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[Endorsed] Nº 33. Letter from Presd Weare to Comtee at head quarters Aug 8th Recd 28, Aug. 1780 On Publick Service
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[R. 6-55] [Meshech Weare to Dr. Martin Phelps.]
Exeter Augst 12th 1780
Sir As the Troops stationed at Haverhill (without doubt) will have need of a Surgeon, I must request you to take care of them in that Capacity, for which you shall have a reasonable allowance from this State. I am Your Humbl Servt
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Doct' Phelps
M. Weare
[R. 6-56] [J. Gilman to Joshua Wentworth.]
Exeter August 15 - 1780 -
Dear Sir Yours by Sheriffe with the Goods mentioned came safe to hand, am much oblig'd to you for writing Mr Wells respecting the Tea - Mr Brooms Letter as well as yours by Capt. Thompson shall be laid before the Committee as soon as they meet which will be Thursday next - from the present situation of our Finances, the con- stant call for money from every Quarter, particularly for sending on with all expedition the Cattle Horses & Rum purchased in this State, I have little hopes of our being able to make the purchases so neces- sary for the comfort (I might say preservation) of our brave Troops you mention.
However 'tis our Duty to lay the affair before our Superiors, and you may depend on my doing it - and giving you an answer first oppº - I have Orders from the Committee to have all our Waggons now here fixed up for the Deputy Q' Master General to Transport the Rum to Camp - which will seasonably be done to depart next week --
M' Noah Emery who has lately returned from Camp is appointed Assistant Q' Mr & Commissary of purchases for this State, but is to look to our Treasury for money - I have nothing new to add -
I am Sir with perfect Esteem Yrs. J. Gilman
[Addressed to] Colo Joshua Wentworth, Portsmouth Favoured by Col Clapp
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[R. 6-57] [Committee of Safety to Jonathan Child.]
State of New Hampshire In Committee of Safety Sept 6, 1780
To Majr Jona Child Sir Whereas M' Noah Emery Jun' is ap- pointed by the Commissary-General, an assistant Commissary of Pur- chases for this State, and as he has appointed you to furnish supplies &c You are therefore desired to call on the Constables in the County of Grafton also the Constables in Cornish & Plainfield in the County of Cheshire for a sum of money sufficient from time to time for sup- plying those Troops which are stationed for the defence of the Wes- tern Frontiers of this State, and on your accounting for what money you receive of said Constables the same shall be allowed to them in part of the Public Taxes
In behalf of the Committee M. Weare Presdt A Copy Attest Joseph Pearson D Secy
[ Colonel Hazen to General Bayley. Hibbard Collection, Vol. II. p. 137.]
Camp State of New Jersey 13th Sept. 1780
Dear Sir - I have your letters by Colonel Olcutt and Bellangier - I am sorry you sent Bellanger as he was of no use; you must not In- dulge those People too much - Colonel Olcutt arrived here in an un- lucky time, otherwise I think it was probable our plan would have had the desired effect ; He However has been of great service here, and set your Country in its proper point of Light : It may also be of Par- ticular use to Col : Olcutt in Congress : on your State affairs - It is the best plan you ever under Took, and I am convinced some good will result from it one way or other ; we are now amused by Intelli- gence of a french fleet being on the Coast that of course must put a stop to our plan. Something However is I am persuaded in Contem- plation for the Northern Country which will I hope work itself out in due Time - you must be steady and do as well as you can -I shall always assist all in my power - I have wrote Gen1 Sullivan and others my friends in Congress on your State affairs ; I will do you no hurt, if I cannot do good. I have been very busey this some days Past defending myself at a Gen1 Court Martial; arrested by Baron Stuben for Disobedience of orders and unmilitary conduct I do not think my self a bad hand in making a Retreat in those matters - you will hear of it as soon as I have time and opportunity offers - I do not
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yet give up Goslain for lost - If he arrives you will send him here or not as you think best. What do you think of a winters Expedition ? is not the month of Decem" the best ? the snow is not then deep and hard. Yours most Sincerely
Moses Hazen
Compliments to Mrs Bayley Merril and his family have not Time to answer Merrils Letter by this opportunity
Gen1 Bayley
[Superscribed] Brigadier Gen1 Jacob Bayley In Newbury Coos pr favr Capt Curtis
[R. 6-58] [Commissary Bass to Board of War.]
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Gentlemen My last was # Leavitt of the 18th Inst - Since, there has a Difficulty aris'n Concerning the Forage master, the Waggon master, the Commissary of Issues, & the Conductor of Military Stores for the Brigade, in regard to their drawing Cloathing &c out of the Store, the Officers say they have no right to draw, that the State does not know them, & they are not paid by the State, of Course there will be no Depreciation due them, that they are paid by the Forage Master Gen1: the Waggon Master Gen1 : the Commissary Gen1 : of Issues, & the Conductor Gen1 : of Military Stores. I did deliver some things to them by Gen1 : Poors Order, but shall no more untill I know your Determination, the two furst have lately drawn each, a full sute of Cloaths out of the Publick Store & so will the Others as soon as they can be had. I think there is a good dele in what the Officers say on this point, three of them Came from our State, the furst is married & has a Wife in Connecticut, the last belongs to & came from the State of New York. - Should likewise be glad to know if the New levy's thats for six months, are to have the privilege of Drawing out of the Store - Please to lett me know your Determination as soon as Possible for in this Case am at loss how to act - [Three lines almost entirely eaten out by mice] - try for some Writing paper & Books - but could get none that would answer, they had not a single sheet of Paper in the Store - this I now write you on, was Obliged to Borrow - I shall be glad if you would send me a Ledger for the Soldiers &c one like that of M'
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Leigh's, with some Writing Paper, for I cannot gett these Articles: here -
I am Gentlemen your Most Hub1 Servt
Joseph Bass
P. S. - You have doubtless heard of the death of the worthy Gen1 : Poor, who died the 8th Inst of a putrid nervous Fever, much Lamented - the Army have lost a Brave & good Officer, the Brigade their- best friend - he was buried with all the Honours of war, and all the Respect Possible Shown him --
N. B. - more Officers Shoes will be wanted before you can send them - they wear them out very fast, they have a great dele of march -- ing to do - lett the next be Something larger & as strong as possible. - the last was most of one size -
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[Addressed to] John Penhallow Esq' - President to the Board of War - Portsmouth N Hampshire
[Some historical writers have claimed that General Enoch Poor was killed in a duel with a French officer. The postscript to the forego- ing letter seems to refute that statement. - ED.]
[R. 6-59]
[This document is a petition from Lieut. James Taggart, of Peter- borough, dated September 17, 1780, asking to have the depreciation of his pay made up to him, which was granted. - ED.]
[R. 6-60] [Francis Walls's Order and Certificate.]
Camp Orrengtown October 2ª 1780
Gent! Please to Pay unto Isaack Blasdel out of my Depreshation Wages the som of teen Pounds Lawful Money it Being for Value Recvd & his Resett Shall Be Your Descharge for the same from your humb1 Sarvent frances Walls
To the honoubl the Counsel and hous of Representatives for the State of N hampshire
I Do Scartify that Frances Walls has sarved as a Drummer in Cap, Foggs Company in the 2ª Newhampshire Regt three years 1777 - 1778. & 1779 Camp Orrengtown Oct 2ª 1780
Joshua Merrow Lieut
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[This document is a petition from Doctor William Parker, surgeon of the Second New Hampshire Battalion, for an allowance for depre- ciation of his pay, which was granted October 21, 1780. - ED.]
[Colonel Hazen to Colonel Bedel. Bedel Papers, p. 12.]
Camp West point 12th Oct' 1780
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Dear Sir - I wrote you a few lines by express a few days since to which I refer. This I forward by Colonel Peter Olcut, to whom I refer for all the News. Nothing it seems can be undertaken to the Northward Immediately alltho it is the wish of every one - Colonel Olcutt will Communicate to you ; your Civil Political Cituation which really require some fix plan steadily persued - He has Communicated his thoughts to me on the matter which at present appears advisable. If the People on the River will Join and Hang together they may carry almost any Point : that or the Division Line on the River which will Through -ny Considerable share of Legislation as well with the original Intentions of Nature M' Olcutt is of the opinion must take place.
I think it is a matter that requires the serious attention of Thinking people in your Quarter - I am in haste Dear Sir
Yours most Sincerely
Moses Hazen
I do not see as I shall be able to find you any money until I go to Philadelphia myself which I intend by the latter end of the month - let me hear from you by every opportunity -- M: H : Col : Bedle
[Colonel Hazen to Colonel Bedel. Hibbard Coll., Vol. II. p. 137.]
Camp State of New Jersey 13th Oct 1780
Dear Sir - I have your letter of the 4th Current and observe the Contents - I am surprised that you have not received any goods from M' : Peaslee as he wrote me I think in the month of July that he had quantity of Salt and other articles on the way for you. the other part of your letter I can not answer by this opportunity for the want of time - I have introduced Col : Olcutt to the Commander in Chief
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- he is pleased with the offer made by the People in your Quarter he has now a full power to employ the armies of the united States as he may Judge fit - The late Disaster to the Southward, and still by some late circumstances in favour of a french fleet upon our Coast will prevent, I am afraid any thing being done your way this Sumer as the Season is almost advanced to far. It is possible a winters Campaign may be under Taken in case Circumstances should favour it -
I wish to know your opinion of the best Season, the month of De- cember strikes me as the snow is then light and easy to beat down - I will write you more fully by next opportunity and hope I shall be able to send you some Cash soon -
Yours most Sincerely
Moses Hazen Col :
P. S. I have been in arrest some days past for disobedience of orders and unmilitary conduct in halting Gen1 Poors Brigade in a line of march a few minutes for water - I am a good hand in making a Retreat shall not suffer death by the Censure of the Gen1 Court Mar- tial this time I believe - Yours
Colonel Timothy Bedle at Haverhill Coos
M. Hazen pr fav Capt Curtis
[Colonel Hazen to Colonel Bedel. Hibbard Coll., Vol. II. p. 138.] .
Camp West Point 15th Oct' 1780
Dear Sir - I have your letter of the 5th Instant by Capt Aldridge. I wrote you a line a few days since by Colonel Olcutt - I had but little to fear from the Centance of the Court martial on my trial. I was acquited with Hon' of all the Charges, and in other Instances gained a most Compleat victory - I managed the matter in such a manner as not only to acquit my self of the Charges, but in the course of the Trial to Impeach my accuser of all the Charges on which I was Tried, and after the Publication of the Centence brought him the Baron to a Court of Hon' to ask pardon &c. &c. &c : on the whole I have not lost but gained Hon' by the Trial - You must not think hard that I do not send you money. Inclination I assure you is not wanting, not a farthing of Ten Thousand Hard Dollars either Principal or Interest can I obtain from Congress - not a sixpence of pay for the army since Decem' last. these are Disappointments which I did not expect when I saw you last - I shall go to Philadel-
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phia my self on the latter end of this or beginning of next month and am Confident I shall fall on some way or other to send you some money - In the mean time I have wrote to Lenord Jarvis Merchant in Boston to Credit you with a sum equal to four hundred dollars hard cash If he has it in his power; or if he has anything that will suit you - I am sorry for the Disappointment through M' Peaslee ; It will not happen again by a Dependance from me on him - had I not relied on him I should have sent the goods from Boston - If you can fall on a method to settle with him for what he has supplied shall be glad - I will some way or other remit it to you soon - I wish you would settle with Mr Childs about the oxen the other matters may lay over if there should be any difficulty in settling them - I mentioned to you once before in some of my letters that I thought you had best to recall the settlement you made with M' Childs. I am still of that opinion being Persuaded that all the Depreciation of that money will be made up to you -
This I mention to yourself only - Capt Aldridge will relate to you all the News in this Quarter. I hope the Incursion of the enemy to the Northward will finally opperate in favour of America and to the Particular advantage of the good people in your Quarter - I beg you will settle if possible with Childs that matter of the oxen - In an other letter which you may shew him I have sent the papers you required and must now request that you will Inclose me by the first safe opportunity my account current Drawn out by your self as it is not necessary at present that others should be let into our private affairs - Contrary to our first resolution - In haste I must Conclude Dear Sir Your very Hum Servant
Moses Hazen
Col : Bedle
If Col : Olcutts Plan should Take place you will find Difficulty in geting your money from the State of New Hampshire for your ad- vances you had better look out for a Security in time - Perhaps you may settle Peaslees account and give him an order for the Ballance on that State or otherwise -
[Colonel Hazen to Colonel Bedel. Bedel Papers, p. 12.]
Camp West point 16th Oct": 1780
Dear Sir - Inclosed is the Certificate you mentioned to me some time since, which altho Irregular ; yet I hope they will answer your purpose - M' Lines or M' Torrey ought to have given M' Childs those Receipts ; But as that was omitted through the Neglect of
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somebody not me, I now stand Responsible for the whole, as I am obliged to Indemnify Robertson before he would sign the Receipt and to have signed them myself would have been Interfering with the Duty of the Issuing Comm'y or otherwise what would have been worse left it in the Power of those who may hereafter examine those accounts to suppose those articles were for my own private use - let me Recommend to you and all others in future to keep your ac- counts clear and settle often - I am amased to find that M' Childs should make any difficulty in settling the account I left with you for that purpose ; If he has not the money to take up his orders and receipts no reason why he should not settle for the oxen in some way or other so that the matter may be Clear, for if he does not I shall take the oxen from you be the Consequence what it will - I beg you will on receipt of this apply again to him have the matter settled or let me know the reasons ; nothing short of the oxen or the full value will I accept - Inded it is the oxen I must have at all events, having bought and paid for them sixteen months past I think I have a right to them now -
I dare say that the people of Co'os are surprised that the trial of Mr Tickenor has not yet been made Public. I am told by the Gen's : Secretary that it is owing to those papers being sent away on the alarm in the Spring which they have not had opportunity to recover since but that they will now soon be at hand when the proceedings will be Published - I must refer you to the bearer Capt Aldridge for all the News - Your Humb Servt
Moses Hazen
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Col : Bedle
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[This document is a letter from Joshua Young, dated Haverhill, November 1, 1780, concerning his duties as issuing commissary to the troops on the western frontier. - ED.]
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[R. 6-65] [Concerning Peter Barter.]
Fort Washington November 21, 1780.
this may Serteyfi that Peater Barter a Solger in Collo Hails Rigmend Joined the matross company hear ye twentey seventh of July 1779 and then Drawed wagers till ye Last Day of Desembr 1779 then Lift the company till ye 4 of July 1780 then Enterd in Pay again
pr Ebenzr Dearing Captn
[R. 6-65] [Soldiers Discharged for want of Clothing.]
Ira Beckwith - new Levy Soldier in the 2nd N Hampsr Regt being rendered unfit for duty for want of Clothes is hereby Dischd the Service - Issuing Comys between this and new Hampr will Issue Provisions to him up to the 23rd Instant he giving propper Certificates when he last draw'd - Given under my hand in Camp this 13th day of Decembr 1780 -
Geo. Reid L' Colo Comd' 2nd N. H. Regimt To whom it Concerns Civil & Military
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[Others were discharged about the same time and for the same reason. The following is an abstract of their names, date of dis- charge, and by whom the discharge is signed :
Joseph Kent December 5, 1780
Peter Blaisdell
Col. Geo. Reid 66 Nathan Dodge
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Josiah McGoon
Col. Geo. Reid
Jacob Adams 66
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Joseph Parsons
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Dole Parsons
William Moore
13, 4, 7,
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Maj. Jason Wait
The following named men were also discharged by Major Wait, at " Camp Soldiers Fortune, Dec. 6, 1780" : Luke Libbey, John Lov- ·ering, John Rollings, and, on December 4, William Roberson.
Col. Joseph Cilley discharged the following at the same place : December 4, Nathan Carpenter, Samuel Davis ; December 6, Nathan
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Hall, Asa Heath, Job Chadwick, Charles Geer; December 13, Thomas Woodman. Colonel Cilley commanded the First New Hampshire Battalion, Colonel Reid the Second, and Major Wait the Third. - ED.]
[Copy of Bedel to Hazen. Bedel Papers, p. 13.]
Haverhill Decr 4th 1780 .
Sir - I Recevd yours by Capt Aldrich in which you Desired me to. state the accompt between us and send them the first oppertunity I had
I am not abel to do it the Leather is now out of the Salts but Mr Forster would not Take the Leather without a Survey and the Sur- veyor threw by about one Hundred aud fifty sides of soleather and I offered them to M' Forster at half price and he would not take them at that lay and I shall not let them go under and shall get them worked up if I Cant get that price for them the upper Leather we agreed about without a survey we find a mistake in the Number of Hides between forty and fifty and about fifteen or twenty Delivered to the Indians by Gen1 Bayleys order and I dont find he is like to get any money to settle [for] them But I have delivered to M' Forster about Three Hundred & Fifty pounds worth of Leather and the yard He was to give one Hundred pounds for Now I owe him fifty pounds toward the first payment and in april Five Hundred Dollars. more in silver if you can pay the money so that Mr Forster can be settled with to His Satisfaction I am Easey if not I must sell the Farm again for I dont see that I shall ever get any money for what is due to me from the public if I could I should have money to answer my purposes But this year is in Truth wors than the last I have de- livered in to Store not less than Ten Tuns of Flour and Twenty Five Head of Fatt Kattel and about Two Hundred Bushels peas and Three Hundred gallons of Rum and have not received one shilling as yet But have Taken Majr Childs Note for the same I desire to let the Soldery have any thing I have till the return of Gen1 Bayley and then if I dont have some money for what I have don I desire to carry every bushel of my Grain of out of this place and my Children and Leave it to itself I have don more than every body in this Cuntery [meaning the Coos country, probably] But I should not have don so much by my own Judgment But on your Judgment I trusted and I have not so much money as would By a Drink of Grog But now I will leve the affair yet with you what is best to be done and
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shall endeavor to act for the best if I knew what it was - You men- tioned in your Letter you should be glad I would settel with Mr Peas- lee if I stop putting anything in to the store I could settel very well with him - I have Receivd of Him at the pond which I gott Capt Leavitt to Draw of about one Hundred and Eighty gallons of Bad french Rum Twenty Two Bushels Salt the salt is good - Mr White has had Seventy five Gallons of the Rum & Nine bushels of the Salt Mr Merrill has had Forty Two gallons of the Rum the Remainder of the Rum and one yoak of your oxen I let Majr Childs have in the Larrom hear for the use of the Troops - M' Peaslee has never sent me any bill of any thing nor any of your Horses But has been hear for more He says you promised to send som to me for him - I should be glad to know what your agreement was with Mr Peaslee a Bout the Rum and Salt your Letter says (Mr Peaslee is to Deliver to you at Coos three Hundred gallons of good Rum and Fifty Bush- els of the best Rock Salt in June) if so very well let them Risk it Capt Everett tells me som of the Terses wanted elevin Inches of being full and he would not stur them till I went and Bought Casks and drawd them of and I would not give him a Receipt for more than I Received so the affair stands now - Sir I dont mean to Trobel you with smal affairs always but must in Justice to my self Trobel you once more with those Receipts Maj' Childs orders was to deliver every thing to the Commissary of Issues or their Commanding offi- cer if you will sign the Receipts well if not you may Destroy them for the Maj' will not do any thing about the affair without your Re- ceipt or the Commissarys So I thought best to send them Back if Robirson has any Receipts for Baggs of any of the Inhabitance send them to me I have heard he had - I have not been able to settel any thing with Maj" Child as yet - [There are three lines more which are so faded that I cannot decipher them. - ED.]
Timº Bedel
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[Return, or statement of the " Prices of Indian Corn Grass fed Beef and Sole Leather through the County of Rockingham for the year 1780," made by John Calfe, who was appointed by the General Assembly for that purpose. By this statement corn was $15 per bushel in January, and $45 in December, continental currency. Next follows a return from Hillsborough county, by Jacob Abbott, of Wilton; a return from Strafford county, by John Burnam Hanson ; and one from Grafton, by Charles Johnstone. - ED.]
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[LETTERS TO AND FROM HON. NATHANIEL PEABODY, 1780.
The originals of the following letters, and some that are hereinbe- fore printed, were found about four years ago in a junk store, and were obtained from the finder by the State. It will be seen that only a portion of the correspondence has been saved, but as much of this is valuable, it has been deemed best to insert it in this volume.
Mr. Peabody was at this time a member of Congress from this State, having been elected to that position March 25, 1779.
In the spring of 1780, the affairs of the States were in a critical condition, the troops not more than half fed and clothed, and no money in the treasury. Congress resolved to elect a committee of its members to proceed to the headquarters of the army, then at Morristown, consult with General Washington and other officers, and plan and execute any schemes they might deem feasible to reduce expenses, provide means for the sustenance of the army, and gener- ally promote its efficiency. This committee was elected by ballot April 13, 1780, and consisted of Philip Schuyler, of New York, John Mathews, of South Carolina, and Nathaniel Peabody, of New Hamp- shire. The record of their proceedings in manuscript, comprising their correspondence, tables of apportionment of materials required from the several States to prosecute the war, etc., is in the possession of the New Hampshire Historical Society. It is a folio volume of 354 pages, and in fine condition. This committee made a final report to Congress November 1, 1780. An extended sketch of Mr. Peabody may be found in Farmer & Moore's Collections, Vol. III. He died at his home in Atkinson, N. H., June 27, 1823. - ED.]
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