sum or sums so furnished by any towns shall be allowed out of the tax above mentioned and make return from time to time to the General Court or Committee of Safety of your proceeding in consequence of the above.

P. S. inclosed is a Vote of the General Assembly relative to raising & paying said Troops.

To Moses Dow Esq.

[P. 60.] State of

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New Hampshire) In Committee of Safety,

Exeter April 19th 1781.

SIR-You will find by the inclosed Vote of the General Assembly that two Companies are to be raised for the defence of the Western frontiers, and as it is necessary that an. Issuing Commissary be appointed for that purpose & you are from time to time to call on Moses Dow Esq. who is appointed Commissary of Purchases for Beef & flour for the Supply of said Troops and receipt for the same. And you are to deliver to each officer & soldier customary rations agreeable to said Vote. And you are to make Return of your proceedings of [to] the General Court or in their Recess to the Committee of Safety.

To Lt Jona Ring.

State of
New Hampshire

SIR

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In Comtee of Safety Exeter
April 19th 1781.

Inclosed you have the Vote of Court for raising two companies of men for the defence of the Western frontiers. We have proportioned the men in the following manner, viz to Colo Ellis's Regiment One Captain, one Lieut & forty four privates. Late Col° Bellows Regt. one Capt & twenty nine privates Col Moreys One Lieut & sixteen [P. 61.] privates, Col Chases One Lieut & twenty three privates; and Col. David Websters One Lieut & twelve privates.

We have appointed Moses Dow Esq to procure provisions and Lieut Jon" Ring as Issuing Commissary-Hope

the measures we have taken will be agreeable and doubt not you will give the necessary directions for stationing the Troops &c.

The inclosed Letters containing Votes of Court & Orders for raising men we have thought proper to send to you. Your forwarding the same will oblige the State.

Gen' Benj. Bellows.

I am &c.

P. S. Have forwarded sundry Acts & Proclamations to you. Your sending the same to the Towns they are directed to will be esteemed a favor.

SIR-Agreeable to the above Vote* of the Gen1 Assembly, I am to Recommend your punctual compliance with the Directions of the same.

Your letter of the 10th instant have received & shall give

you directions respecting the money you have on hand by Col Dearborn who expects to set out for Camp in few days. Inclosed you have a copy of a Vote of the Gen1 Court of the 6th instant by which you" see, that the men lately belonging to the Comp commanded by Majr Whitcomb, are entitled to the same gratuities &c as others of the New Hampshire. You have likewise indorsed an account of monies which have been advanced here to soldiers of the New Hampshire Line & Whitcombs men, which sums you will observe are to be by them accounted for in the same manner as the money which has been or may be paid by you to soldiers in Camp shall be accounted for.

You are hereby directed to take particular care that all officers & others belonging to any Flagg now lying in the Port or Harbour of this State or that may hereafter arrive for the purpose of bringing Prisoners or any other Purpose be confined to their respective vessels & not permitted to come on shore on any pretence whatever; And you are not [P. 63.] to suffer any person to go on Board them unless under your direction for furnishing them with necessary Provisions &c.

To Capt Ebenezer Dearing, commanding Officer of the Forts at Piscataqua Harbour.

State of

In Comtee of Safety

New Hampshire) Exeter May 4th, 1781.

SIR

Whereas a Warrant has been presented to the Commissioner of the Loan Office for this State drawn by the President of Congress & dated the 28th Feby for the sum of fifty one thousand seven hundred & twenty six Dollars in Bills of the new Emission for the purpose of paying the Troops of the New Hampshire Line, which Warrant is Indorsed in

your favor & there not being money in the Loan office to discharge the same-You are desired to call on Mr Jedidiah Jewett for such sum of money as he may have in his hands belonging to this State (after deducting such sum as may be necessary to compleat the payments to those soldiers of the N. H. line who have not received the 15 Dollars each agreeably to Directions formerly given to Mr Jewett) provided the same can be applied for the sole purpose of paying the officers & soldiers of the New Hampshire line & not otherwise. In case that can be done, you are desired to Indorse such sum as you may receive on the back of said Warrant and give Mr Jewett a receipt for the same.

To Lt Col Henry Dearborn.

[P. 64.] State of New In Comtee of Safety Exeter
Hampshire.
May 4th 1781.

SIR

You are hereby directed to pay Col Henry Dearborn what money you may have on hand belonging to this State (after deducting such sum as may be necessary for compleating the payments of 15 Dollars to those soldiers who have not received the same of you & have not received any of Mr Gilman an account of which was sent you by Capt Robinson) provided said money can be appropriated for the sole purpose of paying the officers & soldiers of the New Hampshire line of which you will be informed by Col Dearborn, and you are to see the same Indorsed on a Warrant drawn by the President of Congress on the Loan offcer of this State which warrant is now in the hands of Col Dearborn. You are likewise to take Colo Dearborn's receipt for the same.

now in

As it is necessary that a Return of all provisions this State, should be made to his Excellency the Commander in Chief-You are hereby desired to make a Return of

all provissions by you by you collected in pursuance of an Act of this State what quantity has been disposed of for the use of the Troops & where the remainder is now stored. You are likewise do make Enquiry of what quantity of Provisions is now stored at Charlestown (or any other place in this State) belonging to the United States & in whose care [P. 65.] the same now is & make Return of the same, with the return of Provisions by you collected to this Committee as speedily as possible.

You are hereby desired to Muster all such persons that have inlisted or that may be raised to serve as soldiers in Capt Dearings Company raised for the Defence of Piscataqua Harbour agreeable to a Vote of the Gen' Assembly of the 6th of April last, And you are to pass none but able bodied effective men, and to return a Roll of the Persons mustered to the Gen' Assembly or Comtee of Safety for said State.

SIR

In Comtee of Safety Exeter May 25th 1781.

Whereas Majr Gen1 Heath (in consequence of orders from his Excellency Gen' Washington) hath this day laid before the Committee a representation of the critical & dangerous situation of our army for want of supplies of meat, and that there is an absolute necessity of sending forward a number of Beef Cattle immediately

You are hereby requested to proceed immediately to the [P. 66.] several Towns in your District & earnestly request of them, that they deliver as many Beef Cattle as they can possibly procure which will be allowed out of the Beef apportioned to them by the act of the Gen' Court of the 27th of January last. You will represent to the Selectmen the absolute necessity of an immediate Supply or the Army