In the County of Cheshire.

1780 October Term John Noyce Matther convicted of passing &c — Judgment That he pay a fine of one thousand pounds and costs of prosecution and stand committed till sentence be performed.

In the County of Strafford.

1777 May Term James Richardson convicted of passing &c Judg. ment That he pay a fine of three hundred & fifty pounds, That he be imprisoned four months and pay costs of prosecution and stand committed till sentence be performed.

Extracted from the Records by

Nath Adams Clerk

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[Petition of Lemuel Doe, of Bristol, Mass., for permission to take corn and sheep from New Hampshire to Massachusetts. - ED.]

[Commissioners Olcott and Woodward to Colonel Chase.]

[Chase Papers, p. 45.]

Philadelphia Feby 4th 1780

Sir- On our way we received no money from Plainfield and but little from Cornish we have been obliged to borrow already and must borrow considerable more - hope therefore you will use your endeavor that the money be collected for Cornish & Plainfield proportions before our return that we may then be able to discharge the pecuniary obligations we have laid ourselves under in the public cause The matter has been entered upon by Congress but we do not expect a determination untill after the Agents for the States arrive, none of which have yet come to town our coming will be in vain unless we can tarry to make thorough work of the matter in which case I doubt not it will be useful- As to an issue we cant yet guess

We are Sir your most obedient humble Servants

Cornish £180

Plainfield 180

Peter Olcott

Beza Woodward

Col° Chase

£360.

[Colonel Olcott and Mr. Woodward were chosen, at a meeting of the committees of associated towns in the northern part of New Hampshire grants, to look after their interests in the matter of disputed jurisdiction. See Vol. X. — ED.]

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Honrd Sir

[Samuel Hunt Declines a Commission.]

Charlestown Decemb' 13. 1780

Some time past I Recd by the hand of a Traveler a Commishon wherein I was appointed to the Command of the Sixteenth Rigment of this States molisha. I am Verry far from Slighting any Honour Done me by so Respectable a body as the General Coart but as I have No Tallant well a Dapted to the Military Department & by acceptance may Prevent Some worthy gentleman from the Command who will be able to fill that office to the Honour of the State & Likewise agreable to his own inclination I have inclosed the Commishon pray you to accept of my Resignation Hond Sir I am with the greatest Respect your Verry obedient & Verry Humb' Sert

to the Honble Meshck Ware President

Sama Hunt

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[Petition of Patrick McDonnell, 1780.]

To the Honorable Council and House of Representatives for the State of New Hampshire in General Assembly convened at Exeter the 20th day of Decb' A D 1780 —

The Petition of Patrick McDonnald a Native of Ireland humbly sheweth That your Petitioner in the Course of the month of Octb last, was taken on his passage from Newfoundland to Barbadoes, & brought as a Prisoner into the Port of Piscataqua. That charm'd with the Cause of American Freedom, and influenced by a desire to assist, in establishing that standard of Liberty to which he is convinced Numbers of his hapless Countrymen will in time flock for shelter. he is anxious to become a Subject of this State, to share the Blessings of American Freedom. He therefore humbly prays that your Honors would admit him to take the Oaths of Allegiance, and to become a Citizen of your happy Republick and your Petitioner as in Duty bound shall ever pray —

Patrick macDonnell

State of New

Hampshire

In house of Representatives Dec 22d 1780 Upon Reading and Considering the within Petition

Voted that the Prayer thereof be granted and that on his taking the Oath of Allegiance he be Liberated

Sent up for Concurrence

In Council the same day read & Concurred

John Langdon Speaker

E Thompson Secry

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[Proposals to ride post by Samuel Robinson, of Exeter, July 19, 1781.- ED.]

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[Report of a Committee.]

This Commited to a Committee of five

With respect to the 3d Article the committee are of opinion that it will be expedient for Congress to leave it to the option of all officers entitled to halfpay either to preserve their claim to that provision as it now stands by the several resolutions upon that subject or to accept in lieu thereof years full pay to be paid to them in one year after the conclusion of the war in Money, or place in good funded security bearing an annual Interest of six Cent:- provided that the allowance to Widows & Orphans of such officers as have died or been killed or may die or be killed in the service during the war shall remain as established by the resolution of the

With respect to the 4 & 5th Articles the Committee by leave to delay their report untill they have obtained more precise information than they now possess upon the subject.

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[Order on the treasurer for forty-nine shillings, by Ephraim Adams in favor of John Odlin, January 18, 1782. ED.]

[State Accounts to Feb. 9, 1782.]

ACCOUNT OF OBLIGATIONS FOR MONIES DUE TO THE STATE OF NEW

HAMPSHIRE.

John Clark payable to Mess's Nichs Gilman & Enoch Poor £5.8.0 for Bath & Lyman

Nich. Gilman Treas: £200..0..0 for Haverhill & Bath

Feb 9 Capt John Dennett, his Order for £30..-..- on the Committee of Safety.

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State of New

[Memorial of Nathaniel Peabody.]

Hampshire To the Honble the Council & Honble House of Representatives in General Assembly Convened at Concord March Session 1782.

The Memorial of Nath' Peabody Humbly Sheweth that on ye 30th of March 1779, your memorialist had the Hon' of being appointed a delegate for Said State to the Congress of the United States, which trust he accepted, and by direction of the General Assembly, after making the Necessary preparation for the undertaking, about ye 1st of June then Next your memorialist Set off, & made ye best of his way for Philadelphia, where he attended the business of his mission, and endeavoured faithfully to discharge the duties of his high trust with fidellity, and as he hopes in some degree to the approbation of his fellow Citizens till the month of April 1780. When your memorialist had the farther Hon" of being appointed one of a Committee from the Honble Congress, to repair to Head Quarters in order to transact Certain important matters assign'd them that near the latter end of Said month of April your memorialist, with the other members of the committee proceeded to H. Quarters where he was detaind to compleat the business of his mission, and to make a proper report thereon to Congress, till ye 12th of Nov 1780. After which your memorialist lost no time in sending forward the said report, & other public papers, with an accompt of the Said committees expenditures during Said employment; to Congress and prepare for his return to this State which by reason of your memorialists ill State of health at that time was not compleated till about the 25th of Nov" & on the 27th he Set off from Head Quarters and arrived home ye 10th day of Decr 1780 And your memorialist begs leave in this place Just to mention that during his residence at Head Quarters diverse important matters Came before the Committee, in the decision of which this. State was deeply interested.

That your memorialist expended large Sums of money &c for his Comfortable Support whilest in the employment aforesd (exclusive of his expences when on committee at H. Quarters which he relieth on ye United States for reimbursing) and hath received Considerable Sums in money &c to account for with this State

That on the alarm June ye 9th 1780, your memorialist was induced to send from Head Quarters his Chest, containing the most valuable part of his Clothing, with a variety of valuable papers among which was his account of expenditures from the time of his entering the Service of this State as afored to the time of entering on the busi