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The further consideration of the report of the committee on the memorial of Richard Wells, relative to the Comptroller General and Naval Officer, was postponed until to-morrow.
Upon consideration of the report of the committee to whom was referred the memorial of the acting committee of the Society for promoting the abolition of slavery and the relief of free Negroes unlawfully held in bondage, relative to the case of a free Negro of the name of Philip, who has been taken from this State and is now held in bondage in the province of Louisiana,
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Resolved, That His Excellency the President be requested to apply to the Governor of the said Province by letter, and demand the said Negro as a citizen of Pennsylvania, and that the several affidavits and other papers accompanying the said memorial, be authenticated by the necessary certificates and seals, and enclosed in the President's letter to the said Governor of Louisiana.
The Council met.
PHILADELPHIA, Saturday, March 21st, 1789.
PRESENT :
His Excellency THOMAS MIFFLIN, Esquire, President.
The Honorable GEORGE Ross, Esquire, Vice President.
Samuel Miles, John Smilie,
Richard Willing,
Abraham Smith,
Amos Gregg,
George Woods, Esqr.
Frederick Watt,
Nathan Dennison,
David Redick, Zebulun Potts,
The following orders were drawn upon the Treasurer, vizt :
In favor of the Honorable Christopher Kucher for fifty-two pounds ten shillings, in full for his attendance in Council until this day, inclusively.
In favor of the Honorable Nathan Dennison, Esquire, for fifteen pounds fifteen shillings, for his attendance in Council until this day, inclusively.
In favor of Matthew Wilson and Elizabeth Wilson, Executors of Robert Wilson, for ten pounds sixteen shillings and three pence, being the costs of suit in the Supreme Court upon an appeal to the said Court from the settlement of the said Robert Wilson's account, as late Sub-Lieutenant of Chester county, by the Comptroller General, as appears by a certificate from the Prothonotary of the said court.
The further consideration of the report of the committee to whom was referred the memorial of Richard Wells, relative to the con- duct of the Comptroller General and Naval Officer in the case of the ship Anne, was postponed until Thursday next.
Upon consideration of a petition and recommendation in favor of William Sutherland, convicted of an assault and battery, in the county of Philadelphia, praying remission of the fine of twenty shillings payable to the use of the Commonwealth, imposed upon him for the said offence,
. Resolved, That the said fine be remitted.
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The Council met.
PHILADELPHIA, Monday, March 23rd, 1789.
PRESENT :
His Excellency THOMAS MIFFLIN, Esquire, President. The Honorable GEORGE Ross, Esquire, Vice President.
James Read, Nathan Dennison,
David Redick, Amos Gregg,
Abraham Smith,
Zebulun Potts,
Esquires.
Frederick Watt, Richard Willing," -
A letter from Christian Febiger, Esquire, containing his resig- nation of the office of Auctioneer for the Northern Liberties, and requesting Council to accept of the same, was read; and thereupon . Resolved, That the said resignation be accepted.
On motion,
Resolved, That to-morrow be assigned for the choice of an Auc- tioneer for the Northern Liberties and of an Auctioneer for the district of Moyamensing.
A transcript of a resolution of the General Assembly, dated the twentieth day of this month, requesting Council to suspend the sale of the estate of Robert Robertson, for a debt due to the Common- wealth, during the life of Grizzle Robertson, his widow, was laid before the Board and read ; on consideration,
Resolved, That the Sheriff of the county of Bucks be and he is hereby authorized and directed to suspend the sale of the real estate late of Robert Robertson, deceased, now under judgment in favor of the Commonwealth against the administrators, during the life of Grizzle Robertson, the widow of the said Robert Robertson.
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The Council met.
PHILADELPHIA, Tuesday, March 24th, 1789.
PRESENT : His Excellency THOMAS MIFFLIN, Esquire, President. The Honorable GEORGE Ross, Esquire, Vice President.
Samuel Miles, David Redick,
James Read, Frederick Watt,
Richard Willing, Nathan Dennison, Esquires.
Abraham Smith, Christopher Kucher,
John Smilie,
Mr: Redick, member of this Board, was offered and accepted as sureties for Thomas Scott, Esquire, Prothonotary of the county of
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Washington, in the room of John Neville, Esquire, who was ap- proved by the Board on the nineteenth instant as surety for Mr. Scott.
On motion,
Resolved, That a dedimus potestatum issue to Thomas Scott, Thomas Stokely, John Hoge and Absalom Baird, Esquires, of the county of Washington.
Agreeably to the minute of yesterday, Council proceeded to the choice of an Auctioneer for the Northern Liberties, in the room of Christian Febiger, Esq'r, resigned, and of an Auctioneer for the district of the township of Moyamensing, agreeably to act of As- sembly dated the nineteenth day of March instant, when William Shannon, Esquire, was unanimously appointed Auctioneer for the Northern Liberties ; and the ballots being taken for the several candidates for the office of Auctioneer for the district of Moya- mensing, it appeared that Richard Footman, Esquire, had the highest number of votes and was duly elected Auctioneer for the said district, agreeably to the said act of Assembly.
Upon consideration of a petition from several freeholders resi- dent in the district of the townships of Hopewell, in the county of Bedford, complaining of irregular proceedings at the late election for Justices in the said district, and praying Council to grant them a hearing touching the said complaint,
Resolved, That Hugh Barclay, William Proctor and Thomas Col- ter, Esquires, Justices of the Peace in the county of Bedford, liv- ing near the said district, be and they are hereby authorized and directed to investigate the facts stated in the said petition upon the oaths of such witnesses as may be adduced, and make report there- of to this Board in manner and form prescribed an and by an Act of General Assembly intituled " An Act to remedy the defects of the several acts of Assembly heretofore made for regulating the elections of Justices of the Peace throughout this State, &ca.," passed the thirty-first of March, 1784.
A report from Generals Butler and Gibson, Commissioners ap- pointed by Council to negotiate and compleat the purchase from the Indians of the triangular piece of country lying west of the western boundary of the State of New York, and between the northern boundary of this State and Lake Erie, was received and read, together with an Indian deed of cession for the aforesaid tract of country, and certain articles accompanying the said report. A letter from General Butler, relative to a grant of one thousand or fifteen hundred acres of land from the Commonwealth to the Corn- planter, a Chief of the Seneca Nation, in consideration of his ser- vices to the State, was also received and read; whereupon, it was
Resolved, That the report of the said Commissioners, and letter from General Butler relative to the Cornplanter, together with the before mentioned Indians' deed and articles be transmitted to the
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General Assembly, inclosed in the following letter to the Speaker, vizt :
In Council, Philadelphia, March 24th, 1789.
SIR :- I have the honor to transmit to you for the information of the Legislature, the report of the Commissioners appointed by Council to negotiate and compleat the purchase of the triangular piece of land lying between the western line of New York, the northern line of Pennsylvania, and part of Lake Erie from the In- dians.
General Butler's letter recommending the grant of one thousand or fifteen hundred acres of land to the Cornplanter, a Seneca Chief, is also transmitted.
I have the honor to be, sir, with great respect,
Your most obedient and very humble servant,
THOMAS MIFFLIN, Pres't.
. Hon'ble RICHARD PETERS, Esquire, Speaker of the General As- sembly.
The Council met.
PHILADELPHIA, Wednesday, March 25th, 1789.
PRESENT :
His Excellency THOMAS MIFFLIN, Esquire, President.
The Honorable GEORGE Ross, Esquire, Vice President,
Samuel Miles, Abraham Smith,
James Read, John Smilie,
Richard Willing,
David Redick,
Frederick Watt,
Nathan Dennison, & Esquires.
Christopher Kucher, George Woods,
Amos Gregg,
Agreeably to the Comptroller General's report, the following orders were drawn upon the Treasurer, vizt :
In favor of Lewis Nichola, Esquire, for eight pounds seventeen shillings and eight pence, being the amount of his account for three months, house rent from December the twenty-second, 1788, till March the twenty-second, 1789, and for firewood during that time, as commandant of the guard of Invalids.
In favor of Peter Dailey, for three pounds fourteen shillings and eleven pence, payable out of the militia fines of Washington coun- ty, being the amount of his account for thirty-one day militia ser- vice as a ranger on the frontiers of Washington county, by order of the Lieutenant of said county, and for subsistence during the said service.
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In favor of Abraham Inlow, Edward Sergent, Andrew Farley, and Alexander Burns, for fourteen pounds nineteen shillings and eight pence, amount of their several accounts for thirty-one days' militia service each, on the frontiers of said county, by order of the said Lieutenant, from the twenty-fifth of March, till the twenty- fifth of April, 1788, inclusively, and for subsistence during the said term, payable out of the militia fines as aforesaid.
In favor of Thomas Orr, Lesnet, John Vance and Her- cules Roney, for fourteen pounds nineteen shillings and eight pence, payable out of the monies arising from militia fines as aforesaid, amount of their several accounts for militia services from the first of April, till the first of May, 1788, inclusive, and for subsistence as aforesaid.
In favor of Abner Bradock and Francis Bradock, for seven pounds nine shillings and ten pence, payable out of the monies arising from militia fines, amount of their several accounts for militia services from the eighth day of April, til the eighth of May, 1788, inclu- sive, and for subsistence as aforesaid.
In favor of Peter Shook, for fifty-one pounds six shillings and four pence, State money of the emission of April, 1781, payable out of the fund appropriated by resolution of the General Assem- bly, dated the eighth of April, 1782, being the amount of princi- pal and interest due upon bis certificates for a horse furnished for the use of the Continental army in August, 1780.
Agreeably to an Act of the General Assembly, dated the day of the present month, an order was drawn upon the Treasurer in favor of Evan Owen, for twenty-five pounds two shillings and three pence, due to him for supplies of provisions furnished to the civil officers of Northumberland county in the year 1775, while executing the orders of Governor Penn, for enforcing the laws in that county.
The Comptroller General's report upon the account of Christian Febiger, Esquire, Auctioneer of the Northern Liberties, for State duty upon sales at auction from November the third, 1788, till March the sixteenth, 1789, amounting to one hundred and forty- four pounds seven shillings and one penny, was read and approved.
Upon a petition from a number of freeholders of Doe Run dis- trict, in Chester county, relative to the last election of Justices of the Peace held in said district,
Ordered, That the Secretary write to the Justices appointed to hear the parties touching a complaint of irregular proceedings at said election, and require them to make report without further de- lay.
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The Council met.
PHILADELPHIA, Thursday, March 26th, 1789.
PRESENT : His Excellency THOMAS MIFFLIN, Esquire, President. The Honorable GEORGE Ross, Esquire, Vice President.
Samuel, Miles, George Woods,
James Read, Abraham Smith,
Richard Willing, John Smilie,
Amos Gregg,
David Redick, and 1 Esquires.
Frederick Watt, Nathan Dennison,
Upon consideration of the report of the Committee to whom was referred the petition of the Commissioners of Cumberland county, praying Council to order the prosecution against them for neglect- ing to transmit to the Comptroller General copies of the rates and corrected duplicates of the said county to be withdrawn,
Resolved, That it would be improper in this Board to prevent the operation of the laws against any public officer before convic- tion, and therefore the prayer of the Commissioners of Cumberland county cannot be granted.
The Council met.
PHILADELPHIA, Friday, March 27th, 1789. PRESENT :
His Excellency THOMAS MIFFLIN, Esquire, President. Honorable GEORGE Ross, Esquire, Vice President.
Samuel Miles, George Woods,
James P.ead, Abraham Smith,
Richard Willing, John Smilie,
Esquires.
Amos Gregg, David Redick, and
Frederick Watt, Nathan Dennison,
Agreeably to the Comptroller General's reports, the following orders were drawn upon the Treasurer, vizt :
In favor of the Honorable Thomas Mckean, Esquire, for two hundred and fifty pounds, being one quarter's salary due to him on the twenty- fifth instant, as Chief Justice of the State.
In favor of the Honorable George Bryan, Esquire, for one hun- dred and fifty pounds, being one quarter's salary due to him on the twenty-fifth instant, as a Judge of the Supreme Court of this State.
In favor of Peter Shoock, for thirty-two pounds five shillings and eight pence, State money, of the emission of April, 1781, which sum, together with fifty-one pounds six shillings and four pence, like money, granted to him the twenty-fifth instant, is in
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full for a horse furnished for the use of the Continental army in August, 1780, payable out of the fund appropriated by resolution of the General Assembly dated April the eighth, 1782.
The Comptroller General's report upon the account of John Gloningker, Esquire, Lieutenant of the county of Dauphine, from March, 1787, until September, 1788, by which it appears that a ballance of sixty-nine pounds nineteen shillings and five pence is due to the State, was read and approved.
Upon consideration of the petition and recommendation in favor of Margaret Miller and Sarah Wilson, confined in the work-house upon being severally convicted of larceny at the last Court of Quar- ter Sessions of the city and county of Philadelphia, praying remis- sion of the fines and punishment at hard labor to which they were sentenced by the said Court,
Resolved, That the several fines due from the said Margaret Miller and Sarah Wilson, and their punishment at hard labor, be remitted.
Council resumed the consideration of the memorial of Richard Wells, and other papers relative to the conduct of the Comptroller General and Naval Officers in the case of the ship Anne; and thereupon,
Resolved, That Mr. Willing, Mr. Read and Mr. Kucher, be a Committee to arrange all the papers relative to the said ship, pre- vious to a hearing of the parties concerned.
Resolved, That the said hearing be before Council in a Com . mittee of the Whole, and that Mr. Read be the Chairman.
William Bell and Joseph Carson, of the city of Philadelphia, were offered and accepted as sureties for William Shannon, Auc- tioneer for the Northern Liberties; and Isaac Hazlehurst and Dan- iel Tyson, of the said city, were offered and accepted as sureties for Richard Footman, Auctioneer for the township of Moyamensing.
The Council met.
PHILADELPHIA, Saturday, March 28th, 1789.
PRESENT :
His Excellency THOMAS MIFFLIN, Esquire, President. The Honorable GEORGE Ross Esquire, Vice President.
James Read, David Redick,
Samuel Miles, Richard Willing,
Amos Gregg, Christopher Kucher,
Frederick Watt, Nathan Dennison, and
Esquires. John Smilie,
Abraham Smith, George Woods,
WHEREAS, Thomas Scott, Esquire, Prothonotary of the county of Washington, hath informed this Council by letter that he hath
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been elected a representative of this State in the Congress of the United States, and that he is on his way to New York to take his seat as such : And whereas, The said Thomas Scott, Esquire, by the acceptance of his appointment as representative in Congress, is incapable of discharging the duties of Prothonotary of the county aforesaid; and it is therefore proper that a Prothonotary for the said county should forthwith be appointed in his room and stead,
Resolved, That Alexander Scott, son of the said Thomas Scott, be and he is hereby appointed Prothonotary of the county of Wash- ington, in the room and stead of Thomas Scott, Esquire.
James Marshall, David Redick and Thomas Scott, Esquires, were offered and accepted as sureties for Alexander Scott, Esquire, Prothonotary of the county of Washington.
Upon the second reading of the report of the Committee to whom was referred the claims of rank of Edward Spear and Ebe- nezer Denny, of the troops under the command of Colonel Harmar,
Resolved, That a commission of Lieutenant issue to the said Ebenezer Denny, in the said troops, and that he take rank from the eighteenth of April, 1788.
Resolved, That the commission of Lieutenant issued by this Board to Edward Spear, be and it is hereby revoked and made null and void.
Upon consideration of a resolution of the General Assembly of the twenty-fourth instant, requesting Council to promulgate the proceedings of the House of that day, containing a recommenda- tion to the good people of this State on the subject of alterations and amendments of the Constitution of this State,
Resolved, That this Board cannot comply with the said request of the Legislature.
On the question to agree to the foregoing resolution the yeas and nays were as follows, to wit :
YEAS-Mr. Redick NAYS-The President, The Vice President,
Mr. Smilie,
Mr. Dennison, Mr. Miles,
Mr. Smith, Mr. Willing,
Mr. Watt,
Mr. Woods, and
Mr. Read, and Mr. Gregg.
Mr. Kucher.
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The Council met.
PHILADELPHIA, Monday, March 30th, 1789.
PRESENT : His Excellency THOMAS MIFFLIN, Esquire, President. The Honorable GEORGE Ross, Esquire, Vice President.
Samuel Miles, Abraham Smith,, ?
James Read, John Smilie,
Amos Gregg,
George Woods, and
Esquires.
Richard Willing,
Zebulun Potts,
Frederick Watt,
Agreeably to the Comptroller General's reports orders were drawn upon the Treasurer for the following sums, payable out of the monies arising from militia fines of Washington county :
For one pound nineteen shillings, amount of pay due to seven men of the Washington county militia two days in July, 1787 ; and for four pounds nineteen shillings and four pence, pay due to seven men of said militia from the eighth to the tenth of June, 1788, for militia services.
For five pounds twelve shillings, amount of pay due to Captain Thomas Axtell's company of said militia in actual service 2 days to the nineteenth day of October, 1787.
For one hundred and thirty-seven pounds seventeen shillings, amount of pay due to Captain Eleazer Jenkins's company of said militia in actual service from August the sixth to the twentieth of September, 1788.
For ninety-three pounds nine shillings and four pence, amount of pay due to Captain James Scott's company of said militia in actual service from the nineteenth to the thirty-first of July, 1781.
For one pound ten shillings, amount of pay due to Captain Thomas Axtell's company of said militia in actual service for 2 days to September 17th, 1787.
For sixty-eight pounds eight shillings and two pence, amount of pay due to Lieutenant Jonathan Ross's company of said militia in actual service from July seventeenth to August the thir- teenth, 1788.
For two pounds ten shillings, amount of pay due to a party of said militia for six days in actual service, ending the twenty- second of October, 1787, and for two pounds fifteen, amount of pay due to seven men of said militia for seven days actual service, ending the first of November, 1787.
For fifty-three pounds fourteen shillings, amount of pay due to Ensign Sampson Nicholas's company of said militia from the ninth of June to July the fifteenth, 1788.
For nine pounds, amount of John Custard's account for a horse lost on the Sandusky expedition under Colonel Crawford, in 1782.
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For seven pounds, amount of Richard Hall's account for a gun taken into actual service and lost in 1782, in the expedition under Colonel Crawford.
Upon consideration of the report of the committee to whom was referred the petition and recommendation in favor of John Par- rock, attainted of high treason, praying a pardon,
Resolved, That the said John Parrock be pardoned, and a pardon signed by the President and under the great seal was accordingly issued.
Agreeably to a report of the committee to whom was referred the account of Alexander McDowell for apprehending a deserter from the army of the United States, an order was drawn upon the Treasurer for one pound eighteen shillings and four State money of the emission of April, 1781, being the reward for apprehending the said deserter, according to act of Assembly dated February the twentieth, 1777.
The Council met.
PHILADELPHIA, Tuesday, March 31st, 1789.
PRESENT :
His Excellency THOMAS MIFFLIN, Esquire, President.
The Honorable GEORGE Ross, Esquire, Vice President.
Samuel Miles, John Smilie,
James Read,
David Redick.
Amos Gregg, Zebulun Potts,
Richard Willing, . George Woods, 1 Esquires.
Frederick Watt,
Nathan Dennison,
Abraham Smith,
Upon application of some of the petitioners against the late election of Justices of the Peace in the district of New Providence, Limerick and Skippack, in the county of Montgomery, it was
Ordered, That a summons issue to George Essick, Sen'r, John Shannon, Peter Feadly, William Nelson, Thomas North, Conrad Sharer, Christian Shunck, Jacob Auld, Andrew Porter and Samuel Baird, under the lesser seal, requiring them to attend this Board on the fourth of next month, to give evidence touching the com- plaint against the late election of Justices of the Peace in the said district.
On motion,
Resolved, That the Sheriff of the city and county of Philadel- phia be furnished by the Master of the Rolls with a copy of the act of Assembly to amend an act intituled "An Act for amending the penal laws of this State," and that the said Sheriff be instructed
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to read the said law to the convicts now in the jail of the city and county of Philadelphia, as soon as he shall be furnished with a copy of the same.
A report from John Hoge and Thomas Scott, Esquires, two of the Justices who were appointed by Council on the eighth day of November last to investigate the complaint against an election of Justices of the Peace held in Finley township, in the county of Washington, on the twenty-third day of September, 1788, was read, by which it appears that notice of the time of holding the said election was not given according to law ; therefore.
Resolved, That the said election of Justices of the Peace in the township of Findley be set aside and made void, and that a writ under the lesser seal be now issued for holding a new election of Justices of the Peace in and for the said township, on the twenty- eighth day of July next according to law.
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The Council met.
PHILADELPHIA, Wednesday, April 1st, 1789. 1
PRESENT :
His Excellency THOMAS MIFFLIN, Esquire, President. The Honorable GEORGE Ross, Esquire, Vice President.
Samuel Miles, John Smilie,
Amos Gregg, Zebulun Potts,
Richard Willing, David Redick,
Frederick Watts,
George Woods, and
Esquires.
James Read,
Nathan Dennison,
Abraham Smith, .
An order was drawn upon the Treasurer in favor of Frederick Sneider, for fifteen pounds sixteen shillings and nine pence, in full for his wages as Doorkeeper to Council from the first to the thirty- first of March, 1789, inclusively, and for cash paid for carrying in firewood.
The Comptroller General's reports upon the following accounts were read and approved, vizt :
Of the Commonwealth against the estate of Robert Patton, for the sum of two hundred and fifty pounds, money advanced by Mr. Bickham, Quarter Master, on the twentieth of January, 1777, to purchase cloathing.
Of the Commonwealth against General Daniel Broadhead, jun'r, the sum of eight hundred and ninety-three pounds sixteen shillings and nine pence, amount of principal and interest due upon an or- der drawn by his son, Daniel Broadhead, Jun'r, in favor of the Pennsylvania Indian Commissioners, for goods had of said Com- missioners, allowed them at settlement of their accounts, and accept- ed by General Broadhead.
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Of Andrew Long against the Commonwealth, for the sum of eight pounds, amount of his account for pine logs furnished in June, 1777, for building chevaux-de-frize at Billingsport
Of John Mortimer, against the Commonwealth, for ten pounds fourteen shillings and four pence, amount of his account for provi- sions furnished to a party of militia stationed in 1778 and 1779, in Morrison's Cove, Bedford county, for defence of the frontiers of said county.
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