by your order were matter of lenghthy altercation in the assembly the last Sesions but were finally allowed by them but nonconcurrd by the council the reasons given I understand were that I had not Settled my accts your honour will remember the letter you Sent me dated Janu' 27th 1781 desireing me without loss of Time to repare to Exeter in order to Settle my accounts as commisary or the State would be in danger of loosing there amount, I without the least unnesesary delay through much difficulty & Expence waited on the assembly & coun cil with my accounts and proper receipts from Mr Emery that he had reciv'd proper receipt of Purchases and Delivery the whole amount of what I wanted Settled also a Schedule of the money, I had reciv'd with the collecters names the Sum receiv'd & the Towns name they belonged to after I had bin detain'd about a weak at my own exspence I was dismis'd without aney thing done on the matter with this Exscuse that I could not be Settled with for want of my receipts as it was not cartain but I might have receiv'd more money than I had credited to the Towns now the Towns cannot be credited by my receipts untill I am Settled with. I know not what to do I know it is impossible for me to be Settled with untill my receipts are accepted and receiv'd therefore to make another Jorney untill that is done will be as fruitless as the former I persued your orders with the greatest attention and exactness that my abillities would admit of but why this conduct in the council is to me very Surprising I have bin ever Ready for Settlement only waiting to know that my receipts were in the Tresury untill that is done things must remain in the presant unhappy Situation thus I have stated the facts as they really are I understand I am much blamed in the case but I am happy to know for my Self that it is a groundless charge and I think every one who candidly views the cause will exscuse me from blame and place it where it belongs am Sir with the greatest respect your honours Most Ob Humle Servant Jona Child PS I Send the Schedule of the recipt flattering my Self that the matter will be determin'd this Sessions M Weare Esq [7-39] [List of States complying with the act of Congress of April 30, 1784. — ED.] [7-40] [Copy of the ratification of the definitive treaty on the part of Great Britain, exchanged with that on the part of the United States, May 12, 1784. — Ed. [7-41] [Petition to Tax Non-Resident Proprietors, 1784.] To the Hon' the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of New Hampshire now siting at Concord June 8th 1784 the Petition of the subscriber in behalf of the Towns of Bath Lymon Landaff Concord alies Gunthwaite Apthorp Lancaster Northumberland Stratford Dartmouth Cockburn and Colburn - in the County of Grafton and State aforesaid - Humbly Sheweth That at the commencement of the Late war, the said Towns by reason of many Imbarrasments had but few settlements, and that the most of the Inhabitants were under very low circumstances, Notwithstanding they were willing to do their proportion in Defending themselves & Cuntry against the Common Enemy, that they have undoubtedly actually Done at least as much as any Part of the State according to their ability in Defending as aforesaid that they have never had any settlement with the State for the same, and it seems to be Impossable to Come to any accurate settlement therefor, that under Every surcomstance of affairs, your Petitioner Conceives that inasmuch as the greatest Part of the Lands in sd Towns are owned by Nonresidants, a great part of which Live out of this State-if a Ballance was struck Between the State and the Inhabitants as far as it Respects the inhabitants aforesaid, untill the first Day of Jany 1784-and that they have Liberty to tax the Nonresidant Proprietors and owners of Lands in the Towns aforesaid for any sum that may appear (under Every surcomstance) to be Due, it would be very Just and likely to be attended with good Consequences Your Petitioner would therefore pray your Honours to take the matter under Consideration and Make such order thereon as your Honours in your wisdom think Just, and your Petitioner will Ever pray &c J Young [7-42-3-4] [Commissions to administer oaths, made out to the following persons throughout the State, John McClary, Francis Blood, Joseph Badger, Nathaniel Peabody, and Moses Chase. Rockingham County, Josiah Bartlett, John McClary, Samuel Penhallow, and George Atkinson. Strafford County, John Wentworth, John Plummer, Joseph Badger, and Ebenezer Smith. Hillsborough County, Matthew Thornton, Samuel Dana, Jeremiah Page, and Robert McGregore. Cheshire County, Benjamin Bellows, Simeon Olcott, Benjamin Hall, and Daniel Newcomb. Grafton County, Samuel Livermore, Charles Johnston, Samuel Emerson, Moses Dow, Elisha Payne, and Bezaleel Woodward. ED.] [7-45] - [Memorial from the Committee for Adjusting Accounts.] A Memorial of the Committee for adjusting the Accounts between the State of New Hampshire & the United States, beg leave to acquaint your Excellency & Honors That several difficulties arise in settling the said Accts I What time the Interest on Sums advanced by Congress shall be reckoned, whether at the time the Order Issued from the Treasury at Philadelphia or at the time it was received of the Loan Officer in this State. 2 Whether the money advanced by the State, sent to Gen1 Schuy ler, in hard money shall be charged at the time it was received out of the Treasury and the Interest cast accordingly [The above Article 2 has a line drawn through it, and is marked "allowed."- ED.] 3d Whether the Depreciation made up to our Officers & Soldiers shall be charged yearly from 1777, 1778 & 1779 as by a resolve of Congress of June 1783 it is order'd that Interest shall be charged from the time of payment, the Committee suppose that the State ought to be Credited for Service performed at the time of Service & Interest after. -- 4th That the Baggage Horses in the several Marches from the sev eral Towns in the Western part of the State on the Alarms from Tyconderoga in 1777 are not allowed by the Commissioner in fullas he thinks they ought to be calculated by the Resolves of Congress for Regimental Waggons, whereas the Troops marched through a Country where Waggons could not be employed, to advantage - the difference between the different method of settlement being a Considerable Sum 5th. Horses for the Volunteers to Rhode Island charged in the Rolls at 10 per man, not allowed by the Commissioner - on the same principle as above, the Regimental Waggons should, only, be allowed. 6. That the Committee were authorized by a Resolve of the General Court, to call in such assistance as they should think proper to compleat the above Accounts, they wish to know how & what price said assistants shall be allowed and paid 7th Horses to Volunteers to Saratoga, when General Burgoyne in 1777. The Horses allowed on settlement by the General Court were reduced to about 7 Men, tho' each man (almost) was provided with a Horse - this the commissioner proposes to settle on the General proportion of Baggage Waggons All which is humbly Submitted by Exeter July 28, 1784. [7-46] Joseph Gilman in behalf of the Committee. [Petition for Road from Merrimack to Connecticut River.] To his Excellency the President, the Senate and House of Representatives in general assembly, to be holden at Portsmouth on the third wednesday of october instant. The petition of the subscribers inhabitants in said state humbly shews that the communication and traveling between the western part of the state and the ports & market towns in the eastern part is greatly impedied and prevented, for want of a good and passable road from merrimack river, to connecticut river, at or near Dartmouth College - being about the center of the state north and south; and that the inhabitants in the several towns through which the roads now go from principles of interest and convenience to themselves only lay out the roads in such manner and way as that the publick are greatly injured thereby which inconvenience will not be remedied unless a disinterested committee should lay out said road and your Hone's petitioners would further observe that in case a proper road was layed out for the purpose aforesaid and made convenient for passing, that the trade and commerce in the state would be greatly increased and other valuable and salutary purposes answered thereby. We therefore humbly pray your Hon's to appoint a judicious and disinterested committee to lay out a good waggon road or publick highway begining at the publick road in Boscawen (called the river road) and from thence in the most convenient and direct way to connecticut river at or near Dartmouth College having respect in laying said road both to publick & private interest and vested with power to esti mate and apprize the damage that may accrue by laying said road to any particular person or persons if any there should be in the opinion offsaid committee considering the advantage and disadvantage ariseing thereby And that upon a proper return and survey of said road being made that the several towns or proprietors through which said road shall be layed be at the expence and cost of clearing and making the same conveniently good and passable for teeming and traveling -and your petitioners as in duty bound shall ever pray. October 15th 1784 J Wheelock Elisha Payne Jun' Aaron Stores Sam Mcluer Moses Brigham Benj Coult 2d Nicholas Gilman George Eager John Crane James Murch David Chandler Dated Thaddeus White Jun' Gideon Tiffany Nath: Adams Ebenezer Bliss The Martin Mark Hs Wentworth Ichabod Nichols John Peirce Jeremiah Libbey |