and agreed to raise three hundred men, to build garrisons, and scout for our defence, as you will see by a copy of the proceedings of said Committee, which I send you here enclosed. But as we are destitute of arms, ammunition, and money, we are fearful it will in a great measure prove abortive, and this only alternative left us: either to make our escape into the lower towns, or fall a sacrifice to our enemies. We therefore pray your Honours would afford us immediate relief in the premises, as it is of the utmost importance to us all. And we shall, as in duty bound, ever pray.

In behalf of the Committee:

NEHEMIAH ESTABROOK, Chairman.

To the Honourable Assembly of the Province of New-Hampshire.

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE.

Wednesday, June, 1776.

Present: the Honourable Meshech Weare, Matthew Thornton, Nathaniel Folsom, Ebenezer Thompson, Jonathan Blanchard, and Benjamin Giles, Esquires.

Adjourned till tomorrow, at nine o'clock, A. M

Thursday, June 6, 1776.

Present as yesterday, with the addition of Wyseman Clagett, Esq.; and Samuel Ashley, Esq., who this day first took his seat at the Board.

Mr. Clough brought from the House a Vote appointing a Committee to join a Committee of the Board to consult what business is necessary immediately to be entered on; which was read and concurred; and Mr. Thornton, Mr. Folsom, and the Secretary, added by the Board.

Mr. Cutts brought up a Vote for a Committee to join a Committee, to consider the Petition of Richard Emms and others, which was concurred, and Mr. Blanchard, Mr. Giles, and Mr. Ashley, added by the Board.

Captain Long brought up a Vote for allowing Richard Emms, a prisoner here, £20 for his subsistence, and also for his liberty to take passage for the West-Indies; which was read and concurred.

Also a Vote for giving John Brazee and James Taylor, two prisoners, leave to take passage for the West-Indies; which was read and concurred.

A Vote brought up for paying the Roll of Captain Ebenezer Hearing, amounting to £99 1s. 7 1/2d., which was read and concurred.

Mr. Clough brought up a Vote for paying the Account of Captain John Calfe for countersigning money, amounting to £2 11s. 11d.; which was read and concurred.

A, Vote paying two Rolls of Captain Titus Salter's Company, from the 17th of March to the 17th of May, amounting to £773 15s. 1d., brought up, read and concurred.

Adjourned till to-morrow, eight o'clock, A. M.

Friday, June 7, 1776.

Met according to adjournment.

Colonel David Gilman brought up a Vote directing Quartermaster Gaines to supply him, the said Colonel Gilman, with Powder to blow the rocks out of the fort building at New-Castle, which was read and concurred.

Mr. Clough brought up a Vote for one John Griffith, a soldier, to receive wages out of the Treasury from the time he was rendered incapable of doing his duty until the time of his discharge, which was read and concurred.

Resolved, That Nicholas Gilman, Esq., Treasurer and Receiver-General of this Colony, be, and hereby is, fully authorized and empowered to receive and take in all those paper Bills of Credit, emitted on the credit of said Colony, bearing interest, and so pay such interest to the time of such exchange, and charge the amount of said interest in his account with said Colony; and that said Treasurer give notice of this order as soon as may be. Sent down for concurrence; which was brought up concurred.

A Vote was brought up appointing George Gains and William. Treferrin a Committee to procure and transport Cannon, Powder, &c, from Boston; which was read and concurred.

Vote for George Gains to receive out of the Treasury £400, to be by him accounted for, brought up, read and concurred.

Vote for Samuel Roby to receive out of the Treasury £l 10s. 8s., for wages in Captain William Prescott's Company, being omitted in said Prescotts Roll by mistake, brought up, read, and concurred.

Vote appointing a Committee to procure Gold and Silver to send to Canada for the use of the Troops, then brought up, read and concurred, and Mr. Thornton and Mr. Folsom added by the Board.

Vote for allowing and paying to John Hunter £4 13s., for so much Paper Money belonging to him casually destroyed, brought up, read and concurred.

A Vote appointing a Committee to examine into the cause or ground of a complaint exhibited to the Court by several soldiers against Captain John Parker, brought up, read and concurred. Mr. Folsom and Mr. Blanchard added.

Adjourned till to-morrow morning, eight o'clock, A. M.

Saturday, June 8, 1776.

Met according to adjournment.

A Vote to build a Bridge at New-Castle, and appointing a Committee to report the most proper place for erecting the same, brought up, read and concurred, with this amendment, That Mr. Ashley and Mr. Giles be joined to the Committee of the House, to repair to New-Castle and view all the proposed places for erecting a bridge there, and also the old bridge there, and report their opinion relative to the whole matter as soon as may be.

Upon reading the Petition of Hugh Tollant,

Voted, That the Committee of the Town of Pelham be directed forthwith to use their utmost endeavours to project the said Hugh Tollant from the violence of any or every person, on his body or estate, until there can be an opportunity for some civil Magistrate to take cognizance of his complaint. And also whenever any process may issue from a civil authority, that they use their endeavours to apprehend any persons accused, that there may be an impartial inquiry and justice done; and that in this day of publick calamity and distress, they would assist their brethren in the Colony to keep peace and good order in the same.

Vote appointing a Committee to name persons to be appointed Field-Officers for the Continental Battalion to be raised here, brought up, read, and concurred, and Mr. Thornton, Mr. Folsom, and the Secretary, joined.

Vote appointing a Committee to draw a plan for carrying into execution the Report of the Committee on the complaint against Captain John Parker, brought up, read, and concurred, and Mr. Thornton and Mr. Giles added.

Adjourned till Monday next, three o'clock, P. M.

Monday, June 10, 1776.

Met according to adjournment.

Several of the Members being on Committees, adjourned till to-morrow morning, eight o'clock, A. M.

Tuesday, June 11, 1776

Met according to adjournment,

A Vote appointing Mr. Walker, Mr. Prescott, and Mr. Lovewell, with such as the Board should join, a Committee to examine all Accounts laid in against the Colony, and report thereon; which was read, and Mr. Hard, Mr. Joseph Gilman, and Mr. John Taylor Gilman, added by the Board after concurrence.

Vote for paying Dr. Isaac Thom £3 5s, 10d., for Medicines, and attendance on John Simpson and John Foster, soldiers wounded in Bunker-Hill battle, brought up, read, and concurred.

Vote appointing Mr. Walker, Mr. Patten, and Mr. Smith, a Committee to frame and present Jo the House sundry Bills, brought up, read and concurred, and Mr. Thornton, Mr. Clagett, and Mr. Giles, added.

Vote for paying James Aiken 60s. for a coat lost by him in the Bunker-Hill battle, brought up; which was read and concurred.