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The Honorable Thomas K'Kean and George Bryan, Esquires, Judges of the Supreme Court, having, by letter of this day's date, recommended John Shebell, charged with piracy on the high seas,
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and Jesse Vicars, convicted of burglary, and Solomon Vicars, charged with the same crime, to this Board as proper objects of mercy, both on account of their youth and their early and ample discoveries ; and the Board taking the same into consideration : Thereupon,
Ordered, That the said John Shebell, Jesse Vicars and Solo- mon Vicars, be pardoned ; and that pardons for each and every of them, do issue accordingly, under the great seal of the State.
In Council.
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PHILADELPHIA, Thursday, September 19th, 1782.
PRESENT :
His Excellency the President.
The Honorable the Vice President.
Mr. Gardner, Mr. Bayard,
Mr. Levan, and Mr. Van Campen.
The following orders were drawn on the Treasurer, vizt :
In favor of Colonel Lewis Farmer, for one hundred pounds, for paying for making up cloathing for the troops going on the Indian Expedition, to be paid out of the five thousand pounds from the bank, for which he is to account.
In favor of John Nicholson, Esquire, for five hundred pounds, State money of the seventh of April, 1781, for paying one-third of depreciation certificates to officers and soldiers of the Pennsyl- vania line, for which the said John Nicholson is to account.
A pass was granted to Gabriel Johounot and George Grieves to go to Boston and to return.
A pass was granted to Ann Toy to go to Dobbs' ferry and to return.
A pass was granted to Hanna Robiglio to go to New York, not to return again.
A pass was granted to Conrad Wicherly to go to Boston and to return again.
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In Council.
PHILADELPHIA, Friday, September 20, 1782.
PRESENT :
His Excellency the President.
Mr. Levan, and
The Honorable Mr. Gardner, Mr. Bayard, Mr. Van Campen.
Ordered, That Bernard Dougherty, Esquire, be authorised to furnish rations to the militia ordered from the counties of York and Cumberland to Fort Pitt, both on thair march to the Fort and on their return home from thence ; that the price for the rations be the same as agreed upon in the former contract.
A letter from the Honorable Robert Morris, Esquire, Superin- tendant of Finance, dated the nineteenth instant, was read, and ordered to be filed.
The Council having taken their arrangements for supplying the troops on the expedition into the Indian country, agreeably to Mr. Morris's proposition,
Ordered, That it be proposed nevertheless to Mr. Morris, that, in case of loss of provision by the enemy destroying it, the United States bear their proportion of the loss, according to the number of troops of the United States, compared with the number of militia employed on the expedition.
Ordered, That Captain Shrawder be directed to march with his company to Muncy, in Northumberland, and put himself under the command of Major General Potter, so as to be at Muncy on the fourth day of October next.
Ordered, That Lieutenant Johnston march from Bedford county, and put himself under the command of Major General Irvine.
Two orders were drawn on the Treasurer in favor of Colonel Jacob Morgan, Junior, late Superintendant of the Commissioners of Purchase in the several counties, one of them for seventy-six pounds four shillings and eight pence half penny specie, three months after sight, and the other for fourteen pounds eight shil- lings, State money of the seventh of April, 1781, being the bal- ance of Charles Cessna's accounts as Commissioner for Bedford county.
A letter from the Minister of France of the nineteenth instant, was read, representing that divers seamen have deserted from the ships of war of his most Christian Majesty, and requesting the Ex- ecutive of the State to adopt speedy measures for apprehending such seamen : Whereupon, the Board taking the same into considera- tion,
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Ordered, That a proclamation be issued for the purpose afore- said, and a draft of the same being prepared, was read and approv- ed, and is in the words following, vizt :
By his Excellency WILLIAM MOORE, Esquire, President, and the Supreme Executive Council of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania :
A PROCLAMATION.
WHEREAS, It has been represented to the Supreme Executive Council, that divers seamen belonging to the ships of war of his most Christian Majesty, the great and good ally of these United States, have deserted, and probably may remain concealed in or near the city of Philadelphia :
And whereas, It is of the utmost consequence to these United States, as much as possible to discourage and prevent such deser- tions, and apprehend, secure and return to their officers all the de- serters from the fleets of his most Christian Majesty; we do hereby strictly charge, enjoin and require all Judges, Justices, Sheriffs and other peace officers, to use their utmost diligence to apprehend, secure and return to the Consul or Vice Consul of his most Chris- tian Majesty, all such deserters as may be found within this State :
And we do hereby earnestly recommend to the good citizens of the State, to give with the greatest alacrity, their aid and assistance in all lawful measures for so apprehending, securing and returning all such deserters.
Given in Council, under the hand of his Excellency WILLIAM MOORE, Esquire, President, and the seal of the State, at Philadelphia, this twentieth day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty-two.
WILLIAM MOORE, President. Attest :- TIMOTHY MATLACK, Secretary.
GOD SAVE THE COMMONWEALTH.
An order was drawn on the Treasurer in favor of the Honorable Henry Wynkoop, Esq'r, for forty-six "pounds two shillings and six pence, in full of his account for his attendance in Congress as a member of this State, till the ninth instant.
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In Council.
PHILADELPHIA, Saturday, September 21, 1782.
PRESENT :
His Excellency the President.
The Honorable Mr. Levan,
Mr. Bayard, and
Mr. Van Campen, Mr. Gardner.
Ordered, That Robert Ralston be directed to muster the militia now called into service for guarding the British prisoners.
An order was drawn on the Treasurer in favor of James Trim- ble, for the sum of one pound sixteen shillings, for extracting the orders of Council .from the minutes, from December, 1780, till January, 1782, inclusive, for the use of the Auditor's office.
In Council.
PHILADELPHIA, Monday, September 23d, 1782, PRESENT :
His Excellency the President.
The Honorable Mr. Bayard, Mr. Levan, and
Mr. Gardner, Mr. Van Campen ..
A pass was granted to William Dickson, to go to Boston and to return again.
The following orders were drawn on the Treasurer, vizt :
In favor of Colonel Samuel Miles, Deputy Quarter Master Gen- eral, for thirty-three pounds fifteen shillings, for transportation of stores into the Indian country, lent to him, and to be repaid as. soon as money shall come into his hands.
In favor of Major James Parr, for forty-five pounds specic, for bearing his expences into the Indian country, ko being one of the officers going on the expedition into that country under General Potter, for which he is to account.
In favor of Bernard Dougherty, Esquire, for one hundred pounds, in one month from the date hereof, in part of his contract for sup- plying the Rangers and militia, stationed in Bedford county for defence of the frontiers with provisions, for which he is to ac- count.
In favor of the said Bernard Dougherty, Esquire, for one hun- dred pounds specie, in two months from the date hereof, in part of said contract, for which he is to account.
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In favor of said Bernard Dougherty, for three hundred pounds specie, in three months from the date hereof, in part of the said contract, for which he is to account.
A letter from the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the fifteenth of of September, 1782, informing the Board that he has lately received official advices from Mr. Adams, of the resolutions of their high mightinesses, the States General of the United Provinces of the Netherlands, to receive and acknowledge the said Mr. Adams in quality of Minister Plenipotentiary of the United States of Ame- rica, and requesting the Council to cause the same to be made pub- lic, was read ; whereupon,
The following proclamation was agreed to for the purpose afore- said :
By his Excellency WILLIAM MOORE, Esquire, President, and the Supreme Executive Council of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
A PROCLAMATION.
WHEREAS, It hath pleased the Great Ruler of the Universe to remove the United States of America from a state of dependance, and establish them one among the nations of the earth, and in the course of His Providence to raise up to us allies and friends among the most powerful Princes and Commonwealths of Europe, from whom we have received the most important and essential services, of which the magnanimous conduct of His Most Christian Majesty, known and acknowledged by every good citizen, affords an example equally glorious to him and beneficial to us. And official informa- tion is now before us that their High Mightinesses the States Gen- eral of the United Provinces of the Netherlands have received and acknowledged in due form the Minister Plenipotentiary of the Uni- ted States of America, appointed to reside in that nation, an event which widens the basis of our independance and leads to an imme- diate connection with a powerful nation, whose alliance a variety of circumstances in their origin and government render extremely desirable:
We have thought fit, and do hereby, in solemn manner, make known and proclaim the same, to the end and intent that the good people of this Commonwealth may know the amity subsisting be- tween the two nations, and in return for the kindness and affection shewn to us by their High Mightinesses, may on all occasions shew to the citizens and subjects of the States General every mark of solid esteem and respect :
And we do hereby strictly charge, enjoin and require all officers, civil and military, of this Commonwealth, to aid and assist the citi-
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zens and subjects of the said States General, according to the law and usage of nations in amity.
Given in Council, under the hand of his Excellency WILLIAM MOORE, Esquire, President, and the seal of the State, at Phila- delphia, this twenty-third day of September, in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty-two.
WILLIAM MOORE, President.
Attest-TIMOTHY MATLACK, Secretary.
GOD SAVE THE COMMONWEALTH.
In Council.
PHILADELPHIA, Tuesday, September 24th, 1782. PRESENT : His Excellency the President.
The Honorable Mr. Gardner, Mr. Van Campen.
Mr. Levan, and
No Council.
In Council.
PHILADELPHIA, Wednesday, September 25th, 1782.
4 PRESENT :
His Excellency the President.
The Honorable Mr. Levan, Mr. Van Campen.
Mr. Gardner, and
The following orders were drawn on the Treasurer, vizt :
In favor of Colonel Stephen Balliott, for one hundred pounds, in one month from the date hereof, in part of his accounts for sup- plying the Rangers and militia stationed in Northampton county with provisions, for which he is to account.
In favor of the said Stephen Balliott, for one hundred pounds specie in two months from this day, in part of the said account.
In favor of the said Stephen Balliott, for the sum of five hun- dred and twelve pounds three shillings and three pence specie, in three months from the date hereof, balance of the said account, as settled the twenty-ninth day of August last.
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In Council.
PHILADELPHIA, Thursday, September 26th, 1782.
PRESENT : His Excellency the President. The Honorable Mr. Gardner, and
Mr. Levan.
No Council.
In Council.
PHILADELPHIA, Friday, September 27, 1782.
PRESENT :
His Excellency the President.
The Honorable Mr. Gardner, Mr. Levan, and
Mr. Van Campen.
No Council.
In Council.
PHILADELPHIA, Saturday, September 28th, 1782. PRESENT :
His Excellency the President.
The Honorable Mr. Bayard, Mr. Levan, and
Mr. Gardner, Mr. Van Campen.
The Honorable Mr. Levan presented to the Council the following account for his attendance in Council, vizt :
Dr. The State of Pennsylvania, To Sebastian Levan, Esquire.
For attendance in Council from the 6th of July till the 30th of September, 1782, inclusive, 87 days, a 17s 6, - .
£76 2 6 3
Mileage 120 miles, at s6 - -
£79 2 6
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And thereupon,
An order was drawn on the Treasurer in favor of the Honorable Sebastian Levan, Esquire, for the said sum of seventy-nine pounds two shillings and six pence.
On consideration,
Ordered, That William Henry, Esquire, Lieutenant of the city and liberties of Philadelphia, be directed to call out one subaltern, one serjeant, one corporal, and fifteen rank and file, from the mili- tia of the said city and liberties, in addition to those already or- dered into service, for the purpose of guarding British prisoners now in this city.
The following orders were drawn on the Treasurer, vizt :
In favor of Colonel Stephen Balliott, for eighteen pounds specie, for forty pair of shoes furnished to Captain Shrawder's company of Rangers in Northampton county.
In favor of the Honorable John Van Campen, for the sum of seven pounds ten shillings, for transporting cloathing to the said company of Rangers.
In favor of John Nicholson, Esquire, for five hundred pounds, State money of the seventh of April, 1781, for paying one-third of depreciation certificates to officers and soldiers of the Pennsylvania line, for which he is to account.
A letter from his Excellency General Washington, dated the twenty-third instant, expressing his opinion that it is best to decline the expeditions into the Indian country, was received and read ; and thereupon,
Ordered, That the expeditions into the Indian country be de- clined, and that orders be accordingly issued to the Commissioners for purchasing of provisions and hiring of horses.
Ordered, That the same be communicated to Major General Potter.
Ordered, That the march of Captain Shrawder's company of Rangers from Northampton county, be countermanded, and that the march of Lieutenant Johnston's company from Bedford county be: also countermanded, the expeditions into the Indian country being laid aside.
Ordered, That the order of this day to Colonel William Henry, for calling into service one subaltern, one .serjeant, one corporal, and fifteen privates, be countermanded.
Ordered, That the militia of the counties of Lancaster, York, and Berks, called into service on the ninth instant, for guarding the British prisoners in the said counties, be discharged as soon as the Continental troops shall return to that duty.
Ordered, That the Lieutenants of the counties of Northampton, Berks, Cumberland, York, Northumberland, Bedford, Westmore- land and Washington, be directed to call out no more militia after
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the expiration of the time of those now in service, his Excellency General Washington having received intelligence that the British have called in all the savages, and that no more parties are to bo permitted to be sent out against the frontiers.
Passes to Boston were granted to George Ritter, Abraham Rex, and George Rocher, and to return again.
Passes to Dobbs' Ferry, with permission to return again, were granted to Ann Gallagher and Elizabeth Hynes; also
Passes to Andreas Read to go to head-quarters ; to John Mitch- ins to go to Woodbridge ; and to Priscilla Gwin to go to New Jer- sey, and to return again.
In Council.
PHILADELPHIA, Monday, September 30, 1782.
PRESENT :
His Excellency the President.
Mr. Levan, and
The Honorable Mr. Gardner, Mr. Bayard, Mr. Van Campen.
The following orders were drawn on the Treasurer, vizt :
In favor of the Honorable Francis Hopkinson, for fifty pounds specie, in part of his salary as Judge of the Court of Admiralty of this State, for which he is to account.
In favor of Frederick Sneider, for seventeen pounds eight shil- lings and nine pence specie, amount of his account for his wages and sundry small expences, in full to the 30th instant :
A pass was granted to William Simonson, to go to Oblong, in the State of New York, with leather breeches and writing paper, and to return.
The Attorney-General of the State attended in Council and re- quested the Board to appoint one more counsel to assist him on the trial of sundry persons for burglary in the county of Bucks, and also represented that a number of the ablest counsel in the State were employed against him.
Whereupon,
Resolved, That Joseph Reed, Esquire, be appointed counsel for the State to assist the Attorney-General on the trial of the said robbers, and that an order be drawn on the Treasurer in his favor, for the sum of seventy-five pounds specie.
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In Council. 0
PHILADELPHIA, Tuesday, October 1, 1782.
PRESENT :
His Excellency the President.
The Honorable Mr. Bayard, Mr. Gardner, Mr. Van Campen.
Mr. Levan, and
An order was drawn on the Treasurer in favor of Christopher Grimes, for the sum of one hundred and seventy-two pounds one shilling and six pence specie, for cattle purchased of him by Wil- liam Montgomery, Esquire, for the Indian expedition under Gen- eral Potter, for which the said Montgomery is to account, to be paid out of the five thousand pounds borrowed of the bank.
An order was drawn on the Treasurer in favor of Mr. Edmund Milne, for forty-one pounds four shillings and four pence specie, balance of his account for making a sword for Capt'n Joshua Bar- ney, late of the ships Hyder Ally.
A transcript of the record of the conviction of negro Peter of murder, at a Court of Over and Terminer and General Gaol Deli- very held at Philadelphia for the city and county of Philadelphia, the twenty-third day of September last, and sentenced by the said court to be hanged by the neck till he be dead, was read ; and thereupon,
Ordered, That a warrant be issued for the execution of the said sentence on Saturday the twelfth instant, between ten and two o'clock, at the usual place of execution.
In Council.
PHILADELPHIA, Wednesday, October 2d, 1782. PRESENT :
His Excellency the President.
The Honorable Mr. Bayard, Mr. Gardner, Mr. Van Campen.
Mr. Levan, and
The petition of Anne Martin, convicted of bigamy at the last Court of Oyer and Terminer held in the city of Philadelphia, for the city and county of Philadelphia, and sentenced to be publicly whipped thirty-nine lashes on her bare back, and to be imprisoned during her life at hard labour, was read ; and on consideration,
Ordered, That so much of the said sentence as respects the whip- ping be suspended until the expiration of four months from the date hereof.
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An order was drawn on the Treasurer in favour of James Smith, for the sum of four pounds five shillings specie, for eight days and a half writing registering certificates for patents, issued from the the Land Office from July, 1781, till September, 1782.
A petition addressed to the General Assembly, from divers per- sons of Lancaster county, respecting militia fines, together with the order of the House, referring it to this Board, being read and con- sidered,
Ordered, That the same be transmitted to Adam Orth, with directions to him to enquire concerning the cases therein stated, and report to the Council forthwith.
An order was drawn on the Treasurer in favor of Samuel J. Atlee, for one hundred pounds, in part of his pay as a delegate in Congress for this State, for which he is to account.
Passes were granted to James Sitzels, to go to Albany, to Sam- uel Price, to go to Lowden county, in Virginia, and to Cassimer Dewick, to the White Plains, in the State of New York, with per- mission to return.
A petition from Peter Godshall, committed of misprision of trea- son in the county of Lancaster, was read, together with the record of conviction and sentence of the court thereupon, to wit : "that he forfeit one half of his goods and chattels, lands and tenements, to the use of the Commonwealth, and be imprisoned during the continuance of the present war : Whereupon,
The Council taking the same into consideration,
Ordered, That the said Peter Godshall be pardoned ; and that a pardon be issued accordingly, under the seal of the State.
A like petition from George Weidel, convicted of misprision of treason in the said county, and sentenced as aforesaid, was read ; and thereupon,
Ordered, That a like pardon be issued, under the seal of the State, for the said George Weidel.
In Council.
PHILADELPHIA, Thursday, October 3rd, 1782.
PRESENT :
His Excellency the President.
The Honorable Mr. Bayard, Mr. Levan.
Mr. Gardner, and
The following orders were drawn on the Treasurer, vizt :
In favor of Mr. Thomas Rice, for fifteen pounds six shillings and six pence specie, for repairing the boat belonging to the State sta- tioned at Billingsport.
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· In favor of William Turnbull, for seven hundred and thirteen pounds three shillings and one halfpenny specie, amount of his ac- count for cloathing purchased for the Indian expeditions under General Potter, to be paid out of the five thousand pounds borrowed of the bank.
Passes to New York, to Susanna Hull, Elizabeth Punner, and Elizabeth Young.
In Council.
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PHILADELPHIA, Friday, October 4, 1782.
PRESENT :
His Excellency the President.
The Honorable Mr. Bayard, Mr. Levan, and
Mr. Gardner,
General Lacey.
Pass to Virginia and to return again was granted to Matthias Conrad.
A number of citizens attended in Council and presented to the Board an advertisement, signed by " Philip Waggoner, Captain," calling upon " the militia of the Northern Liberties to meet on Tuesday next, the eighth of October, at the old place of parade, in Turner's lane, at eleven o'clock ;" which advertisement they ' conceive to be an improper one, that being the day of election, and not appointed for the meeting of the militia, and praying the Coun- cil to take the same into consideration.
Ordered, That the same be referred for further consideration.
A letter of the fourth instant, from Francis Gurney, and William Allibone, two of the Commissioners for procuring an armament for the defence of the bay and river Delaware, was read, representing that it appears to them necessary that a suitable vessel, of shoal draft, be provided, in addition to the ship now in the service of the State, to be employed in repelling the attacks of the refugees that so frequently infest our bay : Whereupon, the Board taking the same into consideration,
Ordered, That the said Commissioners be directed to carry the said plan into immediate execution, the Council approving thereof.
Two deeds was examined and signed by his Excellency the Pre- sident to Alexander Power, as follows, vizt : One of them convey- ing cighty-one acres and one quarter of land, situate in Newberry township, in the county of York : Seized and sold agreeably to law, as the forfeited estate late of John Rankin, an attainted trai- tor, for the sum of sixty-five pounds specie. And the other, con- veying ninety acres and three-quarters of land situate in the said township : Seized and sold as aforesaid, as the forfeited estate of
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James Rankin, an attainted traitor, for the sum of eight hundred and thirty-four pounds and four shillings specie; which several sums the said Alexander Power hath paid to the Agents of Forfeited Estates in the said county. Deeds dated the third day of October, 1782.
In Council.
PHILADELPHIA, Saturday, October 5th, 1782. PRESENT :
His Excellency the President.
The Honorable Mr. Bayard, Mr. Byers, (now first return-
Mr. Gardner, ed from his family,) and Mr. Levan, General Lacey.
The Secretary having reminded the Board of seven plates made for the purpose of counterfeiting Continental money, and delivered in Council, by Colonel Donaldson, in June, 1777, and the Council considering that there is now no prosecution likely to be founded on them,
Ordered. That the same, with several impressions of the same, be defaced ; and they were accordingly defaced. 1
Several bonds and other papers, late belonging to James Moles- worth, executed as a spy, being in possession of the Council, with a note in the hand writing of his Excellency Thomas Wharton, Jun'r, relative thereto, being now taken into consideration,
Ordered, That the same be referred to the Attorney General, to be disposed of according to law, vizt :
Bond .- James Carson to James Molesworth, £204; do. Daniel Kerr to do., 196; and assignment of do. to James Molesworth.
Mem. of his Excellency President Warton.
Ordered, That the fifteen hundred pounds sent by the hands of Mr. Carnaghan to General Irvine, for defraying the expences of the western expedition, to be paid to the order of the Honorable Robert Morris, Esquire, Superintendant of Finance, who agrees to account for the same, agreeably to the order of the General Assem- bly, appropriating the whole sum for the further defence of the frontiers, of which whole sum the said fifteen hundred pounds is a part.
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