Enoch Bartlet Isaac Osgood Cornelius Mansis Moses Clements Daniel Bradley Ebenezer Davies James Carr Nathan Morss Jona Webster 4th Moses Webster [6-43] [Testimonial from Dartmouth College.] To His Excellency John Wentworth Esquire, Captain General, Governor and Commander in Chief in and over His Majesty's Province. of New Hampshire, and Vice Admiral of the same. May it please your Excellency. The President and Tutors of Dartmouth College for and in behalf of the same, sensible of the aspersions said to be contain'd in a representation before his Majesty by some evil minded Persons against your Excellency's Character and Administrations, and being informed the articles of charge there entered are represented as Facts generally known and observed in this Province. We beg leave in this manner dutifully to assure your Excellency we fully believe them groundless false and injurious, and that they are considered as such by all who have had opportunity and have been disposed impartially to view those disinterested principles which have ever influenced your Excellency's Administrations - We are assured the Inhabitants of this Province esteem themselves happy that his Majesty has been pleased to place you at the head of Affairs here, and hope for a long continuance of the same signal Favor of Heaven, as the wisdom and integrity of your Excellency's conduct has ever merited their highest Regard And in justice to your character we are bound to say, that so far as we know, tis the voice of all who have been acquainted with your Excellency's conduct, that you have ever made it an invariable rule to maintain a just balance between the prerogative of our rightful Sovereign and the liberty of these his happy Subjects, being equally attached to the interests of the one and the welfare of the other that your study has been to appoint worthy and impartial Men to public Offices of Trust and Authority — and your zeal and engagedness not only to advance the settlement of this Province, but to encourage & promote good literature in it has been conspicuous to all. We confidently trust the calumnies and machinations used against you will only serve to render your Excellency's name more conspicuous, and that the devices of those who have set themselves against you (which we consider only as a base attempt to subvert our present peace & harmony) will be utterly frustrated That the great Governor of the Universe will be pleased long to continue your Excellency in the Chair-that we may unremittedly enjoy the same happiness and peace in our public Affairs as has been conspicuous ever since your Accession thereto - and that you will continue to smile on this infant College which you have hitherto zealously promoted and encouraged, is the earnest wish and prayer of, hond Sir, Your Excellency's most obedient and most humble Servants Dartmouth College in Hanover in the Province of New Hampshire May 3d Anno Domini 1773. [6-44] [Summons to Captains Stickney and Chandler, 1773.] Provence of New Hampshr Rockingham ss To Captns Thomas Gastrekney and Abiel Chand- You are Hereby Required in his Majestyes Name To [6-45] [Judge John Pickering's opinion upon the escape of sundry prisoners from Amherst jail, May 22, 1773. — ED.] [6-46] [Minutes of "Road from New Britton to Hanover."] Minute of the New Road from New Britton to Hanover from The rode on the west side of Merrimac River a little north of Sanburns Norwesterly thro' Britton Newcheshire Alexandia & The Gore to Mr Hoits 13 Miles thro' Part of Grafton to Cardegan 4 Miles thro' Cardegan to Canaan 4 Miles to the Center of Canaan 3 Miles all a Northwesterly Course from Thence to the Governors Road North (as the Road now is 2 Miles. But as the road is from the middle of Canaan Southwesterly to the Middle of Lebanon by the River 18 Miles from thence to Dartmouth 4 Miles How the Road may be got thro' from the Middle Canaan thro' Hanover to the College in a differant place from whence the Governors road is over Moose Mountain I Cannot tell from Merrimac River to the Middle of Canaan May be Had without difficulty and be made a Good road for Carriages and is 24 Miles from Thence to the College by Lebanon is 22 miles by the Governors road I suppose is about 14 but in order to go to Haverhill at Cohorse the Rode must go from Canaan Northerly thro' Dotchester and so strike Connecticut River some where at the North Part of Lime or in Thetford which will shorten the way from Cohorse to New Britton Many Miles from where they now Travil thro' Plymouth & as well Be much better This is the state of the road as well as I can Judge from My own Knowledge & The best Information I can git from Your humble Sert Elisha Paine To Mr Hoit [6-47] [State of the Light House at the Fort, 1773.] May it please your Excellency I beg leave to Report the state of the Light house the late Act that was made for the beter Support of the Light has been, and is (as yet) Insufficient for the purpose Intended I have Allway's been, and am now, in a Considerable Advance for the Light, and its not in my power to Continue and Keep up the light any longer, unless that your Excellency will be please'd to Order me a Supply of twenty pounds for that use, Otherwis shall be under the disagreeable Necessity of leting the light House stand useless -- I am with the Greatest Respect Your Excellencys Most Obed1 Humble Servant- [6-48] [Governor John Wentworth's bill of costs at the Board of Trade, in the case Livius vs. Wentworth. - ED.] [6-49] [Statistics of the Province, 1773.] The Province of New Hampshire, by a Calculation made from the Provincial plan, as laid down by Capt Holland, the bounds of which are Ascertained as described by Patent [6-51] [Petition of Joseph Senter of Moultonborough.] To His Excelley John Wentworth Esq Captain General, Governor and Commander in Chief in and over his Majesty's Province of New Hampshire & Vice Admiral of the Same To the Honourable His Majestys Council & To the Honble House of Representatives all in General Assembly convened; The Petition of Joseph Senter of Moultonborough in the Province aforesaid Esq' unto Your Excellency & Honours humbly Shews. That your Petitioner was appointed by an Act of this Hon Court, together with Samuel Shepard & David Copp, "To lay out and mark "a Road from his Excelleys House in Wolfeborough, through that "Township, Tuftonborough, Moultonborough, New Holderness, to "Pemigewasset River at the Charge of this Province, That in Obe dience to said Act, Your Petitioner & Associates did proceed to lay out, & mark the said Road, & made a Plan & Return thereof, which was accepted by this Honb Court, of which public Notification in the prints was afterwards given for the Several Towns to clear out the same, for Passing & Repassing agreable to sd Act, But None of said Towns or their Proprietors took any Notice thereof, and the Space of Six Months & more having elapsed after said Road was marked out, His Excellency sent his Warrant under his Hand and Seal, authorizing & commanding Your Petitioner forthwith to make said Road, through Moultonborough and to make Return thereof; In Obedience to His Excellencys Command, your Petitioner proceeded upon said Business, but was so impeded & Obstructed for Want of Hands to Labour, that he could not carry it through, The People in Moultonborough being all imployed by Coll° J: Moulton, who greatly disapproved of said Road, which has since been enfenced by some Person or Persons unknown to yr Petitioner, And Your Petitioner y' has been necessitated to hire Labour from other Townships at a greater Expence, and has proceeded to work on sd Road to the Amount of Twenty Two Pounds Eleven Shillings & three Pence Lawf - Money, but as he meet with so many Difficultys, and not having it in his Power or Ability to hire necessary Hands to Accomplish his Instructions from His Excellency, Y' Petitioner humbly prays the Advisement of this Honble Court on the Premises, And to grant him the Repayment of his Advances, and such an Additional Sum out of the Province Treasury, as will enable him to enforce the said Act, against the Obstructions of any Person or Persons, who either through Interest or Influence should refuse Obedience to an Act of this Honble Court, without shewing Cause for the same; Your Petitioner humbly submits this his Petition to the Consideration of Y Excelley and Honours to grant him such Relief thereon as in your Wisdom you may think will best Conduce to Answer the Prayer thereof, And as in Duty bound Y Petitioner will ever pray Portsmo Feby 1st 1774 Province of } Joseph Senter In Council Feby 1st 1774 New Hampshire Read and ordered to be sent down to the Honble next In Council Feby 4th 1774 Read and concurd Geo: King D Sec |