Of Andrew Long against the Commonwealth, for the sum of eight pounds, amount of his account for pine logs furnished in June, 1777, for building chevaux-de-frize at Billingsport

Of John Mortimer, against the Commonwealth, for ten pounds fourteen shillings and four pence, amount of his account for provisions furnished to a party of militia stationed in 1778 and 1779, in Morrison's Cove, Bedford county, for defence of the frontiers of said county.

Upon the petition of George Everson, convicted of larceny, and now confined in the jail of the city and county of Philadelphia, praying a pardon,

Resolved, That the fine to the Commonwealth, and the punishment at hard labor to which he was sentenced by the Court of Quarter Sessions of the county of Philadelphia, for the said offence, be remitted.

Upon application of John Donaldson, Esquire, Register General, informing Council that he is ready to enter upon the duties of his office, whenever a place shall be assigned for the business, it was agreed that Mr. Donnaldson may occupy the room adjoining and westward of the Receiver General's office.

On motion,

Resolved, That to-morrow be assigned for the consideration of the petitions from Northampton county relative to the conduct of the Commissioners of the Taxes and Treasurer of that county. On motion of the Vice President, the petition from Mary Nees was withdrawn.

The Council met the same day at 4 o'clock.

PRESENT:

The Honorable GEORGE ROSS, Esquire, Vice President.

Upon consideration of a letter from General Richard Butler, requesting Council to ascertain the value of out lots No. 33, 34, and thirty-five, in the reserved tract of land opposite Pittsburgh, occupied by his brother, William Butler, the right of pre-emption to which lots was granted by this Board to the said William Butler, Resolved, That the said out lots number 33, 34, and 35, containing in the whole eighteen acres three quarters and fourteen perches, be valued at twelve pounds nine shillings per acre in certificates, including the annexed town lots.

The Council met.

PHILADELPHIA, Thursday, April 2nd, 1789.

PRESENT:

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

Agreeably to a resolution of the General Assembly dated the twenty-eighth day of March last, an order was drawn upon the Treasurer in favor of John McCalmont, for the sum of five hundred and seven pounds eighteen shillings and four pence, payable out of the monies appropriated by act of Assembly dated the day of the same month for payment of just claims upon the Commonwealth, and agreeably to resolution of Assembly of the twenty-eighth day of March last, the said sum being due to him according to the late determination in the Supreme Court of this State.

Mr. Gregg was appointed a member of the Board of Property for the present month.

The Council met.

PHILADELPHIA, Friday, April 3rd, 1789.

PRESENT:

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

Upon consideration of the report of the committee appointed to consider of and report to Council the names of proper persons to ascertain the boundary lines of the county of Huntington,

Resolved, That Benjamin Elliott of Huntington, Matthew Taylor of Bedford and James Harris of Cumberland county, be appointed to run and ascertain the said boundary lines.

On motion, Resolved, That on Monday the sixth day of this month Council will proceed to a further investigation of the memorial of Richard Wells and other papers relative to the conduct of the Comptroller General and Naval officer in the case of the ship Anne, and that the parties concerned be heard at the same time, of which the Secretary was directed to give notice..

The Council met.

PHILADELPHIA, Saturday, April 4th, 1789.

PRESENT:

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

The following orders were drawn upon the Treasurer, vizt: Two orders were drawn in favor of the Honorable Amos Gregg, Esquire, one for eighty-two pounds five shillings, and the other for twenty-two pounds ten shillings, making in the whole the sum of one hundred and four pounds fifteen shillings, which is in full for his attendance in Council until the thirty-first day of March last, inclusive, and for mileage twice going home and returning to Council.

And one order in favor of the Honorable Zebulun Potts, Esquire, for one hundred and two pounds fifteen shillings, in full for his attendance in Council until the thirty-first day of March last, inclusively, and for mileage twice going home and returning to Council.

Upon consideration of a resolution of the General Assembly, dated the twenty-fourth day of March last, relative to reservations of certain lands for the use of the State, at Presque Isle, formed by Lake Erie, at Le Boeuf, at the head of the navigation of French creek, at the mouth of Conewango, in the county of Allegany, and at the fort of Venango, not exceeding at each place three thousand acres of land,

Resolved, That the Surveyor General be directed, and he is hereby directed, to appoint a proper person to locate, survey, and make return of the several tracts mentioned in the said resolution of Assembly, for the use of the Commonwealth, in conformity with the said resolution, and that the locations at each place amount to three thousand acres and no more.

On motion,

Resolved, That the Vice President, Mr. Watt, Mr. Smith, Mr. Smilie, and Mr. Dennison, be a committee to take the evidence in support of the complaint against the late election of Justices of the Peace in the district of the townships of New Providence, Limerick, and Skippack, in the county of Montgomery, and make report of the same to Council.

The Council met.

PHILADELPHIA, Monday, April 6th, 1789.

PRESENT:

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

Upon consideration of the report of the committee to whom was referred the petitions of a number of the inhabitants of the county of Northampton, respecting the conduct of the late County Commissioners and the late Treasurers of the said county,

Resolved, That the petitions aforesaid, charging some of the former County Commissioners and Treasurers of said county with peculation, &ca., be referred to the Attorney General, who is hereby directed to prosecute so many of the Commissioners and Treasurers of the said county as shall appear from the testimony that shall be laid before him, to be guilty of the crimes contained in the said petitions, in such manner as he may think most likely to do justice to the concerned.

Resolved, That the Comptroller General be and he is hereby directed to furnish the Attorney General with such testimony as he hath already collected, or may hereafter collect, for the purpose aforesaid.

Resolved, That the minute of Council of the eighth day of December last, appointing the Honorable Robert Traill, Esquire, and Peter Rhoads, Esquire, to examine into the facts set forth in a petition presented to this Board some time past, complaining of the misconduct of some of the Commissioners of Northampton county, be and the same is hereby rescinded and made void.

Upon consideration of the report of the committee to whom was referred the letter from the Honorable John Jay, Esquire, Secretary for Foreign Affairs, inclosing sundry papers from Germany,

Resolved, That the Secretary be and he is hereby directed to cause advertisements to be published in one, at least, of the English, and one German newspaper of this city, and German paper of Lancaster, calling upon the children of John Ludwig Shumann, who died in the Palatinate in Germany, and whose children came to this State and lived in Chester county, to apply at the Secretary's office for information respecting an estate descended to them by the death of Ludwig Schumann, their grandfather.

The committee appointed to hear the petitioners against the late election of Justices of the Peace in the district of New Providence, Limerick, and Skippack, in the county of Montgomery, informed the Board that some of the parties attended on Saturday, but many others not appearing, for want of proper notice, they had been under the necessity of postponing the business. A list of nine other witnesses was produced, for whom citations were requested.

Resolved, That the said nine witnesses, to wit, John Umstead, Benedict Garve, Isaiah Davis, Jacob Castlebury, Daniel Markley, David Evans, Moses Hopsen, John Richard, and Nicholas Robinson, of the county of Montgomery, be required to attend Council on Wednesday, the fifteenth day of this month, when the Board will proceed to a further hearing of the petitioners touching their complaint against the said election, and that new citations, issue to George Essick, Sen'r, John Shannon, Peter Feadly, William Nelson, Thomas North, Courad Sharer, Christian Shunck, Jacob Auld, Andrew Porter, and Samuel Baird, requiring them to attend at the same time, to give evidence in support of said complaint.

A letter from Mr. Richard Wells, informing the President of the deccase of his mother, was received and read.

On motion,

Resolved, That the hearing which was appointed for this day, touching the complaint contained in the memorial of Richard Wells against the Comptroller General and Naval Officer, be postponed until Thursday next at eleven o'clock, at which time the memorialist, the Comptroller General, and Naval Officer, are required to attend Council.

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