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Memorial of Samuel Sury. praying is be appointed as Ofwar in Col. Prostor's Regimens, was read. On covideration of his recommendations,
Ordered, That Samt Story be appointed a Tid Lieutenant in Colonel Proctor's Regiment of Artmert.
Ordered, That Mr. Vice President. M .. Jas. Read. & Col. Hart, be a Committee to enquire into the leg Say it sie Inte Lectica df Managers of the Pennsylvania Hospital, & segars : this Council
The Council Met.
PHILAD'A, Friday May 14, 1779.
FRESESY :
His Excell'y JOSEPH REED, Bet'r. President
Hon'ble GEORGE BRYAN, Reg'r, Vice President John Macky, Jacob Arndt, &
James Read, & -
- Thompson, S
Esq'ra.
The President having laid before the Board a very complete & elegant draught of the proposed Fortifications for the defence of the River Delaware & the City, made by the General De Portail & his Assistants, at the joint instance of Gen'l Washington & this Board,
Resolved, That the thanks of this Council be given to General De Portail, for his important services in this respect; & that, as is customary on such occasions,
An order was drawn on the Treasurer in favor of the said Gen- eral De Portail, for Two Thousand Dollars, which he be desired to accept, as an additional acknowledgement, for his time & labor spent in the service of the State.
Resolved, also, That an order be drawn in favor of Col. La Ra- dine, assistant Engineer to Gen'l De Portland, for One Thousand Dollars, & for Six Hundred Dollars in favor of Ville- panche, to be delivered in like manner, for their services in the samo business.
A Petition from the Officers & Men of Col. Eyre's Battalion of Militia Artillery, now in Garrison at the Posts on the River, was read & considered ; Whereupon,
Resolved, That the Board is fully convinced of the Justice & Truth of the facts set forth, & the sentiments therein expressed ; & that they will recommend the said application to the Hon'ble House of Assembly, at the next Sessions for proper attention & re- lief; & that in the meantime, from a desire to do equal Justice, &
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Readerd. The: Ca: Bal be Loved as the Rate of Turnir-vier Dollars ? dar. for bis troble & service for Superintending & di- reoting said Work. & tha: the same do commence from the tisk the said CEL Bal' was engaged by this Board to attend mid Wort. & collect materia'e, under a former Resolve ; to Wis : the 27ch Feb- ruary last.
Whereas. the purposes intended to be answered by the embargo on all Ships, dea., nas not yet been fully answered.
Resolved, That the Embargo on all Shipping be farther evotin- ued for fifteen days, or until otherwise ordered by this Council.
"A PROCLAMATION.
" Pennsylvania, # :
" By His Excell y Joseph Reed, Esq'r, President, & the Supreme Executive Council of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania:
" WHEREAS, We, by our Proclamation, dated on the Thirtieth day of April .last, did lay an Embargo on all Vessels within this Port :
And Whereas, The purposes of the said Embargo are not yet fully answered: We do therefore, think proper, & do hereby fair-
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ther continue the said Embargo until the first day of June next, unless sooner revoked by the Authority of this Board.
" Given by order of the Council, under the hand of his Excel- lency, Joseph Reed, Esq'r, President, & the Seal of the State at Philadelphia, this fourteenth dayof May, in the Year of our Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred & Seventy-nine.
" Attest : T. MATLACK, Sec'y." "JOSEPH REED, President.
An order was drawn on the Treasurer in favor of Frederick Snyder, for the Sum of £233 2 1, (Two hundred & Thirty-Three Pounds, Two Shillings & one Penny,) amount of his account, in- cluding his Pay to the 12th instant, inclusive.
Charles Hil, Esq'r, Assist't Q'r M'r Gen'l, having applied to the Board for the approbation & Warrant to call out a number of Teams for the transportation of Provisions and Stores for the Sup- ply of the Troops ordered to the Western frontiers,
Resolved, That the same be complied with, & the Waggon Mas- ters of Lancaster, York & Cumberland, (in which Counties the said Provisions are) do furnish the number required with all expe- dition, & that the same be as follows, Viz :- from Lancaster 40, York county 30, Cumberland 25.
Gen'l St. Clair, Commanding officer of the Pennsylvania line, having certified that Adam Hubley, Esq'r, Lien. Colonel of the Reg't of the Troops raised by this State, is the oldest Lieu. Colo- nel in the line, & therefore entitled to succeed to the vacancy made by the resignation of Col. Hartley, in the 11th Reg't.
Ordered, That the said Lieu. Colonel Hubley be recommended to the Hon'ble Board of War for the Commission of Lieu. Colo- gel Commandant of the Eleventh Regiment.
The Council Met.
PHILAD'A, Saturday May 15, 1779.
PRESENT :
His Excell'y JOSEPH REED, Esq'r, President.
Hon'ble GEORGE BRYAN, Esq'r, Vice President. Joseph Hart, Jacob Arndt, & - Esq'rs.
John Macky, . Thompson,
Ja's Read,
An application from William Crispin, Esq'r, Commissary, for One Thousand Pounds ; Thereupon
An order was drawn on the Treasurer in favor of Will'm Cris- pin, Esq'r, Commissary, or his order, for the sum of Ten Thousand Pounds, to be charged to his acco.
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A certificate signed by Holker, certifying that the Schooner Swan, Capt. James' Robinson, is freighted to transport Three Hun- dred barrels of Flour to St. Pierre of Martinique, for the use of the Fleet Commanded by His Excell'y, the Count d'Estaing. & ap- plication by George Meade, &ca, Owners of the said Schooner, for permission to clear out for St. Pierre accordingly.
, Ordered, That the Naval Officer do clear out for St. Pierre, Martinique, The Scho. Swan, Capt. Ja's Robinson, freighted with Three hundred barrels Flour, for the use of the Fleet commanded by His Excell'y, the Count d'Estaing.
Ordered, That the State Treasurer be requested to furnish the Council with an account of the Monies paid by him upon orders drawn by Auditors of accounts.
The Petition of John Taylor, a disabled soldier of the Flying Camp, was read ; thereupon,
Ordered, 'That it be recommended to the Justices of the County of Northampton, to enquire whether the Petitioner has been wound- ed in an engagement, or whether he has been disabled by natural sickness; if the former be the case, the said Justices will provide for him, according to the Act of Assembly for the relief of disa- bled soldiers & seamen, passed 18th September, 1777; if disabled by natural sickness, it is recommended to the Overseers of the Poor to make provision for the Petitioner, according to his circum- stances & necessity.
Letters from Gen'l Du Portail ; & from Board of War, dated instant; from Col. Henry, with return of oficers of Militia elected, with the date of their election.
Ordered, That Commissions be accordingly issued.
The Council met.
PHILAD'A, Monday May 17, 1779.
PRESENT :
His Excell'y JOSEPH REED, Esq'r, President.
Hon'ble GEORGE BRYAN, Esq'r, Vice President. .
Joseph Hart, - Thompson,
John Macky, James Read, &
Esq'rs.
Matt'w Smith, Jacob Arndt, ,
(Col. Smith having this day resumed his seat, in his return from a visit to his family.)
A Letter from Lodowick Sprogell, Muster Master General of Pennsylvania.
An order was drawn on the Treasurer in favor of Lodowick Sprogell, Muster Master General, or his order, for the Sum of Three Hundred Pounds, to be charged to his account.
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A like order in favor of Will. C. Bradford, Pay-master of the State Fleet, or his order, for the Sum of One Thousand & five Hundred Pounds, to be charged to his account.
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An order was also drawn on the Treasurer in favor of the Hon'ble Matt'w Smith, Esq'r, or his order, for the Sum of Forty Thousand Dollars, of which said sum Twenty Thousand Dollars are to be by him sent to Col. Lochry, of the County of Westmoreland, to bes applied in raising Men in that County; Ten Thousand Dollars to be sent to the Captain of the Company to be raised in the County of Cumberland ; & Ten Thousand Dollars to be applied in raising the Companies in Lancaster and in Northumberland Counties.
Ordered, That the Muster M'r Gen'l do Muster the Officers, Seamen, & Marines of the Ship Gen'l Green, as near the time of her sailing as may be.
A transcript of the Record of conviction of Thomas Taylor, Esq'r, late of Cocalico Township, in the County of Lancaster, be- fore the Judges of the Supreme Court, held at Lancaster, on the fifth day of May ins., of Felony & Robbery, & the sentence of the Court thereupon : " That the said Thomas Taylor be hanged by the Neck 'til he be dead ;" being read ;
On consideration, .
Ordered, That Saturday the fifth day of June next, be appointed for the execution of the said sentence, between the hours of Ten ot the Clock & Two of the Clock of the same day, at the usual place of Execution ; & that a Warrant, under the less Seal of the State, signed by the President, & attested by the Secretary, be accordingly issued.
A transcript of the record of conviction of Catherine Fisher, late of the County of Lancaster, before the Judges of the Supreme Court, held at Lancaster, on the fourth day of May instant, of Murder, & the sentence of the Court thereupon : "That the said -Catherine Fisher be hanged by the Neck 'til she be dead ;" being read ;
On consideration,
Ordered, That Saturday the fifth day of June next, be appointed for the execution of the said sentence, between the hours of ten of the Clock in the forenoon & two of the Clock in the Afternoon of the same day, at the usual place of execution ; & that a Warrant, under the less seal of the State, signed by the President, & attested by the Secretary, be accordingly issued.
A transcript of the record of conviction of Tho's Crouch, late of the Township of Exeter, in the County of Berks, Yeoman, before the Judges of the Supreme Court, held at Reading, on the Eleventh day of May ins., of Felony & Burglary, and the sentence of the Court thereupon : "That the said Thomas Crouch be hanged by the neck until he be dead ;" being read ;
On consideration,
Ordered, That Saturday the fifth day of June next, be appointed for the execution of the said sentence, between the hours of Ten of
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the Clock. in the forenoon de two of the Clock in the afternoon of the same day, at the usual place of execution ; & that a Warrant, under the less seal of the State, signed by the President, de attested by the Secretary, be accordingly issued.
The Council met.
PHILAD'A, Tuesday May 18, 1779. PRESENT :
His Excell'y JOSEPH REED, Esq'r, President. Hon'ble GEORGE BRYAN, Esq'r, Vice President.
Joseph Hart, John Macky, James Read, &
- Thompson,
Esq'rs.
Matthew Smith, Jacob Arndt,
A Letter from Col. Proctor, informing that three Men belonging to his Reg't, Viz :
George Farrell, Patrick Goff and William Alexander, are now confined in Gaol, are by their conduct rendered unfit for his Regi- ment, & proposing that they be shipped on board the General Green.
Ordered, That George Farrell, Patrick Goff & Will. Alexander, now confined in the Gaol of Philadelphia, belonging to Col. Proc- tor's Reg't of Artillery, enlisted to serve during the War, be ship- ped on board the Ship General Green.
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The Council met.
PHILAD'A, Wednesday May 19, 1779. PRESENT :
His Excell'y JOSEPH REED, Esq'r, President. Hon'ble GEORGE BRYAN, Esq'r, Vice President.
Joseph Hart, John Macky, Matthew Smith, - Jacob Arndt,
- - Thompson,
James Read, &
Esq'rs.
A return of an Election of Justices of the Peace for the Town- ship of Barroe, in the County of Bedford, being now laid before the Board & considered,
Resolved, That by the Act of Assembly passed the 15th Feb'ry, 1777, each Township in Cumberland, Bedford, Northumberland & Westmoreland, is restricted to one Justice of the Peace, & Robt. Smith, Esq'r, having been commissioned as a Justice of the Peace for the said Township of Barree, it is not within the power of this
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Board to Commission another. If the Township is so large that one Justice will be inconvenient, application should be made to the Justices of the Pesce at the County Court to divide the Township, which being done, an election may be held for the Township so.di- vided, and a Justice of the Peace duly Commissioned.
Capt. Martin having returned from Maryland, attended in Coun- cil, & informed That he had secured & brought from Baltimore four men belonging to the State Fleet; & that there were on board Capt. Buchannan's Brig, Two men belonging to the State, which which he could not obtain, & that one man belonging to the State was detained by Capt. Loxley & Mr. Purviance, on a writ issued for the recovery of Money advanced to him by them. Capt. Mar- tin also exhibited an account of his expences, Amounting to Seven- ty-five Pounds, which appearing to be as reasonable as the times will admit of, the same is allowed.
Ordered, That the Paymaster do pay to Capt. Henry Martin, or his order, for the Sum of Eighteen Pounds fifteen Shillings, due to John Brannon, one of the Seamen deserted, & the like Sum due to Rob't Martin, another of the Seamen deserted, and charge the same to the said Brannon & Martin ;
And an order was drawn on the Treasurer in favor of Captain Henry Martin, or his order, for the Sum of One hundred Dollars, balance of his account of expences to Baltimore, to be charged ('aptain Montgomery.
Ordered, That Capt. Jas. Montgomery be directed to charge the Sum of One Hundred Dollars, one-half of the expences of Captain Martin, on his journey to Baltimore, to the two Seamen belonging to the Ship General Green, which Capt. Martin arrested at & brought from Baltimore, one-half, ( Viz .: eighteen Pounds & fifteen Shillings,) to each.
Ordered, That Matt'w Dill be appointed a Sub-Lieutenant of the County of York, in the place & stead of Mr. Rob't Stevenson, lately deceased.
A Resolution of Congress of the 18th ins., recommending to the Executive Powers of the States of Pennsylvania, Delaware, Mary- land, Virginia & North Carolina, respectively, to permit One Thous- and bushels of Indian Corn to be exported from each of the said States, for the relief of the distressed inhabitants of the Bermuda Islands, &ca., was read; & the same being considered,
Resolved, That it is very clearly the opinion of this Council, that the said Resolve of Congress cannot be complied with, consistent with the Laws of this Commonwealth.
A Letter from Col. Walter Stewart, of the Second Pennsylvania Battalion, recommending Will'm Murran to be appointed to be an Ensign in the said Regiment.
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Ordered, That Will'm Murran be appointed an Ensign in the Second Pennsylvania Battalion, commanded by Col. Walter Stewart.
Application was made by Mr. Jos. Pennell, for an order to the Naval Officer to clear out the Continental Schooner Hannah & Polly, Dav'd Latham Commander, bound to Boston, laden with 300 bbls. of Ship Stuff, & 51 bbls. of Bread, Shipped by the Com- missaries of the Navy Board for the middle district, for the use of the Navy.
Ordered, That the Naval Officer do clear out the said Schooner Hannah & Polly.
The Council met.
PHILAD'A, Thursday May 20, 1779. PRESENT :
His Excell'y JOSEPH REED, Esq'r, President.
Hon'ble GEORGE BRYAN, Esq'r, Vice President.
Joseph Hart, Thompson,
John Mucky, James Read, & Esq'rs.
Matthew Smith. Jacob Arndt,
A Petition of Margaret Potts, Wife of John Potts, praying to be permitted, with her three Children and a Maid Servant, to go into New York, & to take with her three feather beds with furniture, & some Kitchen furniture, was read ; & thereupon,
Ordered, That a recommendation be granted to Margaret Potts, agreeable to her request, She giving security in the Sum of Two Thousand Pounds, that she will not return without leave of the Council ; And also, That the Articles mentioned be accounted for with the Commissioner of forfeited Estates, if it shall hereafter appear that they are now the property of John Potts.
A Petition from a number of Merchants addressed to Congress respecting the Court of appeals, was sent into Council, with a re- quest that Council would give the same their Countenance & have it laid before Congress.
Ordered, That the same be delivered into the hands of the Dele- gates of the State in Congress, with a request to them to lay it be- fore Congress, & to express to them the concurrence of Council therewith.
Ordered, That as the purpose of the Embargo is in a good degree answered, That a Proclamation be issued for taking off & annuling the same, & the following Proclamation being read & considered, was ordered to be issued; Viz. :
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" Pennsylvania, s8 :
" A PROCLAMATION.
"By His Excell'y JOSEPH REED, Esq'r, President, & Suprema' Executive Council of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania :
" Whereas, the purposes for which the Embargo hath been lately layed by our several Proclamations of the thirtieth day of April last, & of the fourteenth day of May ins., on all Vessels outward bound from this State, have been in great measure answered :
Wherefore, we do hereby revoke & disannul the same, hereby permitting all Vessels, not exporting any Provisions contrary to Law, to depart this Port, the aforesaid Prohibition notwithstand- ing, Of all which the Naval Officer & all others concerned, are to take notice, & govern themselves accordingly.
" Given by order of the Council, under the hand of His Excell'y Jo- seph Reed, Esq'r, President, & the less Seal of the State, at Philadelphia, this Twentieth day of May, in the Year of our Lord One Thousand Seven IIundred & Seventy Nine.
"JOSEPH REED, " President.
" Attest-T. MATLACK, 'Sec'y.
A Letter from Rob't Morris, Esq'r, informing of the arrival of Thirty-Three Arms from Cape Francois, belonging to the State, Ordered, That Capt. Joseph Stiles, Commissary of Military Stores, do apply to & receive from Rob't Morris, Esq'r, Thirty- Three stand of Arms belonging to the State.
. *George Reid, one of the Justices of the Peace for the County of Lancaster, sent in his resignation, & the same was rec'd
"He was chosen for Martick Township.
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