bert, Lieutenant-Colonel; Reuben Reed, First Major; Joseph Bowman, Second Major.

In Council: Read, and concurred.

In the House of Representatives: The House made choice, by ballot, of the following gentlemen for Field-Officers of the Fifth Regiment of Militia in the County of Worcester, viz: Jona. Holman, Colonel; Daniel Plympton, Lieutenant-Colonel; William Learned, First Major; Jacob Davis, Second Major.

In Council: Read, and concurred.

In the House of Representatives: The House made choice, by ballot, of the following gentlemen for Field-Officers of the Seventh Regiment of Militia in the County of Worcester, viz: Nathan Sparhawk, Colonel; Jonathan Grout, Lieutenant-Colonel; Jonas Wilder, First Major; Daniel Clap, Second Major.

In Council: Read, and concurred.

In the House of Representatives: The House made choice, by ballot, of the following gentlemen for Field-Officers of the Eighth Regiment of Militia in the County of Worcester, viz: Abijah Stearns, Colonel; Josiah Carter, Lieutenant-Colonel; John Raud, First Major; Ebenezer Bridge, Second Major.

In Council: Read, and concurred.

In the House of Representatives: The House made choice, by ballot, of the following gentlemen for Field-Officers of the second Regiment of Militia in the County of York, viz: John Frost, Colonel; Ichabod Goodwin, Lieutenant-Colonel; Joseph Prime, First Major; John Shapleigh, Second Major.

In Council: Read, and concurred.

In the House of Representatives: The House made choice, by ballot, of the following gentlemen for Field-Officers of the Third Regiment of Militia in the County of York, viz: Tristram Jordan, Colonel; Joseph Storer, Lieutenant-Colonel; Thomas Cutt, First Major; Jonathan Stone, Second Major.

In Council: Read, and concurred.

In the House of Representatives: Ordered, That Mr. Cushing, Colonel White, and Mr. Hopkins, with such as the honourable Board may join, be a Committee to take under consideration the difficulties that attend the raising a Regiment in the Counties of Hampshire and Berkshire, and report what is proper to be done to complete that business.

In Council: Read, and concurred, and Benjamin Lincoln and John Taylor, Esquires, are joined.

In the House of Representatives: Resolved, That there be built at the publick expence of this Colony, for the defence of American liberty, ten Sloops-of-War, of one hundred and ten tons, or one hundred and fifteen tons each, suitable to carry from fourteen to sixteen carriage guns, of six and four pounders; and that Captain Batchelder, Colonel Bowers, and Mr. Durfee, be a Committee, with such as the honourable House may join, to provide materials and employ proper persons to build said vessels as soon as may be, for the purpose aforesaid; and that the sum of ten thousand Pounds be delivered to the said Committee, to enable them to proceed in building, rigging, and fixing said vessels as soon as possible; and that each one of the Committee be accountable to the General Court of this Colony, when thereunto called by the said Court for the money he shall receive.

In Council: Read, and concurred, and William Sever and Benjamin Greenleaf, Esquires, are joined.

In the House of Representatives: The House made choice, by ballot, of the following gentlemen for Field-Officers of the Third Regiment of Militia for the County of Bristol, viz: George Williams, Colonel; Zephaniah Leonard, Lieutenant-Colonel; AbielMitchell, First Major; James Williams, Jun., Second Major.

In Council: Read, and concurred.

In the House of Representatives: The House made choice, by ballot, of the following gentlemen for Field-Officers of the Fourth Regiment of Militia for the County of Bristol, viz: John Daggat, Colonel; Ephraim Lane, Lieutenant-Colonel; Isaac Dean, First Major; Elkanah Clap, Second Major.

In Council: Read, and concurred.

In the House of Representatives: The House made choice, by ballot, of the following gentlemen for Field-Officers of the First Regiment of Militia for the County of Middlesex, viz: Samuel Thatcher, Colonel; Benjamin Hammond, Lieutenant-Colonel; Samuel Barnard, First Major; John Gardner, Second Major.

In Council: Read, and concurred.

In the House of Representatives: The House made choice, by ballot, of the following gentlemen for Field-Officers of the Third Regiment of Militia for the County of Middlesex, viz: James Barret, Colonel; Braddyl Smith, Lieutenant-Colonel; Eleazer Brooks, First Major; Francis Faulkner, Second Major.

In Council: Read, and concurred.

In the House of Representatives: The House made choice, by ballot, of the following gentlemen for Field-Officers of the Fifth Regiment of Militia for the County of Middlesex, viz: Samuel Bullard, Colonel; Micah Stone, Lieutenant-Colonel; Abner Perry, First Major; John Trowbridge, Second Major.

In Council: Read, and concurred.

In the House of Representatives: The House made choice, by ballot, of the following gentlemen for Field-Officers of the Sixth Regiment of Militia for the County of Middlesex, viz: Oliver Prescott, Colonel; Jonathan Reed, Lieutenant-Colonel; Josiah Sartel, First Major; Jonathan Minot, Second Major.

In Council: Read, and concurred.

In the House of Representatives: The House made choice, by ballot, of the following gentlemen for Field-Officers of the First Regiment of Militia for the County of Cumberland, viz: John Waite, Colonel; Peter Noyes., Lieutenant-Colonel; Nathaniel Jordan, First Major; William Frost, Second Major.

In Council: Read, and concurred.

In the House of Representatives: The House mado choice, by ballot, of the following gentlemen for Field-Officers of the Second Regiment of Militia in the County of Cumberland, viz: Jonathan Mitchell, Colonel; Nathaniel Purrington, Lieutenant-Colonel; CharlesGerrish, First Major; Nathaniel Larrabee, Second Major.

In Council: Read, and concurred.

In the House of Representatives: The House proceeded to the choice of Field-Officers for the two Regiments in the County of Berkshire; and the Committee appointed to collect the votes, having counted the same, it appeared that the following gentlemen were chosen, viz:

For the First Regiment: Mark Hopkins, Colonel; Aaron Root, Lieutenant-Colonel; Giles Jackson, First Major; Jacob Brown, Second Major.

For the Second Regiment: Benjamin Simonds, Colonel; Jonathan Smith, Lieutenant-Colonel; David Rosseter, First Major; Caleb Hyde, Second Major.

In Council: Read, and concurred.

In the House of Representatives: The House made choice of the following Field-Officers for the Third Regiment of Militia, in the County of Middlesex, viz:

Eleazer Brooks, Colonel, in the room of James Barret, excused; Francis Faulkner, Lieutenant-Colonel, in the room of Braddyl Smith, excused; Nathan Barret, First Major, in the room of Eleazer Brooks, elected Colonel; Samuel Lamson, Second Major, in the room of Francis Faulkner, elected Lieutenant-Colonel.

In Council: Read, and concurred.

Petition of Anna Coshommon, an Indian woman, of Chil mark, in Dukes County, and Benjamin Obadiah, of Dartmouth, in the County of Bristol, Indian man, labourers, setting forth: "that one JohnQuaniman, Indian man, late of Dartmouth aforesaid, deceased, died, seized of a tract of land of about one hundred acres; and they being by the laws of this Province, heirs to the same, the said land lying in the town of Dartmouth, aforesaid, and mostly uncultivated, they humbly pray, that they may have liberty to make sales of the same."

In Council: Read, and committed to Eldad Taylor and Benjamin Lincoln, Esq'rs. The Committee on the above Petition beg leave to report by way of Resolve: