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proper persons to make a just appraisement of the leaden spouts taken in the year 1777, from sundry inhabitants of Philadelphia for public use, by order of Congress ; the Appraisers to return to the Board of War their valuation and appraisement, Ordered, To lie on the table.
In Council.
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PHILADELPHIA, Wednesday, Aug't 29, 1781. PRESENT :
His Excellency the President.
The Honorable the Vice President.
Mr. Lacey, Mr. Gardner, and
Mr. Thompson.
Resolved, That the Vendue Masters of this city and districts, and the Marshal of the Court of Admiralty, be directed to furnish the Collector of Excise from time to time, with an account of the purchasers, the quantity, quality, marks and numbers of the casks of all spirituous liquor by them respectively sold, whenever he shall apply to them therefor.
A return of Justices for Sadsbury township, Chester county, having been made, and accompanied with a letter from the Judges of the election, representing that divers electors were not freehold- ers, as by law they ought to have been.
Resolved, That the said return be remitted, in order that a new election may be had, and that it be recommended to the Inspectors and others, to be more attentive in future to the qualification of electors.
Application having been made to this Board by His Excellency the Count De Rochambeau, commander of the troops of His Most Christian Majesty, serving in the allied army, that an hospital may be established in this city for the relief of the sick and wounded soldiers of the troops under his command,
Resolved, That the Deputy Quarter Master General be directed to apply to the managers of the House of Employment to appro- priate a sufficient part of that building for said purpose, and that it be got ready with all expedition.
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In Council.
PHILADELPHIA, Thursday, August 30, 1781.
PRESENT :
e Honorable the Vice President.
Mr. Lacey, Mr. Gardner, and Council.
Mr. Thompson.
In Council.
PHILADELPHIA, Friday, August 31, 1781.
PRESENT :
His Excellency the President.
e Honorable the Vice President.
Mr. Lacey, Mr. Gardner,
Mr. Thompson, and Mr. Whitehill, (now first re- turned from his family.)
le following orders were drawn on the Treasurer, vist : ve orders in favour of Mr. William Turnbull, for the sum of hundred pounds specie each, payable on the first day of Octo- lext, on account of cloathing purchased for the Pennsylvania
ve do. in favour of the said William Turnbull, for the sum of hundred pounds specie each, payable on the fifteenth day of ber next, on account of cloathing as aforesaid.
ve do. in favor of the said William Turnbull, for the sum of hundred pounds specie each, payable on the first day of No- jer next, on account of cloathing purchased as aforesaid.
favor of Col. Jacob Morgan, Jun'r, for the sum of five thou- pounds, State money, of the seventh of April last, for the ose of paying for horses and cattle purchased in this State for use of the army, agrecably to requisitions of Congress, for h sum the said Col. Morgan is to account.
I favor of Captain Nathan Boys, for the sum of thirty-eight Ids eleven shillings and five pence, State money of the seventh pril, 1781, balance of his account for the pay and supplies of isions to the officers and men employed in taking care of the I at Med Island and Billingsport.
I favor of the Hemorable John Witherspoon, Esquire, for the of nine pounds six shillings and six pence, State money of the
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seventh of April, 1781, amount of an account of damages done by the militia of this State to Princeton College.
In favor of Mr. Samuel Boyd, for the sum of nine pounds, State money of the seventh of April, 1781, for six days' service in set- tling the depreciation of the pay of Col. Moylan's Legion, at Leb- anon, in Lancaster county.
In favor of Robert Levers, Esquire, Lieutenant of the county of Northampton, for the sum of one hundred pounds, specie, for the purpose of purchasing provisions for the militia employed in the defence of the frontiers of the said county, for which sum the said Lieutenant is to account.
The Council taking into consideration the accounts of John Vandern and Edmund Milne, by which there appears to be a bal- ance due from them to the State, of the sum of nine hundred and four pounds five shillings and two pence half penny, in specie.
Ordered, That Commodore Hazlewood be directed to call on them and inform them, or either of them, that the Council insists on the money being immediately paid, and if the same is not paid accordingly, that the account will without delay be put in suit.
On consideration,
Ordered, That Colonel Hartley be authorized to take the depo- sition of Michael Danners before the Supreme Court, relative to lands claimed by Yorktown as common and town lands, agreeably . to the authority vested in the said court by the Constitution for perpetuating testimony.
In Council.
PHILADELPHIA, Saturday, September 1, 1781.
PRESENT :
His Excellency the President.
The Honorable the Vice President. Mr. Gardner,
Mr. Whitebill.
Mr. Thompson, and
Two orders were drawn on the Treasurer in favor of Captain Jo- seph Stiles, Commissary of Military Stores, one of them for the sum of fifty-eight pounds, specie, for repairing of arms for the Rifle corps raised in behalf of the United States, at the instance of His Excellency General Washington ; and the other for the sum of twenty-five pounds, specie, on account of his pay.
On consideration,
Resolved, That Captain Joseph Stiles, Commissary of Military Stores, be allowed for his services as Commissary at the rate of
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tan shillings, specie, per diem, and if it appears on the accounts that Captain Stiles has drawn more money than he has expended on public account, the same to be credited to the State on account of his pay, and the auditors to calculate depreciation on the scale fixed by a late act of Assembly.
The Board taking into consideration the state of the rifle corps attempted to be raised, and the little probability of its being com- pleted to a Major's command,
Resolved, That the thanks of the Board be given to Major Parr for his services and attention to this business, and that he be re- quested to pay the balance remaining in his hands to the State Tres- surer.
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La Council.
PHILADELPHIA, Monday, Sept'r 3rd, 1781.
PRESENT :
His Excellency the President,
The Honorable the Vice President.
Mr. Gardner, Mr. Thompson, and
Mr. Whitehill.
The following deeds were examined and signed by his Excel- lency the President, for divers Jots in the city of Philadelphia, sold agreeably to law, for the redemption of the bills of credit of this State, dated the 29th day of April, 1780, and marked in the gen- and plan of the said lots remaining in the Surveyor General's office, as follows, to wit :
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Deeds to White Matlack for lots No. 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126-169, 170, 171, 175, 176, situate a follows, that is to say : the nine first mentioned lots situate on the north side of Lombard street, between Sixth and Seventh streets, con- taining in breadth two hundred and sixteen feet, and in depth one hundred and forty-one feet; three others of the said lots, No. 169, 170 and 171, situate on the south side of Penn street, between the mid Sixth and Seventh streets, containing in breadth seventy-two feet, and in depth one hundred and forty-one feet; and the two lust mentioned lots, situate as aforesaid, containing in breadth forty. eight feet, and in depth one hundred and forty-one feet. Consid- eration six hundred and thirty-one pounds.
To John Flohavan, for lots No. 97, 98, 99, 100 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106 and 107, situate on the south side of Pine street and east side of Sixth street, containing in breadth two hundred and fifty-nine feet, and in depth one hundred and forty-one feet. Consideration five hundred and eight pounds.
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To William Eckhart, for lots No. 129 and 130, situate on the north side of Lombard street and east side of Seventh street, con- taining in breadth forty-three feet, and in depth one hundred and forty-one feet. Consideration ninety-two pounds.
To John Mann, for lots No. 241, 242 and 248, situate on the north side of Peach street, between Eighth and Ninth streets, con- taining in breadth seventy-five feet, and in length one hundred and fifty feet. Consideration one hundred and forty-two pounds.
To Daniel Joy, for lot No. 185, situate on the south side of Vine street, between Fifth and Sixth streets, containing in breadth twenty- two feet, and in length three hundred and six feet. Consideration money sixty-eight pounds.
To Manuel Eyre, for lots No. 227, 228 and 229, situate. on the south side of Sassafras street, between Seventh and Eighth streets, containing in breadth sixty-nine feet, and in length three hundred and ten feet. Consideration two hundred and eighteen pounds.
To Peter Young, for lot No. 172, situate on the south side of Pine street, between Sixth and Seventh streets, containing in breadth twenty-four feet, and in depth one hundred and forty-one feet. Con- sideration fifty-seven pounds.
To Michael Shubart, for lot. No. 244, situate on the north side of Peach street, between Eighth and Ninth streets, containing in breadth twenty five feet, and in length one hundred and fifty feet. Consideration forty-two pounds.
To William Sheaff, for lot No. 327, situate on the north side of Chesnut street, between Eighth and Ninth streets, containing in breadth twenty-five feet, and in length one hundred and seventy- eight feet. Consideration seventy-three pounds.
To Anthony Wright, for lot No. 279, situate on the south side of Hazle street, between Eighth and Ninth streets, containing in breadth thirty-three feet, and in length one hundred and forty-four feet. Consideration thirty-seven pounds.
To George Adam Baker, for lots No. 308 and 309, situate on the south side of Sassafras street and east side of Ninth street, con- taining in breadth sixty-six feet, and in length one hundred and forty-four feet. Consideration seventy-seven pounds.
To William Sheaff, for lots No. 324 and 325, situate on the north side of Chernut street, between Eighth and Ninth streets, containing in breadth fifty feet, and in length one hundred and soventy.right feet. Consideration one hundred and one pounds.
To Robert Hunter, for lot No. 177, situate on the south side of Pino stroot, between Sixth and Seventh streets, containing in breadth twenty four foot, and in length one hundred and forty-one Sent. Consideration fifty four pounds.
To William Troutwein, for lot No. 280, situate on the south sido of Husle street, between Eighth and Ninth streets, containing In breadth thirty three feet, and in length one hundred and forty- four fout. Consideration thirty-five pounds.
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To Henry Meyer, for lots No. 264 and 265, situate on the north side of Mulberry street, in length one hundred and forty.four feet, and in breadth fifty feet. Consideration one hundred and eighteen pounds.
To George Grotz, for lot No. 273, situate on the north side of Mulberry street, and west side of Eighth street, containing in breadth thirty-three feet, and in length one hundred and forty-four feet. Consideration two hundred and eighteen pounds.
To Solomon Marache, for lots No. 178 and 179, situate on the south side of Pine street, between Sixth and Seventh streets, containing in breadth forty-seven feet, and in length one hundred and forty- one feet. Consideration one hundred and twenty-two pounds.
To ditto, for lots No. 180 and 181, situate on the south side of Pine street and west side of Sixth street, containing in breadth forty-three feet, and in length one hundred and forty-one feet. Consideration one hundred and thirty-seven pounds.
To George Cooper, for lot No. 239, situate on the north side of Peach street, between Eighth and Ninth streets, containing in breadth twenty-five feet, and in length one hundred and fifty feet. Consideration forty-nine pounds.
To do., for lot No. 238, situate as aforesaid, and containing in breadth and length as aforesaid. Consideration forty-nine pounds.
To do. for lot No. 240, situate and containing in breadth and length as aforesaid. Consideration fifty pounds.
All which deeds are dated the third instant.
In Council.
PHILADELPHIA, Tuesday, Septem'r 4, 1781. PRESENT :
His Excellency the President.
The Honorable the Vice President.
Mr. Gardner, Mr. Thompson, and
Mr. Whitehill.
On consideration,
Ordered, That Colonel Lewis Farmer be directed to deliver to Maj'r General St. Clair, or his order, six tents for horsemen, and eighty common tents for the use of the troops of the Pensylvania line or- dered to march to the southward, to be replaced by the Superin- tendent of the Finances of the United States of America.
WHEREAS, John Sigfriedt, heretofore Sheriff of the county of Northampton, did seise for the use of this. Commonwealth, the es- tate of George Bachman, and others, of the mid county ;
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Ordered, That the said John Sigfriedt, do forthwith make return of the estate of the said George Bachman, and others, so seized by hit, unto the Prothonotary's office of the said county, in order that the same may be transmitted to this Council.
An order was drawn on the Treasurer in favor of Captain Nathan Boys, for the sum of one hundred and eighty-one pounds ten akil- lings and one penny, specie, balance of his account for the pay and provisions furnished to the officers and men employed in taking care of Mud Island and Billingsport, to the 7th of August last.
. In Council.
PHILADELPHIA, Wednesday, Sept'r 5th, 1781.
PRESENT : His Excellency the President. The Honorable the Vice President. Mr. Thompson, and
Mr. Whitehill.
In Council.
PHILADELPHIA, Thursday, Septem'r 6th, 1781. PRESENT.
His Excellency the President.
The Honorable the Vice President.
Mr. Gardner, Mr. Thompson, and
Mr. Whitehill. .
An order was drawn on the Treasurer in favor of Colonel Lewis Farmer, for the sum of fifty pounds, specie, for the purpose of pay- ing sundry persons employed in making up cloathing for the use of the troops of the Pennsylvania line, for which sum he is to ac- count.
Ordered, That Captain Joseph Stiles, Commissary of Military Stores, be directed to deliver to Major David Rees, or to his order, six hundred musquet cartridges for the use of the militia of the city and liberties of Philadelphia now in service.
Ordered, That Colonel Lewis Farmer be directed to deliver to Colonel Timothy Pickering, Quarter Master General of the United States, or his order, fifty common tents, and six horseman's tents for the use of the Continental troops, to be replaced by the mid Quarter Naster General as soon as possible.
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WHEREAS, Jahbel Smith, from the flag of truce called the Sally, from Pensacola to New York, has represented to this Board that on his voyage thither, he was captured and plundered by Enos Skellinger, bearing a commission under the United States, which commission passed through this Board, and the said Euos Skel- linger gave bond to the President, Vice President, and John Lacey, Junior, Esquire, with security for due compliance with the regula- tions of Congress, and the good conduct of himself and mariners; and it appearing to this Board that no legal process has been taken in the court of Admiralty of this State, or the neighboring States, against the said vessel, as by the resolutions of Congress is directed; and the said Captain Jahbel Smith praying that the said bond for good behaviour beforo mentioned, or an authentic copy thereof, may be delivered to him, in order to take his remedy against the said Enos Skellinger.
Resolved, 'I'hat bis petition be granted, and that he be autho- rised to prosecute said bond for any damages or losses sustained.
Two orders were drawn on the 'Treasurer in favour of Frederick Sneider, vizt :
One for the sum of four pounds two shillings and eight pence, State money, balance of his account for sundry articles purchased for the use of the Council, to the twenty-fifth of August last.
And the other for the sum of twenty-three pounds five shillings, specie, amount of his account for wages as Doorkeeper, from the first to the thirty-first of August last.
A petition from Samuel Preston Moore, Henry Hill, and Rich- ard Wells, setting forth their claims to divers lots in the city of Philadelphia, appurtenant to the original purchases of William Bacon, Daniel Pastorious, Henry Johnston, John Martin, Samuel Taverner, Richard and Thomas Pierce. John Philips, and Nicholas Moore, from William Penn, late Proprietary of Pensylvania, and praying that the said lots may be laid out agreeably to the inten- tion of the said grant, was read ; and thereupon,
Resolved, That the said petition be sent to the Surveyor General of the State, and that he be directed to make enquiry respecting the same, and report thereon to the Board.
The Council taking into consideration that the purposes for which the embargo hath been lately laid by a proclamation of this Board of the twenty-eighth of August last, on all vessels of and under one hundred tons, have been answered.
Resolved, That the said embargo be revoked, and that the Naval Officer be directed to clear out vessels accordingly, anything in the said proclamation to the contrary notwithstanding.
The following orders were drawn on the Treasurer, to wit :
In favor of Mr. Thomas Nevell, for the sum of fifty pounds, specie, for repairing the State House steeple, for which sum he is to account.
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In favor of John Lukens, Esquire, Surveyor General of the State, for the sum of forty pounds, specie, for paying expences in surveying city lots, for which sum he is to account.
In favor of the Honorable William Moore, Esquire, Vice Presi- dent, for the sum of fifty pounds, specie, in part of his salary.
A petition from Captain Thomas Mason, praying permission to ship from this State a quantity of flour to the island of Bermuda, to discharge debts due from him to sundry inhabitants of said island, contracted while he was prisoner there, was read ; and there- upon,
Resolved, That the said Thomas Mason be permitted to ship twenty barrels of flour for the purpose aforesaid.
A petition from Miles Martin, now confined in the old gaol, was read ; and thereupon,
Resolved, That the fine adjudged to be paid to the use of this State, by the said Miles Martin, be remitted, and that he be dis- charged from confinement, on condition that he depart the State forthwith, and not return again on pain of being committed.
A petition from negro George, convicted of an assault and bat- tery, and sentenced to pay a fine of ten pounds to the use of the State, was read, praying remission of the said fine ; thereupon,
Resolved, That the said fine be remitted.
The Council upon reconsidering the case of Samuel Simpson, and his sons Benjamin and William,
Resolved, That so much of the resolution of this Board of the fifteenth of August last, as respects their taking the oath of allegi- ance to this State, previous to their obtaining permission to go into the State of New York, be dispensed with.
In Council.
PHILADELPHIA, Friday, September 7, 1781. PRESENT : His Excellency the President. The Honorable the Vice President. Mr. Gardner and Mr. Whitebill.
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In Council.
PHILADELPHIA, Saturday, Sept'r 8, 1781. PRESENT :
His Excellency the President. The Honorable the Vice President. Mr. Gardner, and Mr. Whitebin.
In Council.
PHILADELPHIA, Monday, Sept'r 10, 1781.
PRESENT :
His Excellency the President.
The Honorable the Vice President. Mr. Lacey, Mr. Whitehill, and
Mr. Van Campen.
The following orders were drawn on the Treasurer, to wit :
In favor of Joseph Robinett, for the sum of nine pounds twelve shillings and six pence specie, amount of his account of expences in carrying down the French Generals to view the Forts at Mud Island and Billingsport.
In favor of his Excellency the President, for the sum of seventy pounds specie, in part of his salary, for which he is to account.
In favor of Mr. John Hart, for the sum of twenty pounds specie, for supplying the recruits at Newtown with provisions.
In favor of Captain Jacob Livergood, for the sum of ten pounds specie, for subsistence of his company of Riflemen raised at the re- quest of his Excellency General Washington, for which he is to account.
In favor of the Honorable Robert Whitehill, Esq'r, for the sum of sixty-five pounds specie, in part of his pay as a member of this Board, for which he is to account.
In favor of Mr. Jacob Godshalk, for the sum of ten pounds specie, for repairing the State House clock, for which he is to ac- count.
In favor of the Honorable Joseph Gardner, for the sum of sev- enty-five pounds specie, in part of his pay as a member of this Board, for which sum he is to account.
WHEREAS, Lieutenant Colonel Dubueson, Aid-de-Camp to the late Major General Baron de Kalb, who fell at the battle of Cam- den, gallantly fighting in defence of America, has represented to this Board that it was the earnest desire of the Baron De Kalb
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that his sons should bear commissions in the American service in the Pennsylvania line, without pay or the emoluments of command, unless in case of actual service ; whereupon, out of respect to the memory of that brave officer, and as a tribute of esteem to his family,
Resolved, That the said request be complied with, and that the Honorable Board of War be requested to issue commissions of En- signs to Pierre Baron De Kalb and to John Baron De Kalb. . An order was drawn on the Treasurer in favor of the Honorable John Lacey, Jun'r, Esquire, for the sum of twenty pounds specie, in part of his pay as a member of this Board, for which he is to account.
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In Council. .
PHILADELPHIA, Tuesday, September 11th, 1781. PRESENT :
His Excellency the President.
The Honorable the Vice President. Mr. Lacey, Mr. Gardner, and
Mr. Whitebill.
A deed was examined and signed by his Excellency the Presi- dent to Joseph Carson, of Philadelphia, merchant, conveying certain tract or piece of meadow ground situate on Hollander's Creek, in the township of Moyamensing, in the county of Phila- delphia, bounded and being as follows, to wit : Beginning at the corner of Plunket Fleeson's and Jobn Hall's land ; thence extend- ing by the said John Hall's land north eighty degrees east twenty- eight perches to the bank of Hollander's Creek ; thence by the mid bank seventeen perches and seven-tenths of a perch to a corner ; thence south seventy-nine degrees west twenty-eight perches to . corner of Plunket Fleeson's land ; thence by the same north thir- teen degrees west serentoeu perches and two-tenths of a perch to the place of beginning ; containing three acres, be the same more or less : Scized and sold agreeably to law, as the estate late of Peter Campbell, an attainted traitor, to the said Joseph Carson, for the sum of siz hundred pounds, old Continental money, subject to a yearly ground ront of three bushels of good merchantable wheat, payable to the 'Trustees of the University of this State, three- fourtha of which sum he hath paid into the hands of the Agents of Confiscated Patates in the said county, and the remaining one- fourth being reserved for the purpose aforesaid. Deed dated the drat instant.
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Petitions from the following persons now confined in the gaot of Carlisle, in the county of Cumberland, were read, to wit :
William Comptori, convicted of felony in stealing one bay mare, the property of John Young, and sentenced to pay a fine of six pounds to the use of the State.
James Brandon, convicted of larceny and sentenced to pay a fine equal to the value of the goods stolen, to the use of the State.
John Thomas, convicted of felony in stealing one grey gelding, the property of John Knowles, and sentenced to pay a fine of twenty pounds to the use of the State.
Setting forth that they are unable to pay the said fines, and pray- ing the Board to remit the same. On consideration,
Resolved, That the said fines be remitted.
A like petition from Patrick Grant, confined in the said gaol, was also read, praying remission of his fine; thereupon,
Resolved, That the fine adjudged to be paid to the use of the State by the said Patrick Grant, be remitted.
On consideration, .
Resolved, That Clement Biddle, Esquire, be appointed Quarter Master General of the militia of this State, with the rank of Colo- nel.
Resolved, That Mr. William Cooper be appointed and' commis- sioned to be Ensign of Captain Thomas Stokely's company of Rangers, raised in the county of Westmoreland for the defence of the western frontiers of this State, to take rank from the first day of May last.
A letter from his Excellency the President of Congress, inclosing a resolution of Congress dated the 10th day of September, 1781, recommending to the State of New Jersey and Pennsylvania im- mediately to embody three thousand men, each properly officerod and equipped, and cause them to rendezvous at such place or places as the commanding officer shall direct ; and the same being read and considered,
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