The Honorable CHARLES BIDDLE, Esquire, Vice President. Henry Hill, Peter Muhlenberg, William Brown, and Esquires. A letter from the Secretary of Congress, enclosing a late ordinance of Congress for instituting a Board of Commissioners of Ac counts. A return of the General Election for the county of Cumberland was read, and Charles Leiper thereupon appointed and commisionated Sheriff, and William Blair, Jun'r, Coroner. William Miller and Alexander McGighen, were offered and accepted as securities for Charles Leiper. A return of the General Election for the county of York was read, and John Edie thereupon appointed and commissionated Sheriff, and Andrew Johnston Coroner. Samuel Edie and David McCaunaghy were offered and accepted as security for John Edie. The Council met. PHILADELPHIA, Saturday, October 21st, 1788. PRESENT: The Honorable CHARLES BIDDLE, Esquire, Vice President. Henry Hill, Samuel Dean, John Whitehill, Peter Muhlenberg, William Brown, and Esquires. An order was drawn upon the Treasurer in favor of Robert Wood, for sixty pounds, in full of his account for twelve hundred pieces of parchment furnished for patenting the donation lands to officers and soldiers of this State, according to the Comptroller General's report, and an act of Assembly dated 24th of March, 1785. The Council met. PHILADELPHIA, Monday, October 23d, 1786. PRESENT: The Honorable CHARLES BIDDLE, Esquire, Vice President. Henry Hill, Samuel Dean, John Whitehill, Peter Muhlenberg, William Brown, and Esquires. Returns of the General Election for the counties of. Franklin, Northumberland and Northampton, were received and read. William McClay, Esquire, from Northumberland, and Robert Trail, Esquire, from Northampton, were admitted to scats at this Board, agreeably to the returns aforesaid, after having taken the oath prescribed by the Constitution of the State. Orders were drawn upon the Treasurer in favor of James Pearson, for one hundred and ninety-five pounds five shillings and six pence, and thirty-seven pounds six shillings and one penny, being the ballance due upon his two accounts for repairing the State House and improving the State House lot, according to the Comptroller General's report. The Council met. PHILADELPHIA, Tuesday, October 24th, 1786. PRESENT: The Honorable CHARLES BIDDLE, Esquire, Vice President. A return of the General Election for the county of Washington was received and read, by which it appears that David Redick, Esquire, was duly elected Counsellor; James Marshall and William Wallace, Sheriffs; and William McConnell and Joseph Wherry, Coroners for the said county. The Council met. PHILADELPHIA, Wednesday, October 25th, 1786. PRESENT: The Honorable CHARLES BIDDLE, Esquire, Vice President. John Whitehill, William McClay, Robert Trail, Samuel Dean, James McClean, Peter Muhlenberg, Jonathan Hoge, William Brown, and Esquires. The fines imposed upon John Judee, of Northampton county, on conviction of horse stealing, were remitted. John Chapman, Esquire, this day presented a resignation of his appointments of Justice of the Peace and Common Pleas for the county of Bucks. Gerardus Wyncoop, Esquire, also presented a resignation of his appointment of Collector of Excise for the county aforesaid. Ordered, That to-morrow be assigned for going into the election. of a successor to Mr. Wyncoop. The Council met. PHILADELPHIA, Thursday, October 26th, 1786. PRESENT: His Excellency BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, Esquire, President. The Honorable CHARLES BIDDLE, Esquire, Vice President. Henry Hill, Robert Trail, William McClay, Samuel Dean, John Whitehill, James McLene, Peter Muhlenberg, William Brown, and Esquires. Agreeably to the order of yesterday, Council proceeded to the election of a Collector of Excise for the county of Bucks, in the room of Gerardus Wynkoop, Esquire, resigned; and the ballots being taken, it appeared that William Harvey, Esquire, was duly appointed to that office. Two letters from Charles Thompson, Esquire, iaclosing two acts of Congress, the one for augmenting the Foederal troops, and the other for establishing a Mint of the United States of America, were read. The Council met. PHILADELPHIA, .Friday, October 27th, 1786. PRESENT: The Honorable CHARLES BIDDLE, Esquire, Vice President. Thomas Beale, Esquire, appeared in Council, and requested leave to resign his office of Justice of the Peace, and Justice of the Con mon Pleas, for the county of Cumberland; which resignation Council agreed to accept. A Committee from the General Assembly, consisting of Mr. Hiltzheimer, Mr. Whitehill and Mr. Clymer, attended in Council, and gave information that the House was now formed, and ready to receive any business which Council might have to lay before them. To this they added the wishes of the House that Council would be pleased to communicate their sense of the time and place for going into the election of a President and Vice President of the Supreme Executive Council. The following orders were drawn upon the Treasurer, vizt: In favor of Colonel John McDowell, Esquire, for thirty-five pounds eighteen shillings and nine pence, in full for pay due to the field and staff officers of his battallion of Chester county militia, for their services in 1781, according to the Comptroller General's report, to be paid out of the militia fines of said county. In favor of Mathew McClung, for thirty-one pounds ten shillings and eleven pence, State money, in full for a horse furnished by him for public service, according to the Comptroller General's report, and a resolution of Assembly dated 8th of April, 1782.. The Council met. PHILADELPHIA, Saturday, October 28th, 1786. PRESENT: His Excellency BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, Esquire, President. The Honorable CHARLES BIDDLE, Esquire, Vice President. The following orders were drawn upon the Treasurer, vizt: In favor of the Honorable William Brown, Esquire, for thirtyfour pounds six shillings, for his attendance in Council until this day, inclusively, and his mileage. In favor of Griffith Jones, for one hundred and fifty-six pounds four shillings and four pence, to be paid to Captain Jonathan Rowland's company of Chester county militia, for their services in the year 1781, according to the Comptroller General's report, to be paid out of the militia fines of the said county. In favor of Levi Hollingsworth, for eighteen pounds nineteen sbillings and six pence, in full of his account for expences attending the removal of a number of East Indians from this State to the State of Maryland, and for provisions furnished them, according to the Comptroller General's report. In favor of Colonel Andrew Porter, for two hundred and eighty pounds, in full of his account for his pay as a Commissioner for ascertaining the Western boundary of Pennsylvania, until the 26th of this month, inclusively, according to the Comptroller General's report. The following draft of a letter to the Speaker of the General Assembly, was read and approved: In Council, Philadelphia, October 29th, 1786. SIR-I have the honor of transmitting the inclosed papers for the information of the General Assembly. I am, Sir, with the highest respect, your most obedient servant, CHARLES BIDDLE, Vice President. Honorable the Speaker of the General Assembly. Papers inclosed : Two letters from Charles Thompson, Esquire, inclosing two acts of Congress, the one for augmenting the Federal troops, and the other for establishing a Mint of the United States of America. |