succeeding number ready to take charge of the said prisoners when the time of the first shall expire, and so on until the said one class shall have served their tour of duty, or until fur- ther order from this Council.
On consideration,
Resolved, That Mr. James Patterson, teacher in the University of this State, be appointed one of the Commissioners for running the boundary line between this State and the State of Virginia, cad that he be desired to proceed with the other Commissioners with all convenient dispatch.
In Council.
PHILADELPHIA, Monday, February 25th, 1782.
PRESENT : .
His Excellency the President.
The Honorable the Vice President.
Mr. Gardner, Mr. Hayes,
Mr. Van Campen,
Mr. Byers, and
Mr. Ewing,
Mr. Pentecoast.
Mr. Piper,
An order to Mr. Thomas Nevill, for forty-five pounds nineteen shillings and ten pence specie, for repairing the clock room and guard-house.
An order was drawn on the Treasurer in favor of Colonel Rich- ard Humpton, for the sum of fifteen hundred pounds specie, for the purpose of recruiting the Pennsylvania line, for which he is to account.
In favor of Mr. George Honey, Jun'r, for the sum of seven pounds specie, for services as Clerk to the Wardens of the city and sundry expences.
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In Council.
PHILADELPHIA, Tuesday, February 26, 1782. PRESENT :
His Excellency the President.
The Honorable the Vice President.
Mr. Gardner, Mr. Bayard,
Mr. Piper,
Mr. Hayes,
Mr. Van Campen,
Mr. Penticoast, and
Mr. Ewing,
Mr. Byers.
A representation from the inhabitants of the western parts of this State respecting the defence of the frontiers.
. A letter from the Commissioners of the Taxes of the county of Westmoreland, of the sixth instant. And one other letter from the Commissioners of the Taxes of the county of Washington, of the eighth, respecting the collection of the taxes in the said counties, were received and read ; and on consideration,
Ordered, That the same be transmitted to the General Assembly of this State.
Adjourned till 3 o'clock in the afternoon.
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The Council met, pursuant to adjournment.
3 o'clock, Tuesday, February 26, 1782.
PRESENT :
As in the morning, except Mr. Bayard.
The Council resumed the consideration of the election of a Coun- cillor for the county of Philadelphia; and it was
Agreed to consider the specification of charges separately, in order to determine which of them are supported by evidence ; and thereupon,
The first charge was read and considered; and the question being put : Is this charge well. founded ? Was carried in the negative. The second charge was read ; and the question being put, wa carried in the negative. .
The third charge was read ; and the question being put, was our ried in the negative.
Agreed, that the further consideration of the said election be postponed till the second day of March next.
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In Council.
PHILADELPHIA, Wednesday, February 27, 1782. .
PRESENT :
His Excellency the President.
The Honorable the Vice President.
Mr. Gardner, Mr. Piper,
Mr. Bayard,
Mr. Hayes, and
Mr. Ewing,
Mr. Pentecoast.
Mr. Van Campen,
A certificate from John Moore, Esquire, of the city of Philadel- phia, was laid before the Board and read, by which it appears that a certain Nicholas Burkhart hath discovered that there is due from him to Christopher Sower the sum of fifty pounds specie, the balance of a bond of one hundred and fifty pounds, payable to the said Sower, and the said balance being now forfeited to the use of the State by the attainder of the said Sower,
Resolved, That the Agents of Forfeited Estates in the county of Philadelphia, be directed to receive from the said Nicholas Burk- hart, the said sum of fifty pounds specie, balanos of the aforesaid bond, without charging interest thereon, since the eighteenth day of November, 1778.
In Council.
PHILADELPHIA, Thursday, February 28, 1782
PRESENT :
The Honorable the Vice President.
Mr. Bayard, Mr. Piper,
Mr. Gardner,
Mr. Hayes,
Mr. Ewing,
Mr. Byers, and
Mr. Van Campen,
Mr. Pentecoast.
Mr. George Smith and Mr. Hahn, a committee of the Honorable House of Assembly, attended in Council, and requested a confer- enco with the Council on the subject of recruiting the Pennsylva- nia line, and wished to be informed whether there are any defects in the laws now in force for that purpose ; and thereupon, a free . conference was accordingly.
An order was drawn on the Treasurer in favor of Mr. Samuel Denny, for the sum of one pound ten shillings specie, amount -«
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his account for riding express to the Lieutenant of the county of Chester, in September, 1781.
An order was drawn on the Treasurer in favor of Colonel Jacob .Morgan, late Superintendant of the Commissioners of Purchase in the several counties, for the sum of two hundred and fifty pounds, State money of the seventh of April, 1781, for paying for cattle, horses. &c., for the use of the army, for which he is to account.
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In Council.
PHILADELPHIA, Friday, March 1, 1782. PRESENT :
His Excellency the President.
The Honorable the Vice President.
- Mr. Gardner, Mr. Piper,
Mr. Bayard,
Mr. Hayes,
Mr. Ewing,
Mr. Byers, and
Mr. Van Campen,
Mr. Pentecosst.
An order was drawn on the Treasurer in favor of Frederick Sneider, for the sum of fifteen pounds five shillings and three pence specie, amount of his account for his wagos to the twenty- eighth of February, 1782, and cash paid for sundry articles.
A return of Justices for the district of Warrington and Mana- han townships, in the county of York, was received and read, by which it appears that William Mitchell and John Nesbitt were duly elected justices for the said district, to wit :
William Mitchell, twenty-nine votes, and John Nesbitt, eighteen votes.
Thereupon,
Resolved, That William Mitchell, Esquire, be appointed i Jus- tice of the Peace for the county of York, and that he bo commis- sioned accordingly.
An order was drawn on the Treasurer in favor of Major William Armstrong, for the sum of six pounds fifteen shillings specie, in fall for his services as Steward to the commissioners for running the boundary line between this State and Virginia.
A petition from Sarah Whitebread, praying permission to go to New York, and to return again, was read ; and thereupon,
Resolved, 'That the prayer of the said petition be granted.
A petition from Mrs. Elizabeth Sower, praying permission for her son Luke Thomas to come from the city of New York to this city, was read; and thereupon,
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Resolved, That the prayer of the said petition be granted, on his giving security in the sum of five hundred pounds specie, for his good behaviour during the present war.
A committee of the General Assembly attended in Council, to confer on the propriety and necessity of running the line between this State and that of Virginia, by astronomical observations, the expense being very considerable, and the utmost abilities and exer- tions of the State being required to resist the enemy ; and on con- sideration,
It is the unanimous opinion of the Council and committee, that it is not advisable to run the said line by astronomical observation at present.
General Irvine attended in Council, and represented that there was too much reason to fear a revolt of ! a troops stationed at Fort Pitt from the want of pay, that application had been made to the Superintendant of Finance, for the purpose of obtaining money for paying the said troops, and that he had returned for answer, "he could not think of making a partial pay of the troops."
The Council considering the great importance of preserving a force of the frontiers for the protection of the inhabitants, were of opinion that measures should be immediately taken for satisfying the said troops ; and thereupon,
Ordered, That Mr. Vice President, Mr. Ilayes, Mr. Pentecoast and Doctor Gardner, be a committee for conferring with a com- mittee of the General Assembly, on the situation of the frontier defence, if the Honorable House shall think proper to appoint such a committee.
The return of William Rush and Benjamin Harbeson, appointed by order of the Council of the tenth of January last, to view and make return of the value of a house and lot of ground, late the estate of Matthias Aspden, an attainted traitor, situate between Market and Mulberry streets, Water street and the river Delaware, in order that the same may be assigned to the University of this State, was read, by which return it appears that the said lot is bounded north by a house and stores of Thomas Say, west by Wa- ter street, southward by ground of and eastward by Dela- ware river, on which a messuage, kitchen and range of brick stores are erected, now in the tenureof Joseph Shewell, and that the said estate is of the value of fourteen hundred pounds, lawful money of Pennsylvania, exclusive of the ground rent payable thercon ; thereupon,
Resolved, That the said estate be assigned to the University of the State of Pennsylvania ; that the same be now delivered to the Trustees ; and that the said institution be charged therewith, ac- cording to the valuation in the estimation of estates so assigned, greekbly to the act of General Assembly directing the same.
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A letter from the Honorable R. Livingston, Esquire, Secretary of Foreign Affairs, inclosing several resolves of Congress, and also a circular letter from the said Minister, were read; and Ordered, To be filed.
On consideration,
Ordered, That the Lieutenant of the county of Cumberland be directed to call out one company of militia, for the defence of the frontiers of the county of Bedford, so as to be on duty by the first of next month.
Mr. Philip Moore applied to the Council and requested the lou of two pieces of brass artillery, in order to arm a boat designed to act against the enemy in the Delaware Bay.
Ordered, That the Commissary of Military Stores be directed . to supply Mr. Moore with two pieces of artillery, to be returned by him if they shall not be taken by the enemy.
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In Council.
PHILADELPHIA, Saturday, March 2nd, 1782. PRESENT :
His Excellency the President.
The Honorable the Vice President.
Mr. Gardner, Mr. Byers,
Mr. Ewing, Mr. Hayes, and
Mr. Van Campen,
Mr. Pontecoast.
Mr. Piper,
Ordered, That the letters received yesterday from the Honore- ble the Minister of Foreign Affairs, one of the eighteenth of Feb- ruary, 1782, and the other circular without any date, ioclosing sundry resolutions of Congress of the twenty-third of November. 1781, January the twenty-fifth and February the eleventh and eighteenth, 1782, be laid before the General Assembly.
The Council resumed the consideration of the election of s Councillor for the county of Philadelphia ; and
The fourth charge being read and considered, and the question being put, was carried in the negative.
The fifth charge being read, and the question put, was carried in the negative.
The sixth charge being read, it was moved & agreed that this charge be divided, and the question being put on the followks words, viz : "That upon the eighth day of October a part of the "militia marched under the command of Colonel Bietes " Wentz's tavern, and the remainder of them under Cold
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M'Veaugh for Germantown, at which places tho said elections were held, and before their arrival there the said tickets were de- livered them by the said Colonels and by their orders," was car- ed in the affirmative.
And the question being put on the following words, vizt : "And altho' most of the officers shewed a disposition favorable to lib- erty 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 danger of subjecting themselves to military punishments, to allow the men time, opportunity, or the necessary conveniences of detecting the said imposition by consulting with their friends, or of learning what ticket had been agreed upon by them at Neff's, or who were proposed as candi- dates;" was carried in the negative.
And the question being put on the following words : "or of acting and judging like freemen, as of right they ought to have done ;" was carried in the affirmative.
Moved that the several parts of the seventh charge, being in- uded in the foregoing charges already determined, and the same ing seconded, and the question put, was carried in the afirma- re.
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In Council.
PHILADELPHIA, Monday, March 4, 1782.
PRESENT :
His Excellency the President.
The Honorable the Vice President.
Mr. Gardner, Mr. Byers,
Mr. Ewing, Mr. Hayes, and
· Mr. Van'Campen, Mr. Piper,
Mr. Pentecoast.
An order was drawn on the Treasurer in favor of Captain lomas Robinson, for the sum of one hundred pounds specie, for ying the company of Rangers under his command, for which he to account.
A letter from the Honorable Robert Morris, Esquire, Superin- dant of Finance of the first instant, inclosing a copy of a letter the twenty-eighth day of February last, from his Excellency meral Washington, respecting Captain Van Heer's corps of tesechasse, was read ; and
Binderest, To be filed.
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The Council resumed the consideration of the election of s Councillor for the county of Philadelphia; and
The eighth charge being read, it was agreed, that this charge to the words "to alter them," is included in the determination already given; and
The question being put upon the following words, vizt : " that "they marched to the election ground, and after drawing up bo- " fore the door left their ranks man by man to give in their said " tickets," was carried in the affirmative.
The ninth charge being read; it was agreed that this charge had been given up by the Counsel for the petitioners.
The tenth charge was read, and it was agreed that this charge is included in the determination already given.
The eleventh charge was read ; and it was agreed that this charge was given up by the counsel for the petitioners.
The twelfth charge was read; and the question thereupon being put, was carried in the affirmative.
The thirteenth charge was read ; and the question being put, was carried in the negative.
The fourteenth charge was read; and it was agreed that the facts are as they stand stated, but from the circumstance in which the tickets were torn there was no criminality.
'The fifteenth charge was read ; and the question thereupon being pat, was carried in the negative.
The sixteenth charge being read, it was agreed that Major Bethel, Captain Ashmead, and Captain Nice, did act as Inspectors.
The seventeenth charge was read; and the question being put, was carried in the affirmative.
The eighteenth charge was read ; and it was agreed that the elec- tion was opened after two o'clock in the afternoon.
The nineteenth charge was read ; and agreed, that the facts stated in the nineteenth charge are supported by evidence, except only that it appears that Andrew Knox. Esquire, who went out of the room in which the tickets were counting, remaining out but s very short time, and that he did not return before the business was ended.
The twentieth charge was read ; and the question being put, was carried in the negative.
The twenty-first charge was read ; and it was agreed that John Ashton, an Inspector, received a ticket from Joseph Dolony, an ap- prentice.
'The twenty-second charge was read ; and it was agreed that at the election at Wentz's, Colonel Bitting reprimanded a man for altering a ticket, and toro it.
The twenty-third charge was read ; and the question being put, was carried in the negative. It was then moved that Thursday, next, at three o'clock in the afternoon, be appointed for finally determin ing upon the election of a Councillor for the county of Philadel- phis, aud agreed to unanimously.
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In Council.
PHILADELPHIA, Tuesday, March 5th, 1782.
PRESENT :
His Excellency the President.
The Honorable the Vice President.
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Mr. Bayard,
Mr. Gardner,
Mr. Hayes, Mr. Van Campen, and.
Mr. Piper,
Mr. Pentecoast.
On consideration,
Ordered, That Captain Joseph Stiles, Commissary of Military Stores, be directed to deliver three thousand flints, one hundred and fifty stand of arms, and the like number of pouches, in the fol- lowing proportions, vizt :
To the Honorable John Piper, Esquire, one thousand flints, fifty stand of arms, and fifty pouches, to be forwarded to the Lieutenant of the county of Bedford, for the use of the ranging company raised in the said county.
To the Honorable Christopher Hayes, Esquire, one thousand flints, fifty stand of arms, and fifty pouches, to be forwarded to the Lieutenant of the county of Westmoreland, for the use of the ranging company raised in the said county.
To the Honorable Dorsey Pentecoast, Esquire, one thousand flints, fifty stand of arms, and fifty pouches, to be forwarded to the Lieutenant of the county of Washington, for the use of the rang- ing company to be raised in the said county.
Ordered, That the deficiency of powder directed to be sent to the said counties on the ninteenth of December last, be now do- livered as aforesaid, in cartridges, made up and fitted to the said muskets, for the use of the said companies.
The following orders were drawn on the Treasurer in favour of the following persons, vizt :
Captain Thomas Robeson, for the sum of two pounds eight abil- lings and nine pence specie, amount of Doctor Kennedy's bill for attendance upon said company and supplying them with medicine.
Captain Thomas Robeson, for the sum of one pound two shillings and six pence specie, amount of Henry Davis's account for house room and firewood for sick soldiers.
William and Samuel Moore, for four pounds five shillings specie, for shoes for said company.
Joseph Keister, for three pounds ten shillings specie, for shoes for said company.
A petition from John Bollen, praying to be paid for supplying sundry officers with provisions at the time of the mutiny of the Pennsylvania line, was read, and rejected.
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A petition from Henry Wolfe, praying a pass to Elizabethton for Mary Kessler, Elizabeth Watkees, and Kitty Watkees, vu read ; and on consideration,
Ordered, That a pass be granted to the said persons.
A died was examined and signed by his Excellency the President to William Dean, Esquire, for a lot of ground in Abington, con- taining ten geres and a quarter, bounded by Abraham 'Tyson's land, . south fifty degrees east sixty-one perches, south forty degrees west twenty eight perches and five-tenths fifty- four and two-tenth perches, north twenty-six degrees east thirty perches on York road : Seized and sold agreeably to law, as the estate late of Joshua Knight, an attainted traitor, to the said William Dean, for the sum of eleven thousand six hundred pounds, Continental money, subject to the yearly rent of five busbels and eight-tenths of a . bushel of good merchantable wheat, payable to the Trustees of the University of this State ; three-fourths of which sum he hath paid to the Agents of Forfeited Estates in the county of Philadelphia, the remaining one-fourth reserved for the purpose aforesaid. Deed dated the thir- tieth of October, 1781.
In Council.
PHILADELPHIA, Wednesday, March 6th, 1782.
PRESENT :
His Excellency the President.
The Honorable the Vice President.
Mr. Van Campen,
Mr. Byers,
Mr. Piper,
Mr. Ewing, and
Mr. Hayes,
Mr. Pentecoast.
A petition from Patrick M'Connell, setting forth that bath been convicted of begetting a bastard child on the body of a certain Margaret Knight, at a Court of General Quarter Sessions held for the county of Philadelphia, the third of December, 1781, and sen- tenced by the said court to pay to the use of the State the sum of ten pour. is specie, &c., and praying remission of the said fine, was read; and ou consideration,
Order-i, That the said fine be remitted.
On consideration,
Ordered, That Captain Robeson's head quarters be at Fort Muney ; and that the county Lieutenant of Northumberland order the necessary detachments from said county, as to bim shall seem expedient ; and that the Vice President be requested to write to Colonel Hluuter to have the necessary repairs made at Fort Munoy, having due regard to frugality.
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