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For regulating the Militia, 1312 |
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For altering the places of holding the Courts of Law in the County of Suffolk, 1312 |
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To enable the Inhabitants of Falmouth to support prosecutions against Persons who have in possession Goods taken from the Inhabitants during the late fire, 1312 |
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To revive Laws that are expired, or near expiring, 1312 |
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To encourage the fixing out of Armed Vessels for the defence of America, 1312 |
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For carrying into execution a Resolve of the American Congress for ascertaining the number of Inhabitants in this Colony, 1312 |
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General Court adjourned to Wednesday, the 13th day of March next, 1312 |
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| Nov. 29, |
Committee to consider a Letter from General Washington, of this day, to the General Assembly, 1313 |
| 1775. |
Dr. Cooper elected Chaplain, in place of Rev. Mr. Gordon, resigned, 1313 |
| 30, |
Report of Committee on General Washington's Letter, read, amended, and adopted, 1313 |
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Petition from Selectmen of Newbury, praying an allowance for their trouble and expense in collecting Blankets, &c,, for the Army; read and referred, 1313 |
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Petition of the Town of Mendon, for pay for Provisions for four Companies who marched from that Town on the 19th of April, 1314 |
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Petition of Nathan Wheeler read and committed, 1314 |
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Petition of the Town of Gloucester for Cannon, Ammunition &c, for the defence of the Harbour, 1314 |
| Dec, 1, |
Petition of Thomas Livermore, in behalf of a number of Prisoners in the Jail at Ipswich, 1314 |
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Committee to inquire into the conduct of the People at Nantucket and Martha's Vineyard, 1315 |
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Petition from John Tidell, Joseph Cornell, and Dennison Wallis, wounded on the 19th of April; and from Alexander Parren, wounded in the battle en Bunker-Hill, 1315 |
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Memorial from General Frye, setting forth the importance of Falmouth, arid the necessity of further provision for its safety, 1315 |
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Committee to wait upon General Washington, and acquaint him with the importance of Cape-Cod Harbour, 1315 |
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Petition of Francis Brown and of Nathaniel Farmer, wounded on the 19th of April, 1316 |
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Report of Committee appointed at the last sitting of the Court, to procure Wood and Hay for the Army, 1316 |
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Report of Committee on Petition from the Town of Gloucester, 1317 |
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Two Companies to be stationed at Gloucester till the 1st of April, 1317 |
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Mr. Nye sent to Barnstable to raise one hundred and twenty-eight Men for the Army at Cambridge, 1317 |
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Quantity of Wood to be supplied daily by a number of Towns to the Army, 1318 |
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Letter from James Sullivan, giving an account of the Works of Defence in the Town of Falmouth, and asking further provision for the safety of the Town, 1318 |
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Proceedings of a Convention of the County of Cumberland, 1320 |
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Troops stationed on the Sea-Coasts in the Towns of Newbury, Dartmouth, Rochester, and Ware-ham, to be dismissed on the 5th of December, 1319 |
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Information that a number of Persons, who had been inoculated, were to be sent out of Boston by General Howe, with a design to spread the Small-Pox among the Troops, 1321 |
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Committee to procure intelligence in the matter, 1322 |
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Rev, Mr Thatcher appointed Chaplain to the House, 1322 |
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Commanding Officer of Lincoln County excused from inlisting any Men for the American, Army, 1322 |
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Petition of the Committee for the Town of Worcester; respecting George Henry Fisher, a disaffected person, and John Holden, a prisoner, 1322 |
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Committee of Ipswich, to furnish Prisoners with Clothing, 1322 |
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Town of Natick excused from supplying nine Men for the American Army,1322 |
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Petition of Committee of Inspection for Pownal-borough, that the Committee of Correspondence of the Town may be called to account for their conduct, and that Abiel Wood might be removed from the Town, 1323 |
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Dr. Calef, of Ipswich, required to give information, relative to a hew Ship built by his directions at New-Mills, 1324 |
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Committee to bring in a Bill for the further emission of Bills of Publick Credit, 1324 |
| Dec, 6, |
Committee to consider Petitions of Men wounded on and after the 19th of April last, 1324 |
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Committee to take into consideration the state of the Poor of Boston, 1324 |
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Inhabitants of the United Colonies requested not to supply any person of this Colony with Provisions to be transported by water, who cannot produce a certificate from the Secretary of the Colony, 1324 |
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Report of Committee from Point Shirley, of the precautions taken to prevent the spreading of the Small-Pox, 1325 |
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Town of Bedford excused from furnishing thirteen Men for the American Army, 1326 |
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Accounts of Nathaniel Goldthwait, and others, for Guns lost on the 19th of April, 1327 |
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Committee to consider the expediency of providing Military Stores for the Colony, 1327 |
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Post-Riders for the Colony dismissed, 1327 |
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Committee to consider the state of the-Poor of Boston and Charlestown, 1328 |
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Act for making and emitting Bills of Publick Credit passed, 1328 |
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Mr. Speaker directed to wait on. General Washington about the Ordnance Stores received from the Colony, 1328 |
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Committee to ascertain what Cannon belonging to the several Towns of the Colony are now in the Continental Army, under the care of General Washington, 1328 |
| 9, |
Estimate of Military Stores necessary to be-procured for the Colony, 1330 |
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Commissary directed to procure the Stores mentioned in the estimate, 1331 |
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Committee on a Letter from Samuel Freeman, dated November 25, concerning Goods that were stolen at the burning of Falmouth, 1331 |
| 11, |
Order of the 7th, dismissing certain. Post-Riders, reconsidered, 1332 |
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Committees or Selectmen of the Towns to return the number of Seamen, and of Vessels, &c., 1332 |
| 12, |
Petition of Committee of Dartmouth, setting forth the importance of that Harbour, and its defenceless state, 1333 |
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Powder-Mills to be erected at Sutton and Stoughton, 1334 |
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Committee for procuring Sulphur required to give publick notice, requesting all who have any to make sale of it to them, 1334 |
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Mr. Devans informs the House that the supply of Hay and Wood to the Army is very inadequate, 1335 |
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Petition of Catharine Goldthwait, 1335 |
| 14, |
Committee to apportion two hundred tons of Hay, to be provided for the Army, among a number of Towns, 1336 |
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Letter from General Washington, enclosing-Letters from Colonel Otis and Colonel Freeman, relative to Shubael Lovell, a Tory, taken prisoner by Colonel Otis, 1337 |
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Petition of Thomas Russell for permission to send a Schooner to the Foreign West-Indies in ballast, 1338 |
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Petition of Lemuel Williams for permission to export a certain Cargo for the purpose of procuring Arms, Ammunition, &c., 1333 |
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Elias Haskitt Derby, a Member of the House, charged with importing Coffee and other things from the English West-India Islands, 1339 |
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Committee to repair to Salem to inquire into the facts of the charge against Mr. Derby, 1339 Doorkeeper ordered to apprehend Abiel Wood, and keep him in safe custody, 1339 |
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