In the House of Representatives March the 9th 1741. The within Petition Read and Voted that the Said Vaughan be heard thereon thursday next 3-0' the Clock afternoone James Jeffry Cle1 assem In Coun1 March 11th 1741 beforenoon Read and Concurr'd Same day a: m : assented to Richd Waldron Secry In the House of Representatives March ye 12th 1741 The within Petition Read and the Petitioner heard by his Council and Voted. That Mess' James Clarkson and Hunking Wentworth be a Committee of this House to Joyne Such as the Council Shall appoint, to Inquire into the Claims and accounts of Mr Wm Vaughan on acct of what was due to his father Geo Vaughan Esq' while Liut Govorn' and also to Enquire why the former assembly did not answer the Said Geo. Vaughan Esq' in his life time and make Report of their doings to the Gen ass next Sessions of the Gen" assm [3-101] James Jeffry Cler assm [Act Granting Assistance to the Church in New Castle, 1742.] Anno Regni Regis Georgii Secundi Magnæ Britanniæ Franciæ et Hiberinæ Decimo Quinto An act for the payment of the Sum of Forty Shillings Equall to so much Proclamation money annually out of the Publick Treasury towards the support of the ministry at New Castle in the Prove of New Hamp Whereas the meeting House at New Castle in this Prove is Conveniently Situated for the Soulders belonging to his Majestys Fort William & mary to attend the Publick Worship of God at Be it therefore Enacted by his Excellency the Governour Council and Representatives in Gen" Assembly Convened and by the authority of the Same That there shall be paid annually out of the Publick Treasury of this Province the Sum of Forty Shillings in Bills of Credit Equall to Proclamation money or So much in old Tenor as Shall be Equall thereunto towards the Support of the Gospell ministry at New Castle aforesaid and that the Same Shall be paid to the Minister there for the time then being, and that the same fhall be in full of all Demands Such Minister may have on this Province for any Sum or Sums of money by Virtue of Any Act or Acts or any Para graph or Paragraphs of any Act or Acts heretofore made. And bee it further Enacted by the authority aforesaid that the payment of Said Sum shall be from the Tenth Day of January Last Past — In the House of Representatives Ma' 26th 1742 The above act Read three times & past to be Enacted And Wiggin Speaker [The minutes of the House of Representatives of that day state: "A vote past to pay 40 s Proclama mony pr annum to New Castle, But not ended." — ED.] [Governor Wentworth to Board of Trade, May 25, 1742.] [Copied from the English Archives for New Hampshire Historical Portsmouth 25th May 1742 My Lords Society.] I take this opportunity by the Wilmington Mastship to transmit to your Lordships, Mr Hazzens and Mr Bryants Survey, or plat, of the Northern boundarys of the Massachusetts, and New Hampshire, which was done at the Charge and Expence of New Hampshire only, which with Mr Mitchell's Survey of Merrimack river to Pautucket falls, (which I transmitted Via Bristoll & Capt Pain) Compleats His Majesty's order in Council, agreeable to His Royall determination. I beg leave to observe to your Lordships that, this Survey, was made entirely at the Expence of New Hampshire, notwithstanding the order was given to the Massachusetts, who have hitherto refused to pay the least obedience to the Royall order, neither have they to this day paid any regard to His Majesties order in Council, for defraying one half of the Expence of the King's Commission, and the Commissioners expence which was to be born Equally between the Massachusetts and New Hampshire, so that the whole burthen lies. on this little Province, which with the load of debt that arose from defending the Province against the claims of the Massachusetts has involved the Province so much, that the people are scarce able to Support under the Charge of it, being never Suffer'd to raise any publick money, till now, to defend themselves, but the whole expence was Supported by private Subscriptions, which now remains to be discharged I have transmitted also by this Conveyance to your Lordships five Acts passed in the last Session of the General Assembly Viz, (1) An Act, for granting to his Majesty four thousand Seven hundred and Twenty pounds. for the Supply of the Treasury. (2) An Act for granting to His Majesty two hundred and fifty pounds proclamation money towards the Support of His Majestys Governor (3) An Act to assertain the value of bills of credit Issued for the Supply of the Treasury (4) An Act to Assertain the fee of a Messuage and Tract of Land Containing Twelve Acres, heretofore Mortgaged by William Vaughan To George Walker (5.) And An Act, for Emitting £25,000 in bills of credit Equal to so much proclamation money upon loan, and granting the interest that shall arise therefrom for and towards the Support of His Majestys Government, as mentioned in said Act, The two latter are of an extraordinary nature and for that reason I have Ascented to them with a Suspending Clause till His Majestys pleasure shall be Signified thereon. The Act for Ascertaining a fee in a Messuage or tract of Land from William Vaughan to George Walker, carried so much Justice in it, and being so well known, that it passed the Assembly and the Council almost unanimously, which induced me to Assent thereto, tho', there was some doubt with me in point of Law, but in Equity it was very Clear, and Walker can have no relief for about £1600 this Currency unless he is relieved by this Act, Your Lordships will see by the proper notifications in conformity to His Majestys Instructions, and the hearing of the Case, by Council on both sides before the Assembly and the Council, that the partys Concerned had time to make a proper defence What I have to offer to your Lordships, on the Act for emitting £25,000, on loan, is, that the money is put on a more Certain footing in respect to its fluctuateing, than any former emissions, and that no merchant tradeing to this Province from Great Brittain, can in any shape be prejudiced, should it fall in value, which I don't conceive will ever be the case This Government will have comply'd with all the acts for past Emissions in December 1742, which none of the other Governments have done, The last thing I have to offer to your Lordships consideration in behalf of the Act, is, that the Province is in a naked and defenceless Condition, and Scarce make the appearance of a King's Government, being destitute of a house for the General Assembly, or for the Governor; at least £20,000, this currency will be wanting to put the fort in a defencible State, Several block houses are wanting to defend the infant Settleers and roads to and from the frontiers are absolutely necessary, for the Effecting of which it will be impossible to raise money on the poles and estates of the Inhabitants, which is the only method of raiseing publick money and tho' the people are ready and willing to grant a hansome Support to the King's Governor, yet considering the present debts of the Province, they are not able to do it. Wherefore I should hope your Lordships will be moved compasionately to consider the case of the Province in their present Situation, and give countenance to this Act, in such a manner as in Your Lordships wisdom may Seem most for His Majestie's Honour and the welfare of this Province on which its future prosperity greatly depends Agreeable to His Majesty's Instructions the Assembly have Settled on me £250, proclamation money dureing my Administration and £250, more depends on the Success of the above Act, the assembly have also made me two grants in the Treasury bill, of £500, each this currency, and £100, currency for house rent, all which with the Economy will but Just afford me a decent Support; I am hopeing when the Contests with the Massachusetts are ended and the Province Settled peaceably and quietly, The Province will be in a Condition to do more, if I can obtain the Royall leave therefore, in obedience to His Majestys Instructions I have by a Committee of His Majesty's Council taken an Account of the Stores in the Fort, and the state of the Artilery, which Your Lordships will find is not any ways Sufficient to defend the Province, or the trade and navigation thereof, more especially the mast Ships that load masts for the Royall navy are greatly exposed, by the naked and defenceless Condition the fort is in, a great part of the Guns, and all the carriages are useless, and unfit for Service, I would therefore hope His Majesty, will take the defenceless state of this Province into Consideration and grant Such Supplies of stores as in his great wisdom may be thought necessary for its defence - I have the Honour to be My Lords Your Lordships most faithfull Servant New Hampshire - Letter from Gov Wentworth transmitting 5 Acts with his observations thereon, and inclosing Plan of the Boundaries by R. Hazzen Plan of the Boundaries by W. Bryant [3-102] [Commissioners to Survey and Mark a Road from Connecticut River to Merrimack River, 1742.] Province of New Hampshire Srs You are hereby Impower'd at the most Convenient Season of the year, to Imploy four faithfull men in whom you can Confide &c. to Survey & mark out a Suitable & Convenient Road from Connecticut River beginning to the Northward of No 4 so called, allso to remark a Suitable & Convenient Situation for the Erecting a fortification on Said Connecticut River, & from said River to run due East to the River Called Merrimack, if the Land will admit of it, if it will not, then it may be varied to the Northward or to the Southward, so as to make the road more Commodious, and you are directed to make a return hereof unto the Secretarys office as Soon as you can with Conveniency. Given at Portsmouth December ye 4th 1742 To Josiah Willard Esq' & Ebenezer Hinsdell B Wentworth [Governor Wentworth to Board of Trade, December 8, 1742.] [Copied from Colonial Correspondence, Public Record Office of England.] My Lords Portsmouth December 8th 1742 I have the Honour to acknowledge the receipt of your Lordships letter to me of 27th July past, and shall punctually comply with the directions therein given, as soon as the officers of the respective offices furnish me with their Accounts. His Majestys Instructions direct that the proceedings of the General Assembly should be fairly Entered in the Council Books, and that the books lay on the Council table, for the perusall of His Majestys Council, which I directed should be done, but the Secretary declared that there was no book, or books belonging to the Council that he knew of, & that hitherto the records of Council had only been kept in loose papers, part of which were lost, & others destroyed by fire, Upon which I prevailed on the Assembly to provide a Set of books, & shall take care in future that every transaction shall be fairly enter'd from my Arrival in the Government in Conformity to the Kings Instructions |