1776.
Feb. 3 |
Petition of William Eaton, of Deer-Island, representing the distressed condition of the Inhabitants of that District, 1431 |
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Petition of Thomas Winship, wounded in the battle of Lexington, 1431 |
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Resolves directing the confinement of Dr, Gelston, 1431 |
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Committee to make inquiry relative to the sending of two Vessels to the West-Indies by Colonel Doane, of Barnstable County, and the loading of other Vessels by other persons, contrary to the Resolutions of the American Congress, 1432 |
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Petition of a number of the Inhabitants of the Easterly part of the County of Lincoln, representing the distressed condition of the St. John's Indians, 1432 |
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Committee to take into consideration the present high price of Goods, 1434 |
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Petition, Remonstrance and Address of the Town of Pittsfield, relative to the present form of Government in this Colony, and praying that the Court would issue orders for the election of a Governour and Lieutenant-Governour, 1434 |
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Accounts passed for losses at the battle of Lexington and the battle of Bunker's Hill, 1435 |
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Ten Sloops-of-War, to carry from fourteen to sixteen carriage-guns, ordered to be built, 1435 |
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Two Vessels under the command of Captain Jeremiah O'Brien to be fitted out for service, immediately, 1436 |
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Committee to consider at large the matter of paying Officers and Soldiers for their losses in battle on the 19th of April and 17th of June last, 1437 |
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Petition of Inhabitants of Eastern part of the County of Lincoln, praying that some Companies may be raised for the defence of the Sea Coast there, 1437 |
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Committee report that Elias Haskitt Derby has not violated the Resolves of the Continental Congress, 1437 |
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Accounts allowed for losses sustained in the battle of Bunker-Hill, 1438. |
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Bill for encouraging the fixing out of Armed Vessels to defend the Sea-Coast of America, and for erecting a Court to try and condemn all Vessels that shall be found infesting the same, read a first time, 1438 |
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James Warren, elected Second Major-General by the House, rejected by the Council, 1439 |
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The fifty thousand Pounds lent to General Washington, to remain in the hands of the Paymaster-General till he receives a supply from the Continental Congress, 1439 |
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Azor Orne, appointed Third Major-Genera], requests to be excused from accepting the appointment, 1439 |
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Petition of Isaac Battle and Samuel Nichols, praying that a Schooner at Cape Elizabeth may be fitted out as a Privateer, 1440 |
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John Cummings, for the County of Middlesex, and Arthur Noble, for the County of Lincoln, chosen Brigadier-Generals by the House, rejected by the Council, 1440 |
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Bill for fixing out Armed Vessels read a third time, and passed to be engrossed, 1440 |
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Form of an Inlistment to be signed by the Soldiers to be raised in the Counties of Hampshire and Berkshire, to join the Army in Canada, 1441 |
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Order of the Court for raising a Regiment in Hampshire and Berkshire Counties to serve in Canada, reconsidered and amended, 1442 |
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Committee to wait on General Washington, to inform him the Court is about to rise, and to know if he has any application to make to the Court, 1443 |
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Samuel Harnden, chosen Brigadier for the County of Lincoln, in place of Arthur Noble, and Oliver Prescott, Brigadier for the County of Middlesex, in place of John Cummings, rejected by the Council, 1443 |
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Letter from General Washington, representing that the Army is in want of Fire-Aims, 1444 |
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Resolutions appointing a Truckrnaster, to reside at Machias, for trade with the St John's and Passamaquoddy Indians, 1444 |
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Committees to be appointed to purchase, in the recess of the Court, good and effective Fire-Arms on the best terms they can, and forward them, without delay, to General Washington, he advancing what Money may be necessary, 1445 |
| Feb. 13, |
Resolves to encourage the building of Powder-Mills, 1447 |
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Receiver-General directed to use the Continental Money now in the Treasury, as well as the Bills for this Colony, in the payment of Accounts, 1447 |
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Committees for the purchase of Fire-Arms in the recess of the Court, 1448 |
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Petition of Abijah Moore, of Putney, in the Province of New-York, representing that he marched with a number of Men to Cambridge soon after the 19th of April last, 1448 |
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Bounty for the erection of Powder-Mills, 1448 |
| 14, |
Bill for encouraging the fixing out of Armed. Vessels, passed to be enacted, 1449 |
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Stephen Smith chosen Truckmaster, to reside at Machias, 1450 |
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Oblonel Orne directed to raise a Company of Matrosses, to be stationed at Marblehead, 1450 |
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Form of Inlistment for the Matrosses, 1450 |
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Committees to collect Silver and Gold in exchange for Continental Bills, 1450 |
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Resolve respecting-the real and personal Estates of Tories, 1451 |
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Resolves relating to Powder and Fire-Arms that may be furnished to General Washington in the recess of the Court, 1453 |
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Committee to build ten Armed Sloops authorized to build but five, if they cannot procure Rigging, Iron, or other materials, 1454 |
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Forms of Returns for the Committees appointed to take the number of the Inhabitants of the Colony, 1455 |
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Bounty for the encouragement of the manufacture of Sulphur, 1456 |
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Resolve, directing that no process of a civil nature be commenced within the Colony, until the further order of this Court, 1456 |
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Report of Sub-Committee on Lead-Mines in Northampton, Southampton, and Worcester, 1457 |
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Copy of the Report to be transmitted to the American Congress, 1458 |
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Message sent to the Council, requesting them to suspend granting Commissions to the Brigadiers till the next sitting of the Court, 1458 |
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Report of Committee to consider what further Supplies are necessary to be procured for the use of the Colony, 1458 |
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Commissary-General directed to lend General Washington fifty pounds of Saltpetre for the Continental Laboratory, 1459 |
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Committee to make further experiments of the Saltpetre manufactured in this Colony, 1459 |
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Resolve of the House, relative to civil actions, disagreed to by the Council, 1459 |
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House asks a Conference on the subject of regulating civil actions, 1460 |
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Conference of the two Houses, 1460 |
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Committee to consider what is proper to be done with respect to regulating proceedings in civil causes, 1460 |
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The Council desired to set apart Thursday, the 7th of March, to be observed as a day of Humiliation and Prayer, 1461 |
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Report of Joint Committee on regulating proceedings in civil causes, 1461 |
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Committee to provide a sufficient magazine of Provision for the use of the Colony, 1461 |
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Message to the Council, requesting an Adjournment to the 13th of March, 1462 |
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Adjourned to Wednesday, March 13, 1462 |
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List of the Field-Officers of-the-Militia, chosen by the House at the present Session, 1463 |
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Division of the Militia of each County into Regiments, and the rank of each Regiment,1465 |
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| Feb.21, |
Order by the King in Council, prohibiting the exportation, or carrying coastwise, of any Gunpowder, Saltpetre, or any sort of Arms or Ammunition, 1467 |
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