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Upon the report of the Committee to whom was referred the report of three Justices of the Peace, appointed the eighth day of February last, to investigate a complaint against the last election of Justices in the district of Derry and London Derry townships in
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the county of Dauphine, with the bill of costs attending the en- quiry, amounting to eleven pounds eleven shillings and two pence,
Resolved, That the said complaint be dismissed, and that the commissions made out for Adam Hamaker, Esquire, on the twenty- sixth of January last, as a Justice of the Peace and of the Court of Common Pleas, be now transmitted to the Recorder of the said county.
Resolved, That Council approve of the said bill of costs, and that five pounds fifteen shillings and seven pence thereof be paid by the Overseer of the Poor of the township of Derry, and the re- mainder by the Overseer of the township of London Derry, accord- ing to the seventeenth section of an Act of Assembly passed the fourth of March, 1786.
A commission under the Great Scal to Joseph Nicholson, as in- terpreter of the three Indian Chiefs, Cornplanter, Half Town and the New Arrow, who are to come to the city on the first of Septem- ber next, was this day signed by the President.
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The Council met.
PHILAD'A, Saturday, May 15th, 1790. PRESENT :
His Excellency THOMAS MIFFLIN, Esquire, President. The Honorable GEORGE Ross, Esquire, Vice Presient.
Christopher Kucher, Samuel Edie, r Samuel Miles, John Wilkins, and Esquires. James Read, Richard Willing,
A return of an election of officers in the third battalion of Berks county militia, was received and read, and commissions directed to issue agreeably thereto, except to the Ensign of Captain Jacob Meyers's company who is removed from the county.
The Council met.
PHILAD'A, May 17th, 1790.
PRESENT :
His Excellency THOMAS MIFFLIN, Esquire, President. The Honorable GEORGE Ross, Esquire, Vice President. ยท Christopher Kucher, Samuel Edie, Zebulun Potts, John Wilkins, and & Esquires. James Read, Richard Willing,
A return of an election of officers in the first battalion of Mont- gomery county militia, was read, and an order taken that commis- sions issue agreeably thereto.
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A petition from Daniel Deal who was convicted of keeping a tipling house in the county of Montgomery, and fined in the sum of ten pounds, praying a remission of the said fine, was read the second time, with a recommendation in his favor from Samuel By- ard, Esquire, the Deputy of the Attorney General in that county, and Council being informed that since the said conviction the peti- tioner has been recommended by the Court, for a licence to keep a public house, thereupon,
Resolved, That the said fine be remitted.
The time for receiving proposals for repairing the banks of Mud Island, having expired on Saturday last, and some persons being desirous of further time to prepare their proposals, it was agreed to extend the time for receiving proposals untill Saturday next inclu- sive.
The Council met.
PHILADELPHIA, Tuesday, May 18th, 1790.
PRESENT :
His Excellency THOMAS MIFFLIN, Esquire, Presid't.
The Honorable GEORGE Ross, Esquire, Vice President.
Samuel Miles, John Wilkins,
James Read, (Abraham Smith, &
Christopher Kucher, Jonas Hartzell, now
Samuel Edie, returned,) and
Richard Willing, Amos Gregg, J
! Esquires.
The petition of Joseph Galloway, by his attorney Thomas Clif- ford, stating the attainder of the said Galloway of high treason, and praying that Council would be pleased to grant him a pardon of the said offence, was read the second time, when on motion of the Vice President seconded by Mr. Willing, it was
Resolved, That Mr. Clifford have leave to withdraw the said pe- tition.
The Register and Comptroller General's reports upon the follow- ing accounts were read and approved, vizt :
Of John Slater, for a ballance due on pay roll of his company of Lancaster county militia, for militia services in October and Novem- ber, 1780, on an expedition to Northumberland county, amounting to ninety-six pounds eleven shillings and four pence, for which sum an order was drawn upon the Treasurer, payable in State money of the seventh of April, 1781.
Of Captain Samuel Holliday, for the pay and bounty of a detach- ment of Cumberland county militia under his command, on a scout to Frankstown against the Indians, from the twenty ninth of May
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to June the eighth, 1781, inclusive, amounting to thirty-two pounds five shillings .and four pence.
Of Captain Caldwell, for the pay of his company of the second battalion of Lancaster county militia, employed on the frontiers of Northumberland county, in August, September, and October, 1779, amounting to one hundred and two pounds thirteen shillings and nine pence.
The Council met.
PHILADELPHIA, Wednesday, May 19th, 1790.
PRESENT :
His Excellency THOMAS MIFFLIN, Esquire, President.
The Honorable GEORGE Ross, Esquire, Vice President.
Samuel Miles, Christopher Kucher,
Richard Willing,
Jonas Hartzell,
Amos Gregg,
Abraham Smith, and
Esquires. Samuel Edie, Zebulun Potts,
The Register and Comptroller General's reports upon the follow- ing accounts were read and approved, vizt :
Of Philip Jacob Shellhamer, for two months' pay and bounty for his services as a militia man in Captain Greenmyer's company of Northampton county militia, in the battalion commanded by Colonel Stephen Balliott, from the first of November, 1781, to the first of January, 1782, amounting to ten pound ten shillings.
Of Captain Michael Hauffelt, for militia services in the seventh company of the first battalion of the. militia of York county, at sundry times from August, 1780, to December, 1782, as certified by the Lieutenant of the said county, amounting to eleven pounds ten shillings.
Of William Sawers of Northumberland county, for supplies of provisions and cloathing furnished by him to the troops sent to Wio- ming in December, 1775, by order of the Justices of the said county, in pursuance of a resolution of Assembly dated the twenty- fifth day of November, 1775, for the purpose of enforcing the laws of Pennsylvania against the settlers from Connecticut, amounting to seventy-eight pounds one shilling and eleven pence, settled agree- ably to act of Assembly passed the twenty-seventh day of March last.
A petition from Samuel Henry, who was convicted of having re- ceived money which had been stolen by a certain William Thomas, and sentenced by the Court of General Quarter Sessions of the peace of the county of Chester to undergo a servitude at hard labour for one year, to pay a fine of three pounds to the Commonwealth, pray-
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ing that Council would be pleased to grant him a pardon, was read, with a certificate signed by a number of respectable inhabitants of the said county, of his having behaved himself orderly during his confinement, and recommending him to Council as a proper object of mercy ; whereupon, it was
Resolved, That the said Samuel Henry be and he hereby is pardoned.
An order was drawn upon the Treasurer in favor of Anthony Wright, for the sum of twenty-three pounds five shillings and four pence halfpenny, being the amount of his account for gunpowder and other articles purchased by him, and used by the regiment of artillery in this city on the birth-day of the President of the United States, by order of this Board.
The Council met.
PHILADELPHIA, Thursday, May 20th, 1790.
PRESENT :
His Excellency THOMAS MIFFLIN, Esquire, President. The Honorable GEORGE Ross, Esquire, Vice President.
Samuel Miles, Jonas Hartzell,
Christopher Kucher,
James Read,
Zebulun Potts,
Richard Willing,
Amos Gregg,
William Findley, and
Esquires.
Samuel Edie,
John Wilkins,
Abraham Smith,
The Council met.
PHILADELPHIA, Friday, May 21st, 1790.
PRESENT : His Excellency THOMAS MIFFLIN, Esquire, Presid't.
"The Honorable GEORGE Ross, Esquire, Vice President.
Samuel Miles, Abraham Smith,
James Read, Jonas Hartzell,
Christopher Kucher,
Richard Willing,
Zebulun Potts,
William Findley, and
Amos Gregg, and
Esquires. Samuel Edie,
John Wilkins,
A petition from James Shaw, who was convicted of having re- ceived money which had been stolen by a certain William Thomas,
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and sentenced by the Court of General Quarter Sessions of the Peace of the county of Chester to undergo a servitude of hard la- bour for one year and six months, and to pay a fine of three pounds to the Commonwealth, praying that Council would be pleased to grant him a pardon, was read, with a certificate signed by a num- ber of respectable inhabitants of the said county, of his having be- haved himself orderly during his confinement, and recommending him to Council as a proper object of mercy ; whereupon, it was
Resolved, That the said James Shaw be and he is hereby par- doned.
The Register and Comptroller General's report upon the accounts of Adam Eicholtz, for the sum of fifty-two pounds four shillings and six pence, State money due to him for principal and interest upon his certificate for a bay horse which was furnished by bim for the use of the Continental army in the year 1780, was read and approved, and an order for the said sum was drawn upon the Trea- surer, payable in State money of the seventh of April, 1781, out of the fund appropriated by a resolution of the General Assembly of the eighth of April, 1782.
The Council met.
PHILADELPHIA, Saturday, May 22nd, 1790.
PRESENT :
His Excellency THOMAS MIFFLIN, Esquire, President.
The Honorable GEORGE Ross, Esquire, Vice President.
Samuel Miles, Abraham Smith,
James Read, Jonas Hartzell,
Christopher Kucher,
Richard Willing, '
Zebulun Potts,
William Findley, and
Esquires.
Amos Gregg, Samuel Edie,
John Wilkins,
Agreeably to the minute of Council of the twenty-eighth of last month, an order was drawn upon the Treasurer in favor of Timo- thy Matlack, Esquire, for the sum of ten pounds, payable out of the six hundred pounds which was appropriated by a resolution of the General Assembly passed the thirtieth day of March last, for exploring the head waters of the river Susquehanna, Delaware, Lehigh and Schuylkill, and the western waters within this State, and to be charged to the fund provided by an act of the General Assembly of the twenty eighth of September, 1789, for claims and improvements, the said sum being advanced to the said Timothy Matlack in part of his pay as one of the Commissioners for explo- ring the said western waters; for which sum he is to account.
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The Register and Comptroller General's reports of the twen- tieth and twenty-second of this month, upon the account of Jacob Bayer for a ballance due on Jacob Morgan's certificates in his favor for supplies of forage, &ca., furnished by him for public use in the year 1780, being two pounds fourteen shillings and eleven pence, was read and approved.
On motion, it was
Resolved, That the consideration of the memorial of Michael Morgan O'Bryan, relative to certain city lotts which he alledges were purchased by him by mistake, be postponed.
Upon the second reading of a petition of Elizabeth Gorrecht for the pardon of her son Michael Eyrick, who was convicted of man- slaughter at the last Court of Oyer and Terminer and General Jail Delivery, held in county of Philadelphia, it was
Resolved, That his fine of ten pounds be remitted, and that he be released from confinement upon condition of his finding secu- rity for his good behaviour during life, agreeably to the latter part of his sentence.
The time for receiving proposals for repairing the banks of Mud Island expiring this day, it was agreed to extend the time for re- ceiving such proposals untill the day of
A letter from Charles Campbell, Esquire, Lieutenant of the county of Westmoreland, inclosing a return of officers for the seve- ral battalions of militia in that county, was received and read, and commissions directed to issue agreeably thereto.
'The committee to whom it was referred to consider of and re- port to Council the dimensions of a building suitable for a gun powder magazine, to be erected on the lot lately bought for that purpose, reported the following, which was agreed to:
"The walls round the yard of the magazine to be brick, and on a line with the north side of Walnut street and the west side of Ashton street, and to be eight feet high beside the capping, which is to be stone.
"The powder house or magazine to be forty feet east and west, & sixty feet north and south, and to stand back from the wall on Walnut street twenty feet clear, and from Ashton street the north and west walls of the yard fifteen feet clear.
" The two gable-end walls to be two feet thick of stone, and the two side walls two feet six inches thick of stone, or if double, two feet thick of stone, opening three inches, and a four and a half inch wall inside all round.
"The heighth from the floor to the spring of the Arch to be eight feet, small arches to be turned all under the lower floor, in order to keep it dry. The height of the first floor to be six inches above the level of the yard.
" A small house for the keeper at the south-east corner of Wal- nut and Front streets, on Schuylkill, to be fifteen feet six inches on Walnut street, and fifteen feet on Front street, two stories high,
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the first story to be eight feet in the clear, and the second story seven feet three inches in the clear, with a cellar under the whole, and to be finished plain."
The Council met.
PHILADELPHIA, Tuesday, May 25th, 1790. PRESENT :
His Excellency THOMAS MIFFLIN, Esquire, President. Honorable GEORGE Ross, Esquire, Vice President.
Samuel Miles, Abraham Smith, r
James Read,
William Findley,
Christopher Kucher,
John Wilkins,
Zebulun Potts,
Richard Willing, and
Amos Gregg,
Jonas Hartzell,
Esquires.
Samuel Edie,
The Comptroller and Register General's reports of the twenty- fourth instant, upon the account of John Welsh for the ballance of his pay as a seven months' man in the late army of the United States, from the fourth of July till August the first, 1780, amount- ing to two pounds five shillings, was read and approved.
The Council met.
PHILADELPHIA, Wednesday, May 26th, 1790.
PRESENT :
His Excellency THOMAS MIFFLIN, Esquire, President. The Honorable GEORGE Ross, Esquire, Vice President.
James Read, Abraham Smith, Amos Gregg, William Finley,
John Wilkins,
Christopher Kucher, Zebulun Potts, Jonas Hartzell, and
Samuel Edie, Frederick Watts, (now returned.)
The Treasurer and Register General's reports upon the following accounts were read and approved, vizt :
Of Charles Biddle, Esquire, for fees received in the Secretary's office between the twenty-third of January and twenty-third of April, 1790, amounting to two hundred and seventeen pounds, eighteen shillings and four pence, and for wages paid to the Watch- men employed in guarding the public offices in and about the State
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House and the public Treasury, and for money expended in im- proving the State House yard, amounting to one hundred and thirty-one pounds sixteen shillings, by which it appears that the ballances of fourteen pounds and two pence upon the former, and one shilling and eleven pence upon the latter account, are due to the said Charles Biddle.
Of Nicholas Brosius, Esquire, Collector of Excise in the county of Berks, for excise collected by him in the said county from Au- gust, 1788, to August, 1789, amounting to eight hundred and thirty-four pounds, seventeen shillings and eleven ponce.
Upon the second reading of a petition from Thomas Green, who was convicted of larceny, and is now confined in the jail of this city at hard labor, praying that Council would be pleased to grant him a pardon, and he being recommended as a proper object of mercy, it was
Resolved, To pardon the said Thomas Green, upon condition of his leaving this State in five days, not to return.
The Council met.
PHILADELPHIA, Thursday, May 27th, 1790.
PRESENT :
His Excellency THOMAS MIFFLIN, Esquire, President.
The Honorable GEORGE Ross, Esquire, Vice President.
Amos Gregg,
William Finley,
Christopher Kucher,
John Wilkins,
Zebulun Potts,
Jonas Hartzell,
Samuel Edie,
Frederick Watts, and
Abraham Smith,
Richard Willing.
The Treasurer and Register General's reports upon the follow- ing accounts were read and approved :
Of William Shannon, Esquire, auctioneer for the Northern Liberties, for the State duty on sales at auction received by him be- tween the fourth of January and the third of April, 1790, amount- ing to ninety-five pounds five shillings and seven pence half- penny.
Of Edward Crawford, Junior, Esquire, Prothonotary of the county of Franklin, for cash received by him for tavern and mar- riage licences, between the fifteenth day of October, 1789, and the first day of April, 1790, amounting to twenty-six pounds ten shil- lings and three pence.
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The Council met.
PHILADELPHIA, Friday, May 28th, 1790.
'PRESENT :
His Excellency THOMAS MIFFLIN, Esquire, President. The Honorable GEORGE Ross, Esquire, Vice President.
Samuel Miles,
Samuel Edie,
James Read,
Frederick Watts,
Christopher Kucher, John Wilkins,
Abraham Smith,
Jonas Hartzell, and
Esquires.
William Finley,
Richard Willing,
Amos Gregg,
The following orders were drawn upon the Treasurer, vizt :
In favor of Charles Biddle, Esquire, for the sum of one hundred pounds, for the purpose of paying wages to the watchmen employed in guarding the public offices in and about the State House, and the public Treasury, according to act of Assembly passed the twen- ty-seventh of March, 1789, for which sum he is to account.
In favor of John Donaldson, Esquire, for the sum of thirty-two pounds and three pence, being two months and eight days' salary due to John Waite, as Clerk in the Register General's Office from the eighth of March last to the time of his leaving the office ; and
In favor of William Banks, for the sum of thirty-seven pounds ten shillings, being one quarter's salary due him on the eighth in- stant, as Clerk in the said office, according to the Register and Comptroller General's reports.
The Council met.
PHILADELPHIA, Saturday, May 29th, 1790.
PRESENT : His Excellency THOMAS MIFFLIN, Esquire, President.
The Honorable GEORGE Ross, Esquire, Vice President.
James Read, Samuel Fdie,
Samuel Miles, John Wilkins,
Christopher Kucher,
Frederick Watts,
Abraham Smith,
Amos Gregg, Richard Willing,
Jonas Hartzell, and Esquires. William Findley,
Upon the report of the committee to whom were referred four orders of Orphans' Court of the county of Cumberland, for the
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pensions due to the widows, Mary Denny, Jennet Wilson, and Su- sannah Neil, of the said county, in pursuance of the militia laws of this State, their husbands having been killed while in actual service in the militia against the enemy, it was agreed that the fol- lowing orders be drawn upon the Treasury :
In favor of Mary, the widow of Walter Denny, for the sum of eighty-four pounds eight shillings and ten pence, for her pension untill the first day of April, 1789.
In favor of Jennett, the widow of John Wilson, for the sum of ninety-six pounds, for her pension untill the said first day of April; and
In favor of Susannah, the widow of John Neil, for the sum of ninety pounds, being the pension due to her untill the same time, according to the Register and Comptroller General's reports, and the several orders of the Orphans' Court aforesaid.
The Council met.
PHILADELPHIA, Monday, May 31st, 1790.
PRESENT :
His Excellency. THOMAS MIFFLIN, Esquire, President.
The Honorable GEORGE Ross, Esquire, Vice President.
Samuel Miles,
Richard Willing,
James Read,
Frederick Watts,
Christopher Kucher,
Zebulun Potts,
Esquires.
Abraham Smith,
Samuel Edie,
Jonas Hartzell,
John Wilkins, and
William Findley, Amos Gregg,
Upon the second reading of a petition from Charles Rowan, of the county of Cumberland, with a recommendation from a number of respectable inhabitants of that county, in his behalf, for remis- sion of a fine of ten pounds to the Commonwealth, and the pun- ishment of eighteen months hard labour to which he was sentenced by the Court of General Quarter Sessions of the said county, for larceny, it was
Resolved, That the said Charles Rowan be and he hereby is par- doned.
Council being informed of the death of Nicholas Brosius, Es- quire, who was Collector of Excise in the county of Berks, and several petitions being now before the Board for that office, it was on motion,
Resolved, That to-morrow be assigned for going into the appoint- ment of a Collector of Excise, in the room of the deceased.
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The Council met.
PHILADELPHIA, Tuesday, June 1st, 1790.
PRESENT :
His Excellency THOMAS MIFFLIN, Esquire, Presid't.
The Honorable GEORGE Ross, Esquire, Vice President.
Samuel Miles, Zebulun Potts,
James Read, Samuel Edie,
Christopher Kucher, John Wilkins,
Esquires.
Abraham Smith,
Amos Gregg, and
Jonas Hartzell,
Zebulun Potts,
An order was drawn upon the Treasurer in favor of Frederick. Sneider, for the sum of fifteen pounds ten shillings, in full of his account for his wages as Doorkeeper to Council from the first to the thirty-first of May, 1790, inclusive.
The Comptroller and Register reports upon the account of Samuel Crossan, Esquire, Collector of Excise for the county of Bedford, for excise collected by him from November, 1788, till February 1st, 1790, in the said county, amounting to eighty-three pounds fourteen shillings and two pence, was read and approved.
The Treasurer and Register General's reports upon a further account of said Samuel Crossan, Esquire, for 'excise collected be- tween the first of February and the fifth of April, 1790, amounting to seventeen pounds three shillings and five pence, and including the ballance of thirty-five pounds thirteen shillings and three pence, due to the State upon the last account, by which it appears that a ballance is now due to the said Samuel Crossan, was also read and approved.
Agreeably to the order of the day, Council proceeded to the ap- pointment of a Collector of Excise for the county of Berks, in the room of Nicholas Brosius, Esquire, lately deceased ; and the bal- lots being taken for the several candidates, it appeared that Peter Feather, junior, 'of the said county, was duly elected.
Isaac Levan and Daniel Levan, of the county of Berks, were offered and accepted as sureties for the said Peter Feather, junior.
The Register and Comptroller General's reports upon the account of Captain David Crosby, for the pay of his company of Chester county militia, in the battalion of militia commanded by Colonel John McDowell, while under marching orders from the Lieutenant of the county aforesaid in October, 1781, amounting to seventy pounds five shillings, was read and approved.
A return of militia officers for the county of Allegany, from Richard Butler, Esquire, Lieutenant of that county, was received and read, and it was
Ordered, That commissions issue agreeably thereto.
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The Council met.
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PHILADELPHIA, Wednesday, June 2nd, 1790.
PRESENT :
His Excellency THOMAS MIFFLIN, Esquire, President. The Honorable GEORGE Ross, Esquire, Vice President.
Samuel Miles, Richard Willing,
James Read, John Wilkins,
Christopher Kucher,
Jonas Hartzell,
Amos Gregg, Abraham Smith, and 1. Esquires.
Zebulun Potts, Samuel Edie,
Frederick Watts,
The Register and Comptroller General's reports upon the accounts of Captain David Wells, for the pay of his company of Berks county militia, amounting to four hundred and four pounds four shillings and eleven pence, was read and approved.
The Council met.
PHILADELPHIA, Thursday, June 3rd, 1790.
PRESENT :
The Honorable GEORGE ROSS, Esquire, Vice President.
Samuel Miles,
Samuel Edie,
James Read, Richard Willing, Christopher Kucher, John Wilkins, Abraham Smith, Jonas Hartzell, Amos Gregg, Frederick Watts, 1 -1 Esquires. Zebulun Potts,
The Register and Comptroller reports upon the following ac- counts, were read and approved, vizt :
Of Youst Strack, for provisions supplied to Colonel Michael Lindemuth's battalion of Berks county militia, while in actual service on the frontiers against the Indians in September and Oc- tober, 1780, amounting to two pounds eighteen shillings and six pence.
Of Andrew Runkle, for provisions furnished to the said militia, amounting to twelve pounds eighteen shillings and one penny,
Of Martin Dribelbis, for provisions to the said militia, amount- ing to thirteen pounds three shillings.
Of Mark Swinks, for provisions furnished to the said militia, amounting to three pounds nine shillings and four pence.
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Of Richard Willets, for provisions furnished to the said militia, amounting to ten pounds ten shillings and six pence.
Of Samuel Marburger, for provisions furnished to the said mili- tia, amounting to three pounds eight shillings and three pence.
A letter from the Honorable Thomas Jefferson, Esquire, Secre- tary of State, dated the twenty-eighth of last month, inclosing the following acts of Congress, vizt :- " An Act for the government of the Territory of United States south of the river Ohio; An Act to continue in force the act passed at the last session of Congress entitled An Act to regulate processes in the courts of the United States ; An Act to provide for mitigating or remitting the for- feitures and penalties accruing under the revenue laws in certain cases therein mentioned ; and An Act to prescribe the mode in which the public acts, records and judicial proceedings, in each State, shall be authenticated, so as to take effect in every other State," was received and read; and a letter written by the Presi- dent to Mr. Jefferson, acknowledging the receipt of the said letter and inclosures.
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