The State of New Hampshire
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PART I
ROLLS AND DOCUMENTS
RELATING TO
SOLDIERS
IN THE
REVOLUTIONARY WAR
PART II
MISCELLANEOUS
PROVINCIAL PAPERS,
FROM 1629 TO 1728
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PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY OF THE LEGISLATURE,
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VOLUME IV OF THE WAR ROLLS
VOLUME XVII OF THE SERIES
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COMPILED AND EDITED BY
ISAAC W HAMMOND, A M,
LIBRARIAN NEW HAMPSHIRE HISTORICAL SOCIETY,
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"He who takes no interest in the history of his ancestors does not deserve to be remembered by his posterity"
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MANCHESTER:
JOHN B CLARKE, PUBLIC PRINTER
I889
JOINT RESOLUTION relating to the preservation and publication of portions of the early state and provincial records and other state papers of New Hampshire.
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
That His Excellency the Governor be hereby authorized and empowered, with the advice and consent of the Council, to employ some suitable person — and fix his compensation, to be paid out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated — to collect, arrange, transcribe, and superintend the publication of such portions of the early state and provincial records and other state papers of New Hampshire as the Governor may deem proper; and that eight hundred copies of each volume of the same be printed by the state printer, and distributed as follows: namely, one copy to each city and town in the State, one copy to such of the public libraries in the State as the Governor may designate, fifty copies to the New Hampshire Historical Society, and the remainder placed in the custody of the state librarian, who is hereby authorized to exchange the same for similar publications by other States.
Approved August 4, 1881.
In accordance with the foregoing resolution, the Governor, with advice of the Council, on the twelfth day of October, 1881, appointed and commissioned ISAAC W. HAMMOND as "Editor and Compiler of State Papers."
EDITOR'S PREFACE.
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When Volume XVI. was in press, it was known to the editor that some rolls of soldiers and other important documents relating to the service performed by New Hampshire in the Revolution, of which this State had no duplicates, were on deposit in the Department of State and in the Pension Bureau of the Department of the Interior, at Washington, D. C. The editor had corresponded with the custodians thereof, and ascertained that the only feasible method of obtaining copies of such portion of said documents as were of importance was by personal examination, a careful comparison with our printed volumes and then unpublished manuscripts, in order to secure all that were of interest and prevent the expense of duplication. To accomplish this it was necessary to visit Washington, which the editor had no authority to do at that time.
Subsequent to the issue of that volume, Hon. A. S. Batchellor, of the Executive Council, being one of the committee of the same on the publication of our state papers, called at those departments, and examined said documents sufficiently to become convinced of their value and the importance of obtaining copies for publication. On his return he laid the matter before the Executive Board, and on June 5, 1888, a resolution was passed by the Governor and Council, directing the editor of this work to proceed to Washington and obtain copies of such Revolutionary documents relating to New Hampshire as were not in our state archives, and were of sufficient importance for publication. In accordance with said resolution, he went to the several departments in which said material was deposited, and obtained copies, which are printed in this volume. At all of the departments which he had occasion to visit he was courteously received, and all the assistance needed in accomplishing his mission was placed at his disposal. To Gen. James B. Coit, chief of the old war and navy division of the Pension Bureau, the editor is indebted for especial favors.
The documents referred to, and of a portion of which copies were
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procured, are undoubtedly a part of those loaned by this State to the United States secretary of war, in accordance with the resolution of our Legislature passed in 1818 They were probably turned over by him to the commissioner of pensions, and consequently were not in the War Department when this State demanded their return in 1840; in answer to which demand a large portion of the loan of 1818 was returned to the state archives.
In the old war and navy division of the Bureau of Pensions are eight manuscript folio volumes of New Hampshire documents relating to the Revolution, a portion being originals, and the remainder copies furnished by the secretary of this State in 18381840 The volumes numbered I to IV, inclusive, contain the monthly returns of the three New Hampshire continental regiments and the regiment of Col Pierse Long, which was in the continental service at Ticonderoga during a portion of the year 1777 These volumes are undoubtedly a portion of the loan of 1818 As it is probable that we have printed the names of nearly all the men who served in those regiments in Volumes XIV, XV, and XVI, and as the expense of copying them would be considerable, the editor did not deem it desirable to procure copies at present It is desirable, however, that means be used to procure their return to this State, as they can be no longer of use to the Pension Bureau in settling claims
Volumes V and VI of the series are missing I was informed that inquiries had been made for them at various departments of the government, but without success This is much to be regretted, as they probably contained documents of great historic value to us, of a similar character to some found in the four succeeding volumes
Volumes VII, VIII, IX, and X contain miscellaneous rolls and documents, which were carefully examined, compared with our printed volumes, copies procured of all that are not contained therein, and printed in this volume.
In the same department I found a quantity of loose papers relating to this State, in packages, of which a large number were original enlistment papers. Of these I did not obtain copies, as I hope the originals will be returned to the State in the near future
Some copies from the Department of State will be found in this volume
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The resolution of 1840, concerning the documents herein mentioned, was as follows:
WHEREAS, By a report of a committee of the Legislature of this State, accepted June 25, 1818, His Excellency William Plumer, then Governor of this State, was permitted to transmit certain books and papers from the secretary's office to the secretary of war, for the purpose of establishing the claims of officers and soldiers, who served in the war of the Revolution, for pensions under the law of Congress passed 1818; and,
WHEREAS, the interest of the people of this State requires that those books and papers should be returned to the secretary's office in this State, therefore be it
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
That the secretary of this State is hereby authorized and directed to demand and receive, from the secretary of war, the books, records, and papers now in the war office or in the pension office, which belong to this State, and deposit the same in the secretary's office in this State
And be it further resolved, That the Governor of this State cause said papers, or such portions thereof, to be arranged and bound for preservation, as in his judgment the interest of the people of this State may require
Approved December 23, 1840
In accordance with the foregoing, a demand was made, and a portion of the papers returned The reason some of them were retained may be explained by presuming that the demand was made upon the secretary of war, and that he forwarded such only as were in his custody
That a portion of the documents were returned to this State is shown by the following:
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
That the secretary of state be directed to employ some suitable person to arrange and index such Revolutionary documents as are now in the secretary's office, and which in the opinion of the secretary may be of sufficient value to be so arranged, and that the sum of two hundred dollars be appropriated out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, to effect the object of this resolution
Approved January 8, 1853
In accordance with the foregoing, the rolls were placed in volumes without any apparent method or system, so far as the editor could discover when they came into his possession for publication in 1884, which occasioned him the tedious labor of removing them from said volumes, chronologically arranging and inserting them in new volumes prepared for the purpose
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It becoming known that some of the documents which were loaned the general government in 1818 had not been returned, the Legislature passed the following resolution:
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
That His Excellency the Governor be and he is hereby authorized to transmit a copy of this resolution to the commissioner of pensions at Washington, and to request him to forward to the secretary of state of New Hampshire, all rolls and documents relating to the military service of the inhabitants of said State, in the Revolution, remaining in the pension office; to be filed by the secretary in his office, with other records pertaining to the same subject
Approved July 12, 1856
Whether the Governor made the request in accordance with the foregoing does not appear, but, according to tradition, he did, and the United States authorities refused to comply with the request.
It is certain, however, that the documents were not returned by virtue of any such request, but still remain in the custody of the commissioner of pensions The next Legislature should take action in the matter, with a view of recovering possession of these records and documents, which are no longer of use except for historical purposes.
This volume contains many documents of value relating to the early history of New Hampshire, including the transcripts procured from the English archives by the late John S Jenness; also the Revolutionary war correspondence of Colonel Bedel, and the vindication of General Sullivan of charges preferred by Major Taylor.
The editor desires to express his acknowledgments to His Excellency Charles H Sawyer, and the Honorable Council, for their appreciative interest in the work, as shown by acts which enabled him to procure material that adds largely to the value of the volume; and especially to Hon A S Batchellor, who, as one of the committee on publication, has rendered the editor valuable assistance, and responded promptly to all requests for counsel Volume XVIII will contain the miscellaneous papers from 1725 to 1800, some valuable correspondence, and other unpublished documents relative to the boundary line controversy, the siege of Louisburg, and other French and Indian wars.
HAMMOND
CONCORD, 1889
ABSTRACT OF GENERAL CONTENTS.
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PART I.
Captain Cochran to Governor Wentworth, 1774 I
1775.
A unique recommendation 2
Micah Hoyt recommended 2
Captain Gordon Hutchins's Co., residences 3
Doctor Ezra Green recommended 4
Vote of Congress concerning suits at law 5
Captain Samuel Gilman's Co., residences 5-7
Captain Jeremiah Clough's Co., residences 8
Captain Jonathan Wentworth's Co., residences 10-12
Recommendations for staff officers, Poor's regiment 13
Captain Matthew Thornton recommended 13
" " " muster-roll 14
Expenses of Committee of Safety 15
Soldiers' order, Bedel's regiment 16
Colonel Bedel's marching orders 16
Colonel Morey's orders for blankets 17
Price fixed for blankets in Massachusetts 18
Colonel Moor's regiment, statement of grievances 18
John Penhallow's bill, ship Prince George 19
Doctor Samuel Connor's petition 19
South Hampton men at Fort Washington 20
Money to be forwarded to Colonel Bedel in Canada 21
Captain Daniels's Co. at Fort Sullivan 22
Captain Jackson's Co., muster-roll 23
Captain Clark's Co., Epping, Winter Hill 24
Captain Parsons's Co., Rye, " 25
Captain Coffin's Co., Exeter, " 27
Captain Copp's Co., Wakefield, " 28
Captain Salter's Co., Portsmouth Harbor 30
Captain Turner's Co., " " 31-32
viii ABSTRACT OF GENERAL CONTENTS.
Captain Webster's Co., Winter Hill 32
Captain Daniels's Co., Fort Sullivan 33
1776.
M. Thornton to general court of Massachusetts 34
Samuel Hobart's receipt 34
Concerning pay of troops at Portsmouth 35
Dr Hall Jackson concerning salt peter 35
Men for Colonel Wait's regiment 35
Hezekiah Hutchins offers to serve his country 36
Captain Daniels's men at Fort Sullivan 36—38
Captain Turner's Co., Piscataqua Harbor 38
Committee of Safety to Continental Congress 39
Petition of a conference committee for fixed prices 40
Captain Carlisle's order, 41
Captain Daniels's account of stoppages 42
Bounty for the manufacture of salt peter 42
Kittery fire rafts 43
Concerning officers in East Kingston Co. 45
Captain Dearing's musterroll 46
Extracts from Hibbard manuscripts 47, 48
Receipts for guns at the Cedars, Canada 48
Petition from men who served at Winter Hill 48
" " John Griffith 49
General Folsom to Colonel Stickney 50
Petition from prisoners of war 51
Certificate relative to John Robertson 52
Memorial of Colonel Ashley et als., rangers wanted 52
Agreement for the manufacture of powder 53
Samuel Dalling, relative to his schooner 55
Henry Foss wants pay for services 55
Richard Champney to Meshech Weare 56
Exeter petition relative to prices of goods 56
Colonel Timothy Bedel's defence 57
Canada recruits receipts 60, 61
" " " William Barron's Co. 62—64
Captain Eames's Co., muster and payroll 65
Captain Woodward's Co., " " 67
Meshech Weare to John Hancock 68
Doctor Samuel Moore recommended 69
Diary of Thomas Miner and Ezekiel Wheeler, scouts 69—71
" Samuel Paine, a scout 72
Moultonborough and Tamworth, for arms and ammunition 73
ABSTRACT OF GENERAL CONTENTS. ix
Soldiers' receipts 73
John Williams, gunner at Fort Washington 74
John Hancock to the General Assembly 75
David Gilman to President Weare 75
Petition of John House and Daniel Clap 76
" from the frontier towns 77
Coos committee's instructions to Captain Bucknam 78
John Hurd to General Folsom 79
Meshech Weare to General Folsom 80
Muster-roll of Captain Simpson's Co. 80
Pay-roll of " " " 82
Muster-roll of Captain Dearing's Co. 85
Pay-roll of Captain Russell's rangers 88
Muster-roll of Captain Atkinson's Co. 91
Muster and pay-roll of Colonel Ashley's regiment 94
Captain Joseph Burt's Co. 94
Captain Isaac Davis's Co. 95
Captain Reuben .Alexander's Co. 96
Captain Joseph, Whitcomb's Co. 97
Muster and. pay-roll of Colonel Hale's regiment 100
" " of Colonel Bellows's " 103
" " of Colonel Chase's " 108
Pay-roll of Captain Jeremiah Eames's Co. 113
" of Captain Samuel Young's Co. 114
" of Captain Nehemiah Lovewell's Co. 116
" of Captain Davenport Phelps's Co. 118
Muster-roll of Captain Davenport Phelps's Co. 119
Committee of Safety to John Hancock 121
Petition relative to fixed prices for goods 121
Instructions to committee sent to Rhode Island 123
Soldier's petition for an extra allowance 124
Prize ship, Prince George 125
1777.
Instructions to committee sent to Ticonderoga 126
Jeremiah Gilman recommended for promotion 127
Committee of Safety relative to exchange of prisoners 127
Colonel Bedel to General Schuyler 128, 129
General Schuyler to Colonel Bedel 131
Soldiers' orders 131, 132
Colonel Bedel to General Schuyler 132
Deposition of Henry Parkinson, concerning John Parker 132
Colonel Bedel to John Wells, Canada affairs 133
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Colonel Bedel to General Schuyler, Canada affairs 133
Men drafted in Colonel Morey's regiment 134
Rev. Samuel Webster to Alexander Scammell 134
Captain Ezra Town to " " 134
Ezekiel Goodale recommended for promotion 134
Petition from officers at the forts 135
General Jacob Bayley to Colonel Bedel 135
". " " to Colonel Morey 136
General Sullivan to the General Assembly 136
Colonel Dame declines an appointment 137
Portsmouth petition relative to Tories 138
Committee of Safety to Captain Giddinge 140
Fragment of a diary of a scout 140
Thomas Thompson to General Assembly 141
Order for the discharge of state prisoners 142
Soldier's receipt for advance pay, Stark's brigade 143
General Stark to Dr. Solomon Chase 144
List of supplies sent to the army 145
John Paul Jones to Committee of Safety 145
Committee of Safety to William Gardner 146
William Gardner to Committee of Safety 147
General Gates concerning Burgoyne's movements 147
Petition from state prisoners 148
Proceedings at a committee meeting at Lebanon 149
Colonel Morey to General Chase 150
Certificate of service of Chase's regiment 150
General Gates to Colonel Bedel 150
Colonel Bedel to General Gates 152
" " to Gates and Schuyler 152
College Co., return of men in service 153
General John Sullivan: Proceedings of a court of inquiry,
including testimony, letters, and certificates approving his
conduct in the Staten Island expedition and the battle on
the Brandywine 154-210
Major John Taylor's complaint vs. Sullivan 154
Editorial note and extract from Washington's letter 156
General Sullivan to president of Congress 157
Proceedings of court of inquiry 159
Major Taylor's statement, Staten Island expedition 162
Captain Chambers's evidence 163
Major Reed's " 164
Major Sherburne's " 166
General Smallwood's " 170
ABSTRACT OF GENERAL CONTENTS. xi
Rev. T. F. Armstrong's evidence 176
Major Lewis Morris's " 178
Major J. O. Eustace's " 180
Interrogatories to Col. Thomas Price 182
Major Joseph Vaughan's testimony 184
Summary of the evidence by General Sterling 186
Opinion of the court of inquiry 188
Resolution of Congress, exonerating Sullivan 188
Colonel M. Ogden's letter 189
General William Smallwood's letter 190
General Sullivan's letters to Congress 190, 192
Colonel Charles C. Pinkney's testimony 196
Major William Willcocks's letter to Sullivan 196
Colonel Moses Hazen's " " 197
General Thomas Conway's certificate 198
Marquis de La Fayette's " 199
Certificate from Washington's aids 199
" " Major Fleury " 200
General Washington to General Sullivan 200
Colonel W. Richardson " " 202
Certificate from officers in 5th Maryland regiment 202
" " Lieut. John Erskine 203
" " officers in Colonel Hazen's regiment 203
" " " Colonel B. Ford's " 204
" " " Delaware regiment 205
" " artillery officers 205
" " 7th Maryland regiment 206
Major William Sterett to General Sullivan 206
Address from 3d Maryland regiment 207
" " Colonel Price's regiment 208
Editorial sketch of General Sullivan 208
Resolutions of Congress and New Hampshire Assembly 209
1778.
Colonel Bedel to General Gates 210
Henry Dearborn recommended for promotion 210
Order to Captain Reynolds to enlist a company 211
John Betton's petition, soldier 211
Enlistment document 212
Hazen to Bedel 212
General Conway to Bedel 213
Order to Captain Giddinge 213
Samuel Nute's petition, Rochester 213
xii ABSTRACT OF GENERAL CONTENTS.
Abstracts of petitions of Holt of Temple, Powers of Hollis,
and Perkins of Rochester 214
Captain John Moody's petition, Gilmanton 214
Captain Simon Marston's petition 215
Petition from officers relative to losses at Ticonderoga 216
Action of the Legislature thereon 216
Conway to Bedel 217
Bedel to Gates 218
Abstracts of petitions of Archibald and Leavitt 219
Ephraim Robinson to board of war 219
Abstracts of petitions of Goss of Rye, and Wright 220
Benjamin Stone to board of war 221
Ephraim Robinson " " 221
Marquis de La Fayette to Colonel Bedel 222
Proceedings of committee of frontier towns 223
Sarah Cochran's petition, Portsmouth 224
Jeremiah Gilman 's order 225
Messrs. Otis & Andrews, Boston, to board of war 225
Committee of Safety to Colonel Peabody 225
Colonel Bedel to La Fayette 227
" " to Governor Chittenden 227
" " to General Gates, Canada affairs 228
" " to General Schuyler, " " 228
Committee of Safety to Commissary Leigh 230
Instructions to Commissary Leigh 230
General Stark to Colonel Bedel, scouts 232, 233
General Gates to Colonel Bedel, orders 232
Commissary Winship to Colonel Bedel 233
Commissary Cuyler to Colonel Bedel 234
Governor Chittenden to Colonel Bedel, assistance wanted 234
Colonel Bellows's receipt for bounty money 235
Return of Hanover men in Colonel Chase's regiment 236
General Stark to Colonel Bedel, to be ready to march 237
General Gates to " " " " 237
Commissary Leigh to board of war 237
John Wheelock to Colonel Bedel 239
General Jacob Bayley to General Gates 240
Colonel Bedel to General Gates, Canada affairs 241
" " to Lieutenant-Colonel Wheelock 243
John Penhallow to board of war 244, 245
Commissary Leigh to board of war 246
Corn wanted at Pemaquid 247
Robert Taggart recommended for surgeon 248
ABSTRACT OF GENERAL CONTENTS. xiii
Colonel Moses Hazen to Colonel Bedel 248
Cheshire and Sullivan county men in Bellows's regiment 249
Captain Nelson's company in Bedel's regiment 250
" Tarlton's " " " 251
" Taylor's " " " 252
" Ladd's " " " 253
Cheshire county men in expedition to Rhode Island 255
Daniel Moor to Samuel Moore 256
Bounties paid by Henniker 257
" " Goffstown 258
" " New Boston 259
" " Hillsborough 259
" " Somersworth 260
" " Dover 261
" " Rochester 261
Ephraim Robinson to board of war 261, 264
Commissary Leigh to " " 262
Letter to General La Fayette, road to Canada 264
Colonel Bedel to General Gates 265
Officers in first New Hampshire continental regiment 266
" second " " " 267
" third " " " 269
Commissary Leigh to board of war 270, 271, 272
Petition from Mrs. Griffin 270
Ephraim Robinson to board of war 273, 274, 275
Prisoners of war, receipt 274
General Bayley to Colonel Bedel, concerning cattle 275
" " " " instructions 276
Hall and Traversie's diary of travel in Canada 276
Commissary Leigh to board of war 278
Rev. Augustine Hibbard's statement 279
Dr. Hall Jackson for pay for services 280
Paymaster Fogg to superintendent of accounts 280
Colonel Bedel to General Washington 281
" " to General Hazen 282
General Bayley to Colonel Bedel 282
General Washington's instructions to Colonel Bedel 283
Officers' losses at Ticonderoga 283
Commissary Leigh to board of war 284
Captain Salter to Colonel Langdon 285
The anonymous letter 286
James Harvey's petition, soldier 288
Dr. Robert Taggart recommended 289
xiv ABSTRACT OF GENERAL CONTENTS.
General Gates to Colonel Bedel 290
Downing Colbath, sick soldier 290
Men engaged during the war 291
Colonel Moses Hazen's regiment 292-309
" " biographical sketch 292
Captain Lloyd's company, Hazen's regiment 293
" McConnell's " " " 294
" Duncan's " " " 295
" Pry's " " " 296
" Taylor's " " " 297
" Heron's " " " 298
" Gilbert's " " " 299
" White's " " " 300
" Burns's " " " 301
" Carlisle's " " " 302
" Popham's " " " 303
" Olivie's " " " 304
" Liebert's " " " 305
" Campbell's " " " 306
" Satterlee's " " " 307
" Munson's " " " 308
" Paulint's " " " 309
1779.
Colonel Bedel to General Clinton, storehouse built 310
" " " Schuyler, forces in Canada 311
" " " Gates, blankets wanted. 312
Instructions to Commissary Leigh 313
General Bayley to Colonel Bedel, provisions, etc. 313, 314
Joshua Wentworth to Joseph Gilman 314, 315
Provisions wanted in Falmouth, Me. 315
Bedel to Hazen, stores, storehouse, Indians, etc. 316
General Clinton to Bedel, stores to be moved 317
Bedel to Bayley, concerning stores at Haverhill 317
Bayley to Bedel, " " " 318
Bedel to Clinton, " " " 320
Bayley to Bedel 321
Invoice of clothing sent to the army 321
Petition concerning John Fisher 322
Thomas Palmer concerning Fisher's aid to prisoners 323
Thomas Lewis and others concerning Fisher's aid
to prisoners, 324, 325
Letter from Commissary Leigh 326
Petition from Sarah Colbath 327
ABSTRACT OF GENERAL CONTENTS. xv
Request from Boothbay for corn 328
Bedel to Gates, Indians, affairs in Canada 329
Hazen to Bedel, on the march to Coos 329, 330
General Bayley to James Ladd 330
Draft in Lisbon 330
Commissary Lyne, condition of stores at Coos 330
General Hazen concerning roads, Charlestown to Coos 331
Petition of James and Mary Fleming 332
Colonel Hazen to Major Childs 333
Mrs. Pepperell desires to go to New York 333
Naval Officer Russell, ships pass without permit 334
General Folsom to Colonel Morey 335
Order to equip the ship Hampden 336
William Denning to N. Peabody 336
N. Peabody to M. Weare 338
Roll of men raised for Rhode Island 339
Depositions relative to capture of sloop Hannah 340
Colors for Colonel Cilley's regiment 341
Meshech Weare to N. Peabody 341
Peabody to Weare, Spain, de Estaing, etc. 342
Hazen to Bedel, wants provisions 343, 344
Denning to Peabody 344
Hazen to Bedel, from "camp at the end of road" 345
Peabody to Weare 346
Hazen to Bedel, making road north from Coos 347
Bayley to Bedel 347
Washington to Bedel, court of inquiry 348
Commissary Leigh to Peabody 348
Roll of men for Continental army 349
Hazen to Bedel, Indians, money matters, etc. 350
Peabody to Weare, state of his health 351
Woodbury Langdon to Peabody 352
Statement relative to loss of ship Hampden 353
1780.
President Weare to General Poor, transmits money 354
Hazen to General Washington, charges vs. Tichenor 355, 356
Ebenezer Green concerning Benedict Arnold 357
Hazen to Bedel, concerning Tichenor, etc. 358
Petition from Greenland, militia troubles 360
Colonel Savage, regiment composed of men from several States 361
Joshua Wentworth to J. Gilman, no money 361, 362
xvi ABSTRACT OF GENERAL CONTENTS.
Bayley to Bedel, to receive and issue stores 363
Hazen to Bedel, forces expected from France . 363
Commissary Leigh to committee on accounts 365, 367
Hazen to Bedel, northern affairs, etc. 365
Hazen to Colonel Chase, to secure grain 367
Joseph Gilman to board of war, to buy clothing 368
Selectmen of Lebanon to Colonel Chase 369
Committee of Congress to President Weare 370
General Washington to said committee 370
Commissary Bass to Joshua Wentworth 371
Commissary Bass to board of war 372, 373
President Weare to committee of Congress 374
J. Gilman to Joshua Wentworth, finances 375
Committee of Safety to Jonathan Child 376
Hazen to Bedel, Colonel Olcutt's visit to Congress 376
Commissary Bass to board of war 377
Hazen to Bedel, Colonel Olcutt's mission 379
" " relative to his trial 380
" " various matters 381
Soldiers discharged for want of clothing 383
Bedel to Hazen, concerning hides, etc. 384
Editorial; committee of Congress 386
Ebenezer Thompson to Nathaniel Peabody 386
Folsom and Peabody to M. Weare 387
Dr. Isaac Foster to N. Peabody, hospital stores 388
Peabody to Weare, Langdon and Bartlett 389
Samuel Livermore to Peabody 390
J. Lovell to Mr. Peabody 391
Mr. Gerry to Mr. Peabody, money matters 391
Mr. Lovell to Mr. Peabody, " " 392, 393
President Weare to Mr. Peabody 394
Mr. Lovell to Mr. Peabody, movements of enemy 395
Mr. Peabody to President Weare, post-office at Exeter 395
Colonel Abeel to Mr, Peabody, sulky 397
Mr. Brasher to Mr. Peabody 397, 398
Benjamin Brown to Mr. Peabody 399
Mr. Peabody to Josiah Bartlett, general affairs 399
The army increases, designing men 400
Men should enlist for the war, short enlistments ruinous,
etc., of much interest 401
Mr. Lovell to Mr. Peabody, depreciation 403
N. Emery to Mr. Peabody, no post-office in Exeter 403
Mr. Peabody relative to post-office in Exeter 404
ABSTRACT OF GENERAL CONTENTS. xvii
Mr. Lovell to Mr. Peabody 405, 406
Major Gibbs to Mr. Peabody 406
Mr. Peabody to General Greene 407
Mr. Peabody to R. H. Lee, operations in the South 411
Richard H. Lee to Mr. Peabody, New Hampshire celebrated
for spirit 413
Mr. Lovell to Mr. Peabody, Cornwallis's letters 413
Mr. Peabody to Lieutenant Wheaton 414
1781.
Officers want their pay 414
Petition from the northern frontier 416
Board of war to Commissary Jewett 417
Jonathan Chase's petition, Scammell's regiment 419
Joseph Drew wants to go to Bermuda 420
Captain Dearing concerning flag officer 421
General Heath to President Weare, Canada news 421
New Hampshire militia company dismissed 423
Colonel Daniel Reynold's regiment 424-437
Captain Jacob Webster's company, residences 424
" William Boys's " " 426
" Othniel 'Thomas's " " 428
" Nathaniel Head's " " 430
" Joseph Parsons's " " 432
" Joshua Woodman's " " 434
" John Mills's " " 436
Town returns, supplement 438
1782.
Return of officers in New Hampshire line, March, 1782 440, 442
Stations of the New Hampshire troops, " " 442
Committee of Safety to Colonel Samuel Hunt 443
Colonel George Reid, transmitting rolls 444
Statement of prisoners escaped from Canada 445
John Jennison concerning beef cattle 445
Resignation of Supply Clapp 446
General Sullivan concerning Stephen Holland 447
Committee of Safety to board of war, and answer 448
Officers' petition concerning pay 448
Naval Officer Russell to President Weare 450
Petition from Isaac Clement, Concord 452
Certificates of soldiers' services 453
xviii ABSTRACT OF GENERAL CONTENTS.
General Stark concerning his pay 453
General Sullivan concerning John Paul Jones 454
Names of New Hampshire men who served in regiments from
other States to be obtained 455
Soldiers' petition relative to their pay 456
Certificates of service 457, 458
Rev. Israel Evans relative to his pay 459
Soldiers' certificates and orders 460, 461
Ebenezer Green relative to his imprisonment 461
Colonel Bellows relative to his accounts 462
Petition from soldiers who were captured at the Cedars 462
New Hampshire men in Colonel Flowers's regiment 464
Ebenezer Dearing relative to Piscataqua bridge 466
Relative to deduction of bounties paid by towns 467
Powell and Lovell held prisoners in Canada 469
Morris and John Millet, soldiers 470
PART II.
Copies from documents in English archives 475-603
Grant of Laconia to Mason and Gorges, November 17, 1629 475
Petition of Walter Neale to be marshal, 1631 478
Grant of Piscataqua to Mason and Gorges, 1631 479
Thomas Wiggin's account of New England affairs, 1632 485
Division of property, Mason, Gorges, et als., 1633 487
Allotment to John Mason by the Council, 1634 488
New England, the country, commodities, and inhabitants 489
Thomas Eyer vs. Gorges and others, 1637 492
Controversy between Gorges and Mason, 1639 493
Privy Council's decision in favor of Rev. John Mitchell 495
Thomas Morton vs. Oliver Powell, 1636 496
George Burdett to the Archbishop of Canterbury, 1638 497
Petition from Walter Neale, wants an office 498
Abstract of grant of New Hampshire to John Mason 499
Dates of several patents, grants, and deeds, in New England 500
The Dover combination, names of signers, 1640 501
Joseph Mason's protest vs. Richard Leader, 1651 502
Edward Godfrey relative to New England grants, 1652 503
Joseph Mason in behalf of Anne Mason, 1653 504
Edward Godfrey concerning his interest in New England, 1659 506
" " usurpation of "Bostoners," 1660 507
" " the province of Maine, 1663 508
ABSTRACT OF GENERAL CONTENTS. xix
Samuel Maverick visits New Hampshire, Mason's title, Massa-
chusetts, 1665 509
Portsmouth petition to be freed from Mass. government, 1665 510
Portsmouth, Exeter, Dover, and Hampton for same 512
N. Shapleigh, masts illegally cut, etc., 1667 513
Exports and imports of New Hampshire, 1671 515
Title of Robert Mason to New Hampshire, 1674 516
E. Randolph concerning imports, fisheries, etc., 1676 520
Depositions concerning Mason's settlements, 1676 521
Account of New Hampshire, ought to continue under Massa‑
chusetts, 1677 523
Dover petition to continue under Massachusetts government, 1677, 524
Exeter " " " " " " 525
Portsmouth " " " " " " 526
Hampton " " " " " " 527
Mason and Gorges want a Governor for New Hampshire and
Maine, 1677 529
Concerning northern bounds of Massachusetts, 1678 531
" bounds of Nova Scotia, 1679 532
" Mason's patent, settlements, etc., 1679 533
Massachusetts encroachments in 1652. 535
Statement relative to sale of Maine to Massachusetts, 1679 538
E. Randolph concerning New England affairs, 1679 539
Robert Mason protests against Massachusetts, 1680 540
N. H. Council to Lords of Trade and Plantations, 1681 541
Secretary Chamberlain relative to New Hampshire affairs, 1681 544
" " to Lords of Trade and Plantations, 1681 546
Council of N. H. to the King, complaint vs. Mason, 1681 551
Proceedings in Council, President's commission, 1681 555
Robert Mason vs. N. H. Council, complaint, 1681 559
New seal, proclamation, Governor and Council sworn, 1682 563
List of documents turned over to Secretary Chamberlain, 1682 566
Governor Cranfield, description of province resources, 1682 567
" " Mason's claim, ecclesiastical affairs, etc., 1682 570
An establishment of church of England, not feasible, 1682 573
Maine should be part of New Hampshire, church matters, 1682 574
Concerning Mason, unfair jury decisions, 1682 575
Cranfield advises uniting Maine to New Hampshire, 1682 578
" wants power to place and displace ministers, 1683 580
" authority to establish customs and excise, 1683 581
" states that ministers have too much influence, 1683 582
" concerning Gove and Rev. J. Moodey, 1683 584
xx ABSTRACT OF GENERAL CONTENTS.
Deputy-Governor Barefoote complains that ministers have too
much influence in civil affairs, 1683 586
Cranfield makes various complaints to Lords of Trade, 1683 588
" complains of and advises a suppression of Harvard
College 589
" wants the charter of Boston made void 590
" to Lords of Trade, concerning Mason, etc. 591
" advises that all officers shall be churchmen, 1684 592
" despairs of true obedience to the King until Harvard
College is suppressed, etc. 593
" to secretary of state, concerning Edward Gove, 1684 596
" relative to the Eastern Indians, 1684 598
" recommends an established church, 1684 600
" to secretary of state, concerning piracy, 1684 600
" relieved from the office of Governor, 1685 601
" Ordnance stores at Great Island, 1686 603
" Miscellaneous province and state papers 604
" Minutes relating to land at Lamper-Eel river neck, 1675 604
" Petitions relative to estate of Thomas Walford, 1680 605
" Robert Wadleigh's petition for remission of fine, 1681 607
" Edward Colcord's petition for possession of estate, 1681 607
Petition from three mariners, 1681 608
" " Thomas Thurton, for remission of fine, 1681 609
" " Thomas Walford, father's estate, 1681 609
" " Christopher Keniston, fine, 1681 610
" " Thomas Cowel, duties on wine, 1681 611
" " William Follett, probate matter, 1682 611
Complaint of Edward Randolph against Hilton et als., 1682 612
Petition from H. and G. Spencer, for tavern license, 1682 613
An act establishing duties on imports and exports, 1682 613
Warrant for the arrest of George Jaffrey, 1682 615
Petition of George Jaffrey for clemency, 1684 616
Deposition of Walter Barefoote, Masonian affairs, 1683 617
Petition from Theophilus Dudley, for clemency, 1683 617
Deposition of Thomas Thurton, says he was abused, 1684 618
Petition from several state prisoners, 1686 618
" " two sailors, alleged abuse 619
Assemblymen elected, 1692 620
Petition from Joseph Chowns, illegal entry, 1692 620
Treasurer's statement, 1693 621
Invoice of stores at the fort, 1692 624
Petition from Samuel Folsom, remission of fine 624
Assemblymen elected, 1693 625
ABSTRACT OF GENERAL CONTENTS. xxi
Council protest against sending the secretary to England, 1693 625
Precept for special election in Portsmouth, 1693 626
Act relating to fencing common lands, 1693 627
Constable to act to the three-mile line, 1693 627
Act relating to births, marriages, and burials, 1693 628
Treasurer's statement, 1694 628
Act relating to collecting taxes, 1693 630
Report of Committee on Finance, 1693 630
Minutes of the Council, October, 1693 631
Petition of Hannah Purmort, to be free from excise, 1693 633
" of Elizabeth Fabins, probate matter, 1694 634
Protection to post-riders, 1694 635
John Woodman's statement, service of soldiers, 1694 635
Governor Usher's speech in Council, 1694 636
Soldiers impressed to serve in garrisons, 1694 638
Thomas Edgerly's petition, massacre at Oyster River, 1694 640
John Woodman's statements, impressed soldiers, 1694 641
Fort William & Mary accounts, 1694 641
Men in garrisons at Oyster River, 1694 642, 643
Return of Assemblymen, October, 1694 643
Lists of men at the fort and at Oyster River 644, 645
Powder-money imposts, 1694 646
Peter Coffin concerning masts for royal navy, 1694 647
Rent for a room for the Assembly, 1694 647
John Tuttle's certificates of service at Dover, 1695 648
John Everett, for pay for his Massachusetts soldiers, 1695 649
Act relative to public houses, 1695 649
Act relative to supply of bread for soldiers, 1695 650
Appropriation for weekly mail, Portsmouth to Boston, 1695 651
Dedimus Potestatem, Elliot and Vaughan, 1695 652
Form of oaths to be taken, 1695 652
John Woodman relative to impressing soldiers, 1696 654
Abstracts from Captain Woodman's certificates, 1696 654
Petition from Richard Stileman for rent, 1696 657
Relating to fines for non-performance of duty, 1696 657
Account of Oyster River parties, boarding soldiers, 1696 657
List of books and papers turned over to secretary, 1696 658
Bill for running line between New Hampshire and Massachu‑
setts, 1696 659
Council's answer to Lieutenant-Governor's letter, 1696 659
Council's communication to Governor, June 1, 1696 660
George Jaffrey relative to administering oaths, 1696 661
Vaughan and Waldron suspended from Council, 1696 662
xxii ABSTRACT OF GENERAL CONTENTS.
Vaughan and Waldron relative to same, 1696 663
Sheriff's warrant and return of Assemblymen, 1697 665
Kinsley Hall declines to be assistant judge, 1697 666
Ex-Sheriff Ardell's petition, 1697 666
List of laborers at Fort William & Mary, 1697 667
Bickford and Furber's accounts for ferriage, 1697 668-9
Account for work on fortifications, Little Harbor 669
Petition from Thomas Footman, wounded soldier 670
Petition from John Redman, wife's estate, 1697 671
Soldiers at New Castle, 1697 672
Account for rent of Council room, 1697 672
Andrew Wiggin concerning land at Squamscot, 1697 673
Concerning prizes and prize goods, 1697 673
Shadrach Walton to command the fort, 1697 674
William Ardell's warrant, 1697 674
William Ardell's petition, 1697 675
Sarah Robey's petition, innholder, Hampton, 1698 675
Expenses to New York, arrival of Bellomont, 1698 676
Andrew Wiggin, land at Squamscot, 1698 677
John Bridger concerning masts for the navy, 1698 677
Richard Gerrish for remission of duties, 1698 678
Report of Committee on Claims, 1698 679
Samuel Penhallow to Lord Bellomont, 1698 680
Hannah Purmort wants pay for a banquet, 1699 681
Deliverance Pitman relative to her estate, 1699 682
Several men commissioned and instructed, 1699 683
Act to raise money to pay public debts, 1699 685
Vote relative to raising men for New York, 1701 686
Order relative to Roger Shaw, 1701 687
Anticipated trouble at Hampton, 1701 688
Relative to an Indian claim, 1701 688
Queen Anne's instructions to Governor Dudley, 1702 689
Samuel Penhallow to Governor Dudley, 1703 690
Colonel Romer's account, repairs on the fort, 1703 691
John Partridge for ferriage, 1704 693
Committee to resist Allen's claim, 1704 693
Roll of men at the fort, 1704 694
John Colman appointed agent for prizes, 1703 695
Relative to the seizure of a French ship, 1704 698
Directions for the advancement of piety 699
Relative to a post-rider to Boston, 1705 700
Commission to appraise sloop Dolphin, 1705 701
Governor Dudley relative to Indian commissioners, 1707 702
ABSTRACT OF GENERAL CONTENTS. xxiii
Deposition concerning Jamaica expedition, 1707 703
Relative to libel, burned by the hangman, 1707 704
Petition from inhabitants of Greenland, 1709 705
Instructions from Queen Anne to Governor Dudley, 1711 706
Return of laying out of a highway, 1711 710
Governor Dudley concerning New Castle bridge, 1713 711
Answer of Council to Governor's letter, 1715 712
Sheriff Phipps concerning the jail, 1715 713
Coroner's fees for an inquest, 1715 714
Massachusetts Legislature on boundary line, 1715 714
Committee appointed to settle boundary line, 1716 715
Letter from Secretary Woodward on boundary line, 1716 716
Oyster River parish petitions, 1716 716, 717, 721
Secretary Woodward, Indian affairs, 1716 722
Council to Governor of Massachusetts, 1716 723
Letter from Sir Charles Hobby's administrators 724
Massachusetts Assembly relative to Indian affairs, 1716 724
Instructions to envoy to the Indians, 1716 725
Portsmouth petition, church matters, 1716 726
New Hampshire Council to Governor Taylor, 1716 728
Petition from Joseph Davis, killed a child, 1716 728
Petition from Walter Hall for release from prison, 1716 729
Michael Thomas concerning a piracy, 1717 730-732
Richard Dolloff, children captured by Indians 732, 738
Oyster River parish petition, 1717 733
Theodore Atkinson wants to open a public house 735
Conference with some Indians, 1718 735
Petition from Rev. John Buss, Durham, 1718 736
Selectmen of Newington relative to town bounds 737
North Hampton petition concerning meeting-house 739
Hampton parish meeting proceedings, 1718 740
Benjamin Leavit relating to excise, 1719 741
Boundary line controversy, 1719 742
Council's letter to John Bridger, 1719 743
Rules for raising hemp, 1720 743
Indian matters, 1720 746
George Brownell's petition, 1720 747
Articles of apprenticeship, 1715 748
Instructions to Governor Shute, bills of credit, 1720 750
Conference with Indians at Portsmouth, 1720 751
R. Waldron to Governor Shute, 1720 752, 753
Charge vs. Benjamin Wentworth, 1721 754
Sloper fined for slandering Governor and Council, 1721 754
xxiv ABSTRACT OF GENERAL CONTENTS.
Petition from Allen's heirs, 1722 755
Boundary line dispute, 1722 756
Liquors sold without license, 1722 758
Memorial from naval officer, 1723 758
Butts Bacon appointed collector at Piscataqua 759
Governor Vaughan's will 761
CORRECTIONS.
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14, Andrew Meele should read Neale.
14, John Sayor should read Sawyer.
14, Moses Luttleton should read Ludington.
81 and 82, Philip Norback should read Vorbeck.
186, Evidence of Gen. Sterling should read by Gen. Sterling.
307, Finniston probably should read Kinniston.
504, Ed. Godfrey Gower should read Governor.