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A Letter from His Excell'y Gen'l Washington, dated Middlebrook, December 17, 1778, was read, stating sundry inconveniencies arising from the intercourse as at present carried on with the City of New York, & proposing that Flag boats shall go only at stated periods, (unless in extraordinary Cases,) & desiring the concurrence of this board thereon.

Resolved, That the President do acquaint the General that the board approve the said proposition, & as soon as he has fixed on the stated time of permission, will grant passes conformably.

A Petition from Peregrine Jones, late Clerk to the Gun Factory, was read, praying an allowance beyond his Pay, to enable him to remove into the Country.

Resolved, That the Prayer of his Petition cannot be granted. A Petition from Henry Myers, praying remission of his Fine, was read, and

Ordered, To lay upon the table till inquiry be made into his ability of Estate.

A Petition from Thomas Fell, Thomas Philips, William Rozen, & Alexander Campbell, Officers lately discharged from the State Navy, praying the same allowance as dismissed Continental Officers, & that they may receive their Prize Money out of the Wreck of the Augusta & Merlin.

Resolved, That the Secretary acquaiut them by Letter That Council desire they would lay before them a state of the transactions respecting the said Wrecks, by whom the said property was taken, & in whose hands the same now is, no part thereof having been yet accounted for to the Public, as appears to this board.

Philip Weiss of Arch Street, & John Philips, of Letitia Court, formerly a Ginger-bread baker, having been represented to this board as guilty of forestalling & enhancing the Price of flour,

Ordered, That the Secretary acquaint James Young, Esquire, or some other Magistrate of the City, therewith, in order that they be brought to Justice.

The Council met.

PHILADELPHIA, Thursday Decem. 24, 1778.

PRESENT:

His Excell'y JOSEPH REED, Esq'r, President.

Hon. GEORGE BRYAN, Esq'r, Vice President.

Joseph Hart,

John Mackay,
Matt'w Smith,

James Reed,

Jacob Arndt, & Esq'rs.
Thomas Scott,

An order was drawn on the Treasurer in favor of William Crispin, Commissary of the State Fleet, or his order, for the Sum of Five Thousand Pounds, to be charged to his Account.

An order was drawn on the Treasurer in favor of Sam'l Harris, Esq'r, or his order, for the sum of Sixty-two Pounds fifteen Shillings & three Pence, for repairing Arms for the Militia in service in the Army of Northumberland.

An order was also drawn on the Treasurer in favor of the Hon'ble John Mackay, Esq'r, or his order, for the sum of Three Hundred Dollars, to be charged to his account.

A Certificate that the Sloop Mars is laden with Provisions for the use of the French fleet, signed by the Hon'ble the Sieur Gerard, was read in Council, & thereupon

Ordered, That the Naval Officer be directed to clear out the Sloop Mars, belonging to Mr. Nesbitt.

Ordered, That Col. Lewis Farmer be appointed to purchase Rum & other Articles, for the use of the Quota of Troops of this State in the Continental Army, & to forward the same to the Army, agreeable to a Resolve of the House of Assembly, and that he be allowed two Cent for this service.

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The Council met.

PHILADA, Tuesday Decem. 29, 1778.

PRESENT:

"His Excel.'y JOSEPH REED, Esq'r, President. Hon'ble GEORGE BRYAN, Esq'r, Vice-President.

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the said Court of having kept a School, not having taken the Oath or Affirmation of Allegiance to the State, according to Law,) be remitted.

The Council met.

PHILAD'A, Thursday December 31, 1778:

PRESENT:

His Excell'y JOSEPH REED, Esq'r, President. Hon'ble GEORGE BRYAN, Esq'r, Vice President.

Jos. Hart,

John Mackay,

Matt'w Smith, &)
Thomas Scott,

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An order was drawn on the Treasurer in favor of Captain John Pearson, of the 9th Pennsylvania Reg't, or his order, for the Sum of One thousand Dollars, for the Recruiting Service, the same to be charged to his account.

A Letter from Robert Morris, mentioning his receiving a number of Arms from Cape Francois, of which 167 Arms belong to this State, & that the freight of these, & of a former parcel, Amounted to £622 18.

Ordered, That 167 Stand of Arms belonging to this State of Pennsylvania, now in the hands of Rob't Morris, Esq'r, be deliv ered to Capt. Jos. Stiles, Commissary of Military Stores.

An order was drawn on the Treasurer in favor of Robert Morris, Esq'r, or his order, for the Sum of Six hundred & Twenty-two Pounds & Eighteen Shillings, for the freight of Arms belonging to this State, & imported by the said Morris from Cape Francois.

The Council observing in the Pennsylvania Packet of the 29th instant, some acrimonious remarks by Brig'r Gen'l William Thomp-son, of this State, in the Continental Service, on the Conduct of the Hon'ble Thomas McKean, Esq'r, Chief Justice of this Commonwealth, & there being probability that the same may have reference to proceedings in Congress;

On consideration,

Ordered, That the Delegates of this State in Congress, be requested to furnish this Council with the proceedings of Congress in such Cases as may probably in any wise have given rise to those Charges & remarks, with the evidence which has appeared thereoni so far as Consistant with their duty to Congress, they are liberty to make the same known.

Council taking into Consideration the Cases of James O'Bryan & John Ellwood, now under Sentence of Death,

Ordered, That they, & each of them, be further reprieved, for & during Sixty days, & that Warrants under the less Seal, for the Stay of Execution of their Sentence, be accordingly issued...

Ordered, That for the ensuing Year three of each of the following News Papers be taken, Viz:

Mr. Dunlap's, Mr. Bradford's, Messrs. Hall & Sellers.

Council being informed that attempts had been made by attachments, replevin & otherwise, to recover effects or Sums of Money due, or pretended to be due, to the Plaintiffs in such suits by Traitors attainted of High Treason: And

Whereas such proceedings without any Defendant to answer, may be productive of much injustice, both public & Private; To prevent therefore, the good People of this State from putting themselves to unnecessary expence & trouble, the Secretary is ordered to give Public notice, that the Attorney General has been directed to appear in behalf of the State in such suits, & move to quash all Process founded, or take such other steps as the Law may require, to prevent such irregularities, & to caution all persons against purchasing any Estate, effects heretofore belonging to such Traitor or Trators, (unless sold by the Public Agents.)

The property thereof being clearly vested in the State by the act of General Assembly, intitled "An Act for the attainder of divers Traitors, if they render not themselves by a certain day, & for vesting their Estates in this Commonwealth; And for more ef fectually discovering the same, & for ascertaining & satisfying the lawful Debts & Claims thereupon," subject to all just demands, for which a remedy is given in the Supreme Court by a summary

Process.

Ordered, That the Sheriff, or in his absence the Coroner, do immediately execute the Process issued by this Council on the eighth instant, upon the salt laying in Prichard's Store, on the South side of Chestnut Street Wharf; that he deliver the same to Mr. George Henry, Commissary of Stores; And it being represented to this board by the Commissary General for Provisions of the United States, that the said salt is indispensibly necesssary for the use of his department, it is further

Ordered, That Mr. Henry deliver the same at the current price to the said Commissary, taking an exact account of the quantity, & returning the same to this board as soon as possible; And that upon Receipt of the purchase Money from the said Commissary General, he pay the same, deducting his charges (if any,) & his Commissions, to the Treasurer of the State.

Letter from Col. Hunter, Lieutenant of Northumberland, and laid on the Table for an Answer.

Ordered, That the Secretary write to the Lieut. of Berks County, to call upon a Col. Lindemoth, or his Lieut. Colonel, stationed last summer at Fort Jenkins, in Northumberland, for five Riffles taken from one Webb, charged with disaffection.

A Letter from Gen'l Washington, dated 27th inst., respecting the mode of supplying the Troops with Spirits & other necessaries, & recommending a Mr. Moss to give information on this subject, was read.

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