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In favor of John Hazlewood, for four pounds twelve and two pence, for expences and commissions in removing ling two large kettles, which had been used at the fire raty 1776, and bought in.
In Council.
PHILADELPHIA, Friday, December 6,
PRESENT :
His Excellency the President.
The Honorable Mr. Irvine, Mr. Piper, and
Mr. M'Dowell, Mr. Lovan. - Mr. Potter,
A letter from William Montgomery, Esquire, to General inclosing an account of the weight of seventy cattle, sold by Joha Hazlewood, Esquire, amounting to seventeen thesun hundred and thirty-seven weight, at thirty-seven abilling pence per hundred weight, is three hundred and twousd
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I aizteen shillings and four pence one-half penny, being read; pon, ered, That Mr. Hazlewood be desired to pay the said sum e hands of David Rittenhouse, Esquire, taking his receipt same.
turn of an election for the county of Chester, in the room of s Moffat, representative in the General Assembly, was re- and read, by which it appears that John Hannums was duly .
cred, That the said return be sent into the General Assem-
following orders were drawn on the Treasurer, vist :
Lvor of Frederick Sneider, for seventeen pounds seventeen gs, in full. for his wages as Doorkeeper, till the thirtieth of iber last, and sundry small expences.
svor of Steiner and Cist, for four pounds five shillings specie, uting one thousand resolves of Council, in January, 1781. svor of Thomas Ravensorapt, for fifteen pounds specie, to be d to the account of Captain Thomas Stokely, in part of his a Captain of a company of Rangers on the western frontiers, mid out of the five thousand pounds appropriated to the de- If the frontiers.
Boord taking into consideration the completing three regi- of Infantry in this State, for the continental service the g campaign, agreeably to the representation of the Secretary r of the seventh of November last,
Noed, That this State will complete the said three regiments opening of the campaign.
etition from Assheton Humphreys, praying to be appointed y and Tabellion Public in this State, was read, together with nmeadation in his favor ; thereupon;
'ered, That Assheton Humphreys be appointed a Notary and ion Public in this State, and that he be commissioned accord-
tions from Carolina Young and Catharine Bieler, for passes to New York, were read and dismissed.
apresentation from the Commissionors for the defence of the. d river Delaware, proposing the sale of the ship Hyder Ally, or to omable them to build in the course of the winter a ves- more suitable construction ; and informing that they had equipped an armed schooner for defending the bay and river, soommending John Sneider as a propor person to command rbercapon,
lered, That the Council approve of the commissioners selling ¡der Ally, provided she will sell for a price equal to or near lse, and that the commissioners be authorised to soll ber ao- rly-
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resolution of General Assembly of the twentieth instant, for which the suid President is to account.
This being the day assigned for the meeting of the Board d Property, his Excellency the President and the Honorable Mr. L vine agreed to meet the other members of the said Board at four o'clock this afternoon.
A pass was granted to Margaret M'Connel to go to New York, by the way ot Dobbs' Ferry, and to return again.
. The Honorable Sebastian Levan, Esquire, presented to the Board an account for his attendance in Council from the first of October to the thirtieth of November, 1782, inclusive, 61 days @ 1/st per day, £53 7 6.
An order was drawn on the Treasurer in favor of the maid & bastian Levan, Esquire, for fifty-three pounds seven shillings six pence, amount of the said account.
The petition of Jacob Grove and Christian Grove, convicted d harboring and aiding British prisoners to escape, at a Cound Oyer and Terminer held at Lancaster the eighteenth day of 0 ber, 1782. and sentenced each to pay the sum of one bundred sol fifty pounds, were read, praying remission of the same; and th said Jacob Grove and Christian Grove being recommended to thi Board by the Judges of the Supreme Court, and a number of th inhabitants of the county of Lancaster; on consideration,
Ordered, That two third parts of the fines adjudged to be pil to the use of the State by the said Jacob Grove and Chrisin Grove, be remitted.
Ordered, That the Secretary write to the said Samuel What and Richard Peters, Esquires, and request their attendance al Trenton, to give evidence on behalf of Pennsylvania, on the com troversy between the State of Pennsylvania and the State of Com. necticut, and that he also request Mr. Wharton to take with hint copy of the treaty of Fort Stanwix.
In Council.
PHILADELPHIA, Tuesday, December 3, 1782 PRESENT :
His Excellency the President.
The Honorable Mr. Irvine, Mr. Levan,
Mr. Wall, Mr. Potter, and
Mr. M'Dowell, Mr. Piper.
Ordered, That the Secretary be directed to return to the Hour able Samuel Wharton the copy of the treaty of Fort Staavis, woke up his receipts.
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In Council.
PHILADELPHIA, Wednesday, December 4, 1782.
PRESENT :
s Excellency the President. .
Honorable Mr. Irvine,
Mr. Potter,
Mr. Wall,
Mr. Piper, and
Mr. M'Dowell,
Mr Levan.
return of the general election for the county of Washington received and read, by which it appears that the following gen- n were duly elected, vizt :
Representatives.
Matthew Ritchie and. William M'Cleery.
Sheriffs.
Van Swearingen &
Andrew Swearingen.
Coroners.
William M'Farland and
John Marshall.
Commissioner.
George M'Cormick.
And the same being considered,
dered, That Van Swearingen, Esquire, be appointed Sheriff > county of Washington, and that William M'Farland be ap- 'd Coroner of the said county, and that they bo commissioned lingly.
I Swearingen, Esquire, Sheriff elect for the county of Washing- ffers Matthew Ritchie and John Cornaghan, as sureties for the ul discharge of the duties of his office of Sheriff of the said y, according to law, which this Council approve.
'order was drawn on the Treasurer in favor of John Nichol- Sequire, for the sum of five hundred pounds, State money of venth of April, 1781, for paying one-third of depreciation cates to officers and soldiers of the Pennsylvania line, for he is to account.
ass was granted to Barbara Bendelow, to go to New York return again ..
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Ordered, That John Sneider be appointed to command the ara- ed schooner afs'd.
Ordered, That the Secretary be directed to write a letter to hit Excellency General Washington, requesting him to procure = other passport for the flag vessel fitting out for New York, for the relief of the prisoners belonging to this State, as it is highly probs- ble that Captain Kemp will be prevented from taking command d the said flag.
. Ordered, That the Secretary be directed to call on Messrs. Des- lap and Bailey, printers, and procure for each member of Council one copy of the new edition of the Laws and Minutes of the Gem ral Assembly.
A return of Justices for the connty of Bedford was received and . read, by which it appears that Bernard Dougherty and Henry Wertz were duly elected. On consideration,
Ordered, That Bernard Dougherty, Esquire, be appointed a Jus- tice of the Peace in the county of Bedford, and commissioned ac- cordingly.
On consideration,
Ordered, That Bernard Dougherty, Esquire, be appointed Pre- sident of the Courts of General Quarter Sessions of the Peace and Common Pleas aud Orphans' Court of the county of Bedford, and that he be commissioned accordingly.
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Saturday, December 7th, and No Council. Monday, December 9th,
In Council.
PHILADELPHIA, Tuesday, December 10, 1782.
PRESENT :
His Excellency the President.
The Honorable Mr. Irvine, Mr. Piper, and
Mr. MoDowall, Mr. Potter.
Mr. Levan,
The Council resumed the consideration of the complaints of Joka Buyers and Christian Gettig, Esquires, against Matthew Smith, E- quire, Prothonotary of the county of Northumberland ; and there- upon,
Ordered, That Council will proceed on Monday, the twenty- seventh of January next, to bear the said complainants on the charges of misbehaviour in his office and irregularity of behaviour.
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Ordered, 'That the depositions of witnessca taken in the presence of John Buyers and Christian Getting, Esquires, or either of them, ind of Matthew Smith, Esquire, before some Justice or Justices, :o be by them mutually agreed on, be admitted at the bearing.
Ordered, That notice of the foregoing order be sent to the said Buyers and Getting and Mr. Smith, by Geperal Potter, now going nto the county of Northumberland.
The Secretary reports that he had delivered to the Honorable Sam- el Wharton, Esquire, the journal of the Congress held in Albany, in the year 1768; Mr. Wharton proposing to set out this day for Trenton, to give evidence in the cause now mu hearing between this State and the State of Connecticut.
Isaac Howell and Samnel Wetherill, Jun'r, executors of James Young, Esquire, attended in Council, praying to be heard respect- ing the account settled by the Comptroller General, and approved by the Council, and they were heard accordingly.
An order was drawn on the Treasurer in favor of the Honorable Samuel Wharton, Esquire, for the sum of two hundred pounds specie, to be by him paid to William Bradford, Junior, Esquire, At- torney General, towards defraying the half part of the pay of the Commissioners in the controversy between this State and the State of Connecticut, and other contingent expences touching the execution of the said commission, agreeably to resolution of Gen- eral Assembly of the sixth ultimo, for which the suid Attorney General is to account.
The Honorable James Potter, Esquire, presented to the Board the following account for his attendance in Council :
From the ninth of November till the eleventh of De- cember, 1782, inclusive, 33 days, & 17s 6, - £28 17 6 Mileage, coming to Philadelphia and going home, 300
miles, a $6, 7 10
£36 7 6
And thereupon,
An order was drawn on the 'Treasurer in favor of the Honorable, James Potter, Esquire, for thirty-six pounds seven shillings and six pence, amount of the foregoing account.
A pass. to Boston was granted to Gilbert Dubois, Edmund Don- can, and John Thomas, and William Jipson, a servant. -
A pass to Boston was granted to Philip Fritz, Peter Adams, Patrick McCarty, and Robert Wright, with three teams, loaded with cordage and hemp.
The report of the Comptroller General on the account dier General Irvine, for his pay and rations while a ] the enemy, was rend ; and the name was approved.
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In Council. PHILADELPHIA, Wednesday, December 11, 1782.
PRESENT :
His Excellency the President.
The Honorable Mr. Irvine, Mr. McDowell, Mr. Lozan,
Mr. Potter, and
Mr. Piper.
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Ordered, That the Secretary be directed to write to the captains of each of the ranging companies in this State, requiring them to make monthly returns to Council of the state of their companies respectively.
A pass was granted to Ann Richie to go to New York, by the way of Dobbs' ferry, and to return again.
A pass was granted Monsieur De Goutheire to go to New Orleans, by the way of Fort Pitt, and to return again.
An order was drawn on the 'Treasurer in favor of the Honorathe John Piper, Esq'r, to be by him paid to Thomas Cummins, for carriage of cloathing for Captain Boyd's company of Rangers, from Philadelphia to Shippensburgh.
The report of the Comptroller Ceneral on the accounts of Stephen Balliott, for rations furnished to the militia of the county of North- ampton, employed on the frontiers in August, September, and Oc- tober last, was read and approved.
The petition of. Edward Stiles, praying the aid of this Board for the recovery of divers negroes and other property taken from bim in the year 1778, by Messieurs Lollar, Smith, and Dean, Commis. sioners for seizing of the property of persons adhering to the enemy, was read ; aud thereupon,
Ordered, That the same be dismissed, as not proper for the de- termination of the Council.
Petitions of John Johnston and George Grover, setting forth their claims on the forfeited estate of William Bell, and praying come relief, was read.
Ordered, That the Secretary of this Board be directed to write to the Agents of Forfeited Estates in the county of Philadelphia, to enquire the situation of William Bell's estate, and report to Council thereon.
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In Council.
PHILADELPHIA, Thursday, December 12, 1782. PRESENT : .
His Excellency the President.
Mr. Levan, and
The Honorable Mr. Irvine, Mr. McDowell, Mr. Piper.
Orders were drawn on the Treasurer in favor of Mr. William Smith, for five pounds nineteen shillings and eleven pence specie, and two pounds one shilling and two pence State money of the seventh of April, 1781, for taxes paid by him for the land at Bil- lingsport, and for glass for windows at Mud Island Fort, as the same is reported by the Comptroller General.
A letter from the War Ofice, of the eleventh instant, was read.
Ordered, That a copy of the same be sent to Colonel Hump- ton.
A pass was granted to John Rice, of the Delaware State, to go to New York, by the way of Dobbs' ferry, and to return again.
In Council.
PHILADELPHIA, Friday, December 13th, 1782. PRESENT :
His Excellency the President.
The Honorable Mr. Irvine, Mr. McDowell, Mr. Potter.
Mr. Levan, and
A petition of James Lees, late a Captain of Artillery, was read, praying a settlement of his recruiting account.
On consideration,
Ordered, That the same be referred to the Comptroller Gen- eral.
The Honorable the Chief Justice laid before the Board the case, of Enos Tyson.
And thereupon,
Ordered, That the said case be referred to the Chief Justice to take order thereupon.
The petition of Thomas Stites, convicted in the county of Phila- delphia of selling spirituons liquors by the small measure without licence, praying remission of his fine, was read ; and thereupon, VOL. XIIL-29.
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Ordered, That the fine adjudged to be paid to the use of the State by the said Thomas Stites be remitted.
The petition of the widow Hartman, of the county of Northamp- ton, setting forth that her son enlisted with Captain Philip Schraw. der, in his corps of Rangers, in the said county, and praying : discharge for her son, on condition that she procure an able-bodied man to serve in his stead, was read ; & thereupon,
Ordered, That the Secretary write to Captain Schrawder and inform him that Couneil have no objection to his discharging the son of the said widow Hartman, on his receiving an able-bodied man in his stcad.
A letter from the Commissioners for the river defence, of this day, was received and read, acquainting the Board that, agreeably to permission of Council, they had exposed to sale the ship Hyder Ally ; but there being no disposition in any of the bidders to give near the value of her, they had purchased her in for the State.
Ordered, To be filed.
The report of the Comptroller General on the account of William Crispin, Esquire, Collector of Excise for the city and county of Philadelphia, stating the balance due to the State to be three thou- sand eight hundred and thirty-nine pounds one shilling and two pence halfpenny, was read and approved, so far as relates to the said balance, and leaving the account open for such further charge as may hereafter appear to be just ; and thereupon,
Ordered, That it be recommended to the Comptroller General to take the proper measures to obtain the sums due to the State.
A deed was examined and signed by his Excellency the President, to James Wilkinson, Esquire, conveying a tract or piece of land, situate in Bensalem township, in the county of Bedford, contain- ing four hundred and forty-four acres and thirteen perohes : Seized and sold agreeably to law, as the forfeited estate of Joseph Gallo- way, an attainted traitor, for and during the term of his natural life, for the sum of four thousand and six hundred pounds Conti- mental money, which sum the said James Wilkinson hath paid to the Agents of Confiscated Estates in the said county. Deed dated the
In Council.
PHILADELPHIA, Saturday, December 14, 1782.
PRESENT :
His Excellenoy the President. The Honorable Mr. Levan, Mr. McDowell, and
Mr. Irvine, Mr. Piper.
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In Council.
PHILADELPHIA, Monday, December 16, 1782.
PRESENT :
His Excellency the President.
he Honorable Mr. Irvine, Mr. Piper, and
Mr. McDowell, Mr. Levan.
The petition of William Tanner and Jane his wife, convicted of arbouring negro Lilly, a felon, and receiving stolen goods, know- g them to be such, at a Court of General Quarter Sessions of the eace for the county of Lancaster, held at Lancaster the first Tues- ty in August last, was read, praying a pardon for the said offence: nd they being recommended by two of the Justices of the said urt and the person from whom the said goods were stolen ; on Insideration,
Ordered, That the fines adjudged to be paid to the use of the ate by the said William Tanner and Jane his wife, be remitted, id that they be discharged from confinement on paying their fees id the costs of prosecution.
An order was drawn on the 'Treasurer in favor of the Honorable rancis Hopkinson, Esquire, for the sum of fifty pounds, in part his salary as Judge in the Court of Admiralty and in the Ad- iralty Sessions for this State, for which he is to account.
In Council.
PHILADELPHIA, Tuesday, December 17, 1782.
PRESENT :
se Honorable Mr. Irvine,
Mr. Levan, and
Mr. McDowell,
Mr. Piper.
No Council.
In Council.
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PHILADELPHIA, Wednesday, December 18, 1782.
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PRESENT :
e Honorable Mr. Irvine,
Mr. Levan, and
Mr. Piper,
Mr. McDowell.
No Council.
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In Council.
PHILADELPHIA, Thursday, December 19, 1782.
PRESENT :
The Honorable Mr. Irvine,
Mr. McDowell, and
Mr. Piper,
Mr. Levan.
No Council.
In Council.
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PHILADELPHIA, Friday, December 20, 1782.
PRESENT :
His Excellency the President.
The Honorable Mr. Irvine, Mr. Piper, and
Mr. M'Dowell,
Mr. Levan.
The Council resumed the consideration of the case of Mahlia Dunn; and thereupon,
Ordered, That he be discharged from confinement, on payment of fees and the costs of prosecution, and that a pardon be granted to him on his producing to this Board a copy of the record of his conviction.
An order was drawn on the Treasurer in favor of William Brad- ford, Jun'r Esquire, Attorney General of the State, for the sum of two hundred pounds specie, towards defraying the half-part of the pay of the commissioners in the controversy between the State of Pennsylvania and the State of Connecticut, and other contingent expences touching the execution of the said commission, agreeably to resolution of the General Assembly of the sixth of November last, for which the Attorney General is to account.
The Honorable John M'Dowell, Esquire, presented to the Board :an account of his attendance in Council from the second of November till the twenty-second of December, 1782, inclusive, 51 days, @ 17s 6, £44 12 6 Mileage on 45 miles, coming to Philad'a and going home,
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£46 17 6
An order was drawn on the Treasurer in favor of the Honorable John M'Dowell, Esquire, for the sum of forty-six pounds seven- teen shillings and six pence, amount of the said account.
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The petition of John Thompson, convicted of two misdemeanors, at a Court of Oyer and Terminer and General Gaol Delivery, held at Lancaster, for the county of Lancaster, the fourteenth of May last, was read, praying a pardon ; a recommendation from two of the Judges of the said Court being also read and considered.
Ordered, That the fines adjudged to be paid to the use of the State by the said John Thompson, be remitted, and that he be dis- charged from confinement on payment of fees and the costs of prose- cation.
Petitions from Nicholas Cline and George Bough, convicted, each of them, of a misdemeanor, at a Court of Oyer and Terminer and General Gaol Delivery, held at Lancaster the fifteenth day of Octo- ber last, was read, praying a pardon ; a recommendation from the said Judges and Jurors being also read and considered ; thereupon,
Ordered, That the fines adjudged to be paid to the use of the State by the said Nicholas Cline and George Bough be remitted, and that they be discharged from their confinement, on payment of fees and the costs of prosecution.
A letter from the Commissioners of taxes of the city and county of Philadelphia, of the nineteenth instant, was read, on the subject of supply tax for the year 1781, and class tax, in answer to the circular letter from this .Board.
Ordered, That the Secretary call on Mr. Rittenhouse, and en- quire how much of the money arising from the class tax is now in his hands.
A letter from James Gordon, a Major in the Eighth British regi- ment, now at Lancaster, of the sixteenth instant, was read, request- ing this Board to order some enquiry to be made concerning certain goods seized by William Henry at that place.
Ordered, That the Secretary write to William Henry, Esquire, to obtain information on that subject.
In Council.
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PHILADELPHIA, Saturday, December 21, 1782.
PRESENT :
The Honorable Mr. Irvine,
Mr. Levan, and
Mr.' M'Dowell,
Mr. Piper.
No Council.
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In Council.
PHILADELPHIA, Monday, December 23, 1782. PRESENT:
His Excellency the President.
The Honorable Mr. Irwine, Mr. Levan, and
Mr. M'Dowell, Mr. Wall, (now first ro-
Mr. Piper, turned.)
An order was drawn on the Treasurer in favor of John Nicholson, Esquire, for the sum of ten pounds specie, for contingent expences of his office of Comptroller General, agreeably to resolution of General Assembly of the fourteenth of November last.
One other was drawn on the Treasurer in favor of the said John Nicholson, Esquire, for the sum of five hundred pounds State money of the seventh of April, 1761, for paying one-third of de- preciation certificates to officers and soldiers of the Pennsylvania fine, according to act of General Assembly passed the thirteenth day of April last, for which the Comptroller General is to account.
A letter from Samuel Sterret, of the twentieth of December in- stant, requesting copies of the acts of Council assigning lands for the use and support of the University of Pennsylvania; and also that the same may be exemplified under the State seal, was read; and thereupon,
Ordered, That the said request be complied with.
A return of Justices for the district of Springfield and Hay- cock townships, in the county of Bucks, was read, by which it appears that John Barclay and William Harning were duly elected. On consideration,
Ordered, That John Barclay, Esquire, be appointed a Justice of the Peace for the county of Bucks; and that he be commissioned accordingly.
A petition from Caspar Stoever, in behalf of his brother, Frede- rick Stoever, convicted of larceny at a Court of General Quarter Sessions held at Lancaster, for the county of Lancaster, the first Tuesday in November last, was read, praying a pardon for the said offence.
A recommendation from the Speaker of the General Assembly was also read, together with a recommendation' from divers Justices of the said Court, and a number of respectable inhabitants of the said county ; whereupon,
The Council having considered his case,
Ordered, That the said Frederick Stoever be pardoned.
A letter from Gabriel Blakeney, at Fort Pitt, of the first instant, was read, proposing to the Council to raise a company of men for
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the Continental service, and to pay them the bounty, provided the State will engage to repay him at a future day, and praying to be appointed to the command of the said company when raised. On consideration,
Ordered, That the Secretary be directed to inform the said Mr. Blakeney that the Council approve his spirited proposal, but carnot comply with his request.
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In Council.
PHILADELPHIA, Tuesday, December 24, 1782. PRESENT :
His Excellency the President.
The Honorable Mr. Irvine, Mr. Wall, Mr. Piper.
Mr. McDowell, and
The Council taking into consideration " a return of the promo- " tions that ought to take place previous to the first day of January "next, in the different corps of this State, conformably to the re- "solve of Congress of the twentieth of last month, signed by Ar- " thur St. Clair, Major General,"
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Ordered, That conformably to the said report, the following promotions be made : ARTILLERY.
NAME.
BANK-HOW ENTITLED.
DATE.
Andrew Potter,
To be Lieu-Col , vice Lieu-Col. Forrest, resigned, Major-Porter promoted,
Jan'y 1, 1782. do. do.
James M'Clure,
Captain, brought up by the resig'n of Col'l Proctor,
April 19, 1781 .-
William Power,
Captain,
by Maj. Craiss' promotion,
Oct'r 7, do. do. 12, do.
Thomas Douglass,
do.
by dismiss'n of Capt. Duffey,
William Martin,
do.
by Cap. Proctor's prom'n,
Jan'y 1, 1782.
Joseph Asbeton,
Cap-Lieu't,
by Cap. MoClure's prom'n,
Ap'l 19, 1781.
Samuel Doty,
do.
by Power's prom'n,
Oct. 7, do.
John B. Webster,
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