The Council met. 1 PHILADELPHIA, Friday, January 2nd, 1789. PRESENT: Ilis Excellency THOMAS MIFFLIN, Esquire, President. The Honorable GEORGE ROSS, Esquire, Vice Presient. Upon application of the Comptroller General, an order was drawn upon the Treasurer in his favor for forty-five pounds, to purchase fire wood for the use of the Invalid Guards, and to defray the expenses of his office, for which sum he is to be accountable. An order was drawn upon the Treasurer in favor of Frederick Sneider, for fifteen pounds eleven shillings and four pence, being in full of his account for his wages as Door-keeper to Council from the first till the thirty-first of December, 1788, &ca. The Council met. PHILADELPHIA, Saturday, January 3rd, 1789. PRESENT: His Excellency THOMAS MIFFLIN, Esquire. President. The Honorable GEORGE ROSS, Esquire, Vice President. Samuel Miles, Richard Willing, James Read, John Cannon, Abraham Smith, Zebulun Potts, and Esquires. Two orders were drawn upon the Treasurer, one in favor of John Buth for five pounds, and the other in favor of Jacob Krotts for three pounds fifteen shillings, State money, of the emission of April, 1781, payable out of the fund appropriated by the resolution of Assembly of the eighth of April, 1782, being in full of their certificates for two beeves furnished by them for the use of the Continental army in the year 1780, according to the Comptroller General report. Mr. Willing was appointed a member of the Board of Property for the present month. John White was employed as an Express to ride to the counties of Northumberland and Luzerne, agreeably to the minute of the twenty-third of December; and it was agreed to allow him three dollars specie per diem while he is engaged in the said business. The Council met. PHILADELPHIA, Monday, January 5th, 1789. PRESENT: His Excellency THOMAS MIFFLIN, Esquire, President. James Zebulun Potts, and Esquires. The Vice President and Mr. Willing attended the Board of Property. The Comptroller General's report upon the account of John MeNair, junior, Esquire, agent for the sale of forfeited estates in the county of Northampton, for his commissions and the expences at tending the sale of seven tracts of land, situate on Lackawannick and Shawhawkin creek's in the said county, which became forfeited to the Commonwealth by the attainder of Christian Huck, was read and approved, and an order drawn on the Treasurer, in favor of the said agent for the sum of two pounds two shillings and six pence, being in full for the said expences. A return from the county of Fayette of members to serve in the Congress of the United States, was received and read. On motion, Resolved, That agreeably to the act of General Assembly, passed the fourth of October last, a proclamation of the members elected to represent this State in the Congress of the United States be now issued under the Great Seal. A draft of a proclamation being prepared and laid on the table, was read and agreed to, as follows, vizt: Pennsylvania, 88. By the Supreme Executive Council of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: A PROCLAMATION. WHEREAS, Pursuant to an act of the General Assembly of the said Commonwealth, passed on the fourth day of October last, intituled "An Act directing the time, places and manner of holding elections for Representatives of this State in the Congress of the United States, &ca Election for such representatives were held on the last Wednesday in November last, in the city of Philadelphia, and in the several counties of this State, and the returns of the said several elections, having been transmitted by the Sheriff's of the said city and counties respectively to the Secretary of this Council. Now We the Supreme Executive Council of the said Commonwealth, having agreeably to the directions of the said act inspected ༧ and examined the said returns, and enumerated and ascertained the number of votes for each and every candidate, do hereby make known and declare that Frederick Agustus Muhlenberg, Henry Wynkoop, Thomas Hartly, George Clymer, Thomas Fitzimmons, Thomas Scott, Peter Muhlenberg and Daniel Heister are according to the said returns, highest in votes of the electors throughout this State, and in consequence are duly elected and chosen as representatives of and for this State in the Congress of the United States. Given in Council under the hand of his Excellency Thomas Mifflin, Esquire, President, and the seal of the State at Philadelphia, this fifth day of January, in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty-nine. Attest-CHARLES BIDDLE, Sec'ry. THOMAS MIFFLIN. The Council met. PHILADELPHIA, Tuesday, January 6th, 1789. PRESENT: His Excellency THOMAS MIFFLIN, Esquire, President. The Honorable GEORGE ROSS, Esquire, Vice President. His Excellency THOMAS MIFFLIN, Esquire, President. The Honorable GEORGE ROSS, Esquire, Vice President. Samuel Miles, John Cannon, Abraham Smith, Christopher Kucher, Esquires. The following orders were drawn upon the Treasurer, vizt: In favor of Thomas Bradford, for twelve pounds six shillings, in full of his account for six copies of the Pennsylvania Journal, on each day of publication, from January the first until December 31st, 1788, furnished for the use of Council, and for several single papers at different times. In favor of Henry Bush, Sub-Sheriff of Northampton county, for eighteen pounds, in full of his account for his services and expences in removing John Franklin, a State prisoner, from the jail of the said county, to that of the city and county of Philadelphia, according to the Comptroller General's report. In favor of Doctor James Hutchinson, for seven pounds five shillings and three pence, in full of his account for medicine and attendance upon John Franklin, in the jail of the city and county of Philadelphia, from July the twenty-fourth until August the fifth, 1788; and for the sum of thirty-five pounds five shillings and six pence, in full of his account for medicine and attendance upon the corps of Invalids from December the sixth, 1787, until the twentysixth of November, 1788, according to the Comptroller General's report. In favor of the Managers of the l'enusylvania Hospital, for sixty-eight pounds one shilling and four pence, being one year and nine months' pension due to David Grady; and one year twelve weeks and four days' pension due to Dennis Ford, and for the funeral charges of the latter, according to the Comptroller General's report. Upon consideration of a letter from the Honorable Edward Shippen, relative to a suit now depending in the Supreme Court, for the recovery of a debt due upon a mortgage against the estate which was forfeited to the Coinmonwealth by the attainder of Benedict Arnold, situate in the county of Philadelphia, and which was sold by the Agents of the said county for the term of his natural life; Resolved, That the Attorney General be requested to appear in behalf of the State and use his best judgment in the case. The Council met. PHILADELPHIA, Friday, January 9th, 1789. PRESENT: His Excellency THOMAS MIFFLIN, Esquire, President. The Honorable GEORGE ROSS, Esquire, Vice President Agreeably to the Comptroller General's report an order was drawn upon the Treasurer in favor of Captain James McLean, for fifteen pounds five shillings and six pence, in full of his account for his subsistence as commandant of the Invalid corps, and for house rent due to him until the twenty-fourth day of December last, when General Nichola took command of the said corps. A certificate of the division of Letterkenny township, in the county of Franklin, for a more convenient election of Justices of the Peace from the Court of General Quarter Sessions of the Peace of the said county, which was received and read on the twentysixth of August last, was again read; and on consideration, Resolved, That the said division be confirmed. On motion, Resolved, That the Vice President be added to the committee appointed the third of December last, to take into consideration the account of William Hamilton, and report to Council thereon. A letter was written by the President to General Kuox, Secretary at War, in answer to his letter of the twenty-ninth of December, on the subject of calling out the militia of the Western Frontiers of this State, under a resolution of Congress of August the twelfth last. A letter was written by the Secretary of this Board to the Secretary of Congress inclosing the proclamation issued by Council on the fifth instant, declaring the eight persons highest in votes as Representatives of this State in the Congress of the United States, and also the returns received from the city and several counties of the elections of the said Representatives. A petition from Eve Wittington, of Berks county, praying payment of an account of expences of certain State prisoners who were sent to Virginia by the way of Reading, in the year 1777, was read and referred to the Comptroller General to report thereon. The Council met. PHILADELPHIA, Saturday, January 10th, 1789. PRESENT: The Honorable GEORGE ROSS, Esquire, Vice President. The following orders were drawn upon the Treasurer, vizt: In favor of the Honorable Christopher Kucher, Esquire, for twenty-nine pounds five shillings, in full for his attendance as Councillor from the second of December, 1788, till January the tenth, 1789, inslusive. |