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Mr. Gideon Ritchey, one of the Agents of Forfeited Estates for e county of Bedford, made the return of the sale of a certain act of land in the county of Bedford, containing about eighteen indred acres, divided into two tracts, the one containing fourteen indred and ninety-five acres, sold to James Woods, of the county Cumberland, for the sum of two thousand and five pounds. The her containing three hundred and twenty-five acres, sold to the id James Woods, for the sum of one hundred and seventy pounds, id certifying the payment of the said purchase monies iu officers rtificates. He ulso iuformed the Council that the said James 'oods was now attending, and requested a title may be granted to m for the same.
The Council recurring to the proclamation dated March the twen- sth, 1781, on which the attaint of Harry Gordon, and the seizure the said tract of land, is said to be founded, observe : that Henry ordon is there called upon to render himself and abide his trial, ca., and that the said lands have been sold as late the property of arry Gordon, were unanimously of opinion that the seizure and le of the said tract of land is void and of none effect; whereupon, Ordered, 'That Gideon Ritchey be directed to return the said m of two thousand and five pounds, and one hundred and sev- ty pounds, to the said James Woods, in like certificates with those beived by him in payment thereof.
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In Council.
PHILADELPHIA, Wednesday, June 12, 1782 PRESENT :
The Honorable the Vice President.
Mr. Levan, and
Mr. Bayard, Mr. Gardner, Mr. Van Campen.
Ordered, That a pass be granted to Kitty Caswell, to go to Dobbs' ferry, on the North river, and to return again.
Ordered, That a like pass be granted to Sarah Cochran.
An order was drawn on the. Treasurer in favor of Captain Joh Hughes, of the company of Rangers to be raised in the county d Washington, for the sum of sixty-five pounds specie, being tw months' pay for himself, Lieutenant Gabriel Peterson, and Enig James Morrison, officers of the said company, for which they an to account.
In Council.
' PHILADELPHIA, Thursday, June 13, 1782. PRESENT :
The Honorable the Vice President.
Mr. Bayard, Mr. Levan, and
Mr. Gardner, Mr. Van Campen.
Ordered, That passes to Holston's river, in the State of Vi- ginia, be granted to Jacob .Snevely and Adam Rice, and to retun again.
An order was drawn on the Treasurer in favor of Gideon Ritokey, and Michael Cryder, Esquires, Agents of Forfeited Estates in the county of Bedford, for the sum of thirty-two pounds sevented shillings and three pence specie, balance of their account dated the twelfth instant.
An order was drawn on the Treasurer in favor of Henry Fisher, for the sum of ninety-four pounds six shillings and six pence ope cie, amount of his account for repairs done to the light house be longing to this State, which account has been examined and found right, by the Wardens of the Port of Philadelphia.
A petition from Assbeton Humphreys, praying this Board toy point him a Notary Public for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and setting forth as a reason for such his application, that Willisa Barton, Esquire, lately appointed to that office, hath deoliood the execution thereof, was read; and on consideration,
The same was dismissed.
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In Council.
PHILADELPHIA, Friday, June 14, 1782.
PRESENT :
His Excellency the President.
The Honorable the Vice President.
Mr. Gardner,
Mr. Levan,
Mr. Van Campen, and Mr. Bayard.
An order was drawn on the Treasurer in favor of Messrs. Daniel ces, and Daniel Montgomery, for the sum of ninety-one pounds e shillings specie, balance of their account for supplying Captain obinson's company of Rangers, &c., with provisions to the third stant.
An application from Mr. William McNair, Agent of Confiscated states in the county of Northampton, was read, setting forth that certain James Doak, bath purchased a lot of land situate in the woship of Bethlehem, in the said county, late the estate of An- ew Allen, an attainted traitor; that a certain Thomas Hartman is possession of the said premises and refuses to deliver up the. me ; whereupon, the said Agent hath prayed that the said James jak may be put in possession of the said premises, agreeably to t of Assembly. On consideration,
Ordered, That the Sheriff of the county of Northampton be rected to give possession of the said lot of land to the said James jak, in due form of law, he paying the incidental expences. . The representation and petition of sundry officers of the second d third class of the sixth battalion of militia of the county of Incaster, stating their case and praying payment for their sur- ses in June and July last, was read; and on consideration, Ordered, 'That the said petition be transmitted to the Lieuten- t of the said county of Lancaster, and that he do therein accord- 5 to law.
The petition of George Thompson, of the county of Cumber- id, convicted of manslaughter, praying pardon, was read; a re- mmendation of the Judges of the Supreme Court before whom said Thompson was tried, addressed to the Council, represent- g him as a person to whom mercy may, without impropriety, be tended : And several petitions and recommendations signed by 1er persons, were read ; whereupon, on consideration,
Ordered, That the said John Thompson be pardoned.
The record of conviction of Charles Workeiser, of the county of rthampton, of the crime of murder, and sentenced to be hanged til he be dead, was read ; and the petition of divers porsons
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praying full pardon for the said Charles Workeiser, was also read; and on consideration,
Ordered, That a warrant be issued for the execution of the said sentence against the said Charles Workeiser, on Saturday, the twenty ninth day of June, 1782, between the hours of ten of the clock in the forenoon and two of the clock in the afternoon, at the usual place of execution in the said county.
The record of conviction of Walter Butler, of the county of Northampton, of the crime of murder, and sentenced to be hangod until he be dead, was read ; and on consideration,
Ordered, That a like warrant be issued for the execution of the mid sentence upon the said Walter, upon the day above mea- tioned.
In Council.
PHILADELPHIA, Saturday, June 15, 1782
PRESENT :
His Excellency the President.
The Honorable the Vice President.
Mr. Gardner, Mr. Bayard, Mr. Van Campen.
Mr. Levan, and
Ordered, That passes to go to Dobbs' ferry, on the North river, and to return again, be granted to Ann Hampton, Sarah Kerr, moi Catharine Ware.
The following gentlemen, vizt : John Steinmetz, Sharp Delaney, Samuel Morris, Henry Hill, and George Gray, having been re- quested to attend in Council this day at twelve o'clock, attended at one o'clock; and also Mr. Thomas Rees, who happening to be in the city, was so kind as to attend, when the Council stated to them gentlemen the great difficulties they labour tinder from the state of the Treasury, and especially from the difficulty of borrowing say money on the funds proposed by the General Assembly to be pledged for that purpose, and requested their sentiments as to the calling the General Assembly, or other measures necessary to b pursued in the present exigency ; and having had a free conferences on the subject, it appeared to be the unanimous sentiment of them gentlemen, that the calling of the General Assembly before the time to which they stand adjourned cannot be attended with my advantages, as they saw nothing within their power to do tending to remove the difficulties which have arisen.
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In Council.
PHILADELPHIA, Monday, June 17th, 1782.
PRESENT :
His Excellency the President.
The Honorable the Vice President.
Mr. Bayard, Mr. Van Campen, and
Mr. Gardner, Mr. Levan.
An order was drawn on the Treasurer in favor of Colonel Rich- 1 Hampton, for the sum of one thousand pounds specte, for the rpose of recruiting the Pennsylvania line, for which he is to ac- ant.
The following deeds were examined and signed by his Excellency President, for divers lots of ground in the city of Philadelphia, irked in the general plan of city lots, and sold agreeably to law, · the redemption of the bills of credit of this State of the twenty- ath of April, 1780, vizt :
To Charles Risk, for lot No. 46. Consideration one hundred and enty-one pounds.
To Alexander Carlisle, for lot No. 50. Consideration one hun- od and twenty-five pounds.
To Thomas Leiper, for lots numbered 246, 247, 248, 249, 250,
3 251. Consideration three hundred and seventy-six pounds.
To Nemoz and Valliant, for lots No. 266, 267; and 268. Con- eration one hundred and ninety-one pounds.
To Michael Gitz, for lots No. 302 & 303. Consideration fifty- o pounda.
To William Gettys, for lots No. 316 and 317. Consideration . hundred and twenty pounds.
To James Hood, for lots No. 318 & 319. Consideration eighty- o pounds.
To John Westoost, for lots No. 414 and 415. Consideration ty pounds.
To John Hood, for lots No. 420, 421, 422, and 423. Considera- D one hundred and thirty six pounds.
To John Dunlap, for lots No. from 436 to 442, inclusive, and @ 450 to 455, and for lots No. 445, 446, 447, and 448. Con- eration one thousand and thirty-one pounds.
To Peter Summer, for lots numbered 456, 457, 458, and 459. osideration one hundred and seventy.four pounds.
To Samuel Miles, for lots marked from 464 to 469, inclusive, d from 474 to 476, inclusive. Consideration three hundred and ty-one pounds.
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To John Hood, for lots numbered from 538 to 543, inclusive. Consideration three hundred and sixty pounds.
To Michael Gitz, for lot No. 753. Consideration thirty pounds. 'T'o Siegmund Ruckle, for lots No. from 780 to 783. Considera- tion seventy-nine pounds.
To Thomas Curgee, for lots No. 768, 769, and 770. Considere- tion fifty-two pounds.
To John Dunlap, for lots numbered from 800 to 815, inclusive. Consideration four hundred and eight pounds.
To James Hunter, for lot No. 894 & 895. Consideration fifty- six pounds.
To James Hunter, for lots No. 896, 897, 898, and 899. Com- sideration seventy-eight pounds.
To William Sheaff, for lots numbered from 958 to 965, inclu- sive. Consideration seven hundred and sixty-four pounds.
'To James Budden, for lots numbered from 966 to 978, inclusive. Consideration three hundred and seventy-five pounds.
To Jobn Dunlap, for lots numbered from 986 to 993. Consid- eration two hundred and ninety-six pounds.
To James Hunter, for lots numbered 994, 995, and 996. Con- sideration one hundred and fifty-six pounds,
To James Craig, for lots numbered 998, 999, 1000, and 1001. Consideration two hundred and twenty-seven pounds.
To Michael Gitz, for lot No. 1007. Consideration fifty pounds To Thomas Shields, for lots No. 1022, 1023, 1024, 1025, 1026, 1027, 1028, and 1029. Consideration two hundred and fify pounds.
To Frederick Bicking, for lots No 1059 and 1060. Considera- tion fifty-six pounds.
To John Steinmetz, for lots numbered from 1075 to 1092, and 217, 218. Consideration one buudred and eighty-two pounds.
To John Dunlap, for lots numbered from 1103 to 1107. Com- sideration two hundred and thirty-four pounds.
To Doctor John Sparhawk, for lot No. 1111. Consideration sixty pounds.
To Joseph Ogden, for lots No. 1118, 1119, 1120, and 1121. Consideration one hundred and seventy-six pounds.
To Joseph Deem, for lots numbered from 1148 to 1157. Cer- sideration two hundred and twenty pounds.
'To George Walker, for lots numbered from 1186 to 1187. Com. sideration one hundred and eighteen pounds.
To Francis M'Clister, for lots No. 632 and 633. Consideratica . fifty-four pounds.
To James Caldwell, for lots No. 1190, 1191, 1192, and 1193. Consideration one hundred and forty-seven pounds.
To the same person, for lots No. 1360, 1361, and 1362. C= sideration one hundred and ninety-six pounds.
To James Hunter, for lots No. 1216, 1217, and 1218. . Consid- eration one hundred and thirty-two pounds.
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To Joseph Ogden, for lots No. 1260, 1261, and 1262. Consid- eration one hundred pounds.
To George Bickbeim, for lots No. from 1263 to 1265, and from 1287 to 1:92, inclusive. Consideration three hundred and fifty pounds.
To David Rittenhouse for lots numbered from 1299 to 1303. Consideration two hundred and twenty-two pounds.
To Elias Boys, for lots No. 1857, 1358, and 1359. Considera- tion one bundred and fifty pounds.
To Gavin Hamilton, Sen'r, for lots No. from 1369 to 1374, and from 1387 to 1392, inclusive. Consideration four hundred and twenty-eight pounds.
To Joser h Dean, for lots numbered from 1010 to 1021, inclu- sive. Con. deration five hundred and twenty-five pounds.
To Andrew Geyer, for lots numbered from 1462 to 1472. Con- sideration one hundred and ninety-six pounds.
To Blair M'Clenahan, for lots No. from 1479 to 1484, inclusive. Consideration two hundred and twelve pounds. .
To Elian Boys, for lots numbered from 1485 to 1490, inclusive. Consideration one hundred and eighty six pounds.
To Joseph Ogden, for lots numbered 1505, 1506, 1507, 1508, and 1509. Consideration one hundred and forty-nine pounds.
To the same person, for lots No. 1556 add 1558. Consideration ninety-five pounds.
To Thom: s Shields, for lot No. 1591. Consideration eighty- eight pounds.
To Joseph Ogden, for lots numbered 1621, 1622, and 1623. Consideration one hundred and four pounds.
To Peter Whitesides, for lot marked W. Consideration one hundred and twenty-five pounds.
All which sums the persous before mentioned have paid into the hands of It.vid Rittenhouse, Treasurer, as appears by his receipts. Deeds dated the fiflecuth day of June, 1782.
A deed was examined and signed by his Excellency the Presi- dent, to Mr. Charles Miller, for lots marked 16, 17, 18, and 19, part of the irland commonly called Province Island, sold for the redemption of the Bills of Credit of the twenty-ninth day of April, 1780. Deed dated the fifteenth day of April, 1782.
The Council feeling the greatest distress from the sufferings of the public creditors, and from the difficulties arising out of the Want of money in the Treasury, in the present critical situation of public affairs, when the contracts for provisions to supply the forces in the State service are becoming due, over and beside the common expences of :he war and of government, and of a call of militia is daily expected, took into consideration the calling of the General Assembly. This Council being unanimously of the opinion that the present exigencies of the State render it indispensabley neces- Mary to call the General Assembly as soon as possible,
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Ordered, That the General Assembly be called to meet at this place on Thursday the first day of August next, for the considers tion of the difficulties arising in public affairs.
Ordered, That the Sheriffs of the several counties of the 8tats be furnished with the foregoing order, and that they respectively be required to give due notice to each of the Representatives d their respective counties to meet accordingly ; and that the Sherif of the city of Philadelphia do give like notice to the Represents tives thereof.
The Council taking into consideration the following resolutie of the General Assembly, vist :
" IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY, Monday, Ap'l 1, 1782.
" Resolved, That the Supreme Executive Council be, and they "are hereby empowered to allow the same bounty for troops ct- " gaged for the frontier service, as shall for the time being be give " to troops engaged by this State for the Federal army."
Ordered, That Captain John Hughes of the company of Res- gers to be raised in the county of Washington, be directed to gine . bounty not exceeding nine pounds specie, for such recruits as be may raise till his company be completed.
In Council.
PHILADELPHIA, Tuesday, June 18th, 1782.
PRESENT :
His Excellency the President.
The Honorable the Vice President.
Mr. Gardner, Mr. Bayard,
Mr. Levan, and Mr. Van Campea.
An order was drawn on the Treasurer in favor of Peter Freiky sud Owen Ferris, for two pounds specie, for their services in moom. ing James M'Cullough, a deserter from the Continental army.
An order was drawn on the Treasurer in favor of his Excellency William Moore, Esquire, President, for the sum of one hundred pounds specie, in part of his salary, for which sum he is to # .count.
The petition of John Thompson, convicted in Lancaster county of s misdemeanor ; being read and considered,
Ordered, That the fines imposed on the said Thompson bo roast ted, on condition he enter on board the South Carolina frist, commanded by Commodore Gillon, and serve faithfully on Wed the said ship during the war, and that he be not released fourth
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present confinement till the Sheriff of Lancaster county receive an order from this Board for that purpose.
An order was drawn on the Treasurer in favor of the Honora- ble James Potter, Esquire, -Vice President, for the sum of sixty pounds specie, in part of his salary as Vice President, for which he is to account.
An order was drawn on the Treasurer in favor of Daniel Rhoads, Enquire, for the sum of one hundred pounds specie, to be by him paid to Bernard Dougherty and Charles Cessna, Esquires, of Bed- ford county, in part of their contract for supplying the company of Rangers and militia stationed in the said county, for which they are to account.
The following deeds were examined and signed by his Excellenoy the President, vizt :- To Jacob Stehely, conveying a certain tract or plantation situate in Heidleberg township, in the county of Berks, containing thirty-two acres and one hundred and siz perches of land, part of the estate late of Andrew Allen, an attainted trai- tor : Seized and sold agreeably to law, to the said Jacob Stehely, for seven hundred and seventy-one pounds and four shillings specie, cabject to a yearly ground rent of twenty-three bushels and four thirtieth parts of a bushel of good merchantable wheat, payable to the Trustees of the University of this State, three-fourths of which sum the said Jacob Stehely bath paid the Agents of the said coun- ty, the remaining one-fourth being reserved for the aforesaid ground ront. Deed dated the fifteenth of June, 1782.
To James Caldwell, conveying a certain tract or piece of land situate in Northern Liberties township, in the county of Philadel- phia, containing three acres and sixty-six perches of land, late part of the estate of John Parrock, an attainted traitor : Seized and sold agreeably to law, as the confiscated estate late of said Parrock, to the said James Caldwell, for the sum of eleven thousand nine hundred pounds, old Continental money, subject to the yearly ground. rent of five bushels and nineteen twentieth parts of a bushel of good merchantable wheat, payable to the Trustees of the Univer- sity of this State, three-fourths of which sum the said James Cald- well hath paid to the Agents of the said county, the remaining one- fourth to be reserved for the purpose aforesaid. Deed dated the fifteenth of June, 1782.
To Edmund Milne, conveying a certain tract or plantation situ- ato in Whitpaine township, in the county of Philadelphia, contain- ing seventy five acres of land, late the estate of John Bobeson, an attainted traitor : Seized and sold agreeably to law, to the maid Edmund Milne, for the sum of seven hundred and fifteen pounds, subject to a yearly ground rent of twenty-one bushels and nine twentieth parts of a bushel of good merchantable wheat, payable to the Trustees of the University of this State, three-fourths of which sum the said Edmund Milne hath paid to the Agents of said county, the remaining one-fourth being reserved for the purpose aforesaid. Deed dated the fifteenth of June, 1782.
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In Council.
PHILADELPHIA, Wednesday, June 19, 1782.
PRESENT :
His Excellency the President.
The Honorable the Vice President.
Mr. Bayard,
Mr. Gardner,.
Mr. Van Campen, and Mr. Levan.
A letter from Bernard Dougherty, Esquire, dated June 10, 1782 was read ; and
Ordered, To be filed.
The petition of Henry Guiger and Maria C. Hartman, respeoting the enlistment of said Hartman's son, &c., was read ; and there upon,
Ordered, That the same be referred to John Arndt and Robert Levers, Esquires, to enquire and determine thereupon.
James Soarle, Esquire, lately arrived from France, waited on Council, and was introduced to the members.
On application,
Ordered, That Captain Joseph Stiles, Commissary of Military Stores, deliver to Captain Morris, or his order, one hundred and fifty pistol cartridges for the Light Horse.
An order was drawn on the 'Treasurer in favor of the Honorable Joseph Gardner, for the sum of two pounds seventeen shillings and six pence, for medicine furnished to the militia in October, 1781.
Ordered, That the said Captain Joseph Stiles, Countnissary of Military Stores, be directed to deliver to the lionorable Jobn Vau Campen. Esquire, or his order, one hundred and fifty weight of lead and five hundred flints, for the use of the isilitia and Ranging company of Northampton county, to be forwarded to Colo- nel Robert Levers, Lieutenant of said county, for which he is to account.
A cemmission was made out under the great seal of the State, and signed by his Excellency the President, constituting atul appoint- ing William Bradford, Junior, James Wilson, Joseph Reed and Jonathan Dickinson Sergeant, Esquires, Counsellors and Agents, and Henry Osborne, Esquire, Solicitor, in the cause now depend- ing before Congress between the States of Pennsylvania and Con- necticut.
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In Council.
PHILADELPHIA, Thursday, June 20, 1782.
PRESENT :
His Excellency the President.
The Honorable the Vice President.
Mr. Bayard, Mr. Van Campen, and
Mr. Gardner, Mr. Levan.
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 four hundred and eighty-eight pounds specie, for paying for supplies purchased for the use of the army, for which sum he is to account.
The Council considering the judgment of the Court respecting the controversy between James Smith and Samuel Lyons, respect- ing a number of cattle said to have been bought by the said Ly- ons from the said Smith,
Ordered, That the said Lyons do remove the said judgment; and that Colonel Jacob Morgan, Junior, be requested to enter se- curity for the said Lyons upon the said appeal; and this Council do hereby engage to bear harmless the said Morgan therein.
Samuel Lyons, Esquire, late Commissioner of Purchase for the county of Cumberland, having represented that there remains in his hands a quantity of flour, grain and forage, purchased agreea- bly. to act of Assembly passed the twenty third day of March, 1780, entitled "An Act for procuring a supply of provisions and " other necessaries for the use of the army," which articles are in danger of great waste. On consideration,
Ordered, That the said Commissioner do make sale of the aforesaid articles at public vendue, or otherwise dispose of them as he shall judge most for the interests of the State, as soon may be, and make report of his proceedings therein to this Board.
A letter from his Excellency the President of Congress, dated the nineteenth of June, 1782, inclosing a resolve of Congress of
· the same date, respecting the robbery of the southern mail. On consideration,
Ordered, That a reward of two hundred dollars be paid to any person or persons who shall secure and deliver the said mail to any Justice of the Peace of this State, and one hundred dollars for each person who shall be apprehended and convicted of the said robbery, to be paid on conviction, to any person or persons who shall apprehend the said robbers, or either of them ; the said reward, when paid, to be charged to the United States ; that any persons
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concerned in the said robbery, who shall surrender and give up in- formation of his accomplices, so as that they shall be convicted, shall be pardoned.
Ordered, That a proclamation be accordingly issued.
By his Excellency WILLIAM MOORE, Esquire, President, and the Supreme Executive Council of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
A PROCLAMATION.
WHEREAS, The southern post was robbed of his mail on Sus- day, the sixteenth day of this present month, within five miles of Harford, in the State of Maryland, and the United States in Con- gress assembled, by their act of the nineteenth day of the mum month, resolved that the Executives of the States of New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware and Maryland, be requested to pursue the most likely measures, by offering public rewards at the expenos of the United States, and otherwise, for recovering the mail, and bringing the robbers to due punishment :
Wherefore, from a due regard to the said request, as well as from a strong sense of the justice and propriety thereof, we do hereby offer a public reward of two hundred dollars to any person or per- sons who shall secure the said mail and deliver the same to any Justice of this State within sixty days from the day of the date hereof; and also the further reward of one hundred dollars for each and every person who shall be apprehended and convicted of the said robbery, to be paid to such person or persons who shall appre- hend such robber or robbers and secure him or them in any jail within this State : And we do hereby strictly charge and require all Judges, Justices, Sheriffs, Constables and other pcace officers of the State, that they make dilligent search for the said mail, and on finding the same to give due notice thereof to us : And we do hereby charge and require them and every of them, to make dilli- gent search for, and apprehend and secure all and every person and persons concerned in the said robbery, so that the said robbers may be brought to condign punishment for the same : And we do here- · by offer free pardon to any person concerned in the said robbery. who shall surrender himself and give information of his accom- plices therein, so that they or either of them shall be apprehended and convicted of the said robbery.
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