Provincial Papers.
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DOCUMENTS AND RECORDS
RELATING TO THE
PROVINCE OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE,
FROM 1749 TO 1763:
Containing very valuable and interesting Records and Papers relating to the Crown Point Expedition, and the "Seven Years French and Indian Wars," 1755-1762.
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY OF THE LEGISLATURE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE.
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VOLUME VI.
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COMPILED AND EDITED BY
NATHANIEL BOUTON, D. D.,
Corresponding Secretary of the New Hampshire-Historical Society.
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MANCHESTER:
JAMES M. CAMPBELL, STATE PRINTER.
1872.
NOTICE.
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JOINT RESOLUTION, passed by the Legislature of New-Hampshire.
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 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 of this State as the Governor may designate, two hundred 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 same for similar publications issued by other States.
Approved July 6, 1866.
EDITOR'S PREFACE.
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Most of the contents of this volume will be found of great historic interest and value. The controversy between the House of Representatives and his Excellency Benning Wentworth, on his right to negative their choice of a Speaker and to determine what towns were entitled to Representation; the conspiracy for his removal from office; the official proceedings of the Government and the part the Inhabitants of the Province took in the expedition against Crown Point, and in the long, expensive and bloody French and Indian wars; the extension and growth of settlements in the northern and western sections of the Province; the action of the government in favor of Rev. Eleazer Wheelock's plan for instructing the Indian tribes; and the very important and copious public documents interspersed through the volume — all these give it a special value, and entitle it to a careful perusal and to frequent reference, by all who wish to become well versed in our Provincial history.
Readers of this will please turn to page 320 and read the "Note by the Editor," explanatory of a change or modification of the plan heretofore pursued. But, all may be assured, that the portions of the Journal of the House which appear, were copied entire and exact. The "Records of the Council" are also complete; and the numerous letters, documents, &c., which are interspersed are meant to be a literal transcript of the original.
The VIIth and last volume of Provincial Papers will be one of more than ordinary interest and value, as it will embrace all records, papers and documents, to be found, relating to the ante-revolutionary period, with the administration of the last of the Royal Governors of the Province — His Excellency JOHN WENTWORTH, Esq.
GENERAL CONTENTS.
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VOLUME VI.
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PAGES.
ADMINISTRATION OF GOV. BENNING WENTWORTH — continued, 1749-1763
RECORDS OF HIS MAJESTY'S COUNCIL, 1750-1757 1-38
Order by the Governor, relating to Iron forge, &c. 8
Order of Court relating to an Indian 9
CORRESPONDENCE — A conspiracy for the removal of Governor
Wentworth from office 39-68
Notice of Hon. Richard Waldron, Secy 39
Notice of Col. Isaac Royall 41
1749. JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, continued
from Vol. V., p. 590 69-126
Richard Waldron chosen Speaker 71
Disallowed by the Governor 71
Controversy between the Governor and House, relating to
the Speaker and the right of certain Towns to be repre‑
sented 71-126
Governor's Messages (1) 71, 72, 83, 86, 88, 101, 112
Answers of the House to Governor's Messages, 71, 78, 74
79, 85, 102, 104, 105, 106, 110, 113.
Additional Instruction to the Governor by the Lords Jus‑
tices 82
Address to his Majesty by the Assembly 89
Address to his Majesty 93
Draft of another address to his Majesty 99
1750-1. Governors Messages 115, 116, 117, 119, 122, 124, 125
Answers of the House thereto, 115, 116, 117, 119, 120
Coroner's inquest 125
Assembly dissolved 125
1752. A NEW ASSEMBLY CALLED,
"Journal of the House," resumed 127-295
"New Style " introduced in New Hampshire, 1752 127
Names of members of the House 127
Governor's Messages 130, 137, 160
(1) The messages of the Governor and answers thereto each year, are noted by pages, in the order in which they were presented. — ED.
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PAGES.
Answers of the House thereto 136
Rules of the House 133
Instruction from Lords of Trade and Plantations 138, 139
Letter to John Thomlinson, Esq., agent 144
Report of Attorney and Solicitor General to Lords Com‑
missioners of the Treasury, in relation to reimbursing
fund, &c. 144-146
Letter to Richard Waldron from Richard Partridge 146
Memorial for settlement of the Coos country 153-166
Governor's message relating thereto 160
Letter from Theodore Atkinson respecting the same 161
Letter to Capt. Phineas Stephens about Coos 163
1753. Governor's messages 181, 197, 200, 217, 218, 231
Answers of the House thereto 173
A Provincial House recommended 197
Report of Committee on Cutting Roads to and from Coos 198
Letter from Capt. Israel Williams relating to Coos 199
A plan of the Province by Geo. Mitchell, &c. 200
Address to his Majesty — on the subject of currency 223
Letter from John Thomlinson, Agent 226
Report of the Attorney and Solicitor General relating to
certain Townships and Tracts of Land, west of Con‑
necticut river 228
Letters from Earl of Holdernesse 233
from Lords of Trade, &c. 235
Letter from Col. Ebenr Hinsdale, relating to Indians 236
1754. Names of members of the House, 1752 238
Governor's messages, 231, 258, 262, 277, 290, 292, 296, 300
321, 325, 329, 335
Answers of the House thereto, 248, 275, 287, 324, 332, 336, 337
The Province Goal, broken open by a mob 262
Correspondence relating thereto — murder of Sabatis and
Plausaway, Indians 262-265
Letters from Gov. Shirley of Massachusetts 277-279
Letter from Gov. Shirley relating to Union of the Colonies 279
Report of Committee relating to the purchase of a house
for the Governor 280, 289
Commissioners to treat with the Six Nations of Indians, &c. 283
Letter from Lt. Govr DeLancey of New York 283
Resolution of Assembly of New York 284
Building a Fort in the Coos country 283-287
Letter from Govr Shirley to Govr Wentworth 291
Governor's Message relating to the General Congress at
Albany, &c. 292
Treaty of Peace with the Penobscot Indians 292, 293
SPECIAL CONVENTIONS, called August, 1754 295-301
Names of members in the first Special Convention 296
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PAGES.
Message of Govr Wentworth, to first Convention 297
Letter from the Governor, and proceedings of Convention 297, 298
Message of Govr Wentworth to Second Convention 300
INDIAN TROUBLES AT STEVENS-TOWN AND VICINITY 301-309
Depositions. — Of James Lindsey 301
William Stark 302
Lieut. William Miles 302
William Emery 303
Elizabeth Miles 303
Amos Eastman 305
Nathaniel Maloon 306
Ann Lindsey 306
John Flanders 307
Memorial of John Stinson 308
Memorial of William Stark, Amos Eastman and John
Stark 309
FURTHER INDIAN HOSTILITIES 310-319
Letter from Elisha Chapin to Col. Israel Williams 310
Letter from Col. Williams to Hon. Josiah Willard 310
Letter from Col. Blanchard to Govr Wentworth 311
Letter from Capt. Phineas Stevens to Col. Hinsdale 312
Letter from Major Bellows to Col. Blanchard 312
Letter from Col. Blanchard to Govr Wentworth 313
Letter from Lt. Col. Willard to Col. Blanchard 313
Letter from Lt. Col. Willard to Govr Wentworth 314
Letter from Ebenezer Hinsdale to Col. Williams 315
Letter from Capt. John Goffe to Col. Blanchard 315
Letter from Col. Blanchard to Govr Wentworth 317
Names of men in service on Merrimack River 318
Names of men on Connecticut River, under Major Bellows 318
Names of men near Keene and Fort Dummer, under Col.
Willard 318
Note by the Editor 320
JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE — resumed 320-384
Letter of Sir Thomas Robinson to Gov. Shirley 323
Address of the Assembly to Gov Wentworth 324
Letter from Enos Bishop to Rev. Jedediah Jewett 330
Captivity of James Johnson 330
Passport of the Governor of Montreal to James Johnson 331
Letter from Govr Shirley to Govr Wentworth 334
Vote of the General Assembly of Massachusetts 335
Captives in Canada 335-337
1755. Muster Rolls
Relating to Justices of the Superiour Court 339
Division of the Province into Counties 342, 346
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PAGES.
Messages from the Governor, 343, 348, 349, 355, 365, 368
389, 372, 379, 386, 400, 406, 409
415, 418, 420, 427, 438, 444
Answers of the House thereto, 348, 361, 366, 371, 372, 391
403, 406, 409, 419, 442
Journal of Walter Bryant in running the line between New
Hampshire and the Province of Maine, 1741 349-351
Letter from Sir T. Robinson to Gov. Wentworth, relating
to the defence of the Colonies 353
Messages of the Governor relating to the same 355-357, 365
Message of Gov. Shirley on the same 358
Report of Committee in Mass on Gov. Shirley's message 359
Report of Committee in N. H. on Gov. Wentworth's message 361
Letter from Gov. Shirley to Gov. Wentworth 363
Memorial of JoSeph Frye to Gov. Shirley 364
Letter from Gov. Shirley 365
Report of Committee on Govrs Message relating to enlist‑
ments for the Western Expedition 366
Extracts from his Majesty's Commission to Gov. Went‑
worth, &c. 370
CROWN POINT EXPEDITION 368-729
Expedition to Crown Point, Govrs message and answer of
the House 372
Sundry papers relating to Crown Point Expedition 373-375
Letter from Lieut. Gov. Phipps of Massa 377
Letter from Lieut. Gov. DeLancey of New York 379
Answer of N. Y. Assembly to the foregoing, and Resolu‑
tions 380
Letter from Col. William Johnson 381
Letter from Col. Wendell, relating to Crown Point 382
Order of Gov. Wentworth relative to the Crown Point
forces 384
A SPECIAL CONVENTION, called June, 1755 386-399
Govrs message, relating to Crown Point 386
Papers accompanying the message 387-391
Letter from Gov. Shirley 387
Gen. Johnson's letters to Gov. Shirley 388-390
Wm. Alexander to Gov. Shirley 390
Answer to Govrs message, above 391
Gov. Shirley's letter, relating to Crown Point 392
Resolves of New York Assembly 394
Report of Massachusetts Committee 395
List of Articles provided by Committee of War 396
Name of members of Convention 399
JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE — resumed 400-530
Minutes of Council at Alexandria, Va., April 14, 1755 401
Massachusetts' act to prevent trading with the French 401
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PAGES.
Sundries for the Crown Point Expedition 403
Letter from Gov. Shirley 404
Letter from Lt. Gov. Phipps 407
Vote of Massachusetts to raise 500 men 407
Letters from Admiral Boscawen 408
Letter from Col. Ebenr Hinsdale, relating to an attack by
Indians on Hinsdale's fort 412
Letter relating to the defeat of Gen. Braddock 413, 414
Letter from Col. Blanchard, on march to Albany 415
Gov. Wentworth's order on Gen. Johnson for provisions 416
Letter from Maj. Gen. Johnson 421
Minutes of Council of War, August, 1755 422
Letters from Lt. Gov, Phipps 424-426
Letter from Gov. Fitch of Connecticut 426
Letter from Lt. Gov. DeLancey 427
Letter from Col. Blanchard 429
Letter from Gen. Shirley to Gov. Wentworth 432
The Baron de Dieskau, notice of 438
Account of Crown Point Expedition, by Secy Atkinson 439
Letter from Gov. Shirley 445-446
Letter from Lt. Gov. Phipps 445
Letter from Gov. Fitch, of Connecticut 445
Report of Committee in MaSsachusetts 447
Letter from Maj. Gen. Johnson to Gov. Wentworth 449
1756. Governor's messages, 453, 459, 480, 484, 487, 503
505, 511, 513, 517, 521, 534, 538, 542
Answers of House thereto, 454, 483, 486, 511, 512, 515, 519
532, 540, 549
Letter from Col. Hinsdale 458
Letter from Gen. Shirley to Gov. Wentworth 460
Council of War at New York, Dec., 1755 463
Proposal for an attempt against Ticonderoga and Crown
Point 467
Report of Committee on the same 469
Letter from Josiah Willard to Gov. Wentworth 471
Resolve of the Assembly of New York 474
Petition of Ezra Carter and John Chandler, of Rumford 477
Letters from Maj. Gen. Shirley to Gov. Wentworth 480, 489
Instructions for Committee of Massachusetts going to
Albany 490
Proportion of Ordnance, &c., for Crown Point Expedition 493
Answers to sundry Queries 498
Letter from Gov. Shirley to Gov. Wentworth 499
Muster Rolls 500
Allowance for wages of five hundred men for Crown Point 504
Letter from Gov. Shirley to Gov. Wentworth 505
Grant of £30,000 for Crown Point Expedition 506
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PAGES.
Instructions for agents sent to Albany 527
Letter from Gen. John Winslow to Gov. Wentworth 529
Letter from Col, Nathl Meserve to Gov. Wentworth . 530
SPECIAL CONVENTION, called Sept., 1756 534-538
Message of Govr Wentworth 534
Letter from the Earl of Loudoun to Gov. Wentworth 535
Names of members of the Convention 537
JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, resumed 538-600
Earl of Loudoun's letter to Gov. Wentworth 539
Orders to the Agent at Albany, about provisions 539
Copy of the King's warrant on the Treasury for £115,000 543
Letter from Messrs. Handbury & Thomlinson to Gov.
Wentworth 544
1757. Governor's messages, 552, 559, 565, 566, 571, 575, 576
578, 583, 591, 594, 599, 602, 611
Answers of the House thereto 564, 577, 578, 586, 601, 606, 608
Letter from Theo. Atkinson, Esq., to Gov. Wentworth 556
Earl of Loudoun's application for more forces 556
Proportion of men to each Colony 559
Earl of Loudoun's answer to sundry Queries 560
Earl of Loudoun's determination on sundry points 561
Act for raising. 500 men 569
Letter from J. West, Secy of the Lords Commissioners 571
Letter from Gen. John Winslow and Memorial 571, 572
Earl of Loudoun's letter 595
Letters from Hon. Wm. Pitt, Secy 596, 597
Letter from Gov. Wentworth to Gen. Webb 598
Petition of Maj. John Gilman 600
SPECIAL CONVENTION called, June, 1757 601-608
Correspondence:
Letter from Lord Loudoun to Gov. Wentworth 608
Gov. Wentworth's answer to the above 609
Letter from Secretary Pitt to Gov. Wentworth 610
Letter from Gov. Wentworth to Secy Atkinson 614
Letter from Peter Bours, R. I., to Secy Atkinson 615
RECORDS OF COUNCIL, 1758 1763. — Continued from p. 38 619-633
Letter from Capt. Joseph Mead, asking to impress seamen 626
Letter from Secy Atkinson to Capt. Mead 626
Commission of Hon. JOHN TEMPLE, Lt. Gov. of the
Province 630
Commission of Theo. Atkinson, jun., Sec'y of the Province, 631
1758. JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE-resumed from p. 618 635-848
Governor's messages, 635, 640, 646, 648, 654, 655
656, 662, 666, 667, 671, 674, 678, 683, 690.
Answers of the House thereto 650, 655, 659, 667, 694
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PAGES.
Earl of Loudoun's letter relating to Rangers 636
Letter from Andrew Oliver, Boston, and answer 637
Letter from Lieut. Wm. Cook of the Royal Regiment 641
Commissioners to meet in Boston 642
Earl of Loudoun's letter about Rangers 643
Notice of Mrs. Jemima How and other captives 645
Letter from Gov. Wentworth 653
Letter from Secretary Pitt, relating to prosecuting the war, 656
Letters from Gov. Wentworth to Secy Atkinson 667, 684
His Majesty's 29th Instruction 674
Address to his Majesty, Geo. II. 684
Taverns in New Hampshire, number in towns 686
Address to his Majesty in Council 700
Messages of Gov. Wentworth, 701, 709, 711, 713, 715, 718, 721
Answers of the House thereto 710, 720
Letter from Secretary Pitt, relating to the war 703
Letter from Gen. Amherst to Gov. Wentworth 705
Letter from Secretary Pitt, on prosecuting the war 714
Division of the Province into Counties 722, 749
1760. Messages of Gov. Wentworth 727, 729, 746, 756
Answers of the House thereto 732, 735
Letter from Gen. Amherst to Gov. Wentworth 730
Names of towns in the Province, to be taxed 742, 760
Petition, in relation to fish in the Merrimac river 753
1761. Death of his Majesty King George, the 2d 758
Messages of Gov. Wentworth 769, 777, 780, 785, 791, 796
Answers thereto 762, 778, 780, 785
Letter from Secretary Pitt to Gov. Wentworth 775
Address to his Majesty, King George, the 3d 782
Address of ministers in the Province to the same 783
Letter from Gen. Amherst to Gov. Wentworth 796
Address to his Majesty 798
1762. Letter from Gov. Wentworth to Secy Atkinson 801
Messages of Gov. Wentworth 802, 810, 825, 850, 854
Answers thereto 835, 858
His Majesty's 24th Instruction to Gov. Wentworth 803
Letters from the Earl of Egremont 810, 811
Letters from Gen. Amherst 812, 814
An Act for raising £10,000 sterling 818
Abstract of Muster Rolls, 1761, in Col. Goff's Regiment 823
Letter from Gov. Wentworth 824
Petitions for and against a Play-house in Portsmo — names, 831-835
Rev. Eleazer Wheelock — memorial, &c. 837-840, 862
SPECIAL CONVENTION, held July, 1762 845-849
Governor's message 846
Letters from Sir Jeffrey Amherst 846
Report of Committee 847
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PAGES.
Letter from Andrew Clarkson, clerk, to Sr. Jeff. Amherst, 849
Letter from Sir Jeff. Amherst 851
Letters from Gov. Wentworth 853, 854
Letters from Theo. Atkinson, sen., to Mr. Thomlinson 855, 856
Letter from Hon. James Nevin, in London, to Theo. Atkin‑
son 856
1763. Governor's Messages 860, 872, 879
Answers thereto 875, 882
Testimonial of ministers in Connecticut to Rev. Eleazer
Wheelock 862
Answer of ministers in New Hampshire, thereto 863
Treaty of Peace, at Paris, February 10, 1763, abstract of 873
MISCELLANEOUS PAPERS 886
I. Correspondence between John Thomlinson, Esq., Mr.
Secretary Atkinson, Henry Sherburne, jun.. & others, 886-896
The Mason Purchase 893
Mason's title 895
II. Copy of a Representation of the Lords of Trade to
King George II., respecting New Hampshire 896-904
III. Report of Agents impowered to receive money, &c., 905-907
IV. Commissions of Gov. Benning Wentworth from his
Majesty George III., 1760 908-915
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Names of members of his Majesty's Council in the Province of New Hampshire, under the Administration of Governor Benning Wentworth, 1749 to 1763.
Appointed in 1728. HENRY SHERBURNE. Died Dec. 29, 1757.
1733. ELLIS HUSKE. Died 1755.
1734. THEODORE ATKINSON.
1739. RICHARD WIBIRD.
1740. SAMUEL SMITH. Died May 2, 1760.
1740. JOHN DOWNING.
1743. SAMUEL SOLLEY. Died in England, 1758.
1745. SAMPSON SHEAFFE.
1753. DANIEL WARNER.
1754. JOSEPH NEWMARCH.
1759. MARK HUNKING WENTWORTH.
1759. JAMES NEVIN.
1761. WILLIAM TEMPLE.
1761. JOHN NELLSON. (1)
1763. THEODORE ATKINSON, JUN.
1763. NATHANIEL BARRELL.
(1) Never took the oaths of once, and never sat in the Council. — ED.