Provincial and State Papers, Volume 15

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Page 139 - I have three thousand dollars in hard money; I will pledge my plate for three thousand more; I have seventy hogsheads of Tobago rum, which shall be sold for the most it will bring. These are at the service of the State. If we succeed in defending our firesides and homes, I may be remunerated; if we do not, the property will be of no value to me.
Page ii - ... records and other state papers of New Hampshire as the governor may deem proper; and that eight hundred copies of each volume of the same be printed by the state printer, and distributed as, follows : namely, one copy to each city and town in the state, one copy to such of the public libraries in the state as the governor may designate, fifty copies to the New Hampshire Historical Society, and the remainder placed in the custody of the state librarian, who is hereby authorized to exchange the...
Page ii - Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened : That his excellency the governor be hereby authorized and empowered, with the advice and consent of the council, to employ some suitable person — and fix his compensation, to be paid out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated— to collect, arrange, transcribe, and superintend the publication of such portions of the early state and provincial records and other state papers of...
Page 594 - I, AB do swear that this muster roll is a true state of the company under my command, without fraud to the United States, or to any individual, according to the best of my knowledge.
Page 261 - We do swear, that the within muster roll is a true state of the company, without fraud to these United States, or to any individual, according to our best knowledge. AB Capt. CD lieutenant or ensign. Sworn to before me, this day of E.
Page ii - Hampshire, as the Governor may deem proper; and that eight hundred copies of each volume of the same be printed by the State Printer and distributed as follows : namely, one copy to each City and Town in the State, one copy to such of the Public Libraries of this State as the Governor may designate, two hundred copies to the...
Page 626 - ... security in behalf of the Town in any way they think proper." On the 4th of July, within a week after this meeting, this committee made the following report of its doings. "The Inhabitants of the Town of Hollis to Jonathan Fox, Jacob Jewett, Jun., and Ephraim Burge as a committee chosen by said Town to agree with and hire nine men to go into the Continental Army for six months for said Town. Dr. July 4, 1780. To cash and our security given to nine men. Viz. To Jacob Danforth, Cash, £210. 90...
Page 1 - ... accept. He continued, however, in command of his regiment, and, as mustering officer and paymaster, enlisted, between 1776 and 1780, many of the troops of Western New Hampshire, and advanced their bounty money and wages. May 2, 1777, dispatches were received by the Committee of Safety informing it that the garrison at Ticonderoga was in danger of being taken by the British, and urging that the militia be sent forward to reinforce this important post. The following day expresses were sent to Colonels...
Page 139 - Tobago rum, which will be sold for the most they will bring. They are at the service of the state. If we succeed in defending our firesides and our homes, I may be remunerated ; if we do not, then the property will be of no value to me.
Page 139 - If we succeed in defending our firesides and homes, I may be remunerated; if we do not, the property will be of no value to me. Our old friend Stark, who so nobly maintained the honor of our State at Bunker Hill, may be safely intrusted with the conduct of the enterprise, and we will check the progress of Burgoyne.

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