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Early State Paprrs
OF
HEW HAMPSHIRE
Including the Journals of the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives and Records of the President and Coun-
cil, from June, 1790, to June, 1793,
WITH AN APPENDIX
Containing the Journal of the Senate on the Impeachment
of Woodbury Langdon, the Records of the New Hampshire
Society of the Cincinnati, and Biographical Sketches
of Men Who Sustained Important Relations to the
State Government during the Period Covered
by those Records and Journals, Taken
from the Manuscript Biographies of
Governor William Plumer.
VOLUME XXII.
ALBERT STILLMAN BATCHELLOR
ED 1TOR.
CONCORD :
Ira C. Evans, Public Printer.
1893.
JOINT RESOLUTION relating to the preservation and publication of portions of
the early state and provincial records and other state papers of New Hampshire.
Resolved by tlie Senate and House of Representatives in Ge?ieral Court convened:
That His Excellency the Governor be hereby authorized and empowered, with
the advice and consent of the Council, to employ some suitable person and fix his
compensation, to be paid out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appro-
priated, to collect, arrange, transcribe, and superintend the publication of such
portions of the early state and provincial records and other state papers of New
Hampshire as the Governor may deem proper; and that eight hundred copies of
each volume of the same be printed by the state printer, and distributed as follows :
namely, one copy to each city and town in the state, one copy to such of the pub-
lic libraries of this state as the Governor may designate, fifty copies to the New
Hampshire Historical Society, and the remainder placed in the custody of the state
librarian, who is hereby authorized to exchange the same for similar publications
by other states.
Approved AtlgUSt 4, 1 88 1 .
PREFACE
1136881
This volume is the third of the series which embodies the
journals of the Senate and House of Representatives and the
records of the President and Council from the beginning of the
political year 1784-5 to the close of that of 1792-3. These nine
years are recognized as an important epoch in the constitutional
history of the state. The constitution of 1776 (State Papers, Vol.
VIII, p. 2 ; Charters and Constitutions of the United States, by
Ben: Perley Poore, 1878, Vol. II, p. 1279) was intended for
a temporary purpose, and provided for little more than the
establishment of a legislative government to serve a present
emergency. It granted powers in the briefest and most general
terms, and the idea of constitutional limitations had little promi-
nence in it. Circumstances made this instrument, with the con-
temporary Federal compacts, the organic law of the state during
the entire period of the revolutionary struggle.
The next successful attempt at constitution making in the state
resulted in the adoption of the constitution of 1784. The gov-
ernment inaugurated in June of that year was the first under
its provisions. Its framers doubtless availed themselves of the
opportunity to examine the new constitutions of other states, then
recently adopted. The forms and usages of government with
which they had become familiar in the provincial and revolution-
ary periods were preserved to a marked extent. The antipathies
which had arisen out of the same experience naturally influenced
the framers in respect to certain features of their work. This
governmental structure, moreover, was enacted amid the uncer-
tainties which overshadowed the constitution makers of that time,
IV PREFACE.
concerning the future of the Federal relations of the American
slates. Yet the people of the state have never found sufficient
occasion for substituting another constitution for that of 1784 —
that is to saw that constitution has never given place to any new
or independent state constitution. In fact, no new constitution
lias been submitted for the consideration of the people since 1783.
The courts, and some of those having to do with the revision of
the laws of the state, from time to time, however, had fallen into the
error of referring to the product of the constitutional convention of
1 791-2 as the " Constitution of 1792" ; Picrcex. State, 13 N. H. 536,
542 ; Baker v. Holderness, 26 N. II. no, 114 ; Rich v. Flanders,
39 N. II. 375, 376; Cofif v. Henniker, 55 N. H. 179, 191 ; Per-
kins v. Scott, 57 N. H. 55, 57, 78; King v. Hopkins, 57 N. H.
346: Re-port of Commissioners for Revision of the Laws, 1878,
p. 29, note ; General Laws , p. 40, note ; XX State Papers, p. 4.
The publication of the journal of the convention of 1791-2, X
State Papers, 23-196, has facilitated a review of the relations of
the work of that convention to the constitution of 1784. In the
opinions of the court by Allen, J., in State v. Saunders, 66
N. II. 39, 72, and by Carpenter, J., in State v. Griffin, appt.
decided 1890, the historical fact is stated, and it is demonstrated
by the record, that only amendments to the constitution of 1784
have been submitted and ratified or rejected since that date, and
that the constitution in the form it assumed in 1792 was not sub-
mitted to the people or adopted by them in its entirety. The
constitution of 1784 was amended in 1791-2, by the same process
and by the same constitutional methods that prevailed in the
amendments proposed by the conventions of 1850, 1876, and
[889.
For citations to acts of the legislature passed from time to time,
which provided for taking the sense of the people as to calling
conventions to provide for constitutional amendments and the
popular votes thereon, see New Hampshire Manual, 1889, p. 66.
The amendments which took effect in 1793 were important and
radical. By their operation the form of government was materi-
PREFACE. V
ally modified. This was particularly notable in the redistribution
of powers among the three coordinate branches of government.
The nine years of proceedings in the legislative and executive
departments which constitute the material of the series of volumes
of which this is the third, viz., volumes XX, XXI, and XXII,
were prolific in experience and instruction to those who were first
called to take part in devising amendments to the constitution
of 1784. The legislative journals for the period from 1793 to the
present time are accessible in the original printed form in several
of the public libraries of this and other states. Their contents
may be made available for practical use by the provisions for
indexes which are contemplated by the act of Sept. 11, 1883,
(Laws of 1883, p. 56), should the wise policy outlined in that
legislation be continued. It has not been deemed advisable, for
reasons above indicated, to continue the publication of this class
of records further than to the end of the political year 1792-3,
which is reached in this volume, bringing the work down to the
beginning of what may be regarded as a distinct period in the
constitutional history of the state.
The plan on which the work has been edited is that outlined in
the prefaces to volumes XX and XXI. With the exception of
references to the volumes of Town Papers, as related to the legis-
lative journals, the presentation of illustrative biographies, notes
and citations, official tables, and exhaustive indexes, is the same
as in the preceding volumes. As in those volumes also, sections
found enclosed in brackets indicate differences between the man-
uscript journals and the official printed edition. The volume also
contains the official record of the proceedings relating to the
impeachment of Woodbury Langdon as a justice of the superior
court, and the journal of the New Hampshire Society of the
Cincinnati.
With the very complete indexes to the volumes of Town
Papers and Miscellaneous Papers, so called, edited by Mr. Isaac
W. Hammond, and the Index to the Laws, published by the state
in 1886, the volumes of this series are submitted as a contribution
VI PREFACE.
to the material for the history of the American people and of
popular institutions at a time which was of critical importance to
the state and to the republic.
It is a pleasure to renew the expressions of obligation which are
due to His Excellency Governor Smith, and the members of his
Council, and other gentlemen in the service of the state, previously
made, for active and generous cooperation in the work.
The Editor.
Table of Contents,
State Officers, 1790-91
Senate Journal, June Session, 1 79°
Members of the House, 1790-91 .
House Journal, June Session, 1790
Senate Journal, January Session, 1791
House Journal, January Session, 1791
Records of President and Council, 1790-91
State Officers, 1791-92 .
Senate Journal, June Session, 1 791
Members of the House, 1791-92 .
House Journal, June Session, 1791
Senate Journal, November Session, 1791
House Journal, November Session, 1791
Records of President and Council, 1791—92
State Officers, 1792-93
Senate Journal, June Session, 1792
Members of the House, 1792-93 .
House Journal, June Session, 1792
Senate Journal, November Session, 1792
House Journal, November Session, 1792
Records of President and Council, 1792-93
1-4
5-3 T
35-39
4°~93
95-J37
139-244
245-274
275-278
279-304
307-312
3J3-364
365-399
401-483
485~5°9
5II-5I3
5 1 5-539
543-548
549-599
601-634
635-7 H
715-744
APPENDIX.
Impeachment of Woodbury Langdon
Records of N. H. Society of the Cincinnati .
Biographical Sketches .....
757-820
S21-S64
New Hampshire Early State Papers,
STATE OFFICERS, 1790-91.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.
JOSIAH BARTLETT, Kingston, President.
Council.
ROBERT WALLACE,' Henniker, Hillsboro\ ) Chosen from
JONATHAN FREEMAN, Hanover, Grafton, 5 the Senate.
CHRISTOPHER TOPPAN, Hampton, Rock- \ Chosen from
mgham, \ the House of
Representa-
tives .
JOSEPH BADGER, Jr., Gilmanton, Strafford,
LEMUEL HOLMES, Surry, Cheshire
JOSEPH PEARSON, Exeter, Secretary of State.
WILLIAM GARDNER, Portsmouth, State Treasurer.
STATE SENATE.
June 2, 1790, to June 1, 1791.
EBENEZER SMITH, Meredith,
President Pro Tern, or Senior Senator.
'JOSEPH CILLEY, Nottingham.
NATHANIEL PEABODY, Atkinson.
RocHngham. < PETER GREEN< Conc-d.
OLIVER PEABODY,i Exeter.
NATHANIEL ROGERS, Newmarket.
1 Oliver Peabody, in June, 1790, was appointed Judge of Probate, and January 14, in t' e
winter session, Christopher Toppan was elected Senator. He declined, and on the 18
John Bell was elected and served the remainder of the year. A memoir of Oliver Peabody
is given in Vol. 3, Collections of New Hampshire Historical Society, p. 297.
2 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. i.1!^
County of S JOHN WALDRON, Dover.
Strafford. I EBENEZER SMITH, Meredith.
County of 5 EBENEZER WEBSTER, Salisbury.
Hillsboro'. I ROBERT WALLACE, Henniker.
County of \ AMOS SHEPHARD, Alstead.
Cheshire, t SANFORD KINGSBURY, Claremont.
County oi S JONATHAN FREEMAN, Hanover.
Grafton. c
JUDICIARY.
Superior Court of Judicature.
JOHN PICKERING,1 Portsmouth, Chief Justice.
JOHN DUDLEY, Raymond, j
WOODBURY LANGDON,2 Portsmouth, i Puisne Justices.
SIMEON OLCOTT, Charlestown, )
JOHN PRENTICE, Londonderry, Attorney-General.
NATHANIEL ADAMS, Portsmouth, Clerk.
MILITARY ESTABLISHMENT.
His Excellency JOSIAH BARTLETT,
Captain- General, Commander-in-Chief, and Admiral.
(No record showing who wore military aids to the Commander-in-Chief in the adminis-
t rat ion of 1790-91 has heen found. See Vol. xx, p. 573.)
FIRST DIVISION.
BENJAMIN BELLOWS, Walpole, Major-General.
Aids with the Rank of Major.
JYIOODY DUSTIN, Claremont.
"GEORGE SPARHAWK, Walpole.
l Mr. Chief Justice Bartletl became President of the State in June, 1790. On the 17th of
thai month Woodbury Langdon, John Dudley, Simeon Oleott, and John Pickering were
nominated in the Executive Council, one of whom to he Chief Justice. On the 7th of July,
1790, Mr. Pickering was appointed, and continued in the office till he resigned in 1795 to
accept an appointment to the office of Judge of the United States District Court, which had
become vacanl by the death of Judge John Sullivan. See article by Judge Nesmith on
adge Pickering's case, \ Granite Monthly, 133.
2 Judge Langdon, having heen appointed by President Washington, commissioner for
settling the accounts between the United States and the individual States, to which office
he was confirmed h\ the Senate Decemher 24, 1790, resigned his seat on the bench of the
Superior Court.
A i the June session of thai year an attempt was made in the General Court to impeach
Judge LAngdon, on the charge that he neglected the duties of his office on account of the
ilemands ol his private business. These proceedings were not successful. See Morrison's
Life of Jeremiah Smith, p. 88.
Timothj Farrar was appointed to succeed him, March is, 1791.
For biographical sketches of Judge Farrar. see History of New Ipswich.
179°] STATE OFFICERS, I79O-QI.
SECOND DIVISION.
JOSEPH CILLEY, Nottingham, Major- General.
Aids with the Rank of Major.
JOSEPH MILLS, Deerfield.
BRADBURY CILLEY, Nottingham.
Brigadier- Generals.
GEORGE REID, Londonderry.
MOSES DOW, Haverhill.
JONATHAN CHASE, Cornish.
THOMAS BARTLETT, Nottingham.
JAMES HILL, Newmarket.
NOAH LOVEWELL, Dunstable.
Brigade Majors.1
, Adjutant- General.
SUPPLY CLAPP, Portsmouth, Commissary- General .
UNITED STATES SENATORS.
I79O-9I.
JOHN LANGDON, Portsmouth.
Six years, be ginning March </, iySg.
PAINE WINGATE, Stratham.
Four years, beginning March 4, lySp.
REPRESENTATIVES IN CONGRESS.
179O-9I.
Two years from March 4, 1789.
NICHOLAS GILMAN, Exeter.
SAMUEL LIVERMORE, Holderness.
ABIEL FOSTER, Canterbury.
l It is supposed that the Adjutant-General and Brigade Majors were the same as given
in the official tables for the previous year, but this cannot be verified in the absence of con-
temporary records. No registers for the State were published for the years 1790, '91, '02, '93.
NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. L1?^
Two years from March ^, 1791.
NICHOLAS OILMAN, Exeter.
SAMUEL LIVERMORE, Holderness.
JEREMIAH SMITH, Peterborough.
FEDERAL OFFICERS, 1790-1791.
DISTRICT COURT.
JOHN SULLIVAN, Durham, Judge.
JOHN S. SHERBURNE,1 Portsmouth, District Attorney.
JOHN PARKER, Portsmouth, Marshal.
JONATHAN STEELE, Durham, Clerk.
PORT OF PORTSMOUTH.
JOSEPH WHIPPLE, Portsmouth, Collector.
ELEAZER RUSSELL, Portsmouth, Naval Officer.
THOMAS MARTIN, Portsmouth, Surveyor.
FISCAL DEPARTMENT.
JOHN TAYLOR GILMAN (declined) .
WOODBURY LANGDON, Portsmouth, Com-
missioner for Settling the Accounts between the
United States and Individual States
NATHANIEL GILMAN, Exeter, Commissioner
of Loans .......
WILLIAM GARDNER, Portsmouth, Commis-
sioner of Loans, in place of Nathaniel Gilman,
who declined his appointment ....
JOSHUA WENTWORTH, Portsmouth, Super-
visor. District of JVezv Hampshire .
l Appointed by the name of Samuel Sherburne, Jr. As to change of name, see N. II. MSS.
Laws, its:), Vol. (3, p. .w.
Date of Confirmation
Aug.
10,
1790.
Dec.
24,
1790.
Aug.
7>
1790.
Dec.
24,
1790.
March 4,
1791.
Journal of the Senate
CONTAINING THE PROCEEDINGS
FROM JUNE 2 TO JUNE 19, 1790.
JOURNAL OF THE SENATE,
At a Session of the General Court holden at Concord June 2(1
1790 being the day appointed by the Constitution for the annual
Meeting of the General Court.
The Honorable Oliver Peabody, Amos Shepard, John Waldron,
and Sandford Kingsbury Esquires being Elected by the free suf-
frages of the People for year ensuing, attended and took the oath
of Allegience and Office as Senators.
The members present met with the Honorable House of Repre-
sentatives in their Chamber and proceeded to enter the return of
Votes for a President ; having compleated the entry and Chosen a
committee of five [persons to examine] said Entry agreed to ad-
journ 'till to-morrow morning at ten of the Clock A. M. the Senate
then retired to their Chamber and adjourned 'till to-morrow 9,
O'Clock A. M.
THURSDAY, June 3d 1790.
Met according to adjournment.
Present as yesterday.
The Senators present met with the Honorable House of Repre-
sentatives after some time spent in debate, the report of the com-
mittee appointed to examine the entry of the return of votes for a
President, was read by which it appeared that no President was
Elected by the people.
Adjourned Until 4, O'Clock P. M. <
Met with the Honorable House according to adjourn-
ment *And proceeded to ballot for Senators to fill up, * 2-538
the vacancies by which it appeared that the Hon. Gen-
eral Nathaniel Peabody Peter Green, Joseph Cilley and Nathaniel
Rogers [were chosen for the County of Rockingham,] Col.
Ebenezer Smith [for the County of Strafford,] Ebenezer Webster
and Robert Wallace Esqrs [for the County of Hillsborough, and]
Jonathan Freeman Esq1" [for the County of Grafton]
.Adjourned the further Elections 'till to-morrow morning.
8 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. l.1!^
[The Senate then retired to their chamber.]
The above Gentlemen appeared in Senate except Joseph Cilley,
Esq1 and took and Subscribed the Oath of Allegience and the Oath
of Office, as Senators for the year ensuing.
A Vote, for a committee to join a committee of the Senate to
wait upon the Reverend M1 Ogden and return him the thanks of
the General Court for his ingenious discourse this day delivered
before the Legislature, and request of him a copy for the press,
was brought up, read and concurred ; M1' Oliver Peabody, and M1
Green, joined.
Adjourned 'till to-morrow morning 9, O'Clock.
FRIDAY, June 4th 1790
Met according to adjournment.
Present all the Senate duly qualified.
Upon examination it appeared that the Honorable Ebenezer
Smith Esq1' is Senior Senator. [Who accepted of said office.]
A Vote, for a committee to join a committee of the Senate to
consider of the petition of James Sheafe, and report thereon, was
brought up, read and concurred, General Peabody, and M1' Oliver
Peabody, joined.
A Vote, for a committee to join a committee of the Senate to
consider of the petition of [the town of] Lyman and others, was
brought up, read and concurred, Mr Freeman, joined.
A Vote, for a committee to join a committee of the Senate to
consider of the petition of Farwell, and others, was brought up,
read and concurred : M1' Webster, and Mr Wallace, joined.
A Vote, for a committee to join a committee of the Senate to
consider of the petition of Jacob Burbank, was brought up, read
and concurred : Mr Kingsbury, joined.
A Vote, for a committee to join a committee of the Senate to
consider of all the printers accounts, was brought up, read and con-
curred : Mr Waldron, and M1' Rogers, joined.
* 2-539 * The Senate, met with the Honorable House of Repre-
sentatives and adjourned the Elections 'till to-morrow
morning 9, O'Clock. The Senate then retired to their Chamber
A Vote for a committee to join a committee of the Senate to
consider what measures are necessary to be taken respecting the
Records of Deeds in the County of Hillsborough, was brought up,
icad & concurred, M1' Webster and Mr Wallace, joined.
A Vote, for a committee to join a committee of the Senate to
1 790] JOURNAL OF THE SENATE. 9
consider of the Petition of the Trustees of the Chesterfield Acad-
emy of the Town of Charlestown and of the Proprietors of the
Aurean School (so called) and report thereon, was brought up,
read and concurred. General Peabody and Mr Green, joined.
A Vote, for a committee to join a committee of the Senate, to
consider of the petition of Abel Allen and report thereon, was
brought up, read and concurred : Mr Shepard, joined.
The Honorable House of Representatives informed the Senate
that they had proceeded to make choice of two persons out of the
four who had the highest number of Votes for a President ; and
the ballots being called, taken and counted, The Honorable John
Pickering and the Honorable Josiah Bartlett Esquires, were elected.
Adjourned till to-morrow morning 9, O'Clock
SATURDAY, June 5th 1790.
Met according to adjournment.
Present as yesterday.
A Vote, for a committee to join a committee of the Senate to
take under consideration a Letter from the Late President Sullivan
and draught an answer as they may jud[g]e proper and report the
same, was brought up, read and concurred. [Mr Green,] Mr N.
Peabody and M1 O. Peabody joined.
The Senate met with the House and adjourned the Elections to
Monday next 4, O'Clock P. M.
The hon. Senate proceeded to the Choice of a President and the
ballots being taken it appeared that the Hon. Josiah Bartlett Esqr
was elected to that Office.
A Vote, for a committee to join a committee of the Senate to
consider and report what method shall be taken to pro-
cure the papers * From Mr Gilman late Comptroller * 2-540
General, was brought up, read and concurred, General
Peabody joined.
A Vote, for a committee to join a committee of the Senate to
Notify His Excellency Josiah Bartlett President elect of his appoint-
ment to that Office, was brought up, read and concurred : M1
Webster, and Mr Shepard, joined.
[A vote for a Committee, to join a Committee of the Senate, to
make such arrangements as they may think proper, for the recep-
tion of his Excellency Josiah Bartlett, Esquire, President-elect, was
brought up, read, and concurred : General Peabody and Colonel
Green joined.]
IO NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. [l^0
A Vote, that a Special Court of General Sessions of the Peace be
held at Amherst on Thursday the tenth of June Instant and the
Justices of said Court are empowered to adjourn from day to day
to open and examine the returns of Votes for Register of Deeds
in said County and if it should so happen that the late Moses
Nichols should have the highest number of Votes for said Office
the said Court are empowered to issue preceipt to call a meeting of
the Inhabitants in said County to chuse a Register of Deeds for said
County and further empowered to adjourn said Court to some day
Antecedent to the next term to receive the return of Votes for said
Office to proceed to examine said return &c. and to choose some
person at said adjustment to take the Records of said Office into
custody he giving bonds for safe keeping &c. and the person so
chosen is empowered to receive file and minute the time of receiv-
ing the same and entitled to receive six pence for each Deed, was
brought up, read and concurred
Adjourned 'till Monday next 2, O'Clock A. M. [in the afternoon.]
MONDAY, June, 7th 1790.
Met according to adjournment.
Present as on Saturday, last.
The honorable Senate met with the Honorable House of Repre-
sentatives in their Chamber and adjourned the Elections until to-
morrow 10, O'Clock A M.
A Vote, for a committee to join a committee of the Senate to
consider of the petition of Betsy Peirce, and report thereon, was
brought up, read and concurred: Ml" Nathaniel Peabody, and Mr
Kingsbury, joined.
A Vote, for a committee to join a committee of the Senate to
consider the propriety of [revising] receiving fees for petitions and
report thereon, was brought up, read and concurred : Mr Shepard
and Mr Green, joined.
Adjourned 'till to-morrow morning 8, O'Clock.
THURSDAY, June 8th 1790
* 2-541 * Met according to adjournment.
Present as Yesterday.
A Vote, for a committee to join a committee of the Senate to
inform I lis Excellency that the two branches will be ready to
receive hia answer at half after nine of the Clock, was brought
up, read and concurred. M1 Nathaniel Peabody, Mr Green, and
M' Oliver Peabody, joined.
1 79°] JOURNAL OF THE SENATE. II
A Vote, for a committee to join a committee of the Senate to
take under consideration the Act of Congress &c respecting
Light houses &c &c. was brought up, read and concurred : M1'
Green, and Mr Rogers, joined.
The Honorable Senate met with the Honorable house of Rep-
resentatives in their Chamber. The committee appointed to
inform His Excellency Josiah Bartlett Esqr the President elect
that the two branches would be ready to receive his answer at
half after 9 O'Clock waited on his Excellency to the Assembly
Chamber who delivered his answer of acceptance as President of
said State the Senior Senator then proceeded to administer the
Oaths to his Excellency which being done declared before both
branches of the Legislature that his Excellency was the President
of said State for the year ensuing. The Senate then retired.
The Senate met with the honorable house and proceeded to
ballot for councillors : after balloting several times it appeared
that the following Gentlemen were chosen Counsellors viz.
The honorable Chistopher Toppan, Joseph Badger, Robert
Wallace, Lemuel Holmes and Jonathan Freeman Esqrs
They then proceeded to ballot for a Secretary and it appeared
upon counting the same that Joseph Pearson Esq1' was chosen to
that office.
They then ballotted for a Treasurer and upon counting the
same it appeared that William Gardner Esq1' was [unanimously]
chosen to that office
And also proceeded to ballot for a Commissary General by
which it appeared that Supply Clap Esq1- was Chosen.
Adjourned 'till to-morrow 4, o'Clock P. M.
The Senate then retired to their Chamber. Soon after the
above named Counselors attended in Senate, took and Subscribed
the usual oaths as Counsillors ; after which Joseph
Pearson Esqr *Took and Subscribed the oaths as Secre- * 2-542
tary for the Year ensuing
A Vote, for a committee to join a committee of the Senate to
consider of the petition of H. Sherburne, and report thereon, was
brought up, read and concurred : Mr Rogers, joined.
A Vote for a committee to join a committee of the Senate to
consider of the petition of William Tenney, was brought up, read
and concurred. Mr Oliver Peabody, joined.
A Vote, to pay the account of the Trustees of New-Ipswich
Academy for Boarding J. Bowers amounting to fifteen pounds,
sixteen shillings and seven pence, was brought up, read and con-
curred
12 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. C1?^
A Vote, for a committee to join a committee of the Senate to
consider of the petition of Wolfsborough, was brought up, read
and concurred : M1 Kingsbury, joined.
A Vote, for a committee to join a Committee of the Senate to
consider of the petition of Josiah Swett and others and report
thereon, was brought up, read and concurred : Mr Wallace,
joined.
A Vote, for a committee to join a committee of the Senate to
consider what is the best method to be taken for choosing Repre-
sentatives to represent this State in Congress, was brought up,
read and concurred. Mr Oliver Peabody, Mr Shepard, and Mr
Rogers, joined.
A Vote, granting the prayer of the petition of Oliver Farwell,
and giving him leave to bring in a bill accordingly, was brought
up, read and concurred
Adjourned 'till to-morrow morning 8, o'Clock A. M.
WEDNESDAY, June, 9th, 1790.
Met according to adjournment.
Present as yesterday.
A Vote, granting the prayer of the petition of Jacob Burbank
and giving him leave to bring in a bill accordingly, was brought
up, read and concurred.
A Vote, for a committee to join a committee of the Senate to
consider of the petition of William Simpson Esqr and report
thereon, was brought up, read and concurred Mr Oliver Peabody,
and M1 Shepard, joined.
A Vote, granting the prayer of the petition of Abel Allen, and
giving him leave to bring in a bill accordingly, was brought up,
read and concurred.
A Vote, for a committee to join a committee of the
•2-543 Senate to * Consider of Sundry petitions relative to mill
dams, was brought up, read and concurred : Mr Shepard
Mr Webster, and M1 Rogers, joined.
A Vote, for a committee to join a committee of the Senate to
consider of the petition of Jonathan Bunker, and report thereon,
was brought up, read and concurred. Mr Green, joined.
A Vote, for a committee to join a committee of the Senate to
consider of the Petition of the Inhabitants of Starks, and M'Mil-
lians Locations, was brought up, read and concurred : Mr Smith
joined.
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A Vote for a committee to join a committee of the Senate to
consider of the petition of Samuel Davis, was brought up, read
and concurred : Mr Oliver Peabody and Mr Shepard joined.
A Vote, for a committee to join a committee of the Senate to
consider of the petition of Joseph Kimbal, was brought up, read
and concurred.
A Vote, for a committee to join a committee of the Senate to take
under consideration His Excellency's Message and to draught an
answer, also report what business is necessary first to be entered
upon, was brought up, read and concurred : Mr Oliver Peabody,
Mr Green and M1 Freeman, joined.
A Vote, for a committee to join a committee of the Senate to
consider of the petition of William Lowel, was brought up, read
and concurred. M1' [N.] Peabody, joined.
A Vote, for a committee to join a committee of the Senate to
inform William Gardner Esq. of his appointment as Treasurer
and receive of him a bond in usual Form and lay the same before
this House, was brought up, read and concurred. Mr Nathaniel
Peabody joined.
Adjourned 'till to-morrow morning 8, o'Clock.
THURSDAY, June 10th 1790.
Met according to adjournment
Present, all the Senate.
A Vote, to hear the petition from Wolfsborough on the second
Thursday of the next Session, was brought up, read and con-
curred.
A Vote, of Yesterday that the remainder of the hearings which
were to be then heard be postponed to this day, was brought up,
read, and concurred
*A Vote, for a committee to join a Committee of the * 2-544
Senate to consider of the petition of Ozias Silsby, and
report thereon, was brought up, read and concurred : Mr Rogers,
and Mr Freeman joined.
The Hon. Joseph Cilley Esq1' attended and took the Oaths as a
Senator and his Seat at the Senate Board.
A Vote, for a committee to join a committee of the Senate to
consider of the petition of Jonathan Cass, and report thereon, was
brought up, read and concurred. Mr Webster and M1' Smith
Joined.
A Vote, for a committee to join a committee of the Senate to
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consider of a Letter from Judge Hubbard, was brought up, read
and concurred M1' Kingsbury, and Mr Smith joined.
A Vote, for a committee to join a committee of the Senate to
consider of the Petition of Capt. Thomas Leavett, and report
thereon, was brought up, read and concurred : General Peabody
and Col. Green, joined.
A Vote, lor a committee to join a committee of the Senate to
consider of the petition of David Webster Esqr and report thereon,
was brought up, read and concurred : Mr Waldron, and Mr
Cilley, joined.
A Vote, for a committee to join a committee of the Senate to
consider of the petition of the Selectmen of Concord in the
County of Grafton and report thereon, was brought up, read and
concurred. M1' Smith and Mr Cilley, joined.
A Vote to accept the report on the petition of James Sheafe
and others, and giving them leave to bring in a bill, was brought
up, read and concurred
A Vote to accept the report of the Committee appointed to ascer-
tain the West and North lines of the Town of Derryfield, was
brought up, read and Concurred
A Vote, granting the prayer of the petition of James M'Gregore
Esqr and giving him leave to bring in a bill accordingly ; Also
that he give Bonds to the Judge of Probate to account for the pro-
ceeds, was brought up, read and concurred.
A Vote, for a committee to join a committee of the Senate to
consider of the petition of Samuel Camfield, and report thereon,
was brought up, read and concurred. Mr W7aldron, joined.
A Vote for a committee to join a committee of the Senate to
consider of the Account of Josiah Gilman, and others, and report
thereon, was brought up, read and concurred. General Peabody,
joined.
A Resolve, that the Inferior Court of Common Pleas by
* 2-545 Law *To be holden at Dover on the third Tuesday of
June Instant as well as the Court of General Sessions,
In- and hereby are adjourned, to the second Tuesday of July next
then to be holden at Dover and all writs &c. are to be returned
and sustained at said Courts to be holden on the second Tuesdav
of July next at Dover, was brought up, read and concurred.
A Vote, to pospone the hearing on the petition of General Sul-
livan until Tuesday next, was brought up, read and concurred.
A Vote, to hear the petition of the Inhabitants of New-London,
on the second Wednesday of the next Session, was brought up,
read and concurred.
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A Vote, for a committee to join a committee of the Senate to
consider of the Petition of the proprietors of Morristown and re-
port thereon, was brought up, read and concurred : Mr Freeman
and M1* Cilley, joined.
A Vote, for a committee to join a committee of the Senate to
consider of the petition of the Inhabitants of Lyndsborough and
other Towns and report thereon, was brought up read and con-
curred, Mr Wallace and Mr Green, joined.
A Vote, that the bond signed by the Treasurer Mr Peabody and
M1" Conner be accepted as fully satisfactory, was brought up, read
and concurred.
A Vote, to hear the petition of the Inhabitants of Thornton on
the second Thursday of the next Session, was brought up, read
and concurred
A Vote, to pospone the hearing on the petition of Joseph Kim-
bal untill the second Wednesday of the next Session, was brought
up, read and concurred.
A Vote, for a committee to join a committee of the Senate to
consider of the petition of Jonathan Woodley, [Woolley] and
report thereon, was brought up, read and concurred : M1' [N.]
Peabody, and Mr Cilley, joined.
A Vote, to accept the Answer of the Committee to the Late
President and that they present the same to John Sullivan Esq1"
was brought up, read and concurred.
Adjourned 'till 8 o'Clock to-morrow morning.
FRIDAY June 11th 1790.
Met according to adjournment
Present as yesterday.
A Vote, for a committee to join a committee of the Senate to
consider of the petition of Elizabeth M'Clary, and re-
port thereon. *Was brought up, read and concurred: * 2-546
Mr Webster joined.
A Vote, to hear the petition of the Selectmen of Concord [alias]
on the second Friday of the next Session, was brought up, read
and concurred.
A Vote to allow Ozias Silsby six pounds in full for his Services
[for the postage of publick papers,] was brought up, read and
concurred.
A Vote, for a committee to be added to the committee on the
account of J Swett, was brought up, read and concurred : Ml
Shepard, joined.
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A Vote, that the [inhabitants on the] Locations granted to A.
M'Millian, W. Stark, P. Bayley, V. Royce, and James Gray, in
the County of Grafton be classed together in one district and em-
powered to choose all necessary Officers for assessing &c. was
brought up, read and concurred.
A Vote, that Samuel Davis ought to apply to the Court of the
General Sessions of the Peace in the County of Cheshire to re-
mit the fine Mentioned in his petition, was brought up, read and
concurred
A Vote, for a committee to join a committee of the Senate to
consider of the Petition of Moses Dow, and report thereon, was
brought up, read and concurred. M1' Smith joined.
A Vote, for a committee to join a committee of the Senate to
consider of the petition of the Reverend Oliver Noble, and report
thereon was brought up, read and concurred : Mr Green, joined.
A Vote, that the petition of Weymouth [and] Wallace be referred
to the Committee on the petition of William Lowell, was brought
up, read and concurred.
A Vote to pospone the hearing on the petition of Jacob Hurd
to the second Friday of the next Session, was brought up, read
and concurred
A Vote appointing Captain Stephen Dole of Bedford Elijah
Frink Esq1" of Lemster and Timothy Taylor of Merrimac a Com-
mittee to view certain lines relative to a petition requesting an in-
corporation of Campbell's Gore, was brought up, read and con-
curred.
A Vote, for a committee to join a committee of the Senate to
consider of the petition of the Selectmen of Unity and others,
was brough[t] up, read and concurred: Mr Shepard, joined.
A Vote, for a committee to join a committee of the Senate to
consider of the petition of Gideon Tiffany, and report thereon,
was brought up, read and concurred : Mr Green, joined.
A Vote, for a committee to join a Committee of the Sen-
ate to consider of the petition of Daniel Rindge Esq1*
* 2-547 and others * Was brought up, read and concurred : Gen-
eral Peabody joined
A Vote, for a committee to join a committee of the Senate, to
nominate six persons out of whom for three to be appointed a
committee to settle the accounts 'between this State and the Treas-
urer thereof, was brought up, read and concurred. M1* N. Pea-
body, and M1 Kingsbury, joined.
A Vote, for a committee to join a committee of the Senate to
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consider of the petition of Joseph Kimbal, and report thereon,
was brought up, read and concurred : Mr Rogers, joined.
A Vote, for a committee to join a committee of the Senate to
be added to the Committee appointed to Consider what is the best
method to be taken for choosing Representatives to Congress,
was brought up, read and concurred. Mr Cilley, and Mr Freeman,
joined.
A Vote to refer the petition of the Selectmen of Portsmouth to
the committee on the petition of the Trustees of Chesterfield
Academy, was brought up, read and concurred.
A Vote, to refer the petition of the Inhabitants of Strafford
to the committee of Chesterfield Academy, was brought up, read
and concurred.
Adjourned 'till to-morrow morning 8 O'Clock.
SATURDAY, June 12th 1790.
Met according to adjournment.
Present as Yesterday.
A Vote to receive and accept the Answer reported by the com-
mittee &c on His Excellency's Message, was brought up, read
and unanimously concurred
A Vote, for a committee to join a committee of the Senate to
consider of the petition of Isaac Moore, and report thereon, was
brought up, read and concurred : M1' Kingsbury, joined.
A Vote, for a committee to join a committee of the Senate to
consider of the petition of Jonathan Cass, was brought up, read
and concurred Mr Freeman, and Mr Waldron, joined.
A Vote, that John Hubbard Esq1' Judge of the Probate for the
County of Cheshire be requested to order the Trustee of the Estate
of Breed Batcheldor to pay the ballance due to this State to the
Treasurer in public Securities of this State, was brought up, read
and concurred.
A Vote, to pospone the hearing of the petition from the Towns
of Wendell, Lemster, Unity, Newport, and Fishersfield
to the second * Thursday of the next Session, and that * 2-548
Captain Jeremiah Stiles of Keen, Lemuel Holmes Esq1'
of Surry, and Major Daniel Warner of Amherst be a committee (at
the expence of the Petitioners) to view the situation of said petition-
ers and report their opinion [on] at the next Session. Said Com-
mittee are to notify the several Towns to attend them at the time
and place of their Meeting, was brought up, read and concurred.
Adjourned 'till Monday next three of the Clock P. M.
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MONDAY June, 14th 1790.
Met according to adjournment.
Present as yesterday, [on Saturday last.]
An Act in addition to and amendment of an Act entitled an act
to restore John Hogg and others to their Law, having been read a
third time, Voted that the same be enacted.
A Vote, granting the prayer of the petition of Cyrus Balwin,
and giving him leave to bring in a bill accordingly, was brought
up, read and concurred.
A Vote to hear the petition of Elijah Frink in behalf of S. Cam-
field on the second Wednesday of the next Session, was brought
up read and concurred
A Vote, for a committee to join a committee of the Senate to
consider of the petition of General Reid and all Invalids belong-
ing to this State, was brought up, read and concurred. General
Peabody and General Cilley, joined.
A Vote, to hear the petition of Gideon Tiffany on the second
Thursday of the next Session, was brought up, read and con-
curred.
A Vote, to hear the petition of the Selectmen of Lyman on the
Second Friday of the next Session, was brought up, read and
concurred.
A Vote, for a committee to join a committee of the Senate to
consider of the petition of the Selectmen of Wendall, was brought
up, read and concurred : Mr Kingsbury, joined.
A Vote, granting the prayer of the petition of Moody Bedel and
giving him leave to bring in a bill accordingly, was brought up,
read and concurred.
A Vote for a committee to join a committee of the Senate to
take under consideration what Business is yet necessary to be
done at this Session and at what time and place this Court
* 2-549 shall * Be adjourned : Also consider what allowance shall
be made to the members of the Honorable Senate and
I louse of Representatives and their Officers for travel and attend-
ance at this Session, was brought up, read and concurred: Mr
Smith M1' N. Peabody, and M1' Freeman joined.
A Vote, for a committee to join a committee of the Senate to
consider of the petition of James Houston, was brought up, read
and Non-concurred.
A Vote, to hear the petition of William Burrows on the Second
Thursday of the next Session, was brought up, read and con-
curred.
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A Vote, for a committee to join a committee of the Senate to
consider of a Letter from Mr Odiorne, and report thereon, was
brought up, read and concurred. General Peabody, and Mr Web-
ster, joined.
A Vote for a committee to join a committee of the Senate to
consider of the propriety of the Treasurer issuing extents for out-
standing Taxes excise and Impost, and report thereon, was brought
up, read and concurred : Mr Rogers, and M1' O. Peabody, joined.
A Vote, to hear the petition of the Selectmen of Alexandria on
the second Thursday of the next Session, was brought up, read
and concurred.
A Vote, for a committee to join a committee of the Senate to
draught a bill for establishing permanent and honorable Salaries
for the Justices of the Superior Court & was brought up, read and
concurred General Peabody and Col. Peabody, joined.
A Resolve that His Excellency the President be requested to
direct the Several Judges of Probate immediately to call on the
Estates of Absentees to settle their accounts and pay the Treasurer
the balances due thereon in failure thereof to deliver the bonds of
such Trustees into the hands of the Attorney General to be prose-
cuted, was brought up, read and concurred
A Vote, for a committee to join a committee of the Senate to
consider of the petition of William Hastings, and report thereon,
was brought up, read and concurred : Mr Rogers, joined.
Adjourned 'till to-morrow morning 8, o'Clock.
TUESDAY, June, 15th 1790.
Met according to adjournment.
Present as yesterday.
A Vote, to pay the balance of the Account of R. [Rich-
ard] H. Osgood, amounting * To one pound twelve shil- * 2-550
lings and ten pence, was brought up, read and concurred.
A Vote, to pay the account of J. Lock amounting to eighteen
Shillings, was brought up, read and concurred.
A Vote, that the Treasurer receive of Major Jonathan Cass the
sum of one hundred and twenty pounds in the Securities of this
State in part payment of an Extent for Excise now lying against
said Cass and that the Extent for the remainder of said bond be
stayed untill the next Session which being considered, Voted that
it be accepted with this alteration that the Treasurer receive one
hundred pounds only in State Securities was brought up, read and
concurred.
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An Act, to enable Oliver Farvvell and Daniel Stearns to sell the
real Estate of Joseph Hodgman late of Merrimac Deceased Intes-
tate, having been read a third time, voted that the same be enacted
A Vote, to pospone the hearing of the petition of S. Herriman
and others and Charles Johns [t] on and others to the second Tues-
day of the next Session, was brought up, read and concurred.
An Act to enable the Superior Court of Judicature for the
County of Rockingham to be holden at Portsmouth on the fourth
Tuesday of April 1791, to take cognizance of and give Judgment
in an Action wherein William Jame [James] of Bristol in the
County of Bristol and Kingdom of Great Britian, Merchant, was
Appellant against George Meserve of Portsmouth in the Province
of New-Hampshire Merchant Appelee, having been read a third
time, Voted that the same be Enacted.
A Vote, granting the prayer of the petition of John Sullivan
Esquire and giving him leave to bring in a bill accordingly, wras
brought up, read and concurred.
A Vote, for a committee to join a committee of the Senate to
consider of the petition of Jonathan [John] Porter, and report
thereon, was brought up, read and concurred. Mr Rogers, and Mr
Smith, joined.
A Vote, that Nathaniel Gilman Esq1' of Exeter the Honorable
Nathaniel Rogers Esq1' of Newmarket and Nathaniel Parker Esqr
of Exeter be a committee to settle the Account between this
State, and the Treasurer thereof, and that they report at
* 2—551 * The next Session, was brought up, read and concurred
with this amendment that Col. [J.] Wentworth, and Col.
Supply Clap, be added to the above Committee
A Vote, granting the prayer of the petition of Joseph Blake and
giving him leave to bring in a bill accordingly, wras brought up,
read and concurred.
A Vote granting the prayer of the petition of Ebenezer Brew-
ster and giving him leave to bring in a bill accordinglv at this or
the next Session, was brought up, read and concurred.
A Vote, granting the prayer of the petition of the Selectmen of
Wentworth and giving him leave to bring in a bill accordingly,
was brought wp. read and concurred
A Vote, granting the prayer of the Petition of the Selectmen of
Warren and giving them leave to bring in a bill accordingly, was
brought up. read and concurred.
A Vote, granting the prayer of the petition of the Selectmen of
New-Chester, and Bridgewater, and giving them leave to bring in
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a bill accordingly, at this or the next Session, was brought up,
read and concurred.
Adjourned 'till to-morrow morning 8, O'Clock.
WEDNESDAY, June 16th 1790.
Met according to adjournment.
Present as yesterday.
An Act to empower Abel Allen to sell certain Lands in Ches-
terfield in the County of Cheshire belonging to his Wards having
been read a third time, voted that the same be enacted.
A Vote [of the House] of the fifteenth Instant [that] the
remainder of the hearings which were to have been on that Day be
posponed until this day was brought up, read and concurred.
A Vote, for a committee to join a committee of the Senate
to consider of the petition of Job Dow, was brought up, read and
concurred : Mr Cilley, and Mr Smith, joined.
A Vote, for a committee to join a committee of the Senate
to consider of the petition of the Selectmen of Bath, was
brought up, read and concurred : Mr Green and Mr Kingsbury,
joined.
*A Vote, that Jaasiel Herriman have Liberty to re-enter * 2-552
his Action at the Inferior Court next to be holden in the
County of Grafton, and plead to said Action as fully as though
no default had taken place, and that he have leave to bring in a
bill accordingly, was brought up, read and concurred.
A Vote, to pospone the hearings on the petition of the Select-
men of Alstead, Jonathan Blake, and of the Selectmen of Wen-
dall, to the second Tuesday of the next Session, was brought up,
read and concurred
A Vote, granting the prayer of the petition of J. Blanchard and
giving him leave to bring in a bill accordingly, was brought up,
read and concurred.
A Vote, for a committee to join a committee of the Senate
to consider of the proposals of William Page for a tract of Land ;
also consider of the Propriety of disposing of the unlocated Lands
in the Northerly part of this State, was brought up, read and con-
curred : Mr Smith and Mr Freeman, joined.
A Vote, to hear the petition of the Inhabitants of Eaton and
Burton on the Second Tuesday of the next Session, was brought
up, read and concurred.
A Vote, for a committee to join a committee of the Senate
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to consider of the petition of the Heirs of Col. John Wentworth
Deceased, and report thereon, was brought up, read and con-
curred : Mr Green, and Mr Cilley, joined.
A Vote, to pay the Account of Captain David Hough amount-
ing to three pounds, twelve shillings, was brought up, read and
concurred
A Vote, granting the prayer of the petition of the Inhabitants
of Cardigan and giving them leave to bring in a bill accordingly,
was brought up, read and concurred
A Vote, for a committee to join a committee of the Senate,
to consider of the petition of Major Boynton, was brought up,
read and concurred : Mr Webster, joined.
A Vote granting the prayer of the petition of Sarah Sherburne,
and giving her leave to bring in a bill accordingly, was brought
up read and concurred.
A Vote, for a committee to join a committee of the Senate
to consider of the petition of G. [George] Hough, and all Simi-
lar matters, was brought up, read and concurred : M1* Waldron
and Mr Webster joined.
A Vote, to hear the petition of Elizabeth M'Clary on the second
Friday of their next Session, and that she cause N.
* 2-553 Gilman of * Newmarket [to be served] with a Copy of
the petition &c &c. was brought up, read and concurred.
A Vote, granting the prayer of the petition of the Selectmen of
Packersiield and giving them leave to bring in a bill accordingly,
was brought up, read and concurred.
A Vote, for a committee to join a committee of the Senate to con-
sider of the Propriety of exempting the body of Debtors from
being imprisoned by executions &c. &c. was brought up, read and
concurred : General Peabody, Col. Peabody, and Col. Shepard,
joined.
A Vote, for a committee to join a committee of the Senate
to consider what shall be done with the Money in the Treasury,
was brought up, read and concurred : M1" Nathaniel Peabody, and
Mr Shepard, joined.
A Vote, to pospone the hearing on the petition of Joseph Hicks
to the third Wednesday of the next Session, was brought up, read
and concurred.
An Act to incorporate certain Locations in the County of Graf-
ton by the name <>i Bartlett, having been read a third time Voted
that the same be enacted
A Vote, that the Secretary be requested to furnish the Several
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Printers in this State with a Copy of the report of the committee
on County lines, as soon as conveniently may be, and that the
several printers be requested to print the same in their news
papers three Weeks successively and that the further considera-
tion of said report be posponed untill the next Session was
brought up, read and concurred.
A Vote, granting the prayer of the petition of the Selectmen of
Protectworth, and giving them leave to bring in a bill accordingly,
was brought up, read and concurred.
[State of New Hampshire.
In Senate, June 16th 1790.]
Whereas a Resolve passed the General Court on the fifteen
day of June current, that a special Court of the General Sessions
of the Peace should be holden at Amherst in and for the County
of Hillsborough on Thursday the tenth day of June current for
the purpose of examining the returns of Votes for Register of
Deeds in said County and that the Justices of said Court were in
and by said Resolve empowered to adjourn from day to day for
said purpose, and Whereas said special Court is not empowered
to transact any other business.
Be it therefore Resolved, that the said Special Court of General
Sessions of the Peace at any time where it shall Sit by
adjournment as * Aforesaid, previous to the next Session * 2-554
of said Court by Law established be empowered to con-
sider the situation of Josiah Kenney now a prisoner in the Goal
in Amherst and remit to or take security from him for the fine
imposed on him by the Superior Court of Judicature holden at
said Amherst in October last, if said Court shall think proper in
the same manner that the said Court might do at any Session
established by Law, Sent down for concurrence, brought up, con-
curred.
A Vote, to accept the report of the committee appointed to
consider what is the best method for choosing Representatives to
Congress and that M1' Plumer, Mr Toppan, and Mr E. Smith
with such of the Honorable Senate as they may Join be a com-
mittee to draught a bill, was brought up, read and concurred : M1'
Oliver Peabody, Joined.
A Vote, granting the prayer of the petition of Limuel Holmes
in behalf of Gilsom and Sullivan, and giving them leave to bring-
in a bill at this or the next session, was brought up, read and
concurred.
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An Act, to enable the Inhabitants of the one Mile Slip and
Doxbury school Farm to lay out, make and repair all necessary
highways and Bridges within their district And to raise money
and apply it for the schooling their Youths in the same manner as
the several incorporated Town in this State are empowered by
Law to do, having been read a third time, Voted that the same be
enacted.
Adjourned 'till to-morrow 9, o'Clock A. M.
THURSDAY, June 17th 1790.
Met according to adjournment.
Present as yesterday.
A Vote, for a committee to join a committee of the Senate to
consider of the Treasurers Letter, and report thereon, was brought
up, read and concurred : Mr Smith joined.
A Vote, for a committee to join a committee of the Senate to
consider of the [petition] of S. Hobart, and report thereon, was
brought up, read and concurred : Mr Rogers, Mr Shepard, and Mr
Wallace, joined.
A Vote, for a committee to join a committee of the Senate to
consider of the petition of Moore Russell, and report thereon, was
brought up, read and concurred : Mr Webster, joined.
* 2_555 *^ Vote, for a committee to join a committee of the Senate
to consider of the petition of Col. Jonathan Wentworth
and report thereon, was brought up, read and concurred : M1
Webster, joined.
A Vote, to refer the account of J. Eames Esq1* to the committee
on the petition of Moore Russell, was brought up, read and con-
curred.
A Vote, to hear the petition of the Inhabitants of Coventry on
the Second Friday of the next Session, was brought up, read and
concurred.
A Vote, to hear the petition of the Heirs of [the Estate of] Col.
John Wentworth on the third Wednesday of the next Session, was
brought up, read and concurred
A Vote, for a committee to join a committee of the senate to
consider of the petition of Eliphalet Giddinge, and Nathaniel Gid-
dinge, was brought up, read and concurred: General Peabody,
joined.
A Vote, for a committee to join a committee of the Senate to
consider of the Petition of Hanson Might, was brought up, read
and concurred : Mr Waldron joined.
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A Vote, for a committee to join a committee of the Senate to
consider of the petition of Thomas Cochran Junr was brought up,
read and concurred. Mr Green, joined.
A Vote, for a committee to join a committee of the Senate to
consider of the petition of Smith Emerson, was brought up, read
and concurred : Mr Green, joined.
A Vote, that Thursday the Twenty fifth day of November next be
observed as a day of public Thanksgiving throughout this State,
and that His Excellency the President with advice of Council be
desired to issue a Proclamation seasonably for that purpose, was
brought up, read and concurred.
An Act to enable Jacob Burbank to sell the Lands of his
Ward, having been read a third time, Voted that the same be
enacted.
A Vote, granting the prayer of the petition of Thomas Leavett,
and giving him leave to bring in a bill accordingly, was brought
up, read and concurred.
A Vote, to hear the petition of the Inhabitants of Part of Lynds-
borough on the third Wednesday of the next Session, was brought
up, read and concurred.
An Act directing the mode of choosing Representatives to Con-
gress of the United States, having been read a third time, Voted
that the same be enacted.
A Vote, for a committee to join a committee of the Senate to
consider of the petition of a number of the Creditors to
the Estate of Thomas [Parker] Packer, * and report * 2-556
thereon, was brought up, read and concurred : Mr Green,
joined.
Adjourned 'till to-morrow 9, O'Clock A M.
FRIDAY, June, 18th 1790.
Met according to adjournment.
Present as yesterday.
An Act to enable Jonathan Sherburne of Portsmouth Physician
to enter an appeal at the next Superior Court to be holden at Keen
in and for the County of Cheshire from a Judgment rendered
against the said Jonathan by default in an action of covenant
broken commenced against him and others by Jonathan Whitcomb
Esq1' and to enable Sarah Sherburne and Samuel Penhallow who
were sued with the said Jonathan Sherburne but not summoned to
become parties of said Suit, having been read a third time, voted
that the same be enacted
l6 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. [j^0
An Act to empower the Judge of the Court of Probate of Wills
for the County of Grafton to allow a further time for the Commis-
sioners on the Estate of Timothy Bedel late of Haverhill in said
County of Grafton Esqr Deceased represented insolvent to receive
examine and report the claims against said Estate, having been
read a third time, Voted that the same be enacted.
An Act, to restore John Sullivan Esqr to his Law, in an Action
heretofore brought by him against Ebenezer Thompson Jun. for
defamation and James Sullivan in an Action heretofore brough[t]
by him against said Ebenezer Thompson Jun1' for Assault and
Battery and also restore John Sullivan Junr James Sullivan, George
Sullivan, Jonathan Steel, and Micah Davis to their Law, in an Action
brought against them by the said Ebenezer Thompson Junr for
Assault and Battery and to set aside the report of certain Referees
and the Judgment of Court thereon in said Actions, having been
read a third time, Voted that the same be enacted.
An Act to alter the time of holding the annual Meeting in the
Town of Chester, having been read a third time, Voted that the
same be enacted.
An Act, in addition to an Act entitled and Act to enable the
Selectmen of Moultonborough to Assess Levy and collect a Tax
on all the Lands of non-resident Proprietors in said Town for
building Bridges and repairing highways in said Town, having
been read a third time, Voted that the same be enacted.
A Vote, to hear the petition of William Boynton, on the third
Wednesday of the next Session, was brought up, read and con-
curred.
* 2-557 *A Vote, appointing Supply Clap, Nathaniel Rogers,
& Nathaniel Gilman Esq1'" a committee to settle the Ac-
counts [between] this State and the Treasurer thereof and that
they report at the next Session of the General Court, was brought
up, read and concurred.
A Vote, to pay Jeremiah Eames Esq1' one pound, seven shillings
in full of his Account for attending the Sheriff serving Preceipts
on Cockburn, and others [other towns] was brought up, read and
concurred.
A Vote, to hear the petition of Hanson Hight on the third
Wednesday of the next Session, was brought up, read and con-
curred.
A Vote, to pay Moore Russell three pounds ten shillings in full
of his Account, [for serving summonses on Cockburn, and other
towns, \ was brought up, read and concurred.
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A Vote, to pay the account of Benjamin Hannaford amounting
to seven pounds, for an election Dinner, was brought up, read and
concurred.
A Vote, to hear the petition of T Cochran, Junr on the second
Tuesday of the next Session, was brought up, read and concurred.
A Vote that the allowance to the members of the Honorable
Senate Council and House of Representatives, and their Officers
be the same as was allowed at the last Session of the General
Court, was brought up, read and concurred.
A Vote, to pay Thomas Bartlett Esq1' thirty shillings Robert
Wallace Esqr forty shillings, Amos Shepard Esq1' thirty shillings,
the Committee on County lines, was brought up, read and con-
curred.
A Vote that the next Session of the General Court be holden at
Concord was brought up, read and concurred
A Vote, to pay the Roll of Captain Titus Salter amounting to
forty two pounds, was brought up, read and concurred.
A Vote, to pay John Melcher thirty pounds nine shillings, [for
printing ;] Henry Ranlet six pounds, eighteen [eight] shillings
and one penny, [for ditto;] George J. Osborne, thirty seven
pounds ten shillings, [for ditto ;] John Lamson three pounds two
shillings [for ditto — ] in full of their account, was brought up,
read and concurred.
A Vote, that the Treasurer receive a Certificate signed by David
Morrill and Leavitt Clough Selectmen of Canterbury dated Decem-
ber 18th 1789; also a Certificate signed by Michael Dwyer dated
N. [New] Holderness [6th November, 1787,] Respecting killing
Wolves, was brought up, read and concurred.
A Vote, that the Travel Rolls for the paj^ment for the Travel of
the Members of the Honorable Senate an house of Representa-
tives and their Officers the present Session be paid out of the
Money now in the Treasury of this State, was brought
up, read and concurred * With this Amendment, that the * 2-558
Senate and Secretary be paid their Wages out of [the
money in] the Treasury and that the Council and Secretary be paid
for their travel and attendance in the recess in the same way.
Sent down for concurrence, brought up, [concurred with this
amendment, that the Representatives receive their wages in the
same manner: — The above amendment] non concurred.
An Act in addition to an Act intitled an act vesting certain
powers in the commissioners appointed to receive and examine
the Claims Against the Estate of Jonathan Moulton late of
28 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. [l79<>
Hamp[t]on Esq1' deceased, and in the Executors of his last will and
testament, having been read a third time, Voted that the same be
enacted.
A Vote, to pay the Account of John Waldron and Ebenezer
Smith, selling Excise, was brought up, read and concurred.
A Vote, that the Treasurer have Liberty of Absence from his
OOice on the last week in June, [September] December and
March, was brought up, read and concurred.
A Vote, to pay the account of Jonathan Gage amounting to two
pounds sixteen shillings and four pence at the Sale of Excise, was
brought up, read and concurred.
A Vote, to pay the Account of Josiah Gilman Jun1' fifteen pounds
as one of a committee on Continental Accounts, was brought up,
read and concurred.
An Act to restore Jaasiel Herriman to his Law, having been
read a third time, Voted that the same be enacted.
A Vote, to pay the balance of the account of John Calfe Esq1'
amounting to five pounds eighteen Shillings, and six pence, was
brought up, read and concurred
A Vote, to hear the petition of Col. Giddinge on the third
Wednesday of the next Session, was brought up, read and con-
curred.
A Vote, to allow the Rev'd Israel Evans forty shillings as Chap-
lin, [to the General Court] was brought up, Read and concurred.
An Act to vocate and Annul a certain Deed made by Joseph
Blake to his Son Isaac Blake Dated January 3d 1790, having been
read a third time, Voted that the same be enacted
An Act to incorporate the Township of Cardigan into a Town
by the name of Orange, having been read a third time, Voted
that the same be enacted.
A Vote, to pay the account of J. Nelson amounting to eight
pounds six shillings and four pence for horse carriage &c. to Con-
cord was brought up, read and concurred.
* 2-559 *A Vote, to pay Richard H. Osgood, one pound, thirteen
Shillings and seven pence, was brought up, read and
concurred.
A Vote, for a committee to enquire whose property the Iron
Chest is, now in the hands of the Treasurer and that said Treas-
urer retain it in his hands untill said Committee report, was
brought up, read and concurred.
An Act to enable James M'Gregore Esq1' to sell certain Lands,
having been read a third time, voted that the same be enacted.
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A Vote, that Nathaniel Parker be allowed sixteen pounds, nine
Shillings for his Account on Continental Accounts, was brought
up, read and concurred.
A Vote, to pay the account of Nathaniel Gilman Esqr amount-
ing to one pound, nineteen shillings as one of the committee
on Continental Accounts &c. was brought up, read and con-
curred.
An Act to prevent the destruction of Salmon, Shad and Ale-
wives in Merrimac River, and for repealing all the Laws hereto-
fore made for that purpose, having been read a third time, Voted
that the same be enacted.
A Vote, that all extents be stayed against the Town of Bath
untill further order of the General Court, was brought up, read
and concurred ,
A Vote, to pay the Account of a Committee to view the North-
erly part of the County of Hillsborough, amounting to nine
pounds, was brought up, read and concurred.
Adjourned 'till to-morrow 9, o'Clock A. M.
SATURDAY, June 19th 1790.
Met according to adjournment.
Present as yesterday.
An Act to impower the Inhabitants of Gilsom and Sullivan to
Assess the Non-resident owners of Lands in said Towns for
repairing the highways, having been read a third time, Voted
that the same be enacted
An Act to impower the Inhabitants of Warren to Assess the
Non-resident owners of Land in said Town for repairing high-
ways, having been read a third time, Voted that the same be
enacted.
A Vote, to pay the Account of Peter Green Esqr
amounting to * Thirty Shillings, was brought up, read * 2-560
and concurred
A Vote, to pay the account of George Hough amounting to
three pounds ten Shillings and six pence for printing, was brought
up, read and concurred.
An Act to empower the Town of Wentworth to Assess the Non-
resident Lands in said Town for the repairing Bridges and
highways therein, having been read a third time, Voted that the
same be Enacted
A Vote, to pay Caleb Buswell four pounds, as Door keeper
30 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. C3^0
to the House of Representatives, was brought up, read and con-
curred.
A Resolve, that the expediency of Issuing Extents for outstand-
ing Taxes, Impost and Excise be left discretionary with the
Treasurer any order to the Contrary notwithstanding, excepting
only that this Resolve shall not effect or alter the force of any
Vote or Resolves for staying Extents in perticular cases, was
brought up, read and concurred.
A Vote, for a committee to join a committee of the Senate, to
form a Resolve expressive of the Sentiments of the Legislature
on the assemption of the State debts of the several States by Con-
gress, was brought up read and concurred. Gen1 Peabody, and
Col. Peabody, joined.
A Vote, to pay the account of Moses Leavitt Neal, amounting
to four pounds, sixteen shillings as Assistant Clerk, was brought
up, read and concurred
A Vote, that the President take order on the Treasury for
three pounds for expences &c. was brought up, read and non-
concurred.
A Vote, that the Senate, Council and House of Representatives
and their Officers receive their pa)7 for the present Session out of
the Money now in the Treasury, was brought up, read and con-
curred.
A Vote, appointing Nathaniel Parker of Exeter receiver of Non-
resident Taxes, was brought up, read and concurred.
A Vote, to pay the Account of Josiah Nelson amounting to
two pound three shillings and six pence for transporting papers
to and from Portsmouth, was brought up, read and concurred.
A Vote, to pay the Account of George Hough amounting to
thirteen pounds sixteen shillings for printing Election Sermon,
was brought up, read and concurred.
A Vote, respecting sums of Money paid by T. Odiorne to
Treasurer Gilman that the same be referred to his Excellency the
President who after Inspecting the same give order for payment
of such sums as may be found due on the present Treasurer, was
bro t up, read & cone'1
•2-561 * A Vote that the Committee for revising &c the Laws
of this State be directed to proceed during the recess of
the General Court on their Business, and report at the next Ses-
sion, was brought up, read and concurred.
A Resolve, that Supply Clap, Nathaniel Gilman and Nathaniel
Rogers Esq™ be a committee to receive from Josiah Gilman Esq
1790] JOURNAL OF THE SENATE. 3 1
late Comptroller of Accounts all the public Books and papers
belonging to this State now in his hands and custody &c &c. was
brought up, read and concurred
An Act to impower the Inhabitants of Protectworth to Assess
the Non-resident owners of Land in said Town for the repairing
of highways, having been read a third time, voted that the same
be enacted
A Vote, that his Excellency the President with advice of Coun-
cil be desired to adjourn the General Court to the first Wednesday
of January next, was brought up, read and concurred.
The Secretary by order of His Excellency went down and
informed the Speaker of the House of Representatives that His
Excellency the president with advice of Council had thought fit to
adjourn the General Court to meet again at Concord on the first
Wednesday of January next ; And was accordingly adjourned.
Attest JOSEPH PEARSON Secv
JOURNAL
House of Representatives
CONTAINING THE PROCEEDINGS
FROM JUNE 2 TO JUNE 19, 1790.
3
House of Representatives
FOR THE YEAR 1790-91
"1136881
Thomas Bartlett, Nottingham, Speaker.
John Calfe, Hampstead, Clerk.1
Moses Leavitt Neal, Assistant Clerk.
Rev. Israel Evans, Concord, Chaplain.
Rev. John C. Ogden, Portsmouth,
Preacher of Election Sermon,
REPRESENTATIVES .
George Gains.
George Wentworth.
John Samuel Sherburne.
Benjamin Connor.
James McGregore.
Joseph Blanchard.
Joshua Weeks.
Portsmouth
Exeter
Londonderry
Chester
Newington .
Greenland .
Rye .
North Hampton
Hampton
Hampton Falls
Seabrook
South Hampton
Stratham
Dunbarton
Bow
Salisbury
1 Mr. Calfe being ill at the beginning of the session, William Plumer consented to serve as
clerk during such disability, and accordingly was elected to that office June 2. He resigned
in favor of Mr. Calfe on the 5th of June. See Life of William Plumer, p. 106.
2 Elected to the Senate.
Christopher Toppan.
Elisha Brown.
Phillips White.
David Story.
Ebenezer Webster.2
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NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS.
[I790
Boscawen .
Fishersfield
Sutton
Warner
New London '
Andover & J
Gore
Charlestown
Alstead
Keene
Swanzey
Westmoreland
Richmond .
Jaffrey
Winchester
Chesterfield
Rindge
Walpole
Claremont .
Cornish
Newport ^
Croydon £
Acworth ^
Lempster >
Marlow )
Wendell }
Unity \
Litchfield
Derryi
Dunstable
Merrimack
Bedford
Goffstown
Mollis
Amherst
Raby
Mason
New Ipswich
Francestown
Duxbury )
Mile Slip S '
field >
field $
Henry Gerrish.
James Flanders.
William Page.
Oliver Shepherd.
Jeremiah Stiles.
Elisha Whitcomb.
Archelaus Temple.
Jonathan Gaskill.
Benjamin Prescott.
John Alexander.
Moses Smith.
Daniel Rand.
Aaron Allen.
Sanford Kingsbury.1
James Wellman.
Jesse Lane.
William Grout.
Timothy Taylor.
Stephen Dole.
Daniel Emerson.
Daniel Warner.
Obediah Parker.
Charles Barrett.
1 Elected to the Senate.
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37
Sli
Wilton
Lyndeborough
Temple
Peterborough
Peterborough
Society Land
Hancock ^
Antrim >
Deering )
Henniker >
Hillsborough )
New Boston
Weare
Hopkinton .
Pelham
Dover
Durham
Somersworth
Rochester .
Barrington .
Lee
Sanbornton
Gilmanton .
Madbury .
Meredith
New Hampton
Sandwich
Tamworth
Moultonborough
Tuftonborough
Wolfeborough
Ossipee J
Barnstead
New Durham
New Durham Gore
Wakefield )
Middleton V
Effingham )
Conway 1
Eaton
Burton
Locations
Jacob Abbott.
Peter Clark.
Francis Cragin.
Jeremiah Smith.
William Wallace.
James Gibson.
John Kielle.
Ebenezer Smith.
Daniel Goodwin.
Barnabas Palmer.
Samuel Hale.
Paul Giles.
Joseph Badger, Jr.
Ebenezer Smith.1
Daniel Beede.
Nathan Hoit.
David Copp.
Andrew McMillan.
1 Elected to the Senate.
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NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS.
[179O
Nottingham West
Kensington
South Hampton
East Kingston
Kingston
Brentwood .
Epping .
Newmarket
Nottingham
Deerfield
Northwood ^
Epsom >
Allenstown )
Northfield
Canterbury
Chichester
Pittstield
Loudon
Concord
Pembroke
Candia
Raymond
Poplin
Hawke }
Sandown £
Hampstead
Atkinson £
Plaistow 5 '
Salem
Newton
Windham .
Surry )
( Til sum > .
Sullivan )
Stoddard ^
Washington $
Dublin I
Packersfield $
Marlborough
1 Elected to the Senate
John Eastman.
William Plumer.
$ Nathaniel Rogers.1
I James Hill.
5 Thomas Bartlett.2
I Bradbury Cilley.
Michael McClary.
Charles Glidden.
Jeremiah Clough.
Samuel Chamberlin,
, Peter Green.1
I John Bradley.
Richard Bartlett.
Stephen Fifield.
5 Nathaniel Peabody.1
I Joseph Smith.
Lemuel Holmes.
Thomas Penniman
Reuben Morse.
2 Appointed Judge of Superior Court of Common Pleas.
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39
Fitzwilliam
Plainfield .
Protectworth
New Grantham
Holderness ^
Campton >
Thornton )
Plymouth >
Rumney )
New Chester ~)
Alexandria I
Bridgewater j
Cockermouth J
Enfield '}
Canaan !
Cardigan f
Grafton J
Hanover
Lebanon
Lyme }
Dorchester )
Haverhill ^
Coventry 5
Piermont ^
Warren 5
Orford \
Wentworth ^
Lincoln
Franconia
Bath
Lyman
Landaff
Gunthwaite
Littleton
Dalton J
Lancaster
Northumberland
Stratford
Dartmouth
Percy
Cockburne
Coleburne
Abner Stone.
Joseph Kimball.
Samuel Duncan.
Moses Baker.
Abraham Burnham
Thomas Crawford.
Ebenezer Hoit.
Jonathan Freeman.
Elisha Payne.
Moses Dow.
William Tarlton.
Theodore Dame.
Samuel Young.
Jeremiah Eames,
1 Elected to the Senate.
•m-i ::: STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE,
A JOURNAL
Proceedings of the Honbl House of Representatives of
said state begun and held at concord on wednesday
the Second day of June A D. 1790 and in the fourteenth
YEAR OF THE INDEPENDANCE OF AMERICA
WEDNESDAY June 2" 1790.
Sixty one members met agreably to the Constitution — after
producing their credentials and taking the necessary oaths pro-
ceeded to the choice of a Chairman and Ebenezer Smith Esq1' (of
Merideth) was chosen for that purpose —
Motion was then made for the choice of a Clerk and William
Plummer Esq1' was chosen for that purpose
The ballots were then called for, for the choice of a Speaker
and The Honb1 Thomas Bartlett Esq1' was unanimously chosen
Speaker of the House
The Members of the Honb1 Senate who were elected by the
people being met with the Representatives in the Assembly
Chamber, Voted to receive all votes that are properly certified
for a President at any time previous to the two houses separating
this day —
The votes for a President were then counted and a list made of
them by the Secretary in the presence of both houses and Messrs
Oliver Peabody, J Waldron, J [Jeremiah] Smith, D Warner &
G. Gains appointed as a Committee to re-examine the returns
compare them with the Secretary s list and make report as soon as
may be — The Senate elected and House then agreed to adjourn
1 790] JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
41
the elections until to morrow at 9 oClock A M. and the Senators
withdrew —
Voted that M1' Emerson, M1' Macgregore & Mr Green be a
Committee to provide an entertainment to morrow for the Rev-
erend Gentlemen of the Clergy — his Excellency the President
the Honorable Council & such other Gentlemen of distinction as
they may think proper to dine with said Clergy — The House
then adjourned to 8 o Clock to morrow morning
* THURSDAY June 3d 1790 * 14-2
The House met according to adjournment
Proceeded to read and examine the returns of the members
elected —
On Motion whether John Samuel Sherburne Esq1 by reason of
his being on the list as an Invalid pensioner is rendered ineligible
to a seat in the House of Representatives — Voted that he is not.
Upon which question the yeas and nays being called were as
follows
Yea.
Mr Plummer
Nays.
Nays.
Nays.
Nays.
Mr Gains
Mr E Smith
Mr Grout
Mr Peabody
Mr Wentworth
(Durham)
Mr Kellie
Mr Penniman
Mr Connor
Mr Palmer
Mr Wallace
Mr Morse
Mr Macgregore
Mr Hale
Mr Webster
Mr Stone
Mr Blanchard
Mr Badger
Mr Gerrish
Mr Kimball
Mr Weeks
Mr Giles
Mr Page
Mr Duncan
Mr Toppan
Mr E Smith
Mr Shepherd
Mr Baker
Mr Brown
(Merrideth)
Mr Stiles
Mr Burnam
Mr Eastman
Mr Bedee
Mr Whitcomb
Mr Crawford
Mr Rogers
Mr Hoit
Mr Gaskill
Mr Freeman
Mr Bartlett
Mr Taylor
Mr Prescutt
Mr Dow
Mr McQarey
Mr Dole
Mr Temple
Mr Tarlton
Mr Clough
Mr Warner
Mr M Smith
Mr Dame
Mr Chamberlain
Mr Parker
Mr Rand
Mr Young
Mr Green
Mr Barrett
Mr Allen
Mr Eames
Mr Cragin
Mr Abbott
Mr Wellman
Mr R Bartlett
Mr Holmes
Mr Clark
Mr Lane
Mr J Smith
i Yea 66 Nays — So it passed in the Negative —
The members of the Honb1 Senate elected by the people again
met with the house in the Assembly chamber to proceed upon the
Elections —
The Committee appointed to re-examine the returns of the votes
for a President reported that the whole number is 7762, that no
42 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. t1?^
person hath a majority that the four candidates having the highest
numbers are the Honb1 John Pickering Esq1' 3189 The Honb1
Joshua Wentworth Esqr 2369 Honb1 Josiah Bartlett Esqr
* 14-3 1676 and the Honb1 * Nathanael Peabody Esqr 294.
Signed Oliver Peabody for the Committee — The Sena-
tors Elected and the House then adjourned the Elections to four
o'Clock P. M —
The House then adjourned to 4 o'Clock P. M —
Met according to adjournment —
The Honb1 Senators elected by the people and House being met
in the Assembly Chamber agreably to the adjournment pro-
ceeded to fill up the Honb1 Senate by joint ballot agreably to the
Constitution (having been previously informed by the President
and Council that there were but four Senators elected by the
people — one of those Elected by the people was for the County
of Rockingham one for the County of Strafford and two for the
County of Cheshire — That the persons out of whom four were to
be elected for the County of Rockingham were the Honb1 John
Pickering Christopher Toppan, Peter Green Nathanael Peabody
Joseph Cilley, Nath11 Rogers John Bell and James Sheafe Esqrs
— Honb1 Ebenezer Smith & Joseph Pierce Esqrs for the County of
Strafford — Honb1 Robert Wallace, Robert Means, Ebenezer
Webster and Jacob Abbott Esqrs for the County of Hillsborough
and the Honb1 Jonathan Freeman & Moses Dow Esquires for the
County of Grafton) And made choice of the Honb1 Nathanael
Peabody Peter Green Joseph Cilley & Nathanael Rogers for the
County of Rockingham — The Honb1 Ebenezer Smith Esq1' was
unanimously chosen for the County of Strafford — The Honb1
Robert Wallace & Ebenezer Webster Esqr8 for the County of
Hillsborough and the Honb1 Jonathan Freeman Esq1' for the
County of Grafton — The Elections were then adjourned to ten
o'Clock to morrow morning and the Senators elected by the
people withdrew also those elected by joint ballot of both Houses —
Voted that Mr Abbot, Mr Macgregore & Mr Toppan with such
of the Honb1 Senate as they may join be a Committee to consider
of the Petition of James Sheafe Esq1' and others & report thereon —
Sent up by Mr Young
* 14-4 • Voted that Mr Abbot Mr Sherburne & Mr Dow with such
of the Honb1 Senate as they may join be a Committee to
wait upon the Revnl Mr Ogden and return him the thanks of the
Genera] Court for his ingenious discourse this day delivered
before the Legislature and request of him a Copy for the press —
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Voted that Mr Sherburne, Mr J Smith, Mr Dow Mr Page and
Mr E Smith be a Committee to prepare & report such rules for the
future government of this House as they may judge necessary —
Voted that the Towns of Concord, New Markett Salisbury and
Hanover the districts of Atkinson and Plastow and of Merrideth &
New Hampton be informed that the Seat of their Respective Rep-
resentatives is become vacant by the removal of their Representa-
tives to the Honb1 Senate and that the Selectmen of said Towns
and Districts be required to call a meeting of said Inhabitants to
make choice of other persons to Represent them in this House
said Selectmen giving legal notice of the time place and design of
said meeting —
Adjourned to 8 o'Clock to morrow morning
FRIDAY June 4th 1790
The House met according to adjournment
Voted that Mr Holmes, Mr Young and Mr Dole with such of
the Honb1 Senate as they may join be a Committee to consider of
the Petition of Oliver Farwell and others and report thereon —
Sent up by Mr Taylor
Voted that Mr Sherburne, Mr Cragin & Mr Weeks with such of
the Honb1 Senate as they may join be a Committee to consider of
the Petition of Jacob Burbank and report thereon —
Voted that Six shillings ^r day be given to an Assistant Clerk
for this Session to be chosen out of the House —
* Voted that Mr Macgregore, M1' Page and Mr Holmes * 14-5
be a Committee to treat with some young Gentleman of
education out of this House to serve for this Session and report
thereon —
Voted that Mr Toppan M1' Dow & Mr Eames with such of the
Honb1 Senate as they may join be a Committee to consider of the
Petition of the Select men of Lyman and report thereon —
Sent up by Mr Young
Voted that Mr Blanchard, Mr Badger & Mr Shepherd with such
of the Honb1 Senate as they may join be a Committee to consider
of the Petition of Josiah Sweat and report thereon —
Sent up by Mr Cragin
Voted that Mr Gains, Mr Badger, Mr McClarey Mr Emerson
and Mr Penniman with such of the Honb1 Senate as they may
join be a Committee to consider of the accounts that may be
exhibited this Session by the Several printers and report thereon —
Sent up by Mr Cragin
44 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. l.1!^
Voted that M1' Macgregore, Mr E Smith & Mr Holmes with
such of the Honb1 Senate as they may join be a Committee to con-
sider of the Petition of the Inhabitants of Wolfborough and report
thereon — Sent up by Col0 Hoit
Voted that Mr Moses Leavitt Neal be an Assistant Clerk for
this House for the present Session —
The Honb1 Senate again met with the House in the Assembly
Chamber and agreed to adjourn the Elections which are to be
made by both houses till 9 o'Clock to morrow morning and the
Senate then withdrew —
Whereas by the death of the register of Deeds for the County
of Hillsborough said Office is become vacant and there being no
Committee appointed by the Court of Sessions for said County to
receive and take charge of the records and files in said Office
the Same are exposed and great damage may accrue to many
persons — Therefore voted that Mr Abbott, Mr J Smith & Mr Tay-
lor with such of the Honb1 Senate as they may join be a Commit-
tee to consider what measures are necessary to be taken respect-
ing said records and report thereon —
Sent up by Mr Taylor
* 14-6 * Adjourned to 3 o Clock P M —
Met accordingly
Voted that Mr Toppan, Mr J Smith, Mr Dow, Mr E Smith &
Mr Page with such of the Honb1 Senate as they may join be a
Committee to return the thanks of the General Court to his Excel-
lency President Sullivan for his Services while President of this
State — Sent up by Mr Dole
Voted that Mr Gains, Mr Hale, Mr Abbott, Mr Stiles and Mr
Dow with such of the Honb1 Senate as they may join be a Com-
mittee to consider of the Petition of the Trustees of Chesterfield
Academy, the Town of Charlestown and the proprietors of the
Aurean school (so called) and report thereon —
Sent up by Mr Dole
Upon reading and considering the account of the Trustees of
New Ipswich Academy amounting to the Sum of fifteen pounds
Sixteen shillings and Seven pence — voted that the same be
accepted and allowed and that the President give order on the
Treasurer for payment out of the Revenue arising from the excise
Sent up by Mr Giles
Proceeded to make choice of two persons out of the four who
had the highest number of votes for a President and the ballots
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being called for taken and counted the Honb1 John Pickering and
the Honb1 Josiah Bartlett Esquires were elected —
Sent up by Mr Giles
Voted that Mr Holmes, Mr Warner & Mr Wentworth with such
of the Honb1 Senate as they may join be a Committee to consider
of the Petition of Abel Allen and report thereon
Sent up by Mr Stiles
Voted that Mr J Smith, Mr McClary & Mr Taylor with such of
the Honb1 Senate as they may join be a Committee to consider of
the Petition of William Tenny and report thereon —
Sent up by Mr Emerson
Adjourned to 8 o'Clock to morrow morning
SATURDAY June 5th 1790
Met according to adjournment
*The Committee appointed to prepare rules & orders * 14-7
for the government of the House reported the following
Ist Each member shall seasonably and punctually attend his
duty in the House —
2d When the House adjourns each Member shall keep his
place until the Speaker goes out and then the Members shall
follow —
3d The Speaker shall preserve decorum and order, may speak
to points of order in preference to other Members rising from his
seat for that purpose and shall decide questions of order subject to
an appeal to the House
4th The Speaker shall rise to put a question but may state it
sitting —
5th When any member is about to Speak in debate or deliver
any matter to the House he shall rise from his seat and respect-
fully address himself to the speaker —
6th If any member in speaking or otherwise transgress the rules
of the House the speaker shall or any member may call to order
in which case the Member so called to order shall immediately set
down unless permitted to explain, and the House if appealed to
shall decide the case but without debate and if there be no appeal
the decision of the chair shall be submitted to —
7th No member shall speak more than twice to the same ques-
tion without leave of the House nor more than once until every
member choosing to speak shall have spoken —
8th Whilst the Speaker is putting the question each Member
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shall keep his seat until the question is decided nor shall any one
while the member is speaking pass between him and the Speaker —
9th Every member who is in the House when any question is
put if he hath heard the debate shall vote thereon unless excused
by the House —
io*1' No debate shall be allowed on any motion until the
same is Seconded and any motion shall be reduced to
* 14-8 * writing or divided if the Sense will admit of it if any
member desires it —
11th A motion may be withdrawn at any time before it be divided
or amended — and a motion for adjournment shall always be in
order and when a motion is regularly before the House no new one
shall be received unless to postpone commit or amend it — And
no new motion shall be admitted under colour of Amendment as
a Substitute of the motion under debate —
i2Ul No member shall act as an advocate without leave obtained
of the House for that purpose —
13th No person except a Member of the House or its Officers
shall be admitted above the Bar unless by vote of the House on
Motion for that purpose unless to deliver a message from the Pres-
ident or Senate —
14th No Bill shall be introduced but by motion for leave or by
order of the House on the report of a Committee and shall not
pass to be Enacted until the Same be read three times — The first
reading shall be for information and if no opposition be made or
the question to reject the Bill be negatived a time shall be assigned
for a second reading —
15th Before any Bill resolve or vote shall be sent up to the Sen-
ate the Speaker shall read the resolve vote or title of the Bill —
And a Bill shall never be sent up by less than two members —
16th No member shall be obliged to Serve on more than two
Committees at the Same time nor shall any member nominate
more than one person for the Same Committee provided the person
so nominated shall be chosen nor shall any member after being
himself chosen nominate one for the Same Committee —
17"' No petition shall be received by the House unless it be
presented by a Member thereof and upon motion made
* 14-9 * for that purpose —
18th The Journal of the House for the preceeding day shall
be read every morning previous to entering upon new business —
Signed John Samuel Sherburne for the Committee
which report being read and considered voted that it be received
and Accepted —
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47
On Motion of Mr Plummer that the following rule should be
added to wit, That no member of the House shall in any wise
appear or act in the House or before both Houses Assembled in
one room, as an advocate or attorney in any cause depending in
which the state is a party nor in any matter between Individuals
unless interested or engaged previous to the Establishment of these
Rules — Upon which the yeas and nays being called for are as
follows —
Yeas.
Yeas.
Yeas.
Yeas.
Mr Connor
Mr Plummer
M'N Hoit
Mr Kimball
Mr Blanchard
M* Kelley
Mr Dole
Mr Baker
Mr Toppan
Mr Hale
Mr Rand
Mr Burnam
Mr Brown
Mr Bedee
Mr Allen
Mr Dame
Mr Eastman
Nays.
Nays.
Nays.
: Nays.
Mr Gains
Mr Giles
Mr Gerrish
Mr Grout
Mr Sherburne
Mr M°Millian
Mr Flanders
Mr Holmes
Mr Wentworth
Mr Taylor
Mr Page
Mr Penniman
Mr Macgregore
Mr Emerson
Mr Shepherd
Mr Morse
Mr Weeks
Mr Warner
Mr Stiles
Mr Stone
Mr McClarey
Mr Parker
Mr Whitcomb
Mr Duncan
Mr Clough
Mr Barrett
Mr Gaskill
Mr Crawford
Mr Chamberlain
Mr Abbott
Mr Prescutt
Mr E Hoit
Mr R Bartlett
Mr Clark
Mr Temple
Mr Dow
Mr E Smith
Mr Cragin
Mr M Smith
Mr Tarlton
Mr Palmer
Mr J Smith
Mr Wellman
Mr Young
Mr Badger
Mr Wallace
Mr Lane
Mr Eames
17 Yeas — 48 Nays — so it passed in the Negative
Voted that Mr Toppan, Mr J Smith, Mr Dow, Mr E. Smith &
Mr Page with such of the Honb1 Senate as they may
join be a Committee to take under consideration * a * 14-10
Letter from the late President Sullivan and draught such
an answer as they shall judge proper and report the Same
Sent up by Mr Holmes
The Letter referred to is as follows (viz)
Gentlemen of the Honb1 Senate & House of Representatives
The General Court being now properly organized and only a
few Members who have not been qualified, and it not being of
Absolute Necessity that I should remain here till the whole have
taken the Oaths & being called to Act in a different department I
beg you to permit me to take my leave of the two Branches of the
Legislature at this time —
Will you allow me Gentlemen at this moment of my quitting
the chair of Government in the state and probably bidding a final
48 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. t1?^
adieu to all posts and Offices within the Same to entreat that you
as a body in particular and through you the citizens of the State
in General would accept my most cordial thanks for the repeated
marks of Confidence which you have so repeatedly and variously
honored me with? And to assure you that in whatever depart-
ment of life providence may place me I shall retain a grateful
remembrance of the generous conduct of the people of New
Hampshire —
Given at the Council Chamber at Concord the 4th day of June
1790 — John Sullivan
Voted that Mr Sherburne, Mr Badger & Mr J Smith be a Com-
mittee to agree with Mr Hough to print three hundred copies of
the Election Sermon this week deliverd by the Reverend Mr
Ogden —
The Honb1 Senate and House being again met in the Assembly
Chamber agreed to adjourn the Elections yet to be made before
both Houses until Monday next at 4 o'Clock in the Afternoon —
[And the Honb1 Senate withdrew — ]
* 14-11 * Voted that it is the Opinion of this House that an At-
torney for the district of New Hampshire is constitution-
ally Eligible to a seat in this House —
Voted that Mr J Smith, Mr Page & Mr Hoit with such of the
Honb1 Senate as they may join be a Committee to take into con-
sideration the present state of the Office of Comptroller general
[of Accounts] and report what method shall be taken to procure the
Papers in that Office from Mr Gilman late Comptroller General —
Sent up by Mr M Smith
The following vote came down from the Honb1 Senate
In Senate June 5th 1790. The Honb1 Senate proceeded to the
choice of a President and the ballots being taken sorted and
counted it appeared that the Honb1 Josiah Bartlett Esq1" was
elected to that Office — Signd Joseph Pearson Secretary
Voted that Mr Macgregore, Mr J Smith, Mr Eastman Mr Bar-
rett & Mr Page with such of the Honb1 Senate as they may join
be a Committee to notify his Excellency Josiah Bartlett Esq1"
President elect of his appointment to that office —
Sent up by Mr Allen
Voted that Mr Gains, Mr Sherburne, Mr Hoit, Mr Dow and Mr
Hale with such of the Honb1 Senate as they may join be a Com-
mittee to make such arrangements as they may think proper for
the reception of his Excellency Josiah Bartlett Esq1" President
Elect — Sent up by Mr N Hoit
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Resolved that a Special Court of General Sessions of the peace
be holden at Amherst in and for the County of Hillsborough on
Thursday the tenth day of June Instant and the Justices of said
Court be and hereby are impowered so convened to adjourn from
day to day as they may think necessary to open & ex-
amine *the returns of votes for Register of Deeds in * 14-12
said County and in case it should so happen that the late
Moses Nichols Esq1" should have the highest number of votes to
that office the said Court be and hereby are impowered to issue
precepts to the Selectmen of the Several Towns and places in said
County requiring them to call a meeting of the Inhabitants of
their Respective towns and places according to Law to chuse a
Register for said County and the said Justices be and hereby are
further impowered to adjourn said Court to such day antecedent
to the next term as they may judge proper to receive the returns
of the votes for said Office And at said adjournment the said
Court may proceed to examine the return of votes and shall have
all the powers relative to the Office of Register of Deeds in said
County which the said Court at any Stated term by Law now
have — And that the said Court to be holden on the said tenth day
of June Instant may proceed to chuse such person as they may
judge proper to take the records of said Office into custody he
giving Bond in a Reasonable Sum for the safe keeping of the
records and papers, and the person so chosen hereby is impowered
to receive all Deeds that may be offered for recording and to tile
and minute the time of receiving the Same which shall be as good
and valid in law as if the Same was so done by the Register of
Deeds and for every Deed so received he shall be entitled to Six
pence — *Sent up by Mr Dole
Voted that the Honb1 John Calfe Esq1" be Clerk of this House
in the room of William Plummer Esq1' who has resigned —
Adjourned to Monday next 3 o'Clock P. M —
MONDAY June 7th 1790.
The House met according to adjournment
The Honb1 Senate and House being met in the Assembly
Chamber — voted to adjourn the Elections until ten of Clock to
morrow morning —
* Voted that Mr Dow, M1" Sherburne & Mr Abbott with * 14-13
such of the Honb1 Senate as they may join be a Com-
mittee to consider of the Petition of the Widow Betsy Pierce and
report thereon — Sent up by M1' Morse
50 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. L1?^
Voted that Mr Gains, Mr Hoit, Mr Holmes Mr Emerson & Mr
McClarey with such of the Honb1 Senate as they may join be a
Committee to consider of the propriety of receiving fees for Pe-
titions and report thereon — Sent up by Mr Dame
Adjourned to 8 o'Clock to morrow morning —
TUESDAY, June 8th 1790.
The House met according to adjournment
Voted that Mr Sherburne, Mr Abbott, Mr Dow, Mr Page & M1"
Plummer with such of the Honb1 Senate as they may join be a
Committee to inform his Excellency Josiah Bartlett Esq1" that the
two branches of the General Court will be ready to receive his
Answer in the Assembly Chamber at half past nine of Clock this
morning and that they escort him in accordingly —
Sent up by Mr Temple
Voted that the Clerk be directed to notify the Inhabitants of
Claremount that their seat is become vacant in the house of Repre-
sentatives as their Member the Honb1 Sanford Kingsbury Esqr is
chosen a Senator and that they call a meeting for a Second
choice —
Voted that M1' Sherburne have leave to bring in a Bill for the
encouragement of raising & manufacturing Hemp.
[The honorable Senate and House being met in the Assembly-
Chamber his Excellency Josiah Bartlett, Esq. came in and mani-
fested his acceptance of his appointment to the office of Chief
Magistrate of this state, and after taking the necessaiy oaths
(which were administered by the senior Senator) his Excellency
and the honorable Senate withdrew.]
Voted that Mr Wentworth, Mr Toppan, Mr J Smith, M1' Gains,
& Mr Macgregore with such of the Honb1 Senate as they may join
be a Committee to take under their consideration the Act of Con-
gress respecting light houses and report whether the light house in
this State and whether any and what territory shall be ceeded to
the United States and likewise to consider of the Situation of fort
William & Mary — Sent up by Mr Penniman
* 14-14 *The Honb1 Senate and House being met in the Assem-
bly Chamber according to adjournment to proceed to the
Elections yet unfinished —
Proceeded to the Election of Counsellors and the ballots bein<r
taken the Honb1 Christopher Toppan Joseph Badger Robert Wal-
lace Lemuel Holmes & Jonathan Freeman Esquires were chosen —
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Proceeded to Elect a Secretary, and the ballots being taken the
Honb1 Joseph Pearson Esqr was chosen —
Proceeded to the choice of a Treasurer and William Gardner
Esquire was Unanimously chosen
Proceeded to the choice of a Commissary General and Col0
Supply Clap was unanimously chosen —
Voted to adjourn the further Elections til to morrow at 4 o'Clock
PM —
Voted that Mr Wentworth, Mr Whitcomb and Mr Hoit with
such of the Honb1 Senate as they may join be a Committee to con-
sider of the Petition of Henry Sherburne and report thereon —
Sent up by Mr McMillan
Adjourned to 3 o'Clock P. M —
Met accordingly
Voted that Mr Plummer, Mr E Smith, Mr J Smith M1 Holmes
& Mr Dow with such of the Honb1 Senate as they may join be a
Committee to consider what is the best method to be taken for the
choice of Representatives to represent this State in the Congress
of the United States and report thereon —
Sent up by Mr Whitcomb
Voted that a further consideration of the Bill brought in by M1'
Sherburne for the encouragement of raising and Manufacturing
hemp be postponed until Thursday next
* Voted that the Petition of the Inhabitants of the * 14-15
County of Strafford be refered to the Committee on the
Petition of the Trustees of Chesterfield Academy &c and that
they report thereon — Sent up by Mr Cragin
The Committee on the Petition of Oliver Farwell and others
reported as their Opinion that the prayer thereof be granted and
that they have leave to bring in a Bill accordingly [Signed Ebenzr
Webster for the Committee] — which report being read and con-
sidered voted that it be received and Accepted —
Sent up by Mr Taylor
Adjourned to 8 o'Clock to morrow morning
WEDNESDAY June 9th 1790
The House met according to adjournment
The Committee on the Petition of Jacob Burbank reported that
the prayer thereof be granted and that he have leave to bring in a
Bill accordingly at this or the next Session — which report being
read and considered voted that it be received and accepted —
Sent up by Mr Temple —
52 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. [l^0
Voted that Mr Abbot, Mr Page and Mr Young with such of the
Honb1 Senate as they may join be a Committee to consider of the
Petition of William Simpson Esq1" and report thereon —
Sent up by M1' Dame
Voted that Friday next at 9 oClock be assigned for taking
under consideration the report of the Committee on the County
lines —
The Committee on the Petition of Abel Allen reported that the
prayer thereof be granted and that he have leave to bring in a
Bill accordingly he giving bond to the judge of Probate — which
report being read and considered voted that it be received and
accepted — Sent up by M1 Parker —
Voted that Mr Abbott, Mr Macgregore, Mr Hale, Mr Page
* 14-16 & M1 Eames with such of the Honb1 Senate as they *may
join be a Committee to consider of the Petition of Sam-
uel Lack! and others — the Petition of Ichabod Robie and others
— also the Petition of the Select men of Gilmantown and others
and all Similar matters and report thereon —
Sent up by M1' Tarlton
Voted that M1' Barrett, Mr Connor & Mr Baker with such of the
Honb1 Senate as they may join be a Committee to consider of the
Petition of Jonathan Bunker and report thereon —
Sent up by Mr Prescutt —
Voted that Mr Hoit, Mr Dow, & Mr Plummer with such of the
Honb1 Senate as they may join be a Committee to consider of the
Petition respecting Starks & McMillans locations and report
thereon— Sent up by Mr M'Millan
Voted that Mr Holmes, Mr Abbott, Mr M Smith, Mr Plummer
& Mr Macgregore with such of the Honb1 Senate as they may
join be a Committee to consider of the Petition of Sam11 Davis and
report thereon — Sent up by Mr Morse —
The Secretary came down with the following message from his
Excellency the President —
Gentlemen of the Honb1 Senate and Gentlemen of the Honour-
able House of Representatives —
Though it would have been highly improper and unbecoming
in me to have sought the Honb1 Office in which you have been
pleased to place me, yet I could not think it my duty to decline
the appointment.
I have so often in times past experienced the candor and Indul-
gence of my fellow Citizens that 1 cannot now entertain the
Smallest doubt but that I shall have every Assistance in your
I79°] JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. 53
power to bestow while I attempt to discharge the duties of an hon-
ourable but arduous employment — If the most faithful attachment
to the Interest of the State, and the most diligent & constant
application to the duties of my Office can in any meas-
ure * compensate for the want of greater abilities, my * 14-17
fellow citizens and you Gentlemen, shall have no cause
to complain of having misplaced that confidence which you have
in this appointment reposed in me —
I congratulate you Gentlemen, and my fellow citizens at large
on the present prosperous State of our affairs — A retrospective
view of the Scenes through which we have lately passed would
Serve to give the most lively contrast to our present Situation and
future prospects —
Through the partiality of my fellow citizens I have been called
in various Stations and employments to manifest my love and
attachment to my Country in times of danger and distress and the
best part of my life has been spent in Support of a cause ,which
it hath pleased divine providence to crown wTith Success — That
our Country is now free, and that we have now the means of
attaining all the blessings and advantages- resulting from a free
and equal Government we are, under heaven indebted to the
valour and patriotism of our Citizens, as yet unparallel'd in the
Annals of history — And it is peculiarly grateful to me in the
evening of my days to be called by such citizens to the chief seat
in government — The public letters received since the last Session
and many other papers being still in the hands of my predecessor
in Office and through a close attention to the business of another
department, from which I have been Suddenly and unexpectedly
called, it is not in my power to be as particular as I could wish, in
pointing out to you the many and important concerns which
demand your immediate attention ; You will permit me however
to Observe in general that on the promotion of agriculture, the
encouragement of the manufactures of our own Country and the
practice of the virtues of economy and frugality and
above all a Strict adherence to our engagements * both * 14-18
public and private must essentially depend our happiness
and prosperity — A revision of the Laws and Statutes practiced
upon in this State I have long considered as a matter of highest
importance and am happy to learn that this object has already
engaged the attention of the legislature — I hope nothing will be
wanting on your part to bring this business to a close as soon as it
conveniently can be done —
54 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. t1?0^
You will judge of the propriety of taking the necessary measures
at this Session for electing the Representatives to Congress —
I Shall take care to lay before you the public papers as they
come to hand — I need not recommend to you Gentlemen dispatch
in conducting the public business nor need I say how necessary
unanimity is for that purpose — from the characters of the respect-
able Gentlemen who compose both houses I am led to form the
most flattering presages from your joint deliberations and you may
be assured Gentlemen that nothing shall be wanting on my part
to promote the welfare happiness and prosperity of our common
Country
Given at the Council Chamber at Concord the 9th day of June
Anno Domini 1790 Signed Josiah Bartlett
Voted that Mr Toppan, Mr Sherburne, Mr White Mr J Smith &
Mr Stiles with such of the Honb1 Senate as they may join be a
Committee to take under consideration his Excellency's message
this day received and draught an Answer thereto also report what
business is first necessary to be entered upon and done at this
Session — Sent up by Mr Lane
* 14-19 * Voted that Mr Blanchard Mr Connor & Mr Bedee with
such of the Honb1 Senate as they may join be a Com-
mittee to consider of the Petition of Joseph Kimball Esq1" and
report thereon — Sent up by Mr Lane
Voted that Mr Cragin, Mr Emerson & Mr Gerrish with such of
the Honb1 Senate as they may join be a Committee to consider of
the Petition of William Lowell and report thereon —
Sent up by M1 Flanders
The Committee on the Petition of James Sheafe Esqr and others
Reported that an Act be passed giving leave for the appellant or his
legal Representative to enter at the Superior Court in the County
of Rockingham on or before the third day of the Sitting of said
Court next April term the appeal by him made to the King of
Great Britain in Council entitled to the Same advantages as he
might have in an x\ction of review if it could now be brought
legally — That said Superior Court be impowered to sustain and
finally determine the Same and upon failure or neglect on the part
of the Appellant to enter and prosecute said Action that the
Appellee or his legal Representative be impowered to file a com-
plaint and have atlirmation of the last former Judgment for reversal
with additional costs and damages and that the Petitioner have
Leave to bring in a Bill for that purpose which report being read
and considered voted that it be received and accepted —
Sent up by Mr Emerson
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Adjourned to 3 o Clock P. M —
Met accordingly
Voted that Mr Macgregore, Mr Badger, Mr Abbott, Mr Holmes
& Mr Young with such of the Honb1 Senate as they may join be
a Committee to consider of the Petition of Ozias Silsby and report
thereon — Sent up by Mr Gaskill
Voted that Mr Plummer, Mr E Smith & Mr White * with * 14-20
such of the Honb1 Senate as they may join be a Com-
mittee to inform William Gardner Esq1* of his appointment to the
Office of Treasurer and receive from him a Bond in usual form
and lay the Same before this House — Sent up by Mr Smith
Agreably to the order of the day proceeded to a hearing on
Petitions —
After hearing and considering the Petition of Cyrus Baldwin
Esq1- voted that said Petition be dismissed —
Voted that the remainder of the hearings which were to have
been this day before the General Court be postponed until to mor-
row of which all persons concerned are to take notice and govern
themselves accordingly — Sent up by M1* Smith
Adjourned to 8 oClock to morrow morning
THURSDAY June iolh 1790.
The House met according to adjournment
Upon reading and considering the Petition of the Inhabitants of
Wolf borough and the report of a Committee thereon voted that
the Petitioners be heard thereon before the General Court on the
Second thursday of the next Session and that in the mean time the
Petitioners cause that the Substance of the Petition and order of
Court thereon be published three weeks Successively prior to said
day of hearing in the New Hampshire Gazzette that any person
or persons may then appear and Shew cause why the prayer
thereof may not be granted — Sent up by Mr Allen
Voted that Mr Connor, Mr Hale, Mr Dole, [Mr White and Mr
Whitcomb] with such of the Honb1 Senate as they may join be a
Committee to consider of the Petition of Maj1' Jona Cass and report
thereon — Sent up by Mr Weeks
* Voted that Mr Whitcomb, Mr Stiles and Mr Prescutt * 14-21
with such of the Honb1 Senate as they may join be a
Committee to consider of a Letter from Honb1 John Hubbard Esqr
Judge of the Probate in County of Cheshire and report thereon —
Sent up by Mr Stiles
56 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. t1^0
The Committee appointed to Ascertain and Establish the West
and North lines of the Town of Derryfield reported as follows
(viz) Pursuant to a vote of the General Court directing us the
Subscribers to notify the Selectmen of Chester and then to proceed
to Ascertain and Establish the lines on the West and North of the
Town of Derryfield — The Select men of Chester was Notified
and attended upon the 23d day of June 1789 — W^e began at a place
shewed to us to be the bounds between Litchfield and Derryfield,
from thence we measured up the River Merrimac according to the
General course of the Same eight miles and there we placed stake
& Stones from thence East Southeast about one mile and a half to
Some marked trees shewed to us by General Stark and he said it
was Chester line, from thence upon the Same course we measured
two miles and a half & fifty two rods and placed a Stake and
Stones which is the Northeast corner of said Town — Signed
James Bettan Archibald M' Murphy, Zechariah Chandler — which
report being read and considered was Received & Accepted
Sent up by Mr Young
Voted that M1 Toppan, Mr Sherburne & Mr Dow with such of
the Honb1 Senate as they may join be a Committee to consider of
the Petition of Cap1 Thomas Leavitt and report thereon —
Sent up by Mr Flanders
Voted that Mr Gains, M1' Smith & Mr Plummer with such of
the Honb1 Senate as they may join be a Committee to consider of
the Petition of David Webster Esq1* and report thereon —
Sent up by M1' Temple
* 14-22 *Agreably to the order of the day proceeded to a hearing
on Petitions —
Upon hearing and considering the Petition of James Macgregore
Esq1' voted that the prayer thereof be granted and that he have
leave to bring in a Bill accordingly — Sent up by Mr Young
Voted that Mr Dow, Mr Emerson & Mr Hoit with such of the
Honb1 Senate as they may join be a Committee to consider of the
Petition of the Select men of Concord in the County of Grafton
and report thereon — Sent up by Mr Young
Upon reading and considering the Petition of Jacob Sheafe Esq1
and others Inhabitants of Portsmouth — Respecting John Samuel
Sherburne Esqr8 holding a Seat in the House of Representatives
on Account of his being an Invalid Pensioner & Attorney to the
[ nited States —
Voted that the Petition be dismissed, on which vote the yeas and
rays were called and are as follows (viz)
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Yeas.
Yeas.
Yeas.
Yeas.
Mr Gains
Mr Palmer
Mr Wallace
Mr Lane
Mr Wentworth
Mr Hale
Mr Gerrish
Mr Grout
Mr Connor
Mr Badger
Mr Flanders
M1* Holmes
Mr Macgregore
Mr Giles
Mr Page
Mr Penniman
Mr Blanchard
Mr Bedee
Mr Shepherd
Mr Morse
Mr Weeks
Mr N Hoit
Mr Stiles
Mr Stone
Mr Brown
Mr McMillan
Mr Whitcomb
Mr Kimball
Mr White
Mr Dole
Mr Gaskill
Mr Baker
Mr Eastman
Mr Emerson
Mr Prescutt ,
Mr Burnham
Mr T Bartlett
Mr Warner
Mr Alexander
Mr Crawford
Mr McClarey
Mr Parker
Mr Temple
M1' Dow
Mr Clough
Mr Barrett
Mr M Smith
Mr Tarlton
Mr Chamberlain
M1' Abbott
Mr Rand
Mr Dame
Mr R Bartlett
Mr Clark
Mr Allen
Mr Young
Mr Kelley
Mr Cragin
Mr Wellman
M1* Eames
Mr E Smith
Mr J Smith
* Nays.
Nays.
Nays.
*
Mr Toppan
Mr Plummer
Mr Duncan
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62 Yeas — 3 Nays — So it was determined —
The Committee appointed to draught an Answer to the late
President Sullivans Letter reported the following —
Sir/
The Senate and House of Representatives having received your
letter of this day wherein you very affectionately take leave of
the two branches of the Legislature beg leave to express the high
sense they entertain of your Military talents & past exertions in
the many and important Offices you have been called by the Suf-
frages of your fellow citizens to Sustain and to Assure you that
the repeated marks of confidence the people of this State have
from time to time reposed in you have been but faint Testimonials
of their gratitude and your merit — They congratulate you on
your appointment to an honourable Office under the United states
and Sincerely wish that your health may be restored and that you
may long continue by dispensing equal justice a great blessing to
this people and while they anticipate future they will ever retain
a pleasing remembrance of your past exertions for the public
good — Sign11 Nath11 Peabody for the Committee which report
being read and considered voted that it be received and accepted
and that said Committee present the Same to the Honb1 John Sul-
livan Esq1' — Sent up by Mr Gerrish
Adjourned to 3 o'Clock P. M. —
Met accordingly —
Voted that Mr Hoyt, Mr Warner, Mr Taylor Mr Prescutt & Mr
Tarlton with such of the Honb1 Senate as they may join be a Com-
58 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. [!79°
mittee to consider of the Petition of the proprietors of Morristown
and report thereon — Sent up by Mr Clark —
* 14-24 * Voted that Mr Cragin, Mr Emerson, Mr Wellman Mr
Weeks & Mr Penniman with such of the Honb1 Senate
as they may join be a Committee to consider of the Petition of a
Number of the Inhabitants of Lyndsborough and other Towns
and report thereon — Sent up by Mr Whitcomb
Voted that Mr Page M1' R Bartlett & Mr Kimball with such of
the Honb1 Senate as they may join be a Committee to consider of
the Petition of Jonathan Wooley and report thereon —
Sent up by Mr Whitcomb
Voted that the hearing on the Petition of the Honb1 John Sulli-
van Esqr which was to have been this day before the General Court
be postponed until Tuesday next of which all persons concerned
are to take notice and govern themselves accordingly —
Sent up by Mr Temple
Voted that Mr Crawford, Mr Penniman & Mr Holmes with such
of the Honb1 Senate as they may join be a Committee to consider
of the Petition of Samuel Camfield and report thereon —
Sent up by Mr Holmes
Voted that the hearing on the Petition of Joseph Kimball Esq1'
which was to have been this day before the General Court be post-
poned until the second Wednesday of the next Session and that in
the mean time he cause that a Copy of the Petition and this order
be posted up in Some public place in the Town of Plainlield Six
weeks prior to the sitting of said Court that any person or persons
may then appear and shew cause if any they have why the prayer
thereof may not be granted —
Sent up by Mr Blan chard
* 14-25 Voted that the Bond signed by the Treasurer, M1' * Pea-
body and Mr Connor which the Committee have laid
before this House be accepted as fully satisfactory to said House —
Sent up by Mr Blanchard
Upon reading and considering the Petition of the Inhabitants
of New London voted that the Petitioners be heard thereon before
the General Court on the Second Wednesday of their next Session
and that in the mean time the Petitioners cause that the Substance
of the Petition and order of Court thereon be published in Some
one of the New I lampshire News papers three weeks Successively
prior to the sitting of said Court that any person or persons may
then appear and shew cause (if any they have) why the prayer
thereof may not be granted — Sent up by Mr Wellman
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Voted that Mr Rand, Mr Blanchard & Mr Whitcomb with such
of the Honb1 Senate as they may join be a Committee to consider
of the Accounts of Josiah Gilman Nath11 Gilman & Nath11 Parker
Esquires and report thereon — Sent up by Mr Wellman
Upon reading and considering the Petition of the Select men of
Thornton voted that the Petitioners be heard thereon before the
General Court on the Second Thursday of the next Session and
that in the mean time the Petitioners cause that the Substance of
the Petition and order of Court thereon be published in the Con-
cord Herald three weeks Successively prior to the sitting of said
Court that any person or persons may then appear and shew cause
(if any they have) why the prayer thereof may not be granted —
Sent up by Mr Baker
Whereas the Inferior Court of Common pleas by Law to be
holden at Dover on the third Tuesday of June Instant will happen
at the time of this Court's Sitting — many members whereof and
other persons obliged to attend thereon have business at
said Court of Common pleas * And whereas the General * 14-26
Sessions of the Peace for said County stand adjourned
to the first Thursday next following the third Tuesday of June.
Therefore Resolved that the said Inferior Court of Common pleas
by Law to be holden at Dover on the third Tuesday of June In-
stant as well as said Court of General Sessions be and hereby are
adjourned to the Second Tuesday in July next then to be holden
at said Dover and all writs pleas and processes returnable to said
Courts of Common pleas and quarter Sessions held as aforesaid
shall be returned and Sustained at the said Courts to be holden on
the Second Tuesday of July next at said Dover —
Sent up by Mr Smith
The Speaker being absent motion was made for the choice of a
Speaker Protempore and William Page Esq1' was chosen for that
purpose —
Voted that Mr Warner, Mr Dole & Mr Gibson with such of the
Honb1 Senate as they may join be a Committee to consider of the
Petition of Elisabeth McClary and report thereon —
Sent up by Mr Tarlton
The Committee on the Petition respecting Starks & f McMil-
lans Locations reported that the Locations granted to Andrew
McMillan, William Starks, Phillip Bayley Vera Royce and James
Gray all Situate in the County of Grafton and near Conway and
contiguous to each other be classed together in One district &
Impowered to choose necessary officers for Assessing and collect-
60 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. C1?^
ing State and all other Taxes and transact any other business in
the Same manner that Towns and Parishes by Law are authorized
to do, and that Some Suitable person be appointed to call the first
meeting of the Inhabitants of said district and that they
* 14-27 have liberty to bring in a * Bill accordingly — which
report being read & Considered voted that it be received
and accepted — Sent up by Mr Hoit
Voted that Mr Blanchard, Mr Tarlton & M1' Stiles with such of
the Honb1 Senate as they may join be a Committee to consider of
the Petition of Moses Dow Esq1 in behalf of the Town of Coventry
and report thereon — Sent up by Mr Hoit
Upon reading and considering the Petition of the Select men of
Concord in the County of Grafton and the report of a Committee
thereon, voted that the Petitioners be heard thereon before the
General Court on the Second Friday of the next Session and that
in the mean time the Petitioners cause that Leonard Whiting Esqr
be served with a Copy of said Petition and order of Court Sixty
days prior to the sitting of said Court that he may then appear
and Shew cause (if any he hath) why the prayer thereof may not
be granted, and that all the extents against the Select men of
Concord alias Gunthwait be stayed until a decision be had —
Sent up by Mr Hoit
Adjourned to 9 oClock to morrow morning.
FRIDAY June 11th 1790
The House met according to adjournment
Voted that M1' Toppan & Mr Page with such of the Honb1
Senate as they may join be added to the Committee on the Peti-
tion of Maj1 Jonathan Cass — Sent up by Mr Weeks.
Voted that Mr Dole & Mr M'Clarey with such of the Honb1
Senate as they may join be added to the Committee on the Peti-
tion of Josiah Sweat — Sent up by Mr Duncan
The Committee on the Petition of Ozias Silsby reported that he
be allowed Six pounds in full for his Service — which report
being read and considered voted that it be received and Ac-
cepted— Sent up by Mr Duncan
* 14-28 *The Committee on the Petition of Samuel Davis Re-
ported that the said Samuel ought to apply to the Court
of General Sessions of the peace in the County of Cheshire to remit
the line in said Petition mentioned and that the Petitioner have leave
to withdraw his Petition — which report being read and considered
voted that it hv received and accepted — Sent up by Mr Fames
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The Committee" on the Petition of Samuel Campfield reported
that the prayer of the Petition be granted and that they have leave
to bring in a Bill accordingly — which report being read and con-
sidered voted that it be received and Accepted —
Sent up by Mr Eames
The Committee to draft an answer to his Excellencys Message
reported the following —
May it please your Excellency
The Senate and House of Representatives beg leave to congrat-
ulate your Excellency and the State on the Auspicious event of
your being placed in the chair of Government — After having so
long enjoyed the confidence of the Public in the many important
stations your Excellency has heretofore filled ; we are peculiarly
happy to find you still so attentive to the Calls of your Country as
to quit an honourable and lucrative Office to enter on the arduous
duties of first Magistrate of this state
From your intimate knowledge of the Interests of the public
and your long tried attachments to the rights of men we form the
most flattering presages that under your administration the gov-
ernment will be prosperous and the people happy —
Having Spent the best part of a valuable life in the service of
the public and risked both life and property in it's cause
we rejoice that the people yet mindful of *such Obliga- * 14-29
tions, have given you the highest testimonials of their
gratitude in their power to bestow — A view of the dangers we
have escaped contrasted with the happiness we now enjoy affords
the most agreable sensations and pleasingly reminds us of your
Excellency's ardent exertions in warding off those dangers and
conducting us to our present Situation —
We are happy to find that the encouragement of the manufact-
ures of our Country has attached your Excellencys attention, we
are deeply sensible of their importance and although they now
languish under the impression of antient prejudices we hope by
suitable rewards to the Industrious and enterprizing no longer
to be indebted to foreign climes for articles that may be better
raised and Manufactured among us —
An Adherence to engagements as well private as public we con-
sider as the palladium of our honour and happiness and the
flourishing state of our Country with its increasing resources we
presume will soon free us from the imputation of violated faith —
We are pleased to find that the revision of the Laws meets your
Excellency's approbation and are happy in assuring you that we
hope soon to have the important object compleated —
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All communications from your Excellency we shall receive with
pleasure and chearfully join in every measure to promote the
General Good —
That you may long live and enjoy the benedictions of a grateful
people and at Some very distant period be called to inherit the
rewards of the Christian and the Patriot is our fervent prayer —
Signed Oliver Peabody for the Committee which report being read
and considered, voted that it be received and Accepted —
Sent up by Mr Crawford —
Agreably to the order of the day proceeded to a hearing on
Petitions —
* 14-30 * Adjourned to 3 oClock P M —
Met accordingly
Voted that the Petition of Weymouth Wallace be referred to
the Committee on William Lowells Petition and that they report
thereon — Sent up by Mr Grout
Voted that Mr Wellman, Mr Page and Mr Holmes with such of
the Honb1 Senate as they may join be a Committee to consider of
the Petition of the Revrd Oliver Noble and report thereon —
Sent up by Mr Wellman
The Committee on the Petition of Josiah Sweat and others
reported that the prayer thereof be so far granted as that a Com-
mittee be appointed by this Court to view the Premises (at the
expence of the Petitioners) and report to this Court at their next
Session — which report being read and considered voted that it
be received and accepted and that Cap* Stephen Dole of Bedford
Elijah Frink Esqr of Lempster and Timothy Taylor Esqr of Mer-
rimac be a Committee for the purpose aforesaid —
Sent up by Mr Wellman
Upon hearing and considering the Petition of John Young Esq1'
motion was made that the prayer thereof be granted and that he
have leave to bring in a Bill accordingly, on which motion the
yeas and nays were called and are as follows — viz —
Yens. Yeas. Yeas. Yeas.
M'Macgregore M1' Clark Mr Temple Mr Kimball
Mr Eastman Mr Wallace M* Rand Mr Duncan
M>- T Bartlett - Mr Shepherd Mr Wellman M' Baker
Mr Chamberlain Mr Stiles M1- Lane Mr Burnam
Mr Palmer Mr Whitcomb M'Penniman Mr Dow
Mr Hale M'-Gaskill Mr Morss Mr Young
Mr McMillan M* Alexander
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*Nays. Nays. Nays. Nays. * 14—31
Mr Wentworth Mr Plummer Mr Bedee Mr Gerrish
Mr Connor Mr R Bartlett Mr Emerson Mr Allen
Mr Blanchard Mr Gibson Mr Parker Mr Grout
Mr Weeks Mr Kellie Mr Barrett Mr Stone
Mr Brown Mr Badger Mr Abbott Mr Crawford
Mr White Mr Giles Mr Cragin Mr Dame
26 Yeas — 24 Nays — so it passed in the Affirmative —
Sent up by Mr Gerrish —
Voted that Mr Sherburne, Mr Penniman & Mr Stiles with such
of the Honb1 Senate as they may join be a Committee to consider
of the Petition of the Selectmen and others Inhabitants of Unity
and report thereon — Sent up by Mr Flanders —
Voted that the hearing on the Petition of Jacob Hurd and others
which was to have been this day before the General Court be post-
poned to the Second Friday of the next Session and that in the
mean time the Petitioner cause that the Substance of the Petition
and this order of Court be published in one of the New Hampshire
News papers, also posted up in Some public place in the Town of
Lyman three weeks prior to the sitting of said Court that any per-
son or persons may then appear and shew cause why the prayer
thereof mav not be granted — Sent up by Mr Young
Voted that Mr Connor, Mr Hoit Mr Abbott, Mr Shepherd and
Mr Dow, with such of the Honb1 Senate as they may join be a
Committee to consider of the Petition of Gen1 James Reid and all
other Invalids belonging to this state and report thereon —
Sent up by Mr Stiles
Voted that Mr Gibson, Mr Barrett & Mr McClarey with such of
the Honb1 Senate as they may join be a Committee to consider of
the Petition of Gideon Tiffany and report thereon
Sent up by Mr Stiles —
Voted that M1' Sherburne, M1' Stiles & Mr Warner with such of
the Honb1 Senate as they may join be added to the Committee to
consider what is the best method to be taken for chusing Repre-
sentatives to Congress and report thereon —
Sent up by Mr Gaskill
* Upon reading and considering the Petition of Josiah * 14-32
Kenney voted that he be recommended to the Clemency
of the President and Council for pardon and remittance as they
judge proper — Sent up by M1' Lane
Voted that Mr Abbott, M1' Gibson & Mr White with such of the
Honb1 Senate as they may join be a Committee to consider of the
Petition of Daniel Rindge Esq1' & others and report thereon —
Sent up by M1 Kelley
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An Act in addition to and amendment of an Act intiled an Act
to restore John Hogg and others to their Law — was read a third
time and passed to be Enacted —
Sent up by Mr Barrett & Mr Eastman
Upon reading and considering the Petition of the Select men of
the Town of Portsmouth voted that it be referred to the Committee
on the Petition of the Trustees of Chesterfield Academy and others
and that thev report thereon — Sent up by Mr Stone
Voted that Mr Gains, Mr Badger, Mr [J.] Smith, Mr Holmes
and Mr Eames with such of the Honb1 Senate as they may join be
a Committee to Nominate to this House Six proper persons out of
whom for three to be appointed a Committee to Settle the accounts
between this state and the Treasurer thereof —
Sent up by Mr Bedee
Voted that M1' Flanders, Mr Hoit & M1' Parker with such of the
Honb1 Senate as they may join be a Committee to consider of the
Petition of Majr Joseph Kimball in behalf of the Selectmen of
Plainfield and report thereon — Sent up by Mr Alexander
Voted that Mr E Smith, Mr McMillan & Mr Cragin with such
of the Honb1 Senate as they may join be a Committee to consider
of the Petition of Isaac Moore & report thereon —
Sent up by Mr Prescutt —
* 14-33 *Adjourned to 8 oClock to morrow morning
SATURDAY June 12th 1790.
The House met according to adjournment
The Committee on the Letter received from the Honb1 John
Hubbard Esq1' Judge of the Probate of Wills &c. for the County of
Cheshire, Reported that the said Hubbard be requested to order the
Trustee of the Estate of Breed Batcheldor to pay the ballance due
to this State to the Treasurer thereof in public Securities of this
State — which report being read and considered, voted that it be
received and accepted — Sent up by Mr Stiles —
Voted that the hearing on the Petition from the Towns of
Wendall, Lempster, Unity, Newport & Fishersrield which was to
have been this Session of the General Court be postponed to the
Second Thursday of the next Session and that Cap1 Jeremiah
Stiles of Keene, Lemuel Holmes of Surrey & Maj1' Daniel Warner
of Amherst be a Committee at the Expence of the Petitioners to
view the Situation of said Petitioners and report their Opinion at
the next Session — said Committee are to notify the Select men of
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the Several Towns to attend them at the time and place of their
meeting — Sent up by Mr Stiles —
Voted that Mr Taylor, Mr Abbott, Mr Badger, Mr Shepherd &
Mr Wentworth with such of the Honb1 Senate as they may join
be a Committee to consider of the Petition of Maj1' Jonathan Cass
report thereon — Sent up by Mr McClarey
The Committee on the Petition of Samuel Ladd & others the
Petition of Ichabod Robie and others &c Reported that the Laws
for the preservation of fish in Merrimac River do not answer
the purpose intended and that Some alterations and additions to
said Laws are necessary to effect the design proposed — which
report being read and considered, voted that it be received and
accepted and that Col° Badger be desired to get a Bill draughted
agreable to some minutes made by the Committee —
Sent up by Mr Stiles
The Committee appointed in January last to view the lines
between the Revrd Mr Barnard's & the Revrd Mr Bruce's
parishes *in Amherst reported that the lines between the * 14-34
said Parishes be in future conformable to the following
description (viz) beginning at the Southeast corner of the Warner
lot so called and the Southwest corner of the Lot that John Coch-
ran & Amos Flint now lives on, thence running Northwardly on the
west line of said Cochrans and Flints lot to the Northwest corner
thereof — thence running Eastwardly to the Southwest corner of
the Lot that Nathan Fuller now lives on, thence running North-
wardly to the Northwest corner of the same — thence running
Eastwardly to the Southwest corner of the lot Benjamin Pike now
lives on, thence running Northwardly to the Northwest corner of
the Same, thence running Westwardly to the Southwest corner of
the Lot John Manning now lives on — thence running North-
wardly to the Northwest corner of the Same — thence running
Eastwardly to the Southwest corner of Lot number ninety sup-
posed to belong to Holt and Abbott — thence running North-
wardly to the Northwest corner of said Lot, thence running East-
wardly to the southwest corner of lot number 104, thence running
Northwardly to the Northwest corner of the Same thence running
Eastwardly to the Southwest corner of Henry Spaulding's land
thence running Northwardly by said Spauldings land to the
Northeast corner thereof, till it intersects the line between
Amherst aforesaid and New Boston so as to take in all Spauld-
ings land now belonging to the farm he now lives on and leave
66 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. \_T-l90
all the lots South and east of the above described lines to the Revr1'
Mr Barnards Parish in said Amherst
Concord June 10th 1790 — Sign'1 Cyrus Baldwin for the Comtet'
which report being read and considered voted that it be received
and accepted and that they have leave to bring in a Bill accord-
m&bT — Sent up by Mr Holmes
An Act to impower Abel Allen to sell certain lands in Chester-
field in the County of Cheshire belonging to his wards, was read
a third time and pased to be Enacted —
Sent up M1' Holmes & Mr Alexander.
* 14-35 *An Act to impower the Superior Court of Judicature for
the County of Rockingham to be holden at Portsmouth
on the fourth Tuesday of April 1791 to take cognizance of and
give Judgment in an Action wherein William James of Bristol in
the County of Bristol and Kingdom of Great Britain Merchant
was Appellant against George Meserve of Portsmouth in the
Province of New Hampshire Merchant appellee was read a third
time and pased to be Enacted —
Sent up by Mr Holmes & Mr Alexander
Adjourned to Monday next at 3 oClock P. M.
MONDAY June 14th 1790
The House met according to adjournment
Upon reading and considering the Petition of Samuel Camp-
field and the report of a Committee thereon, voted that the Peti-
tioner be heard thereon before the General Court on y° 2d Wednes-
day of the next session and that in the mean time the Petitioner
cause that the Substance of the Petition and order of Court
thereon be published three weeks Successively prior to the Sitting
of said Court in one of the New Hampshire News papers that any
person or persons may then appear and shew cause (if any they
have) why the prayer thereof may not be granted —
Sent up by Mr Prescutt
Upon reading and considering the Petition of Gideon Tiffany
and the report of a Committee thereon voted that the Petitioner-
be heard thereon before the General Court on the Second Thurs-
day of the next session and that in the mean time the Petitioner
cause that Alexander Phelps or his Attorney be served with a
Copy of said Petition and order of Court thereon three weeks
prior to the sitting of said Court that he may then appear and
shew cause why the prayer thereof may not be granted —
Sent up by Mr Stiles
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67
Voted that Mr Badger, Mr Gains, & Mr Allen with such of the
Honb1 Senate as they may join be a Committee to consider of the
Petition of the Selectmen of Wendall & report thereon —
Sent up by Mr Young
* Upon reading and considering the Petition of the * 14-36
Select men of Lyman and the report of a Committee
thereon voted that the Petitioner be heard thereon before the
General Court on the Second Friday of the next Session and that
in the mean time the Petitioners cause that the Substance of the
Petition and order of Court thereon be published three weeks Suc-
cessively prior to the sitting of said Court in one of the New
Hampshire News papers that any person or persons may then
appear and shew cause why the prayer thereof may not be
granted — Sent up by Mr Young
The Committee on the Petition of Elisabeth McClarey reported
that the Petitioner be heard thereon before the General Court on
Some day in the next Session — On reading said report Motion was
made to accept the Same on which motion the yeas and nays were
called and are as follows viz.
Yeas.
Yeas.
Yeas.
Yeas.
Mr Blanchard
Mr Warner
Mr Temple
M1* Duncan
Mr Brown
Mr Clark
Mr M Smith
Mr Baker
Mr McClarey
Mr Wallace
Mr Rand
Mr Burnam
Mr Gibson
Mr Shepherd
Mr Wellman
Mr Dow
Mr Kellie
Mr Stiles
Mr Grout
Mr Crawford
Mr Palmer
Mr Whitcomb
Mr Penniman
Mr Young
Mr N Hoit
Mr Prescutt
Mr Morse
Mr Eames
Mr Copp
Mr Alexander
Mr Kimball
Mr Badger
Mr McMillan
Nays.
Nays.
Nays.
Nays.
Mr White
Mr E Smith
Mr Cragin
Mr Lane
Mr Eastman
Mr Hale
Mr Gerrish
Mr Holmes
Mr Plummer
Mr Giles
Mr Page
Mr Stone
Mr Chamberlain
Mr Barrett
Mr Gaskill
Mr Dame
Mr Bartlett
Mr Abbott
Mr Allen
33 Yeas — 19 Nays — So it was Accepted —
Whereupon voted that the Petitioner be heard thereon before
the General Court on the Second Friday of the next
Session and that in the mean time the Petitioner * cause * 14-37
that Nathanael Gilman the Petitionee be served with a
Copy of the Petition and order of Court thereon three weeks prior
to the Sitting of said Court that he may then appear and Shew
cause why the prayer thereof may not be granted and that the
68 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. \_T-l9°
Execution against the Petitioner be stayed until the decision of
the General Court — Sent up by M1' Gaskill
Upon reading and considering the Petition of Moody Bedel
voted that the prayer thereof be granted and that he have leave
to bring in a Bill accordingly — Sent up by Mr Dow
The Committee to take under consideration the Act of Congress
respecting Light Houses &c and report whether the light house
in this State and what territory shall be ceeded to the United
States — Reported that the light house in this State with one
quarter of an Acre of Land adjoyning be ceeded to the United
States — which report being read and considered voted that it be
received and Accepted & that a Bill be brought in for that pur-
pose — Sent up by Mr Wentworth
Upon reading and considering the Petition of William Burrows
Jun1' voted that the Petitioner be heard thereon before the General
Court on the Second Thursday of the next Session and that in the
mean time the Petitioner cause that James Butterfield the Peti-
tionee be served with a Copy of the Petition and order of Court
thereon within Six weeks from this time that he may then appear
and Shew cause if any he hath why the prayer thereof may not
be granted and that the Execution against said burrows be stayed
until the decision of the General Court —
Sent up bv Mr Burnam
Voted that Mr Giles, Mr Plummer, Mr Barrett," Mr Dow & Mr
Duncan with Such of the Honb1 Senate as they may join be a
Committee to take under consideration a letter from M1' Thomas
Odiorne to the Honb1 the Speaker of this House and report
thereon — Sent up bv Mr Giles —
* 14-38 * Voted that Mr Sherburne, Mr Barrett^ M1' White Mr
Eames & Mr Whitcomb, with such of the Honb1 Senate
as they may join be a Committee to draught a Bill for establish-
ing permanent and Honb1 Salaries for the Honb1 Justices of the
Superior Court of Judicature for this State and lay the Same
before this House — Sent up by Mr Gerrish
Voted that Mr Sherburne, Mr Copp, Mr J Smith, Mr Page &
Mr Dow with such of the Honb1 Senate as they may join be a
Committee to take under consideration what business is yet
necessary to be done at this session and at what time and to what
time and place this Court shall be adjourned also consider what
allowance shall be made to the Members of the Honb1 Senate &
House of Representatives & their Officers for travel & attendance
at the present Session and report thereon —
Sent up by Mr Wallace
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Upon reading and considering the Petition of the Inhabitants of
Alexandria voted that the Petitioners be heard thereon before the
General Court on the Second Thursday of the next Session and
that in the mean time the Petitioner cause that the Substance of
the Petition and order of Court thereon be published three weeks
Successively prior to the sitting of said Court in the New Hamp-
shire Gazzette that any person or persons may then appear and
Shew cause (if any they have) why the prayer thereof may not
be granted — Sent up by Mr Crawford
Voted that Mr Gibson, Mr Barrett & Mr Gaskill with such of
the Honb1 Senate as they may join be a Committee to consider of
the Petition of James Houston and report thereon —
Sent up by Mr Dole
Resolved that his Excellency the President be * re- * 14-39
quested to direct the Several Judges of Probate within
this State immediately to call on the Trustees to the Estate of
Absentees to settle their Accounts and pay to the Treasurer the
ballances due thereon and on failure thereof to deliver the Bonds
of such Trustees into the hands of the Attorney General to be
prosecuted — Sent up by Mr Stone
Voted that Mr Plummer, Mr Hoit & Mr Flanders with such of
the Honb1 Senate as they may join be a Committee to consider of
the Petition of William Hastings and report thereon —
Sent up by Mr Dole
Voted that Mr White Mr Hoit, Mr Cragin, Mr Page and Mr
Baker with such of the Honb1 Senate as they may join be a Com-
mittee to consider of the propriety of the Treasurer's issuing
extents for outstanding Taxes, Excise & Impost and report
thereon — Sent up by M1' Burnam
Voted that Jonathan Lock be allowed eighteen shillings in full
for his Account for going to Nottingham to Notify Gen1 Cilley of
his Appointment and that the President give order accordingly —
Sent up by Mr Tarlton
Voted that the Account of Richard Hazzen Osgood amounting
to one pound twelve shillings & ten pence be allowed and paid
out of the Treasury by order of the President —
Sent up by Mr Tarlton
Adjourned to 8 oClock to morrow morning
TUESDAY June 15th 1790.
The House met according to adjournment
The Committee on the Petition of Majr Jonathan Cass reported
that the Treasurer be directed to receive of Majr Jonathan Cass
7o
NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS.
[I790
the Sum of one hundred and twenty pounds in the Securities of
this State in part payment of an Extent for Excise now lying
against said Cass & that the extent for the remainder of said Bond
be Stayed until the next session of the General Court, which
report being read and considered voted that it be
* 14-40 received and * accepted with this amendment that the
Treasurer receive one hundred pounds only in State
Securities — Sent up by Mr Wellman
An Act to enable Oliver Farwell and Daniel Stearns to sell the
Real Estate of Josiah Hodgman late of Merrimac deceased, was
read a third time and passed to be Enacted —
Sent up by Mr Flanders & Mr Dame
An Act to enable the Inhabitants of the one Mileslip and
Duxbury school farms to lay out make and repair all necessary
highways & bridges within their districts and to raise money and
apply it for schooling their youth in the same manner as the Sev-
eral Incorporated Towns in this State are Impowered by Law to
do — was read a third time & passed to be Enacted —
Sent up by Mr Flanders & Mr Dame —
The Committee to consider what is the best method to be taken
for chusing representatives to represent this State in the Congress
of the United States — Reported that the state be divided into three
districts for that purpose — On reading said report motion was
made to accept the same on which motion the yeas and nays were
called and are as follows (viz) —
Yeas. Yeas. Yeas.
Mr Warner
Mr Parker
Mr Barrett
Mr Abbott
Mr J Smith
Mr Wallace
Nays.
MM iains
Mr Sherburne
Mr Wentworth
Mr Connor
Mr Macgregore
Mr Blanchard
* 14-41 »Mr Clark
Mr Cragin
Mr Gerrish
22 Yeas
mitted —
Mr Page
Mr Stiles
Mr Prescutt
Mr M Smith
Mr Rand
Mr Allen
Nays.
Mr Flanders
Mr Brown
Mr White
Mr Eastman
M1' I Mummer
M* Bartlett
Mr M°Clarey
M* Shepherd
M1- Whitcomb
Mr Alexander
Mr Wellman
Mr Lane
AIr Grout
Mr Holmes
Mr Penniman
Nays.
M1' Temple
Mr Chamberlain
Mr R Bartlett
Mr Gibson
Mr Kellie
Mr E Smith
Mr Palmer
M1' Mores
Mr Duncan
Mr Burnam
Mr Stone
Mr Baker
Mr Dow
Mr Tarlton
Mr Dame
Nays.
Mr Crawford
Mr Badger
Mr Giles
Mr Hoit
Mr Copp
Mr McMillan
Mr Emerson
Mr E Hoit
Mr Young
Mr Eames
39 Nays — So it was not accepted but was recom-
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[Agreably to the order of the day proceeded to a hearing on
Petitions — ]
Adjourned to 3 o clock P. M.
Met accordingly — [and proceeded to a hearing on petitions.]
Voted that the hearing on the Petitions of Stephen Herri man
Esqr & others and the Petition of Charles Johnston Esq1' and
others which were to have been this day before the General Court
be postponed to the second Tuesday of the next Session of which
all persons concerned are to take notice and govern themselves
accordingly — Sent up by Mr Crawford —
Upon reading and considering the Petition of Sarah Sherburne
and others voted that the prayer of the Petition be granted and
that the Petitioners have leave to bring in a Bill granting the liberty
of entering an Action at the next Superior Court to be holden in
said County as though it had been appealed, and that the Execu-
tions and all demands between the parties be stayed until the
decision of the Superior Court — Sent up by Mr Wentworth
Voted that Mr Wallace, Mr Dole & Mr Abbott with such of the
Honb1 Senate as they may join be a Committee to consider of the
Petition of Job Dow Esqr and report thereon —
Sent up by Mr Temple
Voted that Mr Sherburne, Mr Gains & Mr [N.] Hoit with Such
of the Honb1 Senate as they may join be a Committee to consider
of the Petition of John Porter Esq1' and report thereon —
Sent up by Mr Wentworth
Upon hearing and considering the Petition of the Honb1 John
Sullivan Esq1' motion was made that the prayer thereof be
granted — On which motion the yeas and * Nays were * 14-42
called and are as follows viz —
Yeas.
Yeas.
Yeas.
Yeas.
Mr Wentworth
Mr Copp
Mr Shepherd
Mr Wellman
Mr Macgregore
Mi- McMillan
Mr Stiles
Mr Lane
Mr Bartlett
Mr Dole
Mr Whitcomb
Mr Holmes
Mr McClarey
Mr Warner
MT Gaskill
Mr Stone
Mr Chamberlain
Mr Barrett
Mr Prescutt
Mr Burnam
Mr R Bartlett
Mr Clark
Mr Temple
Mr Dow
Mr Palmer
Mr Wallace
Mr M Smith
Mr Tarlton
Mr Badger
Mr Flanders
Mr Rand
Mr Young
Mr N Hoit
Nays.
Nays.
Nays.
Nays.
Mr Gains
Mr Brown
Mr Gibson
Mr Giles
Mr Connor
Mr White
Mr Kellie
Mr Emerson
Mr Blanchard
Mr Eastman
Mr E Smith
Mr Abbott
Mr Toppan
Mr Plummer
Mr Hale
Mr Cragin
72 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. C1?^
Nays.
Nays.
Nays.
Nays.
Mr Gerrish
Mr Grout
Mr Duncan
M'- E Hoit
Mr Page
Mr Penniman
Ap- Baker
Mr Dame
Mr Alexander
Mr Morse
Mr Crawford
Mr Eames
M' Allen
Mr Kimball
33 Yeas — 30 Nays — So the prayer thereof was granted and
the Petitioner hath leave to bring in a Bill accordingly
Sent up by M1" Copp —
Upon hearing and considering the Petition of the Select men of
New Chester and Bridgewater voted that the prayer thereof be
granted and that they have leave to bring in a Bill accordingly at
this or the next Session — Sent up by Mr Holmes
Upon hearing and considering the Petition of the Select men of
Warren voted that the Petitioners have leave to bring in a Bill at
this or the next Session authorizing the Select men to levy a Tax
of two pence ^r Acre for one year on the Lots of the Non-resi-
dents which are now laid out — Sent up by Mr Holmes —
Upon hearing and considering the Petition of Joseph Blake
voted that the prayer thereof be granted and that he have leave
to bring in a Bill accordingly Sent up by Mr Holmes
Upon hearing and considering the Petition of the Select men of
Wentworth voted that the prayer thereof be granted and that they
have leave to bring in a Bill accordingly —
Sent up by Mr Dame
* 14-43 * Upon hearing and considering the Petition of Col0
Ebenz1' Brewster voted that the prayer thereof be granted
and that he have leave to bring in a Bill accordingly at this or the
next Session — Sent up by Mr Holmes
Upon hearing and considering the Petition of the Select men of
Protectworth voted that the prayer thereof be so far granted as that
they have leave to bring in a Bill at this or the next Session for
raising two pence ^' Acre on all the land in said Town for one
year — Sent up by Mr Duncan
Voted' that the hearings on the Petition of the Select men of
Alstead, the Petition of Jonathan Blake Esq1' and the Petition of
the Selectmen of Wendall which were to have been this day
before the General Court be postponed to the Second Tuesday
of the next Session and that the Selectmen of said Alstead
and the Select men of said Wendall cause that public notice be
given agreably to the former order three weeks prior to the Next
Session of said General Court — Sent up by Mr Duncan
Voted that the remainder of the hearings which were to have
been this day before the General Court be postponed until to-
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morrow of which all persons concerned are to take notice and
govern themselves accordingly — Sent up by Mr Duncan
Adjourned to 8 oClock to morrow morning
WEDNESDAY June 16th 1790.
The House met according to adjournment
Voted that M1' Dow, Mr Penniman, & Mr Gibson with such of
the Honb1 Senate as they may join be a Committee to consider of
the Petition of the Select men of Bath and report thereon —
Sent up by Mr Young
Upon hearing and considering the Petition of Jaasiel Herriman
voted that the Petitioner have liberty to re-enter Said Action at the
Inferior Court next to be holden in the County of Grafton and
plead to the said Action as fully as though no default had taken
place & that he have leave to bring in a Bill accordingly —
Sent up by Mr Young
* Voted that Mr Burnam, Mr Barrett Mr White Mr * 14-44
Toppan & Mr Macgregore with such of the Honb1 Sen-
ate as they may join be a Committee to consider of the proposals
made by William Page Esq1' for a tract of Land also consider of
the propriety of disposing of the unlocated Lands in the North-
erly part of this State and report thereon —
Sent up by Mr Parker
Upon reading and considering the Petition of the Inhabitants of
Chester praying that the time of holding their Annual meeting
may be altered voted that the prayer thereof be granted and that
they have leave to bring in a Bill or Resolve accordingly —
Sent up by Mr Blanchard
An Act to incorporate certain Locations in the County of Graf-
ton by the Name of Bartlett — was read a third time and passed
to be Enacted — Sent up by Mr JVLMillan & Mr Parker
Upon reading and considering the Petition of the select men of
Packersfield voted that the prayer thereof be so far granted as that
they have leave to bring in a Bill at this or the next Session for
raising a Tax of two pence on each acre of Nonresidents Lands in
said Town for one year — Sent up by Mr Morss —
Col0 Benjamin Stone not appearing in Support of his Petition —
motion was made to dismiss the Same, on which motion the yeas
and nays were called and are as follows —
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NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS.
[I790
Yeas.
Mr Gains
M* Wentworth
Mr Connor
Mr Top pan
AIr lirown
AP' White
Mr Eastman
A I1' I Mummer
Alr Gibson
* 14-45 *Nays.
AIr Macgregore
M>- Blanchard
Air T Bartlett
Mr McClarey
AIr Chamberlain
All" r Bartlett
Alr Palmer
Yeas.
M* Kellie
AIr E Smith
Mr Hale
Mr Giles
AM- McMillan
Mr Parker
Mr Barrett
AIr Cragin
Nays.
Mr Badger
Mr N Hoit
Mr Copp
Mr Taylor
M1' Emerson
Mr Warner
Mr Clark
Yeas.
AIr Gerrish
Air page
M* Shepherd
Mr Stiles
AIr Whitcomb
Mr Alexander
Mr Allen
AIr Grout
Nays.
AIr Prescutt
AP AI Smith
AP- Rand
Mr Wellman
AP Lane
AIr Stone
Mr Kimball
Yeas.
Mr Holmes
Mr Penniman
Mr Morss
Mr Duncan
Air Baker
Mr E Hoit
Mr Dame
Mr Eames —
Nays.
Mr Burnam
Mr Crawford
AP' Payne
Mr Dow
Mr Tarlton
Mr Young
33 Yeas — 27 Nays — so it was dismissed —
Voted that Mr Hoyt, Mr Cragin & Mr Payne with such of the
Honb1 Senate as they may join be a Committee to consider of the
Petition of the Heirs of Col0 John Wentworth deceased and report
thereon — Sent up by Mr Giles
Voted that the account of Cap11 David Hough amounting to
three pounds twelve shillings be allowed and paid out of the
Treasury by order of the President —
Sent up by Mr Chamberlain
Upon reading and considering the Petition of the Proprietors of
Eaton and Burton voted that the Petitioners be heard thereon
before the General Court on the Second Tuesday of their next
Session and that in the mean time the Petitioners cause that the
Substance of the Petition and order of Court thereon be published
three weeks Successively in the New Hampshire Gazzette Six
weeks prior to the sitting of said Court that any person or persons
may then appear and shew cause (if any they have) why the
prayer thereof may not be granted — Sent up by Mr Taylor
The Committee on the Petition of Cap* Thomas Leavitt reported
that the prayer of said Petition be granted and that he have leave
to bring in a Bill accordingly — Sent up by M1' Toppan
Agreably to the order of the day proceeded to a hearing on
Petitions —
Upon hearing and considering the Petition of the Inhabitants of
Cardigan voted that the prayer thereof be granted and that they
have leave to bring in a Bill accordingly at this or the next
Session — Sent up by Mr Toppan
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*Upon hearing and considering the Petition of the * 14-46
Inhabitants of Gilsom and Sullivan voted that the prayer
thereof be granted and that they have leave to bring in a Bill
accordingly at this or the next Session Sent up by Mr Cragin
Voted that Mr Badger, Mr Payne, & Mr Gibson with such of the
Honb1 Senate as they may join be a Committee to consider of the
Petition of Majr William Boynton & report thereon —
Sent up by Mr Bartlett
Voted that the hearing on the Petition of Joseph Hicks Esq1"
which was to have been this day before the General Court be
postponed to the third Wednesday of the next Session of which all
persons concerned are to take notice and govern themselves
accordingly — Sent up by Mr Temple
Voted that Mr White Mr E Smith, Mr Barrett, Mr Page & Mr
Eames with such of the Honb1 Senate as they may join be a Com-
mittee to take under consideration what shall be done with the
money now in the Treasury and report thereon —
Sent up by Mr McClarey
Voted that Mr Plummer, Mr N : Hoit, Mr J Smith Mr Page & Mr
Dow with such of the Honb1 Senate as they may join be a Com-
mittee to consider of the propriety of exempting the bodies of
debtors from being imprisoned by executions arising upon civil
contracts when Sufficient property may be had, and report
thereon — Sent up by Mr Duncan
Voted that Mr Macgregore, Mr [E.] Smith, Mr Barrett M1' Pen-
niman & Mr Dow with such of the Honb1 Senate as they may join
be a Committee to consider of the Representation and Petition of
George Hough and all Similar matters and report thereon —
Sent up by Mr Duncan
Upon reading and considering the report of the *Com- * 14-47
mittee appointed to report their Opinion Respecting an
alteration in the lines of the Respective Counties in this state and
whether any and what alterations are necessary Voted that the
Secretary be requested to furnish the Several printers in this State
with a Copy of said report as soon as conveniently may be and
that the Several printers be requested to print the Same in the Sev-
eral news papers three weeks Successively and that the further
consideration of said report be postponed until the next Session —
Sent up by Mr Lane
Adjourned to 3 oClock P. M.
Met accordingly —
The Committee to consider what is the best method to be taken
for chusing Representatives to Congress, reported that a Similar
76 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. [_T-l9°
mode to that pursued by the Act for carrying into effect an
Ordnance of Congress of the 1311' of September 1788 is the best
method of Chusing Representatives to represent this State in
Congress and that a Bill be brought in accordingly — which
report being read and considered voted that it be received and
Accepted and that M1' Plummer Mr Toppan & Mr E Smith with
such of the Honb1 Senate as they may join be a Committee to
draught a Bill for that purpose and lay the Same before this
House — Sent up by M1' Copp —
Whereas Woodbury Langdon Esqr one of the Justices of the
Superior Court of Judicature for said state has at divers times
neglected his duty in said Office in not attending at the times and
places prescribed by Law for holding said Court (viz) at Amherst
on the Second Tuesday of May last at Charlestown in the County
of Cheshire on the third Tuesday of May last and at Plymouth
on the fourth Tuesday of said May and likewise by means of his
not attending upon his said duty the Court which by Law was to
have been holden at Plymouth within and for the County of Graf-
ton on the fourth Tuesday of May A D. 1789 was not
* 14-48 holden at said time but adjourned until *the Monday
next preceeding the third Tuesday of October in the
Same year by means whereof no business could be done at said
Court which occasioned much inconveniency damage and uneasi-
ness among the good citizens of this State —
And whereas it is absolutely necessary that the Superior Court
should be composed of Gentlemen who can and will attend to the
important business that must unavoidably be brought to said
Court and the true genius of Republicanism dictating that it is
absolutely essential that no Office in Government should be held
as a Sinecure
Therefore Resolved that the President and Council be addressed
by both houses of the Legislature to remove the said Woodbury
Langdon Esqr from his Office of Justice of the Superior Court of
Judicature of this state
On reading the foregoing, motion was made that the Same be
passed into a Resolve on which motion the yeas and nays were
called and are as follows (viz) —
Yeas.
Yeas.
Yeas.
Yeas.
M* Hale
Mr Page
Mr Allen
Mr Kimball
Mr M'.Millan
AI'- Shepherd
Mr Lane
Mr Crawford
Mr Dole
Mr Stiles
Mr Grout
Mr Tarlton
Mr Warner
M"- Gaskill
Mr Penniman
Mr Duncan
Mr Wallace
Mr Temple
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77
Nays. Nays. Nays. Nays.
Mr Gains Mr Chamberlain Mr Parker Mr M Smith
Mr Sherburne Mr R Bartlett Mr Barrett Mr Rand
Mr Wentworth M^ Gibson Mr Abbott Mr Wellman
Mr Connor M' Kellie Mr Clark Mr Morse
Mr Macgregore Mr E Smith Mr Cragin Mr Stone
Mr Blanchard Mr Palmer Mr J Smith Mr Duncan
Mr Brown Mr Giles Mr Gerrish Mr Baker
Mr White Mr N Hoit Mr Flanders Mr Burnam
Mr Eastman Mr Copp Mr Whitcomb Mr E Hoit
Mr Plummer Mr Taylor Mr Prescutt Mr Dow
Mr T Bartlett Mr Emerson Mr Alexander Mr Young
Mr McClarey
18 Yeas — 45 Nays — so it was rejected —
* An Act to enable Jacob Burbank to sell certain Land * H-49
of his Ward — was read a third time and passed to be
enacted Sent up by Mr Brown & Mr Dole
Voted that Mr Gaskill, Mr Grout, & Mr Allen with such of the
Honb1 Senate as they may join be a Committee to consider of the
Petition and Account of Moore Russell & Report thereon
Sent up by Mr Brown
Voted that Mr Gains, Mr Hale & Mr Toppan with such of the
Honb1 Senate as they may join be a Committee to consider of a
Letter from the Treasurer to his Excellency the President &
report thereon — Sent up by Mr Brown
Voted that Thursday the twenty fifth day of November next be
observed and kept as a day of public Thanksgiving throughout
this State and that his Excellency the President w7ith advice of
Council be desired to issue a Proclamation Seasonably for that
purpose — Sent up by Mr Gains — -
Upon reading and considering the Petition of William Tenny
and the report of a Committee thereon — voted that the Petitioner
be heard thereon before the General Court on the Second Tues-
day of their next Session and that in the mean time the Petitioner
cause that Abijah Mosher the Petitionee be served with a Copy of
the Petition and order of Court thereon three weeks prior to the
Sitting of said Court that they or either of them may then appear
and Shew cause why the prayer thereof may not be granted —
Sent up by M1' Emerson
The following Resolve came down from the Honb1 Senate for
Concurrence —
State of New Hamp1' In Senate June 16th 1790
Whereas a Resolve passed the General Court on the fifth day
of June Current that a Special Court of General Sessions of the
78 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. l,1!^
Peace should be holden at Amherst in and for the County of
Hillsborough on Thursday the tenth day of June current for the
purpose of Examining the returns of votes for Register of Deeds
in said County and that the Justices of said Court
* 14-50 *were in and by said Resolve impowered to adjourn
from day to day for said purpose, and whereas said
Special Court is not impowered to transact any other business —
Be it Therefore Resolved that the said Special Court of Gen-
eral Sessions of the peace at any time when it shall sit by
adjournment as aforesaid previous to the next Session of said
Court by Law Establised be impowered to consider the Situation
of Josiah Kenney now a prisoner in the Goal at said Amherst
and remit to or take Security from him for the fine imposed on
him by the Superior Court of Judicature holden at said Amherst
in October last, if said Court shall think proper in the Same
manner that the said Court might do at any Session Established
by Law — Sent up by Mr Emerson
Adjourned to 8 oClock to morrow morning
THURSDAY June 17th 1790
The House met according to adjournment
Voted that Mr Toppan, Mr Kellie, Mr Emerson, Mr Duncan &
M1' Page [Payne] with such of the Honb1 Senate as they may
join be a Committee to consider of the Petition of Samuel Hobart
Esq1* and report thereon — Sent up by Mr Rand
Upon reading and considering the Petition from the Town of
Coventry and the report of a Committee thereon voted that the
Petitioners be heard thereon before the General Court on the Sec-
ond Friday of the next Session & that in the mean time the Peti-
tioners cause that the Substance of the Petition and order of Court
thereon be published in one of the News papers in this State three
weeks Successively before the next Session that any person or
persons may then appear and shew cause (if any they have) why
the prayer thereof may not be granted, and that the Extents
against Coventry be stayed until a decision be had —
Sent up by Mr Dow —
* 14-51 * Voted that M1' Emerson, Mr Warner & M1 Whitcomb
with such of the Honb1 Senate as they may join be a
Committee to consider the Petition of Col" Jonathan Wentworth
and report thereon — Sent up by Mr Alexander
Voted that the Account of Jeremiah Eames Esq1' be referred to
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79
the Committee on the Petition & Account of Moore Russell and
report thereon — Sent up by M1 Alexander
Upon reading and considering the Petition of the heirs of the
Estate of Col0 John Wentworth of Sommersworth deceased and
the report of a Committee thereon, voted that the Petitioners be
heard thereon before the General Court on the third Wednesday
of their next Session and that in the mean time the Petitioners
cause that James Adams & John Henry Heiner mentioned in said
Petition be served with a Copy of said Petition and order of Court
thereon three weeks prior to the Sitting of said Court that they or
either of them may then appear and Shew cause why the prayer
thereof may not be granted — Sent up by M1' Gerrish
An Act to vacate and annul a certain deed made by Joseph
Blake to his Son Isaac Blake dated Jan1' 3d 1789 was read a third
time and passed to be enacted —
Sent up by Mr Stiles & Mr Shepherd
An Act to enable Jonathan Sherburne of Portsmouth Physician
to enter an appeal at the next Superior Court to be holden at
Keene in and for the County of Cheshire from a judgment ren-
dered against the said Jonathan by default in an Action of Cove-
nant broken commenced against him and others by Jonathan
Whitcomb Esqr, and to enable Sarah Sherburne & Samuel Pen-
hallow who were Sued with the said Jonathan Sherburne but not
Summoned to become parties to said Suit — was read a third time
and passed to be Enacted —
Sent up by Mr Stiles & Mr Shepherd
Upon a Second reading of the title and preamble of a Bill for
restoring the Honb1 John Sullivan Esq1' to his Law
*in certain Actions — Motion was made to accept the * 14-52
Same, On which motion the yeas and nays were called
and are as follows (viz)
Yeas.
Mr Wentworth
Mr Macgregore
Mr Blanchard
Mr T Bartlett
Mr McClarey
Mr Chamberlain
Mr R Bartlett
Mr Palmer
Mr Badger
Yeas.
Mr N Hoit
Mr Copp
Mr McMillan
Mr Taylor
Mr Dole
Mr Warner
Mr Barrett
Mr Clark
Mr Wallace
Yeas.
Mr Flanders
Mr Page
Mr Stiles
Mr Whitcomb
Mr Gaskill
Mr Prescutt
Mr Temple
Mr M Smith
Mr Rand
Yeas.
Mr Wellman
Mr Lane
Mr Holmes
Mr Stone
Mr Bur nam
Mr Dow
Mr Tarlton
8o
NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS.
[I790
Nays. Nays. Nays. Nays.
M> Gains Mr Kellie M* Gerrish Mr Kimball
Mr Connor AIr E Smith Mr Shepherd Mr Duncan
Mr Toppan Mr Hale Mr Alexander Mr Baker
Mr Brown Mr Giles Mr Allen Mr Crawford
Mr White Mr Emerson Mr Grout Mr E Hoit
Mr Eastman Mr Abbott Mr Penniman Mr Dame
M* Plummer Mr Cragin Mr Morse Mr Eames
Mr Gibson
35 Yeas — 29 Nays — so it was accepted —
An Act to impower the Judge of the Court of Probate of Wills
&c for the County of Grafton to allow a further time for the Com-
missioners on the Estate of Timothy Bedel late of Haverhill in
said County of Grafton Esq1' deceased represented Insolvent to
receive Examine and report the claims against said Estate — was
read a third time and passed to be Enacted.
Sent up by Mr Gibson & Mr Gaskill
Voted that Mr Wentworth, Mr Badger & Mr McClarey with
such of the Honb1 Senate as they may join be a Committee to con-
sider of the Petition of Eliphalet Giddings Esqr & Nathanael
Giddings and report thereon — Sent up by M1' Temple
Voted that Mr Gains, Mr Toppan & Mr Wellman with such of
the Honb1 Senate as they may join be a Committee to consider of
the Petition of Hanson Hight and report thereon —
Sent up by M1' Temple
* 14-53 * Voted that Mr Young, Mr Hoit & Mr Palmer with such
of the Honb1 Senate as they may join be a Committee to
consider of the Petition of Smith Emerson & report thereon
Sent up by Mr Parker
Voted that Mr Dole, Mr Taylor & Mr Duncan with such of the
Honb1 Senate as they may join be a Committee to consider of the
Petition of Thomas Cochran Junr and report thereon
Sent up by Mr Warner
Upon reading and considering the Petition of the Inhabitants of
the Northwest part of the Town of Lyndborough and others and
the report of a Committee thereon — Voted that the Petitioners be
heard thereon before the General Court on the third Wednesday
of their next Session and that in the mean time the Petitioners
cause that the Select men of Lyndborough and Peterborough be
served with a copy of the Petition and order of Court thereon Six
weeks before the sitting of said Court that they may then appear
and Shew cause if any they have why the prayer thereof may not
be granted — and that a Committee at the Expence of the Petition-
1790] JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. 8l
ers be appointed to view the Situation of the Petitioners and report
thereon at the next Session and that Robert Wallace Esq1' Daniel
Emerson Esqr & Mr Francis Cragin be the Committee —
Sent up by Mr Warner —
An Act directing the mode of chusing Representatives to the
Congress of the United States — was read a third time and passed
to be Enacted — Sent up by M1' Chamberlain & Mr Dame
An Act to restore John Sullivan Esqr to his Law in an Action
heretofore brought by him against said Ebenezer Thompson Junr
for Defamation and James Sullivan in an Action heretofore by
him brought against said Ebenezer Thompson Jun1' for assault and
Battery and also to restore John Sullivan Junr James Sullivan,
George Sullivan Jonathan Steele & Micah Davis to their Law in
an Action brought against them by the said Ebenezer Thompson
Junr for Assault and Battery and to set aside the Report of
RefTerees and the Judgment of Court thereon in said Actions —
was read a third time & passed to be Enacted —
Sent up by Mr Warner & Mr Young
* Whereas Woodbury Langdon Esqr one of the Justices * I4~54
of the Superior Court of Judicature for said state has at
divers times neglected his duty in said Office in not attending at
the times and places prescribed by Law for holding said Court (viz)
at Amherst on the second Tuesday of May last and at Plymouth
on the fourth Tuesday of said May — And likewise by means of
his not attending upon his said duty the Court which by Law was
to have been holden at Plymouth within and for the County of
Grafton on the fourth Tuesday of May A D. 1789 was not holden
at said time but adjourned until the monday next preceeding the
third Tuesday of October in the Same year by means whereof no
business could be done at said Court, which Occasioned much
inconveniency damage and uneasiness among the good citizens of
this State —
And whereas it is Absolutely necessary that the Superior Court
should be composed of Gentlemen who can and will attend to the
important business that must unavoidably be brought to said Court
and the true genius of Republicanism dictating that it is abso-
lutely essential that no Office in Government should be held as a
Sinecure
Therefore Resolved that this house do impeach the said Wood-
bury Langdon Esq1' of crimes and Misdemeanors and that a
Committee be chosen to exhibit articles of impeachment to be laid
before this House for their approbation and likewise to manage
NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS.
[I790
the prosecution in behalf of this House before th
Upon reading the foregoing motion was made
into a Resolve — on which motion the yeas &
and were as follows (viz) —
e Honb1 Senate —
that it be passed
nays were called
Yeas.
Yeas.
Yeas.
Yeas.
Mr Macgregore
Mr Temple
Mr Grout
Mr Payne
Mr Blanchard
Mr T Bartlett
Mr Copp
Mr Warner
Mr Eastman
Mr Palmer
Mr McMillan
Mr Flanders
* 14-55 * Mr Shepherd
Mr Hale
Mr M Smith
Mr Dole
Mr Penniman
Mr Page
Mr Tarlton
Mr Stiles
Mr Rand
Mr Kimball
Mr Dame
M* Gaskill
Mr Allen
Mr Duncan
Mr Young
Mr Prescutt
Mr Wellman
Mr Crawford
Mr Chamberlain
Mr Alexander
Mr Lane
Mr Hoit
Mr R Bartlett
Nays.
Nays.
Nays.
Nays.
Mr Gains
Mr Gibson
Mr Parker
Mr Whitcomb
M1* Sherburne
Mr Kellie
Mr Barrett
Mr Morse
Mr Wentworth
Mr E Smith
M1' Abbott
Mr Stone
Mr Connor
Mr Giles
Mr Clark
Mr Baker
Mr Brown
Mr N Hoit
Mr Cragin
M1' Bur nam
Mr White
Mr Taylor
Mr Jere Smith
Mr Dow
Mr Plummer
Mr Emerson
Mr Gerrish
Mr Eames —
Mr M^Clarey
35 Yeas — 29 Nays — So it passed into a Resolve
An Act to alter the time of holding the Annual meeting in the
Town of Chester — was read a third time and passed to be En-
acted— Sent up by Mr Blanchard & Mr Giles
[An act to incorporate the township of Cardigan into a town by
the name of Orange, was read a third time and passed to be
enacted.]
An Act in addition to an Act intitled an Act to enable the Select
men of Moultonborough to assess levy and collect a Tax on all
the lands of Nonresident proprietors in said Town for building
bridges and repairing highways in said Town — was read a third
time and passed to be Enacted —
Sent up by Mr Hoyt & M1' Gerrish
Voted that Mr Taylor, Mr Plummer & Mr Abbott with such of
the Honb1 Senate as they may join be a Committee to consider of
the Petition of a number of the Creditors to the Estate of Thomas
Parker and report thereon — Sent up by M1' Blanchard
Voted that the allowance to the members of the Honb1 Senate
Council & House of Representatives and their Officers be the Same
as was Allowed at the last Session of the General Court and that
the Secretary and Clerk make up the Respective Rolls accord-
ingly— Sent up by Mr Taylor
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Upon the report of the Committee for allowing four pence ^r
mile for Travel to and from the General Court, the yeas & nays
were called and are as follows (viz) —
14-56
* Yeas.
Yeas.
Yeas.
Yeas. *
Mr Connor
Mr Taylor
Mr Shepherd
Mr Grout
Mr Macgregore
Mr Dole
Mr Stiles
Mr Penniman
Mr Blanchard
Mr Emerson
Mr Whitcomb
Mr Morse
Mr Plummer
Mr Warner
Mr Gaskill
Mr Stone
Mr T Bartlett
Mr Parker
Mr Prescutt
Mr Kimball
Mr Chamberlain
Mr Barrett
Mr Alexander
Mr Baker
Mr Kellie
Mr Clark
Mr Temple
Mr Burnam
Mr E Smith
Mr Cragin
Mr M Smith
Mr Crawford
Mr Palmer
Mr J Smith
Mr Rand
Mr E Hoit
Mr Hale
Mr Wallace
Mr Allen
Mr Payne
Mr Copp
M1' Flanders
Mr Wellman
Mr Dame
Mr McMillan
Mr Page
Mr Lane
Mr Young
Nays.
Nays.
Nays.
Nays.
Mr Brown
Mr Eastman
Mr Gibson
Mr Gerrish
Mr White
Mr R Bartlett
Mr Giles
Mr Duncan
48 yeas — 8 Nays — So it passed in the Affirmative
On reading the Report of the Committee, which was that the
next Session of the General Court be holden at Concord — motion
was made to accept the Same on which motion the yeas and nays
were called and are as follows
Yeas.
Mr Blanchard
Mr Brown
Mr Eastman
Mr R Bartlett
Mr Chamberlain
Mr Palmer
Mr N Hoit
Mr McMillan
Nays.
Mr Gains
M1* Sherburne
Mr Wentworth
Mr Connor
Mr Macgregore
Mr White
Mr Plummer
Mr T Bartlett
Yeas.
Mr Taylor
Mr Dole
Mr Clark
Mr Wallace
Mr Gerrish
Mr Flanders
Mr Shepherd
Mr Prescutt
Nays.
Mr McClarey
Mr Gibson
Mr Kellie
Mr E Smith
Mr Hale
Mr Giles
Mr Copp
Mr Emerson
Yeas.
Mr Allen
Mr Wellman
Mr Lane
Mr Grout
Mr Penniman
Mr Morse
Mr Stone
Mr Kimball
Nays.
Mr Warner
Mr Parker
Mr Barrett
Mr Abbott
Mr Smith
Mr Page
Mr Stiles
Mr Whitcomb
Yeas.
Mr Duncan
Mr Baker
M1' Burnam
Mr Crawford
Mr E Hoit
Mr Dow
Mr Dame
M1" Young
Nays.
Mr Gaskill
Mr Alexander
Mr Temple
Mr M Smith
Mr Rand
Mr Payne
M1' Eames
32 Yeas — 31 Nays
■So it passed in the Affirmative
Sent up by Mr Lane
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* 14-57 *An Act to enable James Macgregore Esqr to sell certain
Lands — was read a third time and passed to be Enacted —
Sent up by Mr Taylor & Mr Emerson
The Committee on the Petition and Account of Moore Russell
&c Reported that Moore Russell be paid three pounds ten shillings
in full of his Account and that said Sum be paid out of the Treasury
by order of the President — which report was read & consider'1
Rec'1 & Accepted — Sent up by Mr Taylor
The Committee on the Account of Jeremiah Eames Esq1' reported
that he be paid one pound Seven shillings out of the Treasury in
full for his account and that the President give order accordingly —
which report being read & considered voted that it be received and
Accepted — Sent up by Mr Taylor
Upon reading and considering the Petition of Maj1' William
Boynton and the Report of a Committee thereon voted that the
Petitioner be heard thereon before the General Court on the third
Wednesday of the next Session and that in the mean time the
Petitioner cause that Edward Wells the Petitionee be served with
a Copy of the Petition and order of Court thereon Six weeks prior
to the sitting of said Court that he may then appear and shew
cause (if any he hath) why the prayer thereof may not be granted
and that all proceedings in consequence of said Judgment be
stayed until a determination of said Court —
Sent up by Mr Taylor
Upon reading and considering the Petition of Thomas Cochran
Jun1 and the report of a Committee thereon, voted that the Peti-
tioner be heard thereon before the General Court on the Second
Tuesday of the next Session and that in the mean time the Peti-
tioner cause that the Substance of the Petition and order of Court
thereon be published three weeks Successively in one of the New
Hampshire News papers Six weeks prior to the Sitting of said
Court that any person or persons may then appear and shew
cause why the prayer thereof may not be granted —
Sent up by Mr Taylor
Adjourned to 8 oClock to morrow morning
* 14-58 * FRIDAY June 18th 1790.
The House met according to adjournment
Voted that the account of Thomas Bartlett Esq1* amounting to
thirty Shillings, The Account of Robert Wallace Esq1* amounting
to forty shillings and the Account of Amos Shepherd Esq1* amount-
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ing to thirty shillings be allowed and paid out of the Treasury by
order of the President — Sent up by Mr Allen
Voted that the Account of Benjamin Hanneford amounting to
Seven pounds be allowed and paid out of the Treasury by order
of the President — Sent up by Mr Allen
Voted that the Honb1 Speaker, Mr Hale, Mr Warner Mr Penni-
man & Mr Young be a Committee to nominate three proper per-
sons to draught Articles of Impeachment against the Honb1 Wood-
bury Langdon Esqr and prosecute the same before the Honb1
Senate —
Voted that Supply Clap, Nathanael Gilman and Nathanael
Rogers Esquires be and hereby are appointed a Committee to
settle the Accounts between this State & the Treasurer thereof and
that they report at the next Session of the General Court —
Sent up by Mr Kellie
Upon reading and considering the Petition of Hanson Hight
and the report of a Committee thereon Voted that the Petitioners
be heard thereon before the General Court on the third Wednes-
day of their next Session and that in the meantime the Petitioner
cause that Thomas Johnson the Petitionee be served with a Copy
of the Petition and order of Court thereon Six weeks prior to the
sitting of said Court that he may then appear and shew cause (if
any he hath) why the prayer thereof may not be granted
and that the Execution against said * Hight be stayed * 14-59
until the decision of the General Court
Sent up by Mr Kellie
An Act to impower the Inhabitants of Protectworth to Assess
the Nonresident owners of Lands in said Town for the repairing
of highways — was read a third time and passed to be Enacted —
Sent up by Mr Kellie & Mr Copp
An Act in addition to and to alter an Act intitled an Act to set
off and incorporate a number of Inhabitants living in the Northerly
part of Amherst into a parish passed the 24th day of January A
D. 1789 was read a third time and passed to be Enacted —
Sent up by Mr Macgregore & Mr Warner
Voted that the Ballance of the iVccount of Richard Hazzen
Osgood amounting to one pound thirteen Shillings and Seven
pence be allowed and paid out of the Treasury by order of the
President — Sent up by Mr Gains
Voted that the Account of Jonathan Gove, Ebenezer Webster,
Cyrus Baldwin, Charles Barrett and Levi Harvey Esquires
amounting to nine pounds be allowed and paid out of the Treas-
ury by order of the President — Sent up by Mr Gains
86 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. L1?0^
Voted that the Account of Jonathan Gage amounting to two
pounds Sixteen shillings and four pence be allowed and paid out
of the Treasury by order of the President —
Sent up by Mr Gains —
Voted that William Page Esq1' Edward S Livermore Esq1" and
Jeremiah Smith Esq1' be and they hereby are appointed a Commit-
tee to draught Articles of Impeachment against the Honb1 Wood-
bury Langdon Esq1' agreably to a Resolve of this House of
Yesterday and lay the same before this House and also to prose-
cute before the Honb1 senate such impeachment as shall be ap-
proved by this House —
Upon reading and considering the Petition of Eliphalet Gid-
dinge & Nathanael Giddinge Esqrs and the report of
* 14-60 * a Committee thereon voted that the Petitioners be heard
thereon before the General Court on the third Wednes-
day of their next Session and that in the mean time the Petition-
ers cause that Blodget & Gilman mentioned in said Petition be
served with a Copy of said Petition and order of Court thereon
Six weeks prior to the sitting of said Court that they may then
appear and Shew cause why the prayer thereof may not be
granted, and that the Execution against the Petitioners be stayed
until the decision of the General Court — Sent up by M1' Gains
An Act to prevent the destruction of Salmon Shad and alewives
in Merrimac River and for repealing all the Laws heretofore made
for that purpose, was read a third time and passed to be Enacted.
Sent up by Mr Gains & Mr McClarey
Voted that the pay Roll of Capt Titus Salter amounting to
forty two pounds be allowed and paid out of the Treasury by
order of the President — Sent up by Mr Wallace
The Committee on the printers accounts reported that John
Melcher be allowed thirty pounds nine shillings, Henry Ranlett
Six pounds Eighteen shillings and one penny, George Jerry Os-
borne [jun.] Thirty Seven pounds ten shillings, John Lamson three
pounds two shillings and four pence, and James D Griffith Six
shillings in full for their accounts and that the Same be paid out
of the Revenue arising by Excise — which report being read and
considered voted that it be received and Accepted and that the
President give order accordingly — Sent up by Mr Wellman
Voted that the Treasurer be directed to receive a Certificate
signed by David Morrill and Leavitt Clough selectmen
* 14-61 of Canterbury December 18th A D. 1789, Also *a Cer-
tificate signed by Michael Dwyer Constable & one of
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the Select men Dated at New Holderness 6th of Nov1' 1787, re-
specting killing wolves and legal defect notwithstanding —
Sent up by Mr M°Millan
An Act to restore Jaasiel Herriman to his Law was read a third
time and passed to be Enacted —
Sent up by Mr McMillan & Mr Smith
Voted that the Revrd Israel Evans have and receive out of the
Treasury forty shillings for his Service as Chaplain the present
Session and that the President give order accordingly
Sent up by M1' Dame
An Act in addition to an Act intitled an Act for vesting certain
powers in the Commissioners appointed to receive and examine
the claims against the Estate of Jonathan Moulton late of Hamp-
ton Esquire deceased and in the Executors of his last will and
Testament — was read a third time and passed to be Enacted —
Sent up by Mr McMillan & Mr Smith
An Act to impower the Inhabitants of Gilsom and Sullivan to
Assess the Nonresident owners of Lands in said Towns for the
repairing of highways, was read a third time and passed to be
Enacted — Sent up by Mr Emerson & Mr Burnam
The Committee on the propriety of the Treasurers issuing
Extents for outstanding Taxes, excise and Impost Bonds — reported
that it be left discretionary with the Treasurer which report being
read and considered voted that it be received and accepted with
this amendment that he issue no extents for the Continental Specie
Tax for 1787 until the next Session of the General Court unless
applied to by the Select men of any Town or place deficient —
Sent up by Mr Penniman
Voted that the Travel Rolls for payment of the travel of the
Members of the Honb1 Senate and House of Representatives and
their Officers be paid out of the money now in the Treasury of
this State Sent up by Mr Gains
An Act to impower the Inhabitants of Warren * to as- * 14-62
sess the Nonresident owners of Lands in said Town for
repairing of highways — was read a third time and passed to be
Enacted— Sent up by Mr Gains & Mr Badger
Adjourned to 3 oClock P. M —
Met accordingly
The vote respecting the pay of the Travel of the Members of
the Honb1 Senate and House &c came down from the Honb1
Senate for the following amendment That the Senate and the
Secretary be paid their wages out of the money in the Treasury
88 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. \_^19°
and that the Council and Secretary be paid for their Travel and
attendance in the recess the Same way — " which was read and
concurred with this amendment that the Representatives receive
their pay in the Same manner — Sent up by M1' Warner
Voted that the Account of John Waldron & Ebenezer Smith
Esqr" amounting to two pounds twelve shillings be allowed and that
the President give order for the payment out of the Treasury from
the revenue arising by Excise — Sent up by Mr McClarey
An Act to alter the time for holding the Superior Court of Judi-
cature— was read a third time and passed to be Enacted —
Sent up by Mr Young & Mr Grout
The Committee on the Petition of the Select men of Bath
reported that all extents against said Town of Bath be staid until
further order of the General Court — which report being read and
considered voted that it be received and Accepted
Sent up by M1' Young
Voted that Mr McClarey, M1' Sherburne & Mr Wentworth with
such of the Honb1 Senate as they may join be a Committee to
enquire whose property the chest is that is mentioned in the Treas-
urers Letter to his Excellency and that they report at the
* 14-63 next Session and that M1' Gardner retain the * chest in
his hands until said Committee make report —
Sent up by Mr Alexander
Voted that the Ballance of the Account of John Calfe Esq1
amounting to five pounds eighteen shillings and Six pence be
allowed and paid by order of the President from the Revenue aris-
ing from Excise — Sent up by Mr Alexander
Voted that Mr Gardner the Treasurer have liberty to be absent
from his Office on the last week in June, September December and
March unless the General Court should be sitting on anyone of the
aforesaid weeks — Sent up by Mr Alexander
Voted that Josiah Gilman Esq1' be allowed fifteen pounds in full
for his Account and that Said Sum be allowed and paid out of the
Treasury by order of the President — Sent up by Mr Alexander
Voted that Nathanael Parker Esq1" be allowed Sixteen pounds
nine shillings in full for his Account and that said Sum be allowed
and paid out of the Treasury by order of the President —
Sent up by M1' Alexander
[ Voted, That the account of Nathaniel Gilman, Esq. amount-
ing to thirty-nine shillings, be allowed and paid out of the Treasury,
by order of the President.]
Voted that the Account of Josiah Nelson amounting to eight
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89
pounds Six shillings and four pence be allowed and paid out of
the Treasury by order of the President —
Sent up by Mr Alexander
Voted that the Members of the Honb1 Senate Council and
House of Representatives and their Officers receive their wages
and traveling fees out of the money now in the Treasury and that
the Several Towns and districts now represented shall be severally
taxed in the next Tax bill for the attendance of their Respective
Members — on which vote the yeas and Nays were called for and
are as follows —
Yeas.
Mr Wentworth
Mr Blanchard
Mr White
Mr McClarey
Mr Chamberlain
Mr R Bartlett
Mr Kellie
* Nays.
Mr Gains
Mr Sherburne
Mr Connor
Mr Macgregore
Mr Brown
Mr Eastman
Mr Plummer
Mr Gibson
Yeas.
Mr Palmer
Mr N Hoit
Mr Copp
Mr McMillan
Mr Taylor
Mr Dole
Mr Clark
Nays.
Mr Hale
Mr Badger
Mr Giles
Mr Warner
Mr Barrett
Mr Wallace
Mr Gerrish
Mr Flanders
Yeas.
Mr Cragin
Mr Shepherd
Mr Stiles
Mr Whitcomb
Mr Gaskill
Mr Temple
Mr Wellman
Nays.
Mr Page
Mr Prescutt
Mr Alexander
Mr M Smith
Mr Rand
Mr Allen
Mr Lane
Yeas.
M1' Holmes
Mr Stone
Mr Duncan
Mr Baker
Mr Tarlton
Mr Young
Mr Eames
Nays. *
Mr Grout
Mr Penniman
Mr Morse
Mr Burnam
Mr Crawford
Mr Payne
Mr Dow
14-64
28 Yeas — 30 Nays — so it passed in the negative
Ordered that Mr Payne, M1' Warner, Mr Stiles, Mr Kimball &
Mr Wallace be a Committee to carry up the following Articles of
Impeachment to the Honb1 the Senate —
To the Honorable the Senate of the state of New Hampshire —
Articles of Impeachment of misconduct and Maladministration
in Office offered and presented against Woodbury Langdon Esq1'
one of the Justices of the Superior Court of Judicature for said
State by the House of Representatives thereof convened at Con-
cord in said State on the eighteenth day of June in the year of our
Lord one thousand Seven hundred and ninety —
Whereas the said Woodbury Langdon Esquire for many years
past hath been and now is a Justice of the Superior Court of Judi-
cature for said State — And whereas it is essential to the preser-
vation of the rights of every citizen of the State his life, liberty,
property & character that the Superior Court of Judicature should
gO NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. l.1!^
be holden at the times and places by Law prescribed by all the
Justices of said Court in order that Justice may be administred to
the good citizens of the State impartially, promptly and without
delay, And whereas the public are at all times intitled to the Serv-
ices of their Officers receiving Salaries — And whereas the said
Woodbury Langdon Esqr hath wilfully and corruptly in various
instances misbehaved in his said Office and hath
* 14-65 * neglected to attend the duties thereof by means whereof
the said Courts have not been holden at the times &
places by Law established and the administrations of Justice
delayed to the great injury of the good citizens of said state —
Therefore the said House of Representatives do offer and present
to the Honb1 Senate against the said Woodbury Langdon Esqr
Justice of the Superior Court as aforesaid all and Singular the
general and Special articles of Impeachment following
Firstly — The said Woodbury Langdon Esq1" hath from time to
time corruptly and wilfully neglected his duty as a Justice of the
Superior Court aforesaid in not attending at the times and places
prescribed by Law for holding said Courts in the Several Counties
in this state and hath misbehaved in said Office in his duty as a
Justice of said Court —
Secondly The said Woodbury Langdon Esqr did not attend his
duty as a Justice of said Court at the Superior Court by Law
holden at Amherst within and for said County of Hillsborough on
the Second Tuesday of May last past, At Charlestown within
and for the County of Cheshire on the third Tuesday of said
May — At Plymouth within and for said County of Grafton on
the fourth Tuesday of said May nor did he at any time during the
sitting of said Court at said times and places, by means whereof
the citizens of this State and others resorting to said Courts for
the decision of their causes then and there pending have been
deprived of the benefit of trial —
Thirdly The said Woodbury Langdon Esq1' did on the tenth day
of May in the year of our Lord one thousand Seven hundred and
eighty nine refuse to attend his duty at the Court by law to be
holden at Plymouth in and for the said County of Grafton on the
fourth Tuesday of the Same May and by reason thereof the said
Court was not holden at said time and place to the great damage
and injury of the good Citizens of this state, all which matters
contained in the foregoing articles general & Special
* 14-66 the said House of * Representatives are ready to verify
and prove —
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And they do thereupon as the grand inquest of the State afore-
said impeach the said Woodbury Langdon of all and Singular the
misconduct and Maladministration in his said Office of Justice of
the Superior Court of said State contained and alledged in the
Articles aforesaid, and saving to themselves by protestation the
liberty of exhibiting at any time hereafter to the Honb1 Senate
aforesaid any complaints or allegations against the said Woodbury
Langdon Esq1' for any other misconduct and Maladministration in
his said Office not Specially contained in the Articles aforesaid also
of replying to the answers which the said Woodbury Langdon
Esqr shall make to the Articles aforesaid and of offering proof of
the premises or of any of their Impeachments and complaints
that shall be exhibited by them as the case may require —
They the said House of Representatives pray that the said
Honb1 Senate would order that the said Woodbury Langdon Esqr
may be notified to make answers to the charges contained in the
foregoing articles and to the impeachment preferred by this House
of Representatives & be brought to trial thereon and that if he be
found guilty thereof he may by the judgment of the Honb1 Senate
be removed from his Office of Justice of the Superior Court afore-
said and that such other judgment may be rendered thereon as
shall be agreable to Law and the Constitution —
Adjourned to 7 oClock to morrow morning
SATURDAY June 19th 1790.
The House met according to adjournment
Resolved that Supply Clap Nathanael Gilman and Nathanael
Rogers Esquires be a Committee to receive from Josiah Gilman
Esquire late Comptroller of Accounts all the public books
and papers belonging to *this State now in his hands * 14-67
and custody, and such of said Books and papers as the
said Committee after consulting the President of the State shall
adjudge properly belong to the Comptroller Generals office they
deliver over to James Macgregore Esq1' present Comptroller of
Accounts taking his receipt for such of said Books and papers as
are of Consequence — And that said Committee deposit such
other Books and papers as they may receive of said Gilman in the
Secretary s Office or elsewhere as they may judge proper till the
further order of the General Court and make report at the next
Session — Sent up by Mr Grout
Voted that the Account of George Hough amounting to thir-
teen pounds Sixteen shillings be allowed and paid out of the
92 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. [J790
Treasury by order of the President from the Revenue arising by
excise — Sent up by Mr Grout
Voted that the Account of Caleb Buswell amounting to five
pounds be allowed and paid out of the Treasury by order of the
President — Sent up by Mr Grout
Voted that such part of the Letter from Thomas Odiorne Esq1'
to the Speaker of the House of Representatives as respects the
Sums which he paid to John Taylor Gilman Esq1' late Treasurer
as reported by the Committee who settled said Treasurers accounts,
be referred to his Excellency the President who after inspecting
the Same give order for payment of such sums as may be found
due on the present Treasurer — Sent up by Mr Shepherd
Voted that Nathanael Parker Esq1- of Exeter be and he hereby
is appointed receiver of Nonresident Taxes for this state —
Sent up by M1' Shepherd
Voted that the Honb1 Senate and House of Repre-
* 14-68 sentatives and the Honb1 Council and their Officers '"re-
ceive their Attendance and travelling fees for the present
Session out of the money now in the Treasury and that the
Several Towns and districts shall be taxed in the next Tax bill
for the attendance of their respective representatives —
Sent up by Mr Temple
Voted that the Treasurer be directed to stay Extents for the
Continental Specie Tax for 1787 until the next Session of the
General Court unless the Select men shall apply for such extents
or unless the Treasurer shall be other wise certified that any Con-
stable shall have collected the Same — Sent up by Mr Temple
Voted that Mr J Smith, Mr Sherburne, & Mr Macgregore with
such of the Honb1 Senate as they may join be a Committee to
draught a Resolve expressive of the Sentiment of the Legislature
of this state on the Subject of the Assumption of the debts of the
Several states by the Congress of the United states and lay the
Same before this House — Sent up by Mr Holmes
Voted that the Account of Josiah Nelson amounting to two
pounds three shillings & Six pence be allowed and paid out of the
Treasury by order of the President — Sent up by M1' Prescutt
Voted that the Committee for revising arranging &c the Laws
of this state be desired to proceed on said business in the Recess
of the General Court and that they report at the next session —
Sent up by M1' Prescutt
Voted that the Account of George Hough amounting to three
pounds two shillings and Six pence be allowed and paid out of the
Treasury by order of the President — Sent up by Mr Tarlton
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Voted that the account of Moses Leavitt Neal * amount- * 14-69
ing to four pounds Sixteen shillings be allowed and paid
out of the money now in the Treasury by order of the President —
Sent up by Mr Wentworth
Voted that the Account of Peter Green, [Nathaniel Rogers]
Nathan Hoit and Michael McClarey Esqrs amounting to One pound
ten shillings be allowed and paid out of the Treasury bv order of
the President — Sent up by Mr Hoit
Voted that his Excellency the President take order on the
Treasury for three pounds being, the Expences of the light horse
&c on their way to Concord — Sent up by Mr Duncan
Voted that his Excellency the President with advice of Council
be desired to adjourn the General Court to the first Wednesday of
January next — Sent up by Mr E Smith
The Honb1 Senate gave information that the trial on the impeach-
ment of the Honb1 Woodbury Langdon Esq1* will be at Exeter on
Wednesday the twenty eighth day of July next at 9 oClock in the
forenoon — Whereupon voted that Mr Page, Mr Livermore and
Mr Smith the Committee appointed yesterday be requested to
attend on said day and prosecute said Impeachment in behalf of
this House —
[The vote of this day respecting staying extents for the conti-
nental specie tax of 1787, being returned by the honorable Senate,
the following resolve was passed :]
Resolved that the expediency of issuing Extents for out standing
Taxes Impost and excise be left discretionary with the Treasurer
any order to the Contrary notwithstanding excepting only that this
Resolve shall not effect or alter the force of any vote or Resolve
for staying extents in particular cases — Sent up by Mr Burnam
The Secretary came down and gave information that he was
directed by his Excellency the President to inform that he with
advice of Council had thought proper to adjourn the General Court
to the first Wednesday in January next then to meet at Concord
and they are adjourned accordingly —
Journal of the Senate
CONTAINING THE PROCEED!
FROM JANUARY 5 TO FEBRUARY 18, 1791
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE,
*At a Session of the General Court holden at Concord * 3—47 ^
on Wednesday Jany 5 — 1791 agreeably to Adjournment
Present in Senate
His Excellency Josiah Bartlett Esq President — The Hon. Eben1*
Smith [S S.] Nath1 Peabody Peter Green Joseph Cilley John
Waldron Eben1' Webster Rob* Wallace Amos Shepard & Sanford
Kingsbury Esquires —
A message came down & informed the Senate that there was an
House & ready to proceed on business —
The Senate informed the House by a message that there was a
Quorum of the Senate & ready to proceed to business —
Adjd till tomorrow morning 9 O'Clock
TPIURSDAY Jany 6th 1791
Met according to Adjournment
Present as yesterday with the addition of the Hon Nath Rogers
A vote for a Comtoe to join a Comtee of the Senate to take under
consideration His Excellencys Message & report what business is
necessary first to be entered upon & done at this Session, was
brot up read & concurred : Mr Peabody, Mr Green, & M1' Cilley
joined —
A vote for a Comtte to join a Comtee of the Senate to consider
the petition of Rob* Parker & report thereon was brot up read &
^concurred Mr Cilley & Mr Peabody joind
A vote for a Comtec to join a Comtee of the Senate to consider of
the Pet11 of Esther Holland & report thereon was brot up read &
concurred Mr Shephard joined —
A vote for a Comtee to join a Comtee of the Senate to take under
consideration the laws relative to excise was brot up read & con-
curred Mr Smith & Mr Rogers joined
A vote for a Comtee to join a Comtee of the Senate to consider of
a petition from Peterborough Slip, was bro* up read and concurred
Mr Kingsbury & Mr Webster joined
Adjd till tomorrow morning 9 oClock
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* 3-476 * FRIDAY Jany 7th 1791 —
Met according to Adjournment
Present as yesterday.
A vote directing the Treas1' to receive a certificate in favor of
Nathan Andrews & others for killing one Wolf & a Wolfs whelp
which certificate is dated Aug. 29 1789 Also one other certificate
in favor of Joseph Spalding for killing a grown wolf wh Certifi-
cate is dated Aug 13th 1785 was brot up read & concurred
A vote for a Comtl' to join a Com1"' of the Senate to consider of
the pet11 of Geo Hall & report thereon was bro* up read & con-
curred Mr Green & Mr Webster jd
A vote for a Comtee to join a Com1"' of the Senate to take under
consideration the cession of the Light House to the United States
was bro* up read & concurred, Mr Peabody Mr Smith & Mr Rogers
joined —
A vote to pay the Acc° of E Hartwell for the Tuition &c of J1
Bowers amo1 to 18s was bro1 up read & concurred
A vote to pay the Acc° of D Hills [Hill] for board of J Bowers
amotg to 4-£ & 9'1 was bro1 up read & concurred —
A vote for a Com1<0 to join a Comtoc of the Senate to consider of
the propriety of establishing Post Roads & post riders &c was bro1
up read & concurred Mr Shepard M1' Rogers Mr Cilley & Mr
Smith joined
A vote referring the estimate of Col Clap to the Com1" on the
propriety of ceeding the Light House to the U S was bro1 up read
and concurred —
A vote for a Com11' to join a Corn100 of the Senate to consider of
the pet of J Wendell Esq was brot up read & concurred M1' Smith
& Mr Rogers joined —
A vote for a Com1"' to join a Com1"' of the Senate to consider of
some more easy & less expensive mode of hearing &c petitions:
was bro1 up read & concurred M1' Peabody Mr Cilley & M1" Green
joined
A vote for a Com1"' to join a Com1" of the Senate to consider
What shall be done with the money now in the Treas1' &c was
bro1 up read & concurred Mr Shepard Mr Peabody M1' Wallace!;
[M1' Cilley] joined —
A vote for a Com1"' to join a Com1"' of the Senate to consider of]
a Letter from the State of Virginia was bro1 up read & conccl M'j
Peabody & Mr Cilley joined —
* 3_477 * A Resolve that the Treas1' be directed to procure a suit-.
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able Chest for the use of the Treasury as soon as possible may be
— was brot up read & concurred.
A vote for a Comtee to join a Comtee of the Senate to consider in
what manner the Arrears to Invalids shall be paid was brot up
read & concurred Mr Smith Mr Webster & Mr Shepard jd
A vote for a Comtee to join a Comtee of the Senate to prepare a
Resolve expressing the thanks of the Gen1 Court to the Town of
Concord for the offer made by the Selectmen in behalf of the
Town of the building lately by them erected for public use was
bro* up read & concurred Mr Peabody joined —
A vote granting the prayer of the pet11 of the Selectmen of
Rindge & giving them leave to bring in a bill accordingly was
brot up read & concurred —
A vote for a Comtee to join a Comtoe of the Senate to consider
of the petn of Jacob Green & Enoch Noyes was brot up read &
concurred Mr Peabody & Mr Cilley joined —
Adjourned till tomorrow morning 9 oClock
SATURDAY, Jan^ 8 1791
Met according to adjournment
Present as yesterday with the adtn of Hon Jona Freeman
A vote to hear the petition of the Selectmen of Cockermouth
on the second Tuesday of their next Session was brofc up read &
concurred.
A vote granting the prayer of the pet11 of J Woodward Esq &
that the Treasurer be directed to issue a new note of the same
tenor & date accordingly was brot up read & concurred
A vote so far granting the prayer of the petition of Joseph Til-
den as that he have leave to bring in a bill to vest in him his heirs
& assigns the privilege of a ferry but not to prevent the building
of a bridge hereafter within sd limits was brot up read & concurred
A vote to pay the Acc° of J Parker & N Rogers amounting to
£3. 6 for selling the Excise in the County of Rockingham was
bro* up read & concurred
A vote to pay the acc° of Col McClary amounting to £1.. 12.. 8
for time & expences to Portsm0 to enquire into the matter respect-
ing an Iron Chest was bro1 up read & concurred
A vote that the Comtee on the revision of the laws have leave to
engage one or more Clerks to assist them in compleating said busi-
ness was brot up read & concurred
*A vote for a Comtee to join a Comtee of the Senate to * 3-478
devise a mode for giving efficacy to y' part of the Con-
IOO NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. [I79I
stitution which provides that permanent & honourabl Salaries be
established by law for the Justices of the Sup1* Court was brot up
read & concurred Mr Peabody Mr Freeman & Mr Green joined —
A vote for a Comtee to join a ComU(' of the Senate to consider
what method shall be taken to fill up the vacancey in the Senate
was brot up read & concurred Mr Peabody Mr Waldron & M1'
Green joined
Adjourned till Monday next 3 "Clock P M —
MONDAY Jany 10 — 1 791
met according to Adjournment
Present as on Saturday last.
A vote for a Comtee to join a Comtee of the Senate to consider
of the Acc° of Simeon Ladd & all similar matters & report thereon
was bro* up read & concurred Mr Smith & Mr Cilley joined —
A vote for a Com*66 to join a Comtee of the Senate to consider of
Judith Meloons pet — & report thereon was brot up read & con-
curred Mr Shepard joined —
A vote for a Comtee to join a Comtee of the Senate to consider of
the Printers Accos was brot up read & concurred Mr Smith & M1'
Cilley Mr Rogers joined —
A vote for a Comtee to join a Comtce of the Senate to consider
of the pet11 of the Selectmen of New Grantham was bro1 up read
& concurred Mr Kingsbury joined
A vote that the pet11 of W Duncan & D Livermore b,e referred
to the ComUt' on pet11 of E Noyse & J Green was brot up read and
concurred
Adjd till tomorrow morng 9 "Clock
TUESDAY Jan^ ii 1791
met according to adjm1
Present as yesterdav
A vote granting the prayer of the pet11 of the Selectmen of
Peterbor" Slip & giving them leave to bring in a bill accordy was
bro1 up read & concurred
A Resolve that the President give directions to the Comsy Gen1
of this State to deliver to the Order of Rufus Graves 130 stand of
lire Anns with bayonets & 130 Cartouch boxes & belts lor the use
of the Students of sd College ; The President of said College giv-
ing bond to the said Corns-' Gen1 in the sum of 30o£ for the pres-
ervation of sd lire Arms &c & for their return when called for
was bro1 up read & concurred
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* State of New Hampshire * 3-479
In Senate January 11th 1791 —
Voted that Mr Rogers & Mr Freeman be a Comtee with such of
the Honble House as they may join, to consider of the expediency
of the Secretary or Clerk continuing to take the fee of 6/ on every
private petition agreeably to a Resolve passed June 10, 1788 was
sent down for Concurrence — brot up concurred
A vote for a Comtee to join a Comteu of the Senate to consider
of the Act of Congress of the 4th of Aug last was bro* up read &
concurred Mr Peabody Mr Freeman & Mr Smith joined —
A vote that the petn of Benj Noyes be referred to the Comtee
on the pet of Green & Noyes was brot up read & concurred
A vote to pay the Acc° of Thomas Bartlett Esq amounting
to seventeen shillings for money by Him paid for postage of Let-
ters & that the President give order accordingly was brot up read
& concurred
A vote granting the prayer of the petition of Esther Holland &
giving her leave to bring in a bill accordingly was brot up read &
nonconcurred —
State of New Hampshire
In Senate January 11 1791 —
A Vote that the Senate join in conference with the Honble House
of Representatives in their Chamber on the subject of filling up
the vacancy in the Senate (if they should see fit) as soon as may
be sent down for concurrence bro* up concurred
A vote to hear the petition of the Selectmen of New Grantham
on the second Tuesday of the next Session was brot up read and
concurred
A vote for a Comte to join a Comtee of the Senate to take un-
der consideration the petition of the Inhabitants of Unity was bro1
up read & concurred Mr Shepard & Mr Kingsbury jd
Adjd till tomorrow morning 9 °Clock
WEDNESDAY Jany 12th 1791
Met according to adjournmen
Present as yesterday
A vote to accept a report of a Comte that it is not expedient to
take a fee of 6/ on every private petition & that a Resolve pass
accordingly was bro1 up read & concurred
*A vote that a Comtee be added to the Comtee on the * 3-480
petn of J. Green & E. Noyes & that the pet11 of John
102 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. [I79I
Bryant & Rich'1 Bartlett Esq1'" be referred to s(1 Comu'e was brot up
read & concurred M1' Webster joined —
A vote for a Comtoe to join a ComUe of the Senate to consider
of the petn of Jabez Shaply was brot up read & concurred Mr
Green & Mr Freeman jd
A vote for a Comu'L' to join a Comt(e of the Senate to consider of
the petn of the Selectmen of Orange was brot up read & coned
Mr Waldron jd
A vote for a Comtot' to join a Comtee of the Senate to consider
of the pet of Joseph Dow of Hampton was brot up read and con-
curred Mr Kingsbury Mr Cilley & Mr Green jd
A vote granting the prayer of the petn of J Kimball & giving
him leave to bring in a bill accordingly was brot up read & con-
curred
A vote for a Comtee to join a Comtee of the Senate to consider-
of the pet11 of Benj Heath was bro* up read & concurred Mr Cilley
& Mr Smith joined
A vote for a Comtee to join a Comtee of the Senate to consider of
the pet of T Bond &c was bro1 up read & concurred Mr Rogers jd
A vote for a Comtee to join a Comtee of the Senate to consider of
the pet11 of John Goddard et alii was bro1 up read & concurred Mr
Green jd.
An Act in addition to an Act entitled an Act to empower the
Inhabitants of Gilsum & Sullivan to assess the non resident Own-
ers of lands in said Towns for the repairing highways passed June
19th 1790 — having been read a third time voted that the same be
enacted
A vote for a Comtee to join a Comtee of the Senate to consider of
[the petition of] Susannah Johnson & others was brot up read &
concurred Mr Kingsbury joined —
A vote granting the prayer of the pet of New London and giv-
ing them leave to bring in a bill accordingly was brot up read &
concurred.
A vote for a Comtee to join a Comtee of the Senate to consider of
An Act for taxing lands in the Towns of Littleton & Dalton was
brot up read and concurred Mr Smith jd
A vote for a Comt,,(' to join a Comte of the Senate to consider of
the petition of Bradbury Cilley was brot up read & concurred Mr
Rogers Mr Shepard & Mr Freeman joind
* 3-481 * A vote for a Comtee to join a Corn11' of the Senate to
consider of the petition of J [John] Wendall Esq was
brot up read & concurred Mr Green joined —
Adjourned till to morrow morning 9 °Clock
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THURSDAY Jany 13th 1791
Met according to adjm1
present as yesterday —
A vote for a Comtee to join a Comtee of the Senate to consider of
the pet11 of Benja Stone was brot up read and concurred Mr Shep-
ard joined —
A vote for a Comtee to join a Comtee of the Senate to consider of
the petition of Richd Sincler was brot up read & concurred Mr
Smith joind
A vote to receive & accept the following report of a Comtee viz
that the Members of the Senate & House of Representatives in
one room by joint ballot elect one person from the two candidates
for Senators in the County Rockingham who at the last election
had the highest number of votes to serve as a Senator until the
first Wednesday of June next in the room of the Honorabl Oliver
Peabody Esq whose seat at the Senate board hath become vacant
by his accepting the office of Judge of Probate the Comtee further
report as their opinion that the Hon John Pickering & Christ0
Toppan Esqrs by Constitution are the two Candidates, was bro* up
read & concurred
A vote to hear the petition of Geo Hull on the third Wednesday
of the next Session was bro* up read & concurred
A vote granting the prayer of the pet11 of S Camfield & giving
him leave to bring in a bill accordingly was brot up read & con-
curred
A vote to accept of the report of a Comte to consider of the
propriety of continuing the Excise &c & that a bill or bills be'bro*
in accordingly was bro* up read & concurred
A vote to postpone the hearing of the pet11 of Thornton to the
second Thursday of the next Session was bro* up read and con-
curred
A vote that Col Clap receive out of the Treasy £11.. 2 in full
for rations due Capt Salter & C° to 1 Jany 1790 & £2 2.. 8.. 2 to
11th March last was brot up read & concurred —
A vote for a Comtee to join a Comte of the Senate to consider of
a Letter from Joseph Whipple Esq was brot up read & concurred
Mr Smith & Mr Freeman Mr Peabody joind
[A vote to hear the petition of G Hull on the Third Wednesday
of the next Session and that neither party take advantage of Exe-
cution against the other in the mean time was brot up read & con-
curred — ]
A vote so far granting the prayer of Judith Meloon as that she
104 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. [I79I
have the same power to settle the estate as she wd have had had she
remaind a wid" & giving her leave to bring in a bill accdly was
brot up read & coned
* 3-482 *A vote to hear the pet11 of Rich'1 Sincler [Junr] on the
27th of Janv current was brot up read & concurred
A vote to postpone the hearing which were to have been this
day until to morrow was bro* up read and concurred —
Adj'1 till to morrow morning 9 °Clock
FRIDAY Jan* 14th 1791
Met according to Adjournment
Present as yesterday
A vote for a Corn1"' to join a Comtee of the Senate to consider on
the pet" of J. Clifford & A Brainard was bro* up, read & concurred
M1 Webster joined
A vote for a Comt0° to join a Comt(L' of the Senate to consider of
the pet11 of Joseph Hussey was bro* up read & concurred Mr Wal-
dron joined —
An Act to impower the Inhabitants of New Chester & Bridge-
water in the County of Grafton, to levy a tax on all Lands (public
lands excepted in s(l Towns for making & repairing the highways —
having been read a third time voted that the same be enacted
A vote that a Corn11' be added to the Comte on the mode of hear-
ing petitions was bro1 up read & concurred
The Senate agreeably to a vote of yesterday met with the Hon
House of Rep in one room and by joint ballot proceeded to ballot
for a Senator — the ballots being taken it appeared that the Hon
Christ" Toppan Esq wras elected A Senator in the room of the Hon
O [Oliver] Peabody who has resigned his Seat at the Senate board
the Senate then retired to their own room. —
A vote granting the prayer of the Pet11 of Elisa McClary and
giving her leave to bring in a bill accordingly was brot up read
and concurred
A vote to postpone the hearing on the pet11 of G Tiffany until
Tuesday next was brot up read and concurred.
A vote to hear the Pet11 of B [Col.] Stone on the Second Tues-
day of the next Session was brot up read & concurred
A vote granting the prayer of the pet11 of the Inhabitants of
Wolf borough & giving them leave to bring in a bill accordingly
was brot up read & concurred
A vote to postpone the hearing of the pet11 of the Town of Cov-
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entry untill the third Wednesday of the next Session was brot up
read and concurred
A vote granting the prayer of the Pet11 of Wm Burroughs and
giving him leave to bring in a bill accd]y was brot up read and
concurred
*A vote to hear the pet11 of Campbells Gore on the Sec- * 3-483
ond Tuesday of the next Session was brot up read &
concurred .,. , ..i, , nr>(1 ,
Adjourned till tomorrow morning 9 "Clock
SATURDAY Jany 15th 1791
met according to Adjournment
Present as yesterday
A vote so far granting the prayer of the petition of Alexandria
as that they have leave to bring in a Bill for assessing & collecting
a Tax of one penny on each Acre of non resident proprietors lands
for two years & was brot up read & concurred
A vote for a Comtee to join a Comte of the Senate to consider of
the petition of the Trustees of Atkinson Academy was brot up
read & concurred M1' Shepard Mr Green & Mr Freeman joined
A vote for a Comtee to join a Comtec of the Senate to consider of
the petition of Love Runnels was bro1 up read and concurred :
[Mr Green joined]
A vote that the petn of Joshua Bailey & others be referrd to the
Comte on the pet11 of the Trustees of Atkinson Academy was brot
up read & concurred
A vote for a Comtee to join a ComtL' of the Senate to consider
of the petitions of E Brown & J Willard was brot up read & con-
curred Mr Cilley & M1' Rogers joined
A vote that the pet11 of the Trustees of New Ipswich Academy
be referred to the Comte on the pet11 of the Trustees of Atkinson
was brot up read & concurred
A vote for a Comtc to join a Comte of the Senate to consider of
an Abstract from pay rolls &c was brot up read & concd Mr Pea-
body & Mr Rogers joined —
Adjd till Monday next 3 °Clock P — M —
MONDAY Jany 17 1791 —
Met according to Adjrm*
Present as on Saturday last except Mr Cilley
A vote that the report of Dr S Tenny & Doctr Wm Parker a
Comtee to examine Invalids be referred to the Comtee on Arrears
due to Invalids was bro* up read & concurred
106 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. [I79I
A vote granting the prayer of the pet11 of the Selectmen of
Orange & giving them leave to bring in a bill accordingly was
brot up read & concurred
A vote for a Comt('e to join a Comtec of the Senate to consider of
the pet11 of N Doyne was brot up read & concurred Mr Green
joined —
A vote for a Comu'e to join a Comtee of the Senate to consider of
the pet11 of T. Simpson was brot up read and concurred Mr Freeman
joined —
* 3-484 *A vote for a Comtee to join a Comtce of the Senate to
consider what method shall be taken for collecting the
Excise was brot up read & concurred Mr Peabody & Mr Smith
joined
A vote for a comtee to join a Comtee of the Senate to consider of
the pet11 of Samuel Randell was brot up read and concurred Mr
Green joined —
A vote to refer the pet11 of Charletown to the Comtee on the
pet11 of the Trustees of Atkinson Academy was brot up read &
concurred
Adjd till tomorrow morning 9 °Clock
TUESDAY Jany 18th 1791
met according to adjournm1
Present as yesterday
A vote to refer the pet11 of Chesterfield to the Comtee on the
pet11 of the Trustees of Atkinson Academy was brot up read &
concurred
His Excv laid before the Senate the resignation of C Toppan as
a Senator —
A vote to hear the petition of the Selectmen of Rumney on the
Second Friday of the next Session was bro1 up read & concurred.
A vote for a Comtw to join a Corn'1' of the Senate to consider of
the petition of David Perkins was brot up read & concurred
Mr Wallace joined —
A vote to refer the petn of Philip Goss to the Comtee on the
pet11 of Brown & Willard was brot up read & concurred —
A vote for a Comtee to join a Comtee of the Senate to consider of
the pet11 of Lemuel Parker was bro1 up read & concurred Mr Free-
man joined —
A vote that Joseph Whipple Esq have for his services as Impost
Officer £135 ^ Annum & that he settle his Acc° with the Treasr
accordingly was brot up read & concurred
I79l] JOURNAL OF THE SENATE. IO7
A vote to pay Asahel Brainard £15, & Isaac Clifford £4 in
full for principal & Interest for monies paid Maj Child was brot
up read & concurred
A vote granting the prayer of the pet11 of J. Peirce and giving
him leave to bring in a bill accordingly was brot up read & con-
curred—
An Act to enable the Selectmen of Packersfield in the county
of Cheshire to assess, levy & collect a tax on all the lands of non
resident proprietors in sd Town of two pence ^ Acre for the pur-
pose of repairing the public roads in sd Packersfield having been
read a third time voted that the same be enacted
The Hon. Senate met with the Hon House of Representatives
and proceeded to ballot for a Senator in the room of the Hon
Christopher Toppan who had resigned and the ballots being taken
it appeared that the Hon John Bell Esq was elected —
* A vote for a Comtee to join a Comtee of the Senate to * 3-485
consider of the pet11 of D Webster Esq was brot up read
& concurred Mr Kingsbury & Mr Webster joined —
A vote to postpone the hearing on the pet11 of G Tiffany until
the second Tuesday of the next Session was brot up read & con-
curred
A vote to postpone the hearing on the petn of Eaton and Bur-
ton until the second Tuesday of the next Session was bro1 up read
& concurred
A vote to postpone the hearing on the petition of Eaton and
Burton until Friday 21 of Jany current was brot up read & con-
curred
A vote to postpone the hearing on the petn of Lyman until
Friday 21 Jany current was brot up read and concurred
A vote to postpone the hearing on the pet11 of Stephen Herri-
man Esq until the Second Tuesday of the next Session was brot
up read & concurred
A vote to postpone the hearing on the petition of Jabez Shapley
until the second Tuesday of the next Session was brot up read
and concurred
Adjd till tomorrowr morning 9 °Clock
WEDNESDAY Jany 19 1791
met according to Adj*
[Present as yesterday, with the addition of Gen. Cilley.]
A vote granting the prayer of the petition of the Inhabitants of
Wendell Lempster Unity Newport & Fishersfield & giving them
108 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. [I79I
leave to bring in a bill accordingly — was bro* up read & Non-
concurred.
A vote granting the prayer of the pet" of the Inhabitants of
Sandwich and giving them leave to bring in a bill accordingly
was brot up read & concurred —
A vote of yesterday postponing the hearings which were to have
been on that day untill this day was bro1 up read & concurred
A vote granting the pra}7er of the petition Mary Pringell and
giving her leave to bring in a bill accordingly was brot up read &
concurred
A vote for a Comtee to join a Comte of the Senate to take into
consideration an Act of Congress providing for the settlement of
the Ace" between the U. S. and Individual States & point out
some mode to collect all Claims &c was brot up read & concurred
Mr Peabody & Mr Freeman joined —
A vote granting the prayer of the pet11 of John Goddard &
others and giving them leave to bring in a bill accordingly was
brot up read & concurred
* 3-486 * A vote to postpone the hearings which were to have
been this day till tomorrow was brot up read & con-
curred
A vote to hear the pet11 of Thomas Simpson on the second
Tuesday of the next Session was brot up read & concurred
Adjd till tomorrow morning 9 °Clock
THURSDAY Jany 20 1791
met according to Adjmt
Present as yesterday —
An Act to alter the time of holding annual meetings in the
Town of Rindge, having been read a third time voted that the
same be enacted
An Act to enable John Fisher Esq1' to take hold & convey cer-
tain lands in Lyman in the County of Grafton having been read a
third time voted that the same be enacted.
A vote for a Com11'1' to join a Coratee of the Senate to take into
consideration the present Judiciary System & report such altera-
tions therein as they may think necessary &c wras brot up read &
concurred M1' Cilley and Mr Webster Mr Peabody & Mr Green
joined
A vote to postpone the hearing on the pet" of J Hurd & the
petn of Lyman untill the third Wednesday of the next Session
was brot up read & concurred
I791] JOURNAL OF THE SENATE. IO9
A vote to hear the petn of Col. Webster on the third Wednesday
of the next Session was brot up read & concurred
A vote for a Comtee to join a Comtee of the Senate to consider
of the Acc° of Ezekiel Dow was brot up read & concurred Mr
Shepard joined —
A vote that the prayer of Jona [John] Blake Esq for praying
to be restored to his law be granted & that the actions of review
be bro* & sustained in the County of Grafton the parties having
agreed thereto, and that the property in the hands of the Sheriff
be there continued until a final decision & that a bill be bro1 in
accordingly was brot up read & concurred
Adjd till tomorrow morning 9 °Clock
FRIDAY Jany 21, 1791
met according to adjournnr4
Present as yesterday
A vote for a Comtee to join a Comtee of the Senate to consider
of the petn of W [William] Loudon was bro15 up read & concd Mr
Rogers join'd —
A vote of yesterday to postpone the hearings which were to have
been on that day to this day was brofc up read & concurred
*A vote to hear the petn of Jona Hoit on the third Wed- * 3-487
nesday of the next Session was bro1 up read and con-
curred
A vote granting the prayer of the pet11 of T Cochran and giv-
ing him leave to bring in a bill accordingly was brot up read &
concurred
A Resolve to adjourn the Inferior Court of Com11 Pleas by law
to be holden on the first Tuesday of February next to the fourth
Tuesday of Feby next then to be holden at sd Portsm0 — &c &c was
bro* up read & concurred.
A vote for a Comtee to join a Comtee of the Senate to consider
of the pet" of S Dana & S Dole Esq1'8 was brot up read & concur-
red Mr Shepard Mr Freeman & Mr Green joined
A vote to hear the pet11 of A — Heyward [Heywood] Adms
[on the estate of Samuel Heywood] on the third Wednesday of
the next Sessions was bro* up read & noncurrd
A vote granting the prayer of the pet11 of D Perkins & alii and
giving them leave to bring in a bill accordingly was bro* up read
& concurred
A vote for a Comtee to join a Comtee of the Senate to consider of
the petn of Doct1' Smith was bro* up read & concd Mr Green joined
IIO NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. [I79I
A vote for a Comtee to join a Comtee of the Senate to consider
of the pet11 of J Orr — was brot up read and concurred Mr Smith
& Mr Wallace joined —
A vote granting the prayer of the pet11 of W [William] Boyn-
ton and giving him leave to bring in a bill accordingly was brot
up read & concurred
A vote granting the prayer of the petn of the Selectmen of Als-
tead & giving them leave to bring in a bill accdly was bro* up read
& concurred
A vote to refer the Acc° of G [J.] Osborne to the Comtee on G
Houghs Acc° was brot up read & concurred
A vote for a Comtec to join a Comtee of the Senate to consider
of the petn of Mary Neal & John Neal was brot up read & con-
curred M1' Peabody joined —
A vote granting the prayer of the Selectmen of Wendell and
giving them leave to bring in a bill for raising a tax of one half
penny for three years on each Acre of land in the Town of Wen-
dell was bro1 up read & concurred with this amendment that there
be an annual tax of one half penny on each acre of land for the
term of three years in lieu of the tax above mentioned — Sent
down — brot up concurred
* 3-488 *A vote for a Comtee to join a Comtee of the Senate to
consider of a Letter from Col0 Clap was brot up read
& concurred Mr Cilley joined —
A vote to hear the pet11 from Unity on the third Thursday of the
next Session was brot up read & concurred
A vote to postpone the Hearing of the petn of Joseph Hicks to the
third Tuesday of the next Session was brot up read & concurred —
An Act to authorize the Selectmen & Constables of the Town
of Orange for the year 1790 to assess & collect the State & Count}'
taxes assessed against sd Towns for the years 1787 & 1789 &
granting them a time to assess & collect the same having been read
a third time voted that the same be enacted.
A vote for a Comtee to join a Comtee of the Senate to consider
of the Ace" of Daniel Putnam^was brot up read & coned Mr
Rogers joined —
A vote that His Excellency the President be requested to procure
an accurate survey of the land owned by the State on the Island
of New Castle contiguous to the Fort William and Mary with a
plan of the Fort & Light House as soon as conveniently may be
was brot up read & concurred
Adjourned till to morrow morning 9 "Clock
I791] JOURNAL OF THE SENATE. Ill
SATURDAY Jany 22, 1791
Met according to adjournment
Present as yesterday except S Kingsbury [and J. Freeman]
Esq[uires]
A vote to hear the pet11 of the Selectmen of Orford on the third
Wednesday of the next Session was bror up read & concurred
An Act establishing to Samuel Camfield his title to a certain
piece of land, having been read a third time voted that the same be
enacted.
A vote granting the prayer of Love Runnels & giving her leave
to bring in a bill accordingly was bro* up read and non-concurred
A vote granting the prayer of the petn of Thos Wentworth &
others and giving them leave to bring in a bill accordingly was
bro* up read & so far concurred as that the petrs have leave to bring
in a bill for setting aside the levy & that the Creditor be impowered
to levy on the same land or so much thereof as may by a fair,
legal & impartial appraisement be sufficient to satisfy the sd execu-
tion & legal costs on a levy to be served by the Sheriff or some
deputy by him specially appointed for that purpose & that the
Creditor be placed in as advantageous circumstances respecting
said Execution as he was by law at the time of the former service —
Sent down — brot up concurred
adjd till monday morning next at 9 °Clock —
* MONDAY Jany 24th 1791 * 3-489
met according to adjrmt
Present as on Saturday last with the addition of J [John] Bell
Esq
A vote to hear the pet11 of the Selectmen of New Hampton on
the third Wednesday of the next Session was brot up read and
concurred
A vote for a Comtee to join a Comtee of the Senate to consider oi
the pet11 of B — Prescutt was brot up read & concurred Mr Smith
joined —
A vote to refer the pet11 of Otis Baker & others Richd Tripe &
others to the Comte on the pet11 of Jacob Green & Enoch Noyes
was brot up read & concurred
A vote to pay Ezekiel Dow 18/ in full of his Demand as an
evidence at the Court Martial for the trial of Col Stone was brought
up read & concurred
112 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. [I79I
A vote appointing the Hon Timothy Farrar James Underwood
and Jeremiah Page Esquires a Comtee to view the Situation of the
Inhabitants of the Northwest part of Lyndborough as well those
who were not petitioners as those were, and that it be done at
the cost of the Inhabitants of Lyndborough and that said Comtee
report thereon at the next Session of the General Court was brot
up read & concurred
A vote for a Comtee to join a Comtee of the Senate to consider of
the pet11 of Michael Dwyer was brot up read & concurred Mr Bell
[joined.]
A vote for a Comtee to join a Comtee of the Senate to consider of
the petition of Alexdr Plumley was brot up read & concurred
Mr Webster joined
A vote that Wm Loudon have & receive six pounds out of the
treasury to pay [some] house rent &c &that sa sum be p(l to George
Gains Esq for the above purpose was brot up read & concurred
An Act to enable the Selectmen of New London in the County
of Hillsborough to assess levy & collect a tax on all the lands of
non resident Proprietors in said Town of three pence per Acre for
the purpose of repairing the public roads in sd New London having
been read a third time voted that the same be enacted
An Act to enable Supply Clap Esq Joseph Champney Merchant
& Jane Boyd Widow all of Portsmouth in the County of Rocking-
ham Executors of the last Will & Testament of George Boyd late
of sd Portsm° Esq deceased to sell & convey to Nathaniel Healey
of Hampton falls in sa County Trader certain parcels of land set
off to s(l Executors by Exon on a Judgment recovered by sd Execu-
tors against the Executors of Meshech Weare Esq deceasd having
been read a third time voted that the same be enacted
* 3-490 *An Act to vest the exclusive privilege of keeping a ferry
over a certain part of Connecticut River in Joseph Tilden
of Lebanon his heirs & Assigns having been read a third time
voted that the same be enacted
An Act to impower the Selectmen of Wolf borough to assess &
collect a tax of one penny ^ acre annually for the term of two
years upon all the lands in sd Town to be appropriated for the pur-
pose of repairing the highways in sli Town having been read a
third time voted that the same be enacted
An Act to incorporate a tract of land lying South of Peterbor-
ough in the County of Hillsborough having been read a third time
voted [that the same] be enacted
Adjd till tomorrow morning 9 "Clock
I791] JOURNAL OF THE SENATE. H3
TUESDAY Jany 25 1791
met according to Adjournment
Present as on Saturday last
A vote that the Excise on all excisable Articles from & after the
first day of Octo last to the first day of Jany instant be collected in
the same way & manner as has heretofore been legally practised
excepting only that no person who will render a true acc° on Oath
shall be liable to any prosec11 for sellg without license &c and that
an Act or Resolve be passed for that purpose was bro* up read &
concurred
A vote for a Comtee to join a Comtee of the Senate to consider of
the petn of Jona Chase Esq was brot up read & concurred Mr
Smith & Mr Webster joined —
A vote so far granting the prayer of the petn of Mary Neal &
John Neal as that they have leave to bring in a bill for confirming
the title of the heirs & assigns of John Neal Esq Decd of, in & to
certain lands & was brot up read & concurred.
A vote to pay Geo. J. Osborne £65.. 7.. 3 for printing was bro*
up read & concurred —
A vote for a Comtee to join a Comtee of the Senate to consider of
the petn from Cornish & Plainfield was brot up read & concurred
Mr Smith & Mr Webster joined
A vote for a Comtee to join a Comtee of the Senate to consider
of the petn of Rebecca Barrett was brot up read & concurred
Mr Wallace & Mr Bell joined —
An Act to restore Elisabeth McClary to her law having been
read a third time voted that the same be enacted
An Act in addition to an Act passed March 18, A D 1780 entitled
an Act in addition to an Act entitled an Act to confiscate the
estates of sundry persons therein named passed A D 1778 having
been read a third time voted that the same be enacted —
* An Act in addition to and to alter an Act intitled an * 3-491
Act to set off & incorporate a number of Inhabitants
living in the north west part of Amherst into a parish passed 24th
day of Jany A D 1789 having been read a third time voted that
the same be enacted.
Adjd till tomorrow morning 9 °Clock
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WEDNESDAY Jan* 26 1791 —
met according to adjournment
Present as yesterday with the adtuof M1' Freeman —
A vote for a Comtee to join a Comtee of the Senate to consider
of the pet11 of Achd McMurphy was brot up read & concd Mr Wal-
dron joined —
A vote granting the prayer of the pet11 of Sam Rendal and
giving him leave to bring in a bill accordingly was brot up read &
so far concurred as y* scl Rendall have leave to enter the same action
at the S. C [Superior Court] next to be holden at Dover in & for
sd County on the third Tuesday of April next leaving the same
open to trial by Jury & giving 14 days notice previous to the sit-
ting of sd Court to sd Roberts and the Judges of sd Court are
impowered to hear the same, correct any errors there may be if
not tried by Jury) and give judgment thereon Sent down — brot
up concurred
A vote for a Comtee to join a Comtee of the Senate to consider
of ye pet11 of the Selectmen of Bath was brot up read & concurred
Mr Green & Mr Smith joined
A vote for a Comtee to join a Comtee of the Senate to consider
of the petn of Will™ Vans et alii was brot up read & concurd Mr
Peabody Mr Smith & Mr Cilley joined —
A vote for a Comtee to join a Comtee of the Senate to consider
& report what sums are necessary to be raised to defray the charges
of Government the present year was brot up read and concurred
Mr Shepard & Mr Webster joined —
A vote for a Comtee to join a Comtee of the Senate to report what
allowances shall be made to the Officers of the civil list for the last
year was brot up read & concurred Mr Smith M1' Cilley & Mr |
Wallace joined
A vote that Col David Page apply to any public Officer in this
State for the original order sd to be drawn by Benj Heath of Con-
way in favor of Dan1 Cook — sd Officer is directed to deliver sd Order
to sd Page & to take a fair copy thereof to remain with him previous
to his delivering yc Original to sd Page was brot up read & con-
curred —
* 3-492 *A vote for a Comtee to join a Comtee of the Senate to
be added to the Comtee on the pet11 of Achd McMurphy
was brot up read & concurred Mr Webster joined —
A vote that a paper signed Sam1 Payne be referred to the Comtee
on the pet11 of Jona Chase Esq was brot up read and concurred
I791] JOURNAL OF THE SENATE. H^
A vote to pay Capt Joseph Smith thirt}T six shillings in full of
his acc° for a Journey to Portsm0 on public Service was brot up
read & concurred
A vote to refer the petn of the Selectmen of Pembroke to the
Comtee on the petn of Green & Noyes was brot up read and con-
curred—
A vote for a Comtee to join a Comtee of the Senate to consider
of the petition of the Selectmen of Plastow was brot up read and
concurred Mr Rogers & Mr Bell joined —
A vote to refer the pet of Otis Baker et alii to the Comtee on the
pet of Green & Noyes was brot up read and concd
A vote to pay the Acc° of Hon. Pillips White Esq amounting
to sixteen pounds sixteen shillings for adjusting & allowing claims
against Gov Wentworths and Col Hollands Estate was brot up
read & concurred
A vote granting the prayer of the petn of Rebca Barret and
giving her leave to bring in a Resolve accordingly was brot up
read and concurred.
A vote granting the prayer of the pet11 of the Selectmen of
Lyman and giving them leave to bring in a bill for raising a tax
of one half penny ^ year on every acre of land in sd Town for
3 years was brot up read & concurred
A vote that Dan1 Putnam receive i6£ in full of his Demd
for losses &c as a Soldier in 1776 was brot up read & noncon-
cured
Adjd till tomorrow morning 9 °Clock
THURSDAY Jany 27 1791
Met according to adjournment
Present all the Senate —
A vote for a Comtee to join a Comtee of the Senate to consider
of the petn of John Nesmith was brot up read & concurred Mr
Wallace joined —
A vote for a Comtee to join a Comtee of the Senate to consider
of the petn of Isaac Baldwin was brot up read & concurred Mr
Rogers joined
A vote to pay Wm Harper 12s for carrying precepts to Plymouth
was brot up read & concurred
*A vote for a Comtee to join a Comtee of the Senate to * 3~493
consider of the petn of Jacob Green & all similar matters
was brot up read & concurrd Mr Wallace & Mr Freeman joined
Il6 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. [I79I
A vote that the hearing on the petition of Rich'1 Sincler Jr which
was to have been this day be postponed to Thursday next was brot
up read & concurred with this amendment that the hearing on said
petition be postponed until the second Tuesday of the next Session
instead of Thursday next — Sent down brot up concd
An Act to empower the Inhabitants of Wendell in the County
of Cheshire to levy a Tax on all the lands (public Rights excepted)
in said Town for making bridges & repairing highways having
been read third a time voted that the same be enacted —
Adjd till tomorrow morning 9 °Clock
FRIDAY Jany 28th 1 791
met according to adjournment
Present as yester[day]
A vote to receive & accept the report of the Comtee on the peti-
tion of D — Rindge Esq et allii & that a Resolve be passed for that
purpose was bro* up read & concurred.
A vote to refer the Acc° of J D. Griffith to the Comtee on the
Printers Acc° was brot up read & concurred
A vote granting the prayer of the petn of J Nesmith & giving
him leave to bring in a bill accordingly was brot up read & con-
curred
A vote for a Comtee to join a Comtee of the Senate to consider of
the Acc° of Ozias Silsby was brot up read & concurred Mr Kings-
bury joined —
A vote for a Comtee to consider of the pet11 of Eben[ezer] Thomp-
son was brot up read & concurred Mr Green joined —
A vote for a Comtee to consider of the pet11 of the Selectmen of
New Holderness was brot up read & concurred Mr Smith & Mr
Green joined
A vote that the Acc° of W [William] Page Esq et alii be re- !
ferred to the Comtee of J Green was bro1 up read & concurred
A vote for a Comtee to consider of the pet11 of J Livingston was j
brot up read & concurred Mr Waldron joined —
A vote to pay the Acc° of Messrs Clap Rogers & Gilman was
brot up read & concurred
An Act to repeal such parts of the several Acts of this State as j
imposed an Excise on spirituous liquors & other articles having j
been read a third time voted that the same be enacted
An Act to impower the Inhabitants of Alexandria in the County j
of Grafton to levy a tax on all the lands (public lands excepted)
I791] JOURNAL OF THE SENATE. Iiy
in said Town for the purpose of making & repairing the high-
ways having been read a third time voted that the same be
enacted
*A vote so far granting the prayer of the pet of Isaac * 3-494
Baldwin as that he receive £20 from the Treasury was
bro* up read and Nonconcurred
A vote granting the prayer of the petn of the Inhabitants of
Hampstead and giving them leave to bring in a bill accordingly
was bro* up read & concurred
A Resolve that His Excy & Council be & hereby are requested
to remove Woodbury Langdon Esq from his Office of Justice of
the Superior Court of Judicature of sd State, was bro* up and
read — Upon which his Excy the President & the Hon. R Wal-
lace & J. Freeman Esqr two of the Council declined acting —
The Sen. Senator being in the Chair took under consideration the
aforesd Resolve, after some time agreed to postpone the further
consideration thereof —
Adjd till tomorrow morning 9 °Clock
SATURDAY Jany 29th 1791
met according to Adjournment
[Present as yesterday.]
A vote granting the prayer of the petition of John Wendell
Esq & giving him leave to bring in a bill accordingly was brot up
read & concurred
A Resolve that the Court of Gen1 Sessions of the Peace by law
to be holden at Portsmouth within & for the County of Rocking-
ham on the second Tuesday of Feby next be & hereby is ad-
journed to the fourth Tuesday of March next was brot up read &
concurred.
An Act to impower the Selectmen of Orange to assess a tax of
one half penny upon an Acre annually for the term of three years
upon all the unimproved lands in said Town for the purpose of
making & repairing highways in said Town having been read a
third time voted that the same be enacted
A vote for a Comtee to join a Comtee of the Senate to consider
of the propriety of receiving at a consolidated value, bills emitted
by this State prior to the year 1780 — in paym* of outstanding
Certifte & Indent Taxes &c was bro* up read and concurred Mr
Shepard Mr Webster & Mr Bell joined
A vote that Specie Orders drawn by the President on the funds
Il8 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. [I79I
impost excise or Naval Office be indiscriminately received in pay-
ment of any outstanding specie Taxes, impost or excise bonds
wa.s brot up read and concurred —
A vote to pay Ozias Silsby <£4..i8..6 for the postage of public
papers was brot up read & concurred
A vote that the Town of New Holderness be credited £23.2
N. Emission out of the Tax due for 1780 for beef was brot up
read & concurred.
A vote granting the prayer of the petn of John Young Esq and
giving him leave to bring in a bill accordingly was brot up read
& concurred
* 3-495 * An Act to set aside the levy of an Execution heretofore
made upon the Estate of the late Hon John Wentworth
Esq decd in the hands of Thos Millet Wentworth & James Carr
Admtrs de bonis non to said estate having been read a third time
voted that the same be enacted —
Adf till Monday next 3 °Clock P. M —
MONDAY Jany 31 1791
met according to adjournment —
Present as on Saturday last except Mr Smith & Mr Webster
A vote for a Comtee to join a Comtee to consider of the petition
of Samuel Thing was bro* up read & concurred Mr Green
joined —
A vote for a Comtee to join a Comtee of the Senate to consider
of the proposals made by the printers was brot up read and con-
currd Mr Rogers joined —
A vote for a Comtee to join a Comtee of the Senate to consider
of the petn of James Murch was brot up read & concurred Mr
Peabody joined —
A vote for a Comtee to join a Comtee to consider of a letter from
A. Hamilton Esq was brot up read & concd Mr Peabody joind
A vote to hear the pet11 of the Inhabitants of New Durham on
the second Tuesday of the next Session was brot up read and
concurred. —
A vote to refer the Acc° of John Parker Esq to the Comtee of
J Green & was brot up read & concurred
A vote to pay Col Clap £4.-1.. 9 expences for survey & plan of
Light House was brot up read & concurred
A vote for a Comtee to join a Comtee of the Senate to consider
of the pet11 of A. Davis was brot up read & concurred Mr Wal-
dron joined —
I791] JOURNAL OF THE SENATE. HO
A vote to hear the petn of T Pinkham on the Second Tuesday
of the next Session was brot up read & concurred
A vote to hear the petn of the Selectmen of Campton on the
Second thursday of the next Session was brot up read and con-
curred
A vote for a Comteto join a comtee of the Senate to consider of
the pet of the Selectmen of Middleton was brot up read & con-
curred Mr Freeman joined
An Act authorizing the Judge of Probate for the County of
Hillsb0 to license Rebecca Barrett to represent the estate of her
late husband James Barrett deceasd, insolvent having been read a
third time voted that the same be enacted —
Adjd till tomorrow morning 9 °Clock
* TUESDAY Feb i, 1791 * 3-496
met according to adjournment
Present as yesterday with the addition of M1' Webster
A vote for a Comtee to join a Comtee of the Senate to nominate
two persons in each County to make sale of the Excise &c was
brot up read and concd Mr Kingsbury & Mr Peabody joined
A vote for a Comtee to join a Comtee of the Senate on the sub-
ject matter of the revision of the laws was brot up read & con-
curred Mr Freeman Mr Green Mr Rogers joined
A vote granting the prayer of the petition of S [Samuel] Thing
and giving him leave to bring in a bill accordingly was brot up
read & concurred —
A vote for a Comtee to join a Comtee of the Senate to consider
of the Petn of D. Johnson was brot up read & concurred Mr Wal-
lace joined
A vote for a Comtee to join a Comtee to take under considera-
tion the report of a Comtee on Treasurers Acc° was brot up read
& concd Mr Peabody & Mr Cilley joined —
A vote to hear the petn of N Doyen on the third Wednesday of
the next Session was brot up read & concurred
An Act to restore Samuel Randall to his law having been read
a third time voted that the same be enacted
A vote for a Comtee to join a Comtee of the Senate to consider
of the petition R. Colony was brot up read & concd Mr Waldron
joined
A vote that the Secretary in making up the Roll for the present
Session add the travel & attendance of the Hon Senate on the
120 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. [I79I
trial of an Impeachment exhibited by the Hon House of Reps vs
Wy Langdon Esq was brot up read and concurred
A vote for a Comtee to join a Comtee of the Senate to consider
of what business is yet necessary to be done at this Session &c
was brot up read & concurred M1' Webster M1' Rogers and Mr
Kingsbury joined
A Resolve that the President with advice of Council give order
for the payment of such sums as may be found due to the Mem-
bers of the Council & House of the late Province of N H for their
attendance during the 2 last years previous to the commencement
of the late revolution at the rate of 7/ ^ day for each Member of
C1 & 6/ ■<$ day for each member of the House was brot up read
& concurred —
A vote to abate the Town of Middleton the Am0 of the Inter-
est which has arisen on the fines laid on sd Town for their neglect
in procuring four men for the Continental service in 1781 Pro-
vided sd Town shall pay into the Treasy the principal of sd fines in
one year from this time was brot up read and concurred
* 3-497 * An Act providing remedy when executions are levied
upon estate not the property of the Debtor having been
read a third time voted that the same be enacted
A vote to accept the report of the Comtee aptd to receive books
papers &c from the late Compt11' was brot up read & concurred
Adjd till tomorrow morning 9 °Clock
WEDNESDAY Feb 2 1791
met according to adjournment
Present all the Senate
A vote appointing Thursday the 7th April next to be observed as
a day of public humtu fastg & prayer was bro1 up read & con-
curred
A vote for a Comtee to join a Comtee of the Senate to consider
of the petition of Tim0 Walker Esquire et alii — was brot up read
& concurred Mr Cilley & Mr Kingsbury joined —
A vote granting the prayer of the petn of James Murch and
giving him leave to bring in a bill accordingly was brot up read
& concurred —
Adjd till tomorrow morning 9 "Clock
1791] JOURNAL OF THE SENATE. 121
THURSDAY Feb 3 1791
met according to adf
[Present as yesterday.]
A petn signed S [Stephen] Peabody & others praying for an
Incor [poration] of An Academy by the name of the Atkinson
Acdy Also for a Lottery to raise £1000 with a vote thereon grants
the prayer thereof was bro* up & read — on motion to divide the
Quest11 — shall they have leave to bring in a bill for an incorpora-
tion — passed in the AfBrmtve shall they have leave to bring in a
bill for a Loty to raise £1000 The yeas & Nays being called for
were as follows Yeas Mess8 Bell Waldron Wallace Peabody Green
Shepard & Freeman Nays Messrs Smith Webster Kingsbury Cil-
ley & Rogers yeas 7 Nays 5 & so it was voted that they shall have
leave to bring in a bill to raise iooo£
A petition signed W Page praying for an Incorporation of an
Academy Also for a Lottery to raise £1000 with a vote thereon
granting the prayer thereof was brot up & read on motion to
divide the Ques* — shall he have leave to bring in a bill for an
Incorporation passed in the Affirm shall he have leave to
bring in a bill for a Lottery to * raise £1000 including * 3-498
all expences The yeas & nays being called for, were as
follows viz Yeas Messr Bell Waldron Wallace Peabody Shepard
Freeman Green — Nays Messr Smith Kingsbury Webster Cilley
Rogers Yeas 7 Nays 5 & so it was voted that he shall have leave
to bring in a bill to raise iooo£ includ &c
A petn signed Sam1 Dana & Step11 Dole praying for an Incor-
poration of an Acdy Also for a Lottery to raise £1000 with a vote
thereon granting the prayer thereof, was brot up & read — on mo-
tion to divide the Quest11 shall they have leave to bring in a bill
for an Incptn passed in the afTtive Shall they have leave to bring
in a bill for a lottery to raise £1000 the yeas and nay being called
for were as follows Yeas Mess1' Shepard Wallace Peabody &
Green — Nays Mess1' Bell Smith Webster Kingsbury Cilley Wal-
dron Freeman & Rogers [Yeas 4 — Nays 8 — So it was voted that
they shall not have leave to bring in a bill for a lottery to raise
one thousand pounds.]
shall they have leave to bring in a bill for a Lottery to raise
£500 instead of £1000 — The yeas & nay being called for
were as follows Yeas Messr Shepard Wallace Peabody Green &
Waldron Nays Mess1" Bell Smith Webster Kingsbury Cilley Free-
man and Rogers — & so — an Incorp : only [Yeas 5 — Nays 7 —
122 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. [I79I
So it was voted that they shall not have leave to bring in a bill for
a lottery to raise five hundred pounds instead of one thousand
pounds.]
Adjd till tomorrow morning 9 °Clock
FRIDAY Feb^ 4, 1791
met according to adjournment
Present as yesterday
A vote for a Comtee to ]oin a Comtee of the Senate to examine
& compare the engrossed bills agreeably to a vote this day passed
was brot up read & concurred Mr Kingsbury joined
A vote that the Gen1 Court proceed to complete the revision of
the laws the present Session — that after the third reading in the
House they passed to be engrossed &c and that they take effect
the Ist day of Nov1' next was brot up read & concurred
A vote for a Comtee to join a Comtee of the Senate to consider
of the petn of Gen1 Stark was brot up read & concurred Mr
Shepard joined —
* 3-499 * An Act to impower Samuel Thing to sell a parcel of
Land situate in Exeter the property of his wife by
descent from her father Joshua Wilson having been read a third
time voted that the same be enacted
A vote that the Treasurer be directed to stay the extents against
Eleazer Brown Sam1 Lane Jonas Twitchel & John Thompson for
the sums they entrusted in the hands of Jona Gaskill decd and that
Josiah Willard Sam1 Gaskil & others have leave to withdraw their
petitions was brot up read & concurred
A vote for a Comtee to join a Comtee of the Senate to consider
of Acc° of S. Bean was brot up read & concurred [Mr Rogers
joined]
A vote to postpone the further consideration of a petn presented
by B Cilley, to the next June Session & that the Treasr stay his
Extents vs sd Cilley until sd time — was brot up read & concurred
A vote for a Comteeto join a Comtee of the Senate to take un-
der consideration the proposals lodged with the Secy for all or any
tracts of unlocated lands &c was brot up read & concurred Mr
Kingsbury & Mr Smith joind
A vote that there be a fair Statement of all the payments and
allowances that have been made by the State to towns or to indi-
viduals for services & expenditures in the com11 defence during
the late war not already stated and sent forward for allowance —
I791] JOURNAL OF THE SENATE. 123
that the several sums allowd & reported by the Commissioners
that were for that purpose appointed in 1780 and whose powers
were extended and defined by sundry subsequent votes & resolves
be also included — And that three Comslirs be now appointed by
and on the part & behalf of this State to collect the Accos papers
and vouchers necessary for making the above statement and for
such other further charges as may in the opinion of the Comsnrs be
exhibited by this State against the US — by virtue of the several
Acts & Ordinances of Congress and that sd Comsnrs certify such
abatement to be forwarded to the board of Comsnrs of the U S
whose province it may be to receive the same in such way and
manner as the President of this State may direct was brot up read
and concurred
* A vote to refer the petn of E Buckman et alii to the * 3-500
Comtee on T Walker et alii was brot up read & con-
curred
An Act to make good a title of certain lands lying in Hancock
to Thos Cochran jun1' & others, the original Deed of which is lost
having been read a third time voted that the same be enacd
An Act to alter the time of holding the annual meeting in the
Town of Hampstead having been read a third time voted that the
same be enacted.
An act to enable John Young to reenter an action and have a
new trial thereon at the Superior Court having been read a third
time voted that the same be entd
An Act authorizing the Executor of Sam1 Marsh8 Will to sell
certain real Estate having been read a third time voted that the
same be enacted
An Act to enable the Selectmen of Alstead in the County of
Cheshire to assess levy & collect a tax on all the lands of non resi-
dent proprietors in said Town of two pence *§ Acre for the purpose
of repairing the public roads in said Alstead having been read a
third time voted that the same be enacted
An Act confirming the title to certain lands in the Vendee or
Vendees of John Neal Esquire having been read a third time voted
that the same be enacted
An Act impowering the Selectmen of Sandwich in the County
of Strafford in sd State to tax the unimproved lands in sd Sandwich
owned by nonresidents of sd Town one penny on each acre for the
purpose of repairing highways in sd Town having been read a third
time voted that the same be enacted.
A vote granting the prayer of the petition of Jacob Green &
124 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. [I79I
Enoch Noyes & giving them leave to bring in a bill accordingly
was brot up read & concurrd
A vote that any person or persons have liberty to remove a Pier
near Capt John Blunts in New Castle to a place in the River at
Portsmouth called & known by the name of the sunken rocks &
fixing the same as a monument for mariners provided this State
be at no expence therefor was brot up read and concurred with
this amendment that nie person or persons removing said Pier pay
all costs or charge if any there be for taking care and securing the
same — Sent down brot up concd —
* 3-501 *A vote to refer the proposal of Nicholas Austin to the
Comtee on proposals for unlocated lands was brot up
read & concurred.
A vote to hear the petition of a number of Inhabitants of Pel-
ham on the second Thursday of the next Session was brot up
read & concurred
An Act to authenticate & make valid two certain Deeds executed
by Zachariah Foss of Portsmouth in the State aforesaid Gentleman,
to John Phillips of Newport in the State of Rhode Island Esq
and by the said Phillips to John Wendell of sd Portsmouth Esq
having been read a third time voted that the same be enacted.
Adjd till tomorrow 9 °Clock AM —
SATURDAY Feb* 5 — i79i_
met accord^ &c present as yesterday
This day spent in reading pubc Acts
Adjd till Monday morning next 9 °Clock
MONDAY Feby 7 1791
Met [according to adjournment.
Present as on Saturday last.]
An Act to enable Jonathan Blake to review an Action in the
County of Grafton, which was commenced by him in the County
of Rockingham against Josiah Burnham having been read a third
time voted that the same be enacted
An Act to restore William Burrows Jun1' to his law having been
read a third time voted that the same enacted. —
A vote for a Comtl'° to join a Comte of the Senate to consider
of the pet11 of Thos Pennyman in behalf of Washington was bro1
up, read & concurred M1' Waldron joined —
An Act to encourage the culture of hemp within this State having
been read voted that the same be nonconcurred
I791] JOURNAL OF THE SENATE. 125
A vote to pay G Hough £22. .5.. 9 out of Excise for printing
was brot up read & concurred — reconsidered concurred as below)
concurred with this amendm1 that sd Hough be allowed 17 £ 5 & 9
instead of 22 £ 5.-9 — Sent down brot up cond
A vote so far granting the prayer the pet11 of Aaron Davis as
that the extent for the year 1788 be stayed until the next Session
of the Gen1 Court so far as it respects the State was brot up
read & non concurred
*A vote that His Excy the President, the Hon the Chief * 3-502
Justice and the Treas1' of this State be and are appointed
Agents in behalf of this State to vest in the funds of U S — the
old Cont1 Money final Settlements & Indents now in the Treasy or
that may be bro* in prior to the oppty of funding the same was brot
up read and concurred —
A vote granting the prayer of the petn of Lem1 Parker & giving
him leave to bring in a bill accordingly was brot up read & non
concurred
A vote that the proprietors of the Town of Lyman be abated
£98.. 1. .5 out of their Certificate tax and £7. .17.. out of their
New Emission tax in full for all demands for services done by the
Inhabitants or proprietors or for any demands for being doomed
too high was brot up read & concurred
A vote that Mr Smith & M1" Freeman with such of the Hon
House as they shall join be a Comtee to consider the subject matter
of a Resolve passed by the Hon House on 21 of January last con-
cerning Extents issuing against the Selectmen of Concord in the
County of Grafton or the Selectmen of Concord alias Gunthwaite
or any Inhabitant thereof prior to the year 1788 and report thereon
was sent down for concurrence brot up concurred —
A vote to hear the petn of H Miller in behalf of Stephn Har-
ford on the second Thursday of the next Session was brot up read
and concurred
An Act to impower John Calfe Ebenr Webster and Nathaniel
Weare to take back & rectify a certain report by them made to the
Superior Court in a cause wherein John Quimby Sanborn of Can-
dia was pltf & Sam Corser defendent having been read a third time
voted that the same be enacted
An Act annulling a Judgment recovered at the Superior Court
of Judicature holden in the County of Grafton at Oct0 term 1790
by Geo Eager, & James Moore vs James Murch & granting a new
trial on the action in which sd Judgment was rendered having been
read a third time voted that the same be enacted
Adjd till tomorrow morn^ 9 °Clk
126 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. [I79I
* 3-503 * TUESDAY Feby 8th 1791
Met accdy [according to adjournment.]
Present as yesterday
A vote for a Comtee to join a Comtee of the Senate to consider
of a bill for regulating Licenced Houses was brot up read & con-
curred Mr Freeman joined —
A vote adding Mr Macgregore & Mr Emerson to the Comtee on
the pet11 of Tim0 Walker Esq was brot up read & concurred.
A vote to hear the petition of Alexander Plumley on the third
Wednesday of the next Session was brot up read & concurred
An Act for laying out highways having been read a third time
voted that the same be enacted
An Act relative to common Fields & regulating Fences having
been read a third time voted that the same be enacted
An Act for setting off Debts, mutual demands & executions
against each other, having been read a third time voted that the
same be enacted.
an Act regulating the choice & service of Grand Jurors having
been read a third time voted that the same be enacted
An Act for regulating Towns & the choice of Town Officers
having been read a third time voted that the same be enacted
An Act for the punishment of certain crimes having been read
a third time voted that the same be enacted
An Act for establishing an equitable method of making taxes
and for ascertaining the powers of Selectmen having been read
a third time voted that the same be enacted
An Act prescribing the duty & regulating the Office of Sheriff
having been read a third time voted that the same be enacted
An Act establishing forms of Oaths having been read a third
time voted that the same be enacted
Adjd till tomorrow morning 9 °Clock
* 3-504 * WEDNESDAY Feb* 9 — 1791
Met according to Adjournment
[Present as yesterday.]
An Act for the taking of Affidavits out of Court having been
read a third time voted that the same be enacted
An Act regulating fees having been read a third time voted that
the same be enacted
An Act regulating process & trial in civil causes having been
read a third time voted that the same be enacted
1 791 JOURNAL OF THE SENATE. I 27
An Act regulating Pounds, having been read a third time voted
that the same be enacted
An Act for the relief of Idiots & distracted Persons having been
read a third time voted that the same be enacted
An Act for establishing Courts of Law, for the administration
of Justice within this State & designating their powers & regulat-
ing their proceedings in certain Cases having been read a third
time voted that the same be enacted.
An Act relative to strays & lost Goods having been read a third
time voted that the same be enacted
An Act directing the proceedings against deficient Collectors
having been read a third time voted that the same be enacted.
A vote to pay Henry Ran let g£ 6 in full of his Acc° for print-
ing was brot up read & concurred
A vote referring the petition of Richa Eastman et alii to the
Comteeon the pet11 of T. Walker Esq was brot up read & cone'1
An Act for the convenient & speedy assignment of Dower hav-
ing been read a third time voted that the same be enacted
An Act authorising Ephr Putnam Joseph Henrich & Jonas Kid-
der to sell the real Estate of Thomas Pringell deceased for the
benefit of his widow — having been read a third time voted that
the same be enacted —
A vote that the Light House at Fort point with the property &
Jurisdiction of two Acres three roods & thirty three poles of lands
on the neck at Great Island containing the whole width of s(l neck
up to the lands claimed by Bells heirs be ceeded to the U S reserv-
ing to this State the right of pursuing & apprehending all persons
who may escape from &c [the pursuit of any officers of this state
and take refuge within said territory — and that a bill be brought
in for that purpose.] was brot up read & concurred with this
amendment that it be one Acre & three quarters instead of 2 A 3
R 33 poles begs at the L H point Sent down for concurrence brot
up cond
*A vote that the President receive from B Hanniford * 3-505
an Order on the specie tax and in lieu thereof deliver sd
Hanniford an order for the like sum on the revenue arising from
the Excise was brot up read & Nonconcurrd
Adj till tomorrow morning 9 "Clock
128 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. [I79I
THURSDAY Feby 10th 1791
met according to adjt
Present as yesterday
A vote for a Comtee to join a Comte to consider of the petn of
Geo Kenfield was brot up read & concurred M1' Green & Mr Smith
[joined] —
An Act altering the places of holding the Courts in the County
of Strafford having been read a third time voted that the same be
enacted.
An Act for the punishment of Profane cursing and swearing
having been read a third time voted that the same be enacted
An Act to prevent frauds & perjuries having been read a third
time voted that the same be enacted
An Act declaring the mode of conveyance by deed having been
read a third time voted that the same be enacted
An Act regulating Prisons having been read a third time voted
that the same be enacted.
An Act allowing a certain Premium for killing Wolves having
been read a third time voted that the same be enacted
An Act to impovver the Inhabitants of Lyman in the County of
Grafton to levy a tax on all the lands (public rights excepted) in
said Town for making & repairing highways therein having been
read a third time voted that the same be enacted
[Adjourned till to-morrow morning 9 o'clock.]
In Senate [FRIDAY] Feb. ii, 1791
Met acds to adjt —
[Present as yesterday.]
A vote that no extent in future be issued against the Selectmen
of Concord in the County of Grafton or the Selectmen of Con-
cord alias Gunthwaite or any Inhabitant thereof for any taxes due
from s'1 Town prior to the year 1789 until a special Act pass the
General Court, directing the manner of levying and collecting sd
Taxes was bro1 up read & concurred.
* 3-506 *A vote to pay the Acc° of Jacob Green amotg to £1..
4. .0 John Parker d° 3. .12. .6 Wm Page et alii 30..17..0
for expences &c on the prosecution of Wy Langdon Esq was bro1
up read & concurred
A vote to accept the report of the Comtee to nominate two per-
sons in each county in this State to make sale of the excise, —
that the persons hereafter mentioned be appointed for that purpose
I791] JOURNAL OF THE SENATE. I 29
viz N Rogers & E Robinson for the Count}T of Rockingham J
Waldron & J 'Wingate Strafford Willm Gorden & S Dole Hillsbor0
Amos Shepard & W Page for Cheshire Moses Baker & John
Rogers Grafton was brot up read & concurred
A vote for a Comtee to join a Comtee of the Senate to consider
what number of law books shall be printed was brot up read &
concurred Mr Freeman & Mr Shepard joined
A vote that the Compt1T call on Col Dd Hobart to acc° for the
money he received [for paying soldiers 1777 and in particular the
money he receivd] for Geo Kemfield [Kenfield] was brot up read
& concurred
An Act for the equal distribution of insolvent Estates having
been read & third time voted that the same be enacted
An Act for the maintenance of Bastard children having been
read a third time voted that the same be enacted
An Act declaring the duty and defining the power of collectors of
taxes having been read a third time voted that the same be enacted
An Act prescribing the forms of writs in civil Causes having
been read a third time voted that the same be enacted.
A vote that the Town of Wendell be abated the sum of £184
out of their Certificate taxes & that the Treas1" settle the same with
the Selectmen of sd Town who are to account with the non resi-
dent proprietors for their proportion of the same — was bro1 up
read & concurred
adjd till tomorrow morning 9 °C
* SATURDAY, Feby 12, 1791 * 3-507
Met according to adjournment
[Present as yesterday.]
An Act directing the proceedings against the Trustees of absent
or absconding Debtors having been read a third time voted that
the same be enacted
An Act to restrain the taking of unlawfull Interest having been
read a third time voted that the same be enacted.
A vote to pay the Acc° of Nath1 Rogers & Nath1 Gilman Esq1'
amounting to £4 & that said Rogers & Gilman lodge in the Secys
Office the receipt by them taken of Js Macgregore Esq Comptr of
Accounts was brot up read & concurred
A vote for a Comtee to join a Comtee of the Senate to consider
of the Acc° of Col° Giddinge was brot up read & concurrd Ml
Smith joined
Adjd till Monday next 9 °Clock A M
130 NEW HAMPSHIRE: EARLY STATE PAPERS. [I79I
MONDAY Feb. 14 1791
met according to adjournment
Present as on Saturday last
A vote to hear the petu of Littleton & Dalton on the third
Wednesday of the next Session was brot up read & concurred
A vote that John Orr have & receive two pounds seventeen shil-
lings & five pence in full of his Acc° for selling a lot of land in
Washington by order of the Gen1 Court & that the Treas1' deliver
up to said Orr his bond for £200 — was brot up read & con-
curred —
A Resolve appointing Commissioners to state the Demands of
this State against the United States was bro* up read and con-
curred.
An Act to vest the exclusive right & privilege of keeping a
ferry over a certain part of Merrimac River in Benjamin Noyes
of Bow his heirs & assigns having been read a third time voted
that the same be enacted.
A vote that all the books & papers wrhich are now in the hands
of [the committee of] Claims and which belong to s'1 office be de-
livered to James Macgregore Esq Comptroller of Acc° & that they
be kept in an Office at Exeter was brot up read & concurred.
A resolve that the Senators of this State in the Senate of the U
S be & hereby are instructed to use their endeavours to procure
the admission of the Citizens of the U S to hear the debates of
their House whenever they are sitting in their Legisla-
* 3-508 tive capacity * was brot up read & concurred
A vote for a Comtee to join a Comtee of the Senate to
confer on the subject matter of the Resolve respecting the receiv-
ing of specie in lieu of facility taxes &c now outstanding was brot
up read & concurred Mr Freeman Mr Webster and Mr Shepard
joined —
A vote that the Treas1' have & receive out of the Treas17 £240
as a Salary from June 1790 to June 1791 and that it be considered
in full for services Office hire travel Stationary &c was brot up '
read & concurred with this Amendm1 that he have & receive two I
hundred & forty pounds in full for services Office hire travel &
responsibility of Office — sent down for concurrence — brot up
coned
A vote that his Excellency have & receive £200 as a Salary
was brot up read & concurred with this Amendm* that his Exc7
receive £230 instead of £200 — Sent down for concurrence brot I
up with a Message that they adhere to their former vote —
1791] JOURNAL OF THE SENATE. 131
A vote that the Secy have £50 as a Salary from June 1790 to
June 1 791 was bro* up read & concurred
A vote that the Corns7 Gen1 receive £9 as a Salary from June
1790 to June 1791 was brot up read & concurred
An Act to enable the Justices of the I C [Inferior Court] of
Com11 Pleas to fix & determine the boundaries of the Goal Yards
in their respective Counties having been read a third time voted
that the same be enacted —
A vote granting the prayer of the Trustees of Chesterfield
Academy and giving them leave to bring in a bill for raising
£1000 by Lottery was brot up read & nonconcured
A vote that the Chf Justice receive £180 & the other Justices
£140 as Salaries was brot up read & concurred with this altera-
tion that the Chf Justice receive i6$£ instead of £i8o£ & the
other Justices i35£ each instead of i4o£ Sent down — [for con-
currence.]
A vote that G Gains S. Clap Esqrs be a Comtee to examine and
ascertain the amo* of what has been expended in support of the
light House since Aug 1789 & to call on J Whipple for paym* of
sd Acc° — and that the same be lodged with the Treasurer taking
his receipt therefor was brot up read & concurred —
A vote for a Comtee to join a Comtee of the Senate to consider
matters relative to Invalids — was brot up read and concurred Mr
Smith & Mr Cilley joined —
* An Act for ceding to the U S of America one Acre * 3-509
and three quarters of an Acre of land with the fort &
Light House thereon scituated in New Castle having been read a
third time voted that the same be enacted.
An Act for the suppressing of Lotteries having been read a
third time voted that the same be enacted —
A Resolve that the time for farming the Excise be lengthened
j out until the last day of April next was brot up read & con-
curred —
A vote that the proposals of John Melcher for printing the re-
vised laws be received — was brot up read & concurred —
A vote that the Attorney Gen1 receive £60 as a Salary from
June 1790 to June 1791 was brot up read & concurred.
A vote that all former votes passed staying or forbidding the
levy & collecting the State or County Taxes in Bath be reconsid-
ered and made null & void — And the Selectmen & collectors pro-
ceed in the levy & collecting the 4sd Taxes in the same manner as
they by law coud have done had no such vote or resolve be passed
was brot up read & concurred
132 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. [I79I
A vote that the General Court which is to assemble on the first
Wednesday of June next, meet at Concord was brot up read &
concurred.
Adjd till tomorrow morning 9 °Clock
TUESDAY Feb 15, 1791
Met according to adjournment
Present as yesterday
The folg amend1 to a vote of yesterday viz that His Excy have
and receive £230 instead of £200 was reconsidered & then the
vote that His Excy have & receive £200 as a Salary from June
1790 to June 1791 was read & concurred
A vote that Moses Kelley Esq or Joshua Wentworth Esq de-
liver to the President & Council the receipt signed Meshech
Weare Presid1 dated in 1782 or 1783 for £50 & that sd Kelley or
Wentworth have an Order on the Treasr for that sum was brot up
read & concurred
An Act impowering the Selectmen of Campbells Gore to take
an Invoice & assess & collect the tax of the year 1790 having
been read a third time voted that the same be enacted
An Act regulating Bail in civil Causes having been read a third
time voted that the same be enacted
An Act regulating Marriages & for the registring of Marriages
Births & Burials having been read a third time voted that the same
be enacted
* 3-5 10 * An Act for the punishment of idle & disorderly per-
sons for the support & maintenance of the poor — and
for designating the duties & defining the powers of overseers of I
the poor — having been read a third time voted that the same be 1
enacted. —
An Act for Preventing Trespasses having been read a third
time voted that the same be enacted.
An Act empowering the Judge of Probate to grant license to
sell real estate in certain cases having been read a third time
voted that the same be enacted.
A vote to receive & accept the report of a Comtee on Treasre
Acc° that said Abstract amounting to £1018. 2.. 3^ in Specie &
£17.. 6 New Emission money be allowed & paid out of the Treas-
ury & that the Treas1' govern himself accordingly & charge the
same in his next account to be settled was brot up read & con-
curred
I791] JOURNAL OF THE SENATE. I33
An Act to restore William Boynton to his law having been read
a third time voted that the same be enacted —
An Act subjecting lands & Tenements to the payment of debts
& directing the mode of levying executions on real & personal
Estate having been read a third time voted that the same be
enacted
An Act for the ease & relief of persons imprisoned for debt hav-
ing been read & third time voted that the same be enacted
An Act for the punishment of Lewdness, Adultery and Polyg-
amy having been read a third time voted that the same be enacted
A Resolve for establishing four routs of Posts was brot up read
& concurred with this amendment that there be a Post Officer ap-
pointed at Plastow sent down for concurrence — brot up with a
Message that the House of Reps adhere to their former vote —
In Senate the same day the foregoing amendment was recon-
sidered & voted that the said Resolve be concurred.
A vote so far granting the prayer of the petition of P Goss as
that the extent against him for the sum of £45 be stayed till the
next Session was brot up read & concurred —
*A vote that the Revd Doctor Evans receive £3 — 12 as * 3-5 11
Chaplain was brot up read & concurred — w* grantd
A vote that 340 books of the revised laws be printed at the
expence of the State was brot up read & concurred.
A vote that no extent be issued against Plainfield for the deficien-
cies of Soldiers until the next Session of the Gen1 Court was brot
up read & concurred
An Act to incorporate the Episcopal Society in Portsm0 having
been read a third time voted that the same be enacted
A vote granting the prayer of the petition of the Trustees of
New Ipswich Academy and giving them leave to bring in a bill
for raising £1000 by lottery was brot up & read — the yeas & nays
being called for were as follows Yeas Mr Waldron Mr Rogers
Mr Cilley Mr Bell & Mr Kingsbury Nays Mr Green Mr Wallace
Mr Smith Mr Freeman Mr Shepard Mr Peabody & Mr Webster
[Yeas 5 — Nays 7 — ] so it passed in the Negative —
A vote granting the prayer of the [petition of the] Inhabitants
of Hopkinton and giving them leave to bring in a bill for raising
£1000 by lottery was brot up read & nonconcured —
Adjd till tomorrow morn8, 9 °Clock
134 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. [I79I
WEDNESDAY Feb — 16, 1791 —
met accord^ to adf
Present as yesterday
A vote to pay the Acc° of Ebenr Smith Esq amounting to £7..
17..0 as one of a Comtee on unlocated lands was brot up read &
concurred
A vote to pay the Acc° of George Hough amounting to £3..
2.. 6 for printing Proclamation was brot up read & concurred
A vote that the travel attendance &c of the Gen1 Court be the
same as the last year was brot up read & concurred —
* 3-512 *An Act to incorporate an Academy in the Town of
Charlestown by the name of Charlestown Academy hav-
ing been read a third time voted that the same be enacted —
A vote that the expence Acc° mentioned in the report of the
Comtee on settling the Accos between the Treasr & this State
amotg' to £42.. 4. 5 [be allowed] was brot up read & concurred
A resolve to pay the Travel Attendance &c of the Gen1 Court
out of the money, now in the Treasy was brot up read and con-
curred
A vote that a tax of £2000 be raised the current year and that
a bill be bro1 in for that purpose was bro* up read & concurred
A vote to pay the Acc° of W"1 Duncan amotg to 18s for ex-
pences &c notifiing J Bell Esq of his Apptmt was brot up read &
concurred —
An Act to incorporate certain Physicians by the name of the
New Hampshire Medical Society having been read a third time
voted that the same be enacted.
A vote to pay Nath1 Peabody Esq £41.-2/ on revision of Laws
was brot up read & concurred
A vote to pay the Acc° of J Smith Esq amotg to £85. .19. .6
on revision of laws was brot up read & concurred
[A vote to pay the Acc° of Jn° Sullivan Esq Amotg to £32.-6.0
on revision of laws was brot up read & concd]
A vote to pay the Acc° of A Livermore Esq amotg to £6.. 1/6
for engrossing Acts was brot up read & concurred
a Vote to pay the Acc° Edd Livermore amotff to £3 for engross-
ing Acts was brot up read & concurred
A vote to pay the Ace" of John Porter amotg to £3.-6/ for
engrossing bills was brot up read & conc(1
A vote that the Chf Justice of S C [Superior Court] have i5o£
and each of the other Justices £130 each of them accounting for
fees respectively was brot up read & concurred
I791] JOURNAL OF THE SENATE. 1 35
An Act directing the proceedings in case of forcible entry or
detainer of lands or Tenements having been read a third time
voted that the same be enacted
* An Act for the punishment of certain Crimes not * 3-51 3
Capital having been read a third time voted that the
same be enacted.
An Act relative to the Attestation of Wills having been read a
third time voted that the same be enacted
An Act prescribing the time & mode of redeeming real Estate
mortgaged or conveyed by Deed of Bargain & Sale with defeaz-
ance having been read a third time voted that the same be enacted
A Resolve that the Selectmen of the several Towns & places in
this State be directed to call on the several Collectors who are
delinquent in collecting the Indent & Certificate taxes that they
certify to the Treas1' the amount of the sums in Certificates &
Indents &c &c was read & concurred except such parts thereof as
relate to notes & Certificates of this State Sent down — brot up
with a message that the House adhere to their former vote —
nonconcurred —
A vote to pay Wm Duncan £3 for the use of a Room &c was
brot up read and concurred
A resolve that the Treas1" issue a precept to the several Towns
that have been represented the year past stating the sums due from
such Towns for the attendance of their Reps & that he require the
Selectmen to pay such sums into the Treasy by the first of March
1792 was brot up read & nonconcurred —
A vote to pay S Bean £5.. 10 for postage of public papers was
brot up read & concurred
A vote to accept the Report of the Comtee to examine the Treasr
Acc° was brot up read & concurred
A vote to pay the Members of Hon Senate their travel &
Attendance when sitting on the trial of Wy Langdon Esq was
brought up read & concurred —
A vote to pay C. Buswell £21. .10 for wood, candles Attend06
&c was bro* up read & coned
A vote to pay J Griffith 20s in full of his Acc° for printing was
brot up read & concurred —
A vote requesting His Excellency to write to our Reps in Con-
gress relative to the Invalids in this State not on the pention list
was brot up read & concurred —
Adjd till tomorrow morning 9 oClock
I36 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. [I79I
THURSDAY Feb 17 1791
Met according to Adf —
[Present as yesterday.]
* 3- 514 *A vote granting the prayer of the pet11 of J Atherton
in behalf of S Flagg & giving him leave to bring in a
bill accordingly was bro1 up read & concurred
A vote for a Comtee to join a Comtee of the Senate to report
what business is yet necessary to done was brot up read & con-
curred Mr Cilley & M1' Freeman joined —
An Act granting to certain persons therein named the exclusive
right of building a toll Bridge over Merrimac River at any place
between one mile below Isle Hooksett falls so called & one mile
above the sd falls & regulating the toll of sd bridge having been read
a third time passed to be enacted Sent down — bro* up concurred
An Act suspending the operation of sundry Acts therein enu-
merated until a certain time therein mentioned having been read a
third time passed to be enacted sent down for concd — brot up
concurred —
A resolve that the Comsms admit the claim of Sam1 Flagg
against the estate of Z Cutler an Absentee and that he have the
same out of his estate not administered upon was sent down for
concurrence — brot up concurred
A vote that the Revd M1 Belknap receive £50 by order of the
President as a recompence & encouragement for his laudable
undertaking of & compiling the History of New Hampshire was
brot up read & concurred
A vote that His Excv inform Mr Evans that it is the desire of
the Legislature that he woud deliver an Election sermon in June
next at Concord was brot up read & concurred —
A vote to pay the Acc° of J [James] Gray amotg to £1.-15 f°r i
engrossing bills was brot up read & concurred
A vote to pay the Acc° of M L Neal amotg to £5.. 13.. 3 for j
engrossing bills was brot up read & concurred
*3~~5I5 * A vote appointing Jerh Smith Esq to inspect the press
while the laws are printing was brot up read and con- I
curred, with this amendment that the Hon Nath1 Peabody Esq be
added to the Comtee to inspect the press while the revised laws |
are printing either of whom to attend that business & that sd '
ComhT be directed to draught a book of forms for such civil Ofh- j
cers of this State as they shall think proper cS: lay the same before
the Gen1 Court at the next Sessions was sent down for concur- j
rence — brot up concurred.
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An Act to establish an Academy in the Town of Atkinson and
to incorporate the Trustees thereof having been read a third time
voted that the same be enacted
An Act relating to Attorneys having been read a third time
voted that the same be enacted
An Act to prevent incestuous Marriages & to regulate divorces
having been read a third time voted that the same be enacted
A vote to pay the Acc° of John Calfe Esq amotg to g£ & 7d for
paper recording &c was brot up — read & concurred —
A vote to pay the Acc° of J Nelson amotg to £18.-15. .4 for
time expences &c was brot up read & concurred —
An Act to incorporate & establish an Academy in Amherst hav-
ing been read a third time voted that the same be enacted
A vote that no Extents issue against the Selectmen of Bath for
any public Taxes until Janv 1792 was brot up read & concurred
A vote that His Excellency the President be requested to write
to the Secy of the Treasy relative to the sums in final Settlement
Certificates paid to the State of N. H. by the Agents in the late
Army was brot up read & concurred
Adjd till tomorrow morning 9 °Clock
FRIDAY Feby 18 1791 —
Met accd Present as yesterday —
A vote that specie orders Excise orders &c be indiscriminately
received in the payment of any outstanding specie tax, Impost or
Excise bonds was bro* up read & concurred
A resolve that the thanks of the General Court be returned to
the Town of Concord for the generous & polite offer made by the
Selectmen in behalf of said Town, of the use of the
public building lately * erected for the accommodation * 3-516
of the General Court was brot up read & concurred
A vote that the President with advice of Council be desired to
appoint a Post Officer at Plastow, provided it be done without any
expence to the State was brot up read & concurred
A vote that the President with advice of Council be desired to
adjourn the General Court to the last Wednesday in May next,
was brot up read & concurred.
His Excellency the President sent down the Secretary to inform
the hon. house, that he with advice of Council had thought fit to
adjourn the Gen1 Court agreeably to the above vote — A procla-
mation thereof, was accordingly made
f J. PEARSON See*
JOURNAL
House of Representatives
CONTAINING THE PROCEEDINGS
FROM JANUARY 5 TO FEBRUARY 18, 1791
I
* STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE, *h-7o
A JOU RN A L
Proceedings of the House of Representatives of said
State at their Session begun and holden at Concord
on Wednesday the fifth day of January One thousand
Seven hundred and ninety one and in the fifteenth
YEAR OF THE InDEPENDANCE OF AMERICA
WEDNESDAY January 5th 1791.
A quorum of the House met according to adjournment
Information was given to the Honb1 Senate that a quorum of the
house were present and ready to proceed to business —
A message from the Honb1 Senate gave information that a
quorum of the Senate were present, but as the day was far spent
should be ready to proceed to business to morrow morning at
which time the public papers would be laid before the House —
Adjourned to 9 oClock to morrow morning
THURSDAY Janr 6th 1791.
The House met according to Adjournment
Motion was made for the choice of an Assistant Clerk and Mr
Moses Leavitt Neal was chosen for that purpose
The Secretary came down from the Honbl Senate with the fol-
lowing message from his Excellency
Gentlemen of the Senate and Gentlemen of the House of Rep-
resentatives—
It is with peculiar satisfaction I again meet you in Session
I42 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. [I79I
when the rapid progress of Agriculture and manufactures and
the nourishing state of commerce wear so favourable an aspect
and when the great national affairs that concern the United
States in General which formerly occupied a considerable part
of the time and attention of the state Legislatures having by
the adoption of the General Government devolved on the national
Legislature has afforded us a favourable opportunity to
* 14-71 attend with more deliberation to those * matters that
principally concern the interest of this state in particular,
and this being the Season of the year when this Legislature can
most conveniently attend to the affairs of the public, you will per-
mit me to suggest for your consideration such matters as appear to
me to require your attention the present session —
The Secretary will lay before you such public papers as I have
received since your last meeting among which you will observe an
Act of Congress past the fourth of August last entitled " an Act
making provisions for the debt of the United states which will I
apprehend require your early attention —
The proposal of ceeding the light house in this State which was
under your consideration the last Session will probably be resumed
at this time and determined in such manner as you shall think
will be most for the Interest of the state and the expences we have
been at in Supporting the light since the 15th of August 1789 ad-
justed in order that the money may be received agreably to the
Acts of Congress —
The Act for raising a Revenue in this state by Excise I would
recommend to your consideration, whether as our affairs are now
circumstanced the continuing it longer will be beneficial to the
public you will determine, and if you should think proper to con-
tinue the excise in whole or in part whether a different mode of
collecting it might not be adopted with advantage —
A revision of the Laws and Statutes practised upon in this state
and adopting them to our present situation is a matter greatly to
be desired, that the people at large may know what are the Laws
that are now in force, and if your Committee who were appointed
for that purpose are ready to report I should hope the business
will be properly attended to the present Session —
The advantage of good roads to keep up a free and easy com-
munication through the state and proper encouragement to post
riders to carry dispatches and intelligence through the different
parts of it is so great that it is worthy your consideration whether
the expence that will accrue will not be greatly overbalanced by
I791] JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. I43
the advantages that may rationally be * expected from it * 14-72
in giving the citizens a better opportunity of being [ac-
quainted] with the public affairs of the state and more effectually
uniting and cementing them in one common interest —
I have seen with some concern, considerable part of the time of
the Legislature frequently taken up in hearing and determining on
private petitions to the hindrance of public business, expence to
the parties and the state and loss to the Individuals who compose
the Legislature and I would recommend it to your consideration
whether in many cases some other mode might not be adopted for
granting relief that would do equal justice to the parties at less
expence to the state and them —
Gentlemen, of the House of Representatives
The settlement of the Treasurers accounts, making provision
for the Supply of the Treasury and granting proper allowances to
the public officers being matters that are usually transacted at this
Season of the year will not I suppose pass unnoticed —
Gentlemen of the Senate and Gentlemen of the House of Rep-
resentatives
Laws to encourage agriculture and Manufactures, Regulations
that will tend to excite a Spirit of Industry and frugality, proper
attention to the education of the rising generation who are soon to
come on the stage of Action, to instruct them in the principles of
knowledge and literature to implant in their minds the seeds of
virtue and morality of benevolence and patriotism and the love of
justice will I conceive tend greatly to promote the happiness and
prosperity of the community, which are the great objects to which
our care and deliberations ought to be directed and Gentlemen
you may rely on my hearty assistance and coopperation in every
measure that will conduce to the welfare of my fellow citizens —
Concord, January 5th 1791 — Josiah Bartlett
* Voted that Mr Plummer, M1 Jere Smith, Mr Abbott Mr * 14-73
Macgregore & Mr Badger with such of the Honb1 Sen-
ate as they may join be a Committee to take under consideration
his Excellencys Message this day received and report what busi-
ness is necessary first to be entered upon and done at this Session —
Voted that the Treasurer be directed to receive a certificate in
favour of Nathan Andrews and others for killing one grown wolf
and a wolfs whelp which certificate is dated at Plainfield April
29th 1789 and signed by the Select men and constable, also one
other certificate in favour of Joseph Spaulding for killing one
grown wolf which certificate is dated August 13th 1785 and signed
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by the Select men and allow said persons the bounties prescribed
by Law thereof, any legal defect in said Certificates to the con-
trary not withstanding —
Voted that the Treasurer be directed to deliver to John Orr Esqr
a Bond by him signed for the faithful discharge of trust reposed in
nim respecting the sale of land in Washington, he the said Orr
having proceeded in said business agreably to an Act for that pur-
pose passed Janr 15th 1790 —
The Seat of the Speaker having become vacant by the Honb1
Thomas Bartlett's having accepted an appointment of a justice of
the Inferior Court in the County of Rockingham — motion was
made for the choice of a Speaker and the Honb1 Moses Dow Esqr
was chosen to that office —
Adjourned to three oClock P. M.
Met accordingly
Voted that Mr Toppan, Mr Macgregore & Mr Cragin with such
of the Honb1 Senate as they may join be a Committee to consider
of the Petition of Esther Holland and report thereon —
Voted that Mr Gains, Mr Barrett & Mr Page with such of the
Honb1 Senate as they may join be a Committee to consider of the
Petition from Peterborough slip & report thereon —
* 14-74 * On motion by Mr Sherburne, does the Resolve past by
a former House of Representatives respecting the pay-
ment of a Dollar on the preferment of Petitions to the Legislature
extend to this House voted that it does not —
Voted that Mr Sherburne, Ml Page, Mr Hale, Mr Barrett & Mr
Young with such of the Honb1 Senate as thev may join be a Com-
mittee to take under consideration the Laws of this state relating
to Excise and report what is necessary to be done respecting said
Laws —
Voted that Mr Page, Mr Hoit & Mr Whitcomb with such of the
Honb1 Senate as they may join be a Committee to consider of the
Petition of Cap1 Robert Parker and report thereon —
Adjourned to 9 oClock to morrow morning
FRIDAY Jan* 7th 1791.
The House met according to adjournment
Voted that Mr Plummer, Mr Abbott & Mr Holmes with such of
the Honb1 Senate as they may join be a Committee to consider of
the Petition of John Goddard & others and report thereon —
Voted that Mr Sherburne, Mr Baker & Mr Plummer with such
1791] JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. I45
of the Honb1 Senate as they may join be a Committee to consider
of the Petition of George Hull and report thereon —
Upon reading and considering the Petition of the Town of
Cockermouth voted that the Petitioners be heard thereon before
the General Court on the Second Tuesday of their next Session
and that in the mean time the Petitioners cause that the Substance
of the Petition and order of Court thereon be published three
weeks Successively in one of the New Hampshire News papers
Six weeks prior to the sitting of said Court that any person or
persons may then appear and shew cause why the prayer thereof
may not be granted —
* Voted that the ballance of the Account of David * 14-75
Hills amounting to four pounds and nine pence be al-
lowed & paid out of the Treasury by order of the President from
the revenue arising by excise —
Voted that the Account of Ephraim Hartwell amounting to
eighteen shillings be allowed and paid out of the Treasury by
order of the President from the revenue arising by Excise —
Voted that Mr Eames, Mr Badger & Mr Stiles with such of the
Honb1 Senate as they may join be a Committee to consider of the
Petition of John Wendall Esqr in behalf of the Proprietors of
Lyman, and report thereon —
Voted that Mr Gibson, Mr Sherburne, Mr Wentworth Mr Plum-
mer and Mr Abbott with such of the Honb1 Senate as they may
join be a Committee to take under consideration that part of his
Excellency's message that respects ceeding of the Light House to
the United states and if they shall judge proper report a Bill for
that purpose —
Voted that the Estimate made by Supply Clap Esq1' Commis-
sary General, of Rations due to Cap1 Salter & others be referred
to the Committee on the propriety of ceeding the light house to
the United states, and that they report thereon —
Voted that Mr Macgregore, Mr N Hoit, Mr Warner, Mr Stiles &
Mr Young with such of the Honb1 Senate as they may join be a
Committee to consider of the propriety of establishing Post roads
and Post riders to the Interior parts of this State and report a Bill
for that purpose if they shall judge it necessary —
Voted that Mr Sherburne, Mr Hill, Mr Abbott, Mr Page & Mr
Dow with such of the Honb1 Senate as they may join be a Com-
mittee to consider of some more easy and less expensive mode of
hearing and determining on Petitions preferred to the General
Court and report thereon —
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I46 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. [I79I
Voted that Mr Plummer, Mr N Hoit, Mr Jere Smith Mr Page
Mr Crawford, Mr Sherburne & Mr Barrett with such of
* 14-76 the Honb1 * Senate as they may join be a Committee to
take under consideration what shall be done with the
money now in the Treasury also what method shall be taken with
respect to collecting out standing Taxes and what may be due
on Bonds given to the Treasurer for Excise Impost or any other
matter that remain unpaid & report thereon —
The Committee appointed last Session to make enquiry whose
property the chest was that was mentioned in a Letter from the
Treasurer to his Excellency. Reported that by the best evidence
they could procure John Parker Esq1' of Portsmouth by a Resolve
of the General Court was directed and impowered to take into
possession the personal estate of George Meserve an absentee and
dispose of the Same at public Auction in order to Support his wife
and children. Accordingly Mr Parker took said personal estate into
possession among which said Chest was included and at the sale
of the Same M1' James Sheafe attended, bid off the Chest and
paid the money into the hands of Mr Parker — Signed Michael
McClarey which report being read and considered voted that it
be received and accepted —
Resolved that the Treasurer be directed to procure a Suitable
chest for the use of the Treasury as soon as possibly may be —
Voted that Mr Gains Mr Hoit, Mr Abbott, Mr Whitcomb & Mr
Eames with such of the Honb1 Senate as they may join be a Com-
mittee to consider in what manner the arrears due to Invalids shall
be paid and report thereon —
Voted that Mr Abbott, Mr Badger & Mr Sherburne with such of
the Honb1 Senate as they may join be a Committee to prepare a
Resolve expressing the thanks of the General Court to the Town
of Concord for the offer made by the Select men in behalf of
said Town of the buildings lately erected by them for public
use —
* 14-77 * Voted that Mr Macgregore, M1 Plummer & Mr Mc
Clarey with such of the Honb1 Senate as they may join
be a Committee to take under consideration a Letter from the
Legislature of Virginia and report thereon —
Adjourned to 3 o'Clock P. M —
Met accordingly —
Upon reading and considering the Petition of the Select men o\
the Town of Rindge — voted that the prayer thereof be grantee
and that they have leave to bring in a Bill accordingly —
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Voted that Mr White, Mr Cilley & Mr Jos Smith with such of
the Honb1 Senate as they may join be a Committee to consider of
the Petition of Susanna Johnson and Sylvanus Johnson and report
thereon —
Voted that Mr Blanchard, Mr Macgregore & Mr Bartlett with
such of the Honb1 Senate as they may join be a Committee to
consider of the Petition of Jacob Green and Enoch Noyes &
report thereon —
Adjourned to 9 o'Clock tomorrow morning
SATURDAY Jan* 8th 1791.
The House met according to adjournment
Upon reading and considering the Petition of James Woodward
Esqr voted that the prayer thereof be granted and that the Treas-
urer be directed to issue a new note of the same Tenor and date
accordingly —
Upon reading and considering the Petition of Joseph Tilden
praying for the priviledge of a ferry across Connecticut River at
Lebanon — voted that the prayer thereof be granted so far as that
he have leave to bring in a Bill to vest in him his heirs & Assigns
the priviledge for a ferry but not to prevent the building of a
Bridge hereafter within said limits —
Voted that the Committee appointed for the revision of the
Laws have leave to engage one or more Clerks to assist them in
compleating the business of their appointment —
Voted that the Account of John Parker and Nath11 Rogers Esqrs
amounting to three pounds and Six shillings be allowed & paid
out of the Treasury by order of the President —
* Voted that the account of Michael McClarey Esq1' * 14-78
amounting to One pound twelve shillings & eight pence
be allowed and paid out of the Treasury by order of the Pres-
ident—
Voted that Mr White, M1' Badger Mr Jere Smith Mr Holmes &
Mr Eames with such of the Honb1 Senate as they may join be a
Committee to devise a mode for giving efficacy to that part of the
constitution which provides that permanent and Honb1 Salaries be
established by Law for the Justices of the Superior Court —
Voted that Mr White Mr Jere Smith Mr Badger [Mr Page] &
Mr Abbott with such of the Honb1 Senate as they may join be a
Committee to report what method shall be taken for filling up the
vacancy in the Honb1 Senate occasioned by the appointment of the
Honb1 Oliver Peabody Esqr to the office of Judge of Probate —
Adjourned to Monday next at 3 o'Clock P. M.
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MONDAY Jan* 10th 1791
The House met according to adjournment
Voted that Mr White Mr Gibson & Mr Toppan with such of
the Honb1 Senate as they may join be a Committee to consider of
the Petition of Judith M eloon and report thereon —
Voted that Mr Bradley, Mr Badger, Mr Warner Mr Holmes &
Mr Baker with such of the Honb1 Senate as they may join be a
Committee to consider of the account of George Hough and of all
accounts exhibited by printers and report thereon —
Voted that Mr N Hoit Mr Whitcomb & Mr Weeks with such of
the Honb1 Senate as they may join be a Committee to consider of
the account of Simeon Ladd and all Similar matters and report
thereon —
Voted that the Petition of William Duncan & Daniel Liver-
more be referred to the Committee on the Petition of Jacob Green
& Enoch Noyes and that they report thereon —
* 14-79 * Voted that^M1" Kimball M1' Prescutt & Mr Stiles with
such of the Honb1 Senate as they may join be a Com-
mittee to consider of the Petition of the Selectmen of New Gran-
tham and report thereon —
Voted that Mr Gains Mr M Smith & Mr Freeman with such of
the Honb1 Senate as they may join be a Committee to consider of
the Petition of Thaddeus Bond & Relief Bond and report
thereon —
The Committee on the Petition of Esther Holland reported that
the prayer thereof be granted and that she have leave to bring in
a Bill accordingly — which report being read and considered
voted that it be received and accepted —
The Committee appointed to consider of the propriety of con-
tinuing the excise in this State and what is necessary to be done
respecting the excise Laws now in force are of Opinion that from
and after the first day of January instant all excise on Spirituous
liquors and other Articles shall cease —
That agreeably to said Laws the excise on Spirituous Liquors
from the first day of October last to the 31st of December inclusive
and one fourth part of the Excise on Carriages and other excise-
able articles be disposed of or Collected in such way and under
such regulations as the General Court may direct —
That all the Laws in this State imposing an excise on Spirituous
Liquors and other Articles be repealed —
That ail Act be passed to regulate the granting of license to
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Taverners and other keepers of public houses — which report
being read and considered voted that it be received & accepted
and that a Bill or Bills be brought in accordingly —
Resolved that the Secretary be requested to furnish this House
with an exact list of all orders drawn by the President on the
Treasurer pursuant to Acts Resolves or votes of the General
Court or Committee of Safety since the year 1775 to whom pay-
able and the sums expressed therein and their dates —
Adjourned to 9 oClock to morrow morning
TUESDAY Janr 11th 1791.
The House met according to adjournment
*Upon reading and considering the Petition of Abra- * 14-80
ham Burnam in behalf of the Inhabitants of Rumney
voted that the prayer thereof be granted and that he have leave
to bring in a Bill accordingly —
The Committee on the Petition from Peterborough Slip Reported
that the prayer thereof be granted and that they be Invested with
all the priviledges that other Incorporated places in this State have
and that they have leave to bring in a Bill accordingly — which
report being read and considered voted that it be received and
accepted —
Upon reading and considering the Petition of Rufus Graves in
behalf of the Students of Dartmouth College
Resolved that the President give direction to the Commissary
General of this State to deliver to the order of Rufus Graves one
hundred and thirty stands of Arms with Bayonets and one hun-
dred and thirty Cartouch Boxes & belts for the use of the Stu-
dents of Dartmouth College the President of said College giving
Bond in the Sum of three hundred pounds for the preservation of
said fire Arms &c and for their Return when called for —
Voted that the Petition of Benjamin Noyes be referred to the
Committee on the Petition of Jacob Green & Enoch Noyes and
that they report thereon —
An Act in addition to an Act intitled an Act to impower the
Inhabitants of Gilsom and Sullivan to Assess the Nonresident
owners of lands in said Towns for the repairing highways passed
June 19th 1790 — was read a third time and passed to be Enacted —
Voted that Mr Hill Mr Abbott, Mr White M1 Clark and Mr
Badger with such of the Honb1 Senate as they may join be a
Committee to take under consideration an Act of Congress of the
4th of August last which respects making provision for the debt of
I50 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. [I79I
* 14-81 the United states and assuming the debt of * Individual
States and report thereon —
Voted that M1' Young Mr Gains and Mr Gibson with such of
the Honb1 Senate as they niay join be a Committee to consider of
the Petition of Col0 Benjamin Stone and report thereon —
Voted that the Honb1 Thomas Bartlett Esq1' have and receive
out of the Treasury Seventeen shillings for money by him paid
for the Postage of Letters directed to the Speaker of the House of
Representatives — and that the President give order accordingly —
Upon reading and considering the Petition of New, Grantham
and the report of a Committee thereon voted that the Petitioners
be heard thereon before the General Court on the Second Tues-
day of the next Session and that in the mean time the Petitioners
cause that the Substance of the Petition and order of Court
thereon be posted up in Some public place in the Towns of Cor-
nish and New Grantham six weeks prior to the sitting of said
Court that any person or persons may then appear and shew
cause why the prayer thereof may not be granted and that the
Treasurer be directed to stay his extent against the Town of New
Grantham for their part of the proportion of the Expence of the
Representative from Cornish & New Grantham in the year 1787
until the next Session of the General Court —
The following vote came down from the Honb1 Senate for Con-
currence—
In Senate Jan1' 11th 1791 —
Voted that Mr Rogers and Mr Freeman with such of the Honb1
House as they may join be a Committee to consider of the expe-
diency of the Secretary or Clerk continuing to take a fee of Six
shillings on every private Petition agreable to a Resolve passed
the 10th of June 1788 — was read and concurred and M1' Abbott,
Mr Warner, M1' White, M1' Badger & M1' Cilley joined —
Adjourned to 3 o'Clock P. M.
Met accordingly
Upon reading and considering the Petition of George Hull and
the report of a Committee thereon — voted that it lay for further
consideration —
* 14-82 * Voted that Mr Page, Mr Temple & Mr Allen with such
of the Honb1 Senate as they may join be a Committee
to consider of the Petition of the Inhabitants of the Town of
Unity and report thereon —
A vote came down from the Honb1 Senate appointing a Confer-
rence with the Honb1 I louse on the subject of filling a vacency in
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the Honb1 Senate (if the House see fit) as soon as may be, which
was read and concurred —
Adjourned to 9 o'Clock to morrow morning
WEDNESDAY, Janr 12th 1791 —
The House met according to adjournment
Voted that Mr Hoyt & Mr Gerrish [with such of the Honorable
Senate as they may join,] be added to the Committee on the Peti-
tion of Jacob Green & Enoch Noyes and that the Petition of John
Bryant and Richard Bartlett Esqrs be referred to said Committee
and that they report thereon —
The Committee on the expediency of continuing to take a fee
of Six shillings on every private Petition agreable to a Resolve
passed June 10th 1788 — Reported that it is not expedient to take
the fee mentioned in the said Resolve, and that a Resolve pass
accordingly which report being read and considered voted that it
be received & accepted
Upon reading and considering the Petition Walter Geer voted
that the prayer thereof be granted and that he have leave to bring
in a Bill accordingly —
Voted that Mr Badger, Mr Hill & Mr Eastman with such of the
Honb1 Senate as they may join be a Committee to consider of the
Petition of Benjamin Heath and report thereon —
Voted that Mr Cragin, Mr Badger & Mr Connor with such of
the Honb1 Senate as they may join be a Committee to consider of
the Petition of Joseph Dow Esq1' and others in behalf of the Town
of Hampton and report thereon —
Voted that Mr Jere Smith, Mr Penniman & M1' Freeman
with such of the Honb1 Senate as they may join be a
* Committee to consider of the Petition of Jabez Shapley * 14-83
and report thereon —
Agreably to the order of the day proceeded to a hearing on
Petitions —
Upon hearing and considering the Petition of the Inhabitants
of New London voted that the prayer thereof be granted and that
the Petitioners have leave to bring in a Bill accordingly —
Upon hearing and considering the Petition of Joseph Kimball
Esqr voted that the prayer thereof be granted and that he have
leave to bring in a Bill accordingly — -
Upon hearing and considering the Petition of Samuel Camfleld
voted that the prayer thereof be granted and that he have leave
to bring in a Bill accordingly —
Adjourned to 3 o'clock P. M. —
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Met accordingly —
Voted that Mr Bedee, Mr Rand & Mr Morse with such of the
Honb1 Senate as they may join be a Committee to consider of the
Petitions of the Select men of Orange and report thereon —
Upon reading and considering further on the Petition of George
Hull and the report of a Committee thereon voted that the Peti-
tioner be heard thereon before the General Court on the third
Wednesday of their next Session and that neither party take any
advantage of their Executions against the other in the mean time
and that M1 Hutchinson Attorney to the Petitionee be served with
a Copy of the Substance of the Petition & order of Court within
two months from this time —
An Act to enable the Select men of Packersfield in the County
of Cheshire to Assess Levy and collect a Tax on all the lands of
Nonresident proprietors in said Town of two pence ^r Acre for the
purpose of repairing the public roads in said Packersfield — was
read a third time and passed to be Enacted —
Voted that Mr Hale, Mr Badger & Mr N Hoit with such of the
Honb1 Senate as they may join be a Committee to consider of the
Petition of Richard Sinkler Junr & report thereon —
* 14-84 * An Act to impower the Inhabitants of New Chester and
Bridgewater in the County of Grafton to levy a Tax on
all land public rights excepted in said Towns for making and
repairing highways was read a third time and passed to be Enacted
Voted that Mr Eames, Mr Tarlton & Mr Lane with such of the
Honb1 Senate as they may join be a Committee to take under con-
sideration an Act for taxing Land in the Towns of Littleton and
Dalton & report thereon
Voted that Mr Toppan, Mr Barrett & Ml Plummer with such
of the Honb1 Senate as they may join be a Committee to consider
of the Petition of John Wendall Esqr and report thereon —
Voted that Mr Hale Mr Prescutt Mr Hill, Mr Plummer & Mr
Holmes with such of the Honb1 Senate as they may join be a
Committee to consider of the Petition of Majr Bradbury Cilley
and report thereon —
Voted that M1 Aaron Hutchinson be added to the Committee
on revising and arranging the Laws and that he be requested to
assist said Committee during the Session of this Court or so long
as may be necessary —
Adjourned to 9 o'Clock tomorrow morning
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THURSDAY Jan* 13th 1791.
The House met according to adjournment
The Committee to consider of the method to fill a vacancy in
the Honb1 Senate &c — Reported that the Members of the Senate
and House of Representatives in one Room by joint Ballot elect
one person from the two candidates for Senators in the County of
Rockingham who at the last Election had the highest number
of votes to serve as Senator until the first Wednesday of June
next in the room and stead of the Honb1 Oliver Peabody Esq1'
whose seat at the Senate Board hath become vacant by his accept-
ing the Office of Judge of Probate —
The Committee further report as their Opinion that the * 14-85
Honb1 John Pickering and Christopher Toppan Esquires
by Constitution are the two Candidates — which report being
read considered motion was made to receive and accept the Same,
on which motion the yeas and nays were called & are as follows
(viz)
Yeas. Yeas. Yeas. Yeas.
Mr Gains Mr Cilley Mr McMillan Mr Stone
Mr Sherburne Mr McClarey Mr Parker Mr Baker
Mr Wentworth Mr Clough Mr Barrett Mr Burnam
Mr Connor Mr Chamberlain Mr Clark Mr Crawford
Mr Macgregore Mr Bradley Mr Cragin Mr Hoit
M1' Weeks Mr Gibson Mr Flanders Mr Freeman
Mr White Mr Badger Mr Prescutt Mr Payne
Mr Eastman Mr Giles Mr Grout Mr Eames
Mr Plummer Mr Bedee Mr Holmes Mr Abbott
M' Hill Mr N Hoit M? Morse
Nays. Nays. Nays. Nays.
Mr Blanchard Mr Warner Mr Stiles Mr Wellman
Mr Brown Mr Jere Smith Mr Whitcomb Mr Lane
Mr Bartlett Mr Wallace Mr Alexander Mr Penniman
Mr Jos Smith M* Fifield Mr Temple Mr Kimball
Mr Kellie Mr Gerrish Mr M Smith Mr Tarlton
Mr Palmer Mr Page Mr Rand Mr Dame
Mr Hale Mr Shepherd Mr Allen Mr Young
Mr Taylor
39 Yeas — 29 Nays — So it was received & accepted —
Voted that the hearing on the Petition of the Select men of
Thornton which was to have been this day before the General
Court be postponed to the second Thursday of the next Session
of which all persons concerned are to take notice and govern
themselves accordingly —
154 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. [I79I
The Committee on Col0 Clapp's Estimate. Reported that the
Sum of Eleven pounds two shillings in full for rations due Cap1
Titus Salter and Company to the first day of January 1790 and
twenty two pounds eight shillings & two pence in full from that
time to the 11th of March last be paid out of the Treasury to Sup-
ply Clap Esqr Commissary General to be by him paid agreable
to his estimate and that the President be desired to give order
accordingly, which report being read and considered, voted that
it be received & Accepted —
* 14-86 *Upon reading and considering the Petition of Richard
Sinkler Jun1' and the report of a Committee thereon
voted that the Petitioner be heard thereon before the General
Court on Thursday the twenty Seventh day of January current
and that the Petitioner serve the Honb1 John Sullivan Esqr with
a Copy of the Petition & order of Court thereon ten days prior to
said day of hearing that he may then appear and Shew cause (if
any he hath) why the prayer thereof may not be granted —
The Committee on the Petition of Judith Meloon reported that
the prayer of the Petition be so far granted that she have the
same power to settle the Estate as she would have had, had she
remained a Widow, and that she have leave to bring in a Bill
accordingly — which report being read and considered voted that
it be received and accepted —
Voted that Mr Plummer, Mr Page, Mr Bedee, Mr Barrett & Mr
Baker with such of the Honb1 Senate as they may join be a Com-
mittee to consider of the matters contained in a Letter from Joseph
Whipple Esqr and report thereon
Adjourned to 3 o'Clock P. M.
Met accordingly
Agreably to the order of the day proceeded to a hearing on
Petitions but came to no determination before adjournment —
Voted that the remainder of the hearings which were to have
been this day before the General Court be postponed until to mor-
row of which all persons concerned are to take notice and govern
themselves accordingly
Adjourned to 9 o'Clock tomorrow morning
FRIDAY Janr 14th 1791.
The House met according to adjournment
Voted that M1' Freeman, M1' Stiles & Mr "Holmes with such of
the Honb1 Senate as thev may join be a Committee to consider of
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the Petition of Isaac Clifford and Asahel Brainard and report
thereon —
* Voted that Mr White, Mr Gains, & Mr Emerson with * 14-87
such of the Honb1 Senate as they may join be a Com-
mittee to consider of the Petition of Joseph Hussey and report
thereon —
Upon reading and considering the Petition of Walter Geer
voted that the prayer thereof be granted and that he have leave
to bring in a Bill accordingly —
Voted That Mr Payne & Mr Plummer with such of the Honb1
Senate as they may join be added to the Committee on the mode
of hearing and determining Petitions —
Upon reading and considering the Petition of Col0 Benjamin
Stone and the report of a Committee thereon voted that the Pe-
titioner be heard thereon before the General Court on the Second
Tuesday of the next session and that in the mean time the Pe-
titioner cause that John White of Haverhill Merchant be served
with a Copy of the Petition and order of Court thereon Six weeks
prior to said day of hearing that he may then appear and shew
cause why the prayer thereof may not be granted —
The Committee on the Petition of Susanna Johnson & Sylvanus
Johnson Reported that the prayer thereof ought not to be granted
and that the Petitioners have leave to withdraw the Petition which
report was read and considered received and Accepted —
The Committee on the Petition of Joseph Hussey reported that
he have leave to withdraw his Petition which report was read and
considered received and Accepted —
Upon reading and considering the Petition of the Inhabitants
of Campbells Gore and the report of a Committee thereon voted
that the Petitioners be heard thereon before the General Court on
the Second Tuesday of the next Session and that in the mean
time the Petitioners cause that the Select men of Hillsborough &
the Select men of Stoddard & Washington be Served with a Copy
of the Substance of the Petition and order of Court thereon that
they may then appear and shew cause why the prayer thereof
may not be granted —
The Committee on the Petition of Thaddeus Bond and
* Relief Bond reported that the Petitioners have leave * 14-88
to withdraw their Petition — which report was read and
considered received and accepted —
Resumed the consideration of the Petitions which were heard
the last evening —
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NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS,
[1791
Upon hearing and considering the Petition of the Inhabitants of
Wolfborough voted that the prayer thereof be granted and that
they have leave to bring in a Bill accordingly —
Upon hearing and considering the Petition of the Inhabitants
of Wendall Lempster Unity Fishersfield and Newport, motion
was made that the prayer thereof be granted on which motion the
yeas and Nays were called and are as follows (viz)
Yeas. Yeas. Yeas. Yeas.
Mr Gains
Mr Sherburne
Mr Wentworth
Mr Blanchard
Mr Weeks
Mr Eastman
Mr Cilley
Mr Clough
Mr Bartlett
Mr Gibson
Nays.
Mr Connor
Mr Macgregore
Mr Brown
Mr White
Mr Plummer
Mr Hill
Mr M^'Clarey
Mr Chamberlain
Mr Palmer
Mr Giles
Mr Dole
Mr Warner
Mr Parker ■
Mr Abbott
Mr Fifield
Mr Gerrish
Mr Shepherd
Nays.
Mr Bradley
Mr Jos Smith
Mr Kellie
Mr Hale
Mr Badger
Mr Bedee
Mr N Hoit
Mr Taylor
Mr Stiles
Mr Whitcomb
Mr Prescutt
Mr Temple
Mr M Smith
Mr Rand
Mr Allen
Mr Lane
Mr Holmes
Nays.
Mr Emerson
Mr Barrett
Mr Clark
Mr Cragin
Mr Flanders
Mr Page
Mr Alexander
Mr Penniman
Mr Morse
Mr Duncan
Mr Burnam
Mr Crawford
Mr E Hoit
Mr Payne
Mr Young
Mr Eames
Nays.
Mr Wellman
Mr Grout
Mr Stone
Mr Kimball
Mr Baker
Mr Freeman
Mr Dame
37 Yeas — 30 Nays — so the prayer of said Petition was granted
and the Petitioners hath leave to bring in a Bill accordingly —
Adjourned to 3 oClock P M.
Met accordingly —
Voted that the hearing on the Petition from the Town of Cov-
entry which was to have been this day before the General Court
be postponed until the third Wednesday of next Session
* 14-89 of which all persons concerned are to take * notice and
govern themselves accordingly —
Agreably to the order of the day proceeded to a hearing on
Petitions —
Upon hearing and considering the Petition of William Bur-
roughs Junr voted that the prayer thereof be granted and that the
Petitioner have leave to bring in a Bill accordingly
Upon hearing and considering the Petition of Elisabeth McClarey
voted that the prayer thereof be granted and that the Petitioner
have leave to bring in a Bill accordingly —
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Voted that the determination on the Petition of the Select men
of Concord be postponed until to morrow —
Voted that the hearings on the Petition of Gideon Tiffany and
of the Select men of Lyman which were to have been this day
before the General Court be postponed until Tuesday next of which
all persons concerned are to take notice and govern themselves
accordingly —
The Honb1 Senate and House being met in the Assembly room
proceeded by joint ballot to elect one of the two candidates named
in the vote of Yesterday for filling a vacancy in the Senate and they
made choice of the Honb1 Christopher Toppan Esqr for that
purpose —
Upon hearing and considering the Petition of the Inhabitants of
Alexandria — voted that the prayer thereof be so far granted as that
they have leave to bring in a Bill for assessing and collecting a
tax of one penny on each acre of Nonresident Lands for two
years and that the Act now in force for raising a Tax on unim-
proved lands in said Town be repealed —
Adjourned to 9 o'Clock to morrow morning
SATURDAY Janr 15th 1791.
The House met according to adjournment
Voted that Mr Badger, Mr Warner, Mr Page Mr Plumer & Mr
Abbott with such of the Honb1 Senate as they may join be a Com-
mittee to consider of the Petition of the Trustees of Atkinson
Academy and report thereon —
Voted that Mr Cilley, Mr Kellie and Mr Young with such of
the Honb1 Senate as they may join be a Committee
*to consider of the Petition of Love Runnels and report * 14-90
thereon —
Voted that the Petition of Joshua Bayley Esqr and others be
referred to the Committee on the Petition of the Trustees of
Atkinson Academy and that they report thereon —
Voted that Mr Connor, Mr White & Mr McClarey with such of
the Honb1 Senate as they may join be a Committee to consider of
the Petition of Ebenezer Brown and others also the Petition of
Josiah Willard & others and report thereon —
Voted that the Petition of the Trustees of New Ipswich Acad-
emy be referred to the Committee on the Petition of the Trustees
of Atkinson Academy and that they report thereon —
Voted that Mr Gains, Mr Badger & Mr Dole Mr Holmes and
158 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. [I79I
Mr Baker with such of the Honb1 Senate as they may join be a
Committee to consider of an Abstract from pay Rolls &c made
out and reported by the Committee who settled the Accounts
between this state and the Treasurer thereof and report thereon —
The Committee on the matters contained in a Letter from Joseph
Whipple Esq1' reported that the said Joseph Whipple have for his
Services as impost Officer one hundred and thirty five pounds ^r
Annum and that he settle his account with the Treasurer accord-
inglv which report being read and considered voted that it be
received & accepted —
Adjourned to Monday next at 3 o'Clock P. M
MONDAY Janr 17, 1791.
The House met according to adjournment
Voted that the report of Doct1' Samuel Tinney [Tenney] and
Doctr William Parker a Committee to examine Invalids be
referred to the Committee on Arrears due to Invalids and that they 1
report thereon —
* 14-91 * Voted that Mr White, Mr Temple and Mr Kellie with
such of the Honb1 Senate as they may join be a Com- 1
mittee to consider of the Petition of Samuel Randall & report 1
thereon —
Voted that the Petition of the Inhabitants of the Town of
Charlestown be referred to the Committee on the Petition of the
Trustees of Atkinson Academy and that they report thereon —
Voted that the President be desired to receive from Benjamin I
Hanneford an order for Seven pounds drawn on the Specie Tax
Dated Janr 19th 1790 and destroy the Same and deliver to said 1
Hanneford an order for the like sum payable from the Revenue !
arising from excise —
Voted that Mr Barrett, Mr N Hoit and Mr White with such of
the Honb1 Senate as they may join be a Committee to consider of
the Petition of Thomas Simpson and report thereon —
The Committee on the Petition and Memorial of the Selectmen
of Orange reported that the prayers thereof be granted and that
they have leave to bring in a Bill or Bills accordingly which
report being read and considered voted that it be received and
accepted —
Voted that Mr Bartlett, Mr Holmes & M1' Whitcomb with such
of the Honb1 Senate as they may join be a Committee to consider
of the Petition of Nathanael Doyne and report thereon —
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Voted that Mr Toppan, Mr Badger, Mr Abbott, M1 Page & M1
Crawford [Prescott] with such of the Honb1 Senate as they may
join be a Committee to consider what method shall be taken for
collecting the Excise on Exciseable Articles from the first of Octo-
ber last to the first of January Instant
Adjourned to 9 o'Clock to morrow morning
TUESDAY Janr 18th 1791 —
The House met according to adjournment
Voted that the Petition of the Trustees of Chesterfield Academy
be referred to the Committee on the Petition of the Trustees of
Atkinson Academy & that they report thereon
* Voted that Mr Penniman, Mr Parker & Mr Weeks * 14-92
with such of the Honb1 Senate as they may join be a
Committee to consider of the Petition of David Perkins and others
Inhabitants of Campbells Gore and report thereon —
Upon reading and considering the Petition of the Select men of
Rumney voted that the Petitioners be heard thereon before the
General Court on the Second Friday of their next Session and that
in the mean time the Petitioners cause that the Substance of the
Petition and order of Court thereon be published three weeks Suc-
cessively in one of the New Hampshire News papers prior to the
sitting of said Court that any person or persons may then appear
and Shew cause why the prayer thereof may not be granted —
Voted that Mr Eames Mr N Hoit & Mr Penniman with such of
the Honb1 Senate as they may join be Committee to consider of
the Petition of Lemuel Parker and report thereon —
Voted that the Petition of Phillip Goss [jr.] be referred to the
Committee on the Petition of Ebenezer Brown and others and
of Josiah Willard & others and that they report thereon —
Upon reading and considering the Petition of John Pierce Esq1*
in behalf of John Fisher Esqr voted that the prayer thereof be
granted and that he have leave to bring in a Bill accordingly —
The Committee on the Petition of Isaac Clifford and Asahel
Brainard reported that the said Asahel Brainard have the Sum of
fifteen pounds in full for principal Interest and cost and that the
said Isaac Clifford have the Sum of four pounds in full for prin-
ciple & Interest which report being read and considered voted
that it be received and accepted and that the President give orders
on the Treasurer for payment of the above Sums —
* Adjourned to 3 o'Clock P. M. — * 14-93
l6o NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. [I79I
Met accordingly —
Voted that Mr Gains, Mr White & Mr Badger with such of the
Honb1 Senate as they may join be a Committee to consider of the
Petition of David Webster Esqr and report thereon —
Voted that the hearing on the Petition of Gideon Tiffany which
was to have been before the General Court at this Session be post-
poned until the Second Tuesday of their next Session and that in
the mean time the Petitioner cause that Alexander Phelps or his
Attorney be served with a Copy of said Petition and order of
Court thereon three weeks prior to the sitting of said Court that
he may then appear and shew cause why the prayer thereof may
not be granted —
Voted that the hearing on the Petition of the Select men Ly-
man which was to have been this day before the General Court
be postponed until Friday the 21st of January current of which all
persons concerned are to take notice and govern themselves
accordingly —
Upon reading and considering the Petition of Jabez Shapley
and the report of a Committee thereon voted that the Petitioner
be heard thereon before the General Court on the Second Tuesday
of the next Session and that in the mean time the Petitioner cause
Thomas Kimball the Petitionee be served with a Copy of the
Petition and order of Court thereon Six weeks prior to the sitting
of said Court that he may then appear and Shew cause if any
he hath why the prayer thereof may not be granted — and that
all proceedings in consequence of a Judgment mentioned in said
Petition be stayed until the determination of the General Court
The Honb1 Christopher Toppan Esq1' having declined accepting
his appointment as Senator — The Honb1 Senate and House being
met in the Assembly Chamber proceed by joint ballot to elect
another person to fill up the vacancy (after being informed that
the Honb1 John Pickering and the Honb1 John Bell Esqrs
* 14-94 were the two persons who had the * highest number of
votes who have not been elected) and they made choice
of the Honb1 John Bell Esq1 —
Voted that the hearing on the Petition of Stephen Herriman
Esqr and others which was to have been this day before the Gen-
eral Court be postponed until the second Tuesday of the next
session of which all persons concerned are to take notice and
govern themselves accordingly —
Voted that the hearing on the Petition of the select men of
Wendall which was to have been this day before the General
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Court be postponed until friday next of which all persons con-
cerned are to take notice and govern themselves accordingly —
Voted that the hearing on the Petition of the proprietors of
Eaton and Burton which was to have been this day before the
General Court be postponed to the second Tuesday of the next
Session and that in the mean time the Petitioners cause that the
Substance of the Petition & order of Court thereon be published
in the Exeter News paper three weeks Successively Six weeks
prior to the sitting of said Court that any person or persons may
then appear and shew cause if any they have wrhy the prayer
thereof may not be granted —
Voted that the remainder of the hearings which were to have
been this day before the General Court be postponed until to mor-
row of which all persons concerned are to take notice and govern
themselves accordingly —
Upon reading and considering the Petition of the Inhabitants of
Sandwich — voted that the prayer thereof be granted and that
the Petitioners have leave to bring in a Bill accordingly —
Adjourned to 9 o'Clock to morrow morning
WEDNESDAY Janr 19th 1791.
The House met according to adjournment
An Act to alter the time of holding the Annual meet-
ing * in the Town of Rindge was read a third time and * I4_95
passed to be Enacted —
Upon reading and considering the Petition of Mary Pringell
voted that the prayer thereof be granted and that she have leave
to bring in a Bill accordingly —
The Committee on the Petition of John Goddard & others re-
ported that the prayer thereof be granted and that the Petitioners
have leave to bring in a Bill accordingly — which report being
read and considered voted that it be received & accepted —
Voted that Mr Gains, Mr Hoit, Mr Taylor, Mr Page & Mr Free-
man with such of the Honb1 Senate as they may join be a Com-
mittee to take under consideration an Act of Congress providing
' for the Settlement of the Accounts between the United states and
Individual States and point out some mode to collect all claims in
i this state for services accrued or losses Sustained during the late
(war that are proper charges against the united states and that have
not heretofore been received and passed upon by this state or some
I commissioner of the United states that said Accounts may be laid
before Congress and that they report thereon —
162
NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS.
[1791
An Act to enable John Fisher Esquire to take hold and convey
certain Lands in Lyman in the County of Grafton was read a
third time and motion was made that it pass to be Enacted — on
which motion the yeas and nays were called and are as follows —
Yeas.
Yeas.
Yeas.
Yeas.
M1' Gains
Mr Clough
Mr Page
Mr
Stone
Mr Sherburne
Mr Bartlett
Mr Shepherd
Mr
Duncan
M1 Wentworth
Mr Palmer
Mr Prescutt
Mi
Burnam
Mr Connor
Mr Badger
Mr Alexander
Mr
Crawford
Mr Macgregore
Mr McMillan
Mr Rand
Mr
E Hoit
M>- Weeks
M* Dole
M1' Lane
Mi
Payne
Mr Brown
Mr Parker
Mr Grout
M*
Tarlton
Mr Plummer
Mr Barrett
M1' Holmes
Mr
Dame
M* Hill
Mr Gerrish
Mr Morse
M1
Eames
Mr McClarey
Nays.
Nays.
Nays.
Nays.
Mr Blanchard
Mi'N Hoit
Mr Wellman
Mi-
Baker
Mr Bradley
Mr Allen
M1' Penniman
Mr
Young
Mr Bedee
37 Yeas — 9 Nays — So it passed to be Enacted —
* 14-96 * The Committee on the Petition of Samuel Randall re-
ported that the prayer thereof be granted and that the
Petitioner have leave to bring in a Bill accordingly which report
being read and considered voted that it be received and ac-
cepted—
Adjourned to 3 oClock P. M.
Met accordingly
The Committee on the Petition of Lemuel Parker reported that
the prayer thereof be granted and that the Petitioner have leave
to bring in a Bill accordingly — which report being read and con-
sidered voted that it be received and accepted —
Upon reading and considering the Petition of Thomas Simpson
and the report of a Committee thereon voted that the Petitioner be
heard thereon before the General Court on the Second Tuesday
of their next session and that in the mean time the Petitioner
cause that the Petitionees named in said Petition be served with a
Cop}' of this Petition and order of Court thereon two months pre-
vious to the sitting of said Court that they may then appear and
shew cause (if any they have why the prayer thereof may not be
granted —
Agreably to the order of the day proceeded to a hearing on
Petitions —
Upon hearing and considering the Petition of Thomas Cochran
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Jun1' voted that the prayer thereof be granted and that he have
leave to bring in a Bill accordingly — Sent up by M1' Temple
Upon hearing and considering the Petition of Jonathan Blake
Esqr voted that the prayer for being restored to his Law be
granted, and that the review be brought in the County of Grafton
the parties having agreed thereto and that a Bill be brought in
accordingly — Sent up by Mr Blanchard
Voted that the remainder of the hearings which were to have
been this day before the General Court be postponed
* until to morrow of which all persons concerned are to * 14-97
take notice and govern themselves accordingly —
Sent up by M1' Temple
Adjourned to 9 o'Clock to morrow morning
THURSDAY Janr 20th 1791.
The House met according to adjournment
Upon reading and considering the Petition of David Webster
Esqr and the report of a Committee thereon voted that the Peti-
tioner be heard thereon before the General Court on the third
Wednesday of the Next Session and that in the mean time the
Petitioner cause that William Simpson Esq1' the Petitionee be
served with a Copy of the Petition and order of Court thereon Six-
weeks prior to the sitting of said Court that he may then appear
and shew cause why the prayer thereof may not be granted —
Sent up by Mr Grout
On granting the day of hearing above mentioned the yeas and
nays were called and are as follows —
Yeas. Yeas. Yeas. Yeas.
Mr Gains
Mr Bradley
M1- Warner
Mr Holmes
Mr Blanchard
M1' Bartlett
Mr Parker
Mr Stone
Mr Toppan
Mr Smith
Mr Clark
Mr Duncan
Mr Brown
Mr Palmer
Mr Cragin
Mr Baker
Mr White
Mr Badger
M1' Fifield
Mr Burnam
Mr Eastman
Mr Giles
Mr Shepherd
Mr Crawford
Mr Plummer
Mr Bedee
Mr Stiles
Mr Hoit
Mr Cilley
Mr N Hoit
Mr Smith
Mr Freeman
Mr M^Clarey
Mr McMillan
M1" Wellman
M1' Young
Mr Clough
M1" Taylor
Mr Lane
M1' Eames
Mr Chamberlain
Mr Emerson
Mr Grout
Nays.
Nays.
Nays.
Nays.
Mr Macgregore
Mr Abbott
Mr Prescutt
Mr Allen
Mr Weeks
M1' Gerrish
Mr Alexander
M1' Penniman
Mr Keliie
Mr Page
M1' Temple
Mr Morse
Mr Barrett
Mr Whitcomb
Mr Rand
Mr Dame
i64
NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS,
[1791
43 Yeas — 16 nays So it was granted —
Upon hearing and considering the Petition of the Inhabitants of
the Northwest part of Lyndborough and the Report of a Com-
mittee thereon appointed at the last Session to view the Situation
of the Petitioners, voted that the prayer of the Petition be so far
granted as that the Petitioners be Incorporated into a
* 14-98 Town agreably to the report of said * Committee and
that the Petitioners have leave to bring in a Bill accord-
ingly, On which vote the yeas & nays were called and are as
follows —
Yeas.
Yeas.
Yeas.
Yeas.
Mr Gains
Mr Giles
Mr Flanders
Mr Duncan
Mr Wentworth
Mr Hoit
Mr Shepherd
Mr Burnam
Mr Blanchard
Mr McMillan
Mr Prescutt
Mr Crawford
Mr Eastman
Mr Emerson
Mr Temple
Mr Payne
Mr Cilley
Mr Parker
Mr Allen
Mr Tarlton
Mr Clough
Mr Barrett
Mr Holmes
Mr Dame
Mr Bradley
Mr Abbott
Mr Penniman
Mr Young
Mr Bartlett
Mr Cragin
Mr Morse
Mr Eames
Mr Kellie
Mr Fifield
Mr Kimball
Nays.
Nays.
Nays.
Nays.
Mr Connor
Mr McClarey
Mr Warner
Mr Wellman
Mr Macgregore
Mr Chamberlain
Mr Gerrish
Mr Lane
Mr Weeks
Mr Gibson
Mr Page
Mr Grout
Mr Toppan
Mr Palmer
Mr Stiles
Mr Stone
Mr Brown
Mr Badger
Mr Whitcomb
Mr Baker
Mr White
M1' Bedee
Mr Alexander
Mr E Hoit
Mr Plummer
Mr Taylor
Mr M Smith
Mr Freeman
M«- Hill
Mr Dole
Mr Rand
35 Yeas — 31 Nays — so it passed in the Affirmative
Sent up by Mr Grout
Whereas it hath been made to appear that the personal attend-
ance of Jonathan Fogg is necessary as a Witness on the hearing
of the Petition of Maj1" William Boynton to be had this day before
the General Court and that the said Jonathan Fogg is liable to be
arrested by civil process —
Therefore voted that the said Jonathan during the time of his
coming to attendance at and returning from this Court on the said
hearing be exempt from all civil process against his body and all
Executive officers are to take notice thereof and govern them-
selves accordingly —
Voted that Mr~Dow, Mr Plummer, Mr Payne, Mr Abbott and
Mr White with such of the Honb1 Senate as they may join be a
Committee to take into consideration the present judiciary Sys-
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tern and report such alterations therein as they may think neces-
sary or propose such new mode for the administration of Justice
as may to them appear expedient —
Sent up by Mr Burnam
* Voted that the excise on exciseable articles from the * 14-99
Ist of October last to the first of January instant be col-
lected in the Same manner as it has been heretofore collected but
that no person be liable to a fine for selling without licence pro-
vided he or they will render an Account on Oath of the Quantity
sold within said term agreably to the Laws now existing —
Adjourned to 3 °Clock P. M —
Met accordingly
An Act to authorize the Selectmen and Constable of the Town
of Orange for the year one thousand Seven hundred & ninety to
Assess and Collect the State and County Taxes Assessed against
said Town for the years Seventeen hundred and eighty eight and
Seventeen hundred and eighty nine and granting them a time to
Assess and Collect the Same, was read a third time and passed to
be Enacted —
An Act establishing to Samuel Camfield his title to a certain
piece of Land — was read a third time and passed to be Enacted —
Voted that the hearing on the Petition of Jacob Hurd (praying
for the priviledge of a ferry) which was to have been this Session
of the General Court be postponed to the third Wednesday of the
next session, and that the Petition of the Select men of Lyman
praying for the Same priviledge be taken under consideration at
the same time
Voted that Mr Cilley, Mr Allen & Mr Kellie with such of the
Honb1 Senate as they may join be a Committee to consider of the
Account of Ezekiel Dow and report thereon —
Upon reading and considering the Petition of Abiel Hey wood —
voted that the Petitioner be heard thereon before the General
Court on the third Wednesday of their next Session and that in
the mean time the Petitioner cause that the Substance of the Peti-
tion and order of Court thereon be published three weeks Succes-
sively in one of the New Hampshire News papers also posted up
in some public place in the Town of New Ipswich Six weeks Suc-
cessively prior to the Sitting of said Court that any
person or persons may *then appear and Shew cause * 14-100
(if any they have) why the prayer thereof may not be
granted — Sent up by Mr Emerson
Voted that Mr Freeman, Mr Macgregore Mr Whitcomb Mr
1 66 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. [I79I
Smith & Mr Chamberlain with such of the Honb1 Senate as they
may join be a Committee to consider of the Petition of Samuel
Dana and Stephen Dole Esquires and report thereon —
Sent up by Mr Emerson
Whereas the Inferior Court of Common pleas by Law to be
holden at Portsmouth in the County of Rockingham on the first
Tuesday of February next wrill probably happen at the time of
this Court's Sitting many members of which, and other persons
obliged to attend here have business at said Court of Common
pleas —
Therefore Resolved that the said Inferior Court of Common
pleas by Law to be holden at said Portsmouth on the first Tues-
day of February next be and hereby is adjourned to the fourth
Tuesday of February next then to be holden at Portsmouth and
all Suits and pleas now pending at said Court and all writs and
processes returnable to said Court of Common pleas to be held
as aforesaid shall be returned to and Sustained at said Court to
be holden on the fourth Tuesday of February next and that all
persons concerned are to take notice & govern themselves accord-
inglv — Sent up by M1' Bradley
Upon reading and considering the Petition of Jonathan Hoyt
voted that the Petitioner be heard thereon before the General
Court on the third Wednesday of the next Session and that in the
mean time the Petitioner cause that the substance of the Petition
and order of Court thereon be published three weeks Successively
in the Concord herald also posted up in some public place in the
Town of Orange three weeks Successively Six weeks
* 14-101 prior* to the sitting of said Court that an}' person or
persons may then appear and Shew cause why the prayer
thereof may not be granted and that all processes against the said
Hoyt be stayed until the decision of the General Court —
Sent up by Mr Bradley
Voted that Mr Holmes, Mr Allen and M1' Wellman with such of
the Honb1 Senate as they may join be a Committee to consider of
the Petition of William Loudon & report thereon —
Sent up by Mr Penniman
Agreably to the order of the day proceeded to a hearing on
Petitions but came to no determination before adjournment
Voted that the remainder of the hearings which were to have
been this day before the General Court be postponed until to mor-
row of which all persons concerned are to take notice and govern
themselves accordingly — Sent up by Mr Bradley
Adjourned to 9 o'Clock to morrow morning
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167
FRIDAY Janr 2iht 1791.
[Resumed the consideration and determination on the petitions
which were heard the last evening.]
[The House met according to adjournment.
Upon hearing and considering the Petition of Hanson Hight
voted that the Petition be dismissed — ]
Upon hearing and considering the Petition of Majr William
Boynton, motion was made that the prayer of said Petition be
granted, on which motion the yeas and nays were called and are
as follows —
Yeas.
Mr Wentworth
Mr Cilley
Mr McClarey
Mr Clough
Mr Chamberlain
Mr Bradley
Mr Bartlett
Mr Gibson
Mr Palmer
* Nays.
Mr Gains
Mr Connor
Mr Blanchard
Mr Weeks
Mr Brown
Yeas.
Mr Taylor
Mr Dole
Mr Barrett
Mr Clark
Mr Cragin
Mr Fifield
Mr Gerrish
Mr Prescutt
M1' Alexander
Nays.
Mr White
Mr Eastman
Mr Hill
Mr Jos Smith
Mr Kellie
Yeas.
Mr Temple
Mr M Smith
Mr Rand
Mr Allen
Mr Wellman
Mr Lane
Mr Holmes
Mr Stone
Nays.
M1' Giles
Mr Bedee
Mr N Hoit
Mr McMillan
Mr Shepherd
Yeas.
Mr Kimball
Mr Baker
Mr Burnam
Mr Crawford
Mr Payne
Mr Tarlton
Mr Dame
Mr Young
Nays. * I4-IO2
M1' Stiles
Mr Whitcomb
Mr Grout
Mr Penniman
Mr Morse
34 Yeas — 20 Nays — so the prayer thereof was granted and
the Petitioner hath leave to bring in a Bill accordingly —
Sent up by M1 Warner
Voted that Mr Gaines, Mr Warner and Mr Clough with such of
the Honb1 Senate as they may join be a Committee to take under
consideration the Several matters contained in the letters from Col0
Clapp to his Excellency the President and report thereon —
Sent up by Mr Warner
Upon reading and considering the Petition of the Inhabitants of
Unity and the report of a Committee thereon voted that the Peti-
tioners be heard thereon before the General Court on the third
Tuesday [Thursday] of their next session and that in the mean
time the Petitioners cause that the substance of the Petition and
order of Court thereon be posted up in some public place in the
Town of Unity three weeks Successively Six weeks prior to the
l68 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. [I79I
said day of hearing that any person or persons may then appear
and shew cause why the prayer thereof may not be granted —
Sent up by Mr Brown
Voted that Mr Barrett Mr Hoit and Mr Macgregore with such
of the Honb1 Senate as they may join be a Committee to consider
of the Petition of Mary Neal and John Neal and report thereon —
Sent up by Mr Brown
Voted that the Account of George Osborne be referred to the
Committee on the account of George Hough and that they report
thereon — Sent up by Mr Alexander
Voted that Mr Macgregore, Mr Gibson & Mr Abbott with such
of the Honb1 Senate as they may join be a Committee to consider
of the Petition of John Orr Esq1' & report thereon
Sent up by M1' Alexander —
* 14-103 * Voted that Mr Page Mr Crawford & Mr Bartlett with
such of the Honb1 Senate as they may join be a Com-
mittee to consider of the Petition of Doctr Nathan Smith and report
thereon — Sent up by M1' Kimball
An Act to incorporate a tract of Land lying south of Peter-
borough in the County of Hillsborough was read a third time and
passed to be Enacted — Sent up by Mr Young & Mr Emerson
The Committee on the Petition of Love Runnels reported that
the prayer of said Petition be granted and that she have leave to
bring in a Bill accordingly which report being read and consid-
ered voted that it be received and accepted —
Sent up by Mr Burn am
An Act to restore Elisabeth McClarey to her Law — was read a
third time and passed to be Enacted —
Sent up by Mr Ciough & M1' Flanders —
An Act to enable the Select men of New London in the County
of Hillsborough to assess Levy and collect a Tax on all the Lands
of Nonresident proprietors in said Town of three pence ^r acre
for the purpose of repairing the public roads in said New London,
was read a third time and passed to be Enacted —
Sent up by Mr Ciough & Mr Flanders
An Act to impower the Select men of Orange to Assess a Tax of
a half penny upon an Acre Annually for the term of three years
upon all the unimproved lands in said Town for the purpose of
making and repairing highways in said Town — was read a third
time and passed to be Enacted —
Sent up by M1 Ciough & Mr Flanders
1791] JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. 169
An Act to enable Supply Clap Esqr Joseph Champney merchant
and Jane Boyd widow all of Portsmouth in the County of Rock-
ingham Executors of the last will and Testament of George Boyd
late of Portsmouth Esqr deceased to sell & convey to Nathanael
Healy of Hampton Falls in said County trader certain parcels of
Land set off to said Executors by Executions on a Judg-
ment recovered by said Executors against * the Execu- * 14-104
tors of Meshech Weare Esq1' deceased — was read a
third time and passed to be Enacted —
Sent up by Mr Smith & Mr Dame
An Act to vest the Exclusive priviledge of keeping a ferry over
a certain part of Connecticut river in Joseph Tilden of Lebanon
his heirs and assigns, was read a third time and passed to be
Enacted— Sent up by Mr Smith & Mr Dame
Adjourned to 3 o'Clock P. M —
met accordingly
The Committee on the Petition of David Perkins & others In-
habitants of Campbells Gore reported that the prayer thereof be
granted and that the Petitioners have leave to bring in a Bill or
resolve accordingly, which report being read and considered voted
that it be received and accepted — Sent up by Mr Dame
Upon reading and considering the Petition of the Inhabitants
of Orford voted that the Petitioners be heard thereon before the
General Court on the third Wednesday of their next session and
that in the mean time the Petitioners cause that the Substance of
the Petition and order of Court thereon be published three weeks
Successively in [one of the New Hampshire newspapers] the
New Hampshire Gazzette also cause that said Copy and order be
posted up in some public place in the Town of Orford three weeks
Successively Six weeks prior to the sitting of said Court that any
person or persons may then appear and shew cause why the
prayer thereof may not be granted — Sent up by Mr Dame
Agreably to the order of the day proceeded to a hearing on
Petitions —
Upon hearing and considering the Petition of the Heirs of John
Wentworth Esq1- deceased voted that the prayer thereof be granted
and that they have leave to bring in a Bill accordingly —
Sent up by Mr Eastman
Upon hearing and considering the Petition of the
select * men of Alstead voted that the prayer thereof be * 14-105
granted and that they have leave to bring in a Bill
accordingly — Sent up by Mr Shepherd —
I/O NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. [I79I
Upon reading and considering the Petition from Wendall voted
that the Petitioners have leave to bring in a Bill for raising a Tax
of one half penny ^r year for three years on each Acre of land in
Wendall — Sent up by Mr Connor —
Voted that Mr Cilley, Mr Page & Mr Sherburne with such of
the Honb1 Senate as they may join be a Committee to consider of
the Petition and Account of Daniel Putnam and report thereon —
Sent up by Mr Smith
Voted that the hearing on the Petition of Joseph Hicks Esq1"
which was to have been this Session of the General Court be
postponed until the third Wednesday of the next Session of which
all persons concerned are to take notice and govern themselves
accordingly — Sent up by Mr Smith —
Resolved that no extent in future be issued against the Select
men of Concord in the County of Grafton or the Select men of
Concord alias Gunthwait or any Inhabitant thereof for any Taxes
due from said Town prior to the year 1789 until a Special Act pass
the General Court directing the manner of levying and collecting
said Taxes — Sent up by Mr Young
Voted that his Excellency the President be requested to procure
an accurate survey of the land owned by the state on the Island
of New Castle contiguous to fort William & Mary with a plan of
the Fort and light house as soon as conveniently may be —
Sent up by Mr Chamberlain
An act to impower the select men of Wolfborough to assess
and collect a Tax of one penny ^r Acre Annually for the term of
two years upon all the lands in said Town to be appropriated for
the purpose of repairing the highways in said Town, was read a
third time and passed to be Enacted —
Sent up by Mr Hill & M1' Eames
* 14-106 * Adjourned to 9 o'Clock to morrow morning
SATURDAY Janr 22d 1791.
The House met according to adjournment
The Committee on the Petition of the Trustees of Atkinson
Academy reported that the prayer thereof be granted under such
regulations and restrictions as the General Court shall think
proper and that a Bill be brought in accordingly, which report
being read and considered voted that it be received and accepted —
Sent up by Mr Gibson
Upon reading and considering the Petition of William Page of
Charlestown in behalf of the Inhabitants thereof and the report of
I791] JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. 171
a Committee thereon voted that the prayer thereof be so far
granted as that they have liberty to bring in a Bill for an incorpo-
ration and for raising one Thousand pounds Lawful money by
Lottery — Sent up by Mr Smith
Upon reading and considering the Petition of the Trustees of
Chesterfield Academy voted that the prayer thereof be granted and
that they have leave to bring in a Bill for raising one thousand
pounds by Lottery, for the purpose mentioned in said Petition —
Sent up by Mr Smith
Upon reading and considering the Petition of the Trustees of
New Ipswich Academy and the report of a Committee thereon
voted that the Petitioners have leave to bring in a Bill for raising
one thousand pounds by Lottery for the purpose mentioned in said
Petition — Sent up by Mr Smith
Upon reading and considering the Petition of the proprietors of
the Aurean school (so called) or intended Academy in Amherst
and the report of a Committee thereon voted that the prayer of
the Petitition be so far granted as that the petitioners have leave to
bring in a Bill for an incorporation and for raising one Thousand
pounds by Lottery for the purposes suggested in said Petition —
Sent up by Mr Smith
*Upon reading and considering the Petition from the * 14-107
Town of Hampton voted that the prayer thereof be so
far granted as that they have leave to bring in a Bill for raising
fifteen hundred pounds Lawful money by Lottery for the purpose
therein mentioned providing in said Bill that if said money shall
not be wholly wanted for said purpose that they be accountable to
the state for the surplusage — Sent up by Mr Toppan
Upon reading and considering the Petition of the Select men of
New Hampton voted that the Petitioners be heard thereon before
the General Court on the third Wednesday of the next Session
and that in the mean time the petitioners cause that the Substance
of the Petition and order of Court thereon be published three
weeks successively in the New Hampshire Gazzette six weeks
prior to the sitting of said Court that any person or persons may
then appear and shew cause (if any they have) why the prayer
thereof may not be granted — Sent up by Mr Prescutt
Resolved that it is the Opinion of this House that Woodbury
Langdon Esq1' being under impeachment of this House for mis-
conduct and maladministration in Office as a Justice of the supe-
rior Court of Judicature ought not to be permitted to resign said
Office — on which resolve the yeas & nays were called and are as
follows —
172
NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS.
[1791
Yeas. Yeas. Yeas. Yeas.
Mr Macgregore Mr Hale Mr Prescutt Mr Grout
Mr Blanchard Mr Copp Mr Alexander Mr Kimball
Mr White Mr Warner Mr Temple Mr Duncan
Mr Eastman Mr Wallace Mr M Smith Mr Baker
Mr Hill Mr Fifield M^ Rand M' Payne
Mr Chamberlain Mr Page Mr Allen Mr Tarlton
Mr Jos Smith Mr Shepherd Mr Wellman Mr Dame
Mr Palmer Mr Stiles M? Lane Mr Young
Nays. Nays. Nays. Nays.
Mr Gains Mr McClarey Mr Parker Mr Penniman
Mr Sherburne M* Clough Mr Barrett Mr Morse
Mr Wentworth M>' Bradley Mr Clark M* Stone
Mr Weeks Mr Gibson Mr Cragin Mr Crawford
Mr Brown Mr Kellie Mr Gerrish Mr E Hoit
Mr Plummer Mr N Hoit Mr Whitcomb Mr Eames
Mr Cilley
32 Yeas — 25 Nays — so it passed into a Resolve —
* 14-108 * Resolved that it is the Opinion of this House that the
said Woodbury Langdon Esq1- in writing a letter ad-
dressed to the President of this State and sundry papers inclosed
addressed to the Honb1 Senate with desire that the same be com-
municated to both Houses of the Legislature (which has been
done) is guilty of a Contempt of both Houses and especially to
the said Honb1 Senate in as much as the Same papers contain
pleas and answers to matters that are and ought to come before
the said Honb1 Senate in a Judicial way and that the matters con-
tained in the Same papers must be considered as an unwarrant-
able attempt to prejudice the minds of the members of the said
Honb1 Senate in a cause that is judicially to come before them and
that the said papers contain Scandalous insinuations injurious to
the characters of the Members of both houses and of many respect-
able Officers in this State — On reading the foregoing motion was
made that it pass into a Resolve of this House on which motion
the yeas and nays were called and are as follows —
Yeas.
M* Wentworth
Mr Macgregore
Mr Blanchard
Mr White
Mr Eastman
M* Hill
M1' Chamberlain
M>- JoB Smith
W Palmer
Yeas.
Mi" Hale
M* McMillan
Mr Warner
Mr Wallace
M* Fifield
Mr Page
Mr Shepherd
M* Stiles
Yeas.
Mr Prescutt
Mr Alexander
Mr Temple
M* M Smith
Mr Rand
M* Allen
Mr Wellman
Mr Lane
Yeas.
Mr Grout
Mr Stone
Mr Kimbali
Mr Duncan
Mr Payne
Mr Tarlton
Mr Dame
Mr Young
I79l] JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. 173
Nays.
Nays.
Nays.
Nays.
Mr Gains
Mr McClarey
Mr Parker
Mr Penniman
Mr Sherburne
Mr Clough
Mr Barrett
Mr Morse
Mr Weeks
Mr Bradley
Mr Clark
M1' Baker
Mr Brown
Mr Gibson
Mr Cragin
Mr Crawford
Mr Plummer
Mr Kellie
Mr Gerrish
Mr E Hoit
Mr Cilley
Mr N Hoit
Mr Whitcomb
Mr Eames
33 Yeas — 24 Nays — so it passed into a Resolve
Upon hearing and considering the Petition of the Inhabitants of
Pelham voted that the Petitioners be heard thereon before the
General Court on the Second Thursday of their next Session and
that in the mean time the Petitioners cause that the Substance of
the Petition and order of Court thereon be posted up at both
of the meeting houses in said Pelham three weeks
* Successively six weeks prior to the sitting of said * 14-109
Court that any person or persons may then appear and
shew cause why the prayer thereof may not be granted —
Sent up by Mr Prescutt
Adjourned to Monday next at 9 o'Clock AM —
MONDAY Janr 24th 1791.
The House met according to adjournment
The vote for granting the prayer of the Petition of the Heirs of
Col0 John Wentworth came down from the Honb1 Senate for the
following amendment that the Petitioners have leave to bring in a
Bill for setting aside the Levy and that the creditor be impowered
to levy on the same land or so much thereof as may by a fair
legal and impartial appraisement be sufficient to satisfy said
Execution and legal costs on a levy to be served by the sheriff or
some deputy by him specially appointed for that purpose and that
the creditor be placed in as advantageous circumstances respecting
said Execution as he was by Law at the time of the former serv-
ice— which amendment was read and concurred —
Sent up by Mr Gains —
Upon reading and considering the Petition of Otis Baker and
others and the Petition of Richard Tripe & others voted that they
be refered to the Committee on the Petition of Jacob Green &
Enoch Noyes and that they report thereon —
Sent up by M1' Gains
Voted that Mr White, M1' Barrett and Mr Macgregore with
such of the Honb1 Senate as they may join be a Committee to con-
sider of the Petition of Benjamin Prescutt and report thereon —
Sent up by Mr Gains
174 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. [I79I
An Act to make good a title to certain lands in Hancock to
Thomas Cochran Junr and others the original Deed of which is
lost — was read a third time and passed to be Enacted —
Sent up by Mr Gains & Mr Smith
Voted that the Account of Cap1 Joseph Smith amounting to
thirty Six shillings be allowed & paid out of the Treasury bv
order of the President — Sent up by Mr Stiles —
* 14-110 *Upon hearing and considering the Petition of the
Select men of Lyman and the agreement of the parties
voted that the Petitioner have leave to bring in a Bill for rasing a
Tax of one half penny ^r year on every acre of Land in said
Town for the term of three years — Sent up by M1* Stiles
Adjourned to 3 o'Clock P. M —
Met accordingly
Voted that Mr Whitcomb, Mr Wellman & Mr Hill with such of
the Honb1 Senate as they may join be a Committee to consider of
the Petition of Alexander Plumbley and report thereon —
Sent up by M1' Holmes
The Honb1 Senate having returned the vote for granting the
prayer of the Petition of the Inhabitants of the Northwest part of
Lyndborough Motion was made to appoint a Committee to view
the Situation of the Inhabitants of Lvndsborough as well those
that were not Petitioners as those that were and that said Commit-
tee report their Opinion at the next Session of the General Court —
Whereupon voted that the Honb1 Timothy Farrar James Un-
derwood and Jeremiah Page Esquires be a Committee to view the
premises and that it be done at the cost of the Inhabitants of
Lyndsborough and that said Committee notify the Petitioners
from the Several Towns Seasonably of the time place and design
of their meeting — Sent up by M1' Holmes
Voted that the account of George Jerry Osborne amounting to
Sixty live pounds Seven shillings and three pence be allowed and
paid out of the Treasury by order of the President
Sent up by Mr Holmes
Upon reading and considering the Account of Ezekiel Dow and
the report of a Committee thereon voted that the said Dow have
and receive Eighteen Shillings in full for his Account and that the
...
President give order on the Treasurer for said Sum —
Sent up by M1' Smith
* 14-1 1 1 Voted that William Loudon have and receive out of * the
Treasury Six pounds to enable him to pay some house
rent at New Castle and to help him to remove his family into
I791] JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. 175
some place in the Interior part of this state and that said Sum be
paid to George Gains Esq1" for the above purposes and that the
President give order accordingly — Sent up by M1' McMillan
Voted that M1' Temple Mr Copp and Mr Well man with such of
the Honb1 Senate as they may join be a Committee to consider of
the Petition of Michael Dwyer and report thereon —
Sent up by Mr Crawford
Adjourned to 9 o'Clock to morrow morning —
TUESDAY Janr 25th 1791.
The House met according to adjournment
An Act in Addition to and to alter an Act intitled an Act to set
off and Incorporate a number of the Inhabitants living in the
Northwest part of Amherst into a parish passed the twenty fourth
day of January 1789 — was read a third time and passed to be
Enacted — Sent up by Mr Warner & Mr Copp —
Voted that the Excise on exciseable articles from & after the
first day of October last to the first day of January instant be col-
lected in the same way and manner as has heretofore been legally
practised excepting only that no person who shall duly and to the
best of his knowledge and Judgment on Oath render an Account
of all the exciseable articles by him bought sold expended or
owned within said term shall be liable to any prosecution for or on
Account of his Selling Spirituous liquors within said term without
license therefor and that an Act or Resolve be passed for that
purpose — Sent up by M1' Warner —
Voted that Mr Cragin, Mr Wentworth Mr Holmes Mr Gains &
Mr Kimball with such of the Honb1 Senate as they may join be a
Committee to consider of the Memorial and Petition of Jonathan
Chase Esq1' and report thereon — Sent up by Mr Brown
The Committee on the Petition of Mary Neal and John Neal
administrators to the Estate of John Neal Esq1' deceased reported
that the prayer of the said Petition be so far granted as that an
Act be passed confirming the title to the heirs and Assigns
of the said John Deceased of in and to certain lands * part * 14-1 1 2
of the Society lands so called purchased by the said
John Neal Esq1' in his life time of Robert Smith Agent of the
confiscated Estate of Stephen Holland Esq1' an Absentee Referance
being had to the deed of conveyance from the said Robert to
the said John Neal Esq1' since deceasd bearing date on or about
the 24th of May 1781 for a particular description of said Lands —
176 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. [I79I
The said Stephen Hollands deed of certain lands to one John
Quigley Esqr notwithstanding — which report being read and con-
sidered voted that it be received and accepted —
Sent up by Mr Allen
Voted that Mr Blanchard, Mr E Hoit and Mr Warner with such
of the Honb1 Senate as they may join be a Committee to consider
of the Petition of the Select men of Bath and report thereon —
Sent up by Mr Lane
Adjourned to 3 o'Clock P. M —
Met accordingly —
Voted that Mr White, M1' Abbott & JVT Gerrish with such of the
Honb1 Senate as they may join be a Committee to consider of the
Petition of Rebecca Barrett and report thereon —
Sent up by Mr Wentworth
Voted that the Account of the Honb1 Phillips White Esqr
amounting to Sixteen pounds, Sixteen shillings be allowed and
paid out of the Treasury by order of the President —
Sent up by Mr Toppan
Voted that Mr Plummer, Mr Toppan, Mr Holmes JVT Cilley and
Mr Gibson with such of the Honb1 Senate as they may join be a
Committee to consider of the Petition of the Inhabitants of Cor-
nish and Plainfield and report thereon — Sent up by Mr Fifield
Voted that Mr Abbott, Mr Allen & Mr [E.] Hoit with such of
the Honb1 Senate as they may join be a Committee to consider of
the Petition of Archibald McMurphy Esq1' & report thereon —
Sent up by M1" McGregore
Adjourned to 9 o'Clock to morrow morning
WEDNESDAY Jan* 26th 1791
The House met according to adjournment
M4-113 * Voted that Mr Wallace, Mr Connor Mr Abbott, Mr
Sherburne and M1' Eames with such of the Honb1 Sen-
ate as the}' may join be a Committee to consider of the Petition of
William Vans & others and report thereon —
Sent up by M1' Burn am
Voted that Col" David Page be directed to apply to Cap1 Josiah
Gil man of Exeter or any other public officer in this state for the
original Order said to be drawn by Benjamin Heath a Soldier in
Col" Hazzens Regiment in favour of Daniel Cook & said Officer
or Officers are hereby directed to deliver said Original order to
said Page and keep an attested Copy in their hands —
Sent up by Mr Burnam
I791] JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. 177
Voted that Mr Plummer Mr Badger, Mr Abbott Mr Whitcomb &
M1' Paine with such of the Honb1 Senate as they may join be a
Committee to report what sums are necessary to be raised to de-
fray the charges of Government the current year and lay the Same
before this House — Sent up by Mr Burnam
Voted that Mr Warner, Mr Sherburne, Mr Badger Mr Holmes
[Hale] and Mr Young with such of the Honb1 Senate as they
may join be a Committee to report what allowances shall be made
to the Officers of the Civil list for the year past and lay the Same
before this House — Sent up by M1 Dame
Voted that M1' Badger and Mr Hale be added to the Committee
on the Petition of Archibald McMurphy Esq1' and that they report
thereon — Sent up by Mr Dame
Voted that the Petition of B [Otis Baker] R Watson and others
and the Petition of Joseph Waldron and others be referred to the
Committee on the Petition of Jacob Green & Enoch Noyes and that
they report thereon — Sent up by Mr Stiles
Voted that a paper signed Samuel Payne be referred to the
Committee on the Petition of Jonathan Chase Esqr and that they
report thereon — Sent up by Mr Stiles
Resolved that the managers appointed by and in behalf of
the House of Representatives to manage the Impeachment ex-
hibited by this House to the Honb1 Senate against
* Woodbury Langdon Esqr be instructed to enter a noli * 14-114
prosequi to said Impeachment —
Whereas Woodbury Langdon Esq1' one of the Justices of the
Superior Court of Judicature was impeached by the House of
Representatives of misconduct and maladministration in office and
whereas he hath been duly summoned and notified to appear be-
fore the Honb1 Senate to answer to said Impeachment on the 25th
of January instant at the Senate Chamber in Concord but hath
not obeyed said Summons but hath gone out of the state and as it
is doubtful whether a trial can be had upon said Impeachment
except the said Woodbury Langdon Esq1- be personally present
and as it is of Importance for the due administration of Justice
that the Superior Court consist of all the justices of said Court —
Therefore Resolved that his Excellency the President and Hon-
ourable Council be and hereby are requested to remove the said
Woodbury Langdon Esq1' from his office of Justice of the Supe-
rior Court of Judicature of said State Sent up by Mr Crawford
Voted that the Petition of the Select men of Pembrook and
the Select men of Bow be referred to the Committee on the
178 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. [I79I
Petition of Jacob Green and Enoch Noyes and that they report
thereon — Sent up by Mr Bartlett
The vote for granting the prayer of the Petition of Samuel
Randall came down from the Honb1 Senate for the following
amendment, " that said Randall have leave to enter the same action
at the Superior Court next to be holden at Dover in and for said
County on the third Tuesday of April next leaving the same open
to trial by Jury and giving fourteen days notice previous to the
sitting of said Court to said Roberts — and the Judges of said
Court are impowered to hear the cause correct any error there
may be (if not tried by jury) and give judgment thereon" —
which was read and concurred —
Sent up by Mr Eames
* 14-115 * Upon reading and considering the Account of Daniel
Putnam voted that he be allowed Sixteen pounds in
full of all demands and that the President give order accordingly —
Sent up by Mr Young
Upon reading and considering the Petition of Rebecca Barrett
and the report of a Committee thereon Voted that the prayer
thereof be granted and that she have leave to bring in a Resolve
accordingly — Sent up by Mr Prescutt
An Act to set aside the levy of an Execution heretofore made
upon the Estate of the late Honb1 John Wentworth Esqr deceased
in the hands of Thomas Mellet Wentworth and James Carr Ad-
ministrators de bonis non to said Estate — was read a third time
and passed to be Enacted —
Sent up by Mr Cilley & Mr Whitcomb
Voted that Mr Eastman, Mr Gains, Mr Allen, Mr Hoit & Mr
Weeks with such of the Honb1 Senate as the}7 may join be a Com-
mittee to consider of the Petition of the Select men of Plastow
and report thereon — Sent up by Mr Smith —
Adjourned to 3 o'Clock P. M —
Met accordingly —
An Act to impower the Inhabitants of Wendall in the County
of Cheshire to levy a Tax on all the Lands public rights excepted
in said Town for making bridging and repairing the highways —
was read a third time and passed to be Enacted —
Sent up by M1' Young & Mr Warner
An Act to repeal such parts of the Several Acts of this state as
imposed an excise on spirituous Liquors and other Articles was
read a third time and passed to be Enacted —
Sent up by Mr Hill & Mr Holmes
Adjourned to 9 o'Clock to morrow morning
I791] JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. 179
THURSDAY Janr 27th 1791
The House met according to adjournment
An Act providing remedy when executions are levied upon
Estate not the property of the debtor — was read a third time and
passed to be Enacted — Sent up by Mr Crawford & Mr Tarlton
An Act to impower the Inhabitants of Alexandria in the County
of Grafton to levy a Tax on all the lands (publick lands excepted)
in said Town for the purpose of making & repairing the high-
ways— was read a third time and passed to be Enacted —
Sent up by Mr Stiles & Mr Wentworth
* Voted that William Harper Esqr have and receive * 14-116
out of the Treasury twelve shillings in full for his carry-
ing precepts to Plymouth and that the President give order accord-
ingly— Sent up by Mr Stiles
Voted that Mr Wentworth, Mr White, Mr Sherburne Mr Whit-
comb & Mr Allen with such of the Honb1 Senate as they may join
be a Committee to consider of the Account of Jacob Green and
all Similar matters & report thereon Sent up by Mr Stiles
Voted that Mr Connor, M1' Macgregore & Mr White with such
of the Honb1 Senate as they may join be a Committee to consider
of the Petition of John Nesmith and report thereon —
Sent up by Mr Flanders —
Voted that Mr Taylor Mr Jos Smith & Mr Gibson with such of
the Honb1 Senate as they may join be a Committee to consider of
the Petition of Isaac Baldwin and report thereon —
Sent up by M1 Flanders —
The House resolved themselves into a Committee of the whole
on the report of the Select Committee on Money in the Treasury
outstanding Taxes &c — Mr Sherburne in the chair — proceeded
to the consideration of said Report and after Some conversation
on the Subject the Committee rose with leave to sit again and the
Speaker resumed the chair —
Adjourned to 3 o'Clock P. M —
Met accordingly
Voted that the hearing on the Petition of Richard Sincler Junr
which was to have been this day before the General Court be
postponed to Thursday next of which all persons concerned are
to take notice and govern themselves accordingly —
Sent up by Mr Morse
The House again Resolved themselves into a Committee of the
whole on the Subject matter of appropriating the money in the
l80 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. [I79I
Treasury collection of out standing taxes &c and after some consid-
erable debate on the Subjects the Committee rose with leave to sit
again, and the Speaker resumed the chair & Mr Sherburne in
behalf of the Committee reported progress —
* 14-117 * Adjourned to 9 o'Clock to morrow morning
FRIDAY Jan* 28th 1791.
The House met according to adjournment
x\n Act to impower the Select men [inhabitants] of Lyman in
the County of Grafton to Levy a Tax on all the lands public rights
excepted in said Town for making and repairing highways
therein — was read a third time and passed to be Enacted
Sent up by Mr Hill & Mr Penniman
Voted that Mr Parker, Mr Taylor and Mr Shepherd with such
of the Honb1 Senate as they may join be a Committee to consider
of the Account of Ozias Silsby and report thereon —
Sent up by Mr Gibson
The Committee on the Petition of John Nesmith reported that
the prayer thereof be granted and that he have leave to bring in
a Bill accordingly which report being read & considered voted
that it be received and accepted — Sent up by Mr Gibson
Voted that Mr Hoit, Mr Warner & Mr Macgregore with such)
of the Honb1 Senate as they may join be a Committee to consider!
of the Petition of John Livingston & report thereon
Sent up by Mr Baker
Voted that the Account of William Page Esq1' and others be
refered to the Committee on the Account of Jacob Green & that
they report thereon — Sent up by Mr Baker
Voted that the Account of J D Griffith be refered to the Com-
mittee on the printers accounts — Sent up by M1' Grout
The Committee appointed to consider of the Petition of Daniel
Rindge Esqr and others reported that his Excellency the Presi-
dent with the Honb1 Council be requested to examine the Jour-
nals & Rolls of the Sitting of the General Court under the former!
government in the late Province now state of New Hampshire soi
far as may be necessary to determine what sums are due to the
Members of the Council and House of Representatives for their
attendance in the General Court under the said Goverment for the
two last years previous to the Revolution and upon a proper ad-|
justment of the Ballances or arrears due to the said Members!
respectively for said term Accounting and reckoning the said
I791] JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. l8l
Counsellors at Seven Shillings ^r day each for their
attendance and the said Representatives *Six Shillings * 14-118
*§r day each for their attendance in said General Court
and a proper roll of said arrears being made and certified that his
Excellency the President give order for the payment thereof out of
the state Treasury and that a Resolve be passed for that purpose —
which report being read and considered voted that it be received
and accepted — Sent up by Mr Grout
The vote for postponing the hearing of the Petition of Richard
Sincler Jun1' to Thursday next came down from the Honb1 Senate
for the following amendment " That the hearing on said Petition
be postponed until the second Tuesday of the next Session instead
of Thursday next " — which amendment was read and con-
curred — Sent up by Mr Grout
Voted that Mr Hill, Mr Connor and Mr Whitcomb with such of
the Honb1 Senate as they may join be a Committee to consider of
the Petition of the Select men of New Holderness and report
thereon — Sent up by Mr Abbott
Voted that the Account of Supply Clap Nath11 Rogers and
Nath11 Gilman Esquires amounting to twelve pounds be allowed
and paid out of the Treasury by order of the President —
Sent up by Mr Abbott—
Voted that Mr Wentworth Mr Hale & Mr Plummer with such
of the Honb1 Senate as they may join be a Committee to consider
of the Petition of Ebenezer Thompson Junr and report thereon —
Sent up by Mr Warner
Voted that Mr Gains, Mr Plummer, Mr Barrett Mr Bradley &
Mr Baker with such of the Honb1 Senate as they may join be a
Committee to take under consideration the report of the Commit-
tee who were appointed at the last session to settle the accounts
between this state and the Treasurer thereof and report what shall
be done with the papers now in the hands of the Committee —
Sent up by Mr Warner —
Said Report is as follows —
*The Committee appointed at the last Session of the * 14-119
General Court to settle the Accounts between this State
and the Treasurer thereof reported as follows — viz
tvt tt r £ Exeter December o 1700 —
JNew Hamp1 $ " Iy
Pursuant to a vote of the Honb1 General Court passed at Con-
cord the 1 8th day of June last appointing us the Subscribers a
Committee for Examining and settling the Accounts between the
l82 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. [I79I
state and the Treasurer thereof do report that we have carefully
examined the Treasurer's books Accounts and documents relative
thereto from the time of his appointment up to the 31st day of July
last to which period they are closed and have received from him
as follows (viz)
An Account of state Notes and certificates issued by him and
dated July 31st 1788 for the cancelling old notes and Interest due
thereon — part of the principal and Sundry Orders drawn by the
President to issue notes — The Notes are numbered One to Nine
hundred & twenty five inclusive amounting to Twenty six thousand
eight hundred & Sixty one pounds Eleven Shillings & three
pence — The Certificates are Numbred from One to One thousand
four hundred & forty two inclusive amounting to Six thousand
seven hundred & forty three pounds three shillings and eight
pence — Also an Account of Certificates issued dated July 31st
1789 for one years Interest and part of the principal of state notes
dated July 31st 1788 and are numbred from One to One thousand
three hundred and fifty one inclusive amounting to four thousand
and Seventy three pounds three shillings and four pence and "$r
Book of record appears to have been Indorsed, of which Sum
notes to the amount of four hundred and Seventeen pounds ten
shillings and four pence are wholly paid and taken up —
The old Notes which we have received from the Treasurer and
for which new notes & certificates have been issued are of the fol-
lowing description (viz) Notes for money borrowed of Consoli-
dated value — Thirty four pounds fifteen shillings and ten
* 14-120 pence — Bounty Notes fifty nine pounds fifteen *Shil-
lings and Six pence — Depreciation Notes twenty five
pounds fourteen shillings — Consolidated Notes dated July 31st 1782
& July 31st 1784 (nominal amount) Sixteen hundred and ninety five
pounds four shillings & five pence and others dated July 31st 1785
(nominal amount) thirty three thousand Seven hundred and twenty
three pounds fifteen shillings and ten pence —
The orders drawn by the President to issue notes which we have
received, are for depreciation two hundred and Seventy one pounds
Seven shillings and eight pence — And for claims against confis-
cated Estates Nine hundred and eighty Six pounds ten shillings
& two pence exclusive of Interest, and there appears to have been
outstanding in state notes of various denominations on the aforesaid
thirty first day of July last the Sum of Seventy eight thousand
nine hundred and twelve pounds Sixteen shillings and eleven
pence and in Certificates of various dates issued for Interest and
I791] JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. 183
part of the principal of state notes the Sum of Ten Thousand four
hundred and eleven pounds eighteen shillings & four pence
We have received Sundry state notes which were taken into the
Treasury for Taxes, Excise (by Special orders of Court) and on
Account of the Masonian proprietors bonds to the amount of five
thousand Seven hundred and thirty one pounds Seven shillings &
three pence exclusive of Interest thereon — Also in state Certifi-
cates the Sum of Seventeen thousand Seven hundred & thirty five
pounds nineteen shillings and one penny which were received for
taxes — Also in Certificates issued by the late loan Officer to the
amount of Two hundred and Seventy one pounds ten shillings &
five pence which were received by order of the Honb1 Court equal
to state Certificates
The Account exhibited to us for the Amount of Continental Spe-
cie Taxes being twenty Six thousand eight hundred and Sixty eight
pounds Sixteen shillings and eleven pence is accounted
for in the following manner (viz) * Receipts produced * 14-121
for cash paid the late Loan Officer Three Thousand and
Six hundred pounds — Sundry Rolls for travel and attendance of
the Honb1 Senate, Council & House of Representatives to the
amount of Seventeen hundred and Seventy Six pounds three shil-
lings and four pence —
Presidents orders in favour of Sundry persons Two hundred and
Seventy pounds two shillings & ten pence — Outstanding on
Taxes for the years 1786 & 1787 (as ^r list) Thirteen Thousand
two hundred and forty one pounds two shillings & ten pence And
a Ballance amounting to Seven thousand nine hundred and Eighty
one pounds Seven shillings and eleven pence in Gold and Silver
in the Treasurers hands —
The State Specie Account amounting to Thirty Thousand two
hundred & thirty two pounds Seventeen shillings & three pence
half penny we have also received and is accounted for as follows
(viz) Presidents orders for eight Thousand Six hundred and forty
one pounds one shilling & five pence three farthings — An Abate-
ment of Sandwich Taxes for 1789 and 1790 (^r Order of Court)
Eight pounds fifteen Shillings and eleven pence — Bounties paid
on Wolves (^r Account) Five hundred and thirty one pounds
paid on Sundry Rolls for travel and attendance of the Honb1
Senate Council and House of Representatives Three Thousand
two hundred and Eighty eight pounds two shillings & Seven
pence half penny — Sundry State Notes received for excise (^r
order of Court) Seven hundred and thirty four pounds fourteen
184 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. [I79I
shillings and Seven pence — An Account for expences of Office
forty two pounds four shillings and five pence —
Outstanding on Taxes from 1786 to 1790 Inclusive (as *§r list)
Sixteen thousand nine hundred and four pounds nineteen Shillings
& nine pence three farthings — And a Ballance of Eighty one
pounds eighteen and five pence half penny due from the Treas-
urer for which sum he is to be debited in his new account with the
State —
We have also received an Account Continental Indents
* 14-122 amounting to fifty eight thousand four hundred * and
ninety four pounds two shillings & five pence and is
accounted for as follows (viz) The late loan Officers receipts for
thirteen thousand & thirty eight pounds five shillings — An
abatement on Sandwich Tax for 1789 (*$y order of Court) eighteen
pounds Seven shillings and nine pence — Presidents Orders in
favour of Thomas Odiorne One hundred and ninety four pounds
Seven Shillings and one penny farthing — Outstanding on Taxes
from 1786 to 1789 inclusive as ^r list Thirty four Thousand Six
hundred and Sixty three pounds thirteen shillings and nine pence,
And the ballance of Ten Thousand five hundred and Seventy
eight pounds eighteen shillings and nine pence three farthings we
have received in Indents issued for Interest on Continental
Securities —
The State certificate Account we have also received amounting
to forty nine thousand five hundred & twenty two pounds Sixteen
shillings and Six pence three farthings and is accounted for in the
following manner (viz) Presidents orders for Two Thousand eight
hundred and twenty eight pounds one Shilling and Seven pence
three farthings — Abatements *§* order of Court One hundred and
Seventy five pounds Eleven Shillings — Bounties paid on Wolves
Seven pounds ten shillings — Outstanding on Taxes from 1775 to
1788 inclusive as ^r list Twenty three thousand two hundred &
fifty seven pounds seven Shillings and nine pence half penny —
We have also received an Account for the Tax of Deficiency of
Soldiers amounting to three Thousand one hundred & nine pounds
two shillings and is accounted for as follows (viz) An abatement
in favour of the Town of Wendall (including Interest) Eighty
four pounds nineteen shillings and two pence Outstanding on said
Tax two thousand four hundred & nine pounds ten shillings & Six
pence (enclusive of Interest from 30th of November 1788) ( ^r list)
and the ballance of Six hundred & fifteen pounds and four pence
is carried to the credit of State Certificate account —
I79l] JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. 185
*The Account of the New Emission Tax amounting * 14-123
to five hundred and fifty five pounds nine shillings four
pence is accounted for as follows (viz) Presidents order in favour
of Thomas Odiorne for thirty eight pounds thirteen shillings and
one penny half penny. Outstanding (^r list) one hundred and
eighty six pounds Six shillings and ten pence and the Ballance of
three hundred and thirty pounds nine shillings & four pence half
penny we have received in New Emission Bills —
We have likewise received an Account for the Revenue of Im-
post amounting to thirteen hundred and Sixty five pounds nine
shillings and Seven pence including Interest received and is
Accounted for as follows (viz) Sundry bonds in the Treasury on
which appears to be due two hundred and forty four pounds thir-
teen shillings and Seven pence and the ballance of Eleven hun-
dred and twenty one pounds Sixteen shillings is carried to the
Credit of the state Specie account —
The Account for Revenue of Naval Office received of Eleazer
Russell Esq1' in cash and Orders amounts to One hundred and Six
pounds Seventeen shillings and ten pence half penny and is also
carried to the credit of state Specie Account —
An Account of the Masonian proprietors Bonds we have also
received on which appears to have been paid Fifteen hundred and
thirty Seven pounds ten shillings in state notes and two hundred
and thirteen pounds two shillings and eleven pence half penny
in Specie for which sum the state have been credited and there
is now due exclusive of Interest Ten Thousand four hundred and
Sixty two pounds ten Shillings in Notes and Twenty Six pounds
Seventeen shillings and one half penny in Specie —
There appears to be due on Rolls for travel & attendance of the
Honb1 Senate Council & House of Representatives (including a
Troop of Horse under Col0 Cogswells Command the Sum of One
thousand and Eighteen pounds two shillings & three pence half
penny in Specie & Seventeen pounds Six Shillings in New Emis-
sion money as ^r an Abstract made out on which we have certified
the Same to be due —
* We have also received an Account of the old Con- * 14-124
tinental money in the Treasury amounting to three
million eight hundred and thirty four thousand Seven hundred &
twenty dollars and two thirds of a Dollar — Also an Account of
final settlement notes of the United states to the amount of thirty
three thousand one hundred & forty eight dollars and Sixty three
ninetieths of a Dollar which are also in the Treasury on which
l86 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. [I79I
Interest appears to have been paid up to the 31st day of December
1787 and for which interest the state has been credited —
The Several Accounts — Orders — Notes — Certificates Indents
&c which we have received are ready to be delivered to the Order
of the Honb1 Court at the Same time beg leave to observe that
the Accounts have been kept in a very regular and fair manner
are right cast and well vouched except the Expence Account
which is not warranted by any order but is submitted to the Honb1
Court — C Supply Clap ^
Signed } Nath11 Gilman i Comtee
( Nath11 Rogers )
N. B. The Treasurer in renewing some notes belonging to
Majr Caleb Stark & Maj1' Daniel Livermore omitted deducting the
Several Indorsements of principal, made on said Notes, which
errors amounting to One hundred and Sixty two pounds and one
penny exclusive of Interest he is to credit the State in his new
account and charge the amount back on receiving the Same from
the said Stark & Livermore —
The House took under consideration on the expence Account
mentioned in the foregoing report, and voted that said Account
amounting to forty two pounds four shillings and five pence
be allowed — Sent up by Mr Gains
Adjourned to 3 oClock P. M —
Met accordingly —
An Act to restore Samuel Randall to his Law, was read a third
time and passed to be Enacted —
Sent up by Mr Warner & Mr Chamberlain
* 14-125 * Upon reading and considering the Petition of Isaac
Baldwin voted that the prayer thereof be granted so
far as that he have and receive out of the Treasury Twenty pounds,
and that the President give order accordingly —
Sent up by Mr Smith
Upon reading and considering the Petition of the Inhabitants of
Hampstead praying that the time of holding the Annual meeting
in said Town may be altered — voted that the prayer thereof be
granted and that thev have leave to bring in a Bill accordinglv —
Sent up by Mr Smith —
Took under consideration the report of the Committee of the
whole on the Collection of outstanding Taxes —
On [reading] the report of the Committee that eight Shillings
in Specie be received in lieu of twenty Shillings in Certificates for
the outstanding Certificates Taxes now uncollected — the yeas and
Nays were called and are as follows (viz)
I791] JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
187
Yeas. Yeas. Yeas. Yeas.
Mr Gains Mr Giles Mr Whitcomb Mr Stone
Mr Sherburne Mr N Hoit Mr Prescutt Mr Duncan
Mr Macgregore Mr Copp Mr Alexander Mr Burnam
Mr Clough Mr McMillan Mr Temple Mr Freeman
Mr Chamberlain Mr Taylor Mr M Smith Mr Payne
Mr Barrett Mr Warner Mr Rand Mr Tarlton
Mr Kellie Mr Fifield Mr Allen M' Dame
Mr Palmer Mr Flanders Mr Wellman Mr Young
Mr Hale Mr Page Mr Holmes
Nays. Nays. Nays. Nays.
Mr Connor Mr McClarey Mr Emerson Mr Shepherd
Mr Blanchard Mr Bradley Mr Parker Mr Stiles
Mr Weeks Mr Jos Smith Mr Abbott Mr Lane
Mr Brown Mr Gibson Mr Clark Mr Grout
Mr White Mr Badger Mr Cragin Mr Penniman
Mr Eastman Mr Bedee Mr Wallace Mr Morse
Mr Plummer Mr Dole Mr Gerrish Mr Crawford
Mr Cilley
35 Yeas — 29 Nays — so it passed in the affirmative
On report of the Committee that Six Shillings & eight pence be
received in lieu of Twenty shillings in Indents for the outstanding
Indent Taxes now uncollected, the Yeas and Nays were called
and are as follows — (viz) —
Yeas.
Mr Alexander
Mr Temple
Mr Rand
Mr Allen
Mr Wellman
Mr Holmes
Mr Stone
*Yeas.
Mr Gains
Mr Sherburne
Mr Macgregore
Mr Clough
Mr Chamberlain
Mr Bartlett
Mr Palmer
Mr Hale
Nays.
Mr Connor
Mr Blanchard
Mr Weeks
Mr Brown
Mr White
Mr Eastman
Mr Plummer
Mr Hill
Mr Cilley
Yeas.
Mr Bedee
Mr N Hoit
Mr Copp
Mr Taylor
Mr Warner
Mr Fifield
Mr Flanders
Mr Whitcomb
Nays.
Mr McClarey
Mr Bradley
Mr Jos Smith
Mr Gibson
Mr Kellie
Mr Badger
Mr Giles
Mr McMillan
Mr Dole
Yeas. * 14-121
Mr Baker
Mr Burnam
Mr Crawford
Mr Freeman
Mr Tarlton
Mr Dame
Mr Young
Nays.
Mr Emerson
Mr Parker
Mr Abbott
Mr Clark
Mr Cragin
Mr Wallace
Mr Gerrish
Mr Page
Mr Shepherd
Nays.
Mr Stiles
Mr Prescutt
Mr M Smith
Mr Lane
Mr Grout
M1* Penniman
M1' Morse
Mr Duncan
Mr Pavne
30 Yeas — 36 Nays — so it passed in the Negative
Motion was made that eight shillings in Specie be received in
lieu of twenty shillings in Indents for outstanding Indent Taxes
i8S
NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS.
[I79I
now uncollected, on which motion the yeas and nays were called
and are as follows (viz) —
Yeas.
Yeas.
Yeas.
Yeas.
Mr Gains
M* Hale
Mr Fifield
Mr Lane
Mr Sherburne
Mr Giles
Mr Flanders
Mr Holmes
Mr Macgregore
Mr Bedee
M1- Page
Mr Penniman
Mr Blanchard
Mr N Hoit
Mr Stiles
Mr Stone
M* Weeks
Mr Copp
Mr Whitcomb
Mr Duncan
Mr White
Mr McMillan
Mr Prescutt
Mr Baker
Mr McClarey
M1' Tavlor
M1' Alexander
Mr Burnam
Mr Clough
Mr Dole
Mr Temple
Mr Crawford
Mr Chamberlain
Mr Warner
Mr Smith
Mr Payne
Mr Bradley
Mr Parker
Mr Rand
Mr Tarlton
Mr Bartlett
Mr Abbott
Mr Allen
Mr Dame
Mr Kellie
Mr Clark
Mr Wellman
Mr Young
Mr Palmer
Nays.
Nays.
Nays.
Nays.
Mr Connor
Mr Hill
Mr Emerson
Mr Gerrish
Mr Toppan
Mr Cilley
Mr Barrett
Mr Shepherd
Mr Brown
Mr J os Smith
Mr Cragin
Mr Grout
Mr Eastman
Mr Gibson
Mr Wallace
Mr Morse
Mr Plummer
Mr Badger
49 Yeas — 18 Nays, so it passed in the affirmative
* 14-127 * Whereas the public convenience requires that the
Court of General Sessions of the Peace by Law to be
holden at Portsmouth within and for the County of Rockingham
on the Second Tuesday of February next should be adjourned to
a future day —
Therefore Resolved by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives in General Court convened that the Court of General ses-
sions of the Peace by Law to be holden at Portsmouth within
& for the County of Rockingham on the Second Tuesday of Feb-
ruary next be and it hereby is adjourned to the fourth Tuesday
of March next, then to be holden at Portsmouth aforesaid — and
all Suits actions complaints writs pleas & processes now pending
or returnable to said Court shall be then and there returned and
Sustained as though said Court had not been adjourned, and all
persons concerned are required to take notice and govern them-
selves accordingly — Sent up by Mr Tarlton
Voted that, that part of the report of the Committee of the
whole which respects funding the old Continental money final
Settlements and Indents be accepted and that his Excellency the
President the Ilonb1 the Chief Justice and the Treasurer of this
state are appointed agents for that purpose
Adjourned to 9 oClock to morrow morning —
I791] JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
SATURDAY Janr 29 1791.
The House met according to adjournment —
Upon reading and considering the Petition of John Wendall
Esq1' and the report of a Committee thereon, voted that the prayer
thereof be granted and that he have leave to bring in a Bill ac-
cordingly— Sent up by Mr Tarlton.
Resolved that all Specie orders or orders drawn by the Presi-
dent on the funds of Impost Excise or Naval Office be indiscrimi-
nately received in payment of any outstanding Specie Taxes Impost
or Excise Bonds —
Voted that MrToppan, Mr Gains, Mr Copp, Mr Hoit and Mr
Freeman with such of the Honb1 Senate as they may join be a
Committee to consider of the propriety of receiving at a Consoli-
dated value from the citizens of this State and at the Treasury
Bills emitted by this State prior to the year 1780 in pay-
ment of outstanding Certificates and Indent * Taxes * 14-128
calculating the value by the scale of depreciation at the
time of the date of said Bills & report thereon
Sent up by Mr Dame
The Committee on the Petition of Maj1' Bradbury Cilley re-
ported that he have leave to withdraw his Petition on reading of
which report the yeas and Nays were called and are as follows
(viz)—
Yeas. Yeas. Yeas. Yeas.
Mr Gains
Mr Weeks
Mr Brown
Mr White
Mr Eastman
Mr Clough
Mr Bartlett
Mr Jo* Smith
Mr Gibson
Nays.
Mr Sherburne
Mr Wentworth
Mr Connor
Mr Macgregore
Mr Blanchard
Mr Toppan
Mr Plummer
35 Yeas — 25 Nays So the liberty was granted & the Petition
was withdrawn —
Mr Kellie
Mr Hale
Mr Dole
Mr Emerson
Mr Barrett
Mr Cragin
Mr Wallace
Mr Gerrish
Mr Stiles
Nays.
Mr McClarey
Mr Chamberlain
Mr Bradley
Mr Palmer
Mr Badger
Mr Giles
Mr Whitcomb
Mr Prescutt
Mr Alexander
Mr Smith
Mr Rand
Mr Allen
Mr Wellman
Mr Lane
Mr Penniman
Nays.
Mr Bedee
Mr N Hoit
Mr McMillan
Mr Warner
Mr Abbott
Mr Clark
Mr Morse
Mr Stone
M1' Baker
Mr Burnam
Mr Crawford
Mr Payne
Mr Tarlton
Mr Dame
Nays.
Mr Page
Mr Temple
Mr Grout
Mr Duncan
Mr Freeman
Mr Young
I9O NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. [I79I
Voted that Mr Toppan, Mr Gains, Mr Copp, Mr Hoit & Mr
Freeman with such of the Honb1 Senate as they may join be a
Committee to consider of the propriety of receiving at a Consol-
idated value from the Citizens of this state and at the Treasury
bills emitted by this state prior to the year 1780 in payment of
outstanding certificate & Indent Taxes calculating the value by
the scale of depreciation at the time of the date of said Bills —
and report thereon Sent up by Mr Dame
The Committee on the Account of Ozias Silsby, reported that
said Silsby be allowed four pounds eighteen [eight] shillings and
Six pence in full for taking charge and carrying sundry public
papers to different parts of this State which report being read
and considered — voted that it be received and accepted & that
the President give order for payment accordingly —
Sent up by Mr McMillan
* 14-1 29 * The Committee on the Petition of the Select men of New
Holderness. Reported that the Town of New Holder-
ness be credited twenty three pounds two shillings New Emission
money by the Treasurer out of the Tax due from said Town for
the year 1780 it being so much due for Seven hundred weight of
Beef delivered to Joseph Badger Jun1' deputy Collector for the Use
of this State in October 1780 — which report being read and con-
sidered voted that it be received and accepted —
Sent up by M1' Emerson
Upon reading and considering the Petition of Nathanael Doyne
and the Report of a Committee thereon voted that the Petitioner
be heard thereon before the General Court on the third Wed-
nesday of the next Session and that in the mean time the Pe-
titioner cause that Phinehas Annis of Thetford in the State of
Vermont be served with a Copy of the Petition and order of Court
thereon Six weeks prior to the Sitting of said Court, that he may
then appear & Shew cause why the prayer thereof may not be
granted and that all proceedings in consequence of the Judgment
mentioned in said Petition be stayed until a determination of said
Court Sent up by Mr Bartlett
Voted that Mr White, Mr Hoit Mr Abbott, Mr Crawford & Mr
Page with such of the Honb1 Senate as they may join be a Com-
mittee to take into consideration the proposals lodged with the
Secretary for all or any tracts of unlocated lands in this State and
report the proposals and also some mode for disposing of said
lands if they think proper — Sent up by Mr Gains
Adjourned to Monday next at 9 o'Clock A. M —
I791] JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. I9I
MONDAY Janr 31st 1791.
The House met according to adjournment
The Speaker being absent motion was made for the choice of a
Speaker Protempore and John Samuel Sherburne Esqr was
chosen for that purpose —
Voted that Mr White, Mr Emerson & Mr Giles with such of
the Honb1 Senate as they may join be a Committee
*to consider of the Petition of Samuel Thing and re- * 14-130
port thereon — Sent up by Mr McMillan
Upon reading and considering the Petition of the Select men of
Campton voted that the Petitioner be heard thereon before the
General Court on the Second Thursday of the next Session and
that in the mean time the Petitioners cause that the substance of
the Petition and order of Court thereon be published three weeks
Successively in the New Hampshire Gazzette Six weeks prior to
the sitting of said Court that any person or persons may then
appear and Shew cause (if any they have) why the prayer
thereof may not be granted — Sent up by Mr McMillan
An Act impowering the Select men of Sandwich in the County
of Strafford in said State to tax the unimproved lands in said
Sandwich owned by Nonresidents of said Town One penny on
each Acre for the purpose of repairing highways in said Town
was read a third time and passed to be Enacted
Sent up by Mr Penniman & Mr McMillan
Voted that Mr Kellie, Mr Holmes & M1' Cilley with such of the
Honb1 Senate as they may join be a Committee to consider of the
Petition of Aaron Davis and report thereon —
Sent up by Mr McMillan
Upon reading and considering the Petition of Thomas Pinkham
voted that the Petitioner be heard thereon before the General
Court on the Second Tuesday of their next Session and that in the
mean time the Petitioner cause that [the substance of the petition
and order of court thereon, be published three weeks successively
in one of the New Hampshire news-papers] [Elihu Hayes the
Petitionee be served with a copy of the Petition and order of
Court thereon] Six weeks prior to the Sitting of said Court that
he [any person or persons] may then appear and Shew cause
(if any he hath [they have] ) why the prayer of said Petition may
not be granted Sent up by M1' McMillan
[Upon reading and considering the Petition of the Select men
of New Durham voted that the Petitioner be heard thereon before
I92 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. [I79I
the General Court on the Second Tuesday of their next
* 14-131 Session and that in the mean time the Petitioners *cause
that the Substance of the Petition and order of Court
thereon be published three weeks Successively in one of the New
Hampshire News papers Six weeks prior to said day of hearing
that any person or persons may then appear and Shew cause (if
any they have) why the prayer thereof may not be granted —
Sent up by Mr Crawford]
Voted that the Account of John Parker Esq1- be referred to the
Committee on the Account of Jacob Green & Similar matters —
Sent up by Mr Wentworth —
Voted that Mr Copp, Mr Gains & M1' Penniman with such of
the Honb1 Senate as they may join be a Committee to consider of
Petition of the Selectmen of Middletown and that they report
thereon — Sent up by Mr Wentworth
An Act authorizing the Judge of Probate for the County of
Hillsborough to licence Rebecca Barrett to represent the Estate of
her late Husband James Barrett deceased Insolvent, was read a
third time and passed to be Enacted —
Sent up by Mr Bedee & Mr Fifield
Adjourned to 3 o'Clock P. M —
Met accordingly —
Voted that Mr Macgregore Mr Abbott & Mr Connor with such
of the Honb1 Senate as they may join be a Committee to consider
of the Petition of James Murch and report thereon —
Sent up by Mr Freeman
An Act to enable the Select men of Alstead in the County of
Cheshire to Assess levy and collect a Tax on all the Lands of
Nonresident proprietors in said Town of two pence ^r Acre for
the purpose of repairing the public roads in said Alstead was read
a third time and passed to be Enacted —
Sent up by Mr Gains & Mr Wentworth
Voted that Mr Sherburne, Mr Copp, Mr Holmes, Mr Barrett &
Mr Freeman with such of the Honb1 Senate as they may join be a
Committee to consider of what business is vet necessary to be done
at this Session and at what time this Court shall adjourn, and at
what place the General Court shall meet on the first Wednesday
in June next, also what allowance shall be made to the
* 14-132 Members of the Honb1 Senate & House of * Represent-
atives and their Officers for travel & attendance the
present Session and that the Honb1 Council in the recess of the
General Court and report thereon — Sent up by Mr Bedee —
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Voted that Mr Macgregore, Mr Hoit & Mr Toppan with such of
the Honb1 Senate as they may join be a Committee to consider of
a Letter from Alexander Hamilton Esqr and report thereon —
Sent up by Mr Dame
Voted that Mr Hoit, Mr Gains & Mr Allen with such of the
Honb1 Senate as they may join be a Committee to consider of pro-
posals made by Several printers respecting printing Acts Journals
&c for the state and report thereon — Sent up by Mr Burnam
Voted that the Account of Supply Clap Esqr amounting to four
pounds one shilling and nine pence be allowed & paid out of the
Treasury by order of the President — Sent up by Mr Crawford
Adjourned to 9 oClock to morrow morning —
TUESDAY February Ist 1791.
The House met according to adjournment
An Act to alter the time of holding the Annual meeting in the
Town of Hampstead — was read a third time & passed to be
Enacted— Sent up by Mr Holmes & Mr Temple
The Committee on the Petition of Samuel Thing reported that
the prayer thereof be granted and that the Petitioner have leave
to bring in a Bill accordingly — which report being read and con-
sidered voted that it be received and accepted —
Sent up by Mr Crawford
Voted that Mr White, Mr Warner, Mr Badger Mr Grout & Mr
Baker with such of the Honb1 Senate as they may join be a Com-
mittee to nominate to this House two proper persons in each of the
Counties in this State to be appointed a Committee for making
sale at public Auction the Excise on exciseable articles from the
first of October last to the first of January last
Sent up by Mr Weeks —
* Voted that Mr Dole, Mr Badger & Mr Emerson with * 14-133
such of the Honb1 Senate as they may join be a Com-
mittee to consider of the Petition of David Johnson and report
thereon — Sent up by Mr Bedee
Resolved that the Select men of the Several Towns & places in
this state be directed as soon as may be to call on the Several Col-
1 lectors who are delinquent in collecting the Indent & Certificate
Taxes and that they certify to the Treasurer of this state the
I amount of the Sums in certificates and Indents respectively due
from the Several persons named in their lists to the Several Col-
lectors and that the Treasurer receive of the Several Collectors
194 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. [I79I
eight shillings in Specie for every Twenty shillings in Certificates
or Indents so certified by the said Select men to be due from the
said Individuals and the Treasurer shall receive of the said Col-
lectors for the Sums so certified to be due in Certificates or
Indents, State Notes, Certificates or Indents indiscriminately Pro-
vided always that before any collector shall avail himself of the
liberty given hereby of paying in Silver at the said rates in lieu
of Certificates and Indents he shall pay the Treasurer in state
Notes Certificates or Indents respectively all such Sums as are
now due in Certificates & Indents from such Collector to the
Treasurer which are not so certified, and the said Collector shall
receive of the Several persons named in their lists for all Sums
now due in Certificates & Indents, State Notes Certificates &
Indents indiscriminately for either Tax or Silver at the said rate
for either tax —
And that the Treasurer keep a particular account of the State
Notes, Certificates Indents and Specie and the amount of each he
shall receive on outstanding Certificates & Indent Taxes from each
collector — And that all Specie orders drawn by the President on
the funds of Impost excise or naval Office and Wolf certificates be
indiscriminately received in payment of any outstanding Specie
Taxes Impost or Excise bonds — and that said Collectors and that
the farmers of Excise receive the Same of every Individual liable
to pay taxes —
And that said Select men shall also make return of the
* 14-134 * Several Sums of Continental & State Specie Taxes in
the hands of the Several Collectors at the Same time
that they return an Account of the Amount of Indents and Certifi-
cates uncollected — Sent up by Mr Jos Smith
Voted that Mr Payne, Mr Macgregore, Mr Page, Mr Badger and
Mr Abbott be a Committee to confer with the Honb1 Senate (or
such of them as they may appoint) on the subject of the revision
of the Laws and manner of proceeding respecting the Same and
report thereon — Sent up by Mr Gains
Adjourned to 3 o'Clock P. M —
Met accordingly
An Act to enable John Young to re-enter an Action and have a
new trial thereon at the Superior Court — was read a third time
and motion was made that it pass to be Enacted. On which mo-
tion the Yeas and Nays were called and are as follows — (viz)
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Yeas.
Yeas.
Yeas.
Yeas.
Mr Macgregore
Mr Taylor
Mr Whitcomb
Mr Holmes
Mr Eastman
Mr Dole
Mr Temple
Mr Penniman
Mr McClarey
Mr Warner
Mr Rand
Mr Morse
Mr Chamberlain
Mr Clark
Mr Allen
Mr Stone
Mr Hale
Mr Fifield
Mr Wellman
Mr Duncan
Mr Badger
Mr Shepherd
Mr Lane
Mr Tarlton
Mr Bedee
Mr Stiles
Mr Grout
Mr Young
Mr McMillan
Nays.
Nays.
Nays.
Nays.
Mr Gains
Mr White
Mr Parker
Mr Stone
Mr Wentworth
Mr Gibson
Mr Barrett
Mr Alexander
Mr Connor
Mr Kellie
Mr Abbott
Mr Baker
Mr Blanchard
Mr Palmer
Mr Cragin
Mr Crawford
Mr Weeks
Mr Giles
Mr Gerrish
Mr Payne
Mr Toppan
Mr N Hoit
Mr Prescutt
Mr Dame
Mr Brown
Mr Emerson
29 Yeas — 26 Nays — so it passed to be Enacted —
Sent up by Mr Crawford & Mr Weeks
Whereas the Honb1 Senate were at considerable expence the
last Summer for travel attendance &c on the trial of an Impeach-
ment exhibited by the Honb1 House* of Representatives against
Woodbury Langdon Esquire — Therefore Voted that the Secre-
tary be directed in making up the Roll for the present Session to
add the aforesaid Travel &c of the Honb1 Senate to said Roll —
Sent up by Mr Prescutt •
* The Committee on the Petition of the Select men of * 14-135
Middletown reported that the Town of Middletown be
abated to the Amount of the Interest which has arisen on the fines
laid on said Town for their neglect in procuring four men for the
Continental Service agreable to a requisition of said State in the
year 1781 provided said Town shall pay into the Treasury the
principal of said fines in one year from this time — Which report
being read and considered voted that it be received and Accepted
and that the Treasurer govern himself accordingly —
Sent up by Mr Prescutt
The Committee appointed at the Session in June last to receive
public Books and papers from Josiah Gilman Esq1" late State Comp-
troller — Reported that they have received the Same and after
examination have disposed of them in the following manner (viz)
those that belong to the State Comptrollers department we have
delivered to James Macgregore Esqr and have taken his receipt
therefor —
papers relative to settlement of Continental Accounts and orders
I96 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. [I79I
&c which have been received of Nicholas Gilman and John Tay-
lor Gilman Esqr8 late state Treasurers on Sundry Settlements we
have left in the hands of the Committee on claims — There are in
the Treasury Accounts Orders for issuing Notes &c and Certifi-
cates issued by the late board of War which we beg leave to sug-
gest the propriety of being defaced — It appears that the most
of the Depreciation accounts have already been settled and those
that remain open the probability is that they are principally for
services done by foreigners who are either dead, left the Country
or where a Soldier deserted previous to the time he engaged to
Serve
The propriety of any more of those accounts being Settled unless
by Special order of the General Court is Submitted by —
Nath11 Rogers ) ^
at 4.U11 r^-i ? Committee
Nath11 Gilman 3
Which report being read and considered voted that it be received
and accepted and that Supply Clap Nathanael Rogers & Nath11
Gilman Esqrsbe a Committee to deface the orders men-
* 14-136 tioned in said report in such way and manner * as they
may judge proper — Sent up by Mr Holmes
Upon reading and considering the Petition of a number of the
Inhabitants of Hopkintown and other Towns adjacent praying for
liberty of raising one thousand pounds by way of a Lottery towards
establishing an Academy in said Hopkinton — voted that the
prayer thereof be granted and that they have leave to bring in a
Bill accordingly — Sent up by Mr Holmes
Voted that Mr Holmes Mr Temple & Mr Kellie with such of
the Honb1 Senate as they may join be a Committee to consider of
the Petition of Richard Colomy and report thereon —
Sent up by Mr Smith
An Act authorizing, the Executors of Samuel Marsh's will to
sell certain real estate, was read a third time and passed to be
Enacted— Sent up by Mr Holmes & Mr Temple
Resolved that the President with advice of Council give order
for the payment of such sums as may be found due to the Mem-
bers of the Council and House of Representatives of the late
Province of New Hampshire for their attendance during the last
two years previous to the Commencement of the late Revolution
at the rate of Seven shillings ^r day for each Member of Council
and Six shillings ^8r day for each Member of the House pursuant
to a vote of the Legislature at their present Session for that pur
pose — Sent up by Mr Shepherd
Adjourned to 9 o'Clock to morrow morning
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197
WEDNESDAY Feb* 2d 1791.
The House met according to adjournment
An Act confirming the title of certain lands in the vendee or
vendees of John Neal Esqr was read a third time and passed to be
Enacted — Sent up by Mr Bradley & Mr Abbott
* Voted that Thursday the Seventh day of April next * 14-137
be observed and kept as a day of Public fasting humil-
iation and prayer throughout this state and that his Excellency
the President Seasonably issue a proclamation for that purpose —
Sent up by Mr Stiles
Voted that Mr White Mr JVPMillan, Mr Abbott Mr Holmes &
Mr Payne with such of the Honb1 Senate as they may join be a
Committee to consider of the Petition of Timothy Walker Esq1'
and others and report thereon — Sent up by Mr Cilley —
The Committee on the Petition of Ebenezer Brown & others and
the Petition of Josiah Willard and others reported that the Treas-
urer be directed to stay the extents against Eleazer Brown Samuel
Lane Jonas [James] Twitchel and John Thompsom for the Sev-
eral Sums they intrusted in the hands of Jonathan Gaskill deceased
as set forth in their Petition until the next Session of the General
Court and that Josiah Willard and others have leave to withdraw
their Petition — which report being read and considered voted
that it be received and accepted — Sent up by Mr Duncan
On Motion for the Salary of the chief Justice to be Two hun-
dred pounds a year, the yeas and Nays were called and are as
follows (viz) —
Yeas. Yeas. Yeas. Yeas.
Mr Gains Mr Cilley Mr Warner Mr Wellman
Mr Sherburne Mr McClarey Mr Barrett Mr Penniman
Mr Wentworth Mr Bradley Mr Abbott Mr Morse
M* Connor Mr Bartlett Mr Clark Mr Stone
Mr Macgregore Mr Hale Mr Page Mr Duncan
Mr Weeks Mr Badger Mr Stiles Mr Freeman
Mr Toppan Mr Giles Mr Alexander Mr Payne
Mr Brown Mr McMillan Mr Temple
Nays. Nays. Nays. Nays.
Mr Blanchard Mr Palmer Mr Emerson Mr Shepherd
Mr White Mr Bedee Mr Parker Mr Whitcomb
Mr Eastman Mr Hoit Mr Cragin Mr Prescutt
Mr Chamberlain Mr Copp Mr Fifield Mr Smith
Mr Jos Smith Mr Taylor Mr Gerrish Mr Rand
Mr Gibson Mr Grout Mr Baker Mr Tarlton
* Mr Allen Mr Holmes Mr Crawford Mr Dame * 14-138
Mr Lane Mr Dole Mr Flanders Mr Young
Mr Keliie
NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS.
[1791
31 Yeas
33 Nays — so it passed in the negative and One hun-
dred and Eighty pounds Was agreed on
On motion that the other Justices of the Superior Court have a
Salary of One hundred & thirty pounds a Year, the yeas and nays
were called and are as follows
Yeas.
Yeas.
Yeas.
Yeas.
Mr Macgregore
Mr Bedee
Mr Fifield
Mr Grout
Mr Weeks
Mr Copp
Mr Gerrish
Mr Holmes
Mr White
Mr Taylor
Mr Flanders
Mr Morse
Mr Eastman
Mr Dole
Mr Shepherd
Mr Baker
Mr Bradley
Mr Barrett
Mr Whitcomb
Mr Crawford
Mr Kellie
Mr Rand
Mr Allen
Mr Tarlton
Mr Prescutt
Mr Abbott
Mr Lane
Mr Dame
Mr Hale
Mr Cragin
Nays.
Nays.
Nays.
Nays.
Mr Gains
Mr McClarey
Mr Emerson
Mr M Smith
Mr Sherburne
Mr Chamberlain
Mr Warner
Mr Wellman
Mr Wentworth
Mr Bartlett
Mr Parker
Mr Penniman
M1' Connor
Mr Jos Smith
Mr Clark
Mr Stone
Mr Blanchard
Mr Gibson
Mr Page
Mr Duncan
[Mr Weeks]
Mr Palmer
Mr Stiles
Mr Freeman
Mr Toppan
Mr Giles
Mr Alexander
Mr Payne
Mr Brown
[Mr Bedee]
Mr Temple
Mr Young
Mr Cilley
Mr McMillan
30 Yeas — 32 [34] Nays — so it passed in the Negative and
One hundred and forty pounds [per year] was agreed on —
An Act for establishing Salaries of a fixed and permanent value
for the Justices of the Superior Court was read a third time and
passed to be Enacted — Sent up by Mr Warner & Mr Hoyt
An Act to impower Samuel Thing to sell a parcel of Land Sit-
uate in Exeter the property of his wife by descent from her father
Joshua Wilson was read a third time and passed to be Enacted —
The Committee on the subject matter of the revision of the Laws
and manner of proceedure respecting the same reported that the
General Court proceed to compleat the revision of the
* 14-139 Laws the present Session, that after * the third reading
in the House they pass to be engrossed that a Com-
mittee of one Member from each Branch be appointed to exam-
ine and compare the Same after engrossing and report thereon —
And that they take effect the first day of November next — which
report being read and considered voted that it be received and
accepted — Sent up by Mr Bedee
Adjourned to 3 o'Clock P. M.
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Met accordingly —
Voted that Mr Macgregore with such of the Honb1 Senate as
they may join be a Committee to examine and compare the en-
grossed bills, agreably to a report of this day —
Sent up by Mr Wentworth
An Act to authenticate and make valid two certain deeds Exe-
cuted by Zachariah Foss of Portsmouth in the state aforesaid
Gentleman to John Phillips of Newport in the state of Rhode
Island and by said Phillips to John Wendall of Portsmouth was
read a third time and passed to be Enacted —
Sent up by M1* Gains & Mr Holmes
Upon reading and considering the Petition of Stephen Harford
voted that the Petitioner be heard thereon before the General
Court on the Second Thursday of the next Session & that in
the mean time the Petitioner cause that Thomas Shannon of
Dover be served with a Copy of the Petition & order of Court
thereon Six weeks prior to the sitting of said Court that he may
then appear and shew cause why the prayer thereof may not be
granted and that Execution be stayed until a decision be had by
the General Court — Sent up by Mr Gains
Voted that any person or persons have liberty to remove a pier
that was built by this State for a Bridge near Cap4 John Blunts at
New Castle at a place in the river at Portsmouth called and known
by the Name of the Sunken rocks and fixing the Same there as a
Monument for Mariners provided this state is at no expence
therefor — Sent up by Mr Morse
On the Second reading of a Bill for the encouragement of rais-
ing hemp the yeas and nays were called respecting paying nine
shillings bounty for each hundred weight raised by any one per-
son, and are as follows (viz)
*Yeas.
Mr Gains
Mr Sherburne
Mr Wentworth
Mr Connor
Mr Blanchard
Mr Weeks
Mr Brown
Mr White
Mr Eastman
Yeas.
Mr Cilley
Mr McClarey
Mr Clough
Mr Chamberlain
Mr Bradley
Mr Bartlett
Mr J0s Smith
Mr Hale
Mr Bedee
Yeas.
Mr Copp
Mr Taylor
Mr Warner
Mr Gerrish
Mr Prescutt
Mr Alexander
Mr Wellman
Mr Morse
Yeas. * 14-140
Mr Duncan
Mr Baker
Mr Burnam
Mr Freeman
Mr Payne
Mr Tarlton
Mr Young
Mr Eames
200
NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS.
[1791
Nays.
Mr Gibson
Mr Kellie
Mr Palmer
Mr Giles
Mr Hoit
Mr Parker
Mr Barrett
Nays.
Mr Clark
Mr Cragin
Mr Fifield
Mr Flanders
Mr Page
Mr Shepherd
Nays.
Mr Stiles
Mr Whitcomb
M1' Temple
Mr M Smith
Mr Rand
Mr Allen
Nays.
Mr Lane
Mr Grout
Mr Penniman
Mr Stone
M1' Crawford
Mr Dame
34 Yeas — 25 Nays — so it passed in the affirmative
On the clause of the Bill for extending the time for paying said
bounty to the term of three years the yeas and nays were called
and are as follows (viz) —
Yeas.
Mr Gains
Mr Sherburne
Mr\Vent\vorth
Mr Connor
Mr Macgregore
M1' Weeks
Mr Toppan
Mr Brown
Nays.
Mr White
Mr Eastman
Mr Bartlett
Mr Gibson
Mr Kellie
Mr Palmer
Mr Badger
Mr Bedee
MrN Hoit
31 Yeas — 33 Nays — so it passed in the Negative and two
vears were agreed on for the continuance of said Act —
Voted that Mr Allen, Mr Gerrish & Mr Burnam with such of
the Honb1 Senate as they may join be a Committee to consider of
the Account of Samuel Bean & report thereon
Sent up by Mr Holmes —
* 14-141 * Adjourned to 9 o'Clock to morrow morning —
Yeas.
Mr Cillev
Mr McClarey
Mr Clough
Mr Chamberlain
Mr Bradley
Mr Jo* Smith
Mr Hale
Mr McMillan
Nays.
M1' Copp
Mr Parker
Mr Barrett
Mr Abbott
Mr Clark
Mr Cragin
Mr Fifield
Mr Flanders
Yeas.
Mr Taylor
Mr Dole
Mr Emerson
Mr Warner
Mr Gerrish
Mr Prescutt
Mr Alexander
Mr Holmes
Nays.
Mr Page
Mr Shepherd
Mr Stiles
Mr Whitcomb
Mr Temple
Mr M Smith
Mr Rand
Mr Allen
Yeas.
Mr Baker
Mr Burnam
Mr Freeman
Mr Payne
M1' Tarlton
Mr Young
Mr Eames
Nays.
Mr Wellman
Mr Lane
Mr Grout
Mr Penniman
Mr Morse
Mr Stone
Mr Crawford
Mr Dame
THURSDAY February 3d
1791 —
The House met according to adjournment
An Act to enable Jonathan Blake to renew an Action in the
County of Grafton which was commenced by him in the County
of Rockingham against Josiah Burnam was read a third time and
passed to be Enacted — Sent up by Mr Holmes & Mr Temple
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The Committee on the Petition of James Murch reported that
(having considered the Same and the facts therein stated being
fully Substantiated) the prayer of said Petition be granted and that
the Petitioner have leave to bring in a Bill accordingly which
report being read and considered voted that it be received and ac-
cepted— Sent up by Mr Holmes
An Act to encourage the Culture of Hemp within this State was
read a third time and motion was made that it pass to be Enacted
— on which motion the Yeas and nays were called and are as
follows — (viz)
Yeas.
Mr Gains
Mr Sherburne
Mr Wentworth
Mr Connor
Mr Macgregore
Mr Weeks
Mr Toppan
Mr White
Mr Cilley
Mr McClarey
Nays.
Mr Blanchard
Mr Brown
Mr Giles
Mr Palmer
Mr Badger
Mr Bedee
Mr N Hoit
Yeas.
~lougl
Mr Chamberlain
Mr Kimball
Mr Jos Smith
Mr Hale
Mr McMillan
Mr Taylor
Mr Dole
Mr Emerson
Nays.
Mr Copp
Mr Parker
Mr Barrett
Mr Clark-
Mr Cragin
Mr Fifield
Mr Flanders
Yeas.
Mr Warner
Mr Gerrish
Mr Prescutt
Mr Alexander
Mr Bradley-
Mr Baker
Mr Morse
Mr Freeman
Mr Payne
Nays.
Mr Page
Mr Shepherd
Mr Stiles
Mr Whitcomb
Mr Temple
Mr Rand
Mr Allen
Yeas.
Mr Tarlton
Mr Young
Mr Eames
Mr Eastman
Mr Hill
Mr Bartlett
Mr Gibson
Mr Kellie
Mr Wellman
Nays.
Mr Lane
Mr Grout
Mr Penniman
Mr E. Hoyt
Mr Stone
Mr Crawford
Mr Dame
37 Yeas — 28 Nays — so it passed to be Enacted —
Sent up by M1' Holmes & Mr Temple
Upon reading and considering the Petition of Bradbury Cilley
Esq1" for abatement in Excise voted that the further consideration
thereof be postponed to the next June Session and that the Treas-
urer be directed to stay his Extents against said Cilley for the
Sums due on his Excise bonds until said June Session —
Sent up by Mr Prescutt
* Adjourned to 3 o'Clock P. M — * 14-142
Met accordingly
Voted that Mr Sherburne, Mr Barrett, Mr Allen, Mr Whitcomb
& Mr Abbott with such of the Honb1 Senate as they may join be
a Committee to consider of the Petition of Gen1 John Stark and
report thereon — Sent up by Mr Chamberlain
202 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. [I79I
The Committee to consider what methods are necessary to be
taken on the part of this State to obtain a just settlement of Ac-
counts and demands between the United states and this State
agreable to the Acts of Congress. Reported that there be a
fair statement of all the payments & allowances that have been
made by the State to Towns or to Individuals for services or Ex-
penditures in the common defence during the late war not already
stated & Sent forward for allowance — That the Several Sums
allowed & reported by the Commissioners that were for that pur-
pose appointed in the year 1786 and whose powers were extended
& defined by sundry subsequent votes and Resolves of the Gen-
eral Court be also included and that three Commissioners be now
appointed by and on the part and behalf of this state to Collect
the Accounts papers and vouchers necessary for making the
above statement and for such other and further charges as may
in the opinion of the Commissioners be Exhibited by this state
against the United states by virtue of the Several Acts & ordi-
nances of Congress — And that said Commissioners certify such
statement to be forwarded to the board of Commissioners of the
United States whose province it may be to receive the Same in
Such way and manner as the President of this State may direct —
which report being read and considered voted that it be received
and Accepted — Sent up by Mr Kellie
Adjourned to 9 o'Clock to morrow morning
FRIDAY Febr 4th 1791 —
The House met according to adjournment
* 14-143 An Act granting to Joseph Kimball Esquire the * exclu-
sive right or priviledge of making Waterquechee falls
in Connecticut river navigable for boats — was read a third time
and passed to be enacted — Sent up by Mr Hoyt & Mr Gerrish
An Act for altering the Places for holding the Courts in the
County of Strafford — was read a third time and passed to be En-
acted— Sent up by Mr Hoyt & Mr Gerrish
Upon reading and considering the Petition of [the Select men
of] Northumberland Lancaster & Stratford voted that it be re-
ferred to the Committee on the Petition of Timothy Walker Esq1" and
others and that they report thereon — Sent up by M1' Eames —
The Committee on the Petition of Jacob Green & Enoch Noyes —
Wm Duncan & Dan1 Livermore — Rich11 Bartlett & John Bryant —
Select men of Pembrook & Bow respecting bridges and the Peti-
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tion of Benjamin Noyes for a ferry — Reported that the prayer of
the petition of said Benjamin Noyes be granted & that he have
leave to bring in a Bill for that purpose —
That as the said Duncan & Livermore have withdrawn their
Petition and joined in the prayer of the Petition of said Green &
Noyes — And the said Bartlett and Bryant having agreed that the
Petition of the said Select men of Pembrook and Bow be supported
in preference to their aforesaid Petition and the Committee having
by a Sub Committee from among themselves obtained information
respecting the Premises further reported that the prayer of the
Petition of said J Green & E Noyes be so far granted as that they
& their Associates have a Grant of a priviledge for the exclusive
right of building and keeping up a Toll bridge over Merrimac
river at the Isle Hookset falls so called or at any more convenient
place within one mile either above or below said falls, they enter-
ing into bond in a reasonable Sum to build and compleat said
bridge within such time and Subject to such rules and regulations
as the General Court may direct and that the Petitioners have
leave to bring in a Bill for that purpose — And also that the said
Green and Noyes & Associates have the exclusive right
of building and maintaining a * toll bridge across said * 14-144
Merrimac river near Garvens falls so called or at any
other more convenient place upon said river between the right of
ferry lately Occupied by Samuel Butters and the limits of the
aforementioned right or grant for the Isle Hookset bridge so Called
provided that the said Green and Noyes and their Associates will
immediately give bond in a Reasonable Sum as the General Court
may direct to build erect and compleat said bridge within two years
or such other time and subject to such rules and regulations as the
Court may think proper but in case the said Green & E Noyes
with their associates shall not consent and agree to give such Bond
then and in that case the said last mentioned right & priviledge
for building and keeping up a toll bridge be alike granted to the
said Select men of Pembrook and their Associates upon the same
conditions and Subject to the Same rules & regulations aforesaid
and that they have leave to bring in a Bill accordingly — which
report being read and considered voted that it be received and
accepted — Sent up by Mr Chamberlain
On motion that there be post roads & post riders established in
this State the yeas & Nays were called and are as follows
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Yeas.
Mr Connor
Mr Blanchard
Mr Macgregore
Mr White
M* M<'Clarev
Mr Clough
Mr Chamberlain
Mr Bradley
Mr Bartlett
Nays.
Mr Gains
Mr Wentworth
Mr Weeks
Mr Toppan
Mr Brown
Mr Eastman
Mr Plummer
Mr Hill
Mr Cilley
Yeas.
Mr Palmer
M* Badger
Mr Bedee
Mr N Hoit
Mr Copp
Mr McMillan
Mr Taylor
Mr Warner
Mr Abbott
Nays.
Mr Smith
Mr Gibson
Mr Kellie
Mr Hale
Mr Dole
Mr Parker
Mr Barrett
Mr Clark
Yeas.
Mr Gerrish
Mr Page
Mr Temple
Mr Grout
Mr Holmes
Mr Duncan
Mr Baker
Mr Burnam
Nays.
Mr Wallace
Mr Fifield
Mr Flanders
Mr Shepherd
Mr Stiles
Mr Whitcomb
Mr Prescutt
Mr Alexander
Yeas.
Mr Crawford
Mr E Hoit
Mr Freeman
Mr Payne
Mr Tarlton
Mr Dame
Mr Young
Mr Eames
Nays.
Mr Rand
Mr Allen
Mr Wellman
Mr Lane
Mr Penniman
Mr Morse
Mr Stone
xMr Kimball
34 Yeas — -33 Nays, so it passed in the affirmative —
* 14-145 * On motion that there be four post riders employed
on different routs — the yeas and nays were called and
are as follows —
Yeas.
Yeas.
Yeas.
Yeas.
Mr Connor
Mr Palmer
Mr Gerrish
Mr Burnam
Mr Macgregore
Mr Badger
Mr Page
Mr Crawford
Mr Blanchard
Mr Bedee
Mr Prescutt
Mr E Hoit
Mr White
Mr N Hoit
Mr Temple
M1' Freeman
Mr M^Clarey
Mr Copp
Mr Wellman
M1' Payne
Mr Clough
Mr McMillan
Mr Lane
Mr Dame
Mr Chamberlain
Mr Dole
Mr Grout
Mr Young
Mr Bradley
Mr Warner
Mr Holmes
Mr Eames
Mr Bartlett
Mr Abbott
Mr Baker
Nays.
Nays.
Nays.
Nays.
Mr Gains
Mr Jo* Smith
Mr Clark
Mr Alexander
Mr Weeks
Mr Gibson
Mr Wallace
Mr Rand
Mr Toppan
Mr Kellie
Mr Fifield
Mr Allen
Mr Brown
Mr Hale
Mr Flanders
Mr Penniman
Mr Eastman
Mr Taylor
Mr Shepherd
Mr Morse
Mr Plummer
Mr Parker
Mr Stiles
Mr Stone
Mr Hill
M1' Barrett
Mr Whitcomb
Mr Kimball
M'- Cilley
35 Yeas — 29 Nays — so it passed in the affirmative
Adjourned to 3 o'Clock P. M —
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Met accordingly —
Upon reading and considering the proposal of Nicholas Austin
— voted that it be referred to the Committee on proposals made
for unlocated lands and that they report thereon —
Sent up by Mr Holmes —
Voted that Mr Macgregore Mr Hoit Mr Page Mr Whitcomb Mr
Payne, Mr Allen & Mr Barrett be a Committee to report the Sev-
eral routs for post riders, and the conditions on which the}7 can
engage said post riders —
Adjourned to 9 o'Clock to morrow morning
SATURDAY Febr 5th 1791 —
The House met according to adjournment
An Act to impower John Calfe, Ebenezer Webster and Nathan-
ael Weare to take back and rectify a certain report by them made
to the Superior Court in a cause wherein John Quinby Sanborn
of Candia was Plaintiff and Samuel Corser Defendant — was
read a third time and passed to be Enacted —
Sent up by Mr McMillan & Mr Brown
The Committee on printers accounts reported that George
Hough be allowed twenty two pounds five shillings and nine pence
in full for his Account, which report being read and
* considered, voted that it be received and Accepted * 14-146
and that the President give order for payment of said
Sum on the Revenue arising by excise —
Sent up by Mr McMillan
The Committee on the Petition of Aaron Davis reported that
the prayer be so far granted as that the extent for the year 1788
be stayed until the next Session of the General Court so far as it
respects the state — which report being read and considered voted
that it be received and accepted and that the Treasurer govern
himself accordingly Sent up by Mr Dole
The Committee on the routs for post riders &c Reported that
there be four routs (viz) The first beginning at Concord from
thence to [Weare,] New Boston, Amherst, Wilton Temple Peter-
borough Dublin, Marlborough Keene Westmoreland Walpole
Langdon Acworth Charlestovvn Claremont Newport Lempster
Washington Hillsborough Hinnekar Hopkinton to Concord —
The Second from Concord to Boscawen Salisbury Andover
New Chester Plymouth Haverhill Piermont Orford Lime Hanover
Lebanon Enfield Canaan Grafton Alexandria Salisbury to Con-
cord—
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The third from Portsmouth to Exeter Kingstown Plastow
Hampstead Chester Londonderry Litchfield GofFstown Bow to
Concord & to return through Pembrook Deerfield Nottingham and
by the way of New Markett bridge to Portsmouth —
The fourth from Portsmouth to Dover Rochester Wakefield
Ossipee Tarn worth, Sandwich Center harbour Plymouth, New
Hampton, Merrideth Gilmantown Barnstead Barrington New
Market bridge to Portsmouth — which report being read and con-
sidered Motion was made that it be received and Accepted — On
which Motion the yeas and nays wrere called and are as follows
(viz) —
* 14-147 *Yeas.
Mr Gains
Mr Wentworth
Mr Macgregore
Mr Blanchard
Mr Brown
Mr Hill
Mr McClarey
Mr Clough
Mr Chamberlain
Mr Bradley
Nays.
Mr Weeks
Mr Eastman
Mr Plummer
Mr Gibson
Mr Kellie
Mr Taylor
Mr Emerson
Yeas.
Mr Bartlett
Mr J os Smith
Mr Palmer
Mr Hale
Mr Badger
Mr Giles
Mr Bedee
Mr N Hoit
Mr Copp
Nays.
Mr Parker
Mr Barrett
Mr Abbott
Mr Cragin
Mr Wallace
Mr Fifield
Mr Shepherd
Yeas.
Mr McMillan
Mr Dole
Mr Warner
Mr Clark
Mr Gerrish
Mr Page
Mr Stiles
Mr Temple
Mr Grout
Nays.
Mr Whitcomb
Mr Prescutt
Mr Alexander
Mr Rand
Mr Allen
Mr Wellman
Yeas.
Mr Duncan
Mr Baker
Mr Crawford
Mr E Hoit
Mr Freeman
Mr Payne
Mr Tarlton
Mr Young
Mr Dame
Nays.
Mr Lane
Mr Penniman
Mr Morse
Mr Stone
Mr Kimbal
Mr Eames
37 Yeas — 26 Nays — so it passed in the affirmative
An Act regulating process of trial in civil causes, was read a
third time and passed to be Enacted —
Sent up by Mr Holmes & Mr Gerrish
An Act regulating Fees, was read a third time and passed to be
Enacted — Sent up by Mr Holmes & Mr Gerrish
An Act regulating Pounds — was read a third time and passed
to be Enacted — Sent up by Mr Holmes & Mr Gerrish
An Act annulling a Judgment recovered at the Superior Court
of Judicature holden in the County of Grafton October Term, one
thousand Seven hundred and ninety by George Eager and James
Moore against James Murch and granting a new trial in the Action
in which said Judgment was rendered — was read a third time
and passed to be Enacted —
Sent up by Mr Freeman & Mr Plummer
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On motion that the President with advice of Council be re-
quested to agree with Post riders but not to exceed one penny ^r
mile for their Service — the yeas & nays were called and are as
follows (viz)
Yeas.
Mr Gains
Mr Wentworth
Mr Macgregore
Mr Hill
Mr McClarey
Mr Clough
* Nays.
Mr Weeks
Mr Toppan
Mr Brown
Mr Eastman
Mr Plummer
Mr Bartlett
Mr Jos Smith
Mr Gibson
Mr Kellie
Yeas.
Mr Chamberlain
Mr Bradley
Mr Palmer
Mr Hale
Mr Badger
Mr N Hoit
Nays.
Mr Giles
Mr Taylor
Mr Emerson
Mr Warner
Mr Parker
Mr Barrett
Mr Abbott
Mr Clark
Yeas.
Mr Copp
Mr McMillan
Mr Gerrish
Mr Page
Mr Temple
Mr Grout
Nays.
Mr Cragin
Mr Shepherd
Mr Stiles
Mr Whitcomb
Mr Prescutt
Mr Rand
Mr Allen
Mr Wellman
Yeas.
Mr Holmes
Mr Baker
Mr Crawford
Mr Freeman
Mr Payne
Mr Tarlton
Nays. * 14-148
Mr Lane
Mr Penniman
Mr Morse
Mr Stone
Mr Kimball
Mr Duncan
Mr E Hoit
Mr Young
24 Yeas — 33 Nays — so it passed in the Negative
Voted that Mr Plummer, Mr Hoit, Mr Warner Mr Allen and
Mr Young be a Committee to report what sum they may judge
proper to be allowed to the several post riders in the Several routs
prescribed by a vote of this day
An Act to restore William Burrows to his Law — was read a
third time and passed to be Enacted —
Sent up by Mr Gibson & Mr Temple
Adjourned to Monday next at 9 o'Clock A M
MONDAY Feb* 7th 1791.
The House met according to adjournment
Voted that M1' Warner, Mr Holmes & Mr* Barrett with such of
the Honb1 Senate as they may join be a Committee to consider of
the Petition of Thomas Penniman Esq1- in behalf of the Inhabitants
of Washington and report thereon Sent up by Mr Young
An Act to restrain the taking unlawful Interest was read a third
time and passed to be Enacted —
Sent up by Mr Young & Mr Eames
An Act for the Suppressing of Lotteries — was read a third time
and passed to be Enacted — Sent up by Mr Young & Mr Hale
208 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. [I79I
An Act for laying out highways, was read a third time and
passed to be Enacted — Sent up by Mr Young & Mr Hale
An Act for the taking affidavits out of Court — was read a third
time and passed to be Enacted —
Sent up by Mr Young & Mr Hale
An Act for setting off debts, mutual demands & Executions
against each other — was read a third time and passed to be En-
acted— Sent up by Mr Young & Mr Hale
* 14-149 * The Committee on the Petition of John Wendall Esqr in
behalf of the proprietors of Lyman having examined the
Invoices prior to the year 1786 and votes of Court respecting the
taxes on said Town Reported that said proprietors be abated ninety
eight pounds one shilling and five pence out of their Certificate
Tax and Seven pounds Seventeen shillings out of their New Emis-
sion Tax in full for all demands for services done by the Inhab-
itants or proprietors or for any demands for being doomed too
high — which report being read and considered voted that it be
received and accepted — Sent up by Mr Young
An Act for the relief of Idiots and distracted persons was read
a third time and passed to be Enacted —
Sent up by Mr Young & Mr Hale
Adjourned to 3 o'Clock P M —
Met accordingly —
An Act to impower the Inhabitants of Lyman in the County of
Grafton to levy a Tax on all the lands public rights excepted in
said Town for making and repairing highways therein — was read
a third time and passed to be Enacted —
Sent up by Mr Young & Mr Hale
An Act authorizing Ephraim Putnam Joseph Herrick & Jonas
Kidder to sell the real estate of Thomas Pringell deceased for the
Benefit of his widow, was read a third time and passed to be En-
acted — Sent up by Mr Young & M1' Hale
An Act for the convenient and Speedy assignment of Dower,
was read a third time and passed to be Enacted —
Sent up by Mr Freeman & M1' Gibson
An Act relative to common fields and regulating fences was read
a third time and passed to be Enacted —
Sent up by Mr Tarlton & Mr Emerson
The following vote came down from the Honb1 Senate for Con-
currence —
In Senate February 7th 1791 — Voted that Mr Smith & Mr Free-
man with such of the Honb1 House as they may join be a Com-
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209
mittee to consider the Subject matter of a Resolve passed by the
Honb1 House on the 21st of January last concerning extents issuing
against the Select men of Concord in the County of Grafton or the
Select men of Concord alias Gunthwait or any Inhabi-
tant thereof for any Taxes due * from said Town prior * 14-150
to the year 1788 and report thereon Was read and con-
curred & M1' Connor, Mr Emerson and Mr Cilley joined —
Sent up by Mr Tarlton
Adjourned to 9 o'Clock tomorrow morning
TUESDAY Feb* 8th 1791.
The House met according to adjournment
The Committee appointed to report what sum they may judge
proper to be allowed to the several post riders Reported that the
Post riders who shall have the first and Second routs prescribed in
said vote shall have twelve pounds each and for the third rout nine
pounds and for the fourth rout ten pounds for Six months to be
paid out of the public Treasury — On which report the yeas &
nays were called and are as follows — (viz)
Yeas. Yeas. Yeas. Yeas.
Mr Gaines VIr Kellie Mr Stiles Mr Crawford
Mr Sherburne Mr Palmer Mr Temple Mr Hoit
Mr Connor Mr Hale Mr Wellman Mr Freeman
Mr Macgregore Mr Badger Mr Lane Mr Tarlton
Mr Hill Mr N Hoit Mr Grout Mr Dame
Mr McClarey Mr Copp Mr Duncan Mr Young
Mr Bartlett Mr Page Mr Baker Mr Cilley
Nays. Nays. Nays. Nays.
Mr Blanchard Mr Gibson Mr Shepherd Mr Penniman
Mr Weeks Mr Taylor Mr Whitcomb Mr Morse
Mr Brown Mr Parker M1* Prescutt Mr Stone
Mr Eastman Mr Barrett Mr Rand Mr Kimball
Mr Plummer Mr Clark Mr Allen Mr Eames
Mr Jos Smith M' Fifield
28 Yeas — 22 Nays — So it passed in the affirmative
On reading and considering the Bill for regulating licensed
houses as amended by the Senate — -the yeas and nays were
called and are as follows, (viz)
Yeas.
Yeas.
Yeas.
Yeas.
Mr Toppan
Mr Emerson
Mr Shepherd
Mr Baker
Mr Hill
Mr Parker
Mr Whitcomb
Mr Crawford
Mr Jos Smith
Mr Barrett
Mr Rand
Mr Freeman
Mr Kellie
Mr Clark
Mr Allen
Mr Payne
Mr Palmer
Mr Cragin
Mr Wellman
Mr Tarlton
Mr N Hoit
M1' Wallace
Mr Lane
Mr Dame
Mr Taylor
Mr Fifield
Mr Kimball
Mr Young
Mr Dole
Mr Gerrish
Mr Duncan
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[1791
* 14-151 *Nays. Nays. Nays. Nays.
M* Gains Mr Cilley Mr Giles Mr Alexander
Mr Sherburne Mr M^Clarey Mr Copp Mr Temple
M* Wentworth Mr Chamberlain Mr McMillan Mr Grout
M1' Connor Mr Bradley Mr Warner Mr Penniman
Mr Blanchard Mr Bartlett Mr Flanders M1' Morse
Mr Weeks Mr Gibson Mr Page Mr Stone
M* Brown M' Hale M* Stiles Mr E Hoit
Mr Eastman Mr Badger Mr Prescutt M1- Eames
Mr Plummer
31 Yeas — 33 Nays — So it passed in the negative
Voted that Mr Plummer, M1' Gerrish & Mr Sherburne with such
of the Honb1 Senate as they may join be a Committee to take
under consideration the Bill regulating licensed houses and report
such alterations & amendments as they may judge necessary —
Sent up by Mr Toppan
Voted that Mr Macgregore & Mr Emerson be joined to the
Committee on the Petition of Timothy Walker Esqr and others
instead of Mr White & Mr Abbott who are absent —
Sent up by Mr Toppan
Upon reading and considering the Petition of George Turner
and Thomas Simpson voted that the prayer thereof be granted
and that they have leave to bring in a Bill accordingly —
Sent up by Mr Wentworth
Upon reading and considering the Petition of Alexander
Plumbley voted that the Petitioner be heard thereon before the
General Court on the third Wednesday of their next Session and
that in the mean time the Petitioner cause that Col0 Ebenezer
Brewster be served with a Copy of said Petition and order of
Court thereon Six weeks prior to the sitting of said Court that he
may then appear and Shew cause if any he hath why the prayer
thereof may not be granted and that the Execution against said
Plumbley be stayed until the decision of the General Court
Sent up by Mr Freeman
Adjourned to 3 o'Clock P. M —
Met accordingly —
An Act allowing a certain premium for killing wolves was read
a third time & passed to be Enacted —
Sent up by Mr Gains & Mr Cragin —
* 14-152 *The Committee on the propriety of ceeding the light!
House in this State to the United States &c Reported
that the Light House at Fort point with the property and Jurisdic
tion of two Acres three roods & thirty three poles of land on the
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neck at Great Island containing the whole wedth of said neck up
to the lands claimed by Bells Heirs agreably to the plan taken by
order of the General Court be ceeded to the United States reserv-
ing to the State the right of pursuing & apprehending all persons
who may escape from the pursuit of any officers of this state &
take refuge within said territory and that a Bill be brought in for
that purpose — which report being read and considered voted that
it be received and accepted — Sent up by Mr Gains
Upon reading and considering the Petition of the Select men of
Conway voted that it be referred to the Committee on the Petition
of Timothy Walker Esq1* and others and that they report thereon —
Sent up by Mr Gains
The Committee on the Petition of the Select men of Wendall
having examined the Several Assessments of Taxes on said Town
for the year 1777 and to the year 1783 Inclusive find said Town
was over doomed in a Comparative view with other Towns —
Therefore reported that said Town be abated the Sum of One
hundred & Eighty four pounds out of their Certificate taxes and
that the Treasurer settle the Same with the Select men of said
Town who are to account with the Nonresident proprietors for
their proportion of the Same — which report being read and con-
sidered voted that it be received and accepted and that the Treas-
urer govern himself accordingly Sent up by Mr Gains —
Voted that his Excellency the President have & receive out of
the Treasury Two hundred pounds as a Salary from June 1790 to
June 1791 and that he take order accordingly —
Sent up by Mr Badger
* Voted that William Gardner Esqr have and receive * 14-153
out of the Treasury of this state Two hundred and
forty pounds as a Salary as Treasurer from June 1790 to June
1791 & that it be considered in full for Service, Responsibility of
Office, Office hire travel Stationary &c and that the President
give order accordingly Sent up by Mr Badger —
Voted that John Prentice Esq1* have and receive out of the
Treasury Sixty pounds for a Salary as Attorney General of this
State from June 1790 to June 1791 and that the President give
order accordingly — Sent up by Mr Badger
Voted that Joseph Pearson Esqr have and receive out of the
Treasury fifty pounds for a Salary as Secretary of this State from
June 1790 to June 1791 and that the President give order accord-
ingly — On which vote the yeas and nays were called and are
as follows (viz) —
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[1791
Yeas.
Yeas.
Yeas.
Yeas.
Mr Sherburne
Mr Jo> Smith
Mr Dole
Mr Grout
Mr Wentworth
Mi- Kellie
Mr Warner
Mr Holmes
Mr Connor
Mr Palmer
Mr Barrett
Mr Penniman
Mr Weeks
Mi- Hale
Mr J ere Smith
Mr Morse
Mr Toppan
Mi- Badger
Mr Wallace
Mr Kimball
M* Hill
Mr Giles
Mr Stiles
Mr Duncan
Mr Cillev
Mr N Hoit
Mr Alexander
Mr Payne
Mr M^Clarey
Mr McMillan
Mr Temple
Mr Tad to 11
Mr Bartlett
Mr Taylor
M'- Wellman
Mr Young
Nays.
Nays.
Nays.
Nays.
M1' Macgregore
Mr Copp
Mr Page
Mr Stone
Mr Blanchard
M1' Emerson
Mr Shepherd
Mr Baker
Mr Brown
Mr Clark
Mr Whitcomb
Mr Burnam
Mr Eastman
Mr Cragin
Mr Prescutt
Mr Crawford
Mr Plummer
Mr Fifield
Mr Rand
Mr E Hoyt
Mr Chamberlain
Mr Gerrish
Mr Allen
M1' Dame
Mr Bradley
Mr Flanders
Mr Lane
Mr Eames
Mr Gibson
36 Yeas — 29 Nays — so it passed in the affirmative
Sent up by Mr Badger
Voted that Supply Clap Esq1' have and receive out of the Treas-
ury nine pounds for a Salary as Commissary General
* 14-154 from June 1790 to June 1791 and that the President * give
order accordingly — Sent up by M1' Badger
An Act for the punishment of certain crimes — was read a third
time and passed to be Enacted —
Sent up by Mr Badger & Mr Bartlett
An Act prescribing the duty and regulating the Office of Sher-
riff — was read a third time and passed to be Enacted
Sent up by Mr Badger & Mr Bartlett
An Act establishing forms of Oaths — was read a third time and
passed to be Enacted — Sent up by Mr Badger & M1 Bartlett
An Act regulating the choice and Service of Grand Jurors, was
read a third time and passed to be Enacted —
Sent up by Mr Badger & Mr Bartlett
An Act for establishing an equitable method of making Taxes
and for ascertaining the powers of Select men — was read a third
time and passed to be Enacted —
Sent up by Mr Badger & Mr Bartlett
An Act for regulating Towns and the choice of Town Officers
— was read a third time and passed to be Enacted
Sent up by M1 Badger & Mr Bartlett
Adjourned to 9 o'Clock to morrow morning
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WEDNESDAY Feb* 9th 1791.
The House met according to adjournment
The Committee on the printers Accounts reported that Henry
Ranlett be allowed nine pounds Six shillings in full for the within
Account and that the President give order accordingly — which
report being read and considered voted that it be received and
accepted — Sent up by Mr Warner —
An Act for the punishment of profane cursing and Swearing —
was read a third time and passed to be Enacted
Sent up by M1' Warner & Mr Gerrish
An Act for the maintenance of Bastard children was read a
third time and passed to be Enacted —
Sent up by Mr Warner & Mr Gerrish
An Act relative to strays and lost goods — was read a third
time and passed to be Enacted —
Sent up by Mr Warner & Mr Gerrish
*An Act for establishing Courts of Law for the * 14-155
Administration of Justice within this State and desig-
nating their powers and regulating their proceedings in certain
cases — was read a third time and passed to be Enacted —
Sent up by Mr Warner & Mr Gerrish —
An Act directing the proceedings against deficient Collectors
was read a third time and passed to be Enacted —
Sent up by M1 Warner & Mr Gerrish
Adjourned to 3 o'Clock P. M —
Met accordingly
1 {^Resolved that John Taylor Gilman Esquire, James Macgreg-
ore and Thomas Bartlett, Esquires, be and they hereby are
appointed commissioners to receive and examine, and make a fair
statement of all the payments and allowances that have been
made by the state to towns and individuals, for services and
expenditures in the common defence, in the late war, not already
stated and sent forward for allowance: — That the several sums
allowed and reported by the commissioners that were for that pur-
pose appointed in the year 1786, and whose powers were extended
and defined by sundry subsequent votes and resolves of the Gen-
eral-Court, be also included, and that said commissioners by and
on the part and behalf of this state, collect the accounts, papers
and vouchers necessary for making the above statement, and for
such other and further charges, as may in the opinion of the com-
missioners be exhibited by this state against the United-States,
1 Taken from printed journal.
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NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS.
[1791
by virtue of the several acts and ordinances of Congress ; and
that said commissioners certify such statement to be forwarded to
the board of the commissioners of the United States, whose prov-
ince it may be to receive the same in such way and manner as the
President of this state may direct.]
On the report of the Committee that the next Session of the
General Court be held at Portsmouth the yeas and nays were
called and are as follows (viz)
Yeas.
Yeas.
Yeas.
Yeas.
Mr Gains
Mr Plummer
Mr Hale
Mr Whitcomb
Mr Sherburne
Mr Hill
Mr Giles
Mr Prescutt
Mr Wentworth
Mr Cilley
Mr Copp
Mr Alexander
Mr Connor
Mr McClarey
Mr Warner
Mr Wellman
Mr Macgregore
Mr Bartlett
Mr Cragin
Mr Payne
Mr Weeks
Mr Kellie
Mr Stiles
Mr Eames
Mr Brown
Mr Palmer
Nays.
Nays.
Nays.
Nays.
Air Blanchard
Mr Dole
Mr Temple
Mr Duncan
Mr Eastman
Mr Emerson
Mr Rand
Mr Baker
Mr Chamberlain
Mr Parker
Mr Allen
Mr Burn am
Mr Bradley
Mr Clark
M1' Lane
Mr Crawford
Mr Jos Smith
Mr Wallace
Mr Grout
Mr E Hoit
Mr Gibson
Mr Fifield
Mr Penniman
M1" Freeman
Mr N Hoit
Mr Gerrish
Mr Morse
Mr Tarlton
Mr McMillan
Mr Page
M1' Stone
M1' Dame
Mr Taylor
Mr Shepherd
Mr Kimball
Mr Young
27 Yeas —
36 Nays — so it
Dassed in the ne
gative
Motion was then made that the next Session be held at Exeter
on which motion the yeas and nays were called and are as follows
(viz)
Yeas.
Mr Gains
Mr Sherburne
M1' Wentworth
Mr Connor
Mr Macgregore
Mr Weeks
M1' Brown
*14-15G "Nays.
Mr Blanchard
Mr Eastman
Mr Chamberlain
Mr Bradley
M1 Bartlett
Mr Jos Smith
Mr Gibson
Mr X Hoit
Mr Copp
M'- M'Millan
Yeas.
Mr Plummer
Mr Hill
Mr Cilley
Mr McClarey
Mr Kellie
Mr Palmer
Nays.
Mr Taylor
Mr Dole
Mr Barrett
Mr Clark
Mr Cragin
Mr Wallace
Mr Fifield
Mr Gerrish
Mr Flanders
Mr Page
Yeas.
Mr Hale
Mr Giles
Mr Emerson
Mr Warner
Mr Parker
Mr Stiles
Nays.
Mr Shepherd
Mr Temple
Mr Rand
Mr Allen
Mr Grout
M1' Penniman
Mr Morse
Mr Kimball
Mr Duncan
Mr Baker
Yeas.
Mr Whitcomb
Mr Prescutt
Mr Alexander
Mr Wellman
Mr Lane
Mr Stone
Nays.
Mr Burnam
Mr Crawford
Mr E Hoit
Mr Freeman
Mr Payne
Mr Tarlton
Mr Dame
Mr Young
Mr Eames
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25 Yeas — 39 Nays — so it passed in the negative
Motion was then made that the next Session be held at Charles-
town — On which motion the yeas & nays were called and are as
follows — (viz) —
Yeas. Yeas. Yeas. Yeas.
Mr Sherburne Mr Warner Mr Alexander Mr Stone
Mr Macgregore Mr Wallace Mr Rand Mr Freeman
Mr Plummer Mr Page Mr Wellman Mr Payne
Mr Cilley Mr Shepherd Mr Lane Mr Young
Mr Hale Mr Stiles Mr Grout Mr Eames
Mr Copp Mr Whitcomb
Nays. Nays. Nays. Nays.
Mr Gains Mr Bartlett Mr Emerson Mr Penniman
Mr Wentworth Mr Jos Smith Mr Parker Mr Morse
Mr Connor Mr Gibson Mr Barrett Mr Kimball
Mr Blanchard Mr Kellie Mr Clark M* Duncan
Mr Weeks Mr Palmer Mr Cragin Mr Baker
Mr Brown Mr Badger Mr Fifield Mr Burnam
Mr Eastman Mr N Hoit Mr Gerrish Mr Crawford
Mr Hill Mr McMillan Mr Prescutt Mr E Hoit
Mr McClarey Mr Taylor Mr Temple Mr Tarlton
Mr Chamberlain Mr Dole Mr Allen Mr Dame
Mr Bradley
22 Yeas — 41 Nays — so it passed in the negative
Motion was then made that the next Session be held at Con-
cord — which Passed in the affirmative —
Voted that the General Court which by the Constitution are to
Assemble on the first Wednesday in June next meet at Concord —
Sent up by Mr Hill
An Act declaring the duty and defining the powers of Collect-
ors of Taxes — was read a third time and passed to be Enacted —
Sent up by Mr Smith & Mr Grout
*An Act declaring the mode of conveyance by deed — * 14-157
was read a third time and passed to be Enacted —
Sent up by Mr Smith & Mr Grout
An Act to prevent frauds and perjuries was read a third time
and passed to be Enacted — Sent up by Mr Smith & Mr Grout
Adjourned to 9 o'Clock to morrow morning
THURSDAY Feb* 10th 1791.
The House met according to adjournment
The vote respecting ceeding the light house at Fort point &c
came down from the Honb1 Senate for the following amendment
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[1791
"that it be one Acre & three quarters instead of two Acres three
roods & thirty three poles beginning at the light House point —
which amendment was read and concurred —
Sent up by Mr Penniman
Voted that Mr Eames, Mr Gains & Mr Hill with such of the
Honb1 Senate as they may join be a Committee to consider of the
Petition of George Kenfield and report thereon
Sent up by Mr Penniman
Voted that the chief Justice of the Superior Court have and
receive out of the Treasury of this State One hundred and eighty
pounds and the other Justices of said Court One hundred and
forty pounds each as an Annual Salary the Same to be paid in
quarterly payments to the said Justices respectively, they, the said
Justices accounting for the fees they may Severally receive from
the Clerk of said Court and that the Clerk shall quarterly trans-
mit to the President an Account of the fees by him paid to said
Judges and that the President give order accordingly for the pay-
ment of the Several and respective ballances —
Sent up by Mr Penniman
On motion to make an addition to the vote of Yesterday appoint-
ing Commissioners on Accounts the yeas & nays were called and
are as follows —
Yeas.
Mr Connor
Mr Jo* Smith
Mr Palmer
Mr Hale
Mr Warner
Mr Fifield
Mr Gerrish
* 14-158 *Nays.
Mr Gains
Mr Sherburne
M1' Connor
Mr Blanchard
Mr Weeks
Mr Toppan
Mr Brown
Mr Eastman
M1' Plummer
Yeas.
Mr Flanders
Mr Page
Mr Shepherd
Mr Stiles
M1' Prescutt
Mr Alexander
M1' Temple
Nays.
Mr Hill
Mr Cilley
Mr M'-Clarey
Mr Bradley
Mr Bartlett
M1' Gibson
Mr Kellie
M1' Badger
Mr Giles
Yeas.
Mr Allen
Mr Wellman
Mr Lane
Mr Grout
Mr Holmes
Mr Morse
Mr Stone
Nays.
Mr N Hoit
Mr McMillan
Mr Taylor
Mr Dole
Mr Emerson
Mr Parker
Mr Barrett
Mr Clark
M1' Craffin
Yeas.
Mr Kimball
Mr Duncan
Mr Burnam
Mr E Hoit
Mr Freeman
Mr Tarlton
M1' Young
Nays.
Mr Wallace
Mr Whitcomb
Mr Rand
M1* Penniman
Mr Baker
Mr Crawford
Mr Dame
Mr Eames
28 Yeas — 35 Nays — so it passed in the negative
On motion to reconsider the vote of Yesterday appointing Com-
missioners on Accounts — the yeas and nays were called and are
as follows — (viz)
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217
Yeas.
Mr Bartlett
Mr Smith
Mr Gibson
Mr Kellie
Mr Dole
Mr Emerson
Mr Warner
Mr Fifield
Nays.
Mr Gains
M1' Sherburne
Mr Connor
Mr Blanchard
M1' Weeks
Mr Toppan
Mr Brown
Mr Eastman
Yeas.
Mr Gerrish
Mr Flanders
Mr Page
Mr Shepherd
Mr Stiles
Mr Prescutt
Mr Alexander
Mr Temple
Nays.
M1' Plummer
Mr Hill
Mr Cilley
Mr McClarey
Mr Chamberlain
Mr Bradley
Mr Palmer
Mr Hale
Yeas.
Mr Allen
M1' Wellman
M1' Lane
Mr Grout
Mr Holmes
Mr Stone
Mr Kimball
Mr Duncan
Nays.
Mr Badger
Mr Giles
Mr N Hoyt
Mr Copp
Mr McMillan
Mr Taylor
Mr Parker
Mr Barrett
Yeas.
Mr Baker
Mr Burnam
Mr Freeman
Mr Payne
Mr Tarlton
Mr Dame
M1' Young
Mr Eames
Nays.
Mr Clark
Mr Cragin
Mr Wallace
Mr Whitcomb
Mr Rand
Mr Penniman
Mr Crawford
33 Yeas — 31 Nays — so it passed in the Affirmative
Voted that Mr Cilley, Mr Hale, Mr Warner, Mr Page & Mr
Young be a Committee to nominate to this House Six persons out
of whom for three to be appointed Commissioners on Accounts
An Act regulating prisons was read a third time and passed to
be Enacted — Sent up by Mr Penniman & Mr Parker
Adjourned to 3 o'clock P. M —
Met accordingly
Voted that Mr Gains, Mr Toppan & Mr Whitcomb be a Com-
mittee to consider of the Petition of Moses Kelley Esq1* and report
thereon —
*The Committee on the Account of Jacob Green & * 14-159
Similar matters reported that the Account of said Green
amounting to One pound four shillings and the Account of John
Parker Esq1* amounting to three pounds twelve shillings and Six
pence and the Account of William Page Edward S Livermore &
Jeremiah Smith Esqrs amounting to thirty pounds Seventeen shil-
lings be allowed and paid out of the Treasury by order of the
President — which report being read and considered voted that it
be received and accepted — Sent up by Mr McMillan
Adjourned to 9 oClock to morrow morning
FRIDAY Febr 11th 1791.
The House met according to adjournment
The Committee appointed to consider and report any proposals
that should be made by the Several printers in this State — Re-
2l8 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. [I79I
ported the following (viz) Mr George Hough proposes to print the
revised laws on fools cap or pot folio, on pica or english types at
one penny farthing ^r Sheet exclusive of binding, the journals at
one penny half penny ^r Sheet Proclamations &c at a propor-
tionable price — Mr John Melcher proposed to print the Laws of
the State in folio on good fools cap paper with a good pica type
with marginal notes and deliver them neatly bound & Lettered
at one penny half pennv ^r Sheet — The Journals on good crown
paper in Octavo on long primer types at one penny ^l" Sheet,
Proclamations Extents &c on writing paper with a good type at one
penny per Sheet and every other kind of printing in the Same
proportion — Mr George Jerry Osborne proposes to print the Laws
if revised this Session at twelve shillings each Book taking the
risque of the number of Sheets — On reading which report mo-
tion was made that the proposals of Mr John Melcher be received
and being put to vote passed in the affirmative —
Sent up by Mr Holmes
Voted that Mr Holmes, Mr Cilley, Mr Hoit, Mr McClarey and
Mr Warner be a Committee to consider of the Petitions of Eben-
ezer Bean, Joshua Lovejoy & Robert Bradford Wilkins and report
thereon —
* 14-160 Voted that Mr Connor, Mr Hale, Mr Warner, Mr Page
and M1 Freeman be a Committee to consider of the
Account of John Porter and all Similar matters and report thereon —
The Committee on the Petition of Moses Kelley Esq1' reported
that said Kelley or Joshua Wentworth Esqr deliver to the Presi-
dent and Council the receipt Signed Meshech Weare President
dated in the year 1782 or 1783 for fifty pounds and that said
Kelley or Wentworth have an order on the Treasurer for that
sum, which report being read and considered voted that it be re-
ceived and accepted — Sent up by Mr Gains
The Committee to nominate two persons in each of the Coun-
ties in this state to make sale of the Excise reported that Nath11
Rogers & Ephraim Robinson for the County of Rockingham
John Waldron & Joshua Wingate, for the County of Strafford —
William Gordan, & Stephen Dole for the County of Hillsbor-
ough Amos Shepherd & William Page for the County of Cheshire
and Moses Baker & John Rogers for the County of Grafton —
which report being read and considered motion was made to ac-
cept the Same on which motion the yeas and nays were called &
are as follows (viz)
I791] JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. 2IO,
Yeas.
Yeas.
Yeas.
Yeas.
Mr Gains
Mr Bartlett
Mr Parker
Mr Lane
Mr Connor
Mr Jos Smith
Mr Barrett
Mr Grout
Mr Blanchard
Mr Gibson
Mr Clark
Mr Penniman
Mr Weeks
Mr Palmer
Mr Fineld
Mr Morse
Mr Brown
Mr Hale
Mr Shepherd
Mr Burnam
Mr Eastman
Mr Badger
Mr Whitcomb
Mr Crawford
Mr Hill
Mr N Hoit
Mr Prescutt
Mr Hoit
Mr McClarey
Mr Copp
Mr Alexander
Mr Freeman
Mr Clough
Mr Taylor
Mr Rand
Mr Payne
Mr Bradley
Mr Warner
Mr Wellman
Mr Tarlton
Nays.
Nays.
Nays.
Nays.
Mr Sherburne
Mr Giles
Mr Allen
Mr Baker
Mr Plummer
Mr Cragin
Mr Stone
Mr Young
M* Cilley
Mr Stiles
Mr Kimball
Mr Eames
Mr Kellie
Mr Temple
Mr Duncan
40 Yeas — 15 Nays — so it passed in the affirmative
Sent up by Mr Stiles
An Act to vest the exclusive right and priviledge of keeping a
ferry over a certain part of Merrimac river in Benjamin Noyes of
Bow his heirs & Assigns — was read a third time and passed to be
Enacted— Sent up by Mr Dole & Mr Wallace
An Act to impower the Judge of Probate to grant * 14-161
license to sell real Estate in certain cases — was read a
third time and passed to be Enacted —
Sent up by Mr Dole & Mr Wallace
[An Act prescribing the forms of writs in civil causes — was read
a third time and passed to be Enacted —
Sent up by Mr Dole & Mr Wallace]
An Act for the equal distribution of Insolvent Estates was read
a third time and passed to be Enacted —
Sent up by Mr Dole & Mr Wallace
An Act to Incorporate certain Physicians by the name of the
New Hampshire Medical Society — was read a third time and
passed to be Enacted — on the vote for passing the Bill the yeas
and nays were called and are as follows viz —
Yeas.
Mr Gains
Mr Sherburne
Mr Wentworth
Mr Connor
Mr Macgregore
Mr Blanchard
Mr Weeks
Mr Brown
Yeas.
Mr Eastman
Mr Plummer
Mr Hill
Mr Cilley
Mr McClarey
Mr Clough
Mr Chamberlain
Mr Bradley
Yeas.
Mr Bartlett
Mr Jos Smith
Mr Kellie
Mr Palmer
Mr Hale
Mr Badger
Mr Giles
Mr McMillan
Yeas.
Mr Taylor
Mr Dole
Mr Emerson
Mr Warner
Mr Clark
Mr Gerrish
Mr Flanders
Mr Page
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Yeas.
Mr Shepherd
Mr Prescutt
Mr Alexander
Mr Rand
Nays.
Mr N Hoit
Mr Barrett
Yeas.
Mr Wellman
Mr Lane
Mr Grout
Mr Penniman
Nays.
Mr Cragin
Mr Whitcomb
Yeas.
M1' Morse
Mr Kimball
Mr Baker
Mr E Hoit
Nays.
Mr Allen
Mr Stone
Yeas.
Mr Freeman
M1* Payne
Mr Tarlton
M'
Nays.
Eames
47 Yeas — 7 Nays — so it passed in the Affirmative
Sent up by Mr Page & Mr Allen
An Act to enable the Justices of the Inferior Court of common
pleas to fix and determine the boundaries of the goal yards in their
respective Counties was read a third time and passed to be
Enacted— Sent up by Mr Holmes & Mr Bradley
Voted that Mr Macgregore Mr Hoit, Mr Emerson Mr Holmes
and M1' Freeman with such of the Honb1 Senate as they may join
be a Committee to consider and report what number of Books of
the revised laws shall be printed and how distributed —
Sent up by Mr Holmes —
* 14-162 * Adjourned to 3 oClock P. M —
Met accordingly
Voted that the Comptroller of Accounts for this state be and he
hereby is directed to call on Col0 David Hobert of Haverhill in the
Common wealth of Massachusetts to account for the money he
received for paying soldiers under his Command in the yea^ 1777
and in particular for the money he received for George Kenfield a
Soldier in Cap1 Eliots Company Sent up by Mr Chamberlain
An Act to incorporate the Episcopal Society in Portsmouth was
read a third time and passed to be Enacted —
Sent up by Mr Sherburne & Mr Emerson
The vote for allowing Mr Hough twenty two pounds live shil-
lings and nine pence came down from the Honb1 Senate for the
following amendment — " that said Hough be allowed Seventeen
pounds five shillings & nine pence — which amendment was read
& Concurred Sent up by M1' Cragin —
Adjourned to 9 o'Clock to morrow morning —
SATURDAY Feb* i
1791
The House met according to adjournment
Voted that the Account of Nathanael Rogers & Nath11 Gilman
amounting to four pounds be allowed and paid out of the Treasury
by order of the President and that said Rogers & Gilman lodge
I79l] JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. 221
in the Secretarys office the receipt by them taken of James Mac-
gregore Esq1' Comptroller of Accounts Sent up by Mr Gerrish
Voted that all the books and papers which are now in the hands
of the Committee on Claims and which belong to said Office be
delivered to James Macgregore Esq1' Comptroller of Accounts and
that they be kept in an Office at Exeter — -
Sent up by Mr Gerrish
Resolved that there be and hereby is established the four fol-
lowing routs for posts to be appointed pursuant to this Resolve to
ride through the interior parts of this State (viz)
The first beginning at Concord thence to proceed through Weare,
New Boston, Amherst, Wilton, Temple, Peterborough Dublin
Marlborough Keen Westmoreland, Walpole Acworth Charles-
town, Claremont, Newport, Lempster, Washington
* Hillsborough Hinnekar, Hopkinton to Concord — * 14-163
The Second from Concord Boscawen Salisbury,
Andover New Chester Plymouth Haverhill Piermont Orford lyme
Hanover Lebanon Enfield Canaan Grafton Alexandria Salisbury
to Concord —
Third beginning at Portsmouth thence through Exeter Kings-
town Plastow Hampstead Chester Londonderry Litchfield Goffs-
town Bow to Concord & to return through Pembrook Deerfield
Nottingham by the way of New Markett Bridge to Portsmouth
Fourth from Portsmouth to Dover Rochester Wakefield Ossippee
Tamworth Sandwich Center Harbour Plymouth Merrideth Gil-
mantown Barnstead Barrington Durham to Portsmouth —
Each Post rider shall perform his rout weekly (Extraordinaries
Excepted) and that those on the first and Second routs shall have
twelve pounds each the one on the third rout nine pounds and the
one on the fourth rout ten pounds for six months only commencing
the first of April next and they shall reverse their respective routs
weekly, provided and it is the intent of this resolve that All Acts
proclamations public letters and every other matter belonging to
the State be franked with the name of the public Officer commu-
nicating the Same and conveyed free of postage —
That the postage on all private single letters be six pence for
every forty miles and four pence for every number of miles less
than forty and that other letters and packets according to their
weight and bulk which shall be the exclusive perquisites of the
post riders carrying the Same — That one person be appointed
in each of the following Towns (viz) Portsmouth Exeter, Con-
cord, Amherst Dover Keene Charlestown Hanover Haverhill and
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[1791
Plymouth whose duty it shall be to take charge of all matters
which are to be conveyed by the posts and shall respectively
receive as a compensation therefor two pence to be advanced on
the postage of each private letter packett &c which shall pass
through the respective offices, said post Officers to be nominated
and appointed by the President & Council, notice of
* 14-164 which under the Secretary's signature * by order of the
President shall be a Sufficient warrant for the respective
officers to enter on the duty of their respective Office —
Provided also and it Shall be the duty of the Several post
masters and post riders before they enter on their respective Office
to give bond to the Treasurer of this State to the Acceptance of
the President for the faithful performance of the trust reposed in
them And said post Officers shall be allowed upon the exhibitions
of their respective Accounts for Services and expenditures such
further sums as the General Court shall adjudge reasonable and
just — On passing this Resolve the yeas and nays were called and
are as follows (viz) —
Yeas.
Yeas.
Yeas.
Yeas.
Mr Gains
Mr Chamberlain
Mr Warner
Mr Penniman
Mr Sherburne
Mr Bradley
Mr Smith
Mr Duncan
Mr Wentworth
Mr Bartlett
Mr Wallace
Mr Burnam
M1' Macgregore
Mr Palmer
Mr Gerrish
Mr Crawford
Mr Blanchard
Mr Hale
Mr Flanders
Mr Hoit
Mr Top pan
Mr Badger
Mr Page
Mr Freeman
Mr Brown
Mr Hoit
Mr Stiles
Mr Payne
M* Hill
Mr Copp
Mr Temple
Mr Tarlton
Mr Cilley
Mr McMillan
Mr Well man
Mr Dame
Mr M^'Clarey
Mr Taylor
Mr Lane
Mr Young
Mr Clough
Mr Dole
Mr Grout
Nays.
Nays.
Nays.
Nays.
Mr Weeks
Mr Parker
Mr Shepherd
Mr Morse
Mr Eastman
Mr Barrett
Mr Whitcomb
Mr Stone
Mr Gibson
Mr Clark
Mr Prescutt
Mr Kimball
Mr Giles
Mr Cragin
Mr Alexander
Mr Eames
Mr Emerson
Mr Flanders
Mr Rand
43 Yeas — 19 Nays — so it passed in the affirmative
Sent up by Mr Gains
Resolved that the Senators of this State in the Senate of the
United States be and hereby are instructed to use their utmost
endeavours to procure the admission of the Citizens of the United
States to hear the debates of their House whenever they are
sitting in their Legislative capacity, And that the President of
this State be requested to forward this resolve as soon as may
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be to the Senators from this State in the Senate of the United
States — Sent up by Mr Giles —
Voted that Mr Connor, Mr Gibson & Mr Hale with such of
the Honb1 Senate as they may join be a Committee to
consider of *the Account of Eliphalet Giddinge Esq1" * 14-165
and report thereon — Sent up by Mr Giles —
An Act directing the proceedings against the trustees of absent
or absconding debtors — was read a third time and passed to be
Enacted Sent up by Mr Copp and Mr Dole —
The Committee on the Petition and Account of John Orr Esqr
reported that the said John Orr Esqr have and receive out of the
Treasury two pounds Seventeen shillings & five pence in full for
Selling a lot of land in Washington by order of the General
Court and that the Treasurer deliver up to the said Orr his bond
for two hundred pounds mentioned in his Petition — which report
being read and considered voted that it be received and accepted —
Sent up by Mr Weeks
Upon reading and considering the Petition of Samuel Young
in behalf of Littleton and Dalton voted that the Petitioners be
heard thereon before the General Court on the third Wednesday
of their next Session and that in the mean time the Petitioners
cause that the substance of the Petition and order of Court thereon
be published three weeks successively in One of the New
Hampshire News papers Six weeks prior to the sitting of said
Court that any person or persons may then appear and shew
cause (if any they have) why the prayer thereof may not be
granted — Sent up by Mr Weeks —
Adjourned to 3 o'Clock P. M —
Met accordingly —
Resolved that John T Gilman, Sanford Kingsbury & James
Macgregore Esquires be and they hereby are appointed Commis-
sioners to state the demands of this State against the United
States And for this purpose they shall have access to all the
papers and documents in any public Office in this state, And the
said Commissioners shall as soon as may be forward all such
Accounts & demands of this State against the United states as are
proper charges to be laid before the Commissioners appointed by
congress to settle and adjust the Accounts between the United
States and Individual states
And it shall also be the duty of said Commissioners first above
mentioned to receive from any Towns or any Individuals in this
State all accounts for any such Services done or losses Suffered
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[1791
in the late war, as would have been in case they had been pre-
sented within the time limited by Congress for receiving them,
proper charges by this State against the United States
* 14-166 — And the * said Commissioners shall cause the times
and places of their meetings to receive such Accounts
with the nature and kind of Accounts to be received, the vouch-
ers to be produced &c &c &c to be advertized throughout this
State by causing the Same to be published in all the public papers
printed in this State and the said Commissioners shall by the
first day in June next close the Accounts so by them received
and shall prepare a Petition to Congress to have the said Sums
allowed or Submitted to the board of Commissioners appointed
by Congress notwithstanding the time limited by Law of the
United states is expired — And the Towns and Individuals shall
receive from the state the benefit of all such allowances as shall
be made this State by Congress on account of such demands of
such Individuals so allowed — And the said Commissioners ap-
pointed bv the Resolve as aforesaid shall certify the Towns and
Individuals presenting such accounts of all such sums as they
shall think well vouched — Sent up by M1' Weeks
The Committee on the Petition of the Select men of Plastow
having considered all the circumstances relative to the Account
exhibited with said Petition are of Opinion that no part of said
Account prior to the year 1775 be allowed and that said Town be
allowed fifty five pounds in full for said Account since that time —
On reading which report motion was made that it be accepted
— On which motion the yeas and nays were called and are as
follows (viz) —
Yeas.
Yeas.
Yeas.
Yeas.
Mr Macgregore
AP' Copp
Mr Grout
.AP- E Hoit
M1* Eastman
Mr Barrett
M1' Penniman
Mi- Tarlton
Mr Bartlett
Mr Jere Smith
Mr Kimball
Mr Young
Mr Jos Smith
Mr Page
M1' Duncan
Nays.
Nays.
Nays.
Nays.
Mr Gains
AB- Cilley
Mr Taylor
Mr Prescutt
Mr Sherburne
AP- Bradley
Mr Emerson
Mr Allen
Mr Wentworth
Mr Gibson
Mr Parker
Air Rand
Mr Connor
M>- Kellie
Mr Clark
AP Wallace
Mr Blanchard
Mr Palmer
M1' Cra^in
AP- Holmes
M* Weeks
M>- Hale
Mr Wallace
AP- Alorss
AP' Toppan
Mr Badger
Mi- Shepherd
AIr stone
Mr Brown
AP Giles
Mi- Stiles
AP" Baker
Mr Plummer
M'N Hoit
Mi- Whitcomb
AP" Freeman
AM- Hill
Mi- APAIillan
I791] JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. 225
15 Yeas — 38 Nays — so [the report was not accepted.] it
^passed in the Negative —
* Voted that the thanks of this House be given to Mr J * 14-167
S Sherburne for his attention to and draughting of Sev-
eral public bills the present Session without fee or reward —
Adjourned to Monday next at 9 o'Clock AM —
MONDAY Feb* 14th 1791
The House met according to adjournment —
The Committee on the Petition of the Select men of Bath
reported that all former notes of the General Court passed Stay-
ing or forbidding the levy and collecting the State or County
Taxes in the Township of Bath be reconsidered and made null
and void and the said Selectmen and Collectors proceed in the
levy and collecting the said Taxes in said Town in the Same
manner as they by Law could have done had no such vote or
resolve passed — which vote being read and considered — voted
that it be received and accepted — Sent up by Mr Young
An Act for the punishment of Idle and disorderly persons for
the Support and maintenance of the Poor and for designating
the duties and defining the powers of overseers of the poor —
was read a third time and passed to be Enacted —
Sent up by Mr Gains & Mr Copp —
Whereas in and by an Act passed the 28th of September 1787
it is Enacted that the Excise arising by virtue of said Act shall
be farmed out and Sold at public vandue in the Several Counties
in this State Some time between the first day of October and
the first day of February annually by Committees appointed for
that purpose which time hath elapsed and no sale has been made
agreably to said Act —
Therefore be it Resolved that the time for farming out the said
Excise be lengthned out until the last day of March next, and
that Nathanael Rogers & Ephraim Robinson be a Committee for
selling the Excise in the County of Rockingham, John Waldron
and Joshua Wingate in the County of Strafford, William Gordan
and Stephen Dole for the County of Hillsborough, Amos Shep-
herd & William Page in the County of Cheshire and Moses
Baker and John Rogers for the County of Grafton — And that
the Several Committees proceed to make sale of the said Excise
from the first day of October 1790 to the first day of January 1791
— in their respective Counties before the said last day of March
15
226 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. [I79I
and that the Several Committees respectively are hereby
* 14-168 required to take bond with two Sufficient * Sureties of
El'l'LV "-- the farmer in each County payable by the first day of
June next and Interest from the said first day of June till paid and
lodge the said Bonds with the Treasurer of this State on or before
the said first day of June — Sent up by Mr Blanchard —
An Act regulating Marriages and for the registering of Mar-
riages Births and Burials — was read a third time and passed to be
Enacted— Sent up by Mr Blanchard & Mr Clark
An Act regulating Bail in civil causes was read a third time
and passed to be Enacted —
Sent up by Mr Blanchard & Mr Clark
Adjourned to 3 o'Clock P M
Met accordingly —
Resolved that the Members of the Honb1 Senate, Council and
House of Representatives and their Officers receive their wages
and travelling fees out of the money now in the Treasury and
that the Several Towns and districts now represented shall be
severally Taxed in the next tax bill for the attendance of their
Respective members — Sent up by Mr Prescutt
Voted that the allowance for travel and attendance of the Mem-
bers of the Honb1 Senate and House of Representatives and their
Officers be the Same as at the last Session and the allowance to
the Honb1 Council the Same as the last year and that the Secre-
tary and Clerk make up the respective rolls accordingly
Sent up by Ml Prescutt
Voted that Mr Toppan Mr Hoit, Mr Barrett, Mr Page and Mr
Baker with such of the Honb1 Senate as they may join be a Com-
mittee to confer on the Subject matter of the Resolve respecting
the receiving of Specie in lieu of the Facility Taxes whether
Indents or Certificates now outstanding and report thereon —
Sent up by Mr Prescutt —
Voted that Mr Plummer, M1' Page and Mr Taylor with such of
the Honb1 Senate as they may join be a Committee to take under
consideration the Acts, Resolves and votes of the Congress of
the United States and Legislature of this State respecting Inva-
lids and report whether any and what measures may
* 14-169 * be taken for the benefit of Invalids who have lately
applied or may hereafter apply for relief —
Sent up by Mr Smith
An Act for ceeding to the United States of America one acre
and three quarters of an Acre of Land with the fort & Light
I791] JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. 227
House thereon Situate in New Castle was read a third time and
passed to be Enacted — Sent up by Mr Smith & Mr Hoyt »
Resolved that it is the Opinion of this House that the Act of
Congress passed at their last Session entitled an Act making pro-
vision for the debt of the United states so far as the Same respects
making provision for the debts of the respective states is very
injurious to this state because this state have already made pro-
vision for the payment of the greater part of the debt incurred
by this State during the late war and a considerable proportion
of it is actually paid and because this State can with more justice
and Satisfaction to its creditors and more ease to its citizens dis-
charge the ballance now due from this State than the Same will
or can be discharged by the Method prescribed in said Act and
because the Sum so assumed for the Several states is by no means
in proportion to the services done or debts contracted for the com-
mon defence by the respective states as in case of any assumption
previous to a final settlement of the Account of the Several states
in Justice and equity it ought to have been, and that this state is
particularly injured in this respect their just proportion of the
Sum of twenty one million and five hundred thousand dollars
being a Sum far exceeding the sum of three hundred thousand
Dollars assumed for this state by said Act — [and that the said
assumption is an infringement on the rights of the legislature of
this state.] x [On reading the foregoing motion was made that it
pass into a Resolve of this House on which motion the yeas &
Nays were called and are as follows (viz)
Yeas.
Mr Macgregore
Mr Clough
Mr Chamberlain
Mr J0s Smith
Mr Copp
Mr Dole
* Nays.
Mr Gains
M* Wentworth
Mr Connor
Mr Blanchard
Mr Weeks
Mr Brown
Mr Eastman
Mr Plummer
Mr Hill
23 Yeas —
Yeas.
Mr Warner
Mr Gerrish
Mr Flanders
Mr Page
Mr Stiles
Mr Prescutt
Nays.
Mr'McClarey
Mr Bradley
Mr Bartlett
Mr Gibson
Mr Kellie
Mr Palmer
Mr Badger
Mr Hoit
Mr McMillan
Yeas.
Mr Temple
Mr Wellman
Mr Grout
Mr Holmes
Mr Kimball
Mr Duncan
Nays.
Mr Taylor
M1' Emerson
Mr Parker
Mr Barrett
M1' Clark
Mr Cragin
Mr Wallace
Mr Shepherd
Mr Whitcomb
Yeas.
Mr Burnam
Mr Crawford
Mr Freeman
Mr Tarlton
Mr Dame
Nays. *I4-
Mr Alexander
Mr Rand
M1' Penniman
Mr Morse
Mr Stone
Mr Baker
Mr E Hoit
Mr Young
Mr Eames
■170
36 Nays — so it passed in the negative]
1 Not in printed journal.
228
NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS,
[1791
Voted that George Gains and Supply Clap esquires be and
they hereby are appointed a Committee in behalf of this State
to examine arrange and ascertain the amount of what has been
expended by this State in support of the light and attending the
light house since August 1789 and that they call on Joseph Whip-
ple Esqr collector of Impost duties for payment of said Account,
and on receiving the Same that they pay the Sum into the Treas-
ury of this state and take the Treasurers Receipt therefor —
Sent up by M1' Dole
An Act impowering the Select men of Campbells Gore to take
an envois and assess and collect the Tax of the year One thou-
sand Seven hundred and ninety — was read a third time & passed
to be Enacted — Sent up by Mr Holmes & M1' Plummer
An Act granting to certain persons therein named the exclusive
right of building a Toll bridge over Merrimac River at any
place below the right of Butters's ferry so called and one mile
below Isle Hookset falls so called and regulating the toll of said
bridge was read a third time and passed to be Enacted
Sent up by Mr Holmes & Mr Plummer
Adjourned to 9 o'Clock to morrow morning
TUESDAY Feb* 15th 1791.
The House met according to adjournment
The vote for establishing the Salary of the Judges of the Su-
perior Court came down from the Honb1 Senate for the following
amendment " That the chief Justice receive one hundred & Sixty
five pounds instead of One hundred and eighty pounds and the
other Justices one hundred and thirty five pounds each instead of
One hundred and forty pounds — which amendment
* 14-17 1 was read * and nonconcurred — Whereupon Voted that
the chief Justice have One hundred and fifty pounds
and the other Justices one hundred and thirty pounds each — On
which vote the yeas & nays were called and are as follows —
(viz)
Yeas.
Yeas.
Mr Blanchard
Mr Eastman
M* Hill
Mr Clough
Mr Chamberlain
M* Bradley
Mr J os Smith
Mr Palmer
Yeas.
Mr Badger
M* N Hoit
A I'- Copp
M* McMillan
Mr Taylor
M* Dole
M* Parker
Mr Craein
Mr Smith
Mr Stiles
Mr Whitcomb
Mr Prescutt
Mr Rand
M* Grout
Mr Holmes
M* Kimball
Yeas.
Mr Baker
Mr Crawford
Mr E Hoit
Mr Freeman
Mr Dame
Mr Young
Mr Eames
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229
Nays.
Nays.
Nays.
Nays.
Mr Gains
Mr Plummer
Mr Warner
Mr Wellman
Mr Wentworth
Mr Cilley
Mr Barrett
Mr Stone
Mr Connor
Mr McClarey
Mr Wallace
Mr Duncan
Mr Weeks
Mr Bartlett
Mr Page
Mr Burnam
Mr Toppan
Mr Kellie
Mr Alexander
Mr Tarlton
Mr Brown
Mr Emerson
Mr Temple
31 Yeas — 23 Nays — so the vote was confirmed —
An Act for the punishment of Lewdness Adultery and Polyg-
amy, was read a third time and passed to be Enacted —
Sent up by Mr Page & Mr Warner —
An Act subjecting lands and tenements to the payment of debts
and directing the mode of levying executions on real and per-
sonal Estate — was read a third time and passed to be Enacted
Sent up by Mr Page & Mr Warner —
The Committee to consider what number of books of the revised
laws shall be printed and how distributed, reported that there be
printed at the expence of the state Three hundred and forty books
of the revised laws and that they be distributed as follows (viz)
To each Town Parish or place Inhabited called upon for the pay-
ment of public taxes one book — To the Superior Court of Judi-
cature, the Several Courts of Common pleas and Court of Pro-
bate each one Book — To the President and each Member of the
present Legislature One Book — To the Attorney General one
Book — To the Secretary and Clerk of the House each one Book —
To Congress one — to each State in the Union one — to the district
Court in this State one and to the Trustees of Dartmouth Colledge
one book — which report being read and considered. Voted that
it be received and accepted —
Sent up by Mr Crawford
*The Committee on the Abstract from Pay Rolls &c * 14-172
made out and reported by the Committee who settled
the Accounts between this State and the Treasurer. Reported
that said Abstract amounting to One thousand & eighteen pounds
two shillings & three pence half penny in Specie and Seventeen
pounds Six shillings New Emission money be allowed and paid
out of the Treasury and that the Treasurer govern himself accord-
ingly and charge the Same in his next account to be settled —
which report being read and considered — voted that it be received
and accepted — Sent up by Mr Crawford
An Act for the ease and relief of persons imprisoned for debt,
was read a third time and passed to be Enacted —
Sent up by Mr Crawford & Mr Dame
230
NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS.
[1791
On the punishment to the crime of Blasphemy prescribed in the
Bill to be Enacted — the Yeas and nays were called and are as
follows (viz) —
Yeas. Yeas. Yeas. Yeas.
Mr Gains
Mr M^Clarey
Mr McMillan
Mr Grout
Mr Wentworth
M* Clough
Mr Taylor
Mr Morse
Mr Connor
Mr Chamberlain
Mr J ere Smith
Mr Crawford
Mr Blanchard
Mr Bradley
Mr Wallace
Mr E Hoit
Mr Weeks
Mr Kellie
Mr Gerrish
Mr Freeman
Mr Brown
Mr Badger
Mr Page
Mr Dame
Mr Plummer
Mi- N Hoit
Mr Whitcomb
Mr Young
Mr Cilley
Mr Copp
Mr Alexander
Nays.
Nays.
Nays.
Nays.
Mr Macgregore
Mi- Palmer
Mr Cragin
Mr Holmes
Mr Eastman
Mr Dole
Mr Stiles
Mr Stone
Mr Toppan
Mr Emerson
Mr Prescutt
Mr Kimball
Mi" Hill
Mr Warner
Mr Temple
Mr Burnam
Mr Bartlett
Mr Parker
Mr Rand
Mr Tarlton
Mr Jo* Smith
Mr Barrett
Mr Wellman
Mr Eames
Mr Gibson
Mr Clark
31 Yeas — 26 Nays — so it passed in the affirmative
Adjourned to 3 o'Clock. P. M —
Met accordingly —
The Committee on the Petition of Phillip Goss reported that the
prayer of said Petition be so far granted as that the extent against
him be stayed till the next session of the General Court
* 14-173 — which report being read and considered * voted that
it be received and accepted and that the Treasurer
govern himself accordingly — Sent up by Mr Chamberlain
An Act to restore William Boynton to his Lawr — was read a
third time and passed to be Enacted —
Sent up by Mr Chamberlain & Mr Cragin
Voted that the Revrd Mr Evans have and receive out of the
Treasury by order of the President three pounds twelve Shillings
a recompence for his Officiating as Chaplain to the General
as
Court during the present Session — Sent up by Mr M°Clarey
The vote respecting post roads & post riders came down from
the Honb1 Senate for the following amendment 'k that there be a
post Officer appointed at Plastow" on which amendment the yeas
and nays were called and are as follows
Yeas. Yeas. Yeas. Yeas.
Mr Connor
Mr Jos Smith
Mr Tavlor
Mr Wallace
M1' Macgregore
Mr Kellie
Mr Dole
M1' Gerrish
M>- M'Clarey
Mr N Hoit
Mr Warner
Mr Page
Mr Chamberlain
M1' Copp
Mr Cragin
t
Mr Stiles
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231
Yeas.
Yeas.
Yeas.
Yeas.
Mr Holmes
Mr Duncan
Mr E Hoit
Mr Eames
Mr Kimball
Mr Baker
Mr Dame
Nays.
Nays.
Nays.
Nays.
Mr Gains
Mr Cilley
Mr Barrett
Mr Penniman
Mr Wentworth
Mr Bradley
Mr Clark
Mr Morse
Mr Blanchard
Mr Bartlett
Mr Shepherd
M1' Stone
Mr Weeks
M1' Gibson
Mr Whitcomb
Mr Burnam
Mr Brown
Mr Palmer
Mr Prescutt
Mr Crawford
Mr Eastman
Mr Badger
Mr Alexander
Mr Tarlton
Mr Plummer
M1' Emerson
Mr Rand
Mr Young
Mr Hill
Mr Parker
Mr Wellman
23 Yeas — 31 Nays — so it passed in the negative
The Committee to consider of the Petition of Joseph Kimball
Esq1' reported that no extent be issued against the Town of Plain-
field on account of said Town's being deficient in furnishing their
Quota of Soldiers in the late war until the next session of the
General Court — which report being read and considered voted
that it be received & accepted and that the Treasurer govern him-
self accordingly — Sent up by M1' McClarey
Voted that the Account of the Honb1 Ebenz1' Smith Esq1"
amounting to Seven pounds Seventeen shillings be
allowed *and paid out of the Treasury by order of the * 14-174
President Sent up by Mr Holmes
Voted that the Account of George Hough amounting to three
pounds two shillings and Six pence be allowed and paid out of the
Treasury by order of the President — Sent up by Mr Holmes
Adjourned to 9 o'Clock to morrow morning
WEDNESDAY Feb* 16th 1791.
The House met according to adjournment
Voted that the Account of Maj1' William Duncan amounting to
Eighteen shillings be allowed and paid out of the Treasury by
order of the President — Sent up by Mr Holmes
On Motion that three Thousand pounds be raised as a Tax for
the Current year — the yeas and nays were called and are as
follows —
Yeas.
Mr Wentworth
Mr Blanchard
Mr Hill
Mr McClarey
Mr Gibson
Mr Kellie
Mr Badger
Yeas.
Mr N Hoit
M1' Copp
Mr McMillan
Mr Warner
Mr Parker
Mr Barrett
Mr Clark
Yeas.
Mr Cragin
Mr Gerrish
Mr Whitcomb
M1' Prescutt
Mr Alexander
Mr Temple
Mr Wellman
Yeas.
Mr Grout
Mr Penniman
Mr Morse
Mr Burnam
Mr E Hoit
Mr Young
Mr Eames
232
NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS.
[1791
Nays.
Mr Gains
Mr Connor
Mr Macgregore
Mr Weeks
Mr Brown
Mr Eastman
Mr Plummer
M* Cilley
28 Yeas-
Nays.
Mr Chamberlain
Mr Bradley
Mr Jos Smith
Mr Palmer
Mr Taylor
Mr Dole
Mr Emerson
Nays.
Mr Jere Smith
Mr Wallace
Mr Page
Mr Shepherd
Mr Stiles
Mr Rand
Mr Stone
Nays.
Mr Kimball
Mr Duncan
Mr Baker
Mr Crawford
Mr Freeman
Mr Tarlton
Mr Dame
29 Nays — so it passed in the Negative
Voted that a Tax of two thousand pounds be raised on the Polls
and Estates in this State the current year and that a Supply Bill
be brought in for that purpose On which vote the yeas and nays
were called and are as follows —
Yeas. Yeas.
Mr Blanchard Mr Bradley
Mr Hill Mr Gibson
Mr McClarey Mr Kellie
*I4._I7r *MrGerrish M' Temple
14 175 m uernsn Mr Wellma
Mr Whitcomb
Mr Prescutt
Mr Alexander
Nays.
Mr Gains
Mr Wentworth
Mr Connor
Mr Macgregore
Mr Weeks
Mr Brown
Mr Eastman
man
Mr Grout
Mr Morse
Mr Badger
Nays.
Mr Plummer
Mr Cilley
Mr Chamberlain
Mr Jos Smith
Mr Palmer
Mr Copp
Mr Tavlor
Yeas.
Mr N Hoit
Mr McMillan
Mr Warner
Mr Stone
Mr Baker
Mr Burnam
Mr Crawford
Mr Parker
Nays.
Mr Dole
Mr Emerson
Mr Jer Smith
Mr Wallace
Mr Page
Mr Shepherd
Mr Stiles
Yeas.
Mr Barrett
Mr Clark
Mr Cragin
Mr E Hoit
Mr Freeman
Mr Young
Mr Eames
Nays.
Mr Rand
Mr Penniman
Mr Kimball
Mr Duncan
Mr Tarlton
Mr Dame
30 Yeas — 27 Nays — so it passed in the Affirmative
Sent up by M1' Gerrish —
An Act for the punishment of certain crimes not capital, was
read a third time and passed to be Enacted
Sent up by Mr Smith & Mr Eames —
An Act directing the proceedings in case of forcible entry and
detainer of lands and tenements — was read a third time and
passed to be Enacted — Sent up by Mr Smith & M1' Eames
An Act regulating licensed houses, was read a third time and
passed to be Enacted — Sent up by Mr Smith & Mr Eames
Voted that the Account of Jeremiah Smith Esqr amounting to
Eighty five pounds nineteen shillings & Six pence be allowed and
paid out of the Treasury by order of the President —
Sent up by M1' Warner
I791] JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. 233
Voted that the Account of Nath11 Peabody Esqr amounting to
forty one pounds & two shillings be allowed & paid out of the
Treasury by order of the President — Sent up by Mr Warner
Voted that the Account of John Sullivan Esqr amounting to
thirty two pounds Six shillings be allowed and paid out of the
Treasury by order of the President — Sent up by Mr Warner
Voted that the Account of John Porter amounting to three
pounds Six shillings be allowed and paid out of the Treasury by
order of the President — Sent up by Mr Warner
* Voted that the Account of Edward S Livermore Esqr * 14-176
amounting to three pounds be allowed and paid out of
the Treasury by order of the President —
Sent up by Mr Warner
Voted that the Account of Arthur Livermore amounting to Six
pounds one shilling and Six pence be allowed and paid out of the
Treasury by order of the President — Sent up by Mr Warner
Voted that the chief Justice of the Superior Court have and
receive out of the Treasury of this State One hundred and fifty
pounds and the other Justices of said Court one hundred and
thirty pounds each as an Annual Salary the Same to be paid in
quarterly payments to the said Justices respectively that the said
Justices accounting for the fees they may severally receive from
the Clerk of said Court, and that the Clerk of said Court shall
quarterly transmit to the President an account of the fees by him
paid to said Judges, and that the President give order for the pay-
ment of the Several and respective ballances —
Sent up by Mr Parker
The Committee on Invalids &c Reported that his Excellency
the President of this State be requested to write as soon as may
be to our Representatives in Congress informing them that it ap-
pears that there are a number of Invalids in this state who are not
on the list of Invalid pensioners — That a personal or particular
application from each of such Invalids to Congress is attended
with much expence to the Invalids and is troublesome to Congress
and desire said Representatives to lay a memorial before Congress
requesting them to authorize them to appoint and authorize some
person or persons in this state to inspect such Invalids — And that
the Certificate from such person or persons made to Congress shall
have the Same effect as a personal or particular application from
said Invalids to Congress would have — And that said
Representatives * be requested to give information to * 14-177
his Excellency as soon as may be of the Success of
234 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. [I79I
their Memorial and what other measures if any they think neces-
sary to be taken on the Subject — which report being read and
considered — voted that it be received and accepted —
Sent up by Mr Parker —
Adjourned to 3 o'Clock P. M —
Met accordingly —
An Act relative to the Attestation of Wills — was read a third
time and passed to be Enacted —
Sent up by Mr Plummer & Mr Macgregore
Voted that the Members of the Honb1 Senate and their Clerk
be allowed four pence ~$r mile for travel to and from the place of
their meeting when sitting for the trial of the Honb1 Woodbury
Langdon Esqr and Six shillings ^r day for their attendance and
that the Secretary make up a Roll for that purpose or add the said
travel and attendance to the Roll for the present Session and that
the President give order for payment —
Sent up by Mr Whitcomb —
An Act relating to attorne}'s, was read a third time & passed to
be Enacted — Sent up by Mr Whitcomb & Mr Shepherd
The Committee on the Account of Samuel Bean reported that
he be allowed five pounds ten shillings in full which report being
read and considered voted that it be received and Accepted, and
that the President give order on the Treasury for payment of said
Sum — Sent up by Mr Whitcomb
An Act prescribing the time and mode of redeeming real Estate
Mortgaged or conveyed by Deed of bargain and Sale with defea-
zance — was read a third time and passed to be Enacted —
Sent up by Mr Whitcomb & Mr Shepherd
An Act to establish an Academy in the Town of Atkinson and
to incorporate the trustees thereof — was read a third time and
passed to be Enacted —
Sent up by Mr Whitcomb & Mr Shepherd
The Committee on the Printers accounts reported that James D
Griffith be allowed twenty shillings in full for his account which
was for advertizing the report of the Committee on
* 14-178 * County lines, which account is lost — which report
being read and considered, voted that it be received
and that the President give order accordingly —
Sent up by Mr Prescutt —
The Committee to consider of the report of a Committee ap-
pointed last Session to examine and settle the Treasurers Accounts
reported that said report be received & accepted and the Statement
I791] JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. 235
by them reported be approved & considered as a settlement of
Accounts between the state and said Treasurer as far as relates to
the matters therein stated — that the Indents mentioned in said
report and all other public Securities of the United States now in
the hands of said Committee be delivered over to the Commis-
sioners appointed to fund the Same in behalf of this State taking
from said Commissioners a descriptive certificate therefor to be
fairly recorded in the Secretarys Office and lodged in the Comp-
trollers Office for the use of the State — That the state notes and
Certificates and new emission money, mentioned in said report be
secured and deposited in the Treasurers Office and custody the
said Treasurer giving such descriptive certificate for said State
Notes Certificates & New Emission money as the President shall
think proper to Accept, which receipt is to be fairly recorded by
the Secretary and lodged in the Comptrollers Office —
That the state orders and orders for premiums for killing wolves
mentioned in said report be punched under the direction of the
President and Council by persons to be appointed for that purpose
and be deposited in the said Comptrollers Office for the use of the
state — And that Accounts receipts and all other papers in the
hands of the Committee as mentioned in the said report and not
otherwise herein disposed of be also deposited in the said Comp-
trollers office for the use of the state and that when the business
shall be compleated on the part of said Committee as herein before
mentioned that they be fully discharged — Which report being
read and consider'1 voted that it be recd & accepted
Sent up by Mr Prescutt —
* An Act to Incorporate & establish an Academy in * 14-179
Amherst was read a third time and passed to be En-
acted — Sent up by Mr Prescutt & Mr Temple
Voted that the Account of Caleb Buswell amounting to twenty
Dne pounds ten shillings be allowed and paid out of the Treasury
:>y order of the President from the money now in the Treasury —
Sent up by Mr McClarey
[ Voted that the Account of William Duncan amounting to three
rounds be allowed and paid out of the Treasury by order of the
President— Sent up by Mr McClarey]
Resolved that in all future Sessions of the Legislature of this
State that the Doors of the Senate be open for the admission of
he Citizens of this State to hear the debates of the Senate in the
ame manner as citizens are now admitted to hear the debates of
he House of Representatives — Sent up by M1' McClarey
236 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. [I79I
Resolved that the Treasurer be and he hereby is directed to
issue a precept to the Several Towns and places that have been
represented the year past stating therein the Sum due from such
Town or place for the attendance of their respective representa-
tives and that he require the Select men to pay such sum into the
Treasurv bv the first dav of March 1792 —
Sent up by Mr McClarey
The Committee to consider of a Letter from Alexander Hamil-
ton Esqr Reported that his Excellency the President be requested
to call upon the Treasurer or such other person or such other per-
sons as he may think proper to obtain the Information requested
in the letter from the Secretary of the Treasury dated Jany 14th
1791 and make answer to said letter as upon enquiry he may judge
expedient — and also that his Excellency the President be re-
quested to take such other measures respecting the subject matter
of said Letter as he with advice of Council may think for the
public good — which report being read and considered voted that
it be received and accepted — Sent up by Mr McClarey
1 [Motion was made that a resolve pass this house in the follow-
ing words :
Resolved that it is the opinion of this house, that the act of
Congress passed at the last session, intitled, " An act making pro-
vision for the debt of the United-States." so far as the same
respects making provision for the debts of the respective states,
is very injurious to this state, because this state have already
made provision for the payment of the greater part of the debt
incurred by this state, during the late war, and a considerable
proportion of it is actually paid, and because this state can with
more justice and satisfaction to its creditors, and more ease to its
citizens, discharge the balance now due from this state, than the
same will or can be discharged by the method prescribed in said
act, and because the sum so assumed, is by no means in propor-
tion to the services done, or debts contracted for the common
defence, by the respective states ; as in case of any assumption
previous to a final settlement of the account of the several states,
in justice and equity it ought to have been, and that this state is
particularly injured in this respect, their just proportion of said1
sum of twenty one million and five hundred thousand dollars,
being a sum far exceeding the sum of three hundred thousand
dollars assumed for this state by said act.
On which motion the yeas and nays were called, and are as
follow :
1 Taken from printed journal.
I79IJ JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
237
Yeas.
Mr. Macgregore,
Mr. Copp,
Mr. Flanders,
Mr. Temple,
Mr. Kimball,
Mr. Freeman,
Nays.
Mr. Gains,
Mr. Weeks,
Mr. Hill,
Mr. Gibson,
Mr. N. Hoit,
Mr. Parker,
Mr. Wallace,
Mr. Rand,
Mr. Baker,
Yeas.
Mr. Clough,
Mr. Dole,
Mr. Page,
Mr. Wellman,
Mr. Duncan,
Mr. Tarleton,
Nays.
Mr. Went worth,
Mr. Brown,
Mr. M'Clarey,
Mr. Kellie,
Mr. M'Millan,
Mr. Barrett,
Mr. Shepherd,
Mr. Penniman,
Mr. E. Hoit,
Yeas.
Mr. Chamberlain,
Mr. Warner,
Mr. Stiles,
Mr. Grout,
Mr. Burnham,
Mr. Dame,
Nays.
Mr. Connor,
Mr. Eastman,
Mr. Bradley,
Mr. Palmer,
Mr. Taylor,
Mr. Clark,
Mr. WThitcomb,
Mr. Morse,
Yeas.
Mr. Joseph Smith,
Mr. Gerrish,
Mr. Prescott,
Mr. Holmes,
Mr. Crawford.
Nays.
Mr. Blanchard,
Mr. Plummer,
Mr. Bartlett,
Mr. Badger,
Mr. Emerson,
Mr. Cragin,
Mr. Alexander,
Mr. Stone,
Mr. Eames.
23 Yeas — 36 Nays, — So it was negatived.]
* On the Second reading of the Bill for raising two * 14-180
Thousand pounds for the use of this State for the cur-
rent year motion was made that it pass to be Enacted on which
motion the yeas and nays were called and are as follows —
Yeas.
Mr Blanchard
Mr Hill
Mr McClarey
Mr Bradley
Mr Gibson
Mr Kellie
Mr Badger
Mr N Hoit
Nays.
Mr Gains
Mr Wentworth
Mr Connor
Mr Macgregore
Mr Weeks
Mr Toppan
Mr Brown
Mr Eastman
Yeas.
Mr Wallace
Mr Warner
M* Parker
Mr Barrett
Mr Clark
Mr Cragin
Mr Gerrish
Mr Whitcomb
Nays.
Mr Plummer
Mr Cilley
Mr Clough
Mr Chamberlain
Mr Bartlett
Mr Jos Smith
Mr Palmer
Mr Copp
Yeas.
Mr Prescutt
Mr Alexander
Mr Temple
Mr Wallace
Mr Grout
Mr Holmes
Mr Morse
Mr Stone
Nays.
Mr Taylor
Mr Dole
Mr Emerson
Mr Jere Smith
Mr Wallace
Mr Flanders
Mr Page
Mr Shepherd
Yeas.
Mr Baker
Mr Burnam
Mr Crawford
Mr E Hoitf
Mr Freeman
Mr Young
Mr Eames
Nays.
Mr Stiles
Mr Rand
Mr Penniman
Mr Kimball
Mr Duncan
Mr Dow
Mr Tarlton
Mr Dame
31 Yeas — 32 Nays — so it was negatived —
Adjourned to 9 o'Clock to morrow morning
238 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. [I79I
THURSDAY Fee* 17th 1791 —
The House met according to adjournment
An Act to prevent incestous marriages and to regulate divorces
— was read a third time and passed to be Enacted —
Sent up by Mr Gains & Mr Freeman
Voted that the Account of James Gray amounting to One pound
fifteen shillings and three pence be allowed & paid out of the
Treasury by order of the President — Sent up by Mr Gains —
Voted that the Account of Moses L Neal amounting to five
pounds thirteen shillings and three pence be allowed and paid out
of the Treasury by order of the President from the revenue aris-
ing by Excise — Sent up by Mr Gains —
Voted that no extent issue against the Select men of Bath for
any public taxes until January 1792 —
Sent up by Mr Young
*I4~i8i * Voted that the Account of John Calfe Esq1' amount-
ing to Nine pounds and Seven pence be allowed and
paid out of the Treasury by order of the President from the
Revenue arising by Excise — Sent up by Mr Young
Voted that the Account of Josiah. Nelson amounting to Eighteen
pounds fifteen shillings and four pence be allowed and paid out of
the Treasury by order of the President — Sent up by Mr Dole
Upon reading and considering the Petition of Samuel Flagg
voted that the prayer thereof be granted and that he have leave to
bring in a Resolve accordingly — Sent up by Mr Warner
An Act to authorize the Treasurer to issue precepts to certain
Towns and places was read a third time & passed to be Enacted —
Sent up by Mr Warner & Mr Cragin
Voted that his Excellency the President be desired to give
information to the Revr(l Mr Evans of Concord that it is the desire
of the Legislature that he would prepare & deliver an Election
Sermon at Concord before the General Court that may assemble
on the first Wednesday in June next and in case that it should so
happen that the Revrd Mr Evans cannot attend, that the Revrd Mr
Morrison of Londondery be requested to prepare for the above
purpose — Sent up by Mr Emerson
Voted that M1' Toppan, Mr Page & Mr Macgregore with such
of the Honb1 Senate as they may join be a Committee to prepare
a Petition to Congress and Instructions to our representatives on
the Subject matter of the Assumption of the state debts —
Sent up by Mr E Hoit
Adjourned to 3 o'Clock P. M —
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Met accordingly
Voted that Mr Gains, Mr Page & Mr Badger with such of the
Honb1 Senate as they may join be a Committee to report what
business is necessary to be yet done at this Session and when this
Court shall adjourn — Sent up by Mr Eames —
On motion whether this state will make any grant * to * 14-182
the Revrd Mr Belknap for his encouragement in com-
piling and perfecting the History of this State — The yeas and
nays were called and are as follows — (viz) —
Yeas.
Yeas.
Yeas.
Yeas.
M1 Gains
Mr Cilley
Mr Warner
Mr Wellman
Mr Connor
Mr Bradley
Mr Parker
Mr Grout
Mr Macgregore
Mr Bartlett
Mr Barrett
Mr Holmes
Mr Blanchard
Mr Kellie
Mr Jere Smith
Mr Stone
Mr Weeks
Mr Palmer
Mr Gerrish
Mr Duncan
Mr Toppan
Mr Copp
Mr Page
Mr Freeman
Mr Plummer
Mr McMillan
Mr Stiles
Mr Tarlton
Mr Hill
Mr Emerson
Mr Prescutt
Mr Eames
Nays.
Nays.
Nays.
Nays.
Mr Brown
Mr N Hoit
Mr Shepherd
Mr Kimball
Mr Eastman
Mr Taylor
Mr Whitcomb
Mr Baker
Mr McClarey
Mr Dole
Mr Alexander
Mr Burnam
Mr Clough
Mr Clark
Mr Temple
Mr Crawford
Mr Chamberlain
Mr Cragin
Mr Rand
Mr E Hoit
Mr Jos Smith
Mr Wallace
Mr Penniman
Mr Dame
Mr Gibson
Mr Flanders
Mr Morse
Mr Young
Mr Badger
32 Yeas — 29 Nays — so it passed in the Affirmative
Voted that the Revra Jeremy Belknap have & receive out of the
Treasury of this State fifty pounds as an encouragement for his
laudable undertaking of compiling and perfecting the History of
this State — On which vote the yeas & Nays were called and are
as follows (viz)
Yeas.
Mr Gains
Mr Connor
Mr Macgregore
Mr Blanchard
Mr Weeks
Mr Toppan
Mr Plummer
Mr Hill
Mr Cilley
"Yeas.
Mr McClarey
Mr Clough
Mr Chamberlain
Mr Bradley
Mr Bartlett
Mr Kellie
Mr Palmer
Mr Copp
Mr McMillan
Yeas.
Mr Emerson
Mr Warner
Mr Parker
Mr Barrett
Mr Jere Smith
Mr Gerrish
Mr Page
Mr Stiles
Yeas.
Mr Prescutt
Mr Wellman
Mr Grout
Mr Holmes
Mr Duncan
Mr Freeman
Mr Tarlton
Mr Eames
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NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS.
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Nays.
Mr Brown
Mr Eastman
Mr Jos Smith
Mr Gibson
Mr Badger
Mr N Hoit
Mr Taylor
Nays.
Mr Dole
M'- Clark
Mr Cragin
M* Wallace
Mr Flanders
Mr Shepherd
Mr Whitcomb
Nays.
Mr Alexander
Mr Temple
Mr Rand
Mr Penniman
M1' Morse
Mr Stone
Nays.
Mr Baker
Mr Burn am
Mr Crawford
Mr E Hoit
Mr Dame
34 Yeas — 26 Nays — so it passed in the affirmative
Sent up by Mr Prescutt —
* 14-183 * Resolved that the Treasurer of this State be and he
hereby is directed not to issue any Extents against any
Constables or Collectors for any state Certificate or Indent out-
standing Taxes except on particular application of the Select men
of any Town or place until further order of the General Court —
On which resolve the Yeas and nays were called and are as fol-
lows (viz)
Yeas.
Mr Gains
Mr Macgregore
Mr Blanchard
Mr Weeks
Mr Toppan
Mr Brown
Mr Chamberlain
Mr Bartlett
Mr Gibson
Mr Kellie
Mr Palmer
Nays. Nays. Nays. Nays.
Mr Connor Mr McClarey Mr Parker Mr Gerrish
Mr Eastman Mr Bradley Mr Barrett Mr Grout
Mr Plummer Mr Jos Smith Mr Cragin Mr Penniman
Mr Hill Mr Emerson Mr Wallace Mr Morse
Mr Cilley
41 Yeas — 17 Nays — so it passed in the Affirmative
Sent up by Mr Brown
Resolved that the Treasurer of this State be and he hereby is
directed to issue his extents against the Several Excise masters
who are now Indebted to this State, except upon the Bonds
signed by John Neal, Ebenezer Green and Bradbury Cilley
Esquires on the first day of May next unless the Several excise
masters shall previous to that time pay into the Treasury one third
of the Sum now due on said Excise bonds other than those before
excepted Sent up hy Mr Brown
Yeas.
Mr N Hoit
Mr Copp
Mr McMillan
Mr Taylor
Mr Dole
Mr Warner
Mr J ere Smith
Mr Flanders
Mr Page
Mr Shepherd
Yeas.
Mr Stiles
Mr Whitcomb
Mr Prescutt
Mr Alexander
Mr Temple
Mr Rand
Mr Wellman
Mr Holmes
Mr Stone
Mr Kimball
Yeas.
Mr Duncan
Mr Baker
Mr Burnam
Mr Crawford
Mr E Hoit
Mr Freeman
Mr Tarlton
Mr Dame
Mr Young
Mr Eames
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The following vote respecting the Honb1 Woodbury Langdon
came down from the Honb1 Senate —
TT , . > In Senate Chamber Concord Feb1' 17th 1701 —
Hampshire )
The Honb1 Ebenz1' Smith Senior Senator in the Chair Nath11
Peabody, Ebenzr Webster, John Bell, Amos Shepherd Peter
Green, Nath11 Rogers, Sanford Kingsbury & Joseph Cilley
Esquires Present —
* His Honour the Senior senator laid before the Sen- * 14-184
ate a Resolve of the House of Representatives of the
twenty Sixth of January last purporting to be an Address to his
Excellency the President and the Honb1 Council for the removal
of Honb1 Woodbury Langdon Esqr from the Office of Justice of
the Superior Court of Judicature in this State which was read —
And which together with a short retrospective view of the late
proceedings of the Said Honb1 House of Representatives with
respect to said Langdon and his conduct toward them and the
Senate being duly considered — The Senate are of Opinion
although they pretend not at this time to determine but that said
Langdons Conduct in his said Office on trial upon the merits of
an Impeachment might have been found extremely censurable
nor do they say but that his conduct in many other respects
towards the authority of the State in General and some respect-
able characters in places of high trust and Confidence in particu-
lar might upon a candid construction appear unjustifiable even
upon the most favourable explanation — Yet when the Senate for
a moment reflect that the full force of said Resolve or address if
carried into execution, can operate no farther than to effect a
removal from office — And also consider that M1' Langdon hath
accepted of an Important appointment under the authority of
the United States which renders it inconvenient for him to exer-
cise and highly improper that he should any longer hold his said
office as a Justice of said Court — And that Mr Langdon im-
pressed with these Sentiments or from other motives hath prior to
said resolve by a letter dated the 17th of January last for that pur-
pose now before the President and Council actually resigned his
said Office — And notwithstanding the Senate entertain the most
favourable Ideas and Sentiments of the wisdom zeal
and laudible efforts of the Honb1 House *by their * 14-185
endeavouring to bring to trial any officer of Goverment
accused of Mal-conduct in Office, Nevertheless the Senate taking
all circumstances into consideration Unanimously voted that it is
16
242 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. [I79I
not their duty to Concur with the Honourable House in their said
Resolve or Address — [Joseph Pearson Secretary]
Voted that the Honb1 Jeremiah Smith Esq1' be and he hereby is
appointed a Committee to inspect the press while the revised laws
are printing — That he prepare an Index & Superintend and
direct the business of printing and binding said Laws and that
the Committee for revising the Laws be requested to lay before
the General Court such further Laws as are necessary to compleat
the System at the Commencement of the next Session — and that
said Committee determine what laws now in force shall be printed
and published — and in case Mr Smith cannot attend that the
President and Council appoint some other person —
Sent up by Mr E Hoit —
Adjourned to 8 o'Clock to morrow morning
FRIDAY Febr 18th 1791.
The House met according to adjournment
The following resolve came down from the Honb1 Senate for
Concurrence —
Whereas Samuel Flagg hath Petitioned the General Court of
said State setting forth that Zaccheus Cutler late of Amherst in 1
said State Esq1" on the fourth day of Sept1' A D 1774 For value j
received made and Subscribed his note of hand to the said Sam- J
uel for the Sum of Eighty eight pounds Seven shillings & ten i
pence Lawful money carrying Interest and his further note for|
the Sum of Six pounds fifteen shillings and Seven pence like
money with Interest after three months — And afterwards the said
notes being due and unpaid became an absentee & by due course
of Law Commissioners were appointed to examine and allow
claims to his estate, but that by some unforeseen accident the said
Samuels demands aforesaid although he had taken as he Sup
posed due pains to lay them before said Commissioners, were not
by them duly examined or allowed by means whereof
* 14-186 he had been deprived of the * benefit of said Notes and
prayed relief herein and that he might be admitted to
come in with the other creditors and have the contents of said
Notes or such part of said Absentees Estate as yet may be founq
in outstanding debts due to said Estate not proportioned among
the Creditors or that he might be otherwise relieved and obtaii,
Substantial justice as to the said Court might Seem most fit —
Which prayer appearing reasonable
Be it therefore Resolved that the said Samuels Claims aforesaic
1 79*] JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. 243
be admitted according to the effect of his said prayer notwith-
standing their not having been allowed by said Commissioners
and that he have the Same out of the Estate of the said Absentee
not yet administred upon or not accounted for if any such may
be found but nothing herein shall be understood to entitle him to
receive the Same out of the Estate of the said Absentee already
proportioned among the other Creditors —
which resolve was read and concurred —
Sent up by Mr Smith
Voted that the President with the advice of Council be desired
to appoint a Post Officer at Plastow provided it can be done with-
out any expence to the State — Sent up by Mr Smith
Resolved that all Specie orders or orders drawn by the President
on the Treasurer or the funds of Impost Excise or Naval Office
and Wolf Certificates be indiscriminately received in the payment
of an}' outstanding Specie Tax, Impost or Excise bonds —
Sent up by Mr Holmes
An Act for suspending the operation of Sundry Acts therein
enumerated until a certain time therein mentioned came down from
the Honb1 Senate to be Enacted and after having been read a third
time was Enacted — Sent up by Mr Smith & Mr Emerson
The vote appointing Mr Smith to inspect the press &c came down
from the Honb1 Senate for the following amendment "That the
Honb1 Nath11 Peabody Esq1" be added to the committee
to inspect the press while the revised laws are * printing * 14-187
either of whom to attend that business and that said
Committee be directed to draught a book of forms for such civil
Officers of this State as they shall think proper & lay the Same
before the General Court at the next Session which amendment
was read & concurred — Sent up by Mr Prescutt
Voted that the President with advice of Council be desired to
adjourn the General Court to the last Wednesday in May next
then to meet at Concord — Sent up by Mr Prescutt —
Resolved that the thanks of the General Court be returned to
the Town of Concord for the generous and very polite offer made
j by the Select men in behalf of said Town of the use of the well
designed and elegant public building lately erected for the accom-
modation of the General Court this mark of attention and liberality
in the Town of Concord will be gratefully remembred by the
Legislature whose deliberations will be facilitated by improving
the fabric for the laudible purposes for which it was erected and
the rising prosperity of this Town will at all times add to the hap-
piness of the General Court and that the Honb1 Moses Dow
244 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. [I79I
Esquire be a Committee to present a Copy of this Resolve to the
Select men of the Town of Concord — Sent up by Mr Prescutt
Voted that the Clerk of this House be directed to furnish the
Treasurer with a Copy of the vote for staying extents for the out-
standing Certificate & Indent Taxes —
The Secretary came down and gave information that he was
directed by his Excellency the President that he with advice of
Council had thought fit to adjourn the General Court to the last
Wednesday in May next then to meet at Concord — and that they
were accordingly adjourned
1 [Of the foregoing votes which were sent up to the Honorable
Senate for concurrence, the following were non-concurred and
ordered to lay until the next session.
The vote granting the prayer of the petition of E[s]ther
Holland.
The vote on the petition of Wendell, Lemster, Unity, &c.
The vote on the petition of Abiel Heywood.
The vote on the petition of Love Runnels.
The vote in favor of Daniel Putnam's receiving £16 for losses
in 1776.
The vote on the petition of Isaac Baldwin.
The Hemp act.
The vote granting the prayer of the petition of Aaron Davis.
The vote granting the petition of Lemuel Parker.
The vote for exchanging Benjamin Hanniford's order.
The vote for granting a lottery for Chesterfield Academy.
The vote for granting a lottery for Newipswich Academy.
The vote for granting a lottery, &c. for Hopkinton.
The vote for receiving 8s. in specie, in lieu of 205. in indents and
certificates, and
The resolve for the Treasurer's issuing precepts to certain towns
and places were non-concurred.
The act for regulating licenced houses, and
The resolve for the Treasurer not to issue extents against
excise masters were non-concurred.
The bill for opening a channel on Waterquechee-falls.
Walter Geer's petition.
Hampton petition for a lottery.
Amherst petition as far as it respects a lottery, and
The resolve for keeping the Senate doors open, were ordered
to lay until the next session.]
1 Taken from printed journal.
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE,
A REGISTER
OF
Resolutions and Adyice of Council,
BEGUN AT THE FIRST SESSION IN JUNE, 1790.
President and Council.
NOMINATIONS,
* At a Council holden at Concord June 9th 1790 * 1 B. N.-64
Present His Excellency Josiah Bartlett Esq Pres-
ident The Honble Christopher Toppan, Joseph [Badger], Rob1
Wallace Lemuel Holmes and Jonathan Freeman Esquires —
Proceeded and nominated
Daniel Newcomb of Keene Esq, Sam1 Ashley Esq of Clare-
mont, Benj Bellows Esq of Walpole and Francis Smith Esq of
Plainfield one of whom for first Justice of the Inferior Court on
Com11 Pleas for the County of Cheshire — Jonathan Freeman
Joseph Badger Jr
Lemuel Holmes
Christo1' Toppan
Robert Wallace
At a Council holden at Concord June 10th 1790
Present His Excellency Josiah Bartlett Esq President The Hon.
Christ0 Toppan, Joseph Badger Rob* Wallace Lemuel Holmes &
Jonathan Freeman Esquires —
Proceeded and nominated the following Gentleman to the re-
spective Offices hereafter mentioned —
William Weeks Esq for a Justice of the peace & of the Quo-
rum for the County of Rockingham —
Mathias Bartlett, Moses Hook Jerh Clough Junr Nathaniel
Batchelder, Simon Wiggin, Jona Leavitt Elisha Brown Tim0 Ladd
of Salem Stephen March of Greenland, and Jn°
White of *Plastow for Justices of the Peace for * 1 B. N.-65
the County of Rockingham —
George Frost Esq of Durham for a Justice of the Peace and of
the Quorum for the County of Strafford — Solom11 Emerson of
248 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. [179O-9I
Madbury Jabez Dame of Rochester Jn° Smith 3d Durham, for
Justices of the Peace for the County of Strafford. —
Nath1 Bean of Warner, Asa Davis of Nottingham West Zeph"
Clark for Justices of the Peace for the County of Hillsbor0 —
Daniel Grout of Acworth & Daniel Kimball of Plainfield for
Justices of the Peace for the County of Cheshire
Joseph Skinner of Lyme and Joseph Senter of Plymouth for
Justices of the Peace for the County of Grafton
Amos Shepard Esq of Alstead for a Justice of the Peace & of
the Quorum for the County of Cheshire —
Joseph Pearson for a Justice of the Peace & of the Quorum
through the State. —
Benja Brown of Epping for U Col0 and Olivr Morrill of Epping
for Maj. of the 4th Regiment of Militia —
Advised to by us — Christo1- Toppan
Joseph Badger Jr
Lemuel Holmes
Robert Wallace
Jona Freeman
* 1 B. N.-66 * At a Council holden at Concord June 11th 1790
Present His Excellency Josiah Bartlett Esq Pres-
ident The Hon. Christ0 Toppan Joseph Badger Robert Wallace
Lemuel Holmes & Jona Freeman Esqrs —
Proceeded & nominated —
Ezekiel Godfrey of Poplin for a Justice of the Peace for the
County of Rockingham —
Levi Dearborn of Nth Hampton for d°
Caleb Tilton of Hampton falls for d° Christo1' Toppan
Robert Wallace
Jona Freeman
Lemuel Holmes
Joseph Badger Jr
At a Council holden at Concord June 16th 1790. —
Present, His Excellency Josiah Bartlett Esq President The Hon
Joseph Badger Rob1 Wallace Lemuel Holmes & Jona Freeman
Christ0 Toppan Esquires. —
Proceeded & nominated
Archibald MacMurphy for a Justice of the peace for the County
of Rockingham —
Samuel Weare of Hampton falls for a Justice of the peace
for d"
I79O-91] RECORDS OF PRESIDENT AND COUNCIL. 249
Thomas Pennyman of Washington for a Justice of the Peace
for the County of Cheshire Christor Toppan.
Lemuel Holmes.
Joseph Badger J1*.
Robert Wallace.
Jona Freeman.
*At a Council holden at Concord June 17, 1790 — * 1 B. N.-67
Present His Excellency Josiah Bartlett Esq Presid1
The Hon. Christ0 Toppan Joseph Badger Rob* Wallace Lemuel
Holmes & Jona Freeman Esquire —
Proceeded & nominated. —
The Hon Christ0 Toppan for a Justice of the Peace & of the
Quorum throughout the State —
Advised to by us Jonathan Freeman
Robert Wallace
Lemuel Holmes
Joseph Badger Jr
Proceeded and nominated —
Joseph Dow of Hampton for a Justice of the Peace for the
County of Rockingham
Moses Leavit of North Hill for a Justice of the Peace & of the
Quorum for the County of Rockingham
Eben1* Webster for a Justice of the Peace & Quorum for the
County of Hillsbor0 —
Henry Gerrish of Boscawen for a Justice for the County of
Hillsbor0 —
Jeremh Emerson of Hopkinton for a Coroner for the County of
Hillsbor0 —
Gideon Lamson & Simeon Ladd of Exeter one of whom for a
Coroner for the County of Rockingham. —
John McMurphy dismised of Alexandria for a Coroner for the
County of Grafton. —
Samuel Dodge of Hillsbor0 for a Coroner for the County of
Hillsbor0 —
The Hon. Woodbury Langdon, John Dudley Simeon Olcott &
John Pickering Esqrs one of whom for a Chief Justice of the Su-
perior Court of Judicature —
The Hon Thos Bartlett, Daniel Humphreys, James Sheafe &
Nath1 Rogers Esq. one of whom for a Justice of the Inferior Court of
Common Pleas for the County of Rockingham —
*The Hon. Oliver Peabody, Nathaniel Peabody, *i B. N.-68
Daniel Humphreys, Joshua Bracket, Wm Plum-
250 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. [179O-9I
mer & Daniel Rindge Esqrs one of whom for a Judge of Probate
for the County of Rockingham. — Jonathan Freeman
Chfisto1" Toppan
Joseph Badger Jr
Robert Wallace
Lemuel Holmes —
At a Council holden at Concord June 19th 1790
Present His Exellency Josiah Bartlett Esq President The Hon
Christ0 Toppan Joseph Badger Rob1 Wallace Lemuel Holmes &
Jonathan Freeman Esq8
proceeded & nominated
Benja Mann of Mason for a Justice of the Peace for the County
of Hillsbor0 —
Jona Searle for d°
John Cochran Junr New Boston for d°
Christ0 Toppan
Jonathan Freeman
Robert Wallace
Joseph Badger J1'
Lemuel Holmes
* 1 B. N.-69 * At a Council holden at Kingstown July 8th 1790
Present His Excellency Josiah Bartlett Esq Presi-
dent The Hon. Christopher Toppan Joseph Badger Rob1 Wallace,
Lem1 Holmes & Jonathan Freeman Esquires —
Proceeded & nominated
John Shepard of Gilmantown for a Justice of the Peace for the
County of Strafford.
Joseph Badger Jun1' of Gilmantown for a Justice of the Peace &
Quorum for the County of Strafford Christor Toppan
Jona Freeman
Robert Wallace
Lemuel Holmes
Josiah Gilman Junr for a Justice of the Peace for the County of
Rockingham —
Rich11 Jenness of Deerlield for a Justice of the Peace for sd
County. Christo1- Toppan
Jona Freeman
Robert Wallace
Lem11 Holmes
Joseph Badger J1*
* 1 B. N.-70 * Proceeded & nominated. —
John McClary & Sam1 Penhallow Doctr Cutter
I790-91] RECORDS OF PRESIDENT AND COUNCIL. 25 1
Esqrs for special Justices of the Superior Court for the County of
Rockingham in certain causes to be mentioned in the Commis-
sion—
Joshua Wingate & John McDuffee Esq for special Justices of
the Sup. Court for the County of Strafford in certain causes &c.
Joshua Bailey & Sam1 Wilkins Esqrs for special Justices of the
Sup. Court for the County of Hillsbor0 in certain Causes &c —
Sam1 Stevens & Calvin Frink Esqrs for special Justices of the
Sup. Court for the County of Cheshire in certain causes &c
Russell Freeman & Davenport Phelps Esqrs for special Justices
of the Sup. Court for the County of Grafton in certain causes &c —
Christor Toppan
Jona Freeman
Lem11 Holmes
Joseph Badger Jur
RobertWallace —
* At a Council holden at Exeter Aug. 19 1790. — * 1 B. N.-71
Present, His Excellency Josiah Bartlett Esq. Pres-
ident. The Hon. Christopher Toppan, Joseph Badger, Rob*
Wallace Jona Freeman & Lemuel Holmes Esquires. —
Proceeded & nominated.
Simmons Secomb of Kingston for a Justice for the County of
Rockingham.
Thos Stow Raney of Brintwood for d° —
Willm Harper of Sandbornton for a Justice of the peace for the
County of Strafford.
James Hearsy of d° for d° [in margin] postponed d°
Nathan Taylor of d° for d° d°
David Blish of Gilsum for a Justice of the Peace for the County
of Cheshire. —
Reuben Alexander of Winchester for d°
Edward Jewett of Rindge for d°
John Tasker of Barnstead for a Justice of the Peace for the
County of Strafford —
Oliver Whipple of Portsm0 for a Justice of the Peace for the
County of Rockingham
John Prentice Esq a Justice of the Peace & Quorum through
the State —
Nenian Aiken for a Justice of peace for the County of Hillsbor0
Josiah Stevens for d° for the County of Cheshire —
Chs Johnston for a Justice of the Peace & Quorum for the County
of Grafton —
252 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. [179O-9I
Edm'1 Shattock for a Justc Peace for the County of Grafton
Mr Thomas Odiorne for a Special Justice of the Inferior Court
of Com11 Pleas for the County of Rockinghm
* 1 B. N.-72 And *Mr Ephraim Robinson for a Special Justice
of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas for the
County of Rockingham —
Advised to by us — Christor Toppan
Robert Wallace
Jona Freeman
Joseph Badger Jur
Lemuel Holmes
At a Council holden at Exeter Oct0 16. 1790 —
Present His Exellency Josiah Bartlett Esq President, The Hon.
Christopher Toppan, Joseph Badger, Rob1 Wallace, Lemuel
Holmes & Jona Freeman Esq1'"
Proceeded & nominated
Roger Gilmore of Jaffrey for a Justice of the Peace & Quorum
for the County of Cheshire —
Jerh Stiles of Keene for a Justice of the Peace for the County of
Cheshire. —
Samuel Jenness of Rye for a Justice of the Peace for the County
of Rockingham. —
Samuel Douglass Junr of Raby for a Coroner for the County of
Hillsbor0
Rich'1 C. Shannon of Raby for a Justice of the Peace and
Quorum for the County of Hillsbor0
Will™ Ayer, of Canaan for a Justice of the Peace for the County
of Grafton. — Christo1' Toppan
Robert Wallace
Jona Freeman
Joseph Badger Jur
Lemuel Holmes
*i B. N.-73 * At a Council holden at Concord Jany 7th 1791
Present His Excellency Josiah Bartlett Esq Presi-
dent Hon Christ0 Toppan Joseph Badger jun1" Rob1 Wallace &
Lemuel Holmes Esquires
Proceeded & nominated
John Mooney of Holderness for a Justice of the Peace for the
County of Grafton —
Joshua Foss of Barrington for a Justice of the Peace for the
County of Strafford —
Thos Tash Junr of New Durham for a Justice of the Peace for
the County of Strafford —
ble
I79O-91] RECORDS OF PRESIDENT AND COUNCIL. 253
Advised to by us Christo1" Toppan
Robert Wallace
Joseph Badger Jr
Lemuel Holmes
At a Council holden at Concord Jany 8th 1791 —
Present His Excellency Josiah Bartlett Esq President Hon
Christ0 Toppan Joseph Badger junr Lemuel Holmes & Jonathan
Freeman Esquires
Proceeded & nominated
John Sherburne Portsm0 ) for Justices of the Peace &
Dan1 Rindge Portsm0 $ Quorum thro' the State
Benja Sias of Pittsfield for a Justice of the peace Rockingham
John Waldron of Dover for a Justice of the Peace & Quorum
for the County of Strafford
James Brackett Lee for a Justice for the County of Strafford
Abraham Sanborn of Protectworth for a Justice of the Peace
for the County of Cheshire —
* Uriel Evans of Hinsdale for d° in d° * 1 B. N.-74
Ebenezer Wright of Plainfield for d° in d°
Advised & consented to by us Christor Toppan
Joseph Badger jr
Lemuel Holmes
Jona Freeman
Robert Wallace
At a Council holden at Concord Jany 10th 1791 —
Present His Excellency Josiah Bartlett Esq President The Hon.
Christ0 Toppan Joseph Badger jun1' Jona Freeman & Lemuel
Holmes Esquires. —
Proceeded & nominated.
Elijah Frink of Lempster for a Justice of the Peace for the
County of Cheshire —
Daniel Beede Sandwich a Justice of the Peace & Quorum for
the County of Strafford — Christor Toppan
Jona Freeman
Joseph Badger Jr
Lem11 Holmes
Robert Wallace
At a Council holden at Concord Jany 17, 1791
Present His Exelency Josiah Bartlett Esq President The Hon.
Christopher Toppan Lemuel Holmes Jonathan Freeman Esq1'8
Proceeded & nominated —
Elijah Henman of Stratford for a Justice of the peace for the
Countv of Grafton
254 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. [179O-9I
James Burnside of Northumberland for a Coroner for sd
County — ^ . T , ^ j )of Portsmouth for Cor-
J Cant ohn Evans and ( c ., ^ c
o 4. at i.ui tvt u n >oner lor the County of
Cant Nath1 Marshall V n i • i_
1 ) Rockingham
* 1 B. N.-75 * John Smith of New Chester for a Coroner for the
County of Grafton —
Absolem Peters of Wentworth for a Coroner for the County of
Grafton — Christor Toppan
Lemuel Holmes
Jona Freeman
Joseph Badger J1
Robert Wallace
At a Council holden at Concord Jany 25th 1791
Present His Excellenc}' Josiah Bartlett Esq President Hon
Christ0 Toppan Joseph Badger Jun1' Rob1 Wallace & Lemuel
Holmes Esq1" —
proceeded & nominated
Levi Harvey of New London for a Justice of the peace for the
County of Hillsborough —
Peter Clark of Lyndborough for a Justice for sd County
John Stark Junr of Derryfield for a Coroner for sd County
Reuben Morse of Dublin for a Justice of the peace for the
County of Cheshire —
Levi Dearborn Jun1' of Ossipee for a Justice of the peace for
the County of Strafford
Jona Sherburne of Portsm0 for a Justice of the peace for the
County of Rockingham —
Stephen Powers of Croydon for a Justice of the Peace for the
County of Cheshire —
Dan1 Little of Hampstead for a Coroner for the County of Rock-
ingham— Christo1' Toppan
Lemuel Holmes
Robert Wallace
Joseph Badger J1
* 1 B. N.-76 * At a Council holden at Concord Feby 2d 1791 —
Present His Excellency Josiah Bartlett Esq Presi-
dent Hon Christopher Toppan Joseph Badger Jun1' Robert Wal-
lace Lemuel Holmes & Jonathan Freeman Esq1'"
proceeded and nominated
John Fairfield of Lyme for a coroner for the County of Graf-
ton —
Nathan Waldo of Orange for a Justice of the peace for the
County of Grafton —
I79O-91] RECORDS OF PRESIDENT AND COUNCIL. 255
Frederic French of Dunstable for a Justice of the peace for the
County of Hillsbor0 —
Augustus Blanchard of Amherst for a Justice of the Peace for
the County of Hillsbor0 —
Francis Cragin of Temple for a Justice of the peace for the
County of Hillsbor0
Paul Hayes of Barrington for a Justice of the Peace for the
County of Strafford Christo1' Toppan
Robert Wallace
Jona Freeman
Joseph Badger Jr
Lemuel Holmes
At a Council holden at Concord February 5th 1791 —
Present His Excellency Josiah Bartlett Esq President — The
Honrble Christopher Toppan, Joseph Badger Junr, Robert Wallace,
Lemuel Holmes, and Jonathan Freeman Esquires
proceeded and nominated
Edward S. Livermore & Daniel Humphreys one of whom for a
Solicitor for the County of Rockingham —
Edd S Livermore for a Justice of the peace for the County of
Rockhm
John Demerritt of Madbury for a Justice for the County of
Strafford Christo1' Toppan
Jona Freeman
Joseph Badger J1'
Robert Wallace
Lemuel Holmes
* At a Council holden at Concord Feby 7th 1791 — * 1 B. N.-77
Present His Excellency Josiah Bartlett Esq Presi-
dent The Hon. Christopher Toppan Joseph Badger Robert
Wallace Lemuel Holmes & Jonathan Freeman Esquires —
proceeded & nominated —
William Simpson of Orford for a Justice of the peace & quorum
for the County of Grafton Christo1' Toppan
Joseph Badger J1'
Robert Wallace
Lemuel Holmes
Jona Freeman
At a Council holden at Concord Feb 18 1791
Present His Excellency Josiah Bartlett Esq Presid1 The Hon
Christ0 Toppan, Joseph Badger Jun Jona Freeman Lemuel Holmes
Rob* Wallace Esqrs
256 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. [179O-9I
The Hon. Woodbury Langdon Esq having resigned his seat on
the Supr bench —
proceeded & nominated
John Prentice, Oliver Whipple Dan1 Humphreys Nath1 Peabody
Peter Green Timothy Farrar Joshua Atherton Moses Dow Elisha
Payne Thos Cogwell one of whom for a Justice of the Superior
Court of Judicature Joseph Badger Jr
Lemuel Holmes
Jona Freeman
Robert Wallace
Christor Toppan
* 1 B. N.-78 * At a Council holden at Exeter March 18 — 1791.
Present — His Excellency Josiah Bartlett Esq Pres-
ident The Hon,,le Christ0 Toppan Joseph Badger Junr Rob1 Wal-
lace Lemuel Holmes & Jonu Freeman Esqrs
Proceeded & nominated
Joshua Weeks of Greenland for a Justice of the Peace for the
County of Rockingham
John Rollins of Somersworth
Joseph Pierce of New Durham Gore for Justices of the Peace
for the County of Strafford
Samuel Douglass of Raby
Aaron Greeley Hopkinton
John Shepard of Amherst (to be nomtd as of Quorm)
Sam1 Wilkins of d°
Tim0 Taylor of Merrimac & Robert Means of Amherst for Jus-
tices of the Peace for the County of Hillsborough
Dan1 Emerson Junr of Hollis for a Justice of the Peace & Quo-
rum for said County
Benj'1 West of Charleston for a Justice of the Peace and Quorum
for the County of Cheshire
Elijah Grout of Charleston for a Justice of the Peace for sd
County.
Ebenr Hoit of Grafton &
Ebenr Kendall of Cockermouth for Justices of the Peace for
the County of Grafton
Asa Foster of Canterbury for a Justice of the Peace for the
County of Rockingham — And Joseph March of Deerfield for d°
Christo1' Toppan
Lem11 Holmes
Robert Wallace
Jona Freeman
Joseph Badger Jr
179O-91] RECORDS OF PRESIDENT AND COUNCIL. 257
* At a Council holden at Exeter March 19, 1791 — * 1 B. N.-79
Present as yesterday
Proceeded and nominated
William Duncan of Concord for a Justice of the Peace for the
County of Rockingham — ♦
John Bradley of Concord for a Justice of the Peace for said
County. — Christor Toppan
Robert Wallace
Joseph Badger Jr
Lemuel Holmes
Jona Freeman
At a Council holden at Exeter on the 14th of May 1791.
Present His Excellency Josiah Bartlett Esq President The Hon.
Christopher Toppan, Jonathan Freeman Lemuel Holmes, Robert
Wallace & Joseph Badger Esqrs
proceeded & nominated
Ebenr Champney, Joshua Atherton, Eben1" Webster Henry Ger-
rish & John Duncan Esqrs one of whom for a Justice of the
Inferior Court of Common Pleas for the County of Hillsbor0 —
Col George Aldrich of Westmorland for a Justice of the Peace
for the County of Cheshire —
Sam1 Kelley of N. Hampton for a Justice of the Peace for the
County of Strafford Christo1' Toppan
Joseph Badger Jr
Robert Wallace
Jona Freeman
Lemuel Holmes
* At a Council holden at Exeter May 17th 1791 — * 1 B. N.-80
Present His Excellency Josiah Bartlett Esq Presi-
dent The Hon Christ0 Toppan, Joseph Badger, Robert Wallace,
Lemuel Holmes, & Jona Freeman Esqrs —
proceeded & nominated
Abiel Foster of Canterbury Esq a Justice of the Peace & of the
Quorum throughout the State
John Shepard of Amherst for a Justice of the Peace and of the
Quorum for the County of Hillsborough
Robert Alcock of Deering for a Justice of the Peace for sd
County — Christo1" Toppan
Joseph Badger Jr
Robert Wallace
Jona Freeman
Lemuel Holmes
APPOINTMENTS, RESOLUTIONS, AND ADYICE,
* 2 P. & C.-iio * At a Council holden at Concord June 9th 1790
Present His Excellency Josiah Bartlett Esq
President The Honbl€ Christ0 Toppan Joseph Badger, Lemuel
Holmes Robert Wallace & Jona Freeman Esq1'8 —
His Excellency the President requested the Advice of Council
relative to drawing Orders on the Treasurer —
Whereupon the Council advise His Excellency to issue his
Orders on the Treasurer agreeably to the Acts, Resolves & Votes
of the General Court which have been heretofore passed or shall
be passed during the present Session —
Advised to by us. — Christor Toppan
Joseph Badger Jr
Robert Wallace
Lemuel Holmes
Jona Freeman
At a Council holden at Concord June 17, 1790 —
Present His Excellency Josiah Bartlett Esq. President The Hon.
Christ0 Toppan, Joseph Badger, Lemuel Holmes, Robert Wal-
lace, & Jona Freeman Esq1' —
Proceeded and appointed
Daniel Newcomb Esq. of Keene first Justice of the Inferior
Court of Common Pleas for the County of Cheshre
Matthias Bartlett of Newton, Moses Hook of Sandown Jerem11
Clough Junr of Canterbury, Nath1 Batchelder of East Kingston,
Simon Wiggin of Stratham, Jona Leavitt of
* 2 P. & C.-iii Chichester, Elisha Brown of Seabrook * Tim-
othy Ladd of Salem, Stephen March of Green-
land, John White of Plastow, Justices of the Peace for the County
of Rockingham
George Frost of Durham a Justice of the Peace and of the
Quorum for the County of Strafford
Jabez Dame of Rochester, John Smith 3d of Durham Justices of
the Peace for the County of Strafford
I79°~9I] RECORDS OF PRESIDENT AND COUNCIL. 259
Nath1 Bean of Warner, Asa Davis of Nottingham West, Zeph-
eniah Clark of Fishersfield Justices of the Peace for the County
of Hillsbor0
Daniel Grout of Acworth & Daniel Kimball of Plainfleld for
the County of Cheshire
Joseph Skinner of Lyme & Joseph Senter of Plymouth Justices
of the Peace for the County of Grafton —
Amos Shepard of Alstead a Justice of the peace & Quorum for
the County of Cheshire
Joseph Pearson of Exeter a Justice of the Peace & of the
Quorum throughout the State —
Benjamin Brown of Epping U Col0 and Oliver Morrill of
Epping Major of the fourth Regiment of Militia
Advised to by us — Jonathan Freeman
Christor Toppan
Joseph Badger Jr
Robert Wallace
Lemuel Holmes —
His Excellency requested the attendance of the Hon Council at
Exeter on Wednesday the 7th day of July next —
* At a Council holden at Concord June 19th 1790 * 2 P. & C.-112
Present His Excellency Josiah Bartlett Esq
President The Hon. Christopher Toppan Joseph Badger Rob*
Wallace Lemuel Holmes & Jona Freeman Esquires
The Council advise His Excellency to adjourn the General
Court to the time & place mentioned in the vote of the Legislature
of this day — Christor Toppan
Robert Wallace
Jona Freeman
Joseph Badger J1
Lemuel Holmes
At a Council holden at Kingstown July 7th 1790 —
Present His Excellency Josiah Bartlett Esq1' President The
Hon. Christopher Toppan Joseph Badger Robert Wallace, Lemuel
Holmes & Jona Freeman Esquires —
Proceeded and appointed
Ezekiel Godfrey Esq of Poplin a Justice of the peace for the
County of Rockingham —
Levi Dearborn of N. Hampton for d° —
Caleb Tilton of Hampton falls a Justice for d° —
26o NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. [179O-91
Tho" Pennyman of Washington a Justice for the County of
Cheshire — Christo1- Toppan
Lemuel Holmes
Robert Wallace
Joseph Badger Jr
Jona Freeman
*2 P. & C.-113 * Proceeded & appointed —
The Hon Christopher Toppan Esq a Justice of
the Peace & of the Quorum throughout the State —
Lemuel Holmes
Robert Wallace
Joseph Badger Jr
Jona Freeman
Proceeded & appointed —
Joseph Dow of Hampton a Justice of the Peace for the County
of Rockingham —
Moses Leavitt a Justice of the Peace & Quorum for the County
of Rockingham —
Ebenr Webster Esq a Justice of the Peace & Quorum for the
County of Hillsborough —
Henry Gerrish Esq of Boscawen a Justice for d°
Jeremiah Emerson of Hopkinton a Coroner for sd County
John Pickering Esq Chief Justice of the Superior Court of
Judicature. —
Oliver Peabody Esq. of Exeter Judge of Probate for the County
of Rockingham — Christo1* Toppan
Lemuel Holmes
Robert Wallace
Joseph Badger Jr
Jona Freeman
* 2 P. & C.-114 * At a Council holden at Kingston July 8th 1790
Present His Excellency Josiah Bartlett Esqr
President The Hon. Christopher Toppan Joseph Badger, Robert
Wallace Lemuel Holmes & Jona Freeman Esquires
Proceeded and appointed —
The Hon. Thomas Bartlett Esq a Justice of the Inferior Court
of Common Pleas for the County of Rockingham
Benja Mann & Jon" Searle of Mason Justices of the Peace for
the County of Hillsbor".
John Cochran Junr of New Boston a Justice of the peace for the
County of Hillsbor0 — Christor Toppan
Lemuel Holmes
I79O-91] RECORDS OF PRESIDENT AND COUNCIL. 26l
Robert Wallace
Joseph Badger Jr
Jonathan Freeman
His Excellency requested the Attendance of the Hon. Council
at Exeter on Wednesday August 18th 1790 —
At a Council holden at Exeter Aug 18. 1790 —
Present His Excellency Josiah Bartlett Esq President The Hon.
Christ0 Toppan, Joseph Badger, Robert Wallace, Lemuel Holmes
& Jona Freeman Esquires —
Sundry Letters were laid before the Council for considera-
tion
*At a Council holden at Exeter Aug 19th 1790 — *2 P. &C.-115
Present His Excellency Josiah Bartlett Esq
President. The Hon. Christ0 Toppan, Joseph Badger, Robert
Wallace, Lemuel Holmes, & Jona Freeman Esquire —
Proceeded & appointed,
William Weeks Esq1' of Greenland a Justice of the Peace &
Quorum for the County of Rockingham —
Solomon Emerson Esq1* of Madbury a Justice of the Peace for
the County of Strafford. — Christo1- Toppan
Joseph Badger Jr
Lemuel Holmes
Jona Freeman
Robert Wallace
Proceeded & appointed
Archibald McMurphy Esq a Justice of the peace for the County
of Rockingham — Christo1- Toppan
Joseph Badger Jr
Lem11 Holmes
Robert Wallace
* Simeon Ladd Esq a Coroner for the County *2 P. & C.-116
of Rockinghm
Samuel Dodge Esq of Hillsbor0 a Coron1- for the County of
Hillsbor0
John Shepard Esq. of Gilmantown a Justice of the Peace for
the County of Strafford Christo1' Toppan
Joseph Badger Jr
Lemuel Holmes
Jona Freeman
Robert Wallace
262 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. [179O-9I
Proceeded & appointed
Joseph Badger Jun1' Esqr of Gilmantown a Justice of the Peace
and Quorum for the County of Strafford. Christo1" Toppan
Lemuel Holmes
Jon:l Freeman
Robert Wallace
Josiah Gilman Jun1* Esq of Exeter a Justice of the Peace for the
County of Rockingham
Rich'1 Jenness Esq of Deerfield for d° —
Doct1" A R Cutter, John McClary & Samuel Penhallow, Esqrs
Special Justices of the Superior Court for the County of Rocking-
ham in Certain causes to be mentioned in the Commission —
Joshua Wingate & John McDuffee Esq1'8 Special Justices of the
Superior Court for the County of Strafford in certain causes to be
mentioned in the Commission —
* 2 P. & C.-117 * Joshua Bayley & Samuel Wilkins Esqrs Special
Justices of the Superior Court for the County of
Hillsborough in certain causes to be mentioned in the Commission.
Samuel Stevens, & Calvin Frink Esqrs for Special Justices of
the Superior Court for the County of Cheshire in certain causes
to be mentioned in the Commission.
Russell Freeman and Davenport Phelps Esq1'" Special Justices
of the Superior Court for the County of Grafton in certain causes
to be mentioned in the Commission — Christo1' Toppan
Joseph Badger J1'
Lemuel Holmes
Jona Freeman
Robert Wallace
His Excellency the President requested the Attendance of the
Hon. Council at Exeter Wednesday 13th Oct0 1790
At a Council holden at Exeter August 20th 1790
Present His Excellency Josiah Bartlett Esq1' President The Hon.
Joseph Badger, Robert Wallace, Lemuel Holmes & Jonathan Free-
man Esquires —
His Excellency the President requested the Advice of Council
relative to his issuing a General Commission of the Peace
Whereupon the Council advise His Excellency to issue a Gen-
eral Commission of the Peace, to be lodged with each of the
Clerks of the Gen1 Sessions of the Peace in each County in this
State Jon;1 Freeman
Robert Wallace
Lem11 Holmes
Joseph Badger J1'
I79O-91] RECORDS OF PRESIDENT AND COUNCIL. 263
* At a Council holden at Exeter October 13th * 2 P. & C.-118
1790 —
Present — His Excellency Josiah Bartlett Esq President The
Hon. Christopher Toppan, Joseph Badger, Lemuel Holmes, &
Robert Wallace Esquires —
His Excellency laid before the Council sundry communications
— Also issued a Proclamation for a public Thanksgiving on the
25th November next, as on file —
At a Council holden at Exeter October 14th 1790 —
Present His Excellency Josiah Bartlett Esquire President The
Hon. Joseph Badger, Lemuel Holmes, Robert Wallace, Christo-
pher Toppan and Jona Freeman Esquires —
Proceeded to open and enter the returns for Representatives to
Congress. —
At a Council holden at Exeter October 15th 1790 —
Present His Excellency Josiah Bartlett Esq President The Hon.
Christopher Toppan, Joseph Badger, Lemuel Holmes Jonathan
Freeman & Rob* Wallace Esquires
Proceeded to examine the returns for Representatives to Con-
gress and upon casting up the Number of the returns, we find that
the whole number of votes amount to 14,277 and that it requires
2380 to make a choice That the Honble Samuel Livermore Esq has
3585 and consequently is elected — That the next four highest
numbers are as follows viz. Jeremiah Smith 1876 — Nichs Gilman
1681, John S. Sherburne 1591 and Abiel Foster Esq 1213
Josiah Bartlett President.
Christo1" Toppan ~]
Jona Freeman
Robert Wallace ^Counsellors
Lemuel Holmes
Joseph Badger J1^
* Proceeded and Advised — * 2 P. & C.-119
His Excellency to issue an Order on the Treas-
urer in favor of Capt Titus Salter for Eighty seven pounds ten
shillings for the support of the Light House for the space of six
months from the 11th of March last, agreeably to a Contract
made by a Committee appointed by the Gen1 Court
Christo1" Toppan
Joseph Badger J1'
Lemuel Holmes
Robert Wallace
Jonathan Freeman
264 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. [179O-9I
At a Council holden at Exeter October 16th 1790
Present His Excellency Josiah Bartlett Esq President The Hon.
Christopher Toppan Joseph Badger Robert Wallace Lemuel
Holmes & Jona Freeman Esqrs.
Proceeded & appointed
Simmons Secomb Esq of Kingstown a Justice of the Peace for
the County of Rockingham —
Tho* Stow Raney of Brintwood a Justice of the Peace for the
County of Rockingham
Will"1 Harper Esq of Sanbornton a Justice of the Peace for the
County of Strafford.
David Blish of Gilsum a Justice of the Peace for the County of
Cheshire.
Reuben Alexander Esq of Winchester for d°
Edward Jewett Esq of Rindge for d°
John Tasker Esq of Barnstead a Justice of the Peace for the
County of Strafford
Oliver Whipple Esq of Portsmouth a Justice of the Peace for
the County of Rockingham —
* 2 P. & C.-120 * John Prentice Esq of Londonderry a Justice of
the Peace & of the Quorum throughout the
State. —
Nenian Aiken Esq of Deering a Justice of the Peace for the
County of Hillsbor0
Josiah Stevens Esq of Newport a Justice of the Peace for the
County of Cheshire —
Charles Johnston Esq of Grafton a Justice of the Peace and of
the Quorum for the County of Grafton —
Edmund Shattock Esq of Cockermouth a Justice of the Peace
for the County of Grafton. —
Thomas Odiorne & Ephraim Robinson Esq1' of Exeter Special
Justices of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas for the County
of Rockingham — Christo1" Toppan
Robert Wallace
Joseph Badger Jr
Jona Freeman
Lem11 Holmes
At a Council holden at Concord Jany 10th 1791 —
Present His Excellency Josiah Bartlett Esq President The Hon
Christ0 Toppan Joseph Badger jun Lemuel Holmes & Jona Free-
man Esquires
Proceeded and appointed
I79O-91] RECORDS OF PRESIDENT AND COUNCIL. 265
Roger Gilmore Esq of Jaffrey a Justice of the Peace & Quorum
for the County of Cheshire —
Jeremiah Stiles of Keene a Justice of the Peace for the County
of Cheshire —
William Ayer of Canaan a Justice of the peace for the County
of Grafton Christor Toppan
Jona Freeman
Joseph Badger Jr
Lemuel Holmes
Robert Wallace
*At a Council holden at Concord Jany 15, 1791 *2 P. &C.-121
Present His Excellency Josiah Bartlett Esq Pres-
ent The Hon. Christopher Toppan Rob1 Wallace Jona Freeman
Lemuel Holmes & Joseph Badger Junr Esqrs
Proceeded to examine the Returns for Representatives to Con-
gress and upon casting up the number of said returns, we find the
number of votes as follows viz —
The Hon Jeremiah Smith Esq . . . 4422
Nicholas Gilman Esq . . . 2802
John Sam1 Sherburne Esq . , 1877
Abiel Foster Esq — .... 1338 —
by which, agreeably to an Act of the General Court of the 17th
of June last it appears that the Hon. Jeremiah Smith & Nicholas
Gilman Esqrs are elected Josiah Bartlett President
Christo1' Toppan "]
Lemuel Holmes
Jona Freeman ^Counsellors
Joseph Badger Jr
Robert Wallace
At a Council holden at Concord Janv 25. 1791
Present His Excellency Josiah Bartlett Esq President The Hon
Christ0 Toppan Joseph Badger Jun1' Lemuel Holmes & Robert
Wallace Esquires
proceeded and appointed
Richd C. Shannon Esq a Justice of the Peace & of the Quorum
for the County of Hillsborough —
Joshua Foss of Barrington a Justice of the peace for the County
of Strafford
Thos Tash Junr of New Durham a Justice for the Countv
of d°
*John Sherburne ) of Portsm0 Justices of the * 2 P. & C.-122
Daniel Rindge 3 Peace & Quorum through-
out the State —
266 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. [179O-9I
Benj Sias of Pittsfield a Justice of the Peace for yc County of
Rockingham —
John Waldron Esq of Dover a Justice of the Peace & Quorum
for the County of Strafford
James Brackett of Lee a Justice for s'1 County —
Abraham Sanborn of Protectworth a Justice for the County of
Cheshire —
Uriel Evans of Hinsdale a Justice for d° —
Elijah Frink of Lempster a Justice for d° —
Daniel Beede of Sandwich a Justice of the peace & Quorum
for the County of Strafford. —
Capt John Evans > of Portsm0 Corroners for the County of
Capt Nath1 Marshall > Rockingham Robert Wallace
Christo1* Toppan
Joseph Badger Jr
Lemuel Holmes
At a Council holden at Concord Jany 29th 1791 —
Present His Excellency Josiah Bartlett Esq President Hon
Christopher Toppan Joseph Badger Jun1' Jona Freeman & Lemuel
Holmes & Robert Wallace Esquires
James Hearsey ) of Sanbornton Justices of the Peace County
Nathan Taylor 5 of Strafford Christo1' Toppan
Joseph Badger J1'
Robert Wallace
Jona Freeman
Lemuel Holmes
* 2 P. & C.-123 * proceeded & appointed
Samuel Jenness of Rye a Justice of the peace
for the County of Rockingham — Christo1' Toppan
Robert Wallace
Lemuel Holmes
proceeded & appointed
John Mooney of N Holderness a Justice for the County of
Grafton
James Burnside of Northumberland a Coroner for the County
of Grafton —
John Smith of N. Chester a coroner for the County of Grafton
Absolom Peters of Wentworth a Coroner for d°
Christo1' Toppan
Joseph Badger J1
Robert Wallace
Jon'1 Freeman
Lem11 Holmes
I79O-91] RECORDS OF PRESIDENT AND COUNCIL. 267
At a Council holden at Concord Feby 2d 1791 —
Present His Excellency Josiah Bartlett Esq President The Hon
Christopher Toppan Joseph Badger Junr Jona Freeman Lemuel
Holmes & Robert Wallace Esquires
His Excellency the President requested the advice of Council
relative to drawing Orders on the Treasurer — Whereupon the
Council Advise his Excellency to issue his Orders on the Treas-
urer agreeably to the Acts, Resolves & Votes of the Gen1 Court
which have been heretofore passed or shall be passed during their
present Session Christo1" Toppan
Joseph Badger Jr
Robert Wallace
Lem11 Holmes
Jona Freeman
* At a Council holden at Concord February 5. * 2 P. & C.-124
1791 —
Present — His Excellency Josiah Bartlett Esquire President —
The Hon. Christopher Toppan, Joseph Badger Jun1' Robert Wal-
lace, Lemuel Holmes and Jonathan Freeman Esquires
proceeded & appointed —
Levi Harvey of New London a Justice of the Peace for the
County of Hillsborough —
Peter Clark Esq of Lyndborough a Justice of the peace for sd
County
John Stark junr of Derry field a Coroner for sd County
Reuben Morse Esq Dublin a Justice of the peace for the County
of Cheshire
Levi Dearborn Jun1' of Ossipee a Jusce Peace for the County of
Straffd
Jona Sherburne of Portsm0 a Justice of the peace for the County
of Rockhm
Stephen Powers of Croydon a Justice for the County of Cheshire
Daniel Little of Hampstead a Coroner for the County of Rock
Ebenr Wright of Plainfleld a Justice for the County of Chesh-
ire — Christo1' Toppan
Jona Freeman
Joseph Badger J1'
Robert Wallace
Lemuel Holmes
At a Council holden at Concord Feby 15. 1791
Present His Excellency Josiah Bartlett Esq President The Hon
Joseph Badger Rob1 Wallace Lemuel Holmes Jonathan Freeman
& Christ0 Toppan Esquires —
268 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. [179O-9I
Proceeded & appointed —
John Fairfield of Lyme a Coroner for the County of Grafton —
Nathan Waldo of Orange a Justice of the Peace for sd County —
Frederic French Dunstable and Augustus Blanchard of Am-
herst a Justices of the peace for the County of Hillsbor0
Francis Cragin of Temple a Justice of the Peace for sd
County
* 2 P. & C.-125 * Paul Hayes of Barrington a Justice of the Peace
for the County of Strafford
Edward S. Livermore a Justice of the Peace for the County of
Rockingham
Edward S. Livermore a Solicitor for sd County
John Demerit of Madbury a Justice of the Peace for the County
of Strafford
William Simpson of Orford a Justice of the Peace & Quorum
for the County of Grafton Christo1- Toppan
Joseph Badger Jr
Robert Wallace
Jona Freeman
Lemuel Holmes
At a Council holden at Concord Feb 18. 1791
Present His Excellency Josiah Bartlett Esq Present The Hon.
Jon'1 Freeman Lemuel Holmes Rob* Wallace & Joseph Badger
Junr Esquires —
His Excellency the President requested the advice of Council
relative to the adjournment of the General Court — Whereupon
the Council advise that the General Court be adjourned to meet
again on Wednesday the last day of May next to meet at Concord
agreeably to a vote of Court Joseph Badger Jur
Lemuel Holmes
Robert Wallace
Jona Freeman
* 2 P. & C.-126 *At a Council holden at Exeter March 16 — 1791.
Present His Excellency Josiah Bartlett Esqr Pres-
ident The Honblc Christopher Toppan, Joseph Badger Jun Robert
Wallace & Lemuel Holmes Esqr> —
His Excellency the President & Council took under Considera-
tion a vote of Court of the 1 Feby last relative to the pay of the
Members of the Council & House of Representatives of the late
Province of New Hampshire for their Attendance during the two
last years previous to the commencement of the late Revolution —
At a Council holden at Exeter March 17th 1791 —
Present as yesterday with the addition of the Hon. Jonathan
Freeman Esq1 —
I790-91] RECORDS OF PRESIDENT AND COUNCIL. 269
His Excellency laid before the Council sundry communications
also took under consideration a Resolve of the General Court
relative to appointing Post Masters & post riders —
At a Council holden at Exeter March 18. 1791 —
Present as yesterday —
Nominated and appointed agreeably to a Resolve of 15th of
Feby 1791
Osias Silsby of Acworth a Post rider on the first Rout
John Lathrop of Lebanon Postrider on the second Rout
Samuel Bean of Weare Postrider on the third Rout &
Moses Senter Jun1' of Meredith for d° on the fourth Rout
Geo. Jerry Osborne a Postmaster at Portsmouth
J. W. Gilman a Postmaster at Exeter
Payson for d° at Plaistow
George Hough for d° at Concord
William Gordon for d° at Amherst
*Eliphalet Ladd Junr for Postmaster at Do- * 2 P. & C.-127
ver —
Josiah Richardson for d° at Keene
Samuel Crosby for d° at Charlestown
Samuel McCluer for d° at Hanover
Moses Dow Esq for d° at Haverhill and
John Rogers for d° at Plymouth.
Josiah Bartlett — President
Christor Toppan
Joseph Badger J1
Lemuel Holmes V Counsellors
Robert Wallace
Jona Freeman
Proceeded and appointed
The Hon Tim0 Farrar Esqr of New Ipswich a Justice of the
Superior Court of Judicature for the State of New Hampshire —
Joseph Badger Jr
Robert Wallace
Lemuel Holmes
At a Council holden at Exeter March 19th 1791
Present as yesterday
proceeded & appointed
Elijah Henman Esq of Stratford a Justice of the peace for the
County of Grafton — Christo1' Toppan
Joseph Badger Jr
Lemuel Holmes
Robert Wallace
Jona Freeman
27O NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. [179O-91
*2 P. & C.-128 *The resignation of John Dennet Esq as Col0
of the first Reg1 of militia was accepted, also
the resignation of Samuel Chase Esq as Col0 of the fifth Regim* &
James Ford Esq as U Col" of said regiment was accepted
Proceeded & appointed
Supply Clap, Nathaniel Rogers & Nathaniel Gilman Esquires
a Comtee to punch or deface the State Orders, and orders for pre-
miums for killing wolves as mentioned in a vote of Court of the
16th Feby last — Christor Toppan
Joseph Badger Jr
Lemuel Holmes
Robert Wallace
Jona Freeman
At a Council holden at Exeter May 13th 1791 —
Present His Excellency Josiah Bartlett Esq President Hon.
Christopher Toppan, Joseph Badger Lemuel Holmes Robert Wal-
lace & Jonathan Freeman Esqrs
proceeded to open & enter the Returns of the votes for Sena-
tors— adjourned till tomorrow morning —
At a Council holden at Exeter May 14th 1791 —
Present as yesterday
proceeded to enter the remainder of the Returns of the votes
for Senators & to rexamine the entry of the Returns &c —
adjourned till Monday morning next
At a Council holden at Exeter on Monday May 16th 1791
Present His Excellency Josiah Bartlett Esq President The Hon.
Christ0 Toppan Joseph Badger Rob* Wallace Jona Freeman &
Lemuel Holmes Esqrs —
* 2 P. & C.-129 * Upon examining & casting up the Returns of
the votes for Senators for the County of Rock-
ingham, We find the amount of the whole number to be 12719 —
That the Hon. John T. Gilman & Nathaniel Rogers Esqls having
a majority of votes are elected and have been summoned accord-
ingly— But as no other person has a majority the next six highest
numbers are as follows viz.
The Hon. James Sheaf e 1205 The Hon Abiel Foster 1186
Phillips White 1156 Nath1 Peabody 1122
Christ0 Toppan 876 John Bell Esqls 723
That the whole number of votes for Senators in the County of
Strafford amount to 3201 — That the Hon John Waldron & Sam-
uel Hale Esq18 having a majority of votes are chosen & have
been summoned accordingly —
I790-91] RECORDS OF PRESIDENT AND COUNCIL. 27 1
That the whole number of votes for Senators in the County of
Hillsborough amount to 3207 That the Hon Robert Wallace &
Robert Means Esq1'8 having a majority of votes are chosen & have
been summoned accordingly That the whole number of votes for
Senators in the County of Cheshire amount to 17 12 — That the
Hon. Sanford Kingsbury Esq having a majority of votes is chosen
& has been summoned accordingly — the next two highest num-
bers are as follows viz
The Hon. Amos Shepard Esq 307 & William Page Esq 264 —
That the whole number of votes for Senators in the County of
Grafton amount to 801 — That the Hon Moses Dow Esq having
a majority of votes is chosen and has been summoned accord-
ingly— Josiah Bartlett President
Joseph Badger J1'^
Robert Wallace
Lemuel Holmes ^Counsellors
Christo1- Toppan
Jona Freeman
* Proceeded & appointed. * 2 P. & C.-130
Joshua Weeks of Greenland a Justice of the
Peace for the County of Rockingham —
John Rollins Esq of Somersworth &
Joseph Peirce of New Durham Gore Esqrs Justices of the peace
for the County of Strafford —
Samuel Duglass of Raby,
Aaron Greeley of Hopkinton
Samuel Wilkins of Amherst
Timothy Taylor of Merrimack &
Robert Means of Amherst Esqrs Justices of the Peace for the
County of Hillsborough —
Daniel Emerson of Holies Esq a Justice of the Peace and Quo-
rum for said County
Benja West of Charlestown a Justice of the Peace & of the
Quorum for the County of Cheshire
Elijah Grout of Charlestown Esq a Justice of the Peace for
said County —
Ebenez1* Hoit of Grafton &
Ebenezr Kendall of Cockermouth Justices of the Peace for the
County of Grafton —
Asa Foster of Canterbury a Justice of the Peace for County of
Rockingham —
272 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. [179O-9I
William Duncan & John Bradley of Concord Esqrs Justices of
the Peace for said County — Christor Toppan
Robert Wallace
Joseph Badger Jr
Jona Freeman
Lemuel Holmes
* 2 P. & C.-131 * At a Council holden at Exeter May 17th 1791
Present His Excellency Josiah Bartlett Esq
President The Hon. Christ0 Toppan Joseph Badger Rob1 Wallace
Lemuel Holmes & Jona Freeman Esqrs
proceeded & appointed
Joseph March of Deerfield Esq a Justice of the Peace for the
County of Rockingham — Christo1" Toppan
Robert Wallace
Joseph Badger Jur
Lemuel Holmes
Jona Freeman
Proceeded and appointed Thomas Smith of Surry Postrider on
the first Rout instead of Ozias Silsby who has declined accept-
ing said Office —
Appointed Ozias Silsby of Acworth Postrider on the third Rout
instead of Sam1 Bean who declined accepting said Office.
Appointed Eben1' Cram of Pitsfield Postrider on the fourth Rout
instead of Moses Senter junr who declined accepting said office
Appointed Henry Ranlet Postmaster at Exeter instead of John
W. Gilman who has declined accepting said office —
Josiah Bartlett President
Joseph Badger Jr
Robert Wallace
Jona Freeman ^Counsellors
Lemuel Holmes
Christor Toppan
* 2 P. & C.-132 *His Excellency the President requested the
advice of Council, whether the Treas1* should
be directed to attend to the General Court at the next Session in
Concord — Whereupon the Council advise, that the Treasurer
be desired to attend with the necessary papers
Advised to by us Christo1' Toppan
Jona Freeman
Robert Wallace
Joseph Badger Jur
Lemuel Holmes
I79O-91] RECORDS OF PRESIDENT AND COUNCIL. 273
At a Council holden at Concord May 31st 1791 —
Present His Excellency Josiah Bartlett Esq President The Hon.
Christopher Toppan Joseph Badger, Jonathan Freeman, Robert
Wallace & Lemuel Holmes Esquires. —
Proceeded and appointed. —
Col. George Aldrich of Westmorland a Justice of the Peace
for the County of Cheshire —
Samuel Kelley of New Hampton a Justice of the Peace for the
County of Strafford.
Abiel Foster of Canterbury a Justice of the Peace & Quorum
throughout the State
John Shepard of Amherst a Justice of the Peace & Quorum for
the County of Hillsborough
Robert Alcock of Deering a Justice of the Peace for sd County
Christo1" Toppan
Robert Wallace
Joseph Badger Jur
Lemuel Holmes
Jona Freeman
* At a Council holden at Concord June Ist 1791 * 2 P. & C.-133
Present His Excellency Josiah Bartlett Esqr
President The Hon Christ0 Toppan Joseph Badger Junr Robert
Wallace Lemuel Holmes and Jona Freeman Esquires
Proceeded and appointed
The Hon. Ebenezer Webster Esq a Justice of the Inferior Court
of Common Pleas for the County Hillsborough
Advised to by us Christor Toppan
Jona Freeman
Joseph Badger Jur
Robert Wallace
Lemuel Holmes
274
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STATE OFFICERS, 1791-92.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.
JOSIAH BARTLETT, Kingston, President.
Council.
NATHANIEL ROGERS, Newmarket, Rock- ) ^
ingham, (Chosen from
ROBERT WALLACE, Henniker, Hillsborough, ) Senate.
JOSEPH BADGER, Jr., Gilmanton, Strafford A Chosen from
LEMUEL HOLMES, Surry, Cheshire, \ ^ House of
JONATHAN FREEMAN, Hanover, Grafton, twel ^
JOSEPH PEARSON, Exeter, Secretary of State.
JOHN TAYLOR GILMAN, Exeter, State Treasurer.
STATE SENATE.
June i, 1791, to June 6, 1792.
JOSIAH BARTLETT, Kingston, President.
MOSES DOW, Haverhill, President Pro Tern.,
or Senior Senator.
'NATHANIEL ROGERS, Newmarket.
JAMES SHEAFE, Portsmouth.
CHRISTOPHER TOPPAN, Hampfon.
NATHANIEL PEABODY, Atkinson.
LABIEL FOSTER,1 Canterbury.
County of ( JOHN WALDRON, Dover.
Strafford. I SAMUEL HALE, Barrington.
1 John Taylor Gilman was elected Senator by the people, but on the third of June he was
chosen State Treasurer by the General Court. The vacancy thus created in the Senate was
ruled June 7, by the election of Abiel Foster.
County of
Rockingham
276 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. [I79I
County of 5 ROBERT WALLACE, Henniker.
Hillsboro'. I ROBERT MEANS,1 Amherst.
County of ( SANFORD KINGSBURY, Claremont.
Cheshire. I WILLIAM PAGE,2 Charlestown.
Grafton.0± \ M0SES DOW> Haverhill.
JUDICIARY.
Superior Court of Judicature.
JOHN PICKERING, Portsmouth, Chief Justice.
JOHN DUDLEY, Raymond, }
SIMEON OLCOTT, Charlestown, ( Puisne Justices.
TIMOTHY FARRAR, New Ipswich, )
JOHN PRENTICE, Londonderry, Attorney-General.
NATHANIEL ADAMS, Portsmouth, Clerk.
MILITARY ESTABLISHMENT.
His Excellency JOSIAH BARTLETT, Kingston,
Captain- General, Commander-in-Chief, and Admiral.
FIRST DIVISION.
BENJAMIN BELLOWS, Walpole, Major- General.
Aids with the Rank of Major.
MOODY DUSTIN, Claremont.
GEORGE SPARHAWK, Walpole.
SECOND DIVISION.
JOSEPH CILLEY, Nottingham, Major- General.
Aids zvith the Rank of Major.
JOSEPH MILLS, Deerfield.
BRADBURY CILLEY, Nottingham.
1 Robert Means resigned, and Charles Barrett, of New Ipswich, was elected to fill the
vacancy Dec. 6, 1791.
2 Biographical sketch, Saunderson's Hist. Charlestown, p. 498.
I791] STATE OFFICERS, I79I-92. 277
Brigadier- Generals.
GEORGE REID, Londonderry.
MOSES DOW, Haverhill.
AMOS SHEPHARD, Alstead.
THOMAS BARTLETT, Nottingham.
JAMES HILL, Newmarket.
NOAH LOVEWELL, Dunstable.
, Adjutant- General.1
SUPPLY CLAPP, Portsmouth, Commissary-General.
SENATORS IN THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES.
JOHN LANGDON, Portsmouth.
PAINE WINGATE, Stratham.
REPRESENTATIVES IN CONGRESS.
NICHOLAS GILMAN, Exeter.
SAMUEL LIVERMORE, Holderness.
JEREMIAH SMITH, Peterborough.
FEDERAL OFFICERS, 1791-1792.
DISTRICT COURT.
JOHN SULLIVAN, Durham, Judge.
JOHN S. SHERBURNE, Portsmouth, District Attorney.
JOHN PARKER,2 Portsmouth, Marshal.
NATHANIEL ROGERS ,s Newmarket, Marshal.
JONATHAN STEELE, Durham, Clerk.
PORT OF PORTSMOUTH.
JOSEPH WHIPPLE, Portsmouth, Collector.
ELEAZER RUSSELL, Portsmouth, Naval Officer.
THOMAS MARTIN, Portsmouth, Surveyor.
1 It is not known with certainty who was the incumbent at this time, or whether the
office was recognized by law. The last appointment was that of Nicholas Gilman of Exeter,
tor the year 1788-89. See Vol. xxi, p. 255, p. 547, note 2, and note on p. 3 of this volume.
2 John Parker died Oct. 4, 1791. 3 Nathaniel Rogers, appointed Nov. 16, 1791.
278 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. [I79I
FISCAL DEPARTMENT.
WOODBURY LANGDON, Portsmouth, Commissioner for Set-
tling the Accounts between the United States and the Individual
States.
WILLIAM GARDNER, Portsmouth, Com?nissioner of Loans.
JOSHUA WENTWORTH, Portsmouth, Supervisor, District
of New Hampshire.
Journal of the Senate
CONTAINING THE PROCEEDINGS
FROM JUNE i TO JUNE 17, 1791.
* STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE, *4-i
Concord — WEDNESDAY June i, 1791 —
Being the day appointed by the Constitution for the annual
meeting of the General Court, Seven of the Members elected by
the People as Senators for the year ensuing attended and took the
Oaths, viz The Hon. Moses Dow Rob1 Wallace John T. Gilman
Sanford Kingsbury Nath1 Rogers John Waldron & Samuel Hale
Esquires —
A Message came up from the Hon House informing that
there was a Quorum of the House & ready to proceed to busi-
ness—
soon after the Hon. House of Reps were informed by a Mes-
sage, that there was a Quorum of the Senate duly qualified to
proceed on business —
A vote for a Comtee to join a Comtee of the Senate, to provide an
entertainment tomorrow for his Excellency the President the
Hon Council the Gentleman of the Clergy & such other Gentlem11
of distinction as said Comtee may think proper to invite, was brot
up, read and concurred : Mr Dow & Mr Rogers joined —
The members present met with the Hon House of Representa-
tives & proceeded to enter the votes for a President agreeably to
the Constitution — adjourned till tomorrow morning 10 °Clock —
The Senate then retired to their Chamber and adjourned till
tomorrow morng 9 °Clock —
THURSDAY June 2d 1791
Met according to adjournment
Present as yesterday
The Hon Senate being again met with the House in the
Assembly Chamber proceeded in examining the returns
*for a President and upon fully examining & counting the *4~2
votes they were as follows (viz) For His Excellency Josiah
Bartlett Esq 8679 votes, and for sundry persons in all 288 there-
282 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. [I79I
fore it appears that his Excellency Josiah Bartlett Esq is chosen
President of this State for the ensuing year by a majority of 8391
votes and his election was declared accordingly — adjourned the
further elections till tomorrow morning 10 °Clock — The Senate
then retired to their Chamber —
A vote for a Comte to join a Comtec of the Senate to wait on his
Excellency Josiah Bartlett Esq President elect & present him a
Certificate of his Election to the office of Chief magistrate of this
State the ensuing year and request his answer — was brot up,
read & concurred : Mr Gilman, Mr Dow & Mr Rogers joined
The abovesaid Comtcu waited upon his Excy and informed him of
his being elected President of the State of New Hampsre where-
upon his Excy informed the Comtee that he was ready to give his
answer — The Hon Senate then joined the Hon House and his
Excy being introduced by the Comtee, the necessary Oaths were
administered by the Hon Moses Dow Esq Sen1' Senatr — The
Sen1' Senator then declared before both Houses of the Legislature
that His Excy Josiah Bartlett Esq was duly elected President of
said State for the year ensuing by the free suffrages of the
People — The Senate then retired to their own Chamber —
Adjourned till tomorrow morning 9 °Clock
FRIDAY June 3d 1791
met according to adjournment
Present as yesterday —
A vote for a Comtee to join a Comtce of the Senate to present the
Revd M1" Evans with the thanks of the Gen1 Court for his excel-
lent discourse delivered yesterday and request a copy of the same
for the press : And also desire him to attend as Chaplain to the
Gen1 Court this present Session was brot up, read and concurred
Mr Dow Joined —
The Hon Senate met with the Hon House of Representatives
and proceeded to the choice of Senators to fill up the vacancies —
The ballots being taken it appeared that the Hon James Sheafe
was elected a Senator for the County of Rockingham —
* 4-3 * The ballots being taken for another Senator it appeared
that the Hon Christ0 Toppan Esq was elected a Senator for
said County —
The ballots being taken for the Senator wanting it appeared
that the Hon. Nath1 Peabody Esq was elected a Senator for said
County. —
The ballots being taken for a Senator to fill the vacancy in the
I791] JOURNAL OF THE SENATE. 283
County of Cheshire it appeared that the Hon William Page was
elected to that office —
The further elections were then adjourned until four oClock
in the afternoon —
The Hon. James Sheafe Christopher Toppan Nath1 Peabody
and William Page Esquires attended in the Senate Chamber and
took the usual Oaths and their Seats at the Senate Board
The Hon Senate met with the Hon House according to adjourn-
ment and proceeded to the Choice of Counsellors for the year
ensuing —
The ballots being taken, it appeared that the Hon Nath1 Rogers
Esq was chosen a Counsellor for the year ensuing —
The ballots being again taken, it appeared that the Hon Joseph
Badger Jun1' Esq was chosen a Counsellor for the year ensuing —
The ballots being again taken, it appeared that the Hon
Robert Wallace Esq was chosen a Counsellor for the year ensu-
The ballots being again taken, it appeared that the Hon Lemuel
Holmes Esq was chosen a Counsellor for the year ensuing
The ballots being again taken, it appeared that the Hon Jona-
than Freeman Esq was chosen a Counsellor for the year ensu-
ing—
They then proceeded to ballott for a Secretary, by which ballot
it appeared that Joseph Pearson was unanimously chosen Secre-
tary for the year ensuing —
The ballots were then taken for a Treasurer it appeared that
the Hon John Taylor Gilman Esq was chosen Treasurer for the
year ensuing —
*The ballot being taken for a Commissary General it *4~4
appeared that Supply Clap Esq was chosen Commissary
General for the year ensuing —
Adjourned till tomorrow morning n °Clock
The Senate then retired to their Chamber —
The Hon Nath1 Rogers Joseph Badger Junr Robert Wallace
Lemuel Holmes & Jonathan Freeman Esqrs were introduced into
the Senate Chamber and took the Oath agreeably to the Consti-
tution as Counsellors for the ensuing year —
The Oaths were next administered to Joseph Pearson Esq agree-
ably to the Constitution as Secretary of sd State
A vote appointing a Comtee to take under consideration His
Excellencys Message this day received and report an answer
there to — Also to consider what business is necessary first to be
284 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. [I79I
entered upon & perfected at this Session and report thereon — was
brot up read and concurred : Mr Peabody, Mr Sheafe & Mr Dow
on the part of the Senate —
Adjourned till tomorrow morning 8 °Clock
SATURDAY June 4th 1791
met according to adjournment —
Present all the Senate except Mr Means
A vote granting the prayer of the pet. of the Wardens of the
first parish in Portsm" and giving them leave to bring in a bill ac-
cordingly was brought up read & concurrd
A vote to hear the pet11 of John Blunt & others on the sec-
ond Wednesday of the next Session was brot up read and con-
curred.
A vote for a Comtee to join a Comtee of the Senate to consider of
a Letter from the Hon Wy Langdon respecting the Accounts of
this State against the United States, was brot up read & con-
curred Mr Kingsbury & Mr Sheafe joined —
A vote for a Comtee to join a Comtee of the Senate to consider
of the petition of Joel Doolittle and report thereon was brot up
read and concurred — Mr Page joind
The Hon. Senate met with the Hon House & agreed to adjourn
the elections till Monday next 5 °Clock P. M.
the Senate then retired to their Chamber —
* 4-5 * A vote granting the prayer of the petition of the Select-
men of Protectworth and giving them leave to bring in a
bill accordingly, was bro* up read & concurred.
A vote for a Comtee to join a Comtee of the Senate to nominate
6 persons out of whom three to be chosen for the purpose of
settling the Accot8 between this State & Mr Gardner late Treasr
was brot up, read and concurred Mr Toppan & Mr Dow joined —
A vote to hear the petition of Joel Doolittle & others on the sec-
ond Tuesday of the next Session, was brot up, read & concurred.
A vote for a Comtee to join a Comtee of the Senate to consider
of a Letter from Joseph Gilman Esq &c was bro* up, read and
concurd Mr Page & Mr Rogers joined —
Adjourned till Monday next 3 °Clock P M —
MONDAY June 6, 1791
met according to adjournment
Present as on Saturday last except, Majr Hale, with the addi-
tion of Mr Means —
1791] JOURNAL OF THE SENATE. 285
A vote to hear the pet11 of Josiah Hastings on the second Thirds-
day of their next Session was brot up read & concurred —
A vote for a Comtee to join a Comtee of the Senate to consider of
the pet" of Benja Heath & report thereon was bro* up read &
concurred Mr Hale & Mr Dow joined —
A vote to hear the petn of J Herriman on the second Wednesday
of the next Session, was brot up read & concurred
A vote that Mr Peabody Mr Page and Mr Dow with such of the
Honbl House as they may join be a Comtee to report the measures
necessary to be adopted to carry into effect that part of the Con-
stitution of this State directing a Convention to be called for a re-
vision of the same — sent down for concurrence — brot up read &
concd
A vote for a Comtee to join a Comtee of the Senate to take under
consideration a bill describing the lines of the Several Counties
in this State & report thereon was brot up read & concurred Mr
Peabody Mr Means Mr Dow & Mr Waldron joined
A vote to hear the petition of the Selectmen of Ossipee on the
second Wednesday of the next Session was brot up read & con-
curred
*The Senate met with the Hon. House agreeably to ad- *4~6
journment and adjourned the elections till to morrow 3
*°Clock P M —
A vote for a Comtee to join a Comtee of the Senate to take un-
der consideration the assumption of the State Debts as assumed
by the Act of the late Congress of the United States and report
such necessary measures as they may judge proper in order to
procure a sum more proportionate to our expenditures and exer-
tions during the late war was brot up read & concurred Mr Sheafe
Mr Gilman Mr Page & Mr Peabody joined
Adjourned till tomorrow morning, 8 °Clock. —
TUESDAY June 7th 1791
met according to adjournment. —
Present all the Senate except Mr Hale —
A vote to hear the pet11 of the Inhabitants of Shelburne and
Chatham on the second Wednesday of their next Session was brot
up read & concurred.
A vote to hear the petition of the Selectmen of Dorchester on
the second Tuesday of their next Session was brot up read and
concurred.
A vote for a Comtee to join a Comte of the Senate to consider
286 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. [I79I
of the pet11 of the Selectmen of Hopkinton & report thereon was
brot up read & concurred Mr Wallace & Mr Dow joined
A vote for a Comtee to join a Comtee of the Senate to consider
of the petn of Sam1 Smith & others & report thereon was brot up,
read & concurred : Mr Dow & Mr Toppan joined —
A vote to accept the report of a Comtee that the sum of eighty
nine pounds one shilling & ten pence be allowed Joseph Gilman
Esq. in full of all accos & Demands he has against the State, and
that on receiving the same sd Gilman or his Attorney shall execute
a discharge accordingly which report being read & considered
voted that it be received & accepted & that his Excellency the
President give order accordingly was brot up, read & concurred. —
A vote on the pet11 of Robert L Fowle, voted, that it appears
that said Robert L. Fowle kept a printing Office at Exeter & car-
ryed on the printing business there by publishing a public News-
paper & printing Acts Laws & other papers for this State
*4~7 *That he left this State in the year 1777 and that agree-
able to the confiscating Act this State took possession of
his printing materials books &c and that it does not appear that
any part thereof has been restored to him was brot up read &
concurred.
A vote that the answer to His Excellencys Message reported
by a Committee chosen for that purpose having been read & con-
sidered voted that it be received and accepted was brot up read &
concurred which is as follows viz See the next page
A vote that Wm Gardner Esq late Treas1* of this State deliver
over to John T Gilman present Treas1' all such monies public
Securities Bonds & other papers as may be delivered over prior
to the Settlement of his accounts that he take sd Gilmans receipt
to be accountable to the State for the same and debit the State
therewith — was brot up read & concurred
A vote that Mr Nath1 Gilman Nath1 Rogers & Supply Clap
Esqrs be a Committee to settle the Accots between this State & M1
Gardner the late Treas1' and report thereon at the next Session of
the General Court was bro* up read & concurred with the follow-
ing amendment viz that sd Comteo be also empowered to receive
from Wm Gardner Esq late State Treasurer all public monies
books & papers of every kind in his custody and belonging to the
said Treasurers Office giving him proper Certificates therefor &
to deliver over all such monies books & papers to John T. Gilman
Esq Treas1' of this State taking from him duplicates receipts there-
for to be accountable to the State — one set of sd Receipts to be
1791] JOURNAL OF THE SENATE. 287
delivered to the Secy of sd State & deposited in the Secys Office
the other set to be delivered to the Comptroller of Accounts &
deposited in his Office — Sent down for concurrence — brot up
concurred
A Resolve that the Hon Jeremiah Smith Esq be & hereby is
appointed a Commissioner together with the Hon Sanford Kings-
bury & Js Macgregore Esqr to make out all the Claims which this
State hath against the united States which have not been made
out heretofore — that they deliver over on or before the last day of
June Inst all such claims as have not been delivered them — that
they collect all the Laws & other vouchers &c & that the time
limited &c be extended to the next Session appoint Clerks &c was
brot up read & concurred —
* May it please your Excellency — * 4-8
The Senate & House of Representatives congratulate
your Excellency, that the suffrages of a free people have placed
you in the Chair of Government, your constant attachment for so
many years past to the concerns & best interest of the State,
afford us the strongest assurance that the first object of your
attention is the prosperity of the people —
With particular satisfaction we receive your Excellencys Mes-
sage to both Houses communicating to us the pleasing state of our
public affairs which affords us a fresh proof of the solidity of the
foundation on which they rest, and of the happy consequence
that have resulted from the troubles & difficulties that we have
had to contend with in years past — The diminution of direct
taxes, the increase of our agriculture & manufactures, and the
expectation that our commerce & fishery will be in an eligible sit-
uation, all agree to inspire us with the auspicious prospect, that
joined with our endeavours, we shall enjoy ease prosperity & free-
dom, both civil & religious.
We agree with your Excellency, that as the citizens of this
State have had a full share in the burthens and exertions that
have procured us freedom & independence : They are therefore
justly intitled to all the benefits & advantages resulting therefrom —
We shall renew our attention to complete the revision of the
State laws & such other objects as may be worthy of our delib-
erations — The time for the revision of the Constitution being now
at hand we shall readily concur with your excellency in making
the necessary arrangements —
We trust in all public concerns, unanimity & harmony, candor
& liberality of Sentiment will prevail among us and the People at
288 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. [I79I
large & that by the blessing of heaven our motive & aim may
be directed to that desirable end the public good, and in your
co-operation we are sure of a resource which strengthens our
hopes & will justify the confidence which the citizens of this State
have so unanimously placed in you —
*4~9 * The Senate met with the Honorable House of Represent-
atives in their Chamber and proceeded to ballot for a Sen-
ator in the room of the Hon John T. Gilman who had resignd his
Seat at the Senate board and accepted the Office of Treasr
The ballots being taken it appeared that the Honble Abiel Fos-
ter Esq was elected whereupon Abiel Foster Esq manifested his
acceptance of sd Office and was introduced into the Senate
Chamber and took the oath of Office as a Senator and his Seat at
the Senate board
The elections were then adjourned without day
A vote for a Comtee to join a Comtee of the Senate to consider of
the pet" of James Moor & others of Windham was brot up read &
concurred Mr Wallace & Mr Foster joined —
Adjourned till tomorrow morning 8 °Clock
WEDNESDAY June 8, 1791
met according to adjournment
Present all the Senate —
A vote granting the prayer of the petition of Thos Adams &
giving him leave to bring in a bill accordingly was brot up read
& concurred
A vote that Mr James Macgregore be added to the Committee
on the bill for describing County lines in the room & stead of the
Hon Abiel Foster Esq who is removed to the Senate was brot up
read & concurred
A vote for a Comtee to join a Comtee of the Senate to consider of
the pet11 of Jona Gove Esq was brot up read & concurred Mr
Page Mr Dow & Mr Wallace joined.
A vote to pay the account of Joshua Wingate Esq amounting to
thirty six shillings as a special Justice of the Superior Court was
brot up read and concurred
A vote for a Comtee to join a Com**5 of the Senate to consider of
the pet11 of Walter Geer was brot up read & concurred Mr Page &
Mr Kingsbury joined.
A vote that Mr Peabody Mr Sheafe & Mr Dow with such of the
Hon House as they may join be a Comtet> to wait on his Excellency
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the President & present him with an Answer to his late Mes-
sage— Sent down for concurrence — brot up concurred.
* A vote to accept the report of the Comtee on the pet11 of * 4-10
Benjamin Heath that the instrument purpoting to be an
order drawn by sd Heath requesting the Treas1' to pay his wages to
Daniel Cook was forged & that sd Heaths wages were receivd by
virtue of sd order & that said Heath hath never receivd his wages
himself & that scl Heath ought to receive out of the Treasury the sums
due to him by the Rolls for Depreciation interest &c and that an
order be passed accordingly — Also that the attorney General be
directed to prosecute sd Dan1 Cook for sd forgery was bro1 up read
and concurred
A vote for a Comtee to join a Comtee of the Senate to take under
consideration a Letter from the Hon Nichs Gilman Esq also the
petns of all Invds was brot up read & concurred Mr Page & Mr
Kingsbury joined —
A vote for a Comtee to join a Cbmtee of the Senate to consider
of the pet11 of James Adams was brot up read & concurred M1*
Dow joined —
An Act prescribing the duty & directing the mode of choosing
Registers of Deeds & County Treasurers having been read a
third time voted that the same be enacted
Adjourned till tomorrow morning 8 °Clock
THURSDAY June 9, 1791
met according to adjournment
Present as yesterday
a vote that there be granted & paid out of the public Treasy
of this State a bounty of seven shillings for every piece of topsail
,Duck and other Stouter Sail Cloth which shall hereafter be
-manufactured within this State being twenty four inches in breadth
and thirty nine yards long & that the Corns7 Gen1 be and hereby
is appointed an Agent who is authorised to appoint one or more
Agents under him to inspect the same who on application of any
manufacturer of Duck or sail Cloth within this State attended
with a Certificate from the Selectmen of the Town where the sd
iManufacturer resides of his being bonafide the Manufacturer of
fhe said Duck or sail Cloth, or that the same was manufactured
[by some person or persons acting for or under him, shall proceed
to inspect the same & if found good & merchantable as aforesd
shall give a Certificate thereof to the person applying as aforesd
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29O NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. [J79I
which Certificate shall entitle the person presenting it to the
bounty abovementioned, which bounty shall continue and be in
force until further order of the Gen1 Court & that the Pres-
* 4-1 1 ident with &c give order * for the paym1 of the bounty on
proper Certificates being produced was brot up read and
concurred
A vote for a Comtee to join a Comtcc of the Senate to consider of
the pet11 of Daniel Bailey was brot up read & concurred : Mr
Kingsbury & Mr Dow joined —
A vote to hear the pet11 of Samuel Smith & others on the third
Thursdays of the next Session was brot up read and concurred —
[A vote that Isaac Baldwin receive from the Treasury £20
for was brot up read &]
A vote to hear the pet11 of the westerly half of the Town of
Boscawen on the second Tuesday of the next Session was brot
up read & concurred
An Act to alter the time of holding the annual Meeting in the
Town of Protectworth having been read a third time voted that
the same be enacted
A vote for a Comtce to join a Comtee of the Senate to consider |
of the pet11 of Susannah Hazeltine & report thereon was brot up I
read & concurred Mr Hale joind
An act authorizing the Commissioners formerly appointed to
receive and examine the Claims against the Estate of Breed1
Bachelder an absentee to reconsider said report & make such re-|
port as Justice & equity may require having been read a third
time passed to be enacted — Sent down for concurrence — brot
up concurred
A vote on the pet11 of the Selectm" of Thornton, that one penn\
^ Acre be laid on each first division Lot — that 16/8 be laid on
each second Division Lot that may be laid out within six months
& if not so laid out that 16/8 shall be laid and assessed on the
common land now belonging to each right for three years nex
ensuing & that they have leave to bring in a bill accordingly was
brot up read & concurred
A vote granting the prayer of the pet'1 of the Selectmen 0
Campton and giving them leave to bring in a bill accordingly
was brot up read and concurred
A vote for a Comtcc to join a Comt(c of the Senate to consider oi
the pet" of James & John MacMasters was brot up read and con!
curred Mr Rogers joined —
•4—12 * A vote for a Com'01' to join a Comtee of the Senate t
I791] JOURNAL OF THE SENATE. 29I
consider of the petitions of Peter Gushing & Bradbury Cilley and
report thereon was brot up read & concurred Mr Sheafe & M1'
Kingsbury & Mr Wallace joined —
A vote for a Comtee to join a Comtee of the Senate to take into
consideration the propriety of this States becoming a subscriber
to the Bank of the United States and report thereon was brot up
read and concurred Mr Peabody M1' Foster & Mr Sheafe joined
Resolve that the Treasurer of this State be directed to call upon
the Continental Loan Officer from time to time for the Interest
which already has or may hereafter become due upon the Conti-
nental Securities funded by His Excellency Josiah Bartlett Esquire
for the benefit of this State and that he pass to the Credit of this
State the money or monies which upon such application he may
receive was brot up read and concurred —
Adjourned till tomorrow morning 9 °Clock — -
FRIDAY June 10th 1791
met according to adjournment
Present as yesterday
A vote for a Comtee to join a Comtee of the Senate to report
what allowance shall be made to the Citizens of this State who
hold the Treasrs Receipts for Continental money was brot up read
& concurred M1' Toppan joined
An Act for recording proceedings before Justices of the peace
& for preserving such records having been read a third time voted
that the same be enacted
A vote for a Comtee to join a Comtee of the Senate to consider of
the pet11 of Joshua Heath was brot up read & concurred M1' Rogers
!|&Mr Hale joined —
An Act regulating the Office of a Coroner having been read a
third time voted that the same be enacted
A vote to postpone the hearing on the pet11 of Stephen Harford
vhich was to have been yesterday to the second Thursday of the
liext Session was brot up read and concurred —
* An Act to enable the Judge of Probate for the County * 4-13
)f Cheshire to grant licence to sell the whole of the real
estate of Samuel Adams late of Fitzwilliam deceased having been
ead a third time voted that the same be enacted.
A Vote that Mr Toppan Mr Rogers & Mr Dow with such of
he Honble House as they may join, be a Committee to take under
onsideration a Bill regulating of swine and to report such altera-
292 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. [I79I
tions as they may think necessary Sent down for concurrence
brot up concurred
A Resolve that the Registers of Deeds in the several Counties
of this State be & hereby are directed to make out a general
Index referring to deeds which Index shall be in one large folio
volume of a size that will admit of a large number of additional
names which shall be added as often as deeds are recorded — the
Index shall contain two lists — one to consist of all the names of
the Grantors to the Grantees the other to consist of the names of
the Grantees from the Grantors — And the Registers shall be
allowed therefor by the State a sum in the same proportion as the
law allows for recording Deeds — was sent down for concurrence
— brot up concurred
Adjourned till to morrow morning 8 °Clock
SATURDAY June 11th 1791
met according to adjournment
Present as yesterday —
A vote granting the prayer of the pet11 of the Inhabitants of
Lyndborough & giving them leave to bring in a bill accordingly
was brot up read & concurred
A vote that the Hon. Nath1 Rogers Christ0 Toppan & Joseph
Badger Jun1' Esqrs be and hereby are appointed a Comttl' to take
into consideration in the Recess of the Gen1 Court the pet11 of
Peter Cushing & Bradbury Cilley praying for an abatement upon
their Excise bonds the expence of the ComUe to be paid by the
petitioners and that sd Comtee report thereon at the next Ses11 ot
the Gen1 Court which shall be final & decisive between this State
& the petitioners, the petitioners having agreed thereto was brot
up read & concurred —
*4~i4 * A vote granting the prayer of the petition of the Select-
men of Rumney and giving them leave to bring in a bill
accordingly was brot up read and concurred
A vote that the Treas1" be directed to receive seven shillings in
specie in lieu of twenty shillings on the outstanding Taxes now
payable in Indents or State Certificates and that a resolve be brot
in accordingly was brot up read & concurred
Adjourned till Monday next 3 uClock P — M —
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MONDAY June 13, 1791
met according to adjournment
Present all the Senate except Mr Wallace
A vote for a Comtee to join a Comtee of the Senate to consider
what business is yet necessary to be done at this Session, at what
time & to what time & place this Court shall be adjourned &
report thereon also report what allowance shall be made to the
Gen1 Court & their officers this Session was brofc up read and con-
curred, Mr Hale Mr Page [Mr Means] Mr Sheafe & Mr Dow
joined
A Resolve that the Selectmen of every Town & place in this
State from whom any certificate or Indent taxes are now due, be
directed immediately to call to account their collectors who are
delinquent in indent & Certificate taxes and that said Selectmen
within three months certify to the Treas1' of this State the amount
of the certificate, indent & specie taxes due from the persons
named in their lists to the several collectors — And that the Treasr
receive from the several collectors seven shillings in lieu of every
twenty shillings in said certificates or indents so certified by the
Selectmen to be due from the sd individuals —
Provided that before any collector shall avail himself of the
liberty given hereby of paying in silver at sd rates he shall first
pay to the Treas1' either in certificates, indents or State notes
indiscriminately so much as may be due in certificates or indents
to the Treasury and which are not so certified — And for Certifi-
cate and indent taxes the Collectors shall receive indiscriminately
as may be offered them by the several delinquent persons in their
lists either State notes, indents certificates or silver as before
rated — And the Treas1' shall keep an acc° of what certificates
indents State notes or specie he shall receive of each collector for
such outstanding taxes — Sent down for concurrence — brot up
concurred
* Adjourned till tomorrow morning 8 °Clock *4_I5
TUESDAY June 14, 1791
met according to adjournment
Present as yesterday with the addition of Mr Wallace
A vote, that his Excellency the President be requested to
forward to the Legislature of the United States by the Represent-
atives from this State, the following Memorial of said State and
294 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. [I79I
that s(1 Representatives be requested to lay the same before Con-
gress and use their influence to obtain redress —
To the Honorable Senate & House of Representatives of the
U. S. of America — The Memorial of the Legislature of the
State of New Hampshire with all due respect shevveth
That this State hath ever been chearfully ready, according to
its utmost ability to contribute its proportion by the supply of men
& money during the late war for the defence of the Country and
establishment of Independence & freedom — by means of which
war and the long & strenuous exertions made by this State a
heavy debt in proportion to our property was accumulated on the
State — This debt incurred for the common defence & safety and
in the common cause of our Country, conformidably to the direc-
tions of Congress we expected wou'd be finally adjusted, and
equal justice done to this, as well as to all the other States, by the
Statement of the Accounts agreeably to the articles of the late
confederation ; But the obligations and sums promised by the
State, we considered the State alone responsible for to its creditors
as we conceived the other States were to theirs respectively —
From this persuasion the Legislature of this State have from time
to time during the war and since laid burthensome taxes upon its
Citizens for paying not only the Interest but a large part of the
principal of the State debt ; at the same time practising the most
rigid Economy in expenditures for the support of the civil Gov-
ernment of the State and for their own particular defence — By
these means the State have extinguished a large part of their
Debt, and began to have the animating hope that in the course of
a few years more our debt wou'd be discharged, and the Citizens
eased of those heavy burthens they had so long borne with
exemplary patience — From these circumstances it may well be
supposed this State was much disappointed at, & received
*4~i6 with general disapprobation and uneasiness that part *of
a late Act of Congress in which it is proposed to assume
Twenty one millions and five hundred Thousand Dollars of the
debts of the several States and in which provision is made for
funding and paying the same. By which measure an increased
Debt is bro1 on the General Government the necessity of an
increased revenue is involved — and probably a delay of the pay-
ment of the national Debt will thereby be occasioned : all which
are evils (in our opinion) to be avoided — But still more objec-
tionable in our view, and disgusting to the Citizens of N H is the
assumption of the State Debts on account of the very unequal pro-
I791] JOURNAL OF THE SENATE. 295
portion there is between the Quotas allowed to be assumed from
the debts of some States and those of others — On a view of the
requisitions made on the States by the Congress under the confed-
eration; whether for men or money it will appear that N. H —
was generally apportioned as about one twenty eighth part of the
Union — The proportion of her present Representation is nearly
as one to twenty two ; And this it is presumed will not be found
too great a proportion of the number of which the House of Rep-
resentatives of the United States is now composed, when the num-
ber of Inhabitants of all the States is ascertained. It was not in
the power of this State fully to comply with all the requisitions
made by Congress, yet we presume it will appear that of the
number of soldiers furnished by the several States the expence
consequent thereupon and the actual payments made by all the
States in consequence of requisitions of Congress, this State has
furnished at least one twenty eighth part. Notwithstanding the
above proportions & Supplies, the sum proposed to be assumed of
this States Debt is less than one seventieth part of the whole sum
proposed to be assumed, far less in proportion than any other
State in the Union ; whether such State owed any Debt con-
tracted for the common Defence or not — This must devolve on
the Citizens of this State, the burthen of paying about six hundred
Thousand Dollars of the mass of assumed Debt more than is
assumed of theirs calculating agreeably to former requi-
sitions *of Congress and on the supposition that the rev- *4— 17
enue arising from the impost & excise or any other kind
of General Tax (whether actually collected in the State or in the
neighboring States thro which a great part of our commerce
passes) will actually be paid by the Consumers of Dutied articles ;
And that the Citizens of New Hampshire will consume of those
Articles of other States in proportion to their numbers which prob-
ably will be the Case — In this view of the assumption it cannot
but appear very unequal and while there is a distinction made
between this State & every other State in the Union in the smal-
ness of its Quota allowed to be assumed it appears to us to
criminate the State as the most delinquent in the Union which we
are confident we deserve not ; or else that equal justice is not
distributed to us —
Wherefore as Guardians of the rights & privileges of the Citi-
zens of N. H — whom we have the Honor to represent we con-
ceive it our duty to remonstrate against said Act so far as it
respects the assumption of the State Debts, or if sd assumption
&
296 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. [I79I
must be carried into effect to request that this State may have such
addition made to the sum allowed to be assumed of its debt as
shall place the citizens of N H. on an equality with those of other
States at least equal to the smallest proportion allowed to any
other State according to the Census or that the injuries & bur-
thens we complain of may be removed in such other way as you
in your wisdom & Justice shall think fit was brot up, read and
concurred
A vote for a Comtee to join a Comtee of the Senate to consider of
the pet of Is Rindge was brot up read & concurred Mr Toppan &
Mr Wallace joined
A vote to hear the pet11 of the Selectmen of Chichester on the
second Wednesday of their next Session was brot up read and
concurred
*4~i8 *An Act regulating licenced Houses having been read a
third time — On Motion being made that the yeas & Navs
be taken They were as follows
Yeas.
Mr Peabody
Mr Kingsbury
Nays.
Mr Means
Mr Toppan
and so it was enacted
A vote to hear the pet" of James Wallace on the Second Thurs-
day of the next Session, was brot up read & concurred
A vote for a Comtee to join a Com*6 of the Senate to take under
consideration a Resolve respecting receiving seven shillings in
specie in lieu of 20s of Indents &c was brot up read & concurrd :
Mr Rogers joined
A vote so far granting the prayer of the pet11 of Walter Geer as
that s'1 Geer have liberty to renew sa action separate of sl1 Grout
& that he have leave to bring in a bill accordingly was brot up
read & concurred
A vote for a Com'1'1' to join a Com*56 of the Senate to consider of
the pet11 of S Hobart who pays [prays] the Gen1 Court to order that
nail making works shoir1 be erected at the several prisons in the
respective Counties agreeable to a certain Act & was brot up read
& Non concurred —
A vote to pay the acc° of J Smith Esq amounting to £32..i7-.o
as one of the ComUc' on revision of the laws was bro1 up, read &
concurred
Yeas.
Mr Waldron
M* Sheafe
Yeas.
M1' Rogers
Mr Dow &
Yeas.
Mr Hale — 7
Nays.
Mr Page
Nays.
Mr Foster
Nays.
Mr Wallace 5
I791] JOURNAL OF THE SENATE. 297
A vote to pay Elias Tarlton £4. .13. .4 on Capt Salters Roll was
brot up, read & concurred. [wl granted.]
A vote that Sanford Kingsbury James Macgregore & Jerh
Smith Esq1'8 receive out of the Treasury £10 each to be by them
severally accounted for was brot up read & concurred —
A vote for a Comtee to join a Comtee of the Senate to consider of
a Letter from J Whipple Esq was brot up read and concurred.
Mr Toppan & Mr Rogers joined —
*A vote to postpone the hearing of the petition of the *4~i9
Selectmen of Cockermouth to the second Wednesday of
the next Session was brot up, read & concurred
A vote to postpone the remainder of the hearings which were to
have been this day until to morrow was brot up read & concurred
A vote granting the prayer of the pet" of New Grantham and
giving them leave to bring in a bill accordingly was brot up, read
& concurred
Adjourned till tomorrow morning 8 "Clock —
WEDNESDAY June 15, 1791 —
Met according to adjournment
Present all the Senate —
An Act to incorporate the South part of the Society Land and
sundry other tracts of Land having been read a third time voted
that the same be enacted.
An Act to prevent fraud in Cord Wood exposed to Sale having
been read a third time voted that the same be enacted.
An Act to incorporate the first or North parish in the Town of
Portsmouth, having been read a third time voted that the same be
enacted
A vote granting the prayer of the pet11 of Alexdr Ewen and giv-
ing him leave to bring in a bill accordingly was brot up read &
concurred —
A vote granting the prayer of the petition of the Selectmen of
, New Durham [New Grantham] and giving them leave to bring
; in a bill accordingly was brot up read & concurred —
A vote that the Secretary be directed to have printed as soon as
may be, three hundred & fifty copies of the Resolve passed this day
respecting certificates & Indent taxes outstanding — And forward
. them immediately by the members to the several Towns & places
I in this State Sent down for concurrence — brot up concurred
A vote that George Kenfield have & receive out of the Treasury
298 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. [I79I
* 4-20 £9.. 6.. 3 for wages and travel * in Capt Eliots Company
in Col. Hobarts Regiment in the year 1777 and that the
President give order accordingly was brot up read & concurred
Adjourned till tomorrow morning 8 °Clock
THURSDAY June 16th 1791 —
Present all the Senate except Mr Kingsbury. —
An Act directing the mode of calling a convention to revise the
Const111 of this State having been read on the Question shall it be
enacted — the yeas & nays, being required, were as follows
Yeas. Yeas.
Mr Dow M* Peabody
Nays. Nays. Nays. Nays.
Mr Page M* Wallace Mr Means Mr Waldron
Mr Rogers Mr Toppan Mr Foster Mr Sheafe
Mr Hale
Nays, 9, — Yeas 2 so it passed in the negative —
A vote to pay the acc° of Nath1 Gilman & Nath1 Rogers Esq
amounting to <£3..o..o [for defacing orders] was bro1 up read &
concurred —
An Act to regulate the exportation of Beef & Pork having been
read a third time voted that the same be enacted —
A vote that the next Session of the Gen1 Court be holden at
Dover was brot up read & concurrd with this alteration that it be
holden at Portsm0 instead of Dover sent down brot up concurred
An Act regulating Swine having been read a third time voted
that the same be enacted —
An Act directing the mode of calling a convention to revise the
Constitution of this State having been read a third time voted
that the same be enacted.
*4~2i *An Act declaring the limits & boundaries of the several
Counties in this State having been read a third time
voted that the same be enacted.
A vote granting the prayer of the pet11 of W [William] Page
Esq and giving him leave to bring in a Resolve accordingly was
brot up read & concurred.
A vote granting the prayer of the pet11 of Edwd Livermore Esq
Attorney to James & John MacMasters & that the President be
desired to give order that Wentworth Cheswell deliver all the
books and Papers now in his Custody belonging to the petitioners
to them or their Attorney was brot up read and concurred —
I791] JOURNAL OF THE SENATE. 299
A Resolve that all Invalids non commissioned Officers Soldiers
& Seaman who have not been inspected or who may have been
inspected & been refused or struck off the list make immediate
application to Dr Tenney & Dr Wm Parker of Exeter for exami-
nation who are hereby appointed inspectors of Invcls and on its
appearing to the Inspectors that any of them ought to be on the
invalid pension list that the Inspectors petition Congress for their
Admission & write to our Reps & Sen1'8 in Cong8 stating the facts
relative to the subject was brofc up read & concurred
A vote that the Comtee aptd to deface Orders &c having com-
pleted the business be discharged was brot up read & concurred
A vote for a Comtee to join a Comtee to consider of the pet" of
Thos Smith & John Lathrop was brot up read & concurred Mr
Dow joined
A vote for a Comtee to join a Comtee of the Senate to consider of
the pet" of Thos Simpson was brot up read and Nonconcurred
A vote that the Acc° of Ephm Robinson & Nath1 Rogers be
accepted & that said Rogers pay into the Treasury the sum of
three pounds six shillings & take his receipt therefor & that the
Treasurer debit himself therewith was brot up read & concurred
A vote that all the books & papers now in the hands of the late
Comtce of Claims Secretary, or any other person which relate to
the Claims of this State against the United States or the claims of
Individuals against this State for services done or losses suffered
in the late war be delivered to the commissioners appointed to
receive & examine & make a fair statement of all payments &
allowances that have been made to Towns and Individuals
for such expenditures they giving a * receipt to the person * 4-22
or persons possessed of such books or papers was brot up
read & concurred
A vote for a Comtee to join a Comtee of the Senate to Consider
and report what method shall be adopted respecting military
stores belonging to sd State now in the hands of Individuals in this
State also respecting Notes Receipts &c from Individuals now in
the Comptrollers Office given for military Stores, was brot up
read & concurred Mr Dow joined —
A vote granting the prayer of the petition of Daniel Bailey and
giving him leave to bring in a bill accordingly at this or the next
session was brot up read and concurred —
A vote on the petn of New Hampton that a tax of one penny on
each acre of land in sd Town be raised for three years and that
they have leave to bring in a bill accordingly at this or the next
Session was brot up read and concurred
300 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. [I79I
A vote to hear the pet11 of a Comte apptd by the proprietors of
Unity on the third Thursday of the next Session was brot up read
and concurred
An Act to raise one thousand pounds by a public Lottery for
the use of the Atkinson Academy having been read a third time
on the Question shall it pass to be enacted — the yeas and nay
being required were as follows viz
Yeas.
Mr Wallace
Mr Hale
Mi
Yeas.
Dow-
Page
Yeas.
Mr Waldron
Mr Means &
Yeas.
M1' Peabody 7
Nays.
M1* Toppan
Mi
Nays.
Rogers
Nays.
Mr Foster &
Nays.
Mr Sheafe 4
and so it passed to be enacted [and sent down.]
An Act to impower Walter Geer to review an Action having
been read a third time passed to be enacted — Sent down — brot
up concurred
* 4-23 *A vote to postpone the hearings on the petns of Gid
Tiffany & J Shapley proptrs of Eaton & Burton Thos
Pinkham & Geo Hull Town of Coventry D Webster and others
[J. Hicks, N. Doine, A. Plumley and Littleton and Dalton] until
the third Wednesday of the next Session was brot up read &
concurred
An Act to enable the Selectmen of the Town of Thornton to
assess & cause to be collected the sum of one penny per Acre on
the first division Lots of land in said Thornton & 16/8 on each
second Division Lot that hath been laid out or may be laid out in
sd town of Thornton within six months from the date of this Act
& if not so laid out on the Common lands belonging to such right !
for three years next ensuing having been read a third time voted
that the same be enacted
[An Act for the limitation of Actions & for the preventing of
vexatious suits having been read a third time voted that the same
be enacted.]
An Act granting Joseph Kimball Esq the exclusive right or
privilege of making Waterqueeche falls in Connecticut River
navigable for boats having been read a third time passed to be
enacted Sent down for Concurrence —
A vote that the Comtee apul 3d Inst to present the Revd Mr Evans
with the thanks of the Gen1 Court &c be requested to receive from
Mr Evans the copy therein mentioned & agree with Mr Hough to
print 250 copies of the same was brot up read & concurred
I791] JOURNAL OF THE SENATE. 3OI
A vote to hear the pet11 of Wendall Lempster et alii on the third
Thurdsday of the next Session was brot up read and concurrd
A vote to hear the pet11 of Sam1 Duncan in behalf of N Gran-
tham on the second Tuesday of the next Session was brot up
read & concurred
An Act to enable the Selectmen of Campton to assess & cause
to.be collected one penny *§ Acre annually for two years
on all the unimproved Lands in said * Campton having * 4-24
been read a third time voted that the same be enacted.
A vote to hear the pet11 of John Tasker et alii on the third Wed-
nesday of the next Session was brot up, read & concurred.
A vote to accept the report of a Comtee viz that this State is
possessed of 47663 Dol 93 Cents in funded six per Cents & be-
tween seven & eight thousand pounds in cash — that his Excel-
lency the President & the Treas1' should be authorised & impow-
ered to subscribe to the s1 bank in behalf of this State to the
amount of 150 Shares which will require the sum of 45000 Dol-
lars in the said funded stock & 15,000 Dollars in Cash was brot
up read & concurred
A vote on the pet11 of the Selectmen of Orford that a tax of two
pence on each acre of land be levied in s(l Town for one year and
that they have leave to bring in a bill accordingly at this or the
next Session was brot up read & concurred
An Act in addition to & explanation of an Act entitled an Act
for granting a lottery for rebuilding a Bridge over Little Harbour
River to New Castle made & passed the 12 Day of January Anno
Domini 1790, having been read a third time voted that the same
be enacted
adjournd till tomorrow morning 8 °Clock
FRIDAY June 17 1791
met according to adjournment
Present all the Senate except Sanford Kingsbury & Rob* Means
Esq
A vote granting the prayer of the petn of Jona Wadleigh and
giving him leave to bring in a bill accordingly at this or the next
Session wTas brot up read & concurrd
An Act to restore Alexd1' Ewen to his law having been read a
third time voted that the same be enacted
A vote that the allowance for travel & attendance for the Mem-
bers of the Senate & House of Reps & their Officers be the same
302 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. [I79I
as was allowed to the last Session of the Gen1 Court was brot up
read & concurred —
* 4-25 * A vote that the Treas1' pay the Holders of sd Rects on
their producing the same at the rate of 55 for each 100
Dollars was brot up read & concurred
A vote that the Receiver of non resident taxes receive 10s *$
Cent in lieu of five *$ Cent & 6 pence for each receipt & that .an
Act or resolve be now passed wras brot up read & concurred
A vote granting the praver of the pet11 of Benja Stone & giving
him leave to bring in a bill accordinglv was brot up, read &
Nonconcurred
A Resolve that Mr Nath1 Parker Recvr of non resident taxes
shall be allowed in future to demand & take 10 ^ Cent111 on all
non resid* taxes he may receive and six pence for cash But which
shall &c was sent down — brot up concurred
A Resolve that His Exccy & the Treas1' be and are impowered
to subscribe on Acc° & in behalf of this State for the Stock of
the bank of the United States the sum of 60,000 Dollars being
150 shares payable J in Gold & Silver & f in that part of the pub-
lic Debt of the united States which bears an Interest of 6 ^ C* ^ A
And that the President & Treas1' are authorised to take out of
the State Treasury the above monies and funded papers for sli
purpose & make all necessary transfers according to such rules
as are instituted in that behalf by law & do and transact all &
singular Acts Matters & things as shall or may appertain to s'1
subscription & render an acc° thereof to the Gen1 Court at their
next Session was sent down for concurrence — brot up concurred —
An Act to authorise the Selectmen of New Durham to levy a
tax of one penny ^ Acre on the lands in sd Town for repairing
the highways having been read a third time voted that the same
be enacted
A vote to hear the pet11 of John Bryant on the first Tuesday of
the next Session was brot up read & concurred
A vote to pay the acc° of Benja Hannaford amotg to £8 was
brot up, read and concurred
A vote to hear the pet11 of Benj Abbot on the third Wednesday
of the next Session was brot up read & concurred
* 4-26 * A vote to hear the pet11 of Alexander Plumley on the
third Wednesday of the next Session was brot up read
and concurred
An Act to enable Alexlh' Craige Josiah Sanborn and Wilm Pres-
son the Selectmen of the Town of Thornton in sd State for the
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time being to levy assess & collect a tax of two pence ^ Acre
upon all the lands (public lands excepted in sd Town) for the
purpose of making highways & bridges therein having been read
a third time voted that the same be enacted
A vote to pay the Acc° of Joseph Pearson amounting to
£30..i2..o pd Col Giddinge for the use of a Room firewood and
candles &c from 16 Dec 1789 to 16 May 1791 was brot up read &
concurred
A vote to pay the Acc° of Geo Hough amounting to 29/2 for
printing was brot up read & concurred.
A vote appointing Thursday the 17 of Nov1' next to be observed
as a day of public thanksgiving throughout this State was brot up
read & concurred
A vote to pay the Acc° of Sam1 Dinsmore amounting to
£3.. 3.. 9 for copying & adjusting Acc° for Commissioners on con-
tinental Accos — was brot up read & concurred
A vote to pay the Acc° of Joseph Pearson amounting to £45 as
paymaster of Invds from 23 Octo 1784 was brot up read and con-
curred
An Act suspending the operation of sundry Acts therein enu-
merated & referred to until a certain period, having been [read] a
third time voted that the same be enacted
An Act to enable the Selectmen of the Town of New Hampton
to assess & cause to be collected the sum of one penny ^ Acre on
each Acre of land in said Town annually public Rights excepted
for the term of three years from the passing this Act having been
read a third time voted that the same be enacted
A vote that ye petn of Joseph Kimbal in behalf of the Town of
Plainfield lay till the next Session of the Gen1 Court and that the
Treasr be directed to stay all extents against sd Town for deficiency
of soldiers until the next Session was brot up read & concurred
A resolve impowering Col William Page to raise a company of
Light Horse in the Towns of Newport Lemster, Washington
Stoddard & Marlow was brot up read & concurred —
*A vote to pay Eliph1 Ladd thirty shillings Henry *4~27
Randlet thirty six shillings John Melcher £23..i..o in full
of their Accos for printing John Waldron & Joshua Wingate Esq
36s in full of their Accos for selling Excise Jona Gage 30s in full
for his Acc° for expences at sale of Excise Reuben Libbey fifteen
shillings in full of his Acc° for taking an Inventory of the Town
of Tuftonbor0 Ozias Silsby three pounds in full of his Acc° for
postage of letters was brot up, read and concurred
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A vote to pay Josiah Nelson six pounds sixteen shillings &
eight pence as Doorkeeper was brot up read & concurred
A Resolve that His Excv the President be & he hereby is
authorised & impowered with Advice of Council to draw orders
on the Treas1' in favor of John Melcher for such sum as he may
adjudge expedient not exceeding £80 to be accounted for & for
such further sum or Sums as the President may think expedient
for contingent expences for the benefit of the State not exceeding
£100 & that the Treasurer pay such orders accordingly was
brought up read & concurred
A Resolve that the Treas1' be & hereby is authorised to receive
from James Reed late Brigd Gen1 a Certificate issued from the
Treasury office of the United States for the sum of two thousand
two hundred & forty three Dols & 88 Cents dated 27 May 1791 &
allow7 s'1 Reed therefor at the rate of 18s upon the pound to be
paid by deductions from the outstanding taxes due from such of
the Towns or Collectors as the said Reed may request — provided
the said Reed shall at his own expence empower the sd Treas1' to
obtain a proper transfer of sd Certificate or the am° thereof for the
use and Benefit of this State was sent dowm for concurrence —
brot up concurred
A vote to pay Caleb Buswell three pounds as Doorkeeper was
brot up read & concurred
A vote to pay John Calfe Esq £13.. 16.. 2 for recording, copy-
ing &c was brot up read & concurred
A vote that the Revd Mr Evans receive out of the Treasury 40s
for his services as Chaplain was brot up read & concurred —
A vote to pay the Acc° of Moses [L.] Neal amount^ to 30s for
engrossing bills was brot up, read & concurred
A vote that His Excy the President with advice of Council
adjourn the Gen1 Court until the last Wednesday in Novem1" next,
then to meet at portsmouth was brot up read & concurred — and it
was accordingly adjourned
JOURNAL
House of Representatives
CONTAINING THE PROCEEDINGS
FROM JUNE i TO JUNE 17, 1791
20
House of Representatives
FOR THE YEAR 1791-92,
Nathaniel Peabody, Atkinson, Speaker.
John Calfe, Hampstead, Clerk.
Moses Leavitt Neal, Assistant Clerk.
Rev. Israel Evans, Concord,
Rev. Dr. Samuel Haven, Portsmouth,
Rev. Joseph Buckminster, Portsmouth, \ Chaflav,
Rev. John C. Ogden, Portsmouth,
Rev. Walton,
Rev. Israel Evans, Concord,
Preacher of Election Sermon.
REPRESENTATIVES .
Portsmouth .
Exeter
Londonderry
Chester
Newington .
Greenland .
Rye .
North Hampton
Hampton .
Hampton Falls
Seabrook
George Gains.
John Pierce.
James Sheafe.1
Benjamin Connor, Jr.
James McGregore.
Joshua Weeks.
Moses Leavitt.
Christopher Toppan.1
Nathaniel Hubbard Dodge.
l Elected to the Senate.
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NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS.
[1791
Stratham
Dunbarton >
Bow 5
Salisbury .
Boscawen .
Fisher sfi eld
Sutton
Warner
New London J
Andover & [
Gore J
Charlestown
Alstead
Keene
Swanzey
Westmoreland
Richmond .
JafFrey
Winchester
Chesterfield
Rindge
Walpole
Claremont .
Cornish
Newport )
Croydon )
Acworth ^
Lempster >
Marlow )
Wendell >
Unity >
Litchfield
Derry field
Dunstable
JMerrimack
Bedford
Goflstown
Mollis
Amherst
Raby )
Mason $
Jonathan Wiggin.
5 John C. Gale.
I Ebenezer Webster.
Joseph Gerrish.
James Flanders.
William Page.1
Oliver Shepherd.
Jeremiah Stiles.
Elisha Whitcomb.
Archelaus Temple.
Abel Parker.
John Alexander.
Moses Smith.
Daniel Rand.
Aaron Allen.
Sandford Kingsbury.1
James Bingham.
James Martin.
Daniel Emerson.
Daniel Warner.
1 Elected to the Senate.
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309
New Ipswich
Francestown
Duxbury
Mile Slip
Wilton
Lyndeborough
Temple
Peterborough Slip
Peterborough )
Society Land }
Hancock ^
Antrim >
Deering )
Henniker )
Hillsborough 5
New Boston
Weare
Hopkinton .
Pelham
Dover
Durham
Somersworth
Rochester .
Barrington .
Sanbornton
Gilmanton .
Madbury
Meredith
New Hampton
Sandwich )
Tamworth 5
Moultonborough
Tuftonborough
Wolfborough
Ossipee
Barnstead .
New Durham
New Durham Gore
Wakefield )
Middleton i
Effingham )
Charles Barrett.
Abiel Abbott.
Peter Clark.
John Smith, Jr.
John Duncan.
William Wallace.
Benjamin Darling.
John Kielle.
James Carr.
James Howe.
Isaac Waldron.
William Harper.
Joseph Badger, Jr.
Ebenezer Smith.
Daniel Beede.
Nathan Hoit.
John Tasker.
Thomas Tash.
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NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS.
Conway
Eaton
Burton
Bartlett
Locations J
Nottingham West
Kensington
South Hampton ^
East Kingston
Kingston
Brentwood
Epping
Newmarket
Nottingham
Deerfield
Northwood
Epsom
Allenstown
Northfield
Canterbury
Chichester
Pittsfield
Loudon
Concord
Pembroke .
Candia
Raymond )
Poplin 5
Hawke )
Sandown 5
Hampstead
Atkinson )
Plaistow 5
Salem
Newton
Windham .
Surry ^
Gilsum > .
Sullivan )
Stoddard )
ton \
Washing
Andrew McMillan.
Jacob Blaisdell.1
Ebenezer Clifford.
Ezra Currier.
John Eastman.
Jabez Smith.
William Plumer.
Nathaniel Rogers.2
Jonathan Cilley.
Joseph March.
Jonathan Clark.
Charles Glidden.
Abiel Foster.2
Robert Tibbetts.
Jonathan Smith.
William Duncan.
Nathaniel Emerson.
Ezekiel Godfrey.
Thomas Page.
Nathaniel Peabody.2
James Betton.
Lemuel Holmes.
Thomas Penniman.
Excluded from a seat in the House, June 3, 1791. 2 Elected to the Senate.
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Dublin J
Packersfield <
Marlborough
Fitzwilliam
Plainfield .
Protectworth
Grantham
Holderness ^
Campton >
Thornton )
Plymouth )
Rumney >
New Chester
Alexandria
Bridgewater
Cockermouth
Enfield '}
Canaan
Cardigan
Grafton J
Hanover
Lebanon
Lyme >
Dorchester $
Haverhill )
Coventry $
Piermont >
Warren 5
Orford
Wentworth
Lincoln I
Franconia 5
Bath
Lyman
Landaff
Gunthwaite
Littleton
Dalton
Samuel Griffin.
Abner Stone.
Joseph Kimball.
Samuel Duncan.
Benjamin Gould.
Thomas Crawford.
Ebenezer Hoit.
Jonathan Freeman
Elisha Payne.
Moses Dow.1
Joseph Hutchins.
William Tarlton.
William Simpson.
^>
John Young.
1 Elected to the Senate.
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NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS.
[J791
William Cargill.1
Lancaster
Northumberland
Stratford
Dartmouth
Percy
Cockburne
Coleburne
l Excluded from a seat in the House, June 2, 1791.
Note. — In addition to the above, the names of Chamberlain, Gregg, Knox, Morris,
Nichols, and B. Page appear on the roll-calls of the House for this year, but we are unable
to state what towns they represented. —Ed.
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE, •*+-*
A JOURNAL
Proceedings of the Honbl House of Representatives of
the State of New Hampshire at their Session begun
and holden at concord in said state [on wednesday]
June ist 1791 — [and in the fifteenth year of the Inde-
pendance of america ] [being the day appointed by
the Constitution for the Annual meeting of the Gen-
eral Court.]
WEDNESDAY June ist 1791.
Eighty five members having met agreably to the Constitution,
after producing their credentials and taking the necessary Oaths
proceeded to the choice of a Chairman and the Honb1 Elisha
Payne Esqr was chosen for that purpose —
Motion was then made for the choice of a Speaker and the
Honb1 Nathanael Peabody Esqr was elected to that Office —
Motion was then made for the choice of a Clerk and John Calfe
Esq1' was chosen for that purpose —
Motion was then made for the choice of an Assistant Clerk and
Mr Moses Leavitt Neal was chosen for that purpose —
Information was given to his Excellency the President and the
Honb1 Senate that the House was organized and ready to proceed
to business —
Voted that Mr Sheafe Mr Wm Page & Mr Wm Duncan with
such of the Honb1 Senate as they may join be a Committee to
provide an Entertainment to morrow for his Excellency the Pres-
ident the Honb1 Council the Revrd Gentlemen of the Clergy and
314 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. [I79I
such other Gentlemen of Distinction as the Committee may think
proper to invite —
A Message from the Honb1 Senate gave Information to the
House that a quorum of the Senate were present and qualified to
proceed to business —
The Members of the Honb1 Senate being met with the House
of Representatives in the Assembly Chamber and proceeded in
Examining the returns of the number of votes for a President and
after examining the returns from the Counties of Rock-
* 14-189 ingham and Strafford — agreed to adjourn *the Elections
until 10 o'Clock and the counting or examining the
votes to 9 o'Clock to morrow morning and the Senate withdrew —
The House then adjourned to 8 o'Clock to morrow morning —
THURSDAY June 2d 1791.
The House met according to adjournment
Voted that Mr Plummer, Mr Gains, Mr Payne Mr Simpson & I
Mr Badger be a Committee to prepare and report such rules for !
the future government of this House as they may judge nee- 1
essary —
The Honb1 Senate being again met with the House in the As-
sembly Chamber proceeded in examining and counting the returns
of votes for a President and upon fully examining and counting
the same they were as follows (viz) for his Excellency Josiah
Bartlett Esq1' Eight Thousand Six hundred and Seventy nine votes
and for Sundry other persons in all two hundred and Eighty
eight votes — Therefor it appears that his Excellency Josiah Bart-
lett Esq1' is chosen president of this state for the Ensuing year by
a Majority of Eight Thousand three hundred and ninety one votes
and his election was declared accordingly —
Voted that the Elections yet to be made be adjourned to 10
o'Clock to morrow morning — The Honb1 Senate then withdrew —
Voted that M1' Pierce, M1' Foster, Mr Bettan, Mr E Smith and
M1' Sheafe with such of the Honb1 Senate as they may join be a
Committee to wait upon his Excellency Josiah Bartlett Esq1' Pres
ident elect and present him a Certificate of his Election to thd
office of chief Magistrate of this state for the ensuing year and
request his answer —
The Honb1 Senate and House being again met in the Assembly
Chamber — His Excellency Josiah Bartlett Esq1' attended by the
Committee came in and manifested his Acceptance of the Office
of chief Magistrate for the Ensuing year, he then took anc
J791] JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. 315
Subscribed the Oath of Allegiance and Oath of * Office * 14-190
which Oaths were administred by the Honb1 Moses
Dow Esq1' Senior Senator and the said Senior Senator declared
his Excellency Josiah Bartlett Esqr President of the State of
New Hampshire before both branches of the Legislature —
The President and Senate then withdrew
Adjourned to 4 o'Clock P. M —
Met accordingly —
Proceeded to consider the returns of Members from Several
districts which had made double returns or returns of two mem-
bers from different parts of the Same district and other disputable
returns —
On hearing and considering the return from Lancaster North-
umberland &c respecting the election of Mr William Cargill motion
was made to take the opinion of the House whether Mr Cargill
shall be excluded a Seat in this House On which motion the yeas
and nays were called and are as follows — (viz)
Yeas.
Yeas.
Yeas.
Yeas.
Mr Gains
Mr Clark
Mr Bedee
Mr Stiles
Mr Sheafe
Mr Foster
Mr N Hoit
Mr Whitcomb
Mr Pierce
Mr Glidden
Mr Tash
Mr Parker
Mr Connor
Mr W Duncan
Mr Tasker
Mr Alexander
Mr Leavitt
Mr Knox
Mr Chamberlain
Mr Temple
Mr Dodge
Mr N Emerson
Mr D Emerson
Mr M Smith
Mr Wiggin
Mr Godfrey
Mr Martin
Mr Rand
Mr Clifford
Mr Page
Mr Barrett
Mr Holmes
Mr Currier
Mr Bettan
Mr Abbott
Mr Penniman
Mr Eastman
Mr Kellie
Mr Wallace
Mr Griffin
Mr Jabz Smith
Mr Carr
Mr Webster
Mr Stone
Mr Plummer
M1' Badger
Mr Gerrish
Mr Gould
Mr March
Mr E Smith
Mr Shepherd
Mr N orris
Nays.
Nays.
Nays.
Nays.
Mr Macgregore
Mr Gregg
Mr Bingham
M1* Payne
Mr Weeks
Mr Jn<> Smith
Mr S Duncan
Mr Tarlton
Mr Tibbetts
Mr J Duncan
Mr E Hoyt
Mr Simpson
Mr Warner
Mr Allen
Mr Freeman
Mr Young
52 Yeas —
16 Nays — so the
said Cargill was excluded a
Seat
in the House of Representatives —
* Voted that the district of Lancaster, Northumberland * 14-191
Stratford Dartmouth Piercy Cockburne Coleburne &c
be informed that the seat of their Representative has become va-
jcant by Mr Cargill's being excluded a Seat in said House —
Adjourned to 8 o'Clock to morrow morning —
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NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS.
[J791
FRIDAY June f 1791.
The House met according to adjournment
Voted that Mr Foster, M1 Parker & Mr Macgregore with such
of the Honb1 Senate as they may join be a Committee to present
the Revrd Mr Evans with the thanks of the General Court for his
excellent discourse delivered Yesterday before the Court and
request of him a Copy for the press and also desire him to attend
and Officiate as Chaplain to the Legislature the present Ses-
sion —
Proceeded to consider of the returns from the district of Con-
way Eaton Burton Bartlett & Locations and after fully hearing
and considering said returns and the circumstances of the affair —
motion was made to take the minds of the House whether Col0
McMillan shall be excluded a Seat in this House — On which
motion the yeas & nays were called and are as follows — (viz)
Yeas.
Mr Dodge
Mr Wiggin
Mr Eastman
Mr Jabz Smith
Mr Tibbets
Mr Jona Smith
Nays.
Mr Sheafe
Mr Pierce
Mr Connor
Mr Macgregore
Mr Leavitt
Mr Toppan
Mr Clifford
Mr Plummer
Mr Cilley
Yeas.
Mr Godfrey
Mr T Page
Mr Waldron
Mr Chamberlain
Mr Martin
Mr Barrett
Nays.
Mr Foster
Mr W Duncan
Mr Knox
Mr N Emerson
Mr Bettan
Mr Kellie
Mr Carr
Mr E Smith
Mr Bedee
Yeas.
Mr Darling-
Mr Shepherd
Mr M Smith
Mr Rand
M1' Allen
Mr Bingham
Nays.
Mr Tash
Mr Warner
Mr Abbott
Mr Gregg
Mr Jn° Smith
Mr J Duncan
Mr Wallace
Mr Webster
Mr Whitcomb
Yeas.
Mr Holmes
Mr Penniman
Mr Griffin
Mr Gould
Mr E Hoyt
Nays.
Mr Alexander
Mr Temple
Mr Stone
Mr S Duncan
Mr Freeman
Mr Norris
Mr Tarlton
Mr Simpson
Mr Young
23 Yeas — 36 Nays — so he was not excluded —
Motion was then made to take the minds of the House
* 14-192 * whether Mr Blaisdell returned from the same district
should retain a seat in this House which passed in the
negative —
Proceeded to consider of the returns from New Chester Alex
andria Cockermouth & Bridgewater and after fully hearing and
considering the same motion was made to take the minds of the]
House whether the objections made and the evidence offered were
Sufficient to exclude M1 Crawford from a seat in this House
I791] JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. 317
which passed in the negative, so that Mr Crawford kept his seat
and Mr Shattuck returned from the same district withdrew him-
self—
Proceeded to consider of the returns from the District of Barn-
stead, New Durham and New Durham Gore — after fully hearing
and considering the Same and it appearing that Barnstead had a
number sufficient to entitle them to a Representative the return
was accepted and Mr Tasker allowed a seat in the House — And
it also appearing that the remainder of the district (viz) New
Durham & New Durham Gore had a Sufficient number to entitle
them to send one Representative the return was also accepted and
M1' Tash allowed a seat The expence for the attendance of each
of said Members to be borne by their respective constituents —
The Honb1 Senate and House being met in the Assembly
Chamber agreably to adjournment — proceeded to fill up the
vacancies in the Honb1 Senate after being Officially informed that
there were three vacancies in the County of Rockingham and one
in the County of Cheshire — That the Candidates for the County of
Rockingham were the Honb1 James Sheafe Abiel Foster Phillips
White Nathanael Peabody, Christopher Toppan and John Bell
Esquires — That the Candidates for the County of Cheshire were
the Honb1 Amos Shepherd and the Honb1 William Page Esquires
— And they made choice of the Honb1 James Sheafe, The Honb1
Christopher Toppan and the Honb1 Nathanael Peabody Esquires
for the County of Rockingham and the Honb1 William
Page Esquire for the County of Cheshire *The remain- * 14-193
der of the Elections were then adjourned to four of
Clock in the afternoon —
The Committee appointed to prepare rules and orders for the
government of the House reported the following which were
received and accepted —
Ist Each Member shall seasonably and punctually attend his
duty in the House
2rt When the House adjourns each Member shall keep his seat
until the Speaker goes out and then the Members may follow —
3d The speaker shall preserve decorum and order, may speak
j to points of order in preference to other Members rising from his
; seat for that purpose and shall decide questions of order subject to
an appeal to the House —
4th The speaker shall rise to put a question but may state it
sitting —
5th When any member is about to speak in debate or deliver
3l8 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. [I79I
any matter to the House he shall rise from his seat and respect-
fully address himself to the Speaker —
6th If any member in speaking or otherwise transgress the
Rules of the House the speaker shall or any member may call to
order in which case the Member so called to order shall immedi-
ately sit down, unless permitted to explain, and the House if
appealed to shall decide the case but without debate and if there
be no appeal the decision of the chair shall be submitted to —
7th No member shall speak more than twice to the same ques-
tion without leave of the House nor more than once until every
member chusing to speak shall have Spoken —
8th When the Speaker is putting the question each Member
shall keep his seat until the question be decided, nor shall any
one when a Member is Speaking pass between him and the
Speaker —
9th Every member who is in the House when any question is
put if he hath heard the debate shall vote thereon unless excused
by the House —
ioth No debate shall be allowed on any motion until the same be
seconded and any motion shall be reduced to writing & divided if
the subject will admit of it, if an}- member desire it —
* 14-194 *nt!i A Motion may be withdrawn at any time before
it be divided or amended and a motion for adjournment
shall always be in order — And when a motion is regularly before
the House no new one shall be received unless to postpone com-
mit or amend, And no new7 motion shall be admitted under colour
of an Amendment as a Substitute of the motion under debate —
12th No member shall act as an Advocate without leave first
obtained of the House for that purpose —
13th No person except a Member of the House or its Officers
shall be admitted above the bar of the House except Members of
Congress or of any of the state Legislatures who may be pres-
ent —
14th No Bill shall be introduced but by motion for leave or by
order of the House on the report of a Committee and shall not be
enacted until the same be read three times — The first reading
shall be for information and if no opposition be made or the
question to reject the Bill be negatived a time shall be assigned for
a Second reading —
15th Before any Bill resolve or vote shall be sent up to the
Senate the Speaker shall read the vote resolve or title of the Bill
and a Bill shall never be sent up by less than two members of the
I791] JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. 319
House, And all votes and resolves that are necessary to be carried
to the Senate for their Concurrence shall be sent by the Assistant
Clerk —
16th No member shall be compelled to serve on a Committee he
being at the Same time a member of two other Committees who
have not reported — nor shall any member nominate more than
one person for the Same Committee provided that the person so
nominated shall be chosen, nor shall any member after being him-
self chosen nominate one for the same Committee —
17th No Petition shall be received by the House unless it be pre-
sented by a Member thereof & upon motion made for that purpose
18th The journal of the House for the preceeding day shall
be read every morning previous to entering upon new busi-
ness —
* Adjourned to 3 o'Clock P. M — * I4~I95
Met accordingly —
The Honb1 the Speaker having accepted his appointment as a
Senator and resigned his Office as Speaker, Motion was made for
the choice of a Speaker and the Honb1 William Plummer Esq1'
was elected to that Office —
The Honb1 Senate and House being again met in the Assembly
Chamber agreably to adjournment proceeded to the Election of
Counsellors and the ballots being taken the Honb1 Nathanael
Rogers, Joseph Badger, Robert Wallace, Lemuel Holmes &
Jonathan Freeman Esquires were Elected —
Proceeded to Elect a Secretary and the ballots being taken the
Honb1 Joseph Pearson Esqr was unanimously chosen —
Proceeded to the choice of a Treasurer and the ballots being
taken the Honb1 John Taylor Gilman Esq1' was elected to that
Office
Proceeded to the choice of a Commissary General and the bal-
lots being taken the Honb1 Supply Clap Esq1' was elected to that
Office —
Voted that the Elections be adjourned to 11 o'Clock to morrow
morning — [and the honourable Senate then withdrew.]
Voted that Mr Foster Mr E Smith, M1' Macgregore Mr Pierce
& Mr N. Hoit be a Committee to take under consideration a letter
from his Excellency Josiah Bartlett Esq1' respecting the proceed-
ings of the Committee for funding the old Continental money &c
and the papers accompanying said Letter & report thereon —
Voted that M1' Emerson, M1' J Duncan & M1' Stiles be a Com-
mittee to consider of the Petition of Thomas Adams & report
thereon —
3 20 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. [I79I
Voted that Mr Pierce, M1' Macgregore, Mr Connor, Mr Webster
& Mr M Smith be a Committee to consider of the Memorial and
Petition of Robert L Fowle and report thereon —
Upon reading and considering the Petition of the Wardens
of the first parish in Portsmouth — Voted that the prayer thereof
be granted and that they have leave to bring in a Bill accord-
ingly—
* 14-196 *Upon reading and considering the Petition of John
Blunt Esqr and other Inhabitants of New Castle — Voted
that the petitioners be heard thereon before the General Court on
the Second Wednesday of the next Session and that in the mean
time the Petitioners cause that the select men of New Castle and
the Select men of Rye be served with a Copy of the Petition and
order of Court thereon thirty days prior to the sitting of said Court
that they may then appear and Shew cause (if any they have why
the prayer thereof may not be granted —
The Secretary came down from the Honb1 Senate with the fol- j
lowing message from his Excellency the President —
Gentlemen of the Senate and of the House of Representatives —
To meet the two branches of the Legislature newly elected by j
the free Suffrages of my fellow citizens and with them to consult
and deliberate on the measures necessary to be adopted for the [
happiness and prosperity of this state affords me a peculiar Satis- !
faction at this time when the public affairs in General wear so I
pleasing an Aspect after the troubles and difficulties we have had
to encounter in years past — The peace harmony and good order
that prevails among us, the diminution of our late burdensome
direct taxes the rapid increase of our agriculture and manufactures
the freedom of Commerce and advantage of fisheries all conspire
to afford us the agreable prospect (if we are not wrholly wanting
to ourselves) of future ease and prosperity connected with civil
and religious liberty as the happy effects (under the Smiles of
divine providence) of the noble exertions of the citizens of the
United States in the great cause of freedom and their Country
and as in those exertions the citizens of this state in proportion to
their numbers and abilities have had at least an equal share with
those of the other states in General so they have a right
* 14-197 to expect in the Same proportion * an equal share in all
the advantages arising from those exertions —
In addition to the common business of the state which is usually
transacted at this season of the year, I beer leave to recommend
the com pi eating the revision of the state laws which were in such
forwardness at the close of the last session
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The time pointed out for the revision of the Constitution of this
state being now arrived you will probably think proper at this ses-
sion to make the necessary arrangements for calling a Convention
of the state for that purpose —
The Acts of Congress and such other public papers as have
come to hand since the last session I shall direct the Secretary to
lay before you and if any thing further shall occur during the
session that will require your attention I shall not fail to commu-
nicate it to you by seperate message —
I have nothing further to recommend at this time but the culti-
vation of a Spirit of Unanimity and Harmony of candour and lib-
erality of Sentiments among ourselves and the people at large,
that while as I trust we are all aiming to promote the General
Welfare the different sentiments that may be entertained of the
best mode to be adopted for accomplishing that desirable end may
not interrupt that harmony and good will that is so essentially
necessary to the happiness of all public societies —
And Gentlemen you may be assured that it will afford me the
most pleasing satisfaction to be able in any degree to contribute
to the real interest of my fellow citizens —
Council Chamber in Concord Josiah Bartlett
the 3d of June 1791 —
Voted that Mr Foster, Mr E Smith, Mr Macgregore Mr Pierce
and Mr N Hoit be a Committee to consider of a Letter from Mr
Gardner late Treasurer and the papers accompanying the Same
and report thereon —
* Voted that Mr Payne, Mr Macgregore Mr Foster, Mr * 14-198
Plummer and Mr E Smith with such of the Honb1 Sen-
ate as they may join be a Committee to take under consideration
his Excellency's Message this day received and report an Answer
thereto also consider what business is necessary first to be entered
upon and done at this session and report thereon
Voted that the Clerk of this House be directed to give informa-
tion to the District of Plastow & Atkinson and to the Towns of
Hampton Charlestown and Claremont that the seat of their
Respective Representatives has become vacant by the Removal of
I said Representatives to the Honb1 Senate also to Portsmouth that
the Seat of one of their Representatives has become vacant by the
removal of Mr Sheaf e to the Honb1 Senate —
Voted that Mr N Hoit, Mr Emerson & Mr Tasker be a Commit-
tee to agree with persons for door keepers to the Legislature —
Adjourned to 8 o'Clock to morrow morning
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SATURDAY June 4th 1791
The House met according to adjournment
Voted that Mr E Smith Mr Pierce, Mr Simpson, Mr Foster and
Mr Macgregore with such of the Honb1 Senate as they ma}* join
be a Committee to consider of a Letter from the Honb1 Woodbury
Langdon Esq1" respecting the Accounts of this state against the
United states and the papers accompanying the Same and report
what measures they judge necessary to be taken respecting them —
Voted that M1' Emerson Mr Payne & M1' Badger be a Commit-
tee to consider of a Letter from Joseph Whipple Esq1' and the
papers accompanying the Same which respects supplies for the
light house in time past & report thereon —
Voted that Mr Gains Mr Macgregore & Mr W Duncan be a
Committee to consider of a letter from Nathanael Parker Esq1'
Collector of Nonresidents Taxes and report thereon
* 14-199 * Voted that Mr Freeman, M1' Emerson and Mr Barrett
be a Committee to take under consideration a Letter
from the Honb1 John Hubbard Esq1' Judge of Probate for the
County of Cheshire respecting the confiscated estate of Breed
Batcheldor and the papers accompanying said Letter and report
thereon —
The Honb1 Senate and House being again met in the Assembly
Chamber agreably to adjournment — voted to postpone the Elec-
tions until Monday next at 4 o'Clock P. M —
Voted that M1' Bedee M1' Gerrish & M1' Allen with such of the
Honb1 Senate as the}* may join be a Committee to consider of the
Petition of Joel Doolittle and report thereon —
Voted that Mr McMillan M1' Young & Mr Shephard be a Com-
mittee to consider of the Petition of Micah Reed and report
thereon —
Upon reading and considering the Petition of the select men of
Protectworth praying that the time for holding their Annual meet-
ings maybe altered — Voted that the prayer thereof be granted
and that the Petitioners have leave to bring in a Bill accordingly —
Voted that Mr Badger, M1' Gains & M1' Freeman with such of
the Honb1 Senate as they may join be a Committee to nominate
six persons out of whom three to be chosen for the purpose of
setling the Accounts between this state and Mr Gardner late
Treasurer thereof —
Upon reading and considering the Petition of Joel Doolittle and
the report of a Committee thereon voted that the Petitioner be
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heard thereon before the General Court on the Second Tuesday
of the next Session and that in the meantime the Petitioner cause
that the substance of the Petition and order of Court thereon be
published three weeks Successively in One of the New Hamp-
shire News papers six weeks prior to the sitting of said Court
that any person or persons may then appear and shew cause, why
the prayer thereof ma}' not be granted —
* Voted that Mr Pierce, Mr Holmes, Mr Parker Mr N * 14-200
Hoit and Mr Badger with such of the Honb1 Senate as
they may join be a Committee to consider of a Letter from Joseph
Gilman Esq1' and papers accompanying the same & report
thereon —
Adjourned to Monday next at 3 o'Clock P. M
MONDAY June 6th 1791 —
The House met according to adjournment
Upon reading and considering the Petition of Josiah Hastings
praying for the priviledge of a ferry over Connecticut river,
voted that the Petitioner be heard thereon before the General
Court on the Second Thursday of the next session and that in
the mean time the Petitioner cause that the Substance of the
Petition and order of Court thereon be published three weeks
Successively in one of the New Hampshire news papers six weeks
prior to the sitting of said Court also posted up in some public
place in the Town of Chesterfield the Same term of time that any
person or persons may then appear and shew cause why the
prayer thereof may not be granted —
Voted that M1* N Hoit Mr Foster and Mr Gains with such of the
Honb1 Senate as they may join be a Committee to consider of the
Petition and Memorial of Benjamin Heath and report thereon —
Voted that Mr Bettan, Mr Parker & Mr J Duncan be a Commit-
tee to consider of the Petition of Joseph Eaton Kiniston and report
thereon —
Upon reading and considering the Petition of Jaasiel Herriman
voted that the Petitioner be heard thereon before the General
Court on the Second Wednesday of their next session and that in
the mean time the Petitioner cause that the substance of the Peti-
\ tion and order of Court thereon be published in two of the New
Hampshire News papers three weeks Successively six weeks
prior to the sitting of said Court that any person or persons may
jfhen appear and shew cause why the prayer thereof may not be
granted —
324 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. [I79I
* 14-201 * Voted that M1' Foster, Mr Pierce, Mr Badger, Mr
How, Mr Warner, M1' Flanders, Mr Whitcomb, Mr
Kimball Mr Young & Mr Gould with such of the Honb Senate
as they may join be a Committee to take under consideration a
Bill describing the lines of the Several Counties in this state and
report thereon.
Upon reading and considering the Petition of the Select men of
Ossipee voted that the Petitioners be heard thereon before the
General Court on the Second Wednesday of their next session
and that in the mean time the Petitioners cause that the Substance
of the Petition and order of Court thereon be published in the
New Hampshire Gazzette three weeks Successively six weeks
prior to the sitting of said Court that any person or persons may
then appear and shew cause (if any they have) why the prayer
thereof may not be granted —
Upon reading and considering the Petition of the Inhabitants
of Shelburne and Chatham and the locations between Conway
and Shelburne — Voted that the Petitioners be heard thereon
before the General Court on the Second Wednesday of the next
Session and that in the mean time the Petitioners cause that the
Substance of the Petition and order of Court thereon be pub-
lished three weeks Successively in the New Hampshire Gazzette
Six weeks prior to the sitting of said Court that any person or
persons may then appear and shew cause (if any they have) why
the prayer thereof may not be granted —
The Honb1 Senate and House being again met in the Assembly
Chamber agreably to adjournment voted to adjourn the Elections
until to morrow 3 oClock P. M —
Voted that M1' Macgregore, M1' Gains, Mr Connor Mr Foster
and M1* Penniman with such- of the Honb1 Senate as they may
join be a Committee to take under consideration the Assumption
of the state debts as assumed by the Act of the late Congress of
the United states and report such necessary measures as they
may judge proper in order to procure a Sum more proportionable
to our expenditures and exertions during the late war —
Adjourned to 8 o'Clock to morrow morning —
* 14-202 * TUESDAY June 7th 1791
The House met according to adjournment
A vote came down from the Honb1 Senate appointing Mr Pea-
body, Mr Page & M1' Dow with such of the Honb1 House as they
may join a Committee to report the measures necessary to be
I791] JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. 325
adopted to carry into effect that part of the Constitution of this
state directing a Convention to be called for a Revision of the
Same — was read and concurred and Mr Gains, Mr How Mr J
Duncan, M1' Stiles & Mr Freeman joined —
Voted that Mr Bettan, Mr Whitcomb and Mr Emerson be a
Committee to consider of the Petition of Daniel Bayley and report
thereon —
The Committee on the Letters from Joseph Gilman Esqr &c
reported that the Sum of Eighty nine pounds one shilling and ten
pence be allowed the said Gilman in full of all accounts and
Demands he has against the state and that on receiving the Same
said Gilman or his Attorney shall execute a discharge accord-
ingly— which report being read and considered voted that it be
received and accepted and that the President give order for said
Sum accordingly —
Upon reading and considering the Petition of the select men of the
Town of Dorchester — voted that the Petitioners be heard thereon
before the General Court on the second Tuesday of the next
Session and that in the mean time the Petitioners cause that the
Substance of the Petition and order of Court thereon be published
three weeks Successively in the New Hampshire Gazzette Six
weeks prior to the sitting of said Court that Any person or per-
sons may then appear and shew cause why the prayer thereof may
not be granted —
Voted that Mr Payne Mr Freeman & Mr N Hoit with such of
the Honb1 Senate as they may join be a Committee to consider of
the Petition of the Select men of Hopkinton and report thereon —
Voted that Mr Tasker, Mr Young & Mr Payne with such of
the Honb1 Senate as they may join be a Committee
*to consider of the Petition of Samuel Smith and others * 14-203
& report thereon —
Voted that Mr N Hoit Mr Barrett Mr Parker, Mr Payne and Mr
Harper be a Committee to take into consideration the propriety of
passing a Resolve directing the Treasurer to receive money in lieu
of Certificates and Indents for the outstanding Taxes at certain
rates as the House shall agree —
Voted that Mr Bettan Mr Simpson & M1' Stiles with such of the
Honb1 Senate as they ma}^ join be a Committee to consider of the
Petition of the Inhabitants of Jaffrey and report thereon —
Upon reading and considering the Petition of Robert Lewis
Fowle voted that it appears the said Robert L Fowle kept a print-
ing office at Exeter and carried on the printing business there by
3^6 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. [I79I
publishing a public news paper and printing Acts Laws and other
papers for this State, That he left this state in the year 1777 and
that agreable to the confiscating Act this state took possession of
his printing materials books &c and that it does not appear any
part thereof has been restored to him —
The Committee to draught an answer to his Excellency's mes-
sage reported the following —
May it please your Excellency
The Senate and House of Representatives congratulate your
Excellency that the Suffrages of a free people have placed you in
the chair of Government — Your constant attachment for so many
years past to the concerns and best interests of the State affords us
the strongest assurance that the first object of your attention is the
prosperity and happiness of the people —
With particular satisfaction we receive your Excellency's mes-
sage to both houses, communicating to us the pleasing state of our
public affairs, which affords us a fresh proof of the solidity of the
foundation on which they rest and of the happy conse-
* 14-204 quences that have resulted from the troubles * and diffi-
culties which we have had to contend with in years past —
The diminution of direct taxes, the increase of our agriculture
and manufactures, and the expectation that our commerce and
fishery will be in an eligible situation all agree to inspire us with
the auspicious prospect that joined with our own endeavours, we
shall enjoy ease prosperity and freedom both civil and religious —
We agree with your Excellency that as the citizens of this state
have had a full share in the burthens and exertions that have
produced its freedom and independance, they are therefore justly
intitled to all the benefits and advantages resulting therefrom —
We shall renew our attention to complete the revision of the
state Laws, and to such other objects as may be worthy of our
deliberations — The time for the revision of the constitution being
now at hand we shall readily concur with your excellency in mak-
ing the necessary arrangements
We trust in all public concerns, unanimity & harmony candor
and liberality of Sentiment will prevail amongst us and the people
at large and that by the blessing of heaven our motives and aim
may be directed to that desirable end the public good, and in your
co-operation we are sure of a resource which strengthens our
hopes and will justify the confidence which the citizens of this state
have so unanimously placed in you —
which report was read and considered received and accepted —
Adjourned to 3 o'Clock P. M —
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Met accordingly
Voted that Nathanael Gilman, Nathanael Rogers & Supply
Clap Esquires be a Committee to settle the accounts between this
state and Mr Gardner the late Treasurer thereof and report thereon
at the next Session of this Court —
* The Honb1 John Taylor Gilman Esq1' having mani- * 14-205
fested his acceptance of the Office of Treasurer occa-
sioned a vacancy in the Honb1 Senate —
The Honb1 Senate and House being again met in the Assembly
chamber agreably to adjournment proceeded to the choice of a
Senator and the Honb1 Abiel Foster Esq1' was elected.
The Elections were then adjourned without day
Voted that Mr Gains M1' E Smith and Mr Badger be a Com-
mittee to receive from the Honb1 John T Gilman Esq1' a Bond for
the faithful discharge of his office as Treasurer and lay the Same
before this House —
Resolved that the Honb1 Jeremiah Smith Esq1' be and he hereby
is appointed a Commissioner together with the Honb1 Sanford
Kingsbury and James Macgregore Esquires two of the Commis-
sioners appointed by a Resolution of the General Court of the 14th
of Febr last to make out all the claims which this state have against
the United states and which have not been made out heretofore —
And all the powers given the Commissioners in and by said
Resolution is hereby given them
That they deliver over on or before the last day of this instant
June to Some one or more of the Commissioners appointed by the
United states to adjust the claims of the Several States all such
claims of this state as have not been heretofore delivered them —
That said Commissioners collect all the Laws Resolutions and
votes of the Legislature orders of the Committee of Safety and all
other vouchers which are necessary to support the claims which
have been or may be exhibited before the said last day of June
and forward the same to the Commissioners of the United states —
That for this purpose the time limited for transacting said busi-
ness be and hereby is extended until the next session of the
General Court, and said Commissioners are hereby impowered to
appoint such Clerk or Clerks as they may find necessary for
transacting the business of their appointment —
Voted that William Gardner Esq1' late Treasurer of
this * State deliver over to John Taylor Gilman Esq1' pre- * 14-206
sent Treasurer all such monies public Securities Bonds
and other papers as may be delivered over prior to the settlement
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8 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. [I79I
of his Accounts that he take said Gilmans receipt to be account-
able to the state for the Same and debit the state therewith —
Voted that Mr Page, Mr Connor, Mr Stiles Mr Leavitt and Mr
Macgregore be a Committee to consider of a Bill presented
respecting New Castle Lottery also of a Petition from the mana-
gers of said Lottery and vote of the Town of Portsmouth and
report thereon —
The vote appointing a Committee to settle the accounts between
this state and Mr Gardner the late Treasurer thereof came down
from the Honb1 Senate for the following amendment (viz) " That
said Committee be also impowered to receive from William Gard-
ner Esqv late Treasurer all public monies books and papers of even-
kind in his Custody and belonging to the said Treasury Office
giving him proper certificates therefor and to deliver over all such
monies books and papers to John T Gilman Esq1' Treasurer of this
state taking from him duplicate receipts therefor to be accountable
to the state one set of said receipts to be delivered to the Secretary
of said state and deposited in the Secretaiys Office the other set to
be delivered to the comptroller of accounts and deposit in his
Office — which amendment was read and concurred —
Voted that Mr Connor Mr Duncan Mr Jn° Smith, M1' Warner
and M1' McMillan with such of the Honb1 Senate as they may join
be a Committee to consider of the Petition of James Moor and others
Inhabitants of Windham and report thereon —
Voted that Mr Emerson Mr Wallace & Mr N Hoit Mr Simpson
and Mr Parker be a Committee to take under Consideration a
number of Petitions praying for Lotteries & report to this House —
Voted that Mr E Smith, Mr Allen Mr Barrett, Mr Whitcomb
[White] and M1' Bedee be a Committee to consider of
* 14-207 the Petition * of William Vans and report thereon —
Upon reading and considering the Petition of Thomas
Adams — Voted that the Judge of Probate for the County of Chesh-
ire be impowered if he shall think proper upon dul}r considering
all circumstances respecting the Estate of Daniel Adams to grant a
license to the said Thomas Adams to sell all the real estate of said
Testator proceeding as the Law directs in granting license to sell
real Estate for the purpose of paying debts and that he take suffi-
cient bond of the said Thomas to account for the avails of said sale
agreably to the Testators will and that the Petitioner have leave
to bring in a Bill accordingly —
Adjourned to 8 o'Clock to morrow
I791] JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. 329
WEDNESDAY June 8th 1791
The House met according to adjournment
Voted that Mr N Hoit M1' Tasker & Mr Allen be a Committee
to consider of the account of Josiah Nelson and report thereon —
Voted that Mr Macgregore be added to the Committee on the
Bill for describing County lines in the room and Stead of M1' Fos-
ter who is removed to the Honb1 Senate —
Voted that Mr Eastman, Mr Flanders, M1' Hoit, Mr Shepherd
and Mr Walclron be a Committee to consider of the Petition of
Isaac Baldwin and report thereon —
Voted that Mr Warner, Mr Jabez Smith, Mr Bedee Mr Kellie &
Mr Abbott with such of the Honb1 Senate as they may join be a
Committee to consider of the Petition of Jonathan Gove Esqr and
report thereon —
Voted that Mr Pierce Mr Leavitt, Mr March Mr Barrett and Mr
Waldron be a Committee to consider of the Petition of Thomas &
George Odiorne and report thereon —
Voted that Mr Cilley, M1' Carr & Mr Stiles be a Committee to con-
sider of the Petition of Elisha Ellis and report thereon —
* An Act prescribing the duty and directing the mode * 14-208
of choosing Registers of Deeds and County Treasurers,
was read a third time and passed to be Enacted —
An Act to alter the time of holding the Annual meeting in the
Town of Protectworth, was read a third time and passed to be
Enacted —
Voted that M1' Payne Mr Young & Mr J Duncan with such of
the Honb1 Senate as they may join be a Committee to consider of
the Petition of Walter Geer and report thereon —
An Act regulating licensed houses, was read a third time and
passed to be Enacted —
Upon reading and considering the Petition of Elisabeth Curtis,
voted that the prayer thereof be granted and that the Petitioner
have leave to bring in a Bill accordingly — at this or the next
Session —
Voted that Mr Gains Mr Young & Mr Whitcomb be a Commit-
tee to consider of the Account of Eliphalet Ladd & of all printers
accounts that may be exhibited the present session and report
thereon —
Voted that the Account of Joshua Wingate Esq1' amounting to
one pound Sixteen shillings be allowed and paid out of the Treas-
ury by order of the President —
23° NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. [I79I
Upon reading and considering the Petition of the Inhabitants of
the Town of Washington voted that the Petitioners be heard
thereon before the General Court on the Second Wednesday of the
next Session and that in the mean time the Petitioners cause that
the Substance of the Petition and order of Court thereon be pub-
lished three weeks Successively in the New Hampshire Gazzette
six weeks prior to the sitting of said Court that any person or per-
sons may then appear and shew cause (if any they have) why the
prayer thereof may not be granted —
Voted that the Bond presented by the Committee Signed by
John Taylor Gilman, Jabez Smith and Benjamin Connor Jun1' for
the faithful performance of the duties incumbent on the
* 14-209 * said John Taylor Gilman Esq1' as Treasurer of this
State is fully satisfactory to this House —
The Committee on the Petition of James Moor and others Inhab-
itants of the Town of Wyndham Reported as their Opinion that
the prayer thereof be so far granted as that there be a Committee
appointed by this Court at the Expense of the Petitioners to view
the Situation of the Inhabitants of Wyndham and report their
Opinion to this Court relative to the Situation of the meeting House
in said Town — which report being read and considered voted that
it be received and accepted and that Robert Wallace Esq1' Maf
Daniel Warner and Doct1' Benjamin Page be a Committee for that
purpose and that they report thereon at the next Session of the
General Court
Adjourned to 3 o'Clock P. M —
Met accordingly —
The Committee on the Petition of Benjamin Heath reported that
having considered the facts stated in said Heaths Petition and such
evidence as hath been laid before them in Support of the Same are
fully of Opinion that the Instrument purporting to be an order
drawn by said Heath requesting the Treasurer to pay his wages to
Daniel Cook was forged and that the said Heath's wages were
received by virtue of said order and that said Heath hath never
received his wages himself And that said Heath out to receive out
of the Treasury of this state the Sums due to him by the Rolls for
depreciation interest &c and that an order be passed accordingly —
Also that the Attorney General be directed to prosecute said Daniel
Cook for said forgery — Which report being read and considered
voted that it be received & accepted —
Voted that M1' N Hoit, M1' Holmes, M1' Carr, M1' Freeman and
Mr Rand with such of the Honb Senate as they may join be a
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331
Committee to consider of a Letter from the Honb1 Nicholas Gil-
man Esq1' also of the Petition of all Invalids that may be prefered
during the present Session and report thereon —
Voted that Mr Leavitt, Mr Whitcomb, M1' Pierce, Mr Young &
Mr Clifford with such of the Honb1 Senate as they may join be a
Committee to consider of the Petition of James Adams & report
thereon —
* The following vote came down from the Honb1 * 14-210
Senate for Concurrence —
In Senate June 8th 1791 —
Voted that Mr Peabody Mr Sheafe & M1" Dow with such of the
Honb1 House as they may join be a Committee to wait on his
Excellency the President and present him with an answer to his
late message, which was read and concurred & Mr Plummer, M1'
Pierce, Mr Warner, M1' Crawford & Mr How joined
Upon reading and considering the Petition of William Cargill
praying to be restored to a Seat in this House — after hearing
the evidence by him produced, motion was made that the vote of
the Second of June Instant excluding the said Cargill from a seat
be reconsidered — On which motion the yeas and nays were called
and are as follows (viz) —
Yeas.
Mr Darling
Mr Flanders
Mr Temple
Mr Allen
Mr Bingham
Mr Penniman
Mr Kimball
M1' S Duncan
Yeas.
Mr Macgregore
m B Page
Mr Weeks
Mr Cilley
Mr Clark
Mr Tibbetts
Mr Knox
M* Bettan
Nays.
Mr Gains
Mr Pierce
Mr Connor
Mr Leavitt
Mr Dodge
Mr Wiggin
Mr Cliflford
Mr Currier
Mr Jabz Smith
Mr Plummer
Mr March
Yeas.
Mr Waldron
M1' Harper
Mr Tash
Mr Warner
Mr Abbott
M1' Gregg
Mr Jn° Smith
M1' J Duncan
Nays.
Mr Jona Smith
M1' Wm Duncan
Mr N Emerson
M1* Godfrey
Mr T Page
Mr Kellie
Mr Carr
M1' Badger
Mr Bedee
Mr N Hoit
Yeas.
M1' Nichols
Mr Crawford
Mr E Hoit
Mr Freeman
Mr Payne
M1' Tarlton
Mr Simpson
Mr Young
Nays.
Mr Tasker
M1' Chamberlain
Mr McMillan
Mr Martin
Mr D Emerson
Mr Clark
Mr Wallace
Mr Gerrish
M1" Shepherd
M1' Stiles
Nays.
M1' Whitcomb
M1' Parker
M1' Alexander
M1' M Smith
Mr Rand
Mr Holmes
Mr Griffin
Mr Stone
Mr Gould
Mr Norris
32 Yeas — 41 Nays — So it was not reconsidered —
The Committee on the Petition of Thomas Odiorne and George
Odiorne Reported that there be granted and paid out of the Treas-
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[1791
ury of this State a bounty of Seven Shillings for every piece of
Topsail duck or other stouter sail Cloth which shall be here-
after manufactured within this state being twenty-four
* 14-211 * inches in breadth and thirty nine yards long and that
the Commissary General be and hereby is appointed an
agent who is authorized to appoint one or more agents under him
to inspect the same who on application of any manufacturer of
Duck or sail cloth within this state attended with a Certificate from
the Select men of the Town where the said manufacturer resides of
his being bona fide the manufacturer of the said Duck or sail cloth
or that the Same was manufactured by some person or persons
acting for or under him — shall proceed to inspect the Same and
if found good and merchantable as aforesaid shall give a Certifi-
cate thereof to the person applying as aforesaid which certificate
shall entitle the person presenting it to the bounty above men-
tioned— which bounty shall continue and be in force until further
order of the General Court and that the President with advice of
Council shall give order for payment of the bounty on the proper
Certificate being produced — On reading and considering the fore-
going report — motion was made to accept the Same on which
motion the Yeas and nays were called and are as follows, (viz)
Yeas.
Yeas.
Yeas.
Yeas.
Mr Gains
AP
Plummer
Mi" E Smith
Mi- J Duncan
Mr Pierce
Mi
March
Mi- Bedee
Mr Temple
Mr Connor
Mi
Clark
Mi' Tasker
Mr M Smith
Mr Macgregore
Mi
N Emerson
Mr Chamberlain
Mr Rand
Mi' B Page
Mi
Bettan
Mi- McMillan
Mi- Bingham
M* Weeks
Mi
Kellie
AP- Martin
Mr Holmes
Mr Leavitt
Mi
Can-
Mr Warner
Mi- Griffin
Mr Dodge
Mi
Howe
Mi- Barrett
M1' S Duncan
Mr Wiggin
Mi
Waldron
Mi' Abbott
Mr Freeman
Mr Clifford
Mi
Harper
Mr Gregg
Mr Simpson
M1' Jabz Smith
Mi
Badger
Mr Jn° Smith
Mr Young
Nays.
Nays.
Nays.
Nays.
Mr Currier
Mi-
Godfrey
Mi' Shepherd
Mi' Stone
M* Cilley
Mi
T Pa2;e
Mi Stiles
Mr Gould
Mr Tibbets
Mi
Tash
Mi' Whitcomb
Mi- Crawford
Mr Foster
Mi
D Emerson
M1' Alexander
Mi- E Hoyt
Mr Jou;> Smith
Mi
P. Clark
M' Allen
Mi- Payne
M1' Duncan
Mi
Wallace
Mr Penniman
M1' Norris
Mr Knox
M>
Darling
44 Yeas — 26 Nays — so it was Accepted —
Voted that Mr Gains, Mr N Hoit & Mr Weeks be a Committee
to consider of the Petition of Thomas Simpson & report thereon —
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*The Committee on the Petition of William Vans & * 14-212
others Reported that the time for the proprietors of
Erroll & Millsfield to compleat the Settlement of said Towns be
eight years provided they settle thirty families in each of said
Towns within five years and compleat the remainder of the settle-
ments of said Town agreable to the Charter thereof within eight
years from the date hereof and pay to this state one hundred
pounds to be expended in the making roads through the unlocated
lands between the Towns of Conway and Shelburne as the Gen-
eral Court shall order — which report being read and considered
voted that it be received and accepted —
Adjourned to 8 o'Clock — to morrow morning
THURSDAY June 9th 1791.
The House met according to adjournment
Voted that Mr Payne, Mr Macgregore, Mr Waldron, Mr Gains
and Mr Tarlton with such of the Honb1 Senate as they may join
be a Committee to consider of the Petition of Daniel Bayley and
report thereon —
The Committee to take into consideration the propriety of pass-
ing a Resolve directing the Treasurer to receive money in lieu of
Indents and Certificates for the outstanding Taxes at such rate as
the General Court [house] shall agree — Reported that the Treas-
urer be directed to receive Seven Shillings in Specie in lieu of
twenty shillings on the outstanding taxes now payable in Indents
or state Certificates and that a Resolve be brought in accordingly.
On the foregoing report the yeas and nays were called whether
the Same should be accepted and were as follows — (viz)
Yeas. Yeas. Yeas. Yeas.
Mr Pierce
Mr How
Mr Jn° Smith
M1' S Duncan
Mr Macgregore
Mr Waldron
M1' Darling
Mr Nicols
Mr B Page
M1* Harper
Mr Flanders
Mr Gould
Mr Currier
Mr N Hoit
Mr Stiles
Mr Crawford
W Cilley
Mr Tash
Mr Parker
Mr Payne
Mr Tibbets
Mr Chamberlain
Mr Temple
Mr Norris
Mr Jona Smith
Mr McMillan
Mr Rand
Mr Hutchens
Mr Knox
Mr Martin
Mr Holmes
M1' Tarlton
Mr N Emerson
Mr Warner
M1' Stone
Mr Simpson
Mr Kellie
Mr P Clark
Mr Kimball
Mr Young
Mr Carr
M1' Gregg
* Nays.
Nays.
Nays.
Nays. *I4
Mr Gains
Mr Weeks
Mr Dodge
Mr Clifford
Mr Connor
Mr Leavitt
Mr Wiggin
Mr Jabz Smith
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NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS.
[1791
Nays.
Mr Plummer
Mr March
M>" Clark
Mr Duncan
Mr Godfrey
Mr T Page
Mr Bettan
Nays.
Mr Badger
Mr E Smith
Mr Bedee
Mr Tasker
Mr Emerson
Mr Barrett
Mr Abbott
Nays.
M1' Jn° Duncan
Mr Wallace
M1' Gerrish
M* Shepherd
Mr Whitcomb
Mr Alexander
M* M Smith
Nays.
M* Allen
M1' Bingham
Mr Penniman
Mr Griffin
M' E Hoyt
M1' Freeman
42 Yeas — 35 Nays — so the report was accepted
The Committee on the Petition of Isaac Baldwin reported that
the Petitioner have and receive Twenty pounds from the Treasury
of this State and that the President give order accordingly — On
reading the foregoing report motion was made that it be received
and accepted on which Motion the yeas and Nays were called and
are as follows — (viz)
Yeas.
Mr Pierce
M1' Connor
M1' Macgregore
Mr B Page
Mr Cilley
Mr Clark-
Mr Glidden
Mr W Duncan
Mr N Emerson
Nays.
Mr Gains
M1' Weeks
Mr Leavitt
Mr Dodge
Mr Wiggin
Mr Clifford
Mr Currier
Mr Jabz Smith
M1' Plummer
Yeas.
Mr Bettan
Mr Can-
Mr Waldron
Mr Harper
Mr N Hoit
Mr Tash
Mr Martin
Mr D Emerson
Mr Warner
Nays.
Mr March
Mr Knox
Mr Godfrey
Mr T Page
Mr Kellie
Mr Badger
M1' E Smith
M1' Bedee
Mr Chamberlain
Yeas.
Mr Barrett
Mr Abbott
M1' Gregg
Mr Jn° Smith
M1' J Duncan
Mr Wallace
Mr Gerrish
Mr Flanders
Mr Parker
Nays.
Mr P Clark
M1' Darling
Mr Stiles
Mr Whitcomb
Mr Alexander
Mr M Smith
Mr Rand
Mr Allen
Yeas.
Mr Temple
Mr Griffin
Mr S Duncan
Mr Nicols
M1' Freeman
Mr Payne
Mr Tarlton
M1' Young
Nays.
M1' Bingham
Mr Holmes
Mr Penniman
M1- Stone
Mr Gould
M1' Crawford
Mr E Hoyt
Mr Norris
35 Yeas — 34 Nays — so it was accepted —
Upon reading and considering the Petition of Samuel Smith and
others and the report of a Committee thereon — voted that the
Petitioner be heard thereon before the General Court on the third
Thursday of the next Session and that in the mean time the Peti-
tioner cause that the Petitionee be served with a Copy of the
Petition and order of Court thereon Six weeks prior to
* 14-214 the sitting * of said Court, that he may then appear and
shew cause (if any he hath) why the prayer thereof
may not be granted —
I791] JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. 335
An Act regulating the Office of Coroner, was read a third time
and passed to be Enacted —
An Act to prevent fraud in Cord Wood exposed to sale, was
read a third time and passed to be Enacted —
Voted that Mr Gains, M1' Connor & Mr Penniman with such of
the Honb1 Senate as they may join be a Committee to consider of
the Petition of James & John McMasters & report thereon —
Upon reading and considering the Petition of the Inhabitants of
the Westerly half of the Town of Boscawen praying to be set off
as a distinct Town — voted that the Petitioners be heard thereon
before the General Court on the Second Tuesday of the next
Session and that in the mean time the Petitioners cause that the
Select men of Boscawen be served with a Copy of the Petition and
order of Court thereon six weeks prior to the sitting of said Court
that they may then appear and shew cause if an}^ they have why
the prayer thereof may not be granted —
Voted that Mr Penniman, M1' Nicols & Mr Bingham with such
of the Honb1 Senate as they may join be a Committee to consider
of the Petition of Susanna Hazeltine and report thereon —
Adjourned to 3 o'Clock P. M —
Met accordingly —
An Act for recording proceedings before the Justices of the
Peace and for preserving such records — was read a third time
and passed to be Enacted —
Agreably to the order of the day proceeded to a hearing on
Petitions —
Upon hearing and considering the Petition of the select men of
Thornton — voted that one penny ^r Acre be laid on each first
division lot and also that Sixteen shillings & eight pence be laid
on each second division lot that may be laid out within six-
months and if not so laid out that said sixteen * shillings * 14-215
and eight pence shall be laid and assessed on the Com-
mon land now belonging to each right for three years next ensu-
ing and that a Bill be brought in for that purpose —
Upon reading and considering the Petition of the Select men of
Campton — voted that the prayer thereof be granted and that they
have leave to bring in a Bill accordingly —
Resolved that the Treasurer of this State be directed to call on
the Continental Loan Officer from time to time for the Interest
which already has or may hereafter become due upon the Conti-
nental Securities funded by his Excellency Josiah Bartlett Esquire
for the Benefit of this State and that he pass to the Credit of this
336 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. [I79I
state the money or monies which upon such application he may
receive —
Voted that M1 Freeman, Mr Payne, Mr Badger, Mr Parker and
Mr Connor with such of the Honb1 Senate as they may join be a
Committee to take into consideration the propriety of this states
becoming a Subscriber to the Bank of the United states & report
thereon —
Voted that Mr Young, Mr Badger, Mr Jn° Smith, Mr Parker
and Mr Allen with such of the Honb1 Senate as they may join be
a Committee to consider of the Petitions of Peter dishing and
Bradbury Cilley Esq1' and report thereon —
Adjourned to 8 oClock to morrow morning
FRIDAY June 10th 1791.
The House met according to Adjournment
Voted that Mr Cilley, Mr Stiles & Mr Macgregore be a Com-
mittee to consider of the Petition of Levi French and report
thereon —
Voted that Mr Barrett, Mr Parker & Mr Connor with such of
the Honb1 Senate as they may join be a Committee to report what
allowance shall be made to the citizens who hold the Treasurers
receipts for Continental money turned in the Sums being less than
will entitle them to draw notes &c and report thereon —
An Act for regulating of Swine, was read a third time and
passed to be Enacted —
* 14-216 * An Act to enable the Judge of Probate for the County
of Cheshire to grant license to sell the whole of the real
estate of Daniel Adams late of Fitz William — was read a third
time and passed to be Enacted —
An Act altering the time of holding the Annual meeting in
Moultonborough — was read a third time and passed to be
Enacted —
Voted that Mr Connor, Mr Barrett, Mr M Smith, Mr N Hoit
and M1' Wallace with such of the Honb1 Senate as they may join
be a Committee to consider of the Petition of Joshua Heath and
report thereon —
Voted that the hearing on the Petition of Stephen Harford which
was to have been Yesterday before the General Court be postponed
to the Second Thursday of their next Session and that in the mean
time the Petitioner cause that the Substance of the Petition and
order of Court thereon be delivered to Thomas Shannon the Peti-
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tionee six weeks prior to the sitting of said Court that he may
then appear and shew cause why the prayer thereof should not be
granted —
Adjourned to 3 o'Clock P. M —
Met accordingly —
The Committee appointed by the General Court at their Session
in Janr 1791 to consider of the Petition of the Inhabitants of the
Northwest part of Lyndborough having viewed the Situation of
all the parties concerned in said Petition and fully heard them
thereupon. Reported that a Town be Incorporated with the Same
limits and boundaries as reported by the Committee appointed in
June 1790 a Copy of which is inclosed — Signed Timothy Farrar,
James Underwood, Jeremiah Page, which report being read and
Considered — motion was made that it be received and Accepted,
On which motion the Yeas and nays were called and are as fol-
lows— (viz)
Yeas.
Yeas.
Yeas.
Yeas.
Mr Gains
Mr Tibbets
Mr Kellie
Mr Martin
Mr Pierce
Mr N Emerson
Mr N Hoit
Mr D Emerson
M1' Macgregore
Mr Wallace
Mr Allen
Mr Gould
* Mr Barrett
Mr Gerrish
Mr Penniman
Mr Crawford *i^
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Mr Abbott
Mr Shepherd
Mr Kimball
Mr E Hoyt
Mr Gregg
Mr Alexander
MrS Duncan
Mr Payne
Mr J no Smith
Mr Temple
Mr Nicols
M1' Tarlton
Mr J Duncan
Mr Bettan
Mr Tasker
M1' Simpson
Mr Clifford
Nays.
Nays.
Nays.
Nays.
M1' Connor
Mr March
Mr Bedee
Mr Rand
Mr B Page
Mr Jona Smith
Mr Tash
Mr Bingham
Mr Weeks
Mr Godfrey
Mr Chamberlain
Mr Holmes
Mr Leavitt
Mr T Page
Mr Warner
Mr Griffin
pr Dodge
Mr Carr
Mr Darling
Mr Stone
Mr Wiggin
M1' How
Mr Stiles
Mr Freeman
Mr Jabz Smith
Mr Waldron
Mr Whitcomb
Mr Norris
/
Mr Plummer
Mr Badger
Mr Parker
Mr Hutchens
Mr Cilley
Mr E Smith
Mr M Smith
Mr Young
33 Yeas — 36 Nays — so it was negatived, it was then voted
that it be accepted with this exception that the persons living
in said Addition and whose names are contained in the Remon-
strance &c be at liberty to Poll off to Lyndborough at any time
with in twelve months, and that a Bill be brought in accordingly —
A vote came down from the Honb1 Senate appointing MrToppan,
Mr Rogers & Mr Dow with such of the Honb1 House as they may
22'
333
NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS.
[1791
join a Committee to take under consideration
ing of Swine and report such alterations
necessary
Mr Bedee, M1 E Smith,
Voted that the Honb;
a Bill for regulat-
as they may think
which vote was read and concurred and Mr Rand,
M1' Gains & Mr Parker join'1,
Nathanael Rogers, Christopher Toppan
and Joseph Badger Esquires be and hereby are appointed a Com-
mittee to take into consideration in the recess of the General Court
the Petitions of Bradbury Cilley and Peter Cushing presented
to the General Court at this Session for an abatement upon their
excise Bonds — The expence of the Committee to be paid by the
Petitioners and that said Committee report thereon at the next
Session of the General Court — which report shall be final and
conclusive between this state and the Petitioners — said Petitioners
having agreed thereto —
The yeas and Nays were called on the foregoing vote & are as
follows (viz)
* 14-218 *Yeas.
Yeas.
Yeas.
Yeas.
Mr Pierce
M* Clark
Mr Tash
Mr Bingham
Mr Connor
Mr Glidden
Mr Chamberlain
Mr Griffin
Mr Macgregore
Mr Jona Smith
Mr McMillan
Mr Kimball
Mr B Page
Mr W Duncan
Mr Warner
Mr S Duncan
Mr Weeks
Mr Knox
Mr Barrett
Mr Nicols
Mr Leavitt
Mr Godfrey
M1' Abbott
Mr Gould
Mr Dodge
Mr Carr
Mr Clark
Mr E Hoyt
Mr Wiggin
Mr Waldron
M1' Gregg
Mr Payne
Mr Clifford
M1' Harper
Mr Wallace
Mr Norris
Mr Currier
Mr E Smith
Mr Gerrish
Mr Tarlton
Mr Jabz Smith
Mr Bedee
Mr Flanders
Mr Simpson
Mr Plummer
Mr N Hoit
Mr Alexander
Mr Young
Mr March
Mr Tasker
Mr Temple
Nays.
Nays.
Nays.
Nays.
Mr T Page
Mr Darling
Mr M Smith
Mr Stone
Mr Bettan
Mr Shepherd
Mr Rand
Mr Crawford
Mr Kellie
M1' Whitcomb
Mr Allen
Mr Hutchens
Mr Martin
Mr Parker
Mr Penniman
51 Yeas — 15 Nays — so it passed in the affirmative
Agreably to the order of the day proceeded to a hearing on
Petitions —
Upon hearing and considering the Petition of the select men of
Rumney — voted that the prayer thereof be granted & that the
Petitioners have leave to bring in a Bill accordingly
Adjourned to 8 o'Clock to morrow
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SATURDAY June 11th 1791 —
The House met according to adjournment
Unanimously Voted that his Excellency the President be
requested to forward to the Legislature of the United States by
the Representatives from this State the following Memorial of
said State and that the said Representatives be requested to lay
the Same before Congress and use their influence to obtain
redress —
To The Honorable the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United states of America —
The Memorial of the Legislature of the State of New Hamp-
shire with all due respect sheweth — That this state hath ever
been chearfully ready according to its utmost ability to
* contribute its proportion by the supply of men and * 14-219
money during the war for the defence of the Country
and Establishment of Independance and freedom by means of
which war and the long & Strenuous exertions made by this state
a heavy debt in proportion to our property was Accumulated on
the state, this debt incurred for the Common defence and Safety
and in the common cause of our Country conformably to the
direction of Congress we expected would be finally adjusted and
equal justice done to this as well as to all other states by the state-
ment of the Accounts agreably to the Articles of the late Con-
federation, but the Obligations and Sums promised by the state
we considered the state alone responsible for to its creditors as we
concieved the other states were to theirs respectively — From this
perswasion the Legislature of this state have from time to time
during the War and Since laid very burthensome Taxes upon its
Citizens for paying not only the Interest but a large part of the
principal of the state debt, at the Same time practising the most
rigid Oeconomy in Expenditures for the supply of the civil Gov-
ernment of the State, and for their own particular defence — by
those means the state have extinguished a large part of their debt
and began to have the animating hope that in the Course of a few
years more our debt would be discharged and the citizens eased
of those heavy burthens they had so long borne with exemplary
patience — From these circumstances it may well be supposed this
state were much disappointed at and received with general dis-
approbation and uneasiness that part of a late Act of Congress in
which it is proposed to Assume twenty one million and five hun-
dred thousand Dollars of the debts of the Several states and in
340 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. [I79I
which provision is made for funding and paying the Same, by
which measure an increased debt is brought on the General Gov-
eminent the necessity of an Increased revenue is Involved, and
probably a delay of the payment of the National debt will thereby
be occasioned, all which are evils in our Opinion to be avoided —
But still more Objectionable in our view and disgusting to the cit-
izens of New Hampshire is the Assumption of the state debts on
account of the very unequal proportion there is between
* 14-220 the * quotas allowed to be assumed from the debts of
some states and those of others, on a view of the Sev-
eral requisitions made on the state by the Congress under the
Confederation whether for men or money it will appear that New
Hampshire was generally apportioned as about one twenty eighth
part of the Union — The proportion of her present Representa-
tion is nearly as one to twenty two, and this it is presumed will
not be found too great a proportion of which the number of the
House of Representatives of the United states is now composed,
w'hen the Number of Inhabitants of all the states is ascertained ; it
was not in the power of this state fully to comply with all the
requisitions made by Congress yet it will appear that of all the
Number of Soldiers furnished by the several States, the expence
consequent thereupon and the Actual payments made by all the
states in Consequence of the Requisitions of Congress this state
has furnished at least one Twenty eighth part, notwithstanding the
above proportions & supplies the Sum proposed to be assumed of
this state debt is less than one Seventieth part of the whole sum
proposed to be assumed far less in proportion than any other state
in the Union whether such state owed any debt contracted for the
common defence or not — This must devolve on the Citizens of
this state the burthen of paying about Six hundred thousand
Dollars of the mass of Assumed debt, more than is assumed of
theirs calculating agreably to former requisitions of Congress —
And on the Supposition that the revenue arising from the Impost
and Excise or any other kind of General Tax (whether actually
collected in the state or in the Neighbouring states through which
a great part of our commerce passes) will actually be paid by the
consumers of dutied articles and that the citizens of New Hamp-
shire will consume of those articles in common with those of other
states in proportion to their numbers which probably will be the
case — In this view of the Assumption it cannot but appear very
unequal ; and while there is a distinction made between
* 14-221 this state and every * other state in the union in the
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smallness of its quota allowed to be assumed it appears to us
implicitly to criminate the state as the most delinquent in the
Union, which we are confident we deserve not, or else that equal
justice is not distributed to us — Wherefore as Guardians of the
rights and priviledges of the citizens of New Hampshire whom
we have the Honour to Represent, we conceive it our duty to
remonstrate against said Act so far as it respects the Assumption
of the state debts ; or if said Assumption must be carried into
effect, to request that this state may have such addition made to
the Sum allowed to be assumed of its debt as shall place the citi-
zens of New Hampshire on an equality with those of other states ;
at least equal to the smallest proportion allowed any other state
according to the census — or that the injuries and burthens we
complain of may be removed in such other way as you in your
wisdom and justice shall think fit —
Upon reading and considering the Petition of Levi French and
the report of a Committee thereon, voted that the Petitioners be
heard thereon before the General Court on the Second Thursday
of the next session and that in the mean time the petitioner cause
that the Petitionee be served with a Copy of the Petition and order
of Court thereon six weeks prior to the sitting of said Court that
he may then appear and shew cause (if any he hath) why the
prayer thereof may not be granted —
The Committee to whom was referred the Petitions for Lot-
teries reported in favour of the Same — which report being read
and considered motion was made to accept the same on which
motion the yeas and nays were called and are as follows (viz)
Yeas. Yeas. Yeas. Yeas.
Mr Pierce
Mr Knox
Mr Duncan
Mr Penniman
Mr Connor
Mr Waldron
Mr Wallace
Mr Kimball
Mr Macgregore
Mr Harper
Mr Darling
Mr Nicols
Mr Leavitt
Mr McMillan
Mr Gerrish
Mr Freeman
Mr Dodge
Mr Warner
Mr Flanders
Mr Payne
Mr Clifford
Mr Barrett
Mr Stiles
Mr Tarlton
Mr Cilley
Mr Abbott
Mr Temple
Mr Simpson
Mr Jona Smith
Mr Clark
M1" M Smith
Mr Young
Mr W Duncan
Mr Gregg
Mr Bingham
*Nays.
Nays.
Nays.
Nays. * 14-
Mr Gains
Mr Plummer
Mr Kellie
Mr N Hoit
Mr B Page
Mr Tibbetts
Mr Carr
Mr Tasker
Mr Weeks
Mr Glidden
M1' How
Mr Tash
Mr Wiggin
M1* N Emerson
M1' Badger
Mr Chamberlain
Mr Currier
Mr Godfrey
Mr E Smith
Mr Jn° Smith
Mr Jabz Smith
Mr T Page
Mr Bedee
Mr Shepherd
222
342
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[1791
Nays.
Nays.
Nays.
Nays.
Mr Whitcomb
Mr Allen
M1' S Duncan
Mr E Hoyt
Mr Parker
Mr Holmes
Mr Gould
M1' N orris
Mr Alexander
Mr Griffin
Mr Crawford
M1' Hutchens
M* Rand
Mr Stone
35 Yeas — 38 Nays — so it was negatived —
Voted that Mr Pierce Mr Whitcomb, Mr Young, Mr Allen and
M1 Hoit with such of the Honb1 Senate as they may join be a
Committee to consider what business is yet necessary to be done
at this Session, at what time and to what time and place this
Court shall be adjourned and report thereon, also report what
allowance shall be made to the Members of the Honb1 Senate and
House of Representatives and their Officers for travel and attend-
ance the present Session —
Adjourned to Monday next at 3 o'Clock P. M
MONDAY June 13th 1791
The House met according to adjournment
Read and debated on Several public and private Bills
The Bill for regulating licensed houses came down from the
Honb1 Senate for two amendments, the first amendment was on the
clause which forbids any person (without being licensed therefor)
from selling spirituous liquors in a less quantity than ten gallons
[one gallon] at one and the Same time — the proposed amendment
was that no person without being licensed therefor should sell spir-
ituous liquors in less quantity than one gallon at one and the same
time — On reading which proposed amendment motion was made
that the word "ten" be erased and the word "one" inserted on
which motion the yeas and Nays were called and are as follows —
(viz) —
Yeas.
Mi
Pierce
Mr
Leavitt
Mr
Dodge
Mr
Wiggin
* I
4—223 *
Mr
Mr
Chamberlai
Mr
Martin
Mr
Abbott
M>-
Clark
Mr
C-regs
Tash
Yeas.
Mr Clifford
Mr Currier
M1* Eastman
Mr Glidden
Mr Wallace
Mr Darling
Mr Gerrish
Mr Shepherd
M'- Whitcomb
M1' Alexander
M'- Jon;i Smith
Yeas.
Mr Knox
Mr Kellie
Mr How
M1' Temple
Mr M Smith
Mr Rand
M1' Bingham
Mr Penniman
M1' S Duncan
Mr Waldron
Yeas.
Mr E Smith
Mr N Hoit
Mr Tasker
Mr Gould
Mr E Hoit
Mr Freeman
M1' Payne
M1' Hutchens
M1' Simpson
M1' Young
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343
Nays.
Mr Gains
M1' Connor
Mr Macgregore
Mr B Page
Mr Weeks
Mr Jabz Smith
Nays.
M1' Plummer
Mr March
Mr Wm Duncan
Mr Godfrey
Mr Bettan
Mr Carr
Nays.
Mr Badger
Mr McMillan
Mr Warner
Mr Barrett
Mr Jn° Smith
Mr Jn° Duncan
Nays.
Mr Stiles
Mr Parker
Mr Stone
Mr Crawford
Mr Norris
Mr Tarlton
41 Yeas — 24 Nays — so it passed in the affirmative
The other proposed amendment was for preventing a licensed
retailer from selling in a lesser quantity than one pint at any
time — On which proposed amendment the yeas and nays were
called and are as follows — (viz) —
Yeas.
Mr Pierce
Mr Connor
Mr Macgregore
Mr Weeks
Mr Leavitt
Mr Dodge
Mr Wiggin
Mr March
Mr Tibbets
Mr Kellie
Nays.
Mr Gains
Mr Clifford
Mr Currier
M1' Eastman
Mr Jabz Smith
Mr Plummer
Yeas.
Mr Carr
Mr How
Mr Waldron
Mr Badger
Mr E Smith
Mr N Hoit
Mr Tasker
Mr Tash
Mr Chamberlain
M1' McMillan
Nays.
Mr Wm Duncan
Mr Knox
Mr Godfrey
Mr Bettan
Mr Warner
M1' Jn<> Smith
Yeas.
M1' Martin
Mr Barrett
Mr Clark
Mr Wallace
Mr Parker
Mr Alexander
M1' Temple
Mr M Smith
Mr Rand
Nays.
Mr J Duncan
M1' Darling
Mr Gerrish
Mr Shepherd
Mr Whitcomb
Mr Penniman
Yeas.
Mr Bingham
Mr Griffin
Mr Nicols
M1* Freeman
Mr Payne
Mr Norris
Mr Tarlton
Mr Simpson
Mr Young:
Nays.
Mr Stone
Mr Duncan
Mr Gould
M1' Crawford
Mr E Hoit
Mr Hutchens
38 Yeas — 24 Nays — so it passed in the affirmative
Adjourned to 9 o'Clock to morrow morning
FRIDAY [TUESDAY] June 14th 1791
The House met according to adjournment
An Act for the limitation of Actions & for the preventing
vexatious suits — was read a third time and passed to be En-
acted —
* An Act to incorporate the first or North Parish in * 14-224
the Town of Portsmouth, was read a third time and
passed to be Enacted —
The following resolve came down from the Honb1 Senate for
Concurrence —
344 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. [I79I
In Senate June 10th 1791 —
Resolved that the Registers of Deeds in the Several Counties
of this State be and hereby are directed to make out a general
Index referring to Deeds, which Index shall be in one large folio
volume of a size that will admit of a large number of Additional
names which shall be added as often as Deeds are Recorded —
The Index shall contain two lists one to consist of the Names of
the Grantors to the Grantees, the other to consist of the Names of
the Grantees from the Grantors and the Registers shall be
allowed therefor by the state a sum in the Same proportion as the
Law allows for recording Deeds — Which Resolve was read &
concurred —
Voted that M1' Macgregore, Mr Simpson Mr Parker Mr Hoit
and Mr Penniman with such of the Honb1 Senate as they may
join be a Committee to consider of a Resolve respecting receiving
seven shillings in Specie in lieu of Twenty shillings of Indent or
Certificate Taxes and report thereon —
Upon reading and considering the Petition of the Select men
of Chichester — voted that the Petitioners be heard thereon before
the General Court on the Second Wednesday of the next Session
and that in the mean time the Petitioners cause that the Substance
of the Petition and order of Court thereon be published three
weeks Successively in One of the New Hampshire News papers
six weeks prior to the sitting of said Court that any person or per-
sons may then appear and shew cause why the prayer thereof
may not be granted —
Upon reading and considering the Petition of James
* 14-225 * Wallace voted that the Petitioner be heard thereon
before the General Court on the Second Thursday of
the next session and that in the mean time the Petitioner cause
that the Petitionee be served with a Copy of the Petition and order
of Court thereon six weeks prior to the sitting of said Court that he
may then appear and shew cause why the prayer thereof may not
be granted and that all proceedings against said Wallace in con-
sequence of said Judgment be stayed until the decision of the
General Court —
Voted that Mr Glidden, Mr Parker and Mr Bettan be a Com-
mittee to consider of the Petition of Benjamin Abbott and report
thereon —
Voted that Mr Duncan Mr John Smith and M1' Bettan be a
Committee to consider of the Petition of William Adams and
report thereon —
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Voted that Mr Wallace Mr Leavitt, Mr Barrett Mr Badger and
Mr Jabez Smith with such of the Honb1 Senate as they may join be
a Committee to consider of the Petition of Isaac Rindge Esqr and
report thereon —
Voted that Mr N Hoyt Mr Waldron & Mr Clifford with such of
the Honb1 Senate as they may join be a Committee to consider of
the Petition of Samuel Hobart Esq1' and report thereon —
Upon reading and considering the Petition of Alexander Ewins
[Ewen] voted that the prayer thereof be granted and that the
Petitioner have leave to bring in a Bill accordingly —
The Committee on the Petition of Walter Geer reported that the
prayer of the Petition be so far granted as that the said Geer have
liberty to renew said Action seperate of said Grout and that he
have leave to bring in a Bill accordingly — which report being
read and considered voted that it be received and accepted —
Voted that the Account of Jeremiah Smith Esqr amounting to
thirty two pounds Seventeen shillings be allowed and paid out of
the Treasury by order of the President —
* Voted that Sanford Kingsbury James Macgregore * 14-226
and Jeremiah Smith Esquires have and receive out of
the Treasury Ten pounds each to be by them Severally accounted
for as Commissioners of Accounts and that the President give
order accordingly —
Voted that Mr Eastman Mr P. Clark & Mr Penniman be a
Committee to consider of the Petition of the Honb1 William Page
Esqr and report thereon —
Upon reading and considering the Petition of Elias Tarlton voted
that the prayer thereof be granted and that the President give
order on the Treasurer for payment of said Sum of four pounds
thirteen shillings and four pence accordingly —
Voted that M1' Badger, Mr Gains & Mr Allen with such of the
Honb1 Senate as they may join be a Committee to consider of a
Letter from Joseph Whipple Esqr and papers accompanying the
Same and report thereon —
Voted that the Committee appointed the third Instant to present
the Revrd Mr Evans with the thanks of the General Court &c be
requested to receive from M1' Evans the Copy therein mentioned
and agree with Mr Hough to print two hundred and fifty copies of
the Same — . ,. , ,^, - ^ ,,
Adjourned to 3 o'Clock P. M —
Met accordingly
An Act to incorporate the South part of the Society Land and
Sundry other tracts of Land was read a third time and passed to
be Enacted —
34-6 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. [I79I
An Act to prevent damage which may be done by Lumber to
the owners of Lands lying on or adjoining Connecticut River and
Merrimac River, was read a third time and passed to be Enacted —
Agreably to the order of the day proceeded to a hearing on Peti-
tions—
* 14-227 Upon hearing and considering the Petition of the * In-
habitants of New Grantham voted that the prayer
thereof be granted and that they have leave to bring in a Bill
accordingly —
Upon hearing and considering the Petition of Stephen Harriman
Esq1' and others voted that said Petition be dismissed.
Upon hearing and considering the Petition of the Inhabitants of
Campbels Gore & others voted that said Petition be dismissed —
Upon hearing and considering the Petition of Col0 Benjamin
Stone voted that the determination thereon be postponed until to
morrow morning —
Voted that the hearing on the Petition of the Select men of
Cockermouth which was to have been this day before the General
Court be postponed to the Second Wednesday of the next Session
of which all persons concerned are to take notice and govern
themselves accordingly —
Upon hearing and considering the Petition of the Select men of
New Durham, voted that a Tax of one penny ^r Acre be laid on
all the lands in said Town (public rights excepted for two years
for repairing the highways in said Town and that they have leave
to bring in a Bill accordingly
Voted that the remainder of the hearings which were to have
been this day before the General Court be postponed until tomor-
row of which all persons concerned are to take notice and govern
themselves accordingly —
Adjourned to 8 o'Clock to morrow morning
WEDNESDAY June 15th 1791.
The House met according to adjournment —
An Act to enable the Select men of the Town of Thornton to
Assess and cause to be collected the Sum of one penny ^r Acre on
the first division lots of Land in said Thornton and Sixteen shil-
lings and eight pence on each second division lot that hath been or
may be laid out in said Town within six months and if not laid
out on the common Lands belonging to each right for three years
next ensuing, was read a third time and passed to be Enacted —
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347
* Resumed the consideration of the Petition of Col0 * 14-228
Benjamin Stone and after fully considering the Same
motion was made that the prayer thereof be granted — On which
motion the yeas and nays were called and are as follows [viz.]
Yeas.
Mr Macgregore
Mr Wiggin
Mr Clifford
Mr Currier
Mr Eastman
Mr Jabz Smith
Mr Cilley
Mr Tibbets
Mr GJidden
Mr Jona Smith
Mr Godfrey
Nays.
Mr Gains
Mr Pierce
Mr Connor
Mr Weeks
Mr Dodge
Mr Plummer
Mr March
Yeas.
Mr T Page
Air Kellie
Mr Carr
Mr Waldron
Mr Harper
Mr Badger
Mr N Hoit
Mr Tasker
Mr Tash
Mr Barrett
Mr Clark
Nays.
Mr Clark
Mr Duncan
Mr Knox
Mr Bettan
M1' How
Mr Chamberlain
Mr McMillan
Yeas.
Mr J no Smith
Mr Jn° Duncan
Mr Wallace
Mr Darling
Mr Gerrish
Mr Flanders
Mr Shepherd
Mr Parker
Mr Temple
Mr Bingham
Mr Penniman
Nays.
Mr Martin
Mr Warner
Mr Abbott
Mr Gregg
Mr Stiles
Mr Whitcomb
Mr Alexander
Yeas.
Mr Griffin
Mr Stone
Mr Kimball
Mr Crawford
Mr E Hoyt
Mr Freeman
Mr Norris
Mr Hutchens
Mr Tarlton
Mr Young
Nays.
Mr M Smith
Mr Allen
Mr Holmes
Mr Duncan
Mr Nicols
Mr Gould
Mr Payne
43 Yeas — 29 Nays — so the prayer thereof was granted and he
hath leave to bring in a Bill accordingly —
Voted that George Kenfield have and receive out of the Treas-
ury Nine pounds Six shillings and three pence it being due to him
for wages and travel as a Soldier in Cap1 Eliots Company in Col0
Hobarts Regiment in the year 1777 and that the President give
order accordingly —
Voted that Mr Pierce, Mr N Hoit Mr Simpson Mr Gerrish and
Mr Macgregore with such of the Honb1 Senate as they may join
be a Committee to consider of the propriety of limiting a time for
receiving Seven shillings in lieu of twenty shillings from collectors
and Individuals for Certificate and Indent taxes now outstanding —
An Act authorizing the Commissioners formerly appointed to
receive and examine the claims against the estate
* of Breed Batcheldor an absentee to consider Said re- * 14-229
port and report as Justice and equity may require, was
sent down from the Honb1 Senate for Concurrence — was read a
third time & concurred —
The following resolve came down from the Honb1 Senate for
concurrence —
;•}'
NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS.
[J791
Resolved that the Select men of every Town and place in this
state from whom any certificate or Indent Taxes are now due be
directed immediately to call to account their Collectors who are
delinquent in Indent and Certificate Taxes, and that said Select
men within three months certify to the Treasurer of this State the
amount of the certificate Indent and Specie Taxes due from the
persons named in their lists to the Several Collectors — And that
the Treasurer receive from the Several Collectors seven shillings
in lieu of every twenty shillings in said Certificates or Indents so
certified by the Select men to be due from said Individuals —
Provided that before any Collector shall avail himself of the
liberty given hereby of paying in Silver at said rates he shall first
pay to the Treasurer either in Certificates or Indents or state Notes
Indiscriminately so much as may be due in certificates or Indents
to the Treasury and which are not so certified — And for certificate
and Indent taxes the collectors shall receive Indiscriminately as
may be offered them by the Several delinquent persons in their lists
either state notes indents certificates or silver as before rated —
And the Treasurer shall keep an Account of what Certificates
Indents state notes or Specie he shall receive of each Collector for
such outstanding taxes — which resolve being read and considered
Motion was made that it be Concurred on which motion the yeas
and nays were called and are as follows (viz)
Yeas.
MT Gains
Mr Pierce
M1' Macgregore
Mr B Page
Mr Weeks
Mi- Clifford
Mr Wiggin
Mr Currier
* 14-230 *MrMSmith
Mr Rand
Mr Allen
Mr Holmes
Nays.
Mr Connor
Mr Leavitt
Mr Dodge
Mr Eastman
Mr Jab* Smith
Mr Plummer
Yeas.
Mr Griffin
Mr Cilley
Mr March
Mr Tibbets
Mr Jon" Smith
M1' Knox
M1* N Emerson
Mr Kellie
Mr Carr
Mr Stone
Mr Kimball
Mr S Duncan
Mr Nicols
Nays.
Mr Clark
Mr Godfrey
Mr T Page
Mr E Smith
Mr Tasker
Yeas.
Mr Gould
Mr How
Mr Waldron
Mr Harper
Mr Badger
Mr N Hoit
Mr Tash
Mr Chamberlain
Mr McMillan
Mr Crawford
Mr E Hoit
Mr Freeman
Mr Payne
Nays.
Mr Emerson
Mr Warner
Mr Barrett
Mr Abbott
Mr Wallace
Yeas.
Mr Norris
Mr Martin
Mr Clark
Mr Gregg
Mr Jn° Smith
Mr Flanders
Mr Stiles
Mr Whitcomb
Mr Temple
M1- Hutchens
Mr Tarlton
M1' Simpson
Mr Young
Nays.
Mr Darling-
Mr Gerrish
Mr Shepherd
Mr Bingham
Mr Fenniman
51 Yeas — 21 Nays — so it was concurred —
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349
On the report of a Committee that the next session of the Gen-
eral Court be held at Portsmouth or Dover — motion was made
that it be held at Dover — which was negatived — [but the motion
was lost.]
Motion was then made that the next Session of the General
Court be held at Portsmouth — On which motion the yeas and nays
were called and are as follows —
Yeas.
Yeas.
Yeas.
Yeas.
Mr Gains
Mr Plummer
Mr E Smith
Mr Parker
Mr Pierce
Mr Ciiley
Mr Warner
Mr Alexander
Mr Connor
Mr March
Mr Barrett
Mr M Smith
Mr Macgregore
Mr Clark
Mr Gregg
Mr Rand
Mr Weeks
Mr Bettan
Mr Jn° Smith
Mr Griffin
Mr Leavitt
Mr Kellie
Mr Flanders
Mr Payne
Mr Dodge
Mr Carr
Mr Stiles
Mr Tarlton
Mr Wiggin
Mr Waldron
M1' Whitcomb
Mr Simpson
m Clifford
Nays.
Nays.
Nays.
Nays.
Mr Currier
Mr N Hoit
Mr Wallace
Mr Kimball
Mr Eastman
Mr Tasker
M1' Darling
M1' S Duncan
Mr Tibbets
Mr Tash
Mr Gerrish
Mr Nicols
Mr Glidden
M1* Chamberlain
Mr Shepherd
Mr Gould
Mr Jona Smith
Mr McMillan
Mr Temple
M1' Crawford
Mr Knox
Mr Martin
Mr Allen
Mr E Hoyt
Mr Godfrey
M1' D Emerson
Mr Bingham
Mr Norris
Mr T Page
Mr Abbott
Mr Penniman
Mr Hutchens
Mr How
Mr Clark
Mr Stone
M1' Young
Mr Harper
33 Yeas —
37 Nays — so it
was negatived
* Adjourned to 3 o'Clock P. M — * I4~23I
Met accordingly —
Motion was then made that the next Session of the General
Court be holden at Exeter — which motion was lost —
Motion was then made that the next Session be held at Concord
— On which motion the Yeas and Nays were called and are as
follows —
Yeas.
Yeas.
Yeas.
Yeas.
Mr Tibbets
Mr Martin
Mr Stiles
Mr Nicols
| Mr Glidden
Mr P. Clark
Mr Temple
Mr Gould
! Mr Jona Smith
Mr J Duncan
Mr Allen
M1' Crawford
Mr W Duncan
M1' Darling
Mr Bingham
Mr E Hoyt
Mr N Emerson
Mr Gerrish
Mr Penniman
Mr Norris
Mr Knox
Mr Flanders
Mr Griffin
Mr Hutchens
Mr Harper
Mr Shepherd
M1' S Duncan
Mr Tarlton
Mr McMillan
35o
NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS.
[1791
Nays.
Mr Gains
Mr Pierce
Mr Connor
Mr Macgregore
Mr B Page
Mr Weeks
Mr Leavitt
Mr Dodge
Mr Wiggin
Mr Clifford
Mr Currier
Mr Eastman
Nays.
Mr Jab2 Smith
Mr Plummer
Mr Cilley
Mr March
Mr J Clark
Mr Godfrey
Mr T Page
M1' Bettan
Mr Kellie
Mr Can
Mr How
Mr Waldron
Nays.
Mr E Smith
Mr Bedee
Mr N Hoit
Mr Tasker
Mr Tash
Mr Chamberlain
M1' D Emerson
Mr Warner
M1' Barrett
Mr Abbott
Nays.
Mr J no Smith
Mr Wallace
Mr Whitcomb
M1' Parker
M1' Alexander
Mr M Smith
Mr Rand
Mr Stone
xMr Kimball
Mr Payne
Mr Simpson
29 Yeas — 46 Nays — so it was negatived —
Motion was then made that the next Session be held at Dover —
On which motion the yeas and Nays were called and are as fol-
lows—
Yeas.
Yeas.
Yeas.
Yeas.
Mr Gains
Mr Plummer
Mr Harper
Mr Stiles
Mr Pierce
Mr Cilley
Mr E Smith
Mr Alexander
Mr Connor
Mr J Clark
Mr N Hoit
Mr Temple
Mr B Page
Mr Tibbetts
Mr Tasker
Mr M Smith
Mr Weeks
Mr Jona Smith
Mr Tash
Mr Rand
Mr Leavitt
Mr Knox
Mr Chamberlain
Mr Allen
Mr Dodge
Mr Kellie
Mr McMillan
Mr Bingham
M1' Wiggin
Mr Carr
Mr Martin
M1' Penniman
Mr Clifford
Mr How
Mr P Clark
Mr Nicols
Mr Jabz Smith
Mr Waldron
Mr Flanders
Mr Simpson
* 14-232 *Nays.
Nays.
Nays.
Nays.
Mr Macgregore
Mr Bettan
Mr Darling
Mr S Duncan
Mr Currier
Mr D Emerson
Mr Gerrish
Mr Gould
Mr Eastman
Mr Warner
Mr Shepherd
Mr Crawford
Mr March
Mr Barrett
M1' Whitcomb
Mr E Hoyt
Mr Glidden
Mr Abbott
M1' Parker
Mr Payne'
Mr W Duncan
Mr Gregg
Mr Griffin
Mr Norris
Mr N Emerson
Mr J n" Smith
Mr Stone
Mr Hutchens
Mr Godfrey
M1' J Duncan
Mr Kimball
Mr Tarlton
Mr T Page
Mr Wallace
40 Yeas — 34 Nays — so it passed in the Affirmative
Voted that the next Session of the General Court be holden at
Dover —
The following vote of the Honb1 Senate came down for Con-
currence —
Voted that the Secretary be directed to have printed as soon as
may be three hundred and fifty copies of the Resolve passed this
day respecting certificate and Indent taxes outstanding and for-
I791] JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. 35 1
ward them immediately by the Members to the Several Towns and
places in this state — which vote was read and concurred —
An Act directing the mode of calling a convention to revise the
Constitution of this state — was read a third time and passed to be
Enacted —
Agreably to the order of the day proceeded to a hearing on
Petitions —
Upon hearing and considering the Petition of Richard Sinkler
Junr motion was made to dismiss said Petition On which motion
the Yeas and nays were called and are as follows —
Yeas. Yeas. Yeas. Yeas.
Mr Gains
Mr J Clark
M1' Chamberlain
Mr Allen
Mr Pierce
Mr W Duncan
Mr D Emerson
Mr Bingham
Mr Macgregore
Mr Knox
Mr Gregg
Mr Holmes
Mr B Page
Mr N Emerson
Mr J no Smith
Mr Penniman
M1' Weeks
Mr Godfrey
Mr Duncan
Mr Griffin
Mr Leavitt
M1' Bettan
Mr Stiles
Mr Stone
Mr Dodge •
Mr Kellie
M1* Whitcomb
Mr S Duncan
Mr Wiggin
Mr Carr
Mr M Smith
Mr E Hoyt
Mr Jab* Smith
Mr Tash
Mr Rand
Mr Payne
Mr Plummer
*Nays.
Nays.
Nays.
Nays. * 14-233
Mr Clifford
Mr Badger
M1- Darling
Mr Nicols
Mr Eastman
Mr E Smith
Mr Gerrish
Mr Gould
Mr Tibbets
Mr N Hoyt
Mr Flanders
Mr Crawford
Mr Glidden
Mr Tasker
Mr Shepherd
Mr Norris
Mr Jona Smith
Mr Abbott
Mr Parker
Mr Hutchens
Mr T Page
Mr P. Clark
Mr Temple
Mr Tarlton
Mr How
Mr Wallace
Mr Kimball
37 Yeas — 27 Nays — so it was dismissed —
Upon hearing and considering the Petition of the Select men of
New Hampton — voted that a Tax of one penny [per acre] be
laid on each acre of Land in said Town for three years (public
rights excepted) to be laid out in making and repairing highways
and that they have leave to bring in a Bill accordingly at this or
the next Session —
Upon hearing and considering the Petition of the select men
of Orford — voted that a Tax of two pence be laid on each acre
of Land in said Town for one year, and that they have leave to
bring in a Bill accordingly at this or the next Session
Upon hearing and considering the Petition of Jonathan Hoyt
voted that the prayer thereof be granted and that they have leave
to bring in a Bill accordingly at this or the next Session
Voted that the remainder of the hearings which were to have
352 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. [X79I
been this day before the General Court be postponed until to mor-
row of which all persons are to take notice and govern themselves
accordingly —
Adjourned to 8 o'Clock to morrow morning —
THURSDAY June 16th 1791
The House met according to adjournment
An Act regulating Swine, was read a third time & passed to be
Enacted —
x\n Act to regulate the exportation of Beef and Pork was read
a third time and passed to be Enacted —
An Act to enable the Select men of Campton to assess and
cause to be collected one penny ^r Acre Annually on all the unim-
proved lands in Campton for three years was read a third time
and passed to be Enacted —
* 14-234 * Resolved that all Invalid noncommissioned Officers
Soldiers and Seamen who have not been inspected or
who may have been inspected and been refused or struck off the
list make immediate application to Doctor Samuel Tinney and
Doctr William Parker of Exeter for Examination who are hereby
appointed Inspectors of Invalids and on its appearing to the
Inspectors that any of them ought to be on the Invalid Pension
list that the Inspectors Petition Congress for their Admission and
write to our Representatives and Senators in Congress stating the
facts relative to the Subject —
The Committee on the Petition of James & John McMasters
reported that the prayer thereof be granted and that the President
be desired to £'ive order that Wentworth Cheswell Esq1* deliver all
the books and papers now in his custody belonging to the said
M' Masters* to them or their Attorney
The Committee appointed (by vote of the General Court of
Feb1' Ist 1791 — ) to deface state orders and orders for premiums
for killing wolves &c beg leave to report that we have defaced the
Same by striking them through with a circular punch of one inch
diameter — We have also delivered the Indents mentioned in the
report on the Settlement of the Treasurers Accounts to the Com-
missioners appointed to fund the same and have taken their
receipt therefor — we have also lodged in the Treasurers custody
a Trunk containing the state notes, Certificates and new Emission
money received of him on Settlement of his Accounts and have
taken his Certificate for the Same which Certificate and receipt
I791] JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. 353
above mentioned are recorded in the Secretary's Office and
delivered to the state Comptroller —
e. a Nath11 Rogers > ^
Sign11 at 4-uu o-i ? Committee
b Nattv1 Gilman $
Which report being read and considered voted that it be received
and accepted — and that said Committee be discharged —
The Committee on the Petition of the Honb1 William
Page Esq1 * reported that the prayer thereof be granted * 14-235
and that the Petitioner have leave to bring in a Resolve
accordingly — which report being read and considered voted that
it be received and accepted —
Voted that the Account of Nathanael Gilman & Nathanael
Rogers amounting to three pounds be allowed and paid out of the
Treasury by order of the President —
Voted that the account of Ephraim Robinson and Nath11 Rogers
be accepted and that the said Rogers pay into the Treasury said
Sum of three pounds Six shillings and take his receipt therefor
and that the Treasurer debit himself therewith —
Voted that Mr Barrett, Mr Hoyt, Mr Holmes, Mr Macgregore
and Mr Jn° Smith with such of the Honb1 Senate as they may join
be a Committee to consider of the Petition of Thomas Smith &
John Lathrop and report thereon —
Voted that Mr Badger Mr Gains, Mr Warner Mr M Smith and
Mr Simpson with such of the Honb1 Senate as they may join be a
Committee to consider of and report what mode shall be adopted
respecting military stores belonging to this state now in the hands
of Individuals in said state also respecting notes and receipts from
Individuals now in the Comptrollers office given for military
stores —
[ Voted that Mr Gains, Mr Simpson & Mr Weeks with such of
the Honb1 Senate as they may join be a Committee to consider of
the Petition of Thomas Simpson and report thereon — ]
An Act declaring the limits and boundaries of the Several
Counties in this state — was read a third time and passed to be
Enacted —
Voted that all the books and papers which are now in the
hands of the late Committee of Claims, Secretary or any other
person which relate to the claims of this State against the United
States or the claims of Individuals against this State for services
done or losses suffered in the late War be delivered to the Com-
missioners appointed to receive and examine and make a fair
statement of all payments and allowances that have been made
354
NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS,
[I79I
by this State to Towns and Individuals for such expend-
* 14-236 itures *they giving a receipt to the person or persons
possessed of Such books or papers —
The vote for holding the next Session of the General Court at
Dover came down from the Honb1 Senate for the following
amendment "That said Session be held at Portsmouth instead of
Dover" — [which amendment was concurred] — [on which pro-
posed amendment] the yeas and nays were called and are as
follows — [viz.]
Yeas. Yeas. Yeas. Yeas.
Mr Gains
Mr Pierce
Mr Macgregore
Mr Page
Mr Weeks
Mr Leavitt
Mr Dodge
Mr Wiggin
M* Clifford
Mr Plummer
Nays.
Mr Currier
Mr Eastman
Mr Jabz Smith
Mr Tibbets
Mr Glidden
Mr W Duncan
Mr Knox
Mr Godfrey
Mr Cilley
Mr March
Mr J Clark
Mr N Emerson
Mr Bettan
Mr Martin
Mr Warner
Mr Barrett
Mr Abbott
Mr P Clark
Nays.
Mr T Page
Mr Kellie
Mr Can-
Mr How
Mr Waldron
Mr Harper
Mr E Smith
Mr N Hoit
Mr Gregg
Mr Jn° Smith
M1' J Duncan
Mr Wallace
Mr Stiles
Mr Whitcomb
Mr Parker
Mr Alexander
Mr M Smith
Nays.
Mr Tasker
Mr Tash
M1* Chamberlain
Mr McMillan
Mr Darling
Mr Gerrish
Mr Flanders
Mr Shepherd
Mr Rand
Mr Griffin
Mr Stone
Mr Gould
Mr Crawford
Mr Payne
Mr Norris
Mr Tarlton
Mr Simpson
Nays.
Mr Temple
Mr Allen
Mr Bingham
Mr Penniman
Mr Duncan
Mr Nicols
Mr E Hoit
M1' Hutchens
38 Yeas — 32 Nays — so it was concurred —
Upon reading and considering the Petition of the Proprietors of
Unity voted that the Petitioners be heard thereon before the Gen-
eral Court on the third Thursday of the next Session and that in
the mean time the Petitioners cause that a Copy of the Petition
and order of Court thereon be published three weeks Successively
in one of the New Hampshire News papers also posted up in
some public place in the Towns of Unity and Hampstead Six
weeks prior to the sitting of said Court that any person or persons
may then appear and shew cause (if any they have) why the
prayer thereof may not be granted —
Voted that Mr Badger, M1' Macgregore & Mr Waldron be a
Committee to consider of the Petition of Stephen Evans Esq1' also of
the Petition of Joshua Tolford Esq1' and report thereon —
* 14-237 * Upon reading and considering the Petition of the
I791] JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. 355
Inhabitants of New Grantham voted that the Petitioners be heard
thereon before the General Court on the Second Tuesday of the
next Session and that in the mean time the Petitioners cause that
the Substance of the Petition and order of Court thereon be pub-
lished three weeks Successively in the Concord Herald Six weeks
prior to the sitting of said Court that any person or persons may
then appear and shew cause (if any they have) why the prayer
thereof may not be granted —
Voted that Mr Pierce Mr Holmes & Mr Simpson be a Commit-
tee to consider of the Petition of Robert Works, also of the
Petition of Jonathan Wodly and report thereon —
Voted that Mr Connor Mr Badger Mr Penniman Mr N. Hoit and
Mr Flanders be a Committee to consider of the Petition of the In-
habitants of [a part of] Wendall [and of part of some other Towns
adjoining] and report thereon —
Voted that Mr T Page, Ml Bettan and Mr Stiles be a Com-
mittee to consider of the Petition of Benja Archer and report
thereon —
Upon reading and considering the Petition of John Tasker Esqr
and others in behalf of Barnstead voted that the Petitioners be
heard thereon before the General Court on the third Wednesday of
the next Session and that in the mean time the Petitioner cause
that the Substance of the Petition and order of Court thereon be
published in the New Hampshire Gazzette three weeks Succes-
sively Six weeks prior to the sitting of said Court that any person
or persons may then appear and shew cause (if any they have)
why the prayer thereof may not be granted —
The Committee on the Petition of Daniel Bayley in behalf of
himself and the Town of Bath reported that having considered
the prayer of said Petition they beg leave to state the following
facts, That the said Township is chiefly laid out into lots the
greater part of which are unimproved and belong to Nonresidents —
That the proprietors have not appropriated the lots in said Town
to particular rights, so that the settlers know not what particular
rights their lots belong, and know them only by the num-
ber of the lots and the ranges and therefore the * Select * 14-238
men cannot tax the lots of Nonresidents to the owners
because they are unknown nor to the Original rights because they
are not appropriated, for which reasons the select men have never
been able to make a Tax according to the present laws of this
state which require that the taxes on the unimproved lands of
Nonresidents and for more than ten years past neither are they
35^ NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. [I79I
now able to collect them. That some relief ought to be afforded
them by this Court —
The Committee therefore report as their Opinion that the most
expedient way to grant them and others that may be in like cir-
cumstances redress will be to pass an Act in addition to an Act
now in force directing the mode for assessing and collecting Taxes
upon the unimproved lands of nonresidents impowering the Select
men for the time being to levy and assess all the outstanding
taxes against their respective towns and places not already
assessed as the Law directs in one Tax Bill distinguishing each
years tax by itself — and commit the same with a proper warrant
directing the Collectors for the time being to collect the Same and
that said Select men shall set a just proportion of said taxes upon
the buildings and unimproved lands owned by Nonresidents both
for state and County Taxes. And in case neither the owners of
lands nor the rights to which they belong shall be known by said
Select men it shall be lawful to assess said Taxes by the number
and range of the lots or other known & particular description —
And said Collector shall proceed in all respects to notify and
advertize said taxes and the sales of said lands vendues conveying
&c as in and by said Act is directed — & the Same mode in the
redemption shall also be observed —
And whereas it appears that Daniel Bayley the Petitioner who
was chosen Constable in said Town for the year 1788 has paid a
Considerable sum into the Treasury out of his own money for the
Taxes of said Bath for the year 1788 it is the Opinion of your Com-
mittee that a vote be passed directing the Treasurer to repay said
Bayley such sums as he has already paid into the Treas-
* 14-239 ury upon said Bayleys returning the receipt for * the
Same provided this Court shall not think proper to
point out some way to enable him to collect said Taxes — which
report being read and considered voted that it be received and
accepted —
Adjourned to 3 oClock P. M —
Met accordingly —
Voted that the hearings on the Petition of Gideon Tiffany
Jabez Shapley, Proprietors of Eaton & Burton, Thomas Pinkham
George Hull, Town of Coventry, David Webster Esqr Joseph
Hicks Nathaniel Doyne, Alexander Plumbley and Littleton &
Dalton be postponed to the third Wednesday of the next Session
of which all concerned are to take notice and govern themselves
accordingly and in case any of the Petitioners have neglected giv-
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ing notice agreably to order of Court they are required to give
notice according to the former order the same length of time
previous to the next sitting of the General Court as they were to
have done previous to the present Session, and where stay of Exe-
cution was ordered the same to remain stayed until the decision of
said Court —
An Act to restore Alexander Ewin to his Law, was read a third
time and passed to be Enacted —
An Act in addition to and explanation of an Act intitled an Act
for granting a Lottery for building a Bridge across little harbour
to New Castle made and passed the twelfth day of January Anno
Domino 1790. was read a third time and passed to be Enacted —
An Act to enable Alexander Craige Josiah Sanborn and Wil-
liam Preston the Select men of the Town of Rumney in said state
for the time being to levy assess and collect a tax of two pence ^r
Acre upon all the lands public lands excepted in said Town that
have been laid out into lots for making highways and bridges
therein — was read a third time and passed to be Enacted —
An Act to enable the Select men of Campton to assess and
cause to be collected one penny ^r Acre annually for two years
on all the unimproved lands in said Campton was read a third
time and passed to be Enacted —
* Upon reading and considering the Petition of a * 14-240
number of the Inhabitants of Wendall, Lempster Unity
Fishersfield and Newport, voted that the Petitioners be heard
thereon before the General Court on the third Thursday of the
next Session & that in the mean time the Petitioners cause that
the select men of said Towns be served with a Copy of said
Petitions and the order of Court thereon six weeks prior to the
sitting of said Court that any person or persons may then appear
and shew cause why the prayer thereof may not be granted —
Upon hearing and considering the Petition of Joshua Tolford
Esqr voted that the Petitioner be heard thereon before the
General Court on the Second Thursday of the next Session and
that in the mean time the Petitioner cause that the Petitionee
be served with a copy of the Petition and order of Court thereon
that he may then appear and shew cause why the prayer thereof
may not be granted —
The Committee appointed to report on the propriety of this
State's becoming a Subscriber to the Bank of the United states
having taken the matter to them refered under their consideration
find that this state is possessed of forty seven thousand seven hun-
35$ NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. [I79I
dred and Sixty three Dollars and ninety three Cents in funded Six
^r Cents and between seven and eight Thousand pounds in Cash
under these circumstances it is the Opinion of the Committee that
it would be of great advantage to the State that his Excellency
the President and the Treasurer of the state should be authorized
and impowered to subscribe to the said Bank in behalf of this
state to the amount of one hundred and fifty shares which will
require the Sum of forty five thousand dollars in the said funded
stock and fifteen thousand Dollars in cash — which report being
read and considered voted that it be received and accepted —
Upon reading and considering the Petition of Jonathan Wodly
and the report of a Committee thereon voted that the prayer
thereof be granted & that he have leave to bring in a Bill
accordingly.
* 14-241 *Upon reading and considering the Petition of Benja-
min Archer and the report of a Committee thereon
voted that the Petitioner be heard thereon before the General
Court on the Second Tuesday of their next Session and that in the
mean time the Petitioner cause that the Petitionee be served with
a Copy of the Petition and order of Court thereon six weeks prior
to the sitting of said Court that he may then appear and shew
cause if any he hath why the prayer thereof may not be granted
and that the Petitioner be liberated from Goal upon giving security
to respond the final judgment on the premises —
The Committee on the letter from Nathanael Parker receiver of
Nonresident taxes having met and considered the same agree to
report as their Opinion that said receiver of Taxes receive in
future ten ^r Cent in lieu of five ^r Cent heretofore paid and that
he receive Six pence for each receipt by him given in the Execu-
tion of said Office to be paid by the Nonresidents and that an Act
or Resolve be now passed for that purpose — which report being
read and considered voted that it be received and accepted —
The Committee appointed to consider what allowance shall be
made to the Citizens of this state who hold the Treasurers receipts
for Continental money beg leave to report that they should be
allowed and paid five shillings for every hundred dollars of said
Continental money — which report being read and considered
voted that it be received & accepted and that the Treasurer pay
the holders of said receipts on their producing the same at the
said rate of five shillings for each hundred dollars —
Voted that the allowance for travel and attendance to the mem-
bers of the Honb1 Senate & House of Representatives and their
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359
Officers be the same as was allowed the last Session of the Gen-
eral Court and paid in the Same manner and that the Secretary
and Clerk make up the Respective Rolls accordingly
On the report of the Committee that the next meeting of the
General Court be on the first Wednesday of December next on
which report the yeas and nays were called and are as follows viz
*Yeas.
Yeas.
Yeas.
Yeas. * I4-2
Mr Jabz Smith
Mr Kellie ,
Mr M Millan
Mr Rand
Mr Cilley
Mr Carr
Mr P. Clark
Mr Bingham
Mr March
Mr How
Mr Jn° Smith
Mr Stone
Mr Tibbets
Mr Waldron
Mr Shepherd
Mr Kimball
Mr Jona Smith
Mr E Smith
Mr Whitcomb
M1' Duncan
Mr W Duncan
Mr N Hoit
Mr Parker
Mr Nicols
Mr Godfrey
Mr Tasker
Mr M Smith
Mr E Hoyt
Mr Bettan
Mr Chamberlain
Nays.
Nays.
Nays.
Nays.
Mr Gains
Mr Eastman
Mr Gregg
M1' Penniman
Mr Pierce
Mr Plummer
Mr J Duncan
Mr Griffin
Mr Connor
Mr Knox
Mr Wallace
Mr Gould
Mr Macgregore
Mr N Emerson
Mr Darling
Mr Crawford
Mr Page
Mr Harper
M1' Gerrish
Mr Payne
Mr Weeks
Mr Tash
Mr Flanders
Mr Norris
Mr Leavitt
Mr Martin
M1' Stiles
Mr Hutchens
Mr Dodge
Mr D Emerson
Mr Temple
Mr Tarlton
Mr Wiggin
Mr Barrett
Mr Allen
Mr Simpson
M1' Currier
Mr Abbott
30 Yeas — 38 Nays — so it was not Accepted —
Adjourned to 8 o'Clock to morrow morning
FRIDAY June 17th 1791
The House met according to adjournment
The following resolve came down from the Honb1 Senate for
Concurrence —
Resolved that his Excellency the President and the Treasurer of
this state be and hereby are impowered to Subscribe on Account
and in behalf of this state for the stock of the bank of the United
states the Sum of Sixty thousand Dollars being one hundred and
fifty shares payable one fourth in gold & silver and three fourths
in that part of the public debt of the United States which bears an
interest of Six f1' Cent per Annum —
And that the President and Treasurer are hereby authorized to
take out of the State Treasury the above monies and funded
papers for said purpose and make all necessary transfers accord-
360 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. [I79I
ing to such rules as are Instituted in that behalf by law and do
and transact all and Singular acts matters and things as shall or
may appertain to said Subscription and render an account thereof
to the General Court at their next Session —
* 14-243 * An Act to authorize the Select men of New Durham
to levy a Tax of one penny ^r Acre on the lands in said
Town for repairing highways — was read a third time and passed
to be Enacted —
An Act Suspending the Operation of Sundry Acts therein
enumerated and ref ered to until a certain period — was read a
third time and passed to be Enacted —
An Act to impower Walter Geer to review an action was read a
third time and passed to be Enacted.
Upon reading and considering the Petition of Benjamin Abbott,
voted that the Petitioner be heard thereon before the General
Court on the third Wednesday of the next Session and that in the
mean time the Petitioner cause that the Petitionee be served with
a copy of the Petition and order of Court thereon Six weeks prior
to the sitting of said Court that he may then appear and shew
cause (if any he hath) why the prayer thereof may not be granted —
Upon reading and considering the Petition of Alexander Plumb-
ley — voted that the Petitioner be heard thereon before the Gen-
eral Court on the third Wednesday of the next Session and that
in the mean time the Petitioner cause that the Petitionee be served
with a Copy of the Petition and order of Court thereon six weeks
prior to the sitting of said Court that he may then appear and
shew cause why the prayer thereof may not be granted —
Upon reading and considering the Petition of John Bryant Esqr
voted that the Petitioner be heard thereon before the General Court
on the first Tuesday of the next Session and that in the mean time
the Petitioner cause that the Select men of Concord Bow and
Pembrook be served with a Copy of the Petition and order of
Court thereon Six weeks prior to the sitting of said Court that they
or either of them may then appear and shew cause (if any they
have) why the prayer thereof may not be granted —
Upon reading and considering the Petition of Joseph
* 14-244 * Kimball Esq1* in behalf of the Town of Plainfield —
voted that the Petition lay till the next Session and that
no extent issue against Plainfield for the deficiency of Soldiers
until the next Session —
The following resolve came down from the Honb1 Senate for
Concurrence —
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In Senate 17th June 1791 —
Resolved that Mr Nathanael Parker receiver of Nonresident
Taxes shall be allowed in future to demand and take ten ^r
Centum on all nonresident Taxes he may receive and sixpence
for each receipt, which shall be in lieu of what he has heretofore
received — which resolve was read and concurred —
Voted that the Account of Benjamin Hanneford amounting to
eight pounds be allowed and paid out of the money now in the
Treasury by order of the President
Voted that the Account of Joseph Pearson Esq1' amounting to
forty five pounds as paymaster for Invalids be allowed and paid
out of the Treasury by order of the President
Voted that the account of Joseph Pearson Esq1' amounting to
thirty pounds twelve shillings for so much paid Col0 Giddinge be
allowed and paid out of the Treasury by order of the President —
Voted that the Account of Samuel Dinsmore amounting to three
shillings & nine pence be allowed and paid out of the Treasury
by order of the President —
Voted that the Account of George Hough amounting to one
pound nine shillings and two pence be allowed and paid out of the
Treasury by order of the President —
Voted that the Account of John Calfe Esq1" amounting to thir-
teen pounds Sixteen shillings and two pence be allowed & paid
out of the Treasury by order of the President —
*The Committee appointed to consider of and report * 14-245
on the Accounts of Printers and other accounts to them
referred — Reported that Eliphalet Ladd Junr be allowed thirty
shillings in full for his Account — That Henry Ranlet be allowed
thirty six shillings in full for his Account — That John Melcher
be allowed Twenty three pounds one shilling in full for his
Account for printing the journals of both houses of the General
Court the last Session and for Sundry advertisements — That John
Waldron and Joshua Wingate Esqrs be allowed thirty six shillings
in full for their account — That Jonathan Gage be allowed thirty
shillings in full of his Account — That Reuben Libbey be allowed
fifteen shillings in full of his Account — That Ozias Silsby be
allowed three pounds in full of his Account which report being
read and considered voted that it be received and accepted and
that the President give order accordingly —
Voted that the Account of Moses Leavit Neal amounting to
thirty shillings be allowed and paid out of the Treasury by order
of the President —
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Voted that John Melcher have and receive out of the Treasury
Eighty pounds to be by him Accounted for in printing the revised
Laws of this state and that the President give order accordingly —
An Act to enable the Select men of New Hampton to assess
and cause to be collected the Sum of one Penny *§r Acre on each
Acre of Land in said Town annually publick rights excepted for
the term of three years from the passing this Act — was read a
third time and passed to be Enacted —
Voted Unanimously that the thanks of this House be given to
William Gardner Esq1" for his attention to and fidelity in his
Office of Treasurer of this State during his continuance therein
and that M1' Connor be desired to deliver him a Copy of this
vote —
* 14-246 * Voted that Thursday the Seventeenth day of Novem-
ber next be Observed and kept as a day of public
Thanksgiving throughout this state and that his Excellency the
President with advice of Council be desired to issue a proclamation
seasonably for that purpose —
The Committee on the Petition of William Adams reported that
he be allowed the Same wages & depreciation as Cap1 Runnels
and other Officers in the same service have been allowed — which
report being read and considered voted that it be received and
accepted —
Voted that the Revrd Israel Evans have and receive out of the
Treasury forty shillings for his Services as Chaplain to the Gen-
eral Court the Present Session —
Voted that when the business of the present Session is finished
that his Excellency the President with advice of Council adjourn
the General Court until the last Wednesday in November next
then to meet at Portsmouth —
Voted that the account of Caleb Buswell amounting to three
pounds be allowed and paid out of the Treasury by order of the
President —
Voted that the Account of Josiah Nelson amounting to Six
pounds Sixteen shillings and eight pence be allowed and paid out
of the Treasury by order of the President —
Resolved that Col0 William Page commander of the third Regi-
ment of light horse in said state is hereby impowered to raise a
Company of Light Horse in the Towns of Newport Lempster
Washington Stoddard and Marlow and such other parts of any
Towns adjoining as may be found necessary, under the same rules
regulations & restrictions as other companies of Light horse in
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this state and the field officers of said regiments are requested to
nominate officers for said Company —
* The following resolves came down from the Honb1 * 14-247
Senate for Concurrence —
In Senate June 17th 1791 —
Resolved that the Treasurer of this state be and he hereby is
authorized to receive from James Reid late Brigadier General a
Certificate issued from the Treasury Office of the United states for
the Sum of Two Thousand two hundred and forty three Dollars
and eighty eight cents Dated 27th May 1791 and allow the said
Reid therefor at the rate of eighteen shillings on the pound to be
paid by deductions from the outstanding Taxes due from such of
the Towns or Collectors as the said Reed may request provided
the said Reid shall at his own expence empower the said Treas-
urer to obtain a proper transfer of said Certificate or the amount
thereof for the use and benefit of this state —
[The following resolve came down from the honorable Senate
for concurrence.
In Senate, June 17, 1791.]
Resolved that his Excellency the President of this state be and
he hereby is authorized and impowered with advice of Council to
draw orders on the Treasurer of this state in favour of John Melcher
for such sum as he may judge expedient not exceeding eighty
pounds as so much advanced to be accounted for, and for such
further sum or sums as the President may think expedient for
contingent expences for the benefit of the State not exceeding one
hundred pounds and that the Treasurer pay such orders accord-
ingly which resolves were read and concurred —
The Secretary came down and gave information that his Excel-
lency the President with advice of Council has thought fit to
adjourn the General Court until the last Wednesday in November
next then to meet at Portsmouth — and declared them adjourned
accordingly —
1 [Of the foregoing votes, &c. the following are non-concurred
and ordered by the honorable Senate to lay.
Non-concurred.
Report of committee on Col. Hobart's petition.
Committee on petition of Thomas Simpson.
Col. Stone's petition.
1 Taken from printed journal.
364 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. [I79I
Ordered to lay over.
Jonathan Hoit's petition.
Lines of Jaffrey.
Committee on the propriety of limiting a time for receiving
seven shillings in lieu of twenty shillings.
Joshua Tolford's petition.
Benjamin Archer's ditto.
Washington ditto.
Moultonborough ditto.
Inhabitants of Windham ditto.
Levi French's ditto.
Elizabeth Curtis' ditto.
William Adams' ditto.
An act to prevent damage which may be done by lumber to
the owners of lands on Connecticut-river and Merrimac-river,
ordered to lay over.]
Journal of the Senate
CONTAINING THE PROCEEDINGS
FROM NOVEMBER 30, 1791, TO JANUARY 6, 1792.
* STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE, *4-*9
At a Session of the General Court holden at Portsm0 by adjourn-
ment on Wednesday Nov1' 30th 1791 — Present in Senate His Ex-
cellency Josiah Bartlett Esq Presid* The Hon Rob* Wallace Abiel
Foster Sanford Kingsbury Nath1 Rogers John Waldron, Samuel
Hale Christ0 Toppan James Sheafe & Wm Page Esq1'8 —
THURSDAY Dec i, 1791 —
Present as yesterday with the addition of Gen1 Peabody
A vote appointing the Revd Doctr Haven Revd Mr Buckminster
& the Revd Mr Ogden to officiate as Chaplains the present Session
at Portsmouth, was bro* up read & concurred.
A vote for a Comtee to join a Comtee of Senate to take under con-
sideration His Excellencys Message and report an answer thereto
was brot up read & concurred Mr Sheafe & Mr Peabody joined —
A vote for a Comtee to join a Comtee of the Senate to consider of
an Act of the Massachusets for regulating the fishery in Connec-
ticut River and report their opinion respecting the propriety of
passing a similar Act was brot up read and concurred M1' Page
joined
A vote for a Comtee to join a Comtec of the Senate to consider of
what business is necessary first to be entered upon & done at this
Session & report thereon was bro1 up read & concurred Mr Pea-
body & Mr Rogers joined —
A vote for a Comtee to join a Comtee of the Senate to consider of
the propriety of passing an Act for altering the place of sitting of
the S C [Superior Court] to their next Circuit from Plymouth to
Haverhill in the County of Grafton was bro1 up read & concurred
Mr Peabody joined —
* A vote for a Comtee to join a Comtee of the Senate to * 4-30
consider of the propriety of bringing in a bill for directing
the Admission of Town Inhabitants in future and report thereon
was bro* up read & concurred M1' Foster & Mr Toppan joined —
368 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. [I79I
A vote for a Comtee to join a Comtee of the Senate to consider of
the pet'1 of John Young Esq who prays for the privilege of build-
ing & altering chimnies according to a certain plan so as to carry
smoke well was brot up read & concurred Mr Page and Mr Sheafe
joined —
A vote to hear the petition of Hampton falls respecting high-
ways in sd Town and Seabrook on the 20th of this Ins1 was brot up
read and concurred
Adjourned till tomorrow 9 °Clock A M
FRIDAY Dec 2 1791
Met according to adjournment
Present as yesterday —
A vote for a Comtee to join a Comtee of the Senate to consider of
the Acc° of J M Sewall Esq & report thereon was brot up read &
concurred Mr Toppan joined —
A vote for a Comtee to join a Comtee of the Senate to consider of
the petn of Abigail Fugard & report thereon was bro* up read &
concurred Mr Kingsbury & Mr Sheafe joined —
A vote for a Comtec to join a Comtee of the Senate to consider of
the pet11 of Silas Betton was brot up read and Nonconcurred —
reconsidered See N° 215 — [January 2, 1792.]
A vote for a Comtee to join a Comtee of the Senate to report what
shall be done with the powder &c now in the hands of Individuals
belonging to this State was bro1 up read & concurred Mr Wallace
Mr Foster & Mr Toppan joined
*4~3i * A vote for a Comte to join a Comtee of the Senate to con-
sider of a Letter from Rob1 Means Esq was bro* up read
& concurred Mr Wallace joined
The petn of Z Leach supported by the Selectmen of Westmor-
land praying to be enabled to sell the land of his Ward was bro*
up, read and dismissed —
A vote for a Comtce to join a Comtee of the Senate, to consider
of the petn of Eliph* Ladd & report thereon was brot up read &
concurred Mr Hale joined
A vote for a Comtee to join a Comtec of the Senate to consider of
all Printers Accounts was brot up read & concurred Mr Sheafe
joined — ^
A vote for a Corn100 to join a Comtoe of the Senate to take under
consideration some Method respecting the routs of Postriders was
bro1 up read & concurred Mr Hale Mr Peabody Mr Page & Mr
Wallace joined —
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A vote for a ComLee to join a Comtee of the Senate to consider
what measur's shall be taken for appropriating the public monies
now in the Treasury was brot up read & concurred Mr Rogers Mr
Sheafe & Mr Page joined —
A vote for a Comtee to join a Comtee of the Senate to bring in a
bill providing how the business of Sheriff shall be transacted,
when by reason of death or otherwise that office shall become
vacant was brot up read & concurred Mr Foster joined
A vote for a Comte to join a Comtee of the Senate to consider
that part of the report of the Comtee on necessary business which
respects the encouragement of Literature & report what measures
may be taken for that purpose was brot up read and concurred Mr
Kingsbury & Mr Wallace joined
*A vote for a Comtee to join a Comtee of the Senate to *4~32
consider what method shall be adopted for compleating
the collection of outstanding taxes &c was brought up read and
concurred Mr Toppan & Mr Page joined —
A vote for a Comtee to join a Comtee of the Senate to consider
of the pet" of N Clough & all similar matters & report thereon
was bro1 up read and concurred Mr Toppan Mr Peabody & Mr
Page joined
A vote so far granting the prayer of the petn of John Young
Esq as that an Exclusive right be given to him for fourteen years
& that he have leave to bring in a bill accordingly was brot up
read and concurred
A vote for a Comtee to join a Comtee of the Senate to consider
of the propriety of lengthening out the time for the Treasurers
receiving returns from Selectmen of the sums due from Individu-
als to Collectors &c was brot up read & concurred Mr Toppan
joined —
A vote for a Comtee to join a Comtee of the Senate to consider
of the petition of Joseph Taylor was brot up read & concurred Mr
Foster joined
adjourned till tomorrow morning 9 °Clk
SATURDAY Dec 2 1791
met according to adjournment
Present as yesterday
A vote granting the prayer of John Peirce 3d (who prays that
the name of Edward may be added to his name and that he may
be named Edward John Peirce) and giving him leave to bring in
a bill accordingly was bro1 up read and concurred
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37° NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. [I79I
*4-33 *An Act altering the time of holding the annual meeting
in Moultonbor0 having been read a third time voted that
the same be enacted
Adjourned till monday next 3 °Clock P M —
MONDAY Dec* 5th 1791
met according to adjournment
Present as yesterday
A vote for a Comtee to join a Comte of the Senate to take under
consideration a Resolve of 16th of June last respecting Invalids
and report what alterations may be necessary was brot up read &
concurred Mr Peabody & Mr Sheafe joined —
A vote granting the prayer of Jona Hoit of Orange (who prays
that all his proceedings as Constable of sd Town for the year 1787
may be confirmed & established so far as the same would have
been legal had he been duly sworn) was bro1 up read and non-
concurred
A vote for a Com* to join a Comte of the Senate to take under
consideration the propriety of passing an Act directing Suiters to
give bond to respond damages in case of a reversal of Judgment
in an Action of review, was bro1 up read & concurred Mr Peabody
& Mr Sheafe joined
A vote for a Comte to join a Comte of the Senate to consider of
the pet11 of Nath1 Gilman & report thereon was brot up read &
concurred Mr Page joined —
A vote for a Comtee to join a Comte of the Senate to consider of
the Pet11 of Wm Duncan & others respecting a road from Durham
to Concord was brot up read & concurred Mr Sheafe Mr Foster &
Mr Hale joined & M1 Rogers
adjourned till tomorrow morning 9 °Clk
TUESDAY Dec* 6 1791
met according to adjournment
Present as yesterday —
A vote for a Comtee to join a Comtee of the Senate to consider
of the petn of Benja Brown jun1' was brot up read & concurred M
Sheafe joined
A vote to pay the acc° of Jona M Sewell [amount- to £15] foi
service as Sec-V to the Convention in 1783 was brot up read &
concurred
*4~34 *A vote to hear the petn of Moses Blake (who prays foi
I791] JOURNAL OF THE SENATE. 37 1
the privilege of keeping a ferry over Connecticut River) on the
second Thursday of their next Session was brot up read and con-
curred
A vote for a Comtee to join a Comtee of the Senate to consider
of the Acc° presented by the Comtee appointed to settle the ex-
pences of the Light Hous was bro* up read & concurred Mr Top-
pan Mr Rogers & Mr Peabody joined
A vote that the vacancy in the Senate occasioned by the resig-
nation of Robert Means Esq be filled up as soon as may be
agreeably to the Constitution was brofc up read & concurred
a vote for a Comtee to join a Comtee of the Senate to consider of
the petn of John Pendexter & others was brot up read & concurred
Mr Hale & Mr Waldron joined —
A vote for a Comtee to join a Comtec of the Senate to consider of
the Petn of Henry Y. Brown was brofc up read and concurred Mr
Kingsbury joined —
A vote granting the prayer of the petition of John Peirce
Attorney to John Fisher was brot up read & concurred
The Hon Senate met with the Hon House in their Chamber
and proceeded in the choice of a Senator in the room of the Hon
Robert Means & the ballots being taken it appeared that the Hon
Charles Barrett Esq was unanimously chosen
A vote granting the prayer of the pet" of Jn° Bryant (who
prays for a ferry over Merrimac River) and giving him leave to
bring in a bill accordingly was brot up read and concurred
Adjourned till to morrow morning 9 °Clock
WEDNESDAY Dec 7, 1791
met according to adjournment
Present as yesterday with the addition of Mr Barrett
*A vote to accept the report of the Comtee appointed to * 4-35
settle the acc° between the State & Wm Gardner Esq late
Treasurer was bro* up, read & concurred
A vote for a Comtee to join a Comtec of the Senate to consider of
the pet11 of John Mendum was brof up read & concurred Mr
Rogers joined
A vote to hear the pet" of Benj Brown on Friday 16 of Dec
Ins1 was bro4 up read & concurred
A vote for a Comtee to join a Comtee of the Senate to consider of
the petn of Jona Freeman in behalf of the Trustees of D [Dart-
mouth] College praying for the loan of a sum of money was brot
up read and concurred Mr Hale & Mr Foster joined —
372 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. [I79I
A vote granting the prayer of the petition of Jeremiah Page
and giving him leave to bring in a bill accordingly was brot up
read & concur11
A vote for a Comtoc to join a Comtee of the Senate to consider of
the Memorial of Bradbury Cilley was brot up read & concurred
Mr Rogers Mr Toppan Mr" Barrett & Mr Kingsbury joined
A vote granting the prayer of the pet" of Thomas Pennyman
in behalf of [the town of] Washington and giving him leave to
bring in a bill accordingly was brot up read & concurred
A vote that Tamworth Eaton & Burton be considered as a class
for representation and that they have liberty to elect and send a
representative to the Gen1 Court in future was brot up read &
concurred
A vote granting the prayer of the pet" from Conway Bartlett &
Locations and that a Resolve be brot in accordingly was brot up
read & concurred
A vote to postpone the hearing on the petn of the Selectmen of
Ossipee till tomorrow was brot up read & concurred
* 4-36 *A vote granting the prayer of the petition of the Select- I
men of Cockermouth, that they have leave to raise a tax j
of one penny °§ acre for two years on all the lands in sd Town |
except the undivided lands and that they have leave to bring in a j
bill accordingly was bro* up read & concurred with this amend-
ment, that instead of one penny *§ Acre for two years, there be
liberty to raise a tax of two pence ^ Acre for one year upon all
lands in sd town except public lots or rights and except the undi-
vided lands and that two years be allowed for completing the
payment
Sent down for concurrence — brot up conc(1
A vote to postpone the hearing on the pet" of Jaasiel Herrima
till the second Wednesday of the next Session was bro1 up read &
concurred
A vote for a Comtee to join a Comtec of the Senate on the pet
from Conway [and] Shelburne & report their opinion respecting
the same was brot up read & concurred Mr Hale [Page] & M
Sheafe joined
A vote granting the prayer of the pet11 of the Selectmen of Chi
Chester & giving them leave to bring in a bill accordingly wa
brot up read & concurred —
An Act to alter the name of John Peirce the third to Edwan
John Peirce having been read a third time voted that the same b
enacted
Adjourned till tomorrow morning 9 °Clock
.
I791] JOURNAL OF THE SENATE. 373
THURSDAY Dec 8, 1791
met according to adjournment
Present as Yesterday
a vote to hear the pet" from Amherst praying to be sett off from
Ist Parish on Second Tuesday of the next Session was brot up
read & concurred with this alteration that the name of
Charles Barrett Esq be inserted instead * of Jacob Abbot, * 4~37
Esq — Sent down for concurrence — brot up concurred
A vote for a Comte to join a Comtee of the Senate to consider of
the petn of Jerh Eastman et alius & report thereon was brot up
read & concurred Mr Toppan & Mr Waldron joined.
A vote for a Comtec to join a Comtce of the Senate to take under
consideration the Resolve respecting Post routs & report thereon
was brot up read & concurred Mr Peabody & Mr Wallace joined
A vote for a Comte to join a Comte of the Senate to consider of
a letter from Js Macgregore Esq was bro1 up read & concurred Mr
Peabody & Mr Page joined
A vote for a Comtee to join a Comte of the Senate to consider of
the petn of Jn° Trott was brot up read & concurred Mr Kingsbury
joined —
A vote for a Comte to join a Comtee of the Senate to consider of
the petn of Samuel Sherburne was bro1 up read & concurred Mr
Foster Mr Wallace & Mr Barrett joined —
A vote for a Comtee to join a Comtee of the Senate to consider of
the petn of Col Wm Gregg & report thereon was brot up read &
concurred Mr Page joined
A vote for a Comtee to join a Com of the Senate to consider of
the pet" of Joseph Bell & report thereon was brot up read &
concurred Mr Barrett Joined —
A vote granting the prayer of the pet11 of Henry Millan [in
behalf of] Stephen Harford so far as that he have a trial [on the
merits] original Suit and have leave to bring in a bill accordingly
was brot up read & concurred
A vote that the remainder of the hearings whch were to have
been this day be postponed till tomorrow was brot up read & con-
curred—
* A vote for a Comtee to join a Comtee of the Senate to *4~38
consider of the pet11 of John Reed was brot up read &
concurred Mr Peabody & Mr Sheafe joined
A vote appointing a Comte to fix on the place in which the road
shall Run from Conway to Shelburne and report a plan &c was
brot up read & concurred —
374 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. [I79I
An Act granting to Joseph Kimball Esq the exclusive right or
privilege of making Waterqueechee falls in Connecticut River
navigable for Boats having been read a third time voted that the
same be enacted —
A vote granting the prayer of Nath1 Gilman and giving him
leave to bring in a bill accordingly was brot up read & concurred
A vote that a Comtee be apptd who shall at the expence of the
State look out & fix on the tract in which the road shall run from
Conway. to Shelburne &c &c was brot up read and concurred
Adjourned till tomorrow morn8 9 °Clk
FRIDAY Dec 9 1791
met according to adjournment
Present as yesterday
A vote for a Comtee to join a Comtee of the Senate to consider
of the Acc° of John Morse was brot up read & concurred Mr
Wallace joined
A vote for a Comtee to join a Comtee of the Senate to consider
of the pet" of Thos Tash was bro1 up read and concurred Mr Wal-
dron joined —
A vote to hear the pet11 of Jona Warner on Thursday next was
brot up read and concurred
A vote for a Comtee to join a Comtee of the Senate to
*4~39 consider of the pet11 of William Vans *was bro4 up read
& concurred Mr Peabody and Mr Rogers joined
A vote for a Comtee to &c [join a committee of the Senate] on
the pet11 of Susanna Dodge was brot up read & concurred Mr
Sheafe joined
A Resolve that the Towns of Conway Bartlett & the locations
to the North of Bartlett together with Sterling Archd Stark &
Sam1 Starks Locations South of sd Conway have liberty to send a
member to the Gen1 Court — And that Tamworth Eaton & Burton
have liberty to send a member to sd Court was bro1 up read &
concurred with this Amendment that the Locations viz Caldwells
Mc Neils & Martins be added to Tamworth Eaton & Burton —
Sent down for concurrence brot up concurred —
A vote for a Comtee to join a Comte of the Senate to consider
of the pet" from Hawke was brot up read & concurred Mr Sheafe
joined
A vote allowing Joseph Bell 3o£ for Doctors Bills &c was brot
up read & concurred
1791] JOURNAL OF THE SENATE. 375
A vote for a Comtee to join a Comtee of the Senate to consider
of the pet11 of E Triskett was brot up read & concurred Mr Foster
joined —
A vote for a Comtee to join a Comtee of the Senate on the petn
of Jona Tenny was bro* up read & Nonconcurred
A vote for a Comtee to join a Comtee of the Senate to consider
whether & what alterations shall be made in the lines of the sev-
eral Counties was bro* up read & concurred Mr Peabody Mr Page
Mr Wallace & Mr Waldron joined
*A vote for a Comtee to join a Comtee of the Senate to *4~40
wait on the Hon Nath1 Peabody Esq one of the Comtee for
revising the laws &c and inquire how far said Comtee have pro-
ceeded &c was brot up read & concurred Mr Toppan joined —
A vote for a Comtee to join a Comtee of the Senate to consider
of the Pet11 of Tim0 Gibson and Samuel Dodge & report thereon
was bro1 up read & concurred Mr Rogers joined —
A vote granting the prayer of the petn of John Blunt & others
and giving them leave to bring in a bill accordingly was brot up
read and concurred.
State of New Hampshire
In Senate December 9th 1791 —
Whereas sundry Towns & places in the Northerly part of this
State and the Inhabitants thereof have been taxed for a number of
years past some of the Towns & many of the Inhabitants are
poor, and have at different times petitioned the General Court for
an abatement or discharge of their taxes — And whereas the Sec-
retary of this State has been ordered to advertize the unlocated
lands in said State for sale and as sundry offers have been made
therefor and as it is highly probable that the offers would be
greatly increased if any method was adopted for the granting of
said lands — Therefore voted that Mr Sheafe and Mr Peabody
be a Comtee with such as the Hon House may join to take into
consideration the above said matters and report thereon Sent
down for concurrence brot up concurred
A vote granting the prayer of the pet11 of Js Wallace and giving
him leave to bring in a bill accordingly was brot up read & con-
curred
A vote for a Comtee to join a Comtee of the Senate to consider of
the Petn of Bez1 Woodward was brot up read and concurred Mr
Barrett joined
*A vote granting the pet11 of Mary Tufton Mason and *4~4i
giving her leave to bring in a bill accordingly was brot up
read & concurred
376 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. [I79I
A vote to postpone the hearing on the petition of Josiah Hast-
ings until the second Tuesday of the next Session was brot up
read & concurred
A vote accepting the resignation of Sanford Kingsbury Esq as
one of the Corns"™ [committee] on Continental Accos was brot up
read & concurred
A vote to pay the Acc° of S Kingsbury Esq amount* to £13.15.0
as one of the Comsnrs [committee] on Cont1 Accos was brot up read
and concurred w* granted
Adjourned till tomorrow morning 9 °Clock
SATURDAY Dec 10th [1791]
met according to adjournment
Present as yesterday —
A vote that Eliph1 Ladd receive io£ for his Services as Post rider
in the County of Strafford for the last 6 months was brot up read
& concurred —
An Act making provision in case of the death resignation or
removal from Office of the Sheriff of any County having been
read a third time voted that the same be enacted
A vote granting the prayer of the pet11 of J Mendum and giving
him leave to bring in a Resolve accordingly was bro* up read &
concurred —
A vote for a Comtee to join a Comtee of the Senate to take under
consideration what business is yet necessary to be done — adjourn-
ment &c was brot up read & concurred Mr Peabody & Mr Hale
joind
An Act for laying out a road from Concord to Durham falls &
Newmarket bridge having been read a third Time voted that the
same be enacted
* 4-42 *An Act to legalize the exchange of certain lands in the
Town of New Grantham & for abating a tax laid on sd
Town for the payment of a Representative having been read a
third time voted that the same be Nonconcurred —
An Act for regulating the fishery in Connecticutt River having
been read a third time voted that the same be enacted.
An Act impowering the Children of John Fisher to hold real
Estate in this State having been read a third time voted that the
same be enacted
An Act to vest the exclusive right & privilege of keeping a
ferry over a certain part of Merimac River in John Bryant of
I791] JOURNAL OF THE SENATE. 377
Bow his heirs & assigns having been read a third time voted that
the same be enacted —
An Act in addition to an Act passed the 18th of June A D 1789
intitled an Act for regulating Schools in this State and for repeal-
ing all Acts heretofore made respecting the same, having been
read a third time, on motion being made that the Yeas & Nays be
taken they were as follows viz
Yeas. Yeas. Yeas.
Mr Nath1 Rogers Mr Chas Barrett Mr James Sheafe &
Rob1 Wallace Abiel Foster Sanford Kingsbury — 6
Nays. Nays. Nays.
Mr Nath1 Peabody Mr Christ0 Toppan Mv Will™ Page — 5
John Waldron Sam1 Hale
And so it was enacted —
Adjourned till Monday next 3 °Clok P M
MONDAY Dec 12th 1791
met according to adjournment
present as on Saturday last —
An Act to vest in John Young his heirs & Assigns the sole &
exclusive privilege of Building Chimneys & altering those already
built agreeably to a discovery & invention of the said
Young according * to the description of said discovery & * 4~43
invention lodged in the Office of the Secy of sd State hav-
ing been read a third time voted that the same be enacted
An Act to empower the Inhabitants of Cockermouth in the
County of Grafton to levy a tax on all the lands (public lots &
undivided lands excepted) in sd Town for making & repairing the
highways having been read a third time voted that the same be
enacted.
An Act to restore Stephen Harford to his Law having been
read a third time voted that the same be enacted.
A vote for a Comtee to join a Comte of the Senate to nominate
four persons — two of whom to be a committee to settle all accos
due to the State prior to June 1784 &c was brot up read & con-
curred Mr Sheafe Mr Barrett & Mr Hale joined —
A vote for a Comtee to join a Comtee of the Senate to consider of
the pet11 of John Tanner was brot up read & Nonconcurred
A vote for a Comtee to join a Comtee of the Senate to take under
consideration & report what shall be done respecting lands that
have been heretofore located in this State where the conditions of
37^ NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. [I79I
the grants have not been complied with was brot up read & con-
curred Mr Toppan & Mr Sheafe joined —
A vote for a Comtee to join a Comtee of the Senate to consider of
the pet11 of Phinehas Parker was brot up read & concurred Mr
Foster joined
Adjourned till tomorrow morn* 9 °Clock
TUESDAY Dec 13 1791
met according to adj1
Present all the Senate —
An Act to restore Jonathan Wadleigh to his law having been
read a third time voted that the same be enacted
* 4-44 * A vote to accept the report of the Comtee on the petition
of Tim0 Gibson & Sam1 Dodge that the bonds mentioned
in sd pet11 be remitted &c was brot up read & concurred
A Resolve on the pet11 of Wm Vans respecting Errol & Mills-
field that a further term of Ten years from the passg of this
Resolve be allowed sd proprietors to complete the settlem* of sd
Townships provided that within one year from the passs this
Resolve the Proptrs of Errol pay into the Treasury of this State
the sum of £118.. 6 — and the Propr of Millsfield pay £101.. 8
was brot up read and concurred
A vote to hear the petn of Phinehas Parker on the second
Thursday of the next Session & that all &c [further proceedings
against said Parker be stayed,] was brot up read & concurred
A vote for a Comtee to join a Comtee of the Senate to consider of
the pet11 of Joseph Kimball was brot up read & concurred Mr
Foster & Mr Dow joined —
A vote for a Comtee to join a Comtee of the Senate to consider of
the pet'1 of Benjamin Lamson was brot up read & concurred Mr
Barrett joined —
A vote granting the prayer of the petition of Betsa Curtis and
giving her leave to bring in a bill accordingly was brot up read &
concurred
A vote for a Comtoe to join a Comtee of the Senate to take under
consideration a Letter from Doctrs Tenny & Parker respecting
Invalids was brot up read & concurred [Mr Dow & Mr Rogers
joined — ]
A vote granting the prayer of the petition of Sam1 Duncan and
giving him leave to bring in a bill accordingly was bro1 up read &
concurred
1791] JOURNAL OF THE SENATE. 379
*A vote for a Comtee to join a Comtee of the Senate to * 4-4 5
consider of the Memorial of Capt Titus Salter was brot
up read & concurred Mr Toppan & Mr Rogers joined
A Resolve that certain penalties be remitted unto Tim0 Gibson
& Sam1 Dodge provided the sd T [Timothy] Gibson and Sam1
Dodge shall at or before the next S C [Superior Court] for sd
County pay all legal costs that have arisen in consequence of the
prosecution vs sd [one David] Dodge & on acc° of the forfeitures
incurred by them was brot up read & concurred —
A vote on the pet11 of the Selectmen of Dorchester that a bill be
brot in for raising 2 pence ^ Acre on all lands in sd Town for one
year was brot up read and concurred
A vote for a Comtee to join a Comtee of the Senate on the pet of
Joseph Kenniston was brot up read & concurred Mr Foster joined —
Adjourned till tomorrow morning 9 "Clock
WEDNESDAY Dec* 14 1791
met according to adjournment
present as yesterday except Mr Kingsbury
A vote that the Secy be directed to procure 200 printed copies
of the Act respecting Schools passed this Session that the same
may be distributed at the close thereof to the several towns in
this State was bro* up read & concurred
A vote granting the prayer of Susanna Dodge and giving leave
to bring in a bill accordingly was brot up read & concurred
An Act for assessing two pence per Acre on the Nonresidents
lands in Chichester for repairing a road through said Town hav-
ing been read a third time voted that the same be enacted.
A Resolve that the Town of New Grantham be abated the sum
of five pounds and that sd five pounds be charged to the town of
Cornish was brot up read and concurred
*A vote for a Comtce to join a Comtec of the Senate on * 4-46
the petu of U Js Gould an Invalid was brot up read & Non
concurred
A vote for a Comtce to consider of the pet11 of Benja Tripp was
brot up read & Nonconcurred
A vote to postpone the hearing on the pet11 of John Tasker Esq
to the Second Wednesday of the next Session Also the petn of
Eaton & Burton to the same time was brot up read & concurred.
An Act to restore James Wallace to his law having been read a
third time voted that the same be enacted —
380 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. [I79I
A vote that Mr Rogers Mr Dow Mr Peabody Mr Toppan Mr
Sheafe & Mr Page with such of the Hon1'1'' House as they may join
be a Comtee to consider a report of one of the Comtee for revising
the laws — and to examine the printed Sheets of laws by him
exhibited & report what further measures are necessary to be taken
for completing the Code was sent down for concurrence brot up
concurred
A vote granting the prayer of the pet" of Joel Doolittle was brot
up read & nonconcurred
A vote to hear the petn of Sam1 Sherburne on Tuesday next was
brot [up] read and concurred
A vote granting the prayer of the petn of Joseph Peirce and
giving him leave to bring a Bill accordingly was brot up read and
concurred
A vote to postpone the remainder of the hearings which were to
have been this day untill to morrow was brot up read and con-
curred
A vote granting the prayer of the petn of Thos Pinkham and
giving him leave to bring in a bill accordingly was brot up read
and concurred
* 4-47 * An Act altering the time of holding the annual meeting
in Dunbarton having been read a third time voted that
the same be enacted
A vote on the pet" of H [Henry] Y Brown that an Act be passed
empowering the Judge of Probate for the County of Rockingham
to appoint Comsnrs to examine such further Claims against the Es-
tate of the late Gov1' Wentworth &c was brot up read & concurred
Adjourned till to morrow morning 9 °Clk
THURSDAY Dec 15 1791
met according to adjournment
Present as yesterday
A vote granting the prayer of Alex(1 Plumley and giving him
leave to bring in a bill accordingly was brot up read & noncon-
curred
A vote to postpone the remainder of the hearings which were to
have been this day untill to morrow was brot up read & concurred
A vote for a Comte to join a Comu'e of the Senate to consider
of the pet" of Smith Emerson was brot up read & concurred Mr
Waldron joined
Adjourned till to morrow morn" 9 °Clk
I791] JOURNAL OF THE SENATE. 381
FRIDAY 16 Decr 1791
met according to Adjm*
Present as yesterday
An Act to impower Nathaniel Gilman Esquire to sell certain
real Estate of Mary Ann Odlin & Charlotte Odlin having been
read a third time voted that the same be enacted.
A vote for a Comtee to join a Comtee of the Senate consider of a
bill respecting an equitable method of making rates &c was brot
up read & concurred Mr Dow & Mr Foster joined —
A vote for a Comtee to join a Comtee of the Senate to consider of
the petn of the Selectmen of Durham et alii — (Newmarket bridge)
was brot up read & concurred Foster & Mr Sheafe joined —
a vote that the order drawn in favr of the Parish of Deerfield
Amotg to £259.. o.. 7 is now justly due that it ought to be paid in
Certificates &c &c was brot up read & concurred —
* A vote for a Comte to join a Comte of the Senate to * 4-48
consider of the pet11 of Moses Kelley was brot up read &
concurred Mr Wallace joined
A vote for a Comte to join a Comtee of the Senate to consider of
the Acc° of I Rollins Esq was brot up read & concurred Mr Barrett
joined —
A vote for a Comtee to join a Comtee of the Senate to consider of
the petn of Sam Silsby was brot up read & concurred Mr Page
joined
Adjourned till to morrow morning 9 °Clock
SATURDAY Dec 17 1791
met according to adjournment
Present as yesterday
a vote of yesterday that the remainder of the hearing which
were to have been on sd day be postponed until tomorrow was brot
up read & concurred.
A vote for a Comtee [to join a committee of the Senate] to con-
sider of a petn from New Castle was brot up read & concurred Mr
Barrett joined —
a vote granting the prayer of the Pet11 of Daniel Rindge & others
and giving him leave to bring in a bill accordingly was brot up
read & concurred
A vote granting the prayer of the pet11 of D. Webster and giving
him leave to bring in a bill accordingly was brot up read & Non
concurred s
382 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. [I79I
A vote to postpone the remainder of the hearings whch were to
have been heard this day till Tuesday next was bro1 up read &
concurred
A vote referring the petn of Wheeler to the Comtee on
located lands was brot [up] read & concurred
Adjourned till monday next 3 °Clk P M
MONDAY Dec 19 1791
met according to Adj
Present as on Saturday last
An Act to enable Mary Tufton Mason to take an appeal from a
certain decree of the Court of Probate for the County of Rock-
ingham to the Superior Court next to be holden in the same
County having been read a third time voted that the same be
enacted
* 4-49 * A vote for a Comtee to join a Comtee of the Senate on the
pet" of Robert Wier was brot up read & coned Mr Dow &
Mr Wallace joind
A vote granting the prayer of James Nickals and others & giv-
ing them leave to bring in a bill accordingly was brot up read &
concurred
A vote for a Comtce to join a Comtec of the Senate to consider of
the petn of Joseph Hammond was brot up read & concurred Mr
Dow and M1' Wallace joined —
Adjourned till to morrow morng 9 °Clk
TUESDAY Dec 20 1791
met according to Adjm*
Present as yesterday
A vote granting the prayer of the petn of Benja Lamson & that
a bill be brot in accord [ing]ly was brot up read & concurred
A vote for a Comtte on the petu of a number of the Inhabts of
Portsmouth was brought up read & concurred Mr Sheaf e joined —
A vote granting the prayer of the pet11 of the Proptrs of Unity &
that a bill be brot in accordingly was brot up read & concurred
A vote so far granting the prayer of the pet11 of Sam1 Smith &
others, as that they have leave to bring forward an action in the
nature of a review & that a bill be brot in accordingly was bro* up
read & nonconcured
A vote for a Com111' on the pet" of Thos Simpson was brot up
read & concurred Mr Dow joined
1791] JOURNAL OF THE SENATE. 383
A vote to hear the petn of Smith Emerson on Friday next was
brot up read & concurred with this amendment that he be heard
thereon, on Tuesday next instead of friday —
Sent down for concurrence — bro1 up with a Message that the
House adhere to their former vote — read again and nonconcurred
WEDNESDAY Dec. 21, 1791
met according to adj4
Present as yesterday
A vote of yesterday postponing the remainder of the hearings
which were to have been on sd day to this day was brot up read &
concurred
* A vote granting the prayer of the pet11 of L [Leonard] * 4-50
Whiting in behalf of B Abbott and that a bill be bro* in
accordingly was brot up read & concurred
A vote that Ichabod Rollins receive £15.12.3 in full of his
Demands vs the State was brot up read & concurred
A vote granting the prayer of the pet11 of Geo Gains Esq et alii
and that a bill be brot in accordingly was brot up read & concurred
An Act to lay a tax of one penny ^ Acre on the nonresidents
lands in Ossipee for the purpose of making & repairing highways
having been read a third time voted that the same be enacted
A vote to hear the petn of Susanna Dodge on the second Thurs-
day of the next Session was brot up read and concurred
An Act to impower the Inhabitants of Dorchester in the County
of Grafton to levy a tax on all the lands (public lands excepted)
in said Town for making & repairing the highways having been
read a third time voted that the same be enacted
A vote granting the prayer of the petn B Brown & that a bill be
brot in accordingly was brot up read & concurred —
A vote for a Comtee on the pet11 of W Hall was brot up read &
concurred Mr Toppan joined —
John Reeds pet11 was referred to the Comtee on a letter from
Doctr Tenny —
A vote to postpone the hearings on the petns of G Tiffany & A
Sanborn to the second Thursday of the next Session was brot up
read & concurred
A vote to postpone the hearing on the pet11 of [S.] Sher-
burne until Friday next *3 °Clock P M was brot up read * 4-51
& concurred
An Act to impower the Inhabitants of New Grantham in the
3^4 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. [I79I
County of Cheshire to lev}' a tax on all the lands (public lands
excepted) in sd Town for making & repairing highways therein
having been read a third time voted that the same be enacted.
A pet11 from [the town of] Bartlett was referred to the Comtee
on County lines —
A vote for a Comte on the pet11 of John Banfill was brot up, read
& concurred Mr Sheafe joined
Adjd till tomorrow morng 9 °Clock
THURSDAY Dec 22 1791
met according to adjmt
Present as yesterday
An Act to lay a tax of two pence f* Acre on all the lands in the
Town of Washington for the purpose of making & repairing the
highways, having been read a third time voted that the same be
enacted
A vote granting the prayer of sundry Inhats of Lempster, & that
a bill be bro* in accordingly was bro1 up read & concurred with
this amendment that any person living on y* part of the premises
which is taken out of Lempster have liberty of polling out of sd
premises to the Town of Lempster & any Inhts of Lempster own-
ing land in the premises have the same liberty of polling his land
to s(1 Town any time within one year & that the Contract writh the
Revd Mr Fisher be in no way affected by the sd Act
Sent down for concurrence — brot up concurrd
An Act to authorize the assessment & collection of taxes in the
Township of Coventry in the County of Grafton in said State, having
been read a third time voted that the same be enacted.
* 4-52 An Act to impower the Judge of Probate of the * County
of Rockingham for the time being to appoint Commis-
sioners and allow a further time for settlement of the Estate of
Robert Curtis deceased represented insolvent having been read a
third time voted that the same be enacted —
An Act to disannex certain lands in the Town of New Castle
with their Inhabitants from said Town, and annex the same to the
parish of Rye having been read a third time voted that the same
be enacted.
An Act to incorporate certain persons by the name of The New
Hampshire friendly Society having been read a third time voted
that the same be enacted
A vote to hear the pet11 of Joseph Hammond on the first Tues-
day of the next Session was brot up read and concurred —
I791] JOURNAL OF THE SENATE. 385
A vote for a Comtee on the petn of John Young was brot up read
and concurred Mr Wallace & Mr Foster joined —
A vote for a Comtee to take under consideration all applications
that may be made to them by persons who are indebted to this
State on Excise bonds was brot up read and concurred Mr Sheafe
and M1' Foster joined
Adjourned till tomorrow morng 9 °Clock
FRIDAY Dec* 23d 1791
met according to adj1
Present as yesterday —
An Act to impower Watchmen to apprehend & commit disor-
derly persons as is herein after declared having been read a third
time voted that the same be enacted
A vote to hear the petn of Robert Wier on the first Tuesday of
the next Session was brot up read & concurred with this alteration
that all judicial proceedings thereon be not stayed
Sent down for concurrence brot up concd with this amendment
that sd Judicial proceedgs be not stayed by order of this Court
A vote granting the prayer of the petn of A. R. Cutter and that
a bill be brot in accordingly was bro* up read & concurred
*A vote on the propriety & utility of this States becom- *4~53
ing a subscriber to the bank now forming in this State
was brot up read and concurred Mr Foster Mr Page & Mr Rogers
joined —
In Senate Decr 23 1791 —
Whereas a Resolve passed the Gen1 Court June 13 1791 provid-
ing for the payment of outstanding taxes and the time limited
therein for the Selectm11 to complete the Settlement with the Col-
lectors and make return to the Treasurer is expired
Therefore Resolved that the time for the Selectmen to complete
the settlement with the Collectors & to make return thereof to the
Treasurer agreeably to said Resolve be lengthened out till the
first day of March next and that the Treasurer shall receive of
any Collector the tax due from him or any part thereof on his
producing a certificate from the Selectmen of the Town or place
to which he belongs of his settlement with the Selectmen as
provided in said Resolve —
And be it further resolved that when it shall be found that any
town or place have not assessed the Indent or certificate taxes
charged against them or the fines imposed upon them for their
25
386 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. [I79I
deficiencies of soldiers or any part thereof & committed the same
to their Constables or Collectors to collect or where such taxes or
fines have been assessed and committed to their constables or col-
lectors to be collected the whole or any part thereof and not paid
the same over to the Treasurer or Selectmen or some other person
or persons or kept the same in his own hands but hath spent or
■disposed of the same so that such Town or Place cannot avail
themselves thereof but are obliged to assess and pay the same over
again or any part thereof by reason of such Constables or Col-
lectors having absconded or otherwise become unable to pay the
same — And the Selectmen of such Town or place shall make a
certificate or certificates under their hands & attested by
*4~54 a Magistrate of *what sum or sums of such taxes or fines
have not been assessed & committed as aforesaid or if
assessed, committed & collected by their Constables or collectors
in whole or in part & that such Constables or Collectors have
absconded or otherwise become unable to pay the same and set
forth the sums such Town or place have actually lost and are
obliged to assess & pay over a second time — The Treasurer
upon receiving such certificate be and hereby is directed to receive
seven shillings in Gold or Silver in lieu of twenty shillings in such
Certificates or Indents —
And be it further Resolved that the Constables or Collectors
may pay into the Treasury ten shillings in silver or Gold in lieu
of twenty shillings in Certificates or indents collected of individuals
previous to the passing of said resolve of 13 June —
And be it further resolved that the Treasr be and he hereby is
directed to use his best endeavours to compleat the collection of
all outstanding taxes and that he be & hereby specially directed to
issue Extents for all taxes prior to the year 1789 so as to compleat
the collection thereof by the first Wednesday of June next except-
ing those towns & places where there is or may be any particular
Act Resolve or vote of the General Court to the contrary
Sent down for concc
A vote granting the prayer of the pet11 of Geo JafFrey Esq &
others & that a bill be brot in accordingly was brot up read &
concurred
a vote granting the prayer of a pet11 respecting Newmarket
bridge and that a bill be brot in accordingly was bro1 up read and
concurred
A vote referring the pet11 of E Trescott to His Excy & Council
was brot up read & concurred
I791] JOURNAL OF THE SENATE. 387
A vote on the petn of Moses Kelley that a resolve be passed
authorizing the Treas1' to refund sd Kelley £31.4. in specie
provided it shall appear the Collector *of the Rum tax *4~55
has not been credited for said sum was brot up read and
concurred
Adjd till tomorrow morng 9 °Clock
SATURDAY Dec 24th 1791
met according to adjournment
Present as yesterday
A vote accepting the report of a Comee on the petn of Joseph
Kimball that Plainfield have credit for certain Soldrs was brot up
read & concurred
An Act to enable Benjamin Brown Jr to review an action in the
Inferior Court in the County of Hillsborough having been read a
third time voted that the same be enacted.
An Act to empower Benj Abbott to review an Action heretofore
brot by him against Sam1 Hobart Esq of Exeter having been read
a third time voted that the same be enacted —
Adjourned till monday next 10 °Clock A M.
MONDAY Dec 26 [1791.]
met according to Adjt
Present as yesterday
An Act to authorize James Thurstin Senior of Exeter & Eliza-
beth his wife to convey certain lands having been read a third time
voted that the same be enacted
An Act to incorporate certain persons by the name of the United
Fire Society N° one having been read a third time voted that the
same be enacted. —
A vote for a Comte on the pet11 of Philip Hills was brot up read
and concurred Mr Wallace joined —
A vote for a Comtee on the petn of Josiah Gilman Esq was brot
up read & concurred Mr Rogers joined
A vote granting the prayer of the petn of Greenfield and giving
leave to bring in a bill accordingly was brot up read and concurred
A vote for a Comte on the petn of Joseph Philbrick was brot up
read and concurred Mr Toppan joined
A vote that Hon John T. Gilman Esq & Hon N Rogers be and
hereby are appointed a Comtee with full power to settle all Accos
due to the State prior to June 1784 & to discharge the same on
388 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. [I79I
receiving such sum or sums or Security therefor as they
*4~56 shall Judge proper was brot up read * concurred with this
addition that Mr Wm Page be added to the aforesd Comtee
and that either two of whom shall be impowered to transact said
business and that a Resolve be brot in accordingly
Sent down for concurrence —
A vote for a Comtee on the Acc° of G [George] Hough was brot
up read & concurred Mr Sheafe and Mr Dow joined —
A vote for a Comte on the petn of Js Reed was brot up, read &
concurred Mr Wallace & Mr Foster joined
Adjd till to morrow morn5 9 °Clock
TUESDAY Dec 27 1791
met accord5 to adj*
Present as yesterday
Voted that Mr Page Mr Rogers Mr Dow & Mr Sheafe with
such as the honbl House may join be a Comte to take into consid-
eration the proposed Resolve for completing the Collection of the
outstanding taxes & report thereon —
Sent down for concurrence bro* up concd
An Act to incorporate a certain tract of land into a Township
by the name of Goshen having been read a third time voted that
the same be enacted
An Act to give the force and validity of an original Deed to the
copy of a Deed from the Inhabitants of the Town of Hampstead
to the proprietors of the Town of Kingstown which is now recorded
in the proprietary books of Unity having been read a third time
voted that the same be enacted —
A vote for a Comtce on the pet11 of Jn° S Sherburne was brot up
read & concurred Mr Page joined —
A vote to pay the Acc° of Caleb Buswell Amounting to thirty
six shillings [as door keeper to the convention] was brot up read
& concurred
*4~57 * A vote for a Comtcc on the pet11 of Samuel Penhallow J1
was brot up read & concurred Mr Foster joined —
A vote to postpone the hearing on the pet11 of the Mas" Propri-
etors till to morrow was brot up read & concurred
A vote granting the prayer of the pet'1 of Sam1 Sherburne and
that a bill be bro1 in accordingly was brot up read & concurred
An Act to limit the time of prosecuting Demands against the
estate of Thomas Simpson late of Portsm0 Esq deceased having
been read a third time voted that the same be enacted.
I791] JOURNAL OF THE SENATE. 389
A vote of yesterday appointing Hon J T. [John Taylor] Gil-
man & Hon N [Nathaniel] Rogers a Comtee to settle all Accos
due to the State prior to June 1784 &c which was concd with an
addition that Mr Page be added to s(i Comtee [and that two of
whom shall be empowered to transact said business and that a
resolve be brought in accordingly] &c which addition was recon-
sidered — on the Question to concur the foregoing vote the yeas
& Nays were required and are as follows
Yeas. Yeas. Yeas. Yeas.
Mr Waldron Mr Foster Mr Sheafe & Mr Wallace — 6
Mr Barrett Mr Toppan
Nays. Nays. Nays.
Mr Hale Mr Dow & Mr Peabody 3
and so it was concurred
A vote for a Comtee to consider & report what is necessary to be
done to carry into effect a Resolve relative to unlocated lands was
brot up read & concurred Mr Page Mr Peabody & Mr Dow joined
Adjourned till to morrow morng 9 °Clock
WEDNESDAY Dec 28 1791
met according to adjournment
Present as yesterday —
A vote to hear the petn of Benj Archer on the Second Thurs-
day of the next Session was sent down for concurrence — brot up
cond
* An Act to vest the exclusive priviledge of keeping a * 4-58
ferry over a certain part of Connecticut River in Ebenr
Brewster his heirs & assigns having been read a third time voted
that the same be enacted
An Act to lay a tax of Two pence ^ Acre on all the lands in
Orford for the purpose of making & repairing highways having
been read a third time voted that the same be enacted
An Act for the Inspection of Pot & pearl Ashes having been
read a third time voted that the same be enacted
An Act in addition to an Act intitled, " An Act to establish an
equitable method of making rates and taxes and determining who
shall be legal voters in town & parish affairs and for repealing
certain Acts herein after mentioned having been read a third time
voted that the same be enacted
A vote to hear the pet11 of Philip Hills on the second Friday of
the next Session was brot up read and concurred
39° NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. [I79I
A vote to accept the report of a Comte on the pet11 of S. Silby
[Silsby] was brot up read & concurred
A vote for a Comtee to consider of the pet" of Dorchester was
brot up read & concurred M1' Page joined
A vote for a Comtee on the pet11 of D Watson was brot up read &
concurred Mr Sheafe jd
A vote granting the prayer of the pet" of Joseph Philbrick and
that a bill be brot in accordingly was brot up read & concurred
An Act to impower Benja Lamson to sell certain Estate having
been read a third time voted that the same be enacted
An Act to alter the time & place of holding our Superior Court
of Judicature in our County of Grafton having been read a third
time voted that the same be enacted
* 4-59 * An Act for repealing a clause in an Act for regulating
the exportation of Beef & Pork passed the 16th day of June
last having been read a third time voted that the same be enacted
An Act impowering the Judge of Probate to appoint Commis-
sioners or lengthen out the time for the Commissioners to receive
the claims upon the Estate of His Excellency John Wentworth
having been read a third time voted that the same be enacted
Adjd till tomorrow morning 9 °Clock
THURSDAY Dec 29, 1791
met according to adjournment
Present as yesterday
A vote for a Comte to consider of the petn of the Mason11 Pro-
prietors &c was brot up read & conca Mr Peabody Mr Rogers Mr
Barrett Mr Toppan & M1' Dow joined —
A vote appointing Thursday the 5th day of April next to be
observed as a day of public humiliation [and prayer throughout the
State] &c was brot up read & concurred
An Act in addition to and explanation of an Act intitled "An
Act to incorporate the South part of the Society land and sundry
other tracts of land made and passed, the 14th day of June Anno
Domini 1791 having been read a third time voted that the same be
enacted. —
Voted that M1' Foster & Mr Sheafe with such of the Honorable
House as they may join be a Comtee to take under consideration
what method shall be adopted to forward on the vouchers of the
Demands of this State against the United States to the Corns111'8 on
Continental Accounts —
Sent down for concurrence brot up conc(l & joined —
I79l] JOURNAL OF THE SENATE. 391
Resolved that the Treasurer be enjoined not to issue any extent
for outstanding taxes charged against the Towns of Bath
& Stratford * in the County of Grafton within two years * 4-60
from this date Sent down & brot up coned
A vote for a Comtee to consider of a Resolve making two districts
for Representation from Bath &c was brot up read and concurred
Mr Dow joined —
adjd till 9 °Clock
FRIDAY Dec 30 1791
met according to adjournment
Present as yesterday
A vote to hear the petns from Cockermouth & Plymouth on the
second Wednesday of the next Ses11 was brot up read & concurred
A vote remitting certain sums in fav1' of New Castle was brot up
read & concurred
A Resolve lengthening the time for Selectmen to make Returns
to the Treasr to 1 March next was brot up read & concurred
An Act in addition to an Act entitled an Act to regulate the
repair of the Bridge over Exeter river from Stratham to New-
market & directing the manner in which the same shall be repaired
in future having been read a third time voted that the same be
enacted
A vote directing the Secy to procure 200 Copies of a Resolve
respecting outstanding taxes the Acts in addition to an Act to
establish an equitable method of making rates & taxes Also the
Act for the inspection of pot & pearl Ashes to be printed in New-
paper was brot up read & concurred
A Resolve to exonorate Jn° Mendum from the penalty of a cer-
tain bond was brot up read & concd
A vote granting the prayer of the petn of Sam1 Penhallow [jun.]
and that a Resolve be brot in accordingly was brot up read & con-
curred
A vote to accept the report of the Comtee on the pet11 of John
Trott who prayed to have certain Wages pd him was brot up read
and concurred
* A Resolve that the several Clerks of the Courts of law * 4-61
admit the Comtee of the Convention to have access to the
records &c in their respective Offices &c was brot up read & con-
curred —
A vote that His Excellency the President have & receive £200
392 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. [I79I
as a Salary from June 1791 to June 1792 was brot up read & con-
curred —
A vote that the Chief Justice have & receive £170 as a salary
& the other Justices of sd Court £130 each as a Salary from June
1 791 to June 1792 the fees they may severally receive being
deducted out of said Salary & that the President give order for
the remaind[er] of said sums to be paid in quarterly payments —
That the Treas1' receive £240 in full of all his Services, responsi-
bility, Office hire stationary & all other charges — The Attorney
Gen1 £60 — The Secv £50 — said sums to be considered as Sal-
aries from June 1791 to June 1792 was brot up read & concurred
adjd till tomorrow morning 9 °Ck
SATURDAY Dec. 31, 1791
met accd to adf
Present as yesterday —
A vote granting the prayer of the pet" of Jn° S. [Samuel]
Sherburne & that the Treasr govern himself accordingly was brot
up read & concurred with this alteration that he receive a State
Note dated the 31 July 1788 with Interest
Sent down for concurCL' brot up concurd
A vote to hear the pet11 of Sarah Gray on the Second Thursday
of the next Session was brot up read & concurred
A vote that the Gen1 Court by the Constitution to be convened
on the first Wednesday in June next, meet at Dover was brot up
read & concurred
An Act to impower Sam1 Silsby to review an Action brot agains
him by Ebenezer Corbin late of Acworth now of Charlestown hav-
ing been read a third time voted that the same be enacted
*4~62 *A Resolve adjourning the I C [Inferior] Court of Com11
Pleas in the County of Rockingham to the last Tuesday
of Feb next and the I. C. [Inferior] Court of Com11 Pleas in the
County of Strafford to the second Tuesday of March next, was
brot up, read & concurred
A vote granting the prayer of the petm from Littleton & Dalton
and that a bill be brot in at this or the next Session accordingly
was brot up read and concurred
Adjd till Monday next 10 °Ck A M
1792] JOURNAL OF THE SENATE. 393
MONDAY Jany 2, 1792
met according to adj*
Present as yesterday
A vote that Dudley Watson be allowed to pay into the Treasy
7s in silver in lieu of 20s in Certificates or Indents was brot up
read & concurred
An Act for adjusting Accounts & collecting sundry Debts due to
this State prior to the year 1784 having been read a third time
voted that the same be enacted
A vote appointing a Comte to bring in a bill for correcting the
errors in certain Acts was brought up read and so far concurred
as that Mr Page and Mr Dow be joined to the above Comte for
the purpose of pointing out the most eligible mode for correcting
the errors in the original bills
Sent down for concurrence brot up concurred
A Resolve that one half of the Courts of law in the County of
Hillsbor0 after the expiration of two years be held in some Con-
venient place in the Northerly part of sd County & That Thos
Bartlett Thos Cogswell & Lemuel Holmes Esqrs be a Comtee to
determine the place was brot up read & concurred
A vote to pay O Silsby £3.. 13.. 6 for postage of public papers
was bro1 up read & concd
* A vote for a Comte to consider of the petn of Silas Bet- ^4-63
ton was brot up read & concurred Mr Wallace joined
A vote the Mr Peabody Mr Toppan and Mr Waldron with
Such of the Hon House as they may join be a Comte to nominate
three persons one of whom to be appointed to preach an election
Sermon on June next before the General Court
Sent down for concurrence brot up joined [concurred] —
A Resolve respecting Invalids that all commissioned [and]
non-Commissioned Officers & alii who have been refused or struck
off the list ma}^ make application to Doctrs Sam1 Tenney & Wil-
liam Parker for examination who are continued inspectors of
Invalids &c was brot up read & concurred.
A Resolve that Samuel Penhallow Junr be and hereby is exon-
erated from the penalties of a certain bond signed by him and
one John Mc Adams was brot up read & concurred
A vote that the Council receive 9s ^ day in the recess of the
Gen1 Court — that the allowance for the attendance & travel of the
Senate & House & their Officers be the same as at the last Ses-
sion — that the assistant Clerk have travel as a Member and that
394 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. [I792
the wages of the Reps be added to the State tax of the several
Towns &c was bro1 up read & concur11
A vote for a Comtee on settling unlocated lands was brot up,
read & Nonconcurred
adjd till tomorrow morning 9 °Ck
TUESDAY Jany 3d 1792
met according to Adjournm*
Present as yesterday —
A vote that the time for the Commissioners of this State to
receive & adjust the claims of this State against the united
^4-64 States be lengthened out untill * the 15 of June next was
brot up read & concurd reconsidered
An Act to establish a Bank in this State & to incorporate the
subscribers thereto having been read a third time voted that the
same be enacted.
An Act to prevent nusances having been read a third time voted
that the same be enacted
A vote to pay the acc° of Hon John Calfe Esq amounting to
£9..i5..o was bro* up read & concurred
A vote to pay the Acc° of ML Neal amounting to 15s was brot
up, read & concurred
A vote for a Comtce to report what further measures may be
necessary to compleat the revision & impression of the laws — was
brot up read & concurred Mr Rogers & M1 Page joined
A vote that the Treas1" be & is hereby directed to send on to
Philadelphia such vouchers as have been collected for the pur-
pose of supporting the claims of this State against the United
states in the mail &c was brot up read and concurred
A vote to pay the Acc° of N Rogers & N Gilman amount* to
<£io..i8..o was brot up read & cone*1
A vote to pay the Acc° of N Adams Esq amount* to £i8..i9-.o
was brot up read & concurred
A vote to hear the pet" of Silas Betton on the first Tuesday of
the next Session was brot up read and concurred
Adjd till tomorrow morning 9 °Ck
WEDNESDAY Jany 4d 1792
met according to adjournment
Present as yesterday —
A vote that John Reed be put on the list of Invalid pensioners
was brot up read & concurred
I792] JOURNAL OF THE SENATE. 395
*An Act empowering Joseph Philbrick to sell certain *4~65
estate having been read a third time voted that the same
be enacted —
An Act in addition to an Act entitled An Act ordering the
descent of intestate estates & impowering the Judge of Probate to
settle the same accordingly having been read a third time voted
that the same be enacted
A Resolve that the Treas1' be & is empowered to pay Gen1 Reid
£41.10.9 in specie — the Interest due on a Registered Certificate
at the rate of 9s on the pound also the bal. due to sd Reid when
he shall transfer the Int aforesaid was brot up read & concurred —
A vote that the Mason11 Proptrs pay into the Treasy N H State
Notes so much with what State Notes they have already paid
upon sd bond as will amount to 6333I Dollars & that they have
liberty to discharge the balance both Interest & principal yl will
then remain due on sd bond by paying 7s in specie in lieu of and
in full for cash 20s of the nominal sum of sd balance was read —
on motion to concur sd vote the yeas & Nays were required & as
follows —
Yeas. Yeas. Yeas. Yeas.
Mr Rogers Mr Hale Mr Foster Mr Dow &
Mr Sheafe Mr Waldron Mr Barrett Mr Peabody
Mr Toppan
Nays. Nays.
Mr Wallace & Mr Page
[Yeas 9 — Nays 2.] & so it was concurred.
* A vote to hear the pet11 of Benf Ham of Portsm0 on * 4-66
the first Tuesday of the next Session was bro* up read &
concurred with this amendm* that sd Twombly have personal notice
three weeks prior to the sitting of the Court by having a copy of
the petn & order of Court left with him — And if sd Twombly is
not in the State so as to have ye benefit of the above notice then sd
hearing to be postponed to the next Session of ye Court after he
shall have received sd notice and that the execution be not stayed
by order of this Court Sent down brot up concurred
An Act in addition to an Act passed the 17th day of June last
entitled An Act suspending the operation of sundry Acts therein
enumerated & referred to until a certain period having been read
a third time — passed to be enacted Sent down — brot up concurred
A Resolve that the Treas1' of this State be and hereby is au-
thorized to receive the Interest that has or may become due to this
State from the united States in public Securities funded or un-
39^ NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. [!792
funded and to give proper discharges therefor was Sent down for
concurrence brot up concurred
A vote that the Treasr be directed to receive from the Town of
Westmoreland an order in favor of sd Town dated Aug 3 1791 &
issue a Note for the same on interest from the time the order be-
came payable was brot up read and concurred
A Resolve that the Members of the Comtee of Convention be
allowed the same travel & Attendance on the duties of their ap-
ptm1 as the members of the Council are allowed in the recess of
the Gen1 Court was bro* up read and concurred
* 4-67 * An Act authorizing the collection of County taxes which
are or may be assessed upon non resident lands in unin-
corporated Towns and places within this State having been read
a third time voted that the same be enacted
A vote that there be a new and correct edition of the State laws
as now amended with a suitable type & paper — And that some
suitable person be appointed to superintend the same was Sent
down brot up concurred
An Act to prevent damage which may be done by lumber to
the owners of lands lying on and adjoining Connecticut River &
Merrimac River having been read a third time voted that the same
be enacted
Adjd till tomorrow morning 9 °Clock
THURSDAY Jany 5 — 1792 —
met according to Adjt
Present as yesterday —
A Resolve requesting the Treasr to receive from the proper
officer & forward on to Philadelphia such vouchers as have been
collected for the purpose of supporting the claims of this State
against the united States — sd papers to be left in the post Office
putting them up in convenient packages & addressing them to the
board of Corns"" of the united States under care of the Represent-
ative or Representatives of this State was brot up read & concurred
A vote for a Comteo to converse with & receive proposals from
the Printers relative to printing the new edition of the laws was
bro1 up read & concurred with this amendm* that the Comte have
full power to agree with the Printer Mr Dow & Mr Rogers joind
A vote that the Revd Ebenezer Thayer be & hereby is appointed
to deliver an election Sermon on June next before the
* 4-68 General Court and that * His Excellency the President
I792] JOURNAL OF THE SENATE. 397
be requested to inform him thereof that he may seasonably prepare
therefor
Sent down for concurrence bro* up Nonconcd
A Resolve enrolling several persons as Invalids and that His
Excy be requested to forward the list of pensioners together with
this resolve to the Senators & Reps of this State to congress was
brot up read & concurred —
A vote to pay Geo. Hough £8..8..o in full of his Acc° for
printing was brot up read & coned
A vote to pay Henry Ranlet £4..8..o in full of his demand for
printing, was brot up read & concurred
An Act in addition to an Act passed february 7 1789 entitled an
Act to establish an equitable Method of making rates and taxes
& determining who shall be legal voters in town & parish affairs
and for repealing certain Acts herein after mentioned having been
read a third time voted that the same be enacted
A vote that Maj Bradbury Cilley be abated £200 on his Excise
bonds & no further abatement on his bond shall hereafter be made
was brot up read and concurred
A vote that Messrs Peabody & Macgregore be abated on their
Excise bonds the sum of £330 & no further abatement to be made
on their bonds was brot up, read & concurred —
A vote that Peter Cushing be abated on his Excise bond com-
mencing Oct0 1788 the sum of £50 and that no further abatement
on his bonds shall hereafter be made was brot up read & concurred
A vote that Dan1 Warner & Co. Collectors of Excise be abated
on their Excise bonds for the years following Oct0 1788 the sum
of £110 & that no further abatement shall hereafter be made was
bro1 up read and concurred
*A vote that the several abatements made or that shall * 4-69
be made at this Session of the General Court to any Ex-
cise Master shall not take effect until the excise Master shall pay
the remainder of what will be due after deducting said abate-
ments and that the Interest on such Bond be first added to the
principal & the abatement be deducted from the present amount of
principal & interest and not from the original demand, was brot
up read and concurred.
A vote that the Secretary provide two correct copies of the laws
as now revised & amended, one of which shall be delivered the
Printer Jn° Melcher, the other to Nathaniel Adams Esq, by which
copies the laws of the State shall be printed & corrected — And
Mr Adams shall retain in his hands one set of corrected sheets of
39$ NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. [*79*
the whole edition for the inspection of the General Court, in order
if necessary to compare them with one of the said original cop-
ies— And said Melcher shall deposit from time to time one cor-
rect sheet of the whole sett in the hands of Mr Adams for the
above purpose — was Sent down brot up concurred
A vote that the Treasurer call on all persons indebted to the
State for impost or Excise to pay or renew their respective bonds
with Interest by the twenty second day of March next with such
Sureties as the Treasurer may require and that he issue extents
against all persons who shall refuse or neglect to comply with
this order was Sent down brot up concurred
* 4-70 * A vote that the Treasr call on all persons indebted for
Impost & Excise to renew their bonds by 22 Feb next was
brot up read and Nonconcurred —
Adjourned till to morrow morning 9 °Clock
FRYDAY Jany 6th 1792
Met according to adjournment
Present as yesterday
A vote that the Revd Doctr Haven the Revd Buckminster the
Revd Mr Ogden & the Revd Mr Walton receive out of the Treas-V
30s each as Chaplains to the General Court was brot up read &
coned
A vote that the Treasr be desired to attend at Concord in Feb7
was brot up read & coned
A vote on the pet" of J S. Sherburne that the Treasr be directed
to receive the order therein mentioned in paym1 of any outstanding
taxes was brot up read & concurred —
A vote that Mr Morrison be apptd to preach the Election Sermon
was brot up read & concurred
An Act to enable Sam1 Sherburne & John Sherburne of
Portsm0 Esqrs to review in a certain Action — On the Question,
shall it be enacted, the yeas & nays were required & as follows
Yeas. Yeas.
Mr Peabody & Mr Rogers — 6
Nays. Nays.
Mr Hale & MrPase — 5
Yeas.
Yeas.
Mr Wallace
Mr Foster
Mr Barrett
Mr Dow
Nays.
Nays.
Mr Waldron
Mr Sheafe
Mr Toppan
And so
it was enacted.
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A Resolve that His Excy be requested to write to the executive
of Comnwealth of Massachusetts upon the subject of allowing
pot & pearl Ashes manufactured in this State & inspected &
branded for importation to be exported from Comnw of Massachu-
setts without further inspection was read & concurred
A vote to pay Geo J [Jerry] Osborne £7.-10 — in full of his
acc° for printing was bro1 up read & concurred
A vote to accept the report of a Comte on printg a new edition
of the laws was bro1 up read & concurred
* A vote that John Melcher receive £60 to be by him *4~ 71
accounted for in printing was brot up read & concurred
A vote for a Comtee on a Letter from Mr Smith at Congress was
brot up read & Nonconcurred
A vote that the Treasr be directed to loan on Interest of 6 ^ C.
for any time not exceeding twelve months £4000 of the money
now in the Treasury to any person or persons who may apply for
the same taking their obligations for the sum loaned, and public
securities of this or the united States to the am0 of 50 ^ C. more
than the sum loaned was brot up read & concd
An Act to authorize the Selectmen of New Durham Gore in
the County of Strafford in said State to levy a tax of one penny
an Acre on all the lands in said Gore for repairing the highway
having been read a third time voted that the same be enacted
A vote to pay the Acc° of Geo. Gains Esq amotg to £n..i4..o
for wood &ca was brot up read and concurred
A vote to allow the acc° of Edd S. Livermore amotg to £2..i4..o
for draughting bills was brot up read and concurred
A vote to pay the Acc° of N. Akerman amotg to £10.14 as
Door keeper was brot up read & concurred
A vote to pay Capt Salter the Order mentioned in his Mem1 &
Int. due thereon after deducting £80 out of the aggregate am0 of
sd order which he received of this State, for [support of Light-
House &c] more than he ought to have received &c was brot up
read & concurred
A vote that the President with advice of Council be desired to
adjourn the Gen1 Court to the last Wednesday in May next then
to meet at Dover — was brot up read & concurred —
[And so it was accordingly adjourned.
JOSEPH PEARSON, Sedry.~\
JOURNAL
House of Representatives
CONTAINING THE PROCEEDINGS
FROM NOVEMBER 30, 1791, TO JANUARY 6, 1792,
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Proceedings of the Honbl House of Representatives for
said State at their Session begun and holden at Ports-
mouth on Wednesday the thirtieth day of November
A D. 1 791 and in the Sixteenth year of the Independ-
ance of America —
WEDNESDAY Nov* 3ost 1791.
Several Members met but there not being a quorum — agreed
to adjourn to 9 oClock to morrow morning —
THURSDAY Dec* ist 1791
Met according to adjournment and there being a quorum present
notice was given to his Excellency the President and the Honb1
Senate that the House were met and ready to proceed to busi-
ness—
A message from the Honb1 Senate gave information that a
quorum of the Senate were present and ready to proceed to
business —
Voted that the Revrd Doct1' Haven the Revrd Mr Buckminster
and the Revrd Mr Ogden be requested to attend and Officiate as
Chaplains to the General Court the present Session that the Revrd
Doctr Haven attend the present week the Revrd Mr Buckminster
the next week and the Revrd M1* Ogden the week following and
so alternately during the Session in this town —
The Secretary came down from the Honb1 Senate with the fol-
lowing message from his Excellency the President
Gentlemen of the Senate and of the House of Representatives
It affords me a peculiar satisfaction at this time to meet the two
Houses of the Legislature at this Antient seat of Government of
the late Province now state of New Hampshire as it brings to
4O4 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. [I79I
mind the many important Scenes through which we have been
conducted in the course of a few years past and which by (divine
goodness) has terminated in the happy priviledge we now enjoy
of enacting such Laws as shall be most conducive to the happi-
ness and prosperity of the state without the controul of a foreign
jurisdiction —
* 14-249 * Indulged by Providence with so great a blessing it
becomes our Indispensible duty in enacting laws and
making regulations to consult the general good of the Community
and to use our best endeavours both by precept and example to
cultivate the principles of virtue and morality of justice and pa-
triotism to encourage a spirit of Industry and Oeconomy and the
Increase of Learning and useful knowledge through the state
which shall be the best means to procure a cordial Submission to
the equitable Laws of the Community and greatly promote the
happiness and tranquility of this rising republic
As this is the Season of the year when the Legislature can
most conveniently attend to public business I would beg leave to
recommend to your consideration the propriety at this Session of
making an accurate investigation of the state of the Treasury of
the Sums of money due to and from the State (more especially)
some accounts and demands of long standing and pointing out the
mode and giving directions for calling in the one and discharging
the other as soon as conveniently may be in such way and man-
ner as will do justice to the state and to the Individuals con-
cerned—
The time being expired for which post riders into the interior
parts of the state were engaged agreably to your resolve past last
winter — I beg leave to request your attention to that matter —
The difficulties occasioned by the death of a high sherriff in one
of the Counties will I apprehend point out to the Legislature the
propriety of making a Law to prevent Similar difficulties in like
cases for the future —
The many embarrassments attending the levying and collecting
state Taxes on unimproved wilderness lands, as the small amount
of the net produce to the state when collected compared with the
cost and trouble in collecting may render it worthy of your con-|
sideration whether as the affairs of the state are now circum-j
stanced it may not be for the general advantage of the public to,
exempt that species of property from state taxes in future in the
manner they formerly were —
* 14-250 * Any other matters that shall occur that may require
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your attention I shall not fail to communicate to you during the
Session and shall chearfully co-operate with you in every measure
that will tend to the prosperity of our common country
Council Chamber in Portsmouth T • r -d a1 ..
AT , tll _ osiah .Bartlett
November 30th 1791 — J
Voted that Mr Plummer, Mr Payne & Mr Freeman with such
of the Honb1 Senate as they may join be a Committee to take un-
der consideration his Excellencys message this day received and
report an answer thereto —
Voted that Mr Badger, Mr Freeman & Mr Hoit with such of
the Honb1 Senate as they may join be a Committee to consider of
an Act passed in the Common wealth of Massachusetts for regu-
lating the fishery in Connecticut river and report their opinion
respecting the propriety of passing an Act for the like purpose —
Voted that Mr E Smith, Mr Payne, Mr Plummer, Mr Freeman
& Mr Barrett with such of the Honb1 Senate as they may join be
a Committee to consider of what business is necessary first to be
entered upon and done at this session and report thereon —
Voted that Mr Freeman Mr Badger & Mr Gould with such of
the Honb1 Senate as they may join be a Committee to consider of
the propriety of passing an Act for altering the place of the sit-
ting of the Superior Court in their next circuit from Plymouth to
Haverhill in the County of Grafton & report thereon —
Adjourned to half 2 o'Clock P. M.
Met accordingly
Voted that Mr Pierce, Mr Gains & M1 Plummer be a Committee
to wait on the Honb1 the Justices of the Superior Court of Judica-
ture and enquire of said Justices the reason of their not holding
a Court in the County of Grafton in October last agreably to the
Law of this State and make report at this or the next Session of
the General Court —
Voted that Mr How, Mr Gains, & Mr N Hoit with such of the
Honb1 Senate as they may join be a Committee to consider of the
Petition of Abigail Fugard and report thereon —
* Voted that Mr Holmes, Mr Waldron Mr Sherburne * 14-251
[Shepherd] Mr N Hoit and Mr Badger with such of the
Honb1 Senate as they may join be a Committee to consider of the
Petition of Nehemiah Clough [also the Petition of Abner Hoyt]
and all similar matters and report thereon —
[The petition of Abner Hoyt was read and referred to the above
committee.]
Upon reading and considering of the Petition of Abner San-
406 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. [I79I
born David Batcheldor and John Page a Committee in behalf of
Hampton falls voted that the Petitioners be heard thereon before
the General Court on the twentieth day of this Instant Dec1' and
that the Petitioners cause that the Select men of Seabrook be
served with a Copy of the Petition and order of Court thereon
fifteen days prior to said day of hearing that they may then appear
and shew cause if any they have why the prayer thereof may
not be granted —
Voted that Mr Bettan, Mr Leavitt and Mr White with such of the
Honb1 Senate as they may join be a Committee to consider of the
Account of Jonathan M Sewall Esq and report thereon —
Voted that Mr Cilley Mr Holmes and Mr Badger with such of
the Honb1 Senate as they may join be a Committee to consider of
the petition of Silas Betton and report thereon
The Petition of the Select men of Westmoreland was read and
referred to the Committee on Silas Bettons Petition
Voted that M1' Parker, Mr Penniman & Mr Pierce with such of
the Honb1 Senate as they may join be a Committee to consider
of the Petition of John Young Esq1' and report thereon —
Voted that Mr Parker M1' J Duncan, Mr Pierce, Mr Bettan and
M1' Dodge with such of the Honb1 Senate as they may join be a
Committee to consider of the propriety of bringing in a Bill for
directing the admission of Town Inhabitants in future & report
thereon —
Adjourned to 9 o'Clock to morrow morning —
FRIDAY Decr 2d 1791 —
The House met according to adjournment
Voted that Mr Gains, Mr Warner Mr J Duncan Mr Flanders
and Mr E Smith with such of the Honb1 Senate as they
* 14-252 *may join be a Committee to take under consideration
a letter from Robert Means Esq1' to his Excellency the
President containing his resignation as a Senator and report their
Opinion of the propriety of filling up said vacancy —
Voted that Mr Pierce Mr N Hoit, M1' Warner Mr Holmes and
Mr Badger with such of the Honb1 Senate as they may join be a
Committee to report what shall be done respecting powder lead
and other warlike stores in the hands of Individuals belonging to
this state —
Voted that Mr Eastman, Mr Badger M1' [J] Duncan Mr Whit-
comb & Mr How with such of the Honb1 Senate as they may join
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be a Committee to consider of the Petition of Eliphalet Ladd and
report thereon —
Voted that Mr Gains Mr N Hoit & Mr Allen with such of the
Honb1 Senate as they may join be a Committee to consider of the
Account of Henry Ranlett and of all printers accounts that may be
presented the present Session and report thereon —
Voted that Mr E Smith Mr Payne, Mr N Hoit Mr Bettan and
Mr How with such of the Honb1 Senate as they may join be a
Committee to consider of that part of the report of the Committee
[on necessary business] which respects the encouragement of
Literature and report what measures may be taken for that pur-
pose —
Voted that Mr Wm Duncan Mr Gains, Mr Badger N Hoit Mr
Warner, Mr Flanders, Mr Whitcomb, Mr Allen Mr Gould and Mr
Payne with such of the Honb1 Senate as they may join be a Com-
mittee to consider of that part of the report on necessary business
which respects post riders, describing their respective routs &c —
and report thereon —
Voted that Mr Connor, Mr Freeman Mr N Hoit Mr J Duncan
and Mr Penniman with such of the Honb1 Senate as they may join
be a Committee to take into consideration what method shall be
adopted for compleating a collection of the outstanding taxes and
for the settlement of what is due on Excise Bonds, also
for the settlement of Accounts * between this state and * 14-253
Individuals and report thereon —
Voted that Mr Payne, Mr Young & Mr E Smith with such of
the Honb1 Senate as they may join be a Committee to report a
Bill directing how the business of Sherriff shall be transacted
when by reason of death or otherwise that Office shall be va-
cant—
Voted that Mr Connor Mr Cilley Mr Waldron Mr Badger Mr
Barrett Mr [J] Duncan, Mr Alexander, Mr Holmes Mr Young and
M1' Freeman with such of the Honb1 Senate as they may join be a
Committee to consider and report what measures shall be taken
for appropriating the public monies now in the Treasury —
The Committee on the Petition of John Young Esq1* reported
that the prayer thereof be so far granted that an exclusive right
be given to the Petitioner for fourteen years and that he have
leave to bring in a Bill accordingly —
Adjourned to half after 2 o'Clock P. M —
Met accordingly
Voted that Mr N Hoit, Mr E Smith & Mr Whitcomb with such
408 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. [I79I
of the Honb1 Senate as they may join be a Committee to consider
of the Petition of Joseph Taylor and report thereon
[ Voted that Mr Freeman Mr Connor Mr Parker Mr Warner and
M1' Penniman with such of the Honb1 Senate as they may join be
a Committee to consider of the Petition of Joseph Taylor and
report thereon — ]
Voted that Mr Freeman, Mr Connor, Mr Parker Mr Warner &
Ml Penniman with such of the Honb1 Senate as they may join be
a Committee to consider of the Propriety of lengthning out the
time of the Treasurers receiving returns from Select men of the
sums due from Individuals to Collectors and if they judge neces-
sary to report a Resolve for that purpose —
Adjourned to 9 o'Clock to morrow morning
SATURDAY Dec* 3d 1791 —
The House met according to adjournment
Upon reading and considering the Petition of John Pierce the
3d of Portsmouth voted that the prayer thereof be granted and that
he have leave to bring in a Bill accordingly —
* 14-254 * Voted that Mr Warner Mr Young & Mr E Smith with
such of the Honb1 Senate as they may join be a Com-
mittee to consider of a Resolve passed 16th of June last respecting
Invalids and report what alterations are necessary —
Voted that Mr Whitcomb & Mr Young be added to the Com-
mittee on the Act for regulating fishing in Connecticut river
Adjourned to Monday next at 3 o'Clock P. M —
MONDAY Decr 5th 1791
The House met according to adjournment
Voted that M1 N Hoit Mr Gains, Mr J Duncan Mr Warner & Mr
Parker be a Committee to consider of an Act authorizing the
President with advice of Council to appoint Special Justices in
certain causes, and report such alterations as they may judge
necessary —
Voted that Mr Payne, Mr Allen, Mr Plummer, M1 Young and
M1 Bedee with such of the Honb1 Senate as they may join be a
Committee to take under consideration the propriety of passing
an Act directing the suitors who recover judgment to give bond to
respond in Damages in case of the reversal of a Judgment in an
Action of Review —
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4°9
Voted that Mr E Smith Mr Pierce, Mr Connor with such of the
Honb1 Senate as they may join be a Committee to consider of the
Petition of Nathanael Gilman Esq1' and report thereon —
The Committee on Post riders & Post routs &c reported that the
several posts continue their respective routs until the Second
Wednesday of June next and that the posts on the first second
and third routs receive the same sums as they were to receive for
the first six months and the post on the fourth rout receive twelve
pounds provided they continue to perform their established routs
once in a fortnight until said time — which report being read and
considered motion was made to accept the Same — On which
motion the yeas and nays were called and are as follows (viz)
■255
* Yeas.
Yeas.
Yeas.
Yeas. * 14-
Mr Pierce
Mr Harper
Mr Warner
Mr Gould
Mr Connor
Mr Badger
Mr J Duncan
Mr Crawford
Mr Wiggin
Mr E Smith
Mr Wallace
Mr E Hoyt
Mr Plummer
Mr Bedee
Mr Gale
Mr Freeman
Mr J Clark
Mr N Hoit
Mr Gerrish
Mr Payne
Mr Duncan
Mr Tasker
Mr Temple
Mr Norris
Mr Knox
Mr McMillan
Mr Holmes
Mr Tarlton
Mr Bettan
Mr Martin
Mr S Duncan
M1* Young
M1' Waldron
Nays.
Nays.
Nays.
Nays.
Mr B Page
Mr Glidden
Mr Shepherd
Mr Allen
Mr Dodge
Mr N Emerson
Mr Stiles
Mr Bingham
Mr Clifford
Mr Godfrey
Mr Whitcomb
Mr Penniman
Mr Currier
Mr T Page
Mr Parker
Mr Griffin
Mr Eastman
Mr Jos Smith
Mr Alexander
Mr Stone
Mr Jabz Smith
Mr Barrett
Mr Rand
Mr Kimball
Mr Tibbets
Mr P Clark
33 Yeas — 26 Nays — so it was accepted — and a Resolve to be
brought in accordingly —
Voted that M1 Holmes, Mr Clifford, Mr N Hoit, Mr Wm Duncan
& Mr Pierce with such as the Honb1 Senate may join be a Com-
mittee to consider of the Petition of Maj1' Wm Duncan and others
and report thereon —
Adjourned to 9 o'Clock to morrow morning
TUESDAY Dec* 6th 1791.
The House met according to adjournment
Voted that Mr J Duncan Mr Young & Mr Stiles with such of
the Honb1 Senate as they may join be a Committee to consider of
the Petition of Benjamin Brown and report thereon
4-IO NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. [I79I
Upon reading and considering the Petition of James Kennedy
voted that the prayer thereof be granted and that the Petitioner
have leave to bring in a Bill accordingly —
Upon reading and considering the Petition of the Select men
of Temple voted that it be referred to the Committee on outstand-
ing Taxes and that they report thereon —
Upon reading and considering the Petition of Moses Blake
praying for the priviledge of a ferry over Connecticut river —
voted that the Petitioner be heard thereon before the General
Court on the Second Thursday of their next session and
* 14-256 that in the mean time the Petitioner cause that * a copy
of the Petition and order of Court thereon be posted
up in some public place in the Town of Dalton and in the two
next adjacent towns six weeks successively prior to the day of
hearing that any person or persons may then appear and shew
cause (if any they have) why the prayer thereof may not be
granted —
Voted that Mr Wallace Mr Parker & Mr T Page with such of
the Honb1 Senate as they may join be a Committee to consider of
the account presented by the Committee appointed to settle the
expences respecting the Light House and the papers accompany-
ing said account and report thereon —
Voted that Mr Bettan Mr Macgregore and Mr Parker M1 Pen-
niman & Mr McMillan with such of the Honb1 Senate as they may
join be a Committee to consider of the Petition of Henry Young
Brown and report thereon —
The Committee on the Account of Jonathan M Sewall reported
as their Opinion that his account amounting to fifteen pounds is
reasonable and ought to be allowed — which report being read
and considered voted that it be received and accepted and that the
President give order accordingly —
The Committee on the resignation of Col0 Robert Means as a
Senator for the County of Hillsborough reported that the vacancy
in the Senate occasioned by the Resignation of the Honb1 Robert
Means Esq1" be filled up as soon as may be agreably to the Con-
stitution— which report being read and considered voted that it be
received and accepted —
Upon reading and considering the Petition of John Pierce in
behalf of John Fisher Esq1" voted that the prayer thereof be
granted and that the Petitioner have leave to Bring in a Bill ac-
cordingly —
Voted that Mr Macgregore Mr Bedee & Mr Eastman with such
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of the Honb1 Senate as they may join be a * Committee * 14-257
to consider of the Petition of John Pendexter and
others — Inhabitants of Conway Bartlett and Locations and re-
port thereon —
An Act to legalize the Exchange of certain lands in the Town
of New Grantham and for abating a Tax laid on said Town for
the payment of a Representative was read a third time and passed
to be Enacted —
An Act to alter the name of John Pierce the third to Edward
John Pierce — was read a third time and passed to be Enacted —
An Act in addition to an Act passed the 18th [8th] of June 1789
intitled an Act for regulating schools in this state and for repeal-
ing all Acts heretofore made respecting the same was read a third
time and passed to be Enacted —
Adjourned to half past 2 o'Clock P. M —
Met accordingly
Resolved that there be and hereby is Established the four fol-
lowing Routs for Posts hereafter to be appointed pursuant to this
Resolve to ride in and through the interior parts of this state —
The first beginning at Concord from thence to proceed to Weare
New Boston Amherst Wilton Temple Peterborough Dublin Marl-
borough Keene Westmoreland Walpole Alstead Acworth Charles-
town Claremont Newport Lempster Washington Hillsborough
Hinnekar Hopkinton to Concord —
The Second from Concord to Boscawen Salisbury [Andover]
New Chester Plymouth Haverhill Piermont Orford Lyme Han-
over Lebanon Enfield Canaan Grafton Alexandria Salisbury to
Concord —
The third beginning at Portsmouth thence through [Exeter]
Kingtown Plastow Hampstead Chester Londonderry Litchfield
Goffstown Bow to Concord and to return through Pembrook
Deerfield Nottingham by the way of New Markett bridge to
Portsmouth —
The fourth from Portsmouth to Dover Rochester Wakefield Os-
sippee Tamworth, Sandwich Centerharbour Plymouth
* Merrideth Gilmantown Barnstead Barrington Durham * 14-258
to Portsmouth —
Each Post rider shall perform his rout one a fortnight and that
those on the first and second routs shall have twelve pounds each
the one on the third rout nine pounds and the one on the fourth
rout twelve pounds — said Posts commencing their Respective
routs the Second Wednesday in December instant and continuing
412
NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS.
[1791
them once in a fortnight till the second Wednesday in June next
and they shall reverse their respective routs once in each fortnight
provided and it is the intent of this Resolve that all Acts procla-
mations public letters and every other matter belonging to the
state be franked with the name of the public officer communicat-
ing the same and conveyed free of postage —
That the postage on all private single letters be six pence for
every forty miles and four pence for every number of miles less
than forty and other letters and packetts according to their weight
and bulk which shall be exclusive perquisites of the post riders
carrying the same —
That one person be appointed in each of the following towns
(viz) Portsmouth Exeter Concord Amherst Dover Keene Charles-
town Hanover Haverhill and Plymouth whose duty it shall be to
take charge of all matters which are to be conveyed by the posts &
shall respectively receive as a compensation therefor two pence
to be advanced on the postage of each private letter packetts &c
which shall pass through the respective offices — said Post riders
to be nominated and appointed by the President and Council
notice of which under the Secretary's signature by order of the
President shall be sufficient warrant for the respective Officers to
enter on the duty of their respective Office —
Provided also and it shall be the duty of the Several Post mas-
ters and post riders before they enter on their Respective Office to
give Bonds to the Treasurer of this state to the acceptance of the
President for the faithful performance of the trust reposed in
them — And said post officers shall be allowed upon the exhibi-
tion of their respective accounts for the services and expenditures
such farther Sum as the General Court shall adjudge reasonable
and just — The yeas and nays being called on the foregoing
resolve were as follows —
* 14-259 *Yeas.
Mr Pierce
Mr Connor
Mr Macgregore
Mr Weeks
Mr Dodge
Mr Clifford
Mr Plummer
M* alley
1M'-J Clark
Mr W Duncan
Yeas.
Mr Knox
Mv Bettan
M* Waldron
Mr Harper
M1' Badger
Mr E Smith
M* Bedee
Mr N Hoit
Mr Tasker
Yeas.
M* Martin
M1' Warner
M1' J Duncan
Mi' Wallace
M'1 Gale
M1' Flanders
Mr Temple
M1' Bingham
Mr Holmes
Yeas.
Mr S Duncan
Mr Gould
Mr Crawford
Mr Freeman
Mr Payne
Mr Norris
Mr Hutchens
Mr Tarlton
M1' Youn»-
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Nays.
Nays.
Nays.
Nays.
Mr Leavitt
Mr N Emerson
Mr P Clark
Mr Rand
Mr Wiggin
Mr Godfrey
Mr Darling
Mr Allen
Mr Currier
Mr T Page
Mr Gerrish
M1* Penniman
M1* Eastman
Mr J os Smith
Mr Shepherd
Mr Griffin
Mr Jabz Smith
Mr Tash
Mr Stiles
Mr Stone
Mr Tibbetts
Mr Chamberlain
Mr Whitcomb
Mr Kimball
Mr Glidden
Mr McMillan
Mr Parker
Mr Cargill
Mr Jona Smith
Mr Barrett
Mr Alexander
37 Yeas — 31 Nays — so it passed in the affirmative
The Honb1 Senate and House being met in the Assembly
Chamber for the purpose of filling up the vacancy occasioned by
the resignation of the Honb1 Robert Means Esq1' proceeded to fill
up said vacancy and the ballots being taken the Honb1 Charles
Barrett Esq1' was unanimously chosen and the Honb1 Senate with-
drew —
Agreably to the order of the day proceeded to a hearing on the
Petition of John Bryant Esq1" and upon hearing and considering
said Petition voted that the prayer thereof be granted and that the
Petitioner have leave to bring in a Bill accordingly —
An Act granting to Joseph Kimball Esquire the exclusive right
or priviledge of making Waterquechee falls in Connecticut river
navigable [for boats] — was read a third time and passed to be
Enacted —
The Committee appointed in June last for settling the Accounts
between this state and the Treasurer thereof reported as follows —
State of New ) -^ , T , ^th _
xt ,. > Exeter July 16th 1701 —
Hampshire 5
Pursuant to a vote of the Honb1 General Court passed at Con-
cord the 7th day of June A D. 1791 appointing us with Supply
Clap Esq a Committee to settle the Accounts between
the state and William * Gardner Esquire late state Treas- * 14-260
urer Reported that we have carefully examined the
Treasurers Books accounts and documents relative thereto from
the thirty first of July 1790 being the period to which they had
been settled and have received from his as follows (viz) —
An Account of state Notes and certificates issued by him Dated
July 31st 1788 for the cancelling old notes and Interest due
thereon, part of the principal and sundry orders drawn by the
President to issue notes — The notes are numbred from 926 to
1018 inclusive amounting to four thousand one hundred and thirty
eight pounds eleven shillings and two pence — The Certificates
are numbred from 1443 to 155 1 inclusive, amounting to Seven
hundred and Sixty pounds eighteen shillings and two pence —
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Also an Account of Certificates issued dated July 31st 1790 for
Interest and part of the principal of state notes numbred from 1
to 685 inclusive amounting to two thousand three hundred and
one pound eight shillings and ten pence and by book of record
appears to have been indorsed of which sum notes to the amount
of twenty eight pounds eight shillings are wholly paid and taken
up —
The old notes which we have received from the Treasurer and
for which new notes and certificates have been issued are of the
following description (viz) Notes for money borrowed of consoli-
dated value Ninety nine pounds Seventeen shillings and Sixpence
— Bounty notes Twenty four pounds seventeen shillings and
seven pence — Consolidated notes Dated July 3ibt 1782 and July
3ibt 1785 nominal amount three thousand & Seventy six pounds
nineteen shillings and three pence
The orders drawn by the President to issue notes which we
have received are for depreciation Sixty six pounds four shillings
and Seven pence — for claims against confiscated Estates On
thousand two hundred and twenty six pounds twelve shillings and
in lieu of Notes Burnt forty three pounds seven shillings
* 14-261 * There appears to have been outstanding in state notes
of various denominations on the first day of June 1791
the sum of Eighty Thousand four hundred and eighty four pounds
fourteen shillings and Six pence and in certificates of various
dates issued for interest and part of the principal of state notes the
Sum of Seven thousand nine hundred pounds seven shillings and
three pence —
The state specie account (including the Continental specie
Taxes) amounting to thirty nine thousand nine hundred and thirty
seven pounds five shillings and four pence we have also received
and is accounted for as follows (viz) Presidents orders for three
thousand and Eighty five pounds eight shillings and five pence
halfpenny — Bounties paid on Wolves One hundred and ninety
eight pounds — Sundry Rolls for travel and attendance of the
Honb1 Council Senate and House of Representatives amounting
to two thousand four hundred and forty five pounds and eleven
pence half penny — Pay Roll for Council prior to the late revolu-
tion for eighty four pounds Seventeen shillings — Timothy Taylor
and Abijah Usher's note for nine pounds —
The Treasurers Accounts for expences amounting to Twenty
pounds — Outstanding on state Specie Taxes (as ^r list) Thirteen
Thousand seven hundred and forty pounds three shillings and two
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pence three farthings — Also on Continental Taxes Eight Thou-
sand eight hundred and ninety seven pounds twelve shillings and
eleven pence and Specie to ballance being Eleven thousand four
hundred and fifty four pounds two shillings and nine pence farth-
ing— We have also received Sundry Bonds given by the Masonian
Proprietors on which there is due in state notes ten thousand four
hundred and Sixty two pounds ten shillings, and twenty six
pounds seventeen shillings and one half penny in Specie exclusive
of Interest — There appears to be due on Rolls for Travel and
attendance of the Honb1 Council Senate and House of Represent-
atives five hundred and Seventy nine pounds nineteen shillings
and three pence three farthings —
*To the Honb1 Thomas Westbrook Waldron Esq1' for * 14-262
attendance in Council prior to the Revolution one
pound one shilling — and for troop of Horse under the Command
of Col0 Amos Cogswell two pounds Seventeen shillings as ^r
Abstract — We have also received an Account for Continental
Interest Indents Amounting to thirty four thousand six hundred
and Sixty three pounds thirteen shillings & nine pence and is
accounted for as follows (viz) His Excellency Josiah Bartlett
Esqrs receipt in behalf of the Committee appointed to fund public
Securities for seven thousand five hundred and eighteen pounds
three shillings and eight pence — Outstanding Taxes as ^r Abstract
— Amounting to twenty six thousand Six hundred and ninety five
pounds five shillings and four pence half penny and the ballance
being four hundred and fifty pounds four shillings & eight pence
half penny — which we have received in Continental Indents —
The State Certificate Account we have also received Amount-
ing to twenty three thousand Six hundred and Sixty one pounds
eighteen shillings and eight pence half penny and is accounted
for in the following manner (viz) Presidents orders, and orders
of Court for abatement of Taxes amounting to five hundred and
thirty pounds four shillings and four pence — Taxes outstanding
^r list Sixteen thousand Seven hundred and eight pounds two
shillings and for the Ballance we have received state notes includ-
ing interest allowed and Certificates amounting to Six thousand
three hundred and Seventeen pounds eighteen shillings and four
pence half penny — Certificates issued by Nathanael Gilman
Eighty seven pounds fifteen shillings — and Seventeen pounds
eighteen shillings in Copper plate Bills — We have also received
an Account for Deficiency of Soldiers amounting to two thousand
four hundred and nine pounds two shillings & Six pence and is
416 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. [I79I
accounted for as follows (viz) Outstanding (as ^r list) Two
Thousand three Hundred and eighty eight pounds
* 14-263 * fourteen shillings and nine pence and the Ballance
being twenty pounds seven shillings and nine pence is
credited in State Certificate Account — The Account for the New
Emission Tax amounting to One hundred and Eighty six pounds
six shillings and ten pence is Accounted for as follows (viz) An
order in favour of J Wendall for abatement of Tax of Lyman for
Seven pounds Seventeen shillings — paid Daniel Rand for his
attendance in Court August 1781 Seventeen pounds six shillings
— Taxes Outstanding (^r list) One hundred and twenty nine
pounds twelve shillings and one penny And the ballance being
thirty one pound eleven shillings and nine pence we have received
in New Emission Bills —
We have also received an Account for the Revenue of Impost
Amounting to Two hundred and forty seven pounds seven shillings
Including Interest received and is accounted for as follows (viz)
Sundry Bonds on which Interest is Outstanding (as ^r list) Two
hundred and ten pounds six shillings and Six pence and the bal-
lance being thirty seven pounds & Six pence is credited in Specie
Account —
The Accounts for the Revenue of Excise amounting to Five
thousand eight hundred and thirteen pounds Six shillings and Six
pence is Accounted for as follows (viz) Outstanding on Sundry
Bonds (which we have received) Four Thousand Seven hundred
and Seventy eight pounds thirteen shillings and four pence halt
penny and the ballance being One thousand and thirty four pounds
thirteen shillings and one pennv half penny is credited in state
Specie Account
We have received an Account of the Old Continental money
Amounting to three Millions eight hundred cSr thirty four thousand
seven hundred and twenty Dollars & two thirds of a Dollar —
Also of final settlement notes Amounting to Thirtv three Thou-
sand one hundred and forty eight dollars and Sixty three nine-
tieths which have been paid to the Committee appointed to fund
public Securities as ^r Receipt —
We have also received an Account of the final settlement
notes and Indents funded by the Committee appointed
* 14-264 for * that purpose, Also the certificates of funded debt
Amounting to One hundred and thirty seven thousand
seven hundred and eighty six dollars and forty one cents —
We have also received two final settlement notes which the
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Treasurer received of Lieu* Barnett for his Commutation agre-
ably to a vote of Court amounting to One thousand six hundred
Dollars and in Indents One hundred and eleven dollars Interest
being paid on said Notes to December 31st 1784 — which notes
and Indents we have delivered to the Loan Officer and taken his
receipts therefor —
We have also received two hundred and eighty two blank state
notes Eighty two of which being numbred from 1019 to 1100 in-
clusive and countersigned by Joseph Pearson and Ephraim Rob-
inson— Sundry papers relative to the settlement of Joseph Whip-
ple's Account — Sundry bonds given by John Sullivan Esqr and
by post masters and Post riders &c &c —
We have also received Sundry state notes Certificates and other
papers contained in a trunk which was lodged in the Treasurer's
hands for safe keeping as ^r his receipt given us dated March 29th
1 791 — which receipt was lodged with the state comptroller —
We have also received a Chest containing returns of Collectors,
Checks of state notes and Certificates, Also the Tax and other
books of record appertaining to the Treasurers office — which with
the Specie amounting to eleven thousand four hundred and fifty
four pounds two shillings and nine pence one farthing — The
Excise and Impost bonds the Certificates of funded debt, the State
notes, Certificates Indents New Emission money copper plate Bills
Orders books and other papers mentioned in the foregoing report
we have delivered to John Taylor Gilman Esq1" and have taken
duplicate receipts therefor which receipts are lodged agreably to
order of Court —
Your Committee beg leave to * Observe that the Ac- * 14-265
counts herein enumerated are all ballanced have been
kept very accurately, reflect honour on the Treasurer and are well
vouched except the expence account which is not warranted by
any order but is submitted to the Honb1 Court —
Nath11 Rogers > 0
xt 4.U11 o-i ? Committee
Nath11 Gilman $
N: B. Among the state Certificates there appears to be one of
ten pounds a Counterfiet which in the hurry of Business the
Treasurer received for taxes and is charged with the other Cer-
tificates— The foregoing report being read & considered voted
that it be received and accepted —
Adjourned to 9 o'Clock to morrow morning
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4J8 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. [I79I
WEDNESDAY Dec* 7th 1791.
The House met according to adjournment
Upon reading and considering the Petition of the Inhabitants
of Washington and the agreement between the Nonresident pro-
prietors and the Petitioners that a tax of two pence <<j9r Acre be
laid on all the lands in said Washington except that part of said
Town owned by Reuben Kidder Esq1' and that said Kidders said
Lands be taxed and Assessed fifteen pounds Lawful money and
that all the tax aforesaid be worked out in two years next follow-
ing the Assessments — the Select men for the time being to assess
the Same and that Thomas Penniman Esq1' be appointed agent
with full power and authority to lay out said Tax to the best ad-
vantage for the good of the public and to give bond to be account-
able to the Sessions for his Conduct — Voted that the Petitioners
have leave to bring in a Bill proper to carry the foregoing agree-
ment into effect
Upon reading and considering the Petition of Benjamin Brown
and the Report of a Committee thereon voted that the Petitioner
be heard thereon before the General Court on friday the 16th dav
of Dec1" instant and that the Petitioner cause that Jesse Prescutt
of Deerfield and John Prentice Esq1' attorney to Amos Page be
served with a Copy of the Petition and order of Court thereon Six
days prior to said day of hearing that they or either of them may
then appear and shew cause why the prayer thereof may not be
granted —
* 14-266 * Upon reading and considering the Petition of the
Inhabitants of Dunbarton voted that the prayer thereof
be granted and that they have leave to bring in a Bill accordingly —
The Committee on the Petition from Conway Bartlett and Loca-
tions reported that the prayer of said Petition be granted and that
a Resolve be brought in accordingly which report being read and
considered voted that it be received and accepted —
Voted that Tarn worth Eaton and Burton be considered as a
Class for Representation and that they have liberty to elect and
send a Representative to the General Court in future
Voted that Mr Pierce Mr Whitcomb Mr Penniman Mr Godfrey
& M1' N Hoit with such of the Honb1 Senate as they may join be
a Committee to consider of the Memorial of Majr Bradbury Cilley
and report thereon
Voted that Mr Pierce Mr Macgregore Mr N Hoit M1' E Smith
& M1' Wm Duncan with such of the Honb1 Senate as thev may join
I791] JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
419
be a Committee to consider of the Memorial and Petition of Jon-
athan Freeman Esq1' in behalf of the Trustees of Dartmouth Col-
lege & report thereon —
Voted that Mr Gains Mr Bedee & Mr Shepherd with such of
the Honb1 Senate as they may join be a Committee to consider of
the Petition of John Mendum and report thereon —
Adjourned to half past 2 o'Clock P. M.
Met accordingly
Upon reading and considering the Petitions of Sundry Inhab-
itants of Amherst also of the Petition of the Parishioners of the
third Parish in Amherst, Voted that the Petitioners be heard
thereon before the General Court on the Second Thursday of the
next Session and that in the mean time the Petitioners cause that
the Assessors of the first parish be served with a Copy of the Pe-
tition and order of Court thereon that they may then appear and
shew cause if any they have why the prayer thereof may not be
granted also voted that Mr Ephraim Robinson of Exeter Joseph
Badger Jun1' Esq1' of Gilmantown and Charles Barrett Esq1' of New
Ipswich be a Committee at the expence of the Petition-
ers * to view the Situation of said Petitioners and report * 14-267
their opinion prior to said hearing —
Agreably to the order of the day proceeded to a hearing on
Petitions —
Upon reading and considering the Petition of some the Inhab-
itants of New Castle praying to be disannexed from New Castle
and annexed to Rye — voted that the Prayer thereof be granted
and that the Petitioners have leave to bring in a Bill accordingly —
which vote was determined by yeas and nays and were as follows
(viz)
Yeas.
Yeas.
Yeas.
Yeas.
Mr Gains
Mr Cilley
Mr Waldron
Mr Flanders
Mr Pierce
Mr March
Mr Harper
M1' Shepherd
Mr Connor
Mr J Clark
Mr Badger
Mr Stiles
M1' Macgregore
Mr Tibbets
Mr E Smith
M1' Whitcomb
Mr B Page
Mr Glidden
Mr Bedee
M1' Alexander
Mr Weeks
Mr Jon* Smith
Mr N Hoit
Mr Rand
Mr Dodge
M1' Knox
Mr Tash
Mr Allen
Mr Wiggin
M1- N Emerson
Mr McMillan
M1" Bingham
Mr Clifford
Mr Godfrey
Mr Martin
M1' Holmes
M^ Currier
M1' T Page
Mr Warner
Mr Penniman
Mr Eastman
Mr J os Smith
Mr Abbott
Mr Griffin
Mr Jabz Smith
Mr Bettan
M1' J Duncan
Mr Stone
Mr Plummer
Mr Kellie
M1' Gerrish
Mr Kimball
420 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. [I79I
Yeas. Yeas. Yeas. Yeas.
Mr Gould M1* Freeman Mr Norris Mr Young
MT Crawford Mr Pavne M* Hutchens Mr Cargill
Mr E Hoit
Nays. Nays. Nays. Nays.
Mr \V>" Duncan M'' P Clark M* Temple Mr Tarlton
62 [61] Yeas — 4 nays —
Upon hearing and considering- the Petition of Conway Shel-
burne &c voted that Mr N Hoit Mr E Smith & Mr Payne with such
of the Honb1 Senate as they may join be a Committee to report
their Opinion respecting the Same —
[ Voted that the hearing on the Petition of Jaasiel Herriman
which was to have been this day before the General Court be
postponed until the Second Wednesday of the next session and
that said Herriman give notice in the Same manner as described
in the former order of Court and the same term of time prior to
said day of hearing — ]
* 14-268 * Upon hearing and considering the Petition of the
Select men of Cockermouth voted that the Petitioners
have leave to raise a Tax of one penny ^r Acre for two years on
all the lands in said Town except the undivided lands and that
they have leave to bring in a Bill accordingly —
Upon hearing and considering the Petition of the Select men
of Chichester voted that the prayer thereof be granted and that
the Petitioners have leave to bring in a Bill accordingly providing
in said Bill that the monies be laid out in repairing high ways
only —
Voted that the hearing on the Petition of the Select men of
Ossippee which was to have been this day before the General Court
be postponed until to morrow of which all persons concerned are
to take notice and govern themselves accordingly —
Adjourned to 9 o'Clock to morrow morning
THURSDAY Dec* 8th 1791.
The House met according to adjournment
The vote respecting taxing the lands in Cockermouth at one
penny ^r Acre for two years came down from the Honb1 Senate
for the following amendment " that instead of one penny for two
years there be liberty to raise a tax of two pence ^r Acre for two
years [one year] upon all lands in said Town except public lots
or rights and except the undivided lands and that two years be
I791] JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. 421
allowed for compleating payment which amendment was read and
concurred —
Voted that Mr Parker Mr Flanders, Mr Eastman Mr N Hoit
and Mr Harper with such of the Honb1 Senate as they may join
be a Committee to consider of an alteration proposed by the Honb1
Senate to be made in the resolve respecting post riders and post
routs and report thereon
An Act to vest the exclusive right and priviledge of keep-
ing a ferry over a Certain part of Merrimac River in
*John Bryant of Bow, his heirs and assigns, was read * 14-269
a third time and passed to be Enacted —
An Act for the appointment of Special Justices — was read a
third time and passed to be Enacted —
Voted that Mr Plummer, Mr Payne, Mr Freeman Mr Young and
Mr Badger with such of the Honb1 Senate as they may join be a
Committee to consider of the Petition of Samuel Sherburne Esq1"
and report thereon —
Voted that Mr Gains Mr Badger, Mr Warner, Mr Leavitt and
M1' Bettan with such of the Honb1 Senate as they may join be a
Committee to consider of the Petition from the Parish of Deer-
field and report thereon —
Voted that Mr B Page, Mr Kimball & Mr Holmes [Howe] with
such of the Honb1 Senate as they may join be a Committee to
consider of the Petition of Joseph Bell and report thereon
An Act to vest in John Young his heirs and assigns the sole and
exclusive priviledge of building chimneys and altering those
already built agreably to a discovery and invention of the said
Young according to the description of said discovery and Inven-
tion lodged in the Office of the Secretary of said state was read a
third time and motion was made that it pass to be Enacted — On
which motion the yeas & nays were called and are as follows (viz)
Yeas.
Yeas.
Yeas.
Yeas.
Mr Pierce
Mr N Emerson
Mr McMillan
Mr Penniman
Mr B Page
Mr Jos Smith
Mr Martin
Mr Kimball
Mr Leavitt
Mr Bettan
Mr Warner
Mr Duncan
Mr Wiggin
Mr How
Mr P. Clark
Mr Crawford
Mr Clifford
Mr Harper
Mr J Duncan
Mr Freeman
Mr Plummer
Mr Badger
Mr Stiles
Mr Payne
Mr March
Mr N Hoit
Mr Parker
M1' Tarlton
Mr Tibbets
Mr Tasker
Mr Temple
Mr Cargill
Mr Knox
Mr Tash
Mr Bingham
422
NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS.
[1791
Nays.
Mr Gains
Mr Connor
Mr Weeks
Mr Dodge
M1' Currier
Mr Eastman
M>- Jabz Smith
Mr Clark
Nays.
M* Glidden
Mr Jona Smith
Mr Godfrey
Mr T Page
M* Kellie
Mr Waldron
Mr Chamberlain
Mr Abbott
Nays.
Mr Wallace
Mr Darling
Mr Gale
Mr Gerrish
Mr Flanders
Mr Shepherd
Mr Whitcomb
Mr Alexander
Nays.
Mr Rand
Mr Allen
Mr Holmes
Mr Stone
Mr Gould
Mr E Hoyt
M1' Norris
Mr Hutchens
* 14-270 * 35 Yeas — 32 Nays, so it passed to be Enacted —
Voted that Mr J Clark, Mr Pierce and Mr McMillan
with such of the Honb1 Senate as they may join be a Committee to
nominate to this House Six persons three of whom to be appointed
a Committee for laying out the road from Concord to Durham
Voted that Mr Cilley Mr Rand and M1' Stiles with such of the
Honb1 Senate as they may join be a Committee to consider of the
Petition of John Trott and report thereon
Voted that Mr Connor, Mr Parker Mr Holmes Mr Wm Duncan
and M1' Pierce with such of the Honb1 Senate as they may join
be a Committee to consider of a letter from James Macgregore
Esq1' to his Excellency the President and the papers accompany-
ing the Same and report thereon —
Voted that Mr Pierce, Mr Whitcomb & Mr Leavitt with such
of the Honb1 Senate as they may join be a Committee to consider
of the Petition of John Reed praying to be put on the list of In-
valids he having lost an Arm while a Soldier in Cap1 Weare's
Company and report thereon —
Upon reading and considering the Petition of Jonathan Warner
Esq1' voted that the Petitioner be heard thereon before the General
Court on Thursday next and that the Petitioners cause that the
Executors to the Estate of George Atkinson Esq1' deceased be
served with a Copy of the Petition and order of Court thereon
as soon as may be that they may then appear and shew cause if
any they have why the prayer thereof may not be granted —
Voted that M1' Flanders M1' Waldron & M1' Wiggin with such of
the Honb1 Senate as they may join be a Committee to consider of
the Petition of Col0 William Gregg and report thereon —
The Committee on the Conway and Shelburne Petitions re-
ported that a Committee be appointed [by the General Court] who
shall at the expence of the State look out and fix on the tract in
which the road shall run from Conway to Shelburne and
* 14-271 report a plan of the Same to the General Court *at
their next Session and that any further proceedings
I791] JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. 423
respecting said Petition be postponed until said report of the Com-
mittee shall be received — which report being read & considered
voted that it be received and accepted —
Voted that Mr J Duncan M1' Badger & Mr Holmes be a Com-
mittee to nominate Six persons three of whom to be a Committee
to look out and fix upon the place in which the road shall run
from Conway to Shelburne and report a plan of the same to the
General Court at their next session —
The Committee on the Petition of Nathanael Gilman reported
that the prayer of said Petition be granted and that the Petitioners
have leave to bring in a Bill accordingly, which report being read
and considered voted that it be received and accepted —
Adjourned to 3 o'Clock P. M —
Met accordingly
[Agreeably to the order of the day proceeded to a hearing on
petitions.]
Upon hearing and considering the Petition of Stephen Harford
voted that the prayer thereof be so far granted as that he have
a trial on the Original Suit and that he have leave to bring in a
Bill accordingly —
An Act impowering the Children of John Fisher to hold real
Estate in this state — was read a third time and passed to be
Enacted —
Voted that the remainder of the hearings which were to have
been this day before the General Court be postponed until to
morrow of which all persons concerned are to take notice and
govern themselves accordingly —
Adjourned to 9 o'Clock to morrow morning
FRIDAY Decr 9th 1791.
The House met according to adjournment
Voted that Mr B Page, Mr Payne & M1' Bettan with such of the
Honb1 Senate as they may join be a Committee to consider of the
Petition of Jonathan Tinney [Tenney] and report thereon
Voted that Nathan Hoit Ebenezer Smith and Joseph Badger
Jun1' Esquires be a Committee to look out and fix on the place
in which the road shall run from Conway to Shelburne and
report a plan of the same to the General Court at their next Ses-
sion—
* Voted that Mr Cilley Mr Connor & Mr Allen with * 14-272
such of the Honb1 Senate as they may join be a Com-
424 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. [I79I
mittee to consider of the Petition of Thomas Tash Esq1" and report
thereon —
Voted that Mr Payne Mr D Emerson & Mr Freeman with such
of the Honb1 Senate as they may join be a Committee to consider
of the Petition of Susanna Dodge and report thereon —
Voted that Mr Cilley Mr Whitcomb & Mr Allen with such of
the Honb1 Senate as they may join be a Committee to consider of
the Account of John Morse & report thereon
Voted that Mr [J] Duncan Mr Godfrey, Mr Whitcomb M1
Rand and Mr Connor with such of the Honb1 Senate as they may
join be a Committee to consider of the Petition of the Select men
of Hawke and report thereon —
Voted that Mr E Smith Mr N Hoit, Mr Parker Mr Freeman and
Mr Hutchens with such of the Honb1 Senate as they may join be a
Committee to consider of the Memorial of and Petition of William
Vans and others and report thereon —
An Act for laying out a road from Concord to Durham falls
and New Markett Bridge — was read a third time and passed to
be Enacted —
Voted that Mr Macgregore, Mr Warner & Mr Glidden with such
of the Honb1 Senate as they may join be a Committee to consider
of the Petition of Experience Triskett and the papers accompany-
ing the Same and report thereon —
Voted that Mr Freeman, Mr Simpson Mr Payne Mr Whitcomb
and Mr J Duncan with such of the Honb1 Senate as they may join
be a Committee to consider of the Petition of the Inhabitants of
Stratford and report thereon —
Resolved that in future the Town of Conway Bartlett and the
Locations to the North of Bartlett in this State together with
Sterling's Archibald Starks and Samuel Starks Locations south of
said Conway have liberty to choose & send a member to
* 14-273 the General Court — And that Tamworth Eaton * and
Burton [together with Blair's, Caldwell's M'Neal's, and
Martin's locations] also have liberty to choose and send a Mem-
ber to said Court — Each of said Districts following the rules and
Regulations of the Constitution and Laws of said state for chusing
and Sending Representatives to said Court —
The Committee on the Petition of Col° William Gregg reported
that he have leave to withdraw his Petition — which report being
read and considered voted that it be received and accepted —
Voted that Mr Connor Mr Gains Mr Badger Mr N Hoit Mf
Warner, Mr Flanders, Mr Holmes, Mr Parker, Mr Simpson and
I791] JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. 425
Mr Crawford with such of the Honb1 Senate as they may join be
a Committee to consider whether any and what alterations shall
be made in the lines of the Several Counties in this state and
report thereon —
The Committee on the Petition of Joseph Bell reported that the
Petitioner be allowed thirty pounds to be paid out of the Treasury
which report being read and considered voted that it be received
and accepted and that the President give order accordingly —
Adjourned to 3 o'Clock P. M.
Met accordingly —
Voted that Mr Parker Mr J Duncan & Mr E Smith with such of
the Honb1 Senate as they may join be a Committee to wait on the
Honb1 Nath11 Peabody Esq1' one of the Committee for revising and
printing the Laws of this state and enquire how far said Commit-
tee have proceeded and when it is probable said Laws will be
ready to be distributed, and report thereon —
Voted that Mr Freeman, Mr Parker & Mr Warner with Such of
the Honb1 Senate as they may join be a Committee to consider of
the Petition of Timothy Gibson and Samuel Dodge and report
thereon —
[The Resolve respecting Conway &c being a District for Rep-
resentation also that Tamworth &c be a district came down from
the Honb1 Senate for the following amendment that the Locations
(viz) Blairs, Caldwells, McNeils & Martins be added to Tamworth
Eaton and Burton — which amendment wras read and concurred — ]
Voted that the hearing on the Petition of Josiah Hast-
ings * which was to have been Yesterday before the * 14-274
General Court be postponed until the second Thursday
of the next Session and that the Petitioner give notice in the same
manner as prescribed in the former order and the same term of
time prior to said day of hearing —
Voted that Mr Payne Mr E Smith Mr Simpson Mr Warner
[Wallace] & M1' Young with such of the Honb1 Senate as they
may join be a Committee to consider of the Petition of Bazaleel
Woodward Esqr Treasurer for the County of Grafton & report
thereon —
Upon reading and considering the Petition of Mary Tufton
Mason voted that the prayer thereof be granted and that the
Petitioner have leave to bring in a Bill accordingly
Agreably to the order of the day proceeded to a hearing on
Petitions —
Upon hearing and considering the Petition of James Wallace
426 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. [I79I
voted that the prayer thereof be granted and that he have leave
to bring in a Bill accordingly —
Upon reading the resignation of the Honb1 Sanford Kingsbury
Esq1' as one of the Commissioners for stating the demands of this
state against the United states — Voted that said Resignation be
accepted and that the thanks of the General Court be given to
said Sanford Kingsbury Esq1' for his attention to said business —
Voted that the Account of Sanford Kingsbury Esq1' amounting
to thirteen pounds fifteen shillings be allowed & paid out of the
Treasury by order of the President —
An Act to restore Stephen Harford to his Law was read a third
time and passed to be Enacted —
An Act for regulating the fishery in Connecticut river was read
a third time and passed to be Enacted —
Adjourned to 9 o'Clock tomorrow morning
SATURDAY Dec* 10th 1791 —
The House met according to adjournment
* 14-275 * The following vote came down from the Honb1 Sen-
ate for Concurrence —
Whereas Sundry Towns and places in the Northerly part of
this state and the Inhabitants thereof have been taxed for a num-
ber of years past, Some of the Taxes [towns] and many of the
Inhabitants are poor and have at different times Petitioned the
General Court for an abatement or discharge of their taxes And
Whereas the Secretary has been ordered to advertise the unlocated
lands in said State for sale and as sundry offers have been made
therefor and as it is highly probable that the offer would be
greatly increased if any method was adopted for the granting of
said lands — Therefore voted that M1' Sheafe & Mr Peabody be a
Committee with such as the Honb1 House may join to take into
consideration the above said matters and report thereon — which
vote was read and concurred and M1' Connor M1' E Hoyt M1' J
Duncan M1' Penniman and M1' Freeman joined —
Upon reading and considering the Petition of Moses Carmey
voted that it be referred to the Committee on the Petition of Ne-
hemiah Clough —
An Act making provision in case of the death resignation or
removal from Office of the sherriff of any County, was read a
third time and passed to be Enacted —
The Committee on the Petition of Eliphalet Ladd reported that
the Petitioner receive twelve pounds in full for performing the
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Service of Post rider in the County of Strafford for the last six
months and that the President give order accordingly, which
report being read and considered voted that it be received and
accepted with this alteration that he receive ten pounds in full for
said Service —
Voted that Mr Pierce Mr N Hoit Mr Darling Mr Parker and Mr
Young with such of the Honb1 Senate as they may join be a Com-
mittee to take under consideration what business is yet necessary
to be done at this Session at what time the General Court shall
adjourn and at what place the next General Court shall
meet — also what allowance shall be made to the * Mem- * 14-276
bers of the Honb1 Council in the Recess and to the
Honb1 Senate and House of Representatives and their Officers for
travel and attendance the present Session and report thereon —
Voted that Mr Pierce, Mr Connor, Mr Parker, Mr Emerson and
Mr Waldron be a Committee to consider and report what allow-
ance shall be made to his Excellency the President as a Salary
for the current year also what Salaries the Justices of the Supe-
rior Court and other Officers of the civil list shall receive —
An Act to impower the Inhabitants of Cockermouth in the
County of Grafton to lev}' a Tax on all the lands (Public lots and
undivided lands excepted) in said Town for making and repairing
the highways — was read a third time & passed to be Enacted —
The Committee on the Petition of John Mendum reported that
the prayer thereof be granted and that he have leave to bring in
a Resolve accordingly — which report being read and considered
voted that it be received and accepted —
Voted that Mr How, Mr E Smith & Mr Whitcomb with such of
the Honb1 Senate as they may join be a Committee to consider of
the Petition of John Tanner and report thereon —
Adjourned to Monday next at 3 o'Clock P. M.
MONDAY Decr 12th 1791.
The House met according to adjournment
j Voted that Mr Pierce Mr Badger, Mr Wallace Mr Allen and M1
Freeman with such of the Honb1 Senate as they may join be a
Committee to nominate to this House four persons two of whom to
be a Committee to settle all accounts due to the state prior to June
1784 and to discharge the Same on receiving such sum or Sums
or Security therefor as they shall judge proper —
[Read and debated Several Bills and a report on the Collection
of outstanding taxes — ]
428 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. [I79I
Voted that Mr Freeman, Mr Kimball Mr Hoyt Mr Gerrish and
Mr Rand with such of the Honb1 Senate as they may join be a
Committee to consider and report what shall be done respecting
lands that have been heretofore located in this state where the
conditions of the grant has not been complied with —
* 14-277 * Voted that Mr Young, Mr Penniman and Mr Stiles
with such of the Honb1 Senate as they may join be a
Committee to consider of the Petition of Phinehas Parker and re-
port thereon —
The Committee on the Petition of William Vans and others
reported a Resolve in the following words —
Upon reading and considering the Petition of William Vans and
others in behalf of the Proprietors of the Township of Errol and
Millsfield in the County of Grafton in said State setting forth
that by reason of a variety of Complicated embarrasments the
proprietors had not been able to make the cultivation and settle-
ments of said Township agreable to the conditions subjoined to
the original grants or Charters of said Townships respectively,
and among other things prayed that a further time be allowed to
the said proprietors for compleating the same which appearing
reasonable — Therefore —
Resolved that a further term of ten years from the passing this
resolve be and hereby is allowed to said proprietors to complete
the Settlements and cultivations of said Townships respectively
provided that within one year from the passing this Resolve the
proprietors of said Township of Erroll pay into the Treasury of
this state the Sum of one hundred and eighteen pounds six shil-
lings Lawful money and that the proprietors of said Township of
Millsfield pay into said Treasury the Sum of One hundred and
one pounds eight shillings Lawrful money which sums upon exam-
ination are computed and stated to be the full for the arrears or
proportions of those Townships respectively to all public taxes
that have or ought to have been apportioned to said Townships
respectively to make them equal with other Townships under cim-
ilar circumstances within this state as to the public taxes that
have been called for upon the apportionments heretofore made in
this state —
And it is hereby further Resolved in all public Taxes
* 14-278 * called for in future the proportion of the said Town-
ship of Errol shall be seven shillings upon each thou-
sand pounds to be raised in the state and the proportion of the
said Township of Millslield shall be six shillings upon each
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429
Thousand pounds so raised until a new proportion shall be made
among the Several [towns] and places in this state — which resolve
being read and considered voted that it be received and accepted —
Adjourned to 9 o'Clock to morrow morning
TUESDAY Decr 13th 1791
The House met according to adjournment
An Act to restore Jonathan Wodly to his Law, was read a third
time and passed to be Enacted —
The Committee on the Petition of Timothy Gibson and Samuel
Dodge Reported that the Bonds mentioned in said Petition be re-
mitted, the Petitioners paying all costs that hath already arisen
and that they have leave to bring in a Resolve accordingly which
report being read and considered voted that it be received & ac-
cepted
Upon reading and considering the report of the Committee on
the Collection of outstanding taxes much debate ensued and on
that part of the report which respected the receiving from Towns
and collectors who are deficient in paying their Certificate and
Indent taxes ten shillings in Silver or Gold in lieu of twenty shil-
lings in Certificates and Indents — the yeas and nays were called
and are as follows (viz)
Yeas. Yeas. Yeas. Yeas.
Mr Gains
Mr Leavitt
Mr Dodge
Mr Wiggin
Mr Currier
Mr Plummer
Mr Bettan
Mr Kellie
*Nays.
Mr Pierce
Mr Connor
Mr Macgregore
Mr Weeks
Mr Jabz Smith
Mr March
Mr Clark
Mr Tibbets
Mr Glidden
M1' Badger
Mr Bedee
Mr McMillan
Mr Warner
Mr J Duncan
Mr Wallace
Mr Gale
Mr Stiles
Nays.
Mr Jona Smith
Mr Knox
Mr Waldron
M1' E Smith
Mr N Hoit
Mr Tasker
Mr Tash
M1* Chamberlain
Mr Whitcomb
Mr Parker
Mr Alexander
Mr Temple
Mr Allen
Mr Holmes
Mr Penniman
Mr Stone
Nays.
Mr R Macgregore
Mr D Emerson
Mr Abbott
Mr P Clark
Mr Darling
Mr Gerrish
Mr Flanders
Mr M Smith
Mr Duncan
Mr Gould
Mr Crawford
Mr E Hoit
Mr Freeman
Mr Payne
Mr Norris
Nays. * 14-279
Mr Rand
Mr Bingham
Mr Kimball
Mr Hutchens
Mr Tarlton
Mr Simpson
Mr Young
Mr Cargill
31 Yeas — 33 Nays — so it was negatived and the report recom-
mitted —
430 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. [I79I
Upon reading and considering the Petition of Joseph Pierce
[Peirce] in behalf of the Inhabitants of New Durham Gore voted
that the prayer thereof be granted and that he have leave to bring
in a Bill accordingly —
An Act altering the time of holding the Annual meeting in
Dunbarton — was read a third time and passed to be Enacted —
Upon reading and considering the Petition of Phinehas Parker
and the report of a Committee thereon voted that the Petitioner
be heard thereon before the General Court on the Second Thurs-
day of the next Session and that in the mean time the Petitioner
cause that the Petitionee be served with a Copy of the Petition
and order of Court thereon Six weeks prior to said day of hear-
ing that he may then appear and shew cause if any he hath why
the prayer thereof may not be granted — and that all further pro-
ceedings against said Parker be stayed until the decision of the
General Court —
Voted that Mr E Smith Mr Young and Mr Simpson with such
of the Honb1 Senate as they may join be a Committee to consider
of the Petition of Joseph Kimball Esq1' and report thereon —
Whereas Timothy Gibson and Samuel Dodge have Petitioned
the General Court representing that they were bound for the ap-
pearance of one David Dodge at the Superior Court of Judicature
holden at Amherst in and for the County of Hillsbor-
* 14-280 ough on the first Tuesday of October * last, and that
the said David hath absconded so that they could not
surrender his body into Court agreably to the tenor of their
recognizance whereby they have become liable to pay the Sum
of One hundred pounds each and praying that they may not be
prosecuted therefor but that the Same be remitted unto them
Therefore Resolved that the penalties aforesaid incurred as
aforesaid be remitted unto the said Timothy Gibson and Samuel
Dodge Provided Nevertheless that the said Timothy Gibson and
Samuel Dodge shall at or before the next Superior Court of Judi-
cature for said County pay all legal Costs that have arisen in con-
sequence of the prosecution against the said David Dodge and on
account of the forfeitures incurred by them
Adjourned to 3 o'Clock P M.
Met accordingly
Voted that Mr Connor -Mr Badger & Mr E Sirhth with such of
the Honb1 Senate as the}' may join be a Committee to consider of
the Petition of Benjamin Lamson and report thereon —
Agreably to the order of the day proceeded to a hearing on
Petitions —
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Upon hearing and considering the Petition of the Town of
Dorchester voted that the prayer thereof be so far granted and
that he have leave to bring in a Bill for raising two pence ^r Acre
on all the lands in said Town
Upon hearing and considering the Petition of Joel Doolittle
voted that the prayer thereof be granted and that he have leave to
bring in a Bill accordingly —
Upon hearing and considering the Petition from New Grantham
voted that the prayer thereof be granted and that they have leave
to bring in a Bill accordingly
Voted that Mr E Smith Mr Whitcomb Mr Tarlton * Mr * 14-281
N Hoit and Mr Rand with such of the Honb1 Senate as
they may join be a Committee to consider of a Letter from Doct1'
Samuel Tinney [Tenney] and [Doctor] William Parker [Junr]
to his Excellency the President and the papers accompanying the
Same also of the Petition of John Hale and report thereon —
Voted that Mr Macgregore M1' Parker & Mr Gale with such of
the Honb1 Senate as they may join be a Committee to consider of
the Petition of Joseph Eaton Kiniston and report thereon —
Voted that Mr Tash Mr Holmes and Mr Allen with such of the
Honb1 Senate as they may join be a Committee to consider of the
Memorial of Cap1 Titus Salter & report thereon —
An Act for assessing two pence ^r Acre on the Nonresidents
lands in Chichester for repairing a Road through said Town was
read a third time and passed to be Enacted —
Whereas a Petition hath been preferred to the General Court in
behalf of the Town of New Grantham by the selectmen thereof
setting forth that the Towns of New Grantham and Cornish were
classed to Send a Representative and in the year 1787 it then
being the priviledge of New Grantham to send a Representative
and the Inhabitants of Cornish being notified met with the Inhab-
itants of New Grantham when it was voted not to send a Repre-
sentative that year but the Inhabitants of Cornish supposing them-
selves to be sufficient in number to send a Representative warned
a Meeting and chose one accordingly and the Town of New
Grantham were called upon to pay their proportion for the pay-
ment of said Representative and praying relief therefor — Therefore
Resolved that the aforesaid Sum of five pounds be abated the said
Town of New Grantham and that the Treasurer govern himself
accordingly and the said five pounds shall be charged to the said
Town of Cornish and the Treasurer shall proceed in the
same manner to recover of the said Town of * Cornish * 14-282
432 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. [I79I
the said five pounds as by Law he would have done if the same
had been originally laid or apportioned on said Town of Cornish —
Adjourned to 9 o'Clock to morrow morning
WEDNESDAY Dec* 14th 1791 —
The House met according to adjournment
Voted that Mr Freeman Mr N Hoit, Mr Carr, Mr How and Mr
Simpson with such of the Honb1 Senate as they may join be a
Committee to consider of the Petition of James Gould and all
Similar matters and report thereon
Voted that Mr Flanders, Mr Harper & Mr Dodge with such of
the Honb1 Senate as they may join be a Committee to consider of
the Petition of Benjamin Trip and report thereon —
Voted that the Secretary be directed to procure two hundred
printed copies of the Act respecting schools passed the present
Session that the same may be distributed to the Several Towns in
this state at the close of the present Session
The Committee on the Petition of Susanna Dodge reported that
the Judge of Probate in said County be impowered to issue a new
Commission of Insolvency on said estate the lapse of time not-
withstanding provided said Judge shall think it proper and
reasonable that such Commission should issue — which report
being read and considered voted that it be received and accepted
and that a Bill be brought in for that purpose —
An Act to impower Nathanael Gilman Esquire to sell certain
Real estate of Mary Ann Odlin and Charlotte Odlin was read a
third time and passed to be Enacted —
Upon reading and considering the Petition of Samuel Sher-
burne Esqr and the report of a Committee thereon voted that the
Petitioner be heard thereon before the General Court on Tuesday
next and that the Petitioner cause that the Petitionee
* 14-283 be served with a Copy of the Petition and order *of
Court thereon as soon as may be that she may then
appear and shew cause (if any she hath) why the prayer thereof
may not be granted —
Voted that the hearing on the Petition of John Tasker Esqr and
others which was to have been this day before the General Court
be postponed to the second Wednesday of the next Session and
that in the mean time the Petitioner cause that notice be given in
the same manner as described in the former order and the same
length of time prior to said day of hearing — Also that the hear-
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ing on the Petition of the Proprietors of Eaton and Burton be post-
poned to the Second Wednesday of the next Session —
The Committee on the Petition of Henry Young Brown reported
that an Act or Resolve be passed impowering and directing the
Judge of the probate of Wills &c for the County of Rockingham
to appoint Commissioners to examine such further claims against
the Estate of his Excellency Governor Wentworth as have not yet
been examined and that he certify the claims so examined and by
him allowed as in other cases — which report being read and con-
sidered voted that it be received and accepted —
Adjourned to 3 o'Clock P. M —
Met accordingly —
The folloing vote came down from the Honb1 Senate for Con-
currence—
[In Senate Decr 14th 1791 — ]
Voted that Mr Rogers, Mr Dow, Mr Peabody, Mr Toppan Mr
Sheafe & Mr Page [Payne] with such of the Honb1 House as
they may join be a Committee to consider a Report of one of the
Committee for revising the Laws and to examine the printed
sheets of Laws by him Exhibited and report what further measures
are necessary to be taken for compleating the Code which report
being read and considered voted to concur the Same and that Mr
Badger Mr Parker Mr Emerson Mr Macgregore and Mr Young be
joined —
An Act to enable Mary Tufton Mason to take an appeal from
a certain decree of the Court of Probate for the County
of * Rockingham to the Superior Court next to be * 14-284
holden in the Same County — was read a third time and
passed to be Enacted —
Agreably to the order of the day proceeded to a hearing on
Petitions —
Upon hearing and considering the Petition of Thomas Pinkham
voted that the prayer thereof be granted and that he have leave
to bring in a Bill accordingly —
Upon hearing and considering the Petition of Alexander Plumb-
ley against Col0 Ebenezer Brewster voted that the further con-
sideration thereof be postponed until the Second Wednesday of
the next session of which all concerned are to take notice and
govern themselves accordingly —
Upon hearing and considering the Petition of Alexander Plumb-
ley against Solomon Jacobs — voted that the prayer thereof be
granted and that he have leave to bring in a Bill accordingly —
28
434
NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS.
[1791
Voted that the remainder of the Hearings which were to have
been this day before the General Court be postponed until to mor-
row of which all persons are to take notice and govern themselves
accordingly —
Adjourned to 9 o'Clock to morrow morning —
THURSDAY Dec* 15th 1791
The House met according to adjournment
After reading several Bills, proceeded agreably to the order of
the day to a hearing on Petitions — [but came to no determination]
Adjourned to 3 o'Clock P M —
Met accordingly —
Voted that Mr Young, Mr Cilley & Mr Bettan with such of the
Honb1 Senate as they may join be a Committee to consider of the
Petition of Smith Emerson & report thereon —
Upon hearing and considering the Petition of David Webster Esqr
motion was made that the prayer thereof be granted — On which
motion the yeas and nays were called and are as follows — viz —
* 14-285 *Yeas. Yeas. Yeas. Yeas.
Mr Gains
Mr Jos Smith
Mr Abbott
Mr Allen
Mr Weeks
Mr Bettan
Mr P Clark
Mr Holmes
Mr Currier
Mr Kellie
Mr Gregg
Mr Penniman
Mr Jabz Smith
Mr Can-
Mr Duncan
Mr Griffin
Mr Plummer
Mr Bedee
Mr Darling
Mr Stone
Mr Glidden
Mr N Hoit
Mr Gale
Mr Gould
Mr Jona Smith
Mr Tasker
Mr Shepherd
Mr Crawford
Mr Wm Duncan
Mr Chamberlain
Mr Stiles
Mr E Hoit
Mr N Emerson
Mr McMillan
Mr Parker
Mr Norris
Mr Godfrey
Mr D Emerson
Mr M Smith
Mr Hutchens
i\Ir T Page
Nays.
Mays.
Nays.
Nays.
Mr Pierce
Mr Cilley
Mr Warner
Mr Rand
Mr Macgregore
M1* Knox
Mr Jn° Smith
Mr Bingham
Mr Leavitt
Mr How
Mr Wallace
Mr Kimball
Mr Dodge
Mr Waldron
Mr Whitcomb
Mr Freeman
Mr Wiggin
Mr Tash
Mr Alexander
Mr Payne
M* Clifford
Mr Macgregore
M1* Temple
41 Yeas — 23 Nays — so it was granted and leave to bring in a
Bill accordingly —
Voted that the remainder of the hearings which were to have
been this day before the General Court be postponed until to mor-
row of which all persons concerned are to take notice and govern
themselves accordingly —
Adjourned to 9 o'Clock to morrow morning —
1791] JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. 435
FRIDAY Dec* 16th 1791.
The House met according to adjournment
Voted that Mr Macgregore Mr Payne Mr Pierce Mr Young and
Mr Parker with such of the Honb1 Senate as they may join be a
Committee to consider of a Bill in addition to an Act intitled an
Act to establish an equitable method of making rates and taxes
&c. and report thereon
Voted that Mr Emerson Mr Simpson & Mr Tash with such of
the Honb1 Senate as they may join be a Committee to consider of
the Petition of the Select men of Durham, New Market and
Stratham and report thereon —
The Committee on the Petition of Jeremiah Eastman and Ed-
mund Chadwick in behalf of the Parish of Deerfield — reported
that the order drawn in favour of said Deerfield amounting to
two hundred and fifty nine pounds and Seven pence,
* is now justly due and that it ought to be paid in Cer- * 14-286
tificates in favour of said Deerfield and the Treasurer
exchange the Same — which report being read and considered
voted that it be received and accepted —
Voted that Mr Badger Mr E Smith & Mr Griffin with such of
the Honb1 Senate as they may join be a Committee to consider of
the Petition of Col0 Moses Kelley and papers accompanying the
Same and report thereon —
Voted that Mr Rand, Mr Allen & Mr Gains with such of the
Honb1 Senate as they may join be a Committee to consider of the
Account of Ichabod Rollins Esqr and report thereon
Voted that Mr Bettan Mr P Clark & Mr Clifford with such of
the Honb1 Senate as they may join be a Committee to consider of
the Petition of Samuel Silsby and report thereon —
Upon reading and considering of the Petition of Daniel Rindge,
Thomas Martin and John Pickering Esqrs voted that the prayer
thereof be granted and that they have leave to bring in a Bill
accordingly —
Adjourned to 3 o'Clock P. M —
Met accordingly —
Upon reading and considering the Petition of Joseph Whipple
Esq1' and others voted that it be referred to the Committee on un-
located Lands —
Upon reading and considering the Petition of the Managers
of New Castle Lottery, voted that the prayer thereof be so far
granted as that a Committee be appointed to view the Situation
436
NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS.
[1791
& examine into their proceedings and report thereon — and that
said Committee consist of M1' Duncan Mr N Hoit, Mr Holmes Mr
Young & Mr P. Clark with such of the Honb1 Senate as they may
join for said purpose —
Agreably to the order of the day proceeded to a hearing on
Petitions, but the determination was postponed —
Voted that the remainder of the hearings which were to
have been this day before the General Court be post-
* 14-287 poned * until to morrow of which all persons concerned
are to take notice and govern themselves accordingly —
Adjourned to 9 o'Clock to morrow morning —
SATURDAY Dec* 17th 1791.
The House met according to adjournment
Proceeded to a determination on the Petitions which were heard
Yesterday —
Upon considering the Petition from Littleton and Dalton voted
that the prayers thereof be granted and that they have leave to
bring in a Bill accordingly —
Upon considering the Petition of Samuel Smith and others
Motion was made that the prayer thereof be so far granted as to
give the Petitioners liberty to bring forward an Action in the na-
ture of a Review — and that a Bill for that purpose be brought in
accordingly — on which motion the Yeas and nays were called
and are as follows (viz) —
Yeas.
Yeas.
Yeas.
Yeas.
Mr Weeks
Mr Godfrey
Mr Wallace
Mr Penniman
Mr Leavitt
Mr T Page
Mr Darling
Mr Kimball
Mr Dodge
Mr Jo Smith
Mr Gale
Mr S Duncan
Mr Wi^gin
Mr How-
Mr Gerrish
Mr Gould
Mr Clifford
Mr Waldron
Mr Flanders
Mr Crawford
Mr Currier
Mr Harper
Mr Shepherd
Mr E Hoyt
Mr Eastman
Mr N Hoit
Mr Stiles
Mr Norris
Mr Cilley
Mr Tasker
Mr Parker
Mr Hutchens
Mr Tibbets
Mr R Macgregore
Mr Temple
Mr Tarlton
Mr Glidden
Mr Abbott
Mr M Smith
Mr Young
Mr Knox
Mr P Clark
Mr Allen
Mr Cargill
Mr N Emerson
Nays.
Nays.
Nays.
Nays.
Mr Gains
Mr Jabz Smith
Mr W™ Duncan
M1' Badger
Mr Pierce
M'* Plummer
Mr Bettan
Mr E Smith
Mr Macgregore
Mr March
Mr Kellie
Mr Bedee
W B Page
Mr J Clark
Mr Can-
Mr Tash
I791] JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. 437
Nays.
Nays.
Nays.
Nays.
Mr Chamberlain
Mr }n° Smith
Mr Bingham
Mr Stone
Mr McMillan
Mr Whitcomb
Mr Holmes
M1' Freeman
Mr Warner
Mr Alexander
Mr Griffin
Mr Payne
Mr Gregg
Mr Rand
45 Yeas — 30 Nays — so the prayer thereof was granted [So
the motion prevailed]
Agreably to the order of the day proceeded to a hearing on
Petitions but came to no determination — [thereon.]
* Voted that the remainder of the hearings which * 14-288
were to have been this day before the general Court be
postponed until Tuesday next of which all persons concerned are
to take notice and govern themselves accordingly
Adjourned to Monday next at 3 o'Clock P. M —
MONDAY Dec* 19th 1791.
The House met according to adjournment
The [Honb1 the] Speaker being absent motion was made for
the choice of a Speaker Protempore and the Honb1 Elisha Payne
Esqr was chosen for that purpose —
An Act to levy a Tax of one penny ^r Acre on the Nonresi-
dents lands in Ossippee for the purpose of making and repairing
highways was read a third time and passed to be Enacted —
An Act for the inspection of Pot and Pearl ashes was read a
third time and passed to be Enacted —
Voted that Mr Stiles Mr Knox [Peirce] and Mr Jn° Smith with
such of the Honb1 Senate as they may join be a Committee to con-
sider of the Petition of Robert Wier and report thereon —
An Act to impower the Inhabitants of Dorchester in the County
of Grafton to levy a tax on all lands (public lands excepted) in
said Town for making and repairing the highways — was read a
third time and passed to be Enacted —
Upon reading and considering the Petition of James Nicols and
others voted that the prayer thereof be granted and that he have
leave to bring in a Bill accordingly —
Voted that Mr Holmes Mr Temple & Mr R Macgregore with such
of the Honb1 Senate as they may join be a Committee to consider
of the Petition of Joseph Hammond & report thereon —
Adjourned to 9 o'Clock to morrow morning
438 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. [I79I
TUESDAY Decr 20th 1791 —
The House met according to adjournment
The Speaker & Speaker Protempore being absent motion was
made for the choice of a Speaker Protempore and the Honb1
Jonathan Freeman Esqr was chosen —
* 14-289 * The Committee on the Account of Ichabod Rollins
Esq1" reported that he be allowed the Sum of fifteen
pounds twelve shillings and three pence in full of said Account
which report being read and considered voted that it be received
and accepted and that the President give order accordingly —
Resumed the consideration of the Petitions which were heard on
Saturday last and after considering the Petition of Benjamin Ab-
bott— voted that the prayer thereof be granted and that he have
leave to bring in a Bill accordingly
Upon considering the Petition of the Proprietors of Unity voted
that the prayer thereof be granted and that they have leave to
bring in a Bill accordingly —
Upon considering the Petition from Wendall Lempster Unity
Fishersfield and Newport voted that the prayer thereof be granted
and that they have leave to bring in a Bill accordingly —
Voted that M1' Stiles, Mr Currier & Mr Bingham with such of
the Honb1 Senate as they may join be a Committee to consider of
the Petition of John Banfill and report thereon
Upon reading and considering the Petition of George Gains
Esq1" and others voted that the prayer thereof be granted and that
they have leave to bring in a Bill accordingly —
The Committee on the Petition of Benjamin Lamson and others
reported that the prayer thereof be granted and that they have
leave to bring in a Bill accordingly — which report being read and
considered voted that it be received and accepted —
Upon reading and considering the Petition of Smith Emerson
and the report of a Committee thereon voted that the Petitioner
be heard thereon before the General Court on Friday next and
that the Petitioner cause that the select men of Lee and Polly Foss
be served with a Copy of the Petition and order of Court thereon
to morrow that they or either of them may then appear and shew
cause (if any they have) why the prayer thereof may not be
granted —
* 14-290 * Voted that Mr Badger Mr J Macgregore & M1' E Hoit
with such of the Honb1 Senate as they may join be a
Committee to consider of the Petition of Thomas Simpson and
report thereon —
I79l] JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. 439
Voted that Mr Pierce, Mr Emerson & Mr Badger with such of
the Honb1 Senate as they may join be a Committee to consider of
the Petition of Thomas Manning and report thereon —
An Act to impower the Inhabitants of New Grantham in the
County of Cheshire to levy a Tax on all the lands (public lands
Excepted) in said Town for making and repairing highways
therein — was read a third time and passed to be Enacted —
Adjourned to 3 o'Clock P : M. —
Met accordingly
Voted that the Petition of John Lapish and John Rob be referred
to the Committee on Invalids —
Upon reading and considering the Petition of the Inhabitants of
the Town of Bartlett, voted that it be referred to the Committee
on County lines —
Agreably to the order of the day proceeded to a hearing on
Petitions — but came to no determination —
Voted that the remainder of the hearings which were to have
been this day before the General Court be postponed until to mor-
row of which all persons concerned are to take notice and govern
themselves accordingly —
Adjourned to 9 o'Clock to morrow morning
WEDNESDAY Decr 21st 1791
The House met according to adjournment
The vote respecting the hearing on the Petition of Smith Emer-
son came down from the Honb1 Senate for the following amend-
ment ' ' that he be heard on Tuesday next instead of Friday " which
was concurred
* An Act to levy a Tax of two pence ^r Acre on all * 14-291
the Lands in the Town of Washington for the purpose
of making and repairing highways — was read a third time and
passed to be Enacted —
Upon reading and considering the Petition of Susanna Dodge
voted that the Petitioner be heard thereon before the General
Court on the Second Thursday of the next Session and that in the
mean time the Petitioner cause that the Substance of the Petition
and order of Court thereon be published three weeks Successively
in the New Hampshire Spy also posted up in Some public place
in the Town of Amherst the same term of time — six weeks prior
to the sitting of said Court that any person or persons may then
appear and shew cause why the prayer thereof may not be
44-0 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. [I79I
granted and that all proceedings against the said Susanna respect-
ing said Estate be stayed until the decision of the General Court —
Resolved that the Judge of Probate for the County of Rocking-
ham be and hereby is impowered and directed to appoint Commis-
sioners to examine such further claims against the Estate of his
Excellency Governor Wentworth as have not yet been examined
and allowed and that the same be certified as in other cases — Or
lengthen out the time for the Commissioners who have already
been appointed to receive and examine such claims and certify
them as aforesaid as to the said Judge of Probate may appear for
the public good —
Upon reading and considering the Petition of Sarah Gray voted
that the Petitioner be heard thereon before the General Court the
Second Thursday of the next Session and that in the mean time
the Petitioner cause that the Substance of the Petition and order
of Court thereon be published three weeks Successivly in the
New Hampshire Gazzettee and in one of the Boston
* 14-292 news papers Six weeks prior to the day *of hearing
that any person or persons may then appear and shew
cause (if any they have) why the prayer thereof may not be
granted —
Agreably to the order of the day proceeded to a hearing on
Petitions —
Upon hearing and considering the Petition of Jonathan Warner
Esqr — voted that said Petition be dismissed
Adjourned to 3 o'Clock P. M —
Met accordingly
An Act to incorporate certain persons by the name of the New
Hampshire friendly Society" was read a third time and passed to
be Enacted —
Voted that Mr Gains, Mr P : Clark & Mr Knox with such of the
Honb1 Senate as they may join be a Committee to consider of the
Petition of Willis Hall and report thereon —
An Act to impower the Judge of Probate of the County of
Rockingham for the time being to appoint Commissioners and
allow a further time for settlement of the Estate of Robert Curtis
deceased represented Insolvent — was read a third time and passed
to be Enacted —
An Act to authorize the Assessment and collection of Taxes in
the Township of Coventry in the County of Grafton in said State,
was read a third time and passed to be Enacted —
An Act to impower watchmen to apprehend and commit dis-
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orderly persons as is herein after described was read a third time
and passed to be Enacted —
Agreably to the order of the day proceeded to a hearing on
Petitions —
Upon hearing and considering the Petition of Benjamin Brown
Junr voted that the prayer thereof be granted and that they have
leave to bring in a Bill accordingly —
Voted that the hearing on the Petition of Gideon * Tif- * 14-293
fany, also the Petition of Abner Sanborn and others
which were to have been this Session before the General Court
be postponed to the second Thursday of the next Session of which
all persons concerned are to take notice & govern themselves
accordingly — but that the Execution against said Tiffany be no
further stayed by order of Court —
Voted that the hearing on the Petition of Samuel Sherburne
Esq1' be postponed until Friday next at 3 o'Clock P. M. of which
all concerned are to take notice and govern themselves accord-
ingly—
Voted that Mr Freeman, Mr Parker, Mr R Macgregore Mr Jo8
Smith and Mr Wallace with such of the Honb1 Senate as they may
join be a Committee to consider of the Petition of John Young
Esqr and report thereon
Adjourned to 9 o'Clock to morrow morning
THURSDAY Decr 22d 1791.
The House met according to adjournment
An Act to disannex certain lands in the Town of New Castle
with their Inhabitants from said Town & Annex the Same to the
Parish of Rye, was read a third time and passed to be Enacted —
Voted that his Excellency the President have and receive out
of the Treasury the Sum of Two hundred pounds as a Salary
from June 1791 to June 1792 and that he take order accord-
ingly—
On the report of a Committee that the Salary of the chief Jus-
tice be One hundred and eighty pounds the Yeas and nays were
called and are as follows — (viz)
Yeas. Yeas. Yeas. Yeas.
Mr Gains Mr Wiggin Mr March M* Carr
Mr Pierce Mr Clifford Mr Duncan M* Waldron
Mr Connor Mr Plummer Mr Knox Mr R Macgregore
Mi' Macgregore Mr Cilley Mr N Emerson Mr D Emerson
Mr Leavitt Mr Glidden Mr Bettan Mr Warner
442
NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS.
[1791
Yeas.
Mr J Duncan
Mr Parker
Mr Alexander
* 14-294 *Nays.
Mr B Page
Mr Dodge
Mr Currier
M1' Eastman
Mr Jabz Smith
Mr j Clark
Mr March
Mr Tibbetts
[Mr Glidden]
Mr Jona Smith
Mr Crawford
Mr Godfrey
Yeas.
Mr Temple
Mr Griffin
Mr Duncan
Nays.
M' T Page
Mr Jona Smith
Mr Godfrey
Mr T Page
Mr Jos Smith
Mr Kellie
M1' Harper
M1' Badger
M* E Smith
Mr E Hoyt
Mr Bedee
Mr N Hoit
Yeas.
Mr Nicols
Mr Freeman
Mr Payne
Nays.
Mr Tash
Mr Chamberlain
Mr McMillan
Mr Abbott
Mr P Clark
Mr Gregg
Mr Wallace
Mr Gale
Mr Norris
Mr Gerrish
[Mr Whitcomb]
Mr Shepherd
Yeas.
Mr Tarlton
Mr Young
Mr Weeks
Nays.
Mr Stiles
Mr M Smith
Mr Allen
Mr Rand
Mr Bingham
Mr Holmes
Mr Penniman
Mr Stone
Mr Kimball
M1' Hutchens
Mr Simpson
32 Yeas — 46 Nays1 — so it was not accepted —
Adjourned to 3 o'Clock P. M —
Met accordingly —
Upon reading and considering the Petition of Joseph Hammond
and the Report of a Committee thereon voted that the Petitioner
be heard thereon before the General Court on the first Tuesday of
the next Session and that in the mean time the Petitioner cause
that the Petitionee be served with a Copy of the Petition and
order of Court thereon Six weeks prior to said day of hearing
that he may then appear and shew cause (if any he hath) why
the prayer thereof may not be granted and that all proceedings in
consequence of the Judgment of Court therein mentioned be
stayed until a decision of the General Court —
On Motion that the chief Justice of the Superior Court have and
receive One hundred and Seventy pounds as a Salary the Yeas
and Nays were called and are as follows —
Yeas. Yeas. Yeas. Yeas.
Mr Gains
Mr Pierce
Mr Connor
Mr Macgregore
Mr B Page
Mr Weeks
Mr Dodge
Mr Wiggin
Mr Clifford
Mr Plummer
Mr Cilley
Mr March
M r w™ Duncan
Mr Knox
Mr N Emerson
M-- McMillan
Mr R Macgregore
Mr Warner
Mr Gregg
Mr Jn«> Smith
Mr Bettan
Mr Can-
Mr How
Mr Waldron
Mr E Smith
Mr Tash
Mr J Duncan
Mr Parker
Mr Alexander
Mr Temple
Mr Griffin
M1' Stone
Mr Duncan
Mr Nicols
Mr Freeman
M1' Payne
Mr Tarlton
Mr Simpson
l The names of Godfrey, T. Page, and Jon11 Smith are repeated in the list of nays.
179I] JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. 443
Nays. * I4-295
Mr Bingham
Mr Holmes
Mr Penniman
Mr Kimball
Mr Gould
M* Crawford
M r E Hoyt
Mr Norris
Mr Hutchens
*Nays. Nays. Nays.
Mr Currier Mr Kellie M'' Gale
Mr Eastman Mr Harper Mr Gerrish
MrJabz Smith Mr Badger Mr Flanders
Mr Clark Mr N Hoit Mr Shepherd
Mr Tibbetts Mr Chamberlain Mr Stiles
Mr Glidden Mr Abbott Mr Whitcomb
Mr Jona Smith Mr P Clark M* M Smith
Mr Godfrey Mr Wallace Mr Rand
Mr T Page Mr Darling Mr Allen
Mr Jos Smith
39 Yeas — 37 Nays — So it passed in the affirmative —
Voted that the Honb1 John Pickering Esq1' have & receive One
hundred and Seventy pounds as a Salary as chief Justice of the
Superior Court of Judicature and the other Justices of Said Court
one hundred and thirty pounds each as a Salary from June 1791
to June 1792 — the fees they may severally receive in the Course
of their business being deducted out of said Salaries — That the
President give order on the Treasurer for the remainder of said
Sums to be paid in Quarterly payments — That the Treasurer re-
ceive two hundred and forty pounds in full for all his Services to
include his responsibility in Office, Office hire, Stationary and all
other charges — The Attorney General Sixty pounds — Secretary
fifty pounds and that the President give order accordingly — that
said Sums be considered as Salaries to said Officers from June
1791 to June 1792 —
Upon reading and Considering the Petition of Robert Wier
and the report of a Committee thereon voted that the Petitioner
be heard thereon before the General Court on the first Tuesday
of the next Session and that in the mean time the Petitioner cause
that the Petitionee be served with a Copy of the Petition and
order of Court thereon six weeks prior to the said day of hearing
that he may then appear and shew cause (if any he hath) why
the prayer thereof may not be granted and that all proceedings
in consequence of said Judgment be stayed until a decision of
the General Court —
* Voted that the Treasurer immediately call on all per- * 14-296
sons indebted to the state for Impost or excise to renew
their respective Bonds with Interest by the twenty second day of
February next with such sureties as the Treasurer may require
and to issue extents against all persons that shall refuse or neglect
to comply with this order, —
Voted that Mr Pierce Mr Badger, Mr Wallace, Mr Penniman
444 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. [I79I
and Mr Simpson with such of the Honb1 Senate as they may join
be a Committee to take under consideration all applications that
may be made to them by persons who are indebted to this state on
Excise Bonds & report thereon —
Voted that the Honb1 John Taylor Gilman Esqr and the Honb1
Nathanael Rogers Esq1" be and they hereby are appointed a Com-
mittee with full power to settle all accounts due to the state prior
to June 1784 and to discharge the Same on receiving Such sum
or sums or Security therefor as they shall judge proper —
The vote granting the prayer of the Petition from Wendall
Lempster Unity &c came down from the Honb1 Senate for the
following amendment "That any person living on that part of
the premises which is taken out of Lempster have liberty of
polling out of said premises to the Town of Lempster, and any
Inhabitant of Lempster owning land in the premises have the
same liberty of Polling his land to said Town any time within
one year and that the Contract with the Revrd Mr Fisher be in no
way effected by the said Act which amendment was read and
concurred —
An Act to authorize James Thurston Senior of Exeter and
Elisabeth his wife to convey certain lands — was read a third time
and passed to be Enacted —
Adjourned to 9 o'Clock to morrow morning
FRIDAY Decr 23d 1791
The House met according to adjournment
* 14-297 The Committee on the Petition of the Select men of * Dur-
ham Stratham and New Markett reported that the prayer
of the Petition be granted and that the Petitioners have leave to
bring in a Bill accordingly — which report being read and con-
sidered voted that it be received and Accepted —
An Act in addition to an Act intitled an Act to establish an
equitable method of making rates and Taxes and determining who
shall be legal voters in Town and parish affairs and for repealing
certain Acts herein after mentioned was read a third time and
motion was made that it pass to be Enacted on which motion the
yeas and nays were called and are as follows —
Yeas.
Yeas.
Yeas.
Yeas.
Mr Gains
Mr Pierce
Mr Connor
Mr Macgregore
M* Page
W Weeks
Mr Leavitt
Mi- Dodge
Mr Wiggin
Mi- Clifford
Mr Currier
Mi" Eastman
Mr Plummer
Mi- March
Mi- Glidden
R I !■ W* Duncan
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445
Yeas.
Yeas.
Yeas.
Yeas.
Mr Knox
Mr Chamberlain
M1' Flanders
Mr Griffin
M1* Godfrey
Mr R Macgregore
Mr Shepherd
Mr Stone
M1' Page
Mr Warner
Mr Stiles
Mr Kimball
Mr Bettan
Mr Abbott
M1' Parker
Mr Nicols
Mr Kellie
Mr P Clark
M1' Alexander
Mr Crawford
Mr Carr
Mr Gregg
Mr M Smith
Mr Freeman
Mr How
Mr J Duncan
Mr Rand
Mr Payne
Mr Waldron
M* Wallace
Mr Allen
Mr Hutchens
Mr Badger
Mr Darling
Mr Bingham
Mr Tarlton
Mr E Smith
Mr Gale
Mr Holmes
Mr Cargill
Mr N Hoit
Mr Gerrish
Mr Penniman
Mr McMillan
Mr Tash
Nays.
Nays.
Nays.
Nays.
Mr Jona Clark
Mr Gould
Mr Norris
Mr Young
Mr Temple
Mr E Hoyt
Mr Simpson
61 Yeas — 7 Nays — so it passed in the affirmative —
Mr Young gave in the following as his Objections to passing
the foregoing Bill previous to taking the Yeas and Nays thereon
Upon the third reading of the Bill for regulating the Collection
of Taxes of Nonresidents in the way and manner pointed out in
said Bill by the Subscriber a Member of this House —
Ist Because there is a manifest contradiction in the Bill, as in
the former part thereof it is calculated to relieve select
*men &c where lots of land are laid out and the Grant- * 14-298
ees are not known and in the latter part of said Bill it
is said that the Collectors shall advertize under what grant such
lots were laid out or words to that amount
2d because that the whole of said Bill is calculated to operate
injuriously (if there is any force in it) as when there is a dispute
by reason of there being two or more grants of the same lands the
parties to the dispute may & probably will be prevented a trial by
Jury —
Many other objections might be made but he will only request
the yeas and nays to be taken upon the question for passing said
Bill and that the foregoing be entered on the journals of the House
as his objections
Portsmouth Dec1' 22d 1791
John Young
The Committee in the Resolve respecting abatement of Taxes
and unlocated lands reported in part that the Inhabitants of
those towns and places six miles square and other Towns larger
or Smaller in that proportion in this state whose numbers do not
consist of forty rateable Polls be hereafter exempt from all state
Taxes for their Polls improved lands and other rateable estate until
446 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. [I79I
their numbers amount to the aforesaid number of forty rateable
Polls — The Committee further reported — that the legislature shall
now proceed to grant the unlocated lands in the state in terms as
shall most effectually secure the settlement of said lands (viz)
that there shall be settled on every Township of lands Six miles
square forty families within ten }rears and that two good roads
shall be made within five years thr° said Towns as shall best serve
the public and the Towns, and that there be three lots reserved
one for the first Minister, the Second for a School, the third for a
parsonage — In case of Non-compliance the lands to revert to the
state and that the General Court now fix on the Sum
* 14-299 * and manner of granting the Same — which report hav-
ing been read and considered — voted that the Same be
received and accepted and that Mr Pierce, Mr Badger Mr R Mac-
gregore Mr Parker and Mr Freeman with such of the Honb1
Senate as they may join be a Committee to consider and report
what is necessary to be done to carry the foregoing into effect or
what alteration is necessary to be made therein —
Upon reading and considering the Petition of A R Cutter and
others voted that the prayer thereof be granted and that they have
leave to bring in a Bill accordingly —
Voted that Mr Gains, Mr E Smith, Mr R Macgregore [Mr
Penniman] & Mr Payne with such of the Honb1 Senate as they
may join be a Committee to take into consideration the propriety
and Utility of this State's becoming a Subscriber to the Bank
forming in this state and report thereon —
The Committee on the Petition of Joseph Kimball Esq1' in
behalf of the Town of Plainfield reported as follows (viz) that the
General Court in the year 1786 passed the following vote (viz)
That the Town of Plainfield be abated their Taxes (viz) from the
doomage 1777 to 1780 one half, from 1780 to 1783 two fifths —
and from 1783 until a new proportion four ninths — And that said
Town had eight men in the Service in the year 1777 — who
served three years from their Inlistment — They therefore Re-
ported that the Town of Plainfield be discharged from the Sum
stated to be due from said Town by the certificate of the late
Treasurer William Gardner Esq1' which report being read and
considered voted that it be received and accepted and that the
Treasurer take order accordingly —
Adjourned to 3 o'Clock P. M —
Met accordingly —
An Act to enable Benjamin Brown Jun1' to review an Action in
1791] JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. 447
the Inferior Court in the County of Hillsborough was read a third
time and passed to be Enacted —
* Upon reading and considering the Petition of George * 14-300
Jaffry Esqr and others voted that the Petitioners be
heard thereon before the General Court on Tuesday next —
The vote granting a hearing on the Petition of Robert Weir
and staying Law proceedings came down from the Honb1 Senate
for the following amendment " that all judicial proceedings thereon
be not stayed " which was read and concurred with this amend-
ment the said judicial proceedings be not stayed by order of this
Court
Voted that the Treasurer be directed not to issue any extents
against the Town of Stratford in the County of Grafton until two
years from this State [date] are expired —
An Act to incorporate certain persons by the Name of the
United fire Society Number One — was read a third time and
passed to be Enacted —
An Act to give the force and validity of an original Deed to the
Copy of a Deed from the Inhabitants of the Town of Hampstead
to the proprietors of the Town of Kingstown which is now
recorded in the proprietary books of Unity — was read a third time
and passed to be Enacted —
The Committee on the Petition of Moses Kelley Esqr Reported
that the prayer thereof be granted and that a Resolve pass Author-
izing the Treasurer to refund to said Kelley thirty one pounds
four Shillings in specie provided it shall appear to him that Joshua
Wentworth Esqr has not been credited for said Sum on Settlement
of his Rum Tax so called — which report being read and consid-
ered voted that it be received and accepted —
The Committee on the Petition of Experience Triskett reported
that the President and Council be desired to enquire into the facts
stated in the Petition and if it appears that the Petitioner hath not
received depreciation that his Excy give order on the
Treasurer for issuing the Same — which * report being * 14-301
read and considered voted that it be received and ac-
cepted— —
Voted that Mr Bettan Mr Penniman & Mr Emerson with such
of the Honb1 Senate as they may join be a Committee to consider
of the Petition of Samuel Penhallow Jun1' and report thereon —
Voted that Mr Flanders, Mr E Smith, Mr Connor, Mr Glidden
and Mr Payne with such of the Honb1 Senate as they may join be
a Committee to consider of the Petition of Gen1 James Reid and
report thereon —
448
NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS.
[1791
The Committee on the letter from James Macgregore Esq1' and
the papers accompanying the Same Reported that as the time lim-
ited by a Resolution of the General Court of the Seventh day of
June last for the Commissioners of this State to receive and adjust
the claims of this state against the United states is expired it is
therefore necessary that a further time for finishing said business
be given James Macgregore Esq1" one of said Commissioners
until the fifteenth day of June next and that he be vested with all
the powers given in and by said Resolve to said Commissioners —
Adjourned to 9 o'Clock to morrow morning —
SATURDAY Dec* 24th 1791 :
The House met according to adjournment
On that part of a Resolve that came down from the Honb1
Senate directing the Treasurer to issue extents for outstanding
taxes to compleat the collection thereof by the first Wednesday of
June next — the Yeas and nays were called and are as follows —
Yeas.
Mr Gains
Mr Connor
Mr Leavitt
Mr Dodge
Mr Wiggin
Nays.
Mr J Macgregore
Mr B Page
Mr Weeks
Mr Currier
Mr Eastman
Mr Cilley
* 14-302 *Mr Gale
Mr Gerrish
Mr Flanders
Mr Shepherd
Mr Stiles
Mr Whit comb
Yeas.
Mr Clifford
Mr Jabz Smith
Mr Plummer
Mr Wm Duncan
Mr N Emerson
Nays.
Mr March
Mr Glidden
Mr Jona Smith
Mr Knox
M* Carr
Mr How
Mr Parker
Mr Temple
Mr Rand
Mr Allen
Mr Holmes
Mr Penniman
Mr Waldron
Yeas.
Mr Godfrey
Mr T Page
Mr Jos Smith
Mr Bettan
Nays.
Mr E Smith
Mr N Hoit
Mr Tash
Mr Chamberlain
Mr McMillan
Mr Griffin
Mr Stone
Mr Duncan
Mr Nicols
Mr Gould
Mr Crawford
Mr E Hoyt
Mr D Emerson
Yeas.
Mr Kellie
Mr J Duncan
Mr Wallace
Mr Freeman
Nays.
Mr Abbott
Mr P Clark
Mr Gregg
Mr J no Smith
Mr Darling
Mr Payne
Mr Norris
Mr Hutchens
Mr Tarlton
Mr Simpson
M1' Young
Mr Careill
18 Yeas — 50 Nays — so it was negatived —
An Act to alter and direct the time and place of holding our
Superior Court of Judicature in our County of Grafton was read
a third time and passed to be Enacted
An Act to impower Benjamin Abbott to review an Action here-
tofore brought by him against Samuel Hobart Esqr of Exeter —
was read a third time and passed to be Enacted
Adjourned to Monday next at 3 o'Clock P. M
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JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
449
MONDAY Decr 26th 1791.
The House met according to adjournment
Voted that Mr Simpson, Mr Warner & M1' J Duncan with such
of the Honb1 Senate as they may join be a Committee to consider
of the Petition of [Phillip Hills & report thereon —
Voted that Mr B Page, Mr Gregg & Mr Dodge with such of the
Honb1 Senate as they may join be a Committee to consider of the
Petition of] Joseph Philbrick & Abigail Eaton & report thereon —
Upon reading and considering the Petition of the Select men
of Greenfield voted that the prayer thereof be Granted and that
they have leave to bring in a Bill accordingly —
An Act to incorporate a certain tract of Land into a Township
by the name of Goshen — was read a third time and passed to be
Enacted —
Voted that MrMacgregore Mr Stone & M1' Jabz Smith with such
of the Honb1 Senate as they may join be a Committee to consider of
the Petition of Josiah Gilman Esq1" and report thereon —
* An Act authorizing the Collection of County Taxes * 14-303
which are or may be assessed upon Nonresidents lands
in unincorporated Towns and places within this State was read a
third time and passed to be Enacted —
Voted that the Account of Caleb Buswell amounting to thirty
Six shillings be allowed and paid out of the Treasury by order of
the President —
Voted that Mr E Smith, Mr Connor & Mr N Hoit with such of
the Honb1 Senate as they may join be a Committee to consider of
the Petition of John Samuel Sherburne Esqr and report thereon —
An Act to limit the time of prosecuting Demands against the
estate of Thomas Simpson late of Portsmouth Esq1* deceased was
read a third time and passed to be Enacted —
Voted that the Account of George Hough be referred to the
Committee on printers accounts and that they report thereon —
On motion for dismissing a Resolve sent down from the Honb1
Senate respecting Post riders which was a little altered from the
Resolve sent up for concurrence, the yeas and Nays were called
and are as follows (viz) —
Yeas.
Mr Clifford
Mr Currier
|P Plummer
Mr J Clark
Yeas.
Mr Glidden
Mr Godfrey
Mr Joy Smith
Mr Bettan
Yeas.
Mr Badger
Mr E Smith
Mr Chamberlain
Mr P. Clark
Yeas.
Mr Gregg
M1' J Duncan
Mr Darling
Mr Shepherd
29
45o
NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS.
[1791
Yeas.
Yeas.
Yeas.
Yeas.
Mr Stiles
Mr M Smith
Mr Holmes
Mr S Duncan
Mr Whitcomb
Mr Rand
Mr Penniman
M1' Simpson
Mr Alexander
Mr Allen
Mr Stone
Mr Cargill
Nays.
Nays.
Nays.
Nays.
Mr Connor
Mr N Emerson
Mr Jn° Smith
Mr Gould
Mr Macgregore
Mr Kellie
Mr Wallace
Mr Crawford
IVIr Weeks
Mr Waldron
Mr Gale
Mr E Hoyt
Mr Leavitt
Mr Harper
Mr Gerrish
Mr Freeman
Mr Dodge
Mr N Hoit
Mr Parker
Mr Payne
Mr Wiggin
Mr Tash
M1' Temple
Mr Norris
MrJabz Smith
Mr Warner
Mr Bingham
Mr Hutchens
Mr Jona Smith
Mr Abbott
Mr Griffin
Mr Young
28 Yeas — 32 Nays -
- so it was not dismissed —
* 14-304 *
On motion that the
consideration of said Reso^
postponed to the Session in June next — the yeas and
nays were called and are as follows —
Yeas.
Yeas.
Yeas.
Yeas.
Mr B Page
Mr Jona Smith
Mr P. Clark
Mr Rand
Mr Wiggin
Mr N Emerson
Mr Gregg
Mr Allen
Mr Dodge
Mr Godfrey
Mr J Duncan
Mr Holmes
Mr Currier
Mr Jos Smith
Mr Gale
Mr Penniman
Mr Jabz Smith
Mr Bettan
Mr Shepherd
Mr Stone
M1' Plummer
Mr How
Mr Stiles
Mr Gould
Mr Tibbets
Mr Badger
Mr Whitcomb
Mr Cargill
Mr Glidden
Mr E Smith
Mr Alexander
Nays.
Nays.
Nays.
Nays.
Mr Gains
Mr McMillan
M1' Temple
M1' Freeman
Mr Connor
Mr Warner
Mr Bingham
Mr Payne
Mr Macgregore
Mr Abbott
Mr Griffin
Mr Norris
Mr J Clark
Mr Jn° Smith
Mr Duncan
Mr Hutchens
Mr Waldron
Mr Wallace
Mr Nicols
Mr Tarlton
Mr N Hoit
Mr Gerrish
Mr Crawford
M1' Simpson
Mr Tash
M1' Parker
Mr E Hoyt
M1* Young
Mr Chamberlain
31 Yeas —
A
29 Nays — so it was postponed —
rlinnrnerl to n r>'C!lnrk to mnrrnw rr
inrnirur
TUESDAY Decr 27th 1791.
The House met according to adjournment
An x^ct to levy a Tax of two pence ^r Acre on all the lands in
Orford for the purpose of making & repairing highways was read
a third time and passed to be Enacted —
I791] JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. 45 1
Agreably to the order of the day proceeded to a hearing on
Petitions —
Adjourned to 3 o'Clock P. M —
Met accordingly —
The following vote came down from the Honb1 Senate for Con-
currence —
In Senate Decr 27th 1791 —
Voted that Mr Page Mr Rogers, Mr Dow & Mr Sheafe with
such of the Honb1 House as they may join be a Committee to take
into consideration the proposed Resolve for completeing the Col-
lection of the outstanding Taxes and report thereon — which vote
was read and concurred and Mr Gains Mr Connor, Mr Waldron
Mr N Hoit Mr Jn° Smith M1 Gerrish Mr Parker, Mr Penniman Mr
Simpson & Mr Payne joined —
* Agreably to the order of the day proceeded to a * 14-305
hearing on Petitions —
Upon hearing and considering the Petition of Samuel Sher-
burne Esq1' voted that the prayer thereof be granted and that he
have leave to bring in a Bill accordingly —
Upon hearing and considering the Petition of Smith Emerson
voted that the Petition be dismissed —
Voted that the hearing on the Petition of George Jaffry Esq1'
and others which was to have been this day before the Gen1 Court
be postponed until to morrow of which all persons concerned are
to take notice and govern themselves accordingly
An Act for repealing a clause in an Act for regulating the
exportation of Beef and Pork passed the 16th day of June last,
was read a third time and passed to be Enacted —
Adjourned to 9 o'Clock to morrow morning —
WEDNESDAY Dec* 28th 1791.
The House met according to adjournment
An Act in addition to an Act intitled an Act to establish an
equitable method of making rates and taxes and determining who
shall be legal voters in town and parish affairs and for regulating
certain Acts herein after mentioned, was read a third time and
passed to be Enacted —
An Act to impower the Judge of Probate to appoint Commis-
sioners, or lengthen out the time for the Commissioners to receive
the claims upon the Estate of his Excellency John Wentworth —
was read a third time and passed to be Enacted —
45 ^
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[1791
An Act to impower Benjamin Lamson to sell certain Estate —
was read a third time and passed to be Enacted —
The Act to Alter and direct the time and place of holding our
Superior Court of Judicature in our County of Grafton — was
brought down from the Honb1 Senate without being concurred and
a Bill proposed in lieu thereof — Which Bill when read for a third
time — the Yeas and nays were called for passing the Same and
were as follows (viz) —
* 14-306 *Yeas.
Yeas.
Yeas.
Yeas.
Mr Gains
Mr Knox
Mr Griffin
Mr Tarlton
M1' Connor
Mr Badger
Mr S Duncan
Mr Simpson
Mr Macgregore
Mr Duncan
Mr Freeman
Mr Yoang
Mr Leavitt
Mr Stiles
Mr Payne
Mr Cargill
M* Clifford
M1' Temple
Mr Hutch ens
Nays.
Nays.
Nays.
Nays.
M* B Page
Mr Godfrey
Mr Warner
Mr Rand
M1' Weeks
Mr T Page
Mr Abbott
Mr Allen
Mr Dodge
Mr Kellie
Mr Wallace
Mr Penniman
Mr Currier
Mr Harper
Mr Gale
Mr Stone
Mr Eastman
Mr E Smith
Mr Gerrish
Mr Gould
Mr Plummer
Mr N Hoit
Mr Shepherd
Mr Crawford
Mr J Clark
Mr Tash
Mr Parker
Mr E Hoyt
Mr Tibbetts
Mr Chamberlain
Mr Alexander
Mr Norris
Mr N Emerson
Mr McMillan
Mr M Smith
19 Yeas — 35 Nays — so it was rejected and the former one
sent up to the Honb1 Senate for Concurrence —
Resolved that one half of the Courts of Law within and for the
County of Hillsborough from and after the expiration of two
years be held in some convenient place in the Northerly part of
said County and that the Honb1 Thomas Bartlett Thomas Cogswell
and Lemuel Holmes Esquires be a Committee at the expence of
said County to determine the place where the Same shall be held
and make report of such determination to the General Court of
said State as soon as conveniently may be —
The vote for a hearing on the Petition of Benjamin Archer
which at the last Session was ordered by the Honb1 Senate to lay
for consideration was sent down appointing the hearing on the
Second Thursday of the next session which was read and con-
curred —
The Committee on the Petition of Joseph Philbrick and Abi-
gail Eaton reported that the prayer of said Petition be granted
and that they have leave to bring in a Bill accordingly — which
report being read and considered voted that it be received and
Accepted —
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Upon reading and considering the Petition of Phillip Hills
and the report of a Committee thereon voted that the
* Petitioner be heard thereon before the General Court * 14-307
on the second friday of the next session and that in
the mean time the Petitioner cause that the Select men of Dun-
stable Nottingham-West and Litchfield be served with a Copy
of the Petition and order of Court thereon six weeks prior to said
day of hearing that they may then appear and shew cause if any
they have why the prayer thereof may not be granted —
Voted that Mr Hoit, Mr Godfrey & Mr Macgregore with such
of the Honb1 Senate as they may join be a Committee to consider
of the Petition of Dudley Watson and report thereon
The Committee on the Petition of Samuel Silsby reported that
the prayer thereof be granted and that he have leave to bring in
a Bill accordingly which report being read and considered voted
that it be received and accepted —
Voted that Mr N Hoit, Mr Crawford & Mr Simpson with such
of the Honb1 Senate as they may join be a Committee to con-
sider of the Petition of the Inhabitants of Dorchester & report
thereon —
Adjourned to 3 o'Clock P. M —
Met accordingly
Agreably to the order of the day proceeded to a hearing on the
Petition of George Jaffry Esqr and others, Masonian Proprie-
tors —
Voted that Mr Plummer Mr Connor, Mr Badger, Mr Smith Mr
J [John] Duncan, Mr Warner, Mr Penniman, Mr Stiles, Mr Payne
and Mr Simpson with such of the Honb1 Senate as they may join
be a Committee to take under consideration the Petition of the
Masonian proprietors and the Bond by them given to the state
and the matters relative thereto — and report thereon —
An Act in Addition to and explanation of an Act intitled An
Act to incorporate the South part of the Society Land and sundry
other tracts of land made and passed the fourteenth day of
June Anno Domini 1791 — was read a third time and passed to be
Enacted —
An Act in addition to an Act intitled an Act to regulate the
repair of the bridge over Exeter River from Stratham to New
Market and directing the manner in which the Same
shall *be repaired in future, was read a third time and * 14-308
passed to be Enacted —
Adjourned to 9 o'Clock to morrow morning
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THURSDAY Dec* 29th 1791.
The House met according to adjournment
Whereas the Inferior Court of Common pleas by Law to be
holden at Portsmouth in the County of Rockingham on the first
Tuesday of February next and the Inferior Court of Common
pleas by law to be holden at Dover on the third Tuesday of Feb-
ruary next and the Court of General Sessions of the Peace in said
County of Strafford to be holden at Dover on the Thursday next
following the third Tuesday of February next will probably hap-
pen at the time when the Convention of this state will be in ses-
sion, many members of the Convention having business to transact
at said Courts of Law —
Therefore Resolved that the said Inferior Court of Common
Pleas by Law to be holden at said Portsmouth on the first Tues-
day of February next be and hereby is adjourned to the last
Tuesday of February next then to be holden at Portsmouth afore-
said, and that the said Inferior Court of Common pleas by law to
be holden at Dover aforesaid on the third Tuesday in February
next be and hereby is adjourned to the Second Tuesday of March
next and the Court of General sessions of the Peace to be holden
at Dover on the Thursday next following the third Tuesday of
February next be and hereby is adjourned to the Thursday next
following the Second Tuesday in March next, and all suits and
pleas pending at said Courts and all writs and processes return-
able to said Courts to be held by Law as aforesaid shall be re-
turned to and sustained by said Respective Courts at the times and
places to which said Courts are by this Resolve respectively ad-
journed to — and that all persons concerned take notice thereof
and govern themselves accordingly —
Voted that Thursday the fifth day of April next be observed
and kept as a day of public humiliation fasting and prayer
throughout this state and that his Excellency the President
with advice of Council Seasonably issue a Proclama-
* 14-309 tion * for that purpose —
Voted that Mr Badger, MrWhitcomb Mr J Macgregore
Mr Godfrey & Mr Abbott with such of the Honb1 Senate as they
may join be a Committee to consider of a Resolve for making
two districts for representation from Bath Landaff and other
Towns and report thereon —
Adjourned to 3 o'Clock P. M —
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455
Yeas.
Mr B Darling
Mr Stiles
Mr Temple
Mr M Smith
Mr Bingham
Mr S Duncan
Yeas.
Mr Gould
Mr Freeman
Mr Payne
Mr Tarlton
Mr Simpson
Met accordingly
Upon reading and considering the Petition of the Trustees
of the Atkinson, New Ipswich Charlestown, Amherst & Chester-
field Academies — motion was made to grant the pra}^er of said
Petitions — on which motion the yeas and nays were called and
are as follows — (viz)
Yeas.
Macg
Mr B Page
Mr Dodge
Mr Clifford
Mr March
Mr Knox
Mr Page
Nays.
Mr Gains
Mr Connor
Mr Weeks
Mr Leavitt
Mr Wiggin
Mr Currier
Mr Eastman
Mr Jabz Smith
M1' Plummer
Mr Tibbetts
M1- Jona Smith
26 Yeas — 41 Nays — so the motion was lost —
Motion was then made to postpone the consideration thereof
until to morrow on which motion the yeas & nays were called and
are as follows — (viz) —
Yeas.
Mr Jos Smith
Mr Harper
Mr R Macgregore
Mr Warner
Mr P. Clark
Mr J Duncan
Mr Wallace
Nays.
Mr Wm Duncan
Mr N Emerson
Mr Godfrey
Mr Bettan
Mr Kellie
Mr Can-
Mr How
Mr Waldron
Mr E Smith
MrN Hoit
Nays.
Mr Tash
Mr Chamberlain
Mr McMillan
Mr Abbott
Mr Gale
Mr Gerrish
Mr Shepherd
Mr Whitcomb
Mr Parker
Mr Alexander
Nays.
Mr Rand
Mr Allen
Mr Holmes
Mr Penniman
Mr Griffin
Mr Stone
Mr Crawford
Mr E Hoyt
Mr Norris
Mr Hutchens
Yeas.
Mr Gains
Mr Connor
Mr Weeks
Mr Leavitt
Mr Wiggin
Mr Currier
M1' Eastman
Mr Jabz Smith
Mr Plummer
*Nays.
Mr J Macgregore
Mr B Page
Mr Dodge
Mr Clifford
Yeas.
Mr N Emerson
Mr Godfrey
Mr Bettan
Mr Kellie
Mr Carr
Mr How
Mr Waldron
Mr Badger
Mr E Smith
Nays.
Mr March
Mr J Clark
Mr Tibbetts
Mr W™ Duncan
Yeas.
Mr N Hoit
Mr McMillan
Mr Abbott
Mr Jno Smith
Mr Gale
Mr Gerrish
Mr Rand
Mr Allen
Nays.
Mr Knox
Mr Page
Mr J Smith
Mr Harper
Yeas.
Mr Holmes
Mr Penniman
Mr Griffin
Mr Stone
Mr Gould
Mr Crawford
Mr E Hoyt
Mr Norris
Nays. * 1 4-3 IO
Mr Tash
Mr Chamberlain
Mr P Clark
Mr R Macgregore
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79I
Nays.
Nays.
Nays.
Nays.
Mr Warner
M1' Shepherd
Mr Temple
Mr Payne
Mr Gregg
Mr Stiles
Mr Bingham
Mr Tarlton
Mr J Duncan
Mr Parker
M1' S Duncan
M1" Simpson
Mr Wallace
M1' Alexander
Mr Nicols
Mr Young
Mr Darling
Mr M Smith
M1* Freeman
34 Yeas —
35 Nays — so it was not postponed
Motion was then made to dis
miss said Petition
on which motion
the yeas and
nays were called
and are as follows — (viz) -
Yeas.
Yeas.
Yeas.
Yeas.
Mr Gains
Mr Clark
Mr Waldron
Mr Alexander
M1* Connor
Mr Tibbets
M1' Badger
Mr Rand
Mr B Page
Mr Jona Smith
Mr N Hoit
Mr Allen
M'- Weeks
Mr Glidden
Mr Chamberlain
M1' Holmes
Mr Leavitt
Mr W"» Duncan
Mr Abbott
Mr Griffin
Mr Dodge
M1* N Emerson
Mr J no Smith
Mr Stone
Mr Wiggin
Mr Godfrey
Mr Gale
Mr Crawford
Mr Currier
Mr Bettan
M1' Gerrish
Mr E Hoyt
Mr Eastman
Mr Kellie
M1' Shepherd
M1' Norris
Mr Jabz Smith
Mr Can-
Mr Stiles
M1' Hutchens
M1' Plummer
Mr How
Mr Whitcomb
Nays.
Nays.
Nays.
Nays.
Mr Macgregore
Mr Tash
Mr Wallace
Mr Nicols
M* Clifford
M1' R Macgregore
Mr Temple
Mr Gould
M* Cilley
M1' Warner
Mr M Smith
M1' Freeman
Mr March
Mr P Clark
M1' Bingham
Mr Payne
Mr Knox
Mr Gregg
Mr Penniman
Mr Tarlton
Mr T Page
Mr J Duncan
M1* Duncan
M1' Young
Mr J os Smith
43 Yeas — 25 Nays — so the Petition was dismissed
1 [Whereas a resolve passed the General Court, June 13, 1791,
providing for the payment of outstanding taxes, and the time lim-
ited therein for the Selectmen to compleat the settlement with the
Collectors and make return to the Treasurer is expired :
Therefore resolved that the time for the Selectmen to compleat
the settlement with the Collectors, and to make return thereof to
the Treasurer, agreeably to said resolve, be lengthened out to the
first day of March next, and that the Treasurer shall receive of
any Collector the tax due from him or any part thereof, on his
producing a certificate from the Selectmen of the town or place
to which he belongs, of his settlement with the Selectmen as pro-
vided in said resolve.
And be it further resolved, that when it shall be found that any
town or place, have not assessed the indent, or certificate taxes
1 Taken from printed journal.
1791] JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. 457
charged against them, or the fines imposed upon them for their
deficiency of soldiers or any part thereof, and committed to
their constables or collectors to collect, or where such taxes or
fines have been assessed and committed to their constables or
collectors to be collected and such constables or collectors have
collected the whole or any part thereof, and not paid the same
over to the Treasurer or Selectmen, or some other person or
persons, or kept the same in his own hands, but have spent or
disposed of the same so that such town or place cannot avail
themselves, but are obliged to assess and pay the same over again,
or any part thereof, by reason of such constables or collectors
having absconded, or otherwise become unable to pay the same —
and the selectmen of such town or place, shall make a certificate
or certificates under their hands, and attested before a magistrate
of what sum or sums of such taxes, or fines have not been assessed
and committed as aforesaid, or if assessed, committed and col-
lected by their constables or collectors, in whole or in part, and
that such constables or collectors have absconded, or otherwise
become unable to pay the same, and set forth the sums, such town
or place have actually lost, and are obliged to assess and pay over
a second time, the Treasurer upon receiving such certificate, be
and hereby is directed to receive seven shillings in gold or silver,
in lieu of twenty shillings in certificates or indents collected of
individuals previous to the passing said resolve of the 13th of June,
that the expediency of issuing extents be left discretionary with
the Treasurer any former order of the General Court to the con-
trary notwithstanding, excepting only that this resolve shall not
effect or alter the force of any vote or resolve for staying extents
in particular cases, which report being read and considered, voted
that it be received and accepted.
The committee on the petition of the managers of the New-
Castle Lottery reported, that they have viewed the situation and
examined the work already done, toward building said bridge,
and find that a considerable sum has been well laid out thereon,
and that it will be of public and private utility, to have the said
bridge compleated, and that some measures be pointed out by the
General Court, to have the said bridge finished as soon as may
be — They further reported that the account of the managers of
said lottery appears to be regularly kept, and is herewith exhibited
for the examination of the General Court, which report being read
and considered, was recommitted for said committee to point out
such measures as to them appeared reasonable, who further re-
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ported, that all State taxes now due from the town of New-Castle,
and their proportion of all such taxes for the ten years next ensu-
ing, be paid by the several collectors into the hands of the select-
men of said town, and the monies so arising, shall be applied by
said selectmen to the building New-Castle bridge, and said taxes
shall be regularly assessed by the selectmen, agreeably to the
requisition from the Treasurer of the State and instead of paying
the same to said officer, they shall be remitted to the town by the
State on condition of their applying the same as before directed,
and they shall account therefor to the General Court when called
upon — which report being read and considered, voted that it be
received and accepted.]
Upon reading and considering the Petition from Cockermouth
and Plymouth voted that the Petitioner be heard thereon before
the General Court on the Second Wednesday of the next Session
and that in the mean time the Petitioners cause that the Select
men of Cockermouth and Plymouth be served with a Copy of the
Petition and order of Court thereon Six weeks prior to said day
of hearing that they may then appear and shew cause if any they
have why the prayer thereof may not be granted —
* 14-31 1 An Act to enable Samuel and John Sherburne of * Ports-
mouth Esquires to review in a certain action, was read
a third time and passed to be Enacted —
Adjourned to 9 o'Clock to morrow morning —
FRIDAY Decr 30th 1791.
The House met according to adjournment
The following vote came down from the Honb1 Senate for Con-
currence —
Voted that Mr Foster and Mr Sheafe with such of the Honb1
House as they may join be a Committee to take under considera-
tion what method shall be adopted to forward on the vouchers of
the demands of this state to the Commissioners on Continental ac-
counts which vote was read and concurred and Mr Badger, Mr
Hoit, Mr Stiles [Mr. Conner] and Mr Parker joined —
The following resolve came down from the Honb1 Senate for
Concurrence —
Resolved that the Treasurer be enjoined not to issue any ex-
tents for outstanding taxes charged against the Towns of Bath
and Stratford in the County of Grafton within two years from
this date — which resolve was read and Concurred —
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459
The Committee on the Petition of General James Reid reported
the following resolve —
Resolved that the Treasurer be and hereby is authorized and
impowered to pay Gen1 James Reid the Sum of forty one pounds
ten shillings and nine pence in Specie being the Interest due on
the Registered certificate of two thousand two hundred and forty
three Dollars and Eighty eight hundredths at the rate of nine
shillings on the pound, also the ballance due to the said Reed on the
Certificate whenever he shall transfer to the state of New Hamp-
shire the Interest above mentioned and that the Treasurer pay the
Same by discounting in the manner directed by a Resolution of
the 17th of June 1791, relative to said Certificate — The Committee
further reported as their Opinion that no allowance ought to be
made to Gen1 Reid on the other matters contained in his Account —
which report being read and considered, voted that it be received
and accepted —
* Voted that the Secretary be directed to procure two * 14-312
hundred printed copies of the Resolve respecting col-
lecting outstanding taxes and of the Acts in addition to an Act to
establish an equitable method of making rates & taxes &c as
soon as may be — also cause that the Act for the inspection of Pot
and pearl ashes be published in one of the Portsmouth, the Exeter
and the Concord News papers as soon as conveniently may be —
Upon the report of the Committee that the next session of the
General Court be holden at Dover, the yeas & nays were called
and are as follows (viz)
Yeas.
Mr Gains
Mr Pierce
Mr Connor
Mr B Page
Mr Weeks
Mr Leavitt
Mr Wiggin
Mr Clifford
Mr Eastman
Nays.
Mr Macgregore
Mr Currier
Mr Glidden
Mr Wm Duncan
Mr Knox
Mr N Emerson
Yeas.
Mr Jabz Smith
Mr Plummer
Mr Cilley
Mr March
Mr Clark
Mr Tibbets
Mr Bettan
Mr Kellie
Nays.
Mr Godfrey
Mr T Page
Mr Jos Smith
Mr McMillan
Mr R Macg
Mr Abbott
Yeas.
M1' Carr
Mr How
Mr Waldron
Mr E Smith
Mr N Hoyt
Mr Tash
Mr Chamberlain
Mr Warner
Nays.
Mr P Clark
Mr Jno Duncan
Mr Wallace
Mr Darling
Mr Gale
Mr Gerrish
Yeas.
Mr Gregg
Mr Whitcomb
Mr Rand
Mr Bingham
Mr Crawford
Mr E Hoyt
Mr Norris
Mr Hutchens
Nays.
Mr Shepherd
Mr Stiles
Mr Parker
Mr Alexander
Mr Temple
Mr M Smith
400
NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS.
[1791
Nays. Nays. Nays. Nays.
Mr Allen Mr Stone Mr Gould Mr Tarlton
Mr Penniman Mr S Duncan Mr Freeman M1' Young
Mr Griffin MrNicoIs M* Payne
33 Yeas — 35 Nays — so it was not accepted —
Motion was then made that the next Session of the General
Court be holden at Exeter — which motion was lost
Motion was then made that the next Session of the General
Court be holden at Chester on which motion the yeas and nays
were called and are as follows —
Yeas.
Mr Gains
Mr Connor
Mr Macgregore
* 14-31 3 * Mr March
Mr J Clark
Mr N Emerson
Mr Godfrey
Yeas.
Mr B Page
Mr Weeks
Mr Leavitt
Mr Bettan
Mr Can-
Mr How
Mr Waldron
Mr Tash
Mr R Macgreffore
Yeas.
Mr Clifford
Mr Currier
Mr Eastman
Mr Jn<> Smith
Mr J Duncan
Mr Wallace
Mr Stiles
Mr Whitcomb
Mr Alexander
Yeas.
M1 Jabz Smith
Mr Plummer
Mr Cilley
Mr Rand
Mr Allen
Mr Griffen
Mr E Hoyt
M1* Simpson
Mr Young-
Mr J0s Smith
Nays. Nays. Nays. Nays.
Mr Pierce Mr N Hoit Mr Shepherd Mr Nicols
Mr Wiggin Mr McMillan Mr Parker Mr Gould
Mr Tibbets Mr Abbott Mr Temple Mr Crawford
MrGlidden Mr P Clark M1' Smith Mr Payne
Mr Jon" Smith Mr Gregg Mr Bingham Mr Norris
Mr Wm Duncan Mr Darling Mr Penniman Mr Hutchens
Mr Knox Mr Gale Mr Stone Mr Tarlton
Mr Kellie Mr Gerrish Mr S Duncan Mr Warner
Mr Harper
36 Yeas — 33 Nays — so the motion prevailed —
Voted that the General Court which by the Constitution are to
be convened on the first Wednesday of June next meet at Chester —
Adjourned to 3 o'Clock P. M —
Met accordingly
Whereas John Mendum of Portsmouth Marriner hath Petitioned
this Court setting forth that he as surety with James Redonet a
foreigner signed a Bond on the twenty fourth of August A. D.
1784 payable to the impost officer of this state for Twelve pounds
seven shillings and three pence for Impost duties on goods im-
ported into this state that Sometime after said Redonet withdrew
himself from this state and has not yet returned — whereby he as
surety is become liable to pay said Bond without any remedy —
I791] JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. 46 1
the prayer of which petition being considered and the report of a
Committee thereon —
Therefore Resolved that the said John Mendum be and he is
hereby exonerated from the penalty of said Bond any Law Cus-
tom or usage to the Contrary notwithstanding —
An Act in addition to an Act intitled an Act ordering the de-
scent of Intestate Estates and impowering the Judges of Probate
to settle the Same accordingly — was read a third time and passed
to be Enacted —
Whereas the Convention of this state have it in con-
templation * to propose alterations in the judiciary sys- * 14-314
tern And whereas it is necessary that the fees of the
Judicial officers upon the present establishment should be known
to the Legislature that they may be enabled more justly to affix
their fees which information cannot be obtained with accuracy
but by examining the records docketts & files of the Courts of
Law —
Therefore Resolved that the Several and respective Clerks of
the Courts of Law in this state be and they hereby are directed
to admit free of expence any member of the Committee appointed
by the Convention of his state to consider of the alterations nec-
essary to be made in the Constitution to have access to the records
docketts and files in their respective offices and to make extracts or
minutes therefrom provided nevertheless that the members of said
Committee who shall inspect the records docketts and files shall
not for such service be intitled to any compensation therefor from
the state —
The Committee on the Petition of Samuel Penhallow jun1' re-
ported that the prayer thereof be granted and that he have leave
to bring in a Resolve accordingly — which report being read and
considered voted that it be received & accepted
An Act to impower Samuel Silsby to review an Action brought
against him by Ebenezer Corbin late of Acworth now of Charles-
town, was read a third time and passed to be Enacted —
The Committee on the Petition of the Inhabitants of Dorchester
reported that the prayer of the Petition be so far granted as that
the Towns of Dorchester & Cockermouth be classed for the purpose
of sending a Representative to the General Court and that the Pe-
titioner have leave to bring in a Resolve accordingly — which
report being read and considered voted that it be received and
accepted —
The Committee on the Petition of John Trott reported that the
462 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. [I79I
* 14-315 Comptroller of Accounts be directed to inspect * the
pay Rolls of Col0 Lymans Regiment and certify to the
President what may be due to John Trott a Soldier in Cap1 Will-
iam Stilsons Company in said Regiment, the President receiving
such Certificates to draw an order on the Treasurer for the amount
in favour of said Trott — which report being read and considered
voted that it be received and accepted —
The Committee on the Petition of John Sam11 Sherburne reported
that the prayer of the Petition be granted — which report being
read and considered voted that it be received and accepted and
that the Treasurer govern himself accordingly
Voted that the Account of Ozias Silsby amounting to three
pounds thirteen shillings and Six pence be allowed and paid out of
the Treasury by order of the President —
An Act to prevent common nusances was read a third time and
passed to be Enacted —
Adjourned to 9 o'Clock to morrow morning
SATURDAY Dec* 31st 1791
The House met according to adjournment
An Act for adjusting accounts and collecting sundry Debts due
to this state prior to June 1784 was read a third time and passed
to be Enacted —
The Committee to consider of a Resolve making Bath LandafF
and other Towns two districts for Representation — Reported that
the district mentioned in said Resolve contains eight Towns and
is a large district of Territory too large for one Class also that
Bath Landaff and Lincoln contain two hundred male Inhabitants
and the other Towns two hundred and one upwrards of Sixteen
years of age as ^r Census and the Committee are of Opinion that
they ought to be divided into two districts — which report being
read and considered motion was made that the consideration
thereof be postponed until the next Session — On which motion
Mr Young requested the yeas and nays — The following are said
Youngs objections to the postponement because that by the Spirit
of our Constitution the said district are intitled at least to two mem-
bers and that Sundry districts at the present Session
*44~3i6 under Similar circumstances * have been divided and
even where the members are less than in the district of
Bath &c — The said Young being a member from said district re-
quested that the foregoing reasons be entered upon the Journals
of the House of Representatives —
Dec1" 31st 1 791 — John Young
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The Yeas and nays were called and are as follows
Yeas.
Mr Gains
Mr Connor
Mr B Page
Mr Weeks
Mr Leavitt
Mr Dodge
Mr Wiggin
Mr Clifford
Mr Currier
Mr Eastman
Mr Jabz Smith
Nays.
Mr Godfrey
Mr Chamberlain
Mr McMillan
Mr Warner
Yeas.
Mr Plummer
Mr March
Mr J Clark
Mr Tibbetts
Mr Wm Duncan
Mr Knox
Mr N Emerson
Mr T Page
Mr Jos Smith
Mr Bettan
Mr Kellie
Nays.
Mr Abbott
Mr Whitcomb
Mr Temple
Mr Crawford
Yeas.
Mr Can-
Mr Waldron
Mr Badger
Mr N Hoit
Mr R Macgregore
Mr P. Clark
Mr J Duncan
Mr Wallace
Mr Gale
Mr Flanders
Nays.
Mr E Hoyt
Mr Freeman
M1" Payne
Mr Norris
Yeas.
Mr Shepherd
Mr Parker
Mr Alexander
Mr M Smith
Mr Rand
Mr Allen
Mr Bingham
Mr Holmes
Mr Griffin
Mr Stone
Nays.
Mr Hutchens
Mr Simpson
Mr Young
42 Yeas — 15 Nays — so it was postponed —
Motion was made to reconsider the vote of Yesterday respect-
ing the General Court's meeting at Chester the next session —
to determine which the yeas and nays were called and are as fol-
lows (viz)
Yeas. Yeas. Yeas. Yeas.
Mr Gains
Mr Pierce
Mr Connor
Mr Weeks
Mr Dodge
Mr Wiggin
M1* Plummer
Mr Cilley
Mr Tibbets
Mr Jona Smith
M1' Wm Duncan
Nays.
M1' Macgregore
Mr B Page
Mr Leavitt
Mr Clifford
Mr Eastman
Mr Jabz Smith
Mr Knox
Mr Kellie
Mr Carr
Mr How
M1' Waldron
Mr Harper
Mr E Smith
Mr N Hoyt
Mr Tash
M1' Chamberlain
Mr McMillan
Nays.
Mr J Clark
Mr N Emerson
Mr Godfrey
Mr T Page
Mr J0s Smith
Mr Bettan
Mr Warner
Mr Abbott
Mr P Clark
Mr Gregg
Mr Gale
Mr Shepherd
Mr Whitcomb
Mr Parker
Mr Temple
Mr Bingham
Nays.
Mr R Macgregore
Mr J Duncan
Mr Wallace
Mr Flanders
Mr Stiles
Mr Alexander
Mr Penniman
Mr Stone
Mr Duncan
Mr Nicols
Mr Crawford
Mr Payne
Mr Norris
Mr Hutchens
Mr Tarlton
Mr Young
Nays.
Mr Rand
Mr Allen
Mr Griffin
Mr E Hoyt
Mr Simpson
*42 Yeas — 23 Nays — so it was reconsidered —
Motion was then made that the next Session of the
General Court be holden at Dover — on which motion
and nays were called and are as follows (viz)
* 14-317
the yeas
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NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS.
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Yeas.
Mr Cilley
M* Clark
M*- Tibbets
Mr J01V1 Smith
Mr Knox
Mr Godfrey
Mr Kellie
Mr Carr
Mr How
Mr Waldron
Mr Harper
Nays.
Mr Jo* Smith
Mr Bettan
Mr Abbott
Mr J Duncan
Mr Gale
Yeas.
Mr E Smith
Mr N Hoit
Mr Tash
Mr Chamberlain
Mr McMillan
Mr R Macgregore
Mr Warner
Mr P Clark
Mr Gregg
Mr Wallace
Mr Flanders
Nays.
Mr Shepherd
Mr Alexander
M1* Temple
Mr Allen
Mr Penniman
Yeas.
Mr Stiles
Mr Whitcomb
M1' Parker
Mr Rand
M1' Bingham
Mr Griffin
Mr Duncan
M1' Payne
Mr Tarlton
Mr Simpson
Mr Young
Nays.
Mr Stone
Mr Nicols
Mr Crawford
Mr E Hoyt
Mr Norris
Yeas.
Mr Gains
M1' Pierce
M1' Connor
M* B Page
Mr Weeks
Mr Leavitt
M1' Dodge
Mr Wiggin
Mr Eastman
Mr Jabz Smith
Mr Plummer
Nays.
Mr J Macgregore
Mr Currier
Mr Wm Duncan
Mr N Emerson
Mr T Page
Mr Hutchens
44 Yeas — 21 Nays — so it passed in the affirmative
Voted that the General Court by the Constitution to be convened
on the first Wednesday in June next meet at Dover —
The Committee on the Petition of Dudley Watson reported that
said Watson be allowed to pay into the Treasury Seven shillings
in Silver in lieu of twenty shillings in Certificates or Idents he
being a bondsman to a collector who has absconded and the late
resolve does not give any relief in such cases — which report
being read and considered voted that it be received and accepted —
Voted that Mr Payne, M1 Badger, Mr Pierce, Mr Parker and
M1' Freeman with such of the Honb1 Senate as they may join be a
Committee to consider and state conditions for setling the unlo-
cated lands in the Northerly part of this state and receive such
proposals for the purchasing of said Lands as may be offered and
report thereon —
Voted that the Reasons assigned to this House the
* 14-318 * present Session by the Honb1 John Pickering Esq1"
Chief Justice of the Superior Court for the Judges not
attending the last fall circuit in the County of Grafton are fully
satisfactory —
The Committee appointed to consider of a Report made by the
Honb1 Nathanael Peabody Esq1' one of the Committee for revising
the Laws, reported that they have carefully examined the printed
copy of said Laws, that there are many errors in said copy some
of which are in the originals some in the copies sent the printer
I792] JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. 465
and some in the printer but the last chiefly owing to the unintelli-
gibleness of said copies — That it will be necessary to have thirty
four sheets reprinted which the printer is ready to do and rely on
the Court for such compensation as they may judge proper to
make — That the paper on which the laws are printed is not so
good as was expected but such as in their Opinion will not justify
a Refusal of said Copy — That after the reprinting the said thirty
four sheets there will be some inaccuracies in the remaining
sheets but not of importance —
That if it should be the Opinion of the Legislature to receive
said Copy it will be necessary to make the Original conformable
thereto — Your Committee herewith present one of said copies
with the errors marked in the margin also a list of said Errors
made by the Committee — Your Committee also present an Index
made out by Nathanael Adams Esq1' which will not require any
alterations should the copy presented be received by the Honb1
Legislature — which report being read and considered voted that
it be received & accepted and that Mr J Macgregore, Nathanael
Adams Esq1' and Mr Parker with such of the Honb1 Senate as they
may join be a Committee to bring in a Bill for correcting the in-
accuracies mentioned by making the originals conformable thereto,
also report some proper person or persons to inspect the press in
reprinting the said thirty four sheets —
The vote in favour of John S [Samuel] Sherburne
Esq1' came *down from the Honb1 Senate for the fol- * 14-319
lowing amendment " that he receive a State Note dated
the 31st of July 1788 with Interest" — which amendment was read
and concurred —
Adjourned to monday next at 2 oClock P. M —
MONDAY Janr 2d 1792.
The House met according to adjournment
Motion was made to reconsider the vote of Saturday last order-
ing a Report in favour of dividing Bath Landaff &c into two
districts for Representation to lay till next Session, on which
motion the yeas and nays were called and are as follows —
Yeas.
Yeas.
Yeas.
Yeas.
Mr Pierce
Mr Clifford
Mr Cilley
Mr Jon* Smith
Mr Godfrey
Mr Harper
Mr E Smith
Mr N Hoit
Mr Tash
Mr Chamberlain
Mr McMillan
Mr Warner
Mr J Duncan
Mr Flanders
Mr Stiles
Mr Whitcomb
Mr Parker
Mr Temple
Mr Bingham
Mr Griffin
30
$66
NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS.
[1792
Yeas.
M1' Duncan
Mr Nicols
Mr Crawford
Nays.
Mr Gains
xMr Connor
Mr B Page
Mr Weeks
Mr Leavitt
Mr Dodge
Mr Wiggin
M1' Currier
Yeas.
Mr E Hoyt
M1' Freeman
Mr Payne
Nays.
Mr Eastman
Mr Jabz Smith
Mr Plummer
M1' March
Mr J Clark
Mr Tibbets
Mr N Emerson
Mr Bettan
Yeas.
Mr N orris
Mr Hutchens
xMr Tarlton
Nays.
Mr Kellie
Mr Can-
Mr Badger
Mr R Macgregore
Mr P Clark
Mr Wallace
Mr Gale
Mr Shepherd
Yeas.
Mr Simpson
M1' Youno-
Nays.
Mr Alexander
M1' M Smith
Mr Rand
Mr Allen
Mr Holmes
Mr Penniman
Mr Stone
31 Yeas — 31 Nays — so the motion did not prevail
Whereas Samuel Penhallow Jun1' of Portsmouth hath Petitioned
this Court setting forth that he as Surety to one John M° Adams
signed a Bond with him on the 24th day of May 1784, payable to the
impost Officer for ten pounds, also on the fifth day of November
the same year 1784 he signed as surety to said Mc Adams another
Bond of nine pounds Seven shillings payable to said Impost Offi-
cer for duties on goods imported into this State — And as said
Penhallow has made it to appear to a Committee of both Houses
that he used his utmost endeavours with his principal and the Naval
officer to enforce payment who told him that the Law did not im-
power him to prosecute the bonds — since that time said
* 14-320 Mc Adams has left this state * and has not yet returned,
whereby he has become liable without any remedy —
The Committee reported that the prayer of said Petition be
granted —
Therefore /Resolved that the said Samuel Penhallow Jun1- be and
he hereby is Exonerated from the Penalties of said Bond — any
Law custom or usage to the Contrary notwithstanding —
Resolved that all Commissioned and non commissioned Officers
Soldiers and Seamen who have not been inspected or who may
have been Inspected and refused or struck off the list of Invalids
may make application to Doct1' Samuel Tinney [Tenney] and
Doct1' William Parker of Exeter for Examination who are hereby
continued Inspectors of Invalids and on its appearing to the In-
spectors that any of them ought to be on the Invalid pension list
they shall certify the Same to the President of this state stating
the facts relative to the subject and that he be desired to make
proper application to Congress on their behalf agreable to any
Act or Resolve of Congress or the state respecting Invalid Pen-
sioners —
I792] JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. 467
An Act to authorize the Select men of New Durham Gore in
the County of Strafford in said state to levy a Tax of one penny
an Acre on all the lands in said Gore for repairing the highways —
was read a third time and passed to be Enacted
The vote appointing a Committee to bring in a Bill for correct-
ing the inaccuracies &c was sent down & Mr Page and M1' Dow
joined to the Committee for the purpose of pointing out the most
eligible mode for correcting the Errors in the Original Bills [in-
stead of bringing in a bill for correcting said errors] which
amendment was read and concurred
The vote respecting granting the prayer of the Petition from
Littleton and Dalton came down from the Honb1 Senate for the
following amendment "that a Bill may be brought in at this or
the next Session respecting the Town of Dalton and the highway
tax in Littleton — which amendment was read and concurred —
Voted that his Excellency the President be requested to give
information to the Revrd M1' Morrison of Londonderry that it is
the Desire of the Legislature that he would prepare to
* deliver an Election Sermon at Dover before the Gen- * 14-321
eral Court that may assemble on the first Wednesday
in June next
Voted that the Honb1 Council and the Secretary be allowed
nine [six] shillings ^r Day and the Same travel as Members of
Court for their service in the Recess, that the allowance for the
attendance and travel of the Senate and House of Representatives
and their Officers be the Same as was allowed the last session
with this addition that the Assistant Clerk be allowed the same
travel as a Member of Court and that they be paid in the same
manner as heretofore [and that the wages of the Representatives
be added to the tax of the several towns and districts they repre-
sent in the same manner as heretofore.] and that the Secretary
and Clerks make up the Respective Rolls and the President give
order accordingly —
On Motion that the Members of the Present Legislature who
were not Members the last year be each of them entitled to a
Copy of the Revised Laws of this state at the charge of the
state — The yeas and nays were called and are as follows
Yeas.
Yeas.
Yeas.
Yeas.
Mr Connor
Mr Plummer
M1' N Emerson
Mr Tash
Mr B Page
Mr J Clark
Mr Bettan
Mr Chamberlain
Mr Weeks
Mr Tibbetts
Mr Kellie
Mr Tarlton
Mr Leavitt
Mr M Smith
Mr Waldron
Mr R McGregoie
Mr Dodge
Mr Knox
Mr N Hoyt
Mr Warner
468
NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS.
[1792
Yeas.
Yeas.
Yeas.
Yeas.
Mr P. Clark
Mr Shepherd
Mr Nicols
Mr Freeman
Mr J Duncan
Mr Temple
Mr Crawford
Mr Payne
M* Gale
Mr Holmes
Mr E Hoyt
Mr Norris
Mr Flanders
Mr S Duncan
Nays.
Nays.
Nays.
Nays.
Mr Gains
Mr E Smith
Mr Parker
Mr Bingham
Mr Godfrey
Mr Abbott
Mr Alexander
Mr Griffin
Mr J os Smith
Mr Stiles
Mr Rand
Mr Stone
Mr Can-
Mr Whitcomb
Mr Allen
M1' Young
34 Yeas — 16 Nays — so it passed in the affirmative
Adjourned to 9 o'Clock to morrow morning —
TUESDAY Janr 3d 1792
The House met according to adjournment
[The vote appointing the Reverend Mr Morrison to preach the
election sermon, was returned by the Honorable Senate and the
following one took place thereof.]
Voted that Mr Macgregore, Mr [N.] Hoyt, Mr Duncan Mr Bing-
ham and Mr Freeman be joined to a Committee appointed by the
Honb1 Senate to nominate three persons one of whom to be ap-
pointed to deliver an Election Sermon on June next before the
General Court —
An Act impowering Joseph Philbrick to sell certain Estate was
read a third time and passed to be Enacted —
* 14-322 * Upon reading and considering the Petition of Benja-
min Ham — voted that the Petitioner be heard thereon
before the General Court on the first Tuesday of the next Session
and that in the mean time the Petitioner cause that the Substance
of the Petition and order of Court thereon be published three weeks
Successively in one of the Portsmouth papers Six weeks prior to
the sitting of said Court that the Petitionee may then appear and
shew cause if any he hath why the prayer thereof may not be
granted and that the Execution against said Ham be stayed until
a decision of the General Court —
The Committee for pointing out the most eligible mode for cor-
recting the errors in the Original Bills reported that the two
branches meet in one House to consider the Errors in said Bills
that they may be corrected — which report being read and con-
sidered voted that it be received and accepted —
Voted that the Account of John Calfe Esq1' amounting to nine
pounds fifteen shillings be allowed and paid out of the Treasury
by order of the President —
I792] JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. 469
Voted that the Masonian proprietors so called pay into the
Treasury New Hampshire state notes so much with what notes
they have already paid upon said Bond as will amount to Six thou-
sand three hundred and thirty three dollars and one third of a
Dollar and that they have liberty to discharge the ballance both
Interest and principal that will then remain due on said Bond by
paying seven shillings in Specie in lieu of and in full for each
twenty shillings of the nominal sum of said Ballance — On the
foregoing vote the Yeas and nays were called and are as follows
(viz)
Yeas. Yeas. Yeas. Yeas.
Mr How
Mr Waldron
Mr Harper
Mr Badger
Mr E Smith
Mr Crawford * 14-323
Mr Payne
Mr Norris
Mr Simpson
Mr Young
Mr Gains
Mr J Macgregore
Mr B Page
Mr Weeks
Mr Leavitt
*MrN Hoit
Mr Tash
Mr Chamberlain
Mr McMillan
Mr R Macgregore
Nays.
Mr Connor
Mr Currier
Mr Eastman
Mr Plummer
Mr Tibbetts
Mr Dodge
Mr Clifford
Mr Jabz Smith
Mr Cilley
Mr March
Mr Warner
Mr P Clark
Mr J Duncan
Mr Gale
Mr Flanders
Nays.
Mr Jona Smith
Mr Knox
Mr Godfrey
Mr Jos Smith
Mr Kellie
Mr Jona Clark
Mr Wm Duncan
Mr N Emerson
Mr Bettan
Mr Can-
Mr Stiles
Mr Parker
Mr Rand
Mr Penniman
Mr Griffin
Nays.
Mr Shepherd
Mr Whitcomb
Mr Alexander
Mr Temple
Mr M Smith
Nays.
Mr Allen
Mr Stone
Mr S Duncan
Mr E Hoyt
Mr Hutchens
40 Yeas — 20 Nays — so it was confirmed —
Voted that the account of Moses Leavitt Neal amounting to
fifteen shillings be allowed and paid out of the Treasury by order
of the President —
Voted that the Account of Nathanael Rogers & Nath11 Gilman
Esquires amounting to ten pounds eighteen shillings be allowed
and paid out of the Treasury by order of the President —
Upon reading and considering the Petition of Silas Bettan and
the report of a Committee thereon voted that the Petitioner be heard
thereon before the General Court on the first Tuesday of the next
Session and that in the mean time the Petitioner cause that the
Select men of New Boston be served with a Copy of the Petition
and order of Court thereon six weeks prior to said day of hearing
that they may then appear and shew cause (if any they have)
why the prayer thereof may not be granted —
Resolved that the Treasurer of this state be and hereby is di-
rected immediately to send on to Philadelphia such vouchers as
47° NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. [!792
have been collected for the purpose of Supporting the claims of
this state against the United states in the Mail putting up the said
papers and vouchers in convenient packages and addressing them
to the Honb1 Woodbury Langdon Esquire one of the Commis-
sioners for setling the accounts between the Individual states and
the United states —
Adjourned to 3 oClock P. M.
Met accordingly —
* 14-324 *The Senate and House being met in the assembly
Chamber, proceeded to correct sundry errors in certain
Acts
Voted that the Account of Nathanael Adams Esqr amounting
to eighteen pounds nineteen shillings be allowed and paid out of
the Treasury by order of the President
Voted that Mr Macgregore Mr Payne & M1' Parker with such
of the Honb1 Senate as they may join be a Committee to report
what farther measures may be necessary to compleat the revision
and impression of the Laws —
An Act in addition to an Act intitled an Act ordering the de-
scent of Intestate Estates and impowering the judge of Probate
to settle the same accordingly, was read a third time and passed
to be enacted —
An Act to prevent damage which may be done by Lumber to
the Owners of lands lying on and adjoyning Connecticut river and
Merrimac river was read a third time and passed to be Enacted —
The Committee on the Petition of John Reid reported that it
appears from Certificates from Officers then in the service of the
United states that said Reid was a Soldier in Cap1 Weare's Com-
pany in said Service and that after his inlistment he lost his right
arm by the firing a field piece on the Entrance of a General Officer
of the United states in the Town of Portsmouth and therefore in
the Opinion of the Committee said Reid is clearly intitled to be
put on the list of Invalid pensioners which report being read and
considered voted that it be received and accepted and that he be
enrolled accordingly —
Adjourned to 9 o? Clock to morrow morning
WEDNESDAY Janr 4th 1792.
The House met according to adjournment
On motion that the Interest on the Bonds given by the Ma3j
sonian Proprietors be struck off and not demanded by the state —
The yeas and nays were called and are as follows (viz)
I792] JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
471
*Yeas.
Yeas.
Yeas.
Yeas. * 14-325
Mr Gains
Mr Cilley
Mr How
Mr Chamberlain
Mr Macgregore
xMr J Clark
Mr Badger
Mr Crawford
Mr Weeks
Mr Wm Duncan
Mr E Smith
Mr Payne
M1' Leavitt
Mr N Emerson
Mr N Hoit
M1' Simpson
Mr Plummer
Mr Bettan
Mr Tash
Nays.
Nays.
Nays.
Nays.
Mr Connor
Mr T Page
Mr Flanders
Mr Penniman
Mr B Page
Mr Jos Smith
Mr Shepherd
Mr Griffin
Mr Dodge
Mr Kellie
Mr Stiles
Mr Stone
Mr Wiggin
Mr Carr
Mr Whitcomb
M1" Duncan
far Clifford
Mr Waldron
Mr Parker
Mr Nicols
Mr Currier
Mr R Macgregore
Mr Alexander
Mr E Hoyt
M1* Eastman
Mr Warner
Mr Temple
Mr Freeman
Mr Jabz Smith
Mr Abbott
Mr M Smith
Mr Norris
Mr Tibbetts
Mr P Clark
Mr Rand
Mr Hutchens
Mr Jona Smith
Mr J Duncan
M1' Allen
Mr Tarlton
Mr Knox
Mr Wallace
M1' Bingham
Mr Young
Mr Godfrey
Mr Gale
Mr Holmes
19 Yeas — 47 Nays — so the motion did not prevail
Motion was then made that the state receive three ^r Cent only
in lieu of Six ^r Cent — which motion did not prevail —
On Motion that Messrs Peabody and Macgregore be abated
three Hundred and Sixty pounds on their Excise Bonds — the
yeas and nays were called and are as follows (viz)
Yeas.
Mr Gains
Mr Pierce
Mr B Page
Mr Cilley
Mr Jona Smith
Mr Wm Duncan
Mr Can-
Nays.
M1' Connor
Mr Weeks
Mr Leavitt
Mr Dodge
Mr Wiggin
Mr Clifford
Mr Currier
Mr Eastman
Mr Jabz Smith
Yeas.
Mr Waldron
Mr How
Mr Badger
Mr E Smith
Mr N Hoit
Mr Tash
Mr Chamberlain
Nays.
Mr Plummer
Mr J Clark
Mr Tibbets
Mr Knox
Mr N Emerson
Mr Godfrey
Mr T Page
Mr Bettan
Mr Jos Smith
Yeas.
Mr McMillan
M1' R Macgregore
Mr Warner
Mr P Clark
Mr Wallace
Mr Stiles
Mr Temple
Nays.
Mr Kellie
Mr Abbott
Mr J Duncan
Mr Gale
Mr Flanders
Mr Shepherd
Mr Whitcomb
Mr Parker
Mr Alexander
Yeas.
Mr Bingham
Mr Penniman
Mr Griffin
Mr Nicols
Mr Freeman
Mr Simpson
M1' Young
Nays.
Mr M Smith
Mr Rand
M1' Allen
M1' Holmes
Mr Stone
Mr S Duncan
Mr Crawford
Mr E Hoyt
Mr Norris
28 Yeas — 36 nays — so the Motion was lost
* Motion was then made that said Messrs Peabody &
14-32*
472
NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS.
[1792
Macgregore be abated Three hundred and fifty pounds on which
motion the yeas and nays were called and are as follows.
Yeas. Yeas. Yeas. Yeas.
Mr Gains
M* How
Mr McMillan
Mr Penniman
Mr Pierce
Mr Waldron
Mr R Macgregore
Mr Griffin
Mr B Page
Mr Badge r
Mr Warner
Mr Freeman
Mr Cilley
Mi' E Smith
Mi- P. Clark
Mr Tarlton
Mr Tibbetts
Mi- N Hoit
Mr Wallace
Mr Simpson
Mr Wm Duncan
Mi- Tash
Mr Stiles
Mr Young-
M1' Carr
Mr Chamberlain
Mr Temple
Nays.
Na5Ts.
Nays.
Nays.
Mr Connor
Mr Jabz Smith
Mr Bettan
Mr Parker
Mi- Weeks
Mr Plummer
Mi' Kellie
Mr Alexander
Mr Leavitt
Mi- J Clark
Mr Abbott
Mr Rand
Mr Dodge
Mr Knox
Mr J Duncan
Mr Allen
Mr Wiggin
Mr Emerson
Mi' Gale
Mr Holmes
Mr Clifford
Mr Godfrey
Mr Flanders
Mi' Stone
Mr Currier
Mi' T Page
Mr Shepherd
Mr Crawford
Mr Eastman
Mr Jos Smith
Mr Whitcomb
Mr E Hovt
Mr Payne
27 Yeas — 33 nays — so the motion was lost
Motion was then made that Messrs Peabody & Macgregore be
abated on their Excise Bonds the Sum of three hundred & thirty
pounds and that no further abatements on any of their bonds, or
bonds executed by either of them for excise shall hereafter be
made — On which motion the yeas and nays were called and are
as follows (viz)
Yeas. Yeas. Yeas. Yeas.
Mr Gains
Mr How
Mr Warner
Mi- Griffin
Mr Pierce
Mr Waldron
Mi- P Clark
Mr S Duncan
Mi" B Page
Mr Badger
Mr J Duncan
Mi- Nicols
Mr Bettan
Mi- E Smith
Mi- Wallace
Mr Freeman
Mi- Cilley
Mi- N Hoyt
Mr Flanders
Mr Payne
Mr March
Mi- Tash
Mi- Stiles
Mi- Tarlton
Mi- Tibbets
Mr Chamberlain
Mi- Temple
Mr Simpson
Mr W1" Duncan
Mi- McMillan
Mr Bingham
Mr Young
M'- Carr
Mr R Macgregore
Mr Penniman
Nays.
Nays.
Nays.
Nays.
Mr Connor
Mi- Jabz Smith
Mi- Kellie
Mi- Allen
Mi- Weeks
Mr Plummer
Mr Abbott
Mr Holmes
Mr Leavitt
Mr J Clark
M1 Gale
Mr Stone
Mr Dodge
Mi- Knox
Mi- Shepherd
Mi- Crawford
Mr Wiggin
Mr N Emerson
Mi- Whitcomb
Mi- E Hoyt
I\p- Clifford
Mr Godfrey
Mi- Parker
Mr Norris
M1' Currier
AH- T Page
Mr Alexander
Mr Hutchens
Mr Eastman
Mi- Jo* Smith
Mr Rand
I792] JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
473
35 Yeas — 31 Nays — so the motion prevailed —
* Adjourned to 3 o'Clock P. M — * i4~327
Met accordingly —
Voted that the Treasurer be directed to receive from the Town
of Westmoreland an order in favour of said Town Dated August
3d 1 791 — and issue a Note for the Same on Interest from the time
the order became payable —
On Motion that Majr Bradbury Cilley be abated on his Excise
Bond commencing in October 1788 the Sum of Two hundred and
thirty Six pounds — voted in the negative —
Motion was then made that Bradbury Cilley Esq1* be abated on
his Excise Bond commencing in October 1788 the Sum of two hun-
dred pounds and that no further abatement on his bond shall
hereafter be made — on which motion the Yeas & nays were called
and are as follows — (viz)
Yeas.
Yeas.
Yeas.
Yeas.
Mr Gains
Mr N Emerson
M1' Chamberlain
Mr Temple
Mr Pierce
Mr Carr
Mr McMillan
Mr Holmes
Mr Connor
Mr How
M1' R Macgregore
Mr Griffin
Mr Macgregore
Mr Waldron
Mr Warner
Mr S Duncan
Mr Leavitt
Mr Harper
M1' Abbott
Mr Nicols
Mr Dodge
Mr Badger
Mr Clark
Mr Freeman
Mr Jabz Smith
Mr E Smith
Mr J Duncan
Mr Tarlton
Mr J Clark
Mr N Hoit
Mr Wallace
Mr Simpson
Mr Wm Duncan
M1" Tash
Mr Stiles
Mr Young
Nays.
Nays.
Nays.
Nays.
Mr B Page
Mr Knox
Mr Gale
M1* Bingham
Mr Weeks
Mr Godfrey
Mr Flanders
Mr Penniman
Mr Wiggin
Mr T Page
Mr Shepherd
Mr Stone
Mr Clifford
Mr J os Smith
Mr Alexander
Mr Crawford
Mr Currier
Mr Bettan
Mr Rand
Mr E Hoyt
Mr Eastman
Mr Kellie
Mr Allen
Mr Norris
Mr Hutchens
36 Yeas — 25 Nays — so it passed in the affirmative —
Voted that Peter Cushing be abated on his Excise bonds for the
year commencing in October 1788 the Sum of fifty pounds and
that no further abatements on his bonds shall hereafter be made —
Voted that Daniel Warner Esqr and Company collectors of
Excise for the County of Hillsborough be abated on their excise
bonds for the year following October 1788 while they collected the
Excise the Sum of One hundred and ten pounds and that no
further abatement shall hereafter be made —
The following Resolve came down from the Honb1 Senate for
Concurrence
474 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PArERS. [J792
* 14-328 * Resolved that the Treasurer of this state be and hereby
is authorized and requested as soon as may be to re-
ceive from the proper Offices and forward on to Philadelphia such
vouchers as have been collected for the purpose of supporting the
claims of this state against the United states said papers to be left
in the post office putting them up in convenient packages and
addressing them to the board of Commissioners of the United
states under care of the Representative or Representatives of this
state — which Resolve was read and concurred —
The following Resolve came down from the Honb1 Senate for
Concurrence
In Senate Jan1' 4th 1792.
Resolved that the Treasurer of this State be and hereby is
authorized to receive the Interest that has or may become due to
this state from the United states on public securities whether
funded or unfunded and to give proper discharges therefor — which
resolve was read and concurred —
The Committee to report what further measures may be neces-
sary to compleat the revision and impression of the Laws reported
that a Committee be appointed to point out what sheets in the
impression of the Laws are necessary to be reprinted & that Mr
Melcher be directed to reprint such sheets and any other the
Legislature may judge necessary as soon as may be and that the
Original Acts be made conformable to the sheets retained —
The vote granting a day of hearing on the Petition of Benjamin
Ham came down from the Honb1 Senate for the following amend-
ment " that said Twombly have personal notice three weeks prior
to the sitting of the Court by having the Copy of the Petition and
order of Court left with him, And if said Twombly is not in the
state so as to have the benefit of the above notice then said hear-
ing shall be postponed to the next Session of the Court after he
shall have received said notice and that the Execution be not
stayed by order of this Court — which amendment was read and
concurred —
Whereas the Convention lately held at Concord for this state
thought it for the public good to appoint a Committee to con-
sider and report upon such matters as had or might
* 14-329 * constitutionally come under their consideration &c and
no provision is made for their pay —
Therefore Resolved that the members of said Committee be
allowed the same for their travel and attendance on the duties of
their appointment as the members of the Council are allowed in
I792] JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
475
the recess of the General Court and that the Clerk of said Com-
mittee make up a Roll for their travel and attendance, and that
the President give order for payment accordingly, excepting that
the members of the General Court who are also members of said
Committee be not [twice] paid for the same travel unless two
journeys or travels are actually made —
Whereas by a Resolve of the General Court passed the"! Six-
teenth day of June last Messr8 Samuel Tinney [Tenney] . and
William Parker both of Exeter in said State Physicians and Sur-
geons were appointed commissioners and Inspectors of Invalids
whether of the land or sea forces who were wounded or otherwise
disabled in the defence of the United states during the late wrar
and thereby intitled to pensions — which said Commissioners hav-
ing attended to said business and returned a list of such persons
as they judged to be entitled to pensions properly certified —
Therefore Resolved that the several persons whose names are
set down in the Schedule hereto annexed are entitled to the pen-
sions set to their names respectively ^pr Month and commencing
at the Several dates therein expressed —
And be it further Resolved that his Excellency Josiah Bartlett
Esq1- President of this state be and he hereby is requested to forward
said list of Pensioners together with this Resolve to the Senators
and Representatives of this State in the Congress of the United
states soon as may be with all such further statements and repre-
sentation as he may think proper to be by said Senators and
Representatives laid before Congress for approbation & allowance
Voted that Mr Connor, Mr N Hoit Mr J Macgregore Mr P
Clark and M1' Whitcomb with such of the Honb1 Senate as they
may join be a Committee to consider of a proposd Resolve
[respecting] the Treasurer's receiving orders drawn prior to 1785
by the President or chairman of the Committee of Safety —
On Motion that the state become a Subscriber to the New
Hampshire Bank, the yeas and nays were called & are as fol-
lows
*Yeas.
Yeas.
Yeas.
Yeas. * I4-330
Mr Gains
Mr Clifford
Mr R Macgregore
Mr S Duncan
Mi' Pierce
Mr Cilley
M1" Warner
Mr Freeman
Mr Connor
Mr Jona Clark
Mr Jn° Duncan
M1' Payne
Mr Macgregore
Mr Knox
Mr Parker
Mr Tarlton
Mr B Page
Mr Carr
Mr Alexander
Mr Simpson
Mr Dodge
Mr How
M1* Temple
Mr Young
Mr Wiggin
Mr Waldron
Mr Griffin
476
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[1792
Nays.
Mr Leavitt
Mr Currier
Mr Eastman
Mr Plummer
Mr N Emerson
M* Godfrey
Mr T Page
Mr Jo* Smith
Nays.
Mr Kellie
M* E Smith
Mr N Hoit
Mr Tash
Mr McMillan
Mr Abbott
M* P Clark
Mr Wallace
Nays.
M* Gale
M1' Flanders
Mr Shepherd
Mr Stiles
Mr Whitcomb
Mr Rand
Mr Allen
Mr Bingham
Nays.
Mr Holmes
Mr Penniman
Mr Stone
Mr Nicols
Mr Crawford
Mr E Hoyt
Mr Norris
Mr Hutchens
27 Yeas — 32 Nays — so the motion did not prevail —
The Committee to nominate three persons one of whom to be
appointed to deliver an Election Sermon on June next reported
the Revrd Mr Thayer of Hampton the Revrd Mr Olcott of Charles-
town and the Revrd Mr Morrison of Londonderry one of whom to
be appointed — whereupon
Voted that the Revrd Mr Morrison of Londonderry be and he
hereby is appointed for the above purpose and that his Excellency
the President be requested to inform him thereof seasonably to
prepare therefor —
Adjourned to 9 o'Clock to morrow morning
THURSDAY Janr 5th 1792
The House met according to adjournment
The Committee on printers accounts reported that Mr Henry
Ranlett be allowed four pounds and eight shillings in full of his
Account which report being read and considered voted that it be
received and accepted and that the President give order accord-
ingly _
The following vote came down from the Honb1 Senate for Con-
currence —
In Senate Jan1" 4th 1792
Voted that there be a new and correct edition of the state Laws
as now amended with a Suitable type and paper and that
* 14-331 Some suitable person be appointed to Superintend * the
same, which vote was read and concurred by calling
the yeas and nays which were as follows (viz) —
Yeas.
Mr Pierce
Mr Connor
Mr B Page
Mr Weeks
M1' Leavitt
Mr Dodge
Yeas.
Mi- Clifford
Mr Eastman
M1' Jab7* Smith
Mr Plummer
Mi-Cillev
M'- W Duncan
Yeas.
Mr N Emerson
M* Kellie
Mr Can-
Mi- How
Mr Waldron
Mr Harper
Yeas.
M1' Badger
Mi- E Smith
Mi' N Hoit
Mi" Tash
Mr Chamberlain
Mr R Macsregore
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Yeas.
Yeas.
Yeas.
Yeas.
Mr Warner
Mr Stiles
Mr Bingham
Mr Hutch ens
Mr P Clark
Mr Whitcomb
Mr S Duncan
• Mr Tarlton
Mr Gale
Mr Temple
Mr Crawford
Mr Simpson
Mr Flanders
Mr M Smith
Mr Payne
Mr Young
Nays.
Nays.
Nays.
Nays.
Mr Gains
Mr T Page
Mr Shepherd
Mr Penniman
Mr Wiggin
Mr Jos Smith
Mr Parker
Mr Griffin
Mr Currier
Mr Bettan
Mr Rand
Mr Stone
Mr Knox
Mr Abbot
Mr Allen
Mr E Hoyt
Mr Godfrey
Mr Wallace
Mr Holmes
M1' Freeman
Mr Norris
40 Yeas — 21 Nays — so it was concurred —
Voted that Nathanael Adams Esqr be and he hereby is ap-
pointed to superintend the press and examine the proof sheets
while the new edition of the laws are printing also prepare an
index for said Book —
Voted that Mr Pierce, Mr Parker & Mr Connor with such of the
Honb1 Senate as they may join be a Committee to converse with
printers receive proposals and report what printer shall be em-
ployed to print the new edition of the Laws —
The Committee on printers accounts reported that Mr George
Hough be allowed eight pounds eight shillings and nine pence in
full of his account which report being 'read and considered voted
that it be received and accepted and that the President give order
accordingly —
An Act in addition to an Act passed Febr 7th 1789 intitled an
Act to establish an equitable method of making rates and taxes
and determining who shall be legal voters in Town & parish affairs
and for repealing certain Acts herein after mentioned — was read
a third time and passed to be Enacted.
The vote appointing a Committee to converse with and receive
proposals from printers and report who should be
* employed &c came down from the Honb1 Senate for * 14-332
the following amendment "that the Committee have
full power to agree with the Printer " which amendment was read
and concurred —
An Act in addition to an Act passed the 17th of June last entitled
An Act suspending the operation of sundry Acts therein enumer-
ated and referred to until a certain period — was read a third time
and passed to be Enacted —
Resolved that his Excellency the President be requested as
soon as may be to write to the Executive of the Common wealth
47$ NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. [x792
of Massachusetts upon the Subject of allowing pot and pearl ashes
manufactured in this state and inspected and branded for exporta-
tion agreably to the Act passed this Session for the inspection of
pot and pearl ashes to be exported from the Common wealth of
Massachusetts by any citizen of this state without further inspec-
tion by any inspector or other Officer in that Commonwealth —
Voted that the Several abatements made or that shall be made
at this session of the General Court to any excise master shall not
take effect until the excise master shall pay the remainder of what
will be due after deducting said abatements and that the Interest
on such Bonds be first added to the principal and the abatement
be deducted from the present amount of the principal and Interest
and not from the Original demand —
Upon reading and considering the Petition of John S. Sher-
burne voted that the Treasurer be directed to receive said order
in payment of any outstanding taxes —
iVdjourned to 3 o'Clock P. M —
Met accordingly
An Act to enable Samuel Sherburne and John Sherburne
Esquires to review in a Certain action was read a third time and
passed to be Enacted —
* 14-333 * The Committee appointed to agree for a new impres-
sion of the Laws of this state &c reported that they
have received proposals from Mr John Melcher of Portsmouth
Printer which are as follows (viz) that he will print four hundred
copies of all the revised laws contained in the impression by him
lately begun and all the public acts passed the present session of
the General Court and the Act for repealing the former Laws the
Alphabet, the Constitution of this state — The federal Constitution
with the Amendments the definitive treaty and declaration or
Independance with the same type of said impression by him lately
begun and on paper of as good quality as a certain pamphlet
herewith exhibited entitled "letters occasioned by the publication
of a private epistalory correspondence &c" together with the titles
of the Acts on the top of Each page, and marginal notes all
neatly bound and lettered in one octavo volume of the size of the
state Laws printed by said Melcher in Seventeen hundred and
eighty nine and have them compleated and ready to be delivered
at the next June Session of the General Court at the price of
Eleven shillings for each Book — The said Melcher further pro-
poseth that if his typograhical impression of said Books shall not
exactly agree with the Copies that shall be delivered him the
I792] JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
479
damages and loss shall be at his own expence — The Committee
therefore reported that the said Melcher be employed to execute
said business agreably to his said proposals — which report being
read and considered voted that it be received and accepted —
The vote for abating £200 on the Excise bond of Maj1' Brad-
bury Cilley came down from the Honb1 Senate for the following
amendment "That he be abated £160 instead of £200 — on
which the yeas and nays were called and are as follows — (viz)
Yeas. Yeas. Yeas. Yeas.
Mr B Page
M1' N Emerson
Mr Shepherd
Mr Bingham
Mr Wiggin
Mr Godfrey
Mr Whitcomb
Mr Crawford
Mr Currier
Mr Jos Smith
Mr Alexander
Mr E Hoyt
Mr Eastman
Mr Kellie
Mr Rand
Mr N orris
Mr Knox
Mr Gale
Mr Allen
Mr Hutchens
*Nays.
Nays.
Nays.
Nays. *I4~334
Mr Gains
Mr Bettan
Mr Warner
Mr Holmes
Mr Pierce
Mr Waldron
Mr Abbott
Mr Penniman
Mr Connor
Mr Badger
Mr P Clark
Mr Stone
Mr Macgregore
Mr E Smith
Mr Wallace
Mr Nicols
Mr Leavitt
Mr N Hoit
Mr Stiles
Mr Freeman
Mr Dodge
Mr Tash
Mr Temple
Mr Tarlton
Mr Clifford
Mr McMillan
Mr M Smith
Mr Simpson
Mr Jabz Smith
Mr R Macgregore
20 Yeas — 30 Nays — so the amendment did not take place and
the House adhered to their former vote —
The following vote came down from the Honb1 Senate for Con-
currence T 0 T r th
In Senate janr 5th 1792
Voted that the Secretary provide two correct copies of the Laws
as now revised and amended one of which shall be delivered the
printer John Melcher the other to Nathanael Adams Esq1' by which
copies the Laws of the state shall be printed and corrected and Mr
Adams shall retain in his hands one set of Corrected Sheets of
the whole edition for the inspection of the General Court in order
if necessary to compare them with one of the said Original Cop-
ies and said Melcher shall deposit from time to time one correct
sheet of the whole sett in the hands of Mr Adams for the above
purpose — which vote was read and concurred —
An Act to repeal sundry acts and laws therein mentioned — was
read a third time and passed to be Enacted
The following vote came down from the Honb1 Senate for Con-
currence— T 0 T r -«,
In Senate Jan1 5th 1792
Voted that the Revrd Mr Ebenezer Thayer be and hereby is
4So
NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS.
[1792
appointed to deliver an election Sermon on June next before the
General Court and that his Excellency be requested to inform him
thereof that he may seasonably prepare therefor — which vote was
read and nonconcurred — And the House adhered to their former
vote for appointing the Revr(l Mr Morrison —
Voted that the Treasurer be desired to attend at Concord on the
third week in February next with such Books and papers
as he may judge necessary for transacting business
* 14-335 * of his Office — and that he be prepared for paying
the travel and attendance of the members of Conven-
tion at the close of their Session —
Voted that the Revrd Doct1' Haven the Revrd Mr Buckminster
the Revrd Mr Ogden and the Revrd Mr Walton have and receive
out of the Treasury thirty shillings each for their Services as
Chaplains to the General Court the present Session, and that the
President give order accordingly —
Adjourned to 9 o'Clock to morrow morning
FRIDAY Jan* 6th 1792.
The House met according to adjournment
The Committee appointed to consider and report what measures
shall be taken for appropriating the money in the Treasury re-
ported that the Treasurer be directed to loan on Interest of Six
^r Cent for any time not exceeding twelve months four thousand
pounds of the money now in the Treasury to any person or per-
sons who may apply for the Same taking their Obligations for
the Sum loaned and public securities of this state or of the United
states to the amount of fifty ^r Cent more than the Sum loaned
as collateral Security the value of which shall be estimated at the
Specie value of such securities at the time of the deposit &c on
the foregoing which was a part of the report the yeas and nays
were taken and are as follows viz
Yeas.
Yeas.
Yeas.
Yeas.
Mr Pierce
Mr W Duncan
W
Waldron
Mi" M Smith
Mr Connor
Mr Knox
W
Harper
Mr Bingham
Mr Macgregore
A I1' N Emerson
w
E Smith
Mr Duncan
Mr Dodge
Mr Godfrey
Mi
R Macgregore
Mr E Hoyt
Mr Clifford
M* T Page
Mi
Warner
Mr Freeman
M1- Currier
Mr Jos Smith
Mi
Abbott
Mr N orris
Mr Eastman
Mr Bettan
Mi
Gale
Mr Tarlton
Mr Jab* Smith
Mi" Carr
Mi
Alexander
M1' Young
Mr Plummer
M'- How
Mi
Temple
I792] JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Nays.
Nays.
Nays.
Nays.
Mr Gains
Mr Kellie
Mr Chamberlain
Mr Allen
Mr Weeks
Mr Badger
Mr P. Clark
Mr Payne
Mr Leavitt
Mr N Hoit
Mr Flanders
Mr Penniman
Mr B Page
Mr Wallace
Mr Shepherd
Mr Stone
Mr Wiggin
Mr Whitcomb
Mr Stiles
Mr Crawford
Mr J Clark
Mr Simpson
35 Yeas — 22 Nays — so it was accepted —
The Committee further reported that the Sum of Six
* hundred pounds be loaned to the Trustees of Dart- * 14-336
mouth College for the term of four years on Interest |
of Six ^r Cent to be paid Annually the giving such security in
real Estate as the President and Treasurer shall judge Sufficient —
on which part of the report the yeas and nays were called and
are as follows (viz) —
Yeas.
Mr Pierce
Mr Connor
Mr Macgregore
Mr Clifford
Mr Plummer
Mr Cilley
Nays.
Mr Gains
Mr Weeks
Mr Leavitt
Mr Dodge
Mr Wiggin
Mr Currier
Mr Jabz Smith
Mr J Clark
Yeas.
Mr Wm Duncan
Mr Bettan
Mr Badger
Mr E Smith
Mr R Macgregore
Mr Warner
Nays.
M1' N Emerson
Mr Godfrey
Mr T Page
Mr Jos Smith
Mr Kellie
Mr Carr
Mr How
Mr N Hoit
Yeas.
Mr Abbott
Mr Gale
Mr Alexander
Mr Temple
Mr Holmes
Mr Freeman
Nays.
Mr Chamberlain
Mr P. Clark
Mr Flanders
Mr Shepherd
Mr Stiles
Mr Whitcomb
Mr M Smith
Mr Rand
Yeas.
Mr Payne
Mr Norris
Mr Tarlton
Mr Simpson
Mr Young
Nays.
Mr Allen
Mr Bingham
Mr Penniman
Mr Stone
Mr Crawford
Mr E Hoyt
Mr Hutchens
23 Yeas — 31 Nays — so it was rejected —
Voted that the Account of George Gains Esqr amounting to
eleven pounds fourteen shillings be allowed and paid out of the
Treasury by order of the President —
Voted that the Account of Nahum Akerman amounting to ten
pounds four shillings be allowed and paid out of the Treasury by
order of the President —
Voted that the Account of Edward S Livermore Esqr amount-
ing to two pounds fourteen shillings be allowed and paid out of
the Treasury by order of the President
The Committee appointed to consider of the Memorial of Cap1
Titus Salter and on the light House account reported that the
Treasurer be directed to pay said Salter the order mentioned in
482 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. [J792
said Memorial and Interest due thereon after deducting the Sum of
eighty pounds out of the aggregate amount of said order it being
for so much money which in the Opinion of your Com-
* 14-337 mittee the said Salter has received of * this state for
supplying and supporting the light at fort William and
Mary and for taking care of the Military and Ordnance stores at
said Fort more than he ought to have received The expence of
maintaining said light being paid him by the United states agre-
able to his contract with Joseph Whipple Esq1' — The light house
Account is right cast and well vouched — which report being read
and considered voted that it be received and Accepted —
Voted that the President with advice of Council be desired to
adjourn the General Court to the last Wednesday in May next
then to meet at Dover —
Voted that Mr John Melcher have and receive out of the Treas-
ury Sixty pounds to be by him accounted for in printing the Laws
of this State — and that the President give order accordingly —
The Committee on Printers accounts reported that George Jerry
Osborne receive Seven pounds ten shillings in full of his account —
which report being read and considered voted that it be received
and accepted and that the President give order accordingly —
Voted that Mr Pierce, Mr Hoyt Mr Macgregore Mr Connor &
M1' Payne with such of the Honb1 Senate as they may join be a
Committee to consider of the letters from Mr Smith to his Excel-
lency the President (just received) and report thereon —
A message from the Honb1 Senate gave information that the
Senate were of Opinion that there was no necessity for joining
said Committee —
The Secretary came down and gave information that his Ex-
cellency the President with advice of Council has thought tit to
adjourn the General Court to the last Wednesday of May next
then to meet at Dover, and declared them adjourned accordingly —
1 [Of the foregoing votes, the following were non-concurred and
ordered to lay.
Non-concurred.
Petitions of Zepheniah Leach.
Ditto of Jonathan Tenny.
Ditto of Lieutenant Gould.
Ditto of Joel Doolittle.
Ditto of David Webster, Esquire.
Ditto of Jonathan Hoit.
1 Taken from printed journal.
I792] JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. 483
Ditto of John Tanner.
Ditto of Benjamin Tripp.
Ditto of Alexander Plumbley.
Ditto of Samuel Smith.
Committee for settling unlocated lands.
Voted that the Treasurer call on all persons indebted for impost
and excise, to renew their bonds by the 22d of February next.
An act to legalize the exchange of certain lands in New-Gran-
tham.
Ordered to Lay.
An act for the appointment of Special Justices, &c.
An act to repeal sundry acts, &c.
Dorchester Petition.
A vote for a committee to consider of a proposed resolve re-
specting the Treasurer's receiving orders drawn prior to 1785.]
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE,
A REGISTER
OF
Resolutions and Advice of Council,
BEGUN AT THE FIRST SESSION IN JUNE, 1791
President and Council,
NOMINATIONS,
* At a Council holden at Concord June 8th 1791 — * 1 B. N.-80
Present His Excellency Josiah Bartlett Esq Presi-
dent The Hon. Jona Freeman, Nath1 Rogers, Lemuel Holmes
Joseph Badger Junr & Robert Wallace Esquires —
Proceeded and nominated
Ephm Pickering for Col of Ist Regiment of Militia
Sam1 Langdon for U Col of d°
Josiah Smith — Stratham for Ist Maf of d°
Sam1 Holmes for Ist Majr of 14 Reg* of militia
Peter Sleeper for 2d Maj of d°
Maj Daniel Warner for Col. of 5th Reg1 of Militia
Capt. William Barron for L* Col. of d°
John Lund of Dunstable for Maj of d°
William Wallace of Henniker for a Justice of the Peace for the
County of Hillsborough —
* Daniel Kingsbury of Keene for a Coroner for * 1 B. N.-81
the County of Cheshire. —
Sam1 Twichel of Dublin for a Coroner for the County of
Cheshire — Nat. Rogers
Robert Wallace
Lem11 Holmes
Jona Freeman
Joseph Badger Jur
Proceeded & nominated
Nath1 Emerson of Candia for a Justice of the Peace for the
County of Rockingham —
Levi Spaulding of Lyndborough for a Justice of the Peace for
the County of Hillsborough —
488 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. [179I-92
Moses Smith of Chesterfield for a Justice of the Peace for the
County of Cheshire — Jona Freeman
Nat. Rogers
Joseph Badger Jur
Lemuel Holmes
Robert Wallace
At a Council holden at Concord June 15, 1791
Present His Excellency Josiah Bartlett Esq President The
Hon Nath1 Rogers, Joseph Badger Rob1 Wallace Lemuel Holmes
& Jona Freeman Esquires
proceeded & nominated
Col0 George Aldrich & Col Amos Shepard one of whom for
a Brigadier General Nat. Rogers
Robert Wallace
Lem11 Holmes
Joseph Badger Jur
Jona Freeman
* 1 B. N.-82 * At a Council holden at Concord June 17th 1791 —
Present His Excellency Josiah Bartlett Esq Presi-
dent The Hon Joseph Badger Lemuel Holmes and Robert Wal-
lace Esquires & Nathaniel Rogers Esq
proceeded & nominated
Jabez Beckwith of Lempster for Lt Col of 16 Reg1
Geo Kimball of Charlestown Maj of d°
Amasa Allen of Walpole & John Wood of Alstead one of whom
for a second Majr of d° —
Joseph Demerit & ) of Northwood for Justices of the peace for
Jona Clark — 5 tne County of Rockingham
Joseph Badger Jur
Nat. Rogers
Lem11 Holmes
Robert Wallace
Jona Freeman
At a Council Holden at Exeter August 11, 1791 —
present His Excellenc}^ Josiah Bartlett Esq President The
Hon. Joseph Badger, Jonathan Freeman Nath1 Rogers Lemuel
Holmes & Robert Wallace Esquires
proceeded and nominated
Sanford Kingsbury of Claremont Esq for a Justice of the
Inferior Court of common Pleas for the County of Cheshire —
Samuel Works of Westmorland for a Justice of the peace for
the County of Cheshire —
I79I_92] RECORDS OF PRESIDENT AND COUNCIL. 489
John Langdon Esq for a Justice of the peace & Quorum thro
the State —
* Alexander Craige of Rumney & Geo Wm Liver- * i B. N.-83
more for Justices of the peace for the County of
Grafton — Nat. Rogers
Robert Wallace
Lemuel Holmes
Joseph Badger Jur
Jona Freeman
At a Council holden at Exeter Aug. 12th 1791 —
present His Excellency Josiah Bartlett Esq President The
Hon Joseph Badger Robert Wallace Lemuel Holmes Jonathan
Freeman & Nath1 Rogers Esquires
proceeded and nominated agreeably to constitution
John Scribner of Poplin for a Justice of the Peace for the County
of Rockingham — Robert Wallace
Nat. Rogers
Lemuel Holmes
Jona Freeman
further nominated Joseph Welch Plastow for a Justice of the
peace for the County of Rockingham Robert Wallace
Lemu1 Holmes
Jona Freeman
proceeded and nominated
Capt William Bradford of Amherst Capt Henry Field of Mer-
rimac one of whom for a second Major of the 5th Regiment of
Militia — Joseph Badger Ju
Robert Wallace
Nat. Rogers
Lemu1 Holmes
Jona Freeman
*At a Council holden at Exeter Sept 29th 1791 — * 1 B. N.-84
present His Excellenc}^ Josiah Bartlett Esq Presi-
dent— The Hon Nath1 Rogers Joseph Badger Robert Wallace
& Lemuel Holmes Esquires
Proceeded & nominated
Joseph Merrill of South Hampton for a Justice of the peace for
the County of Rockingham
George Frost of New Castle for d°
Avery Hall of Wakefield
Nathan Hoit of Moultonboro &
Aaron Wingate of Rochester for Justices of the peace for the
County of Strafford —
49° NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. [179I-92
William Mc'Question of Lytchfield
James Hosley of Hancock
John Orr of Bedford and
Simeon Cummings of Merrimack for Justices of the Peace for
the County of Hillsbor0
Aaron Hutchinson of Lebanon for a Justice of the Peace for the
Count}' of Grafton —
Eliphalet Wood of Ringe for a Justice of the Peace for the
County of Cheshire
William White of Chester for a Justice of the Peace for the
County of Rockingham — Nat. Rogers
Robert Wallace
Joseph Badger Jur
Lemuel Holmes
* 1 B. N.-85 *At a special Council summoned & holden at
Exeter Oct0 15th 1791 —
Present His Excellency Josiah Bartlett Esq President The Hon.
Jonathan Freeman Joseph Badger Jun1', Nathaniel Rogers Lemuel
Holmes & Rob* Wallace Esqrs
proceeded and nominated
Maj Jabez Beckwith of Lemster for Col0 of 16th Reg1 of Militia
George Kimbal of Charlestown for U Col0 of d°
John Wood of Alstead for Maj1" of D°
Amasa Allen of Walpole for second Majr of d°
further nominated
General Nath1 Peabody Col0 Nath1 Rogers Col0 Eliphalet Gid-
dinge Eliph* Hale & Gen1 George Reid Esquires one of whom
for a Sheriff for the County of Rockingham —
Joseph Badger Jur
Jonathan Freeman
Robert Wallace
Lemuel Holmes
At a Council holden at Portsm0 Dec 6 1791
Present His Excellency Josiah Bartlett Esq President The Hon
Joseph Badger Rob1 Wallace Nath1 Rogers Jonathan Freeman
and Lemuel Holmes Esquires —
proceeded and nominated
Henry Ingalls Esq for a Justice of the Peace for the County of
Cheshire —
* 1 B. N.-86 Josiah Emery of Sanbornton for a Coroner for *the
County of Strafford.
I79I_92] RECORDS OF PRESIDENT AND COUNCIL. 49I
Philips White Esq for a Justice of the Peace & Quorum
throughout the State — Nat Rogers
Joseph Badger Ju
Robert Wallace
Jonathan Freeman
Lemuel Holmes
At a Council holden at Portsm0 Dec 13 1791
Present His Excellency Josiah Bartlett Esq President Hon
Nath1 Rogers Joseph Badger Lemuel Holmes Jonathan Freeman
& Rob* Wallace Esqrs
proceeded and nominated
John Hale of Portsm0 for a Justice of the Peace for the County
of Rockingham
Simon Torr of Rochester for a Coroner for the County of Straf-
ford— Nat. Rogers
Jonathan Freeman
Joseph Badger Jur
Lemuel Holmes
Robert Wallace
*At a Council holden at Portsm0 Decr 19th 1791 *i B. N.-87
Present His Excellency Josiah Bartlett Esq Presi-
dent The Hon : Nath1 Rogers Joseph Badger Rob* Wallace Jona-
than Freeman Esquires —
James Egerton of Langdon for a Justice of the Peace for the
County of Cheshire —
Oliver Whipple Esq & > for Justices of the Peace & Quorum
William Plumer Es £ f°r the County of Rockingham
Lemuel Holmes Esq for a Justice of the Peace & Quorum for
the County of Cheshire —
John Stearnes of Pittsfield for a Coroner for the County of Rock-
ingham — Nat. Rogers
Joseph Badger Jur
Jona Freeman
Robert Wallace
At a Council holden at Portsm0 Dec 23d 1791 —
Present His Excellency Josiah Bartlett Esq President The Hon.
Nath1 Rogers Joseph Badger Rob* Wallace Lemuel Holmes &
Jona Freeman Esqrs
proceeded & nominated —
Joshua Atherton of Amherst Esq for a Justice of the peace & of
the Quorum for the County of Hillsborough —
Joseph Bayley of Sandown for a Coroner for the County of
Rockingham
492 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. [179I-92
Josiah Melvin of Packersfield for a Coroner for the County of
Cheshire —
*iB. N.-88 Daniel Reynolds and Doct1' Isaac Thorn of * Lon-
donderry for Justices of the Peace for the County
of Rockingham — Nat. Rogers
Robert Wallace
Joseph Badger Jur
Lemuel Holmes
Jona Freeman
At a Council holden at Portsm0 29 Decr 1791 —
Present His Excellency Josiah Bartlett Esq President The Hon
Nath Rogers Jona Freeman Lemuel Holmes Joseph Badger &
Rob1 Wallace Esqrs
proceeded & nominated —
William Page of Charlestown for a Justice of the Peace for the
County of Cheshire —
John Blunt of New Castle Esq for a Justice of the Peace for the
County of Rockingham
James Woodward of Haverhill for a Justice of the Peace for the
County of Grafton —
Henry Mellen of Dover for a Justice of the Peace for the
County of Strafford
Advised & consented to By us — Nat. Rogers
Joseph Badger J1'
Jona Freeman
Robert Wallace
Lemuel Holmes
* 1 B. N.-89 * At a Council holden at Portsm0 Dec 31, 1791
Present His Exy Josiah Bartlett Esq President The
Hon. Nath1 Rogers Joseph Badger Rob1 Wallace Lemuel Holmes
& Jona Freeman Esq18
proceeded & nominated —
Nathan Hoit of Moultonbor0 for a Justice of the Peace and of
the Quorum for the County of Strafford — Nat. Rogers
Robert Wallace
Lemuel Holmes
Joseph Badger Jur
Jona Freeman
At a Council holden at Portsm0 Jany 6, 1792
Present The Hon Nath1 Rogers Joseph Badger Rob1 Wallace
Lemuel Holmes and Jona Freeman Esqrs
I79I_92] RECORDS OF PRESIDENT AND COUNCIL. 493
proceeded & nominated
Nath1 Adams of Portsm0 for a Justice of the peace & Quorum
throughout said State
James Betton Esq for a Justice of the Peace & Quorum for the
County of Rockingham —
Israel Town of Stoddard for a Justice of the Peace for the
County of Cheshire —
Theophilus Smith of Exeter for a Coroner for the County of
Rockingham — Robert Wallace
Jona Freeman
Lemuel Holmes
Nat Rogers
Joseph Badger Ju
* At a Council holden at Exeter Feb 28th 1792 — * 1 B. N.-90
Present His Excellency Josiah Bartlett Esq Presi-
dent The Hon Nath1 Rogers Joseph Badger Rob1 Wallace Lemuel
Holmes Nath1 Rogers & Jona Freeman Esqrs —
Proceeded & nominated —
Weare Drake Esq for a Justice of the Peace for the County of
Strafford
David Sterritt of Francestown for a Justice of the Peace for the
County of Hillsbor0 —
John Bellows Esq of Walpole for a Justice of the Peace &
Quorum for the County of Cheshire —
further nominated —
Rufus Whipple of Richmond for a Coroner for the County of
Cheshire — Nat. Rogers
Robert Wallace
Joseph Badger Jur
Lemuel Holmes
Jona Freeman
* At a Council hoJden at Exeter May 19th 1792 * 1 B. N.-91
Present His Excellency Josiah Bartlett Esq. Presi-
dent The Hon. Nath1 Rogers Joseph Badger Rob* Wallace and
Jonathan Freeman Esqrs —
Proceeded and nominated
James Gilmore Esq of Windham for a Justice of the peace for
the County of Rockingham —
Capt Andrew Wiggin of Stratham for a Justice of the Peace
of the County of Rockingham
Benja Weeks of Gilmanton a Justice of the Peace for the
County of Strafford —
494 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. [179I-92
Thomas Adams of Pembroke for a Justice of the Peace for the
County of Rockingham Nat Rogers
Robert Wallace
Joseph Badger Jur
Jona Freeman
At a Council holden at Exeter May 21, 1792
Present His Excellency Josiah Bartlett Esq President The Hon.
Joseph Badger Robert Wallace Lemuel Holmes Jona Freeman &
Nath1 Rogers Esq1'8 —
proceeded & nominated — Peleg Sprague of Keene for a Justice
of the Peace for the County of Cheshire —
Robert Wallace
Joseph Badger Jur
Lemuel Holmes
Jona Freeman
Nat Rogers
APPOINTMENTS, RESOLUTIONS, AND ADYICE,
* At a Council holden at Concord June 6th * 2 P. & C.-133
1791 —
Present His Excellency Josiah Bartlett Esq President The Hon.
Nath1 Rogers Joseph Badger Junr Rob1 Wallace Lemuel Holmes
Esquires —
His Excellency requested the advice of Council relative to
drawing Orders on the Treasurer —
Whereupon the Council advise His Excellency to issue Orders
on the Treasurer agreeably to the Acts Resolves & votes of the
General Court which have been heretofore passed or shall be
passed during the present Session
Joseph Badger J1'
Nat. Rogers
Robert Wallace
Lem11 Holmes
Jona Freeman
*At a Council holden at Concord June 9th * 2 P. & C.-134
1791 —
Present His Excellency Josiah Bartlett Esq President The
Hon. Nath1 Rogers Joseph Badger Jun1' Rob1 Wallace Lemuel
Holmes & Jona Freeman Esquire
His Excellency the President requested the advice of Council
relative to issuing a Commission to Jacob Amidon of Chesterfield
as a Justice of the Peace for the County of Cheshire —
Whereupon the Council advise His Excellency to issue a Com-
mission agreeably to an appointment made the 12th of January
1790 to bear date this day Joseph Badger Jur
Jona Freeman
Lem11 Holmes
Robert Wallace
Nat. Rogers
At a Council holden at Concord June 15, 1791
Present His Excellency Josiah Bartlett Esq President The Hon
49^ NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. [179I-92
Jon'1 Freeman Nathaniel Rogers Joseph Badger Jim1- Lemuel
Holmes & Rob1 Wallace Esq
proceeded & appointed
Ephm Pickering Col0 of the Ist Reg* of Militia
Samuel Langdon Lieut Col. of d°
Josiah Smith of Stratham Majr of d°
Samuel Holmes First Maj of 14th Reg1 of Militia
Peter Sleeper second Maj. of d°
Daniel Warner Col. of 5th Reg1 of Militia
*2P. &C.-135 * William Barron Lieut Col. of 5th Reg1 of
Militia
John Lund first Major of d°
William Wallace of Henniker a Justice of the peace for the
County of Hillsbor0
Daniel Kingsbury of Keene a Coroner for the County of
Cheshire
Samuel Twichel of Dublin a Coroner for sd County
Nath1 Emerson Esq of Candia a Justice of the peace for the
County of Rockingham —
Levi Spaulding of Lyndbor0 a Justice of the peace for the
County of Hillsborough
Moses Smith of Chesterfield a Justice of the peace for the
County of Cheshire — Nat. Rogers
Robert Wallace
Joseph Badger Jur
Lemuel Holmes
Jona Freeman
At a Council holden at Concord June 17 1791
Present His Excellency Josiah Bartlett Esquire Presid1 The Hon
Rob1 Wallace Nath1 Rogers Lemuel Holmes
His Excellency the President requested the advice of Council
relative to the adjournment of the Gen1 Court — Whereupon the
Council advise it to be adjourned to meet again on the last
Wednesday of Nov1' next to meet at Portsmouth
Robert Wallace
Nat. Rogers
Lem11 Holmes
*2 P. & C.-136 * At a Council holden at Concord June 17 —
1791 —
Present his Excellency Josiah Bartlett Esq President The Hon
Joseph Badger Nath1 Rogers Robert Wallace & Lemuel Holmes
Esquires —
I79I-92] RECORDS OF PRESIDENT AND COUNCIL. 497
The Hon. Council advise His Excellency the Preside1 to issue
an Order in favor of John Milcher for sixty pounds agreeably to
a vote of the Gen1 Court of the above date for which he is account-
able Joseph Badger Jur
Nat. Rogers
Lem11 Holmes
Robert Wallace
Proceeded and appointed
Joseph Walton John Pitman Charles Grace James Day & Nich-
olas Miller Packers & Searcher of Beef & Pork in Portsm0 —
Nat. Rogers
Robert Wallace
Lem11 Holmes
Joseph Badger Jur
At a Council holden at Exeter Aug n. 1791
Present His Excellency Josiah Bartlett Esq President The Hon
Joseph Badger Jonathan Freeman Nath1 Rogers Lemuel Holmes
& Robert Wallace Esquires —
proceeded and appointed agreeably to a former nomination
Joseph Demerit & Jonathan Clark of Northwood Esqrs Justices of
the peace for the County of Rockingham —
Nat. Rogers
Robert Wallace
Jona Freeman
Joseph Badger J1'
Lemuel Holmes
*At a Council holden at Exeter Aug. 12th 1791 * 2 P. & C.-137
present His Excellency Josiah Bartlett Esq
President The Hon Joseph Badger Nathaniel Rogers, Lemuel
Holmes Robert Wallace & Jona Freeman Esquires —
Proceeded and appointed
Daniel Rindge Rogers Assay Master of Pot & Pearl Ash at
Portsmouth —
Benjamin Brown of Chester a Packer & Searcher of Beef and
Pork at Chester
Zebulon Neal of Newmarket for D° at Newmarket
Samuel Philbrick of Exeter for D° at Exeter
His Excellency the President by advice of Council issued an
order for the payment of an abstract of the members of the Gen-
eral Court signed by Nat. Rogers & Nat. Gilman a Committee
appointed to settle the late treasurers Account amounting to five
498 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. [1791-92
hundred & eighty three pounds seventeen shillings & three pence
three farthings —
The Commissioners appointed to state the accounts of this State
against the United States, having represented the difficulty, length
of time required to procure the necessary vouchers, adjust and
arrange the same, request that they may have an order or orders
on the Treasurer to enable them to prosecute the business of their
appointment —
Whereupon the Council advise that His Excellency the Presi-
dent be desired to issue his order or orders on
* 2 P. & C.-138 the Treasurer that they have and * receive out
of the treasury the sum of twelve pounds each
for which they are to be accountable —
The foregoing appointments and advice of Council were ad-
vised and consented to by us — Nat. Rogers
Robert Wallace
Jona Freeman
Joseph Badger Jur
Lemuel Holmes
At a Council holden at Exeter Sept 28th 1791 —
Present His Excellency Josiah Bartlett Esquire President The
Hon. Nath1 Rogers, Joseph Badger Robert Wallace & Lemuel
Holmes Esquires —
His Excellency the President issued a proclamation for a day of
public Thanksgiving on the 17th of Nov1- next as on file.
Sept. 29, 1791 present as yesterday
proceeded and appointed
Col° Amos Shepard of Alstead a Brigd1' Gen1
Sanford Kingsbury Esq a Justice of the Inferior Court of Com-
mon Pleas for the County of Cheshire
Sam1 Works Esq of Westmorland a Justice of the Peace for the
County of Cheshire —
John Langdon Esq a Justice of the Peace & Quor"1 throughout
the State
George Wms,m Livermore N. Holderness & Alexander Craige of
Rumney Justices of the Peace for the County of Grafton —
John Scribner of Poplin a Justice of the Peace for the County
of Rockingham
*2 P. & C.-139 *Capt William Bradford of Amherst second
Major of the 5th Regiment of Militia —
Solomon Wheeler Esq Packer & Searcher of Beef and Pork at
Kingstown —
I79I-92] RECORDS OF PRESIDENT AND COUNCIL. 499
Capt John Hunter Packer & Searcher of Beef and Pork at
Londonderry
Ebenezr Dustin Packer & Searcher of Beef and Pork at Concord
Paul Chapman Packer & Searcher of Beef and Pork at New-
mark —
Edmund Pearson Packer & Searcher of Beef & Pork at Exeter —
Richard Savarge Packer & Searcher of Beef & Pork at Ports-
mouth — Nat. Rogers —
Robert Wallace
Joseph Badger Jur
Lemuel Holmes
At a special Council summoned & holden at Exeter Oct0 15th 1791
present His Excellency Josiah Bartlett Esq President Hon.
Nath1 Rogers Joseph Badger Rob* Wallace Lemuel Holmes &
Jonathan Freeman Esqrs —
proceeded & appointed John Phillips Gilman a Surveyor of
Lumber at Dover — Jonathan Freeman
Robert Wallace
Joseph Badger Jur
Lemuel Holmes
Nat. Rogers
* At a Council holden a Exeter Oct0 17 — 1791 * 2 P. & C.-140
Present His Excellency Josiah Bartlett Esq
President The Honble Nath1 Rogers, Joseph Badger Junr Lemuel
Holmes & Jonathan Freeman Esqrs
proceeded and appointed the following persons having been
nominated agreeably to the Constitution viz —
Joseph Merrill Esq of South Hampton and George Frost Esq of
New Castle Justices of the peace for the County of Rockingham
Avery Hall of Wakefield,
Nathan Hoit Esq of Moultonbor0 and
Aaron Wingate Esq of Rochester Justices of the peace for the
County of Strafford
Aaron Hutchinson Esq of Lebanon a Justice of the peace for
the County of Grafton —
William White Esq. of Chester a Justice of the peace for the
County of Rockingham —
Advised & consented to by us Nat. Rogers
Joseph Badger Ju1'
Lemuel Holmes
Jonathan Freeman
500 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. [1791-92
*2 P. & C.-141 *At a Council holden at Exeter Oct0 21 1791 —
present His Excellency Josiah Bartlett Esq
President The Hon. Joseph Badger Junr Robert Wallace Jon:l
Freeman & Lemuel Holmes Esquires —
proceeded & appointed
William McQuestion of Lytchfield —
James Hosley of Hancock
John Orr of Bedford and
Simeon Cummings of Merrimac Justices of the Peace for the
County of Hillsbor0 —
Advised and consented to by us — Joseph Badger Ju1"
Lemuel Holmes
Jonathan Freeman
Robert Wallace
At a Council holden at Exeter Oct0 22a 1791
Present His Excellency Josiah Bartlett Esq President The Hon
Joseph Badger, Robert Wallace Lemuel Holmes Jonathan Free-
man & Nath1 Rogers Esquires
Pursuant to foregoing nominations proceeded and appointed
the following persons to the offices hereafter mentioned.
Jabez Beckwith Col0 of the 16 Regiment of Militia
George Kimball U Col0 of d°
John Wood Maf of d°
Amasa Allen second Maj1' of D°
* 2 P. & C.-142 * The foregoing appointments were advised to
By Us Lemuel Holmes
Robert Wallace
Joseph Badger Ju1'
Jonil Freeman
Nat. Rogers
Further appointed
Gen1 George Reid Sheriff of & for the County of Rockingham
in the State of New Hampshire.
The above appointment was advised to
By us — Lemuel Holmes
Robert Wallace
Joseph Badger Jur
Jona Freeman
Pursuant to a vote of Court of the 17th of Feby 1791 His Excel-
lency the President with advice of Council appointed Will1" Par-
ker Esq as one of the Committee on the revision of the laws of
this State in the room of the Hon. Jeremiah Smith Esq who is
gone on to Congress
I79I-92] RECORDS OF PRESIDENT AND COUNCIL. 501
Advised to by Jona Freeman
Nat. Rogers
Lemuel Holmes
Robert Wallace
*At a Council holden at Portsm0 Dec1' i, * 2 P. & C.-143
Present His Excellency Josiah Bartlett Esq President The Hon
Joseph Badger Rob* Wallace Nath1 Rogers & Jon"1 Freeman Es-
quires —
proceeded and appointed
Richard Smith a Packer & Searcher of Beef & Pork at East
Kingston — Nat. Rogers
Joseph Badger Jr
Robert Wallace
Jona Freeman
His Excellency the President laid before the Hon. Council a
letter inclose with a proclamation respecting the murder of Cor-
nelius Hogeboom Esq Sheriff of the County of Columbia in the
State of New York —
Whereupon the Council advised his Excellency to issue the fol-
lowing proclamation viz
State of New Hampshire —
By His Excellency Josiah Bartlett Esq Captain General &
Commander in chief of the Army & Navy & President of said
State
A Proclamation
having received from His Excellency George Clinton Esq Gov-
ernor of the State of New York a letter requesting me that if
Jonathan Arnold Abel Hacket, Josiah Hacket John West and
Jacob Virgil shall be found within this State that
they may be * arrested & sent to the said State * 2 P. & C.-144
of New York, where they stand charged with
the murder of Cornelius Hogeboom Esq —
I have therefore thought fit by and with the advice of Council,
to issue this proclamation, hereby requiring all Judges Justices
Sheriffs Grand Jurors Constables and other Officers civil and
military : and also recommending to all other good Citizens within
this State to use their utmost endeavours for discovering & appre-
hending the said Jonathan Arnold Abel Hacket Josiah Hacket,
John West & Jacob Virgil and them commit to any of the Common
Goals in this State so that they may be secured & delivered over
to the Authority of the aforesaid State of New York for trial
502 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. [179I-92
according to the provision in such case made by the Government
of the United States —
Given under my hand & the seal of said State at the Council
Chamber in Portsm0 this first Day of December in the year of our
Lord 1 791 and in the 16 year of the Independence of the United
States of America — Josiah Bartlett
By His Excellencys Command
with Advice of Council
Joseph Pearson —
Advised to by us Nat. Rogers
Jonathan Freeman
Lemuel Holmes
Robert Wallace
Joseph Badger J1'
* 2 P. & C.-145 * At a Council holden at Portsm0 Dec 6. 1791
Present His Excellency Josiah Bartlett Esq
President The Hon!jlc Robt Wallace Joseph Badger Nath1 Rogers
Lemuel Holmes & Jona Freeman
His Excellency requested the advice of Council relative to
drawing orders on the Treasurer
Whereupon the Council advise His Excellency to issue his
orders on the Treasurer agreeably to the acts, resolves and votes
of the General Court which have been heretofore passed or shall
be passed during this Session
Advised to by us — Jonathan Freeman
Nat. Rogers
Joseph Badger J1'
Robert Wallace
Lemuel Holmes
proceeded and appointed
Capt Jeremiah Prichard a Searcher and Packer of Beef and
pork at New Ipswich Nat. Rogers
Joseph Badger Jur
Robert Wallace
Jonathan Freeman
Lemuel Holmes
* 2 P. & C.-146 * At a Council holden at Portsm0 Dec 13th 1791
Present His Excellency Josiah Bartlett Esq
President The Hon Nath1 Rogers Joseph Badger Robt Wallace
Lemuel Holmes & JoniV Freeman Esq1'
proceeded & appointed the following persons Packers and
Searcher of Beef & Pork —
I79I_92] RECORDS OF PRESIDENT AND COUNCIL. 503
Benjamin Peirce at Dover —
John Cate Esq at Barrington
Reuben Tvvombley at Madbury Nat. Rogers
Joseph Badger Jur
Lemuel Holmes
Jonathan Freeman
Robert Wallace
At a Council holden at Portsm0 Dec1' 23d 1791
Present His Excellency Josiah Bartlett Esq President The
Hon Nath1 Rogers Joseph Badger Robt Wallace Jona Freeman[&
Lemuel Holmes Esqrs
proceeded and appointed
Henry Ingalls Esq of Richmond a Justice of the Peace for the
County of Cheshire
Josiah Emery Esq of Sanbornton a Coroner for the County of
Strafford
Phillips White Esq a Justice of the Peace & Quorum through-
out the State
John Hale of Portsmouth a Justice of the Peace for the County
of Rockingham
Simeon Torr of Rochester a Coroner for the County of Straf-
ford
* The foregoing appointments of Dec 23d 1791 * 2 P. & C.-147
were advised & consented to By us —
Joseph Badger Jur
Nat. Rogers
Robert Wallace
Jonil Freeman
Lemuel Holmes
At a Council holden at Portsm0 Dec1' 23d 1791 —
Present His Excellency Josiah Bartlett Esq President The
Hon Nath1 Rogers Joseph Badger Robert Wallace Lemuel Holmes
& Jona Freeman Esq1'"
Proceeded & appointed
Oliver Whipple Esq of Portsmouth a Justice of the Peace &
Quorum for the County of Rockingham
William Plummer Esq of Epping a Justice of the Peace &
Quorum for d°
John Stearns of Pittsfield a Coroner for the County of Rock-
ingham
5O4 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. [179I-92
consented & advised to by us — Nat. Rogers
Joseph Badger J1'
Robert Wallace
Jona Freeman
Lemuel Holmes
Proceeded & appointed
Lemuel Holmes Esq a Justice of the Peace & Quorum for the
County of Cheshire — Nat. Rogers
Joseph Badger J1'
Robert Wallace
Jona Freeman
* 2 P. & C-148 * At a Council holden at Portsm0 Dec1' 31, 1791 —
Present His Excellency Josiah Bartlett Esq Presi-
dent The Hon Lemuel Holmes Joseph Badger Nath1 Rogers Jona
Freeman & Rob1 Wallace Esq1'8
proceeded & appointed.
Joshua Atherton of Amherst Esq a Justice of the Peace and of
the Quorum for the County of Hillsbor0 —
Joseph Bailey of Sandown a Coroner for the County of Rock-
ingham —
Josiah Melvin Esq of Packersfield a Coroner for the County of
Cheshire — Nat. Rogers
Robert Wallace
Jona Freeman
Joseph Badger Ju1'
Lemuel Holmes
At a Council holden at Portsm0 Janv 6, 1792
Present His Excellency Josiah Bartlett Esq President The
Hon — Joseph Badger Lemuel Holmes Jona Freeman Nath1 Rog-
ers Robert Wallace
His Excellency the President requested the advice of Council
relative to the adjournment of the General Court Whereupon
the Council advise that His Excellency the President adjourn the
General Court agreeably to a vote of this day to meet on the last
day of May next at Dover — Joseph Badger Ju1'
Robert Wallace
Jona Freeman
Lemuel Plolmes
Nat. Rogers
* 2 P. & C.-149 * proceeded and appointed
James Egerton of Langdon Esq a Justice of the
Peace for the County of Cheshire —
I79I-92] RECORDS OF PRESIDENT AND COUNCIL. 505
William Page Esq of Charlestown a Justice of the Peace for d°
John Blunt Esq of New Castle a Justice of the Peace for the
County of Rockingham
James Woodward of Haverhill Esq a Justice of the Peace for
the County of Grafton —
Henry Mellen Esq of Dover a Justice of the Peace for the
County of Strafford
Nathan Hoit Esq of Moultonbor0 a Justice of the Peace & Quo-
rum for the County of Strafford —
John Quimby of Brintwood a Searcher & Packer of Beef in
Brintwood
Daniel Reynolds & Isaac Thorn Esq1" Justices of the Peace for
the County of Rockingham Nat. Rogers —
Joseph Badger Jur
Robert Wallace
Lemuel Holmes
Jona Freeman
proceeded & appointed Dan1 Rindge Rogers an Inspector of
pot & pearl Ashes agreeably to an Act of Court of the 28 Dec1
1791 — • Robert Wallace
Nat. Rogers
Jona Freeman
Lemuel Holmes
*At a Council holden at Exeter Feb* 27th 1792 — * 2 P. & C.-150
Present His Excellency Josiah Bartlett Esq
President The Honble Joseph Badger Robert Wallace Lemuel
Holmes, Jonathan Freeman & Nath1 Rogers Esquires —
His Excellency the President with advice of Council ordered a
Proclamation for a fast on the fifth day of April next to be printed
and sent to the several Towns and places in this State
A Memorial from the Trustees of Dartmouth College was laid
before his Excellency & Council by the Hon. Jonathan Freeman
Esq their Agent requesting advice relative to the sale of certain
Lands granted by this State for the use of said College —
Whereupon His Excellency & Council advise, that, they make
sale of a part or the whole of said Grant if they shall find it nec-
essary and beneficial to said Seminary for defraying certain
expences by them incurred —
Josiah Bartlett President
Robert Wallace "I
Lemuel Holmes I ^ n
t u -d j Tr >Counsellors
Joseph Badger J1 [
Nat. Rogers. J
506 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. [179I-92
His Excellency the President is desired & requested to give a
Charter of a grant of land made by the General Court to Dart-
mouth College in Feby 1789
By us — Joseph Badger J1'
Lemuel Holmes
Jon'1 Freeman
Robert Wallace
Nat Rogers
*2 P. & C.-151 *At a Council holden at Exeter Feby 28, 1792 —
Present His Excellency Josiah Bartlett Esq Pres-
ident The Hon. Nath1 Rogers Joseph Badger Robert Wallace
Lemuel Holmes & Jona Freeman & Nathaniel Rogers Esquires
Proceeded & appointed
Nath1 Adams of Portsmouth a Justice of the Peace & Quorum
throughout the State
James Bettan a Justice of the Peace & Quorum for the County
of Rockingham
Israel Towne of Stoddard a Justice of the Peace for the County
of Cheshire —
Theophilus Smith of Exeter a Coroner for the County of Rock-
ingham.— Nat Rogers
Robert Wallace
Joseph Badger Jur
Jonathan Freeman
Lemuel Holmes
*2 P. & C.-152 *At a Council holden at Exeter May 19th 1792
Present His Excellency Josiah Bartlett Esq
President The Hon. Nath1 Rogers Jona Freeman Joseph Badger
Robert Wallace & Lemuel Holmes Esquires
Proceeded and appointed
Weare Drake Esq of Effingham a Justice of the Peace for the
County of Strafford —
Daniel Sterritt of Francistovvn a Justice of the Peace for the
County of Hillsborough
John Bellows of Walpole a Justice of the Peace and of the
Quorum for the County of Cheshire
Rufus Whipple of Richmond for a Coroner for the County of
Cheshire —
Advised to by us — Joseph Badger Jur
Nat Rogers
Robert Wallace
Jona Freeman
Lemuel Holmes
I79I-92] RECORDS OF PRESIDENT AND COUNCIL. 507
The Council advise that His Excellency have and receive an
order on the Treasurer for forty two shillings for the postage of
sundry letters agreeably to a vote of June 17, 1791 authorising
him to draw orders for certain Contingencies
Advised to by us Joseph Badger Jur
Robert Wallace
Nat. Rogers
Jona Freeman
* proceeded to open and enter the returns of *2 P. & C.-153
the votes for Senators and to reexamine sd entry
adjourned till Monday morning next
At a Council holden at Exeter May 21. 1792
Present His Excellency Josiah Bartlett Esq President The Hon
Joseph Badger Robert Wallace Lemuel Holmes Jona Freeman &
Nath1 Rogers Esquires —
Upon examining and casting up the Returns of the votes for
Senators for the County of Rockingham, We find the amount of
the whole number to be 12508 — That the Hon James Sheafe,
Abiel Foster and Nathaniel Peabody Esquires having a majority
of votes are elected and have been summoned accordingly — But
as no other person has a majority the next four highest numbers
are as follows viz — Hon. Christopher Toppan 1216 Nathaniel
Gilman 1137 Phillips White Esq 11 23 and William Plumer Esq
891 —
The whole number of votes for Senators in the County of Straf-
ford amount to 2689 no one person having a majority, the four
high numbers are as follows viz the Hon. Ebenezer Smith Esq
655 John Waldron Esq 545 Samuel Hale Esq. 504 and Joseph
Badger Esq 306 —
The whole number of votes for Senators in
*the County of Hillsborough amount to 2940 *2 P. & C.-154
the Hon. Robert Wallace having a majority of
vote is elected and has been summoned accordingly — no other
person having a majority of votes the two next highest numbers
are as follows viz The Hon Charles Barrett Esq 730 and Joshua
Atherton Esq 356 —
The whole number of votes for Senators for the County of
Cheshire amount to 2289, the Hon John Billows and Amos Shep-
ard Esqrs having a majority of votes are elected and have been
summoned accordingly. —
The whole number of votes for Senators in the County of Graf-
ton amount to 889 no one person having a majority, the two high-
5o8 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. [179I-92
est numbers are as follows the Hon Jonathan Freeman Esq 444
and William Simpson Esq 171
Josiah Bartlett President
Robert Wallace
Lemuel Holmes
Jonathan Freeman ^Counsellors
Joseph Badger Ju1'
Nat Rogers
*2 P. & C.-155 *At a Council holden at Dover June 6, 1792
Present His Excellency Josiah Bartlett Esq
President The Hon. Nath1 Rogers Joseph Badger Junr Robert
Wallace Lemuel Holmes & Jona Freeman Esquires
proceeded & appointed
James Gilmore Esq of Windham a Justice of the Peace for the
County of Rockingham
Capt Andrew Wiggin of Stratham Esq a Justice of the Peace
for d°
Benja Weeks of Gilmanton Esq a Justice of the Peace for the
County of Strafford —
Peleg Sprague of Keene Esq a Justice of the Peace for the
County of Cheshire —
Advised & consented to by us Nat. Rogers
Jona Freeman
Joseph Badger Ju1'
Lemuel Holmes
Robert Wallace
Advised & Ordered that the depreciation of the Wages of Expe-
rience Triscot be made out and certified as the depreciation of the
wages of others and that the President is desired to give order
agreeably to a vote of the Gen1 Court of 23 Dec 1791
Nat. Rogers
Lemuel Holmes
Robert Wallace
Joseph Badger Jur
Jonathan Freeman
I79I_92] RECORDS OF PRESIDENT AND COUNCIL.
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STATE OFFICERS, 1792-93.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.
JOSIAH BARTLETT, Kingston, President.
Council,
ROBERT WALLACE, Henniker, Hillsborough, ) Chosen from
JONATHAN FREEMAN, Hanover, Grafton, 5 the Senate.
PHILLIPS WHITE, South Hampton, Rocking-^ Chosen from
ham, I the House of
JOSEPH BADGER, Jr., Gilmanton, Strafford, j Refresenta-
LEMUEL HOLMES, Surry, Cheshire, J fives.
JOSEPH PEARSON, Exeter, Secretary of State.
JOHN TAYLOR GILMAN, Exeter, State Treasurer.
STATE SENATE.
(June 6, 1792, to June 5, 1793.)
JOSIAH BARTLETT, Kingston, President.
EBENEZER SMITH, Meredith, President Pro Tern.,
or Senior Senator.
^ABIEL FOSTER, Canterbury.
JAMES SHEAFE, Portsmouth.
NATHANIEL PEABODY, Atkinson.
CHRISTOPHER TOPPAN, Hampton.
NATHANIEL GILMAN, Exeter.
County of (JOHN WALDRON, Dover.
Strafford. I EBENEZER SMITH, Meredith.
County of ( ROBERT WALLACE, Henniker.
Hillsboro'. 1 JOSHUA ATHERTON,1 Amherst.
1 Plumer's Mss. Biog., 4, p. 484.
County of
Rockingham.
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County of ( AMOS SHEPHARD, Alstead.
Cheshire. I JOHN BELLOWS, Walpole.
Grafton °f ^J0NATHAN FREEMAN, Hanover.
JUDICIARY.
Superior Court of 'Judicature.
JOHN PICKERING, Portsmouth, Chief Justice.
JOHN DUDLEY, Raymond, \
SIMEON OLCOTT, Charlestown, i Puisne Justices.
TIMOTHY FARRAR. New Ipswich, )
JOHN PRENTICE, Londonderry, Attorney-General.
NATHANIEL ADAMS, Portsmouth, Clerk.
MILITARY ESTABLISHMENT.
His Excellency JOSIAH BARTLETT,
Captain- General, Commander-in-Chief and Admiral.
Note. — Until appointments were made in March, 1793, under the acts of December, 1792,
the military officers were the same as for the preceding year, — Ed.
The appointments under the acts of December, 1792, were :
FIRST DIVISION.
NATHANIEL PEABODY, Atkinson, Major-General
Appointed March 27, 1793.
SECOND DIVISION.
MOSES DOW, Haverhill, Ma/or- General.
Appointed March 27, 1793.
THIRD DIVISION.
AMOS SHEPHARD, Alstead, Major- General.
Appointed March 27, 1793.
MICHAEL McCLARY, Epsom, Adjutant-General.
Appointed March 27, 1793.
SUPPLY CLAPP, Portsmouth, Commissary-General .
1792]
STATE OFFICERS, 1792-93,
513
Brigadier- Gen erals .
First Brigade, MOSES LEAVITT, North Hampton,
Appointed April 5, 1793.
Second " JOSEPH BADGER, Jr., Gilmanton,
Appointed March 26, 1793.
Third " THOMAS BARTLETT, Nottingham,
Appointed March 26, 1793.
Fourth " FRANCIS BLOOD, Temple,
Appointed March 26, 1793.
Fifth " GEORGE ALDRICH, Westmoreland,
Appointed March 27, 1793.
Sixth " EBENEZER BREWSTER, Hanover,
Appointed March 27, 1793.
FEDERAL OFFICERS, 1792-1793.
DISTRICT COURT.
JOHN SULLIVAN, Durham, District Judge.
JOHN S. SHERBURNE, Portsmouth, District Attorney.
NATHANIEL ROGERS, Newmarket, Marshal.
JONATHAN STEELE, Durham, Clerk.
PORT OF PORTSMOUTH.
JOSEPH WHIPPLE, Portsmouth, Collector.
ELEAZER RUSSELL, " Naval Officer.
THOMAS MARTIN, " Surveyor.
FISCAL OFFICERS.
WOODBURY LANGDON, Portsmouth, Commissioner for Set-
tling the Accounts between the United States and the Individual
States.
WILLIAM GARDNER, Portsmouth, Commissioner of Loans.
JOSHUA WENTWORTH, Portsmouth, Supervisor of District
of New Hampshire.
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Journal of the Senate
CONTAINING THE PROCEEDINGS
FROM JUNE 6 TO JUNE 22, 1792.
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE- *4-7^
Dover JUNE 6, 1792 —
Being the day appointed by the Constitution for the annual
meeting of the General Court four of the members that were
elected by the People as Senators for the year ensuing attended
and took the Constitutional Oaths, viz the Honorable Abiel Foster
Robert Wallace John Bellows & Amos Shepard Esquires
Mr Sheafe also attended and took the usual Oaths.
A Message from the Hon House of Representatives with x in-
formation that there was a Quorum of the House and are ready
to proceed in filling up the vacancies in the Senate —
The Senators present attended in the House of Representatives
and agreed to adjourn the filling up of vacancies in the Senate
until to morrow morning half after 8 of the Clock — And then
retired to their Chamber
adjourned till 8 °Clock tomorrow morng
THURSDAY June 7, 1792
met according to adjournment
[Present as yesterday with the addition of] The Hon Gen1
Peabody who attended & took the usual Oaths as a Senator
A Message from the Hon House that they were ready to go
into the order of the day —
The Senators present attended in the House of Representatives
and agreed to adjourn the filling up of vacancies in the Senate
until 5 °Clock P M
The Hon. Senate met with the Hon. House of Representatives
in their chamber and proceeded to the election of Senators to fill
up the vacancies in the Senate and the ballots being taken it
appeared that the following persons were elected viz
the Honorable Christopher Toppan & ) for the County of Rock-
Nathaniel Gilman ) ingham
5l8 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. [!792
the Honorable Ebenezer Smith & ) r .. ~, r 0i rr j
T i Att t -, > lor the County of btranord
John Waldron ) J
Joshua Atherton for the County of Hillsbor0 &
Jonathan Freeman for the County of Grafton
who attended in the Senate Chamber and were qualified agreeable
to the Constitution —
*4~73 * A vote that the Revcl Mr Gray be desired to officiate as
Chaplin to the Legislature during the present sess" was
brofc up read and concurred —
A vote for a Comtee to join a Comtee of the Senate, to present
the thanks of the Legislature to the Revd Mr Morrison for his
ingenious discourse delivered before them this day and to desire
him to favor them with a copy thereof for the press — was brot up
read and concurred — Mr Sheafe and Mr Peabody joined.
Adjourned till tomorrow morning 8 °Clock
FRIDAY June 8th 1792
met according to adjournment
Present all the Senate except Mr Gilman & Mr Waldron
Mr Waldron attended and was qualified agreeable to the Con-
stitution —
The Senate met with the Hon. House of Representatives in
their Chamber and proceeded to enter the votes for a President
agreeably to the constitution — sundry returns recd after return
day rejected — after entring said votes, Messrs Sheafe Foster
Macgregore Conner & Hoit chosen a Com*66 to reexamine said
entry and then adjourned till four of the clock P M being again
assembled
Here insert Report of Com*66 aptd to examine votes for Presi-
dent vid next page
A vote for a Comtce to join a Com*66 of the Senate to wait on his
Excy and inform him of his appointment as President of the State
was bro1 up read and concurred Mr Toppan Mr Peabody & Mr
Foster joined —
The Hon Senate met with the Hon. House of Representatives
and proceeded to the choice of Counsellors for the year ensu-
ing.—
The ballots being taken, it appeared that the Hon. Phillips
White Esquire was chosen a Counsellor for the year ensuing —
The ballots being taken it appeared that the Hon Joseph
Badger Jun1' Esq was chosen a Counsillors for the year ensuing —
1792] JOURNAL OF THE SENATE. 519
* The ballots being taken it appeared that the Hon. *4~74
Robert Wallace Esq was chosen a Counsellor for the year
ensuing
The ballots being taken it appeared that the Hon Lemuel
Holmes Esq was chosen a Counsellor for the year ensuing
The ballots being taken it appeared that the Hon Jonathan
Freeman Esq was unanimously chosen Counsellor for the year
ensuing. —
They then proceeded to the choice of a Secretary for sd State
and the ballots being taken it appeared that Joseph Pearson Esq
was unanimously chosen to that office
The ballots were then taken for a Treasurer for sd State by
which it appeared that the Hon John T Gilman Esq was unani-
mously chosen to that Office —
The ballots were then taken for a Commissary General by
which it appeared that Supply Clapp Esq was unanimously chosen
to that office.
The Comte appointed to count and examine the votes for Presi-
dent of the State report —
That on examination they find eight thousand and ninety two
votes for his Excellency President Bartlett and two hundred and
ninety seven votes for other persons, from which it appears, that
his Excellency Josiah Bartlett is chosen by the People President
of the State for the ensuing year —
The above Comtee waited on his Excellency and informed him
of his being elected Presid1 of the State of N Hampshire where-
upon His Excy informed the Comtee that he was ready to give his
Answer — The Hon Senate then joined the Hon House of Repre-
sentatives and His Excy being introduced by the Comtee the
necessary Oaths were administered by the Hon. Eben1' Smith Esq
Senior Senator — The Senior Senator then declared before both
branches of the Legislature that His Excy Josiah Bartlett Esq
was duly elected President of sd State for the ensuing [year] by
the free suffrages of the People
Upon considering who was Senr Senr it was voted that E Smith
Esq was Senior Senator
Adjd till tomorrow [morning] 8 °Clock
520 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. [I792
*4-75 * SATURDAY June 9 1792
met according to adjournment
Present as yesterday
The Hon. Phillips White Esq attended & took the Oath as a
Counsellor —
A vote for a Comte to join a Comtee of the Senate to inform J.
T. Oilman Esq of his appointment and if he should accept, to
receive bonds for the faithfull discharge of the duties of his Office
&c was brot up read and concurred Mr Bellows & Mr Peabody
joined
A vote for a Comtec to join a Comtoe of the Senate to draught an
Answer to his Excellencys Message and to report what business
is necessary first to be entered upon & perfected at this Session
was bro1 up read & concurred Mr Peabody and Mr Foster joined.
A vote for a Comtee to join a Comtee of the Senate to consider of
the petition of Jona French was bro1 up read and concurred Mr
Peabody & Mr Atherton joined
A vote to hear the petition of Eleazer Rosbrook on the second
Thursday of the next Session was brot up, read and concurred —
A vote for a Comtec to join a Comtee of the Senate to consider of
the petn of Hannah Phipps was bro* [up] read & concurred Mr
Atherton joined.
A vote for a Comtee to join a Comtee of the Senate to consider of
the Acc° of Sam1 Hunt Esq & all similar matters was bro1 up,
read & concurred Mr Shepard joined.
A vote to refer the petition of Joel Houghton & Esther Boynton
to the Comtee on the petn of Hannah Phips was bro* up read and
concurred
A vote for a Comtee to join a Comtco [of the Senate to consider
of] [on] the pet" of Peter Post was bro* up read and concurred Mr
Shepard joined —
A vote for a ComtPe to join a Comtee of the Senate to draught
public Bills at this Session was brot up read & concurrd Mr Ath-
erton & Mr Peabody joined. —
*4~76 *A vote that James M'Gregore Esq be appointed to
receive from the Rev(1 Mr Morrison a copy of his sermon
delivered before the Gen1 Court on Thursday last and procure 360
printed copies thereof 50 copies to be presented to the Reverend
Mr Morrison and of the remainder one to each Town and one to
each Member of the Legislature was bro* up read & concurred
A vote for a Comtee to join a Comtee of the Senate to take under
I792] JOURNAL OF THE SENATE. 521
consideration the militia Laws &c was bro* up, read and con-
curred. Mr Peabody M1' Shepard & Mr Bellows joined. —
A vote for a Comte to join a Comtee of the Senate to consider of
the pet11 of John Ewins was brot up read and concurred M1* Pea-
body Mr Gilman joined —
A vote for a Comtee to join a Comteo of the Senate to consider of
the accounts of G Hough & C. Buswell was bro1 up, read and
concurred Mr Smith & Mr Freeman joined —
A vote for a Comtee to join a Comtee of the Senate to consider of
the petn of John Nott was bro1 up, read and concurred Mr Toppan
and Mr Foster joined. —
A vote for a Comtee to join a Comtee of the Senate to consider of
the pet11 of Stephen Evans was bro1 up, read & concurred Mr Ath-
erton joined. —
A vote to hear the pet11 of the Selectmen of Lancaster on the
second Thursday of the next Session was bro1 up, read and con-
curred.
A vote for a Comte to join a Comtee of the Senate to consider of
the pet11 of the Inhabitants of the District of Lancaster & all simi-
lar matters & report thereon, was brot up read & concurred Mr
Smith & Mr Freeman joined
Adjourned till Monday next 3 oClock P. M —
MONDAY June ii, 1792
met according to adjournment
Present all the Senate except M1' Sheafe
Mr Gilman attended & took the Oaths [required,] as a Senator
&c
A vote granting the prayer of the Selectmen of Lyndbor0 and
giving them leave to bring in a bill accordingly was brot up read
and concurred
*A vote that the bond presented by the Comtee signed *4~77
John T. Gilman Ns Gilman & Ben] Conner for the sum
of 300oo£ is fully satisfactory to this house was brot up read &
concurred.
A vote for a Comtee to join a Comteo of the Senate to consider of
the pet11 of Sam1 Leavitt was brot up read and concurred Mr Gil-
man & Mr Foster joind
A vote for a comtee on the petn of John Allen was brot up read
and concurred Mr Atherton and Mr Foster joined. —
A vote for a Comtec on the pet11 of Alexdr Plumley was brot up
read & concurred Mr Peabody and M1" Bellows joined —
522 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. [J792
A vote granting the prayer of Abel Parker in behalf of the
Town of Jaffrey and that the Treasr govern himself accordingly,
was bro1 up read & concurred —
A vote for a Comlc to consider of the petition of a Comte on
behalf of the County of Cheshire was brot up read and concurred
Mr Atherton and Mr Toppan joined —
A vote for a Comtee on the Memorial of the Rev'1 J Belknap
was bro1 up read and concurred Mr Peabody & Mr Toppan Mr
Wallace joined
A vote for a Comttc on the petn of Jacob Hurd was bro1 up read
and concurred Mr Freeman joined
A vote to hear the pet11 of the Selectmen of Eaton on the second
Thursday of the next Session was brot up, read and concurred
A vote for a Comtcc on the pet'1 of Thos Miller was brot up read
and concurred M1' Wallace joined
A vote for a Comtee to take under their consideration a Resolve
respecting Post riders & post roads was bro1 up read and concurred
M1* Wallace M1' Smith and M1' Freeman joined —
* 4-78 * A vote for a Comtee to consider of the petition of the
Trustees of Atkinson Academy et alii was brot up read
and concurred Mr Bellows M1* Gilman & Mr Freeman joined
A vote for a Comtee to consider of the Account of William Smith
and all similar matters was brot up read and concurred M1' Top-
pan Mr Shepard & Gilman joined —
Adjourned till tomorrow morning 8 "Clock
TUESDAY June 12th 1792
met according to adjournm1
Present all the senate
A vote for a Comlcc to join a Comtee of the Senate to take under
consideration & report such mode as they may judge most expedi-
ent for the appointm1 of electors for electing a President and vice
President of the United States was bro1 up, read and concurred
M1 Bellows Mr Peabody & Mr Toppan joined
A vote Peter Post receive £6 out of the Treasy for killing one
grown wolfe was brot up read and concurred
A vote for a Com11'1' to join a Corn11' of the Senate to consider of
the petition of Jesse Johnson & report thereon was bro1 up read
and concurred Mr Freeman joined —
A Resolve to adjourn the Inferior Court of Com'on Pleas for
the County of Strafford to the third Tuesday of July next was
bro1 up, read and [unanimously] nonconcured
I792] JOURNAL OF THE SENATE. 523
A vote for a Comte to join a Comtee [of the Senate to consider
of] [on] the Account of Nathaniel Adams Esq was brot up read
and concurred Mr Atherton joined
A vote for a Comtee to join a Comtee of the Senate to consider of
the pet11 of a number of Inhabitants of Society land & others was
brot up read & concurred Mr Wallace joined.
A vote for a Comtee to consider & report the necessary arrange-
ments for the choice of Members for the House of Reps of the
United States was brot up read and concurred Mr Atherton
joined —
* A vote for a Comtee to join a Comtee of the Senate to * 4~79
consider of the pet11 of Rob1 Wm Smith was brot up read
and concurred M1 Smith joined —
A vote for a Comte to join a Comtee of the Senate to consider of
the pet11 of Nathan Wheeler and John Young was brot up read
and concurred Mr Gilman & M1' Peabody joined —
A vote for a Comtee to join a Comtee of the Senate to consider of
the petition of Matthew Wallace was brot up read and concurred
M1' Shepard and Mr Foster joined. —
A vote for a Comte to join a Comtee of the Senate to consider of
the petn of Dan1 Rogers was brot up read & concurred : Mr Smith
& Mr Atherton joined —
A vote for a Comtee to join a Comtee of the Senate to consider of
the pet11 of B Goyer was brot up read and concurred Mr Waldron
& Mr Gilman join01
A vote granting the prayer of the Pet11 of sundry persons pray-
ing for leave to build a bridge over Merrimac river between
Goffstown & Derryfield was brot up read and concurred
A vote for a Comtee to join a Comtee of the Senate to consider of
the petn of E Brewster & others was bro1 up read and concurred
Mr Freeman and M1' Bellows joined —
A vote for a Comtee to join a Comtee of the Senate to consider of
the pet11 of Samuel Hunt Esq was bro* up read and concurred Mr
Peabody & Mr Atherton joined —
A vote granting the prayer of the petition of Silas Betton and
giving him leave to bring in a bill accordingly was brot up read
and concurred
A vote to accept the answer reported by the Comtee on his
Excellencys Message was bro1 up, read and concurred —
Adjd till tomorrow morning 8 °Clock
524 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. [x79'
*4-8o * WEDNESDAY June 13, 1792
Met according to adjournm1
Present as yesterday —
An Act in addition to an Act entitled, An Act to enable Benja-
min Brown Jr to review an action in the Inferior Court of Common
pleas in the County of Hillsborough having been read a third time
voted that the same be enacted.
A vote granting the prayer of the petition of Stephen Dearborn
and giving him leave to bring in a bill accordingly was brot up
read & concurred
A vote to pay William Smith £14.. 6.. 6 in full of his acc° for
making an Index referring to Deeds &c was bro1 up read and
concurred
A vote to hear the pet11 of Thos Miller on the second Thursday
of the next Session was brot up read and concurred
In Senate June 13, 1792
Voted that the Secy be directed to request of the Treasurer to
make report to the Genl Court whether and how far the vote
passed the Court on 4 Jany last has been complied with — the
purport of which was that the Treasurer should transmit the
voucher for supporting the claims of this State against the United
States to the Commissioners of the United States was sent down
— bro* up concurred
A vote to postpone the hearing on the pet" of A Plumley till
tomorrow 3 °Clock P M was bro* up read & concurred
A vote that 220 copies of all the laws of a public nature passed
by Congress which have not heretofore been printed by order of
this State be printed &c was brot up read and concurred.
A vote to hear the pet11 of A Parker & J Stiles respecting the
County of Cheshire on the second Tuesday of their next Session
was brot up read & concurred
*4~8i *A vote granting the prayer of the pet11 from [the towns
of] Plymouth & Cockermouth and giving them leave to
bring in a bill accordingly was bro1 up read and concurrid.
A vote granting the prayer of the petn of Jn° Tasker Esq &
others and giving them leave to bring in a bill accordingly was
bro1 up read & concurred
In Senate June 13 1792 —
Whereas it is of importance that the citizens of this State should
be informed of all the laws of a public nature as soon after as
they are enacted as possible — Therefore Resolved that the Secy
1792] JOURNAL OF THE SENATE. 525
be required as soon as may be after the close of each Session to
cause a proper number of the laws of the state of a public nature
passed at such Session to be printed on a paper of a Size &
quality that shall correspond with the last edition of the State
laws wrhich copies shall be distributed as soon as it can be conven-
iently done to the several places and persons who have usually
been furnished with them and the several Printers of public
papers in this State shall each of them be entitled to receive an
authenticated printed copy at the Secretarys Office for the pur-
pose of publishing said laws and Resolves in their respective
papers free of any expence to the State, send down for concurrence
— brot up concurred
A vote on the petn of E Brewster that the prayer thereof be so
far granted as that the petitioners have leave to cut canals & lock
all the falls in Connecticut river between the mouth of Mink brook
in Hanover & the eddy below the lower barr of White river falls
in Lebanon & likewise the building of a bridge over said
river *and that they have liberty to bring in a bill accord- *zj.-82
ingly was brot up read and concurred
A vote to pay the Acc° of N [Nathaniel] Adams Esq amounting
to £9 for correcting proof sheets and making an Index to the law
books was bro1 up read and concurred
A vote for a Comtee on the pet11 of Reuben Hill was brot up,
read and concurred Mr Gilman & Mr Toppan joined —
A vote for a Comte on the pet11 of Francis Blood was brot up,
read and concurred M1" Atherton joined.
A vote [for a Comtee] on the pet" of James Flanders in behalf
of the Inhabts of Kyarsarege Gore was brot up read and concurred
Mr Wallace joined
A vote for a Comtee to consider of the petition of Abm Runnels
was brot up read & concurred Mr Wallace joined —
A vote to hear the pet11 of S Leavitt on the 3d Wednesday of next
Session was brot up read & concurred
Adjd ['till to-morrow morning, 8 o'clock.]
THURSDAY June 14, 1792
met according to adjmt
[Present — as yesterday]
A vote for a ComL on the pet11 of John Hull was brot up read &
concurred Mr Smith joined —
A vote to postpone the hearing on the pet'1 of R* Wier until the
2d Tuesday of the next Session was brot up read and concurred
526 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. [J792
A vote that Barthw Goyer is intitled to receive a State note from
the Treasury for the sum of £30 carrying [interest] from the last
day of Sep1 1783 and to be charged to the U. S. was brot up read
& cone'1
A vote for a Comtlu on the petn of John McCurdy & Alexander
Ralston was brot up read and concurred Mr Toppan & Bel-
lows
*4~83 *A vote for a Comteo to take under consideration the ace"
of Ozias Silsby was brot up read & concurred Mr Sheafe
joined —
A vote for a Comtee to consider of the petition of R Jenness &
report thereon was brot up read and concurred Mr Toppan & Mr
Foster added.
A vote to allow James D Griffith eighteen shilling in full of his
acc° for printing was brot up read and concurred
A vote to pay the Acc° of Sam1 Hunt Esq amo*8 to £6.. 12 —
was brot up read and concurred
A vote that the powers & directions given at the last Session to
a Comtee for looking out and fixing on the tract in which the road
shall run from Conway to Shelburne be continued & prolonged
until the next Session of the Gen1 Court was brot up read & con-
curred
a vote that an Act pass providing in case where prisoners for
debt shall be admitted to the oath prescribed in an Act entitled an
Act for the relief of Prisoners for Debt it shall not be in the power
of Creditors to hold them in custody longer than 6 months &c,
was brot up read and concurred —
A vote for a Comtec to consider of the petition of Joseph Wal-
dron and others was brot up read and concurred Mr Atherton
joined —
A vote that the hearing on the pet11 of Abner Sanborn & others
which was to have been this day be postponed until the second
Thursday of the next Session was brot up read & concurred
A vote that the hearing on the pet11 of J Herriman which was to
have been this day be postponed until the second Tuesday [Thurs-
day] of the next Session was brot up read and concurred
*4-84 * A vote that Mr Atherton & Mr Sheafe be a Committee,
with such of the hon House as they may join, to take
under consideration and report what is necessary to be done re-
specting the revised laws and to what time the suspention Act
shall be prolonged and the repealing Act be in force wras sent
down for concurrence — brot up concurred
I792] JOURNAL OF THE SENATE. 527
A vote granting the prayer of the petition of Sarah Gray and
giving her leave to bring in a bill accordingly was brot up read &
concurred
A vote granting the prayer of the petition of Moses Blake and
giving him leave to bring in a bill accordingly was brot up read
and concurred —
A vote granting the prayer of the petition of Josiah Hastings
and giving him leave to bring in a bill accordingly was brot up
read and concurred —
A vote to refer the Acc° of Col0 Dame to the Comtee on the acc°
of Col0 Hunt was brot up read and concurred
A vote to allow George Hough £21.-4 — [^n ^u^ °f nis Acc°]
Henry Ranlet i8£ in full [of their accounts for printing, and]
Caleb Buswell £9.. 14.3 in full [of his account for wood, attend-
ance of convention, &c] was brot up read and concurred —
A vote to refer the petn of A Waldron to the Comtee on the petu
of J. McCurdy & A Ralston was brot up, read and concurred
A vote granting the prayer of the petn of G. [George] Liver-
more in behalf of New Holderness & that the Treasr govern him-
self accordingly was brot up read and concurred. —
A vote to pay Ozias Silsby £9.. 18.. 2 for Postage of Papers &c
was brot up read and concurred * ■
A vote so far granting the prayer of the Inhabitants of Society
land as that a Comtee be appointed at the expence of the petition-
ers to view the situation of the Inhabitants on a certain tract of
land [before mentioned] was brot up read and concurred
A vote granting the prayer of the petition of Susanna Dodge
and giving her leave to bring in a bill accordingly was brot up
read and concurred
* A vote for a Comtee to consider of the petition of the *4~-85
President & Trustees of Dartmouth College was brot up
read and concurred M1' Sheafe Mr Shepard and Mr Wallace M1'
Foster joined —
An Act to impower Silas Betton Guardian of the Children of
Samuel Betton late of New Boston in said State deceased to sell
the real Estate which was the said Samuels for the benefit of his
Heirs having been read a third time voted that the same be en-
acted
Adjd till to morrow morning 8 °Clock
528 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. [I792
FRIDAY June 15, 1792
met according to adjt
[Present as yesterday.]
An Act to incorporate the Township of Hebron having been
read a third time voted that the same be enacted.
A vote so far granting the prayer of Phinehas Parker as that
he have leave to review the action mentioned in said petition &
that he have permission to bring in a bill accordingly was bro1 up
read & concurred
A vote that Reuben Hill be discharged from a bond by him
given to keep in repair the bridge over Exeter River for the term
of ten years was brot up read and concurred.
A vote for a Comtee on the petition of Ithamar Woodward &
others was bro1 up read & concurred Mr Wallace joined
An Act to alter the time of holding the annual meeting in the
Town of Lyndeborough in the County of Hillsborough from the
second to the first Tuesday of March annually having been read
a third time voted that the same be enacted
A vote for a Comteu on the pet11 of Joseph Welch Esq was bro1
up read and concurred Mr Shepard & M1 Foster joined —
*4~86 *In Senate June 15 1792
A vote that the same mode of choosing Electors be now
adopted as was practised in the last choice of Electors and that a
bill be brot in accordingly with this alteration that the six candi-
dates who have the plurality or the highest number of votes shall
be considered as elected — was read — On the question to agree
to said vote, The yeas & nays were required and as follows
Yeas.
Yeas.
Yeas.
Yeas.
r Freeman
M'
Shepard
Mr Wallace
Mr Sheafe
r W aid ion
M'
Bellows
Nays.
M1' Gilman
Nays.
Mr Toppan
Mi
Peabody
Mr Foster &
M1
Atherton
Mr Smith — 4
and so it was voted and sent down for concurrence
A vote that the same mode of choosing the next Electors for
President of the United States be adopted as was practiced in the
last choice of Electors and that a bill be bro1 in accordingly with
this addition, that provided there is no choice made by the people
in that case the senate shall not have a separate voice as is usual
in other cases but shall join with the Representatives in one body
in making the choice by joint Ballot was brot up read and Non-
concurred
I792] JOURNAL OF THE SENATE. 529
A vote to hear the petn of James Flanders in behalf of the
Inhabts of Kyarsearge Gore on the second Tuesday of the next
Session was brot up read and concurred —
A vote for a Comte to consider of the pet11 of Esq [J.] Eames
was brot up read and concurred M1' Freeman & Smith joined —
A vote for a Comtee on the pet11 of Thos How was brot up read
and concurred Mr Waldron joined
*A vote for a Comtee to consider of and report some *4~87
method of making known to the citizens of this State the
balances due from this State to certain soldiers &c was brot up
read and concurrd Mr Gilman joined —
A vote for a Comtee on the pet11 of Jona Williams was brot up
read and concurred Mr Smith & Mr Gilman joined —
A vote for a Comtee to take under consideration what business is
necessary to be done at this Session at what time & to what time
& place this Court shall be adjourned & what allowance shall be
made the Members of the gen1 Court &c was brot up read and
concurred Mr Toppan Mr Shepard Mr Sheafe joined
A vote that the petition of John McCurdy and Alexander Rals-
ton be postponed until the next Session of the Gen1 Court in order
that the petitioners may have time to exhibit a particular account
of all monies they have received from Individuals for excise and
that the Treasurer be directed not to call upon the Petitioners to
discharge their bonds until the next Session provided they make
immediate payment of what may be due excepting eighty pounds
was brot up read and concurred
A vote for a Comtee on the petn of David Webster was brot up
read and concurred Mr Bellows & M1' Atherton joined
A vote for a Comte on the petu of Sir Wm Pepperell was brot up
read and concurred — Mr Peabody and Mr Atherton joined —
A vote for a Comtee on the pet11 of Josiah Gilman Esq was brot
up, read and concurred M1' Foster joined
A vote granting the prayer of the pet11 of Nath1 White and
giving him leave to bring in a bill accordingly was brot up read
and concurred —
* A vote that the revised Laws be suspended until the *4~88
30 of Nov1' next &c was brot up read and concurred with
this alteration that the said revised laws be suspended until the 15
of Sep1 next instead of the 30 of Nov1' next
Sent down for concurrence — brot up concurrd
A vote granting the prayer of the petition of Stephen Evans and
34
530 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. [J792
giving him leave to bring in a bill accordingly was brot up read
and concurred —
A vote for a Comtee on the pet" of Charles Clapham was brot up
read and concurred Mr Waldron joined
A vote that the Town of Plastow receive out of the Treasury
£37-.io..o in full for the maintenance of a pauper was brot up
read and concurred
A vote granting the prayer of the petition of J Gilman Esq &
giving him leave to bring in a bill accordingly was brot up read
& coned
A vote granting the prayer of [the petition of] John Ewins &
giving him leave to bring in a bill accordingly was brot up read
& concurred
A vote for a Comteo on the petn of J. Woodwrard was brot up
read and concurred Mr Freeman joind
Adjourned till tomorrow morning 8 °Clock
SATURDAY June 16 1792
met according to adf
Present [as yesterday.]
An Act to prevent obstructions & impediments to navigation in
the river Piscataqua & Harbour of Portsmouth having been read a
third time voted that the same be enacted
An Act to enable Stephen Dearborn to sell certain lands having
been read a third time voted that the [same] be enacted
* 4-89 * An Act to incorporate certain persons for the purpose of
building a bridge over Merrimack River in the County of
Hillsbor0 & for supporting the same having been read a third time
voted that the same be enacted.
An Act empowering the Selectmen of Barnstead in the County
of Strafford to assess and levy on the lands in said Barnstead two
pence on each acre for the purpose of repairing the bridge over
Suncook River and also certain highways in said Town — having
been read a third time voted that the same be enacted.
A vote that the members of the Gen1 Court and their Officers
have the same allowance for travel & Attendance as at the last
Session was brot up read and concurred —
A vote to hear the pet11 of Ithm1' Woodward on the second Fri-
day of the next Session was brot up read and concurred
Adjourned till Monday next 3 °Clock P M
I792] JOURNAL OF THE SENATE. 531
MONDAY June 18, 1792
met according to adjournment
Present all the Senate —
A vote for a Comtee on the pet11 of Geo Jaffrey Esq was brot up
read and concurred Mr Gilman joined
A vote for a Comte on the pet11 of J [John] Young was brot up
read and concurred Mr Foster joined
A vote that the further consideration of the pet11 of J Eames be
postponed until the next Session of the gen1 Court and that the
Comtee who are appointed to lay out a road from Conway to Shel-
burne be desired to obtain information respecting the propriety of
laying out a road from Shelburne to Percy and to report at the
next Session was brot up read and concurred —
* A vote for a Comtee to consider of & report such method * 4-90
as shall appear to them most expedient for the appoint-
ment of Electors for this State was brot up read & concurred Mr
Bell and Mr Foster joined —
A vote for a Committee to consider of the petition of the Select-
men of Wendell was brot up read and concurred M1* Smith joined
A vote for a Comtee to consider of the petition of the proprietors
of Morristown was brot up read and concurred Mr Freeman & Mr
Wallace joind
A vote for a Comte to consider of the pet11 of Benja Whitcomb
was brot up read and concurred Mr Gilman joined —
A vote for a Comte on the pet11 of Nathan Cutler was brot up
read & concurred Mr Gilman joined
A vote for a Comtee on the petition of WTm Fowler was brot up
read & Nonconcured
A vote for a Comte on the petition of Mary Neal was brot up
read & concurred Mr Wallace joined
Adjournd till tomorrow morning 8 °Clock
TUESDAY June 19, 1792
met according to adjournment.
Present all the Senate —
An Act empowering Phinehas Parker to review a certain action
having been read a third time voted that the same be enacted
A vote so far granting the pet11 of W [William] Pepperel as
that he have leave to bring in a bill for the purposes mentioned in
said petn was brot up read & coned
532 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. l.1^2
An Act to impower Sarah Gray as executrix to the last will &
Testament of Thomas Gray deceasd to sell certain lands having
been read a third time voted that the same be enacted.
A vote granting the prayer of the pet" from New Hampton was
bro1 up read and concurred
*4-o,i * A vote [for a Comtee] on the pet11 of Col. Evans was brot
up, read & Non concurred —
A vote to refer the Acc° of J [John] Melcher to the Comtee on
printers Acc"ts was brot up read and concurred
A vote for a Comtee on the pet11 of James Hill & Jona Wiggin
was bro* up read & concurred Mr Sheafe & Mr Waldron joined —
A vote for a Comtee on the pet" of Maj1' Tebbets Also Esq Rollins
pet11 was brot up read & concurred Mr Gilman joined. —
A vote for a Comtee on the Acc° of Joseph Badger & others was
brot up read and concurrd Mr Toppan joined
A vote to accept the report of the Comtee respecting the mode of
chusing Electors was brot up read and concurred
A vote to pay Joseph Badger Henry Gerrish & Nathan Hoit
Esquires ten shilllings ^ day & one pound six shilg & nine pence
for [running lines &c] [money paid chainmen] was brot up read
and concurred
A vote that the President be requested to direct the Comtee on
Claims to make out a list of the balances due to soldiers &c, [also
to request of Major Morrill a list of the balances now in his hands
due to the soldiers of the New-Hampshire line, and that the same
be published in the several newspapers in this State,] was brot up
read & concurred
A vote to hear the petn of the Selectmen of Rumney on the
third Wednesday of the next Session was brot up read & con-
curred
A vote to refer the Acc° of David Webster to the Comte on the
Acc° of Co1 Hunt was brot up read & concurred
A vote for a Comte on the petition of Jo Eaton Kenniston was
brot up read and concurred M1* Waldron joind
*4~92 * A vote granting the prayer of the petn from Durham
respecting a Road and giving them leave to bring in a
bill accordingly was brot up read and concurred.
Adjourned til 8 °Clock to-morrow morning
I792] JOURNAL OF THE SENATE. 533
WEDNESDAY June 20, 1792
met according to adjm*
Present as yesterday
A vote granting the prayer of the petition from Amherst and
giving them leave to bring in a bill accordingly was brot up read
& concurred
An Act to incorporate certain persons for locking falls, cutting
canals and building a Bridge over Connecticut River having been
read a third time voted that the same be enacted
A vote to allow Joseph Pearson £21.-12 for the Use of Room
[furniture] fire wood candles &c from 16 May 1791 to 16 May
1792 was bro* up read and concurred
A vote for a Comte [to consider of] [respecting] a Resolve
respecting loaning Money was brot up read and concurred M1*
Toppan & M1' Foster joined
A vote to allow E Ladd £ii..io..o in full of his Account for
printing was brot up read & concurred
A vote that Joseph Duda & Jona Williams of Lee have liberty
to pay the Contul indent tax of sd Town for the year 1789 in specie
at seven shillings on the pound was brot up read and concur-
red—
A vote so far granting the prayer of the pet of Mary Neal &
son as that they have leave to discharge the excise bonds against
J Neal Esq deceasd without paying any Interest thereon, prior
to this time provided sd bonds be discharged within one year from
this date was brot up read & concurred
A vote for a Comte on the pet of J Wilkins was brot up read
and concurred Mr Bellows & Mr Wallace joined —
A vote to pay Revrd Mr Gray forty shillings as Chaplain was
brot up read and coned
* An Act for restoring Stephen Evans to his law having *4~93
been read a third time voted that the same be enacted —
A vote that the next Session of the Gen1 Court be holden at
Concord was brot up & read on the Question to concur said vote
the yeas and nays were requested [by Mr Foster] and are as
follows —
Yeas.
Yeas.
Yeas.
Yeas.
Mr Freeman
Mr Wallace &
Mr Atherton
Mr Bellows — 6
Mr Foster
Mr Shepard
Nays.
Nays.
Nays.
Nays.
Mr Peabody
Mr Smith &
Mr Sheafe
Mr Waldron 6
Mr Gilman
Mr Toppan
534 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. [J792
The numbers being equal, His Excellency the President deter-
mined the question in the negative —
The above vote was read and concurred with this alteration that
Exeter be inserted instead of Concord Sent down for concurrence
— brot up concurred
A vote on the pet" of S. Jenness Esq & the report of a Comtee
thereon was brot up read & Nonconcured
An Act to vest in Josiah Hastings his heirs & Assigns the
Exclusive privilege of keeping a ferry over a certain part of Con-
necticut River having been read a third time voted that the same
be enacted
A vote for a Comtee to consider of the pet11 of Sam1 Odlin was
brot up read and concurred Mr Foster and Mr Smith joined
An Act to vest in Moses Blake his heirs & assigns the exclu-
sive privilege of keeping a ferry over a certain part of Connecti-
cut river having been read a third time voted that the same be
enacted.
An Act authorising & directing the Judge of Probate for the
County of Rockingham to allow the Commissoners on the estate
of James Ewins a further time to receive claims against the estate
of the said James having been read a third time voted that the
same be enacted.
* 4-94 * A vote that the Hon Samuel Livermore Esq be & he
hereby is appointed on the part of this State a Senator to
the Congress of the United States for the term of six years from
and after the 4th day of March next was brot up & read on the
question to concur said vote the yeas and nay were required and
are as follows —
Yeas.
Yeas.
Yeas.
Yeas.
Mr Foster
Mr Freeman
Mr Atherton
M* Smith &
Mr Sheafe
Mr Toppan
M* Wallace
M* Shepard 3
Nays.
Nays.
Mr Gilman
Mr Waldron &
Mr Bellows
AIr Peabody 4
and so it was concurred —
An Act for directing the mode of balloting for & appointing the
electors of this state for the election of a President & vice Presi-
dent of the United States having been read a third time passed to
be enacted
Sent down for concurrence — brot up concurred
An Act to enable Josiah Gilman Esq to sell a certain real
Estate for the benefit of his children having been read a third
time voted that the same be enacted
I792] JOURNAL OF THE SENATE. 535
A vote that Mr Sheafe & Mr Freeman be a Comtc with such of
the hon House as they join to take under consideration the Repre-
sentative bill and report what alteration should be made therein to
make it conformable to the bill for the appointment of Electors
and to what time the court shall adjourn was sent down for con-
currence
A vote that his Excellency the President be requested to call on
the Major Generals in this State to make returns of the numbers
in the Divisions under their respective Commands at or before the
next session was brot up read and concurred —
A vote that Mr Pennyman be one of the Comtee on printers acc°
instead of Mr Stiles was brot up read and concurred
* A vote to hear the petition of JohnWilkins on the sec- *4~95
ond Thursday of the next Session was brot up read and
concurred —
An Act in amendment of an Act entitled an Act to empower the
Town of Wentworth to assess the non residents lands in said
Town for the repairing highways therein having been read a third
time voted that the same be enacted
An Act to authorise & empower Sir William Pepperell of
London in the Kingdom of great Britain Baronet and his heirs to
take and hold for the purpose of conveying and to sell & convey
the interest and estate of Andrew Pepperell Esq at his decease in
certain lands therein specified under the restrictions therein men-
tioned having been read a third time voted that the same be
enacted.
A vote that the Hon Robert Wallace Esq Peter Clark & Benja
Peirce Esquires be a Comtee to view the situation of the Inhabi-
tants of Society land was brot up read and concurred
A vote that when the business of the present Ses11 is finished
that the Gen1 Court adjourn to meet again on the last Wednesday
of November next was brot up read and concurred with this alter-
ation that it be the third Wednesday of November instead of the
last Wednesday of November next was Sent down for concur-
rence
A vote that Thursday the 22d of November next be observed as
a day of public Thanksgiving throughout this State and that his
Excy the Presdfc with advice of Council be desired seasonably to
issue proclamations for that purpose was brot up read and con-
curred with this alteration that it be Thursday the 15 day of No-
vember instead of the 22 day of November next was sent down for
concurrence — brot up concurred.
536 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. [z792
*4~96 *A vote granting the prayer of the petn of Judith Meloon
and giving her leave to bring in a bill accordingly was
brot up read and concurred —
A vote to allow the ace" of Col Amos Cogswell amounting to
£12.. 1.. 6 for a public Dinner was brot up read and concurred —
A vote so far granting the prayer of the petn of Sam1 Young as
that the Treas1' be directed to stay all extents against said Young
until the next Session of the General Court was brot up read and
concurred —
A vote that the Comptroller be directed to deliver to John Nott
the original order by which Sam1 Gilman (Taylor) received the
wages due to Jesse Nott he the said Comptroller keeping a copy
of the same was brot up read and concurred —
A vote so far granting the mem01 of Geo Jaffrey Esq as that a
Committee be appointed to [examine the premises] [estimate the
damage done to his land at Jerry's point] at the expence of the
Memo1 and to report at the next Session was brot up read and
concurred —
An Act in further addition to an Act passed the 27 of June
Anno Domini 1791 entitled an Act suspending the operation of
sundry Acts therein enumerated & referred to, until a certain
Period having been read a third time voted that the same be
enacted —
A Resolve that the Treas1' be directed to loan on Interest at 6 ^
C "^ An for any time not exceeding twelve months any sum not
exceeding seven thousand pounds of the money now in the
Treasury to any Citizen who may apply for the same taking their
obligations for the sum loaned & interest thereon and six per Cent
Stock of the US — to the amount of 50 *§ Cent more than the
sum so loaned or other securities, of this or the United States
according to their specie value in that proportion as collateral
Security was brot up read and concurred
*4~97 *An Act to repeal sundry acts and laws therein men-
tioned having been read a third time voted that the same
be enacted
Adjourned till tomorrow morning 8 °Clock
THURSDAY June 21, 1792
met according to adjournment
A Resolve that the time for the Selectmen to compleat the
Settlement with the Collectors and make return thereof to the
Treasurer be further lengthened out until the close of the next
1792] JOURNAL OF THE SENATE. 537
Session and that the Treasurer is hereby directed to receive of
any Collector the tax due from him or any part thereof on his
producing a certificate from the Selectmen of the Town or place
to which he belongs of his settlement with the Selectmen as pro-
vided by a certain Resolve was brot up read and concurred
A vote on the report of a Comtee on a public highway from
Concord to Durham was brot up read and concurred
A vote to allow John Melcher £20.. 10 in full of his Account
[for printing] was brot up read and concurred
A vote for a Comtee on the petn of Sam1 Odlin was brot up read
and concurred Mr Foster & Mr Smith joined
A vote granting liberty for a Comte to examine a place for a
road from Col McGregores [ferry] to Pelham was brot up read
and concurred
A vote to pay the Acc° of J [John] Calfe Esq amounting to
nineteen pounds eleven shillings was brot up read and concurred
A vote appointing a Comte to lay out a road from Dover to join
the new road at or near Jona Clarks in Northwood was bro* up,
read and concurred
A vote to allow E — Pickering Esq 36s in full of his Acc° [for
a journey to Samuel Livermores', Esquire, president of conven-
tion] was bro* up read and concurred
* An Act for incorporating the Southwest parish in Am- ^4-98
herst having been read a third time voted that the same
be enacted
An Act directed the mode of choosing Represenatives to the
Congress of the United States having been read a third time voted
that the same be enacted. —
An Act for altering the places for holding the Courts in the
County of Strafford having been read a third time voted that the
same be enacted
A vote to hear the petn of A Plumley this afternoon was bro1 up
read and concurred
An Act for altering the time for holding the annual meeting in
New Hampton having been read a third time voted that the same
be enacted.
An Act to make the bridge over Exeter river between Newmar-
ket & Stratham a toll bridge and to vest the property thereof in
James Hill Nath1 Rogers Jona Robinson Eliph1 Smith Jona Wig-
gin Ezra Smith and Andrew Wiggin their Executors Administra-
tors & assigns for the term of thirty years on the conditions therein
mentioned having been read a third time voted that the same be
enacted —
53$ NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. [J792
A vote to allow Noah Levans his depreciation from 15 March
1780 up to Jany 1, 1 781 & that Joseph Chandler be allowed his
wages from 8th of Nov1' 1776 up to June 15th 1779 provided it shall
appear by sd [Maj1] Whitcombs original Roll &c was brot up read
and concurred
A vote that Geo Gains Esq be desired to call on M1' Melcher to
deliver him 300 & forty copies of revised laws disapproved of by
the Legislature was brot up read and concurred
*4~99 * A vote to pay N [Nathaniel] Rogers Esq 6s for so much
pd Osborn for advertizing the sale of Excise in 1791 — was
brot up read and concurred —
A vote granting the prayer of the petition of A Plumley and
that he have leave to bring in a bill at this or the next Session and
that execution agst sd Plumley be stayed until the next Session
was brot up read & so far concurred as that he have a new trial &
no farther and that he have leave to bring in a bill accordingly
was sent down for concurrence brot up concurred
A vote to pay the Acc° of J [John] Melcher amounting to
£238.. 14.. o for printing laws was brot up read and concurred —
Adjd [till to-morrow morning] 8 oclock
FRIDAY June 22, 1792
met according to Adjt —
[Present as yesterday]
A Resolve that James Macgregore Esq be allowed a further
time till the next session of the General Court for receiving and
stating said account and that he be allowed to employ what Clerks
he shall judge necessary and be vested with all the powers given
him by a resolve of the seventh of June A D 1791 and all vouch-
ers of said claims now obtained or that may be hereafter obtained
be delivered as soon as possible by sd Commissioner to the Treas-
urer in order that they may be forwarded on to the Commissioners
at Philadelphia — sent down for concurrence brot up concurred
A resolve that the office of Comptroller of accounts shall cease
and determine from the time of passing this resolve and that all
papers accounts & books in said office shall be delivered over by
said Comptroller to the President and Council as soon
* 4-100 as * may be who shall on receiving them deposit said
papers in the respective office to which they most prop-
erly belong —
Sent down for concurrence brot up coned
1792] JOURNAL OF THE SENATE. 539
A vote that William Watson be allowed four pounds [as door-
keeper] was brot up read and concurred with this amendment
that he have three pounds four shillings instead of four pounds
was Sent down for concurrence — brot up concurd
A vote that Col0 Dame receive five pound eight shillings in full
of his Acco [for dispersing public .papers] was brot up read and
concurred.
A vote that Col0 Cogswell receive £3.. 12.0 in full of his Acc°
for the use of a room [for the senate] was brot up read & coned
A vote to hear the petn of Francis Blood on the Second Tues-
day of the next Session was brot up read and concurred
A vote to pay Josiah Nelson £4. .17. .6 as doorkeeper was brot
up read and concurred —
A vote to pay the acc° of Moses L Neal us 3 for [engrossing
public bills] was brot up read and concurred
A vote to allow the Acco of D. Humphreys amounting to forty
two shillings for draughting bills &c was brot up read and con-
curred
A vote to hear the petition of John Kimball on the second
Thursday of the next Session was brot up read and concurred
A vote that his Excy the President with advice of Council be
desired to adjourn the General Court to meet again at Exeter on
the third Wednesday of November next was brot up read and con-
curred
The Secy by order of his Excy went down & informed the
Speaker of the Hon House of Representatives that his Excy the
President with advice of Council had adjourned the General
Court agreeably to the above vote.
J PEARSON Secy
JOURNAL
House of Representatives
CONTAINING THE PROCEEDINGS
FROM JUNE 6 TO JUNE 22, 1792,
House of Representatives
FOR THE YEAR 1792-93.
John Samuel Sherburne, Portsmouth, Speaker.
John Calfe, Hampstead, Clerk.
Moses Leavitt Neal,1
Nathaniel Parker
r\
Assistant Clerks.
Rev. Robert Gray, Dover,!
Rev. Rowland, \ Chaplains.
Rev. Brown, J
Rev. Morrison, Londonderry,
Preacher of Election Sermon
REPRESENTATIVES .
Portsmouth .
Exeter
Londonderry
Chester
Newington .
Greenland .
Rye .
North Hampton
Hampton .
C George Gains.
< John Peirce.
( John Samuel Sherburne
Benjamin Connor.
(James McGregore.
} John Bell.
Joseph Blanchard.
Ephraim Pickering.
Joshua Weeks.
Moses Leavitt.
( Christopher Toppan.2
I Joseph Dow.
1 Mr. Neal resigned at the beginning of the November session, and Nathaniel Parker was
elected November 21, 1792.
2 Elected to the Senate.
544
NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS,
[1792
Hampton Falls
Seabrook
Stratham
Dunbarton )
Bow 5
Salisbury
Boscawen .
Fishersfield )
Sutton 5
Warner
New London ^
Andover & >
Gore )
Charlestown
Alstead
Keene
Swanzey
Westmoreland
Richmond .
Jaffrey
Winchester .
Chesterfield
Rindge
Walpole
Claremont .
Cornish
Newport }
Croydon $
Acworth ^
Lempster >
Mario w )
Wendell >
Unity 5
Litchfield
Derryfield
Dunstable
Merrimack
Bedford
Goflstown
Hollis
Amherst
Nathan Brown.
Jonathan Wiggin,
John C. Gale.
Enoch Gerrish.
James Flanders.
Benjamin Moore.
Oliver Shepard.
Jeremiah Stiles.
Elisha Whitcomb.
Archelaus Temple.
Abel Parker.
Eleazer Jackson.
Daniel Rand.
Thomas Bellows.
Jabez Upham.
James Wellman.
Uriah Wilcox.
Noah Love well.
William Barron.
Stephen Dole.
Robert McGregore,
Jeremiah Ames.
Joshua Atherton.1
1 Elected to the Senate.
1792] JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
545
Raby
Mason
New Ipswich
Francestown
Duxbury )
Mile Slip S
Wilton
Lyndeborough
Temple
Peterborough Slip
Peterborough )
Society Land )
Hancock )
Antrim )
Deering
Henniker .
Hillsborough
New Boston
Weare
Hopkinton .
Pelham
Dover
Durham
Somersworth
Rochester .
Barrington .
Sanbornton
Gilmanton .
Madbury
Meredith
New Hampton
Sandwich .
Moultonborough "]
Tuftonborough
Wolfborough
Ossipee J
Barnstead .
New Durham
New Durham Gore
>
Obediah Parker,
Charles Barrett.
Jonathan Fisk.
Abiel Abbott.
Peter Clark.
Francis Cragin.
John Smith, Jr.
John Duncan.
Timothy Gibson.
Benjamin Pierce.
Benjamin Darling-
James Gibson.
John Kielle.
Ebenezer Smith.
James Carr.
James Howe.
Aaron Wingate.
Isaac Waldron.
William Harper.
Joseph Badger, Jr.
Ebenezer Smith.1
Daniel Beede.
Nathan Hoit.
John Nutter.
l Elected to the Senate.
35
54^
NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS.
[1792
West
Wakefield j
Middleton j
Effingham
Tarn worth"]
Eaton (
Burton
Locations J
Nottingham
Kensington
South Hampton
East Kingston
Kingston
Brentwood .
Epping
Newmarket
Nottingham
Deerfield
Northwood ^
Epsom >
Allenstown )
Conway ^
Bartlett >
Locations j
Canterbury
Chichester )
Pittsfield 5
Loudon
Concord
Pembroke .
Candia
Raymond >
Poplin 5
Hawke >
Sandown 5
Hampstead
Atkinson
Plaistow
Salem
Newton
Windham
Surry \
Gil sum >
Sullivan j
Jacob Blaisdell.
Asa Davis.
Phillips White.
John Eastman.
Richard Bean.
James Hill.
Jonathan Cilley.
Joseph March.
Michael McClary.
Jonathan Clark.
Andrew McMillan.
Abiel Foster.
John Cram.
Jonathan Smith.
John Bradley.
Richard Bartlett.
Nathaniel Emerson.
Ezekiel Godfrey.
Timothy Tilton.
William Marshall.
Jeremiah Dow.
Lemuel Holmes.
1792] JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
547
Stoddard
Washington
Dublin
Packersfield
Marlborough
Fitzwilliam
Plainfield .
Protectworth
Grantham
Holderness ")
Campton >
Thornton )
Plymouth
Rumney
New Chester "]
Alexandria [
Bridgewater J
Cockermouth J
Enfield "]
Canaan
Cardigan
Grafton J
Hanover
Lebanon
Lyme
Dorchester
Haverhill
Coventry
Piermont
Warren
Orford
Wentworth
Lincoln
Franconia
Bath
Lyman
LandafF I
Gunthwaite '
Littleton
Dalton
Thomas Penniman.
Samuel Twitchell.
Abner Stone.
Daniel Kimball.
Samuel Duncan.
Alexander Craige.
Thomas Crawford.
William Richardson
David Hough.
John Fairfield.
Samuel Brooks.
William Tarlton.
Nathaniel White.
Peter Carlton,
548
NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS.
[1792
Lancaster
Northumberland
Stratford
Dartmouth
Percy
Cockburne
Coleburne
John Weeks.
Note. — In addition to those above given, the names of Eames, Huntley, Johnson, C. Leav-
itt, Livermore, and R. Parker appear on the roll-calls of the House, but we are unable to state
what towns they represented. The name of Eames, appearing through the June session is
probably a mistake for Ames. —Ed.
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE, * 14-338
A JOURNAL
Proceedings of the Honbl House of Representatives for
said State at their Session began and holden at Dover
on the first wednesday of june ann0 dom1 1 792.
WEDNESDAY June 6th 1792
upwards of ninety members met agreably to the Constitution
and having produced their credentials and taken the necessary
Oaths — proceeded to the choice of a chairman and the Honb1
Christopher Toppan Esq1' was chosen for that purpose —
Motion was then made for the choice of a Speaker and the bal-
lots being called for and taken the Honb1 John Samuel Sherburne
Esqr was unanimously chosen —
Motion was then made for the choice of a Clerk and John Calfe
Esqr was chosen for that purpose and Sworn accordingly —
Motion was then made for the choice of an Assistant Clerk and
Mr Moses Leavitt Neal was chosen for that purpose and sworn to
the faithful discharge of said trust —
Voted that Mr Toppan, Mr Atherton & Mr Hoit be a Committee
to inform his Excellency the President and the Honb1 Senate that
the House is organized and ready to proceed to business —
A message from the Honb1 Senate gave information that there
were but six Senators elected four of whom only were present that
there was not a quorum for business —
Voted that Mr Toppan Mr Atherton Mr Smith (of Meredith) Mr
Stiles and Mr White (of Wentworth) be a Committee to examine
550 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. [I792
the returns brought by the Several members of their having been
elected Representatives and report thereon —
Voted that Mr J Macgregore Mr Jn° Smith Mr [A] Parker
Mr Blanchard and Mr Hoit be a Committee to draught
* 14-339 *such rules as they may judge necessary for the gov-
ernment of this House and report the Same to the House
for their consideration —
Voted that Mr Gains Mr Kellie and Mr Smith (of Durham) be
a Committee to provide an entertainment to morrow for the Revrd
Gentlemen of the Clergy, his Excellency the President the Honb1
Council and such other Gentlemen of distinction as they may
think proper to invite to dine with said Clergy —
The members of the Honb1 Senate met with the House in the
Assembly Chamber & agreed to adjourn the Elections until half
past 8 o'Clock to morrow morning
Adjourned to 8 o'Clock to morrow morning
THURSDAY June 7th 1792
The House met according to adjournment
The Committee appointed to examine the returns made by the
Several Members reported that having examined the returns find
there is two Members returned for Londonderry, And for the dis-
trict of Epsom Northwood and Allenstown there is three members
returned —
Rochester two members returned heretofore but one — for the
district of Hinnekar and Hillsborough two members, heretofore
but one — Piermont and Warren no return from the Selectmen or
Clerk — And the district of Lancaster and other towns two mem-
bers returned heretofore but one — all the other returns appear to
be properly made — Signd Christopher Toppan for the Comtee
which report being read was Seperately considered and the returns
from Londonderry Epsom and Northwood Accepted — the return
from Allenstown rejected — Rochester Hinnekar Hillsborough
Piermont and Warren accepted — the determination on the returns
from Lancaster and other Towns was postponed to Some future
time —
The Honb1 Senate and House being again met in the Assembly
Chamber adjourned to 5 o'Clock P. M —
The Committee to draught rules for the government of the
House reported the following which were read and considered
received and accepted — namely —
I792] JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. 55 1
*ist That each member Seasonably and punctually * 14-340
attend his duty in the House and shall not absent him-
self for more than a quarter of an hour without leave on pain of
forfeiting his travel or suffering the censure of the House —
2d When the House adjourns each member shall keep his seat
until the speaker goes out and then the members may follow —
3d The Speaker shall preserve decorum and order in the House
and may speak to points of order in preference to other members
rising from his seat for that purpose and shall decide questions of
order subject to an appeal to the House —
4th The Speaker shall rise to put a question but may state it
sitting —
5th When any member is about to speak in debate or deliver
any matter to the House he shall rise from his seat and respect-
fully address himself to the speaker —
6th If any member in speaking or otherwise transgress the rules
of the House the speaker shall or any member may call to order
in which case the member so called to order shall immediately sit
down unless permitted to explain and the House if appealed to
shall decide the case but without debate and if there be no appeal
the decision of the chair shall be submitted to —
7th No member shall speak more than twice to the same ques-
tion without leave of the House nor more than once until every
member chusing to speak shall have spoken —
8th When the speaker is putting a question each member shall
keep his seat until the question is decided nor shall any one
when a member is speaking pass between him and the Speaker —
9th Every member who is in the House when any question is
put if he hath heard the debate shall vote thereon unless excused
by the House —
10th No debate shall be allowed on any motion until the same
shall be seconded and any motion shall be reduced to writing
and divided if the subject will admit of it, if any member desire
it —
* 11th A motion may be withdrawn at any time before * 14-341
it be amended or divided and a motion for adjournment
shall be always in order and when a motion is regularly before
the house no new motion shall be received unless to postpone
commit or amend and no new one shall be admitted under colour
of amendment as a Substitute of the motion under debate —
12th No member of the House shall take fees be of Council or
act as advocate in any cause before either branch of the Legisla-
552 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. [*792
ture and upon due proof thereof such member shall forfeit his seat
in the House —
13th No person except members of the House or its officers shall
be admitted above the bar of the House except such persons of
distinction as the speaker may think proper to invite —
14th No bill shall be introduced but by motion for leave or by
order of the House on the report of a Committee and shall not be
Enacted until the same be read three times the first reading shall
be for information and if no opposition be made or the question to
reject the Bill be negatived a time shall be assigned for a Second
reading —
15th Before any Bill resolve or vote shall be sent up to the
Senate the Speaker shall read the vote resolve or title of the Bill,
and a Bill shall not be sent up by less than two members of the
House and all votes and resolves that are necessary to be carried
to the Senate for their concurrence shall be sent by the Assistant
Clerk —
16th No Bill resolve or vote shall be reconsidered when there is
a less number of Members in the house than there was at the
passing the Same —
17th No member shall be compelled to serve on a Committee
he being at the same time of two other Committees who have not
reported nor shall any member nominate more than one person
for the same Committee — provided the person so nominated shall
be chosen nor shall any member after being himself chosen nomi-
nate one for the same Committee —
18th No Petition shall be received by the House unless it be
presented by a Member thereof and upon motion made for that
purpose —
19th The journal of the House for the preceeding day shall be
read every morning previous to entering upon new business —
Adjourned to 4 o'Clock P M —
Met accordingly —
* 14-342 * Voted that the Revrd Mr Gray be desired to Officiate
as Chaplain to the Legislature during the present Ses-
sion —
Voted that Mr J Macgregore M1' Gains & Mr P. White with such
of the Honb1 Senate as they may join be a Committee to present
the thanks of the Legislature to trie Revr'1 Mr Morrison for his
ingenious and elegant discourse delivered before them this day
and to desire him to favour them with a Copy thereof for the
press —
I792] JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
553
The Honb1 Senate and House again met in the Assembly
Chamber to fill up the vacancies in the Honb1 Senate and being
informed by the Secretary that there were but Six Senators elected
by the people that there were two wanting for the County of
Rockingham, The Candidates were the Honb1 Christopher Top-
pan Phillips White William Plummer and Nathanael Gilman
Esquires — That two were wanting for the County of Strafford,
that the Candidates were the Honb1 Ebenezer Smith John Wal-
dron Samuel Hale and Joseph Badger Jun1' Esquires — That there
was one wanting for the County of Hilsborough and the Candi-
dates were the Honb1 Charles Barrett and Joshua Atherton
Esquires — That there was one wanting for the County of Graf-
ton and that the Candidates were the Honb1 Jonathan Freeman
and William Simpson Esquires — The said Senate and House
proceeded by joint ballot to fill up said vacancies and they made
choice of the Honb1 Christopher Toppan and the Honb1 Nathanael
Gilman Esquires for the County of Rockingham — The Honb1
Ebenezer Smith and the Honb1 John Waldron Esqrs for the
County of Strafford — The Honb1 Joshua Atherton Esqr for the
County of Hillsborough and the Honb1 Jonathan Freeman Esqr
for the County of Grafton — The Elections were then adjourned
until to morrow at 10 o'Clock A. M. and the Honb1 Senate with-
drew
Adjourned to 8 o'Clock to morrow morning
* FRIDAY June 8th 1792. * 14-343
The House met according to adjournment
Resumed the consideration of the returns from the district of
Lancaster and other towns and after hearing the Members returned
on the Subject matter of their Elections and fully considering the
Same it was voted as the Opinion of the House that Cap1 John
Weeks was legally elected — The Yeas and Nays on the deter-
mination were as follows — (viz)
Yeas.
Yeas.
Yeas.
Yeas.
Mr Gains
Mr Eastman
Mr Godfrey
Mr Waldron
Mr Bel]
Mr Bean
Mr Dow
Mr Harper
Mr Pickering
Mr Hill
Mr Gibson
Mr Badger
Mr Weeks
Mr March
Mr Kellie
Mr Hoit
Mr Leavitt
Mr Clark
Mr E Smith
Mr Nutter
Mr Brown
Mr Cram
Mr Carr
Mr C Leavitt
Mr Wiggin
Mr Jona Smith
Mr How
Mr McMillan
Mr P White
Mr Bartlett
Mr Wingate
Mr Blasdell
554
NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS.
[1792
Yeas.
Yeas.
Yeas.
Yeas.
Mr Davis
Mr Cragin
Mr Whitcomb
AP' Huntley
M'Lovell
Mr T Gibson
Air A Parker
Mr Holmes
Mr Barron
AP' Darling
AP' Jackson
AIr Stone
M* Dole
AP' Gale
Mr Rand
AP' Kimball
Mr Eames
AP' Gerrish
AP" Bellows
AP' Johnson
AIr 0 Parker
AP" Flanders
AP' Upham
AIr Richardson
AP' Barrett
A I1' Aloore
AP' Wellman
AP' Hough
Mr Fisk
AP" Shepherd
AIr Wilcox
AP' Fairfield
M* Abbott
AP' Stiles
Nays.
Nays.
Nays.
Nays.
A I1' J Pierce
AP* Bradley
AP' Jn° Duncan
Mr Livermore
M1' Connor
AP' Marshall
AIr B Pierce
AP' Craige
M1' J Alacgregore
AP' R Parker
AP' Temple
AP' Crawford
Mr Blanchard
AP* R Macgregore
AP' Penniman
AP' Brooks
AP' Cilley
AP' P Clark
AP' Twitchel
AIr Tarlton
Mr McClarey
AP' JivJ Smith
AP' S Duncan
M* N White
Mr Carlton
66 Yeas — 25 Nays — so it was determined —
Voted that Mr Wingate Mr E Smith and Mr M Leavitt be a
Committee on the part of this House to join such of the Honb1
Senate as they may appoint to consider of the Petition of Jonathan
French and report thereon —
* 14-344 * The Honb1 Senate being again met with the House in
the Assembly Chamber proceeded to examine the
returns of votes for a President and after entry was made of said
returns in the presence of both houses a joint Committee was
appointed to examine said entry and compare the Same with the
returns made and cast the Same and report thereon — The Com-
mittee were Mr Sheafe M1' Foster M1' Connor M1' [J.] Macgregore
and Mr Hoit — The Elections were then adjourned to 4 o'Clock
P. M — and the Honb1 Senate withdrew —
Voted that Mr [P.] White Mr A Parker and Mr McClarey be a
Committee on the part of this House to join such of the Honb1
Senate as they may appoint to consider of the Petition of John
Ewins and report thereon —
Adjourned to 3 o'Clock P M —
Met accordingly —
Voted that Mr Cilley Mr Hoit & M M Leavitt be a Committee
on the part of this House to join such of the Honb1 Senate as they
may appoint to consider of the Petition of John Nott and report
thereon —
Voted that Mr Connor Mr E Smith Mr J Smith Mr Whitcomb
and Mr Tarlton be a Committee on the part of this House to join
I792] JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. 555
such of the Honb1 Senate as they may appoint to consider of the
Petition from the District of Lancaster and other towns and of all
Petitions for making new Districts for Representation and report
thereon —
The Committee to Examine and Count the votes for President
reported that on Examination the find eight thousand and Ninety
two votes for his Excellency President Bartlett and two hundred
and ninety Seven votes for other persons from which it appears
that his Excellency Josiah Bartlett Esq1" is chosen by the people
President of this state for the ensuing year —
* Voted that Mr J Macgregore Mr E Smith Mr R * 14-345
Macgregore Mr Holmes and Mr Hough with such of
the Honb1 Senate as they may join be a Committee to wait on
his Excellency Josiah Bartlett and inform him of his Election to
the office of President for the ensuing year —
Voted that M1* Upham M1' Hill and Mr Livermore with such of
the Honb1 Senate as they may join be a Committee to consider of
the Petition of Stephen Evans Esq1' and report thereon —
Upon reading and considering the Petition of the Town of
Lyndborough voted that the prayer thereof be granted and that
they have leave to bring in a Bill accordingly —
Voted that Mr Hoit M1 J Duncan and Mr A Parker be a Com-
mittee on the part of this House to join such of the Honb1 Senate
as they may appoint to consider of the Account of Samuel Hunt
Esqr and all Similar matters and report thereon —
Voted that Mr Gains Mr Badger Mr Cragin Mr Stiles and Mr
N White be a Committee on the part of this House to join such of
the Honb1 Senate as they may appoint to consider of the Account
of George Hough and of all printers accounts presented also of
the Account of Caleb Buswell and report thereon —
Voted that Mr P White Mr Badger and Mr Hill be a Committee
on the part of this House to join such of the Honb1 Senate as they
may appoint to consider of the Petition of Hannah Phips and
report thereon —
The Committee to wait on his Excellency and inform him of
his election to the office of President the ensuing year gave
information to the House that they had agreable to desire informed
his Excellency of his being Elected and that he would be ready
to give his answer when desired by the Legislature —
*The Honb1 Senate being met with the House in the * 14-346
Assembly Chamber, the Committee who gave his
Excellency information of his Election were desired to wait on
him and conduct him into the Assemblv Chamber —
556 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. [I792
His Excellency Josiah Bartlett Esqr attended by the Committee
came in before the two Houses and manifested his acceptance of
the Office of chief Magistrate for the ensuing year, He then took
and Subscribed the Oath of Allegiance and Oath of Office which
Oaths were administred by the Honb1 Ebenezer Smith Esq1*
Senior Senator and the said Senior Senator declared his Excel-
lency Josiah Bartlett Esqr President of the state of New Hamp-
shire before both branches of the Legislature — The President
and Senate then withdrew —
The Honb1 Senate and House being again met in the Assembly
chamber proceeded to the Election of Counsellors and the Honb'1
Phillips White Joseph Badger Robert Wallace, Lemuel Holmes
and Jonathan Freeman Esquires were elected —
Proceeded to the choice of a Secretary and the Honb1 Joseph
Pearson Esq1* was unanimously chosen —
Proceeded to the choice of a Treasurer and the Honb1 John
Taylor Gilman Esq1- was unanimously chosen
Proceeded to the choice of a Commissary General and
[Colonel] Supply Clap Esq1* was elected to that office
The Elections were then adjourned until to morrow at 9 o'Clock
A M and the Honb1 Senate withdrew —
Adjourned to 8 oClock to morrow7 morning
SATURDAY June 9th 1792
The House met according to adjournment
Upon reading and considering the Petition of Eleazer Rosbrook
voted that the Petitioner be heard thereon before the
* 14-347 General Court on the Second Thursday of the * next
Session and that in the mean time the Petitioner cause
that a Copy of the Petition and order of Court thereon be posted
up in some public place in the Town of Lancaster Six weeks
[successively] prior to said day of hearing that any person or
persons may then appear and shew cause (if any they have)
why the prayer thereof may not be granted —
Upon reading and considering the Petition of the select men of
Lancaster voted that the Petitioners be heard thereon before the.
General Court on the Second Thursday of their next Session and;
that in the mean time the Petitioners cause that a Copy of the
Petition and order of Court thereon be posted up in some public
place in the town of Lancaster Six weeks Successively prior to
said day of hearing that any person or persons may then appear
I792] JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. 557
and shew cause (if any they have) why the prayer thereof may
not be granted —
Voted that Mr J Macgregore Mr Badger & Mr Whitcomb with
such of the Honb1 Senate as they may join be a Committee to
inform the Honb1 John Taylor Gilman Esq1* of his Election as
Treasurer for the ensuing year and receive his answer and if in
the affirmative that they receive bonds for the faithful discharge of
the duties of said office & lay the Same before this House —
Voted that Mr Barrett Mr E Smith Mr P White Mr Upham and
Mr Hough with such of the Honb1 Senate as they may join be a
Committee to draught an answer to his Excellency's message this
day recrt and lay the same before this House also report what busi-
ness is necessary first to be entered upon and done at this
Session —
His Excellencys message brought down by the Secretary was
in the following words —
Gentlemen of the Honb1 Senate and Gentlemen of the Honb1
House of Representatives —
Among the public papers that I have received since the
last session of the Legislature (which the Secretary * will * 14-348
lay before you) you will please to take particular
notice of an Act of Congress relative to the Election of the Presi-
dent and vice President of the United states, Also of "an Act
apportioning Representatives among the several states according
to the first enumeration" both of which I beg leave to recommend
to your early attention, As Laws for carrying said Acts into Exe-
cution so far as relates to this state will I conceive be proper to be
passed during the present Session
I would also request your particular attention to an Act of Con-
gress intitled "An Act more effectually to provide for the national
defence by establishing an uniform Militia throughout the United
states —
I have nothing Special further to recommend to your considera-
tion at this time, if any thing further should occur during the ses-
sion that will require your attention I shall not fail to communicate
it to you by Seperate message — The General affairs of the state
and any matters that were left unfinished at the close of the last
session will be before you and you will take up such of the busi-
ness as you may think proper to be acted upon during the present
Session —
The busy season of the year coming on will no doubt make
you desirous to finish the Session and return to oversee your own
55$ NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. [x792
particular affairs as soon as it can be done consistant with the
public interest and I shall make it my particular care to facilitate
the public business to the utmost of my power consistant with the
good of the Community —
Council Chamber Josiah Bartlett
June 9th 1792 —
Voted that the Petitions of Joel Houghton, also the Petition of
Esther Boynton be referred to the Committee on the Petition of
Hannah Phips and that the}' report thereon —
* 14-349 * Voted that Mr Cilley Mr Hough & Mr Whitcomb be a
Committee on the part of this House to join such of the
Honb1 Senate as the}T may appoint to consider of the Petition of
Peter Post and report thereon —
Voted that Mr E Smith Mr Whitcomb and Mr A Parker be a
Committee to take under consideration a Bill presented entitled
"An Act in addition to an Act entitled an Act for opening Sluices
in each Dam across Ashewelot river so that the Salmon and other
fish may have free passage through the Same from Connecticut
river and report thereon —
Voted that James Macgregore Esq1' be appointed to receive
from the Revrd M1' Morrison a Copy of his Sermon delivered
before the General Court on Thursday last and procure three
hundred and Sixty printed copies thereof, fifty copies to be pre-
sented to the Revrd Mr Morrison & the remainder one to each
Town in the state and one to each member of the Legislature —
Voted that Mr Cilley Mr Hoyt Mr Lovell M1 Hill Mr Badger
Mr McClarey and Mr Whitcomb be a Committee on the part 01
this House to join such as the Honb1 Senate may appoint to take
under consideration the Militia Laws of this state and of the
United states and make such report thereon as they may judge
proper —
Voted that Mr E Smith, Mr Upham & Mr McClarey be a Com-
mittee on the part of this House to join such of the Honb1 Senate
as they may appoint to draught all such public bills as may be
thought necessary to be passed the present Session —
Adjourned to Monday next at 3 o'Clock P M
MONDAY June 11th 1792
The House met according to adjournment
Voted that the bond presented by the Committee chosen for
that purpose Signed John T Gilman Nicholas Gilman and Ben-
I792] JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. 559
jamin Connor for the Sum of thirty Thousand pounds
* conditioned for the faithful performance of the duties * 14-350
Incumbent on the said John T Gilman as Treasurer of
this State the Current year is fully satisfactory to this House —
Voted that Mr Hoyt Mr Flanders & Mr Wiggin be a Committee
on the part of this House to join such of the Honb1 Senate as they
may appoint to take under consideration the Petition of John
Allen & report thereon —
Voted that Mr Badger Mr Hoyt & Mr J Macgregore be a
Committee on the part of this House to join such of the Honb1
Senate as they may appoint to consider of the Petition of Alex-
ander Plumbley and report thereon —
Voted that Mr Pickering Mr Cram & Mr Connor be a Com-
mittee on the part of this House to join such of the Honb1 Senate
as they may appoint to consider of the Petition of Samuel Leavitt
and report thereon
Upon reading and considering the Petition of Abel Parker Esq1"
voted that the prayer thereof be granted and that the Treasurer
take notice and govern himself accordingly —
Whereas the Inferior Court of Common pleas by Law is to be
holden at Dover within and for the County of Strafford on the
third Tuesday of June Instant which as the Legislature are now
in Session will be inconvenient — Be it therefore Resolved that the
said Inferior Court of Common pleas be and the same is hereby
adjourned to the third Tuesday of July next of which all jurors
parties and Witnesses concerned are to take notice and govern
themselves accordingly. And that all writs and processes and
matters of Law returnable to and determinable by said Court may
be returned to tried and determined by said Court on the said
third Tuesday of July, Any Law usage or custom to the contrary
notwithstanding —
* Voted that Mr P White Mr A Parker Mr Gains Mr * 14-351
[M.] Leavit and Mr Johnson be a Committee on the
part of this House to join such as the Honb1 Senate may appoint
to take under consideration a Letter signed by his Excellency
Josiah Bartlett Esq1' and the Petition of the Revrd Jeremy Belknap
and report thereon —
Voted that Mr McClarey Mr Hoit and M1' Gibson be a Com-
mittee on the part of this House to join such of the Honb1 Senate
as they may appoint to consider of the Petition of Abel Parker
and Jeremiah Stiles Committee for the County of Cheshire and
report thereon —
560 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. [J792
Voted that Mr Pierce Mr Barrett and Mr J Duncan be a Com-
mittee on the part of this House to join such of the Honb1 Senate
as they may appoint to consider of the Petition of Thomas Millar
and report thereon —
Upon reading and considering the Petition of the Select men of
Eaton voted that the Petitioners be heard thereon before the Gen-
eral Court on the Second Thursday of the next Session and that
in the mean time the Petitioners cause that the Substance of the
Petition and order of Court thereon be published three weeks
Successively in the Dover News paper six weeks prior to the
sitting of said Court that any person or persons may then appear
and shew cause why the prayer thereof may not be granted —
Voted that Mr N White Mr Bellows and Mr Livermore be a
Committee on the part of this House to join such of the Honb1
Senate as they may appoint to consider of the Petition of Jacob
Hurd Esqr and report thereon —
Voted that Mr Gains Mr Hoit Mr Cragin Mr Whitcomb and Mr
Hough be a Committee on the part of this House to join such of
the Honb1 Senate as they may appoint to take under consideration
a Resolve respecting Post riders and Post routs which was
ordered at the last Session to lay until this Session & report
thereon —
* 14-352 * Voted that Mr Bean Mr Barrett Mr R Parker M1' Mar-
shall and Mr Moore be a Committee on the part of this
House to join such of the Honb1 Senate as they may appoint to
consider of the Ace4 of William Smith and all accounts of a Simi-
lar nature and report thereon —
Voted that Mr A Parker Mr Waldron Mr Bradley Mr Wellman
and Mr B Pierce be a Committee on the part of this House to join
such of the Honb1 Senate as they may appoint to take under con-
sideration a Petition from the Trustees of Atkinson and other
Academies in this state and report thereon —
Voted that Mr Connor Mr Badger Mr Darling Mr Stiles and Mr
Johnson be a Committee on the part of this House to join such as
the Honb1 Senate may appoint to take under consideration and
report such mode as they may judge most expedient for the
appointment of Electors for Electing a President and vice Presi-
dent of the united states —
Adjourned to 8 o'Clock to morrow morning
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TUESDAY June 12th 1792.
The House met according to adjournment
The Committee on the Petition of Peter Post reported that he
receive Six pounds out of the state Treasur}T as a Bounty for
killing a grown wolf and that the President give order accord-
ingly — which report being read and considered voted that it be
received and accepted —
Voted that Mr Eames Mr Blanchard & Mr Marshall be a Com-
mittee on the part of this House to join such of the Honb1 Senate
as they may appoint to take under consideration the Petition of
Jesse Johnson jun1' Esq1* and report thereon —
Voted that Mr Hoit Mr Flanders and Mr Gerrish be a Commit-
tee on the part of this House to join such of the Honb1 Senate as
they may appoint to take under consideration the Petition of a
number of the Inhabitants of Society land Francestown and Bear-
ing and report thereon —
Voted that Mr R Parker Mr Wingate & Mr J Macgregore be a
Committee on the part of this House to join such of the Honb1
Senate as they may appoint to take under consideration the Ac-
count of Nathanael Adams Esq1' and report thereon
* Voted that Mr Gibson Mr Eastman Mr [Joshua] * 14-353
Weeks Mr Macgregore and Mr Tarlton be a Committee
on the part of this house to join such of the Honb1 Senate as they
may appoint to consider of the Petition of Nathan Wheeler and
John Young Esq1' & report thereon —
Voted that Mr Bartlett Mr Tarlton and Mr Crawford be a Com-
mittee on the part of this house to join such of the Honb1 Senate
as they may appoint to take under consideration the Petition of
Robert W Smith and report thereon —
The Committee to draught an answer to his Excellency's mes-
sage &c Reported the following as an answer to said Message
May it please your Excellency
The Senate and House of Representatives beg leave cordially
to congratulate your Excellency on your reappointment by the
unanimous Suffrages of the citizens to the first Magistracy of New
Hampshire and to return their thanks for your message pointing
out the objects which demand the attention of the Legislature the
present Session —
The united voice of your fellow citizens which has again pro-
claimed your Excellency the first Magistrate of this state while it
demonstrates their most implicit confidence in your Integrity and
562 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. l.1^2
abilities must we conceive afford you all that satisfaction which
can result from the combined affections and esteem of an enlight-
ened and virtuous people —
The two Houses have received the public papers mentioned in
your Excellencys message and perfectly agree with you that it is
necessary to make immediate provision for a compliance with the
several Acts of Congress by you enumerated —
We shall assidiously attend to the general affairs of the state
particularly such as were before the late General Court and left
incomplete — relying in the mean time on your Excellency to
make such communications as you may judge worthy our deliber-
ations— As the season of the year requires that we soon return to
our private concerns it is our desire and shall be our highest
object to give all dispatch to the business before us compatible
with the good of the public and in this we are confident we shall
have your Excys most chearful concurrence —
* 14-354 * which answer being read and considered was received
and accepted —
Voted that Mr Bell Mr E Smith, Mr Holmes Mr Blanchard and
Mr Kimball be a Committee on the part of this House to join such
of the Honb1 Senate as they may appoint to consider and report
the necessary arrangements for the choice of Members for the
House of Representatives of the United states —
The Committee on the Petition of John Nott reported that
having examined the evidences produced in support of said Peti-
tion are of opinion that they are not sufficient to authorize your
Committee to report in favour of granting the prayer of said
Petition — which report being read and considered was received
and accepted and the papers withdrawn
Voted that two hundred and twenty complete copies of all the
Laws of a public nature passed by Congress which have not here-
tofore been printed by order of this state be printed at the Expence
of the state and that the Several Courts of Common Law the
Attorney General and the several Towns within this state be fur-
nished each with one copy thereof —
Whereas it is of the utmost importance that the citizens of this i
state should be informed of all the Laws of a public nature as I
soon after the same are enacted as possible
Therefore Resolved that the Secretary of this state be and he|
hereby is required immediately after the close of each session of
the General Court to forward to the printer of the New Hamp
1792] JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. 563
shire Gazzette authenticated copies of all the Laws and resolves
of a public nature that shall be enacted during such session
Adjourned to 3 o'Clock P M —
Met accordingly —
Upon reading and considering the Petition of Robert Macgreg-
ore Esq1* and others voted that the prayer thereof be granted and
that they have leave to bring in a Bill accordingly —
Voted that Mr Macgregore M1' Carr and Mr How be a Commit-
tee on the part of this House to join with such of the Honb1 Senate
as they may appoint to consider of the Petition of Bartholomew
Goyer and report thereon —
* Voted that Mr Barrett Mr Cragin and MrUpham be * 14-355
a Committee on the part of this House to join with such
of the Honb1 Senate as they may appoint to take under considera-
tion the Petition of Samuel Hunt Esq1' and report thereon —
An Act in addition to an Act entitled an Act to enable Benja-
min Brown Junr to review an Action in the Inferior Court of
Common pleas in the County of Hillsborough — was read a third
time and passed to be Enacted
Voted that Mr Waldron Mr Connor & M1' Harper be a Commit-
tee on the part of this House to join such of the Honb1 Senate as
they may appoint to take under consideration the Petition of Daniel
Rogers and wife and report thereon —
Agreably to the order of the day proceeded to a hearing on
Petitions —
Upon hearing and considering the Petition of Silas Bettan voted
that the prayer thereof be granted and that he have leave to bring
in a Bill accordingly —
Voted that Mr Bellows Mr J Duncan Mr Hoit Mr Bell and Mr
Penniman be a Committee on the part of this House to join such of
the Honb1 Senate as they may appoint to take under considera-
tion the Petition of Matthew Wallace and report thereon —
Voted that Mr Tarlton Mr Kimball Mr Upham Mr Kellie and
Mr Hough be a Committee on the part of this House to join such
of the Honb1 Senate as they may appoint to take under considera-
tion the Petition of Col0 Ebenezer Brewster and others and report
thereon —
The Committee on the Petition of Thomas Millar reported that
the Petitioner have leave to withdraw his Petition which report was
rejected —
* Upon reading and considering the Petition of Thomas * 14-356
Millar voted that the Petitioner be heard thereon before
564 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. [J792
the General Court on the Second Thursday of the next Session
and that in the mean time the Petitioner cause that Robert Millar
be served with a Copy of the Petition and order of Court thereon
or cause the same to be left at his last and usual place of abode
Six weeks prior to the sitting of said Court that he may then
appear and shew cause (if any he hath) why the prayer thereof
may not be granted —
Adjourned to 8 o'Clock to morrow morning
WEDNESDAY June 13th 1792
The House met according to adjournment
The Committee on the Petition of Hannah Phips & others
reported that the existing Laws of the state being Sufficient to
give the Petitioner remedy — that she have liberty to withdraw
her Petition — which report was accepted and the Petition with-
drawn —
On the Petition of Mary Johnson said Committee reported that
the Laws of the state will afford ample remedy & that she have
liberty to withdraw her Petition — which report was accepted and
the Petition withdrawn —
On the Petition of Stephen Dearborn said Committee reported
that the prayer thereof be granted and that he have leave to bring
in a Bill accordingly — which report being read and considered
was received and accepted —
The Committee on the Account of William Smith reported that
they find by a resolve passed June 10th 1791 — the Registers of
Deeds in the Several Counties were directed to make out a Gen-
eral Index referring to deeds and that they should be allowed
therefor by the state a Sum in the same proportion as the law allows
for recording deeds & having examined the Index made out by Wil-
liam Smith find it will amount to fourteen pounds Six shillings &
Six pence — which report being read and considered
* 14-357 it * was voted that it be received and accepted and
that the President give order on the Treasurer for said
Sum.
Agreably to the order of the day proceeded to a hearing on
Petitions —
Upon hearing and considering the Petition of John Tasker
Esq1" and others voted that the prayer thereof be granted and that
they have leave to bring in a Bill accordingly —
Upon hearing and considering the Petition from Plymouth and
1792] JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. 565
Cockermouth voted that the prayer of said Petition be granted
and that they have leave to bring in a Bill accordingly —
Voted that the hearing on the Petition of Alexander Plumbley
which was to have been this day before the Gen1 Court be post-,
poned until to morrow at 3 o'Clock P. M of which all concerned
are to take notice and govern themselves accordingly —
The Committee on the Petition of Abel Parker and Jeremiah
Stiles Esqrs in behalf of the Inhabitants of the County of Cheshire
reported that the Petitioners have a day of hearing on said Peti-
tion and that all proceedings against the County be stayed until
the further order of the Legislature which report being read and
considered voted that it be received and accepted and that said
Petitioners be heard before the General Court on the Second
Tuesday of their next Session and that in the mean time the
Petitioners cause that Benjamin West and Peleg Sprague Esqrs
Attorneys at Law be served with a Copy of the Petition and order
of Court thereon Six weeks prior to said day of hearing that they
may then appear and Shew cause (if any they have) why the
prayer thereof may not be granted and that proceedings in mat-
ters of a Similar nature with those mentioned in said Petition be
stayed until the decision of the Legislature —
* Voted that the hearing on the Petition of Robert * 14-358
Wier which was to have been this day before the General
Court be postponed until the Second Tuesday of the next Session
of which all persons concerned are to take notice and govern them-
selves accordingly —
The Committee on the Petition of Ebenezer Brewster and others
reported that the prayer thereof be so far granted as that the Peti-
tioners have leave to cut Canals and lock all the falls in Connecti-
cut river between the mouth of mink brook in Hanover and the
Eddy below the Lower Bar of white river falls in Lebanon and
likewise the priviledge of building a toll bridge over said river in
any place within the limits aforesaid — not to interfere with
private property or the grant of any ferry without compensation to
the owner and that they have leave to bring in a Bill accordingly —
which report being read and considered voted that it be received
and accepted —
Whereas Sundry military stores belonging to this state were
deposited and have been left in Several Towns in this State since
the War — Therefore Resolved that the select men of all the
Towns and places within this state be and hereby are required to
collect all such public stores as may be found in their Respective
566 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. [J792
Towns and places and forward to Supply Clapp Esq1" the Com-
missary General of this state at Portsmouth a true list of all such
stores as may be found And the said Commissary General is hereby
impowered to give orders to said select men to sell at public Auction
any or all such stores (fire arms excepted) after giving public
notice thereof fifteen days previous to sale at that the select men
return all fire arms and the nett proceeds of all sales to the Com-
missary General on or before the last of January next and the
Commissary General shall lay a fair account of all proceedings
agreable to this Resolve before the General Court as soon as may
be after the said last of January next and that this
* 14-359 resolve be forthwith printed and distributed to all *the
towns and places in this state as soon as may be —
Adjourned to 3 o'Clock P M —
Met accordingly —
The following vote came down from the Honb1 Senate for Con-
currence —
In Senate June 13th 1792 —
Voted that the Secretary be directed to request of the Treas-
urer to make report to the General Court whether and how far
the vote passed the Court on the fourth [fourteenth] of January
last has been complied with — the purport of which vote was that
the Treasurer should transmit the vouchers for supporting the
claims of this state to the Commissioners of the United states —
which vote was read and concurred —
Voted that Mr Foster Mr Bradley and Mr Jn° Smith be a Com-
mittee on the part of this House to join such as the Honb1 Senate
may appoint to take under consideration the Petition of the Inhab-
itants of Kearsearge Gore and report thereon —
Voted that Mr E Smith Mr Gains and Mr March be a Commit-
tee on the part of this House to join such as the Honb1 Senate may
appoint to take under consideration the Petition of Francis Blood
and report thereon —
Voted Mr Bellows, Mr Hill and M1' Leavitt be a Committee on
the part this House to join such of the Honb1 Senate as the may
appoint to take under consideration the Petition of Reuben Hill
and report thereon —
Voted that Mr P White Mr Connor and Mr Livermore be a
Committee on the part of this House to join such of the Honb1
Senate as they may appoint to consider of the Petition of Abra-
ham Runnels and report thereon —
Voted that Mr Jn° Smith Mr Hoit and M1' Bedee be a Commit-
1792] JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. 567
tee on the part of this House to join such of the Honb1 Senate
as they may appoint to take under consideration the Petition of
John Hull and report thereon —
The Committee on the Account of Nathanael Adams
* Esq1' reported that it appears to them to be just and * 14-360
reasonable and that it be allowed which report being
read and considered voted that it be received and accepted and
that the President give order for payment being Nine pounds —
An Act to impower Silas Bettan guardian of the Children of
Samuel Bettan late of New Boston in said state deceased to sell
the Real Estate which was the said Samuels for the benefit of his
heirs — was read a third time and passed to be Enacted —
[The Resolve of Yesterday respecting the public being in-
formed of the Laws passed immediately after passing the Same
being returned by the Honb1 Senate]
The following resolve came down from the Honb1 Senate for
Concurrence
In Senate June 13th 1792
Whereas it is of Importance that the citizens of this state should
be informed of all the Laws of a public nature as soon after they
are enacted as possible
Therefore Resolved that the Secretary be required as soon as
may be after the close of each Session to cause a proper number
of the Laws of this state of a public nature passed at such Session
to be printed on paper of a Size and quality that shall correspond
with the last Edition of the state Laws, which copies shall be dis-
tributed as soon as it can be conveniently done to the several
places and persons who have usually been furnished with them,
and the Several printers of public papers in this state shall each
of them be entitled to receive an authenticated printed Copy at the
Secretarys office for the purpose of publishing said laws and
Resolves in their respective papers free of any expence to the
State — which resolve was read & concurred —
*Upon reading and Considering the Petition of Sam- * 14-361
uel Leavitt and the report of a Committee thereon voted
that the Petitioner be heard thereon before the General Court on the
third Wednesday of their next Session and that in the mean time
the Petitioner cause that the Substance of the Petition and order
of Court thereon be published three weeks Successively in the
New Hampshire Gazzette Six weeks prior to said day of hearing
that any person or persons may then appear and Shew cause (if
any they have) why the prayer thereof may not be granted —
568 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. \j-l92
The Committee on the Petition of Bartholomew Goyer reported
that it appears that he was a Soldier in the Service of this state —
and in June 1782 was carried prisoner into Canada where he
remained until September 1783 — that on Supposition of his being
killed was returned dead in consequence of which his pay ceased
— It appears to your Committee that the said Goyer is entitled to
receive a state note from the Treasurer for the Sum of thirty
pounds carrying interest from the last day of September 1783
which sum ought to be charged to the United states — which
report being read and considered voted that it be received and
accepted and that the President give order on the Treasurer to
issue a note accordingly —
The Committee on the Petition of Samuel Runnels reported
that the Petitioner have leave to withdraw his Petition as there is
a Law provided empowering the Judge of Probate to sell part or
the whole of the deceased's Estate as may upon Examination
appear to him reasonable — which report being read and consid-
ered was received and accepted and the Petition withdrawn —
Adjourned to 8 o'Clock to morrow morning
THURSDAY June 14th 1792.
The House met according to adjournment
Voted that Mr Parker, Mr Livermore & Mr Gains be a Com-
mittee on the part of this House to join such of the Honb1 Senate
as they may appoint to consider of the Petition of Richard Jenness
Esq1' and others and report thereon —
* 14-362 * Voted that M1' Flanders Mr Hoit Mr Badger Mr Cilley
and Mr Holmes be a Committee on the part of this
House to join such of the Honb1 Senate as they may appoint to
consider of the Petition of John McCurdy and Alexander Royl-
stone and report thereon —
Voted that Mr Pierce Mr M Leavitt & Mr Pickering be a Com-
mittee on the part of this House to join such of the Honb1 Senate
as they may appoint to take under consideration the account of
Ozias Silsby and report thereon —
The Committee on the Account of Samuel Hunt Esq1' reported
that said Account amounting to Six pounds twelve shillings be
allowed and paid out of the Treasury and that the President give
order accordingly — which report being read and considered voted
that it be received and accepted —
The Committee on the Petition of the Trustees of Atkinson
Amherst New Ipswich and Charlestown Academies reported as
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their Opinion that to promote the Education of the Youth of this
state is an Object worthy the Attention of the Legislature and in
order to enable the Trustees aforesaid to prosecute their plan that
they raise the Sum of Three Thousand pounds by Lottery at the
Expence of the said Trustees under such regulations as the
Legislature shall direct which report being read and considered
was rejected —
Voted that Mr J Pierce Mr Bedee & Mr E Smith be a Commit-
tee on the part of this House to join such of the Honb1 Senate as
they may appoint to take under consideration the Petition of Joseph
Waldron and others and report thereon —
The Committee on the Petition of Matthew Wallace reported
that an Act be passed the present session providing in cases
where prisoners for debt shall be admitted to the Oath prescribed
in and by an Act entitled an Act for the relief of prisoners for
debt it shall not be in the power of their Creditors to
hold them in Custody for a longer period *than six * 14-363
months from the time of taking said Oath — which
report being read and considered — voted that it be received and
accepted and that a Bill be brought in accordingly
Voted that the powers and directions given at the last Session
to a Committee for looking out and fixing on the tract in which
the road shall run from Conway to Shelburne be continued and
prolonged until the next Session of the Legislature —
Voted that Mr A Parker, Mr Pickering & Mr Whitcomb be a
Committee [for looking out and fixing on the tract in which the
road shall run from Conway to Shelburne, be continued and pro-
longed until the next session of the General-Court.
Voted that Mr. A. Parker, Mr. Pickering and Mr. Whitcomb,
be a committee] on the part of this House to join such as the
Honb1 Senate may appoint to consider of the Petition of Joseph
Welch Esq1' and others Committee from Plastow and report
thereon —
The Committee on the printers accounts reported that James D
Griffith be allowed eighteen shillings in full for his Account —
which report being read and considered voted that it be received
and accepted and that the President give order accordingly —
Voted that the hearing on the Petition of Jaasiel Herriman
which was to have been this Session before the General Court be
postponed until the Second Thursday of the next session and that
said Herriman give notice in the same manner as described in the
former order of Court and the same term of time prior to said day
of hearing —
57° NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. [J792
Voted that the hearing on the Petition of Abner Sanborn and
others which was to have been this session before the General
Court be postponed until the second Thursday of the next session
of which all persons concerned are to take notice and govern
themselves accordingly —
Adjourned to 3 o'Clock P. M —
Met accordingly
The Committee on printers accounts and on the Account of
Caleb Buswell reported that George Hough be allowed and paid
out of the Treasury twenty one pounds four shillings in
* 14-364 full of his Account — and that Henry *Ranlet have
and receive out of the Treasury Eighteen pounds in full
of his account — also that Caleb Buswell have and receive nine
pounds fourteen shillings and three pence in full of his account
and that the President give order accordingly — which report
being read and considered voted that it be received and accepted —
Voted that the Account of Theophilus Dame Esq1" be referred
to the Committee on the Account of Samuel Hunt Esqr and that
they report thereon —
The Committee on the Petition of Reuben Hill reported that it
appears that the said Hill in the year 1786 in consequence of a
Certain Subscription gave bond to the state Treasurer to keep in
repair the Bridge over Exeter river for the term of ten years, but
as said Hill has not only expended in repairing said Bridge the
whole of the Subscription but considerable of his own property
and is now advanced in years and unable to continue the repairs
your Committee are of Opinion that he be discharged from the
Bond — which report being read and considered — voted that it be
received & accepted and that the said Hill be discharged accord-
ing]y —
Upon reading and considering the Petition of George Liver-
more Esq1" in behalf of the Select men of Holderness voted that
the prayer thereof be granted and that the Treasurer govern him-
self accordingly —
Agreably to the order of the day proceeded to a hearing on
Petitions —
Upon hearing and considering the Petition of Moses Blake
voted that the prayer thereof be granted and that he have leave to
bring in a Bill accordingly —
Upon hearing and considering the Petition of Josiah Hastings,
voted that the prayer thereof be granted and that he have leave
to bring in a Bill accordingly —
1792] JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. 57 1
*Upon hearing and considering the Petition of Phin- * 14-365
ehas Parker voted that the prayer thereof be [so far]
granted [as that he have leave to review the action mentioned in
said Petition] and that he have leave to bring in a Bill accord-
ingly—
Upon hearing and considering the Petition of Susanna Dodge
voted that the prayer thereof be granted and that she have leave
to bring in a Bill accordingly —
Upon hearing and considering the Petition of Sarah Gray voted
that the prayer thereof be granted and that she have leave to bring
in a Bill accordingly —
Voted that the Petitions of Benjamin Ham, Alexander Plumb-
ley and Gideon Tiffany be dismissed no person appearing in Sup-
port of said Petitions —
The Committee on the Accounts of Ozias Silsby reported that
the accounts be allowed and paid as stated after deducting three
shillings ^r day on eleven days for a charge for time horse hire
and expences — which report being read and considered voted
that it be received and accepted and that the President give order
for payment of the ballance amounting to nine pounds eighteen
shillings and two pence —
An Act to incorporate the Township of Hebron was read a third
time and passed to be Enacted —
Voted that Mr Penniman Mr J Pierce M1' McClarey Mr Liver-
more and M1* Blanchard be a Committee on the part of this House
to join such of the Honb1 Senate as they may appoint to consider
of the Petition of the President and Trustees of Dartmouth College
and report thereon —
The following vote came down from the Honb1 Senate for Con-
currence
In Senate June 14th 1792
* Voted that Mr Atherton and Mr Sheafe be a Commit- * 14-366
tee with such of the Honb1 House as they may join to
take under consideration and report what is necessary to be done
respecting the revised Laws and to what time suspension Act [shall
be prolonged and the repealing Act] be in force — which vote was
read and concurred and Mr E Smith Mr J Pierce and M1' P White
joined —
Upon reading and considering the Petition of Abraham Wal-
dron voted that it be referred to the Committee on the Petition of
John McCurdy and Alexander Roylstone and that they report
thereon —
572 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. [J792
The Committee on the Petition of Solomon Pilsbury and others
Inhabitants of Society Land &c Reported that the prayer thereof
be so far granted as that a Committee be appointed at the expence
of the Petitioners to view the Situation of the Inhabitants on the
tract of Land mentioned in said Petition and report thereon to this
Court at the next Session — which report being read and consid-
ered voted that it be received & accepted
Resolved that Cap1 David Hough be an agent on the part of this
state to inquire into the right of the State to a certain Small gore
of Land lying between Enfield, Grafton and Protectworth and
after causing the Same to be Surveyed sell and convey the States
right to the Same by public or private sale to the best bidder
and make and execute a Deed accordingly and pay the amount of
the nett proceeds of the sale thereof into the Treasury and make
report of his doings at the next Session of the General Court —
An Act to alter the time for holding the Anual meeting in the
Town of Lyndborough in the County Hillsborough
* 14-367 from the Second to the first Tuesday of * March An-
nually — was read a third time and passed to be
Enacted —
An Act to incorporate certain persons for the purpose of build-
ing a Bridge over Merrimac River in the County of Hillsborough
and for supporting the Same — was read a third time and passed
to be Enacted —
Voted that Mr Flanders, Mr J Macgregore and Mr J Pierce be
a Committee on the part of this House to join such of the Honb1
Senate as they may appoint to take under consideration the Peti-
tion of Ithamar Woodward and others Inhabitants of Greenfield
and report thereon —
Upon reading and considering the Petition of James Flanders
Esq1' in behalf of the Inhabitants of Kearsearge Gore and the
report of a Committee thereon voted that the Petitioners be heard
thereon before the General Court on the Second Tuesday of their
next Session and that in the mean time the Petitioner cause that
the Selectmen of Salisbury, Andover and New London be served
with a Copy of the Petition and order of Court thereon Six weeks
prior to the sitting of said Court that any person or persons may
then appear and shew cause (if any they have) why the prayer
thereof may not be granted —
The Committee on the most expedient method for the appoint-
ment of Electors reported that the same mode of choosing the
Electors of President of the United states be adopted as was prac-
I792] JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. 573
ticed in the last choice of Electors and that a Bill be brought in
accordingly with the addition that provided there is no choice
made by the people in that case the Senate shall not have a Seper-
ate vote as is usual in other cases but shall join with the Repre-
sentatives in one body in making the choice by joint ballot —
which report being read and considered voted that it be received
and accepted —
* Adjourned to 8 oClock to morrow morning * 14-368
FRIDAY June 15th 1792.
The House met according to adjournment
Mr Upham and M1* Stiles desired leave of absence which was
granted —
The Committee on the Petition of John McCurdy and Alexander
Roylstone reported that it be postponed until the next Session of
the General Court in order that the Petitioners may have time to
exhibit a particular account of all the moneys they have received
from Individuals for excise and that the Treasurer be directed not
to call upon the Petitioners to discharge their bonds until the next
Session of the General Court provided they make immediate pay-
ment of what may be due excepting Eighty pounds — which report
being read & considered voted that it be received and accepted —
An Act to prevent obstructions and impediments to Navigation
in the River Piscataqua — was read a third time and passed to be
Enacted —
An Act to enable Stephen Dearborn to sell certain estate was
read a third time and passed to be Enacted —
Voted that Mr Hoit Mr Badger and Mr Gibson be a Committee
on the part of this House to join such of the Honb1 Senate as they
may appoint to consider of the Petition of Jeremiah Eames Esq1'
and report thereon —
Voted that Mr Gains Mr A Parker & Mr Blanchard be a Com-
mittee to take under consideration the Bill for chusing Representa-
tives to the Congress of the United States & report thereon —
Voted that Mr McClarey Mr Pickering and Mr Kelly be a Com-
mittee on the part of this House to join such of the Honb1 Senate
as they may appoint to take under consideration the Petition of
Thomas How and report thereon —
Upon reading and considering the Petition of Nath11 White Esqr
voted that the Prayer thereof be granted and that he have leave
to bring in a Bill accordingly —
574 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. I!1 792
* 14-369 *An Act impowering the Selectmen of Barnstead in
the County of Strafford to assess and levy on the Land
in said Barnstead two pence on each Acre for the purpose of
repairing the Bridge over Suncook River and also certain high-
ways in said Town, was read a third time and passed to be
Enacted —
Voted that Mr Connor Mr Waldron Mr.Dole, Mr Parker and
Mr N White be a Committee on the part of this House to join such
of Honb1 Senate as they may appoint to take under consideration
what business is yet necessary to be done at this Session at what
time and to what time and place this Court shall be adjourned,
also what allowance shall be made to the Members of the Honb1
Senate and House of Representatives & their Officers for travel
and attendance the present Session and report thereon —
Voted that Mr Macgregore Mr Darling and Mr A Parker be a
Committee on the part of this House to join such of the Honb1
Senate as they may appoint to consider of and report some method
for making known to the Citizens of this state the Sums due from
this state to certain Soldiers who served in the late war, and what
sums due to such soldiers are now in the hands of Majr Amos
Morrill —
Voted that Mr E Smith, Mr Gibson, & Mr Richardson be a
Committee on the part of this House to join such of the Honb1
Senate as they may appoint to take under consideration the Peti-
tion of [Joseph Duda and Jonathan Williams & report thereon —
Voted that Mr Connor Mr Gerrish & Mr Weeks be a Committee
on the part of this House to join such of the Honb1 Senate as they
may appoint to take under consideration the Petition of] Josiah
Gilman Esq1' and others and report thereon —
Adjourned to 3 o'Clock P. M —
Met accordingly —
Voted that Mr Sherburne, Mr Parker & Mr Badger be a Commit-
tee with such of the Honb1 Senate as they may join to take under
consideration the Petition of Sir William Pepperrell and report
thereon —
[ Voted that Mr. Hoit, Mr. J. Macgregore and Mr. CiWey be a
committee on the part of this house, to join such as the honorable
senate may appoint, to consider of the petition of David Webster,
Esquire, and report thereon.]
* 14-370 * The Committee on the petition of John Ewins re-
ported that the prayer thereof be granted and that he
I792] JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. 575
have leave to bring in a Bill accordingly — which report being
read and considered voted that it be received and accepted —
Voted that Mr N White Mr Gains and Mr Dow be a Committee
on the part of this House to join such of the Honb1 Senate as they
may appoint to consider of the Petition of Charles Johnston and
James Woodward Esqrs and report thereon
Voted that M1 Moore, Mr Hough and Mr Bellows be a Com-
mittee to take under consideration a Bill for building a bridge over
Connecticut river and locking certain falls in the same and report
thereon —
Voted that Mr Wingate Mr Temple and Mr Twitchel be a Com-
mittee on the part of this House to join such of the Honb1 Senate
as they may appoint to consider of the Petition of Joseph Rich-
ardson and report thereon —
The Committee on the Petition of Stephen Evans reported that
the prayer of said Petition be granted and that he have leave to
bring in a Bill accordingly — which report being read and consid-
ered voted that it be received and accepted —
The Committee to take under consideration what is necessary to
be done respecting the revised Laws and to what time the Sus-
pension Act shall be prolonged &c — Reported that the said
revised Laws be suspended until the thirtieth day of November
next, then to take effect together with the repealing Act but that
the repealed Laws however be in full force respecting all matters
during their Existence to which they relate that is until the said
thirtieth day of November to all intents and purposes as though
the repealing Act had not been made which report being read and
considered voted that it be received and accepted —
The Committee on the Petition of Joseph Welch Esqr and others
Committee for the Town of Plastow having considered all the
Circumstances relative to the Account Exhibited with said Petition
are of Opinion that the said Town have and receive thirty Seven
pounds ten shillings in full for said Accounts Out of the Treas-
ury and that the President give order accordingly
* which report being read and considered voted that it * 14-371
be received and accepted —
The Committee on the Petition of David Webster Esqr reported
that the prayer of the Petition be not granted and that the Peti-
tioner have leave to withdraw his Petition which report being read
and considered voted that it be received and accepted —
Adjourned to 8 o'Clock to morrow morning
576 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. [x792
SATURDAY June 16th 1792
The House met according to adjournment
Voted that the Secretary be directed to proceed in the distribu-
tion of the Law books [books of the revised laws] agreably to a
vote of the 15th of February 1791 and of Jan1' 2d 1792 —
An Act impowering Phinehas Parker to review a certain action
was read a third time and passed to be Enacted —
The vote on the Petition of David Webster Esq1* of Yesterday
being reconsidered motion was made to grant a day of hearing
the next Session — motion was then made to postpone said Motion
[for granting a day of hearing] to monday next — which vote
obtained —
The Committee on the Petition from Greenfield reported that
the Petitioners be heard thereon before the General Court some
time in the next Session — whereupon voted that the Petitioners
be heard thereon before the General Court on the Second Friday
of their next Session and that in the mean time the Petitioners
cause that the Select men of Lyndborough Greenfield and Frances-
town be served with a Copy of the Petition and order of Court
thereon Six weeks prior to said da}' of hearing, that they may
then appear and shew cause (if any they have) why the prayer
thereof may not be granted —
Voted that the Members of the Honb1 Senate and House of
Representatives and their Officers have the same allowance for
Travel and attendance as at the last Session and that the Secre-
tary and Clerk make up the Respective Rolls accordingly —
The vote of Yesterday respecting the Suspension of the Opera-
tion of the revised laws came down from the Honb1 Senate for the
following Amendment "that the revised Laws be suspended until
the 15th of Sept1' next instead of the 30th of Nov1' next" which
[alteration] was concurred —
* 14-372 *The Committee on the Petition of Jeremiah Eames
Esqr reported as their Opinion that the further consid-
eration thereof be postponed until the next Session of the General
Court and that the Committee who are appointed to lay out a road
from Conway to Shelburne be desired to obtain information
respecting the propriety of laying a road from Shelburne to Piercy
and to report thereon at the next Session which report being read
and considered voted that it be received and accepted —
An Act to vest in Moses Blake his heirs and Assigns the exclu-
sive priviledge of keeping a ferry over a certain part of Connecti-
cut river — was read a third time and passed to be Enacted
I792] JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. 577
Upon reading and considering the Petition from a number of
the Inhabitants of Durham — voted that the prayer thereof be
granted and that they have leave to bring in a Bill accordingly
Voted that Mr Cragin Mr Pickering & Mr Barrett be a Com-
mittee on the part of this House to join such of the Honb1 Senate
as they may appoint to take under consideration the Petition of
John Young and Samuel Young and report thereon —
Voted that Mr P White Mr Hoit and Mr J Pierce be a Commit-
tee on the part of this House to join such of the Honb1 Senate as
they may appoint to take under consideration the Petition of
George Jaffrey Esq1" and report thereon —
An Act to impower Sarah Gray as Executrix to the last will
and Testament of Thomas Gray deceased to Sell certain lands
was read a third time and passed to be Enacted —
An Act authorizing the Judge of Probate for the County of
Hillsborough to issue a new Commission of Insolvency on the
Estate of Samuel Dodge deceasa and directing the consequent
proceedings of the Administratix on said Estate was read a third
time and passed to be Enacted —
Voted that Mr O Parker Mr Connor, Mr Wellman Mr Picker-
ing and M1' Hoyt be a Committee on the part of this House to join
such of the Honb1 Senate as they may appoint to consider of the
Petition of Joshua Foss Esqr and others and report thereon —
Voted that the Petition of Joseph Chesley be referred to the
Committee on the Petition of Joseph Duda and Jonathan Williams
and that they report thereon —
* Adjourned to Monday next at 3 o'Clock P. M — * 14-373
MONDAY June 18th 1792 —
The House met according to adjournment
The Honb1 the Speaker being absent motion was made for the
choice of a Speaker Protempore and the Honb1 Phillips White
Esq1' was chosen who declined and the Honb1 James Macgregore
was chosen to said office —
An Act directing the mode of chusing Representatives to the
Congress of the United states was read a third time and passed to
be Enacted —
Voted that Mr Penniman Mr Gains & M1' J Duncan with such
of the Honb1 Senate as they may join be a Committee to con-
sider of the Petition of the Selectmen of Wendall and report
thereon —
37
578 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. [x792
The Account of Eliphalet Ladd was read and referred to the
Committee on printers accounts —
Voted that Mr Hill, Mr J Duncan Mr Bellows Mr Marshall &
M1' Bean be a Committee on the part of this House to join such of
the Honb1 Senate as they may appoint to consider of the Petition
of John Taylor in behalf of the Proprietors of Morristown and
report thereon —
Voted that Mr P. White, Mr Connor M1 Hoit Mr E Smith Mr
Barron Mr Cragin, Mr Penniman M1 A Parker Mr Brooks and Mr
Johnson be a Committee on the part of this House to join such of
the Honb1 Senate as they may appoint to consider of and report
such method as shall appear to them most expedient for the
appointment of Electors for this state —
Voted that Mr Hoit Mr Blanchard & Mr A Parker be a Com-
mittee on the part of this House to join such of the Honb1 Senate
as they may appoint to consider of the Petition of Majr Benjamin
Whitcomb in behalf of Noah Levans and Joseph Chandler and
report thereon —
Voted that Mr JVTClarey Mr Gibson & Mr Livermore be a Com-
mittee on the part of this House to join such of the Honb1 Senate
as they may appoint to consider of the Petition of William Fowler
and report thereon —
* 14-374 * Voted that Mr Hoit, Mr McClarey & Mr Leavitt be a
Committee on the part of this House to join such of the
Honb1 Senate as they may appoint to consider of the Petition of
Nathan Cutler and others and report thereon —
The Committee on the Petition of Sir William Pepperell reported
that the prayer thereof be so far granted as that the Petitioner
have leave to bring in a Bill — which report being read and con-
sidered voted that it be received and accepted —
Voted that Mr Bartlett Mr Livermore & Mr Pickering be a
Committee on the part of this House to join such of the Honb!
Senate as they may -appoint to consider of the Petition of Stephen)
Evans and report thereon —
Voted that Mr Jn° Smith Mr Bellows & Mr Moore be a Com
mittee on the part of this House to join such of the Honb1 Senatt
as they may appoint to consider of the Petition of Mary Neal anc
John Neal and report thereon —
Adjourned to 8 o'Clock to morrow morning
1792] JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
579
TUESDAY June 19th 1792 —
The House met according to adjournment
Upon reading and considering the Petition of the Select men of
New Hampton, voted that the prayer thereof be granted and that
they have leave to bring in a Bill accordingly —
Voted that Mr Blanchard M1' Bell and Mr Leavitt be a Commit-
tee on the part of this House to join such of the Honb1 Senate as
they may appoint to consider of the Petition of James Hill and
Jonathan Wiggin and report thereon —
Voted that the Account of John Melcher be referred to the
Committee on Printers accounts and that they report thereon —
An Act to vest in Josiah Hastings his heirs & Assigns the
exclusive priviledge of keeping a Ferry over a certain part of
Connecticut river — was read a third time and passed to be En-
acted —
Voted that the Honb1 Samuel Livermore be and he hereby is
appointed a Senator on the part of this State to the Congress of
the United states for the term of Six years from and after the
fourth day of March next —
* An Act authorizing and directing the judge of Pro- * 14-375
bate for the County of Rockingham to allow the Com-
missioners on the Estate of James Ewins a further time to receive
claims against the Estate of the said James — was read a third
time and passed to be Enacted
On the Second reading of a Bill for establishing the times of
holding the Courts in the County of Strafford motion was made
to strike out the word " Moultonborough " and insert the word
"Rochester" to determine which the yeas and nays were called
and are as follows (viz) —
Yeas. Yeas. Yeas. Yeas.
Mr Gains
Mr Wiggin
Mr Kellie
Mr Cragin
Mr Connor
Mr Eastman
Mr E Smith
Mr Jn° Smith
Mr Pickering
Mr Hill
Mr Carr
M1' Jn° Duncan
Mr Weeks
M1- Cram
Mr How
Mr Whitcomb
Mr M Leavitt
Mr Foster
M1' Wingate
Mr Penniman
Mr Brown
Mr Gibson
Mr Waldron
Mr Twitchel
Mr C Leavitt
Mr Weeks
Nays.
Nays.
Nays.
Nays.
Mr J Pierce
Mr Bean
Mr Emerson
Mr Dow
Mr Bell
Mr McClarey
Mr Godfrey
Mr Carlton
Mr Macgregore
Mr Bradley
Mr Tilton
Mr Harper
Mr Blanchard
Mr Bartlett
Mr Marshall
Mr Badger
;So
NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS,
[1792
Xays.
M* Bedee
M* Hoit
Mr Nutter
Mr McMillan
Mr Blasclell
Mr Davis
Mr R Parker
Mr Dole
Mr Eames
Mr O Parker
Nays.
Mr Barrett
Mr Fisk
Mr P Clark
Mr T Gibson
Mr Darling
Mr Gale
Mr Gerrish
Mr Moore
M1' Temple
Xays.
M1' Jackson
Mr Rand
Mr Bellows
Mr Wellman
Mr Wilcox
Mr Huntley
Mr Stone
Mr Kimball
M1' Li verm 01 e
Nays.
M1' Craige
M1* Crawford
Mr Johnson
M1' Richardson
Mr Hough
Mr Fairrield
Mr Brooks
Mr Tarlton
Mr White
26 Yeas — 53 nays — so the motion was lost
Voted that Mr J^Macgregore Mr Gibson & Mr Pickering be a
Committee on the part of this House to join such of the Honb1
Senate as they may appoint to consider of the Petition of Maf
Ebenezer Tibbets and the Petition of Ichabod Rollins Esq1' and
report thereon —
Voted that Mr J Macgregore Mr Jn° Smith & Mr Cragin be a
Committee on the part of this House to join such of the Honb1
Senate as they may appoint to consider of the Account of Joseph
Badger, Henry Gerrish, and Nathan Hoit Esqrs and report
thereon —
Adjourned to 3 o'Clock P. M —
Met accordingly —
* 14-376 * An Act to incorporate certain persons for locking falls
cutting cannals and building a Bridge over Connecticut
river — was read a third time and passed to be Enacted —
An Act to enable Josiah Gilman Esqr to sell certain real Estate
for the benefit of his Children was read a third time and passed to
be Enacted —
Agreably to the order of the day proceeded to a hearing on the
Petitions from Amherst —
Upon hearing and considering the Petitions from Amherst and
the Report of a Committee voted that the prayer thereof be
granted in the manner reported by the Committee — and that they
have leave to bring in a Bill accordingly —
Voted that the Petition of Abigail Gale be referred to the Com-
mittee on the Petition of Hannah Phips and that they report
thereon —
Upon reading and considering the Petition of Richard Jenness
and others voted that the Petitioners be heard thereon before the
General Court on the Second Friday of the next Session and that
in the mean time the Petitioners cause that James Seavy be served
1792] JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. 581
with a Copy of the Petition and order of Court thereon Six weeks
prior to said day of hearing that he may then appear and shew
cause (if any he hath) why the prayer thereof may not be
granted —
The Committee appointed to consider and report the mode of
chusing a President and vice President of the United States —
Reported that precepts should issue for the votes of the People to
be given in for the Electors on the same day on which they give
in their votes for Representatives to Congress — And in case there
shall not be a Majority of votes for the number of Electors wanted
then within the thirty four days required by the Act of Congress
the meetings shall be held a second time and double the number
taken from those who shall appear to have the highest number of
votes shall be sent out to be voted for at the said second meeting
and the Six persons who shall have the highest number of votes
shall be declared Electors and if it shall so happen that any
two persons voted for shall have an equal number of
* votes the President and Council shall put the names * 14-377
of both persons into a Box to be drawn by a Lot and
the person whose name shall be so drawn shall be declared an
Elector — which report being read and considered voted that it be
received & accepted —
An Act in amendment to an Act intitled an Act to impower the
Town of Wentworth to Assess the Nonresidents lands in said
Town for the repairing highways therein — was read a third time
and passed to be Enacted —
An Act to authorize and impower Sir William Pepperell of
London in the Kingdom of Great Britain Baronet and his heirs to
take and hold for the purpose of conveying and to sell and convey
the Interest and estate of Andrew Pepperell Esqr at his decease
in certain lands therein Specified under the restrictions therein
mentioned — was read a third time and passed to be Enacted —
Voted that Mr J Macgregore Mr Cilley & Mr T Gibson be a
Committee on the part of this House to join such of the Honb1
Senate as they shall appoint to consider of the Petition of Joseph
Eaton Kiniston and report thereon —
Voted that the Account of David Webster Esq1' be referred to
the Committee on the Account of Samuel Hunt Esq1' and that
they report thereon —
On motion that the report of the Committee [be accepted] for the
General Court to meet at Exeter the next Session — [be accepted
— the yeas and nays were called and are as follows, viz.]
NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS,
[1792
Yeas.
M1' Gains
M* J Pierce
Mr Sherburne
Mr Connor
Mr J Macgregore
Mr Pickering
Mr Weeks
Mr M Leavitt
Mr Brown
Mr Wiggin
Mr Eastman
* 14-378 *Nays.
Mr Bell
Mr Blanchard
Mr Cram
Mr Foster
Mr Jon<* Smith
Mr Bradley
Mr Bartlett
Mr Tilton
Mr Marshall
Mr J Gibson
Mr Hoit
Yeas.
Mr Bean
Mr Hill
Mr Cilley
Mr March
Mr Ap-Clarey
M1' Emerson
Mr Godfrey
Mr Dow
Mr Kellie
Mr E Smith
Mr Carr
Nays.
Mr McMillan
Mr Lovell
Mr Barron
Mr Dole
M1' Eames
Mr Barrett
Mr Fisk
Mr P Clark
M1' Cragin
Mr Jn° Duncan
Mr T Gibson
Yeas.
Mr How
Mr Wingate
Mr Waldron
Mr Harper
Mr Bedee
Mr Nutter
Mr C Leavitt
Mr Blasdell
Mr Davis
Mr R Parker
Mr Abbott
Nays.
Mr B Pierce
Mr Darling
Mr Gerrish
Mr Flanders
Mr Moore
Mr Shepherd
M1' Temple
Mr Jackson
Mr Well man
M1' Huntley
M1' Penniman
Yeas.
Mr J no Smith
Mr Whitcomb
Mr A Parke r
Mr Rand
Mr Bellows
Mr Wilcox
Mr Twitchel
M1* Livermore
Mr N White
Mr Weeks
Nays.
Mr Stone
Mr Kimball
Mr S Duncan
Mr Craige
Mr Crawford
Mr Johnson
M1' Richardson
Mr Hough
Mr Fairneld
Mr Tarlton
Mr Carlton
43 Yeas — 44 nays — so it was not accepted —
Motion was then made that the next Session of the General
Court be holden at Concord — [on which motion the yeas and
nays were called and are as follows, viz.]
Yeas. Yeas. Yeas. Yeas.
Mr Bell Mr Hoit Mr T Gibson
Mr Blanchard Mr McMillan Mr B Pierce
Mr Cram Mr Lovell Mr Darling
Mr Foster Mr Barron Mr Gerrish
Mr Jona Smith Mr Dole Mr Flanders
Mr Bradley Mr Eames Mr Moore
Mr Bartlett Mr O Parker Mr Shepherd
Mr Emerson Mr Barrett ME Temple
Mr Marshall Mr Fisk Mr Jackson
Mr J Gibson Mr Abbott M1 Rand
Mr Carr Mr P Clark Mr Bellows
Mr Wingate Mr Cragin Mr Wellman
Mr Bedee Mr J Duncan M* Wilcox
Mr White
Nays.
Mr Gains
Mr J Pierce
Mr Sherburne
Mr Hoit
Mr McMillan
Mr Lovell
Mr Barron
Mr Dole
Mr Eames
Mr O Parker
Mr Barrett
Mr Fisk
Mr Abbott
Mr P Clark
Mr Cragin
Mr J Duncan
Mr Carlton
Nays.
M1' Connor
Mr J Macgregore
Mr Pickering
Nays.
Mr Weeks
Mr Leavitt
M1' Brown
Mr Huntley
Mr Penniman
Mr Twitchel
Mr Stone
Mr Kimball
M1' S Duncan
Mr Craige
Mr Crawford
M1' Johnson
M1* Richardson
M1' Hough
Mr Fairfield
Mr Tarlton
Nays.
M1' Wiggin
Mr Eastman
Mr Bean
I792] JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. 583
Nays.
Nays.
Nays.
Nays.
Mr Hill
Mr M^Clarey
Mr Cilley
Mr March
Mr Godfrey
Mr Dow
Mr Kellie
Mr E Smith
Mr Waldron
Mr Nutter
Mr Leavitt
Mr Blasdell
Mr Davis
Mr Jno Smith
Mr Whitcomb
Mr A Parker
Mr Livermore
Mr Weeks
54 Yeas — 30 Nays — so it passed in the affirmative
Voted that when the business of the present Session is finished
that the General Court adjourn to meet again on the last Wednes-
day of November next —
* An Act for altering the places for holding the Courts * 14-379
in the County of Strafford — was read a third time and
passed to be Enacted —
Voted that Mr Livermore Mr Crawford & Mr Craige be a Com-
mittee on the part of this House to join such of the Honb1 Senate
as they may appoint to consider of the Petition of John Porter Esq1*
and report thereon —
Upon reading and considering the Petition of the Select men of
Rumney voted that the Petitioners be heard thereon before the Gen-
eral Court on the third Wednesday of the next Session and that
in the mean time the Petitioners cause that the Substance of the
Petition and order of Court thereon be published three weeks
Successively in the New Hampshire Gazzette Six weeks prior to
said day of hearing that any person or persons may then appear
and shew cause (if any they have) why the prayer thereof may
not be granted —
Voted that Thursday the twenty second day of November next
be observed as a day of public Thanksgiving throughout this State
and that his Excellency the President with advice of Council
Seasonably issue a proclamation for that purpose
The Committee to report some method for making known to the
Citizens of this state the balances due from this state to certain
Soldiers &c — Reported that the President direct the Committee
on Claims as soon as may be to make out a list of the balances to
which the Officers and Soldiers of the New Hampshire line are
entitled to and that he cause the Same to be published in the
Several News papers of this state And that the President also
request of Maj1' Amos Morrill a list of the Balances now in his
hands due to the Soldiers of the New Hampshire line and that the
Same be published in the Several papers aforesaid — which
report being read and considered voted that it be received and
accepted —
584 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. [x792
An Act for restoring Stephen Evans to his Law — was read a
third time and passed to be Enacted —
The Committee on the Account of Col" Badger Col° Gerrish
and Col0 Hoit beg leave to report as their Opinion that they
be allowed ten shillings ^r day also one pound Six
* 14-380 * shillings and nine pence for money paid chainmen
which report being read and considered voted that it be
received and accepted —
An Act in addition to an Act entitled an Act for the ease and
relief of persons imprisoned for debt — was read a third time and
passed to be Enacted —
Adjourned to 8 o'Clock to morrow morning —
WEDNESDAY June 20th 1792
The House met according to adjournment
An Act in further Addition to an Act passed the Seventeenth day
of June Anno Dom~ 1791 intitled an Act suspending the Opera-
tion of Sundry Acts therein Enumerated and referred to until a cer-
tain period — was read a third time and passed to be Enacted —
The Committee on the Petition of Mary Neal and John Neal
reported that the prayer thereof be so far granted as that they
have liberty to discharge the Excise bonds now in the Treasury
against John Neal Esq1' deceased without paying any Interest
thereon prior to this time provided said Bonds be discharged
within one year from this Date — which report being read and
considered voted that it be received and accepted —
Voted that M1' Connor Mr Livermore and Mr J Macgregore be a
Committee on the part of this House to join such of the Hon"
Senate as they may appoint to consider of the Petition of John
Wilkins and report thereon —
An Act to repeal sundry Acts and Laws therein Enumerated —
was read a third time and passed to be Enacted
The Committee on the Petition of Joseph Duda and Jonathan
Williams of the Town of Lee reported that they have liberty to
pay the Continental Indent Tax of said Town for the year 1789
in Specie at Seven Shillings on the pound reckoning seven shil-
lings in Specie equal to twenty shillings in Indents — which
report being read and considered voted that it be received and
accepted —
Voted that the account of Joseph Pearson Esq1' amounting to
twenty one pound twelve shillings be allowed and paid out of the
Treasury by order of the President —
I792] JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. 585
* Voted that Mr J Pierce Mr E Smith, Mr Hoit Mr * 14-381
Gibson and Mr P White be a Committee on the part of
this House to join such of the Honb1 Senate as they may appoint
to consider of a Resolve respecting loaning money now in the
Treasury and report thereon —
The Committee on printers accounts reported that Eliphalet
Ladd be allowed and paid out of the Treasury by order of the
President — the Sum of Eleven pounds ten shillings in full of his
Account for printing dated June 18th 1792 — which report being
read and considered voted that it be received & accepted —
Voted that the Revrd Robert Gray have & receive out of the
Treasury forty shillings for his Services as Chaplain to the Gen-
eral Court the present Session and that the President give order
accordingly —
The Committee on the Memorial of George Jaffry Esq1" reported
that the prayer thereof be so far granted as that a Committee be
appointed to examine the premises at the Expence of the Memo-
ralist and report thereon to the General Court at the next Session
— which report being read and considered voted that it be received
and accepted and that Moses Leavitt Jonathan Cilley and James
Carr Esquires be a Committee for the aforesaid purpose —
Voted that Mr Moore Mr Bellows and Mr McClarey be a
Committee on the part of this House to join such of the Honb1
Senate as they may appoint to consider of the Petition of Samuel
Odlin and report thereon —
Voted that the Comptroller be directed to Deliver to John Nott
the Original order by which Samuel Gilman (Taylor) received
the wages due to Jesse Nott, he the said Comptroller keeping a
Copy of the Same —
* Adjourned to 3 o'Clock P. M — * 14-382
Met accordingly
An Act for Incorporating the Southwest parish in Amherst was
read a third time and passed to be Enacted —
Voted that his Excellency the President be requested to Call
on the Several Major Generals in this state to make return of the
Numbers under their Command in their respective divisions at or
before the next Session of the General Court —
On motion that each Member of the Legislature for the years
1791 and 1792 who have not received a book of the revised la^vs
be entitled to receive one book each — The yeas and Nays were
called and are as follows —
86
NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS.
[1792
Yeas.
Yeas.
Yeas.
Yeas.
Mr Gains
Mr March
Mr Waldron
Mr Flanders
Mr Beli
Mr Foster
Mr Harper
Mr Shepherd
Mr Pickering
Mr Jona Smith
Mr Nutter
M1' Penniman
Mr Weeks
AK Bradley
Mr C Leavitt
Mr S Duncan
Mr M Leavitt
Mr Emerson
Mr P Clark
M1' Crawford
Mr Brown
Mr Marshall
Mr Darling
Mr Tarlton
Mr Bean
Mr Dow
Mr Gale
Mr White
Nays.
Nays.
Nays.
Nays.
Mr J Pierce
Mr How
Mr Cragin
Mr Wilcox
Mr Connor
Mr Badger
Mr Jn° Smith
Mr Huntley
Mr J Macgregore
Mr Bedee
Mr J Duncan
Mr Holmes
Mr Wiggin
Mr Hoit
Mr T Gibson
Mr Twitchel
M* P White
Mr McMillan
Mr B Pierce
Mr Stone
Mr Eastman
Mr Blasdell
Mr Gerrish
Mr Kimball
Mr Cilley
Mr Davis
Mr Moore
Mr Livermore
M* Mc-Clarey
Mr R Parker
Mr Whitcomb
M1' Craige
Mr Cram
Mr Barron
Mr A Parker
M1' Richardson
Mr Bartlett
Mr Dole
Mr Temple
Mr Hough
Mr Godfrey
Mr Eames
M1" Jackson
Mr Fairtield
Mi' Tilron
Mr 0 Parker
Mr Rand
Mr Carlton
Mr Gibson
Mr Fisk
Mr Bellows
Mr Weeks
Mr Carr
Mr Abbott
Mr Wellman
Mr Hill
28 Yeas — 56 nays — so the motion was lost —
* 14-383 * Voted that the Honb1 Robert Wallace Esq1", Peter
Clark Esq1' and Benjamin Pierce Esq1' be a Committee
to view the Situation of the Inhabitants of the Society Land
agreably to a vote of the 14th Instant and report at the next Ses-
sion
Upon reading and considering the Petition of Judith Meloon
voted that the prayer thereof be granted and that the Petitioner
have leave to bring in a Bill accordingly —
The vote appointing the next Session of the General Court to
be holden at Concord came down from the Honb1 Senate for the
following alteration " that Exeter be inserted instead of Concord"
which alteration was concurred — The yeas and Nays on the alter-
ation were as follows — viz
Yeas.
Yeas.
Yeas.
Yeas.
M'
Gains
Mr Brown
Mr M^'CIarey
Mr Wingate
to
J Pierce
Mr Wiggin
Mr Cram
Mr Wellman
to
Sherburne
Mr Eastman
M1' Emerson
Mr Waldron
M'
Connor
Mr Bean
Mr Godfrey
M1' Harper
Mr
J Macgregore
M1' Moore
Mr Dow-
Mr Bedee
Mi
Pickering
Mr Hill
Mr E Smith
Mr Hoit
w
Weeks
Mr Cilley
Mr Carr
M1' Nutter
to
Leavitt
Mr March
Mr How
Mr C Leavitt
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Yeas. Yeas. Yeas. Yeas.
Mr Blasdell Mr Jn° Smith Mr Bellows Mr Livermore
Mr Davis Mr Whitcomb Mr Wilcox Mr Craige
Mr R Parker Mr A Parker Mr Penniman Mr N White
Mr Lovell Mr Temple Mr Twitchel Mr Weeks
Mr O Parker Mr Rand
Nays. Nays. Nays. Nays.
Mr Bell Mr McMillan Mr T Gibson M* Stone
Mr Blanchard Mr Barron Mr B Pierce Mr Kimball
Mr Foster Mr Dole Mr Darling Mr S Duncan
Mr Jona Smith Mr Eames Mr Gale " Mr Crawford
Mr Bradley Mr Fisk M1' Gerrish Mr Johnson
Mr Bartlett Mr Abbott Mr Flanders Mr Richardson
MrTilton Mr Clark Mr Shepherd M* Hough
Mr Marshall Mr Cragin Mr Jackson Mr Fairfield
Mr J Gibson Mr J Duncan Mr Huntley Mr Tarlton
Mr Carlton
50 Yeas — 37 Nays — so it was concurred —
* Voted that Mr Penniman be one of the Committee on * 14-384
Printers accounts instead of Mr Stiles who is absent —
Resolved that the Treasurer be directed and impowered to Loan
on Interest of Six *$r Cent ^r Annum for any time not exceeding
twelve months any Sum not exceeding Seven thousand pounds of
the money now in the Treasury to any citizen or citizens of this
State who may apply for the Same taking their Obligations for
the Sum loaned and Interest thereon and six ^r Cent stock of the
United states to the Amount pf fifty ^r Cent more than the Sum
so loaned or other Securities of this or the United states accord-
ing to their Specie value in that proportion as Collateral Secu-
rity—
Whereas a Resolve passed the General Court June 13th 1790
[1791], providing for the payment of outstanding taxes and the
time limited for the Select men to compleat the Settlement with
collectors and make return thereof to the Treasurer expired
September 1791 and a further time has since been allowed which
expired the first day of March last past — Therefore
Resolved that the time for the Select men to compleat the
Settlement with the Collectors and to make return thereof to the
Treasurer be further lengthned out until the close of the next
Session of the General Court and that the Treasurer is hereby
directed to receive of any Collector the tax due from him or any
part thereof on his producing a Certificate from the Select men of
the Town or place to which he belongs of his Settlement with the
Select men as provided by said Resolve —
588 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. [J792
Voted that Mr J Pierce Mr Blanchard & Mr Connor
* 14-385 *be a Committee to report such alterations as they may
judge necessary in a Bill for making New Market
bridge a toll bridge and ascertaining the rates of toll to be taken
at said bridge —
The following vote came down from the Honb1 Senate for Con-
currence —
In Senate June 20th 1792
Voted that M1" Sheafe and Mr Freeman be a Committee with
such as the Honb1 House may join to take under consideration
the Representative Bill and report what alterations should be made
therein to make it conformable to the Bill for the appointment of
Electors and to what time the Court shall adjourn — which vote
was read and concurred and Mr E Smith Mr Gibson & M1 A
Parker joined —
Voted that the Account of Col0 Amos Cogswell amounting to
twelve pounds one shilling & Six pence be allowed and paid out
of the Treasury by order of the President —
Upon reading and considering the Petition of John Wilkins and
the report of a Committee thereon voted that the Petitioner be
heard thereon before the General Court on the Second Thursday
of their next Session and that in the mean time the Petitioner
cause that Samuel Dodge named in said Petition be served with a
Copy of said Petition and order of Court thereon Six weeks prior
to said day of hearing that he may then appear and shew cause
(if any he hath) why the prayer thereof may not be granted —
An Act directing the mode of Balloting for and appointing
electors of this state for the Election of a President of the United
states came down from the Honb1 Senate to be Enacted and after
having read three several times was Enacted —
* 14-386 * Upon reading and considering the Petition of Samuel
Young and John Young voted that the prayer thereof
be granted so far as that the Treasurer be directed to stay any
extent or extents against the Petitioners until the next Session of
the General Court —
Adjourned to 8 oClock to morrow morning
THURSDAY June 21st 1792
The House met according to adjournment
The Committee to consider of the Petition of Samuel Odlin
reported that the prayer of the Petition be granted provided he
I792] JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. 589
pay the said sum into the Treasury within the term of Six
months — which report being read and considered voted that it be
received and accepted —
The Committee appointed to lay out a public road or highway
from Concord in the County of Rockingham to Durham falls in
the County of Strafford and from New Market bridge to join the
aforesaid road Reported as follows (viz) We the Subscribers
being appointed a Committee by the General Court of New
Hampshire on the 10th day of December 1791 — with full power
& authority to survey and lay out a public road or highway from
Concord in the County of Rockingham to Durham falls in the
County of Strafford and from New Market bridge to join the
aforesaid Road both in the shortest and most convenient rout and
to make a true plan thereof — and we having duly attended on the
business of our appointment and compleated the Same now beg
leave to report as follows — In the first place we have surveyed
and laid out a highway leading from Durham falls aforesaid to
Concord aforesaid in the following manner (viz) Beginning one
rod westward of Durham Bridge and thence running
North fifty Degrees West 20 rods * thence N 15 deg1* * 14-387
W 24 rods ; thence W 27 deg N 28 rods thence W 39
deg N 76 rods, thence N 38 deg W 42 rods thence W 35 deg N
10 rods, to the place where it leaves the present road — thence W
5 deg N 100 rods, thence W 32 deg N 20 rods, thence W 14 deg
N 32 rods, thence W 4 deg N 76 rods, thence W 17 deg N 14
rods, thence W 2 deg N 14 rods, thence W 7 deg N 11 rods
where it joins the now road at the end of a Causeway near John
Thompsons, thence W 29 deg S 10 rods, thence W 5 deg S 100
rods, thence W 10 deg S 75 rods, thence W 5 deg N 48 rods,
thence W 23 deg N 128 rods, thence W 12 deg N 45 rods to the
road leading to Lee meeting house, thence leaving Lee road N 22
deg W 42 rods, thence N 40 deg W 76 rods, thence W 31 deg N
76 rods — thence W 6 deg S 28 rods to where it leaves the pres-
ent road at Wheelwrights pond, thence W 6 deg S 46 rods, thence
W 14 deg N 20 rods to where it joins the present road, thence W
14 deg N 68 rods, thence W 17 "deg S 38 rods, thence W 24 deg
N 20 rods, thence W 38 deg N 78 rods, thence W 3 deg N 80
rods to where it leaves the now road by Daniel Shaws — thence
W 3 deg N 100 rods to the road again on the line of Barrington,
then leaving said road W 1 deg S 120 rods, to the line of Not-
tingham thence in the same direction 2 rods, thence N 43 deg W
200 rods and being parralel with the line between Nottingham
590 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. [J792
and Barrington, thence W 22 deg N 100 rods to the place where
it strikes the road leading from Lee to North wood — thence W 10
deg N 30 rods, thence N 41 deg W 20 rods thence W 39 deg N 16
rods, thence W 2 deg S 14 rods, thence W 19 deg N 44 rods, to
an Oak tree at Caleb Follets — thence across Cap1 Leathers's
land W 10 deg N 18 rods, thence W 10 deg S 8 rods — thence
W 8 deg S 18 rods — thence W 2 deg S 32 rods —
* 14-388 thence W 9 deg S 10 rods — thence *W 19 deg S 12
rods, thence W 13 deg N 14 rods thence W 38 deg S
20 rods to the present road again thence crossing said road W 6
deg N 32 rods, thence W 7 deg S 46 rods to the road again by
Charles Stevens's thence W 23 deg N 39 rods — thence N 25 deg
W 23 rods thence W 20 deg N 99 rods — thence W 32 deg N 52
rods thence N 35 deg W 32 rods — thence W 43 deg N 81 rods
thence N 39 deg W 65 rods to Maf Jonathan Cilleys then leaving
the present road and running N 34 deg W 232 rods to the road
again — thence N 37 deg W 295 rods thence N 30 deg W 85
rods — thence W 30 deg N 57 rods thence N 30 deg W 50 rods —
thence leaving the road N 42 deg W 140 rods to the road again
by Cap1 Furbers mill thence W 5 deg S as the road now goes 42
rods — thence N 45 deg W 76 rods — thence N 44 deg W 516
rods, thence W 21 deg N 68 rods — thence W 14 deg N 128
rods, thence W 34 deg N 300 rods — thence W 33 deg N 164
rods — thence W 27 deg N 66 rods — thence W 23 deg N 31
rods — thence W 14 deg S 27 rods — thence W 4 deg S 30 rods —
thence W 12 deg S 81 rods — thence W 13 deg N 47 rods —
thence W 28 deg N 48 rods — thence N 53 deg W 54 rods —
thence N 15 deg W 30 rods — thence W 37 deg N 30 rods —
thence N 20 deg W 32 rods — thence N 33 deg W 47 rods to
Col° Johnsons at the Narrows thence W 5 deg N 130 rods —
thence W 14 deg N 128 rods — thence W 7 deg N 76 rods —
thence W 41 deg N 36 rods — thence W 7 deg S 34 rods — thence
W 8 deg N 32 rods — thence N 30 deg W 22 rods — thence N 32
deg W 18 rods — thence W 34 deg N 26 rods — thence W 8 deg
S 22 rods — thence W 31 deg S 44 rods — thence W 29 deg S
14 rods — thence W 12 deg S 54 rods to where it leaves the road
leading to McClareys mill, thence W 11 deg S 24 rods — thence
W 24 deg N 40 rods, thence W 34 deg N 14 rods —
* 14-389 thence W 28 deg N * 36 rods — thence W 14 deg N
70 rods thence crossing Pittsfield road W 24 deg N 30
rods — thence W 4 deg N 20 rods, thence W11 deg S 8 rods —
thence W 10 deg S 22 rods — thence W 3 deg S 32 rods — thence
I792] JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. 591
W 31 deg N 18 rods — thence W 7 deg S 48 rods — thence W 31
deg S 24 rods — thence W 14 deg S 114 rods — thence W 21 deg
S 90 rods — thence W 12 deg S 60 rods — thence W 14 deg N
40 rods into the road near Lockes mill leading from Epsom to
Chichester — thence W 29 deg N 44 rods — thence W 11 deg N
38 rods — thence W 23 deg N 120 rods — thence W31 deg N 88
rods — thence N 23 deg W 66 rods — thence N 1 deg W 54 rods —
thence N 24 deg W 106 rods, to Suncook river, thence crossing
said river W 5 deg N 82 rods — thence W 16 deg S 38 rods
thence W 26 deg N 128 rods — thence leaving said road W 18
deg S 84 rods to the line of Chichester, thence in the same course
36 rods — thence W 5 deg S 254 rods — thence W 10 deg S 170
rods — thence W 40 rods — thence W 5 deg N 20 rods — thence
W 13 deg N 40 rods — thence W 18 deg N 30 rods — thence W
25 deg N 23 rods — thence N 40 deg W 36 rods — thence W 27
deg N 60 rods — thence W 26 deg N 18 rods thence W 2 deg N
50 rods to Nathanael Morrils, thence W 9 deg N 68 rods — thence
W 14 deg N 92 rods, thence W 92 rods — thence W 30 deg N 40
rods to Suncook river, thence W 14 deg S 440 rods — thence W 3
deg N 206 rods to Cap1 Reuben Kimballs thence W 30 deg S 92
rods to Merrimack river, thence crossing the river in the Same
course 44 rods — thence W 40 deg S 40 rods thence W 28 deg S
260 rods — thence W 20 deg S 20 rods, thence W 2 Deg S 20
rods to the main road in Concord about 40 rods North of the
Court House the aforesaid Highway to be four rods wide on the
Northeasterly side of said described line —
And in the Second place we have surveyed and laid out a high-
way from New Market to the road above laid out in the places and
courses following (viz) beginning one rod Westerly from
New Markett bridge, thence running North * 20 deg * 14-390
W 56 rods — thence N 10 deg W 140 rods, thence N
48 deg W 80 rods to the meeting house, thence N 10 deg W 40
rods, thence N 5 deg W 40 rods, thence N 28 deg W 64 rods,
thence N 13 deg W 48 rods, thence N 29 deg E 46 rods, thence
N 52 deg E 46 rods — thence N 39 deg E 16 rods thence N 3
deg W 58 rods, thence N 54 deg W 76 rods — thence N 10 deg
W 60 rods, thence leaving the present road near Doct1' Kidders
W 31 deg N 11 rods — thence W 6 deg S thirty Seven rods —
thence W 31 deg N 17 rods — thence W 2 deg N 18 rods —
thence W 41 deg N 60 rods — thence W 40 deg N 18 rods to the
road again by Cornett Smiths, thence W 16 deg N 36 rods,
thence N 32 deg W 66 rods, thence W 25 deg N 60 rods — thence
592 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. [x792
N 40 deg W 100 rods, thence W 40 deg N 42 rods — thence W
8 deg N 18 rods to the upper meeting House in New Market,
thence on the Same course 18 rods thence W 23 deg N 60 rods —
thence N 30 deg W 54 rods — thence N 33 deg W 62 rods —
thence N 43 deg W 112 rods thence N 7 deg W 72 rods thence N
5 deg E 34 rods — thence leaving the now road at the corner of
Cap* Tuttles Orchard, thence N 33 deg W 100 rods to the road
again, thence crossing said road in the same direction 134 rods to
the road again, thence N 15 deg W 80 rods — thence N 44 deg
W 140 rods — thence N 41 deg W 60 rods to Lamprey river —
thence N 27 deg W 100 rods, thence leaving the road and run-
ning in the same direction 78 rods to the road again, thence cross-
ing the road in the same course 22 rods to Elijah Cartlins tavern,
thence W42 deg N 79 rods, thence W 4 deg N 25 rods, thence N
33 deg W 90 rods, thence N 8 deg W 82 rods, thence W 15 deg
N 40 rods — thence N 43 deg W 25 rods — thence W 40 deg N
90 rods, thence 42 deg W 27 rods thence W 37 deg N 65 rods —
thence N 33 deg W 88 rods, thence N 13 deg W 18 rods — thence
N 3 deg E 11 rods — thence N 4 deg E 20 rods — thence N 45
deg W 44 rods — thence N 27 deg W 43 rods — thence N 31 deg
W 18 rods — thence N 37 deg W 30 rods at which place it joins the
road laid out as aforesaid from Durham to Concord the
* 14-391 said highway to be four rods wide *on the Easterly line
described as aforesaid and in the Opinion of your Com-
mittee the roads Surveyed and laid out as above described are the
most eligible that the nature of the Country through which they
were intended will admit of and we report them so accordingly —
Joseph Badger ^
Henry Gerrish > Committee
Nathan Hoit )
We the Committee aforesaid by virtue of our said Commission
have determined that the compensations following shall be made
to the Several persons through whose lands the roads laid out by
us as aforesaid pass, for the injury they may receive in conse-
quence thereof (viz)
rod*
To Walter Bryant Esq1' New Market £20.. 0..0 for 72
To Winthrop Smith — New Market 40.. 0..0 8S±
To Elijah York Lee 25.. 0..0 50
Cap1 Tuttle Lee 25.. 0..0 50
Ichabod Hilton Lee 36..16..0 134
Samuel Matthews Lee 7.. 19.. 6 34
James Jenkins Lee 10.. 6. .8 49
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593
Hunkin Dame
Jonathan Warner Esqr
Col0 Stephen Evans
John Thompson
Aaron Hanson
Daniel Shaw
John Wendall junr
William Eliott
Thomas Langley
James Glass
James Glass same
Bum ford
Runnels
Thomas Packer
Cap*
Leathers
Maf Jonathan Cilley
Jacob Davis
Anthony Pickering
Ephraim Pettingale
Jethro Pettingale
Solomon Drew
Ephraim Lock
Jethro Blake
Isaac Libbee
Samuel Lock
Batcheldor
George Sargent
Jabez Green
William Seavy
Nathanael Morrill
Malch Haines
Lee
Durham
Durham
Durham
Lee
Lee
Lee
Barrington
Barrington
Barrington
Nottingham
Barrington
Barrington
Nottingham
Nottingham
Nottingham
Nottingham
Nottingham
Epsom
Epsom
Epsom
Epsom
Epsom
Epsom
Epsom
Chichester
Chichester
Chichester
Chichester
Chichester
Chichester
2.. 0..0
66.. 5..0
10. .0
2.
65.
18.
7-
6..
3»
9-
20..
. 0..0
. 1. .6
.16. .0
. 0..0
. 0..0
. 2..0
0..0
0..0
0..0
2. .6
1,.
4-
28.
0..0
0..0
16. .0
2.. 8..0
12..16..0
9.. 0..0
2..12..0
8.. 0..0
5.. 0..0
8..16..0
6.. 0..0
2..0
10. .0
0..0
12. .0
0..0
10. .0
10. .0
2.
4-
3-
2.
15-
11.
3
for 22
190
10
170
66
24
76
12
36
100
half wedth
IOO
100 D°
60
whole wedth
* H-392
100
162
222
36
104
IOO
30
98
64
84
80
46
89
90
5o
in
52
78
Also reserving to the Several persons through whose land said
:oad shall pass all the wood and timber there is on said road
pxcept so much as shall be wanted to repair said road
The foregoing in our best judgment is a just estimate of damage
t may do the Several persons through whose land the road shall
3ass and we report the Same accordingly —
June 16th 1792 — Joseph Badger )
Nathan Hoit > Committee
38 Henry Gerrish )
594 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. [J792
Which report being read and considered voted that it be
received and Accepted with this alteration that said road shall
not be considered as laid out any further in Epsom than from
Chichester line to Suncook bridge, then to follow the old road
as now used till it comes to Northwood road near
* 14-393 McClareys mill *then to follow said road through
Epsom agreable to the report of the Committee —
Upon reading and considering the Petition of Col0 Benjamin
Titcomb and others Inhabitants of Dover Rochester Barrington
Madbury and others — Voted that Joseph Badger Junr Henry
Gerrish and Nathan Hoit Esqrs be a Committee at the Expence of
the Petitioners with full power and authority to lay out a public
road or highway from Dover to the new laid out road at or near
the house of Jonathan Clark Esq1' in Northwood and report thereon
at the next Session —
Upon reading and considering the Petition of the Inhabitants of
Derryfleld, Londonderry Windham and Pelham voted that the
prayer thereof be so far granted as that a Committee be appointed
to examine the Situation of the Country through which the road
[petitioned for] is proposed to pass and make report at the next
Session and that Robert Macgregore James Gibson and Nathan-
ael Peabody Esquires be a Committee at the Expence of the
Petitioners for the above purpose —
An Act to make the bridge over Exeter River between New
Markett and Stratham a toll bridge and to vest the property
thereof in James Hill, Nathanel Rogers, Jonathan Robinson,
Eliphalet Smith Jonathan Wiggin and Andrew Wiggin their Exec-
utors Administrators and Assigns for the term of thirty years on
the Conditions therein mentioned — was read a third time and
passed to be Enacted —
The vote for appointing Thursday the twenty second day of
November next a day of public Thanksgiving, came down from
the Honb1 Senate for the following alteration " that it be Thursday
the fifteenth day of November instead of the twenty second da\
of November — which alteration was read and concurred —
The vote for appointing the next meeting of the General
Court to be on the last Wednesday of November
* 14-394 * next came down from the Honb1 Senate for the fol-
lowing alteration "that it be the third Wednesday
instead of the last Wednesday of November next " which altera
tion was read and concurred —
Voted that John Melcher be allowed twenty pounds and ten
I792] JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
595
shillings in full for a Ballance of his account and that the Presi-
dent give order accordingly —
Voted that the hearing on the Petition of Alexander Plumbley
which was to have been the Second Wednesday of the Present
Session be taken up and heard this Afternoon at 3 o'Clock of
which the parties concerned are to take notice and govern them-
selves accordingly —
Voted that the Account of John Calfe amounting to nineteen
pounds eleven shillings be allowed and paid out of the Treasury
by order of the President —
Voted that Ephraim Pickering Esqr be allowed thirty Six shil-
lings in full for his account and that the President give order for
payment —
Adjourned to 3 o Clock P. M —
Met accordingly
An Act for altering the places for holding the Courts in the
County of Strafford — was read a third time and passed to be
Enacted —
Upon the report of a Committee for dismissing the Petition of
David Webster Esq1' the Yeas & nays were called and are as
follows.
Yeas.
Yeas.
Yeas.
Yeas.
p Gains
Mr Hill
Mr McMiIlan
Mr Temple
Vfr J Pierce
M1' Cilley
Mr Davis
Mr Rand
VI1* J Macgregore
Mr Cram
Mr R Parker
Mr Holmes
p Blanchard
Mr Godfrey
Mr Dole
M1' Penniman
p Weeks
Mr Dow
Mr Abbott
Mr Hough
!Hr M Leavitt
Mr How
Mr Jn° Smith
Mr Tarlton
kr Brown
Mr Waldron
M1' Pierce
M1' Carlton
W Wiggin
M1' Badger
Mr Gale
Mr P. White
W C Leavitt
Mr Whitcomb
\ *Nays.
Nays.
Nays.
Nays. * 14-395
p Bell
Mr J Gibson
Mr P Clark
Mr Fairfield
p Pickering
M* Kellie
Mr Cragin
Mr Bellows
Av Eastman
Mr Carr
Mr J Duncan
Mr Wellman
itfr Bean
Mr Wingate
Mr T Gibson
Mr Wilcox
p M<"Clarey
Mr Bedee
Mr Darling
Mr Huntley
p Foster
Mr Hoit
Mr Gerrish
M1' Twitchel
p Jon* Smith
Mr Nutter
Mr Flanders
Mr Stone
A* Bradley
Mr Blasdell
Mr Moore
M1' Kimball
p Bartlett
Mr Lovell
Mr Shepherd
Mr Livermore
p Emerson
Mr Eames
Mr A Parker
Mr Crawford
p Tilton
Mr 0 Parker
Mr Jackson
Mr Johnson
lr Marshall
Mr Fisk
Mr Richardson
Mr N White
34 Yeas — 48 nays — so the report was not accepted
596 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. [x792
Upon reading and considering the Petition of David Webster
Esq1' voted that the Petitioner be heard thereon before the General
Court on the Second Thursday of the next Session and that in
the mean time the Petitioner cause that William Simpson Esq1' be
served with a Copy of the Petition and order of Court thereon
that he may then appear and shew cause (if any he hath) why
the Prayer thereof may not be granted —
The Committee on the Petition of Benjamin Whitcomb in be-
half of Noah Levans and Joseph Chandler soldiers in the late war
in Maf Benjamin Whitcombs Company of Rangers reported that
said Levans be allowed his depreciation from March 15th 1780 up
to Jan1' Ist 1781 and that the said Joseph Chandler be allowed his
wages from the 8th of November 1776 up to June 1779 provided
that it shall appear by said Whitcombs Original Roll which is
now in the comptrollers office that said Levans engaged March
15th 1780 — and said Chandler engaged November 8th 1776 and
served the term specified in said Roll and not otherwise — which
report being read and considered voted that it be received and
accepted —
Voted that the Account of Nathanael Rogers Esq1' amounting to
six shillings be allowed and paid out of the Treasury by order of
the President —
Upon hearing and considering the Petition of Alexan-
* 14-396 der * Plumbley voted that the prayer thereof be granted
and that he have leave to bring in a Bill accordingly —
at this or the next Session and that the execution against said
Plumbley be stayed until the next Session of the General Court —
Voted that George Gains Esq1' be desired to call on Mr John
Melcher who is hereby directed to deliver to the said Gains the
three hundred and forty books of the revised laws which he
printed for this State which were not approved of by the Legislature
and that said Gains keep the Same until further order of the Gen-
eral Court —
An Act for altering the time for holding the Annual meeting
in New Hampton was read a third time and passed to be
Enacted —
Voted that the account of John Melcher amounting to two hun-
dred and thirty eight pounds fourteen shillings be allowed and
paid out of the Treasury by order of the President
Adjourned to 8 oClock to morrow morning
1792] JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. 597
FRIDAY June 22d 1792
The House met according to adjournment
The vote for granting the prayer of the Petition of Alexander
Plumbley and staying Execution &c came down from the Honb1
Senate for the following alteration " that it be so far granted as
that he have a new trial and no farther and that a Bill be brought
in accordingly — [which was read and concurred]
Voted that the Account of William Watson amounting to four
pounds be allowed and paid out of the Treasury by order of the
President —
Voted that the Account of Moses L Neal amounting to Eleven
Shillings be allowed and paid out of the Treasury by order of the
President —
Upon reading and considering the Petition of John Kimball
voted that the Petitioner be heard thereon before the General
Court on the Second Thursday of the next Session and that in the
mean time the Petitioner cause that the Petitionee be served with
a Copy of the Petition and order of Court thereon Six weeks prior
to said day of hearing that he may then appear and
*shew cause (if any he hath) why the prayer thereof * 14-397
may not be granted —
Voted that Col0 Amos Cogswell be allowed three pounds twelve
shillings in full for his Account and that the President give order
accordingly —
Voted that the Account of Daniel Humphreys Esq1' amounting
to two pounds two shillings be allowed and paid out of the Treas-
ury by order of the President —
The following resolve came down from the Honb1 Senate for
Concurrence —
In Senate 22d June 1792 —
Whereas the time limited by the General Court for the Com-
missioners of this State to receive and state the claims of this state
against the United states has expired and a further time being
necessary — Therefore Resolved that James Macgregore Esq1' be
allowed a further time until the next Session of the General Court
for receiving and stating said Accounts and that he be allowed to
employ what Clerks he shall judge necessary and be vested with
all the powers given him by a Resolve of the Seventh of June A
D. 1791, and all vouchers of said claims now obtained or that
may hereafter be obtained be as soon as possible delivered by said
Commissioner to the Treasurer in Order that they may be for-
59$ NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. [J792
warded on to the Commissioners at Philadelphia — which Resolve
was read and concurred —
Upon reading and considering the Petition of Francis Blood
and the report of a Committee thereon voted that the Petitioner
be heard thereon before the General Court on the Second Tues-
day of the next Session and that in the mean time the Petitioner
cause that the Substance of the Petition and order of Court
thereon be published three weeks Successively in the New Hamp-
shire Gazzette Six weeks prior to said day of hearing that any
person or persons may then appear and shew cause (if any they
have) why the prayer thereof may not be granted —
The following Resolve came down from the Honb1 Senate for
Concurrence
In Senate 22d June 1792
* 14-398 * Whereas the duties and business of Comptroller of
Accounts having by the adjustment of the principal
accounts and by the operation of the government of the United
states been so far lessened as to become unnecessary — Therefore
Resolved that said Office of Comptroller of accounts shall cease
and determine from the time of passing this resolve and that all
papers accounts and books in said Office shall be delivered over
by said Comptroller to the President and Council as soon as may
be who shall on receiving them deposit said papers in the respect-
ive Offices to which they most properly belong — which Resolve
was read and concurred —
The Committee on the Account of Theophilus Dame Esq1-
reported that he have and receive out of the Treasury five pounds
eight shillings in full for said Account and that the President give
order accordingly — which report being read and considered voted
that it be received and accepted —
Voted that the Account of Josiah Nelson amounting to four
pounds Seventeen shillings and Six pence be allowed and paid
out of the Treasury by order of the President —
Voted that his Excellency the President with advice of Council
be desired to adjourn the General Court to meet again at Exeter
on the third Wednesday of November next
Voted Unanimously that the thanks of this House be given to
the Honb1 John Sam11 Sherburne Esq1" for the faithful candid and
impartial discharge of his duty as Speaker of this House the pres-
ent Session —
The Secretary came down and gave information that his Excel-
lency the President with advice of Council has thought fit to
1792] JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. 599
adjourn the General Court to the third Wednesday of November
next then to meet at Exeter — and that they were adjourn*3 accord-
ingly—
1 [Of the foregoing votes, such as are hereafter mentioned, were
non-concurred and ordered by the honorable senate to lay :
Mode of choosing electors,
Resolve to adjourn the Inferior-Court in
the county of Strafford,
C Richard Jenness's petition,
vote on< Colonel Evans's petition,
( William Fowler's petition,
Secretary to distribute law-books,
Vote respecting military stores,
Vote on David Webster's petition
Vote on Doctor Porter's petition
Resolve relative to a gore of land
between Enfield and Grafton,
Joshua Foss's petition,
Susanna Dodge's petition,
Vote on J. Johnson's petition,
An Act authorizing the judge of
probate to issue a commission of in-
solvency on the estate of Samuel Dodge, do.
An act for the ease and relief of
prisoners for debt, do.
Vote on petition of Abigail Gale, do.]
1 Taken from printed journal.
Journal of the Senate
CONTAINING THE PROCEEDINGS
FROM NOVEMBER 21 TO DECEMBER 28, 1792,
"STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE, *4-ioi
At a Session of the General Court holden at Exeter on Novr 21
1792, by adjournment
Present in Senate
His Excellency josiah Bartlett Esq President The Hon. Christo-
pher Toppan Nathaniel Gilman John Bellows Amos Shepards
Esquires & Abiel Foster Esq
The number not being sufficient to constitute a Quorum, ad-
journed till tomorrow morning 9 o clock
THURSDAY Nov* 22th 1792
Present as yesterday with the addition of the Hon. Eben1" Smith
John Waldron, Joshua Atherton Rob1 Wallace Esq The number
being sufficient to constitute a Quorum the Secy was ordered to
inform the House of Representatives that the Senate were ready
to proceed to business
A vote for a Comtee to join a Comtee of the Senate to consider of
the petn of Joseph Cilley Esq & others respecting Newmarket
bridge & report thereon was brot up, read and concurred Mr Top
pan Mr Smith & Mr Atherton joined
A vote for a Comtee to join a Comtce of the Senate to take under
consideration what business is necessary first to be enterd upon
& done at this Session was brot up read & concurred Mr Shepard
Mr Foster & Mr Toppan joined —
1 [A vote for a Comtee to join a Comtee of the Senate to consider
of the petition of John Young Esq was brot up, read & coned Mr
Atherton joined
A vote for a Comtee to join a Comtee of the Senate to draught an
Answer to his Excellencys message was brot up read & concurrd
Mr Atherton & Mr Bellows joined —
A vote for a Comtee to join a Comtee of the Senate to take under
consideration the militia Laws was bro* up read & concurred Mr
Shepard Mr Bellows Mr Peabody & Mr Smith joined—]
1 Not in printed journal.
604 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. [*792
A V(
the Pe
joined
A vote for a Comtfee to join a Comtee of the Senate to consider of
the Pet" of E Danforth was brot up read and concurred Mr Toppan
Adjourned till 9 °Clock A M
FRIDAY NovR 23d 1792
met according to adjournment
[Present as yesterday.]
[Present all the Senate except M1' Sheafe & Mr Freeman]
* 4-102 *A vote appointing Chaplains to* the Gen1 Court was
bro1 up read & concurred
A vote for a Comtee to join a Comtee of the Senate to consider of
the pet11 of John Read was brot up, read and concurred : M1' Pea-
body joined
A vote for a Comtc to join a Comtee of the Senate to consider of
the pet11 of Silas Nowell was bro* up read & concurred : Mr Foster
joined —
A vote for a Comtee [to join a Comte of the Senate] on the
Treas1" Acc° was bro1 up read & concurred M1' Peabody & Ml Top-
pan joined
A vote for a Comtc [to join a Comtee of the Senate] to consider
of the pet11 of James Warson [Wasson] was bro* up read and con-
curred Mr Waldron joined
A vote to hear the pet" of Gen1 Cilley & others respecting New-
market bridge on Tuesday 4 Dec. was bro* up read & concurrd
A vote appointing agents to fund Cont1 Indents was brot up
read and concurred
A vote for a Comte to join a Comte of the Senate to consider of
the pet of John Young was brot up read & concurred M1' Smith &
M1' Gilman joind
A vote for a Comtee to join a Comtce of the Senate to consider of
& report the time proper for the amendments & alterations in the
constitution to take effect was brot up read & concurred Mr Top-
pan, Mr Bellows Mr Waldron Mr Atherton & M1' Freeman joined
A vote for a Comtee to join a Com*6 of the Senate to consider
what shall be done with the [remainder of the revised] Law books
&c was brot up read and concurred Mr Foster & Mr Atherton
joined
A vote for a Comtee to join a Comtc of the Senate to consider of
the pet11 of B Woodward was brot up read and concurred M
Shepard and M1' Smith joined —
Adjd tili tomorrow morning 9 °Clk
I792] JOURNAL OF THE SENATE. 605
SATURDAY Nov* 24 1792,
met according to adjt
Present as yesterday —
A vote to hear the pet11 of J. [John] Young on the second
Wednesday of the next Session was brot up read & concd
* A vote granting the prayer of the pet11 of S. Cross & * 4-103
giving him leave to bring in a bill accordingly was brot
up read & concurred
A vote for a Comtee to join a Comtee of the Senate to consider of
the pet11 of Emmons Stockwell was brot up read & concurred Mr
Peabody & Mr Smith joined
A vote for a Comtee to join a Comte of the Senate to consider of
the pet11 of Lydia Morey was bro1 up read and concurred Mr Ath-
erton joined
A vote for a Comtee to join a Comtee of the Senate to consider of
the pet11 of J Lambkin was bro1 up read and concurred Mr Pea-
body & Mr Shepard joined
A vote to accept the report of the Comtee on his Excellency
Message was brot up & unanimously concurred
A vote for a Comtee to join a Comtee of the Senate on the pet11 of
Selectmen of Wendell was brot up read & concurred Mr Smith
joined
Adjourned till Monday next 3 °Clock P M
MONDAY NovR 26 1792
met according to adjournment
Present as on Saturday last.
A vote granting the prayer of James Wason and giving him
leave to bring in a bill accordingly was bro* up read and noncon-
cured
Upon reading and considering the petition of James Wrason
voted that the petitioner be heard thereon before the Gen1 Court
on the second Tuesday of the next Session and that in the mean
time the petitioner cause a copy of said petition and order of
Court thereon to be printed in the Exeter Gazeteer three weeks
successively six weeks prior to said day of hearing, Also that a
copy of sd petition & order of Court thereon be posted up in some
public place in the Town of Candia six weeks prior to said day of
hearing that any person or persons may then appear and shew
cause, if any they have why the prayer thereof may not be granted
606 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. [z792
Sent down for concurrence — brot up concurrd with an excep-
tion which relates to publishing sa pet11 & order of C* in the Exeter
Gazetteer — [coned in Senate]
* 4-104 * A vote for a Comtee to join a Com*00 of the Senate to
consider of the petition of E Putnam & Wm Barron was
brot up read and concurd Mr Foster joined —
A vote for a Comtc to join a Comte of the Senate to be added
to the Com*00 appointed to consider and report on the time proper
for the amendments and alterations in the constitution to take
effect was brot up read and concurred Mr Peabody Gilman Wal-
lace & Smith joined
A vote for a Comte with such of the Senate as they may appoint
to confer on the place most suitable for the Legislative body to
assemble for prayers was brot up read and concurred Mr Toppan
Mr Peabody & Mr Atherton joined
A vote for a Comte to join a Comte of the Senate to consider of
the pet" of John Nott was brot up read and concurred Mr Bel-
lows & Mr Gilman joined
Adjd till to morrow morning 9 °Clock
TUESDAY 27 Nov* 1792
met according to adjournment
Present as yesterday with the addition of Mr Sheafe
A vote for a Comtoc to join a Comtee of the Senate to take under
consideration what shall be done respecting State Notes in the
hands of individuals was brot up read and concurred Mr Gilman
& Mr Toppan joined
A vote for a Comtc to join a Comtec of the Senate to consider of
the petn of J Bellows Esq was bro1 up read & concurrd Mr
Shepard joined
A vote for a Comtcc to join a Comtec of the Senate to consider of
the pet11 of Jona Rawson was brot up read and concurred M1' Ath-
erton joined —
An Act to alter the time of holding the annual meeting in
Thornton was sent down for concurrence — brot up enacted
A vote for a Com*00 to join a Com*00 of the Senate to consider of
the pet11 of B. Bigelow was brot up read and concurred Mr Sheafe
joined
A vote for a Com*00 to join a Com*00 of the Senate to consider of
the pet" of A Powers was brot read and concurred Mr Gilman
joined —
Adjourned till tomorrow 9 O Clock AM —
I792] JOURNAL OF THE SENATE. 607
* WEDNESDAY Nov* 28 1792— * 4-105
met according to adjournment
Present as yesterday —
A vote that the late Comptrollers of Accos & Commissioners for
receiving and making out the demands of this State against the
United States be desired to exhibit their respective Accos for past
services for settlement as soon as may be was brot up read & con-
curred
A vote for a Comtee to join a Comtee of the Senate to present a
bill for the establishment of permanent salaries for the Justices of
the Supreme Judicial Court of this State was bro1 up read & con-
curred Mr Atherton & Mr Sheafe joined
A vote for a Comtee to join a Comtee of the Senate to report the
necessary measures for making a new proportion of taxes was
brot up read and concurred Mr Sheafe Mr Shepard & Mr Wallace
joined
A vote for a Comtee to join a Comtee of the Senate to consider of
the petition of N Emery & B Thompson was brot up read and
concurred Mr Toppan & Mr Bellows joined
A vote to hear the petition of Moses Leavitt on the 11th day of
December next was bro* up read and concurred.
A vote for a Comtee to join a Comtee of the Senate to consider of
a Letter from J Eames & a letter from S. Z. Watson was brot up
read and concurred Mr Smith & Mr Foster joined
A vote to accept a report of a Comtee on the petition of J Bel-
lows and that he have leave to bring in a bill accordingly was
brot up read and concurred
A vote that George Jaffrey Esq receive out of the Treasury six
pounds to reimburse the expences of the Comtee appointed on his
memorial in June Session was brot up, read and concurred
A vote to hear the petition of Lyndsbor0 on the first Tuesday of
the next Session was brot up read and concurred
A vote that the Chaplins in future should perform prayers in
the Representatives Chamber was bro1 up read and nonconcurred
adjd till to morrow morning 9 oClock
* THURSDAY Novr 29, 1792 * 4-106
met according to adjournment
Present all the Senate
An Act for the protection of Jonathan Greeley Esq having been
read a third time voted that the same be enacted
608 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. [J792
A vote that the Legislature this morning & in future attend
prayers in the Senate Chamber was brot up read and concurred.
A vote for a Comte to join a Comtee of the Senate to consider of
the petition of Elijah Russel and report thereon was brot up read
and concurred M1' Peabody & Mr Foster joined
A vote to postpone the hearing on the petition of the Selectmen
of Eaton untill the second Tuesday of the next Session was brot
up read and concurrd
A vote for a Comtee to join a Comtee of the Senate to consider of
the petition of Moses S George was brot up read and concurred
Mr Peabody & Mr Gilman joined
Adjourned till to morrow morning 9 °Clock
FRIDAY NovR 30 1792
met according to adjournment
Present all the Senate
A vote for a Comte to join a Comtc of the Senate to consider of
the petn from Northumberland & Percy was brot up read and con-
curred Mr Freeman & Mr Smith joind
A vote for a Comte to join a Comte of the Senate to consider
the pet11 of J Steele in behalf of the Creditors of Lewis Kenniston
was brot up read and concurred Mr Atherton joined
A vote for a Comtee to join a Comtee of the Senate to consider of
the petn of Rob1 W. Smith was brot up read & concurred Mr
Freeman joined
Adjd till tomorrow morning 9 °Clock
SATURDAY Dec i, 1792
met according to adj1
Present as on yesterday
A vote for a Comtce to join a Comtee of the Senate to consider of
the most suitable & proper measures to be taken for assessing &
collecting taxes on the lands of non residents in future was brot
up read & concurred Mr Gilman & Mr Toppan joined
A vote for a Comtee to join a Comtee of the Senate to consider of
the pet" of Ed Livermore & alii was brot up read and concurred
Mr Bellows & Mr Wallace Mr Atherton joined
* 4-107 *A vote for a Comtee to join a Comtee of the Senate to
consider of the petition of N Hoit Esq was bro* up read
and concurred Mr Smith joined
1^02] JOURNAL OF THE SENATE. 609
A vote to hear the pet11 of J Steele on Friday the 14 Inst was
brot up read & concurred —
Adjourned til] Monday next 3 °Clock P M
MONDAY Decr 3, 1792
met according to adf
Present all the Senate except Mr Sheafe
A vote for a Comte to join a Comte of the Senate to consider of
an Act entitled an Act in addition to an Act ordering the descent
of intestate Estates and empowering the Judges of Probate to set-
tle the same accordingly was bro* up read and concurred Mr
Atherton joined —
A vote for a Comtee to join a Comtee of the Senate to consider of
the Acc° of E Cram was brot up read & concurred Mr Gilman
joined —
A vote granting the prayer of the pet11 from Greenfield and giv-
ing them leave to bring in a bill accordingly was brot up read &
concd except so far as relates to the Kimball farm so called &
the Com" lands Sent down for concurrence — brot up concurred
Adjourned till to morrow morning 9 °Clock
TUESDAY Decr 4, 1792
met according to adjournment
Present all the Senate —
Voted that Mr Atherton M1' Toppan Mr Foster and Mr Gilman
be a Committee with such of the Hon House as they may join to
take under consideration a vote of the Hon House requesting the
President of this State to forward to the Presd^f the united States
a list of the Electors of Presd1 & vice Presd* of the U S and report
thereon was send down [for concurrence.]
A vote for a Comte to join a Comtee of the Senate to consider
of a bill entitled an Act for the protection of Robert Smith was
brot up read and concurred Mr Toppan & Mr Smith joined
A vote for a Comtee to join a Comtee of the Senate to consider of
the Acc° of G Hough & all printers Acc° also Caleb Buswells
Acc° was brot up read & concurred Mr Foster & Mr Smith
joined
* A vote for a Comtee to join a Comtee of the Senate to * 4-108
consider of the petn of Levi Peas was brot up read and
concurred M1' Freeman & Mr Bellows joined
A vote granting the prayer of 'the pet11 of A Parker & J Stiles
6lO NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. [J792
and giving them leave to bring in a bill accordingly was brot up
read and concurred
A vote for a Comtfcfc to take under consideration the law respect-
ing [to the punishment of] Theft was brot up read and coned Mr
Atherton & Mr Shepard joined —
A vote for a Comtee to consider of the pet" of J Eames was brot
up read & concurred Mr Gilman & M1' Bellows joined
A vote to hear the petition Col0 Hoit on the second Tuesday of
the next Session was brot up read and concurred
A vote for a Comtee to join a Comte of the Senate to consider
and report the most efficacious measures for the culture of Hemp
was brot up read and concurred Mr Foster & Mr Smith joined —
A vote for a Comtc to join a Comtee of the Senate to consider of
the pet11 of J Libbey was brot up read and concurred M1' Sheafe
joined —
A vote for a Comtee to join a Comtee of the Senate to consider
and report the best method of straightening Roads was brot up
read and concurred [Mr Smith] Mr Shepard and Mr Peabody
joined
A vote for a Comtec to join a Comte of the Senate to consider
and report suitable measures for appropriating the money in thei
Treasury was brot up read & concurred Mr Freeman & M1' Sheafe1
joined —
A Resolve that the President of this State be requested to makei
out such certificates duly authenticated and deliver them to the said*
Electors on or before the fifth day of December instant was brotj
up read and concurred.
Adjd till to morrow morning 9 °Clock
WEDNESDAY Decr 5 1792
met according to adjournment
Present as yesterday except Mr Peabody
A vote for a Comtee to join a Comtc' of the Senate to consider 0
the pet11 of J Hammond was brot up read & concurred Mr Toppar
joined
A vote for a Comtoc to join a Comtee of the Senate to consider 0
the pet11 of O. Tuttle was brot up read & concurred M1' Gilmai
joined
* 4-109 * A vote to refer the acc° of O Silsby to the com11'1 01
the acc° of E. Cram was brot up read & concurred
A vote to refer the Acc° of.Theo [Theophilus] Dame to th
Comtee on the Acc° of E Cram was brot up read and concurred
I792] JOURNAL OF THE SENATE. 6ll
A vote for a Comtee to join a Comtee of the Senate to consider of
the petition of Joseph Waldron was brot up read & concurrd M1'
Atherton & M1' Gilman joined —
A vote for a Comtee to join a Comtee of the Senate to consider of
the petn of J Gibson was brot up read & concd Mr Wallace joind
A vote for a Comtee to join a Comtee of the Senate to consider of
the petition of William Page & Lewis Bellows was brot up read
and concurred Mr Toppan & Mr Bellows joined
A vote to hear the petu from Middleton on the Second Tuesday
of the next Session was bro1 up read and concurred
A vote for a Comtee to join a Comtee of the Senate to consider of
the pet" of Nath1 Rogers et alii was brot up read & concurrd M1'
Wallace Mr Toppan & Mr Foster joined —
Adjd till tomorrow morning 9 °Clock
THURSDAY Dec 6, 1792
met according to adjt
present all the Senate
A vote for a Comte to join a Comtee of the Senate to consider
of the petn of Sam Tenney was brot up read and concurred Mr
Atherton & Mr Foster joined
A vote for a Comte to join a Comtee of the Senate to consider of
the petn of John Waldron was brot up read and concurred Mr
Atherton joined
A vote to accept the report of a Comte what shall be done with
the surplusage of Lawbooks viz that if the order of the General
Court of the 15 Feb 1791 be complied with that if the said order
doth not include all parishes incorporated by act of the Legis-
lature that it be extended to all such — And that all Towns or
parishes incorporated or members of the General Court which by
any accident have not had their books delivered according to said
order shall have one book that the residue remain in the Secys
Office for the future disposal of the Legislature was brot up read
& concd
A vote granting the prayer of the pet11 of A Comtee from Hamp-
ton falls and giving them leave to bring in a bill accordingly was
brot up read & concurred
*A vote to pay J Eames Esq six pounds in full for his * 4-1 10
services in giving intelligence of certain encroachments
made at the lines of this State by British subjects was brot up read
and concurred
6l2 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. [*792
A vote to refer the acc° of J Melcher to the Comtee on Printers
acc° was brot up read & concurred
A vote for a Comtee to join a Comtee of the Senate to consider of
the pet11 of E Thompson Esq was brot up read and concurred Mr
Freeman joined —
A vote "for a Comteo to consider of the Acc° of Wm Parker the
Acc° of [Wm] Parker & [Sam] Tenney & also the Acc° of S
Brooks was brot up read and concurred Mr Sheafe jd
A vote in part granting the prayer of the petn of Levi Pease &
giving him leave to bring in a bill accordingly was brot up read
and concurred
A vote appointing a Comtee to lay out a road from Chester thro
Derryfield & Goffstown to Hales bridge by as straight a Rout as
the land will admit & to mark s(1 road & make a plan of the same
& appraise the damages done &c & report at the next Session was
brot up read & concurred
A vote for a Comte to consider of a pet" for a bridge over Merri-
mac river at a place called GorTs falls was brot up read & con- I
curred M1' Wallace & M1* Foster joined
An Act to vest the exclusive privilege of keeping a ferry over a
certain part of Connecticut river in John Bellows of Walpole his
heirs and assigns having been read a third time voted that the
same be enacted
Adjd till tomorrow morning 9 °Clock
FRIDAY Decr 7th 1792
met according to adf —
Present as yesterday
A vote to hear the petition of Joseph Hammond on the second
Wednesday of the next Session of the G1 Court was brot up read
and concurred
An Act to authorize and empower Jeremiah Libbey Esq of
Portsmouth Guardian of Mark Simes a minor to sell
* 4-1 1 1 and convey a certain Lot of land in Portsm0 * belonging
to said Minor having been read a third time voted that
the same be enacted
An Act to vest in Eliezer Rosbrook his heirs & assigns the sole
and exclusive privilege of keeping a ferry over the River Con
necticut in a certain part thereof for the term of forty years having
been read a third time voted that the same be enacted
A vote for a ComUt' to join a Comtee of the Senate to consider of
I792] JOURNAL OF THE SENATE. 613
the pet11 of W Gardner was brot up read and concurred Mr Smith
& Mr Gilman jd
An Act to repeal certain Acts having been read a third time
voted that the same be enacted
A vote to accept the report of a Comte to lay out a Road from
Dover to the main road in Northwood was brot up read & con-
curred
A vote granting the prayer of the pet11 of Jesse Nott who prays
for certain wages was brot up read and Non concurred
A vote for a Comte to join a Comte of the Senate to make
enquiry for the files & Treasrs Statements for the year 1788
& report thereon was brot up read and concurred Mr Gilman
joined —
A vote for a Comtee to join a Comtee of the Senate to consider
of Mem1 of the Trustees of Dartmouth College was brot up read
& concurred Mr Toppan Mr Smith & Mr Bellows joined.
A vote to hear the petition of E Danford on the second Tuesday
of the next Session was brot up read & concurred
A vote for a Comte to join a Comtee of the Senate to consider of
the pet11 of R Jenness was brot up read & concurred Mr Atherton
& M1* Smith joined —
A vote for a Comtee to join a Comtefe of the Senate to consider of
the pet11 of Sam1 Holland w^as bro* up read & concurred Mr Pea-
body & Mr Bellows joined
A vote to pay the Acc° of Ed Livermore Esq amounting to eight
pounds six shillings & six pence for enrolling the Constitution &c
was brot up read and concurred
* Voted that Mr Freeman & Mr Foster be a Comtee on * 4-1 12
the part of the Senate to join such of the Hon House as
they may appoint to take under consideration and report what
method in future shall be taken to disperse to the several Towns
and places in sd State as soon as possible all proclamations, pre-
cepts Acts & Resolves of the General Court of a public nature sent
down
A vote that his Excellency the President with advice of Council
issue a proclamation seasonably appointing Thursday the 4 of
April next for a day of public Fasting & prayer throughout this
State was brot up read and concurred
A vote granting the prayer of the petn of James Gibson Esq
and giving him leave to bring in a bill accordingly was brot up
read and concurred —
An Act to vest in the Town of Lancaster the exclusive privilege
614 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. [J792
of keeping fenyes over the river Connecticut in said Lancaster
was brot up read and nonconcurred
An Act to empower Silas Nowell Guardian of his children to
sell certain real estate to them belonging lying in this State having
been &c was brot up read and concurred —
A vote to hear the pet11 of N Rogers et alii on the second Tues-
day of the next Session was brot up read and concurred. —
A vote to accept the report of a Comtec to consider the time
when the constitution shall take effect and appointing a Comtee to
propose & report a bill to carry the same into effect was brot up
read and concurred Mr Atherton & Mr Foster joined
A vote for a Comtee to join a Comtee of the Senate to consider of
the petition of Benj Gilman was brot up read & coned Mr Ather-
ton joined —
A vote to refer the Acc° of S Ladd to the Comtee on pet of E
Cram was brot up read and concurred
An Act for the protection of Robert Smith having been read a
third time voted that the same be enacted
Adjd till tomorrow morning 9 °Clock —
4-113 * SATURDAY Dec 8, 1792
met according to adjm*
Present [as yesterday, except Mr. Sheaf e.]
A vote to refer the acc° of E Robinson Jun1' to the Comtee on the
acc° of W. Parker and others was brot [up] read and concurred
A vote to hear the Pet11 of the Selectmen of Antrim on the sec-
ond Wednesday of the next Session was brot up read & concurred
A vote for a Comtte to join a Comtee of the Senate to consider
of the pet" of Sam Stone was brot up read & concurred Mr Foster
joined —
A vote to refer the Acc° of E Ladd to the Comtce on Printers
Acc° was brot up read & concurred
A vote to refer the proposals of E Ladd to the Comtco on the
proposals of E Russell was brot up read and Concurred —
Adjcl till Monday next 3 "Clock P. M —
MONDAY Dec. 10, 1792
Met according to adjournment
Present [all the senate, except Mr. Sheafe and Mr. Waldron.]
A vote for a Comtie to join a Com1'0 of the Senate to consider of
the pet of Nath Gilman & Thos Stickney was brot up read and
concurred M1' Atherton & M1' Peabody joined —
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A vote for a Comtee to join a Comtee of the Senate to consider of
the petition of Asa Porter was brot up read & concurred Mr Foster
& Mr Atherton joined —
A vote to allow the Account of E Cram amtg to 43/3 T Dame
£3 — O. Silsby £9.. 1.. 10 & S Ladd £5.. in full [of their ac-
counts] was brot up read & concurred
A vote for a Comte to join a Comte of the Senate to consider of
the petition of Anna Hanson was brot up read & coned M1' Wal-
dron joined
A vote for a Comtee to join a Comtee of the Senate to consider of
►the pet11 of Eleazer Haywood & others was brot up read and coned
Mr Toppan joined
A vote to allow the County of Grafton £9-.6..o being so much
paid by said County to the Sheriff for dispersing public papers
was brot up read & concurred —
* Adjourned till tomorrow morning 9 °Clock * 4-1 14
TUESDAY Dec ii 1792
met according to adjournment
A vote for a Comtce to join a Comtee of the senate on the pet11 of
William Adams was brot up read and concurred Mr Gilman joined —
A vote for a Comtee to join a Comte of the Senate on the petition
John Scribner was brot up read and concurred Mr Atherton joined
A vote to hear the pet" of R Jenness on the second Thursday of
the next session was brot up read & concurrd
A vote to hear the pet11 of Rob1 W Smith on the second Thurs-
day of the next session was brot up read & concurred
A vote that the depreciation of R Brown* wages while in Serv-
ice be allowed and that the Comtc on Deptn adjust and settle the
Acc° of sd Brown and if a balance be found due to sd Browns
Estate The Treas1" of this State issue a Note or other evidence
thereof to the Amot of such balance in manner heretofore practised
was brot up read and concurred
A vote referring the pet" of E S Livermore et alii to the Comtee
on public Roads was brot up read & concurred
An Act in addition to and in explanation of an Act made and
passed the ninth day of February Anno Domini 1791 intitled an
Act regulating process and trial in civil causes having been read
a third time voted that the same be enacted
An Act to annex the two East Rangers of Lotts of land in the
Township of Greenfield heretofore called Lyndborough Addition
together with those persons herein hereafter mentioned to the
6l6 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. \_1792
Town of Francestown having been read a third time voted that
the same be enacted
An Act to secure to the Inhabitants of the County of Cheshire
a trial by Jury in a certain case having been read a third time
voted that the same be enacted
A vote to refer the acc° of Beza Woodward to the Comte on the
acc° of E Cram was brot up read & concurred with this altera-
tion that it be referd to the Com11'1' on the Acc° of Parker Tenney
& Brooks — Sent down — brot up read & coned
* 4-1 1 5 * An Act to enable Judith Meloon to settle the estate of
her former husband having been read a third time voted
that the same be nonconcurred
An Act to enable Judith Meloon to settle the estate of her for-
mer husband —
Whereas Judith Meloon wife of Josiah Meloon of Raymond
in the County of Rockingham & State aforesaid hath petitioned
the General Court representing that about twelve years ago she
took administration of the estate of her former husband Moses
Sanborn late of Raymond deceased and hath since married the
s(l Josiah who refuses to intermeddle with the settlement of the
said deceaseds estate (& hath absconded) the same remaining un-
settled & praying she might be enabled to administer said Estate
as a feme sole — which prayer appearing reasonable & necessary
for the just settlement of stl Estate Therefore
Be it enacted by the Senate and house of Repvs in General
Court convened, that the sd Judith Meloon be and hereby is fully
authorized and empowered to complete and finish the Admtn of
the said Deceaseds estate as a feme sole and that she prosecute &
defend, sue and be liable to suits in all respects as such her mar-
riage with the said Josiah Meloon notwithstanding she giving
bond anew as a feme sole to the Judge of Probate of Wills &c for
sd County with sufficient sureties to account for the proceeds of sd
estate that she shall hereafter administer upon having been read a
third time voted that the same pass to be enacted. Sent down —
brot up concurred —
Adjd till tomorrow morning 9 °Clock
WEDNESDAY Dec 12, 1792
met according to adj*
Present all the Senate except M1 Waldron
A vote that Mr Freeman & Mr Wallace be a Committee to join
such of the Hon1,u' House as the}' may appoint to take under con-
I792] JOURNAL OF THE SENATE. 617
sideration a resolve relative to the taking an inventory of the rate-
able estates in the several towns parishes & places in said State &
report such alterations as they shall think proper Sent down for
concurrence brot up concurred
* A vote for a Comtee to join a Comtee of the Senate to * 4-1 16
receive and examine the acc° of John McCurdy & Alexdr
Ralston was brot up read & concurred. Mr Sheafe & Mr Foster
joind
A vote granting the prayer of the pet11 of certain persons who
prayed for liberty to build a bridge at a place called Goffs falls was
brot up read & Nonconcured
A vote appointing a Comtee to settle the Treasrs Acc° in the
recess of the Court was brot up read and conccl
A vote that the balance due from Wm Gardner be received at
the same Rate he received a balance due to him (on settlem1 of
his acc° as agent Clothier) from the united States and that the
Comtee for settling State Accos be and hereby are directed to
adjust the same accordingly was brot up read & concurred —
A vote to hear the petition of Jn° Scribner on the second Wed-
nesday of the next Session of the General Court was brot up read
and concurred
An Act for the repeal of an Act appointing Special Justices —
And also in addition to, and amendment of an Act for establish-
ing Courts of law having been read a third time voted that the
same be nonconcured
Adjtl till to-morrow morning 9 °Clock
THURSDAY Dec 13th 1792
met according to adj*
[Present as yesterday.]
A vote for a Comtee to join a Comte of the Senate to consider of
the pet" of J Flanders in behalf of the Inhabts of New London
was brot up read & concurred M1' Freeman joined —
a Resolve that from the time of passing this Resolve the In-
spector [of pot-ash, &c] be entitled for the term of the two next
succeeding years, to five pence half penny for each hundred
weight of pot or pearl Ashes inspected by him which shall be in
lieu of the sum or fees allowed him by the Act for the inspection
of pot or pearl ashes passed 28 Dec1' 1791 was sent down for con-
currence brot up coned
A vote that the Sec/ have & receive £60 for his Salary from
June 1792 to June 1793 was brot up read and concurred
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A vote that the Treasurer have and receive for his salary £240
was brot up read and concurred with this alteration
* 4-1 1 7 * that said sum be in full for all his services, to include
his responsibility in office office hire stationary and all
other charges —
A vote that his Excellency Josiah Bartlett Esq have and receive
out of the Treasury £200 for his Salary from June 1792 to June
1793 was brot up read and considered whereupon the Senate pro-
pose as an amendment, that all the words in said vote from the
words Bartlett Esq to the end thereof be struck out and in lieu
thereof insert the words for his Salary as President of this State
from June Ist 1792 to June 1, 1793, have and receive out of the
Treasury at the rate of Two Hundred and fifty pounds ^ year
so that the vote may read thus — viz
Voted that His Excellency Josiah Bartlett Esq for his salary as
President of this State from June 1, 1792 to June 1, 1793 have
and receive out of the Treasury at the rate of Two Hundred and
fifty pounds f) year signed Ebenr Smith Senior Senator
An Act establishing permanent Salaries for the Justices of the
Superior Court of Judicature having been read a third time voted
that the same be enacted
An Act in addition to an Act entitled an Act for settling testate
estates and in addition to an Act entitled an Act ordering the de-
scent of Intestate estates & empowering the Judge of Probate to
settle the same accordingly having been read a third time voted
that the same be enacted
A vote for a Comtee on Pet'1 of Proprietors of Amoskeig Bridge
&c was brot up read and concurred M1" Sheafe & M1 Wallace
joined
A vote for a Comt<,e on the petns of J. [S.] Simmons & E Burn-
ham was brot up read and concurred Mr Gilman & Mr Smith
joined
* 4-1 1 8 * A vote for a Comtee on the Petition of Tho8 Pinkham
was brot up read and Nonconcurred
A vote for a Comte on the Memorial of Thos Cogswell was brot
up read and concurred Mr Freeman Mr Bellows & M1' Smith
joined —
A vote granting the prayer of the petition of Jona Rawson
(Dover Library) and giving him leave to bring in a bill accord-
ingly was brot up read and concurred
A vote that the Treas1- receive of B Moore of Charlestown a
certificate for taxes uncancelled was brot up read and concurred
1792] JOURNAL OF THE SENATE. 619
A Resolve that the Town of Hebron be classed with the Towns
of New Chester Bridgewater Cockermouth & Alexandria was brot
up read & concurred.
A vote that John Prentice Esq have and receive £65 as a Salary
[from June 1792 to June 1793,] was brot up read and concurred
Adjourned till to morrow morning 9 °Clock
FRIDAY Dec 14, 1792
met according to adjt
present as yesterday
A vote granting the prayer of the pet11 of S Leavitt and giving
him leave to bring in a Bill to establish in him all the right which
J Leavitt had in the ten Acres of Land described in said pet was
brot up read & concurred
A vote to refer the pet of W Smith to the Comtee on the Acc° of
[W.] Parker and others was brot up, read & concurred
A vote that McCurdy & Ralston be abated on their bonds £30
to be deducted from the principal & Interest now due on sd bonds
in full of all abatements was bro1 up read & concurred on this
condition that they pay Up the balance due on sd bonds within
sixty days from the date hereof Sent down — bro1 up concd
* A vote for a Comtee on the Pet11 of John Peirce Esq & * 4-1 19
others was brot up read & concurred Mr Atherton & Mr
Wallace joined
A vote for a Comte to attend the Probate Office on the Settle-
ment of the Account of Robert Smith Trustee of the estate of
Stephen Holland was brot up read & concurred Mr Freeman Mr
Peabody & Mr Gilman joined
A vote for a Comtee on the petn of John Taylor was bro1 up read
■& concurred Mr Freeman & Mr Smith joined
An Act to carry into effect the Constitution of this State as
altered & amended by the late Convention having been read a
third time voted that the same be enacted.
A vote for a Comtee to consider of the pet11 of Wm Hastings was
bro* up read and concurred Mr Gilman joined
A vote for a Comtee on the pet11 of A. Waldron was brot up read
and concurred : Mr Toppan joined —
A vote granting the prayer of the petition of Francis Blood and
giving him leave to bring in a bill accordingly was brot up read
and concurred
A vote to allow John Melcher £15.-0.4 in full Geo. Hough
620 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. [*792
£22. .8. .8 in full Eliph1 Ladd £2. .2 in full & Caleb Buswell
£o..8..o in full of their Acc° — was brot up read & concurred
Adj'1 till tomorrow morning 9 "Clock —
SATURDAY Dec 15 1792
met according to adjournment
Present as yesterday —
adjd till monday next 3 °Clock P M
MONDAY Dec 17 — 1792
met according to adjim"
present as on Saturday last
A vote that the Electors for this State of President & vice Pres-
ident of the U S. have & receive for their services 9/ ^ day & pay
for travel as members of the Legislature except no pay for travel
as elector be allowed to those who are paid for travel as Members
of the Legislature was brot up read & concurred —
* 4-1 20 *A vote for a Comte to consider of the petition of J
Chesley was brot up read & concurred M1' Foster joined
A vote to postpone the hearing of the pet11 of Jona [John] Steele
to the Second Wednesday of the next session of the General Court
was brot up read and concurred
A vote to hear the pet11 of Sam1 Gilman on the second Wednes-
day of the next Session was brot up read and concurred
A vote directing the Secv to procure 350 printed authenticated
copies of the Act to carry into effect the Constitution of this State
as altered and amended by the late Convention was brot up read
and concurred
A vote that His Excellency the President have and receive £200
for his Salary from June 1792 to June 1793 was brot up read &
cone'1
A Resolve that the Selectmen of the several Towns &c take an
inventory of the rateable estates of sl1 Towns &c was brot up read
and cone'1
An Act in addition to and in Amendment of an Act intituled an
Act empowering Phinehas Parker to review a certain action
having been read a third time voted that the same be enacted
An Act to empower a Committee to settle & fix the boundaries
and line between the parishes of North Hampton & Rye having
been read a third time voted that the same be enacted
An Act to repeal an Act entitled an Act to erect a poll parish
1792] JOURNAL OF THE SENATE. 621
in the town of Pelham having been read a third time voted that
the same be enacted —
An Act establishing where certain Inhabitants of the Towns of
Hampton falls and Seabrook shall work out their highway taxes
having been read a third time voted that the same be enacted
A vote to hear the pet of Sam Emerson & J Porter on the
Second Wednesday of the next Session was brot up read & con-
curred
*A vote for a Comte on the pet11 of the Selectmen of * 4-1 21
Wolfborough was brot up read & concurred M1' Smith
joined
Adjourned till tomorrow morning 9 °Clock
TUESDAY Dec 18 1792
met according to adjournment
Present all the Senate except Mr Waldron & Mr Bellows
A vote that the Secry be directed to procure 220 copies of the
Resolve for taking a new valuation was brot up read & concurred
with this alteration that it be 320 instead of 220 & sent down for
concurrence — and brot up with a message that the House adhere
to their vote upon which the Senate nonconcd the alteration
An Act to incorporate certain persons herein after named into a
Society by the name of the Social library Company in Dover
having been read a third time voted that the same be enacted
A vote for a Comte on the acc° of David Webster Esq was brot
up read & concurred Mr Shepard & Mr Smith joined
A vote that S Wheeler deliver the order on the late Treas — for
£3. .12. .4 — & now receive out of the Treasy £7-.i9..i in full of
his acc° was brot up read and concurred.
A vote so far granting the prayer of the petn of S. Holland
as that he have leave to bring in a bill to enable him to hold real
Estate &c was brot up read & concurred
A vote granting the prayer of N Gilman & giving him leave to
bring in a bill accordingly was brot up read & concurred
A vote to refer the Acc° of H. Ranlet to the Comtee on printers
Acco — was brot up read & concd
A Resolve that this State become interested in & partners with
the proprietors of New Hampshire Bank &c was bro4 up read &
concurred —
A vote for a Comtee to take under consideration & report the
necessary arrangements for dividing the militia of this State was
brot up read and concurred Mr Shepard and Mr Sheafe joined
622 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. [J792
A vote that the session of the Gen1 Court on the first Wednes-
day of June next be holden at Concord was brot up read and
concurred
* 4-1 22 *A vote that the travel and attendance of the Gen1
Court be the same as at the last Session was brot up read
and concurred
A vote that the Treas1' issue his Extent against the estate of
Eben1' Green late of Lyme deceased for the amount of the sum
due to s(1 State upon a bond signd by sd Green & others was brot
up read and concurred —
An Act to establish Post Guides and to facilitate travelling in &
thro this State having been read a third time voted that the same
be enacted —
A [vote] for a Comte on the Memo1 of Geo. Jaffrey Esq and
others, was brot up read & concurred M1' Atherton & Mr Smith
joined.
A vote to allow the acc° of B Woodward amounting to £18.15.0
was brot up read and concurred
An Act securing to William Page and Lewis R Morris and
their associates, their heirs & assigns forever the exclusive right
of locking Bellow" falls on Connecticutt River having been read
a third time voted that the same be enacted.
An Act in addition to an Act entitled An Act for the punish-
ment of certain crimes not capital having been read a third time
voted that the same be enacted
Adjourned till tomorrow morning 9 °Clock
WEDNESDAY Dec 19 1792
met according to adjournment
Present as yesterday —
An Act to vest in John Weeks his heirs & assigns forever, the
sole & exclusive privilege of keeping a ferry over a certain part
of Connecticut River, having been read a third time voted that the
same be enacted
A vote for a ComtL' on the pet11 of E S. Livermore et alii was
brot up, read and concurred Mr Sheafe & Mr Smith joined
A vote granting the prayer of the petition of the Selectmen of
Wolfbor0 and giving them leave to bring in a bill accordingly
was brot up read & conca
* 4-123 *A vote to allow D Webster Esq £i5..io..o [fifteen
pounds] in full for dispersing public papers was brot up
read & concurred
1792] JOURNAL OF THE SENATE. 623
A Resolve that the Treas1' be and he hereby is directed to take
such Measures as he may judge expedient tor the collection of
the outstanding Taxes was brot up, read & concurred
A vote to allow the acc° W [William] Parker £7.. 4 for the
use of a Room — [also the account of] Parker & Tenny [for in-
specting invalids, amounting to] £13.. 4 was brot up read & con-
curred
A vote for a Comtee on the pet11 of Jona Cilley was brot up read
& concurred Mr Sheafe M1' Freeman & Mr Peabody joined
a vote that the Town of New London be abated one fifth part
of the sum set to them in the last proportion was brot up read &
concurred
A vote directing the Secy to procure 320 copies of the resolve
for taking a new valuation was brot up read & concurred
A vote that the time for the Selectmen of the several delinquent
Towns to settle with their Collectors of the several taxes of vari-
ous Denominations of paper be extended to the first day of March
next was brot up read & Nonconcurred
A vote for a Comte to consider of the petition of Sherburne &
Cutts was brot up read & concurred Mr Toppan & Mr Gilman
joined —
A vote that Mr Foster Mr Wallace & Mr Sheafe be a Comtee to
consider of the petition of Noah Lovewell & report thereon —
A vote that the Treasr call to account the Sheriff of the County
of Strafford for the execution of an Extent against Joseph Lary
for a certificate tax due from Wolf borough for 1783 — was brot up
read and concurred —
adjourned ['till to-morrow morning, 9 o'clock.]
THURSDAY Dec 20, 1792
Met according to adjm*
[Present as yesterday.]
A vote appointing a Comtee to lay out a road from Shelburne to
Stratford was brot up read & concurred
* A vote granting the prayer of the petn of Willm Mor- * 4-124
land & that the Treasr govern himself accordingly was
brot up, read and concurred
An Act empowering Samuel Holland Esq to hold lands having
been read a third time voted that the same be enacted.
A vote that the Treasr be authorized to receive seven shillings
in specie in lieu of every twenty shillings of Certificates & indents
624 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. [*792
due to the State for taxes on any town or place that has not yet
had Selectmen was brot up read and concurred
A vote that J Weeks & J Baker [Barker] have 36s in full of
their Acc° [for taking an inventory, &c] was brot up read & con-
curred —
A vote granting the prayer of the pet11 of S. Brooks and that
the Treasurer govern himself accordingly was brot up read &
concurred —
A vote that the person attending the Light House have liberty
to use the Flags that belong to this State to be hoisted as hereto-
fore on the approach of any Topsail Vessel was brot up read &
concurrd
A vote for a Comtce on the pet" from the towns of Bath & Lan-
dafF also pet11 of Jer Eames was brot up read & concurred Mr
Freeman joined
An Act for forming & regulating the Militia within this State
& for repealing all the laws heretofore made for that purpose "
was taken under consideration —
On motion — Shall the Act of Congress relative to the militia
stand intermixed & enacted as in the bill now under considera-
tion?
Yeas.
Mi- Smith M3
Mr Sheafe
Nays.
Mr Freeman M1
Mr Gilman
A vote that Sam Brooks have and receive £25 in full of his
Acc° for making out an Index of the records of Deeds was brot
up read and concurred —
A vote for a Comtee to consider of the Acc° of W [William]
Gardner Esq was brot up read & concurred Mr Gilman & M1' Free-
man joined —
A vote for a Comtee on the petn of the Proprietors of Amoskeig
Bridge was brot up read & concurred Mr Gilman joined —
A vote granting the prayer of the petition of the Trustees of
Dartmouth College and giving; them leave to bring in a bill accord-
ingly was bro1 up read & concurred
A vote for a ComttJe to consider & report the most suitable meas-
ures for the disposal of the unlocated lands was brot up read and
cone11 — M1' Gilman M1' Toppan & Mr Freeman joined —
* 4-1 25 * A vote to accept the report of a Comtee on the pet" of
Yeas.
Yeas.
Yeas.
Foster
Mr Toppan
M* Shepard &
Nays.
Nays.
Nays.
Atherton
Mr Peabody
M* Wallace &
1792] JOURNAL OF THE SENATE. 625
John Hurd and that Capt D [David] Hough is empowered to
ascertain the quantity of land contained in said Gore petitioned
for and report to the Gen1 Court was brot up read and concurred
Adjd ['till to-morrow morning, 9 o'clock.]
FRIDAY Dec 21 1792
[Met according to adjournment.
Present as yesterday.]
An Act to confirm & establish & vest the fee of certain land in
Samuel Leavitt his heirs & assigns was brot up read & noncon-
cured.
An Act to confirm in Sam1 Leavitt his heirs & assigns certain
lands having had three several readings passed to be enacted was
sent down [for concurrence] — brot up concurred —
A Resolve that Wm Chadburne of Conway have liberty to inoc-
ulate with the small pox in Sam1 Starks Location in sd County
until the first day of November next he the sd Chadburne giving
bonds with Sureties to the Judges of the Courts of Common pleas
for the County of Strafford in the sum of £1000 for his faithful
performance as the law directs was brot up read & concurred
The Militia Bill was taken under consideration — On Motion,
Shall the Act of Congress relative to the militia stand intermixed
& enacted in the manner it now is in the bill under consideration ?
The yeas & Nays were required & as follows viz
Yeas. Yeas. Yeas. Yeas.
r Shepard
r Sheafe
Mr Smith
Mr Toppan
Mr Foster
Nays.
r Gilman
I Atherton
Nays.
Mr Freeman
Nays.
Mr Peabody
Nays.
Mr Wallace
The number being equal, the question was, by His Excellency
the President determined in the affirmative so far as to take the
bill under consideration — Whereupon proceeded to the reading
of said Bill —
A Resolve that Dan1 Rindge and other the Memorialists who
owe State Notes to the State on their several bonds &c be sever-
ally allowed to pay their respective balances in specie at 7s in the
pound according' to a vote of the Gen1 Court passed at their Ses-
sion in Dec 1791 provided they first pay in sd notes the sum speci-
fied in sd vote to be so paid excepting £279.. 2.. the part thereof
which is to be paid by George JafFrey Esq And the Treas1' is
40
626 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. [I792
directed to receive their respective payments accordingly was brot
up, And after serving Mr Jaffrey with a Copy of the above Resolve
& receiving and considering his Memorial dated by mistake 22d
Dec 1792, was read & concurred
A vote for a Comtec on the pet11 of E Ladd was brot up read &
concurred Mr Foster & Mr Wallace joind
* 4-126 * A vote for a Comtee on the Acc° of Jona Clark and
others was brot up read & concurred Mr Toppan joind
A vote to hear the petition of Edd Livermore and others on the
first Tuesday of the next Session was bro1 up read and concurred
voted that Mr Atherton Mr Foster and Mr Smith be a Comtee to
take under consideration the Militia bill and report such altera-
tions as they shall think proper —
A vote so far granting the prayer of the pet11 of John Nott as
that he have out of the Treasury £6 — was brot up read & con-
curred
A vote for a Comte to nominate four Revd Gentlemen out of
whom one to be chosen to preach an Election Sermon was brot up
read & concurred Mr Foster joind
A vote that the powers given to a Corn1 respecting a Road from
Amoskeig to Pelham be continued until the next Session was brotj
up read & concurred
An Act to encourage the manufacture of Malt Liquors having
had the [three] several readings passed to be enacted Sent down
for concurrence — brot up concurred
Adjd till tomorrow morning 9 o'clock
SATURDAY Dec 22 1792
met according to Adj1
Present as yesterday except Mr Sheaf e
A vote that Mr Peabody & M1' Smith "be a Comee to join such of
the Hon House as they may appoint to take under consideration
a vote of the Hon House of Reps of the 21 Dec Ins1 on the pet11 of
Col Steph" Evans & all similar matters & report thereon was sent
down for concurrence brot up conctl
A vote that the Town of Lytchfield be abated one 14th part ol
all their taxes from the time that the last proportion of taxes wa
taken till a new one shall take place was brot up read & concurrec1
A vote that the Acc° of E. Robinson & alii [for examining the
claims against the estate of the late Governor J. Wentworth
amounting to four pounds fourteen shillings and sixpence,] bt
I792] JOURNAL OF THE SENATE. 627
allowed [and that the president give order accordingly,] was brot
up read & concurred
A vote to refer the Acc° of H Ranlet to the Comtee on printers
Acc° was brot up read & concurred —
A vote that the Collector of Taxes for the Town of Lee for
1788 be abated £20 out of the Silver tax of sd Town &c was brot
up read & Nonconcured
* Adjourned till Monday next 3 °Clock P M— * 4-127
MONDAY Dec 24 — 1792
met according to Adjournment
Present all the Senate except Mr Sheafe [and Mr. Bellows.]
A vote to accept the report of a Comtee aptd to lay out a road
from Conway to Shelburne and that a bill be brot in accordingly
was brot up read and concurred.
A vote for a Comee to consider of a vote handed in to allow the
Town of Dunstable a State Note of £11.. 6.6 in lieu of an order
drawn for that sum was brot up read & concurred M1' Toppan &
Mr Gilman joined
A vote respecting the Town of Somersworth receiving a State
[note] &c wras brot up read and referred to the Comte on a vote
handed in to allow the Town of Dunstable a certain State Note —
A vote to accept the report of a Comtee aptd to arrange the
Militia of this State was brot up read & concurd
A vote on pet11 of B Bigelow — that the Judge of [probate] be
impowered to extend the time for receiving claims against the
Estate of Gov1' Wentworth was brot up read & nonconcurred.
A Resolve that the Judge of Probate for the County of Rock-
ingham be empowered to proceed in the same manner in the set-
tlement of the acc° of Rob1 Smith respecting the personal estate
of S. Holland as he is by law authorized in the Settlement of the
real Estate was brot up read & concurred
Adjd till tomorrow morng 9 o clock
TUESDAY Dec 25, 1792
met according to adj*
Present as yesterday
A vote for a Comte to receive proposals from printers for per-
forming public printing was brot up read and concurred : M1' Fos-
ter & Mr Smith joined
An Act to impower Nathaniel Gilman Esq to sell certain real
628 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. [J79*
Estate of Charotte [Charlotte] Odlin a Minor & to impower
Thomas Stickney to sell certain real Estate belonging to Mary-
Ann his wife who is under twenty one years of Age having been
read a third time voted that the same be enacted
* 4-1 28 * An Act for the repeal of a certain clause of the Act
for preventing the spreading the small pox made and
passed the third day of February Anno Domini 1789 & in addi-
tion to and amendment of the said Act — having been read a third
time voted that the same be enacted.
A vote that the Revd Chaplains receive out of the Treasury
36s each for their Services was brot up read & concurred
An Act to alter the place of holding part of the Courts in the
County of Hillsbor0 having been read a third time voted that it
pass to be enacted was sent down for concurrence — brot up con-
curred
A vote for a Comtce to consider of the return made by the
Commissary Gen1 of the Military Stores &c was brot up read &
concurred Mr Wallace & Mr Toppan joined
A vote that the Town of Somersworth receive a State Note for
the sum of £34.. 12.. 7 in lieu of an order for sd sum for bounties
& supplies to the Continental soldiers was brot up read & noncon-
cured
Adjourned till tomorrow morning 9 °Clock
WEDNESDAY Dec 26 [1792.]
met according to adjournment
[Present]
A vote for a Comte to consider of the pet11 of Prince Caesar was
brot up read & concurred M1' Freeman joined —
An Act in addition to & explanation of an Act passed Jan 24,
1 791 having been read a third time voted that the same be enacted
A vote to allow Henry Ranlet £35..!.. 6 in ful for printing was
brot up read & concurred
A vote for a Com to consider of the pet11 & acc° of Moses
Kelley Esq was brot up read & concurred Mr Smith & M1* Pea-
body joined —
A vote that the Reva Mr Amos [Aaron] Wood of Weare be &
is appointed to deliver an Election Sermon [in June next, before
the general court,] was brot up read & unanimously nonconcured
A vote ap* Revd Mr B. Olcott of Charlestown [be and he
hereby is appointed] to deliver an Election Sermon in June next
1792] JOURNAL OF THE SENATE. 629
before the Gen1 Court and that his Excy the president be requested
to inform him thereof seasonably to prepare therefor was sent
down for concurrence —
* A vote on the petn of Francis Blood, that he have * 4-129
liberty to bring in a bill at the next Session was bro* up
read and concurred
A vote granting the prayer of Anne Hanson who prayed pay
for a Doctr bill &c for her late husbd a soldier and that the Presd1
give order accordingly was brot up read & concurred
A vote appointing a Comtee to consider of the pet11 of John Wen-
dall & others relative to a loan of money out of the Treasury was
brot up, read and nonconcurred
A vote to hear the petn of John Waldron on the first Tuesday
of the next Session was brot up read and concurred —
A vote to allow the acc° of John Calfe amounting to £11. .0.. 2
for copying &c was brot up read & concurred —
The militia Bill was taken under consideration — On Motion,
Shall the Cavalry heretofore established, be enrolled with the
Infantry in the militia of this State? —
The yeas & Nays were call'd for and as follows viz
Yeas. Yeas. Yeas. Yeas.
Mr Foster
Mr Toppan
Mr Wallace
Mr Shepard
Nays.
Nays.
Nays.
Nays.
Mr Peabody
Mr Gilman
Mr Smith
Mr Waldron
Mr Atherton
M1' Freeman
Yeas 4 — Nays 6 — So it passed in the negative —
Voted that the following clause be inserted before the last Sec-
tion viz.
That Nothing in this Act shall be construed to take away or
abridge the privilege of the Corps of Cavalry in this State —
They shall however be subject in other respects to the laws for
governing the militia — sent down for concurrence — The Senate
were informed by a Mesage that the above clause was noncon-
curred by the House of Representatives —
A vote that Mr Peabody Mr Sheafe & Mr Freeman be a Comtee
on the part of the Senate to confer with such of the Hon House
as they may appoint upon the disagreement of the two branches
relative to the proposed amendment to the militia bill and report
the result of their deliberations thereon was sent down for concur-
rence — brot up joined
A vote for a Comte on the petn of JJ James Crombie was brot
up read and concurred Mr Gilman & Mr Sheafe joined
63O NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. [J792
A vote that Prince Caesar alias Prince Walley in personal
application have the depreciation of his wages was brot up read
& coned
A vote that Eben1' Smith Nathan Hoit & Joseph Badger Esqrs
be allowed 10s ^ day for their services in laying out a road from
Conwy to Shelburne instead of twelve shillings as charged was
brot up read & coned
Adjd till tomorrow morning 9 °Clock
THURSDAY Dec 27 1792
met according to adjournment
Present as yesterday —
A vote to allow H Ranlet £110 in full of his i\cc° for printing
Acts of Congress was brot up read & concurred
A vote to allow the Acc° of N Parker amots to 27/5 — [for en-
grossing acts, &c] was brot up read & concurred —
* 4-130 * A vote to pay Sam1 Cherry 44/8 for attendance as an
evidence &c [before a committee on a settlement be-
tween the State and Robert Smith,] was brot up read & concurred
A vote that the Towns of Middleton & Somersworth be dis-
charged by the Treas1' for taxes for which he had issued extents
against the Collectors & whereby a loss accrued to the State was
brot up read & concurred.
A vote to pay E Robinson Jun1' £6..i5..o for copying Acts &c
for Comsnr on Continental accounts was brot up read & con-
curred—
A resolve that the Treasr issue his Extent as mentioned in said
Resolve the mistake respecting the year in sd resolve notwithstand-
ing was brot up, read & concurred
A vote that J T Gilman & N Rogers Esq1' settle & adjust the
Acc° of Col Evans against this State & certify the balance if any
& that the President give order on the Treas1' &c was brot up
read and concurred
A vote to allow Jona Clark & Jona Cilley £17. .2. .0 in full of
their Acc° for laying out a road from Newmarket bridge to North-
wood was brot up read & concurred
A vote to allow Sam1 Parker 7s 6 [for engrossing an act,] was
brot up read & concurred
An Act for arranging the militia into divisions having been read
a third time voted that the same be enacted —
A vote of yesterday on the militia Bill, viz that nothing in this
I792] JOURNAL OF THE SENATE. 63 1
Act shall be construed to take away or abridge the privileges of
the Corps of Cavalry in this State — They shall however be sub-
ject in other respects to the laws for governing the militia, being
nonconcurred by the House of Representatives, a motion was
made that the Senate recede from said vote, whereupon the yeas
& nays were called for and as follows viz —
Yeas. Yeas. Yeas. Yeas.
Mr Sheafe M1' Foster M* Toppan Mr Smith
Mr Waldron Mr Shepard
Nays. Nays.
Mr Peabody Mr Atherton
Mr Gilman Mr Freeman
Yeas 6 Nays 4, so it passed in the affirmative —
In Senate the same day voted the following amendment " And
be it further enacted that the several Companies which compose
the Regiments of Cavalry be annexed to the Regiments of Infantry
in manner following viz
To each Regiment of Infantry there shall be as far as the num-
ber of Companies of Cavalry will admit of it, one Troop of Horse
or Company of Cavalry with the present officers (if they see fit)
and men of said companies who are now uniformly cloathed and
equipped or shall be within four months — Said troops of Horse shall
be under the command of the field Officers of the Regiments of
Infantry, and shall be joined to such Regiments as shall be the
most contiguous and convenient to said companies — privilege
shall be allowed to the non commissioned Officers and privates of
Cavalry at any time hereafter of being enrolled as infantry, pro-
vided they decline serving as Cavalry and said Companies of
Cavaltry may be compleated by enlistments from time to time
from the infantry as vacancies may be in said Companies.
On the Question, Shall the foregoing pass ? the yeas & nays
were called for and as follows viz
Yeas.
Yeas.
Yeas.
Yeas.
Mr Sheaf
Mi' Shepard
Mr Foster
Mr Toppan
Mr Waldron &
Nays.
Nays.
Nays.
Nays.
Mr Peabody
Mr Freeman
Mr Gilman
Mr Smith
M1' Atherton &
The number being equal, the question was by His Excellency
the President determined in the affirmative — Sent down for con-
currence — brot up with a Message that the House agree to the
above amendm1
632 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. [*792
A vote that Mr Atherton Mr Sheafe & Mr Freeman be a Comtee
on the part of the Senate to join such of the Hon House as they
may appoint to take into consideration the escheat Act and report
what alterations and additions shall be made to said Act in order
that the State may avail themselves of their right to certain Town-
ships of land the conditions of the Grants not being complied with
was sent down for conce
Adj'1 till tomorrow morning 9 °Clock
FRIDAY 28 Dec 1792
met according to adjournment
Present [as yesterday.]
A vote to pay the acc° of O [Oliver] Peabody Esq amo* to £4..
7 — was brot up read and concurred.
* 4-131 * A vote granting the prayer of the petition of Bradbury
Cilley who prays for an allowance on two carriages of
Mess5 Wentworth remitted by the Court was brot up read & Non-
concurred
A vote that John Young Esq be allowed 12s for drafting a bill
was brot up read & concurred.
An Act for forming & regulating the militia within this State
and for repealing all the laws heretofore made for that purpose,
having been read a third time — On the question shall this Act
pass? — The yeas and nays were called for and as follows —
Yeas.
Yeas.
Yeas.
Yeas.
Mr Sheafe
M>' Waldron
M1' Foster
Mr Shepard
Mr Toppan
Mr Smith
Nays.
Nays.
Nays.
Nays.
Mr Peabody
Mr Freeman
Mr Gilman
M* Wallace
Mr Atherton
Yeas 6 — Nays 5 — So it passed in the affirmative —
In Senate December 28th 1792
Upon the third reading of the bill " for forming and regulating
the militia within this State and for repealing all the laws hereto-
fore made for that purpose "
The undersigned doth hereby enter his dissent against the same,
and protest against the said bill being enacted into a law —
First because the united States in Congress assembled on the 8th
day of May 1792 passd an Act entitled " An Act more effectually
to provide for the national defence by establishing an uniform
Militia throughout the united States" which Act without the par-
1792] JOURNAL OF THE SENATE. 633
ticular recognition or other proceedings of this State is a Constitu-
tional Law in New Hampshire and obligatory upon the Citizens
thereof; And because the said bill contains many detached sen-
tences, paragraphs, and parts of paragraphs of said
Act of Congress that are * mutilated and intermixed * 4-132
with a variety of other matters in order to be enacted
into a law by this State which in the opinion of this Protestant, if
it does not amount to an explicit declaration, yet it strongly im-
plies, that no act of Congress can be considered as law in New
Hampshire until the same has been recognized and inacted by
the Legislature of the State, and because such implication savours
much of the spirit of faction and is dangerous to government.
Secondly — Because those paragraphs in said bill which tend
to alter or abridge the right & privileges which by the laws, usages
& customs, certain Corps of Cavalry & Artillery, have heretofore
had & enjoyed in this State with many other matters in the said
bill contained are not only impolitic but entirely repugnant to the
letter & spirit of the aforesaid Act of the united States
Nath1 Peabody
An Act to revive a certain Act passed the 21. of Dec1' 1791 en-
titled an Act to authorize the Assessment and collection of taxes
in the Township of Coventry in the County of Grafton in said
State and to extend the time for effecting the purposes therein
mentioned having been read a third time voted that the same be
enacted.
A vote to pay the Acc° of J Blanchard G. Livermore [Gilmore]
& Mich1 McClary amounting to 18/ for engrossing the Militia bill
was brot up read & concurred —
A vote that Mr Melcher be employed to execute all the public
printing of this State agreeably to his proposals for the year 1793
— viz For printing the Acts on good Demy printing paper with
the same size, type & page with that on which the revised laws
are now printed, one penny three farthings ty Sheet, allowing 16
pages to the Sheet — For printing election Sermons on good large
Demy paper, with an elegant new type, one penny half penny ^
Sheet — For printing the Journals of both Houses on the same
size, type, paper &c on which they are now printed, One penny
^ Sheet — For printing proclamations, extents resolves &c on
writing paper, three farthings ^ Sheet — For all larger or smaller
work in the same proportion with the aforesd prices, was bro1 up,
read and concurred
* A vote that the Towns in the northerly part of this * 4-133
634 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. [J792
State between Haverhill and the latitude of 450 be divided into
four districts for chusing Reps in the following mannerviz — The
Towns of Bath Landaff and Lincoln to form one district The
Towns of Lyman, Concord & Franconia to form one District —
The Towns of Littleton Dalton Lancaster & Dartmouth to form
one district and the Towns of Northumberland Percy Stratford
Cockburne Colburne Shelburne and Stewart Town to form one
district — And that each of the aforesaid districts be & they
hereby are empowered to send one Rep. to the Gen1 Court in
future was brot up read & concurred
A vote to pay the Acc° of Gilman & Boyer amount'' to 41s for
engrossing the militia bill was brot up read and concurred
A vote that the Acc° of Moses Kelley Esq be referred to J T.
Gilman & N Rogers Esqrs & that they report thereon at the next
Session was brot up read & concurred
A vote to pay the Acc° of J Nelson amotg to £18.. 2.. 5 for
wood, candles &c And attendance on Gen1 Court was brot up read
& concurred
A vote that the Attorney Gen1 be directed to prosecute the bond
given by Rob1 Smith for the faithful performance of his duty as
Trustee to the Estate of S Holland an Absente was brot up read
& concurred
A vote that His Excy the President be requested to appoint with
Advice of Council some suitable person to compleat the Index of
the records of Deeds in the Cty of Rockingh[am] was brot up
read and concurred
A vote that Moses Kelley Esq have & receive out of the Treas-
ury £30 to be by him accounted for, was brot up read and con-
curred
A vote that the President with the advice of Council be desired
to adjourn the Gen1 Court to the last Wednesday in May next then
to meet at Concord was brot up read and concurred
His Excy the Presd1 sent down the Secretary to inform the Hon
House of Reps that he with advice of Council had adjourned the
G C [general court] agreeably to the above vote
J PEARSON Secv
JOURNAL
House of Representatives
CONTAINING THE PROCEEDINGS
FROM NOVEMBER 21 TO DECEMBER 28, 1792
* STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE, '14-399
A. JOURNAL
Proceedings of the Honbl House of Representatives for
said state at their Session begun and holden at Exeter
November 21st 1792 —
WEDNESDAY Nov* 21st 1792
Several members met agreably to adjournment but there not
being a quorum for business they agreed to adjourn to 9 oClock
to morrow morning —
THURSDAY Nov* 22d 1792
Met according to adjournment and there being a quorum Infor-
mation was given to the Honb1 Senate that a quorum of the House
were present and ready to proceed to business —
Mr Moses L Neal having resigned the office of Assistant Clerk
— Motion was made that an Assistant Clerk be appointed —
whereupon — Voted that Mr Badger Mr A Parker and Mr Holmes
be a Committee to nominate three suitable persons one of whom
to be appointed Assistant Clerk to this House —
The foregoing Committee having reported a Nomination of
three persons — the ballots were called for and Nathanael Parker
Esqr was elected to the Office —
Adjourned to 3 o'Clock P. M —
Met accordingly
Voted that Mr Gains, Mr Blanchard M1' M Leavitt Mr Bradley
& Mr Pickering be a Committee on the part of this House to join
such of the Honb1 Senate as they may appoint to consider of the
638 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. [J792
Petition of Joseph Cilley Esq1- and others respecting New Markett
bridge and report thereon
The Secretary came down from the Honb1 Senate with the fol-
lowing Message from his Excellency —
Gentlemen of the Senate and Gentlemen of the House of Rep-
resentatives—
The business that more immediately requires the attention of
the Legislature is the arrangement of the Militia and
* 14-400 making the Laws of this state conformable to the *La\v
of the General Government for regulating the Militia
— the returns that I have called for agreably to your directions
have not as yet been fully made when compleated I shall la}' them
before you —
I beg leave to suggest for your consideration whether it will not
be proper at this session to make the necessary arrangements for
introducing into practise those alterations in our state Constitution
which have been made by the late Convention and adopted by the
people —
Although the general revision of the Laws of the state and the
Several regulations that have taken place, has rendered the Situ-
ation of our public affairs more eligible than they have been in
years past yet I conceive that in your deliberations you will find!
many regulations in the internal police of the state that would,
still further contribute to the advantage and prosperity of thej
people we represent —
Among the things that I apprehend would tend to that impor-j
tant purpose I beg leave to mention the opening & keeping in
repair convenient roads and bridges so as to make the transporta-j
tion of Articles through the state and to the public markets as
convenient and easy as possible this I conceive would tend to pro-:
mote industry in agriculture trade and manufactures which joined!
with proper Oeconomy is the only true and genuine source of
wealth & opulence in any Country — Perhaps giving encourage-
ment to the opening water communications by Canals in some
parts of the state might more effectually facilitate the transporta-
tion of many Articles especially of the heavier and more bulky
kind, but whether any thing of this kind will be feasible anc'
proper I submit to your determination
Every regulation that will have a tendency to diffuse knowledge
and information and to encourage virtue morality and patriotism
among the people especially among the youth and rising
* 14-401 generation cannot fail of being abundantly * useful anc
I792] JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. 639
beneficial to the state as it is a maxim well established " that no
republic can be lasting and happy unless accompanied with
knowledge and public virtue in the people at large —
This being the Season of the year when the general and ordi-
nary business of the state is usually taken up and acted upon by
the Legislature I shall chearfully attend to any other matters that
you may think proper to be done at this time and shall use my
best endeavours to forward the public business with as much dis-
patch as is consistent with care and caution which ought to be
used in transacting business of so much importance —
Council Chamber Josiah Bartlett
in Exeter November 21st 1792 —
Voted that Mr P White Mr Badger Mr Livermore JVP Hill &
Mr Gains be a Committee on the part of this House to join such of
the Honb1 Senate as they may appoint to draught an answer to his
Excellency's message this day received and lay the same before
this House —
Voted that Mr Connor Mr Barrett Mr J Duncan Mr P. White
and Mr A Parker be a Committee on the part of this House to join
such of the Honb1 Senate as they may appoint to take under con-
sideration what business is necessary first to be entered upon and
done at this session and report thereon —
Voted that Mr McClarey M1 P White & Mr Barrett be a Com-
mittee on the part of this House to join such of the Honb1 Senate
as they may appoint to consider of the Petition of John Young
Esq1' in behalf of himself and Samuel Young and report thereon —
Voted that Mr Livermore Mr Marshall & Mr Badger be a Com-
mittee on the part of this House to join such of the Honb1 Senate
as they may appoint to consider of the Petition of Eliphalet Dan-
forth and report thereon —
* Voted that Mr Cilley Mr Hoyt Mr Lovell Mr Hill M1 * 14-402
Badger Mr McClarey and Mr Whitcomb be a Commit-
tee on the part of this House to join such of the Honb1 Senate
as they may appoint to take under consideration the Militia Laws
of this state and of the United states and make such report thereon
as they may judge proper —
Adjourned to 9 o'Clock to morrow morning
FRIDAY Nov* 23d 1792
The House met according to adjournment
Voted that the Revrd Mr Rowland and the Revrd Mr Brown be
desired to attend and officiate alternately as Chaplains to the Gen-
eral Court the present session —
64O NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. [J792
Voted that Mr Cragin Mr Waldron & Mr Twitchel with such
of the Honb1 Senate as they may join be a Committee to Consider
of the Petition of John Read and others and report thereon —
Voted that Mr A Parker Mr N White & Mr Livermore be a
Committee on the part of this House to join such of the Honb1
Senate as they may appoint to consider of the Petition of Silas
Nowell and others and report thereon —
Voted that Mr Hill M1 Waldron Mr Dole M1 Connor and Mr
Gains be a Committee on the part of this House to join such of
the Honb1 Senate as they may appoint to Nominate six suitable
persons from whom the Legislature may elect three as a Commit-
tee to settle the accounts between this state and the Treasurer
thereof in the recess of the General Court —
Voted that Mr J Duncan Mr Waldron & Mr Gerrish be a Com-
mittee on the part of this House to join such of the Honb1 Senate
as they may appoint to consider of the Petition of James Warson
and report thereon —
* 14-403 *Upon reading and considering the Petition of Joseph
Cilley Esq1" and others respecting New Market bridge
and the report of a Committee thereon voted that the Petitioners
be heard thereon before the General Court on Tuesday the fourth
day of December next and that the Petitioners cause that Eliphalet
Smith Esq1' of New Markett be served with a Copy of the Petition
and order of Court thereon Seven days prior to said day of hearing
that he or any of the corporation may then appear and shew cause
(if any he hath) why the prayer thereof may not be granted —
Voted that his Excellency the President the Honb1 the chief
Justice and the Treasurer be and hereby are appointed for the
purpose of funding in the Name and behalf of this state such
Continental Indents as now are or shall be in the Treasury on the
last day of February next —
Voted that Mr Connor Mr Tarlton & Mr Hough be a Committee
on the part of this House to join such of the Honb1 Senate as they
may appoint to consider of the Petition of John Young Esq1' and
report thereon —
Adjourned to 3 o'Clock P : M.
Met accordingly —
Voted that M1' Sherburne M1 Badger Mr Darling Mr A Parker
& M1' Hough be a Committee on the part of this House to join such
of the Honb1 Senate as they may appoint to consider of and report
on the time proper for the amendments and alterations in the
Constitution to take effect and the necessary arrangements there-
for —
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Mr Parker the Assistant Clerk manifested his acceptance of the
Office and was Sworn to the faithful discharge of the duties
thereof —
The Committee to draught an Answer to his Exellencys Mes-
sage reported the following —
May it please your Excellency —
*The Legislature of the state of New Hampshire * 14-404
gratefully receive from your Excellency Information of
the public business that now more immediately calls for their
Attention —
We are deeply impressed with a sense of the great Necessity of
a proper arrangement of the Militia and making the Laws of the
State conformable to the Laws of the General Government and
while we assure your Excellency that no application on our part
shall be wanting to accomplish this important object we cannot but
express a wish that the necessary returns may be compleated as
soon as may be —
We esteem it highly essential that the necessary arrangements
for giving the Constitution of this state as altered and amended by
the late Convention its full force and effect should be made this
Session and to this we shall chearfully give every attention, and
though we view with the highest satisfaction the happy and pros-
perous Situation of our public affairs we are yet deeply impressed
with the necessity of further regulations of our internal police
both to continue and ensure that felicity which by the gracious
smiles of heaven we now enjoy —
The opening and repairing convenient roads erecting bridges
and forming canals for the easy safe & expeditious transportation
of Articles of trade and commerce would while it tended to the
encouragement of Industry of every kind at the same time pro-
mote the Interest and wealth of the Citizens and to those interest-
ing purposes we shall ever be ready to afford every exertion in
our power —
We are fully sensible that Ignorance is the parent * of * 14-405
Slavery and that civil liberty can scarcely hold up her
head where this enemy to human happiness is not removed out of
its sight —
To promote knowledge and information among the citizens of
the state to encourage morality and patriotism to inspire the rising
Generation with an attachment to and knowledge of every politi-
cal and Social virtue and with that knowledge necessary to ensure
them cannot fail to animate us to every exertion on our part to
642 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. [x792
promote and facilitate those important objects while the trust re-
posed in us would render neglect inexcusable —
The General and ordinary business of the state cannot fail of
our care and while we co-operate with your Excellencys generous
and patriotick labours for the public good in General we shall
endeavour to use all the dispatch that the importance of the object
will permit and shall deem it one of the happiest circumstances of
our lives to promote & increase the Security prosperity and hap-
piness of the state —
which report being read and considered voted that it be received
and accepted —
Voted that Mr Marshall Mr Pickering & Mr Wellman be a
Committee on the part of this House to join such of the Honb'
Senate as they may appoint to consider of and report what shall be
done with the Surplusage of the Law books now in the Secretary's
Office —
Voted that Mr McClarey M1' Barrett & Mr J Gibson be a Com-
mittee on the part of this House to join such of the Honb1 Senate
as they may appoint to consider of the Petition of Joshua Lamkin
[Beza Woodward and George W. Livermore, Esquires,] and
report thereon —
Adjourned to 9 o'Clock to morrow morning
SATURDAY Nov* 24th 1792
The House met according to adjournment
The Committee on the Petition of John Young Esq1" having!
reported in favour of a day of hearing — Voted that
* 14-406 the * Petitioner be heard thereon before the Genera];
Court on the Second Wednesday of the next Sessior
and that the Petitioner cause that a Copy of the Petition and ordei
of Court thereon be posted up in some public place in the Towm
of Bath Haverhill & Landaff six weeks prior to the sitting of saic
Court that any person or persons may then appear and shew caust
(if any they have) why the prayer thereof should not be granted —
Voted that Mr McClarey Mr Whitcomb & Mr Badger be a Com-
mittee on the part of this House to join such of the Honb1 Senatt
as they may appoint to consider of the Petition of Joshua Lam
kin and report thereon —
The Committee on the Petition of Silas Nowell Stephen Cros:
and Ralph Cross reported that the prayer of said Petition b<
granted and that the Petitioners have leave to bring in a Bill t(
I792] JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. 643
accomplish the objects stated in the petition provided the Act shall
fully secure the Interests of the Minors mentioned therein — which
report being read and considered voted that it be received and
accepted —
Voted that Mr P White Mr A Parker & Mr McClarey be a Com-
mittee on the part of this House to join such of the Honb1 Senate
as they may appoint to consider of the Petition of Lydia Morey
and report thereon —
Voted that Mr Badger Mr Marshall and Mr Jn° Smith be a
Committee on the part of this House to join such of the Honb1
Senate as they may appoint to consider of the Petition of Em-
mons Stockwell and others Inhabitants of Lancaster and report
thereon —
Voted that Mr Gains Mr Hough & Mr Josh Weeks be a Com-
mittee on the part of this House to join such of the Honb1
Senate as they may appoint to consider of the * Petition * 14-407
of the Select men of Wendall and report thereon
The Committee on the Petition of James Wason reported that
the prayer of said Petition be granted and that the Petitioner have
leave to bring in a Bill accordingly which report being read and
considered voted that it be received & accepted —
Adjourned to Monday next at 3 o'Clock P. M —
MONDAY Nov* 26th 1792.
The House met according to adjournment
The Speaker & Speaker Protempore being absent motion was
made for the choice of a Speaker Pro-tern and the Honb1 Joseph
Badger and the Honb1 John Bell were appointed who declined —
The Honb1 A Parker Esqr was then appointed who accepted the
Office —
Voted that Mr J Gibson Mr Connor Mr Bradley Mr Waldron Mr
Cragin Mr Holmes & Mr N White with such of the Honb1 Senate
as they may join be added to the Committee appointed to consider
and report on the time proper for the amendments and alterations
in the Constitution to take effect and the necessary arrangements
therefor —
Voted that Mr Cram Mr Badger and Mr Blanchard be a Com-
mittee on the part of this House to join such of the Honb1 Senate
as they may appoint to consider of the Petition of Ephraim Put-
nam and William Barron agents for the Town of Lyndborough
and report thereon —
644 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. [I7pi
Voted that M1' Livermore Mr J Duncan & Mr McClarey be a
Committee on the part of this House to join such of the Honb1
Senate as they may appoint to consider of the Petition of John
Nott and report thereon —
An Act to enable Judith Meloon to settle the Estate of her for-
mer Husband — was read a third time and passed to be Enacted —
Voted that Mr J Duncan Mr Connor & Mr Bellows be a Com-
mittee on the part of this House to confer with such of
* 14-408 * the Honb1 Senate as they may appoint on the place
most Suitable for the Legislative body to Assemble in
for prayers —
Adjourned to 9 o'Clock to morrow morning
TUESDAY NovR 27th 1792.
The House met according to adjournment
An Act to alter the time of holding the Annual Meeting in
Thornton was read a third time and passed to be enacted —
The vote for granting the prayer of the Petition of James War-
son came down from the Honb1 Senate Nonconcurred and appoint-
ing that the Petitioner be heard thereon on the Second Tuesday of
the next Session — which was read and concurred —
Voted that Mr Moore Mr Hill & Mr E Smith be a Committee on
the part of this House to join with such of the Honb1 Senate as
they may appoint to report what shall be done with state notes
now in the hands of Individuals —
Voted that Mr A Parker Mr Gerrish & Mr Holmes be a Com-
mittee on the part of this House to join such of the Honb1 Senate
as they may appoint to consider of the Petition of John Bellows
Esqr and report thereon —
Voted that Mr Hill Mr E Smith Mr Barrett Mr A Parker and
Mr Livermore be a Committee to consider of and report what Sal-
aries shall be given the Civil Officers of this state —
Voted that the Honb1 William Parker & Oliver Peabody Es-
quires be requested to prepare such draughts of public Bills when
applied to as the House shall deem necessary to be passed this
Session —
Voted that Mr P White Mr Hoit Mr Blanchard Mr Cilley
and Mr E Smith be a Committee on the part of this
* 4-409 * House to join such of the Honb1 Senate as they may
appoint to consider of the Petition of Jonathan Rawson
Esqr & report thereon —
Adjourned to 3 o'Clock P. M —
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Met accordingly —
Voted that Mr Cilley Mr Whitcomb & Mr [J.] Pierce be a
Committee on the part of this House to join such of the Honb1
Senate as they may appoint to consider of the Petition of Benja-
min Biggelow and report thereon —
Voted that Mr Cilley Mr Hough & Mr Hoyt be a Committee on
the part of this House to join such of the Honb1 Senate as they
may appoint to consider of the Petition of Abner Powers and
report thereon —
Voted that the President of this state be requested to forward
to the vice President of the United states as soon as may be a list
of the Names of the Electors of President and vice President of
the United states, who are chosen by this state —
Adjourned to 9 o'Clock to morrow morning —
WEDNESDAY Nov* 28th 1792
The House met according to adjournment
Voted that Mr White Mr Pierce & Mr Blanchard be a Committee
to consider of a Bill presented intitled an Act in addition to and
explanation of an Act made and passed the ninth day of Febru-
ary Anno Dom~ 1791 intitled an Act regulating process and
trial in civil causes also an Act for appointing Special Justices and
for the repeal of the Act made for that purpose, and report
thereon —
Voted that Mr P White Mr Badger Mr R Parker Mr Bellows
and Mr Livermore be a Committee on the part of this House to
join such of the Honb1 Senate as they may appoint to report the
necessary measures for making a new proportion of taxes in this
state —
Voted that Mr J Gibson Mr Hoit Mr Duncan Mr More and Mr
Carlton be a Committee on the part of this House to join such of
the Honb1 Senate as they may appoint to prepare and present a
Bill for the establishment of permanent Salaries for the justices of
the Supreme judicial Court of this State —
Voted that the late comptroller of Accounts and * Com- * 4-410
missioners for receiving and making out the demands of
this state against the United states be directed to exhibit their
respective Accounts for their past Services for settlement as soon
as conveniently may be —
Voted that Mr Pierce Mr P. White & Mr E Smith be a Commit-
tee to take under consideration a Bill entitled an Act to impower
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Silas Novvell guardian of his Children to join the division of cer-
tain undivided Estates to them belonging &c & report thereon —
Voted that the Secretary be directed to deliver to the Clerk of
this House four of the Books of the revised Laws of this state to
be kept for the use of the House of Representatives —
The Committee on the Memorial of George Jaffrey Esqr respect-
ing damage done his Lands at Jerrys point in New Castle by the
public — Reported that they have viewed the premises are of
Opinion that the damages done the Memorialist by this states
troops are fifty pounds Lawful Money which report being read
and considered motion was made to dismiss the Same on which
motion the yeas & nays were called and are are as follows (viz)
Yeas. Yeas. Yeas. Yeas.
Mr Eastman Mr Nutter Mr Cragin Mr Wilcox
Mr Bean Mr Blasdell Mr Jn<> Smith M* Huntley
Mr Jona Smith Mr Davis Mr Darling Mr Holmes
Mr Bradbury Mr R Parker Mr Gale *" Mr Kimball
Mr Godfrey M1' Barron Mr Gerrish Mr Livermore
Mr Jere Dow Mr Dole Mr Whitcomb Mr Crawford
M1' J Gibson Mr Ames Mr Jackson Mr Richardson
Mr Badger Mr O Parker Mr Rand M* Fairfield
Mr Hoit Mr P Clark Mr Bellows Mr Carlton
Nays. Nays. Nays. Nays.
Mr Gains Mr Wiggin Mr Marshall Mr Flanders
Mr J Pierce Mr P White Mr Kellie Mr More
Mr Connor Mr Hill Mr E Smith Mr Stiles
Mr Bell Mr Cilley Mr Carr Mr Temple
Mr Blanchard Mr March Mr Wingate Mr Wellman
Mr Pickering Mr McClarey Mr Harper Mr Twitchel
Mr Josh Weeks Mr J Clark Mr C Leavitt Mr Stone
Mr M Leavitt Mr Cram M* Barrett Mr Craige
Mr Jos Dow Mr Foster Mr Fisk Mr Hough
Mr Brown Mr Emerson Mr J Duncan Mr N White
Mr Jn<> Weeks
* 14-41 1 *36 Yeas — 41 Nays — so the report was not dismissed
Voted that George Jaffrey Esq1' have and receive out of
the Treasury six pounds to reimburse the expences of the Com-
mittee appointed on his memorial presented in June Session &
that the President give order accordingly —
Voted that Mr Gibson Mr Darling and Mr Hoyt be a Committee
on the part of this House to join such of the Honb1 Senate as they
may appoint to consider of the Petition of Noah Emery and Ben-
jamin Thompson Esqrs and report thereon
The Committee on the Petition of John Bellows Esqr reported
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that the prayer thereof be granted and that he have leave to bring
in a Bill accordingly — which report being read and considered
voted that it be received & accepted —
Adjourned to 3 o'Clock P. M —
Met accordingly
An Act for the protection of Jonathan Greeley Esq1" was read a
third time and passed to be Enacted —
Upon reading and considering the Petition of Moses Leavitt
Esqr in behalf of the Select men of North Hampton voted that the
Petitioners be heard thereon before the General Court on the
eleventh day of December next & that in the mean time the
Petitioners cause that the Select men of Rye be served with a
Copy of the Petition and order of Court thereon six days prior
to said day of hearing that they may then appear and shew cause
(if any they have why the prayer thereof may not be granted
Upon reading and considering the Petition of Ephraim Putnam
& William Barron agents for the Town of Lyndborough and the
report of a Committee thereon voted that the Petitioners be heard
thereon before the General Court on the First Tuesday of the
next Session and that the Petitioners cause that Francis Epes be
served with a Copy of the Petition and order of Court thereon
six weeks prior to said day of hearing that he may then appear
and shew cause (if any he hath) why the prayer thereof may
not be granted —
* Voted that the Treasurer of this state be requested to * 14-412
furnish this House with a list of the names of the Towns
delinquent in payment of Taxes and the Sums due from each by
Wednesday next —
Voted that Mr J Pierce Mr Hoyt Mr Connor M1' McClarey and
Mr J Duncan be a Committee on the part of this House to join
such of the Honb1 Senate as they may appoint to consider of a
Letter from Jeremiah Eames Esq1' also of a Letter from S Z Wat-
son accompanying the Same and report thereon —
Upon reading and considering the Petition of John Waldron
voted that the Petitioner be heard thereon before the General
Court on Wednesday the twelfth day of December next and that
he cause that Thomas Shannon be served with a Copy of the Peti-
tion and order of Court thereon six days prior to said day of hear-
ing that he may then appear and shew cause if any he hath why
the prayer thereof may not be granted —
Voted that in the Opinion of this House it is for the convenience
of both Houses of the Legislature that the Chaplains in future
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NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS.
[1792
should perform prayers in the Representative Chamber and that
the Chaplains be requested to attend in rotation accordingly —
Adjourned to 9 o'Clock to morrow morning —
THURSDAY Nov* 29th 1792
The House met according to adjournment
The vote of last Evening being Nonconcured by the Honb1
Senate motion was made that the Legislature this morning and in
future attend prayers in the Senate Chamber — on which motion
the yeas and nays were called and are as follows (viz)
Yeas.
Yeas.
Yeas.
Yeas.
Mr Pierce
Mr Blasdell
Mr Fisk
Mr Godfrey
Mr Connor
Mr J os Dow
Mr Jon* Clarke
Mr Gibson
Mr Bell
Mr Brown
Mr Cram
Mr Kellie
Mr Blanchard
Mr Wiggin
Mr Foster
Mr E Smith
Mr Josh Weeks
Mr Eastman
Mr Jona Smith
Mr Carr
Mr M Leavitt
Mr Cilley
M1' Bradley
Mr Wingate
* * ^ T,. 117 1 t Mr M^Clarey
"•14-413 *MrWaldronMrRparke>
M1' Emerson
Mr P. Clark
Mr Wilcox
Mr Holmes
Mr Badger
Mr Barron
M1' Cragin
Mr Stone
Mr Hoit
Mr Dole
Mr J Duncan
Mr Richardson
Mr Leavitt
Mr Ames
Mr Darling
Mr Fairfield
Mr McMillan
Mr 0 Parker
Mr Gerrish
Nays.
Nays.
Nays.
Nays.
Mr Pickering
Mr Barrett
Mr Temple
Mr Kimball
Mr White
Mr Jn° Smith
M1' Jackson
Mr Livermore
Mr Bean
Mr Gale
Mr Rand
Mr Crawford
Mr Marshall
Mr More
M1' Bellows
Mr Tarlton
Mr Jere Dow
Mr Stiles
Mr Wellman
Mr N White
Mr Nutter
Mr Whitcomb
Mr Huntley
Mr J no Weeks
Mr Davis
Mr Parker
M1" Twitch el
46 Yeas — 27 Nays — so the motion prevailed —
An Act in addition to and explanation of an Act made and
passed the ninth day of February Anno Dom~ 1791 intitled An
Act regulating process and trial in civil causes, was read a third
time and passed to be Enacted —
Voted that Mr Stiles Mr Hoyt and Mr McClarey be a Com-
mittee on the part of this House to join such of the Honb1 Senate
as they may appoint to consider of the Petition and receive the
proposals of Elijah Russell (printer) and report thereon —
Agreably to the order of the day proceeded to a hearing on
Petitions —
Upon hearing and considering the Petition of the select men of
Lancaster and of the Petition of Eleazer Rosbrook voted that M1
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649
Hill Mr Harper & M1 [Joshua] Weeks be a Committee to report
their opinions respecting said Petitions —
Voted that the hearing on the Petition of the Select men of
Eaton be postponed until the second Thursday of the next Ses-
sion and that in the mean time the Petitioners cause that notice
be given in the same manner and the same length of time prior
to the hearing as was ordered the last Session —
Voted that Mr Gains Mr White Mr Whitcomb Mr Liv-
ermore * and Mr Wiggin be a Committee to take under * 14-414
consideration the Act to prevent the Spreading of the
small pox and report such alterations and amendments or a new
Bill as they may judge necessary —
Adjourned to 3 o' Clock P. M —
Met accordingly —
Voted that Mr Jn° Smith Mr Cragin & Mr McClarey be a Com-
mittee on the part of this House to join such of the Honb1 Senate
as they may appoint to consider of the Petition of Moses Sweat
George and report thereon —
Agreably to the order of the day proceeded to a hearing on
Petitions —
Upon hearing and considering the Petition of Abner Sanborn
and others a Committee from Hampton falls — motion was made
to dismiss said Petition — on which motion the yeas and nays were
called and are as follows (viz)
Yeas.
Mr Gains
Mr Bell
Mr Wiggin
Mr P White
Mr Eastman
Mr Bean
Mr Jon* Smith
Mr Emerson
Mr Godfrey
Nays.
Mr J Pierce
Mr Blanchard
Mr M Leavitt
Mr J0s Dow
Mr Cilley
Mr March
Mr McClarey
Mr Jon* Clark
Mr Cram
Mr Foster
Mr Carlton
Yeas.
Mr Jere Dow
Mr J Gibson
Mr Kellie
Mr Wingate
Mr Waldron
Mr Badger
Mr Blasdell
Mr Davis
Mr Barron
Nays.
Mr Bradley
Mr Marshall
Mr E Smith
M1' Carr
Mr Harper
M1' Hoit
Mr Nutter
Mr C Leavitt
Mr McMillan
Mr R Parker
Yeas.
Mr Ames
Mr O Parker
Mr Fisk
Mr P Clark
Mr J Duncan
Mr Darling
Mr Flanders
Mr Whitcomb
M1' A Parker
Nays.
Mr Lovell
Mr Barrett
Mr Cragin
Mr Jn° Smith
Mr Gale
Mr Gerrish
Mr More
Mr Stiles
Mr Temple
Mr Rand
Yeas.
Mr Jackson
Mr Wellman
Mr Wilcox
Mr Twitchel
Mr Craige
M1' Crawford
Mr Hough
Mr N White
M1- Jn° Weeks
Nays.
Mr Bellows
Mr Huntley
Mr Holmes
Mr Stone
Mr Kimball
Mr Livermore
Mr Johnson
M1' Richardson
M1' Fairfield
Mr Tarlton
65O NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. I!1 792
36 Yeas — 41 nays — so it was not dismissed —
* 14-415 * Motion was then made that the further consideration
thereof be postponed until to morrow morning
Adjourned to 9 o'Clock to morrow morning
FRIDAY Nov* 30th 1792
The House met according to adjournment
Resumed the consideration of the Petition of Abner Sanborn
and others and after some debate voted to postpone the further
consideration thereof until Wednesday next —
Voted that Mr E Smith Mr Waldron Mr March Mr Marshall &
Mr Duncan be a Committee on the part of this House to join such
of the Honb1 Senate as they may appoint to consider of the Peti-
tion of the Inhabitants of the Towns of Northumberland Piercy
&c and report thereon —
Voted that Mr Clark Mr Flanders & Mr Ames be a Committee
on the part of this House to join such of the Honb1 Senate as they
may appoint to consider of the Petition of Jonathan Steele Esqr
Attorney to the Creditors of the Estate of Lewis Kinnistone and
report thereon —
Voted that Mr Gale Mr O Parker & M1' Ames be a Committee
on the part of this House to join such of the Honb1 Senate as they
may appoint to consider of the Petition of Robert W Smith and
report thereon —
Voted that Mr Darling Mr Pierce Mr Bean Mr R Parker & Mr
Jn° Smith be a Committee to take under consideration an Act
establishing the table of fees and report such alterations and
amendments as they may judge proper —
The Committee on the Petition of |~the Select men of Lancaster
and the Petition of] Eleazer Rosbrook reported that Eleazer Ros-
brook have the exclusive right of keeping a ferry a Cross Con-
necticut river from Lancaster to Guildhall for the term
* 14-416 of forty years one mile each way *of the ferry where
it is now kept and then the right to redound to the
Town of Lancaster and the said Town of Lancaster to have the
exclusive right of keeping ferrys in any other part of said Town,
which report being read and considered voted that it be received
and accepted and that the Petitioners have leave to bring in a Bill
accordingly —
Agreably to the order of the day proceeded to a hearing on
Petitions —
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After hearing the parties to the Petition of John Wilkins an
adjournment took place without a determination on said Petition —
Adjourned to 3 o'Clock P. M —
Met accordingly
Proceeded to consider of the Petition of John Wilkins and
motion was made to grant the prayer of said Petition on which
motion the yeas and nays were called and are as follows —
Yeas. Yeas. Yeas. Yeas.
Mr Eastman
Mr Bean
Mr Foster
Mr Jona Smith
Mr Jere Dow
Mr J Gibson
Mr Carr
Mr Wingate
Mr Waldron
Nays.
Mr Gains
Mr Bell
Mr Blanchard
Mr Pickering
Mr Weeks
Mr M Leavitt
Mr Jos Dow
Mr Brown
Mr Wiggin
Mr P White
Mr Harper
Mr Hoit
Mr McMillan
Mr Blasdell
Mr Davis
Mr Barron
Mr Ames
Mr O Parker
Mr Fisk
Nays.
Mr Cilley
Mr March
Mr McClarey
Mr Jona Clark
Mr Bradley
Mr Godfrey
Mr Marshall
Mr Kellie
Mr E Smith
Mr Nutter
Mr P Clark
Mr Darling
Mr Gerrish
Mr Stiles
Mr A Parker
Mr Temple
Mr Jackson
Mr Rand
Mr Wilcox
Nays.
Mr C Leavitt
Mr R Parker
Mr R Macgregore
Mr Barrett
Mr Cragin
Mr Jn° Smith
Mr Gale
Mr Flanders
Mr More
Mr Whitcomb
Mr Huntley
Mr Holmes
Mr Kimball
Mr Craige
Mr Crawford
Mr Johnson
Mr Hough
Mr N White
Mr Jn° Weeks
Nays.
Mr Bellows
Mr Wellman
Mr Twitchel
Mr Stone
Mr Livermore
Mr Richardson
Mr Fairfield
Mr Tarlton
Mr Carlton
36 Yeas — 39 Nays — so it was not granted —
* Motion was then made to postpone the considera- * 14-417
tion thereof — which motion prevailed —
Agreably to the order of the day proceeded to a hearing on
Petitions —
Upon hearing and considering the Petitions of Sundry Inhab-
itants of Greenfield motion was made that the prayer thereof be
granted and that the Petitioners have leave to bring in a Bill
accordingly — On which motion the yeas & nays were called and
are as follows (viz)
Yeas. Yeas.
Mr Carr Mr Blasdell
Mr Wingate Mr Barron
Mr Waldron M' Dole
Mr Badger Mr R Macgregore
Mr Nutter Mr Ames
Mr McMillan Mr Fisk
Yeas.
Yeas.
Mr Pickering
Mr Jona Smith
Mr Brown
Mr Bradley
Mr Eastman
Mr Marshall
Mr Bean
Mr Jere Dow
Mr Hill
Mr Gibson
Mr Foster
Mr Kellie
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NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS.
[1792
Yeas.
Yeas.
Yeas.
Yeas.
Mr J Duncan
Mi
Bellows
Mi" Twitchel
Mr Crawford
Mr Gerrish
Mi
Wellman
Mr Stone
Mr Richardson
Mr Whitcomb
Mi
Wilcox
Mr Kimball
Mr Hough
M1' Jackson
Mi
Huntley
M1' Livermore
Mr Fairtield
Mr Rand
Mi
Penniman
Mr Craige
Mr Carlton
Nays.
Nays.
Nays.
Nays.
Mr Gains
Mr
Wiggin
Mr Barrett
Mi- Stiles
M* Bell
Mi
Emerson
Mr Abbott
Mr A Parker
Mr Blanchard
Mi
E Smith
Mi- Cragin
Mr Temple
Mr M Leavitt
Mi
Davis
Mr Jn° Smith
Mr Holmes
Mr Jos'1 Dow
Mi
0 Parker
Mr More
Mi N White
44 Yeas — 20 Nays — so it passed in the affirmative
Adjourned to 9 o'Clock to morrow morning —
SATURDAY Dec* Ist 1792
The House met according to adjournment
Voted that Mr Hoit Mr Brown Mr Duncan Mr Badger and Mr
Penniman be a Committee on the part of this House to join such
of the Honb1 Senate as they may appoint to consider of the Peti-
tion of Edward Livermore Esq1" and report thereon —
Voted that Mr McClarey Mr P White Mr Harper Mr
* 14-418 * Gerrish and Mr Hill be a Committee on the part of
this House to join such of the Honb1 Senate as they
may appoint to consider of and report the most suitable and proper
measures to be taken in future for assessing and colleting taxes
on the lands of Nonresidents —
The Committee on the Petition from Wendall reported that
Petitioners have leave to withdraw their Petition which report was
accepted and the Petition was withdrawn —
Upon reading and considering the Petition of Jonathan Steele
Esq1' Attorney to the creditors of the Estate of Lewis Kiniston
and the report of a Committee thereon Voted that the Petitioner
be heard thereon before the General Court on Friday the fourteenth
Instant and that in the mean time the Petitioner cause that Kathar-
ine Kinistone Administratrix on the Estate of Lewis Kinistone
deceased be served with a Copy of the Petition and order of Court
thereon six days prior to said day of hearing that she may then
appear and shew cause (if any she hath) why the prayer thereof
may not be granted —
Voted that Mr Badger Mr Waldron & Mr Hough be a Commit-
tee on the part of this House to join such of the Honb1 Senate as
I792] JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. 653
they may appoint to consider of the Petition of Nathan Hoit Esqr
and report thereon —
Adjourned to Monday next at 3 o'Clock P. M —
MONDAY Decr 3d 1792
The House met according to adjournment
Voted that Mr Gains Mr Waldron Mr O Parker M1' More and
Mr Carlton be a Committee on the part of this House to join such
of the Honb1 Senate as they may appoint to consider of 1 [the
Account of Ebenezer Cram and all Similar Accounts and report
thereon —
Voted that M1' White Mr More & M1' Macgregore be a Commit-
tee on the part of this House to join such of the Honb1 Senate as
they may appoint to consider of] an Act intitled " an Act ordering
the descent of Intestate estates and impowering the
judges of Probate to settle the same * accordingly " and * 14-419
report such alterations and amendments as they may
judge necessary —
Adjourned to 9 o'Clock to morrow morning
TUESDAY Decr 4th 1792.
The House met according to adjournment —
Voted that Mr Hill Mr Blanchard Mr Gains Mr Brooks and Mr
Gerrish be a Committee on the part of this House to join such of
the Honb1 Senate as they may appoint to consider of the Account
of George Hough and of all printers accounts that may be pre-
sented the present Sesson also of the Account of Caleb Buswell
and report thereon —
Voted that Mr Livermore Mr Gibson and Mr Blanchard be a
Committee on the part of this House to join such of the Honb1
Senate as they may appoint to take under consideration a Bill
entitled an Act for the protection of Robert Smith and report
thereon —
Upon reading and considering the Petition of Nathan Hoit Esq1'
in behalf of the Inhabitants of Moultonborough and the report of
a Committee thereon Voted that the Petitioners be heard thereon
before the General Court on the Second Tuesday of the next
Session and that in the mean time the Petitioners cause that the
substance of the Petition and order of Court thereon be published
in the New Hampshire Gazzette three weeks Successively Six
1 Not in printed journal.
654 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. [J793
weeks prior to the sitting of said Court that any person or persons
may then appear and shew cause (if any they have) why the
prayer thereof may not be granted —
Agreably to the order of the day proceeded to a hearing on
Petitions —
Upon hearing and considering the Petition of James Flanders
in behalf of the Inhabitants of Kearsearge Gore Voted that the
consideration thereof be postponed to the second Wednesday of
the next Session —
Upon hearing and considering the Petition of Abel Parker &
Jeremiah Stiles Esqrs in behalf of the County of Cheshire — Voted
that the prayer thereof be granted and that the Petitioners have
leave to bring in a Bill accordingly —
Upon hearing and considering the Petition of Joseph Cilley
Esq1' and others in behalf of sundry towns therein men-
* 14-420 tioned — * Voted that the prayer thereof be granted and
that the Petitioners have leave to bring in a Bill accord-
ingly—
The Committee on necessary business reported that the Law-
relating to the punishment of Theft be revised and amended and
that a Committee be appointed for that purpose — that measures
be taken for the encouragement of agriculture and particularly
for promoting the cultivation of Hemp — that measures be taken
to apply the money in the Treasury for the benefit of the state —
that such measures may be adapted as may effect the making
straightning and rendering passable such roads through the state
as may best accomodate the public — which report being read
and considered voted that it be received and accepted so far as
relates to the revision of the Law for the punishment of theft —
Voted that Mr Barrett Mr Duncan Mr P. White Mr Livermore
and M1' Cilley be a Committee on the part of this House to Join
such of the Honb1 Senate as they may appoint to take under con-
sideration the Law relating to the punishment of theft and report
such alterations and amendments as they may judge necessary —
Voted that Mr J Gibson M1' Tarlton & Mr T Gibson be a Com-
mittee on the part of this House to join such of the Honb1 Senate
as they may appoint to consider of the Petition of Levi Pease and
report thereon —
Voted that Mr Waldron Mr Barrett & M1' March be a Commit-
tee on the part of this House to join such of the Honb1 Senate as
they may appoint to consider of the Petition of Jeremiah Eames
and report thereon —
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A vote came down from the Honb1 Senate appointing a Com-
mittee to take under consideration a vote of the Honb1
House requesting the President of this State to * f or- * 14-421
ward to the President of the United States a list of the
Electors of President and vice President of the United States —
was read and Concurred and Mr Badger Mr P White Mr Duncan
Mr Hill & Mr Stiles joined —
Adjourned to 3 o'Clock P. M —
Met accordingly —
The vote of the House on the Petition of Ithamar Woodward
and others granting the prayer of said Petition was sent down
concurred with this amendment [" except so far as relates to the
Kimball farm (so called) and the common lands ; " which amend-
ment] was read and concurred —
Voted that Mr Gains Mr Pierce & M1' March be a Committee on
the part of this House to join such of the Honb1 Senate as they
may appoint to consider of the Petition of Jeremiah Libbey and
report thereon —
An Act to vest in the Town of Lancaster the exclusive privi-
ledge of keeping ferries over the River Connecticut in said Lan-
caster was read a third time and passed to be Enacted
Upon reading and considering the Petition of the Select men
of Antrim — Voted that the prayer thereof be granted and that
the Petitioners have leave to bring in a Bill accordingly —
Voted that Mr Gains Mr O Parker Mr Cilley Mr Whitcomb and
Mr Waldron be a Committee on the part of this House to join
such of the Honb1 Senate as they may appoint to consider of and
report the most efficacious measures for the encouragement of the
Culture of Hemp —
Voted that Mr Penniman Mr Pierce Mr Connor Mr Badger &
M1' P White be a Committee on the part of this House to join such
of the Honb1 Senate as they may appoint to consider of and Re-
port the most suitable measures for appropriating the money now
in the Treasury —
Voted that Mr Pickering Mr Hoit Mr Barrett Mr Whitcomb &
Mr Johnson be a Committee on the part of this House to join such
of the Honb1 Senate as they may appoint to consider of and re-
port the most efficacious measures for straightning and rendering
passable the roads through this State —
The Committee appointed to take under consideration
* the vote of the House requesting the President of this * 14-422
state to forward to the President of the United states a
656 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. [*792
list of the Electors of President and vice President of the United
states reported as follows (viz) —
Whereas it is necessary that the Electors appointed by this State
to Ballot for a President and vice president of the United States
should have authentic certificates of their appointment to be for-
warded with their votes to the President of the Senate of the
United States — Resolved that the President of this State be
requested to make out such certificates duly authenticated and
deliver them to the said Electors on or before the fifth day of De-
cember Instant — which report being read and considered voted
that it be received and accepted —
Adjourned to 9 o'Clock to morrow morning
WEDNESDAY Decr 5th 1792
The House met according to adjournment
The Committee on the Petition of Jeremiah Eames reported that
he have and receive out of the Treasury of this state Six pounds
in full for his services in giving inteligence of certain encroach-
ments made on the lines of this state by british subjects — which
report being read and considered voted that it be received and
accepted — [and that the president give order accordingly.]
Voted that the account of Ozias Silsby be referred to the Com-
mittee appointed to consider of the Account of Ebenezer Cram
and all Similar matters and that they report thereon —
Voted that Mr Flanders Mr Hoit & Mr Jackson be a Committee
on the part of this House to join such of the Honb1 Senate as they
may appoint to consider of the Petition of Oliver Tuttle and
report thereon —
Voted that Mr Whitcomb Mr Gerrish & Mr McCurdy [Craige]
be a Committee on the part of this House to join such of the
Honb1 Senate as they may appoint to consider of the Petition of
Joseph Hammond and report thereon —
* 14-423 * Voted that Mr R Macgregore Mr Leavitt Mr Gains
Mr Cragin [Mr. Gerrish] & Mr Penniman be a Com-
mittee to Nominate Six persons out of whom three may be chosen
a Committee for laying out a Road from Chester to Walpole —
Upon a further consideration of the Petition of Abner Sanborn
and others a Committee from Hampton falls a motion was made
that the prayer thereof be granted and that the Petitioners have
leave to bring in a Bill accordingly — on which motion the yeas
and nays were called and are as follows (viz)
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657
Yeas.
Yeas.
Yeas.
Yeas.
M1' J Pierce
Mr Bradley
Mr Dole
Mr Rand
M1' Blanchard
Mr Emerson
Mr R Macgregore
Mr Bellows
Mr Josh Weeks
Mr E Smith
Mr O Parker
M1' Huntley
Mr M Leavitt
Mr Carr
Mr Barrett
Mr Penniman
Mr Jos Dow
Mr Harper
Mr Cragin
Mr Stone
Mr Hill
Mr Hoit
Mr Gale
Mr Livermore
Mr March
Mr Nutter
Mr Gerrish
Mr Richardson
M1' Cram
Mr C Leavitt
Mr More
Mr Fairfield
Mr Foster
Mr R Parker
Mr Stiles
Mr Brooks
Mr Jona Smith
Mr Lovell
Mr Temple
Mr Tarlton
Mr Jackson
Mr Carlton
Nays.
Nays.
Nays.
Nays.
Mr Gains
Mr Jere Dow
Mr Barron
Mr Wilcox
Mr Bell
Mr J Gibson
Mr Fisk
Mr Holmes
Mr Pickering
Mr Kellie
Mr P Clark
Mr Twitchel
Mr Wiggin
M1' Wingate
M1' J Duncan
Mr Kimball
M1" P White
Mr Waldron
Mr Darling
M1' Craige
Mr Eastman
Mr Badger
Mr Flanders
Mr Crawford
Mr Godfrey
Mr McMillan
M1' Whitcomb
M1' Johnson
Mr Tilton
Mr Blasdell
Mr A Parker
Mr Hough
Mr Marshall
Mr Davis
Mr Wellman
Mr N White
Mr Jn° Weeks
42 Yeas — 37 Nays — so it passed in the affirmative
The Committee on the Petition of Jeremiah Libbey and others
reported that the prayer thereof be granted & that the Petitioners
have leave to bring in a Bill accordingly —
* Voted that the Account of Theophilus Dame Esq1' be * 14-424
referred to the Committee appointed to consider of the
Account of Ebenezer Cram and all Similar matters —
Voted that M1 J Macgregore Mr Blanchard & Mr Rand [Carr]
be a Committee on the part of this House to join such of the
Honb1 Senate as they may appoint to consider of the Petition of
Joseph Waldron and others and report thereon —
Adjourned to 3 o'Clock P. M —
Met accordingly —
Voted that Mr Dow Mr Hoit & Mr C Leavitt be a Committee
on the part of this House to join such of the Honb1 Senate as they
may appoint to consider of the Petition of James Gibson Esq1' in
behalf of himself and a Number of Inhabitants of the Town of
Pelham and report thereon —
Upon reading and considering the Petition of Archelaus Wood-
iman and others Inhabitants of the Town of Middletown Voted
that the Petitioners be heard thereon before the General Court on
the Second Tuesday of the next Session and that in the mean time
658 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. [^792
the Petitioners cause that the Substance of said Petition and order
of Court thereon be published in the New Hampshire Gazzette
three weeks Successively six weeks prior to said day of hearing
that any person or persons may then appear and shew cause (if
any they have) why the prayer thereof may not be granted —
Voted that M1" Gains Mr Badger Mr Barrett Mr Stiles and Mr
Brooks be a Committee to take under consideration a motion made
for leave to bring in a Bill to annex the Towns of Pembrook Bow
Concord Canterbury & Northfield to the County of Hillsborough
and report thereon —
Voted that Mr Macgregore Mr Bellows Mr Holmes Mr More ft
Mr Cram be a Committee on the part of this House to join such of
the Honb1 Senate as they may appoint to consider of the Petition
William Page and Lewis R Morris and report thereon —
The Committee appointed to report what shall be done
* 14-425 *with the Surplusage of Law Books reported that the
order of the General Court of the fifteenth of February
1791 be complied with that if the said order doth not include all
parishes incorporated by Act of the Legislature that it be extended
to all such — And that all Towns or parishes incorporated or
Members of the General Court which by any accident have not
had their books delivered according to said order shall receive onej
Book each and that the residue remain in the Secretary's office!
for the future disposal of the Legislature — which report being read'
and considered voted that it be received and accepted —
Voted that Mr [J.] Clark Mr Pierce Mr Emerson Mr Waldronj
and Mr Hoit be a Committee to take under consideration the
report of a Committee appointed to lay out a road from Dover tc
the main road in North wood and report thereon —
Voted that M1 Dole Mr Bradley and Mr John Bellows be i
Committee to survey and lay out a road from Chester througl
Derryfield and GofTstown to Walpole —
Voted that Mr J Pierce Mr Hough Mr Wingate Mr Josh Week
and M1' Jn° Weeks be a Committee on the part of this House t<
join such of the Honb1 Senate as they may appoint to consider o
the Petition of Nathanael Rogers and others & report thereon —
An Act to authorize and impower Jeremiah Libbey Esq1' o
Portsmouth guardian of Mark Simms a minor to sell and conve;
a certain lot of Land in Portsmouth belonging to said Minor -
was read a third time & passed to be Enacted —
Voted that Mr Carr Ml A Parker & M1' Penniman be a Coir
mittee on the part of this House to join such of the Honb1 Senat
1792] JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. 659
as they may appoint to consider of the Petition of John Waldron
& report thereon —
Adjourned to 9 o'Clock to morrow morning
THURSDAY Dec* 6th 1792.
The House met according to adjournment
An Act to repeal certain Acts was read a third time and passed
to be Enacted —
* An Act to vest the exclusive priviledge of keeping a * 14-426
ferry over a certain part of Connecticut river in John
Bellows of Walpole his heirs and assigns was read a third time
and passed to be Enacted —
Voted that Mr Pierce Mr Hoit Mr R Macgregore Mr A Parker
& Mr Tarlton be a Committee on the part of this House to join
such of the Honb1 Senate as they may appoint to consider of the
Petition of Samuel Tinney [Tenney] in behalf of the Revrd Dr
Jeremy Belknap and report thereon —
Voted that Mr Blanchard Mr Waldron Mr Darling Mr Huntley
& Mr Johnson be a Committee to report a Resolve for the taking
a new valuation —
An Act to vest in Eleazer Rosbrook his heirs & Assigns the
sole and exclusive priviledge of keeping a ferry over the river
Connecticut in a certain part thereof for the term of forty years
was read a third time and passed to be Enacted
An Act to impower Silas Nowell Guardian of his children to
sell certain real Estate to them belonging in this State — was read
a third time and passed to be Enacted —
An Act to annex the two east ranges of lots of Land in the
Township of Greenfield heretofore called Lyndborough addition
together with those persons herein after mentioned to the Town
of Francestown was read a third time and passed to be Enacted —
Voted that Mr J Macgregore Mr Badger & Mr Pierce be a
Committee to consider of the vote of this House appointing a
Committee to Survey and lay out a Road from Chester through
Derryfield and Goffstown to Walpole and report thereon —
Adjourned to 3 o'Clock P. M —
Met accordingly
Voted that Mr Marshall Mr Blanchard [Blasdell] Mr Duncan
Mr A Parker & Mr N White be a Committee to consider of a Bill
for regulating [the wedth of] Sleds and Slays and report Such
amendments & alterations as they may judge necessary
660 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. [*792
* 14-427 * The Committee on the Petition of Nathanael Rogers
and others reported that the Petitioners be heard on
said Petition before the General Court some day the next Session
— whereupon voted that the Petitioners be heard thereon before
the General Court on the Second Tuesday of the next Session
and that in the mean time the Petitioners cause that the substance
of the Petition and order of Court thereon be published three
weeks Successively in the New Hampshire Gazzette six weeks
prior to said day of hearing that any person or persons may then
appear and shew cause (if any they have) why the prayer thereof
may not be granted —
Voted that Mr [J] Pierce Mr Jn° Smith and INI1* Livermore be a
Committee on the part of this House to join such of the Honb1
Senate as they may appoint to consider of the Account of Doct1'
William Parker and the Account of said Parker and Doct1 Tinney
[Tenney] also the Account of Samuel Brooks Esq1- and report
thereon —
Voted that the Account of John Melcher be referred to the
Committee on printers accounts and that they report thereon —
Voted that Mr Bell Mr Wellman Mr J Duncan Mr Holmes and
M1' Abbott be a Committee on the part of this House to join such
of the Honb1 Senate as they may appoint to consider of a Petition
for liberty to build a Bridge across Merrimac river at a place
called Goffs falls and report thereon —
Voted that Mr R Macgregore Mr M Leavitt & Mr R Parker be
a Committee on the part of this House to join such of the Honb1
Senate as they may appoint to consider of the Petition of Ebenezer
Thompson Esq1' and report thereon —
The Committee on the Petition of Levi Pease reported that the
prayer thereof be so far granted that he have the Exclusive right
of running a stage from the southerly line of this state to Haver-
hill for the term of Six years provided he shall run the same at
least one half the distance from Hanover to the South
* 14-428 line of the state on the east side of * Connecticut river
and that he have leave to bring in a Bill accordingly —
which report being read and considered voted that it be received
and accepted —
Upon reading and considering the Petition of John Nott voted
that the prayer thereof be granted and that the President give
order accordingly —
Resolved that the Honb1 John Bellows Stephen Dole and John
Bradley Esquires be a Committee to lay out a Road from Chester
I792] JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. 66l
through Derryneld and GorTstown to Hales Bridge at Walpole by
as straight a Rout as the land will admit and that it shall be the
duty of said Committee to mark said road and make a plan of the
same and appraise the value of the damage to Individuals by lay-
ing out said road and report the Same to the General Court at
their next Session —
The Committee on the Petition of James Gibson Esq1' reported
that the prayer thereof be granted and that he have leave to bring
in a Bill accordingly — which report being read and considered
voted that it be received and accepted —
The Committee for laying out a Road from Dover to Northwood
at or near Col0 John Harveys reported in the following words
(viz) —
Agreable to the order of the Honb1 General Court passed at
Dover in June last appointing us the Subscribers a Committee to
lay out a Road from said Dover to the main road in Northwood
and having attended on the business do hereby return said Road
as follows (viz) —
Beginning at the Court House in said Dover and thence running
South 67 degrees West 18 rods — thence N 83 deg W 36 rods
nearly as the road is now trod and Improved — thence North 77 deg
W 58 rods, thence N 89 deg W 46 rods thence S 55 deg W 72 rods
— thence S 85 deg W 44 rods thence S 68 deg W 54 rods
— thence N 75 deg W40 rods, * thence N 39 deg W 86 * 14-429
rods — thence N 78 deg W 72 rods — thence S 74 deg
W 40 rods — thence S 79 deg W 40 rods — thence N 85 deg W
32 rods — thence N 53 deg W 68 rods thence W 72 rods — thence
S 73 deg W 52 rods — then left the old road and running S 73
deg W 14 rods to Madbury line — thence S 78 deg W 26 rods
thence N 64 deg W 182 rods to the old road by Maul Hansons
barn thence N 16 deg W 92 rods, thence N 63 deg W 122 rods —
thence N 44 deg W 60 rods to Moses Kenneys — thence N 43 deg
W 100 rods — thence N 61 deg W 126 rods — thence N 51 deg
W 56 rods to Barrington line — thence N 51 deg W 216 rods,
thence S 82 deg W 68 rods — thence N 54 deg W 140 rods to
Isaac Waldrons — thence N 68 deg W 80 rods — thence N 42 deg
W 72 rods — thence N 21 deg W 28 rods to Barrington Meeting
house — thence N 39 deg W 46 rods — thence N 48 deg W 36
rods thence N 17 deg W 80 rods — thence N 31 deg W 36 rods —
thence N 5 deg W 40 rods — thence N 18 deg W 76 rods to Abra-
ham Waldrons — thence N 47 deg W 218 rods — thence N 75 deg
W 46 rods thence N 64 deg W 20 rods — thence W 60 rods —
662 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. [I792
thence N 65 deg W 60 rods — thence N 68 deg W 60 rods —
thence S 76 deg W 150 rods — thence S 60 deg W 30 rods —
thence S 72 deg W no rods to the province road — thence S 83
deg W 42 rods — thence N 67 deg W 32 rods to Maj1" Samuel
Hales — thence N 15 cleg W 40 rods — thence N 71 deg W 16
rods — thence S 49 deg W 16 rods — thence S 77 deg W 48 rods
— thence S 72 deg W 38 rods — thence N 71 deg W 212 rods —
thence N 82 deg W 54 rods — thence N 47 deg W 68 rods —
thence N 67 deg W 40 rods thence S 89 deg W 116 rods thence S
69 deg W 90 rods — thence S 88 deg W 48 rods — thence N 71
deg W 94 rods — thence N 26 deg W 80 rods to Cap1 Caverly's —
thence N 55 deg W 70 rods — thence N 67 deg W 124 rods —
thence N 75 deg W 80 rods — thence S 82 deg W 55 rods — then
left the province road and running N 85 deg W 52 rods — thence
S 74 deg W 20 rods — thence S 80 deg W 56 rods — thence S 63
deg W 48 rods — thence S 44 deg W 52 rods — thence S 77 deg
W 46 rods — thence N 82 deg W 28 rods — thence S 62 deg W 38
rods — thence S 39 deg W 46 rods — thence S 59 deg
* 14-430 W 42 rods — thence S 79 deg * W 40 rods to North-
wood line — thence S 79 deg W 41 rods — thence S 79
deg W 38 rods — thence S 76 deg W 468 rods to Northwood road
between Col0 John Harveys house and barn — the aforesaid road
is four rods wide being two rods on each side of the above de-
scribed line
Barrington Sept1' 15th 1792 Joseph Badger Jun1' )
Henry Gerrish > Committee
Nathan Hoit )
which report was referred to a Committee for examination who
reported that it be accepted — which report being read & consid-
ered voted that it be received and accepted —
Upon reading and considering the Petition of Joseph Hammond
and the report of a Committee thereon voted that the Petitioner be
heard thereon before the General Court on the Second Wednesday
of the next Session and that in the mean time the Petitioner cause
that the substance of the Petition and order of Court thereon be
published three weeks Successively in the Keene news paper six
weeks prior to the sitting of said Court that any person or persons
may then appear and shew cause why the prayer thereof may not
be granted —
Adjourned to 9 o'Clock to morrow morning
I792] JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. 663
FRIDAY Decr 7th 1792.
The House met according to adjournment
Voted that Mr J Macgregore Mr More Mr Holmes Mr Hoit & M1'
Blanchard be a Committee on the* part of this House to join such
of the Honb1 Senate as they may appoint to take under considera-
tion the Petition of William Gardner Esq1' and report thereon —
Upon reading and considering the Petition of Eliphalet Dan-
forth and the report of a Committee thereon voted that the Peti-
tioner be heard thereon before the General Court on the
Second Tuesday of the next Session and * that in the * 14-431
mean time the Petitioner cause that John Osgood be
served with a Copy of the Petition and order of Court thereon
eight weeks prior to said day of hearing that he may then appear
and shew cause (if any he hath) wrry the prayer thereof may not
be granted —
Voted that Mr J Macgregore Mr Connor and Mr Abbott be a
Committee on the part of this House to join such of the Honb1
Senate as they may appoint to make enquiry for the files and
Treasurers Statements for the year 1788 and report thereon —
An Act for the protection of Robert Smith was read a third
time and passed to be Enacted —
The House resolved themselves into a Committee of the whole
on the propriety of this State's becoming subscriber to the New
Hampshire Bank — Honb1 James Macgregore Esq1' in the Chair
— proceeded to consider of the subject referred and after some
conversation thereon the Committee rose with leave to sit again
and the Speaker returned to the chair — and the Chairman re-
ported progress —
Voted that Mr Gains Mr Whitcomb and M1' P White be a Com-
mittee on the part of this House to join such of the Honb1 Senate
as they may appoint to consider of the Petition of Samuel Holland
and report thereon —
Voted that M1' Pierce Mr Gibson & Mr Hoit be a Committee on
the part of this House to join such of the Honb1 Senate as they may
appoint to consider of the Petition of Richard Jenness Esq1" and oth-
ers Administrators to the Estate of Richard Jenness Esq1' deceasd,
and report thereon —
Voted that the Account of Edward S Livermore Esq1' amount-
ing to eight pounds Six shillings and Six pence be allowed and
paid out of the Treasury by order of the President —
* Voted that Mr Badger M1' Bell, Mr White M1' Hoit * 14-432
and M1' Penniman be a Committee on the part of this
66$
NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS.
[1792
House to join such of the Honb1 Senate as they may appoint to
take under consideration the Memorial and Petition of the Trus-
tees of Dartmouth College and report thereon —
The Committee on the Petition of Mary Tuttle Administratrix
on the Estate of Richard Brown late a Quarter Master in the sec-
ond New Hampshire Reg1 deceasd, Reported that the Account
of said Brown be adjusted by the Committee on depreciation and
if a Ballance be found due to said Brown that she receive a State
note out of the Treasury of this state for the Amount thereof in the
Same manner as has before been practiced — which report being
read and considered voted that it be received and accepted —
The Committee to consider of and report the time proper for
the Amendments and alterations in the Constitution to take effect
and the necessary arrangements therefor — Reported that it take
effect so far as relates to choice of the Executive and Legislative
Officers of the state also County Treasurer and recorder of deeds
on the first day of February 1793 and that the whole be in force
on the first Wednesday of June 1793 — And that the state be dis-
tricted for the choice of Senators in the following manner (viz) —
District N° One
Portsmouth
£26. .15. .3
Strath am
£9. .11..
0
New Castle
1.. 5. .9
North Hampton
6.. 2..
11
Rye
Greenland
6.. 8..9
6.. 6..0
Hampton
Hampton falls
8. .19..
5..19..
7
5
Newington
4. .17. .9
* District
Seabrook
N° 2 —
4.. 9..
4
* 14-433
£80.-15..
9
Exeter
£15. .10.. 2
Poplin
£5.. 8.
.2
Epping
Brentwood
13.. 3. .11
10.. 17.. 5
Kingstown
East Kingstown
8. .11
4.. 2
.1
•3
New Market
9. .16.. 0
New Town
3 . . 1 6
■9
Kensington
8.. 14.. 6
District
South Hampton
N° 3 —
5..12
.6
£85-15
.0
Atkinson
£4. .10.. 0
Wyndham
£5.. 8..
8
Londonderry
Chester
20. .15.. 3
16.. 2.. 10
Sandown
Hawke
5- 5-
4.. 17..
5
3
Plastow
4- 5- 5
Hampstead
5..19..
0
Salem
9.. 2.. 1
Pelham
7.. 4..
6
£83.-10..
5
I792] JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
66S
District N° 4
Nottingham
£8.-13.. 6
Pembrook
£7. .10. .11
Northwood
5--I9-- 3
Canterbury
8.. 4.. 7
Deerfield
12.. 6.. 2
Loudon
6.. 14.. 8
Epsom
5. .12.. 8
Northfield
3. .18.. 1
Chichester
3.. 4.. 9
Raymond
6.. 4.. 8
Pittsfield
5- 7--io
Candia
8.. 2.. 4
Allenstown
1.. 8.. 0
£83.. 7- 5
District
N° 5
Dover
£14.-13.. 2
Barrington
£14.. 6.. 8
Durham
10. .16.. 2
Rochester
19. .11.. 0
Lee
8.. 2.. 1
Sommersworth
8. .14. .10
Madbury
5.. 8.. 9
New Durham
3. .18.. 9
£85. .11.. 5
District
N° 6
Gilmantown
£15.. 4.. 5
Sandwich
£7. .13. .11
Barnstead
4. .18.. 6
Tarn worth
2.. 3.. 2
Conway
3-- 7-. 3
Tuftonborough
0..18.. 7
Eaton
1. .16.. 2
Wolfborough
3--I4-- 3
Effingham
1. .12.. 5
New Durham gon
i 3.. 1.. 2
Merrideth
6.. 0.. 7
Wakefield
4. .16.. 2
Middletown
3.. 8.. 6
Burton
0..13.. 6
Moultonborough
4. .10. .10
Locations (viz)
New Hampton
3. .10. .10
Samuel Starks
0.. 0.. 3
Sanborntown
11. .14.. 3
Archibald Starks
0.. 2.. 5
Ossippee
1. .12.. 6
Hugh Sterlings
0.. 2.. 0
£81.. 1.. 8
District
N° 7 —
Amherst
£16.. 4.-4
New Boston
7- 5-9
Bedford
6.. 15. .9
Nottingham West
7. .10. .3
Derryfield
2. .10. .4
* Dunstable
5-- 3--2
* H-434
Duxbury
GofFstown
Litchfield
Merrimac
1.. 3. .6
7. .17. .7
3- o--4
Holies
Bow
Dunbarton
9.. 0..2
3.. 4..6
5..17-.5
£5. .12. .5
Raby
1..19..4
£83. .4. .10
666 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS.
L1792
District
N° 8
Concord
£12.. 7.. 11
Hopkinton
£12.
19.
2
Andover
3--I5- 7
Kearsearge Gore
0.
10.
6
Boscawen
7..11.. 4
New London
2.
11.
6
Bradford
1.. 8.. 6
Salisbury
10.
• 4-
9
Campbells Gore
0..12..10
Sutton
2.
10.
10
Hinnekar
6.. 8.. 3
Warner
4-
18.
7
Hillsborough
4.. 9.. 4
Weare
12.
17-
7
£83.
. 6.
8
District ]
N° 9 —
Antrim
£3.. 6..8
Sharon
£1.
.18.
10
Dearing
4-13-4
Society Land
1.
• 4-
10
Francestown
5.. 2..0
Temple
4-
.18.
7
Hancock
2.. 11.. 6
Wilton
7-
.19.
9
Lyndborough
8. .11. .2
Greenfield
0.
• 5-
9
Mason
6.. 2. .8
Jaffrey
7.
.12.
5
New Ipswich
9. .14. .7
Rindge
7-
.14.
7
Peterborough
7.. 7..0
Dublin
5-
. 8.
. 6
£84.
.12.
. 2
District
N° 10
Richmond
£8.. 7.. 5
Sullivan
£1.
.10.
• 3
Hinsdale
3- !- 4
Packersfield
4-
. 0.
Winchester
9.. 8.. 4
Fitz William
5-
.17.
.10
Swanzey
8. .13. .10
Westmoreland
10.
• 4-
.11
Marlborough
4. .17.. 2
Gilsom
1.
•IS-
• 7
Keene
9. .19.. 6
Surry
0
vV
.12.
. 0
Chesterfield
11.. 16.. 7
£83.
• 4-
.11
District
N° 11
Charlestown
£8. .11.. 8
Ac worth
£3,
•i5-
.10
Plainfield
5. .17.. 0
Lempster
3-
. 1.
.10
Grantham
1. .16. .10
Walpole
9-
• 4-
.11
Protectworth
1. .13. .10
Alstead
6.
.18.
• 5
Cornish
5.. 17.. 0
Fishersrleld
2 .
. 0.
. 1
Croydon
2. .18.. 7
Marlow
1.
.18.
. 0
Claremont
Q.. O.. 3
Stoddard
3-
. 8.
. 1
Newport 4.. 8.. 1
Washington
3-
0
• vV
. 0
* 14-435 * Unity
2. .18. .IO
Wendall & Goshe
n 1.
. 9.
. 8
Langdon 1..11.. 0
£79
..12. .II
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District N° 12
The County of Grafton excepting Burton £85.. 16.. 2
Upon reading and considering the foregoing report Voted that
the same be received and accepted and that Mr Pierce Mr [P.]
White & Mr Sherburne be a Committee on the part of this House
to join such of the Honb1 Senate as they may appoint to prepare
and report a Bill to carry the Same into Effect —
Voted that his Excellency the President with advice of Council
issue a Proclamation seasonably appointing Thursday the fourth
day of April next for a day of public Humiliation fasting and
prayer throughout this state —
Adjourned to 3 o'Clock P. M —
Met accordingly
The Committee of the whole House again took under consider-
ation the proposals made by John Peirce Esq1' in behalf of the
directors of the New Hampshire bank respecting this State's
becoming subscriber to said bank and after fully considering
thereof voted to accept the proposals of said directors —
The Committee then rose and the Speaker resumed the chair —
The Chairman then reported that the house accede to the propos-
als made by Mr Pierce — on consideration of said report voted that
Mr E Smith Mr A Parker & Mr Holmes be a Committee to pre-
pare a Resolve for carrying the same into effect —
The following vote came down from the Honb1 Senate for Con-
currence —
In Senate Dec1 7th 1792
* Voted that Mr Freeman & Mr Foster be a Committee * 14-436
on the part of the Senate to join such of the Honb1
House as they may appoint to take under consideration and report
what method in future shall be taken to disperse to the several
towns and places in said state as soon as possible all proclama-
tions precepts Acts and resolves of the General Court of a public
nature which vote was read and concurred and Mr Blanchard Mr
Badger M1' Duncan Mr Stiles & Mr Brooks joined —
Voted that Mr McClarey Mr A Parker & Mr Kellie be a Com-
mittee on the part of this House to join such of the Honb1 Senate
as they may appoint to consider of the Petition of Benjamin Gil-
man and report thereon
Voted that the Account of Simeon Ladd be referred to the
Committee on the Account of Ebenezer Cram and that they report
thereon —
668 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. [^792
Voted that Mr E Smith Mr Davis & Mr Gerrish be a Com-
mittee on the part of this House to join such of the Honb1 Senate
as they may appoint to consider of the Petition of Asa Porter
Agent for the proprietors of Haverhill and report thereon —
Voted that Mr Kimball Mr Smith Mr Brooks Mr Hough & Mr
Twitchel be a Committee to consider of the Petition of John Hurd
Esq1' and report thereon
Voted that Mr Macgregore Mr P. White Mr More Mr Liver-
more and Mr J Gibson be a Committee to consider of a Bill intitled
an Act in addition to an Act intitled an Act for settling Testate
estates & report thereon —
Adjourned to 9 o" Clock to morrow morning
SATURDAY Dec* 8th 1792.
The House met according to adjournment
* 14-437 * Voted that Mr McClarey Mr Connor and Mr Gerrish
be a Committee on the part of this House to join such
of the Honb1 Senate as they may appoint to consider of the Petition
of Nath11 Gilman and Thomas Stickney and report thereon —
The Committee to consider of the Petition for liberty to build a
Bridge over Merrimac river at a place called GofTs falls — reported
that the prayer thereof be granted and that they have leave to
bring in a Bill accordingly —
Voted that the Committee on the Militia Laws be directed to pro-
cure one hundred and twenty copies of the Bill reported as soon
as may be and distribute the same to the Members of the Legisla-
ture for their perusal —
Voted that Mr Penniman Mr Hill & Mr Richardson be a Com-
mittee on the part of this House to join such of the Honb1 Senate
as they may appoint to consider of the Petition of Samuel Stone
and report thereon —
Voted that the Account of Ephraim Robinson jun1' be referred
to the Committee on the Account of Doct1' Wm Parker and others
and that they report thereon —
Voted that the proposals of Eliphalet Ladd for doing printing
for this state be referred to the Committee on the proposals of
Elijah Russell and that they report thereon —
Voted that the Account of Eliphalet Ladd be referred to the
Committee on printers accounts and that they report thereon —
The Resolve respecting the [petition of the] Selectmen of
Antrim being returned bv the Honb1 Senate Voted that the Peti-
I792] JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. 669
tioners be heard thereon before the General Court on the Second
Wednesday of the next Session and that in the mean time the
Petitioners cause that the Substance of the Petition and
order of Court thereon be published * three weeks Sue- * 14-438
cessively in the New Hampshire Gazzette six weeks
prior to said day of hearing that any person or persons may then
appear and shew cause (if any they have) why the prayer thereof
may not be granted —
Voted that Mr Jn° Smith Mr Hoit [Mr Pierce] Mr A Parker &
Mr Jerc Dow be a Committee to consider of the matters mentioned
in a Letter from the Treasurer Dated Dec1' 7th 1792 and report
thereon —
Adjourned to Monday next at 3 o'Clock P. M
MONDAY Decr 10th 1792
The House met according to adjournment
An Act for the repeal of an Act appointing Special Justices
and also in addition to and amendment of an Act for Establish-
ing Courts of Law — was read a third time and passed to be
Enacted —
The Committee on the Account of Ebenezer Cram and all
accounts of a Similar nature reported that Ebenezer Cram be
allowed two pounds three shillings & three pence — That Col"
Theophilus Dame be allowed three pounds — That Ozias Silsby be
allowed nine pounds one shilling and ten pence — And that
Simeon Ladd be allowed five pounds in full of their Accounts
which report being read and considered voted that it be received
and accepted and that the President give orders for payment
accordingly —
An Act to secure to the Inhabitants of the County of Cheshire
a trial by jury in a certain case was read a third time and passed to
be Enacted —
The Committee to make enquiry for the files and Treasurers
statements for the year 1788 reported that they have made enquiry
and find that the Specie account and vouchers therefor
are in the Secretary's Office * and that the books in * 14-439
which were entered the old notes and orders for issuing
new notes are in the Treasures Office — that the orders for issuing
new notes were inclosed in the same files with the old notes and
they being few in Number compared with the old notes were
undoubtedly in the hurry of business burnt with the notes by the
67O NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. [J792
Committee appointed to dispose of the state papers at that time —
which report being read and considered ordered that the same be
sent to the Senate for their information —
Voted that Mr Livermore Mr Crawford & Mr Tarlton be a
Committee to consider of a Resolve for the purpose of classing
the Town of Hebron to sundry Towns in said Resolve mentioned
and report thereon —
Voted that Mr Whitcomb Mr Hoit & Mr Badger be a Committee
on the part of this House to join such of the Honb1 Senate as
they may appoint to consider of the Petition of Ebenezer Hay-
wood and others and report thereon —
Voted that Mr Barrett Mr Blanchard & Mr Gibson be a Com-
mittee on the part of this House to join such of the Honb1 senate
as they may appoint to consider of the Petition of Anna Hanson
and report thereon —
The Committee on the Petition of Beza Woodward and George
W Livermore agents for the County of Grafton reported that they
be allowed nine pounds Six shillings being a Sum paid by the
County of Grafton to David Webster sherrifF for said County for
dispersing public papers up to June 1788 and that the President
give order accordingly — which report being read and considered
voted that it be received and accepted —
Adjourned to 9 o'Clock to morrow morning
TUESDAY Decr 11th 1792
The House met according to adjournment.
* 14-440 * Voted that the Petition of Edward S Livermore Esqr
and others be referred to the Committee on public
roads and that they report thereon —
Voted that MrJ Duncan Mr McClarey [& Mr Gerrish] be a
Committee on the part of this House to join such of the Honb1
Senate as they may appoint to consider of the Petition of William
Adams and report thereon —
Upon reading and considering the Petition of Robert W Smith
and the report of a Committee thereon Voted that the Petitioner
be heard thereon before the General Court on the Second Thurs-
day of the next Session and that the Petitioner cause that Samuel
Atkinson be served with a Copy of the Petition and order of Court
thereon Six weeks prior to said day of hearing that he ma)' then
appear and shew cause if any he hath why the prayer thereof
may not be granted —
1792] JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. 67 1
Upon reading and considering the Petition of Oliver Tuttle and
Mary Tuttle as she the said Mary was Administratrix of the Estate
of Richard Brown late a Quarter Master in the Second New
Hampshire Regiment in the Army of the United states (deceasd)
and the report of a Committee thereon — Voted and Resolved that
the depreciation of the said Browns wages while in said service
be allowed and that the Committee on depreciation adjust and
Settle the account of said Brown and if a balance be found due to
said Browns Estate, The Treasurer of this State issue a state note
or other evidence thereof to the Amount of such balance in the
manner heretofore practised —
Resolved that the Select men or the major part of them
at the charge of the town parish or place * they belong * 14-441
to shall take an Inventory of the rateable estates of the
Towns parishes and places following (viz) Allenstown Atkinson
Bow Brintwood Candia Canterbury Chester Chichester Concord
Deerfield East Kingstown Epping Epsom Exeter Greenland Hamp-
stead — Hampton — Hampton falls Hawke Kensington Kingstown
Londonderry Loudon Newington New Market New Castle New-
town Northfield North Hampton Northwood Nottingham Pelham
Pembrook Plastow Poplin Portsmouth Pittsfield Raymond Rye
Salem Sandown Seabrook South-hampton Stratham Windham
Barnstead Barrington Conway Dover Durham Eaton Effingham
Gilmantown Lee Madbury Merrideth Middletown Moultonborough
New Durham New Durham Gore New Hampton Ossippee Roch-
ester Sanborntown Sandwich Sommersworth Tamworth Tufton-
borough Wakefield Wolfborough — Amherst Andover Antrim
Bedford Boscawen Campbels Gore Dearing Hancock Henniker
Hillsborough Holies Hopkinton Kearsearge gore Litchfield
Lyndeborough Mason Merrimac New Bradford New Boston
New Ipswich New London Nottingham-west Peterborough Raby
Salisbury Sharon Society-land Sutton Temple Warner Weare
Wilton — Acworth Alstead Charlestown Chesterfield Claremont
Cornish Croydon Dublin Fitz William Gilsom Goshen Hinsdale
JafFrey Keene Langdon Lempster Marlborough Marlow New
Grantham Newport Packersfield Plainfield Protectworth Rich-
mond Rindge Stoddard Surry Sullivan Swanzey Unity Walpole
Washington Wendall Westmoreland Winchester — Alexandria
Bath Bartlett Bridgewater Burton Cambridge Campton Canaan
Chatham Cockburne Cockermouth Coleburne Coventry Dalton
Dartmouth Dorchester Dummer Enfield Errol Franconia Grafton
Gu[n]thwait (alias Concord) Hanover Haverhill Hebron Kil-
672 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. [J792
kenny Lancaster LandafT Lebanon Lincoln Littleton Lyman
Lyme Mill field, New Chester New Holderness Nor-
* 14-442 thumberland * Orange Orford Peeling Piercy Piermont
Plymouth Rumney Shelburne Stratford Success Thorn-
ton Trecothick Warren Wentworth — New Bradford Gore Hoyts
Gore and Locations granted to the following persons Thomas
Chadbourne John Goffe Mark H Wentworth Daniel Rogers &
Jacob Treadwell Alexander Blair and others Hugh Sterling &c
Samuel Sherburne and others — Thomas Martin Joshua Martin
&c Theophilus Dame John Hurd and Stephen Holland — Which
inventory shall be taken to consist of what each person is possessed
of on the first day of April next and returned into the Secretary's
office at or before the tenth day of June next in the following kind
of Estate (namely) —
All male polls from eighteen to Seventy years of age except
Instructors and Students of Colleges, Ordained Ministers Precep-
tors of Academies Paupers and Idiots) Orchard Arable Mowing
and pasture land accounting so much Orchard as will in a Com-
mon Season produce ten Barrels of Cyder one acre, so much past-
ure land as will summer a Cow four Acres, And what mowing
land will commonly produce one tun of good english hay yearly
or Meadow hay in proportion one Acre and what Arable or tillage
land will commonly produce twenty five bushels of Corn yearly
one Acre. In which is to be considered land planted with Indian
Corn Petatoes & Beans and Sown with grain flax and Pease —
All horses Mares and colts distinguishing the difference of Years
-from one to three years old esteeming all that have been wintered
two winters one year old allowing in like manner for those two
years old and three years old — and all that are four years old
and upwards allowing as aforementioned to be accounted horses
and Mares —
All mills wharves and ferries and the yearly rent
* 14-443 * thereof yearly repairs thereof being first deducted in
the judgment of the persons taking said Inventory —
The sum total of the value of all real Estate (viz) Lands and
buildings not included in the before mentioned Articles owned by
the Inhabitants — The Sum total of the value of all stock in trade
— The Sum total of all money in hand or at Interest including
Bank stock and Securities for any property at Interest more than
the party pays interest for — No lands appropriated to public use
to be Inventoried — That said Inventory be made agreably to the
form following (viz)
1792] JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. 673
N° of Polls from 18 to 75 years of age
N° of Acres of Orchard land
N° of Acres of Arable or tillage land
N° of Acres of mowing land
N° of Acres of Pasture land
N° of horses and mares
N° of Oxen
N° of Cows
N° of horses & Cattle 3 yrs old
N° of horses & Cattle 2 yrs old
N° of horses & Cattle 1 yr old
Yearly rent of mills wharves & ferries repairs being deducted
Sum total of the value of all buildings and real Estate unimproved
owned by the Inhabitants
Sum total of the value of all Real Estate not owned by Inhabitants
Sum total of the value of all stock in trade —
Sum total of money in hand or on Interest —
That every person is required to give in a true and faithful
Inventory of all the foregoing articles belonging to him respect-
ively on Oath if required thereto by the person or persons taking
said Inventory who are hereby impowered to administer the Same
and on refusal or neglect thereof the person or persons taking said
Inventory are to set down to him or them so refusing or neglect-
ing so much as in their judgment appears equitable by way of
doomage — And the person or persons taking said Inventory are
also to take a true and perfect Inventory of all buildings and lots
or tracts of unimproved lands belonging to persons not residing
within the respective towns or districts where such lands lye
43
674 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. [J792
whether divided or undivided setting forth the number of Acres
and value of Each lot also the Number of the lot and number or
name of the range it lies in with the name of the present
* 14-444 owner if known but if not known to insert whose * right
it was originally laid out or drawn to or such other
description as may serve to distinguish each lot or tract of Land —
That the person or persons taking said Inventory shall take an
Oath to be administred by any justice of the peace in the County
where the same is taken that he or they have faithfully and
impartially made said Inventory — a Certificate of which Oath
from the Justice who administred it shall be returned with the
said Inventory into the Secretary's Office
That the Select men of the next oldest town to any town parish
or place where no select men are chosen shall take an Inventory
of such Town parish or place or appoint some person or persons
in the said respective place to do the same and return it as afore-
said for which they shall be paid an adequate reward for their
Account being exhibited and allowed by the General Court out
of the Treasury — And also that the said Select men shall return
distinctly the amount or footing of each Column of their Inven-
tory taken last April so that the Number of Polls Cattle acres of
Improved land, value of unimproved land and all other rateable
estate inventoried and rated in each town parish and place in the
state & other taxes may appear —
Upon reading and considering the Petition of Richard Jenness
Esqr and others and the report of a Committee thereon voted that
the Petitioners be heard thereon before the General Court on the
second Thursday of the next Session and that the Petitioners cause
that James Seavy be served with a Copy of the Petition and order
of Court thereon Six weeks prior to said day of hearing that he may
then appear and shew cause if any he hath why the prayer thereot
may not be granted —
* 14-445 *The Committee to consider of a Letter from Jeremiah
Eames Esq1" and from S Z Watson reported that his
Excellency the President be requested to transmit to the Secretary
of State of the United states authentic copies of the letter
addressed to him by Jeremiah Eames Esq1' with its inclosure
relating to an Encroachment on the boundary of this state by the
Government of Canada — which report being read and considered
voted that it be received and accepted —
Voted that Mr Macgregore Mr Bedee & M1' Gibson be a Com
mittee on the part of this House to join such of the Hon1'1 Senatt
I792] JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. 675
as they may appoint to consider of the Petition of John Scribner
Esq1* and report thereon —
Voted that Mr Connor Mr Kelley Mr Barrett Mr A. Parker &
Mr Tarlton be a Committee to consider what compensation shall
be made the Electors for this State of President and vice Presi-
dent of the United states & report thereon
Voted that Mr Macgregore Mr Wingate Mr Cragin Mr Temple
and Mr Carlton be a Committee to consider of what business is
yet necessary to be done at this Session and at what time and to
what time and place this Court shall be adjourned and the place
at which the General Court shall meet on the first Wednesday in
June next also what allowance shall be made to the Members of
the Honb1 Senate House of Representatives and their Officers for
travel and attendance the present session and report thereon —
Adjourned to 3 o'Clock P M —
Met accordingly
Voted that Mr [J.] Pierce Mr P White Mr A Parker Mr Holmes
and Mr More be a Committee to consider of a Bill presented
entitled " An Act to encourage the Manufacture of Malt Liquors"
and report thereon —
* Voted that Mr Dole Mr Wingate Mr E Smith Mr J * 14-446
Macgregore and Mr Gerrish be a Committee on the
part of this House to join such of the Honb1 Senate as they may
appoint to receive and Examine the accounts of John McCurdy &
Alexander Roylstone and report thereon —
An Act to annex the two East ranges of lots of Land in the
Township of Greenfield heretofore called Lyndborough Addition
together with those persons herein hereafter mentioned to the
Town of Francestown was read a third time & passed to be
Enacted —
Voted that the Account of Beza Woodward be referred to the
Committee on the Account of Parker Tinney [Tenney] and Brooks
and that they report thereon —
An Act in addition to an Act entitled an Act for setling Tes-
tate estates and in addition to an Act intitled an Act ordering the
descent of Intestate Estates and impowering the Judge of Probate
to settle the same accordingly — was read a third time and passed
to be Enacted
The Committee on the Petition of John Hurd Esqr reported
-that he have leave to withdraw his Petition which report was ac-
cepted —
Adjourned to 9 oClock to morrow morning
676
NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS.
[1792
WEDNESDAY Dec* 12th 1792.
The House met according to adjournment.
An Act establishing Permanent Salaries for the Justices of the
Superior Court of Judicature — was read a third time and passed
to be Enacted —
Upon reading and considering the Petition of John Scribner
Esqr and the report of a Committee thereon voted that the Peti-
tioner be heard thereon before the General Court on the
* 14-447 Second Wednesday of the next Session & *that in the
mean time the Petitioner cause that Abner Burbank be
served with a Copy of the Petition and order of Court thereon Six
weeks prior to said day of hearing that he may then appear and
shew cause (if any he hath) why the prayer thereof may not be
granted —
The Committee to Nominate Six persons out of whom for three
to be appointed a Committee to settle the Accounts between this
state and the Treasurer thereof in the recess of the General Court
having reported it was voted to proceed by ballot in choosing said
Committee and the ballots being called for choice was made of
John Calfe Nath11 Rogers & Oliver Peabody Esquires for said pur-
pose—
Upon reading and considering the Petition of Benjamin Bigge-
low and the report of a Committee thereon voted that the judge
of Probate for the County of Rockingham be impoweredto extend
the time four months longer to receive and examine the claims
against the Estate of Governor John Wentworth — which report
being read & considered voted that it be received and accepted —
Upon a Second reading of a Bill for forming and regulating the
Militia motion was made that the following words in the twelfth
Article " and at other times" be erased On which motion the yeas
and Nays were called and are as follows —
Yeas.
Mr Gains
Mr Bell
Mr Blanchard
Mr Josh Weeks
Mr J os Dow
Mr Wiggin
Mr Eastman
M* March
Mr Jona Smith
Mr Bradley
Yeas.
Mr Bartlett
Mr Emerson
Mr Godfrey
Mr Tilton
M1* Gibson
Mr E Smith
Mr Carr
Mr Wingate
Mr Waldron
Mr Bedee
Yeas.
Mr Nutter
Mr Davis
Mr Ames
Mr O Parker
Mr Fisk
Mr Gerrish
Mr A Parker
Mr Jackson
Mr Rand
Mr Bellows
Yeas.
Mr Wellman
Mr Wilcox
Mr Twitchel
Mr Stone
Mr Kimball
Mr Livermore
Mr Crawford
Mr Richardson
Mr Johnson
Mr Tarlton
1792] JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
677
Nays.
Mr Dole
Mr R Macgregore
Mr Barrett
Mr Abbott
Mr P Clark
Mr Cragin
Mr Jno Smith
Mr J Duncan
Mr Gale
Mr More
Mr Shepherd
Nays. * 14-448
Mr Whitcomb
Mr Temple
Mr Huntley
Mr Holmes
Mr Penniman
Mr Craige
Mr Hough
Mr Fairfield
Mr Brooks
Mr N White
M1' Carlton
*Nays. Nays.
Mr Connor Mr Foster
Mr J Macgregore Mr Marshall
Mr Pickering Mr Jere Dow
Mr M Leavitt Mr Harper
Mr Brown Mr Badger
Mr P. White Mr Hoit
Mr Hill Mr C Leavitt
Mr Cilley Mr Blasdell
Mr McClarey Mr R Parker
Mr Jona Clark Mr Lovell
Mr Cram Mr Barron
Mr jno Weeks
40 Yeas — 45 nays — so the motion was lost
Voted to postpone the further consideration of the Militia Act
to 4 o'Clock P. M —
The Committee on the Petition of William Gardner Esq1' are of
Opinion that the Balance due from him to this state ought to be re-
ceived at the Same rate he received a Balance due him on settle-
ment of his Account as agent Clothier from the United states and
that the Committee for settling state accounts be directed to adjust
the Same accordingly — which report being read and considered
voted that it be received and accepted —
Adjourned to 3 o'Clock P. M —
Met accordingly
The following vote came down from the Honb1 Senate for Con-
currence —
In Senate Dec1' 12th 1792
Voted that Mr Freeman & M1' Wallace be a Committee to join
such of the Honb1 House as they may appoint to take under con-
sideration a Resolve relative to the taking an Inventory of the rate-
able Estates in the Several Towns parishes & places in this State
and report such alterations as they shall judge proper — was read
and concurred & Mr J Pierce Mr E Smith Mr Jn° Smith Mr A
Parker and Mr Tarlton joined —
Voted that the Honb1 John T Gilman Esq1' have and receive
for his Salary as Treasurer from June 1792 to June 1793 two
hundred and forty pounds and that the President give order
accordingly —
* Motion was made that the Attorney General receive * 14-449
fifty five pounds as a Salary from June 1792 to June
1793 on which motion the yeas and nays were called and are as
follows
678
NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS.
[1792
Yeas.
Mr Sherburne
M1' Gains
Mr J Pierce
Mr Connor
Mr J Alacgregore
Mr Pickering
Mr Josh Weeks
AP' M Leavitt
Mr Wiggin
AP' P White
Mr Hill
Nays.
AP' Bell
Mr Blanchard
Mr J os Dow
Mr Brown
Mr Eastman
Mr Cram
Mr Foster
Mr Jona Smith
Mr Bradley
Mr Bartlett
Mr Godfrey
Yeas.
M* Cilley
AP' A larch
AP' APClarey
Mr Jon;i Clark
AP' Emerson
AP' Gibson
Mr E Smith
AP' Wingate
AP' Waldron
AP' Badger
Mr Davis
Nays.
AP' Tilton
M* Marshall
Mr Kellie
Mr Carr
Mr Harper
Mr Bedee
Mr Hoit
AP' Nutter
Mr Leavitt
Mr Blasdell
Alr Lovell
Yeas.
AP' R Parker
AP Barron
AP' Dole
AP' Barrett
AP' Abbott
AP' P Clark
AP' Cragin
AP' Flanders
AP' More
AP' Whitcomb
AP' Temple
Nays.
Mr Ames
Mr O Parker
A^ pisk
Mr Jn° Smith
Mr J Duncan
Mr Gale
Mr Gerrish
Mr Shepherd
Mr A Parker
Mr Rand
Mr Wilcox
Yeas.
AP' Jackson
Alr Bellows
AP' Well man
AP' Holmes
AP' Stone
AP' Kimball
AP' Livermore
AP' Craige
AP' Brooks
AP X White
Alr Jn° Weeks
Nays.
AP' Huntley
AIr Penniman
AP Twitchel
Mr Crawford
Mr Johnson
AP' Richardson
Mr Hough
Mr Fairfield
AP' Tarlton
Alr Carlton
44 Yeas — 43 nays — so the Motion prevailed —
Voted that the Honb1 John Prentice Esq1' have and receive out of
the Treasury fifty five pounds for a Salary as Attorney Gen1 from
June 1792 to June 1793 and that the President give order accord-
ingly —
Voted that his Excellency Josiah Bartlett Esq1' have and receive
out of the Treasury two hundred pounds for a Salary as President
from June 1792 to June 1793 and that he take order accordingly —
Voted that the Honb1 Joseph Pearson Esqr have and receive
out of the Treasury Sixty pounds as a Salary as Secretary from
June 1792 to June 1793 and that the President give order accord-
ingly —
* 14-450 * Voted that Mr Connor M1' Cilley and Mr Gains be a
Committee to consider of the Petition of William More-
land and report thereon —
Resumed the further consideration of the Militia Act — [Several
paragraphs were committed — ]
Upon the Second reading of the 24th Article in the Bill for
forming and regulating the Militia respecting officers rising by
Seniority — the yeas and Nays were called and are as follows
I792] JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. 679
Yeas.
Mr Gains
Mr J Pierce
Mr J Macgregore
Mr Blanchard
Mr Cilley
Mr McClarey
Mr Jona Clark
Mr Foster
Mr Bradley
Mr Emerson
Nays.
Mr Bell
Mr Jos Dow
Mr Brown
Mr Wiggin
Mr Eastman
Mr Bartlett
Mr Marshall
Mr Gibson
Yeas.
Mr Godfrey
Mr jere Dow
Mr E Smith
Mr Carr
Mr Wingate
Mr Waldron
Mr Harper
Mr Badger
Mr Hoit
Mr Nutter
Nays.
Mr Kellie
Mr Bedee
Mr Davis
Mr Ames
Mr Barrett
Mr J Duncan
Mr Gerrish
Mr Shepherd
Yeas.
Mr Biasdell
Mr R Parker
Mr Barron
Mr Dole
Mr O Parker
Mr Abbott
Mr P. Clark
Mr Cragin
Mr J n<> Smith
Mr B Pierce
Nays.
Mr Parker
Mr Temple
Mr Jackson
Mr Weilman
Mr Wilcox
Mr Penniman
Mr Twitchel
Mr Stone
Yeas.
Mr More
Mr Whitcomb
Mr Rand
Mr Bellows
Mr Huntley
Mr Holmes
Mr Gale
Mr Craige
Mr Tarlton
Mr N White
Nays.
Mr Kimball
Mr Livermore
Mr Crawford
Mr Johnson
Mr Richardson
Mr Hough
Mr Fairfield
Mr Brooks
40 Yeas — 32 Nays — so it was accepted —
Voted that Mr Blanchard Mr McClarey Mr Hoit Mr B. Pierce Mr
Hough Mr Rand & Mr Gerrish be a Committee to take under con-
sideration the Milita Bill and report such alterations and Amend-
ments as they may judge necessary
Adjourned to 9 o'Clock to morrow morning
THURSDAY Dec* 13th 1792
The House met according to adjournment
Voted that Mr Pierce Mr Barrett and Mr Badger be a Committee
to take under consideration the Bill relative to the Small pox and
report such alteration as they think proper —
* Voted that Mr Gains Mr Barrett & Mr Gibson be a * 14-451
Committee to consider of the Petition and Account of
Solomon Wheeler Esqr and report thereon —
Voted that Mr P Clark Mr Jere Dow & Mr Bell be a Committee
on the part of this House to join such of the Honb1 Senate as they
may appoint to consider of the Petition of James Flanders in be-
half of the Inhabitants of New London and report thereon —
An Act to Enable Judith Meloon to settle the Estate of her for-
mer husband was read a third time and passed to be Enacted —
Voted that Mr Gains Mr Badger Mr Cragin Mr Holmes and Mr
Fairfield be a Committee to consider and report the most efficacious
measures for the collection of out standing taxes —
680 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. [J792
Voted that the Treasurer of this state be directed to receive
from Mr More one of the Select men of Charlestown a Certificate
of the Indent, final Settlement & New Emission taxes uncollected
by the Collector of Charlestown in the Same manner as though
the same was signed by the Select men of Charlestown —
Voted that Mr E Smith Mr Eastman Mr Barrett Mr Johnson &
M1' Jn° Weeks be a Committee on the part of this House to join
such of the Honb1 Senate as they may appoint to consider of the
Memorial of Thomas Cogswell Esq1" also of an Act appointing a
Committee to lay out a Road from Conway to the upper Cohass
passed Sept1' 2 2d 1786 — and report thereon —
Voted that Mr Connor Mr P White & Mr Gale be a Committee
on the part of this House to join such of the Honb1 Senate as they
may appoint to consider of the Petition of James Simons and
Edward Burnham and report thereon —
Adjourned to 3 o'Clock P. M —
Met accordingly —
Whereas in the Act for Incorporating the Town of Hebron no
provision is made for their being represented in the General Court
and doubts have arisen whether they have a right to vote within any
district — Therefore Resolved that the Town of Hebron
* 14-452 be classed with the Towns of New Chester * Bridge-
water Cockermouth and Alexandria for the purpose of
voting for a Representatives to the General Court with the privi-
ledge of holding the meeting for chusing said Representative in
Hebron in turn with the other Towns in the district —
An Act to carry into effect the Constitution of this State as
altered and amended by the late convention was read a third time
and passed to be Enacted —
An Act establishing wrhere certain Inhabitants of the Towns of
Hampton falls and Seabrook shall work out their highway taxes —
was read a third time and passed to be Enacted —
The Committee on the Petition of Jonathan Rawson Esq1' in
behalf of the Library Company at Dover reported that the prayer
thereof be granted and that the Petitioner have leave to bring in a
Bill accordingly — which report being read and considered voted
that it be received & accepted —
Voted that Mr P White Mr Abbott M1' Cragin Mr Duncan & M1
Holmes be a Committee on the part of this House to join such of
the Honb1 Senate as they may appoint to consider of the Petition
of the Proprietors of Amoskeig bridge also the Petition of Stephen
Dole Esq1" and others and report thereon —
I792] JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. 68l
Voted that Mr Whitcomb Mr Tarlton Mr Hill Mr R Parker and
Mr Penniman be a Committee on the part of this House to join
such of the Honb1 Senate as they may appoint to consider of the
Petition of Thomas Pinkham and report thereon —
Agreably to the order of the day proceeded to a hearing on
Petitions —
[The hearing on the Petition of Francis Blood was postponed
until to morrow — ]
* Upon hearing and considering the Petition of Sam- * 14-453
uel Leavitt voted that the Petitioner have leave to bring
in a Bill for establishing in himself all the right which Jonathan
Leavitt had in the ten Acres of Land described in said Petition at
the time of his conveying the Same to John Thursten by a Deed
which is lost —
The Committee appointed to receive and examine the Accounts
of John McCurdy and Alexander Roylstone [reported that the said
M'Curdy and Roylstone] be abated on their Bonds thirty pounds
to be deducted from the principal and Interest now due on said
Bonds in full of all abatements which report being read and con-
sidered voted that it be received and accepted — and that the
Treasurer govern himself accordingly —
The Committee on the Petition of Solomon Wheeler Esq1' re-
ported that he deliver up the order on the late Treasurer Signed
by Mesheck Weare Esq1' for three pounds twelve shillings and
four pence dated July 24th 1777 and now receive an Order on the
Treasurer for Seven pounds nineteen shillings one penny which is
to be in full of his Account and all demands of said Wheeler
against said State — which report being read and considered voted
that it be received & accepted and that the President give order
accordingly —
The Committee on printers accounts &c reported that John
Melcher be allowed the Sum of fifteen pounds and four pence in
full of his Account — That George Hough be allowed the Sum of
twenty two pounds eighteen shillings and eight pence in full of his
Account — That Eliphalet Ladd be allowed two pounds two shil-
lings in full of his Account — That Caleb Buswell be allowed the
Sum of Eight Shillings in full of his Account which report being
read and considered voted that it be received and accepted and
that the President give orders accordingly —
Voted that the Petition of William Smith be referred to the
Committee on the Account of Parker Tinney & Brook and that
they report thereon
* Adjourned to 9 o'Clock to morrow morning * 14-454
682 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. [*792
FRIDAY Decr 14th 1792
The House met according to adjournment
An Act in addition to an Act intitled an Act for the punishment
of Certain crimes not capital was read a third time and passed to
be Enacted —
An Act to encourage the Manufacture of malt Liquor — was
read a third time and passed to be Enacted —
Voted that Mr Macgregore Mr Connor & Mr Badger with such
of the Honb1 Senate as they may appoint be & hereby are ap-
pointed a Committee on the part of this House to attend at the
Probate Office in the County of Rockingham on the Settlement of
the Account of Robert Smith trustee to the Estate of Stephen
Holland Esq1' an Absentee and make such Objections and give
such information as thev mav judge proper —
[ Voted that Mr Badger Mr A Parker & Mr Barrett be a Com-
mittee on the part of this House to join such of the Honb1 Senate
as they may appoint to consider of the Petition of John Pierce and
others Masonian Proprietors & report thereon — ]
Resolved that this State become interested in and partner with
the proprietors of the New Hampshire Bank established by a Law
of this state passed January 3d 1792^0 the Amount of twenty six
shares equal to ten Thousand four hundred Dollars on the Condi-
tion following (viz) that if at a public meeting of said proprietors or
Stockholders called for that purpose they shall direct their Cashier
to give bond to his Excellency the President in behalf of this State
which bond he is hereby requested to take in the penal Sum of
Twenty Thousand Dollars Conditioned that if the Leg-
* 14-455 islature of this State shall at any time * within three
years from the time of paying said money into the bank
request a repayment of said Sum of Ten thousand four hundred
Dollars with Interest at the rate of Six ^r Cent ^r Annum from
the time of making payment as aforesaid then the proprietors as
aforesaid shall immediately repay said Sum with Interest as afore-
said— That on receiving Such Bond his Excellency the President
be and hereby is authorized and requested to give the Cashier of
the New Hampshire bank an order on the Treasurer of this State
for the Sum of Ten thousand four hundred Dollars taking his
receipt for that Sum and acknowledging that the State are inter-
ested in said Bank to the amount of twenty six shares equal to ten
thousand four hundred dollars and entitled to an equal Share of
all profits arising therefrom in proportion to the stock held by the
1792] JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. 683
state provided they do not withdraw their stock with Interest as
aforesaid —
And be it further Resolved that Oliver Peabody Esquire be and
he hereby is appointed and authorized on the part and in behalf
of this State to represent the Shares owned by the State in the
New Hampshire Bank at all meetings of the stockholders and to
vote in behalf of this State at all meetings of said Stockholders
agreably to the rates mentioned in the Law establishing said
Bank — And be it further resolved that if the State should not
think proper to withdraw their Stock as aforesaid then in such
case the said Oliver Peabody be and he hereby is Authorized and
required to make report in writing to his Excellency the Governor
of this state for the time being of the Sum accruing to this state
from any dividend of profits arising from the Stock held by this
State in said Bank and his Excellency the Governor of this State
for the time being by and with advice of Council is hereby im-
powered to draw a Warrant on the Cashier of the Bank for the
time being in favour of the Treasurer of this State
taking the Treasurers * receipt to be accountable to * 14-456
the State therefor for all such dividends of profit accru-
ing to the state as aforesaid
Voted that Mr J Macgregore Mr McMillan Mr Bell Mr Hill and Mr
Marshall be a Committee on the part of this House to join such of
the Honb1 Senate as they may appoint to consider of the Petition of
John Taylor in behalf of the proprietors of Morristown and report
thereon —
An Act to impower a Committee to settle and fix the boundaries
and lines between the parishes of North Hampton and Rye was
read a third time and passed to be Enacted —
An Act Securing to William Page and Lewis R Morris and
their Associates their Heirs and Assigns for ever the exclusive
right of locking Bellows's falls on Connecticut river — was read a
third time and passed to be Enacted —
Agreably to the order of the day proceeded to a hearing on
Petitions —
Upon hearing and considering the Petition of Francis Blood
voted that the prayer thereof be granted and that he have leave to
bring in a Bill accordingly —
Adjourned to 3 o'Clock P. M —
Met accordingly —
Voted that Mr Gibson Mr McMillan & Mr Shepherd be a Com-
mittee on the part of this House to join such of the Honb1 Senate
684 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. [*792
as they may appoint to consider of the Petition of Abraham Wal-
dron and report thereon —
Voted that Mr Duncan M1" Hough & M1' Cragin be a Committee
on the part of this House to join such of the Honb1 Senate as they
may appoint to consider of the Petition of William Hastings and
report thereon —
An Act in addition to and amendment of An Act intitled an Act
impovvering Phinehas Parker to review a certain Action — was
read a third time & passed to be Enacted
Voted that the hearing on the Petition of Jonathan
* 14-457 * Steele Esq1' in behalf of the Creditors to the Estate of
Lewis Kinnistone be postponed until the second Wednes-
day of the next Session of which all persons concerned are to
take notice and govern themselves accordingly —
Adjourned to 9 o'Clock to morrow morning —
SATURDAY Dec* 15th 1792
The House met according to adjournment
An Act to repeal an Act entitled an Act to erect a poll Parish
in the Town of Pelham — was read a third time & passed to be
Enacted —
Voted that M1 Hough M1' Johnson Mr Gains Mr Kimball and
M1' Waldron be a Committee to consider of the Petition of John
Hurd Esq1' and report thereon —
Voted that the Secretary be directed to procure as soon as may
be three hundred and fifty printed authenticated copies of the Act
to carry into effect the Constitution of this State as altered and
amended by the late Convention —
The Committee on the Petition of Abraham Burnham and
Joseph Simmonds reported that the Petititions be dismissed —
which report was accepted —
An Act to establish post guides and to facilitate traveling through
this state was read a third time and passed to be Enacted —
Voted that the Electors for this state of President and vice Pres-
ident of the United states have and receive as a Compensation for
their Services nine shillings ^8r day and pay for travel as members
of the Legislature except that no pay for travel as Electors be al-
lowed to those who are paid for travel as Members of the Legisla-
ture and that the Secretary make up a Roll for payment of said
Electors accordingly
Upon reading and considering the Petition of Benjamin Gil-
I792] JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. 685
man and the report of a Committee thereon voted that the Peti-
tioner be heard thereon before the General Court on the Second
Wednesday of the next Session and that the Petitioner
* cause that William King Atkinson be served with a * 14-458
Copy of the Petition and order of Court thereon six
weeks prior to said day of hearing that he may then appear and
shew cause (if any he hath) why the prayer thereof may not be
granted —
Adjourned to Monday next at 3 o'Clock P. M
MONDAY Dec* 17th 1792
The House met according to adjournment
Voted that Mr N White Mr Bartlett & Mr Eastman be a Com-
mittee to consider of the Account of John Weeks & Jonas Baker
and report thereon —
Upon reading and considering the Petition of Samuel Emerson
Esqr and others also of the Petition of John Porter Esq1' in behalf of
the Inhabitants of Plymouth voted that the Petitioners be heard
thereon before the General Court on the Second Wednesday of
the next Session and that the Petitioners cause that the Select
men of Campton be served with a Copy of the Petition and order
of Court thereon within six weeks from the date hereof that they
may then appear and shew cause (if any they have) why the
prayer thereof may not be granted —
Voted that the Petition of William Chadbourne be referred to
the Committee appointed to consider of the Small pox Act and
that they report thereon —
Voted that Mr Lovell Mr Davis & Mr Twitchel be a Committee
to consider of the Petition of Robert Parker in behalf of the In-
habitants of Litchfield and report thereon —
Voted that Mr P. White Mr Badger & Mr Abbott be a Com-
mittee on the part of this House to join such of the Honb1 Senate
as they may appoint to consider of the Petition of the Select men
of Wolfborough & report thereon
Adjourned to 9 o'Clock to morrow morning
* TUESDAY Dec* 18th 1792 * 14-459
The House met according to adjournment —
An Act to vest in John Weeks his Heirs and Assigns forever
the sole and exclusive priviledge of keeping a ferry over a certain
part of Connecticut river — was read a third time and passed to
be Enacted —
686 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. [x792
Voted that M1 Gains Mr Blanchard & M1 Duncan be a Com-
mittee to consider of the Petition of Samuel Jackson and others
and report thereon —
Voted that the Account of Henry Ranlett be referred to the
Committee on printers accounts and that they report thereon —
An Act to confirm establish and vest the fee of certain land in
Samuel Leavitt his heirs and Assigns — was read a third time and
passed to be Enacted —
Voted that the Secretary be directed to procure as soon as may
be two hundred & fifty authenticated printed copies of the Resolve
for taking a new valuation of the polls and Rateable Estate in
this state —
The Committee on the Petition of Samuel Holland reported
that the prayer thereof be so far granted as that the Petitioner
have leave to bring in a Bill to enable him the said Holland to
hold real Estate within this state taken in Satisfaction of Execu-
tions or otherwise by him received in payment of debts for the
express purpose of selling and conveying the Same (within a
time to be limited in said Bill) to some citizen or citizens of the
United states — which report being read and considered voted that
it be received and Accepted —
The Committee on the Petition of Nathanael Gilman and
Thomas Stickney reported that the prayer of said Petition be
granted the Petitioners respectively giving Bond to the judge of
Probate for the County of Rockingham to account for the money
arising by said sale to the use of such Minor or their respective
Heirs as would be entitled by Law to the Inheritance
* 14-460 * of the said real Estate so to be sold as aforesaid —
which report being read and considered voted that it
be received & accepted and that they have leave to bring in a
Bill accordingly
Voted that M1 Livermore Mr N White Mr Gibson Mr R Mac-
gregore & M1' Hoit be a Committee on the part of this House to
join such of the Honb1 Senate as they may appoint to consider ot
the Account of David Webster Esq1" and report thereon
The Committee on the Petition of Samuel Jackson [Eleazer
Heywood] and others reported that the Petitioners have leave to
withdraw their Petition which report was accepted and the Peti-
tion withdrawn —
Voted that M1 Pickering Mr JVPClarey Mr Badger Mr Hoit Mr
Carr, Mr Cragin Mr Gerrish Mr Lovell Mr Holmes Mr A Parker
Mr Kimball Mr N White Mr Tarlton Mr Hough Mr J Macgregore
I792] JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. 687
and Mr Bradley be a Committee on the part of this House to join
such of the Honb1 Senate as they may appoint to take under con-
sideration and report the necessary arrangements for dividing the
Militia of this state into Regiments Brigades and divisions —
Voted that the Session of the General Court on the first Wednes-
day in June next be holden at Concord —
Voted that the allowance for travel and attendance to the Mem-
bers of the Honb1 Senate and House of Representatives and their
Officers the present Session [be the same] as at the last session
and that the Secretary and Clerk make up the respective rolls
accordingly —
Upon reading and considering the Petition of John Young Esq1'
in behalf of himself and Samuel Young and the report of a Com-
mittee thereon — Resolved that the Treasurer of this state for the
time being be and he hereby is directed to issue his extent against
the Estate of Ebenezer Green late of Lyme in said state Esq1' de-
ceased for the amount of the Sum due to said state upon a Bond
signed by said Green Samuel Young and John Young and now
in the office of said Treasurer for the payment of the Excise of
the County of Grafton from the first of October
* 1784 to the first of October 1785 provided nevertheless * 14-461
that nothing herein contained shall extend or be con-
strued to extend so as to free the said Samuel Young and John
Young from paying in said Sum or such part thereof as may not
be collected from said Estate —
Adjourned to 3 o'Clock P. M —
Met accordingly —
An Act for forming and regulating the Militia within this State
and for repealing all the Laws heretofore made for that purpose —
was read a third time and passed to be Enacted
Voted that Mr Barrett Mr McClarey & Mr Livermore be a Com-
mittee on the part of this House to join such of the Honb1 Senate
as they may appoint to consider of the Petition of the Creditors to
the estate of John Fenton Esq1' and report thereon —
An Act impowering Samuel Holland Esquire to hold land was
read a third time and passed to be Enacted —
Voted that Mr E Smith Mr Hoit & Mr B Pierce be a Committee
to consider of the Petition of John Dodge and report thereon —
Voted that the Account of Bezaleei Woodward Esq1' amounting
to Eighteen pounds fifteen shillings be allowed and paid out of the
Treasury by order of the President —
Adjourned to 9 o'Clock to morrow morning —
688 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. [J792
WEDNESDAY Decr 19th 1792 —
The House met according to adjournment
The Committee on the Account of Col0 David Webster reported
that he be allowed fifteen pounds ten shillings in full for his serv-
ice in distributing public papers and returning votes for Presi-
dent and Senators up to the 18th day of December 1792 and that
the President give order accordingly — which report being read
and considered voted that it be received and accepted —
Voted that Mr Hoit Mr Waldron Mr Wingate Mr Gains and Mr
Johnson be a Committee on the part of this House to join such of
the Honb1 Senate as they may appoint to consider of the Petition
of Edward S1 Loe Livermore and others respecting a Bridge over
Piscataqua river & report thereon —
* 14-462 * The Committee on the Petition of the Select men of
Wolfborough reported that the prayer thereof be
granted and that they have leave to bring in a Bill accordingly
which report being read and considered voted that it be received
and accepted —
Resolved that the Treasurer be and he hereby is directed to
take such measures as he*may judge most expedient for the col-
lection of the outstanding taxes —
The Committee to consider of the Petition of Joseph Chesley
reported that the Treasurer be and hereby is authorized and di-
rected to receive seven shillings on the pound on the Sum of one
hundred and fifty pounds one shilling and Six pence the balance
due in Certificates from the Town of Lee for the year 1788 —
which report being read and considered voted that it be received
and accepted —
The Committee on the Accounts of William Parker and Samuel
Tinney [Tenney] reported that the Account of William Parker
amounting to Seven pounds four shillings be allowed And the
account of Samuel Tinney [Tenney] & William Parker for In-
specting Invalids amounting to thirteen pounds four shillings be
allowed — which report being read and considered voted that it
be received & accepted and that the President give order on the
Treasurer for payment of said Sums respectively —
The Committee on the Petition of James Flanders in behalf of
the Town of New London Reported that the said Town of New
London be abated one fifth part of the Sum set to them in the last
proportion and that the Treasurer govern himself accordingly —
which report being read and considered voted that it be received
and accepted —
1792] JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. 689
* Voted that Mr Badger [Bedee] Mr Macgregore & Mr * 14-463
Gains be a Committee on the part of this House to join 3.T.S
such of the Honb1 Senate as they may appoint to consider of the
Petition of Jonathan Cilley Esqr in behalf of the Society of the
Cincinati & report thereon —
The Committee on the Petition of William Moreiand reported
that the prayer thereof be granted and that the Treasurer govern
himself accordingly which report being read and considered^z^
that it be received and accepted —
Adjourned to 3 oClock P — M —
Met accordingly —
The Committee on the Account of John Weeks and Jonas Baker
reported that said Weeks and Baker be allowed one pound Six-
teen Shillings in full for their Account — which report being read
and considered voted that it be received and accepted and that the
President give order accordingly
Voted that Mr Macgregore Mr McMillan & Mr Waldron be a
Committee to consider of the Petition of Stephen Evans Esqr and
report thereon —
Voted that Mr Wellman Mr J Gibson & Mr Flanders be a Com-
mittee to consider of the Petition of Noah Lovell Esqr in behalf
of the Inhabitants of Dunstable and report thereon —
Voted that the Secretary be directed to procure as soon as may
be three hundred and twenty authenticated printed Copies of a
Resolve for taking a New valuation
The following resolve came down from the Honb1 Senate for
Concurrence
In Senate Decr 13th 1792
It appearing on representation to the Court that the Sum or fees
paid to the inspector of pot and pearl ashes are inadequate to the
Services by him performed —
Therefore Resolved that from the time of passing this Resolve
the Inspector be entitled for the term of the two
*next Succeeding years to five pence half penny for * 14-464
each hundred weight of pot or pearl ashes inspected by
him which shall be in lieu of the Sum or fees allowed him by the
Act for the inspection of pot or pearl ashes passed 28th of Decr
1791 — which resolve was read & concurred with this amendment
that he have four pence instead of five pence half penny for in-
specting each hundred weight of pot or pearl Ashes —
The Committee for laying out a Road from Conway to Shel-
burne Reported as follows (viz) Agreable to the order of the
44
69O NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. [*792
Honb1 General Court passed Dec1' 8th 1791 appointing us the Sub-
scribers a Committee to lay out a road from Conway to Shelburne
and report a plan of the Same and also at June Session 1792 the
said Committee were desired to obtain Information respecting the
propriety of laying a road from said Shelburne to piercy and re-
port the same at the next Session of the General Court and having
attended upon said business do report a plan of said Road from
Conway to Shelburne as is herewith exhibited said Road is laid
out four rods wide — and having also viewed and obtained infor-
mation respecting the propriety of laying a road from said Shel-
burne to Piercy do report as our Opinion that a good road may be
had from said Shelburne to Piercy and think it would be for the
public good for said road to be laid out — Signed Nathan Hoit
Ebenz1" Smith Joseph Badger Committee which report being read
and considered voted that it be received and Accepted —
Voted that Nathan Hoit Ebenezer Smith & Joseph Badger Junr
Esquires be and they hereby are appointed a Committee to lay out
a Road from Shelburne to Stratford and report a plan of the Same
to the General Court at the next Session —
Voted that M1' Bell M1' Blanchard Mr Harper Mr Duncan
& M1' Jer° Dow be a Committee on the part of the
* 14-465 * House to join such of the Honb1 Senate as they may
appoint to consider of the Petition of Samuel Sher-
burne & Samuel Cutts and report thereon —
The Committee on the Treasurers letter reported that the time
for the Select men of the several delinquent towns to settle with
their Collectors of the Several taxes of various denominations of
paper be extended to the first day of March next and that the
Treasurer be authorized to receive Seven shillings in Specie in
lieu of every twenty shillings of Certificates and Indents due to
the state for Taxes on any Town or place in this State that has
not yet had Select men and that an Act be now passed fully
authorizing the Treasurer to collect all such taxes —
And that the Towns of Middletown for the year 1782 & Som-
mersworth for the year 1783 be discharged by the Treasurer for
those taxes for which he had issued extents against their collectors
and a loss has happened to the state in Consequence thereof owing
to the defects in the then existing laws — And that the Treasurer
be directed to call to account the sherriff of the County of Straf-
ford for the Execution of the Extent against Joseph Lary for a
Certificate tax due from Wolfborough for the year 1783 which
was delivered to Mr Griffin a deputy of his who died without mak-
I792] JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
ing any return thereof — which report being read and consid-
ered — voted that it be received and accepted —
Voted that M1' Jn° Pierce & Mr More be a Committee to procure
the draught of a Bill for carrying into effect the matters mentioned
in the report of the Committee on the treasurers Letter —
Upon reading and considering the Petition of Noah Lovell Esq1'
in behalf of the Inhabitants of Dunstable and the report of a
Committee thereon Voted that the Petitioners be heard thereon
before the General Court on the Second Thursday of the
next Session and that the Petitioner cause that the * Revrd * 14-466
Joseph Kidder be served with a Copy of said Petition
and order of Court thereon Six weeks prior to said day of hearing
that he may then appear and Shew cause (if any he hath) why
the prayer thereof may not be granted —
Voted that Mr Badger Mr Holmes Mr P. White Mr Temple & M1
Tarlton be a Committee on the part of this house to join Such of the
Honb1 Senate as they may appoint to consider of a Petition of Com-
mittees from the Towns of LandafT and Bath and report thereon —
On motion of M1 Darling for leave to bring in a Bill for enact-
ing that the one half of the Courts of Law now held in Amherst
in the County of Hillsborough be held at or near Hopkinton meet-
ing house in future — the yeas and nays were called and are as
follows — viz
Yeas.
Mr Gains
Mr J Pierce
Mr Connor
Mr Bell
Mr J Macgregore
Mr Jos Dow
Mr Brown
Mr Wiggin
Mr P White
Mr Eastman
Mr Bean
Mr Hill
Mr McClarey
Nays.
Mr Blanchard
Mr Foster
Mr Bradley
Mr Bartlett
Mr Kellie
Mr Wingate
51 Yeas —
Yeas.
Mr Emerson
Mr Godfrey
Mr Tilton
Mr Marshall
Mr J ere Dow
Mr Gibson
M1' E Smith
Mr Carr
Mr Harper
Mr Badger
Mr Hoit
Mr McMillan
Mr Blasdell
Nays.
Mr Davis
Mr R Parker
Mr Lovell
Mr Barron
Mr Dole
Mr R Macgregore
Yeas.
Mr O Parker
Mr Barrett
M1' Abbott
Mr P. Clark
Mr Cragin
Mr J Duncan
Mr T Gibson
Mr Darling
Mr Flanders
Mr More
Mr Shepherd
Mr Whitcomb
Mr A Parker
Nays.
Mr Ames
Mr Fisk
Mr Jn° Smith
Mr B Pierce
Mr Gale
Mr Gerrish
Yeas.
Mr Temple
M1' Jackson
Mr Rand
Mr Bellows
Mr Wellman
Mr Huntley
Mr Holmes
Mr Twitchel
Mr Stone
Mr Crawford
Mr N White
Mr Jn<> Weeks
Nays.
M1' Penniman
Mr Livermore
Mr Richardson
Mr Hough
Mr Tarlton
Mr Carlton
24 Nays — so it passed in the affirmative
Adjourned to 9 o'Clock to morrow morning — * 14-467
692 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. [J792
THURSDAY Decr 20th 1792 —
The House met according to adjournment
Upon reading and considering the Petition of Samuel Brooks
voted that the prayer thereof be granted and that the Treasurer
govern himself accordingly —
Voted that the person attending the light House at the entrance
of Piscataqua harbour have liberty to use the flags that belong to
this state to be hoisted as heretofore on the approach of any top-
sail vessell —
The Committee on the Petition of Robert Parker in behalf of
the Town of Litchfield reported that the said Town of Litchfield
ought to be abated one fourteenth part of all their taxes from the
time the last proportion of Taxes was taken till a new one shall
take place — which report being read and considered voted that
it be received and Accepted and that the Treasurer govern him-
self accordingly —
The Committee on the Petition of Samuel Brooks Esqr reported
that it appears on Examination that the Indexes of twenty three
Volumes only are copied in Succession into two Books and that
there are in the registers Office about one hundred and thirty
volumes of Records which are chiefly state records and that it is
of Importance that there should be a General Index made out
— The Committee are of Opinion that for the partial index now
made out by the register he shall be allowed eighteen pounds
but that it will not be adviseable he should proceed further on
his present mode of Copying Indexes — And that his Excellency
the President be requested to appoint with advice of Council some
suitable person to begin and complete the Index in as few books
as possible agreable to a Resolve of the Court for which there
shall be an allowance not exceeding thirty Shillings for each vol-
ume in full for making out a compleat general Index — which re-
port being read and considered voted that it be received
* 14-468 * and accepted with this alteration that he receive twenty
five pounds instead of Eighteen pounds & that the Presi-
dent give order for payment of said Sum —
On Motion that each town parish & place in this state having
select men have and receive at the expence of the state the
History of this state published by the Revrd Jeremy Belknap —
the yeas and nays were called and are as follows (viz)
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693
Yeas.
Yeas.
Yeas.
Yeas.
Mr Gains
Mr McClarey
Mr C Leavitt
Mr A Parker
Mr J Pierce
Mr Foster
Mr McMillan
M1* Jackson
Mr Connor
Mr Marshall
Mr R Parker
Mr Twitchel
Mr J Macgregore
Mr Jere Dow
Mr Lovell
Mr Kimball
Mr Blanchard
Mr Kellie
Mr R Macgregore
Mr Livermore
Mr Pickering
Mr E Smith
Mr 0 Parker
Mr Craige
Mr M Leavitt
Mr Wingate
Mr Barrett
Mr Hough
Mr Jos Dow
M1' Waldron
Mr Jn° Smith
"Mr Brooks
Mr Wiggin
Mr Harper
Mr B Pierce
Mr Carlton
Mr Gerrish
Mr Weeks
Nays.
Nays.
Nays.
Nays.
Mr Bell
M1' Godfrey
Mr Cragin
Mr Wilcox
Mr Weeks
Mr J Gibson
Mr J Duncan
Mr Huntley
Mr Brown
Mr Carr
M1' T Gibson
Mr Holmes
Mr P White
Mr Badger
M1' Darling
Mr Penniman
Mr Eastman
Mr Hoit
Mr Gale
Mr Stone
Mr Bean
Mr Nutter
Mr Flanders
M1' Crawford
Mr Hill
Mr Blasdell
Mr More
Mr Johnson
Mr March
Mr Davis
Mr Shepherd
Mr Richardson
Mr Cram
Mr Barron
Mr Whitcomb
Mr Fairfield
Mr Jona Smith
Mr Dole
Mr Rand
Mr Tarlton
Mr Bradley
Mr Ames
Mr Bellows
Mr N White
Mr N Emerson
Mr Abbott
Mr Wellman
38 Yeas — 47 nays — so it was negatived —
Voted that Mr A Parker Mr Blanchard Mr Holmes Mr Flanders &
Mr Hoit be a Committee on the part of this House to join such of the
Honb1 Senate as they may appoint to consider of the Petition of the
proprietors of Amoskeig bridge and report thereon —
* Voted that Mr [J.] Pierce Mr Hough & Mr Jn° Smith * 14-469
be a Committee on the part of this House to join such
of the Honb1 Senate as they may appoint to consider of the Petition
of William Gardner Esq1' and report thereon —
The Committee on the Petition of William Chadbourne reported
that the prayer thereof be granted and that the following Resolve
be passed accordingly —
Whereas a Petition has been exhibited to the General Court by
William Chadbourne of Conway Physician in the County of
Strafford praying for leave to innoculate for the Small pox at the
House of Samuel Stark in said Starks Location in said County of
Strafford until the first day of November next in Consequence of
the Small pox breaking out on Sundry persons in that part of this
State — the prayer of which appearing reasonable —
Therefore be it Resolved that William Chadbourne of Conway
have liberty to Innoculate with the Small pox such persons as may
694 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. [J792
apply to him in Samuel Starks location in said County until the
first day of November next he the said Chadbourne giving bond
with Sureties to the Judges of the Court of Common pleas for the
County of Strafford in the Sum of one thousand pounds for his
faithful performance as the Law directs — which report being read
and considered voted that it be received and accepted —
The Committee on the Petition of John Hurd Esq1' reported that
the said Hurd have said Land he paying Seven shillings and
Six pence ^r Acre when the quantity is ascertained — and that
Cap1 David Hough be and hereby is impowered to ascertain at
the expence of the purchaser the quantity of Land contained in
said Gore Petitioned for and report the Same to the General Court
at their next Session
Adjourned to 3 o'Clock P. M —
Met accordingly —
* 14-470 * Resolved that the Arms which are the property of this
State and now in the hands of the Commissary Gen-
eral and others be distributed to the different Towns in proportion
to the last proportion of Taxes and that said Commissary Gen-
eral be directed to deliver the said Arms to the Select men of the
respective Towns in this State or their order agreable to the rule
above referred to taking receipts for the Same excepting out of
the distribution aforesaid the Arms delivered to the Trustees of
Dartmouth College for the use of the Students —
The Committee appointed to consider the Memorial and Petition
of the Board of Trustees of Dartmouth College reported that for
the encouragement of Literature a further grant should be made
for the benefit of that Seminary adjoining to that already made so
as to amount in the whole to Sixty Thousand Acres including
the grant already made to begin at the Northeasterly corner of
said grant and to run on a straight line with the North side line
thereof to the dividing line between this State and the late Prov-
ince of Maine then Southerly on said line so far as that a line run-
ning Westerly paralel with the south line of said grant until it strikes
some former grant and then Northerly by such grant or grants to
said South line shall with the said former grant to said College
contain Sixty Thousand Acres on condition that if the lands
should be disposed of by the said Trustees that it shall be sub-
jected to pay taxes in the Same manner as other lands in this
state — which report being read and considered voted that it be
received and accepted —
Voted that the Sum of Twenty pounds be abated to the Col-
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lector of Taxes for the Town of Lee out of the Silver tax
of said Town for the year 1788 — in order to give * relief * 14-471
of the said collectors bondsmen — and that the Treas-
urer govern himself accordingly —
On motion made that the state sell the unlocated lands in the
state — the Yeas and nays were called and are as follows
Yeas.
Mr J Macgregore
Mr Blanchard
Mr Jos Dow
Mr Hill
Mr Cilley
Mr March
Mr McClarey
Mr J Clark
Mr Jere Dow
Mr E Smith
Nays.
Mr Gains
Mr J Pierce
Mr Connor
Mr Bell
Mr Pickering
Mr Josh Weeks
Mr M Leavitt
Mr Brown
Mr Wiggin
Mr P White
Mr Eastman
Mr Bean
Mr Carlton
Yeas.
Mr Harper
Mr Badger
Mr Hoit
Mr Nutter
Mr McMillan
Mr R Parker
Mr R Macgregore
Mr Barrett
Mr Abbott
Mr P Clark
Nays.
Mr Cram
Mr Foster
Mr Bradley
Mr Emerson
Mr Godfrey
Mr Tilton
Mr Marshall
Mr J Gibson
Mr Kellie
Mr Carr
Mr Wingate
Mr Waldron
Yeas.
Mr Cragin
Mr Jn° Smith
Mr Darling
Mr More
Mr Temple
Mr Bellows
Mr Penniman
Mr Twitchel
Mr Stone
Mr Kimball
Nays.
Mr C Leavitt
Mr Blasdell
Mr Davis
Mr Lovell
Mr Barron
Mr Dole
Mr Ames
Mr O Parker
Mr J Duncan
Mr T Gibson
Mr B Pierce
Mr Gale
Yeas.
Mr Livermore
Mr Craige
Mr Johnson
Mr Richardson
Mr Hough
Mr Fairfield
M1* Brooks
Mr Tarlton
Mr N White
Mr Jn° Weeks
Nays.
Mr Gerrish
Mr Flanders
Mr Shepherd
Mr Whitcomb
Mr A Parker
Mr Jackson
Mr Rand
Mr Wellman
Mr Wilcox
Mr Huntley
Mr Holmes
Mr Crawford
40 yeas — 49 Nays — so the motion was lost —
Voted that Mr P. White Mr Badger Mr Barrett Mr Penniman and
M1' Hough be a Committee on the part of this House to join such
of the Honb1 Senate as they may appoint to consider and report
the most Suitable measures for the disposal of the unlocated lands
in this State —
An Act to alter the place of holding part of the Courts in the
County of Hillsborough — was read a third time and passed to be
Enacted —
Adjourned to 9 o'Clock to morrow morning
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NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS.
[1792
FRIDAY Decr 21st 1792
The House met according to adjournment
* 14-472 * Upon the Second reading of a Bill for regulating the
wedth of Sleds & Slays — motion was made that the
words " all slays drawn b}7 more than one horse" be expunged —
on which motion the yeas and nays were called and are as fol-
lows— (viz)
Yeas. Yeas. Yeas. Yeas.
Mr Bell
Mr Pickering
MrJosh Weeks
Mr M Leavitt
M1' J0s Dow
Mr March
Mr McClarey
Mr J Clark
Mr Foster
Mr Jona Smith
Mr Bradley
Nays.
Mr Gains
Mrj Pierce
Mr Connor
Mr J Macgregore
Mr Blanchard
M1- Brown
M>- Wiggin
Mr P White
M1' Eastman
Mr Bean
Mr Hill
Mr Darling
Mr Godfrey
Mr Tilton
M1' Jere Dow
Mr Gibson
Mr Can-
Mr Waldron
M1* Harper
Mr R Parker
Mr Lovell
M1' Barron
Mr Ames
Nays.
Mr Cilley
Mr Cram
Mr Emerson
Mr Marshall
Mr Kellie
Mr E Smith
M1' Wingate
Mr Badger
Mr Hoit
M1, Nutter
Mr C Leavitt
Mr Davis
Mr P Clark
Mr T Gibson
Mr Gale
Mr Gerrish
Mr Flanders
Mr Shepherd
Mr Whitcomb
Mr A Parker
Mr Bellows
Mr Wellman
Mr Wilcox
Nays.
Mr McMillan
Mr Blasdell
Mr Dole
Mr R Macgreg
Mr O Parker
Mr Barrett
Mr Abbott
Mr Cragin
Mr Jn° Smith
Mr J Duncan
M1' B Pierce
Mr Huntley
Mr Holmes
Mr Twitchel
Mr Kimball
Mr Johnson
Mr Richardson
Mr Hough
Mr Fairfield
Mr Brooks
Mr Tarlton
Mr Carlton
Nays.
M1' More
Mr Temple
Mr Jackson
Mr Rand
Mr Penniman
Mr Stone
Mr Livermore
Mr Craige
Mr Crawford
Mr N White
Mr J no Weeks
44 Yeas — 46 nays — so the motion was lost
Upon motion to accept the first paragraph in said Bill the Yeas
and Nays were called and are as follows — (viz)
Yeas.
M1' Gains
Mr J Pierce
M1' J Macgregore
Mr Blanchard
Mr Wiggin
Mr Hill
Mr Cilley
Mr Cram
Mr Blasdell
Yeas.
Mr Marshall
Mr Kellie
M1- Wingate
M1' Badger
Mr Hoit
Mr Nutter
Mr C Leavitt
Mr McMillan
Yeas.
Mr Davis
M1' R Macgregore
M1' O Parker
M1' Barrett
Mr Cragin
Mr Jn° Smith
Mr B Pierce
Mr More
Yeas.
M1' Temple
M1' Jackson
Mr Penniman
Mr Twitchel
Mr Livermore
Mr Craige
Mr N White
Mr Jn° Weeks
1792] JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. 697
Nays.
Mr Ames
Mr Abbott
Mr P Clark
Mr T Gibson
Mr J Duncan
Mr Darling
Mr Gale
Mr Gerrish
Mr Flanders
Mr Shepherd
Mr Whitcomb
Mr A Parker
Mr Rand
Mr Bellows
Nays. * 14-473
M1' Wellman
Mr Wilcox
Mr Huntley
Mr Holmes
Mr Stone
Mr Kimball
Mr Crawford
Mr Johnson
Mr Richardson
Mr Hough
Mr Fairfield
Mr Brooks
Mr Carlton
Mr Tarlton
*Nays. Nays.
Mr Connor Mr Jona Smith
Mr Bell Mr Bradley
Mr Pickering Mr Emerson
Mr Josh Weeks Mr Tilton
Mr M Leavitt Mr Jere Dow
Mr Jos Dow Mr Gibson
Mr Brown Mr E Smith
Mr P White Mr Carr
Mr Eastman Mr Waldron
Mr Bean Mr Harper
Mr March Mr R Parker
Mr McClarey Mr Lovell
Mr J Clark Mr Barron
Mr Foster Mr Dole
33 Yeas — 56 nays — so it was not accepted —
Voted that Mr Leavitt Mr Hoit Mr Lovell Mr A Parker and M1
Brooks be a Committee to consider of a Bill for regulating the
wedth of Sleds and Slays and report thereon —
Voted that Mr Livermore Mr A Parker & Mr More be a Com-
mittee to consider of a Bill for preventing the Spreading of the
Small pox &c and report thereon —
Upon reading and considering the Petition of John Nott voted
that the prayer thereof be granted and that he have and receive
out of the Treasury Six pounds and that the President give order
accordingly —
Voted that Mr Gains Mr Hoit Mr Duncan Mr Whitcomb and Mr
Brooks with such of the Honb1 Senate as they may join be a Com-
mittee to consider of the Petition of Eliphalet Lad'd and report
thereon —
Adjourned to 3 o'Clock P. M —
Met accordingly
The Committee on the Petition of E S Livermore Esq1' and oth-
ers praying for the exclusive privilege of building a bridge be-
tween bloody point and Furbers ferry on Piscataqua river reported
in favour of a day of hearing Whereupon voted that the Petition-
ers be heard thereon before the General Court on the
first Tuesday of the next Session and that in * the * 14-474
mean time the Petitioners cause that the Substance of
the Petition and order of Court thereon be published three weeks
Successively in One of the Portsmouth News papers six weeks
prior to said day of hearing that any person or persons may then
appear and shew cause if any they have why the prayer thereof
may not be granted
6gS NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. [x792
The Committee on the Petition of George Jaffrey Esq1' and oth-
ers creditors to the Estate of John Fenton Esq1' deceasd reported
that the Petitioners have remedy in the premises [by law,] which
report was accepted —
Voted that Mr Cilley Mr Pierce and Mr Godfrey be a Com-
mittee to consider of a Bill for granting lands to the trustees of
Dartmouth College and report thereon —
Voted that Mr J Gibson Mr Duncan & Mr T Gibson be a Com-
mittee on part of this House to join such of the Honb1 Senate as
they may appoint to consider of the Account of Jonathan Clark
and others and report thereon —
Voted that the powers and directions given to Nathanael Pea-
body Robert Macgregore & James Gibson Esquires respecting a
a road from Amoskeig bridge to the state line in Pelham be con-
tinued until the Session ot the General Court in June next and
that said Committee proceed at the expence of the Petitioners for
said road to lay out said road and return a plan thereof to the
General Court at the next Session —
Voted that Mr Gains Mr Badger M1' Dole Mr A Parker and Mr
Hough be a Committee on the part of this House to join such of
the Honb1 Senate as they may appoint to Nominate four of the
Revrcl Gentlemen of the Clergy out of which for one to be ap-
pointed to preach an Election Sermon in June next —
The Committee on the Account of Stephan Evans Esqr reported
that John T Gilman & Nath11 Rogers Esqrs be impowered to
settle all accounts between Col0 Stephen Evans and
* 14-475 * the State of New Hampshire and certify the ballance
due if any to said Evans and that the President be di-
rected to give order on the Treasurer for payment — which report
being read and considered voted that it be received and accepted —
The Committee appointed to arrange the Militia into divisions
brigades Regiments &c reported —
That the first Regiment shall consist of the Companies in Ports-
mouth Rye Greenland Newington Stratham and New Castle —
Second shall consist of the Companies in Dover Rochester and
Sommersworth —
Third shall consist of the Companies in Hampton, North Hamp-
ton Hampton falls — South Hampton Kensington and Seabrook —
Fourth shall consist of the Companies in New Market Exeter
Brentwood Epping and Poplin —
Fifth shall consist of the Companies in Dunstable Nottingham
west Litchfield Holies Amherst Raby Merrimac and Slip —
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Sixth shall consist of the Companies in Hinsdale Swanzey Win-
chester Richmond and Chesterfield —
Seventh shall consist of the Companies in Kingstown Hawke
East Kingstown Sandown Plastow Atkinson Newtown & Hamp-
stead —
Eighth shall consist of the Companies in Londonderry Pelham
Wyndham and Salem
Ninth shall consist of the Companies in Derryfield Goffstown
New Boston Dunbarton Weare and Bedford —
Tenth shall consist of the companies in Gilmantown Barnstead
Sanborntown Merrideth and New Hampton —
Eleventh shall consist of the Companies in Concord Pembrook
Loudon Canterbury Northfield and Bow —
Twelfth shall consist of the Companies in Rindge Jaffrey Dub-
lin Fitzwilliam Marlborough and Packersfield —
Thirteenth shall consist of the Companies in Haverhill Bath Cov-
entry Orford Piermont Warren Wentworth and LandafF —
* Fourteenth shall consist of the Companies in Ply- * 14-476
mouth Alexandria Bridgewater Campton Cockermouth
New Chester Hebron New Holderness Rumney & Thornton —
Fifteenth shall consist of the Companies in Cornish Plainfield
Protectworth New Grantham Claremont Newport Croydon &
Wendall —
Sixteenth shall consist of the Companies in Charlestown Unity
Acworth Lempster Langdon Alstead Marlow Washington Stod-
dard & Goshen —
Seventeenth shall consist of the Companies in Chester Candia
Raymond and Allenstown —
Eighteenth shall consist of the companies in Moultonborough
Sandwich Tamworth Eaton Burton Conway Bartlett Locations
and Chatham —
Nineteenth Shall consist of the companies in Nottingham North-
wood Epsom Deerfield Chichester & Pittsfield
Twentieth shall consist of the Companies in Walpole Surry
Westmoreland Keene Sullivan and Gilsom —
Twenty first shall consist of the Companies in Hopkinton Bos-
cawen Salisbury Andover Warner Sutton Fishersfield New Lon-
don Kearsearge and Bradford —
Twenty Second shall consist of the Companies in Mason New
Ipswich Wilton Sharon Temple and Peterborough —
Twenty third shall consist of the companies in Hanover Leba-
non Enfield Grafton Canaan Orange Lyme & Dorchester
700 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. [J792
Twenty fourth shall consist of the Companies in Cockburne
Coleburne Concord Dalton Dartmouth Franconia Lancaster Lin-
coln Littleton Lyman Northumberland Piercy Shelburne Stratford
and Stuart —
Twenty fifth shall consist of the Companies in Durham Lee
Madbury and Barrington —
Twenty Sixth shall consist of the Companies in Lyndborough
Hancock Greenfield Society Francestown Dearing Antrim Hills-
borough Hinnekar and Campbells Gore —
Twenty Seventh shall consist of the Companies in
* 14-477 Wakefield * Effingham Middletown Wolfborough Os-
sippee New Durham Gore Tuftonborough and New
Durham —
Brigades
First Brigade shall consist of the first third fourth and Seventh
Regiments —
The Second shall consist of the Second tenth nineteenth twenty
fifth and twenty seventh —
The third shall consist of the eighth eleventh Seventeenth and
eighteenth —
The fourth shall consist of the fifth ninth twent}T first twenty
Second and twenty Sixth —
The fifth shall consist of the Sixth fifteenth Sixteenth twentieth
and twelfth —
The Sixth shall consist of the thirteenth fourteenth twenty third
and twenty fourth —
Divisions
First shall consist of the first and third Brigades —
Second shall consist of the Second and Sixth —
Third shall consist of the fourth and fifth —
which report being read and considered voted that it be re-
ceived and accepted and that a Bill or Resolve be brought in
accordingly —
On Motion for striking out of the vote appointing a Committee
for laying out a Road from Amoskeig bridge to Pelham line the
following words " at the expence of the Petitioners for said road"
the Yeas and Nays were called and are as follows viz
Yeas. Yeas. Yeas. Yeas.
Mr Marshall
Mr Can-
Mr Wingate
Mr Waldron
Mr Gains
M*
Jos Dow
M1* Bean
Mr Bell
W
Brown
Mr Hill
Mr J Macgregore
M>
P White
Mr Clark
Mr Blanchard
Mi
Eastman
Mr Bradley
I792] JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
701
Yeas.
Mr Badger
Mr Hoit
Mr McMillan
Mr Blasdell
Nays.
Mr MClarey
Mr Foster
* Mr Davis
Mr Barron
Mr Ames
Mr 0 Parker
Mr Barrett
Mr Cragin
Mr Holmes
Yeas.
Mr R Parker
Mr Dole
Mr Abbott
Mr P Clark
Nays.
Mr Jona Smith
Mr Godfrey
Mr B Pierce
Mr Gale
Mr Gerrish
Mr Shepherd
Mr Whitcomb
Mr A Parker
Mr Carlton
Yeas.
Mr J Duncan
Mr T Gibson
Mr More
Mr Temple
Nays.
Mr Tilton
Mr jere Dow
Mr Jackson
Mr Rand
Mr Bellows
Mr Wellman
Mr Wilcox
Mr Huntley
Yeas.
Mr Penniman
Mr Twitchel
Mr Craige
Mr Brooks —
Nays.
Mr E Smith
Mr Nutter
Mr Stone * 14-478
Mr Kimball
Mr Crawford
Mr Hough
M1' Fairfield
Mr Tarlton
32 Yeas — 34 Nays — so it was negatived —
Adjourned to 9 o'Clock to morrow morning
SATURDAY Dec* 22(
1792
The House met according to adjournment
Voted that the Account of Henry Ranlet be referred to the
Committee on printers accounts —
Voted that the Account of Ephraim Robinson Jedediah Jewett
and John T Gilman amounting to four pounds fourteen shillings
and Six pence be allowed and paid out of the Treasury by order
of the President —
An Act for the repeal of a certain clause of the Act for prevent-
ing the Spreading the Small pox made and passed the third day
of February Anno Domini 1789 & in addition to and amendment
of the said Act — was read a third time and passed to be En-
acted —
Voted that the Town of Sommersworth receive a State note
signed by the Treasurer for the Sum of thirty four pounds twelve
shillings and Seven pence dated at the time of their having paid
in their Certificate tax for the year 1782 in lieu of an order drawn
for said Sum for bounties and Supplies to the Continental Soldiers
and that the President give order for issuing said note
Voted that Henry Ranlet be allowed one hundred and ten
pounds in full for his account for printing two hundred and twenty
copies of the Laws of the three last Sessions of Congress and
that the President give order accordingly —
The following vote came down from the Honb1 Senate for Con-
currence —
702 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. [!792
In Senate Dec1' 22d 1792
* 14-479 * Voted that M1" Peabody and Mr Smith be a Commit-
tee to join such of the Honb1 House as they may appoint
to take under consideration a vote of the Honb1 House of Repre-
sentatives of the 21st of December Instant on the Petition of Col0
Stephen Evans and all Similar matters and report thereon —
which vote was read and concurred and Mr Penniman Mr Jn°
Smith M1 J Gibson Mr Waldron and Mr Cilley joined —
The Committee on the Petition of Abner Powers reported that
it appears he served a Soldier in the Army of the United States
for Several years and deserted previous to the expiration of the
time for which he engaged to serve And as there are many Sol-
diers in a Similar Situation your Committee are of Opinion that the
prayer of the Petition ought not to be granted until some general
regulation is adopted for the relief of such soldiers — which report
being read & considered was received and accepted —
Adjourned to Monday next at 3 o'Clock P. M —
MONDAY Decr 24th 1792
The House met according to adjournment
Voted that Mr Hill Mr Tarlton & Mr Whitcomb be a Committee
on the part of this House to join Such of the Honb1 Senate as they
may appoint to consider of an order drawn in favour of the Town
of Dunstable [for eleven pounds six shillings and six pence, to
be discounted out of the taxes for 1782 ; which tax is now paid,]
and report what shall be done with said order
The Committee on the Petition of Eleazer Haywood & others
reported that the prayer of the Petition ought not to be granted
and that it be dismissed — which report being read and considered
voted that it be received and accepted —
Resolved that the Judge of Probate of Wills for the County of
Rockingham be and he hereby is authorized and impowered to
proceed in the same manner in the settlement of the Account of
Robert Smith Trustee of the Estate of Stephen Holland Esq1'
respecting the personal Estate of said Holland as he is by Law
authorized in the settlement of the real Estate —
* 14-480 * Adjourned to 9 o'Clock to morrow morning
TUESDAY Decr 25th 1792
The House met according to adjournment
An Act to impower Nathanael Gilman Esquire to sell certain real
Estate of Charlottee Odlin a minor and to impower Thomas Stick-
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ney to sell certain real estate belonging to Mary Ann his wife who
is under twenty one Years of age — was read a third time and
passed to be Enacted —
Voted that M1' Waldron M1' Gerrish & M1' Livermore be a Com-
mittee on the part of this House to join such of the Honb1 Senate
as they may appoint to receive proposals from any printer or print-
ers for the performing all the public printing of this State and
report thereon —
Voted that Mr Wellman Mr P. White & Mr McClarey be a Com-
mittee to consider and report what allowance shall be made to the
Revrd Gentlemen who have Officiated as Chaplains to the General
Court the present Session —
The foregoing Committee having reported
Voted that the Revrd Mr Rowland and the Revrd Mr Brown
have and receive out of the Treasury thirty Six shillings each for
their Services as Chaplains to the General Court the present Ses-
sion and that the President give orders accordingly —
Voted that Mr Holmes Mr Connor Mr J Duncan Mr Godfrey
and Mr Marshall be a Committee on the part of this House to
join such of the Honb1 Senate as they may appoint to consider of
the return made by the Commissary General of the Military stores
belonging to this state and make such report thereon as they may
judge necessary —
Adjourned to 3 o' Clock P. M —
Met accordingly —
Voted that Mr Jn° Smith Mr Gains Mr P. White Mr Penniman &
Mr Godfrey be a Committee on the part of this house to
join such of the Honb1 Senate as they may appoint *to * 14-481
consider of the Petition and Account of Moses Kelley
Esqr and report thereon —
The Committee on printers Accounts reported that Henry Ran-
let be allowed the Sum of thirty five pounds one shilling and Six
pence in full for his Account charged at thirty seven pounds Six
shillings and Six pence which report being read and considered
voted that it be received and accepted — & that the President give
order accordingly —
Voted that Mr N White Mr Hoyt and Mr J Gibson be a Com-
mittee on the part of this House to join such of the Honb1 Senate
as they may appoint to consider of the Petition of Prince Cesar
and report thereon —
Voted that Mr More Mr McClarey Mr Cragin Mr Temple & M1
Livermore be a Committee to consider of the Memorial of Henry
Ranlet and report thereon —
7o4
NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS.
[1792
The Committee on the Bill for regulating the wedth of Sleds
and Slays having reported the Bill as it before stood motion was
made to dismiss said Bill — on which motion the yeas and nays
were called and are as follows (viz)
Yeas.
M* Bell
Mr Pickering
Mr Josh Weeks
Mr M Leavitt
Mr Jos Dow
Mr Brown
M1' Eastman
Mr Bean
Mr M°Clarey
Mr J Clark
Mr Foster
Mr Fairfield
Nays.
Mr Gains
Mr Connor
Mr J Macgregore
Mr Blanchard
Mr Wiggin
Mr P White
Mr Cilley
Mr Cram
Mr Bradley
Mr C Leavitt
Yeas.
Mr Jona Smith
Mr Emerson
M1' Godfrey
Mr Tilton
Mr Jere Dow
Mr J Gibson
Mr Davis
Mr R Parker
Mr Lovell
Mr Barron
Mr Dole
Nays.
Mr Marshall
Mr Kellie
Mr E Smith
Mr Carr
Mr Wingate
Mr Waldron
Mr Harper
Mr Hoit
Mr Nutter
Mr More
Yeas.
Mr Ames
Mr Abbott
Mr P Clark
Mr J Duncan
Mr T Gibson
Mr Gale
Mr Flanders
Mr Shepherd
Mr Whitcomb
Mr A Parker
Mr Rand
Nays.
Mr McMillan
Mr Blasdell
Mr R Macgregore
Mr O Parker
Mr Cragin
Mr Jn° Smith
Mr B Pierce
Mr Darling
Mr Gerrish
Mr Carlton
Yeas.
Mr Bellows
Mr Wellman
Mr Wilcox
Mr Huntley
Mr Holmes
Mr Twitchel
Mr Stone
Mr Kimball
Mr Crawford
M1' Richardson
Mr Hough
Nays.
M1' Temple
Mr Jackson
M1' Penniman
Mr Livermore
Mr Craige
Mr Johnson
Mr Brooks
Mr Tarlton
Mr N White
Mr Jn° Weeks
* 14-482 *45 Yeas — 40 nays — so it was dismissed
Adjourned to 9 o'Clock to morrow morning
WEDNESDAY Dec* 26th 1792
The House met according to adjournment
Voted that Mr Rand Mr Hoit & Mr Bell be a Committee on
the part of this House to join such of the Honb1 Senate as they
may appoint to consider of the Petition of James Crombie and
report thereon —
Voted that Mr Whitcomb, Mr Hough Mr Holmes Mr Darling &
Mr Blanchard be a Committee to consider of the Account of
Ebenezer Smith Nathan Hoyt & Joseph Badger Jun1' Esquires and
report thereon —
Voted that the Revrd Mr Amos Wood of Weare be and he hereby
is appointed to deliver an Election Sermon on June next and that
his Excellency the President be requested to inform him thereof
seasonably to prepare therefor —
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Whereas upon the hearing and considering of the Petition of
Francis Blood liberty was granted to bring in a Bill agreably to
the prayer of said Petition at this session but as some papers are
wanting to form said Bill by — Voted that he have leave to bring
in said Bill at the next Session —
Voted that Mr Duncan Mr P White Mr Holmes Mr Gains and
Mr Bradley be a Committee on the part of this House to join such
of the Honb1 Senate as they may appoint to consider of the Peti-
tion of John Wendall Esq1" and also the Petition of William Tirrell
and John Sanborn and all similar matters and report thereon —
Upon reading and considering the Petition of John Waldron
and the report of a Committee thereon voted that the Petitioner
be heard thereon before the General Court on the first Tuesday
of the next Session and that in the mean time the Petitioner cause
that Thomas Shannon be served with a Copy of the
Petition and order of Court thereon Six * weeks prior * 14-483
to said day of hearing that he may then appear and
shew cause (if any he hath) why the prayer thereof may not be
granted — and that any proceedings that may respect said land be
stayed until the decision of the General Court —
Upon reading and considering the Petition of Anna Hanson
and the report of a Committee thereon voted that the prayer
thereof be granted and that the President give order for payment
of said Sums accordingly —
The Committee on the Petition of John Taylor in behalf of the
Proprietors of Morristown reported in the following words (viz)
Your Committee on the Petition of John Taylor beg leave to state
the following as what to them appear to be facts — That in June
1772 a tract of Land was granted to twenty eight persons by the
name of Morristown that prior grants had been made of said land
in two Townships called Franconia and Lincoln — That the said
Town of Morristown was charged with state Taxes until the year
1 1782 which the\ have paid to the amount of Seven pounds Seven
Shillings and three pence in Specie, One hundred and eighty nine
pounds and five shillings in New Emission and three Thousand
jSeven hundred and twenty pounds in old Emission equal at the
time of payment of said old Emission to Seventy nine pounds
eighteen shillings and ten pence in Specie — That in the year 1782
and since, said lands have been taxed under the names of Fran-
conia & Lincoln but the Taxes remain unpaid — That the propri-
etors of Morristown have been at great expence in clearing roads
building mills and putting on settlers in said Town — that the said
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[1792
tract of land is now claimed and settled under the proprietors of
Lincoln and Franconia —
[Upon reading and considering the foregoing report,] Voted
that Mr Badger Mr Barrett JVT Gains Mr Gibson & Mr A Parker
be a Committee to take under consideration the Statement of facts
reported by a Committee on the Petition of the proprietors of Mor-
ristown and report what method shall be taken to redress the griev-
ances therein stated —
* 14-484 * Voted that the Account of John Calfe Esq1' amount-
ing to eleven pounds and two pence be allowed and
paid out of the Treasury by order of the President —
Upon considering the Account of Ebenezer Smith Nathan Hoit
and Joseph Badger Esquires and the report of a Committee
thereon voted that the said Smith Badger and Hoit be allowed ten
shillings ^r day for their services instead of twelve shillings as
charged — and that the President give order for payment of thirty
six pounds eight Shillings in full for said Account —
The Committee on the Petition of Prince Cesar reported that
having examined into the facts stated in said Petition are of
Opinion that the said Prince Cesar is the same person with Prince
Cesar alias Walley mentioned in the depreciation books — Andi
that on the personal application of the said Prince Cesar he be
entitled to receive the depreciation due to him — which report:
being read and considered, voted that it be received and accepted —
On the third reading of a Bill for granting certain lands tcj
Dartmouth College — motion was made that it pass to be enacted,)
on which motion the yeas and nays were called & are as follows'
(viz)
Yeas. Yeas. Yeas. Yeas.
Mr Gains
Mr J Pierce
Mr Bell
M* Hill
Mr McClarey
Mr J Clark
Mr Emerson
Mr Badger
Mr Hoit
Mr Carlton
Navs.
Mr Blanchard
Mr Pickering
* 14-485
Mr McMillan
Mr R Macgregore
Mr O Parker
Mr Barrett
Mr P. Clark
Mr Cragin
Mr Jn<> Smith
Mr B Pierce
Mr Gale
Mr Weeks
Nays.
Mr Josh Weeks
Mr M Leavitt
Mr Jos Dow
M'- Kellie
Mr Gerrish
Mr More
Mr A Parker
Mr Temple
Mr Jackson
Mr Bellows
Mr Wellman
Mr Wilcox
Mr Holmes
Nays.
Mr E Smith
Mr Cari-
iM1' Wingate
M1* Waldron
M1' Penniman
Mr Twitchel
Mr Kimball
M1' Livermore
Mr Craige
Mr Richardson
Mr Hough
Mr Fairfield
Mr Brooks
Nays.
M1' Nutter
Mr Brown
Mr Wiggin
Mr P White
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Nays.
Nays.
Nays.
Nays.
Mr Eastman
Mr Cilley
Mr T Gibson
Mr Jere Dow
M1' Bean
Mr Cram
Mr Darling
Mr J Gibson
Mr C Leavitt
Mr Foster
Mr Shepherd
Mr Rand
Mr Blasdell
Mr Jona Smith
Mr Whitcomb
Mr Huntley
Mr Davis
Mr Bradley
Mr Godfrey
Mr Stone
Mr R Parker
Mr Ames
Mr Tilton
Mr Crawford
Mr Lovell
Mr Abbott
Mr Marshall
Mr N White
Mr Barron
38 Yeas — 43 nays — so the motion was lost
Adjourned to 3 o'Clock P. M —
Met accordingly —
The Committee on the Account of Ephraim Robinson Jun1' re-
ported that said Account amounting to Six pounds fifteen shillings
be allowed and paid out of the Treasury — which report being
read and considered voted that it be received and accepted and
that the President give order accordingly
On an Amendment proposed by the Senate in the Militia Bill
which was in the following words namely — Strike out from the
word " evidence " in the 10th page 3d line to the end of the clause
and Insert " Shall be committed to the common goal in said
County where such Court is sitting there to remain three months
unless sooner discharged therefrom by the Justices of the Superior
Court and the President of the Court is to lodge the accusation
against him with the prison keeper — Upon reading of which,
motion was made to concur with said proposed amendment — on
which motion the yeas and nays were called and are as follows —
(viz) —
Yeas.
Mr J Pierce
Mr Connor
Mr Bell
Mr J Macgregore
Mr Blanchard .
Mr Pickering
Mr M Leavitt
Mr Jos Dow
Mr Brown
Mr P White
Mr Eastman
Mr Cilley
Mr M^Clarey
Mr J Clark
Mr McMillan
Mr More
Mr Carlton
Yeas.
Mr Cram
Mr Foster
Mr Bradley
M1* Emerson
Mr Godfrey
Mr Tilton
Mr Jere Dow
Mr Kellie
Mr Carr
Mr Harper
Mr Badger
Mr Hoit
Mr Nutter
Mr C Leavitt
Mr Blasdell
Mr Whitcomb
Mr Jn° Weeks
Yeas.
Mr R Parker
Mr Lovell
Mr Barron
Mr Dole
Mr R Macgregore
Mr Barrett
Mr P Clark
Mr Cragin
Mr Jn° Smith
Mr Duncan
Mr T Gibson
Mr B Pierce
Mr Darling
Mr Gale
Mr Gerrish
Mr Temple
Yeas.
Mr Jackson
Mr Rand
Mr Bellows
Mr Huntley
Mr Holmes
M1* Penniman
Mr Twitchel
Mr Kimball
Mr Livermore
Mr Craige
Mr Richardson
Mr Hough
Mr Fairfield
Mr Brooks
Mr Tarlton
Mr N White
70S NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. [J792
* 14-486 *Xays. Nays. Nays. Nays.
Mr Gains M1 Walclron Mr Abbott Mr Wellman
M1 J Gibson M1 Davis Mr Flanders Mr Wilcox
' Mr E Smith Mr Ames Mr Shepherd Mr Stone
Mr Wingate Mr O Parker Mr A Parker Mr Crawford
66 Yeas — 16 Nays — so it was concurred —
1 [A message from the honorable senate gave information that
the vote appointing the Reverend Amos Wood to preach an elec-
tion sermon in June next, was non-concurred, and a vote appoint-
ing the Reverend Bulkley Olcott to preach an election sermon in
June next, was brought down from the honorable senate for con-
currence, which was read and non-concurred.]
The following vote came down from the Honb1 Senate for con-
currence —
In Senate Dec1' 26th 1792
Voted that Mr Peabody Mr Sheafe & Mr Freeman be a Com-
mittee on the part of the Senate to confer with such of the Honb1
House as they may appoint upon the disagreement of the two
branches relative to the proposed amendments to the Militia Bill
and report the result of their deliberations thereon — which vote
was read and concurred and Mr Gibson Mr Hoit Mr Badger Mr
McClarey Mr J Macgregore Mr Gerrish & Mr Blanchard join'd —
Adjourned to 9 o'Clock to-morrow morning
THURSDAY Decr 27th 1792
The House met according to adjournment
Upon reading and considering the Petition of John Young Esq1 j
voted that the prayer thereof be granted and that a Resolve be [
brought in accordingly —
An Act for arranging the Militia into divisions — was read a !
third time and passed to be Enacted —
An Act to authorize the Treasurer to collect all Taxes due from
such Towns and places as have no Inhabitants or so few as to be
incapable of chusing Town Officers — was read a third time and
passed to be Enacted —
Voted that the Account of Samuel Cherry amounting to two
pounds four shillings and eight pence be allowed and paid out of
the Treasury by order of the President
Voted that the Account of Nathanael Parker amounting to One
pound Seven shillings and five pence be allowed and paid out of
the Treasury by order of the President —
1 Taken from printed journal.
I792] JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
709
On reading the report of a Committee giving liberty to cer-
tain persons to build a bridge at Goffs falls — motion
*was made to postpone the determination until the * 14-487
next session on which motion the yeas and nays were
called and are as follows (viz)
Yeas. Yeas. Yeas. Yeas.
Mr Gains
Mr J Pierce
Mr Connor
Mr J Macgregore
Mr Blanchard
Mr Pickering
Mr Josh Weeks
Mr M Leavitt
Mr Jos Dow
Mr Brown
Mr P White
M1' Bean
Mr Flanders
Mr Cilley
M1' McClarey
Mr J Clark
Mr Cram
Mr Bradley
Mr Godfrey
Mr Marshall
Mr J Gibson
Mr Kellie
Mr E Smith
Mr Carr
Mr Wingate
Mr Jn° Weeks
Nays.
Mr Waldron
Mr Blasdell
Mr Davis
Mr Barron
Mr Dole
Mr O Parker
Mr Cragin
Mr J Duncan
Mr Harper
Mr Hoit
Mr Nutter
Mr C Leavitt
M1' McMillan
Mr Lovell
Mr Ames
Mr Barrett
Mr P Clark
Mr Jn° Smith
Mr Darling
Mr Gale
Nays.
Mr T Gibson
Mr B Pierce
Mr Gerrish
Mr More
Mr Shepherd
Mr Whitcomb
Mr Jackson
Mr A Parker
Mr Temple
Mr Bellows
Mr Huntley
Mr Twitchel
Mr Livermore
Mr Craige
M1' Johnson
M1' Hough
Mr Brooks
Mr Tarlton
Mr N White
Nays.
Mr Wellman
Mr Wilcox
Mr Holmes
Mr Stone
Mr Crawford
Mr Fairfield
Mr Rand
Nays.
Mr Bell
Mr Wiggin
Mr Eastman
Mr Hill
Mr Foster
M1* Emerson
Mr Tilton
Mr Jere Dow
50 Yeas — 30 Nays — so it was postponed —
The Committee appointed by this House to consider of the facts
stated by a Committee on the Petition of John Taylor in behalf
of the proprietors of Morristown and report such redress as to
them might appear reasonable reported that having considered
the embarrassed peculiar Situation of said proprietors that they
have a grant of Twenty four thousand Acres of Land adjoining
to Franconia and Lincoln or as near as may be so as not to inter-
fere with any other grants heretofore made by the late province
now state of New Hampshire and that said proprietors at their
own expence cause the same to be surveyed by some suitable per-
son to be appointed by his Excellency the President with advice
of Council and that the surveyor return a plan thereof at the next
Session of the General Court — On reading said report motion
was made to postpone the consideration thereof to the
next Session of the General Court — *On which motion * 14-488
the yeas and nays were called and are as follows (viz)
710
NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS.
[1792
Yeas.
Yeas.
Yeas.
Yeas.
Mr J Pierce
Mr Bean
M1' Waldron
Mr J n« Smith
Mr Pickering
Mr Wingate
Mr Nutter
Mr Gale
Mr Whitcomb
Nays.
Nays.
Nays.
Nays.
Mr Gains
Mr Jona Smith
Mr Barron
Mr Bellows
Mr Connor
Mr Bradley
Mr Dole
Mr Wellman
Mr Bell
Mr Emerson
Mr Ames
M1' Wilcox
Mr J Macgregore
Mr Godfrey
Mr 0 Parker
Mr Huntley
Mr Blanchard
Mr Tilton
Mr Barrett
Mr Holmes
Mr Josh Weeks
Mr Marshall
Mr Abbott
Mr Penniman
Mr M Leavitt
Mr Jere Dow
Mr P Clark
Mr Twitchel
Mr Jos Dow
M1* J Gibson
Mr Cragin
Mr Stone
Mr Brown
Mr Kellie
Mr J Duncan
Mr Kimball
Mr Wiggin
Mr E Smith
Mr T Gibson
Mr Livermore
Mr P White
Mr Harper
Mr Gerrish
Mr Craige
Mr Eastman
Mr Badger
Mr Flanders
Mr Crawford
Mr Hill
Mr Hoit
Mr More
Mr Richardson
Mr Cilley
Mr C Leavitt
Mr Shepherd
Mr Hough
Mr M^Clarey
Mr McMillan
Mr A Parker
Mr Fairfield
Mr J Clark
Mr Blasdell
Mr Temple
Mr Tarlton
Mr Cram
Mr Davis
M1' Jackson
Mr Carlton
Mr Foster
Mr Lovell
Mr Rand
Mr Jn° Weeks
9 Yeas — 72 nays — so it was not postponed —
Motion was then made to postpone the further consideration
until 4 o'Clock in the afternoon — which motion prevailed —
The Committee on the Petition of Col0 Stephen Evans & Simi-
lar matters reported that John Taylor Gilman and Nathanael Rog-
ers Esqrs Settle and adjust the Account of Said Evans against
this State and Certify the ballance if any shall be found due to
the said Evans and that the President with advice of Council give
order for payment thereof accordingly out of the Treasury of this
State — which report being read and considered voted that it be
received & accepted —
Adjourned to 3 oClock P. M —
Met accordingly
The Petition and proposals of John Osborne printer was read and
referred to the Committee on the proposals for printing —
* 14-489 * Voted that Mr P White Mr Gains and Mr Jackson be
a Committee to consider of the Petition of Bradbury
Cilley and report thereon —
Resumed the consideration of the report of the Committee on
the Petition of John Taylor in behalf of the Inhabitants of Morris-
town and after much debate thereon, motion was made to accept
the report but the motion was lost — Motion was then made that
I792] JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. 711
they have a grant of Eighteen thousand acres, but the motion was
lost — Motion was then made that ten Thousand acres be granted
them but the motion did not prevail — motion was then made that
the Petitioner have leave to withdraw his Petition — which mo-
tion prevailed —
The Committee appointed to consider of the Account of Jona-
than Clark Jonathan Cilley and Josiah Bartlett reported that they
be allowed and paid the Sum of Seventeen pounds two shillings
in full of said Account having deducted thirty shillings from the
charge of making the plan of said road — which report being read
and considered voted that it be received and accepted — and that
the President give order accordingly —
Voted that the Account of Samuel Parker amounting to Seven
shillings and Six pence be allowed and paid out of the Treasury
by order of the President —
On motion for reading a Bill brought down from the Honb1
Senate intitled " A provisional Act in addition to the Act of Con-
gress passed the 8th day of May 1792 in the following wards to
wit" the yeas and nays were called and are as follows (viz)
Yeas. Yeas. Yeas. Yeas.
Mr Gains
Mr Macgregore
Mr Blanchard
Mr Pickering
Mr M Leavitt
Mr Brown
Mr Eastman
Mr Bean
Mr Jon* Smith
Mr Bradley
Mr Emerson
*Nays.
Mr J Pierce
Mr Bell
Mr Jos'1 Weeks
Mr Jos Dow
Mr Wiggin
Mr Hill
Mr Cilley
Mr McClarey
Mr J Clark
Mr Richardson
Mr Godfrey
Mr Tilton
Mr Jere Dow
Mr Kellie
Mr E Smith
Mr Carr
Mr Wingate
Mr Waldron
Mr Harper
Mr C Leavitt
Mr Blasdell
Nays.
Mr Foster
Mr J Gibson
Mr Badger
Mr Hoit
Mr Nutter
Mr McMillan
Mr Davis
Mr R Parker
Mr Lovell
Mr Ames
Mr O Parker
Mr Abbott
Mr B Pierce
Mr Flanders
Mr A Parker
Mr Temple
Mr Jackson
Mr Wellman
Mr Wilcox
Mr Penniman
Nays.
Mr Barron
Mr Dole
Mr Barrett
Mr P. Clark
Mr Cragin
Mr Jn° Smith
Mr Duncan
Mr T Gibson
Mr Darling
Mr Stone
Mr Kimball
Mr Livermore
Mr Craige
Mr Hough
Mr Fairfield
Mr Tarlton
Mr N White
Mr Carlton
Mr Jn° Weeks
Nays. * I4-49O
Mr Gerrish
Mr More
M1" Shepherd
Mr Whitcomb
Mr Rand
Mr Huntley
Mr Holmes
M1' Twitchel
Mr Crawford
43 Yeas — 37 nays — so the motion prevailed —
Adjourned to 9 oClock to morrow morning
712 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. [J792
FRIDAY Decr 28th 1792.
The House met according to adjournment
Upon reading and considering the Petition of Bradbury Ciller
Esq1' voted that the prayer thereof be granted and that the Presi-
dent give order accordingly —
Voted that the Account of Oliver Peabody Esq1' amounting to
four pounds Seven Shillings be allowed and paid out of the Treas-
ury by order of the President —
Voted that the Attorney General be directed to prosecute the
bond given by Robert Smith and others to the Judge of Probate
for the County of Rockingham for the faithful performance of his
duty as Trustee to the Estate of Stephen Holland Esq1 an Ab-
sentee—
The Committee appointed to receive proposals from any Printer or
printers reported that the proposals made by John Melcher are the
most reasonable of any which have been submitted to their Inspec-
tion they therefore recommend that the said Melcher be employed
to execute the state printing for the year one thousand seven hun-
dred and ninety three which report and proposals being read and
considered voted that it be received and Accepted — and that he
be employed accordingly — Said Melchers proposals are as follows
(viz)
For printing the Acts on good demmy paper with the same
size type and page with that on which the revised laws
* 14-491 * are now printed one penny three farthings ^r Sheet
allowing Sixteen pages ^r Sheet —
For printing election Sermons on good large demmy paper with
an elegant new type one penny half penny ^r sheet
For printing the Journals of both Houses on the same size type
paper &c on which they are now printed one penny ^r Sheet —
For printing proclamations Extents resolves &c on writing paper
three farthings ^r Sheet —
For all larger or Smaller work in this same proportion with the
aforesaid prices —
Voted that the Account of Michael McClarey Joseph Blanch-
ard and George Livermore Esqr8 amounting to eighteen Shillings
be allowed and paid out of the Treasury by order of the Presi-
dent—
Voted that the Account of John Young Esq1' amounting to
twelve shillings be allowed and paid out of the Treasury by order
of the President —
1792] JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. 713
The Committee on the Petition of Jeremiah Eames and of the
Towns of Bath & Landaff — reported that the Towns in the
Northerly part of this state between Haverhill and the Lattitude
450 be divided into four districts for chusing Representatives in
the manner following (viz) —
The Towns of Bath Landaff and Lincoln to form one district
— The Towns of Lyman Concord and Franconia to form one dis-
trict— The Towns of Littleton Dalton Lancaster and Dartmouth
to form one District — And the Towns of Northumberland Piercy
Stratford Cockburne Coleburne Shelburne & Stuart to form one
district — which report being read and considered — Voted that it
be received and accepted — and that each of said districts be and
hereby are impowered to send one Representative to the General
Court in future —
The Committee on the Petition of Moses Kelley Esq1' reported
that having examined into the matters therein contained they find
by his account that it is probable there is a considerable ballance
due to him but as the Committee not having time to
examine into the Same are of Opinion that *the said * 14-492
Kelley have and receive out of the Treasury the Sum
of thirty pounds to be by him accounted for out of his said
Account — which report being read & considered voted that it be
received and accepted and that the President give order accord-
ingly—
An Act to revive a certain Act passed the 2ibt of Dec1" 1791
Intitled An Act to authorize the Assessment and collection of
Taxes in the Town of Coventry in the County of Grafton in said
State and to extend the time for effecting the purposes therein
mentioned, was read a third time and passed to be Enacted —
Voted that the Account of Gilman & Boyer amounting to
Eighteen pounds two shillings and five pence be allowed and paid
out of the Treasury by order of the President —
Voted that the Account of Josiah Nelson amounting to Eight-
een pounds two shillings and five pence be allowed and paid out
of the Treasury by order of the President
Voted that the Account of Moses Kelley Esq1" be referred to the
consideration of John T Gilman & Nath11 Rogers Esqrs and that
they report thereon at the next Session of the General Court —
Adjourned to 3 oClock P. M —
Met accordingly
Voted that the President with advice of Council be desired to
adjourn the General Court to the last Wednesday in May next
then to meet at Concord —
714 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. [J792
The Secretary came down and gave information that his Excel-
lency the President with advice of Council has thought fit to
adjourn the General Court to the last Wednesday in May next then
to meet at Concord —
1 [Of the foregoing votes, passed by the honorabe house, the fol-
lowing were non-concurred and ordered to lay by the honorable
senate :
Non-concurred.
Vote on petition of John Nott.
Lancaster bill.
Judith Meloon's bill.
Bridge at Goffs falls.
Act respecting special -justices.
Thomas Pinkham's petition.
Vote lengthening the time for selectmen to settle with collect-
ors, &c.
Vote for printing 220 copies, &c.
Act to confirm the fee of certain lands in Samuel Leavitt.
Vote for abating £20 to the collector in Lee.
Vote on petition of Benjamin Biggelow.
Vote in favour of the town of Somersworth having a State note
in lieu of an order.
Vote appointing the Reverend Mr. Wood to preach the election
sermon.
Petition of John Wendell, for loan of money.
Petition of Bradbury Cilley, and vote thereon.
Ordered to Lay.
Susanna Dodge's bill.
Petition of Joseph Cilley, Esquire, and others.
Vote on petition of J. Chesley.
Petition of Noah Lovell, Esquire, in behalf of the inhabitants of
Dunstable.
Vote respecting encroachments on the boundary line of the
State.
Act to enable the treasurer to collect all taxes due from such
towns and places as have no inhabitants, or so few as to be incap-
able of chusing town officers.
Vote respecting fire arms.]
1 Taken from printed journal.
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE,
A REGISTER
OF
Resolutions and Advice of Council,
BEGUN AT THE FIRST SESSION IN JUNE, 1792.
President and Council.
NOMINATIONS,
* At a Council holden at Dover June 11th 1792 * 1 B. N.-92
Present His Excellency Josiah Bartlett Esq Presi-
dent The Hon. Joseph Badger Jonathan Freeman Lemuel Holmes
Phillips White & Rob1 Wallace Esqrs
proceeded & nominated.
Dan1 Rollins of Somersworth Esq for a Justice of the peace &
Quorum for the County of Strafford
Silas Mack of Marlow Esq for a Justice of the Peace for the
County of Cheshire & Phinehas Farrar of Marlbor0 for a Justice
of the Peace for said County —
James Smith of Newmarkett for a Justice of the peace for the
County of Rockingham P White
Lem11 Holmes
Robert Wallace
Jona Freeman
* At a Council holden at Dover June 18, 1792 * 1 B. N.-93
Present His Excellency Josiah Bartlett Esq Presi-
dent The Hon — Phillips White Joseph Badger Robt Wallace
Lemuel Holmes & Jonathan Freeman Esquires —
proceeded and nominated
Samuel McKean of Merrimac for a Coroner for the County of
Hillsborough —
John McMurphy of Alexandria for a Coroner for the County of
Grafton —
Benjamin Wiggin of Hopkinton for a Justice of the peace for
the County of Hillsborough
Nehemiah Rand of Lyndborough for a Justice of the Peace for
the County of Hillsbor0 — Joseph Badger Jr
Robert Wallace
Jona Freeman
Lem11 Holmes —
7l8 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATiE PAPERS. [I792~93
At a Council holden at Dover June 22d 1792
Present His Excellency Josiah Bartlett Esq President The hon
Phillips White Joseph Badger Rob1 Wallace Lemuel Holmes &
Jonathan Freeman Esquires
James Ray of Amherst for a Justice of the Peace for the County
of Hillsbor0 —
Bond Little of Fishersfield for a Justice for sd County
Advised to by us Jona Freeman
P White
Joseph Badger Ju'
Lem11 Holmes
Robert Wallace
* 1 B. N.-94 * At a Council holden at Exeter Aug 31, 1792
Present His Excellency Josiah Bartlett Esq Presi-
dent The Hon Phillips White Joseph Badger Robert Wallace
Lemuel Holmes & Jonathan Freeman Esqrs
proceeded & nominated
Jacob Blasdel of Eaton for a Justice of the Peace for the county
of Strafford.
Jacob Collins of South Hampton for a Coroner for the County
of Rockingham —
Michael McClary Esq for a Justice of the peace and of the
Quorum for the county of Rockingham
Advised & consented to By us P White
Robert Wallace
Joseph Badger J1
Lemuel Holmes
Jona Freeman
* 1 B. N.-95 * At a Council holden at Exeter Oct. 29 1792
Present His Excellency Josiah Bartlett Esq Presi-
dent Hon Joseph Badger Rob1 Wallace Lemuel Holmes & Jona-
than Freeman Esquires —
proceeded and nominated
Peleg Sprague of Keene for a Solicitor in the room & Stead of
Judge Newcomb who has resigned —
Jona Warner Esq of Portsm0 for a Justice of the Peace & Quo-
rum throughout sd State —
Daniel Humphreys Esq of Portsm0 for a Justice of the Peace &
Quorum for the County of Rockingham
Advised and consented to by us — Jonathan Freeman
Robert Wallace
Joseph Badger J1
Lemuel Holmes
1792-93] RECORDS OF PRESIDENT AND COUNCIL. 719
* At a Council holden at Exeter Oct0 30 — 1792 * 1 B. N.-96
Present His Excellency Josiah Bartlett Esq Presi-
dent The Hon Phillips White Joseph Badger Rob1 Wallace Lem-
uel Holmes and Jonathan Freeman Esquires —
proceeded & nominated
Benjamin Butler Esq of Nottingham for a Justice of the peace
for the County of Rockingham
Joseph Welch of Plaistow for a Justice of the Peace for the
county of Rockingham — P White
Joseph Badger Jr
Jona Freeman
Robert Wallace
Lem11 Holmes
At a Council holden at Exeter Nov1' 26 — 1792
Present His Excellency Josiah Bartlett Esq President The Hon.
Joseph Badger Robert Wallace & Lemuel Holmes Esquires
proceeded and nominated
Joseph Peirce Esq of New Durham Gore for a Justice of the
Peace & Quorum for the County of Straff11
Isaac Waldron of Barrington for a Justice of the peace for the
County of Strafford —
Daniel Way of Marlow for a Justice of the peace for the County
of Cheshire —
John White Esq of Plaistow for a Justice of the Peace & Quo-
rum for the County of Rockingham. —
Joseph Badger J1"
Robert Wallace
Lemuel Holmes
* At a Council holden at Exeter Decr 7th 1792. * 1 B. N.-97
Present His Excellency Josiah Bartlett Esq Presi-
dent The Hon Phillips White Joseph Badger Rob* Wallace Lem-
uel Holmes & Jona Freeman Esquires —
proceeded and nominated
Peter Carlton of Landaff for a Justice of the Peace for the
County of Grafton —
Gains Kibbe of Colburne for a Justice of the Peace for the
County of Grafton. —
Asa Fuller of Rumney for a Justice of the Peace for the County
of Grafton Jona Freeman
P White
Robert Wallace
Joseph Badger Jur
Lemuel Holmes —
720 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. [1792-93
At a Council holden at Exeter Dec1" 13, 1792
Present His Excellency Josiah Bartlett, Esq President The Hon.
Phillips White Joseph Badger Rob1 Wallace Lemuel Holmes &
Jona Freeman Esquires —
proceeded & nominated
Joseph Parsons of Rye for a Justice of the peace for the County
of Rockingham
John Smith of Peterborough for a Justice of the Peace for the
County of Hillsbor0
William Whittle of Dunstable for a coroner for the County of
Hillsbor0
Rufus Whipple of Richmond for a Justice of the peace for the
County of Cheshire and James Woodward & Ezekiel Ladd of
Haverhill for Justices of the peace & Quorum for the County of
Grafton P White
Robert Wallace
J Freeman
Lem11 Holmes
Joseph Badger J1
* 1 B. N.-98 * At a Council holden at Exeter Dec 21, 1792
Present His Excellency Josiah Bartlett Esq Presd
The Hon. Phillips White Joseph Badger Robert Wallace Lem-
uel Holmes and Jonathan Freeman Esq"
Proceeded and nominated
Daniel Campbell of Amherst for a Justice of the Peace for the
County of Hillsborough — P White
Jona Freeman
Joseph Badger Jr
Lemuel Holmes
Robert Wallace
At a Council holden at Exeter Dec 28 1792 —
Present His Excellency Josiah Bartlett Esq President Hon. Phil-
lips White Joseph Badger Rob1 Wallace Lemuel Holmes & Jon1
Freeman Esqrs
proceeded and nominated
Joseph Cilley Esq for a Maj1' General for the first department —
Benj;l Bellows Esq for a Maj Gen1 for the 3d Department
Allen Willey of Goshen for a Justice of the peace for the County
of Cheshire — ~ P White
Robert Wallace
Lem11 Holmes
Jona Freeman
Joseph Badger J1
1792-93] RECORDS OF PRESIDENT AND COUNCIL. 721
Benjamin Bellows Esqr having signified to His Excellency &
Council, that he could not accept Should he be appointed to the
Office above-mentioned which is the reason why not appointed
J Pearson Secy
* At a Council holden at Exeter Feb 6th 1793 — * 1 B. N.-99
Present His Excellency Josiah Bartlett Esqr Presi-
dent The Hon Phillips White, Joseph Badger, Lemuel Holmes,
Jonathan Freeman & Robert Wallace Esquires
The resgination of Judge Dana was receivd & accepted
proceeded and nominated
Ebenezer Champney of New Ipswich John Shepard & Samuel
Wilkins of Amherst Esquires, one of whom for a Judge of Pro-
bate of Wills &c for the County of Hillsborough.
P White
Robert Wallace
Lem.11 Holmes
Joseph Badger J1
Jona Freeman
At a Council holden at Exeter Feby 7th 1793 —
Present His Excellency Josiah Bartlett Esq President The Hon.
Phillips White Joseph Badger, Lemuel Holmes, Robert Wallace
& Jona Freeman Esquires
Proceeded & nominated the following persons for the respective
Offices hereafter mentioned.
1 Reg1 Ephm Pickering or ) one of whom for
James Sheafe > L* Col. Comd
Maj 1 Bat11
Josiah Smith or > M . d R
Capt Andw Wiggin $ J
2 Reg1 Moses Wingate James Carr, or Dan1 Rollins for L* Col
Comd4
Moses Wingate or Cap1 Janvirin Fisher for Maj 1 Bat
Richard Furber for Maj 2 Bat
3d Reg. * Jonathan Cram or > for Lieut Col0 Com- * 1 B. N.-ioo
Joseph Clifford 5 mandant
John Dearborn for Majr of Ist Battalion
Joseph Clifford or ) , M . f d Do
Benja Barnard Junr \ ±or Ma> ot 2 D
4 Reg— Andrew Gilman for U Col Comdt
Thos Gorden for Maj1* of 2d Battalion
Nath1 Giddinge for Majr of 1. D°
722 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. [l792~93
5. Reg — Daniel Warner for U Col0 Comdt
William Bradford — for Majr of Ist Battalion
John Lund —for Majr of 2d D°
6. Reg — Moses Chamberlain or > , T t ^ lA ^ ,
° Elisha Whitcomb - \ for L Co1 Commandant
Philemon Whitcomb or
Philip Goss one of whom for Maj1 of Ist Battalion
Shilden Logan - - - for Maj. 2d D°
7. Reg — Philip Tilton, or
Amos Gale — for U Col. Comd1
Ezekiel Gile or
Moses Little — for Maj of 2d Battalion
8 Reg — Joseph Gregg for L* Col0 Comd1
James Gilmore or Asa Senter
Joseph Gregg or Willm Adams for Maf of Ist Battalion
Eliph1 Hardy Nath1 Hemphill (?) and Jesse Merrill for
Maf of 2d D°
9. Reg — Rob1 McGregore, or
Stephen Dole — for U Col0 Comdt
David Storey,
Jn° Butterfield or
Stephen Dole — for Maj of Ist Battalion
John McGlaughlin or
Ithamar Eaton— for Maf of 2d D°
10 Reg — Sam1 Ladd — for L1 Col0 Comdfc
Joseph Parsons — for Majr of Ist Battalion
Nathan Taylor or ) f M . f d Do
Dan1 Smith f $ tor Ma;) 0t 2 U
* x B. N.-101 c -. Nathaniel Head or > for Co]0 Comdt
11 Reg. ( Dan1 Livermore $
Will1" Duncan or
Asa Kimball — for Maj1' of 1. Battalion
Will111 Boynton or
David McCrillis for Maj1' of 2d Battalion
12 Reg — Sylvanus Reed, or ^
Richard Roberts or 5 for U Col0 Comdt
Benja Prescott )
Benja Davis or
Benja Prescott for Maj1' of Ist Battalion
Phinehas Farrar or
William Gardner — for Maj of 2 Battalion —
1792-93] RECORDS OF PRESIDENT AND COUNCIL. 723
13 Reg — Azariah Webb or
Joshua Young — for U Col0 ComcP
Absalom Peters — for Maf of Ist Battalion
Joshua Young,
Amos Kimball or
Peter Carlton — for Majr of 2d Battalion
14 Reg — Samuel Holmes — for IJ Col0 Comd*
Capt Stephen Wells, or
Geo. Livermore — for Majr of Ist Battalion
Peter Sleeper — for Maf of 2d D°
15, Reg — Joseph Kimball for U Col0 Comd*
Joseph Smith for Maj1* of i. Battalion
Jesse Willcocks for Maj of 2d D°
16 Reg— John Wood — for U Col Comd1
John Willard for Maj of i. Battalion
Nath] Evans— for Maj. of 2d D°
17 Reg — William White for V Col Comdt
Steph" Dearborn ) for Battalion
Simon lowle $
Daniel Norris or ) , ,, . x d -r> .. ...
Sam^ Moore £ for Ma3 of 2d Battalion
*i8 Reg— Henry Butler for V Col Comdt * i B. N.-102
Thos Jenness, or
Moses Chase — for Majr of 1, Battalion
Sherburne Blake — for Maj of 2 Battalion
19 Reg — Nathan Hoit — for U Col Comdt
Jacob Smith or
Capt Elias Smith for Maj of 1 Battalion
Stephen Webster for Maj of 2 D°
20 Reg Amasa Allen for U Col Comd1
Luther Ames or Capt Sam Smith — for Maj of 1, Bat-
talion
Samuel Works or
Thos Parker — for Maj of 2 Battalion
21 Reg Joshua Bailey > for u Qq1 Comdt
or Enoch Gernsh $
Enoch Gerrish,
John Sweat — or
John C Gale — for Maj of 1. Battalion
Philip Greeley, or ^
Benja B. Darling >for Maj of 2d D°
Capt Thos Bayley )
724 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. [1792— 93
22 Reg — Ezra Town or
Sam1 Gregg — for L1 Col Comd1
Benja Williams or
Jer11 Pritchard for Maj of i Battalion
Samuel Gregg or
Abijah Wheeler for Maj of 2d D°
23 Reg — Edmond Freeman
Sam1 Jones, or
Otis Freeman for V Col0 Comdt
Samuel Jones, or
David Hough — for Maj of i Battalion
Otis Freeman, or
Samuel Kendric for Maj of 2d D°
* 1 B. N.-103 * 24 Reg— Edwards Bucknam for U Col0 Comd*
John Young — for Maj of i Battalion
Jabez Parsons — for Maj1* of 2d D°
25 Reg Sam1 Hale — for U Col5 Comd*
Ebenezer Thompson, Jr or
John Wingate — for Maj of I Battalion
Isaac Waldron, or
Joseph Hayes — for Majr of 2d D°
26 Reg1 Benja Peirce — for U Col Comd1
Benja Peirce,
David Campbell, or
David Wilson — for Maj1* of i. Battalion
Daniel Gould — for Maj1' of 2d Dc
27 Reg Joseph Peirce for U Col0 Comd1
Carr Leavitt for Majr of i, Battalion
Jona Coffin — for Maj1" of 2d D°
Gen1 Moses Dow or Col. Eben1* Smith for Maj. Genl of 2d
Departm1
Gen1 Amos Shepard for Maj. Gen1 of the 3d Department
Gen1 James Hill or Col. Moses Leavitt for Brigdr Gen1 for Ist
Brigade
Amos Cogswell for Brigdr Gen1 of 2d Brigade
Gen1 Thos Bartlett or Col D1 Reynolds for Brigdl* Gen1 of 3d
Brigade
Col. Francis Blood or Col Ebnr Webster for Brigdr Gen1 of 4th
Brigade
Col Geo. Aldrich or Col Wm Page for Brigdl* Gen1 of 5th Brig-
ade
1792-93] RECORDS OF PRESIDENT AND COUNCIL. 725
Col Ebnr Brewster or Col Moses Baker for Brigdr Gen1 of 6th
Brigade
Col Mich1 M Clary for Adj* Gen1
P White
Jona Freeman
Lem11 Holmes
Joseph Badger Jr
Robert Wallace
* At a Council holden at Exeter Feb 12th 1793 * 1 B. N.-104
Present His Excellency Josiah Bartlett Esq
President The Hon Phillips White Joseph Badger Lemuel Holmes
Jona Freeman
Roswell Hubbard Esq, Sullivan for a Justice of the Peace for
the County of Cheshire —
Nath1 S Prentice Esq Alstead for a Justice of the peace for D°
Js Wheelock Esq of Hanover for a Justice of the peace for the
County of Grafton
Jona Sawyer of Orford for a Justice of the peace for the County
of Grafton —
William Price of Gilmanton for a Coroner for the County of
Strafford —
Moses Kenney of Madbury for a Justice of the peace for the
County of Strafford — P White
Lem11 Holmes
Jona Freeman
Robert Wallace
Joseph Badger Jr
proceeded & nominated
Rob* Wallace Esq for U Col Comd1 of 26 Regiment
Col Joseph Badger for Brigd Gen1 of the 2d Brigade —
P White
Jona Freeman
Lem11 Holmes
* At a Council holden at Exeter March 20th 1793 * 1 B. N.-105
Present His Excellency Josiah Bartlett Esquire
Presid The Hon. Phillips White, Joseph Badger, Rob1 Wallace
Lemuel Holmes & Jonathan Freeman Esquires
Proceeded & nominated
Gen1 Nathaniel Peabody Esq for Maj1' General of the first depart-
ment in the militia of this State in the room of Gen1 Joseph Cilley
who has declined —
Cap1 Israel Gilman for Maj1" of the Ist Battalion in the 19th
Reg1-
726 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. [ 1 792-93
Capt. Thomas Leavitt for Majr of Ist Bat" in 311 Reg1
Aaron Young, Dan1 Colcord, or Levi Bartlett one of whom for
Majr of the first Battalion in the 7th Regiment —
P White
Joseph Badger Jur
Robert Wallace
Jon1 Freeman
Lem11 Holmes
At a Council holden at Exeter March 21, 1793 —
Present as yesterday — proceeded & nominated
Gardner Towne of Stoddard for a Justc Peace County of
Cheshire
Enoch Wood of Loudon for d° for the County of Rockingh.
Moses Little of Campton for a Justice of the Peace and of
the Quorum for the County of Grafton —
P White
Jona Freeman
Joseph Badger Ju1'
Lem11 Holmes
* 1 B. N.-106 *At a Council holden at Exeter March 26th
1793 —
Present His Excellency Josiah Bartlett Esq President Hon Phil-
lips White Joseph Badger Rob1 Wallace Lemuel Holmes & Jona-
than Freeman Esquires
Proceeded and nominated
Moses Woodward Esq for a Lt Col. Comd1 of the first Reg1
Clement Storer for Major of the first Batln in sd Reg
Jer1' Batchelder L* Col — Comd1 of the third Reg4
Steph" Dearborn Lt Col Comd1 of the 17th Reg1
Newell Healey for an Inspector of the first Brigade
Nathan Taylor for an Inspector of the second d°
Jon:i Cilley for an Inspector of the third d°
Rob1 Parker for an Inspector of the fourth d°
Luther Eames for an Inspector of the fifth d°
Rufus Graves for an Inspector of the sixth d°
P White
Joseph Badger J1
Jona Freeman
Robert WTallace
Lem11 Holmes
I792~93] RECORDS OF PRESIDENT AND COUNCIL. 727
At a Council holden at Exeter May 16, 1793
proceeded and nominated
William Smith of Nottingham West for a Coroner for the County
of Hillsborough — Jona Freeman
Robert Wallace
Joseph Badger Jur
* At a Council holden at Exeter May 17th 1793 — * 1 B. N.-107
Present His Excellency Josiah Bartlett Esq Presi-
dent Hon Joseph Badger Rob1 Wallace & Jonathan Freeman
Esquires — proceeded & nominated
Jonathan Clark of Epping for Major of 2d Battalion in 4th Reg-
iment of Militia Jona Freeman
Robert Wallace
Joseph Badger Ju1'
APPOINTMENTS, RESOLUTIONS, AND ADVICE,
* 2 P. & C.-156 * At a Council holden at Dover June 11th 1792
Present His Excellency Josiah Bartlett Esq
President The Hon Phillips White Joseph Badger Rob1 Wallace
Lemuel Holmes & Jona Freeman Esquires
His Excellency requested the advice of Council relative to draw-
ing orders on the Treasurer —
Whereupon the Council advise His Excellency to issue orders
on the Treasurer agreeably to all Acts Resolves & votes of the
General Court which have been heretofore passed or shall be
passed during the present Session P White
Lemuel Holmes
Robert Wallace
Jona Freeman
At a Council holden at Dover June 22d 1792
Present His Excellency Josiah Bartlett Esq President The Hon.
Phillips White Joseph Badger Rob1 Wallace Lemuel Holmes &
Jona Freeman Esquires —
His Excellency the President requested the advice of Council
relative to the adjournment of the General Court —
Whereupon the Council advise that the General Court be ad-
journed to meet again on the third Wednesday of November next
at Exeter — P White
Joseph Badger Jr
Lem11 Holmes
Jona Freeman
* 2 P. & C.-157 * At a Council holden at Dover June 22d 1792
Present His Excellency Josiah Bartlett Esq
President The Hon Phillips White Joseph Badger Rob1 Wallace
Lemuel Holmes & Jonathan Freeman Esquires
proceeded and appointed
Daniel Rollins of Somersworth a Justice of the peace and of
the Quorum for the County of Strafford
Silas Mack Esq of Marlow & ^Justices of the Peace for the
Phinehas Farrar of Marlbor0 5 County of Cheshire
1792-93] RECORDS OF PRESIDENT AND COUNCIL. 729
James Smith of Newmarket Esq a Justice of the Peace for the
County of Rockingham —
Advised to by us — P White
Jona Freeman
Joseph Badger Jr
Robert Wallace
L Holmes
The Council advise His Excellenc}^ the President not to issue
any militia Commissions until the next Session of the General
Court Aso that his Excellency issue precepts for the choice of
Electors & Representatives accompanied with the Act.
P White
Jona Freeman
L Holmes
Robert Wallace
Joseph Badger Jr
*At a Council holden at Exeter Aug 30th * 2 P. & C.-158
i792 —
Present, His Excellency Josiah Bartlett Esq President The Hon
Phillips White, Joseph Badger, Lemuel Holmes Jonathan Free-
man & Rob* Wallace Esquires —
Took under consideration a vote of Court of 2 2d of June last,
respecting papers in the Comptrollers Office —
At a Council holden at Exeter Aug 31, 1792 —
Present as yesterday.
Proceeded and appointed
Benjamin Wiggin Esq of Hopkinton and Nehemiah Rand Esq
of Lyndborough Justices of the peace for the County of Hills-
borough
James Ray Esq of Amherst a Justice of the peace for said
County
Bond Little Esq of Fishersfield a Justice of the peace for said
County.
Advised & consented to By us — P White
Robert Wallace
Jona Freeman
Lemuel Holmes
Joseph Badger Jur
The Council advised his Excellency to issue his orders on the
Treasurer in favor of Col. David Webster for £11. .14 — Archi-
bald McMurphey Esq for £5. .13. .7 and Capt Titus Salter for
730 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. [ 1 792-93
£4. .6. .6 being balances due to them on former orders delivered
up by the late Treasurer Wm Gardner Esq —
P White
Lem11 Holmes
Joseph Badger J1
Jona Freeman
Robert Wallace
* 2 P. & C.-159 * At a Council holden at Exeter Oct° 29th 1792
Present His Excellency Josiah Bartlett Esq
President The Hon Joseph Badger Rob1 Wallace Lemuel Holmes
and Jonathan Freeman Esquires —
Proceeded and appointed
John Wason of Candia a Packer of Beef in said Town —
Jacob Blasdell Esq of Eaton a Justice of the Peace for the County
of Strafford
Jacob Collins of South Hampton Esq a Coroner for the County
of Rockingham
Michael McClary Esq a Justice of the Peace and Quorum for
the County of Rockingham
Advised and consented to By us — Jonathan Freeman
Robert Wallace
Joseph Badger Jr
Lemuel Holmes
At a Council holden at Exeter Octo 30, 1792 —
Present His Excellency Josiah Bartlett Esq President The Hon
Phillips White, Joseph Badger Rob1 Wallace Lemuel Holmes &
Jonil Freeman Esquires —
His Excellency the President laid before the Council an Ac-
count from East Kingston for the support of one Abraham Green-
away which had been laid before the Gen1 Sessions of the peace
for the County of Rockingham who reported that so much of said
account as amounts to forty pounds, six shillings & ten pence was
approved of as just and accordingly recommended to the President
& Council for payment — And requested the advice of Council
relative to drawing an order on the Treasurer for sd sum
Whereupon the Council advise that he draw an Order on the
Treasurer f[or] sd sum — P White
J Freeman
Joseph Badger J
Robert Wallace
Lem11 Holmes
1792-93] RECORDS OF PRESIDENT AND COUNCIL. 73 1
* At a Council holden at Exeter Nov1' Ist 1792 * 2 P. & C.-160
Present His Excellency Josiah Bartlett Esq
President The Hon. Phillips White Joseph Badger, Rob1 Wallace
Lemuel Holmes & Jonathan Freeman Esquires —
Pursuant to an Act directing the mode of choosing Representa-
tives to the Congress of the United States, the Secy laid before
us the Returns for Representatives to Congress for examination —
After examination we find that the whole number of votes amount
to 20,222 and that it requires 2528 to make a Choice. That the
Hon Jeremiah Smith had 4306 Nicholas Gilman 2912 and John
Sam1 Sherburne 2536 & are declared duly elected — and that the
Hon. Paine Wingate had 2168 and Abiel Foster 1580 who had the
greatest number of votes who were not elected are the Candidates
one of whom to be the representative wanting.
Also pursuant to an Act directing the mode of ballotting for,
and appointing the electors of this State for the election of Presi-
dent & Vice President of the United States, the Secy laid before
us the returns for examination — After examination we find that
the whole number of votes amount to 25,564 and that it requires
2131 to make a choice, no one person having that number of votes,
the Twelve persons who have the highest Number of votes are as
follows viz — His Excellency Josiah Bartlett Esq Hon John T.
Gilman Benjamin Bellows, Jonathan Freeman John Pickering,
Ebenezer Thompson, Joseph Cilley Timothy Farrar, Timothy
Walker, Ebenezer Smith, Daniel Rindge and Thos Cogswell
Esquires are the Candidates out of whom six persons are to be
chosen by the people as Electors of President and vice President
of the Congress of the United States.
Josiah Bartlett President
P White
Robert Wallace
Joseph Badger Jr j> Counsellors.
Lemuel Holmes
Jona Freeman
* Proceeded and appointed * 2 P. & C.-161
Dudley Ladd a Packer and Searcher of Beef
& Pork in the Town of Concord.
Advised to by us — P White
Robert Wallace
Joseph Badger Jr
Jona Freeman
Lemuel Holmes
732 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PArERS. [1792-93
At a Council holden at Exeter Nov1" 23d 1792 —
Present The Hon Phillips White Joseph Badger Lemuel
Holmes and Robert Wallace Esquires —
Pursuant to an Act directing the mode of ballotting for and
appointing the Electors of this State for the election of a Presi-
dent and vice President of the United States, the Secretary laid
before us the returns for examination — After examination we find
that the Hon Josiah Bartlett John T. Gilman Jonathan Freeman,
Benjamin Bellows John Pickering & Ebenezer Thompson Esquires
having a majority of votes are appointed and declared Electors
P White
Joseph Badger J1'
Lemuel Holmes
Robert Wallace
At a Council holden at Exeter Nov1' 24th 1792
Present His Excellency Josiah Bartlett Esq President The Hon.
Joseph Badger Robert Wallace and Lemuel Holmes Esq
Pursuant to an Act directing the mode of
* 2 P. & C.-162 * choosing Representatives to the Congress of
the United States, the Secretary laid before us
the returns for examination —
After examining said Returns we find that the Honorable Paine
Wingate Esq having a majority of votes is declared duly elected.
Josiah Bartlett President
Joseph Badger Jur ^
Robert Wallace > Counsellors
Lemuel Holmes )
At a Council holden at Exeter Nov1" 26, 1792
Present His Excellency Josiah Bartlett Esq President The Hon
Joseph Badger Rob1 Wallace & Lemuel Holmes Esqrs
proceeded and appointed —
Peleg Sprague of Keene Esq a Solicitor in the room of Judge
Newcomb who has resigned —
Jonathan Warner Esq of Portsmouth a Justice of the peace &
Quorum throughout the State.
Daniel Humphreys of Portsm0 a Justice of the Peace & of the
Quorum for the County of Rockingham Joseph Badger J1
Robert Wallace
Lemuel Holmes
At a Council holden at Exeter Novemr 29, 1792
Present His Excellency Josiah Bartlett Esq President The Hon
Phillips White Joseph Badger Robert Wallace Lemuel Holmes &
Jonn Freeman Esquires
1792-93] RECORDS OF PRESIDENT AND COUNCIL. 733
His Excellency requested the advice of Council relative to
drawing orders on the Treasurer
Whereupon the Council advise His Excellency
*to issue his orders on the Treasurer agreeably * 2 P. & C.-163
to all Acts Resolves and Votes of the General
Court heretofore passed or shall be passed during the present Ses-
sion of the General Court —
proceeded and appointed
Samuel McKean of Merrimac a Coroner for the County of
Hillsborough —
John McMurphy of Alexandria a Coroner for the County of
Grafton
Benjamin Butler Esq of Nottingham a Justice of the Peace for
the County of Rockingham
Joseph Welch Esq of Plaistow a Justice for said County
P White
Lem11 Holmes
Jona Freeman
Joseph Badger Jur
Robert Wallace
At a Council holden at Exeter Nov 30 1792
Present His Excellency Josiah Bartlett Esq Presid* The Hon
Phillips White Joseph Badger Lemuel Holmes Robt Wallace &
Jona Freeman Esq8
proceeded and appointed —
Capt Robert Parker James Shores & Edward Sargent Branch
pilots for the port of Piscataqua and that they receive the follow-
ing sums as fees for pilotage exclusive of boats and hands viz for
all vessels of three hundred Tuns burden and upwards twenty
eight shilling for all vessels of one hundred Tuns burden and
under three hundred eighteen shillings for all vessels under one
hundred Tuns burden twelve shillings
P White
Robert Wallace
Joseph Badger Jr
Lem11 Holmes
J. Freeman
* At a Council holden at Exeter December 7, * 2 P. & C.-164
1792 —
Present His Excellency Josiah Bartlett Esq President The Hon
Phillips White Joseph Badger Rob* Wallace Lemuel Holmes &
Jonathan Freeman Esquires —
734 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. V1!^-^^
proceeded & appointed
Joseph Peirce Esq of New Durham Gore for a Justice of the
peace & of the Quorum for the County of Strafford
Isaac Waldron Esq of Barrington a Justice of the Peace for the
County of Strafford
Daniel Way Esq of Marlowe a Justice of the Peace for the
County of Cheshire
John White Esq of Plaistow a Justice of the Peace & Quorum
for the County of Rockingham Jona Freeman
P White
Robert Wallace
Joseph Badger Jur
Lemuel Holmes
At a Council holden at Exeter Dec1- 13, 1792
Present His Excellency Josiah Bartlett Esq President The Hon
Phillips White Joseph Badger Robert Wallace Lemuel Holmes &
Jonathan Freeman Esquires —
His Excellency laid before the Hon. Council the resignation of
William George Esq as a Coroner for the County of Grafton
accompanied with his Commission which was received and Ac-
cepted
By order of President & Council Joseph Pearson Secv
At a Council holden at Exeter Decr 21, 1792 —
Present His Excellency Josiah Bartlett Esq President The Hon.
Phillips White Joseph Badger Robert Wallace Lemuel Holmes &
Jona Freeman Esquires. —
proceeded and appointed
* 2 P. & C.-165 Samuel Smith of Brintwood and John *Titcomb
of Dover Packers and Searchers of Beef and
Pork in said Towns of Brintwood and Dover —
Peter Carlton of Landaff a Justice of the Peace for the County
of Grafton.
Gains Kibbee of Colburne Asa Fuller of Rumney Justices of
the Peace for said County
Joseph Parsons of Rye Esq a Justice of the Peace for the County
of Rockingham
John Smith of Peterbor0 a Justice of the peace for the County
of Hillsbor0
William Whittle of Dunstable a Coroner for the County of Hills-
bor0
Rufus Whipple of Richmond a Justice of the Peace for the
County of Cheshire
1792-93] RECORDS OF PRESIDENT AND COUNCIL. 735
James Woodward & Ezekiel Ladd Esq1" of Haverhill Justices of
the Peace and of the Quorum for the County of Grafton
P White
Robert Wallace
Jona Freeman
Joseph Badger Jr
Lemuel Holmes
At a Council holden at Exeter Dec 28 1792
Present His Excellency Josiah Bartlett Esq President Hon.
Phillips White Joseph Badger Jur Robert Wallace Lemuel Holmes
and Jonathan Freeman Esq1'8 —
His Excellency the President requested the advice of Council rel-
ative to the adjournment of the General Court —
* Whereupon the Council advise that the Gen1 * 2 P. & C.-166
Court be adjourned to meet again on Wednes-
day the last day of May next at Concord agreeably to a vote of
Court
proceeded and appointed
Daniel Campbell of Amherst Esq a Justice of the Peace for the
County of Hillsbor0— P White
Joseph Badger Jur
Lemuel Holmes
Jona Freeman
Robert Wallace
Hon Council to meet at Exeter on the first Wednesday of Feb
next
At a Council holden at Exeter Febv 6th 1793 —
Present His Excellency Josiah Bartlett Esq President The Hon
Phillips White Joseph Badger Lemuel Holmes Robert Wallace &
Jonathan Freeman Esqrs
proceeded and appointed
Joseph Cilley Esq a Major General for the first department in
the Militia of this State. P White
Joseph Badger Jr
Lem11 Holmes
Robert Wallace
Jonathan Freeman
At a Council holden at Exeter Feby 7th 1793 —
Present His Excellency Josiah Bartlett Esq President The Hon.
Phillips White Joseph Badger Rob1 Wallace Lemuel Holmes &
Jonathan Freeman Esquires —
His Excellency requested the advice of Council respecting a vote
of Court of the 20th of Decr 1792 —
736 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. [!792-93
* 2 P. & C.-167 * Whereupon the Council advise that Samuel
Brooks Esq be appointed to compleat the Index
of the Records of Deeds in the County of Rockingham in as few
books as possible pursuant to a Resolve of 10th June 1791 for that
purpose, provided he will procure some suitable person to assist
him as Clerk in said business — P White
Lem11 Holmes
Joseph Badger Jr
Robert Wallace
At a Council holden at Exeter Feby 9, 1793
Present His Excellency Josiah Bartlett Esq President The Hon
Phillips White Joseph Badger Robert Wallace Lemuel Holmes &
Jona Freeman Esq
proceeded & appointed
Allen Willey Esq of Goshen a Justice of the Peace for the
County of Cheshire — P White
Jona Freeman
Lem11 Holmes
Joseph Badger Jr
Robert Wallace
* 2 P. & C.-168 * At a Council holden at Exeter Feby 13th 1793
Present His Excellency Josiah Bartlett Esq
President The Hon. Phillips White Joseph Badger Rob1 Wallace
Lemuel Holmes & Jona Freeman Esquires —
proceeded and appointed
Ebenezer Champney Esq of New Ipswich a Judge of Probate
of Wills &c for the County of Hillsbor0 P White
Joseph Badger Jr
Lem11 Holmes
Robert Wallace
Jona Freeman
His Excellency the President requested the attend — of his
Council on the 21th March next.
At a Council holden at Exeter March 21, 1793 —
Present His Excellency Josiah Bartlett Esq President Hon.
Phillips White Joseph Badger Rob1 Wallace Lemuel Holmes and
Jonathan Freeman Esquires
Proceeded and appointed —
Roswell Hubbard Esq of Sullivan a Just Peace for the County
of Cheshire
Nath1 S. Prentice Esq of Alstead d° for sd County
James Wheelock of Hanover a Justc Pacs for the County of
Grafton
1792-93] RECORDS OF PRESIDENT AND COUNCIL. 737
Jona Sawyer of Orford Esq a Justice of the Peace for sd County
William Price Esq of Gilmanton a Coron1' for the County of
Strafford
Moses Kenney Esq of Madbury a Just8 Pce for sd County
P White
Joseph Badger Jur
Jona Freeman
Lem11 Holmes
Robert Wallace
* His Excellency laid before the Council an * 2 P. & C.-169
Account from Kensington for the support of
Benjamin Swain & Mary his wife which had been laid before the
Gen1 Sessions of the Peace for the County of Rockingham who
reported that said Town is entitled to receive one hundred and
sixty pounds which was approved of as just and accordingly rec-
ommended to the President & Council for payment — and requested
the advice of Council relative to drawing an order on the Treas-
urer for the same — Whereupon the Council advise that His
Excellency draw an order on the Treasurer for said sum
P White
Joseph Badger Jr
Robert Wallace
Lemuel Holmes
Jona Freeman
At a Council holden at Exeter March 26th 1793 —
Present His Excellency Josiah Bartlett Esq President The Hon.
Phillips White, Joseph Badger Rob* Wallace Lemuel Holmes &
Jonathan Freeman Esquires
Proceeded and appointed
Thomas Bartlett Esq. Brigadier Gen1 of the third Brigade
Joseph Badger Esq Brigadier Gen1 of the second Brigade
Francis Blood Esq Brigadier Gen1 of the fourth Brigade
Daniel Warner Esq L1 Col. Comd1 of the fifth Regiment
Azariah Webb Esq L1 Col Comd1 of the thirteenth Reg1
Joseph Kimball Esq Lt Col. Comd1 of the fifteenth Reg1
James Hill Esq — Brigadier Gen1 of the first Brigade
James Gilmore Esq Lt Col Comd1 of the eighth Regiment
Nath1 Head Esq L1 Col Comd1 of the eleventh Regiment
Henry Butler Esq L1 Col Comd1 of the eighteenth Regiment
Nathan Hoit Esq L1 Col. Comd1 of the nineteenth Regiment
Joshua Bailey Esq L1 Col Comd1 of the twenty first Reg1
73$ NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. [^O^-O^
* 2 P. & C.-170 * Edmund Freeman Esq — U Col Comd1 of the
twenty third Regim1
Edwards Bucknam Esq U Col. Comd1 of the twenty fourth
Reg*
Benja Peirce Esq L1 Col. Comd1 of the twenty sixth Reg
P White
Jona Freeman
Robert Wallace
Lem11 Holmes
At a Council holden at Exeter March 27th 1793 —
Present His Excellency Josiah Bartlett Esq President Hon.
Phillips White Joseph Badger Rob1 Wallace Lemuel Holmes &
Jonathan Freeman Esquires
proceeded & appointed
Nathaniel Peabody Esq Major Gen1 of the first Departm1
Moses Dow Esq Major Gen1 of the second Departm1
Amos Shepard Esq Major Gen1 of the third Department
George Aldrich Esq Brigadier Gen1 of the fifth Brigade
Ebenezer Brewster Esq Brigd1' Gen1 of the sixth Brigade
Michael McClary Esq — Adjutant General —
2d Reg — Daniel Rollins Esq U Col Comd1 of the 2d Regim1
Janverin Fisher Esq Maj1' of the first Battalion
Richard Furber Esq Maj1' of the second Battalion
3d Reg — Thomas Leavitt Esq Maj1' of the Ist Battalion in 3d
Regim1
Benj'1 Barnard J1' Esq Maj. of the 2d Battalion in sl1
Regim1
4. Reg — Andrew Gilman Esq U Col. Comdt of the 4th Regi- !
ment
Nath1 Giddinge Esq Maj1' of the Ist Battalion in s'1 |
Regim1
Thomas Gordon Esq Maj of the 2d Battalion in sd
Regm*
5. Reg — William Bradford Esq Maj1' of the Ist Battalion in the
5th Reg1
John Lund Esq Maj1' of the 2d Battalion in sd Reg1
6 Reg — Elisha Whitcomb Esq — V Col. Comd1 of the sixth
Regiment
Philip Goss Esq Major of the 1. Battalion in sd Regi-
ment
Shilden Logan Major of the 2d Battalion in sd Regi-
ment
l792-93] RECORDS OF PRESIDENT AND COUNCIL. 739
7 Reg — Philip Tilton Esq L* Col. Comd4 of the 7th Regiment
Levi Bartlett Esq Majr of the 1. Battalion in sd Regim*
Ezekiel Gile Esq Maj1' of the 2d Battalion in sd
Regimt.
*8 Reg — Joseph Gregg Esq Major of the 1 * 2 P. & C.-171
Battn in 8th Regiment
Jesse Merrill Esq Maf of the 2d Battn in sd Reg
9 Reg — Stephen Dole Esq U Col. Comd* of the 9th Regiment
David Storey Esq Maj1' of the Ist Batt11 in sd Regim*
Ithamar Eaton Maj1' of the 2d Battn in sd Reg
10 Reg — Samuel Ladd Esq L* Col. Comd1 of the 10th Regiment
Joseph Parsons Esq — Major of the Ist Batt11 in sd
Reg*
Daniel Smith Esq Major of the 2d Batt11 in sd Reg
11 Reg. William Duncan Esq Major of the Is Batt11 in the 11th
Reg
David McCrillis Esq Major of the 2d Battn in sd Reg*
12 Reg Benja Prescott Esq U Col Comd* of the 12th Regiment
Willm Gardner Esq Major of the 1. Battalion in sd
Regim*
Phinehas Farrar Esq Maj of the 2d Battn in sd Regim1
13 Reg Absolom Peters Esq Maj1' of the 1. Batt11 in the 13
Reg*
Joshua Young Esq Maj1' of the 2d Batt11 in sd Reg1.
14 Reg Samuel Holmes Esq. U Col. Comd4 of the 14th Regi-
ment
Stephen Wells Esq Maj of the Is Batt11 in sd Reg
Peter Sleeper Esq Maj. of the 2d Batt11 in sd Regiment
15 — Joseph Smith Esq Maj of the 1. Batt11 in 15th Regiment
Jesse Willcox Esq Maj. of the 2d Batt11 in sd Regiment
16 John Wood Esq U Col Comd* of the 16th Reg4
John Willard Esq Maj. of the 1— Batt11 in sd Reg1
Nathaniel Evans Esq Maj. of the 2. Batt11 in sd Reg —
17— Simon Towle Esq Maj. of the 1. Battn in the 17. Reg
Daniel Norris Esq Maj. of the 2d Batt11 in sd Reg
18— Thomas Jenness Esq Maj. of the 1. Batt11 in 18th Regfc
Sherburne Blake Esq Majr of the 2d Batt11 in sd Reg —
19 — Israel Gilman Esq Maj. of the 1. Batt11 in the 19 Reg1
Stephen Webster Esq— Maj — of the 2d Batt11 in sd
Reg*
20 — Amasa Allen Esq — L* Col Comdt of the 20th Reg4
Samuel Works Esq Majr of the 1. Batt11 in sd Reg1
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Samuel Smith Esq Maj. of the 2 Batt11 in sd Reg1
21 — Enoch Gerrish Esq Maj. of the 1. Batt11 in 21st Reg1
Philip Greeley Esq Maj. of the 2d Batt11 in s*1 Reg1
22'1 Ezra Townes Esq L1 C Comdl of the 22d Regt
Jer1' Pritchard Esq Major of the 1. Battn in sd Reg
Abijah Wheeler Esq Major of the 2d Batt11 in sd
Reg-
* 2 P. & C.-172 *23 Reg — Samuel Jones Esq Maj. ot the 1.
Batt11 in the 23d Reg
Otis Freeman Esq Majr of the 2. Batt11 in sd Reg1
24 — John Young Esq — Maj1' of the 1. Batt11 in 24th Reg1
Jabez Parsons Esq Maj1* of the 2d Batt11 in sd Reg1
25 — Samuel Hale Esq. L1 Col. Comd1 of the 25th Reg1
Ebenr Thompson Jr Esq Majr of the 1. Batt11 in sd Reg1
Isaac Waldron Esq Majr of the 2d Batt11 in sd Reg1
26 — David Campbell Esq Maj1* of the 1. Batt11 in 26 Reg
Daniel Goold Esq Maj1* of the 2d Batt11 in sd Reg
27 — Joseph Peirce Esq L1 Col — Comdt of the 27th Regim1
Carr Leavitt Esq Major of the 1. Batt11 in sd Reg
Jonathan Coffin Esq Maj1' of the 2d Batta1 in sd Reg1
Advised & consented to by us —
P White
Jona Freeman
Robert Wallace
Joseph Badger Jur
Lem11 Holmes
At a Council holden at Exeter April 5th 1793
Present His Excellency Josiah Bartlett Esquire President Hon
Philips White Joseph Badger & Rob1 Wallace Esquires —
proceeded & appointed —
Gardner Towne Esq of Stoddard a Justice of the Peace for the
County of Cheshire —
Enoch Wood of Loudon a Justice of the Peace for the County
of Rockingham —
Moses Little Esq a Justice of the Peace & Quorum for^the
County of Grafton —
Moses Woodward Esq L1 Col. Commandant of 1st Regiment
Clement Storer Esq Major of Ist Bat. in sd Regiment
Andrew Wiggin Esq Major of 2d Bat11 in said Regiment
Jer1' Bachelder Esq L1 Col Comdt of the third Regiment
Stephen Dearborn Esq — L1 Col Comd1 of the 17th Regi-
ment
1792-93] RECORDS OF PRESIDENT AND COUNCIL. 741
*The foregoing appointments were advised * 2 P. & C.-173
and consented to, by us —
P White
Robert Wallace
Joseph Badger J1
Proceeded and appointed —
Nathan Taylor an Inspector & Brigade Major of the second
Brigade and
Jona Cilley an inspector & Brigade Major of the third Brigade,
they having been recommended by the Brigadiers of said Bri-
gades —
Advised and consented to by us — P White
Robert Wallace
Joseph Badger J1
Proceeded and appointed —
Moses Leavitt Esq a Brigadier General of the first Brigade in
the room & stead of Gen1 James Hill who declines said Office —
P White
Joseph Badger J1
Robert Wallace
At a Council holden at Exeter May 15th 1793 —
Present His Excellency Josiah Bartlett Esq President Hon.
Joseph Badger Robert Wallace & Jona Freeman Esquires —
proceeded to open & enter the returns of the votes for
Senators —
*At a Council holden at Exeter May 16, * 2 P. & C.-174
1793—
Present as yesterday
Upon a Report of Oliver Peabody Esq to His Excellency —
The Council advise His Excellency to draw a warrant on the
Cashier of the New Hamp1' Bank for the sum of two hundred
and twenty nine Dollars & thirty three Cents being a dividend of
the profits arising from money belonging to the State in said Bank
up to the first of April last — Joseph Badger Jur
Jona Freeman
Robert Wallace
At a Council holden at Exeter May 17th 1793
Present His Excellency Josiah Bartlett Esq President Hon
Joseph Badger Robert Wallace & Jonathan Freeman Esquires
proceeded and appointed
Willm Adams Major of Ist Battalion in 8th Reg* in the room of
Joseph Gregg who declines —
742 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS. [x792-93
Samuel Moore Maj of 2d Battalion in 17th Regiment in the room
of Daniel Norris who declines —
Otis Freeman L* Col. Comd* of the 23d Regiment in the room
of Edmund Freeman who declines
David Hough Major of the Ist Battalion in 23d Reg1 in the room
of Sam1 Jones who has declined
Sam1 Kendrick Maj of 2d Bat11 in 23 Reg1 in the room of Otis
Freeman who declines
Rufus Graves an Inspector & Brigade Major of sixth Brigade
he having been recommended by the Brigadier of said Brigade —
Jona Freeman
Robert Wallace
Joseph Badger J1"
* 2 P. & C.-175 *At a Council holden at Exeter May 17th
I793 —
Present His Excellency Josiah Bartlett Esq President The Hon
Joseph Badger Robt Wallace and Lemuel Holmes and Jonathan
Freeman Esquires
1 Dist. Upon examining and casting up the returns of the
votes for Senators in the first District we find that the whole num-
ber of votes returned, amount to six hundred & forty three no
one person having a majority, the two highest numbers are as
follows viz Christopher Toppan Esq 288 and Jonathan Warner
Esq 95.
2 Dist. For the 2d district, the whole number of votes returned
amount to 647 — Oliver Peabody Esq having a majority of votes
is elected and has been summoned accordingly
3 Dist. For the 3d District, the whole number of votes returned
amount to 729 — no one person having a majority, the two high-
est numbers are as follows viz James MacGregore Esq 301 and
Joseph Blanchard Esq — 215 —
4 Dist. For the 4th District, the whole number of votes returned
amount to 909 — Abiel Foster Esq having a majority of votes is
elected & has been sum[moned] accordingly
5 Dist. For the 5th District, the whole number of votes returned
amount to 1136 — no one person having a majority the two high-
est numbers are as follows viz Samuel Hale Esq. 560 and John
Waldron Esq 389 —
6 Dist For the Sixth District, the whole number of votes I
returned amount to 1006 — Ebenezer Smith Esq having a majority j
is elected and has been summoned accordingly —
7 Dist. For the 7th District, the whole number of votes returned j
1792-93] RECORDS OF PRESIDENT AND COUNCIL. 743
amount to 578 — Joshua Atherton Esq — having a majority of votes
is elected and has been summoned accordingly —
* 8 Dist For the 8th District, the whole num- * 2 P. & C.-176
ber of votes returned amount to 830 — no one
person having a majority of votes, the two highest numbers are
as follows viz Henry Gerrish Esq 284 and Robert Wallace Esq
277 —
9 Dist For the 9th District, the whole number of votes amount
to 691 — Charles Barrett Esq having a majority of votes is elected
and has been summoned accordingly
10 Dist For the 10th District, the whole number of votes
returned amount to 583, no one person having a majority, the two
highest numbers are as follows viz Elisha Whitcomb Esq 240 and
Josiah Richardson Esq 214 —
11 Dist For the 11th District, the whole number of votes returned
amount to 568 — John Bellows Esq having a majority of votes is
elected and has been summoned accordingly —
12 Dist For the 12 District, the whole number of votes returned
amount to 900 — no one person having a majority of votes, the
two highest numbers are as follows viz Jonathan Freeman Esq
388 and Samuel Emerson Esq 160 —
Josiah Bartlett President
Robert Wallace 1
Joseph Badger Ju'' ^Counsellors_
.Lemuel Holmes f
Jonathan Freeman J
*At a Council holden at Concord June 4th * 2 P. & C.-177
!793 —
Present His Excellency Josiah Bartlett Esq President The Hon.
Joseph Badger Robert Wallace Lemuel Holmes & Jonathan
Freeman Esqrs —
proceeded & appointed,
William Smith Esq of Nottingham West a Coroner for the
County of Hillsborough —
Jonathan Clark of Epping Major of the second Battalion in
the 4th Regiment of militia in the room of Thos Gorden who has
resigned Joseph Badger Ju1'
Jona Freeman
Robert Wallace
Lemuel Holmes
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APPENDIX
Journal of the Senate
Impeachment of Woodbury Langdon.
SPECIAL SESSIONS
NOTE.
The Superior Court as constituted from 1784 to 1793 underwent many changes
in personnel. It consisted of a chief and three puisne justices during that period.
There were three different incumbents of the office of chief justice, two lawyers
and one a physician. Of the six others, not including Chief Justice Bartlett, who
had also been a puisne justice, only three were lawyers by profession. The high-
est salary paid was that of the chief Justice, which was six hundred dollars.
Each associate received five hundred and twenty dollars. The whole court, or a
quorum, was required to attend every term fixed by law in the five counties.
There were two terms a year, at least, in each, and in those having more than one
shire town the number of terms was correspondingly increased. As the judges
had no such facilities for travel as are now enjoyed, as they were paid considerably
less than two dollars a day, it was not unreasonable to expect that they would
undertake collateral business, and it is not surprising that the court, now and then,
found itself without a quorum in term time. Complaints of several such instances
were made. The General Court ordered a committee to investigate the subject
and ascertain who was responsible for the failure of the court to hold some of its
regular terms. The judges were called upon for explanations, and replies were
duly filed. The answer of Judge Langdon was not calculated to avoid the issue
by evasions or plausible excuses. He admitted the fact, and at the same time
arraigned the General Court for improper interference with the business of the
Superior Court by nullifying their judgments and for refusing to grant the judges
those permanent and honorable salaries which the Constitution required them
to do.
Articles of impeachment were found by the House in June, 1790, and were
tried before the Senate. The subject was before the Legislature in some form for
a considerable part of that political year. Both the formal impeachment and the
attempt to remove the judge by address failed. His resignation in January, 1 791 ,
followed his appointment to a federal office. The attempt to secure his removal
by address was subsequent to his resignation, and to this the Senate unanimously
refused concurrence, which put an end to the affair. The episode is discussed in
considerable detail in Governor Plumer's sketch of Judge Langdon, XXI State
Papers, p. 812. The following reference is made to it in William Plumer's Life
of Governor Plumer, p. 108 :
"The subject, which, during this and the next year, occupied largely the
"attention of the Legislature, was the impeachment of Woodbury Langdon for
"neglect of duty as one of the judges of the Superior Court. My father was
" opposed to the impeachment, which he thought proceeded from private pique
"and personal interest, rather than from a regard to the public good; and he
" refused on that account to act as one of the managers on the part of the House.
"After much ineffectual action and many delays, the impeachment was finally
" dropped, the judge having in the meantime accepted an office under the United
" States, and resigned his seat on the bench. The House passed a vote of cen-
"sure on him, denying his right to resign while under impeachment, in which,
"however, the Senate refused to concur.1'
75° NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS.
Jeremiah Smith was one of the managers on the part of the House. A liberal
extract from his argument in the case is given by his biographer, Life, p. 38.
This duty was imposed on him by the House, although he voted against the
impeachment. His biographer also states that " he was obliged to go to Worces-
" ter, Mass., to get forms by which he might draw up the articles of impeachment.
" His speech, which is preserved, written out in full, shows some of the character-
" istics of his mind, but lacks the heartiness with which a strong man utters him-
" self, when he has full confidence in his cause.11
This case stands unique in the history of the highest court of the state. More
or less serious complaints of a similar nature have been current at times, but they
have never been carried to the extreme of formal prosecution, by articles of
impeachment in our own Legislature. Judge Pickering's impeachment was by the
Congress of the United States, and it is hardly conceivable that it could have suc-
ceeded before the Senate of New Hampshire.
The legislative records, at intervals since, disclose instances of removal of
entire courts by the repeal of the acts by which they were established. It is but
just to the memory of the judges thus summarily removed to record the common
consent that the motives underlying the action of the Legislature in such cases
have been political, and that deposition from judicial position under those circum-
stances has reflected in no way upon the conduct, character, or qualifications of
the judges.
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE,
In Senate, Concord June 19th 1790. —
Present, His Excellency the President and all the Senate. —
An Impeachment was brought up from the Honorable House
of Representatives signed by the Speaker pro Tempre charging
the Honorable Woodbury Langdon Esq. one of the Justices of the
Superior Court of Judicature with being guilty of misconduct and
mal-administration in his said office, and was read — Whereupon
His Excellency the President with the Hon. Robert Wallace &
the Hon. Jonathan Freeman, Esq two of the Council, withdrew
from the Senate room. —
When there were present, —
The Hon. Ebenezer Smith Esq — Senior Senator Nathaniel
Peabody Ebenezer Webster Amos Shepard Peter Green John
Waldron Nathaniel Rogers Oliver Peabody Sanford Kingsbury
& Joseph Cilley Esquires, Senators.
And after the Members of the Senate were respectively sworn
as the Constitution requires, truly and impartially to try & deter-
mine the charge in Question against Woodbury Langdon Esq
according to evidence they made choice of Joseph Pearson Esq
to act as Clerk or Secretary to the Senate in all matters respect-
ing the hearing & trial upon the aforementioned Impeachment,
who was sworn to the faithful discharge of the same, then the
said Impeachment was read and is as follows viz —
State of New Hampshire
To the Honorable the Senate of the State of New Hampshire.
Articles of Impeachment of misconduct & mal-administration in
his office, offered and presented against Woodbury Langdon Esq.
one of the Justices of the Superior Court of Judicature for said
State, by the House of Representatives thereof, convened at
Concord in said State on the eighteenth day of June in the year of
our Lord, one thousand, seven hundred and ninety.
Note— The above is copied from the original, in appendix to MSS. Volume 3, Journals of
the Senate, in the office of the Secretary of State.
75 2 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS.
Whereas the said Woodbury Langdon Esquire for many years
past hath been, and now is a Justice of the Superior Court of Judi-
cature for said State — £XE
And whereas it is essential to the preservation of the rights of
every Citizen of the State, his life, liberty, property and charac-
ter, that the Superior Court of Judicature should be holden at the
times and places by law prescribed, by all the Justices of said
Court, in order that Justice may be administered to the good Citi-
zens of the State impartially, promptly and without delay —
And whereas the public are at all times intitled to the services
of their officers receiving salaries —
And whereas the said Woodbury Langdon Esqr hath wilfully
and corruptly in various instances misbehaved in his said Office,
and hath neglected to attend the duties thereof ; by means
whereof the said Courts have not been holden at the times &
places by law established, and the administration of Justice
delayed, to the great injury of the good Citizens of said State —
Therefore the said House of Representatives, do offer and present
to the Honorable Senate, against the said Woodbury Langdon
Esq. Justice of the Superior Court as aforesd, all and singular the
general and special Articles of Impeachment following viz —
Firstly — The said Woodbury Langdon Esq hath from time to
time corruptly and wilfully neglected his duty as a Justice of the
Superior Court aforesaid in not attending at the times & places
prescribed by law for holding said Courts in the several Counties
in this State, and hath misbehaved in said office in his duty as a
Justice of said Court. —
Secondly — The said Woodbury Langdon Esq did not attend
his duty as a Justice of said Court at the Superior Court by law
holden at Amherst within and for the County of Hillsborough on
the second Tuesday of May last past — at Charlestown within
and for the County of Cheshire on the third Tuesday of said May
— at Plymouth within and for the County of Grafton on the
fourth Tuesday of said May, nor did he attend at any time during
the sitting of said Court at said times and places, by means
whereof the Citizens of this State and others resorting to the said
Courts for the decision of their Causes, then and there pending,
have been deprived of the benefit of trial. —
Thirdly — The said Woodbury Langdon Esq — did, on the
tenth day of May in the year of our Lord, one thousand, seven
hundred and eighty nine, refuse to attend his duty at the Court by
law to be holden at Plymouth in and for the County of Grafton on
APPENDIX. 753
the fourth Tuesday of the same May, and by reason thereof, the
said Court was not holden at said time and place to the great
damage & injury of the good Citizens of this State, all which
matters contained in the foregoing articles, general and special,
the said House of Representatives are ready to verify and prove
— And they do thereupon, as the grand Inquest of the State afore-
said, impeach the said Woodbury Langclon Esq — of all and singu-
lar the misconduct and mal-administration in his said Office of
Justice of the Superior Court of said State contained & alledged
in the articles aforesaid, and saving to themselves by protestation,
the liberty of exhibiting at any time hereafter, to the Honorable
Senate aforesaid, any complaint or allegations against the said
Woodbury Langdon Esq for any other misconduct & mal-admin-
istration in his said Office, not specially contained in the articles
aforesaid, also of replying to the answers which the said Wood-
bury Langdon Esq shall make to the articles aforesaid, and of
offering proof of the premises or of any of their Impeachments
and Complaints that shall be exhibited by them as the case may
require. They the said House of Representatives pray that the
said Woodbury Langdon Esq. may be notified to make answers
to the charges contained in the foregoing Articles and to the
Impeachment preferred by this House of Representatives, and be
brought to trial thereon, and that if he be found guilty thereof, he
may, by the judgment of the Honorable Senate, be removed from
his Office of Justice of the Superior Court aforesaid, and that
such other Judgment may be rendered thereon as shall be agree-
able to law and the Constitution.
Whereupon ordered that a Summons be issued and signed by
the Senior Senator in the form following viz :
State of New Hampshire —
[L S.] To the Sheriff of the County of Rockingham Greeting
In the name of the State of New Hampshire We command you
to summon Woodbury Langdon of Portsmouth in said County of
Rockingham Esq one of the Justices of the Superior Court of Judi-
cature in and for the State aforesaid, to appear before our Senate,
a Court duly qualified to try said Impeachment, at the Court
House in Exeter in said County on Wednesday the twenty eighth
day of July next at ten of the Clock in the forenoon of said day,
; by serving him with an attested copy of the foregoing Articles of
Impeachment and this summons, thirty days at least before the
said twenty eighth day of July next to make answer to the
charges in said Articles of Impeachment contained, and to
48
754 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS.
receive such Judgment as may then and there be rendered, and
further dealt with agreeably to the laws and Constitution of this
State — And have you there this precept with your doings therein
at or before the said day.
Dated at the Senate Chamber in Concord the nineteenth day of
June, in the year of our Lord, one thousand, seven hundred and
* ' Ebenezer Smith Senior Senate
In Senate June 19, 1790.
Ordered that the Honble House of Representatives be informed
that the Senate have ordered a summons to issue, requiring the
Hon. Woodbury Langdon Esq one of the Justices of the Superior
Court of Judicature in and for said State to appear before them at
the Court-house in Exeter in our County of Rockingham on s'1
28th July next at ten of the clock in the forenoon, to make answer
to articles of impeachment exhibited against him by the Hon.
House of Representatives, that they may be ready to support the
charges aforesaid at said time and place.
State of New Hampshire
Exeter July 28th 1790 —
This being the day assigned for the trial of Woodbury Langdon
Esq one of the Justices of the Superior Court of Judicature for
said State, on an impeachment presented against him by the
House of Representatives of the People of New Hampshire for
misconduct & Mai administration in Office,
Present His Honor Ebenezer Smith Esq Sen, Sen The Hon1'1,
Nathaniel Peabody Ebenezer Webster Amos Shepard John Wal-
dron Nathaniel Rogers Sanford Kingsbur}- & Joseph Cillev
Esquires.
His Honor, the Senior Senator directed the Sheriff to open the
Court — which was accordingly done —
His Honor the Senior Senator asked the Managers for the
House of Representatives, whether they were ready for trial?
After some time spent in consultation the Defendent then said
he was ready for trial —
adjourned 'till 3 °Clock P M —
At 3 "Clock P. M. The Court met & was opened in usual form
— Present the same as in the forenoon
The Court agreed to postpone the trial of Woodbury Langdon
Esq until the Third Tuesday of the next Session of the General
Court at the Senate Chamber in Concord, and ordered all persons
APPENDIX. 755
concerned to take notice and govern themselves accordingly,
(granting at the same time leave for the Defendent to file his
papers) and proclamation was made
FRIDAY Jany 7th 1791 —
The Court for the trial of Impeachments met at Concord and
resumed the consideration of the trial of Woodbury Langdon Esq
one of the Judges of the Superior Court of Judicature. —
adjourned till to morrow afternoon
SATURDAY Jany 8th 1791
The Court for the trial of Impeachments met according to
adjournment and resumed the further consideration of the trial of
Woodbury Langdon Esq —
Whereupon ordered, that a summons, signed by the Senior
Senator be issued to the Sheriff of the County of Rockingham
command him to summon Woodbury Langdon of Portsmouth
Esq before the Senate of sd State at the Senate Chamber in Con-
cord on Tuesday the 25th of January 1791 at ten of the Clock in
forenoon of sd day by serving him with an attested copy of the
Articles of the impeachment & summons, which summons was
accordingly issued with a copy of the Articles of Impeachment
thereto annexed.
At a Court for the trial of an Impeachment made by the House
of Representatives for said State against Woodbury Langdon
Esq holden at Concord by adjournment on the 25th day of Janu-
ary 1 791, His Excellency the President at the request of the Sen-
ate administred an Oath in the usual form to John Bell Esq one
of the Senate who was not present at the opening of the Court —
It was then ordered by the Court, that the Clerk of said Court
inform the Speaker of the House of Representatives, that the
Court for the trial of impeachments will be opened in the Senate
Chamber in Concord at three of the Clock this afternoon in order
to proceed to business — which was accordingly done.
Adjourned till 3 °Clock P — M —
The Court met according to adjournment — when there were
present —
The Hon. Ebenezer Smith Sen1' Sentr Nathaniel Peabody Eben-
ezer Webster John Bell Amos Shepard Peter Green John Wal-
dron Nathaniel Rogers & Joseph Cilley Esquires —
756 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS.
The Court being opened in usual form — on motion made by
the managers on behalf of the House of Representatives — The
Court ordered the Impeachment to be read — after which Wood-
bury Langdon Esq being called, did not appear — The Managers
on behalf of the House of Representatives then informed the
Court they were ready to proceed in the prosecution ; But as Mr
Langdon did not appear when called, they did not wish to take
any undue advantages of his absence — Whereupon the Court
ordered the proper Officer to adjourn said Court until to morrow
morning at Ten of the Clock, then to meet at the Senate Cham-
ber in Concord, and proclamation thereof was accordingly
made —
WEDNESDAY January 26th 1791
The Court for the trial of Impeachments &c met according to
adjournment in the Senate Chamber
Present The Hon. Ebenezer Smith Sen1' Sentor Nathaniel Pea-
body Ebenezer Webster John Bell Amos Shepard Peter Green
John Waldron Nathaniel Rogers & Joseph Cilley Esquires —
The Court being opened in usual form, and Woodbury Lang-
don Esq one of the Justices of the Superior Court of Judicature
being called upon to answer to an impeachment of the HonhK
House of Representatives against him for misconduct & mal ad-
ministration in Office, did not appear — The managers on behalf
of the Honorable House of Representatives agreed to enter the
following Nolle Prosequi on the aforesaid Impeachment viz
The Subscribers, Agents & Managers of the said Honorable
House of Representatives come and say, that they will no further
prosecute this Impeachment on the part or behalf of the Honor-
able House W Page
Ed. S. Livermore
Jeremiah Smith —
The Court for the trial of Impeachments &c was then adjourned
without day
THE INSTITUTION AND RECORDS
NEW HAMPSHIRE SOCIETY OF THE CINCINNATI
1783 to 1823.
PREFATORY NOTE.
The revival of interest in organizations created to perpetuate the
memory of the participants in the War for Independence and in
the study of the history of that period, has attracted attention to
the record of the New Hampshire branch of the Society of the
Cincinnati. Our state organization has not had an active ex-
istence for many years, but the official record came to the cus-
tody of the New Hampshire Historical Society in 1842. In def-
erence to the desire expressed in many ways that this record
should be made more accessible to the public, it has been included
in this work.
The present Secretary of the New Hampshire Historical Soci-
ety, who has consented to this use of the original MSS. volume,
makes the following statement in reference to it :
" We cannot honor the New Hampshire heroes of the Revolution
beyond what they deserve. Men, taken from the common pur-
suits of life, were changed at once into successful leaders on many
bloody battlefields, in defense of liberty, of home and country ;
successful, against the best trained soldiers of Europe, as at Bunker
Hill and Bennington. The priceless heritage they won, is ours
to-day. They live in their brave deeds and in every page of their
history that is preserved. The following letter breathes the true
spirit, both of preserving their records and honoring their memory
and their principles :
North Yarmouth Centre, State of Maine,
October 24, 1842.
Rev. Nathaniel Bouton, Cor. Sec'y N. H. H. Society :
Dear Sir :
I wish to present to the New Hampshire Historical Society
(Through the hands of my Nephew, J. Wingate Thornton, Esq.)
the book and papers of the New Hampshire branch of the Society
of the Cincinnati, which has become extinct by the death of all the
members; my Father, Daniel Gookin, was the last of the original
members, & he has been dead about 12 years. I consider the
Library of your Society the most safe & proper place for the de-
760 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS.
posit of this valuable record of some of our Revolutionary wor-
thies ; & although they have gone to their long home, I hope the
principles for which they contended may be perpetuated to the
latest posterity.
I am,
Sir,
Very Respectfully,
Your Ob't Serv't,
John W. Gookin.
These valuable records and other papers of the New Hamp-
shire Society of the Cincinnati, deserve to be put beyond the pos-
sibility of being destroyed ; and for this purpose they have been
very carefully transcribed and prepared for publication.
C. L. Tappan, Librarian,
N. H. Historical Society.
Concord, N. H., July 10, 1893.
ORDER OF CINCINNATI INSTITUTED A D 1783
Copy of a letter from the honourable Major General Baron
Steuben to Major General Sullivan
Sir/
1 I have the honour as president of a convention for estab-
lishing the Society of the Cincinnati to present You with a plan of
its formation together with Several Resolves which have taken
place Relative to it.
The principles on which the Society is founded will I hope meet
Your Approbation, and engage You to become one of its members
and supporters. Not only your character and station in civil live,
but the superior Rank you held in the Army of the United States
point you out as the most proper person in the State of New
Hampshire, to whom the forming the society in that state can be
committed. Your friendship for the officers of the American
Army with whom You were so long Acquainted induces me to be-
lieve that You will imbrace with pleasure the Opportunity of Join-
ing them in an institution the chief Motive of which is to perpet-
uate that Virtuous affection which in so exemplary a manner
existed among them while in Arms for the defence of their
^ ' With the greatest Respect
West-point July 1783 I have the honour to be &c.
Stuben —
Maf Gen1 Sullivan MaJor Genl President
INSTITUTION & REGULATIONS
CANTONMENTS OF THE AMERICAN ARMY
on Hudson's river may 10th 1783. —
PROPOSALS for establishing a Society upon principles therein
mentioned, Whose Members shall be Officers of the American
Army. — having been communicated to the several Regiments of
762 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS.
the Respective lines they Appointed An Officer from each who in
conjunction with the General Officers should take the same into
consideration, at their Meeting this day, at which the honourable
Major General Baron Stuben the Senior Officer present Was
pleased to preside. —
The proposals being Read fully considered paragraph by par-
agraph and the amendments agreed to,
Major General Knox
Brigad1' General Hand
Brigadr Gen1 Huntington
And Captain Shaw
Were Chosen to Revise the
same and prepare a copy to be laid before this Assembly at their
Next Meeting to be holden at Maj1' General Baron de Stubens
Quarters on tuesday the 13th Instant. —
TUESDAY 13th May 1783.—
The Representatives of the American Army being assembled
Agreable to adjournment, the plan for the establishing a Society
Whereof the Officers of the American Army Are to be members
is Accepted and is as follows (Viz1)
It having pleased the Supreme Geoverner of the Universe in
the disposition of human affairs to cause the Seperation of the
Colonies of North America from the Domination of Great Britain
and after a bloody conflict of eight Years to establish them free
Independant and Soveriegn States, — connected by alliances found-
ed on Reciprocal Advantages with some of the great princes And
powers of the earth
To perpetuate therefore as Well the Remembrance of this Vast
event as the Mutual Friendships which have been formed Under
the pressure of common danger, And in many instances cemented
by the blood of the parties. — The officers of the American Army
do hereby in the Most solemn Manner associate constitute and
combine themselves into One Society of friends to endure as long
as they shall endure, or any of their eldest male posterity; And
in failure thereof the Collateral branches who may be Judged
Worthy of becoming its Supporters and Members —
The Officers of the American Army having generally been taken
from the Citizens of America posses high Veneration for the Char-
acter of that Blusterous Roman LUCIUS QUINTIUS CINCIN-
NATUS And being Resolved to follow his example by Returning
APPENDIX. 763
to their Citizenship they think they May with propriety denomi-
nate themselves the Society of the Cincinnati
The following principles shall be immutible and form the basis
of the Society of the Cincinnati. —
An incessant attention to preserve inviolate those Rights And
liberties of human Nature for which they have fought and bled
and without which the high Rank of a Rational being is a curse
instead of a blessing. —
An Unalterable determination to promote And cherish betwen
the Respective States that Union and National honour so essen-
tially Necessary to their happiness and the future dignity of the
American Empire. —
To Render perminant the cordial Affection subsisting among
the officers. — this spirit will dictate brotherly kindness in all
things, and particularly extend to the most substantial Acts of
benificence According to the Ability of the Society towards those
Officers And their families who Unfortunatly may be Under the
Necessity of Recieving it. —
The General Society wrill for the sake of frequent communica-
tions be Divided into State Societies, and those again into such
destricts as shall be directed by the State Societies. —
The Societies of the destricts to meet as shall be agreed Upon
by the State Society, those of the State on the fourth day of July
Annually or Oftener if they shall find it expedient ; And the Gen-
eral Society on the first Monday in May Annually so long as they
shall deem Necessary And after wards at least once in three
Years. —
At each Meeting the principles of the Institution Will be fully
considered, and the best Measures to promote them Adopted. —
The State Societies will consist of all the Members Residing in
each State Respectively ; and Any Members Removing from one
State to another is to be considered in all Respects as belonging
to the Society of the State in which he shall Actually Reside —
The State Society to have a President Vice President Secretary
Treasurer and assistant Treasurer to be chosen annually by a
Majority of Votes at the State Meeting
Each State meeting shall Write Annually, or oftner if Neces-
sary a Circular letter to the Other State Societies, Noting what-
ever they May think Worthy of Observation Respecting the good
of the Society or the General Union of the States and give infor-
mation of the Officers chosen for the Current Year. Copies of
their letters should be Regularly transmitted to the Secretary Gen-
764 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS.
eral of the Society, Who will Record them in a book Assigned
for that purpose. —
The State Society will Regulate every thing Respecting itself
and the Societies of its destricts, Consistant with the General
Maxims of the CINCINNATI. Judge of the qualifications of the
members who may be proposed and expel any Member who by
conduct inconsistant with a gentleman and a man of honour, or
by an Opposition to the Interest of the Community in General : or
the Society in particular may Render himself Unworthy to Con-
tinue a Member.
In Order to form funds which may be Respectable, and assist
the Unfortunate each Officer shall deliver to the Treasurer of the
State Society One month's pay which shall Remain forever to the
Use of the State Society, the interest of which (if necessary) shall
be appropriated to the Relief of the Unfortunate. —
Donations may be made by persons not of the Society, and by
members of the Society for the express purpose of forming per-
manent funds for the Use of the State Societies and the interest of
these donations appropriated in the Same Manner as the Months
pay
Monies at the pleasure of each member May be subscribed in
the Societies of the destricts or the State Societies, for the Relief
of the Unfortunate members or their Widows and Orphans, to be
appropriated by the State Society Only. —
The Meeting of the General Society shall consist of its Officers
and Representatives from each State Society, in Members not ex-
ceeding five, whose expenses shall be born by their Respective
State Societies. —
In the General Meeting the President Vice President Secretary
assistant Secretary Treasurer and assistant Treasurer Generals
shall be chosen to serve Until the next Meeting
The Circular letters which have been Written by the Respective
State Societies to each Other and their particular letters shall be
Read and considered And all measures concerted which may con-
duce to the General contentment of the Society. —
It is probable that Some persons may make donations to the
General Society for the purpose of establishing funds for the fur-
ther comfort of the Unfortunate. — in which case such donations
must be placed in the hands of the Treasurer General the interest
only of which to be disposed of by the General Meeting. —
All the Officers of the American Army as well those who have
Resigned with honour after three Years service in the capacity of
APPENDIX. 765
Officers or who have been deranged by the Resolution of Con-
gress Upon the several Reforms of the Army as those who shall
have continued to the end of the War, have a Right to become
parties to this Institution ; provided that they subscribe one Months
pay and sign their Names to the General Rules in their Respect-
ive Societies, those who are present with the Army immediately,
and Others Within six Months after the Army shall be disbanded,
extroidnary cases excepted. —
The Rank time of service Resolution of Congress by which
they have been Deranged and place of Residence must be added
to each Name, And as a Testimony of affection to the memory
of the Offspring of such Officers who have died in the service
their eldest Male branches shall have the same Right of becoming
members as the Children of the Actual Members of the Society. —
Those Officers who are foreigners not Residing in any of the
states, will have their Names enroled by the Secretary General
And Are to be considered as members in the societies of any of
the States in which they may happen to be. —
And as there are and will at all times be men in the Respective
States eminent for their Abilities and Patriotism whose Views
may be directed to the same laudable objects with those of the
CINCINNATI it shall be a Rule to admit such Characters as
honorary Members of the Society for their Own lives Only pro-
vided allways that the Number of honorary Members in each state
does not exceed a Ratio of One to four of the Officers Or their
descendants. —
Each State Society shall Obtain a list of its Members And at
the first annual Meeting the State Secretary shall have ingrossd
On parchment two Copies of the Institution of the Society which
every member present shall sign. And the Secretary shall en-
deavour to procure the signature of every Absent Member. — One
of those lists to be transmitted to the Secretary General to be kept
in the Archives of the Society, And the Other to Remain in the
hands of the State Secretar^v. —
From the State list the Secretary General must Make out at the
first General Meeting a compleat list of the whole Society, with a
copy of which he will furnish each State Secretary.
The Society shall have an Order by which its members shall be
known and distinguish'd, Which shall be a Medal of Gold of a
proper size to Recieve the emblems and suspended by a deep blue
Ribbon two Inches Wide edged with white descriptive of the Union
of America And France
Viz*
766 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS.
The principal Figure Cincinnatus three senators presenting him
with a sword And Other Military ensigns in the field On the I
ground his wife standing in the door of their Cottage Near it a
plow and Other instruments of husbandry. —
Round the Whole
OMNIA RELIQOT SERVARE REMPUBLICAM
On the Reverse
Sun Rising a City with Open gates and Vessels entering the
port. — Fame crowning CINCINNATUS with a wreath inscribed
VIRTUTIS PRAEMIUM Below Hands Toined supporting a
heart with the motto ESTO PERPETUA
Round the Whole
SOCIETAS CINCINNATORUM INSTITUTA AD 1783.-^
The Society deeply impressed with a sense of the generous As-
sistance this Country has Recieved from france And desirous to
perpetuate the friendships which have been formed and so happily
Subsisted between the Officers of the allied forces in the prosecu-
tion of the War : direct that the President General transmit as
soon as may be to each of the Characters hereafter Named a
medal containing the Order of the Society Yiz:
His Excellency the chevalier de la Luzerne
Minister Plenipotentiary
Their Excellencies — the Count De Estaing
the Count De Grasse
the Count De Barras
the Chevalier de Touches
Admirals and commanders of the Navy. —
His Excellency the Count De Rochambeau Commander in
chief. — and the Generals and Colonels in his Army. — And Ac-
quaint them that the Society do themselves the honour to consider
them Members. —
We the Subscribers Officers of the American Army do hereby
Voluntarily become parties to the foregoing Institution and do
bind Ourselves to Observe and be geoverned by the principles
therein contained for the performance whereof We 60 pledge to
each Other Our sacred honour. —
Done in the Cantonments on Hudsons River in the year i-
That the members of the Society at the time of subscribing their
Names to the Institution do alson sign a draught on the paymaster
General in the following Manner. — the Regiments to do it Regi-
mentally : and the Generals and Other Officers not belonging
APPENDIX. 767
To John Pierce, Esq'r, Paymaster General to the
United Army of the United States
Sir
Please pay to Treasurer for the
State association of the CINCINNATI or his Order One Months
pay of our Several Grades Respectively and deduct the same
from the ballance which shall be found due to us on the final
liquidation of our Accounts for which this shall be Your War-
rant. —
That the Members of the several State Societies Assemble as
soon as may be for the Choice of their President and Other Officers,
and that the Presidents correspond together and appoint a meeting
of Officers who, may be chosen for each State in Order to pursue
such further Measures as may be Judged Necessary.
That the General Officers and the Officers delegated to Repre-
sent the several Corps of the Army subscribe to the institution of
the General Society for themselves And their constituents, in the
Manner and form before proscribed. —
That General Heath
Gen1 De Baron Stuben
And General Knox
be a committee to Wait On his Excellency
the Commander in Chief With a copy of the institution and Re-
quest him to honour the Society by puting his Name at the head
of it. —
That Major General Heath second in command in the Army be
and hereby is directed to transmit Copies of the institution with
the proceedings thereon to the Commanding Officers of the South-
ern Army ; the Senior Officer in each State from Pensylvania to
Georgia inclusive And to the commanding Officer of the Rhode
Island Line Requesting them to communicate the same to the
officers Under their several Commands And to take such Meas-
ures as May appear to them Necessary for expediting the Estab-
lishment of their State Societies and sending Delegates to Repre-
sent them in the first general Meeting to be holden on the first
Monday in May 1784. —
The Meeting then Adjourned without day.
Stuben
Major Gen1 President
768 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS.
CANTONMENTS OF THE AMERICAN ARMY
June 15th 1783.—
At a meeting of the General Officers and the Gentlemen dele-
gated by the Respective Regiments as a Convention for establish-
ing the Society of the Cincinnati held by the Request of the Pres-
ident at which were present. —
Major General Baron de Stuben President
M. Gen. Howe B. Gen. Putnam Col. H Jackson
M. Gen. Knox Colonel Webb Cap1 Shaw
B. Gen. Patterson L/. Col. Huntington U Col. Hull
B. Gen. Hand Maj1' Pettingill Col. Cortland!
B. Gen Huntington L1 Whiting Lr Col. Maxwell
General Baron de Stuben Acquainted the Convention that he
had Agreable to their Request at the last meeting transmitted to
his Excellency the Chevalier De La Luzerne Minister Plenipoten-
tiary from the Court of France a Copy of the Institution of the
CINCINNATI with their Vote Respecting his Excellency and
the other Characters therein mentioned and that his Excellency
had Returned an Answer declaring his acceptance of the same
and expressing the grateful sense he entertains of the honour con-
fered on himself and the Other Gentlemen of the French Nation
by this Act of the Convention. —
Resolved That the Letter of the Chevalier De La Luzerne be
Recorded in the proceedings of this day And depositted in the Ar-
chives of the Society as a testimony of the high sense this Con-
vention entertains of the honour done to the Society by his becom-
ing a Member thereof. —
The Baron having also communicated a letter from Major L'En-
fant enclosing a design for the Medal and Order containing the
emblems of the institution
Resolved That the Bald-eagle carrying the emblems on its breast
be established as the ORDER of the Society, and that the Ideas
of Major L'Enfant Respecting it and the Manner of its being worn
by the members as expressed in his letter hereto annexed, be
adopted. — That the Order be of the same size, And in every
Other Respect conformable to the said design, which for that pur-
pose is certified by the Baron de Stuben, President of this Con-
vention And to be deposited in the Archives of the Society as the
Origional from which all Copies are to be made also. That silver
medals not exceeding the size of a Spanish Mill11 Dollar with the
emblems as designed by Major L'Enfant and certified by the Pres-
APPENDIX. 769
ident be given to each and every Member of the Society together
with a diploma on parchment Wheron shall be impressed the ex-
act figure of the Order and Medal as above mentioned any thing
in the Origional institution, Respecting gold Medals to the contrary
Notwithstanding —
Resolved That the thanks of this convention be transmitted by
the President to Major L'Enfant for his care and ingenuity in pre-
paring the aforementioned designs, and that he be Acquainted
that they chearfully embrace his Offer of assistance and Request
a continuance of his attention in carrying the designs into Execu-
tion, for which purpose the President is desired to correspond with
him. —
Resolved That his Excellency the commander in Chief be Re-
quested to officiate as President General Untill the first General
Meeting to be held in May next
That a Treasurer General and a Secretary General be ballotted
for, to officiate in like Manner
The ballots being taken Major General McDougall was elected
Treasurer General, and Major General Knox, Secy Gen1 Who
Are hereby Requested to Accept said Appointments. —
Resolved That all the proceedings of this Convention including
the institution of the Society be Recorded from the Origional pa-
pers in his possession by Capt Shaw, Who at the first Meeting was
Requested to Act as Secretary and that the same signed by the
Preside [n]t and Secretary together with the Original papers be
given into the hands of Major General Knox Secretary Gen-
eral to the Society, and that Cap* North, Aide de Camp to the
Baron de Stuben And Acting Secretary to him as President sign
the said records. —
The dissolution of a Very considerable part of the army since
the last meeting of this convention having Rendered the Attend-
ance of some of its members impracticable, And the Necessit}^ of
some temporary Arrangements previous to the first meeting of the
General Society being so strikingly obvious, the Convention found
itself constrained to make those beforementioned, Which they
have done with the Utmost diffidence of themselves And Relying
intirely on the candor of their constituents to make allowance for
the Measure. — The principal object of its appointment being
thus Accomplished the Members of the Convention think fit to
dissolve the same and it is hereby dissolved Accordingly
Stuben
Major Gen1 President
49
77° NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS.
Major General Sullivan having Recieved from Major Gen1 the
Baron de Stuben the foregoing letter with the transactions of the
General Convention as here Recorded together with a Copy of the
emblem of the Order as designed by Major L'Enfant proceeded to
Notifie the persons pointed out as fit members for the Society of
the CINCINNATI to meet at Col. Samuel Folsams at Exeter on
Tuesday the 18th day of November A D 1783 for the purpose of
forming a State Society for the State of New Hampshire. —
EXETER TUESDAY November 18th 1783.—
Then met in Convention the following Gentlemen Viz1
Major General Sullivan Col. Cilley L1 Col. Commandant Dear-
born
Cap1 Cass, Cap1 Sullivan, Cap1 Munro,
Cap* McClary, Lieu* Mills, Lieu1 Gookin,
Lieu1 Adams, Lieu1 Cilley, Lieu1 McGaffey,
Lieu1 Wilkins And Lieu1 Emerson. —
And after hearing and Approving the Regulations for the
Order of the CINCINNATI proceeded to choose Major Gen1 Sul-
livan Chairman. —
And Cap1 Sullivan Clerk Pro tern, to Record the Minutes. —
The Gentlemen Above Named As Met in convention, Unani-
mously Voted
That they chearfully embrace the Opportunity of forming a
Society in this State And hereby engage to become Members of the
Order of the CINCINNATI, and to Regulate themselves, And
support the honour and intent of the istitution According to the
Regulations transmitted by the honourable Major General Baron
de Stuben to the Honourable Major Gen1 Sullivan.
They then proceeded to sign the following Covenant. — Viz1
We the subscribers Officers of the American Army do hereby
Voluntarily become parties to the foregoing institution And bind
Ourselves to Observe and be Geoverned by the principles therein
contained : for the performance Whereof We do pledge to each
Other Our Sacred honour.
Done at Exeter this 18111 day of November in the Year 1783
After signing the Members proceeded to elect by ballot the
officers prescribed by the institution. —
The ballots being taken
APPENDIX. 771
Major Gen1 Sullivan Was electd President
Ll Col : Comdt Dearborn . . Vice President
Cap* Sullivan . . . Secretary
Col Cilley .... Treasurer, and
Cap* Cass .... assistant Treasurer
The Society being formed And after duly considering the
method proposed for establishing a Fund for the Society for the
purposes and in the manner prescribed by the institution commu-
nicated by Baron de Stuben. —
It is considered by members of this Society that a Number of
the members have no Right to draw Bills on John Pierce Esq1'
Paymaster General to the United- Army of the United States —
It is therefore Resolved That the fund for this Society be estab-
lished by each Member's depositing in the hands of the treasurer
General for this Society (instead of Bills on the Paymaster Gen-
eral of the United Army of the United States) public security of
the State of New Hampshire to the Amount of one month's pay
for his services in the office he held in the American Army. —
Which security by the members who have now signed and who
shall sign on the Next Meeting of the Society shall at that time
be deposited in the hands of the Treasurer General —
Voted, That the Secretary be directed to make out A Copy of
the proceedings of this meeting together With a Notification to
such persons as have a Right to Join the Society that they may
give their attendance at the time and place to which this Society
shall think proper to Adjourn ; And that he cause the same to be
published in the New Hampshire Gazette —
Voted that the Society do adjourn to Wednesday the Seventh
day of January next at ten of the Clock in the forenoon then to
meet at this place
By order of the Society
Ebenr Sullivan Secretary. —
COVENANT
We the subscribers Officers of the American Army do hereby
Voluntarily become Members of the foregoing institution ; and do
bind Ourselves to Observe and be Geoverned by the principles
therein contained —
For the performance Whereof We do pledge to each Other
sacred honour —
Done at Exeter this 18th day of November in the Year 1783. —
772
NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS.
time of Resignation, or
Names
Rank
Time of
Service
Resolution of Con-
gress by which they
were derangd
Place of
Residence
Jn° Sullivan
M Gen1
4 years & 6
months
Resigned nov1' 19 1779
Durham
Jo* Cilley
Col.
5 Years 6 m°
Deranged 3d & 21st
Octo1' 1780
Nottingham
Henry Dearborn
L* Col:
Commdt
7 Years i o m
Exeter
Jonathan Cass
Cap1
6 Years 4 m
Deranged Is* March
Exeter
Eben1' Sullivan
Cap*
7 Years 9 m°
Deranged
Durham
Joseph Mills
Lieut.
6 years
f a soldier 1
j yr_7Mos
end of ye War
Notingham
Daniel Gookin
Lieu*
^ an officer
6.6 six
1^ year— 6 m°
End of the War
North-Hampton
Sam1! Adams
Lieu*
Josiah Munro.
Capt.
Jonathan Cilley
Lieu*
Neal M^GafTey
Lieu*
Mich1 McClary
Cap*
4 years
Oct1' 1779
Epsom
Signed February 5th 1784 —
Wm Parker j*
Surg.
3 Years 4 m°
Resigned Nov1' 1778
Exeter
Nichs Oilman
Cap*
6 Years 3 m
Deranged
Exeter
Josha Merrow
Lieut
Amos Emerson
Cap*
5 Years
Resigned March 1780
Chester
James Harvey ML'Clary Son to the late Major MeClary
killed at the Battle of Bunker "hill
Epsom
John Adams
Lieu*
to the end of
the War.
Stratham
Joseph Boynton
Lieut
7 Years
Deranged
St rat ham
Sam1 Cherry
Cap*
8 Years
to the end of war
Londonderry
Isaac Frve
Cap*
9 Years
to the end of war
Wilton
W Rowel]
Cap*
8 Years
Ditto
Epping
Jonath Perkins
Leiu*
6 years
Ditto
Ditto
APPENDIX.
773
Time of Resignation, or
Names.
Rank.
Time of
Service.
Resolution of Con-
gress by which they
were deranged.
Place of
Residence.
Adna Penniman
Cap4
4 years
derang'd
Moultonborough
John Harvey
U
4 years
the end of ye War
Northwood
Jere: Fogg
Cap1
Eight years
Six Months
End of the War
Kensington
Jereh Prichard
Liu1
3 Years 8 M°
July 1780 —
Hollas
James Reed
B General
8 years
end of the war
Keene —
Jn° Sullivan Son to the late Cap1 Ebenr Sullivan deceasd
Joseph Mills Son to the late L* Joseph Mills deceased
John W. Gookin, Son of Lieut. Daniel Gookin deceased
A Captin the U. S. Army from 18 12 to 18 15 during
the late war
[The following do not appear to have signed the covenant, but
were received members of the Society : —
Robert Wilkins, Lieut., appears as a member, 1796.
Mr. John Sullivan, son of Gen. Sullivan, 1797.
Mr. Bradbury Cilley, son of Col. Joseph Cilley, 1800.
Capt. Amos Cogswell, from Massachusetts, 1801.
Col. Seth Walker, applied to be Honorary Mem. 1805.
Col. Nathaniel White, 1805.
Adams, son of Lt. Samuel Adams, 1818.]
EXETER January 7th 1784 —
Then Met According to Adjournment
The President and Vice President being absent Cap1 Cass Was
appointed President P : T :
Voted That as the travelling is such that few members could
attend ; this Meeting proceed to no business Relative to the soci-
ety at this time but adjourn to some future day. —
Voted That the Meeting of this Society Stand further Adjourned
to thursday the fifth day of February Next, then to meet at this
place at 10 O'Clock A: M: — That the Secretary be directed to
Notifie the persons concerned to give their Attendance on the
Adjournment by publishing the same in the New Hampshire
Gazette. — jona Cass Presdt p T
By Order of the Society
Ebenr Sullivan Secry
774 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS.
EXETER February 5th 1784.
Then met according to adjournment the President being absent
the Vice President Presided. —
After Several Members Joining whose Names are herein en-
roled.—
It is considered by the Society that as it is probable this Society
not knowing where the Next annual meeting of the General Soci-
ety will be held May be Unable to send on a Member timely to
Represent them in the General Meeting
Resolved in case a member should not be sent that the Society
Request the President to Represent by letter to the General Soci-
ety the state of this Society, And Request such information as he
shall think Necessary at the same time making known to the Gen-
eral Society that the members of this Society wish to be consid-
ered as fully desirous of complying with every Regulation pre-
scribed by the General Society and will to the extent of their
Ability conform themselves thereto. —
Resolved That this Society adjourn to the fourth day of July
next being the day proposed by the institution for the Annuel
Meeting of the state societies, — then to meet at Col. Samuel Fol-
soms in Exeter at ten of the Clock in the forenoon And that the
Secretary be directed to cause the same to be published in the New
Hampshire Gazette. —
Henry Dearborn Vice Presdt
By order of the Society
Eben1" Sullivan Secretary
EXETER April 2,ld 1784
At a meeting of the New Hampshire State Society of the Cin-
cinnati held by Request of the President for the purpose of see-
ing whither the Society will agree to send a Member to Represent
them in the General Meeting to be held at Philadelphia On the
first Monday in May next. —
The Motion being put Unanimously agreed to send a Member
which is to be chosen by ballot. —
The ballots being taken Lieu1 Col : Dearbourn was appointed. —
Passed, That the society Raise one hundred and sixty three
Dollars which at present is to be Raised by subscription and paid
in to Col. Dearbourn at Exeter by the subscribers within Eight
days from this date which said sum shall be Refunded to the sub-
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775
scribers with interest Out of the public stock soon as may be found
Convenient by the Treasurer Gen1 of this state.
Sums subscribed are as follows. — Viz1
Subscribers
Sum in
Dolls
Subscribers
Sum in
Dolls
Gen1 Sullivan .
Col Cilley
Cap* Sullivan .
Cap* Cass . .
Cap* Adams .
L* Adams
forty 40
Twenty 20
Ten 10
Ten 10
Ten 10
Eight 8
L* Cilley
Cap* Boyenton
L* Gookin
Docr Parker .
L* Mills
Cap* Gilman .
Ten 10
Ten 10
Eight 8
Twelve 1 2
Ten 10
fifteen 1 5
passed That this society Do adjourn to Monday the fifth day of
July Next at ten of the Clock in the forenoon then to meet at this
place the day Appointed by the institution for the annual Meeting
of the State Societies happening on Sunday a day which this
society hold too sacred for any business except the Worship of the
divine being
Eben1' Sullivan Secretary.
Jn° Sullivan presc
EXETER Monday May [July] 5th 1784.
Met according to adjournment. —
The society proceeded to the choice of Officers. —
The following persons were Elected by Ballot. Viz* —
Major General Sullivan . . President
Col. Cilley
Cap1 Sullivan
Cap* McClary
Cap1 Cass
Vice President
Secretary
Treasurer
assistant Treasurer
The society took under consideration the circular letter of Gen-
eral Society of the 15th of May last: And After some debate
thereon,
Voted, That Gen1 Sullivan Col. Cilley & Major Fogg be a
Committee to draught An Answer thereto ; And lay the same be-
fore the Society at their next Meeting
Voted That the present Treasurer Wait on the late Treasurer
for the State securities Now in his hands who is Requested to
77^ NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS.
deliver over the same and take the present Treasurers Reciept
therefor. —
Voted To Accept Col : Henry Dearborn's Account Amounting
to Seventy Six pounds four Shillings and Eight pence for his time
and expences attending the Gen1 Meeting at Philadelphia. —
Voted That the Treasurer Recieve certificates for interest on
the Puolic Securities belonging to the Society and convert the
same into cash for the purpose of paying the Ballances due from
the Society —
Voted That the Treasurer apportion the expences of our late
Representation among the several Members and Notify them to
pay their Respective quota's thereof
Voted That the ballance of Col. Dearborns account After de-
ducting his proportion be first paid and then the ballances due to
Members who have advanced Money to the Society after deduct-
ing their Respective proportions of the expence incured by the late
Representation at the Gen1 Meeting. —
Voted That the Meeting Stand Adjourned to Thursday the third
day of February next
CIRCULAR LETTER FROM THE GENERAL MEETING
To the State Society of the CINCINNATI, In New Hampshire
Gentlemen,
We the Delegates of the CINCINNATI, after the Most Mature
and deliborate discussion of the principles And Objects of our
Society, have thought proper to Recommend that the inclosed
" Institution of the Society of the CINCINNATI, as altered and
Amended at their first meeting," Should be adopted by Your State
Society. —
In Order that our conduct on this Occasion may stand approved
in the eyes of the world, that we may Not incur the imputations
of Obstinacy on the one hand, or levity on the other, and that you
May be induced more Chearfully to comply with Our Recommen-
dation, We beg leave to communicate the Reasons on which We
have Acted. —
Previous to Our laying them before you, we hold it a duty to
ourselves and our fellow Citizens to declare, and we call heaven
to Witness the Veracity of Our declaration, that in Our whole
agency on this subject, We have been Actuated by the purest
principles. —
Notwithstanding we are thus conscious for ourselives of the
Rectitude of our intentions in instituting; or becoming Members of
APPENDIX. 777
this Fraternity ; and Notwithstanding we are confident the high-
est evidence can be produced from your past, and will be given
by your future behaviour, that you could Not have been in-
fluenced by any Other Motives than those of friendship, Patriotism
And benevolence : Yet as our designs in some Respects have
been Misapprehended ; as the instrument of our association was
of Necessity drawn up in a hasty Manner, at an epoha as extra-
ordinary as it will be memorable in the annals of mankind when
the mind agitated by a Variety of emotions, was Not a liberty to
attend Minutly to every circumstance which Respected our Social
connection, or to digest our ideas in so correct a form as could
have been wished ; as the Original Institution appeared in the
opinion of many Respectable characters to have comprehended
objects incompatable with the genius and spirit of the confedera-
tion ; and as in this case it would eventually frustrate our pur-
poses, and be productive of consequences which we had not fore-
seen; therefore, to Remove every cause of inquietude, to Annihi-
late every scource of Jealousy, to disignate explicitly the ground
on which we wis[h] to stand, and give one more proof that the
late officers of the American Army have a Claim to be Reckoned
Among the most faithful Citizens, we have agreed that the follow-
ing material alterations and amendments should take place : —
That the hereditary succession should be abolished — that all
interference with political subjects should be done away — and
that the funds should be placed under the immediate Cognizance
of the several Legislatures who should also be requested to grant
Charters for more effectually carrying our humane designs into
execution. —
In giving our reason for the alteration in the first article we
must ask your indulgence while we recal your attention to the
original occasion which induced us to form ourselves into a so-
ciety of friends — Having lived in the strictest habits of Amity
thro the various stages of a war, unparalled in many of its circum-
stances ; having seen the objects for which we contended happily
attained in the moment of triumph and separation when we were
about to act the last pleasing melancholy scene in our military
Drama — pleasing because we were to leave our country possessed
of Independence & Peace melancholy because we were to part
perhaps never to meet again — while every breast was penetrated
with feelings which can be more easily conceived than described ;
while every little act of tenderness recurred fresh to the recollec-
tion ; it was impossible not to wish our friendship should be con-
77$ NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS.
tinued ; it was extremely natural to desire the might be perpetuated
by our posterity to the remotest ages. With these impressions, and
with such sentiments we candidly confess we signed the institution.
We know our motives were irreproachable. But finding it appre-
hended by many of our countrymen that this would be drawing
an unjustifiable line of discrimination between our descendants
and the rest of the Community and averse to the creation of
unnecessary and unpleasing distinctions we could not hesitate to
relinquish every thing but our personal friendships of which we
cannot be divested and those acts of beneficence, which it is our
intention should flow from them —
With views equally pure and disinterested we proposed to use
our collective influence in support of that government and con-
firmation of that Union the establishment of which had engaged
so considerable a part of our lives ; but learning from a variety of
information that this is deemed an officious and improper interfer-
ence and that if we are not charged with having sinister designs,
yet we are accused of arrogating too much and assuming the
guardianship of the liberties of our country — thus circumstanced
we could not think of opposing ourselves to the concurring
opinions of our fellow citizens however founded, or of giving
anxiety to those whose happiness it is our interest and duty to
promote —
We come next to speak of the charitable part of our institution
which we esteem the basis of it. By placing your fund in the
hands of the legislature of your state and letting them see the
application is to the best purposes, you will demonstrate the integ-
rity of your Actions, as well as the rectitude of your principles.
And having convinced them your intentions are only of a friendly
and benevolent nature we are induced to believe they will patron-
ize a design which they cannot but approve ; that they will foster
the good dispositions and encourage the beneficent acts of those
who are disposed to make use of the most effectual and most
unexceptionable mode of relieving the distressed. For this pur-
pose it is to be hoped that Charters may be obtained in conse-
quence of the applications which are directed to be made. It is
also judged most proper yl the admission of members should
be submitted to the regulation of such charters : because by thus
acting in conformitv to the sentiments of government we not only
give another instance of our reliance upon it, but of our disposition
to remove every source of uneasiness respecting our society. —
We trust it has not escaped our attention, Gentlemen, that the
APPENDIX.
779
only objects of which we are desirous to preserve the remembrance
are of such a nature as cannot be displeasing to our countrymen
or unprofitable to Posterity : we have retained accordingly those
devices which recognize the manner of our returning to our citi-
zenship ; not as ostentatious marks of our discrimination, but as
pledges of our friendship, and emblems whose appearance will
never permit us to deviate from the paths of virtue. — And we
presume in this place it may not be inexpedient to inform that
these are considered as the most endearing tokens of friendship,
and held in the highest estimation by such of our Allies as have
become intitled to them by having contributed their personal serv-
ices to the establishment of our independence — that these gen-
tlemen who are among the first in rank and reputation have been
permitted by their sovereign to hold this grateful memorial of our
reciprocal Affections — and that this fraternal intercourse is
viewed by that illustrious Monarch and other distinguished Char-
acters as no small additional cement to that harmony and recip-
rocation of good Offices which so happily prevail between the
two Nations. —
Having now relinquished whatever has been found objectionable
in our Original institution ; having by the deference thus paid to
the prevailing sentiments of the community, neither as we con-
ceive lessened the dignity, nor diminished the consistency of char-
acter, which it is our Ambition to support in the eyes of the
present as well as of future generations : having thus removed
every possible objection to our remaining connected as a society
and cherishing our mutual friendships to the close of life ; and
having, as we flatter ourselves, retained in its utmost latitude
and placed upon a more certain and permanent foundation
that primary article of our Association which respects the unfort-
unate— on these two great original pillars, FRIENDSHIP
and CHARITY, we rest our institution ; and we appeal to your
liberality, patriotism and magnanimity; — to your conduct on
every other occasion, as well as to the purity of your intentions
on the present, for the ratification of our proceedings ; at the same
time we are happy in expressing a full confidence in the candor
justice and integrity of the publick, that the institution as now
altered and amended will be perfectly satisfactory, and that acts
of legislative authority will soon be passed to give efficacy to your
benevolence — Before we conclude this address permit us to add,
that the cultivation of that Amity we profess, and the extension of
this charity, we flatter ourselves, will be objects of sufficient
780 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS.
importance to prevent a relaxation in the prosecution of them to
diffuse comfort and support to any of our unfortunate companions,
who have seen better days and merited a milder fate — to wipe
the tear from the eye of the widow who must have been consigned
with her helpless infants, to indigence and wretchedness but for
this charitable institution ; — to succour the fatherless to rescue the
female orphan from destruction ; to enable the son to emulate the
virtues of his father, will be no unpleasing task ; it will communi-
cate happiness to others, while it increases our own ; it will cheer
our solitary reflections and sooth our latest moments. Let us then
prosecute with Ardor what we have instituted in sincerity ; let
Heaven and our consciences approve our conduct ; let our Actions
be the best comment on our words and let us leave a lesson to
posterity that the glory of soldiers cannot be completed without
acting well the part of' CITIZENS. —
Signed by Order
G Washington
Philadelphia May 15th 1784 —
The INSTITUTION of the SOCIETY of the CINCINNATI
as altered and amended at their first general meeting. —
It having pleased the great Governour of ye universe to give
success to the Arms and to establish the UNITED STATES free
and independent : therefore gratefully to commemorate this event,
— to inculcate to latest ages, the dutv of laying down in peace
arms assumed for public defence, by forming an institution which
recognizes that most important Principle ; to continue the mutual
friendships which commenced under the pressure of common dan-
ger ; — and to effectuate the acts of beneficence, dictated by the
spirit of brotherly kindness towards those officers and their fami-
lies who unfortunately may be under the necessity of receiving
them, the Officers of the American Armv do herebv constitute
themselves into a SOCIETY of FRIENDS : and possessing the
highest veneration for the character of that illustrious Roman,
LUCIUS QJ.JINTUS CINCINNATUS denominate themselves
the SOCIETY of the CINCINNATI.—
Section 1 — The persons who constitute this Society are all the
commissioned and Brevet Officers of the ARMY & NAVY of
the UNITED STATES, who have served three years and who
left the service with Reputation ; all officers who were in actual
service at the conclusion of the War : all the principal staff offi-
cers of the continental army : and the Officers who have been
APPENDIX. 781
deranged by the several resolutions of Congress upon the different
reforms of the army. —
Sect. 2. There are also admitted into this society, the late &
present Ministers of his most Christian Majesty to the UNITED
STATES ; all the GENERALS and COLONELS of regiments
& legions of the land forces ; all the ADMIRALS and CAP-
TAINS of the Navy ranking as Colonels who have cooperated
with the armies of the UNITED STATES in their exertions for
LIBERTY ; and such other persons as have been admitted by the
respective State Meetings —
Sect. 3 The Society shall have a PRESIDENT Vice President
Secretary and Assistant Secretary. —
Sect 4 There shall be a meeting of the society at least once in
Three Years on ye first MONDAY in MAY at such place as the
President shall appoint. — The said meeting shall consist of the
aforesaid Officers whose expences shall be equally borne by the
State funds) and a Representation from each state. — The busi-
ness of the general meeting shall be, — to regulate the distribu-
tion of surplus funds, — to appoint officers for the ensuing term,
and to conform the bye-laws of State-meetings to the general
Objects of the institution. —
Section 5 The SOCIETY shall be divided into State meetings :
each meeting shall have a President Vice President Secretary and
Treasurer respectively ; to be chosen by a Majority of Votes
annually.
Section 6th The State meetings shall be on the Anniversary of
INDEPENDENCE ; they shall concert such measures as may
conduce to the benevolent purposes of the SOCIETY : and the
several State meetings shall, at suitable Periods make application
to their respective Legislatures for grants of Charters. —
Section 7 Any Member removing from one State to another is
to be considered in all respects as belonging to the meeting of the
State in which he shall actually reside —
Section 8th The State meeting shall judge of the qualifications
of its Members admonish and (if necessary) expel any one who
may conduct himself unworthily. —
Sect 9th The Secretary of each State meeting shall register the
names of the Members resident in each State, and transmit a
Copy to the Secretary of the Society.
Section 10th In order to form funds for the relief of unfortunate
members, their widows and orphans, each Officer shall deliver to
the Treasurer of the State-meeting one month's pay
782 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS.
Sect 11 No donations shall be recd but from citizens of the
UNITED STATES. —
Sect 12th The funds of each meeting shall be loaned to the
State, by permission of the Legislature, and the interest only,
annually to be applied for the purposes of the SOCIETY : — and,
if in process of time, difficulties in executing the intentions of the
Society, the Legislatures of the several States shall be requested
to make such equitable dispositions as may be most correspondent
with the original design of the Institution
Sect 13th The Subjects of his most Christian Majesty, Members
of this Society, may hold meetings at their pleasure, and form
regulations for their police, conformably to the objects of the In-
stitution and to the spirit of their government
Section 14th The SOCIETY shall have an ORDER which shall
be a BALD EAGLE of gold, bearing on its breast the emblems
hereafter described, suspended by a deep blue Ribband edged
with white descriptive of the Union of America and France — The
principal figure, CINCINNATUS ; Three Senators presenting
him with a Sword and other military ensigns ; — on a field, in the
back ground, his wife standing at the door of their cottage, near it
a Plough and other instruments of husbandry — Round the whole
— OMNIA RELINQUIT SERVARE REMPUBLIC AM — on
the reverse, Sun rising — a city with open gates, and vessels en-
tering the port. — Fame crowning Cincinnatus with a wreath
inscribed — VIRTUTIS PREMIUM. Below; Hands joining
supporting a heart — with the Motto — ESTO PERPETUA.
Round the whole,
SOCIETAS CINCINNATORUM INSTITUTA A. D.
1783.
Sect 15th A silver medal representing the emblems to be given
to each member of the SOCIETY, together with a DIPLOMA
on parchment, whereon shall be impressed the figures of the Order
and Medal, as above mentioned. —
EXETER, Feb^ 3*, 1784
The Society met according to adjournment.
Voted — That the Sentiments comprehended in a letter laid be-
fore them are agreeable to the Minds of the Meeting and that a
Committee be appointed to draught a letter consistent with said
Sentiments and put it in the hands of ye Secy who is directed to
transmit Copies to each State Society as soon as may be —
Voted — That the former Committee or the Major part of them
APPENDIX. 783
be empowered to draught the letter and put it in the hands of ye
Secy who is to forward Copies of the same according to the fore-
going vote —
Adjourned to this place July 4th 1785
Circular Letter from ye Society in Consequence of the proposed
alterations in the Institution- —
The Society of ye Cincinnati of New Hampshire at their state
Meeting held this day have read & considered the circular letter
from ye General Meeting, with the Plan proposed by them instead
of that which was first adopted
We viewed with grief and astonishment the uneasiness which
the establishment of our Society gave to some of our Fellow-Citi-
zens ; and were no less surprized to find the pen of Malice so
successfully employed in construing actions that flowed from the
purest motives into secret and dangerous attempst to subvert a
Government which we had toiled and bled to rear up and defend. —
Nothing could afford us more pleasure, than to quiet the minds
and remove the fears of our fellow-citizens ; but to yield to Argu-
ments that have no force, to acknowledge dangers that cannot
exist, to recede from a Plan founded on the most laudable Princi-
ples thereby stamping ye mark of suspicion on the most virtuous
actions ; or to adopt a Conduct which might imply a concession
that by our serving as Soldiers we have forfeited our right as Cit-
izens, and are not entitled to those Privileges which our fellow
subjects enjoy with out controul ; would be making a sacrifice
which they have no right to expect. —
The institution of Societies, establishing of funds and wearing
the Badges of the respective Orders will readily be acknowledged
a right claimed and exercized by the Citizens of this and every
other free Country and if wearing the emblems of our Order estab-
lishes a Rank of Nobility in America contrary to the Confedera-
tion we can see no reason why the Badge worn by the free-masons
does not as effectually do it. — If the officers before their separa-
tion had agreed to have their Garments cut differently from other
Persons and that their Children should follow their Example, we
believe few persons would seriously pronounce this a creation of
an Order of Nobility. But if Medals only can have the effect
Congress have already enobled many of the american and even
foreign Officers, by bestowing Medals upon them for brilliant serv-
ices : If it should be said the difference lies in the descent, of one
being limited and the other not ; our Answer is that if this
proves anything it must prove that the descent of a Medal, enobles
784 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS.
a descendant which had no snch effect upon his Ancestor and
is an Argument to feeble and absurd to deserve a serious refuta-
tion —
We are not tenacious of the Power of writing to each other as
societies, though it might be difficult to assign a reason why every
Town-meeting, convention committee of safety, societies of every
kind, and even the individuals in the respective states should enjoy
without molestation the Privilege of corresponding with each other
upon any subject, and the Officers of the American Army alone
deprived of it —
It will not be denied that all societies even Companies of Mer-
chants have repeatedly established funds and disposed of them
according to their pleasure without Alarming the People ; and
surely the right of individuals to appropriate part of their Prop-
erty to charitable uses has never before been called in question ;
or such distribution thereof been deemed a crime —
But if every Jealousy however founded is to be removed and
the tongue of Envy silenced at all events would not this have been
more effectually & more honorably by laving the ax to the root
of the tree and abolishing the society at once than by parti-
ally receding from a plan established in the sincerity of friend-
ship and that rectitude of Mind which led us to encounter every
danger and endure the severest toils to save a sinking Country,
and emancipate her sons from the shackles of slavery? —
When the arduous task and Heaven had crowned our endeav-
ours with success a separation became necessary between Officers
whose friendship commenced with ye Contest increased with
every danger thro' a severe and tedious War and was cemented
by their BLOOD.—
We rejoiced at the event which divided us while we lamented a
separation from ye Partners of our fatigues, whose patriotism,
virtue, patience and fortitude had endeared them to us and bound
us to them by the strongest ties of friendship —
To perpetuate this harmony we instituted this society and con-
sidered the emblems of the Order as the most endearing marks of
that friendship which we wished might be held in grateful remem-
brance by ourselves and cherished among our children to the
latest Posterity, and the more effectually to witness our regard for
each other and for those who depended for support on our Brethren
that bravely fell in defence of their Country ; we established
funds to relieve the distresses of their widows and Orphans —
having clone this we returned to our families who had patiently
APPENDIX. 785
borne a long and painful absence ; many of them fallen from a
state of Affluence to the most trying Circumstances ; all consider-
ably reduced and some even in the extremes of distressing Pov-
erty— The Continent being unable to fulfil its contracts, we had
no means for relieving their wants. We could only present them
with scars instead of cash and ruined Constitutions in lieu of ye
spoils of War —
This being the state of facts can it possibly be expected that
we should tamely submit to give up into the hands of the respect-
ive Legislatures the small funds which we established with the
price of our blood to be disposed of as they shall think proper,
without our having the least controul over it or voice in disposing
of it, to become at our deaths a gift to the Legislatures ; or if the
Society is kept up as in ye plan proposed be enjoyed not by us
or our decendants but by others that we know nothing of, and
between whom and us, there never existed any ties of Blood or
Friendship —
If the Society cannot exist as originally instituted, we shall
acquiesce in ye abolishing it altogether : but as we became Mem-
bers by signing Articles which we then and still suppose origi-
nated in virtuous friendship, we cannot conceive ourselves bound
by articles we never subscribed. — When any new system is rec-
ommended we shall individually claim a right of judging for our-
selves, the expediency of becoming Members, but we never shall
accede to any plan which permits any man or body of men to
dispose of or even direct us in the disposition of our property. —
With the greatest respect we are Gentlemen
your most h'ble servants
By order of ye society — E. Sullivan Secy
(Circular) —
EXETER July 4th 1785
This day the Society of the Cincinnati met according to Order,
the Presid & Secy being absent the Vice Pres1 presided and Maj
Fogg was appointed Secy pro tempore when the Society proceeded
to the election of Officers for ye ensuing year, the Ballots being
taken the following Gentlemen were declared elected
The Hon Gen1 Sullivan
. President
The Hon Gen1 Cilley .
. Vice Pres*
Col0 McClary
Treasurer
Cap1 Cass .
. Vice Treasurer
Maj Fogg .
. Secy
50
786 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS.
Voted, That the Presid1 be desired to direct the former Secy
to deliver unto the present Sec3' or his Order the Records & pro-
ceedings of the Society —
Voted That the next Annual meeting be at Nottingham, Square
and that the proceedings of this day be published in the New
Hamp Gazette. —
NOTTINGHAM, July the 4th 1786 —
The Society of Cincinnati met and chose the following Gentle-
men Officers for the ensuing year (viz)
His Excellency Gen1 Sullivan . . President
Vice Pres1
Treasurer
Ass1 Treasurer
Secretary
Hon"le Gen1 Cilley
Col0 M'Clary .
Major Cass
Major Fogg
Voted, That the Treasurer be authorized to draw the Interest
now due on the publick Securities in the Fund of the Society and
exchange the Same for State Notes on the best terms in his power
and as soon as may be convenient. —
Voted, That all Members of this Society, wrho have not paid
their respective Quotas to the Treasurer, pay the same before the
first day of Jany Next or be excluded from the privileges of the
Society and that the Treasurer notify them Accordingly
Voted — That Maj. Fogg Maj Cass & Doc1 Parker be a Com-
mittee to form some further Rules for the better Regulating the
Society and make report the next Annual Meeting. —
Voted That Maj. Fogg, Maj Cass & L* Gookin be a Commit-
tee to take into Consideration a Letter from the Ohio Company to
this Society & report at the next Meeting what measures are
proper to be taken, and that the Secv in the mean time acquaint
Mr. Winthrop Sargent with our proceedings thereon
Voted That the Next Annual Meeting be held at Mr Beny'
Lamson's at Exeter.
EXETER April 16th 1787 —
At a Meeting of the Society of the Cincinnati of N Hamp by
special Order of the President.
Voted That the following Sentiments of the Society be trans-
mitted to the general Meeting to be held at Philadelphia in May
next, with a Copy of the Circular Letter written from the Society
by Order of a Meeting held at Exeter on the 3d day of Febv 1785
APPENDIX. 787
Ist This Society object to the plan proposed by the last general
Meeting to submit the Appropriation of funds to the Legislatures
of the respective States or to leave the Existence of the Society to
the Regulation of Charters which may never be obtained and on
failure of which the Society must cease to exist —
2diy ^^3^ the Abolition of hereditary succession adopted by said
Gen1 Meeting is so repugnant to the design of the Institution and
so destructive to the principles on which it was originally founded
i* it ought not to be agreed to —
3dly A Liberty of Correspondence being the Right of Freemen
of every denomination in America this Society can never consent to
relinquish that Right and thereby degrade themselves below every
other Class of Citizens
The Society propose that the Descendants of New elected Mem-
bers be intitled to the privilege of admittance upon the death of
an Ancestor in the same manner as the descendants of Ancient
Members — And that upon the death of any new elected or
Ancient Member it shall be the business of the Society in the
State where such deceased Member dwelt to nominate such of his
sons (if any he have) as will be most likely to fill the place of his
Ancestor with Credit and to notify him of his Appointment upon
which he shall upon appearing and subscribing to the Institution
be considered as a Member and entitled to all the privileges of
other Members —
Voted That the proceedings of this Meeting with the Copy of
the aforesaid circular Letter be transmitted by the Secv to the next
General Meeting and that the Hon0 Nicholas Gilman Esq1' be and
hereby is appointed a Delegate for this Society to the next Gen1
Meeting with full power to agree to such Alterations in the Insti-
tution of the Gen1 Society as he may think proper —
EXETER July 4th 1787 —
At a Meeting of the Society of the Cincinnati held this day, the
following Gentlemen were elected Officers for the ensuing Year.
His Excellency Gen1 Sullivan . . President
Hon Gen1 Cilley .... V Pres'
Maj. Fogg ..... Secy
Col0 McClary Treasurer
Maj Cass . . . . . Ass* Treasurer
Voted That the Secretary summon Ll Jona Perkins to appear at
the next general Meeting to answer for Conduct unbecoming the
788 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS.
Character of a Gentleman and Member of this society and that ht
notify him that in Case of his Non Attendance he will be excluded
the society.
Voted That the Operation of the Vote passed at the last annua];
Meeting respecting the delinquents in paying their several Quotas
be suspended till the next Annual Meeting. —
Voted That the next Annual Meeting be held at Mr B. Larnsons
at Exeter —
EXETER July 4th 1788
The Society of the Cincinnati met, the Pres1 and Vice Pres
being Absent Major Mills was appointed Prest pro Tempore :
Then proceeded to the Choice of Officers for the ensuing year
The Ballots being called for the following Gentlemen were;
elected.
His Excellency Gen1 Sullivan . Pres1
Vice Pres1
Sec-V
Treasurer
Vice Treasurer
R'
Gen1 Cilley
Major Fogg
Col0 M McClar\
Major Cass
Voted that as Lfc Jonathan Perkins did not appear at thi
Annual Meeting pursuant to a Vote of a former Meeting, he b
excluded the Society —
Voted — that the Vote passed July the 4th 1786 respecting tl
delinquency of Members in paying their respective Quotas be fur-l
ther suspended till the next Meeting of this Society
Voted That a Letter be transmitted from this Society to the
Pres* Gen1 signed by the Presr and Countersigned by the Sec-|
congratulating him and the Gen1 Society on the Ratification of the
federal Constitution in this State manifesting our hearty approba-j
tion thereof —
Voted that the Treasurer dispose of so much of the Interest o
the Society's funds as shall be sufficient to pay all demands
against the Society
Lastly voted To adjourn to Col" Adams's at Durham and meej
the 4th of July next —
DURHAM July the 4th 1789— I
At a meeting of the Society of the Cincinnati the following
Officers were chosen for the present year (viz)
His Excelly John Sullivan . . Pres1
Maj Gen1 Cilley .... Vice Pres'
APPENDIX. 789
Major Jere Fogg . . ■ . Secy
Col0 McClary .... Treasurer
Major Cass ..... Ass1 Treas1"
Voted that a Committee consisting of Two in Addition to the
Treasurer be appointed to examine into the state funds of this
society and dispose of the same in such a way as they may judge
will best serve the interest of the society and that the Pres* and
vice pres1 be the Committee and this Meeting stand adjourned to
the first monday of Feby Next at the house of Benja Lamson in
Exeter —
Voted that the next annual Meeting be holden at Col° Adams's
in Durham on Monday ye 5th day of July next.
EXETER Feby i 1790—
At a meeting of the Society of the Cincinnati holden this day
by adjournment —
Voted that the Honoble Nicholas Gilman Esqr be appointed a
Delegate to attend the next general Meeting of the Society to
represent the Society of this State —
DURHAM July the 5th 1790
At a meeting of the Society of N H holden this day the follow-
ing Gentlemen were elected Officers for the present year
His Exy John Sullivan . . . Pres*
Honble Joseph Cilley
Jere Fogg .
Michael McClaryo
Jona Cass
V Pres*
Secy
Treasurer
Ass* Treasurer
Voted that Gen1 Sullivan Col° Adams & Maj Fogg be a Com-
mittee to answer Secy Knoxes Letter to this Society of the 4th of
June last and make such enquiries of him concerning the Con-
tents thereof as they may think proper and obtain his Answer to
be laid before this Society at their Meeting on Adjournment
Voted that the next Annual Meeting be held at Col0 Adams's at
Durham —
Voted that this Meeting be adjourned to Nov1" 19th next and be
holden at Benja Lamsons at Exeter —
79°
NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS.
vice Pres1
Sec*
Treasr
Assistant Treas1
DURHAM July the 4th 1791
At a meeting of the Society of the Cincinnati of the State of
New Hampshire holden this day the following Officers were re-
elected for the present year (viz)
The Honbl John Sullivan . . President —
Honble Joseph Cilley .
Jeremiah Fogg
Michael McClary
Jonathan Cass
The Secretary being Absent Michael McClary was chosen Pro
temp —
Voted that the Secy P T. be directed to write to the Members of
the Society who are Absent this Meeting and request them to
attend at the Adjournment —
Voted That the Anniversary of Independence be celebrated in
1792 by this Society at the house of Samuel Adams in Durham
Voted To Adjourn this Meeting to the second Tuesday of Aug1
next then to meet at the house of the widow Folsom in Exeter at
10 °C. A M. Adjourned accordingly
Michl McClary Sec1 P. T.
DURHAM July the 4th 1792
Agreeably to the Institution, the Society of the Cincinnati of
New Hampshire convened — The President being absent the Vice
President presided — The Ballots being called for the following
Officers were reelected for the ensuing year
Hon0 Jn° Sullivan . . . President
Vice Prest
Treasurer
Assist d°
Secy
Consequence to take under Consid-
eration, After reading the Institution the Society voted to celebrate
the Anniversary of Independence for the year 1793 at the house
of Mr Benja Butler in Deerfield —
Hon0 Joseph Cille\
Mich1 McClary ."
Jona Cass
Jere Fogg .
There being no matters of
APPENDIX. 79I
DEERFIELD July 4th 1793 —
At a Meeting of the Society of Cincinnati held here this day
Present
Col° Joseph Cilley . . . Vice President
Cap1 Mich1 McClary . . . Treasurer
L1 Jona Cilley
L1 Adna Penny man
Mr James H McClary —
The Secretary being Absent Cap1 Mich1 McClary was chosen
Secy P. Temp: — Officers chosen as last Year — Adjourned to
Meet at ye House of Mr Benja Butler in Deerfield on the 4th day
of July 1794 —
Michl McClary Sec Pro. Temp —
DEERFIELD July the 4th 1794 —
The Society met agreeably to Appointment and chose by Ballot
the following Officers for the current Year (viz) —
Honble Joseph Cilley . . . Pres1
Joseph Mills
Jere Fogg
M1 McClary
Jona Cilley
Vice Pres1
Secy
Treasurer
Assist*
Voted to hold the next annual Meeting at Col0 Henry Butlers at
Nottingham —
NOTTINGHAM July the 41" 1795
At a Meeting of the Society of the Cincinnati of N Hamp
Holden this day Present
Col0 Joseph Cilley
Cap1 Mich1 McClary
Cap1 Jere Fogg
L1 Jon* Cilley
Mr J H McClary
i&1 Voted That the Officers for the ensuing year be the same as
the last Year —
2a That the Next Annual meeting be holden at the House of
Col0 Henry Butler in Nottingham and that the Secretary cause
the time and place of said Meeting to be published in the New
Hampshire Gazette
792 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS.
At a Meeting of the Society of the Cincinnati holden at Not-
tingham July the 4th 1796 — Present
Col" Joseph Cilley .... President
U Joseph Mills . .V Pres1
Cap1 Mich1 McClary . . . Treasurer
U Jona Cilley .... Ass Treasurer
Mr James HM( Clary
L1 Jeremiah Pritchard
L1 Sam1 Adams
L1 Dan1 Gookin
IS Rob1 Wilkins
Motion was Made that a Committee be appointed to nominate
suitable persons for Officers — U Adams J H M'Clary U Pritch-
ard were chosen for that purpose who reported as follows —
Col0 Joseph Cilley . . . Pres1
L1 Joseph Mills
Cap1 Jere Fogg .
Cap1 Mich1 M^Clarv
U Jona : Cilley .
V Presid1
Secy
Treasurer
Ass1 Treas1
The Secry being Absent Cap1 M('Clary was chosen Secy Pro
Tempore —
The Society then proceeded to ballot for Officers agreeably to
the Constitution and they were chosen as reported — The Society
proceeded as follows
i"L Voted to chuse a Committee to settle with the Treasurer and
report at the next Meeting
2d Chose Col. Cilley, U Mills & L1 Gookin a Committee for
the aforesaid purpose
3'1 Voted that the Treasurer be Authorized to fund the Property
now belonging to the Society in the funds of the United States in
the Name of the Treasurer of the Society, for and in behalf and
for the Use of the Society — and provided said Property cannot
be funded as aforesaid, then the same to be disposed of for the
highest Value and appropriated to the Use of purchasing funded
Stock and such as Interest accrues thereon and to be funded in
the Continental Loan Office in N Hampshire —
4tlllv Voted that the expence of this and all future Meetings be
defrayed out of the Interest arising on the Funds belonging to the
Society —
5th Voted That this Meeting be adjourned to the fourth day of
July next, then to Meet at Col0 Henry Butlers in Nottingham —
APPENDIX.
793
L* Wilkins and the Widow Emerson made Application to the
Society for a Grant to be made them by the Society, the Consid-
eration of Which was Postponed till the next Meeting
M McCi.ary Seca P. Temp.
NOTTINGHAM July ye 4th
1797
At a Meeting of the Society of the Cincinnati of N H held this
day Present
Col0 Joseph Cilley
L* Joseph Mills
Cap* Jere Fogg
Cap* Mich McClarv
L* Jona Cilley
Proceed to the Choice of Officers for the ensuing Year which
are as follows —
Col0 Jos. Cilley . . . President
L* Jos Mills
Cap1 Jere Fogg
Cap1 Mich1 McClary
L* Jona Cilley
V Pres*
Secy
Treasurer
Ass* d° —
1 Voted that Mr John Sullivan be admitted into this Society
agreeably to its institution as a Member thereof being the eldest
Son of the Hon1'10 Gen1 Sullivan decd
2 Voted — That the Committee chosen at the last Annual Meet-
ing to settle the Treasurers Accts be continued and make further
report at the Next Annual Meeting
3 Voted that the Next Annual Meeting be holden at Col0
H Butlers in Nottingham
NOTTINGHAM July 4th 1798 —
At a Meeting of the Society of the Cincinnati holden this day
Present
Col0 Jos Cilley U Jos Mills
Cap* Mich1 McClary Cap* Jere Fogg
L* Sam1 Adams Mr H McClary
Mr Sullivan
The Ballots being taken for Officers for ye ensuing Year the
following Gentlemen were chosen
Col0 Cilley President
L* J Mills . . . . .V Pres*
794 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS.
Cap1 Mich1 McClary . . . Treas1'
Cap1 Jere Fogg .... Secy
L Jona Cilley .... Ass1 Treasurer
i Voted that Eight dollars advanced by the Members of the
Society in ye Year 1796 as a Gratuity to Ll Wilkins be refunded
to them by the Treasurer of ye Society
2 Voted That the Committee on the Treasurers Accts be con-
tinued and Make further Report at the Next Annual Meeting —
3 Voted That the Next Annual Meeting be holden at Col" But-
lers in Nottingham
NOTTINGHAM July the 4th 1799 —
At a Meeting of the Society of ye Cincinnati holden this day
Present
Col°Jos Cilley U] Mills
Cap1 Michael McClary Cap1 Jere Fogg
Proceeded to elect Officers. for the ensuing Year
The Hon° Joseph Cilley declining to serve as President of y
society any longer
Ll Joseph Mills was chosen . . President
U Jon* Cilley
Cap1 Jere Fogg
Cap1 M1 M°Clary .
M1 H McClary .
1 Voted that the Wife of Neal McGaffee have a grant of Ten
dollars out of this Society for which she is to give her rec* and
that the treasurer pay the same accordingly — she appearing a
Proper object of Charity agreeably to y(' institution
2tl Voted that the Treasurer be directed and he is hereby di-
rected to loan all the interest Money on hand and now due to the
society for which he is to be Answerable
3 Voted That the Next Annual Meeting be held at Greenleafs
in Portsmouth —
PORTSMOUTH, July the 4th 1800.
At a meeting of the society of the Cincinnati holden this day
Present
Lieut Joseph Mills LlJon:l Cilley
Cap1 J Fogg Cap1 Mich1 McClary
Ll Sam1 Adams Ll Daniel Gookin
Vice President
Secy
Treasurer
Ass1 Treas1*
Vice Pres1
Secy
Treasurer
Ass1 Treasr
APPENDIX. 795
Proceeded to the Choice of Officers for ye current year the Bal-
lots being taken
L1 Joseph Mills was elected . . President
L1 Jona Cilley
Cap J Fogg .
Cap1 Mich McClarv
J H McClary
Mr Bradbury Cilley eldest son of Col0 Joseph Cilley decd
appeared and took his seat as a Member
Voted that L1 Perkins L1 Boynton and the Wife of Cap1 Ebr
Sullivan have and Receive from the Treasury of this Society
Twelve dollars each — and that the wife of Neal McGaffee
receive Five dollars and that the treasurer pay the same accord-
ing!y —
Voted that the Treasurer be directed to procure Eight Golden
Medals to be distributed to the Members present, One to each
with the Emblems as directed in the institution
PORTSMOUTH, July the 4th 1801 —
At a meeting of the Society of the Cincinnati holden this day
Present
L1 Mills L/Jon* Cilley
Cap1 M McClarey Cap J. Fogg
L1 Dan1 Gookin and Mr Bradbury Cilley —
Cap1 Amos Cogswell a Member of the Society of the Cincinnati
in Massachusetts attended and being now a Citizen of this State
took his Seat as a Member of this Society agreeably to the institu-
tion—
The Society then proceeded to the choice of Officers for the
ensuing year — The ballots being taken
L1 Joseph Mills was elected . . President
L1 Jona Cilley
Cap J. Fogg .
Cap1 Mich1 McClary
James H McClary .
Voted that Mrs Sullivan widow of the late Cap1 Eb1' Sullivan
and the Wife of Neal McGaffe have out of the treasury of the
Society Eight dollars each
Voted that the next Annual Meeting be holden at Portsm0 at the
house of Mr J Greenleaf on Monday the 5th day of July —
Vice Pres1
Secy
Treas1'
Ass1 Treas1'
79^ NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS.
PORTSMOUTH July 5th 1802
At the annual meeting of the Society of ye Cincinnati of N
Hampshire holden this day Present
Major Joseph Mills . . . Pres1
Maj1' Jere Fogg .... Sec1'
Gen1 Mich1 M'Clary . . . Treasurer
Maj. H McClary .... Ass1 Treasurer
Col0 Sam1 Adams
Col0 Bradbury Cilley
The society proceeded to ballot for the Officers of the ensuing
year when
Major Joseph Mills was elected . President
Col0 Sam1 Adams .
Major Jere Fogg .
Gen1 Mich1 McClary
Maj J. H. McClary
Voted that the Widow of the late Cap* Ebenezer Sullivan and
the Wife of Ll Neal McGafFee have and receive out of the Treas-
ury Five dollars each
Voted that the next Annual Meeting be holden at Portsm0 on the
4th day of July Next
N B. Balance of Interest due the Society on this 5th day of
July-$i55,.89
PORTSMOUTH July the 4th 1803 —
At a meeting of the Society of the Cincinnati of New Hamp-
shire holden this day Present
Major Joseph Mills Pres* Gen1 Michael McClary Treas1'
J H McClary Ass* Treas1' Major Jere Fogg Sec1'
Col° Amos Cogswell Col0 Bradbury Cilley
Cap* Dan1 Gookin
The Society proceeded to the Choice of Officers for the ensuing
Year — The Ballots beincr taken and
V Pres*
Secv
Treasurer
Ass1 Treasurer
Major Joseph Mills was reelected
Col0 Amos Cogswell
General Michael McClary reelected
Maj1' J Harvey McClary .
Major Jere Fogg
Pres1
Vice Pres1
Treasurer
Ass* Treasurer
Sec-V
APPENDIX.
797
Voted that the Widow of Cap1 Ebr Sullivan the Wife of U Neal
McGaffee — L1 Jona Perkins and L* Joseph Boynton have and
receive out of the treasury each Eight Dollars
Voted to hold the Next Annual Meeting at Portsm0
Balance due the Society interest from the Treasurer July 4th
1803 — $177,89
PORTSMOUTH July the 4th 1804 —
At a meeting of the Society of the Cincinnati of New Hamp-
shire holden this day Present
Col° Amos Cogswell
Major J ere Fogg .
Gen1 Michael McClary .
Major J Harvey McClary
Cap1 Daniel Gookin —
Proceeded to ballot for Officers and
V. President
Secy
Treasurer
Ass1 Treasurer
Major Joseph Mills was reelected
Col° Amos Cogswell
Major Jere Fogg .
Gen1 Michael McClary .
Maj J. Harvey McClarey
After examining the Treasurers Accts
President
Vice President
Secy
Treasurer
Assfc Treasurer
and approving of
the
the
same they found due to the Society in interest arising from
Fund One Hundred and Eighty one dollars and Seventy Nine
Cents —
No business of importance presenting the Society voted to hold
their next Annual Meeting at Portsmouth
PORTSMOUTH July 4th 1805
At a meeting of the Society of the Cincinnati of the State of
New Hampshire holden this day Present
Major Joseph Mills . . . President
Col° Amos Cogswell
Major Jere Fogg .
Gen1 Michael McClarey
Major James H. McClary
Col° Bradbury Cilley
Capt Daniel Gookin —
The Society proceeded to ballot for Officers for the ensuing Year
and the following Officers were reelected (viz)
Vice President
Sec^
Treasurer
Ass1 Treasurer
79§ NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS.
Major Joseph Mills .
Col0 Amos Cogswell
Major Jere Fogg
Gen1 Mich1 McClary .
Major Harvey McClary
President
Vice President
Secretary
Treasurer
Ass1 Treasurer
The Society took into consideration a letter from the Society of
New York concerning duelling and voted to let it lie for considera-
tion—
On examining the Treasurer's Accts and approving of the same,
found a balance due to the Society of Two hundred and Twenty
dollars and Eighteen Cents —
$220, i8c —
Voted that the Widow of Our deceased friend L* Samuel
Adams have and receive out of the Treasury of this Society
Twenty dollars and the Treasurer is directed to pay the same
Accordingly —
Col° Seth Walker made Application to become an Honorary
Member of the society who stands a Candidate for the same to the
4th July Next
Col° Nathaniel White having previously made Application also
to become a Member of said society was, after due consideration
Admitted on his paying into the Treasury Forty dollars, and to
be entitled to all the privileges of the Society —
Voted that the Next Annual Meeting be at Portsmouth
PORTSMOUTH July ye 4th 1806
At a Meeting of the Cincinnati of New hampshire holden this
day, Present —
Major Joseph Mills . . . President
Col" Amos Cogswell . . . Vice President
Major Jere Fogg .... Secretary
Gen1 Michael M'Clary . . . Treasurer
Col° Bradbury Cilley
Capt. Daniel Gookin
Col° Nath1 White
Capt. Thomas Turner visiting Member —
Proceeded to the Choice of Officers and the Ballots being given
in appeared that
Major Joseph Mills Was reelected President
Col° Amos Cogswell . . . Vice Presc
APPENDIX. 799
Major Jere Fogg .... Secretary
General Mich1 McClary . . Treasurer
Col° Harvey McClary . . . Assist1 Treasurer
On examining the Treasurer's Accounts it Appears to the
Society that there remains in the Treasurer's hands Two hundred
and Fifty Nine dollars And forty three Cents which Settlement
was approved.
$259,43 Cents
PORTSMOUTH July 4th 1807 —
At a meeting of the Society of the Cincinnati of New Hamp-
shire holden this day present —
Col° Amos Cogswell
Major Jeremiah Fogg
Gen1 Mich1 McClary
Col° Bradbury Cilley
Proceeded to Ballot for Officers and
Major Joseph Mills was chosen . President
Vice President
Secretary
Treasurer
Assistant Treasurer
Col° Amos Cogswell
Major Jeremiah Fogg .
General Mich1 McClary
Col° James H. McClary
On Examining The Treasurers Accounts it appears that the
sum now due to the society in the hands of the Treasurer amounts
to Two hundred and Seventy-Nine Dollars and sixty Cents which
was Approved and Accepted
$279,60 —
Voted to meet at Portsmouth on the fourth of Julv next at Ten
o'Clock
Adjourned —
PORTSMOUTH July 4th 1808 —
At a meeting of the Society of the Cincinnati of New Hamp-
shire Present
General Mich1 McClary
Col° James H. McClary
Cap1 Daniel Gookin
Cap1 John Sullivan (son of the Late Cap1 Eben1* Sullivan
deceased who was a Member) made Application to become a
member in room of his Father agreeable to the Institution and was
Admited —
800 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS.
vice President
Secretary
Treasurer
Assistant Treasurer
Proceeded to ballot for Officers and
Major Josep Mills was chosen . President
Col0 Amos Cogswell .
Cap* Daniel Gookin
Gen1 Mich1 McClary .
Col" James H. McClary
Proceeded to examine the Treasurers Accounts and find due to
the society in the Treasurers hands for the interest on the stock of
the society Three hundred Eighteen Dollars Thirty five Cents, —
Interest being accounted for to July i8t 1808 which account was
approved and accepted
$318=35=
Voted to meet at Epsom on the 4th of July Next
Adjourned —
At a Meeting of the Society of the Cincinnati of the State of
New Hampshire held at Epsom July 4th 1809 — Present —
General Michael McClary
Col° Bradbury Cilley —
Col° James H. McClary
Cap1 John Sullivan (son of the General) and
Cap* Daniel Gookin —
Agreeable to the Institution proceeded to the Choice of officers
and made choice of
Col° Amos Cogswell for . . President
Col° Bradbury Cilley . . . Vice President
Cap1 Daniel Gookin . . . Secretary
General M. McClary . . . Treasurer
Col° James H McClary . . Assistant Treasurer
Proceeded to examine the Accounts of the Treasurer and find
due to the Society in the hands of the Treasurer Three hundred
and fifty five Dollars ten Cents, Interest being accounted for to
July Ist 1809 — which account was received and accepted —
355^0
Voted that the Treasurer pay to Bradbuiy Cilley Esqr sixty Dol-
lars to James H. McClary Esq1' sixty Dollars to Cap1 John Sulli-
van (son of the Late General) sixty Dollars to Daniel Gookin Esqr
sixty Dollars and to Michael Mc'Clary Esq1' sixty Dollars being
part of the Interest of the funds now in his hands
Adjourned to July 4th 1810 then to Meet at Epsom —
APPENDIX.
801
EPSOM July 4Ul 1810 —
At a meeting of the Society of the Cincinnati of New Hamp-
shire holden this day Present
Col° Bradbury Cilley
General Mich1 McClary
Proceeded to ballot for Officers for the ensuing Year and
Col° Amos Cogswell was Chosen President
Col° Bradbury Cilley . . . Vice President
Secretary
Treasurer
assistant Treasurer
Secty P. T.—
Cap1 Daniel Gookin
Gen1 Michael McClary
Col0 James H. McClary
General Mich1 McClary
Balance of Interest in the Treasurers hands due the Society
Eighty-five Dollars Ten Cents —
Adjourned to meet at Portsmouth on the 4 of July next
PORTSMOUTH July 4 181 1 —
At a meeting of the Society of the Cincinate of New Hamp-
shire held this day agreeably to the Institution — Present —
Col0 Bradbury Cilley
. General Mic1 MeClary
Capfc Daniel Gookin
Cap1 John Sullivan and
Cap1 John Sullivan Jr
Proceeded to ballot for Officers for the ensuing Year and the
following Gentelmen were elected
Col0 Amos Cogswell
Col° Bradbury Cilley
Cap* Daniel Gookin
Gen1 Mic1 McClary
Cap1 John Sullivan J1
Examined the Treasurers account and find a balance in his
hands, for Interest on the Fund due the Society of One hundred
Thirty-five Dollars and Ten Cents, Interest being by him accounted
for to July Ist 181 1 —
Voted that the Treasurer pay to Elizabeth McClary widow of
James H. McClary Twenty-five Dollars Taking her Receipt for the
same being, a donation given her by the Society —
Adjourned to meet at Portsmouth on July 4th 1812 —
Daniel Gookin Secty
President
Vice President
Secrty
Treasurer
Assistant Treas1*
find a balance in
51
8o:
NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS.
PORTSMOUTH July 4th 1812-
At a Meeting of the Society of the Cincinate held this day
Present —
Col° Bradbury Cilley . . Vice President
Daniel Gookin . . . Secty
Gen1 Mic1 McClary . . Treasurer
Cap* John Sullivan Jr . . Assistant Treas1" and
Cap1 John Sullivan
Proceeded to ballot for Officers and
Col° Amos Cogswell was chosen
Col° Bradbury Cilley
Cap1 Daniel Gookin
Gen1 Mich1 McClary
Cap1 John Sullivan Jr
President
Vice President
Secty
Treasurer and
Assistant Trear
Examined the Treasurers Accounts and find in his hands a bal-
ance for interest, on the fund, of One hundred Thirty-Nine Dol-
lars seventv-three Cents, Interest accounted for by him to Julv I-
1812 —
Voted that a Donation of Twenty Dollars be paid by the
Treasurer to Elizabeth Adams, widow of the late Colonel Samuel
Adams —
Adjourned to meet at Portsmouth on the 4 of July 1813 —
PORTSMOUTH July 5th 1813 —
At a meeting of the Society of the Cincinnati held this day
Present
Mic1 McClary
Daniel Gookin
Proceeded to Ballot for Officers and
Amos Cogswell was Chosen
Bradbury Cilley
Daniel Gookin
Michael M'Clary
John Sullivan Jr
President
Vice President
Secretary
Treasurer
Assistant Treasurer
Examined the Treasurers Accounts and find in his hands a Bal-
ance due the Society for Interest on the funds, of One hundred
forty-seven Dollars fortv-One Cents Interest accounted for to Julv
1*1813—
Voted that the Treasurer pay to Elizabeth M'Clarv Widow ol
APPENDIX. 803
James H. McClary Twenty Dollars as a donation from the
Society —
Adjourned to meet at Epsom on July 4th 1814 —
The Honble Nicholas Gilman having Died at Philadelphia on
his return from Washington where he had been Attending his
duty as a Senator in Congress from New Hampshire — Ordered
that the members of the Society of the Cincinnati of N. Hamp-
shire be requested to ware Black crape on the left Arm for
Thirty days as a badge of respect and esteem they have for his
memory
May 17th 1814
EPSOM July 4th 1814
At a meeting of the Society of the Cincinati held this day
Present —
' Mich1 McClary
Daniel Gookin
Proceeded to Ballot for officers and
Amos Cogswell was chosen . . President
Bradbury Cilley .
Daniel Gookin
Michael McClary .
John Sullivan Jr .
Examined the Treasurers Accounts and find in his hands One
hundred Seventy-seven Dollars Eighty-four Cents money by him
received for Interest on the funds belonging to the Society he
having accounted for Interest to July Ist 1814
Adjourned to Meet at Portsmouth on the 4 of July 1815
Daniel Gookin Secty
PORTSMOUTH July 4th 1815
At a meeting of the Society of the Cincinnate
Present —
Michiel McClary
Daniel Gookin
John Sullivan Jr (son of Ebenezer)
Joseph Mills —
Joseph Mills son of the late Joseph Mills Esq1 of Deerfield
deceased was admitted a member in Room of his father agreeable
to the Institution, he having signed the same —
Vice President
Secty
Treasurer
Ass1 Treasurer
8o4
NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS.
President
Vice President
Secretary
Treasurer
Ass1 Treasurer
Balloted for Officers and
Amos Cogswell was chosen
Bradbury Cilley
Daniel Gookin
Michaiel McClary .
John Sullivan J1'
Examined the Treasurers Accounts and there are in his hands
Interest on the funds due the Society Two hundred Twenty-three
Dollars Eighty-four Cents Interest Accounted for to July first One
thousand Eight hundred fifteen
$223=84=
Voted that the Treasurer pay to the Widow of the late Cap1
Ebenr Sullivan Fifteen Dollars and to the Widow of the late
James H. M 'Clary Fifteen Dollars as a donation from the
Society —
Voted that the Society meet at Portsmouth on the 4 of July 1816
Daniel Gookin Secty
PORTSMOUTH July 4th 1816
At a meeting of the Society of Cincinate held this day
Present —
Bradbury Cilley
Dan1 Gookin
Michaiel McClary
John Sullivan
Joseph Mills
Balloted for the choice of Officers And
Amos Cogswell was elected
Bradbury Cilley
Daniel Gookin
Michaiel M'Clarv .
John Sullivan J1
Examined the Treasurers iVccount, and there are in his hands
Interest on the fund Two hundred Thirty-four Dollars Ninty seven
Cents he having Accounted for the Interest on the fund to July |
first one thousand Eight hundred and sixteen
$234^97
Voted that the Treasurer pay to the Widow of the late General
John Sullivan Twenty Dollars taking her receipt for the same
President
Vice President
Sect7
Treasurer
Ass1 Treasurer
APPENDIX. 805
Voted that the Treasurer pay to Anna Huntoon Ten Dollars
taking her receipt for same
Voted that the Society meet at Portsmouth on the 4 of July
I"I7 Daniel Gookin Sect7
PORTSMOUTH July 4th 1817
At the Annual Meeting of the Society of the Cincinnate of New
Hampshire holden this day —
Present
Daniel Gookin
John Sullivan J1
John Sullivan and
Joseph Mills,
Mich1 McClary being prevented by Sickness from Attending
his son John McClary Attended with the Treasurers Account
Proceeded to Ballot for Officers
Amos Cogswell was chosen . . President
Bradbury Cilley
Daniel Gookin
Mich1 McClary
John Sullivan J1' .
Examined the Treasurers Accounts and there Are in his hands
received for Interest on the funds Two hundred Seventeen Dollars
Forty-One Cents he having Accounted for interest to July Ist 1817 —
Doll 217, ,41
Voted that the Society meet at Portsmouth on July 4 1818
Daniel Gookin Secty
PORTSMOUTH July 4th 1818
At a meeting of the Society of the Cincinnate this day
Present
Daniel Gookin
Mich1 McClary
Adams son of Sam1 Adams
Proceeded to the Choice of Officers
Amos Cogswell was Elected . President
Bradbury Cilley .... Vice President
Daniel Gookin . . . . Sect7
Mich1 McClary .... Treasurer
John Sullivan J1 . . . . . Assistant Treasurer
Vice President
Secty
Treasurer
Assistant Treasurer
806 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS.
Examined the Treasurers Account and there is in his [hands,
Interest on the fund, Two-hundred forty-six Dollars, One Cent
Interest by him Accounted for to July isl 1818
$246=01 =
Voted that the Treasurer pay to the widow of Ebenezer Sulli-
van Ten Dollars, and to the Children of John Sullivan J1' fifteen
Dollars, And to the widow of Harvey M'Clary Ten Dollars, "and
to Jonathan Perkins Ten Dollars • 3.7 "
Voted to meet at Daniel Coffins in Eping on the 4th off July
1819 —
EPPING Monday July 5th 1819 —
At a meeting of the Society of the Cincinnate this day
Present
Mich1 McClary
Daniel Gookin
Officers Chosen
Amos Cogswell .... President
Bradbury Cilley .... Vice President
Daniel Gookin .... Secretary
Mich1 McClary .... Treasurer
On Examining the Treasurers Account, there are in' his hands,
for interest on the funds, Two hundred forty-three Dollars Thirty-
One Cents, interest accounted for by him to July first 1819
$243=31 =
Voted that the Treasurer pay to the Children of John Sullivan
Jr fifteen Dollars —
Voted that the Treasurer pay to the Widow Elizabeth McClary
Ten Dollars
Voted That the Meeting of the Society on the 4 day of July
1820 be at Notingham— Daniel Gookin Sec*
NOTINGHAM July 4th 1820 —
Agreeable to the Institution the Society of the Cincinnati met
this day
Present —
Bradbury Cilley
Mich1 McClary
Joseph Mills
Daniel Gookin
APPENDIX. 807
Proceeded to the Choice of Officers and
Amos Cogswell was chosen . . President
Bradbury Cilley .... Vice President
Daniel Gookin . . •"■ . . Secty
Mich1 McClary .... Treasurer
Examined the Treasurers Accounts and there Are in his hands
Two hundred Seventy-four Dollars and Thirty-One Cents he hav-
ing Accounted for the interest on the fund to July first One
thousand Eight hundred and Twentv. —
Voted that the Treasurer pay to
Bradbury Cilley out of the interest in his hands Sixty Dollars
To Joseph Mills sixty Dollars
to Mich1 McClary Sixty Dollars
To Daniel Gookin Sixty Dollars
Voted that the Next Annual Meeting be holden at General But-
lars in Deerfield —
Daniel Gookin Secty
DEERFIELD July 4th 1821
At a meeting of the Cincinnati Society held this day
Present
Bradbury Cilley
Mich1 McClary
Proceeded to the Choice of Officers And
Amos Cogswell was Chosen . President
Bradbury Cilley .... Vice Presedent
Daniel Gookin .... Secty
Mich1 McClary .... Treasurer
The Treasurers Accounts were examined and Approved and
Accepted and there Are in his hands of the interest drawn from
the fund, Seventy-Seven Dollars forty-two Cents he having
Accounted for the interest drawn to July Ist 1821
$77-42
Voted that the Treasurer pay to the Widow Abigail Sullivan
Ten Dollars
To the Children of Captain John Sullivan Fifteen Dollars
Voted that the Society meet at Portsmouth on the fourth day of
July Next at 10 oclock —
8o8 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS.
PORTSMOUTH July 4th 1822 —
The Cincinnate Society having Met
Present —
Bradbury Cilley
Mich1 M< Clary'
Daniel Gookin
Proceeded to the Choice of Officers
Amos Cogswell .... President
Bradbury Cilley .... Vice President
Daniel Gookin .... Secty
Mich1 McClary .... Treasurer
Examined the Treasurers Accounts which were Approved and
Accepted — there are in his hands of Interest drawn from the fund
belonging to the Society Ninety-Nine Dollars Forty-two Cents the
Treasurer having Accounted for interest to July Ist 1822 —
99-42
Voted that the Next Anual Meeting be held at Portsmouth at
the House of Nath1 Brown at 10 o'Clock, A. M.
Daniel Gookin Secty
PORTSMOUTH July 4th 1823 —
Present
Mich1 M'Clary
Daniel Gookin
Proceeded to the. Choice of Officers
Amos Cogswell .... President
Bradbury Cilley .... Vice President
Daniel Gookin .... Secty
Mich1 McClary .... Treasurer
Examined the Treasurers Account there are in his hands One
hundred forty-three Dollars and seventy Eight Cents Interest by
him accounted for to July Ist 1823
143=78
Voted that the Treasurer pay to Charlotte Page daughter of the
late Joseph Mills Fifteen Dollars —
Voted that the Treasurer pay to the Children of John Sullivan
Ten Dollars
Voted that the Next Annual Meeting be held at Portsmouth
Daniel Gookin Sectv
APPENDIX. 809
[Henry Dearborn, Delegate, to General Sullivan.']
0. Exeter Tune 8Ul 1784 —
Sir J ' ^
having been detain'd much longer than I expected on my late
Journey, it will be so late before I git my fammily to Kennebeck,
that it will not be in my power to attend the annual meeting the 4th
July. — the Newspapers inform you of what we have done, I dare
say many of our breathring will start at the alterations which we
have made in the Institution. I confess I should have been better
pleas'd with the institution in some respects, had not so material
alterations have taken place, but we found our selves reduced to
the single alternative of making such alterations as we have, or
attempt to stand without the President Gen1, he was very much
allarm'd, & in fact it appeerd that the clammer through the States
at large, & in Congress as well as with our foreign Ministers was
very general, some letters from several of the principle characters
in the French Army & Navy had great weight with many, — in
which letters it was said that the hereditary part would undoubt-
edly be disagreable to the democratic sentiments of our country,
— & that it would not be strange, as it was a new thing in Europe
for an order of merit to descend, — & every man must see at first
view that there is an absurdety in attempting to transmits real
merit to posterity, — I have said before that those expressions had
great weight with many, — & if we coolly ask our selves what
ware our principle motives when we entered into the order, or at
least what we pretended, were our motives, & what we endeav-
oured to convince the people ware our real motives, — at the same
time taking into concideration the character of the man by whose
name we have Christen'd our society, — & after satisfying our
selves in those facts, ask wheather all those purposes which we
had a right to wish to be answered by the institution cannot be
fully answerd as the institution now stands. I am reather inclined
to suppose the canded honest man will answer in the affirmative
if he can for a moment divest himself of that illnature which the
conduct of the people at large towards us, has unavoidably
created, but wheather any one can fully perform the task is a
question with me; (Judging from my own feelings). — Maj1' L
Enfant arrived the first of May with letters from the Gentlemen of
the French Army & Navy expressing their gratitude in the warm-
est possible terms, for the honours conferred on them by the
Note. — These documents were copied from original loose papers in the possession of the
New Hampshire Historical Society.
8lO NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS.
society, lie brought many petetions from various characters to be
admited, he likewise brought about 150 eagles, some diplomes &
a die to stamp the meddles, & the copper plate to compleet a suf-
ficient number of diplomes — The President will take the direc-
tion of those matters — the Eagles cannot be made in America, —
but may be procured in France or England, — the French Gentle-
men esteem the order as the first order of merit in the world, &
put it on above any of their orders, — Maj1' Debushett, came from
France to Philadelphia on no other business but to petetion the
Gen1 meeting to be admited; — he has served two years & ten
months in our Army in the character of an Officer, but could not
obtain the order in France, he has obtain'd the order of Sl Loues
for his service in the late war, but could not be satisfied without
the Cincinnati. —
inclosed is an acct of my expences —
Henry Dearborn, Delegate.
Hon1'1 Maj1' Gen1 Sullivan/
[The name of Lt. Col. Henry Dearborn has been cut from the
original of the above copy.]
[Letter of George Washington.^
0. Mount Vernon in Virginia Oct1' ^ist 1786 —
Sir — ° '
I take this early opportunity, in my character of President of
the Cincinnati, of announcing to you, that the triennial General
Meeting of the Society is to be convened at the city of Philadel-
phia on the first Monday of May in the year 1787 —
As it will not be in my power (for reasons which I shall have
the honor of immediately communicating) to attend the next gen-
eral meeting ; And as it may become more and more inconvenient
for me to be absent from my Farms, or to receive appointments
which will direct me from my private affairs ; I think it proper
also to acquaint you for the information of your Delegates to the
General Meeting, that it is my desire not to be reelected to the
Presidency, since I should find myself under the necessity of
declining the acceptance of it.
The numerous applications for information made to me in con-
sequence of my Military command, the multiplicity of my corri-
spondencies in this country as well as in many parts of Europe;
the variety and perplexity of my own private concerns, which,
having been much deranged by my absence through the war,
APPENDIX. 8ll
demand my entire And unremitting attention ; the arduousness of
the task, in which I have been as it were unavoidably engaged of
superintending the opening the navigation of the great Rivers in
this state; the natural desire of relaxation and tranquility, from
business, which almost every one experiences at my time of life,
particularly, after having acted (during a considerable period) as
no idle unspectator in uncommonly busy and important scenes ;
and the present imbecility of my health occasioned by a violent
attack of the fever and ague, succeeded by rheumatick pains (to
which I have been, till of late an Entire stranger) ; will I doubt
not, be considered as reasons of sufficent validity to justify my
conduct in the present instance.
Although the whole of these reasons could not have been before
operated ; yet in conformity to my determination of passing the
remainder of my days in a state of retirement, I should certainly
have refused to accept the office of President with which I was
honored in 1784, but from an apprehension that my refusal, at
that time might have been misrepresented as a kind of dereliction
of the society on my part, or imputed to a disapprobation of the
principles on which it was then established — To convince the
opposers of the Institution, should any such remain, that this was
not the fact ; and to give no colourable pretext for unreasonable
attacks ; I prevailed on myself to accept the appointment with a
view of holding it only until the next election ; before which time
I expected the jealousy that had been excited would subside — and
this I am happy to be informed has universally taken place. —
Highly approving as I do, the principles on which the society
is now constituted ; and pleased to find, so far as I have been able
to learn from reiterated enquiries, that it is acceptable to the good
people of the United States in general ; it only remains for me to
express the sense I entertain of the honor conferred by the last
General Meeting in electing me their President, and to implore in
future the benediction of Heaven, on the virtuous associates in
this illustrious Institution —
During the residue of my continuance in office, I shall be con-
stantly ready to sign such Diplomas as may be requisite for the
members of your state society, being sincerely desirous of giving
every possible proof of attachment, esteem, and affection for
them ; as well as of demonstrating the sentiments of perfect con-
sideration and respect with which I have the honor
to be yr most obed1 and
most Humble Servant,
Ge° Washington
OI2 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS.
P. S.
I have thought it expedient to forward a transcript of this circu-
lar address to Majr General Gates, Vice President of the Society
— In order that the General Meeting may suffer no embarrass-
ment for want of an official character to preside at the opening of
it —
The President of the Society of the Cincinnati — State of New-
Hampshire —
A true copy —
J. Wingate Thornton —
Boston Oct. 27, 1842 —
[The following, among the papers of the Society, appears to
be the original draft of a letter in the handwriting of Daniel
Gookin, without date, address, or signature, yet of historic value.]
Sir/
your letters of June and July three in Number to the Presi-
dent of the Cincinnati Society of New Hampshire were not
received from the post office untill August 25 not knowing they
were there until I noticed their being advertised by the Post
Master —
Death has made great inroads among the Officers of the Revo-
lutionary Army from New Hampshire and the Survivors are
much Scattered I know of but one Gen1 Officer — that is Gen-
eral Stark who I suppose will be provided for as soon as Congress
meet as a Bill was before them for his relief when Congress
Adjourned, General Stark is not a Member of the Cincinnati
Society he was the Senior Officer from New Hampshire when the
Cincinnati Society was formed in Camp but he not approving
thereof no State Society was formed untill after the Army had
disbanded and the Officers returned home, when Application
being made to General Sullivan by the Baron De Stuben on
behalf of the General Society he (Sullivan) by Advertisement
requested the Officers to meet and form a State Society The I
request was but poorly complied with a few however did meet &
form themselves into a society but now on our Anual Meeting on j
the 4 of July we Seldom have more than 5 or 6 members present.
I believe there is but one Field Officer Now living in the State j
that is Major James Carr & I rather think he will come under the
Act of Congress for affording assistance to the needy, (the
Major is not a member of the Society,) And indeed I do not
APPENDIX. 813
know of more than 2 or 3 Officers who served in the New Hamp-
shire line who now reside in the State who were under any of the
Acts of Congress intitled to half pay or Commutation, but what
will come clearly within the Act of Congress making provision
for those who Need assistance from their Country Col0 Cogswell
who was A Captain in the Revolutionary Army in the Massachu-
setts Line now living in Dover in this State is presid1 of the Cin-
cin'ati Society, Bradbury Cilley Son of the late General Cilley
(who was a Col0 in the Army) is Now a Member in his fathers
Stead and is Vice president of the Society Daniel Gookin who
was a Lieutenant in the Army is Secty and Gen1 Michel McClary
who was A Captain in the Army is Treasurer —
The Officers of the New Hampshire Line were Mostly Farmers
Labourious Men Those who Survived the war after being
unused to Labour for 7 or 8 years found it very painful to go
immediately to the plow. But after Spending what Little prop-
erty they possesed they were Compelled too, with Broken fortunes
and broken Spirits with many of them Death has Closed the
Scene and the Survivours coming under the Act of Congress of
Last Session I rather think you Must not calculate on Much
Assistance from the Surviving Officers the New Hampshire Line
who now reside within the State, I shall take the first opportunity
of Laying your Communications before Col0 Cogswell the Presi-
dent and I expect to See General Mc'Clary the Treasurer in
September he is best acquainted of any person in the State with
the Surviving Officers, And if any thing can be done to assist
you in your application to Congress you shall have immediate
Notice But should You Not receive any further Communication
You may without fear of Contradiction Assert the poverty and
Needy Circumstances of Most of the Surviving Officers of the
Revolutionary Line of the Army from New Hampshire in Addi-
tion to the Justice of their Claims, But aitho you may not receive
Assistance from the Officers, From my knowledge of the Gentel-
men from New Hampshire in the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives in Congress I am fully confident they will exert
themselves that Ample Justice may be done to the Survivours of
the Revolutionary Army
8 14 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS.
\_yamcs Blanchard to the Officers of the New Hampshire Line.']
r^ A, Philadelphia, Tune i 1701
Gentlemen J ,y
You will receive a Circular Letter of my Signature of the 19th
of April Similar to a Number that have been Sent to the Officers
of the Late American Army and I beg Leave to give you the
reason of it being done
When Goverment under the new Constitution was making
Arrangements for the payment of the Public debt, the Officers of
the Massachusetts Line prefered a Petition to Congress praying
that some mode might be Adopted to Ascertain the value of the
Certificates they received for their Pay and Subsistance at the
Conclusion of the War, and the residue be Still due to them —
The Representatives of the Southern States Urged the Justice
of the Claim, and the Impropriety of one Class of men Accu-
melating such Large Sums for so Small Considerations, from the
delay of the public to the distress and ruin of an other Class of
men to whom they were so much Indebted for the freedom and
Independence they then enjoyed — but the Representatives from
the Northern States being purchasers of Certificates were of a
different Opinion, and the petition was rejected, and a funding
Law passed that Ascertained a Note given for £70,8, that in Seven
Years had Accumelated £28 :i2 Interest, to be worth £82, or
thereabouts — The Officers waited on their representatives on
their return to the State, who Informed them, that a Funding Law
had passed, and the value of their Certificates were Ascertained
by the said Law — but if the United States paid their debt to
Individuals on the Same principles that one Individual was Com-
pelled by the Laws of the Country to pay to Another, there was
a residue that could be paid to the Original Creditor
The Officers wishing for Tranquility & Every possible means ot
Justice Observed, that Notwithstanding they had Alienated their
Certificates Similar to all Other bills of Credit, that had been
reduced by a scale of Depretiation to their Current value, and
their Assigns had recd a retribution from 300, to 500 per Cent on
their purchase in Specie by a Law, they would be Contented with
the residue as it Stood on the public Books
and Last sessions a Remonstrance was presented to Congress
under the fictitious Signiture of Original Creditors — demanding
the said residue to be paid to the present Holders of Certificates
— This Representation came forward at an Unseasonable time
APPENDIX. 815
and in Such Indecent and Illiberal Terms that Only three Gentle-
men from the house of Representatives and Mr Morris from the
Senate Voted for the Adoption of it
and as it was declared in Congress by Mr Sedgwick Mr Beaud-
inott Mr Livermore and others and Confirmed by a Majority of
the members that Notwithstanding the army had been paid in
paper at 2/6 in the pound they had received Ample Satisfaction
and that Justice could not be done to other public Creditors be-
cause the greatest part of the Public debt was in fictitious Certifi-
cates— The Officers from different States, at different meetings
Signifying their Uneasiness from a different Opinion desired the
Letter Might be Circulated and by the Advice and direction of a
number of Respectable Officers I have done it —
I am Gentlemen your Hle Ser1
James Blanchard
To the Officers of the New Hampshire Line Late American
Army —
\_yames Blanchard to Joseph Cilley and George Reid.~\
^ ,, Norfolk Virginia 7 May 1702
Gentlemen & ' J ty
I sent each of you by Mr Reid two pamphlets with a Cercular
Letter — and sometime after two Others Similar to the Inclosed —
but wheither you Ever Received them I have not heard —
I conceive you have received the circular Letter from the Massa-
chusetts Officers — also from General Hull at Philadelphia — Mr
Livermore and Mr Gilman can Inform you more particularly if
they please —
Tho. Mr Livermore was very bitter in his declamations Against
discrimination — not from being Interested in Certificates — for he
never recd one for any of his services nor had Confidence enough in
the Government to buy one — but from a Religious Abhorance to
the revolution and all that had a hand in it — I should be much
Oblidgd to you to drop a Line in the post office directed to me at
New York
I am Gentlemen Most Respectfully
Your Humble Servant
James Blanchard
8l6 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS.
\_yamcs Blanchard to Samuel Livermore.~\
o Virginia May 27, 1792
When you was preparing the funding Law my domestic Con-
cerns was so distressed that I paid no Attention to it — my Certifi-
cates being retained untill I Accounted for the money I had
received as Paymaster — In Sept1' following I delivered my
Vouchers to the Comissioner, and on Comparing them with the
public Books there was 394(1011,io(t that I Claimed Credit for —
but Mr. Pierce being dead & the books where the business was
Transacted could not be found & I was Oblidged to Submit — but
prayed it might be Transfered — this was Refused on a principle,
that the balance against me was tnoney, and the balance in mv
favour Certificates — and the Treasurer Mr. Merideth purchased
a Certificate of 734 dollars (which was the rate of exchange) &
my Account was Settled and a Certificate for the remainder given
to me
This Led me into an Enquiry and I Investigated your Transac-
tions, from the Secretary down to the Jew brokers — I was in
hopes at the subsequent Session there would be some reconsidera-
tion — but not finding the Colour of Compunction — I prepared a
Circular letter which doubtless you have Seen — and the Massa-
chusetts Officers have Introduced the Application
but for my part I have not the Colour of hope you are Chiefly
the same men and I do not Know of any thing that has made a
Change —
Your debates in Congress are Litterally Translated and replied
to — that takes a pamphlet of About 100 pages — also an Explicit
Address in a Hand bill that takes one page of a Large Sheet of
paper Stating the Inconveniences of the funding Law and the
Conveniences that wou'd have Accrued b\ discrimination with the
Name of the member of Congress — recommending at Next
Election to Make Another Choice — and what will come of it the
Sequel will only disclose —
Among your Arguments you Observed that the Original Cred-
itors might have Kept their Certificates That Esau sold his birth
right for a Mess of pottage and Heaven and Earth Confirmed the
sale —
If a man after the dangers he had been Exposed to, and return-
ing from the field to Look up the Little brood he had left, been
Steel'd Against Natural Affections, Sickness, or the Inclemencies
of the Weather or the patriot, who had Loaned his money (and
APPENDIX. 8l7
perhaps grown Old) Against the Cravings of Nature, the dis-
tresses of an Affectionate wife or Seeing his Children Straying on
a Dunghill — or the Farmer whose fences had been destroyed and
his Stock diminished by public demands could have replaced
them by the word of his power — they might have kept their Cer-
tificates— but must the Example of Esau, when he came fainting
from the field & Selling his birth right for a Mess of pottage — be
Established as a precedent by the representatives of the United
States to Justify their purchasing final Settlements as Jacob did
the birth right of his brother — and deceitfully taking from him —
his blessing —
However as the business Recited to, will be public I will not
Trouble you with a long Letter and Only
Subscribe my Self Your
Humble Servant
James Blanchard
[Resolutions from Savannah. ~\
The standing Committee to whom were referred a Letter from
John Winslow, recorder, with a Copy of a Petition to the Con-
gress of the UNITED STATES from the State Society of the
Common Wealth of Massachusetts ; and a copy of a Letter from
James Blanchard, presented a report, which being read, was
accepted — WHEREUPON,
Resolved. — That the Bravery, fidelity, fortitude and patient
suffering of the Officers and Soldiers of the American Army, dur-
ing the many trying vicissitudes of the late Revolution are among
the principal causes of the Establishment of that Liberty and Inde-
pendence we now enjoy.
Resolved. That at the close of the War when large arrears
were due to them and their accounts not settled, they gave a sin-
gular and noble proof of moderation when they laid down their
Arms, and dispersed themselves, relying with an honest confi-
dence on the faith of Congress, and the assurances of their
General, that, their long arrears should be fairly and speedily
- ascertained, and the balance with an Interest agreed on, fully
paid as soon as the deranged and exhausted resources of the
Country would admit.
Resolved. That the United States in Congress, and every State
Seperately have repeatedly acknowledged this unexampled in-
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stance of moderation, and those faithful services, of the Army,
and that Congress took proper steps by which the balances due to
them were ascertained, but from the want of sufficient powers in
the General Government to compel the States to pay their just
quota of Public Expences, no provision whatsoever was made,
for payment either of the principal or Interest by which means
they became depreciated in some instances to an eighth of their
nominal sum, which reduced price, the necessity of most of the
Officers and Soldiers of the Army compelled them to receive, for
an assignment of their Certificates.
Resolved. That when the new Constitution was formed to
establish Justice, and Congress under it were debating on the Sys-
tem, reported by the Secretary of the Treasury for the support of
public credit ; a system that proposed a violation of the public
faith, in refusing to accept on loan the Interest due on part of the
public debt, and deferring the payment of another part; a system
manifestly contradictory by affirming in the first instance that the
resources of the United States were not adequate to pay the full
Interest of their own debt, and yet proposing to add Twenty-two
millions of dollars to it by Assuming Debts not their own :
When Congress were debating this system it was in their
power, consistently with fair principles of Equity and Justice to
have provided a remedy for a part of the great injury the army
had suffered from the former low state of public credit, by adopt-
ing some one or other of the plans of discrimination, which were
proposed by several members of unquestional honor, and well
known abilities, and by which, after allowing considerable profit
to the assignee, something would still have remained for him who
"had earned it, at the risk of his life.
Resolved. That tho' it may not be consistent with the principles
of good faith after this new system has been in part perfected, to
break in upon it by doing that now, which might well have been
done then ; yet still we think such proportion of the debt due to
the Officers and Soldiers of the late American Army as hath not
been paid to the assignees of their Certificates, may still be paid
to the Original holder, without affecting any creditor under the
funding Law. — THEREFORE, that a Petition be drawn to be
signed by the PRESIDENT on behalf of this Society, stating the
loss we have sustained, and praying that the difference between
such certificate, as it would have been paid under the original
contract, and as it now is under the loan, may be paid to the
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original holder, and such other releif as the wisdom and Justice
of Congress may think proper to grant. —
A true copy from the record, Savannah July 6th 1792. —
Ja B. Sharpe, Secry
\fjeremiah Fogg to William Hull.~\
^. Exeter Oct0 25 1792
I was very sorry not to be able to converse with you while here
on the Subject of the Circular letter as we have not in this State
so fully matured the matter as you have in Massts Our Officers
are generally desirous of attempting redress but unfortunately such
as are in Affluence are backward under a -pretence that they can-
not with a good Grace employ an Agent without supplying the
Means to defray the Expense. Their pretence I acknowledge to
be too well founded; but1 such is the dispersed and I may say
desperate situation of Most of our Officers that no committee
would undertake to pursue the matter and become Answerable to
collect an Assessment or subscription — However Col° Reid, Ll
Adams and myself were appointed to Consult you & pursue the
matter at discretion and accordingly we have drawn up a short
Memorial to Congress which we wish you to present with that
from your State should you think it expedient Should you be
successful I think your Compensation will be certain if not I can
not engage — In Masss the subject is old and has inspired you all
with a degree of enthusiasm in point of success but our faith is
less than a grain of Mustard seed not on Ace* of the injustice of
the demand but the impracticality of discrimination —
I could not obtain a formal Power Signed by the whole Com-
mittee without a Journ[ey] of 50 miles — Should legal Nicety be
required please to send me line ^ Post directed to Exeter and I
will obtain one —
To William Hull of County of Middlesix Com. of
Mass. Esq1"
At a Convention of Officers of the State of New Ham holden
at Exeter on the of Ocl last whereof ye Honle Joseph Cilley
was Chairman to take into Consideration a Circular letter from the
late Officers of ye Massacuts line George Reid Jeremiah Fogg and
Sam1 Adams Esqrs were chosen a Committee to take into Consid-
eration said Letter and act thereon at discretion
Jere Fogg Clerk of
1 The section in Italics has a line drawn through it in the original.
820 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS.
Therefore by virtue of said Resolution we the said Committee
do constitute and appoint You ye said Wm Hull our Attorney to
present to the Congress of the U. S. a Memorial by us signed dated
Exeter Oct0 1792 and by all suitable means to urge and enforce
the same we hereby engaging to acquiesce in whatever you may
do concerning the promises. C In behalf
Jere Fogg< of the
/ Committee —
Note. — A valuable contribution to the literature of the New Hampshire Cincin-
nati has recently been made by John C. French, of Manchester. His first com-
munication was published in a printed letter dated January 2, 1893. An abridge-
ment of the article is given in the Granite Monthly, vol. xv (1893), p. 123. Mr.
French's paper teems with interesting suggestions. It naturally occurs to one who
follows his pointed treatment of the subject that the question of a revival of the
New Hampshire branch of the order deserves early and serious attention. It
might be made an influential agency in the preservation of the authentic history of
the Revolution and the cultivation of a patriotic spirit among the people. The
interested and organized efforts of the descendants of the worthy men who led the
armies of the Revolution can most effectually rescue the story of Light Infantry
Poor, Yorktown Scammell, and their comrades in arms from the oblivion into
which their patriotic life work may otherwise be permitted to sink.
The Editor.
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES
Of Several Persons Participating in the Government of
New Hampshire in the Period from 1784 to 1793,
Copied from the Manuscript of William
Plumer, by Permission of the New
Hampshire Historical Society.
NATHANIEL ADAMS
[Plumer's MSS. Biog., Vol. 5, page 474.]
Was a native of Portsmouth, New Hampshire. He graduated
at Dartmouth College in the year 1775. He was afterwards
appointed clerk of the superior court of the state, which office he
held more than forty two years in regular, uninterrupted succes-
sion. As a clerk he was correct, methodical, and punctual. The
duties he was required to perform in the court were executed with
that propriety and dignity which reflected honor on the court under
whose authority he acted.
He was, at the time of his death, the oldest justice of the peace
and quorum throughout the state. He was an active, efficient
agent for locating &c. the first New Hampshire turnpike. It was
a road from Portsmouth to Concord.
In 1819, he wrote and published the first volume of the New
Hampshire Reports, containing decisions of cases in the superior
court of that state, from September, 1816, to the end of February
term, 1819. In 1824, he wrote and published "Annals of Ports-
mouth, comprising a period of two hundred years from the first
settlement of the town, with biographical sketches of the most
respectable inhabitants." This volume contains four hundred
pages.
He was one of the founders of the New Hampshire Historical
Society, and a member from its commencement to the close of
his life — and one of its officers. He wrote the Memoir of Sam-
uel PenhallowT, which is published in the commencement of the
first article of the first volume of the Collections of that society.
His style was plain, concise, and elegant.
A few years before his death, he delivered to me a manuscript
treatise iifion trees, requesting me to read, correct, and make such
additions as I should consider necessary and useful. It appeared
that some of his descriptions were incorrect, and others incom-
plete. I returned the book to him with my remarks ; but, I believe,
the treatise was never published.
He was twice married. His first wife was a daughter of
Colonel Woodward ; his second, a Miss Church, and she survived
him. He had a number of children, several of whom were
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living when he died. He lived freely, and entertained consider-
able company, but left little property to his family. He was a
man of decent talents, prompt, and ready — and of great decision
of character. He was fair and honorable in his dealings and
business. His religious tenets were those of the Episcopalian
church, of which he was a member.
The fourth day of August, 1829, he attended the superior court
at Exeter, but after performing his duty as clerk in the court, as
he entered his boarding house, he had a severe apoplectic fit and
the day following died aged seventy three years.
GEORGE ATKINSON
[Plumer's MSS. Biog., Vol. 3, page 285.]
Was a native of Portsmouth, New Hampshire, where he lived
and died. He was a man of decent talents, strict integrity, and
of an irreproachable character.
For several years he was a member of the state legislature. In
1780, 1781, and 1785, he was four times appointed a delegate to the
Congress of the United States, but he declined accepting the
office. January 27th, 1781, he was appointed a member of the
committee of safety for the state, which he also declined. On the
28th of August, of the same year he was appointed a special
justice of the superior court, but I do not know that he accepted it.
In 1785, he was a candidate for the office of President of the
state, and had the highest number of votes, but not a majority.
The House of Representatives, from the four highest candidates,
sent his name and that of John Langdon to the Senate, of which
both the candidates were members ; but the Senate elected Lang-
don.
Mr. Atkinson died in February, 1788.
JOSIAH BARTLETT.
[Plumer's MSS. Biog., Vol. 3, page 578.]
His ancestors were of Norman extraction, and a branch of the
family came from England to Newbury, New England, at an
early period of the settlement of that place. He was the son of
Stephen Bartlett, and was born at Amesbury, Massachusetts,
November 29th, 1729. There he received an education in the
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town school, and learnt the rudiments of the Latin and Greek lan-
guages, under the direction of the Rev'd Mr. Webster of
Salisbury. His anxiety to acquire knowledge induced him to turn
his attention to medicine. At the age of sixteen he was placed
with Dr. Ordway of his native town to study physic; but he soon
exhausted the doctor's scanty library, and resorted to others for a
supply.
In 1750, having completed his medical education, at the age of
twenty one, he commenced the practice of his profession at Kings-
ton, New Hampshire, where he resided as long as he lived. In
1752 he was seized with a fever, which in all probability would
have proved fatal to him, had not his own reason counteracted the
hackneyed modes of his attending physician. At the approach
of a crisis his strength was so much exhausted by a warm
and stimulating regimen and seclusion from the air, that his
physician pronounced his disorder fatal ; but the patient prevailed
upon two men who attended him that night to procure him a quart
of cider, which he took at half a teacup full at a time, by which
he was so invigorated that in the morning a copious perspiration
ensued, and his fever was effectually checked. Ever after this
he was an attentive observer of the operations of nature in dis-
eases, and refused to submit to dogmatical rules in prescribing
for his patients. He founded his practice upon the details of
nature and experience, and became popular in his profession. In
1754 tne throat distemper appeared at Kingston and other places,
attended with great mortality. After maturely investigating the
subject he decided, contrary to the prevailing opinions of other
physicians, that the nature of the disease was not inflammatory,
but putrid. He therefore made a free and successful use of
Peruvian bark and other tonics ; and his success established his
reputation as a skillful physician. He devoted a great portion of
his time to medical subjects, and those connected with it, and
acquired useful information.
He was an efficient agent in forming and establishing the New
Hampshire Medical Society, which was incorporated in the year
1791. He indulged the hope that this society would do much to
suppress the dangerous host of illiterate quacks, to whom he was
much and justly opposed. To effect this object, he proposed that
a law should be passed to prevent physicians in New Hampshire
from recovering judgment in courts of law for their medicines and
services, unless they had been previously examined and licensed
by the society to practice ; but the legislature refused to make
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such provision. He was elected and accepted for that and the
succeeding year, the office of president of that society ; but in
1793, his official duties required so much of his time and attention,
that he declined a re-election. He received the honorary degree of
doctor of medicine from Dartmouth College.
In 1765 he was elected a representative to the Provincial
Assembly, and continued such till the Revolution. Soon after
his first election he was appointed a justice of the peace ; and in
1770 lieutenant colonel of the seventh regiment of the militia.
But being from principle a Republican, he disapproved of the
measures of the British government, and urged the necessity of
resisting their encroachments; and in February, 1775, the roval
governor deprived him of his civil and military offices. This, in-
stead of intimidating, increased his efforts to support and defend
the rights of his country, and raised him still higher in the esti-
mation of the people.
On the 23d of August, 1775, he was appointed a delegate to the
Congress of the United Colonies, and in January and December
of 1776 was re-appointed. These appointments he accepted, and
was one of the members who on the memorable fourth of July
signed the declaration of our independence. In December, 1777,
and in March and August, 1778, he was appointed a delegate to
the Congress of the United States, and attended till November of
the year last mentioned : and then declined a re-election. After
a lapse of several years, the legislature, on the 26th of February,
1783, without his knowledge again re-appointed him delegate to
Congress, but he declined it.
The 19th of May, 1775, he was appointed a member of the com-
mittee of safety for the province, and in September of that year
colonel of a regiment of militia. On the 20th of December,
1776, was a member of the New England committee, which met
in Rhode Island to devise the means and methods of raising and
supporting an army to defend the country.
Under the form of government which the New Hampshire con-
vention established in 1776, he was appointed a justice of the
peace and quorum throughout the colony and a member of the
committee of safety for the state, and was from that time till 1783
a member and in the last year its chairman. During that period
this committee exercised the executive authority of the state, and,
in the recess of the legislature, possessed the power of legislation.
On the 18th of July, 1777, he was appointed a delegate to meet
delegates at Springfield from the states of New England and
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New York, to aid in support of public measures for the defence
and security of the country. On the second of August following
was one of the two agents for the state to procure necessaries and
medical aid for the New Hampshire troops under General Stark,
which trust he accepted, and repaired to Bennington. And in
1780 was appointed to muster the troops raised for three years or
during the war.
In 1779 he was appointed chief justice of the court of common
pleas for the county of Rockingham, which office he held till the
12th of November, 1782, when he was appointed a judge of the
superior court. After the government was organized under the
new constitution of the state, in December, 1784, he was again
re-appointed judge of that court, and continued such till the 12th
of January, 1790, when he was made chief justice of the same
court ; but on the 8th of June in that year vacated it by accepting
the presidency of the state. As he had not a legal education,
it was not to be expected that all his decisions would be legal.
His intentions were pure, but it was his primary object to deter-
mine suits as it appeared to him justice and equity required. In
doing this, he sometimes violated not only the forms, but the prin-
ciples of law ; for when the law was with the plaintiff, but equity
on the side of the defendant, he was sure to pronounce in favor of
the latter. These decisions produced a degree of uncertainty,
and legal men condemned them ; but with the people, in general,
he was considered a good judge.
In 1788 he was a member of the New Hampshire convention
for ratifying the constitution of the United States. He approved
of that instrument, supported its principles, and voted for its rati-
fication. The 1 2th of November following, he was elected by
the legislature a Senator to the Congress of the United States, but
he declined the appointment.
In 1785 a portion of the people proposed he should be a candi-
date for the office of President of the state, but he was not elected.
In March, 1790, he was again candidate for that office, but the
people made no choice, he being the third highest candidate for
whom they voted. In June the legislature elected him, and he
accepted the office. For the two succeeding years, which ended
the first Wednesday of June, 1793, he was re-elected by nearly
all the votes of the people.
He was a man of considerable, tho' not of extensive, reading.
The nature of his profession, and the duties of the offices he held,
necessarily required him to devote much more of his time to physic,
828 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS.
law, and government, than to science, history, or general infor-
mation. He was not a good or accurate scholar ; his style and
composition were neither elegant or graceful.
But he was a man of talents far above mediocrity — his mind
was clear and discriminating. Having formed an opinion he
adhered to it with great tenacity ; and on some occasions was too
metaphysical to be practical and careful. He was a man of strict
integrity — upright and honest in all his dealings. And it was an
opinion, which he uniformly maintained, that republics could not
exist without knowledge and virtue in the great mass of the
people.
His religion was deism. As in this he differed from the great
body of the people, he seldom conversed on the subject, except
with a few. He was sensible that no prejudices were so strong
as those excited by religious tenets, and that, if his opinions were
generally known, they would render him unpopular. He there-
fore not only used great caution in concealing them, but paid
taxes to the minister of the town in which he lived, and often
attended his preaching.
His manners were stiff and formal, but not rude or disgusting.
He seldom met in large united companies, but when he did was
embarrassed and silent ; but in small circles his conversation was
free and interesting. His dress partook more of the simplicity of
the Quaker than the man of the world. There was nothing of
pomp or parade in his manners or modes of living ; but whether
this proceeded from his aversion to show, or his great frugality,
or from both, is difficult to determine.
In early life he formed habits of strict frugality — his wants
were few and easily satisfied — and he always lived within his
income. His salary as judge and chief executive magistrate was
small, yet he never complained for more. But his frugality and
economy was carried too far — they approached avarice and
meanness. When judge of the superior court, he sometimes
travelled fifty miles a day without eating, except the biscuit he
had in his pocket, or baiting his horse — and they both slaked,
their thirst in the running brook. In travelling as delegate to
Congress he refused to drink wine, and declined paying his club
of the expence with his fellow members.
He seldom saw company, except on business. He visited but
a few, and seldom invited any person to visit him. Many
people complained that they did not know where he lived. Tho'
he practiced rigid frugality, he had not the means of acquiring a
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large estate ; but he had sufficient to have lived in a style better
suited to the rank he held in society.
His knowledge of the condition and circumstances of the state,
the statute laws, the usages of courts, and the general habits and
wants of the people, qualified him better for the office of Presi-
dent than that of judge. As President he was attentive to the
rights and interests of the people, and frugal of the public money.
He married in early life, and had a family of children. His
wife died before him, but three of his sons, and, I think, one or
more of his daughters survived him.
In 1793 the constitution, as amended, took effect. It not only
changed the title of the chief executive magistrate from that of
President to Governor, but gave him a qualified negative upon all
bills and resolves passed by the legislature. In that year he was
elected Governor, but with a less majority than in the two preced-
ing years. People began to complain that he was too old and too
parsimonious to be Governor, and his wavering, indecisive con-
duct respecting the militia offended many. His mental powers,
owing to bodily indisposition, began to fail ; indeed, both his
health and popularity evidently declined.
On the 29th of January, 1794, the legislature being in session,
he informed them, That he found himself so far advanced in life,
that it would be expedient for him at the close of the session, to
retire from the cares and fatigues of ^public business to the repose
of private life. On the 21st of February the legislature thanked
him for the important services he had rendered the state, and
expressed their regret at his intention to retire from office at the
close of the year. From his letter it appears that it was his inten-
tion to resign at the end of that session ; but the legislature con-
strued it not a resignation, but as declining the office after the first
Wednesday of June, 1794.
Relieved from the cares and burthens of office, he no longer
felt that stimulus to action, which necessary business actually
creates, and will long support. A state of lassitude and debility
ensued ; and on the 19th day of May, 1795, he died suddenly of
a paralytic affection, in the sixty sixth year of his age.
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JOHN TAYLOR GILMAN
[Plumer's MSS. Biog., Vol. 5, page 444.]
Was the grandson of Daniel Gilman, and the eldest son of
Nicholas Gilman and Ann Taylor, daughter of the Reverend John
Taylor of Milton, Massachusetts. He was born at Exeter, New
Hampshire, the 19th of December, 1753. His early advantages,
as he himself often said, were few and limited ; but his applica-
tion and talent, in a great measure, supplied the deficiency. He
received a common school education ; and his father bro't him up
to the business, which he himself followed — shipbuilding, navi-
gation, and commerce. In early life he was considered as having
a sound understand, and as being well versed in accounts. In
1775 his father was appointed Treasurer of New Hampshire, and
his son, John Taylor, officiated as his clerk, and early became
conversant with the business and interest of the state.
The 20th of April, 1775, the next day after Lexington battle,
he marched with a company of volunteers from Exeter to Cam-
bridge commons, where the next day he encamped.
He was an active, efficient supporter of the American Revolu-
tion. The 10th of December, 1776, he was appointed one of the
committee to settle the claims against the state. In 1780 and
1781, he was appointed a commissioner to the convention of the
New England states, which met at Hartford, and afterwards at
Providence, to consult on the public emergencies of the country,
and provide for the necessary means of common defence.
In the years 1779, 1780, 1810, and 181 1 he was representative,
and in 1791 Senator in the legislature of New Hampshire. In
1779, and in January, 1781, he was appointed a member of the
committee of safety for the state. He was several times elected a
delegate to the Congress of the United States ; but did not take his
seat there till the 20th of June, 1782. The approaching dissolution
of his father, induced him on the 31st of March, 1783, to obtain
from Congress leave of absence. The death of his father pre-
vented his return to Congress. Tho' it was said he was the
youngest member then in Congress, he was considered an attent-
ive, efficient delegate. During the term he was there, negotiation
for peace with Great Britain was pending, and the correspond-
ence of our ministers was read in Congress. Those communica-
tions so thoroughly convinced him of the knowledge, integrity,
and firmness of John Adams and John Jay in that negotiation, as
induce him to declare that " to them America was more indebted
than to any two men living."
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In June, 1783, he was elected successor to his late father, to the
office of Treasurer of New Hampshire, which he continued to
hold till the autumn of 1788. Soon after his first appointment,
the legislature requested Congress to appoint him loan officer for
the state, to which they readily agreed. The 2d of January,
1789, the House of Representatives unanimously passed a vote of
thanks to him for the faithful discharge of his duty as Treasurer.
In June, 1791, he was again elected Treasurer of the state, which
office he held till June, 1794.
His business habits, his integrity and punctuality rendered him
a useful Treasurer. He performed its duties to the general satis-
faction of the people and the legislature. As Treasurer he was in
favor of raising an annual state tax, whether the money was
wanted or not. He tho't the people should be annually subjected
to a state tax — that such a habit would reconcile them to taxes,
which public expenditures would soon render necessary and of
much greate?' amount than was then requisite. The writer has
no doubts respecting the honesty of the Treasurer, nor has he any
doubt that he habitually for a number of years, applied a portion
of the surplus public money to his own private purposes. But
he was always ready, and in fact did punctually pay all the
demands on the treasury, when they were presented. Tho' the
state suffered on this account, no loss of money by him, yet his
course was improper. It was using public money for private and
personal purposes. It induced him, and his confidants, to use
their influence to increase the taxes to a greater amount than the
actual state of public affairs required.
In. February, 1788, he was a member of the New Hampshire
convention, which was called to decide the question whether the
state should ratify the constitution proposed for the United States.
He was a decided advocate for its ratification.
On the 9th of September, 1788, Congress appointed him one of
the board of commissioners to adjust and settle the accounts
between the United States and the individual states. On the 8th
of January following he commenced his journey, and soon after-
wards met the other commissioners at the city of New York. In
1790 he resigned his commission: but the 9th of February, 1791*
the President and Senate of the United States re-appointed him to
that office, as the first named commissioner of the board ; but in
June following he resigned that trust.
Here it is proper to observe, that Mr. Gilman's first wife was
the daughter of the late Honorable Nathaniel Folsom. She died,
832 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS.
I believe, in the year 1791. He afterwards married Mary Fol-
som, a sister of his first wife. His second wife died in Septem-
ber, 1812 ; and the 29th of December, 1814, he married Charlotte
Hamilton, the sister of Oliver Peabody, as his third wife. He
had one son and two or three daughters. Two of his daughters
married respectable men ; and of his children those two only sur-
vived their father.
In 1792, 1796, and 181 2, he was an elector of President and
Vice President of the United States ; but in 18 16 he was candi-
date for elector, but was not chosen. In 1794, Dartmouth College
conferred on him the degree of doctor of laws.
The 5th of June, 1794, he was declared Governor of New
Hampshire. This office he held between that time and June.
1816, for the term of fourteen years. In 1805 he was candidate
for Governor, but was not elected. And in 181 2, the Federalists
at first nominated him, and then Jeremiah Smith, but they event-
ually supported Gilman with their whole strength, but he was not
elected.
In June, 1797, Governor Gilman observed, in private conversa-
tion with the speaker of the House of Representatives, that unless
his salary was raised from one thousand dollars to twelve hun-
dred dollars, he should not again be candidate for Governor. In
the November session of that year, a few hours after the legisla-
ture had fixed his salary at one thousand dollars, Nelson, the
executive door keeper, whilst the speaker was in the chair and the
House in session, presented him with a paper, which he tho't was a
communication from some private person, but on casting his eyes
over it he found it was a message from the Governor to the legis-
lature complaining of the resolve respecting his salary. The
invariable mode of communicating messages from the governor to
the presiding officers of the two houses of the legislature had
been by the Secretary of State. The speaker hesitated for a
moment whether he should inform the House of the manner in
which the message came to him, and leave the members to decide
whether they would receive it ; but he read it without intimating
who delivered it to him. The style of the message was neither
mild or courteous. The substance of it was, that his salary was
too small. His salary was raised according to his request to
twelve hundred dollars. The Secretary's office was afterwards
carefully examined, but the message alluded to could not be
found. Tho' the Governor's salary was raised according to his
own request, yet afterwards he induced some of his friends to
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obtain an extra allowance for money expended in reviewing the
militia, but none was granted. In 1799 he urged a further
increase of salary. The attempt was to raise it to fifteen hundred
dollars per annum, but nothing was added. The Senate made a
grant of two hundred dollars for reviewing the militia, but the
House refused to concur.
He had a strong aversion to writing messages to the legislature.
He once observed to the writer of this memoir, late in the even-
ing of the fifth day of the session, that he had not written his
intended message to the general court, but must do it that night.
As Governor he freely exercised the right of making objections
to bills and resolves passed by the legislature. In such cases the
constitution required two-thirds of the members present in each
house to pass such bills and resolves. This majority has seldom
occurred, tho' on some occasions it has happened.
In 1800 the two houses of the legislature passed a resolve on
Saturday then to terminate their session. The Governor and
Council, it is said, from an apprehension the members might
violate the law by travelling on the Sunday, declined their con-
sent ; and the Governor informed them that the council did not
advise him to adjourn them.
In 1804 a majority of the members of the two houses being
opposed to the Federalists, passed resolutions approving of the
measures of President Jefferson's administration of the govern-
ment of the United States. The Governor returned the resolves
with his objections. It was not necessary that such resolves
should be sent to the Governor, nor was it necessary for him
either to approve or object to them. They were simply an
expression of opinions and not acts of legislation.
On the 7th of June, 1800, he attended the convention of the
two houses of the legislature, to take the oaths of office as Gov-
ernor ; but previous to doing this, he made the following address
to them : " Repeated marks of the confidence of my fellow citi-
zens have made a deep impression on my mind ; and the present
instance is peculiarly distinguished, as misrepresentations of my
conduct and assertions which had no foundation in truth were
industriously circulated thro' the state previous to the late town
meetings. That some of my fellow-citizens, influenced by the pur-
est principles, should wish a change was to be expected ; for the
state abounds with men of abilities far beyond my pretensions.
That some persons, who have been considered unfriendly to our
national government, as administered by a Washington and an
834 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS.
Adams, should take extraordinary measures for preventing my
re-election, was not a matter of surprise — and so far as respects
myself, is not a subject of regret.
"Whatever assertions may be made, or opinions entertained,
1 assure you, gentlemen, that the circumstances of our national
affairs — a strong attachment to our Federal government — a firm
belief that it was administered with as much integrity and wisdom
as we had reason to expect, or as it ever will be administered —
and that by contributing to its support so far as opportunitv
offered, I was promoting the prosperity and happiness of my
fellow-citizens — are the principal reasons which have prevented
me hitherto from declining their suffrages."
Tho' the governor tho't the war, declared by the government of
the United States in 1812, unnecessary, and that it ought to have
been avoided, vet in a subsequent year, when he was Governor,
upon the requisition of a general officer of the United States
army, he ordered a portion of the militia to defend the sea coast.
He visited Portsmouth, inspected the troops himself, and ordered
provisions for their comfortable subsistence.
The 15th of December, 1815, his intention of declining to be a
candidate for Governor the next year was announced in the Con-
cord Gazette. And the 8th of February following, he wrote a
letter, which was printed, and by him signed and sent to many
gentlemen in the state, recommending James Sheafe to be his
successor.
The 5th of March, 1827, Isaac Hill published some remarks in
his newspaper censuring and condemning Governor Gilman for
his official conduct in relation to the late war. In June following
the Governor wrote and published three letters denying the truth
of those charges, and accusing Hill of wilful falsehood. Silent
contempt for such newspaper vituperation and falsehood is, in
general, better than a formal vindication.
Governor Gilman was a plain, honest man, who did not attempt
to conceal his design. He openly and frankly expressed his
opinion of men and measures. He neither attempted to conceal
or equivocate in anything that related to his official conduct. He
considered honesty more useful than splendid talents. He had a
high sense of honor, and a contempt of sordid intrigue. He
moved openly and directly to his object, and was prompt and
decisive in his measures. Plain common sense was the most use-
ful and prominent trait in his intellectual character. He loved office
and sought it, but not by flattering the folly, prejudice, or pas-
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sions of the people. He was a firm, unbending Federalist; and
could not, like his brothers Nicholas and Nathaniel, who were
men of less talents, barter his creed for office.
During several of his last years he lived too freely, and became
very corpulent and inactive. He died the 31st of August, 1828,
in the seventy-fifth year of his age.
PIERSE LONG
[Plumer's MSS. Biog., Vol. 3, page 354.]
Was an inhabitant of Portsmouth, New Hampshire, and a mer-
chant there. He had a wife, and a number of children, two or
more of whom survived him.
The 20th of January, 1776, he was appointed a member of the
New Hampshire committee of safety, and by three other appoint-
ments held that office during the year. The 12th of September,
following, the legislature nominated him to the Congress of the
United States, to be colonel of the regiment then raising in New
Hampshire for the Continental service. This appointment he
received, and marched with his regiment to the northern depart-
ment. The 5th of July, 1777, he was the youngest officer in the
council of war, to consider whether it was .advisable to abandon
Ticonderoga and Mount Independence, and for the army to
retreat. The council unanimously agreed that it was necessary
to abandon both those fortifications, and retreat as soon as possi-
ble. The 17th of that month he attacked a British regiment at
Fort Ann. A smart skirmish ensued — the advantage of the
contest was claimed by both parties. But as a British reinforce-
ment was coming against him, Long burnt the works at Fort
Ann, and retired to Fort Edward, where he joined General St.
Clair.
The second of November, 1784, he was appointed a delegate
to the Congress of the United States. This office he held two
years. In February, 1788, he was a member of the New Hamp-
shire convention, which ratified the constitution of the United
States. He was several years a member of the legislature of the
state.
He was a man of decent talents, pleasing manners, and of a
fair moral character.
In the evening of the 31st of March, 1789, he retired to bed in
good health ; but the next morning he was found in bed afflicted
with a fit, and soon after expired.
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SIMEON OLCOTT.
[Plumer's MSS. Biog., Vol. 5, page 46.]
His great grandfather was a native of England, emigrated to
this country, and settled in Connecticut. His great grandfather,
grandfather, and father were respectable farmers, but not wealthy.
Simeon was born at Bolton, Connecticut, October 17th, 1735,
and labored on the farm until he was about twenty one years of
age, when he fitted for college under the tuition of the Rev. Mr.
White, a clergyman of that town. During the vacations of col-
lege, he worked out at manual labor to procure money to enable
him to pursue his studies. In 1761 he graduated at Yale college.
After he had taken his first degree he taught a school for some
time ; and after that read law with Daniel Jones of Hinsdale,
New Hampshire. About the year 1766 he was admitted to the
bar, and opened an office at Charlestown, New Hampshire, where
he lived the residue of his days.
As a scholar he was not eminent — his language was neither
correct or elegant. As a lawyer he was not distinguished for
legal science, but as an advocate he was below mediocrity. He
was fond of playing cards, and gambling for small sums. Being
at Portsmouth, attending a court of law, he played all Saturday
night and gained ten or twelve dollars. The next day he
attended religious meeting in which the clergyman pronounced a
severe phillippic against gaming. There being after the service
a contribution for charitable purpose, he took a piece of gold of
the value of eight dollars, wrapped it in paper, on which he wrote
" won by cards," and put it into the contribution box.
Before the Revolution he was a representative in the legisla-
ture, a justice of the peace, and judge of probate for the county
of Cheshire. He was from principle opposed to the Revolution
— he tho't it unnecessary and impolitic, and therefore afforded
the country no aid or assistance in the Revolutionary War : but
after that was effected, he was a firm supporter of our govern-
ment.
He was a trustee of Dartmouth College.
Tho' far advanced in life, in 1783, he was married for the first
time, and afterwards had three sons. His wife and two of his
sons survived him.
On the 25th of December, 1784, he was appointed chief justice
of the court of common pleas for the county of Cheshire. The
25th of January, 1790, he was appointed a judge of the superior
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court; and on the 28th of March, 1795, chief justice of that court
— which offices he held until late in the summer of 1801. As he
had not that clear discriminating mind which is requisite for the
bench, he was not distinguished as a judge. His reputation for
honesty and integrity was great, and, I believe, never questioned
on any occasion. This inestimable quality inspired the people
with great confidence in him, and covered with the mantle of
charity, his blunders in fact, as well as his errors in law. Twice
he mistook the time when the superior court was to sit, and the
consequence was that no business was done at either of the terms
but to enter and continue the actions. Tho' many were injured
and disappointed, no man imputed his absence to ill motives. The
fact was, instead of looking to the law, he consulted almanacs,
which proved erroneous.
He was open and frank — expressed his opinions of men and
measures freely and bluntly. He cordial]y hated hypocrisy, and
studiously avoided every species of dissimulation. He was not
avaricious — never sought or acquired much property, but enough
to live well, and left sufficient to render his family comfortable.
He tho't it less trouble to wait upon himself than call for servants
— indeed he lived in a great measure without them. He per-
formed such menial services for the family as were necessary and
as he had leisure to attend to. When chief justice he carried
himself his corn and grain to the mill to grind. As he was
returning one morning from the mill, he met a student of law,
who said he had been walking thro' the street to find a boy to go
to mill for his preceptor. The judge, instead of telling the young
man to go himself, observed, As soon as he had carried home his
own grtst, he would carry one for him.
On the 16th of June, 1801, the legislature of New Hampshire
appointed him a Senator in the Congress of the United States, to
supply the vacancy occasioned by the resignation of Samuel Liv-
ermore. On the 7th of December of that year, the day on which
Congress met, he took his seat in the Senate, and held it until the
3d day of March, 1805. He was punctual in his attendance,
promptly met every question, and voted as he tho't right and
proper. In politics he was a Federalist, and usually voted with
that party. He did not take an active part in the debates, tho'
he spoke several times. His remarks were concise, exhibiting
and explaining the principles on which he should vote. His con-
stitution was naturally sound and vigorous, and he improved it
by exercise, temperance, and regularity in his diet and regimen.
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He usually enjoyed a high state of health ; but when unwell,
instead of resorting to the drugs of the apothecary, he practiced
abstinence and rest. BXL" --L*E
He died on the 22d of February, 1815, in the eightieth year of
his age.
JOHN PARKER
[Plumer's MSS. Biog-., Vol. 3, page 4.55.]
Was the second son of the late William Parker, judge of the
superior court, and was born at Portsmouth, New Hampshire,
November 16th, 1732. He received the rudiments of his educa-
tion at the grammar school in that town under the care of the
Rev. Dr. Langdon. From the school he went to the counting
house of Col. Nathaniel Sparhawk, of Kittery, Maine, who was
extensively engaged in navigation and fishery ; with him he
served an apprenticeship under indentures "to learn the art,
trade, and mystery of a merchant." After his apprenticeship
expired, he returned to Portsmouth and performed a number of
voyages as master of a ship.
In 1763 he entered into partnership in trade with William
Rhodes, under the firm of Rhodes and Parker, which connection
continued four or five years, but proved unfortunate, owing to
some severe losses which they suffered at sea.
He afterwards had the direction of an insurance office, and
conducted the business with skill and accuracy.
In 177 1 John Wentworth, the royal Governor, appointed him
sheriff of the province, and after New Hampshire was divided
into counties, sheriff of Rockingham. When the people assumed
the government at the commencement of the Revolution, he was
re-appointed sheriff of that county, and held it until the state
formed a new constitution, when, on the 25th of December, 1784,
he was by the executive again re-appointed. In September,
1789, he was by the President and Senate of the United States
appointed marshall for New Hampshire. He held both these
offices during life, and discharged the duties of them with great
care and fidelity.
In January, 1789, he was appointed an elector of President and
Vice President of the United States.
He enjoyed thro' life the confidence and esteem of all those who
knew him, or had information of his conduct and character. He
was frequently selected as an arbitrator and referee to settle suits
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and controversies. Tho' his countenance was stern and for-
bidding, his temper was mild and his manner pleasing. He was
a man of strict integrity, open and frank, prompt and decisive —
devoid of hypocrisy and avarice — a social companion, an accom-
plished gentleman, and a sincere friend.
He was never married, but his house was the asylum of the
widow and orphan, and the children he took care of were nour-
ished and educated with paternal care. His benevolence was not
confined to his relations, but extended to strangers, who partook
largely of his bounty.
After a short illness he died on the 4th day of October, 1791,
in the sixtieth year of his age.
JOHN PICKERING
[Plumer's MSS. Biog., Vol. 4, page 317.]
Was a descendant from John Pickering, and was born at New-
ington, New Hampshire, in the year 1737. He was fitted for
college by the Reverend Joseph Adams, minister of that place,
and in 1761 graduated at Harvard College.
In early life he was distinguished for his amiable and modest
deportment. He made a profession of religion, and practiced
the moral and social virtues. After he left college he devoted a
considerable portion of his time to theology ; but preferring law
to divinity, he studied it and was admitted to the bar. After his
admission the wardens and vestry of an Episcopal church in
Boston invited him to settle as a colleague with their aged pastor,
but he declined the invitation. He tho't the bar afforded a more
ample field for the exercise of his talents, and a better opportu-
nity to promote the cause of justice and humanity, than the pulpit.
But still maintained his profession of religion, and for many years
was a zealous member in full communion with a Congregational
church.
He opened an office and commenced the practice of law in
Greenland, but in a short time removed to Portsmouth, New
Hampshire, where he spent most of the residue of his days and
soon distinguished himself as an advocate and counsellor. In his
practice he was candid and liberal, but faithful to his clients.
His demand for fees were moderate, and he never refused aid to
the poor who requested it, tho' he had no prospect of receiving a
pecuniary reward. As a lawyer he was, for the time and place
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in which he lived, considered eminent, and was much esteemed
for his talents, industry, and integrity. His practice was exten-
sive. No lawyer in the state advocated so many causes as he
did, or received so small a compensation. To avarice and econ-
omy he was a stranger, and with all his professional business
acquired little more property than what he expended for the sup-
port of his family.
He married a daughter of the late Jacob Sheafe, of Ports-
mouth, who was a wealthy merchant before the Revolution. By
her he had one son and several daughters ; his wife and a num-
ber of the children survived him.
His person was elegant, and he was peculiarly attentive to his
dress. His integrity was great ; conscious of the rectitude of his
own mind, he was slow to suspect others of being influenced by
improper motives. Liberal in his donations to the poor, and
scrupulously just to all, he infringed the rights of none. His
conduct was so fair and honorable that the tongue of slander sel-
dom reproached him. His temper was placid, his disposition
benevolent, his manners gentle, and his habits social. He was
fond of company and conversation, conversed with ease, and
related numerous anecdotes with facility. His language was
chaste and elegant ; he had a vein of wit and humour, but did not
indulge it so as to excite unpleasant feelings in his friends, and
seldom in anyone who was present
It is seldom that such talents are confined to private or even
professional life. Society has claims upon them, and usually
demand their exercise ; it required his aid, and on most occasions
he served it.
Before the Revolution the town of Portsmouth elected him a
representative ; and in May, 1774, *ne House appointed him a
member of the committee to correspond with the committees of
other colonies upon the state of the country. After the com-
mencement of the Revolutionary War he was a member of the
convention which supplied the place of the legislature : but in the
course of a year or two, being naturally timid, he began to doubt
the expediency of the controversy with Great Britain, and with-
drew from public life.
In 1781 he was a member of the convention to form a constitu-
tion for the state. He accepted the trust, and was a careful,
influential member. The people are indebted to him for many
important articles in that instrument. The task was arduous, for
the prejudices which the Revolution had engendered against the
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arbitrary government of Great Britain, made the people jealous
of giving to their own officers so much power as was necessary
to establish an efficient government. The diversity of opinion
which existed in the convention was great ; they often met and
held long sessions ; a majority of the people did not until the
31st of October, 1783, agree to the constitution which the conven-
tion ultimately proposed, and which took effect in June following.
In 1791 he was a member of the convention which revised that
constitution, and took an active, efficient part in their proceed-
ings. They met in September, and made some important and
useful amendments. They held three sessions, the last of which
ended on the 5th of September, 1792. During the absence of the
president, at one of the sessions, he was unanimously elected
president -pro tempore, but wanted that promptness and decision
which is necessary to form a good presiding officer over a numer-
ous assembly.
On the 27th of June, 1787, the legislature appointed him a
delegate to the convention which formed the constitution of the
United States, but he did not attend. His attachment to domestic
life, his strong aversion to long journies, and his fear in crossing
rivers in boats, (to avoid which he had often taken a circuitous
course,) induced him to decline. But in 1788 he was a member
of the state convention which ratified that constitution ; was decided
and zealous for its adoption — his arguments and eloquence had
great effect — had he opposed, that convention would not have
ratified it.
In 1788 and 1792 he was appointed an elector of President and
Vice President of the United States.
In November, 1788, he was chairman of the committee to re-
ceive General Washington in Portsmouth, and made him a hand-
ed
some address.
In August, 1792, Dartmouth College conferred upon him the
degree of doctor of laws. He was a member of the American
Academy of Arts and Sciences, and of the Massachusetts Humane
Society. He was a good classical scholar, and an extensive
reader, but I believe published nothing, except one or more
charges to the grand jury, and an address to the bar.
He was for many years a member of the House of Representa-
tives ; and tho' in 1786 and 1787, popular prejudices were strong
against lawyers, the people had much confidence in him. He
had much influence in the legislature, but impaired it by speak-
ing too often and too much. He was passionately fond of public
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speaking — it was his foible. In debate, he was sometimes so
unfortunate as to convince his hearers that his perceptions were
not clear, his distinctions not accurate, and on some occasions,
discovered a want of decision ; yet with these defects he was an
able and useful legislator.
He was several years a member of the Senate and executive
Council. On the 26th of January, 1790, John Langdon resigned
the office of President of the state, and Mr. Pickering being senior
Senator, was for the remainder of the official year President of the
state, and performed its duties with propriety. At the March
election he was candidate for the presidency, and had a plurality,
but not a majority of the votes. In June the House of Represent-
atives, from the four highest candidates, sent him and Josiah
Bartlett, (chief justice of the superior court,) to the Senate, who
elected Bartlett.
On the 7th of August, 1790, President Bartlett and Council
appointed him chief justice of the superior court. Tho' the salary
was only five hundred dollars a year, he accepted the office, for
which his legal information, integrity, and talents well qualified
him.
In 1791, on account of ill health, he did not attend the autumn
term of that court in the county of Grafton, and by that means no
court was held there. The House of Representatives at their
next session, appointed a committee to inquire of him the cause:
his answer was reported to the House, who voted it was satisfac-
tory.
Like many sedentary men, he was subject to nervous com-
plaints, which induced him to think he was unable to travel, or
perform much business ; the consequence was, he partially neg-
lected the court. In 1794 he was greivously afflicted with the
hypochondriac affection, a disease which finds but few disposed
to pity, or commiserate with the sufferer. He, in a great meas-
ure, neglected to attend the terms of court, which excited much
complaint from suitors, who tho't justice was delayed, and from
lawyers, who were deprived of fees. In December of that year,
a motion was made in the House of Representatives, to address
the Governor and Council to remove him from office, which was
negatived by the casting vote of the speaker.
But soon after this event he was relieved from all dependence
upon the legislature of New Hampshire; for in February, 1795,
the President of the United States, with the advice of the Senate,
appointed him judge of the district court ot New Hampshire, and
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he then resigned the office of chief justice. For some years he
performed the duties of district judge very well — those duties
were few and plain, and he had but little travel to perform. But
in a few years his nervous complaints increased, his rational fac-
ulties were impaired, and such a degree of mental derangement*
followed, as rendered him incapable of transacting any business
which required the exercise of reason and judgment.
In April, 1801, information was formally made and proved, to
the then circuit court of the United States, that his indisposition
and mental derangement rendered him incapable of discharging
the duties of a judge ; and that court appointed one of its mem-
bers to perform the duties of that office during his inability. But
the law establishing that court was the next year repealed, and the
court abolished ; and he again of course invested with the author-
ity of a judge, and undertook to hold courts and perform judicial
business. Afflicted with the most deplorable of human calarmV
ties, the loss of his reason and understanding, he exhibited on the
bench great wildness, incoherence, wit, folly, and profanity ; and
several times appeared in a state of gross inebriation.
There was no room to doubt he was altogether unfit for a
judge, but it was difficult to devise constitutional means for his
removal. The government had no authority to remove him by
address, but the House of Representatives of the United States
impeached him of crimes and misdemeanors ; the Senate sum-
moned him to attend them on a certain day to answer to those
charges, but he did not appear. Tho' there was exhibited to the
Senate plenary evidence of his being in a state of derangement,
of his utter inability to travel to Washington, and that the law
considers insanity as necessarily excluding guilt, yet two thirds of
the Senate, in March, 1804, reluctantly pronounced him guilty of
the charges alleged, and removed him from office.
During his insanity he had a few transcient, lucid intervals,
and exhibited the humiliating state of a noble ?nind in ruins.
He died on the nth of April, 1805, in the sixty eighth year of
his age.
NATHANIEL ROGERS
[Plumer's MSS. Biog\, Vol. 5, page 464.]
Was a native of Portsmouth, New Hampshire, and the only
child of Nathaniel Rogers, a physician, who lived in that town.
From Portsmouth he removed to Newmarket, where he engaged
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in trade and ship-building. He married, and had a numerous
family of children ; but more than half of them died young. In
early life his religious creed was that of the Sandemenian sect,
but afterwards, attended the preaching of ministers of other sects.
He was opposed to the American Revolution, but his opposition
was confined to reasoning against it. The 10th of May, 1777, the
committee of safety for the state sent a special officer to arrest
and bring him before them. They committed him to prison, for
being unfriendly to the American cause ; but on the 23d of July
following, they ordered the jail-keeper to liberate him, provided
he would sign a parole, which the committee had written. He
afterwards became a popular man.
In iVfarch, 1791, he was elected a member of the Council for
New Hampshire. This office he held one year. The 22d of
June following, he was appointed one of the two commissioners
to adjust and settle the accounts due to the state. The 16th of
November, in the same year, the President and Senate of the
United States appointed him marshall for the district of New
Hampshire. This office he held till some time in February,
1798. In January, 1792, the legislature appointed him one of the
two commissioners for settling all accounts against the state prior
to 1784. The 19th of February, 1798, the President and Senate
appointed him supervisor of the revenue for New Hampshire.
This office, I think, he held till it was by law abolished.
On the 19th of August, 1802, he was appointed judge of pro-
bate for the county of Rockingham, which he held till sometime
in the year 1815. Some time after this appointment, he removed
with his family to Exeter, which afterwards was his permanent
residence.
He was appointed cashier of the Exeter bank — and held that
trust for a number of years. He was formerly a good account-
ant, but in advanced age he became, to a certain degree, inac-
curate and careless.
He was a man of small stature, but of decent talents — of strict
undeviating integrity — and of simple manners. In the latter
stages of life, he became intemperate and poor.
His constitution was strong and vigorous. It is said, he never
was confined by sickness a single day to his bed. He died at
Norridgewock, Maine, in May, 1829, aged eighty three years.
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JONATHAN MITCHELL SEWALL
[Plumer's MSS. Biog., Vol. 4, page 442.1
Was born in the year 1748 at Salem, Massachusetts. His
parents died when he was young, and his uncle, Stephen Sewall,
at that time chief justice of the supreme court of Massachusetts,
adopted and patronized the young orphan ; and from his councils
he imbibed that firmness of moral principle, honor, and integrity
for which he was eminently distinguished, and a love for the belles
lettres and elegant literature, which afforded him the most rational,
refined, and sublime pleasures.
He was apprenticed to mercantile business, but some years
before his term expired was attacked with a fever of a malignant
type, which reduced him so low that a voyage to a milder climate
was considered as the only means of restoring his health. He
embarked for Spain, and, tho' the salubrity of the climate pro-
duced a favorable effect on his system in general, yet the violence
of the fever and the strong medicines which the physicians admin-
istered to him when sick, afterwards subjected him to exquisite
nervous affections and the keenest mental suffering approaching
delirium.
The uncertain and frequent ill state of his health did not pre-
vent him, soon after his arrival from Spain, from engaging in the
study of law. He commenced his legal studies with his kinsman,
Jonathan Sewall, an eminent lawyer at Boston, and completed
them with John Pickering, of Portsmouth, New Hampshire, who
introduced him to the bar; and he opened an office in that town,
and resided there as long as he lived.
As a lawyer he was distinguished for the clearness of his views,
for honor and integrity. Tho' not deficient in his knowledge of
the principles of law, he was more indebted to his eloquence for
his reputation as an advocate than to his legal science. In one
particular sphere he was destined to shine with unrivalled honor.
The humane and fine sensibilities of his feelings deplored the com-
mission of crimes, but his pity and compassion induced him to
defend the accused. This he did with great success, and of all
the ca-pital cases he advocated, and they were many, he never
lost one. His efforts were ardent, but his principal fee was the
gratitude of his clients. On the 19th of February, 1778, he
was appointed attorney of the state, but immediately declined the
appointment. He said he had been so long a constant defender
of the accused, and found so much satisfaction in that course,
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that he could not assume the character of a -public accuser. In
civil suits he promptly devoted his time and talents to aid the
poor, the widow, the fatherless, and strangers, and that without
the prospect or even hope of reward.
He never sought or courted office, and the only ones that I have
any information of his accepting were those of delegate and secre-
tary of the convention which formed the constitution of New
Hampshire, which was adopted in the year 1783.
He was a zealous, unwavering advocate for the American Rev-
olution. The*love of country was a living principle in his bosom,
and prompted him with impassioned eloquence to urge his fellow
citizens to arm and provide the means of defence.
He loved poetry and music, and as a poet acquired, while he
lived, considerable reputation. His song of War and Washing-
ton was popular, and, with other of his songs, contributed to
support the Revolution. In 1798 he wrote his versification of
President Washington's farewell address ; at the close of the year
1799 ne delivered at Portsmouth a funeral eulogy on Washing-
ton, which was creditable, and pronounced in such a manner as
produced a great effect on the audience. In 1801 a duodecimo
volume of his poems was published. A considerable portion of
it consisted of his version of Ossian. In his preface he proposed,
if he should meet with encouragement, to publish his entire
version of Ossian, with notes, which he had then prepared for the
press, but it was never printed. In 1805 he published a parody
on a letter to a Federalist.
His poetry is unequal. In some instances there is a vigor of
genius, brilliancy of imagination, fine strokes of wit and humour,
and pathetic strains ; but in others the conceptions are weak and
dull, and the versification prosaic. Much of the reputation he
enjoyed while living as a poet arose from his selecting subjects
suited to the feeling and spirit of the times in which he wrote.
But his poetry has not that smoothness and elegance in their com-
position, or that inspiration and force to preserve them against
the ravages of time and the change of opinion.
He was a firm, unshaken believer in Christianity, and his faith
fortified his mind against the presence of disease and the fear ot
dissolution.
He was a stranger to avarice, frugality, and economy, and
never possessed but little property for the support of himself and
family. His hypochondriac complaints increased with his years,
and he was at times in a state of derangement. To obtain relief
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from these complaints, he too often indulged too freely in the use
of ardent and vinous liquors.
His nervous complaints greatly increased, and embittered the
last eighteen months of his life. On the 29th of March, 1808, he
died in great poverty, but with great equanimity and fortitude, in
the sixty first year of his age.
AMOS SHEPARD.
BY REV. SILAS KETCHUM.
[Granite Monthly, Vol. 2, page 299.]
Jonathan Shepard, of Coventry, Connecticut, a farmer of
English descent, married Love Palmer, of Stonington, and to
them were born seven sons and three daughters. He subse-
quently married Polly Underwood, probably in Connecticut, by
whom he had one daughter.
His sons were Jonathan, Oliver, Nathaniel, Amos, Simeon,
Joshua, and Roswell. In this order are they given by Rev. Seth
S. Arnold in his Historical Sketches of A/stead, and in a memo-
randum, in the hand of Gen. Amos Shepard, 1777, and this is
probably the order of their birth. His daughters, by Love
Palmer, were Prudence, who married John Ladd, of Coventry ;
Anne, who married Silas King, of the same town, neither of
whom resided in New Hampshire; and Love, who married (after
April 24, 1788) Daniel Morley, of Alstead, and had daughters,
Love, Percis-Scott, and Anne, and sons, Daniel and Nathaniel.
Jonathan (Jr.) married Hannah Benjamin, of Hartford, Conn.,
was a shoemaker by trade, and had six sons, among them
Elisha, Ralph, Amos, and Levi, and one daughter.
Oliver married, in November, 1775, Zerviah Hatch, theirs
being the first marriage in Alstead between parties both belong-
ing in town. The}' had two sons, one of whom was William,
and two daughters. He wras a captain, probably in the Revolu-
tionary War, certainly not in the militia reorganized in 1791 ;
represented Alstead in the Provincial Congress at Exeter, 1775,
and nine years in the legislature ; and died August, 1830,
aged 87.
Nathaniel married Lois Marvin ; no issue.
Amos is the subject of this sketch.
Simeon married Rachel Brooks, and had four sons, among
them Gardner, Luke, and Roswell, and four daughters.
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Joshua married Lucy Farnsworth, and had three sons, Cadwell,
Chauncey, and Joshua, and four daughters.
Roswell is said (by Arnold) to have died in minority. He died
in 1776. He left an estate, which was divided among his
brothers and sisters. This estate was the proceeds of the lot of
land, deeded 15 January, 1777, to his brother Amos (vid. infra),
which was conveyed to him by deed from his father, 24 June,
1774, for £5, as per record in Cheshire County, Lib. B, Fol. 460.
Alstead is thought to have been first granted under the name of
Newton, but that, the conditions of the grant not being fulfilled,
the charter was forfeited. It was chartered under its present
name in August, 1763, by Gov. Benning Wentworth, and settle-
ments commenced soon after. It is well known that the pecu-
liarly exposed and unprotected condition of these towns in the
western part of the state prevented or retarded for some years
their settlement and growth. But in 1771 Alstead had twenty-five
families of actual residents, and ten other men improving their
land with the intention of becoming such. Nevertheless, the
terms of the charter not having been fully complied with, the
inhabitants petitioned Gov. John Wentworth and His Majestv's
Council, " 13 Jeneuary, 1772," for an extension of time.
Jonathan Shepard, Senior, came from Coventry, Connecticut,
to Alstead in 1768, and soon after, probably the next year,
removed a portion of his family thither. Of his seven sons, Jon-
athan and Amos married in Connecticut ; Roswell died unmar-
ried ; all the rest married in Alstead, where all became residents.
Of the daughter by Polly Underwrood 1 have not been able to
ascertain the name. When the older sons came to Alstead is net
certain, but it is probable that all save Jonathan and Amos came
in 177 1. To the above mentioned petition only Oliver and his
father were signers, indicating that the others were not then
freeholders.
Amos Shepard, the fourth son of Jonathan, became a noted
man in New Hampshire. I have never met with any account of
him in print or otherwise. But he was, for about thirty-five
vears, the most conspicuous man in Alstead, holding as to
wealth, influence, and public service, much the same relation to
that town that Col. Benjamin Bellows did to Walpole.
In 1878 Elijah Bingham, Esq., who was born in Lempster (24
February, 1800), but lived in Alstead as a student-at-law and
business man, mostly from 1820 to 1835, presented to the New
Hampshire Antiquarian Society all that are extant of Gen.
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Shepard's private papers. Mr. Bingham was a student of Dart-
mouth College at one time, but did not complete his course ;
studied law with his brother, James H. Bingham, Esq. (D. C.
1801) ; removed to Cleveland in 1835, and has been for many
years an honored and respected citizen of his adopted city. He
married Thankful-Cadwell, a daughter of Major Samuel Hutch-
inson, of Alstead, in 1827, who is still living. At the time of
Gen. Shepard's decease, Maj. Hutchinson was his partner in busi-
ness, to the whole of which he succeeded. He was also a legatee
by, and sole executor of, Gen. Shepard's last will and testament,
guardian of the widow's interest during her lifetime ; becoming
also executor of her will, and residuary legatee of her estate.*
Among these papers appear to be all Gen. Shepard's commis-
sions, both civil and military, signed by Gov. Jonathan Trum-
bull of Connecticut, Presidents Meshech Weare, Josiah Bartlett,
and John Langdon, and Gov. John Taylor Gilman, of New
Hampshire. Also most of the deeds of conveyance to him of real
estate in Alstead and vicinity, of which at least sixty-five are on
record in Cheshire County, besides some in Vermont ; several
military orders, and papers relating to his service in the army and
militia ; many indentures of the partnerships he formed for the
carrying on of the various branches of his extensive affairs, in his
own and other towns ; his own and his wife's wills ; and his memo-
randum and account books from 1777 to 1784. All these (save
the account books) have been copied and indexed in Volume VII,
of the Society's Manuscript Historical Collections, and from them
the present sketch has been mostly made up. By them much
light has been thrown upon the employments and condition of the
first settlers of Alstead, the location of farms and dwellings, and
many other things not touched upon in this paper.
Gen. Amos Shepard was born in Coventry, Connecticut, in
1746, and died in Alstead, 1 January, 1812. Of his early life
nothing appears in these sources of information. It is plain that
his education was not extensive, although, like so many of the
shrewd settlers of his day, he had learned the art of surveying
land. But his syntax was scarcely according to Lindley Murray,
and his orthography wras decidedly phonetic. He married Thank-
ful Cadwell, of Hartford, and settled in New Haven, where he
was a freeholder as early as 1772 (see New Haven Records,
* Major Hutchinson's mother, the wife of Rev. Elisha Hutchinson (D. C. 1775), of Pomfret,
Vermont, was a sister to Gen. Amos Shepard's wife; and Major Hutchinson's daughter, who
married Elijah Bingham, Esq., above named, was a grand-niece of Mrs. Shepard, and was
named for her.
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850 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS.
" Ledger Book" 35, p. 350). In this deed he is described as a
"joiner," which trade is found, after his removal to New Hamp-
shire, to include the manufacture of coffins, cooperage, and house-
hold furniture.
He was commissioned a second lieutenant by Gov. Trumbull
1 May, 1775, and accompanied the expedition which invaded
Canada, under Gen. Richard Montgomery, in the summer and
autumn of that year, and was present at the reduction of St. Johns
and the occupation of Montreal. Whether he accompanied
Montgomery to Quebec is uncertain ; but he did »ot return home
till the spring of 1776, when he immediately raised a company
and joined the American army above New York, returning before
winter.
In January, 1777, he removed to Alstead, whither his father
and brothers had preceded him, and lived in the house of his
brother Oliver, till the 9th of June, when he moved into Andrew
Beckwith's house, probably while a log house, or other temporary
residence was being constructed for himself. He purchased his
first land, a lot of ninety-two acres, of the heirs of his late brother
Roswell, (see Cheshire County Register, Lib. 5, Fol. 131), 15,
January 1777, for £80, which became the nucleus of a prodig-
ious territorial estate. In this deed, which was executed at
Alstead, he is described by the grantors as "our brother, Amos
Shepard of New Haven, state of Connecticut (joiner)." His
accounts show that he commenced at once to work at his trade,
manufacturing the various articles of household use most neces-
sary in families situated as the earliest settlers then were.
But, before the 14th of September following, he had opened the
first store in town, in which business he continued, constantly
enlarging it, until it became very extensive, comprising not only
branch stores in Croydon, Marlow, and Newport, but also various
manufactures, such as lumber, cooperage, leather, hats, and per-
haps others.
He was commissioned captain by President Weare, 4 May,
1777, and on the alarm that Ticonderoga was in danger, marched
to its defense, as adjutant of the regiment commanded by Col,
Benjamin Bellows. He had scarcely returned home when he was
again called into service, by order of Gen. Folsom, and marched,
as captain of Co. 4 of the same regiment, to check the progress
of Burgoyne.
After this he does not appear to have been in any active service
in the field, but was rapidly advanced in the militia, being com-
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missioned first major of the 16th Regiment by President Weare,
16 March, 1782 ; Lieut. Colonel, 25 December, 1784, and colonel,
1 March, 1786, by President Langdon ; brigadier general, 29
September, 1791 ; and major general of the newly organized
militia, 27 March, 1793, by Governor Bartlett, which office he
held until his resignation, 6 June, 1806.
He was commissioned a justice of the peace in 1785, and of the
quorum in 1790; represented Alstead in the legislature several
years ; was councillor in 1785 ; and was president of the Senate
from 1797 to 1804.
In 1786 he built for himself a mansion, corresponding to his
improved circumstances, in which he lived in a style becoming
his position. He possessed vast energy, great sagacity in busi-
ness, and an unusual capacity for public affairs. He had no chil-
dren. By his will, after providing for his widow, he bequeathed
the bulk of his property to his partner, Major Samuel Hutchin-
son, before mentioned, and to his three nephews, Levi, Roswell,
and Joshua Shepard. His widow died 7 June, 1817, aged 71. By
her will she left $1,000 to the Congregational church in Alstead,
and $1,000 to the New Hampshire Bible Society. Doubtless an
examination of the town records, and of the sepulchral inscrip-
tions of Alstead would supply many additional facts in relation to
Gen. Shepard, his father and brothers, but such examination I
have not been able to make. In a future number I will give some
account of Major Samuel Hutchinson and his connections.
EBENEZER SMITH
[Plumer's MSS. Biog., Vol. 4, page 418.]
Was a native of Exeter, New Hampshire, and when young was
only taught to read, write, and a few of the first useful rules of
arithmetic.
In early life was one of the first settlers of Meredith in the
county of Strafford in his native state. Tho' not a man of great
talents, and of but little science or learning, his judgment was
sound and practical, and he was honest, frank, and benevolent.
He was eminent for his frugality and economy, but without
avarice. He was hospitable to all — the poor as well as the rich
were freely admitted to his bed and board. His manners and
address were plain and unpolished ; his temper and disposition
was mild and conciliating, and his language expressed his opin-
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ions and feelings. By his vigilance and love of peace, for many
years he prevented all law suits in Meredith. His townsmen,
having full confidence in his judgment and integrity, promptly
submitted their claims and controversies to his decision, which he
made with little and often without any expence to them. He was
literally the father of his townsmen, and delighted in their pros-
perity ; and to him they were much indebted for their welfare.
During the Revolutionary War he was the active, persevering
friend of his country, and few with his limited means contributed
so liberally to its support.
The offices and rank he held is proof of that honesty and pub-
lic spirit, united with common sense and practical measures, is a
more direct road to honor and distinction than splendid talents,
loud professions of patriotism, and equivocal morals. Such was
the confidence of the people in Mr. Smith that his townsmen gave
him every office in their disposal that he would accept ; he was
for many years their representative in the legislature. He was a
justice of the peace, Senator and president of the Senate, Coun-
cillor, member of the convention who revised the constitution,
and judge of probate.
Tho' much of his time was spent in the service of others, for
which he received no pecuniary reward — and tho' his public serv-
ices took up much of his time, for which he received but a small
compensation, yet, for a farmer, he not only maintained his
family, but acquired and preserved a handsome estate.
On the 22d of August, 1807, he died, aged seventy three years.
EBENEZER THOMPSON
[Plumer's MSS. Biog., Vol. 4, page 227.]
Was a native of Durham, New Hampshire, where he lived and
died. In early life he studied and practiced physic, and was
esteemed a good physician. But his talents qualified him for
office, the people required his services, and he yielded prompt
obedience to their will.
In 1766 his native town elected him their representative to the
legislature, which office he held till the Revolution commenced,
and many years after.
As he was a zealous, efficient supporter of the American Revo-
lution, in 1775 he was appointed a member of the committee of
safety for the state, and re-elected to that office by the legislature
at every session till the year 1781.
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In 1775 the convention appointed him Secretary of New Hamp-
shire, and he was every succeeding year, re-appointed by the
legislature till June, 1786.
In January, 1778, he was appointed a commissioner for the
state, to meet commissioners from other states to regulate prices,
which by the rapid depreciation of the paper money were daily
rising. In August he was appointed a special judge of the
superior court. And in that year, and also in 1783, he was
appointed a delegate to the Congress of the United States ; but
declined accepting this last office.
On the 26th of June, 1779, he was appointed agent for the
state, to meet a committee appointed by the Congress of the
United States, respecting the territory then called the New
Hampshire Grants, but now Vermont. And on the 22d of Sep-
tember following, the convention of delegates of the state, assem-
bled to devise measures to support the credit of the paper currency,
appointed him their secretary.
After the organization of the courts of law under the constitution
of the state in 1783, he was appointed clerk of the court of com-
mon pleas in the county of Strafford, which office he accepted
and held till September, 1787.
In 1787 he was elected a member of the executive Council ; but
on the 17th of September in that year he was appointed judge of
the court of common pleas in the county of Strafford. This office
he held till the 3d day of April, 1795, when he was appointed
judge of the superior court. This office required so much time
and travel that it fatigued him, and in the spring of 1796 he
resigned it. And in May of the same year he was again re-ap-
pointed judge of the court of common pleas, which he held as
long as he lived.
In 1792 he was a member of the convention which revised the
constitution of the state, and took an active and efficient part in
that business.
At three successive choices of electors of President and Vice
President of the United States, to wit, in the years 1792, 1796,
and 1800, he was appointed to that trust.
I am unable to say where or how he acquired his education, but
from a long and intimate acquaintance with him, I know he was
a man of much reading and general information. His manners
were simple, plain, and unassuming. He had a strong aversion
to extravagance and parade of every kind. Usefulness was the
object of all his pursuits, both in relation to himself and the
854 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS.
public. Tho' he never exhibited a passion for wealth, yet by
his frugality and economy he supported his family, and left them
a handsome estate.
He was a man of sound judgment, of a clear, discriminating
mind, retentive memory, and great decision of character. He
was distinguished for perseverance, and never abandoned his
pursuit so long as he saw a prospect of attaining his object. He
was cautious and prudent, shrewd and cunning, and distrusted
men whom he did not know. The reputation he had of being
artful and cunning induced others to distrust him, and diminished
his influence, but those who knew him most considered him
upright and honest. There was a period in his life when he was
so much afflicted with hypochondriac complaints, as to be melan-
choly and inactive, but he soon recovered his usual cheerfulness
and activity.
As a legislator he was industrious, efficient, and useful. Thor
he was not an eloquent or graceful speaker, his arguments were
clear and logical, concise, and confined to the subject, and his
influence in popular assemblies was great. In party politics he
was a steady, undeviating Federalist.
As Secretary of the State he was attentive and faithful to his
trust. Tho' he was not a lawyer, yet as judge he appeared to
advantage. He knew the character of almost every man in the
county in which he lived, and his decisions were just and equit-
able. And as it respected the prudential concerns of the country,
no man could more effectually promote its interest.
On the 14th of August, 1802, he dined with his family in his
own house in Durham in apparent good health, in company with
a friend with whom he had transacted business in the forenoon.
But as he was sitting in his chair at the table, he swooned and
instantly died, without a struggle or groan, aged sixty eight years.
CHRISTOPHER TOPPAN.
[Plumer's MSS. Biog., Vol. 5, page 178.]
His grandfather was the Reverend Christopher Toppan, of
Newbury, Massachusetts. His father was Edmund Toppan, a
physician, and his mother was a daughter of Colonel John Win-
gate, of Hampton, New Hampshire. She was much esteemed,
and lived nearly a century. The doctor purchased the house of
Colonel Wingate, and settled in Hampton as a physician. The
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subject of this memoir was the only son of his father, and was
born in Hampton, January 18, 1735.
His father died when he was only six years of age. His mother
placed him in the family of her brother-in-law, the Reverend
Nathaniel Gookin, minister of North Hampton, by whom he was
fitted for college. His friends, and his instructor in particular,
urged him to enter Harvard college, and prepare himself for one
of the learned professions, but he declined.
Immediately after he left his uncle, he commenced business as
a trader in his native town ; and at the age of eighteen he com-
pleted a vessel, and sailed in her himself to Halifax. When he
arrived he found a British admiral there with his squadron, which
enhanced the value of his cargo, and rendered the voyage profit-
able. But the severe gales of wind and the rough seas he
encountered made the voyage so hazardous that he ever after
declined trusting himself to the ocean.
He entered with zeal, and all his means, into the business of
fishing, and the trade to the West India Islands. He annually
built in his ship yard at Hampton, until the commencement of the
Revolutionary War, one or more square rigged vessels. During
that war he discontinued the business of trade and ship-building,
and devoted his attention to the improvement and cultivation of
his lands. Soon after the establishment of peace he again
returned to ship-building, and built several brigs and ships, but
finding it less profitable than formerly, he abandoned it.
He married Sarah Parker, daughter of the late Judge William
Parker, of Portsmouth, and sister of the late Judge William
Parker, of Exeter. By her he had one son and several daughters.
His wife and his children survived him.
Before he was twenty one years of age he was, by the town of
Hampton, elected their representative in the General Assembly of
the province, and was afterwards repeatedly re-elected. He was
by the Governor, under the authority of the British king, a justice
of the peace, a lieutenant colonel of one of the regiments of the
militia, and just before the commencement of the Revolutionary
War, a judge of the court of common pleas for the county of Rock-
ingham.
His education and habits of reasoning, his connections, friends,
and the offices he held under the crown, induced him, like many
other honest men and friends of their country, from principle, to
oppose the Revolution. But the great mass of the people, being
zealous in its support, his opposition was that of a prudent,
856 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS.
cautious man. At the first he reasoned calmly with his towns-
men and acquaintances against the Revolution, representing the
danger and hazard of the undertaking and the improbability of
its success. But soon finding his arguments unavailing, and the
people determined, he conversed very little upon the subject,
except with those who tho't as he did. He avoided company,
places of resort, and public meetings ; but living peaceably and
inoffensively at home, he escaped the hatred, threats, and censure
of the people.
In September, 1783, the definitive treaty of peace was made
between the United States and Great Britain. At the first elec-
tion which followed that event he was chosen a representative to
the state legislature. This was proof of the confidence his
townsmen reposed in his integrity and talents, notwithstanding
the part he had taken in the late war. It is also a proof that
popularity is sometimes the reward of honorable conduct, tho' too
often it is the effect of flattery, artifice, and time serving meas-
ures. The first is a blessing which follows virtuous and useful
actions, but the last is the price of servility and meanness — is
temporary, and often attended with evil.
The House of Representatives appointed him on some of the
most important committees they raised. The second year he was
speaker pro tempore. For a number of years after he was rep-
resentative, Senator, or Councillor. More than thirty years he
was a member of one or the other of those branches of the
government.
In February, 1788, he was a member of the New Hampshire
convention which ratified the constitution of the United States.
No member was more decidedly in favor of its adoption. In
1 791 and 1792 he was a member of the convention which revised
the constitution of the state.
He was a man of sound, discriminating judgment, and of great
firmness and decision of character. He did not form his opinions
of men or measures hastily, but, when formed, he steadily
adhered to them, until he was convinced they were erroneous.
Tho' his acquaintances were numerous, his friends were select
and few, and to them he was always constant and faithful. As
he had more judgment than imagination, his measures were prac-
tical and useful. He was cautious and prudent, universally
esteemed for his honesty, integrity, and punctuality. He was
eminent for his industry, and remarkable for his habits of frugal-
ity and economy. Indolent men who lived on the money of
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others, and those who preferred the character of being generous
to that of being just, accused him of parsimony.
In every situation and office in which he was placed, he was
distinguished for his integrity and usefulness. The town of
Hampton was deeply indebted to him for his unremitted attention
to their pecuniary affairs. A considerable donation in real estate
was made to the town by Mr. Dalton, their early minister. The
colonel, when real estate was high and stock in the funds low,
prevailed upon the town to sell the land and vest the money in
three per cent stock, by which he very much augmented its
income.
As a member of the legislature, tho' he was not eloquent, yet
when he spoke he commanded the attention of the House. It
was his invariable rule to take no part in a subject he did not
understand, and to be concise and clear in his statements. The
principles he advocated, and the facts he stated, were usually
sound and correct. His long experience in legislation and his
particular observations of men and measures afforded him a rich
fund of information. He had acquired such a perfect command
of his passions that when he was wantonly or passionately accused
of being influenced by improper motives, his reply was so mild
and effectual as ashamed, and often mortified, his opponents.
When successful he did not exult, and when defeated he did not
despond. He never abandoned a measure he tho't necessary, so
long as he had ground to hope for success. He acted in strict
conformity to his own judgment. His only enquiry was, Is the
measure rio;ht — is it attainable — will it be useful? The same
spirit of frugality and economy, which governed him in the man-
agement of his own affairs, he carried into whatever related to
the public interest. He was uniformly opposed to high salaries
and to the unnecessary expenditure of public money.
As a Councillor he was a good judge of men, and knew their
characters. He considered no man qualified for office who did
not possess the talents, integrity, and temper of mind that is
requisite for the office in question.
In the house in which he was born he lived, and in the same
house he died on the 28th of February, 18 18, in the eighty-fourth
year of his age.
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TIMOTHY WALKER
[Plumer's MSS. Biog., Vol. 3, page 116.]
Was a native of Woburn, Massachusetts, graduated at Harvard
College in 1725, and afterwards studied theology. He was the
first minister of Concord, New Hampshire. He was ordained as
pastor of the Congregational church in that place on the 18th of
November, 1730, and continued there in the ministry as long as he
lived. Soon after his ordination he and his wife, and four other
settlers with their wives, moved into Concord. They were the
first English women, except two, who lived in that town.
When he moved there, Indians lived near him. To guard
against their depredations he moved his house within the fort, as
did also the others. There they held their religious meetings
until the war with the Indians ceased. He acquired the confi-
dence of the Indians, and had great influence over them.
He possessed handsome talents, and was a useful, persevering
man. He was much esteemed and respected, not only by his
own people, but by the neighboring towns and churches.
A controversy arose between the towns of Concord and Bow.
In 1753 he went to England as the agent of Concord. This
undertaking occasioned him three voyages to England, and
detained him there about two years. The government of New
Hampshire seemed to be apprehensive that his conduct might prove
injurious to the province. To guard against this the House of
Representatives, on the first day of February, 1754, passed a
vote directing the committee for conducting the correspondence
with the agent about Fort Dummer, &c, "to acquaint him that
Mr. Timothy Walker was gone for England to transact some
affairs there that might be prejudicial to this government in gen-
eral, and to desire him to be upon his watch, and inform the
government of any proceedings the said Walker may transact
therein." Mr. Walker was successful in his mission. Sir Wil-
liam Murray, afterward Lord Chief Justice Mansfield, was his
counsellor and advocate.
Mr. Walker was a zealous advocate for the American Revolu-
tion. At the commencement of hostilities he encouraged the
people to be firm, and to persevere in their opposition against the
encroachments of the government of Great Britain. He was
chosen a delegate to the first New Hampshire Provincial Con-
gress. He was zealous for the independence of this country, and
confident we should obtain it.
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As a clergyman he was liberal in his creed, firm in his own
tenets; but to others of different persuasions he was kind and
charitable. He recommended to others what he adopted himself
— the Bible — as the rule of their faith and practice. Under his
ministry, for more than half a century, the town was harmoniously
united in one congregation. His death was universally lamented
by a people, with whom he had long lived a life of honor and
usefulness. He died on h second day of September, 1782, aged
seventy seven years.
BENJAMIN WEST
[Plumer's MSS. Biog., Vol. 5, page 136.]
Was born at Rochester in the county of Plymouth, Massachu-
setts, the 8th of April, 1746, where his father, the Reverend
Thomas West, had been settled as a clergyman.
In early life he was naturally sedate, serious, and contempla-
tive. In childhood he discovered no fondness for childish diver-
sions, and when further advanced in years, no relish for the
common amusements of youth. This trait of character remained
with him thro' life.
His attachment to his brother Samuel, who was much older
than himself, commenced in early life, and continued till death.
He looked up to his brother as to a parent, patron, and friend ;
and Samuel in return treated him more as a child and friend than
brother. Their friendship was mutual, constant, and affectionate.
His father had but little property, and contributed less to his
education than his brother. After studying a few months with
his father, but before he was well qualified, he was admitted as a
student in Nassau College, where he continued one year, and
acquired some reputation as a scholar. From thence he removed
to Harvard College, where he graduated in July, 1768. He left
college poor, but with a good character, and immediately took a
school in Worcester, which he instructed two years.
After his school ended he repaired to the house of his brother
Samuel, who then officiated as a clergyman at Needham, Massa-
chusetts, and afterwards in Boston. With him he commenced
the study of divinity, made a profession of religion, and became
a church member. He was never pleased with the idea of being
a preacher. He had an aversion to the public exhibition which it
required. But as he was educated for that profession, and his
friends urged him to pursue it, he commenced preaching in
860 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS.
Wrentham in January, 1771. Tho' he was well received, the
business was so painful, and, he tho't, so injurious to his health,
that after eight Sundays he relinquished it.
Having spent several weeks at his brother's, reflecting with
gloomy anxiety upon the course he should pursue, he resolved to
seek his fortune upon the ocean. This result was the effect rather
of desperation than of reason. His education, disposition, and
habits were such as led to a retired, still, and quiet life. But
chimerical as it was, he pursued it so far, as partially to engage
himself for one voyage as a common sailor.
During this time he cautiously avoided all his former acquaint-
ances. Accidentally meeting with Mr. Henshaw, who had been
his class and chamber mate at college, he could not escape from
him till he had given him some information of his views and
designs. Mr. Henshaw and his father took a deep interest in
dissuading him from his purpose. They proposed to find a law-
yer who would receive him into his office, where, by instructing
two or three children in a private family, he might support him-
self. But for this circumstance, he might have been a mariner,
and lost to himself and the world. How often does the fate and
fortune of men depend upon circumstances which, in themselves,
are small and trivial !
He returned to his brother's house, who accompanied him to
Lancaster, and induced Abel Willard, Esquire, an amiable man
and decent lawyer, to receive him as a clerk in his office. After
having spent the usual time of study, he went to Charlestown,
New Hampshire, and Simeon Olcott, then in the practice of law,
received him into partnership. In July. 1773, he was admitted as
an attorney of the court of common pleas. But the war of the
Revolution soon interrupted, and in a few months after its com-
mencement, suspended his professional business.
He accepted an invitation to visit the South, to which the war
had not then extended. His principal object was to escape from
the bustle and tumult that the war occasioned. He indulged the
hope of soon returning in peace to Charlestown, to which he was
strongly attached. In October, 1777, he commenced his journey ;
in December following arrived at Charleston, South Carolina,
and took up his residence with Mr. Gibbs, a wealthy and agree-
able planter. But his hopes of avoiding the war were illusory —
it soon reached that section of the country. He with about sixty
or seventy young gentlemen of Charleston formed a company of
cavalry, whose duty it was to watch the movements of the enemy,
APPENDIX. 86l
give timely information, and prevent a surprize. They were
useful, and would have been safe, if they had not been betrayed
by one of their own company, who deserted to the enemy, and in
the night conducted such a force as surrounded and captured
them all, under circumstances that rendered resistance of no
avail. After remaining a prisoner six weeks, during which he
was well treated, he was exchanged. But he lost his horse and
most of his clothing, which was nearly all the property he had.
The climate of the South did not agree with him, tho' his mode
of living was strictly and regularly temperate. On the 24th of
July, 1779, he commenced his journey home, and on the last day
of August following, arrived at Charlestown, New Hampshire.
In October, 1780, he was admitted an attorney of the superior
court, and resumed the business of his profession. His fidelity
and persevering attention gave him considerable employment.
On the 8th of January, 1781, he married the daughter of the
Reverend Mr. Maccarty, of Worcester. He lived in a frugal,
simple style.
In 1783, his office was broken open in the night, and robbed of
many notes and demands that had been left with him for collec-
tion. Tho' most of the papers were afterwards privately returned,
yet he suffered considerable loss. In the course of a few years
his business as a lawyer became considerable. With a jury, his
wit and pleasantry, his clear and lucid narrative of facts, and
insinuating address, had an astonishing influence. But on an
abstract question of law, in an argument to the court, he was not
distinguished. In the doctrine of special pleading, the logic of
the law, he was not eminent. Yet at the bar, in point of rank,
he was considered among the first of the profession in the state,
and deservedly so in the county in which he lived and practiced.
His application, learning, and integritv merited and gave him
much influence with the people.
His professional business afforded him the means of acquiring
a handsome estate, but he appeared to have no ambition for
wealth. A competence to meet the demands of a frugal life
seemed to be all he sought. His great aversion to appearing in
public, induced him, in 1790, to relinquish the practice of law.
He then tho't he had sufficient property, but some untoward cir-
cumstances induced him the next year to return to the bar, where
he remained till the year 1805. He then finally withdrew from
the profession, tho' not without a painful regret at parting with
those with whom he had long been connected in business and
habits of intercourse.
862 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS.
Soon after he was admitted to the bar, he formed a resolution
not to accept any office of honor or profit if they should be offered
to him. This resolution was several times bro't to the test. On
the 29th of March, 1781, the legislature of the state appointed
him a delegate to the Congress of the United States. The 22d of
June, 1786, he was appointed attorney general of New Hamp-
shire. In 1787, he was appointed member of the convention
which formed the constitution of the United States ; and auditor
and commissioner to examine and adjust the accounts of Moor's
Charity School. The three first of these offices he declined, and,
I think, the last. In the last of those years he was elected a
member of the New Hampshire convention called to ratify the
constitution of the United States. This office he accepted,
and attended both of the sessions. The question was long and
zealously debated, the result doubtful, and public expectation was
raised high to hear him speak, but he remained silent. He was
decidedly in favor of ratifying the constitution, and voted for it.
I well remember observing to him, that his reputation as a public
speaker stood so high that many people were anxiously waiting
to hear him. He replied, "If people who never heard me, think
well of me, I am unwilling, by my own act, to destroy that opin-
ion."
After the adoption of that constitution, in the autumn of 1788,
he was voted for as one of the three representatives to Congress,
but the people were so divided that no one was elected. He had
more votes than any other candidate, and of course was one of the
six to whom the people by law were confined in their votes at the
second meetings in 1789. Of these facts he had early informa-
tion. But he consented that his name should again be submitted
to the people. They elected him, but he promptly refused to
accept the appointment, which made a third meeting necessary to
elect another person. Whether his conduct on this occasion, pro-
ceeded from modesty, vanity, or what other cause, is uncertain ;
but it excited, for a season, a strong prejudice against him.
On the 14th of April, 1802, he was appointed judge of probate
for the county of Cheshire, but declined the office. In 1808 and
181 2, he was an elector of President and Vice President, which he
accepted, and attended and acted in both of the meetings of those
boards.
In 1814, a caucus met; the members were from twenty towns
in the county of Cheshire, and without any regular authority from
the people or the law, appointed him a delegate to the Hartford
APPENDIX. 863
convention. That convention consisted of twenty six members from
the states of Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New
Hampshire, and Vermont. Those from the three first states were
appointed by their legislatures, and from the other two states
by caucuses from particular towns. It was called the Hartford
convention from the circumstance of their meeting in Hartford,
Connecticut. The convention was zealous against the war that
then existed between this country and Great Britain. Their
object was to oppose the war, and the government in prosecuting
it. They charged the executive with having adopted unconstitu-
tional measures in relation to the militia ; complained that the
government carried the war into the innocent, unoffending prov-
inces of the enemy ; that the administration was unable to defend
the states ; and that the states ought to retain a portion of the
taxes raised by Congress for their defence. The convention
proposed several amendments to the constitution of the United
States.
Many tho't, and not without reason, that one of the principal
objects for which the convention was formed, was to devise ways
and means to effect a separation of the eastern states from the
general government. Tho' they were too ambitious to avow this,
or enter any motion or vote upon this subject on their records, it
is certain that a number of their leading members were in favor
of such a project.
The convention met on the 15th of December, 1814, and con-
tinued their session to the 5th of January following, when they
adjourned sine die. It was the understanding of the members
that they were to meet again, but the restoration of peace prevented
them.
Mr. West met on the first day, and continued with them during
the session. He took an active part in their proceedings, and
served on one of their committees. It was a singular trait in his
character, who had previously declined so many offices to which
he had been appointed by rightful authority, that he should accept
one from men who had no right to confer it. When one of his
friends dissuaded him from going to Hartford, he replied, " The
members of that convention may be impeached of treasonable
■practices, but as I am old and cannot live long, should they be
-prosecuted, it will be better for me to suffer, who am useless to the
world, than for a young man, who otherwise might live and serve
his country."
That he had a strong attachment to a quiet domestic life can
864 NEW HAMPSHIRE EARLY STATE PAPERS.
never be questioned by those who knew him. He was generally
averse to the cares and responsibilities of office ; but in many
cases, his feelings influenced, and, on some occasions, he rejected
office from an apprehension he should fail of performing its duties
in such a manner as would be honorable and l^pectable to him-
self. It is, however certain that at no period of his life he could
be accused of having the degraded character of a time-server, or
office-seeker. In politics he was at all times from 178S to the time
of his death, thro' all the changes which occurred, a decided,
consistent Federalist. No change in government, in our foreign
relations, domestic affairs, or in the theory and practice of Feder-
alists, could induce him to withold his support from that party, or
question the policy and propriety of their measures.
On the 23d of August, 1803, his wife died. The last eight or
nine years of her life, sickness reduced her corporeal and mental
faculties to a state of infantile weakness. During that long
period, he was remarkable for his kindness and unremitted atten-
tion to her. He considered her preservation and comfort to be his
duty. And he performed it with great punctuality.
After the death of his wife, his condition was too solitary for
even him who had retired from the business and concerns of the
world, and who was naturally inclined to solitude. On the 3d of
September, 1806, he married the widow of the late William
Gordon, whose maiden name was Fanny Atherton, daughter of
the late Joshua Atherton. She was an amiable, sensible, well
informed woman. She survived her second husband.
He had no children by either of his wives. His property was
not great, but was more than sufficient to support him and his
family, in the decent frugal style of living, which first from neces-
sity, and afterwards from choice and habit, he adopted. He was
more liberal in his donations to his friends and neighbors, and in
relieving the wants of the deserving poor, than is usual with men
who are childless. His manner of giving enhanced the favor in
the estimation of those who partook of his bounty. He always
appeared smiling and in good humor. Indeed, to the mildness
of his temper, his affability, and the great fund of his pleasantry,
he was indebted for much of the reputation he enjoyed. By his
last will he devised to the first church in Charlestown property,
which was estimated to be of the value of five thousand dollars.
He died on the 27th of July, 1817, ip the seventy second year
of his age.
CORRECTIONS.
On page 307, for Benjamin Connor, Jr., read Benjamin Connor
On page 307, for John Pierce read John Peirce.
On page 308, for Oliver Shepherd rend. Oliver Shepard.
On page 312, for Morris read Norris.
On page 359, for M Millan read McMillan.
On page 646, for Bradbury read Bradley.
MEMORANDUM.
On page 307, the name of William Plumer should also appear as Speaker of the
House, as Nathaniel Peabody accepted his election to the Senate, and William
Plumer was elected Speaker, June 3, 1791.
INDEX.
Index of Biographical Memoranda.
Adams, Nathaniel 823 Page. William 276
Atherton, Joshua 511 j Parker, John 277, 838
Atkinson, George 824 j Peabody, Oliver 1
Pickering, John 2, 839
Plumer, William 35
Kartlett, Josiah 824
Calfe, John 35
Rogers, Nathaniel 277, 843
Oilman, John Taylor 275, 830 Sewall, Jonathan Mitchell 845
i Shepard, Amos 847
Langdon, Woodbury
2 j Sherburne, John Samuel
Long, Pierse 835 j Smith, Ebenezer 851
Means, Robert 276 | Thompson, Ebenezer 852
; Toppan, Christopher 854
Neal, Moses Leavitt 543
! Walker, Timothy 858
Olcott, Simeon 836 | West, Benjamin 859
Index of Subjects.
Academies, Amherst... 137, 171,235
455.568.
Atkinson 105, 106, 121, 137
157-159. 170. 234. 300, 455
522, 560, 568.
Charlestown 134. 455. 568
Chesterfield 9, 17,44,51,64
131, 159, 171, 244, 455.
Hopkinton 196, 244
New Ipswich 11, 44, 105, 133
157, 171, 244, 455, 568.
Accounts, Commissioners of. .213, 216
217, 223, 287, 299, 327, 345
353, 376, 426, 458.
Comptroller of. .9. 31, 48, 91, 120
130, 195, 220, 538, 598, 607
645.
of Treasurer. . . . r6, 20, 26, 64, 85
119, 132, 135, 158, 181-186
229, 234, 284, 286. 322, 327
328, 371, 4I3-4I7. 613, 617
640, 663, 669, 676, 677.
with towns and individuals.. ..122
213, 223, 377, 387, 389, 393
407, 427, 444, 462, 473, 575
606, 625, 628, 630, 698, 710
with United States.. 108, 123, 130
137, 161, 202, 213, 223, 284
287, 322, 327, 390, 394, 396
448, 458, 469, 474, 498, 524
538, 566, 597, 607, 645.
Actions, limitation of 300, 343
or suits, leave to enter, prosecute,
or review, see Suits.
Acts, errors in 393, 464, 467, 468
470.
repeal of. .479, 483. 536, 571, 575
584, 613, 659.
suspension of. .136, 243, 303, 360
395, 477, 526, 536, 571, 575
584.
Adultery, punishment of 133, 229
Affidavits, taking of, out of court.. 126
208.
Agriculture, encouragement of ... . 654
Appeals 25, 79, 382, 433
Attorneys, acts relating to 137, 234
Attorneys General, names of. . . .2, 276
512.
Aurean School 9, 44, 1 7 1
Bail, regulation of, in civil causes.. 132
226.
Bank of New Hampshire. 385, 394, 446
475, 621, 663, 667, 682, 741
Bank of the United States 291, 301
302, 336, 357, 359.
Bastards, maintenance of 129, 213
Beef, exportation of. 298, 352, 390, 451
and pork, inspectors and pack-
ers of. .497-499, 501, 502, 505
73o. 73i, 734-
Births, registration of 132, 226
Bonds, of State Treasurer. . .13, 15, 55
58, 327, 330, 520, 521, 557
558.
release from. . .391, 393, 429, 430
460, 466, 528, 570.
Bounty, on duck 289, 332
on wolves 27,87,98, 128, 143
210, 522, 561.
Bridges, construction and repair of. 24
26, 29, 70, 82, 99, 136, 178
202, 228, 301, 303, 357, 381
386, 391, 453, 457, 523, 525
528, 530, 537, 570, 572, 574
575, 580, 588, 594, 603, 604
612, 617, 638, 640, 660, 668
688, 697. 709, 714.
Building, public, in Concord. . .99, 137
146, 243.
Burials, registration of 132, 226
87 2
INDEX.
Canals and locks. . .202, 244, 300, 374
413, 525* 533, 565, 575, 580
622, 683.
Chaplains to Legislature. .. 28, 87, 133
230, 304, 362. 367, 398, 403
480, 518, 533, 552, 585, 604
628, 639. 703.
Chest, iron, in Treasurers office. 28, 88
99, 146.
Chimneys, patent on.... 368, 369, ^77
407. 421.
Churches 330
Cincinnati, Society of 689, 757-820
Citizens, admission of to State Sen-
ate 235, 244
admission of, to U. S. Senate. 130
222 .
Civil causes, regulation of bail in. . 132
226.
regulation of trial in. 126, 206, 615
645, 648.
Clergy and others, dinner for. . .41, 281
313, 536, 550.
Collectors of taxes, delinquent. 127. 135
193, 213 348.
duties of 1 29, 2 1 5
Commissioners of Accounts. . .213, 216
217, 223, 287, 299, 327, 345
353, 376,426. 458-
Comptroller of Acounts..9, 31; 48, 91
120, 130, 195, 220, 538, 598
607, 645.
Confiscated estates, see Estates.
Congressmen, method of election
of. ...12, 17, 23, 25, 51, 63, 70
75^ 81, 537, 562, 573, 577
588.
names and elections of. . .3, 4, 263
265, 277, 523, 731, 732.
Constables, proceedings of, con-
firmed 370
Constitution (state), revision of.. 285
298, 325, 351, 474, 604, 606
614, 619, 620, 640, 643, 664
680, 684.
Contempt of Legislature 172
Convention, salary and mileage of
members 396, 474
Conveyance by deed, mode of. . 1 28, 215
Cord-wood, fraud in 297, 335
Coroner, regulation of office of. 291 , 335
Coroners, names of. 249, 252, 254,
261, 266-268, 487, 490-
496> 503, 504, 5o6> 717,
720, 725, 727, 730, 733,
737, 743-
I Councillors, names and elections of.
11. 50, 275, 283, 319,
518, 519, 556.
salary of, see Salary.
I Counties, lines of 23, 75, 285,
298, 324, 329, 353, 375,
425, 439, 658.
County Solicitors, names of. . .255,
718, 732.
County Treasurers 289,
Court, Inferior, Justices, names of.
249, 258, 260, 273, 488,
Justices of, to fix bounds of
jail yards 131,
Justices, special, names of. .
264.
Superior, judgment of, annulled
206.
Justices, impeachment of. 81
86, 89-91, 93, 120, 171,
195, 751-756.
Justices, names of. .2, 249,
260, 269, 276, 512.
Justices, removal of 76,
177, 241.
Justices, resignation of. 171,
Justices, special, names of. .
25 1, 262.
reasons for no session «of . . .
464.
report to, rectified 125,
salary of Justices, see Sal-
ary.
Courts, authority to 20, 23, 66
establishment of 127, 213,
669.
place of holding, changed
202, 367, 390, 393, 405,
452, 628, 691, 695.
time of holding, changed. . . 14
88, 109, 117, 166, 188,
448, 452, 454, 522, 537,
579, 5$3< 595. 599-
Crimes, punishment of. . . 126, 135,
232, 622, 682.
260
493
718
734
5ii
288
384
268
329
247
498
220
252
125
,85
177
256
1 1?
256
250
405
205
1 77
617
128
448
1 59
39°
559
2 1 2
INDEX.
873
Damage by lumber. 346, 364, 396, 470
Dams 12
Dartmouth College. 100, 149, 229, 371
419, 481, 505, 506, 527, 571
613, 624, 664, 694, 698, 706
Debt, imprisonment for. . . .22, 75, 133
229, 526, 569, 584, 599.
state, assumption of by U. S.. 30
92, 149, 227, 236, 238, 285
294-296, 324, 339-341.
state notes, securities, etc., see
Money Matters and Ac-
counts of Treasurer.
Debtors, absconding 129, 223
Debts, lands and tenements subject
to payment of 133, 229
mutual, set off. 126, 208
Deeds, annulled 28, 79
index to.. 292, 344, 524, 564, 624
634, 692, 736.
made valid. ... 124, 199, 388, 447
mode of conveyance by. . 128, 215
records of. 8
Registers of. . 10, 44, 49, 289, 329
Detainer of lands and tenements. . 135
232.
Dinner for clergy and others. . .41, 281
313, 536, 550-
District Attorney eligible to seat in
House *; 48
Districts, senatorial 664-667
Doorkeepers to House and Senate. 29
304, 321, 399, 539.
Dower, assignment of 127, 208
Duck, bounty on 289, 332
Electors, presidential. ... 522, 528, 531
532, 534, 535, 56o, 572, 578
5.81, 588, 599, 609, 610, 620
645, 655, 656, 675, 684, 732
Encroachments on state lines. 611, 656
674, 714.
Entry, forcible 135, 232
Episcopal Society, in Portsmouth. 133
220.
Escheat Act 632
Estate, executions on 118, 120, 133
173, 178, 179, 229.
real, permission to sell, see
Lands,
real, redemption of ...... 135, 234
Estates, confiscated.
242, 286,
38°, 39°,
627, 634,
insolvent. . . 26
219, 432,
intestate. . .20,
653, 675.
settlement of. . .
534, 568,
679.
testate
Excise, see Taxes.
. .19, 69, 113, 136
290, 322, 326, 347
433, 440, 451, 619
676, 682. 702, 712
, 80, 1 19, 129, 192
44"o, 577, 599-
395, 461, 470. 609
..27, 87, 388, 449
579, 616, 644, 646
618, 668
Fast Day. 120, 197, 390, 454, 505, 613
667.
Federal officers in N. H.. . .4, 277, 278
5*3-
Fees, for petitions. ... 10, 50, 101, 144
150, 151.
regulation of 126, 206, 650
Fences, regulation of 126, 208
Ferries 99, 112, 130, 147, 165, 169
203, 219, 323, 371, 376, 389
410, 421, 526, 534, 576, 579
612, 614, 622, 650, 655, 659
685.
Fish, protection of 29, 65, 86
Fishery, regulation of. . ..367, 376, 405
408.
Fishways 558
Flags, use of, at light-house. . .624, 692
Fraud, in cord-wood 297, 335
prevention of 128, 215
Friendly Society, New Hampshire. 384
440.
Guide posts 622, 684
Hemp, raising and manufacture of. 50
51, 124, 199-201, 610, 654
655.
Highways, construction and repair
of.24, 26, 29, 31, 70, 82, 85, 87
102, 104, 107, 112, 1 16, 117
123, 126, 149, 152, 168, 170
178-180, 191, 192, 208, 302
303, 346, 35i, 357, 360, 368
37o, 373, 374, 376, 377, 379
383, 384, 389, 399, 420, 422
-424, 427, 431, 437, 439
874
INDEX.
450, 467, 526, 531, 532, 535
537, 569, 574, 576, 581, 589
-594, 6io, 612, 613, 623
626, 627, 630, 654-656, 658
-662, 68o, 689, 690, 698
700.
History of N. H., Belknap's. . 136, 239
692.
House of Representatives, District
Attorney eligible to seat in. 48
names of members and offi-
cers. 35-40, 43, 49, 59, 141, 144
191. 3°7-3i3, 3^9' 437, 43«
543-549, 577, 637, 641, 643
returns of members 550, 553
rules of. .43, 45-47, 3*4, 317-319
550-552.
salary and mileage ot members
of, see Salary,
seats in, contested ... .41, 56, 315
-3*7< 331-
thanks to Speaker of 598
vacancies in 43, 50, 315, 321
Idiots and insane, relief of. . . . 127, 208
Idleness, punishment of 132, 225
Impost, see Taxes.
Imprisonment for debt 22, 75, 133
229, 526, 569, 584, 599.
Index to deeds 292, 344, 524, 564
624, 634, 692, 736.
Insolvent estates, see Estates.
Intestate estates, see Estates.
Insane and idiots, relief of . ... 127, 208
Inspectors and packers of beef and
pork. . ..497-499, 501, 502, 505
73o, 73i, 734-
Interest, unlawful 129, 207
Invalid pensioners, see Pensioners.
Paymaster of 303, 361
Jail-yards, bounds of 131 , 220
Judges of Probate. .249, 250, 260, 721
Judgment of Superior Court an-
nulled 125, 206
Judiciary department, condition of 108
164, 461.
Jurors, grand, choice and service
of F26, 212
Jury, trial by 616, 669
Justices, of Inferior Court, names
of. 247, 249, 258, 260, 273, 488
498.
of Inferior Court to fix bounds
of jail-yards 131,220
of Inferior Court, special,
names of 252, 264
of Peace, names of. .247-262, 264
-269, 271-273, 487-500, 503
-506, 508, 717-720, 725, 726
728-730, 732-737, 74o.
of Peace, records of proceed-
ings before 29 r , 335
of Superior Court, impeach-
ment of. ..81, 85, 86, 89-91, 93
120, 171, 177, 195, 751-756
of Superior Court, names of. . 2
249, 256, 260, 269, 276, 512
of Superior Court, removal of. 76
117, 177, 241.
of Superior Court, resignation
of 171, 256
of Superior Court, salary of,
see Salary,
of Superior Court, special,
names of 250, 25 1 , 262
special 408,421, 483, 617, 669
714.
Lands, and tenements, detainer of 135
232.
subject to payment of debts. . 133
229.
common 126, 208
exchange of 376, 411, 483
execution on in
or real estate, permission to
sell. ..21, 25, 28, 66, 70. jy, 84
1 12, 122, 123, 127, 132, 169
196, 198, 208, 219, 291, 328
336, 368, 381. 387, 390, 395
432, 444, 452, 468, 527, 530
532, 534, 535, Sfy, 573, 577
580, 581, 612, 614, 627, 658
659, 686. 702.
special taxes on, see Taxes.
title to... 108, in, 113, 123, 162
165, 174, 175. 197, 376, 423
619, 623, 625, 681, 686, 687
714-
unlocated. . . 21 , J2- I22« ,24, 134
INDEX.
875
190, 205, 375, 389, 394, 426
445, 464, 572, 599, 624, 695
unsettled . . .. 311 , 428
Laws, militia. . 521, 558, 603, 624-626
639, 668, 676, 678, 679, 687
707, 708.
printing a.id distribution of . . 129
l3I, 133, 136, 193. 220, 229
242, 243, 362, 380, 394, 396
397, 399, 425, 433, 464, 47o
474, 476-479, 524, 525, 538
562, 567, 599, 611, 613, 642
646, 658, 667.
revision of. ..30, 92, 99, 119, 122
134, 147, [52, 194, 198, 375
394, 425, 470, 474, 500, 526
529, 538, 571, 575, 576, 585
596, 604.
Legislature, contempt of 172
prayers in 606-608, 644, 647
648.
Lewdness, punishment of 133, 229
Licensed houses, regulation of 126
209, 210, 232, 244, 296, 329
342, 343-
Light Horse 93, 303, 362
Light-house. .. 1 1, 50, 68, 98, 110, 118
127, 131. 145, 170, 210, 215
226, 228, 263, 322, 371, 399
410, 481, 624, 692.
Liquors, malt, manufacture of .... 626
675, 682.
Literature, encouragement of. .369, 407
Locks and canals. . .202, 244, 300-374
413, 525^ 533, 565, 575> 580
622, 683.
Lotteries 121, 131, 133, 171, 196
207, 244, 300, 301, 328, 357
435, 457-
Lumber, damage by 346, 364, 396
470.
surveyors of 499
Malt liquors, manufacture of. .626, 675
682.
Manufactures, encouragement of. . 50
Marriages, incestuous, prevention
of 137, 238
regulation and registration of. 132
226.
Masonian Patent. . .388, 390, 395, 453
469, 470, 682.
Medical Society, New Hampshire . 134
219.
Messages, answers to Presidents1.. 57
61, 287, 326, 561, 641.
of Presidents. .47, 52-54, 141-143
320, 403-405, 557, 638.
Military Matters :
Light Horse 93, 303, 362
militia, division of 621, 627
629-632, 687, 698-700, 708
militia laws . . 521, 558, 603
624-626, 639, 668, 676, 678
679, 687, 707, 708.
officers, names of 2, 3, 11, 51
248, 259, 270, 276, 277, 283
487-490, 496, 498, 500, 512
513, 720-727, 737-743
soldiers, balances due to. . 529, 532
568, 574, 583-
stores, ordnance, etc 299, 353
368, 406, 565, 599, 628, 694
703, 714.
troops, number of 535, 585
Money Matters :
public money, appropriation
and investment of . ... 22, 75, 98
125, 179, 188, 291, 301, 302
319, 335^ 357, 359, 369, 395
399, 407, 480, 481, 533, 536
585, 587, 604, 610, 629, 640
654, 655, 714.
raising of money. ...] 14, 134, 177
231, 232, 237.
state debt, notes, securities,
etc 117, 270, 291 , 299, 302
336, 352, 358, 474, 475, 483
see also Accounts of Treasurer.
Murderers, proclamation for capture
of 501
Nail works at prison.s 296
Names changed 369, 372, 41 1
Navigation, obstructions to... 530, 573
New Hampshire Bank. . .385, 394, 446
475, 621, 663, 667, 682, 741
New Hampshire Friendly Society. . 384
440.
New Hampshire Medical Society.. 134
219.
876
INDEX.
Nonresidents, taxes on, see Taxes.
Notes and orders received for taxes 1 17
118, 137, 189, 190. 194, 243
Nuisances, prevention of 394, 462
Oath, debtors1 526, 569
Oaths, forms of 126, 212
Officers, military, names of.... 2, 3, 11
51, 248, 259, 270, 276, 277
283, 487-490, 496, 498, 500
512, 513, 720-727, 737-743
state, names and elections of. . 1-4
11, 51, 275-278, 283, 319
511-513, 519, 556.
state, salary of, see Salary.
town, choice of 1 26, 2 1 2
Overseers of Poor, duties and pow-
ers of 132, 225
Packers and inspectors of beef and
pork. .. .497-499, 501, 502, 505
73°, 73^ 734-
Pardons 63
Parishes. .. .65, 85, 113, 284, 297, 320
343. 373. 537, 585, 620, 683
684.
Patent on chimneys 368, 369, 377
407, 421.
Paymaster of Invalids 303, 361
Peace, general commission of 262
Penalties, remitted 379
see I3onds, release from.
Pensioners, invalid 18, 41, 56, 99
105, 131, 135, 146, 158, 226
233, 299, 331, 352, 370, 378
393, 394, 397- 408, 422, 439
466, 470, 475.
Perjury, prevention of 128, 215
Petitions, fees for.... 10, 50, 101, 144
150, 151.
method of hearing. . .98, 104, 145
Pier, permission to remove. .. 124, 199
Pilots 71,2,
Polygamy, punishment of 133, 229
Poor, duties and powers of overseers
of 132, 225
maintenance of 132, 225, 530
737-
Pork, and beef, inspectors and
packers of. . .497-499, 501, 502
505, 73o, 73i, 734-
exportation of. .298, 352, 390, 451
Postmasters. .. 133, 137, 221, 230, 243
269, 272, 412.
Post routes and riders 98, 133, 145
203-205, 207, 209, 221, 269
272, 368, 373, 376, 407, 409
41 1, 421, 449, 522, 560.
Potash and pearlash, Assay Mas-
ters of 497
inspection of. ..389, 391, 399, 437
478, 617, 689.
Inspectors of 505, 617, 689
Pounds, regulation of 127, 206
Prayers, in Legislature. . .606-608, 644
647, 648.
President (state), answers to mes-
sages of. . .57, 61, 287, 326, 561
641 .
election and qualification of. . 7
9-1 1, 40, 41, 44, 48, 50, 281
282, 314, 518, 519, 554-556
messages from 47, 52-54, 141
-143, 320,403-405, 557,638
salary of, see Salary.
thanks to 44
Printers, proposals of. ...118, 193, 217
396, 627, 633, 668, 703, 710
712.
Prisons, nail works at 296
regulation of 128, 217
Probate, Judges of. .249, 250, 260, 721
Profanity, punishment of. 128, 213, 230
Protection of persons, acts for. . . . 164
607, 609, 614, 647, 653, 663
Records, public... 9, 31, 91, 120, 130
195, 221, 299, 353, 391, 46r
Registers of Deeds. ... 10, 44, 49, 289
329-
Registration of births, marriages,
and burials 132, 226
Representatives, liberty to send... 680
Rules of House of Representa-
tives.. .43, 45-47, 314, 317-319
550-552.
Salary, and mileage of members of
convention 396, 474
and mileage of members and
officers of House and Sen-
ate. . 18, 27, 30, 43, 68, 82. 83
INDEX.
877
87, 89,92, II9, 120, I34, I35
l8o, I92, I95, I96, 226, 234
236, 268, 30I, 358, 393, 427
467, 530, 576, 622, 687.
of Justices of Superior Court. . 19
68, 100, 131, 134, 147, 197
198, 216, 228, 233, 392, 441
-443, 607, 618, 645, 676.
of President and Council, state
officers, etc 30, 82, 92, 114
120, 130-132, 177, 180, 192
196, 211, 212, 226, 268, 391
392, 427, 441, 443, 617-620
677, 678.
Schools, regulation of. . .377, 379, 411
432.
Seats in House of Representatives,
contested.. 41, 56, 3 ! 5-3*7, 331
Selectmen, powers of 126
Senate (state), admission of citi-
zens to 235 , 244
(U. S.), admission of citizens
to 130, 222
Senatorial districts 664-667
Senators (state), names and elec-
tions of 1, 2, 7, 8, 42, 103
104, 107, 153, 157, 160, 270
271, 275, 282, 288, 317, 327
371, 413, 507, 511, 512, 517
518, 553, 742, 743.
resignation of. . 106, 160, 371, 406
410.
salary and mileage of, see
Salary.
(U. S.), names of.... 3, 277, 534
579-
Sermons, election. . .8. 30, 42, 48, 136
238, 282, 300, 307, 316, 345
393, 396, 398, 467, 468, 476
479, 518, 520, 552, 558, 626
628, 698, 704, 708, 714.
Sheriffs, duties of 126, 212
names and appointments of. . 490
500.
provision, in case of death or
removal of.. .369, 376, 407, 426
Sleds and sleighs, regulation of
width of 659, 696, 697, 704
Small-pox 625, 628, 649, 679, 685
693. 697, 701.
Social Librarv Company, of Dover. 621
680.
Soldiers, balances due to 529, 532
568, 574, 583.
Solicitors, County, names of. .255, 268
718, 732.
Specie received for taxes, see
Taxes.
Stage lines 660
State lines, encroachments on. . . . 611
656, 674, 714.
State officers, names and elections
of. . . , 1-4, 11, 51, 275-278, 283
319, 511-513, 519, 556.
Strays and lost goods 127, 213
Suitors to give bonds in certain
cases 370, 408
Suits, or actions, leave to enter,
prosecute, or review. .21, 54, 73
109, 114, 123, 124, 178, 194
200, 296, 300, 345, 360, 382
387, 392, 398, 436, 446, 448
458, 461, 478, 524, 528, 531
563, 571, 576, 620, 684.
prevention of vexatious . , . 300, 343
Surveyors of lumber 499
Swine, regulation of 291, 298, 336
338, 352.
Taxes, abatement of 118
129, 190, 195, 208
379, 391, 432, 445
626, 627, 688, 692
714.
collection of. .. .1 10, 131
146, 165, 180, 186
228, 293, 297, 348
369, 384, 385, 388
407, 408, 427, 429
451, 456, 459, 536
623. 633, 652, 679
708, 713, 714.
delinquency in
delinquent collectors of. .
193, 213, 348.
duties of collectors of . . .
excise. . .19, 28, 30, 69,
97, 99- io3, Io6,
1 18, 119, 128, 131
146, 148, 159, 165
193, 201, 218, 225
, 120,
125
, 211,
, 446,
, 694,
376
623
702
, 132,
135
, 193,
225
, 350,
, 391,
355
396
, 440,
,587,
, 680,
449
608
688
647, 690
• 127, 135
129, 215
70, 87, 93
113, 116
, 137. 144
, 175, 178
, 240, 244
878
INDEX.
292, 338, 385, 397, 398, 407
443, 471-473, 478, 479, 483
529, 533, 538, 573, 584, 619
687.
extents for. . 19, 29, 30, 69, 87, 88
92. 93, 122, 125, 128, 133
137, 170, 197, 209, 230, 231
238, 240, 244, 391, 447, 448
458, 536, 622, 623, 630, 690
impost 19, 30, 69, 87, 93, 118
137, 146, 398, 443, 483.
non-resident, receiver of.. . .30, 92
302, 322, 358, 361.
rates and inventories for. . 126, 212
381, 389, 391, 397, 435, 444
451, 477, 607, 617, 620, 621
623, 645, 659, 664-667, 671
-674, 677, 686, 689.
special, on lands. ... 102, 104, no
112, 1 15-117, 128, 152, 168
170, 174, 178-180, 208, 290
299-303, 335, 346, 351, 352
357, 360, 362, 372, 377, 379
383, 384, 389, 399, 4i8, 420
427, 431, 437, 439, 450, 467
, 53o, 574-
special, on lands of non-resi-
dents ... .26, 29, 31, 72, 82, 85
87, 102, 105, 107, 112, 123
149, 152, 157, 168, 191, 192
383, 396, 43i, 437, 449, 535
581, 608, 652.
specie received for. . 130, 186, 187
194, 226, 244, 292, 296, 325
333, 344, 347, 348, 364, 386
429, 457, 533, 623, 688.
state notes and orders received
for 117, 118, 137, 189, 190
194, 243.
worked out 62 1 , 680
Testate estates 618, 668
Thanks, to President (state) 44
to Speaker of House 598
to State Treasurer 362
Thanksgiving. ... 25, jy, 263, 303, 362
498, 535, 583, 594-
Theft, punishment ot 610, 654
Title to lands. . 108, III, 113, 123, 162
165, 174. 175, 197, 376, 423
619, 623, 625, 681, 686, 687
714.
! Town inhabitants, admission of. . . 367
406.
Town meetings, time changed. . .26, 73
82, 108, 123, 161, 186, 193
290, 322, 329, 336, 370, 380
430, 528, 537, 572, 596, 606
644.
Town officers, choice of 126, 212
Towns, boundaries of 14, 56, 384
419, 441, 444, 615, 659, 675
see also Parishes.
classification of 372, 374, 391
418, 424, 425, 431, 454, 461
462, 465, 619, 634, 670, 713
incorporation of. ... 16, 22, 28, 59
73, 82, 85, 112, 113, 149
164, 168, 175, 297, 335, 337
345, 388, 39°, 449, 453, 528
571, 705, 709, 710.
see also Parishes.
regulation of 1 26, 2 1 2
settlement of. ..333, 378, 428, 446
Treasurer (state), accounts of, see
Accounts.
attendance required 480
bonds of 13, 15, 55, 58, 327
330, 520, 521, 557, 558.
leave ot absence to 28, 88
thanks to 362
Treasurers, county 289, 329
Trespass, prevention of 132
Trial, by jury 616, 669
in civil causes, regulation of. . . 126
206, 615, 645, 648.
Troops, number of 535, 585
United Fire Society, No. 1 387
447-
United States, accounts with, see
Accounts,
assumption of state debt by. . 30
92, 149, 227, 236, 238, 285
294-296, 324, 339-341
Bank of. ..291, 301, 302, 336, 357
359-
Usury 129, 207
INDEX.
879
Vacancies in House of Representa-
tives 43, 5°, 3*5> 321
Virginia, letter from 146
Voters, legal 397, 444, 451, 477
Watchmen, authority to 385, 440
Wills, attestation of 135, 234
Wolves, bounty on.... 27, 87, 98, 128
143, 210, 522, 561.
Writs, form of 129, 219
Index of Names of Places, etc,
Acworth. . .36, 205, 221, 248,
272, 308, 392, 411,
666, 671, 699.
Albany (Burton) . .21, 37, 74,
300, 310, 316, 356,
379, 418, 424, 425,
665, 667, 671, 699.
Alexandria. .. 19, 39, 69, 105,
179, 205, 221, 249,
411, 547, 619, 671,
717, 733-
Allenstown 38, 310, 546,
671, 699.
Alstead. . .2, 21, 36, 72, 1 10,
192. 248, 259, 277,
488, 490, 498, 512,
671, 699, 725, 736
Alstead (Newton)
Alton (New Durham Gore) . .
271, 309, 317, 399,
545, 665, 671, 700,
Amesbury, Mass
Amherst 10, 17, 23, 36,
78, 81, 85, 90, 1 13
175, 205, 221. 235
-257, 268, 269,
276, 308, 41 1, 412
439, 489, 491, 498
533, 537, 544, 580
671, 691, 698, 718
729, 735, 752.
Amoskeao:
259, 269
461, 544
107, 161
372, 374
433- 546
116, 157
3i i> 3i6
680, 699
550, 665
123, 169
308, 411
544, 666
, 847-851
848
-■37, 256
. 43o, 467
719. 734
824
49, 64-66
, 137, 171
, 242, 255
271, 273
419, 43°
, 504, 511
, 585, 665
, 720, 721
Amoskeag Bridge.. .618, 624,
698, 700.
Andover. . .36, 205, 221, 308,
572, 666, 671, 699
Antrim.... 37, 309, 545, 614
668, 671, 700.
Ashuelot River
.... 626
680, 693
>4H, 544
, 655, 666
558
Atkinson 1, 38, 43, 137, 234, 275
307, 310, 321, 511, 512, 546
664, 671, 699.
Barnstead 37, 206, 221, 251, 264
309, 317, 355, 411, 530, 545
574, 665, 671, 699.
Barrington 37, 206, 221, 252, 255
265, 268, 275, 309, 4n, 503
545, 589, 590, 593, 594, 661
662, 665, 671, 700, 719, 734
Bartlett 22, 73, 310, 316, 372, 374
384, 411, 418, 424, 439, 546
671, 699.
Bath 21, 29, 39, 73, 88, 114, 131
137, 176, 225, 238, 311, 355
356, 391, 454, 458, 462, 465
547, 624, 634, 642, 671, 691
699, 713-
Bedford 16, 36, 62, 308, 490, 500
544, 665, 671, 699.
Bellows Falls 622, 683
Bennington, Vt 827
Benton (Coventry) 24, 39, 60, 78
104, 156, 300, 311, 356, 384
440, 547, 633, 671, 699, 713
Bloody Point 697
Bolton, Conn 836
Boscawen 36, 205, 221 , 249, 260
290, 308, 335, 411, 544, 666
671, 699.
Boston, Mass 440, 839, 845, 859
Bow.. 35, 130, 177, 202, 203, 206, 219
221, 308, 360, 377, 411, 421
544, 658, 665, 671, 699, 858
Bradford 666, 699
Bradford (New Bradford) 67 1
Brentwood 38, 310, 546, 664, 698
Brentwood (Brintwood) 251, 264
505, 671, 734.
56
882
INDEX.
Bridgewater. .20, 39, 72, 104, 152, 311
316, 547, 619, 671, 680, 699
Brintwood ( Brentwood) 251, 264
505, 671, 734.
Bristol, Eng 20, 66
Brookline (Raby)..-36, 252, 256, 271
308. 545, 665, 671, 698.
Bunker Hill 772
Burton (Albany). .21, 37, 74, 107, 161
300, 310, 316, 356, 372, 374
379, 418, 424, 425, 433. 546
665, 667, 671, 699.
Butters's Ferry 228
Cambridge 671
Cambridge, Mass 830
Campbell's Gore (Windsor). .. .16, 105
!32, i55> 159' l69< 228, 346
666, 671, 700.
Campton. . .39, 1 19, 191, 290, 301, 31 1
335' 352, 357, 547, 671, 685
699, 726.
Canaan. .. .39, 205, 221, 252, 265, 311
411, 547. 671, 699.
Candia. . . .38, 125. 205, 310, 487, 496
546, 605, 665, 671, 699, 730
Canterbury 3. 27, 38, 86, 256-258
271, 273, 275, 310, 511, 546
658, 665, 671, 699.
Cardigan (Orange) .. 22, 28, 39, 74, 82
3". 547-
Centre Harbor 206, 221 , 411
Charleston, S. C 860
Charlestown. . 2, 9, 36, 44, 76, 90, 106
134, 158, 170, 205, 215, 221
256, 269, 271, 276, 308, 321
392, 411, 412, 461, 476, 488
490, 492, 505, 512. 544, 618
628, 666, 671, 680, 699, 752
836, 860, 861, 864.
Chatham 285. 324, 671, 699
Chester. . .26, 35, 56, 73, 82, 206, 221
307, 411, 460, 463, 490, 497
499, 543' 612, 656, 658-660
664, 671 . 699, 772.
Chesterfield .. 2 1 , 36, 66, 106, 308, 323
488, 495, 496, 544, 666, 671
699.
Chichester 38, 258, 296, 310, 344
372, 379, 420, 431, 546, 591
593, 594, 665. 671, 699.
Claremont . . . . 2, 36, 50, 205, 221, 247
276, 308. 321, 411, 488, 544
666, 671, 699.
Cleveland, O 849
Cockburne (Columbia) . . . .26, 39, 312
315, 548, 634, 671, 700, 713
Cockermouth (Groton and Hebron) 39
99, 145, 256, 264, 271, 297
311, 316, 346, 372, 377, 391
420, 427, 458, 461, 524.
Cockermouth (Groton).. .547, 565, 619
671, 680, 699.
Colburne (Colebrook) . . . . 39, 312, 315
548, 634, 671, 700, 713, 719
734-
Colebrook (Colburne) .... 39, 312, 315
548, 634, 671, 700, 713, 719
734-
Columbia (Cockburne)... 26, 39, 312
315, 548, 634, 671, 700, 713
Concord. . . 1, 7, 14. 27, 28, 31, 35, 38
40, 43, 48, 54, 83, 93, 97, 99
132, 136, 137, 141, 146, 157
177, 205, 206, 215, 221, 238
243, 244, 247-250, 252-255
257-259, 264-269, 272-274
281, 307, 310, 313, 321, 349
360, 370, 376, 398, 4 1 1 -4 1 3
422, 424, 459, 474, 480, 487
488, 495, 496, 499, 537, 546
582, 586, 589, 591, 592, 622
634, 658, 666, 671, 687, 699
73*, 735, 743' 75G 754~75^
823, 858.
Concord (Lisbon) 15,56,60, 125
128, 170, 209, 634, 671, 700
713-
Connecticut River. . .1 12, 147, 169, 202
300, 323, 346. 364, 367, 371
374, 376, 389, 396, 405, 408
410, 413, 426, 470, 533, 534
558, 565, 575' 576, 579' 58o
612, 614, 622, 650, 655, 659
660, 683, 685.
Conway 37. 59, 114, 211, 310, 316
324' 333^ 372-374' 4". 418
420, 422-425. 526, 531, 546
569, 576, 625, 627, 630, 665
671, 680, 689, 690, 693, 699
Cornish 3. 36, 1 13, 176, 308, 379
431. 432, 544, 666, 671, 699
INDEX.
883
Coventry (Benton) 24, 39, 60, 78
104, 156, 300, 311, 356, 384
440, 547, 633, 671, 699, 713
Coventry, Conn 847-849
Croydon. . .36, 254, 267, 308, 544, 666
671, 699, 850.
Dalton. . . .39, 102, 130,
311, 356, 392,
547, 634, 671,
Danville (Hawke). . .38,
546, 664, 671,
Dartmouth (Jefferson) . . .
548, 634, 671,
Deerfield . . . . 3, 38, 206,
262, 272, 276,
418, 421, 435,
699, 790, 791,
Deering. . .37, 257, 264,
561, 666, 671,
Derryneld (Manchester) ,
254, 267, 308,
612, 658, 659,
Dorchester 39, 285,
383, 390, 431,
483, 547, 671,
Dover. ... 2, 14, 37, 59,
221, 253, 266,
309, 349, 350,
411, 412, 454,
482, 492, 499,
511, 517, 537,
559, 560, 594,
658, 661, 665,
717, 718, 728,
Dublin 38, 205, 22i,
411, 487, 496,
699.
Dummer
Dunbarton 35, 308,
544, 665, 699.
Dunstable. . . .3, 36, 255,
487, 544, 627,
698, 702, 714,
Durham. .4, 37, 41, 221,
277. 309> 37o,
435, 444, 513,
55o, 577, 592,
700, 772, 788-
152, 223, 300
410, 436, 467
700, 713.
310, 374, 424
699.
•39' 312. 315
700, 713.
221, 250, 256
310, 381, 411
546, 665, 671
803, 807.
273, 309, 545
700.
...14, 36, 56
523, 544, 594
661, 665, 699
311, 325, 379
437, 453, 461
699.
178, 199, 206
269, 275, 298
354, 392, 399
459' 463, 467
503-505, 5o8
543, 545, 549
613, 618, 621
671, 680, 698
734, 813.
254, 267, 311
547, 666, 671
671
43°
380, 41
Durham Falls
268, 277, 308
665, 689, 691
720, 734-
247, 248, 258
381, 41 1, 422
532, 537, 545
593, 665, 671
-790, 852, 854
589
376, 424, 589
Duxburv School Farm. .24, 36, 70, 309
545, 665.
East Kingston. .38, 258,
664, 671, 699,
Eaton . .21, 37, 74, 107,
316, 356, 372,
424, 425, 433,
608, 649, 665,
73o.
310, 501, 546
73o.
161, 300, 310
374, 379, 4i8
522, 546, 560
671, 699, 718
Effingham
37, 309, 506, 546, 665
671, 700.
Ellsworth (Trecothick) . .
Enfield. .. .39, 205, 221,
572, 599, 671,
Epping....38, 248, 259,
664. 671, 698,
806.
Epsom. . . .38, 310, 512,
593, 594, 665,
800, 801, 803.
Errol 333,
Exeter 1 , 3, 4, 20,
122, 176, 181,
221, 249, 25 1,
259-264, 268-
275, 277, 286,
349, 352, 387,
444, 448, 459.
488-490, 493,
505-507, 509,
543, 581, 586,
605, 606, 637,
698, 718-721,
-738, 740-742.
-775, 782, 785
824, 830, 844,
Exeter River 391 ,
57o, 594-
672
547
311, 4ii
699.
310, 503, 546
727, 743, 772
546, 550, 591
671, 699, 772
378, 428, 671
30, 35, 92, 93
198, 206, 214
252, 256, 257
270, 272, 274
299, 307, 325
411-413, 419
460, 466, 475
494, 497-5oo
511, 534, 539
598, 599, 603
639, 664, 671
725-727, 729
753,754, 77o
-790, 819, 820
847, 851, 855
453, 528, 537
Fishersfield (Newbury) 17, 36, 64
107, 156, 259, 308, 357, 438
544, 666, 699, 718, 729.
Fitzwilliam 39, 291, 311, 336, 547
666, 671, 699.
Fort Ann 835
Fort Dummer 858
Fort Edward 835
Fort Point 127,215
Fort William and Mary. . . 50, no, 170
482.
884
INDEX.
Francestown. . . .36, 309,
561, 576, 616,
700.
Franconia 39, 311,
700, 705, 709,
Franconia (Morristown) .
578, 683, 705,
Fremont (Poplin) . . .38,
489, 498, 546,
Furber's Ferrv
493, 506, 545
659, 666, 675
547, 634, 671
713.
..14, 58, 53i
706, 709, 710
248, 259, 310
664, 671, 698
697
Garvin's Falls
Gilmanton. . . 1, 37. 206, 221, 250,
262, 275, 309, 411, 419,
508, 511, 513, 545, 665,
699, 725, 737.
Gilsum 23, 29, 38, 75, 87, 102,
251, 264, 310, 546, 666,
699.
Goff's Falls.... 61 2, 617, 660, 668,
7M.
Goffstown 36, 206, 221, 308,
523, 544, 612, 658, 659,
665, 699.
Goshen.. 388, 449, 666, 671, 699,
Grafton. .. .39, 205, 221, 256, 264,
311, 411, 547, 572, 599,
699.
Grantham 311, 547,
Grantham (New Grantham). . . .39,
101, 148. 150. 297, 301,
355- 376. 379» 3«3< 4",
439, 483, 671, 699.
Great Island 1 27,
Greenfield 387,449, 576, 609,
651. 659, 666, 675, 700.
Greenfield (Lyndeborough Addi-
tion) 615, 659,
Greenland 35. 247, 256, 258,
271. 307, 543, 664, 671.
839-
Groton (Cockermouth) . . . .39, 99,
256. 264, 27 1 , 297, 311,
346, 372, 377, 391, 420,
458, 461, 524, 547, 565,
671, 680, 699.
Guildhall, Vt
Gunthwaite (Lisbon) 39. 125,
170, 209, 311, 547, 671 .
203
261
493
671
;49
671
709
411
661
720
271
671
666
100
346
43i
615
775
261
698
145
3i6
427
619
128
Hale's Bridge 612, 661
Halifax, N. S 855
Hampstead 35, 38, 117, 123, 186
193, 206, 221, 254, 267, 307
310, 354, 388, 411, 447, 543
546, 664, 671, 699.
Hampton 1, 28, 35, 87, 102, 151
171, 244, 249, 260, 275, 307
321, 476, 511, 543, 664, 671
698, 854, 855, 857.
Hampton Falls 35, 112, 169,248
259» 307, 368, 406, 544, 611
621, 649, 656, 664, 671, 680
698.
Hancock.. 37, 123, 174, 309, 490, 500
545, 666, 671 , 700.
Hanover. . . 1, 2, 39, 43, 205, 221, 269
275, 311, 411, 412, 511-513
525, 547, 565, 660, 671, 699
725, 736.
Hartford, Conn 830, 847, 849, 863
Haverhill 3, 26, 39, 80, 155, 205
221, 269, 275-277, 311, 367
405, 411, 412, 492, 505, 512
547, 634, 642, 660, 668, 671
698, 713, 720, 735.
Haverhill, Mass 220
Hawke (Danville) .. .38, 310, 374, 424
546, 664, 671, 699.
Hebron.. 528, 571, 619, 670, 671, 680
699.
Hebron (Cockermouth) ... .39, 99, 145
256, 264, 271, 297, 311, 316
346, 372, 377, 391. 420, 427
458, 461, 524.
Henniker 1, 2, 37, 205, 221, 275
276, 309, 411, 487, 496, 511
545, 550, 666, 671, 700.
Hill (New Chester) .. ..20, 39, 72, 104
152, 205, 221, 254, 266, 311
316, 411, 547, 619. 672, 680
699.
Hillsborough. . .37, 155, 205, 221, 249
261, 309, 411, 545. 550, 666
671, 700.
Hinsdale.. 253, 266, 666, 671, 699, 836
Holderness 3, 4, 39, 118, 252, 277
311, 547, 570.
Holderness (New Holderness) .. 27, 87
116, 181, 190, 266, 498, 527
672, 699.
INDEX.
885
Holies (Hollis) 271, 665, 671, 698
Hollis 36, 256, 308, 544, 773
Hopkinton 37, 133, 196, 205, 221
244, 249, 256, 260, 271, 286
309, 325, 411, 545, 666, 671
691, 699, 717, 729.
Hoyt's Gore 672
Hudson (Nottingham West) . . .38, 248
259, 310, 453, 546, 665, 671
698, 727, 743.
Hudson River 761 , 766
Isle Hooksett Falls 136, 203, 228
Jaffrey 36, 252, 265, 308, 325, 364
522, 544, 666, 671, 699.
Jefferson (Dartmouth) .. ..39, 312, 315
548, 634, 671, 700, 713.
Jerry's Point 536, 646
Kearsarge Gore .... 525,
654, 666, 671,
Keene. . .25, 36, 64, 79,
252, 258, 265,
412, 487, 494,
662, 666, 671,
773-
Kennebec, Me
Kensington 38, 310,
698, 737, 773-
Kilkenney
Kingston 1 , 38, 251,
310, 511, 546
Kingstown (Kingston)..
259, 264, 388,
664, 671, 699.
Kittery, Me
529, 566, 572
699.
205, 221, 247
269, 308, 411
496, 508, 544
699> 7i8, 732
809
546, 664, 671
, 671
260, 274-276
206, 221, 250
411, 447, 498
838
Lamprey River 592
Lancaster 39, 202, 312, 315, 521
547, 550, 553, 555, 556, 613
634, 643, 648, 650, 655, 672
700, 713, 714.
Lancaster, Mass
Landaff.
Langdon
Lebanon.
..39, 311.
624, 634.
7^3, 719
205,
671, 699
..39, 112.
454, 462,
642, 672,
734-
49J< 496>
. ... 860
465, 547
691, 699
504, 666
147, 169, 205, 221
269, 311, 411, 490, 499. 525
547, 565, 672, 699.
Lee.. 37, 253, 266, 438, 533, 584, 589
590, 592, 593, 627, 665, 671
688, 695, 700, 714.
Lempster 16, 17, 36, 62, 64, 107
156, 205, 221, 244, 253, 266
301, 303, 308, 357, 362, 384
411, 438, 444, 488, 490, 544
666, 671, 699, 848.
Lexington, Mass 830
Lincoln 39, 311, 462, 547, 634, 672
700, 705, 709, 713.
Lincoln (Morristown) 14, 58, 531
578, 683, 705, 706, 709, 710
Lisbon (Concord). 15, 56, 60, 125, 128
170, 209, 634. 671, 700, 713
Lisbon (Gunthwaite) 39, 125, 128
170, 209, 311, 547, 671.
Litchfield. . .36, 56, 206, 221, 308, 411
453, 490, 500, 544, 626, 665
671, 685, 692, 698.
Little Harbor River 301
Littleton. . .39, 102, 130, 152, 223, 300
311, 356, 392, 436, 467, 547
634, 672, 700, 713.
London, Eng 535, 581
Londonderry.. .2, 3, 35, 206, 221, 238
264, 276, 277, 307, 411, 467
476, 492, 499, 512, 543, 550
594, 664, 671, 699, 772.
Loudon.. . .38, 310, 546, 665, 671, 699
726, 740.
Lyman 8, 18, 39, 43, 63, 67, 107
108, 115, 125, 145, 157, 160
162, 165, 174, 180, 208, 311
416, 547, 634, 672, 700, 713
Lyme 39, 205, 221, 248, 254, 259
268, 311, 411, 547, 622, 672
687, 699.
Lyndeborough. . 15, 25, 37, 58, 80, 112
164, 174, 254, 267, 292, 309
337, 487, 496, 521, 528, 545
555, 572, 576, 607, 643, 647
666, 671, 700, 717, 729.
Lyndeborough Addition (Green-
field) 615, 659, 675
Madbury.. 37, 248, 255, 261, 268, 309
503, 545, 594, 661, 665, 671
700, 725, 737.
886
INDEX.
Manchester (Dern field) .... 14, 36, 56
254, 267, 308, 523, 544, 594
612, 658, 659, 661, 665, 699
Marlborough.. . .38, 205, 221, 311, 411
547, 666, 671, 698, 717, 728
Marlow. ...36, 303, 308, 362, 544, 666
671, 699. 717, 719, 728, 734
850.
Mason. . . .36, 250, 260, 308, 545, 666
671 , 699.
McMillan's Location 12, 52, 59
Meredith 1, 2, 37 , 40, 41, 43, 206
221, 269, 309, 411, 511, 545
549, 665. 671. 699, 851.
Merrimack 16, 20, 36, 62, 70, 256
271, 308, 489, 490, 500, 544
665, 671, 698, 717, 733.
Merrimack River. . .29, 56. 65, 86, 130
136, 203, 219, 228, 346, 364
37i, 376, 396> 421, 47o, 523
530, 572, 591, 612, 660, 668
Middleton 37, 119, 120, 309, 546
611, 630, 657.
Middletown (Middleton) 192, 195
665, 671, 690, 700.
Mile Slip. . . .24, 36, 70, 309, 545, 698
Millsfield 333, 378> 428- 672
Milton, Mass 830
Mink Brook 525, 565
Montreal, Can 850
Morristown (Franconia and Lin-
coln) 14, 58, 531, 578. 683
705, 706, 709, 710.
Moultonborough. . 26, 37 > 82, 309, 336
364, 370, 489, 492, 499, 505
545, 579, 665, 671, 699, 773
Mount Independence 835
Needham, Mass 859
Nelson (Packersfield) . . 22, 38, 73, 107
152, 311, 492, 504, 547, 666
671 , 699.
New Boston 37, 65, 205, 221, 260
309, 411, 469, 527, 545. 567
665, 671, 699.
New Bradford (Bradford) 671
New Bradford Gore 672
Newbury (Fishersfielch 17, 36, 64
107, 156, 259, 308, 357, 438
544, 666, 699, 718, 729.
Newbury, Mass 824. 854
New Castle. ... 1 10, 124, 131, 170, 199
301, 320, 328, 357, 381, 384
391, 419, 435, 441, 457, 458
489, 492, 499, 505, 646, 664
671, 698.
New Chester (Hill) 20, 39, 72, 104
152, 205, 221, 254, 266, 311
316, 411, 547, 619, 672, 680
699.
! New Durham. . .37, 118, 191, 252. 265
297, 302, 309, 317, 346, 360
545, 665, 671, 700.
New Durham Gore (Alton).. . .37, 256
271, 309, 317, 399, 430, 467
545, 665, 671, 700, 719, 734
New Grantham (Grantham). .. .39, 100
101, 148, 150, 297, 301, 346
355' 376, 379' 3$3- 4". 43*
439' 483. 671, 699.
New Hampton. .. 37, 43, in, 171, 206
273, 299, 303, 309, 351, 362
532, 537, 545' 579' 596' 665
671, 699.
New Haven, Conn 849, 850
New Holderness (Holderness) .... 27
87, 1 16, 1 18, 181, 190, 266
498, 527, 672, 699.
Newington 35, 307, 543, 664, 671
698. 839.
New Ipswich.. . .36, 165, 269, 276, 309
419, 502, 512, 545, 666, 671
699, 721. 736.
New London 14,36,58, 102, 112
151, 168, 254, 267, 308, 544
572. 617, 623, 666, 671, 679
688, 699.
Newmarket. . . 1, 3, 20, 22, 38, 43, 275
277, 310, 391. 435, 444, 453
497' 499' 5l3< 537' 54°, 591
592, 594, 640, 664, 671, 698
717, 729, 843.
Newmarket Bridge. .206, 221, 376, 381
386, 411, 424, 588, 589. 591
603, 604, 630, 640.
Newport.... 17, 36, 64, 107, 156, 205
221, 264, 303, 308, 357, 361
411, 438, 544, 666, 671, 699
850.
Newport, K. I 124, 199
Newton 38, 258, 310, 546
Newton (Alstead ) 848
INDEX.
887
Newtown (Newton) 664, 67 1 , 699
New York, N. Y 815, 831, 850
Norridgewock, Me 844
Northfield..38, 310, 658, 665, 671, 699
North Hampton 35, 248, 257, 259
307, 513, 543, 620, 647, 664
671, 683, 698, 772, 855.
North Hill (North Hampton) 249
Northumberland 39, 202, 254, 266
312, 315, 548, 608, 634, 650
672, 700, 713.
Northwood 38, 310, 488, 497, 537
546, 550, 590, 594, 613, 630
658, 661, 662, 665, 671, 699
773-
Nottingham.. 1, 3, 35, 38, 69, 206, 221
276, 277, 310, 411, 513, 546
589, 593. 665, 671, 699, 719
733, 772, 786, 79!-794, 806
Nottingham West (Hudson). . .38, 248
259, 310, 453, 546, 665, 671
698, 727, 743.
Orange 28, 82,
152, 158,
268, 370,
Orange (Cardigan) .
3'i. 547-
Orford .... 39, 1 1 1,
268, 301,
45o, 547,
■ •37, 206,
3°9> 324,
437, 545,
102, 106, 1 10, 117
165, 166, 168, 254
672, 699.
.22, 28, 39, 74, 82
Ossipee.
169, 205, 221, 255
311, 351, 389, 41 1
672, 699, 725, 737
221, 254, 267, 285
372. 383, 411, 420
665, 671, 700.
Packersfield (Nelson) . .22, 38
152, 311, 492, 504,
671, 699.
Peeling (Woodstock)
Pelham 37, 124, 173, 309,
594, 621, 626, 657,
684, 698-700.
Pembroke 38, 115, 177,
206, 221, 310, 360,
546, 658, 665, 671,
Percy (Stark). . .39, 312, 315.
576, 608, 634, 650,
700, 713.
Peterborough 4, 37, 80,
205, 221, 277, 309,
666, 671 , 699, 720,
1 73, 107
547, 666
. . . . 672
537, 545
664, 671
202, 203
411, 494
699.
53i, 548
672, 690
112, 168
411, 545
734-
Peterborough Slip (Sharon) 37, 97
100, 144, 149, 309, 545.
Philadelphia, Pa.. . .394, 396, 469, 474
598, 774, 776, 780, 786, 803
810, 815.
Piermont. .39, 205, 221, 311, 411, 547
550, 672, 699.
Piscataqua Harbor 692, 733
Piscataqua River 530, 573, 688, 697
Pittsfield...38, 253, 266, 272, 310, 491
503, 546, 590, 665, 671. 699
Plainfield. . .39, 64, 113, 133, 143, 176
231, 247, 248, 253, 259, 267
303, 311, 360, 387, 446, 547
666, 671, 699.
Plaistow 38, 43, 115, 133, 137, 178
206, 221, 224, 230, 243, 247
258, 269, 310, 321, 411, 489
530, 546, 569, 575, 664, 671
699, 719, 733, 734.
Plymouth 39, 76, 81, 90, 115, 179
205, 206, 221, 222, 248, 259
269, 311, 367, 391, 405, 411
412, 458, 524, 547, 564, 672
685, 699, 752.
Plymouth, Mass 859
Poplin (Fremont) 38, 248, 259, 310
489, 498, 546, 664, 671, 698
Portsmouth 1-4, 17, 20, 25, 30, 35
64, 66, 79, 99, 109, 112, 115
117, 124, 133, 146, 166, 169
188, 199, 206, 214, 220, 221
251, 253, 254, 264-267, 269
275-278, 284, 297, 298, 304
307, 320, 321, 328, 343, 349
354, 362, 363, 367, 382, 388
395, 398, 403, 405, 408, 411
412, 445, 449, 454, 458-460
466, 470, 478, 490-493, 496
497, 499, 501-504, 506. 509
511-513, 530, 543, 566, 612
658, 664, 671, 697, 698, 718
732, 753, 755, 794-799' 801
-805, 807, 808, 823, 824, 835
836, 838-841, 843, 845, 855
Protectworth (Springfield). . .23, 31, 39
72, 85, 253, 266, 284, 290
311, 322, 329, 547, 572, 666
671, 699.
Providence, R. 1 830
888
INDEX.
Quebec, Can 850
Raby (Brookline). .
308. 545,
Raymond. ... 2, 38,
616, 665,
Richmond 36,
544, 666,
Rindge 36, 99,
264, 308,
699.
Rochester 37 ,
309, 411,
545, 550,
698.
Rumney. . .39, 106,
338, 357.
583, 672,
Rye. .35, 252, 266,
44i, 543-
683, 698,
. .36, 252, 256, 27 1
665, 671, 698.
276, 310, 512, 546
671 , 699.
308. 493, 503, 506
671. 699, 720, 734
108, 146, 161, 251
490, 544, 666, 671
206, 221, 248, 258
489, 491, 499, 503
579, 594, 669, 671
149, 159, 292, 311
489, 498, 532, 547
699. 719, 734.
307, 320, 384, 419
620, 647, 664, 671
720, 734.
Salem 38, 247, 258,
671, 699.
Salem, Mass
Salisbury 2, 35, 43,
411, 544, 572.
Salisbury, Mass
Sanbornton ... 37, 251,
490, 5°3, 545.
Sandown. .38, 258, 310,
664, 671, 699.
Sandwich 37, 108,
191 , 206, 221 ,
411, 545^ 665,
Savannah, Ga
Seabrook. .35, 258, 307,
621, 664, 671,
Sharon
Sharon (Peterborough Sli
100, 144, 149,
Shelburne 285. 324,
420. 422. 423,
576, 623, 627,
689, 690, 700,
Society Land. . .37, 297.
523, 527, 535,
586, 666, 671,
Somersworth. . . .37, 79,
545, 627, 628,
698. 701, 714,
310, 546, 664
666,
264,
665,
49 '.
123,
253,
671,
368,
680,
666.
P).-
309,
333>
526,
630,
7*3-
309-
545.
700.
256,
630,
7H*
.... 845
221 , 308
671 , 699
824
266, 309
671, 699
504, 546
161, 183
266, 309
699.
.... 817
406, 544
698.
67 1 , 699
■■■37* 97
545-
372-374
53L 569
634, 672
345, 453
561, 572
27 1 , 309
665, 671
728.
! South Hampton 35, 38,
499, 511, 546, 664,
718, 730.
1 Springfield (Protectworth). . . .
39, 72, 85, 253, :
290, 311, 322, 329,
666, 671, 699.
1 Stark (Percy) 39, 312,
548, 576, 608, 634,
690, 700, 713.
Stark's Location 1
Stewartstown 634,
Stoddard 38, 155,303,
493, 506, 547, 666,
726, 740.
Stonington, Conn
Stratford 39, 202, 253,
315, 424, 447, 458>
634, 672, 690, 700,
Stratham 3, 35, 258, 277,
435, 444, 453, 487,
508, 537, 544, 594-
698, 772.
Success
Sullivan. . .23, 29, 38, 75, 87,
310, 546, 666, 671,
736.
Sunapee (Wendell) 17, 1
64, 67, 72, 107,
129, 156, 160. 170,
244, 301. 308, 355,
444, 531, 544, 577,
652, 666, 671, 699.
Suncook Bridge
Suncook River 530,
Sunken Rocks
Surry 1. 17, 38, 64, 272,
511, 546, 666, 671,
Sutton 36. 308, 544, 666,
Swanzey. . .36, 308. 544, 666,
Tamworth 37, 206, 221,
374, 411, 418, 424,
665, 671, 699.
Temple. .. .37, 205, 268, 309,
513, 545, 666, 671,
Thetford, Vt
Thornton .
310, 489
671, 698
. .22, 31
>66, 284
547, 572
315, 53i
650, 672
2, 52, 59
700, 713
310, 362
671, 699
847
^12
269,
548, 623
713-
308, 391
493, 496
664, 671
....672
102, 149
699, 725
8, 21, 36
1 10. 1 16
178. 21 1
357, 43*$
605, 643
. ... 594
574, 591
. ... 199
275, 310
699.
671, 699
671 , 699
309- 372
425. 546
410. 411
699.
190
5, 39. 59, 103, 153. 290
300, 302, 311, 335, 346, 547
606, 644, 672, 699.
Ticonderoga 835. 850
INDEX.
889
Trecothick (Ellsworth) 672
Tuftonborough 37, 303, 309, 545
665, 671, 700.
Unity 16, 17, 36, 63, 64, 101, 107
no, 150, 156, 167, 244, 300
308, 354, 357, 382, 388, 444
447, 544, 666, 671, 699.
Upper Coos 680
Wakefield 37, 206, 221, 309, 411
489, 499, 546, 665, 671, 700
Walpole 2, 36, 205, 221, 247, 276
308, 411, 488, 490, 493, 506
512, 544, 612, 656, 658, 659
661, 666, 671, 699, 848.
Warner 36, 248, 259, 308, 544, 666
671, 699.
Warren... 20, 29, 39, 72, 87, 311, 547
550, 672, 699.
Washington. .. .38, 124, 144, 155, 205
207, 221, 223, 249, 260, 303
310, 330, 362, 364, 372, 384
411, 418, 439, 547, 666, 671
699.
Washington, D. C 803, 843
Waterqueeche Falls 202, 244, 300
374, 413-
Weare.... 37, 205, 221, 269, 309, 411
545, 628, 666, 671, 699, 704
Wendell (Sunapee) 17, 18, 21, 36
64, 67, 72, 107, no, 116
129, 156, 160, 170, 178, 211
244, 301, 308, 355, 357, 438
444, 531, 544, 577, 605, 643
652, 666, 671, 699.
Wentworth. . . .20, 29, 39, 72, 254, 266
3ii, 535, 547, 549, 58l» 672
699.
Westmoreland. .36, 205, 22r, 257, 273
308, 368, 396, 406, 411, 473
488, 498, 513. 544, 666, 671
699.
Wheelwright's Pond 589
White River Falls 525, 565
Wilton .... 37, 205, 221, 309, 411, 545
666, 671, 699, 772.
Winchester 36, 251, 264, 308, 544
666, 671, 699.
I Windham 38, 288, 310, 328, 330
364, 493, 508, 546, 594, 664
671, 699
Windsor (Campbeirs Gore).. . . 16, 105
132, 155, 159, 169, 228, 346
666, 671 , 700.
Woburn, Mass 858
Wolfeborough 12, 13, 36, 44, 55
104, 112, 156, 170, 309, 545
621-623, 665, 67l, 6§5, 688
690, 700.
Woodstock (Peeling) 672
Worcester, Mass 750, 859, 861
Wrentham, Mass 860
57
Index of Names of Persons.
Abbott, 65
Abie! 309, 315, 316, 329, 331
332, 334, 337, 338, 34i, 342
347-351, 354, 359, 4i9, 422
429, 434, 436, 442, 443, 445
448, 450, 452, 454-456, 459
460, 463, 464, 468, 47^-473
476, 477, 479-48i, 545, 554
582, 586, 587, 595, 652, 660
663, 677-680, 685, 691, 693
695-697, 701, 704, 707, 708
710, 71 1.
Benjamin 302, 344, 360, 383
387, 438, 448.
Jacob... 37, 41, 42, 44, 47, 49, 50
52, SS^ 57,63, 65, 67, 70, 71
77, 80, 82, 83, I43-H7, H9
150, 153, 156, 157, 159, 163
164, 168, 176, 177, 181, 187
-190, 192, 194, 195, 197
198, 200, 201, 204, 206. 207
210, 373.
Ackerman, Nahum 399, 481
Adams, 773, 805
Daniel 328, 336
Elizabeth 802
James 79, 289, 33 1
John 772, 775, 830, 834
Joseph 839
Nathaniel. . .2, 276, 394, 397, 465
470, 477, 479, 493, 506, 512
523, 525, 561, 567, 823.
Samuel. . .291, 770, 772, 773, 775
788-790, 792-794, 796, 798
802, 805, 819.
Thomas 288, 319, 328, 494
William .. 344, 362, 364, 615, 670
722, 741.
Aiken, Nenian 251, 264
Alcock, Robert 257, 273
Aldrich, George .... 257, 273, 488, 513
724, 738-
Alexander, John.... 36, 57, 62, 64, 66
67, 70, 72, 74, 77-80, 82, 83
88, 89, 153, 156, 162-164
167, 168, 172, 187-189, 195
197-201, 204, 206, 210, 212
214-217, 219, 220, 222, 227
229-232, 237, 239, 240, 308
315, 316, 331, 332, 334, 337
338, 342, 343, 347, 349, 350
354, 407, 409, 413, 419, 422
429, 434, 437, 442, 445, 450
452, 455- 456, 459' 46o, 463
464, 466, 468, 469, 471-473
475, 479-481.
Reuben 251, 264
Allen, Aaron 36, 41, 47, 48, 55, 57
63, 67, 70, 72, 74, 76, 77, 80
82, 83, 85, 89, 150, 153, 156
162-167, :72, 176, 178, 179
187-189, 193, 195, 197, 198
200, 201, 204-207, 209, 212
214-217, 219, 220, 224, 308
3J5, 3l6, 322, 328, 329, 331
332, 334, 336-338, 342, 345
347-351, 354, 359, 407-409
413, 419, 422-424, 427, 429
431, 434-436, 442, 443, 445
448, 450, 452, 455. 456, 460
463, 464, 466, 468, 469, 471
-473, 476, 477, 479, 481.
Abel 9, 12, 21, 45, 52, 66
Amasa 488, 490, 500, 723, 739
John ,...521, 559
Ames, Jeremiah 544, 646, 648-651
676, 678, 679, 691, 693, 695
-697, 701, 704, 707-711.
Luther 723
Amidon, Jacob , . 495
892
INDEX.
Andrews, Nathan 98, 143
Annis, Phineas 1 90
Archer, Benjamin. .. 355, 358. 364, 389
a.T.a 45 2-
Arnold, Jonathan 501
Seth S 847, 848
Ashley, Samuel 247
Atherton, Fanny 864
Joshua. .. .136. 256. 257, 491, 504
507, 511. 518, 520-523, 525
526, 528. 529, 533- 534, 544
549' 553, 57i, 603-611, 613
-615, 619, 622, 624-626, 629
631, 632, 743, 864.
Atkinson, George 422, 824
Samuel 670
William King 685
Austin, Nicholas 124, 205
Ayer, William 252, 265
Badger, Joseph, Jr....i, 11, 37, 41, 43
" 47,48, 50, 55- 57, 63-65, 67
70, 71, 74. 75, 79, 80, 87, 89
143, 145-153, 156, 157, 159
160. 162-164, 177, 187-190
193-195, 197, 200, 201, 204
206, 207, 209-212, 215-217
219, 222, 224, 227, 228, 230
-232, 237, 239, 240, 247-275
283, 292, 309, 314, 315, 319
322-324, 327, 331, 332, 334
336-338, 34i, 343- 345, 347
348, 351, 353-355- 405-407
409, 412, 419, 421, 423, 424
427, 429. 430, 433, 435, 436
438, 439, 442, 443, 445, 446
449, 450, 452-456, 458, 463
464, 466, 469, 471-473, 476
479, 481, 487-509, 5ii, 5 l3
518, 532, 545, 553, 555-560
568, 573- 574, 579, 58o, 584
586, 592-595, 630, 637, 639
640, 642, 643, 645, 646, 648
649, 651, 652, 655, 657-659
662, 663, 667, 670, 677-679
682, 685, 686, 689-691, 693
695, 696, 698, 701, 704. 706
-708, 710, 711, 717-721. 725
-738, 740-744-
Bailey, Daniel 290, 299
Joseph 504-
Bailey, Joshua 723, 737
Baker, Jonas 624, 685, 689
Moses 39, 41, 47, 52, 57, 59
62, 67, 69, 70, 72, 74, 77, 80
82, 83, 89, 129, 144. 148, 153
154, 156, 158, 162-164, 167
172, 173, 180, 181, 187-189
193, 195, 197-201, 204, 206
207, 209, 212, 214-220, 224
-228, 231, 232, 237, 239, 240
725.
Otis 111, 115, 173, 177
Baldwin, Cyrus 18, 55, 66, 85
Isaac 115, 117. 179, 186. 244
290, 329, 334.
Banfill, John 384, 438
Barnard, Benjamin, Jr 721, 738
Rev. 65, 66
Barnett, Lieutenant 417
Barras, Count de 766
Barrett. Charles 36, 41, 47, 48, 52
57, 63, 64, 67-71, 73-75, 77
79, 82, 83, 85, 89, 144, 146
152-154, 156, 158, 162-164
167, 168, 172, 173, 181, 187
-189, 192, 195, 197, 198, 200
201. 204-207, 209, 212, 214
-217, 219, 220, 222, 224, 226
227, 229-232, 237, 239, 240
309, 315, 316, 322, 325, 328
329, 332, 334, 336-338, 34i
343, 345, 347-350, 353- 354
359, 371-373- 375, 377, 37$>
381, 389, 390, 395, 398, 405
407, 409, 413, 419- 507, 545
553, 554, 557, 560, 563, 577
580, 582, 639, 642, 644, 646
648, 649, 651, 652, 654, 655
657, 658, 670, 675, 677-680
682, 687, 691, 693, 695, 696
701, 706, 707, 709-711, 743
James 119, 192
Rebecca. . 1 13, 115, 119, 176, 178
192.
Barron, William 487, 496, 544, 554
578, 582, 586, 587, 606, 643
646-649, 651, 657, 677-679
691, 693. 695-697. 701. 704
707, 709-711.
Bartlett, 67, 75
Josiah 1, 2, 9, 11. 42, 45, 48
INDEX.
893
50, 54, 97, 143, 247-273
275, 276, 281, 282, 291, 314
315, 319, 321, 335, 367, 405
415, 475, 487-508, 511, 512
5<9, 555, 556, 558, 559' 6o3
618, 639, 678, 711, 717-721
725-738, 740-743, 824, 842
849, 851.
Bartlett, Levi 726, 731
Matthias 247, 258
Richard 38, 41, 47, 57, 58, 63
70, 71, 74, 77, 79, 82, 83, 89
102. 147, 151, 153, 156, 158
162-164, 167, 168, 178, 187
-190, 197-204, 206, 207, 209
210, 212, 214-217, 219, 222
224, 227, 229-231, 237, 239
240, 546, 553, 561, 578, 579
582, 486, 587, 595, 676, 678
679, 685, 691.
Stephen 824
Thomas 3, 27, 35, 38, 40, 41
S7, 62, 70, 71, 74, 77, 79
82-84, 101, 144, 150, 213
249, 260, 277, 393. 452, 513
724, 737-
Batchelder, 593
Breed 17, 64, 290, 322, 347
David 406
Jeremiah 726, 740
Nathaniel 247, 258
Bayley, Daniel 325, 333, 355, 356
Joseph 491
Joshua 105, 157, 251, 262
Philip 16, 59
Thomas 723
Bean, Ebenezer 218
Nathaniel 248, 259
Richard.. .546, 553, 560, 578, 579
582, 586, 595, 646, 648-651
691, 693, 695-697, 700, 704
707, 709-71 1 .
Samuel. .. 122, 135, 200, 234, 269
272.
Beckwith, Andrew ... 850
Jabez 488, 490, 500
Bedel, Moody 18, 68
Timothy 26, 80
Beede, Daniel... 37, 41, 47, 54, 57, 63
64, 152-154, 156, 162-164
167, 187-189, 192, 193, 195
197-201, 204, 206, 253, 266
309, 315, 316, 322, 328, 329
33i, 332, 334, 337, 338, 341
350, 408-410, 412, 419, 429
434, 436, 442, 545, 566, 569
580, 582, 586, 595, 674, 676
678, 679, 689.
Belknap, Jeremy. ... 136, 239, 522. 559
659, 692.
Bell, 127, 211, 531
John. .42, 107, 111-113, 115, 117
121, 133, 134, 160, 241, 270
317, 543, 553, 562, 563, 579
582. 586, 587, 595, 643, 646
648, 649, 651, 652, 657, 660
663, 676, 678, 679, 683, 690
691, 693, 695-697, 700, 704
706, 707, 709-711, 755, 756
Joseph 373, 374, 421, 425
Bellows, Benjamin. ... 2, 247, 276, 720
721, 731, 732, 848, 850.
John 493, 506, 507, 512, 517
520-523, 526, 528, 529, 533
534, 603, 604, 606-613, 618
621, 627, 644, 646, 658-660
743-
Lewis 611
Thomas.. 544, 554, 560, 563, 566
575, 578, 580, 582, 585-587
595, 644-646, 648, 649, 651
652, 657, 658, 676, 678, 679
691, 693, 695-697, 701, 704
706, 707, 709, 710.
Benjamin, Hannah 847
Betton, James... 56, 310. 314-316, 323
325, 331, 332, 334, 337, 338
343, 344, 347, 349-35L 354
355, 359, 4o6, 407, 409, 410
412, 419, 421, 423, 429, 434
-436, 441, 442, 445, 447-45°
455, 456, 459, 460, 463, 464
466, 467, 469, 471-473, 477
479-481, 493, 506.
Samuel 527, 567
Silas 368, 393, 394, 406, 469
523, 527, 563, 567.
Bigelow, Benjamin 606, 627, 645
676, 714.
Bingham, Elijah 848, 849
James 308, 315, 316, 331, 332
334, 335, 337, 338, 341-343
«94
INDEX.
347-351, 354, 359' 409, 412
419, 421, 429, 434, 437, 438
442, 443, 445, 45o, 455, 456
459, 460, 463-465, 468, 471
-473,476,477,479-481.
Bingham, James H 849
Blair, 424, 425
Alexander 672
Blaisdell, Jacob 310, 546, 553, 580
582, 583, 586, 587, 595, 646
648, 649, 651, 657, 659, 677
-679, 691, 693, 695, 696, 701
704, 707, 709-711, 7i8, 73°
Blake, Isaac 28, 79
Jethro 593
John 109
Jonathan. .. .2 1, 72, 109, 124, 163
200.
Joseph 20, 28, 72, 79
Moses. .. .370, 410, 527, 534, 570
576.
Sherburne 723, 739
Blanchard, Augustus 255, 268
James 81 4-8 1 7
Joseph 21, 35, 41, 43, 47, 54
57-60, 63, 67, 70, 71, 73, 74
77, 79, 82, 83, 89, 147, 153
156, 162-164, 167, 172, 176
187-189, 195, 197-199, 201
204, 206, 209, 210, 212, 214
-217, 219, 222, 224, 226-228
230-232, 237, 239, 240, 543
550, 554, 561, 562, 571, 573
578, 579, 582, 587, 588, 595
t>33' 637, 643-646, 648, 649
651-653, 657, 659, 663, 667
670, 676, 678, 679, 686, 690
691, 693, 695, 696, 700, 704
706-712, 742.
Blish, David 251, 264
Blodgett, 86
Blood, Francis 513, 525, 539, 566
598, 619, 629, 681, 683, 705
724. 737-
Blunt, John... 124, 199. 284, 320. 375
492, 505.
Bond, Relief 148, 155
Thaddeus 102, 148, 155
Boudinot, 815
Bowers, Jerathmeel 11, 98
Boyd, George i 12, 169
Boyd, Jane 112, 1 69
Boyer, 634, 713
Boynton, Esther 520, 558
Joseph 772, 775, 795, 797
William.. 22, 26, 75, 84, no, 133
164, 167, 230, 722.
Brackett, James 253, 266
Joshua 249
Bradford, William. .489, 498, 722, 738
Bradley, John 3S, 148, 153, 156
162-164, J°6, 167, 172, 173
181, 187-189, 197-201, 204
206, 207, 210, 212, 214-217
219, 220, 222, 224, 227, 228
230-232, 237, 239, 240, 257
272, 546, 554, 560, 566, 579
582, 586, 587. 595, 637, 643
646, 648. 649, 651, 657, 658
660, 676, 678, 679, 687, 691
693, 695-697, 700, 704, 705
707, 709-711.
Brainard, Asahel. . . . 104, 107, 155, 159
Brewster. Ebenezer ... 20, 72, 210, 389
433> 513, 523, 525, 563. 565
725, 73$-
Brooks. Rachel 847
Samuel. . .547, 554, 578, 580, 612
616, 624, 653, 657, 658, 660
667, 668, 675, 677-679, 681
692, 693, 695-697. 701, 704
706, 707, 709, 73^-
Brown, Benjamin. . .248, 259, 371, 409
418, 497.
Benjamin, Jr. ..370, 383. 3S7 , 441
446, 524, 563.
Ebenezer 105, 106. 157, 159
197.
Eleazer 122, 197
Elisha 35, 41, 47, 57, 63, 67
70, 71, 74, 77, 80, 82, 83, 89
153, 156, 162-164, 167, 168
172, 173, 175, 187-189, 195
197-201, 204-207, 209, 210
212, 214-217, 219, 222, 224
227, 229-232, 237, 239, 240
247, 258.
Henry Young. .371. 380, 410. 433
Xathan.....\.. 544, 553, 579, 5^2
586, 595, 646, 648, 651, 652
677-679, 691, 693, 695-697
700. 704, 706, 707. 709-711
INDEX.
89s
Brown, Nathaniel 808
Rev- 543, 639, 703
Richard 615, 664, 671
Bruce, Rev. 65
Bryant, John.. 102, 151, 202, 203, 302
360, 371, 376, 413, 421.
Walter 592
Buckminster, Joseph 307, 367, 398
403, 480.
Bucknam, Edwards 123, 724, 738
Bumford, 593
Bunker, Jonathan r2, 52
Burbank, Abner 676
Jacob 8, 12, 25, 43, 51, 77
Burgoyne, General 850
Burnham, Abraham 39, 41, 47, 57
62, 67-71, 73, 74, 77, 79, 82
83, 87, 89, 93, 149, 153, 156
162-165, J67, 168, 176, 177
187-189, 193, 199, 200, 204
212, 214-217, 219, 222, 227
229-232, 237, 239, 240, 684
Edward 618, 680
Josiah 124, 200
Burnside, James 254, 266
Burroughs, William. . . 18, 68, 105, 207
William, Jr 124, 156
Buswell, Caleb. ..29, 92, 135, 235, 304
362, 388, 449, 521, 527, 555
570, 609, 620, 653, 681.
Butler, Benjamin. .. 719, 733, 790, 791
807.
Henry 723, 737, 79'"794
Butterfield, James 68
John 722
Butters, Samuel 203
Cadwell, Thankful 849
Caesar, Prince 628, 630, 703, 706
Caldwell, 424, 425
Calfe, John. . .28, 35, 49, 88, 125, 137
205, 238, 304, 307, 313, 361
394, 468, 537, 543, 549, 595
629, 676, 706.
Camfield, Samuel... 14, 18, 58, 61, 66
103, in, 151, 165.
Campbell, Daniel 720, 734
David 724, 740
Cargill, William ....312, 315, 331, 413
420, 421, 429, 436, 445, 448
450, 452.
Carlton, Peter 547, 554, 579, 582
586, 587, 595, 645, 646, 649
651-653, 657, 675, 677, 678
691, 693, 695-697, 701. 704
706, 707, 710, 711, 719, 723
734-
Carmey, Moses 426
Carr, James. ..118, 178, 309, 315, 316
329-334, 337, 338, 341, 343
347-351, 354, 359, 432. 434
436, 441, 442, 445, 448, 455
456, 459, 460, 463, 464, 466
468, 469, 471-473, 475- 476
480, 481, 545, 553, 563, 579
582, 585, 586, 595, 646, 648
649, 651, 657, 658, 676, 678
679, 686, 691, 693, 695-697
700, 704, 706, 707, 709, 711
721, 812.
Cartlin, Elijah 592
Cass, Jonathan. . 13, 17, 19, 55, 60, 65
69, 770-773, 775, 785-790
Cate, John 503
Caverly, Captain 662
Chadbourne, Thomas 672
William 625, 685, 693
Chadwick, Edmund 435
Chamberlain, ......312, 315, 316
33l~33A, 337, 33%, 34^-343
347-351, 354, 359, 413, 422
429, 434, 437, 442, 443, 445
448-450, 452, 455, 456, 459
463-465, 467, 469, 471-473
476, 481 .
Moses 722
Samuel 38, 41, 47, 57, 62, 67
70, 71, 74, 77, 79, 81-83, 89
153, 156, 163, 164, 166, 167
170, 172, 186-189, 195, 197
-201, 203, 204, 206, 207, 210
212, 214, 215, 217, 219, 220
222, 227, 228, 230, 232, 237
239, 240.
Champney, Ebenezer . . . . 257, 721, 736
Joseph 1 12, 169
Chandler, Joseph 538, 578, 596
Zachariah 56
Chapman, Paul 499
Chase, Jonathan. .3, 113, 114, 175, 177
Moses 723
Samuel 270
896
INDEX.
Cherry, Samuel 630, 708, 772
Chesley, Joseph .... 577, 620, 688, 714
Cheswell, Wentworth 298, 352
Child, Major 1 07
Church, Miss 823
Cilley, Bradbury. . .3, 38, 102, 122, 147
150, 152. 153, 156, 157, 163
-165, 167, 170, 172, 173, 178
187-189, 191, 197-201, 204
209, 210. 212, 214-219, 222
224, 229-232, 237, 239, 240
276, 291, 292, 336, 338, 372
397, 418, 473. 479, 632, 710
712, 714, 771,, 795-808, 813
Jonathan. .310, 316, 329, 331-334
336i 337< 34C 347-35°^ 354
359, 406, 407, 412. 419, 422
-424.434,436,441, 442, 448
456' 459' 46o, 463-465, 469
471* 472. 475- 476. 481, 546
554, 558, 568, 574, 5S1-583
585, 586, 590, 593, 595, 623
630, 639, 644-646, 648, 649
651, 654, 655, 677-679, 689
695, 696, 698, 702, 704, 707
709-711, 726, 741, 770, 772
775, 79I~795-
Joseph.. . 1. 3, 7, 8, 13-15, 17, 18
2F, 22, 42, 69, 97-IOO, I02
I05, IO7, I08, I lO, II4, II9
-121, 131, I33, 241. 276, 603
604, 638, 640, 654, 714, 720
725^ 73l- 735- 75 *• 754~756
770-773- 775- 785-795> 813
815.
Clapham, Charles 530
Clapp, Supply.... 3, u. 20, 26, 30, 51
85. 91 . 98, IO3. I IO, 112
116, 118, 131. 145, 1 54, 167
169. 181, 186, 193, 212, 228
270, 277, 283. 286. 319, 327
413. 5 '2. 5^9" 556- 566.
Clark. ■■■■3l5' 341-343' 587' 650
Jonathan 310, 331, 332, 334
33*< 347-35 J- 354- 4°9« 4' 2
419. 422. 429, 436. 442. 443
445- 449' 45°' 452- 455' 456
459, 460, 463. 464, 466, 467
469. 471-473- 475. 48l, 488
497' 537' 54o, 553' 594' 026
630. 646. 648. 649, 651, 658
677-679, 695-698. 700. 704
706, 707. 709-7' '• 727- 743
Clark, Peter. .37, 41, 47. ^7 , ^S, 62, 67
70. 71. 74, 77. 79, 82, 83, 89
149, 153, 156. 163, 167, 172
173. 187-189, 195. 197, 198
200, 201, 204, 206, 207. 209
212 214—217, 210, 222. 224.
226, 227, 230-232. 237, 239
240. 254. 267, 309. 331-334
338. 345, 347-35 C 354. 356
409. 413, 420. 421. 429, 434
-436, 440, 442. 443, 445, 448
-450, 455, 456, 459, 460, 463
464, 466, 468. 469, 471-473
475-477' 479- 48i, 535- 545
554, 580, 582, 586, 595, 646
648. 649, 651, 657. 677-679
691. 695-697. 701. 704. 706
707. 709-711.
Zephaniah 248. 259
Clifford, Ebenezer. .310. 315, 316. 331
-334- 337- 338,341-343. 345
347-35<< 354' 409^ 412. 419
421. 434-436' 44i- 442. 444
448. 449. 452. 455' 456' 459
460, 463. 465, 469, 471-473
475. 476, 479-481.
Isaac 107. 155. 1 59
J 1 04
Joseph 721
Clinton. George 501
Clough, Jeremiah. . .38, 41, 47. 57. 153
156. 162-164, 167, 168. 172
173. 187-189. 199-201.204
206. 207. 219. 222, 227. 228
230. 237. 239.
Jeremiah. Jr 247. 258
Leavitt 27. 86
Nehemiah 369. 405. 426
Cochran. John 65
John. Jr 250. 260
Thomas. Jr.... 25. 27. 80. 84. 109
123. 162. 174.
Coffin, Daniel 806
Jonathan 724. 740
Cogswell, Amos . . . . 41 5. 536. 539, 588
597. 724. 773, 795-808, 813
Thomas. . .185, 256. 393, 452, 618
680. 731 .
Colcord, Daniel 726
INDEX.
897
Collins, Jacob 718, 730
Colony, Richard 119, 196
Connor, Benjamin. .. 35, 41, 47, 52, 54
55, 57, 58,63,70,71, 74, 77
80, 82, 83,89, 151, 153, 156
157, 162, 164, 167, 170, 176
179, 181, 187-189, 192, 195
197-201, 204, 209, 210, 212
214-219, 223, 224, 227, 229
230, 232, 237, 239, 240, 307
,315, 316, 320, 324, 328, 331
-338,341, 343, 347-350,355
359, 362, 407-409, 412, 419
422-424, 426, 427, 429, 430
441, 442, 444, 447-453, 455
456, 458-460, 463, 464, 466
467, 469, 471-473, 475-477
479-482, 518, 521, 543, 554
559, 560, 563, 566, 574, 577
-579,582,584,586,588,639
640, 643, 644, 646-648, 655
663, 668, 675, 677, 678, 680
682, 691, 693, 695-697, 703
704, 707, 709, 710.
Benjamin, Jr 15, 330
Cook, Daniel 114, 176, 289, 330
Copp, David 37, 67, 68, 70-72
74, 76, 77,79,82, 83,85, 89
172, 175, 187-190, 192, 197
-201, 204, 206, 207, 209, 210
212, 214, 215, 217, 219, 222
-225, 227, 228, 230-232, 237
239, 240.
Corbin, Ebenezer 392 , 46 1
Corser, Samuel 125, 205
Cortlandt, Colonel 768
Cragin, Francis 7,7, 41, 43, 47, 51
54, 57, 58, 63, 64, 67, 69^71
74, 75, 77, 80-83, 89, 144
151, 153, 156, 163, 164, 167
172, 173, 175, 187-189, 195
197, 198, 200, 201, 206, 207
209, 210, 212, 214-217, 219
220, 222, 224, 227, 228, 230
-232, 237-240, 255, 268, 545
554, 555, 560, 563, 577-58o
582, 586, 587, 595, 640, 643
646, 648, 649, 651, 652, 656
657, 675, 677-680, 684, 686
691, 693, 695, 696, 701, 703
704, 706, 707, 709-711.
58
Craige, Alexander. .302, 357, 489, 498
547, 554, 580, 582, 583, 586
587, 646, 649, 651, 652, 656
657, 677-679, 693, 695, 696
701, 704, 706, 707, 709-711
Cram, Ebenezer. .. .272, 609, 610, 614
-616, 653, 656, 657, 667, 669
John 546, 553, 559, 579, 582
586, 595, 643, 646, 648, 649
657, 658, 677, 678, 693, 695
696, 704, 707, 709, 710, 721
Crawford, Thomas. . .39, 41, 47, 57, 58
62, 63, 67, 69-72, 74, 76, 80
82,83, 89, 146, 153, *56, x59
162-164, 167, 168, 172, 173
175, 177, 179, 187-190, 192
193, 195, 197, 198, 200, 201
204, 206, 207, 209, 212, 214
-217,219,222, 227-232, 237
239, 240, 311, 316, 317, 331
-334,337,338,342, 343, 347
-351, 354, 359,409, 412, 420
421, 425, 429, 434, 436, 442
443, 445, 448, 45°, 452, 453
455, 456, 459, 460, 463, 464
466, 468, 469, 471-473, 476
477, 479, 481, 547, 554, 561
580, 582, 583, 586, 587, 595
646, 648, 649, 651, 652, 657
670, 676, 678, 679, 691, 693
695-697, 701, 704, 707-711
Crombie, James 629, 704
Crosby, Samuel 269
Cross, Ralph 642
Stephen 605, 642
Cummings, Simeon 490, 500
Currier, Ezra.. 310, 315, 33I~334, 338
341-343, 347-350, 354, 359
409, 413, 419, 422, 429, 434
436, 438, 442-444, 448-45o
452, 455, 456, 459, 460, 463
464, 466, 469, 471-473, 476
477, 479-481.
Curtis, Betsa 378
Elizabeth 329, 364
Robert 384, 440
Cushing, Peter 291, 292, 336, 338
397, 473-
Cutler, Nathan 531, 578
Zaccheus 136, 242
898
INDEX,
Cutter, Ammi R. ...250, 262, 385, 446
Cutts, Samuel 623, 690
Dalton, Rev. 857
Dame. Flunking 593
Jabez 248, 258
Theodore. . .39, 41, 47, 50, 52, 57
67,70,72,74,80-83,87, 153
156, 162-164, 167, 169, 172
177, 187-190, 193, 195, 197
198, 200, 201, 204, 206, 209
212, 214-217, 222, 227-232
237, 239, 240.
Theophilus . . . . 527, 539, 570, 598
610, 615, 657, 669, 672.
Dana, Judge 721
Samuel 109, 121, 166
Danforth, Eliphalet 604, 613, 639
663.
Darling, Benjamin .. 309, 316, 331-334
337- 33%' 341-343. 347-35*
354, 359, 413, 422, 427, 429
434. 436, 443, 445, 448, 449
455, 456, 459, 460, 545, 554
560, 574, 580, 582, 586, 587
595, 640, 646, 648-651, 657
659, 691. 693, 695-697, 704
707, 709, 711.
Benjamin B 723
Davis. Aaron. .118, 125, 191, 205, 244
Asa 248, 259, 546, 554, 580
582, 583, 586, 587, 595, 646
648, 649, 651, 652, 657, 668
676, 678, 679, 685, 691, 693
695, 696, 701, 704, 707-711
Benjamin 722
Jacob 593
Micah 26, 81
Samuel 13, 16, 52, 60
Day, James 497
Dearborn, Henry. .. .770-772, 774, 776
809. 810.
John 721
Levi 248, 259
Levi, Jr 254, 267
Stephen... 524, 530, 564, 573, 723
726, 740.
Debushett, Major 810
Demerit, John 255, 268
Joseph 488, 497
Dennett, John 270
Dinsmore, Samuel 303, 361
Dodge, David 379, 430
John 687
Nathaniel Hubbard 307, 315
3i6, 331-334, 337. 338, 341
-343* 347-35 »> 354, 359, 4©6
409, 412, 419, 422, 429, 432
434, 436, 442, 444, 443-45°
452, 455, 456, 463, 464. 466
467, 469, 471-473. 475, 476
479-48 1 .
Samuel. .. 249, 261, 375, 378, 379
425, 429, 430, 577, 588, 599
Susanna . .374, 379, 383, 424, 432
439, 527, 571, 599-
Dole, Stephen. .. 16, t,^, 41, 43, 44, 47
49, 55, 57, 59, 60, 62, 69, 71
76, 77, 79, 80, 82, 83, 89
I09, 121, 129, 156, I57, 162
164, 166, 167, 187-189, I93
I95, I97. I98, 200, 20I, 204
-206, 209, 212, 214-219, 222
223, 225, 227, 228, 230, 232
237-240, 544, 554, 574, 580
582, 586, 587, 595, 640, 646
648, 65I, 657, 658, 660, 675
677-680, 69I, 693, 695-698
70I, 704, 707, 709-7II, 722
739-
Doolittle, Joel 284, 322, 380, 431
482.
Douglass, Samuel 256, 271
Samuel, Jr 252
Dow, Ezekiel 109, 111, 165, 174
Jeremiah 546, 553, 575, 579
582, 583, 586, 595, 646, 648
649, 651, 657, 669, 677, 679
690, 691, 693, 695-697, 701
704, 707, 709-711.
Job 21, 71
Joseph. .. .102, 151, 249, 260, 543
646, 648, 649, 651, 652, 657
676, 678, 679, 691, 693, 695
-697, 700, 704, 706, 707, 709
-711.
Moses 3, 16, 39, 41-44, 47-52
56, 57, 60, 62, 63, 67, 68, 70
7i, 73-75, 77-79, 82, 83, 89
144, 145, 164, 237, 243, 256
269, 271, 275-277, 281, 282
284-286, 288-291, 293, 296
INDEX.
899
298-300, 311, 315, 324, 331
337, 378, 380-382, 388-391
393, 395, 396, 398, 433, 45 *
467, 512, 724, 738.
Doyen, Nathaniel. . .106, 119, 158, 190
300, 356.
Drake, Weare 493, 506
Drew, Solomon 593
Duda, Joseph 533, 574, 577, 584
Dudley, John 2, 249, 276, 512
Duncan, 328, 344, 42 r , 429
434, 436, 44i, 45°, 452, 466
468, 480, 645, 650, 652, 654
655, 680, 684, 686, 690, 697
698, 705, 707, 711.
John 257, 309, 315, 316, 319
323, 325, 329, 331, 332, 334
337, 341, 343, 347, 349-351
354, 359, 406-409, 412, 419
421, 423-426, 429, 442, 445
448-450, 453, 455. 456, 459
460, 463-465, 468, 469, 471
-473,475, 545, 554, 555, 560
563, 577-579, 582, 586, 587
595, 639' 64o, 644, 646-649
652, 657, 659, 660, 667, 670
677-679, 691, 693, 695-697
701, 703, 704, 709, 710.
Samuel 39, 41 , 47, 60, 62, 67
68, 70, 72-78. 80, 82, 83, 89
93, 148, 156, 162-164, 172
187-189, 195, 197-199, 204
206, 207, 209, 212, 214-217
219, 222, 224, 227, 229, 231
232, 237, 239, 240, 301, 311
315, 316, 331-334, 337, 338
342, 343, 347-35 1, 354, 359
378, 409. 412, 436, 442, 448
450, 452, 455, 456, 460, 463
464, 468, 469, 471-473, 475
477, 547, 554, 582, 586, 587
William. . .100, 134, 135, 202, 203
235, 257, 272, 310, 313, 315
316, 322, 331, 332, 334, 338
341, 343, 347, 349-351, 354
359, 370, 407, 409, 412, 418
420, 422. 434, 436, 442, 444
448, 455, 456, 459, 460, 463
464, 469, 471-473, 476, 480
481, 722, 739.
Dustin, Ebenezer 499
Dustin, Moody 2, 276
Dwyer, Michael 27,86, 112, 175
Eager. George 125, 206
Eames, ..548, 554, 561, 582, 586
587. 595-
Jeremiah 24, 26, 39, 41, 43, 47
52, 57, 60. 61, 64, 67, 68
70, 72, 74, 75, 78, 80, 82-84
89, H5-I47, 152, 153, r56
159, 162-164, 170, 172, 173
176, 178, 199-202, 204, 206
207, 209, 210, 212. 214-217
219, 220, 222, 227, 228, 230
-232,237, 239, 240, 529, 531
573, 576, 580, 607, 610, 611
624, 6/7, 654, 656, 674, 713
Luther 726
Eastman, Jeremiah 373, 435
John 38, 41, 47, 57, 62, 64, 67
70, 71, 74, 77, 80, 82. 83
89, 151, 153, 156, 163, 164
167, 169, 172, 178, 187-189
195, 197-201, 204, 206, 207
209, 210, 212, 214-217, 219
222, 224, 227, 228, 230-232
237, 239, 240, 310, 315, 316
329, 342, 343. 345, 347-351
354, 359, 4o6, 409, 410, 413
419, 421, 422, 436, 442-444
448, 452, 455, 456, 459, 460
463, 464, 466, 469, 471-473
476, 479, 480, 546, 553, 561
579, 582, 586, 595, 646, 648
649, 651, 657, 676, 678-680
685, 691, 693, 695-697, 700
704, 707, 709-71 1.
Richard 126
Eaton, Abigail 449, 452
Ithamar 722, 739
Edgerton, James 49 1 , 504
Elliot, Captain 220, 298, 347
William 593
Ellis, Elisha 329
Emerson, 319, 321, 322, 325
328, 427, 433, 435, 439, 447
472.
Amos 770, 772
Daniel 36, 41, 43, 45, 47, 50
54. 56-58,63, 70, 71, 74, 77
78. 80-84, 87. 126, 155, 156
900
INDEX.
163-166, 168, 187-191, 193
I95, I97, I98, 200, 201, 206
-2IO, 212, 214-217, 2I9, 220
222. 224, 227, 229-232, 237
-24O, 243, 271, 308, 315, 33I
332, 334, 337, 348-351, 359
424, 429, 434, 441, 448.
Emerson, Daniel, Jr 256
Jeremiah 249
Nathaniel 310, 315, 316, 331
-334- 337, 341,348-351, 354
359, 409, 413, 419, 421, 434
436, 441, 442, 448, 450, 452
455, 456, 459, 460, 463, 464
466, 467, 469, 471-473, 476
479-481, 487, 496, 546, 579
582, 586, 595, 646, 648, 649
652, 657, 658, 676, 678, 679
691, 693, 695-697, 704, 706
707, 709-711.
Samuel 621, 685, 743
Smith. .25, 80, 380, 383, 434, 438
439, 451-
Solomon 247, 261
Widow 793
Emery, Josiah 490, 503
Noah 607, 646
Kpes, Francis 647
Estaing, Count de 766
Evans, Israel 28. 35. 87, 133, 136
230, 238, 282, 300, 304, 307
316, 345, 362.
John 254, 266
Nathaniel 723, 739
Stephen.. 354, 521, 529, 532, 533
555, 575, 578, 584, 593, 599
626, 630, 689, 698, 702, 710
Uriel 253, 266
Ewen, Alexander.. .297, 301, 345, 357
Ewins, James 534, 579
John 521, 530, 554, 574
Fairfield, John 254, 268, 547, 554
580, 582. 586, 587, 595, 646
648, 649, 651, 652, 657, 677
-679, 693, 695-697, 701, 704
706, 707, 709-71 1.
Farnsworth, Lucy 848
Farrar, Phineas. . . . 717, 722, 728, 739
Timothy 112, 174, 256, 269
276, 337, 512, 73l-
Farwell, Oliver. ..8, 12, 20, 43, 51, 70
Fenton, John 687, 698
Field, Henry 489
Fifield, Stephen 38. 153, 156, 163
164, 167, 172, 176. 187, 188
192, 195, 197, 198. 200, 201
204, 206, 209, 212, 214-217
219.
Fisher, Janvrin 721, 738
John 108, 159, 162, 371, 376
410, 423.
Rev. 384, 444
Fisk, Jonathan 545, 554, 580, 582
586, 587, 595, 646, 648, 649
651, 657, 676, 678, 691.
Flagg, Samuel 1 36, 238, 242
Flanders, James 36, 47, 54, 56, 57
63, 64, 69-71, 77, 79, 82, 83
89, 153, 156, 164, 168, 179
187, 188, 197, 198, 200, 201
204, 210, 212, 214, 216, 217
219, 222, 227, 237, 239, 240
308, 324, 329, 331, 333, 334
338, 341, 347-351, 354, 355
359, 406, 407, 412, 419, 421
422, 424, 429. 432, 436, 443
445, 447, 448, 463-465, 468
469, 471-473, 476, 477, 481
525, 529, 544, 554, 559, 561
568, 572, 582, 586, 587, 595
617, 646, 649-651, 654, 656
657, 678, 679, 688, 689, 691
693, 695-697, 704, 708-711
Flint, Amos 65
Fogg, Jeremiah 773, 775, 785-799
819, 820.
Jonathan 164
Follett, Caleb 590
Folsom, General 850
Mary 832
Nathaniel 831
Samuel 770, 774
Widow 790
Ford, James 270
Foss, Joshua 252, 265, 577, 599
Polly 438
Zachariah 124, 199
Foster, Abiel 3, 257, 265, 270, 273
275, 288, 291, 298, 300, 310
314-317, 319, 321-324, 327
329, 332, 367-371, 373, 375
INDEX.
9OI
377-379. 381, 385, 388-390
395, 398, 458, 5°7, 5*1. 517
518, 520, 521, 523, 526-529
53i. 533, 534, 537, 546, 554
566, 579, 582, 586, 587, 595
603, 604, 606-615, 617, 620
623-627, 629, 631, 632, 646
648, 649, 651, 657, 667, 677
-679, 691, 693, 695-697, 701
704, 707, 709-711, 731, 742
Foster, Asa 256, 271
Fowle, Robert Lewis 286, 320, 325
Fowler, William 531, 578, 599
Freeman, 148, 150, 151, 153
156, 161, 163-165, 187, 189
190, 192, 197-201, 204, 206
-210, 214-217, 219, 220, 224
227, 228, 230, 232, 237-240
Edmund 724, 738, 742
Jonathan 1, 2, 7, 8, 11, 13, 15
17, 18, 21, 39, 41, 42, 50
99-103, 105, 106, 108, 109
in, 114, 115, 117, 119, 121
125, 126, 129, 130, 133, 136
154, 247-275, 283, 311, 315
316, 319, 322, 325, 330-332
334, 336, 337, 341-343, 347
348, 371, 405, 407-409, 412
419-421, 424-429, 432, 434
437, 438, 44i, 442, 445, 446
448, 45°, 452, 455, 456, 460
463. 464, 466, 468, 471-473
475, 477, 479-481, 487-509
511, 512, 518, 519, 521-523
528-531, 533-535, 553, 556
588, 604, 608-610, 612, 613
616-619, 623-625, 628, 629
631, 632, 667, 677, 708, 717
-721,725-738, 74o-744, 75i
Otis 724, 740, 742
Russell 251, 262
French, Frederick 255, 268
Jonathan 520, 554
Levi 336, 341, 364
Frink, Calvin 251, 262
Elijah 16, 18, 62, 253, 266
Frost, George 247, 258, 489, 499
Frye, Isaac 772
Fugard, Abigail 368, 405
Fuller, Asa 719, 734
Nathan 65
Furber, Captain 590
Richard 721, 738
Gage, Jonathan 28, 86, 303, 361
Gains, George... 35, 40, 41, 43, 44, 47
48, 50, 56, 57, 64, 67, 70, 71
74, 77, 80, 82, 83, 85-87, 89
112, 131, 144, 146, 148, 150
153, 155-157, 160-164, 167
172-175, 178, 181, 186-190
192-195, 197-201, 204, 206
207, 209-211, 214-219,222
224, 225, 227-232, 237-240
307, 314, 315, 322-325, 327
329, 331-335, 337, 338, 34i
343, 345, 347-351, 353, 354
359, 383, 399, 405, 407, 408
419, 421, 422, 424, 429, 434
-436, 438, 440-442, 444, 446
448, 450-452, 455, 456, 459
460, 463, 464, 466, 468, 469
471-473, 475, 477, 479, 48i
538, 543< 55o, 552, 553, 555
559, 560, 566, 568, 573, 575
577, 579, 582, 586, 595, 596
637, 639, 64o, 643, 646, 649
651-653, 655-658, 663, 676
678, 679, 684, 686, 688, 689
691, 693, 695-698, 700, 703
-706, 708-71 1.
Gale, Abigail 580, 599
Amos 722
John C. . . .308, 409, 412, 422, 429
431, 434. 436, 442, 443, 445
448, 450, 452, 455, 456, 459
460, 463, 464, 466, 468, 469
471-473, 476, 477, 479-48i
544, 554, 580, 586, 587, 595
646, 648-651, 657, 677-680
691, 693, 695-697, 701, 704
706, 707, 709, 710, 723.
Gardner, William.. 1, 4, 11, 13, 51, 55
88, 211, 278, 284, 286, 321
322, 327, 328, 362, 371, 413
446, 513, 613, 617, 624, 663
677, 693, 722, 730, 739.
Gaskill, Jonathan 36, 41, 47, 55, 57
62, 63, 67-69, 71, 76, 77, 79
80, 82, 83, 89, 122, 197.
Samuel 122
Gates, General 812
902
INDEX.
Geer, Walter 151, 155, 244, 288
296, 300, 329, 345, 360.
George, Moses Sweat 608, 649
William 734
Gerrish, Enoch 544, 554, 561, 574
580, 582, 584, 586, 587, 640
644, 646, 648, 649, 651-653
656, 657, 668, 670, 675, 676
678, 679, 686, 691, 693, 695
-697, 701, 703, 704, 706-711
723, 74o.
Henry 36, 41, 47, 54, 57, 63
67, 68, 70, 72, 74, 77, 79, 80
82, 83, 89, 151, 153, 156
162-164, 167, 172, 173, 176
187-189, 195, 197-202, 204
206, 207, 209, 210, 212-217
219, 221, 222, 227, 230-232
237, 239, 240, 249, 257, 260
532, 580, 592-595, 662, 743
Joseph.... 308, 315, 322, 331, 334
337, 338. 341-343, 347-35*
354, 359, 409, 4»3, 419' 422
428, 429, 436, 442. 443, 445
448, 450-452, 455, 45°, 459
460.
Gibbs, 860
Gibson, ..559, 561, 573, 574, 578
580, 585, 588, 646, 648, 651
°53, 663, 670, 674, 676, 678
679, 683, 686, 706, 708.
James ^7, 59, 63, 67, 69-71
73-75, 77, 80, 82, 83, 89
145, 148, 150. 153, 156, 164
167, 168, 170, 172, 173, 176
179, 180, 187-189, 195, 197
198, 200, 201, 204, 206-210
212, 214-217,219, 222-224
227, 230-232, 237, 239, 240
545, 553, 579, 5^2, 586, 587
594, 595, 611, 613, 642, 643
645, 646, 649, 651, 654, 657
661, 668, 689, 691, 693, 695
-698, 702-704, 707, 708, 710
711.
Timothy.. 375, 378, 379, 425, 429
43o, 545, 554, 580-582, 586
587, 595, 654, 691, 693, 695
-698, 701. 704, 707, 709-71 1
Giddings, Eliphalet 24, 28, 80, 86
129, 223. 303, 361, 490.
Giddings, Nathaniel. . . 24, 80, 86, 721
738.
Gile, Ezekiel 722, 739
Giles, Paul 37, 41, 44, 45, 47, 57
63, 67, 68, 70, 71, 74, 77, 80
82, 83, 89, 153, 156, 163, 164
167, 187-189, 191, 195, 197
198, 200, 201, 206, 207, 210
212, 214, 216, 217, 219, 222
-224.
Gilman, 86, 634, 713, 815
Andrew 721, 738
Benjamin 614, 667, 684
David 830
Israel 725, 739
John Phillips 499
John Taylor. . .4, 30, 92, 196, 213
223, 270, 275, 281-283, 285
286, 288, 319, 327, 328, 330
387, 389, 417, 444, 511, 519
-521,556-559, 630, 634, 677
698, 701, 710, 713. 731, 732
830, 849.
John W 269, 272
Joseph 284, 286, 323, 325
Josiah 9, 14, 30, 88, 91, 176
195, 387, 449, 529, 530, 534
574, 580.
Josiah, Jr 28, 48, 59, 250, 262
Nathaniel. .. .4, 20, 22, 26, 29, 30
59, 67, 85, 88, 91, 116, 129
181, 186, 196, 220, 270, 286
298, 327, 353, 37o, 374, 3$l
394, 409, 415, 417, 423, 432
469, 497, 507, 511, 517, 518
521-523, 525, 528, 529, 531
-534, 553, 603, 604, 606, 608
-611, 613-615, 618, 619, 621
623-625, 627, 629, 631, 632
668, 686, 702.
Nicholas 3.4, 196,263,265
277, 289, 331, 521, 558, 731
772, 775, 787, 789. 803, 830
Samuel 536, 585, 620
I Gilmore, G 633
James 493, 508, 722, 737
Roger 252, 265
! Glass, James 593
! Glidden, Charles 38, 310, 315, 334
33S, 341, 342, 344, 347, 349
-351,354,409,413,419,422
INDEX.
9°3
424, 429, 434, 436, 441-444
447-450, 456, 459, 460.
Goddard, John 102, 108, 144, 161
Godfrey, Ezekiel. . . .248, 259, 310, 315
3i6, 331, 332, 334, 337, 338
34i. 343, 347-351, 354, 359
409, 413, 418, 419, 422, 424
434, 436, 442, 443, 445, 448
-450.452-456,459, 460, 463
-465,468,469, 471-473, 476
477, 479-48i, 546. 553, 579
582, 583, 586, 595, 646, 648
649, 651, 657, 676, 678, 679
691, 693, 695, 696, 698, 701
703, 704, 707, 709-711,
Goffe, John 672
Goodwin, Daniel 37
Gookin, Daniel 770, 772, 773, 77$
786, 792, 794-808, 812, 813
John W 773
Nathaniel 855
Gordon, Thomas 721, 738, 743
William.. .129, 218, 225, 269, 864
Goss, Philip.. . 106, 133, 159, 230, 722
738.
Philip, Jr 159
Gould, Benjamin. . .31 1, 315, 316, 324
331-334, 337, 33$, 342, 343
347-351, 354, 359, 405, 407
409, 412, 420, 422, 429, 432
434, 436, 443, 445, 448, 45°
452, 455, 456- 460.
Daniel 724. 740
James 379, 482
Gove, Jonathan 85, 288, 329
Gover, Bartholomew 523, 526, 563
568.
Grace, Charles 497
Grasse, Count de 766
Graves, Rufus 100, 149, 726, 742
Gray, James 16, 59, 136, 238
Robert... 5 i8, 533, 543, 552, 585
Sarah 392, 440, 527, 532, 571
577-
Thomas 532, 577
Greeley, Aaron 256, 271
Jonathan 607, 647
Philip 723, 740
Green, Ebenezer 240, 622, 687
Jabez 593
Jacob 99-101, in, 115, 116
118, 123, 128, 147-149, 151
173, 177-180, 192, 202, 203
217.
Green, Peter. . . 1 , 7-16, 2 1 , 22, 25, 29
38, 41, 42, 93, 97, 98. 100
102, 105, 106, 108, 109, 114
1 16, 1 18, 1 19, 121. 128, 133
241, 256, 751, 755, 756.
Greenaway, Abraham 730
Greenleaf, J . . . 794, 795
Gregg, . ..312, 315, 316, 33J-334
337, 338, 34i, 342, 347-351
354, 359, 434, 437, 442, 445
448-450, 456, 459, 460, 463
464.
Joseph 722, 739, 741
Samuel 724
William 373, 422, 424
Griffin, 690
Samuel. . .311, 315, 316, 331, 332
334, 337, 338, 342, 343, 347
-35i,354,359,409,4i3,4i9
434, 435, 437, 442, 445, 448
4^0, 452, 455, 456, 460, 463
-465, 468, 469, 471-473, 475
477-
Griffith, James D....86, no, 135, 180
234, 526, 569.
Grout, 296, 345
Daniel 248, 259
Elijah 256, 271
William 36, 41, 47, 57, 62
63, 67, 70, 72, 74, 76, 77, 80
82, 83, 88, 89, 91, 92, 153
156, 162-164, 167, 172, 180
181, 187-189, 193, 195, 197
198, 200, 201, 204, 206, 207
209, 210, 212, 214-217, 219
220, 222, 224, 227, 228, 230
-232, 237, 239, 240.
Hackett, Abel 501
Josiah 501
Haines, Malch 593
Hale, 612
Eliphalet 490
John 431, 491, 503
Samuel 37, 41, 43, 47, 48, 52
55, 57,62,67, 7^,74, 76, 77
80, 82, 83, 85, 89, 144, 152
153, 156, 172, 177, 181, 187
9o4
INDEX.
-189, 195, 197-201, 204, 206
-2IO, 2 12, 2I4-2I9, 222-224
27O, 275, 28l, 284, 285, 29O
291, 293, 296, 298, 30O, 367
368, 370-372, 376, 377, 389
395, 398, 507, 553, 662, 724
740, 742.
Hall, Avery 489, 499
George 98
Willis 383, 440
Ham, Benjamin. ... 395, 468, 474, 571
Hamilton, Alexander. ...118. 193, 236
Charlotte 832
Hammond, Joseph 382, 384, 437
442, 610, 612, 656, 662.
Hand, General 762, 768
Hannaford, Benjamin 27, 85, 127
158, 244, 302, 361.
Hanson, Aaron 593
Anna 615, 629, 670, 705
Maul 661
Hardy, Eliphalet 722
Harford, Stephen. . .125, 199, 291, 336
373, 377, 423- 426.
Harper, William. .. .1 15, 179, 251, 264
309, 325, 331-334, 333, 341
347-350, 354, 359- 409, 412
419, 421, 432, 436, 442, 443
450. 452, 455. 460, 463-465
469, 473, 476, 480, 545, 553
563, 579, 582< 586, 646, 649
651, 652, 657, 677-679, 690
691, 693, 695-697, 704, 707
709-711.
Harriman, Jaasiel 21, 28, 73, 87
285, 323, 372, 420, 526, 569
Stephen.. . .20, 71, 107, 160, 346
Hartwell, Ephraim 98, 145
Harvey, John 661 , 662, 773
Levi 85, 254, 267
Hastings, Josiah 285, 323, 376, 425
527, 534, 57o, 579-
William 19, 69, 619, 684
Hatch, Zerviah 847
Haven, Samuel 307, 367, 398, 403
480.
Hayes, Elihu 191
Joseph 724
Paul 255, 268
Haywood, Ebenezer 670
Eleazer 615, 686, 702
Hazeltine, Susanna 290
Hazzen, Colonel 176
Head, Nathaniel 722, 737
Healey, Nathaniel 112, 169
Newell 726
Heath, Benjamin. .. 102, 114, 151, 176
285, 289, 323, 330.
General 767
Joshua 291 , 336
Heiner, John Henry 79
Hemphill, Nathaniel 722
Henman, Elijah 253, 269
Henrich, Joseph 127
Henshaw, 860
Herrick, Joseph 208
Hersey, James 251, 266
Hey wood, Abiel 109, 165, 244
Samuel 109
Hicks, Joseph. .. .22, 75, no, 170, 300
356.
Hight, Hanson 24, 26, 80. 85, 167
Hill, David 98
Isaac 834
James... 3, 38, 148, 149, ^-^
156, 162, 164, 167, 170, 172
174, 178, 1S0, 181, 187. 188
201, 204, 206, 207, 209, 212
214-217, 219, 222, 224, 227
228, 230-232, 237, 239, 240
277, 532, 537, 546, 553, 555
558, 566, 578, 579, 582, 583
586, 594, 59s, 639, 640, 644
646, 649, 651-653, 655, 657
668, 677, 678, 681, 683, 691
693, 695, 696, 700, 702, 706
709-711, 724, 737, 741.
Reuben 525, 528, 566, 570
Hills, David 98, 145
Philip 387, 389, 449, 453
Hilton, Ichabod 592
Hobart, Colonel 298, 347, 363
David 129, 220
Samuel 24, 78, 296, 345, 387
448.
Hodgman, Joseph 20
Josiah 7°
Hogeboom, Cornelius 501
Hogg, John 18, 64
Hoit, . . .41, 43, 48, 50-52, 56, 57
60, 63, 64, 69, 80, 144, !46
151, 161, 168, 178, 180, 189
INDEX.
9°5
190, 193, 197,
205, 2l8, 226,
405, 428, 453,
Hoit, Ebenezer. .39, 47,
80, 82, 83, 153
172, 173, 176,
207, 209, 210,
219, 220, 222,
230-232, 237-
271, 311, 315,
334, 337, 33%,
-351,354,359:
426, 429, 434,
443, 445, 448,
456, 459, 460,
468, 469, 471-
479-48 1 .
Nathan 37, 47,
71, 74, 75, 77,
93, 145, 146,
156, 158, 159,
172, 173, 187-
201, 204, 206,
214-217, 219,
227, 228, 230-
240, 309, 315,
325, 328-334,
-343, 345, 347
359, 405-409,
423, 424, 427,
434, 436, 442,
-453,455,456,
-465,467-469,
476, 479, 48i,
505, 518, 532
553-555, 558-
568, 573, 574,
582, 584-586,
610, 630, 639,
-653, 655-659
670, 677-679,
691, 693, 695-
704, 706-71 1,
Holland, Esther.. 97, 10 1
Samuel. . .613, 621,
687.
Stephen. . 115, 175,
634, 672, 682,
Holmes, Lemuel 1,
41, 43-45, 47,
58, 62, 64, 66,
198, 200, 202
329, 344, 353
458, 482.
70, 72, 74, 77
, 156, 162-164
201, 204, 206
212, 214-216
224, 227, 228
-240, 242, 256
316, 331, 332
342, 343, 347
, 409, 420, 422
436, 438, 442
450, 452, 455
463, 464, 466
-473, 476, 477
48, 57, 67, 70
79, 82, 83, 89
148, 152, 153
162-164, 167
-189, 195, 200
207, 209, 212
220, 222, 224
■232, 237, 239
319, 321, 323
336-338, 34i
-351, 354, 355
412, 418-421
429, 431, 432
443, 445, 448
459, 460, 463
471-473, 475
489, 492, 499
545, 549' 55o
561, 563, 566
577, 578, 580
592-595, 608
644-649, 651
662, 663, 669
686-688, 690
697, 701, 703
723, 737-
, 144, 148, 244
623, 663, 686
176, 619, 627
702, 712.
11, 17, 23, 38
50-52, 55, 57
67, 70-72, 74
79, 89, 92, 144, 147, 148
152-154, 156-158, 162-164
166, 167, 174-178, 187, 188
191-193, 195-201, 204-207
212, 216-218, 220, 224, 227
228, 230, 231, 237, 239, 240
243, 247-275, 283, 310, 315
316, 319, 323, 330-334, 337
342, 347, 348, 351, 353, 355
393, 405-407, 409, 412, 419
421-424, 429, 431, 434, 436
437, 442, 443, 445, 448, 45°
452, 455, 456, 463, 466, 468
471-473, 476, 477, 479, 481
487-509, 5", 519, 546, 554
-556,562, 586, 595,637,643
644, 646, 648, 649, 651, 652
657, 658, 660, 663, 667, 675
677-680, 686, 691, 693, 695
-697, 701, 703-707, 709-711
717-721, 725, 726, 728-738
740, 742-744-
Holmes, Samuel. .. .487, 496, 723, 739
Holt, 65
Hook, Moses 247, 258
Hosley, James 490, 500
Hough, David... 22, 74, 547, 554, 555
557, 558, 560, 563, 572, 575
580, 582, 586, 587, 595, 625
640, 643, 645, 646, 649, 651
652, 657, 658, 668, 677-679
684, 686, 691, 693-698, 701
704, 706, 707, 709-711, 724
742.
George 22, 29, t,o, 48, 75, 91
92, no, 125, 134, 148, 168
205, 218, 220, 231, 269, 300
303, 345, 361, 388, 397, 449
477, 521, 527, 555, 570, 609
619, 653, 681.
Houghton, Joel 520, 558
Houston, James 18, 69
Howe, Genera] 768
James.... 309, 324, 325, 33*-333
337, 341-343, 347-351, 354
359> 405-507, 421, 427, 432
434, 436, 442, 445, 448, 450
455, 456, 459, 46o, 463, 464
469, 471-473, 475, 476, 480
481, 545, 553, 563, 579, 582
586, 595.
906
INDEX.
Howe, Thomas
Hoyt, Abner
Jonathan 109, 166,
370, 482.
Hubbard, John.... 14, 17, 55
Roswell
Hull, General
George. . . 103, 145, 150.
356.
John
Lieut. -Colonel
William
Humphreys, Daniel 249,
539- 597, 7i3, 732.
Hunt, Samuel 520, 523,
532, 555, 563, 568,
Hunter, John
Huntington, General
Lieut. -Colonel
Huntley, .
529* 573
405
351, 364
1 64, 322
725, 736
.... 815
152, 300
525^ 567
. ... 768
819, 820
255, 256
526, 527
570, 581
.... 499
762, 768
.... 768
580, 582
648, 649
677-679
701, 704
548, 554-
586, 587, 595, 646,
65 1, 652, 657, 659,
691, 693, 695-697,
707, 709-711.
Hurd, Jacob 16, 63, 108, 165, 522
560.
John 625, 668, 672, 675, 684
694.
Hussey, Joseph 104, 155
Hutchins, Joseph. . .31 1, 333, 337, 338
342, 343, 347-351, 354, 359
412, 420, 422, 424, 429, 434
436, 442, 443, 445, 448, 450
452, 455, 456, 459, 460, 463
464, 466, 469, 471-473, 476
477, 479, 481.
Hutchinson, . 152
Aaron 152, 490, 499
Samuel 849, 85 1
Thankful-Cadwell 849
Ingalls, Henry 490, 503
Jackson, Eleazer. . . .544, 554, 580, 582
586, 587, 595, 646, 648, 649
651, 652, 656, 657, 676, 678
679, 691, 693, 695, 696, 701
704, 706, 707, 709-711.
H 768
Samuel 686
Jacobs, Solomon 433
Jaffrey, George 386, 447, 451, 453
53i, 536, 577, 585, 607, 622
625, 646, 698.
James, William 20, 66
Jay, John 830
Jenkins, James 592
Jenness, Richard. .. 250, 262, 526, 568
580. 599, 613, 615, 663, 674
S 534
Samuel 252, 266
Thomas 723, 739
Jewett, Edward 251, 264
Jedediah 701
Johnson, 548, 554, 559, 560
578, 580, 582, 587, 595, 649
651, 655, 657, 659, 676, 678
-680, 684, 693, 695-697, 704
709.
Captain 590
David 1 19, 193
J 599
Jesse 522
Jesse, Jr 561
Mary 564
Susanna 102, 147, 155
Sylvanus 147, 155
Thomas 85
Johnston. Charles 20, 71, 251, 264
575-
Jones. Daniel 836
Samuel 724. 740, 742
Kelly, Moses.. 132, 217, 218, 381, 387
435, 447, 628, 634, 703, 713
Samuel 257, 273
Kendall, Ebenezer 256, 271
Kendrick, Samuel 724, 742
Kenfield, George. .. 128, 129, 216, 220
297, 347-
Kennedy, James 410
Kenney, Josiah 23, 63, 78
Moses 661, 725, 7^7
Kenniston, Joseph 379
Joseph Eaton.. 323, 431. 532. 581
Katharine 652
Lewis 608, 650, 652, 684
Kibbe, Gains 719, 734
Kidder, Doctor 591
Jonas 127, 208
Joseph 691
Reuben 418
INDEX.
907
Kielle, John 37, 41, 47, 57, 63, 67
70, 71, 74, 77, 78, 80, 82, 83
85, 89, 153, 156-158, 163
-165, 167, 172, 173, 187-189
191, 195-198, 200-202,204
206, 207, 209, 212, 214-217
219, 224, 227, 229-232, 237
239, 240, 309, 315, 316, 329
331-334, 337, 33%, 341-343
347-351, 354, 359, 419, 422
429, 434, 436, 442, 443. 445
448, 450, 452, 455, 456, 459
460, 463, 464, 466, 467, 469
471-473, 476, 479, 48i, 545
550, 5S3, S63, 573, 579, 582
583, 595, 646, 648, 649, 651
657, 667, 675, 678, 679, 691
693, 695, 696, 704, 706, 707
709-71 1.
Kimball, 609, 65 5
Amos 723
Asa 722
Daniel 248, 259, 547, 554, 562
563, 580, 582, 586, 587, 595
646, 648, 649, 651, 652, 657
668, 676, 678, 679, 684, 686
693, 695-697, 701, 704, 706
707, 710, 711.
George 488, 490, 500
John 539- 597
Joseph 13, 15, 17, 39, 41, 47
54, 57, 58,62, 64, 67, 72, 74
76, 80, 82, 83, 89, 102, 148
151, 153, 156, 164, 167, 168
172, 175, 201, 202, 204, 206
207, 209, 212, 214-217, 219
220, 222, 224, 227, 228, 230
-232, 237, 239, 240, 300, 303
311, 324, 331, 333, 2,37, 338
34i, 347-3S1, 359, 36o, 374
378, 387, 409, 413, 419, 421
428-430, 434, 436, 442, 443
445, 723, 737.
Reuben 591
Thomas 1 60
King, Silas 847
Kingsbury, Daniel 487, 496
Sanford. .. .2, 7, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16
-18, 21, 36, 50, 97, 100-102
107, 11 1, 116, 119-122, 133
223, 241, 271, 276, 281, 284
287-291, 296-298, 301, 308
327, 345, 367-369, 37^-373
376, 377, 379, 426, 488, 498
75i, 754-
Knox, ...312, 3l5, 3l6, 33x~334
338, 341-343, 347-35 1. 354
359, 409, 412, 419, 421, 429
434, 436, 437, 440-442, 445
448, 452, 455, 456, 459, 460
463, 464, 467, 469, 471-473
475, 477, 479, 48o.
General 762, 767-769,789
Ladd, Dudley 731
Eliphalet..303, 329, 368, 376, 407
426, 533, 578, 585, 614, 620
626, 668, 681, 697.
Eliphalet, Jr 269, 361
Ezekiel 720, 735
John 847
Samuel 52, 65, 722, 739
Simeon. . . 100, 148, 249, 261, 614
667, 669.
Timothy 247, 258
Lamkin, Joshua 605 , 642
Lamson, Benjamin 378, 382, 390
430, 438, 452, 788, 789.
Gideon 249
John 27, 86
Lane, Jesse.. 36, 41, 47, 54, 57, 62, 63
67, 70, 71, 74-76, 79, 82, 83
89, 152, 153, 156, 162-164
167, 172, 176, 187-189, 195
197, 198, 200, 201, 204, 206
207, 209, 212, 214-217, 219
220, 222.
Samuel 122, 197
Langdon, John. . .3, 277, 489, 498, 824
842, 849, 851.
Samuel 487, 838
Woodbury 2, 4, 76, 81, 85, 86
89-91,93, 117, 120, 128, 135
171, 172, 177, 195, 234, 241
249, 256, 278, 284, 322, 470
513, 747, 749. 751-756.
Langley, Thomas 593
Lapish, John ... 439
Lary, Joseph 623, 690
Lathrop, John 269, 299, 353
Leach, Zephaniah 368, 482
Leathers, Captain 590, 593
908
INDEX.
Leavitt, 566, 578, 579, 583
. 656, 697.
C....548, 553, 579, 582, 586, 595
646, 648, 649, 651, 657, 677
678, 693, 695, 696, 704, 707
709-711.
Carr 724, 740
Jonathan 247, 258, 619, 68:
Moses .... 249, 260, 307, 315, 316
328, 329, 331-334, 337, 33%
341-343, 345, 348-351, 354
359, 406, 413, 421, 422, 429
434, 436, 44i, 444, 448, 45°
452, 455, 456, 459, 46o, 463
464, 466, 467, 469, 471-473
476, 479, 48i, 5J3, 543, 553
554, 559, 568, 579, 582, 585
586, 595, 607, 637, 646-649
651, 652, 657, 660, 677, 678
693, 695-697, 704, 706, 707
709-711, 724, 741.
Samuel. . .521, 525, 559, 567, 619
625, 681 , 686, 714.
Thomas. . 14, 25, 56, 74, 726, 738
L'Enfant, Major 768-770, 809
Levins, Noah 538, 578, 596
Libbey, Isaac 593
Jeremiah. .610, 612, 655, 657, 658
Reuben 303, 361
Little, Bond 718, 729
Daniel 254, 267
Moses 722, 726, 740
Livermore, . . . .548, 554, 555, 560
566, 568, 571, 578, 580, 582
-584,586,587,595, 639, 640
644-646, 648, 649, 651-654
657, 660, 668, 670, 676, 678
679, 686, 687, 691, 693, 695
-697, 703, 704, 706, 707, 709
-711, 815.
Arthur 134, 233
Daniel 100, 148, 186, 202, 203
722.
Edward. . .298, 608, 613, 626, 652
Edward St. Loe..86, 93, 134, 217
233, 255, 268, 399, 481, 615
622, 663, 670, 688, 697, 756
George.. .527, 570, 633, 712, 723
George W 489, 498, 642, 670
Samuel... 3, 4, 263, 277, 534, 537
579, 837-
Livingstone, John 116, 180
Lock, 591
Ephraim 593
Jonathan 19, 69
Samuel 593
Logan, Shilden 722, 738
Long, Pierse 835
Loudon, William. .. 109, 112, 166, 174
Lovejoy, Joshua 218
Lovewell, Noah 3, 277, 544, 554
558, 582, 587, 595, 623, 639
649, 657, 677, 678, 685, 686
689, 691, 693, 695-797, 704
707, 709-711, 714-
Lowell, William 13, 16, 54, 62
Lund, John 487, 496, 722, 738
Luzerne, Chevalier de la 768
Lyman, Colonel 462
Mack, Silas 717, 728
Mann, Benjamin 250, 260
Manning, John 65
Thomas 439
Mansfield, Lord Chief Justice 858
March, Joseph 256, 272, 310, 315
329, 331, 332, 334, 337, 338
343, 347-350, 354, 359, 419
421, 429, 436, 441, 442, 444
448, 455, 456, 459, 460, 463
466, 469, 472, 546, 553, 566
582, 583, 586, 646, 649-651
654, 655, 657, 676, 678, 693
695-697.
Stephen 247, 258
Marsh, Samuel 123, 196
Marshall, Nathaniel 254, 266
William . .546, 554, 560, 561, 578
579, 582, 586, 587, 595, 639
642, 643, 646, 648-651, 657
659, 677-679. 683, 691, 693
695, 696, 700, 703, 704, 707
709, 710.
Martin, 374, 424, 425
James 308, 315, 316, 331-334
337, 338, 342, 343, 347 350
354, 359, 409, 412, 419* 421
Joshua 672
Thomas 4, 277, 435, 513, 672
Marvin, Lois 847
Mason, Mary Tufton 375, 382. 425
433-
INDEX.
909
Matthews, Samuel 592
Maxwell, Lieut. Colonel 768
McAdams, John 393, 466
McCarty, Rev. 861
McClary, 590, 594
Elizabeth 15, 22, 59, 67, 104
113, 156, 168, 801, 802, 806
James Harvey.. 772, 791-801, 803
806.
John 805
Major 772
Michael 38, 41, 43, 45, 47, 50
57, 60, 63, 65, 67, 70, 71, 74
75, 77, 79, 82, 83, 86, 88, 89
93, 99, 146, 147, 153, 156
157, 162-164, 167, 172, 173
187-189, 195, 197-201, 204
206, 207, 209, 210, 212, 214
-219, 222, 227, 229-232, 235
-237,239, 240, 512, 546, 554
558, 559^ 57i, 573, 57%, 579
582, 583, 585, 586, 59s, 633
639, 642-644, 646-649, 651
652, 667, 668, 670, 677-679
686, 687, 691, 693, 695-697
701, 703, 704, 706-712, 718
725, 73o, 738, 77o, 772, 775
785-808, 813.
McCleary, John 250, 262
McClure, Samu i 269
McCrillis, David 722, 739
McCurdy, 656
John 526, 527, 529, 568, 571
573, 617, 619, 675, 681.
McDougall, General 769
McDuffee, John 251, 262
McGaffey, Neal 770, 772, 794-797
McGlaughlin, John 722
McGregore, ..-397, 433* 435, 449
450, 452, 453, 468, 470, 472
482, 518, 561, 563, 574, 579
653, 658, 668, 674, 675, 682
689, 711.
Colonel 537
James. . . 14, 28, 35, 41-44, 47, 48
50, 52, 55-57,62, 70, 71, 73
-75, 77, 79' 82-85, 89, 91
92, 126, 129, 130, 143-147
153, 156, 162-165, 168, 172
173, 176, 179, 180, 187-189
192-195, 197-201, 204-207
209, 210, 212-215, 219-224
227, 230, 232, 234, 237-240
287, 288, 297, 307, 315, 316
319-322, 324, 327-329, 33i
-334, 336-338, 34i, 343-345
347-351, 353, 354, 359, 373
410, 412, 418, 419, 422, 424
429, 431, 434, 436, 438, 441
442, 444, 448, 454-456, 459
460, 463-465, 469, 471, 473
475, 479-481, 520, 538, 543
550, 552, 554, 555, 557-559
,561, 572, 574, 577, 580-582
584, 586, 595, 597, 657, 659
663, 675, 677-679, 683, 686
691, 693, 695, 696, 700, 704
707-710, 742.
McGregore, Robert 429, 434, 436
437, 44i, 442, 445, 446, 455
456, 459, 460, 463, 464, 466
467, 469, 471-473, 475, 476
479-481, 544, 554, 555, 563
594, 651, 656, 657, 659, 660
677, 691, 693, 695, 696, 698
704, 706, 707, 722.
McKean, Samuel 717, 733
McMasters, James 290, 298, 335
352-
John 290, 298, 335, 352
McMillan, Andrew . . 16, 37, 47, 51, 52
S7, 59, 62, 64, 67, 70, 71, 73
74, 76, 79, 82, 83, 87, 89
153, 162-164, 167, 172, 175
187-191, 195, 197, 198, 200
201, 204-207, 210, 212, 214
-217, 219, 222, 224, 227, 228
230-232, 237, 239, 240, 310
316, 322, 328, 331-333, 338
341, 343, 347-35o, 354, 359
409, 410, 413, 419, 421, 422
429, 434, 437, 442, 445, 448
450, 452, 455, 459, 460, 463
-465, 469, 471-473,476, 479
546, 553, 580, 582, 586, 587
595, 648, 649, 651, 657, 683
689, 691, 693, 695, 696, 701
704, 706, 707, 709-711.
McMurphy, Archibald 56, 114, 176
177, 248, 261, 729.
John 249, 717, 733
McNeil, 374, 424, 425
910
INDEX.
McQuesten, William 490, 500
Means, Robert 42, 256, 271, 276
284, 285, 293, 296. 298, 300
301, 368, 371, 406, 410, 413
Melcher, John. . . 27, 86, 131 , 218, 303
304, 361-363, 397, 399, 474
478, 479, 482, 497, 532, S37
538, 579' 594, 596, 612, 619
633, 660, 681 , 712.
Mellen, Henry 492, 505
Meloon, Josiah 616
Judith .... 100, 103, 148, 154, 536
586, 616, 644, 679, 714.
Melvin, Josiah 492, 504
Mendum, John 371. 376, 391, 419
427, 460, 461.
Meredith, 816
Merrill, Jesse 722, 739
Joseph 489, 499
Merrow, Joshua 772
Meserve, George 20, 66, 146
Millan, Henry 373
Miller, H 125
Nicholas 497
Robert 564
Thomas 522, 524, 560, 563
Mills, Joseph. . . .3, 276, 770, 772, 772,
775, 788, 791-800, 803-808
Monroe, Josiah 770, 772
Montgomery, Richard 850
Mooney, John 252, 266
Moore, B 618, 680
Benjamin 544, 554, 560, 575
578, 580, 582, 585, 586, 595
644-646, 648, 649, 651-653
657, 658, 663, 668, 675, 677
-679, 691, 693, 695-697, 701
703, 704, 706, 707, 709-711
Isaac 17, 64
James 125, 206, 288, 328, 330
Samuel 723, 742
Moreland, William 623, 678, 689
Morey, Lydia 605, 643
Morley, Anne 847
Daniel 847
Daniel, Jr 847
Love 847
Nathaniel 847
Persis-Scott 847
Morrill, Amos 532, 574, 583
David 27, 86
Morrill, Nathaniel 591, 593
Oliver 248, 259
Morris, 815
Lewis R 622, 658, 683
Morrison, Rev. .... 238, 398, 467
468, 476, 480, 518, 520, 543
552, 558.
Morse, John 374, 424
Reuben. .38, 41, 47, 49, 52, 57, 62
67, 70, 72-74, 77, 80, 82, 83
89, 152, 153, 156, 162-164
167, 172, 173, 179, 187-189
195, 197-201, 204, 206, 207
209, 210, 212, 214-216, 219
220, 222, 224, 227, 230-232
237, 239, 240, 254, 267.
Mosher, Abijah 77
Moulton, Jonathan 27, 87
Murch, James 118, 120, 125, 192
201, 206.
Murray, Sir William 858
Neal, John. . . . 1 10, 113, 123, 168, 175
197, 240, 533, 578, 584.
Mary no, 113, 168, 175, 531
533. 578, 584-
Moses Leavitt 30, 35, 44, 93
136, 141, 238, 304, 307, 313
361, 394, 469, 539, 543, 549
597, 637.
Zebulon 497
Nelson, Josiah 28, 30, 88, 92, 137
238, 304, 329, 362, 539, 598
634, 7i3-
Nesmith, John 115, 116, 179, 180
Newcomb, Daniel 247, 258
Judge 732
Nichols, 312, 331, 333-335
337, 338, 34i, 343, 347-351
354, 359, 442, 445, 448, 450
456, 460, 463, 464, 466, 468
471-473, 476, 479-
James 382, 437
Moses 10, 49
Noble, Oliver 16, 62
Norris, ...312,315,316, 331-334
337, 338, 342, 343, 347-351
354, 359, 409, 412, 420, 422
429, 434, 436, 442, 443, 445
448, 450, 452, 455, 456, 459
INDEX.
9II
460, 463, 464, 466, 468, 469
471-473, 476, 477, 479~48i
Norris, Daniel 723, 739, 742
North, Captain 769
Nott, Jesse 536, 585, 613
John 521, 536, 554, 562, 585
606, 626, 644, 660, 697, 714
Nowell, Silas.. 604, 614, 640, 642, 646
659.
Noyes, Benjamin. . . roi, 130, 149, 203
219.
Enoch 99-101, hi, 115, 124
147-149, 151, 173. 177, 178
202, 203.
Nutter, John.. 545, 553, 580, 582, 583
586, 595, 646, 648, 649, 651
657, 676, 678, 679, 693, 695
696, 701, 704, 706, 707, 709
-711.
Odiorne, George 329, 33 1
Thomas.. 19, 30, 68, 92, 184, 185
252, 264, 329, 331.
Odlin, Charlotte. .. .381, 432, 628, 702
Mary Ann 381, 432
Samuel 534, 537, 585, 588
Ogden, John C 8, 35, 42, 48, 307
367, 398, 403, 480.
Olcott, Bulkeley 476, 628, 708
Simeon 2, 249, 276, 512, 836
860.
Ordway, Doctor
Orr, John 110, 130, 144,
490, 500.
Osborne, George Jerry 27
1 13, 174, 218, 269,
George Jerry, Jr
John
Osgood, John
Richard H 19, 2
.... 525
168, 223
, 86, no
399, 482
.... 86
710
.... 663
8, 69, 85
Packer, Thomas 25, 593
Page, 315, 328, 347, 354, 359
444, 445, 45i, 455, 467-
Amos 418
B....312, 331-334, 337, 33S, 34'
343, 348, 35°, 351, 409, 419
421, 423, 436, 442, 448-450
452, 455, 456, 459, 46o, 463
464, 466, 467, 469, 471-473
475, 476, 479, 481.
Page, Benjamin 330
Charlotte 808
David 114, 176
Jeremiah 112, 174, t,37 , 372
John 406
Thomas. ..310, 316, 331, 332, 334
337, 338, 34i. 347-351, 354
355, 409, 410. 413, 419, 422
434, 436, 442, 443, 448, 452
456, 459, 460, 463, 464, 471
-473, 476, 477, 480, 481.
William 21, 36, 41, 43, 44, 47
48, 50, 52, 57-60, 62, 67-70
72-76, 78, 79, 82, 83, 86, 89
93, 116, 121, 128, 129, 144
-147, 150, 153, 154, 156, 157
159, 161-164, 168, 170, 172
180, 187-190, 194, 197, 198
200, 201, 204-207, 209, 210
212, 214-220, 222, 224-227
229, 230, 232, 237-240, 271
276, 283-285, 288, 289, 293
296, 298, 300, 303, 308, 313
317, 324, 345, 353, 362, 367
-370,372, 373^375,377, 380
381, 385, 388-390, 393-395
398, 433, 492, 505, 611, 622
658, 683, 724, 756.
Palmer, Barnabas. .. 37, 4 r, 47, 57, 62
67, 70, 71, 74, J7, 79, 80, 82
83, 89, 153, 156, 162-164
167, 172, 187-189, 195, 197
198, 200, 201, 204, 206, 207
209, 212, 214-217, 219, 222
224, 227, 228, 230-232, 237
239, 240.
Love 847
Parker, 568, 574
Abel 308, 315, 316, 323, 325
328, 331, 333, 334, 336-338
342-344, 347, 349-351, 354
359, 406, 408-410, 413, 421
422, 424, 425, 427, 429, 431
433-436, 441, 442, 445, 446
448, 450-452, 455, 456, 458
-460, 463-465, 468-472, 475
477, 522, 524, 544, 550, 554
555, 558-56o, 565, 569, 573
574. 578. 582, 583, 586-588
595, 609, 637, 639, 640, 643
644, 648, 649, 651, 652, 654
912
INDEX.
657-659, 667, 669, 675-679
682, 686, 691, 693, 695-698
701, 704, 706, 708-711.
Parker, John 4.99, 118, 128, 146
147, 192, 217, 277, 838.
Lemuel. .. 106, 125, 159, 162,244
Nathaniel. . .20, 29, 30, 59, 88, 92
302, 322, 358, 361, 543, 630
637, 641, 708.
Obediah. . ..36, 41, 47, 52, 57, 63
64, 70, 73, 74, 77, 80, 82, 83
153, 156, 159, 162-164, 172
173, 180, 187, 188, 195, 197
198, 200, 201, 204, 206, 207
209, 214-217, 219, 222, 224
227, 228, 230-234, 237, 239
240, 545, 554, S77, 58o> 582
586, 587, 595, 646, 648-653
°55, 657, 676, 678, 679, 691
693, 695, 696, 701, 704, 706
708-71 1.
Phineas.. .378, 428, 430, 528, 531
571, 576, 620, 684.
R....548, 554, 560, 561, 580, 582
586, 587, 595, 645, 646, 648
-651, 657, 660, 677-679, 681
691, 693, 695-697, 701, 704
707, 711.
Robert .... 97, 144, 685, 692. 726
733-
Samuel 630, 7 1 1
Sarah 855
Thomas 82,723
William .. 105, 158, 299, 352, 378
393, 431, 466, 475, 500, 612
614, 616, 619, 623, 644, 660
668. 675, 681, 688, 838, 855
William, Jr.. . .772, 775, 786, 855
Parsons, Jabez 724, 740
Joseph 720, 722, 734, 739
Patterson, General 768
Payne, Elisha. . .39, 74, 75, 78, 82, 83
89, 153, 155, 156, 162, 164
167, 172, 177, 187-189, 194
195, 197-201, 204-207, 209
212, 214, 215, 217, 219, 220
222, 256, 31 1, 313-315, 321
322, 325, 329, 331-334, 336
-33%, 341-343, 347-351, 354
359, 405, 407-409, 412, 420
421, 423-425, 429, 433-435
437, 442, 445-448, 450-453
455, 456, 460, 463, 464, 466
468-472, 475, 477, 481, 482
Payne, Samuel 114, 177
Payson. 269
Peabody, . ..15, 58, 397, 471, 472
Nathaniel. . 1, 7-10, 13-16, 18, 19
22, 24, 30, 38, 41, 42, 57, 97
-101, 103, 105, 106, 108, 114
118, 119, 121, 133, 134, 136
233, 241, 243, 249, 256, 270
275, 282-285, 288, 291, 296
298, 300, 307, 310, 313, 317
324, 331, 367-371, 373-377
380, 389, 390, 393, 395, 398
425, 426, 433, 464, 490, 507
511, 512, 517, 518, 520-523
528, 529, 533, 534, 594, 603
-606, 608, 610, 613, 614, 619
623-626, 628, 629, 631-633
698, 702, 708, 725, 738, 751
754-756.
Oliver 1, 7-13, 19, 22, 23, 30
40, 42, 62, 103, 104, 147
153, 249, 260, 632, 644, 676
683, 712, 741, 742, 751, 832
Stephen 121
Pearson, Edmund 499
Joseph.. 1, i 1, 31, 48, 51, 137, 211
242, 248, 259, 274, 275, 283
303, 319, 361, 399, 417, 502
509, 511, 519, 533, 539, 556
584, 634, 678, 721, 734, 744
Pease, Levi 609, 612, 654, 660
Peirce, Benjamin 503
Betsy 10, 49
Edward John 369, 372, 41 1
John 107, 159, 307, 3I4-3J6
319-324, 329, 331-334, 337
338, 341-343, 347-351, 354
355' 359, 37i, 405, 406, 409
410, 412, 418, 419, 421, 422
427, 429, 434-437, 439- 44i
-444, 446, 459, 460, 463-465
471-473, 475-477, 479-482
543, 554, 569, 571, 572, 577
579, 582, 585, 586, 588, 595
619, 645-647, 649, 657, 658
660, 667, 675, 677-679, 682
691, 693, 695, 696, 706, 707
709-711.
INDEX.
9*3
Peirce, John, 3d. . . 369, 372, 408, 41 1
Joseph 271, 380, 430, 719, 724
734, 74o.
Peirce or Pierce. 560, 568, 645
648, 650, 655, 658, 659, 663
667, 669, 698.
Pendexter, John 371, 411
Penhallow, Samuel. .. .25, 79, 250, 262
391* 823.
Samuel, Jr 388, 391, 393, 447
461, 466.
Penniman, Adna 773, 791
Thomas 38, 41, 43, 47, 50, 57
58, 62, 63, 67, 70, 72-76, 80
82, 83, 85, 87, 89, 124, 151
153, 156, 159, 162-164, J66
167, 172, 173, 180, 187-189
191, 192, 195, 197, 198, 200
201, 204, 206, 207, 209, 210
212, 214-217, 219, 220, 222
224, 227, 231, 232, 237, 239
240, 249, 260, 310, 315, 316
324, 331, 332, 334, 335, 337
338, 341-345, 347-351, 354
355, 359' 372, 406-410, 413
418, 419, 421, 426, 428, 429
434, 436, 442, 443, 445-448
450-453, 455, 456, 460, 463
464, 466, 469, 471-473, 476
477, 479' 48i, 535, 547, 554
57i, 577-579, 582, 586, 587
595, 652, 655-658, 663, 668
677-679, 681, 691, 693, 695
696, 701-704, 706, 707, 710
711.
Pepperell, Andrew 535, 581
Sir William.... 529, 531, 535, 574
578, 581.
Perkins, David 106, 109, 159, 169
Jonathan 772, 787,788,795
797, 806.
Peters, Absalom.. ..254, 266, 723, 739
Pettingale, Ephraim 593
Jethro , 593
Pettingill, Major 768
Phelps, Alexander 66, 160
Davenport 251, 262
Philbrick, Joseph. . .387, 390, 395, 449
452, 468.
Samuel 497
Phillips, John 124, 1 99
Phipps, Hannah 520, 555, 558, 564
580.
Pickering, Anthony 593
Ephraim 487, 496, 537, 543
553, 559, 568, 569, 573, 577
-580, 582, 586, 595, 637, 642
646, 648, 651, 655, 657, 677
678, 686, 693, 695-697, 704
706, 707, 709-71 1, 721.
John. ..2, 9, 42, 45, 103, 153, 160
249, 260, 276. 435, 443, 464
512, 731, 732, 750, 839, 845
Pierce, 816
Benjamin 535, 545, 554, 560
582, 586, 587, 595, 679, 687
691, 693, 695, 696, 701, 704
706, 707, 709, 711, 724, 738
John 767
Joseph 42, 256
Pike, Benjamin 65
Pilsbury, Solomon 572
Pinkham, Thomas.. 11 9, 191, 300, 356
380, 433, 618, 681, 714.
Pitman, John 497
Plumer, William. .23, 38, 40, 47, 49-52
55-57, 63, 67-71, 74-77, 80
82, 83, 89, 143-146, 152-157
162-164, 172, 173, 176, 177
181, 187-189, 204, 206, 207
209, 210, 212, 214-217, 219
224, 226-232, 234, 237, 239
240, 249, 310, 314-316, 319
321, 331, 332, 334, 337, 338
341, 343, 347-351, 354, 359
405, 408, 409, 412, 419, 421
429, 434, 436, 441, 442, 444
448-450, 452, 453, 455, 456
459, 460, 463, 464, 466, 467
469, 471, 472, 476, 480, 481
49', 503, 507, 553, 749» 821
Plumley, Alexander 112, 126, 174
210. 300, 302, 356, 360, 380
433, 483, 521, 524, 537, 538
559^ 565, 57i, 595-597-
Porter, Asa 615, 668
John. ..20, 71, 134, 218, 233, 583
599, 621, 685.
Jonathan 20
Post, Peter 520, 522, 558, 561
Powers, Abner 606, 645, 702.
Stephen 254, 267
9X4
INDEX.
Prentice, John... 2, 211, 251, 256, 264
276, 418, 512, 619, 678.
Nathaniel S 725, 736
Prescott, Benjamin. .36, 41, 47, 52, 55
57, 64, 66, 67, 70, 71, 74, 7J
79, 82, 83, 89, 92, 111, 148
152, 153, 156, 159, 162-164
167, 171-173, 178, 187-189
195, 197-201, 204, 206, 207
209, 210, 212, 214-217, 219
220, 222, 224, 226-228, 230
-232, 234, 235, 237, 239, 240
243, 244, 722, 739.
Jesse 418
Presson, William 302
Preston, William 357
Price, William 725, jt,"/
Pringell, Mary 108, 161
Thomas 127, 208
Pritchard, Jeremiah 502, 724, 740
773< 792-
Putnam, Daniel. ... 1 10, 115, 170, 178
244.
Ephraim. . 127, 208, 606, 643, 647
General 768
Quigley, John 176
Quimby, John 505
Ralston (see Roylstone), Alexan-
der ... .526, 527, 529, 617, 619
Rand, Daniel. .. .36, 41, 47, 57, 59, 62
67, 70, 71, 74, 77-79' 82, 83
89, 152, 153, 156, 162-164
167, 172, 187-189, 195, 197
198, 200, 201, 204, 206, 207
209, 214-217, 219, 220, 222
224, 227, 228, 230-232, 237
239, 240, 308, 315, 316, 330
-334, 337, 333, 342,343, 348
-35', 354, 359,409,413, 416
419, 422, 424, 428, 429, 431
434, 435, 437, 442, 443, 445
448, 450, 452, 455, 456, 459
460, 463, 464, 466, 468, 469
471-473, 476, 477, 479, 481
544, 554, 580, 582, 586, 587
595, 646, 648, 649, 651, 652
657, 676, 678, 679, 691, 693
695-697, 701, 704, 707, 709
-711.
Rand, Nehemiah
Randall, Samuel. ... 106, 114,
162, 178, 186.
Ranlet, Henry... 27, 86, 127,
303, 361, 397, 407,
570, 621, 627, 628,
701, 703.
Ranney, Thomas Stow
Rawson, Jonathan. .606, 618,
Ray, James
Read, John
Redonet, James
Reed, James
John 37^, 383, 394,
Micah
Sylvanus
Reid,
George 3, 277, 490,
819.
James. . 18, 63, 304, 363,
459* 773-
Reynolds, Daniel 492,
Rhodes, William
Richardson, Joseph
Josiah
William ..547, 554, 574,
586, 587, 595, 646,
651, 652, 657, 668,
679, 691, 693, 695-
706, 707, 710, 711.
Rindge, Daniel.. 16, 63, 116,
253, 265, 381, 435,
731-
Isaac
Robb, John
Roberts,
Richard
Robie, Ichabod
Robinson, Ephraim 129,
252, 264, 299, 353,
626, 701.
Ephraim, Jr. . .614, 630,
Jonathan
Rochambeau, Count de
Rogers, Daniel 523,
Daniel Rindge
John 129, 218,
Nathaniel. . .1, 7, 8, 1 1-1
20, 24, 26, 30, 38, 4
91 , 93, 97-102, 105,
1 15, 1 16, 118-122,
717, 729
119, 158
213, 272
476, 527
630, 686
251, 264
644, 680
718, 729
604, 640
460
.... 388
422, 470
322
722
.... 815
!5
500,
395, 447
505, 724
....838
.... 575
269, 743
580, 582
648, 649
676, 678
-697, 704
180, 250
497, 625
296, 345
.... 439
114, 178
722
..52, 65
218, 225
417, 419
668, 707
537, 594
. . . . 766
563, 672
.... 505
225, 269
3, '7, 19
1, 42, 85
109, 1 10
129, 133
INDEX.
9*5
147, I50, l8l, 186, I96, 2l8
220, 225, 24I, 249, 27O, 275
277, 28I-284, 286, 29O-292
296-300, 310, 319, 327, 337
338, 353, 367, 369-372, 374
375, 377-38o, 385, 387-390
394-396, 398, 417, 433, 444
451, 469, 487-509' 5U, 537
538, 594, 596, 611, 614, 630
634, 658, 660, 676, 698, 710
713, 75i, 754-756, 843.
Rollins, Daniel 717, 721, 728, 738
Esquire 532
IchabocL.381, 383, 435, 438, 580
John 256, 271
Rosebrook, Eleazer 520, 556, 612
648, 650, 659.
Rowell, W 772
Rowland, Rev. 543, 639, 703
Royce, Vere 1 6, 59
Roylstone (see Ralston), Alexan-
der 568, 571, 573, 675, 681
Runnels, 593
Abraham . 525, 566
Captain 362
Love 105, in, 157, 168, 244
Samuel 568
Russell, Eleazer 4, 185, 277, 513
Elijah 608, 614, 648, 668
Moore 24, 26, 77, 79, 84
Salter, Titus 27, 86, 103, 145, 154
263, 297, 379, 399, 431, 481
729.
Sanborn, Abner 383, 405, 441, 526
570, 649, 650, 656.
Abraham 253, 266
John 705
John Quimby 125, 205
Josiah 302, 357
Moses 616
Sargent, Edward 733
George 593
Winthrop 786
Savage, Richard 499
Sawyer, Jonathan 725, 737
Scribner, John 489, 498. 615, 617
675, 676.
Searle, Jonathan 250, 260
Seavey, James 580, 674
William 593
Secomb, Simmons 251, 264
Sedgwick, 815
Senter, Asa 722
Joseph 248, 259
Moses, Jr 269, 272
Sewell, Jonathan 845
Jonathan Mitchell. . .368, 370, 406
410, 845.
Stephen 845
Shannon, Richard Cutts 252, 265
Thomas 199, 336, 647, 705
Shapley, Jabez 102, 107, 151, 160
3°o, 356.
Sharpe, James B 819
Shattuck, 317
Edmund 252, 264
Shaw, Captain 762, 768, 769
Daniel 589, 593
Sheafe, Jacob 840
James 8, 14, 42, 54, 56, 146
249, 270, 275, 282-285, 288
291, 293, 296, 298, 300, 307
313-317, 321, 331, 367-370
372-375, 377, 378, 380-382
384, 385, 388-390, 395, 398
426, 433, 451, 458, 507, 511
517, 518, 521, 526-529, 532
-535, 554, 57i, 588, 604, 606
607, 609, 610, 614, 617, 618
621-627, 629, 631, 632, 708
721, 834.
Shepard, Anne 847
Cadwell 848
Chauncy 848
Elisha 847
Gardner 847
John 250, 256, 257, 261, 273
721.
Jonathan 847, 848
Jonathan, Jr 847, 848
Joshua 847, 848
Joshua, Jr 848, 851
Levi 847, 851
Love 847
Luke 847
Nathaniel 847
Oliver 36, 41, 43, 47, 57, 62
63, 65,67, 70, 71, 74,76, 79
80, 82, 83, 89, 92, 153, 156
162-164, 167, 169, 172, 180
187, 188, 195-198, 200, 201
916
INDEX.
204, 206, 207, 209. 212, 214
-217, 219, 220, 222, 224, 227
23I, 232, 234, 237, 239, 24O
308, 315, 316, 322, 329, 33I
332, 334, 337, 33%, 341-343
347-35L 354, 359, 405, 409
413, 419, 422, 434, 436, 442
443, 445, 448-450, 452, 455
45°, 459, 4°°, 4°3, 4°4> 4°°
468, 469, 471-473, 476, 477
479, 48i, 544, 554, 582, 586
5^7, 595, 677-679, 683, 691
693, 695-697, 701, 704, 707
-711, 847, 84S, 850.
Shepard, Prudence 847
Ralph 847
Roswell 847, 848, 850, 851
Simeon 847
William 847
Shephard, Amos.... 2, 7, 9. 10, 12, 13
15, 16, 22, 24, 27, 84, 97-
103, 105, 109, 1 14, 1 17, 121
122, 129, 130, 133, 218, 225
241, 248, 259, 271, 277, 317
488, 498, 507, 512, 517, 520
-523,527-529, 533, 534, 603
-607, 610, 621, 624, 625, 629
631, 632, 724, 739, 751, 754
-756, 847.
Sherburne, 405, 623
Henry n, 51
John 253, 265. 398, 458, 478
John Samuel 4, 35, 41-43
46-51, 54, 56, 63, 68, 70, 71
77, 82, 83, 88, 89, 92, 144-
146, 153, 156, 162, 170, 172
173, 176, 177, 179, 180, 187
-189, 191, 192, 197-201, 209
210, 212, 214-217, 219, 220
222, 224, 225, 263, 265, 277
388, 392, 398, 449, 462, 465
478, 5'3, 543, 549, 574, 582
586, 598, 640, 667, 678, 731
Jonathan 25, 79, 254, 267
Samuel. . .373, 380, 383, 388, 398
421, 432, 441, 451, 458, 478
672, 690.
Sarah 22, 25, 71, 79
Shores, James 77,2,
Sias, Benjamin 253, 266
Silsby, Ozias 13, 15,55,60, 116
118, 180, 190, 269, 272, 303
361, 393, 462, 526, 527, 568
571, 610, 615, 656, 669.
Silsby, Samuel 381, 390, 392, 435
453, 46i.
Simonds, James 680
Simmons, Joseph 618, 684
S 618
Sims, Mark 612, 658
Simpson, Thomas.. 106, 108, 158, 162
210, 299, 332, 353, 363, 382
388, 438, 449.
William .... 12, 52, 163, 255, 268
311, 3H-316, 322, 325, 328
33^-333, 337, 338, 341-344
347-350, 353-355, 359, 424
425, 429, 430, 432, 435, 442
444, 445, 448-453, 455» 456
460, 463, 464, 466, 469, 471
-473, 475, 477,479> 48i, 5o8
553, 596.
Sinclair, Richard 103, 104
Richard, Jr.... 104, 116, 152, 154
179, 181, 351.
Skinner, Joseph 248, 259
Sleeper, Peter 487, 496, 723, 739
Smith, --55, 56, 59, 87, 163, 166
169-17 1 , 174, 178, 186, 188
189, 196, 197, 204, 208, 215
217, 222, 226-228, 232, 243
453, 460, 668.
Cornett 591
Daniel 739
Daniel, Jr 722
Ebenezer (of Durham) . .37, 41, 43
44,47, 51, 55, 57, 64, 67, 70
71, 74-77, 80, 82, 83, 93
545, 55o, 553-555, 557, 558
562, 566, 569, 571, 574, 578
579, 582, 583, 585, 586, 588
646, 648-652, 657, 667, 668
675-680, 687, 690, 691, 693
695-697, 701, 704. 706, 708
-711.
Ebenezer (ot Meredith) 1, 2, 7
8, 12-14, 16, 18, 20, 21, 23
24, 28, 27, 40-42, 88, 97-103
106, 1 10, hi, 113, 1 14, 1 16
118. 121, 122, 125, 128, 129
131, 133, 134, 231, 241, 309
314-316, 319, 321, 322, 327
INDEX.
917
328, 332, 334, 337, 338, 341
-343, 348-351, 354, 359, 405
-409, 412, 418-420, 423-425
427, 429-431, 435, 436, 442
445-450, 452, 455, 459, 463
-465,468, 469, 471-473, 476
479-481, 5°7, 511, 5*8, 519
521-523, 525, 528, 529, 531
533, 534, 537, 545, 549, 553
556, 603-610, 613, 618, 619
621, 622, 624-632, 644, 645
702, 724, 731, 742, 751, 754
-756, 851.
Smith, Elias 723
Eliphalet 537, 594, 640
Ezra 537
Francis 247
Jabez 310, 315, 316, 329-334
337, 338, 34i, 343, 345, 347
348, 350, 351, 354, 359, 409
413, 4*9, 422, 429, 434, 436
442, 443, 448-450, 455, 456
459, 460, 463, 464, 466, 469
.471-473, 476, 479-481.
Jacob 723
James 717, 729
Jeremiah 4, 3y, 40, 41, 43-45
47, 48, 50, 51, 54, 57, 64, 68
70, 75, 77, 82, 83, 86, 92, 93
134, 136, 143, 146, 147, 151
153, 212, 217, 224, 230, 232
237, 239, 240, 242, 243, 263
265, 277, 287, 296, 297, 327
345, 399, 482, 500, 731, 750
756, 832.
John 255, 266, 720, 734
John, Jr.. 309, 315, 316, 328, 331
-334,336,337,341,343, 344
347-351, 353, 354, 359, 434
437, 442, 448, 450, 451, 455
456, 460, 545, 550, 554, 566
578-580, 582, 583, 586. 587
595, 643, 646, 648-652, 660
669, 677-679, 691, 693, 695
696, 702-704, 706, 707, 709
-711.
John, 3d 248, 258
Jonathan. 310,316, 331-333
337, 338, 34i, 342, 347-351
359, 413, 419, 422, 429, 434
442, 443, 448, 450, 455, 456
460, 463-465, 469, 471, 546
553, 582, 586, 587, 595, 646
648, 649, 651, 657, 676, 678
693, 696, 697, 701, 704, 707
710, 711.
Smith, Joseph.. 38, 115, 147, 153, 156
167, 172, 174, 179, 187-189
194, 197-201, 204, 206, 207
209, 212, 214-216, 219, 224
227, 228, 230, 232, 237, 239
240, 409, 413, 419, 421, 434
436, 441-443, 448-45°, 455
456, 459, 460, 463, 464, 468
469, 471-473, 476, 477, 479
-481, 723, 739.
Josiah 487, 496, 721
Moses.. 36, 41, 47, 48, 52, 57, 67
70, 71,74,77,79, 82, 83, 89
148, 153, 156, 164, 167, 172
187, 198, 200, 308, 315, 316
320, 331, 332, 334, 336-33%
341-343, 347-351, 353, 354
359, 429, 434, 436, 442, 443
445, 450, 452, 455, 456> 459
463, 466, 467, 469, 471, 477
479-481, 488, 496.
Nathan 109, 168
Richard 501
Robert ... 175, 609, 614, 619, 627
630, 634, 653, 663, 682, 702
712.
Robert W 523, 561, 608, 615
650, 670.
Samuel. . .286, 290, 325, 334, 382
436, 483, 723, 734, 740.
Theophilus 493, 506
Thomas 272, 299, 353
William. . .522, 524, 560, 564, 619
681, 727, 743.
Winthrop 592
Sparhawk, George 2, 276
Nathaniel 838
Spaulding, Henry 65
Joseph 143
Levi 487, 496
Sprague, Peleg 494, 508, 565, 718
732.
Stark, Archibald 374, 424, 665
Caleb 186
John 56, 122, 201, 812, 827
John, Jr.... 254, 267
918
INDEX.
Stark, Samuel 374, 424, 625, 665
693.
William 16, 59
St. Clair, General 835
Stearns, Daniel 20, 70
John 491, 503
Steele, John 620
Jonathan 4, 26, 81, 277, 513
608, 609, 620, 650, 652, 684
Sterling, 374, 424
Hugh 665, 672
Sterritt, David 493, 506
Steuben, Baron de. .761, 762, 767-770
812.
Stevens, Charles 590
Josiah 251, 264
Samuel 251, 262
Stickney, Mary Ann 628, 703
Thomas.. .614, 628, 668, 686, 702
Stiles, Jeremiah 17, 36, 41, 44, 45
47. 54> 55' 57' 60, 62-67, 7°
71, 74, 76, 79, 82, 83, 89
145, 148, 153, 154, 156, 163
164, 167, 172, 174, 177, 179
187-189, 195, 197, 198, 200
201, 204, 206, 207, 209, 210
212, 214-217, 219, 222, 224
227, 228, 230, 232, 237, 239
240, 252, 265, 308, 315, 319
325, 328, 329, 331-334, 336
337' 34L 343' 347-351' 354
355. 359' 409, 413, 4*9' 42i
422, 428, 429, 434, 436-438
442, 443, 445, 448, 450, 452
453. 455' 456' 458-46o, 463
-465, 468, 469, 471-473' 476
477, 479, 481, 524, 535, 544
549' 554. 555' 559. 560, 565
573. 587, 609, 646, 648, 649
651, 652, 654, 655, 657, 658
667.
Stilson, William 462
Stockwell, Emmons 605, 643
Stone, Abner. ...39, 41, 47, 57, 63, 64
67,69-71, 74, 77, 79, 82, 83
89, 153, 156, 162-164, 167
172, 187-189, 195, 197, 198
200, 201, 204, 206, 207, 209
210, 212, 214-217, 219, 220
222, 224, 227, 229-232, 237
239, 240, 311, 315, 316, 331
-334'337,338,342,343. 347
-351, 354, 359,409,413, 419
422, 429, 434, 437, 442, 445
448-450, 452, 455, 456, 460
463, 464, 466, 468, 469, 471
-473, 476, 477. 479. 48i, 547
554, 580, 582, 586, 587, 595
646, 648, 649, 651, 652, 657
676, 678, 679, 691, 693, 695
-697, 701, 704, 707-711.
Stone, Benjamin.... 73, 103, 104, in
150, 155, 302, 346, 347, 363
Samuel 614, 668
Storer, Clement 726, 740
Story, David 35, 722, 739
Sullivan, Abigail 807
Ebenezer.. 770-775, 785, 795~797
799, 803, 806.
George 26, 8 1
James 26, 81
John 4, 9, 14, 15, 20, 26, 44
47, 48, 57, 58, 71, 79, 81
134, 154, 233, 277, 417, 513
761, 770-773- 775. 785-790
793. 799-8o2, 804, 805, 807
-810, 812.
John, Jr 26, 81, 801-806
Mrs 795
Swain, Benjamin 737
Mary 737
Sweat, John 723
Swett, Josiah 12, 15, 43, 60, 62
Tanner, John 377, 427, 483
Tarlton, Elias 297, 345
William. . . .39, 41, 47, 52, 57, 59
60, 69-71, 74, 76, 79, 82, 89
92, 152, 153, 162, 164, 167
172, 179, 187-189, 195, 197
-201, 204, 206-209, 212, 214
-217, 219, 220, 222, 224, 227
229-232, 237, 239, 240, 311
315, 316, 331, 333, 334, 337
338, 341, 343, 347-351. 354
359, 409, 412, 420, 421, 429
431, 436, 442, 445, 448, 45°
452, 455, 456, 460, 463, 464
466, 467, 471-473, 475. 477
479-481, 547, 554, 561, 563
580, 582, 586, 587, 595, 640
648, 649, 651, 654, 657, 659
INDEX.
919
670, 675-679, 681, 686, 691
693, 695-697, 701, 702, 704
707, 709-711.
Tash, Thomas 309, 315-317, 331
-334, 337, 33%, 34*~343, 347
-351,354,359074,413,419
421, 424, 429, 431, 434-436
442, 445, 448, 450, 452, 455
456, 459, 460, 463-465, 467
469, 471-473, 476, 479-
Thomas, Jr 252, 265
Tasker, John 251, 264, 301, 309
3l5, 317, 321, 325, 329, 331
332, 334, 337, 33%, 341-343
347-351, 354, 355, 359, 379
409, 412, 421, 429, 432, 434
436, 524, 564.
Taylor, Ann 830
John 578, 619, 683, 705, 709
710, 830.
Joseph 369, 408
Nathan. . .251, 266, 722, 726, 741
Timothy 16, 36, 41, 43-45, 47
51, 57, 62,65, 74, 77,79' 8o
82-84, 89, 153, 156, 161
163, 164, 167, 179, 180, 187
188, 195, 197-201, 204, 206
207, 209, 212, 214-217, 219
222, 224, 226-228, 230, 232
237, 239, 240, 256, 271, 414
Temple, Archelaus.. .36, 41, 47, 50, 51
56-58, 62, 67, 70, 71, 75, 76
79, 80, 82, 83, 89, 92, 150
153, 156, 158, 163, 164, 167
172, 175, 187-189, 193, 195
-198, 200, 201, 204, 206, 207
209, 210, 212, 214-217, 219
221, 222, 227, 229-232, 235
237, 239, 240, 308, 315, 316
331-334, 337, 33%, 341-343
347-351, 354, 359, 409, 412
420, 421, 429, 434, 436, 437
442, 445, 448, 450, 452, 455
456, 459, 460, 463-465, 468
469, 471-473, 475, 477, 479
-481,544, 554, 575, 580, 582
586, 587, 595, 646, 648, 649
651, 652, 657, 675, 677-679
691, 695, 696, 701, 704, 706
707, 709-711.
Tenney, Jonathan 375, 423, 482
Tenney, Samuel. .,. 105, 158, 299, 352
37%, 3%3, 393, 43i, 466, 475
611, 612, 616, 623, 659, 660
675, 681, 688.
William n, 45, 77
Thayer, Ebenezer 396, 476, 479
Thing, Samuel 118, 119, 122, 191
193-
Thompson, Benjamin 607, 646
Ebenezer 116, 612, 660, 731
732, 852.
Ebenezer, Jr 26, 81, 181, 724
740.
John 122, 197, 589, 593
Thorn, Isaac 492, 505
Thornton, J. Wingate 812
Thurston, Elizabeth 387, 444
James 387, 444
John 681
Tibbetts, Ebenezer 532, 580
Robert... .310, 315, 316, 331-333
337, 34i, 343, 347-351, 354
359, 409, 413, 419, 421, 429
436, 442, 443, 450, 452, 455
456, 459, 460, 463, 464, 466
467, 469, 471, 472.
Tiffany, Gideon. ... 16, 18, 63, 66, 104
107, 157, 160, 300, 356, 383
441, 571.
Tilden, Joseph 99, 112, 147, 169
Tilton, Caleb 248, 259
Philip 722, 739
Timothy 546, 579, 582, 586
587, 595, 657, 676, 678, 691
695-697, 701, 704, 707, 709
-711.
Tirrell, William 705
Titcomb, Benjamin 594
John 734
Tolford, Joshua 354, 357, 364
Toppan, Christopher 1 , 11, 23, 35
41-44, 47, 50, 54, 56, 57, 60
71, 72,, 74, 76-78, 80, 103
104, 106, 107, 144, 148, 152
153, lS7, 159, J6o, 163, 164
171, 176, 188-190, 193, 195
197, 198, 200, 201, 204, 207
209, 210, 212, 216, 217, 222
224, 226, 229, 230, 237-240
247-275, 282-284, 286, 291
296-298, 300, 307, 316, 317
920
INDEX.
337, 33%, 367-369. 371-373
375- 377-3%°, 383, 3%7, 3^9
390, 393, 395, 398, 433, 507
511, 517, 518, 521, 522, 524
526, 528, 529, 532-534, 543
549, 550, 603, 604, 606-611
613, 615, 619, 623-629, 631
632, 742, 854.
Toppan, Edmund 854
Torr, Simon 491 , 503
Touches, Chevalier de 766
Towle, Simon 723, 739
Town, Ezra 724, 740
Gardner 726, 740
Israel 493, 506
Treadwell, Jacob 672
Trescott, see Triskett.
Tripe, Richard 1 1 1 , 173
Tripp, Benjamin 379, 432, 483
Triskett, Experience 375, 386, 424
447, 508.
Trott, John.... 373, 391, 422, 461, 462
Trumbull, Jonathan 849, 850
Turner, George 210
Thomas 798
Tuttle, Captain 592
Mary 664, 67 1
Oliver 610, 656, 671
Twitchell, Jonas 122, 197
Samuel. . .487, 496, 547, 554, 575
579, 582, 586, 587, 595, 640
646, 648, 649, 651, 652, 657
668, 676, 678, 679, 685, 691
693, 695, 696, 701, 704, 706
707, 709-711.
Twombly, 395, 474
Reuben 503
Underwood, James 112, 174, 337
Polly 847, 848
Upham, Jabez 544, 554, 555, 557
558, 563, 573-
Usher, Abijah 414
Vans, William 1 14, 328, 333, 374
378, 424, 428.
Virgil, Jacob 501
Wadleigh, Jonathan. . 15, 301 , 355, 358
378, 429.
Waldo, Nathan 254, 268
Waldron, Abraham 527, 571, 619
661, 684.
Isaac 309,316,329, 331-334
337, 33%, 341-343, 345, 347
-35o,354,359,4i9,422, 427
429, 434, 436, 441, 442, 445
448, 450, 451, 455, 456, 459
460, 463, 464, 467, 469, 471
-473,475,476,479,480, 545
553, 560, 563, 574, 579, 582
583, 586, 595, 640, 643, 648
-655, 657-659, 661, 676, 678
679, 684, 688, 689, 693, 695
-697, 700, 702-704, 706, 708
-711, 719, 724, 734, 740.
John. . .2, 7, 8, 14, 17, 22, 24, 28
40, 88, 97, 100, 102, 104, 114
1 16, 1 18, 119, 121, 124, 129
133, 218, 225, 253, 266, 270
275, 281, 285, 296, 298, 300
303, 361, 367, 371, 373-375
377, 33o, 389, 393, 395, 398
405, 407, 409, 412, 507, 511
518, 523, 528-530, 532-534
553, D03, 604, 611, 614-616
621, 629, 631, 632, 647, 659
705, 742, 751, 754-756.
Joseph.. . .177, 526, 569, 61 r, 657
Thomas Westbrook 415
Walker, Seth 773, 798
Timothy. . 120, 123, 126, 127, 197
202, 210, 21 1, 731, 858.
Wallace, James 296, 344, 375, 379
425.
Matthew 523, 563, 569
Robert. .1, 2, 7, 8, n, 12, 15, 24
27, 42, 47, 50, 57, 62, 67, 68
70, 71, 76, 79, 81, 83, 84, 86
89, 97, 98, 106, 1 10, 1 13-1 15
117, 119, 121, 133, 247-276
281, 283, 286, 288, 291, 293
296, 298, 300, 319. 330, 332
334, 337, 367-369, 373-375
377, 381, 382, 385, 387-389
393, 395, 398, 409, 487-509
511, 517, 519, 522, 523, 525
527, 528, 531, 533-535, 556
586, 603, 606-608, 611, 612
616, 618, 619, 623-626, 628
629, 632, 677, 717-721, 725
-738, 740-744, 75i-
INDEX,
921
Wallace, Weymouth 16, 62
William 37,41, 153, 172, 176
187-189, 204, 206, 209, 212
214-217, 219, 222, 224, 227
229, 230, 232, 237, 239, 240
3°9, 3I5» 3i6, 328, 331, 336
338, 341-343, 345' 347-351
354, 359, 4io, 412, 422, 425
427. 429, 434, 436, 441-443
445, 448, 450, 452. 455, 456
459, 460, 463, 464, 466, 471
-473,476,477,479,481, 487
496.
Walley, Prince 630, 706
Walton, Joseph 497
Rev. 307, 398, 480
Warner, 65
Daniel.. 17, 36, 40, 41, 45, 47, 57
59,63,64,67, 70, 71, 74, 76
78-83, 85, 88, 89, 145, 148
150, 153, 156, 157, 163, 164
167, 172, 175-178, 180, 181
186-189, 193, 195, 197-201
204, 206, 207, 210, 212-219
222, 227, 229-233, 237-240
308, 315, 316, 324, 328-334
337, 33*, 34i, 343, 347-35°
353, 354, 397, 406-409, 412
419, 421, 424, 425, 429, 434
437, 44i, 442, 445, 449, 45o
452, 453. 455, 456, 459, 460
463-465, 467,469, 471-473
475, 477, 479-481, 487, 496
722, J2>7-
Jonathan 374, 422, 440, 593
718, 732, 742.
Washington, George. .. .780, 810, 811
833, 841, 846.
Wason, James 604, 605, 640, 643
644.
John 730
Watson, Dudley 390, 393, 453, 464
R 177
S. Z 607, 647, 674
William 539, 597
Way, Daniel 719, 734
Weare, Captain 422, 470
Meshech. . 1 12, 132, 169, 218, 681
849-851.
Nathaniel 125, 205
Samuel 248
61
Webb, Azariah 723, 727
Colonel 768
Webster, David. . 14, 56, 107, 109, 160
163, 300, 356, 381, 434, 482
529. 532, 574-576, 581, 595
596, 599, 621, 622, 670, 686
688, 729.
Ebenezer. . .2, 7-9, 12, 13, 15, 19
22,24,35,41, 42, 51, 85, 97
-99, 102, 104, 107, 108, 112
-114, 117-121, 125, 130, 133
205, 241, 249, 257, 260. 273
308. 315, 316, 320, 724, 751
754-756.
Rev. 825
Stephen. 723, 739
Weeks, 574, 583. 587, 595
Benjamin 493, 508
John 548, 553, 579, 582, 586
622, 624, 646, 648, 649, 651
657, 658, 677, 678, 680, 685
689, 691, 693, 695, 696, 704
706, 707. 709-71 1.
Joshua 35, 41, 43, 47, 55, 57
58,60,63, 148, 153, 156, 159
162-164, 167, 172, 173, 178
187-189, 193, 195, 197-201
204, 206, 207, 209, 2IO, 212
214-217, 2I9, 222-224,227
229-232, 237, 239, 24O, 256
271, 307, 315, 331-334, 337
338, 341, 343, 347-351, 353
354, 359, 412, 419, 422, 429
434, 436, 442, 444, 448, 450
452, 455, 456, 459, 460, 463
464, 466, 467, 469, 471-473
476, 481, 543, 553, 561, 579
582, 586, 643, 646, 648, 649
651, 657, 658, 676, 678, 693
695-697, 704, 706, 709-711
William 247, 261
Welch, Joseph 489, 528, 569, 575
719- 733-
Wellman, James 36, 41, 47, 57-59
62, 67, 70, 71, 74, 77, 79, 80
82, 83, 86, 89, 153, 156, 162
-164, 166, 167, 172, 174, 175
187-189, 195, 197-201, 204
206. 207, 209, 212, 214-217
219, 220, 222, 227, 229-232
237, 239, 240, 544, 554, 560
922
INDEX,
577, 580, 582, 586, 595, 642
646, 648, 649, 651, 652, 657
660, 676. 678, 679, 689, 691
693, 695-697, 701, 703, 704
706, 708-71 1.
Wells, Edward 84
Stephen 723, 739
Wendall, John. .98, 102, 117, 124, 145
152, 189, 199, 208, 416, 433
440, 629, 705, 714.
John, Jr 593
Wentvvorth, 632
Benning 848
George 35, 41, 45, 47, 50, 51
57,63, 65,68, 70, 7i,74, 77
79, 80, 82, 83, 88, 89, 93
145, 153, 156, 162, 164, 167
172, 175, 176, 179, 181, 189
192, 195, 197-201, 204, 206
207, 210, 212, 214, 215, 219
222, 224, 227, 229-232, 237
J 20
John 22, 24, 74, 79, 115, 118
169, 173, 178, 380, 390, 451
626, 627, 676, 838, 848.
Jonathan 24, 78
Joshua 4, 42, 132, 218, 278
447, 513-
Mark H 672
Thomas. 1 r 1
Thomas Millet 118, 178
West, Benjamin. .. .256, 271, 565, 859
John 501
Samuel 859
Thomas 859
Wheeler, 382
Abijah 724, 740
Nathan 523, 561
Solomon 498 ,621, 679, 68 1
Wheelock, James 725, 736
Whipple, Joseph 4, 103, 106, 131
154, 158, 228, 277, 297, 322
345, 417, 435, 482, 513.
Oliver. . . .251, 256, 264, 491, 503
Rufus 493, 506, 720, 734
Whitcomb, Benjamin. .. .531, 538, 578
Elisha..36, 41, 47, 51, 55, 57-59
62, 67, 68, 70, 71, 74. 77-79
82, 83, 89, 144, 146, 148
153, 156, 158, 163-165, 167
172-174, 177-179, 181, 187
-189, 195, 197, 198,
204-207, 209, 212,
219, 220, 222, 224,
230-232, 234, 237,
308, 315, 316. 324,
329, 331, 332, 334,
342, 343, 347-351 ,
406-409, 413, 418,
424, 427, 429, 431,
442, 443, 448, 450,
459, 460, 463-465,
471, 472, 475-477,
544, 554, 557, 558,
579, 582, 583, 586,
596, 639, 642, 645,
649, 651, 652, 655-
670, 677-679, 681,
695-697, 701 , 702,
709-711, 722, 742.
Whitcomb, Jonathan
Philemon
White, . .406, 580, 582,
663.
John 155, 247, 258,
Nathaniel 529, 547,
555, 56o, 573-575,
587, 595, 640, 643,
649, 651, 652, 657,
-679,685, 686, 691,
696, 703, 704, 707,
773< 798-
Phillips.... 34, 54, 55, S7
7i, 73-75- 77, So, 8
115, 147-150, 153,
160, 163, 164, 167,
176, 179, 187-191,
197-201, 204, 2 10,
328, 491, 503, 507,
520, 546, 552-557,
57', 577, 578, 5S5.
639, 643-646, 648,
652, 654, 655, 657,
668, 675, 577, 678,
691, 693, 695-697,
-/07, 709, 710, 717-
726, 728-738, 74o,
Rev.
William 490,
Whiting, Leonard
Lieutenant
Whittle, William
200, 201
214-217
227, 228
239, 240
325, 328
337, 338
354, 359
419, 422
434, 437
454-456
468, 469
479, 48i
560, 569
587, 595
646, 648
657, 663
691, 693
704, 707
••25, 79
.... 722
645, 653
719, 734
549, 554
582, 586
646, 648
659, 677
693, 695
709, 71 1
, 63, 67-
2, 83, 89
155-158
172, 173
193, 195
270, 317
511, 51S
559, 566
586, 595
649, 651
663, 667
680, 685
700, 703
•721,725
74i, 744
. . . . 836
499, 723
.60, 3S3
768
720, 734
INDEX,
923
Wier, Robert 382, 385, 437, 443
447, 525, 565.
Wiggm, Andrew.... 493, 508, 537, 594
721, 740.
Benjamin 717, 729
Jonathan.. 308, 315, 316, 331-334
337, 33%, 341-343- 347-351
354, 359, 409, 413, 419, 421
422, 429, 434, 436, 441, 442
444, 448, 450, 455, 456, 459
460, 463, 464, 466, 47 J-473
475, 477, 479, 481, 532, 537
544, 553, 559, 579' 5^2, 586
594, 595, 646, 648, 649, 651
652, 657, 676, 678, 679, 691
693, 695, 696, 704, 706, 709
-711.
Simon 247, 258
Wilcox, Jesse . . 722, 739
Uriah 544, 554, 580, 582, 586
587, 595, 646, 648, 649, 651
652, 657, 676, 678, 679, 693
695-697, 701, 704, 706, 708
-711.
Wilkins, John 533, 535, 584, 588
651.
Robert 770, 773, 792-794
Robert Bradford 218
Samuel. . .251, 256, 262, 271, 721
Willard, Abel 860
John 723, 739
Josiah 105, 106, 122, 157, 159
197.
Willey, Allen 720, 736
Williams, Benjamin 724
Jonathan 529, 533, 574, 577
584.
Wilson, David 724
Joshua 122, 198
Wingate, Aaron. .. .489, 499, 545, 553
554, 561, 575, 579, 582, 586
595, 646, 648, 649, 651, 657
658, 675, 676, 678, 679, 688
691, 693, 695, 696, 700, 704
706. 708-71 1.
John 724, 854
Joshua 129, 218, 225, 251, 262
288, 303, 329, 361.
Wingate, Moses 721
Paine 3, 277, 731, 732
Winslow, John 817
Wood, Aaron 628
Amos 628, 704, 708, 714
Eliphalet 490
Enoch 726, 740
John 488, 490, 500, 723, 739
Woodman, Archelaus 657
Woodward, Beza. . .604, 616, 642, 670
675.
Bezaleel 375, 425, 622, 687
Colonel 823
Ithamar 528, 530, 655
James 99, 147, 492, 505, 530
575, 720, 735.
Moses 726, 740
Woolley, Jonathan 15, 58
Works, Robert 355
Samuel 488, 498, 722, 739
Wright, Ebenezer 253, 267
York, Elijah 592
Young, Aaron 726
John 62, 118, 123, 311, 315
322, 324, 325, 329, 331-334
336-338, 341-343, 347-349
368, 369, 377, 385, 406-409
412, 420, 421, 425, 428-430
433-436, 441, 442, 445, 448
450, 452, 455, 456, 460, 462
-464, 466, 468, 469, 471-473
475, 477, 48o, 48i, 523, 53i
561, 577, 588, 603-605, 632
639, 640, 642, 687, 708, 712
724, 740.
Joshua 723, 739
Samuel.. 39, 41-43, 47, 52, 55~57
62.63,67, 71, 73,74,77, 79
-83, 85, 88, 89, 144, 145, 150
153, i56, J57, 162-164, 167
168, 170, 172, 177, 178, 187
-189, 194, 195, 197-201, 204
206-209, 212, 214-217, 219
222-225, 227, 228, 230-232
237-240, 536, 577, 588, 639
687.
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