AT A MEETING OF THE GOVERNOUR AND COUNCIL IN NEW LONDON, JANUARY THE 16TH, 1714. Present, The Honble Gurdon Saltonstall, Esq', Governour. Mr. Commissary Wolcot presented to this board an account of debt and credit between him and this Colony, the balance wherof is fifty four pounds and a penny due to him from the Colony, which account hath been examined in Council and is allowed of; and it is agreed that an order be drawn on the treasurer for the payment of the aforesaid balance of fifty four pounds and a penny to him the said commissary. The said commissary also laid before this board the following account of what the Colony is indebted to sundry persons, for goods taken up of them for the souldiers, and charged to said souldiers respective accounts, viz: To Philip Livingston of Albany, 1. 8. d. 106 4 9 To the estate of Mr. Nathaniel Hooker of Hartford, 000 8 6 000 16 6 To the estate of Daniel Miles of Newhaven, And it is agreed, that an order be drawn on the treasurer for the paying the aforesaid persons the respective sums due to them. Mr. Jonathan Prents presented an account of the stores in his custody, which account was examined, and there is due to him upon balance, fourteen shillings and eight pence. At this time half a day. AT A MEETING OF THE GOVERNOUR AND COUNCIL IN NEW LONDON, FEBRUARY THE 5TH, 171. Present, The Honble Gurdon Saltonstall, Esq', Governour. His Honour the Governour laid before this board the account of Mr. Jeremiah Dummer of Boston, with this Colony, for the whole charge of printing 6550 sheets of bills of credit, to the value of ten thousand pounds, as also for ten hogsheads of bread bought for the Colonies use and disposed of again, and for some tyn kittles, which accounts have been examined, and there is due to said Dummer thereon the sum of 144/ 1s 2d: And whereas it appears per said accounts, that there is left of the paper taken up for printing the bills of credit, eight reem wanting two quire, which comes to between fourteen and fifteen pounds: It is now ordered, that the said paper be returned to Mr. Philips of whom it was taken, and that what it comes to be taken out of the 1447 1s 2d due to Mr. Dummer, and that the remainder of said 1447 1s 2d be payd said Dummer out of the Colony treasury, and that an order be drawn on the treasurer accordingly. The paper returned comes to 147 7s 1d, which diducted out of the 144/ 1s 2d, there remains due to him 129/ 14s 1d. AT A MEETING OF THE GOVERNOUR AND COUNCIL at Hartford, FEBRUARY 15TH, 171. Upon consideration of the danger of the county of Hampshire from a body of the enemy, which may be expected to attack them in a short time: Ordered, that 2 companies of the detach'd men, (with snow shoes, in the county of Hartford,) do march immediately to Col Partridge at Hatfield, to be improved there for the defence of the county of Hampshire, and particularly by posting some of them, in conjunction with such as Col° Partridge shall joyn them with, in some convenient place or places, above the scout now stated 30 miles above Deerfield, to discover the approach of the enemy; and that Major Talcott do forthwith issue out orders for drawing out the said 2 companies, out of the said detach'd men, and the best effective men. There were present at this Council, Nath. Stanly, Wm Pitkin, The Governour. John Haines, Joseph Talcot,} Esq", Assistants. Capt. Aaron Cook. AT A MEETING OF THE GOVERNOUR AND COUNCIL AT HARTFORD, FEBRUARY 16TH, 171. Present, The Governour. Nath. Stanly, John Haines, Joseph Talcot,} Esq", Assistants. John Haines and Joseph Talcott, Esq', Assistants, certified to this board that they did on administer the proper oath to Rich Lord, Esq', since deceased, and Capt. Hezekiah Willis, as appointed to sign the bills of credit of this Colony, pursuant to an order of this board of the 14th of January last. Upon the decease of the above-mentioned Richard Lord, Esq', one of the committee for the signing the bills of credit of this Colony, emitted by an act of the Assembly in June last, and several of those bills not being yet signed: It is hereby ordered, that William Pitkin, Esq, be added to the said committee, to assist in perfecting the signing of the said bills and delivering them to the treasurer. William Pitkin, Esq, accepting of his election and appointment to be of the committee for signing bills of credit as above expressed, the Governour did thereupon administer the proper oath to him, for the faithful discharge of the trust so reposed in him. Ordered, that the troop in this county do forthwith muster; and that the commander in chief of the said troop see that they be well provided to march against the enemy at an hours warning. Ordered, that the treasurer pay to Serjt. Joseph Garret of Weathersfield, the sum of 40 shillings, for his labour in sinking a well at Woodcreek for the use of the troops. AT A MEETING OF THE GOVERNOUR AND COUNCIL AT HARTFORD, FEBRUARY 20TH, 171. Present, The Honourable Gurdon Saltonstall, Esq', Governour. Upon the petition of John and Thomas Elsworth of Windsor, setting forth the damages they have sustained by certain processes and judgments obtained against them in the inferiour court in the county of Hampshire, within the Province of the Massachusets, for certain facts done by them in the year 1709, in obedience to the lawful commands of her Majesty's authority in this government, and praying relief; the matters laid in the said petition appearing to this board to be true: Ordered, that the treasurer do forthwith deliver to the petitioner, Thomas Elsworth, the sum of fifty shillings, for damages sus tained by him as above represented; and an order was signed accordingly. Ordered, that the petitioners shall be allowed out of the publick treasury whatsoever sums may be exacted from them by virtue of the above-named processes and judgments. AT A MEETING of the Governour and CouNCIL AT HARTford, FEBRUARY 21ST, 17. Present, The Honourable Gurdon Saltonstall, Esq', Governour. Nathaniel Stanly, John Hamlin, Joseph Talcot, Esq", Assistants. John Eliot, Esq'. Collo William Whiting, Mr. Roger Woolcot, Commissary,} Freemen. Whereas Capt. John Prents, sheriff of the county of New LonLondon, has levyed an execution for a.fine of twenty pounds upon a certain piece of land of John Rogers, sen', of New London, by apprizement amounting to twenty and five pounds; five pounds of which is for charges; so that the said land is now the proper estate of this corporation, and at the disposition of the government, Ordered, that Thomas Jones, sen', and Thomas Jones, jun', of New London, shall have the said land in lease for reasonable rent, to be payd to the treasury of this Colony, for the space of one year to commence at the first day of March next. Ordered, that the treasurer do pay to Capt. John Prentts, the aforesaid sum of five pounds, for the charge abovesaid. Ordered, that the treasurer do pay to Mrs. Mary Alford of New London, the sum of 48 shillings, which is for the months wages to two Indians in the service of the government the last summer in the expedition against Canada. Upon the consideration of two letters from Major Myndert Schuyler of Albany, dated December 6th and 14th, giving an account of five of our horses which he sent by Mr. Samuel Ashly of Westfield, (which were delivered by said Ashly to Major Talcot,) with the charge he had been at upon them, amounting to three pounds six shillings and six pence, and of one sorrel horse which he still hath in his custody and would buy; as also of more horses belonging to this Colony, which are still in the neighborhood of Albany: Order'd, that Major Myndert Schuyler shall be payd the said charge of three pounds six shillings and six pence, and that the sorril horse be sold to him according to his desire. And whereas Mr. Samuel Ashly designs speedily to Albany, it is agreed, that the Governor give him power to demand, receive, and make sale for the use of this Colony, of any horses belonging to this Colony, which he can come at there; with instructions that if he judges it most for the advantage of the Colony to bring them down, rather than to sell them there, that he bring them accordingly; with such other directions as may be proper. As also that the Governor write to Major Myndert Schuyler to acknowledge his care in this affair, and desire his further care to get what horses may be yet in those parts, if it can be done so as to save anything for the government. Order'd, that the treasurer do pay to Mr. Dutch of Ipswich, pilot in the Mary Gally to Port Royal, the debenture formerly made out to him by the committee for accompts, which is not yet paid him. Upon consideration of the act of the Assembly in May last, to provide for the safety of our coasters: It is agreed, that pursuant thereto and by the persons therein authorized, that provision be speedily made in conjunction with the government of Rhode Island, and if that government declines it, then by a sloop, hired, victualled, fitted, and manned at the charge of this government, to continue in that service as long as the Assembly in May next shall see meet; and that no coasters be suffered to sail without convoy. Upon the treasurer's representation that the bills of credit of the last ten thousand pounds emitted, remaining in the treasury, are not sufficient to pay all the demands that may be probably made on the treasury before the Assembly in May next, and desiring the direction of this board as to the order of payments to be made by him in the mean time: Order'd, that the treasurer do advance in the first place the several sums necessary ordered to Mr. Dummer for the charge of printing said bills; for the provision of a guard-sloop; for laying in a store of sixty or 70 barrels of pork, which is now agreed to be cured in case of an expedition; for the procuring of stores in the late expedition and for the payment of the wages of the troops in that expedition; and if afterwards any bills remain in the treasury, he shall satisfy the creditors of the government as they come with their demands, leaving the rest to be payd by such provision as the Assembly shall order in May next. pro Order'd, that the treasurer do pay to Mr. Philip Livingston, or his order, the sum of twenty pounds and eleven pence, for certain payments made by him to several persons in Major Burr's, Capt. Crane's, and Capt. Ward's company; as also to Mr. Edwards, chaplin in the expedition of the last summer against Canada; which several payments are subducted out of the debentures made out to the said per sons. Memd. That the persons under named, for whom debentures are not yet made out, have received of the said Livingston the sums respectively annexed, which are to be subducted out of their accounts when their debentures are made out, viz: David Tillotson, John Graves, Memd. Alexander Lane hath received of said 44d, which hath been payd to Lt. Coll° Levingston. 2. S. d. 00 07 00 01 06 03 00 06 00 Livingston 17 9s John James hath received of Philip Levingston 7s, but there is nothing due to him from the government. |