Halifax, & belonging to this & the neighbouring States, therefore humbly begs sufferance to go in sd Vessell-the peculiar Situation of my Wife would render our longer tarry Here truly miserable - Your Peti' therefore begs your Honours will Indulge him in the above request, and as in duty bound will ever Pray Portsmouth Dec 8, 1777 [6-89] Thomas Casey [Petition of James Richardson of Dover, 1778.] To the Honb' the Committee of Safety for the State of New Hampshire, Sitting at Exeter The Petition of James Richardson of Dover in the County of Strafford and State afores - Esq'- Humbly Shews That at the Superior Court held at Said Dover in November Last by Adjournment your Petitioner was Sentenced to Suffer Four Months Imprisonment, and to pay a Fine of Three Hundred and Fifty Pounds, Lawful Money for the Use of this State, and to pay costs of prosecution and Stand committed untill Sentence of Said Court should be Complyed with – That the Term of Four Months above mentioned is elapsed, and he is now held for the Fine and Costs only and that every Attempt to Collect a part of his Debts, Sufficient to Defray Said Fine and Costs has hitherto proved fruitless whereby your Petitioner is greatly Disappointed and much mortified, he having been at considerable Expence in Employing persons for that purpose That he has the best Encouragement could he attend the Business in Person of getting a Sum Sufficient for the above purpose, having Dealt Largely with Persons in the Western parts of this State, who are unwilling to advance Money before the Accompts between him and them be adjusted and as your Petitioner conceives that the State would be Benifited by Said Sum being soon paid, he therefore prays your Honours, to Release him from his Confinement for Such a Term as you Shall think proper to Enable him to Satisfy the Judgment of Said Court your Petitioner being Ready to give such Caution as your Honours Deem fit for the Payment of Said Fine and Costs or in Default thereof for his Return to Prison at the end of Said Term And as in Duty bound he will ever pray &c Dover March 18th 1778 44 James Richardson [6-90] [Business Letter to Joshua Wentworth.] Joshua Wentworth Esq' Boston April 2d 1778 Sir Mr Edmund Roberts leaving with us two Barrels Green Tea to be disposed off at eight Dollars a Bottle - we have tryed all in our power but cannot obtain it - Teas being very plenty here at present if we could not procure 8 Dollars a Bottle - Mr Roberts desired us to ship the same to you at portsmouth as Vessells from your place may Arrive here & go away again without our knownig it -shall therefore be glad you would give an Order to some Coaster coming this way & we will deliver the same We are Sir Yr, most hume Servts Bowdoin & Read [6-91] [Petition from Town of Westmoreland, 1778.] To the Honourable Counsel and General Assembly for the State of New Hampshire The Petition of the Town of Westmorland humbly sheweth that the Select Men of the Town of Westmorland aforesaid for the Year Anno Domini 1775 did not by Reason of the unsettled state of Government give to the Constable of said Westmorland a Good and Legal Warrant to Collect and gather the Rates or Taxes that Ware Committed to him to Collect and some of the Inhabitace of said Town Refuseing or Neglecting to pay their taxes: by which means the Towns Debts are not wholly paid and Discharged which is a Damage to the Town. the Town therefore pray that the Honourable Court would make an Act or Law to Authorize the Town to impower some Person to Collect the rates or taxes of those Inhabitance who have and Still do neglect or Refuse to pay them or otheways act thereon as the Honourable Court in their Wisdom shall think properWestmorland May 16: 1778 Joseph Burt Select Ephraim Stone Men in Behalf of Westmorland [6-92] [Petition for Liberty to Choose a Minister.] To the Honorable the Councell & House of Representatives of the State of New-Hampshire in General Assembly convened at Exeter, your Petitioners humbly shew &c Whereas we the subscribers, have for many Years past, been Parishioners under the late Revd David McGregor by Virtue of an Agreement between the first & second Parishes of Londonderry, which was afterwards enacted into a Law, as may more fully appear -We your Petitioners, humbly pray that the benefit of sd Act, may yet extend to us so long as the present Minister of the first Parish survives; as he never was our Choice, we cannot accept of him as our Minister for several Reasons; therefore we pray that Liberty may be granted us to hire a Gospel - Minister equal to our proportion of Tax; from time to time, as may best suit your Petitioners, or otherwise go where we can be most edify'd, and pay there, till circumstances alter, and Your Petitioners humbly conceive that the present is not a convenient time for establishing Parish Lines - We submit the Matter to your Honors, and as in duty bound shall ever prayLondonderry May 19th 1778. Jonathan Gillmor [6-03] John mckeen Juner [Another exactly like the foregoing and signed by the following:—] James Dinsmoor James MacKeen David MacKeen John Hunter James Adams Jun' James Clark Jonathan Wallace Wm MacMurphy William Miltimor Margret Nesmith Benjamen Nesmith [6-94] [Minutes of Council, 1778.] Minutes of Council May 20th 1778 not members enough to make a Quorum Thursday May 21st not Members Enough to make a Quorum Friday May 22d 1778 Vote for the Board of War to recieve £15000 to be Accounted for bro't up read & Cond-order ma out — Vote on the petition of Moses Hills who prays for a Divorce from his Wife that he be heard thereon the 2d Wednes3 of next session bro't up read & Cond Vote to hear the Petition of Jn° Gage on the first Friday of next session bro't up read & concurd Vote for a Come to consid' of the petition of Reuben Welman bro't up read and Cond & Mr King & Mr Wentworth added Vote for a Come to consider of the petition of Dan1 pierce bro't up read & Cond & Mr Walker & Mr Blanchard Added Vote for a Comme to consid' of Jn° Robbe's Acct bro't up read & Concur'd & Mr Wentworth & Mr Blanchd Added Vote for a Come to consid' of Damage done houses used as Barracks at New Castle & bro't up read and Cond & Mr King Added Vote for the Board of War to load Waggons back from the army with Flour bro't up rd and Concur❜d Vote on the petition of Rachel French & Enoch Noyes giving leave to them bring in a Bill bro't up read & Cond Vote to pay the Roll of Capt Dan1 Shattuck amounting to £49-5 -9 bro't up rd & Cond order made out Vote to pay the Acct of Anne Runnels amounting to £14-6bro't up rd & Cond ord' made out Vote appointing Noah Emery Jn' Commissary to the State br1 up rd & Cond Vote directing Amos Dakin to pay into the Treaser 38 Dollars for Rent of Sam' Tarbells Estate in Mason bro't up read & Cond Vote for Maj' Gains and Capt Blunt to take care of Masts belonging to the State bro't up rd & Cond Vote for a Committee to settle with Capt Janverin for the Income of his Island used by the State bro't up rd & cond Vote adding Jona M Sewall to ye Committe to prepare a Bill for Confiscating Tories Estates bro't up rd & Cond Vote for a Come to draw a Bill to confiscate estates bro't up rd and Cond & Mr Thomson & Mr pickering Added Vote for the Chief Justice of the Sup' Court to receive out of the Treas £60- the puisne Judge £50 Each & the Clerk £60 to be Severally Accd for bro't up read & Concurd & orders Made out for the whole Saturday May 23d 1778— Vote appointing a Com. to consider of the petition of Londonderry bro't up read and Concur'd Vote to pay the Roll of Capt Levi Durant Amounting to £31,, 16-8. bro't up read and Concur'd & order made out Vote to hear the Petition of Barton pollard on 2d Thursday of next Session bro't up rd & Cond Vote to hear the Petition of James Bell on the 2d Wednesday of next session bro't up rd & concd. Vote appointing a Come of Safety bro't up rd & Cond. Vote for pay of the 2 houses bro't up rd & Cond. Vote to pay Jerem1 Dow £3-5 for a Journey to Merrimac bro't up read and Cond-order made out Vote to pay the Acc' of Sam" Snell for taking care of a Sick soldier Amounting to £19-4- bro't up rd & Cond order made out — Vote determining that one John Robbe a Soldier wounded at Benning" was intitd to pay and for a Grant of £30 to be made him includs what he has rd bro't up rd & Cond-order made out Vote to pay the Balance of the Acct of Mr John Smith for assisting in drawing out the Continental Acct amounting to £59,, 14-0 bro't up rd and Cond order made out Vote for Noah Emery Esq' to recieve out of the Treas £20 to be accounted for bro't up rd and Cond. order made out Vote to pay the Acct of Minos Daniels door keeper of the Assembly £2-0-0 bro't up read and Cond-order made out Vote directing John Parker Esq' Sheriff of the County of Rockm to deliver the Estate of Col Stephen Holland to the care & possession of the Selectmen of Londonderry An Act to Repeal an Act for prohibiting Vendues read three Times & voted that the same be Enacted — An Act in Addition to the several Acts for Establish An Equitable Method of Making Rates of Taxes read three times & Voted that the Same be Enacted Vote appointing John Taylor Gilman Receiv' of Taxes & bro't up rd & Cond Vote determining that Liet Dan McMurphy of Capt Elliots Compay Col' Hobarts Regt in G Starks Brige who was wounded in the Battle of Benning" comes clearly under the Resolve of Congress & to recieve pay bro't up read and cond |