[3-63] [Waldron to Atkinson, November, 1738.] "Sr Yours of the 19th present with the two Copys of the late M' Pikes Will I Received yesterday at Hampton from Mr Russel. — I am afraid my asking His Excellency to sign the Certificates you desired when he was on a journey, and with his foot in the Stirrup was exposeing myself to the imputation of rudeness, however to oblige you I ventured to do it and he condescended to grant the request saying with all they should have been laid before him at Portsmouth or sent to him at Boston and not bro't him to be signed in his chase you have the said Certificates with the Province Seal affixed and the Copys annexed to them herein inclosed which I hope will answer Your purpose I am S' your most humble servant It is my order yt ye do not deliver the seal to the Lieut Gov' or any body else, without my Special order July 16: 1733 You are to observe my former order about the Prov: seal Nov 26 1733 Tis my order that you dont part with the seal, or affix it to any thing til said writing is first transmitted to me Sir, You are hereby order'd not to Suffer the Seal of the Province to go out of your Custody or to affix it to any Writing without my Special Leave and Direction Given under my Hand at Boston April 21: 1734 J Belcher To the Honoble Richard Waldron Esq Secretary of His Majesty's Province of New Hampshire [3-65] [President Walton's Demand of the Seal, 1739.] Province of New Hampshire April 26th 1739 Sr Application being made to me by the Honble George Jaffrey Andrew Wiggin Esqrs & Mr Thomas Packer for the Seal of the Province to be affixed to ye Journals of the House of Representatives for said Province And pursuant to Orders of the Right Honble the Lords of the Comittee of Council for Plantation Affairs dated at White Hall the 9th of December 1738 and 30 january 1738 [O. S.] directing that the same be authenticated by the Governor or Comander in Chief in the said Province under the Seal of that Province. I do hereby as Comander in Chief (for the time being) in said Province of New Hampshire; demand the Public Seal of the said Province and direct you to put the same Seal to the Journals of the House of Representatives of said Province here presented by James Jeffry Clerk of the late House of Representatives for said Province and to authenticate the same in the usual form, the above Gentlemen paying you your fees Sha. Walton To Richard Waldron Esq' Secretary of the Province of New Hampshire [3-66] [Secretary Waldron's Answer to Foregoing.] Honble Sir, In answer to your demand of the Province Seal to be annexed to the Assembly Journals I say if you'l please to order them to be left with me I will forward them to his Excellency the Governor by an Express with all possible dispatch and with a proper Certificate annexed in order to be authenticated under the Province Seal which is to be affixed by the Governor accordingly to the Express letter of the Order from the Right Honble the Lords of the Comittee of Council which you referr to & not by you which Order is exactly consonant to His Majestys Royal Commission which appoints the Governor Keeper and User of the Province Seal, and I take leave to observe to you the aforesaid order has no relation to me any otherwise than to require me to furnish with Copys & to attest them wch I was ever ready to do and challenge any man liveing to say the contrary, and am still ready to do so, and further I take leave to say if you or the Gentlemen that have applyed to you will not accept the offer I herein make the Application can be deem'd no other (in my humble opinion) than a vexatious intention agst ye Gov' as sundry former applications of like sort have proved to be and not a real design of obtaining the Seal moreover I must crave your Leave to express my Surprize at this Your extraordinary demand wherein you call your self Comander In Chief when you well know, it has been ever a settled point in the Province that no Let Governor or President was or could be Comander In chief by the Kings Comission while the Governor of the Province was at Boston and agreeable to this you doubtless remember you have several times voted In Council Your Self within this twenty years I am Your Honours humble Serv Ports April 26 1739 To the Honble Mr President Walton of New Hampshire R. W. This was read & delivered to Mr President Walton in Presence of Mess Geo. Jaffrey Andrew Wiggin & Thomas Packer R. W. April 26 1739 [3-67] [Atkinson and Others' Application to have the Seal Affixed to Certain Documents.] Province of Newhampshire April 27th 1739 S Pursuant to an Order of the Right Honble the Lords Comittee of Council for Plantation affairs Dated at White Hall 30th of Jan' 1738 [O. S.] Impowering us to Examine and take out any Copys of Records &c. from the Journals of the House of Representatives of the Province of Newhampshire, and Minuits or Orders of Council &c. We have obtained a Copy of the Journal of the said House of Representatives from the 25th August 1730 to the 17th day of November 1738 Certified by James Jeffry Cler of the Last assembly for Said Province, Which we have sent you: Desiring you to authenticate the Same (so far as Relates to your office of Secretary of sd Province) in order to be Sent his Excelly by Some of us (appointed as above) who are now Ready to go with the same to Boston to Desier his Excelly to Signe the same and order the Publick Seale of the Province to be put thereto. Theodore Atkinson To Rica Waldron Esq' Secry of the Province of Newhampshire. [3-68] [George Jaffrey to Richard Waldron.] Sir In your answer to the Presidents Demand of the Province Seal yesterday ye 26th Inst. you were Pleased to offer to make a Proper Certificate to be annexed to the Journalls of the Assembly that they might be forwarded to His Excellency the Gov' in order to be authenticated under the Province Seal according to the orders of the Right Honourable the Lords of ye Comitte of Council for Plantation affairs Datd Dec 9th & Jany 30th 1738 The Said Journalls of ye assembly are now presented to you for the Proper Certificate to be annexed to them That they may forthwith be forwarded to His Excellency the Govern' for the Purpose abovesd and that neither the Govern' nor any Body Else may make the appliIcation you in yor sd answer to the President Intimated. But be assured the Real Designe is to obtain ye Province Seal absolutly in obediance to the above said orders and not any Vexatious Intention against His Excelly the Goven' from Sr Y' very Humb1 Serv New Hampsh' portsm° Apr 27th 1739 To Mr Secretary Waldron Ge Jaffrey [3-68] [Richard Waldron to George Jaffrey.] Gentlemen In answer to your request I will draw a proper Certificate that Mr James Jeffry was Clerk of the Assembly & forthwth send it to the Govr by the post who will set out in an hour or two I am Gent" Yo' hum Sevr April 27, 1739 To The Honble Geo Jaffery Esq' & Mr James Jaffry [3-69] R. W. [Petition to the Governor relative to Affixing the Province Seal to Certain Documents.] To his Excellency Jonathan Belcher Esq' Captain Gen1 and Governour in Cheif in and over His Majestys Province of New Hampshire now resident at Boston in New England The Petition of George Jaffrey Theodore Atkinson John Rindge and Thomas Packer of Portsmouth in the Province of New Hampshire Esq' Whereas the Right Honourable the Lords of the Committee of Council for Plantation affairs by their order bearing date at the Council Chamber Whitehall the 9th day of December 1738 Directing That the Representatives of the sd Province or their agent should be permitted to search and take copy of minutes & proceedings of the Governour and Council minutes and proceedings of the Council, minutes of the Council in assembly, and also minutes & proceedings of the assembly of the sd Province, as to such points as they should think necessary to Support their petition of Complaint now depending before His Majesty in Council against your Excellency And whereas afterwards their aforesd Lordships by their order bearing date at the afores Council Chamber the 30th day of January 1738, ordered That your pet's George Jaffrey, Theodore Atkinson John Rindge and Thomas Packer Esqrs or any other Person to be appointed by them, or either of them, be permitted to search for and take out the Copy of papers as directed by the afore recited order of the 9th of December and that the Secretary of the sd Province do attest therin as true copys and that the Governour do affix the Seal of the Province thereto upon paying the usual fees for the same, whereof the Governour or Commander in Cheif and the Secretary of the sd Province for the time being, as also all others whom it may concern, are thereby ordered to take notice and Govern themselves accordingly (as by the sd two orders herewith produced to your Excellency under the Seal of the Council office may more fully appear) now your pet's humbly shew your Excellency That by virtue of the afores orders they have taken a copy of the Journals of the House of Representatives of the said Province from the 25th of August 1730 to the 17th day of November 1738, and the same is duly attested by James Jaffrey Gent" the Clerk of the sd House of Representatives, and that on the 26th day of this instant april in the absence of Your Excellency and David Dunbar Esq' His Majestys Lieut. Governour of sd Province, your petrs applied to Shadrack Walton Esq' President of His Majestys Council for sd Province and Comander in Cheif in the same, Praying him to cause the Province Seal to be affixed to the aforesaid Copys of the s Journals, and his Honour in obedience to the sd orders went with your petrs to Richard Waldron Esq' Secretary of the sd Province, who your pet's apprehended, had the custody of the sd Seal and ordered him to affix the Province Seal accordingly to the sd Papers, and your pet's at the same time produced to the sd Sec |