[7-68] [Account of New Hampshire Taxes, 1785.] State of New Hampshire, their Acct of Taxes exclusive of specific Supplies Cr Old Emission New Emission Specie Dollars goths By am paid on quota of 95,000,000 dollars By am paid on their quota of 200,062,775 By Moiety of 8,000,000 doll's suspended by By amt paid on their quota of 34 required 27th In Loan office Certificates Issued on bank In Specie By Ball: to be brought into the Trea } 2875,000 Dr Old Emission N. Emission Specie To their quota of 95,000,000 doll's required To their quota of 10,642,988 doll's new emis- To Ball: as above brot down 5200,000 Dollars Dollars 90the Registers Office 3,712,550311,946, New York 30th Oct 1785. Stated to this day (Copy) Joseph Nourse Register Mem I have Examined the Continental Treasury books & find 21,956 New Emission dollars of the State New Hampshire xd there by the paymaster Gen1 Mr J. Pearce [7-69] [Resignation of Joseph Pearson from the Committee on Accounts.] To the Honorable the Senate & the House of Representatives in General Court convened at Concord Nov 8th 1785 At the earnest request of the Committee of Safety, sometime in the year one thousand seven hundred & eighty four, the Subscriber was prevailed upon to assist the worthy Committee appointed to settle Continental Accounts, since which time he has been continued in that business by votes of the Honble Court; but as that business is incompatible with the duties of the Secretary's office, must therefore beg leave to resign the Trust repose in, Your Honors Most Obed' & Most Humble Servt Joseph Pearson His Excellency The President of the State of New Hampshire [7-71] [Certificate in Regard to General Sullivan's Account.] we Certifie That when the Committee appointed to settle the Account of Major General Sullivan for his services in Congress in the years 1780 & 1781 made their report they were inquired of in the House of Representatives what was allowed to said Sullivan on the settlement for wages Exclusive of Expences & they informed the House that they allowed one Dollar per Day for his wages & no more To the best of our remembrance Sam1 Gilman I being one of the Committee to settle the above mentioned Account Certify that one Dollar a Day only was allowed said Sullivan for his wages on our report Enoch Coffin [7-72] [Letter from Nathaniel Gilman, Loan Officer, 1786.] Continental Loan Office) New Hampshire } Exeter January 2nd 1786. – Sir By the Ordinance of Congress of September 27th 1785 the Cont1 Loan Officers were directed to make Report to the Legislature of the Respective States to which they belong, of the Sums by them paid for Interest on Continental Securities to Jany 1st 1786. agreeably to which I have made out, and now inclose your Excellency, a General Account of Certificates by me issued, from the time of my appointment as Loan Officer to December 31st 1785 inclusive. with due Respect I have the Honor to be His Excellency President Langdon Your Excellency's Most Obedt servt Nat. Gilman [7-73] [Monsieur Ducher as Vice Consul at Portsmouth.] New York 8th January 1786 Sir His Majesty having made choice of the Sieur Ducher, to discharge as agent, during the absence of M. Toscan, who is gone to Boston, the functions of the Consul at Portsmouth, and having ordered me to install him in that Office; I have the honor to ask your Excely to grant to this agent under these circumstances all the necessary support to the functions of Vice Consul with which he is invested, and, to please to announce him in this quality to the Executive Council, and civil Officers of the State of New Hampshire. I am with true respect Sir Your Excellency's m' humble & most obt Servt de la Forest His Excellency the Governor of the State of New Hampshire [7-75] [An Act to establish the relative price of bread and flour, 1786. — ED.] [7-76] State of New Hampshire ( [An Act of Repeal, 1786.] In the Year of our Lord One Thousand Seven hundred & Eighty Six – An Act for repealing an Act passed the 19th of November 1778 entitled "An Act to prevent the return to this State of certain persons therein named and of others who have left or shall leave this State or either of the United States of America & have joined or shall join the Enemies thereof." Whereas the Reasons which occasioned the passing of said Act have ceased & the continuing the same in Force may prove injurious to the State, Therefore, Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened that the said Act & every part and Clause thereof be & they hereby are repealed; and that the persons therein named & others who have left this or any other of the United States except such as during the late War held military Commissions under the King of Great-Britain or have voluntarily borne arms against America may return to this State and reside therein without hindrance or molestation. Provided that nothing in this Act shall be construed to extend to the restoring to such persons any goods, chattels or Estate which have been actually confiscated by the Laws of this State. And be it further enacted, that such persons returning or coming into this State as aforesaid shall within ten days after their Arrival take the Oath of Allegiance before the President or one of the advisary Council for the time being & lodge a certificate thereof with the Secretary that the same may be entered on record after which such persons shall be entitled to all the privileges and immunities of the other Subjects of this State. And be it further enacted that all and every person or persons who during the late War left this or any of the United States and have not received such Commissions from the King of Great Britain or borne arms as aforesaid may & hereby are impowered to prosecute persue and defend Suits and Actions & to convey transfer and dispose of their Estates real & personal any Law or Act of this State to the contrary notwithstanding. [7-77] [Petition of Moses Woodward of Portsmouth, for larger allowance for services as commissary of prisoners, February, 1786.- ED.] [7-78] [Leverett Hubbard to President Langdon, 1786.] S If I am rightly inform'd, the conduct of the late President Weare and his privy Council in changing some of the Judges in this State has been very generally disapprov'd of. If your Excellency is in this sentiment, and a sufficient number of the present Hon1e Council should be of the same opinion, a melancholy opportunity by the death of the worthy Judge Whipple presents itself to repair the injury done to one of the old discarded Judges of the Superior Court. A word to the wise and good is enough. I am with the greatest respect and esteem, your Excellencies most obedient humble Sert. Portsmouth Feby ye 3d 1786 To His Excellency President Langdon. [7-79] Leveret Hubbard [Circular in Regard to French and Dutch Loans, 1786.] Circular Office of Secy of Congress Sir I have the honor of forwarding to Your Excellency herewith enclosed an Act of the United States in Congress assembled, respecting the System of general revenue, recommended in the Act of the 18th April 1783, and a schedule of the French and Dutch Loans, shewing the periods of their redemption with the annual Interest payable thereon, until their final extinction, for which provision is yet to be made. I also enclose a copy of the Act of the 18th April 1783. As the United States in Congress assembled are exceedingly anxious that the several States should come to a decision on the subject as soon as possible, Your Excellency, I hope, will take the earliest opportunity of laying the enclosed papers before the Legislature of Your State. with the greatest respect I have the honor to be Your Excellencys Most Obedient & Most humble Servant - His Excellency the President of New Hampshire |