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Among the other papers now communicated, is also a resolution of the Hon'ble Congress, recommending the enacting a Law for conferring on the subjects of his Most Christian Majesty, within this State, certain rights and immunities in matter of property in return for similar privileges granted the inhabitants and subjects of these States within his Kingdom, agreeable to the Treaty of Alli- ance, perswaded that every opportunity to manifest our attachment to this great and good Prince, and the Interests of his subjects, must be highly acceptable to the good people of this State. We cannot doubt your ready compliance with this resolution.
In the line prescribed to us by the constitution, we shall most chearfully co- operate with you for the advancement of the Public Interests, and attaining the great purposes of Government.
JOSEPH REED, President.
Council Chamber, Philad'a, Jan'ry 25th, 1780.
Thereupon,
Ordered, That the Secretary be directed to present the same to the Hon'ble House of General Assembly, together with the fol- lowing papers, Vizt :
A letter from the Hon'ble Thomas Scott, Esquire, dated West- moreland, November 29th, 1779, respecting the State of Virginia, empowering commissioners to sell lands within the bounds of this State, particularly in the County of Westmoreland, together with the application of this Board to Congress concerning the said in- trusion, their resolve thereupon, and our Proclamation in Conse- quence thereof, with the letters from this Board of the twenty-fifth of November last, and the eighth of January instant.
Letters from the President of Congress, dated the thirteenth, fourteenth, and fifteenth days of December last, inclosing sundry resolutions of that Hon'ble House, on the subject of Supplies for the Army.
Letter from Samuel Hunter, Esq'r, Lieutenant of Northumber- land County, dated the twenty-ninth day of December last, together with a Petition and Memorial from Sundry Inhabitants, repre- senting their distressed situation on account of the depredations of the Indians.
Circular letters from this Board to the Commissioners, Asses- sors, and Collectors of the Public Taxes.
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In Council.
PHILAD'A, Wednesday, Jan'ry 26th, 1780.
PRESENT :
His Excellency JOSEPH REED, Esquire, President.
Honourable the Vice President, Mr. Whitehill, and
Mr. Lacey, Mr. Read,
Mr. Hambright.
The Petition of Ann Mease, convicted at a Court of Quarter Ses- sions held at Philadelphia the seventh of December last, of being a common Scold and disturber of the peace, and Sentenced by the said Court to be publickly ducked in the River Delaware, on the Second Wednesday in the Month of March next, was read, praying remission of the said Corporal Punishment, and an Order for her enlargement.
A recommendation from the Justices of the said Court, of the said Ann Mease, being also read ; thereupon,
Ordered, That the said Corporal Punishment be remitted, and that she be discharged from confinement, on giving Security to leave the City and its Vicinities, and paying the Costs of Prosecution.
Major Lee, of the light Dragoons, attended in Council, and laid before the Board a Certificate that Doctor Irvine, Lieutenant Arm- strong, and Adjutant Gordon, are returned into the war Office as belonging to the State of Pennsylvania, agreeable to a resolve of Congress of the fifteenth day of March last, and requested that the State Clothier may be directed to furnish them with Clothing ac- cordingly; and on Consideration,
Ordered, That the State Clothier be directed to furnish the Sub- Clothier with Cloathing to Doctor Irvine, Lieuten't Armstrong, and Adjutant Gordon, of Mayor Lee's Corps of light Dragoons, as Offi- cers belonging to the State of Pennsylvania, they being Credited as such in the returns made to the Board of War.
Ephraim Blaine, Esquire, Commissary General of purchases, pre- sented to the Council an Order of Congress in the following words, to wit :
IN CONGRESS, January 25th, 1780.
1,000,000 dollars.
Gentlemen :- Pay to Ephraim Blaine, Esquire, Commissary Gen- eral of Purchases, or his Order, the sum of One Million of dollars, in part of the Monies raised in the State of Pennsylvania, for the
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use of the United States, for which the said Commissary General is to be accountable.
I am, Gentlemen, Your very humb'l Serv't,
SAMUEL HUNTINGDON, President.
Entered in the Treasury Books the 22d of Jan'ry, 1780.
JOSEPH NOURSE, A. A. Gen'l.
His Excellency the President and the Supreme Executive Council of the State of Pennsylvania.
Altho' the State of the Treasury will not admit of the imme- diate payment of this Order, yet as Colonel Blaine agrees to receive the Money as it shall come into the Treasury,
Ordered, That the Treasurer be directed to pay the aforesaid draft of Congress in favour of Ephraim Blaine, Esq'r, Commis- sary General of Purchases, and that the order for so doing be en- dorsed on the said draft in the following words :
In Council.
PHILAD'A, Jan'ry 26th, 1780.
For 1,000,000 dollars.
Sir :-- Pay to Ephraim Blaine, Esq'r, Commissary General of Purchases, or his Order, the sum of One Million of Dollars, agree- able to the within draft, and charge the same to the United States of America.
JOSEPH REED, President.
To David Rittenhouse, Esq'r, Treasurer.
The accounts for the repairs of. the President's House having been sent into this Board,
Ordered, That they be transmitted to Colonel Ball, who super- intended them great part of the time, for his examination and re- port.
The application of Mrs. Papley for her husband's enlargement on parole, having been read,
Resolved, That the same be transmitted to Mr. Bradford, Com- missary of Prisoners, and he be desired to report to the Board the Circumstances of Captain Papley's Case, in Order that it may be farther Considered.
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In Council.
PHILAD'A, Thursday, Jan'ry 27th, 1780. PRESENT :
His Excellency JOSEPH REED, esquire, President. Hon'ble the Vice President.
Mr. Lacy, Mr. Read,
Mr. Whitehill, and Mr. Hambright.
Mr. Smiley attended in Council, and informed the Board that the House requested a conference between the Council and the Committee of the house on the subject of the Supplies demanded by Congress.
On consideration,
Agreed, that the Council will confer with the said Committee this evening at Six O'clock.
Mr. Blewer and Mr. Peale attended in Council, by Order of the house, & requested that the great seal of the late Province of Penn- sylvania may be delivered to them, agreeable to the vote of the house ; but his Excellency the President being necessarily absent, and the said seal being in his possession, the same cannot now be delivered.
In Council.
PHILAD'A, Friday, Jan'ry 28th, 1780. PRESENT :
His Excellency JOSEPH REED, Esquire, President.
Hon'ble the Vice President.
Mr. Reed, Mr. Gardner,
Mr. Whitehill, and Mr. Hambright.
Mr. Blewer and Mr. Peale attended in Council, and the reverse of the Great Seal of the late Province of Pennsylvania was deliv- ered to them, the Other part being still in the hands of Mr. Phy- sick.
The Petition of John Reine, attainted of High Treason, was read; but he not having surrendered himself, the same was rejected with- out further consideration.
The petition of Eliz'h Guyer, Wife of Casper Guyer, praying the interference of Council to obtain an exchange of her Husband, now a prisoner in New York, was read.
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Deed to Henry Osborne, Esquire, conveying a certain lott of ground in third street, in the district of Southwark, late the estate of George Harding, forfieted to the State of Pennsylvania, contain- ing in breadth on the said street nineteen feet four Inches and an half, and in length, or depth, eighty feet, Bounded Northward with the said Harding's other ground, Westward with Silas Englis's ground, Southward with James Bringhurst's ground, and Eastward by third street aforesaid. The sum of two thousand three hundred pounds, consideration money, having been Paid to Thomas Hale, Agent for forfieted Estates in the county of Philadelphia. Deed bearing date the twenty-second day of September last.
The Petition of John Wright was read, and unanimously re- jected.
An Order was drawn on the Treasurer in favour of Francis Mc- Clester, or his Order, for the sum of three thousand six hundred and fifty-eight pounds, Nineteen shillings and six pence, the amount of his account for Carpenter's work done at the President's House.
A Petition from Doctor Adams, Surgeon of Colonel Proctor's Regiment, to be allowed the usual benefits of the Officers of the line.
Resolved, That the same be granted, to be delivered to him at Camp, it being Contrary to a former rule to make any issues else- where.
William Henry presented to the Council an order of Congress, in the following Words, to Wit :
October 23d, 1779.
100,000 dollars.
Gentlemen :- Please to pay to James Wilkinson, Esq'r, Clo- thier General, or his Order, the sum of one hundred thousand dol- lars, advanced to him on his application, Countersigned by the Board of War, for the use of the Hide department, and for which sum he is to be accountable, and Charge the same to the United States, in discharge of the sum lent by Congress to the State of Pennsylvania, on the ninth day of April last.
By Order of Congress.
SAMUEL HUNTINGDON, President.
Ex'd .- C. T.
To the Supreme Executive Council of the State of Pennsylvania.
Entered in the Treasury Office, the twenty-third day of Octo- ber, 1779.
JOSEPH NOURSE, A. A. Gen'l.
And the same was endorsed in the following words, Vizt :
Please to pay the within to William Henry.
JAMES WILKINSON, Clo. Gen'l.
Council Chamber, October 23d, 1779.
Accepted : JOSEPH REED, President.
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Altho' the state of the Treasury will not admit of the immediate payment of this Order, yet as Mr. Henry agrees to receive the Money as it shall come into the Treasury,
Ordered, That the Treasurer be directed to pay the aforesaid draft of Congress in favour of William Henry, Esq'r, and that the Order for so doing be endorsed on the said draft in the following words :
In Council.
PHILAD'A, Jan'ry 28th, 1780.
For 100,000 dollars.
Sir :- Pay to William Henry, Esq'r, or his Order, the sum of one hundred thousand Dollars, agreeable to the within draft, and charge the same to the United States of America.
To David Rittenhouse, Esquire, Treasurer.
William Henry, Esquire, presented to the Council an Order of Congress, in the following words, to wit :
In Congress, January 27th, 1780.
100,000 dollars.
Gentlemen :- Pay to William Henry, Esquire, of Lancaster, in the State of Pennsylvania, or his Order, the sum of one hundred thousand dollars, in part of the Monies raised by the State of Penn- sylvania for the use of the United States, to enable him to purchase Cloathing for the use of the Army, the said William Henry to be accountable.
I am, Gentlemen, your very h'ble serv't, SAMUEL HUNTINGDON, President. Ex'd .- C. T.
To His Excellency the President, and the Supreme Executive Council of the State of Pennsylvania.
Altho' the state of the Treasury will not admit of the immediate payment of this Order, yet as Mr .. Henry agrees to receive the Money as it shall come into the Treasury,
Ordered, That the Treasurer be directed to pay the aforesaid draft of Congress, in favour of William Henry, Esq'r, and that the Order for so doing be endorsed on the said draft in the follow- ing words, to wit :
In Council.
PHILAD'A, Jan'ry 28th, 1780.
For 100,000 dollars.
Sir :- Pay to William Henry, Esquire, or his Order, the sum of one hundred thousand dollars, agreeable to the within draft, And charge the same to the United States of America.
To DAVID RITTENHOUSE, Esq'r, Treasurer.
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An Order was drawn on the Treasurer in favour of Mr. Peter Summer, for the sum of Sixteen thousand two hundred and sixty- five pounds, the amount of his account for supplying the State Fleet with Beef.
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In Council.
PHILAD'A, Saturday, Jan'ry 29th, 1780. PRESENT :
His Excellency JOSEPH REED, Esquire, President. Hon'ble the Vice President.
Mr. Read, Mr. Whitehill, and
Mr. Hambright.
The Petition of Jacob Ax, convicted at the City Court of re- grating four pounds and three quarters of Pork, and sentenced by the said Court to suffer two months imprisonment, pay a fine to the use of the State, of the sum of four pounds fifteen shillings and the Costs of prosecution, was read. A recommendation from the Justices of the said Court, of the said Jacob Ax, being also read ; thereupon,
Ordered, That the fine adjudged to be paid by the said Jacob Ax, to the use of the State, be remitted, and he be discharged from confinement on paying the Costs of prosecution, and giving secu- rity for his good behaviour.
A letter dated the twenty-fifth day of January, instant, from Major General St. Clair, having been read, representing that there had been a mistake in the dates of the Commissions of Captain Becker and Lieutenant Stediford, and that they should be dated as follows : Mr. Becker, Captain, May the fifteenth, 1778 ; Mr. Stedi- ford, Lieutenant, the twelfth day of October, 1777.
Resolved, That the Board of War be requested to rectify the said mistake, agreeable to the representation of General St. Clair, and forward the Commissions to the President of the Council.
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In Council.
PHILAD'A, Monday, Jan'ry 31st, 1780. PRESENT :
His Excellency JOSEPH REED, esquire, President. Hon'ble the Vice President.
Mr. Read, Mr. Gardner, and
Mr. Whitehill.
The Board having agreed with Colonel Blaine, Commissary General of purchases, for the salt remaining in store, at thirty pounds per bushell,
Resolved, That Mr. Aitken be authorized to deliver the same to Mr. Chaloner, and that he be desired to make a return to this Board of the quantity so delivered.
Resolved, That Major Macpherson, now Aid-du-Camp to General St. Clair, being a native of this State, and having left the British service in Order to serve his Country, be authorised to draw from Major Swaine, Sub-Clothier, the like Cloathing as other Officers of his rank in the Pennsylvania line.
Resolved, That Mr. Bradford, Commissary of Prisoners, be au- thorised to Exchange the several Naval Prisoners taken by the Vessels of this State as prisoners of War, any former Order of this Board notwithstanding.
In Council.
PHILAD'A, Tuesday, Feb'ry 1st, 1780.
PRESENT :
His Excellency JOSEPH REED, esquire, President. Hon'ble the Vice President.
Mr. Gardner, Mr. Read,
Mr. Whitehill, and Mr. Hambright.
An Order was drawn on the Treasurer in favour of Frederick Sneider, for the sum of two hundred and sixty-two pounds fourteen shillings and ten pence, the amount of his account for his wages as doorkeeper, from the first to the thirty-first day of January last, inclusive, thirty-one days, at twenty dollars per day, and Cash paid for sundries for the use of the Council.
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In Council.
PHILAD'A, Wednesday, Feb'ry 2, 1780.
PRESENT :
His Excellency JOSEPH REED, esquire, President. Hon'ble the Vice President.
Mr. Read, Mr. Gardner,.
Mr. Whitehill, and
Mr. Arndt, (now first return'd from a visit to his Family.)
An order was drawn on the Treasurer in favour of Edward Dickens, for the sum of two hundred and nineteen dollars, ballance of his account for painting work done at the President's House.
In Council.
PHILAD'A, Thursday, Feb'ry 3d, 1780. PRESENT :
His Excellency JOSEPH REED, esquire, President.
Hon'ble the Vice President.
Mr. Lacey, Mr. Gardner, and
Mr. Hambright.
The following Petitions praying to be permitted to go into the City of New York, were read :
Petition of Mary Harding for herself and two children, with her Bed and Cloathing.
Petition of Elizabeth Voght.
Petition of Owen Ryan for himself, his Wife and Child.
Ordered, That the prayer of the said three petitions be granted, on Security being given by each of the said Petitioners, in the sum of one thousand pounds, not to return without special permission from this Board.
A letter from the Board of War, dated the second day of Feb- ruary instant, requesting that the Trophies of War in the possession of the Council may be delivered to them, agreeable to an order of Congress, passed in 1778, was read, and
Ordered, To lie on the table for further consideration.
On motion, agreed that Captain Hambright and General Lacey, be a Committee to Obtain the Minutes and papers relative to the proceedings of the Council of Safety, and deposit them in the Sec- retary's office.
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In Council.
PHILAD'A, Friday, Feb'ry 4th, 1780.
PRESENT :
His Excellency JOSEPH REED, esquire, President.
Hon'ble WILLIAM MOORE, esquire.
Mr. Lacey,
Mr. Arndt, and
Mr. Gardner,
Mr. Whitehill.
Mr. Read,
The Petition of Ann Mease being read and considered ; there- upon,
Ordered, That the sentence of the Court against the said Ann Mease be remitted, and that she be enlarged on payment of fees.
An application, in writing, from Philip Boehm, paymaster of the Militia of the County of Northampton, requesting the sum of " twenty-five hundred pounds," to pay off the Militia of that County, being read and considered,
Ordered, That Philip Boehm be directed to lay before this Board an account of the payment of such monies as have been put into his hands, for the purpose of paying the Militia of Northampton county.
Ordered, That Colonel John Weitzell, Lieutenant of the County of Northampton, be directed to exert his utmost endeavours to collect the Militia fines, in order that the same may be applied to the payment of the Militia who have served their tour of duty.
On motion,
Agreed, that the Council do now proceed to chuse, by ballot, a Prothonotary of the County of Northumberland ; And the ballots being taken, and a majority of votes being for Mathew Smith ; there- upon, Mathew Smith was appointed to be Prothonotary of the County of Northumberland, and Ordered to be commissioned ac- cordingly.
WHEREAS, It is represented to this Board, that Elizabeth Fegan, the wife of an attainted Traitor, having obtained permission to go into the City of New York, yet continues in this City, and is of a very suspicious character ; therefore,
Ordered, That the said Elizabeth Fegan do immediately leave this State, and go within the lines of the enemy, and if the said Elizabeth be found within this State after Ten days from this date, that the Sheriff of the City and County be directed to arrest and confine her in the Common Goal, and make report to the Council, that further order may be taken therein.
An order was drawn on the Treasurer in favour of John Pear- son, for the sum of three hundred and fifty-seven pounds twelve
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shillings and two pence, for his services and expenses in removing Cattle, in October one thousand seven hundred and seventy-eight.
In Council.
' PHILAD'A, Feb'ry 5th, 1780, Saturday.
PRESENT :
His Excellency JOSEPH REED, esquire, President. Hon'ble the Vice President.
Mr. Lacey, Mr. Read, and
Mr. Whitehill.
An Order was drawn on the Treasurer in favour of James Ham, for the sum of nine thousand three hundred and ten pounds Six shillings and six pence, the amount of his account for flour and Bread delivered to Mr. William Crispin, late Commissary for sup- plying the State fleet.
An order was drawn on the Treasurer in favour of Mr. Edward McKeegan, for the sum of three thousand nine hundred and eighty - two pounds one shilling and ten pence, the amount of his account for Bricklayer's work done at the President's house, and for the necessary materials.
WHEREAS, Sundry persons of the Society called Quakers, have represented that divers hardships and oppressions are exercised in the collection of Public dues, Militia and other fines, by the persons employed in those services ; Whereupon, the same being deliberately considered,
Resolved, That this Board doth highly disapprove of all practices tending unnecessarily to distress and impoverish any inhabitants of this State, and as the laws in force afford a sufficient remedy against all such abuses, this Board doth earnestly recommend to any per- sons so injured by public officers to avail themselves of the State, and bring all such offenders to exemplary punishment, being as- sured of the utmost countenance and assistance of the public authority in so doing.
Resolved, That the several particular Cases of complaint arising in the Counties of Philadelphia, Chester and Bucks, and enume- rated in a paper delivered to the President, be transmitted to the Attorney General of the State, in order that the same may be prose- cuted in the Courts of Justice, if the complaining parties will attend and make the necessary proof.
Resolved, That the collection of Publick Taxes, and supporting a competent force to repel the designs of the common enemy, are indispensible duties, which we owe to ourselves and posterity, and that therefore, it is highly incumbent on public authority to execute
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the necessary laws for these purposes with firmness and resolution, & to support and countenance every Officer of Government therein while discharging his office with fidelity and uprightness.
If Council.
PHILAD'A, Monday, Feb'ry 7th, 1780. PRESENT :
His Excellency JOSEPH REED, esquire, President.
Hon'ble the Vice President.
Mr. Lacey, Mr. Arndt,
Mr. Whitehill, and Mr. Hambright.
A letter from Colonel Lockry, Lieutenant of Westmoreland county, accompanied with sundry letters which have passed between him and Colonel Broadhead, were read, and
Ordered, To be farther considered.
A letter from General Knox, respecting the Union of Cloren's, Lee's, Porter's and Jones's Companies with Colonel Proctor's Re- giment, was read, and committed to the Vice President and Doctor Gardener.
An answer was wrote to the Secretary of Congress's letter of the
The Board also agreed to send the Hessian Colours to the Board of War, agreeable to their late request.
In Council.
PHILAD'A, Tuesday, February 8th, 1780.
PRESENT :
His Excellency JOSEPH REED, esquire, President. Hon'ble the Vice President.
Mr. Lacey, Mr. Arndt,
Mr. Whitehill, and Mr. Hambright.
An Order was drawn on the Treasurer in favour of Mr. Wil- liam McDowell, for the sum of five hundred and seventy seven pounds two shillings and six pence, the amount of his account for making a Writing Desk and paper case, and sundries, for the use of the Council.
The Council took into consideration a certificate, setting forth that Philip Price had discovered and delivered up to Thomas Levis,
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Agent for forfieted estates in the County of Chester, who signed the said certificate, three Colts, the property of Christ'r Wilson, which sold for two hundred and eighty-five pounds; and there- upon,
Ordered, That the said Philip Price be allowed one-fourth part of the sum which the said Colts sold for.
In Council.
PHILAD'A, Wednesday, Feb'ry 9th, 1780. PRESENT :
His Excellency JOSEPH REED, esquire, President.
Hon'ble the Vice President.
Mr. Lacey, Mr. Arndt,
Mr. Gardner, Mr. Whitehill, and
Mr. Read,
Mr. Hambright.
The following Message from the Council to the General Assem- bly being read and considered, was approved, and signed.
Message from the President and Council to the General Assem- bly.
Gentlemen of the General Assembly :
We herewith communicate a Petition from the inhabitants of Westmoreland, respecting their defence and protection the ensuing Summer. The furnishing the necessary supplies for this service being the proper business of your Honourable house, we can only express our readiness to give such information in forming an ar- rangement for this purpose, as our correspondence with the frontiers, and acquaintance with their Circumstances, enables us to do, and to execute any plan that may be devised for their security and re- lief.
The other matter mentioned in the said Petition, falling expressly within the line of duty of this Board, we shall take suitable mea- sures for enquiry and redress.
JOSEPH REED, President.
Council Chamber, Philad'a, Wednesday, February 9th, 1780.
A letter from Charles Pettit, assistant Quarter-master General, dated this day, enclosing a draft by Congress on this State, for the sum of three hundred thousand dollars in his favour, and request- ing to be informed, as early as possible, in what manner the money is to be paid, &ca., was read.
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On consideration,
Ordered, That a Committee be appointed to enquire into the state of the Treasury, and report to-morrow.
Agreed that his Excellency the President, Mr. Moore, and Mr. Whitehill, be the said Committee.
The Petition of Joseph Walker, praying permission to go into the City of New York, was read, and rejected.
A Deed to Charles Wilson Peale, Esquire, was examined and signed by his Excellency the President, conveying two certain Mes- suages or Tenements, and two lotts or pieces of ground, on Queen Street, in the District of Southwark, late the estate of John Smith, of Southwark, aforesaid, now forfieted to the State of Pennsylva- nia, one of them containing in breadth on the said street twenty- feet, and in depth one hundred feet, bounded Northward by Wil- liam Roden's ground, eastward by George Goodwin's ground, South- ward by Queen street, and Westward by the next described lott ; and the other of them containing in breadth on Queen Street aforesaid thirty-three feet, and in depth one hundred feet, bounded Northward by Anthony Duche's ground, Eastward by the last de- cribed lot, Southward by Queen Street, and Westward by James Hendricks' ground. The first mentioned lot Subject to a ground Rent of four pounds # annum, payable to Thomas Penrose, and the latter Subject to a ground Rent of four pounds two shillings and six pence, payable to Anthony Duche. The sum of thirteen thou- sand and ten pounds having been paid to Thomas Hale, Agent for forfeited estates in the county of Philadelphia. Deed bearing date the day of January, 1780.
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