William Sutton gave his parole not to go more than seven miles from Philadelphia, Commission granted for sloop Jupiter, privateer

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In Council of Safety, September 11, 1776.

Present: Thomas Wharton, Jun˙, President, Joseph Blewer, Fred˙ Kuhl, James Cannon, Henry Keppele, Jun˙, John Weitzel, George Gray.

Mr˙ Nesbitt was directed to pay the following Accounts:

Benjamin Wallace, for seventy-four Rations, Captain James McConnel' s Company, £2 15s˙ 6d˙ charge to Congress.

Ditto, forty-four Meals, Captain William˙ Ashton, Colonel Dill' s Battalion, York County, £1 13s˙ 6d˙ charge to Congress.

Ditto, sixty-six Meals, Captain William Huston, Second Battalion, Cumberland County, £2 9s˙6d˙; charge to Congress.

Ditto, forty-four Meals, Captain James Chamberlin, Fifth Battalion, York County, £1 13s˙ 6d˙; charge to Congress.

Mr˙ Nesbitt was directed to pay the following Accounts: Richard Jacob, for dieting Militia on their march towards this City, in order to join the Troops at Camp, New-Jersey, £66 0s˙ 10d˙ to be charged to Congress.

Captain Patrick Jack, for diet to this City, for Colonel Allison' s Battalion, Cumberland County, £32 2s˙; to be charged to Congress.

An Order was drawn on Mr˙ Nesbitt, in favour of Mr˙ John Cox, for £1000; to be charged to his Account.

Mr˙ Nesbitt to pay Captain John Tweed, for twenty-four stand of Arms, taken from Non-Associators, £89; to be charged to Colonel Porter, of Lancaster County,

To pay Captain James Miller, for a Rifle, £5; to be charged to Colonel Porter.

To pay Ebenezer Lundy £180, for balance of his Account, for tony Tents for Colonel Kirkbride' s Battalion.

Ebenezer Lundy £137 10s˙, for Cartouch Boxes and Bayonet Belts, delivered Mr˙ Towers.

An Order was drawn on Mr˙ Nesbitt, in favour of Mr˙ John Weitzel, for £300, towards Arms making in Northumberland County; to be charged to the Commissioners.

To pay Mary Miller, for diet of Militia, £56 12s˙; to be charged to Congress.

Michael Stadleman £35 4s˙ 3d˙, for diet Militia; to be charged to Congress.

Valentine Vanhall, for diet Militia, £8 5s˙; to be charged to Confess.

John Kling, for a Rifle delivered to Captain John Douglass, £3 10s˙; to be charged to Colonel Matlack.

Jeremiah Baker, for Wood delivered at Barracks, £50 19s˙ 2d˙; to be charged to Congress.

Colonel Timothy Green, of Lancaster County, £403 1s˙ 6d˙, for Arms, Blankets, &c˙; to be charged to his account.

Order of Colonel William Montgomery, for £6 7s˙, for two Guns, two Bayonets, and one Cartouch Box; to be charged to Colonel Montgomery.

William Sutton gave his parole not to go more than seven miles from this City.

Commission granted for Sloop Jupiter, privateer, Francis Illingsworth Commander, eighty tons, ninety-five men, fourteen carriage guns, owned by Nicholas Low & Co.