lay before the Board. That it had been as yet only communicated to the Commissioners, who by a certain Instrument, are appointed on the Part of Pennsylvania to execute that Agreement, by running the Lines, &c., but as these Gentlemen were in a few days to sett out to meet Mr. Ogle, Governor of Maryland, and those named on the part of that Government, The Proprietor is desirous of imparting the said Agreement to the Council, seeing it may not be improper to take Notice to this Board, of the Steps taken in a Matter of so great & publick Importance.

Which Agreement, with the Instrument appointing the Commissioners, being read, all the Members expressed their hearty Satisfaction therewith, and the pleasure it gave them to find that the Differences and Uneasinesses which had formerly so much disquieted this Government, were in so fair a way of being fully settled, and as the Execution of the Agreement was entrusted to Persons of such good Abilities, it was to be hoped the same would be speedily brought to a happy Issue.

At a Council held at Philada., October 3d, 1732.

PRESENT:

The Honourable PATRICK GORDON, Esqr., Lieut. Governor.

James Logan,
Clement Plumsted,

Henry Brooke,

Thomas Laurence.
Samuel Hasell.

Esquires.

Returns from the Counties of Philadelphia and Chester, of the Elections of Sherifs & Coroners for the year ensuing, being laid before the Board, the following Persons were nominated to these Offices to witt:

For the City and County of Philadelphia. Septimus Robinson and Robert Ellis being returned for Sherifs, and Owen Owen and John Roberts for Coroners, Septimus Robinson is appointed Sherif, and Owen Owen Coroner.

For the County of Chester. John Parry & Wm. Smith being returned for Sherifs, & Anthony Shaw and John Wharton for Coroners, John Parry is appointed Sherif & Anthony Shaw Coro

ner.

And Commissions are ordered to be issued to them, on their giving Security as the Law directs. The Governor then notified to the Board, that pursuant to an Appointment made between the Lieutenant Governor of Maryland and him, for the meeting of the Commissioners named on the part of that Province and Pennsylvania, for the Execution of the late Agreement concluded between the Proprietaries of each, he was to set out to morrow for Newtown, in Maryland, and recommended to the Board the Care of the Public in his Absence.

His Honour then observing that the Returns of the Elections in Bucks & Lancaster Counties had not yet been made, desired that the first named in each might be appointed to the offices of Sheriff & Coroner, unless some good Cause appeared to the Contrary, and said

he had ordered blank Commissions for that purpose to be left with

Mr. Logan.

The Board having wished the Governor Success in his Journey and a safe Return, the Council broke up.

October 5th. In the Governor's Absence.

Returns from the two last mentioned Counties being received, the Appointments were thus made:

For the County of Bucks. Isaac Pennington & John Hart being returned for Sherif, & William Atkinson & Joseph Wildman for Coroners, Isaac Pennington was appointed Sherif & William Atkinson Coroner.

For the County of Lancaster, Robert Buchannan and John Galbraith being returned for Sherifs, & Joshua Lowe & Samuel Bethel for Coroners, Robert Buchannan is appointed Sherif & Joshua Lowe Coroner.

October 5th, at Newcastle.

Returns being brought the Governor, of the Elections in the Counties of Newcastle, Kent & Sussex, the following Persons were by him appointed to the offices of Sherif & Coroner:

For the County of Newcastle. John Gooding and Henry Newton being returned for Sherifs, and Robert Robertson & Henry Gonne for Coroners, John Gooding is appointed Sherif & Henry Gonne Coroner.

For the County of Kent. John Hall & Daniel Rodeney being returned for Sherifs, and Nicholas Lockerman and John Wells for Coroners, John Hall is appointed Sherif & Nicholas Lockerman Coroner.

For the County of Sussex. Simon Kollock & turned for Sherifs, and Joshua Fisher &

being re

for Coroners, Simon Kollock is appointed Sherif and Joshua Fisher Coroner.

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N. B. This & the preceeding Minute, were by mistake Entered before that of the 5th of October.

At the Courtho. of Philadelphia, Octor. 11th, 1732.

PRESENT:

The Honble PAT. GORDON, Esqr., Lt. Govr.
With Severals of the City Magistrates.

Forty two Palatines, who with their families, making in allPersons, were imported here in the Ship Pleasant, James Morris, Master from Rotterdam, but last from Deal, as by Clearance thence, were this day qualified as usual, & their Names are Subjoyned:

Balzar Spingler,

Henrich Spingler,
Johannes Kellar,

George Hans Peters,
Georg. Spingler,
Jurg. Kullar,

Jacob Friedrich Klim,

Henricus Retz,
Jacob Podom,

Johan Jacob Timmanous,
Isaac Raudebush,
Freidrich Notz,

Hans Adam Schilling,
Johannes Moak,
Ulrich Baasler,
Job. Casper Winterott,
Georg. Philip Snatherly,
Hans Michl. Snatherly,
Georg. Mess,
Valtin Mullar,
Hans Michel Hoffman,
Johannes Tablemeyer,
Conraad Roup,

Georg. Michel Favian.

At a Council held at Philadelphia, October 16th, 1732.

PRESENT:

The Honourable PATRICK GORDON, Esqr., Lieut. Governor.

Samuel Preston,

Clement Plumsted,

Thomas Laurence,

Samuel Hasell.

Esq'rs.

The Representatives of this Province, elected the 2d instant, (the 1st falling on Sunday,) having mett in Assembly on the 14th and proceeded to the Choice of a Speaker, notified the same by a message to the Governor, who having appointed this forenoon for receiving them with their Speaker, they attended accordingly.

And Andrew Hamilton, Esqr., having acquainted the Governor that the Representatives had been pleased to chuse him to be their Speaker, his Honour declared his Approbation of their Choice; Whereupon the Speaker made his usual requests of Freedom of Speech, Access to the Governour's Person, Protection from Arrests during the accustomed time of Privilege, &c., all which his Honour having assured them he would inviolably maintain as far as lay in his Power, they withdrew.

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At the Court House of Philadelphia, October 17th, 1832.

PRESENT:

The Honourable the Lieutenant Governour.
With the Mayor of the City, & other Magistrates.

Sixty one Palatines, who with their families, making in all One hundred Sixty nine persons, were imported here in the Pink John & William of Sunderland, Constable Tymperton, Master from Rotter.

dam but last from Dover, as by Clearance thence, were this day qualified as usual, and their Names follow:

At a Council held at Philadelphia, January 9th, 1732–3.

The Governor acquainted the Board, that some days since he had received a Letter from the Lord Baltimore, complaining of a Riot committed within his Lordships Province of Maryland, by People of Pennsylvania, but the Circumstances not being mentioned, or any Information given from whence the matter might be clearly understood, he had thought proper in a few Lines, to acknowledge the

Receipt of his Lordships Letter, and to refer giving a particular Answer till a due Enquiry should be made into the Affair.

That having gather'd from the Precept enclosed in his Lordship's Letter, that the persons complained of were Inhabitants of Lancaster County, he had dispatched an Express to the Justices there, requiring them to furnish him with an exact Account of the whole; that the Messenger being now returned, had brought a Letter from the Justices together with several Affidavits, all of which he thought highly proper now to lay before the Board, whom he had called together to advise with on the Answer to be made to Lord Baltimore.

The Letter from his Lordship being read in these words:

"Sir:

"Annapolis, Decr. ye 15th, 1732.

"By the enclosed precept, founded upon Informations given upon "Oath to a Magistrate here, you will see that a most outrageous Riot "hath lately been committed in my Province, by a great Number of "People calling themselves Pennsylvanians.

"It appears by the same Information that some of your Magistrates, "instead of preventing or discouraging these Violences, Countenance "and abet the Authors of them; whether with or without the "Approbation of your Government, you best know.

"For my own part, I think myself in Honour and Justice obliged, "and I am determined to protect such of his Majesty's Subjects who "are my own Tenants, in all their Rights; and therefore, to the End "the Persons complained of may be punished, if upon a fair tryal "they shall be found guilty, I desire that they, or such of them as can "be found in your Province, may be sent without loss of time into "this, as the Only and proper place, where the fact with which they are charged is Cognizable, and where my Officers will be ready to "receive them, particularly the Sheriffs and Justices of my Counties "of Baltimore and Cecil.

"I also desire that such of your Magistrates as shall appear to "have Encouraged the commission of these or any other Violences "in my Province, by the People of Pennsylvania, may be punished "for their abuse of Authority; and that you'l favour me with a Categorical answer to these my just demands by this bearer. "Your Humble Servant, "BALTIMORE.

"Addressed thus,

"To His Excellency Patrick Gordon, Esqr., at Philadelphia." The Precept referred to in the foregoing Letter, follows in these Words:

"Maryland, ss:

"WHEREAS Charles Jones, James Patison, Alxr. McKey, "John Capper, John Hart, John Pattan, James Pattan, James Patison, Junr., John Trotter and William Macmanac being, or pre"tending themselves to be Inhabitants of Pennsylvania, together "with several other persons unknown, are Charged upon the Oath "of John Lowe of Baltimore County, Planter, taken before me, "Robert Gordon, Esqr., one of his Lordship's Justices of the