House of representatives for Sd Province in General Assembly Convened Humbly Shews

The Memorial of Theodore Atkinson That A Slave of his as a Voluntier was in the first Embarkation agst Louisbourg as a Soldier in Capt Masons Company whose name in the Muster roll is John Gloster - That When the Sa Slave Enlisted your Petitioner Purchased A Gun at the Price of Twelve pounds old Ten' for Sd Gloster which he carryd with him and at the Attack of the Island battry his Sd Gun was Shot to peices with a Cannon ball that your Petitioner nor the the Sa Slave had any other gun given in the room thereof as was the case with many nor any allowence therefor wherefore he Prays the Consideration of this Honble Court in Premises

In Council July 10th 1746

Theodore Atkinson

read & ordred to be Sent Down to the House of Representa Theod' Atkinson Sery

Allowed £3:0:0

[4-11]

[Louisbourg Soldiers' Petition for an Allowance for Rations not Received, July, 1746.]

To His Excellency Benning Wentworth Esqr Capt General & Commander in Chief the Honble His Majestys Coun1 & Representatives for the Province of New Hampshire in General Assembly Convened July 1746

The Humble Petition of Sundry Persons Soldiers in the Late Expedition against Louisbourg Shews

That the Great Labours & fatigues which your Petitioners (with others in the said Expedition) Endured are so well known that they would not Spend time here to Enumerate them But their Sufferings for want of the necessaries & Comforts of Life have not been so much Spoken of —

That your Petitioners have kept an Account of the Days they had not their allowance which was Intended for them & the kind or Quality of what was wanting an Account of which is hereunto Annexed and as Your Petitioners have done Penance for want of what this Honble Court designd they should have & which they Expected to have had

Your Petitioners Humbly Pray that they may have a Suitable Consideration not only according to the value of those Deficiencies but Some Reasonable Compensation for their Sufferings for want thereof & which they think they have a just Claim to as Smart money - Or that they may be Considered in Such way & manner as in Your Great Wisdom & Goodness you shall think fit & Reasonable & Your Petitioners as in Duty Bound Shall ever Pray &c

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read & ordred to be Sent Down to ye Honble House

Theodore Atkinson Sey

[See next document. - ED.]

[4-12]

[List of Rations not Received.]

The Names of Sundry of the Soldiers in the Late Expedition against Louisbourg with the Number of Days of their Back allow

But 5 Gallons of Molasses for Six men for the whole time & no

Butter nor Suguar

[4-13] [William Prescott's Petition. Louisbourg Soldier.]

To His Excellency Benning Wentworth Esq' Govornour and Commander in Chief in and over his Majesties Province of Newhampshire in New England and to His Majesties Council for Said Province & House of Representatives now Convened in General Assembly

William Prescot humbly Sheweth

That he Inlisted into his Majesties under Capt John Light and with him proceeded to Louisbourgh, and after Some time there was Seiz'd with the Severe Fevor that reigned at ye Place and after the Height of the Fevour abated, The Humor fell into his Leggs aud feet in Severe fevors Sores. that turnd to Mortification, whereby your Petitioner hath lost his Right Legg and two of his Toes of the Left foot whereby he is rendered incapable of Labouring for his Living Your Petitioner humbly Prays yor Excellency & the Honble Court to Commisserat his Circumstances and allow him Some Pension as your Exclly and the Honble Court in yor Wisdom Shall See meet So prays your humble Petitioner

July 29 1746

his

William Prescot

Mark

In Council July 29th 1746 read & ord to be Sent down to ye Honble House Theodore Atkinson Sey

allowed £30. o. o for loss of his leg &c in full & no future allow

ance.

[4-14]

[Petition relative to Nathaniel Lamson, of Exeter, Louisbourg soldier. ED.]

[4-15]

[Petition of John Griffith, Jr., Louisbourg.]

To His Excellency Benning Wentworth Esq' Governour and commander in Chief in and over his Majties Province of New Hampshire to the honble his Majests Council for Said province and house of Representatives now Convened in Generall Assembly —

John Griffeth Jun' humbly Sheweth

That your petitioner Served as Clerk in his Majestys Service at the Reduction of Louisbourg in Capt Joseph Sherburns Company-and

after Reducing the Said place your petitioner Endeavourd for a Discharge but could not obtain it but had leave of the commanding officers there to come home to Transact some Affairs Relating to the company and to procure and bring Down Necessaries for them which as Soon as your petitioner had Done and Procured he Return'd to his Duty at Louisbourg again.

Yet So it is your Petitioner is given to Understand that he is Struck out of the Muster Roll from the time he first came home altho he Did his duty In every respect as Sent: and return'd again as he was Oblidged —

Your Petitioner humbly Prays your Excelly And the honble Court that he may be allow'd his full wages being allways in his Duty the whole time. And your petitioner as in Duty bound Shall Ever pray &c John Griffeth jr

July 30th 1746

In Council July 30th 1746 read & ordred to be Sent down to the Honble House Theodore Atkinson Sery

Dismissd: D Peirce Clk

[4-16]

[Petition of Samuel Blake, of Kensington, whose son Samuel, a minor, was in the Louisbourg expedition. He stated that his son was taken sick, and that he hired a man to take his place. He wanted an allowance, and presented affidavits of "Mary Lilly & Hannah Clough," who nursed him. He was allowed £2. 10. o. ED.]

[4-17]

[Petition of Deborah, Widow of Nicholas Dunn, of Portsmouth, Killed at Louisbourg.]

To His Excellency Benning Wentworth Esq' Governor & Commander in Cheif in & Over His Majestys Province of New Hampshire. To the Honble His Majestys Council for Said Province & the Honble House of Representatives in General Assembly Conveened July ye 31t 1746

Humbly Shews Deborah Dunn widow Relict of Nicholas Dunn late of Portsmouth in Said Province Carpenter, that the Said Nicholas her Late husband was a Voluntier in the Expedition against Louisburgh-That he was one of the Bold Adventurers in the Attack of the Island Battery where he was killed & his Gunn, hatchet Snap