The Council met. PHILADELPHIA, Saturday, December 27th, 1788. PRESENT: The Honorable GEORGE ROSS, Esquire, Vice President. Council resumed the consideration of the order of the Orphans' Court of Northumberland county in favor of Mary Nees; and thereupon An order was drawn upon the Treasurer in her favor for eightyfour pounds, payable out of the monies arising from militia fines in Northumberland county, for the support of herself and children until the twenty-ninth day of November, 1788, under an act of Assembly dated the twentyeth day of March, 1780 James Dunwoodie was employed as one of the persons to ride to the counties of Washington, Westmoreland, Fayette, Bedford, Huntington, Cumberland, Franklin and Dauphine, agreeably to the minute of the twenty-third instant, and it was agreed to allow him two dollars and a half in specie per diem, while he is employed in the said business. The Council met. PHILADELPHIA, Monday, December 29th, 1788. PRESENT: His Excellency THOMAS MIFFLIN, Esquire, President. The Honorable GEORGE ROSS, Esquire, Vice President. Samuel Miles, James Read, John Cannon, Abraham Smith, Richard Willing, and Esquires. Upon the second reading of a letter from Anthony Butler, stating the several installments of the one hundred and thirty thousand pounds sterling, which are due to Messieurs John Penn, jun'r, and John Penn, Esquires, and requesting that warrants in their favor may issue; therefore Resolved That the said letter be referred to the Comptroller General to report thereon. The Council met. PHILADELPHIA, Tuesday, December 30th, 1788. PRESENT: His Excellency THOMAS MIFFLIN Esquire, President. The Honorable GEORGE ROSS, Esquire, Vice President. Samuel Miles, Richard Willing, Zebulun Potts, John Cannon, Abraham Smith, and Esquires. Upon consideration of the report of the committee to whom was referred the memorial of Jeremiah Fisher, and other papers accompanying it, Resolved, unanimously, That Council do not think it expedient to issue any further order in favor of Jeremiah Fisher, Guardian of the children of Captain William Shippen. The account of Alexander McLean, Esquire, for surveying the two reserved tracts of land on the north side of the Ohio and Allegany rivers, and for running and marking the line dividing the depreciation and donation lands, selling off the districts thereon, running a meredian thirty-three miles, together with charges for chainbearers, markers, provisions, pack-horses, &ca., was read, together with the Comptroller's report thereupon. Resolved, That the same be referred to Mr. Vice, President, John Cannon and Zebulun Potts. Agreeably to the report of the Comptroller General, relative to two notes given by him to John Skinner, amounting to two hundred pounds specie, being the ballance due upon Skinner's second contract for opening and making good the public road between Sideling Hill and Rayshill, in Bedford county, An order was drawn upon the Treasurer in favor of the said Comptroller General, for the sum of two hundred and eighty-one pounds eighteen shillings, to reimburse him for the sum advanced as aforesaid. The Council met. PHILADELPHIA, Wednesday, December 31st, 1788. PRESENT: His Excellency THOMAS MIFFLIN, Esquire, President. The Honorable GEORGE Ross, Esquire, Vice President. Two orders were drawn upon the Treasurer, vizt: Esquires. In favor of the Honorable Thomas McKean, Esquire, for two hundred and fifty pounds, and in favor of the Honorable George Bryan, Esquire, for one hundred and fifty pounds, being one quarter's salary due to them as Judges of the Supreme Court, ending the twenty-fifth instant, according to the Comptroller General's report. Upon the second reading of the memorial of Jacob Peterman and others, Officers of Montgomery county militia, containing a complaint against the Lieutenant of the county of Philadelphia for detaining money which is due to them for sundry expences of the sixth battalion of Philadelphia county militia, in the year 1783 and 1784, Resolved, That the said memorial be referred to Colonel Willing, Colonel Smith and Mr. Potts. The return of members to represent this State in the Congress of the United States, having been received by Council from the city of Philadelphia and the several counties, except the county of Fayette, Resolved, That for the information of the public, the following state of the returns be published: The Council met. PHILADELPHIA, Friday, January 2nd, 1789. PRESENT: His 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. 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 resolu tion 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 Vice President and Mr. Willing attended the Board of Property. The Comptroller General's report upon the account of John McNair, junior, Esquire, agent for the sale of forfeited estates in the county of Northampton, for his commissions and the expences attending 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, ss. 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, haying agreeably to the directions of the said act inspected 4 |