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In the House of Representatives: The House made choice, by ballot, of the Honourable Azor Orne, Esquire, Second Major-General of the Militia in this Colony.
In Council: Read, and concurred.
In the House of Representatives: The House made choice, by ballot, of the Honourable Benjamin Lincoln, Esquire, Third Major-General of the Militia in this Colony.
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 in the County of Essex, viz: Samuel Johnson, Colonel; John Whittier, Lieutenant-Colonel ;Asa Perley, First Major; Samuel Bodwell, Second Major.
In Council: Read, and concurred.
In the House of Representatives: The House made choice of Captain Benjamin Gage, as First Major in the Fourth Regiment of Militia in the County of Essex, in the room of Major Perley, who declines serving.
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 Essex, viz: Henry Herrick, Colonel; Jeremiah Page, Lieutenant-Colonel; Archelaus Fuller, First Major; Samuel Epes, 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 Essex, viz: Jonathan Glover, Colonel; Thomas Gerry, Lieutenant-Colonel; Joshua Orne, First Major; Nicholas Braughton, Second Major.
In Council: Read, and concurred.
An engrossed Bill, entitled "An set for altering the place of holding the Courts of Law in the County of Suffolk," having passed the House of Representatives, to be enacted,
In Council: Read a second time, and passed a concurrence, to be enacted.
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 Cumberland, viz: Reuben Fogg, Colonel; Richard T. Lombard, Lieutenant-Colonel; Timothy McDaniel, First Major; Ephraim Rowe, 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 in the County of Cumberland, viz: Timothy Pike, Colonel; Moses Merril, Lieutenant-Colonel; William Knights, First Major; Samuel Matthews, Second Major.
In Council: Read, and concurred.
In the House of Representatives: The House proceeded to the choice of Field-Officers for the several Regiments in the County of Hampshire, and the Committee appointed to collect the votes, having counted, it appears that the following gentlemen were chosen:
For the First Regiment: Charles Pynchon, Colonel; John Bliss, Lieutenant-Colonel; William Pynchon, First Major; Jonathan Hale, Second Major.
For the Second Regiment: Seth Pomeroy, Colonel; John Dickinson, Lieutenant-Colonel; Ezra May, First Major; Jonathan Clap, Second Major.
For the Third Regiment: John Mosely, Colonel; Timothy Robinson, Lieutenant-Colonel; Benjamin Ely, First Major; Daniel Leonard, Second Major.
For the Fourth Regiment: Samuel How, Colonel; Ruggles Woodbridge, Lieutenant-Colonel; John Chester Williams, First Major; Josiah White, Second Major.
For the Fifth Regiment: David Field, Colonel; David Wells, Lieutenant-Colonel; Hezekiah Smith, First Major; David Dickinson, Second Major.
For the Sixth Regiment: Phineas Wright, Colonel; Samuel Williams, Lieutenant-Colonel: Joshua Locke, First Major; Daniel Whitmore, Second Major.
In Council: Read, and concurred.
In the House of Representatives: The House made choice of Field-Officers for the several Regiments in the County of Lincoln, and the Committee appointed to collect the votes having counted the same, it appeared that the following were chosen, viz:
For the First Regiment: Samuel McCobb, Colonel; Samuel Harnden, Lieutenant-Colonel; Dummer Sewall, First Major; James Hunter, Second Major.
For the Second Regiment: Joseph North, Colonel; William Howard, Lieutenant-Colonel; Ezekiel Pettee, First Major; Rowland Cushing, Second Major.
For the Third Regiment: William Jones, Colonel; John Farley, First Major; Moses Davis, Second Major.
For the Fourth Regiment: Mason Wheaton, Colonel; William Farnsworth, Lieutenant-Colonel; James Minot, First Major; Haunce Robinson, Second Major.
For the Fifth Regiment: Jonathan Buck, Colonel; Edmund Moor, First Major; Jonathan Buck, Jr., Second Major.
For the Sixth Regiment: Benjamin Foster, Colonel; Alexander Campbell, Lieutenant-Colonel; Samuel Jordan, First Major; Francis Shaw, Jun., Second Major.
In Council: Read, and concurred.
In the House of Representatives: The House proceeded to the choice of Brigadiers for the several Counties in this Colony, agreeable to a late act of this Court for regulating the Militia, and the Committee appointed to collect the voles having counted the same and assorted them, it appeared that the following gentlemen were chosen, viz:
For the County of Suffolk, Hon Benjamin Lincoln, Esq.
For the County of Essex, Hon. Michael Farley, Esq.
For the County of Hampshire, Timothy Danielson, Esq.
For the County of Barnstable, Joseph Otis, Esq.
For the County of Bristol, George Godfrey, Esq.
For the County of York, Jotham Moulton, Esq.
For the County of Worcester, John Whetcomb, Esq.
For the County of Cumberland, Samuel Thompson, Esq.
For the County of Berkshire, John Fellows, Esq.
In Council: Read, and concurred.
Adjourned till ten o'clock, to-morrow morning.*
Friday, February 9, 1776.
Present in Council: Honourables William Sever, Waller Spooner, Caleb Cushing, John Winthrop, Thomas Cushing, Jedediah Foster, James Prescott, Eldad Taylor, Benjamin Lincoln, Michael Farley, Joseph Palmer, Samuel Holten, Jabez Fisher, Moses Gill, John Taylor, Benjamin White, Esquires.
In Council: Whereas, Accounts have been presented to this Court for payment, by several towns in this Colony, for provisions supplied the men who marched from such towns, respectively, on the alarm on the 19lh of April last, and after, and no sufficient vouchers are lodged with such accounts, whereby it may be made evident that the publick had the benefit of such provisions; and whereas, this Colony allowed to each man, so marching, one penny per mile, to refund his expenses of travelling into camp, &C.,
* BAUNSTABLE, February 3, 1776—GENTLEMEN: At the express solicitation of my daughter-in-law, the wife of my son Samuel Allyn Otis, I have presumed to write a line to your Honours in behalf of her brother, John Gray, who, we hoar, is confined to Newbury jail. How far he was concerned in the affair, so as to be confined in a jail, you that have had the examination of that matter are certainly the best judges. I would just hint to your Honours that, as he is a minor, and must bo supposed altogether tinder the direction of others, whether in case of sufficient bondsmen should appear in his behalf that ho shall not go into Boston in such a time as you set, nor supply our enemies, nor correspond with them, whether he may not be confined to some town in the country until the Court shall otherwise order. But I must leave the matter with your Honours' discretion, hoping I shall be excused, considering my connexions, in giving these hints, and am, gentlemen, your most obedient, humble servant,
JAMES OTIS.
For the President of the Honourable Counpcil at Waterlown, (to bo communicated.)
IN COUNCIL, February 8, 1776: Read, and Ordered, That the order of Council touching the said John Gray ha no far relaxed, that he be released fron close confinement, and sent to the Town of Barnstable, and to remain within the limits of that town, Samuel Allyn Otis, with sufficient sureties, giving their joint several bonds in the sum of one thousand Founds, that the said John Gray shall not pass without tho limits of tho said Town of Barnstable, or correspond with the enemies of America, or supply them with provision of any kind.
PEREZ MORTON, Deputy Secretary.
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