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Resolve on Above Petition.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts

In Senate May 7, 1782

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On the Petition of Stephen Randall & others Selectmen of the Town of Cape Elizabeth, praying that Execution may not be issued against said Town for penalties incurred by not compleating its' quota of men agreeable to the Order of Government of the 24 of December 1780 Resolved, That the Town of Cape Elizabeth be allowed sixty days, from the date of this order, for procuring and compleating its quota of Men agreeable to the Resolve of the General Court of the 2d of Dec 1780. And the Treasurer of this Commonwealth is hereby directed to issue no Execution, against said Town for any deficiency of said Men, in the mean Time, Or if Execution is already issued to recall the same, the said Town paying all such Cost as hath arisen therefrom

Sent down for Concurrence

S Adams

Presid

Deposition of John Linnekin.

The deposition of John Linnekin of Lawful age testifyeth & saith that some time of the faull of the Year 1781 I the deponant was at Long Island at Mr Pembertons where I saw Thomas McGuire of Bristol who said that he the s McGuire came thether in a Canew from Camden, & that he the s McGuire said he was going to headquarters meaning Bageduce & that s McGuire said that William McCobb Esquire of Boothbay had had a lawsute with McGuire and further that the sd McCobb had had a Thousand hard Dollar & that he the s McGuire said to the Men of an Armed Boat from Bageduce there was a fine oppertunity for them

& likewise told them there was also valuable Cloaths & house furneture and he the sd McGuire did perswade the Men of s Armed Boat, to go & rob sd McCobb, & further saith that one of the Owners of said Boat asked me the deponant if I could pilot him to sd McCobbs House & told me he had heard sd McCobb had a thousand hard Dollars & other valluable Good & if we would go we might make our fortune, & further saith the boat was designed to go, but in a Stormmy Night was cast a drift & finially lost, and further I the Deponant heard my sister who was at Bageduce say about fourteen days after she saw said McGuire at Bageduce, and further I the Deponant in November 1782 saw said McGuire at work at the Taylor Trade at Bageduce and knew that he came there of his own accord and further saith not

Lincoln Ss May 8th, 1782

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John Linnekin

Then personally appeared the afore named John Linniken & made solemn Oath to the truth of the above Deposition by him signed

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Dum Sewall J. Peace

Resolve to Continue Post Between Portsmouth and Falmouth.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts

In the House of Representatives May 8, 1782 Whereas Ebenezer Hazard Esq' Post Master general of the United States has by his Letter of the 25th February to Samuel Freeman Esq Post Master at Falmouth, signified the Discontinuation of the Post from Portsmouth to Falmouth Aforesaid; and Whereas the situation & Circumstances of that part of the Common welth, having all certain Communication by water cut off, & being contiguous to the Enemy, which Renders Troops in that Quarter Necessary, with whome Communication must be Kept up-Therefore Re

solved that the Post from Portsmouth to Falmouth be still Continued. And that Samuel Freeman Esq' be, and hereby is Impoured & directed to Engage Joseph Barnard, the Former Rider on that Route, (If he will Engage, & If not sume Sutibal Person) to Continue riding till Further Orders from this Court, or From Congress - And it is Further Resolved, that the Governor be & he hereby is Requested to write to Congress on the Subject Acquanting them with the doings of this Court thereon-and desiring that said Post may be still continued, as Necessary to the publick Good Sent up for concurrence

In Senate May 8th 1782
Read & Concurred

Approv❜d

Nath Gorham Speaker

S Adams Presid

John Hancock

Resolves Relating to War Stores &c.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts

In the House of Representatives May 8 1782 On Application from Lieut: Col" James Hunter for provision & warlike stores, agreeably to a Resolve of the seventh of March last, for the Troops under his Comand in the County of Lincoln; ¶ Resolved, that Richard Devens Esq Commissary general for this Commonwealth be, & he hereby is directed to forward to sd Hunter, by the first suitable Conveyance, for the use of the Troops under his Command, the Articles contained in the schedule herewith, to be charged to the United States, & to be accounted for by s Hunter. ¶ And it is further Resolved, that the sd Commissary be &

he hereby is directed to call on Col" Sam' McCobb, who commanded in the eastern department the last year, to account for what warlike stores, provisions, & Camp Utensils were delivered the last year for the use of the Department. ¶ And it is further Resolved, that the sa Commissary be, & he hereby is directed to call on the several persons, who have received warlike stores, provision, & Camp utensils in the County of Lincoln, immediately to account for the same. Resolved, ¶ that the above said Lieut Col" Hunter be, & he hereby is impowered & directed receive what warlike stores, provisions & Camp utensils of every kind may remain in the hands of any person, who has received them in the County of Lincoln; the s Hunter to become accountable for the same, & to give duplicate Receits specifying the Article received, one of which to be lodged in the Secretary's Office as soon as may be. And it is further Resolved, that the sa Lieu Col" Hunter be, & he hereby is directed & impowered from time to time to detach from the men under his Command such numbers as shall be consistent with the good of the service, & as may be requisite to man any Vessel belonging to the Commonwealth, & cruising as a guarda Costa on the eastern shore; s men to be detached but for a short & limited time, & to be entitled to equal benefit from prizes taken, as the men who belong to the s Vessel. ¶ And it is further Resolved, that the Agent for receiving Beef in the County of Lincoln be & he hereby is impowered & directed to deliver Beef for the use of the above Troops on application for that purpose from Col" Hunter, to the amount of fifty Barrels. Sent up for concurrence

In Senate May 9 1782

Nath Gorham, Speaker

Read & Concurred

S Adams Presid

Petition of Inhabitants of Frenchman's Bay.

To the Honble the General Court of Massachusetts

The Petition of a Number of Inhabitance in Frenchmans Bay having through the Continuince of the Present wars more Especialy since the Britans have taken Possession at Bagaduce Been Reduced to the Greatest Difficulty Can be exprest for want of the Necessarys of Life all Communications being Cut of from the westerly part of this Common wealth, that your Petitioners are Deprest and nearly sunk under Accumelated Distress and to add to these Troubles the Severe Drouth and Violent fires which we have been Exercisd with the Past Summer has nearly Compleated our misary, our Hay and Crops being Chiefly Destroyd by which means we have Lost many of our Cattle, and are now Unable to Persue our Planting and other Calling for the support of our Familey this being the Real State of our Case we beg Leave to Lay the same before your Honours and Humbly Pray the Honorable Court may take our Deplorable Situation Under your most serious Consideration and Grant us some Releaf Under Such Restrictions and in that way you in your known wisdom shall think Best the Bearers of this are Mr William Gascomb, Stephen Hardison & John Bane who will wait on you & take a faithfull Care of what ever you may Please to send for our Releaf Under these Present Surcumstances as in Duty bound shall ever Pray —

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