Noah Amsden Samuel Smith Jacob Rowel Joseph Baily Stephen Hammon John Emerson Samuel Eastman John J Connor Gideon Adams Joseph Lewis Eliakim How Jeremiah Flanders John Goodman Jonas Bowman Asa Dunbor Eager Levi Straw Joshua Kimbal Amos Gordin Thos Mehard white Richard Cressey Elipheld Holmes Jona Saywer Daniel Colby John Tucker these names under written are Inhabitants of the town of Bradford those names Under written are Inhabitants of the town of Fishersfield [8-36] [Petition for Aid to Duck Manufacturers.] To the Honourable Senate & House of Representatives in this State Convened Your Petitioners thinking their prayer perfectly agreeable to reason and equity, would by the permission of this Honourable Court humbly shew- That at a session of this Honourable Court in February 1789 in order to facilitate and establish duck manufactories within this State a bounty was offered to any person or persons who shou'd erect the first buildings suitable for that purpose. In consequence of which your petitioners have deeply interested themselves in this business & have been at great expence to effect so valuable a purpose But finding ourselves under every disadvantage subsequent to the undertaking & thinking it perfectly reasonable your petitioners were induced to pray for such encouragement as other States afford -It is needless to trouble this Honble Court with an enumeration of losses & disappointments that ever attend the introduction of Manufactories into any Country especially where proper workmen are not to be obtain'd as in the present instance - And it is well known that the great article of our consumption is the produce of our own State the value of which has increased 30C since the erection of this Factory, and shou'd the increase and prosperity of Manufactories be esteemed an acquisition to this State, should they be thought productive of any real benefit or shou'd the promotion of Industry & its salutary effects be considered as an object worthy of attention, we doubt not but this Honble Body will grant an adequate compensation - and in that way which shall be most agreeable to themselves - An equality with the State of Massachusetts is all the indulgence we wish for; and if that indulgence is withheld, notwithstanding the great attention, perseverance and expence that has been paid to obtain a competent knowledge of this business, it must now of necessity in a great measure be relinquished — But if consistent and agreeable to the minds of this Honble Court to adopt any measures whereby this most useful art may be promoted; may we not speedily behold the cultivation of our flax revive our Navigation cloathed with our own manufacture — Idleness will flee away instead of our cash which will increase & enrich our Country & individuals will become sharers in the public good By the Resolutions of the Gen' Court of Massachusetts of 1788-1789 & 1790 it appears that they have given a Bounty of eight Shillings Bolt for every Bolt of Duck made within Said State, which operates as a heavy tax upon your petitioners in the sale of their Duck And the removal of which by granting a similar bounty wou'd not only be an inconsiderable & almost imperceptable expence to the State, but a great and lasting benefit. Which is the prayer of your humble & Most Obedient petitioners Exeter June 3rd 1791 Thos Odiorne [8-37] [Resolve of Massachusetts House.] Commonwealth of Massachusetts In the House of Representatives June 14th 1791 Resolved that His Excellency the Governor be & he hereby is requested to send Copies of the Act lately passed by the Legislature of this Commonwealth for the preservation of Fish in the Connecticut River, to the Supreme Executive power of the States of New Hampshire & Vermont & to request the said States to adopt similar measures for the preservation of Fish in the said River The State of Connecticut having adopted similar measures for the same purpose Sent up for Concurrence In Senate June 4th 1791 Read & Concurred Approv'd True Copy David Cobb Spk' [8-38] [Memorial of Robert L. Fowle.] To the Honorable Senate, and Honorable House of Representatives, of New Hampshire The Memorial of Robert Lewis Fowles, respectfully sheweth, That in the Year 1777, he left in the Towns of Exeter, and Portsmouth, a compleat set of Materials, for carrying on the Printing Business ; a Variety of Books, stationery, &c. &c. All which he sometime afterwards understood, the Gentlemen then in Power, took Possession of, as forfeited; which was consistent to War, and Revolution Principles, to which he has no Objection, or any Thing to offer to this honorable Court. But, when he after the Peace applied, to the Public Offices, for a Certificate of those Transactions, he was astonished to find, no Record was to be found, on which the Secretary, or any other officer, could give such Certificate of Course, no Compensation from the Court of Great Britain, for that Part of Your Memorialists' Claim, can be procured, for the Want of such Official Certificate - Your Memorialist taking it for granted, That no personal Prejudice, at this Period of Time, is retained against him, prays the Court will take the Case into Consideration and pass such Order thereon, as may impower the Secretary to give such Certificate under the Seal of the State, as will be accepted in Great Britain, and induce them to make him Compensation, for the Loss of Said Materials, &c. and likewise for his loss of Business, as Governments Printer previous to the Revolution, which when considered with your Memorialists other concerns, he presumes, is not rated too high, at £300 Currency per Ann. Your Memorialist has a Family in this State, on whom any Compensation that England shall make, will be here expended. This Memorialist has only to add That his best Wishes are, that the United States, in general & this, in particular, may enjoy Peace, and flourish, under the Grand Federal Government, to the latest Period of Time Rob L Fowles State of New Hampshire— In the house of Representatives June 7th 1791 — Upon reading & considering the petition of Robert L. Fowle voted That it appears the Said Robert L Fowle kept a printing Office at Exeter and carryed on the printing business there by publishing a public Newspaper and printing Acts, Laws and other papers for this State - That he left this State in the year 1777 and that agreeable to the confiscating Act this State took possession of his printing materials, books &c-and that it does not appear that any part thereof, has been restored to him Sent up for Concurrence William Plumer Speaker. In Senate the same day read & concurred J Pearson Secy [8-39] [Report of Committee on Odiorne's Petition.] In the house of Representatives June 9th 1791. The Committee on the petition of Thomas Odiorne and George Odiorne reported, That there be granted and paid out of the Treasury of this State a bounty of seven shillings for every piece of Topsail Duck and other stouter sail Cloth, which shall be hereafter manufactured within this State being twenty four inches in breadth and thirty nine Yards long, and that the Commissary General, be and hereby is appointed an agent who is authorized to appoint one or more agents under him to inspect the same, who on application of any manufacturer of Duck or Sail Cloth within this State attended with a Certificate from the Selectmen of the Town where the said manufacturer resides of his being bona fide the manufacturer of the said Duck or sail Cloth, or that the same was manufactured by some person or persons acting for or under him shall proceed to inspect the same, and if found good & merchantable as aforesaid shall give a Certificate thereof to the person applying as aforesaid, which certificate shall entitle the person presenting it to the bounty above mentioned, which bounty shall continue and be in force until further order of the General Court and that the President with advice of Council shall give order for payment of the bounty on the proper Certificate's being produced Which report was read & considered, received & acceptedWilliam Plumer Speaker Sent up for concurrence In Senate the same day read & concurred J Pearson Secy [8-40] [Memorial of Samuel Hobart of Exeter.] To the Honorable the Senate, and House of Representatives for the State of New Hampshire The Memorial of Samuel Hobart of Exeter in said State humbly |