"bills of credit to have been issued according to the resolutions of "Congress of the eighteenth of March, 1780, for which this shall "be your sufficient warrant. "Given under my hand, at Philadelphia, this fifteenth day of July, "1781. ROBERT MORRIS, "Superintendant of Finances. "To DAVID RITTENHOUSE,sq'r, Treasurer." On consideration, Resolved, That the said draught be countersigned by his Excellency the President. A return of Justices for the township of Milford, in the county of Cumberland, was read, by which it appears that Thomas Beale, William Bell, Alexander Robinson, and John Williams, were duly elected by the freeholders of the township aforesaid; whereupon, Resolved, That Thomas Beale and William Bell, Esquires, be appointed and commissioned to be Justices of the Peace for the county of Cumberland. An order was drawn on the Treasurer in favour of Colonel Jacob Morgan, for the sum of three hundred and ten pounds, one specie, for the purpose of procuring supplies of provisions for the army, for which he is to account as Superintendant of the Commissioners of Purchases of the several counties. Mr. Philip Audibert, Deputy Paymaster General of the United States, presented to the Council an order of Congress in the following words, vizt: For 4,000 dollars, new emission. GENTLEMEN:-Pay to John Pierce, Paymaster General of the United States, or his assistant, the sum of four thousand dollars, new emission, to enable him to discharge the warrant upon him for three months pay to the invalid regiment, for which sum the said Paymaster General is to be accountable. By order of the United States in Congress assembled, June 29th, 1781. SAMUEL HUNTINGTON, President. Passed in the Auditor General's Office, July 2nd, 1781. JAMES MILLIGAN, Auditor General. To the Honourable the Supreme Executive Council of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. On consideration, Ordered, That the Treasurer of the State be directed to pay the aforesaid draught of Congress, in favour of John Pierce, Esquire, and that the order for so doing be endorsed on the said draught, in the following words, vizt: For £1,500 State m'y. IN COUNCIL, Philadelphia, July 18th, 1781. SIR:-Pay to John Pierce, Esq'r, Pay Master General of the United States, or to his assistant, the sum of fifteen hundred pounds of the emission of the seventh of April, 1781, agreeable to the within draught of Congress, and charge the same to the United States of America. JOSEPH REED, President. TO DAVID RITTENHOUSE, Esquire, Treasurer. An application from A. G. Claypote, Captain in third Pennsylvania regiment,appointed to receive recruits at New-Town, in the county of Bucks, requesting that provision may be made for them while they remain in that town, was read. On consideration, Ordered, That John Hart, Esquire, of the said county, be requested to contract with some person to supply them, at as reasonable rates as can be obtained, the payment to be made in specie, which this Board will endeavour to comply with. An order was drawn on the Treasurer in favour of his Excellency the President, for the sum of fifty pounds, specie, in part of his salary, for which he is to account. A letter was read from Lewis Weiss, of this day's date, respecting a deed drawn by him for several lots of land upon the State Island to Mr. Holker, in consequence of a purchase by Mr. Telles, and payment by Mr. Telles in the name of Mr. Holker. On consideration of the many difficulties which will probably arise from the executing of deeds to any other than the person to whom it was actually struck off at vendue, and in whose name the sale was accordingly entered, agreed, that the deed can be executed to no other person than the actual purchaser at the publick sale. Resolved, That Colonel Lewis Farmer be directed to deliver to Captain David Zeigler five hundred pair of shoes, taking his receipt therefor. A memorial was read from Samuel Preston Moore, Henry Hill and Richard Wells, representing that they are intitled to sundry lots and liberty lands, appurtenant to original purchases, in right of divers therein named, and declaring a readiness to produce the several rights therein named, before Council, at such time and manner as they shall be pleased to direct; and requesting the respective lots appurtenant to the said purchases may not be sold amongst others, but that the same may be laid out agreeable to the first intention of the grants. Ordered, To lie on the table. The Council taking into consideration the case of Mr. William Pollard, who has refused to pay to the Agents the monies in his hands late the property of William Price, an attainted traitor; and thereupon, Ordered, That the Agents for Confiscated Estates for the city of Philadelphia, be directed to lay before the Attorney General Mr. Pollard's written acknowledgment of the debt due from him to the said Price, and inquire of him whether any more summary process may be had for the recovery of the same than that directed in common cases, and if there be, to issue the same, otherwise to issue common process for the recovery of the said money, with the penalty, as by law directed. WHEREAS, It appears by the accounts rendered by Archibald M'Clean, Esquire, that the sum of thirty-one pounds seventeen shillings and six pence, State money, hath been advanced by him to Major James Moore; therefore, Ordered, That the said Major James Moore do repay the said sum of thirty-one pounds seventeen shillings and six pence to the said Archibald M'Clean. The Board taking consideration the resolution of the Honourable House of Assembly of the twelfth day of March last, vizt: IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY, WHEREAS, The confederation of the United States is now happily compleated, and an opportunity is thereby offered to bring to final settlement the long depending dispute between this State and that of Connecticut; therefore, Resolved, That it be recommended to the Supreme Executive Council, to take all necessary and expeditious measures for the consideration and determination of the said dispute. agreeable to the ninth article of the Confederation of the United States. Whereupon, Resolved, That the following petition be presented, vizt: To the Honorable the Congress of the United States of America. The petition of the President and Supreme Executive Council of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, humbly sheweth : That a controversy has long subsisted between the said Commonwealth and the State of Connecticutt, respecting sundry lands laying within the northern boundary of the State of Pennsylvania, and as your petitioners alleged, clearly comprehended within the limits of the charter or grant made by Charles the Second, and dated the fourth day of March, in the year of our Lord one thousand six hundred and eighty, to William Penn, Esquire, the first proprietary of Pennsylvania, vizt: All that tract or part of land in America, with all the Islands therein contained, as the same is bounded on the east by Delaware river, from twelve miles distant northwards of New-Castle town unto the three-fortieth degree of northern latitude, if the said river doth extend so far, but if the said river shall not extend so far northward, then by the said river so far as it doth extend; and from the head of the said river, the eastern bounds are to be determined by a meridian line to be drawn from the head of the said river unto the three and fortieth degree; the said land to extend westward five degrees in longitude, to be computed from the said eastern bounds; and the said lands to be bounded on the north by the beginning of the three and fortieth degree of northern lattitude, and on the south by a circle drawn at twelve miles distance from New Castle northward and westward unto the beginning of the fortieth degree of northern latitude; and then by a straight line westward to the limits of longitude above mentioned. That by an act of Assembly passed the twenty-seventh day of November, 1779, the right and title to all and singular the premises, is now become duly vested in the Commonwealth. That certain persons calling themselves the Susquehanna company, first set up a claim upon the said lands usually called the Wyoming lands. That the said claim was first patronized, and afterwards adopted by the Legislature of the State of Connecticutt, and sundry settlements on said lands under the authority of said State. That your petitioners do most expressly deny that the State of Connecticutt hath any just or lawful right claim to the premises above mentioned, or any other comprized within the limits aforesaid, and do pray the Hon'ble Congress to grant them a hearing in the premises, agreeble to the ninth article of the Confederation and perpetual Union entered into by the United States of America. Resolved, That Alexander Smith, of the county of Lancaster, be appointed Surgeon of the company of Rangers to be raised in the county of Northumberland, and such of the militia as may be in service for the defence of the frontiers. On consideration, Ordered, That the Agents for Confiscated Estates in the county of Chester, be directed not to receive any money on account of the sale made by them of Hogg Island, or any part of it, on Satur day last, the said sale being directly contrary to the orders given them by this Board; and that the agents concerned in the said sale, be ordered to attend in the Council chamber, as soon as may be, to give to the Board an account of their proceedings in that sale. The Board taking into consideration the letters received from the Hon'ble Mr. Searle, by which it appears that unexpected embarrassments and obstructions have impeded the designs of his mission, and Congress have reasonable prospects of a considerable supply of cloathing and military stores, which make it less necessary to involve this State in partial expense: Resolved, That it is the sense of this Board that Mr. Searle do return as soon as conveniently he can after the receipt of this minute, unless he should have actually obtained a loan of money, or entered into a positive contract for the articles enumerated in his instructions, for the completion of which his attendance should be absolutely necessary. |