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in the Custom House, be exposed to sale, agreeably to a law passed on the twenty-third day of December, 1780, for discharge of the duties.
On application of the Chevalier de Longchamps, for permission to absent himself from town for three or four days.
Ordered, That he be indulged in such absence.
The Council met.
PHILADELPHIA, Saturday, February 11th, 1786.
PRESENT :
The Honorable CHARLES BIDDLE, Esquire, Vice President.
Evan Evans, Richard McAlister,
Henry Hill,
William Brown,
Samuel Dean,
Peter Muhlenberg,
John Whitehill,
Stephen Balliet, and
Esquires.
John Neville,
John Boyd,
John Woods,
A return of an election of Justices of the Peace for the district of Lowhill and Heidleberg, and county of Northampton, was read, but being unformal, was set aside, and an order taken that a new election be held.
An order was taken that the State fine imposed upon Charles Chebris, confined in the jail of this city, upon conviction of larceny at the July session of the City Court, (1784,) be remitted.
.The following deeds were signed by the Honorable the Vice President, vizt :
To Jacob Schrader, for lot number three, (part of the Barrack ground,) situate on the west side of Second street continued, con- taining in breadth twenty feet, and in depth one hundred and twelve feet, sold for one hundred and fifty pounds. Deed dated this day.
To Abraham Sheridan, for lots numbered and (being part of the ground whereon the Barracks lately stood. ) One of them situate on the side of street, twenty feet front by feet in depth ; and the other situate ou the side of street, twenty feet front by
in depth, sold for the sum of
Deed dated the eleventh instant ..
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The Council met.
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PHILADELPHIA, Monday, February 13th, 1786. PRESENT :
The Honorable CHARLES BIDDLE, Esquire, Vice President.
Henry Hill,
Samuel Dean,
John Boyd,
Stephen Balliet,
John Neville,
John Whitehill, and
Esquires.
John Woods,
William Brown,
Richard M'Callister,
Evan Evans,
Peter Muhlenberg,
Isaac Meason,
The Comptroller General's report upon the account of Philip Bohm, Esquire, paymaster of the Northampton county militia, for the years 1777, 1778, 1779 and 1780, was read and approved.
Richard M'Alister, Esquire, attended the Honorable the Vice President as a member of the Board of Property.
The Council met.
PHILADELPHIA, Tuesday, February 14th, 1786. PRESENT :
The Honorable CHARLES BIDDLE, Esquire, Vice President.
Henry Hill,
Mr. Muhlenberg,
Mr. Dean,
Mr. M'Callister,
Mr. Evans,
Mr. Woods,
Mr. Balliet,
Mr. Neville,
Mr. Boyd,
Mr. Brown, and
Mr. Whitehill,
Mr. Meason.
A letter from the Surveyor General, stating that a caveat against receiving into his office sundry returns of survey made by John Buchannan, Esquire, on the supposition that the surveys aforesaid were not confined to the district of the said Buchannan, and pray- ing the advice of Council thereon, was read.
Mr. Buchannan now attending in Council, presented his particu- lar surveys and general draft, and gave such other evidence to the Board as induced an order that the returns of survey in question should be received.
An order was drawn upon the Treasurer in favor of the Honor- able John Whitehill, Esquire, for the sum of thirty-eight pounds ten shillings, in full for his attendance in Council untill this day, inclusively, and his mileage.
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Council this day issued their directions to the Attorney General, that Francis Wade, a public defaulter, be prosecuted in every pos- sible way that the law will authorize, and that this be done without delay.
An order was drawn upon the Treasurer in favor of the Honor- able Charles Biddle, for one hundred and seventy pounds eight shillings and four pence specie, in full for his attendance as Coun- cillor from the sixth untill the tenth of October, 1785, and for four month's salary as Vice President, ending the tenth instant.
An order was drawn upon the Treasurer in favor of the Wardens of the Port of Philadelphia, for the sum of six hundred and thirty pounds specie, to be applied towards the improvement of the navi- gation in the bay and river Delaware, for which sum they are to account, to be paid out of the monies arising from the duties upon tonnage.
The Council met.
PHILADELPHIA, Thursday, February 16th, 1786.
PRESENT :
The Honorable CHARLES BIDDLE, Esquire, Vice President.
Henry Hill,
Peter Muhlenberg,
Evan Evans, Richard McCallister,
Samuel Dean, John Neville,
Stephen Balliet,
William Brown, and
Esquires.
John Boyd, John Woods,
Isaac Meason,
An order was drawn upon the Treasurer in favor of the Honorable Richard McAlister, for the sum of thirty-eight pounds ten shillings specie, in full for his attendance in Council from the fourth of Jan- uary until this day, inclusively, and his mileage in April and August, 1785.
John Knowles' resignation of his office of Justice of the Peace for the county of Philadelphia, and district of Oxford, Lower Dub- lin, and Biberry townships, received on the tenth instant, was this day accepted.
An order was drawn upon the Treasurer in favor of Levi Jenkins, for fifty-three pounds two shillings, State money, in full for princi- pal and interest due upon his certificate for one sorrel horse, fur- nished for public use, to be paid according to resolution of Assem- bly dated the eighth day of April, 1782.
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The Council met.
PHILADELPHIA, Friday, February the 17th, 1786,
PRESENT :
The Honorable CHARLES BIDDLE, Esquire, Vice President.
Henry Hill, Stephen Balliet,
Samuel Dean,
Peter Muhlenberg,
Evan Evans,
William Brown,
Esquires.
John Boyd,
John Woods, and
Richard McCallister,
John Neville,
Isaac Meason,
The Comptroller General's report upon the account of Isaac Wikoff, for rent of his stores, occupied with the State supplies of refreshments for the Pennsylvania line, from July the second, 1779, untill June 10th, 1780, was road and approved.
The Council met.
PHILADELPHIA, Saturday, February 18th, 1786. PRESENT :
The Honorable CHARLES BIDDLE, Esquire, Vice President.
Henry Hill,
Isaac Meason,
Evan Evans,
Peter Muhlenberg,
Samuel Dean,
William Brown,
John Boyd,
John Woods, and
Stephen Balliet,
John Neville.
A letter from William Williams, Adjutant of the Southwark battalion of militia, stating at abuse of public property by the mi- litia of the said battalion, to wit: the neglect, and in some instances the sale of the fire arms of the State at public vendue, was read.
Ordered, 'That Colonel William Henry be directed to attend, in the Council Chamber on Wednesday next at eleven o'clock, to con- fer with Council on the subject of the said letter.
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The Council met.
PHILADELPHIA, Monday, February 20th, 1786.
PRESENT :
The Honorable CHARLES BIDDLE, Esquire, Vice President.
Henry Hill,
Isaac Meason, r
Evan Evans,
William Brown,
Richard McCallister,
John Neville,
Peter Muhlenberg,
John Boyd, and
Stephen Balliet,
Jonathan Hoge,
John Woods,
An order was drawn upon the Treasurer in favor of John Nichol- son, Esquire, for the sum of five hundred pounds, State money, for the purpose of paying one-third of depreciation, according to act of Assembly dated the thirteenth day of April, 1782, for which sum he is to account.
A deed was signed by the Honorable the Vice President, to George Crossley, for a tract of land, containing one hundred and ninety-three acres, situate in Penn township, in the county of Northampton, late the estate of William Thomas, forfeited to the Commonwealth by his attainder of high treason : Sold for two thou- sand seven hundred and ninety-eight pounds ten shillings, Conti- nental money, which sum has been paid into the Treasury. Deed dated the fifteenth instant.
The Council met.
PHILADELPHIA, Tuesday, February 21st, 1786.
PRESENT :
The Honorable CHARLES BIDDLE, Esquire, Vice President.
Henry Hill, Isaac Meason, J
Evan Evans, William Brown,
Richard McCallister, John Neville,
Peter Muhlenberg,
John Boyd, and
E-quires.
Stephen Balliet,
Jonathan Hoge,
John Woods,
Upon the petition of John Shaw, of Westmoreland county,
Ordered, That the fine imposed on him on conviction of for- nication, be remitted.
The Comptroller General's report upon the accounts of Thomas Bradford, for newspapers furnished the Supreme Executive Council and the Comptroller General, was read and approved, and an order drawn for the amount, being thirty pounds specie.
Esquires.
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The following letters, and their inclosures, respectively, were read, vizt :
One of the seventh day of December, 1785, from the Governor of Massachusets.
One of the thirtieth day of January, from the Governor of Vir- ginia ; and
One of the first day of February, from Mr. Secretary Thomson. .
The Council met.
PHILADELPHIA, Wednesday, February 22nd, 1786. PRESENT :
The Honorable CHARLES BIDDLE, Esquire, Vice President.
Henry Hill, John Neville,
Evan Evans,
John Woods,
Stephen Balliet,
Richard McCallister,
Isaac Meason,
Jonathan Hoge, and
Esquires.
John Boyd, Peter Muhlenberg,
William Brown,
An order was drawn upon the Treasurer in favor of Mr. Robert Aitken, for the sum of thirty-seven pounds sixteen shillings and nine pence specie, in full of his account for printing public ac- counts, and stationary furnished for the use of the public, according to the Comptroller General's report.
The Comptroller General's report upon the accounts of Thomas Davis and Thomas Casdrop, for building a bridge over the river Schuylkill at the Middle Ferry, was read and approved.
Colonel William Henry attended in Council, agreeably to the order of the eighteenth.
The Council met.
PHILADELPHIA, Thursday, February 23rd, 1786. PRESENT :
The Honorable CHARLES BIDDLE, Esquire, Vice President.
Henry Hill, John Neville,
Evan Evans, John Woods,
Stephen Balliet,
Richard McCallister,
Isaac Meason,
Jonathan Hoge, and
John Boyd, William Brown,
Esquires. Peter Muhlenberg,
The Comptroller General's report upon the account of Mr. Ste- phen Porter as Commissary to the Commissioners for running the
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western boundary of this State, was read and approved, and an order drawn for the sum of six hundred and ninety-seven pounds thirteen shillings and eight pence half penny, reported to be due to him.
The Comptroller General's report upon the recruiting account of Colonel Richard Humpton, was read and approved.
. Mr. Clymer, Mr. Hannum and Mr. Whitehill, & Committee of the General Assembly, attending at the door, were introduced, and gave information that the House was now formed and ready to re- ceive any business which Council might have to lay before them.
The following draft of a message from the Vice President and Council to the General Assembly, was read and approved :
A message from the Vice President and the Supreme Executive Council to the General Assembly.
ยท GENTLEMEN :- With this message will be presented sundry pa- pers which have been received during your recess, and which we have thought proper to transmit thus early in the session for your advice and consideration.
The several letters from Mr. Secretary Thomson will shew the state of the representation in Congress for the months of November, December and January last; and the circular letter from the Board of Treasury exhibits an account of the receipts and expenditures of the United States from the first of November, 1784, to the first of November, 1785.
Mr. Maclay's report of the temper of the six nations, and the success of his last commission, cannot fail to be very satisfactory, and adds another instance to the experience of Pennsylvania, that the friendship of Indians is only to be secured by treaties founded upon reciprocal advantage fairly conducted and strictly adhered to.
The letter from our Delegates of the thirty-first of December, and that from Alexander Patterson of the twenty eighth of Jan- uary, are immediately connected with a subject of much import- ance to the peace and honor of the State. From these papers it appears that the spirit of disorder which has so much prevailed in a part of Northumberland county, and which the State has so often and vainly endeavoured to reclaim by acts of indulgence, is still existing in great force, and that after having so long spoke the language of occasional disobedience, it is now meditating the means of lasting defection.
The paper signed John Franklin, &ca., like many former and more explicit demonstrations of submission, can therefore, but be considered as intended to amuse and deceive.
Under these circumstances, we submit to the wisdom of the House, whether any new measures additional to those provided by your act of the twenty-fourth day of December last, should now be adopted, as necessary to correct an evil which forbearance tends only to strengthen and increase.
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The negotiation with the States of Delaware and Maryland for the purpose of an improved inland navigation, has commenced, and we hope to receive the sense of those States upon our propositions before the close of your present session.
On this measure we would, however, wish to remark, that the reasonings which suggested it might, as far as they relate to Penn- sylvania alone, be much farther and very usefully extended.
The increasing population and wealth of our western frontier, makes a more easy and intimate connection with it an object of much moment, and, considered in all its consequences, eannot fail to induce some early steps preparatory, at least, for opening a com- munieation by water, between the Alleghany river and the West branch of Susquehanna river.
The letter of the thirtieth of January from Governor Henry, contains some resolutions of the Legislature of the State of Vir- ginia, which, in our opinion, cannot but be too warmly recom- mended. It is the intention of these resolutions to bring about a Commereial Convention of the States, which we regard as the only efficient means immediately in our power to correct, or remove the many evils by which the trade of America has been so long and exceedingly oppressed.
By the forty-second seetion of the Constitution it is declared, that every foreigner of good character who comes to settle in this State, having first taken an oath or affirmation of allegiance to the same, may purchase, or, by other just means, acquire lands, &ea. &ca., and after one year's residence be deemed a free eitizen thereof, &ea. &ca.
It may be the eventual misfortune of this State that no mode should yet have been adopted for ascertaining the good character of such foreigners as have come to settle among us, and exercise the rights of citizens; and we should hold ourselves very deficient in political duty, were we not to recommend that some measure should now be devised and adopted which, while it admitted the industrious and honest, would operate as an effectual bar against the idle and profligate.
The elaims of Alexander McDowell and Henry Bedkin, Esquires, and of Messieurs Bedford, Neville, &ca., seem to be well founded, and have the recommendation of this Board.
CHARLES BIDDLE, Vice President.
COUNCIL CHAMBER,
Philad'a, Feb'ry 22d, 1786. S
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The Council met.
PHILADELPHIA, Friday, February 24th, 1786.
PRESENT :
The Honorable CHARLES BIDDLE, Esquire, Vice President.
Henry Hill,
Peter Muhlenberg,
Evan Evans,
William Brown,
John Boyd, John Woods,
Jonathan Hoge. Richard McAlister,
John Neville.
An order was drawn upon the Treasurer for the sum of thirty- five pounds twelve shillings and four pence specie, in favor of Colo- nel Richard Humpton, being the ballance due upon his recruiting account. Read and approved yesterday.
Another order was drawn on the Treasurer in favor of Colonel Richard Humpton, for one hundred and fifty-four pounds thirteen shillings and nine pence specie, being five and an half months' pay due to him agreeably to resolution of Assembly of September 22nd, 1783, to be paid out of the fund prescribed by the said resolution.
The fine imposed upon Godfred Ludwick, on conviction of lar- ceny at a Court of General Quarter Sessions of the Peace held at York Town the last Tuesday in October, 1785, was remitted.
The Council met.
PHILADELPHIA, Saturday, February 25th, 1786. PRESENT :
The Honorable CHARLES BIDDLE, Esquire, Vice President.
Henry Hill, John Boyd,
Evan Evans, John Neville,
Richard McCallister,
Isaac Meason,
Esquires.
Stephen Balliet, John Woods,
Peter Muhlenberg,
William Brown,
Jonathan Hoge, James McLene,
An order was drawn upon the Treasurer in favor of the Honor- able W. Brown, Esquire, for fifty-three pounds sixteen shillings specie, in full for his attendance in Council until this day, inclu- sively, and his mileage.
The following dratt of a letter to the Hon'ble the Speaker of the General Assembly, was read and approved :
IN COUNCIL, Philad'a, February 25th, 1786.
SIR :- The papers inclosed came too late to become a part of our communication of yesterday. They are of such a nature as cannot
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fail to engage the most serious and early attention of the House, before whom you will be pleased to lay them.
I am, sir, with the highest respect, your most obedient humble servant,
CHARLES BIDDLE, Vice President.
To the Hon'ble Thomas Mifflin, Esquire, Speaker of the General Assembly.
Papers inclosing, vizt : A letter from Charles Thomson, Es- quire, dated February, 1786, inclosing resolutions of Congress dated February 17th, and April 18th, 1783, and February the 15th, 1786. Also a schedule of the French and Dutch loans.
Upon the petition of Jobn Organ, John McAnninch, Adam Wast, John Field, George Richter, Edward Frail, Frederick El- muth, and Henry Deets, convicted of a breach of the peace at the last City Court, and a recommendation from the Court, it was
Ordered, That the respective fines adjudged to be paid to the use of the State by the persons before mentioned, be remitted.
The fine imposed upon Peter Sceeffer, on conviction of an assault and battery at the last City Court, was remitted.
The Council met.
PHILADELPHIA, Monday, February 27th, 1786 ..
PRESENT :
The Honorable CHARLES BIDDLE, Esquire, Vice President.
Evan Evans, Richard McAlister,
Stephen Balliet, John Boyd,
Peter Mublenberg,
Isaac Meason,
Jonathan Hoge,
John Woods, and
Esquires.
John Neville, John Whitehill,
James Mclene,
An order was drawn upon the Treasurer in favor of Robert Wal- lis, for eleven pounds thirteen shillings and four pence, State money, in full of his certificate for three head of cattle furnished by him for public use, according to the Comptroller General's re- port, to be paid according to resolution of Assembly dated the eighth day of April, 1782.
Robert Smith, Esquire, Lieutenant, Thomas Cheyney and Tho- mas Levis, Esquires, late Sub-Lieutenants of Chester county, and others, inhabitants of said county, attending, were heard touching the abuses and irregularities complained of in divers petitions be- fore the Board.
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The Council met.
PHILADELPHIA, Tuesday, February 28th, 1786.
PRESENT :
The Honorable CHARLES BIDDLE, Esquire, Vice President.
Henry Hill, John Woods,
Evan Evans,
John Boyd,
Samuel Dean, John Whitehill,
Peter Muhlenberg,
James McLene,
Esquires.
Stephen Balliet,
Richard McCallister, &
John Neville, Jonathan Hoge,
The following orders were drawn upon the Treasurer, vizt :
In favor of the Honorable Evan Evans, Esquire, for seventy-five pounds specie, being part of the ballance due upon the Honorable John Evans, Esquire, as late one of the Judges of the Supreme Court, according to the Comptroller General's report.
In favor of the Honorable Evan Evans, Esquire, for the sum of eighty pounds five shillings specie, in full for his attendance as Councillor until the first day of March, 1786, inclusively, and his mileage upon ninety miles, coming to Philadelphia.
In favor of the Honorable Stephen Balliet, Esquire, for twenty- one pounds specie, in full for his attendance as Councillor untill the twenty-eighth day of February, 1786, inclusively.
In favor of the Honorable Peter Muhlenberg, Esquire, for twenty-one pounds specie, in full for his attendance in Council as aforesaid.
In favor of Frederick Sneider, for fourteen pounds specie, in full for his attendance as Doorkeeper for the month of February, 1786.
In favor of the Honorable John Woods, Esquire, for the sum of twenty-eight pounds ten shillings specie, in full for his attendance in Council untill this day, inclusively, and mileage returning to Fayette county.
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The Council met. .
PHILADELPHIA, Wednesday, March the Ist, 1786.
PRESENT :
The Honorable CHARLES BIDDLE, Esquire, Vice President.
Henry Hill, John Boyd,
Evan Evans,
James McLene, .
Samuel Dean,
Isaac Meason,
John Whitehill,
John Neville,
Stephen Balliet,
Jonathan Hoge,
Peter Muhlenberg,
Richard McCallister,
Esquires.
An order was drawn upon the Treasurer in favor of James El- liott, for sixteen pounds, ballance due upon his account for riding , express to Wioming and returning, according to the Comptroller General's report.
The following deeds were examined and signed by the Honor- able the Vice President, for sundry lots, being part of the ground whereon the barracks lately stood, vizt :
To Jonathan Meredith, for lots numbered 64, 65, and 66, sold for three hundred and sixty-two pounds.
To Engelbert Mintzer, for lot number 6. Consideration one hundred and forty-five pounds.
And to Paul Sturmfels, for lot number five. Consideration one hundred and forty five pounds.
Deeds dated the twenty-eighth of February, 1786.
The Council met.
PHILADELPHIA, Thursday, March the 2nd, 1786.
PRESENT :
His Excellency BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, Esquire, President.
The Honorable CHARLES BIDDLE, Esquire, Vice President.
Henry Hill, Richard McCallister,
Evan Evans, John Neville,
Samuel Dean,
Isaac Meason,
John Whitehill,
John Boyd,
James McLene, Jonathan Hoge.
The fine imposed upon Mary Smith, now confined in the jail of the city and county of Philadelphia, upon conviction of larceny, was remitted.
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The fines imposed upon John Stanly, alias George Fielding, con- victed of the like offence, and confined in the jail aforesaid, was also remitted.
An order was drawn upon the Treasurer in favor of the Honor- able Isaac Meason, Esquire, for thirty pounds specie, in full for his attendance in Council untill the twenty-eighth of February, 1786, and mileage coming to Philadelphia.
The townships of Franklin and Southampton were this day erected into two distinct districts, for the election of Justices of the Peace, agreeably to certificates of the Court of General Quarter Sessions of the Peace of the county of Franklin, that the townships aforesaid have been struck off from the townships of Guilford and Lurgan, and that the division is proper and useful.
The Council met.
PHILADELPHIA, Friday, March the 3rd, 1786.
PRESENT :
The Honorable CHARLES BIDDLE, Esquire, Vice President.
Henry Hill, John Neville,
Evan Evans, Richard McCallister,
Samuel Dean, John Whitehill,
Stephen Balliet,
Isaac Meason,
Esquires.
Jonathan Hoge, Peter Muhlenberg and
James McLene, John Boyd,
An order was drawn upon the Treasurer in favor of John Bis- sell, for the sum of twelve pounds ten shillings State money, in full of his certificate for a mare furnished for public service, according to the Comptroller General's report.
Ordered, That the Managers of the State Lottery be directed to attend Council on Monday next, at eleven o'clock in the fore- noon, on public business.
The fine imposed upon Eleanor Wright, upon conviction of lar- ceny, in the county of Philadelphia, be femitted.
The following deeds were signed by the Vice President, vizt :
To George Goddard, for barrack lot marked number 35, situate on Tammany street, in the Northern Liberties, twenty feet in front by ninety-six feet in depth. Sold for . Deed dated this day.
To George Knorr, for a house and lot of ground, situate on the east side of Fourth street, between Sassafrass and Mulberry streets, late the life estate of Samuel Shoemaker; forfeited to the use of the Commonwealth by his attainder of high treason, and sold for the sum of three thousand eight hundred pounds Continental money. Deed dated this day.
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The Council met.
PHILADELPHIA, Saturday, March 4th, 1786.
PRESENT :
The Honorable CHARLES BIDDLE, Esquire, Vice President.
Henry Hill, Jonathan Hoge,
Evan Evans,
Isaac Meason,
John Boyd,
John Neville,
Stephen Balliet,
Richard McCallister, and
John Whitehill,
Peter Muhlenberg,
James McLene,
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The Council met.
PHILADELPHIA, Monday, March the 6th, 1786.
PRESENT :
The Honorable CHARLES BIDDLE, Esquire, Vice President.
Henry Hill, James McLene,
Evan Evans, Jonathan Hoge,
Samuel Dean,
Isaac Meason,
Esquires.
John Boyd,
John Neville,
Stephen Balliet,
Richard McCallister, and
John Whitehill,
Peter Muhlenberg,
Council proceeded to reconsider the evidence before them respect- ing some official abuses alledged against Robert Smith, Esquire, Lieutenant of Chester county ; and on motion of Mr. Evans,
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