1 fore the Board, on which the following message was sent to the Assembly: His Honour the Governour and Council, to the Gentlemen of the Assembly: Gentlemen: When the Governour was dailey expected from Antigua, it was taken notice of by the President and Council that the province was unprovided of a Flag, and were of Opinion and desired that a good new Flag should be immediately bought and gote ready to be hoisted on the Governour's arrival, which the Mayor of Philadelphia having provided at the Expence of Twenty-three pounds Seventeen Shillings and three pence, as appears by the Accounts herewith sent, the payment for it is recommended to your House. At a Council held at Philadelphia, September 2d, 1738. PRESENT: The Honourable GEORGE THOMAS, Esqr., Lieutenant Governour. Samuel Preston, Anthony Palmer, Clement Plumsted, Ralph Assheton, Esqrs. The Minutes of the 1st of September being read and Approved, The Governour laid before the Board a Bill he had received from the Assembly, Intitled a Supplement to the Act intitled an Act for imposing a Duty on persons convicted of heinous Crimes, and to prevent poor & impotent Persons being imported into this Province; which was read, and being ordered to be read a second time, Paragraph by Paragraph, was returned by the Governor to the Assembly without Objection. A Bill intitled an Act for Exchanging all the Bills of Credit now current by any Laws of this Province, for Re-emitting and Continuing the Currency of Such Bills for which the same shall be so exchanged, and for the emitting the further sum of Eleven Thousand one Hundred and Ten pounds five Shillings upon Loan, was read. The House of Representatives waited on the Governour, and the Speaker presented the following Bill to be passed into a Law, which was accordingly by the Governour passed into a Law of this province, and a Warrant was issued for Affixing the Great Seal thereto, Viz": A Supplement to the Act imposing a Duty on Persons convicted of heinous crimes, and to prevent Poor and impotent Persons being imported into this Province. EODEM DIE-POST MERIDIEM. PRESENT: The Honourable GEORGE THOMAS, Esqr., Lieutenant Gov ernour. Samuel Preston, Clement Plumsted, Samuel Hasell, Thomas Griffitts,} Esqrs. The Assembly having sent two of their Members to acquaint the Governour that this evening the House was to adjourn to the 30th of this instant, The Governour desired their Attendance at five of the Clock, and having accordingly attended, He spoke to them as follows: Mr. Speaker and Gentlemen of the Assembly: The Good agreement which has subsisted between us during this long Session is, I hope, a happy Presage of the like with all future Assembly's during my Government; And your Attendance on the publick Business at a time so inconvenient to your Private Affairs, deserves the Acknowledgements and Thanks of those you represent. As I despise all little Acts for the Advancement of my own Fortune, The Present you have already made me unasked, unsollicited, and previous to your entering on Business, and your assurance of an Honourable Support for the time to come, is in every particular manner Acceptable to me, and will engage both my Esteem and Affection, as well as excite my best endeavors for the service of the Province. The Regularity of your own Behaviour may influence some to the Love and practice of Virtue, but the Corruption of the Generality of Mankind is such as to require the severity of Laws. I earnestly therefore recommend to you, Gentlemen, in your several Stations a strict Execution of them upon such as will be no otherways terrified from the Practice of Vice and Immorality, and I promise you both my encouragement and Assistance. As you are now to return to your Several Counties, I assure myself that each of you will endeavour to make the People sensible of the great and Valuable Blessings and Priviledges they enjoy, and that an abuse of them will be both displeasing to God and ungrateful to the Memory of the First Founder of this Province, as it will disappoint His Generous Intentions, and in the end prove destructive of their own Happiness. VOL. IV.-20. At a Council held at Philadelphia, September 4th, 1738. PRESENT: The Honourable GEORGE THOMAS, Esqr., Lieutenant Gov ernour. Samuel Preston, Ralph Assheton, Samuel Hasell, Esqrs. The minutes of the 2nd of September were read and Approved. The Assembly at their last meeting observing by their Speaker that the manner of passing Laws by former Governours had been various and uncertain, and desiring that his Honour, the Governor, would lay down a certain Rule for the future, He told them that as the Governours of most other Colonies signed the Laws after passing them, he would do the like, and direct his Secretary to date and Countersign them, that by the date and Countersigning it may Appear to His Majesty that the Laws are Transmitted for his Royal Approbation, within the time limited in the Charter Granted by one of his Majestie's Predecessors. The Governour having informed the Board that James Logan, Esqr., had expressed a Resolution of laying down the Office of Chief Justice, and there would be a necessity soon of issuing new Commissions, he was desired to write to Mr. Logan on that head, that in case he should Continue in that Resolution, a new Chief Justice might be thought of to Supply his Place. At a Council held at Philadelphia September 14th, 1738. PRESENT: The Honourable GEORGE THOMAS, Esqr., Lieutenant Go vernour. Samuel Preston, Clement Plumsted, Thomas Laurence, Ralph Assheton, Esqrs. The Minutes of the 4th September being read and Approved, The Governour laid before the Board the Reports of Doctor Thomas Graeme (who was appointed by his Honour to visit all Ships with Passengers on Board), of the 8th and 13th instant, setting forth the condition of four Ships lately arrived here from Rotterdam and Amsterdam; And it being observed from one of the said Reports that were the Passengers on Board the Ships Nancy and Friendship allowed to be immediately landed, it might prove Dangerous to the health of the Inhabitants of this Province and City, It is Ordered that the Masters of the said Ships be taken into Custody for their Contempt of the Governour's Order, signified to them by Thos. Glentworth, pursuant to a Law of this Province, to remove to the Distance of one Mile from this City, and that they shall remain in Custody till they shall give security in the sum of Five Hundred Pounds each, to obey the said Order, and not to land any of their Passengers, Baggage, or Goods, till the Passengers shall have been viewed and Examined, and untill they shall receive a Licence from the Governour for so doing; and in case the Master of Either of the said Ships shall, thro' Sickness, be disabled from Executing the said Order, and giving the Security aforesaid, That then it shall be served upon the next commanding Officer in health, of either of the said Ships, who shall be obliged to execute the said Order and give the Security aforesaid. It is Ordered, likewise, that Precepts be issued to the Several Pilotes, not to bring up any Ship with Passengers on Board nearer than the distance of one Mile from this City, And that a Precept be likewise issued to Thomas Glenworth to see that the said Order be strictly executed. At a Council held at Philadelphia, October 3d, 1738, at the Proprietors. PRESENT: The Honourable THOMAS PENN, Esqr., Proprietor. The Honourable GEORGE THOMAS, Esqr., Lieutenant Gov ernour. James Logan, Samuel Hasel, Allummapis (alias Sassoonan) the Chief the Delaware Indians, with divers of their Acient men, as Owcawyekoman, Saykalm, Shapopaman, Naynachkeemand, Saymningoe, Opemanachum, Peeskeekond, Weytcholeching, Laylachtochoe, Old mea, with others, old and Young, as Metaweykoman, Pokanjeechalan, &c., being come to Philadelphia, in Order to Visit the Governour in this Province on his arrival, and being called into the Council, He, Allumapis, in behalf of himself and his People, spoke to this purpose, That when he was at home at his own House, he heard his Brother, the Governour, was arrived in this Country, and thereupon he resolved to come to Philadelphia to Visit him, and that now he was glad to see Him. Then laying down four Strings of Wampum, he said that he had in the path between him and us sometimes found some little rubs, that he took care on his part to remove every little stick or Grub [that is, every Impediment that could cause uneasiness, or prevent a Good understanding between them and us], And now all was clear and plain; he had seen the Governour, and every thing was easie to Him. That his Brother, the Proprietor, told him he should come once a Year to visit him, and that he was come on hearing of the Governour's Arrival, and was Glad to see the proprietor and Governour in good health, and hoped they would long enjoy it. Then laying down four strings more of Wampum, He said that there had always subsisted a perfect Friendship and good understanding between the Indians and this Government, and it is his Desire and Hope that it will ever continue, and grow Stronger and Stronger, and that it will never be in the power of any to interupt or break it. That it was formerly said that the English and Indians should be as one Body or one People, half the one and half the other; but they were now to be all as one heart, not divided into halves, but intirely the same without any Distinction. That their Hearts should be equally open on both sides to each other, clear without spot like the Sun in a fair Day without a Cloud from rising to Setting. That to preserve this good understanding we must on neither side harken to Reports, but when we hear any worth notice we should inquire of each other into the truth of them and beleive only what each other says. That he heard at home of some murders committed by Indians on some of the white People in Virginia, but not knowing how it was he hoped the Governour could fully inform him here. Then presenting three small Bundles of Deer Skins in the hair, he said he had brought a few skins to the Governour; they were but a Trifle and of little value, but he had no more, and desired the Governour's acceptance of them to make him Gloves; which is all he has at this time to say to the Governour. The Governour told them he took their visit and speech very kindly, and would answer them to-morrow; and then they all withdrew. The Deerskins being afterwards numbered and were thirty-four Summer skins weighing 80 @ 2 weighed they comes to £8. As another present is of course to be made to them in return to this and on their first visit to the Gover" It is considered that the Old man being now become very weak, and the other Old people with him as well as himself poor and necessitous, the value of £30 should be returned to them in Goods proper for them, which it was agreed should consist of Six Strowd Matchcoats, Twelve Dussells, Twelve Blankets, six hatts, Four shirts, Fifty pounds of Powder and much Lead, a Dozen of knives, a Groce of Pipe with Tobacco, and also that they should be Supplied with some necessary Provisions for their Journey home; All which the Treasurer is desired to provide for them against to-morrow. |