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The Council met.

PHILADELPHIA, Thursday, April 30th, 1789.

PRESENT:

The Honorable GEORGE ROSS, Esquire, Vice President.

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The following orders were drawn upon the Treasurer, vizt:

In favor of His Excellency Benjamin Franklin, for seventy-seven pounds five shillings and six pence, amount of his account for postage of public letters paid by him during the time of his Presidentship of this State, according to the Comptroller and Register General's report of the twenty ninth instant.

In favor of Mr. Francis Bailey, for forty-two pounds five shillings and seven pence, amount of his account for printing work done for the Comptroller General's office, and for inserting in the Freeman's Journal advertisements upon public business, according to the Comptroller and Register General's report of the twenty-ninth of this month.

In favor of the Honorable Abraham Smith, Esquire, for fifty-four pounds five shillings, in full for his attendance in Council from the seventeenth of February, until the thirtieth of April, 1789, inclusively.

In favor of Frederick Snyder, for fifteen pounds, being one month's wages as doorkeeper to Council, including this day.

The report of the committee to whom was referred the accounts of Mr. William Turnbull, with the Comptroller General's statement thereon, was read the second time, and an order taken that the further consideration thereof be postponed until Saturday next.

The petition of Joshua Elder, presented to Council on the ninth day of April, 1788, stating that he has not appealed from the settlement of his account as late Sub-Lieutenant of the county of Lancaster, by the Comptroller General, within the time allowed by law, owing to his not receiving timely notice of said settlement, and praying Council to agree to an audit of the said accounts, was read the second time, the Comptroller General's report upon the said petition being also read; it was thereupon,

Resolved, That Council cannot grant the relief prayed for, and that the petitioner have leave to withdraw his petition.

On application of Christian Febiger, Esquire, late Auctioneer of the township of the Northern Liberties, in the county of Philadelphia,

Resolved, That Christian Febiger, Esquire, during the time he acted as Auctioneer of the Northern Liberties, hath executed the several duties of the said office with fidelity, and to the satisfaction of the Board.

Council taking into consideration that agreeably to a late act of Assembly, the Guard of Invalids will be discharged from their present service on the first of next month,

Resolved, That under their present circumstances, they be entitled to receive rations for eight days, commencing the first and ending the eighth day of May, to enable them to travel to their respective places of residence.

The Council met.

PHILADELPHIA, Saturday, May 2nd, 1789.

PRESENT:

The Honorable GEORGE ROSS, Esquire, Vice President.

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Upon application of William Henry, Esquire, Lieutenant of the city and liberties of Philadelphia, an order was drawn upon the Treasurer in his favor for two hundred and seventy-three pounds, payable out of the monies arising from militia fines in the said city and liberties, for defraying the expence of exercising the militia on the ensuing muster days, for which sum he is to account.

Agreeably to a certificate from the Judges of the Supreme Court, an order was drawn upon the Treasurer in favor of Edward Burd, for seven pounds, being the expences of the Honorable Judge Atlee in coming to and returning from a Supreme Court held at Philadelphia for the term of April, 1789, and a Court of Nisi Prius for Philadelphia county, immediately succeeding the said Supreme Court, and which are not chargeable to the county of Philadelphia.

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A petition from several freeholders residing in the district composed of the townships of Londongrove, Newgarden and Britain, in the county of Chester, against an election of Justices of the Peace held in the said district on the read, and an order taken that William Clingan, Philip Scott, and William Hazlet, Esquires, Justices of the Peace in and for the said county, living near the said district, be authorized and directed to investigate the facts stated in the said petition, upon the oaths of

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such witnesses as may be adduced, aud make report of their ceedings to this Board, in manner and form prescribed in and by an act of the General Assembly intituled "An 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.

Upon application of the Attorney General for sundry original. papers in the office of the Secretary of the Land office, that are necessary to be produced on the tryul at law respecting the right to Hogg Island,

Ordered, That Mr. Kennedy, Secretary of the Land Office, be authorized and directed to deliver to the Attorney General such papers as in his opinion will be useful upon the said tryal, taking a receipt to return them to the said office when the tryal is ended. Upon consideration of the report of the committee to whom was referred the motion of Colonel Miles for appropriating a lot of ground in the city of Philadelphia for the interment of deceased strangers,

Resolved, That agreeably to the directions of an act of the General Assembly passed the eighth day of April, 1786, intituled and Act for directing the sale of such of the city lots as remain the property of the State, &ca., the lot of ground situate in the south of Vine street, and between Front and Second streets from Schuylkill, being three hundred and sixteen feet in breadth on said Front and Second streets, and extending in length from Front to Second street, along the south side of Vine street, three hundred and ninetysix feet, be and the same is hereby appropriated as a burial ground for the enterment of deceased strangers and others who may not have been in communion with a religious society at the time of their decease.

The committoe to whom was referred the petition of Matthias Lukens, convicted in the year 1783 of manslaughter, stating that his brother, one of his sureties for good behaviour, hath delivered him up, that he is now confined in the jail of the city and county of Philadelphia, and praying Council to remit the security required of him, in consideration of his long confinement, made report, which was read, and Mr. Potts, one of the committee, having reported that he had consulted the Attorney General upon the said petition, who was of opinion that the petitioner's and his mother's bond is sufficient security, thereupon,

Resolved, That the said Matthias Lukens be released from his present confinement, agreeably to the prayer of his petition. The following report of the committee to whom was referred the accounts of Mr. William Turnbull, with the Comptroller General's reports thereon, was read and adopted, vizt:

The Committee to whom was referred the accounts of William Turnbull, report:

That having examined the same and called on the Comptroller General, and having had an interview with Mr. Turnbull, find that

his only complaint is his not being allowed depreciation on his accounts, which originated and closed with the nominal sum, previous to the passing of the law which ascertained the value of Continental money, and therefore offer the following resolution :

Resolved, That the accounts of Mr. William Turnbull, as reported by the Comptroller General, be approved.

On motion,

Resolved, That General Lewis Nichola be and he is hereby directed forthwith to deliver all the public arms, accoutrements, &ca., belonging to the State, and now in possession of the Invalids Guards, to Joseph Stiles, Commissary of Military Stores.

On motion,

Resolved, That the Comptroller General be directed to lay before Council a list of such officers comprehended in the resolution of this Board of the twelfth of December last, who have not complied therewith.

Mr. Gregg was appointed a member of the Board of Property.

The Council met.

PHILADELPHIA, Monday, May 4th, 1789.

PRESENT:

The Honorable GEORGE ROSS, Esquire, Vice President.

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Richard Backhouse, Esquire, was appointed and commissionated a Justice of the Peace and of the Court of Commonpleas in and for

the county of Bucks, upon a return made according to law, from the district of the townships of Nockamixon and Durham in the said county.

A return of Field officers of the militia of the county of Montgomery, signed by Abel Morgan, Esquire, Lieutenant of the said county, was received and read and commissions directed to issue agreeably thereto.

The Council met.

PHILADELPHIA, Wednesday, May 6th, 1789.

PRESENT:

The Honorable GEORGE ROSS, Esquire, Vice President.

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Agreeably to the minute of the second instant the Comptroller made report of the names of Civil officers in the several counties with the dates to which they have severally settled, which was read and to-morrow assigned for the consideration of the same.

An order was drawn upon the Treasurer in favor of James Crawford, for three pounds, payable out of the fund appropriated by act of the General Assembly, dated the twenty-ninth of March, 1787, amount of his account for twenty days labour on the road leading from the Frankstown branch of Juniata, to the river Conemaugh, according to the Comptroller General's, Register General's reports..

The Comptroller and Register General's report upon the accounts of Samuel Moore for a rifle gun and accoutrements taken from him by the savages at Frankstown, in Bedford county, while in actual service as a volunteer under Captain Boyd, in 1781, valued at five pounds five shillings, was read and approved.

A petition from Patrick Quinn, convicted of forgery upon two indictments, in the city of Philadelphia, praying Council to remit the sentence which the City Court has passed upon him for the said offence, was read and an order taken that the same be dismissed.

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