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In Council.
PHILAD'A, Tuesday, April 4th, 1780. PRESENT :
His Excellency JOSEPH REED, esquire, President.
Hon'ble the Vice President.
Mr. Lacey,
Mr. Thompson, and
Mr. Arndt,
Mr. Read,
Mr. Gardner.
An Order was drawn on the Treasurer in favour of Frederick Sneider, or his order, for the sum of three hundred and fifty-four pounds fifteen shillings and five pence, amount of his account for his wages for attendance at the Door of the Council room, from the first to the thirty-first of March last, inclusive, thirty-one days, at 30 dollars per day, and Cash paid for postage of two letters.
The Council took into consideration the account of the Hon'ble James Thompson, a Member of this Board for the County of York, as follows, to wit :
Dr. The State of Pennsylvania in account with James Thomp- son, for his attendance in Council and Mileage, Vizt : From the 4th to the 7th of March, 1779, inclusive, 4 days at £3 $ day, £12
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Mileage, 115 miles, going home & returning, at 2s 6, From the 12th to the 23d of May last, 12 days, at £7 10 per day, -
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Mileage, 55 miles, going home & returning, at 5s, - From the 29th of June to the 29th of July last, 31 days, at £7 10 per day, - 27 10
232 10
Mileage, 55 Miles, going home and returning, at 5s, From the 7th to the 18th of October last, 10 days, at £7 10 per day, -
75
Mileage, 55 miles, going and returning, at 5s, -
27 10
From the 7th of December to the 18th of January last, 42 days, at £12 $ day,
504
From the 18th to the 22d of January, 3 days, at £16 per day, -
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Mileage, 55 miles, going home, at 10s, -
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27 10
Do. returning at 13s 4, -
36 13 4
From the 11th of March last to the 4th of April last, 25 days, at £16, 400
Mileage, 55 Miles, going home & returning, at 13s 4, To riding to Colonel McCallister's at the President's recommend'n, 70 miles, at 5 p, - -
73 6 8
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27 10
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An order was drawn on the Treasurer in favour of the Hon'ble James Thompson, Esquire, for the sum of sixteen hundred and forty-four pounds and five shillings, agreeable to the foregoing ac- count.
The Memorial of John Buyers of Sunbury, complaining of Colonel Welner, of the German Battalion, was read.
Ordered, That the same be transmitted to the Board of War, together with a letter from William Maclay to the Secretary, on the same subject.
A letter from his Excellency George Clinton, Esq'r, Governor of the State of New York, dated the eleventh day of March instant, respecting the provisions made by this State for Officers in the Army, &ca., was read.
Henry Spees, second Lieutenant of the Franklin Galley, sent in his Commission, and the same was accepted.
In Council.
PHILAD'A, Wednesday, April 5th, 1780. PRESENT :
Hon'ble the Vice President.
Mr. Lacey,
Mr. Thompson, and
Mr. Gardner, Mr. Arndt,
Mr. Hambright.
The Hon'ble George Bryan, esquire, appeared and took the oaths required by law to qualify him for the Office of a Justice of the Supreme Court of the State of Pennsylvania.
A letter from Major General Greene, Quarter Master General, dated this day, inclosing the following list of his deputies, was read :
List of State purchasers in the different Counties of Pennsylvania, with the persons to whom, and places at which, they are requested to deliver the hay and grain forage, until the further Orders of his Excellency the Commander-in-Chief thereon, or some new arrangement shall tuke place.
City or State, County pur- Places at which Persons to whom for- chasers. forage is to be age is to be delivered. delivered.
City, And'w Doz, Esq'r, Philadelphia, Ph'a County, Jn'o Bull, Esq'r,
do North Wales Meeting house,
Owen Biddle, Esq'r, or his assistants.
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Bucks, Jn'o Gill, Esq'r, Sipell's Mill or Coryell's Ferry,
Northamp'n, David Desh- At such places
ler, Esq'r, as he may want it for Publick Horses, Berks, Nich's Lutz, Esq'r, Reading,
Lancaster, Crist'n Wertz, Lancaster, Es., Lebanon,
Chester, Percifor Fra- Near Downings zier, Esq'r, Town, Chester,
York, Wm. Scott, Esq'r, York Town, Cumberl'd Sam'l Lyon, Esq'r, Carlisle,
Bedford, Char's Cesna, Esq'r,
Bedford,
Westmorel'd, Jn'o Allen, Fort Ligonier, Esq'r, & Fort Pitt,
Northumb'd, Fred'k An- Sunbury and
tis, Esq'r, Wyoming,
Jacob Bennett, or Wm. McCalla.
to himself.
Colonel Jacob Morgan. Colonel Philip Marstel- ler & his assistants.
Reading Howell, Arch'd Dick, Esq'rs.
Colonel John Davis & his assistants.
Arch'd Steele, Esq'r, & his assistants. Col. Wm. Cook & bis assistants.
Christian Wertz, Esq'r, appeared in Council and took the Oath required by law to qualify him to act as a commissioner of pur- chases in the County of Lancaster.
And he also gave Bond for the faithfull performance of the said Office, in the sum of eighty thousand pounds, with two sureties, to wit : Ludwick Lauman and Michael Hubley, Esq'r.
James Thompson, a Member of this Board, having obtained an order on the Treasurer for five thousand pounds, for the purpose of purchasing Flour, in the County of Lancaster ; also, an order for Sixteen Bushells and an half of Salt, to be delivered to him, and an Order for seventeen bushells and an half, to be delivered to Robert Campbell, for which said Thompson was to be accountable. On applying for a settlement, was directed to settle the same with Mr. Wm. Turnbull, Agent for the Council ; which he hath done, and presented a Certificate to this Board.
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SUPREME EXECUTIVE COUNCIL.
In Council.
PHILAD'A, Thursday, April 6th, 1780. PRESENT :
His Excellency JOSEPH REED, esquire, President.
Hon'ble the Vice President.
Doctor Gardner, Mr. Read, and Mr. Hambright.
General Lacey, Mr. Arndt,
Several depositions concerning David Watson, of the County of Chester, Complaining of Mal Conduct in him as Agent for pur- chasing of Flour, were read, and
Ordered, That they be transmitted to the Attorney General, and that he do consider the same, and prosecute the same accord- ing to Law. On consideration, agreed
That Francis Hopkinson, Esquire, be appointed Judge of the Court of Admiralty.
Francis Hopkinson, Esquire, appeared in Council and took the . Oaths required by the Constitution to qualify him to act as Judge of the Court of Admiralty.
Agreed that Colonel Samuel Hunter be appointed Lieutenant, and William Murrow, Walter Clarke, and John Wolfe, Esquires, Sub-Lieutenants of the County of Northumberland, and that they be Commissioned accordingly.
Abraham Harvey being brought before the Council, in pursu- ance of a Warrant directed to the Sheriff of the County of Bucks, setting forth that he, the said Abraham Harvey, stands charged with aiding and assisting British prisoners and Others, enemies to this State and the United States, in their escape to New York, and also with being a Person of general disaffection to the American Cause, whose going at large is dangerous to the Publick welfare and safety while we are engaged in a war with Great Britain ; and therefore, commanding the said Sheriff to take the Body of the said Abraham Harvey, and bring him forthwith before the Coun- cil for Examination, and that such farther proceed's might be had as the publick safety might require, pursuant to an Act of the General Assembly, passed at Philadelphia, the tenth day of Octo- ber last, intitled " An Act to impower the Supreme Executive Council & Justices of the Supreme Court to apprehend suspected persons, and to increase the fines to which persons are liable for neglecting to perform their tour of Militia duty." And the said Abraham Harvey being examined, and it appearing that in his general Conduct he hath manifested a general disaffection to the American Cause,
Resolved, That the said Abraham Harvey give security himself, in ten thousand pounds, and two Surities, each in five thousand
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pounds, for his good behaviour during the present War, and that he be committed to the common goal of the said County of Bucks, until the same is complied with.
John Coogler being brought before the Council, in pursuance of a Warrant directed to the Sheriff of the county of Bucks, setting forth that he, the said John Coogler, stands charged with aiding and assisting British Prisoners and others, enemies to this State and the United States, in their escape to New York, and also with being a person of general disaffection to the American Cause, whose going at large is dangerous to the Publick welfare and safety, while we are engaged in War with great Britain; and therefore, commanding the said Sheriff to take the Body of the said John Coogler, and bring him forthwith before the Council for Examina- tion, and that such farther proceedings might be had as the pub- lick safety might require, pursuant to an "Act of the general As- " sembly, passed at Philadelphia, the tenth day of October last, in- "titled an Act to impower the Supreme Executive Council and "Justices of the Supreme Court, to apprehend suspected persons, " and to increase the fines to which persons are liable for neglecting " to perform their tour of Militia duty." And the said John Coogler being examined, and it appearing, by a charge on Oath, that he hath manifested general disaffection to the American Cause,
Resolved, That the said John Coogler stand committed to the goal of the County of Philadelphia, pursuant to the above act of Assembly.
Susanna Coogler, the wife of John Coogler, being brought be- fore this Council, charged, on Oath, with harboring Spies for the British Army, concealing prisoners, & aiding them in their Escape to the Enemy, and that, from her general Conduct, there is just reason to suspect that she is an Enemy to the American Cause, and hath manifested a general disaffection thereto, and upon ex- amination of the said Susanna Coogler, it appearing that the said Charge is just,
Resolved, That the said Susanna Coogler be committed to the Goal of the county of Bucks, and there remain 'till the farther or- der of this Board, and she be delivered in due course of Law.
The following letters from Northumberland County, stating the distressed situation of that County, were read, vizt: From Colonel Hunter, Joseph Montgomery, Esquire, Mr. Van Campen and Colonel Weltener.
Agreed that Colonel Jacob Morgan be appointed Lieutenant, and that Henry Shoemaker, Christian Laur, junior, Valentine Eckhard, Daniel Udree, Jacob Swire, esquires, be appointed Sub-Lieuten'ts of the county of Berks.
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SUPREME EXECUTIVE COUNCIL.
In Council.
PHILAD'A, Friday, April 7th, 1780. PRESENT :
His Excellency JOSEPH REED, esquire, President.
Hon'ble the Vice President.
Mr. Lacey, Mr. Gardner,
Mr. Read, and Mr. Hambright.
An Order was drawn on the Treasurer in favour of Hon'ble John Hambright, for the sum of one hundred and fifty pounds, for pay- ing for one thousand Gun Flints for the use of the Inhabitants of the County of Northumberland.
An Order was drawn on the Treasurer in favour of Mr. William Trickett, for the sum of one hundred and thirty-two pounds, the amount of his account for binding Dunlap's Pennsylvania Packett for the years 1778 and 1779, and for sundry other articles for the use of the Council.
The following Petitions were read and considered, to Wit : Wil- liam Cassedy, Convicted of High Treason, praying a pardon.
Francis Hopkinson, on behalf of his sister Elizabeth Duche, praying leave for herself and family to go to New York, &ca., with her family and effects.
Elizabeth Powers, convicted of Larceny and sentenced to be whipped, and praying a pardon for such part of her sentence as remains yet to be inflicted.
John Ormsby, respecting his ferry over the Alleghany.
On consideration,
Ordered, That Wm. Cassedy be pardoned on his entering into the Service of the United States, on board some Ship.
That Mrs. Duche and her family be permitted to go into New York with her effects.
That Elizabeth Powers be pardoned, on condition that she leave the State.
And that the Petition of Mr. Ormsby do lay on the table.
A letter from Colonel Weltner, answered by Captain Schrawder.
Instructions were sent to the Commiss'rs of purchasesin the City, and the several Counties, to purchase as follows, Vizt :
To Andrew Doz, Esquire, for the City of Philadelphia, to pur- chase one hundred Tons of hay, at six pounds per Ton; Thirty thousand bushels of Indian Corn, at four shillings per bushell, or Sixty thousand bushells of Oats, at two shillings and six pence; and one thousand barrels of flour, at 30 shillings per hundred weight gross.
John Bull, esquire, for the County of Philadelphia, to purchase three hundred tons of hay; seven thousand five hundred bushels of
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Corn, or fifteen thousand bushels of oats; and five hundred barrels of Flour; at the prices aforesaid.
William McCalla, Esquire, for the County of Bucks, to pur- chase fifty tons of Hay; five thousand bushels of Corn, or Ten thousand bushels of Oats; and two thousand barrels of Flour; at the prices aforesaid.
Nicholas Lutz, Esquire, for the County of Berks, to purchase fifty tons of Hay; five thousand bushels of Corn, or ten thousand bushels of Oats; and fifteen hundred barrels of Flour; at the prices aforesaid.
Christian Wertz, Esquire, for the County of Lancaster, to pur- chase one hundred Tons of Hay; five thousand bushels of Corn, or ten thousand bushels of Oats; and three thousand barrels of Flour; at the prices aforesaid.
David Deshler, esquire, for the County of Northampton, to pur- chase fifty tons of Hay; five thousand bushels of Corn, or ten thousand bushels of Oats; and one thousand barrels of Flour; at the prices aforesaid.
William Scott, esquire, for the County of York, to purchase fifty Tons of hay; two thousand bushels of Corn, or four thousand bushels of Oats; and fifteen hundred barrels of Flour; at the prices aforesaid.
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Samuel Lyons, esquire, for the County of Cumberland, to pur- chase fifty Tons of hay; two thousand bushels of Corn, or four thousand bushels of Oats; and fifteen hundred barrels of Flour; at the prices aforesaid.
Frederick Antis, Esquire, for the County of Northumberland, Twenty-five Tons of Hay; two thousand bushels of Corn, or four thousand bushels of Oats; and five hundred barrels of Flour; at the prices aforesaid.
Charles Cessna, esquire, for the County of Bedford, to purchase twenty-five Tons of hay; two thousand bushels of Corn, or four thousand bushels of Oats; and ; at the prices aforesaid.
John Allen, esquire, for the County of Westmoreland, to pur- chase twenty-five Tons of hay; two thousand bushels of Corn, or four thousand bushels of Oats; and ; at the prices afores'd.
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In Council.
PHILAD'A, Saturday, Ap 1 8th, 1780. PRESENT :
His Excellency JOSEPH REED, esquire, President. Hon'ble the Vice President.
Mr. Lacey, Mr. Gardner,
Mr. Read, and Mr. Hambright.
An order was drawn on the Treasurer in favour of Mr. Thomas Grant, or his order, for the sum of two hundred and fifty-five pounds, for his expences as an Express from the County of North- umberland.
The Council proceeded to nominate the officers of the ranging Company for the County of Northumberland, and the following Gentlemen were chosen, Vizt : Thomas Robinson, Captain; Joseph Alexander, Lieutenant ; and Moses Van Campen, Ensign.
The Board took into consideration the state of the frontiers, and particularly the propriety of offering a reward for Prisoners & Scalps. Whereupon, it was agreed to authorize the Lieutenant of Northumberland to offer fifteen hundred dollars for every white or Indian prisoner, if the former is acting with the latter, and for every Indian Scalp, one thousand dollars.
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In Council.
PHILAD'A, Monday, Ap'l 10th, 1780. PRESENT :
His Excellency JOSEPH REED, esquire, President. Hon'ble the Vice President.
Mr. Lacey, Mr. Gardner,
Mr. Reed, and Mr. Hambright.
A letter from James Gamble, addressed to Congress, handed in by Mr. Muhlenberg, was read and rejected.
A letter from John Gill, esquire, dated this day, resigning his appointment as Commissioner of Purchases for Bucks County, was read: And thereupon, William McCalla was appointed Commis- sioner of Purchases for the County of Bucks.
Petition of Elizabeth Rinedollas, praying leave to go to New York, was read and rejected.
Petition of Captain Daniel Topham, praying to have the Brick yard in the Northern Liberties, on rent, was read and referred for further consideration.
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The depositions of Greenbury Hughes, and Lawrence Maskhill, respecting John Linch, by which the Character of the said Linch is rendered very Suspicious and dangerous, was read ; and there- upon,
Ordered, That the Sheriff of the City and County of Philadel- phia do immediately arrest John Linch, and bring him before this Council to be examined, & a Warrant was issued accordingly.
In Council.
PHILAD'A, Tuesday, Ap'l 11th, 1780. PRESENT :
His Excellency JOSEPH REED, esquire, President.
Hon'ble the Vice President.
Mr. Lacey, Mr. Gardner,
Mr. Read, and Mr. Hambright.
John Linch having been brought before this Board, charged with aiding and assisting in the Capture of the Privateer Luzerne, be- longing to the Subjects of this State, and that from his general Conduct there is just reason to suspect he is an Enemy to the American Cause, & the said John Linch, being examined, touching the premisses, has given such evasive, contradictory and unsatisfac- tory accounts of himself, that it appears to this Board it is not consistent with the publick safety to permit him to go at large.
Resolved, That he be committed to Close Custody untill the far- ther order of this Board, or he be otherwise released in due Course of law.
Resolved, That the said John Linch be not permitted to con- verse with any Person but in presence of the Gaoler, or the use of Pen and Ink during his Confinement, without the consent of the Board.
In Consequence of a letter from the Board of War, an Order was drawn on the person having care of the Fort at Mud Island, for one of the eight Inch Howitz, heretofore lent to this State by that Board.
Letters were wrote to Messrs. Stroud, Depui, and Van-Campen, in answer to theirs of the seventh of April instant, representing the distress of the Inhabitants, in consequence of the invasion of the Indians.
A letter was also wrote to Colonel Peter Kachlein, Lieutenant of the county of Northampton, inclosing a copy of the resolve of the Council for calling out the Militia, and authorising him to offer fifteen hundred dollars for every Indian or Tory Prisoner, and one thousand dollars for every Indian scalp.
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The state of the County of Northampton being deliberately considered, and this Board being desirous to give all possible relief in their present distressed circumstances :
Resolved, That Colonel Peter Kachlein be directed to order out the Class in tour of under the former Militia law, if the same does not exceed one hundred Men, including Officers, to March immedi- ately to the Townships of lower Smithfield, Delaware, and upper Smithfield, to repress the incursions of the savages.
Resolved, 'That in case of actual Invasion of the County, it is the duty of the Lieutenant, or of the nearest Sub Lieutenant, and he is authorized immediately to embody the nearest Militia for de- fence and opposition, without loss of time; and that the same be communicated to this Board as soon as may be conveniently, speci- fying the occasion & number of Troops called forth; in order that the same may be approved by the Board, agreeable to the spirit of the Militia law.
Two letters were received from his Excellency General Washing- ton, one dated the twenty-sixth day of March, and the Other the Ninth day of April; in the former, the posts for receiving supplies are pointed out as follows, Vizt : Easton, Reading, Lancaster, Es- therton, York, Carlilse, Sunbury, Bedford, Ligonier, Philadelphia.
All the imported Rum & Salt, One thousand Tons of Hay, and half the short forage, to be deposited at Philadelphia.
Resolved, That Captain Joseph Stiles, Commissary of Military Stores, deliver to Abraham Cortwright, two hundred weight of Pow- der, eight hundred weight of lead, and five hundred flints, for the use of the county of Northampton, to be by the said Cortwight delivered to Colonel Peter Kachlein, Lieutenant of the said County.
In Council.
PHILAD'A, Wednesday, April 12th, 1780) PRESENT :
His Excellency JOSEPH REED, esq'r, President. Hon'ble the Vice President.
Mr. Lacey, Mr. Gardner,
Mr. Read, and Mr. Hambright.
An Order was drawn on the Treasurer in favour of Mr. Abraham Cortwright, express from the County of Northampton, for the sum of four hundred & sixty dollars, for purchasing forage for Horses employed in transporting ammunition to the said County, for the use of the Inhabitants, for which he is to account to Colonel Peter Kachlein, Lieutenant of the said county.
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Application from William M'Canny for a pass to New York, was read.
Resolved, That the Petitioner being a Subject and inhabitant of the State of Delaware, it is not consistent with the Resolves of Congress for the Authority of Pennsylvania to give him any pass.
This day being appointed to consider the Petitions of Sundry inhabitants on the West side of Schuylkill, to lay out a road from the Derby road to the bridge over Schuylkill, & no person appear- ing to offer any Objections against granting the prayer of the said petition,
Resolved, That as soon as the records of the Governor & Council under the former Government can be Obtained, this Board will proceed upon the said business, and direct a view of the said Road, unless any sufficient reason should appear in the meantime to the contrary.
A letter from the Board of War, inclosing a resolution of Con- gress for furnishing forage to sundry Continental horses, was read ; And the Commissioner of purchases attending, informed the Board, that there was hay at Tinicum, heretofore purchased by the Quar- ter Master, & also that the Stock was so nearly exhausted ; and it appearing also that the poor horses were sent hither by the State of Delaware,
Resolved, That the President be desired to write to the Board of War, informing of the above articles, in Order that the state of the business may be understood.
Don Juan de Miralles having requested permission of this Board to send thirty barrels of flour for his private use, and of his friends, to Havana,
Resolved, That he have the consent and approbation of this Board for that purpose.
A letter was received from Governor Caswell of North Carolina, dated the day of informing that Jacob James, a refugee of this State, was taken, and is now a prisoner there, and requesting to know whether this State would interfere in any respect, as to him.
Ordered, That the same be farther considered.
Captain Boys having attended the Board, was informed of the ·difficulty of supporting the great expence of the Navy, and that it was propesed to discharge two of the Captains and one Lieutenant, as Supernumery ; he was also directed to report on what terms Men might be enlisted.
A Petition from Mr. Barton and Mr. Zantzinger, to go into New York, was read ; and on the question being put, was rejected.
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In Council.
PHILAD'A, Thursday, Ap'l 13th, 1780.
PRESENT :
His Excellency JOSEPH REED, esq'r, President.
Hon'ble the Vice President.
General Lacey,
Mr. Read.
Mr. Hambright, and
Colonel Mitchell paid into the hands of the Vice President, the sum of Seven hundred pounds, being one Month's rent for the middle Ferry, agreeable to the resolve of the sixth of April last.
Ordered, That the Secretary do deliver the said Sum into the hand of David Rittenhouse, Esquire, Treasurer.
Captain George Garland, of one of the Gallies in the State ser- vice, attended in Council, and represented his desire of retiring from the service, as there appears to be more officers than are es- sentially necessary, and his private affairs requiring his attention. On Consideration,
Ordered, That Captain George Garland be honourably dis- charged from the Service of this State.
The Memorial of James Bell, of the City of Philadelphia, on be- half of himself and others, devisees of Samuel Bell and his Daughter, Mary Parrocks, both deceased, was read, setting forth, "That your " memorialist and Others, are justly intitled by law to the real "Estate of Samuel Bell, late of the said City, deceased, by Virtue " of the Deeds & Will herewith presented to your honours :
" That no part thereof ever was the property of John Parrock, " and therefore, could not be forfeited to the Commonwealth of "Pennsylvania for any Treason by him committed, as his wife "'' never had any issue by him, & hath died without issue :
" That your agents for the County of Philadelphia have adver- " tised that part of the Estate late of Samuel Bell, deceased, in the " Northern Liberties, to be sold as the forfeited Estate of John' " Parrock :
"Your Memorialist, therefore, humbly prays your honours to " put a Stop to the Sale or Seizure of any part of the real Estate " of Samuel Bell, deceased, and be pleased to order the whole thereof " to be restored to the Devisees of the said Samuel Bell and his " daughter Mary Parrock, to be enjoyed by them, unmolested by "' your agents for the future; And your Memorialist will be ex- " ceedingly Obliged to your honours, and remain with much " esteem, your assured friend."
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