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In Council.
PHILADELPHIA, Friday, August 16, 1782. PRESENT :
His Excellency the President.
The Honorable the Vice President.
Mr. Gardner,
Mr. Ewing, and
Mr. Bayard,
Mr. Levan.
Mr. Byers.
A letter from his Excellency George Clinton, Esquire, inclon'y resolutions of the Legislature of the State of New York, over which he presides, dated July 20, 1782; and the same being road, i
Ordered, That the same be immediately laid before the Genel Assembly.
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Mr. Delany, Mr. Hill, Mr. Montgomery, and Mr. Long, a com- mittee from the General Assembly, waited upon the Council, and requested a conference with the Council on the subject of obtaining a loan to answer the present exigencies of the State; and a free conference was thereupon had, when the Council expressed to the committee their sentiments pretty fully in the subject, and gave it as their opinion, that a loan to answer the immediate demands upon the State is not practicable.
In Council.
PHILADELPHIA, Saturday, August 17, 1782. PRESENT :
His Excellency the President.
The Honourable the Vice President.
Mr. Gardner, Mr. Byers, and
Mr. Bayard,
Mr. Levan.
Mr. Ewing,
A petition from Alexander Barr, of the eleventh battalion of Lancaster county, praying remission of a militia fine, was road; and thereupon,
Ordered, That the said petition be referred to Adam Hubley, Lieutenant of the county of Lancaster.
In Council.
PHILADELPHIA, Monday, August 19, 1782. PRESENT :
His Excellency the President.
The Honorable the Vice President.
Mr. Bayard, Mr. Gardner, Mr. Ewing,
Mr. Byers, and Mr. Levan.
- A return of an election of Justices for the township of Pitts- bargh, was read, together with several papers accompanying the same ; and on consideration,
Ordered, That the said return be rejected, the same not being held according to law.
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In Council.
PHILADELPHIA, Tuesday, August 20, 1782
PRESENT :
His Excellency the President. The Honorable the Vice President.
Mr. Gardner,
· Mr. Bayard, Mr. Levan,
Mr. Ewing, and Mr. Byers.
An order was drawn on the Treasurer in favor of the Honorable the Vice President, for the sum of fifty pounds, in part of his salary as Vice President, for which sum he is to account.
An order was drawn on the Treasurer in favor of his Excellency, for the sum of two hundred pounds specie, in part of his malar, for which he is to account.
A letter from the Honorable Frederick A. Muhlenberg, Esquire, Speaker of the General Assembly, of the nineteenth instant, inclos ing a resolution of the House of Assembly of the same day, re questing from Council an estimate of the supplies wanting until the first day of November next, was received & read ; and thereupon, Ordered, That the same be referred for further consideration.
In Council.
PHILADELPHIA, Wednesday, August 21,.1782. PRESENT :
His Excellency the President.
The Honorable the Vice President.
Mr. Gardner, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Bayard,
Mr. Levan, and
Mr. Byers.
The Council took into consideration the order of the General Assembly of the nineteenth instant, requesting the Council to lay before the House an estimate of the supplies wanting until the first day of November next; and thereupon,
Ordered, That the General Assembly be informed that in addi- tion to the estimate already before the House, there have arises the two following demands, vizt :- The payment of a judgment of court in favor of James Smith, against the Commissioners of Put- chases in Cumberland county, for provisions purchased, amouths to two thousand seven hundred and sixty three pounds, and inte-
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hereon : And a debt due to David Duncan, Esquire, Commis- er of Westmoreland, also for provisions, the amount of which Council cannot ascertain ; besides those demands which are e immediately under the present notice of the General Assem- ; and that it be further suggested to the House, that should a of militia be made, it will involve a considerable expense, per- I to the amount of five thousand pounds. How far the expences lefending the frontiers may increase, in consequence of the edations of the savages, cannot be ascertained, but will most ably be very considerable.
pass was granted to Elizabeth Lemont, to go to Dobbs' ferry be North river, and return again.
representation of the commissioners appointed to procure and p an armament for guarding and defending the navigation bay of the river Delaware, was read, praying permission to sell ship General Washington; and thereupon,
rdered, That the same be laid before the General Assembly.
In Council.
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PHILADELPHIA, Thursday, August 22d,1782. PRESENT :
he Honorable the Vice President.
Mr. Gardner, Mr. Bayard, Mr. Levan,
Mr. Ewing, and
Mr. Byers.
pass was granted to Abraham Bachman and Andrew Angle- ger, to go to Boston and to return again, with two teams. memorial from Alexander Montgomery, Peter Harter and ry Slottenberg, praying some allowance for their trouble in ig divers prisoners of war, was read ; and thereupon, rdered, That the same be dismissed.
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In Council.
PHILADELPHIA, Friday, August 23d, 1782 PRESENT :
His Excellency the President.
The Honorable the Vice President.
Mr. Bayard,
Mr. Ewing,
Mr. Gardner, and
Mr. Byers.
The Council resumed the consideration of the representation of the commissioners for the defence of the buy and river Delaware; and thereupon,
Resolved, That this Board do concur in opinion with the sail commissioners; and that they be directed to dispose of the abi General Washington, in such manner as they shall judge most fx the interest of the State, and make report of their proceeding thereon to this Board as soon as may be.
An order was drawn on the Treasurer in favor of the Honorable Joseph Montgomery, for one hundred and thirty-eight' pounds specie, in full for his pay as a delegate in Congress for this State, till the twenty-first of August, 1782.
An order was drawn on the Treasurer in favor of the Honorable Thomas Smith, Esquire, for his pay in full till the twentieth day if July last, as a delegate in Congress for this State, vizt : For om hundred and thirty-six pounds ten shillings specie.
Ordered, That the Secretary of this Board be authorised to de liver to Ebenezer Hazard, Esquire, the books of Minutes of the Council under the late government of Pennsylvania, one volume ut a time, taking a receipt for each volume, with a promise to retun the same within seven days from the time of delivery.
In Council.
PHILADELPHIA, Saturday, August 24, 1782.
PRESENT :
The Honorable the Vice President.
Mr. Ewing, Mr. Gardner, Mr. Byers.
Mr. Levan, and
Mr. Magoffin, Mr. Dougherty, Mr. Maclay, Mr. William Moat- . gomery and Mr. William Cooke, a committee of the General Ar sembly, attended in Council, deliverd an order of the House dated the twenty-third instant, which was read, by which it appears that
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the said committee are directed to confer with a committee of the Supreme Executive Council, and with a committee of the Honora- ble Congress, on the present critical situation of affairs on the frontiers : Whoreupon, the Vice President and Mr. Byers were appointed a committee to confer thereon accordingly, to meet this evening at five o'clock, in the Council Chamber.
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In Council.
PHILADELPHIA, Monday, August 26, 1782. PRESENT :
His Excellency the President.
. The Honorable the Vice President.
Mr. Gardner, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Levan,
Mr. Byers, and
General Lacey.
The Honorable James Ewing, Esquire, laid before the Board the following account, vizt :
Dr. The State of Pennsylvania to James Ewing, Esquire. For attendance in Council from the twenty-fifth day of June till the twenty ninth day of August, 1782, 66 days, a 178 6, - £57 15 Mileage, 79 miles, coming to Philadelphia and return- ing, 3 19
£61 14
And thereupon,
An order was drawn on the Treasurer in favour of the Honor- able James Ewing, for the sum of sixty-one pounds fourteen shil- lings specie, amount of the said account.
The memorial of Joseph Mitchell, which was presented to Council on the eleventh of July last, was read, together with the report of the Surveyor General thereon, and the consideration thereof postponed.
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In Council.
PHILADELPHIA, Tuesday, August 27, 1782.
PRESENT :
His Excellency the President.
The Honorable the Vice President.
Mr. Bayard,
Mr. Ewing,
Mr. Gardner,
Mr. Levan,
Mr. Byere, and Mr. Lacey.
An order was drawn on the Treasurer in favor of James Trim- ble, for the sum of fifteen shillings specie, money paid to James B. Smith, for copying sundry confessions of robbers of the treasu- ry of the county of Bucks.
An order was drawn on the Treasurer in favor of Mr. Robert Darroch, for the sum of two pounds twelve shillings specie, for seven days service in collecting shoes and stockings in the county of Bucks, in the year 1777, for the army.
A pass was granted to William Brown Foggon, to go to Boston and to return again ; and passes to come from New York to Phila- delphia, to Daniel Buckwater and Martha Dodds.
On consideration,
Ordered, That Colonel Samuel Hunter, Lieutenant of the coun- ty of Northumberland, be authorised and directed to contract with one or more persons in the county of Northumberland, for supply- ing the troops stationed in the said county with provisions at the most reasonable rates, not exceeding the price heretofore agreed upon with Messrs. Montgomery & Rees, provided that the said Montgomery and Rees, or either of them, neglect to furnish pro- visions agreeably to their contract.
A petition from Captain John Gensill, praying permission to re- move his effects from this State to Denmark, was read, and dis- missed.
Mr. Maclay and Mr. Montgomery, a committee from the General Assembly, laid before the Board a proposition of sending a member of the House and one of the Council to go to head quarters, to confer with his Excellency General Washington, upon the subject of expeditions into the Indian country, and with him to adopt such measures therein as may appear to be effectual for restraining the savages from making incursions in this State.
On consideration, the Council fully approving of the proposition of expeditions into the Indian country, as shall be found practi- cable,
Ordered, That the Vice President be appointed on the part of the Council to join with the conference on that subjeot with his Excellency and the delegates from the House of Assembly ..
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A letter from Henry Wynkoop, Esquire, respecting a horse, which is said to have died in the public service, and for which an ao- tion is brought by a certain George Walter against Mr. Barr, was read ; and thereupon,
Ordered, That the same be transmitted to the Attorney General, and that he be directed to appear on the part of the State in the defence of Mt. Barr in the said action.
Ordered, That the Lieutenant of the county of Berks do order out fifty militia men for the defence of the frontiers; that they be sent from the parts adjacent to the county of Northumberland; and that they march as soon as may be to Sunbury, and put them- selves under the command of Colonel Samuel Hunter, Lieutenant of the county of Northumberland.
In Council.
PHILADELPHIA, Wednesday, August 28, 1782. PRESENT : His Excellency the President.
The Honorable Mr. Ewing, Mr. Levan, and
Mr. Byers, Mr. Gardner,
Mr. Bayard.
In Council.
PHILADELPHIA, Thursday, August 29, 1782.
PRESENT : His Excellency the President. The Honorable Mr. Byers, Mr. Levan, and
General Lacey. ,
No Council.
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In Council.
PHILADELPHIA, Friday, August 30, 1782. PRESENT :
His Excellency the President.
The Honorable Mr. Gardner, Mr. Byers, Mr. Lacey.
Mr. Levan, and
An order was drawn on the Treasurer in favor of General Lacoy, for the sum of fifty-six pounds three shillings specie, for sundry articles furnished to the company of State troops under his com- mand in the year 1776.
On consideration,
Ordered; That the Quarter Master General of this State, Colo- nel Clement Biddle, do provide a sufficient number of bosta to transport the French army under Count Rochambeau, over the river Delaware; and owners of the several ferries on the said river, and all other persons, are required to give every necessary ases- tance on the above occasion.
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In Council.
PHILADELPHIA, Saturday, August 31, 1782. PRESENT :
His Excellency the President.
The Honorable Mr. Gardner, Mr. Levan, and
Mr. Byers,
Mr. Lacey.
A pass was granted to Casper Wm. Haines, to go to Boston and to return.
Also, a pass to Joseph Green, to go to Albany, in the State of New York, and to return again.
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In Council. ·
PHILADELPHIA, Monday, September 2nd, 1782. PRESENT :
His Excellency the President.
The Honorable Mr. Gardner, Mr. Levan, and
Mr. Byers, Mr. Lacey.
This being the day assigned for the meeting of the Board of Property, his Excellency the President and Doct'r Gardner agreed to meet the other members of the said Board at four o'clock in the afternoon of this day.
An order was drawn on the Treasurer in favor of Frederick Snei- der, for the sum of fifteen pounds sixteen shillings and four pence specie, amount of his account for his wages in full till the thirty- . first day of August last, and sundry small expences.
On consideration of the proposals of Bernard Dougherty, Es- quire, for supplying the Ranging company and militia which may be employed in the county of Bedford for the defence of the fron- tiers ;
Ordered, That twelve pence per ration be allowed for the first day of March last, so long as the said troops shall keep the field. The ration to consist of
One pound of bread.
One pound of beef, or fib of pork.
One jill of whiskey per day, and ·
One quart of salt, and
to every hundred rations.
Two quarts of vinegar,
Eight pounds of soap, and
Three pounds of candles, to every seven hundred rations.
.The rations to be delivered at such places as the said troops may from time to time be stationed within the county of Bedford.
Ordered, 'That the said contractor do furnish rations to Captain Boyd's company, and others actually employed, and bearing arms for the defence of the frontiers, agreeably to a muster roll, signed by Captain Boyd and countersigned by the Lieutenant, or any one of the Sub. Lieutenants of the said county, monthly, and to no other persons whatever; that he furnish no back rations of any kind or to any persons.
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In Council.
PHILADELPHIA, Tuesday, September 8, 1782 PRESENT:
His Excellency the President.
The Honorable Mr. Gardner, Mr. Levan, and
Mr. Byers, Mr. Van Campen, (now fint
Mr. Lacey, returned from his family.
The Honorable Mr. Byers laid before the Board an account for his attendance in Council, vizt :
Dr. The State of Pennsylvania, to John Byers, Require.
. For attendance in Council from the ninth till the 15ch of Marob, 1782, 6 days, a 178. 6, - · £ 5 5 . Do. from the 21st June till 5th Sept'r, 1782, 77 days, a 17s. 6, 67 76 .
£72 12 6
Mileage, 120 miles, at 1s., 6 50
£78 17 6
And thereupon,
An order was drawn on the Treasurer in favor of the Honor ble John Byers, for the sum of soventy-eight pounds seventen shillings and six pence specie, amount of the said account.
A petition from Ebenezer Tracey Pennington, convicted of hr- ceny in the county of Chester, praying remission of his fine and corporal punishment, was read ; and thereupon,
Ordered, 'That the fine adjudged to be paid to the use of th State, and his corporal punishment, be remitted, on condition the he enlist in the Pennsylvania line, to serve therein during the present war without bounty.
A petition from Adam Boyling, convicted in the county Philadelphia of fornieation with a certain Mary M'Farland, and having begotten a bastard child on the body of the said Mary, praying remission of the fine of ten pounds, adjudged to be paid by him to the use of the State, was read ; and thereupon, Ordered, That the said fine be remitted.
A petition from John Downing, praying remission of a fine of thirteen pounds ten shillings specie, adjudged to be paid to the of the State by Jack Martin, his negro slave, convicted of larceny at the last Court of Quarter Sessions held in the county of Che ter, was read ; and thereupon,
Ordered. That the said fine be remitted.
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A letter from the Commissioners for the defence of the Bay and : river Delaware, of this day's date, reporting their proceedings upon the order of this Board of the twenty-third ultimo, directing them to make sale of the ship General Washington, was read, and the same being considered, was approved; and
Ordered, To be filed.
In Council.
PHILADELPHIA, Wednesday, September 4th, 1782.
PRESENT :
His Excellency the President.
The Honorable Mr. Gardner, Mr. Byers, and
Mr. Lacey,
Mr. Van Campen.
. Mr. Levan,
A petition from George Wall, Junior, to the Secretary, with re- turns of the estates of Joseph Dean, Alexander Bartram, and Da- vid Burge, seized by him as forfeited estates, and mentioning his having seized the personal estate of said Dean. Whereupon,
Ordered, That the said George Wall, Jun'r, be directed to dis- pose of the said estates, real and personal, as soon as may be, so- cording to law.
A petition from Charles Campbell, Esquire, Sub-Lieutenant of the county of Westmoreland, complaining of unwarrantable oppo- sition to the execution of the militia law.
Ordered, That the same be referred to the Lieutenant of the said county, and that he be directed to enquire into the said com- plaint, and report thereon to Council.
The Attornies appointed in the cause depending before Congress between this State and Connecticut represented that there are pro- bably divers papers relative to the said cause remaining among the records of the States of Connecticut and New York, which may be of importance on the trial, and requested that some persons might be appointed to examine the records of those States, and obtain copies of such as relate to the said cause. Whereupon,
Ordered, That Mr. Osborne be requested to examine the said records, and obtain copies of such as may tend to elucidate the cause so pending; and thereupon,
An order was drawn on the Treasurer in favor of Mr. Henry Os- borne, for the sum of seventy five pounds specie, for his expences in going to the States of Connecticut and New York, for the pur- pose aforesaid.
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In Council.
PHILADELPHIA, Thursday, September, 5th, 178 PRESENT :
His Excellency the President.
The Honorable Mr. Bayard, Mr. Levan, and
Mr. Gardner,
Mr. Byers,
Mr. Lacey.
Nicholas Lutz, Esquire, of the county of Berks, attended Council, and represented that the Lieutenant of the said com was about to order out militia from the said county for the de of the county of Northumberland, but that no person hath bett ployed to furnish them with provisions till they shall arrive place of their destination, and proposed to the Council to fun them with rations, at nine pence each.
The Council taking into consideration the said proposal, to pay .Col. Lutz nine pence per ration for any number of r he may furnish to the said militia, not exceeding three hundre
In Council.
PHILADELPHIA, Friday, September 6th, 17 PRESENT :
His Excellency the President.
The Honorable the Vice President. Mr. Bayard, Mr. Gardner,
Mr. Van Campen, a Mr. Levan.
A letter from his Excellency General Washington dated' second instant, respecting the proposed expedition into the I country, was read ; and thereupon,
Ordered, 'That the Council will meet this afternoon o'clock, upon that business specially.
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The Council met at four o'clock in the afternoon, porsuast journment. .
At a conference between the Council and a Committed General Assembly, respecting the expedition proposed into dian country, it was the unanimous opinion that General
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In Council.
PHILADELPHIA, Thursday, September, 5th, 1782.
PRESENT :
His Excellency the President.
The Honorable Mr. Bayard, Mr. Levan, and
Mr. Gardner,
Mr. Byers,
Mr. Lacey.
Nicholas Lutz, Esquire, of the county of Berks, attended In Council, and represented that the Lieutenant of the said county was about to order out militia from the said county for the defence of the county of Northumberland, but that no person hath been em- ployed to furnish them with provisions till they shall arrive at the place of their destination, and proposed to the Council to furnish them with rations, at nine pence each.
The Council taking into consideration the said proposal, agreed to pay .Col. Lutz nine pence per ration for any number of rations he may furnish to the said militia, not exceeding three hundred.
In Council.
PHILADELPHIA, Friday, September 6th, 1782. PRESENT :
His Excellency the President.
The Honorable the Vice President. Mr. Bayard, Mr. Gardner,
Mr. Van Campen, and
Mr. Levan.
A letter from his Excellency General Washington dated the second instant, respecting the proposed expedition into the Indim country, was read ; and thereupon,
Ordered, 'That the Council will meet this afternoon at four o'clock, upon that business specially. 1
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The Council met at four o'clock in the afternoon, pursuant to journment.
At a conference between the Council and a Committee of de General Assembly, respecting the expedition proposed into the la dian country, it was the unanimous opinion that General Potter,.
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Er. Bayard, and Doctor Gardner, be a Committee of the Council Doonfer with the Minister at War, and the Committee of the Gen- ral Assembly, on the proposed expeditions, at the Council Cham- er, to-morrow morning at nine o'clock.
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Iu Council.
PHILADELPHIA, Saturday, September 7th, 1782. PRESENT :
His Excellency the President.
The Honorable the Vice President. Mr. Gardner,
Mr. Levan.
Mr. Van Campen,
The Council resumed the consideration of the resolve of the General Assembly of the sixth instant, empowering the Council to Law on the Bank for the sum of five thousand pounds, solely ap- copriated towards the defence of the frontiers of the State; and mereupon,
Ordered, That the House be requested to inform the Council Whether it is intended that debts already contracted in the defence [ the frontiers, or any part of them, shall be paid out of the said we thousand pounds. And also to request the House will re-con- der their resolve, so far as relates to the manner of drawing on ne Bank; the Council conceiving it will be most proper to have the am borrowed of the Bank by the House, made payable to the Treasurer or his order. The drafts of the Council for the frontier fence may then be drawn on the Treasurer, and accepted by him, jable at the Bank. As the resolve now stands, the Council udge it will be necessary to draw on the Bank in favor of the Trea- ary for the whole, and then to draw on him for the respective Fams becoming necessary, to be by him accepted in like manner, yable at the Bank ; otherwise the Treasurer's books will not con- in the public accounts, as they certainly ought to do.
An order was drawn on the Commissary of Military Stores, Cap- Lin Joseph Stiles, for twenty stand of arms for the company of Langers commanded by Captain Shrawder, for which the said Sbraw- er is to account.
A message to the General Assembly, was prepared and read, and " in the words following, vizt :
Message from the President and Council to the Representatives E the Freemen of Pennsylvania in General Assembly met.
GENTLEMEN :- A letter from the Minister of Foreign Affairs, questing to be furnished with returns of the damage done by the Demy within this State, which having been laid before the Gon-
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oral Assembly, has, been returned to the Council, now coming again under our consideration, it appears to us to be necessary, order to ascertain with that precision which so important .. requires, that an act should be past authorising Commissionen # receive evidence of such losses and judge of the value thered- The House will please to receive the letter, and take such crir thereon as they may judge most effectual for answering the purpo which the Minister of Foreign Affairs has in view. WILLIAM MOORE, President COUNCIL CHAMBER, Philadelphia, September 7, 1782.
In Council.
PHILADELPHIA, Monday, September 9, 1782 PRESENT :
His Excellency the President.
The Honorable the Vice President. Mr. Van Campen, Mr. Gardner, and
Mr. Bayard.
An order was drawn on the Treasurer in favor of John Nicholas, Esquire, for the sum of five hundred pounds, State money of the seventh of April, 1781, for paying one third of depreciation cer- tificates to officers and soldiers of the Pennsylvania line, for which the said Nicholson is to account.
A letter from the Minister at War, dated this day, was real, acquainting the Board that on the removal of the recruits from this city, and a detachment of Colonel Hazen's regiment to Fort Pis one hundred and forty-five militia will be necessary to guard th prisoners.
Captains.
Lieutenants.
Sergeants.
Corporals.
Rank & File.
At Philadelphia, Yorktown, Lancaster, Reading,
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