Ensigns and Adjutant at two shillings pr day each, the surgeons mate at two shillings pr day, and the private men under Commission or Certificate according to y enclosed Estimate for a Captain & his Company which I now send you in case of any mistake in what was formerly sent you.

Of two Companies compleated here the Musters have been made up from the 25th June last to 24 August next both days included, and their subsistence for that time has been Issued to their respective Captains accordingly; the twenty fourth day of the month being the general pay day of the Army, to which day the Musters are made up every two months and to which the accounts are to be made up and receipts taken payinge each months subsistence pr advance that is the month from the 25th Instant to the 24th August next inclusive on the 25th Instant and so on. And in order to furnish you with money for such subsistence in the most convenient method I can think of for your care and the advantage of ye service I have herewith enclosed remitted you the six following first Bills of Exchange (the seconds and thirds whereof shall be transmitted to you next Post) dated the 18th inst. at 30 days sight to your order on Henry Pelham, Esq. Pay Master General &c. amounting to the sum of £1357: 1 viz.

which sum please to negotiate at the best exchange you can & apply towards paying the Levies at that Exchange; and what you further may have occasion for as the Companies are compleated please to advise me and it shall be remitted you. If there is any thing to be rectified or if any thing occurs wherein my concurrence is needful, I beg you will let me know it.

I am, Sr. your most obed & humble servant

To his Excellency Jonathan Belcher, Esq. Gov' of Mass Bay, &c:

Copy Examined.

WM. BLAKENEY.

Rich Waldron, Sec

Proceedings (1) in the House of Representatives in relation to the Expedition against the Spanish West Indies, Aug. 4, 1740. [Copied from MS. Corr., Vol. I, p. 139.]

Whereas his most Gracious Majestie has given orders for Equiping and Setting forth an Expedition against the Territories of the Catholick King in the West Indies, and has determined to Raise a Body of Troops in his Colonies on the Continent of North America to joyn his British Troops at a particular Rendezvous which will be appointed for that purpose,

And to shew our Loyalty and Zeal for his Majties service, notwithstanding that this his Majties Province is a Frontier in case of a French & Indian War, and the great charge we have been at in Settling the lines, and that many of our men having already Enlisted in the service under several Captains already named in the Massachusetts Bay, and most of the other Provinces Quotas are already neare perfected by reason of their being more timely advized & Encouraged by the Captains being named, and we now having but little time to get our Troops ready:

(1) These proceedings are not found in the Province Records of the above date.

In the House of Representatives

Voted, That there be given five pounds in Bills of Credit of this Province as a Bounty to every able Bodyed man, not exceeding one hundred men including Sergeants Corporals and Drummers that shall Enlist for such Expedition under such Captains as shall be Comissionated for this Province: the said five pounds Bounty to be paid imediately after the said Company is fully compleated and ready to depart.

That a convenient Blanket be delivered to Each soldier on their Embarquing for his proper use & service

That the sum of one hundred pounds in this Province Bills of Credit be paid into the hands of a Committee to be appointed for providing a fitt Transport for transporting the Troops: and by them to be laid out in Stores fit for the Company on the voyage, and by said Committee delivered to care of the Capt. for the use of the Company, which said Committee is hereby impowered to Charter such Transport and provide mariners & sailors and Provisions and all necessarys fitt for such Transportation, the Treasurer supplying the said Committee with money for the same till the said Company arrive at the place of Gen Rendezvous.

And for defraying the charges, Voted that there be Imediately struck off of the large new Plate the sum of two thousand pounds and signed off by the last Signers that signed the last Emission put into the Treasury (taking his receipt for the same)

And for a Fund for payment of the said Sum of Two thousand Pounds, Voted that it be raised on the Poles & Estates of the Inhabitants of this Province according to the last Proportion and paid into the Treasury by the last day of December in the yeare 1742, or according to any new Proportion that shall be made between this and that time, Either in Bills of Credit of this Prov. or in Silver at twenty shillings pr oz. good merchantable Barr Iron at forty shillings pr hundred, good merchantable Hemp at Eight pence pr pound, good well drest Flax at twelve pence pr pound, which species the Treasurer is to make sale of for the best advantage of the Province, but not under the aforesaid Prizes, as Expeditious as may be for the redeeming the Bills of Credit, & whatsoever sum remains of the aforesaid two thousand pounds, That it remaine in the Treasury to be disposed of as the Gen' Assembly shall order, and that an Act be drawn up accordingly: and Messrs George Walton & Hunking Wentworth be a Committee of this House to joyne with such as the Hon'be the Council shall appoint to draw up said Act. August 4th 1740.

In Coun. Augst 5, 1740.

James Jeffry Clk. Assm.

The foregoing Vote read and concurr'd with the following amendment (namely) That those clauses in the preamble be left out, which are as follows- An the great charge we have been at in settling the lines, and that "many of our men having already enlisted in the service under several Captains already named in the Mass Bay; and most of the other Province Quotas are already near perfected, by reason of their being more timely ad"vised and encouraged by the Captains' being named, and we now having but "little time to get our troops ready" - The vote standing compleat without the above recited clauses.

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Pass'd unanimously

Rich Waldron, Secy.

Eod die. In the House of Representatives. Upon reading the Councils vote of amendm' for leaving out sundry paragraphs of the preface to said vote: (which we think pertinent & Esteem it our undoubted right to preface our own votes, nevertheless that it may ap peare to the World that we will submitt almost to any thing rather than enter into a Controversie with his Majesties' Council; and that such an Extraordinary affair which we are sensible will be so pleasing to his Majtic be no longer delayed, Therefore) Voted a concurrence with the Council's vote of amendm to above in every article.

Same day Assented to

J. BELCHER.

James Jeffry, Cler. Assm.

Letter from Lds Justices to the Gov', Oct. 24, 1740, Abt Exportation of Provisions. (copy)

[Copied from a Paper on File.]

Whitehall, 24 of October, 1740.

Sir-Their Excellencys the Lords Justices to whom his Majesty has entrusted the administration of the Government during his absence, having been informed that great quantities of Provisions have been exported from several of his Majesties Colonies in North America for the use of forreign Colonies, which may in the present Conjuncture be highly prejudicial to his Majesty's service, Their Excellencys have commanded me to signify to you their Direction that you should prevent, as far as possible, the exportation of any Provisions from the Province under your Government to any foreign Colony whatever, and in order thereto you should cause all ships laden with Provisions and not in his Majesty's service that shall sail from any of the Ports within your Government to give sufficient security to land the said provisions in some of his Majesty's Dominions. I am, Sir,

Your most obedient humble serv

ANDREW STONE.

Superscribed, "To Jonathan Belcher, Esq. Capt. General & Governor in Chief of his Majesty's Province of New Hamp' in America, and in his absence to the Commander-in-Chief, or to the President of the Council of the said Province for the time being. New Hampshire."

Copied from the original May 7, 1741.

Pr. Rich Waldron, Sec.

JOURNAL

OF THE

GENERAL ASSEMBLY.

GOVERNOR BELCHER'S ADMINISTRATION, CONTINUED FROM MARGINAL PAGE 157, OF VOLUME IV.

[P. 158.] Anno Regni Regis Georgii secundi 12mo Province of N. Hamp

At a General Assembly held at Portsm° by prorogation Wednesday Nov. 1st, 1738.

Prov: N. Hamp At a General Assembly held at Portsmouth by adjournment, Thursday Nov. 2, 1738.

A message to the House of Representatives from his Excellency by the Sec & Capt. Huske to require their attendance at the Council Board. Their Speaker and House attended accordingly to whom his Excellency was pleased to make the following speech: Gov's speech. [See Journal of the House, p. 2.]

There being considerable ground of suspicion that there was a letter in the Post office, that would discover the late counterfeiting of some of the Prov. bills of credit, & the person to whom the letter was directed being gone out of the Province -the said [P. 159] letter was required of the Post master and by the unanimous advice of the Council the said letter was opened and read at the Board, and no discovery of wt was suspected being made, the same was return'd to the Post master in order to be delivered as directed, viz: To Joseph Franklyn, Physician.

Mr. Hugh Adams presented a Petition which was read.

Sundry persons neer North hill meeting house in Hampton Presented a Petition to be Exempt from paying taxes to the minster of Hampton.

Adjourned til to morrow 10 o'clock a. M.

Pro: N. Hamp

Nov. 3, 1738. Present [as before.]

Joseph Grele Presented a Petition for a new Parish in Kensington which was read & sent down together with North hill Petition & Mr. Adams's petition by Ellis Huske, Esq.

A message to the Board by . with an answer to his Excellency's speech and a vote for a Comitee to address his Majesty, & another vote for a Comittee to tell over the money to

be burnt.

A message to the Board by Mr. Odiorne wth the Kengsington petition & Northhill petition & votes thereon.

Adjourned til to morrow 10 o'clock a. M.

[P. 160.] Pro: N. Hamp'.

Nov. 4, 1738. Present [as before.]

John Dolbear and others, proprietors of Nottingham presented a petition wch was read & sent down by Mr. Atkinson. Also Dolbear's & Ben Rusts petition, and Mr. Atkinson was directed to inform the House there was nothing before the Board. Adjourned till Monday next, 12 o'clock, P. M.

Nov. 6th 1738. [Met and adjourned.]

[P. 161.] Nov. 7, 1738. [Met. Present as before.] Thanksgiving Proclama past.

Nath Lad presented a Petition which was read.

Joseph Peavy presented a Petition which was read.

Lad's Petition & Peavy's Petition sent down by Col Jos. Sherburn.