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The following orders were drawn on the Treasurer, Viz't :
In favor of Capt. George Grant, of the first Penns's Bat- talion, for the Sum of Three hundred & Sixty Dollars, for the re- cruiting Service, for which he is to account.
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In favor of Captain George Grant, of the 9th Penns'a Battalion, for the Sum of Four hundred & Eighty Dollars, for the Recruiting Service, for which he is to account.
In favor of Capt. Matt'w Scott, of the 13th Penns'a Battalion, for the Sum of Three hundred Dollars, for the recruiting Service, for which he is to account.
"In the present important crisis of public affairs, & according to the late call of Congress, the Supreme Executive Council of this State do hereby strictly charge all Oficers employed in recruiting the Continental Battalions of this State, to make the most strean- ous exertions, & redouble their endeavours to complete the same without loss of time.
" And Council recommend to the Lieutenants and Sub-Licaten- ants, & all other Officers of the Militia, to use their utmost ofort! to prepare for the immediate march of four Classes, the next in turn, upon any emergency.
"By order of Council.
(Signed) "T. MATLACK, Secretary."
The Council met.
LANCASTER, Tuesday April 28, 1778.
PRESENT :
His Excell'y THO'S WHARTON, jun'r, Esq'r, President. Jos. Hart, Jacob Arndt, & ?
Jonat'n Hoge, - - Mackay, Esq'rs.
The several cases of Will'm Rodan, Jacobus Quick & Tho's Patterson, brought by Capt. Lang & Mr. Bailey from Winchester, being taken into consideration,
Ordered, That Will'm Rodan be sent under Parole to the County of Chester & there discharged ; That Tho's Patterson be discharged in this Borough ; And that Jacobus Quick be sent un- der Parole to His Excell'y Gov. Livingston of New Jersey, there to answer such charge as may be laid against him.
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An order was drawn on the Treasurer in favor of Capt. Thomas Bull for the Sum of Seven hundred & Eighty Dollars, for the recruiting service, for which he is to account. And an order was drawn on the Treasurer in favor of Lieut. Arch'd Campble for the Sum of Five hundred & forty Dollars, for the Recruiting service, & for which he is to account.
Mr. Sam'l Futhey brought up Ten Horses, bought by him for the use of the Continent.
Ordered, That they be delivered to
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The Council met.
LANCASTER, Wednesday April 29, 1778.
PRESENT :
His Excell'y THO'S WHARTON, jun'r, Esq'r, President. Jos. Hart, Jacob Arndt, &
Jonat'n Hoge, - - Mackay, S Esq'rs.
The three following orders were drawn on the Treasurer in favor of Capt. Joseph Blewer, Vist :- One for the Sum of Two thousand Pounds & one for the Sum of Thirty Thousand Dollars, in Conti- Dental Loan Office Certificates, both to be charged to Will'm Cris- pin, Commissary of the State Fleet ; And one for the Sum of Three thousand Pounds, to be charged to Will'm C. Bradford, Paymaster of the State Fleet.
An order was drawn on the Treasurer in favor of Colo: Robert Lollar, Paymaster of Militia for the County of Philadelphia, for the Sum of Seven thousand Pounds, to be charged to Thomas Dor- soy, Paymaster of Militia.
An order.was drawn on the Treasurer in favor of Captain Mich'l Hoofnagle, for the Sum of Four hundred Dollars, for the recruit- ing Service, for which he is to account.
The Council met.
LANCASTER, Thursday, April 30, 1778. PRESENT :
Hon'ble GEORGE BRYAN, Esq'r, Vice President.
Jos. Hart, Jacob Arndt, & & Esq'rs. Jonat'n Hoge, - Mackay,
. An order was drawn on the Treasurer for the Sum of three hun- dred & Fifty Pounds, in favor of Jac. S. Howell, for which he is to account.
An order was drawn on the Treasurer in favor of Major Gen'l- Armstrong, for the Sum of One hundred Pounds, to be charged to Thomas Dorsey, Esq'r, Paymaster of Militia.
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The Council met. .
LANCASTER, Friday May 1st, 1778.
PRESENT :
Hon'ble GEORGE BRYAN, Esq'r, Vice President.
Jos. Hart, Jacob Arndt, & ! Esq'rs.
Jonat'n Hoge, - Mackey, S
Lieut. John Rudolph applied to Council, agreeable to the order of Gen'l Washington, for the Horses now in this Borough belonging to the Continent; And the orders were drawn directing Mr. Adam Reigart & Mr. George Ross, to deliver to Lieut. John Rudolph the Horses put into their hands by Commissioners appointed to pur- chase Horses for the Continent, & directing them to make return of one Receipt for the same.
An order was drawn on the Treasurer in favor of Col. Samuel Smith, for the Sum of Thirteen Pounds & Ten Shillings, to be charged to Congress, as expence in collecting Closthing for the Troops, (being the expences of procuring the Cloth seized in the great Swamp, be- longing to Mr. Joseph Carson.)
The Hon'ble Vice President reports, That he had received from Mr. James Bryson, of this Borough, on the Thirtieth day of April last, Five hundred & Ninety-one Tickets in the United States Lot. tery, agreeable to a Resolve of the Treasury Board of the Eighth day of January last, & that he had delivered them to His Excell'y the President; the Numbers are as follows, Vist :
"Thirty thousand Nine hundred & Sixteen, to Thirty thousand Nine hundred & Ninety-six, both numbers inclusive, are Eighty-08e Tickets.
"Thirty-one thousand and Six to Thirty-one thousand & Sixty- eight, both numbers included, are Sixty-three Tickets.
"Thirty-one Thousand one hundred & Sixty-eight to Thirty-one Thousand One hundred & Seventy-six, both numbers included, are nine Tickets.
"Thirty-one thousand One hundred and Eighty-Six to Thirty-one Thousand Two hundred & three, both numbers included, are cigl- · teen Tickets.
"Thirty-one thousand two hundred & Seventy-six to Thirty-one thousand three hundred & Twenty-nine, both numbers included, are fifty-four Tickets.
"Thirty-one Thousand Three hundred & fifty-seven to Thirty- one Thousand four hundred and Ninety-one, both numbers included, are One hundred and Thirty-five Tickets."
The above mentioned Tickets are signed by John Purviance, & the following Tickets are signed by Owen Biddle, Vist. :
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"Sixty-four thousand Nine hundred & Eighty-one to Sixty-five Thousand One hundred & Sixty, both numbers included, are One hundred & Eighty Tickets.
" Eight. Tickets number Sixty-five thousand two hundred & Sev- en to Sixty-five thousand two hundred & fourteen, both included.
· "Sixty-five thousand two hundred & Twenty-four to Sixty-five thousand two hundred & fifty, both included, are Twenty-seven Tickets;" thereupon,
Ordered, That the said Lottery Tickets be sent to the Board of Treasury, under the Seal of the State, agreeable to the order of the said Board of the Eighth day of January last.
The Council met.
LANCASTER, Saturday May 2d, 1778.
PRESENT : His Excell'y THOMAS WHARTON, jun'r, Esq'r, President. Hon'ble GEORGE BRYAN, Esq'r, Vice President. Joseph Hart, Jacob Arndt, &
Jonathan Hoge, Mackay, Esq'rs.
Lieut. James Armour being appointed to the recruiting service by Gen'l Wayne, & recommended to Council, Recruiting Orders were given him for the County of Lancaster; And an order was drawn on the Treasurer in favor of the said Lieut. James Armour, for the Sum of Four hundred Dollars, for the Recruiting Service, for which he is to account.
A Letter from John Proctor, Esq'r, of the County of Westmore- land, earnestly desiring to be supplied with a Sum of Money to be sent to him by Mr. George Henry, being read,
An order was drawn on the Treasurer in favor of Mr George Henry, of the County of Westmoreland, for the Sum of Three Thousand & five hundred Pounds, to be paid by the said Henry to John Proctor, Esq'r, of the County of Westmorland, for which he is to account.
A Letter from John Gourla of Hanna's town (in Westmorland County,) requesting to be supplied with Money to purchase Horses for the use of the Cavalry, being read, thereupon,
An order was drawn on the Treasurer in favor of Mr. George Henry, for the Sum of One thousand & five hundred Pounds, to be paid by him to Colo. Archib'd Lochry, & to be charged to Jobn Gourla, One of the Commissioners for purchaseing Horses in Went- morland County, agreeable to his Letter of 25th instant.
Ordered, That the Lieut. of the County of Cumberland, on ap- plication, farnish One hundred Militia for the defence of the Fron-
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tiers against the Indians or Tories, to act in conjunction with the other forces, or separately, as the case may require.
Ordered, That the Lieut. of the County of Northumberland do furnish One hundred Militia for the defence of the Frontiers against the Indians or Tories, as the occasion may require.
The Council met.
LANCASTER, Monday May 4, 1778. PRESENT :
His Excell'y THO'S WHARTON, jun'r, Esq'r, President. Hon'ble GEORGE BRYAN, Esq'r, Vice President. Joseph Hart, -Mackay. Esq'rs. Jacob Arndt, &
The Secretary laid before the Council a Letter from Ja's Hamil- ton, Esq'r, requesting a Pass for "himself" & four Servants, uamely " Matthias Sandham" his Butler, Two Mullatto Men, "Jonathan & Luke" "the one Footman, the other Coachman, & one Negro Woman Cook, called Fanny ; and also a protection for. one baggage Waggon & its driver, to go to Philadelphia & return" to Northampton.
'The same being taken into consideration, & it appearing that Mr. Hamilton has a dangerous disorder in his Nose, which it is supposed renders the advice & assistance of a Physician now in Philadelphia, absolutely necessary in the case ; thereupon,
Ordered, That a Pass for James Hamilton, Esq'r, & one Ser- vant, to go into Philadelphia, there to remain not exceeding two Weeks, & that the same be made out and sent to Robert Levers, Esquire, of Easton, to be delivered to Mr. Hamilton on his taking the Oath of Allegiance to this State, according to Law, & produ. cing to Mr. Levers a Certificate of his having done so.
The Council met.
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LANCASTER, Tuesday May 5, 1778. PRESENT :
Ilis Excell'y THO'S WHARTON, jun'r, Esq'r, President. llon'ble GEORGE BRYAN, Esq'r, Vice President. Joseph Hart, Jacob Arndt, & - Mackay. & Esq'rs.
An order was drawn on the Treasurer in favor of Caleb Daris, for the Sum of Fifteen Pounds, for six days riding to G'l Potter's Camp & thro' the neighborhood of Derby & Chester, in order to gain intelligence.
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The Council met.
LANCASTER, Wednesday May 6, 1778.
PRESENT :
His Excell'y THO'S WHARTON, jun'r, Esq'r, President. Hon'ble GEORGE BRYAN, Esq'r, Vice-President.
James Edgar, Jacob Arndt, &
Joseph Hart, - Mackay. Esq'rs.
The Council taking into consideration the appointing of Com- missioners, agreeable to the Act of Attainder, &ca,
Ordered, 'That the following persons be appointed, to Wit :
For the City of Philadelphia-Will'm W:11, Sharp Delany, Jacob Strainer, Charles Wilson Peale, Robert Smith, (Hatter,) & Sam'l Massey.
For the County of Philadelphia-Will'm Antis, Dan'l Heister, & Archibald Thompson.
For the County of Chester-Will'm Evans, Thomas Cheney, Tho's Levis, Patterson Bell & John Hannums.
For the County of Bucks-George Wall jun'r, Rich'd Gibbs, John Crawford & Benja. Siegle.
For the County of Lancaster-Everhart Michael, Philip Green- walt, George Stewart & Francis Armstrong.
For the County of York-Robt. Stephenson, James Nailor, William Chesney, Tho's Stockton & Tho's Lilly.
For the County of Cumberland-George Stevenson, John Boggs & Jos. Brady.
For the County of Northampton-Sam'l Ray, Jacob Miller, Stephen Balliott, Robt. Levers, Conrad Kreider & Will'm McNair. For the County of Berks-Henry Haller, Tho's Parry & Dav'd Morgan.
For the County of Bedford-Robt. Galbraith, Tho's Urie & John Piper.
For the County of Northumberland-John Kelly & Tho's Hewitt.
For the County of Westmorland-Colo. John Proctor & Tho's Galbraith.
Ordered, That the Secretary do immediately write to the said Commissioners, & inclose the following instructions, Vizt :
" Instructions to the Agents for Forfeited Estates.
" First, You are to provide a suitable Book, wherein you are to enter the names of the several persons that are or may in future be attainted, & whose Estates lays in this State, within your County.
" Secondly, Taking the said names Alphabetically, you are to in- sert in the same Book, after each name, the several Estates whereof
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the former Owners were respectively seized or possessed, describing the County, Township, & Street, (if in the City of Philadelphia, Southwark, or the Northern Liberties), the Quantity of lands, ture of the Estate, whether Fee-Simple for life, of themsel . or others, Lease-hold, Ground rents, or of whatever Quality soever the Estate may be.
" Thirdly, You are to prepare advertisements of the following Tenor :
"' WHEREAS, the Estates or (A, B, C, D, &c.,) late of the County of -, having been, in due course of Law, forfeited & seized to the use of this State, We, the Subscribers, Agents for the said County, do hereby give notice that the Estates of the said .A, B, C, D, &os, consisting of the Tracts and parcels of Land following, Vizt : (Here insert a short description of the Premises, mentioning the Houses & Quantity of Land, in what Township, Ward, or Street situate, and if the Estate be for life or years let it be men- tioned.) All which will be sold by Public Vendue, at the Court House at , on the day of (not less than
Thirty Days from the Publication of the Advertisement in some News Paper of this State, & also in the County,) & continuing the sales from day to day, till the whole be disposed of.'
" The terms of sale will be according to Law, as follows, to wit : " One-fourth part of the purchase Money to be paid in Ten days after Sale, or the premises again revert to the State, and the Bid- der liable to forfeit the said One-fourth of the Purchase Money. The remainder thereof to be paid in one Month, and on a Certificate being produced from the Agents or either of them, of full Payment of the Purchase Money, a Deed will be given, as by Law directed.
" And we, the said Agents, do also, pursuant to Law, hereby notify the Claimants of the said Premises, or any of them, & Cre- ditors of the said A, B, C, D, &ca., to exhibit their claims & de- mands to the Judges of the Supreme Court, within the time limited by Law, or they will be forever barred from the Recovery thereof. " Fourthly, All reasonable charges of Clerkship & expences for ascertaining the property of the estates be defrayed by the State."
An order was drawn on the Treasurer in favor of Hugh De Ha- ven, for the Sum of Five hundred Pounds, to be charged to Mr. Peter De Haven, father of the said Hugh.
The case of Anthony Denormandie, of Bristol, sent here by His Excell'y Gen'l Washington, from an information said to be laid against him . by Colo. Jas. Kirkbride, but no charge sent against him ; on consideration,
Ordered, That on Ant'y Denormandie giving Bail in the Sum of Five hundred Pounds with surety, for his appearing before this Council, to answer such charge as may be made against him within six months, if thereto required, & in the mean time be of good behaviour, he be enlarged & ordered to return to Bristol, by the way of Pottagrove.
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The Council met.
LANCASTER, Thursday May 7, 1778.
PRESENT : His Excell'y THO'S WHARTON, jun'r, Esq'r, President. Hon'ble GEORGE BRYAN, Esq'r, Vice President. James Edgar, Jacob Arndt, & .Esq'rs.
Joseph Hart, - Murray,
Divers complaints having been made that the High Roads in very many places in this State have been long much neglected, and are in a ruinous condition, to the great injury of the Public, & the same being considered,
Ordered, That the Supervisors of the Roads & High ways be required, by public notice in the newspapers, without loss of time, to repair and amend the Roads ; and all Magistrates and others be enjoined to exert themselves in making presentments of defects & nusances in the Premises to the Quarter Sessions of the Peace of the respective Counties, or to prosecute & otherwise proceed against all deficient Townships & Supervisors according to Law, that they may be punished, in such manner as their neglect shall require.
The Council resumed the consideration of Mich'l Mulenburgh's Accounts, wherein he charges 54 days' service in carrying the Prisoners with their Baggage to Winchester in Virginia, & the same appearing an extravagant & unreasonable charge,
Ordered, That he be allowed the sum of One hundred & Thirty- five Pounds, for the said Journey; and accordingly, An order was drawn on the Treasurer in favor of Mich'l Mulenburgh for the Sum of Sixty Pounds, in full of the said service, (the Sum of Seventy five Pounds having been paid to him on the 24th of March last.)
The Council met.
LANCASTER, Friday May 8, 1778. .
PRESENT :
His Excell'y THO'S WHARTON, jun'r, Esq'r, President. Hon'ble GEORGE BRYAN, Esq'r, Vice President. James Edgar, Jacob Arndt, & l Esq'rs.
Joseph Hart, -Murray, j
The Council taking into consideration the Act entitled " An Act for the attainder of divers Traitors, if they render not themselves by a certain day, & for vesting their Estates in this Commonwealth, VOL. XI .- 81.
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and for more effectually discovering the same, & for ascertaining & satisfying the lawful debts & claims thereupon;" & after de- liberation,
Ordered, That the Minutes of the proceedings of this Council, in pursuance of the Authority of the Act entitled " An Act for the attainder of divers Traitors, if they render not themselves by a certain day, & for vesting their Estates in this Commonwealth, and for more effectually discovering the same, & for ascertaining & satis- fying the lawful debts & claims thereupon," be kept in a Book for that especial purpose, seperate from the Minutes of proccedings of Council in more common & ordinary occasions, & that the Secre- tary do take care to have them entered with the utmost regularity & exactness.
[This order socins to have been very imperfectly complied with. In transcribing the Minutes, therefore, I have thought it best to in- corporate the proceedings respecting Forfeited Estates with the. general proceedings of the Board.]
The Council taking into consideration the Act of General Assem- bly entitled " An Act for the attainder of divers Traitors, if they render not themselves by a certain day, & for vesting their Estates in this Commonwealth, &' for more effectually discovering the same, & for ascertaining & satisfying the lawful Debts & claims thereupon ;" d: also considering the general report, & other evi- dence before the Council, relating to divers persons who have, as it is said, joined the Enemy ; & thereupon,
Ordered, That a Proclamation be issued under the State Seal, requiring the following named persons, late & heretofore inbabi- tants of this State, That is to say :
Enoch Story, late Merchant; Samuel Garrigues, the elder, late Clerk of the Market, & Trader; James Stevenson, late Baker: Abram Carlisle, Hlouse Carpenter ; Peter Desbong, Miller ; Alex- ander Bartram, Trader; Christian Ilook, Attorney at Law; Peter Miller, Scrivener ; Lodowick Kerker, Butcher ; Philip Marching- ton, Trader; Edward Hanlon, Cooper & Vintner ; Alfred Clifton. Gentleman ; &: Arthur Thomas, Breeches-maker ; all now or late of the City of Philadelphia; And Thomas Livezey, late of the Township of Roxborough, Miller; John Roberts, late of the Township of Lower Merion, Miller; Rob't Iredale, the Younger. & Thomas Iredale, both late of the Township of Horsham, Laborers; Joshua Knight, late of the Township of Abington. Blacksmith ; John Knight, Tanner ; Isaac Knight, Husband- man ; Albiuson Walton, late of the Township of Biberry, Hus- * bandman ; John Smith, late Guager of the Port of Philadelphia ; & Henry Hugh Ferguson, Commissary of Prisoners for Gen'l Howe; all late of the County of Philadelphia : And Samuel Biles, Esq'r, late Sheriff of the County of Bucks; Walter Willett, late of the Township of Southampton, Husbandman ; Richard Hovenden, . late of the Township of Newtown, Trader ; & William Moland, late
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of the Township of Warminster, Husbandman ; all lately of the County of Bucks : And Henry Skyles, Thomas Bulla & David Daw- son, Husbandman ; Jacob James, late of the Township of Goshen, Innkeeper ; Joseph Thomas, (heretofore Sub-Sheriff,) Yeoman ; Na- thaniel Vernon, junior, laborer ; & John Swanwick, late of the Cus- tom House, Philadelphia, all late of the County of Chester : And John Rankin and Evan Griffith, Husbandman; William Love, late of the Township of York ; John Wilson, late of the Township of Huntingdon ; And James Bracken, late of the Township of Tyronne; all late of the County of York : And William Thomas, James Pugh, Samuel Koster, John Koster, Joshua. Thomas, Hugh Pugb, and Joseph Sutton, Husbandmen ; John Holder, Miller; Henry Oswalt, House Carpenter; Jacob Holder & George Holder, Laborers; & Owen Roberts, Saw mill man, all late of the County of Northamp- ton : And Michael Witman, Innkeeper; Matthew McHugh of Lebanon, Inkeeper ; Goorge Keine, of Eurle Township, Miller; John Reine, & Ingleholt Holtzinger, Husbandman, all late of the County of Lancaster : And Francis Sanderson, heretofore of the Borough of Lancaster, & late of Baltimore, in the State of Maryland, Copper- smith ; (the said Francis Sanderson having a Real Estate in this Commonwealth ;) to render themselves respectively to some or one of the Justicex of the Supreme Court, or of the Justices of the Peace of one of the Counties within this State, on or before Thurs- day the Twenty-fifth day of June next, ensuing; & also abide their legal trial, for having severally adhered to & knowingly & willingly aided & assisted the Enemies of this State, and of the United States of America, by having joined their Armics at Philadelphia, in the County of Philadelphia, within this Stato, on pain that every of them stand & be attainted of High Treason, to all intents & pur- poses, & shall suffer such pains & penalties, & undergo all such for- feitures as persons attainted of High Treason ought to do.
And a Proclamation in due form being prepared accordingly and read, thereupon,
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Ordered, That the same be Sealed with the State Seal, Signed by His Excell'y The President & attested by the Secretary ; And the same was signed accordingly.
Ordered, 'I'hat the said Proclamation be Published in Mr. Joba Dunlap's News Paper. .
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" A PROCLAMATION :
By the Supreme Executive Council of the Commonwealth of Penn- sylvania :
" WHEREAS, the following named persons, late & heretofore in- habitants of this State ; That is to say-Enoch Story, late Mer- chant ; Samuel Garrigues, the elder, late Clerk of the Market & Trader; James Stevenson, late Baker ; Abrabam Carlisle, Hopse
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Carpenter ; Peter Deshong, Miller ; Alezander Bartram, Trader; Christian Hook, Attorney at Law ; Peter Miller, Scrivener : Lodo- wick Kerker, Butcher; Philip Marshington, Trader; Edward Han- lon, Cooper & Vintner ; Alfred Cliffton, Gentleman ; and Arthur Thomas, Brecches-maker, all now or late of the City of Philadel- phia : Thomas Livezley, late of the Township of Rozborough, Miller ; Robert Iredale, the Younger, & Thomas Iredale, both late of the Township of Horsham, Laborers; Joshua Knight, late of the Township of Abington, Blacksmith ; John Knight, Tanner ; Isaac Knight, Husbandman ; Albinson Walton, late of the Township of Biberry, Husbandman ; John Smith, late Gauger of the Port of Philadelphia ; & Henry Hugh Ferguson, Commissary of Prisoners for General Howe, all late of the County of Philadelphia : & Sam- uel Biles, Esq'r, late Sheriff of the County of Bucks; Walter Wil- let, late of the Township of Southampton, Husbandman , Richard Horendon, late of the Township of Newtown, Trader ; William Moland, late of the Township of Warminster, Husbandman ; all late of the County of Bucks : & Henry Skyles, Thomas Balla, & David Dawson, Husbandman ; Jacob James, late of the 'Township of Go- hen, Inn-keeper; Joseph Thomas, (heretofore Sub-Sheriff,) Yeoman; Nathaniel Vernon, junior, Laborer ; John Swanwick, late of the Cus- tom House, Philadelphia, all late of the County of Chester : & John Rankin & Evan Griffith, Husbandmen ; William Love, of the Township of York ; John Watson, late of the Township of Hun- tingdon ; & James Brakin, late of the Township of Tyrone, all of the County of York : & William Thomas, James Pugh, Samuel Koster, John Koster, Joshua Thomas, Hugh Pugh, & Joseph Sut- ton, Husbandmen ; John Holder, Miller; Henry Oswalt, House Carpenter ; Jacob Holder & George Holder, Laborers ; & Owen Roberts, Saw-mill man, all late of the County of Northampton : & Michael Witman, Inn-keeper; Matthew McHugh, of Lebanon, Inn-keeper ; George Reine, of Earl Township, Miller ; John Reine, & Ingleholt Holtzinger, Husbandmen, all of the County of Lancas- ter : & Francis Sanderson, heretofore of the Borough of Lancaster, & late of Baltimore, in the State of Maryland, Coppersmith ; & . John Roberts, late of the Township of Lower Merrion, Miller; have severally adhered to & knowingly & willingly aided & assisted the Enemies of this State & of the United States of America, by having joined their Armies at Philadelphia, in the County of Phila- delphia, within this State.
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