The house took his Excellency's Mess" with Gen' Amherst Letter under consideration Immediately, and is as follows, viz. Whereas his Excellency the Governour by his Message of yesterday was pleased to Inform the Gen' Assembly "that General "Amherst had by his Letter of the 13th July made a Requisition "of fifty one men officers included as a proportion to this Prov"ince for secureing his Majesty's Conquest in North America untill the first Day of July 1762, by which time the King's Troops "employed in other services will be return'd to their Post." Which Letter was laid before the Gen1 Assembly. Voted & Resolved, That his Excellency the Governor be desired & he is hereby desired to give orders to the Commanding officer of the Regim raised for the service of the present year, to Inlist fifty one men officers Included out of said Regim to be in the pay of this Government, aforesaid till the said first Day of July 1762, & for the Incouragement of them to Inlist that there be paid to each private & non-commissioned officer a bounty of forty shillings sterling, that there be one Captain, one Lieut. & one Ensign, that the pay of officers & men be agreeable to the Establishment for the present year. Sent up by Col° Smith. [Concurred.] [P. 225.] Fryday August 14, 1761. The Honble Theodore Atkinson came Down & Informed the house that his Excellency had prorogued the Gen' Assembly to Tuesday the 6th day of Octob' next, to 10 o'clock A. M. then to meet at this place, & accordingly in his Majesty's [name] they were adjourned. (a) (a) [Votes, accts, bills, &c. passed by the House and concurred by the Council, from Aug. 11th to Aug. 14th 1761.] Jour. C. & Assem. The Acct of the Comtee for purchasing stores, audited & past. An allowance to Valentine Clark & James Allard in Capt. March's Compa marked as deserters but were not,-amo to both £21: 18, sterling. An Act entituled “an Act for making the owners of the mills & works on Salmon Falls in Somersworth a regular Propriety, and to enable them to manage their comon Interest there as Proprietors of comon & undivided Lands may do by Law: passed. James Quimby (1), a soldier sick with small pox, allowed for expence £6: 16, sterling. A Bill to enable Robert Boyse Esq. to revive an action at Law with Jonathan Colburn. Andrew Clarkson, allowed for paper & recording acts, £19, new Tenor. (1) In Journal of the House, this name is James Quinton.-ED. Letter from Governor Wentworth. [Copied from MS. "Addresses to the King," in Secys office, p. 111.] Portsmo 23 Augst 1761. SR On the other side I have drafted a short address to his Majesty wch please to get Mr. Clagget to draw fairly on a sheet of paper that I may have it to morrow, to go by Express to Casco, if not conveyance from hence. I have all my Letters ready & shall wait only for this. You may show it to such of the Council as you can meet with, and to the Speaker if he will sign in behalf of the Assembly * * * I hope to see you in the forenoon tomorrow. of the Governor & Council & Assembly of your Majesty's Province of New Hampshire in New England in America Most Gracious Sovereign: We your Majesty's most dutiful and Loyal subjects the Governor, Council & Assembly of your Majesty's Province of New Hampshire in New England, by our distant situation from the Throne, are prevented the happiness of approaching your sacred person; yet being deeply affected with the melancholy event of your Royal Granfather's suddain & melancholly death, we hope to be indulged in our addresses to condole your Majesty on the sorrowful occasion which spread so deep & such universal sorrow throughout your dominions. Permit us, most Gracious Sovereign, in the sincerity of our hearts & with the warmest Gratitude to Heaven, to acknowledge the unerring hand of Divine Providence, in exalting your Majesty to the Throne of your Royal Ancestors, under whose administration we promise ourselves the continuance & Increase of all public happyness. Your Majesty's gracious declaration on your happy accession to the throne, that it should be the studdy of your Reign to Promote the glory, interests & prosperity of your subjects, animates us with the highest sense of gratitude and affection. Relying on the kind hand of Providence for continuance of your sacred Majesty's long & happy reign over a free & united people, and that there never will be wanting one of your Illustrious Descendants to fill the British Throne, to convey the virtues & blessings of your Majesty's reign to the latest Posterity, is & shall be the ardent & fervent prayers of your Majestys ever faithfull & Loyal subjects The Governor, Council & Assembly of your Majesty's Province of New Hampshire in New England. Theodore Atkinson, Secy for & in behalf of the Council H. S. Spr for & in behalf of the Assembly. BENNING WENTWORTH. Superscribed, "To the Honble Theo. Atkinson, Esq. Portsmouth." [P. 226.] Tuesday October 6th 1761. Met The House by his Excellency's proclamation was further prorogued till Tuesday the 3d Day of Nov next to 10 o'clock before noon. Tuesday November 3a 1761. Met according to adjournment-and his Excellency by his written proclamation Dissolved the General Assembly of the Province. of New Hampshire, and is as follows, viz. Province of New Hampshire, By his Excellency Benning Wentworth, Esq Capt. general Governor & Commander in Chief in & over his Majesty's Province of New Hampshire, aforesaid. A PROCLAMATION. For as much as the time for the continuance of the present General Assembly of this Province will by Law expire in a few Days after the time to which it now stands prorogued, & his Majesty's service not requiring at this time any immediate or necessary transactions, Therefore I have thought fit to Dissolve them & accordingly the General Assembly of the Province of New Hampshire is hereby in his Majestys name, Dis SOLVED. Given at the Council Chamber in Portsmo in the Province aforesaid, the 24 Day of November in the second year of his Majesty King George the Third's Reign Annoque Domini, 1761. By his Excellency's command. Theodore Atkinson, Secy. God save the King. B. WENTWORTH. [P. 237.] Anno Regni Regis Georgii Tertii Magna Brit taniæ, Franciæ et Hiberniæ Secundo. A JOURNAL of the House of Representatives, at a General Assembly of his Majesty's Province of New Hampshire in New Eng land, begun and held at Portsm° in said Province, on Tuesday the 19th day of Jan' 1762. Tuesday January 19th, 1762. (a) Mr. Sec came down & adjourned the General Assembly to Wednesday the 27th Instant. (a)[At the first meeting of the Council & General Assembly there were present of his Majesty's Council] His Excellency BENNING WENTWORTH, Esq. Governor. The Honble Theodore Atkinson & Richard Wibird Esqs. came down & administered the oaths appointed instead of the oaths of Supremacy & Allegiance, to all the members & saw them subscribe the Declaration, & then Informed the members that his Excellency expected they would inform him by a message that they were together. Whereupon Mr. Waldron, Mr. Wentworth and Mr. Jennis were desired to wait upon his Excellency & inform him that the members were together & had taken the oaths as above. (a) (a) Jour. C. & Assem. Jan. 28, 1762. The High Sheriff made a full return on the King's Precept for calling an Assembly, and the Names of ye Persons, the Places which they respectively represent are as follows, viz. Theodore Atkinson & Richd Wibird, Esqs. in pursuance of a Dedimus Potestatem & in Pursuance of his Excellency's directions, went to the Assembly Chamber and administered the oaths to the Twenty seven members returned to serve as above. [P. 238.] Friday, January 29th 1762. The Honble Theodore Atkinson & Richard Wibird Esqs, came down & Informed the members that his Excellency required y to choose a speaker & present him. The members immediately made choice of the Honble Henry Sherburne Esq. for their speaker, by a unanimous vote, who was accordingly conducted to the chair. Then the House proceeded to the choice of a clerk & made choice of Mr. Andrew Clarkson who was sworn to the faithfull discharge of his office, by the Honble Meshech Weare, Esq. & then Voted, That Col°. March, Col° Smith, Major Downing & Major Moulton, wait on his Excellency & Inform him that the house made choice of the Honble Henry Sherburne Esq. to be their Speaker. Adjourned till 3 o'clock SIR P. M. Letter from Govt Wentworth to See Atkinson. [Copied from MS. Corr. Vol. III. p. 181.1 Portsmouth, Jany 29th 1762. Collo March, Coll' Smith, Major Downing & Major Moulton, messengers from the Assembly Inform me that the members have made choice of Hen. Sherburne Esqr for their speaker, in this case I am greatly at a loss, on account of Mr. Sherburne's bad state of health & Incapacity to attend on the business of the session, which may occasion many Inconveniencys to the Government; Notwithstanding in the present situation of things you are to Inform the House that I approve their choice, tho' contrary to my |