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The following orders were drawn upon the Treasurer, vizt :
In favor of Peter Spengler, for fifty pounds three shillings and seven pence. In favor of James Stevenson, for forty-two pounds thirteen shillings and ten pence. And in favor of Henry Tups, for one shilling and five pence, in full for principal and interest due upon their certificates for horses and provisions furnished for pub- lic use in the year 1780, according to the Comptroller General's report, and to be paid out of the fund appropriated by resolution of Assembly dated eighth day of April, 1782.
In favor of John Hollenback, for ten pounds one shilling and two pence, for forage supplied the corps of Light Dragoons while employed in public service at Wioming, in the year 1784, accord- ing to the Comptroller General's report.
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The Council met.
PHILADELPHIA, Saturday, June 2nd, 1787.
PRESENT :
His Excellency BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, Esquire, President.
Henry Hill, Jonathan Hoge,
Samuel Dean,
William Brown, and
Peter Muhlenberg, James McLene,
An order was drawn upon the Treasurer in favor of the Honora- ble William Brown, Esquire, for thirty-one pounds six shillings, in full of his attendance in Council from the twenty-eight day of April until this day, inclusive, and his mileage.
Mr. James McLene was appointed a member of the Board of Property, for the present month.
Council proceeded to fill up the vacancy occasioned by the resig- nation of James Duncan, Esquire, late Collector of Excise for the county of Cumberland, and the votes being taken, it appeared that Richard Parker, Esquire, was duly elected, and he was commig. sioned accordingly.
On motion,
Ordered, That Samuel Crossan, Jun'r, be appointed and commis- sionated Collector of Excise in and for the county of Bedford.
Upon the petition of Peter Le Barbiere Duplessis, and a recom- mendation from a number of respectable citizens,
Ordered, 'That he be appointed and commissionated a Notary and Tabellion Public, and Interpreter of foreign languages for this Commonwealth.
Council Chamber.
PHILADELPHIA, Monday, June 4th, 1787.
PRESENT :
The Honorable Henry Hill, Jonathan Hoge, and
Samuel Dean, James McLene, Esquires.
Council Chamber.
Tuesday, June 5th, 1787.
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The Council met.
PHILADELPHIA, Wednesday, June 6th, 1787.
PRESENT :
His Excellency BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, Esquire, President.
Honorable Henry Hill, Jonathan Hoge, and
Samuel Dean, James McLene,
Esquires.
The Comptroller General's report upon the account of James Clunie, Esquire, Agent for the sale of Forfeited Estates in Dau- phine county, was read and approved, and an order drawn for one pound three shillings and four pence, being expences attending the sale of Alexander Bartram's estate.
An order was drawn upon the Treasurer in favor of the Honor- able Samuel Dean, Esquire, for twenty-one pounds, in full for his attendance in Council until this day, inclusively.
Council Chamber.
PHILADELPHIA, Thursday, June 7th, 1787. PRESENT :
As yesterday.
Mr. McLene attended as a member of the Board of Property.
Council Chamber.
Friday, June 8th, 1787.
PRESENT :
As yesterday.
Council Chamber.
Saturday, June 9th, 1787.
PRESENT :
As yesterday. Mr. McLene attended the Board of Property.
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Council Chamber.
Monday, June 11th, 1787
PRESENT :
James McLene, Jonathan Hoge, Esquires.
Council Chamber.
PHILADELPHIA, Tuesday, June 12th, 1787.
PRESENT :
Henry Hill, Jonathan Hoge,
James McLene, and ) Peter Muhlenberg, Esquires.
John Smilie, 1
The Council met.
PHILADELPHIA, Wednesday, June 13th, 1787.
PRESENT :
His Excellency BENJAMIN FRANKLIM, Esquire, President.
Jonathan Hoge, James McLene, and
John Smilie, Peter Muhlenberg, Esquires.
Council took into consideration a paper signed Andrew Ledlie, Chairman, containing divers resolutions of the inhabitants of Eas- ton, in Northampton county, at a town meeting lately held in that place, respecting the late act of General Assembly, passed on the twenty-eighth day of March last, for confirming to the people called Connecticut claimants the lands by them claimed in the county of Luzerne ; and thereupon,
Ordered, That the Honorable the Judges of the Supreme Court and the Attorney General be requested to hold a conferrence with Council, upon the subject of the said resolutions, at five o'clock this afternoon, at the President's House.
The following orders were drawn on the Treasurer, vizt :
In favor of the Honorable Samuel Meredith, Esquire, for one hundred and ten pounds fifteen shillings, in full for his attendance in Congress from April the seventeenth until June first, inclusive- ly, and his mileage.
In favor of John Nicholson, Esquire, for one hundred and twenty pounds, for defraying the contingent expences of the Comp-
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troller General's office, including expences for firewood for the Pennsylvania Guards and oil for the lamp kept up in the guard room, for which sum he is to account.
In favor of Lewis Rue, for twelve pounds ten shillings, part of the one hundred pounds advanced to him for repairing the banks of Mud Island, according to contract.
In favor of Mrs. Jane Roberts, for seventy-five pounds, for her pension due on the first of April last, according to the Comptroller General's report, to be paid out of the proceeds of the estate of John Roberts, deceased.
On application of Sharp Delany, Esquire,
Ordered, That the two cases of merchandize marked C I G, and R P 2, the former imported in the sloop Peggy Taylor, from New York, and the latter in the brigantine Lydia, Hammond, from Am- sterdam, and lodged in the Custom House, be exposed to public sale according to law, passed on the twenty-third of December, 1780, for discharge of the duties.
The Council met the same day at the President's House, June thirteenth, 1787, at five o'clock in the afternoon.
PRESENT :
His Excellency BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, Esquire, President.
The Hon'ble Jonathan Hoge, James McLene, and Esquires. Peter Muhlenberg, John Smilie, $
The Honorable the Judges of the Supreme Court and the At- torney General attended, agreeable to notice given them this morn- ing, and a conferrence was had upon the subject of the late resolu- tions of some inhabitants of Easton, signed Andrew Ledlie, Chair- man.
Council resumed the consideration of the remonstrance of certain persons stiling themselves inhabitants of the town and township of Easton, in the county of Northampton, and certain resolutions signed Andrew Ledlie, Chairman, transmitted with the said remon- strance; and being of opinion that the said resolutions have a ten- dency to incite the good people of this State to desist the govern- ment thereof, and are of a criminal and seditious nature,
Resolved, That the said remonstrance and resolutions be trans- mitted to the Attorney General, and that he be directed to com- mence a prosecution against such persons as shall be found to be principally active in framing and circulating the said seditious re- solutions, and to take proper measures for bringing the said per- sons to trial.
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The Council met.
PHILADELPHIA, Thursday, June 14th, 1787.
PRESENT :
His Excellency BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, Esquire, President.
The Hon'ble Henry Hill, James McLene, and )
Jonathan Hoge, John Smilie, Esquires.
Peter Muhlenberg,
The fine due to the State imposed upon Thomas Swan upon his being convicted of keeping a disorderly house in the county of Philadelphia, was remitted.
An order was drawn upon the Treasurer in favor of Edward Burd, Esquire, for twenty-three pounds four shillings and three pence, for the travelling charges of the Judges of the Supreme Court, on the circuit commencing May the fifth, 1787, and ending the twenty-ninth of the same month, from Philadelphia to Lancas- ter and Carlisle, and from York to Philadelphia, including the ex- pences of the Prothonotary, Attorney General, and servants, ac- cording to the Judge's certificate.
Council Chamber.
PHILADELPHIA, Friday, June 15th, 1787.
PRESENT :
His Excellency BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, Esquire, President.
Henry Hill, Jonathan Hoge, John Smilie, and Samuel Dean, } Esquires.
Peter Muhlenberg,
James McLene,
Council Chamber.
PHILADELPHIA, Saturday, June 16th, 1787. PRESENT :
As yesterday, and Andrew Billmeyer, Esquire.
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The Council met.
PHILADELPHIA, Monday, June 18th, 1787.
PRESENT :
His Excellency BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, Esquire, President.
Hon'ble Henry Hill, Jonathan Hoge,
Samuel Dean, James McLene, Esquires.
Peter Muhlenberg, Andrew Billmeyer,
An order was drawn upon the Treasurer in favor of William Bradford, Jun'r, Esquire, for one hundred and twenty five pounds, being one-half year's salary, due to him on the first instant, as At- torney General of the State, according to the Comptroller Gene- ral's report.
The Comptroller General's report upon the account of the Com- monwealth against the Managers of the House of Employment, for flower and salt lent in the year 1779, by order of Council, amount- ing to one hundred and sixty three pounds eighteen shillings and six pence, was read and approved.
Bernard Ziegler and David Beatty, Esquires, were appointed and commissionated Justices of the Peace, the former for the district of Codorus, and the latter for the district of Mount Pleasant and Straban, in the county of York.
Bernard Ziegler and David Beatty, Esquires, were also appointed and commissionated Justices of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the county of York.
The Council met.
PHILADELPHIA, Tuesday, June 19th, 1787.
PRESENT :
His Excellency BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, Esquire, President.
Jonathan Hoge, James McLene,
Henry Hill, Andrew Billmeyer, and
Samuel Dean,
John Smilie, Esquires.
Peter Muhlenberg,
The Comptroller General's report upon the account of David Cloyd, Esquire, as late Treasurer of Chester county, for the first sinking fund tax and the additional supplies of 1781, was read and approved, and an order drawn for sixty-four pounds six shillings and three pence halfpenny, ballance due upon the said account.
An order was drawn upon the Treasurer in favor of John Skin- ner, or order, the sum of two hundred pounds, being the second
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payment (part of six hundred pounds) payable to him upon the execution of his contract of the twenty-second of November, 1786, with the Commonwealth, according to act of Assembly of the twen- ty-first day of September, 1785.
Upon the petition of Richard Newton, praying to be discharged from the payment of the penalty mentioned in his recognizance, which became forfeited to the State by the non-appearance of James Gibbs to answer to a charge of uttering a counterfeit certificate, number one,
Ordered, That the prayer of the said petition be granted, in consideration of his extreme poverty.
Upon the petition of Thomas Connaroe,
Ordered, That the Secretary request the Wardens of the Port of Philadelphia to attend Council on Thursday next, at eleven o'clock.
Council Chamber.
PHILADELPHIA, Thursday, June 20th, 1787.
PRESENT :
As yesterday.
The Council met.
PHILADELPHIA, Wednesday, June 21st, 1787.
PRESENT :
His Excellency BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, Esquire, President.
Henry Hill, Jonathan Hoge, ?
Samuel Dean, John Smilie, and
Peter Muhlenberg,
Andrew Billmeyer,
Esquires.
James McLane,
The Wardens of the Port attended, agreeably to notice, and a conferrence being held upon the subject of Thomas Connaroe's peti- tion for payment of a ballance due to him in specie, and stating that he hath sustained some loss in the execution of his contract for erecting piers at Marcus Hook, the Wardens were requested to make some inquiry relative to any losses or difficulties he has met with in the said business, and report them to Council, together with their sentiments thereon.
An order was drawn upon the Treasurer in favor of Colonel George Gibson, Lieutenant of Cumberland county, for two hun-
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dred aud twenty five pounds, being due to the widow of Captain Walter Denny, late of the Cumberland county militia, deceased, for her pension, agreeably to act of Assembly, dated in March, 1780.
Upon the petition of John Woods, an Indian interpreter, in be- half of the Choctaw King, his Queen, and a Chickesaw Captain, now in this city,
Ordered, That one hundred dollars be advanced to them by this State, to be charged to the United States.
Ordered, That the following presents be made to them by this State, vizt :
Fifteen dollars to the Choctaw King, a silver gorget, with the Pennsylvania Arms engraved upon it.
To the Chickesaw Chief, do. do.
To the Cherokee Chief, do. do.
To the interpreter, Mr. John Woods, one suit of cloathes. To the Queen, one piece of callico, ribbons, &ca.
And that their reasonable expences during their stay in town, be paid by the Comptroller General, and by him charged to the State.
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The Council met.
PHILADELPHIA, Friday, June 22nd, 1787.
PRESENT :
His Excellency BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, Esquire, President.
Henry Hill, Jonathan Hoge,
Samuel Dean, Andrew Billmeyer, and
. Peter Muhlenberg,
John Smilie, :
Esquires. James McLene,
To-morrow was assigned for taking into consideration the return of a road lately surveyed and marked by Evan Owen, from the river Susquehannah, at the falls of the Nescopeck, to the Lehigh, at or near the Union saw-mill.
The following orders were drawn upon the Treasurer vizt :
In favor of Nicholas Sweyer, for forty-eight pounds ten shillings, in full for his account for his own pay, and that of a number of waggons, called out under a resolution of Assembly, dated the twentyeth day of September, 1781, to transport military stores from Oley furnace, in Berks county, to Philadelphia, according to the Comptroller General's report.
In favor of James Trimble, for thirty-seven pounds fifteen shil- lings, for writing and registering three hundred and two patents for donation lands, from the twenty-third of December, 1786, until the sixteenth of June, 1787, inclusively, according to the Comp- troller General's report.
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Upon the petition of Daniel Hoffman, the younger, and Jacob Hoffman, in behalf of Daniel Hoffman, convicted of larceny, and now confined in the jail of the city and county of Philadelphia,
Ordered, That the Sheriff of the said city and county be directed not to proceed to execute the sentence of the court upon the said Daniel Hoffman, until further orders from Council.
Upon the petition of Richard Newton, praying to be discharged from the payment of the penalty mentioned in his recognizance, which became forfeited to the Commonwealth, by reason that a cer- tain Thomas Smith did not appear at the last city court to answer to a charge of larceny,
Ordered, That the prayer of the said petition be granted.
The following deeds were signed by the President, vizt :
To John Nicholson, Esquire, for a lot of ground, situate near South street between Front and Penn street, in the city of Phila- delphia, containing in breadth on Front street twenty feet, and ex- tending in breadth one hundred and thirty feet, to Penn street, late the estate of Andrew Elliott, (an attainted traitor,) during the term of his natural life : sold for the sum of twenty pounds ten shillings. Deed dated twenty-first instant.
To George Specht, for Barrack lot number 69, in the Northern Liberties : sold for one hundred and twenty pounds. Deed dated the same day.
The Council met.
PHILADELPHIA, Saturday, June 23rd, 1787.
PRESENT :
His Excellency BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, Esquire, President.
Henry Hill, James McLene, ?
Samuel Dean, John Smilie, and
Peter Muhlenberg, Andrew Billmeyer,
Jonathan Hoge,
Esquires.
Council resumed the consideration of the return and survey of the proposed road from the river Lehigh, at or near the Union saw-mills, to the river Susquehannah, at the falls of the Nescopeck, made by Evan Owen, as follows, vizt : Beginning, &ca. Where- upon, after full consideration, the Board were of opinion that the same ought to be confirmed, and the said road is accordingly ad- judged to be forever hereafter a public road or highway, and that it be opened of the breadth of sixty feet at least, and be recorded in the Council Books as the act of Assembly directs.
Ordered, That Mr. Evan Owen be appointed to open the said Road according to the courses and distances set forth in the said
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return, which are as follows, vizt :- Beginning at the falls of Nes- copeck, near a marked Linn tree on the bank of the river Susque- hannah, opposite the new ferry ; thence south seventy-nine degrees, east four hundred and twenty-eight perches to a white oak tree, south twenty-three degrees, east sixty perches to a gum tree, south eighty-nine degrees, east sixteen perches to a white oak tree, north seventy degrees, east twenty six perches to a post, south seventy- six degrees, east three hundred and ninety perches to a white oak tree, south eighty-five degrees, east four hundred and ten perches to a post, south sixty-six degrees, east one hundred perches to a pine tree, south seventy-nine degrees, east one hundred and forty- five.perches to a pine tree, south seventy-one degrees, east one hun- dred and twenty perches to a post, south sixty-seven degrees, east six hundred and twenty-four perches to a pine tree, south forty degrees, east three hundred perches to a pine tree, south seventy- five degrees, east eighty perches to a white oak ; thence across Nes- copeck creek south forty-four degrees, east forty-eight perches to a pine tree, south sixty-five degrees, east one hundred and ninety-five perches to a pine tree, east seventy-four perches to a chestnut oak tree, south seventy degrees, east one hundred and twenty perches to a pine tree, south eighty-five degree's, east one hundred and four perches to John Balliet's, south forty-eight degrees, east three hun- dred and four perches to a post; thence across Little Nescopeck creek south thirty degrees, east fifty perches to a chesnut oak, south seventy degrees, east sixty perches to a post, south eighty- three degrees, east fifty perches to a chesnut tree, south forty-five degrees, west sixteen perches to a white oak, south twenty-three degrees, east three hundred and ninety-eight perchès to a post ; thence across Little Black creek south nineteen degrees, west sev- enty-two perches to a post at Bigg Black creek, south three hundred and eighty perches to a pine tree, south four degrees, east six hun- dred perches to a pine tree; thence across Beaver Pond creek south forty-nine degrees, east six hundred and ten perches to a post, north seventy-eight degrees, east one thousand and forty perches to a white oak tree, north seventy degrees, east twenty-six perches to a pine tree, north forty perches to a white oak tree, east four hundred perches to a pine tree; thence across Quakcake creek, south eighty-two degrees, east eighty perches to a chesnut oak tree, north seventy degrees, east one hundred and sixty perches to a pine tree, east one hundred and forty perches to a white oak tree, south twenty-five degrees, east one hundred and fifty perches to a pine tree, south forty degrees, east one hundred and forty perches to a pine tree, east sixty-six perches to a pine tree, south fifty degrees, east one hundred and eighty perches to a pine tree, south sixty- eight degrees, east seventy-two perches to a pine tree, south forty- one degrees, east one hundred and twenty-eight perches to a pine tree, south fifty-eight degrees, east sixty perches to a pine tree, south thirty four degrees, east eighty perches to a post, south
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forty-one degrees, east one hundred and sixty-eight perches to a post, south forty-nine degrees, east twenty-six perches to a post. south sixty-eight degrees, east fifty perches to a post, north fifty- five degrees, east fourteen perches to a post, north seventy-five de- grees, east eighteen perches to a post, south thirty-three degrees, east twenty-six perches to a post, south thirty degrees, west twenty- eight perches to a post, south sixty degrees, east fourteen perches to a post, south forty five degrees, west eighteen perches to a post, south twenty-eight degrees, east twenty perches to a post, east cighteen perches to a post; thence to. the river Lehigh, near the Union mills.
I do certify that the above are the true courses and distances of the road laid out from the Nescopeck falls of the Susquehannah, to the Union mills on the Lehigh, agreeable to an act of General As- sembly past. Witness my hand this fifth day of June, 1787. His Excellency the President in Council.
EVAN OWEN.
Upon application of General Knox, an order was drawn upon the Treasurer in his favor for the sum of fifty dollars, for pur- chasing a horse for the Cherokee Chief now in this city, to be charged to the United States.
The Council met.
PHILADELPHIA, Monday, June 25th, 1787.
PRESENT :
His Excellency BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, Esquire, President.
The Hon'ble Samuel Dean, James McLene,
Henry Hill, Andrew Billmeyer and Esq'rs. Peter Muhlenberg, John Smilie, Jonathan Hoge,
On motion,
Council agreed to re-consider and rescind that part of their reso- ilution of the twenty-first instant, which directs the payment of forty five dollars as a present to the Choctaw King, the Chickesaw Captain and Cherokee Chief.
And it was
Ordered, That the said sum of forty-five dollars be paid to the Comptroller General, who is desired to purchase for the said In- dians such articles as may be necessary to enable them to return to their respective homes.
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The following orders were drawn upon the Treasurer, vizt:
In favor of John Penn, Senior, Esquire, for one thousand five hundred pounds sterling, in part of the second and third annual payments directed by law to be paid to the late Proprietaries of Pennsylvania.
In favor of the Honorable Thomas Mckean, Esquire, for the sum of two hundred and fifty pounds, being one quarter's salary due to him as Chief Justice on the twenty fifth instant.
In favor of the Honorable Jacob Rush, Esquire, for the sum of one hundred and fifty pounds, being one quarter's salary due to him as one of the Judges of the Supreme Court, and ending the eighteenth instant.
The Council met.
PHILADELPHIA, Tuesday, June 26th, 1787.
PRESENT :
His Excellency BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, Esquire, President.
Honorable Samuel Dean, John Smilie,
Peter Muhlenberg, Andrew Billmeyer, and
James McLene,
Jonathan Hoge,
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A letter from James Morris, Esquire, President of the Court of Quarter Sessions of the county of Montgomery, certifying that the said Court approve of the forming of the townships of Upper and Lower Merion, and the townships of Cheltenham and Abington in two distinct districts, for the electing of Justices of the Peace, and requesting a confirmation of the same by Council, was read, and an order taken that the said two districts be confirmed accordingly, the one to be composed of the townships of Upper and Lower Merion, and the other of the townships of Cheltenham and Ab- ington.
A letter from the Wardens of the Port of Philadelphia, on the subject of Thomas Connarroe's petition, stating their opinion that the sum of two hundred and fifty pounds in addition to the sum mentioned in his contract, will be but a very moderate compensa- tion for the services rendered by him in erecting and compleating the peirs at Marcus Hook, and submitting the same to the consi- deration of Council, was read ; and thereupon,
Ordered, That the Treasurer be directed to pay to the said Thomas Connarroe the said sum of two hundred and fifty pounds, in addition to the sum mentioned in his contract, to compensate him for some losses sustained in the execution of the same.
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The Council met.
PHILADELPHIA, Wednesday, June 27th, 1787.
PRESENT :
His Excellency BENJAMIN FRANKLIN. Esquire, President.
Honorable Samuel Dean, James McLene,
Peter Muhlenberg, John Smilie, Esquires. Jonathan Hoge, Andrew Billmeyer,
The following orders were drawn upon the Treasurer, vizt :
In favor of Mr. Evan Owen, for one hundred and thirty-five pounds, to enable him to open a road from the Lehigh, at or near the Union saw-mill to the river Susquehannah, at the falls of the Nescopeck, according to Act of Assembly dated the day of last.
In favor of Mrs. Jane Roseborough, for two hundred pounds, for her pension as the widow and relict of the Reverend John Rose- borough, deceas'd, late Chaplain of Militia, according to act of As- sembly of the twentieth of March, 1780, payable out of the mili- tia fines.
In favor of Catharine Thompson, the widow and relict of Wil- liam Thompson, Esquire, late Brigadier General, deceased, for the sum of three hundred and fifty-one pounds eleven shillings and three pence, for her pension, according to Act of Assembly of the first day of March, 1780.
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The Council met.
PHILADELPHIA, Thursday, June 28tb, 1787.
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