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Jacob Bower and Philip Kremer, Sheriffs, and Peter Feather, Junior, and John Snell, Coroners of the county of Berks; whereupon, it was

Resolved, That Charles Dilworth be appointed and commissionated Sheriff, and Nathan Scofield, Coroner of the county of Chester; Jacob Bennett, Sheriff, and Isaac Vanhorne, Coroner of the county of Bucks; Francis Swaine, Sheriff, and John Roberts, Coroner of the county of Montgomery; and Jacob Boyer, Sheriff, and Peter Feather, Junior, Coroner of the county of Beiks.

Resolved, That the following gentlemen be accepted as sureties,

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John Hannum and Ezekiel Leonard, for the Sheriff of the county of Chester.

James Tate and William Bennett, for the Sheriff of the county of Bucks.

Peter Muhlenberg and John Richards, for the Sheriff of the county of Montgomery.

Nicholas Lutz and John Spohn, for the Sheriff of the county of Berks.

The Council met.

PHILADELPHIA, Monday, October 19th, 1789.

PRESENT:

The Honorable GEORGE ROSS, Esquire, Vice President.

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A return of the General Election held in the county of Northampton, was received and read, by which it appears that the following gentlemen were duly elected, vizt:

Jonas Hartzell, Esquire, Councillor; George Graff and Henry Bush, Sheriffs; and George Shrewer and John Towns, Coroners. On motion, it was

Resolved, That George Graff, Esquire, be appointed and commissionated Sheriff, and George Shrewer, Coroner, of the county of Northampton.

Peter Kohler and Jacob Newhard were offered and accepted as sureties for the said Sheriff's faithfull performance of the duties of his office according to law.

Agreeably to a certificate from Chief Justice McKean and Judge Rush, an order was drawn upon the Treasurer in favor of Edward Burd, Esquire, for the sum of six pounds, being the expences of the Honorable William Augustus Atlee, Esquire, in coming to and

returning from a Supreme Court held at Philadelphia on the twentyfourth of September last, and a Court of Oyer and Terminer and General Jail Delivery held at Philadelphia on the eighth day of this month.

Upon the second reading of the petition of Thomas Wright, of Bucks county, praying remission of the sum of fifteen pounds due from him to the State, being the remainder of the sum of fifty pounds, to which he was sentenced for an assault and battery upon Joseph Thomas,

was

Ordered, That the petitioner have leave to withdraw his petition. Upon the second reading of the petition of William Read; it

Resolved, That the fine of ten pounds due to the State to which he was sentenced upon being convicted of selling spirituous liquors without licence'in the county of Philadelphia, be remitted.

The Council met.

PHILADELPHIA, Tuesday, October 20th, 1789.

PRESENT:

The Honorable GEORGE ROSS, Esquire, Vice President.

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Jonas Hartzell, Esquire, Councillor elect for the county of Northampton, attended, and was admitted to a seat at the Board, he having previously taken the oaths required by the Constitution.

The oath to support the Constitution of the United States required by Act of Congress of the first day of June last, was also duly administered to Mr. Hartzell.

Returns of the General Elections held in the counties of Lancaster, York and Cumberland, were received and read, by which it appears that the following gentlemen were duly elected: James Ross and Michael App, Sheriffs, and George Graff and John Weidley, Coroners of the county of Lancaster.

Conrad Laub and William McClellan, Sheriffs, and Andrew Johnston, and Doctor John Morris, Coroners for the county of York; and Thomas Buchanan, and John Jordan, Sheriffs, and Henry Quigley, and James Lamberton, Coroners for the county of Cumberland; whereupon, it was

Resolved, That James Ross be appointed and commissionated Sheriff, and George Graff, Coroner of the county of Lancaster. VOL. XVI.-13.

Conrad Laub, Sheriff, and Andrew Johnston, Coroner of the county of York; and Thomas Buchanan, Sheriff, and Henry Quigley, Coroner of the county of Cumberland.

Resolved, That the following gentlemen be accepted as sureties, vizt: Doctor Frederick Kuhn and Samuel Wright, for the Sheriff of the county of Lancaster; Daniel May, Philip Gausler and Andrew Billmeyer, for the Sheriff of the county of York; and William McFarland and James Loughlin, for the Sheriff of the county of Cumberland.

Colonel Willing informed Council that the law for erecting part of Chester county into a new county, directed that the Coroner for that new county should give security in the sum of seven hundred and fifty pounds for the faithfull performance of his office; and thereupon, Joseph Dicks and Thomas Hinkson, were accepted as sureties.

A letter from John Sellers, resigning his appointment as one of the Commissioners for viewing the river Schuylkill, agreeably to Act of Assembly passed the twenty-eighth of September last, was received and read, and his resignation accepted.

On motion,

Resolved, That Benjamin Rittenhouse, Esquire, be appointed. a Commissioner to view the river Schuylkill, in the room of John Sellers, resigned.

Philip Sheaff, Esquire, who was appointed by Council on the ninth instant, to be Collector of Excise in the county of Delaware, now offered Richard Willing, Esquire, and William Sheaff, merchant, as his sureties, and they were accepted.

On motion,

Resolved, That Tuesday next be assigned for going into the appointment of a Surveyor General for this State.

The Council met.

PHILADELPHIA, Wednesday, October 21st, 1789.

PRESENT:

The Honorable GEORGE ROSS, Esquire, Vice President.

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Returns of the General Election held in the counties of Northumberland and Dauphine, were received and read, by which it appears that the following gentlemen were duly elected, vizt:

William Wilson, Esquire, Councillor; Martin Withington and John Clunie, Sheriffs; and Joseph Lorentz, and Daniel Aurandt, Coroners of the county of Northumberland.

James Clunie and Rudolph Keller, Sheriffs; and Michael Rahm, and Peter Miller, Coroners of the county of Dauphine; whereupon, Resolved, That Martin Withington, Esquire, be appointed and commissionated Sheriff, and Joseph Lorentz, Coroner of the county of Northumberland; and that James Clunie, Esquire, be appointed and commissiouated Sheriff, and Michael Rahm, Coroner for the county of Dauphine.

Resolved, That the following gentlemen be accepted as sureties, vizt: Henry Shoemaker, George Moy and Andrew Stroup, for the Sheriff of the county of Northumberland; and Robert Clark, and Valentine Hummell, for the Sheriff of the county of Dauphine.

Upon application of John Adlum, one of the Commissioners appointed to view the river Schuylkill, an order was drawn upon the Treasurer in his favor for the sum of thirty pounds, payable out of the fund appropriated by Act of the General Assembly passed the twenty-eighth of September last, to enable him to proceed in the business of his appointment, and for which sum he is to be accountable.

A return of an election of officers of the eighth company of the first battalion of militia of the county of Luzerne, signed by the Lieutenant of that county, was read, approved, and commissions were directed to issue agreeably thereto.

The accounts of Henry Spycker, Esquire, paymaster of the militia of the county of Berks, with the Comptroller General's report thereon, which was read and approved in Council the twenty-third day of May, 1789, were laid before the Board; and thereupon, an order was directed to issue in his favor upon the Treasurer for the sum of two hundred and seventeen pounds six shillings and five pence, payable out of the monies arising from militia fines in the said county of Berks, being a ballance due upon the said account to him from the State.

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

Of Captain John Nelson, for the pay of his company of Northampton county militia for services in 1779, 1780, and 1781, at sundry times as therein specified, amounting to fourteen pounds fifteen shillings and five pence.

Of Captain Alexander Forsman, of the militia of Northampton county, for the pay of himself and his Ensign for services in 1778, 1779 and 1780, amounting to four pounds four shillings and three pence.

Upon the second reading of the petition of Bartholomew Van Heer, who was convicted of an assault and battery upon a certain Peter Borger, at the last Mayor's Court, and sentenced to pay a

fine of five pounds to the use of the Commonwealth, praying remission of the said fine,

Resolved, That the prayer of the said petition be granted.

Upon application of John Hewson, requesting Council to grant him an order for fifty pounds, being the third installment allowed by act of Assembly passed the twenty-seventh day of March last, to assist him in carrying on his business of callico printing and bleaching in this State,

Resolved, That an order issue in favor of the said John Hewson, for the said sum of fifty pounds; and that Peter Smallwood be accepted as surety for the faithfull application and repayment of the said sum, according to the true intent and meaning of the said act of Assembly.

The Council met.

PHILADELPHIA, Thursday, October 22nd, 1789.

PRESENT:

The Honorable GEORGE ROSS, Esquire, Vice President.

Samuel Miles,

James Read,

Amos Gregg,

Abraham Smith,

Christopher Kucher,

Samuel Edie,

Jonas Hartzell,

Zebulun Potts, and > Esquires.
Richard Willing,

A return of the general election of Sheriffs and Coroners held in the county of Luzerne was received and read, by which it appears that the following gentlemen were duly elected, vizt:-Jesse Fell and William Ross Sheriff; and Abel Yarington and Nathan Cary Coroners.

On motion,

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

James Stewart, Putnam Catlin and Nathan Kingley, were offered and accepted as sureties for the said Sheriff's discharge of the duties of his office according to law.

The Comptroller and Register General's reports upon the account of Richard Footman, Auctioneer for the district of Moyamensing, for State duty received upon goods sold at auction, from the thirtieth of March until the twenty-eighth of September, 1789, amounting to sixty-nine pounds and five pence half penny, was read and approved.

Upon the petition and recommendation for the pardon of a certain William Kintzler, who was convicted in the county of Mont

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