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The Hon'ble James Irvine, Samuel J. Atlee, and George Wall, Junior, Stephen Balliot, John M'Dowell,
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The petition of Matteo Brattelli, a prisoner under sentence of . death, was read.
A deed was examined and signed by his Excellency the Presi- dent, to Andrew Boyd, for two tracts of land late of Curtis Lewis, an attainted traitor, one containing two hundred and thirty-five acres and eighteen perches, and the other containing one hundred and fifty-four acres; situate in East Caln township, in the county of Chester : Seized and sold, agreeably to law, for twenty-two thousand pounds Continental money. Deed dated this day.
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The Council met.
PHILADELPHIA, Thursday, November 6th, 1783.
PRESENT : His Excellency JOHN DICKINSON, Esquire, President. The Honorable JAMES EWING, Esquire, Vice President. The Hon'ble James Irvine, Samuel J. Atlee, and Esq'rs
George Wall, Junior, Stephen Balliot, John McDowell,
The Comptroller's report upon the quarterly account of John Armstrong, Junior, Esquire, as Secretary of Council, was read and approved.
The petitions of John Foster and James Kelly, were read the second time, and order taken upon them, vist : that the cropping, which is part of their sentence, be remitted.
Upon consideration,
Resolved, That Peter S. Du Ponceau, Esquire, agreeably to his petition of yesterday, be appointed to succeed the late Paul Fooks, Esquire, in the offices of Notary Public, and sworn Interpreter of ye English, French, Italian, and Spanish languages.
'The Clerk of the General Assembly attending in Council, in- 1 formed the Board that the House was now ready to proceed to the election of a President and Vice President of the Supreme Exceu- tive Council, agreeably to the order of Friday last.
Resolved, That the President and Council do immediately repair to the Assembly room, and there proceed to the intended election.
A meeting was had in consequence of this resolution, the Secre- tary of Council and Clerk of the Assembly proceeded to take the votes for a President and Vice President; upon which it appeared that John Dickinson, Esquire, was unanimously elected President, and James Ewing, Esq'r, was unanimously elected Vice President A declaration of the election was then made and signed, as fol- lows, 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 President, Vice Pre- sident, and other members of the Supreme Executive Council d the same Commonwealth, in the same place convened, to elect s President and Vice President of the said Commonwealth, base agreeably to the directions of the nineteenth section of the Court- tution of the said Commonwealth, duly and fairly elected and chosen,
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by ballot, his Excellency John Dickinson, Esquire, President of the said Supreme Executive Council, and the Honorable James Ew- ing, Esquire, Vice President. And 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, Esquire, is the President, and the said JAMES EWING, Esquire, is the Vice President of the mid Supreme Executive Council.
In testimony whereof, we have hereunto set our hands and seals, the sixth day of November, in the eighth year of the Common- wealth of Pennsylvania, and in the year of our Lord one thou- sand seven hundred and eighty-three.
JOHN DICKINSON, Presid't. JAMES EWING, Vice Presid't.
James Irvine,
Jacob Arndt, Adam Hubley,
George Wall, Jun'r,
Jacob Stroud, Jonas Hartzell,
William Parr,
Jobn McDowell,
Robert Coleman,
Samuel J. Atlee,
John Clarke,
Stephen Balliot,
Jobn Hannum, George Gray, Speaker,
John Hay,
Robert McPherson,
Joseph McGoffin,
Henry Miller, Philip Gartner,
William Callady, Thomas Shields, Sharp Delany,
David McGonaghy,
Matthew Holgate,
Joseph Thomas, David Thomas,
Thomas Rees, Isaac Gray, James Morris, Henry Hill,
Samuel Penrose,
Sam'l Ashmead,
Daniel Clymer,
Thomas Long,
Abraham Lincoln, Joba Rice,
Adam Orth,
Richard Rue.
And the said John Dickinson, Esquire, is hereby declared to be Captain General and Commander-in-Chief in and over the Com- monwealth of Pennsylvania.
It was then agreed that the declaration, as recited above, be pub- lickly read from the court house steps by the Secretary of Council, and that the order of procession upon this occasion be as follows, to wit :
Order of Procession.
Constables with their staves. Sub-Sheriff's with their wands. VOL. XIII .- 47.
Robert Brown, Thomas Morton, William Todd, Moses McClean, Joseph Savitz, Evan Evans, Joseph Park, Richard Willing,
John Steinmetz,
Sam'l C. Morris,
Frederick Watts, James Watts, John Carothers, Abraham Smith, Nicholas Lotz,
Thomas Potts, Thomas Bull, Edward Jones, Abraham Scott, William Brown, James Mercer, John Craig, Matthias Slough, Joseph Work,
Jacob Rush,
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High Sheriff and Coroner with their wands.
Judges of the Supreme Court & Judges of the High Court of Errors & Appeala.
Attorney General and Prothonotary of the Supreme Court. Marshall of the Admiralty.
Judge and Register of the Admiralty.
Naval Officer.
Treasurer and Comptroller General.
Secretary of the Land Office and Register of Wills.
Reciever General and Surveyor General.
Justices of the Peace.
Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas & Clerk of the Court of Quarter Sessions.
Master of the Rolls and Clerk of the City Court.
Secretary of the Council.
His Excellency the President and Honorable the Vice Presi- dent.
Members of the Council, two and two.
Door-Keeper of the Council.
Sergeant-at-Arms with the mace.
Honorable the Speaker of the General Assembly.
Clerk of the General Assembly.
Members of the General Assembly, two and two.
Door-Keeper of the General Assembly.
Provost and Faculty of the University.
Officers of the militia.
Citizens.
Upon returning to the Council Chamber, the oaths of allegiaser and of office were administered to the President and Vice Presi dent, agreeably to law.
The Council met.
PHILADELPHIA, Friday, November 7th, 1783. PRESENT : His Excellency JOHN DICKINSON, Esquire, President The Honourable JAMES EWING, Esquire, Vice President The Honorable James Irvine, John McDowell, George Wall, Junior, Stephen Balliott, Samuel J. Atlee, Esquire
A letter from Samuel Rhea, Esquire, late Lieutenant of Not ampton county, was read.
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Ordered, That Mr. Rea be informed that it is the direction of Council that he shall immediately proceed to a settlement of his accounts with the Comptroller General, and that he then deliver to Col'o Thomas Craig, the present Lieutenant of the aforesaid county, an account on oath of all monies not collected for militia fines and forfeitures, and all and singular the books, duplicates, re- turns, and other papers belonging to the said office.
Resolved also, That Colonel Craig be directed to receive the said account, &ca., &ca., and that he immediately proceed to the col- lection of such fines and forfeitures agreeably to law ..
A proposition for raising the Chevaux de frize, by De Brattine and Garrison, was communicated by Colonel Gurney, and read.
The Council met.
PHILADELPHIA, Saturday, November 8th, 1783. PRESENT : His Excellency JOHN DICKINSON, Esquire, President.
The Honorable JAMES EWING, Esquire, Vice President.
The Hon'ble James Irvine, John McDowell, and George Wall, Junior, Mr. Balliott. Samuel J. Atlee,
A petition from John Foster, praying the entire remission of the corporal punishment to which he was sentenced, was read and re- jeoted.
Mr. Du Ponceau attending in Council, the oaths of qualification were administered to him in consequence of his appointment of yesterday.
The Comptroller's report upon the accounts of Captain B. Bar- tholomew, and Collins, were read and approved, and an order drawn in favor of the latter, for the sum of four pounds fif- teon shillings.
The following orders were drawn on the Naval Officer, vizt:
In favor of John Miller, Esquire, for the sum of five pounds. eight shillings, agreeably to the Comptroller General's report upon bis account against the State, for attesting recruits, to the number of one hundred and eight, of Major Moore's corps.
In favor of William Jordan, for the sum of eighteen pounds. for waggoning service performed for the same corps, to be paid agree- ably to a resolution of the General Assembly of the twenty-second of September, 1783.
An order was also drawn on the Treasurer in favor of Franois Gurney, & others, Wardens of the port of Philadelphia, for five Handred pounds specie, for the purpose of removing the Chevaux
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de frize, and other obstructions to the navigation of the river Dela- ware, to be paid agreeably to resolution of Assembly of the twen. ty-fourth of September, 1783.
In favor of the Honorable James Ewing, Esquire, for one bus- dred and forty-one pounds, in full for one year's salary as Vice President, ending the sixth instant, and his mileage.
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The Council met.
PHILADELPHIA, Monday, November 10th, 1783. PRESENT :, His Excellency JOHN DICKINSON, Esquire, President. The Hon'ble JAMES EWING, Esquire, Vice President.
James Irvine, Samquel J. Atlee, and
George Wall, Jun'r, Stephen Balliott, Esquires.
John McDowell,
The return of the general election held in the county of Wash- ington, was received and read, by which it appears that the follow- ing gentlemen were duly elected, to wit :
Censors.
James Edgar, and John McDowell.
Councillor.
John Neville.
· Representatives. John Stephenson, and
Matthew Ritchie.
Sheriffs.
Van Swearingen,
Andrew Swearingen.
Coroners.
William McFarland, and William McComb,
Commissioner.
Demus Lindley.
On consideration,
Ordered, That Van Swearingen, Esquire, be appointed Sherif, and William McFarland, Coroner of the county of Washington and that they be commissioned accordingly.
Van Swearingen, Esquire, now offers John Neville, Andrey Swearingen, and Dorsey Penticost, Esquires, of the county Washington, as sureties for the faithful performance of the duties
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of his office for the said county according to law, which the Coun- cil approve.
A memorial from some of the people commonly called Quakers, was presented to Council and read.
Robert Martin, Esquire, attending at the door of the Council room, offers himself for a seat at this Board.
The Comptroller's reports upon the accounts of James Muirs, for stiching pamphlets of Robert Stevenson, Esquire, deceased, for . arms furnished for the use of the State, and expences incurred for a militia detachment, and of Archibald McClean, Esquire, Pro- thonotary of the county of York, were read and approved.
The Council met.
PHILADELPHIA, Tuesday, November 11th, 1783. PRESENT : His Excellency JOHN DICKINSON, Esquire, President.
The Honorable JAMES EWING, Esquire, Vice President.
The Hon'ble James Irvine, Samuel J. Atlee, - George Wall, Junior, John Neville, John McDowell, Esquires.
Mr. John Neville attending in Council, took the oaths of quali- fication as a member of this Board.
The memorial of Captain Philip Liebertz, was read.
Bernard Dougherty, Esquire, returned as a member of this Board, attending in Council, took the oaths of qualification pre- soribed by the Constitution, and took his seat at the Board.
A certificate of the apprehension and security of Joseph Doan, . by Joseph Wilson, was read.
The petition of Nicholas Lloyd, convicted of fornication at the late city court, and sentenced to a fine of ten pounds, was read ; and in consideration of the circumstances,
Ordered, That the atoresaid fine be remitted.
Two orders were drawn on the Treasurer agreeably to the Comp- troller General's report of the nineteenth of July last, read and approved by Council : The one in favour of Joseph Green, for twenty-four pounds eleven shillings and ten pence, State money of the seventh of April, 1781, the price of a horse furnished by him for the use of the public. The other in favor of John Weitzle, for the sum of four pounds, like money, being the price of a steer furnished by him for the public use.
The Comptroller's report upon the account of Lieutenant Craw- ford, and that of John Weitzle, Contractor for provisions for the garrison of Wyoming, were read and approved.
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An order was drawn on the Treasurer in favor of Joseph Dolby, for the sum of six pounds, due to him for ringing the bells upon the proclamation of the President and Vice President of this Board.
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PHILADELPHIA, Wednesday, November 12th, 1783. PRESENT : His Excellency JOHN DICKINSON, Esquire, President The Honorable JAMES EWING, Esquire, Vice President
The Hon'ble James Irvine, Samuel J. Atlee,
John McDowell, Bernard Dougherty, Enquires. George Wall, Jun'r, John Neville,
Isaac Mason, Esquire, attending in Council, was admitted to s seat at this Board, upon taking the oaths of qualification prescribed by the Constitution.
The petition of Charles Wilstach, was read the second time and rejected.
An order was drawn on the Treasurer in favor of James Muir, for the sum of forty pounds seven shillings and five pence, agree ably to the Comptroller's report of the eighteenth instant.
The petition of Benjamin Fuller, praying to be appointed a Na- val Officer, should the present incumbent be removed.
Ephraim Douglass, Esquire, of the county of Fayette, beingad- mitted to Council, took the oaths prescribed by the Constitution to qualify him for the execution of his office of Prothonotary, das, &ca., of the said county.
An order was drawn on the Treasurer in favor of Mr. Joseph Wilson, for the sum one hundred pounds, being as part of the re ward due to him for apprehending and securing Joseph Doan.
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The Council met.
PHILADELPHIA, Thursday, November 13th, 1783.
PRESENT : His Excellency JOHN DICKINSON, Esquire, President.
The Honorable JAMES EWING, Esquire, Vice President.
The Hon'ble James Irvine, Bernard Dougherty,
George Wall, junior, John Neville, and Heq'rs. Samuel J. Atlee, Isaac Mason,
Upon considering the contract now subsisting between the Com. monwealth and John Weitzle, Esquire, it is mutually agreed that the said John Weitzle shall continue to furnish the troops employed in the county of Northumberland, with rations untill the first day of July next, for which he shall be allowed ten pence per ration. The rations to consist of,
One pound of flour, one pound of beef, or three-quarters of a pound of pork, one gill of whiskey.
One quart of salt,
Two quarts of vinegar, S To every hundred rations.
Eight pounds of soap, 3 To every seven hundred rations.
Three pounds of candles, S
That at no time shall the troops be left without one month's provision in store.
That the sum of six hundred pounds, fifty pounds be advanced to Mr. Weitzle on account. That the account he shall render against the State shall be signed by the commanding officer, and that either party is at liberty to dissolve this contract on the first day of July next, provided that one month's notice be previously given by the party so disposed to dissolve it.
JOHN WEITZLE.
Philadelphia, November 13th, 1783.
The petition from Matteo Brattelli, now confined in the new gaol, and sundry papers relating thereto, were transmitted to the Gene- ral Assembly.
An order was drawn on the Treasurer in favor of John Weitale, Esquire, for six hundred and fifty pounds specie, agreeably to the above agreement.
The Comptroller's reports upon the accounts of Lieutenant Colo nel Caleb North Benezet, and Backman, Bernard Miller, and Elijah Weed, were read, approved, and the following orders drawn : In favor of Bernard Miller and Elijah Weed, the former for the sum of twenty-nine pounds sixteen shillings ond eight pence, State money, being the principal and interest due for a mare far- nished by him for public use, and the latter for the sum of ton pounds twelve shillings and four penoa, being his traveling expenses to and from New York, on the business of the State.
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The Council met.
PHILADELPHIA, Friday, November 14th, 1783.
PRESENT :
His Excellency JOHN DICKINSON, Esquire, President The Honorable JAMES EWING, Vice President.
The Hon'ble James Irvine, Bernard Dougherty,
George Wall, Junior, Isaac Mason, & John M'Dowell, John Neville, Esq'rs.
Samuel J. Atlee,
A resolution of Congress, transmitted by their Secretary, Tu road.
A representation from the Magistracy of Washington county, upon the complaints of John Campbell and John Coze, was read. A letter from Mr. John Shee, stating the services and wishes of Lieutenant Colonel Weibert, was read.
Upon the reference of yesterday, the General Assembly came to the following resolution, vizt :
" Resolved, That Council do pardon the said Matteo Battelli. On which it was,
Ordered, That a pardon shall immediately issue.
Mr. Miles, Mr. Smilie, and Mr. Hart, a committee of the Coun- cil of Censors, attending at the Council door, were introduced by the Secretary, and informed the Board that they had chosen Frede- rick A. Muhlenberg, Esquire, their President.
Mr. Delaney, Mr. Coleman, and Mr. Potts, a Committee attend- ing in Council, a conference was had upon the application of the Barracks in this city, the Storehouse in Lancaster, &ca., &ca., and the best possible way of conveying the thanks of the State to the Pennsylvania line.
Upon considering the proposals made by Messieurs de Brassine and Garrison, for removing the chevaux-de-frize, were accepted, and are as follows, to wit :
Messieurs de Bassine and Garrison are, within nine months from the date hereof, to take down to the ballast, and entirely remove, all the chevaux de-frize in the river Delaware, or so many of them as Council shall direct. All expences, without exception, of taking down and removing the same, to be defrayed by the said de Brassine and Garrison. When all the said chevaux-de-frizes, or se many of them as Council shall direct, shall be taken down and re- moved, in the manner before mentioned, Council will immediately pay them four thousand pounds in specie.
The petition of John Caldwell, convicted of larceny, at a Court of General Quarter Sessions of the Peace held at Philadelphia in Jane last, was read and rejected.
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An order was drawn on the Treasurer in favor of Gunning Bed- ford & Thomas Nevil, for one hundred and fifty pounds, out of the tonnage duties, on account of repairs at the hospital on State Island, they to be accountable.
The Council met.
PHILADELPHIA, Saturday, November 15th, 1783. PRESENT :
The Honorable JAMES EWING, Esquire, Vice President.
The Hon'ble James Irvine, Bernard Dougherty,
George Wall, Junior, Isaac Mason, and Esq'rs. Samuel J. Atlee, Jobn Neville,
The petition of John Butler, convicted of larceny at the Ooto- ber sessions of the City Court, was read and rejected.
The petition of Colonel Francis Murray, praying to be appointed Lieutenant of the county of Bucks, was read.
The Comptroller's report upon the account of Richard Wallace, Keq'r, for provisions furnished to a part of Captain Stokely's com- pany, was read and approved, and an order drawn in favor of the said Wallace, for the sum of to be paid out of the fund appropriated to the frontier defence.
The petition of John Davis, convicted of larceny is the October sessions of the City Court, 1782, was read, and the fine of eighty- three pounds seventeen shillings, to which he was sentenced, was æomitted.
An order was drawn on the Treasurer in favor of Captain Samuel Kennedy, for the sum of thirty-seven pounds ten shillings, being a part of pay on account, agrecably to resolution of Assembly of 22nd of September, 1783.
A letter from William Bailey, Esquire, Sheriff of the county of York, was read, informing that one of the gentlemen whom he had offered to Council as a surety for his official conduct, had before he returned to York, engaged himself as such to the Jailor of the county, praying, therefore, that Colonel David Grier or Robert McPherson may be accepted in bis stead.
Ordered, That the Protbonotary be informed that either of the two will be acceptable to Council.
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The Council met.
PHILADELPHIA, Monday, November 17th, 1783. PRESENT : His Excellency JOHN DICKINSON, Esquire, President The Honorable JAMES EWING, E'squire, Vice President
The Hon'ble James Irvine, Isaac Mason, George Wall, junior, Bernard Dougherty, and John McDowell, John Neville,
Samuel J. Atlee,
In consideration of the many offices held by Joseph Hart Esquire, Colonel Francis Murray was appointed to the place d Lieutenant of Bucks county.
On the resignation of Colonel Adam Hubley, Colonel Jama Ross was unanimously appointed to the place of Lieutenant d Lancaster county.
An order was drawn on the Treasurer in favor of Evan Jemm, for the sum of two pounds, State money, being the price of three sheep, furnished for public use.
Mr. Mercer and Mr. Clymer, a committee of the House, attel ing in Council, gave information that a committee of the How had been appointed to hear the testimony on the case of the law contested election in Northumberland county : Upon which it ™
Ordered, That Mr. Atlee and Mr. Neville be a committee of this Board to attend the examination of the witnesses, and make report accordingly.
A resolution of Congress of the thirteenth instant, mentioning the appointment of a President, and the adjournment of Congress from Princeton to Annapolis, was transmitted to the House.
The Council met.
PHILADELPHIA, Tuesday, November 18th, 1783 PRESENT : His Excellency JOHN DICKINSON, Esquire, President The Honorable JAMES EWING, Esquire, Vice President The Honorable James Irvine, Bernard Dougherty, George Wall, jun'r, Isaac Mason, John McDowell, John Neville,
Bang's Samuel J. Atlee,
The Comptroller's report upon the account of Robert Aiths was read and approved, and an order drawn on the Treasure i
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favor of the said Aitken, for the sum of one hundred and seventy- two pounds and five pence, for printing, folding, &ca., &ca., done for the State.
An order was drawn on the Treasurer in favor of the Honorable Sebastian Levan, Esquire, for the sum of fifty-three pounds seven shillings and six pence, in full of his account for attendance as Councillor from the first of September 'till the thirty-first of Octo- ber, 1783, inclusively.
An order was drawn on the Treasurer in favor of John Seigrist, for the sum of thirty-five pounds sixteen shillings and six pence, State money, being the principal and interest due for a horse far- nished for public use.
A memorial from John Mitchell, was read and referred to the Comptroller General.
A memorial of Captain Walter Finney, stating the circumstances attending the purchase of a tract of land sold to him by the Agents of Chester county as confiscated property, was read ;
Ordered, That the memorial and papers on which it is founded be referred to the Honorable House of Assembly, it appearing to Council that Captain Finney's case is similar to the case of the officers who purchased a part of Hog Island.
The Council met.
PHILADELPHIA, Wednesday, November 19th, 1783. PRESENT :
The Honorable JAMES EWING, Esquire, Vice President.
The Honorable James Irvine, Bernard Dougherty,
John McDowell, Isaac Mason, Esquires. Samuel J. Atlee, John Neville,
The Comptroller's report upon the account of Daniel Hortecher, for provisions furnished by him to the militia of Northampton county, was read and approved.
His Excellency Thomas Mifflin, Esquire, and the Honorable Cadwallader Morris, attending in Council, a conference was had upon the mode of correspondence to be adopted between this Board and the delegation to Congress.
The petition of Peter Lauverstein, of Northampton county, was read and referred to Colonel Thomas Craig, who is hereby autho- rized to remit the fine, if upon enquiry he finds the representation of the said Lauverstein to be true.
The petitions of Godfrey Diffendeffer, Valentine Kayser, and James Jones, were read.
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The Council met.
PHILADELPHIA, Thursday, November 20th, 1783. PRESENT : His Excellency JOHN DICKINSON, Esquire, President The Honorable JAMES EWING, Esquire, Vice President.
The Honorable James Irvine, Samuel J. Atlee, George Wall, junior, John Neville, and John McDowell, John Mason, Requires. Bernard Dougherty,
The following orders were drawn on the Treasurer, vist :
In favor of John Cannon, Esquire, for two hundred and seventy- four pounds five shillings, in full for rations furnished to ranga and militia in Washington county 'till August, 1783, inclusively, to be paid out of the frontier fund.
In favor of Benjamin Brannon, Esquire, for forty pounds, to be applied in repairing the banks of Mud Island, agreeably to the co- tract between him and the State.
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