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Resolved, That the State's share of the said forfeiture be remitted, it appearing to Council that the petitioner had no intention to defraud the State.

Upon further consideration of the petition of Alexander Brodie, who was convicted of an assault and battery upon Jonathan Penrose, Esquire, with an intent to kill him, the said Jonathan, and was sentenced by the Court of Oyer and Terminer of the county of Philadelphia, to pay a fine of twenty-five pounds to the Commonwealth, and to be imprisoned three months, &ca; and it appearing to Council that the term of his imprisonment is expired, it was Resolved, To remit the fine of twenty-five pounds which is due to the Commonwealth.

On motion,

Resolved, That the Corporation of the city be authorized to fix upon any spot of ground in the State House yard for sinking a necessary, which they may judge most convenient and suitable.

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Zebulun Potts,

A return of the general election of Sheriffs and Coroners for the county of Luzerne was received and read, by which it appears that the following gentlemen were duly elected, vizt:-Jesse Fell and Arnold Colt, Sheriffs; and Abel Yarington and Abel Pierce, Coroners; whereupon, it was

Resolved, That Jesse Fell be appointed and commissionated Sheriff, and Abel Yarington, Coroner, of the said county.

Putnam Catlin, Esquire, John Holland back and Nathan Carey, of the county of Luzerne, were offered and accepted as sureties for Jesse Fell's faithfull performance of the duties of his office of Sheriff of the said county, according to law.

Edward Crawford, Junior, Esquire, who was, on the fourth day of September last, re-appointed by Council Register of Wills and Recorder of Deeds for the county of Franklin, attended, and offered as his sureties Edward Crawford, Senior, and John Crawford, and also John Work, James Crawford and Johnston Elliott, as sureties for Henry Work, Esquire, who was yesterday appointed Sheriff of the said county.

Whereupon, it was agreed to accept the said gentlemen as sureties for the said officers.

A commission to Abraham Smith and Edward Crawford, junior, Esquires, authorizing them to take Sheriff Work's recognizance and bond in the county, was issued agreeably to the minute of yesterday.

A representation of several respectable citizens of Philadelphia, presented by the Reverend Ashbel Green and Thomas Morris, for the pardon or respite for one or two weeks of Patrick Waugh, under sentence of death for murder, was read, and on motion of Colonel Miles, seconded by Doctor Gregg, it was

Resolved, To respite the said Patrick Waugh to Saturday the twentieth of November next.

Cornplanter and five other Indian Chiefs were introduced to Council, the President informed them the Supreme Executive Council of Pennsylvania was happy to see them, and ready to hear what they have to say.

Cornplanter:-Brothers, we were very happy when we received the answer to our letter sent to the Quaker State; we are very happy to see you. We could not come at the time appointed, it was two soon afterwards, when we were coming we heard of the murder of two of our people, I was obliged to satisfy my people. After I had satisfied my people, I received a message from the Shawnese and other nations that I should not come till we had a Council with them. When the fire was kindled with the Shawnese they brought a Virginia scalp and insisting on our seizing the scalp, or they would treat us the same as the Big Knife; we told them the Council was for peace not for war, I sent to all the tribes to be at peace with the thirteen fires.

Brothers:-I am much fatigued, I want to get a friend to write my speech, as no interpreter can do it as well as if it was wrote. I will be ready on Tuesday morning.

President: The Council have given orders to the Secretary to supply you with what is immediately necessary.

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Returns of the general election of Sheriffs and Coroners in the counties of Dauphine and Bedford, were received and read, by which it appears that the following gentlemen were duly elected, vizt:

For the county of Dauphine, James Clunie and David Krauze, Sheriffs, and Michael Rahm and Peter Miller, Coroners; and

For the county of Bedford, Thomas McGaughey and James. Black, Sheriffs, and Thomas Vickry and Phoelix Mellen, Coroners. Whereupon, it was

Resolved, That James Clunie be appointed and commissionated Sheriff, and Michael Rahm, Coroner, for the county of Dauphine; and Thomas McGaughey, Sheriff, and Thomas Vickry, Coroner, of the county of Bedford.

In conformity with the act of Assembly passed the fifth day of March last, entituled "An Act relaling to the sureties to be given by Sheriffs and Coroners," James Clunie and Thomas McGaughey, Esquires, appeared before Council, and severally entered into recognizances for the faithfull performance of their respective offices according to law in the following sums, vizt: James Clunie, Esquire, Sheriff of Dauphine county, fifteen hundred pounds, and Thomas McGaughey, Esquire, Sheriff of the county of Bedford, one thousand pounds; and the following gentlemen were offered and accepted as sureties, vizt: for James Clunié, Esquire, Vallentine Hummell and Robert Clark, and for Thomas McGaughey, Esquire, James Patterson and Joseph Morrison.

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The following orders were drawn upon the Treasurer, vizt: In favor of Ph. Charles Biddle, Esquire, for the sum of one hundred pounds, for the purpose of defraying the expenses of the Cornplanter and five Indian Chiefs of the Seneca Nation, who are now in this city, for which sum the Secretary is to account.

In favor of the Honorable Zebulun Potts, Esquire, for the sum of one hundred and thirty-five pounds sixteen shillings, being in full for his attendance in Council from the twentieth of April until the twenty-sixth of October, 1790, deducting seven days' absence, and for mileage once coming to Philadelphia and going

home.

William Graham and Elijah Price were offered and accepted as sureties for Caleb Bennett, who was on the twenty-first instant appointed Coroner of the county of Delaware.

A letter from the Cornplanter, in excuse for his not meeting Council this morning according to appointment, and requesting further time to prepare the statement he wishes to make to Council, was read

Two patents were directed to issue to Colonel George Morgan for four city lots, numbered in the general plan of city 1769, 1770, 1776 and 1777, which were purchased from the Commonwealth at a public auction or vendue held on the thirtieth of May, 1782, for the sum of seven hundred and thirty pounds, by Doctor John Morgan, who by his deed dated the twentieth of December, 1781, conveyed the same lots to the said Colonel George Morgan, who on the twenty-second instant paid into the Treasurer the ballance of the said purchase money.

Mr. Butler informed Council that Jesse Fell, Esquire, the Sheriff elect of Luzerne county, has not appeared, not knowing that the act of Assembly of the fifth of March last required his attendance in Philadelphia to enter into recognizance, and moved that a commission be issued to Colonel Timothy Pickering and Nathan Dennison, Esquires, to take his recognizance and bond; whereupon it

was

Resolved, That a commission be issued to the said Timothy Pickering and Nathan Dennison, authorizing them to take from the Sheriff and Coroner of the county of Luzerne the several recognizances and bonds required of them by the said act of Assembly; and that the said Commissioners make a report to Council of their proceedings in the premises.

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An order was drawn upon the Treasurer in favor of the Honorable Christopher Kucher, Esquire, for the sum of thirty-nine pounds, in full for his attendance in Council, from the twentieth of August until the eleventh of November, 1790, inclusively.

On motion, Joseph Lorentz was appointed Coroner of the county of Northumberland, and George Graff, Coroner of the county of Lancaster.

James Clunie, Esquire, Sheriff of the county of Dauphine, attended and requested Council to issue a commission authorizing

John Kean and John Dentzell, Esquires, to take the recognizance and a bond with sureties, which the act of Assembly of the fifth of March last requires, from Michael Rahm, the Coroner of that county, who has not appeared before Council to enter into the same; whereupon, it was

Resolved, That a commission be issued to John Kean and John Dentzell, Esquires, authorizing them to take from the said Coroner the recognizance and bond aforesaid, and that the said Commissioners make a report to Council of their proceedings in the premises.

Colonel Robert Clark and Jacob Rahm were offered and accepted as sureties for Michael Rahm, the Coroner of the county of Dauphine.

Upon the second reading of a petition from Thomas Wigton of Luzerne county, who was convicted of assault and battery, and imprisoning Job Whitcomb and Thomas Coleman contrary to law, and fined by the Court of General Quarter Sessions of the said county, in the sum of five pounds, praying remission of the said fine, and the petitioner being well recommended to Council for the said remission, it was

Resolved, To remit the said fine of five pounds.

A petition from William Dean, Esquire, and others, complaining of irregular proceedings at the last election of Sheriffs in Mont gomery county, was read and referred to Messrs. Gregg, Butler, Martin, Miles and Willing.

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Amos Gregg, and

Esquires.

Richard Willing, Nathaniel Breading,

The reports of the Comptroller and Register General's reports upon the following accounts, were read and approved, vizt:

Of John Chaloner, Esquire, Auctioneer of the Northern Liberties, for the State duty upon sales at auction, from the eighteenth of April, untill the fifth day of July, 1790, amounting to one hundred and seventeen pounds fifteen shillings and seven pence and three farthings.

Of John Craybill, for the time of his servant Michael Dugan, who was inlisted into the Continental army in May, 1776, amounting to thirty pounds, not allowed by the Comptroller General and Register General.

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