An order was drawn on the Treasurer in favor of Captain Philip Shrawder, or order, for the sum of one hundred and eighty pounds specie, to be paid by him to John Arndt, Esquire, of the county of Northampton, for the purpose of paying the bounty to the men enlisted in the said Shrawder's company of Rangers, for which said sum the said John Arndt is to account.

An order was also drawn in favor of the Honorable James Potter, Esquire, or order, for the sum of one hundred and twenty pounds specie, to be by him forwarded to Colonel Samuel Hunter, Esquire, of the county of Northumberland, to be applied only in recruiting Captain Robinson's company of Rangers, raised for the defence of the frontiers, and for which said sum Col'l Hunter is to account. The petition of Daniel Rundle and George Rundle, respecting a still, said to be seized, was read, and rejected.

An order was drawn on the Treasurer in favor of Mr. William Turnbull, for the sum of eleven hundred and ninety-five pounds nineteen shillings and three pence specie, balance of his account for cloathing purchased for the Pennsylvania line.

A resolution of the House of Assembly of the twenty-eighth instant, appointing Mr. Delany, Mr. Wilkinson, Mr. James M'Lene, Mr. Dougherty, Mr. William Montgomery, and Mr. Maclay, a Committee of the House to confer with a Committee of the Counoil, and a Committee of Congress, on the subject of an expedition against the Indians next spring, was received and read; and thereupon,

Resolved, That the Honorable the Vice President, Mr. Pentecost, Mr. Piper, and Mr. Hayes, be a committee to confer with the said Committee of the House and a Committee of Congress on the said subject.

Mr. McClean, Mr. Montgomery, and Mr. Maclay, a committee appointed by the Honorable House of Assembly to confer with this Board, and the officers of the Land Office, on the subject of establishing a Board of Property in this State, attended in Council, to

gether with the Surveyor General, the Secretary, and the Receiver General of the Land Office, and a free conference was had there

A petition from Thomas Bay, of Washington county, praying to be reimbursed for sundry expences he has been at in raising twelve volunteers in the Spring of the year 1780, for the defence of the said county, was read; and thereupon,

Resolved, That the said petition be presented to the General Assembly.

An order was drawn on the Treasurer in favor of Bernard Dougherty and Charles Cessna, Esquires, for the sum of seventy-five pounds specie, for the purpose of furnishing the Ranging company and militia that may be employed in the county of Bedford, agreeably to contract entered into on the twenty-sixth instant, for which the said contractors are to account.

A return of the general election of the county of Cumberland was received and read, by which it appears that the following gentlemen were duly elected, vizt:

John Agnew.

Commissioner.

And the same being considered,

Resolved, That John Boggs, Esquire, be appointed Sheriff of the county of Cumberland, and that William Rippey be appointed Coroner of the said county, and that they be commissioned accordingly.

John Boggs, Esquire, Sheriff elect of the county of Cumberland, now offers James Johnson and James Dunlap, Esquires, of the said county, as sureties for the faithful performance of the duties of the office of Sheriff according to law, and the same are approved.

A return of the general election of the county of Bedford was received and read, by which it appears that the following gentlemen were duly elected, to wit:

Resolved, That John Cessna be appointed Sheriff of the county of Bedford, and that George Funk be appointed Coroner of the said county, and that they be commissioned accordingly.

John Cessna, Esquire, Sheriff elect for the county of Bedford, now offers Charles Cessna and Allen Ross, of the said county, as sureties for the faithful performance of the duties of his office of Sheriff according to law, and the same are approved.

A return of the general election of the county of Washington, was read, by which it appears that the following gentlemen were duly elected, vizt:

Resolved, That Van Swearingen, Esquire, be appointed Sheriff of the county of Washington, and that William McFarlin be ap pointed Coroner of the said county, and that they be commissioned accordingly.

Van Swearingen, Esquire, Sheriff elect for the county of Washington, now offers Andrew Swearingen and Richard Yeates as sureties for the faithful performance of the duties of his office of Sheriff, according to law, and the same are approved.

The Council taking into consideration that the reprieve granted on the twenty-fourth ultimo, to James Jones and Mary Hall, now under sentence of death in the old gaol, expires this day,

Resolved, That the said James Jones and Mary Hall be reprieved for the further term of fifteen days from this day.

Ordered, That the Sheriff of the city and county of Philadelphia be directed to permit the following named persons to embark for France in the ship now ready to sail, vizt:

William White, George Murphy, Dennis M'Cue, William Wilson, James Jones, George Crowder, alias Kidd, Thomas Wilkinson, and John Holmes, now in his custody.

WHEREAS, By the instructions given by this Board to the commanding officers of the several companies of Rangers for recruiting the same, dated February 10th, 1781, it was ordered that the sum of nine pounds, State money, bounty, should be paid to the noncommissioned officers and privates; on consideration,

Ordered, That the sum of six pounds specie, be paid to each non-commissioned officer and private instead of the said nine pounds State money.

An order was drawn on the Treasurer in favor of Colonel Clement Biddle, Quarter Master General of the militia of this State, for the sum of five hundred pounds specie, for paying for sundry articles purchased by him for the use of the militia lately called into service under General Lacey, agreeably to order of Congress of the tenth of September last, for which he is to account.

An order was drawn on the Treasurer in favour of Captain Philip Schrawder, for the sum of forty-five pounds specie, on account of his pay as Captain of a Ranging company raised in the county of Northampton, for which he is to account.

A petition from Thomas Forrest, Esquire, setting forth his right to two lots in the city of Philadelphia, appurtenant to the original purchases of Charles Marshall and John Marsh from William Penn, the first proprietary of Pennsylvania, and praying this Board to grant him a hearing touching the same, was read; and thereupon,

Resolved, That the said petition be sent to the Surveyor General of the State, that he be directed to make enquiry respecting the same, and report thereon to this Board as soon as may be.

The following orders were drawn on the Treasurer, vizt:

In favor of Mr. William Levis, for the sum of two, hundred and fifty-eight pounds five shillings specie, amount of his account for paper for printing the votes of the House of Assembly.

In favor of Joseph Reed, Esquire, for the sum of thirty pounds specie, as a retaining fee for his services in a cause now depending between this Commonwealth and the State of Connecticut.

In favor of James Wilson, Esquire, for the sum of thirty pounds specie, as a retaining fee for his services in the cause aforesaid.

In favor of William Bradford, Jun'r, Esquire, Attorney General of the State, for the sum of thirty pounds specie, as a fee for his services in the cause aforesaid.