By the packet from Whitehall which Arrived yesterday, I have Her Majesties Commands to dispose of the Arms sent last year for the intended Expedition to Canada, for the publick Service. I doe therefor Hereby in Her Majesties Name command you, or the Major part of you, Soe many as cann be gott together, to demand and receive of Colonel Shadrach Walton, fifty fire Arms of Her Majesties Stores delivered to him the last year, And of Capt. James Jaffrey the like Number of fifty fire Arms, and See that they be such as they received at the intended Expedition to Canada; And give your receipt for them under your hand. And then dispose fifty of them in the Fort at Newcastle, for Her Majesties Service, taking care that there be a suitable receipt for them, and take Colonel Walton and Capt. Attkinsons receipt for them accordingly. The other fifty bring up to Portsmouth, and dispose them at Mr. Commissary Generals House or elsewhere, where you may Judge them more Safe and give me an Account of your proceeding herein, Annexed to a copy of this warrant, Mr. Secretary Story having first Entred this warrant, and your return and proceedings fairly in the Council Book. [P. 291.] Given under my hand the 20th of May, Anno Domini, 1712. J. DUDLEY. To Colonel Richard Waldron of the Council. Mark Hunking, Esq., of the Council. Richard Gerrish, Esq., Speaker of the Representatives, Assisted by Mr. Secretary Story. 6th June, 1712. Pursuant to His Excellency the Governours order of the 20th May last past, Received of the Committee appointed by his Said Excellency fifty fire Arms, which her Majestie was Gratiously pleased to send for the late Canada Expedition; I say recd. the said fire Arms into Her Majesties Fort at Newcastle, for the publick Service. Vera Copia, Attes. 6th June, 1712. SHAD. WALTON. Per. Cha. Story, Secretary. 6th June, 1712. Pursuant to his Excellency the Governours Order of the 20th of May last past, Received of the Committee appointed by his Said Excellency, forty six ffire Arms, which Her Majestie was Gratiously pleased to Send for the Late Canada Expedition; I say recd. the Said fire Arms into my Custody for the publick Service. By Sam' Penhallow, Commissary Gen'. Attest, 6th June, 1712. Vera Copia. P. Cha. Story, Secretary. [P. 292.] Province of New Hampshire. Att a Council held at Portsmouth, the 30th of May, Anno Domini, 1712. Ordered, that Mr. Secretary Story Issue forth proclamations to the Several Towns relateing to the Adjournment of the Courts, in hæc verba sequen. To all persons whom it may concern: These are to give Notice that the General Quarter Sessions of the peace to be held at Portsmouth, the third day of June next, And the Inferior Court of Pleas to be held there the fifth day of June next, Considering the present danger of the Enemy, (1) will be both Adjourned; The Court of Sessions to Tuesday the fifteenth day of July next, And the Court of Pleas to Thursday, the Seventeenth day of the said July next Ensuing, and all persons concerned are desired to give their attendance accordingly. (1) About this time the Indians renewed their hostilities. "In April, one Cunningham was killed at Exeter, Ensign Tuttle at Dover, and Jeremiah Crommet at Oyster River. A scouting party, who went up the river Merrimack, had the good fortune to surprise and kill eight Indians, without the loss of a man. The frontiers were well guarded," &c., &c. See Penhallow's Ind. Warrs, in Coll. N. H. Hist. Soc., Vol. 1, pp. 80, 82, and also Farm. Belk. The following Record from Mass. Legislative Journal, copied and furnished the Editor by Wm. Little, Esq., of Manchester, relates to this period: "Resolved, that the sum of Ten Pounds be allowed and paid out of the public Given at the Council Chamber at Portsmouth the thirtieth day of May, in the eleventh year of the Reigne of our Soveraigne Lady Anne by the Grace of God of Great Brittaine, France and Ireland Queen, Defender of the faith, &c. Annoque Domini, 1712. By Order of the Council, [P. 293.] Cha. Story, Secretary. Province of New Hampshire. Att a Council held at Portsm°, on Fryday, the 13th June, Anno Domini, 1712. Her Majesties warrant, Dated the 14th February, 1711-12, Relating to the Swearing John Wentworth, Esq., a member "Allowed to Thomas Baker & Company. } sides that which May, 1712. Treasury to Thomas Baker, commander of a company of marching forces in the late expedition against the Enemy at Coos and from thence to the west branch of the Merrimack River* and so to Dunstable, in behalf of himself and Company, for one enemy Indian bethey scalped which seems so very probable to be slain. Consented to, J. Dudley." "Wednesday, June 11, 1712. "Upon reading a petition of Lieut. Thomas Baker, commander of a party in a late expedition to Coos and over to Merrimack river, praying for a further allowance for more of the Indian enemy killed by them than they could recover or their scalps, as reported by the enemy themselves, Concurred with a resolve passed thereon, viz: That the sum of Twenty Pounds be allowed and paid out of the Public Treasury to the petitioner and Company. Consented to, J. Dudley." * ADDITIONAL NOTE:"About the year 1720, Capt. Thomas Baker, of Northampton, in the County of Hampshire, in Massachusetts, set off with a scouting party of thirty-four men, passed up Connecticut river, and crossed the height of land to Pemigewasset river, [which is the west branch of the Merrimack]. He there discovered a party of Indians, whose Sachem was called Walternummus, whom he attacked and destroyed. Baker and he Sachem leveled and discharged their guns at each other at the same instant. The Dall from the Indians gun grazed Baker's left eye brow, but did him no injury. The Dall from Baker's gun went through the breast of the Sachem. Immediately upon Deing wounded, he leaped four or five feet high, and then fell instantly dead. The ndians fled to the river; Baker and his party pursued, and destroyed every one of hem. They had a wigwam on the bank of the river, which was nearly filled with Baker's party took as much of it as they could carry away, and burned the est. Baker lost none of his men in this skirmish. It took place at the confluence or small river with the Pemigewasset, between Plymouth and Campton, which has ince had the name of Baker's river."-Farm and Moore's Coll., Vol. III, p. 100. [N. 3. Perhaps the event above narrated relates to the foregoing period, 1712, instead of 720.-ED.] Leaver. of Her Majesties Council in this Province, was read at this Board, in hæc verba sequen. ANNE R. Trusty and Well beloved, Wee Greet you well; wee being well Satisfied of the Loyaltie, Integritye and Ability of our Trusty and well beloved John Wentworth, Esq., have thought fitt hereby to Signifie Our will and pleasure to you, that forthwith upon receipt hereof you Swear and Admitt him the Said John Wentworth to be one of our Council of that our Province of New Hampshire, in the Room and place of Winthropp Hilton, Esq., deceased; And for Soe doing this Shall be your Warrant, And Soe wee bidd you ffarewell. Given at our Court at Saint James's the fourteenth day of February, 1711-12, in the Tenth year of our Reigne. By Her Majesties Command, DARTMOUTHE. To our Trusty & well beloved Joseph Dudley, Esq., Our Capt. General and Governour in Chiefe of our province of New Hampshire, in New England, in America, and in his Absence to the Commander in Chiefe Or to the Pres ident of our Council of our said province for the time being. John Wentworth, Esq., took the Oaths appointed by Law & Declared and Subscribed the Test and Declaration, As alsoe the oath of a member of Her Majesties Council of the province. The papers brought here from a Special Sessions of three Justices of the peace within this Province, held the fifth day of July currant, relateing to Benjamin Gatchels trading with the Indians at Lahane the first of June last, haveing been read at this Board, where [were ?] delivered into the hands of Benjamin Gambling, Clerk of the General Quar. Sessions of the peace, &c. The petition of John Abbott relating to Benjamin Gatchel's Trading with the Indians, &c., was read at this Board, in hæc verba sequen: Province of New Hampshire. To the Honourable the members of Her Majesties Council for the Province of New Hampshire, now Sitting at Portsm° for said province, The petition of John Abbett, of said Portsmouth, Humbly Sheweth: That your petitioner did Sometime Since Shipp himselfe and proceed in a ffishing Voyage with Benjamin Gatchel of Portsmouth aforesaid, and that on the first day of June last, being on board of the Barque Richard, of which the said Gatchel was Master at Anchor in the Harbour Le Hane*, Said Gatchel went ashore in a Canoe, bringing an Indian on Board with him, and leaving a white man in his Room and Traded with the Indian Exchangeing Biskett, Rumm and Cloaths for Bever Skinns, &c., promiseing to meet them another time, which your petitioner is ready to Depose upon oath; And the other men belonging to the Said Barque, if put upon it cannot but doe the same; whereupon your petitioner fearing to Runn the Hazard of such another Voyage, and refuseing to proceed with the Said Gatchel any longer, is detained in prison to his Great Hurt and detriment, from whence he makes this complaint; And if any Debts, he is ready to pay, hopeing to receive some releife from your Honours, and that your Honours will put a Stopp to such unlawful practices. JOHN ABBETT. John Abbit appeared in Court and acknowledged the above Information to be exhibited at this Board by his Order, his wife haveing wrote his Name. Cha. Story, Secretary. • Or Le Have. |