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The Honorable James Irvine, Esquire, as late Vice President of Council, forty-seven pounds four shillings and five pence, specie.
Messieurs Wirtz, Kerr, and Mentzes, for signing the late emis- sion of paper money, twenty-eight pounds eight shillings and nine pence.
And John Hopkins, Esquire, for subsisting new levies in the year 1780, the sum of four pounds in State money.
On motion of Mr. Balliet, Thomas Hartman, Esquire, was ap- pointed a Justice of the Court of Common Pleas for the county of Northampton.
The Council met.
PHILADELPHIA, Thursday, October 20th, 1785.
PRESENT :
The Honorable CHARLES BIDDLE, Esquire, Vice President.
Henry Hill, John Whitehill, and )
John Boyd, John Neville, Esquires. Stephen Balliet,
Council this day proceeded to the appointment of a Captain of Artillery and Ensign of Infantry, to compleat the number of offi- cers required of this State, in forming the Federal Militia regi- ment, commanded by Colonel Josiah Harmer, when Fergu- son, Esquire, was appointed Captain of Artillery, and Edward Spear, Esquire, Ensign of Infantry.
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The Council met.
PHILADELPHIA, Friday, October 21st, 1785. PRESENT :
The Honorable CHARLES BIDDLE, Esq'r, Vice President.
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Present also : The Hon'ble Bernard Dougherty, Henry Hill, John Boyd,
Stephen Balliet, John Whitehill, John Neville,
Esquires. S
A draft of a letter to General Knox, advising him of the appoint- ment of officers, made under an ordinance of Congress and a law of this Commonwealth, was read and approved.
A draft of a letter to the Honorable Joseph Gardner, Esquire, inclosing a statement of charges against the United States, was read and approved,
The Council met.
PHILADELPHIA, Saturday, October 22d; 1785.
PRESENT :
His Excellency BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, Esquire, President.
The Honorable CHARLES BIDDLE, Esquire, Vice President.
Henry Hill, Stephen Balliet, John Whitehill, John Neville,
Jonathan Hoge, ) John Boyd, and Isaac Meason, Esquires.
Upon the Comptroller General's report, an order was drawn upon the Treasurer in favor of Robert Kearns, Invalid, late of the eighth Pennsylvania regiment, for one hundred and eight pounds fifteen shillings specie, being the arrears of his pension from the second of September, 1780, until the second of July, 1785, according to the act of General Assembly dated the twenty-second of Sept'r, 1785.
A letter from the Honorable John Jay, Esquire, Secretary for Foreign Affairs, of the fourteenth instant, inclosing copies of letters from Chevalier Jones, and Monsieur Soulanges, advising that Algiers had declared war against the United States, was read, and an order taken that a copy of the said letter and inclosures be sent to the committee of merchants.
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The Council met.
PHILADELPHIA, Monday, October 24th, 1785. PRESENT :
His Excellency BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, Esquire, President.
The Honorable CHARLES BIDDLE, Esquire, Vice President.
John Boyd, Jonathan Hoge,
John Neville,
Isaac Meason, and
John Whitehill,
Henry Hill,
Esquires.
Bernard Dougherty,
Peter Muhlenberg, Esquire, Councillor elect for the county of Montgomery, attending at the Board, took his seat, agreeably to the Constitution.
A memorial from Sick Keesar, and thirty-five others, natives of Bengal and China, stating that they were compelled by force of arms to navigate the ship. Pallas from Batavia to Baltimore, in the State of Maryland; that on the passage they had very hard treat- ment and a very narrow allowance of provision ; that they came to this city under the prospect of obtaining a passage to their own country, and that they are now in a very distressed situation, was read, and an order taken that a letter be written to the Governor of Maryland, requesting that some measures be taken to investigate the facts, and redress the complainants, if injured.
A petition from the Court of Common Pleas of the county of Montgomery, in favor of a Negroe named William, convicted of larceny before the said court, was read, and the fine adjudged to be paid to the use of the State, by the said Negroe William, remitted.
John Moore, Esquire, was appointed President of the Court of Common Pleas, Quarter Sessions, and Orphans' Court, for the county of Westmoreland, and commissionated accordingly.
Agreeably to the Comptroller General's report, an order was drawn upon the Treasurer in favor of Messieurs Leib and Budd, for the sum of thirteen pounds twelve shillings and six pence, being due to them for signing Bills of Credit of the last emission, accord- ing to the Comptroller General's report.
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The Council met.
Tuesday, October 25th, 1785.
PRESENT :
Hon'ble the Vice President.
Mr. Whitebill, Mr. Neville,
Mr. Boyd, and Mr. Hoge.
The Comptroller General's report upon the accounts of Mr. Robert Aitken, for pressing, stitching, and folding public accounts, was read and approved, and an order drawn in his favor for the sum of ten pounds twelve shillings specie.
The following orders were drawn upon the Treasurer:
In favor of Daniel Hiester, Esquire, late Councillor for the county of Montgomery, for the sum of three pounds fifteen shil- lings specie, ballance due to him as such.
In favor of John Neville, Esquire, for the sum of twenty-six pounds specie, due to him for attendance in Council untill this day inclusively, and his mileage.
In favor of Isaac Meason, Esquire, for the sum of thirty-four pounds ten shillings specie, in full for his attendance in Council untill this day inclusively, and his mileage.
In favor of Bernard Dougherty, Esquire, for the sum of eigh- teen pounds fifteen specie, in full for his attendance in Council un- till this day, inclusively.
A letter from Charles Thomson, Esquire, Secretary of Congress, dated the fifteenth day of October, 1785, inclosing a resolution of Congress of the twelfth day of October, 1785, was read.
A pass was granted to Jonathan Brooks, John and Thomas Kilbuck, to go to the waters of Ohio, upon the recommendation of Mr. George Morgan.
The Council met.
PHILADELPHIA, Wednesday, October 26th, 1785.
PRESENT :
The Honorable CHARLES BIDDLE, Esquire, Vice President.
Henry Hill, Jonathan Hoge,
John Whitehill, John Neville, and
James McLene, Bernard Dougherty, Esquires. Isaac Meason,
A return of the Representatives, &ca., chosen at the last general election, for Franklin county, was received and read ; by this it ap-
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pears that James McCalmont, Abraham Smith, and John Rea, were chosen members of Assembly ; Jeremiah Talbot and John Martin, Sheriffs ; and John Johnston and Conrad Snider, Coroners.
A return of the general election for the county of Washington was received and read.
The Council met.
PHILADELPHIA, Thursday, October 27th, 1785.
PRESENT :
The Honorable CHARLES BIDDLE, Esquire, Vice President.
Henry Hill, John Neville,
John Whitehill, Jonathan Hoge,
James McLene,
Bernard Dougherty, and
Esquires.
Isaac Meason, John Woods, 1
Returns of the general elections held for the counties of Cum- berland and Westmoreland, were received and read.
Note .-- That these returns have come unaccompanied by any cer- tificate or other evidence of legality from the Prothonotaries of the counties aforesaid.
Returns of the general elections for the counties of Fayette and Bedford, were received and read.
Emanuel Carpenter, Esquire, Representative elect for the county of Lancaster, appeared in Council and resigned his appointments of Justice of the Peace and Justice of the Court of Common Pleas, for the said county.
A petition from William Jack, of the county of Westmoreland, convicted of felony upon two indictments, and sentenced to pay a fine to the State, and to be publicly whipp'd, was read, and an or- der taken that the fine and corporal punishment be remitted.
Upon a petition from Daniel Clayton, of Cumberland county, and a recommendation of his case from the magistracy of the said county,
Ordered, That the corporal punishment to which he was sen- tenced by the Court, on conviction of felony, be remitted.
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The Council met.
PHILADELPHIA, Friday, October 28th, 1785.
PRESENT :
His Excellency BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, Esquire, President. The Honorable CHARLES BIDDLE, Esquire, Vice President.
Henry Hill, John Neville,
John Whitehill, Jonathan Hoge,
James McLene,
Bernard Dougherty, and
Esq'rs.
Isaac Meason, John Woods,
Evan Evans, Esquire, Councillor elect for the county of Ches- ter, appearing in Council, took his seat agreeably to the Constitu- tion.
The following draft of a message to the House of Assembly, was read and approved :
. A Message from the President and the Supreme Executive Coun- cil to the General Assembly.
GENTLEMEN :- Herewith will be laid before you the following papers, vizt :
A certificate of the running and marking the boundary line be- tween this State and Virginia.
A letter from the Honorable Joseph Gardner, Esquire, Delegate of Pennsylvania in Congress, accompanied with a report from the Board of Treasury.
A letter from Charles Thomson, Esquire, Secretary of Congress, dated October the seventh, inclosing two acts of Congress of Sep- tember the twenty-seventh, and September the thirtieth.
A letter of October the tenth, from the Board of Treasury, in- closing the requisition of Congress for the present year, with state- ments of the deficiencies of several preceeding years.
A letter from Charles Thomson, Esquire, inclosing a resolution of Congress of October the twelfth.
A letter from the Honorable John Jay, Esquire, Secretary for Foreign Affairs, inclosing one from the Chevalier John Paul Jones.
A letter from John Nicholson, Esquire, Comptroller General, with a paper containing the heads of charges which this State hath against the United States.
A letter from the Board of Treasury of October the twenty-fifth, inclosing an act of Congress of April the twenty-seventh, 1784; and another of October the twelfth, 1785.
A letter from Charles Thomson, Esquire, of October 25th, with a state of our representation for the last month, and copies of the Journals of Congress.
GENTLEMEN :- These requisitions of Congress, and the subject of their several resolutions and acts, appear to us of such vast impor-
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tance to the present reputation and future security of these States, that we must earnestly press your taking them into immediate con- sideration, and making such provision for answering their salutary purposes as to your wisdom shall appear most effectual.
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN.
COUNCIL CHAMBER, October 28th, 1785.
A Committee of the General Assembly attending at the door, were introduced, and gave information that a House was now formed, and ready to receive any business which the Council might have to lay before them ; and added, that the House wished to know the time when, and the place where it would be most convenient and agreeable to the Board to go into the appointment of a Presi- dent and Vice President.
The House was informed by the Secretary, that Council would be prepared to proceed to the election of a President and Vice President at eleven o'clock to-morrow, in the Assembly room.
The Council met.
PHILADELPHIA, Saturday, 29th of October, 1785. PRESENT :
His Excellency BENJAMIN FRANLIN, Esq'r, President.
The Honorable CHARLES BIDDLE, Esquire, Vice President.
Henry Hill, Jonathan Hoge,
John Whitehill, Bernard Dougherty,
James M'Lene,
John Woods, and
Esquires.
Isaac Meason,
Evan Evans,
John Neville,
A committee of the House attending in Council, informed the Board that the General Assembly were ready to receive Council, agreeably to their message of yesterday, and to proceed with them to the intended election.
Council and Assembly having met, and their votes collectively being taken, it appeared that his Excellency Benjamin Franklin, Esq'r, was duly elected President, and the Honorable Charles Bid- dle, Esquire, Vice President of the Supreme Executive Council of this Commonwealth.
Proclamation was then made of the said President and Vice President, and the following order of procession observed :
Constables with their staves.
Sub-Sheriffs with their wands.
High Sheriff and Coroner with their wands.
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Judges of the Supreme Court and Judges of the High Court of Errors and Appeals.
Attorney General and Prothonotary of the Supreme Court.
Marshall of the Admiralty.
Judge and Register of the Admiralty. Wardens of the Port of Philadelphia.
Naval Officer, Collector of the Customs and Tonnage Officer.
Treasurer and Comptroller General of the State.
Secretary of the Land Office.
Receiver General and Surveyor General.
Justices of the Peace.
Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas & Clerk of the Court of General Quarter Sessions.
Clerk of the City Court.
Master of the Rolls and Register of Wills.
Secretary of the Council.
His Excellency the President, and Honorable the Vice Presi- dent.
Members of the Council, two and two.
Doorkeeper of the Council.
Serjeant-at-arms, with the mace.
Honorable the Speaker of the General Assembly.
Clerk of the General Assembly.
Members of the General Assembly, two and two.
Doorkeeper of the General Assembly.
Provost and Faculty of the University.
Officers of the militia.
Citizens.
The Council met.
PHILADELPHIA, Monday, October 31st, 1785.
PRESENT : His Excellency BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, Esquire, President.
The Honorable CHARLES BIDDLE, Esquire, Vice President.
Henry Hill, Bernard Dougherty, )
John Whitehill, John Woodş,
James McLene, Evan Evans, Esquires. Jonathan Hoge, John Boyd, John Neville,
Mr. Franklin and Mr. Biddle took the oaths required by the Constitution as a qualification for the exercise of their respective offices of President and Vice President.
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A petition from George McCrea, of Franklin county, was read, and the fine imposed upon him on conviction of selling spirituous liquors without licence, remitted.
James Moore, Esquire, Representative elect for the county"of Chester, appeared in Council and resigned his appointments of Jus- tice of the Peace and Justice of the Court of Common Pleas for the said county.
Samuel Postlethwaite, Esquire, was appointed Sheriff of the coun- ty of Cumberland, and William Blair, junior, Coroner of the said county.
Mr. Postlethwaite offers as securities Samuel A. McCoskry and Alexander Blaine, Esquires, both of the town of Carlisle.
Noah Abraham, Esquire, was appointed and commissioned a Justice of the Peace and a Justice of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the county of Franklin, upon a return made according to law, for the township of Fannet.
An order was drawn upon the Treasurer in favor of the Honora- ble Stephen Balliet, Esquire, for the sum of thirty-three pounds five shillings specie, being in full for his services at this Board un- till this day inclusively.
John Hughes, Esquire, a Representative elect for the county of Westmoreland, appearing in Council, resigned the offices of Justices of the Peace and Justice of the Court of Common Pleas for the county aforesaid.
James Hammond, Esquire, was appointed and commissionated Sheriff, and Henry Beeson, Coroner, of the county of Fayette ; and Benjamin Elliott, Sheriff, and Samuel Davidson, Coroner, of the county of Bedford, upon returns made according to law.
Ephraim Douglass and John Huston, were approved by Council as sureties for Mr. Hammond ; and Henry Woertz and Anthony Nagle, as sureties for Mr. Elliott.
The Council met
PHILADELPHIA, Tuesday, November the 1st, 1785,
PRESENT : His Excellency BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, Esquire, President.
The Honorable CHARLES BIDDLE, Esquire, Vice President. Henry Hill, Bernard Dougherty,
John Whitebill, John Woods,
James McLene, Evan Evans, and
Jonathan Hoge, John Boyd,
John Neville,
Samuel Dean, Esquire, Councillor elect for the county of Bucks, appearing in Council, took his seat, agreeably to the Constitution.
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The record of John McDonald, otherwise John McDowell's, con- viction and sentence for a murder committed upon Catherine Krae- mer, of the county of Bucks, was read, and an order taken that a warrant for his execution on Wednesday the ninth day of this present month, do issue, agreeably thereto.
Records of the conviction and sentence of Robert Elliott, upon an indictment for burglary, and of Elizabeth Wilson, for the mur- der of two bastard children begotten upon her, were read, and postponed for consideration.
Council proceeded to the election of a Measurer of all kinds of corn and salt imported and brought into the port and city of Phila- d'a for sale, when the votes being taken, it appeared that Mr. John Biddle was appointed.
Upon the petition of John Horn, a minister of the gospel after- the manner of the people called Seven Day Baptists, praying a re- mission of a fine imposed upon him under a charge of militia de- linquency, was read, and an order taken that the Lieutenant of the county be instructed that it is the opinion of Council that John Horn was exempted by law from militia services, and therefore, was. not liable to a fine for non-attendance on musters or other militia duty, and that he be released from that which has been imposed upon him.
The petition of John Vanderen, Junior, praying for liberty to exercise the business of a Notary and Tabellion Public in this city, was read and granted.
The Council met.
PHILADELPHIA, Wednesday, November 2nd, 1785.
PRESENT :
The Honorable CHARLES BIDDLE, Esquire, Vice President.
Henry Hill, Jonathan Hoge,
Mr. Evans, James M'Lene,
John Whitehill, Peter Muhlenberg, and Esquires. John Boyd, John Woods,
John M'Clay, Esquire, of the county of Franklin, was commis- sionated a Justice of the Peace for the township of Lurgan and county aforesaid, upon a return made according to law. He was, on motion of Mr. M'Lene, appointed a Justice of the Court of Com- mon Pleas for the same county.
A petition from Andrew Brady, convicted of larceny, and sen- tenced to pay a fine of nineteen pounds seventeen shillings and six pence to the Commonwealth, &ca., was read, and an order taken that from the long confinement and extreme poverty of the peti- tioner, the fine aforesaid be remitted.
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An order was drawn upon the Treasurer in favor of Peter Lan- des, for the sum of forty-three pounds sixteen shillings and nine pence State money, being the principal and interest due upon his certificate of having furnished a horse for public service, to be paid according to resolution of Assembly of the eighth of April, 1782.
A draft of a letter to the Honorable the Speaker of the General Assembly, was laid before the Board, read and adopted, as follows, vizt :
In Council, Philadelphia, November 3rd, 1785.
SIR :- A petition was some days since presented to this Board by Sick Keesar and thirty-five others, natives of China and Bengal, and late a part of the crew of the Pallas Indiaman, stating that they had been compelled by force of arms to navigate the ship aforesaid, from Batavia in the East Indies to Baltimore in Maryland; that in the course of their passage they were otherwise much ill treated by John O'Donnells, their Captain ; that wishing to return to their friends and country, they had come hither in the prospect of being able to get a passage in Captain Truxtun ; that finding that impracticable, and being now without money, and at once un- accustomed to the manners, language and climate of this country, they were induced to pray for the interposition of government, and beg from it such supply of food and cloathing as under these cir -. cumstances Council may think proper to grant. Viewing it as a mat -. ter of some importance that these people should not be permitted to carry home with them any well-founded prejudice against either the justice or humanity of these United States, Council have. thought proper to come to two resolutions upon it : The first was,- that a copy of their petition should be transmitted to the Governor of Maryland, with a request that measures may be taken to inves- tigate the facts relating to their treatment by Captain O'Donnell? . and, if injured, that justice might be done them. The second, that the general Assembly should be requested to make such provision for them as may be necessary for their immediate health and com- fort.
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN.
The Council met.
PHILADELPHIA, Thursday, November 3rd, 1785. PRESENT :
As yesterday.
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The Council met.
PHILADELPHIA, Friday, November 4th, 1785.
PRESENT :
His Excellency BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, Esquire, President.
The Honorable CHARLES BIDDLE, Esquire, Vice President.
Henry Hill, Peter Muhlenberg,
Samuel Dean, . Stephen Balliet,,
Evan Evans, John Neville,
John Whitehill,
Jonathan Hoge and
John Boyd, John Woods,
mar- Esquires.
Upon the petition of Rebecca Wintzle, John Wintzle and Eliza- beth. Eckfield, in favor of Christian Wintzle, convicted of forgery at the last City Court ; it was
Ordered, That the pilloring. which is a part of the sentence of the Court against him the said Christian, alias Christopher Wintzle, be remitted.
Upon the memorial of the jury on the trial of Sarah, a negro woman, convicted of larceny at the same Court ; it was
Ordered, That her fine and corporal punishment be remitted.
The Council met.
PHILADELPHIA, Saturday, November 5th, 1785.
PRESENT :
His Excellency BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, Esquire, President. The Honorable CHARLES BIDDLE, Esquire, Vice President.
Henry Hill, Peter Muhlenberg,
Samuel Dean, Stephen Balliet,
Evan Evans, John Neville,
John Whitehill, Jonathan Hoge, and
Esquires. John Boyd, John Woods, ---
The Comptroller General's report upon the Muster Roll of Cap- tain Martin Weybright's company, of Lancaster militia, was read, and an order drawn upon the Treasurer for the ballance, to be paid out of the militia fines of the said county.
An order was drawn upon the Treasurer in favor of Messieurs Fisher and Roberts, agreeably to the Comptroller General's report of the eighteenth of October, for seventy-five pounds specie, being money advanced by them for the rent of stores occupied by the late Navy Board of this State.
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Clement Biddle, Esquire, was appointed and commissionated a Notary and Tabellion Public, upon his petition of the twenty-fourth day of October last, and a recommendation from the Mercantile Committee.
The fines laid upon Nathan Oliver, Samuel Cleansey, James Thompson and John Atkinson, on conviction of a riot and assault and battery, before the County Court of Quarter Sessions, and paya- ble to the State, were remitted.
The fines due to the State from Adam Ruff and Francis Lovelett, of the county of Northampton, were remitted, upon the recommen- dation of the Court of Quarter Sessions of the said county.
An order was drawn upon the Treasurer in favor of Lieuten- ant Colonel Solomon Bush, for the sum of fourteen pounds twelve shillings and six pence specie, being due to him for his pension, from the twenty-second of September untill the first of November, 1785.
Hugh Laughlin, Nathaniel Brading and William M'Clelland, Esquires, were appointed and commissionated Justices of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the county of Fayette.
The Council met.
PHILADELPHIA, Monday, November the 7th, 1785.
PRESENT :
His Excellency BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, Esquire, President.
The Honorable CHARLES BIDDLE, Esquire, Vice President.
John Boyd, Peter Muhlenberg,
Stephen Balliet, 1 James M'Clene,
John Whitehill, John Woods,
Henry Hill,
Jonathan Hoge, and
John Neville,
Esquires. 1 Samuel Dean, Evan Evans,
The petitions of William Compton, Robert Moore and George Dicks, prisoners in the jail of the county of York, were read, and under the recommendation of the Justices and Commissioners of the said county,
Ordered, That the fines payable by each to the State, on convic- tion of their several offences, be remitted.
The following orders were drawn upon the Treasurer, under the Comptroller General's reports of the tenth ultimo, and the third and fourth instant, vizt :
In favor of Henry Kammerer, for one pound fourteen shillings; Kammerar and Glentworth, for three pounds eight shillings ; Kam-
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merer, Steel and Glentworth, for twenty-five pounds ten shillings ; James Glentworth, for three pounds eight shillings; John Steel, for five pounds two shillings ; and Reynold Keen, for thirteen pounds twelve shillings, specie, for their services respectively in signing the bills of credit of the last emission.
An order was drawn upon the Treasurer in favor of the Honor- able Henry Wynkoop, Esquire, Judge of the High Court of Errors and Appeals, for the sum of seven pounds, for his services in attend- ing the Court aforesaid.
The Comptroller General's report upon the accounts of Cap- tain Thomas Askey, of Cumberland county, for the hire of a horse employed in carrying militia baggage, was read and approved.
The deposition of Daniel Rees and Robert Martin, and memorial of David Mead, Esquire, of Northumberland county, stating the. continuation of great disturbance in the settlement of Wioming ; and that serious opposition had been made by the claimants under Connecticut, to the surveying lands upon the West Branch of Sus- quehanna or its neighborhood, under the authority of Pennsylva- nia, and praying the protection and support of government, were read, and an order taken that they be transmitted to the House for their farther information upon the subject of those disturbances.
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