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Petitions from William Augustus Patterson, late of the said army, and from George Palmer, late of the State Navy, praying relief, were read; and on consideration

Resolved, That Council cannot grant to the petitioners the relief prayed for, and that they have leave to withdraw their petitions.

The Council met.

PHILADELPHIA, Thursday, February 19th, 1789.

PRESENT:

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

Samuel Miles,

Jame Read,

Richard Willing,

Amos Gregg,
Frederick Watt,

William Maclay,

Abraham Smith,

George Woods,

John Smilie,

Christopher Kucher,

Zebulun Potts, and
Nathan Dennison,

Esquires.

Council took into consideration the case of Charles Read, convicted of murder at the last Court of Oyer and Terminer and General Jail Delivery, held in the city of Philadelpnia for the county of Philadelphia, and now confined in the jail of the said county under sentence of death for the said crime, and the transcript of the record of his conviction being read, it was thereupon

Resolved, That a warrant issue under the lesser seal, commanding the Sheriff of the said county to execute the sentence of the said court upon him the said Charles Read, on Saturday the twentyeighth of this present month, at the usual place of execution.

The Council met.

PHILADELPHIA, Saturday, February 20th, 1789.

PRESENT:

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

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An order was drawn upon the Treasurer in favor of the Honorable James Read, Esquire, for forty-seven pounds five shillings, in full of his account for attendance in Council from the twentieth day of December, 1788, untill February the twenty-first, 1789, inclusively.

Upon consideration of the report of the committee to whom was referred the petition from Colonel Christian Febiger, of the third instant, praying Council to direct the Treasurer to discount the sum of one hundred and twelve pounds thirteen shillings and two pence, out of interest due to him upon his certificates, to pay a ballance due by him to the State upon his quarterly account, as Auctioneer of the Northern Liberties.

Resolved, That it would be improper for this Board to grant the request of Colonel Febiger, contained in the said petition.

The Council met.

PHILADELPHIA, Monday, February 23rd, 1789.

PRESENT:

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

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Agreeably to the Comptroller General's reports, the following orders were drawn upon the Treasurer, vizt:

In favor of the Honorable Tench Coxe, Esquire, for ninety pounds, in full for his attendance as a Delegate from this State to Congress untill the sixteenth of this month, inclusively.

And in favor of the Honorable Richard Peters, Esquire, and Mr. John Curwen for three pounds, in full of their account of cash advanced by them to Nathan Gibson and B. Cochran, for surveying Jones's lane, agreeably to instructions from Council dated July the nineteenth, 1788.

The Council met.

PHILADELPHIA, Tuesday, February 24th, 1789.

PRESENT:

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

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Upon consideration of the report of the Committee to whom were referred the several applications for payments of rewards for apprehending Luzerne county rioters,

Resolved, That an order be drawn upon the Treasurer in favor of Matthias Hollenback, for the sum of five hundred dollars, being the amount of the several rewards offered by Proclamation of Council, dated the eighth day of July last, for apprehending Aaron Killburn, Joseph Killburn, Zebulun Cady, Nathan Abbott and Benjamin Abbott, to be by him paid to the several persons concerned in taking the said rioters according to their several shares therein. Resolved, That no reward be paid for apprehending Darius Parks.

On motion,

Resolved, That the representation of Mr. Woods, relative to the conduct of the Surveyor General in depriving him of part of his district, be sent to the Surveyor General.

The Council met.

PHILADELPHIA, Wednesday, February 25th, 1789.

PRESENT:

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

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Agreeably to the Comptroller General's report, an order was drawn upon the Treasurer in favor of Matthias Hollenback, Esquire, for four pounds seventeen shillings and two pence, amount of his account for carriage of fifty stand of musquets from Lancaster to Wioming by the way of Middletown, and for cash paid to George Fry for storing the same.

Upon consideration of the several petitions and recommendations in favor of Benjamin Williams and Nicholas Yundt, the former convicted of an assault and battery, and the latter for fornication and bastardy, in the county of Lancaster, for remission of their fines,

Resolved, That the several fines adjudged to be paid to the use of the Commonwealth by the said Benjamin Williams and Nicholas Yundt, upon their being convicted as aforesaid, be remitted.

An order was drawn upon the Treasurer in favor of His Excellency Thomas Mifflin, Esquire, for three hundred and seventy-five pounds, being one quarter's salary as President of the State, for which sum he is to account.

Upon consideration of the report of the Committee, to whom was referred the return of an election of Justices of the Peace, lately held in the second district of the county of Luzerne,

Resolved, That the election for Justices of the Peace, held on the twentieth day of January last, in the second district of the county of Luzerne, was not conducted according to law, and therefore, that the proceedings at said election, and the return thereof be quashed.

The Council met.

PHILADELPHIA, Thursday, February 26th, 1789.

PRESENT:

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

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Robert McIlhaney, Esquire, was appointed and commissionated a Justice of the Peace, and of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the county of York, upon a return made according to law from the district of the townships of Germany and Mountjoy in the said county.

The Council met.

PHILADELPHIA, Friday, February 27th, 1789.

PRESENT:

His Excellency THOMAS MIFFLIN, Esquire, President.

The Honorable GEORGE ROSS, Esquire, Vice President.

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An order was drawn upon the Treasurer in favor of the Honorable William Maclay, Esquire, for thirty-one pounds two shillings, in full for his attendance in Council from the twenty-sixth day of January, until the twenty-seventh day of February, 1789, inclusively.

Upon the verbal report of the Committee to whom it was referred to consider of and report to Council, on the propriety of granting credentials to the Senators and Representatives of this State in the Congress of the United States,

Resolved, That no farther order be taken by Council thereon.

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