Provincial and State Papers, Volume 10

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Beza Woodwards petition in behalf of people above
371
Letter from Jacob Bailey to Meshech Weare rela
377
July 13
384
Letters of Committee of SafetyWarrant to arrest
394
Letter from Timothy Ellis to the N H Committee
404
Proceedings of a meeting of persons from
411
Action on the Memorial of John Clark
417
Summons to Daniel Shattuck c
426
Warrant to apprehend John Grandy Jun
433
Mittimus for committing Col Enoch Hale to pris
439
Letter from Col Wm Haywood to Capt Phineas
443
Letter from Col Enoch Hale sheriff of the county
449
Letter from Enoch Hale in person to President
455
Joint Letter of Ira Allen and Roger Enos to Josiah
461
Dec 10
470
Letter from Wm Page in gaol at Exeter to Elisha
473
Library of N H Hist Soc
479
Jan 11 12 Letters from Col Enoch Hale relating to
480
SECTION XIII
486
Letter from Doct Wm Page to Pres Weare
493
Resolves of Congress respecting the New Hamp
498
To officer in charge of continental stores in Coös
504
May 12
511
To Capt Josiah Moulton and Col S Folsom
527
Orders to Lt Beza Howe Joseph Boynton
537
To Col Charles Johnston relating to troops
541
To Gov Jona Trumbull relating to a counterfeiter
547
Agreement with John Balch as postrider
553
Feb 2
577
tle for excise
598
Apr 10
609
Oct II
616
Note by the EditorLetter of Hon A H Cragin 622
622
Returns from Strafford County 628
628
Returns from Grafton County 634
634
575
645
Summary of returns from 37 towns in Rockingham County
651
Summary of returns from eighteen towns 13877
657
Summary of returns from thirtyfive towns 25933
670
To President Powell of Massachusetts relating
673
Summary of returns from twentyfour towns 15160
679
May 27
684
Summary of returns from twentyfour towns 8344
688
The Squamscott or Hiltons Point Patent 697700
697
sults
705
576
706
541
708
To Messrs Peabody and Folsom relating to taxes
709
taxes
713

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