From November 10, 1701, Commissioners of Property transacted the business of the Land Office, to-wit: Oct. 27, 1683 Apr. 25, 1700 Edward Shippen, Griffith Owen and James Logan, Deputies, .Feb. 13, 1705 William Frampton, Commissioners in place of Taylor, deceased, William Southbee, James Claypoole, Sr., May 5, 1686 .......Sept. 9, 1686 RECEIVERS GENERAL. John Gebart, Samuel Workman, John Klingensmith, Jr., William Hopkins, .Nov. 8, 1782 .Apr. 21, 1785 .Aug. 1, 1796 .Dec. 9, 1799 .Jan. 3, 1800 .Apr. 4, 1809 ..Oct. 1, 1801 May 11, 1818 .May 11, 1821 May 11, 1824 May 11, 1830 May 10, 1836 (The office of Secretary of Land Office was abolished by the act of the 17th day of April, 1843, and the duties devolved upon the Surveyor General.) MASTERS OF ROLLS. Matthew Irwin, Timothy Matlack, .Mar. 14, 1785 ....Apr. 14, 1800 (The office of Master of Rolls abolished by act of 29th March, 1809; the books and papers were placed in charge of the Secretary of the Commonwealth and the Secretary of the Land Office.) RECEIVERS GENERAL. Francis Johnston, Frederick A. Muhlenberg, John McKissick, .Apr. 9, 1791 ...Jan. 8, 1800 .June 11, 1801 (The act of March 20, 1809, abolished the office of Receiver General of the Land Office and directed the books, etc., to be taken in charge by the Secretary of the Land Office, and all moneys due on lands to be paid to the State Treasurer.) John Nicholson, COMPTROLLERS GENERAL. Nov. 8, 1782 Apr. 12, 1794 ...Oct. 13, 1801 .Oct. 15, 1805 ESCHEATORS GENERAL. Henry Osborne, John Nicholson, Clement Biddle, William N. Irvine, When Commissioned. .Feb. 20, 1781 ..Oct. 2, 1787 ..........Nov. 25, 1795 ..Sept. 14, 1815 (Office abolished in 1821 and duties transferred to Auditor General.) (Office of Secretary of Internal Affairs created by the Constitution of 1873, and Surveyor General's and Bureau of Statistics' offices merged into it.) William McCandless, 1875-1879 ..1879-1883 1883-1887 1887-1891 .1891-1895 1895 1895-1899 James W. Latta, James W. Latta, 1899 ⚫Appointed Jan. 16, 1895, to fill unexpired term of Thomas J. Stewart. Superintendents of Common Schools of Pennsylvania. (From the adoption of the Common School law, until 1857, the duties of this office were performed by the Secretary of the Commonwealth.) (By the Constitution of 1873, the office of Superintendent of Common Schools was changed to that of Superintendent of Public Instruction.) James P. Wickersham, E. E. Higbee," D. J. Waller, Jr., Nathan C. Schaeffer, .June 1, 1875 .Mar. 17, 1881 ..Mar. 1, 1890 ..June 1, 1893 *Died in office December 13, 1899. |