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.

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 commissionated 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 mili tia 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.

The Comptroller and Register General's reports upon the following 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.

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

gomery of larceny, and sentenced to pay to the use of the Commonwealth a fine of twenty-four shillings and undergo a servitude at hard labor for one year,

Resolved, That the said William Kintzler be pardoned.

The Council met.

PHILADELPHIA, Friday, October 23rd, 1789.

PRESENT:

The Honorable GEORGE ROSS, Esquire, Vice President.

William Wilson, Esquire, Councillor elect for the county of Northumberland, attended, and was admitted to a seat at the Board, he having previously taken the oaths required by the Constitution of the State.

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. Wilson.

The following orders were drawn upon the Treasurer, vizt:

In favor of the Honorable Christopher Kucher, for the sum of twenty-three pounds five shillings, in full for his attendance in Council untill this day inclusively.

In favor of Griffith Owen, for eleven pounds thirteen shillings. and four pence, amount of his account for winding up and taking care of the State House clock for seven months, from the fourth day of March to the third day of October, 1789, according to the Comptroller and Register General's reports of the twenty-second instant.

In favor of the Honorable Samuel Edie, Esquire, for the sum of one hundred pounds, payable out of the fund appropriated for claims and improvements, being the remainder of the sum of one hundred and fifty pounds which was granted by act of Assembly passed the twenty-seventh of March last, for the purpose of opening and repairing the public road through Black's Gap, between Chambersburgh and Yorktown, for which sum the Commissioners appointed by Council on the twenty-fourth of June last to superintend the said work are to account.

The Committee appointed to examine into the several claims of Joseph Perkins, Abraham Morrow and John Nicholson, for new orders of Council, in pursuance of the act of Assembly dated the

twenty-ninth of September last, for the several balances due to them for repairing public arms, delivered in a report, which was read the second time and adopted, as follows, vizt:

The Committee to whom was referred the account of John Nicholson, gunsmith, report a concurrence with the Comptroller and Register General's thereon.

The accounts of Joseph Perkins and Abraham Morrow being referred to the said Committee, they observe that at the settlement of the said accounts with the Comptroller General, the parties entered into an agreement, which is specified on the back of the said accounts, that if the paper should appreciate, they would receive a sum in proportion, to be of equal value as when the account was settled, and if the money should depreciate, they were to receive an additional sum, which said agreement your Committee are of opinion should be adhered to; therefore, offer the following resolution :

Resolved, That the accounts of Joseph Perkins and Abraham Morrow be settled and adjusted agreeably to the agreement made by them with the Comptroller General.

'The Council met.

PHILADELPHIA, Saturday, October 24th, 1789.

PRESENT:

The Honorable GEORGE ROSS, Esquire, Vice President.

The Comptroller and Register General's report upon the account of Timothy Morarity, for his pay in the late Pensylvania Navy, amounting to two pounds fifteen shillings and six pence, was read and approved.

A return of the general election of Sheriffs and Coroners held in the county of Mifflin, was received and read, by which it appears that George Wilson and William Wilson were duly elected Sheriffs, and James Taylor and John Wilson Coroners of the said county; whereupon, it was

Resolved, That George Wilson, Esquire, be appointed and commisionated Sheriff, and James Taylor Coroner, of the said county of Mifflin.

Thomas Wilson and Thomas Beal were offered and accepted a s sureties for the said Sheriff's faithful performance of the duties of his office, according to law.