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A resolution of the House of Assembly of this day, was receiv'd and read, appointing Mr. R. Morris, Mr. Delany, Mr. Wynkoop,
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Mr. Boyd, Mr. Allison, and Mr. Montgomery, a committee of the Honourable House, to request a conference with the President and Council on the subject of calling the old Continental money out of circulation, and ascertaining the rate of exchange between the said old money and the new bills of credit of this State ; and a conference was had upon said subject.
In Council.
PHILAD'A, March 6th, 1781, Tuesday. PRESENT : .
His Excellency JOSEPH REED, Esq'r, President. Honourable the Vice President.
Mr. Lacey, Mr. Piper,
Mr. Gardner,
Mr. Potter, and
Mr. Thompson,
Mr. Hayes.
A letter from his Excellency the President of Congress, of the second instant, was read, inclosing an act of Congress of the first instant, declaring that the Articles of the Confederation and per- petual Union of the thirteen United States are formally and finally ratified by all the States.
Ordered, That the same be filed.
WHEREAS, The Auditors lately appointed by this Board are now about to proceed to the several places of rendezvous, to settle the depreciation allowed by act of Assembly to the officers and soldiers of the Pensylvania line, and it being necessary to collect all ac- counts as far as possible, and the lists of soldiers who have receiv'd the bounties of last summer ; thereupon,
Resolved, That Colonel Lewis Nichola be directed to call upon such officers as have receiv'd monies from him, and settle that part of the account which depends on them, and if all the monies have not been expended in payment of the bounties, the State may take credit for the surplus, such officers writing to the Auditors to that effect.
An order was drawn on the Treasurer in favour of Mr. Thomas Nevill, for the sum of one hundred pounds, State money, for the purpose of repairing the barracks of this city, for which he is to account.
On consideration,
Ordered, That Colonel Lewis Nichola be directed to pay to Ma- jor Peter Hartman the sum of three pounds, State money, being the reward offered by a resolution of this Board of the twenty-fourth of July last, for apprehending and securing a deserter from the Pensylvania line.
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The following orders were drawn on the Treasurer, vizt :
In favour of Mr. Joseph Dean, for the sum of thirty-three pounds, State money, for attendance in the Auditors' office, as one of the Auditors of Publick Accounts, from the twelfth of December, 1780, to the twenty-eighth of February, 1781.
In favour of Mr. John Shee, for the sum of one hundred pounds ten shillings, State money, for attendance as aforesaid, from the twelfth of December to the twenty-eighth of February, 1781.
In Council.
PHILAD'A, Tuesday, March 7th, 1781.
PRESENT :
His Excellency JOSEPH REED, Esquire, President.
Honcurable the Vice President.
Mr. Gardner,
Mr. Piper,
Mr. Lacey,
Mr. Potter, and
Mr. Van C'ampen,
Mr. Hayes.
Mr. Cunningham,
A petition from John, Frederick, Peter, and Jacob Kuhn, in behalf of their brother, Doctor Adam Kuhn, was read, praying that he may have permission to return to and reside in this State : On consideration,
Resolved, That the prayer of the said petition be granted.
An order was drawn on the Treasurer in favour of Mr. James Loughead, Paymaster of the city and liberties of Philadelphia, for the sum of six hundred and ninety-three pounds six shillings and eight pence, State money, for the purpose of paying the militia of the said city and liberties, lately called into service, for which he is to account; provided there be that sum paid into the Treasury by Colonel William Henry, out of the monies arising from militia fines.
A representation from William Will, Esquire, respecting the Brigantine Elizabeth, seized by order of the Chief Justice, and re- questing that a part of the public stores on Race street wharf, was read ; and thereupon,
Ordered, That Colonel Lewis Farmer be directed to permit Wil- iam Will, Esquire, Sheriff of this city and county of Philadelphia, to store the cargo of the Brigantine Elizabeth in the public stores on Race street wharf.
David Gibson, one of the jury appointed on the fifth of January last, to lay out a road from Derby road to Lancaster road, attended in Council, and represented, that by reason of various difficulties and delays, the said jury had not been able to make return within
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the time limitted by the order of Council in that case, and requested further time for that purpose : On consideration,
Ordered, That Jonathan Paschall, John Sellers, Philip Price, Benjamin Brannon, John Lukens Nathan Gibson, and Reuben Haines, or any four of them, do view and lay out a road from Derby road to the bridge on Schuylkill at Market street, to fall into the highway leading westward from the said bridge, where they shall judge most proper, either within or to the westward of that part of the highway which is laid out, one hundred feet wide, and make report thereof in writing to this Council on or before the twenty- first day of this present month.
A letter from Giles Hicks, Esquire, Captain Lieutenant in the Tenth Pensylvania regiment, containing these words, vizt: "I " beg leave to resign my commission as Captain Lieutenant, my " half pay and every other emolument which I might claim from " this State," together with his commission, was read ;
Whereupon, it was agreed, that the said resignation be accepted ; and the same is accordingly accepted of.
In Council.
PHILADELPHIA, Thursday, March 8th, 1781.
PRESENT :
Honourable the Vice President.
Mr. Gardner,
Mr. Potter,
Mr. Read,
Mr. Piper, and
Mr. Cunningham,
Mr. Hayes.
Mr. Van Campen,
An order was drawn on the Treasurer in favour of Thomas Levis, Esquire, for the sum of six pounds, State money, allowed him for depreciation upon monies paid by him into the Treasury.
The Board taking into consideration an application from divers persons, in behalf of William Wood and Thomas Folliett, now con- fined in the goal of the county of Bucks, convicted at the Court of of General Quarter Sessions of the Peace * * * of the said county, of keeping a publick school without having taken or subscribed the oath or affirmation of allegiance to this State, as by law directed, and sentenced by the said court, each of them to pay a fine to the use of the State of the sum of four thousand pounds ; thereupon,
Resolved, That the fines adjudged to be paid to the use of the State by the said William Wood and Thomas Folliett, be remitted, and that they be discharged from confinement upon paying the costs of prosecution.
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A resolution of the Honourable House of Assembly of this day, was receiv'd and read, authorising and directing the Supreme Executive Council to order the sum of nine pounds, State money, to be paid as a gratuity to every non commissioned officer and soldier who has been retain'd and still continues in the Pensylvania line, and who was inlisted prior to the year 1780, to serve during the war.
WHEREAS, The General Assembly have judged it to be expe- dient at this time to grant to every non-commissioned officer and soldier inlisted prior to the year 1780, who has been retain'd and still continues in the Pensylvania line, a gratuity of nine pounds, State money, over and above the pay and other allowances hereto- fore made to the said line ; thereupon,
Resolved, That the commissioners appointed to attest the recruits at the respective places of rendezvous, be and they are hereby authorised and directed to pay the sum of nine pounds, State money, to each of the said non-commissioned officers and privates, they respectively giving, signing a receipt for the same, and a new in- listment and attestation.
In Council.
PHILAD'A, Friday, March 9th, 1781.
PRESENT :
Honourable the Vice President.
Mr. Gardner,
Mr. Piper,
Mr. Van Campen,
Mr. Thompson, and
Mr. Cunningham,
Mr. Hayes.
Mr. Potter,
An order was drawn on the Treasurer in favour of Mr. James Stephenson, one of the Auditors for settling the depreciation allowed by act of Assembly to the officers and soldiers of the Pen- sylvania line, for the sum of one hundred pounds, State money, for which sum he is to be accountable.
An order was drawn on the Treasurer in favour of Mr. John Nicholson, one of the Auditors as aforesaid, for the sum of one hundred pounds, State money, for which sum he is to be accounta- ble.
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The Honourable James Thompson presented to the Council the following account for his attendance in Council, vizt :
Dr. The State of Pensylvania to James Thompson :
For attendance in Council from the eighteenth of February
last to the ninth of March instant, inclusive, twenty days, at 25s per day, - -£25
For mileage on 50 miles coming to Philadelphia and return- ing, at ls. per mile, 5
£30
An order was accordingly drawn on the Treasurer in favour of Honourable James Thompson, for the sum of thirty pounds, State money, agreeable to the said account.
General Potter, Doctor Gardner, and Mr. Cunningham, accord- ing to their appointment, made report as follows, vizt :
" The Committee having examined the returns of John Perry, " Commissioner of Purchases for Westmoreland county, beg leave " to report,
"That the prices charged by Mr. Perry for the several articles " of provision, &c., by him procured, appear extravagantly high, " and generally exceed those given in any other part of the State. " A considerable part of the money which he drew from the Trea- "sury for the purpose of purchasing the provisions, have been laid " out in this city for goods, with which he has made his purchases "by exchange, and, therefore, was himself deeply interested in en- " hancing the prices of those articles that he receiv'd in exchange.
" In support of this opinion, the Committee have examined Mr. " Duncan, the Quarter Master at Fort Pitt, who says that he pur- " chased from Mr. Perry broad cloth for a coat and waistcoat, (be- "ing part of the goods purchased by Mr. Perry with the publick " money,) at three pounds per yard, and conditioned to pay for it " in wheat, at five shilling per bushell, or Indian corn, at two shil- " lings and sixpence per bushell, but no return of wheat charged at " a less price than ten shillings, or Indian corn at less than five " shillings per bushell, which affords a profit of one hundred per " cent. upon the exchange.
" The Committee further observe, that the whole amount of Mr. " Perry's expenditures, agreeable to his returns, is six thousand "and fifty-four pounds fourteen shillings and one penny. Nine " hundred pounds of which has been expended in land trans- "portation, the greatest part of which, it appears to us, might have " been saved to the publick by an application to Colonel Broadhead, "or Mr. Duncan, at Fort Pitt, who wou'd have furnished Mr. Per- " ry with boats and men, already in publick service, to carry on " the transportation upon the Monongahela, without any additional " expence.
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" We likewise find, by the returns, that near two-thirds of the "purchases made by Mr. Perry remain on hand, in which case the " nine hundred pounds paid for land carriage is near two-thirds the "amount of the first cost of the articles delivered.
"JAMES POTTER, " JOSEPH GARDNER, "JAMES CUNNINGHAM."
And the same being considered ; thereupon,
Resolved, That John Perry, Commissioner of Purchases in the county of Westmoreland, be superceded, and that David Duncan, Esquire, of the said county, be appointed in his stead.
Ordered, That John Perry do immediately deliver over the grain, and all property in his hands, belonging to the State, into the hands of David Duncan, Esquire.
A petition from John Millis, junior, setting forth that he hath been convicted at the Court of General Quarter Sessions, of larce- ny, and sentenced by the said court to be publickly whipt, to pay a fine to the use of the State of the sum of three hundred pounds, and to pay the costs of prosecution, was read, praying remission of his corporal punishment ; whereupon,
Resolved, That the said corporal punishment be remitted.
In Council.
PHILAD'A, Saturday, March 10th, 1781.
PRESENT :
His Excellency JOSEPH REED, Esquire, President. Honourable the Vice President.
Mr. Gardner, Mr. Read, Mr. Piper, and
Mr. Van Campen,
Mr. Cunningham,
Mr. Hayes.
An order was drawn on the Treasurer in favour of Honoura- ble the Vice President, for the sum of one hundred and fifty pounds, State money, in part of his salary as Vice President, for which he is to account.
An order was drawn on the Treasurer in favour of the Honoura- ble Joseph Gardiner, for the sum of one hundred and seventy-eight pounds six shillings and three pence, State money, amount of his account for medicine, &c., furnished to Doctor James Hutchinson, for the use of the militia called into service last summer.
James Stephenson and John Nicholson, Auditors appointed ;to settle the depreciation, &c., attended in Council, and each of them took the oaths required by the act entitled " An Act to settle and
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"adjust the accounts of the troops of this State in the service of " the United States, and for other purposes therein mentioned."
WHEREAS, The General Assembly have authorised and directed the sum of nine pounds, State money, to be paid as a gratuity to every non-commissioned officer and soldier of the Pensylvania line, inlisted prior to the year 1780, to serve during the war, such non- commissioned officer having been retain'd, and still continuing in the said line ; thereupon,
Resolved, That the Commissioners heretofore appointed to attest the recruits in the city and several counties of this State, at the respective places of rendezvous, be and they are hereby authorized and directed to pay the said sum of nine pounds, State money, to each of the said non-commissioned officers and privates, respectively, signing a receipt for the same, to be witnessed by some Justice of the Peace, of the tenor following, vizt : J. A. B., of the regiment in the Pensylvania line, do acknowledge to have receiv'd of the State of Pensylvania, by the hands of C. D., Esquire, the sum of nine pounds, a gratuity allowed by a resolution of Assem- bly passed the eighth of March, 1781, to such non-commissioned officers and soldiers as were inlisted prior to the year 1780, to serve during the present war, retaining and yet continuing in the service.
Witness present.
Resolved, That the said Commissioners be also authorized to pay the bounty of nine pounds to such non-commissioned officers and privates as having been inlisted for a less time than the expiration of the present war, were retain'd on the late settlement at Trenton; provided always, that they be regularly inlisted and attested as other recruits now are.
An order was drawn on the Treasurer in favour of Messrs. James Stephenson and John Nicholson, Auditors for setling the depreci- ation of the pay of the officers and soldiers of the Pensylvania line, for the sum of one hundred and forty pounds, State money, for which they are to account.
In Council.
PHILAD'A, Monday, March 12th, 1781.
PRESENT:
His Excellency JOSEPH REED, Esquire, President. Honourable the Vice President.
Mr. Gardner, Mr. Cunningham,
Mr. Read, Mr. Piper, and
Mr. Van Campen, Mr. Hayes.
An order was drawn on the Treasurer in favour of Mr. James Loughead, Paymaster of the militia of the city and liberties of
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Philadelphia, for the sum of five hundred pounds, State money, for the purpose of paying the militia lately called into service, for which he is to account ; provided there be so much paid into the Treasury by Colonel William Henry, out of the monies arising from militia fines.
David Duncan, Esquire, appointed Commissioner of Purchases for the county of Westmoreland, in the room of John Perry, su- perceded, attended in Council, and took the oaths necessary to qualify him for the execution of the said office.
An order was drawn on the Treasurer in favour of David Dun- can, Esquire, for the sum of one thousand pounds, State money, for the purpose of procuring a supply of provisions for the garri- son at Fort Pitt, for which sum he is to be accountable.
A petition from Jasper Moylan, setting forth that the cargo of the brigantine Elizabeth is in a perishable condition, and praying that the Board wou'd order the sale thereof, was read; and there- upon,
Resolved, That the same be rejected.
A petition from Edward Davis and Ann, his wife, praying a pass to go into the city of New York, was read ; and thereupon,
Resolved, That the same be dismissed.
A petition from Jacob Baker and John Baker, of the county of Lancaster, setting forth that they have been convicted of receiving stolen goods, at the Court of General Quarter Sessions of the Peace of the said county, and sentenced by the said court to be publickly whipt, and pay four several fines to the use of the State, was read, praying remission of the corporal punishment ; whereupon,
Resolved, That the said corporal punishment be remitted.
On consideration,
Resolved, That David Rittenhouse, Esquire, Treasurer of the State, be directed to draw orders on the Treasurers of the counties of Bucks, Chester, Berks, Northampton, Lancaster and Cumber- land, in favour of the gentlemen appointed in the said counties to attest the recruits, for the sum of five hundred pounds each, for the recruiting service, for which they are to be accountable; and he is also requested to forward them to the Treasurers aforesaid
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In Council.
PHILADELPHIA, Tuesday, March 13th, 1781.
PRESENT :
His Excellency JOSEPH REED, Esquire, President. Honourable the Vice President.
Mr. Gardner, Mr. Read,
Mr. Potter,
Mr. Piper, and
Mr. Van Campen,
Mr. Hayes.
Mr. Cunningham,
An order was drawn on the Treasurer in favour of Captain Na- than Boys, for the sum of sixteen pounds ten shillings, State money, amount of cash due to the officers and men of the gallies, in lieu of their rations and refreshments from the tenth of February last to the tenth instant.
An order was drawn on the Treasurer in favour of Captain Na- than Boys, for the sum of ninety-two pounds nineteen shillings, State money, amount of pay due to the officers and men of the gallies, from the first of February last to the first instant.
A resolution of the Honourable House of Assembly of the twelfth instant, was receiv'd and read, recommending to the Su- preme Executive Council to take all necessary and expeditious measures for the consideration and determination of the dispute long depending between this State and that of Connecticut, agreea- ble to the ninth article of the Confederation of the United States.
An order was drawn on the Treasurer in favour of Honourable James Read, Esquire, for the sum of thirty-five pounds, State money, in part of his pay as a member of this Board, for which he is to account.
A petition from Miles Martin, convicted of stealing a mare and sentenced to be whipt, pillored, and to have his ears cut off and nailed to the pillory, &c., was read, praying remission of the said punishment.
Resolved, That the said petition be rejected.
A petition from Joseph Rogers and James Fitzgerald, convicted of an assault and battery, was read, praying remission of their fines ; whereupon,
Resolved, 'That the said petition be rejected.
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In Council.
PHILAD'A, Wednesday, March 14th, 1781. PRESENT : His Excellency JOSEPH REED, Esquire, President.
Honourable the Vice President.
Mr. Gardner, Mr. Piper,
Mr. Read,
Mr. Potter, and
Mr. Van Campen,
Mr. Hayes.
Mr. Cunningham,
An order was drawn on the Treasurer in favour of Mr. David Davis, for the sum of fifteen pounds, State money, in full of his account as one of the Commissioners for purchasing cattle in the county of Berks, for the use of the army, agreeable to the act of Assembly passed the first day of June last.
An order was drawn on the Treasurer in favour of Colonel Jacob Morgan, Junior, superintendant of the Commissioners of Purchases in the several counties, for the sum of five hundred pounds, State money, for the purpose of procuring supplies of provisions for the use of the army, for which he is to account.
The Honourable John Van Campen presented to the Council his account for his attendance in Council, which is as follows, vizt :
The State of Pensylvania to John Van Campen, Dr.
For attendance in Council from the fourth of Novem-
ber to the fourth of December, 1780, thirty days, at
£20 00 0 £50 per day, £1,500, Continental money, equal to, From the thirteenth of January to the fifteenth of March, 1781, 62 days, at 25 s., - 77 10 0
Mileage on ninety miles, coming to Philad'a and re- turning home, 180 miles, at 1s., - -
9 00 0
£106 10 0
And thereupon,
An order was drawn in favour of Honourable John Van Campen, Esquire, for the sum of one hundred and six pounds ten shillings, State money, agreeable to the said account.
The Council taking into consideration the defence of the fron- tiers, untill the four companies ordered by the General Assembly can be raised,
Ordered, That the Lieutenant of the county of Cumberland be authorized and required to call out two classes of the militia of the county of Cumberland, of which militia one hundred men shall be immediately marched to the defence of the county of Bedford, and
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one hundred men marched to the defence of the county of North- umberland, to be stationed by the Lieutenants of the counties of Bedford and Northumberland, in such places as they respectively shall judge most proper. And if the said two classes shall not amount to two hundred men, that then the said Lieutenant be au- thorized and required to call out one other class of militia for the said purpose, in addition to the two classes aforesaid.
That the Commissioners of Purchase of the said counties of Bed- ford and Northumberland respectively, be authorized and required to take immediate and effectual measures for supplying the said militia with provisions.
That the Lieutenant of the county of Northampton be authoriz- ed and required to call out one class of the militia of the said coun- ty, for the defence of the frontiers of that county, to be stationed in such place as the Lieutenant shall judge most proper.
That the Commissioner of Purchases of the said county of North- ampton be authorized and required to take immediate and effectual measures for supplying the said militia with provisions.
That the Lieutenant of the county of Westmoreland be autho- rized to raise a corps of volunteers to serve for four months, for the defence of the said county, to be stationed in such place as he shall judge most proper. To consist of one Captain, one Lieuten- ant, one Ensign, three Sergeants, three Corporals, and forty-five privates ; that their pay be as follows, vizt :
Captain, fifteen pounds ; Lieutenant, eleven pounds five shil- lings ; Ensign, nine pounds ; Sergeant, five p'ds ; Corporal, four pounds fifteen shillings ; and privates, four pounds ten shillings, per month.
That the said corps be entitled to receive rations as allowed the Continental troops.
That the Commissioner of Purchases of the said county of West- moreland, be authorized and required to take immediate and effec- tual measures for supplying the said volunteer corps with provi- sions.
Petition of Bernard Hubley, praying an appointment in the staff, was read, and ordered to lie on the table.
Congress having resolved that the convention prisoners be sta- tioned within State,
Ordered, That the Honourable Mr. Atlee be requested to give directions to the Barrack Master to have the necessary repairs made in the Barracks at Lancaster, so as to accommodate about twelve hundred men, and report the expence thereof to the Council; that if there is no acting Barrack Master, Mr. Atlee be requested to appoint one, and report the same to the Board.
Ordered, That the Lieutenant of the county of Lancaster be authorized and required to call into service two classes of militia of the said county, for the purpose of guarding the prisoners.
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That the Commissioner of Purchases of the said county of Lan- caster be authorized and required to take immediate and effectual measures for supplying the said militia with provisions,
Ordered, That the Lieutenant of the county of York be autho- rized and required to call into service two classes of the militia of the said county, for the purpose of guarding the Convention pris- oners, to be stationed in the said county.
That the Commissioner of Purchases of the said county of York, be authorized and required to take immediate and effectual mea- sures for supplying the said militia with provisions.
An order was drawn on the Treasurer in favour of William Evans, Esquire, of the county of Chester, for the sum of five hundred pounds, State money, to be by him paid to James Moore, Esquire, for the purpose of paying the bounty to recruits in the said county, for which the said James Moore is to acccount.
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