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Mr. Levan,
Mr. Pentecost, and
Mr. Van Campen.
An order was drawn on the Treasurer in favour of Joseph orden, Esquire, or his order, for the sum of twenty-four pounds been shillings specie, amount of bis account for flour furnished the officers and men of the State fleet, in the year 1778, to be arged to William Crispin, late Commissary.
Ou consideration,
Ordered, That Captain Joseph Stiles, Commissary of Military Dres, be directed to deliver to Messrs. Charles Pettit and Thomas tzsimmons, thirty muskets, thirty pair of pistola, or as many as may have, not exceeding that number, one hundred cutlasses, e thousand weight of cannon-powder, one thousand of six and De pound shot, fifty pikes, nine hundred musket cartridges; and at be take their receipt to return the said articles or pay the Bount.
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In Council.
PHILADELPHIA, Saturday, March 23d, 1782 PRESENT :
His Excellency the President.
The Honorable the Vice President.
Mr. Bayard, Mr. Levan, and
Mr. Gardner,
Mr. Pentecost.
Mr. Van Campen,
Ordered, 'That the sheriff of the city and county of Philadelphia do make return to Conucil by eleven o'clock on Monday next, d the names of the owners of the merchandize from St. Thomas's lately sold as confiscated, with the amount due to the State of each owner's sale.
On consideration,
Orderal, That James Alison be appointed Sub lieutenant of the county of Washington, in the room of David Leet, who has no signed.
Ordered, That Jonathan Dickinson Sergeant, Esquire, be ne tained as Council on the part of the State, in the cause now pend ing between this State and Baron Horst and company.
Ordered, That the sum of thirty pounds specie, be given to the mid Nr. Sergeant as a retaining fer, and the like auta to the Attor- ney General, for their services in the said cause.
WHEREAS, Representation has been made to this Board, that divers lots of ground in the city of Philadelphia, which have lately been sold for the redemption of the hills of credit of this State of the twenty ninth of April, ITSU, held by persons acting in the Quarter Master's department :
And whereas, It is highly proper and necessary that the per- chasers should be put into the possession thereof ; therefore,
Ordernl, That the Sherif of the city and e unty of Philadel. phis, do accordingly forthwith put the napective purchasers into possession of the lots which they have purchased, and for which deeds have been granted by this Counc.i.
Ordered. That l'oraday next to appointed to hear the petition of Benjamin Davis, respecting a city los claimed by him.
A petition from Catharine Dorsey, o pricted of stealing the good
of Thomas Cuthbert, at the tas: city cart, and sente need to be publicly whipped. par a time of thirty shillings in the use of the Brate, was read, pray ag remission of the said fine and corporal peaishment. Thereupon.
Krovinel, That the said Ene be remitted.
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Council.
PHILADELPHIA, Monday, March 25th, 1582. PRESENT :
Excellency the President. 1
morable the Vice President.
r. Bayard, Mr. Levan, and
:. Van Campen,
Mr. Pentecost.
.. Cunningham,
ion from Benjamin Shoemaker, praying a pass to the city 'ork and permission to return, was read and rejected, it trary to a rule of this Board, to grant passes to New York ission to return.
That a pass be granted to the petitioner to go to Eliss- and to return again.
er was drawn on the Treasurer in favor of William Brad- r, Esquire, Attorney General, or his order, for the. sum ounds specie, as a fee for himself and any other lawyer ke to his assistance, in the cause now pending between this General Roberdeau, respecting lands in Bedford county, ' called the lead mine tract; and
ler order was drawn on the Treasurer in favor of the At- neral, for the sum of thirty pounds, for his services in now pending between this State and the children of Allen.
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ouncil.
PHILADELPHIA, Tuesday, March 26th, 1782
PRESENT :
Excellency the President. norable the Vice President.
r. Bayard, Mr. Levan, r. Gardner, Mr. Cunningham, and Mr. Pentecost.
r. Van Campen,
IAS, Divers persons who have purchased lots of land on Island, and city lots sold for the redemption of the bills if this State, have not completed the payments; therefore, to the conditions of sale, and it is indispensably neces- the maid payments be immediately completed, IL. XIII .- 16.
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Ordered, That all persons who shall neglect to compleat their payment for the said lots of land and city lots on or before the ff. teenth day of April, be proceeded against according"to law :- That public notice be given, and that after the said fifteenth day d April the Attorney General do accordingly proceed against all de linquents, without further notice.
Mr. Meredith, Mr. John Motgomery, and Mr. Whitehill, a com- mittee of the General Assembly to enquire what steps have been taken by the Agent of this State employed in Holland, for the pur- pose of negotiating a loan, attended in Council ; whereupon, the letters, &c., relative to the same, was communicated to the said com- mittee ; and it was
Agreed to be proper to write to Mr. Searl, and direct bim, in caso he should not have shipped the arms purchased by him bofo the letter shall reach him, to forbear to ship them.
An order was drawn on the Treasurer in favor of Mr. John Nicholson, for the sum of fifty pounds specie, in part of bis account for his services as one of the Auditors for settling the depreciation of the pay of the Pennsylvania line.
An order was drawn on the Treasurer in favor of the Honorable John Holker, Esquire, for the sum of eight hundred and fifty-ses pounds ten shillings specie, being in full of the balance of his & count with the State.
In Council.
PHILADELPHIA, Wednesday, March 27, 1782.
PRESENT :
His Excellency the President.
The Honorable the Vice President.
Mr. Bayard, Mr. Levan,
Mr. Lacey, Mr. Van Campen, and
Mr. Gardner, Mr. Penticost.
The Honorable John Bayard, Esquire, presented to the Board the following account, vizt :
For attendance in Council from the 21st of Decem- ber. 1781, till March 27, 1782, inclusive, 97 days,
a lis 6 p day, - £84 17 6 And thereupon,
An order was drawn on the Treasurer in his favor, for the & of eighty-four pounds seventeen shillings and six pence, amount d his said account.
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An order was drawn on the Treasurer in favor of John Shee, Esquire, for the sum of one hundred and seventy-two pounds ten shillings specie, for his services as one of the Auditors of the Pub- lic Accounts of this State to the seventeenth instant.
An order was drawn on the Treasurer in favor of Mr. Jacob Morris, for the sum of one hundred and fifty pounds specie, in full for his services as one of the Auditors of the said accounts to the sixteenth instant.
An order was drawn on the Treasurer in favor of the Honorable Samuel J. Atlee, for the sum of one hundred and fifty pounds specie, in part of his pay as a member of Congress for this State, for which he is to account.
The Honorable Sebastian Levan, Esquire, presented to the Board the following account, vizt :
For attendance in Council from the 12th to the 27th of
March, 1782, 15 days, a 17s 6, - - £18 2 6
And thereupon,
An order was drawn on the Treasurer in favor of the said Sebas- tian Levan, Esquire, for the sum of thirteen pounds two shillings and six pence specie, amount of the said account.
On consideration,
Resolved, That the Honorable Mr. Vice President, Mr: Pente- cost, and Mr. Van Campen, be appointed a committee to draw up a message to the Honorable House of Assembly, respecting the frontiers.
Resolved, That Doct'r Gardner, Mr. Bayard, and General Lacey, be appointed a committee to take into consideration the case of Thomas Hale, now confined in the old gaol, and make report to this Board.
In Council.
PHILADELPHIA, Thursday, March 28th, 1782.
PRESENT :
His Excellency the President.
The Honorable the Vice President.
Mr. Van Campen,
Mr. Bayard, General Lacey, Mr. Pentecost, and Mr. Cunningham.
Doctor Gardner,
An order was drawn on the Treasurer in favor of the Honorable Mr. Van Campen, for the sum of fifty pounds specie, in part of his pay as a member of this Board, for which he is to account.
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An order was drawn on the Treasurer in favor of William Henry, Esquire, of Lancaster, for the sum of eight hundred and twenty- five pounds fifteen shillings and one penny half-penny, State money of the seventh of April, 1781, balance of his State money & count for paying gratuities to the retained soldiers of the Pennsyl- vania line, allowed by Assembly.
An order was drawn on the Treasurer in favor of William Henry, Esquire, of Lancaster, for the sum of two hundred and sixty-tw pounds eighteen shillings and three pence specie, balance of his specie account for paying gratuities as aforesaid.
A return of Justices for Huntingdon township, in the county d Westmoreland, was received and read, by which it appears that Nehemiah Stokely, Thomas Jones, and James Amberson, were daly elected Justices for the said township ; thereupon, on consideration,
Ordered, That Nebemial Stokely be appointed a Justice of th Peace for the county of Westmoreland, and commissioned acord ingly.
A remonstrance of Francis Proctor, Captain in the fourth reg- ment of Artillery annexed to the line of Pennsylvania, setting forth his right to a majority in the said regiment, and praying this Bend to take the case into consideration, and grant him some rolid i the premises, was read, and
Ordered, To lie on the table.
In Council.
PHILADELPHIA, Friday, March 29, 1782 PRESENT :
His Excellency the President.
The Honorable the Vice President. General Lacey, Mr. Gardner,
Mr. Canningbam, and Mr. Pentecost.
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In Council.
PHILADELPHIA, Saturday, March 30, 1782. PRESENT :
His Excellency the President.
The Honorable the Vice President.
Mr. Gardner,
Mr. Bayard, Mr. Van Campen, and Mr. Pentecost.
A petition from Mary Knight, praying a pass to Elizabethtown, and to return again, was read ; and thereupon,
Ordered, That the said pass be granted.
A petition from William Green, convicted of fornication at a Court of General Quarter Sessions held in the county of Chester, and sentenced to pay to the use of the State a fine of ten pounds, &ca., was read, praying remission of the said fine; thereupon,
Ordered, That the said fine be remitted.
Henry Epple, on the part and behalf of Colonel Stephen Balliot, attended in Council, and agreed to supply the Ranging company stationed in the county of Northampton, and such of the militia as shall be called into service from time to time for the defence of the frontiers within the said county, at ten pence half penny per ration, to be issued by him to the said company and militia, wherever they may be within the said county, free from expence to the State. The certificates of delivery to be countersigned by the Lieutenant of the said county, and payment to be made monthly, in specie.
The ration to consist of :-
One pound of bread. One pound of beef, or { Ib of pork.
One jill of whiskey per day, and
One quart of salt and two ? to every hundred rations. quarts of vinegar,
Eight pounds of soap and three pounds of candles, to every seven hundred rations.
The Board being informed by letter and a return inclosed, of the fourth of February last, from Colonel James Marshall, Lieute- nant of the county of Washington, that there were irregularities in the election of some of the militia officers of the said county, and others had refused to serve; therefore,
Resolved, That the said Lieutenant be directed to proceed, with all convenient speed, to fill up the said vacancies agreeably to law, in order that commissions may issue.
The following deeds were examined and signed by his Excellency the President, for sundry lots in the city of Philadelphia, sold
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agreeably to law, for the redemption of the bills of credit of this State of the twenty-ninth of April, 1780, marked in the general plan of the city lots as follows, vizt :
To Colonel Richard Humpton, for lot marked F. Consideratin one hundred and sixty pounds.
To Mr. Andrew Epple, for lots marked G., H., & I. Consider tion four hundred and eleven pounds.
To Charles Syng and John Graff, for lots marked M., N., & R Consideration five hundred two pounds.
To Michael Mease, for lots No. 371 and 372. Consideration one hundred and ten pounds.
To Michael Gratz, for lots No. 405, 406, 407, 408, and 409. Consideration eighty-five pounds.
To Elizabeth Morris, for lots No. 505, 506, and 507. Consid- eration ninety-four pounds.
To James Clark, for lots No. 1168, 1169, & 1170. Consideration one hundred and forty-nine pounds.
To Captain Andrew Porter, for lot No. 1554. Consideration forty-seven pounds.
All which sums have been paid into the hands of the Treasurer. Deeds dated this day.
To Major James Parr, for a message and plantation, situate on the banks of Schuylkill, in the Northern Liberties, Philadelphia county : Seized and sold agreeably to law, as the estate late of Samuel Shoemaker, an attained traitor, for the sum of five thousand pounds, lawful money of Pennsylvania, which sum he hath paid to the Agents of said county. Deed dated this day.
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In Council.
PHILADELPHIA, Monday, April 1, 1782.
PRESENT :
His Excellency the President.
The Honorable the Vice President.
Mr. Gardner, Mr. Bayard, Mr. Pentecost.
Mr. Cunningham, and
Mr. Van Campen,
The following orders were drawn on the Treasurer, vist :
In favor of Colonel Benjamin Blythe, for eighteen pounds fifteen shillings specie, to be paid to Colonel Abraham Smith, Lieutenant of Cumberland county, for procuring provisions for the militis d maid county called into service, for which the said Colonel Smith is to account.
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In favor of Captain Philip Shrawder, for the sum of thirty-five pounds specie, for the purpose of paying in part the Ranging com- pany under his command in Northampton county, for which the said Captain Shrawder is to account.
In favor of said Captain Philip Shrawder, for the sum of eighty pounds specie, to be paid to John Arndt, Esquire, for the purpose of recruiting the Ranging company under the command of said Shrawder, for which the said John Arndt is to account.
In favor of Colonel Richard Humpton, for the sum of fifteen hundred pounds specie, for the purpose of recruiting the Pennsyl- vania line, for which he is to account.
On motion, at the request of James Hutchison,
Ordered, That a certificate be given to Doctor James Hutchin- BOD, certifying that he hath not received from this State pay, rations, or perquisites, as Surgeon of the militia of the State, at any other or longer time than the militia hath been actually in ser- vice ; and that he doth not, nor ever did, hold a sinecure office of any kind whatsoever under the appointment of this Council.
In Council.
PHILADELPHIA, Tuesday, April 2nd, 1782.
PRESENT :
His Excellency the President.
The Honorable the Vice President.
Mr. Bayard,
Mr. Cunningham, and
Mr. Gardner,
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Mr. Pentecost.
. The following orders were drawn on the Treasurer, vizt :
In favor of Frederick Sneider, for the sum of fifteen pounds nineteen shillings and two pence specie, amount of his account for his wages as Door-keeper to the thirty-first day of March last, and cash paid for sundry articles for the use of the Council.
In favor of Captain Joseph Stiles, Commissary of Military Stores, for the sum of one hundred and fifty pounds specie, for purchasing powder and lead for the use of the State, for which he is to ac- count.
Ordered, That Captain Joseph Stiles, Commissary of Military Stores, be directed to deliver to William Browne, Esquire, one hundred and fifty weight of lead, seventy-five weight of powder, and 'two hundred and fifty flints, to be forwarded to Colonel Arthur Buchanan, Sub-Lieutenant of the county of Cumberland, for the use of the militia of the said county now called into service.
Ordered, That the said Commissary be directed to deliver to the said William Browne twenty-five weight of powder, fifty weight of
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lead, and one hundred flints, to be forwarded to Colonel Frederick Watt, Sub.Lieutenant of said county, for the purpose aforesaid.
An order was drawn ou the Treasurer in favor of the Honorable Dorsey Pentecost, Esquire, for the sum of twelve pounds ten di- lings specie, to be paid to Adam Poe, for taking an Indian seal in the county of Washington, agrecably to the proclamation of the Board.
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In Council.
PHILADELPHIA, Tuesday, April 3, 1782. PRESENT : . As yesterday.
A return of Justices for the township of Somerset in the county of Washington, was received and read, by which it appears that William Parker and John Stevenson were duly elected Justices for the said township; thereupon,
Resolved, That William Parker, Esquire, be appointed a Justice of the Peace for the county of Washington, and commissioned as- cordingly.
A petition from Captain James Wilson and Marcus Young, pray. ing passes to L'Orieut in France, was read ; and thereupon, Ordered, That the same be granted.
An order was drawn on the Treasurer in favor of Mr. James Loughead, Paymaster of the miliria of the city and liberties of Phil- adelphia, for the sum of three hundred and twenty-three pounds twelve shilling and six pence specie, for the purpose of paying the militia of the said city and liberties lately called into service ; the same to be charged to Colonel William Henry, and to be paid out of mouies arising from militia fines.
The committee appointed to prepare a message to the General Assembly respecting the defence of the froutiers, brought ins draught of a message, which is as follows, viz :
A message from the President and Council to the Representa- tives of the Freemen of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in Gen- eral Assembly met.
GENTLEMEN :- The intelligence which has been received from the frontiers of the State respecting the ravages of the Indians, and tho murders which they have committed at this carly season, leaves no room to doubt of their determination to exert their utmost power to distress us during the present year, and confirm the accounts we had received from Fort Pitt, Washington, &c., of the combinations formed by them for that purpose. The defence of the frontiers bas been committed to Council by avote of your Honorable House,and s
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quent resolution has empowered us to draw from the Treasury is purpose, any monies which may be found there but how ex- e soever this power may seem to be in words, it is a fact which il the utmost reluctance thus publicly to acknowledge, that w state of the Treasury has rendered it totally inadequate to irpose for which it was intended. It has not been in our power nish the money in due time for raising the Ranging compa- rdered for that defence, and it has been with great difficulty re have been able to advance even very small sums to those ave contracted to supply the necessary provisions for the forces led for that quarter, and there is not now any money in the ury subject to our order under that'resolution ; and as to the e of the first instant, appropriating to this purpose the arrears · late eighteen peuny taxes, if there were no reason to appre- dificulties or delays in collecting them, these would be so ar short of being sufficient for any effectual defence, that we not think of entering into the necessary contraots, knowing must be impossible for us to fulfil them.
i the Council no other objects than to justify themselves to constituents, they would ouly have to shew to them that the s put into their hands for the defence of the frontiers had faithfully applied to that purpose, but justice to the brave who lie exposed to the incursions of a savage enemy, will not t us to neglect a single measure that is in our power for their ty. We, therefore, feel it to be our duty to press your Hon-
House, in the strongest terms, to make an immediate provi- or their defence, without which the three companies of militia d from Cumberland county to the protection of that county, le assistance of Bedford and Northumberland counties, must idably return, the companies destined for the defence of the ers be disbanded, and those unhappy people who lie exposed, i a pray to the enemy, or escaping by flight, expose others to re dangers and destruction.
WILLIAM MOORE, President. incil Chamber, Philadelphia, April 2nd, 1782.
I the said message being read and considered, was agreed ; lereupon,
lered, That the same be presented to the General Assembly. In consideration,
lered, That passes be granted to Owen Jones, Jun'r, Deborah ell, Ann Howell, and Margaret Rhoorback, to go to Elizabeth- in the State of New Jersey, and to return again.
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In Council.
PHILADELPHIA, Thursday, April 4, 1782 PRESENT :
His Excellency the President.
The Honorable the Vice President.
Mr. Lacey,
Mr. Cunningham, and
Mr. Bayard,
Mr. Pentecost.
Mr. Gardner,
An order was drawn on the Treasurer in favor of Captain Nathua Boys, for the sum of fifteen pounds fifteen shillings specie, amount of expences attending the sale of galley stores belonging to the State.
The following deeds were examined and signed by his Excellency the President, for divers lots in the city of Philadelphia, sol agreeably to law, for the redemption of the bills of credit of this State of the twenty-ninth day of April, 1780, and, marked in the general plan of city lots as follow, vizt :
To Colonel Francis Johnston, for lot No. 443. Consideration seventy-three pounds.
To Joseph Kerr, for lot No. 532. Consideration sixty-nime pounds.
To Lewis Grant, for five lots, numbered from 1113 to 1117, ix clusive. Consideration one hundred and seventy-five pounds.
To ditto, for four lots, No. 546, 547, 548, and 549. Consider- tion one hundred and eighty-five pounds.
To Alexander Carlisle, for lot No. 640. Consideration thirty. six pounds.
To James Budden, for sixteen lots, numbered from 706 to 721. Consideration six hundred and twenty-seven pounds.
To Benjamin Harbeson, for lots No. 754, 755, 756, and 757. Consideration ninety pounds.
To John Cornish, for lots No. 797, 798, and 799. Considera- tion seventy-eight pounds.
To James Budden, for lots No. 938 to 940, and 941, 944, and 945. Consideration six hundred and six pounds.
To Benjamin Randolph, for lots No. 980, 981, 982, 983, 984, and 985. Consideration two hundred and forty pounds.
To John McKim, for lots No. 1008 and 1009. Consideration one hundred and five pounds.
To Benjamin Harbeson, for lots No. 1061 to 1064, and 1122, 1123, and 1124. Consideration one hundred and eighty-nine pounds.
To John McKim, for lots numbered from 1143 to 1147. Com- sideration one hundred and twenty-two pounds.
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o John Kaighn, for lots No. 1279 and 1280. Consideration hundred and forty-two pounds.
o Benjamin Harbeson, for lots numbered from 1202 to 1209. sideration two hundred and ninety-six pounds.
o John McKim, for lots No. from 1179 to 1185. Consideration hundred and seventy seven pounds.
'o John Kaighn, for lot No. 1196. Consideration fifty pounds. o John Pearson, for lots No. 1583 and 1584. Consideration hundred and eighty pounds.
'o George Gratz, for lots No. 1342, 1343, and 1344. Consid- ion one hundred and one pounds.
'o Benjamin Randolph, for lots marked K and L. Considera- two hundred and sixty pounds.
Lll which sums the persons above mentioned have paid to the asurer of. the State, as appears by his receipts. Deeds dated fourth instant.
L deed was examined and signed by his Excellency the Presi- t, to Captain John Doyle, conveying a certain lot of ground, ate in the town of Lebanon, containing about five acres, seized sold agrecably to law, as the estate late of Nicholas Housseck- an attainted traitor, to Captain John Doyle, for the sum of en hundred and seventy-five pounds specie, which sum he hath I to the Agents of Confiscated Estates in the said county of icaster. Deed dated the fourth instant.
i deed was examined and signed by his Excellency the Presi- t, to James 'I'waddle, conveying a certain plantation, situate in township of Ashton, in the county of Chester, containing sev- y-nine acres and one quarter, late the estate of William Mad- k, an attainted traitor : Seized and sold agreeably to law, to the I James Twaddle, for the sum of four thousand one hundred nds Continental money, which sum he hath paid to the Agents Confiscated Estates in the said county. Deed dated the fourth ant.
In Council.
PHILADELPHIA, Friday, April 5, 1782. PRESENT :
His Excellency the President.
'he Honorable the Vice President.
Mr. Lacey, Mr. Cunningham, and
Mr. Gardner,
Mr. Pentecost.
Mr. Bayard,
in order was drawn on the Treasurer in favour of his Excel- ry the President, for the sum of one hundred pounds specie, in I of kis salary, for which he is to account.
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An order was drawn on the Treasurer in favor of the Honorabh John Lacey, Jun'r, Esquire, for the sum of twenty pounds, in part of his salary, for which he is to account.
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