E. Haskell Esq. recd by Mr Boyer Sept 17 1788― Bounties /e £115683,, 12,, 8 E. Haskell Esq. Recd May 3d P. M Boston Sep 22d 1787 - Royal Flint Esq — June 3d 1784 Commissioners for Settling Accts vs United States E. Haskell Sept 3d 1788 Joseph Gilman Esq Auditor of Accounts public Services New Hampshire &c Letter from Col° Langdon of the 28th of July 1777 Letter from J. Howell N York Letter from Col° Jn° Langdon - 1777 Ap1 29th about flints— Flints & Lead of John Langdon 1777 Col Langdons Letter Jany 17th 1777 Lead & flints [8-80] [Joseph Cilley Declines a Commission.] Nottingham febr 20th 1793. Sir. I have Information by the Secretary that I am appointed to Command one of the Divisions of Militia for which appointment I Returne Your Honour and the Honourable Counsel My Sincere thanks &c But for Reasons which I Do not Choose at Present to mention I must decline Excepting the appointment I am Sr with Due Respect Your Excellency Most obedent and verrey Humb1 Sarv Jos Cilley [8-81] [Letter from Secretary of War Knox.] War Department 23d May 1793 Sir/ I am directed by the President of the United States to address your Excellency on the following subject. A Case has lately occured in this vicinity which required the interposition of the general Government, and as similar cases may arise in other places, it is necessary that some uniform, adequate and prompt remedy should be provided and operate throughout the United States An armed Vessel of one of the powers engaged in the present war captured a Ship of another, lying the Bay of Delaware and consequently under the protection of the United States. Both duty and honor required that the Government should cause the captured Vessel to be restored, which the Minister residing here of the power whose Vessel commited the oppression, has very readily undertaken to have done — But as this remedy may not be adapted to any case and especially to distant ones, some other is to be resorted to of more universal application The capture of Vessels being generally the consequence of an attack or combat, and that by an armed and foreign force is in its nature, if committed within our territory, a military aggression and to be repressed by the military force of the Nation The standing power of the Union is its Militia, and this is everywhere at hand to meet every violation of the National protection To your Excellency therefore as the head of the Militia of the State. of New Hampshire the president of the United States confides the charge of interposing in all cases of hostility between the belligerent parties within the protection of your State; desiring that you would be pleased with the aid of your Militia, to detain the parties first aggressing, until you could communicate the case to the President, with the evidence in writing which may establish the facts for his ultimate decision thereon. This you may be assured of receiving with all the dispatch circumstances may admit I have the honor to be with great Respect His Excellency Your Excellency's Most Obed hum Servant The Governor of the State of New Hampshire secy of War [8-82] [Petition of Samuel Morey, 1793.] To the Honble the Senate, and the Honble the House of Representatives in General Court conven'd: the undersigned, begs leave to request, that you would Grant unto him, and such Persons, as have or may with him associate, for that purpose, and to his and their Heirs and Assigns forever, the exclusive Privilege of opening a Communication by Water, and Locks and Canals, between the Waters of the River Piscataqua, and those of Winnepossoke Lake, in the most direct way, combining shortness of distance with prefference and convenience of situation, and to be continued from thence, into, and through the Waters of Squam Lake, in like manner - Your Petitioner sensible of the magnitude of the undertaking, very desirous to promote, and not willing in any manner to retard it; is willing, that in passing the Act, Granting the same, it shall be conditional, that if on examining the premises at the end of two Years, by a Committee from the Legislature, it shall not be found to be in a likely way to be compleated, it shall then revert back to the State, to be Granted to others, or otherwise, as you in your Wisdom may think best, and your Petitioner as in duty bound will ever pray Samuel Morey for himself and Associates. Concord June 12th 1793 [8-83] [Petition for More Courts, 1793.] To his Excellency the Governor the Honourable the Senate and the Honourable the House of Representatives of the State of Newhampshire in General Court Convened at Concord on the first wednesday of June Anno Domini 1793 - the petition of us the Subscribers Inhabitants of the County of Cheshire in Said State humbly sheweth — that the inhabitants of Said County of Cheshire labor under many inconveniences by reason of the present arrangement of the Judicial Courts that the Superior Court which is by law held at Charleston on the third Tuesday of may by reason of the limited time cannot by any means complete the business Necessary to be done at Said Court which we concieve might be remedied by having that term altered to the next week after may term in the County of Grafton and we also concieve that such an alteration would be agreeable to the Justices of Said Court-also many inconveniences arise from the present arangement of the Courts of Common-pleas in Said County the sitting of Said Court at Keene on the third Tuesday of march commonly brings it to the most uncomfortable time for travelling - and the sitting of Said Court at Keene on the third Tuesday of June of Course according to our Constitution comes when the General Court is in Session and is a great inconvenience to many members who has often business and would wish to attend Said court of commonpleas Wherefore your petitioners pray that the Sitting of the Superiour court of Judicature which is by law to be holden at Charleston on the third Tuesday of may annually — and that the Sitting of the inferiour Court of Commonpleas may be holden on the fourth Tuesday of each month annually in which they are now by law established to be holden in Said County and your petitioners as in duty bound will [8-84] State of [Memorial of Jabes Parsons and Others.] To the Honorable the Senate and House of New Hampshire ( Representatives of said State In Gen" Court convened at Exeter the 25th Day of December 1793 The Petition and Memorial of Jabez Parsons for himself and others Humbly Sheweth That by reason of the wrong location, alterations, and extention, of the grants, of the Townships, of Lancaster, Stoningtown, and Woodbury, in the upper Cohos - The principle part of the lands, granted to the Proprietors, of the Townships of Preston, and Dryden, were taken up, and covered by the Alterations, and extention, of the aforesaid grants, before a reasonable, or legal time was given said Proprietors, for making settlement — And although they were at the expence of sending a Committee, from the State of New York, for the purpose of locateing and loting, thier said Townships, they were prevented, by the embarrased, and confused situation, of said grants And that by these means, the Inhabitants, and owners of the lands in that part of the State, have been, and now are, prevented, from prosecuting to effect, their respective Settlements-That the Inhabitants, and Proprietors, of the first mentioned grants, have at great expence, and under innumerable difficulties, and hardships, commenced, and carried on a settlement, in that remote part of the State, far advanced into the wilderness At a time when those Lands were considered, of little or no value, And the chief object of Government was then, to encourage and cause settlement to be made in the interior part of the State, and for which purpose, and to accommodate, the said Proprietors to pursue thier settlements, the above mentioned alterations were made At a time, when great inaccuracies were commited in the business, as no survey of the River was then made, on which the said Townships were bounded, which inaccuracies, cannot now be rectified, so as to have the boundary lines, comport with the respective Charters - And although those difficulties have, on account of the situation poverty or inattention of the Inhabitants and owners, Seemed for a long time to slumber - still they exist - That your Petitioners about three Years since, Made a large purchase in the Township of Preston, and of the principle part of the Township of Dryden that the persons of whom we purchased, were possess'd of fair grants or Charters of said Townships, and of Deeds from the original grantees of the same - And from the recommendations given of the lands, by persons, on whose information we could depend, purchased with an entire view, of making settlement thereon. Not being acquainted with the Mode, which had been practiced, of granting, altering, and regranting, of land in the State, or of the situation, in which those grants, have for a long time, been suffered to remain, And did not apprehend, the difficulties, that we have since realized, and are now realizing, being frustrated in our views, and designs, of establishing respectable and commodious Settlements, under the protection, of a Government, where all the privileges, of well founded societies, would be secure and permanent - To accomplish which objects we have removed from great distances, and have been at much trouble, and expence, in making Roads, loting, clearing, and cultivating the lands, in building Mills, and puting the Towns in a condition for Settlement, and in geting on a number of Setlers, in all which we have done more since our residence there, than had been done in twenty years before- Although we have been under the embarrassment, of interfereing with the grants, made to the Proprietors, of the Townships, of Cockburne, Colebrook, and Stuart, which has discour aged, many adventurers, from making settlement. Still as those Grants, were of a later date than ours, we felt safe, in pursuing our settlements, untill the last season, when the owners of the last mentioned Townships, came forward; with an intention, of commencing Suits against us; as being tresspassers, upon thier lands; and Stated, that we were not on the lands, granted under the Preston, and Dryden Charters but that the alterations and extention, of the grants aforesaid (which were done & made after the date of thier Charters) covered the lands, granted under our said Charters - And after considering the ill consequences, that would attend a settlement, by a Law desicion, came to an agreement, not to have any Suits commenced, untill we could have an opportunity, to satisfy our Selves, respecting the situation, of the different grants; or of devising some other method, to bring to a Settlement, those disputes; which if carried to thier full extent; would envolve the Inhabitants, and Proprietors, of all the above mentioned Towns, and many others, for the extent, of fifty miles, on the River; in one general Calamaty; and |