John Morrison
William Make
George Duncan
John Duncan

John Barnett

Robert Barnett

John Barnett Jr.
James Rogers
John Bell

James Campbell
James Taggart
Thomas Taggart
Willm Wallace
Thomas Gregg
Samuell Gregg
John Patten
David Anderson
James Miltemoer
John MacClorg
Willm Miltemoer

Mehen Clark

John Mitchel, Jr
Hugh Jemeson
Gabriel Barr
Jno Wiear

Thomas Wallace
James Wallace
James Doacke

John Doacke
Capt John Mitchel
John Mack
Robert Mack
Samuel Dickey
Adam Dickey
Edward Aiken
James Ewins
Robert Parkson
Samll Alison
Saml Alison, Jr
James Wilson
Robert Craig

Hugh Young

In Council Jan 10th 1760

James Gregg

Read & ordered to be sent down to the Honble House.

Province of

New Hamps

Theodore Atkinson, Secry.

In the House of Representatives Jany 11th 1760. This petition being read, Ordered That the petitioners be heard thereon the third day of the sitting of the Gen' Assembly next after the first day of March next & that the petitioners at there own cost and charge cause James Murrow mentioned In said petition to be Served with a copy thereof, and this order of Court Likewise that they cause the substance of this petition & this order of court thereon to be advertised In the New Hamps' Gazette, three weeks successively, that the said Murrow or any other persons whome it may concern may appear & Shew cause if any they have why the prayer thereof should not be granted

In Council Jan. 11th 1760.

Read & Concured.

Province of

Theod. Atkinson, Secry

A. Clarkson, Clerk

New He of In the House of Representatives March 27th 1760.

The partys to the within Petition being fully heard thereon & it appearing a reasonable Request, therefore Voted That the prayer thereof be granted & that the said Boyes have leave to bring in a bill accordingly.

In Council Eodm Die,

Read & Concurred.

Peter Gilman speaker, Pro Tem

Theodore Atkinson, Secry.

Petition for a Law regulating fishing.

To His Excellency Bening Wentworth Esq. Captain General Governour & Commander in Chief in & over his Majestys Province of New Hampshire: The Honourable his Majestys Council & House of Representatives in General Assembly Conven'd.

The petition of the Subscribers a committee chosen at a Legal Town meeting Holden in Londonderry & Province afore's & others Inhabitants of Neighbouring Towns Humbly Shews,

That the Petitioners apprehend the Publick Interest makes it necessary To make a Law to regulate the following Articles viz: First where as in Merrymac river in the Town of Derryfield & Province afore s there is certain rocks Known by the name of Amuskeeg Falls at which place every Spring there is great number of Salmon & Shad fish which we believe every Inhabitant in the Province afore sa has an equal right to, But particular men Takes what they call possession of all the Convenient places to catch said fish & either by themselves or agents prevents all others from catching & those possession men sells at what prices & when & to whom they please which makes Disturbances & Disorders Too many to be here enumerated.

Secondly The rivers & Brooks That emtys into Merrymac river are so filled with Mills & Dams that the passage of the fish is Intirely obstructed & the Inhabitants especially the poorer sort greatly Injured.

Thirdly, Fishing every day with scenes in Merry-Mac river prevents the Increase & in time may Turn the corse of the fish from the river; wherefore your Petitioners Humbly pray,

First That every Inhabitant in the Province afore s if they please to go to the above s falls may fish their Turn & enjoy their right peaceably.

Secondly, That every Impediment on any river or Brook as above s may be removed at the expence of the Builders of s Impediment so that the fish may have free corse to the heads of sd rivers & Brooks.

Thirdly, That no persons be allowed to fish more than three days in the week with Sienes in Merrymac river within the Province afore sd In case Massachusetts Bay makes the same Law or Otherwise In any or all the Above's Articles as in your Great Wisdom you Judge most for the Publick Good & your Petitioners as in Duty bound will ever pray.

Londonderry December

AND TODD
SAMUEL BARR
MATTHEW THORNTON

Comittee

22d A D. 1759.

Read & ordered to be sent down to the Honble Assembly.

Theodore Atkinson Secry.

Province of In the house of Representatives, Jan 11th 1760. OrNew Hampshirdered That the petitioners be heard thereon the second day of the sitting of the Gen Assembly next after the first Day of March next & that they cause the Substance of this petition & this order of court to be advertised In the New Hamps Gazette three weeks successively that those persons whom it may Concern may appear & shew cause if any they have why the prayer thereof should not be Grant'd

In Council Jan. 11, 1760. read & Concurrd.

Province of

New Hampshire

Theod. Atkinson, Secry.

A. Clarkson, Clerk.

In the house of Representatives May 16th 1760 This petition being read the parties appeared by themselves & their attorneys & after being fully heard thereon, Resolved, That the prayer thereof be so far granted as that no person shall be on the rocks at Ammuskeege fall from Sunsett Saturday evening untill Monday next at noon-one evidence to convict them before a justice of peace & his determination to be final that all obstructions on the rivers & brooks therein mentioned be so far Removed that the fish may have free course to the heads thereof that no sceins be used In said River only on Monday, Wednesday & Fryday, & further Resolved that no manner of Acts or Instruments shall be used to distroy take or stop any of the young Salmon or Shad In said Rivers or Brooks on the penaltys in a bill for that purpose to be prepared by the petitioners accordingly

In Council, EodTM Die,

read & Concurrd

A. Clarkson, clerk

Theod. Atkinson, Secry.

Petition relating to fish in Merrimack river. Province of To his Excellency Benning Wentworth Esqr New Hamp. Governor &c And to the Honourable his Majestys Council and House of Representatives

for said Province.

The petition of us the Subscribers being Inhabitants of Londonderry, Chester, Derryfield, Bedford, Goffestown, Starkstown, Pembrook, Pennykook & who are commonly supplyed with Fish catched at the Falls in Merrimack River Most Humbly sheweth

That whereas there hath been a Petition prefer'd to this Honourable Court to Restrain the fishing at the Falls in said River three days in each week as the fishing with Seanes is Restrained by an act lately passed In Answer to said petition we pray that the fishing at the Falls in said River may not be restrained in any measure but that the same may remain free as it hath been hitherto, we being of opinion that the fishing with scoop or dip nets does not in any measure hurt or hinder the Increase of fish so but that they may be always plenty as they have ever been untill the fishing with Seanes as long Experience Sufficiently Evidences for the fish in said River were always observed to Decrease as the number of seanes Increased and provided nothing might be suffered to hinder or destroy the Fry or young-fish coming down the River Provided also that the catching Salmon from and after the first of July to the end of the year were wholy stoped and that two or more persons be chosen and Sworn in each town joyning on the River annually to see that the Laws Relating to fishing be duly observed not only within the towns where they are chose Respectively but any where on said River and the lesser Rivers that Run into the same-Wherefore your petitioners pray that their said fishing at the Falls may not be Restrained and your Petitioners as in duty bound shall ever pray.

July 13th 1764.

Ebenezer Coston

Thomas Wallace

his

Matthew X McDuffee
mark

William Whites Jr

John Clagston

Robt McNight

John Kidder

William Holms
Joseph Houston
Thomas Murrough

James Patterson
John Dinsmoor

John Bell

Robert Walker
Francis Barnet
Ebenezer Johnson
Jas Caldwell
Math Little

John Moor

John Moor Jr.

James Aiken

David?

Mathw Patten

James Vose

Joseph McCartney

William Barnet

Richard McAllster

Samll Richards