Colonial Records of Pennsylvania, Volume 16; Volume 1853Samuel Hazard T. Fenn & Company, 1853 - Pennsylvania Collections of documents. |
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Abraham Smith act of Assembly aforesaid agreeably Amos Gregg amounting appointed and commissionated April Assembly passed attendance in Council ballance Benjamin Elliott certificates Christopher Kucher Colonel committee Commonwealth Comptroller and Register Comptroller General's report convicted Coroners county of Philadelphia David Redick degrees west district election Esquire Excellency THOMAS MIFFLIN expences Frederick Watt George Woods half west Henry Taylor hereby Honorable GEORGE ROSS instant jail James Martin James Read John Baird John Smilie John Wilkins Jonas Hartzell Justices letter Lord Butler March last motion Nathan Dennison Nathaniel Breading order was drawn orders were drawn pardon payable Peace perches and five-tenths petition petitioner pounds five shillings pounds ten shillings PRESENT Quarter Sessions read and approved received and read Register General's reports remitted Resolved Richard Samuel Edie Samuel Miles September Sheriff shillings shillings and six six pence thereupon township Treasurer in favor Vice President vizt William Findley William Wilson Zebulun Potts
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