A certificate from Edward Burd, Esquire, Prothonotary of the Supreme Court, that Samuel Miles, Esquire, hath entered sufficient security to prosecute with effect, an appeal from the settlement of his accounts, (as late Colonel of a Rifle Battalion,) by the Comptroller General, was read and the said appeal allowed.

Upon the petition of Joseph Jones, and a recommendation of the Magistrates and others, in his favor,

Ördered, That the punishment at hard labour, for the term of six months, to which he was sentenced by the Court of Quarter Sessions for the county of Montgomery, be remitted.

Abraham Smith, Esquire, took his seat at this Board, agreeably to the return of the General Election for the county of Franklin, having previously taken the necessary oaths.

The account of William Turnbull, Esquire, being read,

Ordered, That it be referred to the Comptroller General, for his report thereon.

William Mitchell, Esquire, elected a Representative in the General Assembly, for the county of York, attended and requested leave to resign his commissions as a Justice of the Peace and Common Pleas, for said county, previous to his taking his seat; whereupon, Resolved, That the said resignation be accepted.

William Perry, Esquire, was appointed and commissionated Sheriff, and John Gibson, Coroner of the county of Westmoreland, upon a return made to Council, of the General election in that county.

The Council met.

PHILADELPHIA, Thursday, October 25th, 1787.

PRESENT:

His Excellency, BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, Esquire, President.

George Ross,

John Smilie,

A return of the General Election in the county of Fayette, was received and read, and Joseph Terrance, thereupon, appointed Sheriff, and Henry Beeson, Coroner of the said county.

Samuel Edie, Esquire, took his seat at this Board, as Councillor for the county of York, upon a return made of the General Election, for the county aforesaid, agreeably to law, having previously taken the necessary oaths of qualification.

Au order was drawn upon the Treasurer in favor of Stephen Balliet, Esquire, for sixty pounds twelve shillings, in full for his account for militia services in Northampton county, in 1782.

An order was drawn upon the Treasurer in favor of Captain James McLene, commanding the Invalid Guard, for sixteen pounds. seven shillings, for his subsistence for July, August, and September, 1787.

Mr. Lollar, Mr. Willing, and Mr. Schott, a Committee from the General Assembly, attending, were introduced, and informed Council that the House of Assembly was now met, and were ready to receive any business the Council might have to lay before them.

The Committee were informed that a Message was preparing, and should be transmitted to the House to-morrow forenoon, together with a number of papers received since the late meeting of the House.

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The Council met.

PHILADELPHIA, Friday, 26th, 1787, October.

Ordered, That the Sheriff of the city and county of Philadel phia, be directed to have John Franklin's irons taken off, he giving his payrole that he will not attempt to make his escape.

Frederick Watt, Esquire, took his seat at this Board as Councillor for the county of Cumberland, upon a return made of the general election for the county aforesaid, agreeably to law, having previously taken the necessary oaths.

The following draft of a message to the General Assembly, was read and adopted:

A message from the President and the Supreme Executive Council to the General Assembly.

GENTLEMEN-Since the last session there has been a renewal of the disturbances at Wyoming, some restless spirits there having imagined a project of withdrawing the inhabitants of that part of this State, and some part of the State of New York, from their allegiance, and of forming them into a new State, to be carried into effect by an armed force, in defiance of the laws of the two States. Having intelligence of this, we caused one of the principal conspirators to be apprehended and secured in the gaol of this city; and another, who resided in the State of New York, at our request has been taken up by the authority of that Government. The papers found on this occasion, fully discover the designs of these turbulent people, and some of their letters are herewith laid before you. The Government of New York, has in this affair, manifested the most friendly and neighbourly disposition towards this State, and has promised to concur with us in such future measures as may be necessary to secure the due operation of the laws, and restore quiet in those parts of both States, where these irregular and illdisposed settlers have their habitations. To protect the civil offi cers of our new county of Luzerne in the exercise of their respective functions, we have ordered a body of militia to hold themselves in readiness to march thither, which will be done, unless some future circumstances and informations from those parts may make it appear unnecessary.

The sudden and unaccountable obstruction which the currency of the paper money of this State has lately met with, we earnestly recommend to your consideration as a matter of great importance; the private interests of the citizens being very extensively affected by it, and the public in danger of suffering a loss in its revenue of excise duties and taxes, &ca., proportioned to any depreciation the paper money may be attended with. Perhaps it may be adviseable to put a stop to the farther re-emissions on loan, which are permitted by the law as it now stands.

We would likewise recommend to your consideration the subject of a law to regulate the fees of the various officers of the State, especially those of the Executive and Judicial departments.

The lowering the price of lands in the new purchase, we now think necessary, it being very evident that they will not sell till this takes place. At the same time we are of opinion it would be of advantage to the State if those who become purchasers had an exemption from taxes for several years, as it would be an encouragement to the people to become purchasers.

Since the expiration of the law for granting lands to the officers and soldiers of the Pennsylvania line, a number of applications have been made to us by persons who were entitled, but for want of information did not apply in time. We therefore recommend it to your Honorable House to pass a law granting a further time for those people to come in and draw for their lands. Sundry dispatches we have received from Congress are herewith communicated.

BENJAMIN FRANKLIN. COUNCIL CHAMBER, Philadelphia, October 27th, 1787.

The petition of Daniel Hunter, praying remission of a fine of one hundred pounds, imposed upon him on being convicted of a misdemeanor in the Quarter Sessions of the county of Bucks, was remitted.

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Mr. McLene, Mr. Lilly, Mr. Barr, Mr. Foulke, and Mr. Hubley, a committee from the General Assembly, attended in Council, and a conference was had upon the time when the election of a Presi dent and Vice President of the Supreme Executive Council should take place, and the manner in which it should be conducted: upon which it was

Ordered, That Wednesday, the thirty-first of this month, shall be the day, and the usual mode of procession adopted on this occa sion.

The Secretary was sent to the House with a request that a committee be appointed to confer with Council on the subject of the late disturbances at Wioming, to meet at the Council Chamber at eleven o'clock to-morrow, at which time Colonel Pickering, who has received some intelligence from that place, was directed to attend.

The Council met.

PHILADELPHIA, Tuesday, October the 30th, 1787.

Samuel Weiser, Esquire, was commissionated a Justice of the Peace for the district of Mohonay, in the county of Northumber