11th. An Act to revive the late Highway Act.

12. An Act to make the Courts of Probate circular.

13th. An Act for making Captures on the Seas, and for condemning them, and to regulate the Trials of said Captures.

14th. An Act to prevent the stopping or obstructing the course or passage of Fish into the several rivers, brooks, and ponds in this Colony, where Fish usually passed.

And that Timothy Walker, Matthew Patten, Esq., and Mr. John Smith, be the Committee of this House for that purpose.

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

Tuesday, June 11, 1776.

The House met according to adjournment.

Read the form of the Commission for the Chief Justice of the Superior Court, and voted that the same be transcribed, sealed with the Colony seal, and delivered to the Honourable Meshech Weare, Esq.

Voted, That Samuel Cults, Timothy Walker, and John Dudley, Esquires, be a Committee of this House, to join a Committee of the honourable Board, to make a draught of a Declaration of this General Assembly for Independence of the United Colonies on Great Britain.

Adjourned to three o'clock, P. M.

Met according to adjournment.

Voted, That the Account of the Committee of Safety of Greenland, amounting to £13 8s., be allowed and paid out of the Treasury, and that the President give order of payment.

Voted, That the Vote of the 8th June instant, for choosing Field-Officers of the Battalion now to be raised in this Colony, to be on the Continental establishment, according to the Resolution of the Continental Congress, exclusive of the Regiment now on duty at New-Castle and at or near Piscataqua Harbour, be reconsidered.

Voted, That John Taylor Gilman be joined to the Committee for examining and adjusting Accounts for and against this Colony, in the room of Captain John Emery, who has gone out of the country.

This Vote having passed in Council this day and sent down, b concurred by the House.

Voted, That Major James Hackett be the first officer of the Battalion now to be raised in this Colony on the Continental establishment, that Major Thomas Tash be the second officer, and Major David Copp the third officer of said Battalion.

Adjourned to eight o'clock, to-morrow morning.

Wednesday, June 12, 1776.

The House met according to adjournment.

Voted, That Matthew Patten, Henry Prescott, and Jonathan Lovewell, Esquires, be a Committee of this House, to join a Committee of the honourable Board, to examine into the matter of the Petition of the Honourable William Parker, Esquire, for his last year's salary, and to see if there is any moneys due him from the Colony, and make report thereon as soon as may be.

Voted, That a Committee of five Members of this House be chosen, to confer with a Committee of the honourable Board, upon the mode of raising the Battalion now to be raised in this Colony on the Continental establishment, and to make report to this House as soon as may be; and that Colonel Badger, Colonel Morey, Colonel Sherburne, Jonathan Lovewell, Esquire, and Colonel Hale, be the Committee of this House for that purpose.

Voted, That the Amendment of the honourable Council on the Vote for appointing Officers for the new Battalion, &c, be concurred.

Voted, That John Dudley, Esquire, Captain Harriman, and Major Bartlett, be a Committee of this House, to join a Committee of the Board, to consult upon the expediency of delivering out Powder from the Colony stores to the several Colonels or Captains or Selectmen of the several Towns, and if expedient, then how, and in what manner, and on what conditions the same shall be delivered out, and to make report to this House as soon as may be.

Adjourned to three o'clock, afternoon.

Met according to adjournment.

Upon reading the Petition of Maurice Lynch, John Duncan, and Samuel Moore, a Committee of part of the Society Lands, praying to be incorporated by the following bounds, viz: "Beginning at the northeast corner of said Township, which is the northwest corner of Deering, and running southerly according to the course of Contoocoolc River, which river is the west line of Deering, so as to make five miles in a straight line; thence westerly, on the north line of No. 3 in the original plan of said Society, to the east line of Parkersfield; thence northerly, on said Parkersfield and Stoddard, to Cammells Gore and Hillsborough, to the bounds first mentioned:"

And considering the same,

Voted, That the same lie for consideration.

Adjourned to eight o'clock, to-morrow morning.

Thursday, June 13, 1776.

The House met according to adjournment.

The Committee of both Houses appointed to confer upon a mode of raising the Battalion ordered by the Continental Congress, made report: That they would recommend the appointment of eight persons most likely to inlist the men and perform the services, and give out orders for each to inlist a Company, with liberty for them to name Subalterns to serve under them, to be commissioned if they raise the ' Companies.

M. THORNTON, Chairman.

Which Report being read and considered,

Voted, That the same be received and accepted.

Voted, To choose a Committee of sixteen persons of this House, to join a Committee of the honourable Board, to nominate to this House sixteen persons, eight of whom to inlist the men for the Battalion to be raised by order of the Continental Congress, and to make the said nomination as soon as may be; and that Colonel Sherburne, Colonel Evens, Captain Worthen, Samuel Dudley, Esq., Samuel Kimboll, Esq., Doctor Nichols, Mr. John Bell, John Dudley, Esq., Matthew Patten, Esq., Colonel Badger, Colonel Walker, Major Ellis, Mr. Shattuck, Mr. Grout, Mr. Emerson, and Colonel Morey, be the Committee of this House for that purpose.

Upon considering the motion of Captain Benjamin Connor, that he may receive the bounty of £50, heretofore voted for the greatest quantity of Saltpetre to be manufactured in this Colony, and brought in by the 8th day of June instant; the question was put, whether the partnership between said Conner and Mr. Call was in fact dissolved, in the opinion of this House; and a vote thereon being put,

It passed in the negative.

Voted, That Doctor Levi Dearborn, Colonel Baker, Ebenezer Smith, Esq., Doctor Nichols, and Mr. Grout, be a Committee of this House, to join a Committee of the honourable Board, to confer together, and make report to this House what person is entitled to the £50 bounty voted by the late Congress to be given to such inhabitants of this Colony as should manufacture in this Colony, and bring in, the greatest quantity of Saltpetre by the 8th day of June instant.

Voted, That all Bonds, Recognisances, and Securities, for Moneys, or any other Forfeitures heretofore usually given to the King, shall henceforward be given and taken to the present Speaker of the House of Representatives, or the Speaker for the time being, for the use of this Colony; and where the matter relates to any particular County, upon non-performance of the condition, that the penalty shall and may be sued for and recovered in the name of the said Speaker, for the use of said County.

Adjourned to three o'clock, afternoon.

Met according to adjournment.

Voted, Not to recommend any other persons than those already recommended by this Court to the Continental Congress, for Field-Officers to command the Battalion ordered to be raised on the Continental establishment.

Voted, That Mark Wiggin, of Stratham, John Brewster, of Rochester, Moses Leavitt, of Northampton, James Hill, of New-Market, Joseph Dearborn, of Chester, Stephen Peabody, of Amherst, John Calfe, of Kingston, and Ebenezer Webster, of Salisbury, be appointed Captains in the