actions of Ejectment and Tresspass A Gainst Assa Smith of Pownalborough now on the Said Land and all others whom I may find thereon my land, in order that I may have my Just Right: Or other wise Releave your Petitioners as your Honours in your Great Wisdom Shall think Proper and as in Duty bound Shall Ever Pray

Pownalborough August 10th 1782

Samuel Goodwin

In Senat June 20 1783

Whereas upon the Petition of Samuel Goodwin an order passed the General Court on the Second day of October last that the Said Goodwin Cause the Adverse Parties, to be notified by Serveing Assa Smith & Joseph Prince & others mentioned in Said Petition With Attested Copies thereof & the order thereon, To Show Cause if any they had, Why the prayer of the Said Petition Should not be Granted, and whereas by an other order of the General Court passed the 11th of February 1773 the Petitioner-Was directed to Notify the adverse parties in manner A fore Said, to Shew Cause if any they had on the first fryday in June instant Why the Prayer in the Said Petition Should not be Granted

And whereas it appears To this Court, that the former Orders miscarried, and the Letter was not Seasonably Receivd by the Petitioner

Therefore ordered that the Said Samuele Goodwin, the Petitioner, Cause the adverse Parties Aforesaid to be notified by Serveing the Said Smith: Prince & others: with attested Copies of the Said Petition & this order thereon Twenty days at least before the Second Wednesday of the Next Session of the General Court that they or either of them may appear on that day and Shew Cause if any they have why the prayer of the same petition should not be Granted Provided Never the less that in Case the Said Joseph Prince is Removed from the land- Refferred too in the Petition & is not to be

found within the Common Wealth, then this order of Notification Shall not Extend to him any thing aforesaid not with Standing

This may Certify that I have this day left an attested Copy of the Written Petition & order with Assa Smith within Named & likewise left attested Copies with Thomas Gilpatrick & Jeremiah Nelson being on Said Land

Edwd Bridge Sherriff

Fees 30/ A Copy from the original before it went to the General Court this is a Copy from that

Petition of Ben. Jepson.

To The Honble Senate & House of Representatives

The Petition of Benja Jepson Humbly Sheweth that he was half owner of the Sloop Pigeon which was Taken by Governments and Imployd in the Unfortunate Expedition to Penobscot whare Shee Was Lost. The owner of the oather half of S Sloop have Been paid Near two years ago, But Your Petitioner has not Rec" any part of his Due of which he is in grate want having Lost a grate Part of his property During the Late War, he therefore begs Your honors to order the payment of his part, which he Begs to observe is Not More then one half the Reaul Value & as in Duty Bound Shall Ever pray Benja Jepson

Boston Oct 14th 1784

Order on Report of Committee of Both Houses on Arrival of Marquis de La Fayette in Boston.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts

The Committee of both houses appointed to consider what measures may be necessary to be taken by the Legislature in Consequence of the Arrival of the Marq De La Fayette in the Town of Boston-Report That the President of the Senate & Speaker of the House of Representatives invite the Marquis De La Fayette to meet the two houses of the Legislature in the Senate room on Tuesday the Nineteenth day of October instant at Twelve of the Clock that they may congratulate him on his safe arrival in America after the final establishment of a Peace to which his friendly influence in Europe & his distinguished exertions in a Military Character in America have largely contributed & of which the Anniversary of the nineteenth of October a day always to be marked in the Annals of America among other instances happily reminds us - And that his Excellency the Governor, his Honor the Lieutenant Governor & the Honorable Council, be also invited to join in the Congratulations) & that the President of the Senate & the Speaker of the House of Representatives take order accordingly –

Sent down for Concurrence

Samuel Adams President.

In the House of Representatives Oct 18th 1784.

Read & Concurred

Govr's Message.

Sam' A Otis Spk'

Gentlemen of the Senate & Gentlemen of the House of Representatives

Yesterday the Commissioners appointed by the General Court to enquire what Encroachments were made by British

Subjects on the Eastern Territories of this Commonwealth, deliver'd me their Report, which I take the earliest Opportunity to lay before you

Council Chamber 20th Oct 1784.

John Hancock

Treasurer Not to Issue Soldiers Notes Unless on Attested

Orders.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts

In the House of Representatives Nov. 1784. Resolved that the Treasurer of this common wealth be and he hereby is Directed to Deliver no more notes or other Pay to any Soldier for their Service unless their orders are certified By the Select-men of the town to which such Soldier Belongs. Nor shall he pay to any Soldier in person any wages Except Such Soldier produce a certificate from the Select-men of the Town to which he Belongs or did Belong at the time of his Doing such Service: Certifying his name place of abode and the Reason for which Such Soldier Requests their certificate any Law or Resolve to the conterary not with standing

A Short Acco' of the Destruction of the Town of Falmouth in October 1775.

On monday the sixteenth of October 1775 Cap' Henry Mowatt on the Canceaux, with another large Ship mounting some Nine pounders, a large Schooner and a Bomb Sloop, all armed Vessels, arrived in this Harbour and Anchored down by the Islands the Inhabitants had no mistrust of his design. to burn the Town, but supposed him to be in quest of some Cattle & Sheep; the Committee immedeately sent part of the Sea Coast Men down to the Guard the Islands.

The next Day the Wind being unfavourable the Enemy Warped the little Fleet up and about four OClock P. M. they Anchored in a Line close to the Town, Cap Mowatt then sent an Officer with a flagg on Shore to give the Inhabitants Notice that he had it in his Orders to Destroy the Town, & that he should accordingly in two Hours hoist a red Pendant at the Main top gall' Mast head & begin to fire upon the Town, which unexpected Message put the Town into great confusion, as we had not at that time any Cannon mounted, scarce any Ammunition, nor any Fort or Breast Work thrown up; and also a Number of Lying in Women & Sick Persons that could not well be Moved in so short a time, the Inhabitants choose a Committee to go on bord & expostulate with Cap' Mowatt & to endeavour to procure a longer time to move the Sick Persons & some of their Effects, Mowatt agreed to wait the next Morning, upon the Towns delivering up eight small Arms that Evening (which was done) and that if the Town in the Morning by eight O Clock, would deliver up to said Mowatt four pieces of Cannon and the remainder of their small Arms in that Case he would wait 'till he had sent to Admiral Graves (then in Boston) to know if he would spare the Town, the eighteenth in the Morning the Town met and refused to give up the Cannon &c, which Message being sent off to sd Mowatt, he with the other three armed Vessels began a most furious fire upon the Town about Nine OClock A. M. with Cannon & Grape Shott Bombs & Live Shell, which in about 15 Minutes set one House on fire & in a short time a number more, after a number of Buildings were in flames they Landed in Several Parties & set fire to the Ware Houses on the Wharves, & the Vessels. our People went thro' a very hot fire & drove them off, but the Buildings being exceeding dry at that time the flames soon Communicated to almost all the Buildings in the lower part of the Town, about Noon they Landed with a Number of Boats &