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Frederick Antes and William Antes, of the county of Northum- berland, were offered as sureties for the said Henry Antes, and ap- proved by Council.
An order was drawn on the Treasurer in favor of the Honorable Samuel J. Atlee, for the sum of thirty-three pounds two shillings
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and six pence, in full of his account of attendance at this Board 'till the twenty-fourth instant inclusively, and his mileage.
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The Council met.
PHILADELPHIA, Monday, November 24th, 1783.
PRESENT :
His Excellency JOHN DICKINSON, Esquire, President.
The Honorable James Irvine, Isaac Mason,
John McDowell, Samuel J. Atlee, Esquires.
John Neville,
The following orders were drawn in favor of James Murray, Esquire, agreeably to the Comptroller's report : The one for the sum of seven shillings and six pence, and the other for two pounds eight sbillings. and eight pence, State money, for flour and beef furnished for the public.
Mr. Hill and Mr. Johnston attending in Council, communicated the wishes of the House that some public mode of demonstrating our common joy upon the arrival of the definitive treaty should be adopted, and that Council would be pleased to consider with them how such demonstration can be most properly made.
Ordered, That this consideration be taken up to-morrow, and that Messieurs Biddle, Peale, Neville, Bedford and Craig, be re- quested to give their attendance.
An order was drawn on the Treasurer in favor of John McDonald, for fifty-six pounds five shillings specie, agreeably to the Comp- troller's report, upon his account for rations furnished for the Wash- ington county militia, to be paid out of the fund appropriated to the frontier defence.
The Council met.
PHILADELPHIA, Tuesday, November 25th, 1783.
PRESENT :
His Excellency JOHN DICKINSON, Esquire, President.
The Honorable James Irvine, John Neville,
John McDowell, Stephen Balliot, Esquires.
Samuel J. Atlee, Isaac Mason,
John Boyd, Esquire, attending in Council, and taking the oaths prescribed by the Constitution, took his seat at the Board, agree- ably to the order of Saturday the twenty-second instant.
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James Searle, Esquire, was admitted to the audience of Council apon the subject of his services and expences as the Agent of this State in Europe.
Upon the petition of Anthony Fund, convicted of larceny, and sentenced to a corporal punishment of ten lashes,
Ordered, That in consideration of his advanced age and extreme poverty, the said punishment be remitted.
Plunket Fleeson, Esquire, and his Associate Justices, attending in Council, agreeably to a request of this Board, a conference was had upon the necessity of inforcing the law intitled " An Act for suppressing vice and immorality."
Agreeably to the order of yesterday, the committee of the House, Messieurs Biddle, Peale, Neville, Bedford and Craig, met this Board.
The Council met.
PHILADELPHIA, Wednesday, November 26th, 1783. PRESENT : His Excellency JOHN DICKINSON, Esquire, President.
The Honorable JAMES EWING, Esquire, Vice President. The Honorable James Irvine, John Neville, ?
John McDowell, Isaac Mason,
Samuel J. Atlee, W. John Boyd, Esquires. Stephen Balliot,
A letter from Governor Harrison was read.
Ordered, That a copy of it be transmitted to the Reverend Dr. John Ewing and others, Commissioners on the part of this State for determining lines of boundary between this State and the State of Virginia.
On consideration,
Ordered, That under a sense of the many ill effects resulting from the toleration of fairs, it be communicated to the Magistracy as the opinion of Council, that their authority should be uniformly exerted to prevent them.
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, to be applied to the discharge of a third part of depreciation certificates.
Upon the petition of John Christie and Andrew Lytle, for them- selves and others, officers of the Pennsylvania line, and purchasers of a tract of land in the county of Bucks, confiscated and sold as the property of Andrew Allen, Esquire,
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Ordered, That the aforesaid petition be recommended to the Hon'ble House of Assembly, for the sollicited relief.
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PHILADELPHIA, Thursday, November 27th, 1783.
PRESENT :
His Excellency JOHN DICKINSON, Esquire, President.
The Honorable James Irvine, Isaac Mason,
John M'Dowell, John Boyd,
Bernard Dougherty, John Nevill,
Stephen Balliot,
The Council met.
PHILADELPHIA, Friday, November 28th, 1783.
PRESENT :
His Excellency JOHN DICKINSON, Esquire, President.
The Honourable James Irvine, Isaac Mason,
John M'Dowell, John Boyd, Esquires. Bernard Dougherty, Stephen Balliot,
An order was drawn on the Treasurer in favor of the Honorable Isaac Mason, Esq'r, for twenty-four pounds two shillings and six pence, in full of his account for attendance in Council to the thir- tieth day of November, 1783, inclusively, and his mileage.
A letter from Michael Huffnagle, Esquire, upon the subject of the State land on the northern side of the Ohio river, was read.
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The Council met.
PHILADELPHIA, Saturday, November 29th, 1783.
PRESENT :
His Excellency JOHN DICKINSON, Esquire, President.
The Honorable James Irvine, Isaac Mason,
John Nevill, John Boyd, and ? Esquires. Bernard Dougherty, Stephen Balliot, ?
The petition of Joseph Bohm, convicted of forgery, was read and rejected.
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The petition of John Patton and David Lennox, praying to be jointly appointed to the place of City Auctioneer, was read, and postponed for consideration.
John Cadenhead, late Master of the ship Success, lately wrecked in the river Delaware, presented a petition, praying that some two merchants may be appointed to survey the cargo of the said ship, and report upon it agreeably to law.
A letter from Cunningham and Nesbitt upon the same subject was also read.
Ordered, That John Cadenhead deliver to Council an accurate inventory of all the goods and materials mentioned in his memorial of yesterday, particularizing every mark on the bales or covers of the goods, and exactly as possible the names of the shippers, and of the persons to whom consigned, and the present condition of such goods and materials.
The Comptroller General's reports in favor of the following offi- cers and soldiers were read and approved, and an order drawn for the interest due to each on the tenth day of April, 1782, as com- puted by him, to be paid out of the monies arising from the excise appropriated for the discharge of interest due upon depreciation, vizt :
Principal.
Interest.
Jacob Swetzgay, private in the German regiment,
50 0 9
30 0
Mrs. Sarah, Representative of Lt. Thos. Boyd, of ist do.,
240 17 10
14 9 0
Do. do. 'Ensign Wm. Boyd, of 12th do.,
41
5 0
2 9 5
Doctor William Brown, late Mate in
Gen'l Hosp'l, dec'd, by John Brown, his heir at law,
215
7 0
12 18
6
John Haragan, late private of the fifth do.,
92
5 4
5 10 7
Estate of John Parke, late L't of second do.,
222
1
5
13
6
5
Captain Lieut't James Lloyd, of the Ar- tillery, do.,
272 8
6
16
6 9
John Donovan, late private of the third do.,
59
3
1
3 10 11
Stephen Bayard, L't Colonel of the eighth do.,
546
5 112
32 15
6
Marmaduke Hanly, late private of the sixth do.,
59
3
1
3 10 11
Jacob Reiner, late Captain Schott's corps,
79
7 8
4 15
2
101
1
7
6
1
3
44 .7
9
2 13
3
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Samuel Hastings, late Gunner of Artil- lery, do.,
John Davis, late Matross of do. do.,
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Andrew Trevis, late a private of the se- cond do.,
42
1 8
2 10
4
Charles Cooper, late private in the fifth do.,
60
1 7
3 12
1
Archibald Murphy, Serjeant in the se- cond do.,
83
1
4}
4 19 7
Isaac Craig, Captain of the Artillery do.,
417
6
4
25
0 8
The Hon'ble Edward Hand, Esq'r, Brig'r Gen'l,
1,690 19 11
101 9 1
Richard Johnston, late private of the second do.,
87
1
7
5
4
5
James Dagley, do., third do.,
87
8
1
5
4
9
Peter Paul, late Ensign Flying Camp,
35
0
0
2
2
0
Robert Nettles, late Corporal, third do.,
94 14
5
5 13
6
John Barr, late private of the eleventh do.,
83 9 8
William Warren, late private of the tenth do.,
83 13
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5 6 5
Capt'n Lieu't James McClure of the Artillery, do.,
350
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21
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James Gallant, late · private of the In- valid, do ,
78 18
4
4 14
7
Charles Holder, do., of the second do., Henry Miller, do. do.,
88 11
7
5
6
2
Matthias Clousher, late Dragoon, Colo. Lee's legion,
82 18
5 4 19
4
Christopher Berris, do., private in the eleventh do.,
91
6
1
5
9 6
Widow and children of Patrick Herron, do. third do.,
60 17
7
3 13
1
Major James Ried, of Hazen's do.,
100 0 0
6 0 0
Captain William Sproat, of the third do.,
500
0
30 0 0
Timothy Flanagan, private in the second do.,
59
3 1
3 10 11
William Irvine, Esquire, Brigadier Gen- eral,
797 7 9
47 16
9
78
3
4
4 13
9
Elias Williams, Sergeant of Artillery,
90 14
2
5 8 9
Adm'r of Geo. Whibble, late private of the second do.,
51
3
9
3
1 4
388 15 104 23 6 5
56
6 1
3 7 6
7
5
6
2
Widow and children of Alex'r Wilson, L't of Hazen's regim't, deceased,
Lieu't Colo. Caleb North, of the sec- ond, do.,
Margaret Henderson, the widow & Adm'x of John Henderson, late pri- vate of sixth do.,
Principal.
Interest,
5 0 1
88 11
SUPREME EXECUTIVE COUNCIL.
757
Principal.
Interest.
Christian Miller, late private of the third do.,
Major James Grier, of the tenth do.,
82 0
0
4 18
4
Lieutenant Colonel Josiah Har-) mar of the third regiment.
Do. Samuel Hay, 10th do.,
Lieutenant John Harper, Bri- gade Major 2nd do.,
Parr.
Major James Parr, late of the seventh do ,
Thomas Fletcher, late private of the first do.,
54
1
5
3 4 10
Captain John Marshall, of the third do ,
182 7
7
10.18 9
Abner Everitt, late Lieutenant Flying Camp,
133 10 0.
8 0 2
Wm. Ferguson, Adm'r of John Mullen, Matross Artillery, 4
59
1
1
3 10 9
Henry Yeable, late private German regiment,
59
1
7
3 10 10
Llewellin Davis, L't of the fifth do.,
66 12
5
3 19 10
Sarah Powers, Adm'x of Wm. Powers, late private 2nd do.,
59
1
7
3 10 10
Leonard Broom, Sergeant of Artillery, do.,
87 17
54
5
5
4
Thomas Jenny, Lieutenant, late of the fifth do.,
230 13
8
13 16 9
John Harris, Bombadier of Artillery, do.,
78
3
9
4 13
9
Estate of Thomas McGee, private of the second do.
59
1 7
3 10 10
Joseph Williams, late Serjeant Major eleventh do.,
61
9 7
3 13 8
Matthew Long, late private of the first do.,
59
3
1
3 10 11
Captain John Patterson, late of the se- cond do.,
239 16
3
14 7 8
Colonel Francis Johnston, late of the fifth do.,
67 8
1
4 0 9
Christopher Gettey, late Lieutenant of the 12th do.,
76 14
6
4 12 0
Christian Stake, late Captain in the Fly- ing Camp,
269
9
5
16
3 3
Mark Bingley Worrell, Serjeant In- valid do.,
68
3
2
4 1 9
Jacob Grinder, Adm'r of Geo. Ja. Grin- der, Dragoon Lee's Legion,
32
3 1
1 18 4
1
7
8
1
5 9 0 6
4
88 13
1
5 64
Major James
275 12. 1 22 10 5
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4
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MINUTES OF THE
. Principal.
Interest.
Lieutenant William Murren,
13 10 0
0 16 2
John Tame, Matross of Artillery,
72 1 11
4 6 5
Estate of Jacob Mc de Hart, Ensign se- cond regiment,
245.13
6
14 14 9
Ezekiel Howell, Lieutenant of Artil- lery, do.,
385 10
1
23 2.7
John Light, Corporal Penn'a Cavalry,
93
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5 11.
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Captain Walker Finney,
64 18
6
3 17 9
do. John Bankson,
38 17
14
2
6
7
James Glen, private in the tenth regi- ment,
59
3
1
3 10 11
Joseph Madden, do. second do.,
45
9 11
2 14 7
Captain Edmund Burke, of eleventh do.,
184 15
7
12 1 5
Ferdinand Swartz, late private second do.,
54 11
3
3、5
4
Joshua Rees, private Lee's Partizan Le- gion,
86
7
2
5
3
7
Michael Tern, private of the sixth do.,
56 18
4
3
8
2
Doctor William M'Closky, Surg'n's Mate, Art'y Artif'rs,
150
5
5
9 0 3
Michael Karr, private of the third, do., 59
Samuel Platt, Surgeon's Mate of ninth do.,
386
6
8
23 2 4
Nathaniel Simpson, private of the third do.,
56
6
5
3 7 6
Philip Roth, Master music, Colo. Lee's Legion,
67
3
4
4 0 6
57
3
1
3
8 6
59
3
1
3 10. 11
Daniel Broadhead, Esquire, Colonel of eighth do.,
74 17
9
499
46
3
9%
2 15 4
Peter Middagh, late Lieutenant Flying Camp,
69 15
0
437
Jacob Dult, late a Captain do.,
159
3
2 1
9 10 11
Lieutenant David Hammond, of the first regiment,
150 0 0
9 0 0
40 0 5
2 8 0
Daniel Salladay, private of the fifth regiment,
55
9 .2
36 6
12
1
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0 14 4
66 17
3
20 2
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John Brown, Fifer of the German do.,
71
8
8
4
5
7
3
1
3 10 11
John Hellar, private in the tenth, do., Thomas Bowland, do. do.,
Lieutenant Robert Martin, of the first do.,
Jacob Schreider, late a Matross Artil- lery Artificers,
George Mercer, do. 8th do.,
Adolph Cruseillius, Trumpet Major, Colo. Lee's Legion,
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Principal.
Interest.
Lieutenant John Mahan, of the 11th regiment,
253
2 11
15 3 9
Philip Kean, private of 2nd do., .
59
1 7
3 10 9
Widow & children of Lt. Peter Martin, 11th do.,
34 14 8
2 1
6
Rev'd Mr. Samuel Shannon, Lt. Flying Camp,
154 6 3
9 51
'Thos. Dungan, Adm'r of William Rick- etts, private 3rd regiment,
55 15
4
3 70
Isaac Miller, late private 8th do.,
62
8
0%
3 11
9
Valentine Stiegle, do. 11th do.,
82
1
5
4 18
5
John Finley, Captain in the 8th do.,
527 18
0
31 13
4
A number of deeds, bonds, &ca., the property of the late cor- poration of this city was, upon order of the General Assembly, transmitted to this Board, and are as follows, to wit :
Date,
Lease from William Coats to George Okill, 26th August,
1742.
Counterpart, release do. to do.
27
do.
do.
Release, George Okill to John Inglis, 27
March,
1744.
Release, William Coates to George Okill, Deed, John Inglis to Andrew Elliott, 19
27
August,
1742.
Do. Andrew Elliott & wife to William Whitebread, 16
April,
1760.
Copy, John Stacey's will,
4
November, 1727.
Writ, John Potts against William Shed,
17
September, 1764.
Deed, William Potts & wife to John Potts, 10 Do. John Potts to William Potts, 14
February, 1765.
do.
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Do. Richard Pidgeon and wife to John Clifton, 25
September, 1748.
Do. Isaac Norris & others to Mayor and Commonalty,
16
July, 1764.
Do. Jeremiah Williamson to David Wil- liamson, 13
June, 1773.
Do. Judah Foulke to Jeremiah William- son,
2
do. do.
Do. Jeremiah Williamson to Zachariah Endress, 7 May, 1774.
Do. David Williamson & wife to do., do.
do.
do.
Bond and mortgage, Wm. Whitebread, dated 14th Aug't, 1772, for £100 0 0, interest paid up to 14th August. 1777.
Bond, Nicholas Power and Michael Hillegas, dated 31st August, 1749, for £81 12 0, interest paid up to 31 August, 1776. Bond, Benjamin Jacobs and others, dated 4th November, 1771, for £150, the interest paid up to 4 November, 1776.
Bond and mortgage, Zacharias Endres, dated third of June, 1774, for £250, the interest paid up to 3 June, 1775.
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Do. do. William Potts, dated thirty-first of November, 1770, for £100, the interest paid up to 21st of November, 1774.
Bond, Philip Syng and others, dated 29th of January, 1767, for £750 0 0.
Will of John Clifton, dated 2nd of April, 1755, and James Al- len's opinion thereon.
Two policys of Insurance, William Clifton, 1 December, 1772.
Receipt for £5 0 0, Sarah Goodman from Mrs. Williamson.
Lease for one year, George Okill to John Inglis, 26' March, 1744.
The Council met.
PHILADELPHIA, Monday, December 1st, 1783 ..
PRESENT :
His Excellency JOHN DICKINSON, Esquire, President ..
The Hon'ble James Irvine, Bernard Dougherty, ?
. George Wall, Jun'r, John Neville,
John McDowell, Isaac Mason, and Esquires. Stephen Balliot, John Boyd,
Agreebly to the order of Saturday last, Mr. John Cadenhead, presented to Council an inventory of the goods, materials, &ca., &ca., mentioned in his memorial of Friday, the twenty-eighth ult., upon which it was,
Ordered, That John Cadenhead publish the said inventory in the Pennsylvania Gazette and Pennsylvania Journal, stating his application to this Board, and calling upon the persons supposed to be consignees, and all others concerned, to make their objections, if any they have, against the sale prayed for. That he inform this Board what proof he has that the said goods or any of them are insured, or what reason to believe they are so insured; that he enumerate and describe the anchors, cables, sails, rigging, &ca., mentioned, and the present condition thereof.
A return of Justices elected for the town of Bedford, was read, and Mr. Hugh Barckley appointed and commissioned a Justice of the Peace in said county.
A letter from Alexander Patterson, Esquire, inclosing a copy of Zebulin Butler's commitment, was read.
Mr. Dougherty was named to attend the President at the Board of Property, which sits this morning.
An order was drawn on the Treasurer in favor of Frederick Sneider, for the sum of twenty pounds, the ballance of his account against the State, for his wages as Door-keeper 'till the thirtieth of November, 1783, inclusively, and fire wood furnished for the use of Council.
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The Council met.
PHILADELPHIA, Tuesday, December 2nd, 1783.
PRESENT :
His Excellency JOHN DICKINSON, Esquire, President.
The Hon'ble James Irvine. John Neville,
George Wall, Jun'r, Isaac Mason,
John McDowell,. John Boyd, and Esquires. Stephen Balliott, Bernard Dougherty,
John Byers,
Mr. Irvine was appointed to the Board of Property, vice Mr. Dougherty.
The Council met.
PHILADELPHIA, Wednesday, December 3rd, 1783.
PRESENT :
His Excellency JOHN DICKINSON, Esquire, President.
The Honorable James Irvine, John Byers,
George Wall, Junior, John Neville, John McDowell, Isaac Mason, and Esq'rs.
. Stephen Balliot, John Boyd,
Several papers, accompanied by a letter from Major James Moore, were read and transmitted to the House of Assembly.
A resolution of the General Assembly adopting the report of their committee appointed to confer with this Board concerning the demonstrations of joy to be made upon the confirmation of the de- finitive treaty, was read, and an order drawn on the Treasurer in consequence, for three hundred pounds, in favor of Colonel Cle- ment Biddle, he to be accountable. - The President presented to the Board a draft of a message to the Assembly, which being read, was agreed to in the words following, to wit :
A message from the President and the Supreme Executive Council to the General Assembly :
GENTLEMEN :- We perceive by your minutes sent to us, that you are of opinion that the vendue laws are expired, and we find it is probable a new law will be passed this session, and Auctioneers be nominated therein.
It is with sincere and respectful concern that we differ in judg- ment from your Honorable House concerning the expiration of the
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said laws, and the propriety of the nomination mentioned. Bu whatever may be our reluctance in dissenting from your sentiment in affairs of public importance, yet we are persuaded you will ac knowledge that our sense of duty to the State ought to superced other considerations.
We therefore, desire a conference with your Honorable House as soon as your convenience will permit. JOHN DICKINSON. COUNCIL CHAMBER, December 3rd, 1783.
The Clerk. of the General Assembly attending at the door, was introduced, and informed Council that, agreeably to the preceeding message, the House had appointed to-morrow (ten o'clock) for the conference requested.
The Council met.
PHILADELPHIA, Thursday, December 4th, 1783. PRESENT :
His Excellency JOHN DICKINSON, Esquire, President.
The Hon'ble James Irvine, John Boyd,
George Wall, Jun'r John Neville,
John McDowell, Stephen Balliot, and
John Byers, Bernard Dougherty,
Esquires. Isaac Mason,
A return of Justices for the town of Northampton, and county of Northampton, was read, and Peter Rhoads, Esquire, was com- missioned.
The petition of James Adair, convicted of larceny at the May sessions of the Supreme Court, held at Carlisle, 1783, with the recommendation of Chief Justice Mckean, and several other in- tercessionary papers, was read, and an order taken that the corpo- ral punishment to which the said Adair was sentenced, be remitted.
The conference between this Board and the General Assembly took place as determined in the minutes of yesterday.
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The Council met.
PHILADELPHIA, Friday, December 5th, 1783.
PRESENT :
His Excellency JOHN DICKINSON, Esquire, President.
e Hon'ble James Irvine, Isaac Mason, George Wall, Jun'r, John Neville, 1 Esquires. John McDowell, Bernard Dougherty,
Stephen Balliott, John Boyd,
A resolution upon the case of Levi Griffith, from the General ssembly, was read.
A letter from General Armand, inclosing a list of such men of s corps as were recruited in this State, and by a resolve of Con- ess become a part of the Pennsylvania line, was read.
The Council met.
PHILADELPHIA, Saturday, December 6th, 1783.
PRESENT :
His Excellency JOHN DICKINSON, Esquire, President.
'he Hon'ble James Irvine, John Boyd,
George Wall, Jun'r, John Neville, John McDowell, Stephen Balliot, Esquires. John Byers, Bernard Dougherty,
A letter from Alexander Patterson, Esquire, inclosing a copy of he second commitment of Zebulon Butler, was read.
Commissions to Alexander McClean, Esquire, as Register of Wills and Recorder of Deeds, in the county of Fayette, were dated this day, and forwarded.
Monday, the eighth of December, 1783.
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The Council met.
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PHILADELPHIA, Tuesday, December 9th, 1783.
PRESENT :
His Excellency JOHN DICKINSON, Esquire, President.
The Hon'ble James Irvine, Stephen Balliot,
George Wall, Jun'r, John Boyd, and
John Neville, Isaac Mason,
John McDowell,
Esquire W hic lat d
Mr. McGoffin, Mr. Scott, and Mr. Smith, a committee from tl House of General Assembly, attending in Council, a conferen was had upon the claims of Captains Christie and Lyttle.
A memorial from De Marcellin and Le Roy, two French gentl tlemen in the service of the United States and line of Pennsylvi nia, was read.
The following orders were drawn on the Treasurer, to wit :
In favour of the Honorable John McDowell, for twenty-si pounds five shillings, in full of his account for attendance in Cour cil till the thirtieth of November, 1783, inclusively.
In favor of the Honorable John Neville, for thirty-four pound ten shillings, in full of his account for attendance at this Board til the eighth instant, inclusively.
In favor of Adolph Cruceillius, for the sum of fifty seven pound ten shillings, being the ballance of his account against the State to be paid in thirty days from the eighth instant, agreeably to reso lution of Assembly dated yesterday.
A letter from John Cadenhead, informing Council that he har complied with their order of the first instant, and praying that al inspection might now take place ; upon which it was
Ordered, That Messieurs Samuel Caldwell, William Coxe, and William Pollard, be appointed to inspect the goods and material: mentioned in John Cadenhead's memorial of the twentieth of las month, to report the condition thereof, and whether they come within the intent and benefit of the act intitled " An Act to alte and amend an act of Assembly intitled 'An Act for the effectua suppression of auctions and vendues, & to prohibit male persons capable of bearing arms, from being hawkers and pedlars,' so fa as to allow the sale, by public auction, of goods damaged or ship wrecked," passed the second day of March, 1780.
Two orders were drawn on the Naval Officer in favor of Majo John Armstrong, Jun'r, and William McPherson, for two hundred & seventy-five dollars each, agreeably to resolution of Decembe 6th, 1783.
The memorial of Daniel Drais was read, and referred to the Comp troller General.
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draft of an address to his Excellency General Washington laid before the Board ; which, being read, was agreed to, and he words following, to wit :
IN COUNCIL, Philadelphia, December 9th, 1783.
SIR :- Your return in safety and health to this city, from which first set out, commissioned to defend the liberties of your coun- , and after so successful a performance of that high trust, affords a most sincere joy.
We heartily congratulate you on the late honorable peace, by ich the freedom, sovereignty, and independence of the United ites are fully acknowledged, their territorial rights ascertained, the calamities of war terminated.
When we contemplate your conduct in every period of the event- contest, and the varioue proofs you have exhibited of your love your fellow-citizens, our minds are filled with sentiments which are convinced you would rather deserve than have expressed, if ey could be expressed.
They are sentiments, sir, representing you in such a light to us, at ardently wishing you every happiness of this life, we feel our- ves equally moved by duty and affection to beseech the best and eatest of Beings, in his good time, to bestow upon you the felicities that to come.
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