UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNI THE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE. MISCELLANEOUS PROVINCE AND STATE PAPERS. [CONTINUED FROM VOLUME XVII.] [The references at the beginning of the documents (2-144, etc.) are to volume and page of "Miscellaneous Province and State Papers," in the office of the secretary of state, where the originals may be found. - ED.] [Vote relative to Building a State House.] [Copied from the Hibbard Manuscripts, Vol. III., p. 167, New Hampshire Historical Society.] In Coun1 May 26th 1725Forasmuch as the sitting of the General Assembly and holding ye Court of Justice at a Common Inn or Tavern as has been heretofore used within this Province is not onely a dishonour to the Goverment but attended wth Inconveniencies too well known to need a mention : And whereas the sd Dishonour and Inconvenience may both be remedyed by building a State house for holding the sd General Assem and Courts in which may be done without any charge to the Province in the following manner (viz1) By depositing so much money in the hands of a Committee as shall be sufficient to defray ye charge of building sd house, which sd sum to be sunk by burning thirty pounds. annually till the whole shall be Consumed Eighteen of the said thirty pounds to be paid out of ye excise and the remaining twelve out of ye Treasury yearly which now is and for a Considerable time past has been paid to the Proprietor of Tavern Rooms for ye use thereof Therefore - Voted That a Committee be Immediately chosen to Consider of & make a Plat for ye sd house, & report it to ye Gen1 Assembly, for their approbation in order to their Chuseing a Committee to agree with workmen to build ye same: And further that when this Province shall be so enlarged, as the Gen1 Assembly shall see meet to divide it into two Countys, a State house shall be built for ye new County at the Province Cost Eodm Die/ Richd Waldron Cler: Cou. In the house of Representatives Read and Non-concurred James Jeffrey Clr Assm [I fail to find any mention of the foregoing in the printed Council records. The Assembly record of May 27, 1725, is as follows. - ED.] A message to the house by Geo Jaffrey Archd Macpheadris & Jn° Frost Esqrs with a Vote of Council for building a State house at Portsm° which was immediately returned by Capt John Gillman & M' John Sanburn non concurr'd. [2-144] Copy of a Letter to Governor Vaudriel. [Handwriting of Secretary Waldron.] Sir In Consideration of the Treaty at Utrecht and the alliance and firm amity which is now Subsisting between our Masters I could never have thought that our heathen Enemy the Indians had any Countenance or Encouragement In the Prosecution of their unjust warr agst us from Canada were it not too obvious to be doubted or that those men of blood were Shelter there had they not from time to time fled thither & been Secured from our Pursuers, and I hope Sir that upon a review of those things you may be of opinion that what has been hitherto done on the part of ye French in that matter is not justifyable by the law of Nations, and thereby be Induced to forbear the like for the future, and Indeed Sir I am not a little Surprised that you detain any of the Subjects of King George or Suffer them to be detained Prisoners in Your Goverment which have of late been Captivated by the Indians & led thither but I presume for ye reasons before Exprest It will be no more so, and that all ye Captives now at Canada will be immediately deliver'd to Mr Theod' Atkinson the bearer hereof who is now going In behalf of This Goverment by My order & in the name of my Soverign Lord King George to demand |