thier Circumstances and Report at the Next Sitting of the General Court, at the Expence of the Petitioners, and the treasurer be Directed to stay Execution for their Beef tax the mean time. Petition Selectmen of Berwick. Commonwealth of Massachusetts To the Honourable Senate & House of Representatives in Gen' Court Assembled. The Petition of the Select Men of Berwick in the County of York-Humbly Sheweth that their is in this Town an aged woman by the name of Elizabeth Hart that has become a Town Charge notwithstanding she has a right to the thirds of her late Husbands Joseph Harts Estate decd which is about 16 Acres of poor land, that lies waste, and she is become helpless, her Children & Grand Children refuse to support her, (some of which are minors) We therefore pray your Honours to Grant Liberty, that the Land aforesaid may be sold so that she may be supported out of the proceeds, which we conceive to be the best way she can be supported or Releiv'd in her advanced age & helpless state-as your Honours in your Wisdom may think best and as in Duty bound will ever pray To the Honorable, the General Court of Massachusetts humbly sheweth. drift Stuff across Saco River in Fryeburg one Hundred Rods in Length, which obstructs the Passage of the Water & occasions it to lay so long on the Intival Land in the Spring as to prevent many of the Inhabitants from putting their Seed in the Ground in proper Season; That it has extended up the River Sixty Rods within Ten Years last past; That all the drift Stuff which comes down the River for more than Sixty Miles above, stops there which must (if not removed) in Time prove the Destruction of a considerable part of the Property of the Town; that the Upland in general is very poor, consequently the Inhabitants will be unable to pay his Taxes, & if prevented from being so useful to the Publick as might be expected; That there is a great Quantity of Timber in the State of Newhampshire, as well as this Commonwealth which might be turned into the River if the jam was removed, to the Advantage of the Inhabitants, and as it would go to the Mills at Biddeford & Pepperellborough would advance the Trade of this Commonwealth; That the Great Falls damages the Timber & often detains a great part of it from going down the River for a Year or Two, which might be prevented by blowing the Rocks & digging of them, That the Inhabitants are unable to accomplish those Purposes, & as the Publick would receive considerable Advantages from a Removal of those Obstructions, your Petitioners flatter themselves, that your Honors will be ready to afford some assistance for this Purpose, by way of Lottery; Therefore they humbly pray that your Honors would take the Matter into your wise Consideration & grant Liberty for a Lottery, to raise a Sum of Money to be appropriated for the Purposes above mentioned & as in Duty bound shall ever pray Richard Eastman, Samuel Murry, Ezra Carter, Aaron Abbot, George Bean, Simeon Hutchinge, John Walker Jun' Daniel Emerson Cross The Committee appointed upon the Petition of a Number of the Inhabitants of Brownfield praying for a Lottery for the purpose of removing a jam of Timber &c across Saco River, Report that a Bill be brought in for the purpose of raising a sum of Money by way of a Lottery for the purpose asked for Petition Josiah Brewer. Commonwealth of Massachusetts To the Honorable the Senate & the Honble House of Representatives for said October 17, 1783. The Petition of Josiah Brewer of Winslow, in the County of Lincoln, Esq. humbly sheweth, That on the twenty seventh day of September N. O. one thousand seven hundred and seventy nine, your Petitioner was appointed Truck-Master at Fort Hallifax on Kennebeck River, and has continued in that office and to trade with and supply the Indians in Behalf of the Commonwealth till the Eighteenth Day of March lastThat your Petitioner during the whole Time aforesaid was constantly engaged and spent his whole Time in that Busi ness and in delivering out Rations to the Indians, and was often oblidged to hire Assistance, & to procure Sentrys at his own Expence to keep the Indians in Subjection & to prevent their rushing into the Store- And has been at great Trouble and expence in conducting & managing the Business afores notwithstanding which, your Petitioner has never yet received any Compensation for his Services aforesaid - Wherefore he prays that his Account (hereto annexed) for his said Services, as also the Sum of Twenty one pounds which he paid one Timothy Hudson for taking Care of the Truck House and trading with the Indians, while your Petitioner was gone to Rhode Island with five Indian Chiefs to see the French Army & to have a Conference with the French General by Order of the Council, may be allowed him; and your Petitioner as in Duty bound &c Josiah Brewer Account Josiah Brewer. To Josiah Brewer Dr Commonwealth of Massachusetts To My Service as Truckmaster at Fort Hallifax from the 27th day of Sept 1779. To the 18 day of March 1783 being 45 Months and 7 days @ £12- p' Month-Is-£540 1780To Cash paid Timothy Hudson by Receipt for Taking Care of the Truck house, and doing the Business thereof While I was gone to Rhoad Island With five Indian Chiefs To View the French Army, and to have a Conference with the French General as p' Order of Council 70 days @ 6/ Total £561... Errors Excepted Boston Octor 31st 1783 Mem° Josiah Brewer Never hearing of any Dismission from ye 17th Oct° by resolve but Continued till the 18th day of March following doing duty as usual untill there was an Order from the Comissary General to deliver up what stores there was remaining On hand. Which I did to the Amount of Two Hundred pounds Lawful money which he did on said 18th day of March wch he has a right to be allowed for as pay Josiah Brewer Action on Petition William Lermond. Commonwealth of Massachusetts In the House of Representatives Oct 18, 1783 On the petition of William Lermond praying that his land (which is divided by the line running between Thomas Town and Warren) may be so far altered as that the whole of his land may be annex'd to the Town of Warren Ordered that the petitioner William Lermond notify the Inhabitants of the town of Thomas Town to appear and shew cause if any they have why the prayer of said petition should not be granted on the second tuesday of the next sitting of this Court, by serving the Town clerk of the said Thomas Town with a copy of his petition and this order of court thirty days at least before the said second tuesday Sent up for concurrence In Senate Oct 18th 1783 thereon, Tristram Dalton Spk Read and Concurred S Adams Presid An Act Relating to Titles. Commonwealth of Massachusetts In the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty three |