An order was drawn upon the Treasurer in favor of the Honorable Samuel Dean, Esquire, for twenty-one pounds, in full for his attendance in Council from the seventh of May, untill the seventh of June, 1788, inclusively.

An order was drawn upon the Treasurer in favor of Frederick Sneider, for seventeen pounds fifteen shillings and four pence, in full of his account for his wages as Doorkeeper to Council, from the first untill the thirty-first of May, 1788, and for cash paid for one cord of hickory wood for the use of Council in the month of April last, and for hawling, sawing, wharfage and carrying in the same. An order was also drawn upon the Treasurer in favor of Mrs. Jane Roberts, for the sum of seventy-five pounds, payable out of the monies arising from the sale of the confiscated estate of John Roberts, deceased, her late husband, being one year's pension due to her on the first day of April, 1788, according to the decree of the Supreme Court under the acts of attainder of this Commonwealth.

The following orders were drawn upon the Treasurer, vizt: In favor of the Honorable Abraham Smith, Esquire, for fortyeight pounds, in full for his attendance in Council from the third day of April, untill the fifth day of June, 1788, inclusively.

In favor of Abraham Morrow, for forty-five pounds, payable out of the monies arising from militia fines in the county of Philadel phia, towards defraying the expence of repairing the public arms which have been delivered to him for that purpose, for which sum

he is to account.

A deed was examined and signed by the Honorable the Vice President, bearing date this day, conveying to Doctor Robert Harris, in ffee simple, a tract of one hundred and fifty-one acres of land situate in Newberry township, in the county of York, which was confiscated to the use of the Commonwealth, by the attainder of James Rankin, and sold by the State agent in October, 1779, for the sum of four thousand eight hundred and fifteen pounds, which the said Robert Harris hath duly paid into the Treasury.

An order was drawn upon the Treasurer in favor of Mr. John Duffield, for one hundred and fifty pounds one shilling, to reimburse him for a like sum paid into the Treasury as being due from him to Timothy Connor, an attainted traitor, and forfeited to the Commonwealth, but which sum he hath since paid t› Samuel Pleasants, agreeably to a late determination of the Supreme Court.

An order was drawn upon the Treasurer in favor of the Honora ble David Redick, Esquire, for thirty-one pounds five shillings, in

full of his account for attendance in Council from the fifth day of May, untill the fifth of June, 1788, inclusively, and his mileage.

Upon a representation from some of the City Magistrates, setting forth that from the information they have received it is probable that Mr. Reynolds, the Jailor, and some of his deputies have been guilty of malpractices in receiving stolen goods, &ca., at the same' time expressing their desire that Council would request the Sheriff to remove the said Reynolds from being keeper of the jail until an examination and trial can take place.

Resolved, That the Secretary inform the Sheriff of the city that it is the opinion of Council a removal of Mr. Reynolds as Keeper of the Jail, for the present, would be attended with good consequences, and give the wished for oppertunity of investigating the matter fully.

Upon a petition from the Commissioners of the county of Dauphine, requesting Council to give orders for the removal of James Fisher and James Hagerty, who have been convicted of divers offences in said county, and sentenced to hard labour,

Ordered, That a warrant, under the less seal, be now issued for removing the said James Fisher and James Hagerty from their present confinement in the jail of the county of Dauphine to that of the city and county of Philadelphia.

Upon the petition of Catherine Wright, and a recommendation in her favor from the Justices of the Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace in the county of Dauphine,

Ordered, That the fine of fifty pounds which was imposed upon her, upon being convicted at the said court of adultery, be remitted, and that she be released from confinement upon paying the costs of prosecution and her fees.

George Ross,

Upon a representation from the Commissioners appointed by Council on the fourteenth of May last, relative to their pay, the Board proceeded to reconsider their resolution of that day, respecting the said Commissioners; and thereupon,

Resolved, That so much of the said resolution as fixes the pay of the said Commissioners be recinded, and that they be allowed the sum of twenty shillings per day each, while performing the duties required of them by the said resolution, to include their expences, except the expences of guides and expresses when necessary, which is to be defrayed by the State.

A petition from Doctor Andrew Ledlie, informing the Board that he became one of the sureties to the State for James Pettigrew's faithfull performance of the duties of his office of Collector of Excise in the county of Northampton, and that he is now desirous that some other person should be surety in his room, being read,

Ordered, That James Pettigrew, Esquire, be directed to procure another surety, in the room of Doctor Ledlie.

The fine imposed upon Patrick Dalton, upon his being convicted of larceny at a Court of General Quarter Sessions of the Peace, held in June, 1787, for Philadelphia court, was remitted upon his petition and a certificate of his having finished his service at hard labour.

The following orders were drawn upon the Treasurer, vizt: In favor of Stephen Balliet, Esquire, and Major William Armstrong, for fifty-six pounds, to enable them to enter upon the business of their appointment as Commissioners to repair to Luzerne county, and to ascertain the quantity and quality of the lands there claimed by Pennsylvania owners, under the resolution of Assembly dated the twenty-seventh of March, 1788, for which sum they are to account.