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Ordered, That the said Petition be not granted, the prevaleney of the Crime rendering it highly improper to remit the punisher ment thereof.
The Council met.
PHILAD'A, Wednesday March 10, 1779.
PRESENT:
The Hon'ble GEORGE BRYAN, Esq'r, Vice President. Jos. Hart, John Hambright, & } Esq'rs. John Macky, 'Tho's Scott,
Adjourned to 4 O'Clock, Afternoon.
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The same day, Afternoon-Present as in the Forenoon.
The Council met.
PHILAD'A, Thursday March 11, 1779.
PRESENT :
His Excell'y JOSEPH REED, Esq'r, President.
Hon'ble GEORGE BRYAN, Esq'r, Vice President. Joseph Hart, John Hambright, & ? Esq'rs. John Macky, Smith,
On application,
Ordered, That Capt. Boys do furnish Col. John Bull with such Boats & assistance from time to time, as he shall have occasion for Mud Island.
An order was drawn on the Treasurer in favor of Will'm Crispin, Commissary, or his order, for the sum of Four thou- and Pounds, for which Sum he is to account.
A Letter from Col. Stroud, praying that his Battalion of Militis may be paid for their services, was read.
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Ordered, That the Secretary be directed to write to Philip Boehm, Paymaster of Militia of the County of Northampton, & direct him to Pay off the arrearages due to the Militia, or give Council the reasons for his Non-compliance.
A Letter from J. M. Nesbitt, requesting, on behalf of Mrs. El- liot, that she & her daughter, &ca., may be permitted to come out of the City of New York, to assert her claim to an estate left her by her Grandfather, & now seized as the Estate of Andrew Elliot, & to endeavour to obtain a support, &ca., was read, & on consider- ation,
Resolved, That the reasons assigned are not sufficient to induce the Council to grant the request of Mrs. Elliott, it being clearly a misconstruction of the Act, to suppose that the family of a person attainted & residing with the enemy, can be entitled to any Pension or allowance from the Estate.
The Petition of Rob't Hardie, a Prisoner on Parole, was read; on consideration,
Ordered, That a Certificate under the less Seal of the State be made out, Certifying that Capt. Rob't Hardy is not nor was at the time of his capture, an Officer in the service of this State or of the United States, he having been broke by a Court Martial, for disobedience of orders, on the 9th day of December, 1777, & there- fore, he can only be considered as a Citizen & not as an Officer.
A recommendation of David Espy, Henry Didier & James Besty, to be one of them appointed Clerk of the Peace for the County of Bedford, signed by six Justices of the Peace of the said County, was read; and thereupon,
Ordered, That David Espy, Esq'r, be appointed & Commis- missioned to be Clerk of the Peace of the County of Bedford.
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The Council met.
PHILAD'A, Friday March 12, 1779
PRESENT :
His Excell'y JOSEPH REED, Esq'r, President.
Hon'ble GEORGE BRYAN, Esq'r, Vice President. Joseph Hart, Smith, & Esq'rs.
John Macky, John Hambright,
A Letter from George Henry, inclosing his account of the sales of several Vessels, &oa. and the payment of the proceeds to Dav'd Rittenhouse, Esq'r, Treasurer.
A Committee of the Hon'ble House of General Assembly at- tended in Council, & communicated intelligence received from Bushy run of the killing of a number of Men there by the Indians.
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The Council taking into consideration the case of Col. Hunter, Lieut. of the County of Northumberland, having raised by order of this Council a Company of Men under the command of Capt. James Murray, consisting of One Captain Lieutenant, Two Lieu- tenants, One Ensign, One Surgeon, Five Serjeants, Four Corporals & fifty-eight Privates, upon a bounty of Eighty Dollars p Man, of which bounty Congress have Paid Eight Dollars p Man only,
Ordered, That Col. Hunter be paid the Sum of Seventy-Two Dollars for each Man inlisted in the Company under the command of Capt. Ja's Murray, including Serjeants & Corporals; & An order was drawn on the Treasurer in favor of Col. Sam. Hunter, Lieu. of the County of Northumberland, for the Sum of Four Thousand Eight Hundred & Twenty-four Dollars, for which Sum he is to ac- count.
An order was also drawn on the Treasurer in favor of George Henry, or his order, for the Sum of Five hundred Pounds, for which Sum he is to be accountable.
On application,
Ordered, That William Crispin, Commissary, do supply Col. Nicola, Town Major, with four Cords of Wood.
John Morris, Esq'r, Clerk of the Hon'ble House of General As- sembly, attended the Council, & laid before them a minute of the House of the 11th instant, respecting the defence of the frontfers of the State, de the Petitions of divers inhabitants on the Frontiers of the State.
The Council met.
PHILAD'A, Saturday March 13, 1779.
PRESENT :
His Excell'y JOSEPH REED, Esq'r, President.
Hop'ble GEORGE BRYAN, Esq'r, Vice President. Joseph Hart, Smith, & 3 Esq'rs.
John Macky, John Hambright, S
The Petition of divers persons, praying that the execution of the sentence of the Court against Dav'd Morgan, may be postponed, was read; and
On consideration,
Ordered, That the law be permitted to take its due course.
Petition of Edward Carlin, praying that his fine for Selling Li- quors without Licence, may be remitted, was: read & rejected.
The Petition of John Estangh Hopkins, praying the Council to cause certain wrecks belonging to this State, lying on the ground of his Fishery in the River Delaware, to be removed, or that the
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property of the same be granted to him, was read ; & on consider- ation that an attempt has already been made to secure the wrecks in the River, & the same has been found not to defray the expence attending it,
Ordered, That this Council do vest in John Estangh Hopkins the property of the Wrecks belonging to this State, now lying on his Fishery ground, excepting only the Guns, which are expresdy reserved to the State ; The Council paying the expence especially accruing in raising & bringing off the same.
Ordered, That Mr. Blair, McClenaghan, Mr. George Henry, & Mr. Joseph Rush, be requested to examine the Cutter Revenge, her Stores, &ca, & make such other inquiries as may be necessary, to ascertain her real value & fitness for a Guarda Costa, & report to this Board, with as much expedition & Secrecy as may be.
Ordered, That Col. Smith & Capt. Hambright be a Committee to confer with the Committee of the Hon'ble House of General As- sembly, respecting the estimate of expences for six Months, & lay before them the estimation now made, amounting to £540,000.
Ordered, That the Secretary do apply to Col. Mitchell, D. Q. M. G., for a Waggon, to convey to Shippinsburgh the ammunition for the County of Westmorland.
His Excell'y the President, represented to Council, That applica- tion had been made to him by Robert Taylor, a Prisoner, permitted to come out of New York on Parole, to return again, or to send in ex- change Frederick Verner, a Prisoner of Congress, now in the New Goal; & it appearing that the said Taylor was made Prisoner in an attempt to bring with him out of Philadelphia, while in the Enemy's possession, a quantity of Goods for the American Army.
Ordered, That application be made to Congress for an order to their Prison keeper to deliver over the said Frederick Verner to the Sheriff of the City & County of Philadelphia.
The Council met.
PHILAD'A, Monday March 15, 1779.
PRESENT :
Hon'ble GEORGE BRYAN, Esq'r, Vice President. Jos. Hart, John Hambright, & John Macky, - - Smith, Esq'rs.
An order was drawn on the Treasurer in favor of the Hon'ble George Bryan, Esq'r, Vice President, or his order, for the Sum of . Three hundred & Fifty Pounds, balance of his Salary due to the 3d instant, & the same was signed by his Excell'y the President, at his own House, before he set out for camp.
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The Council met.
PHILAD'A, Tuesday March 16, 1779.
PRESENT :
The Hon'ble GEORGE BRYAN, Esq'r, Vice President.
Jos. Hart, John Hambright, & ? Esq'rs. John Macky, Smith,
A Letter from Blair MeClenaghan & others, concerning the Cutter Revenge ; Also
Resolve of Congress for the delivery of Fred'k Verner to the Sheriff of the City of Philadelphia.
The Council met.
PHILAD'A, Wednesday March 17, 1779.
PRESENT:
The Hon'ble GEORGE BRYAN, Esq'r, Vice President.
Jos, Hart, John Hambright, &
John Macky, Smith, Esq'rs.
An order was drawn on the Treasurer in favor of Robert Allison, for the Sum of Two Hundred Pounds, for which sum he is to ac- count.
The Council resumed the consideration of the Cutter Revenge; and thereupon
Ordered, That Blair MeClenaghan be requested to bid for the Cutter Revenge for the Public Service, & to purchase her as cheap as he can, not exceeding Forty-five Thousand Pounds.
The Secretary reports that he had delivered a Letter to Mr. Blair McClenaghan, requesting him to purchase the Cutter Revenge, for the State service, & that Mr. McClenaghan agreed to under- take that service.
The proceedings of the Council be printed & ready to be deliv- ered,
Ordered, That a Message to the Hon'ble House of General As- sembly be sent into the House, together with a number of Copies of the said proceedings; And the same being prepared, approved & signed, is as follows, Viz :
/ " Gentlemen,
"The Council having received information that a number of Waggons, called into Continental Service under the authority of the Waggon-law of this State, had been applied to private use, qf n time when the calling out a very great number of Waggons had
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exceedingly distressed the good people of this State. They laid before Congress a complaint against Major General Arnold, for this abuse. The proceedings of the Council in this case being printed, we transmit herewith a number of Copies for the use of Hon'ble House, & at the same time assure you of our readiness to communi- cate to your Hon'ble House the original papers relative to this transaction.
"GEORGE BRYAN, Vice President.
" March 17, 1779."
Ordered, That the Secretary do present the said Message to the House. The Secretary reports, that agreeable to order, he had pre- sented to the Speaker in the Chair the Message of the Council.
The Council met.
PHILAD'A, Thursday March 18, 1779.
PRESENT :
The Hon'ble GEORGE BRYAN, Esq'r, Vice President. Jos. Hart, John Hambright & ?
John Macky, - Smith, Esq'rs.
The late Proprietaries of Pennsylvania being this day to be heard by Council before the Hon'ble House of Gen'l Assembly, the Coun- cil adjourned, in order to attend in the House.
The Council met.
PHILAD'A, Friday March 19, 1779.
PRESENT :
The Hon'ble GEORGE BRYAN, Esq'r, Vice President. . Jos. Hart, John Hambright, &
John Macky,
- Smith,
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Esq'rs.
A Letter from divers Officers of Col. Proctor's Battalion.
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The Council met. .
PHILAD'A, Saturday March 20, 1779.
PRESENT :
The Hon'ble GEORGE BRYAN, Esq'r, Vice President.
Jos. Hart, John Hambright, & ?
John Macky, - Smith, Esq'rs.
Received from the Hon'ble John Jay, Esq'r, Six blank Commis- sions for private Ships of War.
An order was drawn on the Treasurer in favor of Mr. John Par- ker, or his order, for the Sum of Fifty-One Pounds Eight Shillings & Six Pence, balance due to him for work done at & about the State House.
The Council Met.
PHILAD'A, Monday March 22, 1779 .. PRESENT :
The Hon'ble Joseph Hart, John Hambright, & ? Esq'rs.
John Macky, - Smith,
The Council now receiving information that His Excell'y the President returned from Camp last Evening, & that he is indisposed & unable to come abroad : And being also informed that it will be agreeable to him to confer with the Members of the Council at his own House .*
Adjourned to Six O'Clock in the Evening, to meet at the Presi- dent's House.
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Same Day, [Six in the Evening] The Council met at the Presi- dent's House.
PRESENT :
His Excell'y JOSEPH REED, Esq'r, President .* Jos. Hart, John Hambright, & ? John Macky, -Smith,
Esq'rs.
His Excell'y informed the Council that he had the satisfaction to assure that His Excell'y Gen'l Washington was taking vigorous measures for covering the frontiers of this State, and for making an
. The Hon'ble Vice President's non-attendance was owing to the funeral of his Father-in-law.
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attack upon the Indians in their own Country; And that the Army were in the best temper & disposition that could be wished. Also same time, the Hon'ble Maj. Gen'l Armstrong, Mr. Searle, Mr. Muhlenberg, & Mr. MeLene, Delegates of this State in Congress, attended in Council, and spent several bours in conference with Council on the situation of Public affairs.
The Council met.
PHILAD'A, Tuesday March 23, 1779. PRESENT :
His Excell'y JOSEPH REED, Esq'r, President.
Hon'ble GEORGE BRYAN, Esq'r, Vice President.
Joseph Hart, John Hambright, & ! Eso'rs.
John Macky, . Smith,
A Letter from Capt. Hazlewood was read, recommending one Thomas Jones, an Invalid.
Ordered, That the Commissary supply said Jones with a Ration in lieu of the 28 6, he now receives.
A Letter from Christian Schaffer, Capt. of Artificers, was read, informing the Board that there are two Cables now laying at the middle ferry which will take damage if not taken care of, & that there are some matters respecting the Bridge that requires atten- tion.
Ordered, That Mr. Henry be directed to have proper care taken of the Cables, & report what further may be necessary at that place.
A Letter from the President of Congress was read, dated 22d ing, including 2 recommendations of a Fast, to be appointed the Ist Tuesday in May.
An application was read from Matt'w Irwin, in behalf of him- self & others, Owners of the Ship Gen'l Green, praying the deter- mination of the Board with respect to the said Ship; There- upon,
Resolved, That this Board will take the said Vessel, agreeable to the terms proposed in the Letter of the (- .. )
Resolved, That Mr. Blair, McClenaghan, & Mr. Matt'w Irwin, be appointed Agents for the fitting out the Ship General Green with all possible expedition, to cruize against the Enemy for the protection of the trade of this State; that they be allowed reason- able Commissions for their trouble, & in case of any Prizes faken, the same be put under their management & direction.
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The Council taking into consideration the critical situation of their affairs with Congress, & being desirous of confering with the Hon'ble House of General Assembly.
Ordered, That a free conference with the General Assembly be requested, and the following Message being read, was approved & signed, Viz :
"' Gentlemen of the Assembly :
" The Council request your Hon'ble House to meet them in a free conference upon Sundry matters affecting the Interest & Hon- or of this State, & the union & harmony of the United States of America; & that in case of concurrence, you will signify when it will be most convenient for you to attend it.
"In Council, Philad'a, March 23, 1779.
"JOSEPH REED, President."
The following Letters were read, Viz :
From His Excell'y Patrick Henry, Esq'r, dated March 13, 1779, respecting an Embargo.
From His Excell'y Caesar Rodney, Esq'r, Gov'r of Delaware State, dated March 13, 1779, on the same subject.
From Gen'l Sullivan, respecting Papers belonging to the Estate Inte of Christopher Saur-
From Gen'l St. Clair, March 13, 1779, respecting bounty, &ca.
From His Excell'y Tho's Johnson, Esq'r, Gov'r of Maryland, dated March 5, 1779, respecting an Embargo.
From the Board of War, inclosing Gen'l Arnold's resignation of the Command of Philadelphia.
Also, a Letter from the Hon'ble John Jay, Esq'r, inclosing two printed Copies of a Proclamation issued by Congress, recommend- ing a Fast.
Resolved, That Col. Bull be authorized & requested to employ suitable Workmen & Laborers to repair the Banks & Sluices at Mud Island, to complete Barracks sufficient for 50 men, with prop- er Apartments for Officers proportionate ; also, to construct as soon as possible, at least Six Chevaux-de-Frize for different depths, & to do such other Work as may be necessary to render the said Island healthy and commodious, & that money be advanced to him when necessary, for the Payment of the Persons employed.
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The Council met,
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PHILAD'A, Wednesday March 24, 1779.
PRESENT : ·
His Excell'y JOSEPH REED, Esq'r, President.
Joseph Hart, & John Macky, Esq'rs.
The Secretary reports that he had, agreeable to order, this Morn- ing presented to the Hon'ble House of General Assembly the Mes- sage of yesterday.
Tho's Smith & Stephen Chambers, Esq'rs, a Committee of the Hon'ble House of General Assembly, attended in Council, & in- formed the Council That the General Assembly will attend in free conference with Council this Afternoon at four O'Clock.
The Conference to be in the Council Chamber.
Tho's Smith, Jonathan Hoge, Christopher Hays, Dr. Gardner & Rob't Martin, Esq'rs, a Committee of the Hon'ble House of Gene- ral Assembly for conferring with Council on the State of the Fron- tiers, attended in Council, & a free and full conference thereon was had, in which His Excellency laid before them information con- cerning the carrying the War into the Indian Country, so as to strike a terror into the Savages & endeavour to shew the Committee the necessity of encouraging the inhabitants to keep their ground as far as possible.
His Excell'y the President & Council, & the Hon'ble Speaker & the Members of the Gen'l Assembly, met in the Council Chamber.
His Excell'y the President then opened the business of the con- ference, & stated the various applications made by the State of Pennsylvania to Congress, & the total negleot of them all until the late charge against Gen'l Arnold, & the conduct of that business until its present Stage, Viz : A Report of a Committee thereupon, which report is not yet adopted by Congress, but contains, as it is said, very extraordinary resolutions, and such as must reflect his dishonor on the State, & possibly affect the Union & harmony of the whole. And he also read divers letters & papers relating to the business, & he then, in the name of the Council, proposed to the consideration of the Hon'ble House the appointing of a Committee of each of the two bodies present to join together & request a con- ference with Congress.
Divers Members of the Hon'ble House having expressed their approbation of the proposal, the General Assembly retired.
A Letter from Mr. John Mitchell, D. Q. M. G.
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The Council met.
PHILAD'A, Thursday March 25, 1779.
PRESENT:
His Excell'y JOSEPH REED, Esq'r, President.
The Honorable Joseph Hart, Smith, &
John Macky, John Hambright, S Esq'rs.
Doctor Gardiner & M'l Shubert, Esq'r, a Committee of the Gene- ral Assembly, attended in Council, & laid before the Council the resolution of the General Assembly of this day, appointing a Com- mittee of the said General Assembly to join with a Committee to be appointed by this Council, & to request of Congress a free confer- ence with a Committee of Congress upon divers transactions of that Honorable body, which may have a tendency to interrupt the har- mony & confidence so necessary for the common Interest of this & the United States; and thereupon,
Resolved, That His Excell'y the President, The Hon'ble Vice President, & the Members of Council now present, do join with the Committee of the Hon'ble House of General Assembly, & request & hold a conference with a Committee of Congress upon the sub- ject aforesaid.
The Hon'ble House of Assembly having resolved that the Offi- cers, Seamen, & Mariners, in the Naval Service of this State, should be entitled to all the benefits to which the Officers and Sol- diers of this State, employed in the Armies of the United States, are entitled by the Resolutions of the 13th instant,
Ordered, That Capt. Boys, Commanding Officer of the Gallies, do make out a complete return of the officers & men under his command, & transmit the same, in order to enable and authorize this Board to carry the above Resolve into execution.
The Council met.
PHILAD'A, Friday March 26, 1779.
PRESENT : His Excell'y JOSEPH REED, Esq'r, President.
Hon'ble GEORGE BRYAN, Esq'r, Vice President.
Joseph Hart, John Macky, &
- Smith, Esq'ra.
An application being made by the Rev'd Wm. Rogers, Chaplain of the Pennsylvania Brigade, for a supply of Cloathing, agreeable to Resolves of Assembly,
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Ordered, That Jacob S. Howell, Receiver General of Clothing, do furnish the Rov'd Wm. Rogers, Brigade Chaplain, with a sup- ply of Clothing, according to his Rank.
The following orders were drawn on the Treasurer, Viz :
In favor of Col. John Bull, for the Sum of One thousand Pounds, to be applied in paying the Men employed in repairing the banks at Mud Island, & for which he is to account.
In favor of Will'm C. Bradford, Paymaster of the State Fleet, for the Sum of One Thousand & five Hundred Pounds, for which he is to account.
In favor of Will'm Crispin, Commissary, for the Sum of Four thousand Pounds, for purchasing Provisions, for which he is to account.
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The Council met.
.PHILAD'A, Saturday March 27, 1779.
PRESENT : 1
His Excell'y JOSEPH REED, Esq'r, President.
Hon'ble GEORGE BRYAN, Esq'r, Vice President. Joseph Hart, John Macky, &
Matt'w Smith, Esq'rs.
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The Council ,Met.
PHILAD'A, Monday March 29, 1779. .
PRESENT :
His Excell'y JOSEPH REED, Esq'r, President. Hon'ble GEORGE BRYAN, Esq'r, Vice President. Joseph Hart, John Macky, John Hambright,
Matt'w Smith & Esq'rs.
A Letter from the Hon'ble Jeremiah Powell, Esq'r, President of the Council of the Massachusets-bay, dated Feb'ry 28, 1779, was read, by which it appears that a Committee from that State have been appointed to endeavour to obtain a supply of Provisions; & it also appearing that the said Committee are now in this City ; The Council being disposed to give the earliest attention to their application, do appoint this Evening, at six O'clock, in the Council Chamber, to confer with the said Committee.
Col. Lewis Farmer having represented to the Council that he had purchased goods for the use of the Army to the Amount of £25,000, & praying an order on the Treasurer for the said sum,
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An order was drawn on the Treasurer in favor of the said Col. Lewis Farmer, for the Sum of Twenty-five Thousand Pounds, for which sum he is to account.
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A Certificate of the Election of Chief Burgess, Burgesses, & Constables of the Borough of Chester, being presented, was read, by which it appears that David Cowpland, Esq'r, is duly elected Chief Burgess; William Evans, Robert Forgeson, & Will'm Ker- lin, Esq'rs, Burgesses ; & John Shanlan, High Constable: And the said David Cowpland appeared in Council, & took the Affirma- tion required by the Constitution to Qualify him for the said Office of Chief Burgess.
The Council met.
PHILAD'A, Tuesday March 30, 1779.
PRESENT :
A Letter wrote to the Chief Justice to know what has been done on the intercepted Letter of Sam'l R. Fisher.
In pursuance of a conference with the Deputies of Massachu- sets-bay, the following Message was sent to the Hon'ble House of Assembly, together with the Letter received from the Hon'ble the President of the said State :
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" Gentlemen of the General Assembly :
"At the opening of the Session we laid before a Letter from the Hon'ble the President & Council of the Massachusets Bay, representing the very great scarcity of bread in that State, & re- questing the friendly aid of this State for their relief.
"Yesterday the Letter which now accompanies this message, was presented by the Gentlemen who are mentioned in it, & are de- puted by the General Court of that State to renew the former ap- plication.
By refering to the Law passed last Session, intituled "An Act to prohibit the exportation of Provisions from the State of Pennsyl- sylvania for a limited time, you will observe that the . relaxing powers of this board do not reach the present case, so that, if upon conference or otherwise with the Gentlemen deputed on this occa- sion, your IIon'ble House should think proper to favor their appli- cation, it will be necessary to extend the powers in this instance also, as the transportation by land is deemed impracticable in our present circumstances.
"JOSEPH REED, President.
" March 30, 1779."
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Ordered, That Col. Smith deliver the same to the Assembly. Col. Smith reported that he had delivered the said Message & pe- pers to Doct. Gardiner, a Member of the House
A Resolve was received from the House of Assembly of the ad- ditional encouragement to the 5 Companies of Rangers to be raised in this State by Congress.
Resolved, That, Capt. James Montgomery be appointed to the Command of the Ship Gen'l Green, now fitting out by this State, for the defence & protection of the Trade.
Resolved, That Major Henry supply Messieurs McClenaghan & Irwin, with what Articles they want for fitting out the above ship, taking Receipts therefor.
Resolved, That Mess. MoClenagan & Irwin be authorized to ap- ply to the Hon'ble the Marine Committee of Congress, for a loan of such Naval Stores as they cannot otherwise procure, not doubt- ing but the urgency of the service & the readiness this State has always shown in offices of the same nature, will induce that Hon'ble Board to readily comply with our request.
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