[7-122] [Samuel Hobart's Petition, 1788.] To the Honorable the Senate, & House of Representatives for the State of New Hampshire Humbly sheweth Samuel Hobart of Exeter in said State - That in consequence of an Act made by this Honble Court at Charlestown last fall, in which the building of Slitting Mills was encouraged — That your Petitioner was induced to erect Slitting works, and accordingly has got said works allmost compleated- but finds himself in a difficult situation on account of the scarcity of Cash. He has orders on the Treasurer of said State for Monies due to him for more than Eleven years ago, some of which he was obliged to dispose of, at one half of the Original value, in order to procure Articles for said works. He begs leave to shew that the Import duties & Excise are so appropriated that it is out of the Power of the Treasurer to pay his orders in cash, & that it is impossible for him to compleat his works without cash Wherefore your Petitioner prays the Honble Court to let him have an order on some of the Excise Masters for any sum, not exceeding what the state is indebted to him, or in such other way as your Honors may think fit, so that he may be enabled to compleat his works as soon as may be, & he as in duty bound prays — Exeter Jan 31st 1788 Sam' Hobart [7-123] [Petition for a New County, 1788.] To the Honble Senate and House of Representatives in General Court Convened at Portsmouth the 5th day of February A D 1788 Humbly shews Timothy Walker of Concord in the County of Rockingham Esq' In behalf of the Inbitants of said Concord that the Inhabitants of said Concord are Subjected to considerable inconvenience, and unnecessary expence by reason of their remote Situation from the County Courts That they apprehend the like Inconvenience is felt by a Number of Towns in the Counties of Rockingham Hillsborough and Strafford which Towns formed into a New County might be sufficiently large, and the Inhabitants thereof much better accomodated than they are at present. And being fully convinced of the disposition of the Legislature, to promote to the utmost of its Power, the convenience & Happiness of the Citizens of the State he is encouraged to pray in behalf of the said Town of [7-125] Tim Walker [Letter from Treasurer J. T. Gilman to President Sullivan asking for increase of salary. He was granted £120 for salary and £110 for incidentals. - ED.] [7-126] [Petition for a Company of Horse in 12th Regiment.] State of Newhampshire To the Honourable the Senate and house of Representatives in general Court to be convened at Concord - Your petitioners the Subscribers Humbly Sheweth that where as the General Court Some time Since Saw fit in their wisdom to pass an act for Raising Several Regiments of Lighthorse which your petitioners Conceive to be of publick Utility to this State and Soon after our hearing that Said licance was granted we assembled together from the Several Companeys in Col° Rands Regt Sufficient for a compleate Company of horse and agreed to acquipt our Selves accordingly but upon the appointment of the officers it So happened that their was only one Subbaultorn officer appointed within the bounds of Said Regiment and he at a vary Remote part thereof which intirely Defeated the Intentions of Your petitioners Wherefore Your Petitioners Humbly pray that your Honours would grant leave for Raising another Companey of Horse in the Twelfth Regiment Commanded by Col° Rand in order that your Petitioners may have the pleasure of acquipting themselves for that Service and if it be consistent with Your honours pleasure please to let it be an Independant Company Under the Immediate Command. of the Brigadeer but if otherwise let it be Annexed to Col° Greenes or Colo Phelps Regement and Your petitioners as in duty bound Shall Ever Pray May ye 14th 1788 John Buckley Gorden Davis Sam1 Foster Moses Stickney Jun' Amos Darling Barachick Scot Moses Cutter [7-127] New [Petition for Protection of Fish, 1788.] State of New hampshire | To the Honble the Gen1 Court of the State Lancaster may 17th 1788 S of Newhampshire The Petition of the inhabitants of Lancaster Dartmouth Northumberland and Stratford and others inhabitants on Connecticutt River above Charlestown Humbly Sheweth, that there is a Greate Number of Parsons that Live on & Near Connecticutt River, that make it their Business In the time of the year that Salmon are going up Said River, to Set Nets or Seens acrost the River in the Neight & other times, which Stop all the Salmon, and also Put or Place in weres a Sort of Pound or Pots in the Very Perticular Places where Salmon Pass or git up the Rapids in Said River and Perticularly in the Greate falls at wallpole Called Bellows falls, where a Number of Parsons have combined together, and have Placed in their Pots or Pounds in the only Places where the Salmon Can Pass or git up Said falls, as there is But one or two Places that they Can any ways Pass; which in all provability will Stop Every Salmon, as they have almost Done it in years Past. that those Parsons among us who used to Stabb with their Spears 18 or 20 Salmon in a Neight, they Can Now Scarsely See a Salmon to Catch, and if there Cant be Some Stop to those obstructions — we that are Settling and Cultivateing through Every hardship the New lands, & at a greate Distance from the Sea Coasts, must be Deprived of what the alwise being has in his wisdom Provided for us, therefore your Petitioners - Prays that your Honours would Take it under your wise Consideration, and Pass Such act or acts that will Prevent any and all Such Stoppages of the Salmon being made in Connecticutt River through this State- and your Petitioners will Pray — [7-128] Edwds Bucknam Jonas Baker Samuel Johnson John Weeks Joseph Brackett Walter Philbrook Francis Willson [Resignation of Jeremiah Smith as captain in Colonel Green's regiment, June 12, 1788. Accepted. ED.] [7-129] [J. Gilman Transmits his Public Accounts.] Exeter October 3d 1788 Dear Sir I now send you by the Bearer Mr. Nathaniel Parker, the remainder of our public Accounts-for the Vouchers you will please to give a descriptive Receipt I should have come to Boston myself had I been well I must refer you to Mr Parker for any particulars you may be at a loss about, he has been in the Office with me a considerable time, is very intelligent, & doubt not will give you full satisfaction - Inclosed with this are two Copies of Accounts. And Copies of two Notes hand sign'd Noah Emery j' who was A D Q G & acted under Mr Hatch of Boston - On one of the Accounts I have mentioned the money advanc'd to M' Emery to enable him to forward Beef Cattle. I have not made a formal Charge of either, not being authoriz'd to do it; but suppose from the conversation that passed when you was here they will be considered as a charge against the United States - I believe you will find the Accounts explicit, no pains have been spared to make them so― hope they will meet your approbation I am with Sents of esteem, Your Obedt hum1 Servant E. Haskel Esq' Boston. J. Gilman [7-130] [Accounts of Confiscated Estates, 1789.] An account of the several sums which the trustees of the estates of the absentees from the county of Hillsborough have been credited for, in the settlement of their administration accounts, or which, they have been ordered by the judges of probate in said county, to pay into the treasury, to be laid before his excellency the president of the state of New-Hampshire, agreeably to an act passed the sixth day of February last. Nahum Baldwin esq trustee of Zacheus Cutlers estate according to the late Judge Blanchard's certificate, paid into the treasury the several sums following, to wit, Rob Fletcher esq-trustee of the estate of Edward G: Lutwytche, in his account of his administration of said estate, was allowed by the late judge Patten the following sum of £6527-8 as paid into the treasury July 9th 1781, carried out in silver m° - £213 In which account there is enclosed a copy of a receipt from the late treasurer N: Gilman esq-dated February 3d 1779 for the sum of £692-2- arising from the sale of said Lutwytche's effects Stephen Harriman trustee of the estate of William Stark esq — late of Dunbarton in said county was allowed his administration account by the late Judge Patten for a journey to Exeter to pay the ballance remaining in his hands in bills of new emission viz-5803-6 Said Harriman trustee of the estates of Jn° Stinson Jun and Sam1 Stinson both of Dunbarton was allowed by Judge Patten for a Journey to Exeter to pay the ballance remaining in his hands according to his administration account viz in bills of new emission £257-3-111 Oliver Holmes trustee of the estate of Jn° Quigley made a charge of £21-0-0 as paid into the treasury. |