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65 5
0
3 18
3
Godfrey Swartz, Lieutenant of German regiment,
338 15
9
20
6
6
John Jordan, private of 3rd regiment,
56
3
1
3
7
4
Captain William Scott, late of the Fly- ing Camp,
102
9
1
6 2 10
Daniel McFatridge, private 3rd regi- ment,
81 18
8
4 18 2
Benjamin Chambers, Lieutenant Ist do.,
137 0
6
8
4 4
6 6
0
1
100 2
340 16 114
62
MINUTES OF THE
1
Windell Lawrence, Corporal of 3rd do., Charles Stewart, Serjeant of 4 do.,
109 13
1
6 11 6
John Figh, private of 6th do.,
82 19
3
4 19 5
Fergus Moore, private of 7th do.,
59
3
1
3 10 11
Lieutenant John Hoge, of Flying Camp,
101
5
3
6
1
5
Richard Allison, Surgeon's Mate, 5th do.,
26
0
2
1 11
2
Captain Robert Wilkins, of 6th do.,
342
4
7
20 10
6
General Richard Humpton, adm'r of Lieu't Hovendon,
130 11
0
7 16
7
Benjamin Bartholomew, Captain of do., Thomas Craig, Colonel of the third do.,
23 12
0
1
8
3
Andrew Lytle, Lieutenant of the 5th regiment,
4 13
0
0
5
6
Samuel Smith, Captain of do.,
215 13
6
12 18
9
Benjamin Lodge, Lieutenant of 6th do. The widow and child of John Maphan,
102 15 11
6
3
2
late private of the 5th regiment, de- ceased,
57
6
7
3 8 8
Nathaniel Irish, Captain of Artillery Artificers,
429 12
6
25 15
5
Robert Dixon, late private of 3rd regi- ment,
56
3
1
3 7
4
Widow and children of Michael Grew, private of the 11th,
54 14 11
3
5 8
Martin Perry, private of third regiment,
58
3
1
3
9
9
John Marks, Matross of Artillery regi- ment,
63 10
6
3 16
2
188
5
6
11
5 10
54 10
1
2
5
3
The estate of Micha'l Sexton, late do. of 11th do.,
54 13
1
3
5
6
Richard Lucas, Serjeant of Moylan's regiment of Cavalry,
116 13
4
6 19 11
Widow and child of Charles Douglass, Bombad'r of Artillery,
26 17
6
1 12
2
John Taylor, private of 5th regiment,
59
3
1
3 10 11
Robert Justice, private of 2nd do.,
50 11
7
3
0 7
William Dorman, do. of 3rd do.,
59
3
1
3 10 11
John Harrington, private of 2nd do.,
57 18
1
3 9 4
50
4
1
3
0 2
William 'Tealman, Drummer of 6th do.,
Principal.
Interest.
99 9
9
5 8 6
Daniel Brodhead, Colonel of the 8th regiment,
100
0 0
600
Henry Vanderslice, Corporal of 5th regi- ment,
11 18
4
0 14 2
200
0
0
12
0 0
William Cooper, Ensign of the 8th do., John Batton, private of 3rd regiment, David Alshouse, private 2nd do,
59
1
7
3 10 10
Richard McMachan, private of 2nd do.,
88 11
7
5
6 2
63
SUPREME EXECUTIVE COUNCIL.
Principal.
Interest.
55 2
8
3 6 1
137 0
3
8 4 4
48 19
8
2 19 10
183 13
0
11 0
4
230 13.
7
13 16
9
Samuel McIlhatton, do.,
231.
2
1
13 17
3
Andrew McFarlane, do.,
382
3
7
22 18 6
George Dorland, private of the Flying Camp,
8 16
8
0 10
6
Stophel Mingle, do. of 4th regiment,
39 14
5
2
7
6
Samuel Mills, private of 3rd regiment,
54
6
8
3
5
1
Jared Irvin, do, of 10th do.,
43
1
5
2 11 8
Caleb Hewitt, Surgeon of Cavalry,
93
4
cokt
5 11
9
79
5
6
4 15
0
John Beatty, Corporal of 3rd do ..
58
5
6
3 9 10
Andrew McClean, late Qr. Mr. Sergeant 3d do.,
124 12
6
7 9
5
William McPherson, Lieutenant of At- lee's do.,
108 12
1
6 10
3
Henry Lahman, private of second regi- ment,
59
1
7
3 10 10
Joseph King, Corporal of 3d do,
56
5
0
3
7 5
Samuel Willis, private of Ist do.,
59
3
4
3 10 11
Charles Clark, late Lieutenant of militia,
208
5
8
12 9 10
Alexander Falconer, late Serjeant 4th regiment,
114
7
0
6 17
2
John Griffey, private of 5th regiment,
85 14 11
5 2
9
Benjamin Goldien, Dragoon of Colonel Lee's Legion,
52
3
5
3
2
6
Benjamin Ford, do.,
52
3
5
3
2
6
Robert Campbell, Drummer of the 1st regiment,
44.
2
0
2 12 10
John Sleisman, private of 10th do.,
59 13
1 3 11
6
John Metz, do. of 6th do.,
55
8
5
3
6
5
Conrad Franks, do. of 2nd do.,
41 11 11
2
9
9
Michael Fry, do.,
54
6
5
3
5
1
Lawrence Fry, do.,
51 14
4
3 1 11
Jacob Frederick, do ..
59
1
7
3 10 10
Colonel Daniel Broadhead, of the 8th do.,
175
4
2
10 10
2
Captain Samuel Smith, of the 5th do.,
99 17
0
5 19 10
Richard Allison, Surgeon's Mate do.,
55 16
4
3 6 11
John Stricker, Adm'r of Peter Obliger, of Artillery,
70 12
9
4
4 8
John Barber, Serjeant 11th regiment, Jacob Heisler, Corporal of 4th do., Jacob Weisner, Fifer of do.,
61
9
2
3 13 8
60
2
2
3 12 1
Stophel Zubley, private of 4th do., Edward Speer, Lieutenant of 6th do., Charles Kelly, private of 7th do.,
John Guthrie, late an Ensign of 8th do., John Holliday, late Lientenant of the Flying Camp,
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Principal.
Interest.
Doctor Bedford Williams, late 2d Sur- geon Gen'l Hosp'l,
521 18
7
31
6
2
260
8 9
21 12
5
50 13 8
3
0
9
Daniel Wymer, private of 4th regi- ment,
67
7
1
3 12
5
William Riddick, late Drummer 11th do.,
57 17
1
3 9
4
William Garhart, private of the 10th do.,
80 16
5
4 17
0
Widow & children of Capt'n Hawkins Boon, late of 6th do.,
370
4
6
22
4 2
Samuel Shannon, private of the 11th do.,
54
1
5
3
4 10
Benjamin Carson, Sergeant of Ist do.,
83
2
6
4 18
5
Josiah Crane, private of 3rd do.,
82
0
0
4 18 4
Conrad Burgh, Serjeant of 10th do.,
120 17
3
7
5
0
Nicholas Sailhimer, Matross of Ar- tillery,
66 17
2
40 2
Major John Rose, Surgeon of 7th regi- ment,
150 19
3
9 1
1
William Dawson, Serjeant of 6th do., Frederick Byerly, Corporal of Artillery,
81 10
3
4 17 9
72
8
5
4
6
9
370
4
4
22
4
Elijah Starr, private of 10th regiment,
50 12
4
3
0
7
Matthias Lohman, do., of 5th do.,
53 15
4
3
4
5
Henry McCartney, Serjeant of 1st do.,
92
8
6
5 10
9
Robert Polston, private of 6th regi- ment
60 18
1
3 13
Daniel Magee, Matross of Artillery,
51 19
2
3
5 10
Ensign John Humphrey of the 6th regiment,
112 15
8
6 15
2
Andrew Dillman, private of 2nd do., Adam Stroop, do.,
32
8
8
1 18
9
54
4 11
3
5 0
The widow and children of John Knight, Drum'r, 6th,
97
5
0
5 16 7
1
Captain Robert Coultman, of Artillery, James Cain, private of 10th regiment, Rudolph Esling, Gunner of Artillery,
110
2 11
6 12
2
Thomas Dungan, Ensign and Pay Mas- ter of 6th,
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SUPREME EXECUTIVE COUNCIL.
The Council met. CT
PHILADELPHIA, Thursday, April Ist, 1784. PRESENT :
His Excellency JOHN DICKINSON, Esquire, President.
The Honorable the Vice President.
The Hon'ble James Irvine, John Byers, George Wall, Junior, Sebastian Levan, and John McDowell, Stephen Balliot, Esq'rs. John Boyd,
An order was drawn on the Treasurer in favor of the Honorable John Boyd, Esquire, for twenty-seven pounds two shillings and six pence specie, in full for his pay as a Councillor 'till the thirty- first day of March, 1784, inclusively.
An order was drawn on the Treasurer in favor of Adam Orth, Esquire, for one hundred and thirty nine pounds nineteen shillings and seven pence, State money, in full for principal and interest due upon three certificates for three mares furnished by George Miley, John Heron and Andrew Kalb, for public use, to be paid according to resolution of of Assembly of the eighth day of May, 1782.
On motion,
Ordered, That James Jacks, Esquire, be appointed a Justice of the Court of Common Pleas for the county of Lancaster, and com- missioned accordingly.
A deed was examined and signed by his Excellency the Presi- dent, for city lots No. 1774 and 1775, sold to Mr. John Coburn, for three hundred and ten pounds in bills of credit of this State dated the twenty-ninth day of April, 1780. Deed dated this day.
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The Council met.
PHILADELPHIA, Friday, April 2nd, 1784.
PRESENT : His Excellency JOHN DICKINSON, Esquire, President ..
The Honorable JAMES EWING, Esquire, Vice President.
James Irvine, George Wall, Jun'r,
John Byers, John Boyd, and
John McDowell,
Stephen Balliot.
An order was drawn on the Treasurer in favor of Peter Rich- ards, for forty pounds four shillings and six pence, State money, in full for principal and interest due upon his certificate.
A petition from Edmund Milne, proposing to pay State money or State certificates, in discharge of the debt due by Milne and Vanderen to the and praying Council to allow him some time to pay the same, was read.
The Council met.
PHILADELPHIA, Saturday, April 3d, 1784.
PRESENT :
The Honorable JAMES EWING, Esquire, Vice President.
James Irvine, Stephen Balliot,
George Wall, Jun'r, John Boyd, + Esquires. John McDowell, John Byers,
Upon the petition of Charles Derraugh, convicted of larceny iz the county of Philadelphia, it was
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 John Nichol- son, Esquire, Comptroller General, for five hundred pounds, State money, for paying one third part of depreciation to the Pennsylva- nia line, according to act of Assembly of the thirteenth day of April, 1782.
Passes to Germany were granted to George Reag, George Shine- berger, George Horne, Charles Ross and Adam Gepheard, of the county of Northampton, with permission to return.
A letter from the Honorable Samuel Miles, Esquire, dated shis day, resigning his commission as one of the Judges of the High Court of Errors and Appeals, was read, & the resignation accepted.
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SUPREME EXECUTIVE COUNCIL.
The Council met.
PHILADELPHIA, Monday, April 5th, 1784.
PRESENT :
The Honorable JAMES EWING, Esquire, Vice President.
The Honorable James Irvine, Stephen Balliott, ? George Wall, Jun'r, John Boyd, and John McDowell, John .Neville, 1 Esquires. John Byers,
Colonel Wall laid before the Board an account for Ferguson's lectures on astronomy, and a scale for the use of Council, amount- ing to one pound six shillings and three pence.
Upon which it was
Ordered, That the same be paid by the Secretary out of the fees of his office.
Doctor McDowell attended the Honorable the Vice President as a member of the Board of Property.
'The reports of the Comptroller General upon the following ac- counts were read and approved :
Of Colonel William Parker, late Sub-Lieutenant of the county of Washington.
Of John Rose, Esquire, Secretary to the Honorable the Council of Censors, for money advanced by him for contingent expences of said Council.
Of Robert Levers, Esquire, Prothonotary of the county of North- ampton, for money arising by tax upon writs, and fees arising from marriage and tavern licences. And of the Honorable James Wilson, Esquire ; and an order was drawn in his favor, for two hundred and ninety-nine pounds ten shillings, in full for his pay as a Delegate from this State to Congress 'till the eighteenth of October, 1783, inclusively.
On application of Charles Travers, of the city of Philadelphia, merchant,
Odered, That Charles Risk, John Miller, Junior, and. Peter Henry Poyade, be requested to sit as a Board of Inspection into the state of two bales of coarse woollens marked C. T. Nos. one and two, said to be damaged, imported in the ship Paragon, Henry Hughes, Master, from Amsterdam ; and that they make report to this Board, agreeably to act of Assembly dated the second day of March, 1780.
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The Council met.
PHILADELPHIA, Tuesday, April 6th, 1784.
PRESENT :
Honorable JAMES EWING, Esquire, Vice President.
The Honorable James Irvine, John Byers,
George Wall, junior, John Boyd,
Esquires. John McDowell, Stephen Balliot,
On application of Thomas Fitzimmons, Esquire, of the city of Philadelphia,
Ordered, That Messieurs Samuel Caldwell, John Donaldson, and Peter Whiteside, be requested to inspect into the state of a quan- tity of merchandize imported in the ship Paragon, from Amster- dam, Henry Hughes, said to be damaged, and that they report agreeably to act of Assembly dated second of March, 1780.
An order was drawn on the Treasurer in favor of Messieurs Per- kin and Coulty, gunsmiths, for eighty-one pounds one shillings specie, being the ballance due by them by the State, for repairing arms, ageceably to the Comptroller's report of this day.
The petition of Edmund Milne was again read ; upon which it was
Ordered, That the Attorney be requested to stay execution against the estate of Edmund Milne, for the debt due by Milne and Vanderen, for the space of three months from the date hereof, if it can be done with safety to the Commonwealth.
The petition of William Pollard, praying Council to direct the Attorney General to stop further proceedings against him for money in his hands belonging to William Price, untill the General Assem- bly shall determine upon the report of their Committee, was read and dismissed.
The Council met.
PHILADELPHIA, Wednesday, April 7th, 1784.
PRESENT :
The Honorable JAMES EWING, Esquire, President.
The Honorable James Irvine, John Byers, r George Wall, junior, John Boyd, and Esquires. John McDowell, Stephen Balliot, -
The Comptroller General's reports upon the accounts of John McFarren, Paymaster of the Northampton county militia, for pay
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of Captain John Vanetten's company of seven months' men, was read and approved.
An order was drawn on the Treasurer in favor of the Honorable Stephen Balliot, Esquire, for twenty-seven pounds two shillings and six pence specie, in full for his attendance for the' month of March, 1784, inclusively.
A letter from the Commissioners for running the boundary line between this State and the State of Virginia, recommending to Council Colonel Andrew Porter as a proper person to attend them as Commissary, was read ; and thereupon,
Ordered, That the said Colonel Andrew Porter be appointed Commissary for purchasing the articles contained in the list of ne- cessaries, procuring provisions at the places of operation, hiring necessary labourers, &ca.
The following orders were drawn on the Treasurer, to wit :
In favor of Henry Gorman, for twelve shillings and four pence, ballance of bounty due to him as a soldier, agreeably to resolution of Assembly of the twenty-ninth day of March, 1779, to be paid out of the class tax.
In favor of the Comptroller General, for fifteen pounds, for de- fraying the contingent expences of his office, for which he is to ac. count.
In favor of John Trexler, for one hundred and eighteen pounds one shilling and two pence, State money, in full for principal and interest due upon three certificates for horses furnished for the pub- lic service, to be paid according to resolution of Assembly of the eighth day of May, 1782.
The Comptroller General's report upon the accounts of John Hu- bley, Esquire, Prothonotary of the county of Lancaster, for the tax upon writs, and fees upon marriage and tavern licences, in said county ; and of John Riley, for the pay of a brigade of teams called out from Berks county, were read and approved.
The Council met.
PHILADELPHIA, Thursday, April 8th, 1784.
The Hon'ble James Irvine, John Byers,
George Wall, Jun'r, John Boyd, and Esquires. John McDowell, John Neville, Stephen Balliot,
A petition from Andrew Carson, praying that execution upon the judgment obtained against him at the suit of the Commonwealth
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as surety for Lawrence Birney, may be stayed untill the next meet- ing of the Assembly, was read ; and thereupon,
Ordered, That the prayer of the said petition be granted, if the Attorney General shall be of opinion the same can be done with safety to the Commonwealth.
The Council met.
PHILADELPHIA, Saturday, April 10th, 1784.
PRESENT :
The Honorable JAMES EWING, Esquire, President.
James Irvine, John Boyd, -
John McDowell, John Byers, and
George Wall, junior,
John Neville, Esquires. Stephen Balliot,
An order was drawn on the Treasurer in favor of the Honorable Stephen Balliot, Esquire, for twenty seven pounds two shillings and six pence specie, in full for his attendance as Councillor 'till the thirty-first day of March, 1784, inclusively.
The Council met.
PHILADELPHIA, Monday, April 12th, 1784.
PRESENT :
The Honorable JAMES EWING, Esquire, Vice President.
The Honorable James Irvine, John Boyd,
John McDowell, John Neville, Esquires. John Byers,
An order was drawn on the Treasurer in favor of the Honorable John Byers, Esquire, for thirty-six pounds fifteen shillings specie, in full for his attendance in Council 'till the thirteenth instant, in- clusively.
The oaths of qualification were administered to Jacob Rush, Es- quire, as a Judge of the Supreme Court.
An order was issued to the city auctioneer for the sale of certain goods, reported upon this day, by Messieurs Charles Risk, John Miller, junior, and Peter Henry Poyade, merchants.
An order was drawn on the Treasurer in favor of his Excellency Thomas Mifflin, Esquire, for two hundred pounds specie, in part of his pay as a Delegate from this State to Congress, he to be accounta- ble.
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SUPREME EXECUTIVE COUNCIL.
The Comptroller's report upon the account of Captain Stephen Stephenson, for recruiting, was read and approved.
The Council met.
PHILADELPHIA, Tuesday, April 13th, 1784.
PRESENT :
The Honorable JAMES EWING, Esquire, Vice Presid't
The Honorable James Irvine, John Byers, and
John McDowell, John Neville, Esquires. John Boyd,
Ordered, That so much of the public money, (now in the hands of. the Health Officer,) as Doctor James Hutchinson may think proper, be immediately applied to the purchase of such fruit trees as he may direct, to be planted within the limits of the Hospital lot.
Ordered, That the Receiver General be authorized to permit Mr. Edmund Physick to derive such information from the public records under his direction as he may think necessary for ascer- taining the quit-rents due to the late Proprietaries of Pennsylvania upon their reserved tracts.
An order was drawn upon the Treasurer in favor of John Nich- olson, Esquire, for two hundred pounds specie, being one quarter's salary, ending the twelfth instant, as Comptroller General.
An order was drawn on the Treasurer in favor of the Honorable John Boyd, for eleven pounds seventeen shillings and six pence specie, in full for his attendance in Council 'till this day, inclu- sively.
On application of Scriba, Scroppel, and Harman, of the city of Philadelphia, merchants,
Ordered, That Messieurs George Bickham Guslar, William Frederick, and Captain John Souder, be requested to inspect into the state of a quantity of merchandize imported in the ship Minerva from Breemen, Captain Deetgen, Master, said to be damaged, and that they make report to this Board according to act of Assembly, passed the second day of March, 1780.
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The Council met.
PHILADELPHIA, Wednesday, April 14th, 1784.
PRESENT :
The Honorable JAMES EWING, Esquire, Vice President.
The Honorable James Irvine, John Boyd, and Esquires. John McDowell, John Neville,
Agreeably to the contract subsisting between the Commonwealth on the one part, and Benjamin Brannon, Esquire, on the other part, it was
Ordered, That the eleven perches of land on Providence or State Island, to be laid to the said Brannon, be so laid out in the back ground of the Hospital as to make his communication with the pump as easy as possible, leaving, however, the pump without his fence.
A letter from Matthias Slough, Esquire, recommendatory of John Screiber, as a person to whom the care of the barracks and other public works in the borough of Lancaster may be committed with propriety, was read.
A recommendation of Hans Steene, convicted of felony, and now a prisoner in the jail of Lancaster, was read, and an order taken that his corporal punishment be remitted.
Mr. Benjamin Brannon is directed to deliver to Mr. Joseph Stiles, Commissary of Military Stores, or his order, all the public ammunition which may be in his possession, and such other mili- tary stores as Mr. Stiles may think proper to remove.
The following letters were read in Council from the President of Congress and General Hand, inclosing some late alterations made in their instructions to the Indian Commissioners, &ca., & from the President of Congress, on the subject of protested bills drawn by the Financier upon Holland, &ca.
From Charles Thomson, Esquire, respecting an acknowledg- ment by Council of the receipt of an ordinance of Congress of the twenty-third of January last.
Ordered, That the Secretary be authorized to employ a clerk, whose business it shall be to make copies of the different letters addressed to this Board since November, 1782.
An order was drawn on the Treasurer in favor of the Honorable James Irvine, Esquire, for seventy-nine pounds twelve shillings and six pence, in full for his attendance in Council 'till the thir- teenth instant, inclusively.
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SUPREME EXECUTIVE COUNCIL.
The Council met.
PHILADELPHIA, Thursday, April 15th, 1784.
PRESENT :
His Excellency JOHN DICKINSON, Esquire, President.
The Honorable James Irvine,
Stephen Balliot, } Esquires. John McDowell, John Neville,
The Comptroller General's report upon the writ tax account of Archibald McClean, Esquire, Prothorotary of the county of York, was read and approved.
The Council met.
PHILADELPHIA, Friday, April 16th, 1784. PRESENT : His Excellency JOHN DICKINSON, Esquire, President.
The Hon'ble James Irvine, George Wall, Junior, and )
John McDowell, John Neville, Stephen Balliot, S
Esq'rs.
An order was drawn on the Treasurer in favor of Ezekiel Robins, for eight pounds four shillings, ballance of his account for neces- saries furnished to the marine prisoners of Pennsylvania on board the Jersey prison ship at New York.
An order was drawn on the Treasurer in favor of John Hazle- wood, Esquire, for eight hundred and twenty-three pounds fifteen shillings & one farthing, State money, ballance due to him in State money upon a settlement of his account as Commissioner of Pur- chases for the city of Philadelphia.
On application of John Wilcocks,
Ordered, That John Donnaldson, John Hazlewood, and Nathan- iel Falconer, be requested to inspect into the state of a quantity of merchandize imported in the ship Maria, John Kelly master, from Amsterdam, said to be damaged, and that they report to this Board according to act of Assembly dated the second day of March, 1780.
Ordered, That the wardens of the port of Philadelphia be re- quested to receive proposals for removing the chevaux de frize in the river Delaware, and report to Council their sentiments concern- ing the same, and that for this purpose they be desired to publish advertisements for such proposals.
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The Council met.
PHILADELPHIA, Saturday, April 17th, 1784.
PRESENT : His Excellency JOHN DICKINSON, Esquire, President. The Hon'ble James Irvine, John McDowell, and 2 Esq'r& George Wall, Junior, Stephen Balliott,
The Council met.
PHILADELPHIA, Monday, April 19th, 1784. PRESENT : His Excellency JOHN DICKINSON, Esquire, President.
The Honorable James Irvine, Stephen Balliot, & ) George Wall, Jun'r, John Nevill. John McDowell,
Esquires.
Ordered, That the Secretary request the attendance of the com- missioners for running the boundary line between this State and the State of Virginia, to-morrow at eleven o'clock in the fore- noon.
The Council met.
PHILADELPHIA, Tuesday, April 20th, 1784.
PRESENT : His Excellency JOHN DICKINSON, Esquire, President.
The Hon'ble James Irvine, Stephen Balliott, & George Wall, Junior, John Neville,
John McDowell.
An order was drawn on the Treasurer in favor of Abraham 'Stone, for twelve pounds ten shillings, State money, in full of his certificate for two steers furnished for public use, to be paid ac- cording to resolution of Assembly of the eighth of May, 1782.
Two of the Commissioners for running the boundary line be- tween this State and the State of Virginia, attended in Council, and a conference was bad relative to the business of running the said line.
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Letters from Michael Hillegas and Tench Francis, Esquires, were read, expressing their readiness to accept the appointment as Com- missioners for selling the barracks, &ca.
Proposals for removing or destroying the Chevaux de frize in the river Delaware, from Arthur Donnaldson and Levi Hollinsworth, were read.
The Council met.
PHILADELPHIA, Wednesday, April 21st, 1784.
PRESENT :
His Excellency JOHN DICKINSON, Esquire, President.
The Hon'ble James Irvine, John McDowell, and ? Esquires. George Wall, Jr., John Nevill,
An order was drawn on the Treasurer in favor of John Nichol- son, Esquire, Comptroller General, for five hundred pounds, State money, for paying one-third of depreciation to the Pennsylvania line, according to resolution of Assembly passed the thirteenth day of April, 1782.
The Council met.
PHILADELPHIA, Thursday, April 22nd, 1784.
PRESENT :
His Excellency JOHN DICKINSON, Esquire, President.
The Hon'ble James Irvine, Stephen Balliot,
George Wall, Jun'r, Sebastian Levan, & Esquires. John McDowell, John Neville,
The Comptroller General's reports upon the following accounts, were read and approved :
Of William Lyon, Esquire, Prothonotary of Cumberland county, for the tax upon writs, and of Robert Aitkin, for printing.
A petition from sundry inhabitants of Upper Salford and Marl- borough townships, in the county of Philadelphia, complaining of the constables of the said townships, was read, and referred to the Justices of the Court of the General Quarter Sessions of the Peace, to be inquired into at the next terms. .
A conference was held with Levi Hollingsworth and Arthur Don- naldson, on the subject of their proposals for removing the Chevaux de frize.
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Upon the petition of Peter Schneider, and a recommendation in his favor,
Ordered, That a passport be granted to him to travel to New England, and to return, he behaving himself well.
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