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Mr. Wood's motion for appointing a sheriff for the county of Washing- ton was referred to Col. Miles, Col. Smith, and Col. Wood.
Philadelphia, Dec. 23, 1788.
IN COUNCIL.
On motion,
Resolved, That the Secretary employ two proper persons to ride to the counties of Washington, Westmoreland, Fayette, Bedford, Huntingdon, Northumberland, Cumberland, Luzerne, Franklin, and Dauphin, to bring to Council from those counties the returns of electors for the choice of Presi- dent and Vice-President of the United States, and that he assign to the said expresses their proper counties, give them the necessary instructions, and direct the said expresses to set off on Monday next. ยท
IN COUNCIL.
Philadelphia, Dec. 27, 1788.
James Dunwood was employed as one of the persons to ride to the coun- ties of Washington, Westmoreland, Fayette, Bedford, Huntingdon, Cum- berland, Franklin, and Dauphin agreeably to the minutes of the 23d inst., and it was agreed to allow him two dollars and a half in specie per diem while he is employed in the said business.
IN COUNCIL.
Philadelphia, Dec. 31, 1788.
The return of members to represent this State in the Congress of the United States having been received by Council from the city of Philadel- phia, and the several counties, except the county of Fayette,
Resolved, That for the information of the public, the following state of the returns be published.
Fred. A. Muhlenberg . 8707
Henry Wynkoop . 8246
Stephen Chambers . . 7050
Thomas Hartley . 8263 William Findley 6586
George Clymer 8094 William Irvine 6492
Thomas Fitzsimmons . 8067
Charles Pettit . 6481
Thomas Scott 8068
William Montgomery . 6348
Peter Muhlenberg 7417
Blair McClerrachan . 6223 Daniel Hiester 7403
Robert Whitehill . 5850
IN COUNCIL.
Philadelphia, Jan. 17, 1789.
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, Esq., 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 Williamson's faithful performance of the duties of his office of sheriff for the county aforesaid according to law.
IN COUNCIL.
Philadelphia, Feb. 3, 1789.
Resolved, That the several returns of electors for choosing a President and Vice-President of the United States, which have been transmitted to Council, be referred to Mr. McClay and Mr. Smith to inspect the same and report to Council the names of the ten highest to vote, which being done, a proclamation was issued embracing the names of the following electors : Edward Hand, John Arndt, Lawrence Keene, James O'Hara, Samuel Potts, George Gibson, Coleman Read, James Wilson, David Grier, and Alexander Grayson.
John Allison 7067
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IN COUNCIL.
Philadelphia, Feb. 17, 1789.
The report of the Committee to whom was referred the letter from Thomas Scott, Esq., with the proceedings of the General Assembly thereon, was read and adopted as follows, viz :-
Resolved, That the letter from Thomas Scott, Esq., of the 20th of Janu- ary last, together with the proceedings of the General Assembly on the same subject, be transmitted by the earliest opportunity to the said Thomas Scott, with an intimation that it would be agreeable to Council if he would endeavor to serve during the first session of Congress, or until his place can be supplied without expense to the State at the next annual election.
IN COUNCIL.
Philadelphia, Feb. 28, 1789.
Eleazer Jenkins, Esq., was appointed and commissioned a justice of the peace and of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the county of Wash- ington upon a return made according to law for the district of the township of Bethlehem in said county.
IN COUNCIL.
Philadelphia, March 12, 1789.
Absalom Baird and John Douglass, Esqs., were appointed and commis- sionated justices of the peace, the former for the district of the town of Washington, and the latter for the district of the township of Peters in the county of Washington, upon returns made according to law from the said. districts.
The said Absalom Baird and John Donglass, Esqs., were also appointed and commissionated justices of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the said county of Washington.
IN COUNCIL.
Philadelphia, March 12, 1789.
Upon consideration of the report of the Committee to whom was referred the petition and recommendation in favor of William Stewart, Aaron Lyle, James Ross, James McClellan, John Donat, Josias Gamble, Samuel Agnew, Robert Ralston, William Campbell, Joseph Wells, Samuel Hanna, and John Rankin for remission of the fines which have been imposed upon them by the last Court of Oyer and Terminer held in the county of Washington upon their being convicted severally of a riot in said county,
Resolved, That the several fines due to the Commonwealth, imposed upon the petitioners as aforesaid, be remitted.
IN COUNCIL.
Philadelphia, March 18, 1789.
An order was drawn upon the Treasurer in favor of Hugh Spear, for five pounds seventeen shillings, in full, of his account for hauling public arms and ammunition from Philadelphia to the county of Washington, for the defence of the western frontiers.
IN COUNCIL.
Philadelphia, March 24, 1789.
Mr. Redick, member of this Board, was offered and accepted as surety for Thomas Scott, Esq., Prothonotary of the county of Washington, in the room of John Neville, Esq., who was approved by the Board on the 19th instant as surety for Mr. Scott.
On motion,
Resolved, That a dedimus potestatem issue to Thomas Scott, Thomas Stokely, John Hoge, and Absalom Baird, Esqs., of the county of Wash- ington.
IN COUNCIL.
Philadelphia, March 25, 1789.
An order was drawn in favor of Peter Daily for three pounds fourteen shillings and eleven pence, payable out of the militia fines of Washington County, being the amount of his account for thirty-one days' militia service
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as a ranger on the frontiers of Washington County, by order of the Lieu- tenant of said county, and for subsistence during the said service.
Also, 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 25th of March till the 25th of April, 1788, inclusively, and for subsistence during the said term, payable out of the militia fines as aforesaid.
In favor of Thomas Orr, John Lesnet, John Vance, and Hercules Roney, for fourteen pounds nineteen shillings and eight pence, payable out of the moneys arising from militia fines as aforesaid, amount of the several accounts for militia services from the 8th of April till the 8th of May, 1788, inclusive, and for subsistence as aforesaid.
In favor of Abner Braddock and Francis Braddock, for seven pounds nine shillings and ten pence, payable out of the moneys arising from militia fines, amount of their several accounts for militia services from the 8th of April till the 8th of May, 1788, inclusive, and for subsistence as aforesaid. IN COUNCIL.
Philadelphia, March 28, 1789.
WHEREAS, Thomas Scott, Esquire, Prothonotary of the county of Wash- ington, hath informed this Council by letter that he hath 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, Esquire, be and he is hereby appointed Prothonotary of the county of Washington 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.
IN COUNCIL.
Philadelphia, March 30, 1789.
Agreeably to the Comptroller-General's reports, orders were drawn upon the Treasurer for the following sums, payable out of the moneys 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 four pounds nine- tecn shillings and four pence, pay due to the seven men of the said militia from the 8th to the 10th 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 two days to the 19th day of October, 1787.
For one hundred and thirty-seven pounds seventeen shillings, amount of pay due to Captain Elcazer Jenkin's company of said militia in actual ser- vice from August the 6th to the 20th 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 for two days to Sept. 1787.
For sixty pounds eight shillings and two pence, amount of pay due to Lieutenant Jonathan Ross's company of said militia, in actual service from July 17th to August 13th, 1788.
For two pounds ten shillings, amount of pay due to a party of said
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militia for six days in actual service, ending the 22d of October, 1787, and for two pounds fifteen shillings, amount of pay due to seven men of said militia, for seven days' actual service, ending the 1st of November, 1787.
For fifty-three pounds fourteen shillings, amount of pay due to Ensign Sampson Nicholas's company of said militia from June 9th to July 15th, 1788.
For nine pounds, amount of John Custard's account for a horse lost on the Sandusky expedition under Colonel Crawford in 1782.
For seven pounds, amount of Richard Hale's account of a gun taken into actual service and lost in 1782, in the expedition under Colonel Craw- ford.
IN COUNCIL.
Philadelphia, March 31, 1789.
A report from John Hoge and Thomas Scott, Esquires, two of the jus- tices who were appointed by Council on the 8th day of November last to investigate the complaint against an election of justices of the peace held in Findley township, in the county of Washington, on the 23d 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 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 28th day of July next, according to law.
IN COUNCIL.
Philadelphia, April 8th, 1789.
On motion,
Resolved, That Thomas Ryerson be appointed and commissionated a justice of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the county of Washington.
IN COUNCIL.
Philadelphia, April 27, 1789.
An order was drawn upon the Treasurer in favor of the Honorable David Redick, Esq., for fifty-six pounds in full of his account for attendance in Council until the 1st day of May, 1789, inclusively, and for mileage coming from Washington County to Philadelphia.
IN COUNCIL.
Philadelphia, May, 15, 1789.
The account of Thomas Scott, Esq., Prothonotary of Washington County, for fees upon tavern licenses received from July to September, 1788, amounting to nineteen pounds eight shillings, was read and approved.
IN COUNCIL.
Philadelphia, May 20, 1789.
The petition of Elisha Mills, of the county of Washington, praying remission of a fine of ten pounds, payable to the use of the Commonwealth, to which he has been sentenced by the Court of General Quarter Sessions of the Peace of the said county, upon being convicted of fornication, was read and an order taken that the prayer of the said petitioner be granted.
IN COUNCIL.
Philadelphia, June 17, 1789.
Two orders were drawn in favor of the Hon. David Redick, Esq., one for forty-four pounds fifteen shillings, in full of his account for his attend- ance in Council from May 2 to June 19, 1789, inclusively of his mileage from Philadelphia to Washington city, and the other for thirty-three pounds and eight pence, being a balance due upon an account settled by the Comp- troller and Register-General, for his services and expenses, in surveying two islands in the rivers Ohio and Allegheny, and for surveying and dividing the reserved tract of land opposite Pittsburg into town and out lots, agreeably to the order of Council dated November 28, 1787, and an act of Assembly dated September 11, 1787.
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IN COUNCIL. Philadelphia, August 3, 1789.
A petition and representation from a number of inhabitants of Washing- ton County, complaining that Thomas Stokely, the Register and Recorder of that county has been absent for upwards of six months from the county, and praying Council to appoint some person in his room to hold and exer- cise those offices until the General Assembly of the State shall meet, was received and read.
IN COUNCIL. Philadelphia, September 2, 1787.
The following account of Thomas Rogers was read and approved, for provisions furnished to Captain William Leet's company of Washington County militia from the 15th of April to the 16th of May, 1782, amounting to three pounds six shillings and ten pence, and for provisions furnished to Captain William Hogeland's company of the said militia, in April, 1782, amounting to one pound fourteen shillings and four pence.
IN COUNCIL.
Philadelphia, September 29, 1789.
The following account of Thomas Rankin, of Washington County, for his services on the frontiers in 1781, amounting to ten shillings, was read and approved.
IN COUNCIL. Philadelphia, Nov. 6, 1789.
A return of the general election held in the county of Washington on the second Tuesday of October last, was received and read, by which it: appears that the following gentlemen were duly elected : Henry Taylor; councillor ; David Williamson and William Wallace, sheriffs ; Samuel: Clark and Sashbazer Bentley, coroners ; whereupon
Resolved, That David Williamson be appointed and commissioned sheriff, and Samuel Clark, coroner, of the county of Washington.
William Parker and John Leman were offered and accepted as sureties for the sheriff of the county of Washington.
IN COUNCIL.
Philadelphia, November 30, 1789:
John Minor, Esq., was appointed and commissionated a justice of the peace, and of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the county of Wash- ington, upon a return made according to law from the district of the township of Greene in the said county.
IN COUNCIL.
Philadelphia, December 1, 1789.
An order was drawn upon the Treasurer, in favor of John Cannon, Esq., for fifty-three pounds ten shillings, for his attendance in Council from the 7th to the 11th of February and from the 10th of August until the 2d of October, 1789, and his mileage coming to Philadelphia and returning to Washington County.
IN COUNCIL.
Philadelphia, December 3, 1789.
Henry Taylor, councillor elect for the county of Washington, appeared, and being qualified as the Constitution and the act of Congress of the first of June last directs, was admitted to his seat at the Board.
IN COUNCIL.
Philadelphia, December 5, 1789.
A letter from Daniel Broadhead, Esq., Surveyor-General, dated Novem- ber 23, 1789, nominating agreeably to act of Assembly of the 8th of April. 1785, Messrs. Presley Neville and Matthew Richie, as " deputy surveyors of a district late part of Washington County, part whereof has since been erected into a separate county called Allegheny, bounded. by the great road leading from Fort Burd to the town of Washington, late Catfish Camp, from thence to the nearest head-waters of Buffalo Creek, thence;
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down the said creek to the line of the State, thence along the same to the River Ohio, thence up the same to the mouth of the Monongahela River, and thence up the same to the beginning," was received and read, and thereupon
Resolved, That the Board concur with the said nomination.
IN COUNCIL.
Philadelphia, December, 8, 1789.
General John Gibson and John Neville, Esqs., were offered and accepted as sureties for Messrs. Presley Neville and Matthew Richie, deputy sur- veyors of part of Washington and Alleghany counties.
A petition from Margaret Jeffries, now confined in the workhouse of this city for larceny, praying remission of the fine, payable to the use of the State, and the punishment at hard labor, to which she was sentenced for the said offence, was read, and Mr. Taylor, member of Council, having in- formed the Board that the petitioner had agreed to enter into an indenture of service to him, and that he will send her to the county of Washington, if Couneil are pleased to pardon her, thereupon
Resolved, That the said Margaret Jeffries be and she is hereby pardoned.
IN COUNCIL.
Philadelphia, December 9, 1789.
A certificate of the division of the township of Cecil, in the county of Washington, by the Court of Quarter Sessions, for the more convenient election of justices of the peace, which was read on the first day of Septem- ber last, was this day read the second time, and an order taken that the said division for the purpose aforesaid be, and the same is hereby confirmed, according to the bounds and limits following, that is to say, beginning at Chartiers' Creek, at the junction or mouth of Brush Run, and continuing up the same as high as to Matthew Johnston's, to include his farm in the upper division ; thence leaving James Read's farm to the lower division, directly to include GENERAL WASHINGTON'S and Henry Guy's land in the upper division, and immediately to intersect to outside line of the township.
[In the Western Telegraph and Washington Advertiser, the following advertisement is published under date of Aug. 26, 1795. LAND FOR SALE. A tract of land of about three thousand acres, late the property of Gene- ral Washington, lying on Miller's Run, in Washington County, Pennsylva- nia, of an excellent quality, rich, evel, well timbered, and well watered, with a suitable proportion of meadow land, will be sold by the subscriber, living in Washington. There are thirteen farms cleared and cultivated on the land, and to accommodate purchasers, it will be divided into small tracts.
MATTHEW RICHIE.]
IN COUNCIL.
Philadelphia, Dec. 10, 1789.
The Comptroller and Register General's reports upon the following ac- counts were read and approved, viz :-
Of Demus Lindley, for seven thousand and fifty-four weight of flour is- sued by him, from June the 14th until the 21st of November, 1788, to the Washington County militia, in actual service on the frontiers, by order of the Lieutenant of said county, amounting to forty-four pounds one shilling and nine pence, for which sum an order was drawn on the Treasurer for the sum, payable out of the militia fines of Washington County. (See March 4,1790.)
Of Adam Miller, for one month's service as a spy, watching the motions of the Indians on the frontters in the year 1788, amounting to two pounds fifteen shillings, for which sum an order was drawn on the Treasurer as aforesaid.
Of Ensign Isaac Lindley, for the pay of his company of Washington
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County militia, for nine days' militia service on the frontiers, in October, 1787, amounting to four pounds nine shillings, for which sum an order was drawn upon the Treasurer, payable as aforesaid.
Of George Tompoh, for his provisions employed as a militia man on the frontiers of Washington County, and for a blanket, a pack saddle, and two bags, lost on the said expedition, under Colonel Crawford in 1782, amount- ing to two pounds seven shilling and sixpence.
Of John Hill, for a saddle, blanket, two bags, and a wallet or knapsack, lost on the said expedition, amounting to four pounds two shillings and sixpence.
Of Robert Taylor, for thirty days' provisions due him while employed on the said expedition, amounting to one pound two shillings and sixpence.
Of Richard Hopkins, for a horse lost on said expedition, amounting to four pounds.
Of John Turvey, for thirty days' provisions due to him while employed on the said expedition, amounting to one pound two shillings and sixpence.
A certificate of the division of Hopewell township, in the county of Washington, by the Court of Quarter Sessions, for the more convenient election of justices of the peace, agreeably to the act of Assembly, passed the thirty-first day of March, 1784, which was read on the first day of Sep- tember last, was this day read the second time, and an order taken that the said division for the purpose aforesaid, be, and the same is hereby confirmed according to the bounds and limits following, that is to say, beginning at a certain spring on the head-waters of Cross Creek, which rises about ten perches from the township of Straban, between the dwelling houses of James Anderson and Timothy Spencer, thence down the south branch thereof to Wells' mills, thence down the creek to the State line.
IN COUNCIL.
Philadelphia, Dec. 17, 1789.
The Comptroller and Register-General's reports upon the following ac- counts were read and approved, viz :-
Of Robert Walker, Jr., of Washington County, for provisions furnished by him for the Sandusky expedition under Colonel Crawford, in the year 1782, amounting to one pound two shillings and sixpence.
Of Captain John Reed, for the pay of his Washington County militia, in actual service against the Indians, by order of the Lieutenant of said coun- ty, from the 24th of September to the 29th of October, 1788, amounting to forty-six pounds seven shillings, for which sum an order was drawn upon the treasurer in favor of the said Captain John Reed, payable out of the militia fines of said county.
Of Lieutenant Alexander Kidd, for the pay of his company of the said militia in actual service as aforesaid, from the 22d of October to the 24th of November, 1788, amounting to forty pounds sixteen shilling and eight pence, for which sum an order was drawn upon the Treasurer in favor of the said Alexander Kidd, payable out of said fines.
IN COUNCIL.
Philadelphia, Dec. 28, 1789.
Upon the second reading of the return of an election of justices of the peace, held in the township of Findley, in the county of Washington, on the 28th of July last, with a petition against it,
Resolved, That William Smith, Esq., be appointed and commissienated a justice of the peace and of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the said county of Washington, he having a majority of votes.
IN COUNCIL.
Philadelphia, Jan. 11, 1790.
James Bell, Esq., was appointed and commissionated a justice of the peace and of the Common Pleas in and for the county of Washington, upon a re-
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turn made according to law, from the district of the township of Morgan in said county.
IN COUNCIL.
Philadelphia, Jan. 18, 1790.
A certificate from the Court of Quarter Sessions of Washington County, of the division of Bethlehem township in the said county, by a straight line run from Peter Drake's to Weise's mills, for the more convenient elec- tion of justices of the peace, agreeably to act of Assembly passed the thirty-first day of March, 1784, was read the second time, by which it ap- pears that the said division has become proper and will be useful, it was thereupon
Resolved, That the same be confirmed.
IN COUNCIL.
Philadelphia, Jan. 22, 1790.
An order was drawn upon the Treasurer in favor of Hon. Henry Taylor, Esq., for the sum of forty-nine pounds fifteen shillings, in full for his at- tendance in council, from the 3d day of December, 1789, until the 22d day of January, 1790 (deducting six days' absence). and his mileage coming to Philadelphia and returning to Washington County.
IN COUNCIL.
Philadelphia, Jan. 25, 1790.
Mr. Ross and Mr. Addison, members of Convention, and Mr. Ryerson. member of Assembly for the county of Washington, attended and produced in writing, a statement of the depredations committed by the savages with- in that county from time to time, and submitting the same to the consider- ation of Council, whereupon
Resolved, That Mr. Findley, Mr. Miles, and Mr. Taylor, be appointed a com- mittee to confer with the said gentlemen, upon the subject of a defence for the western counties against the Indians, and that they make report to Council.
IN COUNCIL.
Philadelphia, Feb. 13, 1790.
A letter from Daniel Broadhead, Esq., Surveyor-General, of the 2d day of February inst., informing Council that he has appointed Messrs. David Redick and John Hoge deputy surveyors of a district bounded and described as follows, viz : Northerly by the great road leading from Fort Bird to the town of Washington, thence by a direct course to the nearest head-waters of Buffalo Creek, and down the said creek to the State line, easterly by the. Monongahela River, southwardly by the continuation of Mason and Dixon's line, and westerly by the State line aforesaid, and submitting the said ap- pointments to Council for their approbation, agreeably to act of Assembly, passed the 8th day of April, 1785, was received and read, and thereupon
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