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In Northampton county-For William Craig, Prothonotary, Conra Irie, jun'r, and William Barnett.

In Cumberland county-For William Lyon, Prothonotary, William

Duffield.

For Charles Lieper, Sheriff, John Miller and William Moore.

In Washington county-For Thomas Scott, Prothonotary, James. Marshall and John Neville.

In Bedford county-For David Espy, Prothonotary, Bernard Dougherty and Thomas Smith.

For Hugh Barclay, Lieutenant, George Woods. For Arthur McGaughey, Sheriff, Samuel Davidson and George Funk.

In Fayette county-For Ephraim Doughlass, Prothonotary, Gen'l Arthur StClair and Gen'l James Irvine.

For Joseph Terrance, Sheriff, Ephraim Douglass and James Paul.

In Franklin county-For Edward Crawford, Prothonotary.

For John Johnston, Sheriff, Thomas Campbell and John Boggs.

For Robert Parker, Collector of Excise, Doctor William McGaw and Robert Smith.

In Huntington county-For John Patton, Sheriff, Henry Neff and John Matthews.

Eor Andrew Henderson, Prothonotary, Is

rael Israel and John Cannon.

Upon consideration of the report of the committee to whom was referred the letter of the Comptroller General' respecting the banks of Mud Island,

Resolved, That the Comptroller General take order for the immediate repairing such part of the banks of Mud Island as are by the lease to be kept up at the expence of the State.

The Council met.

PHILADELPHIA, Friday, March 20th, 1789.

PRESENT:

His Excellency THOMAS MIFFLIN, Esquire, President.

The Honorable GEORGE ROSS, Esquire, Vice President.

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The following orders were drawn upon the Treasurer, vizt:

In favor of the Honorable Richard Willing, Esquire, for fortyeight pounds fifteen shillings, in full for his attendance in Council until this day inclusively.

In favor of the Honorable James Read, Esquire, for twenty pounds five shillings, in full for his attendance in Council until this day inclusive.

In favor of the Honorable Tench Coxe, Esquire, for forty-three pounds, in full for his pay as a delegate from this State to Congress from the sixteenth day of February, until the fifth day of March, 1789, and his mileage, according to the Comptroller General's report.'

Two orders were drawn in favor of John Penn, the elder, for three thousand seven hundred and fifty pounds sterling, each, and four orders in favor of John Penn, the younger, for eleven thousand two hundred and fifty pounds sterling, each, payable out of the funds appropriated by act of the General Assembly dated the sixteenth day of March, 1785, together the interest which is due thereon, which sums, together with the monies paid upon former orders, are in full of five installments of the one hundred and thirty thousand pounds sterling, which is directed by law to be paid to the late Proprietors of Pennsylvania.

The further consideration of the report of the committee on the memorial of Richard Wells, relative to the Comptroller General and Naval Officer, was postponed until to-morrow.

Upon consideration of the report of the committee to whom was referred the memorial of the acting committee of the Society for promoting the abolition of slavery and the relief of free Negroes unlawfully held in bondage, relative to the case of a free Negro of the name of Philip, who has been taken from this State and is now held in bondage in the province of Louisiana,

VOL. XVI.-3.

Resolved, That His Excellency the President be requested to apply to the Governor of the said Province by letter, and demand the said Negro as a citizen of Pennsylvania, and that the several affidavits and other papers accompanying the said memorial, be authenticated by the necessary certificates and seals, and enclosed in the President's letter to the said Governor of Louisiana.

The Council met.

PHILADELPHIA, Saturday, March 21st, 1789.

PRESENT:

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

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The following orders were drawn upon the Treasurer, vizt: In favor of the Honorable Christopher Kucher for fifty-two pounds ten shillings, in full for his attendance in Council until this day, inclusively.

In favor of the Honorable Nathan Dennison, Esquire, for fifteen pounds fifteen shillings, for his attendance in Council until this day, inclusively.

In favor of Matthew Wilson and Elizabeth Wilson, Executors of Robert Wilson, for ten pounds sixteen shillings and three pence, being the costs of suit in the Supreme Court upon an appeal to the said Court from the settlement of the said Robert Wilson's account, as late Sub-Lieutenant of Chester county, by the Comptroller General, as appears by a certificate from the Prothonotary of the said court.

The further consideration of the report of the committee to whom was referred the memorial of Richard Wells, relative to the conduct of the Comptroller General and Naval Officer in the case of the ship Anne, was postponed until Thursday next.

Upon consideration of a petition and recommendation in favor of William Sutherland, convicted of an assault and battery, in the county of Philadelphia, praying remission of the fine of twenty shillings payable to the use of the Commonwealth, imposed upon him for the said offence,

Resolved, That the said fine be remitted.

The Council met.

PHILADELPHIA, Monday, March 23rd, 1789.

PRESENT:

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

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A letter from Christian Febiger, Esquire, containing his resignation of the office of Auctioneer for the Northern Liberties, and requesting Council to accept of the same, was read; and thereupon Resolved, That the said resignation be accepted.

On motion,

Resolved, That to-morrow be assigned for the choice of an Auctioneer for the Northern Liberties and of an Auctioneer for the district of Moyamensing.

A transcript of a resolution of the General Assembly, dated the twentieth day of this month, requesting Council to suspend the sale of the estate of Robert Robertson, for a debt due to the Commonwealth, during the life of Grizzle Robertson, his widow, was laid before the Board and read; on consideration,

Resolved, That the Sheriff of the county of Bucks be and he is hereby authorized and directed to suspend the sale of the real estate late of Robert Robertson, deceased, now under judgment in favor of the Commonwealth against the administrators, during the life of Grizzle Robertson, the widow of the said Robert Robertson.

The Council met.

PHILADELPHIA, Tuesday, March 24th, 1789.

PRESENT:

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

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Mr. Redick, member of this Board, was offered and accepted as sureties for Thomas Scott, Esquire, Prothonotary of the county of

Washington, in the room of John Neville, Esquire, who was approved by the Board on the nineteenth instant as surety for Mr. Scott.

On motion,

Resolved, That a dedimus potestatum issue to Thomas Scott, Thomas Stokely, John Hoge and Absalom Baird, Esquires, of the county of Washington.

Agreeably to the minute of yesterday, Council proceeded to the choice of an Auctioneer for the Northern Liberties, in the room of Christian Febiger, Esq'r, resigned, and of an Auctioneer for the district of the township of Moyamensing, agreeably to act of Assembly dated the nineteenth day of March instant, when William Shannon, Esquire, was unanimously appointed Auctioneer for the Northern Liberties; and the ballots being taken for the several candidates for the office of Auctioneer for the district of Moyamensing, it appeared that Richard Footman, Esquire, had the highest number of votes and was duly elected Auctioneer for the said district, agreeably to the said act of Assembly.

Upon consideration of a petition from several freeholders resident in the district of the townships of Hopewell, in the county of Bedford, complaining of irregular proceedings at the late election for Justices in the said district, and praying Council to grant them a hearing touching the said complaint,

Resolved, That Hugh Barclay, William Proctor and Thomas Colter, Esquires, Justices of the Peace in the county of Bedford, living near the said district, be and they are hereby authorized and directed to investigate the facts stated in the said petition upon the oaths of such witnesses as may be adduced, and make report thereof to this Board in manner and form prescribed an and by an Act of General Assembly intituled "An Act to remedy the defects of the several acts of Assembly heretofore made for regulating the elections of Justices of the Peace throughout this State, &ca.," passed the thirty-first of March, 1784.

A report from Generals Butler and Gibson, Commissioners appointed by Council to negotiate and compleat the purchase from the Indians of the triangular piece of country lying west of the western boundary of the State of New York, and between the northern boundary of this State and Lake Erie, was received and read, together with an Indian deed of cession for the aforesaid tract of country, and certain articles accompanying the said report. A letter from General Butler, relative to a grant of one thousand or fifteen hundred acres of land from the Commonwealth to the Cornplanter, a Chief of the Seneca Nation, in consideration of his serVices to the State, was also received and read; whereupon, it was Resolved, That the report of the said Commissioners, and letter from General Butler relative to the Cornplanter, together with the before mentioned Indians' deed and articles be transmitted to the

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