Proceedings of the Committee for Lancaster, Pennsylvania

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At a meeting of the Committee of Observation, Inspection, and Correspondence, at the house of Adam Reigart, the 14th August, 1776:

Present: William Atlee, Matthias Slough, Ludwick Lowman, Henry Dehuff, Christ˙ Crawford, John Miller, Casper Shaffner, Jacob Krug.

William Atlee in the chair.

It being represented that a number of troublesome and dangerous persons are strolling about the country near the town of Lebanon, and that they threaten the inhabitants; and it appearing that Colonel Curtis Grubb hath left John Sweitzer, Michael Winter, and some others of his battalion, with orders to guard and assist the inhabitants in the absence of the Associators who have marched to the camp, and the said Michael Winter requesting some Ammunition from the Magazine,

It is Agreed, and Ordered, That Mr˙ Bowsman deliver to said Michael Winter three pounds of Powder and twelve pounds of Lead, for the use of the Guard for the purpose aforesaid.

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Lieutenant Christopher Crawford, of a detachment of Associators who have acted as guard in the town, exhibited a Pay-Bill for the Troops under his command, amounting to £223 8s˙ 2d˙, which, being examined, is allowed and passed in Committee, and ordered to be paid by William Atlee, Esq˙, the Committee Treasurer and Paymaster.

And as it appears there are a number of persons included in the said Pay Bill who have joined his detachment and have really done duty, but have not signed the Association in any Company or Battalion, and are therefore subject to being marched from here, Mr˙ Crawford is directed to tender to them the Association, to be signed by them as members of some particular Company here, and those who refuse are to be discharged. And Mr˙ Crawford is directed to discharge from his detachment the following persons, who appear to the Committee unfit for duty, and therefore think they ought not to receive pay, viz: Frederick Bauder, above fifty years of age, and very infirm; Henry Lindeman, above fifty years of age, lame and infirm; Adam Froult, above fifty years, and a Non-Associator; Jacob Steigleman, above fifty, and a Non-Associator; John Gouter, a lad of about fourteen years of age, and a Gunsmith' s apprentice.

Lieutenant Casper Shaffner, of Captain Katz' s Company of Militia, doing duty in Lancaster, exhibited a Pay-Bill for the Company now under his command, (Captain Klatz being absent,) amounting to £230 16s˙ 5d˙, which, being examined, is allowed and approved in Committee, and ordered to be paid by William Atlee, the Committee Treasurer and Paymaster.

Lieutenant Christian Petre, of Captain Yeates' s Company of Militia, of Colonel Slough' s Battalion, now doing duty in Lancaster, exhibited a Pay-Bill for that Company, now under his command, (Captain Yeates being absent,) amounting to £237 6s˙ 2d˙, which, being examined, is allowed and approved in Committee, and ordered to be paid by William Atlee, the Committee' s Treasurer and Paymaster.

Captain John Henry, of Colonel Ross' s Battalion of Militia, now doing duty in Lancaster, exhibited a Pay-Bill for that Company, now under his command, amounting to £272 18s˙ 8d˙, which, being examined, is allowed and approved in Committee, and ordered to be paid by William Atlee, the Committee Treasurer and Paymaster, deducting £100 heretofore advanced to Captain Henry by Mr˙ Lowman, and repaid to Mr˙ Lowman by the Paymaster in Philadelphia, so that the sum of £172 18s˙ 8d˙ is to be paid to Captain Henry.

Captain Peter Hoofnagle, of Colonel George Ross' s Battalion of Militia, now doing duty in Lancaster, exhibited a Pay Bill for that Company, now under bis command, amounting to £282 16s˙ 10d˙, which, being examined, is allowed and approved of in Committee, and ordered to be paid by William Atlee, the Committee' s Treasurer and Paymaster, he deducting £120 heretofore advanced to Captain Hoofnagle by Mr˙ Christopher Wirtz, and repaid to Mr˙ Wirtz by the Paymaster in Philadelphia, so that the sum of £162 16s˙ 10d˙ is to be paid to Captain Hoofnagle.