In the House of Representatives Nov 11th 1782 Read and Concurred Approv'd Nath Gorham Speaker John Hancock. Memorial Thomas Porter. To the Honble Senate & Honble House of Representatives in General Court Assembled Sept 27th 1782. ¶ The Memorial of Thomas Porter of Topsfield in the County of Essex & Stephen Longfellow Jun' of Gorham in the County of Cumberland Humbly shews That the sa Thomas Porter being Head of a Class in s Town of Topsfield, procured Timothy Bacon as a Soldier for the Continental Army agreeable to a Resolve of the general Court the 2a of Dec 1780 which Soldier has since been determined agreeable to s Resolve properly to belong to sd Town of Gorham, wherefore your Memorialists humbly pray that s Town of Gorham may be discharged from the deficiency of one Man they stand charg'd with & the s Thos Porter be allow'd some proper Time to procure another Man Yr Memorialists as in Duty bound will ever pray Thomas Porter Stephen Longfellow Jun' in behalf of the Resolve on Same. Com on Wealth Massachusetts House of Representatives Sept 30th 1782 On the Petition of Thomas Porter & Stephen Longfellow¶ Resolv'd that the Treasurer of this com on Wealth be & hereby is directed to discharge the Town of Gorham from the deficiency of one Man they stand Charg'd with upon the resolve of the 2a of Dec 1780 & that Thomas Porter of Topsfield be allow'd forty Days to procure a Man in lieu thereof — Sent up for concurrence In Senate Oct 24th 1782 Nath Gorham Speaker ¶ Read & Concurred as taken into a New Draft. Sent down for Concurrence Commonwealth of Massachusetts In the House of Representatives Sept 30, 1782 On the Petition of Thomas Porter & Stephen Longfellow Resolved that the Treasurer of this Commonwealth be & hereby is directed to discharge the town of Gorham from the deficiency of one man they stand charged with upon the Resolve of the 2d of Dec 1780 And in order to Prevent a deficiency in the Quota of men Sett on the town of Topsfield by the aforesaid Resolve-¶ It is further Resolved, that Thomas Porter of Topsfield one of said Petitioners, be and hereby is directed and Required to procure one able bodied man to serve in the Continental Army for three years or dureing the War (in Lue of the man taken from the Town of Topsfield and carried to the credit of the town of Gorham by the determination of the Muster-master) And to the Acceptance of the Continental Muster-master at Boston and Take his receipt for said Soldiers; Which Receipt shall be Lodged in the Treasurers office on or before the tenth day of Dec next. And in case of neglect or refusal he the said Porter shall Forfitt and pay a fine of Eighty five pounds. thirteen shillings; equal to the average price of the men raised agreable to a Resolve of the Gen' Court Passed the Second of Dec 1780- And in case of neglect or refusal as aforesaid, the Treasurer of this Commonwealth is hereby directed to isue his execution against the said Thomas Porter for the said fine Without delay Petition James Avery. To the Hon'ble the Senate & Honble House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The Petition of James Avery of Boston Humbly Sheweth, That your Petitioner is most earnestly requested by Lieu' William Albee, Commanding the Artillery Company at Machias, to inform the Hon'ble Court that the indigent State of the Stores there has prevented his receiving from the Company his Rations, which appears by the Certificates herewith. presented. Therefore requests the Hon'ble Court would permit him to receive them from the Company's Store at this place as he has a large family who are in the utmost distress for want of the necessaries of Life, and there remains no possibility of procuring such necessaries in that part of the Country where he is stationed. Your Petitioner wou'd be insensible to the calls of humanity if he did not comply with the request of the Men lately under his Command, in laying before the Hon'ble Court their truly piteous Situation for want of Cloathing- they have not received any for above Eighteen Months and are now entirely destitute; the Winter Season now approaching and they Stationed in part of the Country very Severe, must prevent their doing any kind of duty and Suffer for the want of which as will appear by their Representation herewith presented. ¶ Your Petitioner as in Duty Bound will ever pray In Senate Sept 30th 1782. Jas Avery ¶ Read & thereupon Orderd that this Petition be committed to the Committee of both Houses appointed on the petition of John Preble; to consider the same with the papers accompanying & report what is proper to be done thereon Sent down for Concurrence S Adams Presid In the House of Representatives Oct° 7th 1782 Read & concurred Nath Gorham Speaker. Resolve in re Naval Officer at Machias. Commonwealth of Massachusetts In the House of Representatives Sept 30th 1782 Ordered that Mr Lewis, Mr Frazier and Capt Dench with such as the Hon Senate may join be a Committee to consider of the propriety of appointing a Naval Officer at the Port of Machias Sent up for concurrence Nath Gorham Speaker In Senate October 1st 1782 Read & Nonconcurred & thereupon Ordered that the Subject Matter of the above order be referrd to the Committee of both Houses appointed on the Letters from Col° Allan & Colo Lithgow Sent down for Concurrence S Adams Presid In the House of Representatives Oct° 2a 1782 Read & concurred Nath Gorham Speaker Memorial Isaac Snow. To the Honorable Senate, & the Honorable House of Repre sentatives of the Commonwealth of Mass Bay The Memorial of Isaac Snow in behalf of the Town of Harpswell in the County of Cumberland, humbly shews, That in the last Valuation, the said Town was assessed in an undue Proportion with the other Towns in s County, he there fore prays a Committee may be appointed to inquire into the Premises, and relieve the said Town in such way and manner as may appear to be just and equitable, and your Memorialist as in duty bound will ever pray. Boston 24 June 1782 Isaac Snow Resolve Relating to Harpswell. Commonwealth of Massachusetts In the House of Representatives Oct 2a 1782 On the Memorial of Isaac Snow, Resolved that the Town of Harpswell; be abated Five Shillings in the Thousand Pounds of the last Valuation, and that the same be laid on a Plantation called West Boidenham, in the County of Lincoln. Sent up for concurrence In Senate October 9th 1782 Read & Concurred Nath Gorham Speaker S Adams Presid Approv'd John Hancock This Certifies that We the subscribers Representatives of a number of Towns in the County of Lincoln think it reasonable that five Shillings in the Thousand Pound be abated to the Town of Harpswell in the County of Cumberland in the last Valuation & that the same be laid on plantation in the sd County of Lincoln called West Bowdoinham because a great number of the Inhabitants of sd Bowdoinham belong'd |