C. COPIES OF PAPERS IN THE MASSACHUSETTS ARCHIVES RELATING TO THE CASE OF JOHN CHANDLER. LIST OF PAPERS IN THE MASSACHUSETTS ARCHIVES. No. 33. Certificate of the Committee of Correspondence, Safety and Inspection of Murrayfield as to real & personal estate of Chandler in that town. May 26. 1777 No. 34. Certificate of Judge of Probate as to Report of Commissioners to examine claims against the estate. May 8, 1782. No. 35. Certificate of Judge of Probate to claim of George Bethone. May 20, 1782 No. 36. Extract from Certificate of Register of Probate as to names of Agents. June, 8. 1782 No. 37. Certificate of Judge of Probate as to report of Commissioners to examine claims against the estate. October 7, 1783 No. 38. Statement of Account of Committee for the sale of Absentees Estates in Worcester April 20, 1784 (?) No. 39. Receipt of Gad Peirce — no date No. 40. Memorandum of Expenses on real estate purchased by Levi Lincoln. No date No. 41. Bill of Probate Office. June 10. 1784. No. 42. Report of Secretary as to Warrants drawn on Chan dler's Estate. [Number 33.] Massachusetts Archives, vol. 154: 122. MURRAYFIELD May 26 1777 pursuant to an act of the Great and General Court of the State of Massachusets Bay April 19 1776 Direct ing the Committee of Correspondence Safety and Inspecttion to tack possession of all the Real and personal Estate of all such persons as have fled to our Enemys - The Committee of this Town have tackin of Real and personal Estate Left by the persons after mentioned, and Disposed of it according to our Best discretion and judgment for the use of this State * 2ly Some personal Estate Left by Col John Chandler in this Town and Sold by the Committee for thirty five pounds Eight Shillings Eight pence to Mr. Theadeus Newton, and Liut James Black his Surety Both of this Town 3ly Real Estate in this town which Did Belong to Col John Chandler which the Committee have Least out to sả thaddeus Newton for Eighteen pounds one year Capt Malchum Henry his Bondsman * this Return made By order of the Committee. SAMUEL MATTHEWS Chairman [Number 34.] Massachusetts Archives, vol. 155: 280. Commonwealth of Massachusetts Worcester ss. To his Excellency John Hancock Esq! Govenor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in council These are to certify that in pursuance of the laws of this Commonwealth, commissioners have been Duly appointed by the Judge of Probate &c. for said county of worcester with full power to receive and examine the claims on the estate of John Chandler Esq: late of Worcester in said county an absentee, and to report thereon, and that said Commissioners have agreeable to Law made their report to the said Judge of Probate on oath, by which it appears that the sum of £1979-18-1-2 lawfull money of this commonwealth, at the rate of silver @six shillings and eight pence per ounce is the whole amount of all the claims exhibited against the estate of the said John Chandler, togeather with the sum of £5-1-0 due to the said Commissioners, and the sum of £0-10-0 due to the probate office for Receiving examining allowing & recording the return of the said Commissioners and making this certificate of Claims — And that there is due from said Estate to the persons hereafter mentioned, claiments on said Estate, the particular sums respectively sett against their Names, lawfull money in gold or silver, viz, To Jonathan Gates Jun! Worcester on Nath" Heywood of Srewrsbury on Ac £ 5-12-0 1-14- 2 1- 5-8 576-19-0 392-6-10-1/2 To Thomas Fairweather Esq of Cambridge Executor on the Estate of Mary Hubbord on Bond George Bethone of Little Cambridg on Bond Daniel Bancraft Salem on Act. Benja Green & Sons Boston on Note & Robert Smith Murrysfield on Act. Mary Chandler of Worcester on Act. 135-5-0 276-0 14-18-11 422-19-2 30-0103-9-4 £1979-18-1-12 In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of Office this eighth day of May in the year of our Lord seventeen hundred and eighty two LEVI LINCOLN J. Prob [Number 35.] Massachusetts Archives, vol. 155: 226. Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Worcester ss. May 20th 1782. These are to Certify all whom it may concern, That in Pursuance of the Laws of this Commonwealth, Commissioners have been duly appointed by the Judge of Probate, &c. for the said County of Worcester, with full Powers to receive and examine the Claims on the Estate of The Hon' John Chandler Esq late of Worcester-in said County, an Absentee, and to report thereon, and that said Commissioners have agreeable to the Law made their Report to the said Judge of Probate, on Oath, by which it appears that the Sum of One Thousand nine hundred & seventy nine pounds 18/ 1d Lawful Money of this Commonwealth, at the Rate of Silver at Six Shillings and Eight Pence per Ounce, is the whole Amount of all the Claims exhibited against the Estate of the said Absentee and that the Sum of Two hundred seventy Six pounds - Lawful Money, in Gold and Silver, is due from said Estate to George Bethone of Little Cambridge one of the aforesaid Claimants. LEVI LINCOLN Judge of Probate. To the Great and General Court of the CommonWealth of Massachusetts In Obedience to an order of the late General Court, the above is presented by JOSEPH WHEELER Register of the Court of Probate for said County. [Number 37.] Massachusetts Archives, vol. 155: 330. Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Worcester ss. To His Excellency John Hancock, Esquire, Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, in Council. These are to Certify, That agreable to a Resolve of the |