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absent soldiers Bloomfield brigade Cadwalader Captain Ross Chairman CHARLES BIDDLE citizens City of Philadelphia commanding committee appointed Committee of Accounts Committee of Correspondence Committee of Defence Committee of Supplies Connelly copy Department drawn in favor enemy Eyre Ferguson Fort Mifflin fortifications FOURTH MILITARY DISTRICT GENTLEMEN George George Latimer Goodman Governor Hawkins Huff inst instant James John John Goodman JOHN SERGEANT Joseph Josiah last meeting Latimer Leib Leiper lieu of labor loan Manuel Eyre McFaden McMullin meeting were read Messrs Miercken Mifflin militia minutes mittee Navy Northern Liberties o'clock P.M. Present:-Messrs obedient servant order be drawn ordered to lie P.M. The Committee Palmer Pea Patch Peltz received Reed referred relief of absent request River Delaware Robert Shaw Ronaldson Secretary of War September Sergeant Signed Southwark Sub-Committee of Defence Thomas Treasurer United videttes volunteers wards and districts warrant be drawn Whereupon Resolved Whitehead Williams
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Page 412 - And for the true performance of all and singular the covenants and agreements aforesaid, the said parties bind themselves, each unto the other, firmly by these presents.
Page 309 - States of America, in Congress assembled, That the President of the United States be, and...
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Page 174 - Resolved, That a committee be appointed to confer with a committee of the...
Page 414 - In witness whereof, the parties have interchangeably set their hands and seals, the day and year first above written. Sealed and delivered in J presence of ( A letter from Mr. Clark, relative to the plan of fortifying the Pea Patch, was read. Resolved, That in the opinion of this Committee, the proposals of Captain Clark, for an embankment of the Pea Patch, &c., are reasonable, and ought to be accepted. Resolved, That James Whitehead be authorized to receive from the Bank of Pennsylvania a balance...
Page 162 - ... any disclosure at this time, to the people, of their communication to the delegates from the wards and districts, and the delegates be furnished with a copy of these resolutions. A letter, signed William Milner, relating to a supply of arms for the use of a military association, was read. Whereupon, on motion, Resolved, That a committee be appointed to wait on the general commanding this district, and to inquire whether a quantity of arms (that may answer the purpose for drill or exercise) may...
Page 288 - That copies of this report, and the papers annexed to it, be presented to the Select and Common Councils of the City of Philadelphia, the Corporations of the Northern Liberties, Penn Township, the District of Southwark, and the Township of Moyamensing, respectively.
Page 149 - That a warrant be drawn on the Treasurer, in favor of the chairman of the committee for the relief of soldiers' families, for twelve hundred dollars.
Page 324 - ... support of a measure which everybody must see to be unconstitutional." The bill passed the House on February 6th, by a vote of 93 to 59. It was sent to the Senate on February 7th. Mr. Fessenden, Chairman of the Finance Committee, obtained unanimous consent to consider the subject forthwith, and read a letter from the Secretary of the Treasury of which the following is an extract : " The condition of the treasury requires immediate legislative provision.
Page 283 - The Committee of Accounts reported that they had examined the accounts of money expended by the SubCommittee of Defence, amounting to seventeen hundred and three dollars and eleven cents.