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Of Warwick .- Benja. Snodgrass, jun'r, And'w McMicken John Ramsay.
Of Warminster .- Isaac Hoff & Charles Garrison.
Of Warrington .- Will'm Long & Robt. Weir.
Of New Britain .- Sam'l Weir and John Barton.
Of Buckingham .- John Carr, John Sample, Will'm Simpson & Will'm Bennett.
Of Salesbury .- Barnet Vanhorn, Will'm Neily & Josiah Winter.
Of Plumstead .- Robt. Gibson, John Dunlap & Dav'd Nesbitt.
Of Bedminster .- And'w Armstrong, Robt. McReily & Peter Stout.
Of Hill Town .- James Armstrong & Henry Lewis.
An order was drawn on Dav'd Rittenhouse, Esq'r, Treasurer of the State, in favor of John Gill, Esq'r, Sub-Lieutenant of the County of Bucks, for the Sum of One Thousand Pounds, to be charged to Colo. Joseph Kirkbridge, Esq'r, Lieutenant of mid County.
Orders were sent to Peter Dehaven, at French Creek, to send down as many Arms as are fit for service, & to send also as many Continental Arms as he can do, on an enclosed order from the. Board of War; also to forward the Arms in the hands of John Baker, of Providence, if not already sent down.
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PHILAD'A, Saturday Ang. 30, 1777.
PRESENT : His Excell'y THO'S WHARTON, jun'r, Esq'r, President. Hon'ble GEORGE BRYAN, Esq'r, Vice President.
John Bailey, Jonathan Hoge, &
Joseph Hart.
Esq'rs.
Commission to James Benezet, Esq'r, as Justice of the Court of Common Pleas for the County of Bucks, dated this day.
An order was drawn on Dav'd Rittenhouse, Esq'r, Treasurer of the State, in favor of Benj'a. Brannon, Esq'r, for the Sum of One thousand Dollars, to be charged to Rob't Smith, Esq'r, Lieut. of the County of Chester, for the purpose of Paying Substitutes.& Purchasing Blankets, &ca., for which he is to account.
An order was drawn on Dav'd Rittenhouse, Esq'r, Treasurer of the State, in favor of Robert Dorsey, Esq'r, Paymaster, for the Sum of Four Thousand Pounds, to be applied in Paying the Militia of this State, for which he is to account.
An order was drawn on Jacob S. Howell, in favor of Mr. Joshua Williams, for the Sum of Seven Hundred dollars, for the purpose of Paying Recruits inlisted by him to serve in the Pennsylvania line, for which Sum he is to account.
The Petition of Stephen Jos. Rouget, praying to obtain " a Wor Commission for his Brigatine James, of the Burthen of Eighty Tons, mounting Ten Carriage Guns of Four Pounders & Eighteen Swivels, navigated by Eighty Men, now lying in this river, Com. manded by himself, was read, & Martin Jugiez offering himself as Surety, &ca .; thereupon,
Ordered, That the said Commission be issued by the Secretary.
The following orders were drawn on Dav'd Rittenhouse, Faq's, . Treasurer of the State, for riding Express, in favor of John Bird, for the Sum of Two Pounds Ten Shillings ; in favor of Jonathan Grey, for the Sum of Two Pounds Five Shillings; in favor of . Lesher, for the Sum of Two Pounds Five Shillings.
Alexander Ramsey having had incouragement from the Council of Safety to raise a Company of Men for the Continental Army, and exerted himself in the attempt, but that he has only raised twelve Men, now prays that he may be indulged Six weeks lenger to complete his Company, & in the mean time, that he will deliver over the twelve Men to some Continental oficer in Service, who shall be accountable to Mr. Ramsey for them when demanded; to which the Council agreed.
Mr. Ramsey proposes Robert Brackenridge as Second Lieuten- ant.
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The Council Met.
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PHILAD'A, Sunday Ang. 31, 1777.
PRESENT :
. His Excell'y THO'S WHARTON, jun'r, Esq's, President. Hon'ble GEORGE BRYAN, Esq'r, Vice President. John Bailey, John Proctor, &
Jonathan Hoge, Joseph Hart.
:Mr. Rittenhouse, Colo. Bradford, Colo. Delany & Capt. Peel, attended, in consequence of an invitation from Council, and the resolutions of Congress of the Twenty-eighth instant was commu- ticated to them in confidence, & their assistance asked in forming out a List of persons dangerous to the State, & who ought to be 'arrested ; and also in forming a list of Gentlemen proper to be an- thorized to arrest such dangerous persons; and the several Gentle- mon expressed the utmost readiness in complying with the request of Council, & the following resolution was thereupon made, Viz't :
WHEREAS, the Congress of the Thirteen United States of North America have by their Resolves of the 21st inst., recommended to the Excentive Powers of the several States to apprehend & secure all persons who have in their General conduct & conversation ewi- denced a disposition inimical to the Cause of America, particularly Joshua Fisher, Abel James, Jas. Pemberton, Henry Drinker, Israel Pemberton, John Pemberton, John James, Sam'l Pleasants, Thos. Wharton, Sen'r, Thomas Fisher, (Son of Joshua,) & Sam'l Fisher (Son of Joshua,) together with all such papers in their possession. as may be of a Political nature, and that the persons so seized be- confined in such places, & treated in such manner as shall be con- sistant with their respective Characters, & the security of their Per- sons; and that the Records & Papers of the Meeting of Sufferings of the Society of People called Quakers, in the several States, be forthwith secured, & that such parts of them as may be of a politi- cal nature, be ferthwith transmitted to Congress :
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And whereas, it is necessary for the Public safety of this time, when a British Army is landed in Maryland, with a professed de- . . sign of enslaveing this free Country, & is now advanceing towards- . this City, as a principal object of hostility, that such dangerous: persons be accordingly secured ; therefore,
Resolved, That a suitable number of the friends to the Public. Cause be authorized forthwith to seize de Secure the Persons of the. said xJoshua Fisher, xAbel James, xJames Pemberton, xHenry Drinker, xIsrael Pemberton, John James, xSam'l Pleasant, ITho's. Wharton, sen'r, xTho's Fisher & Sam'l Fisher, (both Sons of Jeshua, ) and also zMyers . Fisher, Elijah Brown, xHugh Roberts, zGeo. Roberts, Jos. Fox, John Hunt, xSam'l Emlen, jun.,
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xAdam Kuhn, D. M, xPhineas Bond, xWill'm Smith, D. D., xRev'd Tho's Combe, xSam'l Shoemaker, Cha's Jervis, Will'm Drewett Smith, Cha's Eddy, xTho's Pike, (Dancing Master,) xOwen Jones, jun'r, xJerem'h Warder, Will'm Lennott, xEdw'd Penning- ton, xCaleb Emlen, Will'm Smith, xSam'l Murdock, Alex'd Stedman, Cha's Stedman, jun'r, xT'ho's Ashelton Merch, Will'm Imlay, xTho's Gilpin, xSam'l Jackson, xTho's Afflick & xJohn Pemberton.
Ordered, That the following instructions be also given :- Early attention should be given to John Hunt, who lives on the German- town Road, about five Miles off the City, & to John Pemberton, Sam'l Emlen & others, leaders in the Society of Quakers, concern- ing Books & Papers. As to the rest, your own prudence must direct. Congress recommend it, & we wish to treat Men of reputation with as much tenderness as the Security of their Persons & Papers will admit. We desire, therefore, that if the persons whose names in the list are marked with a Cross x thus, offer to you, by promise in writing, to remain in their Dwellings, ready to appear on the demand of Council, & meanwhile to refrain from doing any thing injurious to the United Free States of North America, by Speak- ing, Writing or otherwise, & from giving intelligence to the Com- mander in Chief of the British Forces, or any other Person what- ever, concerning public Affairs, you dismiss from further confine- ment of their Persons; but if such engagement, or a promise equivalent thereto, cannot be obtained, we desire that in such a case you confine the refusers, together with the others to whose names the said mark is not prefixed, in some convenient place under a Guard, with which the Town Major, Colo. Nichola, will supply you. The Free Masons' Lodge may be perhaps procured. It would serve as well as any other place for this purpose. You may perceive that Council would not without necessity commit many of the persons to the Common Goal, nor even to the State Prison.
Lieut. Colo. Clarke, of Cumberland County, representing to Council by direction of Gen'l Armstrong, the unfurnished condi- tion of great numbers of the Militia of this State under the Com- mand of Gen'l Armstrong, in respect of warm Cloathing & Blank- ets, without a supply whereof the Men must in the approaching Season Suffer & Sicken ; The Council, to relieve in some measure those who are called out in the defence of their Country, & consid- ering the repeated collections of Blankets made in this City, & the impossibility of purchasing such goods from Traders at this time,
Resolve, That Gen'l Armstrong employ proper persons to pur- chase Blankets of all persons disposed to sell, for the use of the Militia ; they also
Resolve and authorize Gen'l Armstrong, if such purchases seem impracticable, to make as equal & moderate a levy of Blankets as circumstances will permit, upon the inhabitants of the County of Chester in this State, for the use of the Militia, confineing the same
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to persons who refuse to bear Arms or take an active part in the defence of their bleeding Country, now invaded by a cruel Enemy : And that Gen'l Armstrong do name & employ proper & discreet persons to levy & collect the same, 'first having the Blankets which may be taken from each person appraised, & a certificate of the numbers & value delivered to the Owner, and that a List of the names of persons levied on their townships, number of Blankets & the valuation, be sent in due time to this Board, so that satisfaction may be made to all concerned. And Council recommend to Gen'l Armstrong & his Officers, to keep accounts of the Blankets collect- ed & purchased as aforesaid, distributed to the Militia, in order that they may be transferred to succeeding Corps called into service.
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Signed by the Vice President.
On motion, Agreed, That John Morris, jun'r, Esq'r, be & he's hereby appointed & authorized to appear at the next Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace for the County of Philadelphia, there to prosecute in the name of the Commonwealth of Pennsyl- vanis.
James Tilghman, Esq'r, having applied to Council & expressed a desire to visit his family in Maryland ; 'thereupon,
Agreed, That Jas. Tilghman, Esq'r, be permitted, under the Parole lately signed by him, to visit his family in Maryland, to re- turn in one Month, or sooner if called for.
The Council met.
PHILAD'A, Monday Septem. 1, 1777.
PRESENT :
His Excell'y THO'S WHARTON, jun'r, Esq'r, President. Hon'ble GEORGE BRYAN, Esq'r, Vice President. John Bailey, John Proctor, & l
Jonathan Hoge, Joseph Hart, Esq'rs.
An order was drawn on Dav'd Rittenhouse, Esq'r, Treasurer of the State, in favor of Peter Dehaven, for the Sum of five hundred Pounds, for which he is to account.
An order was drawn on Dav'd Rittenhouse, Esq'r, Treasurer of the State, in favor of Jacob S. Howell, for the Sum of One Thou- sand & Five hundred Pounds, for which he is to account.
An order was drawn on Jacob S. Howell, for the Sum of One Thousand & Five Hundred Pounds, in favor of Jas. Dundas, for which he is to account.
Mr. John Reed represented to the Council that the Banks of Fort Island wanted some repair :
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Ordered, That it be recommended to the Navy Board to view : the Banks of Fort Island, & order the necessary repairs to be made .. therein.
The Gentlemen of the Navy Board having some time ago repre- sentod the advantages & necessity of having a Floodgate at Fort Island, made so as to admit the Guard Boats, &ca, in the Winter ; thereupon,
Ordered, That the Navy Board do make such a Flood Gate as will answer the aforesaid purpose.
Resolved, That the following porsons be appointed and authorized to carry into execution the Resolves of Yesterday, respecting the Arresting such persons as are deemed inimical to the cause of American Liberty, Vizt : Will'm Bradford, Sharp Delany, James Claypoole, Wm. Heysham, John Purviance, Jos. Blewer, Paul Cox, Adam Kimmel, Will'm Graham, Wm. Hardy, Cha's W. Peale, Capt. M. Culloch, Nath. Donnel, Rob't Smith, Wm. Car- son, Lazarus Pine, Cupt. Birney, John Downey, John Galloway, Wm. Thorpe, John Lisle, James Longhead, James Cannon, Jas. Carr, Tho's Bradford, together with such other persons as they shall call to their assistance.
NOTE .- That the foregoing Resolution (with those before relating to this Business) was signed by the Hon'ble George Bryan, Esq'r, Vice President.
Resolved, That Colo. Nicola, the Town Mayor, do furnish Colo. Bradford, on application, with a detachment of the City Guards.
The Justices of the County of 'Chester having recommended Caleb Davis, Wmn. Blair, & Rich'd Thomas, in order that one of them may be Commissioned as Clerk of the Peace of the said County ; and Council taking in consideration the same,
Resolved, That Caleb Duvis, Esq'r, be appointed Clerk of the Peace for the County of Chester.
The Council met.
PHILAD'A, Tuesday Septem. 2, 1777.
PRESENT :
His Excell'y THO'S WHARTON, jun'r, Esq'r, President. Hon'ble GEORGE BRYAN, Esq'r, Vice President. Jonathan Hoge, John Proctor, & ?
John Bailey, Joseph Hart, Esq'rs.
An order was drawn on Dav'd Rittenhouse, Esq'r, Treasurer of the State, in favour of Rob't Smith, Esq'r, Lieut. of the County of Chester, for the Sum of Three thousand Dollars, for the pur-
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pose of Paying Substitutes & purchasing. Blankets, &os., for which . heis to account.
An order was drawn on Dav'd Rittenhouse, Esq'r, Treasurer of the State, in favor of Tho's Dorsey, Esq'r, Paymaster of the Militia of the County of Philadelphia, for the Sum of Three thousand Pounds, for which he is to account.
Ludwig Hautman, a Militia Man from Westmoreland County, who was badly wounded at Woodbridge, in New Jersey, last February, and now on his way home in a very weak State, solicited some assistance to enable him to reach it; on consideration of his peculiar circumstance,
An order was drawn on Dav'd Rittenhouse, Esq'r, Treasurer of the State, in favor of the said Ludwig Hautman, for the Sum of . Six pounds, to be charged to the State.
Colo. Bradford, Paul Cox, & Capt. Blewer, informed the Council that among a number of other persons mentioned in the Warrant. of Council of the 31st Ult'o, Alex'd. Stedman, Chas. Stedman, jun's, & Day'd Lenox, were apprehended & confined at the Free Masons' lodge; on consideration,
Ordered, That the said Alex'd. Stedman, Chas. Stedman, jun's, & Dav'd Lenox, be committed to the State Prison.
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PHILAD'A, Wednesday Septem. 3, 1777.
PRESENT :
His Excell'y THO'S WHARTON, jun'r, Esq'r, President. Hon'ble GEORGE BRYAN, Esq'r., Vice President. John Bailey, John Proctor, & ! Esq'rs.
Jonathan Hoge, Joseph Hart,
An order was drawn on David Rittenhouse, Esq'r, Treasurer of the State, in favor of Joseph Blewer, Esq'r, Chairman of the State Navy Board, for the Sum of Four thousand Pounds, for which that Board is to account.
John Reed applied to Council for permission to pass into the Delaware State, (near Cantwell's Bridge,) which Council have no objection to, provided that Gen'l Washington has not ordered the Communication with that Country to be cut off.
Jacob Morgan, Esq'r, Councellor for the County of Berks, ap- pear'd, took the Oath required by the Constitution of the Com- monwealth to qualify him to sit in Council, & took his seat accordingly.
The Gentlemen appointed & authorized to arrest the persons hereafter named, &os, made the following report, Vis :
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"Joshua Fisher was so ill that he could not be moved, but gave his verbal Promise as far as required by our instructions ; no Pepers on Public affairs.
" Abel James, His Son being very ill, & no papers of public nature, we allowed him to remain on his Plantation, on his promis- ing (verbally) to appear on demand of the President, & not in any manner to speak, Write, or give any Intelligence to the Enemies of the United free States of America.
" James Pemberton, Prisoner, no papers found of a Public nature.
" Israel Pemberton.
"Henry Drinker, Prisoner, a number of Papers found of a Pub- lic nature, belonging to the Monthly meeting.
"John Pemberton, Prisoner, a number of Papers in a brown Bag.
" John James, not to be found, being in the Country.
"Sam'l Pleasants.
"Tho's Wharton, Sen'r, Prisoner, no papers.
"Tho's Fisher, (Son of Joshua) Prisoner, no papers.
"Samuel Fisher, (Son of Joshua) Prisoner, no papers.
" Myers Fisher, Prisoner, no papers.
" Elijah Brown.
" Hugh Roberts, 70 years or upwards, says that he has never in any manner Spoke, or in any ways shewn himself inimical to the Liberties and independence of America since the commence'nt of the disputes; We have his verbal word, agreeable to our instruc- tions, & we are to wait on him at 2 O'Clock this Afternoon; we found no papers.
"Geo. Roberts, his Wife very big, & otherwise ill, He has passed his word as above, & appears at the same hour with his Father, & we beg the directions of His Excellency & Council.
"Jos. Fox, Prisoners, no papers.
"John Hunt, Prisoner, some papers.
"Sam'l Emlen, jun'r, confined to his Bed; we broke open bis Desk, but found. no papers of a public nature.
" Adam Kuhn, D. M., produced the Certificate of his having taken the Oath to the United States 2d June, is to be forth coming at 1 O'Clock to day.
"Phineas Bond on Parole, no Papers.
" Will'm Smith, D. D.
" Rev'd Tho's Combe, Prisoner, no papers.
"Sam'l Shoemaker has given his Promise not to go from his House; that he has never had any thing to do in the meetings of Sufferings, & has disapproved of the proceedings signed by Pemberton
"Chas. Jervis, Prisoner, no papers.
" Will'm Drewit Smith, Prisoner, no papers.
"Pike, Dancing master, on Parole, no papers.
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"Owen Jones; jun'r, Prisoner, no papers.
"Will'm Lenox, jun'r, Prisoner, had a Pocket Book & some papers.
"Edw'd Pennington, Prisoner, some papers.
"Jerem'h Warder, aged & very infirm, having an inflamation, has given his verbal Parole, agreeable to our instruction; we found some Papers.
"Caleb Emlen, not to be found.
. " Will'm Smith, (Broker) Prisoner, his Chamber is locked up for the inspection of his Papers, & the Key in the possession of Capt. Smith.
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"Chas. Eddy, Prisoner, no papers.
"Sam'l Murdock, on Parole, no papers.
"Alz'd Stedman, Prisoner.
" Cha's Stedman, jun'r, Prisoner.
"Tho's Asheton, (Merchant,) on Parole.
" Wm. Imlay, Prisoner, no papers. '
"Thomas Gilpin, Prisoner, no papers.
"Sam'l Jackson, out of Town, no search has been made for Pa- pers as yet.
"Tho's Afflick, Prisoner, no papers.
" N. B. Caleb Emlen, on being arrested, took the Oath required by Law, & was thereupon discharged."
Colo. Bradford, Colo. Will. Major Keer, & Mr. Loughead, reported That they had Arrested Israel Pemberton, John Hunt, & Sam'l Pleasants, but that they all refused to go from the house of Che said Pemberton's, where they now are, unless they were arrested Iby some Civil Officer; thereupon,
Ordered, That Colo. Nicola, Town Mayor, do take a proper Guard & seize Israel Pemberton, John Hunt, & Sam. Pleasanta, & conduct them to the Free Mason's Lodge, & there confine them un- Der Guard until further Orders.
And Phineas Bond, Esq'r, having by Letter declared his renun- Ration of the Parole he has signed ; thereupon,
Ordered, That Colo. Nichola do also seize & confine him in like sanner, until further orders.
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PHILAD'A, Thursday Septem. 4, 1777. PRESENT :
His Excell'y THO'S WHARTON, jun'r, Esq'r, President. Hon'ble GEORGE BRYAN, Esq'r, Vice President. John Bailey, Joseph Hart, & )
Jonathan Hoge, John Proctor,
Jacob Morgan, Esq'rs.
The Gentlemen of the Navy Board represented the necessity of some person or persons having a more immediate care of the Hospi- tal on the Province Island; on consideration,
Ordered, That the Hospital on Province Island be put under the care & direction of the Navy Board.
Israel Pemberton, John Hunt, & Sam'l Pleasants, attended by Mr. Lewis and Mr. Robeson, (Attorneys,) & also by Sam'l Rhoads, jun'r, sent in by the Secretary a request to be heard by the Coun- cil; To which the Council, by the Secretary, answered That the Arrest has been made by order of Congress, & that at present the Council decline hearing them. That the Secretary returned & in- formed Council that Mr. Pemberton, on behalf of himself, M'rs Hunt & Pleasants, observed, no Arrest had been made by the Town Mayor, & that one of them had not been seen or spoken to by him. That as Freemen they claimed the right of being heard in their de- fence before the Council. That nothing on, their part should be said but what was decent & proper. That theirs is a case in which every Freeman in the State is interested, and that this right of be- ing heard they demanded & insisted on.
To which the Council, by the Secretary, answered, That "Council ·has ordered this Arrest in consequence of a recommendation of Congress, & they do not at present think proper to hear Mr. Pem- Averton, Mr. Hunt, & Mr. Pleasants."
A Remonstrance from the aforesaid was presented & read.
An order was Drawn on Dav'd Rittenhouse, Esq'r, Treasurer of · the State, in favor of Will'm Crispin, Esq'r, for the sum of Four thousand Pounds, for which he is to account.
Colo. Nicola reports, That he has executed the orders of yester- day, & had conducted Israel Pemberton, John Hunt, Sam'l Plea- sants, & Phineas Bond, to the Free Masons' Lodge, & secured them under Guard.
Ordered, That the Prisoners now confined in the Freemasons' Lodge, be sent to Stanton, in Augusta County, in the State of Vir- ginia, agreeable to the Resolve of Congress, there to be secured & treated in such manner as shall be consistant with their respective . Characters & the security of their persons.
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Ordered, That Jared Ingersoll, Esq'r, be directed immediately to depart to the State of Connecticut, in conformity to his Pa- role.
Ordered, That Thirty Waggons be sent from the upper part of Bucks County; Forty from the County of Philadelphia; Thirty from the County of Northampton, & Twenty-five from the County of Lancaster, to rendezvous at Philadelphia, & to be subject to the orders of the Council.
N. B. The Twenty-five from Lancaster Ordered to be sent to Camp.
Ordered, That the Lieutenants of the respective Counties do furnish proper guards of Militia for Prisoners, whether Tories or others, when application shall be made to them for such purposes.
Resolved, That Tho's Ashleton, now a Prisoner at his own House, on Parole, be indulged with liberty of going at large within the bounds of the City.
Resolved, That the Militia . of this State who are now in the Field, or who shall hereafter go into the Field & take with them their Arms or Blankets, & the same be taken by the Enemy or otherwise, be unavoidably lost, on producing a Certificate of such Loes, & the time it shall have happened, signed by a Field Officer, or Commanding Officer of the Battalion to which the losers may at the time belong, shall have the value thereof paid by the State; and for this end the respective Colonels or Commanding Officers of the Battalions now in the Field, are hereby authorized to have all such Arms & Blankets justly appraised; And the Lieutenants or Sub-Lieutenants of the respective Counties, are hereby directed to appoint a suitable number of proper persons in each County, to ppraise the Arms & Blankets belonging to the Militia who may Lacereafter go into the Field.
The Council met.
PHILAD'A, Friday Septem'r 5, 1777.
PRESENT :
His Excell'y THO'S WHARTON, Jun'r, Esq'r, President. Hon'ble GEORGE BRYAN, Esq'r, Vice President. John Bailey, Joseph Hart, & )
Jonathan Hoge, John Proctor,
Jacob Morgan, Esq'rs.
Ordered, That Will'm Lenox, Esq'r, now confined in Goal, be enlarged, on James Craig engaging his Word & honor to see him forthcoming, when called for by Council, & be answerable for the good behaviour, in the mean time, of the said Wm. Lenox.
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The Secretary reports that James Craig had pledged his Honor for the good behaviour of the said Will'm Lenox, & that he shall be forthcoming when called upon; and also that he will in forma coter into Bonds for his good behaviour.
The President laid before the Council a Remonstrance delivered to him last Evening, by John Reynell, James Craig, & Owen Jones," signed by the Gentlemen confined in the Masons' Lodge, which was read; and thereupon,
Ordered, That the said remonstrance be laid before Congress, & that application be made to Congress to know whether they had say objections to such of the afcresaid Gentlemen as should now take an Oath or Affirmation of allegiance to this State being on- largod; to which Congress return the following Resolve, Vis't .:
"In Congress, September 5, 1777.
" Resolved, That the Supreme Executive Council be informed that Congress have no objection to the enlargement of such Persons now confined in the Lodge, as will swear or affirm allegiance to this State."
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