Pennsylvania Archives, Band 7Samuel Hazard, John Blair Linn, William Henry Egle, George Edward Reed, Thomas Lynch Montgomery, Gertrude MacKinney, Charles Francis Hoban 1858 A collection of documents supplementing the companion series known as "Colonial records," which contain the Minutes of the Provincial council, of the Council of safety, and of the Supreme executive council of Pennsylvania. |
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Seite 286 - Pennsylvania, be, with the evidence which have been collected and reported by the Committee on those letters transmitted to the Commander in Chief, and that he be directed to appoint a Court Martial on the first, second, third and fifth articles contained in the said resolves of the said Executive Council — the said articles only being cognizable by a Court Martial, and that the reference be notified to the Supreme Executive Council, and they be requested to furnish the evidence to the Court Martial.*...
Seite 59 - Columbia, laborer, not having the fear of God before his eyes, but being moved and seduced by the instigation of the devil...
Seite 156 - Resolved, That the United States be called on to pay in their respective quotas of fifteen millions of dollars for the year 1779, and of six millions of dollars annually for eighteen years from and after the year 1779, as a fund for sinking the emissions and loans of the United States to the 31st of December, 1778, inclusive.
Seite 622 - ... service, military authority will hardly be sufficient to oblige them to leave their places of residence and return to captivity, against their inclination. Neither will it be difficult for them to elude a military search and keep themselves in concealment. I must therefore entreat that your Excellency will be pleased to take such measures as shall appear to you proper and effectual, to produce their immediate return. This will be rendering an essential service to our officers in general in captivity...
Seite 85 - Objects being accomplished, it surely cannot be deemed inconsistant, either with Policy or Justice, that he should be obliged to part with them to the Public. The process necessary for this purpose, must depend on the Civil Institutions which may have been respectively adopted, but it should be as short and as simple, as is consistant with the Constitution of the State.
Seite 85 - Caution. We do not pretend to mark out the means which they should adopt, but the Confidence reposed in us by Congress demands that we should at least hint what in our Idea may induce to this valuable purpose.
Seite 351 - ... necessity be withdrawn. If these applications have not the desired effect, bad as the consequences may be, I can only wish what I am unable to accomplish, and regret that it is not in my power to prevent. of the least partiality to one state or neglect of another. If any one has cause to complain of...
Seite 349 - Congress, originated in the resolves of the Council, of which they compose a part. But if they contain any ambiguity, or seem to imply more than those of the resolve, it is entirely to be ascribed to inadvertence, and to a want of precision. It will easily be seen, that they could not be meant to convey the idea supposed, when it is recollected to be a fundamental maxim in our military trials, that the judge-advocate prosecutes in the name and in behalf of the United States.
Seite 79 - This or some better scheme would tend to abrogate slavery, the opprobrium of America, from among us ; and no period seems more happy for the attempt than the present, as the number of such unhappy characters, ever few in Pennsylvania, has been much reduced by the practices and plunder of our late invaders. In divesting the State of slaves you will equally serve the cause of humanity and policy, and offer to God one of the most proper and best returns of gratitude, for his great deliverance of us...
Seite 323 - It is then in our militias that we must find the real Strength, which we are to oppose to that of Great Britain; and these are indeed the most respectable forces, which consist of brave Citizens who animated by the noblest motives, defend their country and their Liberty. Our Business is then, now to find out the means of rendering that militia capable to supply the Want of a well regulated standing army, at least as much as lies in our Power.