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Ordered, That the Wardens of the port be informed that this subject is now under consideration, and that they be directed to communicate to Council the different proposals (if any) which they have received for removing the said obstructions.
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The memorial of Ebenezer Allen, accompanied by a letter from the Assistant Secretary at War, was read, and referred to the Judges of the Supreme Court, who are requested to meet Council to-morrow morning eleven o'clock, at the State House.
The Council met. '
PHILADELPHIA, Tuesday, August 26th, 1783.
PRESENT :
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The Honorable JAMES EWING, Esquire, Vice President.
James Irvine, John McDowell,
John Piper, George Wall,
James Potter,
John Van Campen, Esquires.
Sebastian Levan,
Messieurs Whitehill and McPherson, a committee of the House attending'in Council, a conference was held upon the inconsistency of the law respecting marriage licences.
'The Honorable the Judges of the Supreme Court attended in Council, agreeably to the request of Council of yesterday.
The Council met."
PHILADELPHIA, Wednesday, August 27th, 1783.
PRESENT :
The Honorable JAMES EWING, Esquire, Vice President.
James Irvine, James Potter,
John McDowell, John Piper, Esquires.
John Van Campen, Sebastian Levan,
The following papers were delivered to the Clerk of the General Assembly :
Two letters from Monsieur Marbois, one inclosing a memorial from several French merchants to the General Assembly ; the other on the subject of the D'Estaing's cargo.
One from the Minister of France, inclosing a memorial to him from the French merchants residing in this city.
One from Mr. Scott, Prothonotary of Washington county, in reply to several letters from Council upon the subject of the late communication from Virginia.
One from Mr. M'Gaughey, refusing the appointment of Excise officer for the county of Bedford.
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Mr. Boyd, Mr. Duncan, and Mr. Lilly, a committee of the House of Assembly, attending in Council, a conference was held upon the obstructions which have presented themselves to the execution of the law intitled "An Act for the sale of certain lands therein men- tioned, for the purpose of redeeming and paying off the certificates of depreciation given to the officers and soldiers of the Pennsylvania line, or their representatives ; and for appropriating certain other lands therein mentioned for the use of the said officers and soldiers, to be divided off to them severally at the end of the war."
The Council met.
PHILADELPHIA, Thursday, August 28th, 1783.
*PRESENT :
His Excellency JOHN DICKINSON, Esquire, President. The Honorable JAMES EWING, Esquire, Vice President
James Irvine, John Piper,
John McDowell, John Van Campen, Esquires.
James Potter,
Mr. Jacks, Mr. Schmyser, and Mr. Carothers, a committee of the House of General Assembly, attending in Council, a conference was held upon the subject of providing a proper place for the sitting of the Council of Censors.
A letter from the commissioners of taxes for the county of Northampton, was read.
The following papers were this day transmitted to the House of Assembly by their committee : Mr. Nicholson's letter to Council on Colonel Marsteller's accounts, those which relate to Colonel Dean's purchase of a forfeited estate, and the account of Nixon, Nesbitt, and Fuller.
Upon the petition of John Wedburn, convicted of selling spiritu- ous liquors, contrary to law, and the recommendation of the magis- tracy in his favor,
Ordered, That the fine of five pounds adjudged to be paid to the use of the State by the said Wedburn, be remitted.
Upon the petition of Thomas Green, convicted of felony at the General Quarter Sessions of the Peace held in April last for the county of York,
Ordered, That the cropping, which is a part of the punishment to which he has been sentenced by the court, be remitted.
The petition of William Nugent, was read and rejected.
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The Comptroller General's reports upon the accounts of James Pollock and! William Cochran, Esquires, late Sub-Lieutenants of the County of Washington, were read and approved.
An order was drawn in favour of John Leadom, upon the Trea- surer of the State, for the sum of two pounds three shillings and eight pence, State money of the seventh of April, 1781, in full of his account against the State for one bull, furnished by him for the use of the public, agrecably to the Comptroller General's re- port.
The Comptroller General's report upon the accounts of John Hart, Esquire, late Collector of Excise for the county Bucks. was read and approved, and an order drawn on the Treasurer for the sum of one pound sixteen shillings and eight pence, State money of the seventh of April, 1781, being the ballance due to the said Hart.
The Council met. .
PHILADELPHIA, Friday, August 29th, 1783.
PRESENT :
His Excellency JOHN DICKINSON, Esquire, President. The Honorable JAMES EWING, Esquire, Vice President. James Irvine, John McDowell,
Sebastian Levan, George Wall, Jun'r, S Esquires.
A report of the Committee upon the subject of Governor Harri- sou's letters, read and adopted by the House of Assembly, was transmitted to Council.
An order was drawn on the Treasurer in favour of Philip Broyle, for twenty-three dollars specie, in full of his bounty as a soldier, inlisted in the year 1778, to be paid out of the money aris- ing from the class tax appropriated for the recruiting service.
Upon the communications of William Moore, Esquire.
Ordered, That Mr. Benjamin Shoemaker be authorized to re- ceive from his father, Samuel Shoemaker, all such papers, monies, &ca., &ca , as he may be possessed of, the property of the late cor- poration of this city, and that he, Mr. Benjamin Shoemaker, be requested to forward them to this Board as soon as possible.
Resolved, That an order be drawn on the Treasurer in favour of Archibald M Clean, Esquire, for the sum of thirty one pounds sev- enteen shillings and six pence State money of the seventh of April, 1781, advanced by him to Major James Moore of the Penn- sylvania line, for the recruiting service ; and that the Comptroller General be directed to deduct the sum aforesaid from the deprecia- tion certificates due to Major Moore.
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An order was drawn on the Treasurer in favor of Thomas Potts, for the sum of fifty-three pounds one shilling and one penny, State money of the seventh of April, 1781, in full of his account of principal and interest due on the price of a horse, furnished for the use of the public, agreeably to the Comptroller Gen'ls report.
The Comptroller General's report upon the recruiting account of Captain William. Vanlear, was read and approved, and an order drawn for the sum of ten shillings and six pence specie, being the ballance due to Captian Vanlear, to be paid out of the recruiting fund.
The Council met.
PHILADELPHIA, Saturday, August 30th, 1783.
PRESENT :
His Excellency JOHN DICKINSON, Esquire, President.
The Honourable JAMES EWING, Esquire, Vice President.
James Irvine, John M'Dowell,
John Van Campen, George Wall, Jun'r, S Esquires.
An order was drawn on the Treasurer in favour of Messieurs Bedford and Nevil, for the sum of one hundred pounds specie, for the purpose of carrying on the repairs of the pest houses on State Island.
The petition of David Welgar was referred to the General As- sembly.
The papers relating to the purchase of a part of Hogg Island, were transmitted by the Secretary to the General Assembly, with a verbal message, that it was the unanimous sense of Council that as that part of the island which was sold by the Agents of Chester County to the officers of the Pennsylvania line, is in some instan- ces insufficient to satisfy their claims, and as in others the right of the State is contested, it becomes the opinion of Council that the land should continue to be the property of the State, and that the certificates should be restored to the officers.
Ordered, On application of Ephraim Blaine for a patent in right of James Wood, of the county of Cumberland.
Ordered, That no deed be given till Council have some proper assurances that the purchase money paid by the said Woods, has not been restored to him by Gideon Richey, agreeably to a resolu- tion of Council, dated on June the eleventh, 1782.
The Comptroller General's reports in favour of the following officers and soldiers were read and approved, and an order drawn for the interest due to each on the tenth day of April, 1782, as
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computed by him, to be paid out of the money arising from the excise appropriated for the discharge of interest due upon depre- ciation certificates, vizt :
Principal.
Interest.
Percifor Frazier, Esq'r, late Lieutenant Colonel of 5th reg't,
£226 13 9
13 11 11
Richard Keenachan, private of the fourth do.,
56
3
9
37 4
Jacob Humphrey, Captain, late of the sixth do.,
333 9
5
20 0 1
Lieutenant Wilder Bevins of the fourth do.,
145 19
2
8 15
1
George Utz, late private of the sixth do.,
58 4
1
39 9
George Williams, late private of the eleventh do.,
54 2 6
3
4 10
Samuel Lindsay, late a Lieutenant of Flying Camp,
55 6
5
3 6 4
Frederick Vernon, Major of the eighth do.,
230 13
7
13 19
6
Hon'ble Major Gen'l Arthur Sinclair,
462
5
7
600
Daniel Sinclair, Lieutenant in the third regiment,
232 8
7
13 18 9
Thomas B. Bowen, Captain in the fifth do.,
333
6
8
20 0 0
Francis Mentzges, Colonel in the third do.,
140
4 10
8 8 2
Isaac Shymer, late Lieutenant in Flying Camp,
345 13
8
20 14 9
John Welsh, late private of the fifth regiment,
56 5 6
37 5.
John Clarke, late private of the first do.,
41
4 7
2 9 5
Frederick Dietz, Executor of John Camp, late private in the tenth do ,
81
8 8
4 17 8
Caspar Ebenor, late Drummer in the Artillery do.,
45 5 5
2 14 3
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The Council met.
PHILADELPHIA, Monday, September 1st, 1783. PRESENT :
His Excellency JOHN DICKINSON, Esquire, President. The Honorable JAMES EWING, Esquire, Vice President.
James Irvine, John M'Dowell,
John Piper, George Wall, Junior, Esquires. John Van Campen,
On a return made agreeably to law, John Miller, Esquire, was commissioned a Justice of the Peace for the county of Westmore- land.
An order was drawn on the Treasurer in favor of the Honorable John M'Dowell, Esquire, for the sum of twenty-nine pounds seven shillings and six pence specie, in full for his attendance in Council till the thirty-first of July, 1783, and his mileage.
An order was drawn on the Treasurer in favor of Frederick Sneider, for the sum of fifteen pounds ten shillings, in full of his account of wages as Doorkeeper till the thirty-first day of August, 1783, inclusively.
Mr. M'Dowell attended the President as a member of the Board of Property.
The Council met.
PHILADELPHIA, Tuesday, September 2nd, 1783.
PRESENT :
The Honorable JAMES EWING, Esquire, Vice President.
James Irvine, George Wall, Junior, ?
John Van Campen, Sebastian Levan, Esquires.
A letter from Brigadier General William Irvine of Fort Pitt, was read.
Two memorials were read, the one from the officers of the Penn- sylvania line, and the other from the officers of the State Gallies.
An order was drawn on the Treasurer in favor of the Honorable Sebastian Levan, for the sum of sixty-six pounds specie, in full for his attendance in Council and his mileage, till the first instant, in- clusively.
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The Council met.
PHILADELPHIA, Wednesday, September 3rd, 1783. PRESENT :
The Honorable JAMES EWING, Esquire, Vice President.
James Irvine,
George Wall, Junior, { Esquires.
John Van Campen, Sebastian Levan,
A letter from Lieutenant Andrew Robeson, stating the loss of his commission, & praying its renewal, was read.
Ordered, That the Secretary at War be informed of these facts, and that a commission be requested for Mr. Robeson.
The Council met.
Thursday, September 4th, 1783.
PRESENT : His Excellency JOHN DICKINSON, Esquire, President.
The Honorable JAMES EWING, Esquire, Vice President.
James Irvine, George Wall, Junior, 1
John Van Campen, Sebastian Levan, Esquires.
A minute of the House was transmitted to this Board and read, Ordered, In consequence, that the Attorney General be directed to prosecute Mr. Curtis Grubb, a delinquent member.
Ordered, That Messieurs Lukens, Rittenhouse and Ewing, be requested to meet Council to-morrow.
The Council met.
Friday, September 5th, 1783.
PRESENT :
The Honorable JAMES EWING, Esquire, Vice President.
James Irvine, George Wall, Junior,
John Van Campen, John M'Dowell,
Sebastian Levan, Esquires.
John Piper,
A letter of instructions to Captains Robinson and Schrawder, was read & approved.
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An order was drawn on the Treasurer in favor of John Nichol- son, Esquire, Comptroller General, for the sum of five hundred pounds State money of the seventh of April, 1781, for the pur- pose of discharge of the one-third part of the depreciation due to the officers and soldiers of the Pennsylvania line ; he to be ac- countable.
The Council met.
PHILADELPHIA, Saturday, September 6th, 1783. PRESENT :
The Honorable JAMES EWING, Esquire, Vice President.
James Irvine, George Wall, Jun'r,
John Van Campen, John Piper, Esquires.
John M'Dowell, Dorsey Pentecost,
The reports of the Comptroller General in favour of the follow- ing officers & soldiers were read and approved, and an order drawn for the interest due to each on the tenth day of April, 1782, as computed by him, to be paid out of the money arising from the excise appropriated for the discharge of interest duc upon depre- ciation certificates, vizt :
Principal.
Interest.
Patrick Connolly, private in the eleventh regiment,
£55
6
5
3 6
4
George Lindersmith, Corporal in the tenth do.,
57 19
3
3
9
5
James Caruthers, private in the fifth do., Edward Callaghan, Matross in the Ar- tillery,
73 11
4
4 8.3
John D. Mounty, do.
do. Ar-
tificers,
26 10
4
1 11 9
Christian King, Corporal, in the fifth regiment,
67 3 0
4 0
6
Lieutenant Andrew Robinson, of the eleventh do.,
345 13
9
20 14 9
David Alsbough, late private of the sec- ond do.,
43
2
5
2 11
8
James Halfpenny, private in the Ger- man do,,
59
1
7
3 10
9
Michael Hess, do.
do ..
59 11
7
3 11
4
Robert Gorrell, do. sixth do.,
85
3
1
5
2
2
Yost Borgar, do. first do.,
59
3
1
3 11
0
James Robinson, Corporal eleventh do.,
51
6
5
3
1
6
Captain John Stotesbury, of the sixth do.,
330
5
0
19 16
3
James Carter, Matross of Artillery do.,
76 10 11
4 11
9
1
61 10
4
3. 13
9
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Caspar Waggoner, late private in the German do.,
59 1 7
3 10 10
Patrick Lafferty, do. 10th regiment, dec'd, Catharine Knight, his adminis- tratrix,
57
3
1
386
Major Thomas Ll'd Moore, of the fifth do.,
420 16 10
25 4 11
Nicholas Bittinger, late Captain Flying Camp,
147
3
0
8 16
6
Andrew Walker, Captain in the second regiment.
314 4
5
18 16 11
Ludwick Warner, late private in the sixth do.,
46
5
7 2 15
5
Samuel M'Caslin, father and administra- tor of James M'Caslin, late private in the 10th reg't, deceased,
10 11 4
0 12 7
Richard Calgan, private late of the said regiment,
59 3 1
3 10 11
Adam Garrick, late Matross in the Ar- tillery Artif'rs,
71 10
5
4 5 9
William Rodman, late of the ninth regi- ment,
59
3
1
3 10 11
Major James Moore, of the first do.,
379
5
22 15 0
John Harper, Lieutenant late of the fifth do.,
300
0
0
18 0 0
Henry D. Purcell, late Lieutenant se- cond do.,
124
0
0
7 8 9
De Marcellin, Ensign of the do. do.,
33
4
3
1 19 9
Ensign Le Roy, do. do. do.,
31 19
3
1 18 9
Zacharias Shugart, Lieutenant late of Flying Camp,
345 11
2
20 14 7
A letter to General Carleton, inclosing copies of proclamations and certificates of indictment and outlawry, under the seal of the State, was read and approved.
A letter to Governor Livingston, requesting his assistance in promoting the design of the above-mentioned papers, and a letter of instructions to Captain Elijah Weed, to whom the management of this business is committed, were read and approved,
The Comptroller's reports upon the accounts of Jacob Heller and Anthony Learch, for halling done for the State, were read and ap- proved, and an order drawn for the sum of seven pounds ten shil- lings specie, in favor of the former, and one other order drawn for the sum of five pounds specie, in favor of the latter, on the Trea- surer of the State.
Note .- That these orders passed in the name of John Van Cam- pen, Esquire, who is to render an account to the Comptroller Gen- eral.
Principal.
Interest.
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The Council met.
PHILADELPHIA, Monday, September 8th, 1783.
PRESENT :
His Excellency JOHN DICKINSON, Esquire, President.
Honorable JAMES EWING, Esquire, Vice President.
John Piper,
Honorable James Irvine, Dorsey Pentecost, John McDowell, Esquires.
Sebastian Levan, John Van Campen,
A letter from the Delegates of this State in Congress, inclosing a copy of Mr. Ephraim Douglass's report to the Secretary at War, with some other papers relating to his late Indian Agency, was read.
A state of the payments made into the Treasury by the several States in consequence of the requisitions of Congress for the year 1782, was also transmitted to this Board.
Mr. Edward Fox and Mr. Joseph Bender, the first appointed a Commissioner for adjusting the accounts of the Hospital depart- ment, the other appointed a Commissioner for the settlement of accounts in the Cloathing department, attended in Council, the oaths of qualification were administered, agreeably to law.
A petition from James Jacks, Esquire, praying to be appointed Clerk of the Orphans' Court of the county of Lancaster, was read, and postponed for consideration.
A resolve of the House of Assembly, appointing James Jacks, Esquire, a Recorder of Deeds and Register of the Probate of Wills, and granting letters of administration for the county of Lancaster,' was read, and commissions were issued accordingly.
Upon the petition of Conrad Nell, convicted of fornication in the county of Philadelphia,
Ordered, That the fine adjudged to be paid to the use of the State be remitted.
The Council met.
PHILADELPHIA, Tuesday, September 9th, 1783.
PRESENT :
His Excellency JOHN DICKINSON, Esquire, President. The Honorable JAMES EWING, Esquire, Vice President. The Hon'ble James Irvine, John M'Dowell, John Van Campen, George Wall, Junior, Esquires. John Piper, Sebastian Levan,
The petition of James Jacks, Esquire, presented on yesterday, was withdrawn.
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. The Comptroller General's reports upon the accounts of Abra- ham Scott, Captain John M'Clellan, John Tyler and Robert Traill, Esquire, were read and approved.
A letter from the Minister of France, inclosing a memorial to the General Assembly from Captain Ore, was read ; and
Ordered, To be transmitted to the House.
A letter from the President of Congress, inclosing a resolution of the twenty-first ultimo, was read.
'The following messages to the General Assembly upon the memo- rials of the officers of the Pennsylvania line and the State Navy, were read and approved.
A message from the President and the Supreme Executive Council to the General Assembly.
GENTLEMEN :- Having lately received the inclosed memorial from the officers of the Pennsylvania line, we think it our duty immediately to communicate it to our Honorable House.
When we consider that the commutation of five years full pay in lieu of the half pay for life, for which last the faith of the State has been pledged, and the payment of the other debts due by the United States may be assured by this State, without interrupting or weakening any Federal measures for accomplishing these just and reasonable contracts, and the satisfaction that would thereby be given to our fellow citizens, now to be dismissed under many dis- advantages from the' service to which they have so long devoted themselves, we cannot but sincerely wish that they, together with the deranged officers, may obtain the solicited confirmation of rights which they all so generously consent to have abridged.
We hope the attention of your Honorable House is already so far engaged in making regulations concerning certificates, that all the inconveniences complained of, relating to their transferr and authen- tication, will be removed.
Adverting to the subjects brought into view by the following part of the memorial, we are made painfully to comprehend the full force of that affecting expression of the Commander-in-Chief, when in his late letter to Congress he says, "the sensibility occasioned by a parting scene under such peculiar circumstances, will not admit of description."
Humanity, Justice and Gratitude enforce the application ; and tho' we cannot venture to point out the mode of affording relief, our most earnest desire is that it may be granted, in such manner as in your wisdom shall be best approved, and early enough to prevent the distresses now threatening to overwhelm men who, in fact, are become liable to them, by having for such a period of years, so greatly contributed to defend their country from destruction.
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To the honor of the good people of this State, it may be added, that there can be no doubt, but that such a measure will give them the sincerest satisfaction.
JOHN DICKINSON.
Council Chamber, Philadelphia, 9th September, 1783.
A message from the President and the Supreme Executive Council to the General Assembly.
GENTLEMEN :- The inclosed memorial of the officers late of the State Navy, mentions the particular circumstances on which their request is founded. Considering the public acts to which they refer, and their merits, we hope and trust that their application will appear to your Honorable House as just and reasonable as it does to us, and that therefore, it will be attended with the desired success.
JOHN DICKINSON.
Council Chamber, Philad'a, September 9th, 1783.
And the same were presented by the Secretary to the Honorable the Speaker of the General Assembly.
A letter from the Comptroller General of this day, was read and referred to the General Assembly.
The Council met.
PHILADELPHIA, Wednesday, September 10th, 1783. PRESENT :
His Excellency the President.
The Honorable the Vice President.
Honorable James Irvine, Dorsey Pentecost, . John McDowell, John Piper, Esquires. John Van Campen,
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An order was drawn on the Treasurer in favour of the Hon'ble Richard Peters, Esquire, for the sum of one hundred pounds, in part of his pay as a delegate from this State to Congress, for which he is to account.
.A return of Justices elected for the north-west and south-east districts of Wyoming, in Northumberland county, was read; upon which, and agreeably to a late act of Assembly intitled " An Act to prevent and stay suits from being brought against the inhabi- tants of Wyoming," &ca., Alexander Patterson and John Seely,
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David Mead and John Martin, were commissioned Justices of the Peace for the county of Northumberland.
Alexander Patterson, Esquire, appearing in Council, took the oaths of qualification prescribed by the Constitution.
A dedimus potestatum was issued to Alexander Patterson and Samuel Hunter, Esquires, or either of them, to administer the oaths or affirmations to the Justices this day appointed.
The following orders were drawn on the Treasurer, agreeably to the Comptroller General's report of this day :
In favor of Nicholas Stahler, for the sum of forty-seven pounds eight shillings, State money of the seventh of April, 1781, being in full of his account of principal and interest for a horse furnished for the use of the public.
In favour of Jacob Stahl, for the sum of fifty-nine pounds five shillings, like money, being in full of his account of principal and interest for a horse furnished for the use of the public.
In favor of Aaron Levy, for four pounds two shillings and one penny, in like money, in full of his account of principal and in- terest for cattle furnished by Thomas Gaskins for public use.
In favor of Frederick Antes, Esquire, for one pound one shilling and nine pence, in like money, in part of John McHenry's account of provisions furnished for public use.
In favor of John McHenry, for the sum of six pounds and nine pence, in like money, in full of his account of provisions furnished for public use.
Two orders in favor of James Jenkins, the one for eight pounds eight shillings and eight pence, the other for twenty-four pounds two shillings, in like money, in full of his account for flour and provisions furnished for the use of the public.
The whole of these orders to be paid out of the fund appropri- ated by resolution of the General Assembly dated on the eighth of April, 1782.
The Council met.
PHILADELPHIA, Thursday, September 11th, 1783.
PRESENT :
His Excellency JOHN DICKINSON, Esquire, President.
The Honorable JAMES EWING, Esquire, Vice President. The Honorable James Irvine, . John McDowell, ?
Dorsey Pentecost, John Piper, Sebastian Levan, John Van Campen,
Esquires. George Wall,
Agreeably to a resolution of the General Assembly of the tenth inst.,
Resolved, That the Attorney General be directed to institute ac- tions against Charles Cessna, of Bedford county, late a member of the House, for forgery and perjury.
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