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diferetion, all perlons whom they fliall judge to be
guilty of the offences therein fpecified, is a danger
ous attack on the Liberties of the good people of
Pennsylvania, and a violation of their most sacred
rights, and therefore ought not to be considered
as obligatory.
Thursday theConvention passed anOrdiria,nce for
the election of Representatives in Assembly, and
other uhially elective ^officers in this Rate, which is
to be held on the fifth day of November next, and
the members are to meet at the Statehouse in this
city, upon the nineteenth of laid month.
In COMMITTEE of INSPECTION and
OBSERVATION for the city and liberties of
Philadelphia, September 17, 1776.
On motion it was unanimously resolved, That
the Committee of Infpe&ion and Observation for
the city and liberties of Philadelphia, and the town
lhips of Moyamenfing and Patfyunk, be diffblved,
and they are hereby diffo'lved. The Committee of
Accounts, and tor the Distribution of Salt, to be
continued until the business, for which they were
appointed be finally fettled. Extract from the Min.
Sept. 25, SAMUEL C. MORRIS, Secretary.
All persons, who have any accounts against the
late Committee of Infpe&ion for this city and liber
ties, are desired to bring them in immediately to
any one of the fubferibers, in order for Settlement.
It is expected that every demand will be furnifhed
by the 15th day of October next, at which time
they intend completing tl}is business.
John Bayard, Jonathan B. Smith, Joseph Dean,
Sharp Delany, Francis Gurney Chriflopber
Marfoall, William Ball, and Samuel C. Mor
ris, Committee of Accounts.
EXTRACTS from the Minutes of the Convention.
Wednesday, September 11, 1776. P. M.
THE House proceeded to the election of four
members of the Council of Safety, in the room
of Nathaniel Falconer, Jonathan B. Smith, Samuel
Mifflin and Samuel Morris, jun. when John Bayard,
John Cox, Francis Gurney and Samuel Cad. Morris,
were chosen, by ballot, members of the said Council
of Safety for this State.
Saturday, September 14, 177 G
Whereas, from the letters received from the
Commissioners for Indian affairs for the middle de
partment, with the affidavit therein inclofed, there
is too much reason to apprehend that the Indians
have been encouraged, by the agents of his Britan
nic Majeßy, to fall on the frontiers of these States,
therefore it behoves this Convention to take every
prudent precaution for the fafety of our western
frontiers. And as, by the resolves of the late As
sembly of this State, the Council of Safety have the
sole power of calling out the Associators within the
fame; but, by reason of the great dißance of the
frontier counties, and by reason that it may be ab
solutely necessary, at a very short warning, to order
out the Associators, of the laid counties, or luch
part of them, from time to time, as persons on the
spot can only judge thereof,
Resolved, That the member of the Council of
Safety- for the county ot Bedford, and Bernard
Dougherty, William M'Coombe, James Anderion,
and Robert Elliot of the said county, that the
member of the Council of Safety tor the county of
Northampton, and Nicholas Dupui, David Dcfhler,
Herman Schneyder, and Arthur Lattimore of the
said county, and that the member of the Council of
Safety for the county of Northumberland, and
William M'Clay, Michael Troy, Walter Clark and
Laughlin M'Cartney of the said county, and that
the member of the Council of Safety for the county
of Weßmoreland. and Samuel Sloane, William
Lockray, John Giffen and Christopher Trubey of
the said county, respectively, or a majority of them
in eacli county refpe&ively, be, and they are hereby
impowered to order or approve of the going out of
the Associators as they may think neceflary, in case
of an actual invasion, to march to the protection of
such part of the said counties as may be exposed to
the depredations of the Indians, or to repel any at
tack which may be made by them, in the most effec
tual manner. And in case of any sudden invasions
made by the Indians, and not otherwise, the Cap
tain or commanding officer of any company in the
said county is hereby impowered to order out such
part of his company as he may judge necefTary for
(he purpose aforefaid: And in case any of the said
counties should be invaded, the said members of the
Council of Safety, and Commissioners of the said
other counties refpe&ively, are hereby impowered,
as often as they shall judge necessary, to order out
the Associators, or a part of them, for the assistance
of such county which may be so invaded: And the
member of the Council of Safety, and his associates
for the refpe&ive counties aforefaid, are hereby di
rected to make out the accounts of the pay, fubfift
ance, and necessary expences of such Associators as
shall be called out as aforefaid, and lay the fame
before the Counsel of Safety or future Assembly of
this State, in order that the fame, appearing to them
just and reasonable, may be paid.
The Committee, who were appointed to confer
with the Honourable Delegates in Congress, from
the State of Virginia, on the settlement of a tempo
rary boundary between the Rate of Virginia and
this fttate, reported to the Convention, that they
met the said Delegates, who delivered to them the
following resolve of the Convention of Virginia,
and the following letter from the Committee of
Safety of that state to their Delegates, as their pro
posal on this fubjeCt In answer to which, the Com
mittee delivered the letter^and proposal (whicli an
swer and proposal the Convention approve of) in
reply to which they received the letter herein after
last mentioned, by which it appears that the power
of the Hon. Delegates on this fubjectis at an end:
But, as they therein inform the Committee, that
they will, without delay, transmit their proposal to
the Governor and Council of Virginia, ill order to
be laid before the General Assembly of that state;
this Convention having the utmost confidence, that
that Hon. Body will readily agree to any proposal
that will fettle the disputes in question, on the prin
ciples of justice and equity, do therefore warmly
recommend the settlement of the said line, on these
principles, to the future Assembly of this state: And,
in the mean time, it is earnestly recommended to the
inhabitants of that part of the country to forget
their former heats and animosities, which were fo
mented by those who are equal enemies to both
11 tes, and to promote peace and harmony, and to
cultivate a good understanding with one another,
as they tender the liberty and happiness of both
Rates, as well as of America in general, which can
only be preserved by the union of all her sons.
Virginia, in CONVENPION, June 15.
Whereas disputes have for some time subsisted
between the people fettled under the government
of this colony and others fettled under the Proprie
tors of Pennsylvania, which cannot be determined
for want of having the boundary between the two
countries fettled and afeertained; and as the peo
ple are uncertain which government they ought to
submit to, consequences of the most alarming na
ture are justly to be apprehended from a contention
and clashing of jurisdictions between the magistrates
and officers of the refpe&ive countries; for preven
tion whereof, and in order to restore peace and
harmony to all those people, Resolved, That it be
proposed to the General Assembly or Representa
tives of the people of the province of Pennsylvania,
to agree to the following temporary boundary be
tween the two countries, that is to fay, from that
part of the meridian of the head fountain of Potow
mack, where it is interfered by Braddock's road,
along the laid road to the great eroding of Yough
agany; thence down the meadows of that river to
the Chefnut ridge; thence along that ridge to the
eaßerly branch of Jacob's creek, otherwise called
Green Lick run; thence down the said run to
Braddock's old road; thence along the fame, and
the new road leading to Pittfburg, to a place cal
led the Bullock Pens, now in the tenure of Wil
liam Elliot; and from thence a direct course
to the mouth of Plumb run, on the Allegha
ney river, above Colonel Croghan's. Which lines
this Convention are of opinion will give most gene
ral fatisfadion to the inhabitants, as it will nearly
leave them in the reipedive country under which
they fettled. That the prelent inhabitants on either
fide the line ought quietly to enjoy their poffeffibns
and lubjed to regulations of the government they
will remain in, without conlidering under which
they derive their title, until a final and ultimate
boundary can be fettled, when nothing, which may
be done in consequence of this agreement, shall
tend to prejudice the titles of individuals, or the
claim of either country to a fair and equal boun
dary. EDMUND PENDLETON, President.
John Tazewell, C. C.
Ordered, That the Committee of Safety' be de
sired immediately to transmit the foregoing resolu
tion to the Delegates appointed to represent this
colony in General Congress, requesting them to
negotiate the fame on the part of this colony.
EDMUND PENDLETON, President.
John Tazewell, C. C.
Gentlemen, Williamsburg, June 17.
" The confufion which hath for some time hap
pened amongst the people in the disputed lands be
tween Pennsylvania and this colony, and a repre
sentation to the Convention that a civil war was
like to be the consequence, if something was not
done to prevent it, induced that body to take the
subject into consideration, who were sorry to dis
cover that a jealousy seemed to prevail in the go
verning powers of Pennsylvania, of our intending
the garrisons on the Ohio to influence that dispute,
and to over awe their people. Whereas we only
mean by them to protect our people, and those in
the contested settlement, from the danger they are
expoled to of Indian ravages, without the most dis
tant view to offer any injury to our friends and
neighbours, with whom it is our inclination as well
as interest to unite, a temporary boundary appear
ed to the Convention the only means of quieting
the people, until we have leisure to refer the final
decision to some arbitrating power between us- and
in fixing that, they judged, that to point a line
which would most nearly leave the inhabitants in
the country they refpedively fettled under, would
be most likely to give general fatisfa&ion; and
having examined several gentlemen well acquainted
with that country, who were of opinion that end
would be answered by the line described in the in
cloled resolution, they have resolved to propose
that line to the Fennfylvania AfTembly, and have
Therefore, as the only means of reßoring peace
and unity amongst the inhabitants of the frontiers
of each state, it is our earned desire that a tempo
rary boundary, as nearly correspondent to the true
one as poflible, and such as will “ do no injury to
either party," should be run, which may be done
in a very short time, and at triffling expence, witli
no considerable error, by one or more Commission
ers appointed 011 the part of each Rate.
It will give us great pleasure should this proposal
meet with the approbation of the Honorable Dele
gates, as such a settlement will enable the inhabi
tants to join heart and hand in the great cause
wherein we are all equally interested.
DAVID RITTENHOUSE, THOMAS SMITH,
ALEXANDER LOWREY, OWEN BIDDLE,
JAMES PO ITER, EDWARD COOK."
“ The Virginia Delegates have received the pro
posal for eftablilhing a temporary boundary between
the Rate of Virginia and Pennsylvania, from the
Committee of the Honorable Convention of the Rate
of Pennlylvania, and for answer fay; That their
power is ended, having been expressly limited to
the line already proposed to the Honorable Con
vention of the state of Pennsylvania, as a tempora
ry boundary. That they will, without delay,
transmit the proposal of the Honorable Committee
to the Governor and Council ol the commonwealth
of Virginia, in order to its being laid before 'the Ge
neral Alfembly, which meets early in Goober next;
and in the mean time they wish the influence of both
governments may be exerted, to preserve friendfhip
and peace between the people of both Rates, on the
converted boundary,
THOMAS NELSON, jun. RICHARD HENRY
LEE, FRANCIS LIGHTFOOT LEE,
Philad. 12th September, 1776."
Port of Philadelphia, )_
Pentflvanib §To ah whom it may concern.
NOTICE A hereby given, that a Court of Admi
ralty mull be held on Tuesday, the fifteenth day
0/ October next, at ten o'clock in the forenoon of the
fame day, at the State-house, in the city of Philadel
phia, then and there, to try the truth of the faffs al
ledged in the bill of John Barre, Commander of the
brigantine of msar called the Lexington (oho as well
&c.) against James and Jofoua, Negro saves, late..
I, taken on board the prize foof called the Edward,'
commanded by Richard Boger. To the end and in
tent that the owner or owners of the said saves, or
of either of them, may appear and foew cause, if anv
the, have, why the free jhould not be condemned ac
cording to the prayer of the said bill.
B, order of the Judce,
Sept. 2-." d'NJ)REIX ROBESON, Regfew
Edmund Pendleton, Duley Digges, P. Carring
ton, Thomas Lud. Lee, William Cabell, Jo's.
Jones./
To the Honorable the Virginia Delegates in
Congress."
The Committee of the Honorable Convention of
the state of Pennsylvania, appointed to confer with
the Honorable Delegates in Congress from t e Rate
or Virginia on the settlement of a temporary boun
dary between the laid Rates, are of opinion, that
the line proposed by the Honorable Delegates will
be very wide from the true limits of Pennfylyania,
according to the charter, And as the Rate of Vir
ginia, in one of their most solemn acts publiflied as
the future form of government for that Rate, and
intending thereby to lay the most solid basis for
union and consideration with the neighbouring
Rates, has “ ceded, released, arid forever confirm
" ed, to the people of this Rate, all the teritories
" contained within the charter erecting this colony,
" with all the rights of property, jurifdiftion and
“ government, and all other rights whatever." the
proposing a temporary boundary, which would cut
off so large a part from this Rate, seems inconfißent
with the said full, free, and absolute release, and,
instead of being the basis of union, would certainly
be the occasion of much confufion, and as the minds
of the inhabitants of that part of the country are
greatly agitated by the difpuces between the two
governments, we have reason to apprehend fatal
conlequences, should a temporary boundary, so
apparently partial, be agreed to. Even upon the
principle mentioned by the Honorable Convention
of Virginia in their resolve, impowering their De
legates to confer on this fubjed (fuppoßng it equit
able, which may be liable to ditpute) the line pro
posed, we apprehend, cannot be admitted; and we
are convinced that Honorable Body mull have been
mifinformed as to the settlement of that part of the
country which lies between the temporary bounda
ry proposed, and the true line. We can assure the
Honorable Delegates, that it is far from the wish of
the people of this Rate to extend the fame beyond
its due bounds; it is equally far from their wish co
eßablifh a temporary jurifdi&on confeffed far with
in those bounds, as such a temporary boundary
would, on many accounts, be productive of more
confufion and greater inconveniencies than if it was
permanent and final.—
commanded us to transmit it to you, requeuing
that you would negotiate the matter in such man
ner as you shall think most effectual. We are, with
great regard, gentlemen, your obedient humble
Servants.