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AT A MEETING OF THE GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL OF SAFETY AT HART- FORD JUNE 5th 1783.
Present his Excellency the Governor.
The Honble Deputy Governor, Wm Pitkin, Roger Sherman, Abm Davenport, Joseph Spencer, Oliver Wolcott Samuel Huntington Esqra.
Sundry accounts of Expenditures by Reubin Harlbutt Andrew Hill-
* See above, p. 84.
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yer & Eben" Runvril in taking up Deserters Nº 1, 2 & 3 being laid before this board Resolved that Said accounts be referd to the Committee of pay table, That they Liquidate & Adjust the Same & allow such Sum or Sums as they shall find Just & reasonable, & draw on the Treasurer for payment thereof, and Charge the Same to the United States.
Upon the Memorial of David Trumbull Shewing That he was appointed by this board, in the year 1777 to receive & pay over to the Officers of the Continental Army the monies destind for the Counties in the recruiting Service, & accordingly did receive & pay over large Sums of Continental money, & at the Close of the Same year made Application for Settlement of his account, & to pay the ballance remaining in his hands, which after repeated application yet remains unsettled, & praying that some meet persons may be appointed to Settle the Same &c as per Memorial,
Resolved that Mr Wm Imlay, & Capt John Chenevard be & they hereby are appointed & desired to receive and examine the Said Accounts referd to in Said Memorial; Liquidate & Adjust the Same; Therein Stating & Seperating those parts of the Accounts which ought to be Charged to this State, from those which ought to be charged to the United States; and report make of the Just State of Said Accounts in manner aforesaid to this board as soon as may be.
A Copy taken by the Com" of Accots Dec. 27.1786.
Upon the application of Lieut Col. Abraham Tyler for a quantity of Rye & wheat belonging to this State.
Resolved that Eben" Barnard Jun" Sell & deliver to said Col. Tyler at the Current price Such quanty of wheat & rye flour belonging to this State ; under his care, as said Tyler Shall choose to purchase & receive in payment therefor Orders drawn in due form payable out of the twelve penny tax granted in January last.
AT A MEETING OF THE GOVERNOR & COUNCIL OF SAFETY AT HARTFORD THE 6th OF JUNE 1783 .*
Upon the Memorial of Wm Floyd late of Long Island now of Middletown praying that a debts due to him from Thomas Faning of about £300 0 0 might be paid out of the avails of the Confiscated Estates in this State agreable to Act of Assembly at their Session in January 1782t as : per Memorial.
Resolved that James Hillhouse Esq" pay & Satisfy Said debt due to the memorialist out of the avails of a certain farm confiscated to this State called Dikemans Farm Situate in the Town of Reading.
* List of attendance not given.
t See Conn. State Recs., IV, 75.
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AT A MEETING OF THE GOVERNOR AND THE COUNCIL FOLLOWING AT LEBANON JUNE 17th 1783-
Present-His Excellency The Governor.
Elipha Dyer, Samt Huntington & Nath1 Wales Esqrs others not attending.
Resolved That Ebr Ledyard Esq" take care of the Guard House at Groton and have liberty to use it for a School House, & The Barracks on the Hill he will hire out for what rents they will fetch, and preserve both the Guard House & them & render his Account for the use of The Barracks. Copy sent Post-idem.
In order for an Application to the honble the Congress of the United States That The Expences at Horseneck at the Western Frontier and New London & Groton may be allowed to be on the Expence of The United States-and That proper Accounts of the Same may Appear as well as of our Other Expences, between Horseneck & New London & at Stonington for defence of the Sea Coasts-Resolved and Ordered That William Imlay Esq" be desired & impowered to prepare such Accounts from the Pay Table Books, and The Committee will Open to such Accounts in their Books, and afford him Assistance therein.
Copy sent.
And he will, as soon as prepared, attest The Same and forward them to His Excellency to Governor, and The Governor is desired to draw a proper address to The Honble Congress of the United States for Allowance Accordingly.
Resolved, That Jedidiah Elderkin, & Nath1 Wales Esq's fit up the Barn where powder hath heretofore been deposited, & make An Appart- ment therein for the reception of the Powder Strong & firm, and deposit the Powder at their Works, in the Same, & have it frequently visited to See that no damage is done to it.
Resolved On a Letter from John Deshon & Thos Shaw Esqrs and Messrs Mia1 Milally & Guy Richards-dated at New London June 12th 1783 Shewing that there is now no necessity that Vessels and Boats should be Subjected to repair into the Forts with their passes, which was done to prevent Illicite Trade, & that the Custom of sending their Passes into The Fort should be discontinued, except Application should be or is made by the Naval Officer or other proper Authority on certain cir- cumstances requiring it, or making the same necessary.
Resolved, That The Commander at The Fort at New London do no longer require the Commander of any Vessel or Boat to repair with his pass into the Fort, but the same be discontinued, except On Application made therefore by the Naval Officer, or other proper Authority. Copy sent to Capt Durkey to be
communicated to Naval Officer & civil Authority. Per Post.
Resolved That His Excellency The Governor, be & he is hereby desired to procure to be printed, Six hundred Copies of His Excellencys General Washington Letter dated June 1783-To His Excellency the Governor to be communicated to The Assembly; with a Collection of
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papers relative to Half-pay and commutation of Half-pay granted by Congress to the Officers of the Army-and direct the Same to be distributed into the Several Towns of the State according to their respective lists-to be accompanied with the Address from Congress, lately ordered to be printed, with the appendix thereto, that both be done as soon as possible-and that the Revd Nathan Strong be desired to correct the press-that one doz of each be sent To The Governor as soon as finished-& That The Commtee of Pay Table Settle and adjust the Accounts with the Printer and Mr Strong and Draw on the Treas" an Order for payment of what they find Just and reasonable, out of the 2ª Tax payable 1st of Sept" Next.
Copy sent.
Resolved That His Excellency the Governor be & is desired to Order the Comtee of Pay Table to draw on the Treasurer in favour of the Honble Sam1 Huntington Esq" for the Sum of Sixty pounds lawful Money for bearing his Expences at Congress-and in favour of Honble Oliver Elsworth Esq" for the like Sum of Sixty pounds for his Expences at Congress, he being about to return-And also in favour of the Honble Benja Huntington Esq" for the like Sum of Sixty pounds for bearing his Expences at Congress, to be paid Out of any hard Money, or MT Morris The Financier's Notes which he may have in his hands.
Copy given to Colo Jnº Trumbull-June 24tb.
AT A MEETING OF THE GOVERNOR & COUNCIL OF SAFETY AT LEBANON WED: JULY 16, 1783.
Present his Excell' The Governor.
Hon. M. Griswold.) Elipt Dyer Jos. Spencer
Sam1 Huntington Wm Williams
Esqrs.
Nath1 Wales Wm Hillhouse
On Motion of his Excellency the Governor for the Advice of this Board relative to his calling the Gen1 Assembly to meet before the stated Time & Place in October next
Resolved that Considering the Business on which it seems needful, is the Requisition of the Honº Congress to grant an Impost &c & that considering the Publication of the Requisition & the Papers & Accounts annexed, & of his Excellency Gen1 Washingtons last circular Letter to his Excelly the Governor with the Collection of Papers annexed, ordered by the last Assembly to be published &c are not yet or but very lately made & dispersed, & the People not having had Time to read & consider Them, & further That the Governor is not advised of the
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Doings of other Governments or States on sª Requisition, with other attending Circumstances, This Board is of opinion that it is not con- venient or best to Call a special Gen1 Assembly under present Appear- ances, to meet at any time before but leave the Consideration of the matter to the Stated Sessions at N Haven in Octo next unless somthing further shod appear to render it necessary to Convene Them sooner & Do therefore advise The Governor accordingly.
AT A MEETING OF THE GOVERNOR & COUNCIL OF SAFETY AT LEBANON THE 16th DAY OF JULY 1783.
Present his Excellency the Governor, The Honble Deputy Governor.
Eliphalet Dyer Joseph Spencer
Nath1 Wales
Wm Hillhouse
Esqrs.
Eben" Ledyard Sam. Huntington
His Honor the Deputy
Gov" presided in this following Resolve.
Mr Wm Imlay & Capt John Chenevard, appointed & desired at a Meeting of this Board on the 5th of June last, to receive & examine the Accounts of Mr David Trumbull referd to in his Memorial to liqui- date & adjust the Same; therein Stating & Seperating those parts of the Accounts which ought to be Charged to this State from those which ought to be Charged to the United States & to make report of the Just State of Said Accounts in manner aforesaid to this Board as soon as may be-have made return of their doings Accordingly. The monies having been receivd for recruiting Service for the united States, & used accordingly save what was used for this State, & the residue in ballance remaining on hand belongs to the United States, which Report is hereby accepted & approved.
Thereupon Resolved & ordered that Said return with the Vouchers thereof be deliverd to the Committee of pay table to be used, to be sent to the Commissioner for Settling with the Army, & on which to make Settlement with the United States accordingly. And that said David Trumbull pay & deliver into the hands of the Treasurer of this State, the Cash being old Continental bills of Credit remaining in his hands the Sum of £6375 19 11/2 being the ballance of his sd account and the Treasurer is hereby directed to receive the Same of Said David Trumbull for the use & benefit of the United States to whom the Same belongs & give him duplicate receipts for the Same, one for himself the other to be lodged with the Committee of pay table to be Charged in account against the United States in the Settlement above mentioned. A Copy taken by the Com" of Accots Dec. 27 1786.
An Acco of Roger Huntington for one months Service as issuing
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Com to the State Troops on the River in July & Augt 1780, refered to the Comte of Pay Table to be Settled & adjusted.
Resolved That Cap Jz. Perkins be & He is hereby directed to make a Discount with Mr Elijah Backus Jur on his Note due to this State for Provisions by him purchased of sd Perkins, for pay Table orders now in his Hands for Supplys Sold by Him for the Use of the States the Discount to be made as the Provisions Stood the State in, & as was done in the Case of M" Dan1 Rodman.
Copy dª ME Backus.
An Acco of Eb Ledyard Esq" for Services in going to N York by order of this Board, to negotiate an Exchange of Prisoners, at different Times, to am of £57 12 6 to be adjusted by the Comte of Pay Table & drawn for.
Whereas This Board have heretofore appointed Nath1 Wales Esq" to sell & dispose of sundry Articles of Salt Cloathing &c belonging to this State in this County some of which yet remain undisposed of & the Prices of them are much fallen &c-Resolved That sª Mr Wales be directed to use his best Discretion in disposing sd Articles at the most He can obtain for Them, & render his Account.
Resolved, That The Treasurer be & he is hereby ordered to pay To Capt Jnº Chenevard and Mr Wm Imlay £2 8 0 in discharge of their Account for Settling and liquidating M' David Trumbulls Account, above & within mentioned.
Their Account indorsed.
Adjourned to the 1st Monday in Sept".
AT A MEETING OF THE GOVERNOR & COUNCIL OF SAFETY HELD AT LEBANON THE FIRST DAY OF SEPTEMBER AD 1783.
Present His Excellency the Governor.
Joseph Spencer r Wm Williams
Wm Hillhouse Nath1 Wales
Esqrs.
Jabez Perkins Eben" Ledyard
Resolved that the Comtee of pay table be and they are hereby directed in Settling with Jedh Elderkin & Nath1 Wales Esqrs Accounts for manu- facturing Salt Petre into Gun Powder for this State that they also Liquidate and Settle with them their accounts for transporting powder for this State, they producing proper orders-also their Cost and Expence for care of the Powder in the Magazin, Ironing [?] and Shifting the same to preserve the Same and for Coopering the Casks when they had Stod so long as Necessary-also to Settle with them for the Expence and wast in Clarifying the Salt Petre there that was
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otherwise unfit for use -- also what allowance ought to be made to them for wast in the petre by them worked for the State at the Rate of nine dollars per hundred-also to Settle with them the Powder and Money by them or Either of them paid and Expended for guarding the State powder & Petre-at the powder mill or other Storrs in which Setlement [?] for guarding the powder & Petre is to be included the Account of Mr David Youngs and the money he has paid and Expend in guarding sª Powder & for House Room & firewood for the guards when Neces- sary-including in this Settlement with sª Elderkin & Wales the money Recd by sª Wales of Griswold and Abel Marsh & paid out for the guards also thirty dollars paid by sª Wales to Mark Foguet which is to be charged to the united States-and draw on the Treasurer for what they Shall find Justly due, to be paid out of the one Shilling tax the Remainder due on sª Griswold & Marshs Note Said Elderkin & Wales are directed to Colect and account therefor in part of sª Expences.
Resolved that Jedh Elderkin and Nath1 Wales Esqrs be and they are hereby directed and impowered to Call on the Quartermaster Gen1 and direct him forthwith to distribute to the Several Brigadier Generals the Quantity of Powder which by Law is to be distributed to Each Brigade and receive the Same at Windham powder mill for that purpose and the Remainder of the powder in Possession of sª Elderkin & Wales they are hereby directed and impowered to Sell and dispose of to the best advantage they Can for the use of the State Agreable to a Resolve of the General assembly passed in May Last *- and that the Cariage wheels belonging to this State in sd Windham may be disposed of by sª Wales in like manner as he is directed to dispose of other articles in Said County for the State.
Granted, Ebr Ledyard Esq" for his wages twelve pounds per Month, & for one person employed as Clerk & beame man Six pounds per month & their rations, When Acting as Issuing Commissary, to be paid out of the One Shilling Tax.
* See above, pp. 123-124.
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STATE OF CONNECTICUT
AT A GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE GOVERNOR AND COMPANY OF THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT IN AMERICA, HOLDEN AT NEW HAVEN ON THE SECOND THURSDAY OF OCTOBER ANNO DOM 1783.
Present:
His Excellency Jonathan Trumbull Esq" Governor. The Honorable Matthew Griswold Esq" Deputy Governor.
Jabez Hamlin Esq™
Eliphalet Dyer
Esq™
William Pitkin
Esq™
Roger Sherman
Esqr
Abraham Davenport Esqr
Assistants
Joseph Spencer
Esqr
Oliver Wolcott
Esqr
Richard Law
Esq™
Oliver Elsworth
Esq™
Andrew Adams
Esq™
Representatives or Deputies of Freemen of the several Towns in the State who attended the Assembly are as follow-
viz
Colº Thomas Seymour, Colº George Pitkin, for Hartford.
Mr Benja Trumbull, Mr David Elliss, for Bolton.
Mr Ebenezer White, Mr Chauncey Butler, for Chatham.
Capt Peter Bulkley, Colº Elias Worthington, for Colchester.
Capt Israel Spencer,. ,Colº Dyer Throop, for East Hadam.
Gen1 Erastus Wolcott, Mr Joseph Allyn, for East Windsor.
Capt Daniel Perkins, Mª Joseph Kingsbury, for Enfield.
Mr John Treadwell, Mr Hezh Wadsworth, for Farmington.
Mª Gideon Hale, Mª Philip Selew, for Glastonbury. Capt Cornelius Higgins, Capt Hezh Smith, for Haddam. Mª Elihu Marvin, Colº Joel Jones, for Hebron.
Colº Comfort Sage, Mr Ebenez" Bacon, for Midletown.
Capt Reuben Sikes, Mr Zerak Kibbee, for Somers.
Capt Timothy Clark, Mr Jonathan Root, for Southington. Mr Ebenez" Colburn, Mr Jesse Cady, for Stafford. Capt Abraham Granger, . , Capt Ebenez" Harmon, for Suffield.
Capt Daniel Humphry, Capt Hezh Holcomb, for Symsbury. Colo Solomon Wells, Mr Eleazer Steel, for Tolland. Capt John Robbins, Mª Stephen M Mitchell, for Weathersfield. Mr Moses Holmes, Capt Seth Crocker, for Willington. Capt Nath1 Loomiss, Mª Aaron Phelps 2ª, for Windsor.
Capt Henry Daggett, Capt Jesse Ford, for New Haven. Mª Aaron Baldwin, Mr Jonah Clark, for Branford.
Mr Samuel Beach, Maj" Reuben Atwater, for Cheshire.
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Capt Daniel Holbrook, Mr Sheldon Clark, for Derby. Gen1 James Wadsworth, Mr Daniel Hall, for Durham. Gen1 Andrew Ward, Mr John Burgiss, for Guilford. Mr Stephen Gunn, M' Gideon Buckingham, for Milford. Colº Street Hall, Capt Oliver Stanley, for Wallingford. Mr Joseph Hopkins, M' Eli Brunson, for Waterbury.
Capt John Deshon, Maj" William Hilhouse, for New London.
Colº Christopher Leffingwell, Capt Elisha Lathrop, for Norwich. Mr Ebenez" Ledyard, Mr Elisha Williams, for Groton Colº Aaron Eliott, Capt Aaron Kelcey, for Killingworth. Mr Nathaniel Matson, Capt Seth Ely, for Lyme. Mr Robert Crary, Gen1 John Tyler, for Preston. Colo William Worthington, Maj" William Hart, for Saybrook. Colº Samuel Prentiss, Capt John Randall, for Stonington. Mr Jonathan Sturgiss, Capt Thomas Nash, for Fairfield. Colº Joseph P Cook, Doct" Sallu Pell, for Dansbury. Gen1 John Mead, Capt Jabez Fitch, for Greenwich. Colº Nehemiah Beardsley, Doct" James Potter, for New Fairfield. Majr Caleb Baldwin, Capt Jabez Botsford, for Newtown. Mª Samuel C Sylliman, Capt Clapp Raymond, for Norwalk. Mr Lemuel Sanford, Mr Stephen Betts, for Reading. Colº Philip B Bradley, Capt David Olmsted, for Ridgfield. Gen1 David Waterbury, Mr Charles Weed, for Stamford. Capt Robert Fairchild, Majr Agur Judson, for Stratford. Mr Joseph Skiff, Colº Jedidiah Elderkin, for Windham. Capt Simeon Smith, Mr Isaac Perkins, for Ashford. Mr Daniel Frost, Mr David Payne, for Canterbury. Maj" Elias Buell, Capt William Willson, for Coventry. Colº William Danielson, Capt Jason Phelps, for Killingley. Colº William Williams, Mr Elkanah Tisdale, for Lebanon. Mr Constant Southworth, Mr Nath1 Atwood, for Mansfield. Gen1 John Douglass, Capt James Bradford, for Plainfield. Capt Amasa Sessions, Capt Josiah Sabin, for Pomfrett. for Union.
Colº James Gordon, Mr Joseph Wiley, for Voluntown. Mr Charles Church Chandler, Capt Nehemiah Lyon, for Woodstock. Mª Isaac Baldwin Jun.", Capt Abraham Bradley, for Litchfield. Colº Charles Burrall, Mr Timothy Hurlburt, for Canaan. Mª Andrew Young, Capt Edward Rogers, for Cornwall. Mr Daniel Miles, Capt Elisha Sill, for Goshen.
Capt Thomas Giddins, Capt Israel Williams, for Hartland. Capt George Catlin, Capt Josiah Phelps, for Harwington. Mr Nathaniel Berry, Mª Nathan Eliott, for Kent. Mr Amos Miller, Mr Ebenezer Moody, for New Hartford. Colº Samuel Canfield, Mr Daniel Everett, for New Milford. Maj" Giles Pettibone, Capt Ephraim Guittean, for Norfolk. Capt Joshua Stanton, Mª Lott Norton, for Salisbury.
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Colº Ebenez" Gay, M' Josiah Coleman, for Sharon.
Colo Epaphras Sheldon, Doct" Sam Woodward, for Torrington. MIT John Whittlesey, Capt Nathan Hecox, for Washington. Capt Thomas Fenn, Capt Nath1 Barns, for Watertown. Capt Ozias Brunson, . for Winchester.
Colº Increase Mosely, M' Daniel Sherman, for Woodbury. William Williams Esqr Speaker Charles Church Chandler Esq™ Clerk Of the House of Representatives
An Act for the Punishment of Burglary and Robbery.
Be it Enacted by the Governor Council and Representatives in Gen- eral Court Assembled and by the Authority of the same that whosoever shall commit Burglary by breaking up any Dwelling House or Shop, wherein Goods Wares and Merchandize are deposited or shall commit Robbery by robbing any Person in the Field or Highway if in the Perpetration of said Crimes the Person or Persons committing the same shall be Guilty of any Personal Abuse Force or Violence; or Shall be so Armed with any dangerous Armour or Weapon as clearly to Indicate their violent Intentions ; such Person or Persons found Guilty as afore- said and being thereof convicted before the Superior Court shall Suffer Death. And if upon the Tryal for any of the Crimes aforesaid the Commission thereof shall not appear to be attended with the Agrivated Circumstances of Personal Terror Force and Violence as aforesaid, the Person or Persons found Guilty of said Crime of Burglary or Robbery shall be punished with whipping on the naked Body not exceeding forty Stripes and with Imprisonment in any of the Goals or Work Houses in this State, there to be kept to hard Labour not exceeding ten Years at the discretion of the Superior Court before whom the conviction is had. And if any Person shall be Convicted a second Time for the Offence of Burglary or Robbery he shall Suffer Death, And all Laws heretofore made for the punishment of the Crimes aforesaid are hereby repealed and made void.
An Act for the Punishment of Horse Stealing.
Be it Enacted by the Governor Council & Representatives in Gen- cral Court Assembled, and by the Authority of the Same, That whoso- ever shall feloniously take and Steal any Horse or Horses within this State and be thereof duely convicted shall pay and satisfy to the Owner of such Horse or Horses treble the value thereof ; and also pay as a fine to the Treasurer of this State, the Sum of ten Pounds and shall be whipped not exceeding forty Stripes on the naked Body, and be Imprisoned in any Goal or Work House within this State, there to be kept to Hard Labour for a Term not exceeding five Years at the dis- cretion of the Court before whom such conviction shall be had.
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An Act for laying a Tax on Shipping for repairing and maintaining the Light House near the Port of New London.
Be it Enacted by the Governor Council and Representatives in Gen- eral Court Assembled and by the Authority of the Same that from and after the first Day of Decemb" next, each and every Vessell except such as are employed in the Fishery, and during their continuance therein, which shall enter and Clear in any Port of this State, or shall Harbour and Anchor in the Port of New London shall be Sub- jected to pay the following Taxes viz. each and every Ship One Pound ten shillings, each and every Snow & Brigantine twelve Shillings ; each and every Sloop, and Schooner (Coasters excepted) six Shillings ; each Vessell used in the Coasting Business of more than twenty Tons burthen three shillings, and each Vessell Used in the Coasting Busi- ness of less than Twenty Tons Burthen One shilling & six pence ; which several Taxes or Duties becomeing due as aforesaid shall be paid to and Collected by the Naval Officers where any such Vessell shall enter amd Clear or Harbour and Anchor as aforesaid, which Officers shall severally give Bonds to the Treasurer of the State with Surety faith- fully to Account for the Sums they shall receive by Virtue of this Act, And the Naval Officers shall pay over the Sums of Money they shall receive as aforesaid according to the direction of the General Assembly from Time to Time for the Convenience and accomodation of the Light House, Any Law Usage or Custom to the contrary notwithstanding.
Resolved by this Assembly that the Collectors of Excise and their Deputies in the several Countys and Towns in this State are hereby Ordered to be very vigilant in making all Collections of Excise by Law required in their respective Counties and prepare their Accounts of such Collections and Lodge the Same with the Secretary by the 10th Day of January next, Stating therein their Accounts as they stand on the first Day of said January, distinguishing as near as may be what has been Collected of the Retailers in the Several Towns or what Stock they had on Hand on the 20th Day of April last from what arose on what they have Purchased since that Day, and the Secretary is hereby Ordered to Publish this Resolve in the Several News Papers in this State.
Resolved by this Assembly that the Committee of Pay Table be and they are hereby directed and Impowered to draw on the Treasurer for and in behalf of the Delegates of this State now appointed to attend Congress for a Sum not exceeding two hundred Pounds for each Delegate who shall proceed to Congress they to be accountable.
This Assembly do appoint William Samuel Johnson Esqr to be one of the Committee appointed in May last to consider what Measures may be proper to be taken by this State to obtain Releif for the
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People Settled on the Lands West of Delaware River under the Claim of this State for quieting their Possessions &c in the room of Nath1 Wales Esq Deceased .*
Resolved by this Assembly That the Powder in the Town of Wind- ham being the Property of this State may at the Expence of the State be conveyed to the Fortifications in either of the Towns of New London or Groton taking a Receipt therefor of the Commanding Officer for the Time being at either of said Fortifications respectively, And that all Persons in this State who have any Salt Petre or Sulphur belong- ing to the State not yet manufactured into Powder shall keep the Same safe in their own Custody untill the further Order of this Assembly.
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