Pearn, Samuel Cutts, Esquire, Samuel Sherburne, Captain Pierce Long.

NEWINGTON.—Richard Downing, Esquire, Samuel Faban.

GREENLAND.—Clement March, Esquire, Major William Weeks, Captain Nathan Johnson.

HAMPTON.—Captain Josiah Moulton, Josiah Moulton, 3d.

EXETER.—General Nathaniel Folsom, Colonel Nicholas Gilman, Colonel Enoch Poor.

STRATHAM.—Deacon Stephen Boardman, Samuel Lane, Esquire.

SOUTHAMPTON.—Benjamin Brown.

RYE.—Samuel Knowles, Nathan Goss,

NEWCASTLE.—  .  .  .  .  .  .  

NEWMARKET.—Captain Jeremiah Folsom, Mr. Edward Parsons.

CHESTER.—Stephen Morse, Captain Robert Wilson.

HAMPTON-FALLS.—Colonel Meshech Weare, Reverend Pain Wingate.

SEABROOK.—Henry Robie.

NORTHAMPTON.—Doctor Levi Dearborn, David Masten, Captain Abraham Drake.

EPPING.—Rev. Josiah Stearns, David Lawrence Esq.

BRENTWOOD.—Samuel Dudley, Esquire, William Morrill, Esquire.

POPLIN.—Stephen Sleeper.

KINGSTON and HAWK.—Josiah Bartlett, Esquire.

EAST KINGSTON.— Nathaniel Batchelder, Esquire, Major Jacob Gale.

SANDOWN.—Jethro Sunborn, Esquire.

PEMBROKE.—David Gillman.

DEERFIELD.—Reverend Timothy Upham.

BOW.—Benjamin Noyes.

HAMPSTEAD.—Jonathan Carlton.

PLAISTOW.—Major Joseph Welsh.

ATKINSON.—John Webster, Daniel Poor.

NEWTOWN.—Joseph Bartlett, Esquire.

NEW-SALEM.—Caleb Dusten.

PELHAM.—James Gibson.

NOTTINGHAM.—Major Joseph Cilley, Lieutenant Thomas Bartlett.

EPSOM.—John McClary, Esquire.

RAYMOND.—John Dudley, Esquire.

CANDIA.—Samuel Moore, Esquire.

LONDONDERRY.—Matthew Thornton, Esquire, Mr. James McGregor.

CONCORD.—Timothy Walker, Junior.

CANTERBURY—Reverend Abel Forster, Captain Jeremiah Clough.

CHICHESTER—Captain John Cram.

DUNBARTON.—Colonel W    . . . . . 

LOUDON.—Nathan Batchelder, Esquire.

NORTHWOOD.—Sherburne Blake.

MEREDITH.—Ebenezer Smith, Esquire.

DURHAM.—George Frost, Esquire, Ebenezer Thompson, Esquire.

MADBURY.—John Wingate.

LEE.—Joseph Sias, Esquire, Smith Emerson.

SANBORNTON.—Daniel Sanborn, Esquire.

MOULTONBOROUGH.—Adam Brown.

GILMANTON.—Antepas Gilman.

ROCHESTER.—Deacon James Knowles, Colonel John McDuffee.

WAKEFIELD.—Nathaniel Balsh.

DOVER.—Capt. Shadrach Hodgdon, Capt. Stephen Evans.

SOMERSWORTH.—Ichabod Rawlings, Esquire, Captain James Garvin.

LITCHFIELD.—Captain John Parker.

HENNIKER.—Timothy Gibson.

COCKBOURN.—Captain Abijah Learned.

DUNSTABLE.—Jonathan Lovewell, Esquire, Joseph Ayers, Noah Lovewell.

MERRIMACK.—Jacob McGaw.

BOSCAWEN.—Captain Henry Gerrish.

GOFFSTOWN.—Moses Reille.

NORTH-IPSWICH.—Richard Stephen Farrar.

AMHERST.—Paul Dudley Sergeant, Moses Parsons.

BEDFORD.—James Martin.

TEMPLE.—Reverend Samuel Webster.

DUNBARTON.—Captain Caleb Page.

HOPKINTON.—Reverend Elijah Fletcher.

BARRINGTON.—Lieutenant Samuel Hayes.

WINDHAM.—Lieutenant John Dinsmore.

WILTON.—Jonathan Martin, Jacob Abbot.

MASON.—Amos Daken.

WEARE.—Samuel Page.

NOTTINGHAM WEST.—Captain Abraham Page.

LYNDSBOROUGH.—Ep. Putnam.

NEW-BOSTON.—Thomas Wilson.

HOLLIS.—Colonel John Hale, Deacon Enoch Noyes, Samuel Hobart, Esquire.

PETERBOROUGH.—William Smith.

PLYMOUTH, CAMPTON, RUMNEY, and NEWCHESTER.—Abel Webster.

COCKERMOUTH.—Samuel Haselton.

ORFORD.—Israel Morey, Esquire, Nathaniel Rogers.

HANOVER.—John Wheelock.

LEBANON.—Nehemiah Eastabrook.

THORNTON.—Matthew Thornton, Esquire.

PLAINFIELD.—Francis Smith.

WESTMORELAND.—Joseph Willbore.

FITZWILLIAM.—Reverend Benjamin Bridgeham.

SWANSEY.—Samuel Hill.

CLAREMONT.—Oliver Ashley.

CORNISH.—Samuel Chase, Esquire.

PACKERFIELD.—Dr. Nathaniel Breed, Eleazer Twitchell.

WALPOLE.—Thomas Sparhawk.

WINCHESTER.—Samuel Ashley, Esquire.

SALISBURY.—Matthew Pettingill.

CHARLESTOWN.—William Haywood.

HAVERHILL.—Captain Ephraim Weston.

PIERMONT.—Captain Richard Young.

LANDAFF.—Captain Nathaniel Hovey.

Wednesday, May 17, 1775.

The Members being called over and seated, proceeded as follows:

Voted, That the Honourable Matthew Thornton, Esq., be President.

Voted, That Ebenezer Thompson, Esq., be Secretary.

Voted, That as Ebenezer Thompson, Esquire, the elected Secretary, is not present, Samuel Cutts, Esquire, be Secretary pro tempore.

At the desire of the Convention, the Reverend Mr. Steams made a prayer.

Voted, That those Members who did not produce certificates be allowed to sit in Convention until the adjournment; and if they do not then produce them, to be excluded.

Voted, That the Reverend Mr. Steams, Colonel Folsom, Mr. President, George Frost, Esquire, Mr. Wheelock, Mr. Sparhawk, and the Reverend Mr. Webster, be a Committee to, draw up Rules to be observed by the Members of this Convention while sitting, and present them as soon as may be.

Voted, That the aforesaid Committee, together with Mr. Whipple and Mr. Cutts, be a Committee to report what they think necessary to be done about establishing a Post-Office.

Adjourned till to-morrow, eight o’clock in the morning.

Thursday, May 18, 1775, A. M.

Met according to adjournment.

Voted, That the following Rules be adopted and observed by the Members of this Convention while sitting:

“1st. That no person speak without asking leave of, and addressing himself to the President.

“2. That no Member speak while another is speaking.

“3. That no Member should speak a second time upon a point, if another person who has not spoke before, should desire to speak.

“4. That no Member make a new motion upon a point, until that which is under consideration is determined.

“5. That there be silence among the other Members while any one is speaking.

“6. That no Member absent himself more than half an hour without permission from the President.

“7. That on any matter of importance under consideration