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PHILADELPHIA, Wednesday, March 5th, 1783.
PRESENT :
His Excellency JOHN DICKINSON, Esquire, President. Honorable JAMES EWING, Esquire, Vice President.
The Hon'ble James Irvine, James Cunningham, )
George Wall,
Sebastian Levan,
John Piper, Christopher Hayes, Esquires.
John Van Campen, Dorsey Pentecost,
A petition from Sarah Massey, praying that the Judges in the High Court of Errors and Appeals may be appointed, in order that a cause depending in said Court, in which she is concerned, may be speedily determined, was read; and
Ordered, To lie on the table.
A petition from Anne Browne, Jean McCulloh, Frances Mor- gan, Agnes Reed, Catharine Pecas, Leah Norris, Anne Straight, Hannah Russel, Nancy Peckerol, Elizabeth Shanks, Elizabeth Palmer, and Mary Patterson, convicted of fornication and bas- tardy, in the county of Washington, and sentenced each of them to pay a fine of ten pounds to the use of the State, praying remis- sion of their fines, was read ; and thereupon,
Ordered, That the fines adjudged to be paid to the use of the State .by the persons before mentioned, be remitted.
A memorial from Colonel Joseph Hart, Lieutenant of the county of Bucks, respecting the pay and subsistence of divers of the mili- tia called out in July, 1782, to guard the gaol of said county, was read ; and thereupon,
Ordered, That the pay of militia be out of the militia fines, and that the rations ought, in the opinion of Council, to be a county charge.
A petition from John Merckley, convicted of fornication and bastardy in the county of Philadelphia, and sentenced to pay a fine
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to the use of the State of ten pounds specie, was read ; and there- upon,
Ordered, That the fine adjudged to be paid to the use of the State by the said John Merckley, be remitted.
The Council met.
PHILADELPHIA, Thursday, March 6th, 1783, A. M.
PRESENT : His Excellency JOHN DICKINSON, Esquire, President. Honourable JAMES EWING, Esquire, Vice President.
Honourable James Irvine, John Piper,
George Wall, Christopher Hayes,
John Van Campen, Dorsey Pentecost, Esquires.
James Cunningham, James Potter,
John McDowell,
On application,
An order was drawn on the Treasurer in favor of the Honoura- ble Dorsey Pentecost, for sixteen pounds, for three hundred and. twenty miles riding to Philadelphia, at one shilling per mile.
Benjamin Claxton, commanding a brigantine flag of truce, under a passport from Governor Browne, of the Bermuda or Summer Is- land, this day reported himself to Council.
Ordered, That a pass be granted to Joanna Young, to go to New York, by the way of Dobbs' Ferry, and to return again.
A petition from Thomas McCloud, convicted of larceny in the county of Philadelphia, and sentenced to pay a fine of one pound eighteen shillings and nine pence, to the use of the State, to be publickly whipp'd, &ca., was read, praying remission of his fine and corporal punishment. On consideration,
Ordered, That the fine adjudged to be paid to the use of the State by the said Thomas McCloud, and his corporal punishment, be remitted.
On application,
An order was drawn on the Treasurer in favour of Honourable Thomas Mifflin, for seventy-five pounds specie, on account of his. pay as delegate in Congress for this State, for which the said Thomas Mifflin is to account.
A memorial from Andrew Long, late Commissioner for purchas- ing wheat in the county of Bucks, praying some farther allowance for his services, was read ; and thereupon,
Ordered, That the same be referred to the Comptroller General, to examine and report to Council thereon, comparing the set- tlement of the memorialist's account with the laws under which he acted.
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The Council met.
PHILADELPHIA, Thursday, March 6th, 1783, 5 o'clock, P. M.
PRESENT :
As in the morning.
The following extracts from the minutes of the General Assem- bly were laid before the Board, and read, vizt :
The report of the Committee of Accounts, to whom was referred the accounts and vouchers of persons concerned in the seizure of the goods in Chester county, was read the second time and adopted, vizt :
That they have carefully examined the said accounts, and are of opinion that most of the charges in the same are very unreasonable, and, therefore, inadmissible; but taking the nature of the business into consideration, with the necessity of an immediate settlement, have taken the liberty to essay an account of the various expences and charges herewith presented, amounting to five hundred and sixty-seven pounds thirteen shillings and eleven pence specie, which sum, in the opinion of your committee, will be a full compensation to the persons concerned in said seizures; therefore, recommend the following resolve :
Resolved, That the Supreme Executive Council draw an order on the State Treasurer in favour of John Gardner, Esq'r, Sheriff of Chester county, for the sum of five hundred and sixty-seven pounds thirteen shillings and eleven pence, for the use of the seve- ral persons concerned, agreeable to the account herewith presented, which shall be in full of all charges and expences whatsoever attend- ing the seizure of all or any of the goods in his custody, or in the custody of any other person or persons, (for the use of the prison- ers of war,) until the delivery of the same to the proper officers.
Ordered, That the foregoing resolution be transmitted to the Su- preme Executive Council, to take effectual " order for the imme- diate delivery of the goods aforesaid."
The Council taking into consideration the said extracts; there- upon,
Ordered, That an order be drawn on the State Treasurer in fa- vor of John Gardner, Esquire, Sheriff of the county of Chester, for the sum of five hundred and sixty-seven pounds thirteen shil- lings and eleven pence, for the use of the several persons concerned, agreeable to the account aforesaid, which shall be in full of all charges and expences whatsoever, attending the seizure of all or any of the goods in his custody, or in the custody of any other person or persons, (for the use of the prisoners of war,) untill the delivery of the same to the proper officers.
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Ordered, That John Gardner, Esquire, Sheriff of the county of Chester, do immediately deliver to the order of the Secretary at War, all and every the goods aforesaid, in the custody of the said Sheriff, or in the custody of any other person or persons in the said county:
The Council met.
PHILADELPHIA, Friday, March 7th, 1783. PRESENT :
His Excellency JOHN DICKINSON, Esquire.
'The Honorable JAMES EWING, Esquire, Vice President.
Honorable James Irvine, John Piper,
George Wall, John Van Campen,
James Cunningham,
Dorsey Pentecost,
John McDowell,
James Potter.
Christopher Hayes,
The Council took into consideration a letter from the Hon'ble William Augustus Atlee, Esquire ; and thereupon,
Ordered, That an order on the Treasurer in his favour for the sum of one hundred pounds specie, to be paid out of the monies arising from militia fines in the county of Lancaster, on account of- his services as Deputy Commissary General of Musters for the said county, in the year 1777, and that Mr. Atlee be desired immedi- ately to state an account of said services in order for final settle- ment.
A petition from Philip Helick, praying Council to remit his fine for not performing his tour of militia duty, was read ; and there- upon,
Ordered, That the said petition be referred to Robert' Levers, Esquire, Lieutenant of the county of Northampton, and that he be advised that Council are credibly informed that the petitioner staid at home upon a presumption that the opinion of two of the gentle- men composing the Court of Appeal was sufficient to excuse him. Ordered, That a pass be granted to Mary Haley and two chil- dren, to go to New York, by the way of Dobbs' Ferry, not to re- turn again. No fees received by direction of Council.
A petition from John Evans, in behalf of his son, Rowland Evans, convicted of misdemeanors upon three indictments, in the county of Philadelphia, in aiding British prisoners to escape, pray- ing remission of his fines, was read, together with a recommenda- tion from the Honorable the Chief Justice in his behalf.
Ordered, That the fines adjudged to be paid to the use of the State be remitted.
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The Council taking into consideration a petition from John Dor- set and Luz Subzey, now confined in the county of Philadelphia, for burglary ; on consideration,
Ordered, That a pardon be granted to the said Luz Subzey on condition, upon the prayer of the said Luz Subzey to us duly pre- ferred, that the said Luz Subzey shall, within three months from the date of his pardon, depart from this State to foreign parts be- yond the seas, and that he shall not return into this State or any of the United States of America.
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The Council met.
PHILADELPHIA, Saturday, March 8th, 1783. PRESENT :
His Excellency JOHN DICKINSON, Esquire, President.
Honorable JAMES EWING, Esquire, Vice President.
Honorable James Irvine, John McDowell, James Potter,
Sebastian Levan,
John Van Campen, Dorsey Pentecost,
James Cunningham, John Piper.
Christopher Hayes,
An order was drawn on the Treasurer in favour of Honorable John McDowell, Esquire, of Chester county, for twenty pounds specie, in part of his pay as a member of Council, for which he is to account.
Ordered, That William Goforth have permission to go into New York, by the way of Dobbs' Ferry, and to return again.
A petition from Mary Freeman, convicted of stealing a mare, &ca., in the county of York, and sentenced to be cropped, pillored, and whipped, and pay four several fines to the use of the State, was read, praying remission of her fines. The record of her con- viction was also read. On consideration,
Ordered, That the fines adjudged to be paid to the use of the State, be remitted.
The report of the Comptroller General, on the account of Nehe- miah Stokely, Esquire, for money forwarded to Captain Thomas Stokely's company of Rangers, in the county of Westmoreland, was read and approved.
A pass was granted to Anne Jones, wife of Caleb Jones, to go into New York, by the way of Dobbs' Ferry, and to return again. A petition from Helena Ritchie, praying permission for Edward Brice Smith to come from New York to Philadelphia, was read ; .and thereupon,
Ordered, That leave be given to Edward Brice Smith to come from New York to Philadelphia.
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Ordered, That the said Edward Brice Smith report himself to Council on his arrival in this city, and that he return to New York in thirty days from the time of such arrival.
A return of damages done by the enemy in the county of North- ampton, amounting to six thousand nine hundred and sixty-nine pounds four shillings and seven pence, from the Commissioners of the said county, was received and read.
The Council met.
PHILADELPHIA, Monday, March 10th, 1783.
PRESENT :
His Excellency JOHN DICKINSON, Esquire, President.
Honorable JAMES EWING, Esquire, Vice President.
Honorable James Irvine, John Van Campen, John Piper,
Dorsey Pentecost,
James Cunningham, Christopher Hayes
Ordered, That a pass be granted to Ezekiel Forman, and Mar- garet, his wife, to go to New York, by the way of Dobbs' Ferry, and to return again.
The Council taking into consideration that the reprieve lately granted to John Dorset, now confined in the old gaol, will shortly expire,
Ordered, That the said John Dorset be reprieved for the further term of sixty days from the expiration of the first mentioned re- prieve.
The Council met.
PHILADELPHIA, Tuesday, March 11th, 1783.
PRESENT : His Excellency JOHN DICKINSON, Esquire, President.
Honorable JAMES EWING, Esquire, Vice President.
Dorsey Pentecost,
The Hon'ble James Irvine, John Armstrong, John Piper, Esquires. John Van Campen, Christopher Hayes,
A petition from James Prescot, convicted of larceny in the coun- ty of Philadelphia, praying remission of his fine, was read ; and thereupon,
Ordered, That the fine adjudged to be paid to the use of the State by the said James Prescot, be remitted.
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The Council met.
PHILADELPHIA, Wednesday, March 12th, 1783.
PRESENT : His Excellency JOHN DICKINSON, Esquire, President.
Honorable JAMES EWING, Esquire, Vice President.
The Hon'ble James Irvine, John McDowell,
James Cunningham, Jobn. Piper, Esquires. Dorscy Pentecost, Christopher Hayes,
On application,
An order was drawn on the Treasurer in favour of Sergeant Randolph Death, of Captain Thomas Stokeley's company of Rangers, in Westmoreland county, for the sum of six pounds, to be charged to his account, and deducted out of his pay.
Mr. Brannon. McLene and Mr. Mercer, a committee of the Gene- ral Assembly, attended, and requested a conference with Council on the subject of a petition of John Johnston, respecting the estate of William Bell, an attainted traytor, which the Council agreed to, and a conference was had, and after some time spent thercon, the committee withdrew.
The Council taking into consideration a decree of the Supreme Court in favour of Joseph Dean, Esquire, against the said Bell's estate, and sundry papers accompanying the same,
Ordered, That upon Mr. Dean's paying into the Treasury the ballance of the purchase money, according to the agreement made between him and said Bell, with lawful interest thereon, agreeable to the scale of depreciation from the twenty-fifth day of June, 1777, a deed be executed for one hundred and thirty-six acres, agreeable to the said decree.
An order was drawn on the Treasurer in favor of William Smith, for twenty-eight pounds seventeen shillings and six pence, amount of his account for repairing the banks of Mud Island, agreeable to the Comptrollers General's report thereon.
Ordered, That a pass be granted to James Fisher, to go to New York, by the way of Dobbs' Ferry, and to return again.
A pass from Mary Yorke, for a pass to New York and to return again, was read and dismissed.
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The Council met.
PHILADELPHIA, Thursday, March 13th, 1783. PRESENT : His Excellency JOHN DICKINSON, Esquire, President. The Honorable JAMES EWING, Esquire, Vice President.
The Honorable James Irvine, John Piper,
John M'Dowell, James Cunningham,
John Van Campen, Dorsey Pentecost,
Christopher Hayes, James Potter.
Ordered, That passes be granted John Nicholson, Esquire, and his daughter, and to a certain Anne Whitlocke, to go to New York, by the way of Dobbs' Ferry, and to return again.
The petition of negro Took, convicted of fornication and bastardy in the county of Chester, and sentenced to pay a fine of ten pounds to the use of the State, praying remission of his fine, was read ; the record of bis conviction being also read.
Ordered, That the fine adjudged to be paid to the use of the State by the said negro Took, be remitted.
The petition of Reuben Skinner, convicted of horse stealing in the county of Northampton, and sentenced to pay a fine of twenty- seven pounds to the use of the State, and to be pillored, cropped, and whipp'd, praying remission of his fine, was read ; and there- upon,
Ordered, That the fine adjudged to be paid to the use of the State by the said Reuben Skinner, be remitted.
A petition from Elizabeth Botner, for permission to go into New York to the city of Philadelphia, was read and dismissed.
The Council met.
PHILADELPHIA, Friday, March 14th, 1783.
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His Excellency JOHN DICKINSON, Esquire, President. Honorable JAMES EWING, Esquire, Vice President.
Honorable James Irvine, John Van Campen,
John McDowell, James Potter, Sebastian Levan, John Piper, Dorsey Pentecost, Christopher Hayes,
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A letter from Alexander McClean, Esquire, of the thirteenth in- stant, was received and read, inclosing an account of sundry ex-
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pences in running the line between this State and the State ot Virginia, and submitting to Council the allowance to be made him for his services ; whereupon,
The Council taking into consideration the trouble Mr. McClean has had in running the said line, and the accuracy with which the same hath been done,
Ordered, That thirty-five shillings per day be allowed Mr. McClean for every day he has actually been employed in said busi- ness.
Ordered, That passes be granted to John Thomas, Isaac Coxe, and Mary Beekman, to go to New York, by the way of Dobbs' Ferry, and to return again.
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A report from Hugh Scott, Daniel Leet, Van Swearingen, and John Armstrong, of the county of Washington, appointed by an act of General Assembly of the twenty-eighth day of March, 1781, to purchase a piece of land in said county, thereon to build a court house and 'prison, was received and read, setting forth, that, agreea- ble to the directions of the said act, they have purchased from David Hoge, a piece or parcel of land within one mile of the centre of said county, for the purpose expressed in the said act, and sub- mitting the same to the approbation of Council; whereupon,
Ordered, That the said report be accepted and approved accord- ingly.
The Council met.
PHILADELPHIA, Saturday, March 15th, 1783.
PRESENT : His Excellency JOHN DICKINSON, Esquire, President.
Honorable JAMES EWING, Esquire, Vice President.
The Honorable James Irvine, James Potter,
John M'Dowell, Dorsey Pentecost,
John Van Campen, Christopher Hayes,
Esq'rs. John Piper, Sebastian Levan,
On consideration,
Ordered, That the Lieutenants of the county of Westmoreland and Washington, be directed to order into service, from time to time, such and so many of the militia of the said counties, as Briga- dier General Irvine, commanding at Fort Pitt, shall judge neces- sary for the defence of the Western frontiers of this State.
An order was drawn on the Treasurer in favour of John Nichol- son, Esquire, Comptroller General, for five hundred pounds, State money of the seventh day of April, 1781, for paying one-third of
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depreciation certificates to officers and soldiers of the Pennsylvania line, agreeable to act of General Assembly of the thirteenth of April, 1782, for which the said Comptroller is to account.
An order was drawn on said Treasurer in favour of Doctor Francis Smith, for fifteen pounds eighteen shillings, for medicine furnished to Captain Schrawder's company of Rangers, in the county of Northampton.
An order was drawn on said Treasurer in favour of Alexander McClean, Esquire, for sixty-six pounds fourteen shillings and one penny specie, in full for his services in running the line between this State and the State of Virginia.
The Comptroller General's report on the account of Edward Burd, Esquire, Clerk of Estreats, by which it appears that a bal- lance of sixty-one pounds fourteen shillings and three pence half- penny is due to him, was read and approved.
Ordered, That passes be granted to Stephen Collins and John Applegate, to go into New York, by the way of Dobbs' Ferry, and to return. *
The Council met.
PHILADELPHIA, Monday, March 17th, 1783. PRESENT :
His Excellency JOHN DICKINSON, Esquire, President.
The Honorable JAMES EWING, Esquire, Vice President.
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The Honorable James Irvine, Dorsey Pentecost,
James Cunningham, John Piper, John Van Campen, James Potter,
John M'Dowell, Christopher Hayes.
The report of the Comptroller General on the account of the Honorable Francis Hopkinson, Esq'r, for his salary as Judge of Admiralty till the thirteenth instant, and his services as one of the Judges of the High Court of Errors and Appeals, was read and approved ; and
An order was drawn on the Treasurer in favour of the said Judge for one hundred and eighty-three pounds and six shillings, ballance of the said account.
The Council taking into consideration the several robberies that have been lately committed in the counties of Philadelphia, Ches- ter and Bucks ;
On consideration,
Ordered, That a proclamation be issued for apprehending and securing the perpetrators thereof.
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A draft of a proclamation being laid before the Board, was read and agreed to, in the words following, to wit :
By the President, and the Supreme Executive Council of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
A PROCLAMATION.
WHEREAS, By depositions taken according to law, it appears that within three months last past, several of the Treasurers and Collectors in the counties of Philadelphia, Chester and Bucks, within this State, have been robbed of sums of money collected for the publick use :
And whereas, It is of the utmost importance to the good people of the State that the perpetrators of such attrocious crimes should be brought to condign punishment : We have thought fit to offer, and do hereby offer a publick reward of fifty pounds in specie, for each and every of the perpetrators of the said robberies, or any of them, to be paid on conviction to any persons who shall apprehend and secure them, or any of them. And over and beside the said reward, we do hereby promise free and full pardon to any one of the said robbers, their aiders, abettors or comforters, who shall discover, apprehend, and secure any other or others of the said robbers, so that he or they shall be convicted as aforesaid. And all Judges, Justices, Sheriffs and Constables, are hereby strictly enjoined and required to make diligent search and inquiry after, and to use their utmost endeavours to apprehend and secure the said robbers, their aiders, abettors and comforters, and every of them, so that they may be dealt with according to law.
Given in Council, under the hand of the President and the seal of the State, at Philadelphia, this seventeenth day of March, in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty-three. JOUN DICKINSON.
Attest-T'Y MATLACK, Sec'ry. GOD SAVE THE COMMONWEALTH.
Ordered, That the foregoing proclamation be published.
Ordered, That a pass be granted to Mr. Ezekiel Robbins to go into the city of New York, by the way of Dobbs' ferry, and that permission be granted to Margaret Stackhouse, to come from New York to Philadelphia, by the way of Dobbs' ferry, on a visit, and to return again, agreeable to the request of the said Ezekiel Robins ; no fees rec'd by order of Council.
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On consideration,
Ordered, That an order be drawn on the Treasurer in favour of Captain John Hughes, Lieutenant Gabriel Peterson and Ensign James Morrison, of the company of Rangers in the county of Washington, to be charged to their account.
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Ordered, That a letter be written to Henry Taylor, Esquire, of the said county, requesting him to pay to the non-commissioned officers and privates of Captain John Hughes's company of Ran- gers two months' pay.
Two orders were drawn on the Treasurer in favor of Colonel Ste- phen Balliott, one for one hundred and eighty-three pounds one shilling and ten pence specie, for rations furnished in August, 1782, and the other for five hundred and twenty-one pounds sixteen shil- lings and one penny half-penny, for rations furnished in August, September and October, 1782, to the troops stationed in the county of Northampton, to be paid out of the monies appropriated to the frontier defence, agreeable to the report of the Comptroller Gen- eral.
Ordered, That passes be granted to Benjamin Poultney and William Bennet, and Charity, his wife, to go into New York, by the way of Dobbs' Ferry, and to return again.
The petition of Hugh McGaskey, convicted of misdemeanors upon two indictments in the county of Chester, in aiding and as- sisting British prisoners to escape, praying remission of his fines ; the record of his conviction being also read ; on consideration,
Ordered, That the fine due to the State, and corporal punishment be remitted.
The Council met.
PHILADELPHIA, Monday, March 18th, 1783.
PRESENT :
His Excellency JOHN DICKINSON, Esquire, Presid't.
The Honourable JAMES EWING, Esquire, Vice President.
The Honourable James Irvine, Sebastian Levan,
John McDowell, John Piper, John Van Campen, James Potter, Dorsey Pentecost, Christopher Hayes.
The report of the Comptroller General on the account of John Hay, Esquire, Sub-Lieutenant of the county of York, was read ; and thereupon,
Ordered, That the same be re-committed. and that Mr. Hay be allowed for his services according to the value of the money at the time of passing the several acts of Assembly.
The report of the Comptroller General on the account of Lieu- tenant Colonel Henry Antes, and others, for their services on a scout in pursuit of Indians in Northumberland county, was read ; and thereupon,
Ordered, To be re-committed, and that the officers be allowed
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litia, agreeable to act of Assembly passed the twenty-second day of December, 1781.
Ordered, That passes be granted to Thomas Clayton, Helena Dickson, and her son-in-law John Leary, Jun'r, to go into New York, by the way of Dobbs' Ferry, and to return again.
A petition from Benjamin Bowman, convicted of a misdemeanor in the county of Lancaster, for aiding a British prisoner to escape, praying remission of his fine, was read; the record of his conviction being also read ; on consideration,
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