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80 12
7
4 16 8/
1
127
128
MINUTES OF THE
Principal.
Interest.
42
7
1
2 10 9
John McGregor, Serjeant Artillery,
95 6
6.
5 14
4
Robert Kerns, Serjeant of eighth regi- ment,
75
3
2
4 10
2
Jacob Weitzel, Lieutenant of eleventh do.,
210 16 11
· 12 12 11
James Jones, Surgeon Mate of sixth,
374 1 10
22 8 10
Estate of John Borgar, late private of second reg't, deceased, his Adminis- trator,
60
5
3
3 12
3
James Mehaffey, private of tenth do., William McMurray, Lieutenant of tenth do.,
364
4
0
21 16 11
John Wilkins, Surgeon Mate of fourth do.,
19 17
54
1 3 10
Robert Peebles, Lieutenant do., William McFailan, Lieutenant of Fly- ing Camp,
101 13
0
6 1 11
The estate of James Campbell, late pri- vate of ninth regiment deceased,
46 12
2
2 15 10
Samuel Shannon, Lieutenant Flying Camp,
154
6
3
9 5 1
Andrew Galbraith, Major of Flying Camp,
118 10
0
7 2 2
James Ratcliff, private of second regi- ment,
59
1
7
3 10 10
John Brown, Fifer of eleventh,
64
2 2
3 16 10
Josiah Jenkins, Matross Artillery Arti- tificers,
71 8 9
4 5 8
Jona'n Foster, late Fifer Artillery Ar- tificers,
70 19
5
4 51
Benjamin Marshall, Lieutenant of fifth reg't,
75 18
4
4 11 0
Patrick King, private of seventh do.,
85 13
4
5 2 9
Peter Letherman, soldier of sixth regi- ment,
59
6
7
3 4 1
Estate of Alexander Cavin, late private of seventh, deceased,
55
2
0
3
6
1
Joseph Wren, private of seventh regi- ment,
58 2
4
3 9
8
John Slecsman, private of tenth do.,
59 13
1
3 11
6
Alexander Falconer, Serjeant of fourth do.,
114
7
0
6 17 2
William Douglass, private of eleventh do.,
57
6
7
3 8 8
Daniel McEntire, do. of second do.,
56 13
1
3 7 11
Widow of Peter Drank, late private German regiment,
16 15
5
1 0 0
7
1 15
9
29 18
280 10
4
16 16 7
John Marks, Matross Artillery,
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Widow and children of Peter Martin, late Lieutenant of eleventh regiment, deceased,
34 14
8
216
Michael Selsear, private of sixth,
59
3
1
3 10 11
John Thompson, late Ensign Flying Camp,
53 12
5
3 4 3
John Duffield, Mate general hospital,
350
2
3₺
21
0
1
David Points, private militia,
19
0
0
1
2 9
William Vanleer, late Captain of ninth reg't,
268
6
8
16
2 0
The estate of David McClean, late pri- vate of seventh,
56 13
1
3
7 11
George Lough, late private of second reg't,
88 11
7
5 6 2
Isaac Shymer, late Lieutenant Flying Camp,
345 13
8
20 14 9
Ezra Patterson, Lieutenant Artillery,
133
9 11
8 0 2
John Treble, private of seventh regi- ment,
54 16
9
3
5 8
Michael Swope, Esquire, Lieutenant Colonel Fl. C'p,
905
9
2
54 6 7
John Brown, private of eleventh regi- ment,
57 18
4
3
9
4
Francis Davidson, private of sixth reg't, Samuel Platt, Surgeon's Mate of ninth do.,
385
6
8
23
2
4
James Campbell, Administrator of Thomas Flahead, late private of Ha- zen's reg't, deceased,
60 11
7
3 12
7
Reverend Robert McMordie, Chaplain, Estate of Isaac Sweeny, late Captain of eleventh, dec'd,
319
0
2
19
2
9
62
8
1
3 14
9
312
4 10
18 14
6
John McClosky, private of first reg't, Thomas Jenny, Lieutenant of fifth do.,
56
3
1
3
7
4
Thomas Campbell, Captain of Flying Camp,
142
8
0
8 10 9
159
3
2
9 10 11
Jacob Dritt, late Captain Flying Camp, Jacob Holtzinger, Lieutenant of mili- tia,
90
9
1
5
8
6
60
2
1
3 12
1
230 13
8
13 16
9
265 16
3
15 18 11
James Dickinson, late corporal of fourth, John Crawford, Lieutenant of Flying Camp,
Lieutenant John Kerr, of militia, VOL. XIV .- 9.
313 15
6
18 16
5
John Barr, private Hazen's regiment, The Reverend Mr. Samuel Blair, late Chaplain of Artillery,
230 13
8
13 16
9
-
1
129
Principal.
Interest.
58 14 11
3 10
1
130
MINUTES OF THE
Lieutenant Edward Speer, of sixth re- giment,
Jacob Nagle, of third regiment, private, Lieutenant John Woodside, of third do., John Helm, late Captain of fifth do.,
58
7
4
3 10 0
66 19
3
4 0
3
106
2
0
6
7 3
William McCurdy, Captain Lieutenant of eleventh regiment,
219 17
6
13
3 11
Tench Tilghman, Aid-de-Camp to his Excellency General Washington,
871 13
9
52
5 11
Conrad Latour, Lieutenant of Captain Paul Shott's company,
186 3 10
11
3
4
Estate of Nathaniel Williams, late pri- vate of second reg't, dec'd, his widow & Am'x,
54
4 1
3
4 11
Andrew Lee, Lieutenant Hazen's regi- ment,
246
6 10
14 15
7
John Mahon, Lieutenant of sixth do.,
253
2
11
15
3
9
Matthew Long, private of first, do.,
59
3
1
3 10 11
71
6
1
4 5
6
177 10
8
10 16 10
Captain John Steel, do. do.,
200 0
0
12
0 0
John Smith, Corporal of tenth do.,
91 11
1
5
9 9
Daniel Lafferty, private of second do.,
88 11
7
5 6 3
Thos. L. Moore, Esquire, late Major of fifth do.,
420 16 10
25
4 11
Conrad Burgh, Serjeant of tenth do., John Murray, Lieutenant Colonel of second,
600
0 0
36 0 0
Samuel Rutherford, late Ensign of Fly- ing C'p,
258 8
5
15 10 0
Thomas Simonton, private of seventh,
88 15
4
5
6
5
Thomas Murray, late Lieutenant Col. of Fly. C'p,
178 5
0
10 13 10
The Council met.
PHILADELPHIA, Tuesday, June 1st, 1784.
n PRESENT : His Excellency JOHN DICKINSON, Esquire, President. The Honorable JAMES EWING, Esq'r, Vice President.
The Hon'ble James Irvine, John Boyd,
John McDowell, Sam'l J. Atlee, &
Stephen Balliot, Isaac Mason.
The Comptroller's reports in favour of the following officers and soldiers, were read and approved, and an order drawn for the in-
Principal.
Interest.
100
0
0
60 0
120 17
3
7
5 0
James Hughes, private of Hazen's do., Edward Edgerton, private of seventh reg't,
131
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terest due to each on the tenth day of April, 1782, as computed by him, to be paid out of the fund arising from the excise appro- priated for the discharge of interest due upon depreciation certi- ficates, vizt :
Principal.
Interest.
Jacob Dovenberger, private of tenth re- giment,
39 2 9
2 6 10
Archibald Mustard, late private of tenth do.,
48
9 '9
Francis Smith, private of fifth,
61
3
4
3 13
4
John Gordon, Adjutant late of Cavalry,
288 19
9
17 6
9
David Deffenderfer, Ensign of German regiment,
134
2
4
8
0 10.
George Leonix, late private of second reg't,
59
1 7
3 10 9.
The estate of Philip Iler, Matross Art'ry Ar's, dece'd,
52 15 11
3 3 2
James Stewart, private of eleventh regi- ment,
57 6
8
3 8 8
John Vaughan, Lieutenant Flying Camp,
129 16 3
7 15 8
Widow and children of Thomas Har-
vey, late private of fourth reg't, de- ceased,
43 6
6
2 11 11
52 18
5
·
3 3
4
Frederick Buoyer, private of fourth re- giment,
55
7 7
3 6 5
Henry Pifer, late private of German re- giment,
59
1 7
3 10 9
William Reed, private of fourth regi- ment,
56 16
8
3 8 1
Griffith Evans, late Clerk and Store- keeper in dep't of the gen'l hospital, James Deveeney, Sergeant of fifth regi- ment,
193 8
5
11 12 0
73 11 10
4
8 3
57
3
7
3
8 6
John McCartney, Sergeant Major of first reg't,
124 12
6
7 9 5
·
Baltus Collins, late Sergeant Art'y Art's, John Cunningham, late Lieut't of mili- tia,
337 16 10
20
5
4
John Grossquill, private of eleventh do., Barney Copler, private of ninth regi- ment,
22 0
1
1 6 4
1
2 18
1
1
The Comptroller General's reports in favor of the following off- cers and soldiers, were read and approved, and an order drawn for the interest due to each on the tenth day of April, 1783, as com- puted by him, to be paid out of the monies arising from the excise
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appropriated for the discharge of interest due upon depreciation certificates, vizt :
Principal.
Interest.
William McPherson, Lieutenant Atlee's, &c.,
108 12
1 6 10
3
Jacob Dovenberger, private of tenth re- giment,
39 2 9
2 6 10
Archibald Mustard, late private of tenth do.,
43 9 9
2 18
Stephen Singlewood, Serjeant of second do.,
75
7
5
4 10
5
Hugh King, Lieutenant of Flying Camp,
345 13
7
20 14
9
David Hall, private of fifth do.,
54 19
9
3 5 11
Francis Smith, do. of ninth do.,
61
3
4
3 13
4
215
3 11
12 18
2
George Dicks, Drummer of first reg't, Jacob Hill, priv. of fifth,
42
7
0
2 10
9
Frederick Hill, do. of fourth,
39 15
8
2
7
7
William Maybury, Matross Artillery,
50 17
2₺
3
1
0
George Richardson, do. Art'y Art's,
57
9
7
3
1
8
The estate of the Honorable William Thompson, Brigadier General,
398
8
9
23 18
0
Robert Magaw, Esquire, late Col. of sixth reg't,
842 17
6
50 11
4
John Gordon, Adjutant late of Cavalry, Joseph Morrison, Lieutenant of Flying Camp,
345 13
8
20 14 9
Alexander Stewart, Surgeon of third reg't,
695
9
8
41 14 7
David Deffenderfer, Ensign of German reg't,
134
2
4
8 0 10
Thomas Church, Major of fourth regi- ment,
370 11
2
22 4 8
Estate of George Phibble, late priv. of second do.,
51 3
9
3
1 4
William M'Dowell, Lieut. of first reg't, Doctor Benjamin Perry, Surgeon of se- cond do.,
136
4
6
8
3 3
John Marshall, Corporal Artillery Ar- tificers,
50 13 10
3
0 9.
John Alexander, Captain of seventh reg't,
87 10
0
5
4 11
300
0
0
18
0 0
William Alexander, Major of third do., George Leonix, late private of second reg't,
59
1
7
8 10 9
Estate of Philip Iler, Matross Artillery Artificers, dec'd,
52 15 11
33 2
1
William McKissack, Captain Flying Camp,
61 10
4
3 13
9
288 19
9
17
6 9
206
9 11₴
12
7 9
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SUPREME EXECUTIVE COUNCIL.
Principal.
Interest.
William Stewart, Lieutenant of Hazen's regiment,
338 11 0
20 6 2
Andrew Connelly, late private of fourth do.,
56
8 10
3
7 7
James Stuart, private of eleventh do.,
57
6
8
3
8
8
Estate of Rob't Robinson, late Sur- geon's Mate of Fl'g Camp,
61 14
3
3 13 11
John Vaughan, Lieutenant of Flying Camp,
129 16
1
4
3
9
7
Estate of Jacob M. Dehart, late Ensign of second regiment, deceased,
245 13
6
14 14 9
George Norris, Lieutenant Artillery Ar- tificers,
283 18
6
17 0 9
James Holmes, Drummer of eleventh reg't,
64 16
5
3 17
8
James Martin, private of second do.,
85
6
7
5 2 4
Widow and children of Thomas Harvey,
late private of fourth regiment, de- ceased,
43
6
6
2 11 11
54
9 11
3
5 4
516 15 10
31 0
1
24 12
7
1
9
5
18 17
6
1 2 7
William Shippen, Master Art'y Band of Musicians,
132 19 8
7 19
4
Nath'l Simpson, private of third regi- ment,
56
6
5
3 7 6
Persifor Frazer, Lieut. Colonel of fifth do.,
226 13
9
13 11 11
52 18
5
3 34
Baltus Collins, late Serjeant Art'y Art'fs, Zacharias Shugart, Lieutenant late of Flying Camp,
345 11
2
20 14 7
John Cunningham, late Lieutenant of Militia,
337 16 10
20
5
4
Owen McGlaughlin, private of Hazen's reg't,
90 19 7
5 90
John Irvine, Captain late of second reg't,
333
0 11
19 19 7
Frederick Buoyer, private of fourth reg't,
55
7
7
3
6
5
John Metz, private of sixth do.,
55
8
5
3
6
6
James English, Serj't of sixth do.,
103 16
2
6
4 6
George Kellar, Fifer of Artillery,
71
7
2
4
6 2
79
2
4
4 14 10
Sampson Dimpsey, Serjeant of fifth,
William Burchill, private of fourth do.,
82 18
4
4 19
4
3
7 15
8
George Bimer, private of fifth reg't,
58
1
133
Conrad Reamey, private of second do., Nicholas Lutz, Colonel of Flying Camp, James Gamble, Ensign of fourth reg't, The widow of William Gray, Matross Art'y Art'fs,
134
MINUTES OF THE
Robert Darlington, Lieutenant of Fly- ing Camp,
319
6
1
19
3
1
Henry Pifer, late private of German regiment,
59
1
7
3 10
9
John Crayton, private of Hazen's regi- ment,
91
7
7
5
9
7
William Reed, private of fourth do.,
56 16
8
3
8
1
David Stout, Dragoon Cavalry,
51
2
18
3
1
3
Griffith Evans, late Clerk and Store- keeper in Dep. of the General Hos- pital,
193 8
5
12 12
0
John Harper, Brig Major of second do., Anthony Holman, private of ninth regi- ment,
52
8
8
3
2 9
188
5
6
11
5 10
James Deveeney, Sergeant of fifth do., William Scott, Captain of Flying Camp, John Grossquill, private of eleventh reg't,
102
9
1
6
2 10
57
3
7
3
8 6
Lieutenant John Armstrong, of third reg't,
205
2
0
12
6
0
John Albright, private of Hazen's reg't, James Moore, Esquire, late Major of first regiment,
379
5
52
22 15
0
James Carnahan, Captain of eighth do.,
261
5
2
15 13
6
Sarah McClentock, widow of Alexander McClentock, of fifth regiment,
51
8 0
3
1 7
Major Evan Edwards, of eleventh regi- ment,
442 17 10
26 11
4
334
0
0
20
0
0
Major Jeremiah Talbot, of sixth reg't, Barney Copler, private of ninth do.,
22
0
1
1
6
4
·
124 12
6
7 9 5
John Meason, Esquire, was appointed and commissioned a Jus- tice of the Peace in and for the county of Fayette, upon a return made according to law, for the district of the township of Tyrone, formerly in the county of Westmoreland; and the said John Mca- son, Esquire, was also appointed and commissioned to be a Justice of the County Court of Common Pleas for the said county.
An order was drawn upon the Treasurer in favor of Colonel An- drew Porter, for five hundred pounds specie, for purchasing pro- visions and other necessaries for the Commissioners appointed to run the boundary line between this State and the State of Virginia, for which Colonel Porter is to account.
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46 15
7
2 16
0
William Cooper, Ensign of eighth reg't, John Guthrie, do. do.,
183 13
0
11 0
4
73 11 10
4
8
3
71 16
7
4
6
1
John McCartney, Serjeant Maj. of first do.,
Principal.
Interest.
135
SUPREME EXECUTIVE COUNCIL.
The Council met.
PHILADELPHIA, Wednesday, June 2nd, 1784.
PRESENT :
His Excellency JOHN DICKINSON, Esquire, President. The Honorable JAMES EWING, Esquire, Vice President.
James Irvine, John Boyd,
John McDowell, Samuel J. Atlee, and
Stephen Balliott, Isaac Meason.
A letter from the Minister of the United Netherlands of the first instant, concerning the insult lately offered to Monsieur De Mar- bois, was read.
A letter was written to the Honorable Judges of the Supreme Court this day, requesting them to proceed to the trial of Charles Julian De Longchamps with all despatch.
The Comptroller General's report upon the account of Edward Cook, Esquire, Lieutenant of the county of Westmoreland, was read and approved.
Plunket Fleeson, Esquire, was appointed and commissioned to be a Justice of the Peace in & for the city and county of Philadelphia, upon a return made according to law, for Middle Ward, in the said city.
Ordered, That James Wilson, Esquire, be requested to assist the Attorney General in the argument before Judge Bryan, upon the application of Charles Julian de Longchamps, to be admitted to bail.
The Council met.
PHILADELPHIA, Thursday, June 3d, 1784. PRESENT :
His Excellency JOHN DICKINSON, Esquire, President. The Honorable JAMES EWING, Esquire, Vice President.
James Irvine, Samuel J. Atlee, and )
John McDowell, Isaac Meason, Esquires. John Boyd,
Two letters from Monsieur Marbois, on the subject of two anony- mous letters of a threathing nature sent to him, were read.
A letter was written to the Minister of the United Netherlands, in answer to his letter on the subject of his departure from this State, in case Charles Julian de Longchamps be delivered from confinement.
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A petition from Susanna Kerrigan, containing a charge against Isaac Howell, Esquire, for misconduct in his office of Justice of the Peace, was read ; and
Ordered, That the said petition be laid before the General As- sembly at their next meeting.
The Council met.
PHILADELPHIA, Friday, June 4th, 1784.
PRESENT :
His Excellency JOHN DICKINSON, Esquire, President. The Honorable JAMES EWING, Esquire, Vice President.
James Irvine, Stephen Balliott, r
John McDowell,
John Boyd, and
Samuel J. Atlee, Isaac Mason, Esquires.
Resolved, That the Attorney General be directed immediately to take all proper measures for prosecuting any persons concerned in the escape of Charles Julian de Longchamps, or in sending a threatening letter to Monsieur de Marbois.
A letter was written to the Minister of France upon the subject of the flight of Charles Julian de Longchamps from the Sheriff of the county of Philadelphia.
A draft of a proclamation was laid beford the Board and agreed to, in the following words, to wit :
Pennsylvania, ss :
By the Supreme Executive Council of the Commonwealth of Penn- sylvania.
A PROCLAMATION.
WHEREAS, By depositions made before William Adcock, Es- quire, one of the Justices of the Peace in and for the city and county of Philadelphia, it appears that on the seventeenth day of last month, Charles Julian de Longchamps, a Frenchman, com- monly known by the name of the Chevalier de Longchamps, did, in the hotel of the Minister of France, and to his disturbance, in a violent and menacing manner, insult the Sieur de Marbois, Sec- retary of the Legation from his most Christian Majesty to the United States, and Consul General of France, by such behaviour endeavouring to extort from the said Sieur de Marbois, in his office of Consul General, a certificate for the verification of certain papers; and that afterwards, on the nineteenth day of the same month, the said Longchamps did, in Front street, near the Coffee-house, as- sault the said Sieur de Marbois, and hath since fled from justice :
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And whereas, The Honorable the Congress, by their act of the twenty-ninth of the same month, did " recommend to the Supreme Executive authority of each of these United States, forthwith to . issue their proclamations, offering a reward of five hundred dollars, to be reimbursed by the United States to the State paying the same, for discovering the said Longchamps, so that he may be arrested, and requiring their civil officers to arrest him, and their citizens in general to be aiding and assisting herein, that he may be brought to justice for his said violation of the laws of nations and of the land, and all others may be deterred from the commission of such offences :"
And whereas, It is of very high importance to the good people of the United States that the perpetrators of such atrocious offences, which tend to interrupt the friendship so happily subsisting be- between his most Christian Majesty and the said States, and to disturb the public repose, should be brought to condign punish- ment: We have thought fit to offer, and do hereby offer the re- ward of five hundred dollars aforesaid, and also a reward of five hundred dollars, in addition to the same, to any person or persons who shall apprehend and deliver the said Longchamps into the new gaol in this city: And all Judges, Justices, Sheriffs, and Consta- bles, are hereby strictly enjoined to make diligent search and en- quiry after, and to use their utmost endeavours to apprehend and secure the said Longchamps; and the citizens of this State in general are required to be aiding and assisting therein, so that he 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 fourth day of June, in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty-four. JOHN DICKINSON.
Attest :- JOHN ARMSTRONG, Jun'r, Sec'y. GOD SAVE THE COMMONWEALTH.
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The Council met.
PHILADELPHIA, Saturday, June 5th, 1784. PRESENT : His Excellency JOHN DICKINSON, Esquire, President. The Honorable JAMES EWING, Esquire, Vice President.
James Irvine, John Boyd,
John McDowell, Isaac Mason, and
Stephen Balliott, Samuel John Atlee.
A petition from a number of inhabitants of Westmoreland, in favor of William Schrader, convicted of keeping a tipling house in the said county, was read; and thereupon,
138
MINUTES OF THE
Ordered, That the fine adjudged to be paid to the use of the State be remitted.
An order was drawn on the Treasurer in favor of Francis Mc- Donald, for one pound seventeen shillings and six pence specie, ballance of bounty due to him as a soldier inlisted in the year 1779. to be paid out of the money arising from the Class tax.
The memorial of John Balderstone, stating his claim to a city lot in right of the original purchase of Richard Thatcher, was read, and John Coxe, as Attorney in behalf of said Balderstone, having been heard before the Board, it was
Ordered, That the said memorial be referred to the Surveyor General, Receiver General, and the Secretary of the Land Office, who are desired to inquire and report to Council whether any title is vested in John Balderstone, the memorialist, under the original purchase to the lots appurtenant thereto, or any part thereof, and to what part.
George Pierce and Daniel Griffith, Esquires, were appointed and commissioned to be Justices of the Peace in and for the county of Chester, upon returns made agreeably to law, for the districts com- posed of the townships of Chester, Upper and Lower Chichester, Ashton, Bethel and Middletown; and the townships of Uchland and East Nantmel.
Resolved, That the Recorders of deeds of the several counties of this Commonwealth, be and they are hereby directed to take the bonds and securities to be given by the different officers, from whom the same are by law required, immediately to record the same, and forthwith to transmit them to the Prothonotaries of their respective counties, who, having filed them, shall certify the same to Council.
Resolved, That the Prothonotaries of the several counties take especial care that oaths or affirmations are taken by all persons re- spectively, according to law, before they severally enter upon the execution of their offices; and in case of any such neglect in per- sons appointed to offices, that they forthwith give notice thereof to Council.
The Council met.
, PHILADELPHIA, Monday, June 7th, 1784. PRESENT : His Excellency JOHN DICKINSON, Esquire, President. The Honorable JAMES EWING, Esquire, Vice President.
James Irvine, John Boyd,
John McDowell, Samuel John Atlee, and
Stephen Balliott, Isaac Meason.
Joseph Pennell, Esquire, appearing in Council, the oath pre- scribed by the act of Assembly dated the twentieth day of March,
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1783, intitled " An Act for the settlement of the public accounts of the United States of America," was administered to him in due form for the faithful discharge of the duties of his office, as Com- missioner for settling the public accounts in the Marine Depart- ment.
An order was drawn on the Treasurer in favor of John Nichol- son, Esquire, for five hundred pounds, State money, for paying one- third of depreciation to the Pennsylvania line, according to act of the General Assembly dated the thirteenth day of April, 1782.
An order was drawn in favor of the Honorable Edward Hand, Esquire, for one hundred and sixty-three pounds two shillings, in full for his wages as a Delegate from this State to Congress 'till the fourth instant, and his mileage.
An order was drawn in favor of the estate of James Stevenson, deceased, for four pounds ten shillings, ballance of his account as late Auditor for settling the depreciation of the Pennsylvania line, according to the Comptroller General's report of the twenty-first of August, 1782.
The following gentlemen were appointed and commissioned to be Justices of the Peace in and for the county of Bucks, upon returns made according to law, to wit :
Henry Wynkoop, for the district of Southampton and North- ampton townships.
Joseph Hart, for the district of the townships of Warminster and Warrington.
Joshua Anderson, Timothy Taylor and Francis Murray, for the district of the townships of Newtown, Wrightstown, and Lower Makefield.
John Davis, for the district of the townships of Hilltown and New Britain.
Stephen Balliott, Esquire, attended the Honorable the Vice President as a member of the Board of Property.
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The Council met.
PHILADELPHIA, Tuesday, June 8th, 1784.
PRESENT :
The Honorable JAMES EWING, Esquire, Vice President.
James Irvine, Stephen Balliott,
John McDowell, John Boyd, and
Samuel J. Atlee, Isaac Meason.
The following orders were drawn on the Treasurer, to wit :
In favour of the Honorable Samuel Davidson, Esquire, for seven pounds specie, in full for his wages for attendance in the Council
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of Censors till January the first, 1784, to be paid according to resolution of Assembly of 22nd November, 1783.
In favor of John Boggs, for five pounds twelve shillings and six pence specie, for summoning the Representatives of Cumber- land county to meet in General Assembly in the year 1782.
In favor of the said John Boggs, for five pounds nine shillings and seven pence specie, ballance of his account as Agent of For- feited Estates in the county of Cumberland.
A letter from Monsieur Marbois; of this day, was read, on the subject of the escape of Charles Julian de Longchamps.
The Council met.
PHILADELPHIA, Wednesday, June 9th, 1784.
PRESENT :
Honorable JAMES EWING, Esquire, Vice President.
James Irvine, John Boyd,
John McDowell,
Samuel J. Atlee, and
Stephen Balliot,
Isaac Meason.
An order was drawn on the Treasurer in favor of Gotlieb Chris- tein, for three pounds seven shillings and six pence specie, in full for his services as an express sent by the Honorable the Judges of the Supreme Court from Reading to Philadelphia.
Upon the petition of James Kelly, convicted of larceny in the city of Philadelphia, and now confined in the gaol of the county of Philadelphia, it was
Ordered, That the fine adjudged to be paid to the use of the State by the said James Kelly be remitted.
The petition of Henry Culp, for releasement from confinement, was read and rejected.
The petition of William Whitebread and John Langeay were read & rejected.
The memorial of sundry inhabitants of the city of Philadelphia and the township of the Northern Liberties, complaining of neglect in the Commissioners of Philadelphia county to repair the bridge on the road leading from Fourth street into the Germantown road, was read and referred to the Attorney General.
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