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Joseph Hart, Thomas Scott, r
John Hambright, James Edgar, & Esq'rs.
Thomas Urie, Jacob Morgan,
Lieutenant John Cobea having laid before Council a Certifi- cate signed by Will'm Henry, Esq'r, that Peter Magee, Amos 'Tharp & Dan'l Ramsdale, have voluntarily inlisted with him, and were sworn before the said Will'm Henry, Esq'r, and requested a further supply of Money ; thereupon,
An order was drawn on the Treasurer in favor of Lieut. John Cobea, for the Sum of One hundred and Fifty Dollars, for which he is to account.
An order was drawn on the Treasurer in favor of Mr. John Dun- lap, for the Sum of Three hundred & two Pounds. Two Shillings. & Six Pence, for Printing Work done by him.
Archibald Lochry, Esq'r, Prothonotary of the County of West- morland, having made Oath, that on or about the 16th day of this instant, Feb'ry, agreeable to an Act of General Assembly of Penn- sylvania, he had demanded in Writing of Mich'l Hoofnagle, Esq'r, late Prothonotary of the County of Westmorland, all the Books, Papers, Records & Seals belonging to the Prothonotary's Office, of & for the said County, and that the said Mich'l Hoofnagle then did, and hitherto hath refused & neglected to deliver the same or any part thereof ; thereupon,
Ordered, That the said Mich'l Hoofnagle, Esq'r, be Arrested & confined according to Law, and that the Sheriff of the County of Cumberland be authorized & directed to aid & assist the said Archi- bald Lochry, Esq'r, in the searching for, & procuring the said Books, Papers, &ca., and if necessary, to break open in the day time, any House or Houses where the same may suspected to be.
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The Council Met.
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LANCASTER, Monday March 2, 1778.
PRESENT :
His Excell'y THO'S WHARTON, Jun'r, Esq'r, President.
Joseph Hart, Thomas Scott,
John Hambright, James Edgar, & Esq'rs.
Thomas Urie,
Jacob Morgan,
An order was drawn on the Treasurer in favor of Christ'n Wirtz, Town Major, for the Sum of Three hundred & Eighty-nine Pounds Two Shillings & Seven Pence, Money advanced by him, & his Pay, &ca.
The Council met.
LANCASTER, Tuesday March 3, 1778.
PRESENT :
His Excell'y THO'S WHARTON, jun'r, Esq'r, President.
Joseph Hart, Thomas Scott,
John Hambright, Thomas Urie, Jacob Morgan,
James Edgar, & Esq'rs.
An order was drawn on the Treasurer in favor of the Hon'ble Tho's Urie, Esq'r, for the Sum of One hundred Pounds, to be charged to him.
The Council Met.
LANCASTER, Wednesday March 4, 1778.
PRESENT :
His Excell'y THO'S WHARTON, jun'r, Esq'r, President.
Joseph Hart, Thomas Scott,
John Hambright, James Edgar, & & Esq'rs. Thomas Urie, Jacob Morgan,
Some difficulties having arisen with respect to the Pay of the- Commissioners appointed by the Council of Safety to purchase. Cloathing, & the same being now considered,
Resolved, That it is the opinion of this Council, that the allow -. ance ordered by the Council of Safety, made to the Commissioners. appointed by them for collecting of Cloathing, be paid by the. VOL. XI .--- 28.
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Clothier General of the United States; & if he shall judge that any charge made for this service is too high, it is recommended to him not to Pay the same, unless the Party shall qualify to the truth of his account.
The Hon'ble House of Assembly having been informed that the Council had received the Resolves of Congress respecting the Magazines to be laid up for the Army ;
The orders of the board of War to their Superintendants ;
The orders issued by the Superintendants to the Militia; & divers other Papers relating to this business, the whole No. 1 @, 9 in- clusive ;
A Committee of the House attended in Council to confer on this important Business. This Committee consisted of Mr. Bayard, (the Speaker of the House,) Mr. Knox, Mr. Lollur, Mr. Lowman, Mr. McLene, Mr. Whitehill, Mr. Lowry & Mr. Ralston.
And the said Papers from No. 1 @, 9 inclusive, were read, & the same being taken into consideration, & some time being spent there- on,
Agreed, That a Representation of the situation of the business of establishing the Magazines be drawn up & laid before the House of Assembly, & with their approbation presented to the Hon'ble Congress.
The Council Met.
LANCASTER, Thursday March 5, 1778.
PRESENT :
His Excell'y THO'S WHARTON, jun'r, Esq'r, President.
Joseph Hart, Thomas Scott,
John Hambright, James Edgar, & Esq'rs.
Thomas Urie, Jacob Morgan,
The Committee of General Assembly again met in conference on the business of establishing Magazines, and the following repre- sentation was read, Viz't. :
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And after a second reading, Agreed :
That the said Representation be laid before the Hon'ble House of General Assembly, & that the same be forwarded to Congress, with the approbation of the House, be signed by the President & the Speaker of the House.
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The Council met.
LANCASTER, Friday March 6, 1778.
PRESENT :
His Excell'y THO'S WHARTON, jun'r, Esq'r, President.
Joseph Hart, Thomas Scott,
. John Hambright, James Edgar, & Esq'rs.
Thomas Urie, Jacob Morgan,
An order was drawn on the Treasurer in favor of Peter Dehaven, for the Sum of Five Hundred Pounds, for which he is to ac- count.
A Letter from His Excell'y the President of Congress, dated March 1st, 1778, enclosing Resolves of Congress of 26th of Feb'ry, respecting Prisoners & Quota of Troops, and return of deficiencies in the Quotas of the several States of the Continental Army ;
A Letter from the Committee of Congress at Camp, proposing that this State furnish 250 Horses for the Army ;
Ordered, That the same be laid before the Hon'ble House of General Assembly.
A Committee of the Hon'ble House of General Assembly in- formed the Council that James McLene & R. Whitehill, Esq'rs, are appointed by the House to attend the Congress at Yorktown, &ca,
Ordered, That the Hon'ble Tho's Scott, Esq, be appointed to attend on Congress, in conjunction with the Committee of the Hon'ble House of General Assembly, to present the joint represen- tation of Council & General Assembly respecting the establishing of Magazines for the Army, and to confer with the Delegates of Pennsylvania in Congress, & such others as Congress may appoint on this business ; and also on the Subject of the Prisoners now in Virginia, and others, mentioned in the address of this day, which last mentioned Address is as follows, Viz't. :
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The Council met.
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LANCASTER, Saturday March 7, 1778. PRESENT :
His Excell'y THOS. WHARTON, jun'r, Esq'r, President.
Joseph Hart, Thomas Scott,
. John Hambright, Thomas Urie, Jacob Morgan. S
James Edgar, & Esq'rs ..
An order was drawn on the Treasurer in favor of Colo. Adam Hubley, for One Thousand Dollars, for the recruiting Service, for which he is to account.
Ordered, That Mr. Hambright procure as many Saddles as he can get made in this Borough, until further orders, on the best. terms he is able.
The Council Met.
LANCASTER, Monday March 9, 1778. .
PRESENT :
His Excell'y THO'S WHARTON, jun'r, Esq'r, President.
Joseph Hart, Thomas Scott,
John Hambright, James Edgar, & Esq'rs.
Thomas Urie, Jacob Morgan.
Letter from Gen'l Washington, dated 7th inst., respecting Wag- gons, were read and considered ;
Ordered, That extracts from the joint Representations of the Council & Gen'l Assembly to Congress of the 6th instant & of a Letter of the - instant, in reply to his Letter, & such remarks as may further explain these extracts.
The Council Met.
LANCASTER, Tuesday March 10, 1778.
PRESENT :
His Excell'y THO'S WHARTON, jun'r, Esq'r, President.
Joseph Hart, Thomas Scott,
John Hambright, James Edgar, & 3 g . Thomas Urie, Jacob Morgan.
The Council having consulted with the members of General As- sembly,
Ordered, That blank in Council book
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The Council met.
LANCASTER, Wednesday March 11, 1778.
PRESENT :
His Excell'y THO'S WHARTON, jun'r, Esq'r, President.
Joseph Hart,
Thomas Scott,
John Hambright, James Edgar, & Esq'rs.
Thomas Urie, Jacob Morgan.
Letter from Henry Laurens, Esq'r, inclosing Six blank Commis- sions for private Ships of War.
An order was drawn on the Treasurer in favor of Capt. Thomas Dorsey, Paymaster of Militia, for the Sum of Three thousand Dol- lars, for which he is to account. (Paid Postage 7s 6, Ex. 7 letters.)
An order was drawn on the Treasurer in favor of Mich'l Muh- lenberg, for the Sum of Seventy-five Pounds, in part of his account for carrying the Quaker Prisoners to Winchester, in Virginia, and to be charged to his account until the same can be settled, and be finally charged to Congress.
The Clerk of the House presented to Council a minute of Gene- ral Assembly of yesterday, appointing Rob't Wilson, Esq'r, a Sub- Lieutenant of the County of Chester, in the room and stead of Colo. Tho's Strawbridge, & the same being read,
Ordered, That the said Rob't Wilson be Commissioned accord- ingly.
Rob't Trail, Esq'r, having declined to accept of the Office of Store-keeper for the County of Northampton ; thereupon,
Ordered, That Mr. Cha's Desler be appointed Store-keeper for the County of Northampton, to receive, inspect, store and take of the Provisions to be Stored in the .County of Northampton, by or- der of Congress, & to issue the same by order of the board of War ; paid 14s 6.
The Council met.
LANCASTER, Thursday March 12, 1778.
PRESENT :
His Excell'y THO'S WHARTON, jun'r, Esq'r, President.
Joseph Hart, John Hambright, Thomas Urie,
Thomas Scott, James Edgar, & Esq'rs.
Jacob Morgan.
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The Council Met.
LANCASTER, Friday March 13, 1778. PRESENT :
His Excell'y THO'S WHARTON, jun'r, Esq'r, President.
Joseph Hart, Tho's Scott, r
John Hambright, James Edgar, & Esq'rs.
Thomas Urie, Jacob Morgan.
Hon'ble T's Scott, Esq'r, having received Forty thousand Dol- lars on a Warrant of Congress, dated the 10th ins., drawn in favor of this Council, & paid the same to the Treasurer of this State, now laid the Treasurer's receipt for the said 40,000 Dollars before the Council.
James Patton, Deputy Waggon Master for the township of Con- estoga, represented to Council that divers persons in the said Town- ship who were duly summoned according to Law, to attend with their Waggons for the service of their Army, had neglected, & still continued to neglect to attend ; and that on application by him made to Colo. Michael Haberstick, for assistance from the Militia, that he had not been supplied therewith ; thereupon,
Ordered, That Col. Michael Haberstick be commanded forth- with to furnish a sufficient Guard to the said James Patton, to bring in the said delinquents.
An order was drawn on the Treasurer in favor of Colo. Jacob Morgan, for the Sum of Three Pounds, paid by him for an express, to be charged to Congress.
The Council taking into consideration the resolve of Congress for recommending a Fast ; & thereupon,
Ordered, That the following Proclamation be Published :
" LANCASTER, March 18.
By the Supreme Executive Council of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
" A PROCLAMATION :
" WHEREAS, The Congress of the United States of America, by their Resolve of the Seventh day of March instant, have recon- mended in the following words, Vizt :
"' WHEREAS Almighty God, in the righteous dispensation of his Providence, hath permitted the continuation of a cruel & desolating war in our land; & it being at all times the duty of a people to acknowledge God in all his ways, & more especially to humble themselves before him when evident tokens of his displeasure are
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manifested, to acknowledge his righteous government, confess & forsake their evil ways & implore his Mercy :'
" Resolved; That it be recommended to the United States of America to set apart Wednesday, the Twenty-Second day of April next, to be observed as a day of Fasting, Humiliation, & Prayer ; that at one time and with one voice, the inhabitants may acknowl- edge the, righteous dispensation of divine Providence, & confess their iniquities & transgressions, for which the land mourneth; that they may implore the mercy & forgiveness of God, & beseech him that vice, profaneness, extortion, & every evil, may be done away, & that we may be a reformed & happy people; that they may unite in humble & earnest Supplication, that it may please Almighty God to Guard & defend us against our enemies and give vigour and success to our military operations by Sea & land ; that it may please him to bless the civil rulers & people, strengthen & perpetuate our Union, & in his own good time establish in the peaceable enjoyment of our rights & liberties ; that it may please him to bless our Schools & Seminaries of learning, & to make them nurseries of true piety, virtue & useful knowledge'; that it may please him to cause the earth to yield its increase, & to crown the year with his goodness. And it is recommended to the inhabi- tants of the United States, to abstain on that day from labor & recreation."
"And Whereas, it hath pleased God to suffer the enemy to take possession of our Capital, & the distresses attending on War have fallen heavy on the State, whereby it is become peculiarly neces- sary for the inhabitants to humble themselves before him who governs the Universe & turneth the hearts of men as he pleaseth. And therefore, as well as in due respect to the said recommenda- tion of Congress, We do hereby most earnestly recommend to the good people of this Commonwealth to set apart Wednesday, the Twenty-Second day of April next, for the pious purposes mentioned in the said resolve, & that they abstain on that day from labor & recreation.
"Given at Lancaster this thirteenth day of March, in the Year of our Lord One thousand Seven hundred & Seventy-Eight.
" By order of Council, " THOMAS WHARTON, jun'r, President.
" Attest TIMOTHY MATLACK, Secretary."
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The Council met.
LANCASTER, Saturday March 14, 1778.
PRESENT :
His Excell'y THO'S WHARTON, jun'r, Esq'r, President.
Joseph Hart, Thomas Scott,
John Hambright,
James Edgar, & Esq'rs.
Thomas Urie, Jacob Morgan,
An order was drawn on the Treasurer in favor of Thomas Bar- tholomew Bowen, of the 9th Penn'a Reg't, for the Sum of Six hundred Dollars, for the Recruiting Service.
The Council Met.
LANCASTER, Monday March 16, 1778.
PRESENT :
His Excell'y THO'S WHARTON, jun'r Esq'r, President.
Joseph Hart, Thomas Urie,
Jacob Morgan, John Hambright, & &Esq'rs.
James Edgar, Thomas Scott,
Ordered, That Major Watkins be directed to send a Block of Tin, & about three times its weight of Lead, to Mr. J. S. Howell, Re- ceiver General of Cloathing, to make Buttons of for Soldiers' Cloathing.
Mr. Will'm Crispin, Commissary, having written to the Presi- dent & Council in the following words, Vizt :
" To the President & Council at Lancaster.
"Dear Sir :
" I bought of Mr. Irwin 21 hhds. Rum, before we left Phila., amounting to 2396 Gal's, at 35s. P Gallon ; he has called on me for the money, which I had not; he desired a draught for the amount, which is £4193, which please to give an order to Mr. Rit- tenhouse, who will charge me with it. I am yours to serve, " (Signed) WM. CRISPIN.
" Trenton, Jan'y 20, 1778."
And the same was underwritten thus, "Please pay the above contents to Mr. John Dunlap, or Order. " (Signed,) MATH'W IRWIN."
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And an order was drawn on the same, in the following Words, Vizt :
" In Council.
" LANCASTER, Mar. 16, 1778.
" Sir :
"Pay to Mr. John Dunlap the Amount of the within order, & charge the same to Mr. Will'm Crispin, Commissary " (Signed) THO'S WHARTON, jun'r. " To Dav'd Rittenhouse, Esq'r, Treasurer."
The Council Met.
LANCASTER, Tuesday March 17, 1778.
PRESENT :
His Excell'y THO'S WHARTON, Jun'r, Esq'r, President.
Joseph Hart, Thomas Urie,
Jacob Morgan, John Hambright, & Eisq's.
James Edgar, Thomas Scott.
The Clerk of General Assembly sent in to the Council the fol- lowing Resolve, Vızt :
" In General Assembly, Monday Mar. 16, 1778, P. M.
" On motion,
" Resolved, That the Wages of each Member of the Hon'ble the Executive Council of this State, during the time he shall at- tend the Public Service, shall be Thirty Shillings # Diem; And that they be allowed Ten Pence for each Mile, for their travelling charges.
" Extract from the Minutes, " Signed, JOHN MORRIS, jr., " Cl'k of the Gen'l Ass'y."
Ordered, That the Commissaries for the Navy Department, who have heretofore been employed, be allowed three # centum on the amount of their Purchases, in full for their services in buying and issuing Provisions & Liquors.
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The Council met.
LANCASTER, Wednesday March 18, 1778.
PRESENT :
His Excell'y THO'S WHARTON, jun'r, Esq'r, President.
Joseph Hart, John Hambright, &
James Edgar, Tho's Urie,
Thomas Scott. Esq'rs.
An order was drawn on the Treasurer in favor of Wm. C. Brad- ford, Pay Master of the Navy, for the Sum of Fifty Pounds, for which he is to account.
Col. Gibson, Commanding Officer at this Station, informed the Council that he had orders from His Excell'y General Washington, to march the Troops under his Command to Camp with all expe- dition; thereupon,
Ordered, That the eighth Class of Militia of the County of York, be immediately called into service & sent to this Borough.
The Council being informed That John Hubley, Esq'r, has re- ceived orders from the Board of War to remove the Powder and other Ammunition from this Borough over the Susquehanna; and as the necessity of keeping a supply of Cartridges for the Guards, &ca, is evident ; therefore,
Ordered, That John Hubley, Esq'r, be directed to supply Ma- jor Wirtz with as much Gunpowder as will fill Twenty thousand Cartridges ; & that Maj. Wirtz make up that number of Cartrid- ges for the Guards of this Borough.
Ordered, That Bart'm Galbraith, Esq'r, Lieut. of this County, be directed to furnish a guard of 200 Militia, to serve in this Bo- rough, to guard the Prisoners & other purposes.
The Council met.
LANCASTER, Thursday March 19, 1778.
PRESENT :
His Excell'y THO'S WHARTON, jun'r, Esq'r, President.
Joseph Hart, John Hambright, & )
James Edgar, Tho's Scott. Esq'rs.
Tho's Urie,
Mr. James Patton, Deputy Waggon Master of this County, at- tended the Council & informed that Colo. Haberstick has not fur- nished him with the Guard ordered by Council ; thereupon,
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. Ordered, That the Secretary write to Col. Haberstick & desire his immediate attendance, to assign the reason why he hath not fur- nished the said Guard.
Mr. Peter Dehaven being upon business to Camp, & informing Council that the piece of ground on which the Powder Mills were erected may suffer for want of care; thereupon,
Ordered, That Mr. Peter Dehaven be directed to let, for this season, the piece of Ground on which the Powder Mills stood, on the best terms he can, reserving nevertheless, a right to rebuild the Mills if it shall be found necessary.
The Council met.
LANCASTER Friday March 20, 1778. PRESENT.
His Excell'y THO'S WHARTON, jun'r, Esq'r, President.
Joseph Hart, John Hambright, & )
James Edgar, Tho's Scott, - Esq'rs.
Tho's Urie,
A Committee of the Hon'ble House of General Assembly attended in Council, & desired to be informed at whose expence the Public buildings in this Borough & elsewhere has been erected, and they were referred to the Minutes of the Council of Safety.
The Council met.
LANCASTER, Saturday March 21, 1778.
PRESENT : His Excell'y THO'S WHARTON, jun'r, Esq'r, President.
Joseph Hart, John Hambright, & )
James Edgar, Tho's Scott, Esq'rs.
Tho's Urie,
The application of Twenty-three inhabitants of the Town of York, in the County of York, praying that Jacob Eichelberger, (who was elected with Will'm Leas, Esq'r, on the 10th March last;) & also Mich'l Hahn, of the Town of York aforesaid, may be appointed & Commissioned to be Justices of the Peace for the said County of York, being now read & considered ; thereupon,
Ordered, That Jacob Eichelberger be appointed & Commissioned to be a Jus:ice of the Peace for the County of York.
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There appearing to be no Money in the hands of the Lieutenant of the County of Cumberland, & the Recruiting Parties in that County being in want of Money, An order was drawn on the Trea- surer, in favor of Colo. Will'm Clark, for the Sum of Three Thou- sand Dollars, to be delivered to Col. John Caruthers, Lieutenant of the County of Cumberland, to be by him paid into the hands of the Officers recruiting for the Battalions of this State. Mich'] Kuhns was proposed by Col. Clarke to forward this Money by.
The following orders were drawn on the Treasurer, Viz't. :
In favor of Mr. John Beaton, Paymaster of the Militia of Ches- ter County, for the Sum of Three Thousand Pounds, to be charged to Tho's Dorsey, Pay-master of Militia.
In favor of Col. Will'm Clark, Paymaster of the Militia of Cum- berland County, for the Sum of One thousand Pounds, to be charged to Tho's Dorsey, Paymaster of Militia.
In favor of Colo. Rich'd McCallister, for the Sum of Three Thousand Pounds, the same to be by him delivered to Mr. Will'm Scott, Paymaster of the Militia of York County, to be charged to Tho's Dorsey, Paymaster of Militia.
Col. Rich'd M'Callister paid to the Secretary the Sum of 283} Dollars, Bills of Credit of New York, which he received of the Council last Spring, & hath not been able to pass, & has therefore returned them.
The Council met.
LANCASTER, Monday March 23, 1778.
PRESENT :
His Excell'y THO'S WHARTON, jun'r, Esq'r, President.
Joseph Hart, Jonn Hambright, &: ]
James Edgar, Tho's Scott, Esq'rs.
Tho's Urie, 1
An order was drawn on the Treasurer in favor of Col. Samuel Atlee, for the Sum of Five hundred Pounds, to be charged to him.
An order was drawn on Will'm Henry, Esq'r, in favor of Col. Sam'l Hays, Sub Lieut. of the County of Westmorland, for Eighty Riffles, to be put into the hands of Arch'd Lochry, Esq'r, Lieut. of the said County, for the use of the Militia.
An order was drawn on the Treasurer in favor of John Burgh, for the Sum of Three Pounds, for riding express with Money to Colo. Watson, Commissary, for purchasing Provisions, &ca., to be charged to Congress.
Col. Hubley having recommended to the Council Lieu. John Steel as an Officer well qualified for, and proper to be employed in the
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Recruiting Service, & desired that he may be furnished with Money for this Purpose, to recruit in this County or York County ; (Or- der to Recruit in Lancaster ;) Thereupon,
An order was drawn on the Treasurer in favor of Lieu. John Steel, of the -th Penns'a Reg't, for the Sum of Six hundred Dol- lars, for the recruiting Service.
An order was drawn on the Treasurer in favor of the Hon'ble Tho's Scott, Esq'r, for the Sum of One Hundred & Thirty-two Pounds Sixteen Shillings & Eight Pence, Balance due for his at- tendance in Council 210 days, a 35s. & Mileage 274 Miles going & same distance coming, equal to 548 Miles, a 10d. each.
Ordered, That Philip Kreamer be appointed Coroner of the County of Berks.
An order was drawn on the Treasurer in favor of Christ'r Hays, Esq'r, Sub-Lieut. of Westmorland County, for the Sum of Fifty Pounds, to be charged to Arch'd Lochry, Esq'r, the Lieut. of the said County.
An order was drawn on the Town Major in favor of Colonel And'w Boyd, Sub-Lieut. of Chester County, for 2000 Musket Cart- ridges.
It being represented to Council that the People of the County of Chester continued to carry provisions into the City of Philadel- phia, and that
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An order was drawn on the Treasurer in favor of the Hon'ble John Hambright, Esq'r, for the Sum of One hundred & Ninety- nine Pounds & ten Shillings, balance due to him for 147 days' at- tendance in Council, & Mileage.
An order was drawn on the Treasurer in favor of Tho's Heslip, Esq'r, One of the Commissioners for purchasing Flour in the County of Chester, for the Sum of Nine. thousand Dollars, for which he is to account.
The Council met.
LANCASTER, Tuesday March 24, 1778.
PRESENT :
His Excell'y THO'S WHARTON, Jun'r, Esq'r, President Joseph Hart, Thomas Urie, &
James Edgar, John Hambright, S Esq'rs.
An order was drawn on the Treasurer in favor of the Hon'ble John Hambright, Esq'r, for the Sum of One thousand & five hun- dred Pounds, to purchase Horses with for the purpose of mount- ing the Cavalry, agreeable to the request of a Committee of Con- gress, at Head Quarters ; for which Sum he is to account.
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Congress by their Resolve of 19th instant, having
· Resolved, That the Government of the State of Pennsylvania be requested to Station five hundred Militia at the following places in this State, under active & prudent Officers, Vizt: Two bun- dred men at Easton, One hundred at Bethlehem, and Two hundred at Reading, for the defence of the Magazines of Military & other Stores & Provisions at these places ; & to keep the communication Secure from any sudden incursions of the Enemy, until the board of War or Gen'l Washington, shall think it expedient to discharge the said Militia; Thereupon,
Ordered, That three hundred of the Militia of the County of Northampton be ordered for Guards at Bethlehem & Easton, & 200 Militia of the County of Berks for guards at Reading.
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