sooner discharged by the Congress or Committee of Safety, and they be under the command of the Field-Officers now there, viz: Colonel Joshua Wingate, Lieutenant-Colonel John Burnam, and Major James Hackett; and that Major Stephen Clark, of Epping, Captain Caleb Hodgdon, of Dover, Captain Parsons, of Rye, Captain Henry Elkins, of Hampton, Major Peter Coffin, of Exeter, Captain Jacob Webster, of—, Moses Baker, of Candia, and Captain David Copp, of Wakefield, be the Captains of the said eight Companies, and that Captain Baker's two Lieutenants be in Londonderry Regiment, provided they raise half the Company, or forty-eight men.

That Orders be given to the Captains to inlist said Company in the following Form, viz:

"In Congress at EXETER, November, 1775.

"To. . . . . . . . . . .

"SIR: You are hereby empowered immediately to inlist a Company, to consist of ninety-six able-bodied, effective men, well accoutred with arms and blankets, including Sergeants and Corporals, as soldiers in the New-Hampshire service, for the defence of Picataqua Harbour, for the term of two months, unless discharged sooner; and you are hereby informed you shall be entitled to the command, as Captain of said Company, when raised, and to nominate three persons to serve as subalterns under you, and that both officers and soldiers shall be paid the same wages as the Continental Troops are, exclusive of coats and blankets; and that the Soldiers sign the following Inlistment, viz:

"We, the subscribers, do severally inlist ourselves as Soldiers in the New-Hampshire service, for the defence of Piscataqua Harbour, for the term of two months, unless discharged sooner; and we hereby promise to submit ourselves to all the orders and regulations of the Army, and faithfully to observe and obey all such orders as we shall receive from lime to time from our officers."

Saturday, November 11, 1775.

Voted, That it be and hereby is recommended to the President of this Congress, to write to the Continental Congress and to General Washington, in the name of this Congress, a recommendation of Dr. Hall Jackson to be Chief Surgeon of the Northern Division of the Continental Army, or to appoint him in any other way, according to his merit.

Voted, That a Committee of three persons be chosen to examine the several Committees' Accounts, and make report to this Congress as soon as may be; and that John Dudley, Esq., Capt. Pierce Long, and Nathaniel Batch-elder, Esq., be the said Committee.

Voted, That Captain Joseph Spencer be Second Major of Colonel Timothy Walker's Regiment of Minute-Men, in the room and stead of Major Benjamin Goold, who hath resigned.

Voted, That the several sums advanced by the Members of this Congress, for the use of this Colony, be added to the Pay-Roll, and lodged with the Treasurer for payment.

Voted, That the Members of this Congress be paid for Sundays and travel, according to the method of the late General Assembly, and that the Members of the late General Assembly be paid in the same manner.

Adjourned to Monday, the 13th, two o'clock, P. M.

Monday, November 13, 1775.

The Congress met according to adjournment.

Upon a motion made, for considering the matter and form of Representation in this Colony in future,

Voted, That the consideration of that matter be put off till to-morrow.

Voted, That the Wages of the Committee of Supplies, employed by this Congress, be now established, and that it be four Shillings per day, each.

Voted, That the Committee of Safety be paid six Shillings per day, besides all their expenses, in the recess of the Congress.

Voted, That the Committee for procuring Fire-Arms lay their Accounts before this Congress, for allowance.

Voted, That Mr. President Thornton, Mr. Secretary Thompson, Colonel Samuel Hobart, John Dudley, Esq., Colonel Whipple, Benjamin Giles, Esq., General Folsom, Mr. Cragin, Colonel Walker, Mr. Prentice, Colonel David Oilman, Colonel Morey, Deacon Knowles, and Ebenezer Smith, Esq., be a Committee to prepare a plan for Representation of the people of this Colony in future, and lay it before the Congress.

Thursday, November 14, 1775.

Voted, That the Votes of yesterday, respecting the Wages and Pay of the Committee of Supplies and the Committee of Safety, be reconsidered, and made void.

Voted, That Dr. Hall Jackson be paid, out of the pub-lick Treasury of this Colony, in full for his good services to this Colony, from the 19th day of June last to the 4th of August last, the sum of fifteen Pounds per month, and that he receive a Commission from this Congress as Chief Surgeon of the New-Hampshire Troops in the Continental Army.

Voted, That a Committee of this House, viz: John DudIey, Esq., Benjamin Giles, Esq., Ichabod Rawlins, Esq., Captain Moulton, and Mr. Sparhawk, be appointed to take under consideration the behaviour of Samuel Dyer, a person complained of as an enemy to this country, and make report thereon to this Congress to-morrow morning.

Voted, To appoint Officers for the Artillery Company at Portsmouth, and that Captain George Turner be Captain of said Company.

Voted, That Captain Shadrach Hodgdon's Account, for Stakes for the Batteries, &c, amounting to four Pounds, be allowed and paid by the Committee of Supplies.

Voted, That Captain Ephraim Weston's Account, for services done for this Colony, in the year 1773, amounting to thirty-three Shillings, be allowed and paid out of the publick Treasury.

The Committee appointed to report a method for Representation, beg leave to lay the following plan before the Congress, viz:

That every legal inhabitant, paying taxes, shall be a voter.

That every person elected shall have a real estate, in this Colony, of the value of two hundred Pounds, lawful money.

That no person be allowed a seat in Congress who shall, by themselves or any person at their desire, treat with liquors, &c., any electors, with an apparent view of gaining their votes, or by treating after an election on that account.

That the Towns, Parishes, and places in this Colony, be represented as follows, viz:

Portsmouth, 3; Hampton, 1; Northampton, 1; Exeter, 2; Londonderry, 2; Newcastle, 1; Rye, 1; *Kingston and East-Kingston, l; *Sandown and Hawke, 1; Greenland, 1; Newington, 1; Stratham, 1; Newmarket, 1; *Southampton and Newtown, 1; Kensington, 1; *Plastow and Atkinson, 1; Hampstead, 1; Salem, 1; Pelham, 1; Chester, 2; Candia,1; *Raymond and Poplin, 1; Brentwood, 1; *Hampton Falls and Seabrook, 1; Nottingham, 1; *Deerfield and Northwood, 1; *Canterbury and London, 1; *Chichester, Epsom and Allenstown, 1; Pembroke, 1; Wyndham, 1; *Bow and Dumbarton, 1; Concord, 1; Epping, 1—in Rockingham, 38.

Dover 2; Madbury, 1; Durham, 1; Lee, 1; Somers-worth, 1; Barrington, 1; *Gilmanton and Barnstead, 1; *Sanbornton and Meredith, 1; Rochester, 1; *Leavittston, Wakefield and Middleton, 1; *New-Durham, The Gore and Wolfburgh, 1; *Moultonburgh, Sandwich and Tama-worth, 1—in Stafford, 13.

Amherst, 2; *Litchfield and Nottingham West, 1; Dun-stable, 1; Hollis, 1; *Merrimack and Bedford, 1; *Derry-field and Goffestown, 1; Weare, I; Hopkinton, 1; *Henniker, Deering, Hillsborough and Society Land, 1; *France-town and New-Boston, 1; New-Ipswich, 1; *Boscawen and Salisbury, l; *Temple and Peterborough, l; *Wilton, Lyndsborough, Mile-Strip and Daxbury Farm, 1; *Mason and Raby, 1; *New-Briton, Warner, Perrystown and Fishersfield, 1—in Hillsborough, 17.

*Rindge, Jaffrey and Peterborough-Slip, 1; *Dublin and Monadnock, No. 5, 1; *Packersfield, Stoddard, Washing-