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Ordered, That two-fifths of the fine adjudged to be paid to the use of the State by the said Benjamin Bowman,
A petition from Jacob Peck, convicted of the like offence in the said county, was also read, together with the record of his convic- tion ; on consideration,
Ordered, That three-fifth parts of the fine due to the State be remitted.
The petition of Jacob Myers, convicted of misdemeanors upon indictments in the county of Lancaster, for aiding British prisoners to escape, praying remission of his fines, was read ; the record of his conviction being also read. On consideration,
Ordered, That the fines due to the State be remitted.
The petition of Martin Myers, convicted of the like offence in the said county, was read, praying remission of his fines; the re- cord of his conviction was also read. On consideration,
Ordered, That one half of the fines due to the State be remit- ted.
The petition of Abraham Myers, convicted of the like offence upon three indictments, in the said county, was read, praying re- mission of his fines; the record of his conviction being also read. On consideration,
Ordered, That two-thirds of the fines due to the State be re- mitted.
The petition of Joseph Roberts, convicted of misdemeanors upon . three indictments, in the county of Philadelphia, for aiding British prisoners to escape, praying remission of his fines, was read ; a recommendation from the Honorable the Chief Justice, and divers inhabitants of the city and county of Philadelphia in his behalf be- ing also read. On consideration,
Ordered, That the fines due to the State be remitted.
The Council proceeded to the appointment of Judges of the High Court of Errors and Appeals, agreeable to an act of General Assem- bly passed the twenty-eighth day of February, 1780, intitled " An Act for erecting an High Court of Errors and Appeals;" and the ballots being taken, it appeared that William Moore and John Bayard, Esquires, were unanimously elected ; whereupon,
Resolved, That the said William Moore and John Bayard, Es- quires, be commissioned to be Judges of the said Court accord- ingly.
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The Council met.
PHILADELPHIA, Wednesday, March 19th, 1783. PRESENT : His Excellency JOHN DICKINSON, Esquire, President.
Honourable JAMES EWING, Esquire, Vice President.
The Hon'ble James Irvine, John M'Dowell, John Piper, John Van Campen,
Dorsey Pentecost,
James Potter, and Esquires.
Christopher Hayes,
On application,
An order was drawn on the Treasurer in favor of Mark Wilcox, for sixty-eight pounds specie, amount of his account for 48 ream of writing paper, seized in the county of Chester, in the year 1777, and afterwards made use of by Council.
The Comptroller General's Report on the account of John Wetzle, contractor for provisions in Northumberland county, for provisions furnished to the troops stationed in the said county from October, 1782, till February, 1783, was read and approved ; and an order was drawn on the 'Treasurer for two hundred and fifty-one pounds four shillings and four pence, ballance of the said account.
The Council met.
PHILADELPHIA, Thursday, March 20th, 1783.
PRESENT : His Excellency JOHN DICKINSON, Esquire, President ..
The Honourable JAMES EWING, Esquire, Vice President.
The Hon'ble James Irvine, James Cunningham, )
James McDowell, Dorsey Pentecost,
James Potter, John Van Campen, Esquires. John Piper, Christopher. Hayes,
The following orders were drawn on the Treasurer, vizt : In favour of Griffith Owen, for twenty-pounds specie, for his ser- vices in winding up the State House clock, from the fourth day of March, 1782, till the fourth day of March, 1783.
In favour of John Johnston, for one hundred pounds specie, with interest thereon, from the seventeenth day of June, 1776, with the further sum of twenty-four pounds eighteen shillings and one
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penny, and the costs, amounting to one pound eight shillings and six pence specie ; the said several sums having been decreed to him out of the forfeited estate of William Bell, an attainted traytor.
In favour of George Grover, for fifty pounds specie, with lawful interest thereon, from the seventh day of June, 1776, and one pound eight shillings and six pence costs, the same having been decreed to him out of the said William Bell's forfeited < state.
The Comptroller General's Report on the accounts of Timothy Matlack, Esquire, Secretary of this Board, for fees received by him for tavern and marriage licences, &ca., since the revolution, was read ; and on consideration,
Ordered, That a message be transmitted to the General Assem- bly, in the following words, vizt :
A message from the President and Council to the General As- sembly.
GENTLEMEN :- We desire you will be pleased to appoint a com- mittee to confer with us on a report made to us by the Comptroller General, on the Secretary's accounts.
JOHN DICKINSON.
Council Chamber, Phild'a, March 20th, 1783.
The Council met.
PHILADELPHIA, Friday, March 21st, 1783. PRESENT :
His Excellency JOHN DICKINSON, Esquire, President.
Honourable JAMES EWING, Esquire, Vice President.
James Irvine, Dorsey Pentecost,
John M'Dowell, James Poter,
James Cunningham, John Van Campen,
John Piper, Christopher Hayes.
On application,
An order was drawn on the Treasurer in favor of Mr. Matthew Ritchie, for twenty-five pounds specie, to be paid by him to Alex- ander Wright and William Minor, being the reward allowed by proclamation of Council, for two Indian scalps taken in the county of Washington.
Mr. Delany Mr. Steinmetz and Mr. Hannums, a committee of the General Assembly, attended in Council, agreeable to the re- quest of Council by their message of yesterday, and a conference was had on the subject of the accounts of Timothy Matlack, Es- quire, Secretary of this Board, and the Comptroller General's re- port thereon, and after some time spent therein the committee
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withdrew : Whereupon, the Council having taken the same into consideration,
Ordered, That the said account and report be transmitted to the General Assembly, together with the following message.
A message from the President and Council of the General As- sembly.
GENTLEMEN :- After the conference this morning with your committee, we think it proper to remit the Comptroller General's report upon the Secretary's accounts to your Honorable House, and we presume the questions of right may be determined in the manner proposed by the Secretary, which appears to us to be rea- sonable.
JOHN DICKINSON.
A petition from Stephen Porter, of the county of Lancaster, pray- ing to be appointed Prothonotary of the said county, was read.
Ordered, To lie on the table.
Ordered, That a pass be granted to Hugh McCahan, to go to Newark, in the State of New Jersey, and to return again.
The Council taking into consideration the proclamation of the twenty-second day of April, 1780, offering a reward for Indian scalps, and the reasons upon which the same was founded no longer continuing,
Resolved, That the same be made null and void, anything therein contained to the contrary notwithstanding.
Ordered, That the foregoing resolution be sent to the Lieuten- ants of the counties of Northampton, Northumberland, Bedford, Westmoreland, and Washington.
On consideration,
Ordered, That passes be granted to John Vanderen and Anne Hart, to go to New York, by the way of Dobbs' ferry, and to re- turn again.
The Council met.
PHILADELPHIA, Saturday, March 22nd, 1783.
PRESENT : His Excellency JOHN DICKINSON, Esquire, President.
The Honorable JAMES EWING, Esquire, Vice President.
The Honorable James Irvine, John Piper,
John McDowell, James Cunningham,
John Van Campen, Sebastian Levan,
Dorsey l'entecost, James Potter, Christopher Hayes.
The Council taking into consideration the papers remitted to them by the General Assembly, from which it appears that cloathing for
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British prisoners of war, to the value of five thousand five hundred and twenty-seven pounds five shillings and one penny, being part of the goods lately seized in Chester county, has been embezzled and not delivered to the order of the Secretary at War in pursu- ance of the directions of Council on the sixth instant, whereby the honour and interests of the State are greatly affected ; thereupon, Ordered, That John Gardner, Esquire, Sheriff of the said coun- ty, be required immediately to attend this Board.
Resolved, That Council has no farther use for the service of Captain John Hughes, commanding the Washington County Ran- gers, after the fifth day of April next. That Captain Hughes be informed that Council return him their thanks for the service he has rendered this State while in their employ.
An order was drawn on the Treasurer in favour of Captain John Hughes, for thirty pounds specie, being two months' pay advanced to him, for which he is to account, to be paid out of the fund ap- propriated to the frontier defence.
The Honorable Mr. Pentecost and the Honorable Mr. Hayes, who were requested yesterday to signify to Timothy Matlack, Es- quire, that it is the wish of Council that he may resign his office of Secretary this morning, having informed Council that they had accordingly communicated their sentiments to Mr. Matlack, and the Council having received an answer from him,
Resolved, That Council will appoint another person to be Sec- retary in the place of Mr. Matlack, and that Council will proceed to such appointment on Monday next.
The report of the Comptroller General on the accounts of Co- lonel John Hay, Sub-Lieutenant of York county, was road, and approved, and an order was drawn for the ballance, to wit : two hundred and sixty pounds two shillings and six pence.
Ordered, That William Will, Esquire, Sheriff of the city and county of Philadelphia, be directed to deliver the body of Luz Subzey, now confined in the gaol of said city and county for bur- glary, to Daniel Broadhead, Junior, or his order, he, the said Broad- head, paying the fees.
On consideration,
Ordered, That passes be granted to John Jones, Leonard Jacobi, Thomas Franklin, Richard Rue, Benjamin Davis, Jun'r, and Mary Bory, to go to New York, by the way of Dobbs' Ferry, and to re- turn again.
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The Council met.
PHILADELPHIA, Monday, March 24th, 1783.
PRESENT : His Excellency JOHN DICKINSON, Esquire, President.
Honorable JAMES EWING, Esquire, Vice President.
Honorable James Irvine, . James Cunningham,
John McDowell, James Potter,
John Piper,
John Van Campen, Dorsey Pentecost, Christopher Hayes.
The Council postponed the appointment of a Secretary, in the room of Mr. Matlack, till to-morrow.
John Gardner, Esquire, Sheriff of the county of Chester, at. tending the Board, the Council enjoined him to proceed with the utmost diligence in securing such of the goods seized in that county which have not yet been delivered up to the order of the Secretary at War, and to report his proceedings thereon to Council on or before the third day of next month.
The Council met.
PHILADELPHIA, Tuesday, March 25th, 1783.
PRESENT : His Excellency JOHN DICKINSON, Esquire, President. Honorable JAMES EWING, Esquire, Vice President.
James Irvine, John McDowell, John Piper,
Dorsey Pentecost,
James Cunningham,
Christopher Hayes,
James Potter,
Sebastian Levan.
The Council proceeded to the appointment of a Secretary instead of Mr. Matlack, and the ballots being taken, it appeared that John Armstrong, J'r, Esquire, had eight votes, and William Barton, Es- quire, four votes ; whereupon,
Resolved, That John Armstrong, Junior, Esquire, is duly elected Secretary of this Board, and that he .be commissioned accordingly.
John Armstrong, Junior, Esquire, attended in Council, and be- ing informed of his appointment, took the oath of allegiance and oath of office required by the Constitution, to qualify him for the execution of his office of Secretary of this Board, according to law.
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An order was drawn on the Treasurer in favour of Hon'ble Dor- sey Pentecost, Esquire, for forty pounds seven shillings and six pence specie, amount of his account for his attendance in Council from the tenth of February till the twenty-sixth day of March, 1783.
The report of the Comptroller General on the account of David Duncan, late Commissioner of Purchases for the county of West- moreland, was read and approved.
The report of the said Comptroller on the account of Alexander McClean, late Sub-Lieutenant of the said county, was read and ap- proved.
An order was drawn on the Treasurer in favour of John Nichol- son, Esquire, Comptroller General, for the sum of 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, agreeable to act of General Assembly passed the thirteenth day of April, 1782.
The Council met.
PHILADELPHIA, Wednesday, March 26th, 1783.
PRESENT :
His Excellency JOHN DICKINSON, Esquire, President. The Honorable JAMES EWING, Esquire, Vice President.
The Honorable James Irvine John McDowell,
James Cunningham, Dorsey Pentecost,
Christopher Hayes, Sebastian Levan.
A letter from the Hon'ble Robert Morris of the twenty.fifth of March, 1783, inclosing an ordinance of Congress and other publick papers, was read ; and
Ordered, To be filed.
A draft of a proclamation was laid before the Board, read and approved, in the following words, to wit :
By the President and the Supreme Executive Council of the Com- monwealth of Pennsylvania.
A PROCLAMATION.
WHEREAS, The General Assembly of this Commonwealth, by their resolution of the twenty-second day of this present month, did approve and confirm the line lately run by Messieurs McClean and Nevil, as the boundary between this State and that of Virginia, untill the final settlement thereof be obtained, we have thought fit to make known the same, and we do hereby charge, enjoin, aud re- quire, all persons whatsoever residing within that tract of country
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situate between the meridian line run by Messieurs Sinclair and McClean, and that lately run by Messieurs Nevil and McClean, bounded southward by an extension of Mason and Dixon's line, and northward by the Ohio river ; and also all others residing to the eastward of the said line run by Messieurs Sinclair & McClean, who heretofore may have supposed themselves to be there settled within the State of Virginia, to take notice of the proceedings aforesaid, and to pay due obedience to the laws of this Common- wealth.
Given in Council, under the hand of his Excellency JOHN DICK- INSON, Esquire, President, and the seal of the State, at Phila- delphia, this twenty-sixth day of March, one thousand seven hundred and eighty-three.
JOHN DICKINSON.
Attest-JOHN ARMSTRONG, Jun'r Secretary. GOD SAVE THE COMMONWEALTH.
A return of Justices for the district composed of the townships of Salisbury and Sadsbury, in the county of Lancaster, was received and read. Whereupon,
Ordered, That William Boyd, Esquire, be apppointed a Justice of the Peace for the county of Lancaster, and that he be commis- sioned accordingly.
A petition from Christian Van Phul, praying a pass to New York, was read, and granted.
The petition of Cato Walts, convicted of larceny in the county of Philadelphia, was read; and order taken that the fine of twenty pounds adjudged to the State be remitted.
An order was drawn on the Treasurer, agreeably to resolution of the General Assembly, in favour of John Shaw, John Harkins, John Fell, and John Johnston, for the sum of fifty pounds specie, being the reward offered by proclamation of Council for apprehend- ing and securing Levi Doan; said resolution dated 17th of March, 1783.
An order was drawn on said Treasurer in favor of John Nichol- son, Esquire, Comptroller General, for the sum of fifteen pounds specie, for which he is to be accountable.
The petition of Stephen Porter was read, praying that John Hubly may be superceded in his office of Prothonotary of Lancas- ter county, and the petitioner appointed to that office.
Ordered, To lie on the table.
Two orders were drawn on the Treasurer in favour of David Duncan, Esquire, late Commissioner of Purchases in the county of Westmoreland ; the one for one thousand and forty-two pounds eleven shillings and four pence, State money ; the other for five hundred and fifteen pounds fifteen shillings and four pence specie.
A certificate from Colonels Moylan and Humpton was presented by Captain Oberton, and read; upon which it was ordered that
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Thomas Oberton's commission as a Captain in the fourth regiment of Light Dragoons, shall have date upon the twenty-fourth of April, 1781.
· The following deeds were examined and signed by his Excellen- cy the President, vizt :
To Mr. William Turnbull, for lot No. 31, containing ten acres and thirty-five perches, situate on Province Island ; sold agreeable to law, for eight hundred and twenty-seven pounds fourteen shil- lings and four pence of the bills of credit of this State of the twen- ty ninth day of April, 1780.
To Doctor John Morgan, for lots in the city of Philadelphia, No. 1744, 1745, and 1746 : Sold as aforesaid, for the sum of six hundred pounds of the bills aforesaid.
To Henry Pratt, for lots No. 1582, 1585, 1586, 1587, in the said city : Sold as aforesaid, for two hundred and twenty-two pounds of the said bills.
The foregoing sums paid to Mr. Rittenhouse, as appears by his receipts. Deed dated the twenty-sixth day of March, 1783.
The Council met.
PHILADELPHIA, March 27th, 1783.
PRESENT :
His Excellency JOHN DICKINSON, Esquire, President.
The Honorable JAMES EWING, Esquire, Vice President.
The Honorable James Irvine, John McDowell,
George Wall, Jun'r, John Piper. Christopher Hayes,
Upon the petition of John Bayard, Esquire, permission was granted to Andrew Hodge, Jun'r, to pass from hence to New York, by the way of Dobbs' Ferry, and to return.
Permission was given to Abraham and William Chapman, Mag- nus Miller, and James Roney, to pass from hence to New York, by the way of Dobbs' ferry, and to return.
Similar permission was given to Samuel Wallis, William Powell, Peter Bedford, Bernard Ward, and Sarah Vanzolingen, upon their respective petitions. ·
A letter from the Secretary for Foreign Affairs, inclosing an ab- stract of preliminary articles for a general peace, was read.
The answers from the Honorable Thomas Mckean and George Bryan, Esquires, Judges of the Supreme Court, to the late ques- tions which arose with Council upon the trial and conviction of William Hanks, and the mode of electing Justices of Peace in this State, were read; and
Ordered, To lie on the table.
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The Council met.
PHILADELPHIA, Friday, March 28th, 1783. PRESENT :
His Excellency JOHN DICKINSON, Esquire.
Hon'ble JAMES EWING, Esquire, Vice President.
Honourable James Irvine, George Wall, Jun'r,
John McDowell, John Piper, Esquires. John Van Campen, Sebastian Levan,
A petition from Matthew Irvin, Joseph Carson, and Thomas Irvine, for liberty to go to New York, and to return, was read and granted.
A similar petition from Gifford Dalley, was read, and a passport granted.
Petitions from Ezekiel Hall, Thomas Nixon, Thomas Flavahan, Lewis Grant, and Stephen Tinker, praying permission to pass into the city of New York, and to return, were read; and on considera- tion,
Ordered, That passes be granted to them respectively.
A commission was this day issued to Henry Wynkoop, Esquire, of the county of Bucks, as Judge of the High Court of Errors and Appeals.
A passport was granted to Captain Daniel Broadhead, for him- self and sundry articles of merchandize, to pass from hence to Fort Pitt, and from thence down the river Ohio.
The petition of David Norman, convicted of misdemeanors upon three indictments, in the county of Philadelphia, in aiding British prisoners to escape, and adjudged to the payment of one hundred and fifty pounds, was read ; and on consideration,
Ordered, That two-thirds of the fine due to the State be re- mitted.
The Council met.
PHILADELPHIA, Saturday, March 29th, 1783. 1
PRESENT :
His Excellency the President.
Honourable the Vice President.
Honourable James Irvine, Sebastian Levan, r James Potter, John Piper, Esquires. John McDowell, Christopher Hayes,
The petitions of Rebecca Shoemaker, Daniel Darby, Thomas Forrest, James King, James Fisher, Lackey Murray, Samuel Potts,
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Margaret Potts, Anthony Shoemaker, Gerald Forrester, Joseph Og- den, and William Warner, were read, and a passport to go to New York, by the way of Dobbs' Ferry, and to return, granted to each. Upon the petition of Joseph Mather,
Ordered, That he be permitted to go to New York, by the way of Dobbs' Ferry, and to return from thence with his daughter, now a resident in that city.
An order was drawn an the Treasurer in favour of John Nichol- son, Comptroller General, for five hundred pounds, State money of the seventh day of April, 1781, for discharging one-third of de- preciation certificates due to officers and soldiers of the Pennsylva- nia line, agreeable to act of Assembly passed the thirteenth day of April, 1782, for which the said Comptroller is to account.
The Council met.
PHILADELPHIA, Monday, March 31st, 1783.
PRESENT : His Excellency JOHN DICKINSON, Esquire, President.
The Honourable JAMES EWING, Esquire, Vice President.
Honourable James Irvine, James Potter,
James Cunningham, John Piper, John McDowell, Sebastian Levan.
The petition of John Riddle, of the township of Rye, in the county of Cumberland, convicted at the October Sessions, 1782, of keeping a tipling house, was read, and the fine adjudged to the State ordered to be remitted.
An order was drawn in favour of Frederick Sneider, for sixteen pounds four shillings, in full for his wages to this day as Doorkeeper. Permission was granted to William Constable, Daniel Pastorias, and Benjamin Shoemaker, to go into New York, by the way of Dobb's Ferry, and to return.
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The Council met.
PHILADELPHIA, Tuesday, April 1st, 1783.
PRESENT :
His Excellency JOHN DICKINSON, Esquire, President.
The Honourable JAMES EWING, Esquire, Vice President.
The Honourable James Irvine, John Piper,
John McDowell, Christopher Hayes,
James Potter, Sebastian Levan.
James Cunningham,
Copies of letters dated the twenty-fifth and twenty-seventh of March, 1783, to the Secretary of Foreign Affairs, were transmitted to Council and read.
Agreeably to an order of Council of the eighth of March, 1783, Mr. Edward Brice Smith reported his arrival in this city from New York.
An order was drawn on the Treasurer in favour of the Hon'ble Sebastian Levan, Esquire, for forty-five pounds seventeen shillings and six pence specie, in full of his account for attendance in Coun- cil, and his mileage.
A similar order was drawn in favour of the Hon'ble John Mc- Dowell, Esquire, for the sum of thirty-two pounds two shillings and six pence specie, being the ballance of his account for attend- ance in Council 'till the second instant, and his mileage.
Two orders were drawn in favour of the Ilonorable James Pot- ter, Esq'r, the one for the sum of thirty-three pounds specie, being a part of his account for attendance in Council till the second in- stant, and his mileage; and the other for thirty-two pounds five shillings specie, in full of his account for attendance in Council till the second instant, and his mileage.
The petition of Martin Urner, convicted of misdemeanors upon three indictments, in the county of Chester, in aiding British pris- oners to escape, was read ; and on consideration,
Ordered, That one-half of the fine adjudged to the State be re- mitted.
Upon the petition of Thomas Cheney,
Ordered, That the opinion of the Honorable Judges of the Su- preme Court be taken upon the subject of it.
An order was drawn upon the Treasurer in favour of Joseph Eaker, for the sum of thirty-nine pounds one shilling, being the ballance due upon his account of medicine furnished and attendance given to Captain Robinson's Ranging corps, to be paid out of the monies appropriated to the frontier defence.
The Comptroller General's reports upon the accounts of James Marshall, Esquire, Lieutenant of the county of Washington, and
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Edward Cook, Lieutenant of the county of Westmoreland, were read and approved.
Upon the petitions of Charles Biddle, Adam Gilchrist, James Dunlap, Benjamin Bradhurst, Thomas Clarke, Isaac Van Vleck, Robert Smith, and William Barton, passports were granted to each to go into New York, by the way of Dobbs' Ferry, and to return.
The Council met.
PHILADELPHIA, Wednesday, April 2nd, 1783.
PRESENT : Ilis Excellency JOHN DICKINSON, Esquire, President.
The Honorable JAMES EWING, Esquire, Vice President.
The'Honorable James Irvine, James Cunningham,
James Potter, Christopher Hayes,
John Piper, Sebastian Levan.
The Comptrollers-General's report upon the account of the Hor- orable John Montgomery. Esquire, for his attendance in Congress, was read, and an order drawn upon the Treasurer for the sum of forty-cight pounds, being the amount of the said account for attendance as aforesaid, till this day.
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