Such other aid as in Your Wisdom shall seem meet & as in Duty bound your Petitioners Shall as in Duty bound Ever pray March 27, 1760 — Bile Dudley [Here follow the detailed accounts of supplies received from the above-named sutlers, by Benjamin Kimball, Stephen Fogg, and Thomas Stone. - ED.] [5-30] [Major Samuel Moor, of Colonel Zaccheus Lovewell's regiment, petitions that an exorbitant charge of twenty pounds made him by the Colonel for tent expenses may not be stopped out of his wages, and that they may be allowed to settle it between them. Hearing appointed for April 8, 1760. — ED.] [5-31] [Certificate of Impressment.] Prove of April 9th 1760 I do hereby Certyfie that Pursuant New Hamp to the Governors orders to the Several Capt of horse Capt Jonan Moulton imprest two of his Troopers to gaurd me this day from Hampton Falls to Portsmouth and from there to Newington ferry who attended the Servis I being by the Governors order on the buissiness of murstering and paying of the Soldiers raised this present year for the Reduction of Cannada the Troopers that attended me ware Wm Prescot and Sam" Prescot att Thos Packer [5-32] Province of } [Certificate of Impressment.] New Hampsh' April 11th 1760 I do hereby certify That pursuant to the Governors orders to the Several Capts of horse Cap William Weeks imprest two of his Troopers to guard me this Day from Portsmouth to Exeter, who attended the Service I being by the Governors Order on the Business of Mustering & paying off the Soldiers raised this present Year for the Reduction of Canada - the Trooper that attended me were John Fabian & John Gee Pickerin — Thos Packer besides these Josiah Clark Greenleaf Clark two from Odlen one from Stevens is 5 these 3 Certificates-6 [5-33] } Prove of Apl 18th 1760 I do hereby Certify that Pursuant New Hamp to the Governors orders to the Several Capt of horse Capt Anthony Towl imprest two of his Troopers to guard me this day from Londonderry to Lytchfield who attended the Servis I being by the Governors order on the buissiness of mustering and paying the Soldiers raised this Present year for the Reduction of Cannada the Troopers that attended me ware John Underhill and Theoph Sargent att Thos Packer 40/ N T Each [5-34] [Recommendation from Governor Wentworth.] Portsmo 14th May 1760 Sir The Inclosed, I this minute recieved from Mrs Mitchell, an unfortunate distressed Widdow, who for Services done the Province by her deceased husband pleads hard for her due, and that Justice may be done her, it is my orders that you Lay this letter with hers before the assembly, who I persuade my Self will make her an Equitable grant, more especially Since her distressed circumstances call for it I am S Your most hmb Serv B Wentworth The Honbl Th' Atkinson Esq [See Vol. VI., p. 752. — ED.] [5-35] [Petition of William Morrison and Ephraim Pickering.] To His Excellency Benning Wentworth Esq' Governor & Commander in Chief in & over His Majesty's Province of New Hampshire the Honble his Majesty's Council & House of Representatives for said Province In General Assembly Convened May 15th 1760 The Humble Petition of William Morrison & Ephraim Pickerin Shews That Your Petitions had Each of them a Servant in his Majesty's Service the last year under Capt Johnson William Brooks the Servant of said Morrison & Jethro Dam the said Pickerin's That there is a Sum due to Yor Petition's on the Muster Roll or a Sum due for their Respective Wages which Your Petition's humbly Conceive they have a Right to Receive but the Treasurer Refuses to pay the Same Suggesting that he is forbid So to do - Wherefore Your Petition's humbly Pray that this matter may be Considered and the Respective Sums due as aforesaid paid to them or that Justice may be done herein in Such Way & Manner as in Your Great Wisdom & Goodness You shall Judge Proper & they Will as in Duty Bound ever pray &c william morison Ephraim pickrein In Council May 15th 1760 read & ordred to be Sent Down to the Honble House Theod' Atkinson Sec [Endorsed] Read Jany 29th 1761, & June 18 1761 — the Treasurer himself Settled & pd Morrison, & pickeren their money May 27th 1762. Gentlemen [Atkinson to Trecothick, Apthorp, & Thomlinson.] [Belknap Papers, Vol. I., p. 174.] Portsm° New Hamp' Decembr 29th 1760 On the 27th of Octob❜ last (by the Wenchester) I wrote you relative to my affairs as Dy Survey' of his Majestys Woods to which I now beg leave to referr you I now Enclose you a Copy of Mr Jones Acco1 the last I recd from him by which youl observe not only the Method he kept his Accots in which was very clear & the Several Articles explain themselves Those Sums he gave Credit for by B- Wentworth Esq is an allowence the Govern' made me for Setting as Chieff Justice of the Superior Court here- Those Articles which he debts me with are an Allowance made the Survey' General out of My Sallary at first & has been by him Charged me all along being the of the n' Proceeds of my Sallary after deducting the fees Agency &ca— And in this Method I Should be glad You would keep the Accots in future I imagine his Excellency now writes you & as he tells me he has Left it to Mr Thomlinson to appoint an Agent suppose it will fall under your Care as he Seems to decline Bussiness of this Kind Youl Please to Observe I have forwarded Two Diarys that I have no Acco of One for Seven Quarters between the 23d Day of Decemb* 1757 & 28th Sept 1759 No of Days 341 This was forwarded & Duplycated by the Mast Convoy the 27th Octob' 1759 The other Diary I forwarded by the Wenchester Convoy to the Mast Ships on the 18th of October last 1760 this Diary comenced the 4th of Octob' 1759 & Ended the 26 Sept 1760 & Contained 184 Days you'l also Observe that Mr Jones gives me Credt for my Sallary to Midsumer 1758 only so that up to Christmass Last 1760 I have Two & half years Sallary due as also the Govern's Allowence of forty Pound year from Midsum' 1758 is as above 2 years to X'mass last all which Amos to £525 this I hope youl meet no difficulty in recieving and Charge me the fees &ca &ca- I am in hopes Mr Jones recd the first of sd Diarys & Accounted with You before his Death for it & for Sallary &ca the Other you may no doubt have of his Executor which Pray inquire After & Present for want of his Accot & Your Acco' Currt I am Sadly at a loss to know how my affairs Stand I observe by Mr Thomlinson Accot of Sales of Some of the Provinces Stock he Sold for £83 I hope you Invested my Ballance when the Stock was Low & that as soon as you recieve the remainder of Mr Jones Executor or from the Navy office you will immediatly Purchas me the Value in Some or Other of the Publick or Stocks in the above I must beg your Perticular care & favour me with a Line & if your Time will alow let me have also your Accot Currt wishing you may Enjoy the Pleasure of the Season conclude me Gent I Diary 341 } 2 Do 184 Your most Obedient Humble Serv is 525 days at 6/8 Dm 2 years Allowence of the Govern' at £40 anm 2 years Sallary to Christmass Currt £175 100 250 £525 Send me 2 best green Tea & I p3 Donlap for Servants Sheeting Jan' 10-1761 In the Duplycate by Darling I added as your Cred' my acco1 with the Gov's Allowance of £10 Dm youl Naturally Debt his Accot therefor Gentlemen the above is Copy his Majtys Store Ship Crown who is Stil here (I wish in a Place where She might be Serviceable) this I Propose by Capt Darling & have only to repeat my Desires of your Care in what I ask above & that I may soon hear from you and am Your most Obleedgd Humble Sert Copy TA [5-36] [A long detailed bill against the Province, by Daniel Warren, for supplies and sundry charges against Fort William and Mary. — ED.] [5-37] [Letter relative to a proclamation of the Governor, ordering all officers to keep their posts until the arrival of orders from the King; also calling a meeting of the Council, and directing the publication of the proclamation. No date or signature. See Vol. VI., p. 750. — ED.] [5-38] [Thomas Bell's account against Fort William and Mary, January 1, 1761. ED.] [5-39] [Petition from Selectmen of Holden, Mass.] To His Excelency Governour Wintworth Esq' Captain General in Cheif in and over His majestyes Province of Newhampsher in Newengland the Honorable his majts Councel and House of Representatives In General Assembly Convened The Petition of the Select men of Holden in the County of Worcester Humbly Sheweth That Whearas Daniel Wintworth Stephen Glasur otes Stagpol Timothy Davis all provinceshals of the Govermente of New hampshire as they Ware on their Way from Crown poynt Homeward in the Evening of the Thirtyeth of November Laste Paste as it Happened feel in at the Howse of James and Jonas Gray of Holden and Being Infected With the Small Pox and other Distempers and Could Note Travil or be Removd aney further With Saftey and we Your Excelencyes Petitioners Being by a Cirtain Statute in ower province Law obliged to Take Care of Such Sick persons Your Excelencyes petitioners upon the firste Notes Came and prevailed With Jonas Gray to Leave His End of the Howse for an Hospitil and to Disperse With His Wife and Sister and Brother among the Neighbours allso appoynted Mr James Boyd to provide Carfull Nurses and things for their Comforte Who faithfully Discharged His Duty in that Regard |