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Voted, That Samuel Penhallow, Esq., of Portsmouth, be appointed a Justice of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas for the County of Rockingham, in the room and stead of George King, Esq., who refuses to accept that office.
Voted, That William Knight, Esq., be appointed a Special Justice of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas for the County of Rockingham, in case of the death or incapacity of either of the standing Justices.
Adjourned to three o'clock, afternoon.
Met according to adjournment.
Voted, To choose a Committee of this House, to join a Committee of the honourable Board, to nominate fifteen persons of the Council and of this House, to be a Committee of Safety for this Colony, to transact the business of both Houses in the recess of the General Court; and that Colonel Walker, Colonel Baker, Captain Prentice, Mr. Brainard, Mr. Bell, and John McClary, Esq., be the Committee of this House for that purpose.
Voted, That Simeon Dearborn, Esq., and Mr. Nathaniel Balch, have and receive out of the Colony stock, thirty pounds of Powder, for the use of the inhabitants of the Town of Wakefield, to be by them accounted for, and that the President give order accordingly.
Voted, That Samuel Jones, of Canaan, and Elisha Bingham, of Enfield, receive out of the Colony stock seventy-five pounds of Powder, for the use of the inhabitants of the said Towns of Canaan and Enfield, and to be by them accounted for; and that the President give order accordingly.
Voted, That Samuel Jones, of Canaan, and Elisha Bingham, of Enfield, have and receive out of the Treasury £5, for the purpose of purchasing Lead and Flints for the use of the inhabitants of said Towns, they giving good security to the Treasurer for the repayment of said sum when requested; and that the President give order accordingly.
The Council and House, taking into consideration the accusations laid against Captain George March, of Stratham, as being inimical to the liberties of this country, and a full hearing being had thereon before both Houses, and sundry witnesses being sworn and examined, it appears to this Court that the said George March has uttered many things against the liberties and privileges of this country:
It is therefore Voted and Resolved, That the said George March confine himself to the limits of the farm which he now improves in Stratham, on pain of imprisonment, and that he recognise to the Government and People of the Colony of New-Hampshire, in the sum of £100, with two sureties in £50 each, for his good behaviour, until further order of this Court, and that, in the mean time, he be disarmed by the Committee of Safety of Stratham.
Voted, That the Pay-Roll of Captain Nathan Brown, up to July 1st, 1776, amounting to £267 4s. 7d., be allowed and paid out of the Treasury, and that the President give order of payment.
Voted, That the Pay-Roll of Captain Timothy Clement, up to July 1st, 1776, amounting to £238 15s., be allowed and paid out of the Treasury, and that the President give order of payment.
Voted, That the Honourable Meshech Weare, Esq., Matthew Thornton, Nathaniel Folsom, Ebenezer Thompson, and Wyseman Clagett, Esquires, of the Council, and the Honourable Philips White, Esq., John Dudley, Timothy Walker, Matthew Patten, Otis Baker, Josiah Moulton, Benjamin Parker, Nathaniel Sartel Prentice, and Pierce Long, Esquires, of this House, be a Committee of Safety for this Colony, to transact all the business of both Houses in the recess of the General Court; with all the power and authority that any Committee of Safety of this Colony, before chosen or appointed, have had and exercised, and to appoint and commission officers, in case of the death or refusal of those that are already appointed; and on any emergency, to call the Council and House together, as occasion may require; and that any eight of said Committee be a quorum to do business.
Adjourned to eight o'clock, tomorrow morning.
Saturday, July 6, 1776.
The House met according to adjournment.
An Act for forming and regulating the Militia was read a third time, and passed to be enacted; also, the Articles of War, &c.
The Bill of Fees for the Court Maritime* was read a third time and passed.
Voted, That the Committee of Safety have and receive out of the Treasury 6s. per day each, for the time they sit in Committee, and also pay for their travel as the Members of the General Assembly are paid.
Voted, That Nicholas Gilman, Esq., Treasurer of this Colony, be desired to borrow, on the credit of this Colony, £5,000, lawful money, for the supply of the Treasury.
Voted, That Deacon Isaac Williams have and receive out of the Treasury 20s., for the use of his room this session for Committees, &c., and that the President give order of payment.
Voted, That Colonel Jonathan Chase receive out of the Colony stock three barrels of Powder, for the use of his Regiment and the Frontiers adjacent, and that the President give orders accordingly.
Voted, To choose a Committee of five Members of this House, to join a Committee of the honourable Board, to confer together upon the choice of Lieutenant-Colonel Connor and Captain Baker, as Field-Officers of Colonel Wingate's Regiment, and to make report as soon as may be; and that Major Tash, Colonel Evans, Major Kelley, Ichabod Rollins, Esq., and Captain Harriman, be the Committee of this House for that purpose.
Voted, That the Account of Joshua Wiggin, Doorkeeper and Bellringer for the House, amounting to £4 18s., be allowed, and paid out of the Treasury, and that the President give order of payment.
Voted, To raise four Companies of Rangers, of fifty men in a Company, three commissioned officers included, to range on the frontiers of this Colony, to guard the said frontiers against the incursions of the enemy, and to be paid the same wages the Colony Troops had last year, and also
Court Maritime Fees.
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