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The Militia law will not justify the Lieutenant of the County to per- 

 mit two Men to serve as one, and to be discharged at the expiration of 

 one Month, and I am not a little surprised that any Gentleman in that 

 line would give it the least countenance. 



Both Philad. and Bucks Counties have for a long time been greatly 

 exposed to the insults and ravages of the enemy. Council, therefore, 

 relying that you will do your utmost, not only to Protect the inhabitants, 

 but to annoy the Enemy, have no doubt they will soon hear that a total 

 stop is put to the insults of the Tories by your alacrity and good conduct. 



I am, Sir, 



Directed^ Your very hum. Servt. 



To B. Gen. Lacey. 



Thomas Whiteside^ t&c, to Council^ 1778. 



We, the Judges of the Several district Elections for the County of 

 Lancaster, do Humbly beg leave to represent to your Honorable Body 

 that from the Information of Sundry the respectable freemen of the 

 borough of Lancaster, that the Election held in said borough was con- 

 trary to any Act of General Assembly of this State made and Provided ; 

 insomuch that few certificates were demanded by the Inspectors from the 

 Electors, and that Eeaders and Clerks were admitted without being sworn 

 according to Law. There is found on Examination to be a Considerable 

 number of Yotes more than Voters marked at said Election, which we 

 conceive our duty to represent to you, the only Body we can look up to 

 for the execution of our Laws. 



Sufficient proof can be made of the Facts above mentioned when 

 called for. 



Thomas Whiteside, 

 John Logan, 

 Martin Bowman, 

 William Brown, 



Lancaster, 20th October, 1778. 



In Supreme Council, December 29, 1778. 



The Council taking into consideration the case of Joshua Bennett, 

 School-master, now confined in the Goal ef the County of Lancaster, he 

 having been convicted of keeping a School, not having taken the Oath 

 of Allegiance according to Law, and fined by the Court of Quarter Ses- 

 sions of the Peace for the County of Lancaster, in the sum of One hundred 

 Pounds. 



Ordered^ That the fine of One hundred Pounds, adjudged by the Court 

 of Quarter Sessions of the Peace for the County of Lancaster, to be paid 

 by Joshua Bennett, (he having been Convicted in the said Court of 

 having kept a School, not having taken the Oath or Affirmation of Alle- 

 giance to the State, according to Law,) be remitted. 



