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were ever at variance, since his induction into office, 

 and in the same year the Supreme Executive Council 

 of Pennsylvania, chose Tliomas Wharton, Esq. of the 

 Colony in Schuylkill, their President. 



It is worthy of remark, that but a single individual of 

 the Colony, proved recreant to the cause of her great sis- 

 ter Colonies, on the question of Independence^ and he only 

 after serving their interests as speaker of the Provincial 

 assembly, in resistance to the Lieutenant Governor's high 

 handed sway, and subsequently as a member of the Con- 

 tinental Congress of the thirteen United Colonies, in op- 

 position to oppressive acts of a regal and of a parliament- 

 ary character. 



He loyally returned to England, an act of attainder 

 was.passed, and his property confiscated. 



It was not until March 1781, a regular meeting of the 

 Governor and Council of the new State in Schuylkill, 

 was held at St. Ogden's, or Joseph the Ferryman's Inn. 

 Present. 

 His Excellency Samuel Morris, Governor. 

 Josiah Hewes, Peter Kuhn, 



Samuel Nicholas, Gustavus Risberg, 



Tench Francis, Benjamin Scull, 



Robert Roberts, Andrew Tj'bout, 



William Gray, James White, 



William Govett, Benjamin Eyre, 



Thomas Peters, James Wharton. (15) 



Messrs. Scull and Tybout, subsequently renowned as 



