The Council met.

PHILADELPHIA, Wednesday, September 1st, 1790.

PRESENT:

His Excellency THOMAS MIFFLIN, Esquire, President. The Honorable GEORGE Ross, Esquire, Vice President.

An order was drawn upon the Treasurer in favor of the Honorable James Read, Esquire, for the sum of sixty-six, being the amonnt of his account for attendance as Councillor from the fifth of June to the thirty-first of August, 1790, inclusively.

An order was also drawn upon the Treasurer in favor of Frederick Sneider for the sum of fifteen pounds ten shillings, in full of his account for his wages as Door-keeper for the month of August, 1790.

A letter from Oliver Phelps, Esquire, with an address and a string of Wampum from the Chief Councellors and warriors of the Seneca nations of Indians, respecting the two freindly Indians who were lately murdered on the waters of Pine creek, were received and read, and an order taken that the same be transmitted to the General Assembly with a message of Council.

A letter from John Beckley, Esquire, inclosing three copies of the journals of the proceedings of the House of Representatives of the United, was also received and read; and it was

Ordered, That the said letter and one copy of the said journal be transmitted with the said message to the House.

The committee to whom was referred the petition of Daniel Leet, Deputy Surveyor of depreciation lands, delivered in a report, which was read and adopted as follows:

That at the public sale of the depreciation lands, seven lots were struck off to Jacob Bury of the district surveyed by the said Daniel Leet, for which he has never paid, either paid the purchase money, office or Surveyor's fees. They, therefore, offer the following resolution:

Resolved, That the seven lots above mentioned be considered as reverting to the State, and that the Deputy Surveyor be entitled to have an order for his surveying fees on the settlement of his ac

counts.

A draft of a message to the General Assembly was laid before Council; and being read, was adopted as follows, vizt:

A Message from the President and Supreme Executive Council to the General Assembly:

GENTLEMEN :-In our message of the thirty-first of August, we informed your Honorable House that two friendly Indians had been barbarously murdered in June last by citizens of this State, on Pine creek, and that we had taken measures for apprehending the murderers, and for preventing retaliation.

Mr. King, who was by order of Conncil dispatched to the Indian country with a speech, and with copies of a proclamation issued by Council for apprehending the murderers, returned last evening. He has brought a letter from Robert Phelps, dated Canandargua, August 14th, 1790, and a speech from several Chiefs of the Seneca nation, to which the two Indians who were murdered on Pine creek belonged, which letter and speech we inclose.

We conceive it to be of great importance to the welfare of the good people of this State, that measures should be immediately taken for quieting the minds of the Indians. We, therefore, request a conferrence with a committee of the General Assembly this morning on the subject.

We transmit a letter from the State Treasurer relative to the Loan Office, with an account of monies due to the Commonwealth on mortgages prior to the Revolution, which we recommend to the attention of your honorable House.

A letter from John Beckley, Esquire, Clerk of the House of Representatives of the United States, and a copy of the journals of the proceedings of that House accompanying this message. THOMAS MIFFLIN.

Council Chamber, Philadelphia, September 1st, 1790.

A committee of the honorable House of Assembly, consisting of Messieurs Rawle, Neville, Hoge, Marshall and Wynkoop, met Council in conferrence on the subject of the murder of the two freindly Indians on the waters of Pine creek, in Northumberland county. Mr. King also attended to give information.

It was unanimously agreed in Conferrence, that the sum of one hundred pounds shall be given to the families of the deceased Indians as presents, and that the sum of fifty pounds in addition to the reward offered by proclamation for apprehending the murderers, should be paid to any person who shall apprehend and secure them in Lancaster jail; that the Pre. of this State be instructed to take such steps as he shall think proper for carrying the intentions of Council into execution; and that Colonel Wilson, member of Council, and Mr. Spalding, of Luzerne county, be requested to carry the presents to the Indians.

A letter from the chairman of the committee of arrangement of the convention requesting Council will attend the procession at the proclamation of the constitution this day at noon, and inclosed a copy of the order of procession, be read, it was agreed to attend the said procession.

Upon the second reading of a petition from Sarah Roney of the county of Washington, praying remission of a fine of ten pounds to which she was sentenced by the Court of General Quarter Sessions of the Peace of the said county, for fornication, it was Resolved, To grant the prayer of the petitioner.

The Council met.

PHILADELPHIA, Friday, September 3rd, 1790.

PRESENT:

His Excellency THOMAS MIFFLIN, Esquire, President. The Honorable GEORGE ROSS, Esquire, Vice President.

An order was drawn upon the Treasurer in favor of the Honorable Nathaniel Breading, Esquire, for fifty-three pounds two shillings, in full, for his attendance in Council from the sixteenth until the twenty-second of March, and from the twenty-second of July

until the third of September, 1790, including his mileage for coming to Philadelphia and going home.

The report of the committee to whom was referred the application of Robert Galbraith, Esquire, for payment of the ballance due to him for opening a road from Frankstown to Conemaugb, being read the second time, was adopted as follows, vizt:

The committee to whom was referred the letter from Robert Galbraith, requesting Council for his pay for opening the road from Frankstown to Conemaugh, report:

That they have examined the contract entered into by the Executive Council with Robert Galbraith, and are of opinion that he should be directed to compleat the opening the said road from Conemaugh to Loyal hanning, and such part of the said road as is already opened to be compleated for the easy passing of carriages, and that an order be drawn in favor of Robert Galbraith, for one hundred pounds, he to account for the same.

A resolution of the House of Assembly on the subject of the murder of the Indians on Pine creek, authorizing Council to draw for one hundred pounds and contingent expences, &ca., was received and read.

The Council met.

PHILADELPHIA, Saturday, September 4th, 1790.

PRESENT:

His Excellency THOMAS MIFFLIN, Esquire, President. The Honorable GEORGE ROSS, Esquire, Vice Presient.

An order was drawn upon the Treasurer in favor of Charles Biddle, Esquire, for the sum of seventy-five, for the purpose of paying the expences of Robert King, who was imployed to carry a message to the Senaca Nation of Indians, and to bring an answer to Council respecting the murder of two friendly Indians on Pine Creek, in Northumberland county, and for his services in the said business, for which sum the said Charles Biddle is to account.

The Comptroller and Register General's reports upon the account of John Henry, for his services as Quarter Master of the militia of Bedford county, was read and approved.

It having been determined at a Conferrence of members of the General Assembly, the members of the Supreme Executive Council, the Judges of the Supreme Court, Judges Shippen and Wilson, the Attorney General of the State, and Alexander Wilcocks and Jered Ingersoll, Esquires, Attorneys at Law, that the powers of the Legislature of the present year expired on Thursday the second instant, and that the office of State Treasurer and Register General of the accounts of this Commonwealth, and of Register of Wills, and a Recorder of Deeds in each county of this State, in like manner expired on the said day; therefore,

Resolved, That by virtue of the powers vested in this Board by the Constitution of this State,

Christian Febiger, Esquire, be and hereby re-appointed Treasurer of the State.

John Donaldson, Esquire, Register General of the accounts of this Commonwealth.

George Campbell, Esquire, Register for the Probate of Wills, and granting Letters of Administration in and for the city and county of Philadelphia.

Matthew Irwin, Esquire, Recorder of Deeds in and for the city and county of Philadelphia.

James Hanna, Esquire, Register of the Probate of Wills, and granting Letters of Administration and Recorder of Deeds, in and for the county of Bucks.

Percifer Frazier, Esquire, Recorder of Deeds and Register of the Probate of Wills, and granting Letters of Administration in and for the county of Chester.

James Jacks, Esquire, Register of the Probate of Wills, and granting Letters of Administration, and Recorder of Deeds in and for the county of Lancaster.

John Christ, Esquire, Register of the Probate of Wills, and granting Letters of Administration, and Recorder of Deeds in and for the county of Berks.

John Arndt, Esquire, Register of the Probate of Wills, and granting Letters of Administration and Recorder of Deeds in and for the county of Northampton.

John Simpson, Esquire, Register of the Probate of Wills, and granting Letters of Administration, and Recorder of Deeds in and for the county of Northumberland.

Jacob Barnitz, Esquire, Register of the Probate of Wills, and granting Letters of Administration, and Recorder of Deeds in and for the county of York.

William Lyon, Esquire, Register of the Probate of Wills, and granting Letters of Administrators, and Recorder of Deeds in and for the county of Cumberland.