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Upon the memorial of Jonathan Mix, shewing to this Assembly that he was collector of the rates for the town of New Haven on the lists of the year 1764 and 1772, and that he had settled and paid the whole of said rates to the Treasurer, on which lists considerable sums are still due, and the said Mix is in so bad a state of health that he is
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unable to collect the same ; praying that John Wise may be authorized to collect the sums still due: Resolved by this Assembly, that power be given and power and authority is hereby given to said John Wise, to take the warrants and proceed in collecting the sums still due on said rates, in like manner as said Mix might do, and that said Wise account with said Mix for such sums as he may receive for said rates.
Upon the memorial of Oliver Wolcott, shewing to this Assembly that he was by the Continental Congress in 1775 appointed a Commis- sioner for Indian Affairs for the Northern Department, and that in the months of August, September and December in the same year, he attended for thirty-two treatys in consequence of said appointment with the Six Indian Nations at Albany, for which he has received no pay except his expences; praying for an adequate reward for said ser- vices : Resolved by this Assembly, that the said Oliver Wolcott receive out of the public treasury of this State the sum of twenty-seven pounds, L. money, and said Treasurer is directed to pay the same accordingly.
Upon the memorial of John Polly, of Lebanon in the county of Windham, administrator on the estate of Mr. Samuel Loomis jr. late of Norwich, deceas'd, shewing to this Assembly that the debts and charges in settling said estate surmount the personal estate of said deceas'd the sum of £45 5 10, L. money ; praying for liberty to sell so much of the real estate of said deceas'd as will raise the said sum with the incident charges of sale, as per memorial on file: Resolved by this Assembly, that the memorialist have liberty, and liberty is hereby granted him, to sell so much of the real estate of said deceas'd as will raise the sum of £45 5 10, L. money, with the incident charges aris- ing on said sale, for the purpose of discharging said debts ; taking the directions of the court of probate for the district of Norwich therein.
Upon the memorial of Elisha Fitch and Seth Smith, executors to the last will and testament of Mr. Ephraim Smith late of Stonington, deceas'd, setting forth that the debts and legacies which said execu- tors are by said will obliged to pay surmounts the personal estate of said deceas'd the sum of £93 19 8, L. money; praying that some suitable person may be appointed to sell so much of the real estate of said deceased, contained in a residuary devise, as will raise the sum of £93 19 8 with.the incident charges thereon arising : Resolved by this Assembly, that Jeremiah Halsey, Esq", of Preston, be appointed to sell the same, and the said Jeremiah Halsey is hereby authorized and impowered to sell so much of the real estate of said deceas'd, contained in said residuary devise, as will raise the aforesaid sum of £93 19 8, lawfull money, with the incident charges arising on said sale, and to give a deed of the same, for the purpose of discharging said debts and legacies; taking the advice of the court of probate for the district of Stonington therein.
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Upon the memorial of Noadiah Kibbee of Somers, representing to this Assembly that while in the service of his country in the last win- ters campaign in Colo. Enos' battalion he was unfortunately taken lame by means of a feverish eruption on his foot, of which he hath languished to this day, and is like to continue in the same condition for a long time, or perhaps for life, and that he has been at great ex- pence for doctors and attendance since his return home, which has greatly distressed himself and family, and praying that some reason- able allowance might be made him therefor, so that he may not be a sufferer in consequence of his entering into the public service, as per memorial on file: Resolved by this Assembly, that the sum of £15 1 3, being the amount of the physicians bills, be granted to the memori- alist, and the Committee of Pay-Table is directed to draw on the Treasurer for the payment of the same accordingly.
Upon the petition of Christopher Reed, Prosper Wetmore, and Azariah Lathrop, all of Norwich in the county of New London, and the rest of the subscribers inhabitants of said Norwich, shewing to this Assembly that Pardon Tillinghast Taber, of New London, was in March last by his own confession convicted of going on board a ship belonging to the enemies of these United States, and was sentenced to twelve months imprisonment in said Norwich which he has suffered hitherto, and that he hath behaved as well as a man under his circum- stances could do, and that he is sensible of his misconduct, and that he was perswaded by a person who had the care of his education to think favorable of the measures of the King of Great Britain, and that the said Taber is very infirm and troubled with a pain in his breast and is in a very declining state, and that the goal is small and full of prisoners and very unwholesome, and that Capt. Jeremiah Harriss, a fast friend to these United States, is willing to take the whole charge of said Taber, and is willing to give bond for said Taber's good behaviour untill the time of his confinement shall expire; praying that said Taber may be released from his confine- ment, and be put under the care and government of Capt. Harriss for the remainder of the time for which he is sentenced to be imprisoned, upon giving bond for his good behaviour during the time aforesaid, as per memorial on file &c .: Resolved by this Assembly, that upon the said Pardon Tillinghast Taber's taking the oath of fidelity to this State, and the said Capt. Jeremiah Harriss giving a bond of five hun -. dred pounds, lawfull money, to the Treasurer of this State, for the use of this State, conditioned that the said Taber shall be of good behaviour during the term that he is sentenced to confinement and do nothing injurious to this or any of the United States of America or the liberties of the same, that on the sheriffs receiving said bond for the use aforesaid and the fine and cost being paid and satisfied, he is hereby ordered and directed to discharge the said Taber from prison and put him under the care and government of the said Capt. Jeremiah Har- riss for the term of his confinement.
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Upon the memorial of Benjamin Phillips, John Phillips, Elijah Phillips, Joseph Bailey, Latham Avery, Job Tyler and John Dabol, all of Groton, shewing to this Assembly that they were severally assessed fourfold for neglecting to give in their lists to the listers of said Gro- ton in the year 1776, in the following sums, viz : Latham Avery £ 284, Joseph Bailey £304, John Dabol £92, Job Tyler £148, John Philips £120, Benjamin Phillips £160, and Elijah Philips £84, amounting in the whole to the sum of £1192, and that the said listers are willing the same should be abated, as they were thus assessed by mistake &c., as per memorial on file: Resolved by this Assembly, that the memori- alists be abated and they are hereby severally abated their said four- fold assessment down to their respective single lists, upon their paying into the treasury of this State all such sum or sums of school money which have been paid out of the treasury on said fourfold assessments ; and the Treasurer is hereby ordered and directed to adjust and settle the same accordingly.
Upon the memorial of Sarah Crane, of Ashford in the county of Windham, executrix of the last will and testament of Ebenezer Crane late of said Ashford, deceas'd, shewing to this Assembly that the debts due from the estate of said deceas'd with a small allowance to the widow of said deceas'd surmounts the whole of the personal estate of said deceas'd the sum of £35 19 82, L. money, for the pay- ment of which no provision is made by the said last will of said deceas'd ; as per memorial on file : Resolved by this Assembly, that the memorialist together with Joseph Woodward of said Ashford have liberty, and authority is hereby granted to them, to make sale of so much of the real estate of said deceas'd as will raise the said sum of £35 19 84, L. money, with incident charges of sale, and execute proper deed or deeds of the estate sold; taking the direction of the court of probate for the district of Pomfrett therein.
Upon the memorial of David Seeley, of Stratford in Fairfield county, administrator on the estate of Israel Seeley late of said Strat- ford, deceas'd, shewing to this Assembly that the debts and charges exhibited and allowed by the court of probate for the district of Fair- field against the estate of said Israel Seeley, deceas'd, surmounts the personal inventoried estate of said deceas'd the sum of £6 3 0, L. money, to pay which the said administrator hath no estate in his hands ; praying for liberty and authority to sell so much of the real estate of said deceas'd as shall be sufficient to satisfy the said sum of £6 3 0, together with the cost and charges of sale : Resolved by this Assembly, that liberty be granted to the said David Seeley, and lib- erty and authority is hereby granted to him the said David Seeley, to sell so much of the real estate of the said deceas'd as shall be suffi- cient to satisfy the said sum of £6 3 0 and the charges of sale; tak- ing the direction of the court of probate for the district of Fairfield therein.
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Upon the memorial of Martha Avery, of Lyme in the county of New London, administratrix on the estate of Andrew Avery late of said Lyme, deceas'd, shewing to this Assembly that the debts and charges due from the estate of said deceas'd surmount the personal estate the sum of £31 16 9; praying for liberty to sell so much of the real estate of said deceas'd as shall raise the sum of £31 16 9, money, to enable her to discharge the debts due from said estate, as per memorial &c .: Resolved by this Assembly, that the memorialist have liberty and she is hereby appointed and fully impowered, to make sale of so much of the real estate of said deceas'd as shall raise the sum of £31 16 9, to discharge the debts aforesaid together with the inci- dent charges arising on such sale ; taking the directions of the court of probate for the district of New London therein.
Upon the memorial of Hannah Peck, of Lyme in New London county, in the State of Connecticut, administratrix on the estate of Samuel Peck late of said Lyme, deceas'd, shewing to this Assembly that the debts due from the said deceas'd Samuel Peck at the time of his death together with funeral charges, charge of administration, sup- port of sick family, court fees &c., surmount the personal estate of said deceas'd the sum of £84 14 34, L. money, and prays this Assem- bly to impower the administratrix or some other meet person to make sale of so much of the real estate of the sd deceas'd as shall amount to the sum of £84 14 3g, L. money, with incident charges arising thereon, as per memorial &c .: Resolved by this Assembly, that the memorialist be appointed and she is hereby appointed to make sale of so much of the real estate of said deceas'd Samuel Peck as shall amount to the sum of £84 14 34, L. money, with incident charges arising thereon ; taking the direction of the court of probate in the district of New London therein.
Upon the memorial of Olive Blackslee and John Blackslee, admin- istrators on the estate of John Blackslee late of Waterbury, deceas'd, shewing to this Assembly that the debts and charges arising on said estate with some allowance to the widow &c. surmount the moveable part of said estate the sum of £116 12 0; praying for liberty to sell so much of the real estate of said deceas'd as will pay the said sum with incident charges &c .: Resolved by this Assembly, that said Olive Blackslee and John Blackslee have liberty and authority to sell so much of the real estate of the said deceas'd as will be sufficient to pay the said sum of £116 12 0, L. money, with incident charges arising thereon ; taking the advice of the court of probate for the district of Woodbury therein.
Upon the memorial of John Kellogg of Hebron, shewing to this Assembly that he marched to the State of New York with the militia under the command of Capt. David Tarbox, and on the third day of
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October, 1776, was taken sick with the dysentery and removed into the country for better accommodation by the advice of some officers, and that by the assistance of his friends was transported home where he remained sick untill said regiment was discharged, by which means he hath been returned in the pay-rolls as a deserter and cut out of all the wages, expences and allowances ; praying for relief &c. as per memorial on file &c .: Resolved by this Assembly, that the Committee of Pay-Table be directed to settle and adjust the wages of the memo- rialist and expences of sickness while in service, in the same way and manner as if he had been regularly discharged, and draw on the Treas- urer for what they find due and charge the same to the continent.
Upon the memorial of Jeremiah Rude jun' of Lebanon, shewing to this Assembly that on the 4th day of July, 1776, he inlisted into a company under the command of Capt. James Clark in Colo. Sage's regiment and marched to the State of New York, where he did his duty faithfully untill the 17th of September, when he was taken sick and unable to take care of himself, and that his father with the assist- ance of Capt. Clark made application to the General for liberty to go home, when the General gave liberty for him to be conveyed into the country &c., and the roads being so crowded that he could not be accommodated and his said father conveyed him home, where he re- mained sick untill said regiment was discharged, by which means he was returned as a deserter and hath not received his wages, expences &c., except his bounty and first months pay ; praying for relief &c., as per memorial on file : Resolved by this Assembly, that the Committee of Pay-Table be directed to adjust the wages, expences and other allowances, in the same way and manner as though he had not been returned a deserter, and draw on the Treasurer for what they shall find due and charge the same to the continent.
Upon the memorial of James Nichols, of Stamford in Fairfield county, administrator on the estate of Benjamin Ingersol late of said Stamford, deceas'd, shewing to this Assembly that the debts and allowances due from the estate of said deceas'd surmount the personal estate of said deceas'd the sum of £18 16 5, L. money, and praying to be impowered to sell so much of the real estate of said deceas'd as to raise said sum, as per memorial on file : Resolved by this Assem- bly, that said memorialist be and he is hereby impowered to sell so much of the real estate of said deceas'd as to raise said sum of £18 16 5, L. money, for the payment of said debts and charges of sale; taking the direction of the court of probates in the district of Stam- ford therein.
On the petition of Benjamin Sumner, Esq', and others, inhabit- ants of the first society of Ashford, living in the easterly part of said society, shewing to this Assembly that said society are unitedly
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of opinion that they are of ability to support the gospel in two socie- tys, and they are desirous that said first society may be divided into two distinct ecclesiastical societys by a certain line agreed on by said first society at a society meeting held in said society the 27th of March, 1777, which line begins by the river called Bigelow River at Mansfield north line, from thence running up said river to the south line of Mr. Samuel Snow's land, from thence to extend so far west as to include said Snow's farm and Mr. John Humphry and John Abbott's farms, thence up said river untill it intersects the line of the society of Westford ; praying that all that part of said first society lying easterly of the abovementioned line and the inhabitants thereon may be made and constituted a distinct ecclesiastical society and be vested with all the powers, rights, and privileges, that by law other ecclesiastical societies in this State are vested with, as by said memo- rial on file may appear : Resolved by this Assembly, that the lands and inhabitants lying and being on the easterly side of the above de- scribed line in said first society be and they are hereby made and constituted a distinct ecclesiastical society, called by the name of Eastford, and that said society of Eastford shall have and enjoy all the powers, rights and privileges that other ecclesiastical societys in this State are by law intituled to.
Upon the memorial of Ozias Marvin of Norwalk: Resolved by this Assembly, that the memorialist be paid out of the treasury of this State £28 14, L. money, in satisfaction for forty-five gallons of rum, sixty pounds of dryed beef, eight pounds of sugar, and twenty-four case bottles, by him supplied to the militia of this State on their march to Danbury on the 28th day of April last, at the request of the officers; and the Committee of the Pay-Table are directed to draw an order on the Treasurer for payment thereof.
Upon the memorial of Ralph Isaacs, shewing to this Assembly that he has been taken up and confined a prisoner by order of Assem- bly in October, 1776, and is now a prisoner confined to the limits of the first society in Branford, for being unfriendly to this and the other United States of America, and praying to be released from his said confinement on taking the oath of fidelity as prescribed by law, as per memorial on file &c .: Resolved by this Assembly, that the memorial- ist have liberty, and liberty is hereby granted him, to attend any of the superior or county courts in this State in which he has any action depending for tryal, upon his first taking the oath of fidelity prescribed by the laws of this State.
Upon the memorial of Jonathan Lattimer and Daniel Lattimer, administrators on the estate of Capt. Jona. Latimer late of New Lon- don, decd, shewing to this Assembly that the debts due from said estate surmount the moveable estate of the deceas'd the sum of ££528
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13 9, L. money, and praying for liberty to sell so much real estate of said deceas'd as to raise said sum and charges, as per memorial on file dated the 30th day of October, 1777, appears: Resolved by this Assembly that the memorialists have liberty, and liberty and author- ity is hereby given to them, to sell so much of the real estate of said deceas'd as will raise the sum of £528 13 9, L. money, with the charges arising thereon; under the direction of the court of probate for the district of New London therein.
Upon the memorial of selectmen of the town of Greenwich, shew- ing to this Assembly that in the action at Compo on the 27th of April, 1777, one Lebbeus Mead, of Capt. Seeley's company Colo. Courtland's regiment of the State of New York, received sundry exceeding bad and dangerous wounds, so as to be unable to be removed, and was nursed and tended by order of their selectmen, whereby a necessary expence was incurred to the amount of £51 19 4; praying for pay- ment &c., as per memorial on file dated 30th October, 1777: Resolved by this Assembly, that the Committee of Pay-Table are directed to examine, adjust and settle said accounts and draw on the Treasurer for payment of such sums as they shall find due, who is hereby ordered to pay the same and charge the same to the account of the United States.
Upon the memorial of Hanford Fairweather of Norwalk, shewing to this Assembly that by a judgment of the superior court held at Fairfield in February, 1777, he was sentenced to be confined in Wind- ham county goal for two years, for being inimical to the United States of America, and was committed accordingly and there held untill some little time passed he was permitted to go at large in said town of Windham to labour, on condition of returning to said goal at night, which condition greatly hinders his labour, and that he has a family at Norwalk which depends on his labour to prevent their being a public expence, and that he has so conducted as to give satisfaction of his repentance and friendship to said States; praying for liberty to go at large to labour in said town of Windham without the inconven- ience of returning to said goal at night, and that he may have liberty to remove his family to said town of Windham and to go to said Nor- walk and settle his affairs and help them remove, on his giving secur- ity to the sheriff of Windham county for his good behaviour in his absence and safe return, as per said memorial on file: Resolved by this Assembly, that the memorialist have liberty, and liberty is hereby granted to him, to go at large in said town of Windham to labour for his support during the time he was sentenced to be confined in said goal, without the inconvenience of returning to said goal on con- dition of his good behaviour said term, he taking the oath of fidel- ity by law provided; and the memorialist has liberty hereby granted to him to go to Norwalk and to have a reasonable time to remove his
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family to said town of Windham if he see cause: on condition that he give security to the sheriff of said Windham county for his good behaviour in his absence and for his safe return. Provided that the memorialist shall first obtain liberty of the selectmen of said town of Windham to remove his family into said town of Windham and there abide during the time of his confinement as aforesaid.
The Gentlemen nominated by the Votes of the Freemen of this State to stand for Election in May next as sent in to the present General Assembly are as follow, viz:
His Excellency Jonath" Trumbull, Esq", The Honble Matthew Griswold, Esq".
Oliver Wolcott, Esqr.
Samuel Huntington, Esqr.
Jabez Hamlin, Esq".
Richard Law, Esq.
Elisha Sheldon, Esq".
William Williams, Esq".
Eliphalet Dyer, Esq".
Jabez Huntington, Esqr.
Mr. Titus Hosmer. Gen1 Samuel H. Parsons.
William Pitkin, Esq".
Mr. Daniel Sherman.
Roger Sherman, Esq".
Gen Erastus Wolcott.
Abraham Davenport, Esqr.
Gen1 James Wadsworth.
Joseph Spencer, Esq".
Mr. Silas Dean.
Upon the memorial of Stephen Steel of Tolland, administrator on the estate of John Huntington late of Toland, deceas'd, shewing to this Assembly that he hath exhibited a further account of debts due from the said estate over and above what hath been heretofore allowed, amounting to the sum £36 11 3, as allowed by the court of probate for the district of Stafford, for which no certificate has hereto- fore been given ; praying for liberty to sell so much of the real estate of said deceas'd as to raise said sum of £36 11 3, L. money, with incident charges arising thereon: Resolved by this Assembly, that the memorialist have liberty, and liberty and authority is hereby granted to him, to sell so much of the real estate of said deceas'd as to raise said sum of £36 11 3, L. money, with incident charges aris- ing on said sale; taking the direction of the court of probate for the district of Stafford therein.
Upon the memorial of David Fox jun', of Hartland in Litchfield county, administrator on the estate of Elkanah Fox late of said Hart- land, deceas'd, shewing to this Assembly that the debts, charges and allowances against said estate surmount the personal estate of said deceas'd the sum of £64 4 8; praying for liberty to sell so much of the real estate of said deceas'd as to raise said sum of £64 4 8 with incident charges &c., as per memorial on file: Resolved by this Assembly, that the said administrator be and he hereby is impowered to sell so much of the real estate of said decd as to raise said sum of £64 4 8 with the incident charges arising thereon; taking the direc- tions of the court of probate for the district of Symsbury therein.
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On the memorial of Joseph Kindal, and Hannah Kindal his wife, both of Ashford, which Hannah was late sole and then and still administratrix on the estate of her then late husband, Asa Smith of Woodstock, deceas'd, shewing to this Assembly that the debts due from said deceas'd, with some allowance made to the widow of said deceas'd, surmount the personal or moveable estate and the avails of the real estate of said deceas'd sold by order of the General Assem- bly in May, 1776, the sum of £139 15 0, L. money ; praying that the memorialist or some other meet person may be appointed and author- ized to sell so much of the remaining real estate of said deceas'd as shall be sufficient to pay said sum of £139 15 0 with the incident charges of sale, as per memorial on file: Resolved by this Assembly, that the memorialist have liberty, and liberty and authority is hereby granted to them, to sell so much of the remaining real estate of said deceas'd Asa Smith as to make said sum of £139 15 0, L. money, with the incident charges of sale ; taking the direction of the court of probate in the district of Pomfret therein.
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