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 s 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 &

attempted to set fire to the upper part of the Town but were again drove off by the exertions of the People, by which Means the upper part of the Town was saved, at which time one of our People was Wounded.—they Continued a very hot fire till sun Set, at which time they drew off their Ships & left us.

Select Men

Benj Titcomb

Camden the 29th April 1782

Made Enquiry concerning the Damages made by means of the Enemy in & near Camden- On the 15th of March 1779 there came into Negunticook Harbour at Camden an Enemy's Armed Schooner from Liverpool & drove the Inhabitants from their Houses by which means M' Abraham Ogier lost a great Quantity of Silver Plate & goods to the Value of One hundred & thirty pounds Lawful Money. About the 11th of October following the Enemy came from Bagaduce before Sunrise & landed about 30 Men who went to the House of Mr James Richards & set fire to his house & a Stack of Hay- His house and furniture valued Eighty seven pounds-20 Bushels of Corn & 3 Tons of Hay burnt Value 10 pounds-in all Ninety seven pounds to Mr James Richard.

Then they went & burnt the Saw Mill & Dwelling house of Mr Steph" Minot of Boston - Saw Mill Value One hundred Pounds-Dwelling house, Furniture, & Tools to the farther Value of Two Hundred & twenty Pounds, in all Three hundred & Twenty pounds Lawfull Money Damage

to Mr Stephen Minot-by that time there was 2 Guns fired as a Signal then they returned on board

On the 8th of September 1780 there came a party of the Enemy from Bagaduce by Land & drove away & carried to Bagaduce-Eight Milch Cows-One Ox, Two Steers, Value Forty five Pounds Lawfull Money belonging to M Nathan Knight

The above is the Damages done as above to the best of our knowledge

Petition of Isaiah Cole and Colonel Henry Jacksons Certifi cate of the Servitude of Isaiah Cole.

To the Honorable Senate the House of Representatives of the Common Welth of ye Massachusetts

the Petition of Isaiah Cole of Waldoborough - Humbly Sheweth that your Petitioner Served in the army of yo United States the terme of three years in Colonel Jacsons Regiment for which servis there was £19-10-0 due but without my order or Knowledge sum won hath made use of my Name and draw the money therefore your Petitioner Humbly Desireth your Honnors would take the Same into Consideration and alow your Petitioner to draw the s mony and your Petitioner as in Duty bound shall ever pray

Isaiah Cole.

Lincoln Warran

Waldoborough Jan' y° 12-1785.

January 13 1785

the above Named Isaiah Cole Personely appeared and Maid Oth to the Above Petition Before Me

Patrick Pepbles Just of Peace.

Boston Jan 1, 1785

These may certify that Isaiah Cole Soldier in the late 16th Massachusetts Regiment was discharged the service of the United States in June 1780-after serving in said Regiment three years agreeably to his inlistment

Henry Jackson late Col° of the late 16th Mass's Regt

Petition of Eliah Royall.

To the Honorable Senate and the Honorable House of Representatives of the Common Wealth of the Massachusetts, in General Court Assembled.

The Peticion of Eliah Royall Humbly Sheweth that your Peticioner enlisted into the Continentall service for the last three years for the Town of New Glocester in the County of Cumberland and passed muster the first time And that upon my passing Muster at Boston I was Rejected and then was put into the Massachusetts Artillery Service under Captain McFerland, & from him I was turned over to Cap' Amos Lincoln under whom I served untill the eighteenth of July 1783, when I received my regular Discharge; At which time there was eight months & a fortnutes wagies due to me.

As soon as I understood the Muster-Roll was made up I sent an order for Said Wagies on the back of my Discharge by Abenezer Lane which order was returned & the said Lane enformed me that the Treasurer of the Common Wealth told him that the Money was not Collected; I have since sent for said waiges by Mr Peleg Chandler (a member of the Honor