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A petition from Eve Wittington, of Berks county, praying pay- ment of an account of expences of certain State prisoners who were sent to Virginia by the way of Reading, in the year 1777, was read and referred to the Comptroller General to report thereon.
The Council. met.
PHILADELPHIA, Saturday, January 10th, 1789.
PRESENT :
The Honorable GEORGE ROSS, Esquire, Vice President.
Samuel Miles, Zebulun Potts,
James Read, Richard Willing,
John Cannon, Frederick Watts,
Abraham Smith,
Esquires. Amos Gregg, Christopher Kucher,
The following orders were drawn upon the Treasurer, vizt :
In favor of the Honorable Christopher Kucher, Esquire, for twenty-nine pounds five shillings, in full for bis attendance as Coun- cillor from the second of December, 1788, till January the tenth, 1789, inslusive.
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In favor of Sebastian Gitz, for eleven pounds five shillings, pay- able out of the monies arising from militia fines in the county of Montgomery, being in part of his account for five quarters casks of gunpowder furnished by him for the use of the militia of the said county.
On motion,
Resolved, That the account of Colonel Andrew Porter against the State, for the value of a horse which died in the service of the commissioners who were employed in running and marking the northern boundary, and for some expences of a trial at law between Colonel Porter and the owner ot said horse, be referred to Colonel Willing and General Watt to report thereon.
The Council met.
PHILADELPHIA, Monday, January 12th, 1789. .
PRESENT :
The Honorable GEORGE ROSS, Esquire, Vice President.
Richard Willing, Abraham Smith,
Frederick Watts, Zebulun Potts, and
John Cannon, Amos Gregg,
Esquires.
Christopher Kucher,
Agreeably to the Comptroller General's report, an order was drawn upon the Treasurer in favor of Daniel Humphreys, for ten pounds one shilling and eleven pence, in full of his account for six copies of the Pennsylvania Mercury furnished for the the use of Council on each day of publication, for one year, ending December the thirty-first, 1788, and for publishing in the said newspapers several proclamations and other proceedings of Council.
Upon the recommendation of the Honorable Robert Traill,
Ordered, That Enoch Beer and Jacob Abel, Esquires, two of the Justices of the Peace of Northampton county, be appointed and commissionated Justices of the Court of Common Pleas of the said
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The Council met.
PHILADELPHIA, Tuesday, January 13th, 1789.
PRESENT :
The Honorable GEORGE ROSS, Esquire, Vice President.
Richard Willing,
Frederick Watt,
James Read,
Zebulun Potts,
John Cannon,
Christopher Kucher, and
Esquires.
Abraham Smith,
Samuel Miles,
Amos Gregg,
· Agreeably to the Comptroller General's report, an order was drawn upon the Treasurer in his favor for the sum of fifty pounds, being one quarter's salary due to his clerk on the tenth instant, ac- cording to act of Assembly dated the fourth day of April, 1785.
Upon consideration of the account for pension presented to Council by Eve Wittington, with the Comptroller General's report thereon.
Resolved, That the party applying be referred to the Justices of the Supreme Court for their revision of the proceedings of the Orphans' Court of Berks county, agreeably to an act intituled "An Act to alter and amend an act for the relief of officers, soldiers, and seamen, who, in the course of the late war, have been wounded, or otherwise disabled in the services of this State or of the United States," passed the tenth day of March, 1787, and that an order shall issue for any money, in pursuance of the proceedings of Orphans' Court aforesaid, granting to her the said pension, until a dicision of the said Supreme Court, and the Comptroller General's report thereon be obtained.
Agreeably to the Comptroller General's report, an order was drawn upon the Treasurer in favor of Mrs. Jane Roseborough, for the sum of three hundred and thirty six pounds two shillings and six, payable out of the monies arising from militia fines in the county of Northampton, being the ballance of the half-pay awarded to her by the Orphans' Court of said county, (in right of her hus- band, the Reverend John Roseborough, deceased, late Chaplain of Militia,) according to act of Assembly of the twentieth of March, 1780.
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The Council met.
PHILADELPHIA, Wednesday, January 14th.
PRESENT :
The Honorable GEORGE ROSS, Esquire, Vice President.
Samuel Miles, John Cannon,
Richard Willing, Frederick Watt,
Amos Gregg, Zebulun Potts,
James Read,
Christopher Kucher,
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Esquires.
Abraham Smith,
Upon the report of the Committee to whom was referred the ac- count of Colonel Andrew Porter against the State for twenty-four pounds twelve shillings and four pence, being the value and ex- pences of a horse which died in the service of the Commissioners who were employed in running the northern boundary of this State, for which sum a judgment of Court was obtained by Joseph Parke, the owner, against said Colonel Porter, in Chester county.
Resolved, That an order was drawn upon the Treasurer in favor of the said Colonel Andrew Porter, for the said sumn of twenty- four pounds twelve shillings and four pence, agreeably to the Comp- troller General's report.
Upon consideration of a letter from Frederick Augustus Muh- lenberg, Esquire, requesting Council to accept his resignation of the office of Justice of the Peace, in the county of Montgomery,
Resolved, That the said resignation be accepted.
Joseph Chapman and William Bell, Esquires, were appointed and commissionated Justices of the Peace, the former for the dis- trict of the townships of Lower Makefield, Newtown and Wrights- town, in the county of Bucks, and the latter for the district of the township of Milford, in the county of Cumberland, upon returns made according to law, from the said several districts.
Joseph Chapman and William Bell, Esquires, were also ap- pointed and commissionated Justices of the Courts of Common Pleas in their respective counties.
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The Council met.
PHILADELPHIA, Thursday, January 15th, 1789.
PRESENT :
The Honorable GEORGE ROSS, Esquire, Vice President.
Samuel Miles, John Cannon,
James Read, Frederick Watt,
Amos Gregg,
Zebulun Potts, and
Esquires.
Abraham Smith, Christopher Kucher, 7
Agreeably to the Comptroller General's reports, the following orders were drawn upon the Treasurer, vizt :
In favor of the Honorable William Augustus Atlee, Esquire, for one hundred and fifty pounds, being one quarter's salary due to him as one of the Justices of the Supreme Court, ending the twen- ty-fifth day of December, 1788.
In favor of the Honorable Henry Wynkoop, Esquire, for six pounds, in full of his account for six days' attendance as one of the Judges of the High Court of Errors and Appeals of this State, in September, 1787, and April, 1788.
Upon consideration of the petition of Job Stackhouse and Jona- than Pursell, of Bucks county, and the recommendation in their favor from several of the Justices of the Peace and others, of the said county,
Resolved, That the several fines payable to the use of the Com- monwealth, which have been imposed upon the petitioners by the Court of Quarter Sessions of the said county, upon their being convicted of retailing spirituous liquors without licence, be remit- ted.
Upon consideration of the report of the committee to whom was referred the account of William Hamilton, Esquire,
Resolved, That an order be drawn upon the Treasurer in his favor, for one hundred and ten pounds one shilling and three pence, due to him according to the Comptroller General's report, for arrears of ground rent on six lots of ground in the borough of Lancaster, whereon the Barracks and Powder Magazine are erect- ed.
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The Council met.
PHILADELPHIA, Friday, January 16th, 1789.
PRESENT :
The Honorable GEORGE ROSS, Esquire, Vice President.
Samuel Miles, Abraham Smith,
Amos Gregg, John Cannon,
James Read, Christopher Kucher, and
Esquires.
Zebulun Potts, Frederick Watts,
An order was also drawn upon the Treasurer in favor of Chris- tian, the widow of Nathaniel Little, deceased, late Serjeant in the Lancaster county militia, for one hundred and fifty-seven pounds ten shillings, payable out of the monies arising from militia fines in Lancaster county, being the sum awarded by the Orphans' Court of said county, for the support of herself and the child of said Nathaniel Little until the sixth of September, 1786, according to the Comptroller General's report, and an act of Assembly dated the twentieth day of March, 1780.
The Council met.
PHILADELPHIA, Saturday, January 17th, 1789.
PRESENT :
The Honorable the Vice President.
·Samuel Miles, Christopher Kucher, r
Amos Gregg, Frederick Watt,
James Read, James Read, and >Esquires. Abraham Smith, Zebulun Potts, John Cannon, j
A return of the general election of Sheriffs and Coroners, held in and for the county of Washington, in October, 1788, was received and read, and David Williamson, Esquire, thereupon appointed and commissionated Sheriff, and Robert Benham, Coroner, of the said county.
William Parker and Josiah Scott, of the county of Washington, were offered and accepted as sureties for the said David William- son's faithfull performance of the duties of his office of Sheriff for the county aforesaid, according to law.
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The Council met.
PHILADELPHIA, Monday, January. 19th, 1789.
PRESENT :
The Honorable GEORGE ROSS, Esquire, Vice President.
Samuel Miles, Christopher Kucher,
James Read,
Frederick Watts, and
Abraham Smith,
Zebulun Potts,
Esquires.
John Cannon,
An order was drawn upon the Treasurer in favor of the Honorable Samuel Miles, Esquire, for sixty-nine pounds, in full for his atten- dance in Council from the twentieth of October, 1788, until Janu- ary the nineteenth, 1789, inclusively.
The Council met.
PHILADELPHIA, Tuesday, January 20th, 1789.
PRESENT :
The Honorable GEORGE ROSS, Esquire, Vice President.
Samuel Miles, Christopher Kucher,
James Read, Frederick Watt,
Abraham Smith,
Zebulun Potts,
>Esquires.
John Cannon,
Agreeably to the Comptroller General's report, an order was drawn upon the Treasurer in favor of Sebastian Gitz, for two pounds sixteen shillings and three pence, payable out of the monies arising from militia fines in the county of Montgomery, being the ballance due upon his account for five quarter casks of gunpowder, furnished by him for the use of the militia of the said county.
A letter from the Attorney General being read, informing Coun- cil that a suit is depending in the Supreme Court between this Commonwealth and the Executors of Messieurs Stocker and Whar- ton, for money paid those gentlemen for a bill of exchange drawn on Davidson and Lees of Quebec, which bill was conditionally ac- cepted, but afterwards lost and never paid.
Resolved, That the Attorney General be authorized to engage, on the part of the Commonwealth, in case of a recovery on this suit, to indemnify the defendants from any demands of Davidson and Lees on account of the said bill.
John Pugh an'd Henry Pawling, Esquires, were appointed and commissionated Justices of the Peace and of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the county of Montgomery, upon a return made
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according to law from the district of Norristown, in the said county.
Agreeably to the order of the day, a number of the landholders in the district of Southwark and townships of Moyamensing and Passyunk, attended, when Council proceeded to hear the objections of Messieurs Chew, Depui, Poyntell, Keen, Wheeler, Ball and Dushong, to the confirmation of the report of the Commissioners appointed to survey and regulate the said district and townships, under the act of Assembly of the twenty-ninth of September, 1787; and some time being spent in the said hearing, the farther con- sideration of this business was postponed until to-morrow.
The Council met.
PHILADELPHIA, Wednesday, January 21st, 1789.
PRESENT :
The Honorable GEORGE ROSS, Esquire, Vice President.
James Read, Christopher Kucher,
John Cannon,
Zebulun Potts, and
Samuel Miles,
Frederick Watts,
Esquires.
Abrabam Smith,
Agreeably to the Comptroller General's reports, the following orders were drawn upon the Treasurer, vizt :
In favor of Henry Kammerer for ten pounds fifteen shillings, in full of his account for seven reams of writing paper, five furnished for the use of Council and two for the Comptroller General's office.
In favor of Robert Aitkin for nine pounds fifteen shillings, in full of his account for printing work done for the State by direction of the Comptroller General, and cash paid for paper.
Council resumed the consideration of the report of the Commis- sioners appointed by act of Assembly of the twenty-ninth of Sep- tember, 1787, to survey and regulate the district of Southwark and townships of Moyamensing and Passyunk, and having heard the objections of Martin Killhomer, John Lane, Adam Shetzly and Jobn Beltz, it was on motion,
Resolved, That the further consideration of the said report be postponed until the second Tuesday in February next.
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The Council met.
PHILADELPHIA, Thursday, January 22nd, 1789.
PRESENT :
The Honorable GEORGE ROSS, Esquire, Vice President.
Samuel Miles, Christopher Kucher,
James Read,
Zebulun Potts, and
Abraham Smith,
Frederick Watts,
¿Esquires.
Joba Cannon,
Thomas Clark, Esquire, was appointed and commissionated a Justice of the Peace in and for the county of Dauphine, upon a return made according to law from the district of the township of Bethel, in the said county.
Agreeably to the Comptroller General's report an order was drawn upon the Treasurer in favor of John White for twenty-two pounds three shillings and one penny, in full of his account for riding express by order of Council, to bring forward the returns of elections for Electors.
Upon the second reading of an order of Court of Huntington county, relative to laying off a district for electing Justices of the Peace, it appeared to Council to be defective, and an order was taken that Mr. Cannon, the Member who represented it, have leave to withdraw the same.
Council being informed that Colonel Johnston has received pro- posals from several persons for the purchase of land within the re- served tract, vizt: from William Turnbull for farm number 1 for the sum of two hundred and seventy pounds, and for the farm number 6 at thirty shillings per acre; and from James O'Hara for the high broken ground, at the price of fifteen shillings per acre in certificates.
Resolved, That Colonel Jobaston be instructed to dispose of the above lands agreeably to the proposals aforesaid, on the same terms of payment with the other lands sold at the late sale.
The Council met.
PHILADELPHIA, Friday, January 23rd, 1789.
PRESENT :
The Honorable GEORGE ROSS, Esquire, Vice President.
Samuel Miles, Christopher Kucher,
James Read, Zebulun Potts, and
Abraham Smith, Frederick Watts,
Esquires.
John Cannon,
An order was drawn upon the Treasurer in favor of John Mit- hell, Esquire, for the sum of six thousand two hundred and eighty-
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six pounds six shillings and eight pence, due to him for principal and interest, together with costs of suit, agreeably to a certificate of the Supreme Court dated the twentyeth day of January, 1789, and an act of Assembly dated the eighteenth day of Feb- ruary, 1785.
A letter was written and signed by the Vice President, addressed to the Delegates of this State in Congress, requesting them to in- form Council what steps or if any have been taken by Congress to obtain leave from the Governor of Canada or the Commandant at Niagara, for the Geographer General, or any persons under his appointment, to go within the British settlements or lines to make the necessary observations to enable him to begin to carry into execution the surveying and laying off the tract of country lying on the south side of Lake Erie, lately purchased by this State of the United States.
The Council met.
PHILADELPHIA, Saturday, January 24th, 1789.
PRESENT :
The Honorable GEORGE ROSS, Esquire, Vice President.
Samuel Miles, Christopher Kucher,
James Read, Zebulun Potts,
Abraham Smith, · Frederick Watt, Esquires.
John Cannon,
Upon consideration of the petition of John Redman, junior, pray- ing Council to take his assignment of a certain bond and warrant of Attorney, executed to him on the fourth of December, 1788, by William Lawrence and Richard Footman for the payment of sixty pounds, in gold or silver money or in the paper money of the late emission, under the penalty of one hundred and twenty pounds like money, and exonerate him from the debt wherein he is bail to Sharp Delany for duties owing to the State by the said William Lawrence.
Ordered, That the State Treasurer be authorized and instructed to take an assignment of the said bond and warrant of Attorney in discharge of the debt due by the petitioner as bail to the said Wil- liam Lawrence, and that the said Treasurer be authorized to enter satisfaction on the action brought by the Collector of the Customs, against the said William Lawrence and John Redman, they discharg- ing the costs which have accrued thereon.
Upon the second reading of the report of the committee to whom was referred the accounts of William Turnbull, as a commissioner for the purchase of cloathing for the army in the years 1779 and 1780,
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Resolved, That the said accounts with all the papers respecting the same be referred to the Comptroller General, who is requested to settle the said accounts agreeably to law and equity, and report thereon.
The Council met.
PHILADELPHIA, Monday, January 26th, 1789.
PRESENT :
His Excellency THOMAS MIFFLIN, Esquire, President.
Samuel Miles, Zebulun Potts, 7
James Read, Frederick Watts and
John Cannon,
William Maclay, Esquires.
Christopher Kucher,
Amos Gregg,
Abraham Smith,
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On motion,
Resolved, That Friday next be assigned for the further conside- ration of the application from Anthony Butler, relative to the in- stalments due to Messieurs John Penn, junior, and John Penn, Esquires.
The Council met.
PHILADELPHIA, January 27th, Tuesday.
PRESENT :
His Excellency THOMAS MIFFLIN, Esquire, President.
Samuel Miles, William Maclay,
Abraham Smith, Frederick Watts,
John Cannon, Christopher Kucher, and
Esquires.
Zebulun Potts, Amos Gregg, L On motion,
Resolved, That the Comptroller General be requested to lay be- fore the Board as soon as possible a statement of the annual expen- ces of supporting the Invalid Guard.
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The Council met.
PHILADELPHIA, Wednesday, January 28th, 1789.
PRESENT :
His Excellency THOMAS MIFFLIN, Esquire, President.
Samuel Miles, Zebulun Potts,
Amos Gregg,
Frederick Watts,
Christopher Kucher,
William Maclay, and
Esquires.
Abraham Smith,
Nathan Dennison,
The Council met.
PHILADELPHIA, Thursday, January 29th, 1789. ·
PRESENT :
His Excellency THOMAS MIFFLIN, Esquire, President.
Samuel Miles, William Maclay,
Amos Gregg, Zebulun Potts,
Christopher Kucher, John Cannon,
Abraham Smith, Nathan Dennison, and
Frederick Watt, George Woods,
1 Esquires.
Upon consideration of the report of the committee to whom were referred the petitions of Sarah Jones, Elizabeth Penrose, Mary Rowe, Margaret Morrison and Judith Croney, stating that their term of servitude at hard labour in the work house is expired, and praying remission of the several fines due from them to the Com- monwealth,
Resolved, That the prayer of the said petitions be granted.
Upon the second reading of the reports of the committees appoin - ted on the twenty-seventh instant, to consider of and report several clauses to be inserted in a message to the General Assembly at their next meeting, relative to the Invalid Guards, the severai pension laws, the subject of public roads and water communications be- tween distant parts of the State, the revission of the laws of the State, and prolonging the time for receiving certificates in payment for arrears due upon unpatented lands ; it was
Besolved, To adopt the said reports.
Mr. Potts was appointed a member of the Board of Property for the present month in the absence of Colonel Willing.
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The Council met. .
PHILADELPHIA, Friday, January 30th, 1789.
PRESENT :
His Excellency THOMAS MIFFLIN, Esquire, President.
Frederick Watts, John Cannon,
Samuel Miles,
George Woods,
Amos Gregg,
Nathan Dennison, $
Esquires.
Christopher Kucher, . Zebulun Pottsand
Abraham Smith, William McClay,
The following orders were drawn upon the Treasurer, vizt :
In favor of Eleazer Oswald for twenty-two pounds nine shillings and one penny, in full of his account for six copies of the Indepen- dant Gazetteer, furnished for the use of the Council from January the seventh, 1788, till January the seventh, 1789, on each day of publication, and for inserting in the said newspapers at sundry times some of the proceedings of Council.
In favor of Robert Barnhill, for twenty pounds five shillings and ten pence payable out of the monies arising from militia fines of the county of Montgomery, being in full of his account for gun- powder, flints and catrige paper furnished for the use of the militia of the said county.
On motion,
Ordered, That the consideration of the application of Anthony Butler, for warrants for the several instalments due to Messieurs John Penn, junior, and John Penn, be postponed.
The Council met.
PHILADELPHIA, Saturday, January 31st, 1789.
PRESENT :
His Excellency THOMAS MIFFLIN, Esquire, President.
Amos Gregg, Nathan Dennison,
Christopher Kucher, Zebulun Potts,
Abraham Smith, William Maclay, and 1 Esquires. John Cannon, Frederick Watts, George Woods,
An order was drawn upon the Treasurer in favor of the Honor- able Frederick Watt, Esquire, for thirty-seven pounds eleven shil- lings, in full for his attendance in Council from the tenth to the twenty-eighth of November, 1787, and from the eighth to the thirty- first of January, 1789, together with his mileage.
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Upon consideration of a petition from William Hay, of Dauphine county, late Collector of Excise in the county of Lancaster,
Resolved, That the sale of the remainder of his estate for satis- faction of a debt due by him to the Commonwealth be postponed until the first Monday in April next.
Upon application of Doctor Benjamin Rush, in behalf of the Trustees of Dickinson College at Carlisle,
Ordered, That the State Treasurer be authorized and directed to pay to the Trustees of said College the sum of fifteen pounds, be- ing six month interest due in October last, upon certain certificates which are the property of the said College.
Council taking into consideration the petition of Joseph Taggart, convicted of manslaughter at the present sessions of the Court of Oyer and Terminer and General Jail delivery for the city and county of Philadelphia, praying a pardon, and also a recommendation in his favor from the Court and Jury, and the Attorney General,
Resolved, That the said Joseph Taggart be pardoned. On motion, .
Resolved, That Monday next be assigned for the consideration of the message to the General Assembly, and that on Tuesday Council will take into consideration the propriety of continuing the Invalid Guards.
The Council met.
PHILADELPHIA, Monday, February 2nd, 1789.
PRESENT :
His Excellency THOMAS MIFFLIN, Esquire, President.
James Read, Nathan Dennisen,
Abraham Smith, Christopher Kucher,
William Maclay, Frederick Watt, Esquires.
George Woods, Zebulun Fotts,
John Cannon, Amos Gregg,
Mr. Woods was appointed a member of the Board of Property for the present month.
On motion,
Resolved, That Mr. Woods, Mr. Maclay and Mr. Smith, be a Committee to consider of, and report to Council a draft of a mes- sage to the General Assembly.
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The Council met.
PHILADELPHIA, Tuesday, February 3rd, 1789.
PRESENT :
His Excellency THOMAS MIFFLIN, Esquire, President.
Abraham Smith, Zebulun Potts,
Amos Gregg,
George Woods,
James Read,
John Cannon,
Esquires.
Christopher Kucher,
Nathan Dennisen, &
Frederick Watt,
William Maclay,
The following orders were drawn upon the Treasurer, vizt:
In favor of the Honorable William Bingham, for two hundred and fifty-nine pounds seven shillings, being the amount of his ac- count for his attendance as a member of Congress for this State, from the thirteenth of May to August the tenth, and from August the fifteenth to September the fifth, 1788, inclusively, together with his mileage, according to the Comptroller General's report.
In favor of William Bradford, junior, Esquire, for thirty-five pounds, being a fee for his services as Attorney for the Common- wealth in three actions brought by John Denn, lessee of James De- lancy, and Margaret his wife, for the recovery of certain lands in Northampton county, which were forfeited to the Commonwealth by the attainder of Andrew Allen E.
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