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Resolved, That a requisition be made from the several States of two millions of dollars, in such quotas as Congress may assign to them respectively, as a part of the sum necessary for the service of the year ensuing ; and that any further requisition be suspended until the result of the measures taken by Congress for obtaining loans shall be known.
By the United States in Congress assembled, October 18, 1782. On the report of a Grand Committee, consisting of a member from each State,
Resolved, That the several quotas of the two millions of dollars required of the States by the resolution of the sixteenth instant for the service of the year 1783, be assigned to the respective States, rizt :
To New Hampshire,
80,000 dollars.
Massachusetts,
320,000
Rhode Island, & Providence Plantations,
48,000
Connecticut,
222,000
New York, -
90,000
New Jersey,
110,000
Pennsylvania,
300,000
Delaware,
28,000
Maryland, -
220,000
Virginia,
290,000
North Carolina,
148,000
South Carolina,
120,000
Georgia,
24,000
Dollars, 2,000,000
1. Resolved, That the several States be called upon to furnish the Treasury of the United States with their respective quotas in four canal proportions or quarterly payments, the first payment to be
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made on the first day of April next ; that the said sums, when paid, shall be credited to the accounts of the several States, on in- terest, to be hereafter adjusted, agrecably to the resolution of the sixth of October, 1779.
· Resolved, That it be impressed on the several States as abso- lutely necessary to lay taxes for raising their quotas of money for the United States separate from those laid for their own particular use, and to pass acts directing the Collectors to pay the same to such persons as have or shall be appointed by the Superintendant of Finance to receive the same within the State, and to authorise such receiver to recover the monies of the Collectors, for the use of the United States, in the same manner, and under the same pen- alties as State taxes are recovered by the Treasurer of the respect- ive States, to be subject only to the orders of Congress or the Superintendant of Finance.
CHARLES THOMSON, Sec'ry.
One other letter from the said Superintendant of Finance of the twenty-first instant, circular to the several States in the Union, was also read, stating the deficiencies in the payment of the supplies required by Congress, and the sufferings of the army thereupon, and culling upon them to exert themselves in completing the same, to enable him to comply with his contracts. On consideration,
Ordered, That the said letters from the Superintendant of Fi- nance, and resolutions of Congress, be immediately laid before the General Assembly.
A letter from Brigadier General Irvine, at Fort Pitt, of the eighth instant, acquainting the Board of his intention to carry on an expedition from that place inte the Indian country, being ap prehensive of the further ravages of the Indians; the expedition to consist of two hundred Militia, sixty Rangers, some few Rega- . lars, and as many Volunteers as can be raised on that side of the Mountain, was read ; and
Ordered, To lie on the table.
In Council.
PHILADELPHIA, Thursday, October 31, 1782.
PRESENT :
The Honorable the Vice President.
Mr Irvine, Mr. Van Campen, and
Mr. Wall, Mr. Ewing.
Mr. Levan,
The following orders were drawn on the Treasurer, vist :
In favor of Samuel Cunningham, Esq'r, for the sum of one bm. dred and seventy-seven pounds four shillings and eight pence spe-
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sie, balance of his account for purchasing closthing in the county of Chester, for the army in 1777 and 1778.
In favor of Frederick Sneider, for sixteen pounds thirteen shil- Lings and mine pence specie, balance of his account for fire-wood purchased for the Council, and his wages as doorkeeper till this lay.
In favor of William Bradford, Jan'r, Esq'r, Attorney General, 'or twenty-eight pounds five shillings, for extra services as Attor- ley General.
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In Council.
PHILADELPHIA, Friday, November 1, 1782.
PREBENT :
The Honorable the Vice President.
Mr. Irvine,
Mr. Levan, and
Mr. Wall,
Mr. Van Campen.
Mr. Ewing,
An order was drawn on the Treasurer in favor of James Loug- lead, Paymaster, for eighty-seven pounds five shillings and ten vence specie, to pay the militia lately called into service ; said Pay- master to account. To be charged to Colonel William Henry, and aid out of money arising from militia fines.
A letter from John Craig, Esquire, acquainting the Board that ie hath been elected a Representative in the General Assembly for be county of Lancaster, and praying Council to accept his resigna- ion of his office of Justice of the Peace for the suid county, as ocessary previous to his taking bis scat, was read ; and there- ipon,
Ordered, That the said resignation be accepted.
The petition of John Seely, convicted in the county of North- mpton of fornication and bastardy, praying remission of his fine, ras read ; a recommendation of divers inhabitants of the said county being also read ; thereupon,
Ordered, That the fine adjudged to be paid to the use of the State by the said John Seely, be remitted.
An order was drawn on the 'Treasurer in favor of John Nichol- on, Esquire, Comptroller General, for five hundred pounds, Stato noney of the seventh of April, 1781, for paying one-third of de- ›reciation certificates . to officers and soldiers of the Pennsylvania ine, for which sum he is to account.
Mr. Joseph Montgomery and Mr. James McClean, a committee rom the General Assembly, attended in Council, and informed the Council that the House is now met and ready to receive any busi-
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ness which the Council may be pleased to lay before them. When upon,
A draft of a message to the General. Assembly being prepared and laid before the Board, was read, and approved, and is in the words following, vizt :
A message from the Vice President and Supreme Excentine Council, to the Representatives of the Freemen of the Common wealth of Pennsylvania. in General Assembly met :
GENTLEMEN :- The expeditions planned against the Western Indians having been laid aside, after the preparations for them were in great forwardness, in which the spirit of patriotism among the people of the frontier counties shewed itself in a conspicuous manner; and there was reason. to hope for success even beyond what so sudden a movement at first view seemed to promise. We think it proper to lay before you the intelligence upon which the Coun- cil was induced to countermand their first orders, and to lay aside the expedition, in full expectation that the House will see the pro- priety and policy of the measure. With those papers the Secre- tary will lay before you several letters from the Superintendant of of Finance, inclosing resolutions of Congress which contain matter of great importance, and deserve the earliest attention, as the state of affairs in Europe render it prudent and necessary to make vigor. ous preparations in expectation of a continuance of the war.
The resolutions of Congress of the twenty-third of April last, re- specting provisions to be made for sick and wounded soldiers, also requires the attention of the House, as several applications bare already been made to us for the aid which Congress have recommend- ed to be made for them.
We shall cultivate, on all occasions, that perfect harmony between the Executive and Legislative, which is essentially necessary for the support of government at all times, and more especially in times of danger and difficulty.
JAMES POTTER, Vice President. Council Chamber, Phil'a, Nov'r 1, 1782.
Ordered, That the said message be laid before the General As. sembly, together with the following papers, vizt :
A letter from the Superintendant of Finance of the twentieth of September last, and a resolution of Congress of the eighteenth of the same month.
Ditto from ditto of October 5th, and resolutions of Congress of the 1st instant, on the New Jersey representation.
Circular do., from do. of the twenty-first, on the subject of the de- Jay of payment of the supplies required by Congress from the meveril States in the Union, and the sufferings of the army in consequence thereof.
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Do. from do. of the twenty-third, and resolutions of Congress of the seventeenth, containing an estimate from Congress for the ser- vices of the year 1788, and of the eighteenth, quotaing the same upon the several States.
Do. from his Excellency General Washington of the twenty- third ulto., recommending the laying aside the Indian expedition under Generals Potter and Irvine.
An order was drawn on the Treasurer in favor of David C. Claypoole, for eight pounds fifteen shillings specie, for quills, paper, ink, &c., furnished by him to the Comptroller General's office.
In Council.
PHILADELPHIA, Saturday, November 2, 1782.
PRESENT :
The Honorable the Vice President.
Mr. Irvine, Mr. Wall,
Mr. Levan, and
Mr. Ewing,
Mr. Van Campen.
John McDowell, Esquire, Councillor elect for the county of Chester, attended in Council and took the oaths required by the Constitution to qualify him for the said office, and thereupon took his seat at the Board.
A deed was examined and signed by the Honorable the Vice President to George Henry, for lots No. 1685, 1686, and 1687, in the city of Philadelphia, marked in the general plan of city lots remaining in the Surveyor general's office, and sold for redemption of the bills of credit of this State of the twenty ninth day of April, 1780, vizt : for eight hundred pounds. Deeds dated the second instant.
In Council.
PHILADELPHIA, Monday, November 4, 1782.
PRESENT :
The Honorable the Vice President.
Mr. Irvine,
Mr. Levan,
Mr. Wall, Mr. MoDowell,
Mr. Van Campen, and Mr. Ewing.
John Dickinson, Esquire, Councillor elect for the county of Philadelphia, attended in Council and took the oaths required
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by the Constitution to qualify him for the said office, and thereupe took his seat at the Board.
This being the day appointed for the meeting of the Board of of Property, the Honorable the Vice President and Mr. Irvine agreed to meet the other members of the said Board at twelve o'clock this day.
The Honorable John Byers' account was presented to the Com. cil, and is as follows, vizt :
The State of Pennsylvania,
To John Byers, Dr.
For attendance in Council from the fifth of October till the fifth of November, 1782, 32 days, a 17. 6, "£28 125 miles, coming to Phil'a and going home, a ls, 6 5
£34 5
And thercupon,
An order was drawn on the Treasurer in favor of the Honorable John Byers, for thirty-four pounds five shillings specie, amount of the said account.
Mr. William Maclay and Mr. William Montgomery, a committee of the General Assembly, and John Hazlewood, Esquire, one of contractors for the army, attended in Council and represented that some of the cattle lately purchased by Mr. Montgomery for the Indian expeditious, and since sold to the said Hazlewood, for the use of the army, (the said expeditions being laid aside,) are not fit for killing, apd recommended to the Board to order them to be disposed of in some other way : Whereupon,
'The Council taking the same into consideration,
Ordered, That William Montgomery, Esquire, be authorised and directed forthwith to dispose of such cattle lately purchased by him, as are now not fit for killing, in such manner as he shall judge most for the interest of the State, and report to this Board as soon as may be.
Mr. Wilkinson, Mr. Joseph Montgomery, and Mr. Atlee, a com- mittee of the General Assembly attended in Council, and proposed to the consideration of the Council the appointing a day for electing a President and Vice President of this Council, when Thursday mezt was agreed on as a proper day.
Mr. Ewing and Mr. McDowell, two members of this Board agreed to meet the committee of the General Assembly, in order to agree upon the ceremonies necessary to be observed at the electie of a President and Vice President, to be held on Thursday next
Mr. Maclay and Mr. Rush, a Committee of the House of 1 bly, attended in Council and requested a conference with the C cil on the subject of the expence of the trial between, this.&
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Itate of Connecticut ; when the Council agreed to meet at ick this afternoon, on the same business, and that the this State be notified to attend.
he Council met pursuant to adjournment.
4 o'clock, P. M., Monday, November the 4th, 1782. PRESENT :
"norable the Vice President.
'r. Irvine, Mr. Levan,
.. Wall, Mr. M'Dowell, and
r. Dickinson, Mr. Ewing.
r. Van Campen,
inmittee of the General Assembly attended in Council, Agents and Solicitor attended in the committee room adjoin- ouncil Chamber.
zincil and Committee of the General Assembly resumed deration of the expence of the trial between this State and Connecticut ; and thereupon,
1, That two hundred and fifty pounds be allowed as a fee : the Agents, in full of all their services on the said trial, one hundred and fifty pounds specie be allowed to Henry Fisq'r, as a fee, in full for his services as Solicitor on the "said.
!, That the sum of thirty shillings per day be allowed to he said Agents and to the Solicitor, for their expences dut- ime they shall be employed in the said business.
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a Council.
PHILADELPHIA, Tuesday, November 5th, 1782. PRESENT :
onorable the Vice President.
[r. Irvine,, Mr. Van Campen,
Ir. Dickinson, Mr. Levan, and
fr. Wall, Mr. Ewing.
[r. M'Dowell,
r.tition of Samuel Jefferis, praying leave to go to New ting with him the tools of his trade, was read ; and on con- 1, ed., That an order be granted sofordingly, not to return
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A letter from Charles Thomson, Esquire, informing that Ein Boudinott, Esquire, was on the fourth elected Prati dent of Congress, was read, and .
Ordered, To be filed.
On application,
An order was drawn on the Treasurer in favor of Capti Joseph Stiles, Commissary of Military Stores, for the sum of ou hundred pounds, specie, for repairing arms for the State, for vhid he is to account.
On application, and a pass from head quarters. being produced, Ordered, That a pass to Maryland be granted to William By.
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In Council.
PHILADELPHIA, Wednesday, November 6, 1782
PRESENT :
The Honourable the Vice President.
Mr. Irvine, Mr. Wall, Mr. Ewing.
Mr. Van Campen, and
Mr. M'Dowell,
A committee of the Council and a committee of the Geral Assembly having conferred together,
Agreed, That the etiquette of the election, and proelamaticad the President and Vice President, be in the form of last year, cept only that the procession return to the State House instead going to the City Tavern ; that the bells be rung ; and that thirty cannon be fired on the proclamation being read.
Ordered, That the City Lieutenant do call out a proper number of the Artillery Militia, to conduct the Artillery on the day of the election of a President and Vice President; and that orden h given to fire thirteen cannon in the State House yard immediately after the proclamation.
Ordered, That the Secretary direct the bells to be rung innt diately after the proclamation of the President shall bare been read.
Ordered, That the agents of the State, in the case of the Cor- mecticut claims, and the Solicitor, be requested to attend in th Council Chamber, on Friday next at eleven o'clock, for the par pose of a free conference on that subject, more especially respet ing the state of the evidence collected thereupon. -
A return of Justices for the district of West Nantmell and Calo, in the county of Chester, was now received and read, ly. which it appears that John Culbertson and James Moore, Kapoint were daly elected.
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On consideration,
Ordered, That James Moore, Esquire, be appointed a Justice of the Peace for the county of Chester, and that he be commissioned , accordingly.
A pass was granted to Mary Thomson to go to New York, not to return again.
A pass was granted to Daniel Buckwater and Christian Marie, to go to Boston and Salem, in the State of Massachusetts, and to retara.
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In Council.
PHILADELPHIA, Thursday, November 7, 1782.
PRESENT :
The Honorable the Vice President.
. Mr. Irvine,
Mr. Van Campen, Mr. Levan, and
Mr. Dickinson, Mr. M'Dowell, Mr. Ewing.
A pass was granted to Catharine Jones to go to Dobbs' Ferry, on the North river, and to return.
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The Clerk of the Honorable House of General Assembly at- Rended in Council and informed the Council that the House of Assembly is now ready to proceed to the election of a President and' Vice President. Thereupon,
- Ordered, That the Secretary of the Council do attend the House - and inform them that the Council is now ready to meet the Gene- mal .Assembly in the Assembly room, and to proceed to the election cif a President and Vice President of the Council.
The Honorable the Vice President and the members of the Council met the General Assembly in the Assembly room ; and thereupon,
The Secretary of the Council and the Clerk of the House pro- Qceded to take the votes for President.
And the votes were as follow, vizt :
For John Dickinson, Esquire, forty-one. For James Potter, Esquire, thirty-two.
The Council and General Assembly then procceded to the choice Df . Vice President, and the votes being taken were as follow, vist :
For James Ewing, Esquire, thirty-nine.
For James Potter, Esquire, thirty-four.
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And thereupon,
It was declared that JOHN DICKINSON, Esquire, was thea duly elected to be President, and JAMES EWING, Esquire, was then duly elected Vice President.
And the following declaration of the said election bring resd, was signed by his Excellency John Dickinson, Esquire, President, the Honorable James Ewing, Esquire, Vice President, and the other members of the Council then present, and the same was signed by the Honorable Frederick Augustus Muhlenberg. Esquire, Speaker of the General Assembly, and by the members of the General Assembly then present, vizt :
To all People to whom these presents shall come, or may concern. the General Assembly and Supreme Executive Council of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania send greeting :
Know ye that we, the Representatives of the freemen of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in General Assembly met, in the State House at Philadelphia, together with the members of the Supreme Executive Council of the said Commonwealth, in the same place convened, to elect a President and Vice President of the mid Council, have, agreeable to the direction of the nineteenth rection of the Constitution of the said Commonwealth, duly and fairly elected and chosen by ballot his Excellency Jobn Iriokinson, Esquire, President, and the Honorable James Ewing, Esquire, Vice President of the said Supreme Executive Council ; sod to the end that due regard and obedience may be paid to them in the execution of their respective offices on all occasions, we do hereby make known and declare, that the said John Dickinson is the Presi- dent, and James Ewing Is the Vice President of the said Supreme Executive Council.
In testimony whereof, we have hereunto set our hands and sesk, the seventh day of November, in the seventh year of the Comme wealth of Pennsylvania, and in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty-two.
And the said John Dickinson, Esquire, is hereby proclaimed to be Captain General and Commander-in-Chief in and over the Con- monwealth of Pennsylvania.
Signed,
JAMES POTTER, Vice President of the Council. John Dickinson, James Irvine, George Wall, Jun'r, John M'Dowell, James Ewing, Sebastian Levan, John Van Campen, FREDERICK A. MUHLENBERG,
Members of the Council
Speaker of the General Assembly.
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Jobo Steinmetz,
Samuel Meredith,
Sharp Delany, Matthew Holegate, George Gray,
David Thorbas, Benjamin Braunon, John Lindsay, James Boyd, Evan Evans,
Isaac Gray, 'Thomas Rees,
Joseph Montgomery,
Henry Hill,
John Whitehill,
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Samuel Penrose,
Samuel J. Atlee,
James Morris,
Samuel Ashmcad,
Abraham Scott, James Jacks, John Craig,
Jacob Rush, Thomas Long,
James 'T'ate,
Joseph Thomas, Percifor Frazier,
Thomas Straw bridge, Robert McPherson,
Joseph Magoffin, Christian Lower, Abraham Lincoln,
Michael Schmyser, Michael Hahn,
Jonas Hartzell,
Patrick Scott,
Jacob Arndt,
Thomas Lilley,
Jacob Stroud,
Robert Lattimore,
Charles Cessna, William Montgomery,
William Cook,
William Maclay,
John Carnaban, Nehemiah Stokely,
Members of the General Assembly.
greed, unanimously, that the said declaration of the election of President and Vice President of the said Supreme Executive incil be publicly read at the Court House in the city of Phila- shia by the Secretary of the Council ; and that the Secretary of Council do then proclaim the President in the following words, : And the said JOHN DICKINSON, Esquire, is hereby proclaimed e the President of the said Supreme Executive Council, Captain eral and Commander-in-Chief in and over the Commonwealth Pennsylvania.
greed, that the order of the procession to the Court House be ollows, vizt : onstables with their staves. ub-Sheriffs with their wands.
ligh Sheriff with his wand.
Matthias Slough, William Brown, James Mercer, John Hay,
Moses McClean,
Jobn Patton,
Stephen Duncan, William Brown, John Carothers, James McLene, James Johnston, Jonathan Hoge, Patrick Maxwell, Daniel Clymer,
Christopher Kucher,
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Coroner with his wand.
Judges of the Supreme Court.
Prothonotary of the Supreme Court.
Judge, Register, & Marshal of the Admiralty.
Naval officer.
Treasurer and Attorney General of the State.
Secretary of the Land office, Receiver & Surveyor General of the State.
1 Justices of the Peace.
Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas, & Clerk of the Court of Quarter Session.
Clerk of the City Court.
Master of the Rolls and Escheator General.
Secretary of the Council.
His Excellency the President & the Hon'ble the Vice Presi- dent.
Members of the Council, two and two.
Doorkeeper of the Council.
Sergeant-at-Arms with the mace.
The Honorable the Speaker of the General Assembly. Clerk of the House.
Members of the General Assembly, two & two.
Doorkeeper of the General Assembly.
Provost and Faculty of the University.
General and Field officers of the militia. Citizens.
The Secretary reports, that the declaration of the President was read at the Court House, and the President proclaimed according to the order of the Council.
His Excellency John Dickinson, Esquire, President, in conse. quence of his election to that office, now took the oath of allegiance and oath of office required by the Constitution of the State. And the Honorable Jantes Ewing, Esquire, Vice President, elcoted to that office at the same time, took the oath of allegiance and ceth of office required by the Constitution as aforesaid.
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In Council.
PHILADELPHIA, Friday, November 8, 1782. PRESENT :
His Excellency the President.
The Honorable the Vice President.
Mr. Irvine,
Mr. Van Campen, Mr. Wall,
Mr. McDowell, Mr. Levan, and Mr. Potter.
Agreeably to the order of the sixth, the Attorney General, Mr. Wilson, Mr. Sergeant, and Mr. Osborne, attended in the Council Chamber, and a free conference was had respecting the state of the evidence collected and to be produced on the trial between this State and that of Connecticut.
On consideration of the intelligence from the county of North- umberland, of ravages by the Indians,
Ordered, That the Lieutenant of the county of Northumberland be authorised to call out any number of the militia which he may see occasion for, on any, sudden alarm, not exceeding at any one time one hundred men. --
A letter from John Nicholson, Esquire, Comptroller General, of this day's date, requesting an order on the Treasurer for twenty pounds specie, to be accounted for by him, in expences in removing his office, repairing the room be now occupies, half a dozen chairs, & table, wood and candles for the winter season, also a green cloth for the table.
On consideration,
Ordered, That as the law appointing the Comptroller General does not make provision for the articles Mr. Nicholson applies for, the Council are not authorised to draw the order he requests.
The Honorable James Ewing, Esquire, presented to the Board his account for his attendance in Council, as follows, vizt :
From the 8th of October to the 6th of November, 1782, 30 days, at 178 6, - £26 5 Mileage 79 miles, coming to Philadelphia and return- ing, 158 miles, a s6, 3 19
£30 4
And thereupon,
An order was drawn on the Treasurer in favor of the Honorable Taxes Ewing, for thirty pounds four shillings, amount of the said - Adjourned.
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In Council. PHILADELPHIA, November 8th, 1782, Friday, 6 o'clock in the af- ternoon.
PRESENT :
His Excellency the President.
The Honorable the Vice President.
Mr. Irvine, Mr. McDowell, Mr. Wall,
Mr. Van Campen, and
Mr. Potter.
WHEREAS, Divers papers belonging to the Land Office have not been delivered to the present Secretary of that office, and espe- cially the Indian deeds for lands purchased of them within the State of Pennsylvania, which deeds are necessary to be produced on the trial now coming on between this State and the State of Connecticut, respecting lands within the charter bounds of Penn- sylvania, which Indian deeds, by the letters of James Tilghman, Esquire, late Secretary of the Land Office, now produced to this Board, and the representation of David Kennedy, Esquire, appear to remain in the hands of the Honorable John Penn, Esquire ; therefore, .
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