ORDER FOR POWDER &C., TO CELEBRATE ARRIVAL OF
PRES. U. S., 1790.

To His Excellency, the President and the Honorable Supreme Executive Council for the State of Pennsylvania.

Gentlemen,

November 23d, 1790.

Be pleased to grant four Quarter Casks of Powder, making in Weight 1121b, and four yards of Flannel for 26 rounds of 12 pdr. Cartridges-13 rounds of which are to announce the arrival of the President General in this City, and the residue shall be preserved untill farther Orders are given to,

Gentlemen,

Your Obedient Servant,

THOMAS PROCTER.*

REPORT OF REGISTER GENERAL, 1790.

His Excellency, Thomas Mifflin, & The Hon'ble Supreme Executive Council.

Sirs,

In compliance with the Order of your Hon'ble Board of the 13th Inst., requiring the present state of the Department under my direction & whether any Obstructions or Inconveniencies occur, or any Improvements may be made therein.

I beg leave to inform your Honors that the Books of this Office are settled up to the 30th Sept. last, & balanc'd, & that the Annual Accounts are nearly prepar'd to be laid before the General Assembly, so far as the Documents in my possession will enable me to compleat them.

The Obstructions that have occurr'd in the execution of the duties assigned to me, arise principally, from the want of sundry accounts & documents which I have not been able to obtain. The most material of which are

1st. The Accounts of the respective County Treasurers, as settled by the Comptroller Gen'l previous to my appointment, for want of which I am unable to state the Balances due by the different Counties, tho' highly necessary for the information of the Legislature.

2d. An Account of the Warrants issued by the Supreme Exe tive Council, previous to 10th April, 1789, which remain'd un

* See Col. Rec., Vol. XVI [22.

at that period-because all such as yet remain unpaid ought to appear in the estimate for the current year; that the Legislature may know what sum they are to provide for.-Warrants for large sums issued before that time have been paid in the last year, altho' not provided for by Legislative appropriation.

3d. An Account of the Certificates issued for the depreciation of pay to the late Army before the 28th Sep., 1789.

4th. An Account of such of the depreciation Certificates aforesaid, as have escheated to the Commonwealth in virtue of the Act of 25th March, 1786.

5:h. An Account of Certificates issued for Militia services & other State Debts previous to 28th Sep., 1789.

6th. An Account of the New Loan Certificates issued in lieu of Continental Certificates received on Loan, & of the Continental Certificates received therefor.

7th. An Account of the New Loan, Depreciation, & Funded Certificates, which have been exchang'd to answer paym'ts in the Land Office, or consolidated to accommodate the parties.

8th. An Account of the Certificates & their description which have been receiv'd for Debts or Property, of the State & from whom receiv'd.

9th. An Acco't of the Balances due the Invalid Corps to compleat their Pensions to 1st May, 1789.

10th. A list of Balances due by the State on acco'ts settled before the 28th March, 1789, for which Warrants, or Certificates, may issue on the application of the Parties.

These objects are so important in themselves, & so necessary to the due arrangement of the Finances of the State, as render any observation from me unnecessary.

The late Treasurer having applied the Monies granted by Law as a fund for one purpose, to the discharge of others. It becomes necessary before the Accounts of the present Treasurer can be made to correspond with the Books of this Office, to obtain from the Legislature the sums necessary to replace the Money's belonging to the different Funds appropriated by Law, that have been applied to general purposes, & to repay a large Balance due the former

Treasurer.

With respect to Improvements in this Office, I beg leave to observe, that whenever the several acts of Assembly respecting this Department are fully complied with, it appears to me, it would answer the intention of the Legislature.

I have the Honor to be

with great Respect

your most obed't

most Hbl. Serv't,

JOHN DONNALDSON,
Reg. Gen. Office.

Nov. 23, 1790.

REPORT OF PROTHONOTARY OF SUPREME COURT, 1790.
York, 29 November, 1790.

May it please your Excellency & your Honors,

I had the honor, a few days ago, at the Carlisle Court, to receive from your honorable Board a direction to inform you of the State of my Department, and whether any obstructions or Inconveniences occurred, or any Improvements might be made therein.

I am happy to inform your Honors, that by means of some late acts of the Legislature, giving a Power to the Supreme Court to hold four Terms in a year, and to appoint Courts of Nisi prius for the Trial of Issues in Philadelphia County, as often as they should be found neccessary, and to make such Rules & Orders for the Regulation of the practice of that Court, from time to time as they should think expedient, and the prudent and wise Rules established by the Court in Consequence of these Powers, and the uniform disposition of the Bar to conduct the Business in the most easy & advantageous manner, that no obstructions or Inconveniences at present occur to me in the Execution of the Business intrusted to my Care; nor do I know or can suggest to your Honorable Board any improvements which are in my opinion at present necessary to be made in my department.

I have the honor to be,

Directed,

with great respect,

your Excellency & your Honors
most obedient humble Servant,
EDWARD BURD.

His Excellency the President & The Honorable the Supreme Executive Council of Pennsylvania.

Sir,

CORONER OF FRANKLIN COUNTY, 1790.

Nov'r 29th, 1790.

Agreeably to the Commission of the Supreme Executive Council to us directed we have taken the recognizance and Bonds of George Clark, Esquire, for the faithful discharge of his duty as Coroner of Franklin County which we herewith enclose.

We have the Honor to be

your Excellency's

and the Honorable Councils

Directed,

most obedient Huml. Serv'ts,
ABM. SMITH,

EDW. CRAWFORD,

His Excellency Thos. Mifflin, Esq'r, President of the Supreme Executive Council of Pennsylvania.

VOL. XI.-33

REPORT OF MEASURER OF GRAIN AND SALT, 1790.

Philad'a, December 1st, 1790. To his Excel'y the President and the Supreme Executive Council of Pennsylvania.

Agreeably to the Letter receiv'd from your Honorable Board I made enquiries among some of the Grain Merchants wishing them to point out any improvements. We concluded to defer it till such times that Congress would fix the Standard of measure for the United States. Since my appointment I flatter myself that in respect to the Grain Measuring I have given satisfaction to both Buyer and Seller and kept my deputies attentive to their duty.

In respect to that part of my office respecting of Salt I have had some difficulty since Congress has made so good a Provision for the measuring of Salt, some of the Importers has refused to pay the money allowed by Law when Sold; I have told some of them to pay the Deputies 41 Hundred Bushel for keeping the account of whom sold to and I expect they will comply, for as the Law stands The Purchasers to have Justice done them have no other Person to apply to but me as Head Measurer.

I am with Respect

your very Humble Sr't,

BENJ. DAVIS, Jun.

Directed,

His Excel'y the President and the Supreme Executive Council of Pennsylvania.

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