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Stephen Balliet, John McDowell, also
Jonathan Hoge,
Bernard Dougherty.
John Whitehill,
Licences to sell fruit, &c., were granted to John Gilbert and John Tuggs, upon the recommendation of the Court, and bond be- ing given.
An Act for furnishing the quota of troops required by Congress, for the protection of the north-western frontiers, and for other pur- poses, passed on the sixth day of September, 1785, being transmit- ted to Council, an order was taken that the following persons being continued in the command of the troops aforesaid :
Josiah Harmer Lieutenant Colonel Commandant.
Walter Finney, David Ziegler, Captains.
William M'Curdy,
Erkurius Beatty,
Thomas Doyle, Lieutenants.
John Armstrong, Ebenezer Denny,
Of Infantry.
Nathaniel M'Dowell, S Ensigns.
Joseph Ashton, Lieutenant of Artillery.
John M'Dowell, Surgeon. Richard Allison, Mate.
Ordered, That the commission of Lieutenant issued by this. Board to Stewart Herbert, Esquire, be and it is hereby revoked.
Ordered, That the farther appointments of a Captain of Artil- lery and Ensign of Infantry be postponed for consideration.
A draft of a letter of instructions to Colonel Josiah Harmer, con- cerning the recruiting service, was read and approved.
The petition of Nehemiah Stokely, was read and referred to the Board of Property.
An order was taken that on Monday next Council will go into the appointment of a Collector of Excise for the counties of Lan- caster and Dauphine, &ca., &ca.
The petition of William Callaghan, praying the remission of two fines due to the State, amounting to six pounds ten shillings, im- posed upon him on conviction of larceny on two indictments, at the
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June term of the General Quarter Sessions of the City Court for 1784, was read and granted.
An order was drawn on the Treasurer in favor of the Honorable James Irvine, Esquire, for eighty-three pounds six shillings and eight pence specie, in full for two months salary as Vice President of this Board, ending the fifth instant.
Two orders were drawn upon the Treasurer in favor of the Honor- able Bernard Dougherty, for the sum of thirty pounds twelve shillings and six pence specie, in full for his attendance in Council until this day, inclusively ; and for the sum of ten pounds twelve shillings and six pence specie, in full for his mileage coming to Philadelphia and returning.
The Council met.
PHILADELPHIA, Friday, September 9th, 1785.
PRESENT : His Excellency JOHN DICKINSON, Esquire, President. The Honorable JAMES IRVINE, Esquire, Vice President.
John Boyd, Daniel Hiester,
John Neville, John Whitehill,
Charles Biddle,
Stephen Balliet, and Esquires.
John M'Dowell, Jonathan Hoge,
The petition of Isabella M'Keever, stating that she was convict- ed of larceny at the September Sessions of the City Court, that this was her first offence, and that she is now seven months gone in her pregnancy, and praying a remission of the corporal punishment of ten lashes, to which she was sentenced by the Court, was read, and granted upon the Gaoler's certificate of the facts above stated.
The petition of Margaret McKelton, praying the remission of the Corporal punishment of ten lashes to which she was sentenced on conviction of larceny at the last session of the City Court, was read and granted.
An order was drawn upon the Treasurer in favor of William Rees, for the sum of sixty pounds specie, for the further improve- ment of the State House lott, he to account.
Resolved, That for preventing impositions upon the Collectors of the revenue, the Naval Officer ought not to clear out any vessel until he receives a ticket from the Tonnage Officer, certifying that all demands for tonnage are secured.
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The Council met.
PHILADELPHIA, Saturday, September 10th, 1785. PRESENT : His Excelleney JOHN DICKINSON, Esquire, President.
The Honorable JAMES IRVINE, Esquire, Vice President.
John Boyd, John Whitehill,
John McDowell, Daniel Hiester,
Charles Biddle,
Stephen Balliet, and
Esquires.
Jonathan Hoge,
John Neville,
A licence to vend goods, wares and merchandize, within this Commonwealth, was granted to John Anthony, upon the recom- mendation of the Court, and bond given.
An order was drawn upon the Treasurer in favor of Lieutenant Colonel Josiah Harmer, for thirty-three pounds fifteen shillings, to- wards recruiting two hundred & sixty men for the defence of the north-western frontiers, according to act of Assembly dated the sixth day of September, 1785; for which sum the said Colonel Harmer is to account.
This order was delivered to Lieutenant John Armstrong.
The Council met.
PHILADELPHIA, Monday, September 12th, 1785.
PRESENT : His Excellency JOHN DICKINSON, Esquire, President. The Honorable JAMES IRVINE, Esquire, Vice President.
Charles Biddle, " Daniel Hiester, - John McDowell, Stephen Balliet, and John Whitehill, Jonathan Hoge, Esquires. John Neville,
An order was drawn upon the Treasurer in favor of the Honor- able James Wilson, for the sum of one hundred pounds specie, in part of his pay as a Delegate from this State to Congress; for which sum he is to account.
Licences to expose and vend divers goods, wares and merchan- · dize, within this Commonwealth, were granted to John Machlin and John Crawford, upon the recommendation of the Court, and bonds being given.
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The Council met.
.. PHILADELPHIA, Tuesday, September 13th, 1785.
PRESENT : His Excellency JOHN DICKINSON, Esquire, President. The Honorable JAMES IRVINE, Esquire, Vice President.
Charles Biddle, Daniel Hiester,
John McDowell,
Stephen Balliet, and
John Whitehill,
Jonathan Hoge,
Esquires.
John Neville,
Philip Dougherty's petition, praying the remission of the fine - imposed upon him for keeping a tipling house, was read and granted.
Joseph Wood's petition, praying the remission of one hundred ... pounds forfeited by him, to the State in the case of Ellis Burgess, was read; and upon the Attorney General's representation that he is insolvent, and that he has suffered sufficiently for his conduct, an order was taken that it be granted.
A letter from Charles Thomson, Esquire, inclosing a state of the representation in Congress for the last month, and several addi- tional sheets of the journals of that body were received and read. An order was taken that these papers be transmitted to the General Assembly.
The Council met.
PHILADELPHIA, Wednesday, September, 14th, 1785.
PRESENT :
His Excellency JOHN DICKINSON, Esquire, President.
The Honorable JAMES IRVINE, Esquire, Vice President.
John Boyd, John Whitehill,
John McDowell, Daniel Hiester,
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Charles Biddle, Stephen Balliet, and
Esquires.
Jonathan Hoge,
John Neville,
Council, agreeable to the order, proceeded to the election of a Collector of Excise for the county of Lancaster, when it appeared that Samuel Turbett was duly elected. .
Mr McClay (to whom the delivery of the Indian goods at Tioga, agreeably to the late treaty at Fort Stanwix, has been committed) appeared in Council, and presented the following estimate of the
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expenses necessarily attending the execution of this service ; upon which an order was taken that one hundred pounds issue to him on account :-
Estimate of the Expences of Provisions and the Carriage, &ca. of the same, together with the Carriage of the Goods to be deliv- ered to the Indians at Tioga, the first of October, 1785.
20 hundred weight of flour, at 15s., £15 0 0 1 0 0
10 flour barrels, at 2s.,
20 hundred weight of beef, at 28s., 28 0 0
Hire of 2 small boats or 4 canoes, for 20 days, 4 0 0
10 hands for 20 days, including provisions for the boats or canoes, at 4s. p. day, 40 0 0
2 hands to drive cattle, 12 days, including provi- sions, at 4s., 4 16 0 1
Hire of one horse for the drivers, 12 days, at 1 6, 0 18 0
Alexander McGuichen, of Carlisle, was uanimously elected to the office of Collector of Excise for the county of Cumberland.
Dr. Andrew Forest, of the town of Lebanon, was appointed Col- lector of Excise for the county of Dauphine.
James Anderson was appointed Collector of Excise for the county of Bedford.
The lashes and fine to which Daniel Cunningham was sentenced, were, upon the recommendation of the magistracy, remitted.
Henry Drinker, senior, and Amos Foulke, merchants of this city, and John Evans, of the county of Montgomery, were offered as sureties, by Rowland Evans, Esquire, for the faithful perform- ance of his duty as a Trustee of the General Loan office of this State, and accepted.
The Council met.
PHILADELPHIA, Thursday, September 15th, 1785. PRESENT :
His Excellency JOHN DICKINSON, Esquire, President.
The Honorable JAMES IRVINE, Esquire, Vice President.
John Boyd, John McDowell, Charles Biddle,
Stephen Balliet,
Jonathan Hoge, and r Esquires.
Also, John Whitehill,
An order was drawn upon the Treasurer, in favor of Roger Hart, for the sum of six pounds one shilling and eleven pence
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specie, for apprehending John Roseborough, agreeably to the Comptroller General's report and certificate of the Sheriff of the county of Cumberland.
The Comptroller General's reports upon the accounts of William Poyntell, for apprehending divers burglars ;
Of George Hammond, of Northumberland county, for pay while a prisoner during the late war ;
Of William Wilson, Esquire, Collector of Excise for the county of Northumberland ;
Of Captain John Johnstone, for forage furnished to his troop of Cumberland Cavalry ; and
Of James Chambers, for a gun lost in the public service ; were read and approved.
His report upon Wendle Baker's account for a gun taken from him by Lieutenant James Irvine, of the Northumberland militia, was read and rejected.
An order was drawn upon the Treasurer in favor of Jane Ro- berts, for the sum of seventy five pounds specie, to be paid out of the produce of the late estate of John Roberts, agreeably to the decree of the Supreme Court dated on the eighth day of May, 1783, the said sum being due since the first day of April last.
The Comptroller General's reports upon the account of James Scott, for a horse blanket, &ca., lost on the Sandusky expedition.
An order was drawn upon the Treasurer in favor of John Buyers, Esquire, for the sum of nineteen pounds five shillings specie, in trust for a number of people, inhabitants of Northumberland coun- ty, for blankets furnished to Captain Robinson's company in 1781, to be paid out of the arrears of the eighteen penny tax appropria- ted by resolution of Assembly of the first of April, 1782, for the frontier defence.
The Council met.
PHILADELPHIA, Friday, September 16th, 1785.
PRESENT :
Honorable JAMES IRVINE, Esquire, Vice President.
Charles Biddle, Daniel Hiester, r
John Boyd, Jonathan Hoge,
John Whitehill, Stephen Balliet, S Esquires.
Ordered, That the Comptroller General's report of this day, in- tituled an account of reservations to the University, be transmitted to the House of Assembly.
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The Council met. ·
PHILADELPHIA, Saturday, September 17th, 1785.
PRESENT :
The Honorable JAMES IRVINE, Esquire, Vice President.
Charles Biddle, Daniel Hiester,
John Boyd, Jonathan Hoge, and John Whitehill, Stephen Balliet, }
2 Esquires.
Representations being made to Council that the Managers of the State Lottery, that an application is now before the House for per- mission to mix the blanks with the prizes, &ca., &ca .; and the pro- priety of postponing the drawing of the second class in consequence thereof, being submitted to the Board, an order was taken that the drawing of the said class be postponed until the House have come to some resolution upon the application aforesaid.
An order for thirty-nine pounds three shillings and seven pence, State money, was drawn in favor of Henry Weaver, in full of the principal and interest of a certificate of his having furnished a horse for the public service.
The Council met.
PHILADELPHIA, Monday, September 19th, 1785.
PRESENT :
His Excellency JOHN DICKINSON, Esquire, President. The Honorable JAMES IRVINE, Esquire, Vice President.
Charles Biddle, Daniel Hiester, r Esquires.
John Boyd, Jonathan Hoge, and
John Whitehill, Stephen Balliet,
The Comptroller General's report upon the accounts of Joseph Green, for powder furnished for public use in the county of North- umberland, was read and approved, and an order drawn upon the Treasurer for eighteen shillings, in full of the same.
The following draft of a message to the General Assembly was read and adopted :
A Message from the President and the Supreme Executive Coun- cil to the General Assembly :
GENTLEMEN :-
We communicate to you with much pleasure the inclosed letter from Messieurs Rittenhouse, Porter, and Elliott, as it will inform
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you of their progress in the important business of running and marking the western boundary. of the State.
JOHN DICKINSON.
Council Chamber, Philadelphia, September 19th, 1785.
The Council met.
PHILADELPHIA, Tuesday, September 20th, 1785.
PRESENT : His Excellency JOHN DICKINSON, Esquire, President. The Honorable JAMES IRVINE, Esquire, Vice President.
John Neville, Daniel Hiester,
John Boyd,
Stephen Balliet, and
Jonathan Hoge,
Charles Riddle,
Esquires.
A letter from his Excellency Governor Clinton, of the State of New York, requesting that a certain Francis Read, charged with committing a robbery in the State aforesaid, and now confined in the jail of this city, be delivered up for trial, agreeably to the Articles of Confederation, was read, and an order taken that the said Francis Read be delivered accordingly.
An order was taken that a warrant issue in favor of the Honora- ble Francis Hopkinson, for the sum of fifty pounds in specie, upon account of his salary as Judge of the Court of Admiralty of this State.
An order was drawn upon the Treasurer in favor of the Honor- able Jacob Rush, Esquire, a Judge of the Supreme Court, for the sum of one hundred and fifty pounds specie, being one quarter's salary, ending the eighteenth instant.
The Comptroller General's reports upon the accounts of Francis Bailey, for printing the late bills of credit of this State, and of Matthew Irvine, Esquire, for books, &ca., provided for the Re- cording and Roll's offices, agreeably to an order of Council, were read and approved, and the following orders drawn, vizt :
In favor of Mr. Francis Bailey, for the sum of three hundred and twenty-seven pounds, and in favor of Matthew Irwin, for the sum of sixty-one pounds ten shillings specie ..
The Comptroller General's report upon the account of Major John Johnston, for militia service done in 1778, was read and ap- proved.
An order was drawn on the Treasurer in favor of Joseph Dolby, for the sum of six pounds specie, in discharge of his account for ringing the bells on the arrival of Doctor Benjamin Franklin.
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The Council met.
PHILADELPHIA, Wednesday, September 21st, 1785.
PRESENT :
His Excellency JOHN DICKINSON, Esquire, President. The Honorable JAMES IRVINE, Esquire, Vice President.
John Neville, John Boyd,
Jonathan Hoge, Stephen Balliet, and Esquires.
Daniel Hiester, Charles Biddle,
The Comptroller General's reports upon the following accounts were read and approved, vizt :
Of John Campbell, for provisions furnished for the militia.
Of ditto, for a beef furnished the militia.
Of Bastian Burquett, for militia supplies.
Of Peter Peterson, for rations due on the Sandusky expedition.
Of Henry Taylor, for thirty days' rations furnished John Blean, upon the aforesaid expedition.
Of John Speller, and others, a detachment of militia employed on the frontier in the year 1782, and
Of James Campbell, and others, a guard to the Commissioners employed in running the temporary line between this State and Virginia.
Note .- That all the persons above mentioned are inhabitants of Washington county.
The Comptroller General's report on Captain Daniel Slay's account for rations furnished four soldiers in Bedford county, was read and approved.
The Council met.
PHILADELPHIA, Thursday, September 22nd, 1785.
PRESENT :
His Excellency JOHN DICKINSON, Esquire, President. The Honorable JAMES IRVINE, Esquire, Vice President.
John Neville, Stephen Balliet,
Jonathan Hoge,
Charles Biddle, and
Daniel Hiester, George Wall, Junior, L
Esquires. John Boyd,
An order was drawn upon the Treasurer in favor of David Mead, Esquire, for the sum of sixty-seven pounds and three pence specie,
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according to an act of Assembly passed on the twenty-second instant.
A return of a magistrate for the township of Donegall and county of Washington, was read.
A certificate from the Court of General Quarter Sessions of the Peace of the county of Washington. accompanied by a petition from the inhabitants of the town of Washington, that it is become neces- sary and proper, and will be useful, that the aforesaid town of Wash- ington be erected into a distinct district for the election of a Justice of the Peace, was read, and postponed, agreeably to law. 0
William Sterrett's resignation of the office of Lieutenant of the county of Cumberland, was read and approved.
A return of 'officers chosen to command the troop of Washing- ton county Light Horse, was read and approved, and commissions directed to issue.
The petition of Mercer Demner, praying the remission of a fine adjudged to the State, and imposed upon him on conviction of hav- ing stolen twenty-two English guineas, was read, and the fine re- mitted.
The Council met.
PHILADELPHIA, Friday, September 23rd, 1785.
PRESENT :
The Honorable JAMES IRVINE, Esquire, Vice President.
John Neville, Stephen Balliet,
Jonathan Hoge, Charles Biddle, and
Daniel Hiester, George Wall, junior, Esquires. John Boyd,
An order was drawn upon the Treasurer in favor of the Honor- able John Neville, Esquire, for the sum of forty pounds specie, on account, as a member of this Board.
An order was drawn upon the Treasurer in favor of Francis Johnston, Esquire, for the sum of nine pounds six shillings specie, being the balance due to him for transporting Indian goods to Sun- bury, agreeably to the Comptroller General's report.
The Comptroller General's report upon the account of Hugh Wyley, for a pack horse employed for the space of forty days in the public service, was read & approved.
An order was drawn upon the Treasurer in favor of Frederick Sneider, for the sum of eight pounds specie, on account, for pur- chasing fire wood for Council and the office.
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The Council met.
PHILADELPHIA, Saturday, September 24th, 1785.
PRESENT : His Excellency JOHN DICKINSON, Esquire, President. The Honorable JAMES IRVINE, Esquire, Vice President.
John Neville, Stephen Balliet,
Jonathan Hoge,
Charles Biddle, and
Daniel Hiester,
George Wall, junior,
Esquires.
John Boyd,
On application of the Trustees of the General Loan office of this State, for such sum of the new paper money to emit upon loan, agreeably to law, as Council shall at this time think proper,
Ordered, That the sum of twenty thousand pounds be now granted.
An order was drawn upon the Treasurer in favor of Mr. William Poyntell, for the sum of fifty-two pounds specie, in full of his account of expences incurred by order of government, in appre- hending and conducting Joseph Smith and George Gardner to the jail of this city.
An order was drawn upon the Treasurer in favor of the Honor- able Thomas Mckean, Esquire, for the sum of two hundred and fifty pounds specie, being one quarter's salary due to him as Chief Justice of this State, ending the twenty-fifth instant.
An order was drawn upon the Treasurer in favor of the Honor- able George Bryan, for the sum of one hundred and fifty pounds specie, being one quarter's salary due to him as one of the Judges of the Supreme Court, ending on the twenty-fifth instant.
The Secretary of this Board having laid before Council the law for regulating the Land Office, passed on the eighth of April, 1785, and act for the support of Government, passed on the seventeenth day of September, 1785, requested the opinion of Council, whether agreeably to the last mentioned Act of Assembly, he is not to re- ceive the fees arising from the application of the seals to warrants of survey and acceptance, and to patents :
Resolved, That it is the sense of this Board that the Secretary thereof be instructed to receive the fees aforesaid, agreeably to usage, and that he be accountable for them to the State.
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The Council met.
PHILADELPHIA, Tuesday, September 27th, 1785.
PRESENT : His Excellency JOHN DICKINSON, Esquire, President.
The Honorable JAMES IRVINE, Esquire, Vice President.
Charles Biddle, John Neville,
Stephen Balliet, John McDowell, and Esquires.
Jonathan Hoge, Daniel Hiester,
It appearing from a number of certificates presented to the Board by Edward Williams, that he was a clerk to the Hospital Depart- ment, and as such a responsible officer ; therefore,
Resolved, That Mr. Williams is, in the opinion of Council, inti- tuled to all the benefits of a resolution of Assembly passed on the twenty-second of December, 1784, upon the petition of Doctors Bond, Binney, &ca., and that the Comptroller General be and hereby is instructed to settle with him, agreeable thereto.
Upon the petition of Barney O'Neal, a prisoner in the jail of this city,
Ordered, That the fine adjudged to be paid by him to the State, be remitted.
Upon the petition of William Montgomery, junior, and John Hoge, Esquires, Deputy Surveyors of Land within the last pur- chase,
Ordered, That the petitioners shall forthwith accurately measure the distance from the eastern division line of the sixth district, to the mouth of Pine creek, first giving notice thereof to the other De- puty Surveyors of the districts between the Canoe Place and the said creek, that such of them as chuse may attend ; and upon such measurement, divide that part of the country into ten districts, properly marked, as nearly as may be, according to the propor- tions assigned by the Surveyor General in his late allotment.
Resolved, That this proceeding shall not affect any surveys al- ready made.
An order was drawn upon the Treasurer in favor of the Honor- able Jonathan Hoge, Esquire, for the sum of twenty-two pounds thirteen shillings and six pence specie, in full for his attendance in Council to this day, inclusively, and his mileage.
And one other order was drawn upon the Treasurer in favor of the Honorable George Wall, Junior, Esquire, for the sum of · forty-five pounds ten shillings specie, in full for his attendance in Council to the seventeenth instant, inclusively, and his mileage.
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The Council met.
PHILADELPHIA, Thursday, September 29th, 1785.
PRESENT :
His Excellency JOHN DICKINSON, Esquire, President
The Honorable JAMES IRVINE, Esquire, Vice President.
Charles Biddle, John Neville,
Stephen Balliet, John McDowell, and
Jonathan Hoge, Daniel Hiester, Esquires. Also, Bernard Dougherty, Esquire.
The Comptroller General's reports upon the following accounts, were read and approved.
The estate of Joseph Smith, for transportation of baggage in 1776.
Of the account of Peter Nagle, Esquire, for his pay and subsis- tence in superintending the prisoners of war at Reading.
Of George Wall, Esquire, late Agent of Forfeited Estates in the county of Bucks; and
Of John Hart, upon a certificate of his having furnished a bull for the public service.
Orders were drawn upon the Treasurer in favor of the estate of Joseph Smith, and of Peter Nagle, for their several ballances, to be paid out of the militia funds of their respective counties.
· An order was also drawn upon the Treasurer in favor of George Wall, junior, Esq'r, for the specie ballance, agreeably to the above report.
And another order in favor of John Hart, Esquire, for the sum of four pounds ten shillings State money, according to resolution of Assembly of the eighth day of April, 1782.
. An order was drawn upon the Treasurer in favor of Dunlap and Claypoole, for the sum of fifty-three pounds fifteen shillings specie, in full of their account for printing done by order of Coun- cil between January the twenty-ninth, 1783, and nineteenth of Au- gust, 1785.
The Comptroller General's report upon an account against the United States for powder, late the property of Oswald Eve, forfeit- ed to the use of the Commonwealth, was read and approved.
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The Council met.
PHILADELPHIA, Friday, September 30th, 1785.
PRESENT :
His Excellency JOHN DICKINSON, Esquire, President. The Honorable JAMES IRVINE, Esquire, Vice President.
Charles Biddle, Daniel Hiester,
Stephen Balliet, Bernard Dougherty,
Jonathan Hoge, John Whitehill, &
John Neville, John McDowell,
Isaac Meason,
Esquires.
An order was drawn upon the Treasurer in favor of Colonel Wall, for the sum of seven pounds ten shillings specie, in full for his account of services at this Board from the seventeenth to the thirtieth of September, 1785, inclusively.
Upon application of Thomas Cunnarse, Senior,
Resolved, That, agreeably to the meaning of this Board, when they went into articles of agreement with the said Cunnarse, they think him intitled to the second payment of seven hundred pounds provided by the articles aforesaid.
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