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forth: "that your memorialist dwells at Penobscot, and that he lives near Long-Island, in said Penobscot-Bay, and on said Island dwell about fourteen families; and that some of said families have, from time to time, supplied the Ministerial forces with cord-wood, and other necessaries, from said Island. And, as your memorialist is one of the Committee of Correspondence of said place, thinks it his duty to set forth to your Honours (and that he is come on purpose to set forth) their proceedings, which is inimical to the country, and prays your Honours would order their removal or that they may not countenance such proceedings.
"Your memorialist further prays, that the inhabitants of Belfast may be allowed some ammunition, to defend themselves from the enemy, as they are now exposed, and have none to help themselves."
In the House of Representatives: Read, and committed to the Committee of both Houses, appointed to consider the subject matter of a Report on the Petition of a number of the Inhabitants of Majabigwaduce, relative to the conduct of Bakeman.
In Council: Read, and concurred.
In Council: Resolved, That two Ships be built, as soon as may be, at the expense of this Colony, one suitable to carry thirty-six guns, viz: twenty guns carrying twelve-pound shot, and sixteen guns for six-pound shot; and the other ship suitable to carry thirty-two guns, viz: twenty guns for nine-pound shot, and twelve for six-pound shot; and that these Ships be built in a manner best calculated for swift sailing, and of timber and all other materials suitable for ships-of-war, of such a number of guns and weight of metal, and furnished with a suitable number of officers, seamen, and marines, and that all kinds of arms, ammunition, and provisions, be furnished for such ships.
Resolved, That. . . . . . . . . . . with such as the honourable House shall join, be a Committee to carrythe foregoing Resolution into execution, as soon as possible, and that a sum of money for that purpose, not exceeding. . . . . . . . . . be put into their hands, they to be accountable to this Court for the expenditnre of the same.
In the House of Representatives: Read, and ordered to be recommitted; and the Committee are directed to report an estimate of the expense of building and furnishing the vessels above proposed to be provided.
In Council: Read, and concurred.
Letter from his Excellency General Washington, on the critical situation of the Army, read and sent down. Came up committed to a Committee of both Houses.
In Council: Read, and concurred; and John Adams and Jedediah Foster, Esquires, are joined.
In Council: Ordered, That there be a Committee of both Houses appointed, to remedy the defect of the Innholders not exhibiting their Accounts.
In the House of Representatives: Read, and concurred, and are joined.
In the House of Representatives: Resolved, (Blank.)
In the House of Representatives: Ordered, That the Letter from William Williams, Esq., of Connecticut, comunicating measures adopted by that Colony, and discoveries made of a Lead-Mine.
In Council: Read, and concurred, and John Adams, Esq., is joined.
Adjourned to ten o'clock, to-morrow morning.*
Friday, January 12, 1776
Present in Council: Honourables Walter Spooner, Caleb Gushing, Benjamin Chadbourn, John Adams, John Whetcomb, Jedediah Foster, James Prescott, Eldad Taylor, Benjamin Lincoln, Charles Chauncy, Michael Farley, Joseph Palmer, Samuel Holten, Jabez Fisher, Moses Gill, John Taylor, Benjamin White, Esquires.
A Letter to the Honourable John Taylor, Esq., from Timothy Parsons, on matter of publick concern.
In Council: Read, and committed to the Committee on the Petition from Majabigwaduce.
Deposition of Ebenezer Goodell and James Goodell, relative to Joseph Bowditch refusing a tender of Bills of publick Credit.
Read, and committed to John Taylor, Esq., with such as the honourable House shall join.
Adjourned till to-morrow morning, ten o'clock.
Saturday, January 13, 1776.
Present in Council: Honourables Walter Spooner, Caleb Cushing, Benjamin Chadbourn, John Adams, John Whetcomb, Jedediah Foster, James Prescott, Eldad Taylor, Benjamin Lincoln, Charles Chauncy, Joseph Palmer, Samuel Holten, Moses Gill, Jabez Fisher, Michael Farley, John Taylor, Benjamin White, Esquires.
The Committee appointed to take into consideration the Letter from his Excellency General Washington, of the 10th instant, have attended that service, and beg leave to report, that a Committee of both Houses be appointed to wait on the General, and to assure him that this Court are zealously disposed to do every thing in their power to promote the recruiting of the American Army, and to acquaint him that they cannot be of opinion that the publick service will be promoted by offering a bounty, at the separate expense of this Colony, or any other encouragement beyond that which has been ordered by the Congress; that they are still further from an opinion that the same service can be promoted by any coercive measures, or any other expedient than voluntary inlistment. But, that this Court is willing, if his Excellency shall approve of this measure, to recommend any further temporary drafts from the Militia, that may be necessary to supply the present deficiencies, to be continued until the 1st of April next; and, also, to exert the influence of this Court, by recommending to the Selectmen and Committees of Correspondence, and others, to exert themselves, and employ their influence among the people, to promote and encourage, by all reasonable methods, the recruiting service in the several towns.
JOHN ADAMS, per order.
In Council: Read, and accepted; and, Ordered, That John Adams, Esq., with such as the honourable House shall join, be a Committee to wait on his Excellency General Washington, for the purposes expressed in the above Report.
In the House of Representatives: Read, and concurred, and Mr. Speaker and Major Hawley are joined.
Petition of John Tidd, of Lexington, setting forth: "that, on the 19th of April, he received a wound in the head, (by a cutlass,) from the enemy, which brought him senseless to the ground; at which time they took from him his gun, cartridge-box, powder-horn, &c. He prays your Honours would make him some compensation for said loss; likewise, six weeks' loss of time, charge of a Surgeon, nursing, and board."
In the House of Representatives: Resolved, That there be paid out of the publick Treasury of this Colony, to John Tidd, the sum of four Pounds ten Shillings, in full, for his loss of Gun, &c., set forth in his Petition.
In Council: Read, and concurred.
In the House of Representatives: Whereas, the Captains and Lieutenants of the Militia, who have lately joined the Army as a temporary reinforcement, have not been commissionated according to the several stations to which they have been elected; and whereas, they may continue a longer time in service than was at first expected; therefore,
Resolved, That the honourable Council of this Colony be desired to commissionate all such officers, as aforesaid, according to their several ranks, who, with fifty men or upwards, (accounting in said number officers, and, also, such men as have inlisted from their respective companies into the Continental Army,) shall incline to continue in the
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