allowing to each town sixty pounds for each Certificate of a Recruit by them procured & mustered and credit the Town for the same on the Extent against sa Towns.

M. WEARE Presd.

To the several Sheriffs for the sev1 Counties in sd State.

You are hereby authorized & desired to continue, until further order to muster all such able bodied effective men to fill up the Continental Army as may be offered to you by the several delinquent Towns & Places in said State & to give Certificates for the same

We are informed that you have continued to receive Beef Cattle since the expiration of the time fixed by the Gen1 Assembly which was the fifteenth day of this Instant. This is therefore to inform you that no more of said Beef can be received towards the payment of the June Tax than was received before the said fifteenth day of this Instant July.

Capt John Jennison

M. W. Presd.

Copy

Coll of Beef

County of Cheshire.

[P. 163.] State of

SIR

In Committee of Safety

New Hampshire ( Exeter July 20th 1782.

You are hereby directed to proceed as soon as may be to the Contractors for supplying the Army to make a market for about one hundred thousand weight of Beef in the best manner you can for the benefit of this State to be delivered as soon as may be.

To Mr Jedediah Jewett.

State of

In Committee of Safety New Hampshire ( Exeter July 30th 1782.

SIR

M. W.

As we are informed by the Selectmen of Gilmantown than an execution is served on them for their Deficiency of men and that their Cattle & Horses are taken into Custody & advertize for sale-That they have some prospect of procuring said Men and as the men are principally wanted, It is tho't advisable that a further time should be allowed them to procure the same. It is therefore recommended by this Committee that the said Cattle and Horses be returned to the Selectmen taking their Security that said Cattle & Horses shall be returned to the officer again within thirty day from the date hereof unless the men or money shall be procured within the same space of time.

Ebenezer Sullivan

Dept Sheriff County Strafford.

[P. 164.]

GENTLEMEN

M. WEARE Pres.

Copy.

Exeter Augst 3a, 1782.

Your favor of the 30th Ulto by Mr Balch has been laid before the Committee of Safety. They are much alarmed & greatly concern'd at the situation of your affairs & the Temper and Disposition, which by the most wicked arts is fomented & kept up among the People in your quarter and

are fully convinc'd of the necessity of some proper measures being speedily taken to enforce the Laws of the State & to convince the People how grossly they are imposed upon by crafty & designing Enemies who compass Sea & Land to make Proselites & to bring all into confusion. But to direct the particular measures that are to be taken to remedy these Evils the Committee think it is not so proper for them to prescribe, especially as the General Court is so nigh at hand. As to the Question Whether Beef shall be received at three pence per pound for the payment of the first Tax, The Committee are also of Opinion, that it does not lay with them to determine nor can it make any great difference, to have it de[P. 165.] termined before the Court meets as the Cattle will be gaining and the Court will doubtless do what shall appear to be most satisfactory & for the public Good-The Committee have no Authority to give any liberty for exchanging Cattle.

I am sorry my letter of the 20th of July to Mr Jennison has been so misunderstood as if it was designed to impeach him of Maleconduct in his office, the Committee had no such design. They were informed that sometime after the time limited by the Act for receiving Cattle for the June Tax was expired, he was still going on to receive Cattle for that Tax, which made the Committee apprehend that by some Accident he might not have received the Act or might be under some misapprehension about it, and therefore thought it necessary to inform him, that it could not be received to prevent his proceeding any further which might occasion Disputes.

I have received a Letter from Mr Jennison wherein, he [P. 166.] gives particular Information of what he had done in the matter by which it does not appear that he was receiving Cattle in the manner the Committee apprehended or in a manner any way amiss.

I am Gentin Your Hum Servt

To the Honble Benjamin Bellows and Thomas Sparhawk Esq.

M. WEARE-Presid.

Copy

SIR

Exeter August 3a 1782.

I have received your favor of the 30th Ulto by Mr Balch, am obliged to you for the particular Information of your proceedings with respect to receiving beef Cattle for the June Tax.

The Committee were informed that you were going on to receive Cattle for the June Tax for sometime after the expiration of the time limited by the Act which made them apprehend that by some accident you might not have received the Act, or were under some misapprehension about [P. 167.] it and therefore thought it necessary to give you the Information in my Letter. I am sorry it was so misunderstood as if it was designed as a Charge of Maleconduct in you; The Committee had no such design but as a caution to prevent any disputes that might arise if you should continue receiving Cattle for that Tax.

I hope you will continue exerting yourself for the Good of the State as you have hitherto done and your Conduct appears satisfactory.

I received your Letter of the 31st Ult° and laid the same. before the Committee of Safety.

The Committee of Safety are of opinion that as the mat[P. 168.] ter is now before the Superior Court* and you are under a Recognizance to appear, they are not authorized to interfere in the matter; But that your appearance will be necessary; If you shall then desire to have the matter continued, to have an opportunity to apply to the General Court for an alteration of the Place of Trial or some other

*See ante, p. 460.

mode of settling the affair it is probable it will not be denied.

I am sir your Humble Sert

M. WEARE, Presid.

Doct William Page

Copy.

State of

In Committee of Safety New Hampshire ( Exeter, Aug 17th 1782.

SIR

You are hereby desired to deliver to Mr Jedediah Jewett or his Order all or so many of the beef Cattle as have been collected by you or your Deputies and at such time & place within your District as he shall request taking his receipt for the same.

You are hereby requested to send an account of the whole of the Beef that you collected for the State the last year: Also how the same was disposed off-together with the whole of the expences for driving &c in order that a general account of the whole may be made out by the State.