The petition of John Glen, for a remission of the militia fines imposed on him from the first of November, 1777, to the first of May, 1781, and sundry certificates proving that during that time he was employed by Colonel Benjamin Flower as contractor for lumber, &ca., for the United States, being read, Ordered, That the said John Glen's militia fines from the first of November, 1777, until the first of May, 1781, be remitted. The following orders were drawn upon the Treasurer, vizt: In favor of the Honorable William Augustus Atlee, Esquire, for one hundred and fifty pounds, being one quarter's salary as one of the Judges of the Supreme Court, ending the twenty-fifth of September last, according to the Comptroller General's report. In favor of the Honorable Samuel Dean, Esquire, for fourteen pounds five shillings, in full for his attendance in Council from the twenty-second of September until the ninth of October, 1788, inclusively, and his mileage. A petition from divers inhabitants, freeholders of the district of the townships of Colebrookdale, Earl, and Oley, in the county of Berks, complaining of irregular proceedings at the last election of Justices of the Peace held in the said district, and praying that an inquiry may be made according to law, and if it shall appear that the said election was illegally conducted, that the same may be set aside and a new election ordered, was read. And the question, "Shall the prayer of the petition aforesaid be granted, and an enquiry ordered," being put, it was determined in the negative, Colonel Isaac Melcher represented to Council, that seven patents from the Commonwealth, granted him for lands within this State, have been so defaced by fire as to be rendered useless, and request ed that the great seal may be affixed to the like number of copies, and that the same may be signed by the President; it was there upon, Resolved, That Mr. Melcher's request be granted, upon his producing a certificate from the Master of the Rolls that the said copies have been by him carefully compared with the record, and found to agree therewith. Frederick Watt, On motion, Resolved, That George Wallace, Esquire, be appointed President of the Courts of Common Pleas and General Quarter Sessions of the Peace and Jail Delivery, and of the Orphans' Court, of the county of Allegany. Ordered, That to-morrow be appointed for the consideration of the case of the children of Captain William Shippen, relative to their pension, and that the Attorney General be requested to attend Council at ten o'clock, upon the said business. The following orders were drawn upon the Treasurer, vizt: In favor of the Honorable William Augustus Atlee, Esquire, for twenty-five pounds; and in favor of the Honorable George Bryan, Esquire, for the same sum, for the purpose of defraying their expences as Judges of the Supreme Court and of the Court of Oyer and Terminer and General Jail Delivery of this State on the ensuing circuit, for which several sums they are to account. In favor of Andrew Ellicott, Esquire, for forty-four pounds, to reimburse him for two horses lost when in the employ of the State, in the business of running and marking the northern boundary of Pennsylvania, according to the Comptroller General's report. In favor of Benjamin Ellicott, for one pound five shillings, in full of his account for making a map of the new acquired territory on Lake Erie, for the purpose of information to the Commissioners appointed to purchase the claim of the natives to the said territory, according to the Comptroller General's report. In favor of Valentine Hoffman, for six pounds twelve shillings, för bushing one cannon belonging to the State and for bringing the same to Philadelphia, according to the Comptroller General's report, to be paid out of the monies arising from militia fines in the city and liberties of Philadelphia. Upon consideration of the petition of Henry Grim, and a recommendation from the Collector of Excise and two of the Justices of the Peace of the city and county of Philadelphia, Ordered, That the moiety of the forfeiture of eighty-one gallons of rum, which belongs to the Commonwealth, incurred by him for neglecting to enter the same in due time with the said Collector of Excise, be remitted. An order was drawn upon the Treasurer in favor of John Nicholson, Esquire, for fifty pounds, being one-quarter's salary due to his Clerk on the tenth instant, according to the Comptroller General's report, and an act of Assembly dated the fourth day of April, 1785. A letter from James Craig, Jun'r, requesting Council to accept his resignation of the office of Warden of the Port, to which he was elected on the seventh instant, was read, and the said resignation accepted: Council thereupon proceeded to the appointment of a Warden to fill the said vacancy, and the ballots being taken for the several candidates it appeared that Captain Leesou Simmonds, was duly elected. Upon consideration of the petition of Hugh Patton, of the city of Philadelphia, praying that the Collector of the Customs may be instructed to receive his entry for the exportation of a quantity of teas which he shipped for Virginia on board the sloop Betsy and Polly, in order that he may have an allowance or drawback of the duties thereon, Ordered, That the prayer of the said petition be granted. The Attorney General attended and informed Council that he has endeavored to bring forward an investigation of the claim of Jeremiah Fisher, to an additional pension for the children of Captain William Shippen, deceased, before the Judges of the Supreme Court, but the hurry of business in the said Court has hitherto prevented it, and that he is ready to meet Mr. Fisher's Council at any time when it may be convenient to the Judges, to give a hearing upon the said business. John Smilic, On motion, Ordered, That the Secretary inform James Pettigrew, Esquire, Collector of Excise for the county of Northampton, that unless he forthwith gives sureties in the room of those he now has, he will be superceded. An order was drawn upon the Treasurer in favor of the Honorable Peter Muhlenberg, Esquire, for twenty-one pounds five shillings, being a ballance due upon his account for his salary as Vice President of the State, ending this day. The Comptroller General's report upon the account of James Pettigrew, Esquire, Collector of Excise in the county of North ampton, from the twentieth day of June, 1786, until the twentieth day of June, 1788, was read and approved, and the Comptroller General directed to take the necessary steps to recover from James Pettigrew, the ballance of two hundred and seventy-one pounds thirteen shillings and two pence, due to the State upon the said ac count. A deed was examined and signed by the Honorable the Vice President, conveying to William Sheaf, in ffee simple, two lots of ground marked with the letter D, and number 57, being part of the ground whereon the barracks lately stood in the Northern Lib. erties, containing in breadth north and south on Third street thirty-three feet nine inches, on Rose alley eighteen feet four inches and a half, and on Green street one hundred and twelve feet. Consideration one hundred and four pounds. Deed dated ninth in stant. The Council met at the President's house. PHILADELPHIA, October 14th, 1788. PRESENT: His Excellency BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, Esquire, President. The Honorable Samuel Edie, George Woods, John Smilie, John Baird, and Esquires. Council finding that Mr. Muhlenberg, Esquire, had gone out of town without resigning his office of Vice President, it was Resolved, That an express be sent to him with a letter from Council requesting him to send in his resignation. A letter was accordingly written and forwarded by John White, Express. The Council met at the President's house the same day at eight o'clock, P. M. PRESENT: His Excellency BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, Esquire, President. Henry Hill, George Woods, David Redick, John Smilie, Samuel Edie, George Ross, John Baird, Frederick Watt, and Esq's. Council received a letter from the Honorable Vice President, inclosing his resignation, which was accepted. The Board then pro |