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Allowed to Capt. John Prentts, sheriff of Newlondon countie, four shillings pr day for attendance upon this court eight days.

Cost allowed to John Parker, as atturney for the Queen in the case of Solomon Andrews and Joseph Mallery, is twentie four shillings cash, to be paid out of the next countrie rate, to be collected again of the said Andrews and Mallery for the countries use.

Whereas the General Assembly holden at Hartford October 13th, 1687, did give and grant to Mr. Nathaniel Stanly of Hartford aforesaid, two hundred acres of land for a farm, and the said General Assembly holden at Hartford May 13th, 1703, did order and appoint Mr. Caleb Stanly, surveyor of lands, to survey and lay out for the said Nathaniel Stanly the said 200 acres of land granted him as aforesaid, and the said Caleb Stanly, surveyor, hath exhibited in this court a plot of the said 200 acres of land by him surveyed and laid out for the said Nathan Stanly in one intire piece, lying and being on the east side of Quinabaug river, and distant from the town of Woodstock about four miles, and adjoining to farms now belonging to Mr. Samuel Andrew of Milford, Joseph Cadey and Peter Aspinall: Now therefore, this Court do allow, approve and confirm the said survey of the said 200 acres of land for the said Nathan Stanly, provided it doth not prejudice any former grant of this court; and do order that the said Nathaniel Stanly, his heirs or assigns, shall have a patent for the same [9] 200 || acres of land, qualified and executed according to the law of this colonie, for full confirmation of the same to him and them forever.

Whereas the General Assembly holden at Hartford October the 13th, 1681, did give and grant to Mr. Isaac Foster of the said town, (since decd,) 200 acres of land for a farm, and the said General Assembly holden May 13th, 1703, did order and appoint Caleb Stanly, surveyor of lands, to survey and lay out to the heirs of the said Foster the said 200 acres of land granted him as aforesaid, and the said Caleb Stanly hath now exhibited in this court a plat of the said 200 acres of land by him surveyed and laid out for Mr. Thomas Buckingham of Hartford, and Ann his wife, daughter and sole heiress of the said Isaac Foster, lying and being on the east side of Quinabaug river, in one intire piece, and distant from the town of Woodstock about six miles, and adjoyning at the northeast corner thereof to a farm laid out for John Allin, and elsewhere is bounded with the colonie land: Now therefore, this Court do allow, approve and confirm the said survey of the said 200 acres of

land for the said Thomas Buckingham, provided it doth not prejudice any former grant of this court; and do order that the said Thomas Buckingham, his heirs or assigns, shall have a patent for the same 200 acres land, qualified and executed according to the law of this colonie, for full confirmation of the same to him and them forever.

Whereas the General Assembly holden at Hartford October the 13th, 1687, did give to Giles Hamlin of Midltowne, Esq', (since decd,) 300 acres of land for a farm, and the heirs of the said Giles Hamlin have sold the said gift and grant to John Allin, dwelling on a farm nigh the town of Woodstock, and this Assembly in May last past did order and appoint Mr. Caleb Stanly, surveyor of lands, to survey and lay out the said 300 acres of land for the said Allin, at or near a place called Pattaquottuck, distant about six or seven miles from Woodstock aforesaid, (a place before pitched upon by the said Allin,) and to make return thereof to this court at this time, and the said Caleb Stanly hath now exhibited in this court a plat of the said 300 acres of land by him surveyed and laid out for the said John Allin at the place aforesaid, lying in one intire piece and adjoyning at one corner thereof to a farm laid out for Mr. Thomas Buckingham, and on every side else with the colonies land: Now therefore, this Court do allow, approve and confirm the said survey of the said 300 acres of land for the said John Allin, provided it doth not prejudice any former grant of this court; and do order that the said John Allin, his heirs or assigns, shall have a patent for the same 300 acres of land, qualified and executed according to the law of this colonie, for full confirmation of the same to him and them forever.

AT A COUNCIL HOLDEN AT HARTFORD, FEBRUARY THE 6th, 170%, AND CONTINUED TO THE END OF THE 7TH DAY OF

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Military Commission Officers present,

Major William Whiting,

Major Ebenezer Johnson,

Capt. Aaron Cook,

Capt. Cyprian Nichols,
Capt. Mathew Allin.

[10] A letter from Deputy Governour Treat to the Governour's honour, of the 1st of January last, was read in Council, and also a letter from Colonel Schuyler signifying that he was informed that the French and enemy Indians were preparing to make a descent upon the frontier towns of Newengland: also a letter from Capt. John Minor and Mr. John Sherman to the Deputy Governour, signifying their suspicion that the Pohtatuck and Owiantonuck Indians were invited to joyn with the enemy: as also the examination of the Owiantonuck and Pohtatuck Indians before his honour our Deputy Governour and other gentlemen, with divers other writings relating to that matter, with the opinion of our Deputy Governour what might be needful to be done to prevent the defection of those Indians, and to secure their fidelitie, and for the preservation of the small frontier towns.

Resolved by the Honbl the Governour and Council, in order to prevent the defection of the Pohtatuck and Owiantonuck Indians to the common enemy and to secure their fidelitie, that order be sent to Capt. John Minor and Mr. John Sherman of Woodbury with all convenient speed to remove the said Indians down to Fairfield or Stratford, or both as shall be judged most convenient. But if by reason of sickness prevailing among them they cannot at present be removed, then to take two of their principal persons and convey them to Fairfield, there to be kept safely as hostages to secure the fidelitie of those that remain at those inland places.

Resolved, for the preservation of the frontier towns of Symsbury, Waterbury, Woodbury and Danbury, that order be sent to the inhabitants of those towns to provide with all possible speed a sufficient number of well fortified houses for the saftie of themselves and families in their respective towns. The houses for fortification to be appointed by the vote of the major part of the inhabitants of each respective town assembled, if they can agree; in case of their disagreement to be appointed. by the commission officers of the town.

Resolved, that the inhabitants of Waterbury fortifie three houses sufficiently for their saftie; and for their incouragement to go forward with the work of fortification, the Governour and Council (in consideration of the great losses they have sustained by extraordinary floods,) will improve their interest in the General Assembly at the next sessions that the charges

of their fortifications shall be allowed them out of their countrie rates.

Resolved, that the inhabitants of Woodbury, Waterbury and Danbury, do every of them maintain a good scout out every day from their respective towns, of two faithfull and trusty men to observe the motions of the enemy. The scouts in Woodbury and Waterbury to be appointed and directed by the commission officers in each town. The scouts in Symsbury to be appointed and directed by the major of the countie. The charges of the several scouts to be borne by the countrie as by law is provided.

Resolved, that a letter be drawn up in answer to the letters received from Colonel Schuyler and the gentlemen at Albanie. A letter drawn up in answer to those letters was read and approved in Council.

Ordered by the Governour and Council, that Serjt Jonath. Williams, Gershom Sexton, Abraham Cornwell, Timothie Phelps, and Charles Coots, that went up to the Great Falls in October last upon publick service, shall be allowed eight shillings apiece more then what is allowed them in the debenture given them by Capt. Mathew Allin. And that Jonath. Arnold who went up to Cooss upon the said service shall be allowed out of the publick treasurie fiftie shillings more then what is allowed him in his former debenture for his service in October last. And that Major Ebenezer Johnson, for the travel of himself and his son to Albanie upon publick service and for their expences, shall be allowed out of the colonie treasurie six pounds in current countrie pay.

AT A GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOLDEN AT HARTFORD APRIL THE 2D, 1707, BY SPECIAL ORDER OF THE GOVERNour.

Present at this Assembly,

The Honb Major General John Winthrop, Esq', Governour. Colonel Robert Treat, Esq', Deputy Governour.

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Deputies present at this Assembly are,

Joseph Wadsworth, Cyprian Nicholls, for Hartford.
Capt. Mathew Allin, Samuel Woolcutt, for Windzor.

James Treat, John Curtis, for Wethersfield.

Thomas Talmage, Abraham Bradly, for Newhaven.
John Levingstone, for New London.

Samuel Eels, for Milford.

Nathaniel White, Thomas Ward, for Midltown.
Richard Bushnel, for Norwich.

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Jonath. Sellick, for Stanford.
John Crane, for Kilinsworth.
Abraham Fowler, for Gilford.
Nehemiah Smith, for Groton.
Daniel Brewster, for Preston.
Thomas Jud, for Waterbury.

Samuel Hale, Thomas Treat, for Glassenbury.
Joshua Riplye, Jonath. Crane, for Windham.
John Chapman, James Wells, for Haddum.
James Judson, for Stratford.

William Malbie, for Branford.
Ebenezer Johnson, for Derby.
Thomas Yale, for Wallingford.

John Higlye, James Cornish, for Symsbury.
Ephraim Minor, Henerie Stephens, for Stonington.
John Hooker, Thomas Hart, for Farmington.
John Sprage, William Clarke, for Lebanon.
William Ely, for Lime.

William Parker, Robert Chapman, for Saybrook.
Joseph Platt, for Norwalke.

The Governour (after the opening of the Court,) informed the Assembly that the occasion of his calling them together at this time was a letter that he had received from Governour Dudly, wherein his Excellency signified to him that upon the earnest desire of the General Assembly of his Province he determined to raise a thousand men for an expedition against the French and Indian enemies in L'Accadie and Nova Scotia, desiring that forces might be sent from this Colonie to joyn with them.

His Excellencies letter was read in Council, with other letters relating to that expedition.

The Court was adjourned to the 3d day of the month at eight of the clock in the morning.

April 3d. The Assembly being convened, a committee was appointed to consider and prepare an answer to Governour Dudlies letter. The persons appointed are Capt. Nathan Gold, William Pitkin, and Major John Chester for the Upper House.

* Clerk

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