and purposes mentioned in an Act of the General Assembly of this province passed in the year of his Majestys Reign Entitled an Act for making Current Seventy Thousand Pounds in Bills of Credit for Assisting his Majesty and the Neighbouring Colonies to dispossess the French from His Majestys Lands on or near the River Ohio, and Other purposes therein mentioned, and the said for himself his heirs Executors and Administrators does Covenant Grant bargain and Agree to and with the Commissioners of the Loan Office of the County of and their Successors that at and before the Time of the Sealing and Delivery hereof he the said Stood Lawfully Seized of the Above Bargained Premises of a good Sure perfect and indefeazable Estate of Inheritance in the Law in ffee Simple, and that the Same then were free and Clear of all former and Other Gifts Grants Bargains Sales Leases releases Judgments Extents Recognizances Dowers Entails and Other Incumbrances in the Law whatsoever. Provided always, and these presents are upon this Condition that if the said his Heirs. Executors Administrators or Assigns do pay or Cause to be paid to the Commissioners of the Loan Office of the County of the above Sum of in the Proportion and at the times following (to wit) the Sum of -- on the 25th day of March One Thousand Seven Hundred and and the Sum of on the 25th day of March One Thousand Seven Hundred and the Sum of on the 25th day of March One Thou sand Seven Hundred and the 25th day of March One and and the Sum of and on and the Sum of Thousand Seven Hundred on the 25th day of March and the Sum Thousand Seven on the 25th day and One Thousand Seven Hundred and on the 25th day of March One Thou sand Seven Hundred and the 25th day of March One and and the Sum of on and the Sum of Thousand Seven Hundred on the 25th day of March One Thousand Seven Hundred and - and the Sum Thousand Seven on the 25th day and on of on the 25th day of March One Hundred and and the Sum of of March One Thousand Seven Hundred and the Sum of on the 25th day of March One Thousand Seven Hundred and -- and the Sum of the 25th day of March One Thousand Seven Hundred and and the Sum of on the 25th day of March One Thousand Seven Hundred and and the Sum of on the 25th day of March One Thousand Seven Hundred and and Shall at every of the said Terms of payment pay to the Commissioners of the Loan Office of the County of --the Interest at the rate of five per Cent of the said principal Sum of and of the parts thereof remaining unpaid before the said respective terms of payment According to the true Intent and meaning of the said Act of General Assembly of this province, that the above Grant Bargain and Sale and every Article and Clause thereof Shall be Void, but if failure is made in any of the payments above mentioned, then the above Bargain & Sale is to remain in full force & Virtue and the said —— for himself his Heirs and Assigns doth Agree to be Absolutely barred of all Equity of Redemption of the Premises within thirty days after Such failure; And the said for himself his Heirs Executors and Administrators does Covenant Grant bargain promise and agree to and with the Commissioners of the Loan Office of the County of--and their Successors well and truly to pay to them all and every the Sums of money above mentioned at the times on which the Same ought to be paid as aforesaid, and that the above Bargained premises upon the Sale thereof pursuant to the directions of the said Act will yield the principal and Interest Aforesaid remaining unpaid at the time of Such Sale; together with the Charges of Such Sale. In Witness Whereof the Parties to these present Indentures have Interchangeably set their Hands and Seals the day & year above Written. Sealed & Delivered In the presence of Which Mortgages shall be by them respectively filled up as Occasion shall require and for the filling up and taking of each Mortgage the said Commissioners of the Loan Office Shall take the Sum of three Shillings and no more, and the said Commissioners Shall in like manner be provided with Books of Clean Paper Bound up to minute their proceedings and Accounts relating to the Bills by this Act to be made Current, in Such manner and form as heretofore hath been Customary in this Colony, together with a Sufficient Number of Spare Blank Mortgages in the form aforesaid; which Books so to be provided shall be printed and Bound up by the same person who Shall print the Bills of Credit by this Act to be made Current. And be it further Enacted by the authority aforesaid that John Wetherill Henry Fisher William Forster & Joseph Yard Esq's or in Case of either of their Refusal Death or Other Disability then Joshua Bishpham & Thomas Barton Esq shall with the Others not dying or Refusing, be Inspectors of the press, and they or any three of them are to take care that the printer of the Bills of Credit doth duly perform the duty hereby enjoined him, and that the Books of Mortgages & Books to minute the proceedings of the said Loan Officers and Keep their Accounts relating to the said Bills are made of fit Size, & printed Bound up and Delivered to the said Loan Officers. And be it further Enacted by the Authority Aforesaid that it Shall and may be Lawful for Samuel Nevill, Charles Read, Jacob Dehart, and Joseph Noble or any three of them, and they are hereby required to Agree with a printer for printing the Bills of Credit and Books aforesaid at as Reasonable a Rate as they can, and at Such place as any three of them shall see meet. And Whereas it is Necessary that some provision Should be made for Defraying the Expences that may Arise on the Bills of Credit to be made Current by Virtue of this Act. Be it Enacted by the Authority Aforesaid that the Treasurers of this Colony or Either of them Shall pay out of the first Interest money that Shall be paid into the Treasury by Virtue of this Act Viz: To the Signers who are to sign the Bills of Credit as aforesaid to be made Current by this Act, each the Sum of Seventy Pounds Money Aforesaid for Numbering Signing and Indenting the said Bills. To the Inspectors, for Inspecting the press when the said Bills Shall be printed each the Sum of fifteen pounds. To the Printer who Shall print the Bills of Credit the Books of Mortgages & Other Books directed to be provided and Bound up for the Commissioners of the Loan Offices by this Act so much money as Samuel Nevill Charles Read Jacob Dehart and Joseph Noble Esq or any three of them Shall agree with the Printer for doing the said Services, for which they Shall each receive the Sum of five pounds, All which Sums Shall be paid out of the Interest money as abovesaid, by the said Treasurers or Either of them by Virtue of Warrants to be passed in Council; and the said Warrants when Produced and Indorsments thereon Made by the Persons to whom the same may be respectively made payable Shall be Sufficient Vouchers for the said Treasurers or Either of them their Executors and Administrators for so much of the said Interest money. October the 17 1754. This Bill was proposed and Agreed to by the House of Representatives, to be passed into a Law, If his Majesty Should be pleased to give his Governor of this Colony leave to Enact it. Signed by Order of the House. ROBERT LAWRENCE, Speaker. A True Copy from the Original Draught. Compared by, ABRA: CLARK JUNE Clerk of the Assembly. Letter from Governor Belcher to the Lords of Trade, transmitting some public papers and requesting action relative to the boundary questions with New York. [From P. R. O. B. T. New Jersey, Vol. 7, H. 58 ) ELIZA: TOWN (N J) Nov 26th 1754. Right Honble Lords Commisss for Trade & Plantations. My Lords I had the Honour of writing Your Lordships, 23: Inst, by the Way of N: York, with a Number of papers relative to the Dispute, between this Governm & that of N: York, about the Bounds, between the s Provinces; to which I humbly pray Your Lordships, speedy Attention, for Matters in that Affair, seem to be come to a Crisis; & I am in much pain, least there shou'd be Bloodshed, among the Borderers, before the King's Orders, can arrive; which I humbly hope, will be dispatch'd, as soon as possible. Altho' the Governm of this Province, is in a ready Disposition, to come into a temporary Line, for establishing Peace, & good Order, between the two Prov |