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Ordered, That the said Commissary deliver the like number of arms to Colonel Joseph Hart, Lieutenant of the county of Bucks, for the use of the militia of the said county, for which sum the said Lietenant is to account.
On consideration,
Resolved, That Doctor James Hutchinson be appointed Director of the Hospitals and Physician and Surgeon General of the Common. wealth of Pennsylvania ; and that Henry Osborne, Esquire, be appointed Judge Advocate of the militia of the said Commonwealth; and that they be commissioned accordingly.
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In Council.
PHILAD'A, Monday, October 8, 1781.
PRESENT:
His Excellency the President.
The Honorable the Vice President.
Mr. Whitebill,
Mr. Van Campen, Mr. Gardner, and
Mr. Thompson, (now first returned from his family.
An order was drawn on the Treasurer in favor of William ezander, for the sum of seven pounds ten shillings, for tl
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. waggon to transport Continental closthing from Yorktown to Philadelphia, to be charged to the United States of America.
An order was drawn on the Treasurer in favor of the Honorable John Van Campen, Esquire. for the sum of twenty-five pounds specie, being advanced by him to Captain Henry Shoemaker, in behalf of the State, as a reward for sundry volunteers, who killed and soalped one Indian and relieved two prisoners, agreeably to a vote of this Board.
The Honorable James Thompson, Esquire, presented to the Board the following account, to wit :
The State of Pennsylvania to James Thompson, Dr.
For his attendance in Council from the 7th of August to the 6th of Sept'r, 1781, inclusive, 31 days @ 25 s. £35 15 0
To riding to and from Philadelphia, 100 miles @ 1 s. 5 To attendance the 7th & 8th instant, @ 25 s. 2 10 To riding to and from Philadelphia, 100 miles @ 1 s. 5
£5.1 5
And thereupon, an order was drawn on the Treasurer in favor. of the Honorable James Thompson, for the sum of fifty-one pounds five shillings, amount of the above account.
His Excellency the President of the State presented to the Board the following account, vist :
Dr. the State of Pensylvania.
To use year's salary, as voted by the Assembly, - £2,250 Contra, Cr.
1780.
Dec'r 5, By 25,000 old Continental
money, & 75, £183 6 3
By do at do
1781.
Apr. 6, By an order for State money, 502 10 80, By do 9 .3
July 19, By do
50
Aug. 14, By do
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50
Sept'r 7, By do
70
22, By do
50
924 19 8
Balance specie,
£1,325 0 4
ISaidon,'an order was drawn' on the Treasurer in favor " Joseph Reed, Require, President of the State,
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for the sum of thirteen hundred and twenty five pounds and four pence specie, balance of the said account, and in full for his services as President to this day.
The Honorable William Moore, Esquire, presented to the Cous- cil the following account, to wit :
Dr. The State of Pennsylvania in account with William Moore, Vice President.
1781.
Oct'r 1, To amount of salary, as # vote of the Hon- orable House of Assembly of Deo'r 3d, 1780,
- £750
Contra, Cr.
1780.
Deo. 2d, By cash (Continental) £2,000, at exc. of 75 for 1 is - £ 26 13 4
1781.
Jan'y 2d, By do State money, - 150
March 20, By do do . 150
Sept'r 6th, By do specie,
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100
426 18 4
Balance specie,
£328 68
And thereupon, an order was drawn on the Treasurer in favor of the Honorable William Moore, Esquire, Vice President, for the sum of three hundred and twenty-three pounds six shillings and · eight pence specie, balance of the above account, and in full for bis services as Vice President to the first instant.
WHEREAS, Christian Voght, late of the borough of Lancaster, who was attainted by the name of Christian Vouts or Vought, VM at the time of his said attainder seized of a house and lot in Lan- caster, which was in due form of law sold by the Agent to George Graff, Esquire, of the town of Lancaster, who made payment there for in due time ; but reasonable doubts arising of the validity of said attainder, the said Christian Voght hath been since again attainted, pursuant to the act of Assembly entitled " An Act for the attain- " der of divers traitors, if they render not themselves by a certain "day, and for vesting their estates in this Commonwealth, and for " more effectually discovering the same, and for ascertaining and " satisfying the lawful debts and claims thereupon ;" but it will become necessary that a new sale shall be made, in order to vest the premises in the purchaser ; and inasmuch as the said Georgo Graff hath on his part fully complied with the terms of sale, and it is reasonable that his title should be completed without farther ex- pence or charge,
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Resolved, That the Agent of Confiscated Estates in the county of Lancaster be directed to make sale of the said house and lot. agreeably to act of Assembly, and if it should happen that the said George Graff should be the highest bidder, and the purchase money should exceed the sum formerly bid by him for the premises, that such overplus be remitted and the title made, on the consideration heretofore paid by the said George Graff.
WHEREAS, The ascertaining the boundary line between this. State and that of Virginia is of great importance to the welfare and happiness of each State; that the same should be done on such as- tronomical principles as to establish the said line in the most aoou- curate and satisfactory manner :
And Whereas, It is highly necessary that preparations should be made scasonably for the said service, so that the same may be pro- ceeded on in the month of May, agrecably to the proposition made on the part of Virginia and acceded to on the part of this State : Wherefor.,
Resolved, That the Reverend Doctor John Ewing, Provost of the University of Pennsylvania, and David Ritteuhouse, Esquire, Treasurer of the State, be appointed Commissioners for running the said line; and that the said Commissioners be desired to pro- ceed with all convenient dispatch to provide the instruments necessary for said service, and make such other preparations there- for as may be necessary, the expence of which this Board will de- fray from time to time : And the said Commissioners are hereby requested to have every thing in readiness to perform said service, so' that no delay may arise on the part of the State.
WHEREAS, The petition to the Honorable Congress, respecting the settlement of the disputed territory between this State and Connecticut, and entered the minutes of the Board on the twen- tieth of July last, bath hitherto, by the advice of the delegates of this State, been delayed; and the reasons of such delay having ceased,
Resolved, That the same be forwarded to the delegates of this State in Congress, to be presented without farther delay.
A letter from his Excellency the President of Congress of this day was received and read, inclosing a resolution of Congress of the twenty-fourth of September last, appointing Brigadier General William Irvine to the command of the Continental post at Fort Pitt.
Ordered, That the said papers be filed.
A letter from his Excellency the President of Congress, inclos- ing a resolution of Congress of the twenty-uinth of August last, re- commending to this State to take the most effectual measures in their power to enable General St. Clair to expedite the march of the troops mentioned in his letter, was read, and
Ordered, 'To be filed.
The following deeds were examined and signed by his Excel- lency the President, to wit :
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To Major James Parr, conveying a certain plantation or tract of land situate in West Bradford township, in the county of Chester, containing about seventy-nine acres, be the same more or less : Seized and sold agreeably to law, as the estate late of Philip Mar- chinton, an attainted traitor, to the said James Parr, for the ma of seventy-five pounds, subject to a yearly ground rent of two back- els and one-fourth part of a bushel of good merchantable wbest, payable to the Trustees of the University of this State, three- fourths of which sum he hath paid to the Agents of Forfeited Es tates in the said county, the remaining one-fourth being reserved for the purpose aforesaid. Deed dated the sixteenth ipatant.
To Colonel Richard Hlumpton, conveying a certain messuage and plantation or tract of land, situate in the Northern Liberties, in the county of Philadelphia, containing ninety-nine acres and ninety. seven perches, be the same more or less : Seized and cold agreeably to law, to the said Richard Humpton, as the estate late of Benedict Arnold, an attainted traitor, for and during the term of the mid Arnold's natural life, for the sum of eight hundred and fifty pounds, which sum the said Richard Humpton bath paid to the Agents of Forfeited Estates in the said county. Deed dated the sixth instant.
To John Taylor, conveying a certain lot of ground situate on Province or State Island, in the township of Kingsessing, in the county of Philadelphia, marked in the general plan of said Island No. 23, containing seven acres and one hundred and twenty perch- es. Sold agreeably to law, for the redemption of the bills of credit of this State of the twenty-ninth day of April, 1780, for the som of four hundred and six pounds seventeen shillings and six pence, which sum he hath paid to the Treasurer of the State, as by bis receipt appears. Deed dated the sixth instant.
To Mr. Matthew Irwin, conveying lots No. 8 and 22, situate on Province or State Island, in the township of Kingsessing, in the county of Philadelphia ; lot No. 8, containing eleven acres and one hundred and twenty.two perches; and No. 22, containing seven acres and twenty-six perches, be the same more or less. Sold agreeably to law, for the redemption of the bills of credit of this State of the twenty ninth day of April, 1780, for the sum of eight hundred and eighty-two pounds sixteen shillings and pine pence, which sum hath been paid to the Treasurer of the State, as by his receipt appears. Deed dated the eighth instant.
To John Taylor and John Connor, for lots No. 43, 44, 45, and 47, marked in the general plan of city lots, and sold agreeably to law, for the redemption of the bills of credit of this State of the twenty-ninth of April, 1780. Consideration five hundred and thirty-tight pounds. Deed dated the sixth instant.
To John Taylor, for lots No. 685, 686, 687, 688, and 689. Consideration eighty-eight pounds.
'To ditto, for lot No. 326. Consideration seventy-two pounds.
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To ditto, for lot No. 42. Consideration one hundred and forty- aix pounds.
To ditto, for lot marked C in the said plan. Consideration one hundred and thirty-seven pounds.
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To ditto, for lot marked B in said plan. Consideration one hun- dred and seventy-five pounds.
To Henry Martin, for lot No. 788. Consideration twenty-one pounda.
To Stephen Champaigne, for lots No. 178 and 174. Considera- tion one hundred pounds.
To James Hunter, for lot marked A in the said plan. Consid- Gration one hundred and eighty pounds.
To Jacob Hiltzeimer, for lot marked D in do. Consideration one hundred and five pounds.
To Andrew Bunner, for lots No. 116 and 117. Consideration seventy-one pounds.
To Thomas Irwin, for lots No. 92, 93, 94, 95, and 96. Consid- Gration two hundred and seventy-five pounds.
To Elias Boys, for lot No. 80. Consideration forty pounds.
To Mark. Wilcox, for lots No. 90 and 91. Consideration seven- ty-nine pounds.
To Jobn McCulloch, for lots No. 882, 883, and 384. Consider- ation one hundred and four pounds.
To John Wilson, for lots No. 292, 293, 294, 295, 296, 297, 298, 299, 300, & 301. Consideration three hundred and fifty pounds.
To Peter Ozeas, for lot No. 555. Consideration forty-four pounds.
To William Tilton, for lots No. 690, 691, 692, 698, 694, 695, 696, 697, 698, 699, 700, 701, 702, 703, 704, and 705. Consid- eration four hundred and seventy-two pounds.
To Theobald Scheibell, for lot No. 190. Consideration sixty- one pounds.
To do., for lot No. 189. Consideration fifty-nine pounds.
To do., for lot No. 188. Consideration fifty-eight pounds.
To Leonard Jacobi, for lot No. 186. Consideration sixty-two pounds.
'To do., for lot No. 187. Consideration sixty-two pounds.
To Benjamin Harbeson, for lot No. 191. Consideration one hundred pounds.
To Cbristleib Bartling, for lot No. 192. Consideration one hun- dred pounds.
To Daniel Joy, for lot No. 185. Consideration sixty-eight pounds.
To William Will, for lots No. 260, 261, 262, and 263. Consid- eration two hundred and sixty-three pounds.
All which sums the persons before mentioned have paid to the Treasurer of the State, as by his receipts produced to this Board appears. Deeds dated the sixth instant.
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In Council.
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PHILAD'A, Tuesday, October 9, 1781.
PRESENT :
The Honorable the Vice President.
Mr. Gardner, Mr. Van Campen, Mr. Potter.
Mr. Whitehill, and
WHEREAS, It appears to this Board by the late accounts im New York, that there is not the same danger of an invasion of fi State as when the militia were ordered out; therefore,
Resolved, That the militia of the county of Lancaster lately called into service be discharged.
Ordered, That Colonel Adam Hubley, Lieutenant of the county of Lancaster, get two hundred and fifty cartouch boxes made in Lancaster, for the use of the militia of the said county. That M transmit an account of the expence thereof to this Board for pay- ment.
Ordered, That Captain Joseph Stiles, Commissary of Military Stores, be directed to deliver to Colonel Adam Hubley, Lientemat of the county of Lancaster, two hundred stand of arms for the ux of the militia of the said county, for which the said Lieutenant is to account.
Petitions from Siegmund Leshincksy and John Hasse, of the town of Bethlehem, in the county of Northampton, in behalf d themselves and others, setting forth that they have been called upd for divers taxes which they are unable to pay, and praying som relief from this Board, were read; and thereupon,
Resolved, That the said petitions be rejected.
In Council.
PHILAD'A, Wednesday, October 10, 1781.
PRESENT :
Tho Honorable the Vice President.
Mr. Gardner, Mr. Whitehill, and
Mr. Van Campen, General Potter.
A letter from Colonel Joseph Hart, Lieutenant of the county of Bucks, announcing the death of Colonel Kichline, one of the Sub-lieutenants of tho said county, dated the ninth inst't. On con- sideration,
Ordered, That William McHenry, Esquire, be appointed a Sub- lieutenant of the said county, in the room of Colonel Kichling, and that he be commissioned accordingly.
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The Council took into consideration a return made by Colonel Hart, of an election for choosing a Lieutenant in Captain Cryder's company. said to be held because the old Lieutenant had thrown up his core mission, but the said commission not having been rendered to, and consequently not accepted by Council, the return of the said election is void ; and therefore,
Ordered, That the Lieutenant of Bucks county be informed that the said return cannot be received.
An order was drawn on the Treasurer in favor of the Honorable Robert Morris, Esquire, for the sum of five thousand pounds spe- , in part of the supplies required from this State by the Honors- ble Congress, for which the said Mr. Morris is to account, to be charged to the United States of America.
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In Council.
PHIL'A, Thursday, October 11th, 1781. PRESENT :
The Honorable the Vice President.
Mr. Gardner, Mr. Whitehill, and
Mr. Van Campen, General Potter.
An order was drawn on the Treasurer in favour of William MeCalla, of the county of Bucks, for the sum of one hundred pounds specie, for the purpose of procuring supplies for the mili- tis at Newtown, for which sum the said William McCalla is to ao- count.
The Council took into consideration a resolve of Congress of the twenty-fourth of September last, appointing Brigadier General Ir- vine to the command of Fort Pitt ; and thereupon,
Ordered, That agreeably to the said recommendation, the Lieu- tenants of the counties of Washington and Westmoreland be or- dered to call forth agreeably to law, upon his requisition, such militia as may be necessary for that post and the protection of the county.
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In Council.
PHILADELPHIA, Friday, October 12, 1781. PRESENT :
The Honorable WILLIAM MOORE, Esquire, Vice Presides
Mr. Gardner, Mr. Whitebill, and
Mr. Van Campen, General Potter.
An order was drawn on the Treasurer in favor of the Honersi Joseph Montgomery, Esquire, for the sum of one hundred tal twenty pounds specie, in part of his pay as a member of Congres for this State, for which sum he is to account.
. The Council having received such information concerning the movements of the enemy, as render it improbable that their present designs tend immediately against this State; and the Council being anxiously desirous to avoid as much as possible the great incoare niency arising from the continuance of the militia in the Soll longer than is unavoidably necessary for the defence of the State,
Ordered, That the militia now at Newtown be discharged, and that General Lacey be directed to issue in general orders, the thank of the Vice President and Council to the said militia for the read- ness with which they have taken the field for the defence of the Commonwealth, at a time of such imminent danger from an enemy who, despairing of conquest, were spreading fire and desolation through such parts of the States as were unfortunately within the power, and assure them, that as they have been on this occasion called into the field in consequence of the intelligence of the de signs of the enemy against the State, so there was reason to muy- pose that the patriotic readiness with which the freemen of the State appeared in arms, had a happy effect in preventing the i- tended invasion.
The Secretary informed the Council that there were several go- tlemen at the door, who informed him they had something to com- municate to the Council, and desired they might be admitted. Oa consideration,
Ordered, That they be admitted; and Robert Valentine, Henry Drinker, David Bacon, John Parrish, and John Head, were ao cordingly admitted.
Robert Valentine informed the Council that he had bad for some time past an inclination, and that the inclination still continued, to visit his brethren in Ireland, on a religious account, to preach the Gos pel. Hle was asked if he did not know that it was contrary to the laws of the country to go within the lines of the enemy ; to which he replied that he had understood there was such a law, but that he had never read it. He had nothing to do with party afin had good will to all men. He was asked if he meant to ?
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a pass, to which he replied in the negative, but that he meant to inform the Council of his intention to prevent any reflections being mst on himself or his friends, under a pretence of his going in a worst manner. It was remarked to him that the information be had given Council of his intention to break the law, looked like · designed insult and a contempt; and that if he expected the in- formation would prevent the effects of a breach of the law, be ru much mistaken. To which he replied, that if he had expressed mything that looked like contempt, it was from his ignorance, not design; that he felt nothing like contempt for any.
A return of the general election of the city and county of Phila- delphis was received and read, by which it appears that the fol- lowing gentlemen were duly elected :
For the city of Philadelphia : Representatives.
Frederick A. Muhlenberg, Samuel Morris, Jun'r, Sharp Delany,
John Steinmetz, and
Samuel Meredith.
Wardens.
Lawrence Sickle, and Andrew Tybout.
Commissioners of the Streets.
Samuel MoLean, and
Daniel Topham.
For the county of Philadelphia :
Councillor.
John Baird.
Representatives.
Matthew Holgate,
George Smith, George Gray,
Daniel Hiester,
Joseph McLene,
Thomas Rees, and
Henry Hill,
Samuel Penrose.
George Campbell,
Sheriffs.
William Will, and
Jacob Barge.
Coroners.
Joseph Rush, and John Knight.
Commissioner.
Nathan Gibson. On consideration, Resolved, That William Will be appointed Sedi er and county of Philadelphia ; and that Joseph Roth dog
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Coroner of the said city and county, and that they be commissionel accordingly.
William Will, Esquire, Sheriff elect for the city and county df Philadelphia, now offers Lewis Farmer and Peter Paris, of Pha delphia, as sureties for the faithful performance of the duties d his office as Sheriff according to law ; and the same are approved. A return of the general election of the county of Bucks, ww received and read, by which it appears that the following gentk men were duly elected, to wit :
Representatives.
Gerardus Wynkoop, James Wilkinson, Thomas Long,
James Tate, and Charles Kiobline.
Sheriffs.
George Wall, Jun'r,
Samuel Dean.
Coroners.
Abraham Dubois, John Carr.
And the same being considered,
Resolved, That George Wall, Jun'r, Esquire, be appointed Sherif of the county of Bucks, and that John Curr be appointed Coroner of the said county, and they be commissioned accordingly.
George Wall, Jun'r, Esquire, Sheriff elect for the county d Bucks, now offers John Carr and Nathaniel Ellicott, of the said county, as sureties for the faithful performance of the duties of his office as Sheriff according to law, and the same are approved by this Board.
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In Council.
PHILADELPHIA, Saturday, Oot'r 13, 1781.
PRESENT :
The Honorable the Vice President.
Mr. Van Campen, Mr. Whitehill,
General Potter, and Mr. Gardner.
John Bayard, Esquire, Councillor elect for the county of Phila delphia, attended in Council, and took the oath of allegiance and oath of office required by the Constitution, and thereupon took his seat in Council as a member thereof.
A petition from John Auckley, praying . licence to buy and sell in the public market, was read; and thereupon, the maid pothier was dismissed.
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The petition of Elisabeth Burgess, convicted of larceny, and fined seventeen pounds to the Commonwealth, praying a remission of the fine on account of her age and extreme poverty, was read ; und on consideration,
Ordered, That the said fine be remitted.
In Council.
PHILADELPHIA, Monday, Oot'r 15th, 1781.
PRESENT : .
The Honorable the Vice President.
Mr. Bayard, Mr. Gardner, Mr. Whitehill,
Mr. Van Campen, and Mr. Potter.
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An order was drawn on the Treasurer in favor of John Arndt, Require, of the county of Northampton, for the sum of twenty-two pounds ten shillings specie, in full for his services in attesting and paying bounties to recruits in the said county.
An order was drawn on the Treasurer in favor of Samuel Wil- liams, for the sum of four pounds specie, for making eight rough boxes for packing up the books and papers belonging to the Council.
A return of the election of the county of Chester was received and read, by which it appears that the following gentlemen were dily elected, to wit :
Representatives.
Percifer Frazier, Jobn Culberson, James Moore, Patrick Anderson,
John Hannum, Evan Evans, Thomas Moffat, & John Lindsay.
Sheriffs.
John Gardner, and
George Campbell.
Coroners.
Allen Cunningham, and
Thomas Mease.
Commissioner.
Joseph Strawbridge.
On consideration, Resolved, That John Gardner be appointed Sheriff of the county of Chester, and that Allen Cunningham be appointed Coroner of the said county, and that they be commissioned accordingly.
John Gardner, Esquire, Sheriff eleet for the county of Chester, now offers Edward Vernon and Joseph Gardner, of the said county,
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as sureties for the faithful performance of the duties of his office as Sheriff according to law, and the same are approved. A return of the general election for the county of Lancaster wus received and read, by which it appears that the following gentle- men were duly elected, vixt :
Councillor.
James Cunningham.
Representatives.
Jobn Whitehill,
Jacob Krug,
Matthias Slough,
Abraham Scott,
Christopher Kucher,
William Brown,
James Jacks,
James Mercer, and
Jacob Cooke,
James Porter.
Jacob Carpenter,
Sheriffs.
Joseph Work, and John Miller.
Coroners.
John Offner, and
Commissioner.
Samuel Boyd.
And the same being considered,
Resolved, That Joseph Work be appointed Sheriff of the county of Lancaster, and that John Offer be appointed Coroner of the said county, and that they be commissioned accordingly.
Joseph Work, Esquire, Sheriff elect for the county of LAnou- ter, offers Randell MoClure and William Kelly, of the said county, as sureties for the faithful performance of the duties of his office of Sheriff according to law, and the same are approved.
A return of the general election of the county of Berks was ro- ceived and read ; by which it appears that the following gentlemen were duly elected, to wit :
Councillor.
Sebastian Levan.
Representatives.
Baltzer Gehr, Gabriel Hiester, Daniel Hunter,
Benjamin Weiser, Joseph Heister, and John Bishop.
Sheriffs.
Conrad Foos, and
Philip Kreemer.
Cerosers.
Peter Nagel, and
Tofar Broim.
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