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An order was drawn on Mr. Nesbitt in favour of Capt. John Hazlewood, for 300 Dollars, for recruiting Service for the fire Rafts & Guard Boats, to be charged to his acco't.
An order was drawn on Mr. Nesbitt in favour of Major Sam'l Benezet, for 1500 Dollars, for recruiting Service for 6th Penn'a Regiment, to be charged to Lt. Col. H. Bicker.
Mr. Moses Young was directed to pay Margaret Welsh £56 7 3, for ferriage of militia & diet of do.
Mr. Nesbitt was directed to pay Patrick McDowell £22 10 0, for 900 Bottoms for round Shott delivered into the Elaboratory, to be charged to Congress.
An order was drawn on Mr. Nesbitt in favour of Josiah Hewes & others, wardens of the City of Philad'a, for £800 0 0, to be charged to their acco't.
An order was drawn on Mr. Nesbitt in favour of Philip Rodman, for £3 10, for a Gun taken out of the Factory by mistake.
In Council of Safety, February 27th, 1777.
PRESENT :
THOMAS WHARTON, jun'r, Pres't.
David Rittenhouse, Joseph Dean,
John Bull,
Sam'l C. Morris,
William Moore, Jon'a B. Smith,
George Gray,
Sam'l Morris, Sen'r,
Peter Rhoads,
Wm. Lyon.
Owen Biddle,
Mr. Nesbitt was directed to pay Mathias Keely £150, to to be charged to his account ; and Abram Moore £30, to be charged to his acco't.
N. B. Keely has deliver'd this day 36 new Guns, & Moore 22. Mr. Nesbitt was directed to pay Mr. David Jackson, Paymaster for the 2nd Batt'n of Philad'a Militia, Twelve Hundred Dollars, to pay off the said Batt'n, to be charged to Colonel Bayard.
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Resolved, That Fergus Purden be appointed Steward of the Pro- vince Island Hospital, and that he be allowed 26 Dollars + month, and is to render His Accounts, properly attested, every two weeks to this Board.
Mr. Nesbitt was directed to pay John McGinley £62 19 4}, be- ing the Balance of his Acco't for work done Gun Carriages, to be charged to Congress.
Mr. Nesbitt was directed to pay Mr. Robert Jewell £203 10 5}, for the amo't of his acco't for Diet of Prisoners, to be charged to Congress.
In Council of Safety.
PHILAD'A, February 28th, 1777.
PRESENT :
THOMAS WHARTON, jun'r, President.
David Rittenhouse,
William Lyon,
Joseph Dean, John Bull,
Jon'a B. Smith,
Sam'l C. Morris,
Sam'l Morris, Sen'r,
George Gray.
Mr. Nesbitt was directed to pay John Bates £9 7 6, for 75lbs. Sheet Iron, delivered Jacob Myers.
Resolved, That the Navy Board be empowered to draw on Jno. M. Nesbitt, Esq'r, Treasurer to this Board, for Such Sums of mo- ney as may be wanting for that department.
Resolved, 'That Colonel Bull and Colonel Dean be a Committee to enquire into the Quantity, Situation and State of the Public Stores, and make report to this Council, in order that such part thereof as are not immediately wanted, may be removed to some place or places of Safety.
Mr. Nesbitt was directed to pay John Brand £9 18 73, for Bed Cords and Twine deliver'd Rob't Towers.
Mr. Nesbitt was directed to pay Wm. Thomas & Thomas Foulke £9 0 0, for their trouble & Expence in Collecting Blankets, Stock- ings, &ca., in Bucks County.
An order was drawn on Mr. Nesbitt, in favour of Sam'l Morris, Sen'r, for £50, in part for his wages for attendance at this Council.
Mr. Nesbitt was directed to pay Ludwig Fohrer £9 19 0, for a Stove and Pipe.
Resolved, That the Pennsylvania Regiment of Artillery shall be raised, to serve in any part of the United States during the War, and that all new recruits in the Pennsylvania State Regiment of Foot shall be enlisted on the same terms, and that every able bodied man who shall enlist in either of the said Regiments, shall be paid a Bounty of Twenty Dollars.
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Resolved, That every able Bodied man already engaged in either of the above regiments for a Limited time, shall, on re-inlisting to serve during the war, be paid ten Dollars, part of the above Boun- ty, and the remaining Ten Dollars at the expiration of the time for which he was first inlisted.
Moses Young was directed to pay Robert Hare and Co. £5 6 8, for 23 Barrels of Porter, deliver'd in Nov'r last.
Mr. Nesbitt was directed to pay Lieut. Triesback, of Capt. Shade's Company, £7 0 3, for Tomhawks, Powder Horns, &ca.
Mr. Nesbitt was directed to pay Frederick Schnyder £24 10, for attendance on the Council from the 10th January until 28th Feb'ry.
In Council of Safety, March 1st, 1777.
PRESENT :
THOMAS WHARTON, jun'r, Presid't.
David Rittenhouse,
Joseph Dean,
George Gray,
Jona. B. Smith,
John Bull, William Lyon,
Sam'l Morris, Sen'r,
Samuel C. Morris.
An order was drawn on Mr. Nesbitt, in fav'r of Col. L. Cadwal- ader, for 1,000 Dollars, for recruiting service for 4th Pen'a Reg't, to be charged to his acco't.
Mr. Nesbitt was directed to pay John Watt £2, for carrying Sick Soldiers and their Baggage 35 miles, and John Hamilton 10s, for carrying Sick Soldiers, both of the 4th Batt'n, to be charged to Congress.
Mr. Nesbitt was directed to pay William Lewis £34 12, for 1,384 Blocks deliver'd Joseph Stiles.
Moses Young was directed to pay James Ennis £14, being the Ball'e of his acco't, for Horse hire and Expresses, to be charged to Congress.
Mr. Nesbitt was directed to pay B. Poultney £210 6 0, for 701 Shovels, to be charged to Congress.
Resolved, That Mr. William Webb be appointed Paymaster to the Navy and Navy Board for this State.
Resolved, That the Gunsmiths be allowed £5 10 0, for every Good Musket with a Bayonet they deliver at the Factory, from this day until altered by this Council or some proper authority.
Mr. Nesbitt was directed to pay
Justice Rebinhen £29 12 1}, for wheels, &ca., for Gun Carriages. John Gruver, 45 0 0. for do.
Joseph Pearson, 93 3 0 for Iron work for Gun Carriages.
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In Council of Safety, March 3rd, 1777.
PRESENT :
THOMAS WHARTON, jun'r, President.
DAVID RITTENHOUSE, V. P.
Samuel Morris, Sen'r, Owen Biddle, Joseph Dean, John Bull,
Jona. B. Smith,
Sam'l C. Morris,
Wm. Lyon.
An order was drawn on Mr. Nesbitt in fav'r of Major Lewis Farmer, for One Thousand Dollars, for recruiting Service for the Pen'a State Regiment, to be charged to his acco't.
An order was drawn on Mr. Nesbitt in favour of Major Benezet, for 1000 Dollars, for the recruiting service of the 6th Pennsylvania Regiment, to be charg'd to Lieut. Col. Becker.
Mr. Nesbitt was directed to pay Captain's Erwin & McClelan, for Expences in going to Westmoreland to Carry money to differ- ent persons to pay Militia, £16 10 0, to be charged to Congress.
Mr. Nesbitt was directed to pay Thomas Marle £59 4 0, for wages for men working at the Peers near Fort Island.
Resolved, That the Navy board be empowered to take the Pro- vince Shallop into their Possession immediately, to be employed for such purposes as they may think proper.
Mr. Nesbitt was directed to pay Sam'l Gowdy £3 0 0, for a Gun delivered to Mr. Towers in August, 1776.
Moses Young was directed to pay Michael Boyer £7 10, for his Wages as an Express to Mr. Rich'd Tea, six days, @ 25s.
Moses Young was directed to pay Geo. Ginther £3 15, for his Wages as an Express to John Evans, Esquire, 3 days, @ 25s.
Resolved, That the Sentance of the Court Martial held on Lieu- tenant John Dean of the Arnold Floating Battery, be referred to the Navy Board, who are directed to order a hearing of the parties.
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In Council of Safety.
PHILADELPHIA, March 4th, 1777.
PRESENT :
THOMAS WHARTON, jun'r, Pres't.
DAVID RITTENHOUSE, V. P.
William Lyon, John Bull,
Samuel Morris, Sen'r,
Wm. Moore,
Samuel Cad. Morris,
Joseph Dean,
Owen Biddle,
Frederick Kuhl.
Moses Young was directed to pay Daniel Queen 18s, for Ferriage and Expences of 4 Horses.
Mr. Nesbitt was directed to pay Mary Hunter £5 15, for Nurs- ing and Attendance, and Funeral Expences of Ratchford Duffield, deceas'd, late a Private in Captain Allbright's Company of Col. Miles' Battalion, to be charg'd to Congress.
Mr. Nesbitt was directed to pay Captain Peter Rundes £30, on acco't of Rifles & accoutrements lost in actual Service at Fort Washington, to be charged to Colonel William Baxter.
Mr. Nesbitt was directed to pay John Hood £2 12, for 4 yards of Blanketing for the use of Col. Watts' Marching Batt'n, to be charged to the Col'o.
Mr. Nesbitt was directed to pay Thomas Cuthbert £3 4 11, for Sundry expences while acting in a Committee to superintend the Sale of Salt, and £1 9 9 for the same purpose.
An order was drawn on Mr. Nesbitt in favour of James Dundas, for £250, to be charged to his account.
Mr. Nesbitt was directed to pay Captain Boyd £17 12 6, for travelling Expences while on Public Business up the Delaware, and to Shrewsbury last fall, to be charged to Congress.
Moses Young was directed to pay Michael Grove £16, for his Wages as an Express, to be charged to
An order was drawn on Mr. Nesbitt in favour of Moses Young, for £100, to be charged to his account.
An order was drawn on Mr. Nesbitt in favour of Capt. Joseph . Rice, for 1200 Dollars, for the recruiting Service of the Pennsylv'a Artillery, charge to Col. Proctor.
An order was drawn on Mr. Nesbitt in favour of Dehaven & Carter, for £500, to be charged to their acco't.
Resolved, That the Teams, &ca, purchased by Colonel Bull, for the Purpose of Carrying on the Works at Billingsport, be charged to Congress, and that he be paid the necessary disbursements on that account.
In order was drawn on Mr. Nesbitt in favour of Simon Murray, £20 19 8, for tin Tubes, &c.
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In Council of Safety.
PHILADELPHIA, March 5th, 1777.
PRESENT :
DAVID RITTENHOUSE, V. P.
Joseph Dean,
Sam'l C Morris,
Frederick Kuhl,
Owen Biddle,
William Moore,
Wm. Lyon.
Samuel Morris, Sen'r,
Mr. Nesbitt was directed to pay Captain Jacob Bishop £10 19 6, for the amo't of arms taken from Non-Associators in New Hanover Township, Philadelphia County.
An order was drawn on Mr. Nesbitt, in favour of Mr. Duche- mon, for £20, for his Services, as an Interpreter to the Polish Engineer.
An order was drawn on Mr. Nesbitt, in favour of Messrs. Peter Dehaven & Co., for £500, to be charged to their acco't.
An order was drawn on Mr. Nesbitt, in favour of Wm. Thomp- son, for one Hundred Pounds, to be charged to his acco't.
Resolved, That Robert Allison be appointed a first Lieutenant of a Company of Foot in the Continental Service.
Mr. Nesbitt was directed to pay Benjamin Davis £36 0 0, for a Barrel of Rum, & Doct'r Wm. Smith £10 4 0, for medecines sent to the Salt Works & Tom's River.
In Council of Safety, March 6th, 1777.
PRESENT :
DAVID RITTENHOUSE, V. P.
Owen Biddle, William Lyon,
Sam'l Morris, Sen'r, Samuel C. Morris,
Joseph Dean, Fred. Kuhl.
Mr. Nesbitt was directed to pay James Budden & Co. £109 8 0, for 1,098 Bushels of Salt.
An order was drawn on Mr. Nesbitt, in favour of Doctor Harris, for £100, to be charged to his acco't.
Mr. Nesbitt was directed to pay Capt. Wm. Bodley for a month pay for a Company of Guards at French Creek Powder Mills.
Mr. Moses Young was directed to pay Capt. Tho's Heslep £15 0 0, to be charged to this State.
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In Council of Safety.
PHILADELPHIA, March 7th, 1777.
PRESENT :
DAVID RITTENHOUSE, V. P.
Owen Biddle,
Sam'l C. Morris,
Sam'l Morris, Sen'r, Fred. Kuhl,
William Lyon,
Jonathan B. Smith.
Mr. Nesbitt was directed to pay Mr. Robert Towers £154 9 0, : for his last week's account for Workmens' wages in the Elaboratory, making cartridges, &ca., to be charged to Congress.
Mr. Nesbitt was directed to pay Townsend & John White £7 15 9, for a H'h'd of Brimstone deliver'd to Mr. Towers in June last.
Mr. Nesbitt was directed to pay John Shearman £104 0 0, for 4,160 Bottoms for Round Shott delivered to Capt. Stiles, to be charged to Congress.
An order was drawn on Mr. Nesbitt, in favour of Lieut. Rob't Allison, for 100 Dollars, for the Recruiting service, to be charged to his acco't."
An order was drawn on Mr. Nesbitt. in favour of Col. Rich'd Dallam, for £2,500, to be charged to his acco't.
Mr. Nesbitt was directed to pay Edw'd Pote £1 18 4, for 460 musket Ball delivered to Mr. Towers.
In Council of Safety.
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PHILAD'A, March 8th, 1777.
PRESENT :
OWEN BIDDLE, Chairman.
Sam'l Morris, Sen'r, George Gray,
Joseph Dean, William Lyon,
Johnathan B. Smith, John Bull. Sam'l C. Morris,
Mr. Moses Young was directed to pay Samuel Johnson £2 2 6, for dieting Militia on their march to Camp, to be charged to Congress.
Moses Young was directed to pay Benjamin Mintz £99 4, for 128 Pair of Shoes @, 15s 6.
An order was drawn on Mr. Nesbitt, in favour of Moses Young, for 1,000 Dollars, to be charged to his acco't.
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Mr. Nesbitt was directed to pay John Nixon £20 6 8, for Store Hire for Naval Stores, Beef & Pork.
Mr. Nesbitt was directed Colonel John Bull £100 8 4, & Colonel Dean £172 13 8, for sundries bought by them for the Indian Treaty held at Easton, to be charged to Congress.
Mr Nesbitt was directed to pay Daniel Evans £121 8 4, for Iron Work for Gun Carriages.
In Council of Safety, March 10th, 1777.
PRESENT :
WM. MOORE, Chairman.
Owen Biddle, Sam'l C. Morris,
Sam'l Morris, Sen'r, Wm. Lyon,
Fred. Kuhl,
John Bull.
Joseph Dean,
Mr. Nesbitt was directed to pay Rob't Towers, Commissary of Stores, £112 4 6, for his last week's account for workmens' wages in the Elaboratory, making Cartridges, &ca., to be charged to Con- gress.
Mr. Nesbitt was directed to pay Col John Bull £97 10 0, for his services for superintending the works erecting at Billingsport from 27th Sept'r, 1776, to 2 Decem'r last, 66 days, & 12 days' ser- vice in procuring waggons, to be charged to Congress.
Resolved, That Colonel John Bull employ as many Laborers and artificers to compleat the Fortifications at Billingsport, according to the plan adopted by this Board, as he can, not to exceed five Hun- dred, with an overseer to every Thirty men, for whose service he is allowed to pay each man £4s 6 + diem, or such a less sum as he can contract with them for; and that he immediately set about the said Business, and prosecute it with all the diligence in his Power.
Resolved, That William Crispin, Esq'r, do immediately provide provisions for the workmen to be employed at Billingsport, agree- able to such numbers as Colonel John Bull may direct him.
Resolved, That Major Lewis Farmer march all the officers and men belonging to the Pennsylvania State Regiment (except the recruiting Parties) down to Billingsport, and put himself under the direction of Colonel Bull.
Mr. Nesbitt was directed to pay Col. Joseph Dean one Thousand Dollars, for money he advanced to Capt. Caleb North, for recruiting service for 5th Pen'a Reg't, to be charged to Colonel Johnson.
Mr. Nesbitt was directed to pay John McGinley £52 7 0, for Iron Work for Gun Carriages, delivered to David Pancoast.
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Mr. Nesbitt was directed to pay John Hubley, Esq'r, £51, for Sundry Guns, appraised for the use of Capt. Muser's Comp'y of the first Batt'n of Lancaster Co.
In Council of Safety.
PHILAD'A, March 11th, 1777. PRESENT :
OWEN BIDDLE, Chairman.
George Gray, Wm. Lyon,
Sam'l Morris, Sen'r,
Sam'l C. Morris,
John Bull, Joseph Dean.
Mr. Nesbitt was directed to pay Mr. Haun, a member of assem- bly for York County, on acco't for scabbards, &ca, £19 17 0, to be charged to this State; another acco't of Mich'l Eichelberger £77 12 0, for dieting 10 Emigrants. at Yorktown, to be charged to Congress ; also £5 17 6, for Lodging officers' servants, to be charged to Congress.
Mr. Nesbitt was directed to pay Colonel Bull £44 13 3, for Guard of Stores at Norrington, & Sundrys supplied by Col. Butler at Wyoming, to the Indians returning from the treaty at Easton, to be charged to Congress.
An order was drawn on Mr. Nesbitt, in favour of Col. Lamb't Cadwalader, for One Thousand Dollars, for recruiting service for the fourth Pen'a Reg't, to be charged to his acco't. 1
Moses Young was directed to pay James McClellan £7 15 4, for dieting Militia last Summer.
Moses Young was directed to pay Capt. Edw'd Graham £19 13 0, for subsistance of his Company of Col. Wats' Battalion, to be charged to Congress.
An order was drawn on Mr. Nesbitt, in favour of Captain John Nelson, for £358 4 2, for pay of his Independent Company, late annext to Col. Dehaas' Reg't, while at Ticonderoga, to be charged to Congress.
Mr. Nesbitt was directed to pay Capt. Henry Shade £241 1 3, for Riffles, &ca, purchased by him for his Company.
Resolved, That Captain Joseph Stiles be appointed superinten- dant of the Ordinance of this State, and that he be authorized to take into his charge all the Artillery belonging to this State not immediately employed, with the Carriages and all appurtenances belonging to the same.
That he lay before this board a plan of this Buildings necessary to preserve the said Artillery and Stores; That he may employ one assistant and one Clerk under him, and that a regular Account be kept by him of all such Artillery and Stores, and a report be
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made of the Quantity and Condition of the same to this Board, once in every week, or oftener, if required, which are not to be de- livered out unless by special orders from the executive Council or this Board.
Resolved, That Mr. George Ingles be appointed superintendant of Gun Carriages, and he is bereby authorized to take into his Charge all the Carriages not already mounted, and the mate- rials for making of Carriages belonging to this State, where- ever they may be found; and to provide timber and materials to make such others as may hereafter be ordered to be made, and em- ploy workmen for that purpose.
That a proper Yard be procured for Storing all the Gun Timber belonging to this State, of which an account is to be Kept in a book for that purpose, to be weekly laid before this board for Inspection, or oftner, if required.
The Council taking into their consideration the necessity of es- tablishing some Regulations respecting the State of the Troops quartered in this City, and especially in regard to the Health of the Inhabitants, think it very proper the following Resolutions be adopted.
1st That General Gates, or the Commanding officer for the time being in this City, be requested to order an officer of each company at present, or who may hereafter be quartered in this City, to visit every morning the Houses occupied by the respective Companies, and see that they are kept clean Such officer neglecting this . duty to be confined & otherwise punished, as the General shall think proper.
2nd. That the Barrack Master General be directed to order one of his Assistants, or some other person acquainted with such Houses as have soldiers in them, to visit them at least three times a week, & make report to the General or the Town Major, to be laid before the General every visiting day, of the State in which they find such Houses, specifying every House, and the Captain's mame, which they may find Dirty, particularly with Human or- dure, in the House, out-houses, or yard.
3rd. That the Town Major be ordered to visit such Houses as often as his other duties will permit, as a Check on the Officers and Assistants Barrack Masters, and report accordingly to the Gen- eral and this Council.
4th. That the Town Major furnish the Barrack Master with a sufficient number of Copies of the above orders, that each Assis- tant may be provided with one, and Communicate the same to the officers and men they shall from time to time quarter in this City,
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In Council of Safety, March 12th, 1777. D
PRESENT :
DAVID RITTENHOUSE, V. P.
Owen Biddle, Sam'l C. Morris,
Sam'l Morris, Sen'r,
Joseph Blewer,
George Gray,
Wm. Lyon.
Joseph Dean,
Mr. Nesbitt was directed to pay George Reinhart, for porter- age of Cannon, Carriages, Plank, &ca., £26 9 0, to be charged to Congress.
Mr. Nesbitt was directed to pay Joseph Mather £44 16 5, for boarding, Cloathing, & Schooling Moses Kirkland, from 8th May, 1776, to 8th March, 1777, to be charged to Congress.
In Council of Safety.
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DAVID RITTENHOUSE, V. P.
Owen Biddle,
Joseph Dean, Samuel Morris, Sen'r,
Geo. Gray, Sam'l Cad. Morris, Wm. Lyon.
Resolved, That a Smith's Shop be erected at or near the Public Works now in the Possession of this Board, the Corner of Chest- nut and Fifth Streets, and a sufficient Quantity of Iron and Coals be purchased for that purpose, and that a master workman be en- gaged to Superintend the same.
And that Joseph Dean be empowered to engage a suitable per- son, as soon as possible.
Mr. Nesbitt was directed to pay for Drum Snares, Sticks, &ca., &ca., £10 11 9.
Moses Young was directed to pay Geo. Putz £6 4, for 8 Pair of Shoes, a 15s. 6 p Pair.
Moses Young was directed to pay James Galbreath £8 12 24, for 364 yards Coarse Linnen, a 4s. 9.
Moses Young was directed to pay Robert M'Curdy £19 4, for 24 Pairs Shoes, a 16s.
Mr. Nesbitt was directed to pay James Lynch £60 18 6, for Rammers and Spunge heads, Tomkins & Bottoms, deliver'd Dav'd Pancoast, to be charged to Congress.
Moses Young was directed to pay John Scott £13 10, for 27 yards Flannel, a 10s. p yard.
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Moses Young was directed to pay James Galbreath £50 13 32 for Coarse Linnen and Linsey.
Moses Young was directed to pay John Ross £14 16 7}, for 193 y'ds white Swanskin, a 13s. 6, and 3 Pair Hose, a 10s.
Moses Young was directed to pay Joseph Ross £16 14 84, for 89} y'ds Tow Linnen, a 3s. 9 p yard.
Resolved, That Mr. Jacob S. Howell be allowed thirteen' Shil- lings per day for his Services as Secretary to this Council.
An order was drawn on Mr. Nesbitt, in favour of Mr. Jacob S. Howell, £92 5, being in full for his services as Secretary to this Council.
Moses Young was directed to pay Frederick Snider £5 10, for his attendance on the Council from the 1st of March untill the 11th, inclusive, a 10s. p day.
Moses Young was directed to pay Geo. Ginther £8 15, for his wages as an Express.
Mr. Nesbitt was directed to pay Styner & Cist, £16 5 6, the amo't of their acco't for Printing done for the Council.
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Resolved, That Francis Richardson, Reynold Keene, Colberson Read, Ja's Biddle & Henry Haller, or any three of them, be appointed Commissioners for the County of Berks, to audit & Settle the Accounts of the Militia & flying Camp of the said County, for Arms & accoutrements purchased by the Officers of those Corps, and the property of persons lost in actual Service. Also the Ac- counts of those persons who have been killed, died in the service of the States, or were made prisoners.
INSTRUCTIONS :
Gentlemen :
As the individuals in your County who have rendered service to the public & suffer'd losses in Consequence thereof, meet with diffi- culties in getting their accounts. settled by reason of their great distance from this City, we therefore have appointed you to audit & Settle their respective accounts, and that justice may be done both to the Public & other parties, we request that you will qualify all persons to their several Accounts ; and where any persons who have had demands on the public are deceased, that you obtain proper certificates and other authentic documents, that the persons who make claim on their behalf are the proper representatives of such persons ; many frauds have been practiced against the public ; we would therefore recommend it to you, to scrutinize, with great ex- actness, the several Accounts that may be laid before you, that
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strict justice may be done to the Public'and the claimants. As it is unreasonable that any persons should give their time and Labour to the public without reward, you are to be allowed perhaps 12s p'r Diem for every day's service which you shall perform in this business.
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DEC. 31, 1776, TO MARCH 17, 1777.
Dec'r 31st, 1776.
A Request Sent to the Council of Safety to Supply 1 Serg't, 45 Privates, with necessaries to Return to Camp to-morrow, under the Command of Colin Coke, Lieut. of the 6th Virginia Reg't, from their Sick Quarters.
William Edwards, in the House of Bedford Sadler, a Bucket for the use of the sick.
2 Blankets for Jos. McWilliams & William Jones, in Shields' House, Sick.
Jan'y, Ist, 1777.
Matthias Rusler, at W'm Smilers's, the Corner of Seventh & Arch Street, Sick. Advanced 15s, belong'g to Capt. Nelson.
2 Orders for Coffins to Mr. Carpenter, 1 in Taylor's Alley, 1 in Semple's Store.
John Thatcher, of Col. Weedon's Batt. 3d Virg'a, A White Shirt.
Gave Orders to Mr. Roosen, the Barrack Master, Gen'es assis't, for & Cord of Wood to each of the 4 Following Sick Quarters : Semple's Store, Sproat's Store, Opposite Do., & McElroy, also & to John Shield's House, for 47 Sick.
Cuthbert Williamson, of Col. Hasilet' Batta'n, a Shirt.
Gave Matthias Sheirey, of Major Hayes' Batta'n of the Flying Camp, 3s 9. Drew Rations of the Commissary 3 Days for Do.
One Lieu't, 1 Serg't, 6 Privates, of Capt. McCormal's Comp'a, Col. Wat's Battall'n, in Bedford's House, 2d Street.
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An order to Jasper Carpenter for a Coffin, at Mr. Smeiler's House, the Corner of Seventh & Arch Streets; Matthias Hesland, a Soldier, Batt'n unknown.
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