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Wherefore Resolved that the said Seal be lodged with the Secretary and shall be by him used as the Seal of this State as the Law directs.
This Assembly do appoint Capt Ephraim Lyon Surveyor of Lands within and for the County of Windham.
This Assembly do appoint Robert Lawson Surveyor of Lands within and for the County of Windham.
Upon the Memorial of Talmage Hall and Jacob Brown Shewing that they have at great expence furnished themselves with Stage Wag-
* See above, p. 283.
t See above, p. 374.
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gons & Horses for carrying Travellers with their Baggage and Effects from the City of Hartford to Byram River Praying for an exclusive Right to carry passengers &c as per Memorial &c
Resolved by this Assembly that the Memorialists shall have and Licence is hereby Granted to them to erect set up and drive all necessary Stage Waggons or Carriages and to carry Travellers therein with their Baggage and Effects from the City of Hartford to Byram River in this State during the Pleasure of this Assembly and that in the mean Time no other Person or Persons whatsoever shall presume to erect set up or drive any Stage Waggon Waggons or other Carriage for any of the Purposes aforesaid on the Same Roads without the special Licence of this Assembly upon pain of forfeiting all such Waggon Waggons or Carriage and the Horse or Horses used therein or double the value thereof to any one who shall sue for or recover the Same.
Upon the Memorial of Jonathan Coe of Greenwich Shewing to this Assembly, That his Father at his Death left an Estate in Lands in Green- wich Intestate, and that he left five Children to whom said Land descended, that the eldest Son Andrew Coe sold the whole of said Land which by sundry mein Conveyances came to Joseph Galpin whose Estate was confiscated in the late War and by this State Sold to Samuel Holden Parsons including the Lands descended to the Heirs of his Father and Sold by his Brother Andrew and that no compensation has been made to the Heirs of his said Father &c, and that he is willing to quiet the Title of said Parsons, upon receiving such compensation as this Assembly shall find Just as per Memorial on File. On which Memorial Jonathan Sturges John Canfield & Jedidiah Elderkin Esqrs were appointed a Committee to enquire into the Matters alledged in this Memorial and Report to this Assembly who have Reported, That John Coe died intestate and Seized in fee of thirty three Acres of Land in Greenwich having a Widow and five Children, that Andrew Coe eldest Son of said John Sold the whole of said Land to one Haviland, who sold the same to Joseph Galpin who forfeited his Estate in the course of the late War, and the same hath been sold to Samuel Holden Par- sons by the Treasurer of this State with Covenant of Warranty, that said Parsons and those under whom he holds have been in possession of said Lands about thirty Years, but Infancy and Coverture in some of the Heirs of said John hath prevented the purchasers under said Andrew acquiring a Title by possession and that the Memorialist hath a Right to one sixth part of the thirty three Acres and that he ought to be paid the Sum of thirty three Pounds on his Quieting the Title to said sixth in said Parsons which Report is accepted
Resolved by this Assembly that the Committee of the Pay Table be and they are hereby directed to draw an Order on the Treasury to pay the Memorialist the Sum of thirty three Pounds out of any unap- propriated Monies in the Treasury upon the Memorialists quieting the Title of said Sixth part of said Lands in said Parsons.
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Upon the Memorial of Abigail Belden and Ezekiel Porter Belden, Administrators on the Estate of Colo Thomas Belden late of Weathers- field Deceasd, Shewing to this Assembly that in the Year 1776 said Thomas was Lieut Colonel of a Regiment of Militia in this State and received from this State by the Hands of Ezekiel Williams Esq" £ 500, Continental Money to deliver out to the Troops then ordered to march on a Tour of Duty, and that he proceeded on said Business and delivered out the whole of said Money except the Sum of £91 4 0 which Money was soon offered to the Committee of Pay Table who would not receive said Money as no Receipt of said Deceasd was in their Hands on any Account of said Monies charged against him in said Office, Praying that said Estate might be discharged from any demand upon the Memo- rialists returning said Sum to the Committee of Pay Table &c as per Memorial on File --
Resolved by this Assembly that Liberty be and it is hereby Granted to the Memorialists to return said Bills of Credit to the Committee of Pay Table amounting to the Sum of £91 4 0 And the Committee of Pay Table are hereby Ordered and directed to receive the Continental Bills to the Amount of said Sum of £91 4 0 and that thereupon the Estate of said Deceasd be exonerated and discharged from any Demand of this State therefor.
Upon the Memorial of Charles Chauncey Esq" of New Haven Shew- ing to this Assembly that Amos Botsford Esqr late of New Haven having in the Course of the late War left his Connections and Friends and went to reside with the Enemy, and said Botsford now being desirous said Memorialist should take Charge of the Education of his Children and said Botsfords Estate being confiscated and Sold sufficient to pay his Just Debts and there being considerable Sums due to said Botsford in this State which never have come to the knoledge of said Botsfords Administrator and nobody at present can take any Benefit thereof Praying that Some Person may be appointed to collect said Botsfords Debts uncollected and apply them to the maintenance and education of said Botsfords Children as per Memorial
Resolved by this Assembly that Liberty and Licence be granted to Charles Chauncey Esq" and he is hereby Authorized and Impowered to Collect the Debts due to said Botsford in this State, and to Institute Suits and proceed to final Judgment in any proper Courts and after the Just Debts of said Botsford are paid and administration Charges the remainder of said Monies said Chauncey apply for the purposes afore- said and account with the Judge of Probate for New Haven District therefor.
Upon the Memorial of Mary Mardenbrough of New Port Admin- istrx on the Estate of Christopher Mardenbrough late of the Island of St Christopher Deceasd Shewing that her late Husband the sª Christo- pher in the Year 1777 on the said Island advanced for the Use of the
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War One Hundred Pistoles to Capt Robert Niles an Agent of this State with expectation of being speedily repaid, That said Money hath never been returned to the said Christopher or any other in his behalf Praying for Releif &c
Resolved by this Assembly that the Treasurer of this State be and he is hereby Ordered and directed to pay to the Memorialist or his Attorney the said one hundred Pistoles or an equivalent in Silver or Gold and the lawfull Interest thereon from the first Day of January 1778 until paid, out of the first Moneys he may or shall receive from the Naval Officers in this State for Duties or Imposts for the Use of this State.
Upon the Memorial of Samuel Broome and Jeremiah Platt both of New Haven in New Haven County representing to this Assembly that since the late Peace they removed into the City of New York and Imported a Quantity of European Goods into said New York soon after the arrival of which Goods they removed into the State of Connecticut and brought with them their Goods imported as aforesaid, to the amount of seven or eight Thousand Pounds lawfull Money in value and conceiving themselves to be within the Generous encouragement to Merchants in other States to come and reside in this State for the Purposes of Commerce and that they ought to be freed from any Impost on their said Goods Praying for Releif &c as per Memorial-
Resolved by this Assembly that the said Memorialists be discharged and freed and they are hereby discharged and freed from any Impost on their said Goods Imported as aforesaid and the naval Officer for the Port of New Haven is hereby directed to discharge and Cancel their Bonds given for Impost as aforesaid they Praying [sic] to said Naval Officer a Just Reward for his transacting the Business with regard to said Goods.
Upon the Memorial of Eli Reed of Norwalk in Fairfield County in behalf of himself and others in the Society of Middlesex in said Nor- walk who have been Sufferers by the Ravages of the Enemy, during the late War, Shewing to this Assembly that they have been great Loosers thereby and rendered unable to pay their State Taxes Praying that the Committee appointed by the General Assembly in May last to repair to the Town of Stamford, and take into consideration the Losses and Sufferings of the Inhabitants of said Town of Stamford, may likewise be Impowered to take into consideration the losses and Suffer- ings of said Inhabitants in Middlesex Society living in said Norwalk, and make such Abatements to sd sufferers of their State Taxes as may appear Just and reasonable as per Memorial on File,
Resolved by this Assembly that the aforesaid Committee be and they are hereby Impowered to take into consideration the Circumstances Losses & sufferings of said Memorialists at their Cost and expence and make such Abatements of their State Taxes in whole or in part as in the Opinion of said Committee may appear Just and reasonable.
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Upon the Memorial of Ozias Goodwin with some of his Creditors Shewing that he has been three Times taken by the English in the late War and stripped of his Property besides suffering in Prison Ships, That he is much reduced by Losses and Misfortunes is advanced in Years and very infirm, That some of his Creditors are relentless towards him and threaten to Imprison him and take away the real necessaries of his Houshold and to leave him and his Family destitute &c Pray- ing for relief &c
Resolved by this Assembly that the said Ozias do give due notice to his said Creditors in some of the Public News Papers in this State at least one Month before the Session of the Assembly to appear if they see Cause before the General Assembly to be holden at Hartford in May next and Shew reason why the Person of the Memorialist, should not be exempted from Imprisonment for Debt and that in the mean Time the Person and Property of the said Ozias shall be and the same are hereby protected from any Attachment or Execution for Debt.
Upon the Memorial of Reuben Rose and others Inhabitants of the Town of Branford in New Haven County representing that at a former Session of this Assembly a Committee was appointed to lay out and open a Highway from New Haven to Chapmans Ferry in Haddam, and that some Alterations may be made of said Highway between New Haven and North Branford to render it more commodious for the Public and avoid some bad Places &c. Praying for a Committee to view and alter the same &c-
Resolved by this Assembly that Andrew Adams David Austin and Thomas Burges Esqrs be and they are hereby appointed a Committee to view the said Highway as already laid out between the City of New Haven and the Meeting House in North Branford and also to View the Place or Places that shall be shewn them by the Memorialists and any other Places that they may think proper and Report their Opinion whether any alteration may be made in said Highway to render it more convenient for the Public and if they shall Judge it expedient to make any alteration that they report a particular discription thereof to this Assembly in May next.
Upon the Memorial of David Austin Shewing to this Assembly that in January 1778 he was appointed by this State to open Subscriptions for the Continental Loan Office, and that he procured to the Amount of £19710 Continental Currency to be loaned that he has never received any Compensation for his Services Praying Payment &c as per Memo- rial on File -
Resolved by this Assembly that the Committee of Pay Table be and they are hereby directed to draw on the Treasurer of the State for the Sum of £4 15 10 LMoney in favour of said David Austin payable out of any unappropriated Moneys in satisfaction of his Services and Charge the Same to the United States.
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Upon the Memorial of Eldad Parsons of Enfield Shewing to this Assembly that on the 13th Day of 1782 his dwelling House in Enfield by accident took fire whereby the same was consumed, together with his Household Furniture and papers among which was one order drew on the Treasurer of this State in favour of Meakens Bement of Hart- ford for the Sum of thirty shillings on the 2/6ª Tax, and according to the best of his remembrance said Order was Signed by Mr Hubbard of Hartford then Issuing Commissary and thereby has lost the whole benefit of said Orders and Praying for relief as per Memorial on File --
Resolved by this Assembly that the Treasurer of this State be and he is hereby directed to pay to the Memorialist thirty shillings on the 2/6 Tax.
Upon the Memorial of John Franklin, Ebenezer Johnson and Phineas Pierce all of Wyoming in behalf of themselves and others Inhabitants Settlers and Claimers of a large Tract of Country situate upon the Waters of the River Susquehannah within the Charter Limits of this State-Shewing to this Assembly that by the Countenance and appro- bation of the late Colony now State of Connecticut they having the strongest reason to believe the Territory aforesaid was within the Juris- diction of said State purchased the Same of the Aborigines as Native Proprietors of the Country aforesaid for a great and valuable Consider- ation and obtained from them a Deed of Bargain and Sale, executed and compleated, according to the usual and established Customs of Con- veyance used by said Natives, of all the Lands situate within the forty second Degree of Northern Lattitude from ten Miles East of the Easterly Branch of said River Susquehannah, West one hundred and twenty Miles, and thereby acquired a Just and equitable Title to said Lands and for many Years have been incorporated under the full Exercise of Government under the Laws of the said State of Connecti- cut untill the Publication of the Decree of the Court of Commissioners held at Trenton in the Month of Novembr 1782, when the State of Connecticut was unexpectedly deprived of their Jurisdiction over the Territory aforesaid .* That thereupon the Memorialists by their Humble Petition made application to the State of Pensylvania to be owned and acknoledged as Citizens of that State, to have the Title to their Houses Lands &c confirmed to them and to enjoy the Protection of the Laws and Government of said State, That they were repeatedly flattered with Expectations favourable and benign, but are at last totally disap- pointed in their Just expectations and are now fully convinced the appar- ent favourable dispositions of Government towards them has been improved by their opponents to contrary purposes and turned wholly to their disadvantage, whereby they have been deprived of their Houses Lands and other Property even their necessary Food, That they have been twice disarmed and are now driven with their helpless Families into the Wilderness in this inclement Season without Cover Cloathing or
* See above, p. 11 n.
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Sustenance, and now address themselves to the Justice and humanity of this State Imploring for Heavens sake their Protection Assistance and Aid as per Memorial on File-
Resolved by this Assembly that it is expedient for the Memorialists to pursue their application to the Congress of the United States for a Tryal of their Right of Soil and possession agreeable to the ninth of the Articles of Confederation, And that this State will countenance and Patronize them in such Application and Tryal in order to obtain for them that Justice this State apprehends the Memorialists are entituled to, And the Delegates from this State in Congress are directed to give them all necessary Assistance in the Premisses, And his Excellency the Gov- ernor is requested to address the Congress of the United States on the Subject of their Situation and sufferings, and Also address a full State of their Claim &c to the State of Pensylvania, remonstrating against the Barbarities and Cruelties exercised towards the Memorialists, and request a redress of their Grevances and a restoration of their Rights properties & Possessions under the protection of the Laws and Govern- ment of said State of Pensylvania.
Upon the Memorial of Michael Todd of New Haven Shewing to this Assembly that in the Year 1781 he had in his Care a Schooner the Property of John and James Davenport to be disposed of, and in October in the Year last aforesaid being applied to by Abel Burrit of New Haven Barrack Master for the Militia then stationed there to permit said Schooner to go after a Load of Wood for the Use of said Troops as far as Branford, and that the Memorialist consented on Con- dition that said Schooner should be Guarded by Troops sufficient to defend her from the Enemy and that twenty Men from Colº Arnolds Command were in Consequence thereof put on Board said Schooner, and that he proceeded to said Branford and while there was boarded by the Enemy" Boat and taken and Carried to Long Island and entirely lost in consequence of the negligence of said Men on Board. Praying for a Committee &c to examine into the Matters aforesaid and Report make what ought to be done in the Premisses --
Whereupon Resolved that Colo Edward Russell, Gideon Buckingham Esq" and Gen1 Andrew Ward be and they are hereby appointed a Committee to examine into the Matters Stated in said Memorial and also into the Conduct of the Men ordered to Guard said Schooner therein mentioned and consider how far they or any of them ought to be liable to pay the Damages sustained by the Memorialists and of their Ability to pay Same giveing due Notice to all concerned to be present at said inquiry, and of what they find and their opinion what and whether any thing ought to be done by this Assembly thereon Report make to this or some future Assembly at the Cost of the Memorialist.
Upon the Memorial of David Smith of Farmington Shewing to this Assembly that he was acquitted upon a Tryal before the Superior Court
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sometime in the Year 1765 Yet ordered to pay the Cost to the amount of about sixteen Pounds Lawfull Money, that the said Smith and one Hannah Norton gave their Note Payable to the Treasurer of this State therefor, That they are now become Poor and unable to pay the same and that the said Note is now sued and that Cost has arisen thereon-
Resolved by this Assembly that upon the said Smiths paying the Cost that has arisen upon the said Suit up to this Time the said Note be given up to him and he no further accountable therein to this State.
Upon the Memorial of William Burrows of Killingly, Shewing to this Assembly that in January 1781, he inlisted a Soldier in the third Connecticut Regiment and in Decembr 1782 in the Service of the Country he received a Wound in his Knee and was thereby incapacitated for any Military Service, and was thereupon discharged on the 10th Day of April 1783 That he long languished under his Wounds and to preserve his Life his Thigh was Amputated and he thereby disabled from any Business and hath incurred a large expence thereby Praying that said expences may be paid and some Provision made for his Sup- port &c as per Memorial on File-
Resolved by this Assembly that the Committee of Pay Table be and they are hereby directed to Liquidate and adjust the Doctors Bills referred to in the Memorial and draw an Order in favour of the Memo- rialist for the Sums they shall find due, And that the Memorialist have and receive the Sum of thirty shillings per Month for the Term of two Years from the rising of this Assembly and the Treasurer is directed to pay the same accordingly.
Upon the Memorial of David Young of Windham preferred to the General Assembly holden at Hartford in May last Shewing that about the first of May 1776, by order of the Governor and Council of Safety he was employed by Colo Jedidiah Elderkin and Nathaniel Wales Esq" to Guard the Magazine of Gun Powder belonging to this State in the Town of Windham and that at his own expence he kept and continued a sufficient Guard over said Magazine from the Time aforesaid untill October 1782, a few Days excepted for which he has received but a par- tial compensation and that a considerable Ballance is still due to him and for which he is still indebted, Upon which Memorial a Committee were appointed,* who have now made their Report in the premisses which is accepted
And it is thereupon, Resolved by this Assembly that the Treasurer of this State pay to the said David Young the Sum of eighty Pounds six- teen shillings lawfull Money the Ballance due to him out of any Tax or Fund established for support of the Civil List.
Upon the Memorial of Mr Joel Barlow of Hartford in Hartford County, Representing to this Assembly that at the desire and request
* See above, pp. 408-9.
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of the General Association of the State of Connecticut he has made alterations in a number of Psalms in Doctor Isaac Watts Version that are locally applied to Great Britain and made a Version of sundry Psalms omitted by him and also made a select Collection of Hymns to be annexed to said Psalms for the purposes of Christian Worship, which Work is now compleated and has been examined and recom- mended by a Committee of said Association ( for that purpose appointed ) to the Use of the Churches, as being better adapted for the Purposes of Public Worship than any other that has yet appeared Praying this Assembly to grant him the sole privelege of printing publishing and vending of said Work within this State &c as per Memorial-
Resolved by this Assembly that the exclusive Privelege of Printing publishing and vending of said Work be granted to said Barlow in said State, and the exclusive privelege of Printing Publishing and vend- ing said Work is hereby given and Granted to said Barlow for the Term of Seaven Years agreeable to and under the restriction of the Statute Law of this State entitled An Act for the encouragement of Literature and Genius .*
Upon the Memorial of William Tarbell of Colchester Shewing to this Assembly That he was wounded in the Thigh at the Battle of German- town and rendered unfit for Service, and regularly transferred to the Corps of Invalids but by inevitable Accidents it became impossible to Join that Corps, whereby he has lost the Benefit of the Public Provision &c praying Releif &c as per Memorial on File-
Resolved by this Assembly that there be granted to the Memorialist The value of sixty Pounds LMoney in the Confiscated Estate of William Brown Esq" And that the Honble Benjamin Huntington and William Hilhouse Esq" be and they are hereby appointed a Committee at the Cost of the Memorialist to apprize the Lands to the amount aforesaid in such Part of said confiscated Lands as are yet undisposed of and on the Memorialists produceing an Apprisal of such Land to the amount of the Sum aforesaid particularly discribing and bounding the same under the Hands of the said Committee to the Treasurer of the State he is authorized and directed to execute a Deed thereof in behalf of this State to the Memorialist.
Upon the Memorial of Henry Daggett shewing to this Assembly that in February 1783 he was appointed by the Council of Safety to receive Provisions Cloathing Salt &c from the Receivers in the several Towns &c and received Orders for said Provisions &c and for said Provisions received an Order which was in favour of Ralph Pomeroy DQM. dated July ninth 1782 for ten Pounds out of the Tax of two shillings and six
* The work was published in 1785 with the following title page: Doctor Watts's Imitation of the Psalms of David, Corrected and Enlarged. By Joel Barlow. To which is added a Collection of Hymns; The whole applied to the State of the Christian Church in General . . . . Hartford: Printed by Borlow and Babcock, M,DCC,LXXXV. For the copyright act mentioned in the resolution see above, pp. 13-15.
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Pence Signed Fenn Wadsworth William Mosely which Order he has since found to be Counterfeit Praying the same may be allowed him &c as per Memorial,
Resolved by this Assembly that the Committee of Pay Table allow the Sum of ten Pounds the Sum of said Order to said Dagget in the final Settlement of his Accounts and give him the Benefit of the same as if it had been a true Order.
Upon the Memorial of Sarah Butler of New York in the State of New York Widow and Executrix of the last Will and Testa- ment of William Butler late of said New York Deceased Repre- senting that the said William was arespectable Merchant of the City of New York and for many Years carried on an exclusive Commerce with the People of this State till his Death which happened in May 1775, That at the Time of said Williams Death there remained large Debts due both to and from his Estate And that the Memorialist as his Executrix as aforesaid, in course of settling said Williams Estate soon after May 1775 and in the Summer 1776, received of divers good People of the State of Connecticut and others indebted to said Estate large Sums in Bills of Credit emitted by this State before and in the Year 1776 in payment and discharge of said Debts at their nominal value equal to gold and Silver amounting to the Sum of £1587 6 6 LMoney, which she has ever since had in her Hands, That in con- sequence of the Capture of the City of New York in September 1776 by the Forces of the King of Great Britain she continued in effect a Prisoner to the British Troops till the evacuation of said City in the Year 1783, and never had it in her Power to dispose of said Bills for a valuable consideration or become acquainted with the Laws of this State respecting the same and in fact had no Notice of the Act of Assembly for calling into the Public Treasury the Bills of Credit aforesd or if she had obtained such Notice could not in her Situation have availed herself of it Praying for Permission to pay and deliver said Bills of Credit into the Treasury of this State and that she may receive therefrom a Just Compensation for the same as per Memorial on File -
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