Council of Pennsylvania authorize the laying out a King' s Highway

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At a Council held at Philadelphia, on Wednesday, 2d November 1774:

Present: The Honourable John Penn, Esquire, Governour, Richard Peters, James Tilghman, Benjam˙ Chew, Andrew Allen, Esquires.

Whereas on the Petition of sundry Freeholders and other Inhabitants of the County of Northampton, an Order of Council was issued on the 6th of April, 1771, directing six persons therein named, or any five of them, to view and lay out a Road from the North side of the Blue Mountain, in the said County of Northampton, to Wyoming, in the most convenient and direct courses and to make a return of the courses and distances, with a draught of the said Road, into the Provincial Secretary' s Office within six months from the date thereof: And whereas another Petition from the Inhabitants of the said County of Northampton hath this day been presented to this Board, setting forth that the six persons named in the Order above mentioned, have neglected to view and lay out the Road therein directed, and therefore praying that six other persons may be appointed to view and lay out the aforesaid Road from the North side of the Blue Mountain, in the said County of Northampton; it is therefore ordered that Simon Heller, Casper Dull, Jonas Hartzall, Adam Hubler, Abraham Labar, and Adam Joke, do view and lay out a publick Road, or King' s highway from the North side of the Blue Mountain, at a place called the Wind Gap, in the most direct and convenient courses, to Wyoming, so that the communication between the said places may be rendered as safe, easy, and convenient for carriages to pass as the nature of the country will admit, and to make a return of the courses and distances, with a draught of the said Road, into the Provincial Secretary' s Office, in order to be confirmed if the same shall be approved.