[61] Peter Burr of Fairfield, Esqr, is by this Assembly chosen and appointed to be Major of the regiment of militia in the county of Fairfield, and this Court do order that he be commissioned accordingly.

The whole Record of the several Acts, Grants, and Orders of this Assembly, as they stand in the pages of this book next preceding, was read in the presence of both Houses, and ordered to be signed by the Secretary as perfect and compleat.

ELEAZAR KIMBERLY, Secry.

October 28th, 1708. This Assembly is adjourned until the Governour or Deputy Governour shall see cause to call the said Assembly to meet again.

There was added to the lists of estate exhibited in this Court, several sums sent by the listers to the Secretary at the General Assembly, May 12th, 1709, as follows, viz: to the list of Newhaven, 385 pounds; to Stratford, 4261 38; to Wallingford, 1077; to Stanford, 721; and to Windsor, 746 pounds; an account whereof is given to the Treasurer; to Middleton, 1347; to Hartford, 4407; and to Fairfield, something as by a note on file, a copy whereof I sent to the Treasurer.

Memorandum.-Three fourths of this addition to Windsor was assessments, an account whereof I gave to the Treasurer.

CONNECTICUT

COLONY.

AT A GENERAL ASSEMBLY AND COURT OF ELECTION, BEGUN AND HOLDEN AT HARTFORD, IN HER MAJESTIES COLONY OF CONNECTICUT IN NEW ENGLAND, ON THE 12TH DAY OF MAY, IN THE EIGHTH YEAR OF THE REIGN OF OUR SOVEREIGN LADY ANNE, QUEEN OF GREAT BRITTAIN, &C., ANNOQUE DOMINI 1709, AND CONTINUED BY SEVERAL ADJOURNMENTS TO THE 20TH DAY OF THE SAME MONTH.

Present at this Assembly were,

The Honourable Gurdon Saltonstall, Esqr, Governour. The Honourable Nathan Gold, Esq', Deputy Governour.

Assistants,

Daniell Wetherell, Esq',
Nathanael Stanly, Esq',
William Pitkin, Esq',

John Chester, Esq',
Josiah Rossetter, Esq',
John Haines, Esq.

This day, being the day appointed by charter and the laws of this Colony for Election of the publick officers of this corporation, viz:-The Governour, Deputy Governour, Assistants, Treasurer and Secretary, proclamation was now made in Court by order of the Honbl the Governour and Council, and the freemen of this corporation proceeded to give in their votes to persons chosen and appointed by the Governour and Council, and Representatives, to receive and sort them. The said persons so chosen and appointed, were Mr. Richard Lord, Capt. Cyprian Nickols, Mr. Joseph Talcott, Mr. John Hooker, Mr. Jerremiah Osbourn, Mr. Jonathan Law, Mr. James Rogers, Mr. James Bennet; who were all sworn truly and faithfully to receive, sort, and count the said votes; and the votes of the freemen having now been brought in, sorted, and counted,

The Honb Gurdon Saltonstall, Esq', was chosen Governour of this Colony for the year ensuing, and the Governours oath was now administred to him by the Hon the Deputy Governour, before this Court.

The Honb Nathan Gold, Esq', was chosen Deputy Governour of this Colony for the year ensuing, and sworn before this Court by the Hon the Governour; and

[62] Daniell Wetherell, Nathanael Stanly,

John Hamlin,

William Pitkin,

John Chester,

Josiah Rossetter,
Richard Christophers,
Peter Burr,

John Allyn,

Esqrs,

Joseph Curtis,

John Haines,

Samuel Eells,

were now chosen Assistants for this Colony for the year ensuing. And the said Daniell Wetherell, Nathanael Stanly, John Hamlin, William Pitkin, John Chester, Josiah Rossetter, John Haynes, and Samuel Eells, Esqrs, were now sworn Assistants before this Court accordingly.

Deputies or Representatives that were present and attended at
this Assembly were as hereafter followeth: that is to say,
Mr. Joseph Talcott, Mr. Nathanael Hooker, for Hartford.
Mr. Jerremiah Osborn, Mr. Abraham Bradley, for Newhaven.
Mr. Thomas Bolles, Mr. James Rogers, for New London.
Capt. John Osbourn, Mr. James Bennit, for Fairfield.
Mr. Jonathan Law, for Milford.

Capt. Robert Wells, Capt. Thomas Wells, for Wethersfield.
Mr. Simon Smith, Mr. Thomas Gates, for Haddam.

Mr. William Maltbie, Capt. Nathanael Harrison, for Branford,
Capt. Thomas Hart, Mr. John Hooker, for Farmington.
Mr. James Morgan, Mr. William Lathan, for Groton.

Mr. James Beebee, Mr. Josiah Starr, for Danbury.
Mr. John Russell, Mr. Daniell Collins, for East Haven.
Capt. William Eely, Mr. Joseph Peck, for Lyme.

Mr. Joseph Phelps, Mr. James Cornish, for Simsbury.
Mr. John Fellows, for Plainfield.

Capt. Richard Bushnell, for Norwich.

Mr. Samuel Brinsmead, for Derby.

Capt. John Parke, Mr. Thomas Tracy, for Preston.

Capt. Daniell Eldridge, Mr. William Gallop, for Stoningtown.
Mr. Samuell Hale, for Glassenbury.

Mr. William Parker, Mr. Benjamin Lord, for Saybrook.
Mr. John Sherman, Capt. John Minor, for Woodbury.
Mr. Samuel Keelar, Mr. John Betts, for Norwalk.
Mr. Timothy Stanly, Mr. Thomas Judd, for Waterbury.
Capt. Nathanael White, Capt. John Hall, for Middletown.
Mr. Joshua Ripley, Mr. Jonathan Crane, for Windham.
Mr. Michael Tainter, Mr. Samuell Loomis, for Colchester.
Capt. William Clark, Capt. Jerremy Fitch, for Lebanon.
Capt. Thomas Yale, Capt. John Merriman, for Wallingford.
Mr. John Elliot, Major Mathew Allyn, for Windsor.
Mr. James Hooker, Mr. John Seward, for Guilford.
Mr. Stephen Bishop, for Stanford.

Capt. James Judson, Mr. Ephraim Stiles for Stratford.
Mr. John Griswold, for Killingworth.

Mr. John Russell, Mr. Daniell Collins, for East Haven.

Of these, Capt. William Eely, Capt. John Osborn, and Mr. James Morgan, were absent each three days, and Mr. Timothy Stanly was absent two days from this Assembly.

Capt. Joseph Whiting was now chosen Treasurer of this Colony for the year ensuing.

Caleb Stanly was chosen Secretary of this Colony for the year ensuing, and was now sworn by the Honb the Governour, before this Court.

John Elliot, Esq', was Speaker, of the House of Rep-
Capt. Richard Bushnell Clerk, resentatives.

By order of the Honourable the Governour, the gentlemen members of both Houses being met together, the Governour caused several letters and writings to be read before them, that is to say,

[63] A letter from Sr. Henry Ashurst, Agent for this Colony, bearing date August 25th, 1708,-and a letter sent to the said Agent, bearing date January 28th, 170%, and another letter sent to him, bearing date February 21st, 170%,—and a letter sent to the Lords of the Council of Trade, bearing date January 24th, 170, and another letter sent to the said

Agent, bearing date March 16th, 170g,-and another letter sent to the said Lords, bearing date January 26th, 1708,-and another letter sent to the said Lords, bearing date the 19th of February, 170%, with a platt of the line between the Province of the Massachusetts Bay and this Colony, as run or surveyed by Mr. Woodward and Saffery, and sundry pleas and reasons drawn against that line and sent to her Majestie in Council,— all which are ordered to be kept on file.

And the Honbl the Governour now also laid before this Assembly a letter to him directed, and sent from her Majestie our sovereign Lady the Queen, bearing date the 24 day of March, 170, requiring the assistance of her subjects in this Colony, in an expedition now forthwith to be made against the French at Canada, according to her Majesties instructions to the Honbl Collo Vetch, relating thereunto, directing and commanding that 350 men be raised in this Colony and sent upon the said expedition;-and the Governour recommended the consideration of the said letter and instructions to this Assembly, and the same was considered accordingly ;—and thereupon,

The Governour, Council and Representatives, now in General Court assembled, having a very deep sense of her Majesties royal favour in resolving upon the said expedition against Canada, out of special favour to this Colony, with the neighbouring Provinces, which have suffered so greatly by the French of that settlement, (which they do hereby agree and order to be humbly presented to her Majestie in an address for that end prepared and signed by the Governour and Secretary in their names,) have resolved, and do hereby resolve and enact, with all possible dispatch to comply with that part of her Majesties instructions accompanying the said letter, which concerns this Colony, and to joyn forthwith the forces of New York, New Jersey and Pensilvania, with 350 men, (that being the quota of men in this Colony mentioned in the instructions aforesaid,) with whom the Governour shall send some suitable person of this Colony to take a general care of them, who shall be subsisted at the charges of this Colony, and maintained in their pay; the executing of which, this Assembly doth leave with the Honourable the Governour and Council, for whose furtherance and assistance therein, this Assembly have agreed upon a body of conclusions now to be delivered to them.*

*Conclusions agreed upon in the General Assembly held in Hartford May 12, 1709, relating to the expedition to Canada, now to be pursued; for the assistance of the Governour and Council in the further managing and expediting that affair.

1. That the Governour, when he comes to New York, whither he is now going, endeavour to obtain a general command for some gentleman of our own government, to

An Address to her Majestie, relating to the expedition against Canada, signed by the Hon the Governour and Secretary, in the name of this Assembly, and also a Body of Conclusions for the assistance of the Governour and Council in managing the said expedition, so far as this Colony is to be

be appointed by the Governour and Council, to go to Canada; that our troops may be under his particular eye and care.

2. That the Indians in our government be incouraged to go, by allowing them arms, ammunition and wages, at her Majesties charge.

3. That it be concerted and agreed, in case Canada should be reduced, that none of our souldiers be obliged to stay in garrison there, but have leave to return.

4. That bread be procured at Albany or N. York, and our wheat exchanged for it. 5. That a sloop be sent forthwith to New York for arms and ammunition out of her Majesties stores.

6. That we be exempted out of the charge of the storehouse to be erected at Woodcreek, which will be of constant use at New York, and no benefit to us after this expedition.

7. That the provisions necessary for our forces be taken where they shall be cheapest had in the colony, and most for the advantage of the government.

8. That 372 men be raised out of the trainbands in the several towns underwritten, and in the proportion added, out of which 350 effective men only to go in the expedition.

9. That a chaplain, physitian and chirurgeon be provided and furnished, to march with our men.

10. That our men shall be raised forthwith by a warrant from the governour to the several captains, or chief officers of the several companies, to impress their proportion of men, and have them compleatly fitted, and march them immediately to their county towns, or otherwise as the governour shall order, there to be billeted, and under the command of the captains of the said county towns, or other chief military officers in the said towns, till further order from the governour. Such men as have no good arms of their own shall be furnished with arms and ammunition, out of stores already provided.

11. The proportion of our troops to be raised in our several towns are as follows:

Hartford,

Glassenbury,

Milford,

14

Woodberry,

7

Guilford,

13

Preston,

12. That if any thing not provided for in these conclusions, for the service of the expedition, and for the advantage of this government, can be done at New York, whither the Governour is now going, it is hereby recommended to his care. May 13th, 1709. Past in the Lower House.

May 13th, 1709. Past in the Upper House.

Test. Richd Bushnell, Clerk.

Test. Caleb Stanly, Secry.

Memorandum by Secretary Stanly. I have given copy of this to the Governour.

Note, this not to be recorded.

War, III, 74.